Chapter 1: A Cartoonian Night

A preteen boy that was short was crossing a humongous desert. He had three hairs, a yellow shirt, blue pants, and purple sneakers. He was riding a llama named Kuzco and his name was Eddy. He started to sing,

Eddy:

Oh, I come from a land

From a far away place

Where the caravan llama roam

Where it's flat and immense

And the heat is intense

It's barbaric, but hey-it's home!

Where the wind's from the east

And the sun's from the west

And the sand in the glass is right

Come on down

Stop on by

Hop a dragon and fly

To another Cartoonian night!

Cartoonian nights!

Like Cartoonian days!

More often than not

Are hotter than hot

In a lot of good ways!

Cartoonian nights!

'Neath Cartoonian moons

A toon of his guard

Could fall and fall hard

Out there on the dunes!

The duo finally reached there destination: ToonCity, a hi-tech city. Kuzco collapsed in exhaustion as two kids walked by.

The first kid was a yellow, bald boy who wore a red monk outfit. He was Omi.

The second was a muscular boy who was wearing the same outfit except he had a cowboy hat. He was Clay and was staring at the newcomer with curiosity.

"Ah, Salaam and good evening to you, worthy pigeons, I mean, friends," Eddy said when he saw them. "Please, come closer." Clay came too close to Eddy's face.

"Oh, too close."

"Oops, sorry, partner," Clay said.

"There," Eddy continued. "Welcome to ToonCity! City of mystery, of enchantment… and of the finest merchandise this side of the cul de sac! Come on down!" Eddy pulled a stand out of no where which perplexed, but excited the boys.

"Look at this!" Eddy pulled out a contraption. "Combination Shen-Gong- Wu and artifact set! Also makes popcorn! Only 25 cents!"

Omi looked excited, but Clay knew it was a rip-off.

"It will not break," Eddy said while hitting it on the counter. "Will not-." The item broke. "Ohh, it broke," Eddy blushed.

Kuzco rolled his eyes and muttered, "Oh, boy."

"Look at this," Eddy said quickly, pulling out a Tupperware bowl. "I've never seen one of these intact before! It's a Dead Man's Chest Tupperware! Listen!" He opened the lid and blew a raspberry.

"Ah, still good."

Clay and Omi looked at each other unimpressed faces and started to walk away.

"Wait!" Eddy said desperately.

They boys stopped and waited to hear what he had to say.

"You seem only interested in the rare and valuable. Look at this!" Eddy pulled out a golden lamp that was dusty.

Clay remarked, "So, it's just an old lamp."

"Ah, but this is a MAGICAL lamp. So, don't be fooled by what's on the outside, it's what's on the inside that matters."

"Ohh," Omi admired, getting interested.

"It's just a stupid lamp! Let's go, Omi!" Clay said.

"This is no ordinary lamp!"

The boys turned, looking distressed.

"It once changed the life of a guy, who was more than meets the eye. A diamond in the rough!"

The boys, now interested, sat down, waiting for the tale.

"You want to hear the story?"

They nodded.

"Well, it'll cost you each 25 cents!"

Clay sighed, fished out 50 cents, and gave them to Eddy.

"Very good, my pigeons... I mean, friends." He blew some shiny stuff into the air as he said, "It all starts on a dark night… with a dark guy… with a dark purpose.


The scene switched to the desert where two figures waited. The first was a boy with messy, red hair. He wore a black shirt, black pants, black boots, and a black cape. He had a black scar painted under his eye and wore goggles on his head. He was Jack Spicer, evil boy genius, or so he said.

The second figure was a black and white dog with droopy ears and a red collar. He was Snoopy, Jack's assistant.

An approaching figure came into the seen. He was a fat cat who was wearing some kind of red armor with a blue cross on it.

"About time, you lazy cat! You're late, Pete," Jack said.

"A thousand apologies, Jack," the cat now known as Pete said.

"Do you have it?"

"I had to beat a couple of people up, but here it is." He dug in one of his pockets to pull out part of a purple coin.

But, as Jack reached for it, Pete pulled it away.

"Hold on a sec, the treasure!" Then, Snoopy bit Pete's hand and snatched the coin, giving it to Jack.

"Hey," Pete whined, rubbing his hand.

"Trust me, my feline friend. You'll get your reward soon enough," Jack said. He grabbed another piece from his pocket and put the two together.

In an instant, the coin took off.

"Quick, follow the trail!" Jack shouted as he activated his jetpack. Snoopy just grabbed onto his cape while poor Pete had to run, again.

The coin finally stopped at a large sand dune, where it flew into the dune. But it wasn't a dune for long as it started to take shape. The shape had three hyena heads.

"Yes! After all those years searching, I've finally found it… The Cave of Wonders!" Jack said.

"Ohh," Snoopy said, amazed.

"For Pete's sake," Pete said.

Jack grabbed Pete and said, "Now, remember the deal. Bring me the lamp. The rest of the treasure is yours, but the lamp… is mine."

He let go of Pete and watched as Pete walked towards the Cave, chuckling greedily.

"Where did you find this buffoon, a Mickey Mouse Convention?" Snoopy muttered.

"Shh," Jack whispered.

They turned back to Pete, who was about to enter when the Cave roared, literally, "Who dares disturb our slumber!!??"

"It is I, Pete," he said, like some big-shot, "a humble crony."

"Know this," the Cave continued. "Only one may enter! One whose worth lies far within! A diamond in the rough!"

Pete turned towards Jack and shrugged. "Well, what are you waiting for? Go in!" Jack said, impatiently.

Pete nodded, but hesitated. Slowly, he crawled forward and put one foot inside the cave. When nothing happened, he sighed and stepped in.

Suddenly, the cave roared and started to collapse.

Jack & Snoopy moved quickly away, but Pete was left behind.

"AHHHHH!!!" he screamed, but it was all in vain. The cave collapsed on him. "Seek thee out, the diamond in the rough," the Cave echoed as the two coins, back in two pieces, fell to the ground.

The duo dusted themselves off as Snoopy said in an aggravated tone, "We were SO close! I just don't believe it! We're never going to get that stupid lamp. Just forget about it!" He handed Jack the two coins as he pulled out some of his fur. "LOOK!! I'm already shedding!!"

"Be patient, Snoopy. That cat, Pete, wasn't worthy anyway," Jack said.

"Oh, there's a surprise!" he said in a sarcastic tone. "I think I'm going to die from the shock! I-"

He was cut off when Jack covered his mouth and said, "You're right, Snoopy. We have to find the one guy. The… diamond in the rough."