Disclaimer: I do not own Tiny Toons or any of it's characters.
Characters here I do own: The list of villagers below as well as their elders.
A/N: As usual, I do apologize for the long wait on this update, but I recently got the PC game, Spore. It's a rather addicting game. Aside from that, I was also working on other stories and school has started again for me. Also I tried naming the elders from names I learned on a website that tells various names and their meanings, I tried choosing names by what sounded like that'd suit them.
List of Villagers: (not mentioning who they look like this time, unless new)
Haylyn
Leo
Shill
Piper
John
Blake
Tex
Crazy
Hopi
Lillian is Sweetie's island look-a-like
Cooper is Concord's island look-a-like
Robin
Sheila and Michael
Island Elders: (Some may be hard to pronounce, you may say it any way you like it since I do think that there are a few who are hard to pronounce)
Xavier is Bugs's island look-a-like, (just came to me)
Celestine is Lola's (French Roman Caelinus for heavenly)(I don't know why I chose it)
Omusa is Daffy's (Native American for 'misses with arrows')
Camarin is Porky's (Native American for 'shelterer' or 'protector')
Hastiin is Sylvester's (Native American for 'man')
Ayashe is Tweety's (Native American for 'little one')
Kaliska is Wile's (Native American for 'coyote chasing deer')
Hevovi is Road Runner's (short for "Hovovitastamiutsto")(Native American for 'whirlwind')
Skylar is Pepe's (An English name, meaning, 'protection' or 'shelter')(He's a skunk, befriend one, and you have the ultimate bodyguard)
Chansomps is Taz's (Native American for 'locust')
Niyol is Speedy's (Native American for 'wind')
Lenmana is Penelope's (Native American for 'flute girl')(decided to add her)
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Last time:
Haylyn lead Buster into a hiding spot she found on one of her trips on the island behind the waterfall and hid there as one dog with a net gun tried to trail them. The dog sniffed the air, but only found that the waterfall filled the air with mist, blocking his sense of smell, and the smell of water, fish, and algae. As he walked back to the hideout, Buster and Haylyn ran out of their hiding spot, using the water has a cover for their tracks until they were at a far distance.
"Is there anyone else we can try to contact? Like another village, maybe?" Buster asked, "We need some more people other than Cooper to help us now."
"There is another, we may look to for help." Haylyn stated as they stopped to catch their breaths, "We need to go see the elders."
"Elders? but I thought there were just you guys at the village." Buster stated
"That is true, the elders live on a separate village from us. They wished us to try managing on our own rather than relying on them." Haylyn stated
"Great, so how do we get there?" Buster asked as he tried to clear the dirt off his sweater
"We must go there." Haylyn stated as she pointed to a clearing in the woods that showed another, smaller island that was roughly a one-and-a-half miles swim from the island they were on.
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The Elder's Move
"So you're telling me that the elders have always kept to this rule?" Buster asked as he helped Haylyn push a canoe into the water
"Yes, the elders believed that if we can seek out their aid for every answer, we shall never learn how to survive." Haylyn replied, "We can only seek their aid when it is most needed."
"And gee, now's definitely, 'when it is most needed'." Buster commented, which Haylyn agreed heavily on
Cooper came up behind them with a small bag tied around his waist, "I...uh...will tell the elders of your arrival...,be sure to announce your arrival to the gatekeeper."
"I thank thee, Cooper. Go on fly and do such." Haylyn stated as Cooper nodded and began his flight to the elder village, "Come Buster, we must hurry."
The ride there was fairly quiet and calm, though they were in a hurry so there was hardly any time to talk or check out the sights along the way. Once on the island, Buster and Haylyn pulled the canoe onto more dryer land, then Haylyn signaled Buster to follow her down a dirt path.
"Say, Haylyn, what are the elders like, anyway?" Buster asked as he looked at her from the corner of his eye
"They are wise, and most skilled in many ways than we can do ourselves." Haylyn stated as she looked at Buster, "Even better than with our skills we have mastered."
"Umm, by any chance can I ask what they look like?" Buster asked with a smile, sort of predicting the answer.
"Well..., it should not be any surprise to you, but one of the elders does look a lot like your friend's father." Haylyn replied, also with a smile, "I believe you called him by the name of, 'Bugs'."
"Right, I was actually expecting that." Buster confessed as they stopped in front of a tall, wooden wall that was built much like the walls that were used to protect the original thirteen colonies of America, such as Jamestown.
"We have arrived, Buster." Haylyn stated as she walked up closer to the wall and looked straight up, "Niyol, are you present?"
As a response, there was a sound of someone who was running extremely fast running up stairs to the spot at the top of the wall. Suddenly, the head of a small, brown mouse with a small nut shell for a hat, peaked over the wall.
"Haylyn? Is that you?"
"Yes, it is me. Can you lower the gate, we need to speak to the elders." Haylyn shouted up at the mouse
"Yes, Cooper came by earlier, he has told us of your arrival." Niyol stated as he jumped onto a lever, by tackling it, and managed to pull it down.
"We may want to back away, Buster." Haylyn stated as she walked backwards, using an arm to push Buster backwards
As a portion of the wall slowly came down it was seen that ropes were slowly supporting it so later it can be pulled back up. Once the small portion of the wall was completely on the ground, they could see that behind the wall the small brown mouse was standing there waiting for them.
"To add to my saying, I may man the door at times, but I am also an elder, Haylyn." Niyol stated with crossed arms, as Buster and Haylyn walked into the elder village.
"I apologize, Niyol." Haylyn said with a slight bow, before the mouse raced off deeper into the village.
"Wow, what well built village. I can see what you meant about their skills." Buster stated as he looked at the village buildings and structure.
The elder's village was nothing like their look-a-like's village, the buildings/houses weren't like the huts, they were built in a fashion that the walls were actually planks of wood. They were also, slightly larger, and there was a clear and definite walkway towards the center of the village, rather than set a little randomly like the other village.
"Yes, the elders are indeed skilled." Haylyn stated as she took note on how Buster was looking at everything in detail, "As I mentioned, they are wiser and more skilled."
"So where do we place complaints in this place?" Buster asked as he began looking to see if their was a cliché somewhere, where a sign will be seen to show him the answer.
"We must make our way to the center of the village." Haylyn replied as she pointed down the dirt path, "That is where we shall find the elders who will hear our plea."
As the two walked down the path that will take them straight to the center of the village, both took note on how there seems to be smoke coming from a part of the village. Buster excused it and was more interested in looking around, he was amazed on how the village was also a bit bigger than the other village. Along the way Buster managed to attract some attention to himself, because of his rather 'out of this world' clothing, most of them were children who threw caution to the wind and began following them for a time. Others were the look-a-likes of people back home such as Pepe, Roadrunner, and Penelope (the cat that Pepe always chases in the show).
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A/N: Aside from mentioning that the Loonatics were the children of the Looney Tunes, in a previous chapter, and Sylvester. I have no record in my mind that any of them has children, but I had to put some children for their look-a-likes. I think it would be weird for only the Tiny Toon look-a-likes to have children and not the others.
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Haylyn, having been there before, wasn't exactly as interested in having a look around them, though the children did cause some distraction as they giggled and talked as they followed, not to mention play with the two. Just a few more steps before the village center, they could see that the smoke was from a giant fire, and Niyol, who was standing there to take them the rest of the way. Once they were exactly in the center of the village, Buster saw three chairs that were placed at the center on top of a short, well masoned stone platform, as well as a torch on either side of the platform. In each chair sat an elder that looked like Bugs, Lola, and Wile. All three just sat their looking like there was nothing that could intimidate them, and the fact that the fire appeared to be behind them didn't make Buster feel any easier. Buster eased up a little as he also noticed that five or six toons running around behind the elders with buckets of water, trying to put the fire out.
Once they stopped in front of the three elders, Niyol left them, and Haylyn told Buster to take a knee and bow.
"Elder Xavier, Elder Celestine, and Elder Kaliska, thank you for hearing us." Haylyn stated as she and Buster bowed to them
"Please, rise you two. Haylyn you do not have to be so polite, you have no need to bow to us." Celestine, who was a tan female rabbit who was wearing a dark colored robe and has one red feather tied to her hair, stated as she raised an arm to show they can stand.
As the two got back onto their feet, Haylyn stated, "But it is most right to do, since we have come here on such short mention."
"It is still not needed, Haylyn." Xavier, who was a male grey rabbit who was wearing something like Leo, except with three feathers on his head and he had something that he wore that hung off his shoulders, stated, "Cooper, has been kind enough to announce your arrival as well as the occurrences that has happened to your tribe."
"We must say, that it has come to a surprise to us that you did not attempt to ask us for help." Kaliska, a dark colored coyote who wore a very tribal looking wear, but interestingly had a pair of glasses on, stated as he looked at Buster with curiosity.
"Do you believe you may be able to help us?" Haylyn asked
"We will consult it with the other elders, but I believe we may be able to help." Xavier stated
"But first we wish to meet your friend." Kaliska stated
"We know from observation, that the blue rabbit that stands before us, is not your husband." Celestine stated
"You're right, sir. I'm not Haylyn's husband." Buster stated, looking slightly scared
"Come forward a little, and tell us who you are then." Xavier commanded
Buster did as he was told till he was about three steps away from being able to stand on the platform, and stated, "My name is Buster Bunny, and my friends and I have been stranded here since our boat sank."
"I believe that the one that Cooper called by ,Splicer, is also from your world, have you brought him here?" Kaliska asked
"No, I was told that he had crash landed here on a plane, a flying machine, after we got here." Buster replied
"Tis true, Elder Kaliska, I have seen it with my own eyes." Haylyn stated
"Then if that is the problem, then we must declare war with this Splicer." Omusa, a black duck who wore a rather well made shirt with some paint on the front, who apparently was also behind the two the whole time listening, stated
"Omusa, we can not be so hasty. War might not be the only choice in the matter." Xavier stated, raising a slight brow to the duck
"If it is like young Cooper has told us, then it might be." Omusa stated
"Let us hear what Buster has to tell us about Splicer." Celestine rang out, "That is, if there is anything you could tell us." she added as she looked straight at Buster.
"I'll try, ma'm." Buster simply said before Xavier summoned two other, Skylar and Camarin, to listen as Buster began explaining what little information that he could provide.
Once Buster finished, Xavier put a fist under his chin, then commanded Skylar, a normal looking skunk that had a red line of paint running from the top of his head down to his nose and wore nothing more than a simple pair of pants, to take them into a hut and comeback as soon as possible so they may think about what options are open to them. Skylar did as he was told and left Buster and Haylyn with his wife, Lenmana, a black cat that looked like Penelope, who wore a long dress down to her ankles and a feathery necklace.
"What are your thoughts?" Xavier asked as soon as Skylar returned
"I think that fighting might answer the problem." Omusa answered quickly
"I agree with, Omusa, this man may be stronger than what power the spirits may give us." Celestine replied
"Yes, maybe, but is there really no other path to ridding of this man from the island?" Skylar asked Xavier
"I pray there is, I do not want any more captured by this man." Xavier stated firmly
"Perhaps we could try talking some peace. A trade, maybe." Kaliska suggested
"It would be a rather large trade to talk peace and get the other villagers back." Xavier stated
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Meanwhile at Splicer's hideout/lab:
Splicer was readying a needle to extract some blood from one of the toons, Gossamer was moving whatever object Splicer was too lazy to do or too heavy to carry, and there was one of those large tube things that had some strange creature on the inside floating in liquid and attached to several wires. The creature looked to be some winged ocelot, the wings appeared to be still under-developed and some parts of it's arms were still bare. Robin had served his use to Splicer, and was currently fast asleep in a separate cage of his own. The rest of the gang and villagers either watched in curiosity, laid down on the 'beds' that they could sleep on, or plain zoned out to parts of their mind, namingly Shirley and Shill.
"Hey, doc, what on earth is that thing?" Plucky asked rather loudly
"Isn't it obvious? It's an ocelot with wings." Splicer answered, not ever taking his eyes off what he was doing.
"If this is some sort of clichéd plot, that thing is suppose to be your newest creation and what will be what tears us to pieces as you use us to test it, right?" Babs asked as she looked at him from the corner of her eye, while she sat comfortably on her bed.
"Well, if you want put it so bluntly." Splicer stated, somewhat annoyed
"Not very creative, is it?" Plucky stated, rather in a bored voice
"Yes, it looks to be like any other ancient monster in stories we tell to our children." Leo stated
"Or anything we can find off t-t-the internet." Hamton stated, just as dully as Plucky.
"Okay! So it isn't all that original." Splicer exclaimed as he slammed a hand on the table, "Give me a break, it's hard to find an original design these days. Well ones that's still alright for kids to see or hear about."
"What do you mean by that?" Babs asked as she turned her head to look at Splicer
"Oui, az a mad scientist, et should be easy pour vous to make an original species." Fifi stated
"Well, admittingly I'm under probation." Splicer stated, rather embarrassingly
"You're in trouble?" Plucky asked, "I'm not surprised at all."
"What kind of trouble have you obtained from your village?" a villager asked, who was genuinely curious
"Well, it happened after the show went under. My agent got me a great part in a new show as a genetic biologist's assistant." Splicer explained, "Of course, old habits die hard, and I couldn't resist but use the samples to my advantage."
"So what happened?" Babs asked
"Well..., I sort of ended up creating a creature that unfortunately looked like it belonged in the movie called, Doom, and about the same time there was a tour for young children going on."
"Oh, sucre bleu." Fifi stated as she put a hand over her mouth
"Yeah, well we all make mistakes." Splicer said as he shrugged and continued his work.
"What do you plan with that strange object?" Leo asked
"I plan to evolve my creature, or ancient monster, however you want to put it." Splicer stated, before looking closely at parts of the tube.
"Like, how do you plan to do that?" Shirley asked as she had been listening in the entire time, and snapped herself out of her meditation.
"This tube makes it very easy for the creature's form to be changed, but it will keep it's ocelot form rather than lose it." Splicer answered with a wide toothy grin, "How about a test, eh? Gossamer get a skunk and bring her to me."
Gossamer and did as he was told and went over to pick up Fifi.
"Zon't you daire vous 'idious monstair." Fifi stated as her fur frizzed up and she looked at him with anger
"I-I-I won't let you." Hamton stated as he got in front of Fifi, hoping to protect her from Gossamer.
"Sorry, but orders are orders." Gossamer said as he pushed Hamton aside and grabbed Fifi in his hand, "Don't worry about it, it won't take long."
"Eef vous zon't put moi down zis instant, I'm going to skunk vous zo bad, you'll nevair smell zhe same again." Fifi threatened as Gossamer carried her over to a table and forced her arm onto the table
"Hold still my dear, this won't hurt one bit." Splicer stated as he now has a mask on his face and was preparing a needle
Fifi struggled under Gossamer's strength, twice skunking to get Gossamer to lose his strength and get free. Sadly, it was to no avail, all it did is knock out several of Splicer's Dobermans and several of the villagers who weren't use to the concentration of stink. Splicer painlessly used the needle to withdraw a good amount of blood, then ordered Gossamer to throw her back into her cage.
"So what are you going to do with that?" Plucky asked
"I think he is wishing bad fortune from the spirits." Hopi rang out
"Yes, it is of bad fortune to take blood from someone." Leo stated.
"Oh, you'll see." Splicer just stated as he pushed the needle into a machine and pressed the needle down so all the blood was now in the machine.
As it became apparent that the blood had been put into the tube with the creature, it straightened out it's body like an electric jolt began shooting throughout it's body. Just before the creature's body relaxed, the hair on the front of it's head began to grow long until it was half way to it's nose and a distinct stripe made itself present as a line of fur from it's head down to it's feline-like tail became lighter than the surrounding fur.
"What did you do it?!" Plucky asked rather loudly
"I evolved it." Splicer answered, "And soon all of you shall help in it's evolution. The machine also allows me to isolate the DNA for a certain trait, so it'll get all of your better traits."
"You are only dooming yourself, what powers could you possess to have control of such a creature?" Leo asked
"Yes, a great beast such as that, will surely attack you." Tex added
"Oh, I have my ways." Splicer stated as he looked at the group of toons with an ominous look and grin.
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Back at the elder's village, Buster and Haylyn were still waiting to hear what they had decided. Lenmana had ensured them that the elders will try to help them out, and tried to relax them by playing on her flute.
"Lenmana sure is good with an instrument." Buster stated
"She is the best on the island." Haylyn stated
At that moment Skylar walked into the building.
"What has the elders decided to do?" Haylyn asked as she walked up to Skylar
"The elders have decided we shall help you." Skylar stated, followed by Buster and Haylyn cheering, "But some of the elders also have decided it is best to declare war on this man."
"What?!" Buster exclaimed, as he and Haylyn stopped cheering.
"The other elders are preparing as we speak." Skylar stated, "Lenmana, we are to help as well."
"No problem, I shall go and prepare." Lenmana said as she put her flute down and went into another room of the building.
"Elder Skylar, the other elders are going to war with this man?" Haylyn asked
"Yes, some of the elders have agreed with Omusa that it best to fight with force." Skylar replied
"What about our friends?" Buster asked
"You must get them out." Camarin stated as he walked up from behind Skylar, "It shall take time to get everything to the island."
Camarin was rather strong looking pig who wore nothing more that a pair of pants and some face paint.
"Elder Camarin, tis good to see you again." Haylyn greeted with a slight bow
"Greetings Haylyn, and Buster, as I've heard from Xavier." Camarin stated
"Nice to meet you." Buster stated as he shook hands with the pig, "But how are we going to get our friends out in time?"
"We are sure you shall come up with something." Camarin stated, "You seem to be a smart young rabbit."
"Skylar, dear, I am prepared." Lenmana stated as she returned with new dress with a shorter skirt as well as a bow and arrows strapped to her back.
"Very good, I shall prepare soon as well." Skylar replied, "But first, Buster, Haylyn, you have until the setting of the sun to achieve that goal or attacking this man may prove difficult." he added in a serious tone.
"Understood, Elder Skylar." Haylyn replied
"We'll try our best." Buster added
"Very good. Hastiin is awaiting for you two at the village gate, he shall escort you to your canoe." Camarin stated, "But first, I have been instructed to give you these." as added as he gave them a bow each and fairly good amount of arrows
"Thank you, sir." Buster stated as he and Haylyn took the weapon
"It is crafted out of metal debris that has been found on the shores. It shall prove to be a worthy protection for the both of you." Camarin stated.
"We are thank you for the weapon, we shall use them wisely." Haylyn stated
After another set of wishes of luck from the elders, they met up with Hastiin, who was Sylvester's look-a-like with one or two scars on his arms and wore a vest and a feather placed on his head. They walked down the shore to where Haylyn and Buster left their canoe, hardly talking along the way. Once at the shore, Hastiin helped them push the canoe back into the water, and gave them an extra bag of medicine.
"Cooper shall be waiting for you back on the island, he has been commanded to watch for changes until you get back." Hastiin stated, and just like Sylvester he apparently spits when he talks too, "May the spirits bring you luck."
"Thank you Hastiin, may you have a safe trip to the island." Haylyn stated as she and Buster bowed slightly to Hastiin.
Buster and Haylyn rowed back as fast as they can, though trying to be rather silent. Cooper found them when he was in mid-flight over the area they originally left from, and told them that due to their escape from the fight, Splicer had sent out several search dogs on the island. The village was hardly searched, due to the overly-dominant scents from every villager, cooking, and the gang, it was difficult to sniff anything out without getting confused or a headache.
"Its going to be hard to get back." Buster stated
"Yes, it shall prove difficult to get back to our friends without notice." Haylyn agreed
"You must get back, I shall make them chase me." Cooper stated
"You sure you want to do it?" Buster asked him, "You'll be deep trouble, if they catch you."
"I understand the danger, and I shall be happy if you let me take it on." Cooper replied
"If that is what you wish." Buster stated
"May the spirits protect you, Cooper." Haylyn said as she hugged the condor
"As to you, you two are headed to leader, you shall need as much of the spirits protection than I." Cooper stated as he broke the hug and saluted Buster in his own way.
As Cooper took flight, making sure that as many dogs as possible could see him.
"Hey, looking for me?" Cooper yelled out and flew off in a direction
"Hurry, stop him!" a dog soldier commanded as twenty others followed behind, all after Cooper
"Come on, before they come back." Buster stated as he and Haylyn began their way back towards Splicer's hideout
They both arrived there just as two other dogs left their positions to aid in catching Cooper. They used a large boulder as cover from the dogs' sight.
"So, got any ideas what to do now?" Buster asked, "I didn't plan this far ahead."
"I thought you might not." Haylyn stated, "Leo too had much difficulty when planning this far. He could plan far ahead, but never that far ahead."
"Suppose it was due to the fact Babs and I always acted as a team." Buster admitted
"Babs continues where you left?" Haylyn asked, rather amusingly
"Yes." Buster replied embarrassingly
Haylyn chuckled briefly, before stating, "Tis no problem then, I do have one question."
"What is it?"
"You are an entertainer, yes? Or as Babs called it, 'act-tor'?" Haylyn asked
"Yes, but when did she tell you...?" Buster asked, before Haylyn interrupted
"She has told me when we were collecting food." Haylyn replied, "We find much time in the day."
"Ok, but what does that have to do with the plan?" Buster asked as he used an ear to scratch the top of his head
"We shall use this skill to our advantage. Listen closely." Haylyn stated as she grabbed Buster by an ear and began whispering her plan to him.
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A/N: I'm feeling kind of lazy right now, and I did want to stop here anyway, so I shall. I'm sorry if you're mad, especially with the long wait, but school is back and it's taking more of my time. I'm a college student now, and that should explain why it'll take time. Now it's getting close, next time we'll see what exactly Haylyn is planning. Cya, later.
By the way, I know Buster wouldn't get stumped like that, but the plan was for Haylyn to mention, not Buster's, so he had to have gotten stumped where to go from there.
