Hey! I'm back, thank you to Luis for reviewing the last chapter and to everyone's who's still sticking with this story.
See chapter one for the disclaimer and let's crack on.
"When we last left Bugs Bunny it was just as he was tasked with coming up with a challenge that's going to send old Rhythm running from the hills. We now await with baited breath to see what he comes up with, as the fate of all of our lives - not least Elmer Fudd's - counts on him-"
"Yeah, alright Lola." Bugs said, spinning round to face her. "Give it a rest, will ya?"
Lola - sitting behind a desk, clad in a news reporters outfit - sighed and dropped the microphone. "Just trying to lighten the mood." She muttered.
"Yeah, well, give it another chapter or two, will ya?" Bugs muttered back. Now with the room nearly completely quiet Bugs closed his eyes and thought. After the events of the last chapter the rabbit now knew that it didn't matter what he chose, Rhythm would find some way to twist it to suit himself. So now Bugs had to find a way to twist everything back on the so-called 'king of the serververse'
He smiled to himself. Shouldn't be an issue really. He was a rabbit after all, they were known for being quick-thinkers. Just look at Rodger.
Just then a thought popped into his head and Bugs abruptly turned to looked at Rhythm. "Ya know." He began. "Oi was just t'inkin'-"
"Oh, you're capable of that, are you?" The king sneered.
"-How'd you know where we are? Dis whole t'ing obviously needs a lotta thought and planning and ya must know exactly where we are at all times. Otherwise it doesn't work. So? How'd you know?"
Rhythm blinked. "That's the challenge?" He asked, sceptically. "You want me to explain how I keep tabs on you?"
Bugs took a deep breath. "I didn't say dat, doc. Jus' humour me will ya?"
There was then a silence while Bugs waited to see which one would win. Rhythm's common sense or his ego. [...You all know the answer to that one don't you?]
"...Well, it couldn't hurt for you to revel in the work of a genius." Rhythm said, thoughtfully. He then smiled and clapped his hands together. One of the walls started moving - causing the toons to all leap into each others arms scooby-doo style - and a bunch of monitors came out the wall. Rhythm turned them on and each monitor showed a different area of the Warner Brother Serververse.
"Wow." Wile.E said, admiringly.
His siblings all turned to look at him incredulously. The coyote shrugged and folded his arms. "What? It's one of the most beautiful and high-tech things I've ever seen. So sue me."
Shaking his head, Bugs turned his attention back to the screen and went to speak; however he was prevented by Daffy who popped up in front of him and exclaimed, hyperactively. "Stho! Thisth isth how you've been keeping tabs on us? Clever. Ooh look, Bugsthy!" He grabbed Bugs's arm and shook him. "I can sthee our house from here!"
The younger toon opened his mouth to tell Daffy to shut his beak, then closed it as he caught sight of Sylvester and Junior running around outside their house. Bugs guessed Sly was trying to teach his son how to pounce if the elaborate dance the two seemed to be doing was anything to go by.
Biting his lips Bugs looked round the other screens as a plan started forming in his mind. Every toon that worked for Warner Brothers was on this screen somewhere. Tom and Jerry were chasing each other, the Scooby-Doo gang were singing a song about solving mysteries and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang were either chilling with each other or dropping anvils on each other.
After a few seconds a lightbulb came on over Bugs's head and he smirked while rubbed his hands together like an evil genius. "Okay Rhythm, here's de challenge. Oi'm goin' ta name three toons that Oi want ya ta transport here on yer own. You can't send Pete ta get em, ya can't send/make any of us do it and ya can't use de portals ta grab 'em like ya did with Elmer-"
For the first time Rhythm looked surprised. "How did you-"
"We have sources." Bugs said, abruptly. "Anyway, terms agreed?" The two of them shook on it. Bugs smiled and continued. "So, oi want you ta bring - one - Sylvester Junior. Two - Sam Sheepdog and finally three-" There was a dramatic pause during which the camera covering the room zoomed in Bugs's face as he said. "Yakko Warner."
His siblings all hissed and inhaled sharply and Granny broke formation to put a hand hesitantly on Bugs's shoulder. "Do you really think that's a good idea, dear-?"
Bugs shook her off and maintained eye contact with Rhythm. "Deal or no deal?"
Rhythm considered for a few seconds then nodded and cracked his knuckles. "Easy Peasy." He murmured. "BUT - you guys can't get within 6 foot of them, understand?"
Bugs nodded and Rhythm gave him a look before closing his eyes and concentrating.
Now. What happened next is a bit hard to describe but I'm going to give it a try. Rhythm went very quiet, so quiet in fact that the Tunes momentarily thought he'd managed to freeze himself or something, before suddenly a glow erupted from him, his eyes lit up in gold and he threw his hands out to the side.
The glow then seemed to transfer to the screen and the Tunes all whipped round to see various depictions of chaos. Rhythm had somehow managed to focus on just three screens, the one with Sylvester and Junior, another with Sam and Ralph and the final one with the Warner Siblings.
Bugs, with growing horror, was watching the one with the Sylvester's, drama unfolding as Sly realised his son was no longer next to him and started looking frantically round for him. Foghorn and Barnyawd ran up to him and seemed to be agreeing to help him look [the sound wasn't on, so educated guesswork was required]. The theory was confirmed when the three of them split up.
While Bugs was watching Sylvester, Pepe and Penelope were looking at the screen with Ralph on it. Just a few minutes ago the wolf and sheepdog had been enjoying a leisurely lunch break, probably discussing sports or something like that. [The two of them could talk for hours about baseball and basketball].Now however Ralph had realised Sam was gone and was searching all round the tree the two of them had been leaning against to try and find him. Eventually in desperation he lifted up the tree and then the grass, just for good measure. With a look of utter terror on his face, the wolf rummaged in his hammerspace and grabbed a helicopter blade. He attached it to himself using the sling, then spun the blades so he was lifted into the air. Armed with a pair of binoculars Ralph went of in search of his best friend.
The final screen, being watched by Daffy and Porky and the majority of the other toons, was the Animaniacs. Now a few seconds ago - judging by the swimsuit, net and goggles clasped to his face - it was clear that Yakko had been trying to 'persuade' his siblings to take a bath. Now he'd gone and it was just Wakko and Dot hiding behind the sofa, whispering to each other. It had been a few minutes since Yakko had just disappeared and the two of them seemed to be realising that something was off. Hesitantly - clearly not sure if this was another tactic by their older brother or not - the two of them peaked above the couch and looked from left to right. After a few more seconds of whispered discussion the two of them stepped out from behind the couch and seemed to be calling for their older brother. When they got no reply both of them looked at each other anxiously and Wakko signalled for Dot to get behind him. Picking up the net that had been left on the floor when Yakko got transported, Wakko started edging through the water tower cautiously.
A quick flash from behind them and the toons all screamed and leapt into each others arms again. They looked up to where the flash had come from and saw Yakko, Sam and Junior had been put into cages [picture birdcages, but bigger] with a cartoonishy big lock on each one.
Another flash of light and Rhythm stumbled to the ground, just manging to catch himself in time. He started to laugh manically while dragging himself back up. Making eye contact with Bugs he pointed at him and exclaimed, hysterically, while the lights started flicking all around them, the glass box and birdcages swinging in the background. "I-I win! Y-y-you hear that, rabbit!? I brought everyone here! I WIN!"
Ignoring his family's glares and keeping his face neutral, Bugs waited, hoping that the next part of his plan would actually happen.
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Meanwhile back in Ralph's, Sylvester and the Warner siblings respective worlds the same thing happened.
[In the tower]
"He's not here!" Dot exclaimed, grabbing the front of Wakko's shirt. "Wakko, we have to save him!"
Wakko nodded and gently dislodged his younger sisters hands from his shirt. Reaching into his hammerspace he pulled out the script of the Fanfiction and started flicking through it. After a few seconds a lightbulb went on above his head, he grabbed Dot's hand and the two of them disappeared in a flash.
[In the field]
Realising Sam wasn't here, Ralph pulled out his copy of the script and flicked through it. After a few minutes he clicked his fingers and disappeared in a flash.
[Outside Sylvester's house]
"Where the xxxx is he!?" Sylvester spat, having literally turned his house, his garden and Foghorn's barnyard upside down.
"Have you checked the script?" Barnyawd said, not for the first time.
Stopping dead in his tracks, Sylvester grabbed the script out his hammerspace - sending pages flying everywhere - and hurriedly tacked them back together again. After a few seconds a lightbulb came on above his head and he disappeared in a flash.
Foghorn and Barnyawd looked at each other. "Is this our part over?" Barnywawd asked.
"I think it, I say, I think it is, Dawg."
Dawg nodded and looked around. "Right. All that's needed is for the author to close the chapter."
Foghorn smirked and clicked his fingers. An anvil landed on Dawg's head. "How, I say, how was that?"
Dawg stuck his head out from under the anvil and murmured. "I hate you." Before the scene faded to black.
