THE SECOND HALF.
"Hey, what's up, docs? I t'ought you guyshad reformed!" Bugs, walking into the field, followed by some other Looney Tunes, directed to the Monstars. Pound, the aliens' leader, moved in front of him to reply.
"Well, Bugs, we actually reformed; this is all business, nothing more. You see, we need to have a steady job, or study on an earthling institution, to avoid being deported by your government, or finish in a secret lab in Roswell. As you know, we have very specific skills, so it's hard for us to find a good job." Pound explained. Roderick cut him.
"And our school offered them a full scholarship as members of our team. So, you see, they are really students, so technically we aren't cheating." The rat said with a smug look. Lola snapped.
"But all of you promised to never take anyone's skills again!" Lola said to the aliens. Pound shrugged.
"We hadn't stolen anything, Lola. You see, the Perfectos paid a large amount of money to some professional players so they could allow us to take their talent for this game. Everything is on paper, and perfectly legal. We'll return the skills once the game is over." Pound finished. Bugs and the other Tunes moved next to the Acme Team, with worried looks on their faces.
"Guys, listen, this is serious. The Nerdlucks can absorb virtually every bit of athletic skillfrom anyone to turn into the Monstars, plus getting enhanced strength in the process. Facing them is like going against professional players with a mega-dosage of steroids!" Lola explained to the students.
"There's another kind?" Plucky said, rolling his eyes. The comment was ignored, since everyone, including him, was really worried at the moment.
"And, I say, and they have experience fighting our toon tricks, I mean, so they can fight yours as well." Foghorn Leghorn complemented the information.
"But you guys beat them once!" Vinnie pointed. Daffy sighed.
"Yepths, on pthscreen, but, behind cameraphts, we had a little game againpthst them to practice the film'pths choreography, and they kicked our buttpths, even with Mike helping upths."The black duck admitted.The Tiny Toons gasped. Arnold gulped, and then directed to his team.
"Okay, wimpies, you heard them. We are fighting a superior force here. I want no cowards on this team, but I expect no miracles either. So, go into that field, and do your best...and be careful, okay?" Arnold said. The team nodded; it was weird to hear Arnold talking so nervously, or express concern about their safety, which gave them a better idea about the players they were about to face.
The Perfectos made the second half's first play. Roderick passed the ball to Pound, and he dashed in direction of Acme's goal line. Ronald and Hillary tried their "Fang and Claw" defensive movement, consisting on striking at the same time both sides of a player, but Nawt grabbed Ron by his tail, and threw him over his head, while Blanko intercepted Hillary and slapped her away like a mosquito. Pound scored easily, and threw the ball against the ground, destroying it because of the impact's force.
"Perfecto. Rah." The Perfectos' cheerleaders said, but, this time, even if they still made their unenthusiastic cheer, they weren't goofing up, but watching the whole scene with wide-open eyes.
Bupkus kicked the replacement ball for the extra point, scoring, and sending it out of the stadium. Now Perfecto had the advantage.
The Perfectos' next play was called "The Steamroller", and with good reason. The five aliens dashed, making a line, against the Acme Team, with Roderick, holding the ball, running behind them. The toonsters were literally squished by the Monstars; even Dizzy, who tried to stop them with his tornado, failed in his attempt.
Skippy got an idea, remembering Wally had placed his cap under his helmet, set backwards. The squirrel got a huge round piece of cheese out from his body's pocket, and whistled at the wolf to get his attention.
"Hey, Wally! Say cheese!" Skippy yelled while showing the cheese to Wally. The trick worked, and a second later he was on his Fangface's identity. With his werewolf's strength, that was even bigger than Hillary and Ronald's combination, he would surely be able to at stop the Monstars, at leastthis time.
"Howwwl! I'll get them, I'll get them!" Wally/Fangface exclaimed while charging against the aliens. Unfortunately, Marcus made a good spying job, and told Roddy about this wolf's ability, so, after some investigation, the rat was ready for this particular spin-change. Roderick took a picture of a sunrise out from his shirt.
"Hey, dog! Good morning, sunshine!" Roderick sang at the last part, in a mocking way, while showing the picture to Wally. The wolf changed back to normal, and, a second later, Bupkus and Nawt were flattening him against the terrain.
Once the aliens crossed the goal line, Roderick scored without any opposition, and laughed at the fallen toons.
"I'm not even saying Rah, this time." Rhubella said, crossing her arms, and glaring at her boyfriend. The other cheerleaders shrugged, and moved lightly their pom-poms, just to do something.
Again, Bupkus kicked the extra point, but, this time, Buster made Concord fly to intercept it. The little condor succeeded, but received a major hit, and had to sit at the bench to recover. Arnold now had to ask Babs to enter the field alongside Fifi, so Shirley, by the time being, was the only cheerleader on Acme's side.
Buster planned the next play. Fortunately, he had competed against Roderick many times, so he knew the way the rat thinks. The rabbit gave a few instructions to his teammates, and they got into position.
Roderick made his pass to Blanko, and the huge alien dashed to Acme's line. The other aliens moved next to him for coverage, but, at that moment, Fifi released a massive amount of fumes, stopping them as well as most of the Perfectos.
"NOW!" Buster screamed, and he and all his teammates jumped over Blanko. The Monstar could advance a few yards carrying them, but eventually was stopped before he could score. Roderick, recovering from the stench's attack, growled at the rabbit.
"Good play, Bunny, but is useless. You needed all your loser team to stop just one of my Monstars. Your winning chances are smaller than your bank's account." Roderick laughed evilly, and moved back to his side of the field to plan next play. The Tiny Toons looked down; Roddy had a point. They had no chances of winning this one; the most they could expect was trying to not loss by too much.
The toonsters moved to their defensive positions. Ronald gave Hillary a fast look, and noticed how sad and scared she seemed to be. At that moment, he discovered something; he HATED to see her that way. Ronald changed his also saddened look for an angry one, and glared at the Perfectos, concentrating on the alien that seemed to be more eager to act.
The Perfectos started their play. Roderick passed the ball to Danforth, and he made another pass to Bang. The Monstar dashed against the Acme's players, even holding his breath in case Fifi decided to use her fumes again (something she couldn't really do at the moment, because of the massive amount she released a few minutes ago), and pushed them out his way without any effort. The only toon in front of him was Ronald...the toon that was now making a circling action with his legs to gain more speed, and, a moment later...
WHHHHAAAAAMMMM!
The whole stadium got silent. Ronald had rammed against the Monstar using all his strength, and succeeded, stopping him. The alien dropped the ball, and was sent a few feet back, while Ron fell to the ground, unconscious because of the impact. Hillary ran next to him, and removed his helmet, while the rest of the team surrounded them.
"RON! SPEAK TO ME! COME ON, BIG PAW, DON'T SCARE ME! I AM THE PRETTY PUNCHER, PLEASE, ANSWER ME!" Hillary shook Ronald while yelling at him, totally hysterical.
"Yesss...I do...can I kisss the briiide?" The stunned toon replied, making Hillary to blush. Everybody sighed in relief; silly talking after an impact is a normal reaction on healthy toons, so it was clear Ronald would be okay.
"Hey, everybody, the big guy is fine!" Babs yelled so everyone could listen to her. The whole stadium cheered at Ronald's effort, except Minerva, Rita, and Runt (they sighed in relief), and, of course, the Perfectos (unless you count Rhubella and Margot, who were smirking to each other). Ronald shook his head, and returned back to his feet, with the whole team congratulating him. Hillary gave him her usual friendly punch on the shoulder.
"Don't do that again, Muscle Boy. You scared me, and I hate to be afraid." Hillary chuckled. Ronald gave her a warm smile.
"Well, I hate to see you scared, or sad...or just not happy at all." He whispered to her. The hyena smiled widely, and directed to her team.
"Hey, everyone, if Lippy here could stop a Monstar, why we can't do it as well? Those guys are tough, but not invincible." Hillary said, in a confident tone. The other toons looked at each other, and smiled as well.
"You heard the lady. Let's party... Looniversity's style!" Buster exclaimed, rising his fist. The other toons did it as well, and prepared for their next turn.
The Acme and Perfecto players got into position. Buster decided to use one of his favorite plays, the "Under-Invasion"; when Gogo whistled, the Acme's players quickly formed a wall around Buster, and, when the Monstars got close, they split up, revealing a hole in the field.
"The rabbit is tunneling! Stop him!" Roderick yelled. Pound and Blanko, who decided to stay behind their team for this attack, reacted quickly, and placed their hands on the field. When Pound felt a vibration, he literally sunk his hand on the terrain, and, after a few seconds, emerged holding Buster by his legs.
"So, you do magic tricks too?" Buster smiled nervously at the alien. Pound scowled him, and dropped the rabbit. Even if Buster got caught, this play allowed the Looniversity to advance a few yards.
Acme got his second chance. This time, Buster decided to use their fastest runner, Beeper, for a dashing play. The rabbit faked a long pass, but, actually, he just extended his paw so Beeper could snatch the ball from him, and zoom at full speed, avoiding the Monstars to score. However, the aliens were ready for this kind of trick, and the five of them stumped the ground with all their strength; as a result, all the other players, Perfectos included, lost their balance because of the shockwave, and Beeper had to stop on his tracks. A second later, Nawt jumped over the bird, squishing him.
"Oh, man, these guys watched my fight, or what?" Hillary asked, clenching her teeth. Calamity and Furrball dashed next to Beeper to check him. The little bird was stunned, but seemed to be okay. However, Arnold decided to give him a rest, and motioned him to go at the bench, while Shirley entered the field. Skippy, using a megaphone, would be the one in charge of the cheers.
Now, the Acme Team was starting getting close to the Perfecto's goal line. Buster had an idea; instead of a quick play, the next one will be a two-part play, the first one to get closer, and the second one to finally score. The players got into position, and the rabbit started yelling his orders.
"Okay, team, 24, 32, 85, 9, up, down, side, walk, sit, move, duck, dodge, play dead, roll..." Buster said out loud, and, when he noticed the dumbfound looks the Perfectos were giving him, changed his tone to start the plan.
"The left hand in the front, and the right one behind..." Buster started singing while he and his partners started doing the movements he was saying, except Furrball and Calamity, who took out a fiddle each one to give background music to the rabbit.
"Put the hands backwards, and move everything else..." Buster continued, with all the Acme's players mimicking him. Now, the Perfectos, caught by the rhythm, were dancing and following his orders as well. Buster smiled, and kept his singing.
"Now clap all loudly, if you liked the game..." All the players started clapping.
"Now do whatever want, while this song we play..." All the players started dancing in various styles. Plucky and Shirley, as Ronald and Hillary, paired to dance like a couple, while the others danced by their own. Buster then passed the ball to Babs, and she made another pass to Hamton, who started advancing to the Perfecto's side while dancing.
"The pig! He is going to score!" One of Perfecto's students, sitting on one of the front bleachers, yelled to his team. The Monstars reacted, and noticed Hamton. The pig dropped the ball a second before Burpkus could smash him. The dancing trick allowed the Loo to advance a few more yards, and now they only had25 more in front of them. Apparently, even if the Monstars could fight back the toon tricks, they only knew the Looney Tunes currently used ones, so the Tiny Toons' best hope was surprising them with unexpected stunts that their mentors hardly made.
"We can't let them advance another yard! This time, we'll crush them the moment they start the play!" Roderick instructed his teammates. All of them nodded, and got into position.
"Okay, guys, time for the "G. L."; are you ready, Shirley?" Buster directed to the blonde loon.
"Like, of course, Buster. Leave it to me." Shirley answered. The players got into position, with her right behind Buster. The moment the rabbit got the ball the Perfectos made their move to smash all the Acme's players, but were cut by a little white and yellow tornado. Shirley stopped spinning, and emerged dressed with a long brown robe, with a matching hood that covered most of her head, so only her eyes and beak were visible.
"We aren't the players you are playing against." Shirley said in a solemn tone while waving her hand/wing in front of her. All the Perfectos stared at her.
"You aren't the players we are playing against." The Perfectos chorused, with blank expressions.
"You are going to allow us to pass, or some junk." Shirley continued, repeating the tone and the movement. The Perfectos moved at the sides of the field.
"We'll allow you to pass, or some junk." They chorused. Then, Buster gave the ball to Shirley, and the girl walked without any hurry into the goal line.
"Never underestimated, The Force must be." Shirley said in her solemn tone a second before spin-changing back to normal. At that moment, the Perfectos reacted, and noted the loon giving them a wide smile inside their goal line. Roderick was speechless, while the Acme's players dashed next to Shirley to congratulate her.
"TIME TO CHEER, YOUNG PADAWANS, COZ JEDI SHIRLEY SCORED ONE!" Skippy directed to the crowd, who was cheering and whistling at the little loon as well. Shirley waved her hands/wings at the crowd, but it was obvious she was a little tired; spin-changing into a full-functional Jedi isn't easy, even for a toon that already has mental powers, so she might not be able to do another spin-change for a while.
Buster allowed Babs to kick for the extra point. The pink rabbit did it, so now the difference between Acme and Perfecto was a minimal one. Roderick was furious, but knew that Perfecto would have next turn, so it was a good chance to recover, and even win the game, if they could score more than once, so the difference would be bigger on Acme's next attempt.
The moment the Perfectos started their play, all the Acme players split to the sides of the field, except Ronald, who was standing on the Perfectos' way, right in front of the goal line. The Monstars chuckled, as well as the rest of the team, while Ronald took a deep breath.
"What a fool! Does he really think he can roar so loudly to scare all of us?" Drake laughed while running next to Blanko. At that moment, Ronald took a megaphone out from his body's pocket. The whole Perfecto Team stopped on its tracks.
"I guess he really can..." Drake gulped.
RRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR...!
The megaphone increased the roar's power, so much it sent all the Perfectos, even the Monstars, back to their part of the field. They stopped just a few inches in front of the goal line, saving from another scoring by pure luck. The Monstars stood up, and helped their teammates to do the same, since the aliens had landed over them, squishing almost the whole team.
"Hey, that was a great roar, Muscle Boy!" Hillary said to Ronald, approaching him along with the rest of the team. Then, the hyena sniffed the air, and took out a mint pill.
"Or maybe it was your breath. Take this, and never again eat sardines and liver before a game." Hillary joked while giving the pill the Ronald. All their teammates chuckled, while Ronald just shrugged, and tossed the pill inside his jaws.
"Pthsardines and liver?" Daffy, at the bleachers, asked to nobody in particular, with a disgusted expression.
"Yes. And don't ask me what he had for dinner last night." Minerva, who was sitting a few seats behind the duck, overheard him and replied.
"Let me guess. He had Limburger cheese, anchovies, and tuna, all in the same sandwich." Rita, with a knowing expression, said to the mink. Minerva nodded.
"And spiced with mustard." Minerva and Rita said at the same time.
"P.U!" Skippy popped his head from behind Runt, making a nauseating face.
"Skippy, what are you doing here? Definitely, you should be at the field, directing the cheering." Runt said to the little squirrel. Skippy shrugged.
"I know. But this is the first chance I have to say my trademark phrase in the story, and didn't want to waste it." Skippy told the dog, and then dashed back to the field, where Buster was telling his teammates about their next play.
"Okay, team, we need to keep the defense, at least for the next two attempts. Shirley, do you feel strong enough to help us with the "Toaster in Bathtub"?" Buster asked the loon. Shirley concentrated for a moment, and replied.
"Like, yes, but I think it will be my last play of the game, or some junk. That one will need all my remaining force." Shirley informed the rabbit. He and the rest of the team nodded, and prepared for Perfecto's next play.
The Perfectos decided to use the "Steamroller" again. The Monstars charged against the Acme's players, but, curiously, the toonsters, instead of trying to block them, retreated while taking out water guns.
"Ready...aim... WATER!" Buster yelled, and he and all his partners blasted the Monstars and the rest of Perfecto Team. This caused some of Perfecto's players to slip, but the Monstars hardly felt it.
"Please, you must be kidding. Stopping us with water?" Pound laughed alongside the other aliens. Buster smiled, and directed to his teammates.
"Okay, toonsters...INVISIBLE LADDERS!" The whole Acme Team mimicked the action of climbing a ladder, and, since they are toons, it worked, elevating them several feet on the air. The Monstars looked at them dumbfounded, and then noticed one toon was still on the ground...or, more exactly, levitating a few inches over it.
"Physics 101. Like, what happen to a soaked alien when he's hit by lightning?" Shirley gave them a devious smile, while forming an energy ball with her fingertips. The Monstars gulped.
"Same thing that happens to anything else." Shirley ended, and threw the ball against the wet lawn.
SHHHRRRRAAAAKKKKLLLEEEEE...!
The whole Perfecto Team received a massive shock treatment, knocking them out. Since, in the "Steamroller", the player holding the ball was always located several feet behind the Monstars, this defensive maneuver made the Prep to just advance a few yards.
While the Acme's players returned to the ground and Perfecto's to their feet, Shirley exited the field, with the crowd cheering at her. She was exhausted after that display, so she needed Mary and Skippy to help her sit at the bench. Luckily, Concord was now feeling better, so he could re-enter the field. Buster directed his attention to Mary, and nodded to her. The girl nodded back, and directed to Skippy.
"I'll go to the Press Booth to tape the game from there, Skippy. I'll be back later." She said to the squirrel, and then dashed away. She joined Hubert and Bert a moment later.
"Hey, hello! Listen, can I tape the next play from here? I can even help you with the narration." Mary said to the mice. They nodded, and Hubert directed to the crowd.
"While the Perfectos prepare their next movement, one of Acme students had joined us. Member of the Boxing Team, the Basketball's one, the News crew, and a well known face at K-ACME TV, she is Miss Mary Melody. How are you, Mary?" Hubert asked her.
"Fine, and thanks a lot for allowing me to be here. I see that the Perfectos are now getting on position. Oh, Roderick really seems pissed. The last two defensive movements from the Looniversity really caught his team by surprise, and now they are going for everything." Mary narrated.
At the field, Roderick really looked as furious as Mary said. He decided to get the ball and score himself on next play, while the Monstars and the rest of the team would cover him.
"The game re-starts. Roderick has the ball...he dashes into Acme's territory...the other Perfectos are on the Acme's players way, so nobody can stop the rat." Mary narrated the action. Roderick was smiling deviously; he was just a few yards away from the goal line.
"Oh, wait. One of Acme's players had avoided the Monstars, and now is heading against Roddy!" Mary said.
"What? Where? Where is he?" Roderick stopped, surprised, and started looking in all directions, searching for said player, but saw nothing.
"Roderick is confused. He tries to find a way to avoid the attack... but is too late! Now there are more Acme players surrounding him!" Mary continued.
"They are?" Roderick gasped in fear, but still saw nothing.
"They are moving closer! Is a massive attack! Roderick is going to be destroyed! One broken rat, coming up!" Mary said in an alarmed tone.
"Oh, no! And I have nobody to cover me!" Roderick gulped, and started sweating bullets, while running in circles.
"Oh, the humanity! Poor Roddy! Even he doesn't deserve this! No toon can survive this kind of attack! Call 911! Somebody save him!" Mary almost yelled.
"YES! PLEASE! SOMEBODY SAVE ME!" Roderick screamed, and threw the ball to the air in panic before throwing himself to the ground, keeping his eyes closed and adopting a fetal position. Concord grabbed the ball in mid-air, and flew in direction of Perfecto's line. He was intercepted by Bang, but Roderick's previous advance was totally lost.
"Wait...oh, silly me, I was looking at another game! Sorry about that misinformation, folks. No, what really happened is that Roddy fell to the ground crying like a baby while Concord recovered the ball. My mistake." Mary said at the microphone.
Roderick opened his eyes, and saw that almost everyone at the bleachers, including his Perfecto's classmates, was laughing at him. Even Rhubella and Margot were rolling on the ground, laughing. Roderick got a red tone, but, instead of his usual fury, this was because of embarrassment.
"Sorry, pals, but I think I'll better go back to tape at field's level. Guess I'm not that good narrating the sports. Thank you anyway." Mary said to the mice, and then walked out of the booth.
"I'll probably hate myself in the morning." Mary mumbled to herself, but kept a wide smile, while exiting the booth. At the bleachers, Tweety took a tape recorder out from his body's pocket, and talked to it.
"Personal note. Remember to give Mary extra credits in Outsmarting Foes." The bird taped his message, and put the recorder back on its place.
The Perfectos started the last chance they had on this turn. This time, the Monstars got the ball since the beginning, and handled to pass over the Acme's players, who had no chance to use any toon trick, and the aliens scored. Roderick smiled evilly.
"Perfecto. Rah." The rat turned to see the cheerleaders, since their "cheer" now had an electronic voice. To his surprise, this time the cheer came from a tape recorder, since the girls were too busy sitting around a garden's table, playing canasta. Roderick slapped his forehead, and returned his attention to the game.
"Okay, we have a good advantage now, but, to be sure, do your best to score the extra point, understood?" Roderick said to the Monstars. The aliens nodded.
Bupkus kicked the ball to score. It flew through the air to do a sure scoring...
And a powerful wind stopped it on mid air. The Perfectos gasped, and then lowered their heads to see Wally blowing with all his lungs' strength.
"Starting "Spiritual Offensive", now!" Buster yelled to his partners. Hillary and Ronald joined their paws, and Babs sat on them. A second later, both predators impulse the rabbit to the air, and Babs grabbed the ball, while gliding through Perfecto's territory.
"GET THAT RABBIT! CATCH HER BEFORE SHE TOUCHES THE GROUND!" Roderick yelled. Blanko dashed in front of the rabbit, whose now was falling to the field.
"Heh, heh, heh! You are dead meat, bunny!" Drake laughed at Babs. However, instead of scaring, she smiled.
"How curious you mentioned death...because I'M GOING GHOST!" Babs started spin-changing while falling. Blanko caught her by clapping his hands against the rabbit, but, surprisingly, Babs phased through him; she was entirely transparent and colorless, and seemed to be wearing some kind of jumpsuit.
Babs flew through the air, still holding the ball, directing to Perfecto's line; the other Monstars tried catching her, but she just phased through the aliens without any effort, and scored. Babs landed, and stopped being transparent; she was wearing a black suit with white gloves and boots, and her fur was white as well, while her eyes were green.
"SHE FOOLED THEM ALL, COZ SHE'S BABSY PHANTOM...SHE PHASED THROUGH THEM ALL, COZ SHE'S BABSY PHANTOM...AND SHE ACHIEVED HER GOAL, COZ SHE IS...BABSY PHANTOM!" Shirley and Skippy cheered, while the crowd clapped and cheered loudly at Babs, who now was spin-changing back to normal.
The rabbit was hugged by all her partners, with Buster at the end, who gave her both a hug and a huge kiss. Buster already suspected that the Monstars would be able to score at least once, so he decided to keep them as far from the goal line the most times as possible, and then perform one of their best plays at the end of their turn to surprise the Perfectos. He also knew that Babs wouldn't be able to do another spin-change that powerful for a while, so motioned her to be at a back position for the rest of the game.
"Ok, that's it! If those Loosers can score by messing with our plays, we can do it too! Pound, when that rabbit perform his next pass, I want you to throw Danforth in the ball's way, like they did with Babs." Roderick instructed his teammates. Drake wasn't happy with the idea, but, since he was an avian, he could use his wings to stop his falling, and eventually score.
Beeper was now feeling better, so he entered the field, replacing Fifi. The Acme and Perfecto's team got into position, and Acme started its play. Buster made a long pass to Vinnie, but, as Roderick planned, Pound threw Drake against the ball, with a great accuracy. The duck caught the ball, and, when he touched land again, started running towards Acme's line, while the Monstars and the other Perfectos kept the toonsters away from him... except for two blurs, an orange and a gray one, dashing against Danforth.
"I'm going to score...I'm going to score...I'm going to HEEEEY...!" Drake was caught by Beeper and Calamity. Instead of tackling him, they positioned each one at one side of Drake, and carried him, ball and all, at full speed, into Perfecto's territory. Drake struggled to release himself, but both toons were just too fast, and had a good grip, so he was helpless to stop them.
"STOP THEM! DO WHATEVER YOU NEED, BUT STOP THEM!" Roderick yelled to the Monstars. The five aliens calculated the place where Beeper and Calamity would pass on their race to the goal line, and jumped to squish them. One second before they could hit them, the bird and the coyote split, leaving Drake in the ground, and in the Monstars' path.
WHHHHHAAAAAMMMM!
The five Monstars fell on Drake almost at the same time. When they finally moved, Danforth was so injured, he just couldn't keep playing. Roderick had to send him to the bench, replacing him with the ram that played on the first half.
"Those Acme fools stopped us this time, but they also gave me another idea. When one of them gets the ball, instead of tackling the idiot, carry him. We can score that way." Roderick told his teammates. The Monstars nodded, and the whole team got into position.
Buster made another pass, and, this time, Furrball got it. The moment the cat was about to complete the play by passing the ball to Dizzy, Bupkus grabbed him, and started running into Acme's territory. However, when he had just advanced a few yards, the alien stopped, and fell to the ground, scratching himself like crazy. Furrball lost no time, and made a pass to Hillary, who made another to Dizzy, and the little devil, with his tornado's effect, advanced a few more yards into Perfecto's territory until Nawt and Bang tackled him.
After the play was done, Furrball walked next to the alien, and whistled. A moment later, four fleas jumped out from Bupkus' skin, and into Furrball's paw. The cat leaned to get a better look of the bugs, and meowed in gratitude.
"Anything for you, bambino." Papa Flea said to the cat, and then he and his family returned to their usual place in Furrball's body, next to the left ear. Furrball joined his teammates, and Buster explained the next play.
"Okay, I'll need full coverage for this one. We'll do the "HB Bird-Mutt Combo". Ready?" Buster said to them. All the team nodded, and Wally took a deep breath while looking at Buster. The rabbit nodded back to the wolf, and the team got into position.
The play started. Hillary, Dizzy, and Ronald jumped in front of the team to stop the Monstars as much as they could, while the other Acme's players focused on the rest of the Perfectos. On the meantime, Buster (holding the ball) and Wally ran to a back position, and spin-changed. When ended, Buster was wearing a superhero's outfit, with a cowl that mimicked a bird's head and a long cape, totally blue except for the yellow utility-belt, wrist bands and boots, and a huge red "F" on his chest. Wally, on the other hand, was wearing a mask, short cape, chest plate, gloves and boots, all of them green, with a big yellow "D" on the chest.
"Buck Falcon!" Buster yelled.
"Wolf Wonder!" Wally exclaimed as well.
"AWAY!" Both toons chorused. Buster activated a device on his belt, and there was a little air explosion coming from his boots that propelled him several feet on the air, while Wally placed himself on four legs, and a little rocket turbine emerged from his back, at the same time a set of wheels appeared on his gloves and boots.
While Buster was hovering, he took a boomerang with little claw-like attachments on it, and hooked the football on it. Then, he threw inside Perfecto's territory; since the boomerang was flying at a good height, and made a complicated curve, nobody, even the Monstars, was able to intercept it.
"Now, DinoWolf, activate the Dyno-Roller-Rocket!" Buster yelled to Wally.
"Activating it, BF!" Wally replied, and, a second later, the turbine on his back turned on, sending the wolf at high speed into Perfecto's territory, avoiding or pushing away every Perfecto on his way. Nawt jumped in front of the goal line, and dashed against the wolf.
"Activating Dyno-Mechano-Limbs!" Wally said. A moment before they impacted, the wolf's limbs stretched, mimicking robotic ones, and the Monstar passed between them and under the wolf. Wally, taking advantage of his new height, could catch the boomerang with the ball using his muzzle, and scored.
"WITH BUSTER AND WALLY, ON OUR SIDE, PERFECTO SHOULD START TO CRY!" Skippy, Fifi, and Shirley cheered. Wally and Buster spin-changed back to normal, and were congratulated by their teammates; almost all were with Wally, while Buster was congratulated by Hamton, and then the rabbit received a major kiss from Babs.
This time, Vinnie was the one kicking for the extra point, making it good. Buster noticed Babs was now a little more tired, so motioned her to leave the field, and Fifi re-entered. The next play would decide the game.
"We are doing it well, but we have to score this one to win. It's the last play of the game, so I guess Roddy will send all the Monstars against the one of us that gets the ball. We'll need our strength's reserve, doing the "Gamma Bomb", to both win the game and resist the attack." Buster informed them. Ronald and Hillary gasped.
"Buster, you know that play is very dangerous, and requires a lot of energy. Besides, even if we don't like the Perfectos, this one can hurt them seriously." Ronald said him, concerned. Hillary gave him a fast look, and smiled slightly.
"I know. That's why we are only using it this time, because the Monstars are strong enough to stand it, and at this moment, so the player performing it can have a good rest right after doing the play." Buster explained. Ronald gave Hillary a fast look, and noticed she was smiling. He and the hyena nodded to each other, and then to Buster, accepting the idea.
"I don't care if you have to break all the rules, but I want the player grabbing the ball to be ABSOLUTELY, DEFINITELY, AND TOTALLY DESTROYED! THEY MOST PAY FOR MY HUMILIATION!" Roderick yelled at the Monstars. The aliens gave him a weird look, but nodded, and the teams got into formation.
Buster passed the ball to Ronald. He avoided two Perfecto's attackers, and then passed to Hillary. The hyena was then surrounded by the five aliens, dashing at full speed against her. She took a deep breath, and spin-changed; the Monstars stopped while keeping expecting positions, ready to fight anything coming out from the tornado. When the hyena stopped, she was...
Dressed with a lab's coat, and wearing nerdy glasses.
The Monstars laughed loudly, and jumped against Hillary, ready to squish her. They didn't notice when her eyes got a bright green glowing.
THHHUUUUMMMMP!
The Monstars fell on top of Hillary. A moment later...
BBBOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!
A loud explosion sent the five aliens through the air, in a compact mass, until they were out of sight. When the dust cleared, Hillary wasn't on sight either. Everyone at the bleachers was confused, as well as the Perfectos.
"Look, up in the sky!" Minerva screamed.
"It's a bird!" Slappy said, while taking out her glasses for a better look.
"It's a plane, I mean, plane!" Foghorn yelled.
"No... they are the Monstars, falling back!" Lola correctly guessed.
The Monstars were returning back to land, still in a compact mass, so they looked like a multi-colored comet. Everyone at the stadium covered for the impact.
WWWWHHHHHAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!
The shockwave was felt all over Acme Acres, and in the two closest states. After the dust cleared, there was a huge crater right on Perfecto's goal line. The aliens were around it, knocked out, and a huge green and furry animal was standing on the middle. On a closer look, it was obvious it was Hillary. The hyena slowly shrunk back to her regular size, and spin-changed back to normal.
"You'll not like me... when I get angry." Hillary said, panting, and threw the ball (or what was left of it) to the ground, scoring the winning touchdown.
"THIS WAS A REAL PERFECTO'S BASH! WE WIN THANKS TO A HILL SMASH!" Skippy, Shirley and Fifi reacted, and motioned everyone to cheer the team. The Acme's fans screamed wildly in happiness, while the whole Acme Team carried Hillary around the field. Roderick fell to his knees, shocked.
"No...I can't loss...I'm a Perfecto...I have to win...I MUST WIN!" The rat snapped, throwing his hands to the air. Drake, more recovered, walked next to him, angry as well.
"It wasn't our fault, Roderick! It was of those stupid aliens! They are supposed to be the best!" Drake said in a venomous voice. Roderick became totally red because of rage.
"YES! YOU'RE RIGHT, DANFORTH! HEY, MONSTARS!" Roderick directed to the aliens, who were now trying to stand up.
"ALL OF YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF IDIOTS, INCOMPETENTS, USELESS REJECTS FROM A "STAR TREK"'S EPISODE! I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD BLAME YOU, OR THOSE STUPID LOSERS YOU GOT THE SKILLS FROM!" Roderick yelled in fury.
"Eh...Roddy...maybe you should calm down." Rhubella moved next to Roderick. He looked at her with furious eyes.
"So, now you are talking to me, imbecile? Why I should listen to you?" Roderick snapped at her. Rhubella kept her cool, and continued.
"Let me guess. You never saw "Space Jam", right?" Rhubella asked. Roderick shook his head.
"Of course I hadn't seen it! Why I should watch a movie starring the stupid teachers of Acme Looniversity?" Roderick grunted. Drake, behind him, opened his eyes in fear.
"Because then you would know that those guys just HATE to be insulted after losing. Good luck; I'll send you flowers to the hospital, promise." Rhubella said while moving away. Roderick felt Drake tapping his shoulder, and turned to see the five giants advancing towards them, with a mad look on their faces. Roderick lowered his ears, and gulped.
"I hope she doesn't send me daisies. I'm allergic." Roderick said in fear a moment before the Monstars jumped over him and Drake, and started pummeling them.
WHAM! BIFF! THUD! POW! ZOCK! TOING! PUNCH! CRACK! WHUF! THRAK! ZAS! ZOWIE! UGH! KICK! PUNT! ANOTHER HITTING SOUND! WHAMMO!...
"Hey, look! There's a post-game show! The guys organizing these events think about everything." Slappy said, chuckling, and started eating some peanuts while watching the Monstars kicking Roddy and Drake's butts.
On the meantime, the Acme Team dropped Hillary at the infirmary. She wasn't really hurt, but the impact stunned her, and the effort of doing that change consumed the hyena's remaining strength, so she needed to rest. Granny, the nurse, motioned all the toons to go out so she could recover. Before leaving, Ronald gave her a last look.
"Hey, Hillary, there will be a little party tomorrow night at the Loo to celebrate for this game...and my parents will be there. I'll introduce them to you then, okay?" Ronald asked. Hillary nodded.
"It's a date, Big Paw." Hillary smiled, and closed her eyes to sleep. Ronald smiled as well, and left the infirmary to join the team. At that moment, Hillary wide opened her eyes.
"I said it was a date? Oh, God, what if he misunderstands?" Hillary asked to herself. Then, she shook her head, and smiled.
"Then I'll be lucky." After that, she returned to her sleep, with a huge smile plastered on her face.