KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series Chapter 2: S1, E1: Return of the Sailor AnimaMates, a cartoon x-overs fanfic

KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series — Season 1, Episode 1: The Return of the Sailor AnimaMates
KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series — Season 1, Episode 1: "The Return of the Sailor AnimaMates"

KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series
Season 1, Episode 1: "The Return of the Sailor AnimaMates"

A/N: Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen! Looks like it's time to get into the first new episode of Animation Multiverse: The Series! Basically, in this first new episode of this series, you can expect a good set of slam dunks, cheerleading routines, the return of new allies… and a good amount of Space Jam references and in-jokes. Also, this episode is a condensed version and an alternate take of a planned sequel to Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam!, so the main plot and a few story elements might be similar to the actual version once I get to writing it. For the time being, let's enjoy this special season premiere of KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series!

Episode Synopsis: Set after the events of Sailor Space Jam!, Swackhammer finds himself going to a court hearing that would have him locked away in an intergalactic prison forever due to his shady and corrupt business dealings, causing the Moron Mountain amusement park to be shut down for good. With Swackhammer locked away for good and out of the Toons' hair, things seem to be normal for the Toons in the Animation Multiverse. However, they find themselves engaged in another intergalactic basketball tournament as Sailor Galaxia has come back for revenge and she has brought the Sailor AnimaMates with her to serve as her unstoppable basketball superteam! When all hope seems to be lost in the hands of the Toons, Bugs Bunny decides to hold basketball tryouts to create an unstoppable basketball squad that could hold their own against the Sailor AnimaMates. When all is said and done, however, will the Toons have what it takes to defeat Sailor Galaxia and the Sailor AnimaMates?

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the cartoon and anime characters who appear in this story. The cartoon and anime characters who do appear are under the ownership of their respective companies. Also, take this episode as either a full-fledged Space Jam tribute or the closest thing we might get to an actual Space Jam 2 in this era… whether the plot makes a lot more sense or not.

Sailor Space Jam Continuity Note: Although this episode takes place after the events of the first Sailor Space Jam!, consider this to be an alternate version of the second Sailor Space Jam installment, which mostly features the Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians.

Dedication: A tip of the hat to NBA legend Michael Jordan; Bugs Bunny as his Jordan Brand alter-ego, Hare Jordan; the "Hare Jordan / Air Jordan" commercials by Nike; and the 1996 Warner Bros. film, Space Jam.

KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series — Season 1, Episode 1: The Return of the Sailor AnimaMates

The story begins with the signature shot of an intergalactic space field, eventually stopping at the intergalactic amusement park known as Moron Mountain where its owner, Mr. Swackhammer, is busy cleaning house in his base of operations for his once-famed amusement park after suffering an embarrassing loss to the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians in an intergalactic basketball tournament between them and the Witches 5. Swackhammer sighed sadly, then he turned to look at the picture of the Monstars that was sitting on his desk. He picked up the picture and looked at it in a solemn fashion… until he started to seethe with anger and rage, then threw it down to the ground hard. Swackhammer proceeded to stomp on it as he said, "Stupid Monstars! You should have NEVER left my side to join those stupid Looney Tunes! I can't believe you guys were seriously falling in love with those Sailor Guardians, too! Geez!"

After Swackhammer's quick rage session, he stopped in his tracks and looked at the broken picture frame that was currently on the ground. As much anger he had built up towards the Monstars for betraying him 20 years ago, he eventually shed a tear in silence, sighing sadly as he said, "Oh, what's the use? As mad and bitter as I am, those Monstars will never come back up here. Moron Mountain's shutting down for good, leaving me without a multi-million-dollar amusement park franchise, I've downgraded to just working at a low-rent fast-food joint here in outer space and, worst of all… I have to go to an intergalactic space court hearing for my sentence to intergalactic prison for nearly killing the Sailor Guardians, Monstars, Looney Tunes, Jimmy Butler and the Witches 5 all in one go during our intense final battle after that basketball game."

Swackhammer then looked at his watch and sighed again as he said in a downtrodden tone, "In exactly 15 minutes. The big guys are going to be on their way to pick me up."

As Swackhammer walked into his office to continue to gather up his belongings, he noticed a picture of himself, smiling with his family and having memories of the man he once was: a man who once had a successful amusement park and a good relationship with the Nerdlucks, even inviting them to his house for pizza dinners. Fast forward to today: he has become a jaded washout of that bustling-and-booming multi-millionaire whose amusement park was once the biggest park in the universe, even rivaling Walt Disney World, of all places! As Swackhammer looked at his old family picture as he heard the police sirens from outside, he sighed sadly and held back a tear as he said, "Serena… I have failed you and my own family…"

Minutes later, the intergalactic police had arrived as one of the three officers knocked on the door, prompting Swackhammer to turn away from watching his memories and answer the door for said officer. The officers all stood tall in front of the Moron Mountain owner as one of them said, "Are you Mr. Swackhammer?"

"Yes, yes, I am," Swackhammer said with a nod of his head.

"You know why we came here, don't you?" the second officer said as the third officer pulled out a pair of futuristic handcuffs.

Swackhammer could only sigh as he nodded his head sadly and said, "Yes, I know why you three came here today."

"Alright, Swackhammer, just stay calm during the court proceedings and everything will go smoothly from there," the third officer said as the three intergalactic officers escorted Swackhammer to their police hover car.

However, unbeknownst to Swackhammer and, by extension, the viewing audience — until now anyway — Swacky was being watched by a certain villainous vixen who wore a golden fuku that resembles armor, matching boots and a gold-colored headdress that resembles a Russian kokoshnik, which had her long hair rolled back to fit inside, giving it an overall crown-style resemblance. The mysterious villainess was watching Swackhammer on the big computer screen in her base of operations, only to scoff at the Moron Mountain manager as she said, "How pathetic! This guy, this guy was the same person who really posed a threat to those Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians?! How can they fear losing to a guy who tries to drum up some sympathy from the outside world just because one plan didn't work to his advantage?"

The villainess proceeded to change the computer screen to an image of the Galaxy TV logo and walked back to her throne as she said to herself, "I seriously question: what more was that Swackhammer character going to get if his team won that basketball game against the Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians? That whole 'Animation Multiverse' package or what?"

Suddenly, the big computer screen suddenly turned to a commercial that featured Bugs Bunny handing basketball star Blake Griffin a pair of Super Fly 4's that proved to be helpful in defeating Marvin the Martian in a slam dunk competition. When the villainess took notice of Bugs Bunny holding the signature Jordans, she watched on in surprise for a moment, then the look of surprise turned to a look of deviousness as she sported a devious smile and rubbed her chin for a bit, saying, "Y'know… if I could show those Looney Tunes how we play basketball in our universe, I'd have a better chance of taking over their universe than Swackhammer ever wishes he could. Just watch your back, Bugs Bunny, you and your fellow cartoon characters won't enjoy your freedom when my minions are done with you…"

As the villainess proceeded to laugh evilly, the big computer screen showed the commercial closing out with the signature Looney Tunes ending, which involved Porky Pig bursting out of a drum and saying, with his signature stutter, "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!"

KidsWBYungsta Proudly Presents:
KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series

Season 1, Episode 1: "The Return of the Sailor AnimaMates"

Featuring Special Guest Appearances by:
Jimmy Butler as Jimmy G Buckets
Nick Cannon as MC NCredible

The Monstars Compliments of:
Bruce W. Smith and Tony Cervone

For those who are also longtime fans of Space Jam:
This may be the closest thing we get to an actual Space Jam sequel in this era

Written and Directed by:
KidsWBYungsta

While the main villainess was making some preparations to challenge the cartoon characters of the Animation Multiverse to a basketball game of her standards, some of said Toons were hanging out inside the Jordan Brand Gym, which was built with the help of Michael Jordan's Jordan Brand company as a tribute to not only the one and only Air Jordan for helping the Tunes win the original Ultimate Game against the MonStars back in 1996, but also to serve as a new training facility for the Cartoon Tooniversity's basketball team. Inside the Jordan Brand Gym, the Toons were all engaged in a wide variety of activities: some of the Toons were playing separate 3-on-3 basketball games at different ends of the court; the girls were busy practicing their cheerleading skills; Yakko, Wakko and Dot were engaging in their zany hijinks all over the court, much to the chagrin of some of the others in the gym; and Bugs Bunny was busy relaxing on the bleachers as he was watching the two basketball games that were currently being played.

While Bugs was overseeing the two 3-on-3 basketball games that were currently in progress, he noticed his old childhood friend, Rodney Rabbit, walking into the Jordan Brand Gym, taking notice of the Toons who were all having so much fun in the newly-constructed gymnasium. Just as he was making his way to where Bugs was sitting, the two rabbits exchanged high-fives as Bugs said with a smile, "Eh, what's up, Rodney?"

"Nothing much, Bugs, I see you guys are enjoying this new gymnasium that Michael Jordan and his Jordan Brand crew built for you guys," Rodney said with a smirk as he took a seat next to Bugs.

Bugs coolly took a bite from his carrot, smirking as he said, "Eh, what can I say, Rodster? I consider to be a grand reward for our valiant team-up efforts for the past 20 years in the name of basketball and cartoons."

"I see," Rodney said. "You haven't heard anything from that treacherous Swackhammer character recently, have you?"

"Nah… not since Jimmy Butler helped us Tunes and the Sailor Guardians defeat the Witches 5 in that ultimate basketball game last year," Bugs said as he rubbed his chin for a bit. "In fact, I thought he would've been arrested by the intergalactic police that was in outer space for all of the stuff he had done for the past 20 years."

"Because of his corrupt business dealings and what he tried to do to you, the other Looney Tunes, Hotaru and Chibi-Usa when he held you guys hostage, leading to an intense final battle that had him going up against Jimmy Butler, the MonStars, the Sailor Guardians and the Witches 5—ironically, the girls he recruited to serve as his basketball superteam in the first place?" Rodney asked while raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, pretty much," Bugs said without skipping a beat.

"Well, they were supposed to be having that court hearing for his sentence to intergalactic prison today," Rodney said as he pulled out a newspaper that had a picture of Swackhammer on the front under a headline that said: "BREAKING NEWS: Former Owner of Moron Mountain Amusement Park Prepares for Court Hearing for Upcoming Sentence, Universe at a Standstill as They Prepare for the Verdict!"

Bugs took notice of the picture of Swackhammer used for the headline, then he could only shake his head in disdain as he said, "Oh, Swackhammer… I knew your antics in trying to capture the Looney Tunes would ultimately be your undoing."

Rodney just gave a sigh of relief as he took a bite from his carrot and said, "Well, I'll say this much, Bugs: at least we won't have to deal with Swackhammer—or any other supervillain in the Animation Multiverse, for that matter—trying to capture us or turn the Animation Multiverse into some sort of amusement park attraction anymore."

Bugs could only look up in the sky as he said, "Well, I hope so. However, if the opportunity comes that we have to defend our universe from any villainous clutches, we will be ready for them."

Meanwhile, at the Galactica Center in the Sagittarius Zero Star, the main villainess, known as the one and only Sailor Galaxia, was preparing to set her plans to taking over the Animation Multiverse into action. While she thought of creating a series of superpowered basketball players who could easily run circles all over the ToonSquad, she remembered that she could easily bring back the Sailor AnimaMates to serve as the basketball superteam for Shadow Galactica! After all, what's the harm in bringing back some old minions for a basketball game against a ragtag bunch of wacky cartoon characters?

"Well, far be it from me to pass up such a wonderful opportunity," Sailor Galaxia said as she decided to put in some calls for the original Sailor AnimaMates: Sailor Iron Mouse, Sailor Aluminum Seiren, Sailor Lead Crow, Sailor Tin Nyanko and Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon. "Besides, I would be able to teach those accursed Sailor Guardians and those pesky Sailor Starlights a lesson once and for all!"

Moments later, once Sailor Galaxia made the call for his original miniboss squad, the Sailor AnimaMates all found themselves back at the Galactica Center, standing in front of Sailor Galaxia as they all waited to hear about her latest plan of action. Sailor Galaxia stood tall and composed in front of the AnimaMates as she addressed the girls, "Now, my Sailor AnimaMates, I guess you all are wondering why I decided to bring you girls out of retirement and call you back up here…"

"Let me guess: you're going to have us steal Star Seeds again all over Tokyo?" Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon said in a sarcastic fashion, inciting some light giggling from Sailor Aluminum Seiren and Sailor Iron Mouse, much to the annoyance of Sailor Lead Crow and Sailor Tin Nyanko.

"SILENCE! ALL OF YOU!" Sailor Galaxia said in a dark and threatening tone, causing the Sailor AnimaMates to stand frozen in fear for a moment, then she calmed herself down and decided to play it cool for the remainder of this mission briefing as she continued to address the girls, saying, "No, this has nothing to do with Star Seeds, but this does have something to do with certain superstars."

"What superstars are you talking about, Galaxia?" Sailor Tin Nyanko said while raising an eyebrow. "I hope you aren't saying you want us to engage in yet another battle with the Sailor Starlights."

"Not exactly, my dear Tin Nyanko—though you will get the opportunity to battle those girls—your next mission actually involves these guys!" Sailor Galaxia said as she turned on the big computer screen to reveal Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes characters, along with a few other notable cartoon characters.

The Sailor AnimaMates all stared at the big computer screen in simultaneous surprise and amazement as Sailor Aluminum Seiren looked starstruck for a moment, then she said with a smile on her face, "Wow, I can't believe it! We're actually going to star in a movie with the Looney Tunes!"

Sailor Lead Crow only stared at her colleague in surprise for a moment, then she sighed as she palmed her face in embarrassment and utter disdain, then she said under her breath, "Great, I can't believe I have to put up with more of her childish antics for the rest of this episode. Now, I know how Rei feels when she has to deal with Usagi …"

"I wouldn't be starstruck for these cartoon characters for long, Aluminum Seiren, because you girls are going to challenge them…" Sailor Galaxia said as she suddenly pulled out a basketball from hammerspace, passing it to Sailor Iron Mouse as she finished her sentence, "…to a game of basketball."

"Basketball?!" The Sailor AnimaMates all said in simultaneous surprise.

"Wait, wait, wait! Hold the phone! Dark Mistress Galaxia, you mean to tell me our big mission is challenging these cartoon characters to a game of basketball?" Sailor Iron Mouse said in a surprised tone. "What makes you think this plan is going to work?! None of us even know how to play basketball!"

"Oh, but that's where the second phase of the plan comes into play," Sailor Galaxia said as she walked to a table where she had a set of five bottles that had contained a different-colored sports drink, then she explained, "You see, I have a series of sports drinks consisting of some DNA from a famous basketball player in the real world. This will help you girls become superpowered basketball starlets that could easily defeat the ToonSquad, not to mention actually working out better than when Swackhammer decided to recruit the Witches 5 to serve as his basketball superteam to go against the Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians."

The Sailor AnimaMates all looked on in confusion for a moment until Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon said, "Well, just how did you manage to get this DNA and how did you know about what this Swackhammer character ended up doing before you?"

"First of all, I had my sources get some blood samples of said basketball players who were prominent in the real world," Sailor Galaxia said with a smirk. "Second of all, I had watched the events of the recent Ultimate Game from this control room, so I could study all of Swackhammer's moves and make sure I don't resort to making the same mistakes."

"Very clever," Sailor Tin Nyanko said while rolling her eyes as she walked up to the table that had the five sports drinks, proceeding to pick up the cherry-flavored one as she turned to Sailor Galaxia and said, "So, this concoction you created for us… this isn't going to be disgusting, is it?"

"Oh, I don't know," Sailor Galaxia said with a playful smile while shrugging her shoulders. "Why don't you give it a taste and find out yourself?"

Sailor Tin Nyanko looked dumbfounded for a moment, then she investigated the sports drink Sailor Galaxia had created. Finally, she just sighed and said, "Well, if this is going to help us defeat the Sailor Guardians and the Sailor Starlights in this basketball game, then… bottoms up!"

Sailor Tin Nyanko proceeded to take a quick taste of the sports drink concoction Sailor Galaxia had created, hoping to gain a wide array of basketball skills upon drinking the mix. However, much to her chagrin, she did not feel any different after the drink, still feeling the same. She then turned to Sailor Galaxia and said in an indignant tone, "Hey, what gives?! I thought this stuff was supposed to turn us into superpowered basketball superstarlets!"

"Just wait, Tin Nyanko, this stuff should make you into a world-class basketball star in a few minutes," Sailor Galaxia said with a smirk.

Just as Sailor Tin Nyanko was starting to lose hope, she felt herself glitching for a moment, then after a quick spin cycle, she had officially become the superpowered basketball superstarlet Galaxia had dreamed of: adorned with her own signature basketball jersey with the team colors of black, purple and light blue, as well as her own personal Shadow Galactica basketball! Sailor Tin Nyanko looked at herself in complete amazement as she rushed up to Sailor Galaxia and hugged her tightly, saying, "Thank you, thank you, Dark Mistress Galaxia! I should've never doubted you!"

"Ugh… yeah, no problem, Tin Nyanko," Sailor Galaxia said in a slightly-strained voice as she struggled to pull Sailor Tin Nyanko off, eventually doing so with ease as she said, "Alright, just don't try to hug me that tight ever again. This wardrobe isn't exactly the most-comfortable, y'know?"

The other Sailor AnimaMates just looked on in surprise as Sailor Iron Mouse walked up to the table and said, "Uhhh… I don't know about this, Dark Mistress Galaxia. This won't give us any debilitating side-effects that will affect our chances of winning this basketball game, right?"

"Trust me, Iron Mouse, it won't!" Sailor Galaxia said. "Besides, I think you should be more worried about how the other Sailors are going to think of you if you and the girls end up losing this game. Why, you'll be the laughingstock of the entire Sailor galaxy!"

Upon the second thoughts of mainstream humiliation, Sailor Iron Mouse quickly grabbed the grape-flavored sports drink and said with a slightly-nervous smile, "On second thought, I guess I'll go ahead and give it a whirl!"

Soon, Sailor Iron Mouse chugged the whole drink down, then she proceeded to feel a sense of magical energy entering her body, giving her a wide arsenal of superpowered basketball-related abilities, even getting her own personal Shadow Galactica basketball as well! Sailor Iron Mouse stared at her new basketball gear in amazement as she said, "Wow, I can't believe it! I actually look like an superpowered basketball superstarlet!"

The remaining Sailor AnimaMates proceeded to grab the flavored sports drinks from the tables, and also turned into international and superpowered basketball superstarlets as well, much to their simultaneous surprise and amazement! As the Sailor AnimaMates all looked on in amazement at their transformed basketball-playing selves, Sailor Galaxia could only sigh with happiness as she thought to herself, "You know, as much as I want to take over the Animation Multiverse with the intentions of proving to be a Worthy Opponent to those cartoon characters, the girls seem to be really getting into their superpowered basketball-playing selves… Hmm… I guess that should lead to a good basketball game between them and the Toon Squad, I suppose."

"Yo, Galaxia!" Heavy Metal Papillon called out, snapping Sailor Galaxia out of her stupor.

"Huh? What?" Sailor Galaxia said as she got back into reality, turning to see the Sailor AnimaMates dressed in their superpowered basketball gear.

"Do you want us to go down to this Animation Multiverse and make ourselves known to those cartoon characters down there or what?" Heavy Metal Papillon asked while sporting a playful smirk on her face.

"Well, feel free to make your presence known to them now, if you want," Sailor Galaxia said while shrugging her shoulders. "Lay down the challenge and make sure you all train to the fullest of your abilities, so you could play your absolute hearts out for this upcoming intergalactic basketball challenge."

"Got it! Alright, ladies, let's go ahead and take this show on the road!" Heavy Metal Papillon said as the AnimaMates utilized a special spaceship to travel to the Animation Multiverse to lay down the intergalactic basketball challenge against the Looney Tunes and the Cartoon All-Stars.

Once the Sailor AnimaMates were well on their way, Sailor Galaxia just sighed happily with a smile as she said to herself, "I just hope they don't resort to the same harmful tactics the Monstars had initially used…"

Speaking of the cartoon characters in the Animation Multiverse, some of the Toons were still hanging out in the Jordan Brand Gym, preparing for an animated all-star 5-on-5 basketball game that was about to occur. After Bugs performed a 3-pointer jumpshot, he managed to catch the basketball as it went through the hoop and proceeded to bounce the ball, walking up to the group of Toons who were currently sitting on the bleachers as he said, "Alright, let's go ahead and get down to the nitty-gritty right here. So, which two of you maroons want to be the team captains for this all-star 5-on-5 basketball game today?"

Most of the Toons were surprisingly quiet as they only stared at the de facto leader of the Looney Tunes in complete confusion… that is, until Minako jumped up and eagerly said, "Ooh, ooh, Bugs! Let me step up and be one of the team captains! I actually know a thing or two about playing basketball!"

Bugs only stared at Minako for a moment of disbelief, then he turned to the audience and said in a sotto aside, "If she's thinking about two things that are completely unrelated to basketball, I can tell how this showcase is going to turn out."

Bugs then turned back to Minako and smirked while raising an eyebrow as he said, "Eh… listen, Minako, don't take this the wrong way, but… I was thinkin' of getting somebody who actually knows how to play basketball. You know, someone who knows the basics, the intermediate and advanced levels of the art of basketball… if you catch my drift."

"Oh, come on, Bugs, just trust me," Minako said with a genuine smile as she touched the basketball that was currently in Bugs' hands at that moment. "Sometimes, I know of a few things that might surprise you."

Bugs just chuckled for a bit in response as he smirked and said, "Alright, Minako, go ahead and show me what you got."

Right on Bugs Bunny's cue, Minako grabbed the basketball from Bugs' hands and proceeded to walk out onto the court, taking a deep breath as she jumped up for a 3-point jumpshot. Much to everyone's surprise in the gymnasium, Minako made the 3-point shot with ease, much to her surprise, then she proceeded to perform a wide array of basketball tricks as she managed to perform a stylized slam dunk. Following her basketball performance, Minako then walked up to Bugs with a smile on her face, still bouncing the basketball as she said, "So, Bugs, is that good enough or do I still have a long way to go?"

Bugs snapped out of his amazement from Minako's basketball performance as he looked at Minako and said, "Actually… you know what, Minako? After that performance on the basketball court, you can be one of the team captains."

Minako looked at Bugs in simultaneous surprise and amazement as she said with a smile, "Wow, Bugs, really?"

"What else can I say, Minako? I like your basketball-playing style, you got a lot of moxie," Bugs said with a smirk while shrugging his shoulders.

Minako jumped up with joy as she walked out to the basketball court at Bugs' left side, then the rabbit said, "Alright, who else wants to come out and serve as a team captain?"

"Hey, coach, why don't you go ahead and let me go out there?" Eddy shouted as he jumped up from the bleachers to get Bugs' attention. "You can't go wrong with an all-star basketball team led by the man with the plan!"

"Eddy's the man!" Ed said with a smile, without skipping a beat.

Bugs could only roll his eyes at Eddy's antics as he just sighed and shook his head, saying to himself, "Oh, brother…"

Bugs then turned to see Virgil writing on the notepad and said, "Hey, Virgil, you wanna step up and be one of the team captains, doc?"

Virgil Hawkins proceeded to stand up from the bleachers and walked over to Bugs' right side on the court. However, before both Virgil and Minako could draft their players for the upcoming 5-on-5 basketball game, the Toons all heard some loud rumbling from the outside and sensed a familiar ominous presence, leaving everyone in varying reactions of confusion and concern.

"I don't know about you guys, but those noises sound very familiar," Bugs said as he looked around the gymnasium.

"What makes you say that, Bugs?" Daffy asked in confusion. "Are you starting to believe that the MonStars have finally reverted back to their villainous personalities and decided to get their revenge against us?"

Bugs shook his head as he said, "Nah, I doubt that, Daffy. They aren't under Swackhammer's wing anymore… unless Swacky decided to create clone versions of the MonStars or even decided to call the Witches 5 once again to challenge us."

"I don't know about that one, Bugs," Lola said as she walked up to Bugs and Daffy. "Besides, the Witches 5 doesn't have any ill will towards any of us; they were only recruited by Swackhammer to serve as his supposed intergalactic basketball superteam."

"Well, if it's not the MonStars, the 'CloneStars' or the Witches 5, then who could it be?" Bugs said as he rubbed his chin.

Suddenly, the Toons would summarily get their answer as they heard a voice from the outside say, "Well, why don't you allow us to introduce ourselves, you Looney Tunes? Let's get this party started, girls!"

Right at the voice's beck and call, the Sailor AnimaMates made their grand entrance into the Jordan Brand Gym: Sailor Tin Nyanko went first by bursting through the gym doors, Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon ripped through a different set of doors, and Sailor Aluminum Seiren and Sailor Lead Crow made a dramatic entrance by toppling over yet another set of gym doors as Sailor Lead Crow, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Sailor AnimaMates have arrived!"

Compared to her fellow AnimaMates, Sailor Iron Mouse simply walked through one set of doors in the gymnasium, then she proceeded to perform some cheerleader-like dance moves, eventually landing on her feet, staring at the Toons with attitude as she said, "We're back and we're better than ever!"

As the Sailor AnimaMates gathered around the Toons who were present in the Jordan Brand Gym, the Toons were all surprised by how the Sailor AnimaMates managed to get back into action as Rodney raised an eyebrow and said, "Man… I guess there were more Sailor Guardians in the universe than I had initially realized."

"Isn't that the truth?" Bugs said as Usagi walked up to him, then he asked the leader of the Sailor Guardians, "Hey, Usagi, who are these girls?"

"Well, Bugs… do you remember those other Sailor Guardians the girls and I told you about?" Usagi whispered, then she pointed to the Sailor AnimaMates as Bugs turned back to them.

"Oh, I see…" Bugs said as he looked at all the Sailor AnimaMates.

Daffy walked up to the leader of the Sailor AnimaMates, Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, and said, "Alright, far be it from me to instigate some sort of confrontation in this series, but… just who in the heck are you ladies and where did you come from?"

"For your information, Duck, we are the Sailor AnimaMates!" Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon said in a proud voice while grabbing Daffy by his neck. "We were sent down here by our mistress, Sailor Galaxia, to lay down a challenge!"

"Sailor Galaxia?!" The Sailor Guardians all said in simultaneous surprise.

"Hold the surprise for a moment, girls," Bugs said, holding his hand up for a moment, then he walked up to the Sailor AnimaMates and said, "Eh… just what kind of challenge did you have in mind?"

Sailor Tin Nyanko picked up one of the basketballs on the court and bounced it around for a bit, then spun it around on her finger as she said with a smirk, "Well… a game of basketball, for one."

Bugs could only scoff in response as he said, "That figures, another quirky miniboss squad comes down here, sent by their leader to challenge us to another basketball game. As if we haven't played enough basketball games in these fanfics already!"

"I wouldn't act so agitated about this, Bugs," Sailor Aluminum Seiren said as she walked up to the famed Looney Tunes rabbit. "Besides, from what we've heard from all over the Multiverse, you guys had one of the best basketball teams around."

"Oh, please, Aluminum Seiren!" Sailor Lead Crow said while rolling her eyes in disdain. "You know that was because they always had the help of a certain NBA star. When they went up against the MonStars, they had Michael Jordan—along with Wayne Knight and Bill Murray, for some reason—then, when they played against the Witches 5, they decided to recruit Jimmy Butler for that one—not to mention, they had some extra leverage with Anna Kendrick and that DC Young Fly character!"

The Toons were all confused, yet rather surprised by Sailor Lead Crow's assessment of how the Tune Squad managed to win those basketball games as Rei walked up to her and said while raising an eyebrow in confusion, "Wait a minute, just how did you guys know about all of this stuff?"

"We got the rundown from Sailor Galaxia before we came down here," Sailor Iron Mouse said. "She had been studying Swackhammer's strategies, so she thought she could do better than he ever did."

"So, what? Did she set up a bet with Swackhammer before he got arrested and sent to prison or something like that?" Bugs said while smirking at the Sailor AnimaMates.

"No, but she will prove to be a better adversary than that Swackhammer character wish he could be!" Sailor Tin Nyanko said while sporting a devious smirk.

The Toons all responded with looks of simultaneous surprise as Bugs could only roll his eyes and say, "Oh, really? Well, if she was supposed to be the new-and-improved version of Swackhammer, why didn't she come down here and challenge us herself?"

Before one of the Sailor AnimaMates could answer, they and the Toons were all surprised when they heard a mysterious voice say, "Oh, you guys thought I wasn't going to see any of you before the Ultimate Game, huh?"

The Toons and the Sailor AnimaMates all turned to see a woman standing near a dark corner, wearing a fedora and a beige trench coat. As she made her way towards the Toons and the Sailor AnimaMates, Daffy decided to step up to the mysterious visitor as he said while pointing at her chest, "Alright, buster, just who do you think you are?! I know you might be the oh-so all-knowing and powerful Sailor Galaxia, but how do I know that you might not be a phony, a fraud, a fake, a Stan?!"

Bugs could only palm his face in embarrassment as Lola said, "Hey, Daffy, I think you need to cool it with the insults there, don't you think?"

Daffy just continued on with his ramblings as he tugged on the trench coat and said, "Oh, please! If this is really Sailor Galaxia, then I guess she wouldn't mind if I pulled this off and… I bet she would… uh, she would… heh-heh… Mother."

As soon as Daffy pulled off the trench coat, it was revealed that the mysterious woman was the one and only Sailor Galaxia, the most-powerful of all the Sailor Guardians in the universe! All of the Toons looked on in surprise as Usagi jumped up and said with a light gasp, "Sailor Galaxia?"

"Oh, hello, Sailor Moon! Are you surprised to see me?" Sailor Galaxia said as she walked up to Usagi, lightly cupping her face.

"Actually, I was surprised to know that you were the one who was challenging us to this basketball game," Usagi said as she nervously chuckled for a bit.

"Oh, really? Well, I guess you know what they always say: 'expect the unexpected'," Sailor Galaxia said as she walked back over to where the Sailor AnimaMates were standing.

Virgil attempted to get things back on track by asking, "So, Sailor Galaxia, enlighten us: exactly why are you intending to throw down this big intergalactic basketball challenge?"

"Isn't it obvious, Virgil?" Sailor Galaxia said with a smirk. "I have an opportunity to overshadow Swackhammer by having one of the strongest basketball superteams around!"

"You really think that the Sailor AnimaMates will defeat us in a basketball game?" Virgil asked while raising an eyebrow.

"Why not? It's worth a shot," Sailor Galaxia said while shrugging her shoulders.

Bugs then walked up to her and said, "Alright, Sailor Galaxia, we'll take up your challenge, but what are the stakes?"

"Simple, if you guys win, you get to go on with your animated lives… and the girls and I will get to stay down here for as long as we want," Sailor Galaxia said with a devious smirk.

"Just don't get near the Abominable Snowman and you might want to reconsider…" Eddy said under his breath.

"Eddy!" Double D said in an annoyed tone, causing Eddy to stare at him in disbelief.

"What? I didn't say nothing!" Eddy said in a defensive tone.

Ed, in his own blank way, almost got Eddy in trouble by saying, "Oh, yeah, you did, Eddy. You said if the Sailor AnimaMates and Sailor Galaxia ended up finding Hugo the Abominable Snowman, they would reconsider—"

"Ed," Eddy said to his dimwitted friend in an annoyed tone… through gritted teeth, that is.

"Oh, right… uh, sorry," Ed said as he sheepishly smiled.

"Fair enough, but what do you get if you win?" Bugs said while raising an eyebrow.

"Oh, now we're getting to the juicy part: if the girls win this basketball game, we will take over the Animation Multiverse and rebuild it up to our own standards!" Sailor Galaxia said as she laughed evilly for a moment, then she cooled down for a bit as she said, "Even then, though, we would just get an opportunity to become the Animation Multiverse's coolest basketball superteam."

"Oh, I can just smell the promotions and endorsements that will be coming our way!" Sailor Iron Mouse said in a dreamy tone, much to the confusion of the Toons, Sailor Galaxia and the Sailor AnimaMates. "What?"

Bugs thought about the circumstances for a moment, then he was about to shake hands before Buster stopped him and said, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold the phone there, Bugs! You're not really going to take up this basketball challenge, are ya?"

"What else can we do, Buster? The fate of the Animation Multiverse lies in our hands—okay, the situation is not as dire as it was when we went up against the Witches 5, but it's still relatively serious!" Bugs said as he proceeded to shake hands with Sailor Galaxia while sporting a confident smile, saying, "Alright, Galaxia, you got yourself a game."

"Excellent, we will see you guys at the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens on Friday night," Sailor Galaxia said as she and the Sailor AnimaMates left the Jordan Brand Gym to return to Shadow Galactica to prepare for the Ultimate Game. "Make sure you all have your skills in place!"

As soon as Sailor Galaxia and the Sailor AnimaMates left the scene, Daffy rushed up to Bugs and shouted, "Bugs, are you out of your mind?! Those Sailor AnimaMates are going to wipe the floor with us if we even decide to play against them on Friday night!"

"Daffy, will you just cool your jets for once?" Bugs said as he coolly took a bite from his carrot. "Besides, I already got the entire game plan laid down from start to finish."

"What do you mean by that?" Daffy asked curiously while raising an eyebrow.

Bugs then pulled out his cellphone and proceeded to dial a number as he snickered and said, "Oh, you'll see."

As Bugs heard a voice come in from the other line, he then said, "Eh, what's up, Mike? Hey, you still got Jimmy Butler's number? Yeah, listen, tell him to give me a call: I might need his help with a new basketball game that's looming over the horizon in the streets of Dubba City…"

While Michael Jordan made arrangements for Jimmy G Buckets to return to Looney Tune Land to help the Toon Squad with their upcoming basketball game against the Sailor AnimaMates, Bugs Bunny was busy getting the team lineup set up for the upcoming challenge… and even starting up an accompanying cheerleader squad for good measure. Bugs walked up to the Toons that were currently sitting on the bleachers in the Jordan Brand Gym, holding a clipboard in his hand as he explained, "Alright, Toonsters, as you all may know, a basketball challenge has been laid down upon us, leaving the fate of Looney Tune Land and the entire Animation Multiverse in our hands. I know some of you may have a limited experience in playing basketball, but don't worry, our resident basketball ace will be down here to teach you guys the basics and he might even let you guys get your own signature basketball skillset. As of today, we are going to be in full-fledged practice / tryout mode for the next four days, leading up to the Ultimate Game on Friday night. Within the same timeframe, Kim Possible, Brandy Harrington, Cleo de Nile and Babs Bunny will be hosting tryouts for the resident cheerleading squad that will accompany our Toon Squad in the Ultimate Game… in fact, they might even get the opportunity to play in the game and show their stuff."

"Well, thank you for that bit of mission briefing, William Shakespeare," Daffy said as he yawned for a bit, much to Bugs' annoyance.

Bugs just rolled his eyes in response to Daffy's comment as he said, "Anyway… let's go ahead and get down to business, so… how many of you maroons really know a thing or two about playing basketball around here?"

Some of the Toons just stared in confusion at the de facto leader of the Looney Tunes, but Daffy suddenly jumped up with a smile on his face and said, "Well, you know I have, coach! Plus, there's a very important question that I need to ask you!"

As Daffy quickly ran past Bugs, a fashion show-style stage suddenly appeared right out of nowhere as Daffy modeled in a wide variety of sports clothing, finally dressing in a ridiculous dark blue, black and light grey basketball getup, reminiscent of the current team uniforms for the NBA's Orlando Magic franchise. As Daffy showed off his threads for a bit, he then said to Bugs, "So, what do you think, Bugs? I'm kinda partial to the dark blue-black-light grey combo myself; besides, I think it definitely goes better with my coloring, for one…"

As Daffy continued his fashion show antics, Bugs could only roll his eyes and snicker to himself as he turned back to the Toons on the bleachers and said, "Anyway, who wants to go out there and get ready to jam?"

Eddy rushed out onto the court and proceeded to snatch the basketball from Bugs' hands as he rushed up to one of the hoops and jumped up to perform a rim-rattlin' jam! Well, one that ended up in him falling flat on his face… literally, inciting mass laughter from the Toons in the audience and an annoyed and embarrassed reaction from Eddy. However, Eddy decided to play off the humiliating dunk as all part of the show as he just chuckled nervously and said, "Heh-heh-heh, just a little bit of those old Space Jam-NBA Jam boomshakalaka whatchamacallits. Eh, go figure…"

"Eddy, I vaguely remember a slam dunk in either Space Jam or NBA Jam ending up in one making a fool out of himself on the court," Minako said as she giggled at Eddy's antics.

Eddy just growled lightly as he went back to the bleachers and Bugs said, "Well, I can see we have a lot of work to do, but hey, you know what they say: 'Rome wasn't built in a day'."

Meanwhile, a few miles away from the Charles M. Jones Rec Center — where the cheerleading tryouts were taking place — a familiar face to the Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians had finally arrived in Dubba City, one major area of the Animation Multiverse: Jimmy Butler aka Jimmy G Buckets. As Jimmy looked at the world that was in front of him, he just coolly nodded his head as he said, "Yep, this is Dubba City, alright. A whole lot bigger than I had imagined, but still a cool city nonetheless."

As Jimmy made his way through Dubba City to get to the Jordan Brand Gym where the Toon Squad was practicing for the upcoming basketball game, Bugs peeked his head through the gymnasium's doors and looked at his watch, just as Jimmy G Buckets made his way to the door as he said, "Hey, Bugs, is this the Jordan Brand Gym, the place where you guys are practicing for this upcoming basketball game?"

"Why, yes!" Bugs said with a smirk as he stepped out of the door, proceeding to exchange pounds with Jimmy G Buckets, then he took a bite from his carrot as he said, "Ehhh… what's up, Jimmy?"

"Nothing much, I heard that you guys needed some help in an upcoming basketball game against these Sailor AnimaMates," Jimmy said while sporting a confident smirk on his face.

"Of course, we thought that we could use a secret weapon for this upcoming Ultimate Game because, while Sailor Galaxia's not as evil as Swackhammer — she was more of a fast-talking, fast-paced cool girl, compared to the more dictatorial character she was in Sailor Stars — we have to make sure that our skills match those of those Sailor AnimaMates!"

"No kidding…" Jimmy said as he raised an eyebrow. "I guess those girls must be really talented, huh?"

"Well, we only know that much from what Sailor Galaxia was saying to us, but we gotta be in top form before the we play the Ultimate Game on Friday night at the famed Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens," Bugs explained. "So, Jimmy, are you willing to help us or what?"

Bugs extended his hand for Jimmy to shake, then — after Jimmy had thought about the possibilities for a moment — he proceeded to shake Bugs' hand as he said, "Alright, Bugs, you got yourself a deal. Anyway, let's get down to the nitty-gritty: how are you guys doing with your practice sessions?"

Bugs peeked into the inside of the gym for a moment, then he turned back to Jimmy as he said, "Ehhh… are you sure you want to see how we are doing inside? Things are lookin' kinda shaky when it comes to practice…"

Jimmy just gave a warm chuckle in response as he said, "Ah, come on, Bugs: how shaky could it be? I mean, I'm sure it's not like there could be an all-out war with the Toons involving all matters of animated arsenal while slapstick antics are occurring all over the place, right?"

Bugs could only roll his eyes in response as he pulled one of the gym doors to reveal the cartoon chaos that was currently going down in the Jordan Brand Gym. Basically, while some of the Toons were preparing for the upcoming basketball game against the Sailor AnimaMates, the rest of the Toon Squad were engaging in a wide variety of cartoon antics: Yosemite Sam was shooting at one of the basketballs in the gym, Yakko, Wakko and Dot were busy engaging in their wacky antics all over the court, Taz was spinning around the basketball court and there was basically a battle consisting of animated arsenal all over the gym. As Bugs and Jimmy walked inside, Jimmy could only shake his head in disdain as Bugs looked up at him and said, "Well, I tried to warn ya, doc…"

"I see what you mean, Bugs," Jimmy said. "I can tell we have some serious work to do…"

Just as Bugs and Jimmy were getting ready to stop the shenanigans and antics of their fellow Toon Squad teammates, a certain female voice stopped them and said, "Hey, Bugs, do you guys need some help with another basketball game against some new enemies?"

Bugs and Jimmy both stopped and turned to see the source of the voice, then Bugs smirked and nodded his head as he said, "Well, it's about time you three made your grand return."

Jimmy also looked at the trio and smiled as he said, "Well, what do you know? Look who finally arrived to the party…"

Meanwhile, a few miles away from the Jordan Brand Gym, the Warner Bros. Rec Center served as the training headquarters for the Toon Squad's cheerleading squad. Inside the Rec Center, Kim Possible, Brandy Harrington, Cleo de Nile and Babs Bunny all stood in front of the various cheerleading prospects. Kim looked at the girls in front of her as she said, "Alright, ladies, listen up! As you all may have heard, we have another big basketball game ahead of us; this time around, we have to go up against the Sailor AnimaMates in what could possibly be the biggest basketball game of the ages!"

"While Bugs and the others are practicing with Jimmy Butler back at the Jordan Brand Gym, you girls are going to show us everything you got and, for the next couple of days, we will start setting up the lineup for our Toon Squad cheerleaders," Brandy explained. "If you manage to make the cheerleading squad before the Ultimate Game on Friday, you might get an opportunity to even play alongside the Toon Squad; however, if you get cut from the squad before then, well… you will at least get a ticket for the game."

Kim, Cleo and Babs could only raise an eyebrow at Brandy, who could only say in response, "Oh, come on! Like you guys could come up with anything better?!"

"Well, you'd think you would've given them a Space Jam-style gift pack or something to that effect," Babs said with a smirk. "Besides, it would've made a lot of sense, don't you think?"

As Brandy only scoffed at Babs' rebuttal, the cheerleading tryouts proceeded as the girls had intended as Jenny Wakeman decided to try out first. Jenny took notice of Kim, Brandy, Cleo and Babs sitting at a judges' panel, then she pulled out a boombox and turned it on as it proceeded to play Lil Uzi Vert's "XO TOUR Llif3".

As the song started to play on the boombox, Jenny proceeded to perform her own unique cheerleading routine that involved her wide arsenal of robotic gadgetry, thus creating a unique visual experience for the cheerleading team captains. After her stunning cheerleading performance, most of the cheerleaders at the tryouts cheered for the teenage robot as Brandy said, "Wow, Jenny, that was such an amazing performance!"

Jenny's eyes lit up in amazement as she gasped and said with a smile, "Really, do you mean it, Brandy?"

"Well, I wouldn't just say that about anyone when they are trying out for the cheerleading squad!" Brandy said with a genuine smile.

"Well, at least you're being honest, sister," Babs said as she giggled to herself, then she noticed Brandy giving her an annoyed glare as she said, "What? I'm just trying to liven things up, y'know!"

As Babs and Brandy were busy annoying each other, Cleo tried to get things back on track as she cleared her throat and said, "Well, Jenny, I was very impressed by your performance as well. Let's hope you keep up that same energy for the next few days, okay?"

"Okay, you got it, Cleo!" Jenny said with a smile as she performed a backflip off the court.

Kim smiled at Jenny's enthusiasm as she looked at the clipboard and said, "Alright, who's next?"

"Hey, girls, we hear that the Looney Tunes have another basketball challenge on their hands," a female voice said. "Maybe they could use some of our enthusiasm…"

Kim, Brandy, Cleo and Babs all looked up to see a certain group of girls who had met the Looney Tunes back when they and the Sailor Guardians had engaged in a basketball challenge against the Witches 5, which—thankfully, for the Tunes and the Guardians—had ended well in their favor. Kim, Brandy and Cleo were the main ones surprised at the girls who wanted to try out, but Babs had expected this to happen from the start.

"The Ayakashi Sisters?!" Kim, Brandy and Cleo all said in shock.

"Who did you girls expect? Fifth Harmony?" Koan quipped with a playful smile.

Kim, Brandy and Cleo could only give confused looks in response as Babs turned to the audience and said, "At this point, I'd think Fifth Harmony would've been even more of a surprise than the Ayakashi Sisters…"

The three girls just glared at the pink rabbit in annoyance, causing Babs to snap back and say, "What? I'm just saying that Fifth Harmony would've been a bigger surprise than the Ayakashi Sisters!"

While the Ayakashi Sisters were trying out for the cheerleading squad, it turns out that the Sailor Starlights had returned to help the Looney Tunes and their allies with another basketball game on their hands, much to the subdued surprise of Bugs and Jimmy. Seiya smirked at Bugs as she walked up and pet his head, saying, "Well, Bugs, I can see that you are excited to see us again."

Bugs could only blush in response, then proceed to stammer in the style of Beaky Buzzard, saying with a goofy smile, "Oh-ho, no, no, no; oh-ho, no, no, n-no, no…"

The other Starlights giggled in response as Jimmy could only shake his head and smirked while he walked up to Bugs and said, "Man, Bugs, you seem to be playing this real smooth."

Bugs then realized that he was making a fool of himself as he snapped back to his usual cool and laidback self, clearing his throat as he said, "Anyway, it's nice to see that you girls have returned to help us out in this basketball game."

The Starlights could only look at each other in confusion as Taiki cleared her throat and turned to Seiya and Yaten, saying, "So, do you girls want to tell him the truth, or should I?"

Seiya proceeded to point at Yaten as she said in a sarcastic tone, "Why don't you give the job to the most-dramatic girl on the Starlights?"

However, once she said this, Seiya noticed that Yaten gave her an annoyed glare in response as she looked at her, flustered, and said, "What?! You know it's true, Yaten!"

Yaten only gave a heated sigh in response as she only said, "Don't remind me, Seiya; I already know…"

The Starlights turned to see that Bugs was giving them a confused look while Jimmy gave signs that he wanted an explanation from the girls. Taiki cleared her throat as she said, "Well, uh, Bugs… y'see, it's not that we don't want to help you guys with this upcoming basketball challenge against the Sailor AnimaMates and Sailor Galaxia, but… well, uh… how can I put this?"

"Listen, we just don't want to go through another situation where we have to disguise ourselves to avoid having Sailor Galaxia know a thing about our current whereabouts, thus leading to all of you guys getting hurt in the process during the Ultimate Game," Yaten said in a straight-forward fashion, then she turned to see her fellow Starlights looking rather surprised as she said in a defensive tone, "What? I was being honest!"

"I guess my comment about you being dramatic and honest was true, huh?" Seiya said while sporting a playful smirk.

"Well, you just said that I was known for being overdramatic, not honest," Yaten said while rolling her eyes.

Before Seiya and Yaten could engage in an intense tongue war, Taiki tried to keep the peace by stepping in between the two and glaring at them to tone it down as she said to Bugs, "Anyway… I hope you can understand, Bugs; the last time we had conflicts with Sailor Galaxia was when we were searching for the princess of our universe … which led to a series of intense moments and tension-filled encounters with the Outer Guardians — if you could believe that."

Bugs only stood there with a surprised look on his face, then he gave a sad sigh as he said, "Well, I guess I can understand why you girls would be unable to help us out this time around, but you three could've been our secret weapons. After all, you seem to know a thing or two about those Sailor AnimaMates and their weaknesses, which we could've used to our advantage—well, at least alongside our usual arsenal of cartoon gags and trickery anyway."

"Well, we wish we could help, Bugs, but we can't let Sailor Galaxia be the wiser about what we are currently doing," Seiya said as she sadly sighed. "Besides, we don't want her trying to destroy the Animation Multiverse, completely harming you guys in the process."

"Yeah, I can understand why that would be—wait a minute!" Bugs said as he snapped back to his usual cool-headed self, saying in a reassuring tone to the Sailor Starlights, "Girls, I don't think you have to worry about Sailor Galaxia being a serious threat in any way, shape or form. I mean, she and the Sailor AnimaMates may be our opponents in this upcoming basketball game, but they don't seem as though they are going to be as reckless as they were before."

The Sailor Starlights all looked at Bugs in complete surprise as they simultaneously said, "Really?"

Bugs then took a bite from his carrot as he smiled at the girls and said, "Sure, you three will have nothing to worry about! In fact, you could honestly say that they really hold no ill will against us, Sailor Galaxia just wants to prove that she and the Sailor AnimaMates could defeat us in a better fashion than what Swackhammer and the Witches 5 tried to do to us last time. As a matter of fact, this might be a cakewalk compared to what us Looney Tunes and Michael Jordan had to put up with when we went head-to-head against the Monstars 21 years ago…"

While Seiya and Taiki were starting to gain a better understanding of the situation, Yaten was still unsure about the proceedings as she said to Bugs, "I don't know about this, Bugs… are you sure—no, wait, positive that Sailor Galaxia isn't going to do anything harmful to you guys or any of us in this challenge?"

"The only thing she specified is that she was going to take over the Animation Multiverse and rebuild it to her own standards, but I think she mostly wants the Sailor AnimaMates to become Dubba City's coolest basketball team," Bugs explained as he took another bite from his carrot.

The Sailor Starlights all exchanged looks of confusion among themselves, but they eventually got a better understanding of it as Yaten looked at Bugs and gave a small smile, saying, "Alright, Bugs, I guess I have a better understanding of the situation now…"

"Well, that's good to hear, Yaten, but you girls don't have to suddenly jump into this challenge if you don't want to," Bugs said with a smile as he shrugged his shoulders. "We just might need a secret weapon on our team, that's all. C'mon, Jimmy, let's go and help these Toons practice for the Ultimate Game."

As Bugs and Jimmy started to walk away, Seiya quickly stopped them as she said, "Bugs, wait! There was actually another reason why we came up here to see you; we actually came across one new recruit who would be beneficial for the Ultimate Game."

Bugs and Jimmy turned to Seiya with looks of interest as Jimmy raised an eyebrow and said, "Really? You girls encountered a legendary streetball player?"

"Well… not exactly, but… I feel this person will bring in some much-needed energy and enthusiasm to this team," Taiki said with a reassuring smile.

"Alright, so who's the new recruit?" Bugs asked while raising an eyebrow.

Just as he said this, the Starlights stepped to the side as they introduced the newest recruit to the Toon Squad: a 15-year-old girl with long, pale yellow hair, and wore a long-sleeved navy shirt with a matching navy-colored skirt that had stars on it and a pair of white and light blue roller-skates. As Bugs and Jimmy exchanged looks of surprise at their new recruit, the rabbit stepped up and said, "Eh, ladies, care to introduce us to your new friend and our new recruit here?"

"Oh, of course!" Yaten said with a smile. "Bugs Bunny, Jimmy Butler, allow us to introduce you to Milky Way of the Galaxy Girls!"

Milky Way walked up to Bugs Bunny and proceeded to shake hands with him as she said, "Wow, Bugs Bunny! I must say, it is an absolute honor to finally meet the world's most-beloved cartoon character in person!"

Bugs was a bit surprised of this girl's overall enthusiasm and energy, but eventually came to embrace it as he chuckled a bit and said with a genuine smile, "Well, eh … it's nice to meet you, too, Miss Milky Way!"

As he shook hands with Milky Way, Bugs couldn't help but think to himself, "Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls? Why does that name sound so familiar to me?"

After introducing herself to Bugs, Milky Way proceeded to introduce herself to Jimmy G Buckets while simultaneously shaking his hands as Jimmy said with a smile, "Well, it's nice to meet you, too, Milky Way. I guess you know a thing or two about playing basketball, huh?"

"Well, to be honest, seeing as how my friends and I have been busy protecting the galaxy from the evil Black Hole, the girls and I managed to find some spare time to learn a thing or two about playing the game," Milky Way explained with a smile as she shrugged her shoulders.

Suddenly, Daffy Duck popped up to where Bugs, Jimmy, Milky Way and the Starlights were gathered as he said, "Hey, Bugs, what's the hold-up here? Why are you and Jimmy holding up all of your time talking to the Sailor Starlights?"

Seiya cleared her throat as Daffy just chuckled nervously, then he said with a small smile, "Oh, uh… hello there, ladies… heh-heh…"

"Cool your jets, Daff," Bugs said in a reassuring tone. "The Starlights were introducing us to our newest member of the Toon Squad: Milky Way of the Galaxy Girls!"

"Our newest team member, huh?" Daffy said as he quickly switched into a doctor's outfit akin to the one he wore in Space Jam, sporting a devious, yet deliciously screwy smile as he said, "Well, Bugs, I think I might have to put her to the test! Why don't ya let the Ducktor take a look? Whoo-hoo!"

As Daffy grabbed Milky Way and placed her into a patient's chair that was on center stage, he proceeded to pull a lever that caused Milky Way to shoot high up into the sky! Taking note of Milky Way's concern, Daffy reared back for a bit as he quietly said, "Whoops, maybe that was a little too high…"

Milky Way looked down at Daffy and shook her head as she said with a hint of fear in her voice, "Oh, no…"

Suddenly, Daffy went into full screwball mode as he pulled the lever, saying while laughing, "Going down, Milky Way! Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-HOO! Whoo-hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo!"

As soon as Daffy pulled the lever to bring the patient's chair back down to the ground, Milky Way screamed out in fear as the seat came down on the court with a resounding 'THUD!'. After all of the commotion, some of the Toons applauded the move and proceeded to give varying scores of the gag, even including a heart score from Pepé Le Pew!

As Milky Way shook her head while getting back into the reality of the matter, Daffy popped up right next to her as he asked, "So, what do you say we go for a little… SPIN?!"

Just as Milky Way rolled her eyes at the duck's antics, Daffy proceeded to spin her around in the patient's chair for a moment, then he suddenly stopped her as he looked inside her eyes, saying in an inquisitive tone, "Hmmm… now, let's see what we've got going on inside your mind here…"

From the other side of Milky Way, Bugs popped up and was yodeling a quick tune, then Daffy popped a thermometer into Milky Way's mouth—one that was close to exploding—as he said, "Say 'Aah'!"

After the "exploding thermometer" gag, Daffy then stamped an 'A-OK' label on her forehead as he announced to the rest of the Toons, "Alright, ladies and gentlemen… this girl's O-kay!"

As Milky Way rubbed her head to get out of her daze, she looked up at the Toons as she said, "So, uh… can anybody fill me in on what's going on around here?"

Bugs laughed as he looked at Milky Way and said with a smile, "Why, Milky Way, I thought you'd never ask… Y'see, these old rivals of the Sailor Guardians came from outer space and they wanted to prove they would be more successful than Swackhammer when it came to being stronger opponents. Eh, what did we care? Those girls were practically Sailor Guardians themselves, I could tell, so we decided to take up their challenge for a basketball game … but then, when they show up in our universe, they're practically UNSTOPPABLE! Listen, Milky Way, we need some backup in beating these girls 'cause who knows what could happen? They might enslave us on their planet, then they'll have us work on their Galaxy TV station, the same jokes and same cartoon gags every day, every night, 24 hours a day for all eternity! We might end up getting locked up like a bunch of wild animals who have been trotted out to perform on television to entertain a bunch of low-brow, bug-eyed, fat-headed, humor-challenged aliens!"

After the long explanation, Bugs then cleared his throat and smiled as he said, "Eh, Milky Way, what I'm really trying to say is… WE NEED YOUR HELLLLPPPP!"

After that hamtastic performance, Bugs turned to the audience and said with a knowing smirk, "Yeah, I know that was a bit over-the-top, but this should net me the Academy Award!"

Milky Way thought about it for a moment, then she looked at Bugs as she said, "Well, Bugs, I understand that you guys want my help, but I'm just a teen popstar who has to protect the Solar System from impending doom with the help of my friends!"

However, Bugs decided to play along as he coolly said, "Right, and I'm a Shakespearian actor."

Just as he was saying this, Bugs proceeded to pull out a rabbit's skull a la Hamlet, then threw it over his shoulder as Milky Way could only give a confused look to the audience. Bugs then looked at her and said, "So, what do you say, Milky Way? Are you in or what?"

Once again, Milky Way thought about if her skills would be sufficient enough to help the Looney Tunes. However, even then, it would be interesting to learn about the ways of playing basketball with some of the most-popular cartoon characters and one of the NBA's biggest stars. After a moment or two of clarity, Milky Way smiled and said, "Alright, Bugs, I'm in!"

The Toons all cheered in response to Milky Way's acceptance as they all continued to prepare for the Ultimate Game against the Sailor AnimaMates. As Milky Way jumped down from the patient's chair, she then turned to Bugs and Jimmy G Buckets, saying, "Well, guys, I understand that you need another secret weapon, but my skills might be a little rusty…"

Jimmy then pet Milky Way's head as he explained to her with a smile, "Hey, don't worry, Milky Way, that's why we are having these practice sessions, so our skills will improve before the Ultimate Game on Friday. Hopefully, by the time Friday comes around, your skills would experience full growth by the time you play in this game…"

While the Toons were getting their respective basketball and cheerleading squads together for the Ultimate Game, the Sailor AnimaMates had already set up shop at a local basketball complex that had a futuristic atmosphere, which made them feel right at home as they proceeded to practice their 3-point jumpshots. During the practice session, Sailor Galaxia was busy studying the Sailor AnimaMates from afar, sighing happily as she thought to herself, "Man, these girls are really getting into this basketball thing… They may be getting started with these training sessions, but they act as though they had been playing basketball for years. I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed! Y'know, maybe it wouldn't be worth it to try and take over the Animation Multiverse if this ends up being a great game between the Toons and the Sailor AnimaMates."

After these personal thoughts, Sailor Galaxia walked out onto the basketball court and blew the whistle as the Sailor AnimaMates rushed up to her, taking a knee as they looked up to their leader. Sailor Galaxia was taken aback for a bit, but eventually played along with it as she said, "Listen, ladies, I have to say that I am glad you girls are working really hard for this upcoming basketball game against the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians."

"Oh, you better believe it, Galaxia!" Sailor Tin Nyanko said with a playful smile. "It's been a very interesting experience of actually playing basketball before we make our debut in our first real game."

"Yeah… I just wanted to say that I'm proud of your progress so far, girls…" Sailor Galaxia said with a good-natured smile as a tear streamed down her face.

Sailor Aluminum Seiren took notice of Sailor Galaxia's emotion upon seeing her group preparing for the Ultimate Game and how well they have performed up to the point, then she asked her in concern, "Um… Sailor Galaxia, are you feeling okay?"

"Huh? Oh, uh, yeah, I'm fine, Sailor Aluminum Seiren," Sailor Galaxia said as she wiped the tear from her eye. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, I noticed that tear streaming down your face," Sailor Aluminum Seiren said. "Is something bothering you? Is there something you want to talk about?"

Sailor Galaxia just blushed a bit and cleared her throat as she said in a reassuring tone, "Uh, no, nothing's bothering me. It was just something coming out of my eye … that's all it is; nothing more, nothing less."

As the Sailor AnimaMates only stared at Sailor Galaxia in confusion, it only led to an awkward silence that felt like it lasted for an eternity until Sailor Galaxia said, "Uh … I gotta go, girls, I have to check on something in Looney Tune Land. Continue your practice session and keep up the good work, girls!"

As Sailor Galaxia rushed out of the basketball complex, the Sailor AnimaMates all looked on in confusion at their leader's weird behavior as Sailor Iron Mouse said, "Uh… I don't know about you girls, but did you notice anything weird about Sailor Galaxia right there?"

The other AnimaMates thought about it for a moment, then Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon said to the girls, "Well… I did notice that she doesn't seem to be feeling as competitive or as vindictive towards those Toons as Swackhammer was when he played against the Looney Tunes…"

"Yeah, and she seemed to be a lot more … motherly towards us when it came to our practice sessions," Sailor Lead Crow said as she rubbed her chin for a bit.

The Sailor AnimaMates thought about it for a moment, then Sailor Aluminum Seiren managed to piece it all together, saying, "Wait a minute, girls! I don't think there's anything wrong with Sailor Galaxia after all; she just might be feeling more in tune with her emotions than ever before."

"What makes you think that, Aluminum Seiren?" Sailor Tin Nyanko said while raising an eyebrow.

"Well, seeing as how she isn't affected by any dark forces like before, she might not feel as cold-hearted as she used to be," Sailor Aluminum Seiren said with a shrug of her shoulders. "I guess she feels like since she doesn't have that intense rivalry against the Sailor Guardians like last time, she might be thinking of this upcoming basketball game as being more of a friendly competition, if anything."

"Oh, it'll be a friendly competition, alright… until we start losing and she tells us to crush those Toons to the dust…" Sailor Tin Nyanko muttered in a dark tone.

"Wait, what?" Sailor Iron Mouse said as she turned to look at Sailor Tin Nyanko.

Sailor Tin Nyanko noticed that Sailor Iron Mouse heard her comment, so she turned away from Sailor Iron Mouse with an embarrassed blush on her face as she said with a nervous light chuckle, "Oh, uh, nothing."

While the Sailor AnimaMates continued their own training sessions, the Toon Squad were still working on their team drills for the Ultimate Game, working on their dribbling, footwork, passing and shooting skills. While some of the Toons managed to adapt to the game with ease, the other Toons were… well, they were engaging in the same, off-the-wall antics they would perform in their own cartoons: Pepé Le Pew was busy chasing Penelope Pussycat around all over the basketball court; Marvin the Martian was blasting one of the basketballs with his futuristic laser gun; Foghorn Leghorn was busy harassing the Barnyard Dawg; Yakko, Wakko and Dot were annoying most of the Toons in the gymnasium; and Jimmy G Buckets was in the middle of it all, trying to make sense of what was going on in the arena.

While Marvin was shooting at one of the basketballs, one of his shots ended up blasting Daffy in his behind, causing him to land on the court… with the basketball landing on his head afterward. After that, the basketball ended up bouncing into Wile E. Coyote's hands, leaving the super-genius coyote confused at first until he saw the Road Runner run up to him and steal the ball away from him with his hair. Soon, he proceeded to run around the court at his signature extreme speed, spinning around Jimmy G Buckets for a few moments until he burst through one of the walls of the Jordan Brand Gym, leaving behind a desert background.

Just as Wile E. was trying to process what just happened and why the Road Runner did what he did, he decided to give chase to his rival and proceeded to run through the hole the Road Runner left in his wake. However, it turned out that the hole was just a background painting, wrapping him up inside the painting.

As he took note of the Looney Tunes-style antics of the Toons, Jimmy G Buckets just glanced at Bugs for a minute, then he shook his head in annoyance as he looked at the Toons around him and said, "Alright, does anyone here have any major experience in playing basketball?"

"Hey! Are we late for the tryouts or anything?" A female voice called out, catching Jimmy's attention as the Toons all turned to see a trio of females walking through the gym's double doors.

Once the Toons turned to see where the source of that voice came from, they all saw to see that the Outer Guardians have decided to step up and join the Toon Squad for their upcoming basketball game against the Sailor AnimaMates. While some of the Toons were surprised to see the Outer Guardians return for an event like this, Bugs gave the girls a warm welcome as he walked up to them and shook hands with each of the girls, then he said, "Well, hey, girls! It's pretty cool to see you three again, but still surprising at the same time…"

"Really? Why do you think of it as a surprise?" Michiru said while raising an eyebrow and sporting a playful smirk.

"Well, to be honest here… I didn't think you three would actually jump at the opportunity of playing in a basketball game," Bugs said while smirking at the girls.

"Oh, you don't say, huh?" Setsuna said as Haruka passed her the basketball. "You don't think we have what it takes to jam?"

Bugs just rolled his eyes and coolly bit on his carrot as he said to the Outer Guardians, "Well, eh… I don't know; do you girls think you really know the way of the Space Jam?"

"Well, why don't we make our way to the court and see for ourselves… Bugs?" Haruka said as she, Michiru and Setsuna all walked out onto the court to challenge Bugs in a game of 1-on-3, practically hoping to prove themselves to the rascally rabbit.

As Bugs made his way to the court, everyone else stood at the other end of the court to see how the rabbit could hold up against the Outer Guardians in a basketball game. Haruka decided to start things off by trying to lull Bugs into a false sense of security, then she managed to speed past the rabbit while passing the ball to Michiru, who left Bugs in a major twist as she passed the ball to Setsuna, who rushed up to the hoop and dunked the ball for a rim-rattlin' jam!

As the Toons and Jimmy all watched the performance from the Outer Guardians, Jimmy just nodded his head and said, "Those girls really got some skills…"

As Bugs managed to get himself untangled as the Outer Guardians walked up to him, Haruka just smirked at the rascally rabbit as she said, "So, Bugs, did we make the cut or what?"

Bugs then stood up and dusted himself off as he cleared his throat and said to the Outer Guardians, "Well, after that basketball performance I saw from you three, I guess I'll have to say… congratulations, you girls have made the Toon Squad!"

The Outer Guardians just exchanged high-fives with each other in response as Lola just walked up to Bugs and said with a playful smirk, "Real smooth of you, casa-blunder."

Bugs could only shrug his shoulders as he said in response, "Ehh, what more can I say, Lola? They gotta prove their worth if they wanna join this squad."

"Yeah, clearly," Lola said as she rolled her eyes to Bugs' antics.

Jimmy then walked up to the Outer Guardians, impressed by their game, and said with a smile, "I gotta say, ladies, that display was pretty impressive! How did you three manage to play to that level of basketball with ease?"

Michiru beamed a smile in response as she giggled and said, "Well, what can I say? We actually learned from the best of the best in basketball."

"Who, Michael Jordan?" Jimmy quipped while sporting a playful smirk.

"No… well, actually, that's true to some degree, but there was someone who managed to teach us these skills," Haruka said.

"Well, who is that someone?" Jimmy asked while raising an eyebrow.

The Outer Guardians then turned to each other, then turned to Jimmy as they all said, "The one and only Hare Jordan."

"'Hare Jordan', eh?" 'Jimmy said while raising an eyebrow. "Now, when you say, 'Hare Jordan', I'm guessing y'all really mean…"

Jimmy proceeded to turn his head and smirk at Bugs, causing the rabbit to look on in surprise as he said, "Who, me?"

"Yeah, Bugs, don't you remember when we trained the girls to become basketball starlets when we played against the Witches 5?" Jimmy asked.

"Well… yeah, but they mostly worked with the MonStars around that time, doc," Bugs said as he took a bite from his carrot.

"Yeah, and your point is?" Jimmy said with a smirk as Bugs just rolled his eyes.

"Hey, if you don't mind me changing the subject, where are the other girls?" Setsuna said as she looked at the Toons present in the gym, only to see that Rei, Makoto, Minako, Lola, Musa, Layla and Milky Way were among the few girls present on the Toon Squad.

"Well, the rest of the girls are trying out for the cheerleading squad captained by Kim, Brandy, Cleo and Babs," Bugs explained as he took a bite from his carrot. "So, for the time being, they are going to honing up on their cheerleading skills while we train for this big basketball game."

As the Outer Guardians nodded their heads, Bugs did add, "However, it could be possible that they might play a part in the Ultimate Game here and there, so you might be in for a couple of surprises during that time…"

After a week of practice for both the Toon Squad and the Sailor AnimaMates, as well as the cheerleading tryouts, the big day finally arrived… the Ultimate Game between the Toon Squad and the Sailor AnimaMates at the world-renowned Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens! Practically every cartoon character in Dubba City and the bigger Animation Multiverse were all lining up at the stadium in droves to see both teams throw down in the Ultimate Game, the real challenge to see who wins the fame and who will go down in shame. Sailor Galaxia made her way to the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens in style, taking note of the crowd rushing up to see their home team win the game as she said, "Wow, what a real turnout! These Toons must really know a thing or two about drumming up moral support. Well, with this kind of audience, this should be a good one for all parties involved…"

Inside the stadium, the citizens of the Animation Multiverse were filling in the seats of the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens as they got ready to see the Toon Squad in action, hoping they would get another win for the Toon history books. Sailor Galaxia, meanwhile, saw that the Toons decided to create special seating arrangements for her as she saw an exclusive booth among the stadium seats, being greeted by Esmeraude and Kaolinite as she sat in her seat, saying in amazement, "Wow, this is so amazing! Those Toons really pulled out all the stops for this one! I can see everything from here! This is a real, high-quality view of the game right here!"

Meanwhile, in the commentators' booth, Pinky and the Brain made their way to the commentators' official microphone as Pinky said in amazement, "Egad, Brain! Are we really going to do the full-fledged play-by-play commentary for this year's Ultimate Game?"

However, The Brain could only roll his eyes at Pinky's ridiculous assumption as he said, "Don't be ridiculous, Pinky, I am going to find a way to present new subliminal messages throughout this game, so I can control the masses and finally achieve my goal of taking over the world! Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky?"

Pinky thought about it for a moment, then he said with a smile, "Ooh… well, I think so, Brain, but a cartoon series about two Japanese rock stars who discover the weirdness of America? Hoo, that'll never get on the air!"

"A worthy anecdote, Pinky, but it means that I would get the opportunity to lead the Animation Multiverse and make it a better place than it has ever been before!" The Brain explained. "Besides, all those times of trying to take over the actual world in the past 25 years yielded nothing but failure in my mind, so I guess trying to take over the Animation Multiverse wouldn't be a bad call."

"Narf! That's very noble of you, Brain, but, eh… what does this have to do with this basketball game between the Toon Squad and the Sailor AnimaMates?" Pinky asked while shrugging his shoulders.

"Pinky, let's be real here," The Brain said as he rolled his eyes. "It actually doesn't. Besides, Hubie and Bertie are supposed to be the ones to do this play-by-play commentary stuff anyway."

As if on cue, Hubie and Bertie finally made it to the commentators' booth as Hubie said to The Brain, "Well, obviously, Brain; it's as if you are able to look into the future or something!"

The Brain just gave an annoyed look to the audience as Pinky laughed along and said, "Wow, Brain, I didn't think you were a world-class fortune teller! Can you tell me what is in store for my future?"

While Pinky closed his eyes with a smile, thinking that he would get his answer that way, The Brain responded by hitting Pinky on the head with his fist, causing Pinky to laugh even more as he said in his daze, "Wow, Brain… I can see a funny cartoon in your future!"

"Riveting, Pinky," The Brain said as he rolled his eyes in annoyance, then he and Pinky left the commentators' booth.

As Hubie and Bertie watched Pinky and the Brain as they left the commentators' booth, Bertie turned to Hubie and said, "Man, those guys are some real screwballs, Hubie. Should I go ahead and get the new sound system ready before the game?"

"Eh, whatever floats your boat, Bertie," Hubie said as he shrugged his shoulders. "Besides, the Toon Squad should be coming out in style any minute right now."

Speaking of the Toon Squad, the Animation Multiverse's resident home team were getting prepared for the latest basketball game of the ages, making final preparations as they were getting dressed in their team uniforms before they stepped out on the court in style. Lola Bunny wrapped her hands with a roll of athletic tape, Bugs Bunny managed to put on his Tune Squad uniform with ease, Riley Freeman wrapped a Toon Squad team bandana around his braids as he growled fiercely and Minako decided to put a new spin on her Toon Squad uniform, giving it a more fashionable flavor.

Meanwhile, Yakko and Wakko were busy jumping rope as Wakko jumped out, then used a black marker to draw game marks on his face. While all the Toons were dressed in their team uniforms, Daffy Duck was dressed in a non-Toon Squad uniform that included such items as a pool floatie, football cleats and a knight's helmet, then after he got dressed in this ridiculous getup, he said to himself, "Just get out of my way."

Eventually, Jimmy G Buckets was getting his Toon Squad uniform together, putting his team jersey on as he looked at his teammates and the cheerleading squad, then he smiled with confidence and said to the Toons, "Everyone ready?"

"Yeah!" The Toon Squad players and cheerleaders all said in unison.

"Let's go," Jimmy said with a nod of his head.

Outside on the basketball court, one could feel the energy within the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens as the Toons and Sailor Galaxia were all ready to see an exciting basketball game between the Toon Squad and the Sailor AnimaMates, hoping it would exceed the expectations set by the previous game between the Tune Squad and the Witches 5. Finally, the lights in the stadium dimmed, aside from the spotlights for the Toon Squad, as Hubie cleared his throat and Bertie walked up to him, saying, "Okey-doke, Hubie, you ready to go?"

"Yeah, yeah, Bert, I'm ready," Hubie said with a light smile and laugh as he walked up to the microphone. "Man, I can tell this game is going to be good!"

Hubie proceeded to clear his throat, then he said, in his signature stadium announcer-style voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens for the ultimate intergalactic basketball game of the ages between the Toon Squad and the Sailor AnimaMates! Two years ago, the Tune Squad graced the hallowed grounds of this world-renowned stadium to go up against the Witches 5, defeating their challengers with a final score of 97-94, but this time around, instead of Swackhammer challenging the Toons to a new basketball game, Sailor Galaxia has thrown her hat into the ring with her own basketball team challenging the cartoon characters! Will the Toon Squad continue the win streak started by the O.G. Tune Squad or will the Sailor AnimaMates shake up history and earn their first win against their signature rivals, the Sailor Guardians? Well, let's find out right about now… tonight! Now, ladies and gentlemen, here is your starting lineup for… the Toon Squad!"

The spotlights moved to the Toon Squad's end of the stadium as the first player made their way to the stadium, just as Hubie announced, "At Shooting Guard, standing at 4'9, the leading queen of the Solar Sisterhood in the Girlaxy: Milky Way!"

Milky Way's fellow Galaxy Girls and her little sister all cheered loudly for her as she used her roller skates to make her way to the court while dribbling a basketball with surprising ease and grace.

Following Milky Way's entrance, Lola slowly made her entrance into the stadium as Hubie announced, "At Small Forward, standing at a scintillating 3'2, the Heartthrob of the Hoops: Lola Bunny!"

As everyone wildly cheered for Lola as she made her way out onto the court, Lola managed to catch a basketball thrown by Charlie Dog from the audience as she proceeded to dribble the ball for a bit, then managed to spin it around on her finger.

"At Power Forward, standing at 5'2, the Sailor Guardian of Love and Beauty, she will punish you in the name of Love… give it up for the one and only Sailor Venus!" Hubie announced as Minako arrived on the court and proceeded to undergo an epic transformation into her Sailor Guardian identity, Sailor Venus, inciting mass cheers from everyone in the stadium.

Finally, everyone calmed down enough just as the real star of the team was about to make his grand entrance on the court as everyone in the audience put on a recognizable pair of rabbit ears and Hubie announced, "…and, at Point Guard, standing at 3'3—4' if you include the ears—the co-captain of the Toon Squad, the Doctor of Delight: Bugs Bunny!"

Bugs was digging underneath the floor of the stadium as Hubie made his announcement, then he popped out to the sound of wild applause and cheering from the spectators in the audience and the Toon Squad's cheerleaders as he bowed and said, "Thank you! Thank you!"

After Bugs' grand entrance, Hubie announced, "…and now, the new player-coach of the Toon Squad, at 6'8 from Houston, Texas, the Resident King of the Buckets: Jimmy Butler!"

Jimmy smiled as he ran towards his teammates and the cheerleaders, receiving tons of cheers and applause from the audience, then Sailor Galaxia did a double take and turned to Esmeraude, asking, "Wha—wait a minute! Is he one of the Looney Tunes?"

"Huh? Uh-well-uh—well, you see, he could be a Looney Tune!" Esmeraude said while shrugging.

Jimmy proceeded to gather the Toon Squad and the cheerleaders into a huddle, placing their hands into a circle as Jimmy looked at his teammates and asked, "Are you guys ready?"

"Oh, I was born ready for this, J.B.!" Riley said with tons of confidence in his voice.

"I'm set to take it back to the rack, jack!" Daffy said in a determined tone.

"Once we're through with these girls, those Sailor AnimaMates will wish they've never been born!" Sailor Moon said in the same determined tone as Daffy.

"Guys, let's just go out there and have fun," Jimmy said in a reassuring tone. "Let's make sure we manage to win this one for the Animation Multiverse."

"Yeah!" The Toon Squad players and cheerleaders all said as they broke out of the team huddle.

Suddenly, the spotlights moved to the AnimaMates' end of the court as Hubie announced, "Now, the challengers for the Ultimate Game… representing all the way from Shadow Galactica: The Sailor AnimaMates!"

The Toon Squad all turned to see the Sailor AnimaMates flying into the stadium with tons of confidence while showing off in front of the Toons and receiving a mix of cheers and jeers from the audience, though they did have some support from Sailor Galaxia, Kaolinite and Esmeraude, the latter cheering, "Go, Sailor AnimaMates! Go, Sailor AnimaMates! Go, Sailor AnimaMates, Go-Go!"

The starting lineup for the Toon Squad proceeded to look at their opponents, showing their game faces to their respective counterparts as the Sailor AnimaMates just exchanged smug looks with the Toon Squad. Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon could only look at Jimmy and said, "Oh, you think this game is going to be easy? Just wait and see what happens; you'll see we won't be easy to defeat, compared to how you guys did the Witches 5 last time!"

Sailor Tin Nyanko proceeded to screech like a cat at Milky Way, who could only give a confused look in response to her antics.

While both teams got into their respective positions, Jimmy walked up to the center of the court to meet up with Sailor Aluminum Seiren, who took notice of his Jordans as she said with a smile, "Wow… cool shoes!"

Suddenly, Marvin the Martian, the game's referee, walked up to Jimmy and Sailor Aluminum Seiren with the game ball in his hand, then he looked at both players and simply asked, "Ready?"

Both Jimmy and Aluminum Seiren nodded their heads as Marvin proceeded to toss the ball up in the air, which led to both Aluminum Seiren and Jimmy jumping up to start the tip-off. Jimmy managed to win the tip-off by knocking the ball away from Aluminum Seiren as it flew and landed into Bugs' hands, which led to the rabbit saying, "I got it! I got it! I got it! I got the ball! I got the ball!"

Once Bugs caught the ball, he was dribbling the ball down the court with ease until he came face-to-face with Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, who was ready to use her magical abilities to knock Bugs to the ground to get the ball. However, Bugs managed to use his cartoon savvy to outsmart the Sailor AnimaMate by giving her a bomb disguised as a basketball. When Heavy Metal Papillon got the alleged "basketball", however, she eventually noticed that Bugs had given her a bomb in place, causing her hair to droop down as she gave a pathetic look to the audience and squeaked, "Mother …"

As the bomb blew up in Heavy Metal Papillon's face off-screen, Bugs managed to make an easy 3-point shot, giving the Toon Squad an early lead over the Sailor AnimaMates.

Toon Squad: 03
Sailor AnimaMates: 00

Sailor Galaxia initially looked dumbfounded by Bugs' trick on Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, but she eventually smiled at the rabbit's wiliness as she said, "Wow… I must say, that rabbit really has talent!"

Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, covered in soot after Bugs' trick, could only look at Sailor Galaxia in annoyance, then just brushed it off as she got back into the game. Just as she did so, Sailor Tin Nyanko got in a quick 2-point jumpshot to bring the Sailor AnimaMates one point closer to the Toon Squad's current 3-point lead. However, once the ball got back into the Toon Squad's possession, Sailor Venus managed to pass the ball to Milky Way, who made another 3-point shot, putting the Toon Squad four points ahead of the Sailor AnimaMates. Milky Way and Sailor Venus proceeded to exchange high-fives as Milky Way said, "Wow, I didn't think things would be off to such an easy start!"

"I know," Sailor Venus said with a smile. "If we manage to maintain our lead over the Sailor AnimaMates, this game should be a cakewalk!"

However, the Sailor AnimaMates started to ramp up their efforts against the Toon Squad as Sailor Iron Mouse got the ball in their possession and pulled off an impressive slam dunk, bringing the Sailor AnimaMates one point closer to overtaking the Toon Squad's lead. When the Toon Squad got the ball back, Milky Way was dribbling down the court to make another jumpshot, but Sailor Tin Nyanko tripped her up on her way down, causing the Sailor AnimaMates to get the ball back as Sailor Tin Nyanko performed another slam dunk, earning two points for the Sailor AnimaMates and putting them one point ahead of the Toon Squad.

Toon Squad: 06
Sailor AnimaMates: 07

"Way to go, girls!" Sailor Galaxia cheered from the stadium seats. "Did you see the moves on that one?"

Marvin inbounded the ball to Lola, who proceeded to pass the ball to Jimmy. Jimmy was about to make his way down the court until he noticed that Sailor Iron Mouse, Sailor Aluminum Seiren and Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon were blocking his path. Unable to make any moves around the three Sailor AnimaMates, Jimmy decided to pass the ball to Daffy Duck, who only had the reaction of "Whoops!"

"Look, girls, the duck has the ball!" Sailor Lead Crow said, pointing straight at Daffy.

Daffy looked around for a way out of trouble, hoping to avoid colliding with the Sailor AnimaMates, but he noticed that the AnimaMates were all getting close to tackling him. Without a second thought, Daffy decided to throw the ball to Usagi, who was sitting on the sidelines with the other cheerleaders and the other Toon Squad players. Usagi looked on in surprise as she noticed the Sailor AnimaMates charging after her. Some of the cheerleaders and team players managed to get out of harm's way, but Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, Flora, Brandy, Clawdeen, Kim and Koan all got tangled up after getting tackled by the AnimaMates.

"Ooh! That's gotta sting!" Hubie announced. "I guess this must be a recurring tradition in these Looney Tunes-style basketball games."

Jimmy winced for a moment, but sighed in relief as he noticed that the girls were still okay, if only a little dazed. Sailor Moon herself rubbed her head as Tweety Birds flew around her head and she said, "Oh… sorry, Rei, I just wanted to borrow your manga to serve as my sick day reading materials."

Sailor Venus could only palm her face in embarrassment as she said to herself, "To think, it was all good only a few minutes ago…"

"What?! She was wide open!" Daffy said sheepishly in his defense.

After the mishap involving the cheerleaders and the Sailor AnimaMates, possession went back to the Sailor AnimaMates as Sailor Lead Crow inbounded the ball to Sailor Iron Mouse, who proceeded to pass the ball to Sailor Aluminum Seiren, who decided to pull up for an easy 3-point shot, adding to the Sailor AnimaMates' current lead.

In response to the Sailor AnimaMates' sudden takeover of the game, the Toon Squad responded with some moves of their own: as Lola inbounded the ball to Jimmy, he managed to maneuver his way around Sailor Iron Mouse, then he performed some crossover moves around both Sailor Tin Nyanko and Sailor Lead Crow as he went for a slam dunk, earning two points for the Toon Squad.

Toon Squad: 08
Sailor AnimaMates: 10

Sailor Galaxia, Esmeraude and Kaolinite all looked on in complete surprise as Sailor Galaxia said in amazement, "How did he do that?"

However, as hard as the Toons played for the rest of the first quarter, it was all for naught as the Sailor AnimaMates were leading the Toon Squad 46-13 before the second quarter and Sailor Galaxia was impressed by the results, saying, "Wow, this is pretty impressive! I guess the girls really grew into their basketball roles after all!"

By the time the second quarter started, the Toon Squad started to get back into the groove by really bringing their A-game against the Sailor AnimaMates, but the AnimaMates were still adding more to their current lead over the Toons. When the second quarter started, the Toon Squad's lineup now consisted of Jimmy, Bugs, Sailor Mars, Musa and Riley. Riley and Sailor Mars managed to play some tough defense against Sailor Iron Mouse as she made her way down the court, but Sailor Iron Mouse burst through the younger Freeman brother and Sailor Mars as she managed to give an easy pass to Sailor Lead Crow.

As the Toons were making their way down the court to stop the Sailor AnimaMates, it would prove to be a fool's errand as Sailor Lead Crow went up to make another slam dunk, giving the Sailor AnimaMates two more points!

Toon Squad: 30
Sailor AnimaMates: 51

Sailor Galaxia was overcome with excitement from the Sailor AnimaMates' performance as she jumped up from her seat and shouted with a smile, "Way to go, Sailor AnimaMates! Keep up the good work out there!"

"J.B.! J.B.!" Bugs said as he inbounded the ball to Jimmy.

Once Jimmy caught the ball from Bugs, he started to make his way down the court, but he founded himself surrounded by the Sailor AnimaMates, who were all smiling and laughing deviously at him as they all said, "Red light!"

"Hey, Jimmy! Pass the ball over here!" Musa called from the other side of the court.

"Uh, excuse me, Musa, but I think Jimmy is going to pass the ball to me!" Sailor Mars said as she used her hips to knock Musa out of the way.

Soon, the girls began battling each other to see who would get possession of the ball until Jimmy, amid the commotion, decided to throw the ball at them. Unfortunately, the ball hit Sailor Mars' stomach, causing her to bump into Musa and sending them tumbling down the court.

"Way to go, Sailor Mars," Musa moaned as she rubbed her head.

"I think I'll take that, thank you!" Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon said as she picked up the ball and ran to the hoop, saying to the audience, "Kids, don't try this one at home!"

Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon managed to perform a super slam dunk, earning the Sailor AnimaMates two more points.

Toon Squad: 30
Sailor AnimaMates: 53

After the slam dunk from Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, Foghorn made his way down the court, singing a little song to himself until he was stopped by Sailor Iron Mouse, who was smiling deviously as she said, "You goin' somewhere, Foghorn?"

"May I remind you, sister, that physical violence is patently against the rules," Foghorn said… just as Sailor Iron Mouse powered up her bracelets and proceeded to blast fire at Foghorn's direction, leaving the famed Looney Tunes rooster as nothing more than a burnt crisp.

"Did you order Original Recipe or Extra Crispy…" Foghorn said, quoting the old KFC motto as he dissolved into ashes.

After that fire-burning gag involving Sailor Iron Mouse and Foghorn Leghorn, Jimmy tried to find another player to sub in for Foghorn, looking at some of the players who were present at the time, then he said, "Let's go!"

However, to his surprise, he didn't expect to see Sniffles the Mouse running out on the court with a smile as he said, "Me? Oh, boy, I'm ready! I can do this!"

The other Toon Squad players started to snicker among themselves as Brandy Harrington looked up at Jimmy and said with a tone of disdain, "Wait a minute, the mouse? You picked the mouse?"

Jimmy could only shrug in defense as he said, "Hey, you'll be thanking me later when you see what happens out there on the court."

As soon as Sniffles ran out onto the court, he started up a friendly conversation with Sailor Aluminum Seiren, who was currently holding the basketball. Once he caught up with Aluminum Seiren, Sniffles started to talk real fast about basketball, saying, "I love basketball, I've always loved basketball! Do you love basketball? You're big, but I bet you're good at basketball. I'm small, but I'll try really, really hard to be good at basketball, really, I will. I always try hard; my mom says, 'Try your best at anything you can do'—UGH!"

As Sniffles was talking, however, Sailor Aluminum Seiren was surprisingly patient with the little mouse as he talked about his love for basketball… that is, until the basketball ended up slipping out of her hands and crushed him. Sailor Aluminum Seiren rushed to Sniffles' aid, pushing the basketball off of him and getting him back to normal size as she said, "Oh, sorry about that, little mouse!"

Meanwhile, Lola made her way to the basket on the other end of the court until she found herself going face-to-face against Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon and Sailor Tin Nyanko, with the former sporting a devious look as she said, "Why don't you try and get by me, rabbit?"

"Oh, you think you can stop me, sister? Why don't you go on and try this one on for size?" Lola said as she leapt up, dribbled Heavy Metal Papillon's face with her feet and proceeded to make an easy slam dunk, making everyone in the stadium cheer for her!

Lola blew her ears back from her face as she turned to look at Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon and said, "Listen, girlfriend, never underestimate the power of a Toon…"

As Lola ran down the court and prepared to play defense, she and Bugs exchanged high-fives as Bugs said, "Nice shot, Lola!"

"Thanks, Bugs!" Lola said with a smile.

However, the sudden burst of confidence would be all for naught as the Sailor AnimaMates really ramped up their efforts against the Toon Squad. Following the slam dunk from Lola Bunny, the Sailor AnimaMates proceeded to score 3-point shot after 3-point shot, dunk after dunk, and make block after block and steal after steal while adding to their current lead. The Toon Squad tried their best to keep up with the AnimaMates, but their efforts proved futile as they were no match against the powerful AnimaMates.

Toon Squad: 32
Sailor AnimaMates: Kinda one-sided, isn't it?

Finally, as the remaining seconds of the second quarter started winding down, Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon rushed up to the basket and made a slam dunk to close out the second quarter. After the dunk, Marvin fired his laser gun as he said, "Halftime!"

However, Marvin noticed he accidentally shot his laser gun through Sylvester's stomach, much to the cat's annoyance as he glared at the Martian and said, "Hey, watch where you're aiming that thing, buster!"

Tweety then flew through Sylvester's stomach and said, "Howey puddy tat!"

After that gag involving Sylvester and Tweety, the Sailor AnimaMates celebrated their takeover of the first half and prepared for their upcoming victory that would surely come in the second half, all while the Toon Squad players and cheerleaders sadly walked off to their locker room. Sylvester could only sigh in disdain as he sadly said, "I never thought I would ever say this, but… Galaxy TV, here we come!"

"We're going to be slaves!" Stella said as she covered her face in her pom-poms.

"We're never going to see any of our friends again!" Buster said with a sigh as he palmed his face.

"All because of us, we're going to be stuck on Shadow Galactica for the rest of our animated lives!" Jenny said as she held her head down in shame.

However, Jimmy tried to keep the team morale high by raising everyone's spirits as he said, "Hey, come on, guys, keep your head up! Besides, there's another half left to play, so things might change for the better…"

While the Toons were walking into their locker room, Ed, Edd and Eddy were watching the Sailor AnimaMates from afar as they swaggered their way into their locker room. The Eds were left wondering how the girls managed to play at such a high level throughout most of the game. After all, they didn't steal any talent of the current-era NBA players… or did they?

"I just don't get it, Eddy," Double D said as he rubbed his chin. "How are the Sailor AnimaMates managing to play so well in this game?"

"I don't know, Double D," Eddy said. "I have a feeling they might have a super-secret playbook in the mix. That, or they might have sucked the life and energy of five NBA players…"

"What makes you think they would suck the life and energy of some NBA players, Eddy?" Double D said while raising an eyebrow. "It's not like the girls went up into the real world and stole the talent of the NBA players like how the MonStars and CloneStars did before."

"Well, I guess we won't know unless we get to the bottom of this," Eddy said with a devious smirk as he started to walk to the Sailor AnimaMates' locker room. "C'mon, boys, we have a mystery to solve!"

However, before Eddy could make his way to the locker room, Double D grabbed his arm as he said in surprise, "Eddy, wait! I don't think this is such a good idea! Besides, don't you remember what happened when we tried to sneak into Jimmy's birthday party?"

Eddy then yanked his arm from Double D's hand as he said, "Oh, come on, Double D, get real! Besides, if I remember correctly, weren't you the one who was willing to sneak into the Clonestars' locker room to find out how they managed to play so well?"

"Uh, well, yes, but—" Double D began to say.

"So, what's the big deal?" Eddy said in a reassuring tone. "It's not like the Sailor AnimaMates are going to beat us up once they find us in their locker room or anything like that, right? C'mon, boys!"

As Eddy and Ed made their way to the Sailor AnimaMates' locker room, Double D could only roll his eyes as he said, "The old 'Mirror Effect' routine, huh, Eddy? Works every time…"

Inside the Sailor AnimaMates' locker room, the girls all burst through the door, filled with complete joy and utter excitement after their performance in the first half of the game. Just two more quarters and they would become the Animation Multiverse's new top-tier basketball superteam! However, a certain familiar face caused them to stop their celebration for a moment as Sailor Lead Crow said in surprise, "It's Sailor Galaxia!"

As Sailor Galaxia stepped out of the shadows, the Sailor AnimaMates all gave genuine smiles as they all said, "Hello, Sailor Galaxia!"

"Alright, ladies, huddle up!" Sailor Galaxia said as the Sailor AnimaMates all gathered around her. "I gotta say, girls, you all did very well in the first-half of the game, but you gotta make sure you keep this up, alright?"

"Hey, don't worry about a thing, Sailor Galaxia," Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon said in a reassuring tone. "We wouldn't be playing this well if it wasn't for—"

"Yeah, Sailor Galaxia, don't worry! We wouldn't have been playing this well in the game if it wasn't for that special sports drink you made for us that included DNA of some of the best players in the NBA!" Sailor Iron Mouse said excitedly as she grabbed Sailor Galaxia's collar.

Unbeknownst to the Sailor AnimaMates, the Eds were hiding in one of the lockers as Double D whispered in shock, "The NBA?"

"There was Kevin Durant, LeBron James—oh, and there was DeRay, no, uh, 'Dame D.O.L.L.A.'—no, what was his name? Oh, Damian Lillard!" Sailor Iron Mouse said excitedly until Sailor Galaxia pushed her away.

"Sailor Iron Mouse, will you just calm down?" Sailor Galaxia said as she dusted herself off, then she stopped in her tracks as she sniffed around the locker room and said, "I smell something…"

"Oh, uh… well, come on, Sailor Galaxia, you know we were out there playing really hard," Sailor Aluminum Seiren said sheepishly as she nervously giggled.

However, Sailor Galaxia could only roll her eyes as she said, "Ugh! I wasn't talking about that kind of smell, Aluminum Seiren! I was talking about—"

Just as she started speaking, she turned her eyes to one of the lockers at one end of the locker room as she said to the girls, "It's coming from over there!"

When they realized that Sailor Galaxia figured out they were inside the locker room, the Eds started to get nervous as they saw Sailor Aluminum Seiren peeking inside the locker, then Sailor Tin Nyanko used her Cat's Paw to pry the locker door open to reveal the Eds in plain sight! As Sailor Galaxia and the Sailor AnimaMates gathered around the Eds, Sailor Tin Nyanko said with a smirk, "Well, what do you know, girls? It looks like it's Ed, Edd and Eddy."

"Exposed," Double D whispered.

"Busted," Eddy said dejectedly.

"…Nope, can't think of a word…" Ed said.

"I guess it was the smell of three spies!" Sailor Galaxia said while sporting a devious smirk on her face.

"Hey, girls, what do you say we show these three what we do to spies around here?" Sailor Lead Crow said deviously as the girls proceeded to laugh.

The Eds could only look at the Sailor AnimaMates nervously as Eddy said with a nervous laugh, "H-H-Hey, you girls in need of some publicists? We could make you into superstars!"

"That's not helping our case, Eddy!" Double D said in an annoyed tone.

While the Eds were dealing with the Sailor AnimaMates and Sailor Galaxia in their locker room, the Toon Squad was in their locker room, feeling nothing but sadness due to what happened in the first half. Most of the players were already feeling less confident because of the disappointing first half and were even accepting their seemingly inevitable loss to the Sailor AnimaMates. Some of the other Toon Squad players and some of the cheerleaders still had hope and confidence that the Toon Squad could come back and have an epic win over the Sailor AnimaMates, but the effort might be too little, too late.

"This is so embarrassing," Virgil said as he sighed in disappointment. "I thought we would've been way ahead of the Sailor AnimaMates after all that practice we put in over the past few days, but I guess it just wasn't enough."

"No kidding, Virgil," Sailo Mars said. "If we don't start picking up the pace, those AnimaMates are going to make light work out of us!"

"Honestly, I'm surprised that the Sailor AnimaMates managed to play so well in the first-half… how did they manage to pull off all those athletic feats without requiring the talent of any NBA players?" Sailor Jupiter said in a half-suspicious, half-disappointed tone.

However, Jimmy decided to give his Toon Squad teammates a pep talk to help them regain their confidence before the second half of the basketball game, saying, "Listen, everyone, I know it looks like we're going down for the count, but I've been in situations like this before. We could still win this thing! Besides, it's not over yet; we gotta show them what we're made of! We could come back and win this game!"

However, based on the facial expressions of the Toon Squad players and the cheerleaders, it would all be a fool's errand in the end, but their expressions changed from disappointment and sadness to shock and surprise when they saw Ed, Edd and Eddy enter the locker room, covered in kisses and a bit of soot.

"Looks like the Eds got into a close encounter with the bug zapper!" Daffy said in a joking manner while elbowing Wile E. Coyote on his side.

Double D pulled his hat back from his face as he said to the Toon Squad, "I was hoping that my first true kiss would be… enjoyable…"

"Alas, this world is a cruel mistress," Eddy said in a disappointed tone.

"It wasn't so bad, guys," Ed said with a smile. "I barely felt a thing."

Eddy only stared at his friend in confusion, then proceeded to slap him upside the head as he said, "Snap out of it, Ed! Did you forget what happened already?!"

"I forget," Ed said without skipping a beat.

The Eds proceeded to walk to one of the benches in the locker room as Jimmy asked with concern in his voice, "Hey, are you guys alright?"

"Well, outside of getting kissed and a few minor contusions… I guess we're still okay…" Double D said quietly.

"It was those Sailor AnimaMates!" Eddy said in an annoyed tone. "They didn't want us to know their secret!"

"What secret are you talking about, Eddy?" Brandy asked while raising an eyebrow.

"'What secret am I ta—'? Oh, come on, Brandy, isn't it obvious?!" Eddy said. "Those AnimaMates had a special sports drink that included the DNA of some of the NBA's top-tier players; that's why they were playing so well for most of this game!"

Once Eddy made this declaration, the Toons all gasped in shock, then sighed in disappointment as they finally realized why the Sailor AnimaMates managed to play so well in the early parts of the game, with Jimmy saying, "So, that explains why they were dominating the first half …"

"Well, I guess there's nothing left to do, but… to forfeit the game," Stella said with a disappointed sigh.

The Toons all looked at Stella in shock as Bloom said, "Stella, you can't be serious! We can't just forfeit the game! The entirety of the Animation Multiverse is counting on us to win this game!"

"Listen, I don't care at this point! It's better than having to deal with the public fallout and humiliation that will come from us losing this game!" Stella said as she pouted.

However, Jimmy wasn't going to give up when everyone was counting on the Toon Squad to win this game for Toons everywhere, so he stepped up and got into Stella's face as he said, "Listen, I didn't get dragged down here just to see my butt whipped by a couple of evil Sailor Guardians! We can't go out like that; we're letting them push us around! We gotta fight 'em back and show 'em what we're made of! We gotta get right in their faces! So, what do ya say: are you with me or not?"

However, much to Jimmy's dismay, the rest of the team and most of the cheerleaders were sleeping through his rousing speech, with the exceptions of Lola, Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars, Virgil, Milky Way and Bugs, who was in the back of the locker room messing with a water bottle. Bugs then walked up to Jimmy and said, "Eh, finished? I gotta say, that was a great speech and all, doc—eh, you had 'em riveted, but, eh … didn't you forget something?"

"What?" Jimmy asked while raising an eyebrow.

Bugs proceeded to pull out a water bottle labeled 'Jimmy's Secret Stuff' as he said with a smirk, "Your Secret Stuff, doc!"

Once Bugs took a sip of the Secret Stuff, he started to feel a lot more confident and even turned into his superhero alter-ego, Super-Rabbit! As the players and cheerleaders woke up from their slumber, they were surprised to see Bugs flying around the room as Super-Rabbit and even flexing his muscles!

"Wow!" Lola said in amazement.

"Whoa, nice deltoids, Bugs!" Daffy said with a smile.

Bugs turned to Jimmy and gave him the bottle of Secret Stuff as he whispered, "Play along, doc."

As Jimmy decided to investigate the Secret Stuff bottle, Bugs tried to pull the bottle out of his hands as he said, "Eh, stop hoggin' it, Jimmy! After all, we're your teammates!"

The bottle then flew out of Jimmy's hands and landed near Riley Freeman, who took a quick sip of the Secret Stuff as Sailor Jupiter also got in a quick taste. While the Toons shared the Secret Stuff among themselves, Sylvester looked around and said, "The Secret Stuff? You wouldn't be holding out on us, would ya?"

"Nah, I mean, I didn't think you guys would need the Secret Stuff," Jimmy said while shrugging his shoulders and smiling. "I mean, you all are so tough, so competitive!"

"We're also chickens, son! We need it bad," Foghorn said as he took the bottle from Sylvester, Wile E. and Numbah Four, who were fighting over it, and took a swig of it, then he passed it to Daffy.

Once Daffy caught the bottle, he looked at his teammates and said, "You know, this kind of thing goes against everything they've taught me in Health Class."

However, Jimmy passed a towel to Daffy and said, "You wanna win this game or not?"

Daffy then cleaned the tip of the bottle off with the towel, then he said as he took a guzzle from the bottle, "Bottoms up!"

Jimmy then got the Toon Squad into a team huddle as he said, "Alright, guys and girls, how about we go out there and show those Sailor AnimaMates what we're really made of, huh? 'Toon Squad' on 3, ready? 1, 2, 3…"

"TOON SQUAD!" The Toons all said as they rushed out of the locker room to the stadium to start the second half.

The Toon Squad and the cheerleaders all surged out onto the court to the cheers from the crowd as the cheerleaders returned to the sidelines and the stands. The players for the Toon Squad got into their positions as they showed their game faces and growled at each of the Sailor AnimaMates, showing that they mean business this time around and they were ready for a major comeback.

To start the third quarter, Sailor Aluminum Seiren proceeded to pass the ball to Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, who started to make her way down the court to make a slam dunk until she felt the ball being taken away by a certain someone riding on a motorcycle. As Jimmy made his way down the court, calling for the ball, it was revealed that Bugs was the one on the motorcycle who stole the ball from Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon. Bugs then passed the ball to Jimmy from behind his back as he called, "Special delivery!"

While the ball was in the air, Jimmy jumped in the air and caught the ball for an alley-oop, thereby earning two more points for the Toon Squad!

Toon Squad: 34
Sailor AnimaMates: 57

While the Toon Squad players and cheerleaders were all cheering from the sidelines, the Sailor AnimaMates could only groan in embarrassment as Sailor Galaxia just looked at the audience and said, "I don't know what they're so upset about; I thought that was pretty clever…"

Once the Sailor AnimaMates got possession of the ball, Sailor Lead Crow made her way to the hoop to perform a rim-rattlin' slam dunk, but she found herself coming face-to-face with a series of explosives. With just one look of pity on her face when she turned to the audience, the explosives proceeded to blow up in her face off-screen as Wile E. Coyote watched the action unfold with a pleased look on his face while holding the remote control for said explosives.

"Eh, nice kaboom, Wile E.," Bugs said while munching on a carrot.

Just as Wile E. took a bow for his recent accomplishment, Sailor Lead Crow grabbed Wile E. from behind and was about to beat him up until she noticed that her teeth were being shot at. She then looked down to see that it was Yakko and Wakko, both dressed as the Men in Black, who were the ones shooting at her. Sailor Lead Crow could only sigh in despair as she said to herself, "This just isn't my day…"

For the next couple of minutes, the Toon Squad continued to bring their reenergized A-game as they proceeded to score more points against the Sailor AnimaMates, bringing them closer and closer to overtaking the Sailor AnimaMates' lead. In fact, some of the Toon Squad cheerleaders decided to lend a helping hand to the team by getting in on all the basketball action. As Sailor Iron Mouse was making her way down the court, she found herself frozen by Berthier, who used her Dark Water powers to freeze Sailor Iron Mouse. Making her way past the frozen Iron Mouse, Berthier picked up the ball and pulled up for an easy 2-point shot, giving the Toon Squad two more points.

Toon Squad: 45
Sailor AnimaMates: 57

Once the Sailor AnimaMates got the ball back for their possession, they proceeded to make their way down the court until they were stopped by the sight of Minerva Mink, causing them to laugh at the Toon Squad for thinking that Minerva was going to help them with their comeback… that is, until Minerva used her pom-poms to serve as bombs and passed them to the Sailor AnimaMates, inciting shock and surprise among the girls as they blew up off-screen as Minerva proceeded to make a 3-point shot for the Toon Squad.

As Minerva walked past the burnt Sailor AnimaMates after the 'exploding pom-poms' gag, she could only laugh to herself as she said, "I guess those three should know better than to judge a mink like me…"

Upon walking back to the Toon Squad, Minerva exchanged high-fives with Bugs, who said, "Well, Minerva, I gotta say… that was a pretty clever move on your part."

Minerva giggled for a bit as she said, "Come on, Bugs, I'm more than just another pretty face, you know."

Toon Squad: 48
Sailor AnimaMates: 57

For the next play, Wakko Warner performed a series of crossover moves against the defense of the Sailor AnimaMates as he eventually jumped up to make a quick slam dunk, giving the Toon Squad two more points and pushing them up to 50 points. Jimmy then went up for an easy layup against Sailor Tin Nyanko, moving the Toon Squad up to 52 points to the Sailor AnimaMates' 57 points.

After two shots from Wakko Warner and Jimmy G Buckets, Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Pluto decided to perform a 'Tower of Power' play against Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon as Sailor Neptune went up for a dunk while saying to Sailor Uranus and Sailor Pluto, "Goin' up, girls!"

"Don't worry about a thing, girlfriend, we've got you covered!" Sailor Uranus said with a smile.

"Not so fast, you're mine, girl!" Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon said menacingly as Sailor Neptune managed to make the slam dunk… with the ball bouncing off Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's head.

Toon Squad: 54
Sailor AnimaMates: 57

Once the Sailor AnimaMates finally got possession of the ball again, Jimmy G Buckets decided to use Pepé Le Pew against the AnimaMates, holding the skunk up by his tail as he said, "Hello! A little surprise for you, mon cheries!"

After the Sailor AnimaMates fell on the floor after taking a whiff of Pepé's stench, Pepé made an easy slam dunk for the Toon Squad, kissing the ball into the hoop as he turned to the audience and said with a smile, "Two points!"

As the time for the third quarter started to wind down and the Toons got closer to overtaking the Sailor AnimaMates' lead, Daffy decided to reprise a classic gag from the original Ultimate Game by painting red paint on Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's behind, saying to the audience, "Ooh! This is going to be good!"

After Daffy painted her behind, the audience started laughing at the duck's prank on the Sailor AnimaMate until Toro the Bull recognized the red paint and proceeded to stab Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's behind, causing the Sailor AnimaMate to scream all the way up to the roof of the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens! Hubie could only comment on the situation in the best way he knew how: "Yowza! Now, that's what I call a real stinging situation!"

Eventually, Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon found her way back into the stadium as she joined the other Sailor AnimaMates in ganging up on Sailor Mars, who managed to fight back by using her signature fire-based abilities against them. With a call of "Fire… Soul!", she produced four fireballs and used them against the Sailor AnimaMates in creative ways. While the Sailor AnimaMates made futile attempts to extinguish the flames, Riley Freeman jumped through the air a la Michael Jordan and made a Space Jam-style slam dunk, officially putting the Toon Squad ahead of the Sailor AnimaMates once again!

Toon Squad: 65
Sailor AnimaMates: 57

"Yes!" Jimmy said while the other Toon Squad players and cheerleaders applauded the play from the sidelines.

"TIME-OOOUUUUUUT!" Sailor Galaxia bellowed from her special booth as she made her way to the court, even as Marvin tried to stop her.

As both teams headed back to their respective benches, Sailor Galaxia caught up with the Sailor AnimaMates as she said to the girls in a concerned voice, "Girls, what's going on out there? You all played well beyond expectations in the first half, but you are starting to let your guard down! Did something happen to you before the second half started?"

"Well, we don't know, Sailor Galaxia," Sailor Iron Mouse said as she shrugged her shoulders and sighed. "I think it has something to do with that rap artist they recruited over there."

Sailor Galaxia arched an eyebrow in confusion as she said, "Rap artist? What rap artist are you talking about?"

"Jimmy Butler a.k.a. Jimmy G Buckets," Sailor Iron Mouse said, pointing to Jimmy G Buckets wiping his face with one of the team towels. "Isn't he a rapper or a record producer?"

After close examination of Jimmy G Buckets, Sailor Galaxia responded to Sailor Iron Mouse's claim by saying, "He looks more like a basketball player to me."

"Yeah, me too," Sailor Aluminum Seiren said, causing the other Sailor AnimaMates to stare at her in confusion. "What?"

"Hmm… I think he would be a good addition to the new lineup for Galaxy TV!" Sailor Galaxia said with a devious smile until she heard Jimmy's voice from behind.

"Yo, Galaxia!" Jimmy called out as Sailor Galaxia turned to see the basketball star face-to-face.

"Um, are you talking to me?" Sailor Galaxia asked, pointing to herself while saying the last part of her sentence.

"Yeah, I'm talking to you," Jimmy said. "You want a piece of me? Come and get it."

Sailor Galaxia just chuckled to herself as she walked up to Jimmy and Bugs, saying, "Well, Jimmy G Buckets, I guess you were the true secret weapon for the Toon Squad all along. It explains why they managed to play so well for most of the third quarter anyway. So, what did you have in mind?"

"How about we go ahead and raise the stakes a bit?" Jimmy said while sporting a smirk.

"Raise the stakes, you say?" Sailor Galaxia said while raising an eyebrow, then said in a somewhat-flirtatious tone, "What do you have in store?"

"Listen, if we win this game, you gotta turn the Sailor AnimaMates back to normal, so I can return that DNA to the NBA players."

"That's fair, but what if we win?"

"I know you're in this for the love of the game, but remember when you said you wanted to bring the Toons to Galaxy TV?"

"Yeah…"

"If y'all win this game… you'll also get me…"

The Toon Squad could only gasp in surprise, and even Sailor Galaxia and the Sailor AnimaMates expressed shock at Jimmy's comment, with Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon saying, "Wait, he isn't serious, is he?"

"Hey, doc, you think that's a good id—" Bugs said until Jimmy covered his mouth.

Sailor Galaxia started to have conflicting thoughts about this as she thought to herself: "I can't believe it, he's seriously considering putting his own life on the line for the DNA of the NBA players! I mean, I could understand why seeing as how Michael Jordan put his life on the line to rescue the NBA players' talent, but… I don't know: this stuff is coming so fast and so furious to me! Either I take the deal and have the girls ramp up their efforts against the Toons in the most-unimaginable way possible, just like how Swackhammer forced the MonStars to crush the Looney Tunes, or do I just check my ego at the door and respectfully decline his decision?"

Sailor Galaxia looked at Jimmy and Bugs standing at the center of the court, then she looked at the Sailor AnimaMates, who all felt just as conflicted as Sailor Galaxia. Eventually, she decided to take up Jimmy's offer by saying, "Well, Jimmy, after careful thought… do we have a deal?"

Jimmy proceeded to dramatically extend his hand by saying, "Deal."

Sailor Galaxia proceeded to shake hands with Jimmy while Bugs watched, then both parties returned to their respective teams as Bugs caught up with Jimmy and said, "I don't think you should've done that, doc."

However, Jimmy just brushed off the concerns as he said in a reassuring tone, "Don't worry, Bugs, I still have faith in my team."

Meanwhile, Sailor Galaxia walked back to the Sailor AnimaMates with her head down, causing concern among the Sailor AnimaMates as Sailor Lead Crow asked, "Sailor Galaxia, are you alright?"

Sailor Galaxia looked at the girls and sighed as she said, "Listen, girls, the stakes have been raised for this game, so you have to do everything in your power to win against the Toon Squad."

"What do you mean by that?" Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon asked while raising an eyebrow.

Sailor Galaxia only sighed as she said darkly, "Crush 'em…"

As Marvin blew the whistle to signal the start of the fourth quarter, Wile E. made his way down the court… that is, until he noticed the Sailor AnimaMates charging at him, leaving him in a state of shock for a moment until he was left as a disembodied mess. However, his head was still in pieces as he said, "Ouch! What a cruel twist of fate…"

When Yakko realized what was starting to happen to the Toon Squad, he tried to move out of harm's way, but Sailor Tin Nyanko and Sailor Lead Crow had caught up with the Warner Brother and slammed him with their butts, squishing him in the process. Sailor Mars made her way down the court with ease until Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon tripped her, causing her to slam into one end of the court. For the next few minutes or so, the Sailor AnimaMates continued to play dirty as they did the same to Riley, Wakko, Foghorn, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Venus and the rest of the Toon Squad lineup, up until the only ones left on the court were Bugs, Daffy, Lola, Jimmy and Milky Way. However, Sailor Tin Nyanko had caught up with Daffy and squished him with her Cat's Paw, but Daffy was revealed to be only slightly unscathed as he said to Sailor Tin Nyanko in a dazed voice, "But, Mommy, I don't want to go to school today! I wanna stay home and bake cookies with you!"

While he was saying this to Sailor Tin Nyanko, Daffy grabbed her face, leaving the Sailor AnimaMate annoyed at the duck's antics as she tried to pull the duck off her. However, since Daffy was also hanging onto her bodysuit, he nearly ripped the suit off, but she was only left disheveled.

After a series of painful gags on the Toon Squad, Milky Way was down on the Toon Squad's side of the court, unaware of Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's plan of using one of her super fireballs to incinerate her. Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon did laugh evilly for a bit, then she said to herself, "I really don't want to do this to the poor girl, but since it is required for this plot to move on, I guess I should…"

As she proceeded to throw the super fireball at Milky Way, the Toons called out Milky Way's name to warn her of the impending doom coming her way. However, Milky Way knew what was going to happen ahead of time as she pulled out a baseball bat and hit the fireball back at Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, leaving her incinerated as she eventually fell to the ground in the form of dust, with her eyes serving to express her surprise. Milky Way dusted herself off as she said to the audience with a smile, "Listen, if there's one thing I learned from watching the Looney Tunes, you have to 'expect the unexpected'."

While Milky Way made her way back to the Toon Squad, Jimmy called a timeout as he decided to check on his fellow teammates and cheerleaders. Some of the players and cheerleaders were relatively unharmed, but most of them were in various states of pain and mostly a disoriented mess. Upon surveying the condition of some of the players, Jimmy could only nod his head as he said, "Alright… we need a fifth player."

Daffy then hopped up from the bench and said, "Hey, coach? You got any more of that Secret Stuff? I think it's starting to wear off."

"It didn't wear off, Daffy, it was only water," Jimmy said in a reassuring tone as he smiled at the players and cheerleaders. "You guys had the Secret Stuff inside of you all along."

Daffy could only give a look of confusion for a moment, then nodded his head and said, "Yeah, yeah, I knew that from the start, but listen … you got any more?"

Jimmy could only roll his eyes at Daffy's comment as he tried to find a fifth player for the Toon Squad. Eventually, an idea came into Stella's mind as she jumped up and switched into her own customized Toon Squad uniform, saying to Jimmy, "Listen, J.B., why don't you let me jump and serve as the fifth player for a moment? I've got a foolproof plan that would easily trick up those Sailor AnimaMates!"

As Jimmy nodded his head at Stella's request, Stella was quickly stopped by Bloom and Flora as the former said with a concerned tone in her voice, "Stella, wait! Are you sure you know what you're about to get into?"

"Yeah, Stella, who knows what those Sailor AnimaMates are going to do to you if you even lay hands on that basketball!" Flora said in fear.

However, Stella just brushed off her friends' concerns as she walked out to the court in confidence, then she turned and looked at her friends as she said in a reassuring tone, "Don't worry, girls, I got this. I know what I have to do."

Once Stella made her way to the court, Milky Way inbounded the ball to Jimmy, who was dribbling to the other side of the court until he was surrounded by the Sailor AnimaMates. However, he eventually saw Stella calling for the ball at the 3-point line. Once he did pass the ball to Stella, the Sailor AnimaMates rushed over and supposedly piled on top of the fashionista fairy, much to the shock of everyone in the stadium! The Sailor AnimaMates exchanged devious smiles among themselves until they heard a female voice saying in a playful voice, "Oh, Sailor AnimaMates… were you looking for a certain fashionista fairy that was holding a basketball?"

The Sailor AnimaMates were shocked as they all looked up to see Stella in her Winx form spinning the basketball around in her hand, then she proceeded to make an easy 3-point shot as the audience cheered wildly, even Esmeraude and Kaolinite, though Sailor Galaxia also looked impressed by the performance from the Winx Club fairy.

"Well, you don't see twists like that every day," Sailor Galaxia said to the audience.

After the 3-point shot, Stella flew back down to the ground and switched back into her cheerleading uniform while exchanging high-fives with the other Toon Squad players and cheerleaders as she turned to Jimmy and said, "See, Jimmy Butler? That's what I call 'cheerleader power'!"

While the other cheerleaders hugged Stella for her genius play and performance, Jimmy turned to Bugs and Daffy, and said in an amazed tone, "How'd she do that?"

"Aw, anybody can do that, doc," Bugs explained as he pointed to Jimmy. "Even you. Check this out…"

Bugs then grabbed Daffy's neck to demonstrate the ways of toon physics and proceeded to stretch his neck to its possible limit in Toon World as Daffy said in a strained voice, "See? No sweat, this is Looney Tune Land!"

As Bugs pulled Daffy's neck back to his body, Jimmy looked at the scoreboard to see that they needed to score at least two more points and they only had ten seconds left in the fourth quarter and the game overall.

Toon Squad: 98
Sailor AnimaMates: 99

Jimmy then turned back to Bugs and Daffy, then he sarcastically stated, "10 seconds to go? Thanks for letting me know… doc."

Marvin walked up to the three Toon Squad players and said, "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Sir Buckets, but if you don't find a fifth player, your team will forfeit the game."

Jimmy raised his eyebrow in surprise as he said, "Forfeit?"

Marvin nodded sadly as he said, "Precisely, Sir Altitude."

However, Jimmy just shook his head and said to Marvin in a reassuring tone, "Don't worry, I'm sure we'll find somebody…"

As if the Toon Squad received the answer to their prayer in a quick moment, they heard a voice call out, "Yo, yo, yo! It's NCredible in the house!"

The Toon Squad, the cheerleaders and Jimmy all turned and looked up in amazement as they recognized the figure that arrived in the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens: it was Nick Cannon aka MC NCredible, world-class entrepreneur, rapper, comedian, actor and producer! Jimmy could only smile in response as the Toons looked on in amazement and Sailor Galaxia rushed up to the top part of her exclusive booth, then she turned to the audience and said, "Whoa, whoa, whoa! I didn't know Katt Williams was in this cartoon!"

Nick Cannon, wearing his personalized Toon Squad uniform, walked up to the Toon Squad with a grin and said, "Hey! Perhaps I could be of some assistance."

Jimmy smirked at the Toon Squad as he pointed to Nick and said with a smile, "That's our fifth guy."

The Toon Squad players all smiled at each other as Jimmy and Nick exchanged high-fives, then they both got into a huddle with Bugs, Lola and Milky Way as they started to come up with a strategy for the game-winning shot.

As Jimmy tried to explain the Toon Squad's current situation, Nick thought that the Toon Squad was going to play offense as he cleared his throat and explained, "Alright, here's the rundown: Milky Way, you get the ball and throw it over to Lola Bunny here. Alright, then you dish it back out to Bugs Bunny, then you swing it around to J.B. right here, you go to the hole and dominate!"

Jimmy could only laugh it off as he said to Nick, "Listen, Nick, that sounds like a good play, but we're on defense!"

The Toons realized the situation as Nick chuckled for a bit, then he said, "Whoa-ho-ho, I don't do defense. Alright, you guys might have to listen to Jimmy on this one here."

"Alright, someone rush up to steal the ball from one of the Sailor AnimaMates, give it to me, then I'll score before the time runs out," Jimmy explained.

"Got it! Now, don't lose that confidence," Nick said as he looked at the Toons and got their hands in a huddle, saying, "Alright, paws and hands in here, let's go!"

Following their quick huddle and a shared cheer of "Toon Squad!", the Toon Squad walked back to the court to play the last 10 seconds of the game to see if they would make a comeback over the Sailor AnimaMates or if they will fall to the girls.

While everyone walked to their positions to start the last 10 seconds, Nick walked around the court, surveying the stadium as he said in amazement, "Man, it's amazing what these Toons can do on an underground level. This is why I was born; I thrive on the pressure…"

Milky Way suddenly walked up to Nick, tugging on his shorts to get his attention as she said, "Uh, excuse me, sorry… pardon me, uh, Mr. Nick Cannon, something's been really bugging me. Just how did you get here, anyway?"

Nick just shrugged his shoulders as he said, "Oh, well, the producer's a friend of mine, and I just had a teamster come in and drop me off."

As Nick explained this to Milky Way, Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon looked over his shoulder and just rolled her eyes as she walked to her position. Milky Way just looked at MC NCredible as she turned to the audience and said, "Uh-huh, so that's how it goes …"

Nick turned his attention to Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, who was smirking at Lola, then he said to Milky Way, "Hey, do you see that super-mystical magical girl over there?"

Milky Way nodded her head in response as Nick whispered his plan into Milky Way's ear while Milky Way said in a mix of amusement and amazement, "Oh, yeah. Ooh, I can do that! Ooh, that's good! Oh, yes! Oh, yeah, I can definitely do that!"

"Alright, let's get it," Nick said as he walked out to the court. "Hey, Milky Way, you da girl!"

While the Toon Squad got into their positions to play out the remaining seconds of the fourth quarter, the Sailor AnimaMates made their way onto the court to inbound the ball as Marvin flew over to Sailor Tin Nyanko and said, "Now, let's all play fair here …"

However, Marvin was suddenly knocked away by Sailor Tin Nyanko as she prepared to inbound the ball to one of her teammates. However, unbeknownst to the Sailor AnimaMates, Milky Way prepared to tackle one of the Sailor AnimaMates to save the Toon Squad's chances of winning the game. As she put a football helmet on her head, she got into position as she said, "It's gut-check time!"

As soon as Sailor Tin Nyanko passed the ball to Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, Milky Way rushed out onto the court and literally tackled the Sailor AnimaMate to the ground, knocking the ball out of her clutches! While the Sailor AnimaMates looked on in complete surprise, Nick picked up the ball and dribbled around the court for a bit, moving past Sailor Iron Mouse as he passed the ball to Lola while saying, "Oh, this must be mine. Hey, I'm going left, I'm going left! Whoa-ho-ho, don't ever trust an earthling in hip-hop!"

Once Lola caught the pass from Nick, she found herself going up against Sailor Lead Crow and Sailor Aluminum Seiren until she heard Milky Way call for the ball. As soon as Lola passed the ball to Milky Way, however, Sailor Tin Nyanko used her hips to knock Milky Way out of the way as the ball got closer, holding her hands out as she said with a devious smile, "That's mine!"

Luckily, Bugs managed to use his ears to keep the ball away from Sailor Tin Nyanko's clutches as he said, "Eh, not today, sister!"

Nick caught the ball and actually held it out for Sailor Aluminum Seiren to catch until he stepped back and tripped the Sailor AnimaMate as he passed it to Jimmy, who made his way to the hoop as he came face-to-face with Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, who was rushing at him quickly as she said, "Oh, you're so mine, Jimmy Butler!"

However, Jimmy managed to jump away from Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's clutches and step on her head as he went up for a slam dunk all the way from half-court! Nick was calling for the ball, but Jimmy was already up in the air as he made his way to the hoop to make the game-winning 3-point dunk for the Toon Squad. However, just as he was getting closer to the hoop, Sailor Tin Nyanko and Sailor Lead Crow both jumped up and grabbed him by the waist, hoping to slow him down! The Toon Squad gave looks of concern as they became worried that the Sailor AnimaMates might defeat them and win the game. Jimmy himself started to feel uneasy, but he realized that he could use the Toon Physics to his advantage as he stretched his arm to its most-illogical extreme! Sailor Tin Nyanko and Sailor Lead Crow both noticed this and ramped up their efforts to slow down the NBA star even more, but it was all for naught as Jimmy managed to dunk the ball with ease as the buzzer sounded, confirming the fact that the Toon Squad won the Ultimate Game! Jimmy held onto the hoop as he heard the stadium, the players and the cheerleaders erupting with loud applause.

"That's all, folks! After an impressive 3-point dunk by Jimmy Butler a.k.a. Jimmy G Buckets, the Toon Squad wins the Ultimate Game!" Hubie announced in excitement.

Many of the cartoon characters in the audience erupted in loud cheers and applause while the Sailor AnimaMates could only groan in disappointment. Sailor Galaxia, Esmeraude and Kaolinite all looked dumbfounded as they reacted in surprise to the final score of the game!

Toon Squad: 101
Sailor AnimaMates: 99

The entire Toon Squad team, the cheerleaders and most of the crowd from the stands and the bleachers onto the court to congratulate Jimmy on his game-winning dunk against the Sailor AnimaMates as Hubie and Bertie both shouted in excitement, "THE TOONS WIN!"

The Toons were all jumping around with unadulterated joy after winning the Ultimate Game against the Sailor AnimaMates, exchanging high fives, hugs and kisses among themselves as Jimmy and Nick walked around while smiling, then Jimmy said, "That was a great pass, man."

"That was such a great stretch to the basket, J.B.," Nick said with a smile. "You really stepped up for the Toon Squad right there …"

"Thanks, Nick … y'know, you really have some skills yourself," Jimmy said. "I think you would be a great addition to the NBA; you could become a real superstar!"

Nick thought about the opportunity of playing in the NBA, but he could only sigh as he said to Jimmy, "Thanks, J.B., I'll probably quote you on that one, but I think it's time that I retired from the game of basketball …"

"Oh, come on, Nick …" Jimmy said.

"No, I'm gonna retire right now and that's all there is to it," Nick said as he shook his head. "I'm going to go out on top, undefeated and untied; that's all it is and that's how it's gonna be. You go on ahead and celebrate with your teammates, man, you really deserve it."

"No, come and help us, man," Jimmy said in a reassuring tone.

"You know, I'd love to, but I gotta get to Howard University for my classes, then I have to do a live Wild 'N Out show, so I gotta hurry, but I'll catch you later," Nick said as he started to leave the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens to return to the real world.

"Alright, see ya, Nick," Jimmy said as he thought about what Nick said for a moment, then he looked up and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah! I'm definitely sure, definitely," Nick said as he walked out of the stadium.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the court, the Sailor AnimaMates could only sulk in embarrassment and disappointment as they saw Sailor Galaxia, Esmeraude and Kaolinite making their way to the court, leaving the girls to think that Sailor Galaxia was going to chew them out and humiliate them for one last time before they had to go back to their universe. As Sailor Galaxia got closer to the Sailor AnimaMates, Sailor Iron Mouse gulped nervously in response as she said, "Oh, man … I hate to see what Sailor Galaxia is going to do to us since we lost this game…"

"She might do something so humiliating to us…" Sailor Aluminum Seiren said while shuddering.

"She might make a magic elixir that will make us all go bald…" Sailor Lead Crow said as she covered her head in fear.

"No, even worse than that …. she might take our bracelets off our wrists again and permanently wipe us out of history, thereby making it impossible for us to be revived in the future!" Sailor Tin Nyanko said as she pulled the ears of her bodysuit.

Before one of the Sailor AnimaMates could make a comment in response to Sailor Tin Nyanko, they were stopped when Sailor Galaxia said to them, "Well, girls, I see that you have lost the game to the Toon Squad…"

The Sailor AnimaMates all stood up in front of Sailor Galaxia as they all said, "Y-y-yeah…"

"A team that contained some of the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians, I might add…" Sailor Galaxia said while raising an eyebrow.

The Sailor AnimaMates all blushed in embarrassment once their leader brought this up as Sailor Galaxia added, "Not to mention, a team that had two secret weapons in the form of NBA star Jimmy Butler and world-class entrepreneur Nick Cannon…"

"S-S-So, what are y-y-you going to do to us, Sailor Galaxia?" Sailor Iron Mouse said in a wavering voice as she shook in fear.

Before Sailor Galaxia could give an answer, the Sailor AnimaMates all covered in fear as they prepared for the worst. However, they were surprised when they noticed that Sailor Galaxia was rather sympathetic to the girls' plight as she said, "Girls, listen, I know you are disappointed in your loss against the Toons, but… I was actually impressed by your performance out there."

The Sailor AnimaMates were surprised by Sailor Galaxia's response as they all stood back up and Sailor Iron Mouse said in surprise, "Wait a minute… you mean to tell me that, even after our embarrassing loss to the Toon Squad, you are still proud of our performance in this game?!"

"Well, of course," Sailor Galaxia said with a smile as she shrugged her shoulders. "See, I would've appreciated the fact that you girls kept that same level of play that you had in the first-half of the game, but I could tell that you gave it your all against the Toons."

Although they were still surprised by how Sailor Galaxia was impressed by their performance, the Sailor AnimaMates were glad that their leader was still appreciative of their team effort, though Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon was suspicious of her praise as she said, "Wait a minute, this is very un-Sailor Galaxia of you; what's the catch with this one?"

"There's no catch, girls," Sailor Galaxia said in a reassuring tone. "I'm really proud of your efforts in tonight's game. I know I wanted to take over the Animation Multiverse, but honestly, I just wanted to see if you girls would manage to hold your own against the Toon Squad. Whether it was a win or a loss, I can definitely say that you girls showed a lot of talent in this game."

"She does have a point with that one," Jimmy said as he and the Toon Squad caught up with Sailor Galaxia and the Sailor AnimaMates. "You girls really showed a lot of heart out there, even when the Toons used their signature cartoon arsenal against you in wildly-creative ways."

The Sailor AnimaMates all smiled warmly as Sailor Galaxia walked up to Jimmy G Buckets and shook hands with him as she said, "Thanks for the kind words, Jimmy. I could definitely say that you guys really played your hearts out in this game as well."

"Thanks, Sailor Galaxia," Jimmy said with a smile, then he looked at the Sailor AnimaMates and said, "Oh, just one thing, though: pass me the ball, Bugs."

As Bugs passed the ball to Jimmy, he turned back to the AnimaMates and said as he held out the ball, "You girls have to give the NBA players their talent DNA back."

The Sailor AnimaMates were stunned by this revelation as they gave sad looks to Jimmy and Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon said, "Aww … do we really have to?"

"Yeah, it was part of the deal," Jimmy said. "I understand you girls loved the idea of being superpowered basketball starlets, but I'm sure there are some NBA players who would love to have their talent back. Just touch the ball."

The Sailor AnimaMates all sighed sadly as Sailor Lead Crow touched the ball and said, "Oh, okay…"

"A deal's a deal, I suppose," Sailor Aluminum Seiren said as she also touched the ball.

Once the Sailor AnimaMates all got their hands on the ball, the ball began to sparkle and the Sailor AnimaMates began to shake as the talent DNA went into the ball. After all the talent DNA left the bodies of the Sailor AnimaMates, the Sailor AnimaMates turned back to normal, returning to their normal wardrobe while surrounded by their basketball uniforms. As Sailor Tin Nyanko pulled the jersey off her face, she smiled a bit as she said, "Wow… that was so much fun!"

Sailor Lead Crow could only sigh as she said, "I feel so insignificant."

Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon held her jersey in her hands and groaned, "I can't believe we couldn't stay in our basketball uniforms after we returned that talent DNA!"

Sailor Iron Mouse rubbed her head as she said, "What a trip…"

Sailor Aluminum Seiren giggled a bit as she said, "I'm up for another one."

After the Sailor AnimaMates turned back to normal, Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon stood up and walked around a bit, shuffling her feet as she said, "Could we ask you a favor, Bugs? We don't wanna go back to Shadow Galactica …"

"We don't want to go back to being evil villains," Sailor Lead Crow said.

"I could understand why we would be evil, but we'd be stuck fighting our fellow Sailor Guardians and nothing would be resolved," Sailor Iron Mouse said.

"So, all in all, I was just thinking… could we stay here with you?"

The Sailor AnimaMates all gave big smiles and puppy-dog eyes as they all said, "Pleeeease?"

The girls all smiled at the Sailor AnimaMates' cute faces, but Daffy only reacted to this in disgust, saying, "Oh, brother."

Sailor Moon walked up to Bugs and asked, "What do you think, Bugs? Do you think we should let the Sailor AnimaMates stay here with us?

Bugs smiled at this idea, then he turned to the Sailor AnimaMates and said with a knowing smirk, "Eh, I would, but I don't know if these girls are looney enough…"

"Looney enough?" Sailor Lead Crow said in surprise.

Suddenly, a stage appeared as the Sailor AnimaMates were now dressed up as the Looney Tunes characters and performed a little song-and-dance show, then the girls ended their little show with an explosion. After the performance, the cheerleaders applauded the Sailor AnimaMates for their show as they gave a bow and Sailor Galaxia looked at Bugs, saying, "So, Bugs, what do you think? Is that looney enough?"

"Yeah, that was pretty looney," Bugs said with a smile, then he shook hands with Sailor Galaxia as he said, "Yeah, you girls can stay with us."

Jimmy then asked the Toon Squad and the Sailor AnimaMates, "Hey, do any of you guys know what time it is?"

Double D checked his watch and said to Jimmy, "It's a quarter past seven, Jimmy."

"Well, I guess I have to get going," Jimmy said as he put the magical basketball into his gym bag. "I have a basketball game in exactly ten minutes. Could anyone give me a ride back to the real world?"

Esmeraude rushed up to Jimmy and playfully flirted with him as she said, "Oh, I could give you a ride to the real world, alright…"

Suddenly, Yakko popped in from out of nowhere and said, "Goodnight, everybody!"

"Thanks, but no thanks," Jimmy said as he laughed a bit, then he turned to Kaolinite and asked, "Hey, Kaolinite, do you think the Witches 5 could give me a ride?"

Kaolinite thought about it for a moment, then she said, "Well, I'll go ahead and give them a call, though I think they would be willing to do so."

"Thanks," Jimmy said as he turned to the Toon Squad, saying to them, "I really enjoyed playing with you guys tonight. You guys really have a lot of…"

"Uh-huh?" The Toons said.

"A lot of…" Jimmy said.

"Yes?" The Toons said with all smiles.

"Well, whatever it is, you all have got a lot of it," Jimmy said with a smile.

The Toons all smiled and thanked Jimmy while he and Kaolinite began to leave the stadium, so the Witches 5 could escort Jimmy back up to the real world as Jimmy said, "I gotta go. Oh, and Bugs?"

"Eh, Jimmy?" Bugs said with a smile while arching an eyebrow.

"Promise me that you'll stay out of trouble," Jimmy said with a lighthearted laugh as he and Kaolinite left the stadium to meet up with the Witches 5.

Bugs then looked at Lola as he said, "Oh, you know I will, J.B.! Come here!"

Once Bugs gave Lola an electrifying kiss, Lola really went all looney as she 'Woo-Hoo'd' all over the arena, then she landed in Bugs' arms and sighed lovingly, saying, "Wow, Bugs, you are such a phenomenal kisser!"

As the iris-in appeared on the screen, Bugs could only look at the audience and say, "Ah, sure, I know, but aren't we all lovers on the inside?"

Bugs then laughed for a bit as the iris-in covered the screen, ending the cartoon.

After the screen went to black, Bugs Bunny pulled ripped the screen off and threw it over his shoulder as he took a bite from his carrot and said to the audience, "Well, that's all, folks!"

Porky Pig then popped up beside Bugs and said to the rabbit, "Th-th-that's my line! Th-th-th—"

However, as Porky began to say his signature line, Daffy Duck popped up and squished Porky's face as he said, "Step aside, Babe! Why don't you go ahead and let a star like this? That's all, f—!"

However, before Daffy could say the signature closing line for the Looney Tunes, he was pushed out of the signature Looney Tunes rings by the Sailor Guardians, who all popped in as they said, "That's all, folks!"

Suddenly, Jimmy G Buckets pulled the Looney Tunes rings up from behind the screen as he looked at the audience and said, "Can I go home now?"

Once Jimmy pulled the rings back down, the immortal Looney Tunes closing line "That's all Folks!" was written on the rings as the screen faded to black, officially signaling the true end of the cartoon.

A satisfying conclusion for the Toon Squad and the Animation Multiverse! Although things looked bleak for the Toons during the first-half of the basketball, the team managed to pull off a satisfying win for the Animation Multiverse and save them from an embarrassing loss to the Sailor AnimaMates! Not only that, but Sailor Galaxia considers the Toon Squad to be worthy opponents, plus she and the Sailor AnimaMates get to stay in the Animation Multiverse despite their losses. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this series premiere because there's a lot more where that came from! "Stay Tooned" for the next episode and thanks for reading, folks!