TOON WARS: SHORTS
The Perfect Strategy
By Frozarburst
In a dark chamber somewhere within the Toon Force Headquarters, Jimmy Neutron, Danny Phantom, Plankton, Jenny Wakeman, Timmy Turner, and Invader Zim all surround a circular desk projecting a light blue layout of a battlefield and well-armed fortress. Commander Baker, transmitting from BTSO Washington D.C. briefs the group on the subject.
Commander Baker: Toon Force, our sources recently came in with proof of an old Toyco Facility being converted into a fortified base. Satellites show what looks to be Yokian carriers docked in launch bays like missile silos. Several of them. And we think it may be part of a Syndicate contingency plan.
Danny: That does sound like something Vlad would do by now…
Jimmy: And Calamitous. Although, he'd just forget to account for a key detail.
Commander Baker: Whoever's responsible, it seems they've come prepared for a full-scale war, given the size of these ships. And the fact that they're using a key facility of Calamitous' Toyco Outlet. I've contacted the ship building company, Enterra Drive Yards, and they've confirmed the location does have a sufficient robot factory inside.
Jenny with her arms crossed: So it's up to us to destroy it, huh?
Commander Baker: Pretty much.
Jimmy: Well then, team, we'd better pick a strategy before we begin our assault soon.
Timmy: A strategy? Don't we usually just run in and sabotage stuff?
Jimmy: Yes. But now we'll need more of a tactical approach to this than just simply going to wherever Chad-Bot or Shelly told us to.
Danny: True. We usually took the word of one guy and called it an hour.
Plankton: Not with the Syndicate you didn't.
Zim: It doesn't matter, fleshlings. I will give you the perfect strategy for which we can engage this inferior army.
Jimmy: Oh? What is it?
In a visual representation of the battlefield stylized like the sharp Jhonen Vasquez look, the entirety of the Toon Force, with the exception of Zim, stand together at the front of a gargantuan army of Toybots, upgraded Battloons, and giant turrets on the fortress walls. "First, I will send you and our forces to examine the scope of the battlefield." The Toon Force immediately get shot down by the turrets. "Then, as they think they've won, I shall engage them with my fleet of Mega-Doomers!" The huge Irken battle tanks roll into the scene, ignoring the many cartoons getting crushed underneath them. The tanks fire upon the robot armies, causing the Battloons to crash into the fortress turrets and pave the way for the Mega-Doomers to roll into the base. "Once inside, I will set them to detonate and destroy the base once and for all!" after the battle, Zim stands atop a mountain-sized pile of scrap metal and the cartoons themselves, with Dib's face underneath his foot. Zim laughs maniacally while holding a red Irken flag and GIR buzzes around the scene blowing up random things.
Zim raising his fists: AAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!
Danny: …(Picks up notepad) Note to self...don't invite Zim to a mission briefing.
Plankton: Don't pressure him. I would've said the same thing.
Jenny: Truth be told, I could see where it would work, Zim. Even if you're basically using us as cannon fodder. But you're forgetting the fleet of Yokian Carriers and the chance that the factory might not even be where the tanks explode.
Zim: AAAW, now that's just stupid! (Crosses arms and lowers antennae) You're no fun!
Jimmy: Did you have another idea in mind, Jenny?
Jenny: No. Still thinking about it.
Timmy: I've got one!
The battlefield visual is reset with more of a simpler Butch-Hartman art style, same way Zim's version began. "Instead of running in head first on foot, we send a bunch of our ships and fliers out and bomb the place from the sky!" Jimmy, Danny, Zim, Dani, Cattus, Nicole, even Wanda and Poof fly in and drop bombs and lit dynamite sticks on the fortress, bursting the Battloons nearby and bombarding the facility and carriers in flames! "Then when the bad guys try to attack us on the ground, we send the rest of our team out to take care of em. Problem solved! Victory for the Toon Force!" After the fight, the Toon Force flag is raised and everyone dances like Charlie Brown.
Danny: Not bad! Buuut, I think it could use a little more work in some areas.
Timmy: Like what?
Danny: What if the base has anti-aircraft turrets too? Or worse, the Toy Helicopters we kept having to deal with back then?
Timmy: Ooooh! Yeah, you're right. I forgot about them. I'm surprised you didn't say anything about it, Jimmy.
Jimmy: I wanted to brainstorm on it more. I liked the idea of using armed drones to detonate within the base, or perhaps send them out first before us. But I didn't wanna resort to that out of respect for Goddard and Jenny.
Jenny: Oh it's ok Jimmy. I'm fine with that.
Jimmy: You are?
Jenny: Yeah! I had something like that in mind too!
"We send those Mega-Doomers Zim mentioned out on the field to bombard the ground forces and Battloons. Maybe try aiming for those Anti-Aircraft guns too if they can. And while they're busy, we fly around the main path to the fortress and get in the access points like the tank and helicopter hangars." The Toon Force split into teams of two and engage both sides of the battlefield where the tanks and ships are coming from, getting inside and bombing the base from within.
Jenny: But then again, I'm not sure how long those tanks will last. And I don't know how many carriers there are.
Jimmy: Jenny, I think you're definitely onto something. We shouldn't run in head-on with all our forces attached. We should split into teams. Have ground and air forces to engage with. Without those helicopters and tanks to deal with, we'll have an easier time getting into the base and disabling their factory and defenses.
Plankton: Sabotage… I like it. But how're we gonna do that?
Danny: Plankton, (smiles) who do you think we have on our roster?
Danny waves his arm around the projector, unveiling the many cartoons from the Cartoon Network universe lined up and ready for battle.
Plankton rubbing his hands together: Excellent…!
Plankton now visualizes the scene with a more accurate representation of the battlefield in a consistent art style and layout. "We'll split our forces into groups to engage the enemy and sabotage their factory. While they're occupied, we'll attack their ground forces. Buy our teams enough time to do their jobs." Now with multiple groups unlabeled as of yet, they all separate around the area into different, smaller sections of the enemy fortress, turning each site red indicating their destruction. "Once the factory is disable, we'll perform our main assault onto their transport ships before they can escape," says Jimmy. Now with their plans in order, the Toon Force, as per their details, stand in formation in front of a lengthy field in the Texas desert. Like the battle map, the area is long, filled to the brim with rows of sturdy machines, giant combat balloons floating in formation.
Jimmy: OK. We're here! Toon Force… UNITE!
