KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam! – Chp. 6: Welcome Back Nerdlucks!
KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam! – Chp. 6: "Welcome Back Nerdlucks!"
KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam!
Chapter 06: "Welcome Back Nerdlucks!"
A/N: Welcome back to the Sailor Space Jam, ladies and gentlemen! Just when it felt as though all hope was lost for the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians when it was revealed that Michael Jordan was not going to help them play the Ultimate Game against the Witches 5 due to being past his superstar-level prime since the original Ultimate Game, Michael decided to recommend Jimmy Butler as a ringer for the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians! Before the Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians could bring Jimmy Butler into the animated world, they have to get some extra assistance from the Nerdlucks—or, more specifically, the MonStars if they could coerce the Nerdlucks into returning to their original superteam forms. However, unbeknownst to the Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians, Tellu was spying on them from afar and became aware of their plans, with the hopes of telling her fellow members of the Witches 5 about the Tune Squad's strategy. Will the Tunes and Guardians be able to recruit the Nerdlucks as the new members of the Tune Squad? What will the Witches 5 do when they become aware of the Tune Squad's plans for the Ultimate Game?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Looney Tunes or Sailor Moon characters who appear in this story as they are under the ownership of their respective companies: Warner Bros. Animation and Toei Animation. Also, the story will be set in the year of 2016, 20 years after the release of the original Space Jam.
Dedication: A tip of the hat to NBA legend Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny as his Jordan Brand alter-ego, Hare Jordan, and the 20th anniversary of the 1996 Warner Bros. film, Space Jam.
KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam! – Chapter 06: Welcome Back Nerdlucks!
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2016 – The Futuristic House of Warners' Friday a.k.a. The Nerdlucks' Hangout – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
While the Outer Guardians kept an eye on the other Looney Tunes characters back at the Warner Bros. Rucker Park, Bugs, Lola and Daffy were leading the Inner Guardians to the Nerdlucks' home. The Inner Guardians just stared at the futuristic house in amazement as Ami said, "Wow ... This is something you don't see everyday ..."
"How did these Nerdluck characters find the time to build this futuristic place?" Minako said in amazement. "This place is sooo ... amazing!"
Bugs just smirked at the Inner Guardians as he said, "Eh, you'd be surprised how the Nerdlucks manage to utilize their technological expertise to build their new home here in Looney Tune Land."
Once the Looney Tunes and the Inner Guardians reached the door to The Futuristic House of Warners' Friday, Bugs Bunny rang the doorbell as, from the inside, the Nerdlucks looked on the computer hooked up to the monitor on the door, then Pound said, "Bugs Bunny, is that you?"
"Eh, you guys were expecting, maybe, Roger Rabbit?" Bugs asked in a playful tone as he munched on a carrot.
The Nerdlucks just snickered in response as Pound cleared his throat and said, "Alright, Bugs, what're you guys here for? Did you want us to invent a new gadget to help you in your next run-in with a certain Marvin the Martian?"
"Actually ... I think that would be beneficial for my next Duck Dodgers adventure ..." Daffy said to himself while sporting a devious smirk.
Bugs just rolled his eyes as Lola stepped up and said, "Not exactly, guys, we wanted to talk to you guys about a new intergalactic basketball tournament that is going to happen next Friday ... and we have some new friends that we want you to meet."
The Nerdlucks looked interested about the intergalactic basketball tournament occurring next Friday, as well as figuring out the identities of the Looney Tunes' new friends. Pound looked at Bugs, Lola and Daffy, then he said, "Really? Who is going to be a part of this new intergalactic basketball tournament?"
"Who are your new opponents?" Nawt asked curiously.
"Who are the new dudettes accompanying you on your visit today?" Blanko asked in a half-curious, half-interested tone.
Bugs, Lola and Daffy exchanged smirks amongst themselves as Bugs cleared his throat and said, "Well, we'll give you guys the update on the most-recent events that have been occurring around here in Looney Tune Land if you guys will let us in."
"Oops! Sorry about that, Bugs!" Pound said as he smiled and laughed nervously, then he used the computer to automatically open the door for the Looney Tunes and the Inner Guardians.
The Nerdlucks then stepped out of the computer room and rushed downstairs to meet up with the three Looney Tunes and the Inner Guardians at the entrance to the Futuristic House of Warners' Friday. Once they finally made it downstairs, the Nerdlucks were met with the familiar presence of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Lola Bunny as they all said, "Hey, guys, what's up?"
"Eh ... what's up, Nerdlucks?" Bugs said while munching on a carrot.
"You really have to munch on a carrot every time you say any variation of that line?" Daffy asked in an annoyed tone.
"Hey, don't judge me, doc," Bugs said while shrugging. "It's my trademark style ... and, besides, it's a Warner Bros. cartoon tradition."
Bugs then turned to the Nerdlucks and said, "Anyway, guys, I'm sure you guys have heard something about a new intergalactic basketball tournament that is going to be taking place here in Looney Tune Land next Friday."
The Nerdlucks gasped in excitement as Bang said, "A new intergalactic basketball tournament? That's been the talk of the town for the past two days! Of course, we've heard about this event, but they haven't said too much about the opponents who have come to try to improve where we failed 20 years earlier."
"Well, maybe I could go ahead and explain the situation, so you guys understand what we have to deal with next Friday," Usagi said as she and the Inner Guardians walked up to the Nerdlucks.
The Nerdlucks looked up at the famed Inner Guardians in amazement as Nawt croaked out in a high-pitched, excited voice, "That's S-S-S—That's S-S-S—That's ... Bugs, is that who I think this is?"
"Well, Nawt ... this girl is only Usagi Tsukino right now, but don't worry: you guys will know about their secret identities later ... just like how the girls will know about your secret identities," Bugs said as he smirked at the Nerdlucks.
The Nerdlucks exchanged confused looks at each other as Bupkus asked curiously, "Huh? Secret identities? What do you mean by 'secret identities', Bugs?"
Daffy could only facepalm himself in embarrassment as he said under his breath, "Oh, brother."
Bang then walked up to Bupkus and whispered, "Bupkus, don't you remember when we became the MonStars? I think that's what Bugs was referring to."
Bupkus finally got an understanding about what Bugs meant when he said "secret identities", then he just giggled to himself as he said, "Ohh ... okay, I see what you mean, Bugs."
"Anyway, back to the matter at hand: Usagi, you say you know something about the Tunes' opponents in the upcoming basketball tournament?" Pound asked as he and the Nerdlucks turned to look at Usagi.
Usagi then knelt down to the Nerdlucks' level and was going to tell them about the opponents for the Tune Squad, but she ended up getting distracted by their "cuteness" ... in a bizarre manner of speaking. Usagi managed to pick up the Nerdlucks and show them to her fellow Inner Guardians, inciting reactions of "awws" and "so cute" from the girls themselves! Bugs, Lola and Daffy could only watch this scene in complete amusement as they smirked at each other and Daffy said, "Wow, Bugs, I can't believe the Nerdlucks manage to catch the affections of the Inner Guardians so easily!"
"Hey, just wait until they meet the Outer Guardians, Daffy," Lola whispered to Daffy.
The girls seemed to take a quick liking to the Nerdlucks, who were feeling shy about the attention they were receiving, but they eventually became comfortable. After all, they had probably been so used to seeing this happen with the Looney Tunes, but they never thought it would happen to them—considering they had only appeared in one Looney Tunes project to date. Blanko just chuckled as he said, "Wow ... I don't know about you, dudes, but I think I'm starting to like these new arrivals to Looney Tune Land."
"Why do you say that, Blanko?" Bang said in a curious and confused tone. "We've barely had a chance to properly introduce ourselves to these ladies."
"Well ... they seem to be like the cool older sisters that Nerdlucks like us wish we could have when we were kids," Blanko said.
"Technically, aren't we still kids, Blanko?" Bupkus asked quizzically, inciting looks of confusion amongst the Nerdlucks.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but that's a good question, Bupkus," Pound said in a tone of light amazement.
Ami walked up to the Nerdlucks and lightly rubbed Nawt's head and said while smiling and giggling at the red Nerdluck, "Awww ... hey, little fella, you kinda remind me of my old math teacher from Jūban Municipal Junior High School."
"They moreso remind me of Usagi when she gets up early in the morning," Rei said as she giggled, which incited an annoyed glare from Usagi in response.
"I think they remind me of my old boyfriend, but these guys are way more hunkier," Makoto said as she blushed and sighed lovingly, which not only incited surprised looks from the other Inner Guardians, but from the three Looney Tunes and the Nerdlucks as well.
Bugs then walked up to Minako and asked, "Uh ... do I even wanna know what she meant when she said the Nerdlucks all looked like her old boyfriend?"
"It's just one of her quirks," Minako said with a smile. "She tends to bring up her old boyfriend whenever she sees another cute guy ... or even cute, little cartoon characters."
After a moment or two of basking the Nerdlucks' cuteness, Pound tried to get back to the matter at hand as he cleared his throat and said, "Anyway, Usagi, are you going to tell us about the opponents in this upcoming intergalactic basketball tournament or what?"
"Oh, yeah!" Usagi said as she cleared her throat and started to explain the current situation in store for the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians. "Alright, here's the rundown: the Witches 5 were recruited by your old boss, Mr. Swackhammer, who runs the 'Moron Mountain' amusement park in outer space, I presume?"
The Nerdlucks just shuddered in response as Bang said sadly, "I was hoping to go through a day where we didn't have to hear the name 'Mr. Swackhammer' for the rest of our natural-born lives."
"You guys still have bad memories of Swackhammer, huh?" Minako asked in a concerned tone, to which the Nerdlucks responded with sad nods of their heads.
"Believe me, they've been treated better here in Looney Tune Land than they ever were on Moron Mountain," Bugs explained.
"Anyway, Swackhammer recruited our old rivals to serve as his new basketball superteam and they have challenged us to a fateful basketball tournament that will determine our fate, not to mention the future of our animated careers," Usagi explained.
"Are the stakes higher this time around?" Blanko asked in concern.
The Tunes and the Inner Guardians exchanged concerned looks with each other, then they turned to the Nerdlucks as Bugs said, "Well ... I'll say this much: if we end up losing this basketball game to the Witches 5, you guys might as well say goodbye to the fun and colorful atmosphere of Looney Tune Land."
"What do you mean by that, Bugs?" Pound asked while raising an eyebrow.
"He means that Swackhammer is going to make Looney Tune Land a new attraction on Moron Mountain if the Witches 5 win this basketball game," Lola said. "That means he will not only own us Looney Tunes, but he will also own the Sailor Guardians, the Tiny Toons, the Warner Siblings ... and pretty much every cartoon character under the ownership of Warner Bros. Animation."
The Nerdlucks looked shocked as they gulped nervously and Nawt croaked out, "E-E-Even us?"
Ami sighed sadly as she said, "Yes, even you guys."
The Nerdlucks felt a sudden pang of fear enter their psyche as Pound said, "Sheesh! It sounds like you guys have a huge challenge on your hands, but why did you guys want to see us? Aren't you going to get the help of Michael Jordan or one of the current NBA stars?"
"Well, I already called Michael about our situation, but he declined because he stated he was way past his prime to still play basketball at the level he used to," Bugs explained. "Also, some of the current NBA stars had their talent taken away from them by the Witches 5 for the past three nights: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, LaMarcus Aldridge, Russell Westbrook and Blake Griffin."
"Wait, they even got to Blake Griffin?! Wasn't he supposed to be helping Jordan Brand with the Space Jam 20th anniversary celebration campaign?" Nawt asked.
"Yeah, and it was going to center on the MonStars coming back for revenge, from what I've heard about it," Bugs said. "Anyway, we do have a ringer in the form of Jimmy Butler, but I think it would be more beneficial if we actually had the once-villainous MonStars join the Tune Squad and give the Witches 5 a run for their money."
The Nerdlucks smiled at the opportunity, but they all looked downtrodden as Pound walked up to Bugs and said, "Listen, Bugs, we'd like to help you guys with this basketball challenge, but we don't have our basketball skills since we gave our talents back to the NBA players we stole them from."
"Well, I wouldn't have to worry about that, docs," Bugs said as he patted Pound's head. "Besides, we already have Jimmy Butler serving as our new player-coach / team co-captain for the Tune Squad, but I wouldn't mind if you guys would join our team to play against the Witches 5."
"How are we going to do that, Bugs? We don't want to resort to stealing the talent from other NBA players again," Bupkus said with a sad sigh.
"Well, there is a way we could turn you guys back into the MonStars," Lola said. "You see, I was talking to Witch Hazel the other day and she mentioned that she was working on a magical potion that could easily turn you guys back into the MonStars ... at normal height, anyway."
"That's so awesome!" The Nerdlucks all said in an ecstatic tone.
"Wait, how did she manage to make the potion, Lola?" Pound asked.
"Well, she had to get DNA samples of the players in question, such as a lock of their hair or a blood sample."
"Whoa ... that is more in-depth and personal than I would've liked, but that's worth a shot," Pound quipped as he scrunched his face in response.
"Well, before you guys go visit Witch Hazel, there's one thing we need to know," Minako said as she knelt down to the Nerdlucks' level. "Whose talents did you guys originally steal when you became the MonStars?"
The Nerdlucks all turned and looked at each other, then they turned back to Minako and Pound replied, "Well, I stole the talent from Charles Barkley."
"I had the talent of Patrick Ewing," Bang said.
"Larry Johnson," Bupkus said.
"Muggsy Bogues," Nawt added.
"I got the talent of Shawn Bradley ... and spoke like a Californian surfer dude for some reason," Blanko said.
"Well, you talk like a surfer dude already, Blanko!" Bang said while smirking at Blanko.
"Oh, yeah ..." Blanko said.
"There aren't any side effects to this magical potion, right, Bugs?" Pound asked curiously.
"Well ... there isn't anything that would cause harm to your physical and mental health, but there is a big catch: once you guys take a drink of this potion, you will never turn back into the Nerdlucks ever again," Bugs said.
The Nerdlucks looked surprised as Nawt said, "You mean, we'll never turn back into our original Nerdluck forms ever again?"
Bugs, Lola and Daffy nodded their heads in response as Pound stepped up and said, "Well, to be honest ... it's a risk that we're willing to take! Right, fellas?"
The Nerdlucks all nodded their heads in agreement as Bugs said, "Alright, then, you guys will have to meet up with Witch Hazel at the Warner Bros. Toon Lab tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. In fact, I might have to give her a call to set up an appointment."
"Good idea, Bugs," Pound said with a smile. "Before our transformation back into our MonStar forms tomorrow, do you think we could meet the rest of the Sailor Guardians?"
Bugs then turned to Usagi and said, "Well ... do you mind, Usagi? You wouldn't mind introducing the Nerdlucks to the Outer Guardians and showing them your Sailor Guardian forms, right?"
"Well, it's like what Pound said, Bugs," Usagi said with a smile. "It's a risk we're willing to take!"
"Good, c'mon, Nerdlucks!" Bugs said as he, Daffy, Lola, the Guardians and the Nerdlucks left the Futuristic House of Warners' Friday and made their way back to the Warner Bros. Rucker Park.
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2016 – Warner Bros. Rucker Park – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
While the three Tunes and the Inner Guardians were leading the Nerdlucks to the Warner Bros. Rucker Park, the Outer Guardians decided to pass the time by playing a little basketball game against three random Looney Tunes characters. Although the Tunes tried their best to keep up with the athletic prowess of the three Outer Guardians, the girls managed to be one step ahead of the Tunes as they managed to win each game they played against three of the Tunes. Soon, the Outer Guardians noticed the Inner Guardians returning to the basketball court with Bugs, Lola and Daffy ... and they also noticed the group of little aliens that was accompanying them. Setsuna, Haruka and Mihciru all walked up to the three Looney Tunes and the Inner Guardians, then Haruka said, "So, I see you guys made it back from your visit, safe and sound."
"It was just a simple visit, Haruka," Bugs said while smirking at the Outer Guardians. "Nothing bad happened, just a conversation between old friends."
"Oh, I'm so sure, Bugs," Michiru said to Bugs in a half-playful, half-sarcastic tone.
The Nerdlucks then walked up in front of the three Tunes and the Inner Guardians as Pound looked up at the Outer Guardians and said, "Wow ... these are the famed Outer Guardians you mentioned to us, Usagi?"
"Well, three of them anyway," Usagi said as she lightly smiled at Pound. "the fourth one, Hotaru, is back in our universe hanging out with Chibi-Usa."
"They seem so mysterious, yet so awesome," Bang said as he and the other Nerdlucks stared at the Outer Guardians in simultaneous awe and amazement.
"Yeah, we get that a lot, you know?" Setsuna said as she blushed and smiled at the Nerdlucks.
Setsuna, Haruka and Michiru all seemed to genuinely appreciate how the Nerdlucks were amazed by their mysterious aura and overall coolness. Haruka then knelt down and rubbed Blanko's head, causing the blue Nerdluck to chuckle and blush slightly as Haruka turned to Bugs and said, "I'm not going to lie, Bugs, these guys are pretty cool."
"Yeah, I must also add that these guys are pretty cute," Michiru said as she picked up Bupkus and gave him a little kiss, which caused the purple Nerdluck to blush and giggle for a bit.
"So, these guys must be the progenitors of the Menacing MonStars, huh?" Setsuna asked as she smirked at Bugs.
"Well, they're not so menacing anymore since they defied Swackhammer's orders and left him on Moron Mountain 20 years earlier, but still MonStars nonetheless," Bugs said while shrugging his shoulders.
The Guardians all giggled in response to Bugs' comment as Daffy whispered to Lola in a sarcastic fashion, "Oh, look at that, Bugs is showing off for the Sailor Guardians yet again."
"Do you really know that Bugs is just showing off or are you just jealous that the girls are aware of Bugs' star power?" Lola asked while smirking at Daffy.
Daffy just scowled at the tan bunny, then Lola rushed up and hugged Daffy as she said, "Oh, lighten up, Daffy! I'm sure the Sailor Guardians are aware of your star power, too!"
Blanko looked up at the Sailor Guardians and said, "Hey, do you think we could see your Sailor Guardian selves, Usagi?"
The Sailor Guardians looked around and started to have second thoughts until Yosemite Sam jumped up and said, "Alright, everybody, let's go somewhere else! We need to give these girls some room to transform!"
By Yosemite Sam's word, the other Looney Tunes left the Warner Bros. Rucker Park to visit other areas of interest in Looney Tune Land ... however, the Warner Siblings, Buster and Babs decided to stick around, with Yakko saying with a smirk, "Hey, I hope you don't mind if we stuck around and got a front-row seat for this transformation."
Usagi smiled at Yakko as she turned to her friends and said, "Alright, girls, let's do this!"
"Pluto Crystal Power Make-Up!"
"Uranus Crystal Power Make-Up!"
"Neptune Crystal Power Make-Up!"
"Venus Crystal Power Make-Up!"
"Mercury Crystal Power Make-Up!"
"Mars Crystal Power Make-Up!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power Make-Up!"
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Make-Up!"
With a quick and colorful transformation sequence, the girls all transformed into the world-renowned Sailor Guardians! The Looney Tunes and the Nerdlucks all stared at the girls in amazement as Pound said, "Wow, now there's the real Sailor Moon we know and love!"
Yakko and Wakko's eyes turned into hearts as they jumped into Sailor Moon's arms and kissed her simultaneously, then they said, "Hellooo, Magical Girl Nurses!"
While Yakko and Wakko were hugging Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars walked up to the Nerdlucks and said, "So, is this what you guys wanted?"
"Yeah!" The Nerdlucks all said while they nodded their heads in agreement.
"Well, we just wanted to see you girls as the Sailor Guardians before our official—and permanent—transformation to the MonStars tomorrow," Pound said. "Also, I wanted this to be the last time you saw us as cute little aliens."
Sailor Mars giggled in response as Sailor Jupiter walked up and patted Pound's head, saying, "Aww, cute with a spunky sense of humor!"
"Hey, why do you think we were the most-memorable characters who came out of Space Jam ... well, aside from Lola Bunny, obviously," Bang said as he smirked at Lola, who could only roll her eyes and smirk in response.
"Hey, don't forget about Bill Murray, buster!" Daffy said as he then walked up to the Sailor Guardians and whispered, "He was the secret weapon that made our movie so memorable and manage to cross generational barriers, even in this day and age ..."
The Sailor Guardians just exchanged confused glances amongst themselves following Daffy's comment, but then just giggled to themselves and decided to humor the duck's bold declaration.
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2016 – The Acme Industrial Basketball Complex at Acme Warehouse – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
Meanwhile, back with the Witches 5, the girls were developing their own basketball skills to prepare for the upcoming intergalactic basketball tournament that was occurring to occur in Looney Tune Land next Friday. Eudial was busy playing a game of one-on-one against Viluy, who was busy doing her best to defend the leader of the Witches 5. However, Viluy was caught by surprise when Eudial managed to perform a crossover past her, then she managed to dunk the ball into the basket with ease. Viluy was flustered for a moment, but she smiled and walked up to Eudial, exchanging high-fives with her as she said, "Hey, I gotta say, Eudial, that was a nice crossover move! I guess King James' talent is working wonders for you now, huh?"
Eudial just smirked and shrugged her shoulders as she said, "What can I say? It's making me feel more powerful by the minute."
However, Mimete just scoffed at Eudial's bragging as she said, "Meh, not as good as I could've done it."
Mimete's snide comment caused Eudial to glare at the bubbly celebrity lover as she walked up to her face and stared at her eye-to-eye, saying, "Oh, really, Mimete? Would you like to come out here on the court and back up all of that smack talk?"
Mimete just smirked at Eudial and stood up strong as she said, "You don't believe me, Eudial? Well, just watch!"
Mimete then swaggered her way onto the court while bouncing the basketball with style as Eudial followed suit and thought to herself, "Oh, this is just so easy! Mimete is not going to play superstar-level basketball, even though she has the talent of Blake Griffin instilled in her. She'll still be the same ditzy celebrity lover she was when we were on our mission to steal Pure Hearts!"
Eudial just snickered to herself as she quietly said, "Perfect opportunity to humiliate Mimete on the court ..."
However, Eudial was suddenly snapped out of her stupor when Mimete called out, "Hey, Eudial! Are you going to play this game of one-on-one or are you going to stand there and think about how you are going to easily beat me in this basketball game?"
"Huh? Wha?" Eudial said as she looked around, then she turned to Mimete and said, "Oh, right, I'm coming, Mimete! I just had to get my head in the game!"
As Eudial made her way onto the court, Mimete just giggled to herself as she said, "Oh, and you say I'm the one that had the focus issues."
"Oh, shut up! Just check the ball! First one to 11 wins!" Eudial said with a scowl as Mimete checked the ball to her.
Before Eudial and Mimete could engage in their quick 11-point one-on-one game, they were interrupted by Tellu walking through the doors of the basketball complex, saying, "Girls, put the one-on-one game on hold! I've got the scoop on the strategy of those Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians!"
Tellu's comment caused the rest of the Witches 5 to rush up to her as Eudial said, "What did you find out, Tellu? What tricks did those Tunes and Guardians have up their sleeves?"
Tellu just chuckled darkly, then she said to the girls, "Alright, well, let's see you girls can keep up with this ... the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians are actually planning on recruiting a certain basketball superstar from the real world to serve as the new player-coach / team co-captain for their Tune Squad basketball team."
"Wait, what basketball superstar are they going to recruit?" Eudial said in an incredulous tone. "We had taken away the talents from some of the most-notable personalities of the NBA!"
"Yeah, well, here's the thing: there were quite a few we never took into consideration," Tellu said with a sigh. "Y'know, Kawhi Leonard, Nick Young, Dwight Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, Stephen Curry ..."
"Well ... yeah, I guess that's true, but what basketball player would try to take over Michael Jordan's role as the player-coach / team co-captain of the Tune Squad?" Eudial said while raising an eyebrow. "The only logical choice they had was LeBron James, since he was supposedly starring in that long-awaited Space Jam sequel, but we already took his talent. Then again, we also took the talent of Blake Griffin, whom Michael Jordan personally recommended as the one who should take over his role in the planned Space Jam 2. So, who are they turning to now?"
"Jimmy Butler of the Chicago Bulls," Tellu said without skipping a beat, which just incited laughter from the other members of the Witches 5.
Mimete was on the floor, rolling in laughter with tears streaming from her face, then she finally regained her composure and said, "Wait, wait, wait! You mean to tell me that they are going to recruit Jimmy Butler as their all-star athlete for this upcoming basketball tournament? I mean, I know he's evolved into superstar status and is starting to get used to his new role as the team captain for the Chicago Bulls, but that's the best they could think of?"
"Hey, they could've easily recruited Kobe Bryant to play for their team and it might not have ended well for us anyway," Cyprine added as she cleared her throat.
"Listen, I know it sounds like a stretch, but take this into consideration: Bugs Bunny said that Michael Jordan recommended him to serve as the Tune Squad's new player-coach / team co-captain," Tellu said, putting emphasis on Michael Jordan's role in the recent event. "Think about it: Michael Jordan recommended Jimmy Butler to take over his roles on the Tune Squad!"
"Hey, here's one thing you haven't told us yet, Tellu! Is this Jimmy Butler character talented enough to lead the Tunes and Guardians to victory?" Eudial asked as a smug smirk appeared on her face.
"Take this into consideration: Jimmy Butler has stepped up and came in for some game-winning buzzer-beaters in a similar fashion to Michael Jordan," Tellu said as the rest of the Witches 5 looked surprised about the fact. "Do you think we should be underestimating a guy like him?"
"Well, how are we going to compete with that?!" Mimete said in a half-surprised, half-aggravated tone. "I know we have the talents of five NBA players instilled in our bodies and our psyche, but those guys have an actual basketball superstar on their team! What are we supposed to do?"
Eudial rubbed her chin for a moment, then she said, "We might have to see this Jimmy Butler character for ourselves and see what we're up against. Tellu, have the Tunes and the Guardians brought him here to Looney Tune Land yet?"
"No, not yet," Tellu said as she shook her head "no". "When I left, they were supposedly coming up with a plan that would possibly have the involvement of those Nerdlucks characters."
"Wait a minute, did you just say 'Nerdlucks'?" Mimete asked Tellu in a surprised tone.
"Yeah, why?" Tellu asked curiously.
"They weren't planning on having the Nerdlucks turn back into the MonStars for this basketball tournament, were they?" Mimete asked.
"Well ... Bugs just mentioned that he was going to pay them a visit," Tellu said while shrugging her shoulders. "I don't think he mentioned anything about having the Nerdlucks turn back into the MonStars, but you never know."
"Well, if they are planning on having them turn into the MonStars, we have to keep a close eye out on those Tunes and Guardians, making sure they aren't doing anything sneaky under our noses," Eudial explained. "We can't have them getting the upper hand on us in this basketball tournament, aside from having Jimmy Butler playing for their team."
"So, what do you want us to do: start a surveillance system that would have us spying on the Tunes and the Guardians with every step they take, every move they make?" Mimete asked curiously.
"As long as we are discreet about our motives, that could work," Eudial said as a devious smile appeared on her face, then she said to herself, "You better watch your back, Tune Squad! The Witches 5 is onto your strategy for the upcoming intergalactic basketball tournament!"
Another update for this weekend, second weekend update in a row! Anyway, back to the matter at hand, the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians seem to have convinced the Nerdlucks to become the all-star MonStars once again for the upcoming basketball tournament against the Witches 5! Lola Bunny says that Witch Hazel has concocted a magical potion that could turn the Nerdlucks into the MonStars permanently, but the Nerdlucks are willing to take that risk to save their new friends from impending doom and an eternity of comedy slavery on Moron Mountain!
However, Tellu has given the rest of the Witches 5 the scoop on the Tune Squad's plans, which might cause them to ramp up their efforts to ensure their victory in this basketball game against the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians! Hopefully, Jimmy Butler's basketball expertise can save the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians from an embarrassing loss to the Witches 5 and a huge detriment to their animated careers! What will happen when the Nerdlucks get a taste of Witch Hazel's magical MonStars potion? Will the Witches 5 be able to get a major advantage over the Tune Squad in this basketball game? How will the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians bring Jimmy Butler into Looney Tune Land and convince him to join their basketball team? "Stay Tooned" for the next chapter to find out, folks!