KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam! – Chp. 9: Master Bugs' Evening of Expressions
KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam! – Chp. 9: "Master Bugs' Evening of Expressions"
KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam!
Chapter 09: "Master Bugs' Evening of Expressions"
A/N: Welcome back to the Sailor Space Jam, ladies and gentlemen! When the MonStars start having doubts of returning to their superstar-level selves, Bugs Bunny decides to implement some special practice sessions with the MonStars and the Sailor Guardians, which should not only rejuvenate the MonStars before the Ultimate Game, but will hopefully help the MonStars and Sailor Guardians become better-acquainted with each other. However, before the practice sessions could get underway, Bugs and Usagi learn from Michiru that she was aware of Bupkus' crush on her the whole time, but she is concerned about how Haruka is going to react when she hears of the crush from an outside source, so Bugs and Usagi decides to take matters into their own hands by setting up a special meeting with Haruka, Bupkus and Michiru with the hopes of clearing things up before it leads to complications within the Tune Squad before the Ultimate Game. However, once Bugs reveals that Bupkus has feelings for Michiru, Haruka seems surprised about the revelation, but after Bupkus clears up the situation, her reaction might leave the others surprised. What do Bugs and Usagi have in store for Haruka, Bupkus and Michiru? How does Haruka react when she finally becomes aware of Bupkus' feelings for Michiru? Well, let's "toon" back into the story and find out, folks!
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. sports-comedy classic, Space Jam.
KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam! – Chapter 09: Master Bugs' Evening of Expressions
Date: Friday, November 4, 2016 – Master Bugs' Magical Emporium in Looney Tune Land – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
After the Looney Tunes had become refamiliarized with the MonStars and the Sailor Guardians had gotten their first look at the superpowered basketball aliens, evening time had arrived in Looney Tune Land, something that was characterized by the stars shining in the beautiful night sky ... seemed like the perfect night for an evening of romance, am I right? Well, it felt that way from the eyes of two certain rabbits as they were preparing for a special meeting with Haruka, Bupkus and Michiru. Bugs was busy getting his romance psychic-styled outfit together as Usagi walked into the building where he was setting up the meeting, basking in the romantic motifs of the area as she walked up to Bugs and said, "Wow, Bugs ... you've really outdone yourself for this occasion."
"Eh, thanks, Usagi," Bugs said as he took a bite of his carrot. "I thought the atmosphere might take away from the tension that may or may not arise from this encounter."
Usagi just chuckled lightly as she sighed and said, "Well, I just hope this meeting works wonders and doesn't end in disaster. I'd hate to see Haruka taking her anger out on the other Looney Tunes and her fellow Sailor Guardians—including me—just because Bupkus having a crush on her girlfriend."
Bugs gulped a bit as he just rolled his eyes and shuddered, saying to Usagi in a reassuring tone, "Listen, Usagi, I promise you this meeting will not go awry. Besides, I did call in some reinforcements to avoid any kind of dramatic encounter that would follow from this meeting."
Usagi just gave a look of suspicion about Bugs' comment, leaning into the rabbit's face for a bit as she said in a suspicious tone, "Bugs, just what do you mean when you say that you called in some reinforcements?"
Bugs just smirked at the leader of the Sailor Guardians as he gave a sly smile and said, "Well ... let's just say that I requested the assistance of my girlfriend and a certain French skunk who knows a thing or two about romance ... or at least, romances that go away."
Usagi could only look at Bugs with even more confusion for a bit, then she finally realized what Bugs was trying to say and just giggled as she said, "Oh, okay, Bugs! I see where you're going with this!"
Bugs just chuckled warmly as he said, "Of course, so don't worry about a thing. I'm sure this meeting will run smoothly—well, as smooth as it could be here in Looney Tune Land."
Usagi raised an eyebrow at the rascally rabbit as Bugs just coolly took a bite of his carrot and said, "Eh, something like this happened back in the day and it went awry because Daffy Duck was acting screwy through most of the session."
"Ah, I see," Usagi said as she lightly nodded her head.
Date: Friday, November 4, 2016 – The Warner Bros. Boardwalk / Bugs Bunny Boulevard – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
Meanwhile, on the Warner Bros. Boardwalk, Haruka and Michiru were in the midst of their special date, which involved a nice dinner at the fancy and fabulous Chez Charles restaurant, a stop to the Warner Bros. Chinese Theatre for a special screening of Space Jam and a culmination of the date with a moment of gazing at the shining stars in the beautiful night sky. The two Outer Guardians were snuggling with each other, getting comfortable as they continued to gaze at the beautiful night sky ... that is, until they smelled an ominous scent in the air, which only threw a damper on their date night as Haruka turned to Michiru and said, "Uh, Michiru ... do you smell that or is it just me?"
Michiru sniffed the air for a moment, then she turned to Haruka and said, "I do smell that ... it smells surprisingly ... French."
"Ah, that's just ze smell of a true lover, mademoiselle," a French-accented voice said from behind the two girls.
Haruka and Michiru looked around each other in confusion until they finally turned to see that the source of that stench was the resident king of romance—at least when it comes down to the Looney Tunes characters, anyway—and the original sultan of swagger, Pepé Le Pew. Pepé then smiled at Haruka and Michiru as he said, "Ah, I see you ladies are enjoying an evening of l'amour, no?"
Michiru just giggled lightly as she said in a light French accent, "Mais oui, monsieur Pepé."
Pepé just lightly laughed and smiled at Michiru as he said, "Ah, I see you know a little French yourself, eh?"
Michiru blushed and smiled in response as Haruka turned to Pepé and said, "So, what's up, Pepé? Were you going to ask us out on a date or something?"
Pepé could only chuckle warmly in response as he shook his head and said, "Oh, no, I'm not here for a date tonight. I actually came up here to invite you girls to Master Bugs' Magical Emporium for a special meeting. I, eh, have a feeling Monsieur Bugs would like to speak you two tonight."
"Huh? Why does Bugs need to see us?" Haruka asked curiously while raising an eyebrow.
"Since when did he become a psychic?" Michiru asked in a tone that sounded even more confused.
The two girls then got up and followed Pepé to Master Bugs' Magical Emporium as the Looney Tunes skunk said to Haruka and Michiru, "Ah, don't worry about a thing, mademoiselles. Just know that tonight is sure to be an ... evening of expressions, if you will."
Date: Friday, November 4, 2016 – The Acme Acres Gym – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
Meanwhile, at the Acme Acres Gym, Bupkus was busy engaging in a workout session with the other MonStars, hoping to get a headstart on their training regimen before they started their practice sessions with the Sailor Guardians tomorrow morning. The MonStars were feeling themselves getting stronger as the workout session continued—heck, they even felt their basketball skills slowly awakening from within, which only added to the simultaneous excitement of the superpowered aliens! With this light awakening, Pound turned to his fellow MonStars and said with a smirk, "Hey, you feel that, fellas? It seems like we're finally getting our powers back!"
"You sure about that, Pound?" Nawt said as he flexed one of his muscles. "I don't feel skilled enough to dribble the ball with lightning-fast reflexes and jam the ball in the paint like I used to."
"Hey, it may be slow and steady right now, but it'll all be worth it in the end, Nawt, old buddy," Blanko said in a reassuring tone. "Remember: we still have to train in order for our superstar-level basketball skills to be fully awakened from within."
"Yeah, and we still have to engage in those special practice sessions with the Sailor Guardians, starting tomorrow," Bang added without skipping a beat.
Suddenly, something came into Bang's mind as he said, "Hey, guys, do you mind if I ask y'all something real quick?"
The other MonStars walked up to Bang and gathered around him as Pound said, "What's up, Bang?"
"Well, did you notice how Makoto was acting when we were at the Warner Bros. Rucker Park earlier today?" Bang asked.
"Makoto? You mean, Sailor Jupiter?" Nawt asked while raising an eyebrow at his fellow MonStar.
Bang nodded his head as he said to his fellow MonStars, "Well, of course."
"You know something, Bang? I did notice that she looked like she was falling in love when she finally saw you as a MonStar," Blanko said, taking note of the current romantic situation at hand. "I mean, she said we all reminded her of her old boyfriend when we were the Nerdlucks, but it seems that she has taken a liking to you, dude."
"You think so, Blanko?" Bang said in a lightly-surprised tone.
"Hey, what girl do you know would be so willing to embarrass herself around a large crowd consisting of her friends and the Looney Tunes characters in regards to her crush on one of us MonStars?" Blanko said while smirking and wiggling an eyebrow at Bang.
Bang could only chuckle warmly as he said, "Well, you got a point there, Blanko ... I mean, who else would be willing to make a fool out of themselves while stating their true feelings for the one they love?"
Nawt then shot a smirk at Bupkus as he snickered to himself and said, "Oh, I think I could give you a few answers, Bang ..."
Bupkus just glared at Nawt and growled lightly as he said through gritted teeth in an annoyed tone, "Watch it, Nawt, you've pushed it earlier today, so don't do anything else that would get you hurt, buster."
Nawt could only buckle down and chuckle nervously as he said through a nervous smile, "Heh-heh, uh ... okay, point taken, Bupkus."
Bupkus just sighed to himself as he said, "Listen, Nawt, sorry about the edge of my attitude. You know how I am feeling about seeing eye-to-eye with Sailor Neptune earlier today."
Nawt then walked up to Bupkus and smiled warmly as he said, "Hey, don't worry, Bupkus. I understand how you feel about Sailor Neptune, but you can't just hide your true feelings for long ... you need to be honest about your crush on her! Besides, it's not like you want to start a relationship with her or anything, right?"
"No kidding, Nawt," Bupkus said with a smirk. "Still, though, I think Sailor Neptune is the coolest girl I had met and I don't want to risk our friendship before we help the Looney Tunes with this upcoming basketball game against the Witches 5. Besides, if I even reveal my crush to her at any point, not only would it cause problems between her and Sailor Uranus, the Looney Tunes and the other Sailor Guardians might be negatively affected by this fallout."
Blanko then walked up to Bupkus and patted his shoulders as he said to his friend in a reassuring tone, "Hey, Bupkus, I'm sure Sailor Uranus will understand your personal feelings for Sailor Neptune. Besides, I'm sure she had the same reservations when she first met Sailor Neptune."
Eventually, Lola Bunny and Usagi walked into the Acme Acres Gym and noticed Pound, Bang, Blanko and Nawt talking to Bupkus about his crush on Sailor Neptune. Lola just shook her head sadly and Usagi could only give a sad sigh as a reaction, then Usagi turned to Lola and said, "Wow, I guess Bupkus is really conflicted about his crush on Michiru, huh?"
"So it seems, Usagi," Lola said while shrugging her shoulders. "I just hope Bugs manages to clear the air between him and the two Outer Guardians."
"I hope so, too," Usagi said. "I would hate to see Haruka take out her frustrations on the other Looney Tunes and our fellow Sailor Guardians ... heck, even the other MonStars might get caught in the crossfire."
Lola just shuddered in response as she said in a half-sarcastic, half-serious tone, "Yeah, I'd hate to be caught in the aftermath of the earthquake known as 'Sailor Uranus'."
Usagi could only lightly giggle in response, just as Nawt turned to see Usagi and Lola standing in the gymnasium, then he turned to his fellow MonStars and said, "Hey, fellas, look who just stepped in the room!"
The other MonStars looked up to see that Usagi and Lola had arrived in the Acme Acres Gym, listening in on their conversation about Bupkus' crush on Sailor Neptune, so they decided to walk up to the two girls to know why they had came into the Acme Acres Gym. Once they finally made it up to the female counterpart of Bugs Bunny and the Pretty Guardian of Love and Justice, Pound spoke to the girls, saying, "Hey, Lola, Usagi, what's going on?"
"Oh, nothing much, fellas," Lola said as she smirked and shrugged her shoulders. "I guess you guys were sharing your concerns about how Haruka is going to react once she gets word about Bupkus' crush on Michiru, huh?"
"Yeah, you could say that, Lola," Bupkus said as he rubbed his head and blushed a bit. "I don't know how I could express my true feelings for her without putting all of you guys and girls into the wrath of Sailor Uranus because she seems to be the more dominant type."
"That tends to be her personality, just to be clear, Bupkus," Usagi quipped while smirking at Bupkus.
"Oh, really?" Bupkus said while raising an eyebrow. "Well, who knew?"
"Yeah, but you don't have to worry about a thing, Bupkus," Usagi said in a reassuring tone. "Besides, I have something that will hopefully help you express your true feelings to Michiru in a way that won't involve any hurt feelings, complications between the MonStars and the Sailor Guardians and the blow-up of any shipping wars in the reviews or anything like that."
"Really? What do you have in store, Usagi?" Bupkus asked curiously, raising an eyebrow in response.
"Oh, it's not what I have in store; it's actually what Bugs has in store," Usagi said with a smile, inciting confused reactions from the MonStars.
"Bugs? What does Bugs have to do with this situation?" Nawt asked in a confused tone.
"Well, he said he wanted to step in and serve as the mediator of this situation, hoping to quell any chances of a dilemma of a huge fallout from this meeting," Lola explained. "Hopefully, the Tunes, the Guardians and the other MonStars would avoid getting caught in the crossfire from Haruka if she decides to take her anger out on her fellow teammates because of your crush on her girlfriend, Bupkus."
"Sheesh," Bupkus said while shuddering for a bit and scrunching his face. "I guess she takes things like that real personally, huh?"
"Yeah, you could say that, Bupkus," Usagi said with a small smile while shrugging her shoulders.
Bupkus just palmed his face in embarrassment as he gave a sad sigh while saying, "Oh, man, what a dilemma. I'm already at risk of putting my friends and my new teammates in complete danger ... all because of a little crush of all things."
Lola then took Bupkus' hand and patted it as she said, "Hey, it's alright, Bupkus. I promise you, Bugs will clear everything up, so it doesn't lead to any drama within the Tune Squad."
"Girls, are you sure Bugs knows what he's doing with this thing?" Pound asked the two girls while raising an eyebrow.
Lola and Usagi then turned to each other and smirked at each other, then Usagi turned to Pound and said, "Don't worry, Pound, I know Bugs could easily talk his way out of a bad situation."
"Alright then, I just hope Bugs doesn't make me look like a fool in response," Bupkus said with a sigh as he, Usagi and Lola left the Acme Acres Gym to meet up with Bugs and the others at Master Bugs' Master Emporium.
Date: Friday, November 4, 2016 – Master Bugs' Magical Emporium in Looney Tune Land – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
While Pepé was leading Haruka and Michiru to the Magical Emporium whereas Lola and Usagi were doing the same thing with Bupkus, Bugs Bunny was getting into his 'Master Bugs' disguise, preparing for the upcoming meeting with Bupkus, Haruka and Michiru with the hopes of clearing things up between the three characters. As Bugs put on the psychic-style hat on his head, Bugs turned to the audience and said in a sotto aside, "Wish me luck with this situation, folks ... from what I've heard, Haruka, a.k.a. Sailor Uranus, is said to be the most-cynical of the Sailor Guardians, as well as the toughest one of the group. Here's hoping I can help Haruka look into her heart—wherever she has one, anyway."
Suddenly, he heard the front door open from outside, so he got into his disguise and sat at the table with the crystal ball, then he said in a voice that went with his psychic disguise, "Ah, come in, ladies and gentlemen! Come into Master Bugs' Magical Emporium, so you can see your future!"
Pepé then led Haruka and Michiru into the room where Master Bugs was sitting in as he said, "Right this way, mademoiselles. Monsieur Master Bugs is waiting for you in his magical psychic room ..."
Michiru smiled at Pepé as she said, "Thank you, Pepé, I'm sure this is going to be fun."
"Oh, this is going to be hilarious," Haruka said with a smirk as she and Michiru walked into the room.
While Michiru and Haruka walked into Master Bugs' psychic room, Lola and Usagi finally arrived with Bupkus in tow as Lola said, "Alright, Bupkus, we finally made it. Just play it cool like you usually do and don't make a spectacle out of yourself."
Bupkus just chuckled warmly as he patted Lola's head and smoothly said, "Hey, don't worry about a thing, girls. I promise you this encounter won't end up like what happened earlier today. At least Nawt isn't around to make me look like an idiot in front of Sailor Neptune."
As soon as Bupkus walked into Master Bugs' psychic room, Usagi turned to Lola and Pepé, then she said, "I wonder how long it would take before he loses that bravado when he realizes Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune are in that same room with him."
"It shouldn't take too long, depending on how long he lasts in there," Lola said without skipping a beat.
Once Bupkus walked into the room, he noticed that Haruka and Michiru were both present in the room, but instead of losing his cool and breaking out in a cold sweat, he continued to play it cool and kept his composure as he walked up and sat in a seat right next to Michiru. Michiru could only blush in response once she saw Bupkus sit right next to her as she said in a light-hearted voice, "Oh, h-hi, Bupkus."
"Hey, Michiru," Bupkus said with a smile, then he took notice of Haruka sitting on the other side of Michiru, sporting a smirk on her face that says: 'Look at this casanova right here'. "Oh, what's up, Haruka?"
"Nothing much, Bupkus," Haruka said while shrugging her shoulders. "I don't know why Bugs asked us to come down here tonight."
"Don't look at me," Bupkus said while shrugging his shoulders. "I just got the word from Lola and Usagi out there ... and I can only assume that Pepé Le Pew charmed you two into coming down here."
Michiru could only roll her eyes and chuckle to herself while shaking her head as she said, "Oh, I wouldn't say something like that went down when Pepé saw us earlier."
Before Bupkus could respond to Michiru's comment, Master Bugs walked up to his table and took notice of the threesome in the room as he said, "Ah, welcome to Master Bugs' Magical Emporium, ladies and gentle ... MonStar, where I see all, I know all and I tell all."
"You've got to be kidding me," Bupkus said under his breath.
"So, what can I do you for, doc and doctresses?" Master Bugs asked.
"Well, Bu—I mean, Master Bugs, I've got something I need to get off of my chest real quick," Bupkus admitted while sighing.
"Well, go ahead and say it, doc," Master Bugs said in a reassuring and genuine tone. "You're among friends here, you know?"
"Alright then ..." Bupkus said as he cleared his throat and started to say, "Well, ever since the guys and I first met the Sailor Guardians since they had arrived here in Looney Tune Land on Halloween night, I found myself crushing on one of the girls in the group."
"Really? Was it the leader, Sailor Moon?" Master Bugs asked.
"Nah, it's not Sailor Moon. Besides, isn't she already dating Tuxedo Mask?" Bupkus said with a slight smirk.
Usagi looked surprised about this as she turned to Lola and Pepé, asking the two Looney Tunes in a curious tone, "Wait a minute, how does he know about my relationship with Tuxedo Mask?"
"Maybe he did some research on your series," Lola said while shrugging her shoulders. "It's possible that he might've read the manga that inspired the original anime series."
Usagi just looked skeptical at Lola, but she could only brush it off as she, Lola and Pepé continued to watch the conversation between Bugs—actually Master Bugs, Bupkus, Haruka and Michiru from outside the room.
"Obviously," Master Bugs said as he smirked at the audience. "Very well, is it Sailor Mars?"
"Nope, I have a feeling Pound might be crushing on her," Bupkus said as he just snickered to himself.
Haruka and Michiru just lightly giggled to themselves in response as Michiru said, "Ooh, it sounds like Rei's got herself an admirer in one of those MonStars, eh?"
"It sure sounds like it, Michiru," Haruka said while smirking at her girlfriend.
Master Bugs then turned to the audience and said in his signature Bronx-Brooklyn accent, "Watch this, folks, this part would look good in the promos ..."
Master Bugs then turned back to Bupkus, Haruka and Michiru, then he cleared his throat as he said, "Alright, Bupkus, do you happen to have a crush on ... Sailor ... Neptune?"
Once Master Bugs made this declaration, the entire room just went silent as Bupkus and Michiru just blushed in response whereas Haruka just looked surprised at both Bupkus and Michiru. From outside the room, Usagi, Lola and Pepé just stood there, stunned by the revelation made by Master Bugs. Pepé could only look at the scene in complete concern for both Bupkus and Michiru's safety as he looked up at Usagi and said, "So, uh ... Usagi, how do you think this is going to go?"
"Well, this can go either one of two ways: either Haruka plays it cool and calmly asks Bupkus about his crush or ... she goes off and decides to bring harm to the other Looney Tunes, her fellow Sailor Guardians and the other MonStars," Usagi said as a nervous smile appeared on her face.
"Well, in that case ... I suggest we, how you say ... duck and cover!" Pepé said as he, Lola and Usagi hid under one of the tables outside for protection.
Inside Master Bugs' psychic room, Master Bugs finally realized his mistake as he actually ducked for cover, then he peeked his head from under his table to whisper to Bupkus, "Hey, Bupkus, doc! I suggest you hide under this table as well unless you are willing to get caught in the crossfire!"
Bupkus just brushed off Master Bugs' concern as he scoffed and said, "Come on, Master Bugs, there's nothing to worry about. I promise you she will play it cool. Besides, it's not like she could produce a device that could destroy our universe at the drop of a dime, right? Right?"
Haruka could only bottle up her emotions as she turned to Michiru and said, "Michiru ..."
"Uh ... yes, Haruka?" Michiru said in a slightly-nervous tone.
"How long has Bupkus been crushing on you since we had arrived in Looney Tune Land?" Haruka asked in a tone of subdued anger.
"Since he and the other MonStars first met us in their Nerdluck forms?" Michiru said.
"Is that so?" Haruka said as she walked up to Bupkus.
Haruka and Bupkus only stared at each other for what seemed to be an indeterminate period of time, but it was clear that Haruka felt annoyed about how Bupkus was not only crushing on her girlfriend, but he never even told them the truth about the situation at hand—though the latter part was probably what annoyed her the most, since they could've avoided this meeting with Master Bugs if Bupkus just told them his feelings instead of hiding them. Before Haruka could engage in a full-blown rant, Bupkus just stopped her by coolly saying, "Hold on for a minute, Haruka, just let me explain."
Haruka was taken aback by how Bupkus seemed to be keeping a cool head in the tense atmosphere at the moment. Bupkus then stood up and cleared his throat as he explained, "Listen, I know you might be upset about how I have found myself crushing on Miss Michiru Kaioh here—"
"The full name ultimatum is not helping your case, doc, you know that?" Master Bugs whispered as he had come out from under the table just as Bupkus started speaking to Haruka.
"When did you come out from under the table?" Haruka said in a half-confused, half-surprised tone.
"Cartoon logic, don't worry about it," Master Bugs said as he coolly took a bite of his carrot. "Please continue, Bupkus, before we end up derailing from the emotional core of this chapter."
Bupkus just rolled his eyes at the rabbit's comment as he turned back to Haruka and said, "Anyway ... listen, you have to know that she is one of the nicest and coolest people I had ever met in my life. You have to understand, I've always wondered if I would ever find that special someone to fill that void in my life and I know that the answer wasn't going to come and hit me over night. However, once I started seeing Michiru eye-to-eye, this emotion started to hit me like 'she might be the one'. However, once I realize that she was in a relationship with you, I thought it would be better if I didn't say anything about it. Besides, if I did, I have a feeling that it would have a negative impact on our Tune Squad teammates, seeing as how you would probably take your frustrations out on them because you might have some pent-up anger against me. Listen, Haruka, I think you are one of the coolest girls I've ever met and I think your friends are the nicest girls the other MonStars and I have ever known, so I hope you don't take my crush on Michiru the wrong way."
Bupkus then turned his attention to Michiru and said, "Michiru, I think you are a very nice girl and you have a great girlfriend by your side. Even though I may not ask you to be my girlfriend at any point in the near future, I just hope we will remain friends for the time being. Besides, I think it would be best for the Tune Squad if we didn't engage in any romantic encounters and just remain casual."
Finally, Bupkus turned his attention to Master Bugs and shook hands with the rabbit as he said, "Hey, Master, I appreciate the meeting you set up for us, but I think it would've saved us a whole lot of trouble if I just told them my true feelings from the start ... instead of just bottling up my feelings until it came out at the wrong place at the wrong time."
As Bupkus left the room, he just smiled at everybody and waved at them as he said, "Well, this meeting was fun, but I think I might need some time for myself right now."
Once Bupkus left Master Bugs' Magical Emporium, everyone in the room just looked surprised about how Bupkus managed to handle the situation in such a cool manner without any hurt feelings or any violence for that matter. Bugs then switched out of his 'Master Bugs' disguise and turned back into his regular self as he walked up to Michiru and Haruka, saying, "Wow ... I guess Bupkus must've held in his true feelings for a while now, huh?"
"I have to say, Bugs ... I'm rather impressed by how he handled this situation," Haruka said as a small smile appeared on her face.
"You are?" Bugs asked in a surprised tone.
"You are, Haruka?" Michiru asked in a similarly-surprised tone.
"Listen, I can understand where he's coming from, Michiru," Haruka said to Michiru. "I might've had those same feelings when I first met you 22 years ago. Even with this hardened exterior, I could only imagine how it feels on the inside where you have these genuine feelings for somebody, but you don't know how to express them."
"Try saying that to somebody like Johnny Bravo," Bugs said under his breath as Wakko Warner used his signature drums to play a rimshot in the background.
"Wow, Haruka ... you seem to be taking this pretty well," Michiru said with a smile.
"What? What did you think was going to happen?" Haruka said as she lightly chuckled. "Did you think I was going to fly off the handle and take all of my frustrations out on my fellow Sailor Guardians, the Looney Tunes characters and the other MonStars just because Bupkus had feelings for Michiru? Come on, I'm not that hot-headed."
"Right," Bugs said in a tone of subdued sarcasm.
Suddenly, Michiru left the room as Haruka said, "Hey, Michiru, are you going to check on Bupkus?"
"Yes, I have to make sure he's not going to hurt himself out there," Michiru said as she left Master Bugs' Magical Emporium to find where Bupkus walked off to in Looney Tune Land.
Date: Friday, November 4, 2016 – Warner Bros. Rucker Park – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
While Michiru was looking for where Bupkus was at in Looney Tune Land, the purple MonStar was sitting on the bleachers at the Warner Bros. Rucker Park, quietly singing Ginuwine's "Differences" to himself. As Bupkus was busy dribbling the basketball for a bit, seeing as how his skills were slowly awakening within his body, he was singing to himself, "My whole life has changed ... since you came in, I knew back then ... you were that special one ... I'm so in love, so deep in love ..."
As Bupkus was singing to himself, Michiru finally found the purple MonStar just by hearing his beautiful singing voice. When Michiru saw Bupkus singing to himself, she was amazed at how beautiful his voice sounded as she thought to herself, "Wow, his voice is so angelic! Where have I heard a voice like this before?"
As soon as Michiru started walking up to Bupkus, Bupkus was still singing to himself, not noticing Michiru sitting next to him on the bleachers on the basketball court. Once he finished singing, however, he finally noticed Michiru as he jumped up in surprised, then cleared his throat as he said, "Oh, hey, Michiru, what's up?"
"Nothing much, I just wanted to make sure that you're okay," Michiru said with a smile.
"Yeah, I'm cool," Bupkus said. "Just needed some space, so I could clear my mind from today's events. I need to get my focus back for our first practice session tomorrow."
"I see," Michiru said as she sighed lovingly. "Hey, you have a lovely singing voice."
"Oh, you heard me singing when you walked up here?" Bupkus said in a lightly-surprised tone as he smiled at Michiru.
"Yeah, I never would've pegged you to be an R&B-type of guy," Michiru said as she giggled lightly.
"Well, I don't mean to brag, but I actually could sing just as good as any R&B singer out there," Bupkus said. "You want to hear an example?"
Michiru nodded her head as Bupkus stood up and cleared his throat, then he started to sing Dorian Harewood's "Show Me (One More Time)" to her. As he continued singing, Michiru found herself entranced in his beautiful voice, amazed at how somebody like Bupkus, one who was known for being connected with the hip-hop culture through the MonStars, would actually have a sensitive side and a beautiful voice to go with it. Once Bupkus finished his performance, Michiru applauded him as Bupkus bowed and said, "Thank you, thank you, you are too kind."
Michiru stood up from the bleachers and hugged the purple MonStar as she said, "Oh, Bupkus, you are so sweet! I'm glad the girls and I have met such nice, cool guys like you and your friends."
Bupkus just gave a warm smile in response as he said, "Aw, thanks, Michiru. Just wait until you see how the fellas are tomorrow morning."
"Are they just as friendly as you?" Michiru asked curiously.
Bupkus and Michiru started to walk through the Warner Bros. Boardwalk under the beautiful night sky as Bupkus warmly chuckled and said, "Well, I'll say this much, Michiru: there's more than meets the eye when it comes to us MonStars ..."
Random Developmental Author's Note: I had actually intended to write a story like this back in 2012, but it was going to be a part of the Looney Winx! series as the Winx Club girls would have teamed up with the Looney Tunes characters and Michael Jordan for a basketball game against the MonStars. I personally do not know how it would've turned out since it was a long time ago, but I'm sure it would've been interesting to write about as long as I gave it its own unique flavor while keeping all of the Space Jam hallmarks.
Well, what do you know? It looks like I have finally completed this chapter after a week or two of actually working on this thing! It looks like there were some nice character interactions between Bupkus and the two Outer Guardians, as well as some words of advice from Sailor Moon, Bugs Bunny, Pepé Le Pew and Lola Bunny. This chapter does feel a little light on characters, seeing as how the other Warner Bros. characters, the other Sailor Guardians and the Witches 5 did not make an appearance, but hopefully, that will change in the next two chapters or so. Plus, the next chapter will finally have an actual appearance from Jimmy Butler and we could get into the basketball elements of this crossover!
However, there will still be some character development through the various character interactions and the personal growth of the cast, plus there will hopefully be an update from Swackhammer and Kaolinite's side of the story. Anyway, what plan does Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote have in store to bring Jimmy Butler into Looney Tune Land? Will the Witches 5 return in the next chapter? What will happen during the first practice session between the MonStars and the Sailor Guardians? "Stay Tooned" for the next chapter to find out, folks!