KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam! – Chp. 17: I Only Want What's Best for You Part 2
KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam! – Chp. 17: "I Only Want What's Best for You Part 2"

KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam!
Chapter 17: "I Only Want What's Best for You Part 2"

A/N: Greetings, ladies and gentlemen! Another day, another all-new chapter update for Sailor Space Jam. Continuing from where the previous chapter left off, the final days leading up to the Ultimate Game are looming over the Tune Squad, which allows them to ramp up their training efforts to ensure that they are in top playing shape on the night of the big game. While the Looney Tunes and Sailor Starlights continue their basketball training under Jimmy Butler, the MonStars and Sailor Guardians are given a day off to explore Looney Tune Land and set up their own training sessions. However, during this day off, the MonStars have a special surprise in store for the Sailor Guardians ...

Chapter Synopsis: Continuing from where the previous chapter left off, the MonStars have gotten some special gifts for each of the Sailor Guardians, but they realize that they have nothing in store for the Sailor Starlights. However, the fast-thinking Nawt gets an idea for a gift that would surely amaze the Sailor Starlights, allowing the MonStars to put their creative juices to the test by coming up with the best gift yet. Meanwhile, the Looney Tunes and Sailor Starlights continue their basketball training under Jimmy Butler, and the Starlights find themselves getting a stronger bond with their new teammates. However, while the Tune Squad are preparing for the Ultimate Game with so much energy and confidence, the Witches 5 feel the need to utilize skills of their own to ensure their victory in the Ultimate Game ... even though they intend to do so without the allegiance of Swackhammer, if that's even possible.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Looney Tunes or Sailor Moon characters who appear in this story as they appear 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. Also, as with the previous chapter, the title for this chapter is a reference to the Trey Songz ... song, "What's Best for You" (specifically, one part of the opening line from the song's main chorus).

Dedication: A tip of the hat to NBA legend and the basketball GOAT 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 17: I Only Want What's Best for You Part 2

Date: Friday, November 11, 2016 – The Warner Bros. Boardwalk / Cartoonland Street – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse

While the MonStars were busy putting their master plan into action for the best gift for the newest recruits for the Tune Squad, the Sailor Guardians were continuing their personal tour of Looney Tune Land, eventually finding themselves looking around at the location where two of the most-notable events of the original Space Jam took place: the Cartoonland Street, where the Looney Tunes were introduced to the MonStars at the Warner Bros. Rucker Park and where the Tunes first met NBA legend Michael Jordan. Usagi investigated the surroundings as she said with a happy sigh, "Wow ... it's hard to believe that it's been 20 years since the Looney Tunes actually took part in a big basketball game alongside Michael Jordan ..."

"You know, all these years, I've been wondering how they really felt about taking part in a movie like Space Jam," Makoto pondered while rubbing her chin. "I mean, I know Bugs might have fond memories of working on the film—why not, he did have the closest relationship with Michael Jordan—but I honestly ponder what his Looney Tunes colleagues thought of the whole thing."

"I guess we'll never know until we actually ask them," Ami said while shrugging her shoulders. "Why are you so curious about that all of a sudden, Makoto?"

Makoto could only blush in response as she cleared her throat and said, "Oh, uh, no reason. I was just curious, that's all ..."

"Uh-huh, okay ..." Ami said in a playful tone.

Suddenly, the girls were surprised by the sudden presence of the Sailor Starlights as Seiya wrapped her arms around Ami and Makoto, all smiles as she said, "Hey, ladies, what are you girls up to?"

"Uh, Seiya, I think the better question is: what are you and the other Starlights doing out here?" Makoto said, shooting her a confused look. "I thought you guys were going to be training with Jimmy Butler and the Looney Tunes. In fact, shouldn't you be training right now instead of wondering what we were doing?"

"Well, yeah, but we are currently on break right now," Yaten said as she and Taiki walked up to the girls, wiping sweat from her forehead with the towel wrapped around her shoulders. "Man, I wish you girls and those MonStars were there to see the practice game we had. I wasn't expecting the Looney Tunes to bring out their classic trickery and mischief, but they sure surprised me!"

"Wait, what? What did the Looney Tunes do?" Usagi said as she rushed up to Yaten and Taiki.

"Oh, well, I don't want to go into too much detail about it, but ... well, let's just say that the Tunes had shown a level of tenacity and classic energy that you might expect to see during the Ultimate Game on Tuesday," Yaten said with a smirk, crossing her arms. "Hey, even Lola got into the slapstick a few times, so I guess those girls have got another thing coming if they think Lola is going to be a sitting duck for one of their attacks."

Although the description from Yaten did give Usagi a clear vision of what might have happened during the training session, she could only imagine the level of classic Looney Tunes-style energy that was present during the practice game that had involved the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Starlights. However, while she got into her own little world again, she was interrupted by the voice of Nawt saying, "Hey, ladies, we're back!"

Once Usagi was snapped out of her stupor, she turned to see the MonStars coming up to the Sailor Guardians and Sailor Starlights with tons of gifts in their hands. While the girls were surprised to see the MonStars hauling a huge amount of gifts, Usagi's eyes beamed with stars as she said, "Oh, my gosh! The MonStars are back ... and they've come bearing gifts!"

As the Sailor Guardians and the Sailor Starlights saw the MonStars walking up with the aforementioned gifts, the basketball quintet caught up with the girls as Nawt said with a smile, "Hey, ladies, we're back from our ... uh, whatever Blanko told y'all we went to."

"We found our basketball gear for the Ultimate Game," Blanko said, then he gave a warm smile as he added, "... but, while we were at the mall, we had to chip in and find a couple of gifts for our new Tune Squad teammates."

As Blanko reached into the bag, he pulled out the stylized pop star dress he bought for Minako, who just stood there in silent surprise for a moment, then she rushed up to Blanko and gave him a hug as she said, "Aw, thank you, Blanko! You're just so sweet!"

Blanko then blushed for a bit and chuckled dumbly as he said, "Oh, uh, well, you know how it is, Minako, I try ..."

Nawt found it pretty interesting—and hilarious—that Blanko was becoming so shy upon Minako giving him so much affection over getting her the special dress. He just nudged the other MonStars as he said with a smirk, "Oh, man, just look at that, fellas! Blanko just went from the resident king of cool into a lovestruck buffoon within a span of 10 seconds!"

However, the other MonStars could only scoff at Nawt's declaration as Pound said, "Oh, come on, Nawt, you know you would feel the same way once you give Ami her gift!"

Nawt looked over at where Ami was standing, then he just smirked as he proudly said, "Who, me? Come on, Pound, don't you know who I am? Don't you remember when I said that I would not fall head over heels for any of the Sailor Guardians?"

"Well, how do you explain your actions towards Ami during our first training session on Saturday?" Bupkus said, inciting the combined laughter of Pound and Bang, as well as the annoyed reaction of Nawt.

Nawt just grumbled to himself as Bang said, wrapping his arm around his shoulders, "Alright, alright, Nawt, we'll go ahead and humor ya. If you think you can keep your composure around Ami while giving her that set of encyclopedias, be our guest."

"Fine! I'll show you guys how a real MonStar charms the ladies!" Nawt said in an annoyed tone as he picked up the set of encyclopedias and walked over to Ami, all while Pound, Bupkus and Bang were trying to hold back their laughter.

Once Nawt picked up the full set of encyclopedias, he walked up to Ami and poked her on the shoulder, saying in a smooth tone, "Say, Ms. Mizuno, I would like to say that I have a surprise for you ..."

Ami turned to look at Nawt and said with a smile, "Yes, Nawt?"

"Well, while the fellas and I were at the mall, I knew how you were the brains of the Sailor Guardians and how much you loved to study, so I decided to chip in and buy you this set of encyclopedias," Nawt said as he handed the encyclopedias to Ami, who smiled in amazement as Nawt continued, "It may not be as cool as the gifts we had gotten for the other girls, but ..."

However, Nawt was quickly interrupted by Ami tightly hugging him, saying, "Oh, thank you, Nawt! I just want to say that I wouldn't have minded if you didn't give me anything because one of the best gifts the girls and I have gotten to meet new allies like you guys, Jimmy Butler and especially the Looney Tunes."

Nawt was so touched by Ami's statement, he started to tear up a bit as he croaked out a "Really?"

Ami and Nawt then looked at each other eye-to-eye as she said with a smile, "Yes, really."

Suddenly, Nawt broke out into tears as he hugged Ami, saying with a smile, "That was the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me!"

However, he sensed that Pound, Bupkus and Bang were watching on in amusement, basically seeing Nawt break away from his 'cool as ice' demeanor to practically breaking down on the spot. He quickly stopped his crying as he said in an annoyed tone, "Hey, shut up, fellas! I just got something in my eye, that's all it was!"

As Pound, Bupkus and Bang walked up to Nawt, Bupkus said in a reassuring tone, "Hey, come on, Nawt, just admit it! You have to grown to develop genuine feelings for Ami, just like we did for the other girls. It's nothing to be ashamed of, man."

"Yeah, Nawt," Bang said as he pulled out the Pepé Le Pew plushie he was going to give to Makoto. "Besides, if there's one thing these girls have overall that we rarely see from most of the Looney Tunes, they are more down-to-Earth."

"I mean, Bugs has his moments of being that way, but ... it's usually a mixed bag when he is in that down-to-Earth mode," Pound said as he pulled out the Daffy Duck plushie to give to Rei. "One minute, he's as cool as a cucumber, the next, he's ready to humiliate you because you messed with him three times in one day."

While Pound and Bang gave their respective gifts to Rei and Makoto, even getting the same level of affection that Blanko and Nawt had gotten from Ami and Minako, Bupkus looked in the bag and saw the rest of the gifts. Taking the initiative, Bupkus picked up the bags and proceeded to hand out the various gifts to the rest of the Sailor Guardians: the Sylvester and Tweety plushies for both Chibi-Usa and Hotaru, the motorcycle helmet for Haruka and the chemistry set for Setsuna—in the case where she has to work on a school project for K.O. University.

As for Usagi and Michiru, Bupkus decided to hand Usagi the Bugs Bunny plushie first, allowing her to play around with it for a bit, then he had saved the best for last as he walked up to Michiru and said, "Michiru, I know that we have only known each other for a couple of days since you and your friends arrived in Looney Tune Land, but within those past couple of days, I just ... I just ... you know, I just ..."

"What is it, Bupkus?" Michiru asked curiously.

Bupkus gulped a bit as he said with a smile, "Well, I just feel like that we have known each other for a long time in the short time you girls have been down here, so I just wanted to say ... when you play this new violin, just promise that you will think about me."

As Bupkus presented the new violin to Michiru, the Sailor Guardian of Neptune gasped in amazement as she carefully picked up the violin from Bupkus' hands, then she looked up at the purple MonStar as she said, "Wow, Bupkus, you bought this for me?"

"Well, hey, it was the least I could do," Bupkus said with a warm smile as he shrugged his shoulders. "I just wanted to find something that would best personify the deep, personal connection that has grown between us since you have first arrived in Looney Tune Land."

Michiru was so touched by Bupkus' declaration that she quickly hugged Bupkus, saying in a quiet voice, "Thank you, Bupkus, that was so sweet of you."

"Aw, it was nothing, Michiru," Bupkus said as he hugged Michiru.

While the MonStars were getting tons of affection from their respective Sailor Guardian, Usagi decided to walk up to whatever the MonStars had hidden under a blanket, then she called out, "Hey, guys, what kind of gifts are under these blankets? Are they gifts for the Sailor Starlights?"

The Sailor Starlights were surprised to hear that the MonStars actually chipped in and got them some gifts as well, leaving Taiki to say with a smile, "Well, guys, that was so sweet of you, but we didn't ask."

"Yeah, we had a feeling that you guys would go all-out for the Sailor Guardians, but I didn't think you would include us, too," Yaten said in a similarly-surprised tone. "I mean, I appreciate the effort, but—"

Suddenly, Nawt walked up to the covered gifts for the Sailor Starlights as he said, "Oh, but wait, ladies! This is something that we decided to put our blood, sweat and tears into! Seeing as how you girls are officially our new recruits for the Tune Squad, the fellas and I decided to put our all-star brains together and ... well, just check this out and tell us what you think!"

Once Nawt pulled off the blankets to reveal the surprise for the Sailor Starlights, the girls were amazed to see that the MonStars had chipped in to create star-studded, customized Tune Squad jerseys that are modeled in the style of the classic NBA teams. On each of these jerseys, the back contained the name of their Starlight identity and their jersey number. For Seiya, being Sailor Star Fighter, she was adorned with the jersey number of 23, the same number given to NBA legend Michael Jordan; Taiki was given the jersey number of 3, the same number of NBA legend Allen Iverson and WNBA legend Diana Taurasi; and, for Yaten, because of her tenacity and cutting-edge personality on the court, she was given the jersey number of 1, the same number of Orlando Magic-Houston Rockets luminary Tracy McGrady.

Upon seeing the level of work the MonStars put into each jersey, as well as the fact of how their jersey was connected to an NBA legend or a WNBA legend, the Sailor Starlights stood there, speechless, then they started to tear up as Seiya said while a smile crept on her face, "Wow ... look at this, we got our own customized jersey, just days before we are set to make our mark in the famed and hallowed grounds of the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens ..."

"I know, these jerseys just look so beautiful ... I think ... I think I'm going to ..." Yaten said before she had to stop herself because she was about to cry tears of joy.

Seiya and Taiki both took note of Yaten actually showing some emotion as Taiki said with a playful smirk, "Yaten, are you actually crying?"

Yaten tried to play it off by quickly shaking her head, but she eventually rushed up to hug both Seiya and Taiki as the two girls looked at each other and said in unison, "Well, I guess she's overwhelmed with emotional joy."

As the Starlights hugged each other, the Sailor Guardians and the MonStars watched on from afar as Usagi whispered to Pound, "You know something, guys? I think you guys have a real good heart underneath that tough exterior."

"Well, thanks, Usagi," Pound said, giving a warm smile in response.

Suddenly, the group heard a familiar Bronx-Brooklyn voice saying, "Hey, docs! Are you all enjoying your day off from practice?"

The MonStars, Sailor Guardians and Sailor Starlights all turned to see Bugs Bunny walking up to them, bouncing a basketball for a bit as he said in a playful tone, "What's going on here? Did I miss the latest episode of The Young and the Restless or something?"

The group just laughed in response to Bugs' comment as Usagi said with a smile, placing a hand on Bugs' shoulder, "No, Bugs, the MonStars just brought us some gifts while they went to the mall."

"Really? What did you give these ladies, fellas?" Bugs asked.

The rabbit would be summarily answered by Usagi pushing the Bugs Bunny plushie to his face, causing Bugs to react in surprise as he said in amazement, "Hey, that's me as a stuffed animal!"

Soon, he saw Rei hold up the Daffy Duck plushie to his head as he said, "I guess the Looney Tunes stuffed animals idea originally started with Pound, huh?"

Usagi and Rei both giggled in response as Bugs took a look at the other gifts the Sailor Guardians had gotten from the MonStars, then he was surprised when he saw the special Tune Squad jerseys they had made for the Sailor Starlights. He looked at each of the jerseys in amazement as he said, "Well, what can I say? The MonStars know a thing or two when it comes to creating top-of-the-line basketball jerseys with high-quality synthetic material."

Bugs then walked up to the MonStars and said, while taking a bite from a carrot, "You know something, fellas? I don't know what sparks were flying from within during these training sessions, but I can tell you guys have grown closer with your new teammates."

"Well, how could we not, Bugs?" Nawt said as he gave a playful punch to Bugs' arm. "These girls were so instrumental in helping us awaken our basketball skills that we all had to pitch in and give them a little something-something."

"Yeah, and we had to do something for our new Tune Squad recruits," Blanko added. "We wanted to do something nice for them, so they don't feel left out."

"Well, from the looks on their faces, I can say that you all did a good job," Bugs said with a warm smile.

Date: Friday, November 11, 2016 – The Acme Industrial Basketball Complex – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse

While things were really looking up for the Tune Squad, what with the strengthening relationships and the level of confidence growing from the training sessions, the Witches 5 found themselves in a real Jam, no pun intended. The girls had come face-to-face with Swackhammer's latest players, who are set to give the Tune Squad the real business during the Ultimate Game if the Witches 5 do not deliver, but they are starting to have second thoughts as to whether or not it would be worth it to continue their association with Swackhammer. Mimete seemed to be the most-conflicted as she was off in a corner by herself, thinking about what she and the other witches should do, "Oh, man, this is such a dilemma. I mean, we wanted to prove our worth to Swackhammer by managing to improve where the Nerdlucks had failed 20 years ago, but I don't want to see anybody get hurt in the process! The girls and I had already been through our whole backstabbing stage, sabotaging each other for our own self-benefit, but now, here we are: our new teammates, the SwackStars, are set to cause serious harm to the Tune Squad by any means possible! Oh, I just wish there was—"

Suddenly, Mimete's thoughts were interrupted by Tellu tapping her on the shoulder, saying, "Hey, Mimete, are you okay?"

Mimete soon snapped out of her stupor and came face-to-face with Tellu, saying while giving a sigh of relief, "Oh, Tellu! Thank goodness, it was you. I thought you were Swackhammer, coming up here to threaten us about what would happen if we don't heed to his orders."

"Huh?" Tellu said in confusion, raising an eyebrow.

"Never mind," Mimete said, hoping to steer the conversation over to something else, but Tellu knew something was up.

"What was going through your mind, Mimete?" Tellu asked in concern.

"Nothing," Mimete said, this time turning her back to Tellu.

"Mimete ..." Tellu said, trying to get an answer from Mimete.

Mimete tried to ignore Tellu for the time being, hoping that she would eventually let go of the topic and move on to something else. However, when she realized that Tellu was not budging, she finally broke down and said, "Alright, alright, fine, you got me, Tellu! I was feeling conflicted about us continuing our alliance with Swackhammer ever since he had introduced us to the SwackStars! I was having these batles with myself in my mind because we didn't sign up to abuse the Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians in any sort of way; we just signed up for this because this was going to be our best chance in making a comeback for the Death Busters! However, ever since we first laid eyes on those MonStar clones, it's just ..." Suddenly, Mimete's tone shifted from a frantic one to one of confusion, distrust and sorrow, "I ... I don't know ..."

"Mimete, what is it?" Tellu said in concern, holding her hand out.

Suddenly, Mimete responded by clinging onto Tellu, hugging her tightly and leaving her in surprise as she proceeded to cry loudly, crying out, "Oh, Tellu, I just don't know what to do anymore! I just want us to forget about this whole thing and defy Swackhammer, but we still have to play this game! Otherwise, we'll just have to forfeit and the Tune Squad will be stuck playing against those MonStar wannabes!"

Tellu was surprised about how much Mimete was concerned for the Tune Squad, but she eventually came to understand why: for all the animosity that existed between the Witches 5 and the Sailor Guardians, the girls had nothing personal against the Looney Tunes, not even against Bugs Bunny. They just happened to jump at the opportunity for something that would help them gain credibility as being worthy opponents for the Sailor Guardians. However, seeing as how Swackhammer's bitterness towards the Looney Tunes grew into something personal since his falling out with the MonStars, what's not to say that the Witches 5 and Kaolinite would end up suffering the same fate that the MonStars did 20 years ago? Swackhammer only gave empty threats to them when they lost to the Tune Squad, but if the Witches 5 end up losing to the Tune Squad on Tuesday ... well, it was only a matter of time before Swackhammer subjected them to a fate worse than death.

Tellu then looked at Mimete, who was still crying in fear, and rubbed her head as she said, "Listen, Mimete, I understand why you are feeling conflicted about this, but I can tell you this: there is a silver lining in all of this."

Mimete looked up at Tellu, sniffling a bit as she said, "Really? What's that?"

"Well, listen, even if we do lose to the Tune Squad on Tuesday, if we manage to prove our worth on the court, the Sailor Guardians will at least look at us as worthy opponents," Tellu explained in a reassuring tone. "I mean, it may not mean much in the long run, but it will be worth something because we have proven ourselves as being the ones who have gotten the closest to defeating the Sailor Guardians. Heck, we would just consider ourselves lucky to have gotten this far that we have actually played in a big basketball game in the same arena as the Looney Tunes and the Sailor Guardians!"

"Really?" Mimete said, slowly gaining her confidence back.

"Of course!" Tellu said with a smile. "Listen, if Swackhammer tries to cause any harm to us, just know this ... we'll definitely be ready for him."

Mimete suddenly jumped up as she said with a smile, "You really mean that, Tellu?"

"Yeah, but we'll know more about that in due time," Tellu said as she placed a hand on her shoulder. "Now, come on, we have a basketball game to train for."

As Mimete made her way back onto the court, more enthusiastic than ever, Eudial just watched on in surprise as Tellu walked up next to her, then Eudial asked, "Hey, Tellu, what was going on with Mimete?"

Tellu just shrugged her shoulders as she said with a smile, "Oh, don't worry, Eudial, I've got it all taken care of."

Before Eudial could ask Tellu what she meant by her statement, she just stopped as she realized what was going on earlier, thinking to herself, "I had a feeling that Mimete would have an emotional breakdown after she saw the SwackStars for the first time. Good thing Tellu managed to calm her down long enough, so we could focus on training for this big basketball game ..."

Finally, after a 4-day break of no new updates, Chapter 17 of Sailor Space Jam! is finally completed! I know that this might be a bit shorter than the previous chapters, but this wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened. Anyway, for this chapter, I wanted to show the Sailor Guardians' reactions to the special gifts that the MonStars had bought for them, as well as showing how their bond has developed since they first met each other earlier in the story. For as strong as their bond is, they are going to need to put their chemistry to good use, especially considering what is coming up in the next set of chapters.

Also, I wanted to add some humanity traits to some of the Witches 5, particularly Mimete and Tellu. In a different take from how they might be portrayed in other Sailor Moon adaptations, I wanted to be able to show that there is an actual bond among the girls, even during times of crisis. In terms of Mimete's character, this is the first time I tried to write her into her own person, though you can also sense hints of this with Eudial and Tellu. Keep these character cues in mind because they will become relevant in the events following the Ultimate Game between the Tune Squad and the Witches 5.

Anyway, let's get into the final questions and "Stay Tooned" bit: what will be in store for the Tune Squad for the final days of practice before the night of the Ultimate Game? How will the Witches 5 handle the presence of the SwackStars on their team? Will Jimmy Butler's leadership skills empower the Tune Squad enough to handle the insanity that is looming over their heads? Well, as always, "Stay Tooned" for the next chapter to find out, folks!