KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam! – Chp. 19: The Ultimate Game Part 1: Game Time!
KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam! – Chp. 19: "The Ultimate Game Part 1: Game Time!"
KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes & Sailor Moon: Sailor Space Jam!
Chapter 19: "The Ultimate Game Part 1: Game Time!"
A/N: Welcome back to the world of Sailor Space Jam, ladies and gentlemen! Well, here we are: the moment you all have been waiting for — the night of the Ultimate Game between the Tune Squad and the Witches 5 has finally arrived! Everyone in Looney Tune Land and even some citizens from Sailor Moon's universe have gathered at the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens for the biggest basketball game in modern Looney Tunes history! With so much star power under one roof, this incarnation of the Ultimate Game is sure to be one for the ages!
Chapter Synopsis: After almost a week's worth of training sessions and practice, the night of the Ultimate Game has arrived and the Tune Squad and the Witches 5 are ready to throw down to determine the fate of the Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians. As the game begins, it seems things are looking up for the Tune Squad, but the Witches 5 have some tricks up their sleeve as the Tune Squad realizes very quickly …
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.
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 19: The Ultimate Game Part 1: Game Time!
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 – Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
After almost a week's worth of practice and training sessions for the Tune Squad and the Witches 5, the biggest event in the history of Looney Tune Land has finally arrived … the Ultimate Game between the Tune Squad and the Witches 5 taking place at the world-renowned Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens! Practically every Looney Tunes character from the original shorts—whether major or minor—and a few notable names from the Sailor Moon universe were all lining up at the stadium in droves to see both teams throw down in the Ultimate Game, the real challenge to see who wins the fame and who will go down in shame. As Swackhammer made his way up to the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens, he took note of the various Looney Tunes and various citizens from the Sailor Moon universe lining up to check out the Ultimate Game. Upon seeing these characters gathering in droves, ready to support the home team, Swackhammer could only laugh deviously as he said, "Well, well, well, look at all of those Looney Tunes coming up in support of the Tune Squad. I wonder if they'll keep that same energy when they see their home team experience an embarrassing loss tonight …"
Inside the stadium, the citizens of Looney Tune Land and some of the friends and allies of the Sailor Guardians from their universe were quickly filling up the seats of the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens, getting ready to see the Tune Squad get back in action, hoping they would be able to add another victory to the Looney Tunes history books. Swackhammer noticed that the Tunes decided to utilize special seating arrangements for him again, just like the original Ultimate Game, as he saw an updated version of his original exclusive booth among the stadium seats, being greeted by Kaolinite and a different set of Nerdlucks as he sat in his seat, getting comfortable as he said in a tone of amazement, "Well, what do you know? They still have the same deluxe seats for an established entrepreneur like me? I like this! Oh, yeah, I can see everything from here! This is a nice, high-quality view of the upcoming game right here, very nice."
Meanwhile, in the announcers' booth, Pinky and the Brain were already inside, making their way to the commentators' official microphone as Pinky said in a tone of amazement, "Egad, Brain, I can't believe it! Are we really going to step up and do the full-fledged play-by-play commentary for this incarnation of the Ultimate Game?"
However, The Brain just responded by rolling his eyes at Pinky's ridiculous assumption, then he said, "Don't be ridiculous, Pinky, I am going to find a way to present new subliminal messages throughout the Ultimate Game, so I can control the masses and finally achieve my goal of taking over the world! Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky?"
Pinky thought about it for a moment, then he said with a smile, "Ooh … well, I think so, Brain, but if the Looney Tunes didn't get any royalties for all of the merchandise produced by Warner Bros., how did they manage to stay so rich for all this time, even though it has been a while since they starred in any theatrical cartoon shorts?"
"A worthy enigma, Pinky, but it means that I would get a shot at taking over Looney Tune Land, thereby turning it into a bigger and better place than it ever was before!" The Brain explained. "Besides, after all those times of trying to take over the actual world in our own series yielded nothing but failure, I guess trying to become a leader for the citizens of Looney Tune Land would not be a bad idea."
"Narf! That's very noble of you, Brain, but, um … what does your plan of trying to take over the world have to do with this basketball game between the Tune Squad and the Witches 5?" Pinky asked while shrugging his shoulders.
"Pinky, let's go ahead and be realistic for a moment," The Brain said, rolling his eyes at his colleague's antics. "It actually doesn't. Hubie and Bertie are supposed to be the ones doing this play-by-play commentary anyway. Besides, they are the ones who usually serve as color commentators for these sporting events."
As if on cue, Hubie and Bertie showed up in the announcers' booth as Hubie said to The Brain in a playful tone, "Well, obviously, Brain, you are able to look into the future or something …"
The Brain proceeded to shoot an annoyed look at the audience while Pinky laughed and said, "Wow, Brain, you never told me that you were such a world-class fortune teller! Tell me, o seer of the crystal ball, can you tell me what level of success lies in my future?"
While Pinky closed his eyes with a smile, thinking he could get a clear answer that way, The Brain responded by hitting him on the head with his fist, leaving Pinky in a daze as he said while giving his classic laugh, "Wow, Brain … I can see a funny cartoon in your future!"
"Riveting, Pinky," The Brain said as he rolled his eyes in annoyance, then he and Pinky left the announcers' booth, so Hubie and Bertie could commentate on the Ultimate Game.
As Hubie and Bertie watched Pinky and the Brain leaving the announcers' booth, Bertie turned to Hubie and laughed as he said, "Hey, Hubie, those guys are some real screwballs, aren't they?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that, Bert," Hubie said with a smirk. "Say, when do you think the Tune Squad would be arriving on the court?"
Bertie looked at his watch and said, "Well, judging from my calculations, Hubie, they should be coming out in about a few minutes."
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 – The Tune Squad's Locker Room at the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
Speaking of the Tune Squad, the signature basketball team of Looney Tune Land was getting ready for the biggest basketball game, the likes of which Looney Tune Land has never seen before. Inside their locker room, the players were putting their finishing touches on their uniforms before they stepped out on the court in style. Lola Bunny wrapped one of her hands with a roll of athletic tape; Bugs Bunny was in the process of putting on his basketball shorts; Ami, as Sailor Mercury, wrapped a Tune Squad team bandana around her head as she growled fiercely; and Taz was trying to put on his team uniform, but he ended up spinning around for a bit, causing his uniform to become torn up.
Meanwhile, Yakko and Wakko were busy jumping rope to prepare for the big game, then Wakko jumped out and dabbed some black warpaint underneath his eyes. As for Daffy, well … while the rest of the Tune Squad were dressed in their signature team uniforms, Daffy Duck was dressed in a non-Tune Squad uniform that included such items as a pool floatie, football cleats and a knight's helmet, then he turned around to show off his ridiculous setup as he said to himself, "Just get out of my way …"
As for their new player-coach / team co-captain, Jimmy Butler was getting his Tune Squad uniform together, putting on his own team jersey as he looked at his teammates and the cheerleaders, then he smiled with confidence and said to the Tune Squad, "Alright, everyone, are y'all ready?"
"Oh, yeah!" The Tune Squad players and cheerleaders all said in unison.
"Let's go," Jimmy said with a nod of his head.
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 – The Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
Meanwhile, back on the basketball court of the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens, one could feel the electrifying energy within the Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens as the audience and Mr. Swackhammer were all ready to see an exciting and energetic basketball game between the Tune Squad and the Witches 5, hoping that it would exceed the standards and expectations set by the previous game held between the Tune Squad and the MonStars 20 years earlier. The energy was only exemplified by Technotronic's signature song, "Pump Up the Jam", playing in the stadium, pumping up the audience for the amazing game they were about to see! Finally, the lights in the stadium started to dim slightly, aside from the spotlights shining for the team introductions, as Hubie cleared his throat while Bertie walked up to him, saying with a smile, "Okey-doke, Hubie, are you ready to go?"
"Yeah, sure thing, Bert," Hubie said with a smile as he walked up to the microphone. "This is gonna be a blast! Just like old times."
Once he walked up to the microphone, he cleared his throat, took a deep breath and spoke in his signature sports announcer-style voice, saying to the audience, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Looney Tune Land's second Ultimate Game in twenty years. On this day in 1996, the original Tune Squad graced the hallowed grounds of this world-renowned sports stadium to go head-to-head against the MonStars, eventually defeating them with a score of 78-77! Tonight, Mr. Swackhammer has thrown his hat back into the ring with an all-new basketball team in tow, but will this squad be good enough to defeat the star-studded and super-stacked incarnation of the Tune Squad? Well, we're about to find out in tonight's Ultimate Game right now! Now, ladies and gentlemen, here is your starting lineup for your home team and the heroes who fought for the freedom of the Looney Tunes: the Tune Squad!"
The spotlight proceeded to shine one of the entrances at one end of the court as the starting lineup for the Tune Squad proceeded to make their big entrance as Hubie announced each of the players to the audience. The starting shooting guard for the Tune Squad was in the process of making her big entrance as Hubie announced, "At Shooting Guard, standing 4'11, she is the leader of the Sailor Guardians and the Guardian of the Moon … as she always says, in the name of the Moon, she will punish you … give it up for Usagi Tsukino a.k.a. the one and only Sailor Moon!"
Usagi ran out onto the court and proceeded to undergo an epic transformation into Sailor Moon, finishing by giving her signature pose as she said, "I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and for justice! I am Sailor Moon and, in the name of the Jam, I will have to slam!"
The audience applauded as Mamoru threw down a rose, which Sailor Moon caught as she sniffed it and sighed lovingly, saying, "Ah … I knew I could always count on the love of my life being here for moral support …"
Following Sailor Moon's grand entrance, Lola slowly made her way into the stadium as Hubie announced, "At Small Forward, standing a scintillating 3'2, the Heartthrob of the Hoops and the breakout star of the Tune Squad: Lola Bunny!"
Once Lola finally made her appearance in the stadium, the audience cheered wildly for Lola as Charlie Dog passed her a basketball from the audience, which Lola managed to catch and perform some impressive freestyle moves, capped off by her spinning the basketball around on her finger.
"At Power Forward, standing at a tall and talented 5'7, the leader of the Sailor Starlights and lead singer of the popular J-Pop girl group, the Three Lights, give it up for Seiya Kou a.k.a. Sailor Star Fighter!" Hubie announced as Sailor Star Fighter flew into the stadium with style, eventually capping it off with a flirtatious and confident pose while blowing kisses into the audience and batting her eyelashes.
After the audience cheered wildly for Sailor Star Fighter, they started to settle down a bit as the real star of the team was about to make his grand entrance on the court. The audience started to stomp and clap to the tune of Queen's "We Will Rock You" while putting on a recognizable pair of rabbit ears as Hubie announced, "… and, at Point Guard, standing 3'3—4' if you include the ears—the co-captain of the Tune Squad, the Doctor of Delight: Bugs Bunny!"
While the audience began to cheer for Bugs, the rabbit made the same entrance he did at the first Ultimate Game by bursting out of the floor of the court and popped out to loud cheers and applause as he said with a smile, "Thank you! Thank you!"
The audience applauded and cheered wildly for Bugs, but Swackhammer and his Nerdluck slaves just jeered and booed at him. After the big entrances from four of the starting players from the Tune Squad, Hubie announced as C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" began playing through the speakers in the stadium, "… and, now, we have saved the best for last! Ladies and gentlemen, here is your new player-coach / team captain of the Tune Squad … at 6'8 from Houston, Texas … the King of the Buckets and Chicago Bulls luminary: Jimmy Butler!"
Jimmy gave a warm smile as he ran towards his teammates and the cheerleaders, receiving tons of cheers and applause from the audience while Swackhammer could only do a double take and looked at one of his Nerdluck slaves as he asked, "What the—wait a minute! Who is he? Is he one of the Looney Tunes?"
"Huh? Uh-well-uh—ahem, perhaps!" The Nerdluck slave said while stammering a bit.
After Jimmy made his entrance on the court, the lights dimmed even darker and the music shifted to Kendrick Lamar's "HUMBLE." as Hubie announced, "Alright, ladies and gentlemen, here are the newest players for the Tune Squad! Each standing at different sizes, coming back to the court after twenty years of retirement, former citizens of Moron Mountain turned citizens of Looney Tune Land and new allies of the Tune Squad, the Titans of Triumph and the Kings of Comeback: the MonStars!"
The MonStars all ran out onto the court as their classic image song, "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)", started blasting through the speakers and the audience roared with applause, with some fans even holding up a sign that said "Welcome Back, MonStars!". The MonStars were amazed by the overwhelming applause they were receiving, but Swackhammer just growled as he said darkly under his breath, "Enjoy this while it lasts, MonStars …"
Once the MonStars joined the rest of the Tune Squad, Jimmy got the whole team into a huddle, everyone placing their hands on top of each other as Jimmy looked at his team and said, "Alright, everyone, this is the night we've all been working hard for. Are you guys ready?"
"We're ready for anything, J.B.!" Nawt said while grinning.
"I'm set to take it back to the rack, Jack!" Daffy said in a confident tone.
"When we're through with the Witches 5, those girls will wish they've never been born!" Sailor Mini-Moon said in a confident tone.
Jimmy could only smile at his teammates' enthusiasm as he said in a reassuring tone, "Guys, let's just go out there and have fun."
Once the Tune Squad got out of their huddle, the spotlight moved to the other end of the court as Hubie announced, "The challengers for the Ultimate Game … coming from the Death Busters organization and representing for Swackhammer and Moron Mountain, the Divas of Destruction: the Witches 5!"
The Witches 5 all ran out onto the court as the remix of Trina's "That's My Attitude" played through the speakers. While the Witches 5 were showing off in front of the Tune Squad, half of the audience members were cheering for them while some of the audience were booing at them. After the introductions for both teams were finished, the lights came on in the stadium as both teams all got into their positions while Jimmy just walked past the Witches 5, all of whom glaring at him and giving him menacing looks.
Tellu just growled at Jimmy, who just shook his head and rolled his eyes as he walked past her, Viluy and Eudial. Tellu pulled up a fist as she said in a threatening tone, "What are you looking at?"
Eudial proceeded to growl at Taz, making his pass out. While the Tune Squad got into their positions, Jimmy walked up to the center of the court where he came face-to-face with Mimete, who looked down at his Air Jordans and said with a smile, "Wow, cool shoes!"
Marvin the Martian, reprising his role as the referee from the original Ultimate Game, walked up to both Jimmy and Mimete while holding the ball and asked, "Alright, are you two ready?"
Once Marvin tossed the ball into the ball, Mimete and Jimmy jumped up to reach for it, with Jimmy managing to smack the ball away from Mimete's grip. Once the ball had been tipped off, the Ultimate Game for the fate of the Looney Tunes and Sailor Guardians had begun!
As the ball flew away into the air, it eventually landed in Bugs' hands, who bounced the ball down the court as he said, "I got it! I got it! I got it! I got the ball! I got the ball!"
While Bugs was dribbling down the court with ease, he noticed that he was about to come face-to-face with Eudial, who was ready to use one of her attacks to knock Bugs hard to the ground in order to get the ball. However, Bugs managed to use his quick wits and classic cartoon savvy to outsmart the leader of the Witches 5 by giving her a ball disguised as a basketball. Eudial was unaware of the fact that the basketball was actually a bomb as she went up for a slam dunk, but she noticed it too late as she finally realized this, which caused her hair to droop down and her eyes to shrink down in shock as she gave a pathetic look to the audience and squeaked, "Mother …"
While the basketball bomb blew up in Eudial's face at the other end of the court, Bugs managed to make an easy 3-point shot, giving the Tune Squad an early lead over the Witches 5, much to the annoyance of Swackhammer.
Tune Squad: 03
Witches 5: 00
The crowd went wild after Bugs made the 3-point shot, then the ball was in the Witches 5's possession as Mimete inbounded the ball to Tellu. As Tellu made her way down to the other side of the court, Sailor Venus managed to steal the ball from her, pulling up at the 3-point line to make another 3-pointer, putting the Tune Squad 6 points ahead of the Witches 5.
Tune Squad: 06
Witches 5: 00
After two consecutive 3-point shots from the Tune Squad, it looked like things were going good for the Tunes as the game was getting off to a great start. However, the Witches 5 started to ramp up their efforts as Lola tried to block Cyprine, but she ended up being too quick as she passed the ball to her other half, Ptilol, who managed to perform a slam dunk and earned her team two points.
Tune Squad: 06
Witches 5: 02
Swackhammer was very pleased by the moves of Cyprine and Ptilol as he said with a smile, "Way to go, girls! Did you see the moves on that one?"
Marvin then passed the ball to Sailor Star Fighter, who inbounded the ball to Jimmy. As Jimmy made his way down the court, the Witches 5 started to surround him, trying to steal the ball from him and knock him off his feet until he passed the ball to Nawt. However, Nawt did not intend to get the ball so soon as he looked down and said, "Whoops!"
"Hey, that red MonStar's got the ball, girls!" Tellu called out.
Nawt looked around for a bit, frantically trying to come up with a plan, but he was running out of time because the Witches 5 were charging up to him like a pack of wolves. Without thinking, he carelessly threw the ball to the team bench where Granny caught the ball, who could only look down in shock as she said, "Oh, no, not again!"
The Witches 5 proceeded to dogpile on her to get the ball from her. Marvin then blew the whistle as the Witches 5 all got off of Granny, who was in a daze with Tweety Birds flying around her head as she moaned, "Oh, my …"
"Oh, my gosh! Is Granny is going to be okay?" Sailor Moon asked Bugs in a concerned tone.
Bugs just shrugged as he coolly said, "Eh, don't worry about a thing, Sailor Moon. Granny'll live; besides, she's been through this before."
Sailor Moon gave a sigh of relief as Sailor Mars walked up to Nawt and punched him on the shoulder, saying, "What did you do that for, Nawt? You could've passed it to Bugs and he would've made the shot for you!"
"Look, I'm sorry, okay? I was just under a lot of pressure!" Nawt said nervously. "Besides, I was stuck with the choices of either getting the ball away from me or be flattened like a pancake by the Witches 5!"
Sailor Mars just rolled her eyes while Lola looked at Daffy and said with a smirk, "Does that remind you of anything, Daffy?"
Daffy just palmed his face in embarrassment as he said in a defensive tone, "Oh, come on, Lola! That was twenty years ago and I still have to be reminded of that? Just get over it, sister!"
The Witches 5 got the ball back in their possession as Eudial inbounded the ball to Cyprine. Wile E. and Sailor Neptune tried their best to double team her, but she was just too fast as she passed the ball to Viluy, who lobbed the ball up for an alley-oop pass that was caught by Mimete, giving the Witches 5 two more points. After that play, the Tune Squad got the ball back again as Sailor Star Fighter passed the ball to Jimmy, who dribbled it across the court while being defended by Cyprine for a bit. Using some impressive crossover moves, he managed to move past Eudial and Tellu as he dunked the ball into the hoop, giving the Tune Squad two more points.
Tune Squad: 08
Witches 5: 04
Swackhammer, who was in the midst of getting a massage from his Nerdluck slaves, just looked on in surprise and said, "How did he do that?"
Once the Witches 5 got the ball again, Sailor Mercury complimented Jimmy, saying, "Hey, nice shot, Mr. Butler!"
"Thanks," Jimmy said with a smile, then he noticed the Witches 5 quickly making their way down the court as he turned to Sailor Mercury and said, "Hey, come on, Sailor Mercury, we gotta play defense now!"
Luckily, the Tune Squad was still crafty enough as Bupkus stole the ball from Tellu, then he passed the ball to Nawt, who proceeded to make an easy layup on a fast break down the court. The audience cheered for the play, but Swackhammer was progressively getting more and more angrier with each subsequent shot made by the Tune Squad. However, the tables were eventually turned as Wile E. made his way down the court, managing to get away from Eudial and Mimete, but he wasn't expecting to be tripped up by Tellu, who left her foot out on the court and tripped up the genius coyote, allowing her to get the ball and make a 3-pointer for the Witches 5, bringing them one point closer to overtaking the Tune Squad's lead.
After that move by Tellu, that ended up setting the tone for the rest of the first quarter: while the Tune Squad tried their hardest to keep up with the Witches 5, their efforts would be all for naught as the girls began playing a whole lot better than they did for the first few minutes of the game. By the time the first quarter had ended, the Tune Squad was upset with the current score.
Tune Squad: 16
Witches 5: 30
Jimmy decided to let the Tune Squad have a five-minute break to rejuvenate themselves and get their heads back in the game to lift up their mood from what had happened during the last few minutes of the first quarter. However, their spirits were slowly starting to become crushed as Sailor Jupiter sighed and said, "I can't believe the tides had turned so quickly, after everything was looking up in our favor! Even with all the training we had been through, our skills are nothing compared to the Witches 5 …"
However, Sailor Moon decided to lift up her friend's spirit by placing a hand on her shoulder and saying, "Hey, come on, Sailor Jupiter, I'm sure that things will get better in the second quarter. We just have to work harder and believe in ourselves, then we'll be ahead of the game once again …"
"I hope you're right, Sailor Moon," Sailor Jupiter said with a sigh as the Tune Squad players got back into their position and Marvin blew the whistle to start the second quarter.
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 – The Warner Bros. Rectangular Gardens – Looney Tune Land, Animation Multiverse
Once the second quarter began, the Tune Squad slowly started to get back into the groove as Wile E. passed the ball to Sailor Jupiter. Once she made her way to the hoop, the Witches 5 surrounded her as Eudial smiled deviously and said, "Try to get by me, Sailor Jupiter!"
Sailor Jupiter just smirked in response as she performed an impressive crossover move against Eudial, leaving her in a human knot as she jumped up and dunked the ball into the hoop. The Tune Squad cheered for their teammate as Sailor Jupiter walked away from the Witches 5 and said, "Here's one thing, ladies, never underestimate the power of the Tune Squad!"
As Sailor Jupiter walked to the bench, Bang gave her a high-five and said with a smile, "Nice work out there, Sailor Jupiter!"
"Thanks, Bang," Sailor Jupiter said with a smile as Bang took her position on the court.
When the Witches 5 got possession of the ball again, Viluy made her way down the court while being defended by Sailor Pluto. However, Sailor Pluto did not expect a surprise attack from Tellu, who pulled out her vines to wrap up Sailor Pluto as Viluy made her way to the hoop and performed a slam dunk, much to the approval of Swackhammer, who jumped up from his chair and said, "Way to go!"
"J.B.! J.B.!" Bugs said as he inbounded the ball to Jimmy.
Once Jimmy caught the ball from Bugs, he was about to make his way down the court, but he found himself surrounded by the Witches 5, all of whom were smiling and laughing deviously at him as they said in unison, "Red light!"
"Feed me! Feed me!" Tweety said while fluttering.
However, Sylvester grabbed him and said in a mocking tone, "Feed you? Feed me!"
After Sylvester stuffed Tweety into his mouth, Jimmy managed to throw the ball to Sylvester, but it hit him in the stomach and caused him to spit Tweety out, who landed on the ground as he muttered, "Bad ol' puddy tat."
Suddenly, Eudial picked up the ball near Tweety, smirking as she said, "I'll take that ball for myself, thank you."
Eudial proceeded to dribble the ball and was prepared to make a slam dunk as she said, "Kids, don't try this at home!"
After she dunked the ball into the hoop, earning two more points for the Witches 5, Foghorn got the ball and dribbled it down the court, singing a little tune to himself until Eudial blocked his path, saying in a threatening tone, "Goin' somewhere, Foghorn?"
Foghorn stopped in his tracks and proceeded to lecture Eudial on the ways of fair play, saying, "May I remind you, missy, that physical violence is patently against the rul—"
However, before Foghorn could finish his sentence, Eudial pulled out her Fire Buster II attack and it produced a fireball that was fired in Foghorn's direction, leaving the famed Looney Tunes rooster reduced to nothing more than a burnt crisp!
"Did you order Original Recipe or Extra Crispy …" Foghorn said, quoting the old KFC motto as he dissolved into ashes.
After the Fire Buster II gag involving Eudial and Foghorn Leghorn, Jimmy tried to find another player on the team bench to sub in for Foghorn, looking at some of the other players, then he said, "Let's go!"
However, what Jimmy didn't expect was Sniffles running out onto the court with a smile, saying, "Me? Oh, boy! I'm ready! I can do this!"
While some of the Looney Tunes snickered, Jasmine gawked at Jimmy, saying in a surprised tone, "A mouse? You picked the mouse?"
As soon as Sniffles ran out onto the court, he started up a friendly conversation with Mimete, who was standing there holding the basketball. Once he caught up with her, Sniffles started to talk real fast about his love for basketball, saying, "I love basketball, I've always loved basketball! Do you love basketball? You're big, but I bet you're good at basketball. I'm small, but I'll try really, really hard to be good at basketball, really, I will. I always try hard, my mom says, 'Try your best at anything you can do'—UGH!"
While Sniffles was talking, however, Mimete was surprisingly patient with the little mouse as he talked about his love of basketballl … that is, until the basketball slipped out of her hands and crushed him. Mimete quickly rushed to Sniffles' aid, pushing the basketball off of him and getting him back to his normal size as she said, "Oh, sorry about that, little mouse!"
Meanwhile, Sailor Star Fighter was making her way to the hoop on the other end of the court until she found herself going face-to-face against Eudial and Tellu, the former sporting a devious smile as she said, "Let's see what you're made of, pop diva!"
"'Pop diva', huh? Is that the best you can do, Eudial?" Sailor Star Fighter said as she leapt up, dribbled Eudial's face with her sneakers and proceeded to jump up for an easy slam dunk, making everyone in the stadium cheer for her.
Sailor Star Fighter pulled her ponytail back as she looked at Eudial and said, "Listen, girlfriend, you want some advice? Never underestimate the power of a pop star …"
As Sailor Star Fighter ran down the court and prepared to play defense, she and Bugs exchanged high-fives as Bugs said with a smile, "Nice shot, Sailor Star Fighter!"
"Thanks, Bugs!" Sailor Star Fighter said with a smile.
However, that sudden burst of confidence would be all for naught as the Witches 5 started to really ramp up their efforts against the Tune Squad. Following the slam dunk by Sailor Star Fighter, the Witches 5 proceeded to shoot 3-pointer after 3-pointer, slam dunk after slam dunk, and make block after block and steal after steal against the Tune Squad while adding more points to their lead. The Tune Squad tried their best to keep up with the Witches 5, but their efforts proved to be futile as they were no match for the super-powered Divas of Destruction while the time for the second quarter proceeded to wind down.
Tune Squad: 32
Witches 5: Kinda one-sided, isn't it?
Finally, as the remaining seconds of the second quarter started winding down, Eudial jumped up to the hoop with a roar and made a slam dunk to close out the second quarter. After the dunk by Eudial, Marvin fired his laser gun and said, "Halftime!"
Although Marvin thought he had blasted Sylvester with his laser gun again, it turned out that Sylvester had dodged the line of fire and it hit Wile E. instead, leaving the genius coyote's face covered in soot. Nawt and Daffy laughed for a bit, but their joy turned to grief as they noticed that the Tune Squad was so behind the Witches 5 when they saw the actual score.
Tune Squad: 32
Witches 5: 72
While the Witches 5 walked away with looks of victory and confidence on their faces all the way to their locker room, the Tune Squad just sulked in sadness as they made their way to their locker room, all with looks of sadness and defeat, not to mention their spirits crushed once again. Sylvester just groaned in sadness as he said, "I never thought I would say this again in 20 years, but … Moron Mountain, here we come!"
"We're gonna be slaves!" Sailor Venus said in a dramatic tone.
However, Jimmy tried to raise his teammates' spirits by saying in a reassuring tone, "Hey, come on, guys, don't give up now! Besides, we still have another half to play, so keep your heads up. I'm sure things will be looking up in our favor in the second half."
While the Tune Squad sadly walked away to their locker room, Jasmine just stood there in the middle of the court, looking at the Witches 5 in complete suspicion. Wanting to figure out what was the secret to their success, she decided to sneak into the Witches 5's locker room with a look of determination on her face.
Well, what do you know, folks? It looks like the second Ultimate Game is off to a rousing start! Although things were looking up for the Tune Squad in the first few minutes of the game, the tables were turned quickly when the Witches 5 ramped up their efforts and managed to overtake the Tune Squad's lead by the second quarter. With the Tune Squad's spirits crushed, it would seem that their chances of making a comeback in this game are slim to none …
However, Jasmine Shay is feeling rather suspicious about the skill level of the Witches 5, so she decides to take matters into her own hands by doing a litle investigating behind the Witches 5 and finding the secret of how they managed to play so well in the first two quarters of the game. However, during their conversation with Swackhammer and Kaolinite, the answer will not only surprise Jasmine, it will put her out in the open for the Witches 5 and Swackhammer to see.
Will the Tune Squad be able to set up a roaring comeback against the Witches 5? What will happen when Jasmine Shay learns of the Witches 5's secret? Will Swackhammer ever figure out what happened to his secret weapon, the SwackStars? Well, as always, "Stay Tooned" for the next chapter to find out, folks!