Disclaimer: Eh, what's up, fan fiction readers? I noticed in most of your reviews that you very much enjoyed the Looney Tunes gags and such. Well, you can expect a lot more in this story because, what the hay? I can't pass up the opportunity to have all the cartoon physics we laugh at so much. But I do hope you're enjoying Sora's story as well, after all, he's the hero. So to show how much I appreciated the kind words, here's day two of the Destiny Islands and when Daffy Duck and Porky Pig launch off to find a certain somebody. Before that, Daffy wanted to tell you that this story is brought to you by the Eagle Hand Laundry, who would like to remind you that if your eagle's hands are dirty, they'll wash them clean. (That's a reference to a Daffy and Porky cartoon directed by Chuck Jones) Now back to our story.
Chapter II: The Beginning to Adventure Part 2
To say the least, the Looney Tunes seemed to be more aware that an impending crisis was coming soon. The Destiny Islanders didn't know it at the time of course. Sora was sleeping peacefully. To him, it was going to be just another typical day, except that he set his alarm clock to go off late in the morning. At precisely ten o'clock, his radio came on with a radio DJ talking.
"Welcome back, everyone. It's ten o'clock in the morning and we're setting your day off right with 50 minutes of non stop music from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and today every hour with classic hits and the best new songs all in one place, but first, for the weather. It's a beautiful day outside. If you're not enjoying this bombing seventy-two degree weather, you should be. That means you who are still in bed!"
Sora slowly opened his eyes and yawned trying to get up.
"Since when do I set my alarm for a Saturday?" Sora asked himself tiredly. He looked back at his clock and realized he set it at the wrong time. He gasped, "Holy cow! I set the alarm to go off an hour after nine! The others are expecting me at the island!"
"And now back to the music as we play a hit from 1984. Here's Ratt's "Round and Round," The DJ said.
As the song played, Sora quickly jumped out of bed and headed downstairs for breakfast.
On the radio, Stephen Percy sang: "Out on the streets, that's where we'll meet/You make the night, I always cross the line/Tightened our belts, abuse ourselves/Get in our way, we'll put you on your shelf/Another day, some other way/We're gonna go, but then we'll see you again/I've had enough, we've had enough/Cold in vain, she said/"
Sora slid down the railing and ran to the kitchen. He saw some toast and orange juice on the table already. He poured himself some milk and spread jelly on the toast. It took him about a minute to eat and drink his breakfast.
"I knew right from the beginning/That you would end up winnin'/I knew right from the start/You'd put an arrow through my heart/Round and round/With love we'll find a way just give it time/Round and round/What comes around goes around/I'll tell you why/"
Sora headed off into the bathroom. He got in front of the sink and put some toothpaste on his toothbrush so he could brush his teeth. He took a minute and a half to do the front, back, top, bottom and middle of his mouth. Sora spat out the toothpaste and took a sip of water so he could gargle then rinse.
"Dig/Lookin' at you, lookin' at me/The way you move, you know it's easy to see/The neon light's on me tonight/I've got a way, we're gonna prove it tonight/Like Romeo to Juliet/Time and time, I'm gonna make you mine/I've had enough, we've had enough/It's all the same, she said/"
Sora went into the shower and closed the curtains. Only a silhouette of him could be seen from the outside. He threw his pajamas over head and turned on the warm water. For the next two minutes, he washed his hair and used body soap and a brush to wash the rest of his body.
"I knew right from the beginning/That you would end up winnin'/I knew right from the start/You'd put an arrow through my heart/Round and round/With love we'll find a way just give it time/Round and round/What comes around goes around/I'll tell you why/"
Sora turned off the water and grabbed a towel to dry himself off. He wrapped the towel around his waist and stepped out of the tub to wipe his feet. He went back to the mirror to grab a hair brush. He brushed his hair in several strands to give it the spiky look he's famous for having. He looked back at his reflection and smiled.
"Yeah!/(Guitar Solo)"
Once Sora was back up in his bedroom, he quickly got dressed. He put on his regular outfit and zipped up his jumpsuit. He put on his necklace, his jacket, then his socks and shoes.
"Going out, dear?" Sora's mom called from downstairs.
"Yeah, I'll be at the island for a few hours, mom!" Sora responded.
"Okay, I'll save you some supper," his mom told him.
"Thanks, mom! Love you. Bye!" Sora shouted as he headed out the door.
"Out on the streets, that's where we'll meet/You make the night, I always cross the line/Tightened our belts, abuse ourselves/Get in our way, we'll put you on your shelf/"
Sora ran down the streets of his town passing the houses and grassy plains as he headed to the docks. He made it to the beach and looked to his left to see the boats.
"IRound and round/With love we'll find a way just give it time/Round and round/What comes around goes around/I'll tell you why/Round and round/With love we'll find a way just give it time, time, time, time/Round and round/What comes around goes around/I'll tell you why, why, why, why/Round and round/"
Sora ran as fast he could to the docks. When he got there, he went over to where his boat was. He let loose of the rope keeping it parked, and hopped into the boat. He grabbed his oar to and rowed as fast he could to the island. The current today was rather easy going so he didn't have much trouble and arrived there pretty quickly. When he finally got to the island, he parked his boat to the dock, tied it up, and hopped out. Selphie was standing at the end of it, like yesterday, and was the first to greet the boy.
"Good morning, Sora," Selphie greeted.
"Hi, Selphie," Sora said catching his breath from running and rowing his way here, "What's going on?"
"Well, have you heard about the legendary power of the paopu fruit?" She asked.
"That sounds familiar," Sora answered, remembering what Riku told him yesterday when he gave him one before heading home.
"Oh. So I guess you heard that if you share it with someone you really care for, it binds you together forever and ever, through eternity!" Selphie explained. She sighed in a dreamy stare, "It's so romantic. I should try it sometime."
"That's what Riku told me when he gave me one yesterday," Sora told her.
"So you could share it with Kairi?" Selphie asked curious.
Sora blushed big time and couldn't find the right words to say, "I, uh, what are you saying? No! Share it with Kairi? I…no! What gave you that crazy idea?"
"Hey, stop teasing him, ya?" called a familiar Jamaican voice. It was Wakka, along with Tidus, walking over to them.
"You know Sora gets sensitive when you talk about him and Kairi like that," Tidus said waving his finger.
"Does everyone have to get on my case about me and her? For crying out loud!" Sora yelped annoyed.
"Sora, no need to get upset," Selphie assured trying to calm him down.
"We were just teasing you, dude. Relax," Tidus added.
Sora decided to switch subjects, "So, um, what are you guys doing?"
"Me and Tidus, we're going to do some exploring today to the secret base beyond that tree," Wakka pointed to the secret place where a small cave stood, "There's got to be something in there, ya?"
"Good luck with that. I've been in there before and haven't seen much, except for that door. What would a door be doing there?" the thought of the door being in the secret place always left the kids baffled.
"Beats me," Tidus answered perplexed as he leaned on his stick.
"Still practicing?" Sora asked intrigued.
"And why not? You've definitely gotten stronger, Sora," Tidus complimented, "But odds are you're still no match for Riku."
Sora shook his head in disbelief, playfully of course, "Oh yeah, smart guy? Why not?"
"Because he took us on three on one the other day, and he whipped us all," Tidus rubbed his head being reminded of when that happened.
Sora seemed a bit surprised, but not too surprised as Riku was that good. He was older, faster and stronger than the rest of the kids on the island, and was a skilled swordsman. Because of this, Sora and Riku at times got competitive with each other. They would always settle their differences with a spar, or a race, or a game of tag, one on one with basketball, hitting baseballs to see who could hit the farthest, video games, etc. In the end, they still remained friends as it was friendly competition. The boys felt they got better each time since they always pushed themselves to get better. In time, they became as close as brothers.
"Oh well. I guess all that means is Kairi can always count on him," Tidus shrugged.
"And what does that make me, chopped liver?" Sora asked a bit offended.
All the kids made groused out faces at the thought of a food they didn't like, "Ewwww! Chopped liver!" the kids then laughed for having a good joke.
"Oh! Where are Riku and Kairi anyway?" Sora said remembering.
"Um, I think they're on the other side of the island," suggested Selphie.
"Okay, I got to run. Thanks guys!" Sora called as he ran off.
The other kids waved goodbye. Sora went over to the wooden door that Kairi was hanging out at yesterday and went through it. The other side of the island had wooden docks over a bit of water that was there from a fountain spitting it out. There were also palm trees on the other end and a tree with a star. Rock formations made up the bulk that separated it from the other end of the island. Sora saw Riku nearby and tapped on his shoulder.
"Huh?" Riku said, startled as he turned around, "Oh, Sora, it's you. What kept you, man?"
Sora felt a bit sheepish, "Would you believe I set my alarm for the wrong time?"
"Well, now that you're here, we haven't figured out a name for our raft yet. I was thinking Highwind," Riku explained.
"How's about we call it Excalibur instead?" Sora threw out.
"I said Highwind," Riku argued.
"Boring," Sora said with a bored face.
"Is not!" Riku snapped.
"So is!" Sora responded.
"So not!" Riku urged.
"Are you two going at each others throats again?" called out a voice. It was Kairi, who walked over from a ledge.
"What's it to you?" The boys asked in unison. Kairi couldn't help but laugh at the boy's competitive nature. She's seen it since the first time she met the two.
"How about…" Riku began.
"The usual?" Sora finished.
"Okay, I'll be the judge," Kairi pointed to the other side of the island, "A running race to the other side and back again. When you reach the other side, you need to tag that star. Choose any route you want to take. First one to make it back here is the winner."
Sora decided to raise the stakes a little bit, "Tell you what, if I win, I get to be the captain. If you win…"
"I get to share the paopu with Kairi," Riku blurted out.
"Huh?" Sora said caught of guard. Where did that come from?
"Is it a deal? The winner gets to share a paopu with Kairi and gets to be captain," Riku reiterated.
This turn of events left Sora puzzled. Yesterday, Riku gave him the fruit and teased him to share it with Kairi. Now all of a sudden, he wants to share it with her? Something smelled rotten in Denmark, and it wasn't the salty sea air of the island or the fish.
Sora put his hand to his chin trying to make sense out of this confusion, "Wait a second, I don't understand…"
His thoughts were interrupted when Kairi raised her hand, "Okay! You guys can race when I give the signal!" The boys got into position, "On your mark, get set, go!"
No sooner than Kairi said go, the boys made a run for it. Riku gained somewhat of an early lead. The boys ran across the wooden pier, jumping across the gap to make it on the sand. They crisscrossed around the bushes and came near a watch tower. While Riku would beeline straight to the ramp on the far side, Sora thought of a different route and climbed up the watch tower. It was going to cost him some time by climbing the ladder, but the payoff would be worth it if it worked. There was a zip line that connected to the other side where Riku was running to. Once Sora got to the top, he grabbed and held on as he slid to the end of the zip line. He made it to the star and jumped up to tag it.
Now it was time to head back. He took the route of jumping on the top of the palm trees. They had flat surfaces so Sora wouldn't fall off so easily if he kept his balance. He jumped down to the sand again and headed down the stairs that were there. Sora was starting to feel pretty good for himself, until Riku passed him by, seemingly out of nowhere. Sora was a bit shocked at first thinking Riku was way behind, but he remembered Riku was faster than that. Sora got out of his shock quickly since there was still a race going on, he had to get passed Riku if he was going to win.
Sora sprinted fast to try and catch up. Sweat was starting to ooze from his face and he wiped the drops away with his hand as he continued running. Sora started to get a little out of breath, possibly from running to the docks and rowing to the island so quickly. Sora managed to get back on the pier. Riku looked back to see his friend still behind him and had a cocky smile on his face feeling like he was going to beat Sora again. Not watching where he was going cost him, as part of the pier was loose and if too much weight was put on it, it would break. Riku stepped on it and fell down to the water making a splash. Sora jumped over smiling knowing this was his chance and made it to the other side. He stopped to catch his breath.
"And the winner is Sora!" Kairi announced, raising Sora's hand in victory.
"I'm lean! I'm mean! I'm a racing machine!" Sora exclaimed triumphed.
Riku walked back to the kids a bit distraught for two reasons. One was because he lost, and two was he was dripping soak and wet. His long silver hair was drooped over his face as water dripped down the strands. Sora and Kairi tired their best to hold back their laughter, but couldn't and let out a big laugh at the sight of their friend looking like that. Riku pulled the hair away from his face so his eyes showed and he could see.
"Very funny, you two. Very funny!" Riku said sarcastically. He shook himself off and squeezed his hair and clothes of water so he could dry off, "If anyone's wondering I'm okay."
Sora and Kairi stopped laughing and Sora smirked, "I'll tell you something else, Riku. You lost! And now you've taken new meaning to the term washed up!"
"Cut the puns and lighten up, will you? It was just race," Riku said nonchalant. Sora made a pout on his face, being disappointed at his friend. Riku handed something to Sora, "Hey, to show no hard feelings, you can have this pretty stone as a reward."
Sora looked over the stone and smiled, "Hey, not bad."
Riku whispered into Sora's ear, "And I was just kidding about the paopu fruit like I was yesterday."
Sora nodded and whispered, "Okay that makes me feel so much better."
Riku began to walk away, "I'm going to go dry off. Finish up with the raft before sunset, alright?"
"Okay!" Sora and Kairi said together.
Kairi looked down at her hand to see Sora was still holding it. She felt a little embarrassed and said, "Um, Sora, you're still holding my hand."
"Huh?" Sora looked back down and realized he never took his hand off. Sora quickly let go and jumped back a bit.
"Sorry about that. I didn't realize," Sora said blushing.
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it," Kairi said blushing herself, twiddling her fingers. She had to think of something quick to get their minds on other things, "Come on. Follow me."
Sora and Kairi walked over to the side of the island where all the palm trees were. Kairi and Sora stopped when they got to the raft. Several logs made up the ship while one log made up the mass and the cloth Sora found yesterday was the sail.
Sora whistled impressed, "Nice raft, Kairi."
"Yeah, Riku got up early to work on it," Kairi agreed, "Looks like all those arts and crafts he made back in summer camp finally paid off," turning back to Sora, she took out a list from her pocket, "Today, we need provisions for the trip."
"And you want me to go after it," Sora sighed a bit angry, "And you call me a lazy bum. While everyone else goofs off doing whatever, I'm going around collecting all the supplies!" Sora put his hand in his pockets, "I got to get a day job."
Kairi rolled her eyes, "No need for an attitude, grouchy."
"Alright, alright," Sora complied, "I hope you appreciate that I'm doing my part."
"I wouldn't ask you to do it if I didn't," Kairi smiled. She looked over her list, "Now, you'll need to look for one seagull egg. Three mushrooms. Two coconuts. Three fish. And you'll need to fill this up with water, but not from the ocean of course."
Kairi handed Sora a water bottle, "Right, I'll take some from the spring."
"Bring everything back and just ask if you need help," Kairi instructed.
"I'll be back later then!" Sora said taking the list.
Sora decided to look for two of the mushrooms first. The first one was ripe for the picking and he plucked it from behind a bush. The second one was a little trickier since it was behind a big rock. He went to the side of the boulder and pushed it out of the way. He reached in under the small cave and took the mushroom. Sora went over to the palm trees to get the coconuts. He took out his wooden sword and gave each tree a good whack to shake them, causing coconuts to fall in the process. Most of them were already brown and didn't look ripe enough to take with him for the trip. He kept looking until he found a couple of yellow coconuts. Yellow meant they were ripe enough to take along.
Sora went back to the other side of the island to do some fishing. He took a fishing pole out of his pocket that he could pull in and out like an antenna just by pushing a button. He pushed it to make the pole longer and put a fishing lure on the hook. He pulled back on the rod and gave a good thrust so it reached out to a good place in the water. Sora stuck his rod down in the sand and leaned back on it, waiting for any bites. He put a piece of straw in his mouth like he was Huck Finn. It took him a few hours, but he managed to catch three fish. Each one was trickier to reel in than the last and Sora almost lost one, but he prevailed to catch what he needed.
Sora remembered there was a seagull egg at the top of the tree on the island connected to the wooden shed. He jumped up on the roof of the shed and got on the platform. He climbed one of the trees to get to the top off the one with the egg, and he picked it up and put it in the backpack he was carrying with him. This was where he put the rest of the food. He climbed off and went over to the spring where fresh water came out of the fountain. Sora filled up the bottle and decided to take a drink. It was so fresh and clean that it was delicious. After drinking it all down, he filled it up again so there would be some for their trip.
Sora needed one last mushroom and remembered he saw one in the secret place. He walked over to the small opening, where he had to duck his head in to get inside, and walked all the way to the end of the path. There were all kinds of chalk drawings on the wall that the kids would draw. The door that Sora was talking about with the other kids earlier was right there in the middle. What purpose it would have there is beyond any of the children. Sora bent down to pick up the last mushroom he needed and put it in the bag.
Before Sora left, he noticed one scribble on the wall. One that was, oh, very familiar indeed. It was a kid's caricature of Sora and Kairi's faces. Sora put his hand on the wall near the drawing and just looked at it. It was one he and Kairi made when they were about eight years old or so. Looking at the picture made Sora drift back down memory lane. Sora and Kairi were little and had started to become friends. They first did those drawings of each other to show they liked each other. Thinking about this, Sora sat down and grabbed a piece of chalk out of his pocket. He drew on the wall where the drawing of him was and drew a hand giving a star to Kairi. It was like the paopu fruit. Sora was starting to ponder to himself to if he would really give it Kairi to share. If the legends of them being together forever were true, Kairi would be one person Sora would love to spend his life with. His thoughts were interrupted when he heard something.
Soar turned around to see a brown hooded man behind him, standing against the cave wall. Sora stood up and asked, "Wh-Who's there? Who is it?"
"Excuse me for startling you," the cloaked man asked in a rather deep voice, "I'm simply here to see to the door to this world."
"Huh?" Sora didn't know what the figure meant by that.
"This world has been connected," said the cloaked man.
"Wh-what on Earth are you talking about?" Sora said curiously at the mysterious man's words.
"Tied to the darkness and soon to become completely eclipsed into nothingness," the figure continued.
Sora got a bit irritated at this man trying to scare him. He was already nervous enough as it is, "I don't know who you are, or where you came from, but stop freaking me out like this! It's getting on my nerves!" Sora realized what he said. He never seen this man before, and he knows everyone in his hometown, "Huh? Wh-where did you come from anyway?"
"If I were to wager a guess, I'd say you do not yet know what lies behind the door," The man observed.
Sora thought he meant the wooden door next to them. This could only mean one thing, "So, you're from another world!" Sora couldn't believe it. His first meeting with someone from beyond. Though it would be a less than pleasant one as he was to find out.
"What a pity. There is so very much to learn. Naturally, you understand so little," the man said pointing at Sora.
This made Sora furious as he clenched his fists and shouted at the man, "Those are big words, but just wait and see. I'm going to get out and learn what's out there. I'll show you!"
"Such a meaningless effort for you to attempt. One who knows nothing can understand nothing," the man told him.
Sora heard some noises coming from behind the wooden door. Sora looked back at the door, but when he looked back, the hooded figure was gone. Sora felt uneasy and a little chill came to his skin. What the man said left Sora with many questions. He didn't have the time to think about it now. He had to take all the previsions back to Kairi. Sora made his way out of the cave and back to the other side of the island where Kairi was waiting for him. Kairi was leaning back on the mast making something with her hands.
"What's that you're making?" Sora asked greeting her.
Kairi looked up to see him, "You mean this?" she asked holding up what she was making, "I'm making a necklace out of thalassa shells. I was told that back in the old days, sailors would wear these shells. They were kind of a good luck charm to ensure a safe voyage."
"I see," Sora put down his back pack, "Here, Kairi. I got all the food you asked me to find."
"Thanks, Sora. I knew you'd do a good job. I found another hi-potion like the one I gave you yesterday. You can have it for a job well done," Kairi said taking out the potion.
Sora pocketed the potion for later, "I think I'll save it," Sora rubbed his eyes a bit feeling tired. He did have another long day.
"You want to call it quits for the day?" Kairi asked, noticing Sora looking exhausted.
"You can say that again. It's almost time to go home," Sora mentioned.
"Okay. After all, we should rest up for the big day tomorrow when we set sail!" Kairi said with excitement in her voice.
Kairi and Sora decided to watch the sunset, like yesterday. They sat at the end of the dock as the horizon made a beautiful red and yellow sky. The two kids wondered to themselves about the big day tomorrow when they begin their trip to other worlds. They thought about what kind of sights and sounds their new adventures might bring. So many new things to experience that most would only dream of. For them, it would be a dream come true. Doing the impossible, seeing the amazing, doing what's never dared to be done, and they'd keep each others backs no matter what.
Kairi broke her thoughts as she spoke up, "Maybe it's my imagination, but to me it looks like Riku has changed."
Sora turned to her and asked, "Oh yeah? Well, what do you mean?"
"Well…how do I explain?" Kairi wondered. She sighed a bit and looked down at her feet as they hung in the air above the water.
"Are you feeling okay?" Sora asked softly.
Kairi sprung up with an idea, "Sora, Let's you and I take the raft and go - Just the two of us!"
"Huh?" Sora asked in surprise.
Kairi laughed, "Just kidding! I wasn't serious."
Sora laughed trying to get his sentence out, "What's gotten in to you all of sudden? Acting like that makes me think you're one that's changed, Kairi."
"Maybe…" Kairi said sincerely. The gentle breeze blew through Kairi's and Sora's hair. The two embraced it in their faces feeling its nice touch. Kairi looked out at the water as she continued, "To be honest with you, I was afraid at first when we made this trip. I thought about all the dangerous things that could happen, but now I'm ready. After all, no matter where I go or what I see, I can have it safe in my mind that I can always come back here," She looked at Sora for reassurance, "Right?"
"Of course you can!" Sora nodded, "You know you'll always have a home here."
"That's good to know," Kairi said looking at the water again. She knew she can take Sora's word for it. He wouldn't lie to her, "Sora, do me a favor and don't ever change."
"Huh?" Sora said a bit confused.
He watched Kairi as she stood back up and put her hands behind her back, "I just can't wait. Once we set sail, it'll be great."
Sora stood up himself, and looked at Kairi, "You got that right. And I'll be right there with you and Riku along the way. If you ever need to ask me for something or need my help, I'll be there and look out for you. You know that, right?"
Kairi smiled looking back at Sora, "You seem trustworthy enough," She rested her head on Sora's shoulder, snuggling a bit to him. Sora was a bit taken back, but it turned into a warm smile as he put his arm around Kairi's shoulder. The two looked out at the sunset one last time, not interrupting this nice moment until they went home.
While things seemed to go smoothly at the islands, Looney Tune Land had their share of troubles as they were about to find out. Daffy, Porky, Lola and Melissa were all in a cafeteria having finished their lunch. Daffy leaned against the wall while Lola waited anxiously for the letter to be read.
"Well, come on. You going to read it or not?" Lola asked twirling a basketball in her finger.
"Alright, alright!" Daffy exclaimed impatient, "Jeez, it's getting so you can't have a moment to gather your thoughts around here!" Daffy was about to read, but coughed a little bit with his voice feeling hoarse. He took a small spray bottle out and sprayed in his mouth to help clear up his throat, "Ahem!" He read the letter out loud to everyone, "Dear Daffy, what's up, duck? But seriously, sorry that I left for my trip without saying goodbye to everyone, but I found out there's big trouble coming our way. I don't know why this is happening, but I've noticed looking up at the sky that many of the stars have been disappearing faster than a "Tickle Me Elmo" doll off the shelves during the Christmas of '97, or was it '96? If I didn't know better, I'd say all the worlds across the universe are in danger, including our own. I had to go investigate, but don't panic like maroon just yet 'cause I think I know a solution. There's this Mac who has this special kind of "key", as in the key to our survival. What you and Porky need to do is find whoever holds this key and stick by his or her side, 'cause if we don't have it, we're history. Dr. I.Q High should supply you with the rocket ship you're going to need and I assigned Sylvester and Tweety Bird as your navigators. First stop to make is in a place called Traverse Town where a guy named Leon resides. He should know a thing or two about the "key's" whereabouts. Good luck and so along screwy. See you in St. Louie! Lot's of love, you're pal, Bugs Bunny. P.S. Give an apology to my honey, Lola, for me. Thanks a lot, bud."
"Oh dear! Oh my! Oh my goodness, gracious!" Melissa said worried, "What do you suppose this could mean?"
Lola stopped spinning her basketball and felt a bit sad, "We just have to take Bugs' word for it. If there's anyone who has gotten out of more jams than anyone, it's him."
"G-g-g-gosh. I hope he's ok-ok-ok-alright," Porky said concerned.
Daffy crossed his arms and scoffed, "Typical, the rabbit goes away and everyone's worried sick. I bet if it was me, no one would give a darn!"
"Aw, y-y-y-you're worried about him, too," Porky pointed out, knowing that even Daffy may have a soft spot for the rabbit despite some animosity inside because he was the biggest star the Looney Tunes had before Bugs' rise to stardom.
"I am not!" Daffy tried to lie.
"You are! You are! You are! You are!" Melissa teased in a sing song-y tone. Daffy just stuck out his tongue in response.
A thought then came across Daffy's mind. He smiled devilishly imagining himself in a patriotic pose with the American flag behind him as a general stood beside him.
"Daffy Duck!" the general began, "For finding Bugs Bunny and returning him safely to Looney Tune Land, we present to you, one billion dollars and Warner Bros. Lifetime Achievement Award!"
As Daffy's fantasy stopped, he stood with red circles spinning through his eyes like he ways hypnotized. He snapped out of his daze and got a smile of confidence across his face pounding his chest.
"Fare not, fear lady!" Daffy slurped. He realized his mistake and quickly corrected himself, "I mean, fear not, fare lady. We'll not only find Bugs, but we will find this key."
"Thank you, to you both," Lola smiled with relief.
Daffy recited Shakespeare saying, "Parting is such sweet sorrow, Melissa. Be a dear and keep the forest clean, will you?"
"Don't worry, Daffy," Melissa assured, "You and Porky be careful so my tall, dark and gruesome comes home safe."
Daffy laughed feeling a little embarrassed at the compliments his lady was giving to him.
"Oh, I want someone to keep track of your journey," Lola remembered, "So I found someone to accompany you," She cupped her hand to her mouth and called, "Penny! Come over here."
Daffy scratched his head a bit confused. He's never heard of a girl with that name before. And he shouldn't have, because she wasn't a Looney Tune. She was an eleven year old girl with blue eyes, blonde hair tied in pigtails and wore a red shirt with a white stripe, green pants with lighter green pockets on her knees and red sneakers. She carried a tan bag with a strap over her shoulder as she walked to the animals.
"Yes, Miss Lola?" Penny asked.
"I want you to keep track of Porky and Daffy's travels while they find what they're looking for," Lola instructed, "A chronicle of their adventure should keep us up to date on what happened."
Porky walked up to Penny and shook her hand, "Hello, I'm P-p-p-porky Pig," he pointed to Daffy, "And he's Daffy Duck. W-w-welcome to Looney Tune Land."
"Thank you. My name is Penny, niece to the world famous Inspector Gadget," Penny introduced. She held her hand out for Daffy to shake, but Daffy just stood there looking suspiciously at the girl.
"World famous, huh? Never heard of him," Daffy dismissed, "Lola, where did you find this kid?"
"I should explain. What Bugs said in his letter about worlds disappearing happened to her not too long ago, so I figured…" Before Lola could finish, Daffy spoke.
"That you would keep her here until further notice," Daffy finished in interruption, "If she's a fan looking for autographs, we're not holding any signings."
"Oh, I'm not here as a fan," Penny told him.
"Well, thanks for stopping by," Daffy said ready to leave.
"Wait!" Penny cried, stopping Daffy from going anywhere, "I want to go on this trip with you so I can find my Uncle Gadget and my dog, Brain."
"P-p-penny, it's not polite to c-c-call people names," Porky said, misunderstanding what Penny said.
Daffy pulled out a script of this story and put in front of Porky. Daffy put his finger on the line that Penny just said, "No, fat boy. Notice the comma there between dog and Brain. That's her dog's name."
"Oh! Her dog, B-b-b-brain!" Porky laughed slapping his head.
"Brother, what a way to run a railroad!" Daffy rolled his eyes.
Penny unzipped her bag and pulled out a blue book. When she opened it up, there were several buttons as well as a screen inside. She showed to Porky and Daffy, "I can use my computer book to keep journal entries as well as help with anything else you might need."
"Say! That's a nice little gizmo you got there," Daffy said admiring the book, "It looks like a precursor to one of those computers that you put on you lap," Daffy decided to now to shaker Penny's hand, "Welcome aboard, kiddo!" this made Penny smile knowing now she was welcomed to come on this trip.
"All of us will be waiting for you. Drive carefully, alright? And please make sure Bugs ends up home okay," Lola told Daffy concerned.
Daffy pointed at his heart and made a cross gesture. That meant he crossed his heart. He looked at you the readers and said, "Hey, I don't put my hand over it unless it's to say the Pledge of Allegiance. I'm an all American," Daffy looked back at Lola and Melissa one last time, but caught Porky saluting to him and grabbed him, "He said both of us to go, so you're coming, too!"
As Porky got dragged away, he said to you, the readers, "It's the J-job-jo-it's the life of the sidekick."
A few moments later, Daffy, Porky and Penny were all in a car heading to where their freighter was to take them on their travels. Porky was driving. The back of the car had three suitcases, one of each belonged to the three. Along the way, Penny told about Metro City, where she lived and about how she, her uncle and her dog would match wits with the evil Dr. Claw.
"M-m-m-my goodness, Penny, and no more of that since your world disappeared," Porky said feeling sorry for the young girl.
"It was very scary. I tired calling my uncle's Gadget phones and tried calling Brain on my watch, but no one ever answered. I'm worried about them," Penny said concerned, "What I figured was that I was the only one who made it to your home. I've been staying at a small motel ever since, so that I would have some food and a bed to sleep in."
"That reminds me, Porky. You know what we got to keep to ourselves while we're out and about. Right?" Daffy implied.
Porky thought for a few seconds until he figured out what Daffy was getting at, "Oh! I know w-w-w-what you mean. While we go around searching in other w-w-w-worlds, neither of us should tell anyone else where we liv-liv-liv-where we came from. That way, we can protect the world boarder."
Daffy slapped his forehead in frustration, "That's "order", you walking piece of bacon strip!"
"Oh, d-d-d-don't resort to arguing!" Porky snapped, "I made a simple mistake of not saying world order. Now, d-don't make me turn this car around!"
"Okay. Have it your way," Daffy spat as he put his chin against his hand and put on the window.
Porky took the exit off the road that they needed to take. It was somewhere in the southwestern American desert.
"W-w-we might want to get us some new suits once we get there," Porky said to Daffy, commenting about what to wear.
"Yeah, for all we know, other worlds might have that no shirt, no shoes, no service rule," Daffy added.
As the ride continued, Penny would start pushing buttons and add journal entries just as Lola asked her to. Porky had to stop at a red light, but not because of in coming cars, but because what passed them was another anthropomorphic animal chasing a very fast bird. The bird had a very small body, a long neck, long orange bird legs with two claws on each foot, blue feathers, purple feathers to make up its wings and head feathers, a big tail, and a yellow beak. The animal chasing it was a coyote with brown fur, and light tan fur going from his eyebrows and snout all the way to his stomach, as well as the insides of his ears. He also had yellow eyes. The whole scene stopped for a brief time, for names to appear above the animals. The first was "Road Runner (Speedicus Birdicus)" the second name to appear had read, "Coyote (Canis Ravenous)". The scene went back to normal as the road runner stuck out its tongue and saying, "Beep! Beep!"
Meanwhile, at a launch station where Daffy, Porky and Penny were to arrive at, a little yellow feathered bird with orange feet and beak, and blue eyes with eye lashes was swinging back and forth in a birdcage while singing, "I'm just a bird in a gilded cage/Tweety's my name, but I don't know my age/I don't have to wowwy and that is that/I'm safe in here from that old putty tat."
The bird swinging, making a screeching noise as it did, and saw a cat behind him liking his lips. The cat had black fur all over him, with white fur covering his inner ears, cheeks down to his stomach, hands, feet and the tip of his tail. He had a red nose and four whiskers. He looked at the bird sinisterly, as it looked to him like the sight of supper.
The bird looked at you, the readers and said, "I tawt I taw a putty tat."
The cat opened the cage and grabbed the bird in his hand, "You did, you did see a pussy cat!" the cat taunted in a sloppy lisp of a voice, not unlike Daffy's, only deeper.
The bird grabbed the cat's red nose and said, "Got your nose!"
The cat let go of the bird and gasped as his nose was completely removed from his face. (The cat himself is also anthropomorphic) He angrily grabbed a led pipe, "Give me back my nose!" and started swinging, trying to hit the bird.
The bird ran around with the nose in his hands while the cat banged the pipe against the floor, just missing the bird. The pipe clanged every time it hit the floor, about ten times. The bird ran away with the cat chasing it, still wielding the pipe. The bird ran as fast as he could, looking over his shoulder to see how far the cat was behind him. The bird ran into a cabinet door and closed it. The cat felt he had the bird trapped.
"Okay, Buster! Let me have it!" The cat angrily slurped as he opened the door. What he got was a cream pie in the face.
The bird put the cat's nose back on the cats face like a cherry since he was covered in whipped cream.
"So I wet him have it," the bird said to you, the readers.
The cat licked the whipped cream of his face and tried to hit the bird with the pipe. The bird quickly flew up and slammed the cats hand with the cabinet door.
"YEOW!" the cat screamed holding his hand, dropping the pipe in the process.
The bird ran behind a corner. He put out a stuffed animal likeness of him with a lit piece of dynamite in it in view for the cat to catch. The cat, thinking he got the bird, smiled as he put the stuffed bird in his mouth and swallowed it whole. The dynamite blew up causing his stomach to expand for a second. Smoke came out of the cat's ears and he quickly ran to a bucket and drank the water in it. He felt relived as the nice cool liquid went down his throat. Too bad the water came out through little holes around his stomach like fountains.
The bird walked up and said confused, "I thought putty tats hated water."
The cat tried to pounce on the bird, but the bird jumped and ran away with the cat chasing it. The bird found three empty soup cans all in a row and hid under the one in the middle. The cat stopped in front of the cans and they all seemed to move trying to confuse the cat. Once the cans stopped moving, the cat had to now look under each one to find the bird. He tried the middle one, but found nothing. He looked under the one on the right, still nothing. He made a sly smile as he picked up the last can, knowing that the bird was under there. To his surprise, the bird wasn't there. He looked inside the soup can and it turns out the bird was in there and it poked the cat right in the eyes. The cat covered his eyes allowing the bird to escape.
The bird found a tool box to hide in and closed the lid on it. The cat ran up to the tool box and opened it, only for the bird to hit him on the head with a hammer. The cat's whole body started to crackle and then broke into hundreds of pieces like broken glass. The bird swept the mess up with a broom and dust pan. In spite of his small size, the bird carried it like a normal person.
"Aw, the poor putty tat made a mess," the bird said as he swept, "You aways have to cwean up after your pets."
After the bird got all the pieces on a dust pan, he picked it up and dumped the pieces into a garbage can nearby and put the lid on it.
"There, all better," The bird said wiping his hands clean.
The bird walked away and the cat quickly sprung up from out of the can with the lid on his head to grab the bird again.
"Ha! It's been hard trying to catch you, but it's been worth it!" the cat told the bird, holding him in his hand.
The bird plucked a whisker from the cat's face, causing the cat to tend his wounds again and allowing the bird to escape. The bird ran and dove into an opening to take refuge in it.
"That bad old putty tat will never find me in here," The bird said assuring himself.
The cat saw what the bird jumped into. It was a pistol of all things! The cat picked up the pistol and saw that it was loaded. A devilish smirk came across his face as the cat knew just how to get the bird out. He was going to shoot him out! The cat pointed the gun out in front of him and pulled the trigger. The gun let out a loud bang as it was shot. The bird was now riding a bullet holding tight as it flew across the room.
"Hi ho, silver buwwet! Away!" the bird shouted like the Lone Ranger.
The bullet took the bird all the way to another room. The cat followed and he hurried down the stairs. It was so dark that it was pitch black and nothing could be seen. Nothing that is, except for the cats eyeballs. They blinked a couple of times and the cat lit a match so there would be some light. He found a candle near by and lit it up before fanning the flame off the match and throwing it away. He picked up the candle and looked around the room for where the bird could've gone.
"Alright, you little squirt! Come on out!" the cat demanded, "You can run, but you can't hide! The only way out of here for you when I'm finished is down the hatch!"
The cat saw a light nearby and looked over to investigate. A shadow of a dog appeared in the light, barking and snarling at the cat. The cat jumped off his feet and his eyeballs popped out of his sockets attached to springs. They sprung back to his face and quickly ran behind a crate, shaking like a sacredly cat. The cat got on all fours and hat to sneak his way back to the stairs. Then something caught his eye. It was the bird making shadow puppets with a flashlight. He was making dog noises to make it seem like a dog was really there. The flashlight ran out of batteries and went out, leaving the bird in the dark. Again, nothing but his eyeballs could be seen.
"Uh oh! Who turned out the wights?" the bird asked looking around, "It's wike being in a bottle of ink."
A candle was put near the bird, "Oh, tank you," but the bird looked behind him to see the cat laughing sinisterly with the shadows on his face making him look scary, "Help! Help! The bad ol' putty tat is after me!"
The cat chased the bird all the way back up the stairs and into the next room. Meanwhile, Daffy, Porky and Penny made it to the launch base where the rocket stood tall ready for take off. First thing was first; they had to talk to the launch crew.
Daffy turned to Penny, "You take the elevator up to the ship and find a good seat, Penny, while we go and talk to Sylvester and Tweety."
"Okay," Penny nodded. She looked in aw at the rocket, "Wow! This is going to be more exciting than when Uncle Gadget took us to outer space."
Daffy called into a loud speaker hoping someone on the other end would hear him, "Yoo-hoo! Over here! Daffy Duck to the launch crew! I'll have some baked lasagna and a few hotdogs for my friends!"
"B-b-b-but Daffy, this is the launch crew, not the lunch crew," Porky corrected.
"I knew that!" Daffy spat in annoyance, "I just wanted to see if they had any food. I'm still hungry."
The cat chased the bird all the way to the other end of the speaker, where the bird ran inside to get away. The cat went in to go after the bird. A little tunnel wasn't going to stop him from getting his prey. The bird made it to the end where Daffy and Porky were waiting and screamed in panic.
"Help! Help! Don't wet the putty tat get me! Help!" the bird shouted.
"Hey, wait a minute," Daffy said trying to clam the bird down. The bird kept flying around Daffy in panic, "Wait a minute!" Daffy finally got fed up and shouted out loud, "WAIT A MINUTE!" the bird finally calmed down and landed on Daffy's hand, "What's going on here, pipsqueak?"
The cat made it to the other end as well, but only his head and shoulders made it through. The rest of his body got stuck in the speaker.
"Sufferin' succotash!" the cat yelped in defeat.
"S-S-S-Sylvester!" Porky stomped over to him angrily, "Just what do you think you're doing? How many times do I have to tel-tel-tel-warn you about chasing that Tweety Bird? Now you come out of there!"
Porky pulled on Sylvester as hard as he could to try and get him out. However, he pulled too hard and yanked out Sylvester's fur like it was a suit. Sylvester got out of the loud speaker himself and was now just bare skinned with polka dotted boxers on. He stomped over to Porky and snatched his fur out of Porky's hand so he could put it back on. Once he was zipped up, Daffy spoke again.
"Alright, now if that's settled, anytime you two are ready, we need to prepare for take off. Now mend you stations!" Daffy ordered.
Sylvester and Tweety both saluted and made their way to the control tower. (Pretend the music called "Powerhouse" is playing until it's written where it ends). Sylvester pulled down a lever and Tweety pushed a button. A mechanical hand with a crank on it started to move and it put the crank into a little slot. The hand gave it three good three hundred and sixty degree turns like it was a wind up. As the crank spun, a lot of the machinery started up. Wheels started spinning and pumps started pumping out steam to keep it running. The whole machine ran like clockwork. Then the one hand poked another mechanical hand to wake it up. One hand looked at the other as the other pointed at Daffy and Porky.
The hands went over to pick up Daffy and Porky and grabbed them, though the two Looney Tunes were now upside down. Porky felt a bit odd being hung in this position while Daffy crossed his arms exasperated. One hand stopped about half way so that a wardrobe could come by. The hand put flipped Porky right side up and a few claws took of his bow and jacket and put him in a pink jumpsuit with the neck part, belt, gloves and boots all purple. The suit hand a head part of it covering all but his face and had slots for his ears to stick out. The head part also had an antenna on it with a yellow circle on top. The hand then took Porky an moved so Daffy could have his turn.
The hand holding Daffy stopped where the hand holding Porky was and flipped Daffy right side up. Another wardrobe came by and a few claws dressed Daffy in a jumpsuit. His suit was green and his neck part, belt, gloves and boots were yellow. (Powerhouse ends here) While this was going on, the Coyote and Road Runner that were seen in the desert earlier made their way to the launch site. The Road Runner got into the elevator while it was opened.
The Road Runner stuck its tongue and went, "Beep! Beep!" before the door closed, forcing the Coyote to run right into it and fall backwards.
The elevator took the Road Runner up to the bridge connecting to the entrance to the rocket. The door opened allowing it to step out. The door closed and went back down. The Coyote kicked himself up, but landed right in the way of the elevator and it crushed right on top of him. The door opened to reveal the Coyote as a flat lump with only his eyeballs visible as he hoped around making sounds like an accordion. The Coyote sprung his body back to normal and pushed the button to close the door and take him up. When he got up to the bridge and the door opened, the Road Runner was still there and surprised him.
"Beep! Beep!" the Road Runner said.
This forced the Coyote to jump and hit his head on the ceiling. His head was now a flat surface and he glared at the Road Runner. He shook his head back to normal and chased the Road Runner across the bridge and into the rocket, where the door slammed shut. At City hall, Lola and Melissa were with the other Looney Tunes watching the launch on TV. Daffy was in the pilot seat of the rocket. The control panel looked oddly enough, like piano keys.
"Are you ready, eager young space cadet?" Daffy addressed Porky, who was sitting in the seat behind Daffy.
"Absolutely, c-c-c-commander, sir," Porky responded.
Daffy pulled the ignition stick in gear ready to go into space. Then the unexpected happened as the rocket went backwards into the ground. Only the top of the rocket was shown above the ground.
"Whoops!" Daffy laughed sheepishly, "Had the silly thing in reverse!"
He put the ignition into the correct gear and this time, the rocket had a proper lift off as the engines burned, sending the ship right into the confines of Inter-space. The Looney Tunes cheered as they watched the rocket disappear into the sky on TV. Lola and Melissa smiled and hoped that they would return with Bugs Bunny safely.
"We're counting on you," Lola whispered.
Back on the rocket, the Coyote was a little confused as to what just happened. He went over to the door and opened it up only to look down and see he was moving miles away from Looney Tune Land. He quickly closed the door and put his back against the wall breathing heavily. The Road Runner zipped up to him.
"Beep! Beep!" the Road Runner called.
The Coyote got startled and turned to glare angrily at the Road Runner. He chased the bird around the room for the rest of the trip as they ran in circles. The adventure for the Looney Tunes was just beginning, but what of the adventure for Sora and his friends? The islanders would soon find out their destiny.
And there you have it! Another chapter for all of you to enjoy. Now, I'm sure you have a couple of questions and I'll answer them here. The musical score called "Powerhouse" is a piece that is often played in the old Looney Tunes cartoons. You most likely have heard it when factory work is happening or during a chase scene. The outfits of Daffy and Porky, as you probably guessed by now are the clothes they wore in the Duck Dodgers animated series from Cartoon Network. Hope that clears up everything. In the next chapter, disaster will hit the Destiny Islands in biblical proportions. How, you ask? Stay tuned and I'll see you again right here next time.