KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes Reality Check: Total Warners Island – Chapter 5: The Total Warners Island Talent Extravaganza!
KidsWBYungsta Presents Looney Tunes Reality Check: Total Warners Island – Chapter 5: "The Total Warners Island Talent Extravaganza!"
Warning: The author does not own any of the cartoon and anime characters who appear in this crossover series, except for the original character, Darius Magnificent. Also, as a friendly reminder to the fine viewers at home, do not attempt any of these animated stunts from this crossover series at home. Trust me, just take my word for it.
Note: This fanfiction crossover series is set in the continuity of the Animation Multiverse, though there will be quite a few occasional references to actual canon events of the series featured in this crossover.
Disclaimer: No profit is intended to be made from this story. The only intention is to write for the purpose of entertainment.
KidsWBYungsta Proudly Presents:
Looney Tunes Reality Check: Total Warners Island
Season 1, Episode 5: "The Total Warners Island Talent Extravaganza!"
(narrated by Bugs Bunny, recapping events from the previous episode)
"Previously on Total Warners Island, both teams engaged in the biggest dodgeball championship of the century, the likes of which the Animation Multiverse has never seen! Although the first two rounds were more lighthearted, they still had their fair share of awesome moments from the various cartoon characters featured on this show, including Jude taking charge for the Looney Screwballs and Ed taking the lead for the Zooming Road Runners to give them easy wins for the first two rounds.
However, things were turned up a notch once the third round came around. When the Looney Screwballs decided to bring in Huey Freeman as their top-notch secret weapon, which seemed to work to their advantage when he gave them a new strategy known as 'Rush the Top Dog' ... however, the tables would eventually be turned when Haruka and Michiru would transform into the two Outer Guardians, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune! Taking note of their move, Makoto and Minako decided to counteract by transforming into Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Venus, respectively. Amidst all of the dodgeball madness, there was some dissension in Trina and Nefera's new alliance—funny, didn't they just create that alliance in the third episode and they are already having problems with one of the members? Stella decided to rile up Nefera and Trina in her own unique fashion by causing Trina to get humiliated and falling in love with Jude from the Looney Screwballs, which caused her to get kicked out of the alliance and leaving the group one woman short.
In the end, Courage and Double D both stepped up to defeat Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune in the dodgeball challenge, thus saving the Looney Screwballs from an embarrassing loss against the Zooming Road Runners. The Road Runners were getting annoyed with Wile E. Coyote's smug 'SUPER-Genius' antics that he was voted off by a unanimous decision ... and, to be honest with you, folks, I can't blame them. Trust me, I know how the guy gets when he's in that 'SUPER-Genius' mode.
Anyway, who will Nefera and Trina recruit to fill the void that Stella left in their new alliance? How will Michiru and Haruka deal with their loss to Courage and Double D in the dodgeball challenge from last week? Will Stella and Jude be able to talk to each other and take their romance to the next level? Find out the answers to all of this and more right here, right now on this star-studded, America's Got Talent-style edition of Total ... Warners ... Island!"
(Cue Theme Song – "I Wanna Be Famous")
Chapter 05 (Episode 5, Week 4) – Season 1: The Total Warners Island Talent Extravaganza!
In the week following the intense dodgeball competition between the Looney Screwballs and the Zooming Road Runners, as well as the elimination of 'SUPER-Genius' Wile E. Coyote on that fateful night, most of the contestants were resting and relaxing around the campgrounds. Well ... everyone aside from Nefera and Trina, who were busy trying to find a new member for their alliance. Trina was looking out of the girls' side of the Road Runners' cabin through a set of binoculars, scoping out the various girls on the island to see who would be willing to take Stella's place in hers and Nefera's alliance. Trina continued to look as she said to herself, "I hope Stella is regretting her decision to defy our orders and break away from the alliance when she becomes aware of the fact that we have gotten a new alliance member."
From inside the cabin, Trina saw what some of the girls on the island were currently doing: Haruka and Michiru were busy relaxing near the ocean, engaging in a romantic conversation; Cindy was busy playing a game of basketball against Riley; Rei was doing some meditation to gain more strength in her mental state; Usagi, Clover and Ami were fawning over Johnny Bravo flexing his muscles; Tecna was doing some calculations while having a conversation with Numbah 5 about their lives as teenage heroes in their respective universes; and Babs was writing in her diary, chronicling her prior experiences on the show.
Trina proceeded to sigh in frustration as she palmed her face and said, "Ugh, this is so useless! I don't even see anyone out there who would be a worthy replacement for Stella!"
Nefera happened to walk inside the Road Runner girls' cabin when she noticed Trina looking out of the window. Curious as to what Corey's older sister was up to, Nefera walked up to her and poked her on the shoulder, asking, "Yo, Trina, why are you looking out of the winodw like this and where did you get those binoculars?"
Trina heard Nefera's voice from behind as she finally stood up and turned to the teenage mummy, then she said with a sigh, "Listen, Nefera, I'm, like, trying to find another girl who would be willing to take Stella's place in our alliance, but none of them really interest me."
Nefera raised an eyebrow in response as she shook her head and said, "Trina, are you kidding me right now? Are you literally bypassing the fact that we have two of the strongest Sailor Guardians on our side; the world-renowned Sailor Moon; the feisty Sailor Mars; the cynical, yet crafty Numbah 5; and even some of the other Winx girls?"
"Yeah, that's true, but ... uh, hello! Are you forgetting that one, I highly doubt Haruka and Michiru would be willing to join our side; two, that Usagi girl, regardless of her Sailor Moon alter-ego, is too much of a crybaby to be a worthy substitute; three, Rei—well, actually, I don't know much about her yet; four, Numbah 5 has become our biggest enemy! You know that she's part of the Kids Next Door!" Trina explained as her tone became increasingly unhinged with each short explanation.
Nefera just coolly rolled her eyes at Trina's theatrics as she said, "Your point is?"
"Look, all I'm saying is that none of those girls would be willing to join us! Besides, I don't want none of those losers to know a thing or two about our alliance!" Trina said.
"Whatever you say, Princess Trina," Nefera said in a joking fashion. "So, who would you recommend then? Most of the other girls are on those Screwballs and the only one I could see as being worthy of joining our team is Brandy Harrington of the Florida Harringtons."
"Brandy? What makes you think Brandy would want to join us?" Trina asked while raising an eyebrow in confusion.
"Oh, come on, Trina! You seriously believe that Brandy wouldn't be willing to join our alliance?" Nefera said in an amazed tone. "She's one of the richest characters on this show! After all, I wouldn't be fooled by her status as a 'good girl' archetype; most characters of her ilk tend to have a dark side ..."
"I see what you mean, Nefera, but I still have my doubts," Trina said as she continued looking outside. "What about that vegan vampire girl your younger sister knows?"
"Who, Draculaura?" Nefera said, then she reared back in surprise as she realized that Trina would believe Draculaura would be a more effective succesor to Stella than Brandy. "Okay, Trina, did some kind of huge meteor land here last week and eat your brains or something to that effect?"
"Oh, come on, Nefera! This would be a good idea!" Trina said in a reassuring tone. "Besides, she might not be so willing to break the alliance rules as easily as Stella, plus she could be a worthy ally in some of our future challenges."
"I still have my doubts about this, Trina," Nefera said while shaking her head. "Besides, she's one of those low-life ghouls that my sister hangs out with. I really don't see how this will work out."
"Nefera, could you be more positive about this for once?" Trina said in a slightly-annoyed tone. "Besides, you had her in your alliance in one of the earlier versions of this show and you had no problems with that back then!"
Nefera's eyes widened in surprise as she could only shake her head and sigh, then she finally said, "Alright, Trina, I guess we could try to recruit Draculaura as a new member for our alliance. I just hope this works out to the end."
"Trust me, Nefera," Trina said as she looked through her binoculars and took a closer look at Draculaura, sporting a devious smirk in the process. "Draculaura will definitely be a new-and-improved version of Stella ..."
Suddenly, Bugs Bunny's voice came on through the intercom as the host with the most said, "Attention, campers! Please put everything you are currently doing on hold right now! Meet me at the outdoor amphitheater in 15 minutes for details about your next challenge ... and be prepared to show the world what you're really made of!"
15 minutes later, the contestants had arrived at the amphitheater and assembled on the team bleachers that was set in front of a large outdoor stage. Bugs Bunny then stepped out to the front of the stage, wearing clothing and gear that was akin to what Nick Cannon would be known for wearing on his hit show, Wild 'N Out. Bugs then raised the sunglasses from over his eyes and looked at the contestants, saying with a smirk, "Alright, docs and doctresses, welcome to Camp Wawanakwa's brand-new, state-of-the-art, deluxe amphitheater! Okay, everyone, this week's challenge is well-known for being a summer camp favorite—not to mention, a summer reality show favorite. This week, your challenge is going to be ... a talent contest!"
The contestants all exchanged looks of excitement and interest among themselves as Rei had a smile beaming on her face and said, "Wow, a talent contest? This is the moment I've been waiting for!"
"Alright, so here's the rundown: both teams have exactly eight hours to pick their three most-talented contestants to represent them in the talent competition," Bugs continued as the contestants got even more excited. "These three will get the chance to show their stuff for not only their fellow contestants, but for the mass viewing audience—eat your heart out, Nick Cannon. You can sing, dance, juggle, act, rap, perform a cheerleading routine—like what has happened in the previous challenges, anything goes as long as it is legal!"
Bugs' voice then proceeded to take on the quality of a sports announcer—a la Hubie the Mouse during the Ultimate Game in Space Jam—as he reintroduced Gin Rummy, saying, "For each of the three performances, they will be judged by our resident talent scout, DJ, VJ, radio personality, world-class entrepreneur, hip-hop innovator and battle rap legend: Grand Master Gin Rummy! Oh, and I should also mention that the main man will show his approval via the Rumminator Talent Scale!"
Just as Bugs said this, a picture of a metallic talent scale appeared on top of the screen, showing a picture of Gin Rummy at one end of the scale and having the ten-sectioned meter utilized for the score at the center of it all.
"The team that has the highest score from tonight's talent competition will win invincibility and the player who had the highest impact on their team will win the Animated All-Star Award!" Bugs explained. "The team that loses this challenge will have to go through the dreaded Elimination Ceremony tonight ... and, hopefully, it will not be the Zooming Road Runners! Good luck and go!"
(Confessional Cam: A new talent competition on the horizon? Quick! Somebody get Nick Cannon to executive produce this season!)
Wakko: "Faboo! A talent competition! This would be the perfect opportunity to revive my 'Great Wakkorotti' persona from the days of Animaniacs! I just hope that my teammates could see my creative vision and knowledge of the classical arts within the ... well, uh, burping performances"
Minako: "A talent competition? That sounds so cool! I can't wait to show off my vocal range through my impressive singing skills! Maybe I could get Makoto to perform a duet with me; it would help her get closer to Double D ..."
Nefera: "It's a good thing that this challenge is something that plays to our team's strengths. I don't know how many talented characters those Screwballs have on their side, but I know for a fact that we have a wide variety of talents on our side! Besides, this will be a great opportunity to show my fearleading skills to those other losers on my team. I can't believe they were trying so hard to get Trina and myself voted off of the island for the past three times! Once I show off my fearleading skills to them, they will be sorry that they ever doubted me! They will all bow down to me, begging for my forgiveness and my trust for them, so, being the kindhearted individual I am, I will cut them some slack and forgive them."
After a quick rundown of the rules for this week's talent competition, the Zooming Road Runners were all gathered around at their cabin steps as Nefera stood before her team, dressed in her fearleading outfit and holding a clipboard as she said, "Alright, Zooming Road Runners, here's the drill: by a unanimous voting decision, it has been decided that I will be taking charge for this challenge!"
The other members of the Zooming Road Runners, aside from Trina, Cleo and Mandy, just gave looks of confusion as Eddy jumped up and said in an annoyed tone as he pointed at Nefera's chest, "Hold the phone! Who decided to make you the leader of this challenge, Fearleader of Disaster?"
Nefera just rolled her eyes as she said in a smug tone while putting her hand on her hip, "Uh, hello, earth to Eddy! I hope you realize that it was, like I said earlier, a unanimous voting decision."
"Who voted for this anyway?! Ed, did you vote for Nefera to lead for this challenge?" Eddy asked his friend.
Ed just shook his head as Eddy glared at him and said, "Don't lie to me, Ed ..."
"I swear, Eddy! I didn't vote for Nefera to be the leader for this challenge!" Ed said in a nervous tone. "I was unaware that a vote for team leader was taking place today!"
"I'd take Ed's word for it, Eddy," Yakko said in a reassuring tone. "I didn't even know there was going to be a vote for team leader for this challenge."
"Now, this is something that is rather suspicious and very suspect," Rei said while rubbing her chin. "None of us were aware that a vote like this was taking place. Who would even vote for Nefera in the first place?"
Cleo could only blush in embarrassment while Mandy just rolled her eyes and sighed in disdain, then she said to Rei, "Rei, in a manner of speaking, what would the level of desperation have to be if one would have to vote for Nefera?"
"Personally speaking, Mandy, you'd have to be as desperate—or as hormonal—as Trina here if you were willing to vote for Nefera to serve as the team leader for this challenge," Buster said as he pointed to Trina's direction, inciting some light giggling and laughter from the other members of the Road Runners while Trina growled at the blue rabbit.
"Listen, all you need to know is that Mandy, Trina, Cleo and I all took a vote and it was eventually decided that I would be the leader for this challenge," Nefera explained while she smirked and flipped her hair behind her shoulder.
"By that, she means that she stuffed the ballot box with a bunch of votes she had written herself, making it seem like Cleo and I would really vote for her," Mandy said in a matter-of-fact tone. "I mean, Trina would be the one to vote for her, but Cleo and I did not agree. It's basically similar to how Eddy tried to stuff the ballot box that one time to make himself the 'King of the Cul-de-Sac'."
"Yeah, and he even thought running a smear campaign against a block of wood was going to improve his chances of winning, though we all know how that ended, right?" Haruka said with a smirk while a few of the other Road Runners giggled in response.
Eddy just blushed in embarrassment and laughed nervously as Nefera looked at the short Ed boy and said while sporting a devious smirk, "So, who's the desperate one now? Huh, Eddy?"
"Oh, come on! That was like 14 years ago!" Eddy said in a defensive tone as he walked away from Nefera and sat back next to Ed. "Miserable, stuck-up brat ..."
"Anyway ... let's get back to the matter at hand, people!" Nefera said as she looked at the clipboard. "Now, if there aren't any objections ..."
"Actually, I have a problem," Numbah 5 said in a slightly-annoyed tone, raising her hand.
"I second that emotion," Eddy said as he raised his hand.
"Like I said, if there aren't any objections to this development ... okay, no objections, good! Let's get this show on the road," Nefera said while sporting a genuine smirk. "Alright, everyone, I would like for you all to show me your talent, so you will be chosen to represent us in the talent show. Now, who wants to go first?"
"Ooh, ooh, pick me, Nefera!" Ed said excitedly as he hopped up and down. "I can create the Leaning Tower of Pizza in one go!"
"You mean, 'Leaning Tower of Pisa', and ... honestly, I'm quite impressed," Nefera said with a genuine smile.
However, her smile would quickly fade away once it was revealed how Ed would make it as the Ed boy said, "Yeah, I could make the Leaning Tower of Pizza out of my 'Ready-Instant Gravy Mix'!"
"Eugh! Ugh, no way, Ed! There's no way we are going to put something like that on the main stage!" Nefera stated as she pointed for Ed to sit back down on the cabin steps, causing the Ed boy to frown and walk back to the steps in a sad way, sitting right next to his friend Eddy.
"Geez, what a way to kill a dream, Nefera," Eddy said under his breath.
"Alright, who else has something in store?" Nefera said.
"Hey, I can—" Cindy began to say before she was interrupted by Trina.
"Uh, no way, Cindy!" Trina said as she smushed Cindy's face with her hand, pushing her to the ground. "There's, like, no way we are going to have you do some poor impression of, like, Iggy Azalea for the talent competition!"
(Confessional Cam: Quick Question — The year is 2017: is making Iggy Azalea jokes still a thing on social media or nah?)
Rei (blushing a bit): "I, uh ... Well, this might seem rather unexpected—and it might sound like I am going against what usually prefer in terms of music—but ... I actually kinda like Iggy Azalea."
Ed (staring blankly into the camera): "Who's Iggy Azalea?"
Cindy looked rather offended by Trina's insinuation as she jumped up and tried to charge at her, but she was held back by Riley and Eddy while Nefera and Trina could only laugh in response. Usagi could only hold her head wearily and sigh in simultaneous sadness and annoyance as she turned to Rei and said, "I just hope Ami, Makoto and Minako are having better luck with their team."
"You're telling me, Usagi," Rei said as she sighed sadly.
Speaking of the Looney Screwballs, they were all gathered around at the front of their cabin as Double D was busy constructing the Eiffel Tower out of cardboard, much to the amazement of his teammates. Upon finishing the construction, he revealed the cardboard Eiffel Tower to his entire team, who responded by giving him a sea of applause.
"Wow, Double D! How did you manage to construct the Eiffel Tower, using only cardboard products?" Sam said in amazement.
"Well, when you have to construct products for the wide variety of scams Eddy had came up with over the years, you gain a good sense of creativity," Double D said with a smile.
"Whoa ... that's pretty impressive, Double D!" Virgil said as he wrote Double D's name down on the clipboard.
"Thanks, Virgil," Double D said as he walked to the cabin steps where his fellow teammates were sitting, finding a seat right next to Makoto.
Makoto took notice of Double D sitting right next to her, smiling at the genius Ed boy who just responded by blushing and nervously saying, "Oh, uh, hi, Makoto ... uh, d-d-did you like the the Eiffel Tower I just constructed?"
Makoto giggled at Double D's shyness as she rubbed his hat and said with a sweet smile, "Aw, of course I did, Double D. You know, you're so cute when you try talking to girls."
Double D blushed even more as he giggled for a bit and he covered his face with his signature ski hat. Minako, Ami M. and Setsuna all took notice of Makoto's interaction with Double D as Ami M. smiled while saying, "Awww ... that Double D's just so adorable!"
"Why does he tend to act so nervous when he is talking to Makoto?" Minako said in a curious tone while raising an eyebrow. "I bet he doesn't act like this when he talks to any other girl he knows."
"This might be a recurring trend with him, Minako," Setsuna said. "After all, from what I saw from him on his show, he seemed to be shy when it comes to speaking to the girls in his universe."
"He didn't act this way when he was talking to Juniper Lee, though," Minako said.
"It might just be because she was already familiar with him," Ami M. said. "I'm guessing he must be aware of the rumors swirling around that he and Makoto are crushing on each other."
"Well, who else would've known about that aside from his teammates?" Minako asked curiously.
"His friends, Ed and Eddy, I'm sure ..." Setsuna said as she took note of Ed and Eddy watching Double D from the Road Runners' side.
"Not to mention, Bloom, Musa, Flora, Sam, Jen, possibly Grim and Courage ..." Ami M. said.
"Grim and Courage? Okay, Courage, I could maybe understand, but why Grim, of all people? The Master of Death? What does the Grim Reaper know about love? I ask you: how would Grim even know a thing about romance?" Minako said as she noticed that Ami M. and Setsuna were trying to get her to calm down, which only confused Minako as she said, "Why are you two looking at me like that?"
Setsuna signaled for Minako to look behind herself, so she turned to see that Grim was listening in on their conversation. Minako could only laugh nervously as Grim just shook his head and said, "Listen, don't think that just because I'm a bag of bones who happens to be the Messenger of Death that I haven't my experiences with romance before, mon."
Minako could only give a nervous smile in response as she said, "Heh-heh, point taken, Mr. Reaper."
"Please, just call me 'Grim'," Grim said as he waved his hand and gave a lighthearted smile in response.
Back with the Road Runners, Buster hopped out in front of Nefera and Trina as he proceeded to play the banjo with his own tongue. Before Buster could continue his banjo solo, however, the music screeched to an unexpected halt as Trina said bluntly, "Yeah, uh ... no. There's no way Gin Rummy is going to be impressed by someone playing the banjo with their tongue, Buster."
Buster could only roll his eyes in annoyance as he walked back to where Babs was sitting and said while shrugging his shoulders, "Funny, it impressed Banjo Possum when we stopped by the backwoods after our huge water fight during the summer."
"If we had him as our team leader instead of Nefera, you would've been a shoo-in to win, Buster," Babs said with a sigh. "Alas, everyone has to be a critic ..."
"Y'know, Babs, I can't believe I'm actually saying this line, but ... I think Montana Max would've appreciated my performance more than Nefera," Buster said as Babs could only give her boyfriend a look of surprise in response.
Meanwhile, with the Looney Screwballs, Mordecai and Rigby were auditioning for their team, showing off their impressive rap skills and great sense of chemistry between them. The other members of the Looney Screwballs applauded for their performance as Virgil stood up with the clipboard in his hand, saying, "Hey, nice work, fellas. You guys have some great chemistry when you two are making music, you know?"
"Hey, we go together like peanut butter and jelly, Virgil," Rigby said with a smirk as he playfully nudged Mordecai. "Am I right, Mordecai?"
"You got that right, Rigs," Mordecai said with a smirk. "So, Virgil, are we in or nah?"
"Well, we have to see what everyone else has in store in terms of their talents and skillsets ... but I will say this much: you two have a very strong chance of representing for us," Virgil said with a smile and a nod of his head.
"YEAH-YUH!" Mordecai and Rigby both said as they exchanged "bro fists", then Rigby said, "We are so in there!"
"You got that right, Rigby," Mordecai said with a smile as he put on his trademark, super-cool sunglasses. "Just wait until the guys back at The Park hear about this!"
While the Looney Screwballs were getting their three representative contestants together for the talent competition, the Zoming Road Runners were still trying to get their lineup together. Nefera realized that the clipboard was still empty as she glared at her teammates and said, "Alright, guys, who is going to come up next?"
Suddenly, the lights went off as the Road Runners suddenly found themselves sitting in a stadium with a large stage right in front of them and a spotlight appeared as an announcer said, "... and, now, presenting another classical work: The Great Wakkorotti."
Applause was heard in the audience as Wakko Warner, who appeared as his "Great Wakkorotti" persona, walked out on the stage in a prim and poised fashion, then he signaled for the audience to hold their applause until the end of the performance as he put his hands together and turned to his brother, Yakko, who was dressed in a nice sky blue suit and sitting at the piano, giving him the signal to start playing a classical song on the piano.
Once he got the signal from Wakko, Yakko proceeded to play "The Blue Danube" on the piano, performing a short interlude by testing the keys before he got into playing the actual song. Once Wakko started to get into the music, he proceeded to burp along with the instrumental, which left his teammates both surprised and impressed by his musical prowess ... even though he was burping through most of the song. After he completed the first verse of the song, Dot Warner appeared on the stage, wearing a formal dress and carrying a large soda bottle, as she shook up the soda bottle and proceeded to spray some into Wakko's mouth. Once Wakko swallowed the soda, Dot proceeded to wipe his face off and leave the stage as Wakko continued his burping performance. After he finished his performance, the other members of the Zooming Road Runners cheered for him as Wakko bowed down and said with a smile, "Excuse me, excuse me ... oh, excuse me ... excuse me ..."
Following the performance, Wakko stepped down from the stage in the stadium and walked up to Nefera as he said with a smirk, "So, Nefera, what do you think about that?"
Nefera could only look at the younger Warner Brother in disgust, then she sighed as she said, "Well, I guess we have nothing else to lose. Alright, Wakko, you're in."
As Nefera wrote Wakko's name down on the clipboard, Wakko jumped up and said with a smile, "Faboo!"
As Wakko and Yakko walked up to Buster and Babs, Wakko noticed Babs writing in her diary. Hoping to spark up some good-natured conversation, Wakko asked Babs, "Hey, Babs, are you going to audition for the talent competition?"
"As enticing as that sounds, Wakko, I think I'll have to sit this one out," Babs said while waving her hand.
Wakko, Yakko and Buster all exchanged looks of confusion as Buster turned to Babs and said, "Hey, Babs, are you sure you don't want to audition? It's not like that megalomaniacal egotist of a reality show host, Chris McLean, is the host of this show."
"Yeah, why don't you want to audition for this competition, Babs? Besides, we have the one and only Bugs Bunny as the host, who, may I add, happens to be the mentor of you and Buster here," Yakko said while smirking and raising his eyebrows.
"Listen, I understand all of that, guys, but I highly doubt getting recruited for this thing would be easy," Babs said while rolling her eyes. "Especially considering we have the teenage female counterpart of Montana Max serving as our so-called team captain."
Upon hearing Babs' comments on her supposed 'leadership' skills, Nefera turned to glare at the pink bunny and said, "Oh, why don't you shut up and keep your nose out of my business, you little Lola Bunny wannabe? Why don't you actually listen to your stupid boyfriend and his pathetic cartoon buddies for once in your miserable life?"
When Nefera wasn't looking, however, she felt an anvil being dropped on her head, knocking her down to the ground and inciting mass laughter from everyone on the Zooming Road Runners. As Nefera rubbed her head and moaned in annoyance, Babs could only smile in response as she dusted her hands off, saying, "Heh-heh, I guess you should think twice before talking down to us Warner Bros. cartoon characters."
Babs then picked up her diary and proceeded to walk off before she was stopped by Buster, who poked her shoulder and said, "Hey, Babs, where are you going? You aren't going to stick around and see what kind of barbs are thrown at Nefera or Trina's expense?"
"Nah, I'd rather hang out somewhere where these two aren't present," Babs said with a smile. "Why? Do you want to come along, Buster?"
"Sure thing, babe," Buster said with a smirk as he locked arms with Babs.
"Well, look who still has his charmer ways," Babs said with a smirk as she and Buster proceeded to find a place where they could relax for the time being.
(Confessional Cam: The tension among the Zooming Road Runners is so thick, you could cut it with a chainsaw.)
Cleo: "I don't even know why I even bothered to be in an alliance with my self-centered, stuck-up older sister Nefera. The only reason why I even agreed to be a part of her's and Trina's alliance is because I thought it would improve my bond with my sister, but I can see why Stella decided to bail out the week after she was recruited to their alliance. Well ... at least the rest of my team is less problematic than Nefera or Trina. Eddy seems to know a thing or two about having some actual fun around here."
Babs: "Think about this: Nefera and Trina have already gotten the ire of more contestants than Heather ever did on Total Drama Island; plus, they already have dissension in their own alliance already! Sheesh, I just hope karma kicks itself into high gear and gives those girls a taste of their own medicine by the end of the season ..."
Nefera: "Ugh! I can't believe Babs would drop an anvil on me and willingly humiliate me in front of our teammates! She is so DEAD! Oh, trust me, Babsy, you are so going DOWN ... for GOOD!"
Back with the Looney Screwballs, Jude was busy showing off his impressive skateboarding skills to his teammates, shredding it all over the campgrounds, much to the amazement and excitement of his fellow Screwballs teammates. Once he finished his skate jam session, Jude flipped his skateboard around and smiled proudly as the other Screwballs applauded for his performance.
"So, what do you think, Virgil? Is that good enough?" Jude said with a smirk.
"Definitely good, Jude! You are definitiely in for this one, man!" Virgil said with a smile as he wrote Jude's name down on the clipboard.
"Radical, dude!" Jude said with a smile as he walked back to the cabin steps and exchanged high-fives with Jen and Wyatt.
Meanwhile, with the Zooming Road Runners, Eddy was busy performing a smashing jazz song with Ed backing him up by playing his "harmonica" and Rei playing the bongos in the background. Eddy was singing, "Hit me! Have mercy! Baby girl, don't give me gas! Right on! Oh, yeah! Homegirl, you are so rad! Oh, baby! Stop me! Uh-huh!"
Eddy then finished his performance as he bowed down to the applause from his fellow teammates ... well, everyone except for Nefera and Trina.
"Uh, like, are you kidding me, Eddy?" Trina said in a tone of disdain.
"What? Jimmy actually liked our performance when Ed and I did this song with Double D," Eddy said in a surprised tone.
"Yeah, but you guys are not in the cul-de-sac and you don't have Double D on this team now," Nefera said while rolling her eyes. "Next!"
"This is stupid!" Eddy said under his breath as he and Ed walked back to the cabin steps, then Eddy turned to Ed and said, "They just don't know about the depths of our true talent! Right, Ed?"
"What?" Ed said with a blank smile, leaving Eddy rather dumbfounded by his response.
"Alright, guys, I'm going to change into my fearleading outfit and show you guys some real talent," Nefera said as she walked away from her teammates to change into her fearleading outfit.
Once she was out of earshot, Numbah 5 sighed as she said, "This is so embarrassing. We don't even have three people to represent us in the talent competition, we only have Wakko so far!"
"We would've had five people to represent us if Nefera wasn't acting like she was Simon Cowell on American Idol," Clover said while rolling her eyes. "Sheesh, she's even worse than Mandy."
"A girl back at your school?" Mandy said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah," Clover said.
Buster and Babs were busy relaxing on the docks near the ocean, enjoying the serene scene, beautiful sun-drenched sky and the sun shining on the ocean. Babs could only sigh in response as Buster said in a concerned tone, "What's wrong, Babs? Don't you like the serene scene that is present in front of us?"
"Yeah, I like the beauty of the ocean and the sun-shining skies, Buster," Babs said. "It's just that ... I thought our team would be doing way better than this."
"What do you mean, Babs?" Buster asked as he raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"I mean, I thought we would be able to look past our differences and actually put all of our talents together to win these challenges," Babs explained. "I mean, last week, it felt as though things were looking our way. Sure, Wile E. was barely any help during the dodgeball challenge and we still lost to the Screwballs—who only had Courage and Double D left on their side for the final round—but at least we were able to buckle down and defy the odds when the chips were down."
"I know what you mean, Babs," Buster said with a sigh. "But, what else can we do at this point? We would be an all-star team, racking up win after win like the Golden State Warriors ... if we weren't saddled with two of the meanest girls in Western Animation."
"Yeah, I guess that's what's been hindering us for the past three challenges," Babs said.
"Well, all we can do at this point is just stand strong and hope things work out for the best," Buster said as he and Babs hugged each other.
The two rabbits were about to kiss, but they noticed that the camera was still there, causing Babs to look at the cameraman and say, "Hey, Mr. Director, why don't you go ahead and check up on the two main teams? This matter between Buster and myself is more private ... Go on, shoo, the kids might be watching!"
True to Babs Bunny's word, the next scene went back to the Zooming Road Runners, where Nefera was performing a fearleading routine for her teammates. She was shaking her pom-poms around for a bit before engaging in a dance routine that involved a few twirls and quite a few recognizable dance moves. Eventually, Nefera finished her fearleading performance as she bowed in front of her teammates. To her surprise, her team actually applauded for her while a smug smile appeared on her face.
"Well, I think it's obvious that I'll be the second performer for this challenge, but we still need one more act," Nefera said as she scoped out her team for a third performer until she laid her eyes on Norbert. "Hey, Norb, you don't annoy me as much as the others around here and you seem to have a cynical sense of humor, so you will step in as our final act."
"You've got to be kidding me," Norbert said as he raised an eyebrow. "I didn't even audition for this thing."
"Too bad, Norbert, you're competing in this thing whether you like it or not," Trina said as she and Nefera smugly smiled at Norbert.
Right out of nowhere, Eddy pulled out a huge dandelion as he turned to Ed and said, "Oh, Ed ..."
"Yes, Eddy?" Ed said with a smile as he looked up at the dandelion Eddy pulled out. "Cool dandelion, Eddy."
"Hold still, Ed, I think we need to bring in an old friend," Eddy said as he began to snicker once he held up the dandelion.
Eddy then hit Ed in the face with the dandelion, leaving Ed in a daze as Eddy leaned towards his friend and whispered, "Attack the alpha chicks."
Once Ed regained consciousness, he noticed Nefera and Trina laughing, then he roared like a lion and started chasing the two girls as he yelled out, "I am the mighty Agamushin! I will eat your brains!"
Nefera and Trina started to run away from Ed or, should I say, "The Mighty Agamushin" as the other Road Runners watched the scene and proceeded to laugh in hysterics.
Back with the Looney Screwballs, Virgil was standing in front of his teammates, still holding the clipboard, as he said, "Alright, does anyone else have a talent they would like to perform for the talent competition?"
"Well, I could sing a few good songs, Virgil," Brandy said with a smile.
"Oh, dear ..." Double D said as his eyes widened in shock.
"She's not really going to sing, is she?" Musa said in a tone of astonishment.
Flora noticed Daggett writing out his will, leaving her confused as she curiously asked, "Daggett, why are you writing your will?"
"Listen, I've heard Brandy sing before, Flora, and it is just as bad as Mr. Whiskers made it out to be!" Daggett said as he dug a hole in the ground to avoid the after-effects of Brandy's singing.
"Oh, this is going to be good ..." Numbah 1 said as he rolled his eyes and palmed his face in disappointment.
"Okay, Virgil, are you ready?" Brandy asked.
Virgil put on a pair of headphones on his ears as he said, "Alright, Brandy, show me what you got!"
Brandy cleared her throat as everyone was preparing for the inevitable to happen. Much to her teammates' surprise, however, Brandy's singing voice actually sounded a lot more smoother than what it did originally. After she finished her performance, the other Screwballs slowly started to applaud as she bowed down and gave a genuine smile, saying, "Aww, thanks, guys! I had to take some vocal training classes to improve my singing voice. You guys didn't think I was going to sound like a banshee again, did you?"
The other Screwballs only laughed nervously as Virgil threw away his headphones and said, "No, not at all! Alright, Brandy, I'll keep your talent in mind. Anyone else have any talents they would like to show off?"
Musa stepped up, carrying her saxophone as she performed a jazzy saxohpone solo, impressing her fellow teammates as she continued her solo. After she finished her solo, the Screwballs all applauded for her as Finn said in an amazed tone, "Wow, Musa, that was so amazing! How did you manage to play the saxophone so well?"
"I gotta agree with Finn here," Dib said as he walked up to Musa. "How did you get so talented with the saxophone?"
Musa just smiled and shrugged her shoulders as she said, "I guess it comes with the territory of being the Fairy of Music and the Arts."
"Sweet," Finn said in an impressed tone.
"Alright, Musa, I guess you are taking the last slot for this competition!" Virgil said as he wrote Musa's name down on the clipboard. "Sorry, Brandy, Mordecai and Rigby, I guess we already have our three for this talent competition. However, I will keep you guys and any of the others in mind if one of them is unable to perform."
"That's fine, Virgil," Brandy said with a smile.
"We're cool with that, Virg," Mordecai said with a smile as he gave a thumbs-up in response.
"I just hope everyone around here can keep away from some sort of treachery from Nefera or Trina," Rigby said in a reassuring tone.
Speaking of Nefera and Trina, the two girls were panting after evading Ed, who was busy chasing them in his disguise as a dande-Lion. After they gave Ed the slip, Trina wiped some sweat from her forehead as she said, "Ugh, that Eddy is so dead when we get back up there!"
"Forget about him, Trina," Nefera said. "We'll deal with him later. Right now, we have to find a way to get Draculaura to join our alliance. Where is she anyway?"
Nefera and Trina both looked around for Draculaura until they found her speaking with Numbah 5, then Nefera called her over as she said, "Yo, Draculaura, could you come over here for a sec?"
"Sure, hold on, Nefera!" Draculaura said as she walked over to where Nefera and Trina were standing, then she said, "What's up?"
"Hey, Draculaura, do you want to make it to the Final 5 of this season?" Trina asked with an insincere smile.
"Well, of course," Draculaura said as she nodded her head.
"Do you want to win that sweet $10 million prize?" Nefera said with a devious smirk while cocking an eyebrow.
"Clearly," Draculaura said.
"So, how would you feel about joining our alliance and getting ahead of the competition?" Trina said with a smirk, raising an eyebrow in response.
Draculaura thought about it for a moment, then she said, "An alliance? With you two? Why would I want to be a part of your alliance?"
"To avoid getting voted off, for one!" Nefera said in an annoyed tone, then she cleared her throat and giggled for a bit as she said, "Besides, Cleo and Mandy said that this alliance will be beneficial for their run on this show."
Draculaura could only look at the two girls suspicously as she said, "Are you sure about this?"
"We're positive!" Trina said as she gave off the biggest grin she ever had.
Draculaura thought about their offer for a moment, then she cleared her throat and looked at the two girls as she said, "Alright, ladies, after thinking about your offer for a few minutes, I would have to say that ..."
As Draculaura prepared to give out her answer, Trina and Nefera leaned towards her with approving looks on their face, smiling deviously as they thought fooling Draculaura to join their alliance would be easier said than done. However, their looks of approval would only turn into disappointment as Draculaura said, "Thanks, but no thanks. I think it would be harmful to be around two mean girls for so long. Besides, I highly doubt that Cleo and Mandy, even though you both practically forced them to join your alliance like you both did Stella—that is, until she finally broke all ties with you in the previous episode—would be willing to stay in your silly alliance for this long. Anyway, I have to go. Our team has to prepare for the talent competition tonight. Buh-bye!"
After Draculaura left Nefera and Trina, the two girls just stood there in shock as Nefera glared at Trina and mockingly said, "'Oh, don't worry, Nefera, Draculaura would be a worthy successor to Stella'! Ha! Yeah, right, I can't believe that you had me believe that one of Cleo's new ghoulfriends would be willing to join myour alliance at an instant."
"Well, we still have Cleo and Mandy on our side," Trina said as she laughed nervously. "That's still a good thing, right?"
Back at the outdoor amphitheater, the Looney Screwballs were waiting for the talent competition, so they decided to pass the time by getting in some practice time and engaging in some idle chit-chat among themselves: Double D was preparing to build his cardboard Eiffel Tower, Sam was reading a book titled Kiss Me Tomorrow, Grim was performing some mystical tricks with his scythe, Finn was playing some cards with Mordecai and Rigby, Musa was practicing with her saxophone and Makoto was watching the group contentedly as Virgil walked over to her.
"So, Makoto, I guess you're confident that we're going to win this challenge tonight, huh?" Virgil said to Makoto with a smile.
"Well, it's a 50-50 chance that we might pull this off, but I think it should be a good contest all around," Makoto said with a smile.
Meanwhile, Daggett was talking to Jen about what talent she had, then he said, "So, Jen, what kind of talent do you have in your arsenal?"
"Well, I could stand on my hands for twenty minutes," Jen said with a smirk while shrugging her shoulders.
Daggett's eyes widened in amazement as he said, "No way! Can you really stand on your hands for twenty minutes? Maybe even longer than that?"
"You wanna bet that I can't?" Jen said, smirking at the beaver as she held up a bag of gummies.
"I'd bet you three chocolate chip cookies that you can't do it for that long!" Alex said with a smirk as she laid down a pack of three chewy chocolate chip cookies.
"Well, honestly speaking," Mordecai interjected as he placed his card down. "I know tons of people who could do a handstand for at least twenty minutes, but I am very skeptical of Jen's ability to perform a handstand for a time period that long."
Jen smirked at Mordecai as she said while sporting a devious smile, "Well then, Mordecai, ante up."
"You're on, Jen!" Mordecai said with a smirk as he laid down $20 bucks.
Eventually, most of the Looney Screwballs were dropping their bets on one of the nearby crates on the stage, most of which were chocolate chip cookies. Soon, Jen stood tall and strong as she said, "Alright, guys, are you ready for this?"
Double D looked at his watch and said to Jen with a smile, "20-minute handstand challenge ... and ... go!"
As if it was second knowledge, Jen fell forward into her handstand and proceeded to take a few steps across the stage. As Jen passed by Musa, who was still practicing on her saxophone, she unknowingly got her leg caught in the rope that was connected to one of the stage lights, causing Double D to widen his eyes in shock as he whispered to Jen discreetly, "Uh, Jen ... you have the rope to one of the stage lights stuck on your leg!"
"Ha, nice try, Double D!" Jen said as she laughed for a bit.
"No, he's serious, Jen!" Bloom whispered in a tone of concern. "The rope for one of the stage lights is stuck on your leg!"
However, Jen just thought they were messing around with her as she continued to walk on her hands, but the rope hampered her progress. Eventually, she managed to pull her leg free from the rope's clutch, but the rope ended up untying and unwinding itself from the stage light, causing the light to fall from above, then the camera cut away just as it crash-landed, showing the shocked reactions of the other Screwballs as Jen stood back up and said, "Oh, no! What have I done?!"
The camera cut back to show that the light had crash-landed where Musa was standing, causing the rest of the Screwballs to rush their teammate's aid as Jen pulled the light up, but saw that Musa's saxophone was the only thing present at the moment. Tears started to well up in Jen's eyes as she croaked out, "I can't believe it ... I seriously got Musa ... I-I-I seriously got Musa ..."
"You seriously got Musa what?" Musa said from behind Jen, dusting herself off a bit. "You seriously got me killed? No, nothing like that. If you did, do you realize that the producers would've had one heck of a lawsuit?"
Jen jumped up and turned to see that Musa had managed to step out of harm's way, so she rushed up to Musa and embraced her as she said, with tears of joy streaming down her face, "Oh, Musa, I'm so glad that you're okay! I thought you were a goner because of my lack of awareness!"
"Listen, Jen, it's okay," Musa said as she calmed Jen down by patting her on the back. "Though we do need someone to fill in for me because my saxophone seems to have been destroyed in the process."
Jen's face blushed in embarrassment as she giggled nervously and said, "Yeah ... uh, sorry about that, Musa. Do you happen to have an extra saxophone at hand?"
Musa sighed as she said, "Well, I wish I did, but that was the only one I brought with me on the island. The other ones are back at Alfea College in my dorm room."
"Well, seeing as how Jen is technically at fault for your disqualification from the talent competition, Musa, it looks like Jen will step in and be the replacement performer," Virgil said as he turned to Jen and said to her in a reassuring tone, "Good luck out there, Jen."
"Um, thanks, Virgil ... I think," Jen said in a tone of uncertainty.
Moments later, Babs and Buster were making their way back from the Dock of Shame and over to their team's cabin, laughing with each other as Buster said, "Well, Babs, I can say one thing: you now know why Bugs decided to trust Daffy with teaching the Advanced Wild Takes course at Acme Looniversity."
"I'm surprised, Buster, so how did you and Plucky pull it off for so long until Bugs realized that the class needed a new teacher?" Babs asked with a smile.
Buster then coolly shrugged his shoulders as he said, "Well, you'd be amazed at what a thing like Latex Perfection can do for you, Babsy."
As Buster and Babs were making their way back to the cabin, they were about to get comfortable in their respective rooms before the big talent competition tonight, but Buster was interrupted by Babs screaming. Buster jumped up and rushed into the girls' side of the cabin as he said, "Babs, what's wrong?"
"My diary! It vanished from thin air!" Babs said in an overdramatic tone, shaking Buster dramatically before she turned to the audience and said in a sotto aside, "Take notes, network television, this is the kind of stuff that will be good for the promos."
Babs then turned back to Buster and proceeded to cry dramatically as she said, "Oh, Buster, what kind of a cruel world do we live in where a girl can't even keep her own diary out of harm's way?"
Buster hugged Babs and patted her hands as he said in a reassuring tone, "Don't worry, Babs, I'm sure we'll find it around here somewhere. Even if it takes us the rest of the episode, we'll find your diary."
Babs then turned back into her normal self as she smiled and said, "Great! How did you like my turn into dramatic acting, Buster?"
"I have a feeling that you will put Daffy Duck to shame when it comes to drama," Buster said with a smirk as he snickered to himself for a bit.
"Thanks for the kind words, William Shakespeare," Babs said in a sarcastic tone while smirking at Buster. "Come on, let's go see where my diary went off to!"
As Buster and Babs left the cabin to look for Babs' diary, Nefera and Trina were smiling deviously and laughing at the two rabbits from behind the cabin.
(Confessional Cam: Nefera's the drama starter, you might have a good time, but ... she'll ruin it for ya!)
Nefera (holding Babs' diary and smiling deviously): "See what happens when you let your guard down and hang out with your boyfriend for two hours, Babs? Stuff like this tends to happen! Now, I can finally make that obnoxious cartoon rabbit pay for her trickery! *opens the diary and begins reading it* Ooh, what do we have here? Oh, this stuff is just so scandalous, so delicious to expose in this confessional! Looks like the fearleading routine will come another time, I have a better performance in mind ..."
After all of the antics, some of the comedy and most of the drama, the time had finally come: the Zooming Road Runners and the Looney Screwballs had all returned to the outdoor amphitheater for the all-star talent competition! Double D, Jude, Jen, Wakko and Norbert were all preparing backstage for the competition. Nefera then appeared from stage right, wearing her black and pink fearleading outfit and walking confidently past the other contestants, earning most of their attention and a wide variety of looks.
"I hope you Screwballs are prepared to lose tonight," Nefera announced to Virgil.
"Just watch your back, Nefera," Virgil said as he rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Why don't you feel free to do us all the biggest favor and lock that gaping hole of a mouth before one of the Outer Guardians do it for you?"
Nefera glared at Virgil, who was smirking at her, then she glared at Riley, who was laughing hard as he said, "Yo, Nefera! Virgil just roasted you hard, girl! Hahahaha!"
"Ugh! Just wait! I've got something in store for you later this season!" Nefera yelled at Virgil, then she stormed off stage left.
Meanwhile, Double D was looking nervous about his performance, just as Makoto and Minako walked up to him to give the genius Ed boy words of wisdom. Double D noticed Makoto and Minako walking up towards him as he said, "Oh, good evening, ladies. Are you ready for tonight's talent competition?"
"You know it, Double D," Minako said, giving a thumbs-up in response. "Listen, Double D, I just want you to know that you have our support for the talent competition. Just try hard to the best of your abilities and I promise you that this challenge will be a cinch to win!"
"Thanks, Minako," Double D said with a smile.
Finally, the screen currently had a spinning background of orange and yellow rays, upon which the respective logos of the Zooming Road Runners and the Looney Screwballs rotated into view in the middle of the screen as Bugs Bunny's voice announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Total Warners Island Talent Extravaganza!"
After this announcement, the Road Runners and Screwballs logos both collided into each other, creating a shower of stars as it served as a screen transition to the distant shot of the host on-stage; nighttime had finally fallen over Camp Wawanakwa and the non-competiting contestants were all watching the show from the stands.
"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Total Warners Island Talent Extravaganza, where six contestants will get the opportunity to showcase their mad skills and desperately try not to humiliate themselves on national television! How's that for a summer reality show event?" Bugs said to the audience while smirking at the audience. "First up for the Zooming Road Runners is Wakko Warner!"
After a brief cut to the Zooming Road Runners applauding and cheering for their teammate, the focus shifted back to the stage where Wakko walked out on stage, wearing his "Great Wakkorotti" outfit. As Wakko bowed down for the audience, he proceeded to perform the same song he did for the audition, with some extra help from his older brother, Yakko, and his younger sister, Dot, who lampshaded her appearance as saying, "What can I say? This kind of thing is a Warner Bros. tradition."
After Wakko finished his performance as The Great Wakkorotti, the Zooming Road Runners all cheered and threw roses on stage for the Warner Brother as Wakko bowed down and said with a smile, "Excuse me. Excuse me. Oh, excuse me. Excuse me ..."
"That was such an amazing performance from the one and only Great Wakkorotti!" Bugs said, applauding the Great Wakkorotti as he walked out on stage, then he noticed the Rumminator Talent Scale lighting up with all ten sections dinging and lit with green! "It looks like Gin Rummy was impressed by your performance, too, Wakko! Congratulations, big guy!"
The Road Runners cheered for Wakko again as he walked off of the stage as Bugs smirked at the audience and said, "First up for the Looney Screwballs, make some noise for Double D!"
The Looney Screwballs all applauded and cheered for their teammate as Double D walked out onstage with his cardboard building supplies, leaving Bugs with a look of interest as he said to the audience in a sotto aside, "Cardboard? Hmmm ... I can see where Double D is going with this one, folks."
As Double D put on a pair of safety goggles and his signature building gloves, he proceeded to build not only the cardboard Eiffel Tower from the audition, but also a cardboard sculpture of almost everyone in the entire cast, including Bugs, Gin Rummy and Darius Magnificent. Everyone stared at the projects in amazement as the Looney Screwballs cheered wildly. Bugs applauded Double D for his efforts as he looked up at the Rumminator Talent Scale and saw it light up with all ten sections as well, saying, "Well, what do you know, Double D? It looks like Gin Rummy was impressed by your building skills and your overall creativity! Nice work out there, doc!"
Double D smiled as he walked off stage and Bugs got the stage ready for the next contestant, saying, "Alright, everyone, next up for the Zooming Road Runners, give it up for ... Norbert Beaver!"
The Road Runners all cheered for Norbert as he walked out on stage in a cool demeanor, then he said, in the style of a stand-up comedian, "Okay, just to be honest with you, I wasn't supposed to be a competitor of this thing. These two out-of-control, bossy and conceited brats of teenage older sisters, who go by the names of 'Nefera' and 'Trina', forced me to do this, just choosing me at random right out of the blue. What's up with that, am I right, folks? Come on, give me something!"
The Road Runners all laughed in response as Nefera yelled from backstage, "WHAT THE—NORBERT, HOW DARE YOU SABOTAGE THE CHALLENGE FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL GAIN?! I AM GOING TO RUIN YOU FOR THIS, NORBERT BEAVER!"
Norbert laughed coolly in response as he turned to the audience and said, "As the one and only Slappy Squirrel would say: 'Now, that's comedy!'"
"Such wise words, Norb," Bugs said with a smile as he raised his arm as a signal for the Rumminator Talent Scale. "Let's see what the Grandmaster Gin Rummy thinks of your stand-up performance!"
The Rumminator Talent Scale registered a 7 out of 10 for Norbert's performance, leaving the beaver pleased as he said, "Well, what do you know? I got a 7 on my first go-round and I didn't even try!"
As Norbert walked off of the stage with swaggering confidence, Bugs turned to the audience and said, "Alright, folks, with three acts down and three more to go, the Zooming Road Runners are killing this challenge! Next on-deck for the Looney Screwballs, Jude the skater dude!"
Bugs proceeded to step off of the stage as Jude came out on stage, already riding his skateboard and performing a wide variety of impressive tricks, leaving his teammates on the Looney Screwballs with looks of amazement. However, he found himself as the victim of sabotage as Nefera sprayed some ice out on the stage, causing the skater dude to lose balance and eventually crash off-stage. The Screwballs and some of the Road Runners winced in pain as Bugs walked back on stage and said, "Well ... o ... kay, that was rather unexpected after that amazing display of athleticism ... let's see what the Rumminator Talent Scale thinks about that performance."
As if on cue, the Rumminator Talent Scale appeared and gave Jude's skater performance a 4 out of 9, possibly due to Jude losing his balance at the end. Bugs just shook his head as he said, "Ouch, it looks like the ending to Jude's performance left him with a 4 out of 10, though it looked like he did have some promise. Eh, we'll take a quick break and see how our last two contestants fare in this challenge!"
"Welcome back to the Total Warners Island Talent Extravaganza, ladies and gentlemen!" Bugs announced as the same 'clashing logos' animation appeared on the screen and brought us back to the show. "The score is currently 17 to 14 with the Zooming Road Runners having two top-tier performances over the Looney Screwballs! Hey, it looks like the Zooming Road Runners might get their first win of the season! Anyway, we're now down to our last two competitors, so, without further ado, let's bring in our final performer for the Zooming Road Runners: Nefera de Nile!"
Nefera walked on stage in her fearleading outfit, holding Babs' diary behind her back and sporting a devious smile on her face. Nefera then sat down on a stool and said, "Originally, I was going to perform my fearleading routine for you all, but I thought it would be most opportune to read some poetry from the world-renowned ... Barbara Ann Bunny!"
Nefera then pulled out Babs' diary out from her back as Babs looked on in shock and said in a tone of subdued anger, "She wouldn't dare ..."
"Ahem, with words by Babs: He keeps me floating in a meadow full of red roses, his style of humor just makes him so, so cool. I try to fight back my inner feelings for Buster, but I can't bring myself to love Johnny Bravo over there. I just love guys who have a great sense of humor."
The Road Runners all gave looks of surprise and astonishment as Babs blushed in embarrassment and eventually left the stadium, all while Buster called out, "Babs, wait! Where are you going?!"
"I HATE THAT NEFERA SO, SO MUCH!" Babs shouted from afar as she ran into the girls' side of the Road Runners' cabin.
"That was just so mean," Jen said.
"Seriously cruel," Kim said while rolling her eyes.
"Very unnecessary," Flora said while shaking her head in disdain.
Bugs seemed to share those same sentiments as he said, "Alright, that was seriously cold and very uncalled for. For that, the Rumminator Talent Scale is completely blank, giving the Road Runners one full 0 for their final performer. Alright, Looney Screwballs, bring on your next competitor!"
"Alright, Jen, go ahead and go out there!" Kim said with a smile.
However, Jen instantly recoiled and said, "I can't do it!"
Kim and Flora both gave Jen looks of surprise as Flora asked curiously, "Why not, Jen? What's wrong?"
"Listen, I saw something like this happen on Total Drama Island," Jen explained. "Bridgette tried walking out there on her hands, but she ended up making a mess of the entire stage and I don't want to gross out my friends."
"Well, what are we going to do? We can't just forfeit the challenge!" Kim whispered.
"Well, who else can we bring on?" Flora said while rubbing her chin, then an idea came to her as she, Jen and Kim turned to see Mordecai and Rigby beat-boxing to each other.
Mordecai and Rigby both walked out on stage, dressed up in some hip-hop clothing that Flora and Makoto had created on the spot for them. Mordecai then whispered, "Hey, Flora, Makoto, are you two sure about this?"
"Just go for it, Mordecai!" Flora whispered.
"Do it for the Screwballs!" Makoto whispered.
"Alright, if you say so," Rigby said as he and Mordecai grabbed their microphone and started to perform.
"Hold it, Rigby! I think this song might need to help of a female performer," Mordecai said with a smirk as he proceeded to shout, "Yo, Minako Minaj! Where you at?"
"Right here, Sir Mordecai!" Minako said as she magically appeared on stage, dressed as Nicki Minaj, just as she, Mordecai and Rigby started to perform Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne's "No Frauds".
Minako: I don't need no frauds,
I don't need no drama when you call ...
I don't need no lies
Pick a side, pick a side
I took the price and lift that chick up,
I took the price and lift that chick up,
I took the price and lift that chick up,
I took the price and lift that chick up!
After performing the intro, Minako, Mordecai and Rigby proceeded to perform the song in their respective styles of Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne, leaving the Looney Screwballs and the Zooming Road Runners in complete amazement. After they finished their performance, Mordecai and Rigby exchanged high-fives as they said, "Boo-yah!"
Following this moment of confidence, the audience was silent for a moment until they all gave Minako, Mordecai and Rigby raucous applause, throwing roses at the trio as they all bowed down and said, "Thank you, thank you, you all are too kind!"
Finally, to their surprise, Grandmaster Gin Rummy walked out on stage and said, "Well, I gotta keep it all the way 100 here, Bugs ... these three killed it tonight! Personally, I'm amazed that you three knew anything about Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne, but hey, I can't complain with that chemistry you had through that awesome performance! 10 out of 10!"
"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, you heard the man himself and, with that, the Looney Screwballs win their fourth challenge in a row!" Bugs said as the Screwballs all cheered for their victory. "Even though the Zooming Road Runners held an early lead for the challenge, they have been annihilated by the Looney Screwballs for the final performance of the night!"
As the Looney Screwballs all rushed to the stage and cheered for Minako, Mordecai and Rigby for their performance, Darius Magnificent arrived and handed the aforementioned three their Animated All-Star Awards. Meanwhile, Bugs looked at the Zooming Road Runners and said, "Zooming Road Runners, I guess it's business as usual tonight, huh?"
(Confessional Cam: Still I rise ... though one must fall.)
Nefera: "So, my teammates thought my move on Babs was too harsh. Big deal, she deserved it! I know they were trying to vote me off of the show tonight, so I had to get some extra votes against one of the other losers on the island. I was able to manipulate Usagi and Draculaura pretty easily; Mandy, Cleo and Tecna could care less; but Ed? He was a piece of cake."
Ed: *eating a piece of cake* "Yum, birthday cake flavor!"
After the talent show, the remaining members of the Zooming Road Runners were all gathered around the campfire pit as Bugs walked out with a plate of 26 marshmallows and he proceeded to explain the obvious at this point: "Alright, here's the deal, folks: this is your fourth time at the elimination ceremony, so I think it should be all clear by now. If you get a marshmallow tonight, you're safe; if not, you walk the Dock of Shame, board the Boat of Maroons and leave the island for good. Are we all clear on that? I'll just go ahead and hand out the marshmallows to the ones who are safe for another night, just to avoid the sake of redundancy from the previous ceremonies. All I gotta say is ... kudos to all of you for a fantastic night of all-star entertainment!"
Wakko smiled as he received a marshmallow along with Yakko, Buster, Babs and Norbert.
"A mix of music, drama and some serious wipe-outs," Bugs said as he handed marshmallows to Usagi, Eddy, Ed, Rei, Trina, Numbah 5, Riley, Cindy, Haruka, Michiru, Clover, Tecna, Stella, Layla, Roxy, Ami, Yumi, Mandy, Cleo and Draculaura, leaving only Nefera and Johnny Bravo.
Nefera and Johnny both looked shocked about being the bottom two of the night as Bugs held up the last marshmallow and said, "Johnny Bravo, I ... seriously have no clue how you managed to be a part of the bottom two; as for Nefera ... I definitely see why you would be bottom two material. Even then, I think it would be a huge shock of the system when you all know that I am giving the final marshmallow ... to Nefera."
The remaining Road Runners all gave looks of shock and surprise, aside from Trina, who felt rather relieved, as Bugs walked up to Johnny and patted him on his back, saying, "Sorry to do this to ya, Johnny B., but the Toons have spoken."
Johnny then stood up and sighed as he said, "Well, if it has to go down like this, I'll take this loss in stride. I'll miss all of you folks on the Zooming Road Runners, especially all of the beautiful mamacitas on this team. We may not have known much about each other, but I just want to say that you all are like the brothers and sisters a guy like me wish he could have. Before I go, thanks for finally getting me eliminated and I hope you get what you paid for ... Nefera."
As Johnny boarded the Boat of Maroons, the other Road Runners glared at Nefera, who said in defense, "What? He was going to be a casualty to us! I had to get him kicked off of the show!"
"The only casualties I see on this team are you and Trina!" Numbah 5 said in a tone of lividity.
"You better watch your backs, you devious witches, because we will avenge Johnny Bravo," Eddy said in a threatening tone as the rest of the Road Runners left the campfire pit, leaving Nefera and Trina pleased with the results.
Later that night, Babs walked up to the boys' side of the Screwballs cabin and knocked on the door, then Double D answered the door and said, "Oh, hello, Babs, what can I do for you?"
"You wouldn't happen to have a red ant farm with you, would you, Double D?" Babs said while sporting a devious smirk.
"Of course," Double D said with a nod of his head as he handed Babs the red ant farm.
Moments later, everyone woke up from their sleep to hear Nefera de Nile running out of the girls' side of the Road Runners cabin with red ants covering her all over her body. Babs just went back to sleep with a smile as she turned to the audience and winked at them, saying, "Well, as the legendary Porky Pig would say: 'Th-th-th-that's all, folks!'"
"That's all, folks!"
Chapter 5 Completed
Eliminated: Billy, Zim, Wile E., Johnny
Animated All-Star Award Winners: Virgil; Daggett; Courage and Double D; Minako, Mordecai and Rigby
Another day, another Total Warners Island chapter in the books! Like the previous chapter, this is a more well-written version of what was originally written back in February 2015. This one has more insight of the dissension among the Zooming Road Runners and more hints to a budding relationship between Makoto and Double D. When I was thinking about the final performance for this chapter, I had thoughts about having Makoto and Minako perform Brandy & Monica's "The Boy Is Mine", which would've explicitly hinted at Makoto's crush on Double D, or TLC's "No Scrubs", but I thought it would be a nice change of pace to shine the spotlight on Mordecai and Rigby, as well as giving some screentime to Minako, through their performance of "No Frauds" by Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne. In regards to the next chapter, I can only tease this one in the best way I know how: "Everybody get up, it's time to slam now! / We got a real jam goin' down, welcome to the Space Jam / It's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam ... alright! " This time around, Chapter 6 is going to be rewritten as a full-fledged Space Jam tribute, but you'll have to stick around and find out what will happen then. As for right now, "Stay Tooned" for more new chapters of Total Warners Island, folks!