Chapter Six: Post-Marathon
The Looney Tunes marathon on Cartoon Network had come and gone. The ratings turned out to be twice the usual daily ratings that CN got, which was a good thing. But there was no update on CN's future of TV yet.
However, the Annie Awards also came and gone. Wile E. Coyote gasped when he saw the next morning's front headline. It read "KUNG FU PANDA WINS ANNIE AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE."
Wile E. called in Daffy, who ran in looking nervous as if something bad happened.
"What's wrong?" the duck sputtered.
" 'Kung Fu Panda' won the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Feature Production."
"So what?! Even though a CGI talking-animal movie won it yet again, at least it wasn't a Pixar film!" Daffy said. But then he stopped and gave a shocked look. "Bugs is gonna hurt himself again!"
"You're right," Wile E. said. "We'd better break the news to him now."
…
The two went into the bathroom just as Bugs was brushing his teeth. "We have some bad news," Daffy said, sounding grim.
"Now what is it?" Bugs asked. "Did someone we know die?"
"No… but 'Kung Fu Panda' won the Annie Award for Best Animated Film." Wile E. said. Both he and the duck covered their eyes, waiting for it to happen.
"WHAT?!" Bugs shouted out. "I thought you were gonna say dat Porky Pig died, or Warner Bros. Animation went out of business, or Jerry Beck decided to cancel all future video releases of our classics! But NO! A CGI funny-animal film wins de Annie. BIG DEAL!"
"Sorry," Daffy said sheepishly.
"And you know we're NEVER gonna get an Annie Award," Bugs added. "Da people there must not like us."
"Look," the coyote said, "I want to get back to working on the boarding house. The ground-breaking is this afternoon."
…
A few days later, Daffy was at the office of Dr. I.C. Spots again.
"So 'Kung Fu Panda' won the Annie Awards, and Pixar's record has been broken for now," Daffy said, "and now it looks like us Looney Tunes will NEVER gain an Annie Award at this rate!"
"I've heard you say that before, and the whole 'Nemo' incident," Dr. Spots said.
"Right," Daffy said. "You know, I don't know what else to say… I've already told you about the marathon and the boarding house."
"Well, the session is over anyways," Isobel said. "We can talk again on Friday."
"Thanks!" Daffy said.
(I apologize for the short chapter, cause I have schoolwork, and I am working on other projects. But the LOONEY TUNES WILL LIVE!)