As Furrball, Cliff, and Calamity settled backstage, the toons all rushed in, cheering.
"That was AWESOME!", Babs shouted.
"You guys rock!", exclaimed Sweetie.
"Fantastic job!", said Dizzy.
"Thanks a lot, guys", Cliff replied. "Glad you all enjoyed it."
"You got one heck of a voice, Cliff!", Buster said.
Shirley then said, "Yeah, like, you totally got the voice of Geddy Lee."
"How are you able to hit the high notes like that?", asked Hamton.
"It may seem difficult", Cliff answered, "but being a cat has its advantages."
At that moment, the manager appeared again.
"Clifford?", the manager spoke. "You have a guest."
The toons all turned to the manager as he stepped aside. Another man then entered the room. He appeared to be a middle-aged man, with short silky blonde hair & wearing glasses.
"Hello", greeted the man.
"Hi", Cliff said, wondering who this man is.
"Are you The Subdivisions?"
"Yes. And you are...?"
"The name's Ray Danniels. Does that sound at all familiar to you?"
The toons all shook their heads, but realization has struck Cliff, as he made a face of joyous surprise.
"Wait a minute", Cliff said, "Ray Danniels, the manager of Rush?!"
"Yep, that's me."
The toons all gasped in amazement & made faces of joy & surprise.
"Oh my gosh, no way!", Cliff exclaimed as he shook hands with Ray.
"What are you doing here in Acme Acres?", Buster asked.
"I was summoned here by Bugs Bunny", Ray responded.
"You know Bugs Bunny?", questioned Babs.
"Yep, as well as the rest of the Looney Tunes, since 1989."
"1989?", Cliff said. "That's the year Rush released the Presto album."
"That's right. You're a bright young man, aren't you?"
"I've been a Rush fan for nearly my whole life."
"I can tell. You're like a miniature Geddy Lee up there."
Cliff blushed at the compliment, smiling, before Ray continued.
"Anyway, Bugs gave me a call & told me to come here to Acme Acres to check you guys out, and you guys really rocked the house tonight."
"Thanks, Ray", Cliff responded.
"So, what are your names?"
"Oh, I'm Cliff, this is Furrball & Calamity."
"Hello", Furrball greeted as he & Calamity shook Ray's hand.
"Hey, Mr. Danniels?", Calamity spoke up.
"Yes?"
"Does Rush know Bugs Bunny too?"
"They do, as a matter of fact."
Cliff then asked, "Will they be able to check us out?"
"Maybe. Anything's possible."
"Oh, I hope so. I would love to meet them again."
"You've met them before?"
"Yeah, a few years ago in Concord, with my mother."
"Oh, very cool."
"He's a cancer survivor", Shirley told Ray.
"Really?"
"Yeah", Cliff replied, ignoring the memories appearing in his head. "My mom & I met Rush via the Make-A-Wish Foundation."
"Ah, very nice!", Ray said with a smile. "You're quite a lucky little fella, eh?"
"You could say that."
"Anyway, great job on the show tonight. You three were amazing."
"Thanks, Mr. Danniels", Furrball replied.
"Who's your manager?"
"Our manager?", asked Cliff.
"You don't have a band manager?"
"Not at the moment, no."
"Oh. Well-"
At that moment, Plucky stepped forward, clad in a business suit & holding a briefcase.
"I'm the band manager here!", exclaimed the green duck as he shook Ray's hand. "The name's Plucky Duck, band manager & star of Tiny Toon Adventures!"
"Buzz off, feathers", Furrball said as he pulled on a rope hanging from the ceiling, which caused an anvil to fall from above & land on Plucky, sending the green duck through the floor with a CRASH!
After a moment, Plucky asked, "Why must I be the anvil magnet?"
"Because it's part of your contract", Buster explained.
"What?! Bull!"
"No bull. It's in the fine print."
Plucky's hand appeared through the hole as he said, "Let me see that contract."
Buster then gave him his Tiny Toons contract, and the green duck took & read it.
"Aw, son of a..."
"Told ya."
"I must speak to my agent about this."
"You don't have an agent, dummy", Monty said.
"Note to self: read the darned fine print next time."
Ray then turned back to The Subdivisions & spoke again.
"So, no band manager?"
"I'm afraid we don't have one", Cliff replied.
"Well, you should find one soon. That way, you'll be able to arrange & perform more shows & even make some money."
"We'll see what we can do", Calamity said.
"Okay." Ray then looked at his watch, "Ooh, I gotta get going. It's nice to meet you all and, once again, great job out there tonight."
"Thanks a lot, Ray", Cliff replied, "we're glad you enjoyed the show."
"We hope to see you again at another show", Furrball then said.
"We'll see. Like I said, anything's possible."
After Ray said goodbye to the toons, he turned & left the room, before Cliff spoke up.
"Wow, what a night we had tonight."
"Indeed", Furrball then said, "we got to play onstage again & meet Rush's band manager."
"All we need to do is find our own band manager", Calamity commented.
"Like, who do you guys have in mind?", asked Shirley.
"Anyone but Plucky", Cliff answered.
"What?!", Plucky exclaimed, poking his head out of the hole in the floor. "You're making a horrible mistake! I, for one, am a great band manager, and I think you're making the wrong move here."
As Plucky continued his rant, Cliff sighed, then nodded to Furrball, giving him the cue to pull on the rope again & drop another anvil on Plucky.
The green duck then raised his battered & bruised head out of the hole before speaking again.
"Why do I keep taking these anvils to the head?"
"It's all part of the script", Buster answered.
"The script?!"
"Mm-hmm", the blue bunny replied as he took out the Tiny Toons script & opened it to the scene they're currently at.
"And according to this script, you'll be taking another anvil to the head in 3...2...1."
Right on cue, a third anvil fell from the ceiling & landed on Plucky. This time, his beak remained in the room with the toons as the anvil forced the rest of Plucky back through the hole.
Plucky's beak then gave a sigh of defeat. "I quit."