Backstage, as The Subdivisions were relaxing after playing 22 songs, including a long drum solo by Calamity, the toons all rushed in, along with Marie.
"That was AWESOME!", Babs squealed in delight.
"You guys totally rock!", Buster exclaimed.
"Did you all enjoy the show?", Cliff asked.
"Like, we sure did", replied Shirley.
Fifi went up & hugged Furrball.
"Good job, Furrball", Fifi said as she kissed his forehead. "Vous were wonderful."
"Thanks, Fifi", Furrball replied. "I'm glad you liked the show."
"I'm tres happy you played Closer To The Heart for moi. Merci."
"You're welcome."
Cosette then approached Calamity, who's in his normal guise, wearing only his shoes.
"Hi, honey", the grey coyote greeted.
"Bonjour, mon amore", Cosette greeted back. "How are you?"
"Sore as heck."
"Aww, poor theeng." Cosette then stood behind her boyfriend & started rubbing his shoulders.
"Ah, that feels good", Calamity said.
Marie & Heather appeared next to Cliff, with the former hugging him.
"You did a wonderful job out there!", Heather commented.
"You did, you were awesome!", Marie said in excitement.
"Thank you", Cliff replied, hugging her back. At that moment, the door opened, and Monty appeared.
"Gentlemen", he started, with the toons turning to him, "I have a little surprise for you three."
"Yeah?", Cliff said. "What is it?"
Monty stepped aside, and the three men Monty invited to the show appeared. They were all middle-aged, with the first guy having very short brown hair, the second having short white hair, and the third with long brown hair & glasses.
"Howdy do", said the man with long hair as the toons all gasped at their appearance.
"Oh my gosh", Cliff said in surprise, "it's Rush!"
"Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson, and Geddy Lee!", Calamity exclaimed.
"Yes, hello", Geddy said.
"Hi", Buster replied, "how did you three get here?"
"This young man invited us over", Geddy replied, "and he wanted us to check out The Subdivisions."
Furrball, Calamity, and Cliff all stepped forward, feeling awestruck.
"Hello", Neil greeted as the three men shook hands with the three toons.
"Oh my gosh", Calamity said, "this is like a dream come true."
"What are your names again?", Alex asked.
"My name's Cliff", Cliff started, "and this is Furrball & Calamity."
"'Cliff'", Geddy repeated. "'Cliff'? That name sounds familiar..."
"Oh, we met a few years ago."
"Oh yeah! You were at the show in Concord, with your mother."
"Yep, that's me!"
"Well, what a surprise to see you again."
Marie then stepped forward & joined her son.
"Hello", she greeted.
"Hey", Neil said happily as he, Alex, and Geddy shook hands with her, "good to see you again."
"Good to see you too."
Furrball then spoke up. "Hey, what did you guys think about the show?"
"You guys were excellent tonight", Alex replied. "You did all the songs perfectly."
"Thanks, Alex", Furrball replied.
Rush then settled in with the toons, with Alex hanging out with Furrball & Fifi.
"Is this your girlfriend?", Alex asked.
"Yep, this is Fifi", Furrball replied.
"Hi, Fifi."
"Bonjour, Monsieur Lifeson", Fifi greeted back.
"Oh, you're French?"
"Oui, I'm from Paris."
"Very cool. How long have you & Furrball been together?"
"For nearly 6 months now."
"That's awesome. You two are like Pepe Le Pew & that black cat, whatever her name is."
"Penelope", Furrball said.
"Penelope? Is that her name?"
"Yep."
Meanwhile, Neil is hanging out with Calamity & Cosette.
"Bonjour", Cosette greeted to Neil.
"Hello", Neil greeted back. "What's your name?"
"Cosette."
"Pleased to meet you, Cosette", Neil said, shaking hands with her. "Are you Calamity's girlfriend?"
"Oui, I am."
"Kind of weird, isn't it?", Calamity spoke. "A coyote & a skunk in a relationship."
"I don't think that's weird at all", Neil commented. "You two look great together."
"Merci", Cosette said.
Calamity then asked, "Hey, Neil? That hat you wear when you're playing with Rush, what's it called?"
"It's called a tubeteika", Neil responded, "it's great for keeping the sweat off of your face."
"I could use a hat like that. I felt the sweat dripping from my ears to my face from time to time."
Elsewhere, Geddy is talking with Cliff, Heather, and Marie.
"What did you think of my performance?", Cliff asked Geddy.
"You were awesome", Geddy replied. "I'm amazed at how high your voice can get. It frightens me."
The group all laughed before Geddy continued.
"But, honestly, you truly have the gift of rock 'n' roll in your soul, and I am really impressed at how you & Furrball & Calamity all fit perfectly as a Rush tribute band."
"He is wonderful", Marie complimented, "he's been a Rush fan for as long as I can remember."
"I'm quite honored to hear that."
Heather then said, "He told me that he has all of your albums."
"No way, really?"
"Well, all the studio albums, that is", Cliff said.
"Ah, I see. Well, Cliff, since you did such a wonderful job tonight, and you left the three of us quite, uh, amazed...by your performance, I have a little gift for you."
Geddy reached into his jacket pocket & pulled out a pair of glasses.
"These glasses", Geddy said, "are the same exact glasses that I wore while touring with Lerxst & Pratt. They're one of the few I wear while touring, and...they're yours to keep."
Cliff gasped in surprise as Geddy handed him the glasses. The tan cat looked at them for a moment before he put them on.
"How do I look?", he asked.
"You look great", Marie said as Geddy smiled.
"Where's a mirror?", Cliff asked.
"I have one", Heather said as she pulled a small mirror out of her jacket & gave it to Cliff. The tan cat took a look at the mirror & admired his image, smiling.
"Now you look like a toony version of myself", Geddy commented.
"Now I'm truly the Dirk of the group", Cliff said.
Geddy laughed & said, "You're using our nicknames?"
"Why not? We are a Rush tribute band after all."
"True, I'll give you that. Say, is it okay if I call you Dirk Jr.? Or Junior for short?"
"Sure", Cliff replied with a smile.
"How did you three get together? I wanna know."
Cliff smiled as he started telling Geddy everything about how he, Furrball, and Calamity formed The Subdivisions.

THE END

And that concludes this story. Unfortunately, I won't be able to post any songfics as promised, but I will be referencing them in future stories. Also, I will resume working on Acme Acres Robot Rumble in January, right after I celebrate the holidays. So, thank you for reading this story, I hope you like Cliff & Heather, since they are now part of the Tiny Toons cast from now on. Also, I just noticed that it's been a year since I posted A Special Tiny Toons Christmas. Can you believe that? However, in 2018, to celebrate my 5th year here, I will add new material to A Special Tiny Toons Christmas, including grammar corrections, new scenes, and even a whole new chapter. So, stay tuned for the next chapter of Acme Acres Robot Rumble, and have a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. :)