Ch.5: Awakening of Evil
Bugs Bunny Log
After the defeat of Daffy's former agent, Morgan Alice Deadra, thanks in large part to our Disney allies, we shot the she-witch into outer space with a little help from Gyro's new Space/Time Warper.
The studio was a total loss, and the whole Looney Tune gang was forced to go on separate paths once the Warner Brothers shut down production. The toon era had officially come to an end.
Not the way I imagined it would, but it did.
As the other toons left, I stayed behind and talked things over with Mr. Gearloose, wondering if the threat to toonkind was really gone. He assured me that it was, but I'm not one to take chances.
Especially, when one of my friends is still missing in the world out there.
Suddenly, an idea came to me, and I started the tiring process of bringing one of Daffy's crazy fantasies to life. It took a lot of sweat, tears, and begging to convince people to start building the Earth Protection Unit, but eventually, my charm won out.
Now the world will really be prepared, if Morgan breaks out of her jack-in-the-box prison one day.
I just wish Daffy was around to see this amazing center in action. If he's dead, he's probably smiling in his grave, proud that his legacy has finally left a mark,"
Back in the 24 ½ Century, deep in the darkest parts of space, a dark ship approached a lonely jack-in-the-box, floating among the stars.
"Reel it in," growled a nasty voice from the ship, and a tractor beam shot out, grabbing at the box.
"Is it her Swackhammer Sir?" asked a puny, orange alien as he pulled the box on deck.
"It'd better be her" said Swackhammer " I gave her power and its time she payed up. Supernatural abilities don't come for free,"
"Especially when they're on loan," said the orange alien.
"Yes" said Swackhammer " and that loan has been laid off for centuries. Rasvim is going to have my head if I don't pay it back. So get her, take the powers, then fly me back to the bank,"
Soon the jack-in-the-box was aboard the ship, and Swackhammer's goon immediately started the painful process of removing Morgan from her toy prison. Several hours passed, but soon the demonic human was free.
"Ah!" breathed Morgan, as she settled her crude form onto the deck " it feels so nice to out of that stuffy box,"
"And it will be even nicer once you give that power back to me" said Swackhammer " I've gotten my revenge on the Looney Tunes, and made them suffer, but Rasvim will have my head if I don't pay him back,"
" Why would I give the power back?" said Morgan " My mission isn't done. All toons have yet to be destroyed,"
"Yes" said Swackhammer " that is true. But they've all grown old and died. And their descendants are in hiding. I have no way to track them down. So, we'll just have to live with a small victory,"
"Oh boy!" said the little, orange alien " my program is on!"
"Reporting live from the Earth Protection Unit" said a reporter on the T.V. " We're standing here with the Earth's most infamous protectorate captain, Duck Dodgers. Brought back from the 21st Century, Dodgers has proven himself to be both a hindrance as well as a hero. Fighting bravely against the threat of Mars as well as other galactic scum,"
" Not much is known about this black duck, but what people do know has them splitting sides. Who'd ever thought it would be possible for Protectorate space captain acting so daffy,"
"Daffy!" said Morgan growling in anger, as they showed Duck Dodgers face on the view screen " He still lives! And he's as young as he was in the past!"
"Well" said Swackhammer " this is interesting. One Looney Tune survives the test of time, never knowing the fate that befell the rest of his friends,"
"But he will know" said Morgan, slamming one of her dark claws onto a desk " Mr. Swackhammer, if you can stall your payment a little longer, I have a toon to destroy!"
Ah, how Marvin loved looking at the stars with his new telescope, it gave him a perfect view of the planet his kind had tried tirelessly to invade. If it wasn't for Duck Dodgers they would have had the Earth ten times by now.
"What is it about that duck that infuriates me?" thought Marvin " I see him as an adversary, but also a friend. Duck Dodgers, just who are you anyway?"
Long before he had been promoted to Commander X2, Marvin had worked side by side with a number of earthlings who called themselves the Looney Tunes.
He had lot of good laughs with them, and faced off with the top characters numerous times on screen. However, when the tragedy came, and everyone split off on separate paths, it was time for Marvin to get back to basics, like blowing up the Earth.
However, by the time the full invasion plan was ready, the Earth Protection Unit was already formed, and the simple goal to conquer became much more of an annoyance, especially when Duck Dodgers came on the scene.
Knowing this could only be Daffy Duck's descendant, Marvin found it surprising how difficult it was to destroy someone who could switch from idiocy to intelligence in a blink of an eye.
"He certainly smarter than his ancestor," thought Marvin, looking back out his telescope " Hey, what's that?"
Some sort of huge, black anomaly that looked like a claw seemed to be diving down straight for Mars. Confused, Marvin turned his eyes away from the telescope and looked at the sky. There, the evil claw was more clear, as was the bright, red eyes.
"Oh dear" thought Marvin " this can't be good,"
And he ran off like a dash to warn his Queen.
Meanwhile, back on Earth, IQ High was losing to himself in a game of 'Go Fish' when the alarm flashed on, making him drop all his cards. Captain Star Johnson's face soon lit up one the computer monitors.
"Emergency alert Sir!" said Johnson " Earth and Mars are being shrouded by what looks like giant claws. We're stranded from attack, and all Protectorate ships are kaput,"
"All the ships?" said IQ High " Don't we have anyone out there who can stop this anomaly? Even Dodgers?"
"You talking about me Chief?" said Dodgers, walking in with Cadet " Hey what's up with the sky? It looks like some dark lady with her wires crossed,"
"Don't be a fool Dodgers" said Marvin, splitting the screen on the monitor " this is a dire situation here! Mars has been trapped by this creature as well,"
"Wha…what does she want?" stumbled Cadet in fear.
"Give me the last Looney Tune!" shouted out an angry, female voice " Give me Daffy Duck! If you don't hand him over, I'll destroy both Earth and Mars!"
"Give her Daffy Duck" said IQ " that's impossible!"
"Agreed" said Marvin " Daffy died before the Great Tragedy befell on Warner Brothers studios. No one could find him before or after the fact,"
"And even the Earth Protection Unit was founded to honor him," said Cadet.
"It was?" said Dodgers, surprised " by who?"
"Bu…Bugs Bunny," stumbled Cadet.
A shiver of shock danced through Daffy's mind as the thought of his old friend Bugs doing anything this huge for him seemed unreal.
"I guess that I misjudged that rabbit," thought Dodgers, as he headed for the door.
"Hey, where do you think you're going?" said Johnson.
"We got to plan a strategy here," said Marvin.
"I already have one" said Dodgers " I'm going to give her Daffy Duck,"
"You can't!" said IQ " Daffy Duck's dead!"
"No, he's not" said Dodgers, walking out " but he's about to be,"
"Let me through Morgan!" shouted Dodgers into the mike, as he blasted through the atmosphere in his spaceship " I have what you want!"
Morgan lifted up a tiny portion of her claw, to allow Dodgers to pass through, smiling wickedly at the duck's foolish attempts to be a hero.
From Earth and Mars, people watched as Dodgers approached the she-demon, wondering how grave his stupid decision would be.
Once he was only a few meters away from the dark entity, Duck Dodgers slipped into his spacesuit, and climbed out on top of the ship, glaring at the deadly witch's fierce red eyes.
Citizens from both Earth and Mars were shocked, they had never seen Duck Dodgers look so serious and angry before.
"So you've come" said Morgan " the last Looney Tune. How does it feel to be the only one left,"
"Better than seeing your ugly mug again Morgan Alice Deadra" said Duck Dodgers " or should I just call you my agent,"
"Make all the fun you want Duck!" growled Morgan " This time I'll make sure the name Daffy Duck is completely erased from history,"
"Well give it your best shot!" said Daffy " I'm ready!"
"Rah!" shouted Morgan and went in to attack.
As the she-devil moved in, Daffy pulled out a shining blue globe. Marvin and IQ gasped in horror once they realized what it was.
"A Zoothronian Bomb!" shouted Marvin "They'll both be torn to shreds!"
"What could Dodgers…I mean Daffy...be thinking," said IQ.
"He…he's…going to join his friends," said Cadet.
With that said the entire universe suddenly lit with a bright blue light as Daffy activated the Zoothronian Bomb and eradicated Morgan from existence.
The she-demon was finally gone, but it looked like her fate had to high a price. The last Looney Tune was finally dead.
Or maybe not….
Just minutes after the explosion faded away, Daffy's body was found floating in space, scorched but alive. Emissaries from Mars traveled to Earth with no intention to conquer it. The first time they felt that way in over three hundred years.
All were hoping and praying in their hearts, that Daffy Duck would come out alive.
Ten torturous days passed, and then finally, the legendary duck woke up. Daffy looked at the huge crowd that surrounded him confused. What was going on? How was he alive?
"Toon physics" said Marvin, approaching Daffy " Toons can reconfigure after explosions, humans can't,"
"Yeah" said Daffy " I remember that lesson,"
"All this time I've never knew" said Marvin " I figured you were just a descendant like the others, but no, you're the real thing,"
" I am" said Daffy " and now we're both alone. The last of the Looney Tune race,"
"Maybe" said Marvin " but our race could fight to reform. The future lies in the hands of our descendants. It is up to us to guide them,"