Angelica stood up. "Nicktoons for 600."

"In the show Ahh! Real Monsters, the monsters eat a lot of these — and it doesn't taste very good."

"Oh," said Angelica. "I don't know . . . What is little kids?"

"Incorrect," said the Joker. "We were looking for 'What is garbage?'" Then Angelica got hit with a hammer. "Heroes, your turn."

Sailor Moon leaned forward, pointing at the board. "Anime for 500."

"In Dragonball Z, Goku attacks with this signature move that involves shooting a beam out of his hands."

"Oh," said Sailor Moon. "What is the Kamehameha?"

"Correct," said the Joker, starting to look irritated. "Villains?"

"Hanna Barbera for 300," said Gaston.

"In the 1960s, the Flintstones were in commercials for this type of cigarettes."

"What is Camel?" asked Gaston.

"Incorrect," said Joker, glaring at Gaston. "The correct answer is 'what is Winston?' Heroes . . ."

"All right," said Bugs. "Warner Bros. for 500."

"In the show Tiny Toon Adventures, episode 'Gangbusters,' Buster Bunny was framed for this crime."

"What is stealing a slushy machine?" said Bugs.

"Correct," said the Joker through clenched teeth. "Good job. Villains, you need to catch up." There was something threatening in his voice now that made everyone nervous.

"Disney for 400," Gaston said.

"In the 1992 movie Aladdin, the lamp was found in this cave."

"What is the Treacherous cave?" asked Gaston.

"Incorrect," said the Joker. "The correct answer is the Cave of Wonders. Heroes, you know what to do."

"I'll go!" Brittany called. "80s Cartoons for 400."

"In the cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, their archenemy. He's quite grating."

"What is the . . . uh, grater?" asked Brittany.

The Joker suddenly smiled. "Incorrect," he said, delighted that he'd fooled her. The hammer fell from the ceiling and smacked Brittany. "The Correct answer is, 'what is the Shredder?'"

The Toon Squad continued to do well, the Joker getting more and more annoyed the more points they got. However, the villains began to improve after their shaky start, and soon the scores were tied.

"Okay everyone," said the Joker, clapping his hands with excitement. "Now for the fun part: final Jeopardy! Here it is. Right down your wager and hold it up when you're ready."

"Everyone," said Bugs, leaning in to whisper to them. "Let's give up all our points."

"What?!" everyone replied. "Are you crazy?"

"Trust me," he said.

When the Joker turned to them, they told him that they were betting 2,000 points: everything they had. The villains bet 1,500.

"If we get the question wrong, they get all our points!" Jeannette said.

"But we're all working together as a team. We'll get the answer," Bugs replied confidently.

The Joker grinned at them and read the question: "This 'Bugs Bunny' cartoon is the only one to have won an Academy Award."

Bugs grinned at them. "See? Told you we'd be fine." He took the pen and wrote down the answer.

"Well?" said the Joker in a few minutes. "What are your answers?" The villlains showed "Ali Baba Bunny." "No! You stupid — I mean, I'm sorry," he said, composing himself and hiding his frustration. "That is incorrect. Heroes?" They showed "Knighty Knight Bugs." The Joker groaned. "That answer is correct. The Toon Squad" — he glared at them as he spoke — "wins this challenge."

The heroes erupted into cheering. "We did it!" Mint cried.

"Well, bravo contestants," said Rattigaurus, coming out from behind the Jeopardy board. "Another victory. But there's still one more challenge left. So come through this door and see — but I only want one person to compete in this final challenge. None of this teamwork nonsense."

The heroes all turned to each other. "Who will it be?" Bugs asked.

"How about me?" Daffy asked. "I'll compete!"

Bugs looked at the others uncomfortably. "I don't think that'd be a good idea . . ."

"Come on!" Daffy whined. "I'll be good at this challenge."

"Well, actually," said Bugs, "I was thinking that I should go. Since I made the bet, it's my responsibility to win it for us."

"But what if something bad happens to you?" said Mint.

"Don't worry," he told her, putting a hand on her shoulder. "I've gone through worse things than this." After a moment of thinking, she nodded he looked to everyone else. "Well?"

"All right," said Rio. "We'll be cheering you on."

"That's right!" said Mario. "We'll cheer you all the way."

"Thanks, guys," said Bugs. "Then I'm off."

"Good luck Bugs," said the Quik Bunny.

"We hope you win," said Sailor Moon. "The Animation Resort is counting on you."

Bugs waved, then went through the door to the final challenge.

On the other side of the door was a boxing ring. There were also a lot of toons getting ready to watch the final challenge — including his friends, who were being ushered in by the villains. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen," said the announcer. "I'm Johnny Gomez."

"And I'm Nick Diamond," said the other announcer. "Usually we're seen on Celebrity Deathmatch but this time we're here for a much healthier sport. This is Toon Boxing. There will be three two-minute rounds for each game."

"Aaaaand here are our contestants!" said Johnny. "In the red corner we've got Warner Bros. most famous cartoon star, Bugs Bunny."

"And in the blue corner," said Nick Diamond, "we've got the owner of the Golden Rat Resort, Severus T. Rattigaurus."

"Yes that's right," said Johnny. "If Bugs Bunny wins then Rattigaurus will have to give the Animation Resort back to Walker."

"But if Rattigaurus wins," said Nick, "then Bugs will have to quit acting and promise never to be in a cartoon ever again. This will be interesting to see since the stakes are so high! Round one . . . begin!"

So Bugs and Rattigaurus started fighting. Bugs did the best he could, but Rattigaurus was too much for him. He kept hitting Bugs before he could even recover from the last punch. "So Bugs," said Rattigaurus between hits. "You think you can beat me? Clearly you're not. You should know that I'm the winner around here. I'll make sure that I get to keep the Animation Resort and that you retire."

"I'll never let that happen," said Bugs, bursting forward and shoving his shoulder into Rattigaurus's ribs. The rat fell back, giving Bugs some room to breathe. "The Animation Resort belongs to Walker, and I'll make sure that I win this fight and bring the hotel back to its rightful owner."

"I doubt that will happen," said Rattigaurus, before leaping forward and showering him with a volley of blows that dropped Bugs to the floor.

"Wow," said Johnny. "That was rough! It looks like Bugs isn't doing so good. Rattigaurus definitely has the upper hand in this one."

"Bugs Bunny is on the ground!" Nick cried. "If he doesn't get up by the time we count to ten, he's lost! One, two, three, four, five, six — oh wait a minute, he's getting up." Then the bell rang.

"Well, that's it for round one," said Johnny. "Round two will start after this commercial break."

Meanwhile, some members of the Toon Squad were helping Bugs over to a chair. "C'mon," said Daffy. "You've got to win this game!"

"I'm trying," said Bugs. "But Rattigaurus is just too strong."

"Yeah I know that," said Daffy. "But you're stronger. You just gotta show him who's boss. I know Rattigaurus is tough but I know you, and you're much better than he is. Come on, do this so we can star in tons more cartoons together."

"Okay, Daffy," said Bugs, smiling up at his oldest friend. "I can defeat Rattigaurus. I just got to think." Then the commercial break ended. "Well, Daffy," said Bugs. "It looks like I need to head back to the ring. Thanks a lot."

"No problem, Bugs," said Daffy. "I've already started writing a short for us."

Bugs laughed, patting Daffy on the back. "Can't wait to read it, Daff."

"Now we're back," said Nick. "Bugs wasn't doing so well in the first round. Let's see if he could make it past this one. Round 2!"

The fight at first seemed much the same as Round 1. "Wow," said Nick. "Rattigaurus is still beating on Bugs. Wait . . . what is Bugs doing? It looks like he ripped something. Rattigaurus doesn't look too happy."

"Hey wait a minute," said Rattigaurus. "Did my pants rip? This is bad." Bugs Bunny winked at the audience, then spun around and disguised himself as a pants repair man. "Oh thank goodness you're here," said Rattigaurus. "My pants ripped."

"Don't worry," said Bugs. "I can sew your pants back together." Then he started singing to himself, "Stitching time won't save nine. Especially make the needle fine. La da dee, da dee, dum dum la dee dee da dum." Then Bugs poked Ratigaurus's's butt with the needle.

"Ahhhhhh!" said Rattigaurus, and he went flying away from the needle.

"Wow!" said Nick. "That was a big poke by Bugs Bunny."

"Yeah," said Johnny. "He got Rattigaurus flying across the ring."

"Now look, Johnny!" said Nick. "Rattigaurus is chasing Bugs Bunny. Now Bugs has got Rattigaurus into an open safe. Now he's closing the safe. Wow, Johnny, that was big comeback by Bugs Bunny! Let's see what he's gonna do next." Bugs then opened the safe, leaning in to see the angry rat.

"Hello there, Rattigaurus," said Bugs. "Are you having fun?"

"You little — I mean yes," said Rattigaurus as he was knocked in the head. Dreamily he smiled up at the rabbit, swaying. "I'm just passing by."

"Oh, dearie," said Bugs, faking concern. "Why don't you go lay down?"

"Yeah," said Rattigaurus, still dazed. "That's a good idea."

"Now you just lay here for a while," said Bugs, setting him down onto the floor. "There you go."

"Wow!" said Nick. "That was something. Bugs Bunny tricked Rattigaurus into laying down. He might just have won this! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 . . . 7, 8 . . . 9 . . . 10! It looks like we got a winner! Bugs Bunny wins the game!"

"Rattigaurus was just too much for him," Johnny agreed. "Wow that was a great victory for Bugs."

The Toon Squad was jumping up and down and screaming. "Yes!" said Mint. "Bugs won the game! Woo!"

"Well," said Bugs with a weary grin. "It looks like I won. Now the Animation Resort goes back to Walker."

Rattigaurus got up with the help of the villains. "Oh man," he groaned. "What happened?"

"Yay!" said Mint. "Bugs won!"

"I knew you could do it!" said Daffy, flinging one arm around Bugs' shoulder and giving him a noogie.

"What?" Rattigaurus demanded, shaking off his headache and confusion. "Noooooo! No, you can't do this to me!"

"Well Rattigaurus," Bugs said, shrugging. "I won the bet fair and square, so that means Howard gets the Animation Resort back."

"No!" said Rattigaurus. "I won't let you! I have the deed, so you can't do anything about it!"

"I can't do anything? How about this?" Then Bugs knocked Rattigaurus out of the ring.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" shouted Rattigaurus, as he flew out of Las Vegas and into the desert, landing on a cactus. "Oww!" Rattigaurus shouted, leaping into the air and falling to the ground. "Oww, oww, oww."

"Well," said Walker, looking up at the hole Rattigaurus had left in the ceiling. "It looks like I got my Hotel back. Thank you, Bugs."

"Nah," said Bugs. "It was nothing. That Rattigaurus didn't stand a chance against us."

"Good job, Bugs," said Daffy. "You did great. I'm proud to call you my sidekick."

Quik rolled his eyes at Daffy, then said, "I think we should have some Nestle Quik to celebrate. We've earned it."

"Sure thing," said Bugs. "But first, we go back to the Animation Resort."

"Yeah!" cheered everyone.

"Well," said Johnny as the toons began filing out of the casino. "It looks like the game's over. This is Johnny Gomez saying good fight, good night."

"Well everything's back to normal," Bugs said, looking around the lounge where he was hanging out with Daffy and Fred. "We got our hotel back. Rattigaurus is defeated. Nothing gets better than this."

Upstairs, Mint had finally opened her prize and was enjoying it. "All right!" she exclaimed. "This new N64 is fun."

"So Mint," said Bugs, once she had let him into her hotel room. "How do you like your N64?"

"It's so much fun," she said eagerly. "I absolutely love it!"

"Mind if I have a try?" he asked.

"No, not at all," said Mint. They played together.

"Oooh," said Daffy, bursting into the room. "You're playing video games! Could I play? Pretty please?"

"No," said Mint sternly.

"Oh come on!" Daffy whined. "I really wanna play it. You're letting Bugs play!"

"That's because I trust him," said Mint. "I don't trust you. You said you broke yours."

"Well, a duck can make one mistake, can't he?" said Daffy.

"I still don't trust you," said Mint.

"Please," said Daffy. "I helped save the hotel, after all!"

"No," said Mint. "Remember, you bought yourself a Gameboy as a reward for defeating Rattigaurus and you broke it that very day!"

There was another knock on the door. "Hey Mint," said the Quik Bunny, poking his head in. "Are you playing your new N64?"

"Yes," said Mint. "Want to join us? This system can go up to four players."

"Wow," said the Quik Bunny. "That's sweet! I'd love to play."

Mario came in shortly after. "Oooh," said Mario. "That'sa good system. Could I play?"

"Sure," said Mint. "Now we have four players."

"Oh come on," Daffy complained, bouncing around behind them. "I want to play too!"

"I said no," said Mint.

"Oh darn it." said Daffy. "Fine! Be that way. I'll just go see if I can play on Fred's Playstation then." Leaving them, Daffy went into Fred's room. "Hey Fred. Could I play your Playstation?"

"No, absolutely not," said Fred. "I saw what happened to your Gameboy."

"Oh come on," said Daffy. "Why won't anyone let me play any of their cool games?"

The End