Saturday, June 20, 2020

The Retro Nicktoons Talent Show Chapter 11

In the backstage right, Kimi was talking to Helga about being worried about singing in front of a large crowd.
"I don't know if I can do this, Helga." Kimi confessed.
"Of course you can, Kimi!" Said Helga. "If I can read one of my poems in public, then you should be able to express your feelings about Thomas, I mean Tommy. Plus, you have a good singing voice."
"Thanks, Helga." Said Kimi, blushing. "I'm going to go on stage and sing my heart out!" Kimi walked on the stage, and 90s style romantic music started playing. After 36 seconds, Kimi started singing in both English and Japanese. Luckily, English translations appeared on the same screen that showed the animals that Eliza talked to.
(To avoid copyright infringement, here's a link to the song below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuut-F4Wjzc
After her song ended, everyone cheered, and Tommy ran up to the stage.
"Do you really mean what you said?" He asked. "About you missing me?"
"Yes." Said Kimi blushing. "Ever since the All Grown Up writers wrote a sub-plot about us possibly getting into a relationship, I started developing feelings for you. Do you want to go on a date with me some time this month?"
"That would be great." Said Tommy. Suddenly, two live-action men dressed in black burst through the door.
"Attention, ladies and gentlemen." Said the first man. "Everyone involved in the production of this talent show is under arrest for using licensed characters without their company’s permission, mistreating cartoon characters, singing a song owned by another company, and rebuilding a theater without a permit."
"Who are you?" Asked Tommy.
"I represent DreamWorks Animation." Said the second man.
"And I represent Warner Bros." Said the first man. "May I see everyone who has been involved with the talent show?"
"Okay, everybody." Said Tommy. "Do what the man says." Soon, many Nicktoons characters walked onto the stage, including Sokka, Eliza Thornberry, Arnold Shortman, Helga Pataki, Gerald Johansson, Jimmy Neutron, Carl Wheezer, Heffer Wolfe, Cat and Dog, Randolph Grant, Squidward Tentacles, Mervis, Dunglap, Mr. Sunshine, Chuck and Leon, and XJs 1-9, as well as Spirit and Buttons.
"Where are the overhated Nicktoons characters?" Asked the second man.
"We sent them back to their creators." Replied Tommy. "Does that subtract years of jail time?"
"Sorry, but no." Said the first man. "Each of you will be in either jail or a zoo, depending on your species." Suddenly, Jenny's arm turned into a cannon.
"Not on my watch." Said Jenny, ready to fire a ball of plasma, but nothing came out. "What the?"
"Sorry." Said Jimmy. "I had to deactivate your weapons. Who knows what havoc you would've caused!"
"As for the robots," Said the second man. "Because of their destructive capabilities, we have no choice but to dip them in turpentine acetone benzene. Alright, Thomas. Extend your arms. We are going to cuff you." Just before Tommy was about to be hand-cuffed, Aang flew through the window on his hang-glider and skillfully landed in front of the two live-action men.
"Hold on!" He said. "If you're going to arrest my friends, you're going to have to arrest me, as well! But be warned: If you arrest me, you'll get tons of fans angry. I am the most respected Toon of all time, after all."
"All right, all right." Said the first man. "We'll let you off the hook for now. However, next time you do a talent show, no making fun of hated characters, and only use characters owned by the same company." Aang then handed the men small but valuable diamonds.
"Here's some money for your troubles." Said Aang. "Just in case you filed a lawsuit."
"I'll be taking Buttons, then." Said the first man.
"And I'll be taking Spirit." Said the second man, and they walked off with the horse and dog. As soon as they left, the audience cheered.
"They love us, Cat!" Said Dog. "We're stars!"
"Jimmy!" Said Tommy. "How much money did the talent show make?"
"I'm calculating it right now!" Said Jimmy. "Let's see. An individual ticket costed 30 dollars, and there are 20,000 live-action humans in the audience. So that would equal.... $600,000! However, our goal was 800,000. To sum it all up, we didn't meet our quota."
"We should've had a bigger theater." Said Heffer.
"Hold your horses!" Said Tucker, getting out his cellphone. "The whole show was uploaded live on YouTube! With every thousand views, we earned 5 dollars. Our video attracted 50 million people, so that would make... $250,000! How much does that equal, Jimmy?"
"Simple!" Said Jimmy. "$850,000! That means we did meet our quota!" The audience cheered in delight to see their childhood heroes achieve their dream and goal.
"Can I say something?" Asked Eliza.
"Yes, you may." Said Tommy.
"I'm going to quit show business to pursue a career in conservation." She declared.
"Then go do it." Said Tommy. "I can always look for new talent." Suddenly, his cellphone rang. "Hello? This is Nick? You want to do what?! Okay, I'll tell them. We're going to go on tour, gang!" Once again, both the toons and audience cheered.
Author's Notes: In Who Framed Roger Rabbit, you can't kill a cartoon character. However, Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) found a way: By mixing turpentine, acetone, and benzene, he created a substance, known as the Dip, that can dissolve cartoon characters.
The ingredients for dip, turpentine, acetone, and benzene, were also used to removed paint from celluloids, which toons would be painted onto.

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