Sunday, April 27, 2025

The Great Toon War: Remastered Chapter 18

A week has passed since the wall was torn down, and both the Classic CN characters and the modern CN characters decided to mix and mingle with each other. At the Lakewood Plaza, Dexter was studying Dendy.

“Let’s see.” Said the boy. “Green complexion, a turtle-like anatomy, and a small crater with a circumference of 7 inches. You must be some kind of undiscovered chelonian!”

“Actually, I’m a kappa.” Dendy replied. “A mythical creature from Japanese folklore that is often mistaken for drowning people who get too close to water. In actuality, we’re a placid species.”

“Are you viviparous or oviparous?” Dexter asked.

“I beg your pardon?” Asked Dendy.

“Do kappas get pregnant or lay eggs?” Dexter clarified.

“Sorry, but I’m not at liberty to say.” Said Dendy.

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Meanwhile, at Fish Stew Pizza, Johnny Bravo walked into the restaurant to flirt with Jenny, who was rolling pizza dough.

“Say, toots.” Said Johnny. “How about we chew on a breadstick together and see what happens next?”

“How about you taste this pepper?” Replied Jenny, giving Johnny a slice of a ghost pepper.

“Thanks.” He replied, taking a bite out of the pepper. He soon realized that it was very hot, so he ran out of the restaurant and jumped into the harbor to put out the burning sensation in his mouth.

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At the local candy store, Billy and KO were trying out candy grass.

"Peebles told me that I could try candy grass after the war is over." KO told Billy. "Ready to taste it?"

"Am I ever?" Asked Billy, right before he gobbled it up. "Not good as mom's cookies, but still good. How does it taste, OK?"

"It's KO." Said the 6-to-11-year-old boy as he took a bite out of the grass. He immediately spat it out in disgust. "Yuck! Maybe mixing sugar and vegetables is a bad idea."

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In another section, Lake, Tulip Olson’s missing reflection who’s trying to figure out her own identity, has been talking to Gwen Tennyson. She was pregnant with Kevin Levin’s baby, and Lake decided to ask about the baby.

“Is it a boy or a girl?” The reflection asked.

“It’s a girl.” She said. “We’re gonna name her Maxine, after my grandfather.”

“Is that why you didn’t participate in the Great Toon War?” Asked Lake. “I’ve been told that you have mad karate skills and psychic powers.”

“First of all,” Gwen started. “I also know savate, taekwondo, and jujitsu. Second, it’s not psychic powers, it's magic. I just hope Maxine ends up being a normal kid. I’m due in five months.”

“Peebles has medicine that can take away powers from most people.” Said Lake. “Maybe she could give you some so Maxine will end up being normal. It can’t be today because she’s holding a funeral for that Finn boy.”

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Meanwhile, at nighttime in the Ooo section of CN City, thousands of denizens and citizens showed up at Finn's funeral. It was presented by Bonnibel Bubblegum. Jake, Marceline, Ice King, LSP, BMO, and Phoebe already gave their speeches, and Bonnibel was ready to give hers.

"We have gathered here today because Finn, who was a great friend of many, died during the Great Toon War." She began. "He was one of the most amazing people I've ever met. He has rescued many princesses, fought many monsters, explored multiple dungeons, and was willing to help others with their problems! We will forever be grateful. Wildberry Princess, could you get some flowers ready when we bury Finn?"

"Okay, Princess Bubblegum." Wildberry Princess replied with a squeaky voice. Soon, Jake arrived with Finn in his bulldozer-shaped hands. He placed Finn on the ground, dug a hole for Finn to fit in, and placed Finn inside the hole.

"Now, Wildberry Princess!" Said Bonnibel. The berry princess threw flowers into Finn's grave. Marceline felt it was right to sing the song 'Best Friends In The World'. During the song, a celestial owl appeared in the sky and screeched like a falcon.

"The Cosmic Owl." Said Viola, one of Jake's children.

"We'll miss you, Finn." Said Charlie, another one of Jake's children.

"What are you gonna do now, dad?" Asked Jake Jr, yet another one of Jake's children.

"Maybe someone from that Creek show will be my new buddy.” Replied the older dog.

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The next day, Jake went all the way to the Herkleston section. This was a challenge since Craig of the Creek was more grounded in reality, meaning Jake couldn’t use his stretchy powers, walk on his hindlegs or even talk. It took a while, but he made it to the Creek section of Herkleston. Kit was in the trading tree, giving Marie a small box of Sensible Oats in exchange for 10 marbles. Bobby was walking with his bag of candy as usual, only to trip on a rock.

“My candy!” He said, getting up to collect his candy. “Hey, you’re that dog who participated in that war so intense that our parents couldn’t let us watch!”

“Unless you’re Mark, Barry, or David.” Said Kit.

“Or a witch.” Said JP, holding a Choco Roll. “Say, you’re Jake the Dog! Barry talks about you alot.”

“He does?” Asked Jake. Oops.

“I better get Craig.” Said JP as he ran off to find Craig.

“Look, guys!” Said Bobby. “This dog can talk!” A whole mob of kids started clamoring over Jake, making him shrink to the size of a mouse.

“Shrinking?” Asked Wren, grabbing Jake with a pair of tongs. “The possibilities of a shrink and growth ray are scientifically impossible, though the marine iguana actually shrinks when sustenance is low.” Everyone was confused by Wren. “That’s another word for food.”

“He’s from that popular cartoon show!” Said JP, who managed to find Craig. He just got out of the sewers and found a 25-year-old Slide the Ferret action figure.

“That looks like Jake the Dog from Adventure Time.” Said Craig. “Though it’s probably just a toy.”

“A toy?!” Shouted Kelsey. “Craig Williams, this is the discovery of a lifetime! Would a real toy do this?” She dropped her sword, grabbed Jake, and stretched him to look like a dachshund.

“Hey, watch it!” Said Jake, using his powers to grow back to his normal size. “I still have a skeleton, you know.”

“What are you doing here?” Asked Craig. “You should be in Ooo with Finn.”

“I can’t.” Said Jake. “Finn died.” All the other kids just gasped with both surprise and horror.

“What happened?” Asked Bobby.

“He got hit with a sword from Samurai Jack.” Jake explained. “Not a foam sword like your friend has, but a real sword. Never play with weapons!”

“But Steven Universe was on your side!” Said Kelsey. “He could’ve used his healing saliva to bring Finn back to life. He could’ve been like Lars in the episode ‘Lars' Head’ and had magic powers just like Lion!”

“We discussed it,” Said Jake. “But we can’t play Glob. Peebles regretted it badly. Anyway, I’m here so I can have an emotional support human.”

“Sorry, but I’m taken.” Said Kelsey, and Mortimer popped out of her hair.

“Gu might get in a fight with you.” Said JP. “She’s my cat, by the way.”

“Even though I’m dedicated to saving animals,” Said Wildernessa. “Other dogs are not on my agenda. Besides, I already have Cheesesticks.”

“You’re a magic dog, aren’t you?” Asked Craig. “Maybe you could shrink yourself to the size of Mortimer and live with me!”

“That sounds like a great idea!” Said Jake. “As long as there are no episodes that focus on your bedroom.”

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Back in the real world, Bill and Jim finished doing each other’s homework and watched the episode on HBO Max.

“Did we just see a crossover between Adventure Time and Craig of the Creek?” Asked Bill.

“I’ve seen stranger crossovers.” Said Jim. “Remember The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door, or Steven Universe’s Say Uncle?”

“I remember Say Uncle.” Said Bill. “But what was the other one?”

“The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door.” Said Jim. “It was a crossover between The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Codename: Kids Next Door. Just ignore it, since the plot is nonsensical and the character designs clash with one another.”

“What should we do now that The Great Toon War is over?” Bill asked Jim.

“I don’t know about you,” Said Jim. “But tomorrow, I’m gonna ask my parents if they worked in the animation industry.”

THE END

Author's Notes: Dendy was KO's best friend on OK KO: Let's Be Heroes, who's best described as Dexter on Dexter's Laboratory as a turtle-like creature, except nicer.
Kiki is one of many human characters on Steven Universe, who works at her family's restaurant Fish Stew Pizza.
In later episodes of Ben 10, Ben's cousin Gwen Tennyson falls in love with ex-rival Kevin Levin. It would only make sense that the two would get married and possibly have a kid later on.
The Cosmic Owl flying over the Ooo section of CN City is a nod to how a rainbow mysteriously appeared over Pixar after the announcement of co-founder Steve Jobs's death.
In the Craig of the Creek episode 'The Curse', the mischievous teens Tabitha and Courtney put a 'curse' on Craig and his friends. When Craig's favorite cereal is all out, his older stick-in-the-mud brother Bernard suggested Sensible Oats.
Well, that completes The Great Toon War: Remastered! On May 24th or so, I will review Disney's latest live-action remake, Lilo and Stitch! I also have an announcement regarding Pixar's 40th anniversary on Facebook.

Saturday, April 26, 2025

The Great Toon War: Remastered Chapter 17

The Toons looked at Enrique, and instead of crying over his robot army being defeated, he was actually laughing about his robots being destroyed.

“Is something right with that guy?” Asked Grim.

“Fools!” Enrique shouted. “You think I’m dumb enough to not come with a Plan B? Think again!” He pulled out a remote from his pocket, pressed a button, and the bodyguard bot opened up to reveal a USB drive that sent out a tapeworm as big as a reticulated python. “This tapeworm will eat its way to Neptoon’s core and cause your planet to blow up. It won’t have a hard time since your Elsa knockoff already dug a way down.”

“But you’ll die in the explosion!” Said Pearl.

“That’s wy I’m stealing Uncle Doofus’s RV so I can get back to my own universe!” Enrique replied. He got into the RV and took off with it.

“You should’ve locked the RV, Uncle Grandpa.” Said Mr. Gus.

“This will be a piece of cake!” Said Ben, as he turned into Diamondhead and tried slicing the worm, but nothing happened.

“Maybe lasers will kill it!” Said Red Action as she turned her arms into cannons and shot the worm with plasma, but once again, nothing happened.

“Maybe Upgrade will be useful in this situation.” Said Ben.

“Not a good idea.” Said Bobert as the tapeworm dug into the ground. “I scanned the annelid during Enrique Chavez’s monologue, and it is copy-protected. That means it can’t be hacked into. However, it can’t stand temperatures up to 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit, so heat-based attacks are the best option.”

“Let’s use our heat-vision, girls!” Said Blossom, and she, Bubbles, and Buttercup used their heat vision to attack the tapeworm. This caused it to pull its head out of the ground and shriek in pain. The worm soon shrugged it off and continued digging.

“I have an idea.” Said Rad. “How about I use my freeze finger to throw that worm into the sun?”

“It won’t work, you doofus.” Said Enid. “You know you’re not that strong. But maybe someone else could lift you to throw you high enough to reach the sun?”

“I could!” Said Ben, turning into Humungousaur. “But first, we need to get this worm out of the ground.” He yanked the tapeworm out of the ground like a carrot with one arm and grabbed Rad with the other. “You think it will work?”

“I sure as cuss hope so.” Said Rad. Humungousaur gave the tapeworm to Rad, to which he used zero-point energy from his finger to freeze the tapeworm. “Ready!”

“You have one shot, Rad.” Shouted Enid. “Make it a good one!” Humungousaur swung Rad around thrice and threw him into the air. Once Rad was 600 feet into the air, he used all his strength to throw the tapeworm right into the vacuum of space!

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Meanwhile, in outer space, the sun noticed something very small floating towards him.

“What in the universe could that be?” He said to himself. “Maybe I should take a closer look.” He used one of his rays to grab the tapeworm, but it disintegrated upon contact.

“Darn it.” He said. “It happened again.”

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“With all that taken care of,” Said Madame Foster. “I now declare this war over!” Everyone cheered upon hearing that, and Steven decided to give Grim back his scythe.

"Oh, Scythy!" Said Grim. "I missed you so much!" Grim then kissed his scythe.

“But what about that Enrico guy?” Asked Gumball.

“I’m sure he’ll get his comeuppance, my feline friend.” Said Double D.

“Like ketchup and mustard?” Asked Ed.

“No, Ed. Comeuppance.” Double D explained. “It’s bad luck that is considered to be fair and deserved for something that someone has done.”

“Like when you conned all your friends with your half-wit scams?” Asked Buttercup.

“Yes.” Replied the ‘sockhead’.

“Sorry about your RV.” Cow told Uncle Grandpa.

“That’s okay.” Said Uncle Grandpa. “I keep a spare one inside Belly Bag!” He reached into Belly Bag to pull out an RV that’s the same shape and size as the original RV.

“Try not to question UG’s logic.” Said Belly Bag.

“But won’t people in the real-world notice that there’s a 2D vehicle in a 3D world?” Asked Chicken.

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Back in the real world, Enrique got out of the RV to show the others how he managed to destroy animation.

“Citizens of Encino!” He shouted. “I have destroyed Cartoon Network once and for all! Check your TVs and streaming accounts!” A passerby just looked at the Latino man weirdly.

“Dude, they’re still around.” He said. “They just had a successful miniseries called ‘The Great Toon War’.”

“What?” Enrique asked himself. “Well, no matter! I have this 2D RV as proof!” Some 7-year-old kids who just got out of school walked by, but then stopped to look at the RV.

“That’s a real cartoon car!” Said one kid.

“It’s not a car, you pea brain.” Said another kid. “It’s a trailer. Adults use those to go camping without using a tent.”

“Be careful with that, you meddling kids!” Enrique commanded, but the kids ignored him and went into the RV.

“Look at all the buttons!” Said yet another kid. “I bet this starts the engine!” He pressed a button that said ‘implode’, and the RV set up an alarm.

“Uncle Grandpa Road Vehicle is set to implode in ten, nine, eight…” The kids immediately ran out of the RV and witnessed the RV implode from existence.

“Look what you’ve done!” Enrique shouted. “You kids should be ashamed of yourselves, running around unsupervised!” Their parents then walked by and recognized Enrique.

“They were only five blocks away from school.” A mom replied. “Enrique Chavez? Is that you?”

“In the flesh.” Said the scientist.

“Why were you yelling at my child?” She asked.

“Oh, crap.” He muttered to himself.

Author's Notes: The tape worm is a nod to a 2018 live-action/CG hybrid movie that is my guilty pleasure, but I'll give you a hint- It's a movie that I reviewed last year that was a homage to the 80s directed by Steven Spielberg.
Phoebe Flame being called an Elsa knockoff is secretly making fun of how similar the Flame Queen is to Elsa of Frozen fame: Both characters are monarchs with powerful elemental abilities, are afraid of hurting others, and prefer to live far away from the ones they love.
Rad throwing the tapeworm into outer space is inspired by how Herc in Disney's Hercules defeated by Titans by throwing them into space with his immense strength.
In The Amazing World of Gumball, everything could talk, even the sun and moon!

Friday, April 25, 2025

The Great Toon War: Remastered Chapter 16

Back at the MCN, Cow and Chicken were taking care of Jack's wound. Soon, they heard a crash, and Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup fell through the roof.

"They were too strong." Said Bubbles weakly.

"We tried our best, though." Said Blossom. Suddenly, Steven Universe, who was from the opposite team, came in and decided to announce something. Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl also tagged along.

"Excuse me, everyone." Said Steven. "I came because I feel it is wrong to fight each other. I know we're supposed to hate each other, but don't you see how far hatred has gotten us? One of our most beloved characters died because of this war! Now please do me a favor and let me heal the PowerPuffs. I come in peace." He walked over to the girls and spat on his hand.

"Are you trying to give us cooties?" Demanded Buttercup.

"No." Said Steven. "Just trust me." He then rubbed his hand on the injured PowerPuff Girls and healed them. "How do you feel?"

"I feel wonderful!" Said Bubbles, and she flew around in excitement.

"So," Said Garnet. "Do you believe in Steven? Do you think we should make peace?"

"I will." Said Double D, and he raised his hand.

"I will." Said Bubbles, and she raised her hand.

"I will." Said Juniper, and she simply bowed in respect.

"I will." Said Cow, and she raised her front hoof. Soon enough, everyone in the MCN clan raised their hand.

"Good!" Said Steven. "In five minutes, we will all make a peace treaty and put this war behind us."

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A couple minutes later, everyone, both classic and modern, approached each other and started to form a peace treaty.

"Can we call it quits?" Steven asked Madame Foster.

"Yes we may, child." Said Madame Foster. "A deal's a..."

"It's not a deal!" Shouted a familiar voice. It was Uncle Grandpa. "It's not over until it's over! We need to fight until one remains! I even have my own army to even the odds.” Enrique Chavez and his army of AI-powered battle robots walked over to the Toons, and many of them were disgusted.

“What kind of hideous creature are you?” Asked Gumball.

“Allow me to introduce myself.” Said Enrique. “My name is Enrique Chavez. This uncle of yours led me to your planet so I could destroy you all.” Everyone, including Uncle Grandpa, gasped in horror.

“You promised that you wouldn’t kill anyone!” Said Uncle Grandpa. “You were only going to hurt them.”

“I had my fingers crossed.” Responded Enrique as a bodyguard bot picked up UG and threw him at the other Cartoon Network characters. “Besides, animation is a waste of time, money, electricity, and paper. Don’t you realize that it takes 2 or 3 trees to make one episode of a hand-drawn cartoon? While you’re galivanting on your pathetic planet, we human beings in the real world are working and slaving all year long facing problems such as politics, wars, global warming, pollution, racism, and badly written taxes. Once Neptoon becomes a desolate wasteland, people will spend one hour less slack-jawed at their screens.”

“But you’re outnumbered!” Said Pearl. “That’s five hundred robots, yes I counted, against a whole civilization of Gems, humans, animals, and the like.”

“Well, my robots have very specific weapons.” Said Enrique. “One hand on the robot has turpentine acetone benzene for hand-drawn Toons, and another hand has a computer virus to infect CG Toons. Fight them if you want, but you’ll pay the price! And it ain’t money, either!” As if luck had it, the Infinity Train arrived with many reinforcement Toons, including Red Action, Mao Mao, Ice Bear, Huntress Wizard, and even Goo.

“What are you doing here?” Asked Eddy.

“Plot relevance.” Replied Red Action. “Besides, after watching your epic battle, we thought that building a wall over the city was pointless, as both old and new cartoons are equal in their own ways.”

“Battle bots, assemble!” Commanded Enrique, and the battle robots wheeled over to the Toons. Nicole ran towards a robot and kicked it so hard that it actually left a dent! Another robot tried to infect her with turpentine, but because she was animated by rigs and not by hand, nothing happened. Nicole basically grabbed that robot and threw it towards another one.

“What does this button do?” Said Dee Dee, as she pressed a button on a battle robot that caused its left arm to fall off.

“Taste water, robot planet knights!” Said Ed, using his Canadian squirt gun to squirt water at a battle robot, but it was waterproof. It was going to spray Ed with turpentine, but luckily, he was carried away by Adorabat, Mortimer, and Monkey.

Ben changed into Upgrade, possessed one of the battle robots, and infected both itself and some other robots with the right arm. The robot collapsed to the ground, with Grey Matter popping out. With other robots looking at the alien, they would end up getting melted by Alexandrite’s fiery breath.

Alan Dracula used his shapeshifting powers to transform into a Styracosaurus to ram into the robots, but got sprayed with turpentine and had his horns and antlers melted off.

"A hero never backs down from a battle." Said Mao Mao, and with his feline reflexes, he ran across a dozen robots and sliced them in half with his trusty sword.

“We better find a quicker way to beat these robots.” Said Chicken. “This montage is taking too long.”

“I have an idea, but it’s very dangerous.” Saud Phoebe Flame. “When I experience strong emotions, I can burn hot enough to reach the core of a planet. Maybe I could burn through Neptoon hard enough to reach a literal boiling point.”

“But that’s suicide!” Said Connie. “You could suffocate from lack of oxygen again.”

“That’s okay.” Said Phoebe. “That grandpa could give me a fireproof rope. Do you have one on you?”

“Actually, I do!” Said Uncle Grandpa, looking through Belly Bag and pulling out pet rocks, peanut butter jars, an anchor, and a kitchen sink until finally getting a fireproof rope. “Here you go, and by the way, my name is UNCLE Grandpa.” He handed the rope to the fiery monarch.

“Now just one question remains.” Said Phoebe while Enid was tying the rope round her waist. “How am I supposed to experience love if my ex-crush, Finn the Human, is dead?”

“Oh!” Shouted Goo. “Isn’t that the boy with a bear hat, a blue shirt, a green backpack, and no nose? How can he smell if he has no nose? And before you say something like ‘awful’, I’ve heard that joke a thousand times.” An imaginary Finn then appeared. “And instead of having a magic dog, how about having a pet chinchilla?” An imaginary chinchilla then appeared. “Chinchillas are underrepresented in mainstream media, and I think it would be cool to have a chinchilla as a sidekick. Not to mention it would sell more plushies!” Chinchilla plushies appeared. “And remember that cartoon Sym-Bionic Titan? I feel the show would be better if…” Amethyst used her whip to grab Goo and shoved a Cookie Cat in her mouth.

“Flame Princess?” Said the Finn clone. “Is that you? I thought we broke up.”

“Yes, we broke up.” Replied Phoebe. “But there are robots who plan on destroying us, and the only way to save everyone is to kiss you.” She started glowing in more ways than one.

“I wonder if there’s a cartoon that depends on a single kiss to save the world.” Said Billy.

"A cartoon about two characters who have to kiss to stop the end of the world?" Questioned Pearl, who then started laughing. "That's the dumbest thing I ever heard! It wouldn't last one season!" To make sure they didn’t get burnt alive, the other Toons decided to back away by 30 feet. Finn and Phoebe kissed passionately, burning so hard that she actually burned a hole through Neptoon’s crust, while other characters pulled out marshmallows. Lava then came out of the hole, which somehow managed to erupt right onto the battle robots. Garnet and Blossom used their ice powers to cool down their side for safety precautions. After the lava subsided, Uncle Grandpa pulled Phoebe out of the hole with a badly burnt Finn by her side.

“Should the Finn clone get sent to the hospital?” Asked UG.

“Yes, please.” Said the clone. “They’re true: Love really does hurt.” Ben turned into Stinkyfly to carry Finn over to the CN City Hospital.

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Meanwhile, in the real world, Jim and Bill started exchanging thoughts again.

“You do math and history while I do English and science?” Jim asked Bill.

“Deal.” Replied Bill.

Author's Notes: On Adventure Time, Phoebe unfortunately can't experience strong emotions, or else she'll cause the Earth to blow up by burning through the planet's crust.

Phoebe burning through the Earth's crust.

Goo was a character on Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends who had a hyper-active imagination, so she tends to make many imaginary friends at once. She played Checkers and Truth or Dare differently, called Bloo 'Chester', and mistaken Mr. Harriman for a badger (when he's actually a rabbit).

The short-lived Cartoon Network show Ma Mao: Heroes of Pure-Heart had a character named Adorabat, who was also friends with the titular feline.

Similar to the Pokémon Rotom, Ben 10's Upgrade can possess any electrical appliance.

Pearl claiming that the idea of a cartoon about two characters who have to kiss to stop the end of the world is a reference to the ill-fated Hailey's On It! I'm sorry HOI fans, but the show has just as many flaws as The Legend of Korra. Besides, if the independent short The Art of Murder can make a secret jab to Toy Story, why not me make a jab at Hailey's On It?

THE ART OF MURDER (PILOT) - YouTube

Thursday, April 24, 2025

The Great Toon War: Remastered Chapter 15

While Gumball and Darwin were distracting the PowerPuff Girls, Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Steven walked to a large, isolated area.

"Gems!" Said Garnet. "Alexandrite won't be enough to beat these bug-eyed freaks. We have to form Obsidian."

"But Steven is half human!" Said Pearl. "We don't want to risk his own life for fighting a bunch of little girls!"

"I can handle it, Pearl." Said Steven. "I am my own mom. But first, I need to call Connie." Steven got out his cell phone and dialed Connie's number. "Hello, Connie? Could you come over here please? I need to borrow the scabbard." A few seconds later, Connie appeared on top of Lion with the scabbard in her hand.

"Why do you need the sword?" Asked Connie.

"We are going to form Obsidian 2.5!" Answered Steven. Connie then appeared on Lion and gave Steven the sword, and Steven put the sword in his backpack (which was previously empty).

"How about we start by setting off some smoke?" Asked Amethyst. She and Steven performed their dance, and they formed Smokey Quartz.

"Connie," Said Smokey. "You should head back to home base. This might get a little messy." Connie hopped back onto Lion, he opened up a portal, and the two were gone.

"Ready to make your mother proud?" Asked Garnet.

"Yes, I am." Answered Smokey. Smokey, Garnet, and Pearl all performed an elaborate dance, and a large ball of light engulfed the three of them. After 45 seconds, Obsidian 2.5 was formed.

"Hey, Powder Puffs!" They shouted. By this point, only a few hundred PowerPuff Girls remained. "Why don't you fight someone your own size?" The PowerPuffs stopped fighting Gumball and Darwin and started fighting Angel. Angel pulled out the scabbard and started striking the PowerPuff Girls with it, like how one would hit flies with a fly swatter. Soon, 21 of the PPGs started forming a new attack.

"Starburst Ray!" They said, and a powerful beam was blasted. Thankfully, Angel dodged it, but then the girls started forming another attack.

"Fireball!" Six more of the Girls shouted. Three Blossoms blew fire in their hands, and three Buttercups threw the amazingly hot flames at Obsidian. Thankfully, because Sapphire has ice powers, they were able to generate a snowball in their hands. They threw it at the fireball, and it weakened to a smaller size. Obsidian blew out the ball like a candle, and they continued slaying more PowerPuff clones. On occasions, some clones would shoot lasers at the giant woman, but Angel got out Steven's shield and blocked them. Soon, only the three original PowerPuff Girls remained.

"We only have one last chance, girls." Said Blossom. "The Fiery Furious Feline."

"Now, that's what I'm talking about!" Said Buttercup, and the three of them started flying around the world at very high speeds. They started to catch on fire and were slowly fusing into one another. The Girls then formed the Fiery Furious Feline, and started flying back to Nameless Island.

Meanwhile, back on the island, Obsidian decided to use Garnet's future vision to detect an upcoming attack.

"It's a cat..." Said Garnet's voice. "Made of fire! We have to make an ice spear."

"But that's too risky!" Said Pearl's voice. "Think of what might happen to Steven!"

"Just trust me!" Shouted Garnet's voice. Obsidian formed a six-yard-long icicle and held it like a lance. Suddenly, they heard something.

"FIERY FURIOUS FELINE!" Shouted the PowerPuff Girls, who took on the form of a flaming cat. Obsidian held the icicle at the cat, and it slammed the giant woman to the ground. Thankfully, Obsidian survived, but both the icicle and the cat were gone. However, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup were lying unconscious on Obsidian's stomach. They placed the girls on the ground, and Angel stood up on their legs.

"Time to dispose of these pests once and for all!" Said Amethyst's voice. "Can I borrow Sardy's hammer?"

"It's Sardonyx!" Said Pearl's voice. "But only this once." Sardonyx's hammer came out of Pearl's gem, and both Amethyst and Steven's arms grabbed the hammer. Obsidian then held the hammer like a golf club and hit the PowerPuff Girls with it. They were all sent flying back to CCN's home base. Suddenly, Obsidian started crying, and they split back into Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Steven. Steven was in tears.

"Steven, why are you crying?" Asked Pearl.

"Those girls deserved to live." Said Steven. "They may be different, but they're still living things like you and me. Can I go to the CCN home base so I can heal them?" Pearl let out a sigh.

"Okay, Steven." She said in defeat.

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Meanwhile, in the real world, Jim was looking at his tallies.

“What do you think will happen if it becomes a tie?” He asked Bill.

“We’ll do each other’s homework for a month.” Replied Jim.

Author's Notes: I had to do LOTS of research about The PowerPuff Girls for this epic fight. All these attacks they did in this chapter and Chapter 14 also happened in the TV series.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

The Great Toon War: Remastered Chapter 14

Madame Foster started speaking through a megaphone again.

"And last, but not least, The PowerPuff Girls vs. The Crystal Gems!" She said. The GMOs and the extra-terrestrials walked towards each other. "Fight!"

"Amethyst!" Said Garnet. "You fight the green one. Pearl, you fight the blue one. I'll fight the pink one by myself." The Gems then split up and started fighting separate PowerPuffs.

Garnet came face to face with Blossom and started sending a flurry of punches. Blossom countered that by delivering a punch that sent Garnet flying. Blossom flew to where Garnet landed, but instead, a red Gem and a blue Gem appeared. They were Ruby and Sapphire.

"Who are you?" Asked Blossom.

"We are Ruby and Sapphire." Said Sapphire. "We are what make up Garnet."

"And you separated us, you cold bug-eyed cretin!" Said Ruby.

"Well, I have something to say myself." Said Blossom. "The cold never bothered me, anyway!" She started breathing ice and froze Sapphire, while Ruby was immune to the frost.

"Now you've asked for it!" Said Ruby, and she jumped onto Blossom, who was floating in the air. Blossom couldn't see where she was going, so she shot lasers out of her eyes, and Ruby let go. She shape-shifted into a pillow so she wouldn't shatter. Sapphire soon defrosted and pursued after Blossom by making an ice bridge.

Meanwhile, Pearl was fighting Bubbles, but while they were fighting, Bubbles started crying.

"Oh my goodness!" Said Pearl. "I didn't mean to hurt you... Wait. That computer with legs said she has supersonic screeches. I better duck and cover." Pearl hid behind a boulder and Bubbles started screaming. Thankfully, Pearl doesn't have ears, but she still blocked where her ears would be. After her uproar, Bubbles started looking for Pearl.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are!" Said Bubbles. Pearl then summoned a Holo-Pearl, and it pursued after Bubbles.

"Oh, there you are!" Said Bubbles.

"Not quite!" Said Pearl, who leapt out from behind the rock, and both of them threw spears at Bubbles. Bubbles dodged the spears and shot lasers out of her eyes. Pearl has no choice but to fuse with someone.

Meanwhile, Amethyst was fighting Buttercup. Buttercup was delivering punches and sent Amethyst flying. She shape-shifted into a bird so she wouldn't hit the ground, and Buttercup started chasing Amethyst. When Buttercup finally caught Amethyst, she turned into the Purple Puma. Amethyst then dropped to the ground with Buttercup in tow.

"Impressive." Said Buttercup. "Stronger than I thought. Now it's my turn!" Buttercup was about to deliver another punch, but then Amethyst wrapped Buttercup with her whip. However, Buttercup broke free, and Amethyst started fleeing. She ran into Pearl, much to her surprise.

"What are you doing here?" Asked Amethyst.

"I got away by distracting the blue one with holographic clones of myself." Answered Pearl. "Is it okay if I fuse with you?"

"Opal?" Asked Amethyst.

"Opal." Said Pearl. They performed their dance and formed Opal.

"Who's the purple woman?" Asked Buttercup.

"She's Opal." Said Garnet, who recently reformed. "And she's going to kick your butt." Buttercup looked at Opal again, and she had an arrow pointed at her. Opal fired, but Buttercup dodged the arrows. However, it hit Blossom instead.

"Ow!" She said.

"Blossom, are you okay?" Asked Bubbles.

"I'm fine, Bubbles." Said Blossom, who now had a black eye. "I just damaged my eye a little." This enraged Buttercup.

"Don't you dare touch my sister!" Said Buttercup, and she started brutally attacking Opal, splitting her back into Amethyst and Pearl. Amethyst turned into a mouse and crawled toward Garnet, and the fusion picked her up.

"Time to mash things up?" Amethyst asked.

"Yes, it is." Said Garnet. While Garnet and Amethyst started performing their fusion dance, Pearl distracted the PowerPuffs with Holo-Pearls. After 20 seconds, Amethyst and Garnet formed Sugilite.

"Ready to fight a real opponent?" She asked.

"That's what we do!" Said Buttercup. "Ready girls?"

"Ready!" Said Blossom and Bubbles in unison.

"B-Bomb!" Said the PowerPuffs. They started connecting together and a beam of pink, blue, and green was about to hit Sugilite and Pearl, but then Steven jumped in and activated his shield, protecting the Gems from the dangerous attack.

"What the?" Said the PowerPuff Girls in unison. Sugilite swung her mace around and hit the PowerPuff Girls! When they recovered, Blossom announced their next plan.

"Girls." She said. "We have to perform X-Q."

"But we didn't cover that in training!" Said Bubbles.

"Why not use Cosmic Cannonball?" Asked Buttercup.

"That would kill our allies!" Said Blossom. "We wouldn't want to do that."

"Okay." Said Buttercup. "I'll be right back." A couple seconds later, Buttercup came back with Dexter's spinning device.

"Will this really make thousands of copies of ourselves instead of just dozens?" Asked Bubbles.

"I hope so." Said Blossom. The girls then strapped themselves to the device, and the machine activated automatically. Soon, the PowerPuff Girls were spinning at 200 miles a minute. They were starting to get dizzy, but they felt themselves dividing. After two minutes, the machine let go, and there were now 3,000 PowerPuff Girls instead of just three.

"I wonder what's taking those brats so long?" Asked Sugilite. Suddenly, she and Pearl heard a swarming noise: The PowerPuff Girls returned, but there was more of them!

"Time to perform some homicide." Said Sugilite. She swung her mace and hit a couple dozen. However, they were too many for Pearl to handle, and she got poofed.

"No!" Said Steven. He grabbed Pearl's gemstone, put it in his cheeseburger backpack, and trapped himself in a bubble. Six PowerPuffs started chasing after him. Thankfully, Steven's bubble was nearly indestructible. He started calling two of his friends with his cell phone.

"Gumball! Darwin!" He said. "I need your help! We need you to buy use some time! Bring a mirror!"

"Why a mirror?" Asked Darwin.

"Pretend it's a round of Space Gladiators!" Answered Steven.

"But you know the rule!" Said Gumball. "Break a mirror and you get seven years of bad luck!"

"Do you want seven years of bad luck, or do you want seven years in the infirmary?" Asked Darwin.

"Okay." Said Gumball. Not knowing where he was going, Steven hit a rock. Luckily, Gumball and Darwin came just in time.

"Follow me!" Said Steven. "And try not to get killed!" Gumball and Darwin followed Steven, while still carrying the large mirror.

When the three came back, Amethyst and Garnet were fighting the PowerPuff Girls unfused. Suddenly, Steven felt his backpack rumble. He emptied his backpack, and Pearl reformed.

"Steven?" Pearl asked. "Why are you trapped in a bubble again?"

"The PowerPuff Girls poofed you." Said Steven. "When you retreated into your Gem, I put you in my backpack so they wouldn't find you." Steven then turned off his bubble. "Gumball, Darwin. Could you do us a favor and fight the 'aliens' for us? Think of it like a video game!"

"Oh boy!" Both of them said in unison. They grabbed the mirror and headed towards the PowerPuff Girls. One of them tried shooting a beam at the cat and goldfish, but the mirror reflected it back and hit a PowerPuff.

"Combo breaker!" Gumball and Darwin said in unison.

Author's Notes: Space Gladiators is the name I gave to the unnamed video game that Gumball and Darwin play in the Amazing World of Gumball episode 'The Phone'. It was reminiscent to the classic arcade game Space Invaders.
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The fight between the PowerPuff clones and Gumball and Darwin is homage to the scene in 'The Phone' in which Gumball and Darwin fight Ocho, an 8-bit spider.
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In case you're wondering what they're saying, Gumball and Darwin are saying "Co-co-co-co-combo breaker!"
In Steven Universe, Pearl was actually able to make holographic clones of herself for sword-fighting lessons.
Holo-Pearl being summoned
For those not keeping up with Steven Universe, Garnet is actually two Gems fused together: Ruby, a short-tempered red Gem with fire powers, and Sapphire, a calm and kind blue Gem with ice powers. She can also see into the future.

Blossom saying 'the cold never bothered me, anyway' is an obvious reference to Frozen 1.