The Great Toon War: Remastered Chapter 7

The next day on October 10th, the modern Cartoon Network troops started practicing their skills and fighting techniques. Finn started testing his new sword, which is a bit like a fencing sword, on Anton, a piece of toast. Thankfully, because Anton gets killed nearly every day, his parents know how to make a new Anton with a toaster. Finn would also practice on a Holo-Pearl, since he knew his opponent was going to use a sword as well.

Marceline and Flame Princess were fighting video game characters from BMO, such as Bouncy Bee, Honey Bunny, Sleepy Sam, and, from a completely different video game, Claw the Badger.

Jake the Dog and Penny Fitzgerald were fighting each other, since both of them were capable of changing their shape. Since Jake could take on almost any shape and size, he seemed to have the upper hand. While they were fighting, KO was practicing on Bobby, who was luckily wearing lots of armor. As if on cue, Bonnibel Bubblegum arrived on the scene.

“Which one of you is Kaio O. Kincaid?” She said.

“That’s me!” Exclaimed KO, running over to the candy princess.

“Please be careful.” Said Bonnibel, carrying a small box. “I have a very expensive pill on hand.”

“A pill?” Asked KO.

“You have a repressed dark side inside your mind.” She said. “With this pill, you will have total control of your dark side, Turbo KO, for 24 hours. Make sure you use it responsibly and ONLY when you’re on Nameless Island. Since you’re only between 6 to 11 years of age, I will give this to someone who’s more responsible.” She then blew a whistle, and a motorcycle without a rider sped by, only to transform into a mighty deer.

"Alan Dracula." Bonnibel told the deer. "You have every power one can imagine, but all you really want is grass. Can you use your powers to protect this box? If you do, I'll give candy grass grown outside my castle." Alan Dracula drooled lava, and he transformed his chest into a drawer. Bonnibel opened the drawer, placed the box in it, and the drawer shut tight.

"Good deer!" Said Bonnibel as she started scratching Alan Dracula's chin. She then turned towards KO. "If you want Alan Dracula to be summoned, just hold this grass and shout the deer's name." She put the candy grass in a plastic bag and handed it to KO.

"Could I have a piece of candy grass, two?" Asked KO.

"Only after the war is over." Answered Bonnibel.

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Meanwhile, the Crystal Gems were talking to Steven to see if he was ready to refuse into Obsidian.

"Are you confident about this, Steven?" Connie asked.

"Of course, I am." Said Steven. "During the summer, we managed to train Lapis, Peridot, Spinel, and even Lars to be Crystal Gem Stand-Ins while we’re gone. We also freed Bismuth so she could be a Crystal Gem, too! I also managed to form fusions with Ruby, Sapphire, Pearl, Garnet, and even Opal! But not all at the same time."

"Do you really think you're ready, Steven?" Asked Pearl.

"You know I am." Answered Steven with confidence. He, Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst started performing an elaborate dance. Luckily, Steven has been practicing a lot this summer on fusion dances. After their dance was over, a large ball of light engulfed the Gems. After 45 seconds, a 180-foot tall eight-armed woman was formed. She had gray skin, black markings on all 8 arms, and gorgeous purple hair with stars in them. She was Obsidian 2.5.

"Who are we?" Asked Steven's voice from the main face.

"We have formed Obsidian." Said Garnet's voice, coming from the mask. "We are the same fusion that saved Dewey's ship crew over 300 years ago."

"You mean that we're the same fusion that was represented in the play?" Asked Steven's voice.

"Of course we are!" Said Amethyst's voice, also coming from the mask. "Sugilite was too bloodthirsty, Alexandrite would scare the daylights out of everyone, Sardonyx would act snobby, and the other fusions are too small." Obsidian started looking at themselves in wonder, and they looked perfect.

"Congratulations, Steven." Said Pearl's voice, also coming from the mask. "You are a true Crystal Gem. Your mom would be very proud."

"I do have a question." Said Steven's voice. "How come Obsidian looks so different from last time?"

“It must be because you tamed your inner beast.” Said Garnet’s voice.

"Can we unfuse now?" Asked Pearl's voice. "I always said Gem fusions should only be used for emergencies only, didn't I?" The four of them then unfused back into Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Steven. Everyone else stared at the Gems and half-Gem in awe.

"How did you do that?" Asked Finn.

"I get it from my mom." Answered Steven. "She was a war veteran."

Author's Notes: In The Amazing World of Gumball, Anton, a piece of toast, would get killed on a regular basis. In the episode 'The Recipe', it is revealed that Anton's parents, who are also toast, made a new Anton by putting a new slice of bread in the toaster and setting the dial to a certain number.

Bouncy Bee, Honey Bunny, and Sleepy Sam are all from the Adventure Time episode 'Guardians of Sunshine'.

For those not keeping up with Gumball, Penny is actually not a peanut, but a fairy who can transform into any animal, but still retain her antlers. When the show first premiered in May 2011, she looked like this.

However, starting with the Season 3 episode 'The Shell', which aired October 2014, her shell cracked, and her true form was revealed. Penny felt she looked hideous, but Gumball still loved her for who she truly was. She now looks like this.
  
On Craig of the Creek, Craig Williams loves Slide the Ferret, a riff on Sonic the Hedgehog. One of the characters in the 'Slide' franchise is a badger named Claw, who's a parody of Knuckles the Echidna. Since there are no good pictures of Claw that are not fan art, here's a picture of Slide the Ferret in all his glory.

On Steven Universe, if Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Steven (or Rose) were to fuse at the same time, they'd form the gigantic Te Ka-esque Obsidian. With Rose/Steven in the mix, you'd imagine that Obsidian would be more angelic, right? Wrong. Obsidian is actually bigger, stronger, and angrier than Alexandrite.

However, one of the 'Art Of' books for SU showcased an alternate design to Obsidian that you wish appeared on the show. Just look at how happy they are!

Just like how Disney fans took the liberty on themselves to include Starboy, Evil Amaya, and a cat sidekick for their Wish rewrites, I decided to incorporate this Obsidian design for my story.

For those unfamiliar, Book 2 of Infinity Train had a character named Alan Dracula, a magic shapeshifting deer who's best described as a cross between Jake the Dog from Adventure Time and Kevin from Up. He accompanied Lake (Tulip's reflection) as she went on a journey of self-discovery alongside the Scott Denoga-esuqe teenage boy Jesse. Alan Dracula's many powers include shapeshifting, color changing, laser vision, shrinking or growing to almost any size, and freeze breath.

I was going to have Mao Mao be in charge of handing KO's pills, but after learning that Mao Mao himself is closer to Darkwing Duck than Puss in Boots, I decided to have Alan Dracula handle that responsibility, instead.

The Great Toon War: Remastered Chapter 6

It was now 4 PM. The Eds were practicing their Canadian Squirt Guns on the Furious Flaming Feline.

"Cat!" Shouted Ed, and they started squirting at the flaming cat. However, after it was doused, it was revealed to be the PowerPuff Girls.

"I hate it when they do that." Said Buttercup. Bubbles then noticed something.

"Look!" She said. "It's Dexter!" Dexter walked towards the podium where Madame Foster was sitting.

"Here’s the monster serums." Said Dexter. "However, only Dee-Dee and I will use these. Where's Ben 10? I'd like to speak to him."

"I'll call him over, sweetie." Said Madame Foster. "Ben Tennyson! Dexter would like to see you!"

"I hope it's the Omnidrix I've been asking for!" Said Ben.

"You're in luck, Ben!" Said Dexter. "Here is your upgraded Omnidrix. I was able to recover 50 of your countless alien forms. You will now be able to switch from alien to alien with ease. Unfortunately, I was unable to recover Ultimate forms."

"Thanks, little dude!" Said Ben, giving Dexter a noogie. As he walked away, the PowerPuff Girls flew near Dexter.

"Could you make us a machine that spins very fast?" Asked Blossom.

"What for?" Asked Dexter.

"We might need it to perform X-Q." Said Buttercup. Dexter then flipped through his pamphlet and found what they were talking about.

"Oh, I see!" Said Dexter. "That's when you spin around at very high speeds and make clones of yourselves. I shall make a machine that will spin at 200 miles a minute, and that should make thousands of clones!"

"Yay!" Said the PowerPuff Girls.

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The next day, on the other side of CN City, the modern Cartoon Network characters were being given a speech by Nicole Watterson, Gumball's mom.

"Listen up, pussy willows!" She said. "Sissy talk and tickling fights stop now. It's make your mama proud time!"

"I love my mama!" Said Hector.

"Gumball!" Nicole said to her son. "You're annoying, obnoxious, and impulsive. Want to know who else has those traits?"

"Uh, who?" Asked Gumball.

"Blooerguard Q Kazoo!" Replied Nicole. Bobert then projected a picture of Bloo for Nicole. "You will be fighting him."

"But I don't want to fight." Said Gumball, only for Nicole to punch a rock and leave a hole in it.

"Mam, yes, mam!" He replied.

"Garnet! Amethyst! Pearl!" Said Nicole. "You will fight the PowerPuff Girls."

"But we only fight corrupted Gems!" Said Pearl. "Those are just innocent children!"

"Really?" Said Nicole. "These Girls can punch through boulders, fly faster than the speed of light, and fire powerful beams through their eyes. They also unwittingly helped their enemies numerous times." Steven then looked at Garnet.

"Would you ever do that to me?" He asked sadly.

"Of course not, Steven." Said Garnet.

"So, you will fight these creatures?" Asked Nicole.

"As long as we don't kill them." Said Pearl.

"Moving on then." Nicole continued. "Banana Joe, you will be fighting Billy."

"But I don't fight." Said the Googley-eyed banana. "I make jokes."

"But isn't it true that you tested a lightsaber?" Asked the cat mom.

"What's a lightsaber?" Nicole sighed and showed a picture of a lightsaber.

"Oh, that thing!" Said Banana Joe. "But it wasn't any good! It didn't help your eyesight, it cut someone in half when you tried giving someone a haircut, and it overheated my sandwich!"

"That's because it's supposed to be a weapon!" Snapped Nicole. "It's basically like a sword, except made of plasma."

"Oh." Said Banana Joe. "I didn't know it was a weapon. Let the practicing begin!"

"We'll begin after the presentation, Banana Joe." Said Nicole. "Hector, you're going to fight Dexzilla."

"But what if I destroy the city again?" The giant asked.

"That's why the fight's going to take place on Nameless Island." Said Nicole. "It's the most desolate place on Neptoon. Penny, you will fight the Grim Reaper. Darwin, you will fight Cow."

"Why would I want to hurt a cow?" Asked Darwin.

"Well, you and Gumball did kill hundreds of cows to expand Joyful Burger just so he could get a secret burger." Said Nicole.

"How did you know?" Asked Darwin.

"I had to fess up sooner or later." Said Richard.

"And don't you have some piranha in you, Darwin?" Nicole asked persuasively.

"I guess." Said Darwin.

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Back in the real world, Uncle Grandpa and Mr. Gus asked every school in Encino if any of the kids liked his show. Unfortunately, there were only four kids that were devoted Uncle Grandpa fans.

“Just face the facts, UG.” Said Mr. Gus. “You’re just not that popular compared to Finn and Jake, Steven Universe, or even Clarence Wendell.”

“NO!” Shouted UG, loud enough for other people walking by to hear and just stare at the strangely-dressed man. “I won’t rest until I’ve asked every kid in the real world if they like Uncle Grandpa or not!” Among the people walking by was famed robot engineer and AI programmer Enrique Chavez.

“Why are you dressed in cosplay?” He asked.

“Dressed in cosplay?” Asked Uncle Grandpa. “This is what I regularly wear, but I’m actually…” Mr. Gus covered his mouth so he wouldn’t reveal his true identity.

“We’re supposed to lie low, remember?” He whispered to him.

“If you want,” Said Enrique. “We could go somewhere private.”

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Not too long after, Enrique, Uncle Grandpa, and Mr. Gus arrived at Enrique’s mansion. They were amazed at how big and glamorous it was.

“It’s bigger than the RV on a third Friday!” Said UG.

“You can no longer lie low, now.” Said Enrique. “Reveal to me your true identity!”

“What does that mean?” Asked UG.

“Press the button!” Said Belly Bag, sticking out his felt tongue with a button on it.

“Okay!” Replied UG, pressing the button on Belly Bag’s tongue. Pretty soon, UG, Mr. Gus, and Belly Bag turned back into Toons.

“You’re cartoon characters?” Asked Enrique. “Are you sure you’re not demons?”

“We’re from an alternate universe where there are such things as cartoon characters!” Said Belly Bag, making Enrique’s eyes light up.

“An alternate world where cartoon characters are real?” He asked. “Do you suppose you could take me there? I’ll make you as big as a cartoon star as Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Homer Simpson!”

“You will?” Asked UG.

“Of course!” Replied Enrique. “What do I have to do?”

“Help me win a Toon War in case they make up.” Said UG.

“Foolish buffoon.” Enrique fought to himself. “When I get to your universe, I will find a way to destroy animation! Cartoons are a waste of time, not to mention paper and electricity.”

Author's Notes: In the original PowerPuff Girls, the PPGs could fuse into a flaming cat called the Furious Flaming Feline.

This attack will be used again in Chapter 15.
In the Amazing World of Gumball episode 'The Boredom', Banana Joe was asked by a secret science lab to test what appeared to be a Light Saber, from the Star Wars franchise. I find this interesting because this episode was made after Disney bought the rights to Star Wars.

The Canadian squirt guns, which were actually just turkey basters, were from the Ed, Edd n Eddy episode 'Know-It-All Ed'.

The incident in which Gumball and Darwin killed hundreds of cows to expand Joyful Burger, a fast-food restaurant in 'Gumball', was from the rather disturbing episode 'The Menu'.

Nameless Island is named after a real town in Texas called Nameless.

Movie Review: Ron's Gone Wrong

Movie Review: Ron's Gone Wrong                                                                                                 4-12-25

Everyone in school has the coolest toy ever: The Bubble-Bot, a pill-shaped robot that knows everything about you. It can change its color like a chameleon, play music, contact loved loves, project holographic backgrounds, be rid on like a bicycle, find friends that share similar interests, and more! Everyone, that is, except for a boy named Barney Pudowski. Feeling bad that Barney doesn’t have a B-Bot like everyone else, his dad Graham and grandmother Donka decide to go to the Bubble Store to buy one. However, Barney’s new B-Bot, R0NB1NT5CAT5CO (Ron for short), is defective. At first, Barney wants nothing to do with Ron, but later learns that Ron can be a lot of fun. And a loyal friend.

Even though not as well known or as loved as other animated movies from 2021 like Luca, Encanto, and especially The Mitchells bs the Machines, Ron’s Gone Wrong makes up for it with impressive animation, engaging and relatable characters, a good score from Henry Jackman, and a surprisingly heartfelt tone.

There’s also a strong message in the movie about how you don’t need super-fancy technology to have fun or make new friends: You can do it all in person.

Even though a lot of people can relate to Barney, I can personally relate to Ron: I have an iPod Nano that is very dated: It only has about 2 hours of data and can be difficult to turn off, but at the same time, I love it.

It was actually smaller than this. And it was green.

If I were to complain about one thing, I feel Ron’s Gone Wrong’s story goes all over the place. One minute, you have Ron trying to learn about Barney. Another minute, you have the two running away into the woods. To quote Fear in Inside Out 1, “Boo, pick a plot line!”

In conclusion, even though the movie has as many flaws as Ron does, Ron’s Gone Wrong is another good movie to watch on a rainy day.

Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5.

The Great Toon War: Remastered Chapter 4

Dexter followed Courage to the Desert of Nowhere, and they found the computer in the attic.

"Jeepers, Courage!" Said Dexter. "Your computer is very outdated."

"I know." Said Courage. "Muriel and Eustace lived a simple and geriatric life. If only I could go one day without saving them from the dangers of the desert!"

"Anyway, could you start up the computer, please?" Asked Dexter.

"Okay." Said Courage. He booted up the computer and a voice started to speak.

"Oh my." Said a robotic voice. "Courage, is that you?"

"Yes it is, Computer." Said the purple dog. "Can you connect to the Internet, please?"

"Okay." Said the computer, and it started making weird noises. "Sorry, twit. There is no internet server in your area."

"I can make arrangements." Said Dexter with a wrench in his hand.

"Will you please keep him the same as he was before?" Courage begged.

"I'll try my best." Said Dexter. He crawled under the computer and started to upgrade it. Courage couldn't help but scream.

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Two hours later, Dexter finished upgrading Courage's computer.

"It's all set, Courage!" Said Dexter. "It now has 400 terabytes of data, a CD-ROM drive, two USB ports, a printer with two full cartridges of ink, and 50 programs pre-installed. However, I kept the memory chip intact. In other words, your computer still talks like it did before."

"I hope so." Said Courage, and he reluctantly tested the computer. "Hello, Computer?"

"Yes, Courage?" Said the robotic voice.

"Computer!" Shouted Courage with glee. "How can I repay you, Dexter?"

"Charge is free." Said Dexter. "But next time, try getting a job as a guard dog or something."

"I'll try." Said Courage. "But it's going to be hard now that both Muriel and Eustace are gone. Ahem. Computer? Could you check this USB drive Dexter gave me?"

"Of course, twit." Said the computer. Dexter gave Courage the USB drive, and he put it in the computer. "Scanning for data. Category: characters. Strengths and weaknesses. Skills and stats. Weapons. And so on and so forth. Would you like to save this on Word?"

"Yes we would, computer!" Said Dexter. "And print 25 copies, please."

"Request accepted." Said the computer, and soon, 25 fifteen-page copies were printed out. "Would you like to save?"

"Yes, please!" Pleaded Courage.

"Request accepted, twit."

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Later, in CN City, Madame Foster was giving a speech to the recruits.

"Listen, children!" She said. "You are not playing a kiddy game with these new characters. We are going to fight for what's right: our freedom! With the help of this young gentleman Eddward here, who has written and categorized each of your strengths, weaknesses, and abilities, we'll be able to determine who will fight who! Eddward, could you do Madame Foster a favor and put on the slideshow?"

"Certainly, madam!" Said Double D, and he started working on the laptop. A picture then appeared on a screen via projector.

"There will be about 20 different fighters on the Modern Cartoon Network Clan." Said Madame Foster. "And we are going to show you all of them.

"Can we start the presentation, now?" Moaned Bloo. "I'm getting bored!"

"Yes we may, Bloo." Said Double D, and he started the slide show.

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After about an hour, Madame Foster assigned everyone an opponent.

"Jack!" She said. "You're good with swords right?"

"Yes, I am!" Replied Samurai Jack.

"Then you will be fighting Finn the Human, the last of his kind." Declared Madame Foster.

"Then how come I'm still here?" Asked Billy.

"And me?" Asked Ed.

"And me?" Asked Eddy.

"And Dexter?" Asked Bubbles.

"Let me explain, morons." Said Mandy. "Adventure Time, in which Finn is from, takes place 1,000 years into the future. The inevitable World War 3 happened, and 99.99% of the human race has been wiped out. However, one remained, in a world full of small green elephants, turtles who can walk on two legs, vampires that drink red as well as blood, magic dogs, and talking candy."

"Candy?!" Shouted Billy, Ed, and Eddy, as they ran over to the blonde brat and started drooling.

"Yes, you idiots." Said Mandy. "Finn had a crush on a girl, a Princess, named Bonnibel Bubblegum."

"Gum!" Billy shouted.

"Do I need to lock you in a cage again?" Threatened Grim.

"Yes." Confessed Billy.

"Anyway," Mandy continued. "Finn is best friends with a magic talking dog named Jake. Together, they go on numerous adventures fighting monsters, exploring dungeons, and rescuing princesses. It would only be fair for Finn to fight Samurai Jack, but that leads to the ultimate question: Who will win the duel?"

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Meanwhile, Dexter was in his lab. He has been working for three days on recreating the serums that turned him and Dee-Dee into humongous monsters, since they were ordered by Madame Foster. However, he was tweaking it so it would only be temporary. Dexter has been able to recreate the serums with success.

"Extreme science!" He shouted with victory. Suddenly, a phone started ringing. "Hello?"

"Hi, dude!" It was Ben Tennyson. "Do you suppose you could tinker with my Omnidrix?"

"An Omnidrix, huh?" Said Dexter. "I may remember reading about those. They let the user turn into different species of aliens, but only for a limited time. I'll upgrade it so that he can stay as a particular alien for all the time you want. What aliens do you want me to include?"

"Well," Started Ben, who was now 26. "Some of my alien forms are included to, but not limited to: Heatblast, Wildmutt, Ripjaws, XLR8, Ghostfreak, Grey Matter, Diamondhead, Upgrade, Four Arms, Stinkfly, Cannonbolt, Wildvine, Arctiguana, Eye Guy, Upchuck, Ditto, Way Big, Swampfire, Humugousaur...." It was going to be a very long night for Dexter.

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Back in the real world, Jim and Bill were wondering who voiced Courage’s computer.

“Do you think that’s the original voice of the computer?” Bill asked Jim.

“Simon Prebble?” Replied Bill. “I don’t think so. Sounds more like Scott Adist, the voice of Baymax in Big Hero 6. Besides, Prebble turned 80 earlier this year. He’d be too old to voice Computer now.”

Author's Note: The monster serum Dexter was trying to recreate in this chapter was from the Dexter's Lab episode 'Monstory', which will appear later in the story. However, they'll be much smaller than they were depicted in the actual episode.

The Great Toon War: Remastered Chapter 5

The next morning, everyone on the Classic Cartoon Network campus was once again listening to Madame Foster.

"Okay, troops!" She started. "We already covered half of the combatants, and who will fight who. We have Samurai Jack against Finn..."

"I'll die with honor." Said Jack.

"The PowerPuff Girls will fight Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl..."

"We're the PowerPuff Girls!" Said Blossom.

"Billy will fight Banana Joe..."

"Grim!" Billy shouted. "Could I use your scythe?"

"Of course not, Billy!" Said Grim. "I gave you too many chances to use the scythe, but you always end up causing trouble of catastrophic proportions! Instead, I'm going to give you this butter knife." He hands Billy a small kid-friendly knife.

"Oh." Said Billy in disappointment. "This is the best gift ever!"

"Ahem." Said Madame Foster. “And finally, Juniper Lee will fight KO.”

“But isn’t KO just a kid?” She asked. “I can only fight monsters.”

“Looks can be deceiving.” Said Dexter, taking out an iBot and showing June a photo of KO. “He may be a kid, but his punches are powerful enough to crack a planet in two.”

“So, he is a monster.” Replied June.

“But he’s just a little one.” Said Bloo.

“I better bring my armor.” Said June, as she ran back to her house to get proper supplies.

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Meanwhile, Uncle Grandpa and company have finally made it to the real world, specifically Encino California.

“We finally made it!” Said UG. “Where should we look? What day is it?”

“Thursday.” Said Mr. Gus.

“That means the kids are still in school!” Said Belly Bag. “Maybe we should go to a school. Kids and teenagers go to school until they are 18.”

“But shouldn’t we wear disguises?” Asked Pizza Steve. “In the real world, food and bags don’t talk, men don’t interact with kids unless they have a camera crew or are related in some way, and dinosaurs have been dead for a billion years.”

“That’s 65 million years, Steve.”

“My disguise will be easy.” Said UG. “I’m a human, just like them! In fact, I’m everyone’s all over the world uncle and grandpa!”

“Maybe on the show.” Said Mr. Gus. “But this is the real world. That would be considered really gross.”

“Roar!” Said Giant Realistic Flying Tiger.

“Press the RV’s live-action button?” Asked UG. “Okay!”

“But what will happen to Pizza Steve?” Asked Pizza Steve.

“You can wear this piece of plastic!” Said Belly Bag, pulling out a piece of plastic to wrap up Pizza Steve in.

“You might need a pair of pants.” Said Uncle Grandpa, giving Mr. Gus a large pair of pants. “You might end up turning into a human!”

“Roar!” Said Giant Realistic Flying Tiger, turning on the button with her rainbow fart. Pretty soon, UG and Mr. Gus turned into live-action humans! GRFT, on the other hand, stayed the same. As for Pizza Steve, he wasn’t affected thanks to the plastic bag.

“Look at you, guys!” He said, removing the plastic from his body. “You’re freaks of nature!”

“Do you have a mirror, Belly Bag?” Asked Uncle Grandpa, who was now live-action.

“Yes I do, UG!” Said Belly Bag, who was now a real fanny pack. Uncle Grandpa reached into Belly Bag, grabbed a mirror, and looked at himself in it.

“Ahhhhh!” He said, nearly dropping the mirror. “I have pink skin, no overbite, and five fingers on each hand!”

“It’s not that big of a deal, Uncle Grandpa.” Said Mr. Gus. “I turned into a human, too. Besides, it will only be until we find some fans in the real world. Just remember that we need to lie low. We don’t want to draw attention to ourselves. Giant Realistic Flying Tiger, can you make sure Pizza Steve doesn’t do anything crazy while we’re gone.”

“Roar!” Said the tigress, and she watched the pizza slice with her static eyes.

“In case I don’t see you again,” Said UG. “Good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!” He and Mr. Gus left the RV to search for fans across Encino.

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Back in the real world, Jim and Bill were watching The Great Toon War, only to be interrupted by the news.

“We interrupt this program to bring you breaking news!” Said the announcer. “An RV that looks identical to the one on Uncle Grandpa is located on the streets on Encino, California! It has the same 2D look, which is impossible to do without after-effects of some sort!”

“Something tells me that this will be a huge Cluster-Cuss for everyone.” Said Jim.

“Jimmy!” Said Bill. “Don’t swear like that.”

Author's Note: Uncle Grandpa's last sentence is a nod to The Truman Show, in which Truman Burbank's catchphrase was "And in case I don't see you again, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!"