Chapter 1:

New Movie

A certain grey rabbit with exceptionally long ears drove up to the Warner Brothers Studios and parked in the employee parking lot. He hadn't been there for a little while actually, but one of the producer's/animation directors Tony Cervone had called in all the Looney Tunes that day for a meeting in the conference room. Why? He had yet to find out.

Bugs took a carrot out of the cars glove compartment and headed towards the tall automatic doors. He gave a quick wave to the receptionist. "Wassup Adrienne?"

The middle-aged brunette receptionist with too much red lipstick adjusted her thick black glasses. "Good afternoon Bugs."

Bugs went up the elevator to the fifth floor (while listening to the most annoying elevator music that he had been trying for years to get them to change) and into the conference room.

"Late again Bugs?" Tweety Bird said. Every once in a while (okay maybe more than that) Bugs was late for something.

"Check the clock. I've got about fifteen seconds to spare," Bugs said nodding towards the clock on the wall.

Two women in black suits and tight buns pulled him up a chair. "Thanks ladies. Friz, long time no see. Spike, how's the wife?" He nodded towards his fellow Looney Tunes. "How's it goin' everybody?"

Sylvester rolled his eyes. "You act like I didn't just see you two hours ago."

Bugs pushed Daffy, who was sitting at the head of the table, out of the way. "Pardon me Daff."

Daffy gave him an annoyed shove back. "The pleasures all mine."

Spike Brandt cleared his throat. "Hello everyone, you all know why you're here."

"Uh actually Spike, no we don't. You never told us," Wile E. pointed out.

Spike was about to protest but then realized Wile E was right. "Well then." He cleared his throat. "We are here today to talk to you about your new movie. It's called, wait for it, Space Jam," he said dramatically.

They stared at him.

"S-s-s-space Jam?" Porky asked. "W-w-w-what are we going to ou-ou-ou-outer space or something?"

"Let me explain," Tony said. "These tiny little aliens come to take you guys as prisoners. You won't have it so you challenge them to a basketball game, they win they take you as slaves, you win you stay. Then they steal the talent from the NBA players and it turns out they aren't so tiny anymore so now you guys are in trouble."

They all stared at him looking uninterested.

"So this is basically a kiddie movie right Doc?" Bugs asked.

"Yes," Tony replied. "You need help so you get none other than Michael Jordan to help you…"

"Wait, Michael Jordan? The Michael Jordan? The basketball great who was shooting hoops in the Before Christ?" Daffy asked.

Friz Freleng nodded. "And Charles Barkley, and Muggsy Bogues, and Patrick Ewing, Shawn Bradley, and Larry Johnson will also be in it."

All the Looney Tunes leaned forward getting interested.

"To make a long story short and to save my breath, you all play a basketball game against these so called 'monstars'..." Friz said.

Wile E. snickered. "Monstars."

Bugs flipped through the script keeping his bored expression plastered onto his face. He looked up at Tony. "It says there's some girl in this."

"Ah yes, we was just getting to that. Since this is the 90's we've decided to add a new character to this whole thing, and anyway we need a stronger female influence. We'd also like you, Bugs, to come to the auditions two Saturdays from this Saturday."

In all honesty, sitting through auditions for his female co-star was the last thing he wanted to waste his Saturday afternoon doing. "You really want me to sit around for hours watching some girls who can't act to save their lives?"

Tweety raised his hand. "How come Bugs gets to go to the auditions?"

Bugs paused on one page of the script. "Because I have to kiss her."

"Well think of it this way Bugs, if you don't go they might end up choosing some old geezer with false teeth," Road Runner said.

It took Bugs a few seconds to figure out what he said because Road Runner talked as fast as he ran, but he was right. One time they tried to set him up with some chick that looked like the wicked witch of the west. He sighed. "Okay, okay, I'll go to the friggin' auditions."

Tony Cervone put two thumbs up. "Great. So you're all in?"

Bugs looked at the Looney Tunes on either side of him and they nodded in approval. He looked back at Tony. "We're in."

**

In San Francisco, Lola Bunny was in the local gym playing basketball. Basketball was her top priority and her favorite thing to do on her free time, and lately she'd had a lot of free time.

Then her strawberry blonde cousin Miranda ran through the door as excited and bubbly as ever. "Lola, are you gonna audition?"

Lola stared at her with a blank expression. "For…?"

Miranda waved the flier in her hand. "The movie!"

Lola had absolutely no idea what Miranda was talking about. "The movie...?"

"The movie!!!" Miranda exclaimed.

Lola put her hands on her hips. "I'm gonna need you to be a little more specific here."

"The new Bugs Bunny movie," Miranda said. She couldn't believe Lola hadn't heard. They'd been advertising for a week now.

Lola went back to dribbling the basketball. "I don't give a crap about Bugs Bunny."

"But Lola, they're looking for girls who can play basketball. You're a great player!"

Lola threw the ball into the basket. "My skills are not for performance purposes."

"You'd make a great actress though. I know you would," Miranda said. "Remember seventh grade? The Wiz?"

"I'm no actress Miranda. That seventh grade play was just a one-time thing. And I don't think a munchkin is what you'd call a great actress." Lola made another basket.

Miranda looked at the flier in her hand for something that might make Lola try out for the movie. Then her face lit up. "According to this, Michael Jordan is gonna be in it."

Lola dropped the basketball and ran over to Miranda. She snatched the paper out of her hand. "No way! Michael Jordan is my idol!"

Miranda smiled. She knew she had Lola's full attention now. "So will you do it?"

Lola sighed. "Let's be realistic Miranda. What about my job? And my friends…"

Miranda put her hands on her hips. "You have friends?"

"True. But what about my life here?"

"C'mon Lola, we won't forget about you. And being an actress beats being a waitress by a hundred miles!"

Lola considered the pros and cons of the situation. If she didn't get the part she could always come back. And Michael Jordan was gonna be in the movie after all. "Okay, fine. I'll do it."

Miranda threw her arms around Lola. "Yay! I knew you wouldn't say no! Lola this movie will open doors for you! I know you'll get the part. Promise to call me as soon as you get into the movie okay? This is amazing…!"

"Could you please stop screaming in my ear?"

Miranda let go of her. "You're gonna be working with Bugs Bunny. I wonder what he's like. I hear he lives in the biggest mansion in L.A. And of course he's extremely cute! I can see the two of you together, Bugs and Lola Bunny…"

"Miranda, stop it. He's probably like all the others, a stuck up movie star who doesn't care about anyone but himself." Lola was never really into movie stars like that, she'd rather keep them onscreen and out of her life.

Miranda nudged her in the arm. "Oh stop being so stereotypical." She giggled. "Bugs and Lola…"

"Miranda…" Lola warned.