A Crash Course in Cartoons

A Crash Course in Cartoons

%u201CA Crash Course in Cartoons%u201D
Starring:
Nala & Katrine %u201CKitty%u201D Navilos.

By:
Alan E. Solivan



_________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTER ONE
_________________________________________________________________________________


Katrine Navilos, or %u201CKitty%u201D as she was more times than often known as to her friends in The Rogue%u2019s Gallery group that she tags along with, was taking it easy back in the apartment that she and her older sister, Nala, lived in together. She was an energetic nine year old girl with black hair and wore an oversized green sweater with a large brown stripe and two smaller black ones on the top and bottom of it running through the middle and skintight black shorts. Her most interesting feature were the cat ears headband and cat tail belt that she wore on her person, the belt underneath her sweater. She had been watching a cartoon that recently premiered over the Mangaverse Square airwaves when Nala came in from the kitchen, cold drink in hand.

%u201CWhat are you watching, Kitty?%u201D Nala asked, taking a sip from her drink. Nala was a young adult who had long orange hair bunched in a large ponytail. She also wore a yellow cut tanktop with a black stripe going through the middle and blue denim shorts.

%u201CThis new cartoon that just started showing! It%u2019s called %u201CJackie Jackrabbit%u201D. It%u2019s a corny name, sure, but it%u2019s actually pretty funny!%u201D Kitty said, turning her head back to the television to watch the further antics of this Jackie character. On the screen, this short female white jackrabbit wearing a bow on the back of her head, a white short shirt and blue jeans with tennis shoes, had just outwitted her enemy, a little hunter kid, again. Jackie was standing on a target in which the hunter had immediately pulled a rope and from the sky, a safe started falling heading right towards her. Jackie looked up, waited until the last minute, and kicked the target over under the hunter kid, which somehow redirected the falling path of the safe, crushing the hunter instead. The safe door opened a few seconds later and the hunter waddled out of the door, compressed in a cube like shape. Kitty laughed at this sight.

%u201COh, GOD.%u201D Nala said. %u201CWell, that made no sense at all.%u201D

%u201CIt%u2019s a cartoon, Nala! It%u2019s not supposed to make sense. You can do almost anything in a cartoon!%u201D Kitty said. %u201CCome on, don%u2019t you remember watching this sort of stuff back when YOU were a kid?%u201D

%u201CHuh, not really.%u201D Nala answered. %u201CAnd even if I did, I%u2019m sure they weren%u2019t this ridiculously violent.%u201D

%u201COh, and the animes you watch aren%u2019t?%u201D

%u201CURK...%u201D Nala choked out. %u201CTha...that%u2019s a different story altogether. At least what I watch isn%u2019t this sort of Looney Tunes crap.%u201D

%u201CHey! It is not!%u201D

%u201CYes, it is, Katrine.%u201D Nala retorted. %u201CAnd it%u2019s a good thing you mentioned the animes. One of the ones I normally watch is coming up right now.%u201D Nala then went for the remote, but Kitty snatched it away with her hands, covered in the sleeves of her sweater almost like mitts.

%u201CNo! I wanna see what happens next!%u201D Kitty said. Nala then grabbed one end of the remote with her free hand and started trying to pull it out of Kitty%u2019s grip, but she had a death grip on it.

%u201CYou can...rrgh...download it off the internet or something!%u201D Nala said, struggling.

%u201CWhat part of %u2018new cartoon that just started showing%u2019 didn%u2019t you get!...ugh...I%u2019d have to wait forever for..nyeee!...someone to PUT it online to do that!%u201D Kitty said, pushing the old Tug-O-War as equally as Nala was. Both sisters continued to pull and tug at the remote for a bit until finally, Nala pulled back once more with her all. Instead of getting the remote, she got Kitty flying into her.

%u201CMYAAAH!%u201D Kitty shouted as she flew headfirst into Nala%u2019s chin. Nala grunted as she fell back, flinging the drink and the remote in the air. The drink went topsy-turvy, spilling all over the remote and the TV. Nala hit the ground with Kitty sitting on her face. She shoved her faux catgirl of a sister off as they started looking at the soaked TV and remote. %u201C...wasn%u2019t me.%u201D

%u201COh, CAN IT, it was SO you.%u201D Nala said. Without warning, though, the remote and TV started to spark and fizz. The Navilos sisters watched this in a confused awe as suddenly, a bright glow emitting from the remote enveloped not only itself, but the girls as well. As they were enveloped in the light, it suddenly was sucked into the television. The light subsided and Nala, Kitty, and the remote were gone. The television was static ridden for a minute until suddenly, it kicked back in and on the screen was the forest like area in which Jackie Jackrabbit was taking place.

_________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTER TWO
_________________________________________________________________________________


Kitty could be seen laying against a nearby rock that was next to a tree. She sat up and rubbed her head as her kitty ears began to twitch a bit.

%u201CMyaaaaah...what happened?%u201D Kitty asked. She then rubbed her eyes, obviously trying to focus her vision after being enveloped in that bright light. Once her sight un-blurred, she got a good look at her surroundings. %u201CA forest?...huh? Nala?%u201D She nipped up to her feet and looked to both sides, then behind her. %u201CNala!%u201D She cupped her hands and shouted. %u201CNala, where are you!?%u201D

%u201CKitty!%u201D

%u201CNala? Where are you?%u201D Kitty shouted looking around her again for the whereabouts of her redheaded elder sister. %u201CI can hear you, but I can%u2019t see you!%u201D

%u201CI%u2019m up here!!%u201D Kitty looked above her and spotted Nala. She was hanging from a tree branch by her belt, stuck up there somehow.

%u201CHahahaha! You look silly!%u201D Kitty laughed.
%u201CGee, thanks for reminding me.%u201D Nala said, blush coming over her face. She started struggling a bit until suddenly, she was shaken up a bit. She looked behind her and saw in her struggling, not to mention her weight, the branch had started to break. She had a look of horror on her face as the branch broke and she plummeted to the ground below. %u201CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!%u201D She shouted. Kitty was right under her falling sister.

%u201CWHOA!%u201D Kitty shouted, covering up. As if that would do a world of good as Nala hit the ground, and seemingly Kitty, so hard that a puff of smoke emerged after the impact. Once it cleared, Nala slowly lifted herself to her knees.

%u201COwww...how did I even get up there to begin with?%u201D Nala said, rubbing her head. %u201CAre you all right, Kitty?..Kitty?%u201D Nala said, looking around. %u201COh, great, now I lost HER...huh? AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!%u201D Nala screamed and jumped back on her butt after she had looked below her. There was Kitty, and she was flattened to the ground in a spread eagle position, no thicker than a piece of paper. Her eyes were swirly and dazed. Nala crawled quickly to her paper-thin sister. %u201CKitty! Kitty, speak to me!%u201D She shouted, lifting Kitty up. Kitty%u2019s flattened form sagged back on Nala%u2019s arms. Nala%u2019s shock was indescribable, but she continued to push for a response.

%u201COooh, that%u2019s quite a fix you%u2019re in there, sistah!%u201D Someone said. Nala stopped trying to revive Kitty to figure out where that voice came from. She looked up and sitting cross legged on the rock in where Kitty first laid near earlier was none other than Jackie Jackrabbit! Nala%u2019s eyes widened at this sight.

%u201CWait, wait a minute...aren%u2019t you...%u201D Nala stuttered as Jackie hopped down and bowed to Nala.

%u201CJackie Jackrabbit%u2019s the name! And you are?%u201D Jackie responded.

%u201COh, well, I%u2019m Nala Navilos and this sheet here%u2019s my sister KatrineDADADAWAIT there%u2019s no time for this!%u201D Nala said, dropping Kitty until she clumped onto the ground.

%u201COh, that%u2019s all right, I knew who you two were anyway.%u201D Jackie responded.

%u201CYou did?%u201D

%u201CYeah! Anyone and her grandmother could hear you two bickering from the other side of the screen. %u2018I wanna watch my anime, Katrine!%u2019 %u2018I wanna see what happens next, Nala!%u2019%u201D Jackie said in a playfully mocking tone, mimicking the sisters%u2019 earlier actions that got them here in the first place. %u201CHee hee, you two truly ARE related, aren%u2019cha?%u201D

%u201CWait, wait, did you say other side of the scre...okay, you know what, I got more important things to worry about right now, like trying to get my little sister three dimensional again.%u201D Nala said.

%u201CYou know, she IS fine.%u201D Jackie said, looking over at Kitty%u2019s flattened form.

%u201CI beg your pardon?%u201D Nala asked.

%u201CYeah! Just watch.%u201D Jackie pointed at Kitty, who%u2019s swirly eyes finally returned to normal. She blinked for a bit and then looked around with her eyes. All of a sudden, she lifted her paper thin right arm up. Nala jumped back at this unreal sight as Kitty took her thumb and placed it in her mouth. She then began to blow. Soon enough, she started puffing out a bit until POP! She managed to return to normal. She shook her head afterwards.

%u201CMya!%u201D Kitty mewed. %u201CThat was crazy!...though a little cool, too. Hey, Nala! Did you see that? You smushed me flatter than a...%u201D Kitty%u2019s eyes then grew the size of dinner plates after she saw who was standing near Nala. Jackie grinned and waved. %u201COH MY GOD! IT%u2019S JACKIE JACKRABBIT!!!%u201D Kitty said, springing up and running over at a crazy speed, making Nala spin as she passed by. Kitty then started hopping around Jackie repeatedly shouting her name in a fit of glee.

%u201CAw, c%u2019mon, kid, ya flatter me!%u201D Jackie said, blushing.

%u201CWOW, I can%u2019t believe I%u2019m actually MEETING you! I was watching you earlier with that hunter! You were great, Jackie!%u201D Kitty said.

%u201CHaha, ya liked that, did%u2019ja?%u201D Jackie retorted.

%u201CHOLD IIIIIIIIIIT!%u201D Nala screamed as Kitty and Jackie looked at her. %u201CAs cute as this is, now that Kitty%u2019s back to normal, could somebody PLEASE explain to me what%u2019s going on here?%u201D

%u201CWeeeeeeeeell...%u201D Jackie started as Nala inched in for an explanation. %u201CI have no clue.%u201D Nala face fell after hearing this. %u201CHahahaha, relax, I%u2019m just joshing you. From the looks of things, you and your sister here someone left your real world OUTSIDE the TV and entered my cartoon world INSIDE the TV.%u201D Nala picked herself up.

%u201CWait, wait...did you just say INSIDE the TV?%u201D Nala asked.

%u201CYep yep!%u201D Jackie answered. Nala had an unconvinced look about her.

%u201CAnnnnnnnnnnnd how do you figure this?%u201D

%u201CWell, putting aside the obvious fact that you two are obviously not from here, I%u2019d say THAT pretty much proves my point.%u201D Jackie said, pointing to a screen like object that was floating right behind them. From it, Nala and Kitty could see their living room.

%u201CHey, Nala, look! I can see our place from here!%u201D Kitty said.

%u201CWell, I guess we somehow got in through the screen, it shouldn%u2019t be much of a hassle to get OUT through the screen, now shouldn%u2019t it?%u201D Nala said, approaching it until she boinked face first into the screen. %u201COw!%u201D She cried, rubbing her nose. %u201CWhat the? Why can%u2019t I go through!?%u201D

%u201CCome ON, sistah! If it were THAT easy, I coulda gone to YOUR world anytime I wanted!%u201D Jackie said.

%u201CShe%u2019s got a point, Nala, that was pretty dumb of you.%u201D Kitty added.

%u201CYOU CAN IT.%u201D Nala said to Kitty, then focused on Jackie. %u201CAll right, you, how do we get out?%u201D

%u201CIsn%u2019t it obvious? The only way you can leave is the same way you came.%u201D Jackie answered. %u201CBut doncha wanna stay in the cartoon world?%u201D

%u201CNot really. I%u2019ve got a REAL life to live and I%u2019m sure the other Rogues are worried sick.%u201D Nala said. Jackie just shrugged and sighed.

%u201CIs your sistah ALWAYS such a stick in the mud, Kitty?%u201D Jackie asked.

%u201CWell...sometimes, yeah.%u201D Kitty answered.

%u201CSTOP TAKING THE RABBIT%u2019S SIDE, PLEASE.%u201D Nala said, dragging her sister over and away from Jackie by her tail and huddling up with her. %u201COkay, she said the only way we get out is the way we got in. So think. That would be...%u201D She and Kitty then remembered when the TV and remote got drenched in Nala%u2019s spilt drink and ended up teleporting them into Jackie%u2019s cartoon world with a blinding flash of light. Lightbulbs then formed over their head in their realization.

%u201CThat%u2019s it! The remote!%u201D Nala and Kitty said in unison. They then looked up at the lightbulbs over their heads in confusion and tossed them away.

%u201CAll right, so we%u2019ll just fiddle around with the remote until it sends us back home!%u201D Nala said.

%u201COkay!%u201D Kitty agreed.

%u201CYeah!...%u201D Nala added.%u201D %u201C...so...how %u2018bout that remote?%u201D

%u201CWhat, you don%u2019t have it?%u201D

%u201CI thought YOU did.%u201D

%u201CIt was closer to YOU before we ended up here!%u201D

%u201COh, you GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.%u201D

%u201CYyyyyyyooooooooooo-hoooooooooo!%u201D Jackie called out to the Navilos sisters. They looked over and saw Jackie standing on the rock again waving in her hand none other than the remote.

%u201CThe remote!%u201D Nala shouted, diving for Jackie. Jackie sprung over Nala and she ended up flying over the rock and kissing the ground.

%u201CAw, c%u2019mon, sistah! How often does someone get to live in a cartoon, eh?%u201D Jackie said, stretching open her right pants pocket and dropping the remote inside. %u201CSo I%u2019ll tell you what. Let%u2019s play a little game!%u201D

%u201CI don%u2019t WANT to play a game, I WANT to get outta here!%u201D Nala said, climbing up from behind the rock.

%u201CIt%u2019ll be fun! All you have to do is catch me! Like tag, see? And if you do, I%u2019ll give you your remote back as a prize!%u201D Jackie said. %u201CSo whaddya say, huh?%u201D Nala stood up and was about eye level with Jackie as she stood on the rock. She looked at her with unsureness on her face, but it soon turned into a sly grin that The Grinch could be proud of.

%u201CAaaaaaaaaaaaall righty, Jackie. We%u2019ll play your game.%u201D Nala said, extending her hand. %u201CPut %u2018er there. May the best woman...er...rabbit...person...thing...may whoever win!%u201D Jackie couldn%u2019t help but chuckle and prepared to shake Nala%u2019s hand. %u201CHeh heh, that%u2019s right, you little cottonball. As soon as you slap your hand in, I%u2019ll grab you and take the remote back! This%u2019ll be the fastest game of tag in history, hee hee hee!%u201D As soon as Jackie%u2019s hand connected with Nala%u2019s, though, Nala%u2019s body was suddenly blasted with countless jolts of electricity. She twitched and shook in mid air as she glowed off and on from the shocking, her skeleton visible in some moments. Kitty watched as Nala was electrocuted and about thirty seconds later, Jackie let go and Nala fell face first to the ground, totally blackened and her hair sticking out in all directions. She coughed up a puff of smoke as Jackie held open her hand, revealing a joy buzzer.

%u201CNice try, sistah.%u201D Jackie said. She then whirled up her leg as if preparing a motor. %u201CThe game is on!%u201D With that said, she took off running at amazing speeds. Kitty approached her electro shocked sister and poked her a bit.

%u201CNala? Are you all right?%u201D Kitty asked.

%u201CI SHOULD be dead...not that I%u2019m complaining...%u201D Nala grunted.

%u201CNala, this is a cartoon! Nobody ever dies in cartoons! They only get really bad boo-boos.%u201D Kitty explained. %u201CAnything can happen to you and you can do anything, remember?%u201D

%u201CBe that as it may, I%u2019m still charcoal over here...%u201D Nala grunted.

%u201COh, right...hmmm, let%u2019s see...it should be done like this...%u201D Kitty said, reaching behind her. She then pulled out a spray bottle from out of nowhere and hosed down Nala. After her impromptu shower, Nala was her original colors again. Kitty tossed the spray bottle and pulled out a battery operated hair dryer and began drying off Nala. Nala picked herself up, almost seeming unhurt at all. She then looked at Kitty who was holding the hair dryer.

%u201CWhere did you get that?%u201D Nala asked.

%u201COut of nowhere.%u201D Kitty said, tossing it aside. %u201CIn cartoons, characters can reach behind their back and pull out almost anything that%u2019s needed for that moment and time. And since we%u2019re in a cartoon and I%u2019ve been flattened and you%u2019ve been electrocuted and we%u2019re still okay, I think that makes us cartoon characters so long as we%u2019re here...I think...%u201D

%u201CSo...then, I should be able to do the same thing?%u201D Nala asked, reaching behind her back and pulling out...nothing. Nala looked in surprise and reached back again and kept pulling out nothing. %u201CWhat the hell? Why won%u2019t it work for me?%u201D

%u201CIIIIIIIIIII can answer that!%u201D Jackie returned, popping out from behind Nala%u2019s left shoulder and startling her. She was wearing doctor garb and a fake mustache. %u201CThe diagnosis is simple, yes?%u201D She then took out an ear light and shone it in Nala%u2019s left ear. The light passed through Nala%u2019s right ear and her eyes lit up a bit as well. %u201CIt%u2019s a classic case of a closed-mind to the way of cartoons. Poor thing. It doesn%u2019t look like it%u2019s been out for years.%u201D Jackie then reached into Nala%u2019s head through her ear. %u201CLet%u2019s fix that shall we? Yes yes?%u201D She then pulled out Nala%u2019s brain! Instantly, a look of stupidity came over Nala and her tongue hung out of her open mouth as she hunched over a bit. Kitty looked in awe as Jackie bounced around Nala%u2019s brain as if it were a hacky sack. %u201CLook, Kitty! I%u2019m playing mind games!%u201D Kitty couldn%u2019t help but chuckle at the joke and how silly her brainless sister looked. She then regained herself.

%u201CMyee hee hee, all right, all right, I think you should put that back now.%u201D Kitty said.

%u201CAww, you sure? I kinda like her like this.%u201D Jackie said, bouncing Nala%u2019s brain off her face a few times. Kitty then crossed her arms, but still kept a smile on. %u201CAll riiight, all riiight.%u201D Jackie then stuffed Nala%u2019s brain in her ear. Nala suddenly jolted.

%u201CWHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW, SOMETIMES WHY!?%u201D Nala shouted in shock. She then looked around, confused as to what happened to her.

%u201CFeeling better?%u201D Jackie asked.

%u201CYOU...%u201D Nala growled, diving for Jackie again, who leapt out of the way and took off running. %u201CKitty, come on! If we don%u2019t catch that rabbit and get the remote back, we%u2019ll NEVER go home!%u201D

%u201CIs that a bad thing?%u201D Kitty asked.

%u201CKITTY!!!%u201D

%u201CAll right, all right, sorry!%u201D Kitty said as the two took off...and seemed to smack into the scenery so hard that they flattened against it. Jackie poked out from behind a giant rock the scenery was painted on with a paint bucket.

%u201CHahahaha, sorry, sistahs...couldn%u2019t resist.%u201D Jackie said as the Navilos%u2019 rolled upwards into themselves like blinds with a flapping noise and fell off the rock as tubes of their former selves.

_________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTER THREE
_________________________________________________________________________________


Later, after the Navilos%u2019 reformed themselves, they spent a good while looking around for Jackie and their ticket back home, but came up empty handed in her search so far. Suddenly, Kitty%u2019s stomach grumbled.

%u201CNala, can we stop and get something to eat? I%u2019m hungry!%u201D Kitty said.

%u201CWe can eat AFTER we catch that rabbit and go home.%u201D Nala said.

%u201CBut I haven%u2019t eaten anything since breakfast! Ooooooh!%u201D Kitty whined, clinging onto Nala%u2019s leg. Suddenly, she heard another growl, but it didn%u2019t come from her stomach. This time, it was from Nala%u2019s. Nala had a shocked and slightly embarrassed look on her face as Kitty looked up at her very sly like.

%u201CUhhhh...%u201D Nala stuttered a bit. %u201CAll right, all right, we%u2019ll take a break to get some food. But where are we gonna get some? It%u2019s not like there%u2019d be a conveniently placed food stand in the middle of the forest.%u201D

%u201CHi there!%u201D A voice said from behind them. Nala and Kitty turned to see some sort of mini-stand with a rabbit that had a big bushy mustache. %u201CWelcome to the Conveniently Placed Food Stand in the Middle of the Forest!%u201D This rabbit also talked in a voice that seemed familiar, but was in a lower, butcher tone.

%u201COkay, now that%u2019s a little TOO convenient.%u201D Nala pointed out.

%u201CWorks for me!%u201D Kitty said, with a happy look on her face as she smacked her lips and ran to the stand. She hopped onto one of the stools in front of the stand. %u201CI%u2019ll have a hot dog!%u201D Within seconds, the clerk behind the stand popped one out to Kitty. She was about to take it, but then reached in her pocket and took out some zenny, which was Mangaverse Square%u2019s currency. %u201CUm...you don%u2019t, by any chance, take zenny, do you?%u201D

%u201CKid, I%u2019ll tell you what. I heard you and your sister%u2019s stomach%u2019s grumbling from a mile away. So out of the goodness of my heart, these are on the house!%u201D The rabbit replied.

%u201CYay!%u201D Kitty said, stuffing the zenny back in her pocket and grabbing the hot dog. She took a big bite and was immediately in bliss. %u201CWooooow! It%u2019s true! Cartoon food DOES taste as good as it looks!%u201D As she kept scarfing down the food, Nala eyed the rabbit clerk.

%u201CCan I help you, sistah, I MEAN, ma%u2019am?%u201D The rabbit asked.

%u201CYou know...you look VERY familiar...%u201D Nala said. Suddenly, her stomach growled again, even louder than before. %u201CUrgghh...but the heck with that. Give me the house special.%u201D

%u201CAn EXCELLENT choice! Today, we%u2019re serving up our special five-alarm chili!%u201D The rabbit replied, ducking behind the counter and taking out some chili from a bowl. The rabbit then opened up a cabinet and took out just about every kind of hot sauce imaginable and poured it all into Nala%u2019s chili. A little mushroom cloud erupted from the chili as the ingredients mixed. The rabbit then rose and placed her bowl on the counter. %u201CHeeeere you go! Careful, it%u2019s hot.%u201D

%u201CThanks.%u201D Nala replied, taking the bowl closer and dipping the spoon in. The rabbit watched closely, a smile creeping on it%u2019s bushy mustache, as Nala put the spoon full of chili in her mouth. Within seconds, Nala%u2019s eyes shot open, bloodshot, and her face turned red from the neck up, a slide whistle being heard as it happened. She started twitching profusely as Kitty finished her hot dog and looked at her sister.

%u201CNala, are you okay?%u201D Kitty asked. Suddenly, Nala%u2019s head shot up, reformed in the shape of a work whistle, and blared very loudly. Four more Nala shaped whistles, each smaller than the last, shot out of the top of her head and blaring just as loudly.

%u201CSee? Tolja it was five-alarm chili.%u201D The rabbit said. The whistles dropped back down to Nala%u2019s shoulders and reformed back into Nala%u2019s head. She then fell backwards off her stool, nipped up to her feet, and started running around in a panic, smoke emitting from her mouth.

%u201CWATER! WAAAAAAAATERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!! Nala screamed at the top of her lungs.

%u201CWater, eh? Coming riiiiiiiiight up!%u201D The rabbit said as it ducked behind the counter again. It hopped onto the counter with a fire hose and wearing a fire chief%u2019s helmet. She took aim at the frantic Nala and turned on the hose, a burst spray of water shooting out of it. Nala had run open mouth into the spray. As it kept pouring on and building up in her body, Nala began to bloat out further and further. Her cheeks puffed out as she tried to contain the water. Her clothes began to stretch out and her body began to sag. Fatter and fatter Nala grew as she looked as if she had become a two ton sloshing sack of her former self. The rabbit turned off the hose, then began to spin in place. The clerk attire and mustache flew off to reveal Jackie Jackrabbit. %u201CEnough water for ya, sistah? Ha HAW!%u201D She said, leaping into the air, running in place, and dashing off. Kitty walked over to her massive sister and poked at the amazing amount of flab she was now carting.

%u201CHeh, guess your suspicious were right on the money, eh, Nala?%u201D Kitty said, continuing to poker away at her.

%u201COh, GOD, NOW I don%u2019t wanna go home. Not if I look like THIS!%u201D Nala cried out. She then began to lose her balance and fell on her back, then started rolling down a nearby hill. %u201CWhoooooaaaaaaaaaa!!!%u201D

%u201CNala!!%u201D Kitty shouted, dashing after her. Nala%u2019s massive form kept rolling until she rolled stomach first into a nearby uplifted land. The force in which she hit was so hard that the water started spraying out of her mouth and sent her rocketing in the opposite, and Kitty%u2019s, direction. Kitty started skidding and was immediately hit and sent riding behind Nala%u2019s deflating form. With all the water that exited her body, Nala%u2019s former shape began to return to normal. After a minute of spraying, Nala was herself again. She looked at her restored body and began hugging it. As they were still in midair, they soon hit the ground and started rolling until they eventually stopped.

%u201CUh...sorry.%u201D Nala said.

%u201CNo worries.%u201D Kitty replied.

%u201CWow, that was SOME weight loss plan you had their, sistah!%u201D A voice cried out from across the field. Jackie was back. Nala got up to her feet, a look of fury about her.

%u201CThat%u2019s IT! I%u2019m gonna kill you, you stupid rabbit!%u201D Nala then started to give chase as Jackie ran off as well.

%u201CNala, wait for me!%u201D Kitty cried out, following her enraged sister.

_________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTER FOUR
_________________________________________________________________________________


The chase took them up a mountain as from afar, you could see the smoke generated from the trio%u2019s run. Far up the mountain was a rope bridge, which Jackie quickly crossed. She then took out a headband from behind her back and took a karate stance.

%u201CHOOOOOOOOOOOWAH!%u201D Jackie shrieked as she chopped the blocks that held the bridge on her end. It collapsed and was sent flying towards the other end of the pass, crashing against the mountainside. Nala saw this and began screeching to a halt, stopping mere INCHES before running off the edge.

%u201CPHEW! That was a close one.%u201D Nala said. Kitty then zipped past Nala and right over the abyss. Nala%u2019s heart dropped as she witnessed Kitty%u2019s predicament. %u201CKITTY, NOOOO!!!%u201D

%u201CWhat?%u201D Kitty said, stopping and looking behind her. %u201CWhat%u2019s wrong, Nala?%u201D Nala looked in bewilderment as Kitty was standing in midair high over the pass.

%u201CWhat the...how in the world...%u201D Nala stuttered. Kitty then slapped her sleeve against her face.

%u201CNalaaaaaaaa! Come on, you CAN%u2019T be this cartoon dense!%u201D Kitty said. %u201CThis is one of the oldest tricks in the book, older than the items behind the back one!%u201D

%u201CEasy for YOU to say. I can%u2019t do that trick, remember?%u201D Nala reminded her kid sister.

%u201CIt%u2019s so simple, even YOU can do it. C%u2019mon, give it a try!%u201D Kitty said, waving her sister over. Nala was hesitant at first and with good reason. That drop had to go on for miles and it certainly didn%u2019t guarantee a safe landing. But unless they got across this pass, they%u2019d never catch up with Jackie. Nala took a big gulp, closed her eyes, and stepped over the edge. Her eyes squinched as she did this, but she felt as if she was still on solid ground. %u201CNala! Nala, you%u2019re doing it!%u201D she heard Kitty shout out to her. Nala slowly opened her eyes and saw Kitty hopping up and down in excitement. She completely opened her eyes and looked around, then behind her. Like her sister before her, she really WAS walking in midair!

%u201CHuh...heh heh! I%u2019m doing it. I%u2019m actually doing it!%u201D Nala said. She then proceeded to take one more step. Then another towards Kitty.

%u201CSee? I told you it was easy!%u201D Kitty said. %u201CNow come on, let%u2019s catch up with Jackie!%u201D

%u201CRight!%u201D Nala said, a little more confident in her cartoon abilities in this world now. Kitty stopped at the other end of the pass and looked back at Nala.

%u201COh, just one more thing, Nala. Whatever you do, do NOT look down.%u201D Kitty said.

%u201CWhy?%u201D Nala said, looking down.

%u201CI TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THAT!!%u201D Kitty screamed. Nala got a good look at the abyss that laid below her. Soon enough, her body plummeted as her neck stretched out, her head in the same place it was as the rest of her fell.

%u201C...oh, sh...%u201D Nala was cut off as her head zipped to meet the rest of her falling self.

%u201CNALA!%u201D Kitty cried out to her falling sister as she disappeared into the abyss. Nala screamed as loud as she had ever screamed before as the ground rushed to meet her. She was sure this was it for her. Below her sat Jackie Jackrabbit, watching above her as Nala fell.

%u201CAhhhh, I better do something about this.%u201D Jackie said. She reached behind her and pulled out a giant trampoline, then placed it directly under Nala. Nala%u2019s screams got louder as she got closer and soon, she fell right into the middle of the trampoline. The impact bent the trampoline back so far and hard that as it recoiled, it sent Nala rocketing back to the top of the mountain from where she fell.

%u201CHuh? Jackie..SAVED me?%u201D Nala gasped. %u201CWhoa...I guess I was wrong about the little cottontail. Maybe she isn%u2019t so bad after all.%u201D Kitty could see her sister flying back up and a look of relief came about her, though she wasn%u2019t sure exactly HOW it happened. Jackie then showed up somehow, walking next to Kitty and holding a frying pan.
%u201CS%u2019cuse me, sistah.%u201D Jackie said, holding out the frying pan over the edge. In seconds, Nala smacked straight into it with a loud CLAAAAAAAANG! Kitty winced at this sight as Jackie moved the pan over to solid ground and shook it up and down a few times. Kitty witnessed as Nala fell out of the pan, reduced to a small disk. She hit the ground bottom first and started wobbling for a bit after impact. She was finally still. Her face was in a shocked expression and most of her top features were imprinted on that side of the disc. %u201CNow don%u2019t say I never did anything for ya.%u201D Jackie said, running off again.

_________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTER FIVE
_________________________________________________________________________________


Kitty had reformed Nala and the two resumed their search. At one point, they were able to see some rabbit footprints in some snow coming from a nearby cavernous entrance. Nala and Kitty looked at each other and trekked on. It was a rather simple walk through, but they were surprised to see what was out the other end of the cave. They stepped out and everywhere they looked, it had become winter in the forest!

%u201CWow, look at all the snow! It wasn%u2019t like that earlier!%u201D Kitty said. Nala was shivering like mad. She wasn%u2019t exactly dressed for a wintery situation such as this. She looked over at a nearby lake, which had chunks of ice floating on it and in the distance could see Jackie Jackrabbit waving at them.

%u201CThere she is!%u201D Nala stuttered out and sneezing right afterwards. %u201CUgh, GOD, I need a hot cocoa right now...%u201D Kitty then reached behind her back again and pulled one out. Nala looked at her with an annoyed face. %u201CThat%u2019s not funny, but thanks.%u201D She said, taking it and drinking the thing in one gulp. It was hot, but she%u2019d rather the heat than the absurd cold she was feeling right now. %u201CAnyway, looks like we need to cross this lake if we want to get over there.%u201D Kitty walked over to the edge of the lake and pulled her right hand out of her oversized sleeve. She put the tip of her pointer finger in the water and within and instant, her whole body turned blue and her hair white from the frigid temperature.

%u201CBRRRRRRRRRRRR, NO W-W-W-WAY!%u201D Kitty shivered, rubbing her arms up and down to heat herself up as she started returning to her normal colors. %u201CI have an idea of what would happen if I fell in there! I%u2019m going around.%u201D With that, Kitty started dashing around the lake.

%u201CIf we did that, that rabbit%u2019ll be long gone by the time we got there! Kitty, come back!%u201D Nala shouted. But her faux catgirl sister%u2019s mind had been made up it would seem. %u201CGuh...I don%u2019t exactly like the thought of falling in myself, but what choice do I have? I%u2019m coming over there, you stupid rabbit!%u201D Nala then leapt onto one of the ice chunks. It started to sway and bob with her applied weight, but she fought to stay balanced. Once she managed that, she leapt over to the other chunk. It way have taken a bit of time within each leap to stay balanced so as to not fall into the arctic water below, but Nala was making better progress than Kitty, who was still running her way over from the side of the lake. Nala got a sense of accomplishment as she neared Jackie, who was surprisingly still standing in the same spot and watching Nala come closer. %u201CYou don%u2019t look too concerned there, Jackie. Aren%u2019t you worried that I%u2019m getting closer to winning this game of your%u2019s?%u201D

%u201CWell, norrrrrmally, I WOULD, but there%u2019s one thing you didn%u2019t take into account, sistah.%u201D Jackie responded as Nala got to the chunk closest to Jackie.

%u201CAnd that is?%u201D Nala asked.
%u201CThat I would do this.%u201D Jackie said, reaching over and pushing Nala. Nala started wobbling and swinging her arms in the air, but all for naught as she fell into the water below with a large splash. Jackie then leapt up, clicked her heels, and zoomed off as Kitty had just gotten there.

%u201COhhhh! So close!%u201D Kitty said, throwing her fist down in a %u201Cshoot!%u201D manner. She looked behind her and from the lake popped out a large cube of ice with Nala stuck in the middle, completely blued and making a horrified expression, obviously signifying how cold she was before she froze over. %u201CWhuh-oh...see, THAT%u2019S why I didn%u2019t wanna try that!%u201D Kitty said, reaching behind her and pulling out a pair of ice tongs and a hammer with a large nail. With the tongs she struggled in pulling out Nala from the lake. Once she did, with the cube%u2019s position having Nala on the side, she tossed the tongs and grabbed the hammer and nail. %u201CGotta do this juuuuust right.%u201D Kitty said, striking the nail with the hammer on a spot in the middle of the ice cube. Upon impact, it started to shatter and collapsed to a bunch of pieces...but so did Nala herself. %u201COOPS! Darn, I hit it too hard.%u201D Kitty said tossing the hammer and nail away and pulling out a sweep brush, a pan, and a trash can. She swept up the frozen chunks of Nala and dumped then in the trash can, then shook it up. Within moments, Nala poked out of the trash can somewhat dazed. %u201CHow are you feeling?%u201D

%u201CShaken, not stirred...%u201D Nala managed to say before collapsing back into the trash can.

_________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTER SIX
_________________________________________________________________________________


After leaving the frozen area and entering warmer climates within the forest again, Nala was on a rock thinking to herself as Kitty was pulling out more items from behind her as if looking for something. A giant pile of miscellaneous objects were next to her.

%u201CMyaaaah...%u201D Kitty meowed in annoyance. %u201CYou%u2019d think that with all this stuff that I%u2019d have a Ninentdo DS around or something.%u201D Kitty said as she pulled out the letters D and S. A lightbulb then formed above Nala.

%u201CHey!%u201D Nala began. %u201CDon%u2019t these cartoon rabbits always live in holes in the ground?%u201D

%u201CYeah.%u201D Kitty said, tossing the letters aside.

%u201CWell, all we have to do is find Jackie%u2019s! We%u2019ll wait for her nearby and then get the jump on her whenever she decides to show up! And if by any chance she%u2019s already there, we%u2019ll have her right where we want her!%u201D Nala explained. %u201CNow the only question is how are we going to find her hole?%u201D

%u201CWell, we could follow the signs.%u201D Kitty said.

%u201CWait a minute, what?%u201D Nala asked. Kitty then pointed to many signs on the side of the path saying stuff along the lines of %u2018This way to Jackie%u2019s%u2019 %u2018Jackie%u2019s home ahead%u2019 and the like. %u201CWell, at least she%u2019s making things a little easier for us...%u201D Nala and Kitty ran down the path, following the signs until finally they came up to a hole with a mailbox nearby that said Jackie%u2019s full name on it. %u201CThis must be the place, Katrine!%u201D

%u201CGolly, I never woulda guessed.%u201D Kitty said jokingly. Nala bent down over the hole.

%u201CWe better make sure if she%u2019s here or not first. No sense in lying in wait if she%u2019s already home.%u201D Nala said. She poked her head in the hole, but then was shoved out, only now she had some sort of hose in her mouth that was coming from the hole. Jackie popped out with an annoyed look on her face and a helium tank in hand in which the hose was connected to.

%u201CDidn%u2019t %u2018cher mother ever tell you to knock before entering someone%u2019s home?%u201D Jackie said, turning the knob on the tank. Nala%u2019s cheeks then puffed up and soon, her body started to puff up as well. Kitty watched in awe as her sister started inflating in front of her. Unlike earlier on in this adventure where Nala became fatter and fatter from the huge amount of water Jackie sprayed into her, she was getting rounder and rounder. Her arms and legs all bulged outward as her hands and feet seemed to get sucked into the limbs as they bulged. With all the helium in her, Nala began to float upwards, the hose in her mouth being all that kept her from floating away. After about a minute of this, Nala was the size of a hot air balloon! Jackie then had a very devious look on her face as she reached for the hose to pull it away. There was no way Nala could hold all that air in, so she started rapidly shaking her head in a no matter, the only way she could plead with Jackie not to do it. However, Jackie nodded her head in a yes matter and yanked the hose out of her mouth. Nala struggled, but it was no use. The air started rushing out of her mouth and she began zipping up and down, left and right, doing loops and the like as she deflated. Kitty and Jackie followed Nala%u2019s flight path until she shot straight into the air. With the final amount of helium leaving her body, Nala regained her normal shape, but she was miles high in the sky.

%u201C...Not again.%u201D Nala meekly said as she once again plummeted to the ground below. Kitty started running around on the ground trying to get under her falling sister.

%u201CDon%u2019t worry, Nala! I%u2019ll catch you!%u201D Kitty said, arms outstretched and standing under Nala%u2019s shadow, however. As it got smaller with Nala%u2019s rapid approach, Nala slammed into the ground next to Kitty. %u201COops...%u201D When the dust cleared, there was a large Nala shaped hole where she had crashed. Jackie hopped over to it.

%u201CAwww, I%u2019m jealous! Your hole is much bigger than mine!%u2019 Jackie laughed. Nala then shot out the hole and climbed out of it, a look of rage clearly on her as she stomped towards Jackie. %u201C%u2013%u2013now, now, sistah, calm down...%u201D

%u201CTHE REMOTE. NOW!%u201D Nala screamed as she moved closer.

%u201COkay, okay, here, just don%u2019t hurt me!%u201D Jackie said, reaching into her pocket and pulling out a remote. She then held it out to Nala as Nala snatched it away.

%u201CHah, FINALLY. Now we can go ho...huh?%u201D Nala said, noticing something different about the remote. It actually had a lit fuse coming out from the top of it. The fuse got closer and closer to the remote itself. %u201C...somehow, I knew it wasn%u2019t going to be that easy...%u201D

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

Once the smoke from the explosion settled, there was a giant black mark where Nala was standing. Kitty looked over at the mark and from above it, several items fell on the ground where the mark was. These were all that remained of Nala, which were her green hair band, her top, her shorts, her sneakers, her eyeballs, and her teeth, which were clattering on the ground like a wind-up toy.

%u201CHuh, you don%u2019t seem too concerned that your sister just got blown to smithereenies there, kiddo.%u201D Jackie said, mentioning no look of surprise, shock, or worry on Kitty%u2019s face as it pertained to Nala%u2019s apparent demise.

%u201COf course not, this is easy to fix!%u201D Kitty said, glee in her voice. %u201CWatch. I%u2019m looking at all that%u2019s left of Nala, right? Now I look at yoooooooou.%u201D Kitty%u2019s view shifted over to Jackie. %u201CNow I look back over here.%u201D Kitty%u2019s view returned to the remains of Nala, but when they did, Nala was standing there as if her being blown to pieces never happened. %u201CTa-daaaaah! Off screen healing!%u201D

%u201CWhoa, wah...wasn%u2019t I just blown up?%u201D Nala said, dazed and confused.

%u201CHuh...well, I gotta admit, I kinda forgot about that little trick. Ah well!%u201D Jackie said, taking off again.

%u201CAw, man! Not that I want to leave anytime soon, but we%u2019ll never catch her at this rate!%u201D Kitty said.

%u201CNoooooot necessarily.%u201D Nala said. %u201CI%u2019ve actually been doing some thinking back to any and all cartoons I could remember since that seems like the only way you can survive in this damn world and I MIGHT have a plan that%u2019ll win us this game yet!%u201D

%u201CIt%u2019s nothing like the last one, is it?%u201D Kitty asked.

%u201CNope! I%u2019m actually going to use this cartoon logic to our advantage!%u201D

%u201CBut, Nala! You%u2019re too closed minded to cartoon logic! You cant even do the items behind the back trick!%u201D

%u201CMaybe so, but if I could have all that%u2019s happened to me happen to me, not to mention get blown up and still remain okay, maybe there%u2019s not as much to this cartoon logic stuff than everyone makes it out to be. Come on! We need to get as high as we can!%u201D Nala grabbed Kitty and they started climbing up the trees, all the while keeping on Jackie%u2019s heels.

_________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTER SEVEN
_________________________________________________________________________________


The Navilos sisters could see Jackie running beneath them as they hopped from tree to tree, going as high as each would allow until finally they could go no higher.

%u201CNala, c%u2019mon, at least tell me what your plan is!%u201D Kitty asked. %u201CI mean, why are we even this high? You%u2019ve already fallen thrice today! Are you trying to do your best Wile E. Coyote or something?

%u201C*siiigh* If you MUST know...%u201D Nala said, then began whispering in Kitty%u2019s real ear. Her kitty ears then began perking as Nala explained her plan and a smile came onto her face.

%u201COooh, I like that! But do you really think it%u2019ll work?%u201D Kitty asked.

%u201CWell, for you, it%u2019s bound to. Me?...well, I just hope this whole experience has left me open minded enough for it to.%u201D Nala answered. Jackie came into view below them. %u201CNOW!%u201D Nala shouted as the two leapt out from the top of the tree they were on. They were mighty high in the air and Jackie could hear the whistle from their plummeting. She looked above, confused as to what they were planning.

%u201CUhh, if you were trying to get the jump on me, gals, this AIN%u2019T the way to go about it.%u201D Jackie said as she moved out of the way from their falling path. Nala had a determined look on her face as the ground came closer and closer. Jackie watched the two sisters slam into the ground, but something different happened. Once Nala and Kitty made impact, they both suddenly split into about fifty small Nalas and Kittys respectively. A look of shock came about Jackie as she was promptly overrun with Mini-Naviloses! Fifty Mini-Nalas and Mini-Kittys pinned down her legs while forty nine Mini-Nalas and Mini-Kittys pinned down her arms. The remaining ones from each sister climbed onto her chest to stare her in the eyes.

%u201CYou give up yet?%u201D The head Mini-Nala said in a squeakier tone than when she was as normal.

%u201CAuugh! Errgh!%u201D Jackie said, trying to struggle away, but it was to no avail.%u201D All right, all right, ya got me! You win!%u201D The Mini-Naviloses all began to cheer after hearing Jackie%u2019s declaration of defeat. They released her and all started to pile up in two spots. Once they had all gathered, they all reformed back into one Nala and one Kitty in their normal sizes.

%u201CHa ha, yay! We did it, Nala! Your plan really worked! AND you were able to pull it off...too!?%u201D Kitty said, looking at Nala in shock. She then broke out laughing.

%u201CWhat? What, what%u2019s so funny?%u201D Nala asked.

%u201CMyeeheeheeheehee! Look at your face!%u201D Kitty said, pulling out a mirror and holding it to Nala%u2019s view. Nala had reformed bodily wise, but her face was misarranged! Her mouth was on her forehead, her eyes sideways and one on her cheek with the other on her chin, her nose was upside down and her eyebrows were above and below it as well.

%u201CUr...hey, not ALL great plans go without a single flaw, you know!%u201D Nala shouted. Jackie couldn%u2019t help but laugh at this, too.


_________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTER EIGHT
_________________________________________________________________________________


Nala, Kitty, and Jackie were back in the area they were at when they first arrived in Jackie%u2019s world. As per agreement to the game, Jackie gave Nala the remote, the REAL remote. Nala tossed it up and caught it in the air and caught it. She could almost hear one of those RPG Battle Victory themes playing in her head.

%u201CWell, hey, you beat me at my own game, sistahs. But you gotta admit that we had some fun together, right?%u201D Jackie asked.

%u201CFun?%u201D Nala said, looking down at Jackie. %u201CFUN!?%u201D

%u201CNala, calm down...%u201D Kitty said.
%u201CLet me tell you something, rabbit. Ever since I got here, I%u2019ve been electrocuted, had my brain ripped out of my skull, flattened, overheated, fattened, fallen more times than I care to remember, smashed into a frisbee, frozen, shattered, inflated into a balloon, and blown to pieces!%u201D Nala said, backing up Jackie with each step. %u201CAnd you ask me if I had FUN!? Well, to you I say...%u201D Nala then stood up and had a calmer look about her. %u201CYes. Yeah, I actually did.%u201D

%u201CHeh!%u201D Jackie said as Kitty wiped her forehead in relief.

%u201CBeing here helped me remember how I DID used to watch cartoons back when I was Kitty%u2019s age and believe it or not, I actually wished that such was possible in real life. I guess I was too focused on all the bad that had happened to me here that I forgot about that, not to mention the most important thing: I%u2019m STILL here.%u201D Nala said.

%u201CSee, Nala? It wasn%u2019t so bad after all!%u201D Kitty said.

%u201CWell, I%u2019ve heard horror stories on how bad life OUTSIDE the TV can be, so you%u2019re more than welcome to stay here if you like, sistahs.%u201D Jackie offered.

%u201CREALLY!?%u201D Kitty gasped, but Nala pulled her back.

%u201CThanks, but honestly, we don%u2019t belong here. As much as the real world might suck, we%u2019ve got friends out there that get us through it. I wouldn%u2019t leave them for anything.%u201D Nala replied.

%u201CYeeeeah, me, too, honestly.%u201D Kitty added in. Jackie just nodded.

%u201CWell, then, I guess this goodb...naaaaw, I never liked that word. More like %u2018see youse later%u2019. After all, I%u2019m only a channel click away, eh?%u201D Jackie said, waving goodbye to the sisters as she took off running back into the forest. Nala and Kitty waved back and then focused on the remote.

%u201CAll right, then...we got the remote, so how do we use it?%u201D Kitty asked.

%u201CI don%u2019t know...maybe if we push last?%u201D Nala said, pushing it. In that second, everything got brighter and Nala and Kitty felt themselves being pushed through something. Back in their living room, they both got shot out from the screen and thrown into their living room couch. They both looked around and sighed in relief that the plan worked.

%u201CMan, is it great to get back home!%u201D Nala breathed out. %u201CThe other Rogues are NEVER gonna believe this.%u201D

%u201COh! We should prolly call them, let them know we%u2019re back and okay.%u201D Kitty said.

%u201CYeah, you%u2019re right.%u201D Nala said, reaching behind her and pulling out a phone. Kitty%u2019s eyes widened at this sight.

%u2018N...NALA! How%u2019d you do that!? We%u2019re not cartoon characters anymore!%u201D Kitty shouted, flabbergasted.

%u201CWhat? This was on the couch somehow, I was sitting on it when we got thrown here from the TV.%u201D Nala replied. %u201CWhat? Did you honestly think...%u201D

%u201CUh...no, no, no, of course not! I, I knew that!%u201D Kitty said, crossing her arms.

%u201CHahaha, riiiight.%u201D Nala said, punching in numbers, Kitty then looked to the TV as the Jackie Jackrabbit episode was ending.

%u201CStill, it WOULDA been pretty cool.%u201D Kitty said with a smile. On the TV, Jackie winked at the viewers as the show faded to black and the words %u201CThe End%u201D showed up on screen.


The End