Second Half: Part 2

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As the Tunes Cheered. Dom watches as Al G. calls out to him, "Hey, Dom, are you a Tune, or are you a Goon? Tune or Goon? Tune or Goon? Make up your mind. Make up your mind. Let's go. Sit down." Dom sits down as LeBron watches.

"Yeah. Way to get looney out there." Malin spoke, sitting next to Bugs. Granny cheers and laughs, "Ooh-whee!" Tweety flies in the air, "We did it!" The other Tunes laughed, "All right!- Whoo-hoo! Yee-haw!- Drinks on me!- Boy, that was awesome!- Go, team!- Now that's what I call momentum, son."

Malin notices LeBron no longer looking at them but at the opposite side of the court, "LeBron?Hey, you with us?" The basketball player turns to the Tune Squad, "Let's end this. I'm getting my son back."

The buzzer sounds, and Malin tosses the ball to LeBron James. Dom was ready to stop his father as LeBron handled the ball. Bugs glances at Malin, "I wonder what move he's gonna do." Suddenly, LeBron tucks the ball under his arm, making everyone stop. Dom looks at his father in confusion, "Dad, what are you doing? We're in the middle of a game. Dad..."

LeBron takes a deep breath, "Dom, your game is amazing, son. But I guess I would've known that if I would've listened more. Sorry, I didn't. For me, when I was a kid, the things that I went through to get where I am now, I had to be a certain way. Yeah, it helped me win games, but not so much being a dad. I'm still learning how. You're teaching me. I want you to be yourself. Do you understand how much I love you? Do you understand how important you are to me? How very special you are? I mean, I don't even know if I'm saying this right." The ball bounces off as he tosses it aside.

"Sounds right to me," Dom spoke. Suddenly, he throws his arms around his father, "I love you, Dad."

"I love you too, son." 

The crowd starts applauding as the jumbotron shows the image of the father and son hugging. Daffy wipes a tear, "Oh, now, that's beautiful." Granny claps, "Let's go!" Yosemite Sam hollers, "Whoo!" Malin's eyes filled with tears, "I think I'm gonna cry."

"Not me." Bugs starts wailing, and Malin blushes, "Bugs, pull it together." Al G.'s distorted voice startles everyone on the court, "Zip it!" The crowd quiets as Al G. turns back to the Tune Squad, "You two are a joke, you know that?"

Dom steps around his father, "I got this, Dad." Al G. speaks in his normal voice, "Oh, what? You got something to say?"

"Yeah. I think you want people to fear you more than anything. And I'm not about that, Al G. I'm playing with my dad."

"First of all, it's Mr. Rhythm to you, you little traitor. Second of all, you're not. You're playing against your dad. See what this says? 'Goon Squad.' You already made your choice, Dom. Right, Pete? He can't..." He turns his head to see Pete whimpering.

"Pete, are you crying? There's no crying in the Serververse, Pete!" Al G. scoffs, "All right. Yeah, all right. I see how it is, Dom." Back in his distorted voice, "I see how it is. I gave you everything!" 

Dom turns away and walks up to the Tunes Squad benches. Foghorn pats on his shoulder, "I say, I say, good to have you, son." Porky moves to the side, "Great spot for you right here, kid."

Malin, her eyes filled with determination, turns to Bugs as the weight of their mission sinks in, "Now that we have him on our team, the big question is: How are we going to beat these guys?" Bugs ponders for a moment, rubbing his chin thoughtfully, "Remember when you first met Lola, and you transformed into your Looney state?" Malin nods, her mind racing with possibilities. Bugs turns to face the computer-generated team and suggests, "Can you do the same with them?" As Malin places her hand on Bugs' shoulder, she takes a deep breath and explains, "I did feel a strange energy source coming from them when I was hit by White Mamba and Wet Fire. It was like I was absorbing their power." Bugs raises an intrigued eyebrow, "If you did..."

"I believe I can use it against them."

"Eh. What's up, Dom?" Bugs turns to Dom with a smile. Dom returns the gesture, "Oh, it's so nice to meet you." LeBron hands Dom a Tune Squad shirt, "Here you go, Dom."

"Thanks, Dad."

Al G. stands in the middle of the court, "Fine. You wanna join these losers? You go ahead, Dom. 'Cause it's not your game anymore." He speaks in his distorted voice, "I am the game. King Kong ain't got nothin' on me!" Suddenly, Al G. begins to grow, making everyone back up.

He gives a distorted laugh, "Yo, King. You're about to lose your family, your friends, those Tunes, everything you love."

"I don't think so."

"Oh, it's on."

The crowd cheers as the ball is passed around. Malin takes the ball and begins running to the opposing team's hoop. Al G. blocks her way. Malin suddenly feels a powerful surge of energy rushing off of Al G. Rhythm. Quickly, she passes the ball to Lola, who catches it. She feels the strange power explosion into her, just like Wet Fire and White Mamba's energy.

"Yeah, Lola! All right!" LeBron calls out as Lola tosses the ball to him and makes the score. "Nice pass, King!" Lola responds back. The Tunes were ahead by two points. The crowd chants, "Let's go, Tunes! Let's go, Tunes! Let's go, Tunes!"

Al G. scoffs, "That's cute. But I thought I told you..." The ball goes backward from the hoop, taking back the two points. LeBron blinks, "What?"

"...it's my game now."

"Yo, yo, switching everything.- Yo', stay home. Bump out." The Goons mocked.

"Sic 'em, Goons."

The Brow releases a bird scream, bombing towards Bugs. LeBron grabs Bugs, pulling him back, "Get back, rabbit."

"Ow!" Bugs yelped. Malin grunts as The Brow pushes her. His energy rushes through her. "Incoming!' Al G. shouts, making a score. Everyone winces at the scoreboard. "Whoo! I'm a monster! We about to break the internet, baby! It's over." He shouts. Malin started to shake all over. Baring her teeth, she screams loudly, "Time out."

She steps beside Bugs, "I can't use my powers to transform, Bugs. But I'm absorbing their energy."

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