ALIVE AGAIN BEYOND THE YEARS
by FurryLesbianArmy
Cover A: A parody of Neal Morse's album "One." It's daytime. The character on the cover, turning his back and looking toward the distant city on the horizon, is Bugs. A blurred, semi-transparent, illusionary, cat-like shadow appears in the semi-plane.
Cover B: A parody of Neal Morse's album "One”, completely mirrored direction. It's nighttime. The character on the cover, with her back turned and looking toward the distant city on the horizon, is Penelope. You can see in a blurry, semi-transparent, as if it were an illusion, a rabbit shadow, similar to Bugs, appears in the semi-plane
Starring:
Bugs Bunny
Penelope Pussycat
Carthy McDouglas
Nyphia?
Pages: 66 + Covers
(5 FRAMES PER PAGE)
Pg 1
*NEW MILLENIUM’S EVE*
It's a celebration of biblical proportions all around
Everyone: 10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…
From New York, the main clock appears, displaying a message that says "NEW YEAR, NEW MILLENNIUM"
Everyone: 2000!!!
Everywhere there are celebrations, from hugs, to drinking with friends
And there are even kisses from various couples everywhere, straight, gay and lesbians
Fireworks explode in the starry sky
Pg 2
The next morning, some people still did not leave, spending the whole night awake, some of them are completely drunk, puking on the street
In one panel we see a couple of a bisexual guy with a girl and a boy, lying on a bed, after having had a great night, smiling curled up
Bi-boy: I don’t know these two…yet…hope my wife doesn’t get mad
In another panel we see a bisexual girl between a girl and boy, lying on a bed, after a wholesome pleasure night
Bi-girl: I’m a happy sandwich…hope my husband doesn’t get mad
Shops were closed, with a sign that read "CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY"
Many people are standing in endless lines on the highways, going on vacation
Pg 3
A guy dressed as a sausage stole a horse and rides down the street, being chased by the police
Sausage man: The Viennese are coming! The Viennese are coming!
Everything looks like full of happiness, but no, in a house in Acme Acres, a house where there are carrot icons on the door, something happens
We go into the house, the house is a mess, it's dirty, full of dust, dirty floor
There's bottles of wine here, there, the trash bag is full
And in the bedroom of the house, someone lies sleeping
Pg 4
Bugs Bunny, Bugs Bunny himself is lying on his bed, his fur is more unkempt, his image is more wasteful, his eyes are colder and emptier than before, as if he were someone else
Bugs woke up, sitting on his bed
Bugs: *think* A good day, isn't it, Bugs?
The rabbit put on the first thing he found to start his routine
Bugs: *think* When did I wash this? Bah! As if I care!
Bugs Cooks in a Bowl
Bugs: *think* I'm running out of oats, rice, pasta, wheat…
Bugs takes the car keys
Bugs: NNNNGGGH...! *think* I have no choice but to get out of the pigsty in the other pigsty
Pg 5
Bugs drives his car, which is rusty and old, as if it hasn't been serviced in years
Bugs watches in the cracked rearview mirror as the police blow the siren
Bugs: GOD DAMMIT! NOW WHAT?!
Policewoman are about to fine Bugs
Policeman: Sir, I don't know if you know, but you don't have the rear license plate and...
The policewoman is amazed to see who she stopped, Bugs doesn't even try to feel empathy, he just distances himself emotionally
Police: GASP! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! YOU ARE…BUGS BUNNY! THE LUCKY RABBIT!
Bugs: That's right, it's me, sweetheart
Bugs covers his face with one hand, trying not to be so bored
Police: You're fatter than on TV! And you looked clearer and more radian on TV! Besides-!
Bugs: To the point, girl! What is the fine?
Pg 6
The police tear up the ticket and make it a paper ball
Police: Fine? Oh, yes! Maybe I can forget the fine...
Bugs: If I give you an autograph?
Bugs receives the notebook and pen from the police
Bugs: What's your name, girl?
Police: Alex... Alex Anna Thespian, hehe, it’s my full name
Bugs finishes his autograph
Bugs:... Hey, what's new, cop?
Penelope: You can also make one for my daughter, she's a big fan of yours too
Police smile in a friendly way towards the rabbit
Bugs: What's your daughter's name?
Police: Penelope!
Bugs throws the notebook in the face of the police and he raises the car window
Pg 7
Bugs accelerates the car and leaves immediately
Bugs leaves the car outside the supermarket
Bugs is shopping with a cart
Bugs: Canned bread? English bread? Wholemeal bread? Logarithmic Bread? Rice Bread? Donkey Dick Bread?
Behind Bugs, the guy in sausage costume still riding the horse passes by
Bugs: Vienna Bread?
Sausage: THE VIENNESE ARE COMING! THE VIENNESE ARE COMING!
Bugs watches in the distance, not knowing what
Pg 8
Far ahead, Bugs observes a cat from behind, identical to Penelope
Bugs' eyes light up, thinking that Penelope is here with him
Bugs takes the cat by the shoulders, joy on his face
Bugs: Penny Lane
But it wasn't Penelope, it was a human girl wearing a black jacket with cat's ears and tail
Bugs was disappointed by the truth, staring at the ground, but the girl in the jacket is excited
Bugs: Oh sorry! You're not...
Girl: GOD MY OH! GOD MY OH! GOD MY OH!
Pg 9
Girl in cat jacket calls her friends
Girl: Girls! Girls! Come here! Look who's here!
Bugs has several girls of different ages in front of him
Girls: IT'S BUGS BUNNY! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
Girls: I THINK I'M GOING TO PASS OUT!
Girls: IT'S FATTER THAN ON TV!
All the girls have a few things for Bugs to sign for them
Girls: Pleaseeee!
Bugs just exhale
Bugs: *sigh*
Bugs signed many things, from notebooks, keychains, shoes, glasses, papers, backpack, baseballs
Girl: But you don't play baseball!
Girl: SHUT UP! YOU DON'T WEAR GLASSES!
Pg 10
Bugs is about to retire but the girl in the cat jacket still has something for him
Bugs: I hope you're happy with this, girls, I'm retiring
Girl: Wait Mr. Bugs, I still have something I want you to sign
The girl takes off her cat jacket and throws it at her friends
Bugs turns around, with disappointment, pain, nostalgia and melancholy on his face
The girl had a Carrotblanca T-shirt
Girl: I went with my parents to see the film at the avantpremiere
Girl: Not true! Swan snuck in!
Girl: Shut your eyes, Tea!
A zoom to Carrotblanca's shirt, emphasizing Bugs and Penélope
Pg 11
Bugs takes the girl's shirt and starts signing, but with his eyes closed, unmotivated
Bugs turns the girl around and starts signing her back
Girl: GASP! LOOK! LOOK! MY PARENTS ARE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS!
Bugs finishes signing, takes his groceries, and leaves, with lots of pain in his face
The girl turns around to ask Bugs for one last favor, although all the girls behind her look at her back in amazement
Girl: Can you say one of your lines before you say goodbye? Please!
Bugs: I already did it
The back of the girl's white T-shirt clearly reads "HOW UGLY IT IS TO WALK ALONE FOR A LIFE WITHOUT LIGHTS"
Girl: What did you say? I don't get it!
Pg 12
Bugs returns to the car, with his groceries, about to start the engines
Bugs returns home, leaving the groceries in the pantry, with little subtlety
Bugs: I'll save them later, if I remember
Bugs opens a can of KA-KARROT brand beer!!
Bugs is simply in his bathtub, while drinking his beer, while talking on the phone
Bugs: Yes, to the usual address! You can keep the change! Thank you!
Bugs is eating Chinese food
Bugs: *think* I don't wanna cook right now
FLA: What a life this rabbit has, but... Aren't we forgetting someone?
Pg 13
*QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA*
In an ordinary city, there is a very placid and comfortable house
A delivery boy delivers the newspaper
Distributed: NEWSPAPER!!
Someone takes the newspaper from the ground
With a sad face, empty and with little desire to live, we find Penelope, in her new life in Queensland, being exiled by Warner Brothers
Penelope: Same old thing of everyday
Inside Penelope's house, unlike Bugs' house, it is completely white, tidy and clean... too neat and clean, giving a minimalist tone that is too absurd
Pg 14
Penelope sits at her white table, reading her diary, as she opens the door to her refrigerator
Penelope: Down Under newspaper says “Man infected his own face at car wash”
Penelope has no milk in the refrigerator
Penelope: Don't do this to me, milk! You can't finish now!
Penelope changes and gets ready to go to the store
Penelope grabs her shopping cart and starts shopping too much
Penelope: *think* I only came for milk and ended up buying some cattle, damn it!
Penelope goes through the refrigerator section
Penelope: *think* I wonder if there are any tuna sausages
Pg 15
Penelope starts seeing all brands
Penelope: Pork sausages, sausages with bacon, pepper sausages, sausages with onions, fat sausages, sausages with cheese, sausages with spicy
Penelope breaks the 4th wall, looking at the reader in confusion
Penelope takes a package of sausages and shows it to the audience, with little bitterness on her face, in addition, from behind appears the guy in sausage costume, but now it is the horse that rides him, still chased by the police
Penelope: Vienna sausages!
Sausage: THE VIENNESE ARE COMING! THE VIENNESE ARE COMING!
Then Penelope looks at another packet of mini sausages, melancholy on her face
The mini sausage pack had a photo of Bugs, it’s a special edition for sticker collection
Pg 16
Penelope leaves the refrigerator place, with a lot of pain on her face, trying not to let go of her emotions in such an indecent way
Penelope accidentally bumps into people standing in line
Client: HEY! WATCH OUT, CAT!
Penelope: I'm sorry, sir
Penelope leans back in the cart, while she observes the screens of offers and advertisements
One of the advertisements was about mini sausages
Advertisement: For you kids, the Looney Tunes have arrived to your favorite mini sausages, Claypool sausages, which now come with collectible stickers of your favorite characters
And then a video of Bugs promoting said sausages, using a sausage as a carrot
Advertisement: Collect them all!
Pg 17
Penelope is still leaning back in the cart, looking at nothing but the advertising
Penelope: Why?
Penelope wakes up from her mental blackout with a scream
Cashier: NEXT!
Penelope: HUH?!
Penelope is next in line, unaware of how much time has passed
Cashier: WHO’S NEXT?!
Penelope is settling her purchases on the treadmill to pay for everything
The cashier only looks at dairy products, from milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, cream, condensed milk, etc
Pg 18
The cashier tries to talk to Penelope, who only has her sad and lost eyes with her head on the treadmill
Cashier: You must like milk a lot, right?
Penelope: I’m a cat
The cashier keeps talking to the cat
Cashier: They would be... 261.40. Cash or Credit Card?
Penelope: Cash, please
The cashier greets someone behind Penelope with great excitement
Cashier: LOOK WHO'S HERE?!
???: HEY MOE!!
The cashier and the customer hug each other, apparently they are friends
Cashier: How you have been, my lifelong friend? It has been like 6 or 7 years!
Client: Yes, I was studying medicine in Sydney
Cashier: And what happened?
The cashier and the customer continue talking, while Penelope continues to look for how to pay, not paying any attention
Client: I graduated!
Cashier: CONGRATULATIONS, MY BUD! Then can I ask you…
Pg 19
Penelope goes into shock when she hears that phrase, Penelope's face is one of total sadness, pain, helplessness, her mouth swings downwards
Cashier: WHAT'S UP, DOC?!
Penelope places the money on the treadmill, much to the surprise of the cashier and the customer/doctor
Penelope has tears in her eyes, bagging her groceries very fast and wild
Cashier: Excuse me, miss, you'll see... It's a friend I don't see for a long time and-
Penelope leaves the supermarket checkout, wiping away tears
Cashier: Miss, your change!
Penelope: KEEP IT!
Penelope tries to open her car and put all the bags inside, but she's shaking so much she can't do anything
Pg 20
Penelope is driving home, radiating negative emotions, pain, denial, sadness, submission, driving through the streets
Penelope arrives home, enters opening the doors of the house with brute force, wanting the day to end
Penelope lies on the white couch, grabbing a pillow to scream the pain
Penelope: MMMMMMMMMMH!!
Penelope feels someone knock on the door
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
Opening the door, Penelope observes the man dressed as a sausage and the horse with a sign that says "THE VIENNESE ARE COMING", but Penelope only breaks the 4th wall to reproach us
Sausage: Miss, do you want to support the revolutionary sausage army and fight against the Viennese? You better brace yourself, they are coming!
Penelope: CUT IT OUT! THIS GAG IS NOT FUNNY!
Pg 21
We go back to Bugs, who is on the phone, waiting for someone to answer
Who was the rabbit talking to? To the executives of Warner Brothers
Executive: Hello?
Bugs: Listen man, I did everything you asked me to do, it's been like 5 years, and it feels like an eternity, please... I’m begging you…
The executive doesn't pay any attention to Bugs, he starts answering Bugs' prayer
Executive: Do we have to have this talk at least once a year? You know that, by contract you can't-
Bugs: I KNOW! I KNOW! BUT-!
Bugs hears everything the Warner Bros. executive says, and feels a chill in his chest
Executive: In fact, I don't think her husband wants to see you, he doesn't like rabbits
Bugs: Husband?
Executive: You didn't know? The cat married and then she quits
Bugs imagines that Penelope is standing next to a tall, pregnant male figure
Executive: She made her life away from you, apparently you weren't that important to her after all, I think she's expecting her 2nd child
Bugs: It’s not true! Tell me it's not true!
Executive: She's happy... without you, rabbit! Now it's your turn! BE. HAPPY. WITHOUT. HER! *Cut*
Pg 22
The executive's phone rings again
Executive: Their calls are becoming more and more synchronized.
The one who is calling is Penelope, trying to negotiate a deal with the executive, as well as with Bugs
Executive: *coughs* Hello?
Penelope: Sir, do you remember me? I'm Penelope... Penelope Pussycat, I was working in Warner Brothers and-
Executive: I know who you are, and I was just about to call you, because I have 2 news for you
Penelope feels a painful electric shock from the back of her neck to her tail
Penelope: Gimme the good one first
Executive: Who said there’s a good one? Hehe... At least for you I don't think they are
The executive starts lying about Bugs' life
Executive: First, the rabbit doesn't remember you anymore, that's what his wife's much better and sexier body and beautiful children are for!
Penelope: Wife? Children? Bugs got married? And he has a family? And you didn't tell me anything?
Executive: That's right, we tried to send you the invitation to his wedding by letter, it must have been lost in the international postal office, you know, typical postal office problems
Penelope begins to imagine Bugs standing next to a very sexy female figure
Penelope: And the other new is a little less bad?
Executive: Oh right! You can come back whenever you want... You're fired! And I will tell you slowly and listen carefully. He's 100% happy without you, fish gobbler. NOW YOU. BE. HAPPY. WITHOUT. HIM! *Cut*
Pg 23
Page split in two, where on the left we see Bugs lying on his bed, staring at the ceiling, emotionally destroyed, with no turning back. On the right we see Penelope lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling, completely emotionally collapsed, there is nothing that brings her to feel something positive.
Bugs: She...?
Penelope: He...?
Bugs and Penelope: ... Married?
Pg 24
The next day is a martyrdom for Bugs and Penelope, Bugs is eating breakfast with his eyes lost
Penelope is settling her house with a lost view
Bugs walks down the street with a depression in his being
Penelope is looking out the window, with sadness overflowing on her face
On one panel, a heart is shattered, showing the death of the feeling of love in their beings, or that’s supposed to be implicated
Pg 25
Bugs' sight is already pure coldness, walking the streets
Penelope likewise, her face is a closure to all emotion that is not anger
Bugs tears the whole house apart, even more than it is, in total rage
Bugs: GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!
Penelope packs her bags and backpacks, ready to return and leave Queensland
Penelope: NYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!
Bugs heads to a bar to drown his sorrows
Pg 26
Penelope gets angry on the phone, screaming in anger
Penelope: IN 3 DAYS?! NO! I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE! RIGHT NOW!
*DAYS LATER*
Bugs is already at the bar, placing the money on the table
Bugs: Give me anything! Strong and icy! DON’T WASTE TIME! YOU KNOW WHO AM I?
Penelope is already at the airport, with her suitcases and backpacks, not seeing the hours to leave
Penelope: What are you waiting for, pilot?
Bugs starts drinking glass after glass of alcohol and mixtures, intoxicating his anguish
A group of dogs accompanies Bugs at the bar, to start getting drunk for X reasons
Dogs: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...!!
Pg 27
Dogs start talking about their sexual adventures
Dog: And how was the night with the gazelle?
Dog: That gazelle is a whore, addicted to my cock
Dog: And you? How about the penguin?
Dog: Cold on the outside, warm on the inside
The more the dogs talked, the more Bugs tried to disengage from reality
Dog: Do you remember the hippopotamus?
Dog: How coud I forget her? She was big where I like it the most and it made me big where she likes it the most
Dog: And then the lizard girl we met at the strip club that needed "support"?
Dog: Hehehe, that was a double prize... NO! TRIPLE PRIZE!!
Bugs leaves the bar, as he feels that "it is full"
Dog: Every girl is perfect to be…a lover
Dog: Definitely, though I have my exceptions
Dog: Like everyone else
Dog: Yes, cats are horrible!
Bugs feels like that comment will pierce his chest, feeling offended
Dogs: ALL FEMALE CATS ARE CRAP! HA HA HA HA!
One of the dogs is laughing at the comment
Dog: Can you imagine some stupid man enough to waste their time on a cat-girl? He must be a complete loser and-
Pg 28
The dogs had a chair thrown in his face, hitting him in the face
Bugs violently pounces on the dogs for that horrendous comment they made, asking for a fight
Bugs: RETRACT WHAT YOU SAID! YOU FUCKING BASTARD!
Bugs starts fighting with the dogs, taking and throwing punches everywhere
Bugs and the dogs are making a mess, furnitures are flying, alcohol bottles are flying, while the bartender just calls the police
Bartender: Hi, Jerry, yes, it happened again... I'll be waiting for you in 5!
Bugs and the dogs are taken to jail in handcuffs for rioting
Pg 30
Meanwhile, from the other side, in Queensland Airport, Penelope watches as a group of bird girls are also about to travel
Bird: To the South for the winter!
Bird: Conquer new lands!
Bird: And steal some hearts!
Penelope tries to close herself off in her world, not listening to what the female birds say
Bird: And were you lucky here?
Bird: What kind of question is that?
Bird: We've known each other all our lives, you should know the answer
Bird girls start talking about their "wild" stories
Bird: That male fox does know how to "pluck me"
Bird: The dog I was with last night also knows how to play "Hunt the bird"
Bird: And you made fun of me for going out with the elephant, without a doubt the best option for myself
Penelope decides to leave the airport waiting room, crossing near the avian girls
Bird: Hey, do you remember when the 3 of us threw ourselves naked in front of the lifeguard lion on the beach? That was so hot!
Bird: And the lumberjack bear? His strength! How brutal! It made me want to be a tree and he yelled at myself TIMBEEEEEER!!
Bird: Do you know who I remembered? I'm sure you will remember him and you’re gonna laugh at how pathetic he was!
Penelope feels the comment made by the feathered women, offending herself
Bird: DO YOU REMEMBER THE RABBIT BOY?!
Bird: THAT IMBECILE?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Bird: MALE RABBITS ARE DEFINITELY SO STUPID!! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO HAVE A FUCKING RABBIT AS A LOVER?!
Pg 31
Bird girls keep laughing at the comment
Bird: If I had to choose between eating garbage and kissing a dorkus rabbit, I'd rather eat a whole garbage cube, at least by puking I'd feel better-
Penelope throws her suitcases in the face of the birds
Penelope begins to choke one of the birds with her hands, while the others try to separate them, pulling Penelope's tail
Penelope: REPEAT THE LAST THING YOU SAID!! I DARE YOU!!!
Penelope and the birds are separated by the airport police authorities
Police: Mayday! Mayday! Park her! Park her!
Penelope travels on the plane, but handcuffed
Penelope: *think* And the worst thing is that those 3 came out unscathed! What an injustice! They started it!
Police: Stop thinking, cat! I can read your thought bubbles!
Pg 32
Bugs is incarcerated in Acme Acres jail
Penelope is imprisoned in the US embassy for violent behavior
Cops interview Bugs
Police: Why did you start the fight?
Bugs: Listen, Captain Fat-Belly...
The police are analyzing the objects that Penelope is carrying, looking for illicit things
Police find a round white sphere
Police: AHA! WHAT IS THIS?!
Penelope: It's mothballs... Sir Fap-A-Lot!
Pg 33
Bugs was jailed for 10 days for public disturbances
Bugs: 10 days! What does it matter?
Penelope will also be imprisoned, but for 5 days
Penelope: I shouldn't have told him to swallow it... I didn't know that he was going to do it in first place!
*A FEW DAYS LATER*
Someone walks into the police department
Police: How can we help you, friend?
The police receive a wad of money
The policemen put the money in their suits, take out their keys and open the entrance door to the cells
Police: Wait here
Pg 34
Penelope served her sentence, leaving prison, waiting with her suitcases and backpacks for a taxi
Gossamer, as a taxi driver, takes Penelope down the street, although the cat is crestfallen and nothing can cheer her up
Penelope is living in a new, small, but cozy house
Penelope: I hope it was worth every penny
The new house is empty, the cat knows she must start all over again
Penelope, the first thing she does is lie down on the floor of the empty house, falling asleep
Pg 35
Bugs is resting on the bed in his cell, when the figure of the policemen calls out to him
Police: You're out, rabbit!
Police: Sooner rather than later!
Bugs doesn't understand anything, as the cops open the door for him to go home
Bugs: Wasn't it 10 days?
Police: Yes, but someone paid your bail
Bugs is escorted by the guards, to leave his prison
Bugs is illuminated by the light of the police department's main room, his face is one of surprise and amazement
Who paid the bail? Carthy, Carthy McDouglas, greeting Bugs
Carthy: Eh, what's up, Bugs?
Pg 36
Bugs without thinking about it for a single second, hugged Carthy, who returned the hug
Bugs and Carthy leave the police station
Carthy: Let's go home!
One of the policemen grabs Carthy's shoulder, the human responds in a friendly manner
Police: Do you want us to send you a unit to escort you two?
Carthy: No, we'll be fine that way, we'll get there without any problems
Carthy takes Bugs in his car, the rabbit only sees out the passenger window
Carthy:... Need to talk?
Bugs: No
Carthy passes by the Bugs house
Bugs: Hey, McDoug, my house is there
Carthy: We're not going to your house yet
Pg 37
Penelope is sitting in a folding chair, in the front yard of her new house, but the view is not pleasant for her, each image makes her feel worse, making her cry and feel more miserable
The first thing he sees is a boy and a girl, holding hands, laughing happily
Girl: You're so cute!
Boy: You're pretty!
The second is a couple of teenagers, traveling on a motorcycle
Girl: You're so handsome, hunk!
Boy: You're so sexy, doll!
The third thing is a married couple, traveling in the bridal car
Husband: If it's a boy, he'll be called Mel.
Wife: And if it's a girl she'll be called Blanche
The fourth and last image is two old men with canes, walking slowly and together at the same time
Old Man: I don't regret spending my life with you
Old Lady: You were always the best choice of my life, dear
Pg 38
Penelope has a few pieces of furniture at home, sitting in an armchair, just at that moment, the phone rings
Penelope answers the phone
Penelope: Hello?
???: Pen-Pen?
Penelope's eyes widened, with excitement for a voice she hadn't heard in years
Penelope: N-N-Nyphia?!
Nyphia: Yes, it's me, my old friend. How have you been? It's been a long time
On the other end of the phone, we see someone talking on another phone, but we don't see anything about their figure, not a single thing
Penelope: W-w-well, what about you? I haven't seen you in years!
Nyphia: Things happened, good and bad things, balanced, I was trying new directions on my life
Penelope is sad again while talking on the phone
Nyphia: But let's not talk about me, I want to talk about you. Is it true that you were fired?
Penelope: …That's right. I'm no longer part of the Looney Tunes
Pg 39
At Carthy's house, the human brings Bugs a soda
Carthy: Here, I don't have carrots to offer you, do you want an apple? Oranges? Bananas?
Bugs just looks at Carthy with a face of depression and pain
Carthy: Tell me what happened at the bar?
Bugs just looks him in the eye and grabs him by the clothes
Bugs: IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!
Bugs smashes the glass on the floor
Carthy: MY FAULT?!
Bugs: YES! WHY DID YOU CUT THAT KISS?! WHY DIDN'T YOU LET US BE HAPPY?! WHY DID YOU SEPARATE US?!
Carthy tries not to get into Bugs' game, rabbit's in a fury stage
Bugs: WHY DID YOU RUIN MY LIFE?! MY HAPPINESS WENT DOWN THE DRAIN!
Carthy: Bugs...
Pg 40
Carthy tries to talk to him
Carthy: I know how you feel, you feel overcome, fragile, docile, that everyone and everything can hurt you
Bugs scratches the table with his fingers
Carthy: But it's not like that, the first person who is hurting you is yourself
Carthy puts an arm on the rabbit's shoulder
Carthy: If it helps you to heal your pain, forgive me for doing that, you know it wasn't my intention to have done something like that
Bugs moves so Carthy doesn't touch him
Bugs heads towards Carthy's refrigerator
Bugs: It's too late to complain, don't you have a beer?
Carthy: And get you more drunk? No sir, look at yourself as you are
Pg 41
On the other hand, Penelope continues to talk on the phone with her acquaintance
Penelope: No no no, it wasn't the skunk's fault, maybe he's stinky and sticky, but he was a good person, he just acted like that on screens
Penelope walks around her house with the phone in her hands
Penelope: The reason I was fired was... by... someone else... Someone I thought was a friend
Nyphia: A betrayal? What did they do to you?
From the other end of the call, without being able to see anything of the other person, they continue to talk
Penelope: Do you remember that mini movie I starred "Carrotblanca"?
Nyphia: Sure, it was very seen, loved and well received by many fans and critics
Penelope is pouring herself a glass of milk, without letting go of the phone
Penelope: It was the role I enjoyed the most, for several things, for almost everything... I HATE MY DIRECTOR!
Penelope is so angry that she doesn't realize she's spilling milk out of the cup
Nyphia: Your director?
Penelope: YES! THIS IS ALL HIS FAULT! BECAUSE OF HIM I WAS LIVING IN AN UNKNOWN PLACE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD! WHERE PEOPLE TREAT ME LIKE A DOCK CAT! I HAD NO FRIENDS ON SHITTY QUEENSLAND!
Nyphia: Pen-Pen, just breathe, you're hyperventilating, it's bad for your health
Pg 42
Penelope begins to wipe off all the spilled milk with a napkin
Nyphia: You can't keep complaining or crying about spilled milk
Penelope: How do you know that-? I mean, I'm not complaining, I'm telling you what happened because you asked me
Nyphia: Is it what I feel in your voice…hoarseness or mucus? You should eat some honey with lemon
On the other side we see that the person Nyphia is with a few medical books
Penelope: What are you? A doctor?
Nyphia: No, but you know I always wanted to be one, ever since I was on kindegarden
Penelope: Oh yes, I remember! Now... BACK TO MY PROBLEM!!!
Penelope in a clumsy motion, throws her cup full of milk on the floor, breaking and soiling everything
Penelope: FUCKIT! FUCKIT! MY LIFE IS A DISGRACE! HE TURNED IT INTO A DISGRACE FOR ME!
Nyphia: No one is making your life a disgrace, Pen-Pen, you are digging a hole by yourself and you want to stay down and live there
Penelope stumbles over the milk on the floor, stumbling and holding on as best she can to the kitchen table
Nyphia: Penelope, what you are suffering is something common for everyone, more so in children, you broke a toy and you blame others because your toys are not proof of breakups, if your life is a misfortune, you are also responsible for it to be so, the world does not stop for a minute a day and says "HEY! We have to ruin Penelope Pussycat's life!", NO! So please stop blaming everyone and start blaming yourself
Penelope no longer drinks milk, now she has a can of beer in her hand
Penelope: That's all you called me for? To sermon me?
Nyphia: No, I would like to help you, I know I am far away, but I still want to give you a hand
Pg 43
Carthy takes a can of beer from Bugs, the rabbit starts fighting with him over the can of beer
Bugs: Give me that!
Carthy: NO ALCOHOL! AND SIT DOWN!
Bugs takes the beer can from Carthy and drinks it
Carthy:... Chubby bunny
Bugs spits out the beer, tasting sour
Bugs kicks the can roughly, being bitter
Bugs: This shit tastes like pee!
Carthy is angry at Bugs because he tries to help him, but the rabbit won't let him
Pg 44
Carthy yells at Bugs, the rabbit won't turn around
Carthy: This is because of the cat, isn't it?!
Bugs just stares into the void, clenching his teeth together, with hatred
Carthy: It's because of Miss Penelope, isn't it?!
Carthy turns Bugs around and looks at him with eyes of empathy, self-pity, help, and most of all determination
Carthy: Answer me!
Bugs, even though he's looking you in the eye, the brightness in his eyes is very dull, as if he's looking blank
Bugs just leaves the place with his head down
Bugs: See you, Doc. Thanks for nothing!
Pg 45
Penelope is sitting on the sofa in the living room, her face emotionless, still talking on the phone with Nyphia
Nyphia: Tell me you're not drinking alcohol
Penelope: Okay, I won't tell you
Penelope takes sips and sips from the beer can
Nyphia: Pen-Pen, there have been rumors about you, in the last few years
Penelope: They're rumors, all lies
Penelope chokes on beer
Nyphia: About a relationship between you and…a rabbit
Penelope: *COUGHS*
Nyphia: Looks like it's not a rumor after all.
Penelope hangs up the call
A few minutes later, the phone rings again, Penelope pulls her ears, because she knows who is calling and she knows what she will ask
*RIIIIIIING*
Penelope: For all the fleas!
Pg 46
Penelope answers the phone with a lot of anger
Penelope: WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?!
Nyphia: Talk... But honestly
Nyphia continues to speak from the other side, as they write down some questions they can ask in a notebook
Nyphia: Tell me, is that why you're really like this? Is it because of the rabbit?
Penelope goes to bed with the phone, without answering anything
Nyphia: Pen-Pen, your silence makes more noise than your words, answer me, is the rabbit involved in your sadness?
Penelope surrenders to her feelings, her eyes fill with tears
Penelope answers, placing her face on the pillow
Penelope: Yes
Nyphia: What? I can't hear you
Penelope: Yes!
Pg 47
We return to Bugs and Carthy, the human is only frustrated by Bugs' attitude to this reverse situation, showing a serious face, while the rabbit goes away
Carthy just yells at Bugs to make him come to his senses
Carthy: THAT'S HOW IT ENDS?! WON'T YOU DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT?!
Bugs, completely angry, responds to Carthy
Bugs: WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?! THEY WIN! THEY ALWAYS WIN!
Bugs covers his face with one hand, only to let go of his cry of anger, he knows that he and Penelope are never going to be together
Bugs: SHE & I... WE WILL NEVER BE ANYTHING! IT WAS JUST A WASTE OF TIME... THEY SEPARATED US FOREVER!
Carthy only gets angrier and angrier at each reproach from the rabbit
Bugs: I WILL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN! I WILL NEVER HOLD HER IN MY ARMS! I CAN NEVER…! *think* LOVE HER!
Pg 48
Penelope hugs the pillow tightly, trying to regain some of the happiness that was once taken from her
Penelope: But he, his presence is not the reason for my sadness, his absence is
Penelope tries to clean her eyes as best she can
Nyphia: And? What are you waiting for to look forhim? Fight for love, it doesn't matter if you lose, at least you'll try
From the other side Nyphia continues to write, there are some used tissues on the table, a reference to the fact that this person is also letting go of their emotions because of the talk they are having with Penelope
Penelope: I ALREADY LOST, NYPHIA! I LOST THE BATTLE! I LOST THE WAR! I LOST EVERYTHING!
Penelope bites her own tail to try to appease her anger
Penelope: HE AND I... WE WILL NEVER BE ANYTHING! WE WERE JUST A WASTE OF TIME... THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE US TOGETHER EVER!
Nyphia: Pen-Pen!
Penelope starts kicking in bed with rage and scratching the sheets
Penelope: HE HAS ALREADY MADE HIS LIFE! I WILL NEVER BE BY YOUR SIDE! I CAN NEVER…! *think* LOVE HIM!
Nyphia: Penelope!
Pg 49
Carthy takes the rabbit by the shoulders to make him come to his senses
Carthy: BUGS! LISTEN TO ME! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?! BECAUSE I'LL ONLY TELL YOU THIS ONCE!
Carthy tries to get Bugs to remember the kiss from Carrotblanca's last scene, which can be seen above the director's head
Carthy: THAT KISS WAS NOT IN THE SCRIPT! THE SCRIPT ENDED WITH A HUG AND WITH YOU TWO STARING AT EACH OTHER! THAT KISS WAS DONE BY BOTH OF YOU! YOU TWO KISSED BECAUSE YOUR FEELINGS SPOKE AT THAT MOMENT! AND YOU KNOW WHAT?! THOSE FEELINGS…WERE REAL! THOSE FEELING…ARE REAL!
Bugs begins to remember those moments hanging out with Penelope
Carthy: YOU TWO WERE BORN TO BE TOGETHER! YOU ARE MEANT FOR EACH OTHER! YOU DESERVE TO BE TOGETHER! ARE YOU GOING TO THROW IT ALL AWAY JUST BECAUSE SOME GUYS IN SUITS FORCE YOU TO DO IT?! WHAT KIND OF LOONEY TUNE WOULD ACCEPT SOMETHING LIKE THAT? PRETTY SURE BUGS BUNNY WOULDN’T! HE WILL DO WHATEVER HE WANTS ANYWAYS!
Bugs can't look up, he doesn't have the courage, he only hates himself
Bugs: Yes, i know...but I have no choice, I am your property
Carthy: No, you're not! You're not their property! You're your property! Raise your head!
Bugs: I don't even have the strength to do that
Bugs tries to leave the place but Carthy takes his arm
Carthy: Where are you going?
Bugs: I have to do several things *think* I don't know
Carthy: If you need help, let me know! I will help you!
Bugs: Let me go! *think* Help me!
Pg 50
DOUBLE SCENES (LEFT/RIGHT)
LEFT: Carthy takes the rabbit's other arm
Carthy: Answer me, are you going to let her go? Simply as that?
Bugs: YES! *think* NO!
Carthy: Don't you love her? Don't you love Penelope?
Bugs: No, she wasn't for me *think* YES! I LOVE HER!
RIGHT: From the other end of the call, Nyphia begins to get exasperated by Penelope's childish and tantrum behavior
Nyphia: So you give up?
Penelope: YES! *think* NO!
Nyphia: So you don't really love him?
Penelope: No more! *think* YES! I LOVE HIM!
LEFT: Bugs and Carthy start fighting, the rabbit tries to get out
Carthy: BUGS, CALM DOWN AND LISTEN TO ME! PLEASE!
Bugs: LET ME GO! *think* DON'T LET ME GO! I KNOW I'LL COMMIT SOME CRAZY STUFF IF YOU DO!
Carthy: YOU DON'T WANT ME TO LET YOU GO! YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU! SAY WHAT YOU FEEL! EXPRESS YOURSELF! I'M NOT GOING TO JUDGE YOU! I'M BEING HONEST WITH YOU! LET ME ACT LIKE A FRIEND!
Bugs: I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! NOW LET .ME. GO!
RIGHT: Penelope, full of rage in her being, begins to walk on her bed
Nyphia: Penelope! You are in denial! Try not to jump right into the anger stage!
Penelope: ANGER?! WHO HAS ANGER?! I DON'T HAVE ANGER! *think* I need a hug to hold me back!
Nyphia: Please, don’t go straight to the despair stage! I wouldn't want to lose a friend like you in such a horrible way!
Penelope: DESPAIR?! WHO'S DESPAIR, NYPHIA?! WHO?! NOT ME!!! *think* I don't wanna live anymore!
Pg 51
DOUBLE SCENES (LEFT/RIGHT)
LEFT: Bugs falls, as a result of the conflict, hitting his face the ground
Carthy: BUGS!
RIGHT: Penelope falls out of bed, hitting her face the floor
Nyphia: PENELOPE!
LEFT: Carthy only talks to Bugs, trying to recover from the fight
Carthy: Raise your head, the king can't lower his head even when the world is lost, the king is always fixed like a mountain, in every situation, even if he fights alone against the world...
RIGHT: Nyphia continues to talk on the phone with Penelope
Nyphia: What was that noise? Are you OK? PEN-PEN?!?!
Pg 52
DOUBLE SCENES (LEFT/RIGHT)
LEFT: Carthy is shocked by what happens
Bugs: *sobs*
RIGHT: Nyphia's shadow is presented, although the only thing that stands out is their open eyes
Penelope: *sobs*
LEFT: Bugs didn't get up from the ground yet, he's just lying on the ground, crying inconsolably
Bugs: *SOBS* I'M NOT A KING! *SOBS*
Carthy: Of course you are
RIGHT: Penelope is crying inconsolably on her bedroom floor
Penelope: *SOBS* NO! I'M NOT FINE! *SOBS*
Pg 53
DOUBLE SCENES (LEFT/RIGHT)
LEFT: Bugs doesn't even lift his head, he just cries with his face on the ground, with his hands pressing on his head, he is completely dejected and destroyed
Bugs: *SOBS* A KING IS NOT A KING WITHOUT HIS QUEEN! *SOBS* AND I LOST MY QUEEN!
Carthy: Oh yes?
Bugs: *SOBS* YES! *SOBS* I LOST HER FOREVER!
RIGHT: Penelope idem, on the floor, emotionally and psychologically defeated, wiping her tears in her pajamas
Penelope: *SOBS* I AM COMPLETELY ALONE! *SOBS* I WAS LEFT WITHOUT MY KING!
LEFT: Carthy got to where he wanted to go, to have Bugs admit he needs help, and to admit that his heart was broken
Bugs: *SOBS* I LOST HER FOREVER!
RIGHT: Penelope is kneeling in front of her bed, crying nonstop, "being comforted" by a metaphorical manifestation of Nyphia even though we only see their unclear shadow
Penelope: *SOBS* I LOST HIM FOREVER!
Carthy/Nyphia: Tell me the truth! About everything! Be honest with yourself! I'm not going to judge you! WHAT do YOU want?
Pg 54
DOUBLE SCENES (LEFT/RIGHT)
LEFT: Bugs stares at Carthy with his heart speaking for him
Bugs: I want my Penny Lane!
Carthy: And why do you want her?
RIGHT: Penelope raises her head trying to answer that question
Penelope: I want my Bugsy!
Nyphia: And why do you want him?
Bugs raises his head trying to answer (these panels must be identical, as one talking to the other)
Bugs and Penelope: BECAUSE I LOVE HER/HIM! I LOVE PENELOPE/BUGS!
Carthy: I know! And you want to know something?
Pg 55
Nyphia from the other end of the call, smiles in a friendly way, without letting go of the phone
Nyphia: So... What are you waiting for, Pen-Pen? Go for your King!
Penelope: But I don't know where he is! They told me he moved and-
Nyphia: Well, look for him
Penelope: *sniff* *think* I don't even think I have the courage to look out through his window and... let the truth murders me in such a cruel way
Carthy lifts Bugs from the floor
Carthy: I'll be there! And you will be there too!
Bugs: Where? *sniff* What do you mean?
Nyphia says goodbye to Penelope
Penelope: But if I don't find him soon?
Nyphia: Time itself will bring you together, sooner or later, the wind will blow in your favor one day or one night, and you will finally know the beautiful “calm after the storm”, but promise me you won’t give up, my friend
Penelope ends the call with sadness on her face, but a small spark of hope in her being
Nyphia: I'll call you more often, Pen-Pen, goodbye
Penelope: Goodbye, Nyphia... And thank you
Carthy talks to Bugs, pointing at himself
Doug: I'll be there, present, when that phrase is said to you two
Bugs: What phrase? What are you talking about, McDoug?
Pg 56
We only see Doug, in a serious way but smiling
*A FEW YEARS LATER*
We see a church
There's a wedding going on, and it's full of Looney Tunes characters
We head down the aisle, where we see the groom, the hubby-to-be, dear Bugs Bunny
The doors of the church are thrown open, all the Looney Tunes are looking towards the people who are entering
Pg 57
Bugs' eyes are filled with happiness, bliss, and more rewarding emotions, his happiness springing from his being
Walking slowly down the aisle, the bride, accompanied by her father, her face covered by her veil
Bugs' groomsmen (Daffy, Porky, Elmer, and Sam) rub shoulders about the rabbit "hot meal"
???: Bugs Bunny, do you accept Penelope Fabrette Pussycat as your loyal wife in health as sickness, in light and in darkness, in morning and in night, in times of excess and lack, in times of peace and war until death do you part?
Bugs: I do!
Carthy is in the front row watching the whole scene, proudly smiling at the rabbit
The male cat gives his daughter's hand to the rabbit, trusting him fully
Pg 58
The bridesmaids (Melissa, Petunia, Tina, Witch Hazel in her rabbit form) exhale before this beautiful celebration and before the beauty of the celebrated.
???: Penelope Fabrette Pussycat, do you accept Bugs Hardaway Bunny as your loyal husband in health as sickness, in light and in darkness, in morning and in night, in times of excess and lack, in times of peace and war until death do you part?
Penelope: I do!
Bugs lifts the veil on his fiancée, with happiness on his face and eyes full of light, victorious tears saying, it was worth all the pain
Beneath that veil, Penelope smiles with such bliss and happiness, after it seemed that this day would never come, with tears of happiness falling down her cheeks
The wedding minister... It's Granny
Granny: And with the power that has been given to me... son, daughter, pure lambs of the Lord...
We jump from that scene to the first time Bugs and Penelope saw each other, where love was born
Pg 59
Tweety Approaches with the wedding rings
Grandma: I pronounce you...
We jump from that scene, to an old scene where Bugs and Penelope are wearing the robes and masks so as not to be caught by the cameras, holding hands
Bugs and Penelope have the rings in their possession, ready for the union of their lives
We see how the Bugs and Penelope of the past, who wore those robes and masks at the same fireworks party, are about to kiss, being embraced
Bugs places the ring on Penelope's finger
Granny:... Husband...
Pg 60
We see how the masks of the lovers begin to break like that time, but this time of their own volition
Penelope places the ring on Bugs' finger
Granny:... And wife...
We see how the lovers' robes begin to catch fire and disappear, without there being a fire nearby, by complete spontaneous combustion
Granny gives them the final sentence to end the nuptial union
Doug: The groom can kiss the bride
Bugs and Penelope are looking at each other with all the fire of love in their eyes, about to pay attention to Granny’s order
Pg 61
We can see how the tunics do not stop burning, completely uncovering the couple and thus making them forget what they did to be happy
All guests have cameras ready to photograph the moment
Bugs and Penelope laugh among themselves
Penelope: Heeheehee... in case it gets cut out
Bugs: Hare's looking on you, Penny Lane!
The masks were completely destroyed, their traces lying on the ground
The lips of the rabbit and the cat meet each other
Everyone: WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Daffy: LONG LIVE THE GROOM!!
Tina: LONG LIVE THE BRIDE!!
Pg 62
Bugs and Penelope kiss each other in Carrotblanca
Bugs and Penelope "kiss" wearing their black and white robes and masks
The masked couple in robes, no longer have their tunics or their masks, Bugs and Penelope feel finally free, together forever, under the Fireworks in the night sky
Bugs and Penelope kiss at their wedding, all 4 panels are almost identical
Pg 63
When they get out the church, everything is happiness, everyone throws rice at them
While we see the cameramen taking photos of the bride and groom
Photographer: Smile!
Photographer: Say Cheese!
Among all of them we see Carthy, who also takes a photo of them
The rabbit and cat pose for the camera in the most natural way possible, with the cat holding tightly on her husband's arm and a wide smile
We are shown the photo of Bugs and Penelope with the phrase "JUST MARRIED"
Pg 64
*10 YEARS LATER*
Then we see that someone has that same photo in their hands, it is a somewhat small hand
A few little shadows are running into the living room
Bugs and Penelope are talking about Looneyversity matters
Penelope: Bugsy, I don't think a walk through the ACME factory is a good idea, don’t you remember last time?
Bugs: Don't worry, Penny Lane, Wile E. is on leave and nothing will go wrong, I assure you
A scream catches the attention of the rabbit and the cat
???: MOM!!! DAD!!!
Bugs and Penelope's young children (Tiara, Star, David and Thomas) arrive in the room with their parents' wedding photo in their hands
Tiara: Look what we found
Star: Is it you?
Pg 65
Bugs and Penelope are nostalgic for that photo and the whole story behind it
Bugs: Look, Penny Lane, a photo from our wedding
Penelope: D’awww! Look how adorable and young we looked, Bugsy, at least me
David: Mommy, daddy, how did you meet?
Thomas: Yes, you never told us that story. Can you tell us?
Tiara: Can you? Can you? Can you?
Star: Pleeeeease!
Bugs and Penelope sit their children on the couch next to them
Bugs: Kids, get comfy, we're going to tell you a beautiful story
Penelope: A story of love, heartbreak, fights, between a rabbit, a cat...
Far from the place, we return to the offices of Warner Brothers, where everything seems normal
On the roof of the WB building, he's sitting and feeling the wind breeze on his face, Carthy McDouglas, as he writes a new script
Bugs and Penelope: ... and a great friend!
Carthy turns toward the door, covering his body
Carthy: ARE YOU DONE UNBLOCKING THE DOOR?! THE WIND IS COLD!!
Locksmith: IN A MOMENT, MR. MCDOUGLAS!
FLA: Thank you Carthy McDoug... thank you Douglas McCarthy!
END
Epilogue:
Pg 66
Penelope receives a phone call
*RIIING* *RIIING*
The caller is Nyphia again, greeting their friend.
Penelope: Hello? Who is it?
Nyphia: Hello! How is dear Mrs. "Bunny" today?
Penelope: Hi Nyphia! How are you? Please tell me you’ll come back soon
Penelope is completely happy, pregnant with her first child.
Nyphia: Not yet. There were internal problems and all activities were suspended. I think it'll take another year, maybe two. I'm not at all sure... I'm sorry I missed your wedding. I send my congratulations to both of you.
Penelope: Don't worry, Nyphia. I understand perfectly, and I must thank you for giving me a hand when I needed it most.
Nyphia has a photo of Bugs and Penelope at their wedding, a photo of them kissing.
Nyphia: What are friends for, Pen-Pen?
Penelope: What would I do without you, Nyphia? Oh! Someone’s at the door, I'll call you later, bye and thanks again!
Nyphia: Bye
Nyphia turns the photo upside down
Nyphia: *sigh* Pen-Pen, if only you knew...
FLA: Huh?
