The Powerpuff Girls Page #5

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Blossom:
(To Bubbles) Tag!

Girls (All):
Tag tag tag tag tag tag tag!

[The Professor turns a corner and screeches to a halt. He has a good view of the girls from a giant hole through several buildings.]

Girls (All):
Tag tag tag! you’re it! No, you’re it!

[They take off again, in an elaborate design of flying patterns, as the scene slowly pulls back and the music changes, moving inside a stately room, where a diminutive man looks at the raging destruction.]

Mayor:
Oh boy.

[The man throws open a set of large double doors, his now-visible face revealing a bald head, top hat, white moustache and single monocle with one eye clenched shut. A sash across his chest says Mayor, As he scuttles his small legs across the red-carpeted floor, he continues to chant to himself.]

Mayor:
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.

[The scene cuts quickly back to the girls, then to the Professor driving, and then back to the Mayor as he walks down a long room with tall windows, then the order repeats itself.]

Mayor:
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.

[At this point, a shapely buxom babe in alluring red outfit walks into the scene, executing a perfect quick pace in killer high heels. Her face is conveniently off camera. Her name is never expressly mentioned, but she is known as Ms. Sara Bellum in the cartoon show. She matches the mayor’s quick little trot as they head down a large flight of stairs.]

Ms. Bellum:
Oh boy is right, Mayor. The town is being destroyed by three girls with freakish powers. This is a very serious situation. What action do you propose we take?

[The action continues to switch between the girls, Professor, and Mayor once more. Several concerned businessmen are shoving papers in Ms. Bellum’s face.]

Ms. Bellum:
Don’t worry, gentlemen, the Mayor and I have the situation under control!

Mayor:
Oh boy!

Ms. Bellum:
I know sir!

[The scenes rotate again, now a large crowd of people are surrounding the two politicians.]

Mayor:
Oh boy!

Ms. Bellum:
You tell them, Mayor! Townville will not stand for this kind of behavior!

[The scenes rotate again. Now the mayoral group is outside, led by the diminutive public official.]

Ms. Bellum:
Uh, Mayor, hello? City being destroyed? Where are you going?

Mayor:
Oh boy! (scenes rotate)

Ms. Bellum:
Mayor, what are you doing? We’re in a serious pickle!

Mayor:
Exactly!

[The group stops mid-stride. The mayor is in front of a food cart. The Professor rushes behind the girls.]

Professor:
Girls, no!

[The vendor is seen busying himself inside the food cart.]

Mayor:
Ahem, Helloooooooooo.

[The vendor pops his head out. He looks like the mayor’s twin brother, but with a black moustache, an bad Italian hat, and an even worse Italian accent.]

Vendor:
Helloo!

Mayor:
The usual, Cucor!

[At this point, we can see that Cucor’s nose looks like a giant bumpy pickle.]

Cucor:
(approving smack) Ahh, yes, I have a fine vintage for you here. Picked fresh today!

[Heavenly music plays as a detailed view of a moist green pickle is lofted high with a pair of tongs, brine dripping off its bumpy surface.]

Mayor:
Oh boy!

[At this point, the camera switches back and forth between the continually-tagging girls and the Mayor, slowly bringing the pickle towards his mustachioed lips. As the girls barrel forward, they strike the pickle cart outside Town Hall, the resultant explosion blasting everyone backwards. As the smoke clears, it reveals a giant impact crater left by the girls impact, and the vendor cart demolished. The girls are lying down in the center, laughing giddily and rapidly talking about the game. The Professor runs into the scene and over the pile of dazed bodies.]

Professor:
Girls, girls, are you okay?

[All three get up and nab the Professor.]

Girls (All):
Tag! You’re it, Professor! (laughing)

[Somber music plays as the mayor is shown lying prostate on the ground, his beloved pickle tumbled out of his grasp. In a long zoom out from Town Hall, the true extent of destruction is shown, as the glass ball smashes into another building and comes to a halt. The camera does an extreme zoom out, showing the entire city of Townsville, and revealing the true extent of damage. Buildings are pockmarked with house-sized holes, and the Space Needle buildings top takes this opportunity to fall over and jabs into the ground like an oversized dart.]

[The scene returns to the Utonium household, where the girls, still full of energy, zip up and down the levels. The Professor addresses them in a grave and tired, but not unloving voice.]

Professor:
Okay girls. Girls It’s almost bedtime, okay? Girls?

Blossom:
C’mon Professor, you’re it! Gotta catch us!

Professor:
(smiles, then deflates) Yes, I suppose I do, don’t I?

[He walks slowly up the stairs, and chooses the opportune time to catch the wayward Bubbles.]

Bubbles:
Eep!

Professor:
Gotcha, you little bunny!

[Peeking out from behind the fireplace, Professor then snatches a Buttercup.]

Buttercup:
Help, I got gotted! Blossom, watch out!

Bubbles:
(mock-waveringly) You’re the sole survivor!

[Blossom speeds off, bouncing several times off the sofa.]

Blossom:
No way Professor, you can’t catch me!

Professor:
(sternly) Oh yes I can, because the game’s over, and it’s your bedtime. Now come up here so we can catch you.

[Blossom looks up dejectedly from the end of the couch. She slowly floats up, where the other two girls grab on to her and pull them all giggling into the Professors arms. He carries them over to their room.]

Professor:
Well now, three little girls had a very busy day today, didn’t they?

Bubbles:
Yeah, it was fun! We met lots of kids!

Blossom:
And we learned things!

Buttercup:
And we played tag!

Professor:
Mm-hmm. Well, I’m glad you had so much fun because tomorrow will be a busy day too. So let’s get your nighties on and into bed. There’s something we should talk about.

[He closes the door behind him. The next scene shows the girls firmly tucked into bed.]

Professor:
Okay, everybody in?

Buttercup:
Yup! What’s up, Daddy-o?

Professor:
Well, it’s your super powers. (Sighs) I’m not sure how to say this, but… I don’t think you should use them in public anymore.

Girls (All):
Why?

Professor:
Well, your powers are very special and unique. And although we have a lot of fun doing unique things around the house, out in Townsville, people just don’t understand how special you girls are yet. And unfortunately, people often get scared or angry when they don’t understand something special or unique.

Blossom:
That’s silly.

Professor:
Well, I think so too. But nonetheless, uhh, take it easy with the powers tomorrow. Just give Townsville a little time to understand your specialness, okay?

Bubbles:
Okay!

Blossom:
Okay!

Buttercup:
Yeah, yeah.

Blossom:
But people here are nice. Things will be fine.

[A stack of newspapers hits the street. It’s the Townsville Tribune. On the top half of the cover is a cut-off picture of Buttercup, with the words Freaky Bug-Eyed Wierdo Girls Broke Everything in large bold print, ala New York Times. In the shadows of an alley, the slanty eyes of Jojo are seen reading the paper. (The paper is a wealth of inside jokes. The face of Craig McCracken, the series creator, is seen in a watermark in the upper left corner. The paper also reads July 3rd the opening date of the powerpuff movie. And the back has a picture of a Gorillaz poster.) Jojo’s voice has obviously lowered.]

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