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EXT : GARDEN - DAY
LUNA jumps over the garden fence and lands in this garden, in the middle of a small pumpkin patch. She lands on a large pumpkin, and it wobbles slightly but she manages to keep her balance. Luna sighs heavily.
LUNA : I'm tired... my, I forgot how far it was from the baseball field to her house. I'll take a rest soon...
She springs from the pumpkin one the top of a (unlit) barbecue and to the roof of a shed. Then she leaps from the shed roof into the next garden.
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CLOSEUP OF LUNA
She's lying on her back.
LUNA : Ah, a nice rest under the sun... hm, I'd better be careful not to go to sleep here. I don't have time to snooze.
Luna lies there for a moment... her eyes close slowly...
LUNA : Well, maybe a little sleep...
She closes her eyes. After a brief moment the camera pans out to show she's sleeping on a doghouse, and SNOOPY is standing over her with a ticked-off look on his face.
Snoopy mimes rolling up his sleeves, leans over Luna's face, and tries to ROAR. Luna wakes up with a start.
LUNA (shocked) : AAAGH! What the... (sees Snoopy) Oh, it's you...
Luna snarls at Snoopy, and waves her claws at him. He looks terrified for a moment, then runs and hides inside his doghouse. Luna starts casually cleaning her paw.
LUNA (smirk) : Looks like I've still got it...
FADE TO WHITE
PSSM INTRO SEQUENCE GOES HERE.
Bart’s Blackboard Line - "You get to burning" should not be taken literally.
"You get to burning" should not be taken literally
"You get to burning" should not be taken literally
"You get to burning" should...
Couch Scene - An egg of Daimon lands on the couch and transforms it into an evil couch-daimon. MOON-LISA runs onscreen and throws her tiara at the couch, which is vaporised. HOMER runs onscreen, falls to his knees and cries over the shattered remains of his couch.
PRETTY SOLDIER SIMPSON MOON R
Episode 2 : Zealot Attacks! Yet Another Riot In Springfield!
By GKScotty
INTRO MONTAGE
LISA stands with her back to you. As the voiceover talks, she turns and gives the V (victory) sign.
LISA (VO) : Hi, I’m Lisa Simpson!
Show a selection of sequences with ALLISON, JESSICA, LAURA and MINAKO. Doesn't matter what...
LISA (VO) : My friends and I are the Pretty Soldiers of Love and Justice, the Sailor Soldiers! Or at least we thought we were...
Show scenes of the shadowed girls and the mystery woman.
LISA (VO) : But yesterday we encountered not only a new enemy, but also 3 mysterious sailor soldiers who helped us out, and then told us to stay out their way! Humph! Well, I'm not going to be bossed around like that! We're having a Sailor meeting tonight to decide what to do about this, right after mom and dad leave...
INT : SIMPSON LIVING ROOM -NIGHT
HOMER is here, wearing a suit. BART has wrapped himself around Homer's leg and is holding on as if his life depended on it.
BART : No Homer, please don't leave me alone here, not when they're having a slumber party!
HOMER : Just grin and bear it boy. Stay out of their way and you'll be fine!
BART : But Dad! You were an only child, you don't know (eyes goggle) the horror!
Homer reaches down, and detaches Bart from his leg.
HOMER : Bart, I may be slow, but there's one thing I've eventually learned about you. You only call me Dad when you're trying to manipulate me.
BART : No I don't (emphasis) Daad.
HOMER : Stop that boy. Now come on. How bad can it be, being the only male in the house when your sister is having a slumber party? (wink wink nudge nudge) Lots of cute young things in the house... and the babysitter! Whoo-wee!
BART (glare) : But they're what I'm afraid of!
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HALLWAY
The doorbell rings. MARGE answers it. She's wearing an evening dress. She also has blue marks on her cheeks and forehead.
MARGE : Just coming...
She opens the door, and LAURA steps in.
LAURA (politely) : Good evening Mrs Simpson.
MARGE : Oh, hello Laura, come in. (Laura enters and Marge shuts the door. She calls offscreen) Homer! Laura's here! (to Laura) It's good of you to come over at such short notice.
LAURA (polite) : Oh, it's my pleasure Mrs Simpson.
MARGE : Are you sure you can handle 3 girls and Bart by yourself though?
LAURA : Don't worry Mrs Simpson. I have a friend coming.
MARGE : Oh? (glare) A boyfriend?
LAURA : No, no, a girl. Minako.
MARGE : Oh, the Japanese girl? That's okay then. (calls offscreen) HOMER!
HOMER (OS) : I'm coming, I'm coming!
Homer walks on-screen - Bart has glomped onto his chest.
BART : Please Dad! Don't abandon me here, take me with you! I'll hide under the table and keep quiet, I swear!
HOMER : I already told you, no! The Jebbie awards are adults only, Bart!
Homer grabs Bart and pulls him off his chest. He than hangs Bart from the post on the banister by his T-shirt. Bart hangs helplessly on the stairpost. Homer straightens his tie.
MARGE : Remember Laura, if there's any problems our mobile number's on the fridge, and if Bart causes any trouble don't call 911, there's a special line for Bart incidents at 913.
LAURA : Gotcha.
MARGE : Good. (calls upstairs) We're going, Lisa! Have a good night! Leave Bart alone!
LISA/ALLISON : Okay!
MARGE : There, Bart, you've got nothing to fear. See you after 11!
Homer and Marge leave and shut the front door behind them. Bart looks at Laura.
BART : Sweet Laura, you'll protect me, won't you?
LAURA : I'll see what I can do...
LISA (OS) : Aw, you wouldn't spoil our innocent fun, would you Laura?
Bart looks behind him in fear. LISA, ALLISON and JESSICA are descending the stairs behind him in pyjamas and nightgowns. Jessica leans closer to Bart's face. Bart looks nervous.
JESSICA : We'd included you in our plans for tonight, Bartie... we didn't want you to feel left out...
As Jessica finishes speaking, Bart SCREAMS, wriggles out of his T-shirt, drops to the ground and dashes upstairs past the girls. After he runs from shot, the sound of his door SLAMMING is heard. Lisa, Jessica and Allison giggle to themselves. Lisa looks up at Laura.
LISA : That should keep him out of our hair while we have the Sailor meeting.
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LIVING ROOM - LATER
Lisa, Allison, Laura, Jessica, MINAKO and ARTEMIS sit on the couches and chairs.
MINAKO : So lets hear it, Allison-chan, Lisa-chan.
ARTEMIS : Yeah, what happened?
LISA : Hm... well, let's see. You know what the news said of course...
Shots of the possessed balls from the last ep.
LISA (CONT) : The school was attacked by possessed soccer balls and other weird things.
LAURA : Yeah, we know that.
JESSICA : But you mentioned a weird person and some other soldiers.
ALLISON : Yeah. There was a person who was controlling the balls. But we never got a good look at her. And then there were three other Sailor Soldiers who turned up.
JESSICA : And saved you.
ALLISON (cough) : Yes. And saved us.
LISA (looks at Allison) : One seemed to be called "Sailor Mercury" like Allison, but her water attack was much more powerful...
ALLISON (puts chin in hands) : It's true... she really outshone me...
LISA (looks at Jessica) : The other got called "Sailor Mars" at one point. She had a really powerful fire attack, more powerful than yours Jessica...
JESSICA (pout) : Hmph. Must have been a fluke.
LISA (looks at Laura) : And the last wasn't named, but she used a lightning-based attack, like Sailor Jupiter's.
LAURA : Hm...
ALLISON : They all spoke Japanese, but the Mercury one also spoke English and told us not to turn into Sailor Soldiers again. They said there was a new enemy about, and turning into sailors would only help the enemy.
MINAKO : Huh? I don't get it... if we're fighting the enemy, how can that help them?
LISA : I don't know.
ALLISON : Me neither.
JESSICA : It doesn't make much sense.
ARTEMIS : Maybe they just want you to stay out of harms way.
LAURA : Or maybe they just want us to keep out of their way. Maybe they don't want us to help.
A pause.
LISA : Should we stay out of their way?
Another pause.
MINAKO : Iie.
LISA : Huh.
MINAKO (dramatic) : I don't know who these new hotshot sailors are, but I don't think we should give in. What if there was an attack and they weren't around? We couldn't sit back and let the enemy do what they want, could we?
LAURA : Hey, you're right!
MINAKO (smart) : It's like I always say - "Make yourselves sheep and the wools will heat you."
A pause.
ALLISON : I think you mean "Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you."
LISA : And you didn't say that, Ben Franklin did!
MINAKO : Ano...
ARTEMIS : Well, now that we're decided about carrying on, I think the first thing we need to do is find these possible allies again!
LISA : Tomorrow's the last day of term, so it's a half school day.
JESSICA : It's not a half-day at my school, but I'll sneak out at lunch anyway and meet you.
LAURA : Won't they notice you're gone?
JESSICA : They never do. I'm meant to be in bed at the school right now but they don't know I'm here.
ALLISON : I see...
LAURA : Okay then. After the half-day we'll meet up and search Springfield. Agreed?
LISA/ALLISON/JESSICA/MINAKO/ARTEMIS : Agreed!
ARTEMIS : Okay then, the meeting is finished. You may continue your slumber party.
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BART'S ROOM
The room is dark. Bart sits at the head of his bed, clutching his knees to his chest. He rocks back and forth as he talks.
BART (scared, muttering) : They're coming for me slumber party slumber party gotta escape they're coming for me no escape slumber party gotta escape they're coming for me slumber party slumber party gotta escape they're coming for me no escape slumber party gotta escape...
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BART'S DOORKNOB
The doorknob rattles.
CUT TO :
BART
Bart looks up.
BART : They've come for me...
CUT TO :
DOOR
The door handle turns, and the door swings open. Lisa, Allison and Jessica are silhouetted against the light in the hallway.
LISA (echo) : We've come for you.
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BART
He shrinks back against his headboard. Lisa and Allison approach him on either side of the bed.
LISA : Bart, we were wondering if you could help us...
ALLISON : We were going to play a fun game, but we need a model.
BART (scared) : A, a model?
Jessica steps out from nowhere, holding a bucket of cold water in her hands. She splashes the water over Bart. There is a big splash, and when it's gone Bart has a braided pigtail and longer eyelashes.
BART-CHAN : Hey! What'd you do that for?
CUT TO :
HALLWAY, LOOKING AT BART'S DOOR
The girl's voices are heard. Camera very slowly moves away from Bart's door.
JESSICA (OS) : Get him! Hold him still!
LISA (OS) : I'll start undoing this braid...
BART-CHAN (OS) : Waugh? HELP!
ALLISON (OS) : Where's the costume and makeup Lisa?
LISA (OS) : In my room.
BART-CHAN (OS) : What? HELLLLLP!
CUT TO :
TV ROOM
Laura and Minako are curled up on either end of the couch. Minako is reading a manga, and Laura watches TV.
TV ANNOUNCER : We now bring you back to "Who Wants to Divorce A Millionaire" with Troy McClure.
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TV SHOW
TROY McCLURE sits in a judge's box.
TROY : Hi, and welcome back to "Who Wants To Divorce a Millionaire." I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such game shows as "Lawsuit Challenge!" and "Parole or Prison? You decide!"
Camera pans over to two contestants, sitting in the Defence and Prosecution areas. The audience is sat behind them.
TROY (cont) : Today's contestants are Mike and Shirley, an ex-couple from Long Beach Shirley is currently in the lead, with 63% of their cash, and before we went to commercials she had just won a bonus prize! So Shirley, what'll it be?
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PRIZES
Close-up of a silver Lexus.
TROY (OS, cont) : The Lexus...
Close-up of a picture of a mansion.
TROY (OS, cont) : The 8-bedroom house...
Close-up of some shining silverware.
TROY : The honeymoon silverware...
Close-up of a BOY and a GIRL, looking quite depressed.
TROY (OS, cont) : Or custody of the children?
Shot of Shirley, looking thoughtful. Shot of a section of the audience.
AUDIENCE (chanting) : LEXUS! LEXUS! LEXUS!
Pan to another section of the audience.
AUDIENCE (chanting) : SILVER! SILVER! SILVER!
Pan to the two kids.
KIDS (chanting) : CUSTODY! CUSTODY! CUSTODY!
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Laura is watching the show, looking bored. BART-CHAN walks in front of her. He (she?) is dressed as Sailor Moon, and she (he?) has his (her?) hair tied up in odangos. Make-up is messily applied to her (his?) face. Bart-chan sways slightly and looks miserable...
BART-CHAN : Please... save me...
LAURA (confused) : Bart... that's really not your style...
MINAKO : Yeah. You look the worse for wearing.
LAURA (thoughtful) : Okay... I think it's the girls' bedtime...
BART-CHAN (falls to knees) : Oh thank god! Hallelujah!
FADE OUT
EXT : ESTABLISHING - SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5TH GRADE CLASSROOM
All the kids in the class are running riot. The class includes BART, MILHOUSE, NELSON, MARTIN, SHERRI, TERRI, LEWIS, RICHARD and more I probably forgot. The TEACHER, an older man arrives.
TEACHER : okay! Settle down, I know it's the last day of school but we still have work to do. (the class does not respond. Only Martin turns to face the teacher) Excuse me! I said we have work to do! (class does not respond) Okay! First person to put their hand up will retroactively be awarded straight A's for the whole year!
Class still doesn't respond, but Martin puts his hand up in the air urgently. The teacher looks at him scornfully.
TEACHER (annoyed) : Put your hand down Martin, you already have straight A's.
MARTIN (disappointed) : Oh...
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CORRIDOR
A stall has been set up, with a banner that says "Yearbooks." Some older pupils are manning the stall, and there is a large crowd of kids pushing and shoving in front of it.
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INSIDE THE CROWD
LISA is inside the crowd, getting pushed around.
LISA : Hey, quit pushing... (pushes) come on, let me through (to boy behind her) Hey! Stop that! (to self) Don't force me to "Sailor Moon Kick!" now. (to all) Come on, let me through...
Lisa makes her way to the front of the crowd, and a yearbook is thrust into her hands. She struggles back out of the crowd and meets ALLISON, who already has a yearbook.
ALLISON (sigh) : It's the same every year, isn't it...
LISA : Yeah. (realises) Huh? How would you know? You've only been here two years.
ALLISON : Educated guess.
LISA : Ah, of course. (opens book) Well, lets see how this is... (looks in)
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THE BOOK
Lisa flicks through the pages - there are captions (Science Club, Photography Club, Fight Club and so on) but no pictures, just blank space!
LISA : Heh-hey! Where are the pictures? The photos! What happened to these yearbooks?
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THE CORRIDOR
PRINCIPAL SKINNER walks up behind Lisa.
ALLISON : Principal Skinner!
SKINNER: I'm afraid there's some bad news about the yearbooks... Because it is required that this state's public schools honour and respect the beliefs of every non-Judeo-Christian religion, we can't have pictures in our yearbook because our American-Easter-Islanders believe that (rolls eyes) pictures steal their souls.
LISA : But how can we have a yearbook without pictures?
SKINNER : Well, we did figure out something. After the Easter islanders went away, we found some foreign photography students who were willing to work for FREE.
LISA (warily) : FREE?
SKINNER : That's what I said, FREE. It's a digital camera, so once the picture's taken it will be printed out onto stickers to be stuck into your yearbook, and you can also get the image e-mailed to your computer to print out if you need more. The photographers will be setting up a small tent outside at lunch.
LISA (suspicious) : Oh? That's interesting. Well... thanks Principal Skinner, (looks at Allison) we need to go now.
Lisa walks off, pulling Allison at first. They head off down a corridor and round a corner.
LISA : Did that sound suspicious to you?
ALLISON : He used the magic word, FREE. Very suspicious. Back when we were fighting the Dark Kingdom, FREE always meant a plot to steal people's energy.
LISA : Yeah, that's just what I was thinking. We'd better check this out.
EXT : PLAYING FIELD - DAY
An aerial view of the field, where a small white tent has been set up. A long queue of KIDS stretches away from the tent. The queue ends at the photographer herself, whose equipment is set up just inside the tent.
CUT TO :
VIEW FROM PHOTOGRAPHER'S CAMERA, INSIDE TENT
A crosshairs and various other icons are superimposed onto the view. All that is seen is an empty bench in the tent.
VOICE (female, Japanese accent, OS) : Could the next person come in, please?
JANEY, SHERRI, TERRI and ALEX walk onscreen and sit down on the bench. All four wear pink and indigo gymnastics costumes.
VOICE : Hello, I am the photographer, Ms Mizuno. May I ask who you are for the printout?
JANEY : We're the rhythmic gymnastics martial arts team.
SHERRI (Chinese accent) : Is true! Sherri is clubs user!
TERRI (glare) : Would you *stop* talking like that? You can speak English just fine!
CUT TO :
VIEW OF CAMERA
MIZUNO AMI is a little hunched over, looking into her camera's viewfinder. She stands up, sighing slightly, and then smiles at the girls. Ami is a girl of about 15 years old. She is Japanese and has short blue hair that comes down to about chin level.
Two black cables are attached to the camera.
AMI : Okay everybody, say "chiizu!" please! (leans back down)
GYMNASTS : Cheese!
Ami takes the photo.
AMI : It is done! If you head outside my friend will have your photo ready in a moment! Thank you for using us!
JANEY : Thanks!
The gymnasts leave. Zoom in on one of the cables attached to the camera. Follow the cables as it runs out of the tent and to a table at the other side of the tent from the queue. KINO MAKOTO stands behind this table. She is the same age as Ami, but unusually tall. She wears her brown hair in a ponytail and has green eyes.
There is a computer and printer sitting on her table, loaded with special photo paper. The computer beeps, and she looks at the screen.
MAKOTO (to self) : <Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics? Wow, haven't heard of that style...>
She looks up.
MAKOTO (calling, struggling) : Uh, Marshal Art Rhythmic Gymnastic?
Janey walks up to her.
JANEY : Hi, that's us.
MAKOTO (struggling) : Ah. How many please?
JANEY : Four.
MAKOTO : O K!
She types a few keys on the computer. The printer starts to print off four sheets of stickers with the photo. Makoto picks up the photos and hands them to Janey.
MAKOTO : Here you go. Thank you!
JANEY : Thanks!
MAKOTO : You welcome!
Janey leaves, and Makoto slumps down on the table, her chin on her palm.
MAKOTO : (sigh) <I knew I should have studied English harder...>
CUT TO :
IN THE TENT
Ami is bent over her camera again.
AMI : Say "cheese!" please!
CUT TO :
BENCH
LISA is sitting on the bench.
LISA : Cheese!
CUT TO :
AMI'S CAMERA
There is a flash as Ami takes the photo. Zoom in on the second cable that's coming from her camera.
AMI (OS) : Thank you! If you go out through there my friend will have your photo ready soon!
As she talks, follow the cable. It goes down to the ground and under a flap in the tent, to...
CUT TO :
BACK ROOM OF TENT
Close-up of a printer. It whirrs into action, printing out a single copy of Lisa's picture... which lands on a large pile of photos.
VOICE (OS, female) : <Oh, this is boring...>
Camera pans over to show the girl. (TSUKINO USAGI) She has blonde hair, tied into a pair of dumpling-sized balls on top of her head. A very long (ankle length) stream of hair comes from each dumpling. Usagi is 15 years old. She sits at a desk next to the printer, looking at the photos.
USAGI (looking at photos, bored) : <No, boy, boy, don't know her, boy, nope, boy...>
The next photo is Janey and the gymnasts.
USAGI : <Don't recognise any of them... (sigh) Oh, this is so boring... and I'm tired. (yawn) Maybe I'll have a quick nap...>
She puts her arms on the desk and rests her head on them. Within seconds she's snoring away.
A figure steps up behind Usagi. She taps Usagi's shoulder with a finger.
GIRL : <Usagi...>
No reaction, Usagi keeps snoring. She taps Usagi's shoulder again, pressing a bit harder. No reaction, Usagi snoozes on...
The person's hands come down and shake Usagi!
GIRL : <USAGI!>
USAGI : <WAAAAAAAGH! (gets bearings, looks up at the girl) Ah, Rei-chan... hey, couldn't you be more gentle?!?>
HINO REI is a girl with long black hair, who is about the same age as Usagi. She's got a very strict expression on her face right now, though she's normally quite a bit nicer.
REI (stern) : <Usagi... you do remember why we're here, right? To find that princess, like Luna said?>
USAGI : <The Princess? I thought I was The Princess...>
REI (sigh) : <You're The Princess, dummy. We have to find The Other Princess before the enemy does. And that means figuring out who she really is.>
Usagi turns back to her pile of photos.
USAGI (pout) : <Maybe... but there's got to be a better way of finding out than looking at all these photos. This is boring...>
REI : <Maybe, but it's the best way to see what all the girls in Springfield look like. We know she must go to this school. One of these photographs must have her in it, and you knew her back in the Moon Kingdom. So Usagi, if you think you recognise a girl, tell us!>
USAGI (bored) : <Yes, yes...>
REI : <Okay. I'm going to go help Makoto for a while. (strict) Keep looking!>
Rei leaves Usagi, who yawns.
USAGI : <Oh well. Okay! (bold) Now, I will get on with this! (clenches fist) After all, the fate of the earth is at stake... (shrug) or something like that... and besides, the quicker I get this done the sooner I can have a break!>
She starts busily shuffling through the photos. Then shuffles more slowly. Then shuffles very slowly...
USAGI : <Aagh... this is still boring...>
Usagi puts down her current pic, and picks up the one of Lisa. As she looks at the pic, Usagi's face seems to go a little blank(-er.) She stares at the photo... something strange seems to be happening to it. Lisa's clothing seems to flicker between her normal red dress and a white gown with puffy shoulders. After a moment's more staring, Usagi puts down the photo and puts her hands on her head.
USAGI (pained) : <I must be working too hard... this headache is terrible! (sigh, yawn) Well, a little break won't hurt...>
Usagi rests her head in her arms and dozes off in seconds.
CUT TO :
TABLE OUTSIDE
Close-up of the printer on the table. It whirrs into life and prints out the picture of Lisa. Camera zooms out a little. Makoto picks up the picture and hands it to Lisa.
MAKOTO : Here is you picture. Thank you for using us!
LISA (warily) : Uh, thanks.
INT : SCHOOL STORE ROOM, LATER
A dark room full of shelves of ASSORTED JUNK. ALLISON and LISA enter, and Allison heads over to a specific pile of junk.
ALLISON : Here it is.
She picks some junk off a white object, which turns out to be a flatbed scanner.
LISA : I didn't know this school has a scanner...
ALLISON : Principal Skinner thought we might need one, but he neglected to get any new computers to run it on...
LISA : Figures...
ALLISON : Yeah. Hey, put the photos in, will you?
Lisa puts the photos in the scanner, while Allison pops open the back of the Mercury Computer and plugs the scanner in.
CUT TO :
MERCURY COMPUTER SCREEN
Photoshop is on the screen. The photos of Lisa and Allison quickly scan onto the screen.
LISA (OS) : They look normal enough.
ALLISON (OS) : For now. Lets see...
Allison's finger appears in front of the screen, and she points at the "Filters" menu,, opening it. It's a touch screen computer. The Filters menu opens - it has the usual filter categories, and also a "Supernatural" category. Allison opens the category, and hovers her hand over "Detect Evil."
LISA (OS) : You have a "Detect Evil" filter? Wow, this program has a plugin for everything!
ALLISON : Yeah... now lets see...
She presses the screen, and both pictures turn mostly white.
LISA : Huh, they've gone white...
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THE ROOM
Allison sits in front of the computer and Lisa is behind her shoulder. They both look at the screen.
LISA : What does that mean?
ALLISON : Well, the more evil the picture has in it, the darker the picture should be... but this is almost completely white! Even though it's us in the picture, you'd expect that there would be at least some background evil - we should be a white silhouette against a grey or black background, or the entire thing should be black if the paper itself is evil.
LISA (puzzled) : That's strange... (looks at Allison) Skinner did say "free," right?
ALLISON : He did. I guess they were legitimate. The Dark Kingdom's really gone.
Allison starts to unplug the computer.
LISA : Oh well, that's good. Lets go meet the others...
CUT TO :
USAGI SNOOZING
Back in the tent again. USAGI leans on the table with her cheek lying on her forearms, quietly snoozing away.
USAGI (sleeping, to self) : <Ah, Mamo-chan... you love me don't you? (deeper voice) Yes Usagi my love, I love you the most! Much, much more than Chibiusa and even more than Rei! (normal voice) Ah! Mamo-chan, you make me so happy... of course, I knew you couldn't possibly love Rei...>
Pull back to show REI, MAKOTO and AMI. Rei looks very annoyed, and is trying to walk toward Usagi but Makoto and Ami are restraining her. A struggle ensues.
REI (angry) : <Hey! Let me go, I'm only going to go wake her up>
AMI : <Rei, I think maybe you should wait just a moment...>
MAKOTO : <At least until you've calmed down a little... (looks at Rei's scowling face, sigh) I know that look...>
Rei break's free of their grasps.
REI : <Huh! I'm not going to kill her! Just... tell her off...>
Rei stomps over to where Usagi is sleeping, and takes a deep breath...
REI : UUUSAAAAAAGIIIIIII!
Usagi wakes suddenly.
USAGI : <Waaaaaaaa! (looks around) Oh! Rei-chan... why'd you have to wake me? I was having a wonderful dream about Mamo-chan...>
REI : <So we already heard. (gets in Usagi's face) Just what is so unlovable about me, huh?>
Rei starts leaving over Usagi, making Usagi cower back in her chair.
USAGI : <Unlovable? What?>
REI : <You said I was unlovable in your sleep!>
USAGI : <I did? (looks at Ami and Makoto) Did I?>
They shrug their shoulders.
REI : <Yes you did!>
USAGI : <I did? Oh... I don't remember anything about the dream now except Mamo-chan...>
Rei just continues to glare at Usagi, her eye twitching a little.
MAKOTO : <Rei... that should be enough about that...>
AMI : <Yes... the real issue is that Usagi should have been checking those photographs...>
REI (not missing a beat) : <Yeah Usagi, why weren't you doing that instead of sleeping, honestly, I leave you alone for a minute and...>
USAGI : <Huh? But I checked all the pictures...>
She turns, and sees a new pile of photos next to the printer.
USAGI : <Aah! Where did they come from?>
MAKOTO : <We probably took those photos while you were asleep....>
AMI : <Well, It doesn't matter now. If this princess was among those girls, she'll have left the school by now. But we can keep the pictures and check them later.>
MAKOTO : <Did you find any girls who could be the princess, Usagi?>
USAGI : <Ah, no... I didn't see anyone I recognised.>
AMI : <Well, she's got to be in one of these pictures. This is the school Luna said she went to. So today shouldn't be a total waste.>
REI : <Yes, it would be a shame to waste all that money we spent renting this equipment and those Easter Island costumes...>
USAGI : <Good thing that was the money Luna gave us...>
REI : <We can't waste money just because Luna gave it to us!>
Ami leans over to Makoto and whispers to her.
AMI (whisper) : <We shouldn't let Rei see Usagi's room service tab...>
MAKOTO (whisper) : <I agree... (to self) Or mine.>
Makoto smiles guiltily. Usagi looks around at everyone.
USAGI : <So now what do we do?>
AMI : <We still need to clean up here.>
REI : <And we all need to double-check these photos once we get back to the hotel.>
USAGI : <And after that we'll go out and have some fun?>
AMI : <It'll be a few hours before we finish tidying up here, and then by the time we've got supper and looked through these photos, it'll be quite late.>
REI : <Grandfather made me promise we wouldn't do anything stupid. We don't know the language well or the town itself. It wouldn't be good for us to be out too late.>
USAGI : <Awww! But... we've been here for a few days now! And we've done nothing, it's been work, work, work!>
REI (annoyed) : <This isn't a holiday! We're here to find that girl, remember, and stop her!>
USAGI : <There is that... but you didn't take that call from Luna when she told us to come here! She actually said - "You can make a holiday of it.">
REI : <Yes, but the holiday is children's day and if we can't find them there'll be big trouble!>
Usagi laughs.
USAGI : <Rei, Children's day was nearly a month ago! You didn't miss it did you?>
Rei groans a little, and puts her hand to her forehead.
REI : <Just... never mind Usagi.>
Makoto leans back in her chair.
MAKOTO : <Still, Usagi has a point. I'd like to go out too.>
AMI : <It might be a very good idea to (face twitches) scout out the town as well. We never know when we'll next need to fight here. It would be good to know the layout of the streets in advance.>
USAGI : <Yes, especially the shopping centre!>
REI (smile) : <I'd like to go out too. (serious) But we do have to get this cleared up. We can't leave it here all night after all.>
MAKOTO : <Well, how about we split up? Three of us take the photographs back to the hotel, and look around Springfield on the way. The fourth stays here and starts tidying up, and the others come back to help her after an hour.>
AMI : <It sounds like a good plan.>
REI : <Sounds fair.>
USAGI : <Yeah, lets do it! But, ah, how will we decide who stays?>
Makoto grabs a piece of paper.
CUT TO :
CLOSEUP OF MAKOTO'S FIST
She clenches 4 twisted pieces of paper in her fist.
MAKOTO : <Everyone draw straws!>
CUT TO :
USAGI
She pulls out a straw. It has a white end.
USAGI : <All right!>
CUT TO :
AMI
Ami draws a straw. It's got a white end. She serenely smiles at it.
CUT TO :
REI
Rei is about to draw her straw.
REI : <Here goes...>
She draws the straw. It has a red tip. She looks at it.
REI : <Oh... well... (glares at it) ah nuts.>
Usagi leans in and looks at the straw.
USAGI (sympathetic) : <Oh... that's bad luck, Rei-chan...>
Rei folds her arms and turns a little. She's slightly annoyed after all but tries not to show it.
REI : <It's okay. I don't mind being the responsible one.>
Makoto packs the photos into a bag and puts it over her shoulder.
MAKOTO : <You're sure?>
REI : <Yeah, I'm fine. (smile) You go off and explore!>
MAKOTO : <Okay...>
Usagi, Ami and Makoto start to leave.
AMI : <We'll be back to help once we've taken the photos home.>
USAGI : <See you later Rei-chan!>
REI (still annoyed) : <Yeah... bye...>
The others leave. Rei looks around the tent.
REI (confused) : <Now where am I supposed to start?>
AD BREAK BUMPER - A Super Deformed (SD) Mars-Jessica jumps on from the right of the screen. A SD Merc-Allison jumps on from the left of the screen. SD Jup-Laura drops down from the top. SD Venus-Minako hops on from the left, but trips as she lands and falls on Merc-Allison and Mars-Jessica. SD Moon-Lisa walks on from the side, looks at the tangled bodies and scratches her head, puzzled, as the Simpson Moon R logo appears over their heads.
EXT : SPRINGFIELD MAIN STREET, LATER
LISA and ALLISON walk along the street, looking around. They have their schoolbags, and carry their yearbooks under their arms. Photos stick out from between the pages of the books.
ALLISON : Where did she say we should meet her?
LISA (looks up) : Just at this tree.
Pull out to show Lisa looking up at a tree.
LISA (puzzled) : But I don't see her around.
ALLISON : I wonder where she's got to.
Lisa looks around, and sees a group of SCHOOLGIRLS approaching. They wear the uniforms of the Sister Mary Celine Convent School, and are flanked and led by some NUNS.
LISA : Woah!
Lisa and Allison push themselves against the wall as the crowd pushes past. A lot of the girls are misbehaving, and the nuns are keeping a very strict eye on some of them, constantly telling them to be quiet and walk. After a moment the crowd passes, allowing Lisa and Allison to breathe again.
ALLISON : That was Jessica's class, wasn't it?
LISA : Yeah, but I didn't see her.
JESSICA (OS) : Hey, up here!
Lisa and Allison look up into the tree. JESSICA is sitting in it's branches.
LISA (surprised) : Jessica? How'd you get up there without being seen?
Jessica makes a derisory snort.
JESSICA : All those nuns are practically as blind as a bat. If you keep your mouth shut they hardly notice you.
Jessica jumps down from the tree.
JESSICA : Did you bring the clothes?
CUT TO :
LADIES PUBLIC TOILET
View is facing a number of closed cubicle doors. Lisa and Allison stand on either side of the middle door. Jessica is inside the cubicle - we can see her shoes.
JESSICA : You know Lisa... when I asked you to bring me a change of clothes today... I meant *good* clothes.
She opens the door, and we can see her wearing one of Lisa's red dresses! Lisa frowns, and Allison laughs to herself a little.
LISA : "Good" clothes? What's wrong with that one?
JESSICA : I look like I'm your sister! (tugs at top of dress) And it's too tight!
LISA : Well, you are two years older than me, you'd think it'd be a little small...
JESSICA : Couldn't you have got something that fit?
LISA : Like what? The only thing I would be able to get is Bart's stuff.
Jessica makes a face.
JESSICA : Eugh... no thanks.
ALLISON : If it bothers you too much, why not put your school uniform back on?
JESSICA : Because if I was seen in it I might get taken back to school.
LISA : So wear the dress.
JESSICA : But if I'm seen in that people'll think I'm...
LISA (glare) : A nerd?
JESSICA : Exactly! Never mind... I'll wear the school uniform.
Jessica goes back inside the cubicle and closes the door.
JESSICA : Hmph, I should have asked Laura to bring me clothes instead...
ALLISON : She's a teenager, nothing she has would fit you. It'd be too baggy.
JESSICA (defensive) : It might not be that baggy... (vain) I am a growing girl after all...
LISA (rolls eyes) : Sure...
INT : THE ANDROIDS DUNGEON COMIC BOOK SHOP - AT THAT MOMENT
The shop is busy and bustling. MINAKO stands behind the counter, serving customers. A lot of BOYS and NERDS are here, including BART, MILHOUSE, MARTIN, LEWIS, RICHARD, RALPH, WENDELL, (from the school) DATABASE, COSINE, E-MAIL, (from the Superfriends, episode "Bart's Comet") DOUG, BENJAMIN, GARY, (episode "Homer Goes To College") OTTO and THE COMIC BOOK GUY. (CBG) Mostly everyone is reading comics where they stand. CBG is holding court in a corner, dispensing his unchallengable knowledge on issues of grave importance.
CBG : I can say, without a doubt, that Amazon Woman's hair is blue.
DOUG : But it's purple!
CBG : It's blue!
DOUG : It's clearly purple!
CBG (stands, raises fist) : Blue!
DOUG (stands, shouts) : Purple!
Minako raises her head to speak. As if enchanted, everyone in the shop turns to look to her.
MINAKO : It has always looked like Indigo to me.
All the nerds and boys nod and murmur assent. They turn back to the CBG and Doug.
DOUG : Hm, it could be indigo after all...
CBG (shrug) : It's a possibility.
SFX : Bell ringing. Everyone in the shop turns to the door - LAURA has just entered.
CUT TO :
EXTREME CLOSE UP OF DATABASE
He narrows his eyes and glares.
DATABASE : It's that girl...
CUT TO :
EXTREME CLOSE UP OF MARTIN
He too narrows his eyes and glares.
MARTIN (cont) : ... come to take the fair Minako from us again...
CUT TO :
LAURA
She laughs nervously. Everyone in the place (except Minako, who smiles, and Bart, who seems ready to swoon) is glaring at her. Laura carefully weaves her way in-between the nerds, and makes her way to Minako.
LAURA : Hi Minako. Are you ready?
MINAKO : Yes, I was only covering for Kevin for an hour.
She leaves the counter and approaches the Comic Book Guy.
MAINKO : I will be going now, Comic Book Guy-san.
All the nerds get a startled look on their faces, and talk rapidly to each other. The CBG sees this and stands, appealing for calm.
CBG : Please, do not be alarmed, Minako will be back tomorrow.
All nerds breathe a sigh of relief. CBG turns to Minako.
CBG (quiet) : Didn't I ask you not to say that in front of the customers? It upsets them...
MINAKO : I'm sorry.
CBG : That's okay. I will see you tomorrow. Good luck and Godspeed.
CUT TO :
STREET OUTSIDE SHOP - LATER
Laura and Minako exit the shop, Minako carrying a light coat.
LAURA : How can you work there? That place creeps me out a bit.
MINAKO : It's not so bad. They're quite nice when you know them...
Minako reaches into one of her coat's pockets, and about a dozen envelopes accidentally fall out. They're covered in little love hearts. Minako looks at them and shudders.
MINAKO (cringing) : ... though there are big problems with being the only girl they see all week.
The two girls gather up the letters and walk off to the right. Camera follow them for just a moment, before quickly panning left past the shop - USAGI, AMI and MAKOTO are walking toward it, having missed the others by a mere moment. Usagi looks depressed, and Ami and Makoto are slightly annoyed.
USAGI (moaning) : <but it was so cheap... I wanted to buy it...>
AMI : <But it was a scam, Usagi-chan!>
MAKOTO : <He wouldn't really have sold you that statue with the man and the bear, it wasn't his to sell!>
USAGI : <But I promised I'd bring back souvenirs...>
Usagi sighs heavily, and her shoulders slump a little more. The trio pass by the comic store window, and Usagi freezes. She lets out a delighted squeal, and presses her face against the glass.
USAGI : <Oh! Look!>
CUT TO :
LOOKING INTO SHOP WINDOW
There is a display of comics. Among the display is a manga, entitled "Warmth." The cover depicts a pretty girl wrapped up in a coat, standing in a snowy village scene. It also has a price sticker saying $10 and a box on the cover saying "Parts 9-12"
CUT TO :
STREET
Ami looks over Usagi's shoulder.
AMI : <What is it?>
USAGI : <Warmth volume 3! I missed one of those parts, and I never saw it in a shop back home! And it's cheap! I have to get it!>
Usagi pushes past Ami and Makoto and runs for the shop door.
AMI (startled) : Ah!
MAKOTO : Usagi!
Usagi enters the shop, and the other two quickly follow her.
CUT TO :
INSIDE SHOP
Usagi bursts into the shop, followed by Ami and Makoto. All the nerds turn to look at them, startled. Then all the nerds sigh.
CUT TO :
CLOSEUP OF DATABASE AND MARTIN
They gaze forward, entranced...
DATABASE : So, so wonderful...
MARTIN : Exotic, yet conservative...
DATABASE : Beautiful, but with a bookish charm...
MARTIN : And someone who looks even better with glasses!
BOTH (chorus) : I must make her mine!
CUT TO :
CLOSEUP OF AMI'S FACE
She looks startled.
AMI : <Eeek!>
Quick pan over to Makoto's face. She also looks startled by the attention.
MAKOTO : Otaku!
Move down to Usagi. She doesn't seem to have noticed the attention. She heads straight to the counter - the nervous nerds move out of her way. The Comic Book Guy is behind the counter.
USAGI : <Hi! Could I have that Warmth collection in the window please!>
CBG looks down at Usagi, confused. He doesn't speak Japanese.
CBG : Excuse me?
USAGI : <The Warmth collection in the window please!>
CBG : Okay... (slowly) Can - you - speak - English?
USAGI : <The - Warmth - in - the - window.>
CBG (annoyed) : WHAT - WANT?
USAGI : <WARMTH - WINDOW!>
Fortunately at this point someone with sense interjects. Ami approaches the counter.
AMI : Excuse me. My friend is trying to say that she wants the issue of "Warmth" volume 3 in your window.
CBG : Oh, right, that thing.
He stomps over to the window and grabs the manga, before returning to Ami. He sets the book down on the counter.
CBG : Can you tell your friend that it is ten dollars for the comic?
AMI : Yes. (to Usagi) <Usagi, it's ten dollars.>
USAGI : O Kay!
Usagi looks around in her purse, and puts a dime on the table. CBG takes a look at it. His eye begins to twitch
CBG : Miss, I'll have you know that in addition to my masters in lore and mythology, I also received an "A" in global economics. The exchange rate from Yen to U.S. dollars results in the necessity of your paying far in excess of ten cents...
Usagi looks at him blankly for a moment, before smiling obliviously.
CBG : ... but sarcasm is lost on you, since you don't speak this language, (looks at Ami) correct?
AMI : It would probably be lost on her either way really... but it doesn't matter... I'll pay for this. (takes out $10 bill) On one condition...
CBG : Condition?
AMI : Could somebody please remove these boys from my ankles?
Zoom out a little. Martin and Database have glomped around Ami's ankles. CBG sighs to himself, and clicks his fingers.
CBG : Make it so.
Bart and Milhouse walk on, and drag Martin and Database away.
BART (to Martin) : Don't you think she's a little out of your league? She's got to be about four years older...
MARTIN : Silence cretin! In true love, such things do not matter!
CUT TO :
OUTSIDE SHOP
Usagi, Ami and Makoto leave the shop, Usagi holding her manga. The wind appears to be picking up.
USAGI : <Yes, I can't believe I got it! Lets have a look...>
She opens the comic. Her face falls.
USAGI : <Hey... it's in English! (flicks through pages) And it's all backwards!>
AMI : <It must be a translated version.>
MAKOTO : <What were you expecting?>
USAGI (sigh) : <Noooo.... oh well... I guess I can only look at the pictures...>
There is a long pause.
USAGI (irritated) : <I'm waiting for someone to make a cruel comment...>
MAKOTO : <We left Rei back at the tent, remember?>
USAGI : <Oh yeah... silly me...>
There is a sudden gust of wind, and Usagi almost drops the manga.
USAGI : <Woah! (looks around) Where did that come from?>
CUT TO :
PARK - AT THAT MOMENT
LISA, ALLISON and JESSICA hang around, leaning against a small wall. Jessica is wearing her school uniform again. The wind is blowing.
LISA : So what are you doing over the summer Jessica? Will it be easier for you to get to sailor meetings now that we seem to have new enemies?
JESSICA : Dad wants me to stay at the school... so probably not...
ALLISON : What, he's making you stay there over the summer?
JESSICA : Yeah, he doesn't want me back over the holidays. (angry) But if that's what he wants, fine by me. (fake cheer) Don't worry girls, I'll be able to get out of that school just fine when you need me...
LISA (concerned) : Jessica...
MINAKO (OS) : LISA!
Everyone turns. Minako and Laura are running toward the group.
LAURA : Hi girls. Are you ready?
LISA : Yeah.
JESSICA : Hey Laura, lend me your jacket, will you?
LAURA : Sure... but why?
JESSICA : If the wrong people see me wearing this uniform, they'll drag me back to school.
LAURA : Ah. Okay...
She removes her corporal's jacket and gives it to Jessica. The jacket comes down to Jessica's knees and she has to roll the sleeves up
JESSICA : See Lisa, I told you it'd be an okay fit.
LISA (roll eyes) : Okay, whatever.
There is a sudden, STRONG gust of wind. Everyone yells, and Lisa drops her yearbook, which falls open.
MINAKO : Ah! Where did that come from?
LISA : My yearbook!
Lisa kneels to pick it up, but as she does so there is another, gentler gust. The pages in the book flick past and the sheets of photos fly out of the book, and are carried into the sky by the wind.
LISA : Hey!
Follow the photos as they rise on the wind...
CUT TO :
HIGH UP VIEW OF SPRINGFIELD
The photos blow through the sky for a while. A block of apartments can be seen in the background...
CUT TO :
ROOF OF APARTMENT BLOCK
A DARK SHAPE sits on the roof of the building. It appears to be a woman, in a hooded black cloak. It is the same woman who caused the trouble at the school..
WOMAN (angry) : This really sucks.
CUT TO :
CLOSEUP OF WOMAN'S FACE
She appears to be Japanese. But her skin is unusually pale, almost ghostly. She has a shock of blonde hair falling down in front of her face, in such a way that it completely covers the right side of her face. She wears a tiara under the hair - it is like a normal Sailor tiara, except for the unpleasant thorns curling out from it.
WOMAN (angry) : Damn Mortis. Sending me here to fight eight enemies all by myself, while she and the others take on easier targets. How am I supposed to enjoy a fight at those odds? Instead I am reduced to tricks and espionage...
She grimaces, and stands.
WOMAN : I've been trying all morning, but the wind has not given me a single clue. Whoever those damn girls are, they're well protected, even if they do not realise it.
She raises a hand. A huge gust of wind blows suddenly. The woman is left strangely unaffected. She stops the wind, and there is a brief pause as she looks around.
WOMAN : Nothing... (looks up) huh?
A photograph blows it's way over to her, and settles in one of the folds of her cloak. She stoops and picks it up, turning it over in her hands. It's the photos of Lisa that blew out of her yearbook.
WOMAN : Hm... interesting...
She idly turns it over in her hands once again.
WOMAN : This might make a good lure for that Sailor Moon...
She smiles to herself, closes her eyes and seems to clench her fist. The wind speeds up once again...
CUT TO :
THE PARK
Lisa looks up into the sky, disappointed at losing her photo.
Suddenly, a very strong wind rips through the park. Everyone yells as it blows, but they manage to stand up against the wind.
LAURA (shouting) : What the hell is this?
JESSICA (shouting) : How should I know?
LISA (shouting) : Something's very wrong here!
Allison looks down at her yearbook. She's firmly holding it shut tight, but the photos in-between the pages seem to be inching their way out of the top of the book!
ALLISON (gasp) : HEY!
She clamps a hand over the top of the book, blocking their path. The photos continue to inch out... after a moment Allison yells in pain, and drops the book. She puts a finger in her mouth and sucks on it.
LISA : Allison, are you alright?
ALLISON (mouth full) : Maper hut! (takes finger out) I mean, I got a paper cut!
Now that it's lying on the ground, the book opens and the photo blows away.
LISA : This is weird. We'd better follow this wind!
They all run in the rough direction the wind is blowing.
CUT TO :
ANOTHER STREET
Usagi, Ami and Makoto are heading along this street. The wind here is quite calm... and then Ami looks up.
AMI (startled) : <Uh... what's that?>
Camera turns to look up the street - newspapers and other assorted debris (litter, cats, mailboxes) are blowing along the street.
Before any of them can react the wind hits them. They're all startled but keep their balance - barely. All three start to yell.
MAKOTO : <Wow! This is weird, this can't be right!>
USAGI : <Yeah! I thought Chicago was meant to be> The Windy City!
AMI : <Actually, while> the <can be used to make an adjective and a proper noun into a title, that does not prevent other nouns from having that adjective.>
Makoto seems to get dragged off after the wind. Ami and Usagi don't notice.
USAGI : <Huh?>
AMI : <I mean, Chicago is> The Windy City, <but it is not the only> city <that is> windy.
USAGI : <Ahhhh, I see... (sigh, then gleeful) With Ami-chan around, I'm learning so much!>
MAKOTO (OS) : <Uh, girls... little help?>
Both girls turn and see a strange sight... Makoto is being dragged away by her bag! Makoto has a grip on the straps, and the bag is pointing away from her at a 45 degree angle. The wind appears to be pulling just the bag away from her.
USAGI : <Mako-chan!>
Both Usagi and Ami run over to Makoto, and grab on to the bag's straps, but given Makoto's height and the angle the bag is at they have to stand on their toes and can't get a good grip.
Makoto is getting mad... She frowns and grits her teeth.
MAKOTO (straining) : <Give... me... this... bag back!>
She pulls the bag sharply, accidentally knocking Ami and Usagi down in the process. As she pulls the bottom of the bag rips, and all the photos spill out. The wind catches them, and the photos flutter off into the sky...
USAGI (sitting up) : <Hey! Our photos!>
AMI (getting out computer) : <This is wrong... this isn't an ordinary wind.>
MAKOTO : <No kidding...>
Ami looks around and spots an alleyway.
AMI : <We'd better change into Sailor Senshi and see if our enemies are doing this.>
USAGI : <You're right. Okay, lets go!>
All three girls run for the alleyway.
CUT TO :
MAIN STREET
The wind rips along the street, stealing photos off of many people, mostly kids from the elementary school. Also, a lot of windows break as photos, some still in picture frames, escape from the houses and apartments.
They're swept down the street, and up to the rooftops...
CUT TO :
ROOF OF APARTMENT BLOCK
The woman stands in the centre of a growing tornado of pictures. She stops concentrating, and the pictures all fall to the ground, littering the roof.
WOMAN : Now, lets see what we've got...
She points a finger at a photo.
CUT TO :
CLOSEUP OF PHOTO
The photograph is a picture of Bart. It folds itself in half, then in half again, and again and again. Then it pauses briefly and starts unfolding quickly, rapidly getting bigger. It unfolds itself into a full-size ORIGAMI BART. He resembles Bart in general shape only - he's a lot more sharp edged, and there is no colour on his paper. The thing just stands there, slightly hunched over, awaiting orders.
CUT TO :
WOMAN
The woman looks at it appraisingly.
WOMAN : Not the most powerful golem ever created... but it should be more than enough for today. (laughing) Wouldn't want to make it too strong and spoil all the fun after all.
CUT TO :
VIEW OF WHOLE ROOFTOP
All of the other photos start folding in on themselves in the same way, then expand and unfold out into dozens of similar origami golems. They're too many to list, though they're mostly school kids and a few adults whose photos were stolen from nearby.
WOMAN : GO!
All the golems jump off the building and start lightly floating down to ground level.
CUT TO :
STREET LEVEL
The golems land and immediately start trashing the joint, causing general havoc.
Lisa, Allison, Jessica, Laura and Minako arrive, and look at the scene in initially dismay, and then surprise and confusion.
LISA (bemused) : What is this?
The origami golems make for terrible monsters. One tries to punch a window, and just manages to fold it's arm backwards. Another tries mugging Grampa, but falls in a puddle and goes all soggy.
The five girls just stare.
LAURA : Looks like easy pickings...
ALLISON : All the same, we shouldn't leave them. Lets get rid of them.
LISA : Yeah. But where can we go change?
JESSICA (pointing) : How about over there?
Turn to see she's pointing at a old-style private phone booth.
MINAKO : It looks good! It's classic!
LISA : Okay, I'll go first...
Lisa opens the door and goes in, but Jessica, Allison, Laura and Minako chase her in.
JESSICA : No time for us to take turns. Lets all go at once.
LISA : Hmph... alright. Sound off!
ALLISON : MERCURY POWER...
JESSICA : MARS POWER...
LAURA : JUPITER POWER...
MINAKO : VENUS POWER...
LISA : MOON PRISM POWER...
ALL (chorus) : ... MAKE UP!
Bright lights flash from within the booth, and it seems to rock from side to side. All the girls start yelling at the same time. After a few seconds the door opens, and MARS-JESSICA staggers out. She is rubbing her cheek.
MARS-JESSICA (sore) : Okay... lets not do that again... (angry) Do you have to spin around so much when you transform, Sailor Moon? You punched me in the face!
MOON-LISA steps out of the booth. She is drenched from head to toe in water.
MOON-LISA (annoyed) : Well, at least you didn't get soaked in Mercury's water...
MERC-ALLISON steps out now. She's covered in gold specks.
MERC-ALLISON : Well I'll never be able to brush Venus' glitter off my uniform!
VENUS-MINAKO exits the booth. Her hair is sticking up in all directions, and she resembles a dandelion... the others stifle a laugh
VENUS-MINAKO : Well I got shocked by Jupiter! (tries to pull hair down) I need a hairbrush!
JUP-LAURA sprints out of the booth. The bow on the back of her uniform is aflame.
JUP-LAURA : Helllp! I AM ON FIRE!
MARS-JESSICA : Uh, whoops...
Jup-Laura runs off screen. Merc-Allison raises her hands and...
MERC-ALLISON : BUBBLE SPRAY!
She shoots out a stream of bubbles at Jup-Laura just as she runs back onscreen. The fire goes out and Jup-Laura bends over, panting to herself, before quickly looking up and glaring at Mars-Jessica.
JUP-LAURA (angry) : Mars...
MARS-JESSICA (sheepish) : Um... sorry?
VENUS-MINAKO : Uh, remember the monsters?
JUP-LAURA : Oh yeah...
MOON-LISA : Right, lets go get them!
They all run toward the golems. Venus-Minako raises her index finger.
VENUS-MINAKO : CRESCENT... (crescent appears, she points at a golem) BEAM!
The crescent shoots at the golem, goes right through it, and also destroys another two golems behind it.
VENUS-MINAKO (happy) : Hey, I got three in one shot!
JUP-LAURA : Ah, I can do better... SUPREME THUNDER!
She blasts the golems with lightning, but only toasts 2. Merc-Allison giggles to herself
JUP-LAURA : Aw... (looks at Alison-Merc) Hey, are you laughing at me? Bet you couldn't do better...
MERC-ALLISON : I'll give it a shot... BUBBLE SPRAY!
She shoots a jet of bubbles at the golems, and three of them collapse into soggy piles of paper.
MERC-ALLISON : Yes, three!
JUP-LAURA (snorts to herself)
MARS-JESSICA : You all suck. Watch. FIRE SOUL!
Mars-Jessica shoots a fireball at a golem... it hits, and the golem catches fire. It panics and runs over to another golem, which catches the fire from the first, and those two go run into other golems setting them on fire...
GOLEMS : Help! I AM ON FIRE!
Mars-Jessica watches the scene...
MARS-JESSICA (gleeful) : 4, 8, 11, 18, 29...
JUP-LAURA (pouting) : All right, enough already...
MOON-LISA : These things don't seem to be much of a challenge.
MARS-JESSICA : Yeah, it's great!
MOON-LISA (wary) : Well, lets be careful... this could be a trap...
WOMAN (OS) : You're quite perceptive, "Sailor Moon."
MOON-LISA : Huh?
Moon-Lisa and her friends turn and see the Woman who was on top the apartment block, now standing in the empty street. Her hooded cloak billows in the wind. Moon-Lisa and Merc-Allison recognise her from the soccer game, and gasp.
MOON-LISA : Hey! It's you again!
JUP-LAURA (wary) : Is this the person from the game?
Moon-Lisa nods grimly. Jup-Laura and Venus-Minako step forward a little.
VENUS-MINAKO (wary) : Be careful Sailor Moon...
There is an uneasy silence. The woman breaks it.
WOMAN : Don't you want to ask who I am?
MOON-LISA : Not really. I was enjoying the peace after the last baddy we beat...
The woman smiles wryly.
MOON-LISA (cont) : ... but since you're here anyway...
WOMAN (interrupting) : Zealot.
MOON-LISA : Huh?
WOMAN : You and your kind took our rights, and what was ours! For that, we can't forgive you! For revenge and the true princess, I am the dark soldier of might, Sailor Zealot!
She pulls her cloak off and throws it away, and we can see what she looks like. She appears to be in her early twenties, tall and quite strong. She wears a uniform that vaguely resembles a sailor fuku, except the body is black and has no back. The edge of her green scarf is made up of ragged spikes, and it is tied by a three-pronged bonelike brooch. The green bow on her back looks more like 2 pairs of bat wings. Her skirt is silver and not pleated. She has a metal shoulder guard on her left arm, and a metal bracer on the same arm above the elbow. All she has on her feet are a pair of um, well, um, I guess black toeless socks is the best description. A prize to anyone who can get me a better description.
She stands on the balls of her feet, and immediately assumes a ready pose. She gathers electricity in her hands, and then throws it toward Moon-Lisa.
ZEALOT : SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!
VENUS-MINAKO : Sailor Moon! LOOK OUT!
She dives in front of Moon-Lisa, and is directly struck by the ball of lightning. Lightning crackles around her as she falls to the ground and stays there.
All the soldiers turn to look at her.
MOON-LISA : Venus!
JUP-LAURA : Venus! (turns back to Zealot) Hey! What do you think you're doing?
ZEALOT (frustrated) : Trying to get a good fight. You girls aren't very entertaining.
JUP-LAURA (cracks knuckles) : You want a fight? (to Moon-Lisa) Stay here!
Jup-Laura runs toward Zealot.
MOON-LISA : Jupiter, no! She's just...
Jup-Laura throws a punch - Zealot dodges left. Jup-Laura follows with another punch - Zealot dodges right. Jup-Laura hops forward and tries a mid-level kick - Zealot dodges back and catches the foot in mid-air.
MOON-LISA (cont) : baiting you...
Jup-Laura struggles, but as she does so Zealot drops the foot, making Jup-Laura lose her balance. Zealot then winds up... and punches Jup-Laura in the stomach.
Jup-Laura pretty much flies as she's thrown halfway across the street, through the window of a department store and far inside.
ZEALOT : Feh, too easy...
MOON-LISA : Jupiter!
Moon-Lisa, Merc-Allison and Mars-Jessica start to run toward the shop, but Zealot runs in front of them and blocks their way.
ZEALOT : Your two main guardians are gone now. Now I can get you over with and move onto more challenging targets...
MOON-LISA (trembling) : D-don't be so sure! We're not going to just roll over!
ZEALOT : You're not? Let's test that...
CUT TO :
DEPARTMENT STORE
Jup-Laura slumps against the wall, and then slowly comes back to consciousness. There is an impact crater in the wall behind her and a trickle of blood coming from her mouth. She starts sitting up, then clutches her stomach.
JUP-LAURA : Ow... damn, that was hard... gotta get back to the others...
GIRL'S VOICE (OS) : <So this is where you are. Need a hand?>
JUP-LAURA : Huh?
Jup-Laura looks up. JUP-MAKOTO is standing over her, a hand extended to help Jup-Laura up. She's clearly GIRL 3 from the soccer game. Jup-Laura looks at her in amazement.
JUP-LAURA : Oh, uh, thank you...
She takes the hand and Jup-Makoto helps her get up. They stand facing each other for a moment. The two look very similar - they're the same height and general build. Jup-Makoto looks very surprised when she sees this. She looks Jup-Laura up and down appraisingly.
JUP-MAKOTO : <So you're this other Sailor Jupiter... (cheery) Nice to meet you!>
Jup-Laura just looks at her, and looks embarrassed...
JUP-LAURA : Ah, well... (cough) <Me learn Japanese, but not good...>
JUP-MAKOTO : <Oh, I see.> Am same with English! No problem!
JUP-LAURA : You are? (to self) Well, that's oddly reassuring...
JUP-MAKOTO (to self) : <Hm, maybe this is what I would look like if I wasn't Japanese?>
There's a pause while they look sideways at each other, then they both put a hand behind their heads and laugh awkwardly.
After a moment Jup-Laura suddenly goes pale and she stops laughing.
JUP-LAURA : Ohmygod! Sailor Moon! I forgot!
JUP-MAKOTO (stops laughing) : <Huh? You spoke too fast...>
JUP-LAURA (not understanding) : Whatever, no time to talk, come on!
Jup-Laura grabs Jup-Makoto's wrist and starts dragging her away. Jup-Makoto gets the idea soon enough and they both run to the front of the store.
CUT TO :
STREET
Zealot advances on Moon-Lisa, Merc-Allison and Mars-Jessica. She starts to concentrate, conjuring six spheres behind her. Zealot holds her hands together and rings of fire shoot from the spheres toward the soldiers.
ZEALOT : BURNING MANDALA!
MARS-JESSICA : Look out!
The fireballs aim for the ground around the soldiers. Merc-Allison and Moon-Lisa jump back out of the area. Mars-Jessica is slower... she gets hit by a fireball, but it just dissipates on her arm. Moon-Lisa looks toward Mars-Jessica.
MOON-LISA : Sailor Mars! Are you okay?
MARS-JESSICA (surprised) : yeah... I think... so...
ZEALOT (OS) : BLACK TIARA ACTION!
MOON-LISA (looking up) : Huh? What?
CUT TO :
ZEALOT
While Moon-Lisa has been distracted, Zealot has turned her tiara into an extremely black disc, and thrown it at Moon-Lisa. The disc sails through the air...
CUT TO :
MOON-LISA CLOSEUP
She sees the disc, and almost bugs out...
MOON-LISA : Aaagh!
CUT TO :
THE TIARA
The tiara continues to sail through the air... and then...
VENUS-MINAKO (OS) : CRESCENT BEAM!
A gold crescent shoots out from nowhere, hitting the tiara, which flies wildly off course and grounds in the wall of a building.
CUT TO :
MOON-LISA
Moon-Lisa turns to look behind her, and sees Venus-Minako standing there and looking somewhat shaky.
MOON-LISA : Venus! You're okay!
VENUS-MINAKO (to self, worried) : <Man... we're out of practice...>
CUT TO :
ZEALOT
She looks enraged.
ZEALOT : Hey! How can you deflect my tiara?
JUP-LAURA (OS) : Excuse me...
ZEALOT : Huh?
Zealot starts to turn, but is grabbed from behind by Jup-Laura.
JUP-LAURA : We're not done yet! HAA!
Jup-Laura lifts her and throws Zealot... right over to Jup-Makoto, who's waiting and winding up a punch... BAM! Jup-Makoto's punch connects with Zealot's jaw - she seems to bounce away from the Sailor Senshi and slide along the ground a little, coming to rest against a wall.
MOON-USAGI (OS) : <Sailor Jupiter!>
MOON-USAGI and MERC-AMI jump down from the rooftops. They look around at Moon-Lisa and her soldiers, Jup-Laura first.
MOON-USAGI (confused) : <That is, uh, "Sailor Jupiters?">
ZEALOT : uugh...
Everyone, momentarily distracted by the new arrivals, turn their attentions back to Zealot, who is standing... she glares at them all.
ZEALOT (counting) : Those five... then seven, nine, eleven... damnit, too much. (straightens up) Looks like everyone's here. I'll head out now... (to Moon-Lisa) but I'll be back for you... (to Moon-Usagi) <and then for you, usurper...>
MOON-USAGI : <Huh?>
ZEALOT : BUBBLE SPRAY!
She throws out a blanket of little bubbles that quickly become a thick mist. All of the soldiers and senshi are blinded by it, and stumble around.
JUP-LAURA : Hey, what gives?
MERC-ALLISON : That's my attack!
MERC-AMI : <That's my attack!>
MOON-USAGI : <Itte! It's cold!>
The mist clears. Zealot is gone. All of the girls blink and look around as they regain their bearings.
MOON-LISA : She's gone!
MOON-USAGI : <Where'd she go?>
MERC-AMI : <It looks like we scared her away.>
MOON-USAGI : <Yeah! (to Lisa) It's really lucky for you that we came to save you!>
Lisa runs the Japanese sentence over in her head for a moment, then scowls at Moon-Usagi.
MOON-LISA : Save? We were just about to... (sees Moon-Usagi's blank face) Hm... (bad Japanese) <What do... you mean... save? We were to beat her soon! Who are you besides?>
MOON-USAGI : <Who am I? (poses) I am the pretty soldier (pose) of love and justice (pose) Sailor Moon! (pose) >
MOON-LISA : What? Sailor Moon? But... <I'm Sailor Moon!>
MOON-USAGI : <No, I am.>
MOON-LISA : <But, I am!>
MOON-USAGI : <No, you're not, I am!>
MOON-LISA : <But I AM the real one! Luna got me first!>
MERC-AMI : But that was a mistake...
MOON-LISA : Yeah but...
MERC-AMI : Luna made you a Sailor Moon, but that did not make you the Sailor Moon.
Moon-Lisa looks down, starting to get dejected.
MOON-LISA : Yeah but...
MOON-USAGI : <So, if I'm the only Sailor Moon, I guess you'll need a new name. How about Sailor Chibi-Moon? That's a good name!>
Moon-Lisa just looks at Usagi and raises an eyebrow. Rage starts boiling under her calm exterior... she turns to Venus-Minako.
MOON-LISA : Did she say "Chibi-Moon?"
VENUS-MINAKO : Uh, yes...
MOON-LISA (disbelieving) : Chibi-Moon? "Small"-Moon? "Mini"-Moon? (to Moon-Usagi) <You've got to be joking...>
Moon-Usagi smiles, completely misunderstanding Moon-Lisa's mood, and shakes her head. Moon-Lisa slowly boils over...
MOON-LISA (angry) : Aww great! No way! Chibi-Moon? I might as well just carry a pink plastic wand, hang around at your leg and pretend to fight!
MOON-USAGI (surprised) : <You don't like it?>
MOON-LISA : <No I do not!>
MERC-ALLISON : Look, calm down...
MOON-LISA : Calm down? I am not going to be this girl's sidekick!
VENUS-MINAKO : She said calm down, Sailor Moon! You're being silly!
MOON-USAGI : <Huh? Sailor Moon?>
MERC-ALLISON AND VENUS-MINAKO : <NOT YOU! (points at Moon-Lisa) HER!>
Moon-Lisa looks surprised and gasps, looks around at her friends, then gets angry again.
MOON-LISA : I don't believe it, you're taking THEIR SIDE?
MARS-JESSICA : We're not taking anyone's side...
MOON-LISA : Yeah, well you should be taking MY side!
JUP-LAURA : But they have a point, Sailor Moon...
MOON-USAGI : <Huh?>
JUP-LAURA (quickly points at Moon-Lisa) : <This one.>
MOON-USAGI : <Oh, right.>
MOON-LISA : <Yeah, that's right, me, the real Sailor Moon!>
JUP-LAURA (rolls eyes) : The *point* is, she is the real Sailor Moon and you know it...
There is a pause, while Moon-Lisa thinks to herself.
MOON-LISA : Yeah but... but... um... aw, forget it! Fine! If that's it, I'll get out of your hair, okay! (to her Soldiers) Have fun with your new Sailor Moon.
Moon-Lisa turns away, jumps up to the top of a streetlamp, and then onto a low rooftop.
JUP-LAURA : Uh oh...
MARS-JESSICA : We'd better get after her...
MERC-ALLISON : Yeah, lets go... (to Senshi) <Uh, sorry, but we have to go. Bye!>
All three jump away, chasing Moon-Lisa. Venus-Minako turns to follow, but...
MERC-AMI : <Sailor Venus, wait!>
VENUS-MINAKO : <Wha? What is it?>
MERC-AMI : <This probably isn't the right time to ask, but... well...>
MOON-USAGI : <You realise that you were supposed to be in our team, right?>
Venus-Minako looks surprised, and seems to think to herself.
VENUS-MINAKO : <Your team?>
JUP-MAKOTO : <You know... the real Sailor Senshi...>
Venus--Minako stiffens and glares slightly at Jup-Makoto, who is taken aback.
MOON-USAGI : <Er, that is, the proper, correct Sailor Senshi... ah, that sounds bad too...>
VENUS-MINAKO (coldly) : <The right Sailor Senshi, instead of those pretenders?>
MOON-USAGI (quickly) : <Yes! (shakes head) No! I mean no!>
Venus-Minako closes her eyes and growls to herself a little, Marge style.
VENUS-MINAKO (coldly) : <Those "pretenders" defeated the Dark Kingdom. And they're my friends... You can't dismiss them like that.>
The Senshi look around awkwardly, quite embarrassed.
VENUS-MINAKO : <I'm here to help whoever needs it the most. At the moment, that looks like my friends.>
The three Senshi look quite glum now. Moon-Usagi raises her head.
MOON-USAGI : <If you've decided that then it can't be helped. But can I ask you to do something?>
VENUS-MINAKO : <What is it?>
MOON-USAGI : <Could you try to stop your friends from transforming and fighting? They're in a lot of danger...>
VENUS-MINAKO : <I'll see. But if they decide to fight, I'll be fighting on their team. Bye, for now.>
She jumps away, leaving the three Senshi alone. They frown and look at each other.
MERC-AMI : <I don't think we got off on the right foot there...>
JUP-MAKOTO : <Especially with Sailor Chibi-Moon or Sailor Venus...>
MOON-USAGI : D'oh! (slaps head)
CUT TO :
ROOFTOP
Lisa (who has already changed back to normal clothes) sits on the edge of the roof. Her feet dangle over the edge and she leans forward with her chin resting in the palms of her hands.
LISA (mutters) : Stupid Sailor Moon, telling me to (unintelligible) I should get her to (unintelligible) those stupid jerks some friends they (unintelligible) Sailor Chibi-Moon my (unintelligible)
MERC-ALLISON : Lisa!
Lisa is startled, and turns to see Merc-Allison, Mars-Jessica and Jup-Laura approaching her.
JUP-LAURA : Still annoyed about what that Sailor Moon said?
LISA : Firstly, she's NOT Sailor Moon. And secondly, yes.
JUP-LAURA : Well... look at it this way. If you have to be Chibi-Moon, that means we're all in the same boat with you. Now, the names Chibi-Mercury and Chibi-Mars might fit these two, but *I* (sexy pose) am not even remotely chibi. So it's not so bad for you now is it?
Lisa starts to giggle. Mars-Jessica looks affronted.
MARS-JESSICA : Hey, it doesn't suit me, (same pose) I'm not chibi either!
There is a brief pause... and then everyone else bursts out laughing. Mars-Jessica just looks even more annoyed.
Venus-Minako jumps up to the rooftop. She sees the others, smiles and waves.
VENUS-MINAKO : Hi!
MERC-ALLISON : What happened to you, Venus?
VENSU-MINAKO (hiding it) : I... er, ah, I got lost!
MARS-JESSICA (dismissive) : Huh. Typical.
Venus-Minako ignores her, and approaches Lisa.
VENUS-MINAKO : Lisa... are you okay?
LISA (sigh) : Don't worry... I'll be fine...
VENUS-MINAKO (doubtful) : Oh really...
There's an awkward pause among everyone. Merc-Allison looks up and changes the subject.
MERC-ALLISON : You know, we never got our photos back either...
LISA (depressed) : Oh yeah...
JUP-LAURA : Well, that's easily fixed, right?
CUT TO :
SCHOOL FIELD
The photo tent is still up... REI comes out of the entrance, dragging a desk out. She's clearly struggling with it and looks quite annoyed.
REI (mutters) : <Stupid girls, leaving me here while they go shopping (unintelligible) someone could have stayed to help me (unintelligible) I ought to Fire Soul their (unintelligible)>
VENUS-MINAKO (OS) : <Excuse me... are you busy.>
REI : <What?>
She turns, and sees Venus-Minako standing behind her. The other Soldiers stand in a group some distance behind Venus. Rei almost jumps out of her skin.
REI : Woah! (to herself) <Sailor Venus and those other senshi here, now?>
VENUS-MINAKO (smiling) : <We were wondering if you would take a picture of us...>
REI (stunned) : <A picture? Er... yes! Yes! No problem! Please wait a moment!>
Rei runs into the tent.
CUT TO :
INSIDE TENT
Rei scrambles to find the camera.
REI : <I don't believe it! They came right here and ASKED me to photograph them! (she finds the camera, and smiles broadly) LUCKY!>
She grabs the camera and runs outside.
CUT TO :
CAMERA VIEWFINDER
The viewfinder looks out over the field. Moon-Lisa, Merc-Allison, Mars-Jessica, Jup-Laura and Venus-Minako stand in a group, with Jup and Venus at the back, Mars and Moon standing in front of them, and Merc sitting on the ground in front of them. The picture is a bit out of focus - the camera zooms in on them and focuses correctly. Mars-Jessica is slouching a little.
REI (OS) : <Okay...> Everyone say ch... (groan) <Could Sailor Ma... uh, the girl in red stand up straight please?>
VENUS-MINAKO : She's talking to you Mars...
MARS-JESSICA : Huh?
REI (OS) : <Oh for god's sake...>
Rei runs into shot from behind the camera. She goes over to Mars-Jessica.
REI (fussing) : <A pretty girl like you shouldn't slump over like that...>
Rei grabs Mars' shoulders and pulls her up.
REI (fussing) : <Chest out, butt in, and (pulls at her cheeks) smile!>
MARS-JESSICA : Hey! What're you doing? Get off!
Everyone except for Rei and Mars-Jessica giggle at the scene. Rei quickly lifts the lock of hair that goes in front of Mars-Jessica's shoulder and puts it behind the shoulder.
REI : <There, that's better.> Okay, hold that please!
Mars-Jessica rolls her eyes as Rei runs back behind the camera.
REI (OS) : Okay, everyone say "chiizu" please!
SOLDIERS (chorus) : Cheese!
There is a flash and the picture freezes as the photo is taken. Just as it's taken. Mars-Jessica screws up her face and sticks out her tongue, while Jup-Laura puts rabbit-ears behind Moon-Lisa's head.
MIX TO :
CLOSEUP OF YEARBOOK
Camera pulls away from the photo a little to show Lisa's hand writing "Sailor Soldiers club." Then she writes in smaller writing "(which I was not in, Mom)"
FADE OUT.
EXT : EDGE OF BASEBALL FIELD - LATER
The view is of a fence at the side of a grassy area. We can hear the sound of a little-league baseball game in the distance.
LUNA jumps up from behind the fence and sits on it.
LUNA (sighs) : Well, that was depressing. This isn't going well so far.
She sits on the fence and looks around.
LUNA : Where's Mamoru? We said we'd meet here...
CUT TO :
PITCHER'S MOUND
CHARLIE BROWN stands on the pitcher's mound, looking apprehensive. LINUS approaches the mound.
LINUS : Well, this is it Charlie Brown. It's the bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded, most of our fielders are yellow birds because all the girls who were on our team are in comas, and their best hitter has just come up to bat. You need to strike this guy out, Charlie Brown.
CHARLIE : (ulp) Everyone's counting on me, huh...
LINUS : Yep, you're our only hope! But no pressure! Now go strike this guy out!
Linus walks away from the mound. Charlie Brown looks nervously toward the batter.
CHARLIE : Everyone's counting on me... I'll strike this guy out and be the hero!
Charlie Brown winds up and throws the ball. We hear the sound of a swing.
SCHROEDER (OS) : Strike one!
CHARLIE : I did it! I struck him out once! Here goes again...
Charlie Brown throws again, and once again we hear the sound of a swing.
SCHROEDER (OS) : Strike two!
CHARLIE BROWN : I did it! I struck him out again! But can I do it a third time? Aww, who am I kidding? Nothing ever goes my way with these things, I won't be the hero... I'll just be the goat...
LINUS (OS) : Come on Charlie Brown, strike him out!
CHARLIE : I'll just pitch anything, it won't matter...
He winds up and does a pretty poor pitch. The ball sails slowly through the air... when something long and sharp hits it out of the air. It's a rose, which pins the ball into the ground!
CUE TUXEDO KAMEN THEME
Camera quickly pans up to show TUXEDO KAMEN (yay!) standing on top of the score board.
KAMEN : You will never win if you don't try your best, Charlie Brown! Courage and determination can pull you through this crisis! Use the split-fingered fastball!
He jumps down the back of the scoreboard, and is gone... Linus walks up to the pitcher's mound.
LINUS : Well, that was very strange... I think they're calling that a no pitch. So go ahead and pitch again Charlie Brown. (He walks away)
CHARLIE : He's right! If I try my best, I can be the hero, not the goat!
Charlie Brown rolls up his sleeves, splits his fingers, winds back and pitches. We hear a swing...
SCHROEDER (OS) : Strike three!
EVERYONE : YAAAAAAYYYYY!
CHARLIE : I struck him out!
SCHROEDER, LINUS, PIG PEN, SNOOPY, and a whole lotta WOODSTOCKS run onscreen and lift Charlie Brown over their shoulders.
EVERYONE : You struck him out!
CHARLIE : I struck him out!
EVERYONE : You struck him out!
CHARLIE : I struck him out!
LINUS : But we still lost twenty to two!
Everyone drops Charlie Brown.
EVERYONE : WE DID? WAAAAAAAAAAAA!
CHARLIE : Rats.
CUT TO :
LUNA ON THE FENCE
Luna watches the scene, bemused.
LUNA (raises eye) : What has he been up to over there?
MAMORU suddenly pops up from behind the fence.
MAMORU : <Just staying in practice.>
LUNA (surprised) : AAAK!
She slips on the fence, and almost falls off, but hangs on with her front paws.
LUNA : <Hey! Don't do that, Mamoru!>
MAMORU : <Sorry. (helps Luna back onto the fence) So, did you have any luck finding your girls?
LUNA : Well, I found them... but they were all the same as Wendy and her friends had been.
MAMORU : Hm. I see.
LUNA : This isn't happening by accident. Someone's attacking the girls... (stands, starts to leave) We'd better get going right now.
Mamoru nods and stands, and follows Luna.
FADE OUT.
CLOSING CREDITS - "Otome No Policy" (Maiden's Policy)
TEASER
LISA : We were really kicked around back there. If I'm going to impress these new girls and get to keep my dignity, we'll have to train hard and get a lot better! Good thing there's a gymnastics tournament on soon and our school has some spare spaces!
BART : Woah, watch out Lis, this isn't a normal gymnastics meeting!
LISA : Next Episode! "Insane Stalkers and the boys they obsess over! Enter the Rhythmic Martial Arts tournament!" See you there!
JESSICA (snide) : Your dignity Lisa? You gave that up when you said "Moon Prism Power..."