THE POWERPUFF GIRLS
PUFF IN ARMS
BY
Sgamer82
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
Chris Cook
NOTE: Anytime you see parentheses during the dialogue, they work as subtitles, for example:
SPEAKER (any special action): dialogue in different language (subtitle)
Also, a reference is made to a PpG fic called by "Old Fogey", Grand Delusion, a major inspiration to this story.
That said, on with the story.
EXT. - TOWNSVILLE SKYLINE - NIGHT
NARRATOR: Ah, the City of Townsville. A city where the power of good is always triumphant over the power of evil. But, what is the power of evil doing to remedy that situation.
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HIM'S LAIR
HIM is standing inside his lair talking to someone who is standing in the shadows. He points to something in the figure's hand.
HIM (in female voice): So, you're telling me that this spell will give me the one thing I've always wanted. Tell me, what exactly do you think that is?
The figure steps out of the shadows. It is MAJOR MAN. He is holding a piece of paper in his hand.
MAJOR MAN: A way to get rid of the Powerpuff Girls, same as I want.
HIM: Aren't you a superhero?
MAJOR MAN: I was, until those brats ruined me. They disgraced me. I couldn't even get a job in The City and, believe me, they need good superheroes.
HIM (skeptical): Yes, what does the spell do?
MAJOR MAN: It allows the caster to change any one historical event to whatever the caster desires.
HIM: Hmm, interesting, why do you need me?
MAJOR MAN: The spell requires the use of a rubber duck belonging someone who has had prolonged exposure to magic. Yours is the only one that fits that description.
HIM: Oh, I'm flattered. But, (male voice) YOU AREN'T TOUCHING MR. QUACKERS.
MAJOR MAN: Oh, no, I wouldn't dream of it. The spell just requires it to be there, we don't have to hurt the duck in any way.
HIM (f.v.): Alright, then. So, let me get this straight, I could use this spell to keep the Powerpuff Girls from ever being born?
MAJOR MAN: Um...well...no.
HIM (m.v.): What?
MAJOR MAN: There are certain...limitations.
HIM: Such as?
MAJOR MAN: Well, one, you can't use the spell to directly kill someone. You can use it to give you the means to kill, but you can't actually end a life or prevent a life from being created.
HIM (f.v.): Anything else?
MAJOR MAN: Yes. You also can't use the spell to remove some type of special physical characteristic. Like...superpowers. And the victims and casters of the spell retain all memory of the original history.
HIM (m.v.): You've severely limited my options he(f.v.)...wait.
MAJOR MAN: You've got an idea?
HIM: Yes, I know the perfect way to use this spell. It will take those bothersome kids out of our way.
MAJOR MAN: What about their powers?
HIM: Don't worry. Our dear Professor Utonium will take care of that for us. And the Girls won't be able to do anything about it.
HIM begins to chuckle with delight. Major Man, though not getting what's so funny, laughs as well.
HIM: Let's get started on this right away my friend.
They walk to a cauldron and the scene fades to black.
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UNKNOWN SCENE
The scene is still black but it begins to brighten as the black splits horizontally as if someone's eyes are opening. Things are blurry and suddenly shift to the right. A dim thud is heard.
BLOSSOM: OW!
Things snap clear and the scene is revealed to be BLOSSOM'S point of view. There are what seem to be bars in front of Blossom.
BLOSSOM (to herself, still groggy): Huh? Where'd these bars come from?
The camera pans as Blossom examines her surroundings. The room is painted in bright colors. There is also a footboard on the bed that was not there the night before. There are bars on the other side of the bed as well.
BLOSSOM: What's going on here?
She looks beside her. She sees what at first looks like a Puppet Pal Clem doll. But on closer inspection, the doll is wearing a baby bonnet instead of a top hat. She finally looks down at herself.
BLOSSOM: What the heck?!
She's wearing a pink-footed sleeper. She notices a slight bulge on her ankle, as if she's wearing some kind of jewelry on her leg under the sleeper.
BLOSSOM: BUBBLES! BUTTERCUP! WAKE UP!!!
BUBBLES and BUTTERCUP slowly wake up. They're wearing sleepers like Blossom's but they're in the Girls' respective colors.
BUBBLES: What's wrong Blossom?(notices the doll) Oh, look, a Baby Puppet Pal Clem doll! I didn't know they made these. It's so cute where'd it come from?
BUTTERCUP: Geez, Blossom, I know you have to do this every Monday, but (looks around)...whoa, Blossom, what happened? Why're we in a crib? (looks at Blossom) And what happened to your hair?
BLOSSOM: My hair?
She flies to a toy with a mirror on the side of the crib, or at least tries to.
BLOSSOM: Hey, I can't fly.
She tries stand and walk, she falls forward.
BLOSSOM: Or walk.
Resigned, she crawls to the toy and looks at herself in a mirror attached to it. Her hair is much shorter than normal. There is still a hair bow, but it's a very tiny one to match the very tiny ponytail on the top of her head. She begins screaming at the sight. Bubbles finally takes notice of their surroundings.
BLOSSOM: WHAT HAPPENED?!
Suddenly, the door opens and Professor Utonium walks in. He's wearing his pajamas as he walks around to Blossom's side of the crib. From Blossom's point of view, he looks huge. Buttercup and Bubbles just sit there watching as he picks up Blossom and holds her in the crook of his arm.
UTONIUM: My, someone's excited this morning.
BLOSSOM: Professor, what's happening? We're dressed like babies and there's this thing on my leg...
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UTONIUM'S POINT OF VIEW
We now see what the Professor sees and hear what the Professor hears.
BLOSSOM: pwowape weessik beeban thes mleg petpa cle meega bucules...
UTONIUM: Wow, you're really talkative this morning, sweetheart. It probably won't be long before you're talking to Daddy in real words, will it?
Blossom suddenly stops talking at those words and stares wide-eyed at Utonium.
BLOSSOM: fasa doun dasa tyo (Professor, don't you know what I'm saying?)
He takes Blossom over to a dresser and the scene changes
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BUTTERCUP AND BUBBLES
BUBBLES: Hey, how come the Professor is treatin' Blossom like she's a baby?
BUTTERCUP: Look around Bubble-Brain. We're dressed sleepers, we're in a crib, and we're surrounded by stuffed animals and bright colors, WHY DO YOU THINK?
BUBBLES: We've been made into babies?
BUTTERCUP: Me an' Blossom have, you already were.
BUBBLES: Hey!
The Professor comes back with Blossom, now in a pink dress, and sets her in the crib and picks up Bubbles.
UTONIUM: Your turn honey.
He leaves with Bubbles. Blossom and Buttercup are now alone. Blossom looks at the device on her leg. It looks like a red band with yellow lights and small rattles on it.
BUTTERCUP (barely containing her giggles): You look cute, Leader-Girl.
BLOSSOM (with a smirk on her face): I'm not even going to dignify that with a response, after all, soon you'll be dressed up too. But seriously, something's very wrong here. The Professor didn't seem understand a single word I said.
The door opens again and this time SANDY KEANE, teacher at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten, enters the room, she's wearing a nightgown and looks like she just got out of bed.
SANDY (picking up a baby monitor): Wow, those girls talking up a storm. I had to turn down the volume on the
monitor just to get some more sleep, (yawns) lot of good that did.
UTONIUM (holding Bubbles in one arm): You knew what you were getting into when you said "I do".
BUBBLES: disee id (Did he say "I do"?)
Blossom and Buttercup notice too.
Sandy walks over and picks up Buttercup.
SANDY: I know, I know. I'll take care of Buttercup. Why don't you take the other two into the kitchen and get breakfast started.
UTONIUM (picks up Blossom in his other arm): Alright, come on girls.
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BLOSSOM'S P.O.V.
She and Bubbles, now in blue t-shirt and matching shorts, are in the Professor's arms and are being taken down the hallway. The house seems unchanged aside from the exception of a number of baby toys along the floor and some baby gates by the door. As the Professor enters the living room, the changes are more apparent. There's a playpen in the corner and even more toys.
The Girls then notice the biggest change. The picture that was once the Girls in Utonium's lap is now a picture of Utonium in a tuxedo holding Blossom, Sandy in a wedding dress holding Buttercup, and an older man, also in a tux, holding Bubbles.
BUBBLES (to Blossom): Is that a wedding picture?
BLOSSOM: I think it is, but who's that holding you?
BUBBLES: I don't know.
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KITCHEN
Blossom and Bubbles are now sitting in high chairs decorated in their respective colors, there's an empty green high chair next to them. Utonium is at the stove making pancakes.
BUBBLES: Mmmmm...I love pancakes!
BLOSSOM: I don't think those are for us.
BUBBLES: Why not?
BLOSSOM: How would we eat it?
BUBBLES: With our mouths silly.
BLOSSOM: Uh...Bubbles...
She opens her mouth and shows Bubbles what she means, there are only a few teeth in her mouth. Bubbles moves her tongue around in her mouth.
BUBBLES: Oh, I see.
At that moment, Sandy walks in holding Buttercup. Sandy's now wearing her usual brown slacks with orange shirt and red vest. Buttercup is now wearing a frilly green dress with ruffles at the collar, sleeves, and hem. She also has two tiny, green hair bows tying her hair into pigtails similar to Bubbles'. She does NOT look happy.
BUTTERCUP: fu ga doba fi liddy es [Author's Note: Trust me, you don't want to know]
Sandy and Utonium share a quick kiss and the Girls stare shocked at the display of affection. Sandy then buckles Buttercup in the green high chair, ties a green bib around her neck, and walks up to the cupboard.
BLOSSOM (in a very condescending tone): Awwww, wook at the cute wittle baby in the pwetty gween dwess.
BUTTERCUP (angrily): Shut up. Just shut up. At least this can't get any worse.
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UTONIUM & SANDY
They are talking to each other while Utonium continues cooking and Sandy takes out some small jars and gets some tiny spoons from the drawer.
UTONIUM: So, how long before your dad's flight comes in?
SANDY (opening one of the jars): He should be here sometime tomorrow morning. He wants to get here as soon as he can so he can spend some time with his little granddaughters.
UTONIUM: That works perfectly, I've got some work to do in the lab so the sooner he gets here the better.
SANDY (takes some of the stuff from the jar with the spoon): Still trying to figure out that strength thing?
Sandy starts bringing the spoon toward Buttercup, who quickly recognizes the stuff in the spoon as baby food. Buttercup starts pulling her head back, determined not to let any of it enter her mouth.
UTONIUM: Yes.
SANDY: I still can't believe you accidentally added that Chemical X to your perfect-girl formula, how'd that happen again, the monkey? What ever happened to him?
The Girls are definitely listening to the conversation. Except for Buttercup, who's still resisting the food.
UTONIUM (nods): I don't know what happened to Jojo.
SANDY: Buttercup, Baby, why aren't you eating? (to Utonium) It's hard to believe that these three sweet girls have super strength.
UTONIUM: It's true, that's why I designed the Restrainers on their ankles. I'm hoping to figure out a way to remove the Chemical X in their bodies before some new power shows itself that the Restrainers won't be able to handle.
SANDY: New power? I don't recall you mentioning anything about new powers.(A glob of strained food hits Sandy in the face) Buttercup!
Buttercup laughs and Sandy uses the distraction to shove new spoonful of food into Buttercup's mouth. Buttercup gets a shocked look on her face and with the shock of what just happened eats the food and swallows.
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GIRLS
They've dropped their eavesdropping to see about Buttercup.
BUBBLES: Buttercup. You okay?
BUTTERCUP: Yeah, I'm fine.
BLOSSOM: What'd it taste like?
BUTTERCUP: Well...I've eaten worse...but it'll do if you're hungry enough.
BLOSSOM & BUBBLES (together): We are.
Buttercup lets Sandy feed her the rest of the food and the other Girls continue with observing the conversation between their father and now mother.
UTONIUM: Anyway, if my calculations are correct, there's a strong possibility that the Girls will develop new powers as they grow, powers the Restrainers can't hinder.
SANDY (while continuing to feed Buttercup): Well, if you can't remove them, maybe we can teach them to use them responsibly.
UTONIUM: I sometimes wonder what it would be like if that fluke had occurred.
SANDY: Fluke? Sorry dear, but you know I can't keep track of your work beyond the fact you created the girls. I work in Mathematics, not Genetics.
UTONIUM: That's okay. There was a million-to-one chance that the girls could have been born older than they were.
SANDY: How much older?
UTONIUM: Most likely, they would have been born at about five years old.
SANDY: I'm kind of glad that didn't happen.
The Girls listen in shock.
UTONIUM: Why's that?
SANDY: Well, if they were five, they would have to go to Pokey Oaks. And I couldn't very well date, let alone marry, the parent of a student, now could I?
UTONIUM (chuckling): Well, when you put it that way...
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GIRLS
Bubbles is near tears, Blossom is just shocked. What's just been said hasn't even registered to Buttercup, who's still eating.
BLOSSOM: We were supposed to be born this way?
BUBBLES: I can't believe it.
Bubbles begins crying uncontrollably. Utonium picks her up out of the high chair.
UTONIUM (in a consoling tone): Don't cry, Bubbles. It's all right.
SANDY (wiping Buttercup's face): What got into her?
UTONIUM: I have no idea. She just started crying for no reason.
BUTTERCUP: gyuu taat (Get used to it.)
Blossom shoots Buttercup a look of death.
BUTTERCUP: swi (Sorry)
SANDY (looks at her watch): Well, I gotta go. School calls.
She gives Utonium and a now calmed down Bubbles a peck on the cheek.
UTONIUM: Bye, darling. I'll finish feeding the girls and check out that new Daycare Center we read about.
SANDY (walks to the Girls): Good-bye, angels.
She kisses Blossom and Buttercup on the forehead.
She leaves and the Professor and the Girls are alone.
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EXT. - STREETS OF TOWNSVILLE - AFTERNOON
Utonium is driving a minivan down the road and has Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup in the backseat in car seats in their respective colors.
BUBBLES: Hey, Girls, are you startin' to remember stuff?
BLOSSOM: What do you mean, Bubbles?
BUBBLES: Well, it's this stuff that keeps gettin' in my head. It's like I'm 'memb'rin' stuff that never happened to me.
BUTTERCUP: I know what you mean, the same stuff's been happenin' to me. Like, you see that wedding picture of the Professor, Ms. Keane, and that old guy?
The other two nod.
BUTTERCUP: Well, even though I never saw him before then, I keep thinkin' he's our grandpa. It's like someone kept tellin' me that's who he was.
BLOSSOM: Yes, I've had similar experiences. I think that our minds are beginning to adjust to this new history...world...whatever this is.
BUBBLES: I wonder who did this to us.
BUTTERCUP: There's only one person we know who would do something like this, HIM. Problem is, he's already done this to us before and he said he never does the same thing twice.
BLOSSOM: Well, this is different Buttercup. The frist time, he simply made us THINK we were normal kids. This time, I think he actually did something.
BUBBLES: But what'd he do? And how'd he do it?
BLOSSOM: What I'm more worried about is, who's protecting Townsville?
They're conversation is cut off by Utonium.
UTONIUM: Oh, look girls, it's the town hero, Major Man.
ALL THREE GIRLS: majan (MAJOR MAN!)
Indeed, Major Man is flying through the sky.
BUTTERCUP: That phony is the defender of Townsville!?
BLOSSOM: Well, answers that question.
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INT. - HILLSIDE INFANT MANOR - DAY
Utonium pushes a triple-stroller containing the three Girls into the large daycare. He approaches a desk behind which is a strange woman wearing all red. Her nameplate reads: Heidi I. Montan.
HEIDI (in a deep female voice): Can I help you?
UTONIUM: Yes, I'm here to enroll my daughters in your daycare. My wife, Sandy Utonium, called earlier about our appointment.
HEIDI: Ah, yes, the Utonium Triplets. This must be them. I have the papers all set, your wife took care of everything. You just have to sign on the dotted line.
The whole time, Blossom's looking at the nameplate.
BLOSSOM: Hmmm...Heidi Montan.
BUBBLES: That's Heidi I. Montan
BUTTERCUP: Yeah, yeah, and the initials are H. I. M. big dea...(her eyes go wide)H...
BUBBLES: I...
BLOSSOM: M...
ALL THREE: HIM!
Back at "Heidi" and Utonium.
UTONIUM: Alright, that should do it. I have to get going now.
"HEIDI": Of course, you're a busy man.
UTONIUM (walks to Girls): Good-bye, darlings. Daddy's got to go for a while, but I'll be back to pick you up later today. Goodbye.
All three Girls begin crying.
BLOSSOM (between wails): Cry like you've never cried before! We've got to make the Professor come take us back!
Utonium looks at the crying Girls.
"HEIDI": It's just separation anxiety, they just need some time to get used to the place.
UTONIUM: Well, alright.
He begins to leave and the Girls cry louder. He almost turns back, but keeps going. Meanwhile, "Heidi" removes his disguise and transforms into HIM. Utonium doesn't see.
HIM (f.v. and quietly): Poor little children. Do you miss your Daddy? Well, (m.v. still whispering) GOOD! BECAUSE YOU'RE NEVER SEEING HIM AGAIN!
The Girls cry louder.
Utonium is almost at the door, he is just about to open it to leave when a single phrase is heard through the crying.
UNKNOWN BABY GIRLS' VOICE: DA-DA!
Utonium stops in his tracks and looks at the Girls...just in time to see HIM ready to chop them to pieces with his lobster claws.
UTONIUM: My babies!
He runs to HIM and the Girls and pulls the stroller back just in time to avoid a claw.
Utonium runs for the door but it slams shut before he gets there. He steps in front of the stroller.
UTONIUM: I don't know who you are, but you aren't hurting my girls.
HIM (f.v.): Oh, I don't want to hurt them. I want to (m.v.)destroy them!
UTONIUM (to himself): What can I do? I can't beat this thing. It's a long shot, and I'll hate myself if it fails, but there's no other choice.
He puts his arm behind his back and, unknown to HIM, removes the Restrainer bracelets on the Girls' legs. The Girls take notice.
UTONIUM (to himself): Come on, use whatever powers you have and get out of here!
BLOSSOM: Alright Girls, let's get HIM!
The Girls fly out of the stroller and begin to pound on HIM mercilessly. Utonium watches with nothing but surprise on his face.
UTONIUM (to himself): When did they learn to fly? It must be a new power they developed, but how did they know how to use it? They must have some instinctual knowledge about how to use their powers. Amazing.
Meanwhile, the Girls finish up with HIM, who is bruised and battered beyond belief.
BLOSSOM: ali hir va wadi u (Alright HIM, reverse what you did to us!)
HIM(f.v., quietly so that only the Girls hear): You're probably thinking that this will all end when you expose my little fun, (m.v.)BUT NOT THIS TIME! (f.v.)This time, you'll stay how you are forever. And I'll just keep coming after you until I finally destroy you for good. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha (m.v.)HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
He disappears in a ball of fire.
Utonium nervously walks to the flying Girls.
UTONIUM: Alright now, girls. Come to Daddy.
Bubbles flies over to Utonium.
UTONIUM: Very good, sweetie.
He puts the Restrainer back on her ankle then puts Bubbles in the stroller. She looks shocked, but doesn't cry.
BUTTERCUP (to Blossom): He tricked her! How could he do that?
BLOSSOM: Well, it's not like he has much choice, and neither do we for that matter.
She flies to Utonium and allows the Restrainer to be placed back on her leg. Utonium puts her in the stroller and turns to Buttercup.
UTONIUM: Come on Buttercup. Come here.
Buttercup hesitates, but eventually flies into Utonium arms. He gives her a hug.
BUTTERCUP: Da-da.
UTONIUM: Soooo, it was you who said that. What a clever girl you are. You may have saved you and your sisters' lives.
Buttercup smiles at the praise while Utonium replaces the Restrainer, puts her in the stroller, and leaves.
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INT. - BACKSEAT OF VAN ON WAY HOME - MIDDAY
Blossom and Buttercup are in the middle and driver side car seats while Bubbles is on the Passenger-side car seat sound asleep.
BLOSSOM: What made you think of that "da-da" thing?
BUTTERCUP: I don't know, I just figured the only way to get the Professor to come back was to say the one thing he wanted to hear most, one of us talk, don't you remember this morning.
BLOSSOM: Oh, yeah, he seemed real excited at us learning how to talk. I gotta say, that was pretty resourceful.
BUTTERCUP: Yeah, for all the good it did.
BLOSSOM: I know what you mean, HIM said we'd stay like this forever. We have to grow up all over again, we'll have to be fed, dressed, burped, diapered, and all that other baby stuff.
BUTTERCUP: Well, it'll only be for a few years, until we learn how to do stuff ourselves. Besides, I've always wondered what it would be like to grow up like a normal kid, you know what I'm saying?
BLOSSOM (nodding): Yeah. Well, we don't have a choice anymore. Not unless we can figure out what was done to us.
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INT. - UTONIUM LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
The Girls are on the floor playing while Sandy and Utonium talk on the couch. The TV is currently on broadcasting the news.
SANDY: Do you know what that thing was?
UTONIUM: No, all I saw was that it was about to kill the girls. It's a good thing Buttercup talked when she did, or I never would have gone back.
SANDY: It's an even luckier thing you got those Restrainers off. From what you told me, the girls totaled him.
UTONIUM: Yes, I guess you're right. We definitely need to teach the girls to use their powers right. The thing that scares me the most though, is that demon-thing seemed to know the girls. It seemed to enjoy torturing them the way it did, as if he had some kind of grudge.
SANDY: Just horrible!
Just then, the news reporter on the TV begins a report.
ANCHOR: Also today, the city was saved yet again from a giant monster attack by our hero, Major Man! He is as I speak receiving an award from the Mayor commending his bravery.
The Girls are suddenly watching the TV very closely.
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Major Man is being handed a plaque by the MAYOR.
MAYOR: Oh, Major Man, you are so brave. How do you do it?
MAJOR MAN: Oh, it's simple...
Just-find-a-supernatural-demon-to-change-history-so-that-the-people-who-are-supposed-to-be-the-superheroes-are-small-babies-who-can't-even-walk-let-alone-fight-crime. (the crowd is suddenly staring at him blankly) Uhhhhhhhhhh...I guess I'm just lucky.
The crowd laughs.
TV CUTS TO:
STUDIO REPORTER
ANCHOR: Hah, hah, hah, what a kidder. He will be making public appearances tomorrow at 4:00pm at the Townsville convention center.
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GIRLS ON THE FLOOR
BLOSSOM: Did you hear that?
BUBBLES: Yeah, why didn't we ever make public appearances?
BUTTERCUP: No, Bubbles! Major Man got HIM to make us babies.
BLOSSOM: Heeeeeeeyyyyyy, maybe he knows of a way to reverse it.
BUTTERCUP: Maybe, but how would we get to him, crawl?
BUBBLES: Maybe you can talk to th' Professor and get him to take us.
BUTTERCUP: I don't think so Bubbles. I can only get one phrase, and "Da-da" doesn't have that many meanings. But...I'll try.
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UTONIUM AND SANDY ON THE COUCH
BUTTERCUP (pointing at TV): Maj-ma. Maj-ma.
SANDY: Honey, I think Buttercup's trying to say something.� (smiles) Maybe it's "ma-ma".
BUTTERCUP (gesturing at TV): Maj-ma. Da-da, Maj-ma.
UTONIUM: I think she's trying to say "Major Man".
BUTTERCUP (starts smiling): Maj-ma! Maj-ma!
SANDY (loses the smile): I think you're right.
UTONIUM: Maybe we should take the girls to see him tomorrow.
The Girls are literally bouncing with excitement at their success.
SANDY: I don't think so. There's something about that Major Man I don't trust. He seems phony to me for some reason.
UTONIUM: Alright, it'd probably be a big waste of time and money anyway. Chances are he wouldn't be around for five minutes before he leaves and everyone just gets Xeroxed autographed pictures.
SANDY (laughs): You're probably right.
BUTTERCUP (more insistently): MAJMA! MAJMA!
SANDY (picks up Buttercup): Sorry, Baby, but you can't go.
Buttercup just looks down at the floor trying to play the "sympathy card"
SANDY: Maybe some other time. (doorbell rings) I'll get it.
Sandy gets up, taking Buttercup with her, to answer the door.
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BLOSSOM AND BUBBLES
BUBBLES: So much for that.
BLOSSOM: On the plus side, at least she's perceptive enough to see Major Man for what he is.
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FRONT DOOR
Sandy is carrying Buttercup as she opens the door. On the other side is an older man with bright blue eyes. He is smiling as he looks at Sandy.
SANDY: Dad! You're early...and shaved?!
SANDY'S FATHER: Yeah, your mother made me shave off the beard. I
gotta admit it takes ten years off me.
Sandy's father, JACK KEANE, walks in and gives Sandy a kiss on the cheek, then does the same for Buttercup. Sandy puts Buttercup in his arms as he walks inside to greet Utonium.
UTONIUM: Jack! What a surprise.
JACK: I caught an earlier flight so I could get here sooner.
He sits down on the couch and puts Buttercup in his lap. Sandy picks up Bubbles and sits down with Bubbles on her lap. Utonium does the same with Blossom.
SANDY: Actually, you came at a good time. Buttercup's started talking. She can say "Da-da" and "Maj-ma" which I think is supposed to be Major Man.
JACK: So, our little Baby's a fan of Major Man, is she? (tickles Buttercup, who laughs at the tickling and the special attention)
UTONIUM: Buttercup...can you say "grandpa"?
SANDY: Come on, Baby, "grandpa".
BUTTERCUP (really struggling): gwa...gwa...
Everyone watched expectantly, even Bubbles and Blossom are watching to see what happens.
BUTTERCUP: Ampa.
UTONIUM: Very good, honey.
All the adults praise Buttercup as Blossom and Bubbles watch. Buttercup is loving the attention being lavished on her.
BUBBLES: Wow, what's going on with Buttercup?
BLOSSOM: Well, when's the last time Buttercup's ever had this much attention?
Bubbles starts to think very hard.
BLOSSOM (realizing the difficulty): In a good way?
BUBBLES: Never.
JACK: So, you're taking the girls to see Major Man?
BUTTERCUP (seeing a chance): MAJ-MA!
SANDY: No, we decided that it would just be a waste of time and money, besides, I don't trust him.
JACK: I don't blame you. But still, the girls seem to like him.
Blossom and Bubbles get disgusted looks on their faces.
JACK (seeing the looks): Well, Buttercup seems to like him.
BUTTERCUP (more loudly): MAJ-MA!!
JACK: Oh, she's sweet, I'm glad I got here early.
SANDY: We are too, but ironically you're a little too late, it's the girls' bedtime. But you can help get them ready.
JACK: Fine by me.
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THE GIRLS' BEDROOM/NURSERY
Bubbles and Blossom are again in sleepers in their respective colors and they are lying in the crib being kissed goodnight by Sandy and Utonium. Buttercup is being lowered into the crib by Jack, also in a sleeper. He kisses her goodnight and Sandy and Utonium gives Blossom the Baby Puppet Pal doll, Bubbles Octi, and Buttercup her blanket. They leave the nursery. Buttercup stands at the crib using the railing for support. But eventually sits down and goes under the covers.
BLOSSOM: So, how did you like being everyone's Little Baby for a day, Buttercup?
BUTTERCUP: What're you talking about?
BUBBLES: They were tickling you and saying what a "good girl" you were, and you were loving every second of it.
BUTTERCUP: I was not!
BLOSSOM: Oh, come on! It was obvious! Don't even try to deny it. You usually don't get that kind of you attention, so it's no big deal.
BUTTERCUP: I wasn't liking it! I hate being a baby, we have to eat baby food, drink from bottles, wear diapers...
BLOSSOM: ...get the highest praise for the smallest accomplishment, get adults all but waiting on you hand and foot, have no responsibilities, get to grow up like a regular kid...
BUTTERCUP: Okay, okay, maybe I like it a little.
BLOSSOM: Well, at least you're adjusting. Which is probably a good thing since we can't get close enough to Major Man to find out about what happened to us.
BUBBLES: Yeah, Ms. Keane and the Professor...Mommy and Daddy, won't take us. 'Sides, what would we do if we did get to Major Man.
BUTTERCUP: Yeah, he won't be able to understand what we said to him until we could talk for ourselves.
BLOSSOM: And by then, HIM would probably have done whatever it is he plans to do. He's bound to do something before we can talk and tell people what happened, even if nobody'd believe us, he's not one to take dumb risks.
BUBBLES: So, no matter what, we have to get back to normal.
BUTTERCUP: Either that, or get the Profess...Daddy, to take off these restrainers and let us be superheroes again.
BLOSSOM: Yeah. Well, (yawns) there's nothing we can do about it right now. Let's go to sleep.
BUBBLES: Yeah.
BUTTERCUP: G'Night.
They go to sleep.
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Montage of the Girls waking up in the morning and being prepared for the day. Jack, Sandy, and Utonium are bathing, dressing, feeding the Girls. A clock shows time going by as the Girls play, nap, and eat until the clock reaches 2:00 p.m.
INT. - UTONIUM KITCHEN - NEXT DAY - AFTERNOON
The Girls are in their high chairs being fed by Jack while Utonium grabs a cup of coffee.
UTONIUM (to Jack): Oh, I have to get back to the lab. When Sandy gets home just tell her I'll be in there until dinner,�
JACK: Okay.
UTONIUM: Thanks, Jack. (to the Girls) Bye Angels, Daddy will see you later.(enters his lab)
JACK (with a conspiratorial look in his eye): Finally, thought he'd never leave.
The Girls look at him confused.
JACK (to the Girls): Now, I know you three want to go see Major Man. Well, I'm going to take you. After all, what good's a grandpa if he doesn't spoil his grandchildren a little?
BUTTERCUP: Ampa!
JACK: Which reminds me...(to Buttercup in a joking tone of voice) Don't go telling your Mommy and Daddy about this, okay?
Buttercup giggles.
JACK: Now, let's get you set to go.
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INT. - UTONIUM'S CAR - DAY
Jack is driving the car to Townsville Convention Center, the Girls, all wearing overalls in their respective colors, are in the car seats in the back.
BLOSSOM: This is our chance! Thank goodness for grandparent stereotypes.
BUBBLES: Yeah, soon we won't have to be babies anymore (looks at Buttercup) shut up Buttercup.
Buttercup isn't paying any attention.
BLOSSOM: Buttercup? Buttercup? Wow what's up with her? She didn't even notice you cut off her joke.
BUBBLES: Yeah. Buttercup, is something wrong?
BUTTERCUP: Huh? No...nothin's wrong.
They look at her with skepticism in their eyes.
BUTTERCUP: Well, I've been thinkin' 'bout what the Prof...Daddy said before. You know, that stuff 'bout how we were supposed to be born babies.
BLOSSOM: Yeah, I've thought about it too, so?
BUTTERCUP: So...so? This's how things are s'posed to be. We could grow up like normal kids, we could have a mom and a dad, we could even have a grandpa who'd do anything for us. Why're we trying to throw all that away?
BLOSSOM: Buttercup, it's our responsibility to Townsville...
BUTTERCUP (in a mocking tone): "Our responsibility to Townsville."� "Our responsibility to Townsville"...(normal tone) I'm sick of our responsibility to Townsville. Major Man's been doin' an okay job, an' he already wanted to be the hero, why not let him?
BLOSSOM: He's a fake and we all know it. Sooner or later he's going to screw up and Townsville, if not the world, will pay the price.
BUTTERCUP: Why does it have to be us who saves the world?
BUBBLES: I thought you liked saving the Earth.
BUTTERCUP: I like the fighting, that's totally different. And I'd gladly give that up if I could grow up normal.
BLOSSOM: Wow, I didn't know you felt that way.
BUTTERCUP: Well, I do...what of it?
Before Blossom can answer, the car stops.
JACK: Okay, girls, we're here.
He gets out, goes to the back seat, takes the Girls out of the car, puts them in a stroller, and heads into the Convention Center.
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INT. - TOWNSVILLE CONVENTION CENTER - DAY
Jack rolls the Girls into the center and to the center stage set up in the lobby. Major Man is there handing out autographed photos to the fans at the stage.
BUBBLES: There he is!
BUTTERCUP (sarcastically): Yay.
As Major Man signs the autographs his view crosses to the Girls. Immediately after seeing them he turns to his audience.
MAJOR MAN: Oh, well, I have to go everyone, I hear a crime being committed. So long!
He leaves and the crowd groans at his not being able to stay.
BLOSSOM: You see that? He saw us and ran.
BUBBLES: Now we'll never get to him.
BUTTERCUP (sighs, then looks at Jack with a heart broken expression on her face): MAJ-MA! MAJ-MA!
Seeing what Buttercup's trying to do, Blossom and Bubbles start crying their hardest.
JACK: That jerk, it almost seems like he left because of you. Well, don't worry kids, I'll get you to him.
He rolls the stroller to a side door. In the hall on the other side, Jack sees Major Man enter the nearby dressing room.
JACK: Come on, girls.
He goes for the dressing room. Before they enter, he rolls up the legs on the overalls and removes the Restrainers.
JACK: In case he tries to run on us again.
The Girls smile back. And fly out of the stroller.
JACK: Wow! There's no way to be prepared for seeing that.
The Girls giggle at their grandfather as he knocks on the door. Major Man begins to open the door, but when he sees the Girls, he screams and slams the door shut.
JACK: That's it, he's up to something, girls...
They blast down the door and float inside. Major Man just stands there unsure of what to do.
JACK: Okay, Major, what the heck's up with you and my granddaughters?
MAJOR MAN: Well...uhhhhh...it's not every day you see babies flying.
JACK: Yeah, but there's something else. You ran off when you saw them on the stage, before they flew.
MAJOR MAN: Ummm...well...ummm...why should I tell you anything?
As he asks, the Girls fly in front of him with angry looks in their eyes. Blossom gives him a hard punch in the chops.
MAJOR MAN: OW! Okay, I'll tell you anything you want to know.
He tells Jack the entire story from the spell to the moment.
JACK (with obvious skepticism): Let me see if I have this right. These Girls are supposed to be five-year-olds, attending my daughter's kindergarten, and saving Townsville the way you are now. But you got a demon known only as HIM to change history so that they were born infants which allowed you to become the superhero of town and allow this HIM guy to get the girls.
BUBBLES: ido thib leemaja (I don't think he belives Major Man.)
BLOSSOM: iwou eithif im (I wouldn't either if I were him.)
JACK: OK, if all this is true, why didn't the girls try and say something earlier?
BUTTERCUP: Da-da. Maj-ma. Ampa
JACK: Oh. 'Nuff said. Hey, wait a sec...you understood me, didn't you?
Buttercup nods
JACK: So, all this is true?
All three Girls nod
JACK: Amazing. Well, what do we do about this? Is there a way to reverse it?
MAJOR MAN: Possibly, but the spell is with HIM, the only way to get it is to go to his lair.
JACK: Well, where is his lair?
Blossom starts pulling on Jack's shirt
JACK: Do you know?
She nods.
JACK: Alright then, let's get to the car.
Blossom shakes her head.
JACK: What, you have a better way to get there?
Blossom nods, Buttercup and Bubbles smile. They grab him and crash through the roof.
JACK: Woooooooaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!
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HIM'S LAIR
The Girls crash through the roof of HIM's lair. It seems empty, Jack is with the Girls and looks very surprised.
JACK: Wow, and I thought seeing you fly was odd.
The Girls laugh as the search HIM's lair.
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BUBBLES CROSSING HIM'S HALLWAY
As she flies past a door, she hears HIM's voice.
HIM (m.v.): WHAT! You idiot! How could you tell them!
Bubbles doesn't bother to hear anymore as she flies off to tell the others.
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HIM'S LIVING ROOM
Bubbles flies frantically at Jack.
JACK: Bubbles, sweetie, what's wrong?
BUBBLES: hmis phobe dro (HIM is on the phone in his bedroom!)
JACK: Bubbles, you know I can't understand you. Is that demon thing, HIM?
Bubbles nods her head vigorously.
JACK: He's here?
She points to the bedroom.
JACK: Okay, let's try and stay away from there.
As they move from the hall they see Buttercup rip open a wall safe and pull out a piece of paper.
JACK (reading the paper): This is it.
FEMININE VOICE: Pardon me...but I believe that's mine.
BLOSSOM (who is next to Buttercup): o wn m (Oh, no. HIM!)
Everyone turns to see HIM standing at the hall.
HIM (f.v.): Now, if you wouldn't mind (m.v.) GIVING ME BACK WHAT'S MINE!
JACK: And if we don't?
HIM simple swipes his claw at the air and Jack is knocked aside
BUTTERCUP: Ampa!
She attacks head on with Bubbles and Blossom right behind her.
HIM (f.v.): You won't catch me off-guard this time.
HIM forms a barrier around himself which knocks away the Girls. He then holds the Girls down with telekinesis.
HIM (f.v.): Now I'm almost glad that Major idiot told you about the spell. Now you will know I was the one fully responsible for your deaths.
OFF-SCREEN VOICE: Not so fast, buddy!
Jack comes in from the side and punches HIM square in the face.
JACK: Take that you Devil-wannabe!
Jack begins to repeatedly hit HIM
JACK: Guess you didn't count on their grandpa being a former Middleweight Boxing Champion.
With HIM's concentration broken, the Girls are freed from their telekinetic bond. They fly at HIM who is beginning to recover from Jack's assault. Before HIM can attack Jack, the Girls assault HIM and beat him beyond what was done at the Daycare earlier. Jack stands there dumbstruck.
JACK: Wow! I've got to teach them to box one day...
With HIM beaten Blossom grabs the spell while Bubbles and Buttercup grab Jack and they fly out to get the car at the convention center and go home.
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UTONIUM HOME - LATE THAT AFTERNOON
Jack is standing in the middle of the living room, the Girls are sitting on the floor in their PJs, Sandy and Utonium are on the couch looking at Jack, and they do not look happy.
SANDY: Then, you took the girls to that demon-thing's lair, knowing full well it tried to kill them the day before. And all because of the fairy tales of that Major Glory wannabe!
UTONIUM: And you come home prattling on about some magic history changing spell. What were you thinking?
JACK: Hey, hey, hey, I know it wasn't too bright, but those girls were fully capable of handling themselves. And if you don't believe me about the five-year-old thing, Sandy, test them. You're a Kindergarten teacher, you know what to look for. Aside from talking and motor skills, they have the minds of Kindergarteners, I even think Blossom's a little higher then
that, she at least seems to be the leader.
Blossom smiles.
SANDY: Okay, I will. Right now. And I'll let you know the results as soon as I'm finished.
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Montage of Sandy giving the Girls tests to learn cognizance and mental abilities ending with her putting the Girls, who are asleep, in the playpen the living room. She leaves and the sleeping Girls wake up when they're sure they can't be heard.
BLOSSOM (whispering): Well, I guess our secret's out now.
BUTTERCUP (also whispering): Why are you whispering like that, even if they heard I'm the only one they can understand.
BLOSSOM: Look over there. (points to a red light, it's on an activated baby monitor)If they hear us, someone will come up here and just wait us out until we do fall asleep.
BUTTERCUP: Oh.
BUBBLES: Hey, I can hear them in the kitchen.
BUTTERCUP: Our hearing works? but I thought the Restrainers kept us from using our powers.
BLOSSOM: Yesterday the Professor said that the Restrainers might not be able to keep back all of our powers, hearing must be one the Restrainers can't get.
BUTTERCUP: Be quiet, they're talking about the spell.
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IN THE KITCHEN
Utonium, Jack, and Sandy are sitting at the kitchen table.
SANDY: Well, dad was right. The tests prove beyond doubt that Bubbles and Buttercup have the mental capabilities of an average five-year-old, with Blossom even higher.
In the playpen Blossom is smiling as her sisters glare at her.
UTONIUM: Amazing, that's the best word I can come up with, amazing.
SANDY: Yep, and if what dad said is true, then this spell was used to change history. And that the Girls are my students...(looks at Utonium with tears forming in her
eyes) and we're not together.
UTONIUM: And the girls are the defenders of the City. While here, they're just our babies.
SANDY: Yeah, but what do we do. How do we even know this spell will work if we tried it?
JACK: You have infant daughters that are actually superheroes, they've fought and beat a supernatural demon, twice, and that same demon is the one who caused all this, and you're
still wondering if one spell will work?
UTONIUM: You're right. Only now it's not a matter of "could we", so much as it is "should we".
Sandy and Jack look at Utonium. The Girls upstairs are paying close attention too.
SANDY: What do you mean? The kids had their lives just stolen from them, and you don't think we should do it?
UTONIUM: It's not that. From what you said, the girls have been like this, in their memories, for with the past couple days. Which means they've heard us talking.
SANDY (realization hitting her): Oh dear, that's why Bubbles was crying...
UTONIUM: Right, we can either not use the spell and keep the girls as they are, which would let them lead full, normal, children's lives. But they'll still have that demon after them, and there's the matter of Major Man, who's working for that HIM character. He could try something. Or, we could use the spell and send them back to the world they know, which could be good for them. But they'll be facing those same dangers on a daily basis. This decision is important, and there are only three people who can make it.
JACK: The kids themselves.
SANDY: I'll go get them.
She gets up and leaves
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LIVING ROOM
Utonium and Jack walk into the living room where Sandy and the Girls, without Restrainers, are floating out of their playpen. The Girls seem wide awake as Sandy guides them to the couch. She, Utonium, and Jack, who has the spell in his hand, step in front of them and Sandy speaks to the Girls.
SANDY: Girls, we've been talking about what to do about that spell. And we've decided...
Blossom points to herself
SANDY: You know? How?
Blossom puts her hand to ear.
UTONIUM: Super-sensitive hearing?
Blossom nods
SANDY: Then you already know what we want you to do.
Blossom nods again.
SANDY: Well, I guess all we can do now is await your decision.
Minutes pass, and Blossom flies to Jack and the spell. Shortly after, Bubbles does as well. Buttercup, however, is hesitant.
BUBBLES: wawon buhkado uwa trowu (What's wrong, Buttercup, don't you want to grow up again?)
BUTTERCUP: es (Yes.)
Blossom flies to Buttercup, with Bubbles close behind.
BLOSSOM: That's it, isn't it? You want to grow up.
Buttercup, almost in tears, slowly nods.
BUBBLES: Isn't that what we'll be doing?
BLOSSOM: No, Bubbles, Buttercup wants to grow up "the old fashioned way".
BUBBLES: Like the way all the other kids do?
BLOSSOM: Exactly, it's not that she doesn't want to be five again, it's just that she wants to have a full childhood. She wants to experience everything normal children do. The things we never really experienced because we were born five and already knew most of stuff that we should've learned through personal experience and being taught by parents.
BUBBLES: You mean like learning to ride a bike?
BLOSSOM: Right, as well as walking, talking, going to Preschool, having grandparents spoil you completely...
BUTTERCUP: It's not just that...
Blossom and Bubbles look at her.
BUTTERCUP (beginning to cry): It's also that (sniff) we have (sniff) a family here.
BUBBLES: We're a family at home, too. You, me, Blossom, the Professor...
BUTTERCUP: IT'S NOT THE SAME! (she finally breaks down and starts crying)We don't have a "Professor" here, (looks at Utonium) we have a Daddy,(looks at Sandy) and a Mommy, (looks at Jack)and a Grandpa. I don't (sob) want (sob) to lose that!
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JACK: Poor kid, what's wrong?
SANDY: The way she looked at us, I think she doesn't want to leave us.
Blossom looks at Sandy and nods.
SANDY (walks over to the couch): Poor little thing. (picks up Buttercup)
There, there, Baby, don't cry.
Sandy holds Buttercup close to her for a few minutes and the child cry herself out. Sandy appears to say something to her, Buttercup pulls her head back and gives a quick nod before crying into Sandy's shoulder again.
SANDY: Okay, Buttercup's in.
Meanwhile, Blossom takes the spell from Jack's hand and looks at it. She reads with interest until, suddenly, her eyes go wide. She flies over and begins tugging at Utonium's lab coat.
UTONIUM: What is it, sweetie. (Blossom points to a spot on the paper)Oh, no.
SANDY (holding a now silent Buttercup, who has cried herself to sleep): What is it?
UTONIUM: There's something we missed. Something we need for the spell that we don't have.
JACK: What?
UTONIUM (reading off the paper): "To allow the creation of a new history, the casters must have present the duck of rubber of one who has had lengthful exposure to the supernatural." The only person we know who could possibly fit that qualification is HIM. And he certainly won't help us.
JACK: Oh no.
Blossom is visibly upset, Bubbles is disappointed, Buttercup is feeling mixed emotions.
SANDY: Wait, there might be somebody.
UTONIUM: Who?
SANDY (hands Buttercup to Jack and goes to the phone): Now don't get your hopes up, it's a long shot. (begins dialing a number)But it's worth a try.
Phone rings, someone answers
SANDY: Hello, this is Sandy Utonium, your son's teacher. Yes, yes, he's doing very well in class. This might sound strange, but does your son by any chance own a rubber duck? He does, that's great. Um, no, this has no bearing on his grade, I just need a rubber duck, could he bring it here? Thank you.(hangs up)
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AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER
Utonium, with Blossom in his lap, Jack, with Bubbles in his, and Sandy, with Buttercup asleep in her arms, are on the couch.
JACK: So, Sandy, who's this kid you think can help us?
SANDY: He's a boy in my class, we had a little trouble concerning him that could be considered supernatural.
UTONIUM: What's that?
SANDY: He had an evil imaginary friend that ran amok. It's a good thing he conjured up another one to fight him, or my entire school would have been destroyed.
JACK: You had a kid in your class with an evil imaginary friend, and you still doubted that a magic spell would work?
SANDY (rolling her eyes): OK, dad, I get your point.
Doorbell rings. Utonium answers it, on the other side is a small boy with brown hair, red shorts, a backpack, and a black shirt with a 0 on it.
UTONIUM (Blossom looks surprised): Hello, you must be Mike, please come in.
MIKE BELIEVE walks in very slowly. Glancing around anxiously.
SANDY: It's okay, Mike, come here.
He walks to Sandy. And Utonium sits back down next to Jack.
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BUBBLES AND BLOSSOM ON JACK'S AND UTONIUM'S LAPS
BUBBLES: Oh no! Why'd it have to be Mikey? He'll see me as a baby! (she starts to cry)
BLOSSOM: Don't worry, Bubbles, he's never met you before on this world. He'll just think you're a regular baby.
Bubbles calms down, meanwhile Sandy is still talking to Mike.
SANDY: Did you bring what we asked, honey?
MIKE: Yes.
Mike meekly takes out the rubber duck from his backpack.
SANDY: I know this must be very weird to you, but we need this duck.
MIKE (handing the duck to Jack): It's okay, I don't need it.
SANDY: Thank you so much dear, we owe you big.
MIKE (thinking about a reward): Can I hold one of the babies?
UTONIUM: Alright, I don't see why not.
Jack puts down the rubber duck and puts Bubbles into Mike's arms.
MIKE: What do you need it for anyway?
SANDY: Well, we need it to...cast a...magic spell.
MIKE: Magic? Cool! Can I help?
SANDY: Well, you can play with the babies while we get ready. They need to be asleep before we can do the spell, so you can play with them and wear them out. Just don't wake Buttercup, she's already sleeping.
She places Buttercup in the playpen.
MIKE: Okay.
UTONIUM: Alright. Jack, Sandy, let's get started.
Utonium takes the duck and goes with his wife and father-in-law into the lab.
MONTAGE OF:
Mike playing with Blossom and Bubbles while Utonium, Jack, and Sandy pour ingredients into a pot. Blossom falls asleep and Mike continues playing with Bubbles, who's lost all apprehension around Mike. Sandy recites words from the spell as Utonium checks on the kids. He sees Mike sitting on the floor with Blossom and Bubbles asleep next to him. He nods into the lab and Jack adds the final ingredient, the rubber duck. A bright flash occurs and everything goes dark.
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NEXT MORNING A CLOSE-UP OF BLOSSOM'S FACE
Her eyes open and she rolls over and falls off the side of the bed.
BLOSSOM: OW!
She gets up and looks around, there is once again a bed with tri-sectioned sheets. Bubbles and Buttercup are still asleep. Blossom examines the room, there is nothing present that would only be used by an infant, she looks down at herself and sees her usual pink nightgown. She then checks her hair and finds it the normal length.
BLOSSOM (excitedly): BUBBLES! BUTTERCUP! WAKE UP!
BUBBLES: Blossom? Did it work?
BLOSSOM: Yep, we're back to normal.
BUBBLES: Yipee!! Buttercup, wake up! We're normal again.
BUTTERCUP (getting up slowly): Yay.
BLOSSOM: Hey, Buttercup, what did Ms. Keane say to you before that made you agree to the spell?
Before Buttercup can answer the Professor calls from downstairs
UTONIUM: Girls! Breakfast!
The Girls rush downstairs and sit at the kitchen table.
UTONIUM: Morning, angels, I made your favorite.
He puts down three plates full of flapjacks.
BUBBLES: PANCAKES!! Thank you Professor.
UTONIUM: You're welcome sweetheart. By the way...
The girls look at Utonium.
UTONIUM: Well, I've been wondering, would you object if I asked you to call me "Dad", or "Daddy"?
The Girls are a little stunned, but Blossom recovers.
BLOSSOM: No, not at all.
BUBBLES: I'll call you daddy.
BUTTERCUP: Okay, sure...Daddy.
UTONIUM: Alright then, finish your breakfast and head off to school.
ALL THREE: Okay.
They quickly eat and leave for school giving Utonium a kiss on the cheek before going.
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POKEY OAKS KINDERGARTEN
The Girls fly into the school and pass Ms. Keane's desk.
BLOSSOM: Good morning, Ms. Keane.
BUBBLES: Mornin', Ms. Keane.
BUTTERCUP: Hi Momm(quickly recovers herself)...Ms. Keane.
Ms. Keane smiles and greets each one as they sit at their table.
BLOSSOM: You better watch it, Buttercup, you almost slipped up, big time.
BUTTERCUP: Whoops, sorry.
Meanwhile, Bubbles is talking to Mike Believe, who's standing by the desk.
BUBBLES: Mornin' Mikey.
MIKE: Hi Bubbles. I just watned to say...you were cute.
BUBBLES: Huh?
MIKE: When you were a baby, you were cute.
BUBBLES: How do you know about that?
MIKE: Well, anyone who helps make that spell remembers the other history, so I remembered playing with you while your mom...Ms. Keane and your dad made that spell with my duck.
BUBBLES: So, does that mean Ms. Keane 'members too?
MIKE: Guess so.
Bubbles just looks at Ms. Keane, who then shares a conspiratorial glance with Buttercup before returning to her paperwork before the bell rings.
SANDY (to herself): Just a little longer, Buttercup.
FLASHBACK TO:
Sandy holding the weeping Buttercup the "day before".
SANDY (whispering to Buttercup): Baby, listen carefully, if I cast the spell I'll remember all this, being your mom, being your daddy's wife, everything.
Buttercup's eyes open but it's not noticeable by the others in the room.
SANDY: If you don't want to go back because you don't want to lose me or your grandpa, then you don't have to worry. If you go back, you'll only have to wait a few months for the school year to end, then you won't be Pokey Oaks students and I can date Daddy again. I'll remember all the reasons I love him and we can get married again. Would you want that, to be five again and have me as your mommy soon after?
Buttercup pulls her head back and nods, then hugs Sandy crying now for happiness.
SANDY (turning around): Buttercup's in.
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PRESENT
SANDY (in a low voice): Just a little longer.
NARRATOR: Wait a second, did I miss something? What is she talking about, what's with this "Daddy" business of the Professor's. Was something saved or not?
CUE PULSATING HEARTS
NARRATOR: Well, if something was saved, I'm sure it was saved by...(the Girls appear onscreen)The Powerpuff Girls!