Best Buddies/Transcript

(The episode begins with The Spooky Stars in the mall, Pierre looks at his phone and suddenly gets excited)

Pierre: It’s today! The video game carnival is today!

Bo: Video game carnival?

Pierre: Yes! It’s….basically what it sounds like! There are video games for rides. Virtual reality roller coasters. And lots more! But since it’s opening week, only two people are allowed together with tickets. And I got 2 TICKETS!

Bo: Well, enjoy yourself.

Pierre: You don’t wanna go?

Bo: Nah, I have different plans. I’ll go another time.

Pierre: Oh…

Becca: Hey Pierre, what’s all the excitement?

Pierre: The new video game carnival is opening today! And I have 2 tickets to go! Wanna join?

Becca: Well...I would but I had plans to spend the day with Pixie.

Pierre: Ugh. Well, I guess that only leaves-

Hank: Hey, Pierre! Any plans for today?

Pierre: Funny you should ask, I actually have two tickets to the new video game carnival. But I guess you may have different plans.

Hank: Nope! Totally free.

Pierre: What? Really?

Hank: Yeah and I’d love to go! I love Carnivals. And video games! I’m on the leaderboard for Flappy Pierre.

Pierre: Oh yeah, the game that had the same name as me. (sarcastically) How could I forget that?

(Flashback)

Hank: Pierre, look I got the high score, and it’s more than yours! Look, Pierre. Look, can ya see it! Pierre, over here!

Pierre: I can see it Hank, you’ve been showing me for the last half hour!

Hank: But it’s your name, it should be your game but it’s not and I got the better score! Haha!

(Pierre’s head falls into his hands)

(End of flashback)

Hank: So, when does it start?

Pierre: 6’o clock!

Hank: Great! Any clue on what sort of games will be there?

Pierre: Nope! Let’s just hope it’s not Flappy Pierre.

Hank: Yeah, otherwise I’ll whoop your butt again! Hey Pierre, remember that time I got the highest score. Higher than yours? Do you? Do you? Do you?

Pierre: Oh, don’t remind me about that!

Hank: Haha, ok.

(Cue theme song. The scene cuts to Pierre sleeping on a bench in the mall)

Hank: Pierre...Pierre! Wake up! It’s 5:30!

Pierre: Wh...no...Tuesday isn’t spaghetti loaf...it’s meat bolognese…

Hank: Pierre!

Pierre: Oh, (yawn) I guess I need my coffee to be fully awake.

Hank: Oh geez, anything but the coffee…

(Alex walks over to Hank and Pierre)

Alex: You’re friend drinks coffee, son?

Hank: Yeah...oddly enough.

(Alex puts the cup of coffee on the table)

Pierre: Uh, Hank’s dad, thanks for giving me coffee but this isn’t exactly what I wanted, I’m gonna have to refuse the offer and wait until the proper staff give me it!

Alex: I work here. (Shows Pierre a name tag on his shirt)

Pierre: YOU DO!? Hank, you never told me that!

Hank: I didn’t think you’d wanna know!

Alex: Sorry, I must’ve gotten the wrong order.

Hank: Wait, doesn’t that mean-

Hailee: Why do I have COFFEE BEANS!? Is this some sort of joke!? That I’m supposed to make coffee myself!?

Hilary: No, ma’am! Somebody orders coffee beans and-

Hailee: Oh and you expect me to believe that?! Why would someone order coffee beans?! Do you take me for an idiot!?

Hilary: Of course not!

Pierre: Yeesh, I feel sorry for that waitress.

Alex: That… would be my wife…

Pierre: What? You’re wife works here too?

Alex: Yeah! That’s how we met. Anyway, I’m gonna go talk to her.

(Alex walks away)

Hank: Anyway, Pierre.

Pierre: Yeah?

Hank: We should probably get moving, we don’t want to be late!

Pierre: But it’s a carnival! You can’t be late!

Hank: If we go there late, the lines will by outside the entrance!

Pierre: That’s true, we should get going!

(Pierre and Hank leave the table and run off, Alex walks over)

Alex: Sorry that took a while, here’s your beans, parrot.

(Pierre isn’t there)

Alex: Parrot? Oh well, guess I’ll just make some coffee with these.

(Pierre runs back and takes the bag out of his hands)

Pierre: I’ll take that, thanks!

(Pierre runs away, leaving some money on the table)

Alex: Good thing this was only a bag of beans not a cup, that wouldn’t pay for anything.

(Pierre and Hank run amongst the crowd)

Hank: We made it!

Pierre: Yeah!

Carnival Owner: And now we officially announce the video game carnival...open!

(The carnival owner cuts a ribbon surround the entrance of the carnival, millions of people who rush past to play)

Pierre: We’re in! What do you wanna play first?

(A montage of the two having fun on the games is seen)

Hank: Last level Pierre!

Pierre: It’s time to use our secret weapon!

(Hank and Pierre presses buttons on their controllers, the defeat the boss)

Hank: Woo hoo!

Pierre: Alright!

(Hank and Pierre high five)

Carnival Owner: (on speaker) The carnival will be closed in 5 minutes, please make your way out. Repeat. The carnival will be closed in 5 minutes.

Hank: Aw man, that went so quickly!

Pierre: Come on, let’s go to my place!

(Pierre flies off, Hank runs after him until the reach Pierre’s house. They go inside)

Pierre: Hi, mum! Hi, dad!

Tropicella: Hi, sunshine! How was your day at the video game carnival?

Pierre: It went great!

Tropicella: Ah, is that the friend who went with you.

Hank: Sure is! Pleasure to meet you madam.

Tropicella: Oh, haha. Please, call me Tropicella! And you are-

Strigo: Hank!

(Hank, Pierre, and Tropicella turn to see Strigo)

Strigo: (clears his throat) I believe that one is Hank Andy Hans.

Hank: That’s right, sir!

Tropicella: Oh striggy, you always were so observant!

Strigo: (blushes) Haha, nah. I could just tell my Pierre’s descriptions of him! White and blue dog, hawaiin flower shirt, shorts, sandals...Are you a hippy?

Pierre: Haha, let’s go to my room now! (Muttering) Don’t embarrass me!

(Pierre and Hank walks up the stairs, when they are up they see Cohde walking out of the bathroom with his headphones on)

Pierre: Oh. (unenthusiastically) Hey, Cohde.

(Cohde ignores Pierre and walks into his room, before slamming his door shut)

Hank: Geez, that’s a bit rude.

Pierre: Tell me about it! (walks into his room) So here we are!

Hank: Wow! It’s even messier than I imagined it would be.

Pierre: (bows) Why thank you!

(Hank snickers before he spots the case for Flappy Pierre)

Hank: Hey! You still have Flappy Pierre!

Pierre: Oh no…

Hank: Remember that time when I whooped your bu-

(Pierre stops Hank but putting his wing in his face)

Pierre: Rematch. Now. (takes his wing away)

Hank: It’s on!

(Pierre grabs the game case)

Pierre: Oh yeah, I forgot my parents gave away the console a while ago.

Hank: Hey, it’s ok! They do apps now, remember?

Pierre: Oh yeah!

(Pierre and Hank download the Flappy Pierre game)

Pierre: Column 1...2...3…

Hank: 4...5...6…

(Later)

Pierre: 124...125...126!

Hank: 127...12- (Hank dies in the game) Noo!

Pierre: New high score and I beat you!

(Pierre dances)

Hank: Oh, alright alright.

(Strigo walks upstairs)

Strigo: Hey, boys. Not to intrude or anything but you have been playing on your phones for a while now and me and Pierre’s mother has gotten out Pierre’s old cricket set!

Pierre: Ooh, I haven’t played cricket since I was 7!

Strigo: Yeah, when you joined that club.

(Flashback)

Cricket Teacher: So what you want to do is-

(Pierre accidentally whacks the teacher in his face with the bat)

(Flashback ends)

Pierre: Yeah, I remember that…

Strigo: Why not give it another shot...without hospitalizing anyone?

Pierre: Hehe, yeah...Why not…

(The scene cuts to Pierre and Hank in the backyard)

Hank: You ready, Pierre?

Pierre: Oh yeah!

(Hank throws the ball. Pierre whacks the ball with his bat perfectly. Hank attempts to catch it but it goes over his head)

Stirgo: Hey, there you go kid! That’s a great first try! But next time, try to aim it at Hank so it gives him more of a chance to catch it.

Pierre: But isn’t he supposed to not catch it?

Stirgo: That’s the challenge.

Pierre: Hmm.

(Hank throws the ball again, Pierre knocks it into Hank’s stomach launching him onto the fence)

Pierre: Hank! (runs over to Hank) Are you ok?

Hank: Come closer...

(Pierre leans forward)

Hank: Closer…

(Pierre leans closer forward)

Hank: Frost on your beak!

(Hank freezes a small portion of Pierre’s beak)

Pierre: Hey!

(Hank lifts it off and the boys start laughing when they hear a hiss)

Strigo: What?

(A shadow slithers towards them, continuing to hiss as Strigo blocks his way to the Hank and Pierre)

Strigo: Boys, stay behind me.

(The shadow phases through Strigo and he disappears)

Pierre: Dad!?

Hank: Run! (runs away but Pierre stays in his place) Pierre, what are you doing?

Pierre: WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY DAD?!

(The shadow goes closer to Pierre)

Pierre: Don’t make me hurt you!

(The shadow fades away)

Pierre: That’s right! Stay away! Now what did he do with my dad? Hank, any clues?

(Pierre turns around to see the shadow attacking Hank)

Pierre: Hank! Stay away from him!

(The shadow slithers around Hank, he disappears as well)

Pierre: No, no, no! What is happening? (Phone calls) Hank! (Checks his phone, it’s Bo)

Ugh, not now! Bo!

(The shadow attacks Pierre from behind, he drops his phone. The scene cuts to a gloomy place)

Pierre: Why are we here? What do you want from us!?

Paratore: Why, I want you.

Pierre: What?

Paratore: Two elemental users interacting and having fun! I was attracted by elements getting along with each other. I came for them!

Hank: You mean...our powers?

Paratore: You really aren’t worthy of those elements if you don’t even know how to use them.

Hank: We know fine! (blasts Paratore with ice, it shatters as it hits him) What!?

Paratore: You don’t know a thing about the great power that lies within your measly little paw. And when I sensed that you were having fun with it, well, that pushed me far beyond my limit.

Pierre: Why do you care if we’re having fun? That’s just what friends do together!

Paratore: Is that so? Well… (opens a vision above him, showing many beings with elements fighting to gain more power) Nobody else does that.

Strigo: Who’s to say they have to be involved with that mindless violence!

Paratore: Oh, it’s not reckless. Power gives you authority, commands, ownership! It gives you a feeling in your gut that you’re the one in charge! You? You’re just children!

Pierre: We got it when we were playing in our talent show, we didn’t ask for them!

Hank: Yeah, it helped us with our performance.

Paratore: Performance? Pathetic. Elemental users should be used to start wars and endless fights! Not child’s play!

Pierre: Well, it doesn’t matter! We have powers now and there’s nothing you can do about it!

Paratore: Nothing? Oh, you naive little one. Don’t you know who I am?

Hank: Not a clue.

(Paratore sighs)

Paratore: I am Paratore the Separator, I separate powers from those who are unworthy, and today I’ve found my targets.

Hank: What are you going to do with us?

(Paratore stretches his claws out from his hand and charges towards the boys. Strigo breaks free from the rope he is tied in and blocks his way)

Strigo: Leave the kids alone! Why not go after someone else?

Paratore: I separate people unworthy! Now move or I’ll make you!

Strigo: Why not make a difference? Instead of stripping innocent people of their powers, why not change how powers are seen as worthy!

Paratore: No! (Pushes Strigo out of the way) I would get fired on the spot!

(Strigo gets up and unties the rope that the boys were stuck in)

Strigo: Kids, go!

(Hank and Pierre run away, Paratore slides in front of them)

Paratore: I don’t think so!

Hank: Get out! (Creates a large block of ice and throws it at Paratore, knocking him to the left.)

Pierre: What do we get out of here?

Hank: Look, up there! (Hank points to a portal above them)

Paratore: Grr! (Runs after the boys)

Hank: Quick!

(Pierre flies up and lifts Hank’s arms with his feet, and flies away into the portal him, escaping the gloomy room)

Strigo: Wait for me! (Grabs Hank’s tail and Pierre flies out)

Paratore: No!

(Pierre collapses onto the ground in the backyard along with Hank and Strigo)

Strigo: (panting) Sorry, Hank...I had to….

Hank: (panting) You could’ve asked me...to make something...out ice for you to grab on...but it’s ok…

(Paratore jumps out of a portal, looking much like a black hole, and kicks Strigo away)

Pierre: Dad!

Paratore: I’m not leaving without getting what I came here for! (picks Hank and Pierre up)

Hank: Let us go! (raises his fist to punch Paratore but Paratore let’s go of Hanks shirt and grabs onto his paw, so he can’t catch him)

Paratore: Now, your powers! (Lets Hank’s paw slip, as his element begins to rise out of him)

Hank: How are you doing that..

(Pierre spits acid over Paratore)

Pierre: Stop it, you big meanie!

(Paratore throws Pierre on the ground and steps on him, holding him down)

Hank: Get off him!

(Paratore drops Hank, his element slipping out and grabs Pierre’s element. He holds them and they go into him)

Hank: No!

(Paratore then transforms, blue and green spikes coming out of his head and back and onto his tail)

Paratore: I’d like to thank you for taking care of what now belongs to me!

(Paratore creates three large ice spikes and throws them towards the boys, suddenly a block of earth is raised in front of them spikes, when it bumps into the wall, the spikes shatter. The block of earth is lowers, Pixie, Becca, and Bo are seen)

Paratore: Looks like there are more of you freaks!

(Becca electrocutes Paratore)

Paratore: Why can’t I withstand it!?

Pierre: Because their not using it for fun anymore!

Paratore: What are you talking about?

Hank: They use it for fun sometimes but normally their out their defeating bad guys like you!

Paratore: So you’re telling me you don’t always use your powers for fun?

Hank and Pierre: Yes!

(Bo surrounds Paratore with a ring of fire, Bo walks through it, Becca creates an electricity bubble around her and Pixie and walk through)

Becca: Give them back their powers, now.

Paratore: Ha ha ha. (Sets out everything caused by their powers) You lot still have a lot to learn but...(the elements slip out of Paratore’s hands) for now, you’ll be alright. I’m sorry for causing such trouble, you never told me you fought.

Hank: I guess thinking of fighting reminded me of wars for the win only.

(Paratore hands the two their elements)

Paratore: I should’ve made that more clear. Goodbye for now!

(Paratore fades away)

Becca: What was all that?

Hank: It’s a long story…

Pierre: Wanna play some cricket?

Strigo: (off-screen) Uhm, a little help!

Pierre: Oh, right. Dad! (Runs off to get his father) Are you alright?

Strigo: Yeah, I think I’m fine but are you?

Pierre: Yeah, that guy just gave me back my powers because we started fighting back.

Strigo: He must’ve wanted to see you put up a fight.

Pierre: Yeah, I guess so. Do you want to play a bit of cricket?

Strigo: With all this excitement?

Pierre: Only if you want to!

Strigo: Haha, sure.

(Later, Becca, Pixie, and Bo are watching Hank and Pierre play cricket)

Strigo: Take a hit!

Bo: Are you sure he is ok with a bat?

Strigo: Trust me, he took a great hit before!

Bo: Well, I hope so.

Hank: You ready, Pierre?

Pierre: Yep, let’s do this!

(Hank throws the ball at Pierre, Pierre swings his bat and it hits Hank’s face, it bounces off his and onto Strigo and then the rest of the group)

Pierre: Whoops.

Strigo: Maybe cricket just isn’t for you…

(The scene cuts to Paratore, going back to his boss’ lair)

Paratore: I hope the boss will understand...

Snuard: Ey, Paratore. You got those kids elements you could sense?

Paratore: Well, not exactly. I could get them but they were worthy of what they had got, they managed to put up a great fight. They didn’t take me down but I’m sure if they worked harder they could possibly be able to.

Snuard: How are you going to break it to the boss?

Paratore: I’ll just tell him, I hope that he’ll understand…

(Snuard opens the door for Paratore to go in)

Snakilla: So, Paratore. You have returned.

Paratore: Yes, master an-

Snakilla: And have you brought the elements requested?

Paratore: Well no-

Snakilla: WHY NOT?

Paratore: They were worthy! They were shown great fighting skills against me, I think they could fight too!

Snakilla: No! They won’t, they’re kids! They’re too cowardly, we should give those elements to one of our snake warriors! They will fight for power!

Paratore: But...but they weren’t like other kids we’ve seen, they’re diff

Snakilla: ENOUGH!

(The scene cuts to Snuard outside, guarding in front of the door to Snakilla’s room, as he hears Paratore screaming off-screen, being electrocuted by her as punishment. The episode ends.)