07 - Only Human
Transcript by Jo-ann (ShadowCat)
Director of Animation: Todd Jahnke
Writer: Alan Grant
Director: Gail Harvey
Pete: Morning! How are you and Samantha? Still going out? You should leave some of the hero stuff to Ace Lightning. Seems like he's got it under control, but who knows what monster Lord Fear will summon up with another piece of the Amulet?
Mark: You've got that right, Pete, but it's like the entire video game has come to life. Pieces of the Amulet are hidden all around the carnival. We have to find them before Lord Fear does, or else he wins the game and takes over the world.
****
(In the Haunted House at the Carnival)
(Some boys are riding through the Haunted House. Spooky organ music is heard. Lord Fear is playing the organ.)
Boy 1: Hey, bone-man, know any Marilyn Manson?
Boy 2: Have a nut. (He throws a nut at Lord Fear) Your brain could use the protein!
Lord Fear: Yeurrgh!
Boys: Aagh!
(They ride off screaming)
Lord Fear: (Laughs) Guess they couldn't face the music!
****
(The boys run out of the Haunted House. The Rat pops up)
Rat: Hee, hee, hee! Stupid mortals! (He starts digging in the ground.) Where is it? I can smell it. I know it's here somewhere. No, it can't be! Yes! Yes, it is! Another piece of the Amulet! Oh, Ratty baby, the tide's about to turn! Ha, ha, ha!
****
(Inside the Haunted House. Lord Fear is playing the organ.)
Rat: LF! LF! You’ll never believe what I got for ya!
Staff Head: My Lordship does not wish to be disturbed, and you are … disturbing!
Rat: Save it, stick! I gotta talk to the boss!
Lord Fear: What do you want, Rat?
Rat: To present you with a present, O, Mogul of Malevolence.
Lord Fear: A piece of the Amulet! You have done well, my devious rodent. Very well indeed!
Rat: (to Staff Head) Nya-nya, nya, nya-nya!
Lord Fear: Now, let's put the pieces together and see what paragon of evil emerges from the Sixth Dimension! (He joins the pieces together.) I've waited a long time for this, waited and hoped for a fearsome and powerful underling who will finally grind Ace Lightning to dust! At last, the day has come!
(A portal appears and Googler emerges from it.)
Googler: Googleness gracious me! It's the Googler, yes, siree!
Lord Fear: Say what?
Zip: We got tricks that torture!
Snip: And jokes that kill!
Zip: They call me Zip!
Snip: They call me Snip!
Both: We're a team that gnaws and nips!
(The Rat laughs.)
Rat: Hey, go bite a sucker, pal. This isn't some kiddy show for puppets.
Googler: Then google this to chew on, Rat!
(Zip and Snip attack the Rat.)
Zip: Mmm, tastes like chicken!
Rat: Agh! Get them off me! Get them off me!
Googler: You ask and Googler goes googly!
(Googler turns into a ball and runs over the Rat. The Rat groans.)
Lord Fear: That's enough entertainment for now.
(Googler turns back into himself.)
Lord Fear: I bid you welcome to the Carnival of Doom, Googler. You and your puppets of pain will bring a new fierceness to my cut-throat crew. We've never visited this dimension before, and it's proving very hard to beat Ace Lightning.
Googler: The same Lightning who sent me into white-hot oblivion in Dimension Two?!
Lord Fear: The very one.
Googler: Goody! Googler gets to play!
Rat: Oh, yeah? What are you gonna do?
Googler: Gonna googlerise him, Rat!
(They laugh)
Lord Fear: And I have the very plan to facilitate your evil intent! (Evil laugh.)
****
(Sam is showing Mark how to hit a ball with a bat.)
Sam: Trust me, hitting is easy. Just choke up, hands together, grip firm, swing level, try and hit the sweet spot and keep your eye on the ball, got it?
Mark: Right, choke, grip, swing, sweet. Got it.
(Sam walks away from him to throw the ball.)
Sam: Ready?
(She throws. Mark tries to hit it, but falls down. Sam laughs.)
Sam: For your first time, that's pretty ... funny!
Mark: I'm glad one of us is having fun!
Sam: Sorry. Let me help you up.
(Sam falls down as well.)
Sam: You did that on purpose.
Mark: You can't prove that.
Chuck: Am I interrupting something?
Sam: Yes.
Mark: (at the same time) No.
(They both get up.)
Sam: Where'd you get that ice-cream?
Chuck: Ice-cream truck. It's parked up by the woods.
Sam: (to Mark) Well, I think you earned a break. Ice-cream's on me.
Chuck: Sweet! I'll get a Chocolate Dip Twist!
Mark: Ah, no! I mean, I'll get it. I'll be right back.
(He runs off. Sam sighs. Mark gets on his bike.)
Chuck: Hey, wanna see the coolest tree fort in Conestoga Hills? It's over there, in the woods.
Sam: Shouldn't we wait for Mark?
Chuck: It'll only take a sec. Come on.
(He pulls Sam away.)
****
(Mark is riding. He sees Lord Fear's ice-cream truck and hears Anvil laugh.)
Anvil: Rurrgh! You! Anvil says stop!
Mark: I can't stop!
(Anvil has to jump out of the way as Mark nearly rides into him.)
Anvil: Hey, come back here!
(Mark has fallen down.)
Anvil: RURRGH!
Mark: Shouldn't we talk about this?
Anvil: Anvil don't talk! Anvil crush!
(Anvil tries to hit Mark, but Ace comes flying in and stops him.)
Ace: Why don't you pick on someone your own size?
Anvil: Anvil will knock you down!
(Anvil tries to hit Ace, but Ace hits him with a lightning bolt.)
Anvil: Ooh-ooh-ow! Rurrgh!
Ace: Too stupid to know when to give up?
(He zaps Anvil three more times. Anvil disappears.)
Mark: Thanks, Ace.
Ace: Don't mention it, kid.
(Googler is watching them from behind a tree.)
Ace: But it's strange about Anvil. He acted almost as if he wanted me to blast him.
(Googler laughs.)
Ace: I know that laugh ...
Googler: That's because you've been googlerised!
Mark: Ace, watch out!
(Googler turns into a ball and hits Ace.)
Googler: (turns back into himself) Prepare for Googleriseation!
Ace: Googler! I thought I'd seen the last of you! Chew on this, you maniacal menace!
(Ace tries to shoot Googler with lightning bolts, but Googler jumps out of the way.. He giggles.)
Googler: Anvil drained your energy, Acey! And I'm what you might call a rolling power cut, ha, ha!
Snip: And now for total shutdown!
(Googler launches Zip and Snip at Ace. Ace knocks Zip into a tree, but Snip latches onto his arm.)
Snip: Mmm ... Tasty!
Ace: Mealtime's over!
(He throws Snip off his arm.)
Googler: Google me this, Ace -- when does a hero become a zero? Soon!
(He laughs, turns into a ball and bounces away.)
(Mark is looking at the tree Zip got knocked into.)
Mark: That's unbelievable! He cut clean through the wood!
Ace: Believe it, kid. Zip and Snip. Dangerous, yes, but only puppets in the hands of their mad master. Googler's one of my most fearsome foes.
Mark: Lord Fear's used the Amulet to bring him back from the Sixth Dimension.
Ace: Then the next move is ours and we have to act fast. I'll go power up. You meet me back here.
Mark: Right. (He walks off.)
(Ace tries to fly, but can't lift off.)
Ace: No lift-off? What gives?
****
(Sam and Chuck are walking in the woods.)
Chuck: Look -- fungus!
Sam: What?
Chuck: Fungus. Tree fungus. You know, if you get lost in the woods, you can live off fungus and insects. They're full of protein, especially the insects.
Sam: That's gross! Where's the tree house?
Chuck: Just chill! Chucky knows what he's doing! Let's ... er ... go ... that way!
(Chuck starts walking and Sam follows.)
****
(Mark rides to where Sam and Chuck were.)
Mark: Samantha? Chuck?
****
(Chuck and Sam are at the tree house.)
Chuck: Now do you believe me?
Sam: Cool! How did it get here?
Chuck: Nobody knows. I heard that some kid ran away from home once and lived in it for five years. He must have eaten a lot of fungus.
Sam: Let's climb it.
Chuck: Oh, that's OK. Ladies first! Anyway, I just ate. You're supposed to wait 20 minutes before climbing.
(Sam climbs up.)
****
(Ace is in the observatory.)
Ace: Time for a recharge!
(He tries to power up, but the electricity hurts him and he gets thrown back.)
Ace: Agh! Oh, my arm! This sensation ... must be ... pain. This is impossible! I can't feel pain! Not like this!
(He picks up a pole and tries to bend it, but can't. He throws it aside.)
Ace: What's happened to me? My superpowers are gone! I've become ... human!
****
Mark: (Reading a sign on Chuck's scooter) "Property of Chuck Mugel. Paws off."
(He sighs and sits down at a table.)
****
(Sam has climbed up onto the tree house.)
Sam: This is so cool! You've got to see this! I can totally see my house from here!
Chuck: It's OK. I've seen your house. Bricks, windows -- real nice.
Sam: Chuck, are you afraid of heights?
Chuck: Chucky afraid? (He laughs.) Yes, very!
Sam: Well, it's totally worth it. I could stay up here all day!
Chuck: All right. I'm coming up!
(He starts to climb up, but the ladder breaks.)
Chuck: Er ... So ... you really think you could ... stay up there ... all day?
Sam: Why?
Chuck: Er, well ... there was an incident with the ladder.
Sam: How am I supposed to get down?!
Chuck: It's cool. Everything's cool!
Sam: This isn't cool! HELP!
(They both start calling for help.)
Chuck: SOS! Mayday! Mayday! Help!
****
(Mark is still waiting for Sam and Chuck.)
Ace: Hey! Psst!
(Mark sees Ace. He's wearing a disguise.)
Ace: Ssh! Calm down, kid. It's me.
Mark: Ace?
Ace: What do you think of the outfit? I found the clothes and this face protector at the Thunder Tower.
Mark: Yeah, not bad. You might even pass for a human ... in a dark room.
Ace: Hmm. Well, it's funny you should say that, kid.
Mark: What's wrong, Ace?
Ace: I've lost my superpowers, Mark. I've become mortal.
Mark: But how?
Ace: It must have been Googler. Something he did sapped my superpowers, and with him around, we're gonna need all the help we can get.
Mark: Don't worry, Ace, we'll get your powers back ... somehow.
Ace: Well, I appreciate the help, kid. Thanks.
Mark: Well, that's what friends are for, right?
Ace: Friends? I'm not much of a friend without my superpowers.
Mark: Ace, we're not friends because you've got superpowers. That's how we met --
Ace: You live in a strange dimension, kid! Lightning Knights aren't friends, they're superheroes, and it's about time you used your own superpowers!
(They hear Sam shouting.)
Sam: Help!
Mark: Samantha!
Sam: Somebody!
(Mark and Ace get up and go to find Sam.)
****
(Chuck is pacing under the tree house.)
Chuck: It's cool, Sam. I'm gonna get help. Just stay there. I guess you kinda have to, huh?
Sam: Chuck, wait! Do not go! What if I fall and you're not here?
Chuck: That's deep, dude. It's like if a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it - does it make a sound? Only you're the falling tree ...
Sam: Chuck!
Chuck: No, I didn't mean that! You're not gonna fall!
****
(Ace and Mark are running.)
Sam: Help! Sombody help!
Mark: Ace, you have to save her!
Ace: I can't, kid. I don't have any superpowers.
Mark: Ace, you don't need superpowers to save someone.
(Mark runs off.)
****
(Mark reaches the tree house.)
Chuck: Oh, dude, am I ever glad to see you! I thought she was a goner!
Sam: Mark?!
Mark: Yeah, I'm here. Don't move. I'm going to get you down. Chuck, give me a boost.
(Mark starts to climb.)
Chuck: Ow!
Sam: Mark! Be careful!
Ace: That's it, kid.
Mark: OK, just climb down the rope. Don't worry, it'll hold you.
Sam: Thank you.
(Sam climbs down.)
Ace: Now that's a Lightning Knight!
(The Rat is watching Ace.)
Rat: Hey, Spacey-Acey! Over here!
Ace: I smell a Rat!
(The Rat flies off. Ace follows.)
****
Sam: I think that's enough excitement for one day!
Chuck: Dude, that was awesome! You're like a total hero!
Mark: Nah, it was just basic tree climbing. I'm no hero. Did you see a guy over there?
Chuck: No, your feet were on my face, remember?
Mark: I gotta go. Stay here and don't climb any more trees.
(He runs off.)
Sam: Mark? Wait!
Mark: I'll be right back.
Sam: You always say that!
****
Mark: Ace! Ace! Where are you, mate?
(Googler giggles.)
Googler: Well, google me sideways!
Zip: Chow time!
(Googler launches Zip at Mark. Zip latches onto his arm. Googler laughs.)
****
Ace: Hey, kid, where did you go?
(The ice-cream truck goes past.)
Ace: Oh, no! Mark!
(He runs after it.)
****
(At the Carnival.)
Duff: Come on now! Here we go. Come on! No takers? Don't be bashful. One ball. That's all it takes.
(Mark wakes up to find himself on a dunking booth.)
Duff: One ball into the target. Step up, step up! Dunk the Doofus! Win a prize. Yes, you can do it!
****
(Ace reaches the carnival by hitching a ride.)
Ace: Thanks for the ride. I usually fly. Now, where is he?
(While walking through the carnival, Ace passes Sam and Chuck.)
Ace: Pardon me.
(He walks away.)
Sam: I bet Mark's here somewhere.
Chuck: How do you know?
Sam: 'Cause he always disappears to the carnival! Typical Mark. First he saves me, then runs off before I can thank him!
Chuck: The dude's a hero. He's probably off saving the world or something. Come on, let's check over here.
****
(Back to Mark.)
Duff: Who wants to be the first? Who wants to be the first to dunk the Doofus?
(Ace walks by and sees Mark.)
Duff: Come on, don't be bashful! All it takes is one ball in the target.
(Ace runs off.)
Wayne: Look! It's the Brit-boy! Give me three balls.
Duff: I got a taker.
Mark: Wayne, no!
Wayne: Quit wailing, wuss!
Duff: Here we go, son. Take your best shot. Take your best shot.
(Wayne throws the ball. He misses.)
Duff: Oh, nice try!
****
(Still in the carnival.)
Rat: So what's my reward for sinking Kid Lightning? A one-way ticket to a new dimension?
Ace: The only place you're going is back to the hole you crawled out of!
Googler: Look who's here -- Ace-has-been! This is a private party. Get lost!
Ace: I'm the one you want. Leave the kid alone!
Rat: Why? So he can come back later and zap us with his lightning powers?
Googler: Get real, Ace. You and your sidekick will never bug us again!
****
(Back to Mark.)
Mark: Wayne, this is deadly serious!
(Zip and Snip are waiting to attack him if he gets dunked.)
Wayne: You're a real showman, Shakespeare! Prepare to be plunged!
****
(Back to Ace.)
Ace: You sick, twisted maniacs! That's Mark you're torturing. My ... friend!
Rat: Aw, a friend! Did you hear that, Googler? Ace has got a friend!
(Googler and the Rat laugh.)
Googler: Friend! That makes Googler giggle! (He laughs, then stops) What's a friend?
****
(Back to Mark.)
Wayne: Take a deep breath, ball boy.
(Wayne throws again, but misses.)
Duff: Oh, nice try! Nice try!
****
(Back to Ace.)
Ace: A friend? It's someone who looks out for you. Someone who comes to your rescue when you're in trouble.
(Ace's hand glows with lightning.)
Ace: Someone who cares.
****
(Back to Mark.)
Mark: Wayne, don't do it!
(Wayne throws another ball. It hits the target and Mark is dunked.)
Snip: Dinner is served!
(He and Zip go to attack Mark. Sam and Chuck walk up.)
Mark: Help! Get me outta here! Help!
****
(Back to Ace.)
Rat: He's got his powers back! Er, hey there ... Ace, old buddy, old pal ... I could use a friend, too, you know. Hey, we could, er ... do lunch?
****
(Back to Mark.)
Mark: Please help get me outta here!
****
(Back to Ace.)
Ace: With friends like you, who needs enemies?
(He starts zapping the Rat and Googler. A little lightning hits the tank Mark is in.)
Wayne: Whoa! My throw trashed the tank!
Zip and Snip: (Sparking with electricity) We got Googled!
Sam: Mark, are you all right?
(She helps him up.)
Mark: Yeah, I am now.
Sam: You ran off before I could say thank you.
Mark: You could thank me with an ice-cream.
Sam: Well, don't you owe me an ice-cream from before?
(They start walking away.)
Chuck: Ice-cream!
(He catches up to them.)
****
(Back to Ace.)
Rat: I just remembered. I left my exercise wheel running. See ya!
Googler: Come back here, you Dirty Rat!
(Googler turns into a ball and gets zapped by Ace.)
Ace: You can bounce all you want, Googler, but you'll be returning to white-hot oblivion a lot sooner than you think!
(Googler has gotten away.)
****
(Mark, Sam and Chuck are walking out of the carnival with ice-creams.)
Sam: Something wrong?
(Mark is looking up and sees Ace. Ace flies away.)
Mark: No, everything's fine now you guys are here.
****
(In the Haunted House.)
Lord Fear: Morons, all of you!
Rat: Hey, it wasn't my fault, O Great Titan of Terror. Talk to Googler!
Googler: Ace Lightning out-googled us, but we'll get him next time.
Lord Fear: Who says there will be a next time?
Staff Head: That's right! Lord Fear doesn't like failures!
Zip: Hey, don't blame me. It was Snip!
Snip: Oh, so we're playing the blame game? OK, it was all your fault!
Lord Fear: Shut up, you peurile puppets!
(The Staff zaps Googler. Googler goes into a picture of a clown on a puppet-show booth.)
Lord Fear: I, too, have learned a valuable lesson. If this friendship gives Ace Lightning and his lackey strength, it can also be used against them. I will have my vengeance for how he crippled me in battle, and then I'll unleash all the terrors of the Sixth Dimension on this worthless world! (Evil laugh.)
THE END