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| And Then There Were 10 | The Krakken | |
| Washington B.C. |
Prologue
| Speaker | Dialogue |
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| People watch in the city street as a building is engulfed in flames. Sirens blare in the distance. | |
| Inside the building, a boy and his mother run to the door, but a piece of burning debris traps them in their room. They look around as pieces fall around them; eventually, the ceiling above them starts to cave in. They both shut their eyes and brace for it. Nothing happens. | |
| Young Boy | (slowly opens his eyes, seeing someone standing in front of them) ...Who are you? |
| They see a being made of fire, holding the ceiling debris above their heads. | |
| Heatblast | (grunts) I'm here to help. |
| Heatblast throws away the debris and extends his hands; all the fire in the room gets absorbed by them. Heatblast turns around and motions to come with him. The boy is less afraid to follow than his mom. Heatblast looks to some stairs leading down. | |
| Heatblast | This way! (The stairs collapse.) Er, on second thought... (He looks to a barred-up window.) That way. |
| Heatblast shoots a hole around the window. The people outside watch as a tornado of fire exits the hole and touches straight down to the ground. It disperses, and Heatblast, the boy, and the mother are all okay. The crowd gasps. | |
| Heatblast | I'm sure you all want to thank me personally, but really it's all in a day's work for- (noticing the kid holding three trading cards, gasps) No way! A gold Sumo Slammer Card! (kneeling down) Where'd you get it? I've been looking all over for that! |
| Young Boy | I-It was a prize inside a box of "Sumo Smacks" cereal. |
| The Rustbucket pulls up and honks at Heatblast, with Gwen yelling out the window. | |
| Gwen | Yo, Super-Doofus! The fire was just a diversion to cover up a jewelry store robbery. The bad guys are getting away! |
| Heatblast looks from Gwen, to the cards, and back to Gwen. | |
| Heatblast | Er- I knew that. |
| Theme Plays | |
Act 1
| Speaker | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| A car speeds through the city street, with two masked thieves inside. As Max drives the Rustbucket behind them, he sniffs something burning and looks to see Heatblast sitting next to him. | |
| Max | Knew I should've bought those asbestos seat covers when I had the chance. |
| Heatblast | Sorry Grandpa, I can't help it. I'm hot... |
| Gwen | (Gwen blasts Heatblast with a fire extinguisher.) Ugh. Ten superheroes on that stupid watch and you picked the one with the flaming butt?! |
| Heatblast | Jealous? |
| Gwen huffs and sprays Heatblast again. He dodges it this time. | |
| Heatblast leans out the side window and shoots a ball of fire towards the car. It hits them and sends the car spinning out of control. | |
| Heatblast | St--rike! |
| Robber #1 screams as their car crashes into a wall. As they recover, Heatblast walks up to them and rips the car door right off. | |
| Heatblast | Unless you punks want a permanent sunburn, (bending the door with his bare hands) HANDS AGAINST THE WALL! |
| The robbers look at each other and walk out the car, doing as he says. | |
| Heatblast | (the watch starts flashing red) You punks picked the wrong day to be bad- |
| (He transforms back into Ben.) | |
| Ben | -guys! |
| Robber #1 | Huh? Wha-? (He spins around and sees Ben.) Hey, it's just a kid! Get the jewels! |
| Ben | (realizing he's back to normal) Wow. Time sure flies when you're having fun! I-I've decided to let you guys off with a warning this time! (He waves to them and walks away, just as police cars arrive, surrounding them.) Whoa! |
| Police Officer | (Pointing his gun at them.) Freeze! |
| Ben | They're all yours, officers! Now I know y'all want to thank me, but... |
| Police Officer | Step aside, son! This isn't playtime! |
| Ben | "Playtime"? I'm the one who captured them! It's not fair! I'm the hero! Oh, man... |
| The next day, a man named Roger knocks at a door, with a sign labelled "Dr. Animo" hanging outside. | |
| Roger | Yo! Animo! I know you're in there. Open up! |
| Roger comes in, walking past all sorts of equipment, cages, and glass cases holding various animals. | |
| Roger | Phew! Smells like a zoo in here! |
| A figure silently follows behind him. As Roger turns around, he is extremely startled by the Doctor. | |
| Dr. Animo | (angrily) HOW did you get in?! |
| Roger | (adjusts tie) Pass key. I am still your landlord, remember? Maybe not, since your rent is six months past due... |
| Dr. Animo | All my funds go into my research. Now GET OUT! You're disturbing me! |
| Roger | (looks around) Hmm. Looks like you were "disturbed" long before I got here, pal! Listen, Doc, you and your furry friends are out on the street, unless you pony up the green. |
| Dr. Animo | (smirks) "Pony up"... (He picks up a frog from one of the cases.) Interesting choice of phrases... You must be an animal lover! Then you're gonna love this. |
| Animo sets the frog down and dons an odd-looking helmet with two horn-like protrusions. | |
| Roger | (pauses before laughing mockingly) What's that? You a member of the "moose lodge" or something? |
| Dr. Animo | This is my Transmodulator; phase number one. It creates and accelerates mutations at the genetic level. Observe: |
| Animo twists a dial on his chest, activating the Transmodulator. Beams shoot out from its horns and to the frog on the ground, severely mutating it into a gigantic version of itself. Roger looks up and screams as the frog opens its mouth and engulfs him. All is heard from him are some muffled grunts. | |
| Dr. Animo | I'm sorry! I can't hear you. Sounds like you have a frog in your throat! Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha! Or is that - the other way around?! |
| He continues to laugh maniacally as the frog spits out Roger. He falls to the floor, groans, and passes out. Animo checks a slip of newspaper. | |
| Dr. Animo | So close to having what is rightfully mine... All I need is a FEW LOUSY COMPONENTS to finish my work! |
| TV Announcer | (A TV interrupts him.) -So whatever your need, from hair spray to state-of-the-art electronics, you'll find them under one roof at the grand opening of the district's newest Mega Mart! |
| Dr. Animo | Ah! Just what the doctor ordered... |
| Gwen, Max, and Ben shop at the Mega Mart, walking down aisles. Ben strays from them and finds a "Sumo-Smacks" cereal box with cards advertised inside. | |
| Ben | Sumo Slammer cards, cool! (He gets an idea and grins.) Hmm... |
| Max picks up a canned octopus. | |
| Max | Only canned octopus? Huh. I thought this store prided itself on wide selection. |
| Gwen | Uh, Grandpa? No offense, but can we have a normal dinner for once? You know, one that doesn't involve stir-fried tentacles? |
| Max | Heh! Nonsense. Now where do you suppose they keep the sheep's bladders? |
| Gwen | (She hears Ben's watch activate behind her.) Ben...? |
| As she turns the aisle corner, Gwen gasps as she sees the entire cereal aisle in tatters. She walks over to a shaking box. | |
| Grey Matter | Oh man, another red card! |
| Gwen pulls out Ben, transformed into a little grey alien from the box. | |
| Gwen | Gotcha! What are you doing? |
| Grey Matter | Uh... Looking for the gold Sumo Slammer Card? Duh. |
| Gwen | You're supposed to use your powers to help people, not find some stupid trading card. |
| Store Manager | (walking up behind Gwen) Ahem. |
| Gwen hides Grey Matter behind her back as she turns to face him. | |
| Store Manager | Just what do you think you are doing, young lady? |
| Gwen | It wasn't me! It was my doofus cousin! |
| Store Manager | Well someone is gonna have to pay for all this! (Gwen's shock turns to a glare.) |
| Max looks at the mountain of cereal boxes on his shopping cart. | |
| Max | So, uh, why are we buying all this cereal? |
| Ben | Well, we would have only had to buy the one that I found the gold Sumo Slammer card in if Gwen hadn't butted in with her big butt! |
| Gwen | Hello? You were trashing the whole cereal aisle just to find some stupid piece of cardboard! |
| Max | Ben, now I can appreciate how much this card means to you, but don't you think you're getting a little - obsessed? |
| Ben | Maybe you're right, Grandpa. I don't deserve a gold Sumo Slammer card. (sarcastically) I mean, it's not like I rescued a bunch of people from a burning building or anything like that! |
| Gwen | Superhero guilt? Pretty low. |
| Ben | Hey, whatever it takes. |
| Ben sees a Sumo Slammer card display. | |
| Ben | Huh? Yeah! (walks over to the display) Whoa. Sumo Slammer cards; a complete set! |
| Max | Let's check out the pet department. |
| Gwen | (walking with Max.) Please tell me you aren't looking for our breakfast... |
| Ben keeps staring at the display. | |
| Ben | Someday you'll be all mine. |
| The entire shop begins to rumble. TV sets fall from their displays, people scream, and the walls burst, revealing Dr. Animo mounted on his giant frog. | |
| Ben | Whoa! |
| Animo gets down from the croaking frog and begins to start pocketing the electronics. | |
| Ben | Hey, what do you think you're doing? |
| The Giant frog uses its tongue to knock stacked boxes on top of Ben. | |
| Dr. Animo | Don't be a hero, kid. Just run along and play. |
| Ben | (looks down at the watch, still glowing red) You are so lucky I can't go hero. |
| Animo smiles and mounts the frog again. Two security guards arrive on the scene. | |
| Security Guard #1 | Freeze! |
| Security Guard #2 | (bewildered) Get down off that giant...frog and put your hands up! |
| Animo confidently rides away on the frog. | |
| Security Guard #2 | (to his walkie-talkie) Uh, we got a grab-and-dash in Electronics. Male, five-foot-six, riding on a giant frog - or a toad. Trust me, you can't miss him! |
| Meanwhile, Max and Gwen innocently look around in the pet section. Max reviews his list of items while Gwen plays with a hamster. Suddenly, Animo's frog lands in front of them. Animo turns the dial and red beams shoot out of his transmodulator again. Max pushes himself and Gwen out of its way. | |
| Max | Aah! |
| The beam mutates a hamster and a cockatiel, both of whom explode out of their cages and stare menacingly at the gasping Max and Gwen. | |
| Dr. Animo | Ariiiiise to your full potential, my pets! |
| Ben runs over, he sees Gwen and Max scream and run away from the hamster. It roars at him. | |
| Ben | Oh, man! What kind of pet food are they selling around here? |
Act 2
| Speaker | Dialogue |
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| Dr. Animo theatrically presents his mutated animals, all aligned next to him. | |
| Dr. Animo | Behold the genius of Dr. Animo. Nothing can stop me from getting what I deserve. Mark my words! Today I will make history, or-- should I say...prehistory! |
| Gwen | (Seeing Ben looking at the recharging watch) If you didn't go cereal diving, one of those heroes could be saving us from becoming hamster chow. |
| The three gasp and scream as the hamster roars, taking a step forward. As they run away, the hamster leaps over Ben, cornering his family. Ben looks down at the watch, knowing he can't transform. Luckily, he spots a scooter nearby and walks to it. | |
| Ben | I don't need to go hero to stop an overgrown fur-ball! |
| Ben lobs an American football at the hamster's head, getting its attention. As he drives away on a scooter, the hamster gives chase. The hamster gains on him and takes a leaping bite; Ben swerves under it and it lands on a knocked-over shelf. Ben decides to ride up the shelf like a ramp, flying in the air. The hamster tries to bite him but falls in between two shelves. As Ben lands on a shelf with the scooter, he topples them over on the hamster, trapping it for good. | |
| Gwen & Max | Ben! |
| Ben | Uh-huh! That's right! Not even giant hamsters can mess with Ben Tennyson! |
| Employee | (over intercom) Clean-up on aisle six. |
| Ben hears a rumble; the frog hops behind them. | |
| Dr. Animo | Young fool! You cannot stop me! I will turn Washington D.C. into "Washington B.C."! |
| He jumps from his frog to the mutated parrot, who flies off with him through a skylight, the frog following after. | |
| Store Manager | (to Ben) You saved the store! If there's anything I can do to repay you...anything you want! |
| Ben | (peeks at a gold Sumo Slammer card and grins) Well, now that you mention it... (Max drags Ben away.) Grandpa?! I was finally gonna score the gold Sumo Slammer card! |
| Max | No time for that now, Ben. We have a giant parrot to follow. |
| Gwen sniggers at Ben. | |
| Max follows after the screeching parrot in the RV. | |
| Max | (reminiscing) Ah, just like the good old days - before I retired. |
| Gwen | So, exactly, what kind of plumber were you, Grandpa? |
| Max | Er- yuh- a darn good one! (to Ben in the passenger seat) Uh, Ben, what's the matter? |
| Ben | I save an entire Mega Mart from being a giant hamster's chew toy, and what do I get? Nothing. It's not fair... |
| Max | Being a hero isn't about others knowing you did something good, it's about you knowing you did something good. Being a hero is its own reward. |
| Ben | What? Were you reading the greeting cards at the Mega Mart? |
| Max | Well, yes. |
| Gwen | (gasps at her laptop) Bingo! Five years ago, Dr. Animo was a promising researcher in veterinary science. But it turned out he was doing all these twisted genetic experiments where he was mutating animals, and when he didn't win some big prize called "The Verities Award", he flipped out. Anything about this sound familiar, Ben? |
| Ben angrily looks out the window. Max watches the parrot disappear by flying between some buildings. | |
| Max | We've lost him. He could be going anywhere in Washington D.C. |
| Gwen | Or "Washington B.C."... |
| Ben | (gasps) That's it! I know where he's going! The Natural History Museum! |
| They park in front of the museum. Ben finds a giant feather. | |
| Max | Something tells me we're on the right track. Good thinking, Ben! |
| Gwen | Guess even a doofus can surprise you once in a while. |
| Ben | And you should know! |
| While walking inside, Ben finds a box labeled "M Mart Electronics". In front of them, next to a mammoth exhibit, is Dr. Animo, fiddling with his machine. He stops and realizes they're here. | |
| Dr. Animo | You - are very persistent. I HATE persistent. |
| Ben | We all know about you and your 'freakazoid' experiments, Dr. Animo! It's over! |
| Dr. Animo | Oh, but it's only just begun...! See, I only needed a few components to push my work into phase two: the reanimation of dormant cells. |
| Ben | (confused) Er, does this guy come with subtitles? |
| Dr. Animo | Breathing life back into that which has been long since lifeless. Observe! |
| Animo turns the dial twice this time. His transmodulator shoots beams into the mammoth, bringing it to life. It lets out a trumpet as it stomps down from its pedestal. | |
| Dr. Animo | Behold the genius that is Dr. Animo! (He runs away.) |
| Gwen | (to Ben) Now would be a really good time to go hero...? |
| Ben | No duh. You guys get Animo, I'll take care of 'Jumbo'. |
| Ben slams the watch down, transforming into an enormous red being with four muscular arms, "Four Arms". Gwen and Max gasp at his sheer size. | |
| Four Arms | Let's wrestle. |
| Four Arms runs toward the mammoth, grabbing it by the tusks and tipping it to the ground. Max and Gwen run out of the mammoth exhibit and after Animo, but come across the giant parrot. Gwen quickly looks around and plucks a spear from a caveman exhibit. She twirls the spear around and beats the parrot with it until it runs away. | |
| Gwen | Ben's not the only one with skills. |
| Max follows behind her, wide-eyed. As they enter a new room, they see Animo, who smiles before shooting beams at a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton. Skin forms and wraps around its bones; an eye lights up the previously bare socket. The undead T-Rex takes a step forward and roars a mighty roar at the two Tennysons. | |
| The mammoth throws Four Arms into a wall, then proceeds to charge at him. Four Arms gets to his feet, runs up to the mammoth and punches it in the trunk. The mammoth lifts Four Arms with its tusks and launches him high in the air, causing him to land into a skeleton. | |
| Four Arms | (upside-down) You are going DOWN, 'Peanuts'! |
| The mammoth charges at Four Arms as he gets up. Four Arms grabs a hold of its trunk and starts spinning around. He spins so fast that the mammoth lifts up off the ground. Eventually, he lets go, letting it fly into a wall and knocking it out. | |
| Four Arms | (woozy) Ohh, I think - I'm gonna hurl... (retching) |
| Dr. Animo flees on the back of the T. Rex, which almost hits Max and Gwen with its tail. | |
| Dr. Animo | I'd love to stay, but I need to claim the award I so richly deserve. |
| The parrot swoops down; Gwen gasps and screams as she's grabbed by it. | |
| Max | Ben! |
| Four Arms leaps over Max to chase after the parrot and Gwen. As he leaves, Max bends down, picking up a photograph. | |
| Four Arms grabs a hold of the parrot. | |
| Four Arms | No "bye-bye" for you. |
| The feathers he holds suddenly come loose, and Four Arms falls to the ground while the bird flies away with Gwen. The watch starts timing out as well, though luckily Four Arms only detransforms after impacting the ground. Ben climbs up out of the crater. | |
| Ben | GWEN! |
Act 3
| Speaker | Dialogue |
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| Max | (Driving up.) Somebody call for a taxi? |
| The parrot carries Gwen by her backpack. | |
| Gwen | (Dourly, all while being carried by the mutated parrot towards the Washington Monument.) "Spend a summer with your grandpa, honey. It'll be an adventure." |
| Animo on the T. Rex crushes a building, with the gold Sumo Slammer Card getting brought with them, latched onto the dinosaurs' toe. | |
| Dr. Animo | Ah, I do love my work. |
| Gwen, hanging from the parrot, reaches for her cell phone. | |
| Gwen | Well, my mom said only use in an emergency. (Pauses slightly.) I guess this qualifies. |
| Ben looking out for the mutated parrot. | |
| Ben | (To Max.) No sign of beak breath! |
| Max | There can't be that many places for a parrot the size of an elephant to roost. (Hands over a paper to Ben.) Here, look at what Dr. Animo left behind. |
| Ben | (Reading the newspaper clipping.) "Dr. Kelly accepts Verities Award" (To Max.) He's gonna finally pick up on his award! We gotta stop him! |
| Max | First thing's first. We have to find your cousin (Phone rings: Gwen's name is on the phone.) |
| Ben & Max | Gwen! |
| Max | (To Gwen on cellphone.) Hang on Gwen, we're coming! |
| Mutated parrot leaves Gwen, barely holding on the top spike of the monument. | |
| Gwen | I can't hold on much longer. (Drops cellphone.) |
| Max sees Gwen's phone hit the ground and smash. | |
| Max | Oh no. Gwen'll be next. |
| Ben | (Seeing the watch's cool-down wear off.) Not if I can help it. It's hero time! |
| Ben transforms into Stinkfly, a bug alien, taking flight. | |
| Stinkfly | (Gwen falling and screaming; Stinkfly swoops and grabs her.) Gotcha! |
| Gwen | Huh? (Looks at Stinkfly, surprised.) Butterfly! |
| Stinkfly | (Looks back at her.) Stinkfly! |
| Gwen | Yeah, whatever. Anyway, thanks for the save. (Sees the giant parrot and gasps.) Incoming! |
| Stinkfly | Hang on! |
| Max sees the battle in the air and runs to the monument. Gwen yelps while hanging onto Stinkfly's back. | |
| Stinkfly | Whoa! (Addressing the giant parrot.) Watch the nails there, Polly! |
| Gwen | (Still holding onto Stinkfly.) Oh, I think I'm, gonna be sick. |
| Stinkfly | Spew on me, and you'd better learn to fly, quick. |
| Max getting exhausted from walking up the Washington Monument. | |
| Max | Like it would've killed the Founding Fathers to install an elevator... |
| Stinkfly sees Max gesturing to them from the monument. | |
| Stinkfly | (To Gwen.) I can't shake cracker-breath. You're gonna have to trust me. |
| Gwen | Trust you? |
| Gwen screams as Stinkfly drops her off his back and grabs her with his hands, flying towards the Washington Monument. | |
| Max | (to Gwen.) Come to Grandpa...! |
| Stinkfly | (Gets Gwen into Max's arms.) Now! |
| As Max is dragging Gwen back into the building, the mutated parrot dives towards them, only getting knocked from its course by Stinkfly shoulder-barging it down. | |
| Max | Go! Stop Animo. We're all right. |
| Gwen | (groans) Speak for yourself. |
| Stinkfly nods and flies away. | |
| Meanwhile, at Kelly Industries, Dr. Kelly shows his reward to the tour group of VIPs. | |
| Dr. Kelly | And here is my Verities Award. Of course, it was an honor just to be nominated with a distinguished group of scientists (chuckles). |
| Dr. Animo and T. Rex smash through a glass wall to invade Dr. Kelly's company. | |
| Dr. Animo | (to Dr. Kelly.) Kelly! I believe you have something of mine. (Jumping down and grabs the Verities Award.) I'd like to thank the committee for this honor! |
| The T. Rex roars, swiping its mouth towards Kelly, before Stinkfly rushes in and swoops him before damage can be done. But quickly gets swiped by its tail, getting up to see a gold Sumo Slammer card in a pile of rubble. | |
| Stinkfly | Whoa, I struck Sumo Slammer gold! |
| Dr. Kelly | Somebody help me! (Screams as the T. Rex tries to eat him.) |
| Stinkfly | (Looks at gold Sumo Slammer card.) Oh, man! This hero stuff ain't easy. |
| Dr. Kelly screams while falling towards T. Rex's mouth but saved by Stinkfly. | |
| Dr. Animo | (To Ben.) What are you, you little pest? |
| Stinkfly | I'm Stinkfly, and I'm here to kick some tail! |
| Dr. Animo shoots the beam at Stinkfly, who dodges and knocks him, making him drop the award. | |
| Dr. Animo | No! (Stinkfly taps his shoulder before stealing Transmodulator.) My Transmodulator! (Stinkfly breaks Transmodulator, and the T. Rex de-animates back into bones, crumbling underneath him and plummeting him to the ground.) No...! No...! No! |
| Meanwhile the mutant parrot who's approaching Gwen and Max turns back to normal size and perches on Gwen's arm. | |
| Gwen | (To the now normal parrot.) Don't even try to kiss up to me now. |
| The police arrest Dr. Animo at Dr. Kelly's workplace. | |
| Dr. Animo | (Getting dragged away.) Let me go! I deserve that award! I've got it coming to me! I want it! |
| Ben | (Contemplating on Dr. Animo's words.) For some reason, that sounds kinda familiar. |
| The Rustbucket leaves Washington D.C. | |
| Ben | I didn't get that gold Sumo Slammer card, but at least I snagged a trophy from Animo. (Places part of Transmodulator in a box.) Plus, I guess saving the city from "Dr. Wacko" was its own reward. |
| Gwen | (Being sincere.) Don't forget you saved me, too. Thanks. |
| Ben | Yeah, well, that's what we heroes do best: Rescue dweebs. |
| Gwen | You are --such-- a major doofus. |
| Ben | I know you are, but what am I? (Giggling.) |
| Credits Play | |