tough love (Sigma version)

Narrator: The city of Townsville. The city of brotherly love! (laughing) With some sisterly love! Love for those devout doers of dangerous deeds and dutifuluh, things. (Cut to MegaMan and the girls in flight.) The Powerpuff Girls and MegaMan!

(They stop short at the sound of meowing and dash in; an old woman looks up at a tree, in whose branches a cat is caught. The girls and MegaMan arrive on the scene and go to work. Blossom picks the woman up, and Buttercup uproots the tree and tips it over so Bubbles can rescue the cat, which promptly licks her cheek. MegaMan winks his eye, for the success they've done. The woman is set back on the ground, and the cat is returned to her. She pats each girl on the head, until MegaMan was last. They take off, and she waves after them.)

(Cut to the exterior of Pokey Oaks Kindergarten as MegaMan and the girls fly in; inside, pan slowly along the classroom and stop at the end. The teacher steps into view, her foot landing on a stray roller skate. She sails into the air and down o.c., but Mega (without his suit) carries her back into view. Buttercup pulls up a chair for her to be set down on, and Bubbles brings her an apple. Halos appear above the heads of the girls and Mega, now back at their desk, and the class applauds their efforts.)

(Close-up of the hotline, buzzing and with a big smile on its face, then to the exterior of the school as Mega and the girls take off. Quick flash of the exterior of Townsville Hall as they fly in, then of the window in the Mayor’s office. They crash through, ready for anything; close-up of the Mayor, struggling mightily with some piece of apparatus. Pull back to show this as a large jar of pickles he is trying to open. Finally he gives up and holds it out for MegaMan and the girls. Ms. Bellum stands near him. Blossom and MegaMan flies into view and takes the jar. They held it up for Buttercup, who zaps it with a quick blast of her eye lasers, and Bubbles then succeeds in removing the lid, much to the Mayor’s delight. All six help themselves to pickles as a celebration, and we next see the office window from outside as the girls and MegaMan crash out through it.)

(Cut to the exterior of their house as they fly in through the front door. Inside, the Professor is hard at work in his lab, his back to the camera. They fly up behind him; he turns around and smiles at them. He holds up a flask of liquid, to which Bubbles adds a drop from a test tube. Blossom pours in a shot from another flask. Buttercup shakes the mixture vigorously, and Mega use his heat ray vision on the flask to heat it up. The Professor watches the flask intently, Mega and the girls gathering around him, as it bubbles and froths. After a few seconds, it explodes and chars them evenly all over. They stand stunned for a moment, then laugh. We do not hear them laughing, though—think of this as a silent movie.)



Narrator: (laughing) Those little scamps are so adorable. How we just love our little heroes!

(Pull back slightly. The image begins to waver and ripple as if being reflected off the surface of a body of water.)



“Him”: (from o.c. effeminate voice, to evil) Ohh, how I HATE those little heroes!

(On the end of this, his claw strikes the water and breaks up the image, then pulls out of view.)



Narrator: Hate the Powerpuff Girls?! Who could hate the… (uneasily) Oh, no. (Camera turns up as he continues.) Please don’t let it be“Him”!

(Stop on “Him,” sitting in a full bathtub. He is very angry.)



“Him”: (effeminate voice, mocking tone) “Oh, Powerpuff Girls, save us!” “Oh, MegaMan, we need you!” “Oh, Powerpuff Girls, MegaMan we love you!”

(As he continues, he submerges up to his eyes and the bathwater boils and turns red.)



“Him”: (evil voice) Powerpuff Girls this! MegaMan that! (Pull back across the room; he sits up.) POWERPUFF GIRLS!! MEGAMAN!!

(Close-up to the one and only Sigma getting "Him's" towel from once he gets out the tube.)


Sigma: Calm yourself "Him"! I know how you feel (clenching his fist) That little MegaMan is my only problem!!

“Him”: (effeminate voice, to evil and back) Oh, Sigma, am I the only one who HATES those miserable little brats, hmm?

Sigma: Sadly Yes "Him" Sadly yes. and I really hate (angry) EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM! EVEN THAT LITTLE EXCUSE OF A SUPER HERO!

 "Him": You hate them too? Oh, I knew I could count on you. But how could we possibly beat them— (to evil) —with all that LOVE surrounding them?

Sigma: (gets a idea) That's it! all we need to do is.

(Sigma whispers up to "Him's" ear.)



“Him”: (effeminate voice) What’s that, you say? (Sigma keeps on whispering; he grins broadly.) Yes! (to evil) That’s brilliant!

(Pull back to show the entire bathtub. He reclines into it and lifts one leg as he continues.)


Sigma: Why do you think I join forces with you for?


“Him”: (effeminate voice) Oh, Sigma, you are soooo smart. Quite a positively evil scheme you’ve hatched. (sitting up) And we'll finally be rid of those fools—

(The water erupts into a red geyser behind him, silhouetting him, and he raises his arms. Sigma quickly jumps away from the geyser)



“Him”: (evil voice) —FOREVER!!

(The water washes over the screen; when it drains away, we see a very long shot of Townsville. The clouds begin to swirl and circle, the full moon turns red, and a second red spot appears to make a pair of eyes. The entire collection resolves into “Him”’s face, laughing evilly and looking down at the city.)



“Him”: (effeminate voice) Poor, unsuspecting Townsville, all snug in your beds. Unaware of the evil that takes place high above your heads.

(Now his arm is visible.)



“Him”: (stirring air with claw) And so with a flick of my wrist and a twirl of my claw— (The clouds swirl again; transition to evil voice.) —I’ll be rid of those fools once and for all.

(A broad swath of pinkish-red vapor emerges from the clouds; camera turns down to follow it as it descends toward Townsville and spreads across the buildings. It permeates the streets and works its way into the sewers. Next it engulfs the tree that had the cat stuck in it, Pokey Oaks Kindergarten, Townsville Hall, and the house. Back to “Him”’s head, still floating above the city. He laughs evilly again; the sky dissolves to morning as the laughter dies away and he fades from view.)

(Cut to Mega and the girls in flight, looking quite pleased with their exploits of the previous day. Once again the sound of meowing brings them up short.)



Bubbles: (pointing o.c.) Hey, look. That cute little kitty is stuck in the tree again.

Mega: Come on girls. Let’s help out. (They zip down.)

(Cut to just behind a cat in a tree—the same one they rescued earlier. Bubbles flies up.)



Bubbles: Hello, kitty. It’s Bubbles here to save you again.

(Close-up of the cat, yowling and swinging its paw to fend her off, then of Bubbles.)



Bubbles: (bewildered) Hey! What’s gotten into that cat? (Close-up of the same old woman.)

Old woman: (angrily) I said, get your hands off of me!

(Pull back; Blossom once again has hold of her.)



Blossom: But, lady, we’re trying to help you get your cat out of the tree.

Old woman: (pulling away) I said, get!

Mega: But ma,am we're just trying to help

Old woman: Who ask you!? (slapping Mega in the face with red slap mark in his face)

(Both are startled by snarling from o.c. Back to Bubbles, who is holding the cat and getting her cheek shredded instead of licked.)



Bubbles: Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow (Back to the old woman.)

Old woman: Land sakes, take your paws off of my cat!

(Cut to Buttercup, who has once again uprooted the tree. She too looks quite puzzled. Tossing the tree aside, she joins her sisters.)



Buttercup: What the heck is going on?

(The old woman reaches into view and starts beating all four of them over the head with her cane. They cry out in pain. The sound of the school bell interrupts the thrashing; Bubbles takes one final hit.)



Blossom: Saved by the school bell. Let’s beat it! (They take off.)

(Cut to the classroom as they zip into place at their desk. The teacher is writing on a clipboard.)



Teacher: (dryly) Well, well, well, the Powerpuff Girls— (angrily) —tardy!

Blossom: What?

Bubbles: Huh?

Buttercup: No way!

Mega: Aww man. (A wad of paper is thrown into view, hitting Bubbles.)

Kid: (from o.c.) Ha-ha!

Bubbles: Hey! (raising hand) Ms. Keane! Billy threw a paper ball at me.

Teacher (Ms. Keane): Billy Lipowitz! Throwing paper just won’t do. (producing apple from behind back) You should try apples. They’re much harder.

(She throws the apple and beans Mega.)



Mega, Girls: Hey!

(Ms. Keane now holds up two apples.)



Ms. Keane: Class, please join me.

(She and the other kids let fly with a barrage of apples and school supplies. The girls and Mega can do little more than throw their arms up to protect themselves. Sigma inside of "him's" world, watching tv and eating popcorn, (strange for a robot to eat popcorn, right) laughing at the comedy of Mega and the Girls getting bonk in the heads.

Sigma: What comedy gold

(Back to the view with Mega and the girls)


Blossom: I’ve heard of class struggles, but this is ridiculous!

Mega: I know! What's gotten in to them!?

(Close-up of the hotline, buzzing. It now wears a very angry expression. Back to Mega the girls.)



Mega: It’s the Mayor! Let’s get outta here girls! (They take off.)

(Cut to the Mayor’s office as they fly in. The pickle jar is back on his desk, and Ms. Bellum stands next to him.)



Blossom: Mayor, we got here as soon as we could. What’s the problem?

(Cut to a close-up of the jar, the focus shifting from the Mayor and Ms. Bellum to it, then back to the girls.)



MegaMan: (smiling) Right…the pickle jar again. (Side view of the desk; he flies up and takes hold of it.) Don’t worry, Mayor. We’ll have that jar open in a jiffy.

(This time, he reaches across the desk and starts trying to pull it away from him.)



Mayor: Hey! Unwield my pickles, you fiend! (yanking jar back) Why, that’s grounds for immediate incarceration! Get ’em, boys!

(All over the office, SWAT officers charge in through the doors and windows. An overcoat and hat on a rack leap off on their own, an officer poking his arms, legs and head out. More cops rappel down into the office; guns are drawn and cocked, and the girls find themselves surrounded by weapons of all types and calibers—including a slingshot. The Mayor and Ms. Bellum confront them, with a row of cops backing them up.)



Mayor: Ms. Bellum, you can have a crack at MegaMan.

Ms. Bellum: (drawing and cocking a revolver) It would be my pleasure.

Blossom: (nervously) Um…we’d love to stay and hang out with you guys, but, uh…I—I think I hear the Professor calling.

MegaMan: (sweating nervously) Yeah, he really hates for us to be late.

Buttercup: (stammering) Yeah, some other time.

Bubbles: (giggling nervously) Maybe we can have tea. (They inch to one side, then zip away.)

(Cut to them in flight.)



Buttercup: Wow! This has turned out to be one freaky day.

Bubbles: Yeah. Something strange is going on.

MegaMan: But what's going on?

Narrator: (very irritated) Aw, for crying’ out loud, would you four shut up for once?! Always griping and moaning about something! Sheesh, you give me a headache!

(MegaMan and the girls turn toward the camera, surprised, as soon as he speaks.)



MegaMan: Let’s go see the Professor. Maybe he has some answers.

Blossom: Agreed.

(Cut to the Professor, again in his lab with his back to the camera. The girls and Mega fly up behind him.)



Blossom: Professor! Something odd is happening around Townsville, and we need your he—

(On the end of this, he lets out a low, exasperated groan. Zoom in on him.)



Professor: (low, menacing tone) How many times have I told you kids not to come barging in like that? (turning around, very angry) IT’S NOT NICE!

(His perspective of them, looking up toward him.)



Blossom: Whoa!

Mega: Man!

(Cut to behind them as he advances on them, arms outstretched to grab them.)



Professor: (menacingly) Now come here, kids.

(Darting away before he can lay hold of them, they flee up the stairs and down the hall.)



Mega: Quick girls! Out the front door!

(They reach the door and fling it open, then gasp in surprise. They slam on the brakes and skid through the doorway out of view. Head-on view of a vengeful mob that includes the Mayor, Ms. Bellum, Ms. Keane, the old woman with her cat, and several of the SWAT team members. All the eyes that are visible are glowing bright red, and all the faces we can see are frozen in scowls. The girls turn around to dodge back into the house, but the Professor is coming up behind them. His eyes have also gone red.)



Professor: Destroy Powerpuff Girls and MegaMan!

(The mob begins to close in on them.)



Mob: (as if hypnotized) We must destroy the Powerpuff Girls and MegaMan. (Close-up of Buttercup.)

Buttercup: Why are you people doing this?! (Pan to Bubbles.)

Bubbles: Don’t you love us anymore? (Pan to Mega.)

Mega: Why are you doing this?! (Pan to Blossom

Blossom: Yeah! You act as if you…as if you…

“Him”: (voice over, effeminate voice) Hate you?

Blossom: Yeah! Hate us! (frightened, stammering) Who said that?

(Pull back. As “Him” speaks, he rises into view behind the mob.)



“Him”: (effeminate voice) Why, I did, of course.

Mega, Girls: It’s“Him”!

“Him”: (evil voice) Right you are, kiddies! And I even got some help

(Behind "Him" was Sigma with a very wicked grin)

Mega: Sigma?!

Sigma: Good to see you again, MegaMan.

("Him" disappears, then pops up behind the Professor and drapes his arms over the man’s shoulders.)



“Him”: (effeminate voice) And your also right about your loved ones.

(Extreme close-up of him licking the Professor’s cheek. Back to the girls.)



Blossom: Take your claws off the Professor!

Mega: What’s he ever done to you!? (“Him” leans into view.)

“Him”: Oh, it’s not what he’s done to me, but what he’s going to do— (evil voice) —to you!

(Close-up of his disembodied head.)



Sigma: You see, I wanted "Him to take all of their love for you and turned…

(On the word “turned,” which he draws out considerably, his head rotates through 360 degrees.)



“Sigma”: …it into… (wicked voice) …hate!

(The girls and Mega gasp in shock, and “Him” and Sigma wraps their arms around them.)



“Him”: (effeminate voice) Now they will destroy you. (pulling one of Bubbles’ pigtails; to evil voice) And you poor, helpless creatures won’t be able to fight back.

Bubbles: Ow!

(Sigma lays his eyes on Mega.)



Sigma: Because the Powerpuff Girls and MegaMan would never hurt the ones they love. Oh, no, they wouldn’t.

(On the end of the line, "Him" picks up blossom. she cries out and struggles to pull free. They disappears and pops into view over the mob, pointing o.c. at Mega and the girls.)



“Him”, Sigma: (evil voice) Now destroy them!

(Blossom is grabbed by the leg, Bubbles by the hair. Buttercup dodges a swipe at her. Mega is slapped across the face. Blossom is punched, Bubbles gets clawed by the cat, Blossom receives a kick under the chin. Mega is fist slams down on Bubbles’ head. She bites down on her tongue as a result of this hit.)



Buttercup: All right, that does it!

(She knocks the entire mob aside with one punch. “Him” grunts in surprise. Sigma finds this injoyable as he awe at Buttercup. and the other three fall on the front lawn.)



Buttercup: Come on, you guys! Get up and fight!

Blossom: (getting up) Buttercup, what are you doing? (Bubbles gets up.) We can’t hurt the ones we love.

Buttercup: Those people aren’t our loved ones. Our loved ones would never want to hurt us!

Mega: Buttercup is right! (changing into MegaMan) If we want them back, we have knock some sence into them

Blossom, Bubbles: Hey! Yeah!

MegaMan: They’re just pawns in their evil scheme! (close to MegaMan's eye with some codes of a computer) My scanner can detect some sort of virus in them (Cuts to “Him and Sigma.”)

Sigma: (laughs evily) Well, you know. (Back to Buttercup.)

Buttercup: Which means…

MegaMan, Girls: Let’s get ’em!

“Him”: Uh-oh.

Sigma: (amazed) Hmmm…I'm impress

(Buttercup flies past the old woman. When she looks up, her cane is gone and Buttercup smacks her a good one with it. Blossom and the cat face off; the confrontation ends suddenly when Bubbles flies up from behind and kicks the furball back into the tree. Buttercup knocks the wind out of Ms. Keane, and Blossom decks two kids. She flies away just before two others charge back at her, and they slam into each other face first. We see MegaMan in flight, carrying the pickle jar. He smashes it over the Mayor’s head, then doubles back for another pass and punches him out. He plows into Ms. Bellum, and both go flying. Now the SWAT team gets it, one man after another flying across the screen. The last one standing is the Professor; MegaMan activates his gauntlet fist and nail him with a one-two-three punches. He tumbles to the ground in slow motion. They hover behind him and address themselves to the o.c. “Him and Sigma.”)



Blossom: Don’t ever make us have to do that again!

MegaMan: Or it will be your last!

(Pan across the lawn, strewn with unconscious townspeople. “Him” and Sigma flies into view at the far end of the fight scene.)



“Him”: (effeminate voice) Tsk, tsk, tsk. You fools underestimate us.

Sigma: (laughs wickdly) We never give repeat performances. But we will assure you (evil voice) We will be back!

("Him" and Sigma laughs evilly and disappears in a whirlwind and a cloud of vapor that sucks themselves up into a cloud overhead. Camera turns up to the sky, now at evening time, to follow this. The cloud explodes into shreds of pink fluff that hide the entire sky briefly before dissipating.)

(Once again the sky fades into morning. Turn down to show the hospital; inside, Mega and the girls are in the lobby, looking apologetically up at the camera.)



Blossom: So now you know why we had to do what we did. We all feel really bad, and hope that you’ll forgive us.

Mega: Besides, it hurt us a lot more than it hurt you.

(We see the people they beat up—and they certainly did a thorough job. Bandages, casts, crutches, and wheelchairs are present in abundance. Ms. Bellum’s face is hidden by the bandages that cover her entire head; her hair, however, looks as good as ever. The Mayor is in a full-body cast, with only his monocle, hat, and bow tie visible.)



Mob: Well, now, we wouldn’t say that. (They and the girls laugh; occasional moans of pain are heard as well.)

Narrator: (laughing, then groaning) Don’t worry. We forgive you.

(The standard end shot comes up.)



Narrator: Because once again the day is saved—thanks to the Powerpuff Girls and MegaMan! Oh, nurse…isn’t it time for my sponge bath?