CUT TO: EXT-THE THREE STARSHIPS-DAY
CAMERA FROM OVERHEAD PANS ON the grounded ships as crews, looking like ants from this perspective, scurry about each, busily engaged in various non specific activities. Assorted military type vehicles are seen moving in all directions. Each ship is on its own concrete landing pad, separated from the others by large grassy areas. Low, flat buildings surround the entire compound. Basically, it is an air force base. WHIP PAN to ground level. CAMERA moves in toward middle ship, the USS MONDAY, as a massive elevator is rolled into place underneath the belly of the ship.
CUT TO: INT-BRIG OF USS MONDAY
CAMERA PANS on Keane, security chief and two other security personnel.
MONDAY: [Off-camera.] Keane! I've changed my mind. Instead of taking them directly to see our dear Utonium, I want you to give them the grand tour first. Show them what a nice, friendly place Townsville is, now that we run it.
MALICE: [Off-camera.] Yeah, show 'em what THEIR Townsville's gonna look like when WE'RE through with it!
EVIL POWERPUFFS: [Off-camera, evil laughter.]
MONDAY: [Off-camera.] Beam yourselves to Shuttlebay 2, we'll meet you there. Give them a PROPER send-off.
KEANE: Understood, Commanders.
WHIP PAN to Powerpuff Girls in cell. They are standing near the front, looking out.
BLOSSOM: [Whispering.] Okay, guys, Plan B. If the force field's up, go to Plan C.
WHIP PAN to Keane and guards.
KEANE: [Tapping comm badge.] Keane to transporter chief: Lock on our coordinates, four to Shuttlebay 2. Then beam the three prisoners over. Energize when ready. [She looks up toward camera.] All right, you three. We're going on a little sightseeing tour. No tricks.
Keane and guards fade from view as transporter does its job. WHIP PAN to cell, Girls hold hands as they disappear.
CUT TO: INT-SHUTTLEBAY 2
CAMERA PANS on a typical cavernous bay, containing a typical shuttlecraft, gray in color with the black and tri-color flag and the designation USS MOS-2 on the visible side; and stops on a transporter platform with four armed security personnel standing to the right, sideways to the camera, facing left. Keane and the three guards materialize on the platform and quickly step off to the right, taking the same stance as the other guards, Keane the furthest to the left. The Powerpuffs materialize. All three immediately reach out a hand.
KEANE: Yes, ladies, the field's in place.
CAMERA from Powerpuffs' POV.
BUTTERCUP: [Whispering.] Looks like Plan C...
The Girls are looking out toward the shuttle, dead ahead and 30 or so feet away; at Keane, just to left of center and 15 feet away, and the seven guards, all now forming a semicircle behind Keane, to either side of her with Keane at the center. Suddenly, from the right, the three evil Powerpuffs come into view, lead by Monday, who stops directly in front of the Girls. She is then flanked by Malice on the left and Misery on the right. They are only feet from the force field. Keane and all guards have their phasers drawn and aimed at the platform. They have shifted position so they have a direct shot at the Powerpuffs, four guards to left of Malice and Keane and the others to right of Misery.
NOTE: As earlier, the camera position will switch, facing the speaking parties.
BLOSSOM: [Whispering.] Okay, guys, let 'em have it.
BUBBLES: [To Malice.] Hey, Punkinhead! Trick or treat!
POWERPUFFS: [Laughter.]
KEANE: [To herself.] What are they DOING? I warned them... [Aloud, quietly to her men.] Be ready, just in case. They have incredible physical powers.
MONDAY: Shut up, you! None of you say another word!
POWERPUFFS: Word!
MISERY: You'd better watch it!
BLOSSOM: What are you gonna do, kill us? Huh? It's gonna take a lot more than your dumb mind games to do that!
MONDAY: KILL you? What kind of monsters do you think we ARE?
BUBBLES: Really stupid, ugly ones!
MONDAY: I'll ignore that, for now. We don't kill people.
BLOSSOM: No, you get others to do it for you!
MISERY: You take that back! We never killed anybody!
MONDAY: It isn't necessary. We're just very...persuasive.
BUTTERCUP: Oh, I get it! They kill themselves!
MALICE: You idiot! Suicide is a crime punishable by death!
BUBBLES: [Turning toward her sisters.] Well, now we know who's the ditz in that family!
MALICE: Who are you calling a ditz?
BUTTERCUP: All of ya'! You're ALL ditzes!
MONDAY: SHUT UP!
POWERPUFFS: Ditz! Ditz! Ditz!
EVIL POWERPUFFS: [Turning purple with rage.] STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!
They are stamping their feet and shaking their fists, their faces contorted, ready to unleash an attack. Their faces calm as they let the negative energy go, but it reflects off the force field and they are knocked several feet backwards on their rear ends. Keane and guards rush forward to assist but Monday waves them off. The Evil sisters stand and advance toward the Powerpuffs, their rage building again.
MONDAY: Keane, drop the field!
BLOSSOM: [Whispering.] Okay, guys, power up eye lasers. Knock 'em flat and go for the guards.
KEANE: No, Commander!
MONDAY: I said DROP IT!!
KEANE: [Tapping comm badge, sighs.] Chief, drop force field in Shuttlebay 2. [To her men.] Phasers on stun.
BUTTERCUP: [Shocked.] My eyes aren't working!
BUBBLES: [Ditto.] Mine either!
BLOSSOM: [Panicking.] Buttercup, try your hand beams! Bubbles, sonic voice! Try to fly, try anything! Hit 'em before they hit us!
BUTTERCUP and BUBBLES: NOTHING WORKS!
WHIP PAN to side view of the platform, with Powerpuffs coming at evil sisters from left. The Evil Powerpuffs are nearly ready to unload, when, with the force field down, Blossom runs out and catches Monday in the face with a right, Buttercup rolls into Misery's legs, knocking her down, and Bubbles hits Malice in the chest with both hands, sending her toppling backward to trip over the fallen Misery. Surprised looks on the faces of the Evil Powerpuffs replace the anger and they are defenseless. CAMERA ZOOMS in on a dust cloud with arms, legs and heads sticking out, with each of the evil girls taking an occasional punch or kick to the face. Suddenly, eight arms and eight phasers are shoved into the pile, aimed directly at the backs of the Powerpuff Girls' heads.
KEANE: [Off-camera.] Freeze! Or we'll blow your heads off!
POWERPUFFS (and EVIL POWERPUFFS) POV, looking up at the ring of angry faces. WHIP PAN to side view, as the six girls stand, Keane's phaser arm extended toward Blossom. The evil Girls move off to stand to the left of Keane. The guards are behind them. The evil sisters dust themselves off and are growing more furious by the second.
KEANE: [Furious, to Powerpuffs.] Back on the platform, now! MOVE IT!!
Girls backpedal up onto the transporter platform; evil Powerpuffs, their backs to Keane, close in on them.
MONDAY: [Enraged.] Reconfigure force field and put it back up, now!
BUTTERCUP: [Whispering.] Okay, guys, here comes Plan A. We can take it. Just keep getting up.
Bubbles puts on her 'Bubblevicious' face. The evil sisters pull their mental act one more time, looking almost angelic as they let loose.
BLOSSOM: Hey Monday, you stink-
Blossom and Bubbles are lifted in the air and thrown back against the rear force field. They collapse onto the transporter bed. Buttercup stands, arms crossed, legs apart, frowning directly at Misery, refusing to budge. Blossom and Bubbles get to their feet on either side of Buttercup and try to hold themselves up by leaning against the force field's sides, but are thrown back again. Buttercup is holding her ground, her face is beginning to show the strain, when suddenly her eyes roll up into her head and she sags forward onto her face. Blossom and Bubbles both fall over where they are, onto their sides.
WHIP PAN to Keane, her face emotionless.
KEANE: [To herself.] This is making me sick. Oh, WHY did they DO it?
WHIP PAN to evil Powerpuffs.
MALICE: Well, that takes care of you little snots.
Their faces register surprise, as Misery points toward the camera.
MISERY: Hey, they're getting up! No one's ever done that so fast before!
MONDAY: Well, we'll fix that. Girls, hit them with everything you've got. [Evil scowl.] Think ditz!
WHIP PAN to Powerpuff Girls. Blossom and Bubbles are both crawling toward Buttercup, who is trying to get herself to a sitting position in the middle of the platform. They reach her and the three get to their knees.
BLOSSOM: [Whispering.] I think you're making it too obvious. Don't show them you're fighting it. Make it look like it (groan) hurts a little.
BUBBLES: Shouldn't be (groan) too hard.
BUTTERCUP: [Grinning.] Yeah. Help me up, guys.
They lean into each other and push against themselves, outward with their legs, until they rise to a standing position, holding on to each other to keep from falling down.
BUTTERCUP: Come on, you freaks, you can do better than that!
WHIP PAN to evil Powerpuffs. Their faces redden and become masks of blind, flaming hatred.
EVIL POWERPUFFS: Freaks? FREAKS? NOBODY CALLS US FREAKS!! WE'LL FREAKING KILL YOU!!
CAMERA changes to a sideview. Each of the evil sisters is lined up with a Powerpuff, unleashing their energy on that one. Misery is of course attacking Buttercup, Malice hits Bubbles and the leader is going after Leader-Girl. Any pretense of faking injury is gone. Blossom is trying to dig her way through the transporter chamber's rear force field with her hands to escape the pain. Bubbles is flopping around on the floor like a fish out of water. Both are screaming bloody murder. Buttercup is trying to keep eye contact with Misery but is knocked down every time she gets to her knees. She manages to grab Bubbles by one arm and drags her over to where Blossom is, pushing them together and shielding them with her own body before collapsing unconscious on top of them. WHIP PAN to evil Powerpuffs. They are breathing heavily and their faces have gone white.
MONDAY: [Weakly.] Keane.
CAMERA pulls back to show Keane rushing into view on the right, looking concerned.
KEANE: Yes, Commander?
MONDAY: I don't feel so good. We're taking this shuttle so we can go home to rest. Get us a pilot. After you finish with them, come home. We need to go over our plans.
KEANE: Yes, Commander. Are you going to be all right?
MISERY: Oh, knock it off, Keane; you're not our mother!
REVERSE ANGLE shows Keane, following evil sisters toward the shuttle, looking worried; with the Powerpuff Girls lying unconscious on the transporter platform in the background.
FADE TO BLACK