Well, here we are again, with another repost. I'd meant to get to this sooner than I did, but real life's been busier than one might expect, considering some of what's going on. Between health issues and working a fair bit of overtime at my day job since the first of the year, this wound up getting delayed a couple months I'm feeling a bit better now, and I've got a little more free time at the moment, so I may as well get on with this.
As for the episode itself, this is one I'd do a little differently if I were doing or redoing it today. The thing I'd at least change, if not get rid of completely is the “no swearing” bit towards the beginning. As I look at it now, it was kinda hypocritical of me to have done it just that way, because my own character may have toed that line a bit closely in the previous episodes, definitely does so in this one, and there's even an outright drug reference as we aproach the end of this part. So yeah, that's not exactly my proudest bit of writing there, but for now, anyway, I'm going to leave it as is for the sake of “historical accuracy”.
Another sketchy bit I'll at least point out now is the number of times where the Renamon character gets a little handsy with mine. For the moment, I'll admit that it's a little creepy in its own ways, and even then, I knew it, but there was, and still is, a good reason for all that to be the way it was, and I'd probably leave it the way it is. I'll get more into the why of it in the endcap for this one and in part two, simply because this part has gone on long enough and there's one last thing that needs to be said before we get to it.
That last note is that this is going to be another two-parter rather than three or four parts because at least one part would have been needlessly short otherwise. That said, her we go!
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Title: Digimon: Digi-Defenders: Episode 3: Flower Power Original Author: Phantom 1 MiSTing Author: Jesse Shearer email: ambasosor_lardo@hotmail.com Era: None/Nonstandard Category: Anime [Scene: a mall corridor done anime style; JESSE has fully recovered from his encounter with RENAMON after Episode 1 and is seated on a bench outside the theater. An anime version of Security Guard Barney FIFE approaches.] JESSE: Hey, Officer Fife! Long time no see. FIFE: Yeah, it's been awhile. Say, you know about why everything's been so strange around here lately? JESSE: Eh, it's that claw game I've got going in the theater. I'd unplug it, but I need to figure out what to do with it first. FIFE: So that's it. This wouldn't have anything to do with with that Rugrats movie or whatever it was you were watching earlier, would it? JESSE: No, no. I thought it might bring in a few guests. It's succeded in that, I guess. FIFE: So I hear. You even got busted up once, didn't you? JESSE: Yeah, but that's only because she thought I was somebody else. FIFE: Really? Who? JESSE: Oh, just an old boyfriend or something. FIFE: Must have been a bitter breakup. [A nearby shop window shatters and a young lady that looks alot like Salor Moon flies out] JESSE:Is that...? FIFE: Yep. Salor Moon. She's been causing problems here ever since you installed that claw game. JESSE: Ah. FIFE: I'd better go clear that up. [leaves] [Sign shot: The theater's marqui has been updated from the temporary sign to a fancy one that says "J. Michael Shearer's Theater" in foot-high neon lights. Below it is a smaller neon light set that reads "A Warp Power Studios and Theaters Franchise"] [Lobby. CALUMON is looking at the movie posters on the wall in complete awe. He is unaware that JESSE has come in and is watching him.] CALUMON: Pretty pictures... JESSE: Hello. [CALUMON acts startled] You must be Calumon. Sorry if I scared you there. You like my movie poster collection? CALUMON: Yeah. Especially the ones with the Digimon on them. And something smells really good in here, too. JESSE: Yeah. I'm testing out the popcorn popper. Want some? CALUMON: Oh boy! Yeah! JESSE: And these Digimon movie posters? There's a whole series of both movies and posters. I'm even showing one today. How's about you come and see it with me? CALUMON: Sure, mister. JESSE: Please, call me Jesse. [Both enter theater. JESSE sits in second seat from end of row. CALUMON gets on JESSE's head somehow.] JESSE: Wow, you're really light. CALUMON: I'm made of data, silly. >Digimon: Digidefenders JESSE: Episode 3: Flower Power. CALUMON: Aw, cute! > >"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" > JESSE: My friend and I are trying to watch a movie, so if you could please *not* swear at us... >"None of your business, that's what!" CALUMON: Yeah! > >"How dare you talk to your mother like that!" JESSE: I *don't*! > >"I don't see any mother here, just an over-the-hill tramp!" JESSE: Oh. Mari. Ouch. That's harsh, even for you. > >"AAARRGGGHHHH!" CALUMON: Mari's mom digivolve to... JESSE: MEGALON! > >Marisa LeChon burst from the apartment in a huff. Her mother was after her >with a >blunt object. JESSE: Although, a twenty-four pack of pop is a rather difficult weapon to use on a teen. CALUMON: Yeah. > Marisa, or Mari as people have been known to call her, just had >another >argument with her Mom. Again, it was over her activities. JESSE: Today on *Jerry Springer*, blindly agressive teenage girls on a mission to save the world and the argumentative, neurotic parents they live with. > > Lately, Mari had been >disappearing at odd hours without any >explanation. JESSE: Something tells me that this is nothing unusual for her, though. > > Mari was actually doing her duty as >a Digidefender but her mother >thought she was doing something illegal. JESSE: But then, how *do* you explain being a DigiDefender? > > She confronted >Mari and insulted her to >kingdom come. CALUMON: It sounds like it's easy to insult Mari. JESSE: Yeah, ask her if she's enjoying herself and she'll blow up in your face. > Mari simply >ignored all her mother's insults >until the question "what the hell do you >think you're doing?" came up. It was then that >she dropped the bomb. JESSE: Was it really necessary for Mari to nuke her mother? > The over-the-hill tramp crack was the >straw that broke the >camel's back. Mari left the apartment to avoid her >mother's full assault, making sure to >take her key in case her mother >locked her out again. > JESSE: Yeah, but what if Mari's mom gets smart enough to change the locks this time? CALUMON: That would be really mean. >Mari walked up to the Seine river. JESSE: The Giva Dam was always quiet this time of day. > This was the only place where >she felt comfortable. >There were no goody-two-shoes, no smart-allec >Russians. Sometimes she felt like she >was the only sensible person on >Earth. > >A beeping sound came from her watch. Mari looked down at her watch, which >was >actually her D-4. JESSE: So it wasn't her watch, then, now was it? CALUMON: Nope. > The Digimon symbol, a 'D' with a T-Rex-shaped >picture on it. > JESSE: Ah. Going Batman, I see. >After Rick and Jorge returned from South Dakota, JESSE: Wait a sec. *Ryan* is *Rick* again? CALUMON: I guess so, if they're not two different people. JESSE: This sorta thing is one reason why I have trouble getting into anime. > > the Commander explained the >various functionsof the D-4. CALUMON: That was nice of him. JESSE: Her, actually. > One of those functions was an >alarm that sounded >whenever a Digimon was in range. Sometimes that range >was five miles. > JESSE: Oh, yeah. That makes it about as useful as a fish finder. >"A Digimon in Paris," Mari stated. JESSE: Yeah. Thanks for clearing that up. I was wondering where it might be. > She looked around. >But she didn't hear any >destruction being made, didn't see any giant-sized >creatures so maybe it was wrong. >Mari decided to ignore it. > JESSE: Out of sight, out of mind, eh, Mari? CALUMON: That can be dangerous with Digimon. > >At the headquarters, the same alarm was going off in the control room. > JESSE:[puts hand to mouth] Red...Alert! Red...Alert! ... >"Identify the location," the Commander ordered. JESSE: We'd rather you didn't, right, Calumon? CALUMON: Uh huh. > >"Ma'am," one technician spoke up. "It's in Paris." > >The question going through the Commander's mind was why wasn't Mari taking >care of >it? But then the answer automatically came to her. Mari probably >didn't care. JESSE:[Commander/Kryten] The pompus twit. > > The next >closest Digidefender was >Nikolai. > >"Contact Nikolai," the Commander ordered. "Tell him to datalink to Paris > >immediately." JESSE: Whoops. Out of popcorn. [Leaves with CALUMON still on head] [Lobby. The sound of popcorn popping can be heard. JESSE is at the claw game, trying to get a prize out. CALUMON is still on his head.] JESSE: So, Calumon, you enjoying the movie? CALUMON: I don't think I like Mari. She seems meaner than Rika. JESSE: Eh. I'm not so sure. Besides, I'd call Rika more *spirited* than *mean*, really. And I'm sure Mari'll mellow over time. CALUMON: I hope so. [A chime rings. The scene shifts to show RIKA and RENAMON enter the lobby and approach JESSE and CALUMON.] RIKA: Nice hat, blubberboy. JESSE:[turns to face RIKA] I'll take that as a compliment. Thank you. RENAMON: You don't get mad easily, do you? JESSE: More easily than you might think sometimes, but not usually, no. So, what brings you two lovely ladies here? RIKA: We came looking for Calumon. RENAMON: We also kinda wanted to see the next episode in the movie series you're showing. JESSE: Really? You just missed the beginning. RIKA: How much of the beginning? CALUMON: Mari just had a fight with her mom. JESSE: And an evil Digimon just dropped into Paris. But that's about it, so far. RENAMON: Well, that's not so much, I guess. May we join you? JESSE: What do you think, Calumon? CALUMON: OK, I guess. JESSE: If it's OK by him, it's OK by me, too. RIKA: Thank you. And that popcorn smells *so* good. JESSE: Well, hey, I was just going to do a couple buckets when I was done with this game, anyway. RIKA: Let's see what you get. JESSE:[turns around and moves the claw over a stuffed lion] OK, I think I got it this time...[drops the claw around the toy] C'mon, take it this time... [the claw scoops up the toy and drops it in the delivery chute] YES!! Uh... here, Rika... [hands toy to RIKA] RIKA:[takes the gift] Um... Gee, thanks, I guess. RENAMON: That was really nice... JESSE: Anyway, sounds like the popcorn's done... [fade out to black] [fade into theater] > JESSE: Yum. Extra salty popcorn. RIKA: I like mine plain. > > >People along the Seine were screaming for their lives. JESSE: They were almost acting in-Seine! CALUMON:[giggles] RENAMON: And you were picking on Gotsumon for that in the last one. > > A giant white octopus-like sea >monster was whirling his arms, >crushing roads and almost some people. JESSE: Oh, that's just a carnival ride. Nothing to be afraid of there. > >------------------Digimon--------------------------------------Database----------------------- > >Name: Gesomon >Level: Champion >Type: Mollusk Digimon JESSE: Great! That means they can net him and use him in a chowder! CALUMON: Chowder! Yum! >Attribute: Virus >Attack: Coral Crusher, Elastic Arm > >Gesomon: That's right, pitiful weaklings, fear the wraith of Gesomon and >his coral >crusher! JESSE:[Gesomon/Martain] Your cities will be destroyed! [growls] > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >"Coral Crusher!" Gesomon slammed one of his tentacles down on a car. >Luckily, >nobody was in it. Gesomon used his Coral Crusher again to smash >a bridge to pieces. JESSE: Quick! Somebody call Godzilla! RIKA: I don't think a guy in a lame rubber suit can help this time. > >Mari ran along the riverbank until she saw Gesomon. > >"This is insane," she commented. JESSE: YES! She said it! RENAMON: Don't get too excited, bluberboy. > "He'll destroy all of Paris. Oh >well, might as well do >something about it." Taking her card pouch out >from under her shirt, JESSE:[quickly] I'm *not* thinking it! RIKA: You'd better not be. > > Mari called, >"Floramon, digi-merge!" > >Mari sliced the Floramon card through her D-4. The card took a shape of a >flower >creature about half Mari's height. > >------------------Digimon--------------------------------------Database----------------------- > >Name: Floramon JESSE: Oh, and here comes Mrs. LeChon with her Bessiemon card. >Level: Rookie >Type: Plant Digimon CALUMON: Wow. You don't see those often. >Attribute: Data >Attack: Rain of Pollen, Stamen Rope > JESSE:[to RENAMON and RIKA] And you say *I* have a dirty mind... >Mari: So that's Floramon, huh? JESSE: She didn't look at the picture on the card when she took it, did she? RIKA: Apparently not. > Doesn't look like a strong >Digimon, but let's see what >she can do. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >"Floramon, I'm the one who brought you here and I want you to attack >Gesomon." > RENAMON:[Floramon] Duh, OK. >"Okay," Floramon said pleasantly. Mari was surprised, she expected a >confrontation but >this Digimon agreed to the task. JESSE: Oh, yeah. Like there'd be a real twist of irony here and Mari'd get a Digimon that wusses out at the first sign of danger. RIKA: I think not. > >Floramon leaped onto the railing that overlooked the Seine. "Rain of >Pollen!" A dust >emitted from Flroamon's petal hands but Gesomon dove >under water. JESSE: Several people hiding nearby nearly died of alergies, however. > >"Where'd he go?" Floramon asked. Mari couldn't believe how ignorant >Floramon was, >even a little baby could tell that Gesomon was hiding. RENAMON: Mari, for example, figured it out right away. > >"Elastic Arm!" A tentacle reached out from under water and wrapped itself >around >Floramon. Floramon screamed as Gesomon surfaced. JESSE: Right. A slimy tentacle means nothing to Floramon, but she panics at the sight of one of the goofiest looking enimies the Digimon franchise has ever seen. > >"Ha-ha-ha. Prepare to be absorbed by Gesomon. > >"Oh brother," Mari moaned. She couldn't believe that she picked such a >weak Digimon. >Maybe she was better off with Demidevimon. RIKA: Right. And then he turns on her. > At >least he had an attack that could harm >Digimon, not just make them sneeze. > >"Floramon, do something," Mari commanded. > JESSE:[Floramon] What, wimping out doesn't count? >"I'm trying," Floramon said. "Rain of..." But Gesomon squeezed and made >Floramon >miss her target. JESSE:[ducks slightly] Dah! You scared up there, Calumon? CALUMON: Yes. I didn't mean to pull your hair, though. JESSE: If you want to come down, that's alright. > The pollen went harmlessly into the air. RIKA: Blinding several more people in the area. > >"Great, I can't do anything, so we're done for." JESSE: Last second save in three... two... one... > >"Spiral Saw!" An orange blurr came out of nowhere and cut Gesomon in the >tentacke. JESSE: Oh, no. One of those poor kids has a Sonic clone for a partner. >Gesomon dropped Floramon. > JESSE:[Gesomon/Samuel Jackson] Capped `er... RIKA: Don't finish it. >"Stamen Rope!" A vine hooked around the railing of the riverbank and >Floramon >pulled herself up. > >"What was that?" Mari asked. JESSE:[Worms 2] Hey, fool! > The orange blur landed >in the water. It was a frog-like >creature like Betamon but this one was >orange with spikes along his back. > >------------------Digimon--------------------------------------Database----------------------- > >Name: Gizamon >Level: Rookie >Type: Mammal Digimon JESSE: Right now, I'm thinking Gizamon looks more like a platypus than a frog. RIKA: Me too. >Attribute: Virus JESSE: He's a *good* one, right? CALUMON: He sure is. >Attack: Spiral Saw > >Gizamon: The name's Gizamon, remember it! RIKA: He's forward. RENAMON: I could get to like him. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >"Spiral Saw!" Gizamon curled up into a ball and rolled so fast that his >spikes were >spinning like a buzz saw. He struck Gesomon several times. CALUMON: Yay! JESSE: Go, Sonic the Clone Frog! > >"It'll take more than that to defeat me, rookie," Gesomon said. RENAMON: But who's supprised? > >"Ask and you shall receive." It was Nikolai who came from an alleyway. JESSE: That boy spends too much time hiding out in alleys. CALUMON: Mabey he's an alleycat at heart. JESSE: I always wondered what Top Cat would be like if he was Russian. > > He pressed a >button on the side of his >D-4. "Gizamon, digivolve." > >DIGIVOLUTION > >"Gizamon, digivolve to... Ebidramon!" Ebidramon basically looked like a >giant red >lobster RENAMON:[wishfully] Lobster sounds great right about now... JESSE:[nervous] Renamon, why is your hand on my leg? RENAMON: Oops. > with a dragon head. JESSE: Ah, Ebidramon's a Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest boss monster. > >------------------Digimon--------------------------------------Database----------------------- > >Name: Ebidramon >Level: Champion >Type: Aquatic Digimon >Attribute: Data >Attack: Twin Scissor, Lobster Step JESSE:[Ebidramon, singing] Oh, I *lobster* and I never *flounder*... RIKA: He may not, but you sure do! > >Nikolai: You wanted more and you got it, Gesomon. Ebidramon is Gizamon's > >champion form. His Twin Scissor attack will cut you down to size. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >"Elastic Arm!" Gesomon lashed out with a tentacle. > >"Twin Scissor!" Ebidramon used his claws to slice the tentacle off. >Gesomon >screamed. JESSE: Well, I would too, if it were *my*... Oh wait. That was a *tentacle*. Sorry. > >"Lobster Step!" Ebidramon leaped forward and landed on Gesomon. The two >of them >went under water. RIKA: Ew! Grossness! > For a moment, nothing happened then little bits >of digital data rose >into the air. Nikolai's D-4 glowed showing that the >data was being copied into internal >memory. There was a flash of light as >Ebidramon became Gizamon and leaped into >Nikolai's arms. JESSE: Or was that Sam Becket leaping to another life? > >"How'd I do, Nikolai?" > >"Excellent job, Gizamon." > >"Hold it, Psycho-Boy, just what the heck are you doing here?" Mari >snapped. JESSE:[Nikolai] Saving your ungrateful hide, for one. > >"For your information, Ice Queen, the Commander sent me." > >"You? Why?" > >"Because she didn't think that you would do anything." RENAMON:[sarcastically] I wonder how she got that impression? > >"Well you can go back and tell the Commander that I was going to do >something about >it but you interfered." RIKA: I guess getting stomped into the ground technically *is* doing somethig about it. > >"Is that any way to thank the guy who saved your life." > >"You saved nobody." JESSE:[Nikolai] Like I said, is that any way to thank the guy who saved your life? > >"Actually, he did," Floramon spoke up. "There were people who..." > >"You shut up, weed, I wasn't talking to you." > JESSE: Hey, let's call her Mari Juana from now on, OK? RIKA: Hey, let's not, OK? >"Guys, people are watching," Gizamon said. JESSE:[chanting] Mari and Nikolai sitting in a tree; K-I-S-S-I-N-G... > The >others looked around and saw that >people were coming over to the battle >sight. JESSE:[bystander] Hey! Free calimari! RIKA:[bystander]Save some for me! RENAMON:[bystander] And me. JESSE: Suddenly I have three hands again... > Nikolai, >Mari, Floramon and Gizamon >quickly retreated to an alleyway. JESSE:[Worms 2] Run away! > Once they were there, >Mari continued her argument. > >"For your information, you mass of muscles, I was going to handle >sushi-brain all by >myself. But Flower Child over there was no help." JESSE: Speaking of unnecessarily nuking people... CALUMON: Yeah. > > Floramon lowered her head in >shame. > >"Wow, she's grouchy," Gizamon observed. > >"You shut up, frog face or I'll have you for dinner." > >"Great, what are we having?" Gizamon said jumping up and down. > >"My God, are all Digimon this stupid or did we just get the bottom end of >the gene >pool." RIKA: I could make a suggestion... > >"Hey, nobody insults my Digimon." > >"Well someone just did." > JESSE:[Nikolai] Really? Who? >"You are the most selfish, egotistical, inconsiderate, inhuman witch!" > >"Yeah, and you are an ignorant, brainless, psychotic, worthless piece of >human flesh!" > JESSE: Right. Should we buy their wedding presents now or wait for them to register first? RIKA: They certainly seem perfect for each other. >"Is this how all humans communicate?" Gizamon asked Floramon. > >"Beats me," Floramon shrugged. JESSE: It *beets* her! Sometimes I just crack me up... RENAMON: And would you have let Gotsumon get away with that in the last episode? > "I just got here." > >"You know, I'm surprised somebody so selfish became a Digidefender. >Someone like >you, I should just drop dead." JESSE: Man, Nikolai's turning kinda evil here. CALUMON: I'd say. RIKA: Yeah. > >Mari was surprised by his words. She threw out her hand to slap him on the >head. > >And was blocked by Nikolai's forearm. > >"Sorry, sister, but those days are over. JESSE: What? What the...? CALUMON: What's he talking about? RIKA: Where did that come from? > See 'ya. Come >on, Gizamon, let's go." > >"Nice meeting you," Gizamon called. > >"You too," Floramon called back, waving. > >"Stop that." Mari knocked Floramon's arm down. JESSE:[singing] She gets knocked down, so we'll take a break again... [All leave theater. CALUMON stays on JESSE's head] [Movie Poster: Digimon: Digi-Defenders: Episode 3: Flower Power. "Digimon: Digi_Defenders" at the top, the middle portion taken up by a scene of the Paris waterfront. In the scene are, from left to right, Floramon, Mari, Nikolai and Gizamon. At the bottom is "Episode 3: Flower Power"]
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The host segment we'll be picking up with next time deals with the couple “Renamon gets handsy” jokes in the theater this time. It all stems from my having been a Renamon fanboy from pretty much the first time I saw the Tamers season of the anime back when it first came out. At the time, I realized that I was at least a little bit in danger of becoming one of “those” fanboys who write themselves in roles where they essentially get romantically entangled and worse with their favorite characters from whatever bit of media they're fans of. This was my way of at least trying to acknowlege that it was not a good look and note that I was at least trying to not be one of them. It wasn't a good look when I was writing this in my 20s, and it's probably worse now that I'm in my 40s.
There's potentially at least a little more to say about that, but we'll get into that next time. Until then, enjoy the show, everybody!
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