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THE POWERPUFF GIRLS
Pilot
Written by Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier
Network Revision
February 9th, 2021
EXT. BIG, BLUE ENDLESS SKY - DAY
SUPER: 2003. Over a BLUE SKY filled with cotton-candy clouds.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Once upon a time, in the early twothousands, there were three
extraordinary sisters who were
destined to save the world.
BLOSSOM UTONIUM (7) SOARS up into frame. Blossom can FLY, and
effortlessly, even in the impractical PINK DRESS she wears.
BLOSSOM
Come on guys, he’s getting away!
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Blossom was the leader. The gogetter. The goody-goody.
BUTTERCUP UTONIUM flies up next to her sister. She’s a
scrappy, scowling tomboy wearing a GREEN DRESS.
BUTTERCUP
(mocking, high voice)
“Come on guys he’s getting away!”
Please. We always catch them.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Buttercup was the tough one. The
“hard ass,” if you’ll pardon the
idiom.
Buttercup ZOOMS off, a GREEN BLUR. BUBBLES UTONIUM in a BLUE
DRESS, PIGTAILS, and ADORABLE SMILE, rises up beside Blossom.
BUBBLES
I spy a camera crew! We’re gonna be
on TV tonight, woot!
BLOSSOM
Let’s focus on finishing the job
and protecting our city!
BUBBLES
Well, don’t forget to smile! Daddy
says our image is as important as
our efficacy.
She grins, touching her DIMPLES with her index fingers.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
And Bubbles was the sweet, upbeat
and cheerful one. Most of the time.
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TITLE: POWERPUFF GIRLS
The THREE GIRLS dip down together, diving toward A MARAUDING
THREE-HEADED PEGASUS MONSTER, big as a building, wreaking
havoc on the CITY. We only see it briefly (don’t worry.)
BUTTERCUP
Time to kick some beast!
She BURSTS AHEAD OF THEM, hooking swiftly around a WELCOME
BILLBOARD that reads: “THE CITY OF TOWNSVILLE: HOME OF THE
POWERPUFF GIRLS.”
A TRIPTYCH of BRIEF(!) ACTION SHOTS: BUTTERCUP punching the
beast, BUBBLES stunning it with her ICE BREATH; BLOSSOM TYING
it UP. Townsville CHEERS THEM ON. The girls take a bow.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
These exceptional girls were not
born, but created, by the brilliant
Professor Drake Utonium!
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S LAB - DAY
SUPER: 1996. SEVEN YEARS EARLIER. DRAKE UTONIUM, a DEBONAIR
SCIENTIST in his 30s, toils in a lab surrounded by MYSTERIOUS
EQUIPMENT and COLORFUL COMPOUNDS. There’s an EXPLOSION OF
LIGHT- RED, BLUE AND GREEN- as NEW LIFE BLOOMS from a PIPETTE.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
He’d long dreamed of being a father.
But his grandiosity prevented him
from pursuing this goal in the
usual manner. Drake didn’t just
want children; he wanted...
Drake lifts the TINTED LAB GOGGLES off his face, astonished.
DRAKE
...Phenomena!
Above him, in the MAGIC-FOGGED AIR, we see the SILHOUETTES OF
THE HOVERING, NEWLY-MADE 7-YEAR OLD POWERPUFF GIRLS. Drake
turns to his gawky, cowering LAB PARTNER, DR. JOSEPH “MOJO”
MONDEL. Mojo claps, though he looks a bit uncertain.
MOJO
Congrats. You did it.
DRAKE
I couldn’t have done it without
you, Mojo.
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3.
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S HOUSE (KITCHEN) - EVENING
The GIRLS, the PROFESSOR, and the professor’s girlfriend,
SARA BELLUM (30s, a REDHEAD with kind eyes), enjoy a COZY,
LAUGHTER-FILLED DINNER.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
For years, all was well in the
Utonium household. The sisters were
the best of friends. Drake was a
proud papa. His girlfriend, Sara,
had become like part of the family.
Off this warm scene, we cut to--
EXT. FIRST BANK OF TOWNSVILLE - DUSK
A CROWD CHEERING as the girls descend on villain FUZZY
LUMPKINS and snatch BAGS OF CASH from his clutches.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
The girls were beloved heroes in
Townsville, a city mysteriously
besieged by villainous creatures
and crooks. Scientists, religious
gurus, and conspiracy theorists all
had their own explanations for why
Townsville was the center of these
strange attacks, but no one knew
for sure. All they knew, was that
the Powerpuffs kept them safe.
INT. JOSEPH “MOJO” MONDEL’S OBSERVATORY - SAME
Reveal MOJO watching the spectacle on television in his
MOUNTAINTOP OBSERVATORY. He glares, sick with envy.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Dr. Joseph “Mojo” Mondel was not so
delighted with the Powerpuff Girls.
He resented their celebrity --
especially since he’d helped Drake
discover Chemical X, the mutagenic
substance that gave the girls their
powers. But Drake, wrapped up in the
limelight, seemed to have forgotten
about their decade-long partnership.
Mojo turns off the TV. He walks to the WINDOW.
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4.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
He’d hoped to use the Chemical to
gain powers himself. Powers he’d
use for good, like Elon Musk, but
also for his own personal gain,
like Elon Musk. But what use would
it be now? Mojo wasn’t cute. He
didn’t have sugar, or spice, or
anything nice. He was just a plain,
old, boring MAN.
As Mojo gazes out the window, we see THREE GLITTERY STREAKS
OF COLOR appear in sky. It’s the GIRLS. A BOY runs up from
behind, nose pressed against the glass: Mojo’s son JOJO (8.)
JOJO
Dad, were those the Powerpuff
Girls!? I wish I could fly. They’re
all so cool... Especially Blossom.
Off Mojo STEWING...
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S HOUSE (DEN) - DAY
The girls and Drake watch a LIVE NEWS BROADCAST. Mojo stands
at a PODIUM at a TELEVISED RALLY. The chyron underneath
reads: CONCERNED SCIENTIST HOLDS ANTI-POWERPUFF RALLY.
MOJO (ON TV)
I worked with the Professor for
years. He’s power hungry and
duplicitous. He STOLE Chemical X
from me, and I believe he may even
be the mastermind behind
Townsville's most heinous monsters.
(crowd gasps)
How else would the Girls stay
famous, if not from protecting us?
But maybe, we need to be protected
from them!
BLOSSOM
But we’d never...
DRAKE
He’s a sad, bitter man. Don’t worry.
You’re more popular than ever!
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Drake was right. The girls had a
national fan club, licensed merch,
even their own cartoon! But Mojo
wasn’t their only enemy.
4.
NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
5.
They were about to face an evil far
more formidable. A force that’s
defeated innumerable gifted
children...
(beat)
Puberty.
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S HOUSE - EARLY MORNING
Close on the RED PHONE ringing. SUPER: 2013.
BLOSSOM, now a TEENAGER, is lying in bed. She opens one eye.
Elbows TEENAGE BUTTERCUP, who is lying next to her. We see
S.A.T. PREP BOOKS scattered next to Blossom.
BLOSSOM
Wake up. Red phone
Buttercup takes out her MOUTH GUARD and groans.
BUTTERCUP
I was up until 3 AM texting Rachel.
She thinks I'm seeing other girls.
BLOSSOM
Because you are.
BUTTERCUP
Yeah, but I had to put in a lot of
work to convince her I wasn't.
Reveal BUBBLES passed out on the floor, HUNGOVER.
BUBBLES
Can someone please answer that
thing?!
Buttercup flippantly picks it up and slams it back down.
BUTTERCUP
Where were you last night?
BUBBLES
We broke into the zoo again. We
made the flamingos drink Hypnotiq.
Blossom has climbed out of bed and is beginning to put her
COSTUME on; it's the same dress they wore as little girls.
BLOSSOM
Come on guys. Let's just suit up
and get this done.
NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
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6.
BUTTERCUP
I'm not wearing that dress anymore.
It's compulsory heterosexuality.
BLOSSOM
Take it up with Dad.
BUTTERCUP
Dad freaks out if we do anything
off-model. He treats us like a
product he developed.
BUBBLES
Why are you so angry at Daddy?
BUTTERCUP
It wasn't our idea to be the
ordained saviors of Townsville.
BLOSSOM
No, but it's our responsibility!
Even if we're tired from test prep,
or girl drama, or blue fruitflavored cognac.
Bubbles dry-heaves. Blossom pulls Buttercup's costume out of
the HAMPER. She sniffs it and grimaces.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
(tossing it)
That crystal deodorant does not
work.
EXT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM'S HOUSE - MINUTES LATER
Buttercup, Bubbles, and Blossom, shuffle out the front door.
BUBBLES
Are we fighting Swampy again? Who
has the brief?
Drake pops out of the house, followed by Sara.
DRAKE
Bubbles, wait where are your
pigtails? You have to stick to the
character bible.
SARA
She’s not a character, Drake.
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7.
DRAKE
I know. That’s why I’ve allowed her
to select two outside friends and
unlimited after-homeschoolactivities... Buttercup, I don’t
appreciate the look on your face
right now!
SARA
Can you blame her? She’s 17 and
she’s up at the butt crack of dawn
to fight a talking swamp!
DRAKE
Sara, as always, I appreciate your
concern for my family-- but you’re
not part of it.
Before the girls can begin to defend Sara, Blossom pipes up.
BLOSSOM
Guys, we have to go. Townsville
needs us.
Blossom TAKES OFF into the sky. The other girls follow suit,
reluctantly. Sara stares at Drake, hurt.
DRAKE
Come on. I'll make you an omelette
while we watch the live feed.
Drake heads inside. Sara doesn't move.
SARA
We've been together for nine years.
DRAKE
Exclusive for seven.
SARA
When are you going to let me in
here? Another nine years? Never?
(off Drake’s silence)
I can't do this anymore, Drake.
EXT. CITY OF TOWNSVILLE - DAY
Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup battle SWAMPY. It’s way more
effortful than it should be. When suddenly a LASER BEAM
grazes Swampy and almost hits Blossom! Reveal:
A GIANT SQUID ROBOT, being operated by MOJO, a LAB MONKEY by
his side. Mojo’s voice bellows from a megaphone.
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8.
MOJO
Stop the Powerpuff Girls! Don't you
see they're behind this? They're
putting you all in danger!!
IN MOJO’S OBSERVATORY: a teenage JOJO co-pilots his father,
via a control panel monitor, holding a BLOSSOM ACTION FIGURE.
JOJO
Dad! Easy on Blossom, remember?
MOJO
I got this, Jojo.
BACK ON: The girls, trying to subdue Swampy, as few AntiPowerpuff Protestors gather below. One throws a Slurpee.
Buttercup goes RED HOT and flies up to the jackass.
BUTTERCUP
I will honestly end you.
The people cower in fear as MOJO blasts at Blossom again.
BLOSSOM
Guys? A little help???
BUBBLES
We’re working on it!
Mojo BLASTS another LASER at Swampy, hitting him in the arm --
and, the building behind him. Concrete debris RAINS DOWN.
Blossom catches the falling pieces in both arms, looking to
her sisters for help-- but hungover Bubbles can barely handle
Swampy and Buttercup’s fighting with protestors. Desperate,
Blossom kicks a third piece of debris out of the air, but it
ricochets a lamp post, exploding it into FRAGMENTS. MOJO’S
ROBOT is RIDDLED with shrapnel as it falls to the ground.
IN MOJO’S LAB: JOJO is speechless. His eyes water.
JOJO
Dad?
ABOVE THE ROBOT: Blossom sees BLOOD on the INSIDE PANEL.
Blossom and Buttercup join her. Blossom begins to
HYPERVENTILATE, having a full-blown PANIC ATTACK...
INT. NEWS ROOM - DAY
A NEWCASTER sits beside a NEWS BANNER: A TOWNSVILLE DIVIDED.
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9.
NEWSCASTER
In the wake of Mojo’s death, a once
fringe group of Anti-Powerpuff
Girls activists have gained massive
popularity in Townsville. Their
goal? To banish the Powerpuff Girls.
The news cuts to footage of: The MAYOR, holding a press
conference, surrounded by angry, anti-Powerpuff protesters.
MAYOR
Due to public safety concerns, the
Powerpuff Girls have been outlawed
from fighting in Townsville.
The protestors CHEER WILDLY as--
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM'S HOUSE (TV ROOM) - DAY
Bubbles and Buttercup watch on TV, under a blanket together.
BUTTERCUP
I’d better check on Blossom.
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM'S HOUSE (BLOSSOM’S ROOM) - DAY
Buttercup enters Blossom’s room.
BUTTERCUP
Bloss?
The bed is EMPTY and MADE. EMPTY DRAWERS are OPEN.
EXT. GRAY SKY - DAY
See a tearstained Blossom FLYING AS FAST AS SHE CAN through
an overcast SKY, a SUITCASE strapped to her back.
EXT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM'S HOUSE - SAME
A now furious Buttercup bursts angrily out the front door and
is immediately SWARMED by NEWS CAMERAS.
BUTTERCUP
BLEEP you all and BLEEP TOWNSVILLE!
The Powerpuff Girls are DONE!
END OF TEASER
9.
10.
ACT ONE
EXT. HOUSE - DAY
SMOKE billows from the first floor of a house.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
After Blossom ran away to build a
new life for herself, Buttercup and
Bubbles followed suit.
On the SECOND FLOOR, a window opens. Adult BUTTERCUP, wearing
FIREFIGHTER GEAR, LEAPS out the window with a LITTLE BOY in
her arms. They fly down 20 feet and land gently.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Enraged by the ignoble end of the
PPGs, Buttercup sought anonymity.
She moved to a small town in
Oregon, shortened her name to “Bee”
and joined the fire department,
convincing herself that she could
be happy as a normal, human hero.
LITTLE BOY
I thought you guys used ladders!
BUTTERCUP
If anyone asks, I did.
(then, can't help herself)
Wanna see me put the fire out with
magic ice breath?
The little boy nods, excited. As Buttercup INHALES, another
FIREFIGHTER comes around the side of the house with a hose.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
Maybe next time.
EXT. HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD - NIGHT
CU on a LICENSE PLATE: “BUBLZ 1,” affixed to a BABY BLUE
CORVETTE. Adult BUBBLES, still wearing her signature pigtails
pops the trunk. It’s full of POWERPUFF GIRLS MERCH and a
PRICE LIST: Selfies: $20. T-shirts: $30. Selfie + Shirt: $45
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Bubbles went to Hollywood, hoping
to capitalize on her childhood
fame.
10.
NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
11.
After two stints in rehab and three
failed reality show pilots, she had
pivoted to direct sales.
Bubbles announces herself to a PACK of PASSING TOURISTS.
BUBBLES
I’m Bubbles! From the Powerpuff
Girls! The real Bubbles, unlike
that bobo knockoff Wonder Woman.
FAKE WONDER WOMAN (who looks really fake) turns and sticks
her tongue out at Bubbles as the tourists flock to her.
INT. COLLEGE LECTURE HALL - DAY
Blossom sits in a LECTURE HALL, taking notes.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
As for Blossom, she attended an
elite women’s college in the
Northeast, collecting degrees to
cocoon herself from the harsh sting
of the real world. It was effective.
She spots a POWERPUFF TATTOO on the bicep of a classmate.
NARRATOR
Most of the time.
SUPER: 2021
INT. BLOSSOM’S APARTMENT - MORNING
Blossom joins her ADORABLE BOYFRIEND, CLIVE for breakfast. As
Blossom enters, he puts a BIRTHDAY HAT on her head, smiling.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
After a decade of school, Blossom
got a job at a Boston-area biotech
firm, where she met her boyfriend
Clive. This morning, they’re
celebrating her 25th birthday.
Which is technically tomorrow. But
tomorrow, Blossom has some out-ofstate business to attend to...
DING! A REMINDER TEXT from SPIRIT AIRLINES pops up on
Blossom’s phone: “It’s time to check in for your flight to
TOWNSVILLE, departing tomorrow 8 AM!” She shudders.
NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
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12.
BLOSSOM
I don’t want to go to Townsville.
Clive rubs her shoulder warmly as he pours her COFFEE.
CLIVE
After this weekend, you never have
to again. Once you sign that
document and collect your trust
fund, you’re free. Besides, you’ve
been so excited to see your sisters
after all this time.
BLOSSOM
Maybe I waited too long. I've been
so MIA. Buttercup and Bubbles talk
all the time. Buttercup even went
out to see Bubbles’ one-woman show
“Bubbles With a Chance of Bubbles.”
CLIVE
Babe, you had a messed-up childhood
that culminated in an traumatic
event. It’s like your therapist
says; you needed to go out and make
your own way in the world. For the
sake of your mental health.
BLOSSOM
I hope I don’t have a panic attack
while I’m there.
CLIVE
If you do freak out, just do that
exercise Dr. Pat taught you.
BLOSSOM
(nodding)
Right. Visualize my inner child.
She gazes into the MIDDLE DISTANCE, where her CHILDHOOD SELF
magically appears, waving to her reassuringly.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
Thanks for being amazing, Clive. I
love you.
DING! Another TEXT, this time from BUBBLES to both Buttercup
and Blossom. It says “Happy birthday-eve my bbs! C U
tomorrow!” Blossom, soothed by her conversation with Clive,
grins and texts back. “Can’t wait to see u guys. Seriously.”
After a beat, Buttercup texts: “Me 3.”
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CLIVE
It’s gonna be super fun.
EXT. GOVERNMENT BUILDING (TO ESTABLISH) - DAY
JOJO (PRELAP)
Damn it straight to hell, Gina!
INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE - DAY
JOJO, now also in his 20s, sits in a well-appointed OFFICE. A
plaque on his desk reads: Jojo Model, Mayor of Townsville. He
reads through a report in front of his secretary, GINA (50.)
He has a PET MONKEY sitting on his desk.
GINA
This is just initial polling data.
You’ve got time to pull ahead.
NARRATOR
Unlike our prodigal Powerpuffs,
Mojo’s son, Jojo, stayed in
Townsville. Indeed his dedication
to the city had carried him all the
way to public office-- he was the
youngest person ever elected Mayor
of Townsville. Unfortunately for
him, a second term looks unlikely.
JOJO
I’ve delivered on everything I
promised, except Free Gelato
Fridays and that’s only because The
Perfect Scoop turned out to be a
front for meth trafficking.
(then, exasperated)
Alessia Lawrence has no experience!
She’s impulsive and reactionary.
GINA
She’s exciting.
JOJO
You mean, she’s not a white man?
(Gina cringes)
You know, you hear about reverse
discrimination. But until it
happens to you...
(off her)
No offense. You totally earned your
position. Optics don’t hurt though.
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GINA
Okay.
JOJO
(musing)
There is one thing people love more
than virtue signaling, Gina.
GINA
Frozen desserts of Italian origin?
JOJO
No. Security. Safety. And I can
provide that.
Jojo feeds his monkey a treat.
GINA
With all due respect, Mr. Mayor,
Townsville is a candy-colored
bubble of privilege and comfort.
Ever since the creature attacks
stopped, we’re one of America’s
safest cities. I don’t think people
are voting from a place of fear.
JOJO
What about my pet monkey! That was
meaningful in the last election.
GINA
Post-Harambe. No one cares anymore.
JOJO
I need to read through all this. Go
ahead and knock off for lunch.
GINA
One more thing... The Powerpuff
Girls are coming to town tomorrow.
The color drains from Jojo’s face. He’s shaken.
JOJO
Tomorrow. All three?
GINA
Just for the weekend. The Gazette
called asking for comment.
JOJO
Tell Frank I said “no comment.”
That’ll be all.
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Gina nods, exits. As Jojo mulls all of this over, his monkey
SCREECHES. It gives Jojo an idea. He picks up his cell. Pulls
up a contact: Short Stack. Hesitates for a moment. Then DIALS.
JOJO (CONT'D)
I need you.
EXT. TOWNSVILLE AIRPORT CURB/UBER PICKUP - DAY
Buttercup exits with her duffel. We see Bubbles with her suite
of luggage in line for an UBER. She’s accompanied by a MIDDLEAGED GUY with a CAMERA. She spots Buttercup heading over.
BUBBLES
Here she comes. Start filming.
(then)
BUTTERCUP! Happy birthday, betch!
They HUG happily-- until Buttercup notices the CAMERAMAN.
BUTTERCUP
What’s with Al Maysles over here?
Does he work for Bravo.
BUBBLES
No, I’m making a tasteful doc about
my comeback slash solo career,
which starts with capturing our
reunion. Which is kind of a big D.
(re: cameraman)
Oh, and this is my manager, Ace.
ACE
Hey.
BUTTERCUP
When you say “reunion,” to be
clear, you mean, like our personal
reunion. Because I’m not--
BUBBLES
--You’re not interested in a reteam or a reboot of the Powerpuff
Girls, I knowww. Even though America
would go ripshit bonkers for it.
ACE
They would.
Buttercup affectionately strokes one of Bubbles’ pigtails.
BUTTERCUP
You haven’t changed at all.
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BUBBLES
(winking)
Gotta stick to the character bible.
They smirk, but the looks they exchange are poignant.
INT. CAR - DAY
Bubbles, Buttercup and Ace ride in the back of an Uber. They
pass the old “WELCOME TO TOWNSVILLE” BILLBOARD which now
says: “Jojo Mondel, Mayor.” with a smiling photo of Jojo.
BUTTERCUP
So Mojo’s son is the Mayor now.
BUBBLES
Remember what a huge crush he had
on Blossom? Weird kid. Hey, you
know who we should go see while
we’re here? Sara! She was always so
great to us.
BUTTERCUP
Dad blew that one.
BUBBLES
Yeah, now he just dates rando
beaker bunnies and science hoes.
Buttercup looks out the window and sees TOWNSVILLE GIFTS, a
shop still selling Powerpuff Girls souvenirs.
BUTTERCUP
Look. They rejected us but they're
still hawking our merch. Pathetic.
BUBBLES
We put this town on the map. Like
the aliens in Roswell.
BUTTERCUP
Or the witches in Salem.
The car turns onto THEIR CHILDHOOD STREET.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
I can’t believe Blossom is coming.
She's been a total ghost aside from
the obligatory holiday texts.
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17.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
Yeah, it’s probably only ‘cause Dad
made it mandatory for us to be here
IRL to access the trusts. So what
are you going to do with the money?
Buy a little cabin, rescue a few
schnoodles or doodles...
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
I’m not a total cliché.
(then)
I’m going to have chickens, too.
Suddenly, they look out the window, alarmed.
BUBBLES
What the Fu...zzy Lumpkins...
We see a MOB OF PEOPLE gathered near the POWERPUFF GIRLS’
CHILDHOOD HOUSE. Some are PRESS, some carry SIGNS that say
things like NO VIOLENCE IN TOWNSVILLE! A SCANT FEW are FANS.
BUTTERCUP
Dad alerted the press.
EXT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S HOUSE - DAY
The sisters get out of the uber. The small crowd surrounds
them, yelling questions: Are you here to start trouble? etc.
JOURNALIST
Are the Powerpuff Girls re-teaming?!
BUTTERCUP
HELL no! I’m not caping for
Townsville ever again. I’m here to
collect a debt, then I’m out!
BUBBLES
Throttle down, boo, your Chem X is
showing.
(then, sweetly)
Who is this?
Reveal a CUTE LITTLE GIRL standing by the front door.
HENRIETTA
Hello. I’m Henrietta. I’m a huge
fan. Blossom is my favorite. But
all of you are feminist icons!
BUBBLES
Thank you, cutie!
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18.
HENRIETTA
Can I have a hug?
Bubbles leans down to hug Henrietta. Buttercup notices A
LARGE FURRY CATERPILLAR ON HENRIETTA’S SHOULDER, ARCING UP
TOWARD BUBBLES’ EAR. She instinctively SWATS the caterpillar
into the bushes. Henrietta BURSTS INTO TEARS in full panic.
HENRIETTA (CONT'D)
That was my pet Gloria!!
Buttercup begins to mumble an apology as--
BUBBLES
Daddy!!!
Camera shutters click as Drake opens the door to greet his
daughters. Bubbles hugs him. Ace films.
DRAKE
Girls!
Buttercup strides past Drake, inside the house.
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S HOUSE - SAME
As Drake shuts the door behind Buttercup and Bubbles--
BUTTERCUP
Dad, why’d you call the press?
Blossom’s gonna freak out and the
last thing we need is another crack
in the bell jar!
BUBBLES
Blossom’s fine. I saw on her Insta
that she has a boyfriend, I saw on
her LinkedIn that she got promoted,
and I saw on Facebook that she
still talks to Grandpa despite
their political differences.
BUTTERCUP
Coming back here is probably
“triggering” for her.
BUBBLES
Why, ‘cause she’s the one who
killed Mojo? I mean, moveon.org--
O.C. we hear a CHAIR SQUEAK. It’s Blossom, sitting at the
KITCHEN TABLE. Awkward! Ace turns to Drake, extends his hand.
18.
19.
ACE
I’m Ace. Virgo Management.
Drake shakes his hand as Blossom rises to greet her sisters.
BLOSSOM
(fondly)
C’mere.
Buttercup and Bubbles come in for a LONG, STRONG GROUP HUG.
Drake watches them, pleased. Then he turns to Ace, who has
temporarily lowered his camera to observe the reunion.
DRAKE
You getting this?
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME (KITCHEN TABLE) - NIGHT
The sisters sit on ONE SIDE of the dinner table, Drake on the
other. The room is full of BIRTHDAY BALLOONS. Ace films.
DRAKE
I can’t believe you girls are 25.
Wow. The 3 Bs, back in Townsville.
It’ll be nice to catch up, huh?
Blossom is looking at the RED PHONE, on display in a glass
case like a museum piece. She starts downing a glass of wine.
BUTTERCUP
Yes. And it will be nice to collect
the money we sold our childhoods
for. When do we sign?
DRAKE
You loved being a Powerpuff Girl--
BLOSSOM
It’s not like we had a choice.
BUBBLES
Bloss, you loved it. You were
always the first one out the door
when that alarm when off.
BUTTERCUP
Ah yes, the alarm. I’m sure there’s
no use for it now that the scariest
thing in Townsville is Hobby Lobby.
19.
20.
DRAKE
Actually... I didn’t want to bring
this up yet, but I have reason to
believe that a darkness may be
returning.
BLOSSOM
(nervous)
Dad, you don’t mean like...
BUBBLES
Monsters?
Blossom begins to hyperventilate. It’s a PANIC ATTACK.
DRAKE
I think the city may need the
Powerpuff Girls again.
Off Blossom, LOSING consciousness--
BUTTERCUP
Bloss?!
INT. HENRIETTA’S LAIR - NIGHT
In an APARTMENT, we see HENRIETTA seated at a child-size
desk. She REPAIRS the WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLAR we saw
Buttercup swat away earlier. The caterpillar is a ROBOT.
Reveal there are HUNDREDS of robot-pillars crawling around
the room. Henrietta cranks the volume on her RECORD PLAYER.
NEIGHBOR (O.S.)
Hey! Turn it down!
HENRIETTA
Sorry, Mr. Carruthers!
Henrietta pushes one of her woolly bears through a wall vent--
INT. APARTMENT DIRECTLY BELOW - NIGHT
MR. CARRUTHERS (Henrietta’s neighbor, 50s) watches UFC on his
COUCH. The WOOLLY BEAR emerges from his vent and traverses
across the couch cushions before CRAWLING INTO HIS EAR. Mr.
Carruthers shakes his head at first, then quickly settles
into his new normal, a STRANGE YELLOW GLINT IN HIS EYES.
“Glow Worm” continues to play faintly as we--
END OF ACT ONE
20.
21.
ACT TWO
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME (KITCHEN FLOOR) - NIGHT
Blossom’s out cold. Bubbles and Buttercup hover over her.
BUTTERCUP
Bloss! Wake up! Or we’ll leak your
nudes everywhere!
(off Bubble’s confusion)
That worked on you once.
Bubbles nods, remembering, then thinks. Closes her eyes.
BUBBLES
“Grew up in a small town. And when
the rain would fall down. I'd just
stare out my window.”
BLOSSOM
Please... Not Breakaway...
BUBBLES
It’s working!
BUTTERCUP
“Dreamin' of what could be. And if
I'd end up happy. I would pray. I
could break- a- wayyyy.”
BLOSSOM
(forcing herself up)
Okay, I’m up.
BUTTERCUP
Too late--
BUBBLES AND BUTTERCUP
(SO PITCHY, SO PASSIONATE)
“I'll spread my wings, and I'll
learn how to fly I'll do what it
takes till I touch the sky--”
The girls are interrupted by “THE MONSTER MASH” playing
downstairs. Off their confusion--
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS' HOME - DRAKE’S LAB - NIGHT
The sisters find Drake, dancing in front of a Powerpoint,
eating a Gogurt. He accidentally DRIPS some on his shirt.
21.
22.
DRAKE
Sorry, girls! I have a condition
where if I see someone faint, I
faint, so I had to grab some sugar.
(notices the Gogurt stain)
Now, would you look at that!
(back to the girls)
Take a seat, please! I made cocoa!
Bubbles happily sits. Buttercup and Blossom take a beat.
BUTTERCUP
Damn.
BLOSSOM
I do love that cocoa.
DRAKE
And I love family time!
Drake shuts the door with a remote as the girls sit.
ON THE POWERPOINT: A GRAPH with various SQUIGGLY LINES.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
As you girls may or may not know,
I’ve been monitoring supernatural,
evil activity here in Townsville
ever since you left. Mostly, it’s a
lot of dead ends and conspiracies.
Until this morning, when I saw this!
Drake pulls up: a picture of a MISSING KITTEN, posted on
NEXTDOOR. Blossom squints. Buttercup rolls her eyes.
BUBBLES
SO cute! I want it in a frame!!
DRAKE
Sorry! Wrong thread! Bear with me.
(types for a moment)
Ah! Here we are!
Drake pulls up another NEXTDOOR THREAD titled: Is anyone
else’s internet F**KED?! -- with several complaints below.
BUTTERCUP
Yeah, this makes a lot more sense.
DRAKE
My dear Buttercup, it’s not the
what, but the why... I investigated
and the provider’s not to blame.
There’s no explanation for why this
cluster of people in a two block
radius doesn’t have working
internet, EXCEPT!
22.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
23.
For a mysterious, unusual,
concentration of high frequency
technology nearby, suggesting
evidence of a SECRET. EVIL.
LABORATORY!
Bubbles GASPS with excitement. Buttercup rolls her eyes.
BUTTERCUP
That might be scary if you didn't
say it like a cruise ship MC.
DRAKE
The reach of the outage suggests
some pretty heavy duty tech, so I
didn’t want to get too close,
undermanned -- or should I say,
under-girled...
BUTTERCUP
You shouldn’t.
BLOSSOM
So you want us to go see if there’s
an evil lab. Based on a thread from
next door. About spotty internet.
DRAKE
Uh-huh.
BUTTERCUP
And you’re sure this “evidence”
isn’t something you staged in order
to drum up a comeback for us?
DRAKE
Honey! You think I would lie to you?
BUTTERCUP
Yes. You lie all the time.
BLOSSOM
Remember when you let that ColossalGopher out during sweeps?
DRAKE
That was ONE time! We were in a
ratings hole!
BUTTERCUP
And we ended up in a literal hole,
created by a giant gopher, who
tried to kill us with a tree trunk.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
23.
24.
DRAKE
Now that was good tv!
BUTTERCUP
K, well. I’m gonna pass.
BLOSSOM
Same.
Drake pouts. Bubbles stands up. Turns to her sisters.
BUBBLES
Guys! How can you turn down an evil
recon mission!? Especially when
said mish would make a PERFECT
storyline for my documentary:
“Bubbles. Is. Back!”
BUTTERCUP
Not to be confused with your other
film, “Bubbles on her Back.”
BUBBLES
Come on!! It’ll be fun! Plus, we
haven’t hung in like a decade! I
really miss us. Pleaseeeeeee.
Buttercup’s warmed by this sentiment but plays it cool.
BUTTERCUP
We do have a day to kill before we
get our monies. And maybe there’ll
be something for me to beat up?
BUBBLES
Totally. Blossom? Evil recon mish?
The sisters look to Blossom. She looks away, ashamed.
BLOSSOM
I think I’m just gonna take a nap.
Buttercup rolls her eyes. Bubbles takes a deep breath--
BUBBLES
“Grew up in a small town--”
BUTTERCUP
Forget it, Bubs. Let her have boring
phone sex with her pasty boyfriend.
24.
25.
DRAKE
Girls, don’t fight! How about
Buttercup goes with Bubbles, and
Blossom stays with me. We haven’t
had any QT since you got home.
BLOSSOM shuts her eyes, takes a deep breath. When she opens
them, she sees YOUNG BLOSSOM examining chemicals in the bg.
YOUNG BLOSSOM
You can do this. It's just Dad.
Blossom eyes the GOGURT STAIN on Drake’s shirt. CUT TO:
INT. BLOSSOM’S RENTAL CAR - NIGHT
BLOSSOM drives. Buttercup’s in front. Bubbles’ in the back
with Ace, examining DRAKE’S STATS on an IPAD while Ace films.
BUBBLES
Okay, so this potench evil lab Dad
found is somewhere between Donut
Thing and... The Volcano! Oh, that’s
interesting.
BUTTERCUP
No it’s not, no one cares.
BUBBLES
(explaining to camera)
The Cano’s owned by The Rowdy Rough
Boys, three brothers who were a
failed spinoff version of us!
BUTTERCUP
Except they had no super powers and
they all got Lou Pearlman-ed.
BUBBLES
If the Rowdy Rough Boys have turned
evil in hopes of rebooting their
franchise and we stop them... Then
maybe Townsville will want us back!
Blossom exhales deeply. Buttercup turns toward Bubbles.
BUTTERCUP
Bubba, let me tell you something.
When we got outlawed by Townsville
for accidentally killing a mad man,
and then unceremoniously DITCHED by
Blossom, I was pissed.
25.
26.
Blossom shifts in her seat, guilty, and annoyed at the dig.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
But it forced me to reevaluate my
life, and I realized how exhausted
I was defending myself against
misogynist morons and pretending I
was straight for the cameras. It
was fun when it was about fighting
baddies, but it changed.
BLOSSOM
(mostly to herself)
Yeah, it did.
BUBBLES
(not really listening)
Do you guys think Jojo would do an
interview for my doc?
BUTTERCUP
Ya know, I don’t think he would
because of that whole, we killed
his dad thing.
BUBBLES
Bloss, maybe you can ask for me? I
bet he’s still obsessed with you.
BLOSSOM
He was never obsessed with me.
BUTTERCUP
Uh, yeah he was. And I bet he still
is, but in a kinky, angry way.
(re: parking lot)
Ooo, that’s a good space.
INT. THE VOLCANO - DAY
An Americana dive-bar. Buttercup, Blossom, Bubbles, and Ace
enter to find The Volcano POPPING. A picture of the ROWDY
ROUGH BOYS (BRICK, BOOMER, AND BUTCH) hangs on the wall.
BUTTERCUP
Butch!
BUTCH, now a SUPER HOT BARTENDER, gives Buttercup and Blossom
big hugs. Butch gets to Bubbles and frowns, stand-offish.
BUBBLES
Where’s my hug?
26.
27.
BUTCH
Last time I saw you, you broke off
our engagement and told me you’d
pawned the ring for drugs.
BUBBLES
Was that you?
Buttercup elbows her.
BUTTERCUP
Have a drink with us? We’re never
here and we never will be again.
BUTCH
(smiles, relents)
Okay, one shot.
BUBBLES
O’Douls for me please! Thank youuu.
Butch leaves to grab them drinks. Buttercup makes eyes with a
hot girl across the bar (MACY.)
BLOSSOM
Aren’t we here to investigate?
BUTTERCUP
I’m here to pick up bi-curious
townies. You’re here to avoid Drake.
Bubbles is here to investigate, but
she forgot Butch hates her.
Luckily, we’re dealing with another
hate boner so, alcohol helps.
BLOSSOM
Why do you know so much about hate
boners?
BUTTERCUP
Life, is one big hate boner.
AT A TABLE:
Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles throw back their shots.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
Remember our fifteenth birthday at
that weird honky tonk?
BLOSSOM
Bubbles peed herself, you threw
Carrot Top out a window, and Sara
picked us up at 3am. Never told dad.
27.
28.
BUTTERCUP
I can’t believe they used to have
sex. Can you imagine Drake? I bet
he’s so mechanical.
BLOSSOM
And weirdly precise.
BUBBLES
I bet he’s generous.
Blossom and Buttercup throw napkins/trash at Bubbles.
BLOSSOM AND BUTTERCUP
NO!/FILTH!!/Not okay!
All the sisters CRACK UP.
BY THE BAR: The sisters kick back another round of shots.
Bubbles flirts with Butch, who’s softened considerably.
Bubbles nods to a door marked -- DO NOT ENTER.
BUBBLES
What’s in there?
BUTCH
It’s top secret.
BUBBLES
Like... an evil laboratory?
Butch laughs it off. Bubbles EYES the room, dying to get in.
OTHER END OF BAR: Blossom waits for a drink, watching a
bitmoji from Clive.
CLIVE BITMOJI
Call meeeeee! Love youuuuuuuu!
Blossom smiles, puts her phone away, then notices YOUNG
BLOSSOM on a bar stool beside her, sucking down a gogurt.
YOUNG BLOSSOM
Admit it. You're having fun. You
always have fun when you're with
them.
Blossom takes in her surroundings, her sisters. She is having
fun. As Blossom savors the moment--
CARRUTHERS (O.S.)
Can I buy you a drink?
28.
29.
Young Blossom disappears. Blossom turns to find Henrietta’s
neighbor, CARRUTHERS. Blossom smiles and tries to leave, but
Carruthers PUSHES a STOOL IN FRONT OF HER with a LOUD SCRAPE.
CARRUTHERS (CONT'D)
I said, can I buy you a drink??
Buttercup notices Carruthers stepping up to Blossom, as
Blossom clocks the faint YELLOW GLINT in his eyes...
BUTTERCUP (O.S.)
What’s going on here?
Carruthers turns to BUTTERCUP. Then looks back at Blossom.
CARRUTHERS
Aren’t you those Powderpuff girls?
BUTTERCUP
Powerpuff. No d. Like you.
Carruthers GRABS Buttercup’s arm. Blossom’s eyes go wide.
BLOSSOM
Oh no.
ON BUBBLES, making out with Butch against the wall, trying to
inch her way closer to the “Do Not Enter” room, just as--
Carruthers SAILS across the room, BURSTING THROUGH the DO NOT
ENTER DOOR. Bubbles peaks her head inside: it’s a supplies
closet filled with storage and pesticides.
EXT. THE VOLCANO - NIGHT
Buttercup, Blossom and Ace walk out. Butch physically carries
out a flailing Bubbles.
BUBBLES
Stop!! I’m an American treasure!!!
Butch leaves. Bubbles HISSES at him, turns to Buttercup.
BUBBLES (CONT'D)
Dude. NOT Cool.
BUTTERCUP
What, he was a creep! And Blossie
was full deer in the headlights.
BLOSSOM
His eyes had a weird glint, I was
trying to suss it out.
29.
30.
BUTTERCUP
What’s there to suss out? His
botched cataract surgery?
BLOSSOM
Why do you keep coming at me? I get
it, I screwed up--
BUTTERCUP
No. Bubbles screwed up. Like,
constantly. You, left.
BLOSSOM
I’m sorry!!! Okay?? What more do
you want from me??
BUTTERCUP
I want the OLD BLOSSOM!
Buttercup becomes emotional. Bubbles nods to Ace to film.
BUTTERCUP
You used to boss us around. And
have a perspective and CARE. You
were our leader. And now, you’re
this weak, closed-off... mopey...
BUBBLES
--Loser?
BLOSSOM
You know what I think? I think I’m
the only one here that actually grew
up, and neither of you can handle
it. Because you’re still beating
people up in bars like you did when
we were fifteen, and Bubbles is
wearing knee socks on Hollywood
Boulevard-
(notices Bubbles filming)
BUBBLES! STOP FILMING!!!
Buttercup CHARGES Bubbles and Ace to try to get them to shut
off the camera. Bubbles steps to her, protecting the camera.
BUTTERCUP
STOP whoring out our lives!!
BUBBLES
You guys bungled the investigation, your dysfunction is all I have!!
30.
31.
As Bubbles and Buttercup circle each other, Blossom notices a
a RAZOR SCOOTER CHARGING STATION across the street. Blossom
grabs the iPad from the car, checks Drake’s numbers.
BLOSSOM
Hey guys...
Bubbles’ EYES GO FROSTY as she drops into her ICE BREATH MODE.
BUTTERCUP
Ice me and you’re going in the
dumpster.
BLOSSOM
GUYS!
(they look at her)
I think this is the “unusual
concentration of high frequency
technology” Drake was talking about.
Blossom points to the razor scooters. Buttercup laughs.
BUTTERCUP
Oh my godddd. SEE, Bubs?! He’s a
sad, lonely quack! Let’s go.
Buttercup heads to the car. Bubbles sighs, looks to Ace.
BUBBLES
Let’s get some b-roll I guess.
Bubbles looks over Ace’s shoulder as he films the charging
station at the base of an APARTMENT COMPLEX. THREE FLOORS UP,
see a figure WATCHING BUBBLES AND ACE from their window.
INT. HENRIETTA’S LAIR - NIGHT
REVEAL HENRIETTA watching them leave. Her EVIL LAIR is
directly above the charging station -- and is the source of
energy that Drake identified! Henrietta turns back inside,
surprised to find: JOJO (!) sitting in an armchair.
HENRIETTA
Do you break into the homes of all
the little girls you hire to do
your evil bidding?
Jojo notices a woolly bear on his arm. Flicks it off.
JOJO
Just the ones who’ve murdered their
parents. Less red tape. How’s
progress?
31.
32.
HENRIETTA
You know. Ups and downs.
Jojo eyes Henrietta, less than thrilled with her response.
JOJO
The Powerpuff girls collect their
trust fund in twelve hours. That’s
how long you have to put three of
these little bugs in their brains
so I can control their minds, make
them throw a school bus of kids
into a river--
HENRIETTA
And save the day, cementing your reelection. I know the playbook,
Jooj. And I love it aside of the
saving the kids part. But I just
sent my boy Carruthers on a mission
and it was no bueno.
REVEAL CARRUTHERS on Henrietta’s couch. Looking BEAT UP.
HENRIETTA (CONT'D)
(like scolding a dog)
The mission was to try to get a bug
in Blossom’s ear, but instead, we
started a fight with Buttercup.
Didn’t we? Didn’t we?
(to Jojo)
I need to do more testing.
JOJO
You have twelve hours. Or I make
you eat every single one of these
bugs, turn you in to the FBI, and
you become the youngest person to
ever be executed in America. Got it?
Henrietta’s speechless, but clearly gets the message. Jojo
heads for the door, tripping on a pair of shoes. He fears he
looks stupid (he does) so he calls out angrily behind--
JOJO (CONT'D)
Twelve hours!!
END OF ACT TWO
32.
33.
ACT THREE
INT. POWERPUFF GIRL’S HOME - DRAKE’S LAB - DAY
Bubbles FILMS Drake as they dig deeper into Drake’s theory.
DRAKE
I don’t see how I could be wrong.
The evidence doesn’t lie...
Blossom enters, quietly helping herself to a coffee.
BLOSSOM
No, but sometimes people do...
DRAKE
Why would I lie about something
like this?
BLOSSOM
Because you want us to reunite,
Dad! And you know that appealing to
my sense of responsibility with
this “town in danger” thing is the
only way to get me on board.
BUBBLES
Oh! Speaking of dangerous -- this
crazy dude came for Bloss and
Buttercup at the Volcano. He had
Scorpio energy. Chaotic. We got it
on tape, wanna see?
We hear a loud BUMP upstairs. Blossom jumps. POPFLASH TO:
CARRUTHERS SCRAPING THE STOOL. HIS MENACING YELLOW EYES.
BACK TO BLOSSOM:
BLOSSOM
What was that?
As Bubbles pull up the footage, Blossom silently EXITS. Drake
watches her leave, turns to Bubbles.
DRAKE
What did I do to drive her away?
BUBBLES
Just now, or in a macro sense?
33.
34.
DRAKE
Bubbles, not a day goes by that I
don’t regret my greatest failure.
BUBBLES
Japan is a tough market to crack.
DRAKE
I’m not talking about the brand. I
mean my mistakes as a father.
BUBBLES
Look, we loved being Powerpuff
Girls. But sometimes we wanted to
be other things, too. Like in Dirty
Dancing, Baby wanted to join the
Peace Corps, but she also wanted to
be a fancy slut. And her dad didn’t
get it!
DRAKE
(emotional)
Jerry Orbach was doing his best to
understand.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - HALLWAY/BUTTERCUP’S ROOM - DAY
Blossom heads upstairs where the BUMPING SOUND continues from
Buttercup’s room, then abruptly stops. Blossom opens the door
and finds Buttercup in bed with MACY, the woman she eyed at
the bar the night before. They’ve just “finished.”
BLOSSOM
Oh God. I’m sorry!
BUTTERCUP
It’s fine.
(to Macy)
We’re done, right?
MACY
I’d say six times is enough.
BUBBLES and DRAKE enter on Blossom’s heels.
BLOSSOM
(to Bubbles and Drake)
Guys, no--
BUTTERCUP
It’s fine. I’m not remotely ashamed.
I’m just getting my life, people.
34.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
35.
And tonight, I finally get access
to my trust and I never have to
come back to Clownsville again!
MACY
What about me?
BUTTERCUP
You should come with me. Three acre
farm and chickens.
BUBBLES
(quietly to Blossom)
U-haul.
DRAKE
Why are you acting like-- like
being here is torture? I didn’t
raise you like this.
BUTTERCUP
Exactly! You raised us to be a
franchise, not a family. We don’t
know how to be together without a
shot list and “suggested dialogue.”
BUBBLES
But remember how much fun we had
when the cameras were off?
BUTTERCUP
When were they off?
SEE ACE FILMING from the hallway. Blossom rolls her eyes.
BLOSSOM
(to Drake)
When you’re a kid, the stakes are
supposed to be low. A kid should be
worried about losing their lunch
money, or being picked last in P.E.
A kid shouldn’t be worried about
cat burglars or giant lizards or
accidentally farting on TRL.
BUBBLES
Carson handled that well.
BLOSSOM
There was always something scary
around the corner. It wasn’t
normal. And we never had space to
process it.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
35.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
36.
You said you created us because you
always wanted to be a dad. So why
not just make three little girls?
DRAKE
Well that would be kinda weird!
Blossom shakes her head, frustrated with Drake’s response.
MACY
(exiting)
I’m late to acro-yoga. It’s kind of
like flying.
BUTTERCUP
Oh, that’s fun. Call me!
BLOSSOM
I’m outta here too.
BUBBLES
Right, you’ve spent a total of 10
minutes with us and you’re already
a ghost? Where are you going?
BLOSSOM
(exiting)
I need to talk to a human being who
understands emotions.
DRAKE
(offended)
I am a known homosapien.
EXT. SARA BELLUM’S HOUSE - DAY
A charming BUNGALOW. Blossom rings the doorbell. SARA BELLUM,
now an attractive redhead in her 40s, answers the door.
SARA
(delighted)
Blossie. I didn’t think you would
actually come!
BLOSSOM
Hey, Sara.
Blossom meets Sara for a HUG.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
You still wear the same perfume...
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
36.
37.
BLOSSOM AND SARA
(in unison)
Britney Spears Circus Fantasy.
INT. SARA BELLUM’S HOUSE - SAME
Blossom and Sara sit in the cozy den, drink tea and catch up.
Sara’s demeanor is warm; she’s an earthy BIG SISTER type.
SARA
You know, I was hoping to see all
of you; are my other Bs just busy?
BLOSSOM
No, I just really needed to talk to
someone one-on-one. When we’re
together, it’s like we’re suddenly
kids again and it just gets...
SARA
Emotional. Yeah. I get it.
(then)
You girls had a gnarly childhood. I
used to fight with your dad about
how much was expected of you.
BLOSSOM
You always stood up for us. It’s
why I reply to your texts and not
his.
SARA
Drake really does care deeply about
you guys. He just didn’t want you
to hide your light. He thought
pushing you was a form of love.
BLOSSOM
Well, it didn’t feel like it. And
we were punished for his dream.
SARA
It was your dream too. All three of
you loved it. You just didn't have
any agency or independence. That
was his mistake. He’s not a bad
guy, Bloss. He can be enraging and
oblivious-- trust me, I dated the
man for 9 years-- but he has a good
heart. When he talked to me about
you guys, in private, it wasn't
about fighting or flying.
37.
SARA (CONT'D)
38.
It was about all the real stuff he
loved about you.
BLOSSOM
Really?!
(as Sara nods)
It kind of sounds like you still
love him.
Sara blushes as the tea kettle goes off. She gets up to fetch
it as Blossom looks at her phone. Thinks. Then types a text.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - KITCHEN - DAY
Bubbles and Drake sit at the kitchen table, still reviewing
FOOTAGE. They both wear SHEET MASKS and are both flustered.
BUBBLES
Okay. Maybe everyones internet
works, but they are hallucinating
that it doesn’t because of
something in the water. Or like...
DRAKE
(solemn)
Aliens.
BUBBLES
Wait.
ON THE FOOTAGE: Bubbles spots HENRIETTA at the WINDOW.
BUBBLES (CONT'D)
That’s the same little girl we met
in front of the house! Coincidence?
DRAKE
Maybe we should look into her.
BUBBLES
She’s like 10.
DRAKE
So were you. Back when many a
villain made the mistake of
underestimating my girls.
Drake phone buzzes with a text. It’s from BLOSSOM. Very
surprised, Drake opens it. Then smiles.
SARA (CONT'D)
38.
39.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
Your sister texted me. She said if
we’re still investigating, to look
out for the bar fly’s yellow eyes.
BUBBLES
Look at that! Progress!
DRAKE
(smiles, touched)
Maybe I can come back from this
after all.
BUBBLES
You know, once I get my money
today, we can use part of my cut to
go deeper with our investigation!
Drake looks guilty at the mention of the money.
DRAKE
Right.
BUBBLES
I have to rinse. Gotta look fresh
for the trust fund meeting!
Bubbles skips out. Drake keeps looking at the Henrietta
footage. Her face is stormy, mysterious... possibly EVIL.
INT. HENRIETTA’S LAIR - DAY
Henrietta, surrounded by empties of MONSTER ENERGY, builds
more WOOLLY BEARS. JOJO bursts in, impatient.
JOJO
Time’s up, Henny.
HENRIETTA
They’re not ready.
JOJO
I don’t care. Show me what you’ve
got. The main event.
Henrietta pulls out a BOX and opens the lid, revealing THREE
SPECIAL WOOLLY BEARS: one blue, one pink, one green.
HENRIETTA
These are designed specifically to
target them and incept their minds.
Blue for Bu--
39.
40.
JOJO
Yeah, yeah, got it.
Jojo snatches the bugs from Henrietta, opens the window, and
lets the WOOLLY BEARS crawl out.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - BUBBLES’ BATHROOM - DAY
An upbeat Bubbles gets ready. Makeup and accessories are
scattered all over the VANITY. The BLUE WOOLLY BEAR appears
on her window sill. Bubbles pulls on a BLUE BEANIE that
covers her ears and has HOLES for her PIGTAILS to emerge.
BUBBLES
That’s cute. Ski bunny mood.
The woolly bear looks perplexed.
EXT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - DRIVEWAY - SAME
As Blossom approaches the house, she notices the PINK WOOLLY
BEAR crawling up her arm. She frowns, picks it off, and
places it on a LEAF. The woolly bear FALLS OFF the leaf and
into a PUDDLE where it SHORT CIRCUITS.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - KITCHEN - SAME
Buttercup is about to take a sip of BLACK COFFEE when she
sees the GREEN WOOLLY BEAR coiled around the cup. She YELPS,
flicks it down the drain, and turns on the GARBAGE DISPOSAL.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - LIVING ROOM - DAY
Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup sit on the couch across from
an ATTORNEY (LARRY) as Drake stands anxiously in the corner.
Larry is a typical “cheap TV lawyer” type. He organizes
papers from a BRIEFCASE. Ace films. Everyone sits in silence.
BUTTERCUP
Haven’t I seen you on a bus bench?
LARRY
I suppose we’re both famous!
(looks through the papers)
So. We’re looking at about five
apiece. Right, Drake?
Drake watches the girls. Bubbles pulls her beanie up from her
ears, hoping she heard correctly. We see the BLUE WOOLLY BEAR
crawling along the couch, headed for Bubbles’ ear canal...
40.
41.
BUBBLES
Five million?
BUTTERCUP
No way. Five hundred thousand? I
mean that feels low, but--
LARRY
Five thousand.
BUBBLES
(come again)
I’m sorry, what?
DRAKE
Look. This isn’t easy for me to
say. I saw how hard you girls
worked, how brave you were in all
those battles, and I wanted to
maximize your earnings. So I made
some... investments.
BUTTERCUP
What did you invest in, Dad?
DRAKE
Well, some real estate... in 2008,
and then, um, fidget spinners...
Have you guys heard of cronuts?
BLOSSOM
The money’s gone? And you knew it
about it? Why did you make us come
out here?!
DRAKE
Because I miss you. And I love you.
BUBBLES
So the evil lab thing was a lie--
DRAKE
No! I truly believe disaster is
imminent!
BUTTERCUP
You are mentally ill! This is why I
don’t call or visit.
She picks up a VASE. Drake instinctively ducks and cowers.
DRAKE
I’m sorry, Buttercup...
41.
42.
Buttercup hauls off with the vase as if to throw it when... a
CHAIR crashes through the window. Reveal BUBBLES, HULK-LEVEL
FURIOUS, is the one who threw the chair.
BUBBLES
WHAT ABOUT ME???
As she angrily gesticulates, she unwittingly FLINGS OFF THE
WOOLLY BEAR. Larry drops the briefcase and RUNS. The woolly
bear heads for Bubbles again, crawling up her leg.
BUBBLES (CONT'D)
I always believed in you and
defended you, Dad. Even when you
sold away our likeness to that
cartoon, which by the way, totally
whitewashed us, even then, I had
your back! I always had a smile on
my face, I never broke character,
even though there was SO MUCH more
to me. I always put family and the
team first, no matter what.
DRAKE
Sweetie...
Drake tries to stop Bubbles as she heads for the JAGGED HOLE
where the WINDOW USED TO BE. Drake puts his hand on her arm.
BUBBLES
I’m out of here. It’s relapse time.
And the WOOLLY BEAR crawls from Bubbles ONTO DRAKE and into
HIS EAR! Bubbles FLIES OUT THE WINDOW, a blue streak in the
sky. Buttercup glares at Drake and flies after her.
BLOSSOM
You stole my childhood. Because of
you, I killed Mojo, and it ruined
my life.
(then, angrily)
Do you even care?
Drake is silent. We see a MOMENT of a YELLOW GLINT in his
eye, but Blossom doesn’t see it.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
Cool. Got it. I never want to see
you again.
She EXITS as we:
END ACT THREE
42.
43.
ACT FOUR
INT. JAIL - DAY
A CLOSE UP of a MAN’S MOUTH:
OFFICER
Bubbles Utonium?
ON BUBBLES, in a holding cell. She opens her bloodshot eyes,
plastered with sleep. She sits up, looking ROUGH. Reveal ACE
beside an OFFICER outside the cell. He gives Bubbles a brief,
compassionate wave. Bubbles stumbles toward him. As they walk
down the hallway, Bubbles VOMITS. Ace pats her back.
ACE
I got a great shot of you freeing
all those snakes from the zoo.
BUBBLES
They were legless lizards, Ace.
(spits out the last bit)
Not that it matters.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS' HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY
Blossom finishes her coffee, sets the cup by the sink. STAY
IN THE KITCHEN to reveal a MANGLED, GREEN WOOLLY BEAR (the
one Buttercup disposal-ed earlier) crawl out of the sink!!
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS' HOUSE - ENTRYWAY - DAY
Blossom opens the front door, when she hears A PHONE RING.
She stops. Looks inside. At THE RED PHONE. But wasn’t it
unplugged? Blossom walks over to it as-- It STOPS RINGING.
Confused, Blossom goes UPSTAIRS, passing by the GREEN WOOLLY
BEAR, now crawling up the banister...
INT. BUTTERCUP’S ROOM - DAY
Blossom tip-toes to Buttercup’s side of the bed. Macy’s
asleep. Buttercup’s googling BACKPACKING TRIPS on her phone.
BLOSSOM
Did you hear a phone ring?
BUTTERCUP
Yeah. It was the house line. How far
do you think five grand can get me?
43.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
44.
(speaks as she types)
Direct flights to Peru.
BLOSSOM
I know it’s stupid, but I can’t
stop thinking about that creepy guy
in the bar. Those yellow eyes...
BUTTERCUP
He probably has liver disease.
(then, reading Blossom)
Look, this “spidey sense” you’re
feeling right now? It’s the part of
you that would like to believe
there’s evil in town, because that
means maybe Dad’s not a pathological
liar. But, you know. Occam’s razor.
Bubbles enters in sunglasses. Buttercup covers her nose as
THE GREEN WOOLLY BEAR CRAWLS along Buttercup’s wall -- toward
her bed!!
BUBBLES
(acknowledging)
Yeah, I stink. Thank you for your
compassion. I’m going back to LA
now. I’ll Facetime you at Christmas
if I’m still alive.
CLOSE ON: The WOOLLY BEAR CRAWLING INTO an EAR CANAL! Oh no!
Did it finally get Buttercup?? PULL BACK to REVEAL:
Macy SPRINGING out of bed, POSSESSED! She grabs the bedside
table lamp and SMASHES it on Buttercup’s head, then turns
toward BLOSSOM, flashing her YELLOW EYES...
BLOSSOM
Oh my god!! Yellow eyes!!!
Macy throws DOWN the bookcase. Bubbles ATTACKS her, but Macy
manages to duck and THROW BUBBLES SMACK INTO A WALL. Bubbles
tries to shake off the blow as Macy LIFTS UP a bedside table,
about to smash it over Bubbles’ head-- When BUTTERCUP KICKS
MACY’s LEGS out from under her. Macy FALLS, hitting her HEAD
on a desk chair -- and causing THE GREEN WOOLLY BEAR TO FLY
OUT OF HER EAR! Macy groans. The girls stare at the green
woolly bear in AWE.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS' HOME - DRAKE'S LAB - DAY
The girls examine the woolly bear under a microscope. BLOSSOM
dissects it, revealing its WIRING and a SQUARE METAL CHIP.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
44.
45.
BUBBLES
Whoaaa, it’s a robot?? Magic.
BLOSSOM
This is an A.I. chipset. The furry
hairs on the outside are actually
nano fibers, intended to latch onto
something, I’m guessing a brain.
BUTTERCUP
How do you know all that?
BLOSSOM
I have a PhD in biotech.
(they clearly don’t know)
Really? You guys don’t know that?
BUTTERCUP
Psshhh, course I knew that.
BUBBLES
Biotech, duh! Nerd alert.
BLOSSOM
Anyway. I think someone engineered
these things for mind control. The
guy at the bar. Macy. That’s why
their eyes had that weird yellow
glint. They were possessed.
(then, realizing)
Dad was right. Evil is back in
Townsville.
Bubbles is STUNNED. Buttercup is still a little skeptical.
BUTTERCUP
So someone puts this thing in Macy
to get her to what, attack us?
Cause that’s a bunk plan.
BLOSSOM
I don’t know. This thing looks
pretty damaged. Maybe it misfired.
BUBBLES
Dad and I were working on a theory.
Buttercup, do you remember that
girl we met outside the house? Our
“biggest” fan?
BUTTERCUP
(realizing)
The one with the pet caterpillar...
45.
46.
BUBBLES
Yeah, that was shady, and, we
spotted her in my doc footage
outside the Cano, watching us.
BUTTERCUP
I can’t believe this. I really
thought Drake made it all up. Like
that mom who poisoned her kid for
Disney tickets...
BUBBLES
So crazy. Like, think bigger.
Suddenly, ALL THREE GIRLS get GOOGLE ALERTS on their phones.
BUTTERCUP
Are you guys seeing this?
BUBBLES (CONT'D)
What the--
Blossom turns on the TV. A BREAKING NEWS BANNER READS:
TOWNSVILLE ERUPTS IN RIOTS, CHAOS. A Newscaster reports.
NEWSCASTER
The riots started moments ago, the
cause of which are still unknown.
The girls are in shock as they watch NEWS FOOTAGE of CITIZENS
DESTROYING Townsville. MATCH THAT FOOTAGE TO:
INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
The TV is on. JOJO looks in the mirror, deciding between two
ties (red or blue). Henrietta opens the window, surrounded by
her woolly bear creations.
HENRIETTA
Just so I’m clear: now, we’re gonna
loose the woolly bears onto
Townsville, let them crawl into
peoples brains, then turn their
aggro meter up to ten.
JOJO
Exactly. We needed a new plan after
your idiot worms incepted the wrong
Utonium. Then, after havoc ensues,
I’ll blame the entire thing on
Drake. He’ll confess via woolly
bear that he’s drunk with power,
blah-blah-blah. I arrest him, save
the day, and Townsville re-elects
me Mayor.
46.
JOJO (CONT'D)
47.
A fun bonus: Drake rots in prison
and maybe, I get to console Blossom.
With that, Jojo picks the RED TIE. Henrietta sadly watches
her WOOLLY BEARS leave the office out the window, en masse.
HENRIETTA
Goodbye Karen, Jared, Eric, Melania,
Donald, Rudy Giuliani, Ted--
INT. UTONIUM HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The girls keep watching TV as the news switches to a PRESS
CONFERENCE. The banner below: “Townsville erupts in chaos.
Mind-controlling robots. Mayor Mondel speaks.”
JOJO
Citizens, under the control of
these malicious robots, are being
forced to act violently toward each
other with no end in sight. I'm sad
to say I believe my late father was
right. This appears to be the work
of Professor Drake Utonium.
BUBBLES
What?
ON TV: NEWS FOOTAGE of DRAKE on a ROOF TOP, screaming:
DRAKE
Burn TOWNSVILLE! ALL MUST PAY!
If you’re looking for it, you can see his...
BLOSSOM
Yellow eyes.
BUTTERCUP
Someone’s setting him up.
BUBBLES
He needs us. Now.
Off Blossom, overwhelmed and terrified by this call to duty.
END OF ACT FOUR
JOJO (CONT'D)
47.
48.
ACT FIVE
EXT. TOWNSVILLE STREETS (VARIOUS) - DAY
The Powerpuff Girls drive toward town in the white “PUFFMOBILE” SPRINTER VAN. Buttercup drives. Blossom is front.
Bubbles in back. The pull up to the city center.
BUTTERCUP
I can’t believe we didn’t fly.
BLOSSOM
I’m sorry!! You know I can’t get on
a plane without a Xanax.
BUTTERCUP
But you can LITERALLY fly.
(can’t handle this)
Let’s sidebar this.
They get out of the car. We see ANARCHY in the streets. Cars
ON FIRE. FIGHTS breaking out.
BUBBLES
They’re all possessed. This is like
the Gathering of the Juggalos.
BLOSSOM
You’ve been?
BUBBLES
(haughty)
I was paid to appear.
BLOSSOM
We need to get to dad...
The girls keep taking it in -- People are FIGHTING, SHOUTING,
and DESTROYING PROPERTY. Fire hydrants have been opened, and
there’s water all over the streets.
Nearby, Henrietta-- unnoticed by the Powerpuff Girls--
strolls through the insanity she’s helped create. She spots
the Girls and picks up her phone, ducking into an alley.
INT. ALLEY - DAY
HENRIETTA
(into phone)
OK, they’re here; you might wanna
make that arrest.
48.
49.
CROSS-CUT PHONE CALL:
INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE - DAY
Jojo is on the phone, exhilarated.
JOJO
All three of them?! Even Blossom?
HENRIETTA
(bored)
Yup. You’ll get to see them kick
and scream as their dad gets hauled
off to jail. Just like you put on
your vision board. Which you should
never show anyone, by the way; the
gold Lambo is cringe.
Jojo smiles. Taking in this moment. When his pet monkey
SCREECHES. Jojo frowns. His mood darkening.
JOJO
No. It’s not enough. I can’t
squander this opportunity.
HENRIETTA
What do you want me to do, Jojo?
JOJO
I want them to know how it feels to
watch their father die. New plan.
INT. TOWNSVILLE CITY CENTER - SAME
The Powerpuff Girls head for Drake. On their way there, they
cannot help but notice the MAYHEM. Bubbles stops.
BUBBLES
Guys. Wait. What about all these
people? They need us.
Blossom looks around, conflicted. Buttercup keeps moving, then
turns when she sees Blossom and Bubbles haven’t moved.
BUTTERCUP
COME ON! Saving Dad’s life, I get.
But playing superhero again?
Buttercup gestures to the fighting and ruin around them.
49.
50.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
These are the same normos that
kicked us out of here a decade ago.
Why would we help them?
Blossom sighs, conflicted. Bubbles sees her wavering.
BUBBLES
Blossom, you were the one who
always said we should help people
no matter what. Remember? You had
the biggest, bravest heart of all
three of us. That’s why you were
the leader.
BLOSSOM
I was the leader because Dad
said so.
BUTTERCUP
That’s not true. I was designed to
be in charge. But your annoying
Type A ass claimed that role.
(has to admit)
And you owned it.
BUBBLES
Guys. I know everyone here rejected
us for semi-misogynistic reasons,
but Townsville is our home. And
it’s getting destroyed. We have to
save it. And Dad.
(to Buttercup)
This is our chance to show them
that they were wrong about us.
Buttercup looks around. Taking it in.
BUTTERCUP
Look, I hate this town. I’m fiftyfifty on Drake. But I’ve got a hardon for mayhem that won’t go down.
I’m in.
Bubbles smiles, looks to Blossom. She’s SHAKING.
BLOSSOM
No. I have done too much work in
therapy to “go there.” I’m a grown
woman now. I have degrees, and a
boyfriend and furniture from West
Elm. I’m not a Powerpuff Girl.
50.
51.
Blossom starts to have a panic attack, then runs off. Bubbles
is about to take off after Blossom.
BUTTERCUP
(stopping her)
We have to move on.
BUBBLES
But Bloss--
BUTTERCUP
We’ll do it for her, OK? It’s what
she wants even if she can’t say it.
She was always our conscience.
BUBBLES
And I was just the attention-whore.
BUTTERCUP
Hey. You were amazing.
Bubbles nods, touched. They take off in the OTHER DIRECTION.
EXT. TOWNSVILLE (SKY/OVERHEAD) - MOMENTS LATER
POSSESSED DRAKE is still standing on the rooftop. Bubbles and
Buttercup observe from a safe distance.
BUTTERCUP
OK, so when Macy hit her head, it
drove the woolly bear out of her.
We need to do something like that,
but on a mass scale, without like--
BUBBLES
Killing people. Right.
Bubbles looks around. Her eyes land on a SPA with an
advertisement for LASER HAIR REMOVAL. Her eyes light up.
BUBBLES (CONT'D)
Electrolysis.
BUTTERCUP
(frustrated)
I know you don’t get the au naturel
thing, but now is not the timeBubbles flies to a TELEPHONE POLE and RIPS A WIRE out of the
pole, exposing its frayed end. Buttercup smiles, getting it.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
Oh, sick! We’re gonna fry ‘em?!
51.
52.
BUBBLES
No, we’re going to lightly shock
them. Enough to drive the bugs out,
but not enough to kill them. Look,
they’re all standing in water. Help
me grab that pole.
They fly over to a TELEPHONE POLE and begin to uproot it.
INT. ALLEY - SAME
Blossom sits beside a dumpster doing breathing exercises. She
closes her eyes and opens them, revealing: YOUNG BLOSSOM.
YOUNG BLOSSOM
Why are you hiding?
BLOSSOM
I can’t do this. I just want a
normal life. I can’t... I can’t be
the hero they want me to be.
YOUNG BLOSSOM
So be the hero you want to be. Do
it on your terms. You don't have to
wear a dress, you don't have to
take Daddy's notes about being
"less bossy," and you don't have to
spend the rest of your life blaming
yourself for Mojo. You just have to
be true to yourself. Be the person
you would've been if no one was
telling you what to do.
Blossom considers this. Young Blossom disappears. Suddenly...
THE GROUND TREMBLES.
INT. TOWNSVILLE CITY CENTER - SAME
Buttercup and Bubbles hold the TELEPHONE POLE above the crowd.
BUTTERCUP
Just touch it to the water and the
shock will spread...
They lower the pole gingerly. A JOLT of electricity surges
through the teeming mass standing in the flooded streets.
People are KNOCKED OUT. Then suddenly--
BUBBLES
Look!
52.
53.
WOOLY BEARS are crawling and jumping out of people’s ears.
Bubbles and Buttercup are STOKED, but then--
HENRIETTA
Hello, Powerpuffs.
Reveal HENRIETTA ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING -- with DRAKE.
The sisters are mid-air, holding the POLE ALOFT.
HENRIETTA (CONT'D)
I have complete and total power
over him.
(to Drake)
Right, Professor Quacktonium?
Drake nods numbly.
BUBBLES
I knew you were a fake fan!
Nobody’s favorite is Blossom.
BUTTERCUP
Look, I don’t know what you want
with our dad, but... please. Let’s
talk this out. Girl to girl.
HENRIETTA
You’re not a girl. You’re a boring
grown-up who used to be cool. Hang
it up and start a book club.
Bubbles lets go of the pole, ready to save Drake -- but with
the ELETRIC CURRENT it’s too much for Buttercup alone.
BUTTERCUP
Bubbles!
Bubbles sees Buttercup needs her and helps her with the pole
before it CRASHES to the ground. But the sisters are STUCK.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
We can’t drop the pole; it’ll kill
them all!
HENRIETTA
Let’s go for a walk.
Drake obediently WALKS TO THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING -- and
FALLS OFF!! Bubbles and Buttercup are helpless, holding the
pole, SCREAMING--
END ACT FIVE
53.
54.
ACT SIX
EXT. TOWNSVILLE - DAY
DRAKE PLUMMETS towards the ground. Buttercup screams. Bubbles
watches in terror as Drake falls--
BUBBLES
DADDY!!!
DRAKE DROPS faster and faster, thirty feet away from the
ground... then twenty... then ten--
When BLOSSOM CUTS through the air and SCOOPS HIM UP!
BUTTERCUP
That’s my BITCH right there!
INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
JOJO watches from his window, furious.
JOJO
No, no, no!!!
BACK IN THE AIR: Blossom soaks up her hero moment.
BLOSSOM
Sorry, I’m late, Dad. But I had to
make peace with an old--
Drake SLAPS and SCRATCHES at Blossom, still POSESSED.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
Stop! STOP! OW! You are SO annoying!
Blossom lands on the street with Drake, his fists flying.
Blossom PUNCHES him in the face. His woolly bear flies out of
his ear. Blossom stomps it as Drake moans on the ground.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
That was surprisingly cathartic.
TOWNSVILLE CITY CENTER:
Bubbles is STOMPING OUT all the WOOLLY BEARS on the street
when Blossom lands beside her. Bubbles gives her a HUGE HUG.
BUBBLES
Blossie!! You saved the day--!
54.
55.
BLOSSOM
(beaming)
Haven't heard that one in a while.
HENRIETTA (O.S.)
My babies!!! My poor babies...
Blossom and Bubbles turn to find HENRIETTA crouched in a
puddle, mourning her woolly bears.
BUBBLES
(stomping one)
Oops.
Henrietta smiles menacingly, slowly standing up--
HENRIETTA
WOOLLY BEARS! MOUNT UP!!
The BUSTED WOOLLY BEARS START TO RISE UP and CRAWL TOWARD
HENRIETTA as she CACKLES maniacally, when suddenly- HENRIETTA
is ELECTROCUTED and FLIES into a building. HARD. Reveal
BUTTERCUP with a LIVE WIRE behind her. The woolly bears
SLUMP, ineffectual without Henrietta's leadership.
BUBBLES
Bud. WAY too much.
Buttercup is worried -- until Henrietta starts coughing. The
girls sigh, relieved. Buttercup’s eyes light up.
BUTTERCUP
Not dead!!
Buttercup and Bubbles high five. Then, they hear CHEERING.
They turn to discover: a MASSIVE CROWD, cheering for them!
The sister’s soak it up, feeling like real heroes again.
EXT. DRAKE’S HOUSE - DAY
NEWSCASTER (O.S.)
In a sweeping reversal of fate, The
Powerpuff Girls are beloved again
in Townsville!
A SUPER BLOOM surrounds the Utonium home. Townsville
residents swing by, leaving gifts. A HUGE SIGN is hung across
the front lawn: “Thank you, Powerpuff Girls!”
INT. DRAKE'S HOUSE - BLOSSOM’S BEDROOM - DAY
ON THE TV:
55.
56.
NEWSCASTER
The town is pleading for the girls
to return permanently, but the
sisters have yet to comment.
PAN FROM the TV to BLOSSOM standing by the window. She
admires signs outside as she listens/watches a BITMOJI.
CLIVE BITMOJI
Look, I get it, it’s a cool
opportunity. I just love our life
together. I don’t wanna ask you to
turn it down, but... I hope you do.
Sorry. Ugh, doing this on bitmoji
was a stupid idea. Love you.
Blossom sighs. Then-- NOTICES something outside.
EXT. DRAKE'S HOUSE - DAY
Blossom opens the front door as someone walks away--
BLOSSOM
Jojo?
Jojo turns. Smiles shyly at Blossom.
JOJO
Hey. I was just leaving you guys a
little token of appreciation.
INSIDE: Buttercup looks out the window, watching them.
BUTTERCUP
Bubba! Come here!
Bubbles joins her at the window.
BUBBLES
What?? WHOA.
INTERCUT WITH:
Blossom picks up Jojo’s gift: it’s an ACTION FIGURE of her.
The one we saw Jojo holding in the teaser.
BLOSSOM
Wow. Where’d you get this?
JOJO
I actually bought it behind my dad’s
back when I was a kid. I had to
hide it under the bed, like porn.
56.
JOJO (CONT'D)
57.
(awkward, over explains)
Not because I did anything creepy
with it, just cause he hated you--
BUTTERCUP
Oh my god this is brutal.
BLOSSOM
No, yeah. I got that. I remember.
I’m still... So sorry, Jojo.
JOJO
It was an accident. Speaking of,
I’m sorry about falsely accusing
your dad of mass terrorism..?
BLOSSOM
Yeah. Real egg on your face, huh?
JOJO
Little bit, yeah.
BLOSSOM
Well, I guess we’re even.
(then, awkward stumble)
I mean, we’re not even. Nowhere
close, I just mean, don’t worry.
BUBBLES
Is she flirting? Girl.
JOJO
You think you guys are gonna stay?
BLOSSOM
I dunno. We have to talk it out.
JOJO
Well. I hope you do.
Jojo starts to walk away.
BLOSSOM
Jojo. Why don’t you hate me?
JOJO
(smiles, shrugs)
It’s not for lack of trying. Night.
Blossom watches Jojo go, oddly drawn to him.
BUTTERCUP
Classic hate boner.
JOJO (CONT'D)
57.
58.
INT. UTONIUM HOUSE - DINING ROOM - NIGHT
The sisters talk over each other at dinner telling Drake a
story. Their energy is magnetic, and warm. Like old times.
BUTTERCUP
So Dad, I come up behind her and
ZAP her. She flies like TWENTY FEET
and SPLATS into a wallAll of them CRACK UP. Drake slaps his knee.
DRAKE
Oh my god! That’s hilarious. Good
thing they caught her, you know she
murdered her parents?
BUBBLES
Really? Good goss.
DRAKE
So. Have you girls thought about
whether or not you wanna stay in
Townsville?
The girls look at each other, quiet. Blossom’s about to speak
when Drake cuts her off.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
Before you answer, I just want to
say. I know you are individuals
with full lives and aspirations. So
if picking up your old mantle
doesn’t feel like your life
anymore, I want you to honor that.
The girls are SHOCKED by Drake’s uncharacteristic clarity.
BUTTERCUP
We sure we got that bug out?
DRAKE
Sara called me, which I know wasn't
easy for her, and mentioned that I
sometimes don't express to you
girls that I see you as full people.
BUBBLES
I said that too! Jerry Orbach!
DRAKE
You're my daughters first. And your
happiness is all that matters.
58.
59.
BLOSSOM
You and Sara talk? You know she
still has a crush on you.
DRAKE
We’ll discuss Sara later. For now,
you girls need to make a decision.
(excusing himself)
If you need me, I’ll be in my lab.
Drake leaves. A beat.
BUTTERCUP
Are we really doing this?
BLOSSOM
I'd be giving up my whole life. A
job, a great guy that loves me...
BUBBLES
I'd be giving up Hollywood. It was
my dream. I probably looked
pathetic to you guys, but...
BLOSSOM
(kindly)
You didn't.
BUTTERCUP
I'm giving up backyard chickens.
(then, serious)
And a lot of other stuff, too. But
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t
miss it. What about you guys?
They share nervous glances. Blossom, the most conflicted.
BUBBLES
“Grew up in a small town. And when
the rain would fall down. I'd just
stare out my window.”
Buttercup smiles, joining in.
BUTTERCUP AND BUBBLES
“Dreamin' of what could be. And if
I'd end up happy. I would pray. I
could break- a- wayyyy.”
They both stop singing and look to Blossom. Is she in or not?
Blossom looks pained, shakes her head. Buttercup and Bubbles
share a disappointed nod. A silent beat. Then--
59.
60.
BLOSSOM
(BELTING IT BABY)
“I'll spread my wings, and I'll
learn how to fly, I'll do what it
takes till I touch the sky--”
BUTTERCUP
It was a fake out!
BUBBLES
What a slut!
Buttercup and Bubbles are thrilled, they join in singing in
each other’s faces. Visceral. A complete return to childhood.
ALL THREE GIRLS
“I'll make a wish, take a chance,
make a change, and breakaway!!”
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS' HOME - DRAKE'S LAB - CONTINUOUS
Drake hears the girls singing upstairs and smiles. He peers
into a microscope, examining a DEFUNCT WOOLLY BEAR ROBOT. But
he’s doing more than just examining it. He’s repairing it. The bot wriggles BACK TO LIFE and Drake smiles. He walks to a
cabinet, revealing a HIDDEN DOOR. He opens it, walks inside--
DRAKE’S SECRET LAB
LIGHTS FLICKER ON as Drake places the bot in a glass cage, surrounded by other MYSTERIOUS SPECIMENS. As he exits, he
looks to a picture on his wall of himself, Bubbles, Buttercup
and Blossom as young girls. He looks at them, guilt ridden.
INT. UTONIUM HOUSE - NIGHT
CLOSE ON the 2000s ACTION FIGURE OF BLOSSOM as the girls
continue to scream, sing, and dance in the bg. MATCH TO:
INT. MOJO'S OBSERVATORY - NIGHT
A CAMERA FEED that JOJO watches (the action figure has a
secret camera inside), a scowl on his face. His pet monkey
watches the feed beside him, eating a banana.
JOJO
I’ll find another way to win re- election. We took them out once, we
can do it again. Right, Dad?
The monkey SCREECHES with fervor as we CUT TO BLACK.
THE END
60.
Pilot
Written by Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier
Network Revision
February 9th, 2021
EXT. BIG, BLUE ENDLESS SKY - DAY
SUPER: 2003. Over a BLUE SKY filled with cotton-candy clouds.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Once upon a time, in the early twothousands, there were three
extraordinary sisters who were
destined to save the world.
BLOSSOM UTONIUM (7) SOARS up into frame. Blossom can FLY, and
effortlessly, even in the impractical PINK DRESS she wears.
BLOSSOM
Come on guys, he’s getting away!
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Blossom was the leader. The gogetter. The goody-goody.
BUTTERCUP UTONIUM flies up next to her sister. She’s a
scrappy, scowling tomboy wearing a GREEN DRESS.
BUTTERCUP
(mocking, high voice)
“Come on guys he’s getting away!”
Please. We always catch them.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Buttercup was the tough one. The
“hard ass,” if you’ll pardon the
idiom.
Buttercup ZOOMS off, a GREEN BLUR. BUBBLES UTONIUM in a BLUE
DRESS, PIGTAILS, and ADORABLE SMILE, rises up beside Blossom.
BUBBLES
I spy a camera crew! We’re gonna be
on TV tonight, woot!
BLOSSOM
Let’s focus on finishing the job
and protecting our city!
BUBBLES
Well, don’t forget to smile! Daddy
says our image is as important as
our efficacy.
She grins, touching her DIMPLES with her index fingers.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
And Bubbles was the sweet, upbeat
and cheerful one. Most of the time.
2.
TITLE: POWERPUFF GIRLS
The THREE GIRLS dip down together, diving toward A MARAUDING
THREE-HEADED PEGASUS MONSTER, big as a building, wreaking
havoc on the CITY. We only see it briefly (don’t worry.)
BUTTERCUP
Time to kick some beast!
She BURSTS AHEAD OF THEM, hooking swiftly around a WELCOME
BILLBOARD that reads: “THE CITY OF TOWNSVILLE: HOME OF THE
POWERPUFF GIRLS.”
A TRIPTYCH of BRIEF(!) ACTION SHOTS: BUTTERCUP punching the
beast, BUBBLES stunning it with her ICE BREATH; BLOSSOM TYING
it UP. Townsville CHEERS THEM ON. The girls take a bow.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
These exceptional girls were not
born, but created, by the brilliant
Professor Drake Utonium!
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S LAB - DAY
SUPER: 1996. SEVEN YEARS EARLIER. DRAKE UTONIUM, a DEBONAIR
SCIENTIST in his 30s, toils in a lab surrounded by MYSTERIOUS
EQUIPMENT and COLORFUL COMPOUNDS. There’s an EXPLOSION OF
LIGHT- RED, BLUE AND GREEN- as NEW LIFE BLOOMS from a PIPETTE.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
He’d long dreamed of being a father.
But his grandiosity prevented him
from pursuing this goal in the
usual manner. Drake didn’t just
want children; he wanted...
Drake lifts the TINTED LAB GOGGLES off his face, astonished.
DRAKE
...Phenomena!
Above him, in the MAGIC-FOGGED AIR, we see the SILHOUETTES OF
THE HOVERING, NEWLY-MADE 7-YEAR OLD POWERPUFF GIRLS. Drake
turns to his gawky, cowering LAB PARTNER, DR. JOSEPH “MOJO”
MONDEL. Mojo claps, though he looks a bit uncertain.
MOJO
Congrats. You did it.
DRAKE
I couldn’t have done it without
you, Mojo.
2.
3.
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S HOUSE (KITCHEN) - EVENING
The GIRLS, the PROFESSOR, and the professor’s girlfriend,
SARA BELLUM (30s, a REDHEAD with kind eyes), enjoy a COZY,
LAUGHTER-FILLED DINNER.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
For years, all was well in the
Utonium household. The sisters were
the best of friends. Drake was a
proud papa. His girlfriend, Sara,
had become like part of the family.
Off this warm scene, we cut to--
EXT. FIRST BANK OF TOWNSVILLE - DUSK
A CROWD CHEERING as the girls descend on villain FUZZY
LUMPKINS and snatch BAGS OF CASH from his clutches.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
The girls were beloved heroes in
Townsville, a city mysteriously
besieged by villainous creatures
and crooks. Scientists, religious
gurus, and conspiracy theorists all
had their own explanations for why
Townsville was the center of these
strange attacks, but no one knew
for sure. All they knew, was that
the Powerpuffs kept them safe.
INT. JOSEPH “MOJO” MONDEL’S OBSERVATORY - SAME
Reveal MOJO watching the spectacle on television in his
MOUNTAINTOP OBSERVATORY. He glares, sick with envy.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Dr. Joseph “Mojo” Mondel was not so
delighted with the Powerpuff Girls.
He resented their celebrity --
especially since he’d helped Drake
discover Chemical X, the mutagenic
substance that gave the girls their
powers. But Drake, wrapped up in the
limelight, seemed to have forgotten
about their decade-long partnership.
Mojo turns off the TV. He walks to the WINDOW.
3.
4.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
He’d hoped to use the Chemical to
gain powers himself. Powers he’d
use for good, like Elon Musk, but
also for his own personal gain,
like Elon Musk. But what use would
it be now? Mojo wasn’t cute. He
didn’t have sugar, or spice, or
anything nice. He was just a plain,
old, boring MAN.
As Mojo gazes out the window, we see THREE GLITTERY STREAKS
OF COLOR appear in sky. It’s the GIRLS. A BOY runs up from
behind, nose pressed against the glass: Mojo’s son JOJO (8.)
JOJO
Dad, were those the Powerpuff
Girls!? I wish I could fly. They’re
all so cool... Especially Blossom.
Off Mojo STEWING...
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S HOUSE (DEN) - DAY
The girls and Drake watch a LIVE NEWS BROADCAST. Mojo stands
at a PODIUM at a TELEVISED RALLY. The chyron underneath
reads: CONCERNED SCIENTIST HOLDS ANTI-POWERPUFF RALLY.
MOJO (ON TV)
I worked with the Professor for
years. He’s power hungry and
duplicitous. He STOLE Chemical X
from me, and I believe he may even
be the mastermind behind
Townsville's most heinous monsters.
(crowd gasps)
How else would the Girls stay
famous, if not from protecting us?
But maybe, we need to be protected
from them!
BLOSSOM
But we’d never...
DRAKE
He’s a sad, bitter man. Don’t worry.
You’re more popular than ever!
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Drake was right. The girls had a
national fan club, licensed merch,
even their own cartoon! But Mojo
wasn’t their only enemy.
4.
NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
5.
They were about to face an evil far
more formidable. A force that’s
defeated innumerable gifted
children...
(beat)
Puberty.
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S HOUSE - EARLY MORNING
Close on the RED PHONE ringing. SUPER: 2013.
BLOSSOM, now a TEENAGER, is lying in bed. She opens one eye.
Elbows TEENAGE BUTTERCUP, who is lying next to her. We see
S.A.T. PREP BOOKS scattered next to Blossom.
BLOSSOM
Wake up. Red phone
Buttercup takes out her MOUTH GUARD and groans.
BUTTERCUP
I was up until 3 AM texting Rachel.
She thinks I'm seeing other girls.
BLOSSOM
Because you are.
BUTTERCUP
Yeah, but I had to put in a lot of
work to convince her I wasn't.
Reveal BUBBLES passed out on the floor, HUNGOVER.
BUBBLES
Can someone please answer that
thing?!
Buttercup flippantly picks it up and slams it back down.
BUTTERCUP
Where were you last night?
BUBBLES
We broke into the zoo again. We
made the flamingos drink Hypnotiq.
Blossom has climbed out of bed and is beginning to put her
COSTUME on; it's the same dress they wore as little girls.
BLOSSOM
Come on guys. Let's just suit up
and get this done.
NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
5.
6.
BUTTERCUP
I'm not wearing that dress anymore.
It's compulsory heterosexuality.
BLOSSOM
Take it up with Dad.
BUTTERCUP
Dad freaks out if we do anything
off-model. He treats us like a
product he developed.
BUBBLES
Why are you so angry at Daddy?
BUTTERCUP
It wasn't our idea to be the
ordained saviors of Townsville.
BLOSSOM
No, but it's our responsibility!
Even if we're tired from test prep,
or girl drama, or blue fruitflavored cognac.
Bubbles dry-heaves. Blossom pulls Buttercup's costume out of
the HAMPER. She sniffs it and grimaces.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
(tossing it)
That crystal deodorant does not
work.
EXT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM'S HOUSE - MINUTES LATER
Buttercup, Bubbles, and Blossom, shuffle out the front door.
BUBBLES
Are we fighting Swampy again? Who
has the brief?
Drake pops out of the house, followed by Sara.
DRAKE
Bubbles, wait where are your
pigtails? You have to stick to the
character bible.
SARA
She’s not a character, Drake.
6.
7.
DRAKE
I know. That’s why I’ve allowed her
to select two outside friends and
unlimited after-homeschoolactivities... Buttercup, I don’t
appreciate the look on your face
right now!
SARA
Can you blame her? She’s 17 and
she’s up at the butt crack of dawn
to fight a talking swamp!
DRAKE
Sara, as always, I appreciate your
concern for my family-- but you’re
not part of it.
Before the girls can begin to defend Sara, Blossom pipes up.
BLOSSOM
Guys, we have to go. Townsville
needs us.
Blossom TAKES OFF into the sky. The other girls follow suit,
reluctantly. Sara stares at Drake, hurt.
DRAKE
Come on. I'll make you an omelette
while we watch the live feed.
Drake heads inside. Sara doesn't move.
SARA
We've been together for nine years.
DRAKE
Exclusive for seven.
SARA
When are you going to let me in
here? Another nine years? Never?
(off Drake’s silence)
I can't do this anymore, Drake.
EXT. CITY OF TOWNSVILLE - DAY
Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup battle SWAMPY. It’s way more
effortful than it should be. When suddenly a LASER BEAM
grazes Swampy and almost hits Blossom! Reveal:
A GIANT SQUID ROBOT, being operated by MOJO, a LAB MONKEY by
his side. Mojo’s voice bellows from a megaphone.
7.
8.
MOJO
Stop the Powerpuff Girls! Don't you
see they're behind this? They're
putting you all in danger!!
IN MOJO’S OBSERVATORY: a teenage JOJO co-pilots his father,
via a control panel monitor, holding a BLOSSOM ACTION FIGURE.
JOJO
Dad! Easy on Blossom, remember?
MOJO
I got this, Jojo.
BACK ON: The girls, trying to subdue Swampy, as few AntiPowerpuff Protestors gather below. One throws a Slurpee.
Buttercup goes RED HOT and flies up to the jackass.
BUTTERCUP
I will honestly end you.
The people cower in fear as MOJO blasts at Blossom again.
BLOSSOM
Guys? A little help???
BUBBLES
We’re working on it!
Mojo BLASTS another LASER at Swampy, hitting him in the arm --
and, the building behind him. Concrete debris RAINS DOWN.
Blossom catches the falling pieces in both arms, looking to
her sisters for help-- but hungover Bubbles can barely handle
Swampy and Buttercup’s fighting with protestors. Desperate,
Blossom kicks a third piece of debris out of the air, but it
ricochets a lamp post, exploding it into FRAGMENTS. MOJO’S
ROBOT is RIDDLED with shrapnel as it falls to the ground.
IN MOJO’S LAB: JOJO is speechless. His eyes water.
JOJO
Dad?
ABOVE THE ROBOT: Blossom sees BLOOD on the INSIDE PANEL.
Blossom and Buttercup join her. Blossom begins to
HYPERVENTILATE, having a full-blown PANIC ATTACK...
INT. NEWS ROOM - DAY
A NEWCASTER sits beside a NEWS BANNER: A TOWNSVILLE DIVIDED.
8.
9.
NEWSCASTER
In the wake of Mojo’s death, a once
fringe group of Anti-Powerpuff
Girls activists have gained massive
popularity in Townsville. Their
goal? To banish the Powerpuff Girls.
The news cuts to footage of: The MAYOR, holding a press
conference, surrounded by angry, anti-Powerpuff protesters.
MAYOR
Due to public safety concerns, the
Powerpuff Girls have been outlawed
from fighting in Townsville.
The protestors CHEER WILDLY as--
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM'S HOUSE (TV ROOM) - DAY
Bubbles and Buttercup watch on TV, under a blanket together.
BUTTERCUP
I’d better check on Blossom.
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM'S HOUSE (BLOSSOM’S ROOM) - DAY
Buttercup enters Blossom’s room.
BUTTERCUP
Bloss?
The bed is EMPTY and MADE. EMPTY DRAWERS are OPEN.
EXT. GRAY SKY - DAY
See a tearstained Blossom FLYING AS FAST AS SHE CAN through
an overcast SKY, a SUITCASE strapped to her back.
EXT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM'S HOUSE - SAME
A now furious Buttercup bursts angrily out the front door and
is immediately SWARMED by NEWS CAMERAS.
BUTTERCUP
BLEEP you all and BLEEP TOWNSVILLE!
The Powerpuff Girls are DONE!
END OF TEASER
9.
10.
ACT ONE
EXT. HOUSE - DAY
SMOKE billows from the first floor of a house.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
After Blossom ran away to build a
new life for herself, Buttercup and
Bubbles followed suit.
On the SECOND FLOOR, a window opens. Adult BUTTERCUP, wearing
FIREFIGHTER GEAR, LEAPS out the window with a LITTLE BOY in
her arms. They fly down 20 feet and land gently.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Enraged by the ignoble end of the
PPGs, Buttercup sought anonymity.
She moved to a small town in
Oregon, shortened her name to “Bee”
and joined the fire department,
convincing herself that she could
be happy as a normal, human hero.
LITTLE BOY
I thought you guys used ladders!
BUTTERCUP
If anyone asks, I did.
(then, can't help herself)
Wanna see me put the fire out with
magic ice breath?
The little boy nods, excited. As Buttercup INHALES, another
FIREFIGHTER comes around the side of the house with a hose.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
Maybe next time.
EXT. HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD - NIGHT
CU on a LICENSE PLATE: “BUBLZ 1,” affixed to a BABY BLUE
CORVETTE. Adult BUBBLES, still wearing her signature pigtails
pops the trunk. It’s full of POWERPUFF GIRLS MERCH and a
PRICE LIST: Selfies: $20. T-shirts: $30. Selfie + Shirt: $45
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Bubbles went to Hollywood, hoping
to capitalize on her childhood
fame.
10.
NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
11.
After two stints in rehab and three
failed reality show pilots, she had
pivoted to direct sales.
Bubbles announces herself to a PACK of PASSING TOURISTS.
BUBBLES
I’m Bubbles! From the Powerpuff
Girls! The real Bubbles, unlike
that bobo knockoff Wonder Woman.
FAKE WONDER WOMAN (who looks really fake) turns and sticks
her tongue out at Bubbles as the tourists flock to her.
INT. COLLEGE LECTURE HALL - DAY
Blossom sits in a LECTURE HALL, taking notes.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
As for Blossom, she attended an
elite women’s college in the
Northeast, collecting degrees to
cocoon herself from the harsh sting
of the real world. It was effective.
She spots a POWERPUFF TATTOO on the bicep of a classmate.
NARRATOR
Most of the time.
SUPER: 2021
INT. BLOSSOM’S APARTMENT - MORNING
Blossom joins her ADORABLE BOYFRIEND, CLIVE for breakfast. As
Blossom enters, he puts a BIRTHDAY HAT on her head, smiling.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
After a decade of school, Blossom
got a job at a Boston-area biotech
firm, where she met her boyfriend
Clive. This morning, they’re
celebrating her 25th birthday.
Which is technically tomorrow. But
tomorrow, Blossom has some out-ofstate business to attend to...
DING! A REMINDER TEXT from SPIRIT AIRLINES pops up on
Blossom’s phone: “It’s time to check in for your flight to
TOWNSVILLE, departing tomorrow 8 AM!” She shudders.
NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
11.
12.
BLOSSOM
I don’t want to go to Townsville.
Clive rubs her shoulder warmly as he pours her COFFEE.
CLIVE
After this weekend, you never have
to again. Once you sign that
document and collect your trust
fund, you’re free. Besides, you’ve
been so excited to see your sisters
after all this time.
BLOSSOM
Maybe I waited too long. I've been
so MIA. Buttercup and Bubbles talk
all the time. Buttercup even went
out to see Bubbles’ one-woman show
“Bubbles With a Chance of Bubbles.”
CLIVE
Babe, you had a messed-up childhood
that culminated in an traumatic
event. It’s like your therapist
says; you needed to go out and make
your own way in the world. For the
sake of your mental health.
BLOSSOM
I hope I don’t have a panic attack
while I’m there.
CLIVE
If you do freak out, just do that
exercise Dr. Pat taught you.
BLOSSOM
(nodding)
Right. Visualize my inner child.
She gazes into the MIDDLE DISTANCE, where her CHILDHOOD SELF
magically appears, waving to her reassuringly.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
Thanks for being amazing, Clive. I
love you.
DING! Another TEXT, this time from BUBBLES to both Buttercup
and Blossom. It says “Happy birthday-eve my bbs! C U
tomorrow!” Blossom, soothed by her conversation with Clive,
grins and texts back. “Can’t wait to see u guys. Seriously.”
After a beat, Buttercup texts: “Me 3.”
12.
13.
CLIVE
It’s gonna be super fun.
EXT. GOVERNMENT BUILDING (TO ESTABLISH) - DAY
JOJO (PRELAP)
Damn it straight to hell, Gina!
INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE - DAY
JOJO, now also in his 20s, sits in a well-appointed OFFICE. A
plaque on his desk reads: Jojo Model, Mayor of Townsville. He
reads through a report in front of his secretary, GINA (50.)
He has a PET MONKEY sitting on his desk.
GINA
This is just initial polling data.
You’ve got time to pull ahead.
NARRATOR
Unlike our prodigal Powerpuffs,
Mojo’s son, Jojo, stayed in
Townsville. Indeed his dedication
to the city had carried him all the
way to public office-- he was the
youngest person ever elected Mayor
of Townsville. Unfortunately for
him, a second term looks unlikely.
JOJO
I’ve delivered on everything I
promised, except Free Gelato
Fridays and that’s only because The
Perfect Scoop turned out to be a
front for meth trafficking.
(then, exasperated)
Alessia Lawrence has no experience!
She’s impulsive and reactionary.
GINA
She’s exciting.
JOJO
You mean, she’s not a white man?
(Gina cringes)
You know, you hear about reverse
discrimination. But until it
happens to you...
(off her)
No offense. You totally earned your
position. Optics don’t hurt though.
13.
14.
GINA
Okay.
JOJO
(musing)
There is one thing people love more
than virtue signaling, Gina.
GINA
Frozen desserts of Italian origin?
JOJO
No. Security. Safety. And I can
provide that.
Jojo feeds his monkey a treat.
GINA
With all due respect, Mr. Mayor,
Townsville is a candy-colored
bubble of privilege and comfort.
Ever since the creature attacks
stopped, we’re one of America’s
safest cities. I don’t think people
are voting from a place of fear.
JOJO
What about my pet monkey! That was
meaningful in the last election.
GINA
Post-Harambe. No one cares anymore.
JOJO
I need to read through all this. Go
ahead and knock off for lunch.
GINA
One more thing... The Powerpuff
Girls are coming to town tomorrow.
The color drains from Jojo’s face. He’s shaken.
JOJO
Tomorrow. All three?
GINA
Just for the weekend. The Gazette
called asking for comment.
JOJO
Tell Frank I said “no comment.”
That’ll be all.
14.
15.
Gina nods, exits. As Jojo mulls all of this over, his monkey
SCREECHES. It gives Jojo an idea. He picks up his cell. Pulls
up a contact: Short Stack. Hesitates for a moment. Then DIALS.
JOJO (CONT'D)
I need you.
EXT. TOWNSVILLE AIRPORT CURB/UBER PICKUP - DAY
Buttercup exits with her duffel. We see Bubbles with her suite
of luggage in line for an UBER. She’s accompanied by a MIDDLEAGED GUY with a CAMERA. She spots Buttercup heading over.
BUBBLES
Here she comes. Start filming.
(then)
BUTTERCUP! Happy birthday, betch!
They HUG happily-- until Buttercup notices the CAMERAMAN.
BUTTERCUP
What’s with Al Maysles over here?
Does he work for Bravo.
BUBBLES
No, I’m making a tasteful doc about
my comeback slash solo career,
which starts with capturing our
reunion. Which is kind of a big D.
(re: cameraman)
Oh, and this is my manager, Ace.
ACE
Hey.
BUTTERCUP
When you say “reunion,” to be
clear, you mean, like our personal
reunion. Because I’m not--
BUBBLES
--You’re not interested in a reteam or a reboot of the Powerpuff
Girls, I knowww. Even though America
would go ripshit bonkers for it.
ACE
They would.
Buttercup affectionately strokes one of Bubbles’ pigtails.
BUTTERCUP
You haven’t changed at all.
15.
16.
BUBBLES
(winking)
Gotta stick to the character bible.
They smirk, but the looks they exchange are poignant.
INT. CAR - DAY
Bubbles, Buttercup and Ace ride in the back of an Uber. They
pass the old “WELCOME TO TOWNSVILLE” BILLBOARD which now
says: “Jojo Mondel, Mayor.” with a smiling photo of Jojo.
BUTTERCUP
So Mojo’s son is the Mayor now.
BUBBLES
Remember what a huge crush he had
on Blossom? Weird kid. Hey, you
know who we should go see while
we’re here? Sara! She was always so
great to us.
BUTTERCUP
Dad blew that one.
BUBBLES
Yeah, now he just dates rando
beaker bunnies and science hoes.
Buttercup looks out the window and sees TOWNSVILLE GIFTS, a
shop still selling Powerpuff Girls souvenirs.
BUTTERCUP
Look. They rejected us but they're
still hawking our merch. Pathetic.
BUBBLES
We put this town on the map. Like
the aliens in Roswell.
BUTTERCUP
Or the witches in Salem.
The car turns onto THEIR CHILDHOOD STREET.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
I can’t believe Blossom is coming.
She's been a total ghost aside from
the obligatory holiday texts.
16.
17.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
Yeah, it’s probably only ‘cause Dad
made it mandatory for us to be here
IRL to access the trusts. So what
are you going to do with the money?
Buy a little cabin, rescue a few
schnoodles or doodles...
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
I’m not a total cliché.
(then)
I’m going to have chickens, too.
Suddenly, they look out the window, alarmed.
BUBBLES
What the Fu...zzy Lumpkins...
We see a MOB OF PEOPLE gathered near the POWERPUFF GIRLS’
CHILDHOOD HOUSE. Some are PRESS, some carry SIGNS that say
things like NO VIOLENCE IN TOWNSVILLE! A SCANT FEW are FANS.
BUTTERCUP
Dad alerted the press.
EXT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S HOUSE - DAY
The sisters get out of the uber. The small crowd surrounds
them, yelling questions: Are you here to start trouble? etc.
JOURNALIST
Are the Powerpuff Girls re-teaming?!
BUTTERCUP
HELL no! I’m not caping for
Townsville ever again. I’m here to
collect a debt, then I’m out!
BUBBLES
Throttle down, boo, your Chem X is
showing.
(then, sweetly)
Who is this?
Reveal a CUTE LITTLE GIRL standing by the front door.
HENRIETTA
Hello. I’m Henrietta. I’m a huge
fan. Blossom is my favorite. But
all of you are feminist icons!
BUBBLES
Thank you, cutie!
17.
18.
HENRIETTA
Can I have a hug?
Bubbles leans down to hug Henrietta. Buttercup notices A
LARGE FURRY CATERPILLAR ON HENRIETTA’S SHOULDER, ARCING UP
TOWARD BUBBLES’ EAR. She instinctively SWATS the caterpillar
into the bushes. Henrietta BURSTS INTO TEARS in full panic.
HENRIETTA (CONT'D)
That was my pet Gloria!!
Buttercup begins to mumble an apology as--
BUBBLES
Daddy!!!
Camera shutters click as Drake opens the door to greet his
daughters. Bubbles hugs him. Ace films.
DRAKE
Girls!
Buttercup strides past Drake, inside the house.
INT. PROFESSOR UTONIUM’S HOUSE - SAME
As Drake shuts the door behind Buttercup and Bubbles--
BUTTERCUP
Dad, why’d you call the press?
Blossom’s gonna freak out and the
last thing we need is another crack
in the bell jar!
BUBBLES
Blossom’s fine. I saw on her Insta
that she has a boyfriend, I saw on
her LinkedIn that she got promoted,
and I saw on Facebook that she
still talks to Grandpa despite
their political differences.
BUTTERCUP
Coming back here is probably
“triggering” for her.
BUBBLES
Why, ‘cause she’s the one who
killed Mojo? I mean, moveon.org--
O.C. we hear a CHAIR SQUEAK. It’s Blossom, sitting at the
KITCHEN TABLE. Awkward! Ace turns to Drake, extends his hand.
18.
19.
ACE
I’m Ace. Virgo Management.
Drake shakes his hand as Blossom rises to greet her sisters.
BLOSSOM
(fondly)
C’mere.
Buttercup and Bubbles come in for a LONG, STRONG GROUP HUG.
Drake watches them, pleased. Then he turns to Ace, who has
temporarily lowered his camera to observe the reunion.
DRAKE
You getting this?
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME (KITCHEN TABLE) - NIGHT
The sisters sit on ONE SIDE of the dinner table, Drake on the
other. The room is full of BIRTHDAY BALLOONS. Ace films.
DRAKE
I can’t believe you girls are 25.
Wow. The 3 Bs, back in Townsville.
It’ll be nice to catch up, huh?
Blossom is looking at the RED PHONE, on display in a glass
case like a museum piece. She starts downing a glass of wine.
BUTTERCUP
Yes. And it will be nice to collect
the money we sold our childhoods
for. When do we sign?
DRAKE
You loved being a Powerpuff Girl--
BLOSSOM
It’s not like we had a choice.
BUBBLES
Bloss, you loved it. You were
always the first one out the door
when that alarm when off.
BUTTERCUP
Ah yes, the alarm. I’m sure there’s
no use for it now that the scariest
thing in Townsville is Hobby Lobby.
19.
20.
DRAKE
Actually... I didn’t want to bring
this up yet, but I have reason to
believe that a darkness may be
returning.
BLOSSOM
(nervous)
Dad, you don’t mean like...
BUBBLES
Monsters?
Blossom begins to hyperventilate. It’s a PANIC ATTACK.
DRAKE
I think the city may need the
Powerpuff Girls again.
Off Blossom, LOSING consciousness--
BUTTERCUP
Bloss?!
INT. HENRIETTA’S LAIR - NIGHT
In an APARTMENT, we see HENRIETTA seated at a child-size
desk. She REPAIRS the WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLAR we saw
Buttercup swat away earlier. The caterpillar is a ROBOT.
Reveal there are HUNDREDS of robot-pillars crawling around
the room. Henrietta cranks the volume on her RECORD PLAYER.
NEIGHBOR (O.S.)
Hey! Turn it down!
HENRIETTA
Sorry, Mr. Carruthers!
Henrietta pushes one of her woolly bears through a wall vent--
INT. APARTMENT DIRECTLY BELOW - NIGHT
MR. CARRUTHERS (Henrietta’s neighbor, 50s) watches UFC on his
COUCH. The WOOLLY BEAR emerges from his vent and traverses
across the couch cushions before CRAWLING INTO HIS EAR. Mr.
Carruthers shakes his head at first, then quickly settles
into his new normal, a STRANGE YELLOW GLINT IN HIS EYES.
“Glow Worm” continues to play faintly as we--
END OF ACT ONE
20.
21.
ACT TWO
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME (KITCHEN FLOOR) - NIGHT
Blossom’s out cold. Bubbles and Buttercup hover over her.
BUTTERCUP
Bloss! Wake up! Or we’ll leak your
nudes everywhere!
(off Bubble’s confusion)
That worked on you once.
Bubbles nods, remembering, then thinks. Closes her eyes.
BUBBLES
“Grew up in a small town. And when
the rain would fall down. I'd just
stare out my window.”
BLOSSOM
Please... Not Breakaway...
BUBBLES
It’s working!
BUTTERCUP
“Dreamin' of what could be. And if
I'd end up happy. I would pray. I
could break- a- wayyyy.”
BLOSSOM
(forcing herself up)
Okay, I’m up.
BUTTERCUP
Too late--
BUBBLES AND BUTTERCUP
(SO PITCHY, SO PASSIONATE)
“I'll spread my wings, and I'll
learn how to fly I'll do what it
takes till I touch the sky--”
The girls are interrupted by “THE MONSTER MASH” playing
downstairs. Off their confusion--
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS' HOME - DRAKE’S LAB - NIGHT
The sisters find Drake, dancing in front of a Powerpoint,
eating a Gogurt. He accidentally DRIPS some on his shirt.
21.
22.
DRAKE
Sorry, girls! I have a condition
where if I see someone faint, I
faint, so I had to grab some sugar.
(notices the Gogurt stain)
Now, would you look at that!
(back to the girls)
Take a seat, please! I made cocoa!
Bubbles happily sits. Buttercup and Blossom take a beat.
BUTTERCUP
Damn.
BLOSSOM
I do love that cocoa.
DRAKE
And I love family time!
Drake shuts the door with a remote as the girls sit.
ON THE POWERPOINT: A GRAPH with various SQUIGGLY LINES.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
As you girls may or may not know,
I’ve been monitoring supernatural,
evil activity here in Townsville
ever since you left. Mostly, it’s a
lot of dead ends and conspiracies.
Until this morning, when I saw this!
Drake pulls up: a picture of a MISSING KITTEN, posted on
NEXTDOOR. Blossom squints. Buttercup rolls her eyes.
BUBBLES
SO cute! I want it in a frame!!
DRAKE
Sorry! Wrong thread! Bear with me.
(types for a moment)
Ah! Here we are!
Drake pulls up another NEXTDOOR THREAD titled: Is anyone
else’s internet F**KED?! -- with several complaints below.
BUTTERCUP
Yeah, this makes a lot more sense.
DRAKE
My dear Buttercup, it’s not the
what, but the why... I investigated
and the provider’s not to blame.
There’s no explanation for why this
cluster of people in a two block
radius doesn’t have working
internet, EXCEPT!
22.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
23.
For a mysterious, unusual,
concentration of high frequency
technology nearby, suggesting
evidence of a SECRET. EVIL.
LABORATORY!
Bubbles GASPS with excitement. Buttercup rolls her eyes.
BUTTERCUP
That might be scary if you didn't
say it like a cruise ship MC.
DRAKE
The reach of the outage suggests
some pretty heavy duty tech, so I
didn’t want to get too close,
undermanned -- or should I say,
under-girled...
BUTTERCUP
You shouldn’t.
BLOSSOM
So you want us to go see if there’s
an evil lab. Based on a thread from
next door. About spotty internet.
DRAKE
Uh-huh.
BUTTERCUP
And you’re sure this “evidence”
isn’t something you staged in order
to drum up a comeback for us?
DRAKE
Honey! You think I would lie to you?
BUTTERCUP
Yes. You lie all the time.
BLOSSOM
Remember when you let that ColossalGopher out during sweeps?
DRAKE
That was ONE time! We were in a
ratings hole!
BUTTERCUP
And we ended up in a literal hole,
created by a giant gopher, who
tried to kill us with a tree trunk.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
23.
24.
DRAKE
Now that was good tv!
BUTTERCUP
K, well. I’m gonna pass.
BLOSSOM
Same.
Drake pouts. Bubbles stands up. Turns to her sisters.
BUBBLES
Guys! How can you turn down an evil
recon mission!? Especially when
said mish would make a PERFECT
storyline for my documentary:
“Bubbles. Is. Back!”
BUTTERCUP
Not to be confused with your other
film, “Bubbles on her Back.”
BUBBLES
Come on!! It’ll be fun! Plus, we
haven’t hung in like a decade! I
really miss us. Pleaseeeeeee.
Buttercup’s warmed by this sentiment but plays it cool.
BUTTERCUP
We do have a day to kill before we
get our monies. And maybe there’ll
be something for me to beat up?
BUBBLES
Totally. Blossom? Evil recon mish?
The sisters look to Blossom. She looks away, ashamed.
BLOSSOM
I think I’m just gonna take a nap.
Buttercup rolls her eyes. Bubbles takes a deep breath--
BUBBLES
“Grew up in a small town--”
BUTTERCUP
Forget it, Bubs. Let her have boring
phone sex with her pasty boyfriend.
24.
25.
DRAKE
Girls, don’t fight! How about
Buttercup goes with Bubbles, and
Blossom stays with me. We haven’t
had any QT since you got home.
BLOSSOM shuts her eyes, takes a deep breath. When she opens
them, she sees YOUNG BLOSSOM examining chemicals in the bg.
YOUNG BLOSSOM
You can do this. It's just Dad.
Blossom eyes the GOGURT STAIN on Drake’s shirt. CUT TO:
INT. BLOSSOM’S RENTAL CAR - NIGHT
BLOSSOM drives. Buttercup’s in front. Bubbles’ in the back
with Ace, examining DRAKE’S STATS on an IPAD while Ace films.
BUBBLES
Okay, so this potench evil lab Dad
found is somewhere between Donut
Thing and... The Volcano! Oh, that’s
interesting.
BUTTERCUP
No it’s not, no one cares.
BUBBLES
(explaining to camera)
The Cano’s owned by The Rowdy Rough
Boys, three brothers who were a
failed spinoff version of us!
BUTTERCUP
Except they had no super powers and
they all got Lou Pearlman-ed.
BUBBLES
If the Rowdy Rough Boys have turned
evil in hopes of rebooting their
franchise and we stop them... Then
maybe Townsville will want us back!
Blossom exhales deeply. Buttercup turns toward Bubbles.
BUTTERCUP
Bubba, let me tell you something.
When we got outlawed by Townsville
for accidentally killing a mad man,
and then unceremoniously DITCHED by
Blossom, I was pissed.
25.
26.
Blossom shifts in her seat, guilty, and annoyed at the dig.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
But it forced me to reevaluate my
life, and I realized how exhausted
I was defending myself against
misogynist morons and pretending I
was straight for the cameras. It
was fun when it was about fighting
baddies, but it changed.
BLOSSOM
(mostly to herself)
Yeah, it did.
BUBBLES
(not really listening)
Do you guys think Jojo would do an
interview for my doc?
BUTTERCUP
Ya know, I don’t think he would
because of that whole, we killed
his dad thing.
BUBBLES
Bloss, maybe you can ask for me? I
bet he’s still obsessed with you.
BLOSSOM
He was never obsessed with me.
BUTTERCUP
Uh, yeah he was. And I bet he still
is, but in a kinky, angry way.
(re: parking lot)
Ooo, that’s a good space.
INT. THE VOLCANO - DAY
An Americana dive-bar. Buttercup, Blossom, Bubbles, and Ace
enter to find The Volcano POPPING. A picture of the ROWDY
ROUGH BOYS (BRICK, BOOMER, AND BUTCH) hangs on the wall.
BUTTERCUP
Butch!
BUTCH, now a SUPER HOT BARTENDER, gives Buttercup and Blossom
big hugs. Butch gets to Bubbles and frowns, stand-offish.
BUBBLES
Where’s my hug?
26.
27.
BUTCH
Last time I saw you, you broke off
our engagement and told me you’d
pawned the ring for drugs.
BUBBLES
Was that you?
Buttercup elbows her.
BUTTERCUP
Have a drink with us? We’re never
here and we never will be again.
BUTCH
(smiles, relents)
Okay, one shot.
BUBBLES
O’Douls for me please! Thank youuu.
Butch leaves to grab them drinks. Buttercup makes eyes with a
hot girl across the bar (MACY.)
BLOSSOM
Aren’t we here to investigate?
BUTTERCUP
I’m here to pick up bi-curious
townies. You’re here to avoid Drake.
Bubbles is here to investigate, but
she forgot Butch hates her.
Luckily, we’re dealing with another
hate boner so, alcohol helps.
BLOSSOM
Why do you know so much about hate
boners?
BUTTERCUP
Life, is one big hate boner.
AT A TABLE:
Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles throw back their shots.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
Remember our fifteenth birthday at
that weird honky tonk?
BLOSSOM
Bubbles peed herself, you threw
Carrot Top out a window, and Sara
picked us up at 3am. Never told dad.
27.
28.
BUTTERCUP
I can’t believe they used to have
sex. Can you imagine Drake? I bet
he’s so mechanical.
BLOSSOM
And weirdly precise.
BUBBLES
I bet he’s generous.
Blossom and Buttercup throw napkins/trash at Bubbles.
BLOSSOM AND BUTTERCUP
NO!/FILTH!!/Not okay!
All the sisters CRACK UP.
BY THE BAR: The sisters kick back another round of shots.
Bubbles flirts with Butch, who’s softened considerably.
Bubbles nods to a door marked -- DO NOT ENTER.
BUBBLES
What’s in there?
BUTCH
It’s top secret.
BUBBLES
Like... an evil laboratory?
Butch laughs it off. Bubbles EYES the room, dying to get in.
OTHER END OF BAR: Blossom waits for a drink, watching a
bitmoji from Clive.
CLIVE BITMOJI
Call meeeeee! Love youuuuuuuu!
Blossom smiles, puts her phone away, then notices YOUNG
BLOSSOM on a bar stool beside her, sucking down a gogurt.
YOUNG BLOSSOM
Admit it. You're having fun. You
always have fun when you're with
them.
Blossom takes in her surroundings, her sisters. She is having
fun. As Blossom savors the moment--
CARRUTHERS (O.S.)
Can I buy you a drink?
28.
29.
Young Blossom disappears. Blossom turns to find Henrietta’s
neighbor, CARRUTHERS. Blossom smiles and tries to leave, but
Carruthers PUSHES a STOOL IN FRONT OF HER with a LOUD SCRAPE.
CARRUTHERS (CONT'D)
I said, can I buy you a drink??
Buttercup notices Carruthers stepping up to Blossom, as
Blossom clocks the faint YELLOW GLINT in his eyes...
BUTTERCUP (O.S.)
What’s going on here?
Carruthers turns to BUTTERCUP. Then looks back at Blossom.
CARRUTHERS
Aren’t you those Powderpuff girls?
BUTTERCUP
Powerpuff. No d. Like you.
Carruthers GRABS Buttercup’s arm. Blossom’s eyes go wide.
BLOSSOM
Oh no.
ON BUBBLES, making out with Butch against the wall, trying to
inch her way closer to the “Do Not Enter” room, just as--
Carruthers SAILS across the room, BURSTING THROUGH the DO NOT
ENTER DOOR. Bubbles peaks her head inside: it’s a supplies
closet filled with storage and pesticides.
EXT. THE VOLCANO - NIGHT
Buttercup, Blossom and Ace walk out. Butch physically carries
out a flailing Bubbles.
BUBBLES
Stop!! I’m an American treasure!!!
Butch leaves. Bubbles HISSES at him, turns to Buttercup.
BUBBLES (CONT'D)
Dude. NOT Cool.
BUTTERCUP
What, he was a creep! And Blossie
was full deer in the headlights.
BLOSSOM
His eyes had a weird glint, I was
trying to suss it out.
29.
30.
BUTTERCUP
What’s there to suss out? His
botched cataract surgery?
BLOSSOM
Why do you keep coming at me? I get
it, I screwed up--
BUTTERCUP
No. Bubbles screwed up. Like,
constantly. You, left.
BLOSSOM
I’m sorry!!! Okay?? What more do
you want from me??
BUTTERCUP
I want the OLD BLOSSOM!
Buttercup becomes emotional. Bubbles nods to Ace to film.
BUTTERCUP
You used to boss us around. And
have a perspective and CARE. You
were our leader. And now, you’re
this weak, closed-off... mopey...
BUBBLES
--Loser?
BLOSSOM
You know what I think? I think I’m
the only one here that actually grew
up, and neither of you can handle
it. Because you’re still beating
people up in bars like you did when
we were fifteen, and Bubbles is
wearing knee socks on Hollywood
Boulevard-
(notices Bubbles filming)
BUBBLES! STOP FILMING!!!
Buttercup CHARGES Bubbles and Ace to try to get them to shut
off the camera. Bubbles steps to her, protecting the camera.
BUTTERCUP
STOP whoring out our lives!!
BUBBLES
You guys bungled the investigation, your dysfunction is all I have!!
30.
31.
As Bubbles and Buttercup circle each other, Blossom notices a
a RAZOR SCOOTER CHARGING STATION across the street. Blossom
grabs the iPad from the car, checks Drake’s numbers.
BLOSSOM
Hey guys...
Bubbles’ EYES GO FROSTY as she drops into her ICE BREATH MODE.
BUTTERCUP
Ice me and you’re going in the
dumpster.
BLOSSOM
GUYS!
(they look at her)
I think this is the “unusual
concentration of high frequency
technology” Drake was talking about.
Blossom points to the razor scooters. Buttercup laughs.
BUTTERCUP
Oh my godddd. SEE, Bubs?! He’s a
sad, lonely quack! Let’s go.
Buttercup heads to the car. Bubbles sighs, looks to Ace.
BUBBLES
Let’s get some b-roll I guess.
Bubbles looks over Ace’s shoulder as he films the charging
station at the base of an APARTMENT COMPLEX. THREE FLOORS UP,
see a figure WATCHING BUBBLES AND ACE from their window.
INT. HENRIETTA’S LAIR - NIGHT
REVEAL HENRIETTA watching them leave. Her EVIL LAIR is
directly above the charging station -- and is the source of
energy that Drake identified! Henrietta turns back inside,
surprised to find: JOJO (!) sitting in an armchair.
HENRIETTA
Do you break into the homes of all
the little girls you hire to do
your evil bidding?
Jojo notices a woolly bear on his arm. Flicks it off.
JOJO
Just the ones who’ve murdered their
parents. Less red tape. How’s
progress?
31.
32.
HENRIETTA
You know. Ups and downs.
Jojo eyes Henrietta, less than thrilled with her response.
JOJO
The Powerpuff girls collect their
trust fund in twelve hours. That’s
how long you have to put three of
these little bugs in their brains
so I can control their minds, make
them throw a school bus of kids
into a river--
HENRIETTA
And save the day, cementing your reelection. I know the playbook,
Jooj. And I love it aside of the
saving the kids part. But I just
sent my boy Carruthers on a mission
and it was no bueno.
REVEAL CARRUTHERS on Henrietta’s couch. Looking BEAT UP.
HENRIETTA (CONT'D)
(like scolding a dog)
The mission was to try to get a bug
in Blossom’s ear, but instead, we
started a fight with Buttercup.
Didn’t we? Didn’t we?
(to Jojo)
I need to do more testing.
JOJO
You have twelve hours. Or I make
you eat every single one of these
bugs, turn you in to the FBI, and
you become the youngest person to
ever be executed in America. Got it?
Henrietta’s speechless, but clearly gets the message. Jojo
heads for the door, tripping on a pair of shoes. He fears he
looks stupid (he does) so he calls out angrily behind--
JOJO (CONT'D)
Twelve hours!!
END OF ACT TWO
32.
33.
ACT THREE
INT. POWERPUFF GIRL’S HOME - DRAKE’S LAB - DAY
Bubbles FILMS Drake as they dig deeper into Drake’s theory.
DRAKE
I don’t see how I could be wrong.
The evidence doesn’t lie...
Blossom enters, quietly helping herself to a coffee.
BLOSSOM
No, but sometimes people do...
DRAKE
Why would I lie about something
like this?
BLOSSOM
Because you want us to reunite,
Dad! And you know that appealing to
my sense of responsibility with
this “town in danger” thing is the
only way to get me on board.
BUBBLES
Oh! Speaking of dangerous -- this
crazy dude came for Bloss and
Buttercup at the Volcano. He had
Scorpio energy. Chaotic. We got it
on tape, wanna see?
We hear a loud BUMP upstairs. Blossom jumps. POPFLASH TO:
CARRUTHERS SCRAPING THE STOOL. HIS MENACING YELLOW EYES.
BACK TO BLOSSOM:
BLOSSOM
What was that?
As Bubbles pull up the footage, Blossom silently EXITS. Drake
watches her leave, turns to Bubbles.
DRAKE
What did I do to drive her away?
BUBBLES
Just now, or in a macro sense?
33.
34.
DRAKE
Bubbles, not a day goes by that I
don’t regret my greatest failure.
BUBBLES
Japan is a tough market to crack.
DRAKE
I’m not talking about the brand. I
mean my mistakes as a father.
BUBBLES
Look, we loved being Powerpuff
Girls. But sometimes we wanted to
be other things, too. Like in Dirty
Dancing, Baby wanted to join the
Peace Corps, but she also wanted to
be a fancy slut. And her dad didn’t
get it!
DRAKE
(emotional)
Jerry Orbach was doing his best to
understand.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - HALLWAY/BUTTERCUP’S ROOM - DAY
Blossom heads upstairs where the BUMPING SOUND continues from
Buttercup’s room, then abruptly stops. Blossom opens the door
and finds Buttercup in bed with MACY, the woman she eyed at
the bar the night before. They’ve just “finished.”
BLOSSOM
Oh God. I’m sorry!
BUTTERCUP
It’s fine.
(to Macy)
We’re done, right?
MACY
I’d say six times is enough.
BUBBLES and DRAKE enter on Blossom’s heels.
BLOSSOM
(to Bubbles and Drake)
Guys, no--
BUTTERCUP
It’s fine. I’m not remotely ashamed.
I’m just getting my life, people.
34.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
35.
And tonight, I finally get access
to my trust and I never have to
come back to Clownsville again!
MACY
What about me?
BUTTERCUP
You should come with me. Three acre
farm and chickens.
BUBBLES
(quietly to Blossom)
U-haul.
DRAKE
Why are you acting like-- like
being here is torture? I didn’t
raise you like this.
BUTTERCUP
Exactly! You raised us to be a
franchise, not a family. We don’t
know how to be together without a
shot list and “suggested dialogue.”
BUBBLES
But remember how much fun we had
when the cameras were off?
BUTTERCUP
When were they off?
SEE ACE FILMING from the hallway. Blossom rolls her eyes.
BLOSSOM
(to Drake)
When you’re a kid, the stakes are
supposed to be low. A kid should be
worried about losing their lunch
money, or being picked last in P.E.
A kid shouldn’t be worried about
cat burglars or giant lizards or
accidentally farting on TRL.
BUBBLES
Carson handled that well.
BLOSSOM
There was always something scary
around the corner. It wasn’t
normal. And we never had space to
process it.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
35.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
36.
You said you created us because you
always wanted to be a dad. So why
not just make three little girls?
DRAKE
Well that would be kinda weird!
Blossom shakes her head, frustrated with Drake’s response.
MACY
(exiting)
I’m late to acro-yoga. It’s kind of
like flying.
BUTTERCUP
Oh, that’s fun. Call me!
BLOSSOM
I’m outta here too.
BUBBLES
Right, you’ve spent a total of 10
minutes with us and you’re already
a ghost? Where are you going?
BLOSSOM
(exiting)
I need to talk to a human being who
understands emotions.
DRAKE
(offended)
I am a known homosapien.
EXT. SARA BELLUM’S HOUSE - DAY
A charming BUNGALOW. Blossom rings the doorbell. SARA BELLUM,
now an attractive redhead in her 40s, answers the door.
SARA
(delighted)
Blossie. I didn’t think you would
actually come!
BLOSSOM
Hey, Sara.
Blossom meets Sara for a HUG.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
You still wear the same perfume...
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
36.
37.
BLOSSOM AND SARA
(in unison)
Britney Spears Circus Fantasy.
INT. SARA BELLUM’S HOUSE - SAME
Blossom and Sara sit in the cozy den, drink tea and catch up.
Sara’s demeanor is warm; she’s an earthy BIG SISTER type.
SARA
You know, I was hoping to see all
of you; are my other Bs just busy?
BLOSSOM
No, I just really needed to talk to
someone one-on-one. When we’re
together, it’s like we’re suddenly
kids again and it just gets...
SARA
Emotional. Yeah. I get it.
(then)
You girls had a gnarly childhood. I
used to fight with your dad about
how much was expected of you.
BLOSSOM
You always stood up for us. It’s
why I reply to your texts and not
his.
SARA
Drake really does care deeply about
you guys. He just didn’t want you
to hide your light. He thought
pushing you was a form of love.
BLOSSOM
Well, it didn’t feel like it. And
we were punished for his dream.
SARA
It was your dream too. All three of
you loved it. You just didn't have
any agency or independence. That
was his mistake. He’s not a bad
guy, Bloss. He can be enraging and
oblivious-- trust me, I dated the
man for 9 years-- but he has a good
heart. When he talked to me about
you guys, in private, it wasn't
about fighting or flying.
37.
SARA (CONT'D)
38.
It was about all the real stuff he
loved about you.
BLOSSOM
Really?!
(as Sara nods)
It kind of sounds like you still
love him.
Sara blushes as the tea kettle goes off. She gets up to fetch
it as Blossom looks at her phone. Thinks. Then types a text.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - KITCHEN - DAY
Bubbles and Drake sit at the kitchen table, still reviewing
FOOTAGE. They both wear SHEET MASKS and are both flustered.
BUBBLES
Okay. Maybe everyones internet
works, but they are hallucinating
that it doesn’t because of
something in the water. Or like...
DRAKE
(solemn)
Aliens.
BUBBLES
Wait.
ON THE FOOTAGE: Bubbles spots HENRIETTA at the WINDOW.
BUBBLES (CONT'D)
That’s the same little girl we met
in front of the house! Coincidence?
DRAKE
Maybe we should look into her.
BUBBLES
She’s like 10.
DRAKE
So were you. Back when many a
villain made the mistake of
underestimating my girls.
Drake phone buzzes with a text. It’s from BLOSSOM. Very
surprised, Drake opens it. Then smiles.
SARA (CONT'D)
38.
39.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
Your sister texted me. She said if
we’re still investigating, to look
out for the bar fly’s yellow eyes.
BUBBLES
Look at that! Progress!
DRAKE
(smiles, touched)
Maybe I can come back from this
after all.
BUBBLES
You know, once I get my money
today, we can use part of my cut to
go deeper with our investigation!
Drake looks guilty at the mention of the money.
DRAKE
Right.
BUBBLES
I have to rinse. Gotta look fresh
for the trust fund meeting!
Bubbles skips out. Drake keeps looking at the Henrietta
footage. Her face is stormy, mysterious... possibly EVIL.
INT. HENRIETTA’S LAIR - DAY
Henrietta, surrounded by empties of MONSTER ENERGY, builds
more WOOLLY BEARS. JOJO bursts in, impatient.
JOJO
Time’s up, Henny.
HENRIETTA
They’re not ready.
JOJO
I don’t care. Show me what you’ve
got. The main event.
Henrietta pulls out a BOX and opens the lid, revealing THREE
SPECIAL WOOLLY BEARS: one blue, one pink, one green.
HENRIETTA
These are designed specifically to
target them and incept their minds.
Blue for Bu--
39.
40.
JOJO
Yeah, yeah, got it.
Jojo snatches the bugs from Henrietta, opens the window, and
lets the WOOLLY BEARS crawl out.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - BUBBLES’ BATHROOM - DAY
An upbeat Bubbles gets ready. Makeup and accessories are
scattered all over the VANITY. The BLUE WOOLLY BEAR appears
on her window sill. Bubbles pulls on a BLUE BEANIE that
covers her ears and has HOLES for her PIGTAILS to emerge.
BUBBLES
That’s cute. Ski bunny mood.
The woolly bear looks perplexed.
EXT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - DRIVEWAY - SAME
As Blossom approaches the house, she notices the PINK WOOLLY
BEAR crawling up her arm. She frowns, picks it off, and
places it on a LEAF. The woolly bear FALLS OFF the leaf and
into a PUDDLE where it SHORT CIRCUITS.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - KITCHEN - SAME
Buttercup is about to take a sip of BLACK COFFEE when she
sees the GREEN WOOLLY BEAR coiled around the cup. She YELPS,
flicks it down the drain, and turns on the GARBAGE DISPOSAL.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS HOME - LIVING ROOM - DAY
Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup sit on the couch across from
an ATTORNEY (LARRY) as Drake stands anxiously in the corner.
Larry is a typical “cheap TV lawyer” type. He organizes
papers from a BRIEFCASE. Ace films. Everyone sits in silence.
BUTTERCUP
Haven’t I seen you on a bus bench?
LARRY
I suppose we’re both famous!
(looks through the papers)
So. We’re looking at about five
apiece. Right, Drake?
Drake watches the girls. Bubbles pulls her beanie up from her
ears, hoping she heard correctly. We see the BLUE WOOLLY BEAR
crawling along the couch, headed for Bubbles’ ear canal...
40.
41.
BUBBLES
Five million?
BUTTERCUP
No way. Five hundred thousand? I
mean that feels low, but--
LARRY
Five thousand.
BUBBLES
(come again)
I’m sorry, what?
DRAKE
Look. This isn’t easy for me to
say. I saw how hard you girls
worked, how brave you were in all
those battles, and I wanted to
maximize your earnings. So I made
some... investments.
BUTTERCUP
What did you invest in, Dad?
DRAKE
Well, some real estate... in 2008,
and then, um, fidget spinners...
Have you guys heard of cronuts?
BLOSSOM
The money’s gone? And you knew it
about it? Why did you make us come
out here?!
DRAKE
Because I miss you. And I love you.
BUBBLES
So the evil lab thing was a lie--
DRAKE
No! I truly believe disaster is
imminent!
BUTTERCUP
You are mentally ill! This is why I
don’t call or visit.
She picks up a VASE. Drake instinctively ducks and cowers.
DRAKE
I’m sorry, Buttercup...
41.
42.
Buttercup hauls off with the vase as if to throw it when... a
CHAIR crashes through the window. Reveal BUBBLES, HULK-LEVEL
FURIOUS, is the one who threw the chair.
BUBBLES
WHAT ABOUT ME???
As she angrily gesticulates, she unwittingly FLINGS OFF THE
WOOLLY BEAR. Larry drops the briefcase and RUNS. The woolly
bear heads for Bubbles again, crawling up her leg.
BUBBLES (CONT'D)
I always believed in you and
defended you, Dad. Even when you
sold away our likeness to that
cartoon, which by the way, totally
whitewashed us, even then, I had
your back! I always had a smile on
my face, I never broke character,
even though there was SO MUCH more
to me. I always put family and the
team first, no matter what.
DRAKE
Sweetie...
Drake tries to stop Bubbles as she heads for the JAGGED HOLE
where the WINDOW USED TO BE. Drake puts his hand on her arm.
BUBBLES
I’m out of here. It’s relapse time.
And the WOOLLY BEAR crawls from Bubbles ONTO DRAKE and into
HIS EAR! Bubbles FLIES OUT THE WINDOW, a blue streak in the
sky. Buttercup glares at Drake and flies after her.
BLOSSOM
You stole my childhood. Because of
you, I killed Mojo, and it ruined
my life.
(then, angrily)
Do you even care?
Drake is silent. We see a MOMENT of a YELLOW GLINT in his
eye, but Blossom doesn’t see it.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
Cool. Got it. I never want to see
you again.
She EXITS as we:
END ACT THREE
42.
43.
ACT FOUR
INT. JAIL - DAY
A CLOSE UP of a MAN’S MOUTH:
OFFICER
Bubbles Utonium?
ON BUBBLES, in a holding cell. She opens her bloodshot eyes,
plastered with sleep. She sits up, looking ROUGH. Reveal ACE
beside an OFFICER outside the cell. He gives Bubbles a brief,
compassionate wave. Bubbles stumbles toward him. As they walk
down the hallway, Bubbles VOMITS. Ace pats her back.
ACE
I got a great shot of you freeing
all those snakes from the zoo.
BUBBLES
They were legless lizards, Ace.
(spits out the last bit)
Not that it matters.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS' HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY
Blossom finishes her coffee, sets the cup by the sink. STAY
IN THE KITCHEN to reveal a MANGLED, GREEN WOOLLY BEAR (the
one Buttercup disposal-ed earlier) crawl out of the sink!!
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS' HOUSE - ENTRYWAY - DAY
Blossom opens the front door, when she hears A PHONE RING.
She stops. Looks inside. At THE RED PHONE. But wasn’t it
unplugged? Blossom walks over to it as-- It STOPS RINGING.
Confused, Blossom goes UPSTAIRS, passing by the GREEN WOOLLY
BEAR, now crawling up the banister...
INT. BUTTERCUP’S ROOM - DAY
Blossom tip-toes to Buttercup’s side of the bed. Macy’s
asleep. Buttercup’s googling BACKPACKING TRIPS on her phone.
BLOSSOM
Did you hear a phone ring?
BUTTERCUP
Yeah. It was the house line. How far
do you think five grand can get me?
43.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
44.
(speaks as she types)
Direct flights to Peru.
BLOSSOM
I know it’s stupid, but I can’t
stop thinking about that creepy guy
in the bar. Those yellow eyes...
BUTTERCUP
He probably has liver disease.
(then, reading Blossom)
Look, this “spidey sense” you’re
feeling right now? It’s the part of
you that would like to believe
there’s evil in town, because that
means maybe Dad’s not a pathological
liar. But, you know. Occam’s razor.
Bubbles enters in sunglasses. Buttercup covers her nose as
THE GREEN WOOLLY BEAR CRAWLS along Buttercup’s wall -- toward
her bed!!
BUBBLES
(acknowledging)
Yeah, I stink. Thank you for your
compassion. I’m going back to LA
now. I’ll Facetime you at Christmas
if I’m still alive.
CLOSE ON: The WOOLLY BEAR CRAWLING INTO an EAR CANAL! Oh no!
Did it finally get Buttercup?? PULL BACK to REVEAL:
Macy SPRINGING out of bed, POSSESSED! She grabs the bedside
table lamp and SMASHES it on Buttercup’s head, then turns
toward BLOSSOM, flashing her YELLOW EYES...
BLOSSOM
Oh my god!! Yellow eyes!!!
Macy throws DOWN the bookcase. Bubbles ATTACKS her, but Macy
manages to duck and THROW BUBBLES SMACK INTO A WALL. Bubbles
tries to shake off the blow as Macy LIFTS UP a bedside table,
about to smash it over Bubbles’ head-- When BUTTERCUP KICKS
MACY’s LEGS out from under her. Macy FALLS, hitting her HEAD
on a desk chair -- and causing THE GREEN WOOLLY BEAR TO FLY
OUT OF HER EAR! Macy groans. The girls stare at the green
woolly bear in AWE.
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS' HOME - DRAKE'S LAB - DAY
The girls examine the woolly bear under a microscope. BLOSSOM
dissects it, revealing its WIRING and a SQUARE METAL CHIP.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
44.
45.
BUBBLES
Whoaaa, it’s a robot?? Magic.
BLOSSOM
This is an A.I. chipset. The furry
hairs on the outside are actually
nano fibers, intended to latch onto
something, I’m guessing a brain.
BUTTERCUP
How do you know all that?
BLOSSOM
I have a PhD in biotech.
(they clearly don’t know)
Really? You guys don’t know that?
BUTTERCUP
Psshhh, course I knew that.
BUBBLES
Biotech, duh! Nerd alert.
BLOSSOM
Anyway. I think someone engineered
these things for mind control. The
guy at the bar. Macy. That’s why
their eyes had that weird yellow
glint. They were possessed.
(then, realizing)
Dad was right. Evil is back in
Townsville.
Bubbles is STUNNED. Buttercup is still a little skeptical.
BUTTERCUP
So someone puts this thing in Macy
to get her to what, attack us?
Cause that’s a bunk plan.
BLOSSOM
I don’t know. This thing looks
pretty damaged. Maybe it misfired.
BUBBLES
Dad and I were working on a theory.
Buttercup, do you remember that
girl we met outside the house? Our
“biggest” fan?
BUTTERCUP
(realizing)
The one with the pet caterpillar...
45.
46.
BUBBLES
Yeah, that was shady, and, we
spotted her in my doc footage
outside the Cano, watching us.
BUTTERCUP
I can’t believe this. I really
thought Drake made it all up. Like
that mom who poisoned her kid for
Disney tickets...
BUBBLES
So crazy. Like, think bigger.
Suddenly, ALL THREE GIRLS get GOOGLE ALERTS on their phones.
BUTTERCUP
Are you guys seeing this?
BUBBLES (CONT'D)
What the--
Blossom turns on the TV. A BREAKING NEWS BANNER READS:
TOWNSVILLE ERUPTS IN RIOTS, CHAOS. A Newscaster reports.
NEWSCASTER
The riots started moments ago, the
cause of which are still unknown.
The girls are in shock as they watch NEWS FOOTAGE of CITIZENS
DESTROYING Townsville. MATCH THAT FOOTAGE TO:
INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
The TV is on. JOJO looks in the mirror, deciding between two
ties (red or blue). Henrietta opens the window, surrounded by
her woolly bear creations.
HENRIETTA
Just so I’m clear: now, we’re gonna
loose the woolly bears onto
Townsville, let them crawl into
peoples brains, then turn their
aggro meter up to ten.
JOJO
Exactly. We needed a new plan after
your idiot worms incepted the wrong
Utonium. Then, after havoc ensues,
I’ll blame the entire thing on
Drake. He’ll confess via woolly
bear that he’s drunk with power,
blah-blah-blah. I arrest him, save
the day, and Townsville re-elects
me Mayor.
46.
JOJO (CONT'D)
47.
A fun bonus: Drake rots in prison
and maybe, I get to console Blossom.
With that, Jojo picks the RED TIE. Henrietta sadly watches
her WOOLLY BEARS leave the office out the window, en masse.
HENRIETTA
Goodbye Karen, Jared, Eric, Melania,
Donald, Rudy Giuliani, Ted--
INT. UTONIUM HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The girls keep watching TV as the news switches to a PRESS
CONFERENCE. The banner below: “Townsville erupts in chaos.
Mind-controlling robots. Mayor Mondel speaks.”
JOJO
Citizens, under the control of
these malicious robots, are being
forced to act violently toward each
other with no end in sight. I'm sad
to say I believe my late father was
right. This appears to be the work
of Professor Drake Utonium.
BUBBLES
What?
ON TV: NEWS FOOTAGE of DRAKE on a ROOF TOP, screaming:
DRAKE
Burn TOWNSVILLE! ALL MUST PAY!
If you’re looking for it, you can see his...
BLOSSOM
Yellow eyes.
BUTTERCUP
Someone’s setting him up.
BUBBLES
He needs us. Now.
Off Blossom, overwhelmed and terrified by this call to duty.
END OF ACT FOUR
JOJO (CONT'D)
47.
48.
ACT FIVE
EXT. TOWNSVILLE STREETS (VARIOUS) - DAY
The Powerpuff Girls drive toward town in the white “PUFFMOBILE” SPRINTER VAN. Buttercup drives. Blossom is front.
Bubbles in back. The pull up to the city center.
BUTTERCUP
I can’t believe we didn’t fly.
BLOSSOM
I’m sorry!! You know I can’t get on
a plane without a Xanax.
BUTTERCUP
But you can LITERALLY fly.
(can’t handle this)
Let’s sidebar this.
They get out of the car. We see ANARCHY in the streets. Cars
ON FIRE. FIGHTS breaking out.
BUBBLES
They’re all possessed. This is like
the Gathering of the Juggalos.
BLOSSOM
You’ve been?
BUBBLES
(haughty)
I was paid to appear.
BLOSSOM
We need to get to dad...
The girls keep taking it in -- People are FIGHTING, SHOUTING,
and DESTROYING PROPERTY. Fire hydrants have been opened, and
there’s water all over the streets.
Nearby, Henrietta-- unnoticed by the Powerpuff Girls--
strolls through the insanity she’s helped create. She spots
the Girls and picks up her phone, ducking into an alley.
INT. ALLEY - DAY
HENRIETTA
(into phone)
OK, they’re here; you might wanna
make that arrest.
48.
49.
CROSS-CUT PHONE CALL:
INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE - DAY
Jojo is on the phone, exhilarated.
JOJO
All three of them?! Even Blossom?
HENRIETTA
(bored)
Yup. You’ll get to see them kick
and scream as their dad gets hauled
off to jail. Just like you put on
your vision board. Which you should
never show anyone, by the way; the
gold Lambo is cringe.
Jojo smiles. Taking in this moment. When his pet monkey
SCREECHES. Jojo frowns. His mood darkening.
JOJO
No. It’s not enough. I can’t
squander this opportunity.
HENRIETTA
What do you want me to do, Jojo?
JOJO
I want them to know how it feels to
watch their father die. New plan.
INT. TOWNSVILLE CITY CENTER - SAME
The Powerpuff Girls head for Drake. On their way there, they
cannot help but notice the MAYHEM. Bubbles stops.
BUBBLES
Guys. Wait. What about all these
people? They need us.
Blossom looks around, conflicted. Buttercup keeps moving, then
turns when she sees Blossom and Bubbles haven’t moved.
BUTTERCUP
COME ON! Saving Dad’s life, I get.
But playing superhero again?
Buttercup gestures to the fighting and ruin around them.
49.
50.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
These are the same normos that
kicked us out of here a decade ago.
Why would we help them?
Blossom sighs, conflicted. Bubbles sees her wavering.
BUBBLES
Blossom, you were the one who
always said we should help people
no matter what. Remember? You had
the biggest, bravest heart of all
three of us. That’s why you were
the leader.
BLOSSOM
I was the leader because Dad
said so.
BUTTERCUP
That’s not true. I was designed to
be in charge. But your annoying
Type A ass claimed that role.
(has to admit)
And you owned it.
BUBBLES
Guys. I know everyone here rejected
us for semi-misogynistic reasons,
but Townsville is our home. And
it’s getting destroyed. We have to
save it. And Dad.
(to Buttercup)
This is our chance to show them
that they were wrong about us.
Buttercup looks around. Taking it in.
BUTTERCUP
Look, I hate this town. I’m fiftyfifty on Drake. But I’ve got a hardon for mayhem that won’t go down.
I’m in.
Bubbles smiles, looks to Blossom. She’s SHAKING.
BLOSSOM
No. I have done too much work in
therapy to “go there.” I’m a grown
woman now. I have degrees, and a
boyfriend and furniture from West
Elm. I’m not a Powerpuff Girl.
50.
51.
Blossom starts to have a panic attack, then runs off. Bubbles
is about to take off after Blossom.
BUTTERCUP
(stopping her)
We have to move on.
BUBBLES
But Bloss--
BUTTERCUP
We’ll do it for her, OK? It’s what
she wants even if she can’t say it.
She was always our conscience.
BUBBLES
And I was just the attention-whore.
BUTTERCUP
Hey. You were amazing.
Bubbles nods, touched. They take off in the OTHER DIRECTION.
EXT. TOWNSVILLE (SKY/OVERHEAD) - MOMENTS LATER
POSSESSED DRAKE is still standing on the rooftop. Bubbles and
Buttercup observe from a safe distance.
BUTTERCUP
OK, so when Macy hit her head, it
drove the woolly bear out of her.
We need to do something like that,
but on a mass scale, without like--
BUBBLES
Killing people. Right.
Bubbles looks around. Her eyes land on a SPA with an
advertisement for LASER HAIR REMOVAL. Her eyes light up.
BUBBLES (CONT'D)
Electrolysis.
BUTTERCUP
(frustrated)
I know you don’t get the au naturel
thing, but now is not the timeBubbles flies to a TELEPHONE POLE and RIPS A WIRE out of the
pole, exposing its frayed end. Buttercup smiles, getting it.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
Oh, sick! We’re gonna fry ‘em?!
51.
52.
BUBBLES
No, we’re going to lightly shock
them. Enough to drive the bugs out,
but not enough to kill them. Look,
they’re all standing in water. Help
me grab that pole.
They fly over to a TELEPHONE POLE and begin to uproot it.
INT. ALLEY - SAME
Blossom sits beside a dumpster doing breathing exercises. She
closes her eyes and opens them, revealing: YOUNG BLOSSOM.
YOUNG BLOSSOM
Why are you hiding?
BLOSSOM
I can’t do this. I just want a
normal life. I can’t... I can’t be
the hero they want me to be.
YOUNG BLOSSOM
So be the hero you want to be. Do
it on your terms. You don't have to
wear a dress, you don't have to
take Daddy's notes about being
"less bossy," and you don't have to
spend the rest of your life blaming
yourself for Mojo. You just have to
be true to yourself. Be the person
you would've been if no one was
telling you what to do.
Blossom considers this. Young Blossom disappears. Suddenly...
THE GROUND TREMBLES.
INT. TOWNSVILLE CITY CENTER - SAME
Buttercup and Bubbles hold the TELEPHONE POLE above the crowd.
BUTTERCUP
Just touch it to the water and the
shock will spread...
They lower the pole gingerly. A JOLT of electricity surges
through the teeming mass standing in the flooded streets.
People are KNOCKED OUT. Then suddenly--
BUBBLES
Look!
52.
53.
WOOLY BEARS are crawling and jumping out of people’s ears.
Bubbles and Buttercup are STOKED, but then--
HENRIETTA
Hello, Powerpuffs.
Reveal HENRIETTA ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING -- with DRAKE.
The sisters are mid-air, holding the POLE ALOFT.
HENRIETTA (CONT'D)
I have complete and total power
over him.
(to Drake)
Right, Professor Quacktonium?
Drake nods numbly.
BUBBLES
I knew you were a fake fan!
Nobody’s favorite is Blossom.
BUTTERCUP
Look, I don’t know what you want
with our dad, but... please. Let’s
talk this out. Girl to girl.
HENRIETTA
You’re not a girl. You’re a boring
grown-up who used to be cool. Hang
it up and start a book club.
Bubbles lets go of the pole, ready to save Drake -- but with
the ELETRIC CURRENT it’s too much for Buttercup alone.
BUTTERCUP
Bubbles!
Bubbles sees Buttercup needs her and helps her with the pole
before it CRASHES to the ground. But the sisters are STUCK.
BUTTERCUP (CONT'D)
We can’t drop the pole; it’ll kill
them all!
HENRIETTA
Let’s go for a walk.
Drake obediently WALKS TO THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING -- and
FALLS OFF!! Bubbles and Buttercup are helpless, holding the
pole, SCREAMING--
END ACT FIVE
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ACT SIX
EXT. TOWNSVILLE - DAY
DRAKE PLUMMETS towards the ground. Buttercup screams. Bubbles
watches in terror as Drake falls--
BUBBLES
DADDY!!!
DRAKE DROPS faster and faster, thirty feet away from the
ground... then twenty... then ten--
When BLOSSOM CUTS through the air and SCOOPS HIM UP!
BUTTERCUP
That’s my BITCH right there!
INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
JOJO watches from his window, furious.
JOJO
No, no, no!!!
BACK IN THE AIR: Blossom soaks up her hero moment.
BLOSSOM
Sorry, I’m late, Dad. But I had to
make peace with an old--
Drake SLAPS and SCRATCHES at Blossom, still POSESSED.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
Stop! STOP! OW! You are SO annoying!
Blossom lands on the street with Drake, his fists flying.
Blossom PUNCHES him in the face. His woolly bear flies out of
his ear. Blossom stomps it as Drake moans on the ground.
BLOSSOM (CONT'D)
That was surprisingly cathartic.
TOWNSVILLE CITY CENTER:
Bubbles is STOMPING OUT all the WOOLLY BEARS on the street
when Blossom lands beside her. Bubbles gives her a HUGE HUG.
BUBBLES
Blossie!! You saved the day--!
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BLOSSOM
(beaming)
Haven't heard that one in a while.
HENRIETTA (O.S.)
My babies!!! My poor babies...
Blossom and Bubbles turn to find HENRIETTA crouched in a
puddle, mourning her woolly bears.
BUBBLES
(stomping one)
Oops.
Henrietta smiles menacingly, slowly standing up--
HENRIETTA
WOOLLY BEARS! MOUNT UP!!
The BUSTED WOOLLY BEARS START TO RISE UP and CRAWL TOWARD
HENRIETTA as she CACKLES maniacally, when suddenly- HENRIETTA
is ELECTROCUTED and FLIES into a building. HARD. Reveal
BUTTERCUP with a LIVE WIRE behind her. The woolly bears
SLUMP, ineffectual without Henrietta's leadership.
BUBBLES
Bud. WAY too much.
Buttercup is worried -- until Henrietta starts coughing. The
girls sigh, relieved. Buttercup’s eyes light up.
BUTTERCUP
Not dead!!
Buttercup and Bubbles high five. Then, they hear CHEERING.
They turn to discover: a MASSIVE CROWD, cheering for them!
The sister’s soak it up, feeling like real heroes again.
EXT. DRAKE’S HOUSE - DAY
NEWSCASTER (O.S.)
In a sweeping reversal of fate, The
Powerpuff Girls are beloved again
in Townsville!
A SUPER BLOOM surrounds the Utonium home. Townsville
residents swing by, leaving gifts. A HUGE SIGN is hung across
the front lawn: “Thank you, Powerpuff Girls!”
INT. DRAKE'S HOUSE - BLOSSOM’S BEDROOM - DAY
ON THE TV:
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NEWSCASTER
The town is pleading for the girls
to return permanently, but the
sisters have yet to comment.
PAN FROM the TV to BLOSSOM standing by the window. She
admires signs outside as she listens/watches a BITMOJI.
CLIVE BITMOJI
Look, I get it, it’s a cool
opportunity. I just love our life
together. I don’t wanna ask you to
turn it down, but... I hope you do.
Sorry. Ugh, doing this on bitmoji
was a stupid idea. Love you.
Blossom sighs. Then-- NOTICES something outside.
EXT. DRAKE'S HOUSE - DAY
Blossom opens the front door as someone walks away--
BLOSSOM
Jojo?
Jojo turns. Smiles shyly at Blossom.
JOJO
Hey. I was just leaving you guys a
little token of appreciation.
INSIDE: Buttercup looks out the window, watching them.
BUTTERCUP
Bubba! Come here!
Bubbles joins her at the window.
BUBBLES
What?? WHOA.
INTERCUT WITH:
Blossom picks up Jojo’s gift: it’s an ACTION FIGURE of her.
The one we saw Jojo holding in the teaser.
BLOSSOM
Wow. Where’d you get this?
JOJO
I actually bought it behind my dad’s
back when I was a kid. I had to
hide it under the bed, like porn.
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JOJO (CONT'D)
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(awkward, over explains)
Not because I did anything creepy
with it, just cause he hated you--
BUTTERCUP
Oh my god this is brutal.
BLOSSOM
No, yeah. I got that. I remember.
I’m still... So sorry, Jojo.
JOJO
It was an accident. Speaking of,
I’m sorry about falsely accusing
your dad of mass terrorism..?
BLOSSOM
Yeah. Real egg on your face, huh?
JOJO
Little bit, yeah.
BLOSSOM
Well, I guess we’re even.
(then, awkward stumble)
I mean, we’re not even. Nowhere
close, I just mean, don’t worry.
BUBBLES
Is she flirting? Girl.
JOJO
You think you guys are gonna stay?
BLOSSOM
I dunno. We have to talk it out.
JOJO
Well. I hope you do.
Jojo starts to walk away.
BLOSSOM
Jojo. Why don’t you hate me?
JOJO
(smiles, shrugs)
It’s not for lack of trying. Night.
Blossom watches Jojo go, oddly drawn to him.
BUTTERCUP
Classic hate boner.
JOJO (CONT'D)
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INT. UTONIUM HOUSE - DINING ROOM - NIGHT
The sisters talk over each other at dinner telling Drake a
story. Their energy is magnetic, and warm. Like old times.
BUTTERCUP
So Dad, I come up behind her and
ZAP her. She flies like TWENTY FEET
and SPLATS into a wallAll of them CRACK UP. Drake slaps his knee.
DRAKE
Oh my god! That’s hilarious. Good
thing they caught her, you know she
murdered her parents?
BUBBLES
Really? Good goss.
DRAKE
So. Have you girls thought about
whether or not you wanna stay in
Townsville?
The girls look at each other, quiet. Blossom’s about to speak
when Drake cuts her off.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
Before you answer, I just want to
say. I know you are individuals
with full lives and aspirations. So
if picking up your old mantle
doesn’t feel like your life
anymore, I want you to honor that.
The girls are SHOCKED by Drake’s uncharacteristic clarity.
BUTTERCUP
We sure we got that bug out?
DRAKE
Sara called me, which I know wasn't
easy for her, and mentioned that I
sometimes don't express to you
girls that I see you as full people.
BUBBLES
I said that too! Jerry Orbach!
DRAKE
You're my daughters first. And your
happiness is all that matters.
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BLOSSOM
You and Sara talk? You know she
still has a crush on you.
DRAKE
We’ll discuss Sara later. For now,
you girls need to make a decision.
(excusing himself)
If you need me, I’ll be in my lab.
Drake leaves. A beat.
BUTTERCUP
Are we really doing this?
BLOSSOM
I'd be giving up my whole life. A
job, a great guy that loves me...
BUBBLES
I'd be giving up Hollywood. It was
my dream. I probably looked
pathetic to you guys, but...
BLOSSOM
(kindly)
You didn't.
BUTTERCUP
I'm giving up backyard chickens.
(then, serious)
And a lot of other stuff, too. But
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t
miss it. What about you guys?
They share nervous glances. Blossom, the most conflicted.
BUBBLES
“Grew up in a small town. And when
the rain would fall down. I'd just
stare out my window.”
Buttercup smiles, joining in.
BUTTERCUP AND BUBBLES
“Dreamin' of what could be. And if
I'd end up happy. I would pray. I
could break- a- wayyyy.”
They both stop singing and look to Blossom. Is she in or not?
Blossom looks pained, shakes her head. Buttercup and Bubbles
share a disappointed nod. A silent beat. Then--
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BLOSSOM
(BELTING IT BABY)
“I'll spread my wings, and I'll
learn how to fly, I'll do what it
takes till I touch the sky--”
BUTTERCUP
It was a fake out!
BUBBLES
What a slut!
Buttercup and Bubbles are thrilled, they join in singing in
each other’s faces. Visceral. A complete return to childhood.
ALL THREE GIRLS
“I'll make a wish, take a chance,
make a change, and breakaway!!”
INT. POWERPUFF GIRLS' HOME - DRAKE'S LAB - CONTINUOUS
Drake hears the girls singing upstairs and smiles. He peers
into a microscope, examining a DEFUNCT WOOLLY BEAR ROBOT. But
he’s doing more than just examining it. He’s repairing it. The bot wriggles BACK TO LIFE and Drake smiles. He walks to a
cabinet, revealing a HIDDEN DOOR. He opens it, walks inside--
DRAKE’S SECRET LAB
LIGHTS FLICKER ON as Drake places the bot in a glass cage, surrounded by other MYSTERIOUS SPECIMENS. As he exits, he
looks to a picture on his wall of himself, Bubbles, Buttercup
and Blossom as young girls. He looks at them, guilt ridden.
INT. UTONIUM HOUSE - NIGHT
CLOSE ON the 2000s ACTION FIGURE OF BLOSSOM as the girls
continue to scream, sing, and dance in the bg. MATCH TO:
INT. MOJO'S OBSERVATORY - NIGHT
A CAMERA FEED that JOJO watches (the action figure has a
secret camera inside), a scowl on his face. His pet monkey
watches the feed beside him, eating a banana.
JOJO
I’ll find another way to win re- election. We took them out once, we
can do it again. Right, Dad?
The monkey SCREECHES with fervor as we CUT TO BLACK.
THE END
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