Ben 10: Alien Force (2008–2010): Season 1, Episode 8 - What Are Little Girls Made Of - full transcript
While visiting Grandpa Max's favorite fishing hole along with Kevin, Ben and Gwen encounter a sorceress - their paternal grandmother.
>> Kevin: LET'S SETTLE THIS,
TENNYSON.
>> Brainstorm: [ LAUGHS ]
MY DEAR KEVIN, YOUR NIGH
GLADIATORIAL BELLICOSITY HAS
ONCE AGAIN OUTPACED YOUR
RATIOCINATIVE PROCESSES.
>> Kevin: I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU
JUST SAID BUT...
CANNONBALL!
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLING ]
>> Brainstorm: OH, ATTEMPTING TO
SHORT ME OUT, HMM?
BEFORE YOU EVER CAUSE SUCH AN
INVOLUNTARY COGNITIVE DISCHARGE,
MY INTENSE ELECTROMAGNETIC
STORMERS WOULD VAPORIZE YOU.
TO WIT.
[ ZAP! ]
>> Kevin: UGH!
>> Brainstorm: AS A CODER AND AT
THE RISK OF GILDING THE LILY, I
SUBMIT.
>> Ben: ...THAT I WASN'T EVEN
THINKING HARD.
>> Kevin: OKAY, YOU GOT ME THAT
TIME.
LIVE AND LEARN, RIGHT, GWEN?
>> Ben: SHE MISSES GRANDPA.
>> Kevin: SHE WAS FINE IN THE
CAR.
>> Ben: IT'S MY FAULT.
I THOUGHT BRINGING HER HERE
WOULD CHEER HER UP.
>> Gwen: THIS IS GRANDPA MAX'S
SECRET FISHING ROCK.
HE USED TO COME OUT HERE ALL THE
TIME, WHEN HE WASN'T TRAVELING.
>> Kevin: AWAY ON PLUMBER
BUSINESS.
>> Gwen: WE DIDN'T KNOW BACK
THEN.
WHEN I WAS 5, HE BROUGHT ME
HERE, AND I CAUGHT A TEENY, TINY
FISH.
HE WANTED ME TO RELEASE IT, BUT
I PUT UP A BIG FUSS.
IT WAS MY FISH, YOU KNOW?
GRANDPA FINALLY CONVINCED ME TO
COME BACK WHEN IT WAS BIGGER.
GUESS I NEVER HAD AN EASY TIME
LETTING GO.
>> Ben: HEY, LOOK OVER THERE.
FOR A SECRET PLACE, THIS GETS A
LOT OF TRAFFIC.
>> Gwen: DID YOU EVER SEE A
FLOWER LIKE THAT, BEN?
>> Kevin: HEY, YOU IN THE CLOAK!
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> Ben: THAT WOMAN JUST
DISAPPEARED.
>> Kevin: TELEPORTER MAYBE?
>> Gwen: WHAT WAS SHE DOING?
>> Ben: "MAX PLUS VERDONA"?
WHO'S VERDONA?
>> Gwen: LET'S FIND HER AND ASK.
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRACK HER
WITH THIS.
UGH.
I REALLY THOUGHT I HAD THAT MOVE
DOWN.
>> Ben: HUH.
THAT'S NOT THE FIRST FLOWER SHE
LEFT HERE.
>> Kevin: SO WHAT NOW?
WE CAN'T JUST WAIT FOR HER TO
COME BACK.
THIS IS CRAZY.
SHE DIDN'T SHOW YESTERDAY, AND
SHE'S NOT GONNA SHOW TONIGHT.
>> Gwen: HUMOR ME.
>> Kevin: [ SIGHS ]
[ LOCK CLICKING ]
[ CLICKING STOPS ]
[ CLICKING RESUMES ]
DO I LOOK LIKE I'M KIDDING,
TENNYSON?
>> Gwen: [ SIGHS ]
YOU GUYS!
I HAVE TO FIND A BATHROOM.
>> Kevin: LOTS OF TREES AROUND.
>> Ben: REAL DEBONAIR, KEVIN.
>> Gwen: [ SIGHS ]
THERE WAS A GAS STATION A COUPLE
MILES BACK.
>> Kevin: I'LL DRIVE YOU.
>> Gwen: NO.
KEEP WATCH.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Kevin: [ GROWLS ]
>> Ben: LOOK.
HOW DO YOU KNOW MAX TENNYSON?
>> Kevin: TALK.
>> WHAT ROTTEN KIDS.
GO AWAY.
>> Ben: [ SIGHS ]
[ BEEPING ]
>> Jetray: JETRAY!
[ AIR WHOOSHES ]
>> OOH, A CHASE.
I HAVEN'T HAD A GOOD CHASE IN
AGES.
[ AIR WHOOSHES ]
>> Jetray: HA!
[ AIR WHOOSHES ]
>> [ LAUGHS ]
[ CLANK! ]
>> Kevin: ANSWERS, LADY.
WE'RE DONE PLAYING.
>> NOT UNTIL I PUT MY TOYS AWAY,
SWEETIE.
>> Kevin: UGH!
>> Jetray: WHO ARE YOU?
>> THIS LITTLE WORLD WOULD BE A
LOT MORE TOLERABLE WITHOUT
TROUBLEMAKING IMPS LIKE YOU
GETTING IN MY WAY.
>> Kevin: YEAH?
SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT.
>> Gwen: CAN'T I LEAVE YOU GUYS
ALONE FOR TWO MINUTES?
>> DO THAT AGAIN.
>> Gwen: NO PROBLEM.
>> INCREDIBLE.
>> Gwen: JUST WHO DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE LITTERING MY GRANDPA'S
COVE WITH YOUR FLOWERS?
>> Kevin: FLOWERS THAT SHE MAKES
OUT OF ENERGY.
>> Gwen: NO WAY.
>> DID YOU SAY MAX WAS YOUR
GRANDFATHER?
KIDDO!
>> Ben: UM, HE WAS MY GRANDPA,
TOO.
>> REALLY?
OH, CAN YOU PROJECT ENERGY LIKE
YOUR SISTER?
>> Ben: COUSIN.
AND NO.
>> SHAME.
GWENDOYLN...I'M VERDONA.
WE'LL TALK AGAIN SOON.
>> Ben: I THINK WE JUST MET OUR
GRANDMOTHER.
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
>> Gwen: DAD, WE NEED TO TALK.
>> IN YOUR ROOM?
I'M HONORED.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LET
ME IN HERE?
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
>> Gwen: I'VE BEEN KEEPING A BIG
SECRET FROM YOU.
MAGIC POWERS.
>> SO YOU'RE WHAT -- SOME KIND
OF WIZARD IN TRAINING?
[ Chuckling ] COME ON, GWEN.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING.
>> Gwen: BUT THERE'S MORE.
YOU READY?
>> THAT'S A BIG SECRET.
>> Gwen: I MET GRANDMA VERDONA
TODAY.
>> I WAS AFRAID THIS DAY MIGHT
COME, BUT YOU NEVER SHOWED ANY
SIGNS OF HAVING POWERS.
YOUR MOTHER AND I THOUGHT WE
WERE IN THE CLEAR.
>> Gwen: MAGIC RUNS IN THE
FAMILY?
I KNEW IT!
>> HONEY, THERE REALLY IS NO
SUCH THING AS MAGIC.
YOUR GRANDMA'S AN ALIEN.
>> Gwen: OKAY, I'M OVERLOADING
WITH QUESTIONS, BUT FIRST...
GUYS, I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE.
COME ON IN.
>> Ben: HEY, UNCLE FRANK.
>> Kevin: UH, HOW DO YOU DO,
SIR?
KEVIN LEVIN.
>> WHO'S THIS -- YOUR BOYFRIEND?
>> Kevin: ABSOLUTELY NOT!
>> Gwen: DADDY, NO!
SO, HERE'S THE THING.
MY GRANDMA, WHO I NEVER KNEW,
WANTS SOMETHING FROM ME, BUT I
DON'T KNOW WHAT.
>> LET'S ASK HER.
YOUR FRIENDS AREN'T THE ONLY
ONES WHO SNEAK AROUND
EAVESDROPPING ON PEOPLE.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT, MOM?
>> Verdona: YOU ALWAYS COULD
TELL WHEN I WAS WATCHING, BABY.
I HAD HOPED IT MEANT YOU HAD THE
SPARK...BUT NO SUCH LUCK.
>> [ GASPS ]
VERDONA, WHAT A SURPRISE.
>> Gwen: WHOA.
>> Verdona: TEA, DEAR, AND
SOMETHING SWEET FOR THE KIDS.
>> BEEN A WHILE, MOM.
>> Verdona: I SUPPOSE...IN HUMAN
TIME.
SWEETIE, YOUR GRANDMOTHER IS AN
ANODYTE AND SO ARE YOU.
>> Gwen: WHAT'S AN ANODYTE?
>> Verdona: ANODYTES ARE A RACE
OF FREE SPIRITS WITH POWERS THAT
HUMANS CAN BARELY COMPREHEND.
NOW, WE DON'T OFTEN MESS IN THE
AFFAIRS OF JUST PLAIN FOLKS, BUT
I FELL DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH
MAX TENNYSON.
>> Kevin: AND DITCHED HIM?
>> Verdona: NO.
IT'S JUST THAT AFTER THE KIDS
WERE GROWN AND OUT OF THE HOUSE,
I NEEDED TO RECONNECT WITH MY
ANODYTE HERITAGE, AND MAX WAS
BUSY SAVING THE UNIVERSE WITH
THE PLUMBERS.
>> DAD THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT THAT.
>> Verdona: YES, HE DIDN'T WANT
ME TO WORRY.
SWEET MAN.
WE HAD MANY GOOD YEARS, BUT WE
GREW APART.
EVEN A FELLOW LOADED WITH AS
MUCH MANA AS MAX IS STILL JUST A
PHYSICAL BEING.
>> Ben: WHAT'S MANA?
>> Verdona: YOUR GRANDPA'S FATE
WAS BIG NEWS.
IT EVEN REACHED MY PLANET, SO I
CAME BACK HERE TO REMEMBER THE
GOOD TIMES.
WHO KNEW THERE WAS A BUDDING
ANODYTE AMONG YOU.
GWENDOYLN, YOU'LL BE AMAZED AT
WHAT YOU CAN DO.
LET ME TEACH YOU TO MASTER LIFE
ENERGY -- THAT'S WHAT MANA IS.
>> Ben: OH.
>> Gwen: I DO WANT TO LEARN.
WHERE DO WE START?
>> Verdona: ON ANODYNE.
STOP LIVING THIS HUMDRUM LIFE.
COME HOME WITH ME AND JOIN THE
REAL PARTY.
>> Gwen: LEAVE?
THIS IS ALL SO -- WOW.
THIS IS TOO HUGE.
MOM? DAD?
WHAT DO I DO?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY I NEVER HAD.
>> WE ALWAYS HOPED THAT YOU
WOULD TAKE AFTER MY SIDE OF THE
FAMILY, BUT WE WANT YOU TO BE
HAPPY.
>> WE WON'T STAND IN YOUR WAY,
GWEN.
>> Gwen: YOU WON'T?
>> Verdona: THEN IT'S SETTLED.
COME ON, SWEETIE.
>> Ben: LET ME.
>> Verdona: HMM, SUCH A SERIOUS
GIRL.
>> Kevin: YOU WOULD GO UP ON THE
ROOF.
SOME OF US CAN'T FLY, YOU KNOW.
>> Ben: DUDE, BE SUPPORTIVE.
>> Gwen: THIS IS NOT HOW I
EXPECTED MY DAY TO GO.
>> Ben: STILL, IT'S PRETTY COOL
TO FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR POWERS,
RIGHT?
GRANDMA COULD TEACH YOU TO DO
ALL THAT STUFF SHE CAN DO.
>> Gwen: I'D BE GONE FOR A LONG
TIME, I GUESS.
>> Kevin: MAYBE FOREVER.
>> Gwen: I'VE ALWAYS FELT LIKE
AN OUTSIDER, LIKE I'M IN THE
WRONG PLACE.
BUT THEN I THINK, "OH, THAT'S
HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOU."
>> Ben: WE'LL MISS YOU IF YOU
GO.
>> Gwen: REALLY?
>> Ben: SURE, BUT WE'VE BEEN
RECRUITING MORE AND MORE PLUMBER
KIDS, SO WE'D STILL HAVE A
PRETTY POWERFUL TEAM.
>> Gwen: OH.
>> Ben: WHEN I WAS TRYING TO
DECIDE WHETHER TO USE MY POWERS
AGAIN, YOU TOLD ME IT WAS MY
CHOICE.
THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
ANYWAY, MAYBE YOU OWE IT TO
YOURSELF TO TRY TURNING INTO A
COSMIC MANAMASTER.
>> Gwen: MAYBE.
>> Ben: IT'S A
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.
>> Gwen: KEVIN, DO YOU FEEL THE
SAME WAY?
>> Kevin: NO.
WHY WOULD YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT
IT?
I WANT YOU AROUND.
THE WHOLE THING'S LAME.
>> Gwen: [ SMOOCHES ]
>> Kevin: LAME!
LAME!
LAME!
[ PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC PLAYING ]
>> Verdona: SHAG CARPET, EH?
AH, THEY WERE MAX'S FAVORITE.
WHY DO THE MOST BACKWARD
CREATURES MAKE THE BEST MUSIC?
>> DON'T YOU EVER COMPLAIN ABOUT
MY AUNT JOYCE AGAIN.
>> Verdona: CHEER UP, JUNIOR.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE SPARK.
THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD TEACH
YOU.
>> YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT, MOM.
YOU AND DAD BOTH.
>> Verdona: YOU KNOW WHAT I
MEAN.
I EVEN CAME BACK WHEN THE
GRANDKIDS WERE BORN, JUST IN
CASE YOUR BABY HAD THE SPARK.
BUT NOTHING DOING.
CARL'S BOY -- SAME THING.
MOM, IF YOU CAN GIVE GWEN AN
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN'T, WE
WON'T HOLD HER BACK.
>> Gwen: THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE
OFFER, BUT I'LL JUST SETTLE FOR
BEING A GIFTED HUMAN.
I WANT TO STAY HERE WITH MY
FRIENDS.
[ SNAPS FINGERS ]
>> Verdona: BUT YOU DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT YOU REALLY ARE.
KIDDO, WE BELONG ON ANODYNE
AMONG OUR KIND.
LET ME SHOW YOU.
[ ENERGY PULSATING ]
SEE?
JUST A DISGUISE.
THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN
ANODYTE.
>> SO THAT'SWHY SHE LOOKS SO
GOOD.
>> Verdona: MATURE ANODYTES ARE
PURE ENERGY.
WE DRAW LIFE FROM THE MANA
AROUND US.
>> Ben: YOU GOT TO ADMIT --
THAT'S KIND OF COOL.
>> Verdona: YOU'RE JUST TOO
YOUNG TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND.
LET ME HELP YOU.
I'LL DESTROY YOUR BODY AND FREE
THE ANODYTE INSIDE.
IT'LL BE FUN.
AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO THINK MUCH
MORE CLEARLY.
>> Ben: DESTROY?
>> Kevin: HER BODY?
>> Gwen: DESTROY MY BODY?
YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.
>> Verdona: HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHETHER YOU LIKE SOMETHING IF
YOU DON'T TRY IT?
>> Ben: VERDONA, SHE SAID NO.
>> Verdona: ANOTHER DANCE, BOYS?
OKAY.
BUT JUST THIS ONCE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NOW, THIS IS WHAT I CALL A
PARTY.
[ BOOM! ]
>> Kevin: GWEN, STAY BACK.
>> Gwen: HIT THE ROAD, KEVIN.
>> Kevin: HUH?
OH.
[ BEEP ]
>> Spidermonkey: SPIDERMONKEY!
[ CHATTERS ]
>> Verdona: [ GRUNTS ]
>> Gwen: [ GASPS ]
>> Spidermonkey: CHECK IT OUT.
HANDS-FREE.
WHY, GRANDMA!
WHAT BIG TROUBLE YOU HAVE.
>> Gwen: SHE'S WEAKENING.
[ GASPS ]
>> Spidermonkey: SPIDERMONKEY'S
GOT IT COVERED.
[ CHATTERS ]
>> Kevin: DUDE, I DON'T KNOW IF
I COULD POUND YOUR GRANDMA.
>> Spidermonkey: THAT'S OKAY.
WE'RE TEACHING HER TO MIND HER
MANA.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> Verdona: [ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD ONE, BEN.
>> Kevin: WAS NOT.
>> Gwen: SHE'S DRAWING MANA FROM
MILLIONS OF LIVING THINGS AROUND
HER.
>> Kevin: THE GRASS.
>> Verdona: I'M REALLY ENJOYING
THIS.
>> Kevin: [ GRUNTING ]
>> Verdona: I SHOULD GET OUT
MORE OFTEN.
>> Spidermonkey: [ SCREECHES ]
WHOA!
>> Verdona: NO MORE TANTRUMS,
SWEETIE.
IT WILL ALL BE OVER IN A SECOND.
>> Gwen: [ GRUNTING ]
>> Verdona: ONE DAY YOU'LL LEARN
TO MAKE A NEW BODY...
ANY KIND YOU LIKE.
>> Gwen: LISTEN TO ME!
I AM NOT GOING.
I LOVE HAVING POWERS, BUT I LIKE
MY LIFE BETTER.
I LIKE FIGHTING MONSTERS AND
SAVING THE WORLD.
>> Verdona: ANODYTES HELP TONS
OF PEOPLE -- SCADS.
YOU COULD USE YOUR NEW POWERS
HOWEVER YOU WANT...
AFTER YOU'VE MASTERED THEM IN...
60 OR 70 YEARS.
>> Gwen: IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
I LIKE SWIMMING IN SCHOOL AND
BREAKING BOARDS WITH MY HANDS
AND RUNNING AND FEELING TIRED
AFTERWARD AND...KISSING BOYS.
I MEAN, ALL THOSE GOOD TIMES YOU
HAD WITH GRANDPA...
>> Verdona: OH, I WAS JUST A KID
HAVING MY FUN.
TRUST ME -- GROWN-UP PARTIES ARE
SO MUCH BETTER.
>> Gwen: GRANDMA VERDONA, ADMIT
IT -- YOU MISS IT AND YOU MISS
MAX.
THAT'S WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE.
>> Verdona: MAX SHOULD HAVE BEEN
LIKE US.
HE HAD A SPARK ALL HIS OWN.
AN ADVENTURER, TROUBLEMAKER --
HE WAS A LOT LIKE YOUR LITTLE
FRIEND, UM...CURTIS.
>> Kevin: KEVIN.
>> Verdona: ENERGY BEINGS
TALKING HERE.
>> Gwen: NO.
YOU'REAN ENERGY BEING.
I'M A GIRL.
>> Verdona: MAYBE I'VE FORGOTTEN
WHAT THAT'S LIKE.
STILL, WHAT I'M OFFERING YOU IS
BETTER.
THINK OF HOW MANY MORE POWERS
YOU'LL HAVE.
>> Gwen: I LIKE MY POWERS, BUT I
LOVEMY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
I'M NOT GOING WITH YOU, GRANDMA.
>> Verdona: NO.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU ARE.
WELL, IT'S BEEN A WILD LITTLE
SHINDIG.
BUT MAMA'S GOT TO GO.
>> Gwen: HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
>> Verdona: YOU COULD COME WITH
ME AND FIND OUT.
>> Gwen: YEAH...OR NOT.
>> Verdona: HAD TO TRY.
GOODBYE, ALL.
AND, BEN, WAY TO STICK UP FOR
YOUR COUSIN.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
>> Ben: YOU, TOO, GRANDMA.
>> Verdona: DON'T FORGET TO HAVE
SOME FUN, KIDDO.
GRANDMA'S GOING TO DROP IN NOW
AND AGAIN TO SEE HOW YOU'RE
DOING.
>> OH...JOY.
>> Gwen: COME ON.
I KNOW WHERE THIS GOES.
TENNYSON.
>> Brainstorm: [ LAUGHS ]
MY DEAR KEVIN, YOUR NIGH
GLADIATORIAL BELLICOSITY HAS
ONCE AGAIN OUTPACED YOUR
RATIOCINATIVE PROCESSES.
>> Kevin: I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU
JUST SAID BUT...
CANNONBALL!
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLING ]
>> Brainstorm: OH, ATTEMPTING TO
SHORT ME OUT, HMM?
BEFORE YOU EVER CAUSE SUCH AN
INVOLUNTARY COGNITIVE DISCHARGE,
MY INTENSE ELECTROMAGNETIC
STORMERS WOULD VAPORIZE YOU.
TO WIT.
[ ZAP! ]
>> Kevin: UGH!
>> Brainstorm: AS A CODER AND AT
THE RISK OF GILDING THE LILY, I
SUBMIT.
>> Ben: ...THAT I WASN'T EVEN
THINKING HARD.
>> Kevin: OKAY, YOU GOT ME THAT
TIME.
LIVE AND LEARN, RIGHT, GWEN?
>> Ben: SHE MISSES GRANDPA.
>> Kevin: SHE WAS FINE IN THE
CAR.
>> Ben: IT'S MY FAULT.
I THOUGHT BRINGING HER HERE
WOULD CHEER HER UP.
>> Gwen: THIS IS GRANDPA MAX'S
SECRET FISHING ROCK.
HE USED TO COME OUT HERE ALL THE
TIME, WHEN HE WASN'T TRAVELING.
>> Kevin: AWAY ON PLUMBER
BUSINESS.
>> Gwen: WE DIDN'T KNOW BACK
THEN.
WHEN I WAS 5, HE BROUGHT ME
HERE, AND I CAUGHT A TEENY, TINY
FISH.
HE WANTED ME TO RELEASE IT, BUT
I PUT UP A BIG FUSS.
IT WAS MY FISH, YOU KNOW?
GRANDPA FINALLY CONVINCED ME TO
COME BACK WHEN IT WAS BIGGER.
GUESS I NEVER HAD AN EASY TIME
LETTING GO.
>> Ben: HEY, LOOK OVER THERE.
FOR A SECRET PLACE, THIS GETS A
LOT OF TRAFFIC.
>> Gwen: DID YOU EVER SEE A
FLOWER LIKE THAT, BEN?
>> Kevin: HEY, YOU IN THE CLOAK!
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> Ben: THAT WOMAN JUST
DISAPPEARED.
>> Kevin: TELEPORTER MAYBE?
>> Gwen: WHAT WAS SHE DOING?
>> Ben: "MAX PLUS VERDONA"?
WHO'S VERDONA?
>> Gwen: LET'S FIND HER AND ASK.
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRACK HER
WITH THIS.
UGH.
I REALLY THOUGHT I HAD THAT MOVE
DOWN.
>> Ben: HUH.
THAT'S NOT THE FIRST FLOWER SHE
LEFT HERE.
>> Kevin: SO WHAT NOW?
WE CAN'T JUST WAIT FOR HER TO
COME BACK.
THIS IS CRAZY.
SHE DIDN'T SHOW YESTERDAY, AND
SHE'S NOT GONNA SHOW TONIGHT.
>> Gwen: HUMOR ME.
>> Kevin: [ SIGHS ]
[ LOCK CLICKING ]
[ CLICKING STOPS ]
[ CLICKING RESUMES ]
DO I LOOK LIKE I'M KIDDING,
TENNYSON?
>> Gwen: [ SIGHS ]
YOU GUYS!
I HAVE TO FIND A BATHROOM.
>> Kevin: LOTS OF TREES AROUND.
>> Ben: REAL DEBONAIR, KEVIN.
>> Gwen: [ SIGHS ]
THERE WAS A GAS STATION A COUPLE
MILES BACK.
>> Kevin: I'LL DRIVE YOU.
>> Gwen: NO.
KEEP WATCH.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Kevin: [ GROWLS ]
>> Ben: LOOK.
HOW DO YOU KNOW MAX TENNYSON?
>> Kevin: TALK.
>> WHAT ROTTEN KIDS.
GO AWAY.
>> Ben: [ SIGHS ]
[ BEEPING ]
>> Jetray: JETRAY!
[ AIR WHOOSHES ]
>> OOH, A CHASE.
I HAVEN'T HAD A GOOD CHASE IN
AGES.
[ AIR WHOOSHES ]
>> Jetray: HA!
[ AIR WHOOSHES ]
>> [ LAUGHS ]
[ CLANK! ]
>> Kevin: ANSWERS, LADY.
WE'RE DONE PLAYING.
>> NOT UNTIL I PUT MY TOYS AWAY,
SWEETIE.
>> Kevin: UGH!
>> Jetray: WHO ARE YOU?
>> THIS LITTLE WORLD WOULD BE A
LOT MORE TOLERABLE WITHOUT
TROUBLEMAKING IMPS LIKE YOU
GETTING IN MY WAY.
>> Kevin: YEAH?
SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT.
>> Gwen: CAN'T I LEAVE YOU GUYS
ALONE FOR TWO MINUTES?
>> DO THAT AGAIN.
>> Gwen: NO PROBLEM.
>> INCREDIBLE.
>> Gwen: JUST WHO DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE LITTERING MY GRANDPA'S
COVE WITH YOUR FLOWERS?
>> Kevin: FLOWERS THAT SHE MAKES
OUT OF ENERGY.
>> Gwen: NO WAY.
>> DID YOU SAY MAX WAS YOUR
GRANDFATHER?
KIDDO!
>> Ben: UM, HE WAS MY GRANDPA,
TOO.
>> REALLY?
OH, CAN YOU PROJECT ENERGY LIKE
YOUR SISTER?
>> Ben: COUSIN.
AND NO.
>> SHAME.
GWENDOYLN...I'M VERDONA.
WE'LL TALK AGAIN SOON.
>> Ben: I THINK WE JUST MET OUR
GRANDMOTHER.
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
>> Gwen: DAD, WE NEED TO TALK.
>> IN YOUR ROOM?
I'M HONORED.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LET
ME IN HERE?
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
>> Gwen: I'VE BEEN KEEPING A BIG
SECRET FROM YOU.
MAGIC POWERS.
>> SO YOU'RE WHAT -- SOME KIND
OF WIZARD IN TRAINING?
[ Chuckling ] COME ON, GWEN.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING.
>> Gwen: BUT THERE'S MORE.
YOU READY?
>> THAT'S A BIG SECRET.
>> Gwen: I MET GRANDMA VERDONA
TODAY.
>> I WAS AFRAID THIS DAY MIGHT
COME, BUT YOU NEVER SHOWED ANY
SIGNS OF HAVING POWERS.
YOUR MOTHER AND I THOUGHT WE
WERE IN THE CLEAR.
>> Gwen: MAGIC RUNS IN THE
FAMILY?
I KNEW IT!
>> HONEY, THERE REALLY IS NO
SUCH THING AS MAGIC.
YOUR GRANDMA'S AN ALIEN.
>> Gwen: OKAY, I'M OVERLOADING
WITH QUESTIONS, BUT FIRST...
GUYS, I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE.
COME ON IN.
>> Ben: HEY, UNCLE FRANK.
>> Kevin: UH, HOW DO YOU DO,
SIR?
KEVIN LEVIN.
>> WHO'S THIS -- YOUR BOYFRIEND?
>> Kevin: ABSOLUTELY NOT!
>> Gwen: DADDY, NO!
SO, HERE'S THE THING.
MY GRANDMA, WHO I NEVER KNEW,
WANTS SOMETHING FROM ME, BUT I
DON'T KNOW WHAT.
>> LET'S ASK HER.
YOUR FRIENDS AREN'T THE ONLY
ONES WHO SNEAK AROUND
EAVESDROPPING ON PEOPLE.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT, MOM?
>> Verdona: YOU ALWAYS COULD
TELL WHEN I WAS WATCHING, BABY.
I HAD HOPED IT MEANT YOU HAD THE
SPARK...BUT NO SUCH LUCK.
>> [ GASPS ]
VERDONA, WHAT A SURPRISE.
>> Gwen: WHOA.
>> Verdona: TEA, DEAR, AND
SOMETHING SWEET FOR THE KIDS.
>> BEEN A WHILE, MOM.
>> Verdona: I SUPPOSE...IN HUMAN
TIME.
SWEETIE, YOUR GRANDMOTHER IS AN
ANODYTE AND SO ARE YOU.
>> Gwen: WHAT'S AN ANODYTE?
>> Verdona: ANODYTES ARE A RACE
OF FREE SPIRITS WITH POWERS THAT
HUMANS CAN BARELY COMPREHEND.
NOW, WE DON'T OFTEN MESS IN THE
AFFAIRS OF JUST PLAIN FOLKS, BUT
I FELL DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH
MAX TENNYSON.
>> Kevin: AND DITCHED HIM?
>> Verdona: NO.
IT'S JUST THAT AFTER THE KIDS
WERE GROWN AND OUT OF THE HOUSE,
I NEEDED TO RECONNECT WITH MY
ANODYTE HERITAGE, AND MAX WAS
BUSY SAVING THE UNIVERSE WITH
THE PLUMBERS.
>> DAD THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT THAT.
>> Verdona: YES, HE DIDN'T WANT
ME TO WORRY.
SWEET MAN.
WE HAD MANY GOOD YEARS, BUT WE
GREW APART.
EVEN A FELLOW LOADED WITH AS
MUCH MANA AS MAX IS STILL JUST A
PHYSICAL BEING.
>> Ben: WHAT'S MANA?
>> Verdona: YOUR GRANDPA'S FATE
WAS BIG NEWS.
IT EVEN REACHED MY PLANET, SO I
CAME BACK HERE TO REMEMBER THE
GOOD TIMES.
WHO KNEW THERE WAS A BUDDING
ANODYTE AMONG YOU.
GWENDOYLN, YOU'LL BE AMAZED AT
WHAT YOU CAN DO.
LET ME TEACH YOU TO MASTER LIFE
ENERGY -- THAT'S WHAT MANA IS.
>> Ben: OH.
>> Gwen: I DO WANT TO LEARN.
WHERE DO WE START?
>> Verdona: ON ANODYNE.
STOP LIVING THIS HUMDRUM LIFE.
COME HOME WITH ME AND JOIN THE
REAL PARTY.
>> Gwen: LEAVE?
THIS IS ALL SO -- WOW.
THIS IS TOO HUGE.
MOM? DAD?
WHAT DO I DO?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY I NEVER HAD.
>> WE ALWAYS HOPED THAT YOU
WOULD TAKE AFTER MY SIDE OF THE
FAMILY, BUT WE WANT YOU TO BE
HAPPY.
>> WE WON'T STAND IN YOUR WAY,
GWEN.
>> Gwen: YOU WON'T?
>> Verdona: THEN IT'S SETTLED.
COME ON, SWEETIE.
>> Ben: LET ME.
>> Verdona: HMM, SUCH A SERIOUS
GIRL.
>> Kevin: YOU WOULD GO UP ON THE
ROOF.
SOME OF US CAN'T FLY, YOU KNOW.
>> Ben: DUDE, BE SUPPORTIVE.
>> Gwen: THIS IS NOT HOW I
EXPECTED MY DAY TO GO.
>> Ben: STILL, IT'S PRETTY COOL
TO FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR POWERS,
RIGHT?
GRANDMA COULD TEACH YOU TO DO
ALL THAT STUFF SHE CAN DO.
>> Gwen: I'D BE GONE FOR A LONG
TIME, I GUESS.
>> Kevin: MAYBE FOREVER.
>> Gwen: I'VE ALWAYS FELT LIKE
AN OUTSIDER, LIKE I'M IN THE
WRONG PLACE.
BUT THEN I THINK, "OH, THAT'S
HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOU."
>> Ben: WE'LL MISS YOU IF YOU
GO.
>> Gwen: REALLY?
>> Ben: SURE, BUT WE'VE BEEN
RECRUITING MORE AND MORE PLUMBER
KIDS, SO WE'D STILL HAVE A
PRETTY POWERFUL TEAM.
>> Gwen: OH.
>> Ben: WHEN I WAS TRYING TO
DECIDE WHETHER TO USE MY POWERS
AGAIN, YOU TOLD ME IT WAS MY
CHOICE.
THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
ANYWAY, MAYBE YOU OWE IT TO
YOURSELF TO TRY TURNING INTO A
COSMIC MANAMASTER.
>> Gwen: MAYBE.
>> Ben: IT'S A
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.
>> Gwen: KEVIN, DO YOU FEEL THE
SAME WAY?
>> Kevin: NO.
WHY WOULD YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT
IT?
I WANT YOU AROUND.
THE WHOLE THING'S LAME.
>> Gwen: [ SMOOCHES ]
>> Kevin: LAME!
LAME!
LAME!
[ PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC PLAYING ]
>> Verdona: SHAG CARPET, EH?
AH, THEY WERE MAX'S FAVORITE.
WHY DO THE MOST BACKWARD
CREATURES MAKE THE BEST MUSIC?
>> DON'T YOU EVER COMPLAIN ABOUT
MY AUNT JOYCE AGAIN.
>> Verdona: CHEER UP, JUNIOR.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE SPARK.
THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD TEACH
YOU.
>> YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT, MOM.
YOU AND DAD BOTH.
>> Verdona: YOU KNOW WHAT I
MEAN.
I EVEN CAME BACK WHEN THE
GRANDKIDS WERE BORN, JUST IN
CASE YOUR BABY HAD THE SPARK.
BUT NOTHING DOING.
CARL'S BOY -- SAME THING.
MOM, IF YOU CAN GIVE GWEN AN
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN'T, WE
WON'T HOLD HER BACK.
>> Gwen: THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE
OFFER, BUT I'LL JUST SETTLE FOR
BEING A GIFTED HUMAN.
I WANT TO STAY HERE WITH MY
FRIENDS.
[ SNAPS FINGERS ]
>> Verdona: BUT YOU DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT YOU REALLY ARE.
KIDDO, WE BELONG ON ANODYNE
AMONG OUR KIND.
LET ME SHOW YOU.
[ ENERGY PULSATING ]
SEE?
JUST A DISGUISE.
THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN
ANODYTE.
>> SO THAT'SWHY SHE LOOKS SO
GOOD.
>> Verdona: MATURE ANODYTES ARE
PURE ENERGY.
WE DRAW LIFE FROM THE MANA
AROUND US.
>> Ben: YOU GOT TO ADMIT --
THAT'S KIND OF COOL.
>> Verdona: YOU'RE JUST TOO
YOUNG TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND.
LET ME HELP YOU.
I'LL DESTROY YOUR BODY AND FREE
THE ANODYTE INSIDE.
IT'LL BE FUN.
AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO THINK MUCH
MORE CLEARLY.
>> Ben: DESTROY?
>> Kevin: HER BODY?
>> Gwen: DESTROY MY BODY?
YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.
>> Verdona: HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHETHER YOU LIKE SOMETHING IF
YOU DON'T TRY IT?
>> Ben: VERDONA, SHE SAID NO.
>> Verdona: ANOTHER DANCE, BOYS?
OKAY.
BUT JUST THIS ONCE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NOW, THIS IS WHAT I CALL A
PARTY.
[ BOOM! ]
>> Kevin: GWEN, STAY BACK.
>> Gwen: HIT THE ROAD, KEVIN.
>> Kevin: HUH?
OH.
[ BEEP ]
>> Spidermonkey: SPIDERMONKEY!
[ CHATTERS ]
>> Verdona: [ GRUNTS ]
>> Gwen: [ GASPS ]
>> Spidermonkey: CHECK IT OUT.
HANDS-FREE.
WHY, GRANDMA!
WHAT BIG TROUBLE YOU HAVE.
>> Gwen: SHE'S WEAKENING.
[ GASPS ]
>> Spidermonkey: SPIDERMONKEY'S
GOT IT COVERED.
[ CHATTERS ]
>> Kevin: DUDE, I DON'T KNOW IF
I COULD POUND YOUR GRANDMA.
>> Spidermonkey: THAT'S OKAY.
WE'RE TEACHING HER TO MIND HER
MANA.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> Verdona: [ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD ONE, BEN.
>> Kevin: WAS NOT.
>> Gwen: SHE'S DRAWING MANA FROM
MILLIONS OF LIVING THINGS AROUND
HER.
>> Kevin: THE GRASS.
>> Verdona: I'M REALLY ENJOYING
THIS.
>> Kevin: [ GRUNTING ]
>> Verdona: I SHOULD GET OUT
MORE OFTEN.
>> Spidermonkey: [ SCREECHES ]
WHOA!
>> Verdona: NO MORE TANTRUMS,
SWEETIE.
IT WILL ALL BE OVER IN A SECOND.
>> Gwen: [ GRUNTING ]
>> Verdona: ONE DAY YOU'LL LEARN
TO MAKE A NEW BODY...
ANY KIND YOU LIKE.
>> Gwen: LISTEN TO ME!
I AM NOT GOING.
I LOVE HAVING POWERS, BUT I LIKE
MY LIFE BETTER.
I LIKE FIGHTING MONSTERS AND
SAVING THE WORLD.
>> Verdona: ANODYTES HELP TONS
OF PEOPLE -- SCADS.
YOU COULD USE YOUR NEW POWERS
HOWEVER YOU WANT...
AFTER YOU'VE MASTERED THEM IN...
60 OR 70 YEARS.
>> Gwen: IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
I LIKE SWIMMING IN SCHOOL AND
BREAKING BOARDS WITH MY HANDS
AND RUNNING AND FEELING TIRED
AFTERWARD AND...KISSING BOYS.
I MEAN, ALL THOSE GOOD TIMES YOU
HAD WITH GRANDPA...
>> Verdona: OH, I WAS JUST A KID
HAVING MY FUN.
TRUST ME -- GROWN-UP PARTIES ARE
SO MUCH BETTER.
>> Gwen: GRANDMA VERDONA, ADMIT
IT -- YOU MISS IT AND YOU MISS
MAX.
THAT'S WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE.
>> Verdona: MAX SHOULD HAVE BEEN
LIKE US.
HE HAD A SPARK ALL HIS OWN.
AN ADVENTURER, TROUBLEMAKER --
HE WAS A LOT LIKE YOUR LITTLE
FRIEND, UM...CURTIS.
>> Kevin: KEVIN.
>> Verdona: ENERGY BEINGS
TALKING HERE.
>> Gwen: NO.
YOU'REAN ENERGY BEING.
I'M A GIRL.
>> Verdona: MAYBE I'VE FORGOTTEN
WHAT THAT'S LIKE.
STILL, WHAT I'M OFFERING YOU IS
BETTER.
THINK OF HOW MANY MORE POWERS
YOU'LL HAVE.
>> Gwen: I LIKE MY POWERS, BUT I
LOVEMY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
I'M NOT GOING WITH YOU, GRANDMA.
>> Verdona: NO.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU ARE.
WELL, IT'S BEEN A WILD LITTLE
SHINDIG.
BUT MAMA'S GOT TO GO.
>> Gwen: HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
>> Verdona: YOU COULD COME WITH
ME AND FIND OUT.
>> Gwen: YEAH...OR NOT.
>> Verdona: HAD TO TRY.
GOODBYE, ALL.
AND, BEN, WAY TO STICK UP FOR
YOUR COUSIN.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
>> Ben: YOU, TOO, GRANDMA.
>> Verdona: DON'T FORGET TO HAVE
SOME FUN, KIDDO.
GRANDMA'S GOING TO DROP IN NOW
AND AGAIN TO SEE HOW YOU'RE
DOING.
>> OH...JOY.
>> Gwen: COME ON.
I KNOW WHERE THIS GOES.