"The Secret of the Juice" *Down in the depths of Duke Igthorn's Castle, far in Drekmore, A large factory is being built to the one idea of making Gummi Berry Juice for his very own. The story begins when Igthorn yells at his Ogres...* Igthorn: Fine work lads, fine work. Put those Gummi Berries over there. *Toadie runs from behind, carrying a huge basket of Gummi Berries. He bumps right into Igthorn's feet* Igthorn: Gaahh..! Toadie: Oop.. so sorry, soo sorry... Toadie never do it again! Igthorn: Oh, I feel tolerant today.. understanding.. almost.. nice! Igthorn: *picking Toadie up by the ears* And do you know why? Toadie: Cause Dukeiness.. is sick? Igthorn: No you ignoramus! Cause I need you to make my Ultimate Weapon! Igthorn: Haha.. MY Gummi Berry Juice Factory!! Igthorn: Soon, I will be making barrels of the stuff. Igthorn: My army of super-strong ogres.. will smash down the walls of Dunwyn Castle into rubble. Toadie: And how could this lowly Toadie help? Igthorn: I want you to get me.. one.. Missing ingredient. Toadie: And what is that?.. your Igthorniness? Igthorn: Someone to cook the juice. CATCH ME A GUMMI BEAR! *Out in the forests of Gummi Glen, the gummies are harvesting the berries* Grammi: Pick, pick, pick! Before those greedy ogres steal the rest of our meager harvest! Zummi: Oh.. heavens.. what do they want with our Gummi Berries anyway? Gruffi: Don't worry. I'll make them tell.. when I catch them in my Traps. Grammi: Traps? Hmph! I'd rather rely on Gummi Berry Juice.. but we haven't got a drop left. Sunni: *long sigh* Sometimes I get so tired of picking these things.. Princess Kala: Oh Sunni.. I think it's fun! Sunni: Well I'd rather be a Princess like You.. with dozens of Servants to do my work. Grammi: Well you're not, you're a Gummi Bear. And Gummi Bears pick Gummi Berries! *Tummi comes up the grassy trail from somewhere in the back* Tummi: Whoa, look, I found a bunch over there.. Gruffi: No, Tummi, don't step on that..! *Tummi walks into Gruffi's ogre trap and sends his basket of Gummi Berries right onto Gruffi. Tummi rolls over into the rest of the baskets and sends them all sprawling and rolling around the forest* Grammi: *sarcastically* Terrific Ogre Trap. I needed to cook those berries this afternoon! I have'ta do everything my self. *walks out* Gruffi: Hmpf.. I'd appreciate it if you've leave my traps to the ogres. Tummi: Okay with me. *In another patch of the forest, Toadie and 2 ogres paint little stones and hang them onto a tree, quite large* Toadie: Gummi Bears Have to be around here somewhere.. *to the ogres* Aren't you finished Yet? Orange Ogre: Looks good, huh? Toadie: What bear could resist the Biggest Gummi Berry Bush in the World? Toadie: Quick.. I hear one coming! *the ogres then hide behind the bush, and out in front Toadie sticks out a sign, pointing to the bush 'Gumee Baries'* Grammi: *coming up the trail* Those thieving ogres have hardly left us any! Grammi: *looking at the big bush* Huh? *taking a look at the ground, she sees the orange and yellow feet of the ogres behind the bush* Grammi: Say.. your shoe lace is untied. Yellow Ogre: *knocking down the tree* Oh.. thanks! Toadie: Get her you fools! Grammi runs away.. the Orange Ogre catches up to her and traps her inside a basket. He lifts up the basket, but doesn't see the Gummi there. After a while, he looks up into the center of the basket and Grammi jumps down onto the Ogre's nose. She runs and pulls out her Gummi Berry Juice bottle* Grammi: Drat.. it's empty. *running towards the patch of Gummi Berries* Grammi: *saying to the other gummies* Ogres! Help.. Ogres! *The Orange Ogre tries to keep up. Gruffi comes out from behind a tree, with his hands in the air* Gruffi: Stop! *with his feet, making a line on the ground just before one of his traps* I Dare you to cross that line! Orange Ogre: Ooh yeaah?? *Snap* Gruffi walks away. Grammi: Ogres in the glen! Zummi: Oh! Quick everybody.. underground! Toadie: *looking at the orange ogre* Caught in a trap.. oh how could you be so stupid? *stepping back, Toadie walks into another trap, swinging him around* Aiiee! *Down in Gummi Glen* Grammi: Sunni, I have to cook the few berries that are left. And i need you to go sort them. Sunni: Berries, berries, berries! How boring! Sunni: *looking into the mirror* Look at this hair! It looks like a Gummi Berri Bush! Kala: Maybe you just.. need to change it a bit. Sunni: *taking a little purple berry* change it.. Ahh! *In the main hall.. Gruffi is walking around, pondering about the Ogres, and Grammi sits down on a chair with a wet handkerchief over her forehead* Gruffi: Suppose those ogres have caught you Grammi.. you're important. We need you! Grammi: Oh, do you really mean it? Gruffi: Of course.. who else would make our Gummi Berri Juice? Grammi: *throwing the handkerchief at Gruffi* Well thanks for your concern, you mulehead. Gruffi coughs and gags, taking the handkerchief off his face. Grammi: But actually, you're right. it's time I pass the secret recipe on to someone else. Gruffi: Well don't look at me.. I don't know a teaspoon from a teapot! Grammi: But Cubbi's too young.. Zummi'd get it all backwards, and, a Tummi.. Gruffi: Tummi?.. he'd eat all of the ingredients before he even got started! Grammi: That leaves only Sunni.. Gruffi: No.. too flatey. And lately, no respect for Gummi traditions. You've seen how taken she is.. with Human ways. Grammi: No, Sunni's down to earth. She's a responsible young Gummi. Sunni: Surprise! *shows them her new purple hair, that she has dyed with the Gummi Berri* *Back down in Drekmore Castle, Toadie and the two orges come back to Igthorn explaing their incident* Toadie: She was too smart for us.. Igthorn: Rats are too smart for you! We'll just have to try the trap again! Toadie: But she won't fall for it, your Igthornasity! Igthorn: She'll fall for it all right.. boy, will she fall! *evil snicker* *Back in the Kitchen of Gummi Glen* Grammi: Today's the big day... *yelling* Come on Sunni, we have to start! *Sunni comes down the stairs, wearing a blue apron much like Grammi* Cubbi: Hey.. you look just like a little Grammi! Sunni: I do not! Cubbi gets scared and hides behind Tummi. Sunni: If Kala saw me like this I'd fall down a rabbit hole! Grammi: Well forget Kala right now.. you've got more important things to learn. *They walk over to a table filled with bowls of green, orange, blue, purple, yellow, and red Gummi Berries* Grammi: The great Gummi cooks have passed down the secret of the juice for hundreds of years.. I now bestow upon you, the ancient stirring ladel of our ancestors. Sunni: Why do I have to make the juice? Can't ya just Write down the recipe? Grammi: You'll never lose it if it's here.. *pointing to her head*, and No one can take it from you, if it's locked in here *pointing to her heart*. Grammi: Now., add six handfuls of red berries.. four orange.. three purple... Sunni: Four red... six orange.. Grammi: No, six red and four orange! Sunni: Oh phooey! Grammi: Then add four blue.. three green.. a yellow-- Grammi: Now, for the final and most important part of the recipe.. the three step stir. *Kala appears from behind the doorway.. Sunni watches and doesn't pay much attention to Grammi* Grammi: Sunni, pay attention! One mistake.. and disaster! Sunni: Yes Grammi. Kala: *from behind, whispering* Hi! Grammi: First you stir slooow to the right.. then sloow to the left. Grammi: then.. Bang, *hits the side of the pot gently with the ladel* to get out the bubbles. Did you get that? Sunni: Oh.. yea. Grammi: Then lets see you try it. Sunni: Oh um, uh Stir the juice.. Grammi: No, that's too fast.. Sunni: And.. Bang! *EXPLOSION* Grammi: You've ruined our Only batch of juice! Sunni: It's not my fault!.. there are too many things to remember. Grammi: Gruffi was right.. you're not Fit to learn this Gummi Secret! *Grammi walks out.. Kala walks in* Kala: I'm sorry Sunni.. *taking out her bow and a few arrows* Sunni: She'll get over it.. wow, where did you get the neat bow? Kala: It's father's.. he doesn't think shooting was lady-like, so I had to sneak it out. Sunni: Let's go try it! Kala: But the kitchen! Sunni: Later.. Grammi won't be back for a Long time. *Back in the woods* Grammi: *sigh* Sunni'll never learn. She let me down. *looking at a rather huge gummi berry bush. Near the bush is a sign.. 'Gume Beries'* Grammi: Boy these guys are really lame! *she begins to walk away, but falls into a large hole. Duke Igthorn looks up from above* Toadie: We got her, we got her! Igthorn: I got her, you fouled up! Igthorn: Ahh, my dearest lady.. who says I can't have my juice.. and drink it, too? *snicker* *Meanwhile..* Zummi: Oh my goodness, this patch is all picked up *picking the last gummi berri on a short bush* Cubbi: There's more, over there! *running towrads the far end of the trail* Cubbi: Look, it's Grammi's berry basket! Tummi: Where'd she go? *A loud stamping noise is heard from behind* Zummi: Ogres! Gruffi: Hide.. hide! *they jump into the midsts of the gummi berri bushes* *The ogres arrive, bringing a cart full of Gummi Berries* Yellow Ogre: Now that Dukey has Gummi Lady, we soon have Lots of juice! Orange Ogre: Soon Dukey make juice.. and Ogres be stronger than a hundred.. horses. *picking up the gummi berri bushes that the gummies are hidden in, and throws them into the back of the cart* Yellow Ogre: Yah.. dauh, smarter, too! *the ogres continue along the forest* *In the back of the cart, Tummi, Cubbi, Gruffi, and Zummi pop out of the piles of Gummi berries* Cubbi: Hey.. what's goin' on? Zummi: I got to get word to Sunni.. *taking the feather from his hat and using Cubbi's blue hat, Zummi dips the feather in a yellow Gummi Berri and begins to write..* Zummi: 'Sunni, Grammi captured by Igthorn. Gone to rescue. Bring Juice!' *Zummi then throws the hat onto a nearby Gummi Berri bush* *Back at Drekmore Castle, two Ogres bring Grammi in while Duke Igthorn talks to her* Igthorn: Welcome to Drekmore Castle madam. I'm sure you'll find yourself right at home.. in your very own kitchen. So, what do you think? Grammi: It's dreadful! I refuse to be a part of this mess! Toadie: You'll cook, if his dukeiness say so! Igthorn: *pushing him aside* Toadie, you must treat a Gummi Bear with respect. Ahh my dear lady, if you cooperate.. and give me the recipe, everything will be.. happily ever after. Grammi: And if I don't? Igthorn snaps his fingers. An ogre walks up, and squeezes a barrel with his hands. Grammi: Uhh.. well, uh.. maybe. Igthorn: See Toadie, it's a matter of charm.. *turning towards Grammi* Igthorn: NOW MAKE ME A TEST BATCH! *The scene changes to Grammi sitting next to the pot of juice, adding the ingredients* Grammi: Six red ones.. four orange-- Toadie: *writing* Six red, four orange.. Grammi: And NO purple ones. Toadie: And no purple ones. Got it! *Back in the woods, after a long day of archery, Princess Kala and Sunni walk back towards home* Sunni: Boy, you shoot great, Kala! Kala: Practice makes perfect! I think we better go clean up Grammi's kitchen now. Sunni: I guess you're right. *looking at the hat in the distance on the bush* Kala: Hey.. what's that? Sunni: It's Cubbi's hat.. with writing! Kala: What does it say? Sunni: Igthorn's got Grammi! And the others want me to bring juice! Kala: Well let's do it! Sunni: But there is no juice! I spoiled the last batch. Sunni: It's all my fault! Kala: Look. Isn't it Gummi Tradition that Gummies Always try? Sunni: Right. To the QuickTunnels! *Back at Drekmore Castle* Igthorn: Well? Grammi: It's ready, your grace. Igthorn: At last. I don't trust you.. *looking down at Toadie* You, test it first! Toadie: Me?, nuh-uh! Igthorn shoves the drink down Toadie's throat. *gulp gulp* Toadie: Why.. it's working! Igthorn: I will be Invincible! *begins drinking* Ogres: *in a dumb voice* Invincible! Igthorn: I will rise to power over everyone! Grammi: You can say that again. *Toadie, Igthorn, and the ogres begin to blow up like a balloon and float to the ceiling* Igthorn: What's happening? Grammi: What always happens when you leave out the purple berries! Bye-bye! Igthorn: *watching as Grammi runs out of the room* Somebody get that bear! *in the dry sewers just below the gray hallway near the kitchen in Drekmore Castle, Kala and Sunni climb through, hoping to rescue Grammi* Kala: Geesh, I Hate this place! Sunni: Me too.. but this is the only way to rescue Grammi! *Grammi keeps running from two ogres, and she trips over the grate just as Sunni is about to get out. The ogre takes her back to Igthorn* Yellow Ogre: Gotcha! *Back in the courtyard, the small cart comes to a stop* Gruffi: We're here. Zummi: oo, everybody, duck! *The ogres pick up the barrels of Gummi Berries and send them down the chute. They get sent into a whirling mass of machinery, and after a while, end up in a small pool of water* Tummi: Wow.. what a great ride! Gruffi: It's not over yet.. duck! *A few ogres jump into the water to scoop and sort out the Gummi Berries. The Gummies climb out to one side of the huge barrel* Yellow Ogre: I spy Gummi Bears! Tummi: Run!! *The Gummies run away, and soon find theirselves in a room with a few barrels, being stamped shut. Zummi gets an idea to climb up and hide in one of the barrels. The other gummies follow, but Tummi slips and drops to the floor* Zummi: Hoo boy, they'll Never find us in here! *The lid closes* Gruffi: Never.. is Right. Green Ogre (In charge of the barrels): *saying to another orange ogre nearby* Take this to the Barrel Room. Orange Ogre: Okay. *Tummi follows not so far behind. He arrives, looking at a sign above a door* Tummi: *thinking to himself* Probably the Barrel Room. Now all I gotta do is find the barrel and let em out. Tummi opens the door, and sees a huge long corridor lined with barrels. Tummi: *thinking..* This isn't gunna be as easy as I thought. *Back at the Kitchen..* Igthorn: So, you think you're so clever.. Grammi: If you think I'm gunna give you the recipe, Duke.. Igthorn: Oh, but you will. We have ways of making Gummi Bears talk.. Igthorn: *to the ogres* Take Her To The Dungeons!!! *Down in the dungeons, Igthorn talks to Grammi. Behind the entrance-door, Sunni and Kala watch the scene, unnoticed* Sunni: *whispering to Kala* What's he gunna do to her? *they watch* Igthorn: Hmm, maybe you'd change your mind after a turn or two on the rack. Grammi: What's that? Ogre: It stretch people.. like this *taking Toadie, and pulling his arms and legs apart* Toadie: Uh euh Oww! Grammi backs away. Igthorn: No, perhaps the Dunking machine.. guaranteed to soften a stubborn attitude. *The ogre places Toadie into the seat and dunks him for a few seconds* Grammi: Uh.. Igthorn: Wait.. I have the Perfect way to make even the Bravest bear crack.. Igthorn: *yelling to the ogres* Strap her down! Igthorn: I found nothing is worse than.. The Feather! *The ogres gasp in fright* Grammi: Oh no.. *Igthorn begins to tickle her feet* not that.. I'll won't tell.. I'll never tell *giggling* *The ogres cover their faces* Grammi: I can't stand it.. haha-hah! Sunni: *aside, whispering to Kala* Oh no, she'll give it for sure! Grammi: Six red berries.. ha-Hahaha.. four orange ones.. Toadie: She's telling, She's Telling! Igthorn: Well write it down, mushhead! *Back in the Barrel Room..* Tummi: hello?.. Zummi?.... Gruffi? *knocks on a barrel* *Inside the barrel the gummies are in, Gruffi and Zummi boost Cubbi up to the lid. He tries to lift it open with his wooden sword* Gruffi: How's it coming, Cubbi? Cubbi: The lid's stuck Tight! Gruffi: Great, just great! We come all the way here to rescue Grammi, and we wind up stuck in a barrel! *Cubbi's sword breaks and they all tumble down* Zummi: Uh, hold on, hold on, I think I can make the lid shrink.. magically. Gruffi: Well this oughta be good for a laugh. Zummi: *chanting* 'Shrumink Omit Numow'! *The entire barrel shrinks, and squeeze the Gummies quite tight* Gruffi: I'm not laughing! Zummi: Whoops- sorry, sorry.. I'll fix it. *Tummi, unknowing, bends down and sits on the small barrel* Tummi: I must be getting close now.. I can feel it. Zummi: *chanting* 'Mumink Omit Flumink'! *The barrel enlarges back to normal, and Tummi falls off* Tummi: Anyone at home? Gruffi: *from inside* Tummi? It's Tummi! Get us out! Tummi: Sure. Uh, how? Gruffi: I don't know.. use your head! Tummi: Uh.. good idea. Tummi stands back, and runs into the barrel. his head goes through the wood. Cubbi's eyes grow big. Gruffi: Uh, kid, that's not exactly what I had in mind. Tummi: Sorry,.. *pushes himself out, but at the same time knocks the barrel tumbling -very- fast out of the room* Uhh, wait for me! *Back at the dungeons, Sunni and Kala run to the nearby pedestal and hide behind it. Toadie walks out of the room, followed by Igthorn and Grammi* Igthorn: At last! The secret recipe is mine! *to toadie* Take that recipe to the Ogres and tell them to make juice galore! Toadie: At once, your dukeiness. *coming from behind the pedestal..* Sunni: Let's get that recipe Kala.. I'm gunna make us some juice! Toadie: Juice galore! Juice galore! Nobody can stop us now! Kala: Give back that recipe, or I'll knock your block off! Toadie: The Princess! *runs* Kala runs after him. Soon, Toadie meets up with a few ogres, running back the other way towards Kala. Toadie: We'll see Who gets Who! *Suddenly, the rolling barrel comes down and the ogres change direction, once again, running away from the barrel. Sunni and Kala move out of the way, and the barrel runs over Toadie and the other two ogres. Sunni grabs the recipe from Toadie, and Tummi soon follows behind, walking right over him :)* Toadie: Come back with that-- Ooof! *getting squashed* Tummi: 'cuse me *The barrel breaks and the other gummies pop out, rather dizzy* Sunni: It's the Gummies! Kala: You go make the juice *handing the recipe to Sunni*. We'll hold them off! Zummi: But, uh uhm we've never gone against an ogre jithout miuce! Er uh without juice! *In Drekmore Castle Kitchen, Sunni opens the door leading inwards* Sunni: *whispering to herself* I hope this is the right way.. Sunni opens the door and gasps *two ogres, green and yellow, prepare the Gummi Berries to the side. They see Sunni, wearing an apron just like Grammi* Green Ogre: Look, Gummi Lady Bear! Yellow Ogre: Ogres do good job? Sunni: Uh.. yea, uh.. Sunni: *in her best impression of Grammi..* Fetch me the berries, and the kettle, and the ladel.. and snap to it, you lugheads! Sunni: *to herself* Kinda fun being a slave driver.. *High atop a 120ft. tower in Drekmore Castle, Grammi is being hung by rope over a pulley. On the other side is a large sand bag. Duke Igthorn, an ogre, and Toadie stand watch, as Igthorn gives the Gummi Bear his not so encouraging words..* Igthorn: When the sand runs out.. the rope will be cut, and.. Good Bye Gummi Bear! *Toadie slits the sand bag* Grammi: The Gummies will stop you yet.. you.. evil, monstrous villain! Igthorn: Why.. thank you! *Back in the Kitchen..* Sunni: Five blue berries.. then three yellow.. then.. *gasp* The three step stir.. it's not on the recipe! The Ogres gasp too, looking about.. Sunni: *yelling to the ogres* Go away while I'm cooking! Sunni: *whispering..* Grammi kept it in her heart.. now I have to find it in my head. Here goes.. Sunni: First stir to the right. No, wait.. Sunni: It's slow to the right.. then slow to the left... then.. Bang. *A few bubbles start to appear out from the reddish-purple juice* Sunni: I did it! *taking her hat off* I made Gummi Berri Juice! Green Ogre: *seeing Sunni's hat taken off* Hey, you're not Gummi Lady bear! Sunni: Uh oh.. *taking a clean bottle and filling it with Gummi Berri Juice, she drinks some and bounces out the door* *Toadie wallops happily into the kitchen, but gets bounced from Sunni, escaping, then the other two ogres following her. As Toadie, Very weary by now, looks up, he notices the pot of juice on the table* Toadie: It's Real Juice! *looking at the bubbles* *Back at the courtyard, just beneath the 120ft tower..* Cubbi: Look *pointing above*.. it's Grammi! Igthorn: *as the rope cuts and Grammi begins to fall* To-do-looo Sunni: *giving the juice to Kala* Kala, drink! Kala gulps some of the juice. Sunni: Now throw! *Kala throws the juice high up into the air. Grammi surprisingly catches it, and drinks some. She then falls down to the ground, and bounces back upwards* Gummies: Hooray! *Grammi *She then bounces back towards Duke Igthorn, and pinches his nose* Grammi: Bye Bye, sweetie! *Igthorn grumbles* Sunni: Oh Grammi! *runs and hugs her, after she lands back down safely onto the courtyard* Grammi: I knew you could do it, sweetheart! *The ogres surround the six gummies and Kala in the courtyard..* Ogre: Now we wait for Dukefulness. *Meanwhile, back in the Kitchen..* Toadie: *stirring the juice* Real Juice!.. Oo, Dukey be so proud of Chef Toadie.. *taking the ladel out of the juice* And now we Bang... *Back in the courtyard, Igthorn walks up* Igthorn: Soo, you thought you'd leave me here with egg on my face!.. *EXPLOSION-- piles of Gummi Berri Juice flies out the Kitchen Window and covers Igthorn and the ogres. The gummies escape..* Cubbi: Let's bounce out of here! *the gummies drink the juice* Kala: But I Can't bounce! *Thinking, the gummies all pick up Kala and bounce her out of Drekmore Castle, never to return to the clutches of Duke Igthorn* *Back in Gummi Glen's Kitchen, Grammi and Sunni are scrubbing the floor, getting the last of that scrap of Gummi Berri Juice that has exploded earlier* Grammi: *to sunni* Well.. now you know the secret recipe. Sunni: Yup.. it's right here in my heart. *Grammi smiles* *Kala walks in through the door* Kala: Hi Sunni, can you come out? I'd thought you might like a Fencing lesson. Sunni: Well, I don't know Kala.. I have chores to do. Grammi: You've worked hard enough today.. Sunni: Yipee! *taking off her apron and rushing out the door* Grammi: ooh.. *loving sigh* She'll make a fine Juice maker.. uh, someday. :) The End.