Wordgirl Meets Capt. Justice
(Miles away from Fair City, home of Wordgirl and Capt. Huggyface, in the city of Liverly, lives another superhero by the name of Capt. Justice and like Wordgirl, he has several superpowers that help him fight crime and his town's villains, but unlike Wordgirl, Capt. Justice shows no mercy or kindness to his arch-enemies and sometimes he will even take their lives.)
Capt. Justice: (In pursuit of a villain.) Get back here, you fiend!
Villain #1: Nothing do it. I'm not going to surrender to you or to anyone!
Capt. Justice: So that's how you want to play! (He then flies towards the villain and grabs him.)
Villain #1: Let me go, Capt. Justice! I was your best friend. Remember?
Capt. Justice: Yeah, I remember. You and I were best friends but now we aren't. (He then punches the villain and kills him.) Good-bye, "Old Friend".
Mayor of Liverly: Capt. Justice, you've done it again. You've destroyed another villain, making our city safer everyday.
Capt. Justice: That's what I'm here to do. Keep the city safe and villain-free.
Mayor of Liverly: Well, I know of a town, miles from here that could use your expertise. It seems that their current superhero doesn't destroy her villains and therefore, they run around town, doing anything they want.
Capt. Justice: She doesn't sound like much of a superhero if she doesn't destroy at least one villain. I think I should go there and show her what it takes to be a real superhero. I shall leave right away to…?
Mayor of Liverly: Fair City. This superhero is in Fair City.
Capt. Justice: Fair City. (He then hovers into the air and flies towards Fair City.) (Since he doesn't have super speed, it takes him several days to reach Fair City.)
(Meanwhile, in Fair City.)
(Wordgirl and Capt. Huggyface are battling Tobey and his robots.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Give it up, Tobey!
Tobey: Not today, Wordgirl! ROBOTS ATTACK! (He presses his remote and his robots come at Wordgirl, only to be destroyed by her and her sidekick.) NOOOO!
Wordgirl/Becky: Do you have more?
Tobey: Not this time, but I will the next time we meet! (Then his mother arrives.) Mother! Um, I was just… (She then takes him by the ear and he's taken home.) I'm coming!
Wordgirl/Becky: (Talking to Huggy as they watch Tobey being taken home by his mother.) You know, Huggy, sometimes I feel bad for Tobey. (Huggy asks, What do you mean?) Well, he only sends his robots out to destroy the city because he likes me. Man, I hate to see what he would do if he hated me. (They then fly home for the rest of the day.)
(Two days later, while at school, Scoops comes up to her at lunch.)
Scoops: Hey there, Becky. Did you hear? There's a new superhero in town. His name is Capt. Justice and he just took down the Butcher.
Wordgirl/Becky: (Shocked and upset.) What? Isn't that Wordgirl's job?
Scoops: I guess, but this Capt. Justice is very tough. He actually punched the Butcher, giving him a black eye.
Wordgirl/Becky: That doesn't sound right. I know Wordgirl wouldn't do anything like that to anyone.
Scoops: I know.
Wordgirl/Becky: (Whispers to Huggy.) We need to find out what happened. (Talking to Scoops.) Um, Bob and I have to go to my locker. I forgot to get something.
Scoops: Ok.
Wordgirl/Becky: (She and Bob head to a quiet area and transform.) WORD UP! (They then zoom off to where Butcher is, which is jail.)
Warden: What brings you here, Wordgirl?
Wordgirl/Becky: I'm here to see the Butcher. I heard that some new superhero took him down.
Warden: Yeah, Capt. Justice.
Wordgirl/Becky: I just want to see what happened.
Warden: Ok.
(Wordgirl and Huggy head to where Butcher is.)
Wordgirl/Becky: (She sees him in his cell, but he's facing the wall.) Butcher? It's Wordgirl.
Butcher: (He's still looking out the window of his cell.) Thank goodness, you're here.
Wordgirl/Becky: I heard that you got hurt by some new superhero named Capt. Justice.
Butcher: Yeah, he punched me in the eye. (He then turns around and she sees the black eye.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Oh My Gosh! Are you ok?
Butcher: I'm ok, I guess. It just hurts a little. (He then conjures up a steak and places it over his eye.)
Wordgirl/Becky: So can you tell me what happened?
Butcher: Well, if you must know, I was just minding my own business. I wasn't even planning on robbing anyone. And so, as I was walking along, this guy in a blue cape comes flying over to me and he says, 'You're going down, Fiend.' I said my name isn't 'Fiend' it's 'Butcher'.
Wordgirl/Becky: Do you know what a fiend is?
Butcher: Not really.
Wordgirl/Becky: A fiend is just another word for 'villain'.
Butcher: Oh, ok. So anyway, I tell him that I'm not doing anything and he says that it doesn't matter and that he's going to take me down before I decide to commit a crime. Then I said that doesn't seem fair and then I defended myself by firing meat products at him and he fought back and then that's when he punched me. I told him that he's not a very nice superhero and he said that he doesn't need to be and then he brought me to jail.
Wordgirl/Becky: You know what. I'll talk to the warden and see if he can let you out. You didn't rob anyone and you shouldn't be punished for no reason.
Butcher: Thanks.
Wordgirl/Becky: And you should take it easy until that eye heals.
Butcher: Thanks. You're really nice.
Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks. (Wordgirl later talks to the warden and he agrees to let Butcher out of Butcher then returns to his lair.) Man, did you see that shiner on Butcher's eye. I don't know who this Capt. Justice thinks he is but that's no way to treat someone, villains included. We better find this Capt. Justice. (Later that day, Wordgirl and Huggy fail to find Capt. Justice.) I think we should try again tomorrow, after school, Huggy. (Huggy agrees and they both head home for the night.)
(The next day, at school.)
Violet: Hey Becky, did you hear about Capt. Justice?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yes, I sure did. (She looks around the room and she doesn't see Tobey or Victoria in class.) Hey, where's Tobey and Victoria?
Scoops: I heard that they are too scared to come to school.
Violet: So is Eileen.
Wordgirl/Becky: What? You have got to be kidding. What are they scared of?
Scoops: Capt. Justice.
Wordgirl/Becky: Hmmm, I think Wordgirl needs to meet Capt. Justice and let him know how she feels about what he's doing.
Scoops: Didn't you hear? Capt. Justice wants to replace Wordgirl as the city's superhero.
Wordgirl/Becky: Does he now? Well, I know Wordgirl isn't going to easily give up.
Ms. Davis: Ok Class. Does anyone know where Victoria Best or Tobey McCallister are today?
Violet: (Raises her hand.) Ms. Davis, Victoria Best and Tobey aren't coming to school. They are too afraid of Capt. Justice.
Ms. Davis: Oh My.
Scoops: Eileen, the Birthday Girl is also too afraid to come to school .
Ms. Davis: Oh.
(Later, after school, Becky and Bob are walking home from school when she hears someone yelling for help.)
Wordgirl/Becky: I think I hear someone crying for help. Come on, Bob! (They transform.) WORD UP! (They then head for the skies and head to where they are needed.) (When they arrive at the location, they see another villain having a problem and they see the person causing the problem.) You must be Capt. Justice!
Capt. Justice: You must be Wordgirl.
Chuck: Wordgirl, thank goodness. He's harassing me for no reason. I wasn't doing anything.
Wordgirl/Becky: So what is going on here?
Chuck: I was just going home. Then this guy came flying over to me and he began to harass me.
Wordgirl/Becky: Why are you harassing Chuck here?
Capt. Justice: I was told that he's a villain.
Wordgirl/Becky: Well yeah, but he's not doing anything at the moment.
Capt. Justice: Look, you don't wait until the villain commits crimes, you get them before they decide to.
Wordgirl/Becky: Where's the sense in that?
Capt. Justice: That's how I've always maintained peace in my hometown of Liverly.
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, this isn't Liverly. This is Fair City and I'm the superhero that maintains the peace in the way I feel is right.
Capt. Justice: You're just a kid and you don't understand that you have to be aggressive and tough if you want peace.
Wordgirl/Becky: I may just be a kid but I know that harassing villains isn't right. I also heard that you punched the Butcher for no reason. I don't like it when my villains are getting hurt for no reason.
Capt. Justice: Well, he is a villain, as is this freak.
Chuck: Hey, I'm right here.
Wordgirl/Becky: Don't call Chuck a freak because he's not.
Chuck: Thanks Wordgirl. Um, do you mind if I went home. I don't really want to be here anymore.
Wordgirl/Becky: You may go, Chuck. I'll make sure that Capt. Justice here doesn't bother you.
Chuck: Thanks again.
Capt. Justice: You stupid kid!
Wordgirl/Becky: You can call me anything you want but I'm not going to allow you to harass villains for any reason! And because of what you are doing to the villains, the three youngest villains are too scared to go to school!
Capt. Justice: They shouldn't even be allowed to go to school!
Wordgirl/Becky: I don't know who you think you are but I'm not going to let you ruin the lives of anyone!
Capt. Justice: Is that so? I'm not going to let you stand in my way of justice!
Wordgirl/Becky: We'll just see about that. I'm not afraid of you and I'm not afraid to stand up for the rights of others, including villains.
Capt. Justice: Villains don't have rights. They lost their rights as soon as they decided to become villains.
Wordgirl/Becky: Not in this town.
Capt. Justice: I'm going to make this town just like Liverly. And the last time I battled a villain in Liverly, I had killed him.
Wordgirl/Becky: There's no way I'm going to let you kill any of my villains. And this is the last time I'm going to let you pick fights with my villains.
Capt. Justice: Oh, you think you're so tough.
Wordgirl/Becky: I believe I am. But I don't want to fight you either.
Capt. Justice: Is it because you are such a pansy?
Wordgirl/Becky: No, it's because I don't like fighting with anyone.
(Meanwhile, after Chuck had gotten home, he immediately goes to call Butcher.)
Butcher: (Sitting in his lair, watching some TV, hears his phone ring.) Hello.
Chuck: Butcher, it's Chuck. I had just had a run-in with Capt. Justice.
Butcher: Oh?
Chuck: But then Wordgirl came and she helped me.
Butcher: This Capt. Justice is trying to take over her job.
Chuck: But he's a lot more merciless and violent. He comes after villains even though we aren't doing anything wrong. And Wordgirl got on his case about that.
Butcher: That is a good thing about her. She doesn't go after us if we aren't doing anything wrong.
Chuck: And I heard that Tobey and the two little girl villains are too scared to even go to school.
Butcher: I don't know about you, but I'm staying home until this Capt. Justice leaves town.
Chuck: And we need to get word to the rest of the villains and make sure they stay home as well.
Butcher: Ok. I'll call Doc 2-Brains and then you can call Granny May. Then let them call the rest.
Chuck: I understand.
(They end their conversation and go to inform the rest of the city's villains about Capt. Justice and they all agree to stay home and not commit any crimes until he leaves.)
(Meanwhile, Capt. Justice and Wordgirl had finished their 'conversation' and he goes off flying around and Wordgirl decides to head home.)
Wordgirl/Becky: (As she flies home, she sees no criminal activity anywhere in town.) Hmmm, the villains must all be in their lairs. Let's fly around to make sure. (Instead of heading home, Wordgirl and Huggy fly around town to make sure that the villains are safe in their lairs/homes.) Yeah, they're all in their lairs. Come on, Huggy. Let's get home now.
(When she walks into her house, she sees TJ playing with a Capt. Justice action figure instead of his Wordgirl action figure.)
TJ: Hey Becky. I just got this today. Dad had to order it.
Wordgirl/Becky: Why aren't you playing with your Wordgirl toys?
TJ: Wordgirl is so yesterday. In fact, would you like to have them?
Wordgirl/Becky: Um, I guess so.
TJ: Great. (He then shoves all of his Wordgirl things into Becky's arms.) Move over, Wordgirl. Capt. Justice is moving in. And I'm now the president of the Capt. Justice fan club.
Wordgirl/Becky: You know, Wordgirl is going to feel a bit betrayed that you are shoving her away.
TJ: Yeah, but Capt. Justice knows how to bring peace to the city.
Wordgirl/Becky: But he's too ruthless and mean to the villains.
TJ: So. The villains deserve it.
Wordgirl/Becky: I can't believe you said that. Come on, Bob. (She heads upstairs and places the Wordgirl things that TJ gave her onto her bed and then she looks out the window.) Bob, this is so not right. What are we going to do? (Bob doesn't know either.) Maybe we should…give up. (She begins to cry after she decides on that option.)
(Over the next few days, everything is very quiet in Fair City.)
(Wordgirl and Huggy aren't flying around town and all the city's villains are still hiding from from Capt. Justice in their lairs.)
(Today, Capt. Justice is meeting with the Mayor of Fair City.)
Mayor of Fair City: Capt. Justice, you seemed to have done a great job. The villains haven't been seen in days and everything seems very peaceful.
Capt. Justice: Yes. Well, I'm a great superhero. Just ask the mayor of Liverly. He recommended that I come here to bring peace to this town. And it looks like my way of justice paid off.
Mayor of Fair City: And you also seemed to have kept Wordgirl away as well.
Capt. Justice: Well, she was just a mere child with a pathetic monkey sidekick. I showed them that justice is something that will happen if you are aggressive and ruthless. Maybe she'll move on to another city or better yet, give up her superhero job and let me take over. Besides, children and monkeys shouldn't be superheros.
Mayor of Fair City: Yes. I see that. Well, here's a key to the city.
Capt. Justice: Thank you. I shall keep this in a place that lets me see how great I am.
Mayor of Fair City: So what are you going to do next?
Capt. Justice: I'm going to ask the mayor of Liverly to send in my secret police force to help maintain peace and justice. That way the villains won't dare show their faces outside again.
Mayor of Fair City: Don't you think that's a little ruthless and harsh?
Capt. Justice: Mr. Mayor, you have to show these villains that you are the boss. And in order to do that, you have to be a little on the ruthless and harsh side. So, now I'm off to head back to my hometown to get my police force together and we'll be back in several weeks. (Without waiting for a response from the mayor, Capt. Justice heads back to his hometown.)
(Days later, at school.)
Scoops: I heard that Capt. Justice left town the other day.
Violet: I know. I heard about it too.
(Becky comes into the school and she sees Tobey and Victoria sitting in class for the first time in days.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Tobey, Victoria, I'm glad to see you both in school. I kind of missed seeing you.
Tobey: Really?
Victoria: Is it because I'm the best?
Wordgirl/Becky: Um, I guess.
Ms. Davis: Ok Class. It looks like Victoria Best and Tobey McCallister are back in class. I'm happy to see the both of you.
Scoops: The Birthday Girl is back in school also.
Ms. Davis: That's good to hear too. So let's get on with today's lesson.
(Later at recess.)
Tobey: So, you're happy that we're back in school, Becky?
Wordgirl/Becky: Well yeah, I was missing you guys.
Victoria Best: As I said, I'm the best.
Wordgirl/Becky: So anyway. I heard that Capt. Justice is gone.
Tobey: Yes. My mother told me so.
Victoria: So did my parents. But I wonder where Wordgirl went? I heard that she gave up.
Tobey: I don't think so. She's just doesn't like Capt. Justice. He was a real jerk to her too.
Birthday Girl: (She comes to join the two other young villains on the playground.) I heard you talking about Capt. Justice and Wordgirl. I heard that Wordgirl defended a villain.
Tobey: There's no news about that. Wordgirl doesn't like it when her villains are being picked on.
Victoria: Yeah, I may not like it when Wordgirl outdoes me, but she is kind of nice.
Birthday Girl: And she doesn't hit anyone.
(Becky is sitting right there, listening to what the three young villains are saying about her and she smiles.)
Tobey: I heard that Capt. Justice punched the Butcher for no reason and then Wordgirl let him out of jail because she knew he didn't commit any crimes. And then she helped Chuck when Capt. Justice was harassing him.
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, Bob and I have to get back to class. (She and Bob walk away.) That was so nice to hear them say all those nice things about us. (Bob agrees.) Is that what all the villains think of me? (Bob says, pretty much.) Hopefully, we've seen the last of Capt. Justice and we can go back and be the town's superheros.
The End…for now