(The theme song begins to play. Be sure to sing along!)
"I wanna be a Care Bear, oh it'll be so great when I'm a Care Bear, I can hardly wait to be a Care Bear and do the things that Care Bears do. Oh I wanna be a Care Bear like you! (you do?) I'll be like Funshine and make the sunshine, I'll have a heart like Love-a-Lot, I'll feel like Wish Bear and always be there, we'll be the luckiest bears in Care-a-Lot! I wanna be a Care Bear, to and fill the world with love, to be a Care Bear is what I'm dreaming of, we'd make a great pair, we'd stick together through and through like glue. I don't wanna be a cook or a fireman, don't wanna play trombone in a marching band, i just wanna be a Care Bear like you! Just wanna be a Care Bear."
(After the theme song above, we get a grand view of Care-a-Lot. The Care Bears were playing around as we see a ton of hearts and stars fly by. Grumpy Bear and Wingnut were constructing a new metallic box that was steam powered.)
"Almost done...can you hand me my monkey wrench?" Said Grumpy Bear
(Wingnut agreed and zoomed to get the monkey wrench. Unfortunately he pixed up Playful Heart Monkey by mistake.)
"Whoa!" Yelled Playful Heart.
"Wingnut, that's not a monkey wrench!" Said Grumpy Bear.
"Well, I certainly am a monkey! Ooh ooh, ah ah!" Cheered Playful Heart.
"What are you doing here?" Asked Grumpy.
"I should be asking you the same thing! You've been working on that thing-a-ma-jiga for days now!" Said Playful Heart.
"Oh this thing? That's my power generator, in case we run out of sunshine and there's nothing to power our TV's and stuff." Said Grumpy as Wingnut used hand motions to help explain.
"Wow! What a bright idea! And speaking of bright, Bright Heart and the other Care Cousins are just about done catching those Care Hearts!" Said Playful Heart.
"Oh really, why aren't you with them?" Asked Grumpy.
"Tenderheart Bear specifically choose Brave Heart, Bright Heart, Cozy Heart, and Lotsa Heart for the job. He says most of us haven't matured enough on our own to even try to help." Said Playful Heart with sadness.
"Oh, right...what is it Wingnut?" Said Grumpy as Wingnut was tugging on his fur, and pointing to the sky.
(The Cloud Clipper arrived with the 4 Care Cousins in tow. The Care Hearts entered the Care-O-Meter and raised it back up to maximum. The other Care Bears and Care Cousins arrived to check on them, with the exception of Gramps Bear and Tugs and Hugs.)
"Good job Care Bear Cousins!" Said Tenderheart Bear.
"The Care-O-Meter is full again!" Said Noble Heart Horse.
"Thanks again for helping us catch those runaway Care Hearts." Said Cheer Bear.
"Aw shucks it was nothing!" Said Brave Heart Lion.
"And thanks for going on that mission for us Birthday Bear, Champ Bear, Secret Bear." Thanked Tenderheart
"Don't worry, it's what we do!" Said Champ Bear.
"Wow, the life of a Care Bear cousin sounds amazing!" Said Oppsy Bear
"I know right? I even experienced first hand at what they do, they grab those Care Hearts with a net and then they take them to the Care-O-Meter!" Said Wonder Heart Bear.
"Wow. I'm so jealous right now! Can I come with you on your next journey through the clouds?" Said Oppsy with excitement.
"Maybe later, all of that Care Heart catching has made us hungry. And that's the truth!" Said Lotsa Heart Elephant.
"We need our rest now, but I promise you we'll take you on the next one." Said Cozy Heart Penguin.
"You really mean it?" Said Oppsy
"Absolutely! It's about time you saw what we Care Bear Cousins do for fun! How about you come with us to the Forest of Feelings with us?" Said Bright Heart Raccoon.
"Wow! Really!?" Said Oppsy who drew a smiley face.
"We've love to come! We never actually seened the Forest of Feelings before..." Said Wonder Heart.
"Well here's your chance to take a tour. Come on you guys let's go!" Said Brave Heart as they ran into the Cloud Clipper.
"Whoa! Oppsy!" Said Oppsy as he tripped trying to enter the boat.
"See you later Oppsy! Don't stay away too long!" Said Cheer Bear.
"I won't! Come on Wingnut!" Said Oppsy waving goodbye.
"Huh? Hey! We're not finished building yet!" Said Grumpy as Wingnut flew off with the cousins.
"Hold up, did you remember to sleep while you were building your generator?" Asked Funshine Bear.
"Um, yes! (Yawns) Uh...no!" Said Grumpy.
"What you need Grumpy is a good rest." Said Cheer Bear
"B-but I'm not tired..." Said Grumpy who's getting sleepy.
"Everyone needs a nap, too much work is a bad thing, even I know that." Said Bed Time Bear who rubbed his tummy and called out...
"Bed Time!"
(Grumpy Bear then felt sleepy as the Bed Time symbol swirled around him and putted the bear to bed.)
"Okay, thanks Bed Time Bear. Now while he goes to sleep, we'd better check the Care-O-Meter to see if anything's changed." Said True Heart Bear.
(The Care Bears looked at the Care-O-Meter seeing that it's still full.)
"Nope. Nothing changed so far." Said Love-a-Lot Bear
"That's means there's no other problems today." Said Share Bear.
"Oh I wish we could find a way to help people without the Care-O-Meter going down." Said Wish Bear.
"Oi! Is the Care-O-Meter going down now?" Said Good Luck Bear with a Irish tone.
"Um, no?" Said Wish Bear.
"Well then, today's our lucky day! Look, those two people are robbing that baby store." Said Good Luck.
"Really?" Said Wish Bear.
"But that's impossible, there's no way the Care-O-Meter couldn't go down during one of those." Said Love-a-Lot.
"Well, impossible or not that's what happened. We need to investigate this strange occurrence at once." Said True Heart.
"Right, Cheer Bear, Funshine Bear, Love-a-Lot Bear, Share Bear, Wish Bear, Good Luck Bear, Friend Bear, we need your help. To the Cloud Cars!" Said Tenderheart.
(The Care Bears jumped into their vehicles and took to the skies as they headed towards Earth. Meanwhile the couple robbing the baby store was using X-ray goggles to see inside the store.)
"There! They have it." Said the woman.
"Excellent...if we get that teddy bear, it can replace the one she had before all of this...We're going in!" Said the man.
"Roger that." Said the woman.
(Suddenly two strange cloud vehicles flew from the sky and landed next to the couple. Out came a group of bears with strange tummy symbols.)
"Hello Daniel, pleasure to meet you Rena." Said Funshine as Daniel rubbed his eyes.
"How do you know our names?" Said Rena.
"It's something we always know, you see we're Care Bears and we're here to help you." Said Friend Bear.
"Huh? Care Bears?" Did you hear that honey? They want to help us... Oh no..." Rena looked at her husband completely afraid of the Care Bears.
"Oh my God, we're going mad! These bears look exactly like that green one..." Said Daniel with his hands on his head.
"Pardon me, but we've haven't met before." Said Good Luck.
"I think he means a different green one..." Said Love-a-Lot.
"Oppsy?" Wondered Share Bear.
"Never mind that, what are you two doing?" Said Tenderheart.
"Can you little toys keep a secret?" Asked Rena.
"Why sure, any secret of yours is a secret to us." Said Friend Bear.
"Well, we're trying to rob this store so our baby can be happy." Said Rena before being grabbed by Daniel.
"ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US TURNED IN!? WHAT IF THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE POLICE!? WE NEED THIS STUFF NOW, LET'S GO ALREADY!!!" Yelled Daniel shaking her back and forth.
"O-okay...please..." Said Rena in surprise.
"Now wait just a minute, I can clearly see the problem here. It's not that you two don't care about the consequences, but the fact that you two are caring too much for your baby." Said Tenderheart.
"That can happen?" Wondered Cheer Bear.
"SHUT UP!! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT YOU GUYS KNOW EVERYTHING!?!?" Screamed Daniel as he grabbed Tenderheart.
"Tenderheart!!" The Care Bears yelled.
"Ugh, let go... We're only trying to help you..." Said Tenderheart.
"If you wanted to help us, you can help us steal from that store..." Said Daniel.
"I-I'm sorry, but I can't...stealing isn't fair!" Said Tenderheart.
"Then don't get involved...STAY OUT OF OUR WAY!!!" Yelled Daniel.
"Honey please! (Sigh) Do you want to know the truth? We're trying to get this stuff for her so that we'll have everything in the world to cheer her up. We don't have enough money to pay for the stuff we need and this is our last day in the city. We can't afford any more mistakes, we have to do this for her!" Explained Rena.
"I truly feel sorry for you two, but you do realize that stealing is wrong right?" Said Share Bear.
"I know it's wrong! But what choice do we have? It's either the city, or the wooden cabin by the lake. And we really don't like the woods, it's dark and terrifying!" Rena explained.
"There's nothing to fear Rena, you may look miserable but I appreciate your doing all of this for your child. It really shows how much you care for her." Said Love-a-Lot.
"But stealing is not the way to go. Just be thankful for what you already have and you'll have a good life." Said Tenderheart.
"And don't worry about the dark, the sun will always be there to steer you to a better future!" Said Funshine.
"(Sigh)You guys are right, what were we thinking? Okay...let's move out honey." Said Rena before Daniel screamed in agony.
"YOU'RE GIVING UP!? NOW!? OUR CHILD NEEDS THIS STUFF!!! IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HELP THEN STAY OUT OF MY WAY!!!" Yelled Daniel.
"Daniel, stop! They're telling the truth, let's not get involved in anything else dangerous!" Said Rena grabbing Daniel's arm.
"LET GO OF ME!! I CAN'T STAND MY BABY'S CRIES ANYMORE!!! WE NEED EVERYTHING WE CAN GET OUR HANDS ON TO CHEER HER UP!!! DON'T TRY TO STOP ME!!" Yelled Daniel as he pushed Rena away from him.
"Now wait just one second Daniel! I really wished we didn't have to resort to this but it looks like we have no choice. Care Bears, prepare to stare!" Said Tenderheart.
"What...? I'm not in the mood for staring contests..." Said Daniel.
"Care Bears Countdown! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Stare!"
(They aimed at Daniel as he was screaming in terror as beams of light hit him.)
"Whoa, calm down mate. The Care Bear Stare is normally harmless against mortals like yourself." Said Good Luck Bear.
(After the Care Bear Stare, Daniel began to weep, and they were not tears of joy...)
"Why...What is wrong with my stupid head!?" Said Daniel in denial.
"What the..?" Said Tenderheart.
"Our child needed us more than anything... I cared so deeply for the baby, I forgot how much time I wasted trying to make her happy. HOW CAN I BE SO STUPID!?" Said Daniel who broke down in tears with the Care Bears watching.
"Is he okay?" Said Love-a-Lot.
"He'll be fine, thank you for helping us Care Bears. We'll be okay from here on out, you'd best be going home to your little caves." Said Rena with tears in her eyes.
"Um, your welcome?" Said Wish Bear.
"See you soon!" Said Cheer Bear as they climbed in their Cloud Cars.
"Good luck with the children!" Said Good Luck Bear.
"And have a great day!" Said Funshine as they waved goodbye.
(The Care Bears were wondering what was going on during the trip home.)
"Well this certainly was a weird adventure..." Said Cheer Bear.
"Yeah, instead of making people happy like we usually do, we've made them break down all of a sudden." Said Share Bear.
"I sure hope they're doing okay without us..." Said Wish Bear.
"Well, we did our part. Now it's up to them to make the right choice..." Said Tenderheart.
"(Gasp!) Over there Care Bears! We've got ourselves a stray!" Said Good Luck Bear.
"Huh? It's a little baby, let's take a closer look..." Said Tenderheart.
(That's exactly what they did, they zoomed towards the newborn baby wrapped in a blanket and realized it was alone.)
"Who would do such a thing to such a innocent baby?" Said Share Bear.
"I don't know, but we've gotta find it's parents." Said Friend Bear.
"Hello? Anyone? Oh I wish we could find out more about this child." Said Wish Bear.
"Um...guys? You'll never believe what's up with this baby..." Said Cheer Bear.
(The rest of the Care Bears took a closer look at the baby's tummy. It has polkadots all over it's stomach, but it's arranged in a pattern similar to a Belly Badge.)
"That's impossible..." Said Tenderheart.
(The baby giggled as the Care Bears looked at it suspiciously.)
"Wow... that baby has a Belly Badge!" Said Funshine.
"But how? Humans aren't supposed to have Belly Badges." Pointed out Share Bear.
"I don't know, but we have to bring it back to Care-a-Lot to find more about this strange occurrence!" Said Good Luck.
"Right! We'll find this kid's parents later. For now, this kid is one of us now, whether we like it or not." Said Tenderheart.
(The Care Bears went back to Care-a-Lot with the baby in tow. Later, every Care Bear, besides Oppsy and Wonderheart, was gathered at a table with True Heart Bear calling a meeting to order.)
"The caring meeting will now come to order!" Said True Heart.
"Hey, aren't those 3 other Care Bears supposed to be here?" Said Champ Bear.
"You mean Messy, Too Loud, and Me Bears? They would probably miss it." Said Grumpy Bear.
"I keep telling you Grumpy, we've changed their names long ago. I've also changed some of their powers to show that they've changed." Said Tenderheart.
(Just as he said it we see a grey Care Bear who had the sniffles. His icon has been changed to better reflect his change of heart. It has a feather duster with a heart on the edge of the stick.)
"*Sniff sniff* Sorry I'm late, I had to help clean up the mess Grumpy Bear made earlier." Said the once Messy Bear.
"Nice to see you again Clean Bear." Said Tenderheart.
(Alongside him came a orange bear with a megaphone symbol and a pick bear with a pink jeweled heart.)
"Hello my subjects, Me- I mean Royal Bear is in the house and ready to help." Said the queen of flare.
"AND MY NAME IS NOW NOISY BEAR!!! PLEASURE SEEING YOU ALL HERE!!!!" Said the bear that was still loud as ever.
"Just sit down, the meeting's about to start." Said Grumpy as the 3 of them sat down.
"Thanks for coming Care Bears, we have something important to discuss. Tenderheart, if you please." Said True Heart.
"Thank you, we have a big dilemma on our hands. We have a baby with one of our Belly Badges, and we don't know how the baby got it, but one thing's for sure we have 2 choices: We try to find this kid's parents, or train it under the ways of the Care Bears until it's ready to fend for itself." Explained Tenderheart.
"Sounds difficult to find parents with a belly badge like that. But if we take care of it here, then the parents will be worried..." Said Champ Bear.
"This sounds troubling, but we can't just return the baby without proper training first." Said Royal Bear.
"Good job thinking of others Royal Bear, she's right, if we take it home before teaching it how to use it's belly badge, chaos might errupt near it's home and it'll make it a easy target for the forces of evil." Said Tenderheart.
"Actually, it's a girl. I've checked her out and she's a little girl." Said Gramps.
"THAT SOUNDS PRETTY FANTASTIC!!! WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO RAISE A HUMAN HYBRID!!" Yelled Noisy Bear.
(Just then the baby woke up and smiled at Tenderheart and Gramps Bear.)
"Wow. This kid must really like us." Said Gramps Bear.
"Grumpy, do you still have that steam-powered box you were making?" Said Tenderheart.
"Um, yeah, why?" Replied Grumpy.
"I need you to modify that box into something that'll teach the baby how to use her powers." Said Tenderheart.
"Let me help you. I know plenty of ideas on how to care like we do!" Said Cheer Bear
"Okay, fine. It wouldn't hurt to take 5 more hours to make something that works. Let's go Cheer Bear, just hand me the tools when I need them and we'll be fine." Said Grumpy Bear.
"I'll help clean up the oil you spill." Said Clean Bear.
"Way to pitch in you guys, in the meantime however I want Tenderheart and Gramps Bear to help take care of the baby and tend to her as if she was your child." Said True Heart.
"Alright." Said Tenderheart as the baby giggled positively.
"Just wait until Hugs and Tugs get a load of you little guy." Said Gramps Bear.
"I'm sure they'll like her very much." Tenderheart said as they walked towards Gramps Bear's house.
(Meanwhile that same man who tried to rob the store earlier was walking down the street with his hands on his head realizing that he has to care about his baby more than ever.)
"I can't just go back now...I'll love her no matter what...but what if I'm too weak to care... that's it...I'll find a magic book...it sounds absurd but what other choice do we have...?" Daniel mumbled to himself.
(He eventually stumbled upon a library where he could easily find one of those "magic books". Inside, there was a old lady running the place to this day, she saw the man enter looking depressed.)
"Oh, pardon me can I do anything to help you? My name is Wilma, welcome to my library." Said the lady.
"I...I want to care..." Said Daniel.
"You seem like you're in low spirits already, prehaps I could interest you in a story about these magical creatures known as Care Bears." Said Wilma.
"BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, I WANT TO CARE ABOUT HER MORE!!!" Outbursed Daniel.
"Well, I certainly can't think of any other book that helps people care about anything. Maybe the Care Bears themselves can teach you." Said Wilma.
(Suddenly, a strange book in the deepest darkest corner of the library was glowing and it whispered Daniel's name. He stared at the tape that said "Do not open under any circumstances.")
"Say, can this book help me care?" Said Daniel.
"Huh? Oh goodness no, that book is cursed. That book was a generous donation by a little magician boy, but the only rule he gave us was not to open it no matter what." Said Wilma as she saw Daniel move towards it.
"So is it a magic book?" Said Daniel
"Well, I guess so but the truth is-" Said Wilma before being cut off.
"PERFECT! I CAN USE THIS TO MAKE HER FINALLY RESPECT ME!!!" Said Daniel.
"No, please don't! You don't know what you're doing! The spirit might awaken and we'll all be in big trouble!!" Said Wilma.
"I do not care about the consequences, I don't care about you, or anything else for that matter. All I care about now IS MY DAUGHTER!!" Daniel screamed as he grabbed the book.
"No!!" Yelled Wilma.
(He opened the book, that no longer needed a key, and out came a yellow woman's face that started back at the unpure adult.)
"Greetings Daniel, you have freed me from my 60 years of slumber. For that I shall grant your every wish and desire." Said the face.
"Don't listen to her Daniel, she's only trying to make the world uncaring!" Warned Wilma.
"Really? Do you seriously think you're the one in control?" Said Daniel.
"Well, I...yes, you have freed me from this prison of a closed book, and now we shall make the entire world uncaring!" The spirit laughed.
"No." Said Daniel.
"What was that?"
"NO!!! I CAN'T MAKE THE WORLD UNCARING I HAVEN'T EVEN CONFESSED MY TRUE FEELINGS FOR MY FAMILY YET!!!" Outbursted Daniel.
"But, my dear boy, you've got nothing to lose! If I help you, you wouldn't have to worry about weak minded emotions ever again! Don't you see? You'll need to avoid caring sometimes, it might even be unhealthy for you. But with me, you can do amazing feats of power that the world had never seened before. What do you say?" Said The Spirit
"Please, don't listen to her..." Begged Wilma.
"Alright. I'll do it..." Said Daniel in desperation followed Wilma gasping.
"I knew you would make the right choice, soon the entire world will be ours!" Said The Spirit.
"Oh no...THE WORLD WILL CARE ABOUT EVERYONE!!!" Daniel yelled as he flipped through the book and confused The Spirit.
"What are you doing!? I thought you didn't care about anyone else!" The Spirit said confused and angry at the same time.
"Oh, I still don't, but I just thought about all the mean people who don't care about anyone else at all! My boss only cares about money, the store manager only cares about himself, and even my wife only cares about me! So that's why it would be unfair if the entire world felt the exact same way!" Daniel said with a smile on his face.
"What!? That's no excuse to use me like some tool, I don't even have that much power! I'm useless if you think that's what you want to accomplish!" The Spirit complained just before Daniel came across some pages sealed with a lock.
"Are these your forbidden spellls? You must've sealed them away thinking that a mere mortal couldn't use them." Said Daniel
"What? I can assure you that this side of the book was specifically made for extraordinary spells that not even I can handle!" The Spirit said while sweating.
"Oh that'll be perfect, using these spells, I'll make the entire world care about each other and everyone will live together in peace and harmony!" Speculated the insane man.
"But, you can't use this section without a key! Without one, you're stuck with my average non-caring spells!" Said The Spirit.
"Oh, I'm not complaining. You still don't get that this entire came with a key that let's me open your forbidden spells at ypur own risk! See?" He showed the key to The Spirit and she suddenly gained a sense of fear.
"What is this feeling!? I keep feeling like the world will fill up with caring, but not the kind of caring those little bears are used to..." The Spirit thought.
"NO! PLEASE, I'LL DO ANYTHING TO HELP ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS, JUST DON'T OPEN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BOOK!!" She begged to the man holding her.
"I'm sorry, but if you can't make the world care, I'll have to do it myself...After all, I've got nothing to lose." Daniel said in a delusional state.
"No! Don't use dark magic to solve your problems mister! I've learned that dark magic influences the mind and screws with it every so often! Don't make a mistake you'll regret later!" Said Wilma.
"I'm sorry, but you don't seem to be that much caring yourself. I know, because you only seem to care about everyone but that book I'm holding." Daniel said.
"I do care about the book! I just don't want it to fall into the wrong hands!" Said Wilma
"Well, if you really cared about the book, you could've been hugging and kissing it until the cows come home! Well let me just fix that attitude problem for you!" Said Daniel as he began to unlock the remaining pages.
"Wait! Stop!" Yelled Wilma.
"For once the mortal is right, STOP THIS MADNESS!!!" Said The Spirit.
(He opened the pages as strange red magic started spewing out of the book and it made Wilma hug a bookshelf. Daniel made a insane grin and chuckled at the sight of what he's done.)
"ISN'T THIS BEAUTIFUL!? SHE NOWS TRULY CARES ABOUT EVERYTHING!! THIS IS PERFECT!!!" Daniel laughed.
"No it's not! It's disgusting! It's not too late, we can still make her uncaring with the the proglutnuss spell!" Said The Spirit.
"Oh, i wouldn't worry about her anymore. Now she truly knows what love is, and she's perfectly happy this way! I would be more concerned with yourself though..." Said Daniel as The Spirit began to turn red.
"Oh no... I feel sick! Quick, grant a uncaring spell to turn me back to normal!" Said The Spirit with a sick expression on her face.
"Oh why would I do that? Besides there is much work to be done if I want the entire world to look like this. Let's start with the people who rejected me first, so they'll truly see how it feels to care!" Said the delusional mastermind.
(He walked away leaving everyone in his path feeling like they could love anything. Meanwhile at Care-a-Lot, the Care Bears were watching as Hugs and Tugs were playing with the baby as they giggled their diapers off)
"This new kid of yours is super fun!" Said Hugs.
"Yeah, everyone loves kids!" Said Tugs.
"Okay you two, take it easy on the little guy." Said Gramps
"I'm glad the baby likes us." Said Funshine.
"Oi, I'm just glad we like the little squirt too!" Said Good Luck.
"IT'S READY PEOPLE!" Said Noisy Bear.
"Gesh, not so loud Noisy." Said Cheer Bear.
"Yeah, you almost made me drop this." Said Grumpy as he gave the modified box to the baby.
(The box started making music to the tune of Care Bears Countdown. Hugs and Tugs was dancing and the baby was giggling and clapping for joy.)
"Baby's first musical box." Said Tenderheart.
"Thank you for letting us borrow your homemade box." Said Cheer Bear.
"No problem, I could always make another one you know..."
"What are we gonna call her until she returns home?" Wondered Wish Bear
"How about, Polka Heart Kid! It fits the title since she somewhat resembles a Care Bear Cousin." Said Tenderheart.
"Speaking off, maybe we should invite the Cousins over. They'll get to meet the new guy too!" Said Share Bear
"What do you think Polka Heart? Would you like to meet the Care Bear Cousins?" Asked Gramps.
(The baby cheered as we zoom towards some black care hearts flying towards the Care-O-Meter. The meter rose higher than ever before, which was the result of impure caring. And very soon, the Care Bears themselves will realize how important it is to care not too little, but not too much either...)
END OF EPISODE 1.
