Attention world…Nikki Grey speaking.
Yeah, things got weird for me last year. I was sent into a world that I thought only existed in a video game! But it was THERE that I learned of the existence of other worlds, even more fantastical than the one I'd been in!
I also learned powerful abilities, ones that were possibly within me all along, waiting to be let out when my inner hero was truly unleashed. Using these abilities, and the VFX powers of Mach Speed, Slow, Replay and Zoom, I was able to finally save Viewtiful Jen's world, Movieland, from destruction. Awesome, huh?
But my family doesn't remember what happened. Not even my sister. Only my friend Meg remembers, but she and I are not talking to others about it. Who'd believe us?
And for a while, I thought that what had happened to me had been just a dream. Something brought up from an overdosing of root beer, popcorn and Skittles.
But then THIS happened.
I was thrust into a brand new world.
Into a brave new adventure.
I endured brave trials, saved an island, made a lot of friends, and found someone to call, with pride and love, my boyfriend.
I entered the world…of Loli and Kim.
LOLI AND KIM:
OHANA
Inside a white house, watching the credits of a cartoon TV show named Loli and Kim, was a teenager with a light green "Spring Break" t-shirt who had on blue jeans and white sneakers. She had brown hair that was slightly curly and brushed back, its temperamental nature subdued with a little hair gel. This kid was Niccole Michelle Grey.
Nikki sat down on the couch, and turned off the TV after her show had finished. She sighed deeply, as the humidity of the house wafted around her, the smell of the wooden floor drifting up through her nostrils and perforating her very brain cells. Weather like this made you feel really "D-U-M-M." as some of Nikki's friends at school might say.
Which reminded her. "I've gotta call Meg up and tell her I want to talk to her about the warp engine." Meg had a plan to build the world's very first working warp engine and Nikki honestly believed that her friend could do it. She was very intelligent, even though Nikki sometimes wished that her friend would give it a rest sometimes with the Star Trek and Battlestar Galatica talk.
She sighed and rubbed her head. "Man, it's so hot. How can it only be 80 degrees when it feels like a billion and two?"
She sighed and stood up, stretching.
It was June 22nd, 2003, and Niccole Michelle Grey was 14 years old. She was gonna be a freshman in high school next year, and as hundreds of adults said, "Thus begins the best years of your life".
"Bull!" Nikki always thought when she heard that piece of advice. "The best years of my life are gonna be spent at a desk, listening to old farts talk to me about multivariable calculus and the fifteenth symphony of so-and-so? HA!"
Naw, she'd take her time becoming an adult. She only had so much time to relax. Which is why she watched Loli and Kim.
The show was about a young Hawaiian boy and his "dog", who wasn't really a dog, but an illegal genetic experiment from outer space, created for total destruction and havoc. The boy was named Loli Pelekai, and the alien, koala-like dog, whose designation was experiment 626, was named "Kim". Originally Kim only hung around Loli because she was using him as a shield to keep her creator from getting at her, but Loli had taught her how to love and care for others and how to belong to a family…an ohana.
Ohana means family.
Family means nobody gets left behind…or forgotten. Nikki smiled every time she thought about that. A family that truly looks out for one another…she wished her sister would understand that lesson sooner or later. She loved her sister, but sometimes…MAN!
She wished she owned Loli and Kim. Too bad she didn't though. Christine Sanders and Jessica Winfield did, the lucky stiffs.
Nikki's parents had divorced, so she felt sorry for Loli, who had lost his parents in a car crash a while ago. He had had something good, and had lost it, like Nikki felt she had. She knew that she could never really "fix" the wound that the divorce had given her…but she could grit her teeth and move on with her life, looking for the good things that had come from the divorce. And Loli had found an angel from heaven, Kim, to help him sort through a tough time in his life. He was on the verge of being taken away by Social Services when Kim entered his life.
Nikki wondered what it would be like to lose Davie. She felt a chill go up her back. The willies. "Your soul is trying to escape because something disturbed it" as her stepdad Bob would say. She couldn't imagine life without Davie, or Mom, or Dad.
She couldn't imagine life without her best friend Meg either. Which reminded her…she'd have to call her friend up.
She wished that her v-watch would actually WORK. All it did was look really nice, which is why it was gathering dust on her desk. Did Meg have any watch-fixing experience? Couldn't hurt to ask. Her mom ran a hobby shop, fixing a watch should be easier than fixing a ridiculously big toy battleship.
Nikki walked over to the phone and reached for it. Suddenly the power went out. Her dog, Jess, howled, sending a shiver up Nikki's spine. This was odd. Really random! The power out in the SUMMER? That only happens what, every couple dozen hundred years?
Nikki looked around, taking in the house now that it had no power. Then she saw something REALLY freaky. The tv…it…it was GLOWING! There was a strange little white dot in the middle of the screen…ooh, freaky!
Then Nikki heard a voice.
It couldn't be…but it was!
THE Voice. The omnipotent-sounding voice that had spoken to her in Jen's world!
"NIKKI…NIKKI…ARE YOU READY?"
"For what?"
"A BRAND NEW ADVENTURE. ANOTHER WORLD REQUIRES SAVING. ARE YOU READY? YOU MUST BE AS GENTLE AS AN OCEAN BREEZE BUT AS PASSIONATE AS A NATIVE WARRIOR."
"Ocean breeze? Native warrior? Am I being sent to an island?"
"YES. AND NOT JUST ANY ISLAND. IT'S HAWAII. THE ISLAND OF KAUAI."
"Wait…Kauai…that's the island Loli and Kim live on! Does…does that mean?"
"YES. YOU ARE GOING TO THEIR WORLD. APPOACH THE PORTAL IF YOU WISH TO GO ON THIS ADVENTURE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO OF COURSE."
"Hmm…"
Nikki was a curious girl, so who can guess what she did?
If you said "She went up to the TV", you're absolutely right. Everyone else has to stay after school and write "I would rather hang around the house on a lazy summer day" 500 times on the board.
Nikki walked up to the TV and put her pointer finger gently on the white dot on the TV. Suddenly she was sucked into the TV with a "PHWOOMP!" and she vanished from the house. Everything went dark around her…and then she found himself falling down, down, towards a bright light at the bottom of this seemingly-endless tunnel.
"NIKKI…YOU ARE GOING TO ENCOUNTER STRANGE CREATURES AND DANGEROUS VILLAINS…BUT YOU ARE NOT UNAIDED. YOU HAVE YOUR NATURAL ABILITES…AND THIS!"
A flash of light, which temporarily blinded him, and then Nikki saw that she had a watch on her right hand, a silver watch with a nice display screen that showed the time. It had many buttons on it. It reminded him of her v-watch.
"USE THIS WELL."
"Wait! Is there something else I should know?"
"YOU NEED TO PROVE THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BEING A TRUE HERO. TRUE, YOU DEMONSTRATED GREAT BRAVERY IN VIEWTIFUL JEN'S WORLD, BUT THERE ARE OTHER QUALITIES BESIDES BRAVERY AND NOBILITY THAT A HERO MUST DEMONSTRATE. SHE MUST BE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING IN ORDER TO DO THE RIGHT THING. SO YOU WILL BE TESTED."
"How?"
The light was fast approaching…
"YOU WILL FIND OUT…"
It was almost upon her…
"BEWARE OF THE DARKNESS, BUT TRUST YOUR HEART. AND REMEMBER, YOU ARE THE ONE! YOU ARE CHOSEN! CONTINUE TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND DON'T FORGET WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN, NO MATTER HOW HARD IT MAY BE TO REMEMBER! THERE ARE OTHER ABILITIES WAITING FOR YOU WITHIN YOUR FAMILY, FIND THEM."
Everything went white…
"GOOD LUCK."
OPENING CREDITS
Camera cuts to Nikki Grey, wearing a blue Hawaiian t-shirt, white shorts, white sneakers and a necklace with a color-changing orb on the end. She's on the luau stage, and the only light that shines down is on her. You can't see anyone else really, except for outlines of the characters. Nikki has a regular guitar in her hands.
BGM: Burning Love, by Wynonna Judd
Nick strums a few notes.
"Nah. Maybe a…"
She grabs an electric guitar that's lying next to her and starts playing.
"Oh yeah! One, two, one-two-three-four!"
Lord almighty, I feel my temperature rising! (Camera cuts to Loli and Kim, who smile broadly and wave at everyone cheerfully.)
Higher and higher, it's burning through to my soooul! (Camera cuts to Pleakley's lab. Pleakleu turns around and pulls his goggles off, smiling, and Jumba waves eagerly, not noticing that he's about to spill an explosive.)
Baby, baby, baby, you gonna set me on fiiire… (Camera cuts to Kai and Davie, who hug and grin at the camera.)
My brain is flaming…and I don't know which way to gooo…yeaaah! (Camera cuts to Nikki back on the stage, as she prepares to REALLY play her guitar.)
Cuz your kisses lift me higher! Like the sweet song of a choir! You light my morning sky…with burnin' love! (Nick plays her guitar like a pro as more lights come onto the stage, showing Loli and Kim. Lilo is in a hula skirt and he bows, and Kim is on the guitar, grinning.)
Ooh, ooh, ooh…I feel my temperature rising! (Camera cuts to Tugan's ship. Tugan is cleaning her plasma gun and 625 snacks on a sandwich. Tugan's gun suddenly explodes and 625 laughs to hard she spits out mayo.)
Help me I'm flaming, I must be a hundred and nine…(Camera then cuts to 621 and 627. 621, arms crossed, closes her eyes and recklessly grins. 627 gives a wild grin at the camera, and her extra head pops out, sticking her tongue out.)
Burning, burning, burning, and nothing can cool me…(Camera cuts to 421, who is bounding through the air after a butterfly, and 561, who is flying after her, barely tossing a glance at the camera.)
I might just turn to smoke…but I feel fiiiiine…yeah! (Camera cuts to Hamsterviel, who has her back turned. She quickly whips around, stretching out her cape with one arm, smiling evilly.)
Cuz your kisses lift me higher! Like the sweet song of a choir! You light my morning sky…with burnin' love! ( Victor is now seen, and he and Loli dance. Kelly is also on the stage, she's got a guitar and is playing with Kim.
Now as the instrument part plays, we see four dramatic scenes.
The first is of Nikki, Loli and Kim all facing down Tugan, Kim jumping at her.
Secondly, 621, 627 and 561 are all standing together, doing different evil-looking poses.
Thirdly, Nikki and Hamsterviel are rolling around, fighting hard, fists flying.
Fourthly, a shadowy, Kim-like experiment stretches out her grasp across the sky as all of the other main characters all look up at the form, ready for a dramatic showdown.
It's coming close…the flames are now licking my body…(Camera cuts to a scene where Nikki is rushing through a burning house, desperately searching…)
Won't you help me, I feel like I'm slipping awaaay…(Camera cuts to 621, who's arms are pinwheeling as she falls back, towards the ocean and a watery grave…)
It's hard to breathe…my chest is just a-heaving…(Kim is raised into the air by 627's telekinesis, being choked as 627 laughs madly…)
Lord have mercy, burning a hole in meeee! (Camera cuts back to the stage. Nikki raises a hand up in the air and snaps her fingers. All of the lights come on.)
Cuz your kisses lift me higher! Like the sweet song of a choir! You light my morning sky…with burnin' love! (We now see that Jumba is on the bass guitar and Pleakley is on the drums. Kai is dancing with Victor and Loli, and Davie is doing her luau torch routine in tune to the music. In the background, 421 gives everyone a thumbs up as she stands by the sound system.)
I'm just a hunka, hunka burnin' love…I'm just a hunka, hunka, burnin' love! (Pleakley bangs hard on the drums, spinning the drumsticks in his hand occasionally. Jumba jams on the guitar, head banging.)
I'm just a hunka, hunka burnin' love…I'm just a hunka, hunka, burnin' love! (Loli, Victor and Kai all dance the hula while Nikki, Kim and Kelly jam on their guitars.)
I'm just a hunka, hunka burnin' love…I'm just a hunka, hunka, burnin' love! (Camera cuts to audience, filled up with townsfolk and experiments. In the front row is the reluctant Michael and his gang. Michael's gang are cheering, but Michael sulks…although his foot is going up and down to the music. Angela Bubbles and Mr. Hasagawa are also in the front row, along with the Grand Councilman, and they're cheering.)
I'm just a hunka, hunka burnin' love…I'm just a hunka, hunka, burnin' love! (Tugan and 625 are in the back, heads bouncing to the music. Hamsterviel, who's handcuffed, has her eyes closed and is tapping to the music. 561, 621 and 627 are also there in the back. 621 is smiling, foot tapping. 627 is clapping with all of her hands and 561 bobs her head to the music.)
I'm just a hunka, hunka burnin'… luh-ooooove, ooohhhh-oohhhhh, aahhh-hahhh…yeaaahhhh…
(Camera pans out to show the whole place, as the words "LOLI AND KIM THE SERIES" appear in their usual style. Loli and Kim poke their heads up from off screen, on the left and right side. They walk underneath the letters. Then Nikki drops down from the top and falls in between them, and all three smile and face the camera, Loli crossing his arms and smiling bravely, Kim grinning broadly and Nikki giving the "peace sign" with her right hand. Music finally comes to an end and all goes black.)
"Now that was cool."
"Yeah! Cool!"
"Cool? That was awesome! Mahalo, everyone!"
Everyone cheers.
WHO ARE YOU? CHARACTER BIOS!
Niccole Michelle Grey
Nikki is the protagonist, the good guy, the teenage kid who's trying to do well…AND good…with her newly-discovered powers, simply trying to help others and doing the right thing. She's eccentric, slightly selfish, and the last best hope of the entire universe. She cares deeply about those she loves, and loves to write, draw and dream.
