Wordgirl's Adult Life
Homecoming
(Two years later, in the month of June on Earth.)
(Two years ago, in late August, Wordgirl and Huggy had gone home to Lexicon after Tobey's robots helped to repair it. Tobey had gone along with them.)
(Meanwhile, back on Earth, the lives of their friends and families had also changed.)
(After Dr. Two-Brains and LRW got married, they had a baby daughter in the following May. They named her Rebecca, after Wordgirl's adopted Earth name.)
(Rebecca is now a year old.)
(Her best friends, Violet and Scoops had gotten married in July and they had their second son, Liam Ming, in the month of May as well.)
(His brother, Tommy is now 3½ years old and Liam is now a year old.)
(Victoria and Hunter had also gotten married and they are now expecting their first child in seven months.)
(Eileen and Ian had also gotten married and they now have a son, Travis who's now 9 months old.)
(TJ and his friends had all just finished their Junior year of high school and they now all have their drivers' licenses.)
(TJ drives a Mustang convertible.)
(Now, Wordgirl and Tobey are returning to Earth, without Huggy, who had decided to stay on Lexicon to be with his family.)
(As they zoom through the Universe towards Earth.)
Tobey: Are you still upset that Huggy wanted to stay behind?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, a little. I understand his reasons for staying. He wants to be with his family. But he and I agreed to stay in contact though.
(They are approaching Earth.)
Tobey: We're almost home.
Wordgirl/Becky: We sure are. Where do you want to land?
Tobey: How about a new place? Close to town, but not too close.
Wordgirl/Becky: Ok. (She sees a spot close to town, but hidden in some trees.) How about there?
Tobey: Perfect.
(She lands and they both exit the ship.)
Wordgirl/Becky: I'm a little nervous about this.
Tobey: I'm with you. Let's first go to your parents' house.
Wordgirl/Becky: Ok. (She first transforms and then takes Tobey by the arm and takes off heading towards town.)
(As they enter town, some people look up and see Wordgirl flying overhead.)
TJ: (Driving through town, he stops at a traffic light and looks to see what everyone else sees.) Becky's home! (He then dials his parents to tell them that Becky is home.) Mom, Becky is home.
Mrs. Botsford: TJ, you're not talking on your phone and driving are you? You know that's against the law and it's dangerous.
TJ: I'm at a traffic light, Mom. Did you hear what I said?
Mrs. Botsford: Yes, you said that you see Becky. (She then hangs up and goes to tell her husband.) Dear, Becky is home.
Mr. Botsford: Music to my ears.
(They both walk outside and see her and Tobey, as she lands.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Mom, Dad! I missed you so much!
Mrs. Botsford: We missed you too, Sweetheart.
(She and her parents are now hugging.)
Mr. Botsford: We missed you so much.
Wordgirl/Becky: I missed you both too. How did you know I was coming?
Mrs. Botsford: TJ saw you and called us.
(Just then, TJ pulls into the driveway and jumps out of his car.)
Wordgirl/Becky: TJ!
TJ: Becky! I missed you so much, Sis.
Wordgirl/Becky: I missed you too, Little brother.
(They hug too.)
TJ: And how are you, Tobey? (Shakes Tobey's hand.)
Tobey: I'm doing well. Lexicon is a great place.
Mrs. Botsford: Why not tell us all about it? Come on in.
(Soon, they are all in the living room and Wordgirl transforms back into Becky.)
Mr. Botsford: So did you get to meet your birth parents?
Wordgirl/Becky: No. I found out that my birth parents had died like 14 or 15 years ago.
TJ: What happened?
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, I went to the main Lexiconian library because I wanted to learn the history of Lexicon and I read that 14 or 15 years ago, there was a major plague and a major part of the population got sick and died. My birth parents were those unlucky ones to succumb to the plague. It was called the Lexiconian Flu. But it's nothing like the flus here on Earth. It was much deadlier. The luck few to survive helped the planet to regain it's population but sadly no one in my birth family were among them.
TJ: So if you found out your family had all died, why didn't you come home afterwards?
Wordgirl/Becky: I didn't want to right away. It took us a long time to get there, like two months or something. I didn't want to come all the way home again. So Tobey and I stayed there for two years, learning more about the culture and the people and everything.
Tobey: It was quite fascinating to learn about another planet's culture.
Mr. Botsford: Where's Bob?
Wordgirl/Becky: He stayed behind. He has an enormous family and they were so happy to have him home again. He even has a girlfriend that I never knew about.
TJ: So is Huggy going to marry her or something?
Wordgirl/Becky: I'm not sure how that works for monkeys.
Mr. Botsford: So Tobey, are you going to be staying with us or with your mother?
Tobey: I'm going to be staying with my mother. I miss her dearly. I also miss my robots.
Wordgirl/Becky: Tomorrow, we're going to go and say 'hi' to everyone else. (She yawns.) Right now, I'm tired.
Mrs. Botsford: Well, your room is just as it was when you left.
Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks Mom.
Tobey: I'm going to be heading to my mother's house now too. I just need to summon one of my robots to come and pick me up. Becky would you like to come outside with me?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yes. I'll be back soon.
(She and Tobey walk outside and wait for one of Tobey's robots to come by to take him home.)
Tobey: Are you happy to be home?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, I'm happy. I just miss Huggy very much. Things won't be the same without him here.
Tobey: No they won't be. I miss him as well. Like you, he was a great adversary for me.
(Then one of his robots appears and climbs aboard a lowered hand.)
Wordgirl/Becky: I'll be seeing you tomorrow?
Tobey: Sure will. I love you.
Wordgirl/Becky: I love you too.
(They kiss and she heads back in as he heads home.)
(The next day, Tobey appears in his car, waiting for Becky to come out to join him.)
Tobey: Hey Babe. You ready to say 'hi' to everyone?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yes. Let's go.
(He then first drives them to the home of Violet and Scoops.)
(Becky rings the doorbell.)
Violet: (She opens the door and sees her best friend and Tobey.) BECKY! I'm so happy to see you!
Wordgirl/Becky: I'm happy to see you too, Violet!
Tobey: Hello Violet.
Violet: Hello Tobey.
Wordgirl/Becky: Where's Scoops?
Violet: He has work right now. He's a gofer at the Big City Times.
(Tommy then runs into the room.)
Tommy: Who's at the door, Mommy? (He sees Becky and Tobey.) Aunt Becky! Uncle Tobey! (He then gives Becky a hug and gives Tobey a five.)
Wordgirl/Becky: And look at you, Tommy. You're such a big boy now.
Tommy: I'm 3½.
Wordgirl/Becky: Wow. You're getting so big.
(Just then, they hear some crying from another room.)
Tobey: Who's that?
Violet: Oh, I like for you both to meet someone. (She then comes back into the room with another baby.) Tobey, Becky, this is Liam Ming. Liam, these are some good friends of mine.
Liam: Mama.
Wordgirl/Becky: Awww. How old is he?
Violet: He's a year old. (She then puts him down into a play area.) So do you two want to stay for dinner? I'm sure Scoops would love to see you both.
Wordgirl/Becky: We love to, but we have more people to see today. I'll let you know when we're available for dinner.
Violet: Ok. (Hugs her friends.) It's good to see you home again.
Wordgirl/Becky: It's good to be home. I'll tell you some stories about Lexicon the next time we visit.
Violet: Great. I can't wait to hear them.
(They leave Violet and Scoops' home and head to visit Eileen and Ian.)
Wordgirl/Becky: This apartment building seems familiar to me.
Tobey: Lady Redundant Woman used to live here before she married Two-Brains. It's close to the college.
Wordgirl/Becky: Yes. Great location.
(Tobey knocks on the door.)
Birthday Girl: Becky, Tobey. (She hugs them both.) How nice to see you both? When did you come home?
Tobey: Last night. So how have you been?
Birthday Girl: Great. Ian and I are married. (Shows them her wedding picture.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Congratulations. Sorry we weren't there for your wedding.
Birthday Girl: It's ok. I missed you there but we still had a great wedding.
Tobey: So where's Ian?
Birthday Girl: He's out running errands. Would you all like to meet someone new?
Tobey: We already met Violet's new son, Liam.
Birthday Girl: He's a great boy, isn't he? Actually, I want you both to meet my son, Travis. He's 9 months old.
Wordgirl/Becky: Aww, hi there, Travis. He's so handsome.
Tobey: I'm betting you get this question a lot but does your son have your powers?
Birthday Girl: At this point, I don't know. We'll have to wait until he's older to find out. But I assure you that if he does, I'm going to tell him that he shouldn't use his power to get what he wants. I don't want him to end up like me when I was a child. Isolated and unwanted.
Wordgirl/Becky: Come on, Eileen. You weren't isolated and unwanted. You came to my slumber party once, sure you tried to take it over.
Birthday Girl: That's what I'm talking about. I don't want my son to do things like that.
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, I can tell you're a great mother. So what are you doing these days, other than being a mom?
Birthday Girl: Well, I'm a professional party planner. I have my own business and everything. Ian takes care of the paper work for it and I do everything else.
Wordgirl/Becky: Sounds like you're doing what you love.
Birthday Girl: I am. Thanks. So would you like to stay for dinner?
Tobey: We love to but we have more people to see today.
Wordgirl/Becky: I'll let you know when we're available for dinner.
Birthday Girl: Ok. Thanks for stopping by and welcome home.
Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks. And I have some stories about Lexicon the next time we visit.
Birthday Girl: Cool.
(They hug.)
(They next decide to head over to Victoria's, but along the way, they have to pass by the homes of some of their villians.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Tobey, before going to Victoria's, why don't we stop by and see some of the villians?
Tobey: Ok. Who's house is first?
Wordgirl/Becky: It's Butcher's house.
(They both walk up to the Butcher's front door and knock.)
Butcher: I'm coming. (He opens the door and sees Wordgirl and Tobey.) Wordgirl, Tobey! I'm so happy to see you both. (He hugs Wordgirl and shakes hands with Tobey.) When did you two come home?
Tobey: Last night.
Butcher: Are you both here to stay?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, we're here to stay. So how's everything with you these days?
Butcher: Good and Bad. First, the good. I've given up villainy and I'm working with my school buddies, the Baker and the Candlestick Maker. We're making good money. I don't why I didn't think about working with them before.
Wordgirl/Becky: Who knows? So what's the bad news?
Butcher: My father, Kid Potato. He died a year ago. I miss him, you know. I was there with him when he passed away. He told me to turn my life around. I remembered when he got on my case for getting along with you, but just before he died, he said that I'm a better man because I do get along with you.
Wordgirl/Becky: I'm sorry to hear about your father. I know what it's like to lose a parent. I'm not talking about my Earth parents. My birth parents on Lexicon. When I got there, I found out that they died years ago, while I was living here on Earth.
Butcher: Really? How old were you?
Wordgirl/Becky: I think I was 5 or 6. I wasn't even a super hero then. My whole Lexicon family died in a terrible plague called the Lexiconian flu. Ten times worse than any flu epidemic on Earth. I'm the only one in my family to not get it because I was here on Earth.
Butcher: I'm sorry to hear that. But you still have your family here on Earth.
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah.
Butcher: So where's your sidekick?
Wordgirl/Becky: Huggy wanted to stay behind on Lexicon. He's got a huge family and a girlfriend.
Butcher: A girlfriend? Way to go, Monkey.
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, I miss him though.
Butcher: I'm sure you both can visit each other.
Wordgirl/Becky: We will. But it's still not the same.
Tobey: Well, we have to get going. Maybe sometime we can invite you and the other villians over for a get-together or something.
Butcher: Thanks. That sounds good. See ya, Kids.
(They later head over to Chuck's house.)
(Chuck is playing video games.)
Chuck's Mom: Chuck, there's some visitors at the door for you!
Chuck: Ok Ma. You can send them down. (As he continues to play his video game, he hears two pairs of feet coming down the stairs.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Hello Chuck.
Chuck: (He hears her voice and puts his video game joystick down and turns around and sees Wordgirl and Tobey standing in his basement.) Wordgirl? Tobey? How are you both?
Tobey: We're doing good.
Chuck: I'm happy to see you both again. I missed you both when you left.
Wordgirl/Becky: We missed you too, Chuck. (She then gives him a hug and he hugs her back.)
Chuck: So are you here to stay?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, we're here to stay.
Chuck: So how was Lexicon?
Wordgirl/Becky: It's a great place. The people there are very friendly and helpful. But in my opinion, Earth is my real home. Everyone I love is here, except Huggy. He's back on Lexicon. He wants to be with his family.
Chuck: I'm going to miss your little sidekick. So are you both hungry?
Tobey: Well, now that you mentioned it, we are rather famished.
Wordgirl/Becky: We've been visiting people all day and I guess it's lunch time.
(Chuck then fixes them sandwiches and gives them glasses of milk.)
Tobey: So, what have you been doing since we left?
Chuck: (Sits down to eat himself, after serving them.) Well, I no longer am a villian. I own my own sandwich shop and I get all of my meat supplies from Butcher. Did you know he works with his school buddies, the Baker and Candlestick Maker?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, he mentioned it to us earlier. So he provides the meat for your sandwiches? That's a great deal. He does have an endless supply of meat.
Chuck: His shop is always stock full of meat.
Wordgirl/Becky: Do you have any dedicated customers?
Chuck: Dr. Two-Brains and Lady Redundant Woman come in all the time. Doc gets grilled cheese and Lady Redundant Woman gets a sandwich with three different types of meat.
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, I'm happy that you and Butcher had given up being villians and become law-abiding citizens. I always had the hope that you villians would turn your lives around and do good things. I'm happy that Doc and Lady Redundant Woman did as well. So, um, anything in your personal life?
Chuck: Not right now. I get flirts from some of my female customers though.
Wordgirl/Becky: Women used to flirt with you before.
Chuck: Actually, I remember one time, when I was the lunch fellow at your school, I was coming to work on the bus and about five or six women began to flirt with me.
Wordgirl/Becky: That's cute. (After lunch.) Well, Tobey and I have to get going. Maybe one of these days, we can all get together and I can tell you stories about Lexicon.
Chuck: That sounds like fun.
(Wordgirl and Tobey leave and head for more homes.)
(The next home they come to is the home of Granny May.)
Wordgirl/Becky: (Rings the doorbell.) Granny May?
Granny May: (She opens the door.) Wordgirl, Tobey. I'm so happy to see you both.
Wordgirl/Becky: We're happy to see you too, Granny May.
(They all hug.)
Granny May: So when did you both arrive?
Tobey: Last night. So how have you been?
Granny May: I can't complain. My grandson, Eugene and Emma are married and they have a baby. I have a great-granddaughter named Bethany May. She's a real sweetie. (Shows the picture.) She's my only great-grandchild.
Wordgirl/Becky: Awww, she's cute. So how are you doing these days?
Granny May: I'm doing ok. The doctor said that I have only a few years left. My cancer is gone but the treatment has weakened my heart and he can't really do anything about it. He told me to rest as much as I can. But I'm glad to see the two of you home again. (She then sees Wordgirl upset.) Oh Sweetie, don't be so sad. We've had some great times together, even when we were battling. Those battles kept me feeling young and vibrant.
Wordgirl/Becky: I just hope I can keep your promise about letting you meet at least one of our children before it's too late. Tobey and I aren't even married yet and it'll be awhile before we start having children.
Granny May: So when do you plan to get married?
Tobey: Probably sometime next year.
Granny May: It will be the wedding of the century too. I can just picture it.
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, Tobey and I have to get going. We still have two more households to visit.
Granny May: Ok. Come back soon. I have some stories to tell you.
Tobey: We'll be back soon.
Wordgirl/Becky: And I have some stories about Lexicon to tell you also.
Granny May: Can't wait to hear them.
(They leave Granny May's house and head to where Victoria lives.)
(They head for Victoria's condo in the expensive area of Fair City.)
Victoria: (She is reading a baby book when she hears the doorbell and answers it.) Becky, Tobey, you're home. (She gives them both hugs.) How are you both doing?
Tobey: We're doing good.
Wordgirl/Becky: And you?
Victoria: Well, Hunter and I are married. We had our wedding a little after Eileen and Ian got married. And I'm now 2 months pregnant.
Wordgirl/Becky: Wow, that's great. So what are you and Hunter doing these days?
Victoria: Well, Hunter is now a stage actor and I'm a motivational speaker. That time in the 9th grade, when I was having a major meltdown from being upset about that math test, you really helped me to see that my parents' expectations were stressing me out too much. After you talked to my parents, my parents decided that they were proud of me for trying my best, even though I didn't always get the best score or whatever. We have a better relationship now and they decided to not put the same pressure onto my brother either. So now, I help others with similar issues.
Wordgirl/Becky: That's great, Victoria. I'm so proud of you.
Victoria: Thanks. And Hunter had gotten over his stage fright and he's now a great stage actor. He says that he wants to stick to stage acting and he's not interested in doing movies or TV shows.
Tobey: Sounds good. This is a nice place you got here.
Victoria: Thanks. His parents and mine gave us this place as a wedding present. They wanted us to live in the best part of the city.
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, this is a very good neighborhood.
Tobey: Well, we have get going now. We have one more place to visit before the days' end.
Victoria: Ok. Thanks for stopping by and welcome home.
Wordgirl/Becky: It's good being back home.
(They hug again and head over to one more place.)
Tobey: So, where are we going to now?
Wordgirl/Becky: We can't end the day without visiting Doc and Lady Redundant Woman.
Tobey: Ok.
(They drive to Doc's home, which is a town home.)
(Wordgirl rings the doorbell.)
LRW: I got the door. (She opens it.) Wordgirl! Tobey! This is a pleasant, pleasing, enjoyable surprise. Doc, come in here and see who's here.
Dr. Two-Brains: What? (He sees Wordgirl and Tobey in his living room.) Wordgirl! Tobey! Welcome home! It's been way too long.
Wordgirl/Becky: We miss you too, Doc.
Tobey: How are you both doing?
Dr. Two-Brains: We're doing very good. Come in.
(They go and sit on the sofa.)
Wordgirl/Becky: This looks like the sofa from your lair.
Dr. Two-Brains: Yeah, I couldn't part with it.
LRW: It goes very well with the décor, furnishings, design. Wait here, I have someone for you two to meet.
Wordgirl/Becky: Ok.
(LRW heads upstairs.)
Dr. Two-Brains: So when did you two arrive?
Tobey: Last night. You're our last visit actually.
Dr. Two-Brains: Saved the best for last, did you?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, I guess.
(LRW then emerges with a baby in her arms.)
LRW: Wordgirl, Tobey, I want you both to meet our daughter, Rebecca. She's a year old.
Wordgirl/Becky: Wow, you had a baby. Congradulations. And you named her after me?
Dr. Two-Brains: Sure. You're the greatest superhero this town's ever had and you're one of my closest friends.
Wordgirl/Becky: Awww, thanks. Wait, I'm the person who used to bring you to jail all the time. You think I'm the best superhero in town?
Dr. Two-Brains: You may have sent us to jail a lot but you're nice to us and you're always helpful. Butcher, Chuck, and Granny May agree with us.
Tobey: Victoria, Eileen, and I agree too. Did she tell you that she rescued Eileen from date-rape also?
Wordgirl/Becky: Eileen was given the date-rape drug from Steven's cousin, Brett.
Tobey: She also prevented Victoria from committing suicide.
LRW: What?
Wordgirl/Becky: Victoria was very upset when she got a 99 on a math test and was convinced that her parents didn't really love her and she became so depressed that she was considering suicide, until I talked to her parents.
Dr. Two-Brains: You saved her life. Like you saved mine from Miss Power.
Tobey: Did you know that your mother and I could've died in that battle as well?
Wordgirl/Becky: No.
(Tobey then goes to tell Wordgirl about the time in the battle with Miss Power when he and her mother were perched on top of his robot when Miss Power had lifted it's foot, causing it to fall over with them falling from it.)
Tobey: I know from experience that you would never let anyone fall to their doom.
Dr. Two-Brains: No, she does not. Miss Power didn't care about us the way you do.
LRW: And we appreciate, thankful for, glad about being your villians.
Wordgirl/Becky: Aww, thanks. (She then turns her attention to Rebecca.) Hi there, Rebecca. I'm Becky, but you can also call me Wordgirl. I'm one of your mom's and dad's friends.
Rebecca: Wogirl.
Wordgirl/Becky: I think she's trying to say, 'Wordgirl'.
Dr. Two-Brains: We told her a lot about you. I guess she knows you very well.
LRW: You can hold her if you wish, desire, yearn for.
Wordgirl/Becky: Ok. Do you want me to hold you, Rebecca? (She holds her hands out to her.)
(Rebecca then agrees and lets Wordgirl hold her without hesitation.)
Dr. Two-Brains: (After watching Wordgirl play with Rebecca for a few minutes.) Wow, you're great with kids.
Wordgirl/Becky: I like kids. I can't wait to have my own.
Tobey: And we probably won't get married until next year, when we're 21.
Dr. Two-Brains: That is a wedding none of us want to miss.
Wordgirl/Becky: I hope Huggy would be able to come. He wanted to stay on Lexicon to be with his family.
LRW: You didn't mention your birth family, kin, relatives. How are they?
Wordgirl/Becky: My birth family members are dead. I found that out like a month after we arrived on Lexicon. They died from a plague called the Lexiconian Flu. I'm the sole survivor of my birth family.
Dr. Two-Brains: But you do have your adopted family here on Earth.
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah. Well, we have to get going. (She hands Rebecca back to her mother.)
Dr. Two-Brains: Ok. Welcome back you two.
Tobey: Thanks. Come, Becky.
Wordgirl/Becky: Ok.
Dr. Two-Brains: Becky, don't forget you're not alone here on Earth. You have friends and family who care about you.
Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks. I care about you all too.
(She then goes and hugs Doc and he hugs her back.)
(Later that night, Tobey drops her off at her parents' house, before heading back to his mother's home.)
Tobey: Are you going to be ok?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, Doc is right. I have family here and they are just as special as my birth family on Lexicon are. I still bet they were great people.
Tobey: Of course they are. They gave life to a wonderful girl. I love you.
Wordgirl/Becky: I love you, too.
(They kiss and hug before he drives off towards his mother's house for the night.)
Tobey: How about we have a dinner party and invite everyone we visited today and you can tell them your stories about Lexicon?
Wordgirl/Becky: Sounds like a plan.
(She waves and throws him a kiss.)
The End…