A/N: This is my theory of what would have caused Helga to give up on Arnold and allowed Brainy to step in and save the day and symbolically revive Helga (which was part of the original plot according to Craig Bartlett) in the Jungle Movie… Also, feel free to leave any and all feedback. I'd really like to know what people actually think of my work(:
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"Arnold, I'm exhausted. Can't we just take a break for a bit?" Helga asked Arnold, who appeared to be determined not to rest until he'd found his parents and rescued his classmate's from La Sombra and his gang of river pirates. "My feet are killing me." Helga added as she reached down to rub her foot.
"We don't really have much time to spare Helga. We still have to rescue our class and find my parents." Replied Arnold.
"Arnold, we've been walking through this godforsaken jungle for hours. I'm not sure how much more of this I can take." Helga said, clearly exasperated.
"Well, maybe we could take a short break. We have been walking around for hours and honestly I'm pretty exhausted too, but only as long as it's just for a moment. We really need to try and cover as much ground as possible before dark." Responded Arnold.
Helga and Arnold sat down and took cover underneath a rather large banana tree and Arnold noticed that Helga had become uncharacteristically quiet and she appeared to be quite uncomfortable.
"Is there something wrong Helga?" Asked Arnold concerned.
For a moment, Helga looked as if she was having a difficult time making a decision and then, finally, she sighed and said, "Arnold, do you really think we'll ever find your parents? I mean what if…what if… this is all just some wild goose chase and what if…Helga stops short of saying what if we're too late and they're already dead, but Arnold's already read between the lines.
"But what if…What? Helga?" Prompts Arnold.
Helga gulps, but bravely decides to continue, "But what if we're too late?"
"Helga, I can't believe you. How could you say that?" Arnold responds angrily. "My parents are alive and they need me. I can feel it. They're out there somewhere waiting for me."
"Arnold…they've been gone for ten years. Don't you think even if they were alive that they would have at least tried to contact you?" asked Helga.
"Maybe they couldn't." said Arnold. "Which probably means they're in trouble and that's why I have to find them."
"Arnold we've been out here for days and we haven't found any evidence at all that your parents were ever even here! Don't you think you should at least consider the possibility that…" Arnold holds out his hand to stop her from finishing.
"My parents are alive. I 'm positive of it Helga. I can just feel it." Said Arnold.
"Arnold…I" stuttered Helga nervously.
"I think you should just go Helga." Said Arnold angrily.
"Go, go where?" Asked Helga clearly a little taken aback by Arnold's hurtful words.
"I don't know Helga, Anywhere but here…." Arnold paused and then added "Any where but with me."
Dejected Helga gets up and walks away, leaving Arnold alone under the banana tree with only with thoughts for company. As Helga walks away she pulled out her Arnold locket and she held it out in front of her as though she was speaking to the real Arnold.
"Oh, my dearly beloved, you have come so far on this perilous journey to find the ones you hold most dear. How could have I even suggested the possibility that we might be too late? Oh, Arnold no matter how hard I try I always seem to end up hurting you and now you've hurt me. It doesn't appear as though we were ever meant to be together…Oh cruel Fortuna! Cruel Fate! Because clearly your heart will never beat as strongly for me as mine does for you…"said Helga finally finishing her dramatic monologue.
Helga looked at her Arnold locket one last time, then holds it against her chest and says more somberly than before.
"I guess you'll never love me." Helga said as she dropped to her knees in despair and slowly began letting go of her Arnold locket until it finally fell with a clang on the jungle floor. As Helga began to cry, the sky grew darker and it began to pour and Helga's tears were soon indistinguishable from the rain.