FUTURAMA-Episode AV0167868768-King of the World
Description: After a self-sacrificing act, Fry ends up in an alternate reality where he is worshipped as a God. Can Leela and Bender bring him back to normal continuity?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the FUTURAMA characters nor any mentioned DC comics' characters. I make no money off this story.
Special Guest Voices:
Galadriel-Judi Dench
Bender 2-Pierce Brosnan
[Cut shot to BEAUREGARD running into the HIGH COUNCIL room where FRY and the others are.]
BEAUREGARD: My lord, news! Another group of travelers have landed in New New York through the same portal you used.
FRY: What?
[The swat team enters bring in both LEELA and BENDER.]
LEELA: FRY!
FRY: LEELA!
[LEELA and FRY run to each other, FRY hugs LEELA tight and swings her in a circle in the air.]
LEELA: I thought you were dead! I thought I lost you!
FRY: You could never lose me.
LEELA: Oh Fry, I-I…
[LEELA and FRY lock eyes and for a moment they are the only people in all existence. This is interrupted as BENDER slaps FRY hard on the back.]
BENDER: Hey there, skintube, glad to see you lived! Now I don't have to go to the saucy puppet show alone.
FRY: (glaring) What is wrong with you?
BENDER: What? What?! Oh…I interrupted one of those possible romantic moments again, huh? Aw well, hey (points at BENDER 2)-who's that gaybot?
FRY: Oh, well, this is hard to explain but…see this is an alternate reality similar to our world but not. That's Bender 2 and this is Leela 2.
[Both LEELAS and both BENDERS eye each other.]
LEELA 2: You look so much like me but much more…beefy. And that eye…it looks so cagey.
LEELA: Look who's talking, squinty!
BENDER 2: My, my you are exactly how I used to be. Thank goodness I have changed and matured.
BENDER: You call changing to a pansy accent mature?
BENDER 2: Come on, you don't actually enjoy that boorish sounding tone do you?
BENDER: I know I enjoy drinking and a good robot parts mag!
BENDER 2: (face in hands) How embarrassing! I hate thinking about how I used to have the mental equivalent of an overgrown food processor.
BENDER: (dangerously) You'd better take that back.
[FRY steps between the warring duplicates.]
FRY: Come on now, guys. Let's all try and get along.
LEELA: (contemptuously) You better not have done anything with this cheap copy of me.
LEELA 2: (grabs FRY and drags him over into a sexual-looking embrace) Oh we did a lot, you better believe we did a lot.
FRY: (tugs at his collar) Now ladies…
GALADRIEL: I hate to interrupt all this as it is highly entertaining but we have a problem at hand and the arrival of these other alternate reality counterparts can only add to the trouble.
FRY: I don't understand.
GALADRIEL: This reality has a Bender and a Leela all ready. The longer your friends stay around, the longer we face the possibility of tearing all realities apart. Two counterparts can not exist together for long without destroying the fabric of all that is. I'm sorry Fry, but your friends must return to their reality.
LEELA: That's fine, we just came to get Fry and go home.
GALADRIEL: Guards! Seize them!
[LEELA and BENDER are taken back into the swat teams custody.]
FRY: What are you doing?!
GALADRIEL: I'm sorry, Fry. But we cannot allow these people to take you. We need you.
LEELA: Wait a minute! You said that counterparts can't exist together, surely Fry…
GALADRIEL: Fry has no counterpart here, his counterpart died. Therefore Fry can freely exist here without putting any other realities in danger.
LEELA: But why do you want Fry so badly? What is the deal with this reality.
GALADRIEL: I am Galadriel, Turanga Leela, and the other people you see are members of the High Council. This sect rules over the earth of this reality and Fry is our master. He is King of the world.
LEELA: Fry? King of this world?
GALADRIEL: Yes.
FRY: I was gonna tell you. Apparently in this reality I was a hero. I saved earth and mankind from an alien race known as Nonackthal and died for it. 'Cause of that this earth looks to me as a savior and king.
GALADRIEL: And this is why he must stay! The Nonackthal plan their return and only Fry can save us.
LEELA: But the Fry who saved your world before is dead. This is a different Fry, this is our Fry and he belongs with us.
GALADRIEL: (raised eyebrow) Does he? I know of you Turanga Leela, all the High Council does. We were able to look over Fry's past through a memory recorder. We saw your world, saw you and your reality and frankly, you do not deserve Fry.
LEELA: What?
GALADRIEL: Let's view the tape, shall we?
[GALADRIEL claps her hand and a screen falls from the ceiling. It lights up and clips of FRY'S memory are played for everyone's view. We see LEELA yelling at FRY, LEELA throwing something at FRY,. LEELA beating FRY up during the water king incident, FRY asking LEELA why she will not go out with him and her irritated responses, LEELA insinuating FRY tricked her into marrying him during the time slips, LEELA unwittingly blowing apart FRY'S love message in the sky, LEELA rejecting FRY after he loses the worms, LEELA saying FRY will not find a perfect Valentine candy heart message, LEELA ignoring FRY when he tries to warn her she is running out of air on Valentine's Day and his resulting sacrifice, FRY trying to comfort LEELA when she thinks of her parents, FRY discovering LEELA threw away his note of personal feelings about her, etc. As the tape plays LEELA looks over at FRY and we see his face contort with the pain of harsh memories. LEELA looks down, feeling like dirt as the tape ends.]
LEELA: But-but surely seeing all this you realize that the Fry of our reality is not capable of saving your world? He's clumsy and childish and…
GALADRIEL: All we see is a man who has time and again sacrificed himself for you. His devotion unwavering. He is a bit less intelligent and less bold than our realities Fry, yes, but he is still Philip J. Fry. A fine man who you have berated and tossed aside. Whom you have wasted. Tell me, Turanga Leela, why do you deserve him? We can give him what he wants, he wants you and we gave him our reality's counterpart of you. She is superior in every way. Obedient, loves him without question. How can you be better? Why should we bother giving him back to you when you are so horrible to him?
[LEELA looks down again and closes her eye.]
LEELA: (painfully) It's true, I haven't treated Fry fairly. I know that he's gone through a great strain. He lost all his family and friends when he came into 3000. We're a lot a like in that respect, both so alone. And I also know he has grown a lot since I first met him, he is slightly less childish and he certainly does try hard…I guess the only argument I could make to keep him is that…I love him.
[EVERYONE is astonished by this, whispering and creating a ruckus. FRY'S wide eyes are glued on LEELA, stunned by her startling admission.]
GALADRIEL: Love him?
LEELA: Yes.
GALADRIEL: You don't show it.
LEELA: I didn't know it. Not until he was gone.
[LEELA and FRY lock eyes, FRY still fixed with the same stunned look from when she made her admission.]
GALADRIEL: Hmm, this is…intriguing. I suppose there is only one thing to do. We must leave it up to Fry. (speaking to FRY) What say you, my lord?
[FRY looks at GALADRIEL, his eyes passing over everyone and eventually settling on LEELA.]
FRY: I have to go back.
[EVERYONE in the room gasps again, LEELA smiles.]
GALADRIEL: Why?
FRY: (shrugging) Because it's always been Leela.
[LEELA looks at FRY with a smile and breaks out of the swat team's grip, running over to him. He pulls her into his arms and holds her tightly.]
GALADRIEL: (shaking her head) Philip J. Fry, you truly are a great man. You give up paradise, you give up being a king to go back to a world where you are a mere delivery boy. I hope you appreciate and understand the sacrifice Fry is making here Ms. Turanga.
LEELA: I do.
[LEELA and FRY make eye contact and in a moment are swept up in a romantic kiss. EVERYONE seems pleased save BENDER.]
BENDER: This mushiness is making me gag! Come on, let's go!
[Suddenly the HIGH COUNCIL building shakes heavily.]
GALADRIEL: No! It's the Nonackthal!
LEELA 2: Fry, you must save us!
BENDER 2: Yes, I will help you if need be!
FRY: I-I can't! I'm not a hero.
LEELA: (takes FRY'S face in her hands) Fry. Yes. You are.
[FRY thinks of when he pushed LEELA away from the black hole and smiles, empowered by LEELA'S faith and knowing that it is true.]
FRY: You're right. Let's get 'em!
[EVERYONE exits the HIGH COUNCIL building and look skyward. They all point upward and mumble in horror. LEELA clings to FRY.]
LEELA: My god, they're amazing!
FRY: They're…(less than impressed) Supermen.
[Shot moves to show dozen of aliens, who all look amazingly like the superhero Superman, tearing apart the city.]
FRY: Leela 2 said I defeated them with a rock. Kryptonite! It must have been Kryptonite.
[FRY turns to GALADRIEL]
FRY: Do you guys have Kryptonite.
GALADRIEL: What?
FRY: A green glowing rock.
GALADRIEL: We have a rock that fits that description, it lies under the city.
FRY: Get a bunch of it. That's what you use to defeat them. It's poisonous to them.
GALADRIEL: But that rock is poisonous to us as well!
FRY: Of course…that must be how I died the first time. Leela 2 said the rock's power was too much…(FRY looks at LEELA and frowns, then looks back at GALADRIEL) Get a bunch of it anyway.
[GALADRIEL nods and begins to speaks orders into a communicator on her wrist. LEELA looks at FRY.]
LEELA: What are you going to do, Fry?
FRY: Exactly what my counterpart must have done the first time these guys attacked. Use the rock myself to destroy them.
LEELA: But you heard her, the rock is poisonous.
FRY: I know, how do you think I died here?
LEELA: Fry, you can't! I didn't come all this way to have you die on me again!
FRY: Leela, you said you love me. I don't think life can get any better. Besides, if you love me than I have even more of a reason to die for you than I did the first time.
LEELA: Oh Fry…
GALADRIEL: My lord! We have men bring up rocks now. My contacts tell me that the Nonackthal are merely toying with us. They tear at New New York for fun first, then they shall all meet up in the sky and launch a full scale attack surrounding the globe.
FRY: Then I'll have to meet them up in the sky, drop the rock on them and be done with it. See if you can attach the rock to a bomb and quick. I figure the explosion of the bomb with turn the Kryptonite to dust that'll enter their blood system when they breath it in and-bam! Done for good. Man, it's a good thing I used to be such a comic book geek when I was a kid.
GALADRIEL: But the bomb-the rock-it will kill you too.
FRY: I know.
GALADRIEL: My lord, let me say again, you truly are a great man. I am honored to have known you. But- (pulls out a laser gun and points it at him) I cannot allow you to do this.
FRY: (holds LEELA close to him and looks startled) What?!
GALADRIEL: I have ruled over Earth since your death and I cannot allow you to sacrifice yourself again. I am taking up the bomb.
FRY: But Galadriel…you'll die.
GALADRIEL: (sad smile) It is time you allowed someone else to be the hero, Philip J. Fry.
[FRY looks at GALADRIEL in admiration as she speaks into the communicator again, ordering for a bomb. Cut shot to GALADRIEL in a ship with the bomb. She waves as she rockets upwards towards her certain death and towards earth's salvation. In only a few moments the sky explodes in a cloud of green. EVERYONE cheers but there is a sadness as well. Soon FRY, BENDER, and LEELA are gathered at the P.W.A that brought LEELA and BENDER to this reality. BEAUREGARD, LEELA 2, and BENDER 2 stand around as well.]
BEAUREGARD: Galadriel is dead and now you too leave us Fry. What is our earth to do without a leader?
FRY: I know of an excellent leader to take over. Leela.
[All eyes turn to LEELA 2.]
LEELA 2: Me? But I am just a slave.
FRY: If this whole experience taught me anything, it's that in alternate realities, counterparts aren't all that different. If you're anything like my Leela, you'll make a great leader. I leave you in charge, queen of the world.
LEELA 2: Great! (Now less timid and more similar to normal reality's LEELA) Time for some good changes. Starting with me getting more decent clothes and starting to work out. I'm much too…weak.
[LEELA gives LEELA 2 an agreeable nod, obviously pleased at having her counterpart improved.]
FRY: And Beauregard, you can help her. 'Cause from what I've seen you're a straight up guy.
BEAUREGARD: Why thank you my lord, it will be nice to make my cousin Zapp jealous.
FRY: Zapp? Wait, you mean Zapp Brannigan's your cousin?
BEAUREGARD: Why, yes. But now that I'm helping to rule earth I can finally show him up. Maybe even convince him to let me hire that Kif fellow. I've always liked Kif and Zapp is known for abusing the poor guy.
FRY: Yeah, you do that. And Bender 2.
BENDER 2: (drunkenly) Yeah?
FRY: Um…wait, what happened to you?
BENDER: (holding up a beer) I reintroduced him to the good things in life.
BENDER 2: (dragged out) Whassuap!
LEELA: You mean while we were saving the world, you were getting your counterpart drunk!
BENDER: What else am I going to do while I miss the saucy puppet show?
LEELA: Would you SHUT UP about that puppet show!
FRY: Hey, Leela 2? Could you do me one favor?
LEELA 2: Anything.
FRY: You know that big gold statue of me? Make another statue like that of Galadriel.
LEELA 2: Will do, my lord.
FRY: Now, let's go home!
[FRY climbs into the P.W.A. BENDER scratches his head.]
BENDER: How the hell we going to fit in this thing! I mean, I scrunched up in the back with Leela, I can do that I'm a robot but this is a one-man pod. How are we…
LEELA: I'm sitting on Fry's lap.
BENDER: Ohhhhhh-hey, this might be better than a puppet show.
[The trio is soon in the P.W.A and with a final wave, rocket upwards toward the black hole. Another trip through and they are tugged back into regular reality, heading straight towards the Planet Express ship.]
FARNSWORTH: (over the radio) You're back! Do you have Fry?
LEELA: He's here! He's alive and we're coming back!
FARNSWORTH: Excellent! I am dying to know how the other reality was if that's where you were. Hey, we should name it! Perhaps 'Farnsality' or 'Farnsworlds' or-
[LEELA shuts off the radio and looks over her shoulder at FRY, who is holding her comfortable against him.]
LEELA: Fry, I love you.
FRY: I know. I love you too, always have.
LEELA: Fry, remember when you said you didn't think life can get any better after I said I loved you.
FRY: Yeah.
LEELA: Well I promise you, it can.
FRY: Really? How?
[LEELA whispers something in FRY'S ear. He turns the red-close to purple color as he starts to make the strange inaudible sounds in his throat again.]
The End