NARRARATOR: The City of Townsville...
Is in trouble!
Several shots of Ganggreens bullying citizens, Fuzzy tearing fire hydrants out of the ground, Princess zapping unseen things, a giant Him coming up behind a house with evil in his eyes, the Amoebae boys jaywalking...
Who can stop this disaster? Who can possibly save our city?
Scene switches to inside the Mayor's office now
Mayor- looking concerned "The Powerpuff girls?"
Bellum can be seen in background "Yes, Mayor. You should give them a call."
Scene shifts to the phone,
Blossom speeds over to it and picks it up "Yes, Mayor? Sorry, we still can't go. Professor says we have to still to have here. Looks like it could be a while. Don't worry though, the villains efforts don't seem very well organized. Just tell the citizens to lay low until the three of us can get moving"
Blossom speeds back over to the door that leads to the lab, where Bubbles is waiting.
Bubbles "Who was it?"
Blossom "The Mayor again. I wish Professor would hurry up... it sounds like things are really getting bad out there."
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Ace and Gangreens are smashing up some cars in the parking lot. "Hey lookit me Grubber, I'm that monster from earlier today! Raaaar!" Ace brings a crowbar down on a hood of a 93 Nissan Sentra.
The Gangreens laugh.
"Yeah, but the girls sure did do some fancy flyin to take care of him, huh Ace?"
Ace puts his hand to his heart "Boys, it's moments like that which make me proud to be a citizen of this here Townsville."
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Blossom has hands behind back as she paces back and forth in front of the door to the Professor's lab. "This is starting to look serious..." she says as much to herself as to Bubbles.
Bubbles thinks about it a moment, then looks worried. "Yes, it's starting to look like she really got hurt."
Blossom, irritated with the thought "Well, that's what she gets for taking off on her own like that. That was the toughest monster that we ever fought, and she tried to take it on by herself. She should have waited for me to come up with a better plan! I'm going to have to have a talk with her when she's done in there."
Bubbles surprisingly becomes irritated with Blossom "Like what? I know you're the leader, but I think she was very brave and did the right thing. She knew she couldn't beat that thing that's why she hid in the building! We're not stupid, you know! Now she's in there hurt!"
Blossom is stricken by those words and stops pacing, looking just a little remorseful.
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Fuzzy Lumpkins and another Fuzzy are talking next to the giant fallen chemical-x monster from the previous episode.
Lumpkins: "Then, while that monster went a-tearin through that building tham other two girls came up behind it and hit it with some sorta special gadgets. K-rash! That whole monster plum fell over and ain't been movin since"
Other Fuzzy: "Shoot. That ain't nothin' You heard what cousin Luke said he sawed in Tennessee? He seen this guy with an earring stuck right in his eyebrow."
Scene begins to fade.
Lumpkins "That ain't right."
Empty 93 Nissan Sentra goes rolling by.....
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Blossom is now seated by the door, resting her chin on her hand while Bubbles colors.
Bubbles "And this is when Buttercup came out from the building and started SMASHING BIG MONSTERS FACE!"
Blossom, wanting to make amends with Bubbles for the earlier confrontation smiles a bit "Yeah, I guess I do have to admit that was pretty cool move, huh?"
Bubbles "Yep, and I'm going to color this picture and give it to her so she can remember."
Blossom smiles a little, but soon looks down "That's sweet Bubbles, but..."
"but what?"
"...I don't think Buttercup really likes it when you give her pictures of her battles. She never really keeps them or anything."
Bubbles smiles crookedly "Oh, I know Blossom. I even remember back when she used to tear them up, except..."
Blossom: "Except what?"
Bubbles "Except, well, I spied her one night and....promise not to tell?"
Blossom "Sure..."
Bubbles "C'mere"
They zoom off to their room, where Bubbles goes through some things in a corner and pulls out several crayon drawings, some of which are taped back together.
We see crayon renderings of several of Buttercup's best moments, including Buttercup saving her sisters from the Gangreen gang and her first battle without her blanket among others.
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On a television screen, we see again where the claw opened up and Buttercup was laying down inside it "And so, even with the city in crises, the combined hopes of Townsville are going to Buttercup and the entire Utonium family..."
It's an IMAX sized screen, which Princess is watching alone. She yells out "TV off!"
"OOOO-Powerpuff girls on TV...Powerpuff girls always on TV, not Princess" She complained bitterly "OOOO- Like I really care if Buttercup is ok or not..."
"Who cares if Buttercup is OK or not" Princess screams, throwing her arms about.
In the middle of the tantrum, she stops and her expression changes slightly.
She turns around and returns to the theater "TV! News!" she demands loudly.
Scene pulls away from her as she looks down on the ground instead of at the screen.
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Blossom and Bubbles seem to have been sitting a long time now, once again back at the door to the lab. Bubbles is looking bored, while Blossom is looking mostly bored but also somewhat concerned.
"Hey what's that?" Bubbles perks up, and flies over to the window "People are coming."
Blossom "Those must be who the Professor called when he wanted his phone earlier...do they want in"
Bubbles "No, they're just standing there. Weird...I wonder what's going on?"
Blossom face grown into concern, now certain that something is very wrong but not knowing what it is "Bubbles....?"
Bubbles is continuing to look out the window, now turns around and reports "Now there's a great big car and all the people are lining up!"
Bubbles sees Blossom's expression, and becomes upset herself."
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The scene outside the Utonium household is being viewed through a telescope. The telescope slowly moves to the left where we see more and more people lining up along either side of the road. All are somber and quiet, most looking at the ground, some wiping away tears. Amongst them are Princess, Fuzzy Lumpkins, and the Gangreen Gang who are all totally quiet and somber.
We see Mojo holding the telescope now in hiding above the group on a tree. He removes the telescope from his right eye now, his face one of shock as wetness forms in the corner of his left eye.
"Please, not this...I never wanted..." he whispers.
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The two girls are staring at the door, and it finally opens.
Out comes Professor, wearing a facial expression of shock with perspiration and tears falling down from his face. He carries Buttercup in his two hands. On seeing the other two girls waiting for him, he falls to his knees and starts sobbing.
"Girls! Girls....there was nothing...nothing I...could....do"
Blossom sees it and shouts "No!". She flies through the room and sits on the edge of the house with her arms crossed, looking down on the gathered people. Some of who look up at her with great sympathy.
Bubbles approaches slowly "Buttercup...?" she asks.
She touches Buttercup's body "Buttercup...you have to wake up now, we have to go save the day..." Bubbles shudders a bit when there is no response
"B-Buttercup?" she asks weekly, looking up at the Professor for just an instant
"BUTTERCUP!" Bubbles screams, a river of tears falling from both her eyes.
Blossom hears the scream from the top of the house and turns her head a little in the direction it comes from, a tear only beginning to form in the corner of her eye. Still, she sits stubbornly upon the rooftop.
"BUTTERCUP! BUTTERCUP! BUTTERCUP!" Bubbles continues to wail at the top of her lungs, now having taken Buttercup into her own arms as the Professor has fallen to his hands and knees wailing along with her. Several of the townspeople start crying as well. Blossom stays on top of the roof with an intense frown trying hard to shut out the sounds she is hearing."
"Blossom. I'm sorry, you have to come down. We have to do this now" Professor says only managing to make it up to his knees to his voice would carry "Her bo..her body is going to decompose to its basic elements soon. Oh, my poor brave little girl..."
Blossom floats down with her arms crossed, always looking away from the others. She knows what they intend, and starts walking out of the door a few paces ahead. Bubbles is following, carrying Buttercup while Professor is right behind her.
Many emotions are visible on all the Townspeople's faces as the three get into the car and drive slowly down the road. The trip is not long, and they are surrounded on both sides by onlooking Townspeople. As the car passes by people, they follow it to the site.
The car stops at a site that is already fully prepared for the burial, where we see Mayor, Bellum, and Keene.
Blossom opens her own door, sees the three, makes a face and looks away. Her arms still crossed.
She floats toward the front, and the camera follows, also panning through the crowd where we see several of the villains standing docilely among the regular people.
Blossom stops and there's a long moment of silence before Professor's and Bubble's car door is opened.
Weeping once again spreads throughout the assembled as Bubbles comes out, trying to keep it together, as she has apparently been told to bring Buttercup to the coffin. She takes a few glances at Blossom which sometimes ask and sometimes plead. Professor is walking right behind her, his emotions conveying more concern for Blossom right now.
Blossom has little visible reaction other than once when she looks away a bit,swallows, and breathes a short sigh.
Mayor: "People of Townsville, we are gathered here today to pay tribute and say goodbye to our fallen hero, Buttercup. Buttercup, whose indomitable spirit alone would have made her a hero even without her powers. Buttercup, who along with her sisters daily risked their lives for a city that didn't at first welcome them with open arms. I'm sure if she could speak to us now, she would probably tell us that she died doing what she always wanted to do so this whole thing is stupid. That we should quit are bawling and feeling sorry for her and just go home. Ohhh, but I don't wanna go home Buttercup! I wanted to see you grow up and find out what you would look like. I wanted to talk to you for a while when you came and opened my pickle jar! I wanted to find out what you would study in school! I...I wanted to be at your wedding! Buttercup, don't tell me to go home, I don't want to say goodbye!"
Mayor bends over crying and putting his hands over his face "Ohhh, I told you I couldn't do this!"
Bellum "It couldn't have been said any better, Mayor."
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Shot of the scene from far away, through a telescope.
Shot of Mojo holding the telescope to his eyes from a hiding place nearby. He removes the telescope from his eyes. No words: his face starts in an expression of shock and moves to an expression of remorse so that he looks like he is going to start crying. Before he does, we move back down to the other scene.
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Full-screen shot of Ace.
"I don't know if this means anything to you, but we really did like her, girls. an she put her life down for all people in Townsville, includin us. That's why me an the boys decided to do youse a favor and turn ourselves in without a fight this time.
The shot broadens, showing all of the Gangreens getting into the back of the wagon. "Billy sad." the big one says.
Full shot of Fuzzy- "That little gal was the roughest toughest little fighter in all these parts. I reckon I bought myself a whole heap of trouble by comin here today, but I had to come by an pay my ree-spects to er."
Fuzzy lays a flower down, and then gets in the back of the truck with the Gangreens.
Full shot of Princess- "I know you girls hate me, but I just want to say that...that...well, I never wanted...that...yeah, well." Princess puts her head down and walks off into the truck, never completing the sentence.
Shot of Keene- who walks off, revealing Blossom, Bubbles and Professor in line. Blossom looks on with same empty look she's had for the whole time. Shot stays here for a while, we see Keene moving out on camera right. Blossom hesitates for a long time, then her bottom lip starts to quiver as we begin to the first of the realization sinking in. She walks up tenuously, which is the first we actually see of Buttercup in the box. Blossom looks at Buttercup, and turns around to look for the professor. Professor comes up with her.
"Do you want to touch her?" Professor holds her as if he's lifting her as Blossom touches Buttercup. Her mouth quivers, the corners of her eyes start to cover with tears, but as she's about to break down, she covers her eyes with her hands, looks away, and floats off on her own.
Bubbles comes forward talking to Buttercup. "...We'll miss you." Bubbles looks for a while, flies off and comes back quickly with the pictures from before in hand "Here's your pictures, I kept them for you." She puts them in with Buttercup, but keeps one of the three together "I'll just keep this one to remember us by, the way we were."
Bubbles quivers, starts to cry, "Buttercup...we love you."
Camera fades back, Bubbles, Bubbles/Blossom, Utoniums Keene Mayor, wider shot of the scene including villains getting into wagon, fall back to the tree where Mojo is watching.
Mojo "Oh, no... What have I done?"
Falls behind tree, Mojo smaller until out of focus.
Three doves fly from the left onto the screen to dominate the camera. One turns and flies up away from the others.
NARRARATOR: And so, for the last time, the day is saved: thanks to...Buttercup."
Picture of Buttercup that is usually used on close of show appears alone.
"Rest in Peace, little soldier. "
Is in trouble!
Several shots of Ganggreens bullying citizens, Fuzzy tearing fire hydrants out of the ground, Princess zapping unseen things, a giant Him coming up behind a house with evil in his eyes, the Amoebae boys jaywalking...
Who can stop this disaster? Who can possibly save our city?
Scene switches to inside the Mayor's office now
Mayor- looking concerned "The Powerpuff girls?"
Bellum can be seen in background "Yes, Mayor. You should give them a call."
Scene shifts to the phone,
Blossom speeds over to it and picks it up "Yes, Mayor? Sorry, we still can't go. Professor says we have to still to have here. Looks like it could be a while. Don't worry though, the villains efforts don't seem very well organized. Just tell the citizens to lay low until the three of us can get moving"
Blossom speeds back over to the door that leads to the lab, where Bubbles is waiting.
Bubbles "Who was it?"
Blossom "The Mayor again. I wish Professor would hurry up... it sounds like things are really getting bad out there."
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Ace and Gangreens are smashing up some cars in the parking lot. "Hey lookit me Grubber, I'm that monster from earlier today! Raaaar!" Ace brings a crowbar down on a hood of a 93 Nissan Sentra.
The Gangreens laugh.
"Yeah, but the girls sure did do some fancy flyin to take care of him, huh Ace?"
Ace puts his hand to his heart "Boys, it's moments like that which make me proud to be a citizen of this here Townsville."
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Blossom has hands behind back as she paces back and forth in front of the door to the Professor's lab. "This is starting to look serious..." she says as much to herself as to Bubbles.
Bubbles thinks about it a moment, then looks worried. "Yes, it's starting to look like she really got hurt."
Blossom, irritated with the thought "Well, that's what she gets for taking off on her own like that. That was the toughest monster that we ever fought, and she tried to take it on by herself. She should have waited for me to come up with a better plan! I'm going to have to have a talk with her when she's done in there."
Bubbles surprisingly becomes irritated with Blossom "Like what? I know you're the leader, but I think she was very brave and did the right thing. She knew she couldn't beat that thing that's why she hid in the building! We're not stupid, you know! Now she's in there hurt!"
Blossom is stricken by those words and stops pacing, looking just a little remorseful.
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Fuzzy Lumpkins and another Fuzzy are talking next to the giant fallen chemical-x monster from the previous episode.
Lumpkins: "Then, while that monster went a-tearin through that building tham other two girls came up behind it and hit it with some sorta special gadgets. K-rash! That whole monster plum fell over and ain't been movin since"
Other Fuzzy: "Shoot. That ain't nothin' You heard what cousin Luke said he sawed in Tennessee? He seen this guy with an earring stuck right in his eyebrow."
Scene begins to fade.
Lumpkins "That ain't right."
Empty 93 Nissan Sentra goes rolling by.....
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Blossom is now seated by the door, resting her chin on her hand while Bubbles colors.
Bubbles "And this is when Buttercup came out from the building and started SMASHING BIG MONSTERS FACE!"
Blossom, wanting to make amends with Bubbles for the earlier confrontation smiles a bit "Yeah, I guess I do have to admit that was pretty cool move, huh?"
Bubbles "Yep, and I'm going to color this picture and give it to her so she can remember."
Blossom smiles a little, but soon looks down "That's sweet Bubbles, but..."
"but what?"
"...I don't think Buttercup really likes it when you give her pictures of her battles. She never really keeps them or anything."
Bubbles smiles crookedly "Oh, I know Blossom. I even remember back when she used to tear them up, except..."
Blossom: "Except what?"
Bubbles "Except, well, I spied her one night and....promise not to tell?"
Blossom "Sure..."
Bubbles "C'mere"
They zoom off to their room, where Bubbles goes through some things in a corner and pulls out several crayon drawings, some of which are taped back together.
We see crayon renderings of several of Buttercup's best moments, including Buttercup saving her sisters from the Gangreen gang and her first battle without her blanket among others.
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On a television screen, we see again where the claw opened up and Buttercup was laying down inside it "And so, even with the city in crises, the combined hopes of Townsville are going to Buttercup and the entire Utonium family..."
It's an IMAX sized screen, which Princess is watching alone. She yells out "TV off!"
"OOOO-Powerpuff girls on TV...Powerpuff girls always on TV, not Princess" She complained bitterly "OOOO- Like I really care if Buttercup is ok or not..."
"Who cares if Buttercup is OK or not" Princess screams, throwing her arms about.
In the middle of the tantrum, she stops and her expression changes slightly.
She turns around and returns to the theater "TV! News!" she demands loudly.
Scene pulls away from her as she looks down on the ground instead of at the screen.
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Blossom and Bubbles seem to have been sitting a long time now, once again back at the door to the lab. Bubbles is looking bored, while Blossom is looking mostly bored but also somewhat concerned.
"Hey what's that?" Bubbles perks up, and flies over to the window "People are coming."
Blossom "Those must be who the Professor called when he wanted his phone earlier...do they want in"
Bubbles "No, they're just standing there. Weird...I wonder what's going on?"
Blossom face grown into concern, now certain that something is very wrong but not knowing what it is "Bubbles....?"
Bubbles is continuing to look out the window, now turns around and reports "Now there's a great big car and all the people are lining up!"
Bubbles sees Blossom's expression, and becomes upset herself."
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The scene outside the Utonium household is being viewed through a telescope. The telescope slowly moves to the left where we see more and more people lining up along either side of the road. All are somber and quiet, most looking at the ground, some wiping away tears. Amongst them are Princess, Fuzzy Lumpkins, and the Gangreen Gang who are all totally quiet and somber.
We see Mojo holding the telescope now in hiding above the group on a tree. He removes the telescope from his right eye now, his face one of shock as wetness forms in the corner of his left eye.
"Please, not this...I never wanted..." he whispers.
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The two girls are staring at the door, and it finally opens.
Out comes Professor, wearing a facial expression of shock with perspiration and tears falling down from his face. He carries Buttercup in his two hands. On seeing the other two girls waiting for him, he falls to his knees and starts sobbing.
"Girls! Girls....there was nothing...nothing I...could....do"
Blossom sees it and shouts "No!". She flies through the room and sits on the edge of the house with her arms crossed, looking down on the gathered people. Some of who look up at her with great sympathy.
Bubbles approaches slowly "Buttercup...?" she asks.
She touches Buttercup's body "Buttercup...you have to wake up now, we have to go save the day..." Bubbles shudders a bit when there is no response
"B-Buttercup?" she asks weekly, looking up at the Professor for just an instant
"BUTTERCUP!" Bubbles screams, a river of tears falling from both her eyes.
Blossom hears the scream from the top of the house and turns her head a little in the direction it comes from, a tear only beginning to form in the corner of her eye. Still, she sits stubbornly upon the rooftop.
"BUTTERCUP! BUTTERCUP! BUTTERCUP!" Bubbles continues to wail at the top of her lungs, now having taken Buttercup into her own arms as the Professor has fallen to his hands and knees wailing along with her. Several of the townspeople start crying as well. Blossom stays on top of the roof with an intense frown trying hard to shut out the sounds she is hearing."
"Blossom. I'm sorry, you have to come down. We have to do this now" Professor says only managing to make it up to his knees to his voice would carry "Her bo..her body is going to decompose to its basic elements soon. Oh, my poor brave little girl..."
Blossom floats down with her arms crossed, always looking away from the others. She knows what they intend, and starts walking out of the door a few paces ahead. Bubbles is following, carrying Buttercup while Professor is right behind her.
Many emotions are visible on all the Townspeople's faces as the three get into the car and drive slowly down the road. The trip is not long, and they are surrounded on both sides by onlooking Townspeople. As the car passes by people, they follow it to the site.
The car stops at a site that is already fully prepared for the burial, where we see Mayor, Bellum, and Keene.
Blossom opens her own door, sees the three, makes a face and looks away. Her arms still crossed.
She floats toward the front, and the camera follows, also panning through the crowd where we see several of the villains standing docilely among the regular people.
Blossom stops and there's a long moment of silence before Professor's and Bubble's car door is opened.
Weeping once again spreads throughout the assembled as Bubbles comes out, trying to keep it together, as she has apparently been told to bring Buttercup to the coffin. She takes a few glances at Blossom which sometimes ask and sometimes plead. Professor is walking right behind her, his emotions conveying more concern for Blossom right now.
Blossom has little visible reaction other than once when she looks away a bit,swallows, and breathes a short sigh.
Mayor: "People of Townsville, we are gathered here today to pay tribute and say goodbye to our fallen hero, Buttercup. Buttercup, whose indomitable spirit alone would have made her a hero even without her powers. Buttercup, who along with her sisters daily risked their lives for a city that didn't at first welcome them with open arms. I'm sure if she could speak to us now, she would probably tell us that she died doing what she always wanted to do so this whole thing is stupid. That we should quit are bawling and feeling sorry for her and just go home. Ohhh, but I don't wanna go home Buttercup! I wanted to see you grow up and find out what you would look like. I wanted to talk to you for a while when you came and opened my pickle jar! I wanted to find out what you would study in school! I...I wanted to be at your wedding! Buttercup, don't tell me to go home, I don't want to say goodbye!"
Mayor bends over crying and putting his hands over his face "Ohhh, I told you I couldn't do this!"
Bellum "It couldn't have been said any better, Mayor."
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Shot of the scene from far away, through a telescope.
Shot of Mojo holding the telescope to his eyes from a hiding place nearby. He removes the telescope from his eyes. No words: his face starts in an expression of shock and moves to an expression of remorse so that he looks like he is going to start crying. Before he does, we move back down to the other scene.
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Full-screen shot of Ace.
"I don't know if this means anything to you, but we really did like her, girls. an she put her life down for all people in Townsville, includin us. That's why me an the boys decided to do youse a favor and turn ourselves in without a fight this time.
The shot broadens, showing all of the Gangreens getting into the back of the wagon. "Billy sad." the big one says.
Full shot of Fuzzy- "That little gal was the roughest toughest little fighter in all these parts. I reckon I bought myself a whole heap of trouble by comin here today, but I had to come by an pay my ree-spects to er."
Fuzzy lays a flower down, and then gets in the back of the truck with the Gangreens.
Full shot of Princess- "I know you girls hate me, but I just want to say that...that...well, I never wanted...that...yeah, well." Princess puts her head down and walks off into the truck, never completing the sentence.
Shot of Keene- who walks off, revealing Blossom, Bubbles and Professor in line. Blossom looks on with same empty look she's had for the whole time. Shot stays here for a while, we see Keene moving out on camera right. Blossom hesitates for a long time, then her bottom lip starts to quiver as we begin to the first of the realization sinking in. She walks up tenuously, which is the first we actually see of Buttercup in the box. Blossom looks at Buttercup, and turns around to look for the professor. Professor comes up with her.
"Do you want to touch her?" Professor holds her as if he's lifting her as Blossom touches Buttercup. Her mouth quivers, the corners of her eyes start to cover with tears, but as she's about to break down, she covers her eyes with her hands, looks away, and floats off on her own.
Bubbles comes forward talking to Buttercup. "...We'll miss you." Bubbles looks for a while, flies off and comes back quickly with the pictures from before in hand "Here's your pictures, I kept them for you." She puts them in with Buttercup, but keeps one of the three together "I'll just keep this one to remember us by, the way we were."
Bubbles quivers, starts to cry, "Buttercup...we love you."
Camera fades back, Bubbles, Bubbles/Blossom, Utoniums Keene Mayor, wider shot of the scene including villains getting into wagon, fall back to the tree where Mojo is watching.
Mojo "Oh, no... What have I done?"
Falls behind tree, Mojo smaller until out of focus.
Three doves fly from the left onto the screen to dominate the camera. One turns and flies up away from the others.
NARRARATOR: And so, for the last time, the day is saved: thanks to...Buttercup."
Picture of Buttercup that is usually used on close of show appears alone.
"Rest in Peace, little soldier. "