Hey there! Sexy Sylvia's here to tell you that I'm really glad it's all over.
We were surprised that Nick had actually saved Goldie from being sucked away into oblivion. After all, he had every right to just let her go…
But no, he rushed forward and grabbed her the moment she let go.
He really is a good person.
He really was the best hero out of all of the people that saw the movie.
And now, we're all gathered here, and Nick's staring right at Goldie. Apparently he's been talking to her.
I wonder what she's going to say…
What am I going to say?
Alastor's looking at her funny too.
I guess we're all kinda angry and feeling betrayed. I mean, she turned traitor, all because of some stupid sophomoric idiots!
But…I guess it can't hurt to hear her out. She DID give us all back our v-watches, too…
But I wonder what she'll say?
"Goldie? I think you have something to say." Nick said, in a "go ahead little Billy, show the class what you brought in" way.
Goldie shuffled her feet. Everyone sat in the grass patiently, waiting. Nick was sitting right across from her, with Alastor and Sylvia next to him. Finally she spoke.
"I'm…sorry. Really sorry. I really acted like a bh, didn't I?"
"Yeah, you kinda did." Joe said.
Goldie sighed deeply. "All I ever wanted after Sylvia became a hero was to be like her. I always wanted to be like her anyway…and when she became a SUPERHERO…I just…I just wanted to do what she did. So when I got my v-watch and started doing good deeds, I was just so happy!...but then the game, extras and all, came out, and when I saw what people thought of my role in it…I just got…it just got all bottled up, and then it EXPLODED! I couldn't help it! I was so angry! I wanted even!"
Blue nodded sympathetically. He could understand where she was coming from.
"So I came up with this big plan. I used my Director powers to get JADOW and GEDOW together. Under a disguise, I convinced them I was a super-huge evil villain and that I wanted a human family to empower me so that I could take over Movieland. I made up a lot of crap to get them to believe me, and they finally did. So they stole Nick's family…"
"And me." Matt added.
"And you, and took you here. But then NICK came into the picture, to save them, so I sent JAGOW after them…and you know what happened. And the whole time, I was just getting more and more angrier! Just-just-stewing in my own fury! I couldn't help it!"
Nick looked back at her again. "And therefore?..."
"So therefore…I wanna say I'm sorry. I'm really, REALLY sorry."
Nick smiled. "Nice apology, Goldie. I forgive you."
David gaped. "WHAAAA? You can't just…but she-and the…but…but you should…Nick, what are you, retarded? She tried to…"
"Dude, she said she was sorry." Joe said.
"But she KIDNAPPED us!"
"Turn the other cheek." Barbara said.
"Nick DID save us." Matt added.
"And we're not hurt." Mike said, and Eda nodded, agreeing.
"Besides, she's just a girl, really. We should cut her some slack."
BAM! And Jordan was down! Goldie cracked her knuckles. "DON'T call me a girl."
"Wow!" Kelly said. "You go, uh…never mind."
Goldie turned to Alastor. "And Alastor, I know that I was pretty awful…okay, I was a total ice queen to you. I'm-MMM!"
Alastor had jumped up, and the two were now in a fierce lip-lock. "Oh, wow." Nick said. "Get a room!" hissed Another Joe. Rachel whacked HIM over the head.
Alastor stopped kissing. "In case you haven't figured it out, I forgive you." He said. "Uh…okay…" Then they started up again. Nick smiled. "I just love happy endings!"
"Me too." Cameo Leon said, appearing from thin air.
Everyone gasped. Nick jumped up. "Leon! You're alive!" He rushed over and hugged him. "I missed you, man. I couldn't find you when I looked!" "Neither could we." Blue said. "Where WERE you?" "Oh, I got restored when Nick beat Goldie. All her dark powers just…poof! Vanished! So I got my soul back and made my way here." "How'd you know where to go?" "Well I-"
Riiiiing!
Joe picked up his cell phone. "Yo, talk to Joe! Whuzzat? HOLY…guys, we got a problem! Some freaky aliens are invading Movieland, and they're stealing all the cows!" "AGAIN? Well, we'd better get going."
BGM: Standing Ovation (Ending Theme)
Joe turned to Alastor. Alastor, you coming?" "Sure. Why not?" "I am coming as well." Rachel said. "Come on, Nick. Let's roll."
Nick shook his head. "Naaah. You got a hero who's just as good standing right in front of you." He said, nodding at Goldie, who blushed. "Ruh…really? You think so?" "I KNOW so. Go on, Radiant Goldie. Knock em' dead. Dazzle them."
Sylvia grinned. "The Twin Jewels together again!" "This is gonna be so awesome!" Joe said. "Guess the party's about to begin all over again, huh Joe?" Nick said.
"Yep!" Joe said. "Hey Sylvia, you don't mind getting married AFTER we save the world, do you?" "No." She said, smiling. "Just promise me you'll remember your vows." "Don't worry, I wrote 'em down inside my hat!" Blue rolled his eyes, and everyone else laughed. Joe and the others looked at each other, grinning, and then they jumped into the air.
"Viewtiful Seven, ready to rock!"
Da-da-da! Credits!
VIEWTIFUL JOE
The main hero of the Viewitful Joe game series. Brave, bold and pretty dang silly, he's PERFECT hero material. He's not that smart, but he's got a down-to-earth wisdom about him. "Strange but true from the book of Joe…girls can live on only flowers for weeks at a time!" I know, Joe. He's a really nice guy…until someone threatens the ones he loves…or Six Machine. He LOVES riding in Six Machine. He's a big star now, and an inspiration to all aspiring heroes out there!
SEXY SYLVIA
The main heroine of the Viewitful Joe game series. She originally had to be rescued, but soon proved that she was MORE than capable of handling dangerous villains on her own. She's clever, witty, and a whole lot smarter than Joe. On the other hand, she's not that good at driving and is not as physically strong as Joe, so the two make a great couple. "Brains and Brawn!" Exactly…though Joe's not THAT dumb. She really, REALLY likes ice cream. She too is an inspiration, only to aspiring heroines!
CAPTAIN BLUE
Originally a director of action hero movies, when he became a passing fad he became depressed and unhappy…but then he was sucked into Movieland, becoming Captain Blue, an amazing superhero…and thus his movies became bigger hits all over again!...but soon they started to fade into obscurity, and he began to let doubt into his heart, becoming evil. Joe saved him, and now he's a mentor for Joe…as well as a good father to Sylvia. "But he still needs to lose some pounds!" "I know, I know…" He is pretty chubby, but his renewed devotion to his family is inspiring.
JET BLACK
Jet is Joe's father, and Captain Blue's old friend. He and Blue were partners. Blue would direct movies, Jet would show them at his movie theater…but then Jet began to get depressed. He wanted to be a true hero and a good father to Joe, and he didn't know how. Then he found…the BLACK FILM. He became evil, and began showing real junk at his theater, which eventually was driven to near-abandonment. He became the Black Emperor for a while too, but thanks to Joe and Sylvia he's back to normal, and now happily runs his movie theater, visiting Joe and Sylvia occasionally. "And I give them discounts on snacks at the theater!" Jet's also taking karate classes, which gets Joe worried, because he doesn't want his dad throwing out his back.
STYLISH ALASTOR
Originally a demon from the Underworld who joined JADOW and GEDOW just to find challenging opponents, he met his match with Joe, and then with Sylvia…and then with Blue…and then with Nick. Man, he's been beaten a LOT! He became a hero for a brief, but happy, period of time when his girlfriend Goldie was kidnapped. Where did he meet her? At a showing of, believe it or not, "Viewtiful Joe"! He acts like he's too cool for others, but he's really nice underneath it all, and he really does love Goldie. He's brave and powerful, and knows how to pull of sweet sword moves. "Don't forget my sense of fashion!" AND he knows how to dress pretty well too!
MS. BLOODY RACHEL
Rachel was originally one of Dr. Cranken's creations, like Cameo Leon. She was a cold, heartless machine, but then she got interested in learning what it meant to have "heart"…and Joe and Sylvia taught it to her in a rather…BLUNT fashion. Once they beat her though, she became a good friend. She's smarter, stronger and more versatile than any normal human, although anyone with VFX powers can match her. Her robotic body seems to be more tricked out than one of those cars from "Pimp My Ride"! "Tell me, what is "pimping"?" While Rachel may be smart, she's not street smart. Luckily Joe and the others are teaching her. Oh, and she knows how to make a good cheeseburger.
RADIANT GOLDIE
Twin sister of Sylvia and daughter of Captain Blue, Goldie possesses both VFX and Director's powers, making her a tough adversary. However, she's a target of ridicule because of her appearance in the "Viewtiful Joe" video game. Some sophomoric people believed her to be…well…doing some kind of sex act in the opening scene with her sister. It was actually tickling. This got her so mad that she became a super-villain, convincing herself that once she had enough REAL power, she'd be the best hero around. Luckily Nick stopped her, and now she's doing what she loves best…being a hero with her family. "And whacking jerks!" Oh, and whacking jerks. I can dig it.
BLACK JOKER
Black Joker is a Bianky soldier, but he's the strongest one around, and the only one who has facial hair to boot. He wields a Rapier sword and is quite a good shot with his gun as well. However, when compared to anyone with VFX powrs, Black Joker is really quite the joke, and besides, he's also a coward who runs away when things start even looking SLIGHTLY bad. He wanted to be an astronaut, not a lackey of JADOW or JAGOW.
CHARLES THE THIRD
A bat-faced demonic being who can fly, see in the dark, and suck your blood, bleah! Sorry, just HAD to do it. He also likes carrot juice, and being dramatic. His family was…dysfunctional…to say the least. He grew up in luxury, his mother was filthy stinking rich, but he had no real friends, only dollies and books. As a result of this neglect and because his mother and father died, he became pretty nasty. Charles also has another problem…he's got a nasal affliction that makes him snort a lot to clear his nostrils.
HULK DAVIDSON
Hulk insists that he was born to be wild, and he's right! Even as a kid he was causing trouble, and always dreaming of being part of "The Hell's Angels" bike gang that drove through his home town often. He has collections of toy motorcycles and big axes, the latter originally belonging to his grandfather, who apparently was a really wild guy. Hulk would NORMALLY be harmless if left alone, but he's got a terrible temper. And DON'T insult his singing.
GRAN BRUCE
Gran Bruce's entire family has been in two things…movies and pearl diving. The shark in Jaws? Modeled after HIS grandpa. He's got brothers and sisters in movies as well, and his father and mother are always diving after pearls…and the divers always wonder why they can't find more! Gran Bruce, however, was perfectly content to play in the tub, dreaming about driving a submarine one day. Guess what…he got his wish! Only Joe kicked his butt. Gran Bruce is amazingly dangerous when angered, and has a bad habit of picking his nose at the wrong time…which is ALWAYS.
ANOTHER JOE
Originally Another Joe was just Alastor in a disguise, but Dr. Cranken decided to create another Joe from scratch, and Another Joe version 2.0 was created! (Does not come with pop-up blocker.) He's mean, cruel, annoyingly persistant, and possesses VFX powers. That is, before Nick creamed him and then he got eaten alive. Since then he's been humbled, although he's still got a huge ego and doesn't like humans. He'll only do things unless someone says "please", and HATES the outdoors. However he is VERY good at video games, something that Joe and Nick can respect.
FIRE LEO
Fire Leo and his brother also have family in the movies and TV. Specifically, his grandfather was a model for a famous character in "Lion King", and his cousins appear in nature documentaries and other nature movies all the time. He himself used to be normal…okay, fairly normal…until one day a shaman placed a strange spell on him and his brother, making them the elemental cats they are today. They don't mind though, and usually like hanging around and talking like brothers normally do. Fire Leo's hobbies include fire-walking, reading mysteries, and, interestingly enough…dancing!
KING BLUE
When Blue's movies started going down in the ratings again, and he allowed doubt into his heart, King Blue began to gain physical form, eventually taking him over completely. He's Blue's evil brought to life basically, and he hasn't got a shred of decency…or of dress style, in some people's…coughcoughAlastorcoughcough…opinion. He's completely gone now though, because not only did Joe and the others beat him, but so did Nick, sending the darkness of Blue's darkness straight to the Underworld, where he's now whining about the temperature and arm-wrestling with Dark Kaiser, no doubt, still trying to prove that he's the strongest around.
(Music ends.)
BGM: Happier Ending (Ending Theme)
BIG JOHN
Ever heard of Team Rocket? Think of Big John as a…well, dinosaur version of them, only with a military theme. He NEVER EVER quits. He just won't stay down! Besides being amazingly stubborn and resolute in his convictions, he's also bossy, temperamental and VERY sneaky when it comes to military tactics. He also is a lousy cook. HOWEVER, he has a lot of connections, and also knows how to break a lock, steal a car, and how to hot-wire a car, leading many to suspect that he had a life on the streets and joined the GEDOW military simply because he had no real future. Whether or not he plans on returning to his home is another story.
FLINTY STONE
Flinty has been mistaken for a Russian occasionally. His accent, however, is really Jewish, so people insist that he's just a narcoleptic Jew. And some say that he's just got a funny "I'm always sleepy" tone and that it's not an accent but a result of not getting much sleep. However the truth is…D! All of the above! He's a Russian Orthodox Jew who doesn't get much sleep. If you interrupt his sleep he'll rip you apart, but other than that he's a fairly decent guy, and really nice. He doesn't talk about his past, so people don't pry. He's also good with animals, go know!
CAMEO LEON
Cameo Leon was another creation of Dr. Cranken, who was created to destroy Joe and Sylvia and obtain the Black Film. He failed of course, and then WOULD NOT STOP TALKING for a good full minute at super fast speed until he finally croaked. So the doctor gave him an upgrade, making him a lot more competent and crueler. Luckily Nick managed to convince him that he should use his talents for GOOD, and so Cameo Leon sided with Nick, fighting against the doctor. He died a second time when Goldie used her dark powers for a sneak attack on his soul, but was brought back to life when all of her powers vanished thanks to Nick's efforts. Now he's back…and hopefully to stay.
THUNDER BOY
Thunder Boy is, for all intents and purposes, Alastor's even-more-evil double. Fear him. No? Not fearing? That's okay, most people don't, because he's not really that good at fighting OR being stylish in his moves. This gets him REALLY angry, and when he's angry, you no like him. At all. Recently he gained the powers of the Underworld, becoming a super-psychotic and dangerous demon, though Nick still managed to beat him with some much-needed help from Sylvia and the others. He's been humbled as a result, but still harbors a grudge against Alastor. He also knows a lot of shady characters, which comes in handy.
DR. CRANKEN
Dr. Cranken has created terrible beast upon terrible beast, hundreds of evil automatons, and god-knows-how-many other nasty things. He actually used to look normal, and fairly decent, but a little experiment that involved squid DNA went wrong, and…well…you know what he looks like NOW! Before he was a doctor of medicinal science, experiment with animal DNA to locate a gene that could help people adapt to diseases that animals spread, from doggy flu to ebola, but then he turned evil because of his changed appearance. He's very involved in his work, and very, very smart. He's also got a huge ego which is almost as big as his head.
FROST TIGER
Frost Tiger and his brother have family in movies and TV, from movies to documentaries. When a spell was placed on him and his brother, they became elemental manipulators. Fire Leo thought it was cool as hell and started to abuse his powers, eventually becoming pretty evil. Frost Tiger, however, became contemplative, and decided he needed to learn discipline, following the way of the Samurai. Joe and Sylvia beat him, thus earning his respect. He's not really evil, just misguided. Luckily he and his brother are nice guys now. When he's not practicing his moves, he likes skiing, ice-sculpting and, interestingly enough, singing.
DARK KAISER
Just as William Blue has King Blue, so does Jet Black have Dark Kaiser. Dark Kaiser was born when Jet Black found the Black Film and began to neglect both his son AND his best friend. He became obsessed with the Black Film, and Dark Kaiser grew inside him, turning Jet into the Black Emperor and giving Dark Kaiser physical form. Luckily Joe and Sylvia beat Jet and Dark Kaiser and turned Jet back to good. Dark Kaiser was then summoned up by Goldie from the tiny shreds of darkness in Jet left over from before and given physical form, but Nick managed to beat him, banishing him to Hell for good, where he's probably arguing with King Blue over who's stronger.
(Music ends.)
And finally…last but definitely not least…
BGM: Start Stage Jingle!
DYNAMIC NICK!
A video game fan who went to see the "Viewitful Joe" movie with his family, Nick saw them and his best friend kidnapped. Rushing into the silver screen to save them, he landed in Movieland and was given a v-watch, allowing him to unleash the heroness within, becoming Dynamic Nick! Nick's physical strength, smarts or even sense of humor are not his greatest assets though…his greatest thing is his heart, which is truly a hero's, and now he has saved not only his family and his best friend, but also all of Movieland, becoming a superhero in his own right, and not just a wanna-be fanboy.
Nick sighed happily and watched the clouds pass overhead. He'd finished telling his family all about his adventures, and was now simply taking the time to relax…
His family was currently behind him, all talking about something Nick wasn't paying attention to. He could finally RELAX! After spending god knows how long trying to find his family and Matt, after saving life after life, after fight after fight…he could take it easy.
Then, from above, he heard a voice.
It was loud.
It was commanding.
It did NOT belong to anyone he knew.
And the only thing he could tell was that it was important. The person speaking seemed ageless from what Nick could hear, and it could either be a man or a woman.
"NICK!"
Nick immiedately sat up.
"Yeah? Who's that? Who said that?"
"DO NOT BOTHER LOOKING AROUND. YOU CAN'T SEE ME."
"Are…are you God?"
"I'M RESISTING THE URGE TO SAY "YES, NOW DANCE FOR YOUR GOD". YOU MAY SIMPLY CALL ME…THE VOICE."
"Uh, okay. What do you want, Voicey?"
"…DON'T CALL ME THAT. PLEASE."
"I'll try. What do you wanna say?"
"IT'S TIME TO MAKE A CHOICE, NICK. STAY…OR GO HOME." The Voice said sadly.
"Whuh…what? Go home? But…but I just started to RELAX! I wanna go sight-seeing with my family! Hang with Joe! The others…"
"THEY WILL NOT REMEMBER YOU. AND YOUR FAMILY WILL NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED HERE EITHER. YOU WILL BE FORGOTTEN…IF YOU LEAVE."
"Huh?"
"THAT'S THE WAY IT HAS TO WORK. I'M SORRY. BUT THEY WON'T REMEMBER YOU IF YOU GO."
"And if I…if I stay?"
"YOU CANNOT LET YOUR FAMILY STAY. ONLY YOU. SO CHOOSE. STAY AND BE A HERO, OR RETURN HOME AND BE FORGOTTEN."
It was as if someone had just knocked down his house in front of his eyes, as if someone had just taken him aside and had calmly explained that no Little Nicky, there really ISN'T a Santa Claus.
Nick covered his eyes with one hand, his other one clenched in furious sadness.
He had been so happy, helping people, using VFX powers…being with others who respected him, strangers who seemed to really care about him. Hanging with his heroes, he'd felt a sense of happy peace he'd never had before.
And now he had to throw it all away…or leave his family behind?
"That's a…uh…uh…a sucky choooice…" he sobbed.
"I KNOW." The Voice said, saddened in tone. "BUT YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE."
Nick took a deep breath and wiped his eyes.
"I can't even say goodbye?"
"NO…"
Nick sniffled a little, then turned to his family, who looked at him, confused. "Nick, are you crying?" Michael asked.
"Let's go home." Nick said, tears falling down his cheeks, a sad smile on his face. "Movieland doesn't need another hero. They've got seven great ones taking care of it. The best around."
"WISE CHOICE, NICK. WISE CHOICE."
All went white…
And then Nicholas Michael Grey, his best friend, and Nick's family, were all gone from Movieland, their existence erased from Movieland history.
Nick was back, in the movie theater, the movie starting back where it had left off. Joe was being brought into the silver screen by Six Majin, and everyone was perfectly fine. No screaming patrons, no messes, no ripped silver screen. It was as if the kidnapping had never happened.
Nick sighed.
"Well…I guess I'll just enjoy the movie."
He did enjoy it too. It was true to the game, and the directors of the movie did a fantastic job with the movie. People gave it a standing ovation...but nobody clapped more hard than Nick, who was crying inside, still thinking of his lost partners in heroics.
The credits rolled. His family began to walk off. Matt turned around. "Hey Nick, coming?" "In a sec. I just wanna see all of the credits." Matt nodded understandingly and left with Nick's family.
In a few minutes he was alone in the theater. He sighed. The credits ended. The lights came back on in the theater.
Nick tried to stand up…
Bonk.
Nick looked down. "Ow." He said, half in surprise. As he had stood up, something had hit his…
Wait…
He didn't OWN a watch…
He looked down at his right wrist, where sure enough, there was a VERY familiar looking watch, sparkling slightly with a rainbow aura.
His v-watch!
Wait…if he had his v-watch…that meant he still had VFX powers! And if THAT was true…
Then maybe…just maybe…
He would see Joe and the others again…and they'd remember him
The Voice had said they would forget him.
But it didn't say he'd be forgotten forever.
EXTRAS!
"Hello everyone. Captain Blue here. As you know, Nick went through a LOT of harrowing adventures in Movieland, but…heh-heh…there's a LOT of stuff that DIDN'T make it into the fine piece of work you're reading here! That's right…extras! Deleted scenes, bloopers, and more! Take it away, Joe! I've got business to attend to."
"Thanks Dad-in-law! Now you're probably wondering what happened to all of us AFTER the big adventure with Nick."
"They certainly are, Joe."
"Thanks Sylvia. Well for starters…"
"Me and Joe are happily married. The wedding was HUGE!"
"Yeah, EVERYBODY came. I'm serious! And nobody got drunk!...except for this one kid, and he only got drunk cuz someone spiked the Hawaiian Punch instead of the fruit punch we had. Poor kid couldn't walk a straight line, funniest thing I ever-"
THWOCK!
"OW!"
"Joe, enough!"
"Sorry. Anyway, me and Sylvia are now officially married, and guess who'll be marrying in a few weeks?"
"Yep! Goldie is one lucky girl!"
"And Alastor's one lucky guy. Your sister's pretty hot, Sylvia!"
"Well she IS my twin."
"But you're still cuter."
"Aw, Joe. You always know what to say!"
"Of course he does, he writes it on his hand!"
"No I don't, Alastor!" (Starts wiping stuff off of his hand. Sylvia whacks him, and the two take off, with Sylvia right behind Joe, whacking him on the head with her purse.)
"OW! Sylvia, that hurts!"
Alastor groans. "Okay, I'LL take over. Anyhoo, Rachel's doing okay as well. She's uh…also found love…"
Camera cuts to Dr. Cranken's lab. It's a candelit dinner. Rachel is at one end.
"You look dashing."
"Really? Cuz I thought Navy Blue didn't work too well with pitch black." D.E.M says, looking slightly nervous.
"Robot love. Go figure. Anyway, Jet's got his theater back, and he's showing Captain Blue's new movies. In fact, Blue's working on a movie right now!"
"It'll be a smash hit! You can write it down!"
"Do the shameless plug somewhere ELSE, old-timer. As for Charles the Third, he's staying with the doc, Cameo Leon and Another Joe, who all are working very hard at Dr. Cranken's lab, trying to turn it into an acceptable medical facility. Charley Boy FINALLY got rid of the nasal problem thanks to Dr. Cranken."
Camera cuts to the lab, where Charles is jumping up and down.
"I'm cured, I'm cured, I'm cured! Hmm…aaaahhhh…my nostrils never felt more clean!"
"Unfortunately, the doctor's face and arm are still not repaired, but he's working on it."
"Okay, take the bandages off Another Joe."
"All right. Oh! Oh boy."
"…what do I look like now?"
"Well…now you look like a crab instead of an octopus or a squid."
"Curse it! Back to the drawing board!"
"Yep, they're all idiots, except for Cameo Leon. He's been working out a deal with the were-beings in the jungle. Now they go collect samples of flora from the jungle for the doc. He thinks he can find a cure in one of the flowers in that jungle. Who knows? The only flowers I like are roses and dandelions, everything else makes me sneeze. And CL's doing nicely too, he writes spy novels in his spare time."
Camera cuts to Cameo Leon, who's writing up a storm.
"Okay…"I lowered myself lower down the shaft, peering into the darkness below, my sweat illuminated like little tiny stars by the few lights the elevator shaft had lined up in the walls…". Man, how do I think UP this stuff?"
"I may not know art, but that novel sounds cool. Hulk Davidson now owns a motorcycle store, and has released a rap song. Surprisingly, it's a hit. I have a feeling though, that he'll become a one-hit-wonder."
Camera cuts to Hulk, who's sitting behind a counter, helping out, of all people, Captain Blue.
"Oh, hey man! What can I do ya for?"
"I need the best motorcycle paint you have. It's for my new movie."
"Sure, sure. Aisle Two. Look at the top."
"Gran Bruce is doing okay as well. He went away to college, and is studying marine biology. We all wish him good luck on his exam next week!"
Camera cuts to Gran Bruce, who's studying at his desk.
"Let's see…okay, I think I've got this figured out. Man, I am SO gonna ace the test!"
"We all wish him well, but we know he's gonna bomb it. He's trying to SPELL Marine Biology at that desk...and he's got "Marine" spelled "Mareene". Moving right along…Fire Leo and Frost Tiger are now running a restaurant. Specifically, a Japanese Restaurant. Frost Tiger is a lean, mean frying machine, and Frost Tiger's an expert and chopping up little pieces of meat and flipping them into your mouth. The restaurant is a big favorite in Movieland Metropolis. It's called "Lion and Tiger Grill." I go there for their fried rice, personally. It's GREAT."
Camera cuts to the restaurant, where both brothers are in aprons, hats, and at grills.
"Man, I'm on FIRE today! Fifteen orders in half an hour, pretty sweet, huh?"
"Only fifteen? I did twenty!"
"Bull-shitake!"
"No lie, twenty orders."
"Then I'm gonna turn up the heat in here!"
"Here's your chance, bro. Party of 8 coming up in…"
"Thunder Boy has given up trying to be better than me and has gone back to Hell. He's now a personal assistant to "Old Scratch" himself with some help from King Blue and Dark Kaiser, and our lawyers inform us that if I talk about what he does, we won't be able to sell the movie at Wal-Mart, so…"
Camera cuts to Thunder Boy, who's grinning at the camera.
"Hey Alastor, guess what? Wanna hear what Hell's bathroom's look like? We've-"
Camera cuts back to Alastor.
"Okay, that's enough, and I've been in one before. The rhymes on the walls would make Rob Zombie and Ozzy Osbourne puke."
Camera cuts to Flinty Stone.
"And good old Flinty is retired, and now sleeps in his cave, only getting up to eat, take care of his mice and occasionally entertain Joe and the others when they stop by for a visit."
Flinty is fast asleep.
"ZZZ…"
"And I'm doing quite well with Goldie, thank you very much. She's a part-time lifeguard now, in case you were wondering. So now you know what we've all been doing. As for Nick, well…I can't tell you about that. Sorry. But it's time for a little surprise…that's right, DELETED SCENES! This is the stuff we didn't show you in the movie! Take a look!"
DELETED SCENE:
The Ruination of Radiance
Goldie walked down the street, humming to herself. Life was good. Very good.
Yesterday she'd saved five people from a burning building, seven cats from trees, and three people from being smushed by cars.
AND she'd volunteered at the soup kitchen!
What gave her the biggest sense of satisfaction though, wasn't handing out tasty home-made soup to needy people, but the moment when one of the soup kitchen staffers had grabbed her butt.
She had promptly given him the biggest beat down of his life, and had given the needy people of the soup kitchen quite the show. They had carried her off on their shoulders, cheering while the pervert groaned on the floor.
Goldie smiled at the thought and then remembered…she had to call Alastor! She wanted to take him to a movie.
She took out her cell phone from her purse. She brushed her hair back a little and dialed the number. She casually looked at a newspaper vendor…
And saw the title.
"RADIANT GOLDIE: A GAY GIRLFRIEND?"
She dropped the phone and picked up the magazine.
"Hey girl, you gotta…"
She thrust five bucks into the guys hand with a quick "keep the change". He smiled broadly and went back to reading his copy of "Gaming Girls Gone Wild".
Goldie slowly read the article.
Her hands became fists, crumpling the hateful thing up in seconds. She then ripped it apart with a shriek and stormed off, fuming.
Why those immature, jerky…
HOW DARE THEY!
She was a SUPERHERO! And they were…oooooh! This got her so mad…
Goldie didn't know it then…
But this was the beginning…of a long, dark period in her life.
DELETED SCENE:
Joe and Sylvia's Apartment Talk
"Okay, this was deleted for obvious reasons. The talk led up to, you guessed it, a kiss, which quickly became more. We could NOT show this, because sex scenes are kinda hard to pull off…and the director was begged not to include it by his mother and father, so…it was deleted. Completely. We can't even show it to you here. Wait…you wanna hear SOMETHING? Okay, here."
Joe and Sylvia are in bed, staring at the celing, and you their lower bodies are covered by a blanket.
"Wow."
"Wowee!"
"That was just…WOW."
"I know."
"…hey Sylvia?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"Wanna go get some pizza?"
"What time is it?"
"Six forty."
"How about I make some steak and eggs instead?"
"And that's all we can let you see."
DELETED SCENE
The REALLY messy death of Dr. Cranken
"Yeah, I know you think Nick killed him in a really brutal way, but originally he was gonna have an even MESSIER death. He was SUPPOSED to fall into the machinery that HE had created to destroy Nick. But there might have been pregnant children and young women-I mean young children and pregnant women watching, so we decided Nick should just smash his head."
"They also thought about putting in a "kill line" for my part, but that idea was squashed."
"For both the old way of the doc dying and the settled-on way. In the old way, he would be standing on a rickety bridge, running away from Nick, laughing. He was supposed to say, "I'd best take my leave before this gets messy." Then the bridge snaps, and he falls down. Nick uses his VFX powers to jump away, Dr. Cranken gets turned into messy, gory sushi. In the settled-on version he was gonna say "I have a HORRIBLE headache right before Nick jumped out from behind a doorway and smashed his head, but we got rid of that too. Too corny."
DELETED SCENE
Michael vs. Jaws
"Now the reason we didn't include in the move how Mike got away from Jaws with Gran Bruce and Dr. Cranken is because it was such a rip-off of the original ending of Jaws we couldn't show it or we'd be sued. What happens is Mike picks up an explosive crate, throws it at Jaws who has it in his mouth, and then grabs a gun from off the boat. BAM. Shark everywhere. It was also a bit too gory to show…AND Gran Bruce would NOT let us show a shark being blown up, especially not one modeled after his family. He just lost it when we…forgive the pun…FLOATED the idea by him. So the scene was cut."
BLOOPERS!
TRANSFORMING
Nick poses. "Time to ROCK! HENSHIN!"
He transforms…
But his outfit is PINK.
"What the? Okay, who's the wise guy that fiddled with my outfit?"
Boo-boop!
Nick transforms…
But becomes Kamen Rider.
"Okay, REALLY funny, guys."
Boo-Boop!
Nick transforms…
And falls flat on his face when he jumps into the air.
"OW!" He picks himself up. "Let's...not...use that take."
The Wedding Ceremony
"We are here to wed this man and this woman…"
"SNOOOOOORE!"
"Daddyyyy! Wake up!"
Captain Blue has fallen asleep. Joe laughs so hard he falls over, and the minister gives the "Cut" gesture.
Nick goes into the silver screen.
Nick rushes towards the movie screen, jumping up…
BAM! He hits the screen and falls down on his back, rubbing his sore nose.
"Owwwwww! GUYS! NOT funny!"
Charles the Third
"He will Fear me! SNORT."
"Snort…ha-ha-ha!"
"What's so…SNORT…funny?"
"Your pants ripped when you got up from your chair, master!"
"What? Aw, MAN. SNORT. Help! A little help here?"
Fire Leo
Fire Leo is dancing ballet in his lair.
"Oh, I could eat you up…better than candy, you're so dandy…"
He twirls.
"Buttercup princess, I…love…yoouuuu!"
He ends with a flourish…and sees Nick's been watching. Nick is laughing his head off.
"HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!"
"You saw nothing!"
Nick asking around town
"Hey, have you seen Sylvia?"
"As coroner, I must aver…"
"Oh, no! You're NOT cracking that joke! CUT! CUT!"
Boo-boop!
"Hey, have you seen Sylvia?"
"Clothing on or off?"
"Uh…ON?"
"No…and dammit, I haven't seen her with them off either!"
"Okay, cut. CUT!"
Boo-boop!
"Please don't shove anything up my ass! I like my ass!"
"I like your ass too!"
Black Joker starts laughing.
"I'm sorry, I just…hwa-ha-haaa! Hoo-hoo! WOOP! Okay, start over!"
The Ending Scene
"Turn the other cheek."
"She sure has nice ones!" Jordan said.
BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM! THWACKA-THWACKA-TWHACK! THUDDOW!
"Ouch. Jordan, you okay?"
"I can't feel my arms, my legs, or my bu-uh-uhtttt!" Jordan says, sobbing.
"Goldie, get a grip! And Jordan, say that one more time and you're OUTTA here!"
"Pervert! Say that again and I keep it real with REPLAY!"
"OUCH. That WOULD hurt. You go girl."
"What did you call me?"
"CUT! CUT!"
VIEWTIFUL WORLD
Joe stands on a stage. Alastor's next to him. Goldie has a guitar, along with Sylvia, Blue is on the drums, and Jet Black has the bass, while Rachel is doing disc-scratching work.
"Hey everyone! Viewtiful Joe here! Me and the gang have all come together to perform for you our smash hit song, Viewtiful World, as seen in the game! Here we go, guys!" Joe holds up the microphone, and…
Our masterpiece…complete!
Keep the beats, freaks! Must keep on this, scene to scene, yo!
For the flow to live the days, ready to face tomorrow!
Action! Choose without looking! Gonna amp it up like a ROCK SHOW!
A free feeling Attraction!
Without checking, combo from high to low!
Back to back, a merciless K.O!
Viewtiful Joe!
Call my name!
I'm coming don't worry baby!
Win this game!
There can be no mistake at all!
Say the word!
Are you ready?
Let's Boogie!
And save this love!
Hey! Come on!
So I wanted to change the world,
To keep it on for tomorrow's sake, you need more than words to keep it up!
Time goes on and on love! Fighting for my own true self, YEAH!
Viewtiful Joe coming up!
There's no pain, no gain…
Alastor steps into view, grinning.
1, 2… It's best to show your technique by fighting!
Like a break dance, a sort of foot work…
In the company of rhythm, I'm right on time…
Come on, hero…it's show time!
Call my name!
Original combo, Action!
Win this game!
Splendidly evade and kick!
Say the word!
Watch me impress the girls!
Save this love!
Hey! Come on!
So I wanted to change the world,
To keep it on for tomorrow's sake, you need more than words to keep it up!
Time goes on and on Love! Fighting for my own true self, YEAH!
Viewtiful Joe coming up!
There's no pain, no gain…
Kicking guitar piece, and then Joe transforms, grabbing the mike again.
Call my name!
Original combo, Action!
Win this game!
Splendidly evade and kick!
Say the word!
Watch me impress the girls!
Save this love!
Hey! Come on!
All night long, I walk alone….I don't know what I to do!
But from now on…I'll do it by myself… day by day!
Nevertheless love, nothing is gone!
Taking a detour, but still going the right way!
Call my name!
I'm coming don't worry baby!
Win this game!
There can be no mistake at all!
Say the word!
Are you ready?
Let's Boogie!
And save this love!
Hey! Come on!
So I wanted to change the world,
To keep it on for tomorrow's sake, you need more than words to keep it up!
Time goes on and on love! Fighting for my own true self, YEAH!
Viewtiful Joe coming up!
So I wanted to change the world,
To keep it on for tomorrow's sake, you need more than words to keep it up!
Time goes on and on love! Fighting for my own true self, YEAH!
Viewtiful Joe coming up!
There's no pain, no gain…
Joe and Alastor bow. "Thank you…thank you…you're a beautiful bunch of cats, all of you."
Nick steps in front of the camera and gets all up in front, grinning.
"That's a rap!" He says. "Bye!"
AUTHOR'S NOTES
It all started back when Viewitful Joe came out for Gamecube.
And I thought...I...WANT...THAT...GAME!
And I got it! And I LOVED it! All the melodrama, the characters, the extras! And I ended up buying the sequal too...and then...I realized...I wanted to be a part of it all, the whole Viewitful Joe universe. How could I do that?
Simple. Write a fanfic! And I did!
It took me a LONG time to write it, and I didn't start publishing it until recently, but finally it's done, in all it's Viewtifulness. It started simply from an idea, what might happen if an ordinary-and-yet-not-ordinary kid ended up in the Viewtiful Joe world and it became something more. It became a piece of work I was PROUD of.
And now I'd like to thank a few people. For starters, my family. They inspire me, in both good ways and bad. Especially my brother. If he hadn't annoyed me so much about how I'd NEVER be like any hero I like, I wouldn't have gotten so pumped about finishing this fanfic. Thanks. Heh.
And I also wanna thank my fans...and you know who you are. Mahalo, as they say in Hawaii.
I also wanna say that games inspired me, of course...and I almost forgot to say this, good thing I remembered...
BIG BOLD LETTERS: I DON'T OWN ANYTHING FROM TEAM VIEWTIFUL OR FROM CAPCOM. NOT JOE, NOT THE V-WATCH, OR ANYONE ELSE.
There, I said it. Oh, but I DO own Nick and his family, and all of Nick's personas. Ha!
In case anyone was wondering, the titles DO have inside jokes of sorts. "Brand New Hero" is a song by Reel Big Fish, a band I love listening to. It's basically about a hero going away, and how the place he once defends needs a new one. So I felt it fit. And Nick IS a Brand New Hero.
A lot of the titles are either plays on phrases like Creatures of the Fight (Night) or plays on song titles like Another One Bites the Dust, or movie title rip-offs, like In with Flint and Not Another Mad Scientist Movie. That title I'm especially proud of. And some are just given dramatic, Anime-style names, since the Viewiful Joe world is FILLED with melodrama.
And "The Last Show" is another Reel Big Fish title. Guess what it's about.
Finally, my end title is the last title of the last episode of the Viewitful Joe anime series, season two.
"Tomorrow's Hero is You". I thought it fit.
Anyhow, there's someone else I wanna thank. My dog, Coco, who actually belonged to my nonno (Italian for Grandpa.) He started living with us a year after I started really writing the fanfic, and I have fond memories of him from my childhood, visiting my nonno in Boston. Coco's not living here anymore. So Coco, this is for you. I miss you, man. Even your smell.
I've had a great time writing this. And I'm writing another fanfic. You'll all see it when it's time.
So see you later. Keep it Viewitful.
ngrey651
THE END.
