The Power

Original Airdate: Sep 6, 2010

Written and Storyboarded by JG Quintel

[The House: Mordecai and Rigby's Room]

(We see a wrestling match on a TV screen. A blond wrestler slaps his elbow twice before jumping from the side of the ring onto his opponent. Pan over to Rigby, seemingly replicating this whilst standing on a cabinet of drawers)

RIGBY: Alright, Beef Burrito. I'm gonna give you one more chance to take back what you said about my mom!

(Cut to Rigby's opponent, who is quickly revealed to be a plush doll, obviously not responsive)

RIGBY: I'll kill you!

(Rigby repeats what he saw on the TV, and slaps his elbow twice, before jumping down onto a trampoline and bouncing towards the doll. He beats up the doll before faking a few punches from his opponent. He groans, as we pan over to Mordecai, who is sitting on his bed behind a rope)

MORDECAI: Tag up! Tag up!

(Rigby groans again, quickly moving towards Mordecai and slapping his hand. Mordecai bounces off of his bed and moves towards the doll, dragging it closer to the bed. As he does this, Rigby is seen chugging what appears to be a can of soda. He soon drops this and gives a fake roar. Mordecai angles the doll in the middle of the room, then moves towards the cabinet and climbs upon it, just as Rigby did earlier. The two pretend that the doll has spoken back to them)

RIGBY: What?

(The doll is silently staring at them for a beat)

RIGBY: Oh, you want us to put the hurt on you?

(Mordecai lifts Rigby up to the cabinet in a ball)

RIGBY: I think he wants me to put the hurt on him!

MORDECAI: I think he wants you to put the hurt on him!

RIGBY: You think he wants me to put the hurt on him?!

MORDECAI: Yes I do!

(Mordecai and Rigby both scream, as Mordecai chucks Rigby directly onto the trampoline, flinging him across the room, missing the doll, and ultimately crashing into the wall, creating a massive hole. The two seem oblivious to this however. Rigby lands in the trash can, We hear him groaning, as he gets up with the trash can over his head and he stumbles over to Mordecai, until his groans start to sound more excited, and...)

RIGBY: Yeayuh! Did you see how awesome it was when I hit the trampoline?

(Mordecai laughs)

MORDECAI: Yea'y, I did! But it wasn't as awesome as when you punched that hole in the wall!

(The two laugh for a moment, before reaching a realization. They turn to the hole and see a piece of drywall fall from it. Quickly realising what they've done, they scream. Rigby quickly opens the door to his and Mordecai's room, to check if anybody is near. The coast is clear, so Rigby quickly slams the door)

MORDECAI: I can't believe I listened to you! I knew I should've gone out to do some work! But no, "let's wrestle this stupid doll, it'll be fun."

RIGBY: But it was fun!

MORDECAI: Well yeah, but now there's a big hole in the wall! Dude, we're 23 years old, we shouldn't be busting holes in walls - we're gonna get fired for this!

RIGBY: You mean you're gonna get fired for this!

MORDECAI: What?

RIGBY: You're the one who threw me too hard, you 'hole!

MORDECAI: Don't call me a 'hole, you're the 'hole, you're the one who wanted to wrestle!

RIGBY: Okay, okay...let's not blame anyone. Now, how in the H are we gonna fix this S?

MORDECAI: I don't know, man. We can't fix it and we definitely can't pay for it because we don't have any money. Unless you have some money?

RIGBY: No. Besides, I don't even know how much it'd cost to fix a hole like this! Probably a ton.

MORDECAI: Exactly. Which leaves us with only one possible solution. We convince Benson to give us raises so we can afford to pay someone else to fix it.

RIGBY: Dude. You are a genius! Of course, raises!

MORDECAI: Okay, dude. Here's -

RIGBY: Let me stop you there because I already know what you're going to say...Hamboning.

MORDECAI: What?

RIGBY: Yeah dude, hamboning! We just go up to Benson and we'll be all like "We both want raises!"

(Rigby repeatedly slaps himself across his body, moving towards Mordecai and proceeding to slap him too)

MORDECAI: No, man! Stop it!

(He slaps Rigby off of him)

MORDECAI: We just need to ask him for a raise and just explain all the -

RIGBY: No, no, no! That's not gonna work! What are you, 65?

(Rigby crouches down like an elderly man speaking with a weak voice)

RIGBY: "Excuse me, sir. Can I have a raise?"

(Rigby goes back to normal)

RIGBY: Come on! I'm telling you, dude - hamboning!

MORDECAI: No...

RIGBY: Hamboning will save your life someday! It'll be all like "What? You tryna mug me?"

(Rigby continues slapping himself once again proceeding to slap Mordecai too, with Mordecai reacting the same way by pushing him away)

MORDECAI: No, we're not doing that, okay! Okay?!

RIGBY: Fine.

(Rigby suddenly has an epiphany and runs towards the pile of clothes and garbage which he sleeps on)

RIGBY: I know what to do!

(Rigby rummages through the garbage and pulls out a red musical keyboard)

RIGBY: Heheh, are you ready for raises?

(Rigby presents the keyboard to Mordecai imitating the sounds of a keyboard)

MORDECAI: Whoa, how did you get that?

RIGBY: I have my methods.

[Flashback: The Park]

(A wizard runs along and quickly dumps the same red keyboard on a bench. He then runs towards a bush and seemingly urinates into it, exhaling with one long breath. Rigby can be seen sneaking behind him, as he quickly snatches the keyboard and runs off with it)

[Present Day: The House: Mordecai and Rigby's Room]

(Rigby chuckles to himself)

MORDECAI: I don't know, dude. How's that gonna get us raises?

RIGBY: Aw, come on, man! Look.

(Rigby places the keyboard on the floor)

RIGBY: Just come check it out.

(Rigby plays a song on the keyboard, which mesmerises Mordecai)

MORDECAI: Whoa...this is the answer to all our problems. Have you named her yet?

RIGBY: Actually, I thought you could do the honors.

MORDECAI: Really?

RIGBY: Mhm.

MORDECAI: You know, I've always wanted to date a girl named: The Power.

RIGBY: The Power?

MORDECAI: Mhm.

RIGBY: I like it.

(The words "The Power" magically appear on the top of the keyboard)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Cool...

[The Park: Fountain]

MORDECAI: Alright, this time with feeling.

RIGBY: Yeah, yeah. Ready?

MORDECAI: Yeah. Yeah.

RIGBY: Okay.

(Rigby presses a button on The Power)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: 5, 6, 7, 8!

(A song begins to play on the keyboard as Mordecai and Rigby move forward, spin around, clap and point)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Give us a raise, loser!

(The duo laugh, as they see Pops approaching them)

RIGBY: Hey, it's Pops.

POPS: Ahaha, hello!

MORDECAI: Hey Pops, what's up?

POPS: Is that the sound of music, I hear?

(Pops laughs to himself as Mordecai and Rigby huddle up)

RIGBY: Dude, let's use The Power on Pops!

MORDECAI: I don't know. Pops is kinda weird.

(Pops is seen laughing at a butterfly approaching him)

RIGBY: Exactly! At least we can test it out on him, and he won't get mad at us if it doesn't work!

MORDECAI: Okay, but let's not call him a loser.

RIGBY: Why not?

MORDECAI: He's sensitive. I don't want him to cry, I just want him to give us a raise.

RIGBY: Okay, let's do it!

(Mordecai and Rigby leave their huddle and turn to Pops)

RIGBY: Hey Pops! Check it.

(Rigby presses the same button as earlier)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: 5, 6, 7, 8!

(A song begins to play on the keyboard as Mordecai and Rigby move forward, spin around, clap and point)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Give us a raise, Pops!

(Mordecai and Rigby do a little dance and sit down with their backs facing each other)

POPS: Ahaha, good show! Jolly good show! A pay increase, yes! Yes, of course! Just let me get my billfold.

(Pops grabs his wallet from his pocket and pulls out two yellow lollipops from inside)

POPS: Butterscotch Ripple!

(He hands them to Mordecai and Rigby, who just stare. Pops shakes the lollipops towards them, and they take them. Pops then walks off)

POPS: Ta ta!

MORDECAI: Dude, I think that just worked.

RIGBY: Yeah, I know.

MORDECAI: I mean, if Pops wasn't so weird, he might've given us actual money.

RIGBY: Totally.

(The duo quickly run off, leaving The Power behind. Rigby quickly turns around and picks it up, walking back in the same direction with it)

[The Park: Shed]

(Benson is seen leaving the shed with some tools, he sighs as he shuts the shed door. Then offscreen...)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Hey Benson!

(Rigby presses the button again)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: 5, 6, 7, 8!

(A song begins to play on the keyboard as Mordecai and Rigby move forward)

BENSON: What are you doing?

(The duo spin around, clap and point)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Give us a raise, loser!

(They stay in their position for a beat, then slowly back away, awaiting a response)

BENSON: You know, you guys have been working harder. I think you deserve a raise. We can negotiate your new rates later in the week but for now, how's 20 bucks sound?

(Benson hands them two $20 bills, which they immediately take. Benson gets into a golf cart)

BENSON: Keep up the good work.

(Benson drives off)

RIGBY: Do you realize what this means?

MORDECAI: We can fix the hole?

RIGBY: No, we can do everything we ever wanted!

[Montage]

(During the montage sequence, a score similar to that of "Tom Sawyer" by Rush plays, as Mordecai and Rigby use The Power to obtain goals they thought impossible. Firstly, they summon a bouncy castle out of thin air. They jump around it for a bit, then turn it into a rocket as it flies into the sky. We then enter the Montage Void for the first time, where Mordecai finds himself with a fanny pack. Inside is a powerful glove with claws. Mordecai uses the glove to punch The Power, as the screen flashes and the duo are now seen as popstars, wearing unique suits and matching sunglasses. Back in the Park, the duo are riding a musclecar, which they transform into a car with a flame-inspired paint job. We then enter the Void once more to end the montage, where the duo summon all sorts from The Power: A pair of fuzzy dice, a bowling pin, a guitar, a magic 8 ball, a baseball cap, a bowling ball, sunglasses, a drumkit, colourful shoes, nunchucks, a samurai sword, a joystick and lastly, a disc titled "80's Metal")

[The Park]

(Mordecai and Rigby are now flying, and slowly make a landing back down to the ground whilst laughing. This quickly stops however when they bump into Skips)

SKIPS: You guys shouldn't be doing what you just did.

RIGBY: What, the flying or the hole?

SKIPS: What hole?

RIGBY: Dude, get to The Power...he knows.

SKIPS: Knows what?

(Mordecai and Rigby slowly back away towards The Power)

MORDECAI: Nothing, Skips, Uh, we were just getting back to work.

(Mordecai whispers to Rigby)

MORDECAI: Dude, kick it to max power.

(Rigby presses the button again)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: 5, 6, 7, 8!

(Music plays from The Power)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Using The Power in your face! Sending you back to your place!

(Mordecai and Rigby point towards their crotches)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Don't look at our crotches while we synchronise our watches!

(The duo synchronise their watches, imitating the sounds of a watch beeping) much to Skips' confusion)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Beep, beep, beep! Beep, beep, beep! Synchronised.

(Mordecai and Rigby both put on a red sweater. Skips is shown to be annoyed by them, as they begin doing the "pumping" dance with one arm in their sweaters)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Go away, Skips! It's time for you to go away!

MORDECAI: It's time for you to go to your room!

RIGBY: Yeah, Skips! It's time for you to go to the moon!

(Skips suddenly disappears right in front of them, and somehow the same happens to their sweaters. Mordecai gasps)

MORDECAI: Where did he go?

RIGBY: Uh...

MORDECAI: Did you just send Skips to the moon?

RIGBY: Isn't that what you said?

MORDECAI: No, room! I sent him to his room, not the moon, you idiot! Dude, wish him back.

RIGBY: But it doesn't work that way!

MORDECAI: What do you mean?

RIGBY: I can't see him, can I?

MORDECAI: Ugh, then we have to go get him.

RIGBY: But he's gonna be pissed!

MORDECAI: Better than him being dead!

(Benson and Pops suddenly walk out of The House)

BENSON: Hey! Hey, have you two seen Skips?

MORDECAI: Rigby sent him to the moon.

(Rigby punches Mordecai in the arm. Mordecai responds by punching even harder in Rigby's arm. Rigby groans in pain)

BENSON: Wait, what?

MORDECAI: We accidentally sent Skips to the moon with this keyboard and now we have to get him back.

(Benson laughs at them, believing their tale to be a joke)

POPS: Ooh, I love the moon!

BENSON: Come on, where's Skips?

MORDECAI: Agh, look. We'll show you.

[Some time later, same location]

(Rigby is sat in a golf cart as Mordecai, Benson and Pops walk down the main steps of The House)

RIGBY: Come on, let's go! Jeez, you take forever.

(The trio enter the cart with Rigby)

MORDECAI: Sorry, Pops had to go to the bathroom.

POPS: Twice.

BENSON: So what do we do?

MORDECAI: Don't worry, we got it.

(Mordecai and Rigby both play a tune on The Power, whilst singing)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Take us to the moon, take us to the moon, woo! Won't you take us to the moon?

(The gang sit in the cart as a moment passes. Nothing seems to have happened)

BENSON: Ha, ha. Very fun-

(The cart suddenly disappears as the gang are seen flying through space in the cart, screaming)

[The Moon]

(The gang land on the moon, still screaming, as they fall out of the cart, all coughing. Benson stands up and looks around)

BENSON: What is all this junk?

(Benson looks around the moon, and sees a crashed rocket, a fairground ride, a bunch of baby ducks, the bouncy castle summoned earlier in the episode, a leaking broken soda machine and a single roller skate.

RIGBY: Uhm, don't get mad at me guys but, uh - I kinda sent a bunch of stuff to the moon while you guys were in the house.

[Earlier: The Park]

(Rigby is sat in the golf cart, playing a tune on The Power whilst singing a song)

RIGBY: A bunch of baby ducks, send 'em to the moon. Soda machine that doesn't work, send 'em to the moon.

[The Moon]

MORDECAI: You drillbit! What else did you send?

(The ground shakes as the gang hear a massive roar. A giant monster, appearing to be a hybrid of Mordecai, Rigby and the doll which they were wrestling earlier, is seen stomping across the moon, chasing Skips)

POPS: Look, it's Skips! There he is!

MORDECAI: Oh, great. It had to be a monster.

BENSON: What is that?

MORDECAI: Rigby! You guys go get Skips! We'll pick you up.

(Rigby runs over to Benson as Mordecai runs to the cart)

RIGBY: Okay, okay!

(Mordecai attempts to push the cart upright)

MORDECAI: Pops, help me with this!

(Rigby and Benson run towards the monster)

RIGBY: Let's go! Let's go!

(The Monster now has Skips grabbed in his hand. He lets out a huge roar. Rigby drops The Power on the ground)

BENSON: Come on!

RIGBY: Gimme a break, I have to come up with the words, you know!

(Rigby quickly works out the lyrics to his song)

RIGBY: Okay, I got it!

(Rigby starts playing a tune on The Power whilst singing, but The Power's music begins to fall out of tune)

RIGBY: Go away, big monster! Go, go - no, no, nonononono!

BENSON: What?

(Rigby presses a bunch of keys on The Power but no sound comes out of it)

RIGBY: Dude, I think the batteries just died.

BENSON: What?!

(The Monster makes its way towards Rigby and Benson. Mordecai and Pops are seen in the background, finally with the cart back to its normal position)

MORDECAI: Hurry up, dude!

RIGBY: The batteries are dead!

MORDECAI: What?!

(Rigby quickly thinks, panicking, until he remembers a conversation he had with Mordecai earlier in the episode)

[Flashback: The House: Mordecai and Rigby's Room]

RIGBY: Hamboning will save your life someday! It'll be all like "What? You tryna mug me?" I'm telling you dude, hamboning!

(The flashback ends)

[The Moon]

RIGBY: I know what to do.

(Rigby passes The Power to Benson)

RIGBY: Hold this!

(Rigby runs towards the Monster, who is bringing Skips towards his mouth, about to eat him)

RIGBY: No!!!!!

(Rigby quickly starts slapping the Monster's ankle, distracting him from eating Skips and causing him discomfort. Skips quickly squeezes out of his fist and heroically jumps to the ground, skipping away and picking up Rigby just in time to save him from getting punched by the Monster)

RIGBY: Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Hamboning!

(Rigby escapes carried in Skips' arms. Skips jumps onto the back of the cart as Mordecai is driving them to safety, and Rigby hops in the front between Mordecai and Benson)

MORDECAI: I can't believe you just did that.

(The gang speed off in the cart as the Monster chases after them, getting closer...)

SKIPS: Use your keyboard!

RIGBY: The batteries are dead.

(Skips notices how close the Monster is getting, so he punches some wires out of the cart's front deck and plugs them into one of The Power's sockets. It makes a sound)

SKIPS: Play it!

(Rigby rapidly presses keys as the whole gang sing)

MORDECAI, RIGBY, BENSON, POPS & SKIPS: Take us home! Take us home! Take us all back home!

(The gang disappear, but the cart remains. The Monster's fist smashes through it. The gang, now including Skips are seen screaming whilst flying through space once again)

[The House: Mordecai and Rigby's Room]

(The gang land in Mordecai and Rigby's room, causing all of the walls to collapse and get destroyed. By major coincidence, the drywall around the earlier hole still remains, revealing that it still exists. Mordecai and Rigby stand up out of the rubble)

RIGBY: Hahaha, we did it! Yeah!

(Rigby lifts The Power into the air, but it quickly gets swiped by Benson)

RIGBY: Hey, that's mine!

BENSON: Nope. You sent him to the moon so the least you could do is give him your keyboard. Right, Skips?

(Benson passes Skips the keyboard)

SKIPS: Right.

(Skips destroys The Power with his knee)

MORDECAI & RIGBY: Aw...

BENSON: And let's have it.

RIGBY: What?

BENSON: The forty dollars you two conned out of me with that stupid keyboard crap! I know you still got it! Now give it back.

(Rigby sighs, as he and Mordecai give Benson the $20 bills they were gifted with earlier)

BENSON: Now clean up this mess or you're fired!

(Pops, Skips and Benson leave the room)

BENSON: Ugh, can you believe this?

SKIPS: No.

(Benson slams the door)

RIGBY: Aw, dude. This sucks. The hole's still there. Do you think Benson noticed it?

(Mordecai sees a band poster on the floor, picks it up and covers the hole with it)

MORDECAI: He won't now!

RIGBY: Dude, you're a genius!

(The duo high five)

[The End]

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