The Fast And The Friendliest/Transcript

The following is a transcript for the episode "The Fast And The Friendliest".
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(The book explains about flying a Flyer Bug.)
Poppy: Learning to fly a Flyer Bug is a challenge for any young Troll. Which is why each young flyer gets an adult Troll to mentor them. Until everything clicks.
Gemma: (gasps) Everything clicks!
Poppy: And, of course, after a week of training, the young flyers get to show off everything they’ve learned at… the Junior Flyer Grand Prix! (The children cheer.)
Priscilla: The next logical step is for us to pair with our mentors. Any idea when that might commence?
Poppy: I don’t know. Maybe… right now?! (The camera cuts to Branch, a Fuzzling, a female Troll, Guy Diamond, and Aspen Heitz.) Just draw a name out of the Fuzzling and find your match! (The kids cheer and run over to the Fuzzling.)
Troll Child #1: (gasps) I got Guy Diamond! (Guy Diamond winks at him. Poppy goes over to Branch.)
Poppy: Ooh, Branch! Good. I have been meaning to tell you, I am so proud that you volunteered to be a mentor.
Branch: Oh!
Poppy: But…
Branch: Oh.
Poppy: Just remember, these are kids. They respond more to fun than they do to uh… pragmatic severity?
Branch: Great, now you tell me. (Keith jumps on him.)
Keith: Branch, you’re my mentor!
Branch: Oh. Uh… (He picks up Keith and puts him down.) Look, Keith, I had a rigorous 47-step flying lesson planned, but Poppy says I got to keep this fun. So we’ll just wing it, and, I don’t know… eat marshtato crispy squares! OH! (Keith gasps and eats them all. Poppy then comes over.) You think I didn’t know you were gonna tell me to keep it fun? (He turns to Keith again.) Give me a little credit. Did I hear someone say “matching bomber jackets”?
Keith: No, you didn’t! Whoo! (He and Branch put on the jackets along with sunglasses.) Branch equals the best plus infinity times awesome!
Branch: That math checks out. Now hop on, dawg! (Keith gets on a blue Flyer Bug.) OK, the bug knows what to do, so you don’t need to pull too hard on the controls.
Keith: But I can if I want too, right?
Branch: Uh… Well, I mean- (Keith flies into the air and does loops.) Keith! Keith, you got to even out the… (chuckles) Oh, never mind. Just have fun!
Poppy: I’m impressed, Branch. I thought maybe with the Junior Grand Prix you might make this mentoring thing… too much about winning.
Branch: Winning? Why in the world would I care about winning a kids’ race?
Creek: (offscreen) Attention, friends! (He appears with a bug carrying him and the Trolls gasp.)
Branch: Creek! (The bug places Creek on the ground.)
Creek: I am very proud to present my star pupil, Priscilla. (Priscilla appears on a green Flyer Bug doing a handstand on one hand. Dust from her Flyer Bug form the words “Priscilla Rocks.”)
Guy Diamond: Incredible! Priscilla is to flying what Guy Diamond is to winning the hearts of Trolls everywhere!
Creek: Oh, yes. She’ll probably finish 1st place in the Grand Prix, thanks to my mentoring.
Aspen Heitz: Way to mentor, Creek!
Troll #1: Oh, yeah!
Guy Diamond: You’re a perfect 10, boy! Wahoo! (He does a glitter fart in the number 10. Then he runs off with Aspen Heitz and the female Troll.)
Branch: Oh, please! If Priscilla wins, it’s because she’s the smartest kid in the village, not because of Creek’s mentoring.
Guy Diamond and Aspen Heitz: Branch!
Troll #1: How rude!
Branch: (chuckles) Not that I care… because this isn’t about winning. (He chuckles sheepishly.)
Creek: Oh, I agree, Branch. It’s not about winning. And I thoroughly commend you for how you’ve prepared your pupil to not win. (Branch looks up to see Keith still doing loops in the air.) Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go pass more wisdom onto my pupil.
Priscilla: Mentor Creek! Increasing the angle of the wing would also increase forward velocity. Right?
Creek: Um… Yes?
Priscilla: Excellent! (She flies off and the three Trolls cheer.)
Branch: Oh, we’ll just see who’s the better mentor. (Later, he is training Keith for the Grand Prix.) You know what, Keith? Before our first lesson, I want you to know, I see a lot of potential in you. I think you could win the Grand Prix next week.
Keith: Oh. Well, if you want to win, we could always use Booster Bugs. (He puts a Booster Bug on Branch’s purple Flyer Bug.)
Branch: Booster Bugs? (He screams as the Booster Bug sends his Flyer Bug flying into the tree very fast. His groaning can be heard. He then comes over to Keith with his hair covered in leaves and sticks.) No, Keith. Boosters make you fast… (He spits out a squirrel.) … but the point is that you learn how to fly. (He shakes the leaves and sticks out of his hair.) You just need to buckle down and do a little less goofing off.
Keith: But I thought this was supposed to be fun.
Branch: And it will be! There’s no reason we can’t have fun and put Creek in his place. Uh… Get 1st place. Now, run this course as fast as you can. Go! (Keith yells and his Flyer Bug crashes through the purple and yellow cones.)
Keith: I hit them all! (Branch groans.)
Branch: OK, maybe you’re not ready for hands-on flying just yet, so this is a model of your Flyer Bug. Now, 3 key factors affect air speed: thrust, drag, and…
Keith: (With a monster puppet) Monsters! Roar! I’m gonna eat you! No, deploy sprinkles! (He puts sprinkles onto his puppet.) Poof! Argh! My monster eyes! (He falls to the ground.) Bleah.
Branch: All right, that’s it! New approach. (He and Keith are soon in his bunker.) No more distractions. If we’re gonna win this race, we have to have a strict zero-fun policy.
Keith: Zero fun? But you said-
Branch: I know, I know. But I was wrong. From now on, I need you to stop goofing off and absolutely serious, OK?
Keith: Well, if you say so, then I guess I’ll just have to… (He mopes while making a robot noise.)
Branch: Keith? Feels like you’re headed in the wrong direction here. (Keith’s head goes up and beeps like a robot.)
Keith: (robotic) What is my first objective? What is my first objective?
Branch: Uh… What?
Keith: (whirs) Serious mode engaged. Goofing off impossible.
Branch: Well, this is an all-new level of weird. But I think we can make it work. (He takes out a chart.)
Keith: (whirs) Affirmative. Beep.
Branch: Pay attention. Spinning out occurs when I Flyer Bug can’t control its Y-axis rotation. (Back outside, he and Keith are on their Flyer Bugs. He claps his hands and Keith flies his bug past the cones.) Whoa! (He gives a thumbs-up. Next he and Keith fly in the air. Keith goes up higher and forms the word “Objective complete” in dust.) Wow! Keith is so… so… (A week later, Poppy is hosting the Junior Flyer Grand Prix with Cooper.)
Poppy: (Through the microphone) Amazing! Hold on to your hair, Trolls, because Keith has taken a commanding lead.
Keith: (robotic) Must win race. Must win race.
Poppy: Whoo! And now, for an in depth take, let’s check with out color commentator. Cooper, thoughts?
Cooper: Well, Poppy, my favorite color is red, or yellow, or really anything but blue. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID, BLUE!
Keith: (robotic) Must win race. Must win race.
Creek: Keith is spectacular.
Guy Diamond: He’s a real Guy Diamond… in the rough.
Aspen Heitz: Impressive mentoring, Branch!
Guy Diamond: (Taking a chart) You’re scoring off the charts, my man! Wahoo! (He does a glitter fart in the form of an arrow.)
Creek: Th-that’s impossible. He’s… he’s so far ahead.
Branch: Is he? Well, what do you know. I care so little about winning, I didn’t notice how thoroughly Keith was defeating your pupil, Creek. (chuckles) Ah, good times. (Creek grunts.)
Poppy: With only 1 lap to go, Keith pulls in for his final pit stop. Cooper, color commentary?
Cooper: Purple, purple, purple. Not to mention, green, green, brown. (Keith lands for his final pit stop and a Fuzzling gives him a drink.)
Branch: How’s it going up there?
Keith: (whirs) Objective in sight. Must win race. Must win race.
Branch: So, still weird, but the right kind of weird. Perfect! Go, go, go! Wahoo! (Creek grunts again and Priscilla lands.)
Priscilla: (giggles) This is so much fun!
Creek: Well, it’s going to be even more fun when we teach Branch a lesson. (He puts a Booster Bug on Priscilla’s Flyer Bug. Then it takes off like a rocket.)
Keith: Must win race. Must win race. (Priscilla catches up with him.)
Branch: (gasps) How is she going so fast?! (He takes out binoculars.) Booster Bugs? Creek! (Enraged, he goes over to Creek.) THAT’S UNFAIR! NOT THAT I CARE ABOUT WINNING! YAY!
Creek: I KNOW! IT’S ABOUT HAVING FUN! HA-HA-HA!
Poppy: Whoa! Look at Priscilla go!
Priscilla: Wahoo!
Creek: Don’t worry, Branch. There’s nothing wrong with being… (chuckles) … second best mentor.
Branch: Not a chance. Keith, don’t let all of my… our work be for nothing. You got to win this one, whatever it takes.
Keith: (whirs) Affirmative. Must win race. (Priscilla catches up with him again.)
Creek: Whatever it takes, Priscilla!
Branch: Whatever it takes, Keith!
Both: Whatever it takes! Whatever it takes! (Keith goes ahead again.)
Priscilla: Wow! He’s fast!
Branch: (laughs) Yes! Nothing between me and victory now, Creek!
Priscilla: But I can go faster! (Suddenly, the Booster Bug stops working, causing her Flyer Bug to spin out of control. She screams as she struggles to regain control.)
Poppy: Oh, no! I don’t think she can hold on!
Cooper: Turquoise! Crimson! Periwinkle!
Branch and Creek: What have I done?!
Branch: Don’t worry. Keith can catch her. Keith, you’ve got to turn around, Priscilla needs you!
Keith: Negative. Must win race. Must win race. Must win race.
Branch: KEITH! Forget about winning. I was wrong to focus on that, OK? Now please, Priscilla’s in danger, and she needs your help. You’ve got to save her! (His voice echoes in Keith’s mind.)
Keith: (non-robotic) Save her? (Priscilla is heard screaming. Just before she falls off her Flyer Bug, she grabs onto its legs. The audience gasps in horror.)
Creek: Priscilla! (Priscilla whimpers as Keith goes to save her. Her hand slips off her Flyer Bug’s leg and she falls down screaming. Luckily, Keith catches her on his Flyer Bug just in time. The crowd cheers for him.)
Branch and Creek: Yes!
Poppy: He did it! He did it!
Cooper: Chartreuse! (The mentors and the crowd continue to cheer as Keith lands. Priscilla hugs him as if to thank him for saving her. Branch laughs and hugs a Fuzzling and then Creek. They stop hugging and fold their arms.)
Branch and Creek: Eh. Oh, well! (They hug each other again. At the end of the race, Poppy is announcing the results.)
Poppy: (amplified) In addition to sharing the most thrilling moment in Grand Prix history, I am happy to announce that by crossing the finish line on the same bug, Keith and Priscilla tied… for last place! (CJ Suki has won the gold trophy. Keith jumps off the winning board.)
Branch: Well, bud, sorry it’s not 1st place.
Keith: Eh. I never cared about that. Just between you and me, I’m a bit of a goof-off.
Branch: (chuckles) In that case, shall we?
Keith: YEAH! (He and Branch put on their jackets and sunglasses and he flies his Flyer Bug in loops until the moon is up.)
Branch: OK, Keith, that’s enough fun for now! Keith? (Keith does not answer.) Keith?! (Keith still doesn’t answer and the screen goes black.) KEITH!
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