Pico/Transcript

==Pre-Pico==
(Keith and Cherry are trying to find their way through a part of town that they don’t know. Cherry is carrying some speakers)
Keith: Hmmm...A left turn here…
Cherry: Er...I’m glad you’re walking me home, Keith...But are you sure you know where you’re going?
Keith: Of course I do! Your place should be riiight over…
(Suddenly, he realizes that he doesn’t know where he and Cherry are)
Keith: We’re lost. 
(Suddenly, a very familiar face appears from a back corner. It’s Pico, Newgrounds’ most well-known mascot. He apparently knows who Keith is, as they used to be good friends, and maybe something more, before the events of Pico’s School. As he speaks, his voice is rather harsh and nasally)
Pico: Heheheh. Still don’t have any sense of direction after all these years, do ya, Keith? 
(Keith is quite surprised to see his former best friend, and to an extent, ex-boyfriend, who is now known by many as a gun-toting lunatic) 
Keith: Pico? Of all people…
Cherry: Huh? You guys know each other?
Keith: Oh yeah. I don’t think I’ve ever told you this, but he and I used to date, but I had to break up with him after he got a little too...violent. It’s kind of a long story, really. 
Cherry: Wait, you dated him? 
Keith: Yeah, I’m bisexual, but I lean more towards girls now. 
Cherry: Wow, that’s kind of weird. I’m surprised you hadn’t told me that before. 
Keith: Hey, there’s nothing wrong with being bi. Everyone’s cool with it nowadays. Even though we broke up, Pico’s still on good terms with me...or at least, I think he is. I’m not quite sure. 
Pico: I could’ve brought Darnell and Nene with me tonight, like I usually do, but they were a little busy doing...some other things, if you know what I mean. 
Keith: Anyway, what’re you doin’ here, Pico? 
Pico: Savin’ your bacon. Or cookin’ it, if you can’t keep up with my rap. You always told me that you wanted to be a famous rapper, and someone told me that lately some people have been challenging you to rap battles to prove your worth. So, how about it, pal? 
Keith: Sounds like a challenge to me! You’re on! 
(Keith picks up his microphone and gets ready to beat his former best friend and ex, who has brought his gun with him. Luckily, he doesn’t seem to be planning on shooting Keith or Cherry, and is just waving it about to be a bit of a show-off...or so it might seem.) 
==Pico==
Pico: Yo! 
I’m sure you’re top dog back in your town
But now you’re steppin’ on some Newgrounds
Keith: You know I’m top dog back in my town
You can’t beat these skills, you’re goin’ down!
Pico: Sit back and rap, unwind
Got something on your mind? 
Baby, I’m not the kind
To leave my past behind
Keith: When I sit and unwind
A flash of memories bind
A portal back through time
But I’ve left that behind
Pico: You know I’m so much more than just a nostalgic memory
You got your style and all your rhythmic wiles from me
Keith: We had some good times, Pico, so thanks for all the memories
But you’ll need to do way more than reminisce to beat me
Pico: You wanna go? In that case
You better keep up your pace!
I’m wearin’ my Angry Faic
Time to put you in your place
Keith: You wanna go in that case?
Don’t worry about my pace
This battle isn’t a race
But you’ll finish in last place! 
You might think I’m just a blockhead
But there’s wisdom in all these dope rhymes I thread! 
Pico: (overlapping) You thought you’d put this to bed
You’ve crashed my castle instead
You don’t know what lies ahead
You’ve changed, dude, you’ve been misled
Keith: I’ve grown up, you’re still a boy
Wavin’ that lead-shootin’ toy
There’s so much more to enjoy
Than violence, anger, and noise
Pico: It just ain’t gettin’ through to you to embrace your origins
I’ll bring out the tank, man, don’t make me do it to win
Keith: I’ve become so much more than what I was in my origins
Bring your worst, I’m daily first, this boyfriend just can’t not win!
(Song ends)
Cherry: That was cool! You two sure had a lot to catch up on after not talking to each other for a long time!
(But Pico isn’t planning on letting them go yet)
Pico: You’re just rubbin’ it in now, huh? How much better you’ve been doin’ since you left me behind…
Keith: Pico, c’mon, don’t bring that up…
Pico: Hey, all’s fair in love and war.
Keith: So, did you manage to find another partner after that little…incident between us?
Pico: Uh, yeah, I did. But I’m not gonna talk about her right now. How about we do another song instead?
Keith: …Alright. Let’s do it. 
(The next song begins)
==Philly Nice==
Pico: You won’t say that
We go way back
Let’s pause playback
Turn back that strawberry clock
Keith: It’s fine, stop it
Pico, drop it
Let’s just rock it
And once this rap’s done, I’ll walk
Pico: Late nights, the mood was just right
When Glenside beamed with hope and pride
And Philly was nice
Come on!
Keith: Can’t forget the day we first met
You’ve still got flow, but long ago
Your rhymes were still fresh
Come on! 
Pico: When I rapped, I stopped poppin’ caps
Hung up my uzi, turned to music
All of that crap, you know…
Keith: Man, you were great!
Too bad that your hate
Of new stuff left you in the past
And made you stagnate, you know…
Pico: Rappin’ one day on the block
I spot somethin’ that leaves me shocked
A new kid spittin’ on my tracks
That kid was you, your rhymes were wack, man!
Keith: Mighta started weak and cringey 
But you lit a fire in me!
We became fast friends for sure
And maybe even something more…
Pico: Been blammin’ turds since ‘99
But took me all those years to find
An underdog, a total wreck
I actually wanted to protect
Keith: It was nice, least while it lasted
Any threat we met, you blasted
Let’s stop there, or else I’d figure
I might set off your hair-trigger
Pico: That’s what you said then
God, I’m reliving it again!
I heard the gunshots from behind you
And my instincts just kicked in, baby!
Keith: It wasn’t gunshots, dude!
Just some jackhammer-wielding bot who’d
Been assigned to install a vending machine
In the parking lot. It’s all cool!
Pico: Whole town looked wrong
There was somethin’ going on!
Looked around for the attacker
Looked back down and you were gone, baby!
Keith: Man, I was scared!
Couldn’t ever be prepared
For the guy I trusted most
To have my face lined up within his crosshairs…
Pico: Wish we talked it out, but still
Get why you ran off for the hills…
I shoulda realized, once a merc
You work alone, or folks get hurt…
Keith: Wait, hold on, you’re still a merc? 
Thought you just picked up singin’ work
But takin’ up more hireds hits
Can’t be good for your mind, man. Call it quits! 
(The song finishes, and Pico is outraged by Keith’s request)
Pico: Wait. Call it…quits? No. I can’t call it quits. I work my job. I sing my music. 
Keith: C’mon, man…I’m so close to makin’ it big…I could probably take you up with me! We can still be friends, you know. 
Pico: Sorry, dude. Livin’ the life of a pop star just doesn’t work out for people like me. 
Keith: Well, maybe it would if you just got rid of that stupid gun!
Pico: What? You want me…to give up…my gun?!
Keith: Okay, maybe that was a little too far…Just…calm down, bro! Look, you’re aiming that thing at me by accident again! 
Pico: Oh, it’s not an accident, this time. I got one hell of a high-payin’ job from some ol’ demon rockstar that I was plannin’ to turn down…Until now.
Keith: Huh? You mean…Daddy Dearest? 
Pico: Riiight on the money. He hired me to kill you. He said you embarrassed him but he wouldn’t tell me what for. 
Keith: All I did was beat him in a rap battle. 
Pico: That’s petty as heck in hindsight. But money is money, and murder frickin’ rocks! So here’s how it’s gonna go. You got one more song left to change my mind about my line of work. And maybe I’ll tell you about my current girlfriend. But if you lose…well…Blam this peaceful rap! 
==Blammed==
Pico: This battle’s just begun
All this fire boutta kill someone
I’m out for blood now
We’ve gone past the point of havin’ fun
Keith: This battle’s all but won
Why reset when it’s said and done?
So I live in the present
Doesn’t mean I can’t have fun
Pico: You act like you’re above me
Just because you’re a rising star
I’m an original
But you know just who you DDR
Keith: I don’t think I’m above you
But you’re right, Pico, I’m a star
I’ve got a lot of weeks to go
But I know I’m goin’ far!
Pico: Your stars burn out fast, runnin’ out of hits
You’re all uber kids, but me? I’m a cult classic!
Keith: I’ve got what it takes, I know I’ll make it
Move on from the past, join me, I’ll make you a hit!
Pico: No way, you’re gonna clean me up
And make me somebody that I’m not
And I’d rather burn it all to the ground
And be a legend left forgotten
Keith: I don’t want anything to change about you
I just want you to see
That I really wanna help you
Get on your feet just like back when you helped me
Pico: (It’s been too long, it ain’t that easy!)
All I know is my past
Do people really wanna hear all about it?
Feel like an old guy lecturin’ 
But what even am I without it? 
Keith: You can bring new eyes to your classics
While you make new hits just like I do
Be the same Pico that made me
Want to build my skills to be just like you!
Pico: Guess I oughta move forward with the times…
Mix some old-school beats with a couple new-school rhymes!
Keith: You can bring folks back and keep with the times
Mix some new-school beats with a couple from your prime!
Pico: You know, pal, maybe I’ll do that! That sounds tight! 
Thanks for bringin’ me back out into the spotlight!
Keith: Pleasure, bud! You’ll be great! Your future’s real bright!
Glad to help you step back out into the spotlight! 
(Song ends)
Pico: (chuckles) Looks like that stupid, wide-eyed optimism of your saved my bacon this time. Put ‘er there, pal. 
Keith: Uh, please put your gun down first. 
Pico: Deal. But if you ever try to take it away, again…I’m puttin’ you down. 
Keith: Deal…So...I won, yeah? Then...heh…Can you tell me about what happened after that incident?
Pico: Well…You know Nene, the girl with the knives who tends to kill herself every so often, only to respawn every time? I heard she’s now running a sushi restaurant or somethin’, but I’m not quite sure.
Keith: Uh…yeah? What about her?
Pico: As it turns out, she had a crush on me for a long time, but never had a chance to tell me that until after you broke up with me. Guess she was waitin’ for the right time to admit her feelings to me. I never told her that you and I were a couple, because she’s extremely homophobic. I just told her that you were my friend so that she wouldn’t freak out and kill herself, like she usually does. But she doesn’t do that very much now that I’ve started dating her and she started putting her knives to good use. It wasn’t easy, but I’ve been coping with our breakup by having Nene around. 
Cherry: Aw, that’s so sweet. 
Keith: Well, Pico, I’m glad that you have a girlfriend now. But I don’t think I’ve introduced you to mine yet. 
(Cherry gets off the speakers so Keith can introduce her to Pico)
Keith: This is Cherry. I’ve been dating her for a few months now. She’s really sweet and caring, and she’s always there to cheer me on during my rap battles. She’s also very loyal and cares about me a lot. I see her as a huge inspiration, and she helped me explore my sexuality when I was questioning it. The more time I spent with her, the more I realized that even though I’m bi, I like girls a lot more than boys. 
Pico: Dude…That’s so deep. You must love her more than you loved me before.
Keith: You bet I do. In fact, I love her more than any of the other girls I used to date. 
Cherry: And I love him more than any of the other boys I used to date. 
Pico: Wow. You two must love each other very much. 
Cherry: It’s true. We really do. Love conquers everything, after all.
Keith: I bet you’ve never realized what true love really feels like. To have someone who knows and accepts you for who you are. Nene probably doesn’t mind that you’re a gun-toting lunatic, because I’m sure you can still be a nice, caring person deep down. 
Pico: I…I guess you’re right. 
Keith: So even though we’re not a couple anymore and have found new romantic partners, I’m sure we can still continue our relationship, but only as good friends. Deal?
Pico: …What the heck? Deal. I don’t mind that we’re just friends now, Keith. I’ve always enjoyed your company, and you’ve helped me learn that I don’t need to be so obsessed with violence all the time. So…thanks a lot, dude. 
Keith: Hey, no problem. 
Cherry: I think we should probably go now. It’s getting kinda late. 
Keith: Yeah, I agree. So, can you, uh…Help us get home?
(Pico suddenly remembers that he must help Keith and Cherry get home after being so focused on testing his friend’s rapping skills) 
Pico: Oh yeah, that. You’re gonna want to turn right. 
(Keith and Cherry look in the direction Pico is pointing and see Cherry’s house straight ahead)
Keith: Oh. Thanks! See ya! 
(Keith and Cherry pick up the speakers and leave. Pico chuckles to himself knowingly)
Pico: That Keith is still the same nice guy that I’m glad to have had as my friend a long time ago. It’s kind of a disappointment that he broke up with me long ago and started dating that girl, but I guess I'm still learning to move on and accept him as just a friend. Maybe I’ll save his bacon again the next time I see him and his girlfriend...
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