Ep 7: The Grandparents

Episode 7: The Grandparents

(After the opening, we see a car speeding through town, it continues to accelerate and barely brakes in front of Gumball, Darwin, Carla and Cordelia. Nicole and Anna get out of the yellow car, scared).

Nicole (screams): Kids! Where have you been, we've been looking for you for an hour!!

Darwin (still in shock): But... Mrs. Mom, we were at school.

Anna (taking the children and putting them in the car): No time to talk, it's urgent!

(And the car speeds off with flames coming out of its exhaust).

Gumball (In a hurry): What the what? What's going on to make you so scared?

Nicole (Depressed): It's over...

Anna (depressed): I think yes...

(The children look at each other and they too are scared. They finally arrive at the Wattersons' house where Anaïs, Noa, Zach, Lexy and Jake were waiting for them.)

Lexy (happy): You're home! I was so scared!

Nicole (whispers to her): Honey... be careful with... them

Lexy (scared): Oh, I'm sorry, Mom.

Granny Jojo: What kind of manners are those?

Gumball and Darwin: Granny Jojo??!

(Indeed, Gumball and Darwin's grandparents were present-which explained why Nicole was angry-but that wasn't all! Carla and Cordelia's grandparents were also here...)

Granny Jojo: Well, aren't you going to give your grandmother a kiss?

Darwin (gives a big smile): Granny!!!

(Darwin gives her a kiss)

Gumball (about to throw up): Granny....

(Gumball gives her a kiss, Carla giggles and laughs at Gumball).

Granny Jojo (talking to Carla): Hey, it's rude not to greet your guests.

Carla (shaking): Oh! uh... Hi Mrs. Watterson...

(kisses her, Cordelia does the same)

Carla (whispers to Cordelia): Ew! Aren't you disgusted?

Cordelia: No, she looks a lot like Granny Jaja.

Carla (disgusted): Don't talk to me about that demon...

Akamandis: But I am the demon here...

(Kamila taps Akamandis' elbow because they must not reveal that they are not mortals).

Carla and Cordelia: You're here too?!

(The latecomers had just realized that there were Nicole, Richard, Anna and Thomas' respective parents in the room... They understood that this story will end badly! )

Granny Jaja: Oh, Thomas junior. Come give your favorite grandma a kiss.

Kamila (embarrassed): Um... I'm sorry... But I don't think Carla has a favorite grandma because if she did, it would be me.

Granny Jaja: How can you say you're the favorite grandma? This is the first time I've seen you...

(While Kamila and Granny Jaja were having a staring match, Anna and Nicole tried to calm down the atmosphere)

Nicole (embarrassed): So Daddy, Mommy, this is Anna Henderson, she's my friend as well as Mr. and Mrs. Heaven's daughter (because they're from Heaven, they don't actually have last names).

(Nicole's parents don't really care...)

Daniel (sarcastic): What a weird name for a monster family...

Akamandis (on the verge of flipping out): Excuse me?...

Mary (judging Anna from top to bottom): What's with the strange foundation color...

Anna (confused): I... I don't wear foundation, it's my fur, madam... I'm a tiger...

Mary (giggling): That's what I was afraid of... Let's just say I hate orange!

Nicole (grumbling): Tss, like if you like blue...

Kamila and Darwin (who are orange): THAT'S RACISM!!!

Granny Jojo: I knew it was a bad idea to let my son marry a girl from a family like that...

Daniel: What?!

Grandpa Louie: Johanna's right, you're way too weird for Richard.

Nicole: Really?

Richard (still a little confused): Nicole, Louis is just complimenting me, don't get upset.

Anna (angry): He's insulting Nicole, he's not complimenting you at all, Richard.

Thomas (sad): Why do you always have to be mean to others? Next time, come with a smile!

Richard: I agree!

Anna and Nicole (furious): Shut up and be men, a little!

Grandpa Louie: You see how they abuse their husbands? They are so strange...

Kamila (retorting as early as possible): And you, you are thoughtless.

Granny Jojo: I don't agree. The weirdest ones are Mr. and Mrs. Heaven, they look younger than their own daughter.

Nicole (sweating): That's probably because they take such good care of their skin..... (A little annoyed) Stop spewing your venom, Johanna.

Granny Jaja: I don't trust your words, little woman in blue.

Granny Jojo (friendly with Janice (Jaja)): I don't trust that woman either.

Granny Jaja: My heart goes out to you, having "that woman" (Nicole) as your daughter-in-law must be very complicated.

Granny Jojo: I also think that "the other one" (Anna) is not a good daughter-in-law.

Anna and Nicole (ready to hit them): Repeat a little to see!

Mary (dry): Nicole, that's not the right attitude to have in front of your guests.

Nicole (holding back): But... They started it!

Daniel (dark look): Nicole...

(Apparently, Nicole had learned her deterrence skills from her father, so she calmed down early).

Anna (disappointed): What the hell! Daddy! Mommy! You're not going to let them do that!

Kamila: Yes we do, you have to learn how to solve conflicts without using violence, young lady.

Anna (confused): Daddy! You won't let them do it, will you? I'm counting on you, daddy...

Akamandis (not wanting to discourage her): Well...

Kamila (cold): No way.

Anna (sulking): I knew I couldn't count on you... You abandoned me...

Kamila (heartbroken): We didn't leave you! I was dea...

(Kamila stops talking because she knows she is in the wrong)

Anna (sulking): I had to grow up with Kalia on the street to survive !!

Granny Jaja (confused): Kalia... Kalia Chibiheart!?

Anna (angry): Yes, Kalia Chibiheart... Your adopted daughter, Janice... To me, she will always be like a sister.

(Kalia was actually one of Anna's close friends when they still lived in the Kingdom of Heaven, before Karyna's achievement and Kamila's murder. The adults were still fighting, now we will see from the children's side).

Carla (grumble): I hate family reunions...

Lexy (stuffing her face with food): Not me!

Darwin: Every time, the adults argue and we get left out.

Anaïs: The problem is that every time they run into each other, there are deep wounds that get covered up and it haunts them!

Noa: So we need to think of a way to repair those wounds... Does anyone have an idea?

Cordelia: The best way to talk to your enemy is to make them your friend.

Gumball: Translation?

Cordelia: I don't know what that means... But it was very informative!

Jake: Zach, don't you have an idea?

Zach: Zach's always three steps ahead.

Carla (attentive): So you have an idea?

Zach (rhetorical question): What do parents hate most in the world?

Noa (wry): Their children?

Anaïs (idem): The danger?

Darwin (ditto): Their children in danger?

Zach: Yes!

Darwin (not expecting it): Oh.

Lexy (can't follow): So what?

Zach (proud): I stole the keys to Mom's car. Who wants to go for a ride downtown?

Carla (motivated): What a genius, this morron!

Zach: At your service.

Gumball (disappointed and a little jealous): All right, all right. It's nice to have the keys, but it's absolutely useless if you can't get out.

Noa: In that case it's simple: just ask if you can get out.

Anaïs: They are so preoccupied with their family affairs that they won't pay any attention.

Jake: It's better if there are two people asking them: one cute and one nice.

Darwin: Yes, but no orange! Because Grandma Mary doesn't like orange.

Noa (explaining to him): You know, she was just saying that so she could look down on my mom.

Darwin: ...

Noa: ...

Darwin: Oh.

Noa : Never mind, you can go, Anais and Cordelia.

Cordelia (very cute): Ok! :D

(Anaïs and Cordelia slowly approach the adults).

Cordelia (freaks out): Uh, Mrs. Mom? Can we...

Anna (looks at Cordelia with a dark look- because of the grandparents): Yes...

Nicole (ditto): Don't be too late.

Anaïs (fearful): Ok, thanks.

(And the two girls run away. They join the others to tell them they can go).

Carla: Okay, who gets in the car?

(Everyone except Anais and Noa raises their hands).

Zach (snide): Sorry, but honor to the older kids.

Cordelia and Darwin (jealous): It's unfair.

(Carla, Gumball, Jake and Lexy get into the car. Zach is driving. He was about to start the car when suddenly).

Gumball (a little angry): Hey, I want to drive too.

Zach (showing off): Dude, that's my plan, not yours.

Lexy (to Jake): Move over, I want to sit in the front.

Jake (retorts): No, I was here first!

Carla (annoyed): In that case, I'm driving too and no one is sitting next to me.

Gumball (angry): But are you crazy ??! No way!

Carla (shouting): Talk to me better than that, Watterson!

Zach (angry): Oh! Let me drive in peace!

Lexy (shouting): I want to drive too!

Jake (yells at Lexy): You don't want to sit in the front seat anymore?! Stop changing your mind, you're annoyed everyone!

Lexy (yelling at Jake): I never said I didn't want your seat anymore, I want Emma next to me!

Zach (at his limit): But Emma isn't even here, Lexy!!!

Anais (outside the car): I don't know if this was a good idea, putting them in...

Noa (to Cordelia): In the end, it was better to let you and Darwin get in.

Cordelia (taking the compliment as an insult): Maybe, but it would have been better to let you get on and drive, even though you might not see anything because of your size.

Noa (dueling eyes with Cordelia): Is that a threat?

Darwin (quiet): They're finally getting along pretty well. Look, the car is moving a little.

Noa (puzzled): But they're still arguing,... and nobody's wearing a seatbelt!

Anais (scared): They took off the handbrake without knowing it!

(But by the time Darwin, Cordelia, Noa and Anaïs told them to be careful, the car was already driving away).

Cordelia (lost): What did we do?

Noa (screams with fear): Let's go tell Mom!

Darwin (panicked): Are you crazy? If they find out, they will kill us !!

Anais (shaking): It's either that or Gumball, Zack, Lexy, Jake and Carla will get hurt.

Cordelia (confident): Don't worry, our grandparents will defend us!

(So they decide to tell the adults everything. As soon as they enter the house, they hear louder and louder voices arguing, they are terribly afraid that a big conflict will break out).

Noa (to Anna and Nicole): Mommy, Mrs. Watterson, help! Gumball, Carla, Lexy, Zack and Jake got in the car and it's gone!

Anaïs (continues Noa's sentence): If we don't stop them quickly, they'll get hurt!

Anna (turns slowly and freaks out): What the...

Nicole (ditto, continues Anna's sentence): ...hell is this ?

Thomas (afraid for the children): Let's go! There's not a minute to lose!

Richard (to grandparents): I'm sorry to leave you but my children are in danger!

Granny Jojo (retorts): What do you think? I'm coming with you!

Grandpa Daniel (confident): It's time to take our responsibility!

Akamandis: With us, there is no way our grandchildren will be in danger!

Granny Jaja (gives Akamandis a little trust): I'm in.

Anna (on the verge of tears): Thank you...

Nicole (moved): Yes, thank you very much...

(Noa, Anaïs, Darwin and Cordelia had just noticed that they had reached their goal: to reconcile their parents and grandparents. Meanwhile, in the car driven by Zach).

Lexy (appalled and screaming): ZAAAAAACK! HIT THE BRAKES, FOR GOD'S SAKE!

Zach (yells too - but because he is angry-): I CAN'T DRIVE RIGHT! (to Carla) STOP HIDDING MY EYES, I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING!!!

Carla (to Zach, his pendant glowing a little): I'M DOING WHAT I CAN, IT'S NOT MY FAULT!!! TELL GUMBALL TO TAKE HIS HANDS OFF MY DRESS!!!

Zach (very annoyed): GUMBALL, LEAVE CARLA ALONE!!!

Gumball (screams and bursts into tears): I DON'T WANT TO LET HER GO, I WANT MY MOMMY!!!

Jake (also crying): SOB, WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!

Zach (trying to calm down): At least you're not crying, (to Lexy and looks at her) right?

Lexy (crying like a baby): EMMMMMMAAA!!! PLEASE COME AND GET ME!!!

Carla (furious): SHUT THE TACKY UP YOU BABIES!!! GUMBALL, TO TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF MY DRESS!!!

Zach (desperate): This may be a very long road ahead...

(Suddenly, a car appears and drives at the same speed as the one driven by Zack)

Gumball (calm): Hey, isn't that Mrs. Henderson's car?

(Now we can see some faces in the car, Grandpa Daniel was driving, Anna was next to him, in the back sat Grandma Jojo, Akamandis and Granny Jaja. They all had cold, angry and determined expressions on their faces).

Lexy (shouting right next to Zack): HELP US, PLEASE!

(Zach is startled and makes worrying turns).

Akamandis: Don't worry, we'll come and save you! Young man (talking about Zach), try to slow down the car!

Zach (terrified): I can't!

Akamandis (no longer making light of the situation): Okay, stay focused on the road, we'll come get you! (Now addressing the passengers in Daniel's car) They are stuck, I'm afraid we have to take control of the car by ourselves.

Granny Jojo: In has prepared the cable, Anna is ready to go get them.

Granny Jaja (to Anna): Take care of my little children... And you too.

Anna (confident): Thank you Janice (to Daniel): Get closer to their car, I'm going in.

Daniel (serious): Okay, this is going to be bumpy!

(Daniel moves his car closer to Zach's like a pro. They are now stuck together but they don't create an accident)

Anna (gets out of the car and goes to Zach's car): I'm on my way, kids, Zach, keep your focus. You're doing great.

(Suddenly, Zack's car hits a small rock and Zach's car drifts off, Anna falls between the two cars, onto the road).

Kids (appalled): KYYAAA!

Granny Jojo (throws her dentures, Jaja does the same): Catch it Anna!

Carla (cries a little): Mom?...

(Anna manages to get back up thanks to the dentures and uses them as spikes to climb up. She is balanced between the two cars above the void).

Anna (calms down): I... I'm okay.

Kids (happy) :Mrs. Henderson !

Carla: Mom !!

Anna (to the children): Above all, don't move! I'm coming to get you!

(Anna manages to get into the car and takes control of it)

Daniel (happy): It's okay! Our grandchildren are safe!

The Grandparents: HOORAY!

(And so they return home safely. Cordelia and Darwin were looking forward to their arrival).

Nicole (running to them): Kids! You're doing great! (Hugs them) Oh, I'm sorry I left you alone.

Gumball (still reeling from the grandparents' extreme rescue): Oh, uh... Yes!

Lexy (hugs Nicole): We missed you too.

Cordelia (upset): What about us?! We're the reason you're alive!

Anaïs (upset): You're so selfish!

Carla (scoffs): Well, with all this excitement, we really want to rest.

Granny Jaja (cuts her off): Not so fast, young lady.

Jake (not understanding): What's going on?

Mary (dark look): Did you really think we didn't know?

Zach (stutters): What are you talking about?

Kamila (cold): You may be three moves ahead Zach, but we're ten moves ahead.

Gumball (panicked): We'll explain everything!

Richard (eating a watermelon): Don''t worry, Cordelia, Darwin, Anais and Noa have already done it. You're in trouble!

Darwin (laughing): Huh huh!

Cordelia: Cheh!

Zach (shaking): So...what should we do?

(Without transition, we see Zach, Gumball, Jake, Lexy and Carla fixing Nicole's car -it's pretty beat up!)

Nicole (to the grandparents coming out of the house): Thank you for coming to visit us, it was a pleasure, well if we forget the little incident...

Daniel: Anytime, honey.

Anna: I'm glad we could work this out, Daddy, Mommy... And you Janice, you're welcome...

Granny Jaja (giggling): I know, I know.

Mary: Next time you'll come and visit us too.

Grandpa Louie: We'll take our grandchildren for a walk.

Anna (a little prescient): Yes, of course! And now, goodbye!

(The grandparents leave and the parents go home).

Nicole (inside): Richard, lock the door.

Noa (inside): Block the windows.

END :)

Cast:

Carla Henderson ....................... Miranda Taylor Cosgrove

Cordelia Henderson ....................... Charisma Carpenter

Noa Henderson .......................

Anna Henderson ....................... Holly Marie Combs

Thomas Henderson ....................... Christian Delgrosso

Kamila .......................

Akamandis .......................

Gumball / Zach Watterson ........................ Logan Parker Grove

Darwin Watterson ....................... Terrell Ransom

Anais Watterson ........................ Kyla Rae Kowalewski

Lexy Watterson ........................ Celine Dion

Nicole Watterson ........................ Teresa Gallagher

Richard Watterson ........................ Dan Rusell

Jake Watterson ........................ Charlie Puth

Granny Jojo/Jaja ........................ Sandra Searles Dickinson

Gandpa Louie ........................ Shane Rimmer

Daniel Senicourt ....................... Clive Russell

Mary Senicourt ....................... Liza Ross

In the next episode: The first Dream Team meeting goes off without a hitch... or almost? Who knows what can happen to a team that puts their personal desires ahead of the team's. And whether their relationship will improve after they get through the conflict?

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