Bad Luck Randy (Transcript)

This is the tenth episode of Video Squadron: Gamerman.

It was getting close to St. Patrick's Day. Every year at the arcade, like at most places, Jack would have the arcade be decorated for St. Patrick's Day. He would put up cutouts of some clovers, leprechauns, pots of gold, and he even had actual clovers, pots of gold, and leprechauns. Well, not exactly. The clovers were made of paper and the pots of gold were really all plastic, and the leprechauns were just Randy and his friends dressed up.

Kasumi: Your uncle sure knows how to get things prepared for St. Patrick's Day, Randy.

Randy: He sure does. Does this every year around St. Patrick's Day.

Ash: I still don't get why we have to dress up like elves, Mr. Lupeson.

Jack: You're not elves, you're leprechauns. Don't you know the difference?

William: I know the difference, Mr. Lupeson. Elves have pointed hats, but leprechauns have more rounder and squarer hats. Like the usual top hats.

Felicia: Headbot is always wearing a top hat anyway. Although usually, he's wearing a black one. But today, he's wearing a green one.

Headbot: Why else? If it's St. Patrick's Day, I need to make my wear be fitting.

Ash: But all you ever wear is a hat. You never wear any clothes.

Headbot: Don't need to. I'm a robot. Why would a robot need to wear clothes?

Kasumi: Why would a robot need to wear a hat?

Headbot: I like wearing hats. I think they look fancy.

Jack: It was funny how one day, Headbot decided to wear a top hat all the time.

Then, Jake and Justin came in.

Jake: Oh look. It's a bunch of leprechauns.

Justin: They're just Randy and his friends dressed as leprechauns.

Jake: Are you sure they're not real leprechauns? Where are you keeping your gold.

Randy: Guys, the gold in these cauldrons are made of plastic.

Jake: Yeah, I noticed (Takes out a plastic gold coin that now has a bite in it).

Jack: Why did you try biting that coin?

Jake: I was checking to see if it really was gold.

Jack: Well it wasn't. I sure hope you don't do that for the rest of the coins in the cauldron.

Jake: Is there any real gold around here?

William: We told you before, there is no gold.

Justin: What about in that robot guy. Doesn't he keep stuff inside him by screwing his head off?

Headbot: I've got no gold inside of me.

Jake: Then why don't we see for ourselves?

The bullies tried to go over to Headbot, but Randy and his friends stopped them. The bullies struggled, but in the end, they fell down on the ground.

Jake: Playing hard to get. We'll see if that robot is keeping any gold in there.

And they walked off.

Headbot: Those guys really are bullies. I never knew how it felt.

Kasumi: You don't really have any gold inside of you, do you, Headbot?

Headbot: No. I'll show you. (Screws his head off, sets it on the table top, puts his hand into the screw hole, then pulls it out empty handed) See? (Puts his head back on) No gold.

William: By the way, is Vix doing anything to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Mr. Lupeson?

Jack: She doesn't know how she can help with getting things set up for St. Patrick's Day. She doesn't think she can dress up like a leprechaun like are of you are.

Randy: Why not?

Jack: Why don't you go and ask her? She's in the storage room.

Randy: Alright.

And they all left Jack and Headbot in the arcade. They went to the storage room were Vix was resting.

Randy: Hey, Vix.

Vix: Oh. Hey there. Wow, don't all of you look fancy today.

Felicia: All ready for St. Patrick's Day.

Ash: We just wanted to come down as see how you were doing.

Vix: Well, not much is going on now. I haven't cited any trouble happening right now. Gigalord seems to be taking a rest.

William: Who knows how long that will last.

Kasumi: We came down because we wanted to know why you aren't doing anything for St. Patrick's Day.

Vix: Well, I'm not sure what I can do.

Randy: Why haven't you tried dressing up?

Vix: Dressing up?

Ash: But Headbot doesn't dress up. Just has his green hat on.

Randy: Have you ever tried on a hat, Vix?

Vix: I don't think I have. I'm not sure if one would fit me. You see this thing over my head is part of my head. It's not a helmet.

Kasumi: How about dressing up?

Vix: Well, maybe if you can show me what I could dress up in.

Kasumi: Alright. We'll take you to the closet where the arcade keeps the St. Patrick's Day clothes.

Up in the villain's ship, Gigalord was waiting as Dr. Squeak was getting to work on his newest monster.

Gigalord: This will be a fantastic monster indeed. With this kind of power, the Gamermen don't stand a chance against him. Ahahahahaha.

Dr. Squeak then pushed a button to make the monster be created as an actual being. This was Unluckprechaun. He was a monster in a green coat, a green top hat, and a clover-shaped head.

Darktail: Boss, I don't understand how a St. Patrick's themed monster could be a better creation that the others Dr. Squeak has done so far.

Ninjakuma: How can a monster that brings good luck be bad?

Gigalord: Because it isn't.

Dr. Squeak: Unluckprechaun actually makes people have bad luck instead of good luck. He can throw some clovers onto people, and when they get on them, they stick, and that person will continue to have bad luck.

Gigalord: One of the best ideas he's had, hasn't it?

Ninjakuma: I suppose so.

Gigalord: Alright, Unluckprechaun, go down there and spread bad luck through the city.

Unluckprechaun: Yes, sir.

Down on Earth, Vix was trying out a green coat from the closet where all the St. Patrick's Day stuff was kept.

Vix: I'm not sure if green is my color, though.

Kasumi: Doesn't need to be. This is for a green-colored holiday.

Ash: Besides, all of us are wearing green, and none of our Gamerman suits are green.

William: That's right. We're Gamer Red, Gamer Blue, Gamer White, Gamer Black, and Gamer Yellow. There's no such Gamerman as Gamer Green.

Randy: And yet, here we all are wearing green. Not our usual color, but still a color we all have on.

Vix: Still. I'm not sure I'm cut out for this. (Senses something) Oh dear, I've got something.

Felicia: What is it, Vix?

Vix: There's an attack with a.....clover monster? By the name of Unluckprechaun, going around the city. People are starting to have bad luck.

Randy: Bad luck?

William: But there's no such thing as bad luck.

Vix: You try telling that to the monster.

Randy: Then we shall. Let's go, guys.

They transformed into their Gamerman suits and they went out to find the monster with an army of Polygores.

William: Hey, you.

Unluckprechaun: Yes?

William: There's no such thing as bad luck.

Unluckprechaun: Yes there is, and you're about to face it.

The polygores went over to battle the Gamermen and they engaged in the fight. (After a while of battling)

Unluckprechaun: I think that I just need one of you to suffer bad luck so you'll all have it (Throws a clover at Randy's arm, causing him to demorph).

Randy: What? What happened? (Sees the clover on his arm) I've got a clover on my arm! (Tries to get it off) It's not coming off.

William: Uh oh. Looks like I was wrong.

Kasumi: Randy, try morphing again.

Randy: I'll try it. Install Fighter (Types in "Gamerman", but nothing happens). Huh? (Tries again, but nothing) It's not working.

Unluckprechaun: Oh look. Gamer Red is so unlucky, he can't even morph.

William: Yeah, but we still can morph, and we'll show you.

The other four ran towards Unluckprechaun, but he fired a blast at them, causing them to fall backwards.

Unluckprechaun: As long as you have Gamer Red, you'll be facing nothing but bad luck. Maybe you need to get rid of him.

Ash: But we can't get rid of Randy. He's our leader.

Unluckprechaun: Then you'll have to find a new leader then. Hahaha (Vanishes away).

Kasumi: (To her communicator) Vix, we've got a problem. We're heading back to the base.

Up in the ship, Gigalord was very happy with what had happened to Randy.

Gigalord: Yes, without Gamer Red, the Gamermen will be lost. No leader, no guidance.

Dr. Squeak: Boy won't Lupeson feel upset when he finds out my new monster just cursed his nephew with bad luck. Hahaha.

Gigalord: Taking out the last four will be quite easy now. But he should still do the same to the civilians as well, we'll need all the bad luck in the world that we can get. Once everyone else has bad luck, we'll be the only ones left with good luck. And with it, Dr. Squeak will be lucky enough to revive Queen Vira in her full form, and then both Earth and Cyberspace will be hers. Muhahahaha!

At the arcade, Vix was looking at the clover stuck on Randy's arm.

Vix: And you say you can't get it off?

Randy: Nope. Watch. (Tries to get it off, but can't) See?

Jack: Well, I looked over his Gamerman Changer and there is nothing broken in it. Why don't you try it out, Randy?

Randy: Alright. (Puts the morpher on and tries to morph again, but isn't able to) Still not working.

Ash: How does it make sense that Randy can't morph into Gamer Red just because of his bad luck curse, and there's otherwise nothing wrong with his morpher?

Felicia: Either way, without Randy, we won't be able to stop Unluckprechaun.

Kasumi: Maybe someone else should use Randy's morpher.

Jack: That's not possible. Once the Gamerman Changer is used for the first time, only whoever used it before can continue to use it. Since Randy was the one who used the Gamer Red morpher, only he can transform into Gamer Red, while everyone else can't. His imprint is permanently permitted to the morpher. It cannot be accessed by anyone else. The same goes for all the Gamerman morphers. Once used, only the user before can use them again.

William: Oh man. So it looks like the only way we can get a Gamer Red again is if we can remove the curse from Randy.

Ash: Mr. Lupeson, do you know of ways we can counteract bad luck?

Jack: I've heard of all sorts of lucky charms that people use to keep themselves from worrying about bad luck. Maybe we need to find some.

Felicia: I know of one thing. I'll go to my house and see if I still have it.

Felicia arrived at her house and went into the barn. Her brother, Felix was there.

Felix: Felicia, what are you doing back home so soon?

Felicia: My boss at the arcade wanted some things to use to decorate for St. Patrick's Day, and I told him I had some lucky horse shoes.

Felix: Oh. If you need to know where they are, I can help you.

Felicia: You can?

Felix: Sure. (Picks up a crate off the high shelf) Here you go, sis (Hands it to her).

Felicia: Thanks. Oh man. This crate is heavy. I'm not even sure I can carry it the whole way back to the arcade.

Felix: If you want me to drive you there, I can do that.

Felicia: You can?

Felix: Of course. Anything for my little sister.

Felicia: Thank you, big brother.

Felicia and her brother drove all the way to the arcade and Felix brought the crate of horseshoes into the arcade.

Felix: Here you go, sir. Felicia told me you needed some horse shoes for the arcade.

Jack: Yes I have. Thank you, uh....

Felix: Felix. Felix Filly's the name.

Jack: Ah. Thank you, Felix.

Felicia: I'll see you tonight, Felix.

Felix: OK, Felicia. Have fun.

And Felix left. They took the crates to the basement and formed a circle surrounding Randy.

Kasumi: Alright. All the horse shoes have been placed. Maybe that's enough to break the curse.

William: Try it, Randy.

Randy: (Tries to morph, but still can't) No good.

Ash: Maybe some four leaf clovers could do the trick.

Kasumi: Ash, I've hardly been able to find any four leaf clovers myself. The most I've been able to find is three leaf clovers.

Ash: But I have a whole bunch of four leaf clovers. When I was a kid, I was worried about bad luck, too. Every chance I got, I collected all the four leaf clovers I could find. When I found a field of them...(Flashback starts showing a younger Ash) I would look around searching for any clovers with four leaves. If I did find one, I picked it, and put it in my box of four leaf clovers. (Back in the present) After that, I never had to worry about bad luck ever again. I think I may still have that box. I'll need to go and check.

Randy: Please do.

Ash later arrived at his house. His mom was surprised to see him.

Mrs. Hawkeye: You're home early, Ash.

Ash: I'm not staying, I came home to get my box of four leaf clovers I collected when I was a kid. It's something for St. Patrick's Day. My boss requested some four leaf clovers and I told him I had some.

Mrs. Hawkeye: OK, then.

Ash hurried up to his room, opened up the closet, got his box out, looked inside to make sure it was the right box, and it was, closed it, then headed back to the arcade. When he arrived, he had the clovers be laid out surrounding Randy.

Ash: There. That should do it. Try morphing now, Randy.

Randy: (Tries, but still can't) No good.

Ash: Maybe this isn't enough.

Kasumi: I know of something. I've got a lucky hat.

Randy: A lucky hat?

Kasumi: Yeah. I had it when I was a kid. Whenever I felt nervous about something, I wore my lucky hat, and I never had any problems with anything that I had done.

William: Isn't a hat kind of.....I don't know.

Kasumi: Trust me. I'll rush home to get it.

Kasumi soon arrived back home. As Kasumi's family came from Japan, she spoke Japanese at home.

Mr. Kittenata: Kasumi, anata wa hayaku ie ni imasu. (Subtitles: "Kasumi, you're home early.")

Kasumi: Jūyōna koto o shiritai toki ni kita, otōsan. (Subtitles: "Just came to get something important, Dad.")

Mr. Kittenata: Nani? (Subtitles: "What?")

Kasumi: Watashi no kōun'na bōshi. Sore wa Hijiri Patorikku no hidesu. (Subtitles: "My lucky hat. It's for St. Patrick's Day.")

Mr. Kittenata: Shikashi, anata no rakkīna bōshi wa, Hijiri Patorikku no hi no yō ni wa miemasen. (Subtitles: "But your lucky hat has nothing to do with St. Patrick's Day.")

Kasumi: Watashi wa mada sore ga hitsuyōdesu. (Subtitles: "I still need it, though.")

Mr. Kittenata: Soredewa, Kasumi. (Subtitles: "Very well then, Kasumi.")

When Kasumi got back to the arcade, she gave Randy her lucky hat.

Kasumi: Feeling any luckier now, Randy?

Randy: Well, I don't know. I don't really feel any difference. (Tries morphing again, but still can't) Nope. The curse is still here.

William: I think I am right about there being no such thing as bad luck. I think that in order to break the curse, Randy has to really believe that he can morph and fight.

Vix: So you're not going to be bringing in anything to help with his luck?

William: No. Just suggesting he should try and believe that he really is lucky. Randy, think of all the things you are lucky to have.

Randy: Well, I'm lucky to...be living at an arcade, and to have a good uncle to raise me, and a good robot buddy,

Vix: Ahem?

Randy: I mean, two.

Vix: (smile)

Randy: And I'm lucky to have friends to watch out for me. Friends who are always willing to keep trying for me. And I'm lucky to be Gamer Red, and fight against Gigalord and his army.

With that, the clover on Randy's arm, turned brown, and fell off.

Randy: It worked. I guess you were right, William. Believing that I had in good luck was all that it took.

William: Good to have you back, Randy.

Randy: Now. (Tries to morph, and this time is able to) Alright. I'm back in business. Unluckprechaun, you're luck is about to run out!

William: I think I have an idea on how to beat him. We will need a megaphone for this one.

Kasumi: What are you suggesting, William?

William: Let's try to encourage anyone else effected by Unluckprechaun's bad luck to think about all the things they are lucky to have to break the curse.

Randy: That is a good idea, William. It worked for me, it should work for others.

Later in the city, Unluckprechaun was still spreading bad luck to people by throwing clovers onto them.

Unluckprechaun: Without Gamer Red on their side, the Gamermen are powerless to stop me.

Then, Gamer Master showed up in the city.

Unluckprechaun: What? Gamer Master?

The Gamermen were on the top of Gamer Master's head.

Randy: It's over, Unluckprechaun, your bad luck curses are finished.

Unluckprechaun: Gamer Red? But you can't morph.

Randy: Wrong. I broke the curse on me, now I'm going to help others break the curse on them.

William: (Holds out a megaphone) People of Brooklyn, this monster has cursed you with a bad luck clover that will stick to your body and gives you bad luck, but there is a way to break this curse. All you have to do is think of all the things you're lucky to have and believe that the curse is not all that powerful.

Everyone on the ground thought about the things they were lucky to have. Upon thinking it, the clovers stuck to them all turned brown and fell off.

Kasumi: William, it worked. The clovers are falling off.

Unluckprechaun: No. How dare you, Gamerman.

Darktail: (Appears) No worries, Unluckprechaun. Your luck is about to get bigger (Strikes Unluckprechaun with her tail lightning and makes him grow).

Unluckprechaun: Alright, Gamer Master. Time to put an end to this.

Randy: I couldn't agree more.

The Gamermen went inside of Gamer Master's cockpit and started battling Unluckprechaun.

Unluckprechaun: Have some clovers, Gamer Master. (Throws some at it, but the clovers don't stick) What?

Felicia: Foolish monster. Your bad luck curse only works on living beings.

William: Gamer Master is not a living being. It's a robot that we are piloting.

Gamer Master: (Punches at Unluckprechaun a few times)

Unluckprechaun: AAAAH! You won't be able to stop me.

Randy: I tend to disagree there.

Gamer Master's sword then appeared and it made a few hits at the monster.

Randy: Your good luck has come to and end and so has everyone else's bad luck.

Gamer Master: (Sword slashed at Unluckprechaun).

Unluckprechaun: AAAAH! This hasn't been my Lucky Day! (Falls down and explodes)

Later on, everyone was setting the things they brought over up for decoration at the arcade.

Ash: These things may not have help to get rid of Randy's bad luck, but at least we fixed that problem.

Felicia: Who knew thinking about good luck could get rid of the bad?

Kasumi; Apparently, William did. But what am I going to do with this hat? It has nothing to do with St. Patrick's Day.

Randy: Hmmm. You're right.

Kasumi: Oh well.

Just then, Jake and Justin came in carrying a pot of gold.

Jake: Hey guys, guess what we found.

Justin: It was just sitting by the dumpster outside. We decided to take it.

Jake: So now we're rich. Maybe we won't need to find out the Gamermen's identities after all.

Randy: Well good for you.

Justin: Now if you will excuse us, we're going to be taking these coins back to Jake's house and divide them between us. See you later, losers.

And they left. After they did leave, Jack came in.

Randy: Uncle Jack, Jake and Justin found a pot of gold by the dumpster outside.

Ash: Looks like they hit the jackpot after all.

Kasumi: Although, why would a pot of gold be outside by the dumpster? That's an odd place to put a pot of gold.

Jack: Yeah. It is. However, what they have is actually a pot of chocolate coins. I let that out there for them.

Randy: Did you?

Jack: Figured I'd mess with them, as well as give them a little treat.

Headbot: Hey guys, I was going through my storage, and I found this (Shows a gold coin).

All: Whoa.

Felicia: A gold coin.

Kasumi: So you had that the whole time?

Headbot: I sure did. I think I remember that a couple years ago, I found it on the floor of the arcade one day. I guess somebody dropped it. So now I'm rich.

Jack: Headbot, let me look at that.

Headbot: Oh. Sure, Master Jack (Hands the coin to Jack).

Jack: Headbot, this is a dollar coin.

Headbot: A dollar coin?

Jack: Yep. It's worth one dollar.

Headbot: Darn it.

Randy: Oh well.

Later at Jake's house, he and Justin were coining through their coins when Justin noticed something.

Justin: Hey, Jake. I think this coin is peeling.

Jake: That's silly. How can coins peel? (Takes the coin and starts peeling it, revealing chocolate) Hey, wait a minute. (Takes another coin and peels the wrapper off to reveal it to be chocolate) This isn't gold, it's chocolate.

Justin: Chocolate?

Jake: Those stupid leprechauns left us chocolate coins. How dare they do that?

Justin: (Takes one and eats it) But they are delicious.

Jake: Well, (Takes one and eats it) Yeah. I suppose you're right. But we're still going to be dividing it between us.

Justin: Of course.

To be continued next chapter...