Drinks R Us

**Drinks R Us** is the thirteenth Season 3 episode of Leeko: The Beginning trilogy, and the eightieth episode overall.

## Summary

King Leonardo orders a drink to power himself up and the Puffies, but after seeing the effects and consequences, Tommy orders a drink to poop them out.

## Characters

### Primary

* Leeko
* Milly
* Manny
* King Leonardo
* Tommy

### Secondary

* Beatrice
* Bubbles
* Chef Peppermint
* Chief Gordy
* Dr. Medico
* Gene
* Green Adder (*debut*)
* Lady Chanter
* Madeline
* Marvin (*no dialogue*)
* Mayor Bay Brittleton
* Miss Yuubin
* Mr. Mage
* Professor Antico
* Sir Chanter
* Sir Pathogen (*no dialogue*)
* Slammer
* Snowdrop
* Viruses (*no dialogue*)
* Various unnamed Puffy villagers

## Episode summary

The episode begins in Castle Leonardo as King Leonardo recounts the many times that Leeko has bested the monsters sent by Nebula Enterprises to Gene and demands he send him tougher monsters going forward. Gene tries to give them the standard line about filing complaints but King Leonardo and Tommy ignore it. Gene starts to lose his nerve and turns to have an energy drink, which makes Leonardo curious about it. Gene then explains that the drink is a special formula that N.L.E came up with called "Pump-Up L", and King Leonardo decides to buy some of his own. Through the Monster delivery system comes a giant bottle of Pump-Up L with a tap on the side. King Leonardo and Tommy check to see what the stuff is made with before drinking it, but do not find any ingredients listed on the bottle. They decide to test it out on the Puffies first to see if it's safe.

In Puffy Town, a vending machine is set up which dispenses Power-Up L. Chef Peppermint tries a bottle, and it immediately powers him up - causing him to momentarily appear very muscular - and he runs off full of energy. Soon, other Puffies try the drink at Madeline's request, and proceed to run off as well. Dr. Medico also ends up prescribing it to his sick patients to make them feel better. Seeing all of this, King Leonardo is convinced of its benefits and drinks a cup for himself. He then gains a ton of energy, and drags Tommy along as he runs through the country, takes a swim through the ocean, and then bikes along the roads, eventually leaving Tommy in the dirt. Later on, Milly, Manny, and Leeko get a hold of one of the drinks, and Milly decides to take it to Professor Antico to help her analyze the contents, and concludes that the drink is packed with chemicals; the most notable of which being a fictional chemical called "Quick-sine", which Antico describes as "very dangerous".

Meanwhile, back in town, everyone is getting hooked on the Pump-Up L and Chef Peppermint decides to use it as an ingredient in his cooking. After Bubbles runs off from the energy he receives from just one taste, Peppermint invites Leeko in to finish the remainder, and he does so. Leeko then rockets through the roof of the restaurant and starts wildly running around. He then vacuum-mouths some nearby busts of King Leonardo and gains the Stone Copy Ability. Leeko then assumes his Stone form and starts going on a rampage through town, busting through houses and then running deep into the woods as Milly and Manny chase after him. Meanwhile, back at the castle, King Leonardo is still pumped up, and is fighting his Viruses in a boxing ring. Fed up with King Leonardo's reckless energy, Tommy dials up Nebula Enterprises and complains about the situation. Gene then tells Tommy about the "anti-drink" - known as "Power-Down T" - and sends Tommy a giant bottle of it through the delivery system. Tommy then orders the Viruses to replace the Pump-Up L vending machine in Puffy Town with a Power-Down T machine instead. In the forest, Milly and Manny manage to find Leeko, who has completely burned out his energy and has fallen asleep.

Later that night, King Leonardo - still brimming with energy - starts to party, proclaiming that sleep is for wimps, and that everyone in Usapia is now required to drink Pump-Up L. Before he can keep moving for long, however, King Leonardo's energy wears off, and he slumps over to the throne room to get a refill. Tommy hands him some Power-Down T without telling him and King Leonardo drinks it, thereafter going out like a light by the drink. The Puffies try to get a refill as well, and all drink the Power-Down T. The next morning, Milly and Manny return to town carting a still-sleeping Leeko, and notice that there is no activity on the street. They soon find everyone passed out along the roadway, and try to get some information out of Snowdrop and Beatrice, who are tending to their exhausted husbands. Back at the castle, King Leonardo is laying on the floor of the throne room, when the monster delivery system activates itself and sends the monster Green Adder in to Usapia. Gene then tells King Leonardo that Leeko used up all his energy yesterday, and that he intends to use Green Adder to destroy Leeko while he is weak.

Back in town, Milly decides to use a bottle of Power-Down T on Leeko to revive him, incorrectly thinking it to be Pump-Up L. Naturally, after drinking it, Leeko becomes even weaker, and the Green Adder shows up at that exact moment to attack. Green Adder knocks Milly and Manny away and proceeds to beat up Leeko by dribbling him like a ball. Milly calls the Shooting Star to help Leeko and the star picks the unconscious mouse up, but Leeko ends up sliding right back off it. Tommy then shows up in the Royal Racecar to gloat that Milly and Manny accidentally gave Leeko Power-Down T. Thinking fast, Manny reminds Chef Peppermint that he bought a lot of Pump-Up L, and Peppermint heads off to get Leeko some of his Stamina Stew. He arrives just as Leeko is using the last of his strength to prevent himself from getting eaten by Green Adder and tosses the dish at Leeko, who promptly eats it. Leeko is then powered up and knocks Green Adder away. After using Green Adder to crush the Royal Racecar, Leeko flies on his Shooting Star to carry Green Adder off into space and tosses the monster into the sun to destroy it, after it feebly tries to fight back. The episode ends as Leeko returns triumphant and the Puffies cheer his success.

## Trivia

* This is the sixth and final episode of *The Beginning* trilogy to feature Stone Copy Ability.
* The episode’s title is a reference to the real-life store *Toys R Us*.
* This is one of the few episodes in *The Beginning* series where Leeko does not use a Copy Ability to defeat a monster.
* This is only episode in *The Beginning* series where Leeko uses a Copy Ability without intending to use it to fight a monster or solve a conflict.
* This is the last episode to air in 2006.
* It is never explained why the Pump-Up L does not appear to have the same effect on Gene as it does on others who drink it.
* The naming of Pump-Up L matches Leonardo’s name, while Power-Down T matches Tommy’s.
* This is the twenty-first episode in *The Beginning* series where Milly calls for the Shooting Star.
* The twirling method Leeko used to throw Green Adder into the sun is also the method Mario used to spin Bowser into a spiked bomb in *Super Mario 64*.