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Happy Tree Friends in…

Superzero

Starring Splendid…

Splendont…

And Splendid's Supremely Sensational Stupendously Spectacular Super Squad.

Featuring everyone else.

The episode starts with Petunia’s house on fire again. Petunia, Giggles, Lammy, and Flaky were having another girl’s night when disaster struck when Flaky tried to bake brownies. They panic inside the house while trying to avoid the flames. Soon, the Happy Tree Fire Department arrives and they stop their trucks and Cuddles, Handy, Mime and Flippy come out.

Flippy: MOVE, MOVE, MOVE! Our girlfriends are in there!

Cuddles: Don’t worry girls! We’ll save you!

They attach hoses to the fire hydrants or the trucks’ water tanks and start to blast the blaze with water. Meanwhile, Flippy takes an ax and runs to the door.

Flippy: Girls! Step away from the door!

Flippy starts to hack away at the door. Once the door is chopped down, he tries to get in, but the blaze is too strong.

Mime: …!

Cuddles: The fire is too strong, we can’t put it out!

Handy: What do we do?!

Just then, Splendid flies up.

Splendid: Fret not, I’ll take it from here!

Cuddles (Smiles): It’s Splendid! He’ll save the girls!

Splendid looks at the burning house.

Splendid: Great balls of fire! This looks like a job for my super breath!

Splendid inhales deeply and lets out a gust of super-breath. He manages to blow out the fire and the roof off Petunia’s house. The girls are shown, blackened, but otherwise no worse for wear.

Petunia: (Cough) We’re alive…

Giggles: We’re saved!

Lammy: Splendid saved us!

Flaky: Thank god…

Unfortunately, Splendid is still using his super-breath, unaware that the fire is out due to his eyes being clenched shut. The girls brace themselves as the wind keeps going.

Petunia: Uh, Splendid! You can stop now!

Lammy: Yes! That’s quite enough!

Giggles: Enough already!

Flaky: You can stop saving us, now!

To the boys’ shock, the girls are blown into the air. Giggles flies up and gets impaled on Flaky’s quills.

Cuddles: GIGGLES!

Flaky: Huh? (Looks behind her) Oh god!

Petunia is screaming, until a nearby manhole cover is also blown up and flies at Petunia with so much force, it decapitates her.

Handy: PETUNIA!

Flaky, in a panic, tries to get Giggles’ corpse off her quills, until she flies into a nearby lamp post and gets impaled into it.

Flaky: ARGH! (Cough)… F-Fuck….my…life… (Dies)

Flippy: FLAKY!

Lammy screams as she flies higher into the air. She is suspended there, then she hears a noise.

Lammy: What’s that? (She looks to see a plane coming at her) OH DEAR LORD!

She’s sucked into the plane’s engine and obliterated.

Mime: …!!!!!

Splendid eventually stops and opens his eyes. He sees that the house is destroyed, but at least the fire is out. She floats triumphantly.

Splendid: All in a day’s work, citizens. No need to thank me. (The shocked boys stare in stunned silence for a moment before looking at Splendid. The sight of him looking so proud at “saving the day”, ignorant of what has happened makes their hands clench into fists. Then, to Splendid’s surprise, he is being pelted by rocks. He looks to see the very angry boys are the ones doing it.) What are you doing?

Cuddles: You super KLUTZ! You killed our girlfriends!

Splendid: I what? (He hears splatting sounds on his left. He slowly looks and goes wide-eyed when he sees Petunia’s body and severed head, Flaky’s body (After sliding down the lamp post) with Giggles stuck on her quills and the bloody remains of Lammy land on the ground.) (Gasp) Gadzooks…!

Cuddles: You got them KILLED!

Handy: We finally see, you’re no hero!

Flippy: You’re just a flying disaster area!

Mime: (Rage)

Splendid looks at the boys with shock.

Toothy: I can’t believe I EVER looked up to you!

Splendid turns around and sees the rest of the town was there. They must have gathered when they learned about the fire, but now they had seen what Splendid had done.

Lumpy: Boo! You suck!

Sniffles: We turned the other cheek in the past! But now we’ve finally had enough!

Pop: I KNEW you weren’t all you were cracked up to be!

Cub sticks his tongue out a Splendid.

Nutty: Why don’t you get lost, you sourball!?

The Mole: (Shakes fist)

Disco Bear: Not cool, man!

Russell: I should make ye walk the plank, ye bilge rat!

As the Tree Friends expressed their anger, Splendid looks at each of them, with a look of shock/hurt on his face.

Shifty: We may get others killed too, Lifty.

Lifty: But at least KNOW WHAT WE’RE DOING, Shifty!

Cro-Marmot…just sits there like always.

Splendid: Please! I-I…I never MEAN to kill ANYONE. It was an accident! (He sees Sally, standing there among the other Tree Friends, her eyes fixed on his. He flies down to her and places his hands on her shoulders.) Sally! YOU believe me, don’t you!?

Sally: … (Looks away) I don’t know what to believe… (Splendid gasps) I thought you were good…

Splendid steps back in disbelief.

Splendid: No… No…!

Then without even saying his signature “Away”, he flies away from the angry Tree Friends. He flies back to his Acorn Fortress and enters. He closes the door and turns on the lights. He slowly makes his way to his chair and sits down. How could this have happened? The other Tree Friends had always forgiven him in the past, but now…they hated him. He was hated by his friends, the people he swore to protect. … Protect? Like he protected those poor girls? Splendid thinks back to all the times he got the Tree Friends killed, how they all died…because of him. And… when he killed the Mole… DELIBERATELY. No superhero should just MURDER someone just because he’s annoying! He DID mean to kill someone. Tears well up in Splendid’s eyes and he places his hands on his face. They were right… he wasn’t a hero, he was a killer. He doesn’t deserve to be called a hero, he can’t protect anyone. He pulls off his mask, now stained with tears and tosses in the garbage. He had no reason to fight, so what was the point…? Meanwhile, several Generic Tree Friends are thanking a flying silhouetted figure for saving them from a falling tree. After they walk off, the figure picks up the angry shouts with his super hearing and turns in the direction of it.

?????????: Hmm?

The next day, the daily routine of the Tree Friends seems to be back to normal. Handy and his crew is hard at work rebuilding Petunia’s house. Petunia walks up.

Petunia: Thanks again for volunteering to rebuild my house, Handy.

Handy: Anything for you, Petunia.

They both chuckle. Petunia then looks around.

Petunia: Did Splendid go back to his Acorn Fortress?

Handy’s smile fades upon hearing Splendid’s name.

Handy: If he did, I hope he NEVER comes out…

Petunia: … Handy, what happened after the girls and I got killed.

Handy: I’ll tell you what happened: We told that killer off! It was long overdue and we made sure he KNEW he was never a hero!

Petunia: (Gasp) …I mean, sure, he gets us killed a lot but what doesn’t? And besides, he never means to—

Handy: Why are you defending him?

Petunia: I’m not, I just—

Handy: He got me killed! He got YOU killed! He gets everyone killed! As far as I’m concerned, we don’t need him!

Petunia: Handy!

Handy: (Sigh) Look, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be taking this out on you… But, he’s never successfully saved any of us. Whenever he tries to help, he only makes things worse.

Petunia: I understand that. But, he’s our friend.

Handy: … He WAS.

Petunia: …I see…

Handy: (Sigh) Look, Petunia. We’re better off without him. We can handle any emergency ourselves.

Petunia: How? But getting killed by it…?

Handy: Would it be any better with Splendid’s “help”?

Petunia: …I guess not.

Handy: Trust me, we’ll be better off without him.

The figure from before was listening in from the sky. It narrows its eyes and flies off. As he flies through the town, he hears the conversations of the other couples.

Giggles: Can’t we forgive him like we always do?

Cuddles: That’s just it! We always forgive him but he NEVER improves or learns from his mistakes! He had several chances and he BLEW them all! Splendid is not our hero!

Flippy: I’m sorry, Flaky, but Splendid had endangered this town and killed us all too many times. He’s no longer our friend.

Flaky: But…I… (Sigh) Alright…

Lammy: But must we be so harsh? … No, I suppose not, but-- … Very well…

The figure stops and surveys the area with telescopic vision until he sees Splendid’s Acorn Fortress. His eyes narrow and starts to fly there. In the Fortress, Splendid sits on his chair with a somber look on his face. He tries to read a book, but it doesn’t help his mood at all. He closes the book and sets it on the table. He sighs. Just then, his front door is destroyed. He braces himself then looks to see what was going on.

Splendid: What?! (When the dust clears, Splendid sees the figure, who turns out to be Splendont, his old rival from Happy Treeopolis. Splendont looks at him with narrowed eyes. Splendid just sigh sadly and looks away.) Oh, it’s you… (Splendont doesn’t respond) Have you come for a rematch…? You shouldn’t have bothered… You were right about me… I’m just an incompetent lout, who has no right to call himself a hero… (Splendont clenches his fists and starts to walk toward Splendid) You’re better than me, alright…? Just, leave me alone… Maybe YOU should be the town’s new hero, you’d do a better job than I ever did…

When Splendont gets close enough, he rears back a fist and punches Splendid across the Fortress into the kitchen, destroying the chair and the kitchen table in the process. Splendid doesn’t even get up, he just lays there in the debris. He doesn’t even make eye contact with Splendont. Splendont walks up to him again and looks down at him.

Splendont: …Look at you. You’re pathetic. Get up! (He grabs Splendid and brings him to his feet.) So… this is what “the great Splendid” is reduced to, a sniveling little crybaby?

Splendid: I’m done… My days as a superhero are over…

Splendont: Oh, spare me! You think you’re the only one with problems?!

Splendid: That’s just the point…! Every problem I try to solve, I only make worse…! My entire superhero carrier is a lie…

Splendont calms down a bit.

Splendont: Yeah? Funny, I felt the same way, once….

This catches Splendid’s attention. He finally looks at Splendont.

Splendid: What…?

Splendont lets go of Splendid.

Splendont: I told you, you’re not the only one with problems. I had them too… You remember when we first met…? (Splendid nods.) We were at each other’s throats. I got so desperate to beat you, to prove I was the better superhero, I pinned you down with the moon. I thought I had won, but… I then saw, that in the process… I had crushed so many innocent Tree Friends! (Splendid’s eyes widen) I KILLED those Tree Friends… their blood was on MY hands. I flew away in shame. Guilt ate away at me, I couldn’t believe what I had done. I know it only happened to me ONE time… but at the same time, that’s what tortured me about it. I was always so careful, but… It was because I was fighting YOU… I started to hate you, blamed you for what happened. But… the more I thought about it, the more I thought, that it wasn’t your fault. It was MINE. I was too overzealous, too eager to prove I was better than you… and it cost them their lives. They’re dead because of ME. I know we’re both equally responsible for starting that fight… but, in the end… It was my fault…

Splendid: …Splendont…

Splendont: … After that day, I eventually decided to get back into it, helping out whenever I could. I had read/watched reports what your exploits here in Happy Tree Town. How you try to help… but only make things worse. (Splendid lowers his head) And you know… learning about all that, I’ve come to… admire you.

Admire? That was unexpected.

Splendid: What? Why?

Splendont: Because… Even though you always mess up, do more harm than good, get Tree Friends killed, you never let that get you down. You’ve always kept your head up, even when things were hopeless. Whenever disaster struck, when things go horribly wrong, you always kept your head held high. What happened to that squirrel?

Splendid lowers his head again.

Splendid: The Tree Friends he “protected” finally realized their hero’s a sham. They all hate him now. What’s the point if even your friends won’t even trust you with their lives anymore?

Splendont smiles.

Splendont: They don’t ALL hate you.

Splendid: Hmm? (He uses his super-hearing to listen in on the town, sure enough, among the hatred, he hears the concerned voices of Giggles, Petunia, Flaky and Lammy. He gasps) The girls… they still believe in me…? But why…? They were my latest victims… Don’t they despise me…?

Splendont: The others have forgotten, but those four still see the real you, a noble squirrel who never lets his failures define him. A squirrel who, despite everything, never stops trying to do the right thing. (he places his hands on Splendid’s shoulders) I was WRONG about you. In a way… you ARE a hero.

Splendid gasps. He thinks about what Splendont has told him.

Splendid: But… A superhero is supposed to PROTECT people… what if I mess up again? I don’t want to kill my friends anymore…

Splendont smiles.

Splendont: Do you… still want to team up?

Splendid: W-What…?

Splendont: You heard me…? I want to help you. To be a better hero. I KNOW you have it in you, you just need someone to show you the way. And we can help each other.

Splendid: You’d…really help me?

Splendont: Sure. (He takes his hands off Splendid’s shoulders and backs up. He then extends his hand to Splendid.) So, what do you say?

Splendid smiles takes his hand and they shake.

Splendid: I really appreciate this.

They soon break the handshake. He then looks closely at Splendid’s face.

Splendont: Hmm. Something’s missing. I know! (He reaches over to Splendid’s garbage can, takes out his mask, places it on his face and ties it) Much better.

Splendid places his hands on his face and feels his mask. He smiles at Splendont.

Splendid: Thank you, my friend.

Splendont: Yeah, anytime.

Splendid: So… what’s first?

Splendont: Why don’t we start with some advice, first.

Splendid: Alright.

Meanwhile, back in town, the Tree Friends were minding their own business. Just then, the sky goes dark. They look up and scream as a large meteor was heading toward them. At the same time, Splendont was giving Splendid some advice when they heard the screams with their super hearing.

Splendid: Great Scott!

Splendont: Holy Hamsters!

Splendid: The town is in trouble! Are you ready, partner?

Splendont: You know it!

They both fly away from the Fortress.

Splendid: Away!

Splendont: I’m off!

Back in town, the town is in a panic as their imminent doom approaches. The heroes soon arrive and look in shock at the coming meteor.

Splendid: Gadzooks!

Splendont: We gotta stop that thing!

Splendid remembers the advice from Splendont.

Splendont (Flashback): Okay, first tip: you should make sure the people are safe. They come first.

Splendid: You try and get the Tree Friends to safety! I’ll see about stopping this meteor!

Splendont: Right! (Splendont tends to the panicking Tree Friends, while Splendid flies as close to the meteor as he can and inhales. He tries to use his super-breath to stop it, or at least slow it down. This is met with no success as the meteor’s speed remains unchanged. Splendont flies up.) It’s no good, They’re too panicked, they won’t listen to me!

Splendid: Then we’ll have to work fast!

Splendont (Flashback): Sometimes, it’s necessary to use a lot of power. In those cases, don’t hold anything back.

Splendid: …Follow my lead!

Splendid starts to charge his laser vision.

Splendont: Got it!

Splendont does the same. They then unleash the power of their laser vision at once into a huge blast. The meteor starts to glow brighter and brighter until it explodes. The individual chunks continue to fall, each big enough to cause a lot of damage. Splendid considers using his heat vision again to get rid of them all, but that might vaporize the Tree Friends. He remembers more of Splendont’s advice.

Splendont (Flashback): While full power may be necessary at times, more often than not, only using a little power is all that’s needed.

Splendid looks over at Splendont and vice versa. They start to use their super speed to get to the chunks and use simple punches to break them up and reduce them to dust. The Tree Friends stop running around and looks up at the two heroes. The heroes think they have done it, but they then see that they had missed some small meteorites which were headed toward the Tree Friends, who are too scared stiff to move.

Splendont: NO! We won’t be able to get to them in time! What do we do?!

Splendid: I-I don’t know! I—

He then remembers Splendont’s last advice before coming here.

Splendont (Flashback) Remember, even superheroes can’t do it all alone. Don’t be afraid to ask for help every now and then.

Splendid: …I know what to do.

Splendid rolls up his “sleeve” and presses the button on his communication device. The Tree Friends brace themselves for their demise. But it never comes, they open their eyes and see that the remaining meteorites are being held by a huge pink hand, a wall of webs, a robotic arm, and a psychic field. They look down to see Splendid's Supremely Sensational Stupendously Spectacular Super Squad had saved them. The others put their meteorites in Wonder Wanda’s bubble Phantom arm and she uses it to crush them into powder. The Tree Friends stare in awe. Splendid and Splendont fly down to them.

Splendid: Excellent timing as always, my friends.

Wonder Wanda: Well, we couldn’t leave you high and dry, Splendid.

The Tree Friends slowly smile and start to cheer for their saviors. Splendid hears this. He looks around.

Splendid: I…I did it. I actually saved the town. And…no one’s dead.

Splendont: Told you you could do it.

Splendid looks over to him and smiles.

Splendid: Thank you for believing in me. Now, I want to repay you. How would you like to join… Splendid's Supremely Sensational Stupendously Spectacular Super Squad!?

Splendont looks at them.

Splendont: Really? Me?

Splendid: Why not? You’ve helped me out of a very dark place. You’ve helped me learn something about myself, and you’ve gotten me one step closer to being a better hero.

Splendont smiles and nods.

Splendont: Alright. I accept this honor.

Wonder Wanda: Nice.

Webster: Welcome to the team, darling.

Tick-Talk: Jolly good!

Man-O-War: A pleasure.

The heroes start to wave at the cheering Tree Friends. Later, in the park, the heroes stand on the stage with Sally as the Tree Friends look on.

Sally: And so, it’s with great pleasure, that we celebrate these heroes for their selfless acts and heroism! Normally, a key to the city would be given to them, but since Happy Tree Town doesn’t seem to have a mayor, we’ll just give Splendid…our apologies. (She and the other Tree Friends (including Lifty & Shifty) look at Splendid with sadness/guilt in their eyes) We’re sorry, Splendid. We never should have doubted you…

Cuddles: Yeah… we’re sorry.

Toothy: You may not be perfect, but you’re still my hero.

Lumpy: (Nods) Mm-hm.

Handy: We sorry for the things we said…

Nutty: (Mirthless laugh) Yeah…

Sniffles: I feel like a first-class ass…

Pop: I guess it’s okay for Cub to have more than one hero in his life besides his old man.

Cub: Thank you, Splendid.

The Mole and Mime nod.

Disco Bear: You sent that meteor back to the stone age, baby!

Russell: Aye! Twas the greatest sight in all me years as a pirate!

Lifty: Eh, we’d get bored without a worthy opponent to outsmart.

Shifty: Stealing just wouldn’t be any fun without you.

Cro-Marmot… do I even need to say it?

Flippy: Splendid, you’ve proven to be a courageous and honorable hero. For that, I salute you.

Splendid smiles.

Splendid: My friends! Thank you all! I accept your apologies. I may have let you all down in the past, but I hope to end all that and do right by you all. And with the help of my new partner, Splendont, I know I will. Also, I want to thank some very special ladies in the crowd. Giggles, Petunia, Flaky and Lammy! I heard their words, they and Splendont believed in me when no one else would. And for that, I’m grateful to them all. How about a big hand for them, huh?

The crowd cheers for them.

Cuddles: Hey, girls? We’re sorry for not having more faith.

Handy and Flippy: Yeah…

Mime: (Nods)

The girls giggle.

Giggles: It’s okay, guys. To be honest, we were starting to have doubts too. But I’m glad it all worked out in the end.

Sometime later, Splendid and Splendont are resting in the now-empty park, the Super Squad had left again.

Splendid: Hey, Splendont? Thanks again for having my back.

Splendont: Anytime.

Splendid: So, where will you stay until the day need saving again?

Splendont: Hmm. I don’t know. I learned that while I was trapped in the mirror, my hero stronghold was destroyed by supervillains. I have no place to stay…

Splendid smiles.

Splendid: You’ll stay in my Acorn Fortress.

Splendont: Huh? You’re taking me into your home?

Splendid: Of course. We’re partners now. You helped me, now I’LL help YOU. But you have to help me repair all the damage you inflicted upon it.

Splendont: (Laughs) Deal. (They both sit up.) You know, I’m proud of you. You did well back there. You knew when to use the right amount of power and didn’t use any unnecessary powers.

Splendid: Well, I owe it all to your teachings. And with your help, I know I’ll be a better superhero. (As he speaks, he outstretches his arm, accidentally smacking the passing by Mime in the face, smacking his face off and leaving a bloody hole in his head) Hmm? (He looks and sees) GOOD HEAVENS!

Splendont: Whoa!

Mime: (Dead)

Mime’s body falls down, dead. Splendid looks at the deer’s remains and sighs.

Splendid: But, I still have a long way to go…

Splendont: Ah, you’ll get the hang of it.

Splendid smiles. They both stand up and fly back to the Fortress. The episode irises out on Mime’s corpse.

Moral: Self-doubt is the enemy.

Description
Happy Tree Friends in…

Superzero

Starring Splendid…

Splendont…

And Splendid's Supremely Sensational Stupendously Spectacular Super Squad.

Featuring everyone else.

The episode starts with Petunia’s house on fire again. Petunia, Giggles, Lammy, and Flaky were having another girl’s night when disaster struck when Flaky tried to bake brownies. They panic inside the house while trying to avoid the flames. Soon, the Happy Tree Fire Department arrives and they stop their trucks and Cuddles, Handy, Mime and Flippy come out.

Flippy: MOVE, MOVE, MOVE! Our girlfriends are in there!

Cuddles: Don’t worry girls! We’ll save you!

They attach hoses to the fire hydrants or the trucks’ water tanks and start to blast the blaze with water. Meanwhile, Flippy takes an ax and runs to the door.

Flippy: Girls! Step away from the door!

Flippy starts to hack away at the door. Once the door is chopped down, he tries to get in, but the blaze is too strong.

Mime: …!

Cuddles: The fire is too strong, we can’t put it out!

Handy: What do we do?!

Just then, Splendid flies up.

Splendid: Fret not, I’ll take it from here!

Cuddles (Smiles): It’s Splendid! He’ll save the girls!

Splendid looks at the burning house.

Splendid: Great balls of fire! This looks like a job for my super breath!

Splendid inhales deeply and lets out a gust of super-breath. He manages to blow out the fire and the roof off Petunia’s house. The girls are shown, blackened, but otherwise no worse for wear.

Petunia: (Cough) We’re alive…

Giggles: We’re saved!

Lammy: Splendid saved us!

Flaky: Thank god…

Unfortunately, Splendid is still using his super-breath, unaware that the fire is out due to his eyes being clenched shut. The girls brace themselves as the wind keeps going.

Petunia: Uh, Splendid! You can stop now!

Lammy: Yes! That’s quite enough!

Giggles: Enough already!

Flaky: You can stop saving us, now!

To the boys’ shock, the girls are blown into the air. Giggles flies up and gets impaled on Flaky’s quills.

Cuddles: GIGGLES!

Flaky: Huh? (Looks behind her) Oh god!

Petunia is screaming, until a nearby manhole cover is also blown up and flies at Petunia with so much force, it decapitates her.

Handy: PETUNIA!

Flaky, in a panic, tries to get Giggles’ corpse off her quills, until she flies into a nearby lamp post and gets impaled into it.

Flaky: ARGH! (Cough)… F-Fuck….my…life… (Dies)

Flippy: FLAKY!

Lammy screams as she flies higher into the air. She is suspended there, then she hears a noise.

Lammy: What’s that? (She looks to see a plane coming at her) OH DEAR LORD!

She’s sucked into the plane’s engine and obliterated.

Mime: …!!!!!

Splendid eventually stops and opens his eyes. He sees that the house is destroyed, but at least the fire is out. She floats triumphantly.

Splendid: All in a day’s work, citizens. No need to thank me. (The shocked boys stare in stunned silence for a moment before looking at Splendid. The sight of him looking so proud at “saving the day”, ignorant of what has happened makes their hands clench into fists. Then, to Splendid’s surprise, he is being pelted by rocks. He looks to see the very angry boys are the ones doing it.) What are you doing?

Cuddles: You super KLUTZ! You killed our girlfriends!

Splendid: I what? (He hears splatting sounds on his left. He slowly looks and goes wide-eyed when he sees Petunia’s body and severed head, Flaky’s body (After sliding down the lamp post) with Giggles stuck on her quills and the bloody remains of Lammy land on the ground.) (Gasp) Gadzooks…!

Cuddles: You got them KILLED!

Handy: We finally see, you’re no hero!

Flippy: You’re just a flying disaster area!

Mime: (Rage)

Splendid looks at the boys with shock.

Toothy: I can’t believe I EVER looked up to you!

Splendid turns around and sees the rest of the town was there. They must have gathered when they learned about the fire, but now they had seen what Splendid had done.

Lumpy: Boo! You suck!

Sniffles: We turned the other cheek in the past! But now we’ve finally had enough!

Pop: I KNEW you weren’t all you were cracked up to be!

Cub sticks his tongue out a Splendid.

Nutty: Why don’t you get lost, you sourball!?

The Mole: (Shakes fist)

Disco Bear: Not cool, man!

Russell: I should make ye walk the plank, ye bilge rat!

As the Tree Friends expressed their anger, Splendid looks at each of them, with a look of shock/hurt on his face.

Shifty: We may get others killed too, Lifty.

Lifty: But at least KNOW WHAT WE’RE DOING, Shifty!

Cro-Marmot…just sits there like always.

Splendid: Please! I-I…I never MEAN to kill ANYONE. It was an accident! (He sees Sally, standing there among the other Tree Friends, her eyes fixed on his. He flies down to her and places his hands on her shoulders.) Sally! YOU believe me, don’t you!?

Sally: … (Looks away) I don’t know what to believe… (Splendid gasps) I thought you were good…

Splendid steps back in disbelief.

Splendid: No… No…!

Then without even saying his signature “Away”, he flies away from the angry Tree Friends. He flies back to his Acorn Fortress and enters. He closes the door and turns on the lights. He slowly makes his way to his chair and sits down. How could this have happened? The other Tree Friends had always forgiven him in the past, but now…they hated him. He was hated by his friends, the people he swore to protect. … Protect? Like he protected those poor girls? Splendid thinks back to all the times he got the Tree Friends killed, how they all died…because of him. And… when he killed the Mole… DELIBERATELY. No superhero should just MURDER someone just because he’s annoying! He DID mean to kill someone. Tears well up in Splendid’s eyes and he places his hands on his face. They were right… he wasn’t a hero, he was a killer. He doesn’t deserve to be called a hero, he can’t protect anyone. He pulls off his mask, now stained with tears and tosses in the garbage. He had no reason to fight, so what was the point…? Meanwhile, several Generic Tree Friends are thanking a flying silhouetted figure for saving them from a falling tree. After they walk off, the figure picks up the angry shouts with his super hearing and turns in the direction of it.

?????????: Hmm?

The next day, the daily routine of the Tree Friends seems to be back to normal. Handy and his crew is hard at work rebuilding Petunia’s house. Petunia walks up.

Petunia: Thanks again for volunteering to rebuild my house, Handy.

Handy: Anything for you, Petunia.

They both chuckle. Petunia then looks around.

Petunia: Did Splendid go back to his Acorn Fortress?

Handy’s smile fades upon hearing Splendid’s name.

Handy: If he did, I hope he NEVER comes out…

Petunia: … Handy, what happened after the girls and I got killed.

Handy: I’ll tell you what happened: We told that killer off! It was long overdue and we made sure he KNEW he was never a hero!

Petunia: (Gasp) …I mean, sure, he gets us killed a lot but what doesn’t? And besides, he never means to—

Handy: Why are you defending him?

Petunia: I’m not, I just—

Handy: He got me killed! He got YOU killed! He gets everyone killed! As far as I’m concerned, we don’t need him!

Petunia: Handy!

Handy: (Sigh) Look, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be taking this out on you… But, he’s never successfully saved any of us. Whenever he tries to help, he only makes things worse.

Petunia: I understand that. But, he’s our friend.

Handy: … He WAS.

Petunia: …I see…

Handy: (Sigh) Look, Petunia. We’re better off without him. We can handle any emergency ourselves.

Petunia: How? But getting killed by it…?

Handy: Would it be any better with Splendid’s “help”?

Petunia: …I guess not.

Handy: Trust me, we’ll be better off without him.

The figure from before was listening in from the sky. It narrows its eyes and flies off. As he flies through the town, he hears the conversations of the other couples.

Giggles: Can’t we forgive him like we always do?

Cuddles: That’s just it! We always forgive him but he NEVER improves or learns from his mistakes! He had several chances and he BLEW them all! Splendid is not our hero!

Flippy: I’m sorry, Flaky, but Splendid had endangered this town and killed us all too many times. He’s no longer our friend.

Flaky: But…I… (Sigh) Alright…

Lammy: But must we be so harsh? … No, I suppose not, but-- … Very well…

The figure stops and surveys the area with telescopic vision until he sees Splendid’s Acorn Fortress. His eyes narrow and starts to fly there. In the Fortress, Splendid sits on his chair with a somber look on his face. He tries to read a book, but it doesn’t help his mood at all. He closes the book and sets it on the table. He sighs. Just then, his front door is destroyed. He braces himself then looks to see what was going on.

Splendid: What?! (When the dust clears, Splendid sees the figure, who turns out to be Splendont, his old rival from Happy Treeopolis. Splendont looks at him with narrowed eyes. Splendid just sigh sadly and looks away.) Oh, it’s you… (Splendont doesn’t respond) Have you come for a rematch…? You shouldn’t have bothered… You were right about me… I’m just an incompetent lout, who has no right to call himself a hero… (Splendont clenches his fists and starts to walk toward Splendid) You’re better than me, alright…? Just, leave me alone… Maybe YOU should be the town’s new hero, you’d do a better job than I ever did…

When Splendont gets close enough, he rears back a fist and punches Splendid across the Fortress into the kitchen, destroying the chair and the kitchen table in the process. Splendid doesn’t even get up, he just lays there in the debris. He doesn’t even make eye contact with Splendont. Splendont walks up to him again and looks down at him.

Splendont: …Look at you. You’re pathetic. Get up! (He grabs Splendid and brings him to his feet.) So… this is what “the great Splendid” is reduced to, a sniveling little crybaby?

Splendid: I’m done… My days as a superhero are over…

Splendont: Oh, spare me! You think you’re the only one with problems?!

Splendid: That’s just the point…! Every problem I try to solve, I only make worse…! My entire superhero carrier is a lie…

Splendont calms down a bit.

Splendont: Yeah? Funny, I felt the same way, once….

This catches Splendid’s attention. He finally looks at Splendont.

Splendid: What…?

Splendont lets go of Splendid.

Splendont: I told you, you’re not the only one with problems. I had them too… You remember when we first met…? (Splendid nods.) We were at each other’s throats. I got so desperate to beat you, to prove I was the better superhero, I pinned you down with the moon. I thought I had won, but… I then saw, that in the process… I had crushed so many innocent Tree Friends! (Splendid’s eyes widen) I KILLED those Tree Friends… their blood was on MY hands. I flew away in shame. Guilt ate away at me, I couldn’t believe what I had done. I know it only happened to me ONE time… but at the same time, that’s what tortured me about it. I was always so careful, but… It was because I was fighting YOU… I started to hate you, blamed you for what happened. But… the more I thought about it, the more I thought, that it wasn’t your fault. It was MINE. I was too overzealous, too eager to prove I was better than you… and it cost them their lives. They’re dead because of ME. I know we’re both equally responsible for starting that fight… but, in the end… It was my fault…

Splendid: …Splendont…

Splendont: … After that day, I eventually decided to get back into it, helping out whenever I could. I had read/watched reports what your exploits here in Happy Tree Town. How you try to help… but only make things worse. (Splendid lowers his head) And you know… learning about all that, I’ve come to… admire you.

Admire? That was unexpected.

Splendid: What? Why?

Splendont: Because… Even though you always mess up, do more harm than good, get Tree Friends killed, you never let that get you down. You’ve always kept your head up, even when things were hopeless. Whenever disaster struck, when things go horribly wrong, you always kept your head held high. What happened to that squirrel?

Splendid lowers his head again.

Splendid: The Tree Friends he “protected” finally realized their hero’s a sham. They all hate him now. What’s the point if even your friends won’t even trust you with their lives anymore?

Splendont smiles.

Splendont: They don’t ALL hate you.

Splendid: Hmm? (He uses his super-hearing to listen in on the town, sure enough, among the hatred, he hears the concerned voices of Giggles, Petunia, Flaky and Lammy. He gasps) The girls… they still believe in me…? But why…? They were my latest victims… Don’t they despise me…?

Splendont: The others have forgotten, but those four still see the real you, a noble squirrel who never lets his failures define him. A squirrel who, despite everything, never stops trying to do the right thing. (he places his hands on Splendid’s shoulders) I was WRONG about you. In a way… you ARE a hero.

Splendid gasps. He thinks about what Splendont has told him.

Splendid: But… A superhero is supposed to PROTECT people… what if I mess up again? I don’t want to kill my friends anymore…

Splendont smiles.

Splendont: Do you… still want to team up?

Splendid: W-What…?

Splendont: You heard me…? I want to help you. To be a better hero. I KNOW you have it in you, you just need someone to show you the way. And we can help each other.

Splendid: You’d…really help me?

Splendont: Sure. (He takes his hands off Splendid’s shoulders and backs up. He then extends his hand to Splendid.) So, what do you say?

Splendid smiles takes his hand and they shake.

Splendid: I really appreciate this.

They soon break the handshake. He then looks closely at Splendid’s face.

Splendont: Hmm. Something’s missing. I know! (He reaches over to Splendid’s garbage can, takes out his mask, places it on his face and ties it) Much better.

Splendid places his hands on his face and feels his mask. He smiles at Splendont.

Splendid: Thank you, my friend.

Splendont: Yeah, anytime.

Splendid: So… what’s first?

Splendont: Why don’t we start with some advice, first.

Splendid: Alright.

Meanwhile, back in town, the Tree Friends were minding their own business. Just then, the sky goes dark. They look up and scream as a large meteor was heading toward them. At the same time, Splendont was giving Splendid some advice when they heard the screams with their super hearing.

Splendid: Great Scott!

Splendont: Holy Hamsters!

Splendid: The town is in trouble! Are you ready, partner?

Splendont: You know it!

They both fly away from the Fortress.

Splendid: Away!

Splendont: I’m off!

Back in town, the town is in a panic as their imminent doom approaches. The heroes soon arrive and look in shock at the coming meteor.

Splendid: Gadzooks!

Splendont: We gotta stop that thing!

Splendid remembers the advice from Splendont.

Splendont (Flashback): Okay, first tip: you should make sure the people are safe. They come first.

Splendid: You try and get the Tree Friends to safety! I’ll see about stopping this meteor!

Splendont: Right! (Splendont tends to the panicking Tree Friends, while Splendid flies as close to the meteor as he can and inhales. He tries to use his super-breath to stop it, or at least slow it down. This is met with no success as the meteor’s speed remains unchanged. Splendont flies up.) It’s no good, They’re too panicked, they won’t listen to me!

Splendid: Then we’ll have to work fast!

Splendont (Flashback): Sometimes, it’s necessary to use a lot of power. In those cases, don’t hold anything back.

Splendid: …Follow my lead!

Splendid starts to charge his laser vision.

Splendont: Got it!

Splendont does the same. They then unleash the power of their laser vision at once into a huge blast. The meteor starts to glow brighter and brighter until it explodes. The individual chunks continue to fall, each big enough to cause a lot of damage. Splendid considers using his heat vision again to get rid of them all, but that might vaporize the Tree Friends. He remembers more of Splendont’s advice.

Splendont (Flashback): While full power may be necessary at times, more often than not, only using a little power is all that’s needed.

Splendid looks over at Splendont and vice versa. They start to use their super speed to get to the chunks and use simple punches to break them up and reduce them to dust. The Tree Friends stop running around and looks up at the two heroes. The heroes think they have done it, but they then see that they had missed some small meteorites which were headed toward the Tree Friends, who are too scared stiff to move.

Splendont: NO! We won’t be able to get to them in time! What do we do?!

Splendid: I-I don’t know! I—

He then remembers Splendont’s last advice before coming here.

Splendont (Flashback) Remember, even superheroes can’t do it all alone. Don’t be afraid to ask for help every now and then.

Splendid: …I know what to do.

Splendid rolls up his “sleeve” and presses the button on his communication device. The Tree Friends brace themselves for their demise. But it never comes, they open their eyes and see that the remaining meteorites are being held by a huge pink hand, a wall of webs, a robotic arm, and a psychic field. They look down to see Splendid's Supremely Sensational Stupendously Spectacular Super Squad had saved them. The others put their meteorites in Wonder Wanda’s bubble Phantom arm and she uses it to crush them into powder. The Tree Friends stare in awe. Splendid and Splendont fly down to them.

Splendid: Excellent timing as always, my friends.

Wonder Wanda: Well, we couldn’t leave you high and dry, Splendid.

The Tree Friends slowly smile and start to cheer for their saviors. Splendid hears this. He looks around.

Splendid: I…I did it. I actually saved the town. And…no one’s dead.

Splendont: Told you you could do it.

Splendid looks over to him and smiles.

Splendid: Thank you for believing in me. Now, I want to repay you. How would you like to join… Splendid's Supremely Sensational Stupendously Spectacular Super Squad!?

Splendont looks at them.

Splendont: Really? Me?

Splendid: Why not? You’ve helped me out of a very dark place. You’ve helped me learn something about myself, and you’ve gotten me one step closer to being a better hero.

Splendont smiles and nods.

Splendont: Alright. I accept this honor.

Wonder Wanda: Nice.

Webster: Welcome to the team, darling.

Tick-Talk: Jolly good!

Man-O-War: A pleasure.

The heroes start to wave at the cheering Tree Friends. Later, in the park, the heroes stand on the stage with Sally as the Tree Friends look on.

Sally: And so, it’s with great pleasure, that we celebrate these heroes for their selfless acts and heroism! Normally, a key to the city would be given to them, but since Happy Tree Town doesn’t seem to have a mayor, we’ll just give Splendid…our apologies. (She and the other Tree Friends (including Lifty & Shifty) look at Splendid with sadness/guilt in their eyes) We’re sorry, Splendid. We never should have doubted you…

Cuddles: Yeah… we’re sorry.

Toothy: You may not be perfect, but you’re still my hero.

Lumpy: (Nods) Mm-hm.

Handy: We sorry for the things we said…

Nutty: (Mirthless laugh) Yeah…

Sniffles: I feel like a first-class ass…

Pop: I guess it’s okay for Cub to have more than one hero in his life besides his old man.

Cub: Thank you, Splendid.

The Mole and Mime nod.

Disco Bear: You sent that meteor back to the stone age, baby!

Russell: Aye! Twas the greatest sight in all me years as a pirate!

Lifty: Eh, we’d get bored without a worthy opponent to outsmart.

Shifty: Stealing just wouldn’t be any fun without you.

Cro-Marmot… do I even need to say it?

Flippy: Splendid, you’ve proven to be a courageous and honorable hero. For that, I salute you.

Splendid smiles.

Splendid: My friends! Thank you all! I accept your apologies. I may have let you all down in the past, but I hope to end all that and do right by you all. And with the help of my new partner, Splendont, I know I will. Also, I want to thank some very special ladies in the crowd. Giggles, Petunia, Flaky and Lammy! I heard their words, they and Splendont believed in me when no one else would. And for that, I’m grateful to them all. How about a big hand for them, huh?

The crowd cheers for them.

Cuddles: Hey, girls? We’re sorry for not having more faith.

Handy and Flippy: Yeah…

Mime: (Nods)

The girls giggle.

Giggles: It’s okay, guys. To be honest, we were starting to have doubts too. But I’m glad it all worked out in the end.

Sometime later, Splendid and Splendont are resting in the now-empty park, the Super Squad had left again.

Splendid: Hey, Splendont? Thanks again for having my back.

Splendont: Anytime.

Splendid: So, where will you stay until the day need saving again?

Splendont: Hmm. I don’t know. I learned that while I was trapped in the mirror, my hero stronghold was destroyed by supervillains. I have no place to stay…

Splendid smiles.

Splendid: You’ll stay in my Acorn Fortress.

Splendont: Huh? You’re taking me into your home?

Splendid: Of course. We’re partners now. You helped me, now I’LL help YOU. But you have to help me repair all the damage you inflicted upon it.

Splendont: (Laughs) Deal. (They both sit up.) You know, I’m proud of you. You did well back there. You knew when to use the right amount of power and didn’t use any unnecessary powers.

Splendid: Well, I owe it all to your teachings. And with your help, I know I’ll be a better superhero. (As he speaks, he outstretches his arm, accidentally smacking the passing by Mime in the face, smacking his face off and leaving a bloody hole in his head) Hmm? (He looks and sees) GOOD HEAVENS!

Splendont: Whoa!

Mime: (Dead)

Mime’s body falls down, dead. Splendid looks at the deer’s remains and sighs.

Splendid: But, I still have a long way to go…

Splendont: Ah, you’ll get the hang of it.

Splendid smiles. They both stand up and fly back to the Fortress. The episode irises out on Mime’s corpse.

Moral: Self-doubt is the enemy.