Return to Lexicon

Part 1: Birth Parents

(One day on the planet Lexicon, Norro and Minna Laria are sitting in their home waiting for any word on the whereabouts of their daughter, Aleena, who has been missing for the last 10 years or so.)

Norro: Dear, be patient. The king said that they would let us know if they've found Aleena.

Minna: But she's been gone for ten years. What if she's dead?

Norro: Honey, let's hope not.

(Just then, there's a knock on the door.)

General Mishta: Are you Mr. and Mrs. Laria?

Norro: Yes, may we help you, Sir?

General Mishta: I was sent here by King Bolo and I have some news, regarding your lost child.

Minna: Please, tell us that she's ok.

General Mishta: She's doing fine. She's been living on Planet Earth for the past ten years or so and Space Monkey Pilot, Capt. Huggyface is with her as well.

Minna: Well, we need to go and bring her home.

General Mishta: And we need to bring Capt. Huggyface home as well. King Bolo has asked me to let you know that if you wish to go to Earth and bring her home…

Norro: Yes, we sure do.

General Mishta: Then, you both can come with me back to the palace. (Later, back at the palace.) Sire, these are the parents of Aleena Laria and they wish to travel to Earth to bring her home again.

King Bolo: Very well.

General Mishta: And I was also going to bring Capt. Huggyface home as well.

King Bolo: Very good idea. When will you be launching to head to Earth?

General Mishta: This afternoon, Sire.

King Bolo: My family and I will be there to see you off.

(That afternoon, the Royal family of Lexicon are in attendence at the Royal Space Port.)

Queen Teera: Good luck on your journey.

Princess Sela: Where are they going again, Mother?

Queen Teera: They are going to Earth to retrieve a child who's been lost for ten years, plus a Monkey Space Pilot as well.

Princess Sela: How if she doesn't want to come home?

Queen Teera: Well, this is her home. She should be with her own people. Besides, that's between her and her parents.

(On board the ship.)

General Mishta: Are you folks ready for launching?

(Soon they lift off of the ground and then zoom away towards Earth.)

(Meanwhile, back on Earth.)

(Wordgirl and Capt. Huggyface are battling Granny May, who had just robbed the jewelry store.)

Wordgirl/Becky: Come back here, Granny May!

Granny May: Not on your life, Sweetie! (Cackles as she zooms away in her jet pack.)

Wordgirl/Becky: Huggy, go and get her! (She then throws her sidekick and he lands on Granny May's jet pack and begins to disable it.)

Granny May: (Going down.) Oh No!

(Wordgirl catches her before she hit's the ground.)

Wordgirl/Becky: I got ya!

Granny May: I'll get you for this Wordgirl!

Wordgirl/Becky: Good job, Huggy. (Huggy says, What can I say?) Come on, we're late for dinner. (They arrive back at home.) Dad, I'm so sorry I'm late for dinner. I was at the library and was so caught up in this one book that I totally lost track of the . Botsford: No problem, Becky.

(Two weeks later, the Lexicon ship arrives on Earth and they find out that Aleena is living somewhere in a semi-large town called Fair City.)

Minna: Wow, Earth is such a beautiful planet. Aleena was raised here? Lucky girl.

Norro: That may be, but she still needs to come home and be with us.

Minna: You're right, Norro. So where should we land?

General Mishta: I'm picking up a signal of another Lexicon ship. Damaged but it's still giving off a signal. (They fly close to where Huggy had crash-landed years ago and they see the other Lexicon ship.)

Private Historo: Sir, do you want me to land close to that ship?

General Mishta: Great idea, Private.

(They land on the ground, close to the hideout.)

Norro: Now what?

General Mishta: You folks go into town and begin looking for your daughter. My people and I will check out this ship and we'll see if we can repair it so we can bring it home as well.

(With that, Norro and Minna Laria set out to look for Aleena.)

Norro: So, how are we going to find her?

Minna: We'll just have to ask people. I do have a picture of her.

Norro: Yes, but that was taken back when she was little. She's probably like 10 or 11 now.

(As they go through town, they begin to ask various people if they've seen a child that look like the small child in the picture.)

(Just then, they see something zooming above them.)

Minna: What was that?

Norro: That must've been Aleena. Come, my wife.

(They begin to follow Wordgirl and Huggy towards wherever she's heading to.)

(In this case, Wordgirl and Huggy are heading towards the bank to battle Chuck, who has just robbed it.)

Wordgirl/Becky: Stop right there, Chuck!

Chuck: I don't think so, Wordgirl! (He then shoots condiments at her and Huggy.) Hah, I got you now. You're encased in my super strong ketchup cocoon.

Wordgirl/Becky: (She and Huggy taste it.) Mmmm, this is good. Are you using a new recipe?

Chuck: Yes, I added some extra garlic to it. You like it?

Wordgirl/Becky: Mmmm, this would taste good on some hotdogs. (Huggy agrees.)

Chuck: Thanks. But you're still not going to catch me. (Laughs evilly as he gets away with the stolen cash.)

Wordgirl/Becky: Oh man. We have to go and catch Chuck. And we can't get distracted by his new condiment recipes, no matter how tasty they are. Come Huggy! (As she takes to the sky, a couple on the ground yells for her and she sees them.) Look at that couple. They seem to be signaling to us. Let's see what they need. (They zoom down towards the couple.) Hi, is there something you need help with?

Minna: I'm Minna Laria and this is my husband, Norro. We've come here all the way from Lexicon.

Wordgirl/Becky: Well, I'm Wordgirl and this is Capt. Huggyface. But wait, did you just say that you're from Lexicon?

Norro: That's right, my dear. And we came here to bring our daughter back home. She's been missing for the last 10 years or so.

Wordgirl/Becky: (She and Huggy look at each other, feeling nervous and awkward.) You don't say.

Norro: We do say.

Minna: This is a picture of her when she was a year old. (Minna shows the picture to Wordgirl and Capt. Huggyface.)

Wordgirl/Becky: So…

Minna: So Wordgirl, this may seem awkward, but we're your parents.

Norro: And we've come to bring you home, back to Lexicon.

Wordgirl/Becky: Wait, how do I know that you're really my parents from Lexicon?

Norro: You have a right to question us. After all, it's been ten years or so since you came here to Earth.

Minna: And you probably don't rememeber us too well.

Wordgirl/Becky: You're right, I don't. Besides, even if I remembered you, I've been living here for the past ten years or so and I was adopted by an Earth family.

Minna: Look, we understand that you have a family here who are taking care of you, as their own.

Norro: But, you still belong to us and we want to bring you home. Don't you want to come and live with your own people?

Wordgirl/Becky: I guess. What do you think, Huggy? (Well, we will be going home finally, after ten years. And I haven't seen my own family either.) But what about the Botsfords and what about this town? Huggy and I had made an obligation to help the citizens of this town, here on Earth. We're superheros and I help to keep the peace and I also help the locals with their vocabulary skills.

Norro: Doesn't this town have law enforcement?

Wordgirl/Becky: Well yeah, but they can't handle some of these super powered villains without our help.

Norro: Well, they're going to have to because we really want you to come home with us.

Wordgirl/Becky: And what about my Earth family? I can't just abandon them, after all they've done for Huggy and I.

Minna: We'll just have to have a conversation with them and let them know that we're your birth parents and that you've been missing for ten years and that we want you to come home with us.

Wordgirl/Becky; Um, if you do that, can you pretend that you're Earth people? They don't really know that I'm from Lexicon. Huggy and I have secret identities that we don't want them to know about. It's for their safety and the safety of my friends.

Norro: We understand. We can pretend that we're Earth people for reasons like that.

Minna: Yeah, we can pass for Earth beings.

Wordgirl/Becky: Can I ask? Do I have any say in this?

Norro: Well, your mother and I really want you to come home and be with us.

Minna: And we believe that you'll be better off with us, living on our home planet, rather than here.

Wordgirl/Becky: So, I'm guessing that's a 'no'. Can you give me a few days though?

Norro: (He and his wife look at each other with concern.) Sure, why not?

Wordgirl/Becky: And will I ever be able to come back here to visit my friends and family?

Norro: We're your family. But, sorry.

Minna: We think it's best that you don't come back to visit. Let these people get on with their lives and we'll get on with ours.

Wordgirl/Becky: What if my Earth parents don't want to give me up?

Minna: Well, we are your birth parents, not them. We have more parental rights then they do.

Wordgirl/Becky: You haven't been living on Earth long enough. On this planet, if the birth parents are unfit to care for their child or if they had given up their child for adoption, then the child automatically belongs to the adopted parents. And it can be hard for the birth parents to get their child back. My adopted mother is a lawyer and I learned all this stuff from her.

Norro: Hmmm, Earth has some different laws than Lexicon.

Minna: And I can't believe that some couples would give their child up for adoption or become unfit parents. Well, we still want to have a conversation with your adopted parents and try to convince them that giving up their parental rights and then letting you come home with us is for the good of everyone.

Wordgirl/Becky: Well, ok. By the way, my adopted Earth name is Becky Botsford and he's Bob. What's my name on Lexicon?

Minna: Aleena Laria.

Wordgirl/Becky: Wow, that's actually very pretty.

(They end the conversation and Wordgirl and Huggy head home, through their bedroom window.)

(A few minutes later, there is a knock on the front door.)

Mr. Botsford: (Opens the door and sees a couple there.) Hello there. Can I help you folks with something?

Norro: Hello there, you must be Mr. Botsford. Let me introduce myself to you. I'm Norro Laria and this is my wife, Minna.

Minna: We came here for a reason. This is a picture of our daughter when she was a year old and she had gone missing, along with our family's monkey pet.

Norro: We've had desperately tried to find her for the last ten years or so. Then we were told that she and her pet were found in the woods by you and your wife around that time.

Mr. Botsford: Are you talking about my daughter, Becky and her pet, Bob?

Minna: Yes, we are. (She then takes out the baby picture from her pocket.) I brought this picture with me. This is her at one year of age.

Mr. Botsford: So, what do you want now?

Norro: (He and his wife look at each other.) We were hoping that you and your wife would agree to give us custody of her once again.

Minna: We really miss her and we never wanted to give her up.

Mr. Botsford: I don't know. I'll have to have my wife here and we'll have to have a major conversation about this. And we'll need Becky's input as well. Would you mind staying for dinner?

Minna: Of course.

(Later, that evening, during dinner.) Mrs. Botsford: So you're saying that you're Becky's birth parents and you've come here to get custody back?

Minna: Yes. We've been searching for her and we were told that she was found here, in this city and it took us a long time to come here to try to get her back, so we can take her home.

Wordgirl/Becky: You know what? I can't take anymore of this. Mom, Dad, these people aren't from Earth. They are, in fact, from Planet Lexicon.

TJ: You mean the same planet where Wordgirl is from?

Wordgirl/Becky: That's right, TJ.

Mr. Botsford: But that would mean that you're Wordgirl.

Wordgirl/Becky: That's right, Mom, Dad, and TJ. I am Wordgirl and this is Capt. Huggyface. Mr. and Mrs. Laria are my birth parents. They came here from Lexicon to bring Capt. Huggyface and myself home.

Mrs. Botsford: You mean to tell me that we adopted Wordgirl ten years or so ago?

Wordgirl/Becky: Yes, you did. My real name is Aleena Laria, or at least that's what they say it is.

Mr. Botsford: Then why did you cover it up by telling us that they are from Earth?

Wordgirl/Becky: Because I didn't want you knowing my secret identity. I was afraid that you would tell other people and, soon, the villains will find out and threaten you in order for me to surrender and all.

Mrs. Botsford: Becky, we totally understand your reasons for not telling us that you're Wordgirl, but happens now? Do you want to go and live with your birth parents or do you want to stay with us here?

Wordgirl/Becky: They really want me to come home with them. They said that I don't have much of a choice.

Mrs. Botsford: I see. I guess we can't really say 'no'. They are, in fact, your parents and they have probably been in search of you for a long time.

Mr. Botsford: And finding you in the woods with Huggy was just an accident. I'm guessing that you didn't mean to crash land onto Earth. (Bob nods That's right, we didn't.)

Mrs. Botsford: I also guess we knew this day would come. Becky, we love you very much, but we see that they love you just as much.

Minna: We do. And you do have a son of your own, we see.

TJ: Wordgirl's my sister and you want to take her away? I don't like this idea. (He then jerks up from the table with fury.) I'm going to my room! (He heads to his room and they hear the door slam shut.)

Norro: Look, we don't want to cause any problems, but she is our daughter and we want her to come home with us.

Minna: We feel that it's better for her to be with us, her real family.

Mrs. Botsford: We are her real family. We may not have had her biologically, but she is ours.

Norro: Like my wife said, we're sorry to do this to you all, but on Lexicon, children are always raised by their birth families, unless they are orphaned. Becky has told us that things like that don't always happen here on Earth.

Mrs. Botsford: That's true, they don't. Tim, I don't want Becky to go and live with her birth family, but if that's the way things are done on Lexicon, then we shouldn't stand in the way of them getting custody of her back. And maybe she'll be better off with her birth family.

Mr. Botsford: But what about everyone else here, besides us?

Wordgirl/Becky: Let me be the one to tell them.

Mrs. Botsford: Plus, we have to tell her school.

Mr. Botsford: When do you plan to head back to Lexicon?

Norro: In about a few days. Becky here wants time to say good-bye to her friends and all.

(After dinner, Wordgirl takes her birthparents to her Spaceship Hideout.)

Wordgirl/Becky: Here, I'll let you all stay here while you stay on Earth. This is my hideout and Huggy and I sometimes like to hang out here. But you're welcomed to stay here until we leave.

Minna: Thanks Becky. Or can I begin to call you 'Aleena'?

Wordgirl/Becky: Which ever you want. I don't care at this point. Well, Huggy and I are heading back to the Botsfords'. See you in the morning. (She then zooms home and as she makes her way to her room, she hears crying coming from her brother's room.) TJ? Can I come in?

TJ: I guess so. (She walks in and sees him upset.) Do you really want to go back to Lexicon with those people?

Wordgirl/Becky: Yes, TJ.

TJ: Who's going to defend the city without you here?

Wordgirl/Becky: I guess the police are going to have try harder. Look, I don't want to go back, they want me to. They miss me or they wouldn't have come all this way to bring me home again. I'm guessing they're going to bring Huggy back to his family as well. I guess they really miss him as well. It was my fault that we came here in the first place.

TJ: Hey Becky, no matter where you go or what your name is, you'll always be my big sister.

Wordgirl/Becky: And you'll always be my little brother, TJ. And Mom and Dad are always going to be my real parents. And if I can, I will return home someday.

TJ: Thanks.

(They hug.)

Wordgirl/Becky: I love you, TJ.

TJ: I love you too, Becky/Wordgirl/Aleena.

(The next day, which is Saturday, Becky and TJ had invited both Scoops and Violet over and they are now sitting in TJ's treehouse.)

Violet: Hey Becky. TJ said that you have something to tell us.

Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, several things. One, my birth parents have returned and they got custody of me again, so I'm leaving. Two, they are from Lexicon, not Earth.

Scoops: Your birth parents are from Lexicon? Then that would mean that you're…

Wordgirl/Becky: That's right. Three, I'm Wordgirl and this is Huggy. We're going back to Lexicon with my birth parents and I'm not sure when or if I'll see you all again.

Violet: (She doesn't say anything at first, but begins to cry.) Please, can't they stay here on Earth, in this town?

Wordgirl/Becky: I don't think they want to. I'm sorry, Violet. I won't blame either of you, if you hate me or something.

Violet: Becky, we don't hate you, one bit. You're my best friend and you always will be.

Scoops: Violet's right. You're my best friend as well. If you are leaving to go to Lexicon, can I write about it in the school paper?

Wordgirl/Becky: You can do what you want, Scoops. But just remember to not tell anyone who my Earth parents are. I don't want anyone to harm them.

Scoops: I see. I promise to honor your wishes.

Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks Scoops and thanks Violet. I love you both and I won't ever diminish my friendship with either of you. No matter how many new friends I make on Lexicon.

(She then hugs her two best friends and then, two days later, she and her parents, the Botsfords, are at the school, telling them that she's going to be leaving the area and go back to live with her birth parents.)

Principal: I'm so sorry to hear that you're leaving the school, Becky. You are one of our best students and you will surely be missed.

Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks.

(In the principal's office, Tobey is awaiting to see her, due to the fact that he had violated a rule about his robots and he hears the conversation from outside the room.)

(As she leaves the office.)

Tobey: Becky, I hear that you're leaving. I'm sorry to hear that.

Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks Tobey. I'll miss you too. And I'll also miss Victoria and Eileen as well. Can you keep a secret?

Tobey: Depends. What's the secret?

Wordgirl/Becky: Tobey, I'm Wordgirl.

Tobey: (With a shocking expression.) You're Wordgirl? So those two times you told me that you weren't…?

Wordgirl/Becky: I was trying to keep it a secret because you're a villain and I didn't want you threatening and/or harming my family and friends.

Tobey: Becky, I didn't want to know for that reason. I just wanted to know for my own personal reasons. The fact is that I like you. I really like you and I just want to express that to you. I'll promise to not tell anyone else.

Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks Tobey. I would've liked for us to be friends but you are a villain and you've tried to destroy the city so many times.

Tobey: I'm sorry. And now that I know who you are, I promise that I won't go and destroy the town anymore, with my robots. I'll still continue to build them, but for nicer reasons.

Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks Tobey. I'm going to need to tell the other villains that I'm leaving.

Tobey: I can request a special meeting with the Villains' Association. When will you be leaving?

Wordgirl/Becky: I'm not sure.

Tobey: When I go back to class, I can tell Victoria and Eileen everything you're telling me.

Wordgirl/Becky: No, I'll tell them.

(She begins to leave the school with her Earth parents, but Tobey takes her by the arm.)

Tobey: Becky, can I have a hug?

Wordgirl/Becky: Sure Tobey.

(They hug like no tomorrow and Mr. Botsford stands there smiling as he sheds tears as well.)

Tobey: (While they hug.) I know we're only 11 and all, but I need to get this off my chest. I like you, Becky. I always admired you, even before I knew that you were Wordgirl.

Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks Tobey. You can really be sweet. (She then gives him a small peck on the cheek.) I like you too. I just wished that you were like this in the beginning and not just now. We could've been the best of friends.

Tobey: I know. I'm sorry about that. And I know it's too late to make up for it but I just…

Wordgirl/Becky: It's ok, Tobey. I forgive you.

Tobey: How about I ask Victoria and Eileen to come to the Villain meeting? That way you can tell us all at once.

Wordgirl/Becky: Ok. Well, I hope to see you later.

(She then heads home with the Botsfords.)

(Later that day, Wordgirl and Huggy are spending time in the hideout.)

Norro: So when are you ready to head home?

Wordgirl/Becky: Can you give me a few more days? I need to tell the rest of the city that I'm leaving.

Minna: You are a very responsible girl.

Wordgirl/Becky: Thanks.

(Two days later, Becky is walking around town with Bob and Tobey comes over to them, riding on the shoulder of one of his robots.)

Tobey: Hey there, Becky. Just the girl I wanted to see.

Wordgirl/Becky: Hey Tobey.

Tobey: I just wanted to tell you that I had told the other villains that I had asked for a special meeting, but I didn't tell them what it's about.

Wordgirl/Becky: That's fine, Tobey. When will the meeting take place?

Tobey: Tomorrow.

Wordgirl/Becky: Ok. My Lexicon parents are getting impatient and they want to head back soon. I'll try to make it tomorrow.

Tobey: Ok.

Wordgirl/Becky: My Earth mother has already told the mayor that I was leaving. Thankfully, she didn't tell him my secret.

(The next day, Wordgirl and Huggy are heading to where the villains hold their meetings and she cautiously floats inside.)

(She sees that they had all assembled, with Amazing Rope Guy leaning against the back of the room, alongside the door.)

Granny May: Ok, settle down. Young Tobey here has asked for this special meeting and he seemed to had invited the Birthday Girl and Victoria Best as well. (She then lets him approach the podium.) The floor is yours, Tobey.

Tobey: Thank you, Granny May, Ma'am. (Clears his throat.) Fellow villains, I have some rather upsetting news to share with you. But I'm not the one who's going to announce this piece of news. I hope you don't mind, but I kind of invited someone else to the meeting as well.

Dr. Two-Brains: Who? Not Glen Furlblam?

Glen: I'm right here, Doc!

Dr. Two-Brains: Oh. (Feels embarrassed for a few seconds.) Whatever.

Chuck: Who did you invite, Tobey?

Tobey: (He begins to feel slightly nervous and turns red.) Um…(He mumbles the answer.) Wordgirl.

Butcher: We didn't hear you.

Tobey: Ok. I invited Wordgirl here to the meeting.

Mr. Big: You did what, Boy?

Tobey: I invited Wordgirl. This meeting is about her.

Granny May: Tobey, you know we have a rule against bringing Wordgirl here, unless she's been defeated. Did you defeat her?

Tobey: No. We haven't even battled recently. I brought her here for another reason. (He then signals her to come into the room.) WORDGIRL! You may come in here now.

Wordgirl/Becky: (She slowly floats into the room, with Huggy perched on her shoulder, feeling as nervous as ever.) Hey villains. Um, don't be mad at Tobey. Please, this is something I needed to do before it's too late.

Butcher: What do you need to tell us?

Wordgirl/Becky: Um, well. My birth parents from Lexicon have finally found me and they want Huggy and I to return to Lexicon. We're leaving soon and I just wanted you to hear it from me first.

Victoria: Wait, you're leaving?

Birthday Girl: And we'll never see you again?

Wordgirl/Becky: That's right.

Chuck: Wordgirl, I can't speak for them, but I'm going to miss you very much.

Butcher: So am I. I mean, you're a very sweet kid and you have helped me out a lot.

Mr. Big: What are you all saying? I'm saying that this is a great day in the lives of us villains. With Wordgirl gone then we can take over the city.

Wordgirl/Becky: I'm not leaving for two days, Mr. Big. I can still take you to jail, if that's what you want?

Mr. Big: Fine.

Dr. Two-Brains: So you're just going to go home to Lexicon and we're never going to see you again?

Wordgirl/Becky: I just said that.

Dr. Two-Brains: I know. It's just that, I'll miss you, Sweetie.

Wordgirl/Becky: I'll miss you all too, Doc. (She sees the look on Mr. Big.) Yes, Mr. Big, I'll miss you as well.

Mr. Big: You don't really mean that. Do you?

Wordgirl/Becky: Sure I do. Why wouldn't I? Just because you're my villains, doesn't mean I won't miss you when I leave. You're just as much a part of my life as anyone here.

Granny May: Aww, thanks Sweetheart.

(After the meeting, Wordgirl and Huggy head back home.)

(And after letting the city know, Wordgirl and Huggy are getting ready to leave Earth for good.)

(The Lexicon Space Force had hooked the hideout to the other ship.)

Wordgirl/Huggy: (Floating in mid-air as she bids farewell to the city of Fair City.) I'm going to miss everyone here and I hope that someday, I'll return. But if not, I just want to tell you all that Huggy and I love you all and we will never forget anyone of you. Thanks and farewell.

(She and Huggy then zoom into the ship and with her hideout attached to the main ship, both zoom away from Earth and back towards Lexicon.)

(Wordgirl and Huggy look outside the ship and they watch as Earth disappear in the dark of Outer Space and they both shed tears.)

Nooro: I know you're unhappy about leaving Earth. But soon you'll be with your own people.

Wordgirl/Becky: I just feel that they are my people. I may not have been born there, but I belong there.

Minna: Aleena, Earthlings belong on Earth and Lexiconians belong on Lexicon. That's the way it has to be. And soon, you'll forget Earth.

Wordgirl/Becky: I don't know about that. (She then takes out a photo album and looks at some pictures she took before she left.) (They show her Earth family, her friends at school, some townsfolks, and all of her villains.)

The End…

More to come…