Lovely Baby

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Lovely Baby
Narration: This is just a small little episode that happened on a slightly chilly day.
Jiip: Atchoo
Yunfa: Ne, did one of you just sneeze?
Boy 2: Unh-unh
Jiip: Atchoo
Narration: Just a little episode...
(Jiip dudgeon)

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Hakkai: I'm sorry, Jiip.
F/X opening outside door
Sign: Pets not allowed
Hakkai: It looks like they won't let you in. I know it's cold, but tonight you'll have to stay out here... Anh?
Gokuu: There! Straight flush!
Gojou: Wrong again, baka. That's just a straight. You and your monkey brain.
Gokuu: What did you say??!!
Sanzou: Shaddup!! Get to bed, you assholes!
Gojou: It's not even midnight. (What kind of old man *are* you?)
F/X room door opening
Hakkai: That's odd...
Gokuu: 'Sa matter, Hakkai?

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Gokuu: Jiip's not there?
Hakkai: No. He was there when I brought him his supper but...
Sanzou: He probably just went for a stroll.
Hakkai: Has he ever done that before?
Gojou: It's true, he's the conscientious type.
Gokuu: You think something's happened to him? I'm going to look!!
F/X dashing off
Gojou: Oi oi- do you know what *time* it is?
Hakkai: What do you mean? It's not even midnight.

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Hakkai: We two'll go out for a bit. Please stay and keep watch here, Sanzou.
Gojou: He'll go to sleep. Bet you anything he does!
Jiip: (thinks) (perplexed) Uhhh---
Yunfa: Ne, what's your name? How come you can change into a car?
Boy 2: Ne, where'd you come from?
Jiip: pii pii
Boy 1: Cut it out, you two. He probably can't talk.
Yunfa: But--
Narration: At that time, Jiip-kun

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Narration: had been picked up by three children- brothers and sister- and taken back to their home--
Boy 2: What kind of animal is he? A bird?
Yunfa: Doesn't matter what he is. He's sweet! Ne, o-nii-chan, let's keep him!
F/X Jiip shock
Boy 1: We can't, Yunfa. He probably belongs to somebody.
Narration: --and was in a bit of a tight corner.
Boy 1: Besides, Dad and Mom don't like animals, remember?
Yunfa: But... But... why do Papa and Mama have to work all the time and never come home?

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F/X Jiip licks Yunfa's cheek
Jiip: Kyuu?
Boy 1: Haha- he's trying to make you feel better, Yunfa
Yunfa: Ohhh---
F/X hug
Narration: 'If it's just for a little while, why not?' he thought.
Hakkai: Ahh- Gokuu- Gojou. Any luck?
Gokuu: It's no good! He isn't anywhere! I even went and asked at the bars

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Gokuu: 'Have you seen an animal that looks like a dragon, or maybe like a jeep?'
Hakkai: Ahhh... there may have been a problem with your question...
Sanzou: If it's gotten this far, then possibly he's been stolen.
Gojou: That's not likely.
Hakkai: I know he's a rare animal, but he can change shape at will and get away.
Gokuu: You don't think- Jiip's run away from home!?

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Gojou: Hunh??
Gokuu: I'm sure that's it! Figure it- everyone always treats him badly. Gojou, you drop your ashes everywhere so they burn holes in the seat. And Sanzou fires his bullets bang bang right over Jiip's head!
Sanzou: That's because you two are always making such a ruckus while we're driving!
Gojou: And look who's talking, Saru! You're always trying tricks out on him yourself!
Gokuu: I care about him a lot! No matter how good he looks, I'd never eat him!
Hakkai: I suppose Jiip would be happier if he could do what he likes.
Gojou: Yeah, and then there's Hakkai.
F/X whisper
Gokuu: Yeah. He can drive really wild at times. And besides--

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Hakkai: And besides what?
Gojou: Nuh- nuh- nothing! Nothing at all!
Gojou: But still- at this rate we'll have to walk.
Hakkai: True. We can't get a car of any kind...
Gokuu: Isn't there anything else we could go in? Like a bicycle?
(Caption over Sanzou, Gojou and Hakkai's heads: Absolutely no way)
F/X chirin chirin- sound of bicycles going? bicycle bells?

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Hakkai: Jiip's a member of our group too. It wasn't this bad when Gojou left us
Gojou: I rate less than a car, I guess.
Gokuu: Naa, lets go look again! He may be near by!
Sanzou: Ch' Giving us all this trouble.
Hakkai: Fine. Gokuu and Gojou, please go look outside the town.
Gokuu: Right!
F/X everyone going off
Voices: Jiip! Oiii-- where are you, Jiip!
Narration: That night-

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Narration: Jiip played with the children all night long. They raced down the night roads under the shooting stars, as if they were on a roller coaster
Narration: until at last his little friends made their way to dreamland as the sun was rising.
F/X Jiip's wings flapping as he leaves?

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F/X morning bell?
Narration: And then Jiip-kun changed his mind.
F/X snores from the dead beat Sanzou-tachi
Gokuu: (mumble) Jiip... Where've you gone to...

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Gokuu: You gotta come back... (mumble)
Narration: 'After all, these great big people are the ones I really can't leave.'
Gokuu: I'm gonna turn you into barbecued chicken and eat you!!
Jiip: !!? piii!?