By: Spinel Sun

11/32. The Switch

At Penguin Park
Kero: Sakura! Over here!
Li: I got him! Kero! Move away! Now!
Kero: Wrong again, kid! This one’s ours! Hey, you! Come back here!
Sakura: Change Card…return to your power con- Wah! Hey! Get off!
Li and Kero: I've got it!
Li: Sakura! Hurry up and seal it! Before it escapes, again!
Sakura: Huh?
Kero: Hey! Seal it before it escapes, again!
Li: I just said that!
Sakura: Change Card, return to your power confined!
Li and Kero: Aah!
Sakura: Finally, are you guys okay?
Kero: Huh? Oh. I don't believe it!
Li: No way!
Kero: Ah, relax kid.
Li: How can I relax? I'm a stuff animal!
Sakura: What…are you talking about?
Li and Kero: Uh…
Kero: Sakura! Listen carefully, okay?
Sakura: Li, why are you talking like Kero?
Kero: I am Kero. We had a little accident.
Sakura: Can you do other impressions? Really, you're pretty good.
Li: It's the truth, Sakura. I'm Li in Kero's body.
Sakura: Oh, you guys are a riot!
Sakura: Sakura. There! The Change Card’s signed! Let's go home, Kero.
Li: Hey! Keep your distance!
Sakura: But? You mean…you are?
Kero: That's right!
Sakura: The Change Card did that? This is just terrible, Kero!
Li: I'm Li!
Sakura: So what does that mean? Are you permanently switched now?
Kero: Not necessarily forever…
Sakura: Really?
Kero: There are certain procedures that have to be followed.
Sakura: You seem to be awfully calm about this, Li, I mean, Kero.
Kero: Yup!
Sakura: Is there anything I can do to fix this now?
Kero: Sometimes things have to take their course. It's all part of expect the unexpected.
Li: Huh? Easy for you to say.
Kero: Watch it, kid!
Li: Listen! I'm the one stuck in the body of a stuff animal! Okay?
Kero: Welcome to my world.
Sakura: What do you mean?
Kero: This is my chance to live it up! Big time!
Li: Wait a minute! I don't like the sound of this, Kero!
Kero: Aw, don't get your wings in a flutter kid.
Sakura: Kero!
Kero: All we gotta do is a reverse transformation. We just have to be back here tomorrow, same time, same place. Okay? Or we'll be stuck like this, forever!
Li: I'll be here!
Kero: Don't mess up. Being me isn't easy.
Li: I could be you a lot better than you could be me!
Sakura: Guys!
Kero: Just show up, kid. Think you can handle it? Huh?
Li: Yeah!
Kero: Cause if you don't, we're stuck.
Li: Fine! There's just one little thing…
Kero: Yeah, right! Here it comes, folks, excuses from the kid.
Li: Huh? It's Meilin.
Sakura: We can't tell Meilin, okay? We can't tell anybody. Low profile? Right?
Kero: Well, of course!
Sakura: Because we can't afford any unexpected glitches.
Li and Kero: Yeah.

Inside Meilin’s Home
Meilin: Hi.
Kero: Uh, hi, Meilin.
Meilin: You’re late, but it's okay. Come in!
Kero: Well, okay. Here's the deal…
Meilin: Your voice sounds awfully strange, Li. Have you got a cold or something?
Kero: Ha, ha, ha, ha…
Meilin: Doesn't matter, come on!
Kero: Oh, boy!

Outside Meilin’s Home
Li: We should've never let Kero go in there.
Sakura: Well, since Meilin was expecting you, we didn't have much choice, did we?
Li: He's going to blow it!
Sakura: Li. If you don't show up where you’re suppose to, people are going to start to get suspicious.
Li: But Kero…
Sakura: C'mon, Li, he just has to make some soup!
Li: I bet he can't even boil water!

Inside Meilin's Home
Meilin: So, do you need anything else?
Kero: Uh, for what?
Meilin: You promised you were going to cook Wei's chicken noodle soup for me today. Remember?
Kero: Oh, oh yeah! I am!
Meilin: Okay! I'll go set the table, while you get started. I can't wait!
Kero: I just! Uh…It's just soup, how hard can it be?

Inside Sakura’s Home
Sakura: Li! There is no way you’re sleeping in my room!
Li: So, what?! You want me to fly over and sleep in the tree?
Sakura: It's no big deal. You got Kero's wings.
Li: Fine! I'll fly to the tree.

Outside Sakura’s Home
Li: Uh! How hard can it be? No problem!

Inside Sakura’s Home
Sakura: Oh, no! I'm coming!
Tori: Got a key.
Sakura: Hang on! I, uh…hi!
Julian: This is your stuffed animal, right? He just came flying out the window.
Sakura: Yes, it is…
Julian: The next door neighbour’s cat thought he was a bird. Here.
Sakura: Thanks.
Tori: That things looking worse and worse each day. I vote we give it to the cat.
Sakura: Ya hungry?
Tori: I suppose I can eat something.
Sakura: Dad's working late tonight. I'll go make hamburgers!
Julian: Does it talk?
Sakura: What?
Julian: Well, it sounded like it said something just now, didn't it?
Sakura: No! Nope! Doesn't talk. Nope. Never did.
Li: You scrunched my nose!
Sakura: Sorry. Being a stuffed animal isn't as easy as it looks, I guess. You blew it big time on the flying so just stay put. I'll bring you some food.
Li: Stay put…Hmm…

Inside’s Meilin’s Home
Meilin: I bet there isn't anything you can't do, Li.
Kero: So, how do you like it? Huh?
Meilin: Good…You sound different today.
Kero: Uh…How?
Meilin: Like that stuffed animal.
Kero: Uh, that's funny. You're not the first person who's told me that today, actually. But I guess that just happens when you hang out with someone a lot.
Meilin: Why would you wanna hang out with a stuffed animal?
Kero: Don't call him a stuffed animal. He's Keroberos, Guardian Beast of the Seal…
Meilin: What do you mean? You always call him the stuffed animal.
Kero: Well yeah, but not anymore. That Keroberos is a pretty amazing guy. Ah! This soup has a lot of zap! Ho! Even if I do say so myself…

Inside Sakura’s Home
Li: If he can fly, I can fly. I can…Ah! Uh, uh, uh, Ah!
Sakura: I'll go get some more!
Julian: You're not serious! That's rhetorical, man!
Li: Sakura! Rats! Hey! Over here! Ah!
Sakura: Uh, hey, Tori! Would you like another hamburger?
Tori: Yeah. I thought I just heard something.
Li: Somebody! Uh! Ah! Get away from me!
Sakura: Just sounds like a cat.
Sakura: Li!
Julian: Hey, do you want me to go check it out Sakura?
Sakura: What? Oh, no. It's nothing.
Li: Aah! Uh…
Sakura: You awake?
Li: No, I'm in a bad dream.
Sakura: It'll all be over this afternoon.
Li: Yeah…
Sakura: Hey, you where suppose to stay put. It's your own fault.
Li: Thanks for pointing it out.
Sakura: You shouldn't come to school today.
Li: Are you kidding?
Sakura: No, I'm not. You already blew it twice. It's too risky.
Li: I'm coming! Who knows what Kero will get into.
Sakura: You’re no slouch of causing trouble either you know.
Li: I won't move an inch! I promise!
Sakura: Kay…not an inch.

Inside Reedington Elementary
Li: You know, you really have to get organized, Sakura. You almost made us late!
Sakura: Li! Get into the bag, right now!
Li: Do you have any idea how dark and…
Mr. Terada: One minute to homeroom. Looks like you’re loaded down.
Sakura: Yeah, uh, I brought my…gym stuff today! Oh! Cool bag!
Mr. Terada: This? Oh! It's a birthday present for my niece.
Sakura: What did you get for her?
Mr. Terada: It's a stuffed animal, but, if we're not careful, we're going to be late for class.
Sakura: Kay.
Sakura: (Sighs) Li, is everything okay?
Li: Few! Good cover. Kero is never going to pull this off, Sakura.
Sakura: Hi, guys!
Kero: (Karate Yells)
Chelsea: Wow, you never really seemed like the video type guy, Li.
Rita: So, what's your favourite move?
Kero: Without a doubt, it would be the Zailon Warrior thumb flip.
Li: I don't believe this.
Nikki: Wow, that's one I never heard of before. Can you show it to us?
Kero: Basic move. Wrist and thumbs with a little leg! Whoa!
Everyone: (Laughs)
Li: Uh…

Outside Reedington Elementary
Sakura: You call that a low profile, Kero?
Kero: Aw, so sue me! We were just talking about video games. Sorry.
Li: How humiliating…
Kero: You ought thank me. I gave you a personality.
Li: Thank you?
Sakura: Shh! Don't be so loud or someone will hear you.
Madison: Someone will hear what, Sakura?
Sakura: Madison!
Madison: I've got a distinct feeling I'm missing something.
Kero: Ah, you do?
Li: Maniac!
Madison: Oh, I didn't know you where here to, Kero. Or is it Li?
Kero: Uh, what do you mean? I'm Li…huh!
Madison: Sorry, but I bet my camera that Li Showron has never played a video game in his life.
Sakura: He hasn't! Ah…
Kero: Well, so much for secrets…huh, Sakura?
Li: That's right. Nice going.
Madison: Oh, come on, it was obvious. No one had to tell me, I just knew.
Li: We've only got a few hours left. Then everything should get back to normal, and this nightmare is over!
Kero: Tell me about it! Living in your body ain't no picnic, kid!
Kid: I'll take that!
Kero: Ah! Grr…
Li: He's hopeless!
Rita: Heads up!
Sakura: Huh? Uh!
Kero: Forget the two legged thing!
Sakura: No!

Inside Reedington Elementary
Li: No!

Outside Reedington Elementary
Kero: Ahh! Ah, ah! Oh ho…

Inside Reedington Elementary
Li: I'm ruined!
Mr. Carter: Who's in there?
Li: Huh?
Mr. Carter: Kids, the only thing they don't forget is their lunch. Let me introduce you your new friends at the lost and never found.
Teacher: Mr. Carter! Perfect timing. Can you give us a hand with the textbooks? They're on the loading dock.
Mr. Carter: No problem.

Outside Reedington Elementary
Kero: See? Don't sweat the small stuff, Sakura, we made it through.
Sakura: We're not done yet, Kero, we still have an hour to go.
Madison: It would have made a great document. Too bad I didn't film it.
Meilin: Hey! All right…what's going on?
Kero: What? Nothing’s going on, Meilin.
Meilin: It's me, Meilin. So spill it!

Inside Reedington Elementary
Mr. Terada: Goodnight.
Teacher: Phone call, Mr. Terada.
Mr. Terada: Oh, thanks.
Li: Now's my chance! Whoa!
Mr. Terada: Okay, goodnight.
Li: Got to go. Wah!
Meilin: Wait ’til my Li hears about this!
Kero: He knows.
Madison: As a matter of fact, here he is.
Sakura: Couldn't be. He's upstairs.
Madison: Look…
Sakura: Li, I told you to stay put. What are you doing here?
Meilin: Look at him. No…
Kero: Now who's causing problems? Huh, kid?
Sakura: C'mon! Wake up!
Madison: Sakura…this is way too public.
Sakura: He's just lying there…maybe you where wrong about the Change Card.
Kero: But…the Change Card doesn't have that much power…
Meilin: Talk to me! Please say something…
Kero: That won't do any good, Meilin. Useless stuffed animal!
Madison: Wait! Where did his wings go?
Kero: Huh?
Sakura: His wings?
Madison: This stuffed toy - really is a toy!
All: What?
Sakura: She's right!
Madison: He wasn't in the classroom either.
Sakura: Where could he have gone? Mr. Terada had a bag like that!
Miss Mackenzie: This sounds serious.
Sakura: Where's Mr. Terada?
Miss Mackenzie: I just saw him walking.
Sakura: We've gotta find him! Do you know where he went?
Miss Mackenzie: To the toy store I believe.
Madison: Thank you, Miss Mackenzie!
Miss Mackenzie: Anytime.

Outside Toy Store
Kero: You know, running on all fours is faster.
Sakura: Mr. Terada! Wait!
Mr. Terada: This looks like trouble.
Meilin: Gimme that!
Mr. Terada: Hey! What are you looking for?
Sakura: The toy like this.
Mr. Terada: Well, I took it back to the store because my niece already had one just like it.

Inside Toy Store
Meilin: Li…Talk to me.
Clerk: I'm sorry, little girl, but our toys don't talk.
Madison: Sakura! Here! Look!
Li: It's about time!
Kero: Just step aside there, ladies. This calls for an expert.
Sakura: This is a lot different than a video game, Kero!
Kero: It's all a matter of eye, hand co-ordination.
Li: Uh…Ah!
Clerk: Ah, there you are.
Li: Oh, no!
Clerk: Good choice. He's a cute little fellow. Careful. Not so tight. Too bad, you'll have to try again.
Girls: What?
Kero: All right. Here goes…the master!
Li: Oh, brother…

At Penguin Park
Kero: And I'm telling you…that clerk disturbed my concentration!
Li: Please! How hard can it be?
Kero: Just as hard as you want to make it, kid!
Li: I'm ready!
Kero: Not as ready as I am!
Sakura: Hey! It's time, you two. Our twenty-four hours are over! Come on. This is how it has to be done, Li. Change Card, release and dispel! Change Card!

Inside Reedington Elementary
Li: Morning.
Sakura: Good morning, Li. I thought things would be a little tough for you today. So here.
Li: What are you talking about, Sakura?
Sakura: I brought your other half.
Kero: I'm having a little trouble with the transition. I just missed you, that's all. Hey! Mind if I ride in your backpack?

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