Editing Ash's Adventures of Madeline: Lost in Paris/Transcript (section)

=== Madeline's departure ===
(Madeline climbs into bed.)

Miss Clavel: Sleep well, mes cheries.

Girls: Oui, Miss Clavel, we will try. 

Miss Clavel: Oh.

Madeline: I can't believe this is my last night.

Nicole: C'est horrible.

Danielle: Non, non, it is wonderful for Madeline. (crying)

Chloe: Oh, Madeline. What ever will we do without you?

Madeline: Do not worry, mes amies. I will come and visit.

Danielle: Promise?

Nicole: Soon?

Madeline: Soon as I can.

Girls: Friends for now and forever.

Narrator: Try as he might to stop daylight from breaking, Pepito had failed, and all Paris was waking. And 12 little girls met the morning with dread...thinking of sorrowful goodbyes ahead. As the girls made their beds, it was hard to ignore that Madeline, sadly, would sleep there no more. And at breakfast, the mood went from gloomy to worse as the girls all recited their favorite verse.

Girls: We love our bread, we love our butter, but most of all we love Madeline! (Crying)

Miss Clavel: Little girls, your tears will make the hot chocolate salty. (sheds tears)

Uncle Horst: Now, my sweet.

(Genevieve barks)

Narrator: Genevieve ran up on a seat.

Uncle Horst: Nein, nein, nein.  

Chloe: GENEVIEVE WANTS TO GO WITH MADELINE.

Misty: She'll be lonesome without Madeline otherwise.

Chloe: That is right and WE'VE ALL AGREED.

Girls: Oui, oui. 

Nicole: She will keep you company.

Narrator: As time grew short, there was packing to do with Madeline's clothes and some memories, too.

(KISS kiss)

???: Go with Madeline. 

[Squeaks]

Narrator: The suitcase closed, but did not click...

Madeline: Unh! Unh!

Narrator: Till 3 more bottoms did the trick.

Pepito: Ah!

Narrator: Pepito was searching and hoped to find a farewell gift for Madeline. 

Pepito: What would she like best? My slingshot? Mmm, maybe not. Ah, my top! But where is the string? My prize toad. Sun-dried, of course. Mmm. ¡Sí, si! The best of all! A present from the ambassador of Brazil. A genuine imitation shrunken head. ¡Perfecto!

Narrator: While Pepito was busily wrapping his treat, a taxicab waited outside in the street...as Uncle Horst gestured and said...

Madeline: Merci, Miss Clavel.

Uncle Horst: (clears throat) Ja, vell, you have me now und it is time to go. Ve must be punctual. Auf wiedersehen.

Girls: Ohh.

(Uncle Horst comes into the taxi and the taxi leaves.)

Girls: Goodbye, Madeline. We'll miss you.

Chloe: We love you, Madeline!

(Genevieve whimpers sadly as she and Madeline sadly wave to the eleven girls.)

Girls: Gone forever!

[All cry]

Miss Clavel: Little girls, do not cry. We must be happy.

Girls: Happy?

Miss Clavel: For Madeline. She is with her Uncle Horst, and he is family. We can write, and one day perhaps even visit! 

Nicole: When? 

Miss Clavel: Pauvres petites. 

(We cut to Madeline and Genevieve who are still looking sadly at the window.) 

Ash Ketchum: (whispers) There's something weird about this guy, Pikachu.

Pikachu: (whispers, agreeing) Pika.

Ash Ketchum: I have an idea. Come on. Let's follow him.

(As the taxi stops at a traffic light, Ash slips underneath it with Pikachu in tow. We cut back to Miss Clavel and the girls who are about to go in the house. Just then Pepito arrives with a package.)

Pepito: Wait! Am I too late? Where is Madeline?

Miss Clavel: She is gone.

Girls: Forever! (crying)

Brock: She left with her Uncle Horst just minutes ago.

Misty: We're sorry, Pepito.

Pepito: (shocked) No!

Misty: Hey, I know let's go to the train station and you'll get a chance to say goodbye to Madeline.

Pepito: (smiles) Gracias, Misty!

(The taxi pulls over to drop off Madeline and "Horst". Ash quickly hops off, crawls out and hides in a corner.)

Ash Ketchum: (in his thoughts) Why is Horst taking Madeline to the Metro when they're supposed to be going to the train station?

Madeline: Uncle? Uncle?

Uncle Horst: Ja, liebchen? 

Madeline: Why do we stop here? This is not the train station.

Uncle Horst: Because, uh, before the train, ve need to go to, uh, the... boutique.

Ash Ketchum: (whispers) Boutique?

Madeline: La boutique? Pourquoi?

Uncle Horst: Why? For... a dress. Und vat a dress. A formal presentation dress. Mit, um, um, sparkly things all down the front. (chuckles) Come! (pushes Madeline forward)

Madeline: But...

Ash Ketchum: Hmm... Come on, Pikachu. He's definitely up to something for sure.

Pikachu: Pika.

(Ash and Pikachu follow them into the Metro. They slowly approach Genevieve.)

Ash Ketchum: (whispers) Psst! Psst! Genevieve! Hey, Genevieve!

Genevieve: Aroo?

Ash Ketchum: (whispers) It's me! Shh! Listen to me carefully. I'm following Madeline so I could keep an eye on her. Because something strange is going on with her uncle and I do not trust him 100%. So, could you keep it a secret and not tell Madeline that I'm spying on her? Please?

(Genevieve nods her head in response.)

Ash Ketchum: (whispers) Good girl. (pets her)

(Back with Pepito's limo...)

Brock: Pepito, what is in that package of yours?

(Pepito unwraps it and reveals his shrunken head, scaring everyone in the car. The driver, frightened by the screaming, swerves the car down the street and quickly stops somewhere to prevent himself from getting into an accident.)

Misty, Brock, & Miss Clavel: Put it away!!!