Editing Ash's Adventures of The Pagemaster/Transcript (section)

== Opening/Ash and his friends meeting Richard Tyler ==
(The film opens to see the clouds form into different shapes such as a pirate ship sailing the ocean, a haunted house and a knight fighting a fire-breathing dragon. Then the scene changes to a boy named Richard Tyler waking from thunder and lightning. Richard picks up his flashlight, looking around his bedroom, we see warning signs all around his bedroom. Richard puts his glasses on and gets up from his bed. He checks under his bed making sure, he's got all of his safety gear. Then he walks up to his bedroom window, he nervously bends down the shades to see what's going on outside. Lightning flashes over a tree and Richard gasped in fright. Richard runs out of his bedroom and heads to his parents bedroom. But before he can knock he instantly stood quiet upon hearing his parents talking with each other.)

Claire Tyler: Alan, every ten year old is afraid of something.

Alan Tyler: The kid's afraid of tuna fish sandwiches.

Claire Tyler: Mercury levels in the tuna.

Alan Tyler: Whatever.

Claire Tyler: Alan, the world is a frightening place to him right now. I think we can be a little more supportive.

Alan Tyler: Supportive? I'm the most supportive father on earth, but I'm running out of supportive things to do. I signed him up for Little League, he drove everybody crazy with statistics about how you can develop tumors from being hit in the head with the ball. Did you know that shin splints can lead to blood clots in the legs? Claire, he brought in a medical journal. Nobody wanted to play after that. (Looks at the treehouse through the window) And now I'm building him a treehouse, in a tree he refuses to climb.

Claire Tyler: You know he hates heights.

Alan Tyler: I don't know. I just want to be a good father. (Sits on the bed)

Claire Tyler: (patting his shoulder) But you are a good father.

(Richard felt ashamed upon hearing his parents talk about him, so walks away, then runs back to his bedroom as the thunder crashed.)

Richard Tyler:(yelps) I'm OK! I'm OK! (Gets in his bed, the thunder crashed, then Richard covers himself with his bed covers yelping in fright) No, I'm not!-

(Later at morning we see Alan hammering nails finishing Richard's treehouse. Richard comes outside to his dad.)

Alan Tyler: Hey, Rich! (chuckling) Well? You like it?

Richard Tyler: Uh, yeah, it's great, Dad.

Alan Tyler: Hey, how about bringing me up a bag of a nails? (Richard picks up a bag of nails, holds it up for his dad to reach) No, come on up! Look. (hits the boards) Solid as a rock.

Richard Tyler: Dad, eight percent of all household accidents involve ladders. Another three percent involve trees. (Alan sighs) We're looking at 11 percent probability here.

Alan Tyler: Fine. Just put it in the bucket, OK?

(Richard puts the bag of nails into the bucket as Alan continues hammering. Richard pulls on the rope raising it for his dad to reach, but he raised it too high.)

Alan Tyler: Rich?

Richard Tyler: (surprised) Huh?

(Richard accidentally released the rope which the bucket to hit Alan's head. Alan falls on the ladder and lands on his back on the ground. Alan groans and Richard walks up to his dad making sure that he's okay.)

Richard: Dad! Do you have feeling in your toes?

Alan Tyler: (struggling to get up) Yes, I have feeling in my toes.

(Claire runs outside and saw what's going on.)

Claire Tyler: Oh, Alan, honey are you OK?

Alan Tyler: (gets up) Yeah, I'm fine. Fine. (groans, while brushing himself off)

(Claire placed her hands on Richard's shoulders.)

Richard Tyler: Can't argue with statistics, Dad.

Alan Tyler: Statistics. (calmly) Here's something you can do, go down to Gutman's Hardware Store, buy a pound of these.

Richard Tyler: But, Dad...

Alan Tyler: Son, you can't live your life based on statistics. You've gotta take some chances. Now come on, buddy. (Hands Richard money) You can do this.

(Richard takes the money as he walks away from his parents.)

Richard Tyler: (nervously) This is not good. Definitely not good.

(As Richard comes inside his house. Ash and his friends appear, Richard felt surprised at first.)

Ash Ketchum: Don't be scared we're good guys.

Richard Tyler: OK, but who are you guys?

Ash Ketchum: My name is Ash Ketchum.

Misty: I'm Misty

Brock: And I'm Brock what's yours?

Richard Tyler: I'm Richard Tyler. (sees Pikachu and Togepi) What are those things with you?

Ash Ketchum: This is my partner Pikachu.

Pikachu: Pikachu.

Misty: And this is Togepi.

Togepi: Togi.

Richard Tyler: (nervously) Do they bite?

Ash Ketchum: No, Pikachu wouldn't hurt a fly.

Misty: Neither would Togepi. It's only a baby.

Richard Tyler: Are you guys sure?

Brock: Yes, we're sure Richard. We're been training several Pokemon creatures and they're harmless.

Richard Tyler: I see. (Pikachu climbs onto Richard's leg) Uh, Ash, what's he doing?

Ash Ketchum: Pikachu wants to be your friend.

Richard Tyler: (Pikachu snuggles him affectionately) Hi, little guy. 

Ash Ketchum: See, Richard. Pikachu likes you.

Pikachu: Pika.

(Togepi walks up to Richard climbing up and snuggling him affectionately)

Misty: Aww look, Richard. Togepi likes you too.

Richard Tyler: Yeah, they both like me and I don't know why.

Ash Ketchum: Pikachu likes to make new friends with people who are nice, so you see, Richard, Pikachu can be hostile towards anyone who crosses him.

Richard Tyler:  So as long as I'm nice to him, he's cool, right?

Ash Ketchum: Right, Richard. People who are nice to Pikachu and he's a sociable friend.

Richard Tyler: You see, guys. I don't have any friends like kids my age.

Misty: Why not?

Richard Tyler: Because the other kids make fun of me since I'm scared all the time.

Ash Ketchum: We can be your friends.

Richard Tyler: Great, Ash. Anyway, I'm going to the hardware store to get some nails for my dad.

Brock: What for?

Richard Tyler: My dad's building me a treehouse.

Misty: That sounds cool, Richard.

Richard Tyler: Yeah, but I don't want to climb up.

Ash Ketchum: Why, not?

Richard Tyler: Because, I'm afraid of heights.

Brock: You're afraid of heights?

Richard Tyler: Well, yeah, but not just heights, I'm afraid of everything else. I don't want to go alone.

Ash Ketchum: I had a fear of heights myself once. We'll all go with you and we'll help you.

Richard Tyler: OK, let's go!