DARK GAIA INT. CASTLE PANDEMONIUM MAGGIE, eight years old, presses the button on the RIFT PORTAL's remote, she disappears. Just then a second DARK MAGGIE appears out of black smoke. DARK MAGGIE: Dont think you have won yet. Maggie Simpson. Flash forward two years. SPRINGFIELD INT. FRINK'S BASEMENT. PROFESSOR FRINK is hammering with a contraption, constantly switching tools and screwdriving things. FRINK: There! My time machine is complete. The screen pulls out to reveal a golden bike with various bleeping lights and boxes. FRINK: Lets test this baby out. FRINK gets onto the bike thing. On a keypad, he enters July 17, 5009. FRINK then starts to pedel the bike real fast and then disappears. GAIA EXT. BARON FRINK arrives in GAIA though it is in bad shape just outside Baron. FRINK: Whew... I should've thought this out better. FRINK looks around him. This doesnt look good. Just then a huge burst of fire comes out and almost hits FRINK. A Person with a sword comes out through the flames, it's actually LOCKE, his hair is slightly more greyed though. FRINK cowers. FRINK: Dont hurt me! LOCKE stops. LOCKE: ...Professor Frink?! FRINK: What? Who said that?! LOCKE: Me. Locke. You know. The guy who adopted Maggie... FRINK: Right. Right. But how come you're here on Earth? LOCKE: I live here. FRINK: But I thought you're from Gaia. LCOKE: Maggie never told you? FRINK: Told me what? LOCKE: Gaia is really Earth 3000 years in the future for you. FRINK: So my Rift Portal, was really a time machine! SWEET MERCIFUL GLAYVIN! LOCKE: So what are you doing here?! FRINK: I was going to see how humanity has come in 3000 years, but I'm afraid I already know now.... Just then another fireball lands near them. FRINK: What was that. LOCKE: Firaga. Stand back. LOCKE casts Blizzaga into the sky. LOCKE: Crap, it missed. FRINK: Who are you fighting? LOCKE: Some teenager who's trying to take over the world. FRINK: Is that why the earth is so scortched? LOCKE: Yeah. Look up there. There she is. FRINK: SHE!? FRINK looks up into the sky, and see's a teenage girl, with spiked hair, and a red dress and a huge ass sword in her right hand. She then flies away. LOCKE: You know. Looking at her, I could've sworn that she looked like Maggie. FRINK: THAT'S IT! That was Dark Maggie! LOCKE: What?! Didnt Maggie defeat her in Dark Gaia? FRINK: Yes. But remember how Dark Maggie was created. The Mako in her body. LOCKE: I remember. I would say we would need Maggie's help. But she would still be eight... FRINK: Wrong. She's ten, leading a normal live in Elementary School. LOCKE: How is that possible? Time in Springfield doesnt travel as fast... FRINK: I didnt travel a full 3000 years, just 2999. It's the year 2010 where I'm at. LOCKE: Okay. We need a plan. FRINK: I got it. I'll need to do some changes to my time machine. You stay here, and fight Dark Maggie as best you can. I'll rebuild the time machine into something more useable. I'll be back 17th August 5009. LOCKE: Gotcha. Flash forward six more years. SPRINGFIELD INT. SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BART, eighteen years old and LISA, sixteen years old are outside BART's locker. BART throws something inside. BART: Awww... man. Another F. At this rate, I wont be able to graduate. LISA: How many credits you got left to collect? BART: Six. With only one more course left, I have to get a good grade in it. LISA: What is it? BART: Computer Science. It's nothing like I imagined it. I thought it would be all about playing video games, not this presentation and internet stuff. LISA: Any idea what the final exam is about? BART: Something to do with XHTML. LISA: That's webpages. Why not ask Maggie? BART: Good idea Lis. LISA: Here she comes. I'll catch you later, I'm meeting up with Colin at the Maxx. LISA leaves as MAGGIE approaches. BART: Hey, Maggie. I need your help. MAGGIE: Yeah? What with? BART: It's for Computer Science. I need to create a webpage about myself. MAGGIE: A Blog huh. Sure. I'll help you out. But not tonight. I'm going out with Mark tonight. BART: Rrrrright.... Tommorow then? MAGGIE: Okay Bart. MAGGIE checks her watch. MAGGIE: Crap! I'm gonna be late! Catch you later Bart! MAGGIE runs off down the hall. BART pulls out a book from his locker then closes it. He walks down the hall and enters a classroom. The following night, MAGGIE is sitting in her room on the computer browsing websites. She appears to have a headset on talking to someone through it, after a while, BART walks into the room. BART: Hey Maggie, got a minute? MAGGIE turns to BART. MAGGIE: Yeah. She then addresses the mic. MAGGIE: I'll catch you later. VOICE: Ok. MAGGIE Shuts down the connection, and then faces BART. MAGGIE: So what's up Bart? BART: Lets get this webpage stuff done. MAGGIE: Well, this is a first, why so concerned with your homework? BART: I dont want to be the only guy to not graduate this year. It'd make Ralph look like a genius! MAGGIE: Alright. Lets get started. MAGGIE turns to the computer screen. MAGGIE: What exactly do you need to do. BART: I got the assignment right here. BART pulls out a sheet of paper with some text on it and hands it to MAGGIE. MAGGIE: Hmm... "Design and Build a website about yourself using XHTML and CSS" sounds simple enough. Should be no more than a couple of documents. BART: What is CSS anyway? MAGGIE: CSS is Cascading Style Sheets. It simply allows you alter font colours and sizes a little bit easier. BART: We was told thats what the font tag was for. MAGGIE: That's one way of doing it, but it's deprecated now. BART: Huh? MAGGIE: It's not the best idea to use it. BART: Oh. MAGGIE: Well then. Lets get started. You got any ideas for a design? BART: I was thinking on a classic two column navigation. MAGGIE: Nice and Simple. Thats a good idea. You got photos of yourself? BART: Yeah. Right here. BART shows her a Memory stick. MAGGIE: Good, stick it in there. MAGGIE points to a USB port. BART places the memory stick in there, a light on it starts to blink. The computer makes a sound and it gets read. MAGGIE: Okay. MAGGIE launches her graphics editor then the two start to create a design together. After about an hour, they finally finish it. MAGGIE: That any good? BART: Yeah. I like that. So what's next? MAGGIE: We need to slice it. BART: What's that do? MAGGIE: We cant use the design in it's current state. We need to cut it up into smaller pieces for use. BART: How do we do that? MAGGIE: No worries, it's pretty simple. MAGGIE starts to slice the images with her graphics editor. MAGGIE: There. Now we need to code it. This can take a while... Just then LISA bursts in the door. LISA: Bart! Maggie! I'm glad you're here. BART: Lis! What is it? LISA: Dark Maggie is back. MAGGIE jumps up from her seat. MAGGIE: What?! Dark Maggie are you sure?! LISA: I saw her at the Maxx. She's taken Colin somewhere. I only just about managed to get away. MAGGIE: How could she be back? I defeated her in Castle Pandemonium eight years ago. LISA: Lets go ask Professor Frink. He'd know. MAGGIE: Right. MAGGIE quickly turns to her computer saves everything and then shuts it down. MAGGIE: No way am I letting Dad get on this thing! Lets go. BART, LISA and MAGGIE run out the door where MARK is approaching. MARK: Hey, what's going on! MAGGIE: No time to explain, just follow us. MARK follows the SIMPSONS into FRINK's basement. MAGGIE: Professor Frink! FRINK: Well, well. If it isnt the young teenage Simpsons! MAGGIE: We just heard that Dark Maggie is back. Is that true. MARK: Dark Maggie? FRINK: Yes, it's true. MARK: Woah. Woah. Woah. Slow down here. Who's this "Dark Maggie" MAGGIE: She's my evil twin. MARK: Evil Twin? Oh come on, that's all kiddie stories. You're joking right? Bart, this is a joke right? BART: She's not joking, man. MARK: Lisa? LISA: It's all true. MARK: So what's the story then? MAGGIE: Eight years ago, Bart, Lisa and I used to travel a lot, to a different world using a Rift Portal called Gaia, it's where I grew up actually, but only until I was eight. Dark Maggie is an evil version of me that was created when Gaia split in half into a Light side and Dark Side upon my return to Springfield. MARK just looks confused. MAGGIE: It's very hard to explain. BART: Frink, so what's the deal, how come Dark Maggie is back? FRINK: As it turns out, not long after Dark Maggie was defeated, Maggie returned to Springfield, the Mako that was still flowing thorug her body at the time caused a new more powerful Dark Maggie to emerge. MAGGIE: Well. Crap. FRINK: I got in contact with Locke and we agreed that we needed your help, and at the same time, I needed to create a new Time Machine after destroying the Rift Portal. LISA: You know that Gaia is really the year 5008? FRINK: 5009 actually, but yes. It took me six years to wire my car into a time machine. BART: Your car is now a time machine? MAGGIE: Will I be able to travel? Remember, all the other times, I ended up in hospital. FRINK: Dont worry, we neutralised the Mako in you eight years ago. You should be fine. Get in. MAGGIE: WAIT! Our weapons! BART, LISA and MAGGIE are already running out the door. MARK: You have weapons? MARK follows them. In the Simpson House, BART, LISA, MAGGIE and MARK split up (MARK follows MAGGIE). BART finds a crossbow in his closet, what he used it for, can only be imagined. LISA feels around on top of the book case and gets down the Sisterhood which is covered in dust. In MAGGIE's room, she is rummaging through her closet. MAGGIE: Where the hell is it? MARK: Where's what? She finds what she is looking for. MAGGIE: Ah-ha! She emerges with the Maggie Blade in hand. MARK steps back. MARK: WOAH! What the hell is that thing! MAGGIE: My sword, The Maggie Blade. Fought many monsters with this thing. Served me well. Well, lets go kick some Dark Maggie butt. MARK: Wait. What am I going to fight with? MAGGIE: You're coming with us? MARK: I wont stand by and let you get hurt. MAGGIE: Thats sweet. Listen, we'll talk to Locke. And get you some Mage Mashers. MARK: Mage Mashers? MAGGIE: No time to explain anything else. Lets go. Bart and Lisa would be ready by now. MAGGIE and MARK meet up with BART and LISA in the hall. BART: You ready? MAGGIE: Yeah. Lets go. BART, LISA, MAGGIE and MARK go to FRINK's house. MAGGIE: We're ready. FRINK: Then get in the car. They do so. BART: So how does this thing work? FRINK: First we enter our destination in this keypad. August 17th 5009. Then you accelerate to 88 miles per hour. Brace yourselves for Temporal Displacement. FRINK pulls out of his garage and then drives down the highway at high speeds, the car then soon disappears in bright flashes and loud bangs. GAIA The car suddenly arrives in Gaia at a high speed. FRINK applies the brakes as the car is about drive into Baron. BART: Woah. That was some ride. Why make it activate at 88 miles per hour? FRINK: I figure it, if you're going to build a time machine into a car, you should do it with some style. LISA: That is the stupidest thing I ever heard. MARK: Where are we? MAGGIE: We're outside the town of Baron. It's the town I grew up in. Frink, let me guess. We're here to see Locke. FRINK: Exactly. Also to hide my car in his garage. You go on ahead, I'll catch up. BART, LISA, MAGGIE and MARK get out of the car. MAGGIE: Careful Mark, there are monsters in this area. MARK: So how am I gonna defend myself? MAGGIE: You have fists dont you? Use them. At least until we get to Locke's house. The crew walks into Baron which again is on fire. MAGGIE: Damn it! Again. Lisa? LISA: Right. LISA starts to cast Blizzard spells on the fires. MARK: What is she doing? MAGGIE: Black Magic. This place is very much different from Springfield. Lets get to Locke's house. It should still be at the back of the town. BART, MAGGIE and MARK walk up to LOCKE's house. MAGGIE rings the doorbell. LOCKE answers. LOCKE: Can I help you. Wait... LOCKE takes an attacking stance. LOCKE: So you came back for more eh?! MARK steps in front of MAGGIE who is also taking an attacking stance. LOCKE: Who is this? Your body guard. He wont protect you for long. --------------------------------------------------------------- BOSS: LOCKE COLE (Party: Maggie, Mark) --------------------------------------------------------------- MAGGIE: Locke. It's me. Maggie. LOCKE: What? MARK: Quite. BART: That's right man. I'm Bart. LOCKE puts his sword away. LOCKE: I'm sorry Maggie. I didnt recognise you. You've grown into a beautiful young woman. MAGGIE: Thanks. Where's Terra? LOCKE: Lets go inside. Where's Lisa? MAGGIE: She's in town dealing with the fires. LOCKE: The towns been on fire for a few weeks now. MAGGIE: WHAT?! LOCKE: We couldnt put it out, so I put a containment field on it, it's controlled so dont worry about it too much. MAGGIE: Okay. MARK: This is so weird. MAGGIE: Bart, why dont you go tell Lisa about the fires. BART: Right. MAGGIE, MARK and LOCKE go into his house. MAGGIE: What's going on? I heard that Dark Maggie was back? LOCKE: That's right. I'm not exactly sure on how it happened, Professor Frink said it may have something to do with the Mako that was running through your body at the time. MARK: Mako? LOCKE: Who're you? MARK: I'm Mark. Maggie's Boyfriend. LOCKE: I'm Locke Cole. Former adoptive father to Maggie. MARK: Father?! What the hell! MAGGIE: It's far too complicated, which is why I never said anything about it. MARK: Try me. MAGGIE: Fine. When I was a baby, I was transported here by Professor Frink's rift portal where Locke adopted me, gave me my sword, and trained me as a warrior, he also injected me with Mako, a substance that gave me Magical abilities, but at the cost of casuing various health problems with I was going back and forth between Springfield and Gaia. MARK: Gaia? MAGGIE: At first we thought that Frink's Rift Portal was a gateway to another world, Gaia, rather than the Distant Future. MARK: Okay, I think I understand now. Mr. Locke, we had to fight some monsters on our way here. You got any weapons for me to use? LOCKE: Sure, there's some Daggers over there. MARK goes over to examine the weapons. LOCKE: Why didnt you tell him about the time speeds? MAGGIE: If I told him that I'm only nine years old biolgically, he'll freak! So try to keep it secret. MARK finds the weapon and comes back to the group. MARK: Maggie, would these daggers be the Mage Mashers you talked about? MAGGIE: Yeah. Those are the ones. MAGGIE takes one from MARK. MAGGIE: It's been a long time since I used them. MARK: You used them? MAGGIE: Yeah. They were from before I got the Maggie Blade. Right Locke? LOCKE: Yup. Speaking of the Maggie Blade, you still got it? MAGGIE: Yeah. Right here. MAGGIE summons the Maggie Blade into her hand. MARK: H-How did you do that? MAGGIE: Summoning. Just then BART and LISA walk into the house. BART: We're back. LOCKE: Great. Now that we're all here, I can tell you what's been going on since the last time. MAGGIE: Okay. LOCKE: Well, for starters Gaia has kind of been taken over by Dark Maggie. Most places are on fire, or bowing down to her. There's a few resistance groups fighting against her. The Returners reformed for that purpose. LISA: The Returners? That name sounds familiar. MAGGIE: Yeah. It's the resistance group Led by King Edgar of Figaro. LOCKE: Yeah. MAGGIE: Speaking of Edgar, where is he? LOCKE: Well, aside from myself and Terra, they all got captured, we've been trying to formulate a plan to bust in and save them. There was also some kid with a strange accent, with yellow skin and red hair. LISA: That must be Colin! LOCKE: Who? LISA: My boyfriend. We have to save him. Just then FRINK burst in. FRINK: I've found out where Dark Maggie is at! MAGGIE: Where?! FRINK: Some place called Hollow Bastion. MAGGIE: Hollow Bastion? I've never heard of it. Where is it? FRINK: Hollow Bastion happens to be another world. BART: Hold up. This isnt going to be anoter step into the future is it. You already messed that up when coming to Gaia. FRINK: No, it's not. MAGGIE: Then how are we going to get there. A New Rift Portal. FRINK: No, not this time. We have to take a ship. MARK: What kind of ship? BART: A space ship? FRINK: Prescisly. FRINK presses more buttons as he leads the crew outside as a spaceship lands. FRINK: Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Ragnarok! BART: Cool ship man! LOCKE: Indeed. It does look rather spectacular. FRINK: First, we need to get everything into order, while I load the time car onto the ship, why dont you guys go inside. LOCKE: Okay. BART, LISA, MAGGIE, MARK and LOCKE go back inside. LOCKE: Maggie, I want you to have this. LOCKE draws out a sword, looking similar to the Maggie Blade, but with the number two engraved into it's blade, with what could be described as a bottle opener cut from it, and spikes coming off from the guard. MAGGIE: What is it? LOCKE: It's the Maggie Blade 2. MAGGIE: Maggie Blade 2? LOCKE: Yeah. After you returned to Springfield permanently with Homer destroying the Rift Portal, Terra thought that I would be lonley without you, so she had the Maggie Blade 2 made for me to use in my training. You know, to remember all the fun times we had together. MAGGIE: Aww... LOCKE: Go ahead, try it out. MAGGIE makes some swings with the Maggie Blade 2. MAGGIE: It's lighter than the Maggie Blade. I can hold it with one hand eaiser. LOCKE: Yeah, it's made from a different material. It's also lighter than what the Sisterhood was made of. MAGGIE: Oh yeah? What's it made from. LOCKE: Adamant materials. MAGGIE: Isnt that supposed to be heavier? LOCKE: Heavier than Mythril yes, but not materials like Iron and such. MAGGIE: Okay. How about it guys, how about a sparing session? BART: Sure. LISA: Okay. MAGGIE: Mark? MARK: Spar? MAGGIE: Yeah. You and me, against Bart and Lisa. MARK: I dunno... MAGGIE: You wanna practise with those Mage Mashers dont you? MARK: Well, yeah. But against your brother and sister? I dont know. BART: Relax man, we used to do this all the time when we were kids. Locke, you can use Curaga right? LOCKE: Sure. MAGGIE: Then there's no problem. Locke can just heal us. MARK: Okay... I guess... --------------------------------------------------------------- BOSS: BART SIMPSON, LISA SIMPSON (Party: Maggie, Mark) --------------------------------------------------------------- After a victory, MAGGIE does her traditional victory pose of two diagonal slashes in front of her then turning around while placing the Maggie Blade 2 onto her shoulder a la SQUALL LEONHART. While MARK does a backwards summersault in the air then raises one of the Mage Mashes in the air above his head a la ZIDANE TRIBAL. MAGGIE: The sword handles great. LISA: Ugh... BART: Little Help. LOCKE: Oh. Sorry. CURAGA! LOCKE casts Curaga on BART and LISA. MARK: Woah... Wait... What's Curaga? MAGGIE: White Magic. It helps keep your HP in top shape. Curaga is the third level of Cure. I used to be able to use White Magic, but when the Mako was removed, I lost my ability to use it. LOCKE: Oh, Maggie speaking of your White Magic, here take this. LOCKE hands MAGGIE a white orb MAGGIE: Is that an orb of White Magic? LOCKE: Yeah. MAGGIE has learned Cure. MAGGIE: I feel the spells coming back to me. I remember how to use Cure! Thanks Locke. LOCKE: No prolem. When you had the Mako within in you, it limited the number of spells you could learn. But now, you're able to learn beyond just Cura. MAGGIE: You mean, I finally get to use Curaja? LOCKE: Indeed. And whats more, like Lisa with her Black Magic, you can use it indefinatley. Just dont be messing with natural life cycles with the Life and Full-Life spells. MARK: If Lisa can use Black Magic, and Maggie can use White Magic, Bart what kind of Magic can you use? BART: I cant use magic. MARK: How come BART: I dont need to, I have a different set of Magical abilities. MARK: Oh yeah? What kind? BART: Yeah. Lancer abilities. MARK: Oh. Can I get any magic? LOCKE: Sure. Here take this. LOCKE hands MARK a blue orb. As MARK holds it, it sinks into his hand. MARK has learned Aqualung MARK: What was that?! LOCKE: That was a Blue Magic orb. You are now able to learn Blue Magic spells. MARK: Blue Magic? MAGGIE: What's Blue Magic? LOCKE: Blue Magic is a collection of magic used by Enemies. Used properly, it can be very powerful. MARK: How do I learn skills? LOCKE: Well, unlike Black and White Magic, you learn skills by being attacked with the skill. Not every skill is learnable mind you. But do always have it available, and in some cases, you will need to confuse your enemies to learn specific skills like Big Guard and White Wind. The Blue Magic orb gave you the ability to use Aqualung. MARK: Okay, cool. ...I think. FRINK comes into the room. FRINK: All set! LISA: Lets go! BART, LISA, MAGGIE, MARK, FRINK and LOCKE board the Ragnarok. On the Bridge. LOCKE: We need to make a stop in Narshe. FRINK: Right. FRINK pilots the Ragnarok to Narshe. MAGGIE and LOCKE disembark. MAGGIE: Why are we here? LOCKE: We're going to need Terra's help arent we? MAGGIE: Oh yeah right. I forgot. MAGGIE and LOCKE go into Narshe and knock on TERRA's door. TERRA answers. TERRA: Locke! Good to see you. TERRA notices MAGGIE. TERRA: Who's this, your new girlfriend? MAGGIE gags. MAGGIE: Ewww... Thats just gross Terra! I'm Maggie. TERRA: Maggie?! You're older... MAGGIE: I'm 16. TERRA: How does it work. I thought time progressed faster here... MAGGIE: It does. LOCKE: We can explain all that later. Terra, we've found out where Dark Maggie is located. Will you join us? TERRA: Of course. LOCKE: Great! The others are waiting for us on the bridge. MAGGIE, LOCKE and TERRA leave Narshe and board the Ragnarok. On the bridge. LISA: Terra! TERRA: Hey Lisa. Bart. BART: Yo. TERRA notices MARK. TERRA: Who's he? MAGGIE: That's Mark. My boyfriend. MARK: Nice to meet you. TERRA: Hi. MARK shakes TERRA's hand. LOCKE: Professor. Ready for lift off. FRINK: Glayvin! FRINK starts the controls up for take off. FRINK: Bart! BART: What? FRINK: We're going to need your help to fend of enemy ships as they approch us. BART: Okay. What do I do? FRINK: Take a seat there and press the buttons on the control sticks to fire the lasers. I'll handle the manouvering. BART: Right. As FRINK and BART fly the Ragnarok towards Hollow Bastion. TERRA: So Maggie, how come you're sixteen now. MAGGIE: Uh... Terra.. About that. Can I talk to you in private? TERRA: Uh... sure. MAGGIE and TERRA leave into another part of the Ragnarok. TERRA: So what is it Maggie? MAGGIE: You see, Mark doesnt know about about the time progression between Earth and Gaia. He actually thinks that I'm Lisa's twin. TERRA: You havent told him? MAGGIE: Of course not. It's too complicated for most people to understand. He moved to Springfield a couple of years after Dad and Professor Frink destroyed the Rift Portal. This is all to weird for him, he'd freak if he found out I was only nine biologically, so please, keep it a secret. TERRA: Okay. You have my word. MAGGIE: Thank you, Terra. MAGGIE and TERRA return to the bridge to find MARK in another seat also firing lasers much like BART is. After a while, they approach Hollow Bastion. FRINK: Well here's Hollow Bastion. LISA: Where can we land? FRINK: Dont worry about that. There's a landing space over there in what looks like to be a Marketplace for ships. FRINK lands the Ragnarok in the Marketplace of Hollow Bastion. BART, LISA, MAGGIE, MARK, LOCKE and TERRA disembark. MARK: So where do we start looking? LISA: We should split up. MAGGIE: Yeah. Lets split up into two teams. Me, Mark and Bart will form one party, while Lisa, Locke and Terra form the other. We should meet up back here in say.... half an hour? BART: Sounds good to me. LISA: Why dont we have one team dedicated to finding information, while the other gathers some supplies? MAGGIE: Good idea idea, why dont your party take care of the supplies, while my party takes care of the information. Though you can be on the look out for info if you want. LISA: Can do. I'll call if I need you. MAGGIE: Alright. Lets go. BART, MAGGIE and MARK head off into the borough. There they see a FAMILIAR FIGURE in a black bomber jacket fighting black creatures. MARK: That guy looks like he needs help... MAGGIE: Right. BART, MAGGIE and MARK rush into aid the FAMILIAR FIGURE. BART: You need some help there pal. FAMILIAR FIGURE: Uh... thanks. The four defeat the creatures. FAMILIAR FIGURE: Thanks... BART & MAGGIE: SQUALL?! SQUALL: You must have me confused. The name is Leon. BART: Oh come off it Squall. We saw you in Deling several years ago, when you were a lowly tour guide. SQUALL: A shameful period of my life. MAGGIE: How did you get here, Squall? SQUALL: