Game Over

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Game Over
Season	1
Episode	3a
Air date	October 5, 2016
Writer	Tania Lucy
Storyboard	Unknown
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Game Over is Episode 3A of Season 1 of Kuu Kuu Harajuku. It originally aired on October 5, 2016.

Summary

HJ5 accidentally get trapped inside a cute video game filled with evil cheeseburgers and flowers. Can they escape unharmed and find out who sent them in there in the first place.

Characters

Main

• G
• Angel
• Baby
• Love
• Music
• Rudie

Major

• Jimmy (debut)
• Saywha (debut)

Plot

The episode opens up with the girls running and jumping on platforms inside a video game before a transition shows them in the real world, extremely bored. G is looking at several different items but can't decide which one she wants to pick. Rudie mentions that she has one hour to decide what she wants for the "Bobbles" magazine article about their favorite things. According to Music, Angel and Baby are the only ones who haven't picked an item (although Baby will most likely pick some random thing at the last minute). The other girls discuss that they all had a difficult time picking their favorite thing before the doorbell interrupts the conversation (and gives Baby her "favorite thing"). Music gives G a quick pep talk, but it doesn't help her choose anything faster. Baby opens the door and finds a package delivered on the doorstep. Outside the building, a mysterious woman emerges from the bushes and giggles, saying she has the girls right where she wants them.

Baby brings the package inside and notes that there is no tag for who it is for, but Angel goes and rips it open anyway. Love determines it's a video game console, possibly a prototype due to the lack of information on it. Angel reads the instructions which state all players must place their hand on the console.

Love goes into major detail about this sort of technology, forcing a bored Music to walk away and plug in the game system to the television manually.

The console starts up and all the girls sign in using their hand. Rudie attempts to talk them out of it but the girls are teleported into the game realm. They appear on the television monitor, but Rudie calmly tells them to follow his lead before he passes out. Love explains that the game system used their DNA to create digital avatars of themselves. Rudie suggests he pulls the plug but that will cause the game to shut down and have their DNA erased from the hard-drive, permanently! Rudie knows nothing about video games, so he employs his nephew Jimmy to play.

Back inside the game, a rainbow spawns in the background and two unique icons of a flower and hamburger appear before a panda and cat icon appear as well as an image of G's charm bracelet. Angel realizes all the symbols were all of the items G couldn't decide as her "most favorite thing". Whoever created the console specifically wanted G in there. A robotic voice plays overhead telling them to follow the rainbow.

In the real world, Rudie is desperately trying to get a hold of Jimmy and explains he's doing homework. Meanwhile, the girls press on to "level 1" which is themed with flowers. The flowers grab a hold of Baby, Angel, and Love, while the remaining girls beg for Rudie's assistance. Jimmy flies through the door in a computer chair with a joystick and begins playing. Jimmy explains the flowers they are fighting are basic enemies in the game, they need to find the big boss flower, which promptly unearths from the ground in front of the girls. The girls have to fend for themselves, Jimmy can only help by using his voice as guidance. Jimmy tells the girls to collect rainbow coins for powerups, guiding the near-powered Music to another coin. The boss spawns in front of her, but she bodyslams it's roots and is able to run past and collect the coin. Music has successfully leveled up! Using her new powers, Music destroys the flower boss, saving the rest of the girls and propelling them forward to level 2 - burgers!

The burgers begin to charge towards the girls, and Music jumps ahead and uses her power up, which immediately fail. Jimmy mentions it's an obstacle based challenge. Angel comes up with the idea to use the buns as a platform to bounce off each burger.

Angel grabs the mallet power up which allows her to destroy all the burgers. They completed another level! The girls discovered a secret path which lets them skip ahead to the final level but one thing is missing, the bridge to cross the waterfall! Suddenly, G's charm bracelet appears and acts as a bridge. The overhead voice tells them to cross the bridge, but something in the voice is familiar to G.

A flashback begins, which shows G inside a flower shop. The girl (named "Saywha") that appeared outside the lounge is inside that flower shop, telling G she's ready to the join the band because she changed her voice (using autotune). G tells her she never promised she could join the band. Saywha says she would be a perfect addition but G believes HJ5 is perfect just the way it is. From that point forward, Saywha was planning revenge.

G runs over the bridge which collapses, sending her into the waterfall. Jimmy attempts to put in some cheat codes to save G before she hits the bottom. G flies up in the air, with a mallet and the powerup, and restores the charm bracelet bridge. G defeats every enemy that gets in the way before being confronted by a digital Saywha who encloses the girls within four walls that slowly begin to close in on them. Jimmy mentions this is a "quiz show" level, where they have to answer one question correctly to open the vault and complete the game.

Saywha announces the question "What is G's favorite thing?" to which G responds, "I don't know." The walls, closing in tighter and tighter cause the girls to force G into making a quick decision. Love mentions that the game was programmed using their DNA, so the game knows the correct answer even if G doesn't.

Saywha laughs and taunts "bet you wish I was in your band now". G denies this and reminds her, HJ5 perfect is just the way it is, and it is also her favorite thing. Saywha screams and her pixelated image explodes, sending the girls back into their lounge.

The girls swarm Jimmy and thank him for his guidance and Music says that they'll do whatever he wants to make up for it. The episode ends with the girls entering hour 14 of their gameplay marathon "Elfen Scrolls of Dunbar". Baby just got her level 6 enchantress wand. Angel warns the girls to be careful, they're about to enter the cave of the Rockbutt Clan. Love volunteers to do the talking in-game because she's fluent in "Orcish". The camera pans to a bored Music, regretting her decision to make it up to Jimmy, wishing she had kept her mouth shut.

Quotes

• Music: And we all picked except G...and Baby but she'll probably pick some random thing at the last second.
• Baby: Yup!
• Say Wah:Level one complete. (Annoying snigger).

Trivia

• This is the first episode that has a rainbow in the title card.
• This is also the first title card to feature G.
• "Elfen Scrolls of Dunbar" is a reference to The Elder Scrolls series of video games.
• When Love starts talking in "Orcish" she says common phrases of the Orcs from World of Warcraft including "lok'tar ogar" which means "For the Horde".
• A lot of the sound effects from this episode are featured in old-school video games, including the classic music when Mario collects a powerup.
• When Baby announces she got her Enchantress wand to level 6 might be a reference to DOTA 2, which has an Enchantress as a playable character that uses a wand as an ability.
• Using the mallet to crash through enemies is reminiscent of gameplay in Donkey Kong.
• This is the first episode that Jimmy appears.

Music: Someone remind me, how did we get stuck in a video game again?

Baby: [Yawns]

G: Hmm, which one?

Rudie: Yeah, which one? I've gotta tell Baubles' Magazine editor what your favorite thing is. The "our favorites' favorite things" article goes to print in an hour. I've pulled a lot of strings to get you this one.

Music: And we've all picked except G, and Baby, but she'll probably pick some random thing at the last second.

Baby: Yep!

G: Sorry, Rudie, I'm having trouble picking just one favorite thing. This one? No...

Music: Just flip a coin and get it over with! That's how I picked between my leather jacket and my medieval mace.

Love: I was torn between math or science, so I picked chemistry. It's both!

Angel: Come on, guys, I totally know what G's going through. Choosing between my blue Jojo Jolie jo's over my identical red one was the hardest thing I've ever done, ever. Plus, she has my tentacle purple one that I almost chose, but I was getting dizzy.

[Doorbell rings]

Baby: [Gasp] Answering the door! That's my favorite thing! There, I'm done!

Music: Come on, G, listen to your heart, be true to yourself, yadda-yadda-yadda, and just pick something!

G: I can't. I like them all the same. Is this my favorite thing? No, this?

Love: Ugh...

Baby: [Gasp] Thanks! Hello, package! I love you!

Say-Wah: [Snicker] Greetings, HJ5! Let the games begin!

Baby: It doesn't say who it's for.

Angel: Who cares?

Love: Hmm, some kind of video gaming console. From the lack of any branding or serial numbers, I'd say it's an advanced prototype.

G: Weird, there's no sender, either.

Baby: Where are the joysticks? I love that word - joysticks. Can I change my favorite- ?

Music: No.

Angel: According to the instructions, all players log in by placing their hands on the console.

Love: I've read about this technology. The hand scanners allow the game's central processing unit to link directly into the brainwaves of the players to provide a fully virtual immersion into the game.

Music: Reading instructions is for sissies.

HJ5: Oooh!

Love: It's waiting for the players to make contact.

Rudie: Hey, G, before you lose yourself in hours of mindlessly playing that video game- [Screams] [Yelps] Whoah, guys? Where'd you go?

HJ5: Rudie! We're in here!

[Tap on TV screen]

Rudie: Okay, stay calm. Everyone, stay calm, just follow my lead. [Faints]

G: What happened?

Angel: Where are we?

Love: When the console scanned our DNA it transported our real bodies into digital computerized avatars.

Music: So, we got sucked into a video game?

Love: Well, that's a gross oversimplification and-

Music: Sucked into a video game, got it.

Rudie: I'll get you out of there. Here, let me pull the plug.

Love: If you cut the power while we're in the game, our DNA will be wiped from the hard drive! Don't touch anything!

Rudie: I won't, I wouldn't know how! I don't know anything about video games! But do you know who does? My nephew Jimmy - he's a huge gaming nerd!

Love: A huge gaming nerd is exactly what we need right now.

Rudie: Hang tight, I'll get him here ASAP. [Dials phone]

HJ5: [Gasp]

Baby: Rainbow pretty!

G: That looks like a flower.

Love: And a burger.

Angel: G, those are all the things you were trying to choose for your favorite thing. What a huge coincidence.

Love: The odds of it being a coincidence are astronomical. From the looks of things, someone wanted G here.

Baby: Just G? Didn't they want us?

Angel: I'm sure whoever designed this game wanted all of us sucked into it, Baby.

Baby: Whew, yaaaay!

Say-Wah: To complete each level and reach the end, follow the rainbow path! [Giggle]

Baby: It can't be bad if it has rainbows.

G: Oh, yes it can. There's something really weird about all of this...

Music: Really? What was your first clue?

Rudie: Come on, come on! Jimmy, it's your uncle Rudie! I need you to come over and help me play a video game.

Jimmy: But I'm doing homework.

Rudie: You can do homework any time, this is important!

Say-Wah: Level one: Flowers! [Giggles]

G: Flowers? How hard could this be?

[Video game sounds]

Baby: They're so cute! Er-!

HJ5: Baby!

Baby: Ohhh! It smells nice in here!

Love/Angel: [Gasp]

G: Rudie, do something!

Rudie: I'm trying!

Jimmy: Step aside, uncle Rudie!

Rudie: Jimmy, you made it!

Jimmy: Okay, G, it looks like you guys are stuck in a typical big boss fight gaming scenario.

G: Hi, Jimmy. What scenario? Oh!

Jimmy: The flowers you're fighting are just henchmen level foot soldiers. You need to find the big boss flower and defeat it.

G: Big boss flower? But where do we-?

[Evil laugh]

Music: Pretty sure we found it.

Angel: Jimmy, save us!

Jimmy: I'll do what I can from here, but it's up to you guys to do the playing. All I can do is talk you through it.

Music: So start talking!

Jimmy: Okay, you need to start collecting the rainbow coins for power-ups. Music, you're one away.

Love: [Grunts] Music, over there!

Music: Haha! [Gasp] [Grunt] Video games aren't as pointless as I thought.

[Monster shrieks]

[Zap!]

[Boom!]

Say-Wah: Level one complete! [Giggle]

Jimmy: Whoah! Nice moves, ladies!

G: One down, four to go!

Jimmy: Heads up, guys, looks like you're entering level two now. Chances are it's gonna be harder than the last level, so be ready!

Say-Wah: Level two: Burgers! [Giggle]

Love: Burgers? I fail to see the potential challenge in that.

Music: I wouldn't mind eating a burger right about now.

Angel: Those burgers wouldn't mind eating us!

[Zap!]

Jimmy: Sorry, Music, your pulse palm was a one-shot, and this is clearly an obstacle-based scenario, not a battle-based one.

Music: If it's not battle-based, then I am of no use to you.

Angel: Hey, guys, we could jump these burgers, like this! [Grunts] This is what I call fast food!

HJ5: [Grunts]

G: Jimmy, how do we get out of here?

Love: Angel, grab that mallet.

[Boom!]

Angel: A mallet, huh? Not exactly my usual fashion accessory, but I like it.

[Boom!]

HJ5: [Cheers]

Say-Wah: Level two complete! [Giggle]

Rudie/Jimmy: [Cheers]

G: I know that voice.

Jimmy: Burger bashing bonus, skip to level five: Charm bracelet!

G: [Gasp]

Love: How are we going to cross that?!

Baby: Ooh, G! It's your charm bracelet, a bridge-let!

Say-Wah: Cross the bridge! [Giggle]

G: Okay, I know that annoying laugh.

[Flashback]

Say-Wah: Hey, G! I'm ready to join the band now! I fixed my voice and everything; no matter what, I can't sing off-key - [Singsongy] Eveeer! [Giggle]

G: But Say-Wah, I never said you could be in the band.

Say-Wah: But my voice is flawless. I would make HJ5 perfect.

G: Sorry, Say-Wah, but I think HJ5 is already the perfect band and I wouldn't change it for the world.

Say-Wah: This isn't over! I'll make you pay! [Giggle]

G: I know who did this - it was Say-Whaaaaa!

[Splash]

Rudie: Jimmy, how could you let G fall?!

Jimmy: Chill. I just need to unlock some mad cheat codes before she hits the bottom. Done!

G: Cheer up, guys - I've got the power now!

[Zap!]

HJ5: [Cheers]

[Bangs and zaps]

HJ5: [Cheers]

[Bangs and zaps]

G: [Grunts]

Say-Wah: Not so fast, HJ5!

G: Say-Wah, I knew you did all this!

Say-Wah: I told you I'd make you pay!

G: It's me you want, Say-Wah. Let the rest of HJ5 go.

Say-Wah: Yeah, right! Goodbye, HJ5! [Giggle]

[Whirring]

Angel: Jimmy, talk to us!

Jimmy: Okay, it's actually a basic quiz show format. You just have to answer one question to open the vault and complete the game.

Say-Wah: One question and one question only: What is G's favorite thing? [Giggle]

G: I don't know, I can't decide!

Angel: G, you have to, now!

Love: And you have to answer correctly - the game is tied into your brainwaves, so it knows the real answer even if you don't.

Say-Wah: I'll bet you wish you'd let me into the band now! [Giggle]

G: No, I don't! I wouldn't change a thing about this band, it's perfect! In fact... HJ5 is my favorite thing!

Say-Wah: What?! Noooo! Game over, game over!

G: We made it, it's over!

Rudie: Just in time to get your favorite thing off to Baubles Magazine.

[Camera click]

G: Jimmy, thank you so much!

Angel: Yeah, we owe you big time!

Music: If there's anything we can ever do, just name it! Anything!

Jimmy: Anything?

Jimmy: We are now entering hour 14 on our quest to recover the lost elfen scrolls of Dunbar.

Baby: I got my level 6 enchantress wand, yaaay!

Love: Careful, we are about to enter the cave of the mighy Rocba clan. Let me do the talking; I'm fluent in most Eastern dialects of orc. [Speaking orc]

Music: When I said we'd do anything, I should've kept my mouth shut.