Peacock/Script

SCENE 1:

Dr. Avian: "Leduc, Hive... meet Peacock, Lab 8's magnum opus!"

Leduc: "So this is Project: Peacock! I've read your papers but I'm embarrassed to say I can barely follow them."

Dr. Avian: "I'll explain, "Project Peacock" is equipped with not one, but two synthetic Parasites. Lab 0 has created one other like her, but more... ...extreme methods were required to complete the synchronization."

Hive: "Two synthetic Parasites? Regulating the soul contamination must be difficult."

Dr. Avian: "Indeed, but with the proper Theonite balance, I think we could graft even more onto future subjects. The Argus system not only lets her see everything, but the eyes also generate powerful Z-rays at the precise wavelength needed to disrupt a Skullgirl's essence."

Peacock: "Hey, gramps... Shut it -- I'm busy here."

Dr. Avian: "The Avery Unit is... admittedly a bit less well-understood. We designed it to be a spatial link between her body and Lab 8's vast underground arsenal, but... she's doing things with it I never imagined possible."

Peacock: "Seriously Doc, -- shut it! It's getting to the good part!"

Dr. Avian: "To think... that poor, mutilated orphan I found may be the one to defeat the Skullgirl once and for all."

Scene 2

Avery: "...Hey! Hey listen!"

Avery: "SQUAWK! Wake up, Peacock! The Theonite Resonance Detector is picking up a huge reaction downtown!"

Andy Anvil: "It's her, boss! The Skullgirl is on the move!"

Peacock: "Hot damn! Put some coffee on and gimme 15!"

Peacock: "Ready everyone!" "It's time to paint the town red!"

Andy Anvil: "[Psst... Avery? So did the boss take a bath, or what? And what does she brush her teeth with, anyway? Metal polish?]"

Avery: "[I think a bath and her usual morning routine were implied... ...but they aren't something the audience needs to see.]"

H O T 2 D  F I G H T I N G !

Scene 3:

Peacock: "Man... who are all these posers getting between me and the Skullgirl? Don't they know who I am? I was built to beat Skullgirls!" "The sooner I get done with that Skullgirl, the sooner we can get back and watch "Glorious Annie: Symphony of Star Stuff." "

Andy: "Yeah, I gotta get back in time for wrestling! I heard Beowulf's coming out of retirement!"

Avery: "SQUAWK! Hold it, everyone...! We've got a message coming in from Dr. Avian!"

Dr. Avian: "ZRRTTT - Come i... Peacock - ZZZTTT ZRRRZZ ...ero -ZZT- betray... us! ZZRRR ...Labs... ZZZTT... under attack!"

Peacock: "The Doc's in trouble!"

Scene 4

Peacock: "We're too late... Whoever it was they really did a number on the lab."

Dr. Avian: "Patricia..."

Andy Anvil: "Did you hear that? I think I heard Doc Avian!"

Peacock: "Doctor Avian... who did this to you!?"

Dr. Avian: "Lab 0... Valentine... betrayed us. She let... the Skullgirl in."

Peacock: "Which way did they go!?"

Dr. Avian: "They fled to... New Meridian... Follow... but... make sure the others are safe..." "...I know you... can... protect everyone... ...I know you can defeat the Skullgi..."

Tommy: "...He's gone, boss."

Peacock: "Guys... Get ready! Pissing me off is the last mistake those idiots'll ever make!"

Scene 5

Avery: "SQUAWK! -- I see her, boss! The Skullgirl is right over there!"

Peacock: "Wait...! It can't be...!"

Marie: "..."

Peacock: "...Marie? She's the Skullgirl?"

Double: "I'm sorry, my child, but your reunion with Marie will have to wait. She has important business to attend to in the Grand Cathedral."

Peacock: "Another Peacock? Looks more like a dodo to me... extinct!"

Double: "Enough! Avian's legacy ends now."

Scene 6

Peacock: "Hellooooooo nurse! ...Nice place you got here, by the way!"

Valentine: "So, Lab 8's ultimate weapon finally arrives. I never expected you to beat Double, but don't worry -- I'll be fitting you with a toe tag shortly."

Peacock: "So why'd ya do it? Both of our labs are supposed to be working together to destroy the Skullgirl! And you led her right to us!"

Valentine: "As though I'd explain myself to a child. We came to stop Dr. Avian's work, and that's what we did."

Peacock: "...You really think I'm gonna let you walk out of here alive, nurse?"

Valentine: "I don't think you have a choice." "I'll admit you were almost an interesting opponent... but, infected by Dr. Avian's philosophy of weakness, you're nothing more than garbage." "Double! It's time Lab 8's final experiment came to an end."

Avery: "SQUAWK! We'll show you weakness, lady."

Tommy: "we're gonna murdererize ya!"

Andy Anvil: "Time to die, traitor!"

Peacock: "Yeah, what they said! We're sending you straight to hell for what you did to the doc!"

Scene 7

Peacock: "Marie!"

Marie: "...Patricia, you should not have come. Do not worry about me -- my quest is nearly at an end."

Peacock: "Oh, puh-lease. Don't worry about you?" "Some hellish MacGuffin has turned you into an undead killing machine and I was created to stop you." "And there's no way you can beat me... so of course I'm worried about you!"

Marie: "Look, Patricia... You will understand."

Peacock: "Whoa! Is that... him? So all these people are..."

Marie: "Evil. From the slave traders of Rommelgrad to their patrons, the Medicis... all must perish." "Patricia... please leave. I... cannot guarantee your safety much longer."

Peacock: "...You know I can't do that." "It must be taking everything you've got to fight that thing inside you." "One of these days, you'll slip up and you'll be just as bad as those guys... Or worse." "You leave me no choice but to beat you down, blow you up and rip the Skull Heart right out of you!" "Let's hope there's enough of you left that we can sit down with some pie together when this is all over, 'K?"

Scene 8

Peacock: "Told you I'd win! But I appreciate you trying to put up a fight!" "Now, about the Skull Heart..." "Pff, who needs wishes? I'm already the strongest there is."

Skull Heart: "Foolish child! Do you really think this is over...!?"

Peacock: "...Right, Marie?"

Marie: "Right, Patricia..." "...I'm sorry I ran away that day. You stood up for us, and I ran." "When I found the Skull Heart, I thought maybe I could make things right and punish the people that did that to you."

Peacock: "we're good! You'll always be my friend, got it?"

Marie: "That makes me... happy."

Peacock: "Tell you what -- I'll pick up where you left off. Now that I beat you, saved the day... and it's rerun season... I don't have much to do. So why not?" "Well, that -- and bloodying those mafia fools sounds like a hoot!"

Marie: "That... would be wonderful. Thank you, Patricia" "It was good seeing you... one last... time..."

Scene 9

Peacock: "...And then there were two."

Lorenzo: "D-D-Dahlia! HELP! She's here!"

Black Dahlia: "...So the rumors were true: Geiger's resorted to experimenting on children now!" "My, how the mighty have fallen."

Peacock: "Cram it, granny!" "I don't wanna rush you, but let's get this over with already!" "I've been slaughtering your goons all night, I'm missing my stories, and I need my beauty sleep!"

Black Dahlia: "Then let me tuck you in for your final bedtime!"