Ella's Ego

[ Theme Song ]

Ricky: Where are you gonna put it? Ella: Uh? Aw, it's not for sure I'll win it. Pipo: Oh, come on. You always win every single contest we've ever had at school. Annabel: And you always get the best grades. Ricky: I don't even know why we have this ceremony. Everyone knows that you're gonna win. Ella: Yeah, well, maybe if you tried a little harder instead of playing all the time, it might happen to you, too. Glitz: Oh, listen to her. She's so sure of herself. (The Rockfish all laugh at her) Babbles: Well, it's true that she is always head of the class. Lulu: Your attention, please. To present the trophy to the student having obtained the highest score in the annual school exam, I call upon Sammy. (The kids all applaud) Sammy: My dear friends, presenting this trophy fills me with pride, because he or she who wins it today is an excellent student and has shown great intelligence and has worked hard to obtain this here award. So without much further ado, the winner is... (Lulu whispers something to him) Huh? Annabel! Ricky and Ella: Huh? Annabel: Bravo, Annab-- Uh, hey. Me? That is me. It's me! Whoo-hoo! (Margaret kisses her) Uh, thank you so much. I wasn't expecting this at all. I... I... (changes to the color orange) Sorry. I'm so nervous. (The villagers all laugh) Sammy: Don't worry. Congratulations, Annabel. And congratulations as well to the student who has come in second place in the exam. (Lulu whispers something to him) Ella. Ella: Huh? (The villagers clap as Lulu places a medal on Ella's neck. Ella giggles) Villager: Second place isn't bad. But coming first? Now that's an exploit. Glitz: Annabel is the best student. She deserves the Coral Cup. (The villagers all swim away) Ella: Hmm? Ohh. (Ricky waves at her, before he follows Annabel) Huh? Ohh.

Annabel: You know, this is the first time I've ever won anything in all my life. But, you know, Ricky, you're right. This trophy is so big, I have no idea where I'm gonna put it. At least with you and your medal, it's no bother. Pipo: Who would've ever thought you were top of the class? Ricky: That's for sure. You sure kept that under your hat. (Several villagers arrive) Mika: Bravo, Annabel. Villager: Congratulations. Can I see your trophy close up? VIllager 2: You must be so smart. Annabel: My mother always told me I was very intelligent. Maybe she was right. (The villagers all laugh. Ella swims away to the entranceways to outside the reef) {{Scene|Scene: Outside of Big Boss's shipwreck.]} Big Boss: What is that? Marco: Well, it's to stop up all the holes in the shipwreck, just like you asked. Big Boss: With rocks? You numbskulls. Why, even a child could-- (Ella arrives) Hey, little girl. Ella. Is that right? Ella: Uh-huh. Big Boss: If I asked you, a mere child, to mend the holes of my shipwreck, how would you go about it? Ella: Well, I'd go find some boards in the hold of the shipwreck, and I'd fasten them to the walls. Philippe: (whistles) That little girl is super intelligent. Ella: I don't know about that. At least nobody in the reef thinks so. Big Boss: In the reef, you say? Now, now, tell us all about it. Ella: Annabel is my friend, but now it's all about her. (Ella and Big Boss both swim inside the shipwreck) Big Boss: Whoa. That's ridiculous. After all the work you put into it? Why, I think that's disgusting. Hey, I have an idea. Work for me. It'd be a real change for me to have someone as clever as you on my team. Ella: Forget it, Big Boss. I know what your intentions are. You wanna gain control over the reef. There's no way I'm helping you do that. (Ella swims out of the shipwreck, but Big Boss follows her) Big Boss: What are you talking about? You still think that I... No way. I gave up on that a long time ago, I assure you. No, what I need is someone intelligent enough to hanndle the really important tasks, like take, for example, fixing my shipwreck. Would you please accept to help me? Ella: In that case, I guess I wouldn't be doing anything bad by helping you out a little bit. (Big Boss and Ella both swim back inside the shipwreck) Big Boss: Whoo-hoo! That's so nice of you. Finally, someone on my own level that I can talk to. Here, give me that. Allow me to unburden you with this, because with us, you're not second, but first. And by far. (Ella hands him the medallion) All right, let's get to work. Marco, you go with her. All right then, so here's how we're going to do it. First of all, you two are going to go into the hold of the ship... You might be intelligent, little one, but not as much as I am. That's why they call me Big Boss. (laughs)

Sammy: I sure hope Ella's not too disappointed. Do you know where she is? Ricky: Well, I haven't seen her for a while now. (Big Boss and Philippe both arrive) Big Boss: I know where she is. Yes, indeed. She's with Marco, who's holding her prisoner somewhere. And if you ever want to see her again, you know what you gotta do. Sammy: Name you leader of the reef. Big Boss: No. That I can do myself. No, what I want is that all the inhabitants who are bigger than my moray eels must leave the reef and never come back. And that way, Philippe can bite all of those who stay and dare to ever disobey. (Philippe laughs. Later, the villagers all gather up near the entranceways. Big Boss points at Ray and Rita.) Ray: Huh? I should never hate ate so many jellyfish. Ricky: I'm staying with you guys. (Pipo tries to stop Ricky from leaving, but father prevents him) Big Boss: Be my guest. Go right ahead. The less turtles I see, the better. All right now, say it. Sammy: (to Ray) You don't have to, you know. I'd understand. Ray: If Ella's life is at stake, we're with you. Sammy: All of us gathered here do solemnly swear to never return to this reef. You win, Big Boss. Big Boss: (laughs) That's good. Go visit my shipwreck. When he sees you, Marco will let the little one go. Ricky: And what if it's a trap and Ella isn't there? Big Boss: Are you insinulating that I'm not a man of my word? Trust me, Sammy, I'll keep my promise. What about you? Sammy: We don't have a choice, Ricky. Let's go. (The turtles all swim to the entranceways. Just then, Annabel arrives) Annabel: Mommy! Mommy! I finally found a place to put my trophy. Hey, why does everybody looks so sad? (Margaret grabs Annabel and she carries her to the entranceways) Margaret: Hmph!

Ella: No, Marco, this board's got holes in it. We can't stop up a hole with aboard with holes in it. Huh? (The turtles all arrive) Shelly: Ella, my child! You're all right. Ella: Of course I am. What are you all doing here? Ricky: We all promised we'd never set foot in the reef again because we thought you were being held prisoner. Ella: Huh? I'm simply helping Big Boss repair his shipwreck. What are you talking about? I would never let myself stupidly be captured by Big Boss. Marco: (laughs) Yeah, right. He fooled you real good. Sammy and Ray: (angrily glare at Marco) Ehh... Marco: Uh, right. Well, later. (Marco swims out the reef and heads to the reef) Ricky: Come on. After all, nothing's stopping us from going back. It's not some silly promise that-- Sammy: No, Ricky. I'm a man of my word. I cannot go back on it. Stooping down to Big Boss's level would only give him pleasure. Ricky: What? But we're not gonna stay here in this shipwreck forever, are we? Ray: No, we're only going to spend the night here. Tomorrow we'll begin looking for a new reef to move to. Everything will be fine, you'll see. (Margaret and Annabel both arrive) Annabel: I didn't promise Big Boss anything. Is that bad? Ella: No, I didn't either. Don't worry about it. Annabel, you know, I'm really sorry I held it against you. You deserved the trophy. It was so silly of me. Annabel: Really? You held it against me? If you're talking about the trophy, I'll give it to you if you want. Ella: I'm so mad at myself. I wish I could just disappear and hide away for a long time. Annabel: Like this? (She camouflages herself and starts tickling Ella) Ella: (laughs) Stop it! Oh, stop it! Hmm? Margaret and the turtles: Hmm? Ella: Huh? Why, of course. I know how we can get Big Boss to give back the reef and free you from the promise you made. By being really silly.

Marco: All right now. Gather round, and don't forget to smile. Or to applaud. You have to encourage your new boss. (Nearby, Ella and Annabel are hiding behind the sea anemones) Ella and Annabel: Hmm. (Annabel camouflages herself and she and Ella swims to the tree. Nearby, Big Boss is rehearsing his speech) Big Boss: My dear... No. You bunch of losers who... No, that's no good. (Ella arrives) Ella: You have something that belongs to me, Big Boss. Big Boss: Huh? What are you doing here? (Ella grabs the medallion from Big Boss) Ella: I want my medal back. Big Boss: There's your stupid medal. (laughs) Now leave me alone. I need to prepare my speech. (Ella hides with Annabel. Annabel changes back to her normal color) Annabel: Ella, your medal isn't stupid, you know. Ella: Don't worry. Now it's up to you, Annabel. We'll just see who looks the silliest. (Later, Big Boss is doing his speech) Big Boss: Thank you for that very warm welcome. Ella: Huh? (Ella sees Annabel camouflages herself and she swims next to Big Boss) Big Boss: (clears throats) Dear inhabitants of-- (Annabel pushes him to the tree) Whoa! Must have been an underwater current. As I was saying... (Annabel tickles him) Ow! Ouch! Ow! Ouch! Ow! Ouch! (The villagers all laugh at Big Boss who's being tickled) Ella: If you want all this to stop and not pass yourself off as a fool, all you have to do is give back the reef and go back to your shipwreck. Big Boss: Never! She's responsible for this. I'm sure. Marco, Philippe, capture Ella and devour her to serve as an example! (Annabel appears and tickles Big Boss, making him laugh) Marco: Boss? Ella: He was just joking. Can't you see? Billy: You call that a leader? More like a clown. Eliot: He's ridiculous. Big Boss: (laughs) Stop! Stop! That's enough. I said stop! You win. (Annabel stops tickle him) Marco, Philippe, we're going back. Let's leave these fools here and return to the shipwreck. (Big Boss, Marco, and Philippe all swim away to the entranceways) Billy: And what's more, he's calling us fools. (The villagers all laugh)

Shelly: I miss the reef already. (Big Boss, Marco, and Philippe all arrive) Big Boss: Go back there then. I don't want it anymore. I'm perfectly fine right here. Sammy: Sorry, but now that we're here, we're staying. (Margaret starts to laugh) May I remind you that I gave you my word to never to return to the reef? Big Boss: I give you permission to go back on your word. You can return now. (Big Boss, Marco, and Philippe all swim to the shipwreck cabin and look out the windows) Philippe: I think you've been had, Big Boss. Ray: Good going, Sammy. You're the best. Come on, everybody. Hurry up. (The turtles and Margaret all swim back to the reef) Big Boss: Grrr!

Sammy: Congratulations, girls. That was an ingenious idea. Everyone is very proud of you. Annabel: It's all thanks to Ella. Ella: Are you kidding? Annabel's the one who did everything. (Ella and Annabel both twirl around and laugh)