Title: **"The Hypno-Pendant Prank War: A Paw-Tucket Tale"**

Response: **Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own** **Episode Title: "Prank You Very Much"** --- **Cold Open:** It's a sunny morning in Paw-Tucket. Roxie McTerrier bounds out of her cozy bed, wagging her tail, and accidentally knocks over her alarm clock with a joyful yawn. **Roxie (cheerful):** Rise and shine, Jade! The world’s full of adventure today! Jade Catkin, sprawled atop a mountain of squishy pillows, pulls a sleep mask lower over her eyes. **Jade (groggy, sarcastic):** Can’t rise. Too shiny. Adventure causes shed fur. Roxie nudges her with a paw. Just before Jade can retort, Trip Hamston crashes through the door, skidding across the floor with excitement. **Trip (grinning):** Morning, besties of all besties! Who’s ready for some...fun? Jade glares. Roxie perks up, wagging. **Roxie (excited):** Are we going to play fetch? Ooh! Or maybe chase the mailmole? **Trip (smirking, sly):** Oh, I’ve got something *way* better. --- **Theme Song Plays** --- **ACT ONE** **Scene 1: Main Lounge, Paw-Tucket** Trip unveils a strange, shiny amulet, swinging it on a cord. The rest of the gang gradually assembles—Bev Gilturtle juggling oranges, Edie Von Keet practicing dramatic monologues, Quincy Goatee eating grass nervously. **Trip (flourishing amulet):** Behold the Mystic Hamston Hypno-Pendant™! **Jade (scoffing):** Great. More fake magic. Wake me up when reality returns. **Roxie (wide-eyed):** Ooooh, is it real? Can you make me bark like a chicken? **Bev (bouncing):** Let me try! I wanna be a skydiver! Or a flamenco dancer! Or both! Trip waves the pendant, voice dropping to a mock-mysterious tone. **Trip (mysterious):** Stare deep into the spinning spiral, loyal...*subjects*. Edie saunters over, brushing her feathers dramatically. **Edie (preening):** I do *adore* theater games, darling. Hypnotize away. Quincy, nearby, gulps. **Quincy (nervous):** Uh, is it...safe? **Trip (confident):** Safe as sunshine, Q! Now, everyone, eyes on the pendant. As the pendant spins, weird colors swirl. Gradually, all their eyes glaze over... **Trip (whispers):** When I snap my trotters, you’ll ALL return to normal. 'Kay, let’s *begin* the fun... --- **Scene 2: One by One Hypnotized—The Results** **Jade Catkin: Now Believes She’s a Dog** Trip leans toward Jade, who blinks up, dazed. **Trip:** Jade, from now on, whenever you hear someone say “Dog Park,” you’ll believe you’re a dog until I say “Cat Nap.” He whispers “Dog Park” and steps back. Instantly, Jade leaps off the sofa, starts spinning in circles as if chasing her own tail. **Jade (barking loudly):** Ruff! Ruff! Jade wanna fetch! Belly rubs! SNACKS? Where’s a good stick? She bounds over to Roxie, licking her face, tail invisible but wagging in spirit. **Roxie (delighted):** Jade! You’re finally playing with me! Isn’t this fun? Jade sniffs a shoe, then stands up and shakes as if drying herself after a bath. **Jade (in deep dog-mode):** Best. Day. Ever! Where’s the squeaky toy?! **Trip (quietly snickering):** Oh, this is gold. --- **Roxie McTerrier: Frozen When She Hears "Fetch"** Trip clears his throat, approaching Roxie. **Trip:** Roxie, every time you hear the word “fetch,” you’ll freeze. You’ll only unfreeze when you hear the words “tennis ball.” He tests it. **Trip (louder):** Who wants to play fetch? Roxie, mid-bounce, freezes solid—one paw in air, wide eyes shimmering, tongue half-out. Jade (still in dog mode) sniffs her curiously. **Jade (dog-voice):** New statue. Smells like...friend. Bev walks in, blinking. **Bev (confused):** Why’s Roxie always posing? Ooh, that’s a new game? I call it "Living Statue!" Trip giggles with delight, whispering “tennis ball” near Roxie’s ear. Suddenly, Roxie bursts forth, picking up mid-sentence— **Roxie (cheerful, mid-sentence):** -a running race! Wait, what just happened? --- **Bev Gilturtle & Edie Von Keet: Switched Bodies** Trip sidles up as Bev and Edie chatter. **Trip:** Bev, Edie—whenever you two hear “curtain call,” you’ll believe you’ve switched bodies until you hear “shell shock.” He utters the magic phrase: “It’s time for a curtain call!” Immediately, Edie cocks her head, looking as if she’s about to burst with introduced energy, while Bev freezes, holding an imaginary lorgnette, her shell poised dramatically. **Edie (as Bev, squirming energetically):** Woah, I feel...shorter? Where are my wings? Let’s juggle, or tap dance, or run—no, wait—I can’t run, I’m slow! She retracts into her imaginary shell, then sticks her head right back out. **Bev (as Edie, proclaiming):** Oh, darlings! My plumage—my colorful feathers—where *are* they? The spotlight must follow me, for I am the SENSATION OF THE STAGE! She stumbles, unused to hopping. **Bev (as Edie, huffy):** Why is walking so...bobbly? **Trip (cracking up):** Oh, this is brilliant! But wait, there’s more... --- **Quincy Goatee: Dares to Be Adventurous** Trip turns to Quincy, who is still nibbling anxiously. **Trip:** Quincy, whenever you hear “epic adventure,” you’ll bravely do the wildest thing anyone suggests. No fear, no fainting! He looks at Bev/Edie hybrid. **Trip:** Who wants to see Quincy ride a skateboard through the Carrot Cake Fountain? Epic adventure! Quincy bolts upright, face erratic with sudden boldness. **Quincy (excited):** Let’s go! Skateboard, Carrot Cake, super speed! No goats allowed to chicken out! He grabs Bev’s skateboard and zooms through the crowd, shouting. **Quincy:** Cowabunga! He launches over the Carrot Cake Fountain, doing a wild spin, cheered by the other pets. No fainting. **Edie (as Bev, gobsmacked):** Did Quincy just...Not faint? **Trip (victorious):** Oh, today might be the *most* fun day I’ve ever had! --- **Scene 3: The Pranks Escalate** As Trip spends the day gleefully guiding his hypnotized friends, chaos spreads through Paw-Tucket. **Montage:** * Jade (believing herself to be a dog) attempts to dig up the Pet Plaza. * Roxie keeps freezing mid-sentence or mid-wag as “fetch” pops up in ordinary conversation, only to resume with a confused blink when “tennis ball” is spoken. * Edie (in Bev’s body) tries to organize a dramatic stage play but keeps retracting unexpectedly into her shell, while Bev (in Edie’s body) insists on a “super high energy interpretive dance!” while unwittingly flapping imaginary wings. * Quincy scales a tower made of dog bones, skydives off the Jungle Gym, and volunteers to host a starring role in Edie’s impromptu show—without a single faint. **Trip narrating (to camera, quietly):** Hypno-pranks, 100% success rate. Take THAT, boredom! --- **ACT TWO** **Scene 1: The Aftermath—Confusion Mounts** Trip enjoys a snack as the havoc continues. Roxie (now un-frozen) finds Jade eating a shoe. **Roxie (confused):** Jade...uh, are you feeling okay? **Jade (dog mode, panting):** Woof! Want to play chase? Edie (still in turtle body) approaches, waddling dramatically. **Edie (as Bev):** I demand—nay!—require my boa and spotlight! Also, someone help me roll faster! Bev (as Edie) corrals Quincy for a new “adventure,” suggesting a triple backflip into the Ball Pit. **Bev (as Edie):** All in the name of the arts, darling! **Quincy (enthusiastic):** For the glory! For the fun! For...I don’t really know, but let’s do it! He hurls himself in, still fearless. Trip is approached by a suspicious Roxie, who’s noticed the pattern. **Roxie:** Trip, did you do something? Jade’s acting like my twin, but fluffier. Edie’s acting weird...well, *extra* weird. Bev keeps doing improvisational opera, and Quincy’s suddenly bolder than a bulldog! **Trip (quickly):** Me? No way! Just the regular, classic, everyday fun! He shifts, eyeing his Hypno-Pendant. --- **Scene 2: Friends Begin to Notice the Oddities** Jade (dog mode) races past, biting a pillow and parading it like a trophy. **Roxie (thinking):** Hmmm... Elsewhere, in the Ball Pit, Edie as Bev and Bev as Edie are stuck, neither understanding why their bodies won’t move as usual. **Edie (as Bev):** Why can’t I pirouette? Curse this shell! **Bev (as Edie, excited):** I can *sing* so high now! Turtles can’t do that! This is AMAZING! Roxie and Edie/Bev hybrid convene, all describing bizarre sensations. Bev as Edie suggests getting help from Jade, but Jade is too busy sniffing Butterscotch’s tail. Roxie rounds them up. **Roxie:** This just *has* to be Trip’s doing! Only he would come up with something this...hypno-y. **Quincy (interrupts at full volume):** Who wants me to jump over Paw-Tucket Tower on a pogo stick? I’m up for ANYTHING now! Roxie face-paws. --- **Scene 3: The Pranks Go Too Far** Trip can't resist pushing the pranks further. Jade now tries to herd the squirrels in the South Meadow; Quincy bungee jumps off a slide; Edie and Bev try to create a stage show, hopelessly muddled. Some younger pets start copying Quincy’s wild stunts. Mayor Snifferson is nearly flattened by a confused fake-dog-Jade chasing a frisbee. Mayor Snifferson approaches Trip. **Mayor Snifferson (displeased):** These shenanigans must *cease*, Trip Hamston! Pets are mixing metaphors, metaphysics, and snack times! Fix this chaos or face the consequences! Trip gulps, finally realizing he’s lost control. --- **ACT THREE** **Scene 1: Friends Plot Revenge** Roxie, Bev (Edie), Edie (Bev), Quincy (wildly brave), and Jade (still a dog) gather away from Trip. **Roxie (serious):** We have to get back to normal before Mayor Snifferson *banishes* us to the Recycling Yard. Bev (as Edie) thinks, then pulls Roxie aside. **Bev (as Edie):** Trip’s pendant is the key. If we can make *him* stare at it, maybe we can make *him* act silly! Edie (as Bev) pops her head from her shell. **Edie (as Bev):** Ooh, I want him to think he’s a goat—no, a chicken—no! An...actor in a gopher suit! **Roxie:** First, we need to snap out of these spells. If we remember Trip’s trigger words, maybe we can *fix* ourselves. They decide to put the plan in motion. --- **Scene 2: Outwitting Trip** They approach Trip, with Jade as the key. **Roxie (to Jade):** Hey, “Dog Park!” Jade instantly starts barking, chasing her own tail. Roxie quietly whispers “Cat Nap” in her ear. Jade halts, blinks, and resumes her usual grumpy self. **Jade (dry):** I licked your face. If you tell *anyone*, you’re on my list, McTerrier. **Roxie (giggling):** Your secret’s safe! They do the same for the others. **Bev and Edie:** Whisper “shell shock!”—both return, bodies unswitched. **Roxie:** Roxie is briefly frozen as Trip says “fetch,” but Bev yells “tennis ball!” and she snaps out. **Quincy:** They simply say “no epic adventure here!” and Quincy reverts, shaking his head in confusion. **Jade (determined):** Time for payback. Follow my lead... --- **Scene 3: Turning the Tables on Trip** The friends gather in the Main Lounge, where Trip is showing off his Hypno-Pendant. Jade, feigning sleepiness, sidles up beside him. **Jade (sleepy tone):** Trip, can you show me how that silly spinner works? I bet you can’t hypnotize *yourself.* Trip laughs. **Trip:** Jade, only a *pro* can handle Hypno-Pendant power. Watch this! As he spins it, the others crowd around, encouraging him, “Bet you can’t do it!” “Are you getting sleepy?” “I bet you think you’re a goat!” Trip, getting cocky, stares too long at the pendant. **Trip (drowsy):** I...am...the world’s best prankster...nobody can prank me... Bev claps her shell. Edie flutters her wings in front of his eyes. **Bev:** Trip, when you awake, you will believe you are *Mayor Snifferson*—and must speak in rhyme, balancing three rubber ducks on your head. Roxie and Jade struggle not to giggle. **Jade:** Oh, and you’ll believe every time someone says...“Prank Time,” you must sing your *deepest, darkest secret.* They snap their paws and wings. Trip shakes his head, blinking. **Trip (suddenly regal):** Good citizens of Paw-Tucket, tis I! I take my role with ducks a-pluck-it. He grabs three rubber ducks, balancing them expertly atop his head, and parades across the room. **Jade (smirking):** Hey Trip, “Prank Time!” Trip stands on tip-trotters and belts out: **Trip (singing):** I once ate all the frosting off Roxie’s birthday cake! I wear sparkle socks and fear the sound old clocks make! The group explodes in laughter. Trip, wide-eyed, claps a hoof over his mouth. **Edie (gleeful):** Encore! Encore! **Jade (teasing):** What rhymes with "Hamston" and "pants on"? Trip, still rhyming, shouts: **Trip:** If I don’t stop, I’ll rhyme ‘til dawn! Someone save me, this prank’s gone wrong! --- **ACT FOUR** **Scene 1: All’s Well That Ends Well** The friends release Trip from the spell with a chorus of “Wake up, Hammy!” Trip slumps, dazed and sheepish, dropping the ducks. **Trip:** Okaaay...I *may* have gone a little overboard. **Quincy:** That was...the most exciting day of my *entire* life. Can I keep the skateboard? Edie fluffs her feathers. **Edie:** I demand never to switch with a turtle again. My wings are my *brand*, darling! **Bev (laughing):** But you made a lovely turtle, Edie! Think of the interpretive dramas! Roxie bounces beside Jade, grinning. **Roxie:** Jade, I never knew you had such good fetch skills! **Jade (nonchalant):** Don’t push it, Rox. Or I’ll *hypnotize* you into thinking you’re a goldfish. Trip sighs. **Trip:** Friends, truce? No more hypno-pranks for, like...a week? Giggling, the pets all agree—until Jade winks at the camera. **Jade (deadpan aside):** Or until next Tuesday. --- **End Tag: Trip’s Next Prank** Trip is seen at night, scribbling in his notebook. **Trip (voice-over):** “Plan: Hypnotize group to believe floor is lava…” He stops, rubs his chin, and looks tentatively at the Hypno-Pendant before locking it in a box. **Trip (smiling sheepishly):** Maybe just regular pranks for a while. With the sound of distant barking, Jade shouts from off-screen. **Jade (off-screen):** TRIP! If you hypnotize anyone again, you’re sleeping in the hamster maze! Trip gulps, pulling the covers up. **Trip:** G’night, Paw-Tucket. --- **FADE OUT** **END CREDITS**