The Gift of Friendship/Script

[South Park Elementary, day. The class gather and sit in their seats. Stan leans over to the desk next to his, Kyle's desk.] Stan: [whispers] Happy Birthday, Kyle. Kyle: [looks at him and smiles] Thanks, dude. Cartman: [loud whisper] Aw, weak, another year that you're alive? Stan and Kyle: [not a whisper] Shut up, Cartman! Mr. Garrison: [enters] Ok, class, let's get started wi- [looks at the class and notices there's a desk empty] Where's Butters? Butters: [enters the room holding a tray of cupcakes] Hey fellas! [All the kids and Mr. Garrison look at him] Cartman: [gasps] Cupcakes!!! [jumps out of his seat] Garrison: Butters, why are you late and why do you have cupcakes? Butters: Oh, uh, sorry Mr. Garrison. I was up most of the night baking these delicious cupcakes for the birthday boy. Kyle: [blushes and smiles] Wow! Thanks, Butters. Cartman: Ha! That's so gay. [laughs then composes himself] Can I have one? Butters: [walks up to the desks] Well, sure you can, Eric. Everyone gets one. [The kids cheer] Kyle gets one first. [places the tray on his desk. The 18 mini-cupcakes all had symbols on the frosting. The purple frosting had a star, the red frosting a fire ball, the blue frosting a rain drop, the green frosting a leaf, the black frosting a gray skull, the yellow frosting a gear, the brown frosting with a small mountain, and the white frosting a swirl] Cartman: [looks over Kyle's shoulder] What the hell is on them? Stan: Oh, they're elemental symbols of the heroes of the new game, "Cloud Breakers: Sour's Journey". It's his new favorite game. Butters: Yeah, I found out how to make them on the internet. Kyle: They're great, Butters. [takes a purple frosted one] Thanks. Butters:  Sure thing, pal. [picks up the tray] Who wants one? [The rest of the kids gather around him and take one back to their seat.] Cartman: [Takes a blue frosted one] I'll take that. [eats it as he sits down] Butters: [shakes off his daze and gives one to Mr. Garrison] You can have one, Mr. Garrison. Mr. Garrison: Oh, [takes a yellow frosted one] thank you, Butters. [Butters sits in his seat and eats a green frosted one as Garrison puts his on the desk] Ok, children, let's get started with... Stan: [whispers] So Kyle, are you still having a party tonight? Kyle: [whispers] Of course I am, dude. Cartman: [whispers] Am I invited? Kyle: [rolls his eyes] If you want to be. Cartman: [pumps his fist] Yes! Kyle: But only if you promise not to ruin it. Stan: Unlikely. Cartman: [raises one hand up and puts the other behind his back] I promise. Clyde: He's crossing his fingers. Cartman: Shut up, Clyde! [Later that afternoon, Kyle's house in the living room. Kyle's parents were decorating the house for the party as he and Stan played "Cloud Breakers" on XBOX. Stan controlled a bipedal rat with a gun as Kyle controlled a green dragon. The toys of the aforementioned characters were situated on a oval-shaped contraption.] Stan: [as he pressed buttons] Sooooo, what exactly is the premise of this game? [His character shot silver coin-like bullets at a small green enemy] Kyle: Well, Stan, the Cloud Breakers are a group of extrodanary heroes who live above the clouds. After Queen Chaos arrived in- Stan: [pauses the game and looks at him] Queen Chaos? Doesn't seem like an original name. [Kyle tries to speak, but Stan continues] And what's with the toys? [takes his character off the podium] It's just another marketing technique to try and get kids to buy more of their product because a lot of gamers nowadays care about getting 100%. Kyle: Uh, but Stan- Stan: [interrupting] And another thing, whats with the name "Rowdy Rat" for this guy? [points to the toy] Kyle: [frowns] Well, he's a hyper-active rat that- Stan: On that note, he carries a gun. I mean, isn't it a little much to advertise that to children? [points to the silver gun] Look at this thing. Kyle: [raises an eyebrow] Stan, since when do you care about violence in video games? You play "Call of Duty" for Christ sake. Stan: Kyle, those games are rated M. This is suppose to be rated E for everyone. Kyle: [groans as the doorbell rings] Who is that? [goes to answer the door and sees Butters on the other end] Hey, Butters, what are you doing here? Butters: I'm here to help Stan's mom decorate the cake. Sheila: [walks up to him from the kitchen] Oh Butters sweetie, come on in. Mrs. Marsh is ready to decorate the cake. Butters: Oh boy! [waves to Kyle] See ya, Kyle. [waves to Stan] Hi, Stan. [walks into the kitchen with Sheila] Stan: [looks in his direction] Dude, when did he become into baking cakes? Kyle: Who cares? As long as the cake tastes good like those cupcakes did. [resets the game to the start menu] Stan: But my mom made the cake. Kyle: I know. It was the frosting of those cupcakes that tasted the best. [A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Kyle opens it to his classmates Kenny, Wendy, Bebe, Craig, Tweek, Annie, Red, Token, Clyde, Jimmy, and Timmy.] Wendy: We're here, guys. [Stan walks up next to Kyle] Stan: Hey, Wendy. Wendy: [hands Kyle a present and smiles at Stan] Hello. [The rest of the kids hand their respective gifts to Kyle and Stan who lay them next in front of the couch] Clyde: So when do we get this party started? Kyle: What kind of party do you think this is? [knock on the door] I'll get it. Gerald: [enters the room with Randy] Oh, boys, you made it. Bebe: Do we have cake now or after presents? Kyle: [opens the front door to see Cartman on the other end] What are you doing here, fatass? Cartman: Well you invited everyone else. [crosses his arms] How come you never invite me to your parties, Jew? Kyle: [rolls his eyes] That's why? [closes the door on him but Cartman puts his foot in the door] Cartman: Ow! Please just let me in, Kyle. I really want some cake. Kyle: [opens it] You better not cause any problems. Cartman: I won't I promise. [grins] Kyle: Good. [lets him in. The two join the others] Craig: Where's your present, lardo? Cartman: Up your ass, bitch. [Craig flips him off] Kyle: Dad, is the cake done yet? Gerald: Not yet, Kyle. Randy: It should be done and decorated soon. Stan: Right, in the meantime, how about Kyle opens his presents? Red: [looks at the television and Cloud Breakers toys] Are we going to play Cloud Breakers? Kyle: Sure, just after the presents. [The group of kids gather in a circle] Mom, we're ready! Sheila: [enters the room with a camera] Ok, bubbe, you can open them. Annie: [hands Kyle a gift bag] Here, Red and I made this for you. Kyle: [Takes the gift and smiles] Thanks. [Goes through it and takes out a stuffed, green dragon plushie] Wow! You two made this? Red: Yup, we used some of the material from our old dolls and dyed it green, the same color as sour. Sheila: Oh that's adorable, Kyle. Hold it up. [Prepares to snap a photo. Kyle shyly obliges] Cartman: [Bursts into laughter] Ha ha! Oh my god! I want a copy of that picture so I show it to the whole school. Let them know you're gonna sleep with a doll. [laughs harder] Kyle: [blushing] Shut-up, Cartman! [pushes it aside] Thanks Red. Thanks Annie. Annie and Red: Happy Birthday, Kyle. Token: [Hands him a rectangular present] Here you go. You always said you wanted this. Kyle: [takes it] Thanks, dude. [opens it and gasps] No way! This is the ultra rare, ultra expensive "Sour's Kingdom" Battle Pack featuring his girlfriend, Sweet. You're the best Token. Token: No problem. Happy Birthday. Cartman: [rolls his eyes and mutters to himself] Of course he can afford that. Craig: [pokes Tweek] You go next. Tweek: Ach! [twitches] Oh right. [Hands Kyle an envelope] Here you go. Kyle: [takes it and opens it] Oh sweet, thanks dude! Stan: What is it? Kyle: It's a $50 gift certificate for "Tweak Bros. Coffee"! [Sheila takes it] What are you doing? Sheila: You know you're not allowed to drink coffee. [Gerald takes it] Kyle: [under his breath] Shit. [looks at Tweek and whispers to him] Don't worry, I'll steal it and use it later. Jimmy: Ok, it's my t-turn. [hands Kyle a gray box with green and blue striped wrapping] It's from me and Tim-Tim. Timmy: Timmy! Kyle: Thanks. [opens and pulls out a book titled "Jimmy Valmer's Best Jokes of all Time"] Oh, a joke book...Nice. Thanks, guys. Timmy: Yah, Timmy! Jimmy: Hope your days are full of l-laughter and f-f-fun. [He and Timmy smile] Kyle: [smiles] Thanks again. Cartman: [to himself] Gay, gay, gay... Clyde: Craig, why don't you give him our gift? Craig: Oh, ok, [hands Kyle a small rectangular present in blue wrapping with red polka dots] Hope you enjoy it and if you don't, I've done my best. Kyle: [as he opens it] It's okay, Craig. It's the thought that matters to me. [looks at the opened present. It's an XBOX 360 game titled: "Dragon Age II"] Wow! Dragon Age 2? I loved the first one. Thanks guys. Stan: Hey, I wanna play that. [Craig and Clyde laugh] What? Kenny: [hands him an orange wrapped gift] (Here you go, Kyle) Kyle: Thanks, Kenny. [Opens it and smiles at the present: A pack of three toy dart guns] Stan: [takes them from him] Sweet dude, the three of us can play with these later. Cartman: What are they from the Dollar Store or something? [laughs as Kenny punches his arm] Ow! [glares at him and rubs his arm] Kyle: At least he got me something. What did you get me, dude? Cartman: [scoffs and crosses his arms] I wasn't even invited. Kyle: [rolls his eyes] But you came anyway. Wendy: I hate to interrupt your testoterone fuel, but Bebe and I still need to give you our gift. [Hands him a thin rectangular present wrapped in purple] Bebe: We think you'll like it. [winks] Kyle: [opens it and it's a a Cloud Breakers coloring book with sparkling stickers] Uh, thanks girls. [Cartman, Craig, and Clyde laugh] Shut up! [looks at Bebe and Wendy] I know I like Cloud Breakers, but why a coloring book? Cartman: [through his laughter] Yeah, what are you, 5? [laughs harder with Clyde. Wendy and Bebe punch their arm] Ow! Clyde: Bebe! Bebe: Sorry, Clyde. Wendy: It's not to be insulting. We just thought it would be a nice gesture. Bebe: Yeah, and look [points at the stickers] the Sour the dragon sticker makes him look like sour candy. Kyle: [looks closely at the stickers] Oh yeah, guess that's one of the many perks of being in the Pleases and Sparkles Club. Wendy: Correction, we own it. Bebe: Yeah [looks at Red and Annie] Right, girls? Sparkle... Annie and Red: Sunshine! Stan: Last but certainly not least, dad! Randy: [enters the living room] Yeah? Stan: Do you have my present for Kyle? Randy: Oh yeah, hold on a sec. [goes back into the kitchen and quickly returns with an unwrapped gift with a small green bow] Here you go. Stan: Thanks, dad. [Randy returns to the kitchen] Kyle: Whoa! Is that the first season of Cloud Breakers on Blueray? Stan: Yup, [smiles and hands it to him] happy birthday, Kyle. Sheila: [snaps a picture of the group] Well aren't you a special group of kids? Cartman: [snickers] Lame Kyle: Mom, is the cake done yet? Sheila: I'll go check. [goes into the kitchen] Clyde: Hey, how about we play some Cloud Breakers while we wait? Kyle: Sure, ok. [Puts all of his presents beside the couch] Cartman: I wanna play first? Kyle: Cartman, I'm playing first and I get to choose who plays with me. Cartman: B-But I wanna play! [stomps his foot on the floor] Stan: Kyle, just let him play first so he shuts up. Others: Yeah Kyle: [sighs irritated] Fine Cartman: [composes himself] Sweet! [picks up the Sour figure] Kyle: Whoa! Whoa! What the hell are you doing? [puts his hand over the toy] Cartman: I wanna use the green dragon guy. Kyle: Cartman, that's my favorite. [pulls it toward himself] I don't want you using him. Cartman: I thought we can choose whoever we wanted? [pulls back toward himself] Kyle: Anyone but him. [pulls again] Cartman: But he's the kewlest! [pulls roughly toward himself] Kyle: I swear to God- [let's go of the toy as Cartman's hand flings it against the wall, breaking it. Everyone besides Cartman and Kyle gasp] Butters: [enters the living room with the parents and Ike who was in there the whole time] Fellas, the cake is...[looks around at the shocked kids] What happened? [Kyle slowly walks over to the broken Cloud Breaker toy lying against the wall. The head, tail, a wing, and its two front claws were detached while several small cracks covered the body and remaing ligaments. He gently cupped the pieces in his hands as he was on his] Sheila: What happened? Stan: Cartman and Kyle were fighting over a toy and Cartman threw it against the wall. It looked like an accident. Cartman: [rubs the back of his head] Uh, Kahl, I didn't mean to break it. [Kyle slowly stands up and gives him an emotionless look] Honest, it was an accident like Stan said. Sheila: Here, bubee, [holds out her hands] I'll try to fix it. Kyle: [hands it to her] It's no use, mom, it's completely broken. It won't work even if you fix it. [a piece of the small podium the character stood on fell to the floor. Shelia bent over to pick it up] Stan: Kyle, are you okay? [pats his back] Kyle: [whispers harshly] Get out Stan: Kyle? Kyle: [looks at Cartman and points to the door] GET THE HELL OUT! Cartman: [winces] But I didn't get cake. Kyle: You want cake? [walks into the kitchen] Butters: Kyle, w-what are you doing? [follows him] [In the kitchen on the table stood the Energy Portal-shaped cake. It was the same color and even had a glowing light effect in the center. Kyle takes a piece from a corner.] Butters: Kyle, don't! We worked hard on it. [grabs him by the arm] Kyle: You wanna piece, fatass [throws it at the living room wall near the door] Here! Now GET OUT! [everyone gasps] Wendy: Well, there goes someone's piece? Bebe: Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be enough for the rest of us. Cartman: [looks at the cake splattered on the wall then glares at Kyle] You know what? That's fine. I don't wanna be apart of your faggy birthday party anyway. [walks out the door and slams it behind him. Butters lets go of Kyle as Gerald goes into the kitchen] Gerald: [from the kitchen] I'll clean that up. Stan: [Kyle walks up to him] Are you okay, dude? [Kyle nodded slowly] Sharon: Well, now that that's out of the way, it's cake time. Kids (besides Stan and Kyle): Yay! [go into the kitchen as Stan and Kyle follow] [The kids sat around the table wearing different colored birthday hats and singing "Happy Birthday" to Kyle as the birthday boy stared down at the cake now with a slice missing] Sheila: [holds up the camera] Go ahead. Make a wish. [Kyle sighes then closes his eyes for a few seconds before blowing out the number 10 candle] Stan: What did you wish for, dude? Wendy: Stan, if he tells us, it won't come true. Kyle: It won't come true anyway, so I might as well tell you guys. [looks down] I wish Cartman would stop being a douche and start being my friend. Clyde: He's right, it'll never happen. Other kids: Yeah Ike: Habby Birtday, Kyle! Kyle: [smiles alittle] Thanks, Ike. [Later that night, Cartman was sitting in his living room, surfing through the channels] Cartman: No [click] no [click] nope [click] Jesus Christ, why is there nothing on TV? Voice on TV: Hey there, Sweetie, what's got you down? Cartman: What is this? [The TV shows what appears to be a Cloud Breakers cartoon. A pink female dragon was talking with a green male dragon] Sweet: Sour, I broke Rowdy's favorite gun and now he's mad at me. What should I do? Sour: Well, if you are really his friend, I'm sure he'll forgive you. [pats her back] Just in case though, why don't you just try to give him something as an apology? Sweet: [sighes] I guess I could try to fix his gun using some goo from Goo Mountain. Sour: That's the spirit! Both: [jump and high five] Yeah! Cartman: [rubs his chin] Hmm, I see what you're saying. Meom! Do we have super glue? [gets up and goes into the kitchen] [Later, outside Kyle's house, Cartman and Butters approach the building wearing black] Butters: Uh, Eric, why do we always wound up breaking into Kyle's house? Cartman: [takes out a rope from his backpack] Butters, this is different. For once, I'm not getting revenge. Butters: Then what are you doing? Cartman: [throws the rope up next to Kyle's window so it slides through as he grabs the other end. Pulls on it so it's tight] Butters, do you want twenty bucks? Butters: Y-Yes Cartman: [wraps it around his waist] Then shut-up and hoist me up there. [Butters struggled to pull on the rope as Cartman rose up to the window] Cartman: [opens the window softly and slowly enters Kyle's room and whispers] Kahl, I really thought you'd lock the window by now. [looks around] Ok, where is that...[looks at the nightstand and sees the disembodied Sour toy] Bingo. [lays his backpack on the floor and takes out a freezer bag with newspaper pieces] [Kyle mumbles in his sleep as he cuddles with the Sour plushie Red and Annie made him. Cartman stared at him and tried very hard to hold back a snicker] Cartman: [shakes his head] You've spared yourself humilition for now [gently places the fragments in the freezer bag] but next time I'll bring a camera and the whole school will see you sleeping with that thing. [tiptoes toward the window and escapes without a hitch] [At Cartman's house, Cartman is in his room, trying to superglue the toy back together] Cartman: [Yawns and looks at the clock on his desk] Man, it's almost three in the morning. [Looks at the almost comple figure. All it need was its head] The only reason I am doing this is because he'll owe me. [places the head inbetween the wings in front] There, it's done! Aw-Awwww! There's glue everywhere. [looks at a glitter shaker] Wouldn't hurt. [takes the shaker and sprinkles glitter on Sour, covering the cracks of glue] Sweet! [The next day, Kyle goes through his locker. Cartman walks up to him with his hands behind his back] Cartman: S'up, Jew. Kyle: [turns to look at him] What do you want? Here to break something else? Cartman: [shakes his head] No, just [pushes a present against his chest] take this and don't open it until after school. Kyle: [looks perplexed] Uh, thanks. I think. [Glare at him] Hey wait, is this poisonous? Is there anthrax in the box? Cartman: Dude, where the hell would I get that? [scoffs] See ya later. [leaves] [After school, Kyle stood by the school waiting for the bus. He cautiously looked at the gift wrapped box Cartman handed him and slowly began to open it] Kyle: I wonder what this is? [takes off the lid and goes through the newspaper and gasps] No way! [pulls out the fixed Sour figure and examines it. It has a tiny red ribbon around its neck and is decorated with glitter] He didn't... [looks over Cartman talking to Stan and Kenny at the bus stop. He gently places it back into the box and reads the card inside] Cartman: Dear Kyle, you're probably wondering why your stupid figure was missing or why I was the one to fix it and give it back to you? The truth is, I don't know. I guess I felt bad. Yeah, I know, funny huh? But When I saw how upset and enraged you were after I broke it, I couldn't laugh or insult your senseless emotions. I guess what I'm trying to say is...I'm sorry. Please accept my gift. And you thought I wouldn't get you a gift, but I gave you the best gift of all: The Gift of Friendship. Love, your friend, Eric. PS: You owe me a piece of cake, Jew! Kyle: [looks over at Cartman and his friends] Is he, serious? [looks over at a nearby dumpster and goes to throw the box away. He then gently places the card in his backpack and the toy into his coat, while holding it against his chest] [The bus arrives] Stan: I wonder where Kyle is? I hope he's okay. Cartman: [waves his hand] He's fine. [gets on the bus after Butters] Stan: [sighes] Let's go, Kenny. [Kenny nods as they get on the bus and sit together] Kyle: [runs to the bus just as the doors close] Wait! [his hand gets caught in the door] Ow! [the bus driver opens them] Thanks. [walks to the back of the bus, shaking off his hand and breathing heavily] Stan: [looks back at him and smiles] Hey, dude. There you are. Kyle: Yup, I'm here. [Stan goes back to talking to Kenny. Kyle feels the toy through his coat to see if it's still in one piece as the bus starts to drive away] [That afternoon, Cartman was at his house playing an XBOX game] Cartman: [pushes buttons] Sweet! This game rules. [doorbell rings] Meom, door! [no reply, doorbell rings again] Why does she always do this. [pauses the game and answers the door, surprised to see Kyle on the other end] Kyle: Hey, Cartman Cartman: What are you doing? Kyle: Can I come in? Cartman: Uh, sure if you want. [opens the door more and moves aside so he can enter. He then notices his backpack and something in his hand] What do you got there? Kyle: [places the object on the table and looks at him] It's your piece of cake, stupid. Cartman: [eyes widen] Cake? [removes the tin foil and sees a piece of the birthday cake] Kick-ass, dude. [raises his hands over it, ready to gulf it down, but stops and looks at Kyle] There isn't arsenic poisoning in here is there? Kyle: [smiles as he removes his backpack] You know, I asked that same question earlier. [rumages through his bag] Cartman: Why? Kyle: [pulls out a smaller bag] Because of this. [takes out the Sour figure] Cartman: No way! You fixed it. Kyle: Cartman, I know you broke into my room like always and took it. [looks at it then at him] But what I don't understand is, why did you fix it? Cartman: I'll tell you [looks at the piece of cake] After I have my long awaited piece of cake. [scarfs it down as Kyle removes some items from his backpack] Mmm, yes! [belches] That was so yummy. [sighes] I gotta admit, Butters knows how to make a cake. Kyle: Don't forget that Stan's mom helped. Cartman: Yeah, I know. [wipes his face with a nearby napkin] What are you doing? Kyle: First, tell me why you fixed Sour? Cartman: Uh, [rubs the back of his neck] because I felt like it. Kyle: [smiles] If that's what you're going with, fine. Thanks anyway, dude. Cartman: Sure, whatever, so what are you doing? Kyle: [holds up the Cloud Breakers game case and an extra controller] Wanna play? Cartman: Sure, but I wanna be Sour. Kyle: [shakes his head and holds up a pink dragon figure] No, you can be Sweet. Cartman: I don't wanna be a girl. Kyle: But she smells like candy. [hands him the toy] Here. Cartman: [smells it] That's pretty kewl. [Kyle sets up the Energy Portal as Cartman takes out the game he was playing and connects the second controller. They both sit on the couch] Kyle: Let's hope the toy works. I mean a piece of the bottom broke off. Cartman: It better. I was up most of the night on it Kyle: [raises an eyebrow] Dude Cartman: [the game starts up] Ok, let's see if they work. [Cartman puts the Sweet toy on for player one as Kyle does the same for Sour for player two] Sweet: [appears on the screen] Sweet like candy! Sour: [appears on the screen] Let's get sour! Kyle: It works! Yes! Cartman: [laughs] I just realized something. Kyle: What? Cartman: These characters are perfect for us. Sweet and Sour are opposites. I'm so sweet [grins] and your a wittle sour-puss. [laughs more] Kyle: [rolls his eyes] As if [smiles. They then begin to play through the game] Cartman: Kyle? Kyle: Yeah? Cartman: I still think the Disney game is better. [Kyle groans, then the two laugh. On the television screen the two dragons explored the world. Sour looked like he had stitches throughout his body as if to symbolise a friendship that was broken, but later mended] [End of "Gift of Friendship"]