Firebreather

Margaret Rosenblat:
Duncan, this is a new school not an execution. Just try to socialize, make some friends.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
And stop getting intofights. They're the ones who start it. Jerks are instinctively drawn to me like... a homing pigeon.

Margaret Rosenblat:
Duncan, you're a 16 year old boy like every other guy in your class. And every other kid has problems of their own.

[Kisses Duncan on the cheek]

Margaret Rosenblat:
So if you can just get along with people and keep your temper. Everything's going to be just fine.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Message received.

[Duncan starts to leave]

Margaret Rosenblat:
And Duncan.

[Margaret makes a handsign]

Duncan Rosenblatt:
I love you too, mom.

Margaret Rosenblat:
Actually, that time it was "Rock on."

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Do you really know cryptozoology?

Kenny:
Oh yeah, Isabel loves all that creepy stuff. She's a giant monster fan girl.

Isabel:
Monster is in the eye of the beholder. They're Kaiju, Kenny.

Barnes:
All right ladies, line up. I'm your new Gym teacher. You can call me "Coach Barnes." Or once you come to love me - Blitz.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
[after the rest of the class has dispersed] Hey "Blitz." You know I was wondering when I'd run into you. Gym teacher? That's your cover. Really? You're coming down in the world since the last school.

Barnes:
The whole Vice Principal thing really cramped my style. I could only yell at kids. Here - I can get a lot more physical.

Dr. Pytel:
It's firebreath. Yeah. You have it, Duncan. You'll learn to control it in time, but until then you're going to have to stay out of situations with uh, potential conflict.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Like High School?

Margaret Rosenblat:
I have a legal contract with MEGTAF stipulating that my son have a normal a life as humanly possible.

Troy:
[about Duncan] Look Jenna, I know you don't want to talk to me, but this guy is bad news. Stay away from him!

Jenna:
What is up with you? You want to know the punishment for being stupid enough for dating you? DATING YOU!

Isabel:
It doesn't make sense. Why now? Why here?

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Because I'm here. He's looking for me.

Isabel:
Why?

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Because he's not only Belloc - King of the Kaiju. He's also... my... dad.

Belloc:
Excellent Duncan. Let me look at you.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Why don't you just kill me and get it over with?

Belloc:
If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead.

Belloc:
Though you are my son - you are weak.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
I'm strong enough!

Belloc:
NO, the human world has made your heart soft. You must be hard and ruthless if you are to rule the Kaiju.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
You ignore me for 16 years and you expect to train me for something I don't even want?

Astraroth:
You desecrate our race! You shame our ceremony!

Abbadon:
Bad enough you keep us from exterminating the human vermin. Now you mate with them!

Belloc:
Who challenges their king? You Abbadon? Or you Astraroth?... I thought as much. Then I make my choice. This is Duncan - my heir!

Duncan Rosenblatt:
What happens now?

Barnes:
Half of MEGTAF is scouring the desert for him, Margaret. If Belloc's out there, we'll find him.

Margaret Rosenblat:
Colonel Barnes, Maybe you should send out *all* of MEGTAF, since half of it is having difficulty finding a 120 foot giant.

Margaret Rosenblat:
Your father is a great many things, but he is not a monster. You don't know the things he's gone through. The *good* things he's done. I don't expect you to understand, but I did love him - and he gave me you.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
So what am I? Am I human or am I Kaiju?

Margaret Rosenblat:
You're you, that's all that matters.

Barnes:
Well then I'm guessing it has something to do with taking Jenna to Homecoming.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Yeah. How - how did you -?

Barnes:
I'm your guardian angel. I know everything - except how you got her to say yes.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Well some of us got it and some - Wait! this isn't the way to the base.

Belloc:
The Kaiju know of your existence. Any of them may challenge your right to succeed me at any time.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
I don't want to succeed you!

Belloc:
But you do want to live. Only your bloodlust will save you!

Jenna:
[Duncan picks up Jenna for Homecoming] Oh look, you brought your friends. That's so thoughtful.

Isabel:
We usually don't do school functions, but since this is the first dance with a Kaiju alert level, we didn't want to miss it.

Jenna:
Any other surprises I should know about?

Duncan Rosenblatt:
No.

Margaret Rosenblat:
[From the station wagon] Let's get this show on the road! I'm supposed to be there early.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Oh... yeah.

Jenna:
[Margaret grabs a large weapon] Whoa! What's that for?

Margaret Rosenblat:
Duncan's father and I have some... unresolved issues. Ready to meet Duncan's daddy?

Barnes:
Why? Why'd you save me?

Duncan Rosenblatt:
You know I need an "A" in gym class. Consider this extra credit.

Barnes:
They'll probably kill you anyway.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Before they do, I'll be sure to tell them where they can grab some lunch afterwards.

Belloc:
You didn't kill them.

Duncan Rosenblatt:
I wanted to. But it wouldn't have changed anything.

Margaret Rosenblat:
It would have changed you.

Belloc:
But you did beat them. I wouldn't have thought it possible. Perhaps there was some value in leaving you with your mother.

Ms. Dreakford:
I'd like to ask the whole class to give a warm welcome to Duncan Xerxes Absalom Belphegor Gressil Pythis Wu Fan...

Duncan Rosenblatt:
Uh, Yeah, just "Duncan" is fine, Ms. Dreakford.

Ms. Dreakford:
Oh, All right. Take a seat, Duncan.