>======CHAPTER FOUR====
>PRIMA brings BOOMA back to the Sumos' rural hideout, and WISDOM SAN rushes everyone out of the room so he can tend to his son. When Wisdom San finally exits the room, looking worried and haggard, PRIMA pushes her way past Kimo, in to see her cousin. She breaks down into tears when she sees Booma's near death state. Kimo tries to comfort her, but she tells him she just needs a minute alone with Booma. He leaves, and Prima explains how she blames herself for all of this. "I don't know if you can hear me in there..." "I was supposed to protect you while you were in the city. I failed." She grasps his lifeless hand and buries her head in his chest as she sobs uncontrollably. But suddenly, she feels his hand gasp her back. "Prima..." Prima reacts in cheerful shock, raising her head to see Booma slightly open his eyes. She has resparked consciousness in him, and he is on the way to recovery.
>Kimo cheerfully alerts Mamoo that Booma is awake, but Mamoo continues to meditate. "Don't you hear me? Booma is back! We got him back!" Mamoo does not respond. Kimo wonders out loud "I may have got Booma back, but my other brother is still lost..."
>Booma slowly recovers, aided in his physical therapy by Prima, until eventually he has recovered enough for Kimo to begin re-training him in the art of Sumo. But Kimo senses that Booma's heart is not in it. Booma is wracked with guilt over his abandonment of his brothers, and self-doubt over his loss of his connection to The PHAT.
>Kimo theorizes that Booma was not able to connect to The PHAT because he was away from his brothers. PEACE cannot stand without HONOR AND TRUTH. Booma is shocked at this realization, and overcome with guilt for the fact that his abandonment meant Kimo and Mamoo could not connect to The PHAT either. Kimo reassures him that it would not matter. He had dedicated himself to training, for they were not ready to fight BAD INC again either way.
>Kimo tells him that they may have lost their connection to The PHAT, but they never lost their connection as brothers. That is a bond that cannot be broken. Booma responds by pointing out Mamoo, and how he hasn't spoken a word to him since he returned. Kimo tells him that truthfully, Mamoo has barely spoken since their defeat by BAD INC, and yes, he was hurt by Booma's leaving. But that does not mean their connection is severed, it only means that their connection is incredibly strong, if it can pull the immovable Mamoo in such a way. Kimo explains to Booma that Mamoo does not speak much recently, but he thinks he does listen. Perhaps Booma can find some peace by speaking to his brother, even if he does not speak back. If Booma is troubled by things unsaid, then perhaps he must simply say them.
>Booma sits next to Mamoo and apologizes for disturbing his meditation, but says that there are things he has to say. He is sorry for losing their fight against BAD INC, he is sorry for abandoning his brothers, and he is sorry for worrying them and making them take care of him when he was injured. Finally, Mamoo speaks. "Booma, my big booty bro, you need never apologize to me. Each of us searches for TRUTH in his own way." "You were merely searching for truth, the same as I. But I needed you to reveal to me a very important truth. You felt guilt that you had abandoned your brothers, but in truth, it was I who abandoned you. You, and Kimo, and Prima. You needed me, but I was so wrapped up in my own search, that I forgot the reason I was searching in the first place. To help my family."
>Booma and Mamoo return to training with Kimo. Kimo's training has made him incredibly powerful, and Mamoo's meditation has taught him to move with grace and precision that also bring him to new heights of Sumo Power. Booma realizes he must train to regain his strength, and slowly becomes more and more powerful. However, despite their all being together, they still cannot access the powers of The PHAT. Booma clearly is still feeling apprehension about something. Finally, Booma reveals to them why he left. He was afraid that, by fighting, he was not truly embodying PEACE, and that this is why they lost their battle. He tried to swear off all forms of conflict, but then he saw innocents suffering around him, and a great inner force drove him to intervene. "I thought that was The PHAT driving me on, telling me to let go of my self-doubt, but then, when I needed it most, The PHAT abandoned me. Just as I abandoned you." Now he fears that what he felt was not The PHAT, but The FLAT. Booma questions, is he really any different from Dr. Stinger? When he faced his FLAT rival, he saw his dark reflection, as if looking in a mirror, and he did not like what he saw. "We still can't access THE PHAT because I still don't embody PEACE."
>Mamoo responds. "Brother, there are TRUTHS that I have discovered during my meditation, and perhaps if I share them with you, they will help you in your own quest." He explains to Booma that even though The FLAT encourages FIGHTING, that does not mean that The PHAT bars one from fighting. The difference is that The FLAT fights to destroy PEACE, while the PHAT fights only to restore it. "So ask yourself, Booma. Why do you fight?" Booma has no response, for he truly is not sure. Kimo sees that his brother is not able to answer, and calls for them to resume training.
>One day, while sparring, they slam their butts together so hard that a huge shockwave is created. Just as PRIMA enters the room, the shockwave causes huge earthquake-like effects, and a large rock begins to fall toward PRIMA. Instinctively, they summon the power of THE PHAT and BOOMA launches a GLUTEUS MAXIMUS at the rock, shattering it into countless small pieces that rain down around Prima, as Booma lands safely beside her. Prima and Booma are both shocked, but Kimo and Mamoo look on smiling. "He is ready."
>=====CHAPTER FIVE========
>The Sumos return to GENERIC CITY, which has become even more hellish since Booma left it. They confront BAD INC, still in their powered up FLAT forms. Ms. Mister laughs. "You Stupid Dupid Sumos! I thought we'd never see you again! Did you come back to have your butts kicked again?" "No! We came to restore PEACE!" "HONOR." "AND TRUTH." They begin the battle, but it soon becomes clear that even with their training, they are no match for THE FLAT. In their normal forms, that is. They call on the power of THE PHAT and power up. After their transformation sequence, Kimo reminds them, "remember the plan!" Kimo and Booma fight BAD INC, but Mamoo does not. Instead, he stands still, eyes closed, as his brothers fight an uneven battle. BS sees this and mocks him. "Too scared to fight, are you? I can't blame you." He moves in for the attack, but is stopped by one of Mamoo's brothers.
>Eventually, we see from Mamoo's point of view. He is meditating, reaching a higher plane of existence. We think he is reaching the plane of The PHAT, but as the entities which inhabit this plane become clearer, we see that he is actually contacting the plane of The FLAT. The entities of FIGHTING, LIES, AND TREACHERY mock him for having the foolish nerve to come to their plane. Mamoo is unphased. In fact, he mocks them back. "Foolish, am I? I'm not the one who trusted Ms. Mister and her minions with my powers." He asks the entities of THE FLAT... "Do you really think they intend to ever give your powers back?"
>Kimo and Booma continue to fight BAD INC and protect the meditating Mamoo. Kimo takes hit after hit, but knows how to take a punch. Booma dodges attacks and keeps his opponents distracted. When he's finally hit, he begins to show a temper, and starts to ready for an attack. But Kimo reminds him that they must wait for the right time to defeat their enemies.
>Meanwhile, in the FLAT realm, Mamoo explains to the entities that their champions WILL be defeated. This is not a threat, it is simply a statement of fact. Of course, he realizes that The FLAT can simply continue to send their powers back to BAD INC over and over again, and concedes that eventually, they may succeed, and finally kill him and his brothers. But what then? Do you think BAD INC will be satisfied now that The PHAT has been destroyed? Do you think they will relinquish their powers willingly? Mamoo asks THE FLAT, is defeating THE PHAT really worth giving up their powers permanently? Because that's what will happen if they continue giving their powers to BAD INC. The FLAT concede that Mamoo has given them much to consider, but demand that he leave them to their pondering. Mamoo agrees, but reminds them that, without their powers, they cannot force him to leave. They should consider how long they can tolerate being in this state.
>Mamoo returns to his body. When he opens his eyes, Kimo is surprised. Kimo asks "Brother! Have you accomplished your mission?!" "I believe so, my big booty bro. But there's only one way to find out!" The three Sumos each launch their attacks. "GLUTIUS MAXIMUS!" "ROLLING THUNDERBALL!" "SUMO SQUEEZE!" The power of FLAT flies out of BAD INC and returns to its ethereal realm. Ms. Mister picks herself up off the ground, shocked that she's back in her natural state after such a prolonged period of time. She yells at BS and Dr. Stinger. "Don't just lay there, you idiots! We've lost the power of The FLAT! We have to get it back!" They do their transformation sequence, but nothing happens. Ms. Mister is left bewildered. "What happened?! Why isn't it working?!" The sumos reply. Booma: "Perhaps you've realized that Fighting," Mamoo: "Lies" Kimo: "And Treachery, are not the reliable tools you thought they were." Mamoo continues, "Or perhaps they realized that YOU are not the reliable tools they thought you were!"
>The sumos release their PHAT power, bring BAD INC to the authorities, and begin helping to restore GENERIC CITY to its once beautiful state. It will take a lot of work, but they will do it together, because "anything can be accomplished with the power of PEACE, HONOR, AND TRUTH!" Booma continues "And with the power of my butt!"
I love the idea of taking stupid stuff for kids and making it "serious" when it's so absurd that it just comes off as funny. I like when things are funny and awesome at the same time, when the two tons reinforce each other. I also have a similar outline for a Mega Babies sequel series. Anyone remember Mega Babies? I just know that the three most hated shows of the era seemed to be Super Duper Sumos, Mega Babies, and Butt Ugly Martians.