Ken Kramer: Asterix
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Getafix : We shall return home when I've seen the last of the druids.
Asterix : [Snaps] Oh, I can't believe this! We've been trudging all over Gaul with our stupid little crib notes for weeks! Not one of these guys is good enough!
Vitalstatistix : Asterix, don't get upset.
Asterix : I am not upset! Just like you, I can stumble and fall.
[Pretends to fall]
Asterix : Oop! Ow! See that? I almost fell down. That's it, I'm done. I need a replacement. There. Meet my successor. The new first warrior of our village! Here's your dagger. And your helmet too and your potion.
Geriatrix : Hmm? - What was that? But by Teutates...
Asterix : You have a good time now. I'll be doing something else! 'Cause I'm good and fed up with the indomitables who can't see beyond their own moustaches! Obelix, are you coming?
Obelix : No Mister Asterix I'm very much not coming! I'm not following a little man who chooses an old fogey to replace him over his so-called bestest buddy! Fare ye well, Mister Asterix!
[Asterix is shocked over Obelix defying him and leaves]
Vitalstatistix : Asterix, Asterix, don't be foolish! Come on! Please, Getafix, do something!
Getafix : Asterix is free to go. My quest is not over. And if you choose not to follow me, I will understand. And I will climb up the mountain without you.
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Pectine : But who exactly is this Demonix?
Atmospherix : Ah! Now, sonny, I'm very glad you asked, because I'm fond of very long stories, especially when they're laden with vocal emphasis and mysterious undertones! Demonix and Getafix were two young druids who were the admiration of their masters. Always together, working relentlessly, inventing new techniques. Demonix and Getafix were two little geniuses! I myself was beyond hopeless.
Phantasmagorix : It's true. I remember.
Atmospherix : So hopeless, in fact, I almost got kicked out at least four times- whatever! So, at the grand tournament, Demonix presented his flame powder, which impressed the Jury! Getafix, on the other hand, took a risk. He had chosen a magic spell that was simply beautiful, and by Belenos, beautiful it was! His spell was pure magnificense! I won't lie to you, I shed a tear, and it demonstrated great mastery of druidism!
[Getafix shows off a powder allowing him to stack stones by magic]
Atmospherix : After much deliberation, the jury decided that they could not reward a spell that had no practical usage. 'Lovely, but useless', they concluded, and they gave first prize to Demonix. However, Demonix never enjoyed the career he could have hoped for. His spell came in handy here and there.. and less and less... and finally not at all. While Getafix was fast becoming the most famous and respected of all the druids in Gaul, thanks to his magic potion which gives superhuman strenght, Demonix bitterly turned his back on humankind, indulging in the practises of forbidden magic. Then he disappeared, until tonight.
Asterix : [Returns from chasing Demonix] Who was that madman? Is he a druid...
Atmospherix : [cuts him off] I'm so very glad you asked, because I'm fond of very long stories, especially when they're laden...
[trails off]
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Asterix : [Watches the village children playing, when he's joined by Obelix] This is a disaster, Obelix. Entrusting the potion to a rookie druid with zero experience? Who says he won't misuse its power? What if he reveals the formula? That'll be the end of the indomitable Gauls, simple as that!
Getafix : The end of the indomitable Gauls, simple as that?
[Obelix turns around, revealing he's carrying Getafix]
Getafix : See those kidlets playing over there? They are Gauls. We are holding out against the invader, are we not? And what about those childrens children? For them to be Gauls as well, they too will have to resist the invader. You're absolutely right, Asterix. My quest is a risky one. That's why the first warrior of the village must travel with me, to be sure I make no mistake in the choosing of this Rookie stranger of a druid with zero experience. It'll take at least the two of us.
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Demonix : [Asterix has been captured by Roman guards and brought to Demonix] Well, what have we here? A Gaulish warrior.
Asterix : What are you plotting now, Demonix?
Demonix : Plotting? Really, that's a bit much. I'm just a old friend of Getafix's, modestly doing his bit to help him in his quest for a successor.
Asterix : You want to steal the formula and sell it to the Romans!
Demonix : This time, it's the Romans. That's where the money is. What matters to me most is that this potion may serve the interest of the many, to bring balance to the forces. I am but a pacifist.
Asterix : You are the worst of all the druids in Gaul!
Demonix : No! There's another much worse than I. One who shamelessly hoards his magic for his own tribe of provincial, belligerant hicks, instead of rescuing all his people from the opressors!
Asterix : Don't be ridiculous! If the power of the potion fell into the wrong hands, who knows what would happen?
Demonix : Rejoice. Your question will soon be answered.
