Journey to the Center of Coco

Journey to the Center of Coco is the 48th episode of the series, Brandon 10: Ultimate Hero.

Plot
The episode begins in space focusing on a space station. The inside is seen to be empty and dark with only light coming in from the windows. Brandon is seen crounching behind a structure.

Jenny, telepathically: Did you find anything yet, Brandon?

Brandon, telepathically: Nothing yet... You guys?

Sarah, telepathically: No signs where I am.

Coco, telepathically: Nothing here either. Also, why couldn't we just use our badges? I mean there's a reason why we have them in the first place, y'know.

Jenny is seen looking down from a balcony.

Jenny, telepathically: The slightest noise and they'll know that we're here. A telepathic conversation seemed like the best method to use.

Coco, telepathically: Just feels so weird having somebody in my head.

Brandon, telepathically: I'm kinda hungry... Maybe I should hit that vending machine over there for some snacks. Yeah...

Sarah, telepathically: Brandon, you're thinking outloud again.

Brandon, telepathically: Sorry, still getting used to this.

Jenny smiles a bit. A small creature is then seen crawling past her view. Jenny's smile then drops and her eyes widen slightly.

Jenny, telepathically: I think I saw something past by my sector. Heading towards the East Wing.

Sarah, telepathically: I'll take care of it.

The scene cuts over to another part of the space station. The small creature is seen crawling into the moonlight which is coming in through the skylight. It's a small purple creature with tendrils similar to an octopus. A raw piece of purple meat is then thrown in front of the creature. It stops and examines the meat, smelling it, then launching onto it and biting it with its hidden teeth underneath. A small pink energy bubble then surrounds the creature. It latches off of the meat and attempts to attack the sides in order to escape but the bubble remains strong. Sarah then steps out of the shadows with her hand extended outwards.

Sarah, telepathically: I've got mines down.

Brandon, telepathically: Just saw the second one in the North Wing.

The scene cuts to another section of the space station. It appears to be a cafeteria with mutliple tables and chairs. Some of the tables and chairs are knocked over with the parasitic creature feeding on a stack of alien foods, presumingly meat products. Brandon enters the cafeteria quietly and sees the creature in the short distance. He drops behind a table as the creature looks up behind him. The creature turns back and Brandon peeks from behind the table. He activates the Ultimatrix and scrolls through the transformations. The scene then shows the creature still feeding on the meats when a green flash is seen behind him. The creature then latches off of the meat and attempts to run but a chair flies into his path, blocking it. The creature then turns and runs off again but to have a table block his path. The creature attempts to do this again only to have various tables and chairs blocking him off until it forms a barrier around him. The creature then prepares to jump up only to have table block his escape. Magnet Man then walks into the open with his hands extended outwards.

Magnet Man, telepathically: Two down, one to go.

Jenny, telepathically: I don't see anymore from here. It must be in the West Wing.

Magnet Man, telepathically: Who's in the West Wing?

The scene cuts over to a sign reading "West Wing". Underneath that, Coco is seen walking through the station in his metallic form.

Coco, walking, telepathically: I'm in the West Wing and I don't see anything.

Jenny, telepathically: It probably knows that you're already there.

Sarah, telepathically: I can't move from my location. I'm still holding it down. Brandon?

Magnet Man, telepathically: Same.

Coco, telepathically: I don't need help. I've got this. It's just a dumb a little alien parasite.

Jenny, telepathically: I'm heading over there. Just remain in your form and they won't be able to harm you.

Coco, telepathically: Yeah. Yeah. I got it.

Coco continues walking down the hallway when the creature crawls past him. He turns around but doesn't see anything. It's then seen crawling over his head but he doesn't notice that. Coco turns back and continues walking until he sees the creature resting on some type of box attached to the wall. Coco then approaches it quietly while the creature remains on it. Coco then reaches for the creature which jumps off of the box at the last second, causing Coco then run his hands into the open electric box. He gets electrocuted and falls on the ground causing his form to drop. The creature then crawls towards him with its small mouth, now being shown, underneath him, preparing to feed. The creature then covers up the view leading to darkness. The scene then cuts to the entrance of the hallway with Jenny running inside.

Jenny, telepathically: Coco? Coco? Please, respond. Co- (stopping) Oh no...

Jenny then looks at Coco's body laying on the ground with the alien parasite wrapped around his face.

Theme Song 

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After the titles, the team is seen in the hallway standing next to Coco's body on the ground.

Brandon: How did this happen?

Jenny: I'm not sure. I can assume that he dropped his form and the creature took advantage of that oppertunity.

Sarah: So what's going to happen to him?

Jenny: He will fall into a state of unconsciousness. He wouldn't know that we're here, that it is on him or where he is. It's the Medicus Paracus' way of keeping their victims contained. They release a pheromone that keeps them like this.

Sarah: What you're saying is that he's in a coma.

Jenny: If that's what you call it then yes. My apologies.

Brandon: It's okay, Jenny. You did what you could.

Sarah: We need to remove this.

Jenny: Once aggrevated, the Paracus' body would naturally release a toxin into their victim, killing them so that their... food isn't wasted.

Brandon: Is there a way to remove the parasite without harming Coco?

Jenny: I would try to attack to Paracus telepathically but it would sense another prescene and instantly be aggrevated. The only way to remove it now without harming Coco is to have Coco fight against it on his own.

Sarah: How? He's unconcious.

Jenny: I could place your conciousness within his unconciousness.

Brandon: Can that work?

Jenny: Well technically yes. On my home world, we travel into the conciousness of another in order to gain a better understanding of them. Of course, this only happens when they agree to this. Doing it to a mind without acknowledgement- I- I don't even know what would happen.

Brandon: We have to try. If we don't, this thing would finish him off before we even have a chance to save him.

Jenny: Okay. But it's risky.

Sarah: We'll take the risk.

Jenny: Right... I will try to block out the Paracus as much as possible. According to that, I would say that you have about an hour before the parasite completely devours his mind.

Brandon: You're not coming with us?

Jenny: I would but I have to be the anchor between your physical and mental forms. Otherwise you might end up switching conciousnesses or something similar to that.

Brandon: Yeah... I know what that's like.

Jenny: Okay, just relax your minds. Once you get inside his subconscious, you'll have to navigate towards the Medicus Paracus and attempt to get Coco's mental state to force the Paracus' mental state from his; This will cause it to detach itself from his head.

Jenny closes her eyes and extends her hands out. Brandon and Sarah close their eyes. The scene then shows Brandon's face with his eyes still closed. He opens his eyes and finds himself within a white hallway. He gets up and sees Sarah next to him.

Brandon: Sarah, you alright?

Sarah opens her eyes and gets up.

Sarah: Yeah... Where are we?

Brandon: I think we're in Coco's mind. Looks cleaner than I thought it would be.

Sarah: How are we supposed to locate the Medicus Paracus from here?

Brandon: Can you track it using your energy?

Sarah: I need something to track it by.

Brandon: Right... (looking around) I guess we should just look around until we find a lead.

Characters

 * Brandon
 * Coco
 * Sarah
 * Jenny

Villains

 * Medicus Paracus (First Appearance)

Aliens Used

 * Magnet Man

Trivia
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 * The title of this episode is a reference to the novel, Journey to the Center of the Earth.
 * Originally, this scene was meant to be set in an Intergalactic Toystore with the team facing off against the Toymaster with the Unknown Plastic Substance taking over Coco's Mind. Since Jenny wasn't created when the idea came up, the team would ask a scientist for help (possibily a new character) who would shrink Brandon so small that he'll be able to travel within Coco until he reaches his brain. However, that plot was changed because it didn't seem to make any sense. So instead of traveling within his body, the team would travel within his mind with the help of Erudiden. But with the addition of Jenny, the details were changed completely, keeping the inital idea only.