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(The Sony logo appears)(The Columbia logo appears, the banana was once again going to hit Jenny Joseph but is defended by Wonka who punches the banana away, Jenny nods her head in thanks to which Wonka responds with a thumbs up)(After the Columbia logo, a fog overshadows the scene, then the Sony Pictures Animation logo appears)(Columbia pictures presents)(A sony pictures animation film)(A film...by a lot of people)Narrator: Somewhere in San Franjose...Flint Lockwood is watching with his Daughter...Various constellations are seen from above?:Pegasus...ursa major...the dragon...Andromeda...The constellations are being seen by a 6-year-old girl wearing glasses in a telescope?:Orion's belt...I can see it from the asterism of delta,epsilon and zeta,the stars are more or less evenly spaced in an almost straight line,this causes people to have an optical illusion that looks like a belt?:come here,phoebe,are you learning this at school?Phoebe looks at the adult who was holding her so she could look at the telescope, he had unruly black hair,blue eyes,a big nose and was wearing a white coatPhoebe:we're still in the first year,addition is just a breeze for me,you could change classes so I can learn moreFlint just sighs as Phoebe lets go of the telescope.Flint:if we were to compare ourselves,since the way you're managing to learn a lot of things and maybe it's a bit of my fault,it makes me seem like I'm not a genius compared to youPhoebe:but you are a genius yesFlint:It's because I'm your fatherThe adult tickles Phoebe and then puts her on his shouldersFlint shows his Daughter his (Second) Personal Laboratory, it was a
almost futuristic laboratory full of bright lights, although it is small compared to the laboratory that used to be usedPhoebe:woahFlint:so are you enjoying it?Phoebe:yes, daddy!,did you build all this?Flint:yes,I made this entire laboratory with everything I had,There are still some leaks on the roof and cobwebs,but I'm going to fix it.Phoebe:when I come here again,I'm definitely going to make an inflatable safety device for protection or a flying car 3 or a defense mechanism that just presses and...glitter cloud!Flint:Why does glitter make people happy?Phoebe:Because the refracted light from glare causes enterochromaffin cells to release serotoninThe adult doesn't understand anything(he knows the technical details but didn't know that his daughter also knew)Phoebe:and because glitter makes people happyFlint:that's what I call enthusiasm,peach face,I didn't have your genius when I was your agePhoebe:you invented stretchy underwear when you were 6 years oldFlint:well,I... had nothing to do,but at least we'll have lots of ideas for inventions now that I have a lab assistant I can talk toPhoebe:what's about Steve?Steve scratched his butt in peaceSteve:steveFlint:okay,I have no arguments about thatFlint rubs his daughter's hair,who responds with a giggle.Phoebe:hm...is it true that you made a machine that makes food fall from the sky?Flint:Of course...Phoebe:the teacher talked about this at schoolFlashbackA distressed teacher with dark circles under his eyes stands in front of the classTeacher:i was backing to job when the food falls the sky and the next one i knew i bet with friend who could see eat the most cotton candy....and i won!The camera zooms out and the teacher has a paunch that looks like Santa ClausTeacher:it was a nightmare!Teacher burps and one of the buttons on his shirt comes off because of itEnd of FlashbackPhoebe:he seemed very scared...what's his name?Flint:post traumatic stress and high cholesterol?Phoebe:no,the machineFlint:oh okay...I call it "Flint Lockwood Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator" or for short...FLDSMDFRPhoebe:FLDSMDFR...you can decorateThe adult begins to question the girl's level of intelligencePhoebe:and...the FLDSMDFR is gone?Flint:Hmm?Phoebe:I just imagine that because you caused the food storm,you must have done something to it so that it doesn't happen againFlint:don't worry,he's currently in a very safe place and far from herePhoebe:why?Flint:let's say there are certain people who need it more than us...and I think the FLDSMDFR has the right peoplePhoebe:and are they happy?Flint:if they talked,I think soPhoebe:yeah....The adult notices that his daughter is quieter than usualFlint: what's up, peach face?Phoebe shudders a little, but she takes a deep breath before she speaks.Phoebe:daddy...Have you ever felt like you were a little bit different?,Like you had something unique to offer the world,if you could just get people to see it?The adult raises his eyebrow when he hears his daughter's questionsFlint:Phoebe...Did something happen at school today?The girl just says "hm",which to the adult only confirmed her questionPhoebe:my universal translator was a flop,something went wrong in the system,I didn't make the preparatory adjustments and the teacher's cat also had a behavioral disorderAbout thatSteve sees a cat with the translator around its neckCat(voice):It wasn't my fault,my human is crazy,today I brought a dead bird and SHE THROWED IT AWAY...hehe...the dead mouse ALSO WENT IN THE TRASH,I'M JUST TRYING TO PLEASE YOU WOMAN!Steve takes the translator off the cat's neck so he doesn't have to hear the rest of the conversationComing back...Phoebe:everyone at school laughed at me,it's not my fault if I'm the smartest in the class,I mean,I know how to write cursive and I also know how to count integers greater than 100, but...(sighs) forget it,that It's not important,it doesn't matter...Flint is shocked to hear thisFlint:Phoebe,that matters to me,I saw how hard you worked doing your job,I would think that your translator must have been spectacularPhoebe:but...everyone thinks I'm weird...no one will ever like me as much as they like you...Flint:oh,so what?,it was the same thing they said when Ferdinand Magellan said the earth was round,he still didn't give upPhoebe looks at her father, still not looking convinced,so her father sighs again,leaves Phoebe on the floor and he crouches down to be at her level.Flint:so you know exactly how it felt...what it was like...being mePhoebe:be you?,impossibleFlint:yes,no one believed me when I built the FLDSMDFR,I was practically a social fatherland and look at me now:world renowned scientistPhoebe looks at her father, confused by what he is saying,so her father gets up to get somethingFlint:I was saving this for your birthday but...here'sFlint shows a white coat,the same as the one he is wearingPhoebe:a real scientist's coat...Phoebe takes her coat and gets dressedPhoebe:that's not too big for me,is it?Flint:For me,it fit perfectly...Flint kneels to look at his daughterFlint:I know it seems difficult to understand now, I see a lot of myself in you, I was wrong more than I was right, besides, people from my old city were more afraid of my inventions, but even so I didn't give up and I wanted to helping with my inventions and FLDSMDFR was my peak,of course the excess of orders caused the machine to overload,it caused a food armageddon and left us all homeless but...at least I did something good for everyone,the world needs it of your inventions and your originality one day,Phoebe,you just need to...develop it...Phoebe:are you sure?,do you think I will be...like you?Flint:if I think so?,I believe in you,daughter,and I know that you will do incredible things one dayPhoebe hugs her father tightly,making him reciprocate and being as elated as she is.Flint:I think it's time to make a scientist promisePhoebe:scientist's promise?,Does that exist daddy?Flint:let's say this is the Lockwood way of making a promise, now raise your right hand and place your left on your bodyPhoebe raises her right hand and places her other hand on her right breastFlint:repeat after me... me,Phoebe sparks lockwood...Phoebe:I,Phoebe sparks lockwood...Flint:I promise to be a great scientist...Phoebe:I promise to be a great scientist...Flint:I will make my inventions for the good of other people...Phoebe:I will make my inventions for the good of other people...Flint:I will do my best to do my duty...Phoebe:I will do my best to do my duty...Flint:and most importantly:I will never turn my back on what is really importantPhoebe:e I will never turn my back on what is really importantFlint:So from now on,you're a scientist...I'm proud of youPhoebe jumps on her dad to hug him again,Flint reciprocatesPhoebe:thank you daddy,I promise to be a great scientist like youFlint:I know you will,peach face(the camera changes to focus on the Stars)Narration:In A Promise Between Father and Daughter,this is the Beginning of Phoebe Lockwood's Story and Journey that will eventually change the course of science...But she is not the Only Protagonist