Copyright 2000 -- Robert Baer Jr. Otto & Sam -- "An Ace Up Our Sleeve" DISCLAIMER Road Rovers characters, names, situations and the Road Rovers universe are the property of Warner Bros. I, nor this script/story are connected with Warner Bros. in any way, shape or form. This document may not be publicized or reproduced in any way, shape or form. It must remain fully intact and may not be altered in anyway. It is strictly used for not-for-profit entertainment purposes only, and is not intended to infringe on any Copyrights. This story is written by Robert Baer Jr and the characters Otto, Samantha Maddog, Molly Maddog, Princess, Kyra, Uncle Buford and the Gila Monster are all Robert Baer Jr's creations, copyright 1997-1999. DJ is a creation of Jake Williams. Ace is a creation of Kevin McLeod. Marauder is a creation of Jerimy Bass. Otto & Sam -- "An Ace Up Our Sleeve" The scene is the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas. In a recent mission, Otto and Samantha had saved Governor George W Bush's life from terrorists, and he was throwing a celebration party in their honor. Among those in attentance are George Bush Sr, Molly Maddog, DJ, Ace, Princess and the Gila Monster. GILA MONSTER (laughs, shakes hands with Bush Sr): So, you is the one who said 'Read My Lips', ain't ya? PRINCESS (embarrassed, elbows him): GILA!!! BUSH SR (smiles): That's quite alright, miss. Yes, I said it and I really wish I hadn't. GILA MONSTER (looking all around): Where's your lovely wife? I thought she was great in that movie 'Naked Gun 2 1/2'! I loved the part where Lielse Neilson knocks her off the baloncy and .... PRINCESS (elbows him again): Er... Mr President, will you please excuse us? BUSH SR (bewlidered): Certainly, miss! Princess takes the Gila aside to talk to him while on the other side of the room, George Jr is talking with the special guests of the evening. GEORGE JR (smiling): I owe both of you a great debt of graditude for your actions yesterday! How did you possibly know that there was a terrorist among the press.... OTTO (sternly): My internal sensors detected the presence of a small plastic explovise embedded within the camera that the man was carrying around his neck. Further analysis confirmed that this object was, in fact, a disguised hand grenade. That's when I jumped him and rendered the explosive inoperative. GEORGE JR (confused): But how did you make him float to the ceiling like that? I've never seen anything like that before! SAMANTHA (shy smile): Mr Governor, sir, that was my doing! I used an anti-gravity ray on him once my husband knocked him to the floor and took his camera. GEORGE JR (smiles): You guys make an excellent crime fighting team! I'm going to love taking you on the campaign trail with me! I can see it now! Otto and Sam endorse George W Bush for President! I'll stage a press conference and ... OTTO (interrupting): Governor Bush, neither I nor my wife have any desire to involve ourselves in Presidential politics. SAMANTHA (sadly): Mr Governor, sir, no offense, but we're Road Rovers, not campaign workers. GEORGE JR (upset): You mean, you two are not willing to appear with me on campaign stops and TV commercials? OTTO (sternly): Sir, we are not humans, we're dogs. Please understand that we ... GEORGE JR (angry): YOU understand something, Otto! I won't forget this when I become President! As George W Bush turns and walks towards his campaign staff, Ace is standing over by the punch bowl talking to the Princess and Gila. ACE (nods): It's like Princess said Gila, you have to learn to think before you speak! PRINCESS (nods): That was really Barbara Bush in that movie, now do you understand? GILA (confused): It looked like her! PRINCESS (smiles): But that wasn't her! Would you get me a glass of punch, please? GILA (nods): Sure, and I'll haves some myself! The Gila carefully pours Princess a glass of punch and hands it to her. He then proceeds to pick up the entire punch bowl in his hands and tips it up towards his open mouth. PRINCESS (shocked): GILA!! STOP THAT!!! ACE (puts hand on his shoulder): Put it down, Gila. Manners, remember? GILA (puts punch bowl down): I reckon you is right, Ace. I got in trouble the last time I did that, during Otto and Sam's wedding! Molly and DJ see what the Gila was doing and run over to them. MOLLY (whispering): Gila! Behave yourself! DJ (whispering): Yeah buddy, downing the whole punch bowl isn't a good idea. GILA (nods): Y'all's right, sorry about that.... I gotta act like I got class (wipes mouth on sleeve) PRINCESS (rolls eyes): Er...yeah! We need to work on that, darling! MOLLY (smiles): Princess, that's a lovely evening gown you're wearing! Blue is your color! PRINCESS (nods): Thanks, Molly! I love what you're wearing, too! And DJ, you look positively grand in a tux! DJ (smiles): Thank you, Princess! I must admit, I prefer jeans to a tux! GILA MONSTER (nods): Me too! This here tux is strangling me! That dude at the door tried to take my 2 x 4 away, too! ACE (shakes head): But you didn't have to scare him like that! GILA MONSTER (shrugs shoulders): So I threatened to bite him, big deal! I threaten to bite lots of folks! MOLLY (shakes head): Oh Gila, will you ever learn how to act in public? PRINCESS (grabs Gila by the arm): I'll teach him, Molly! As the Princess and Gila walk away, the others notice that the huge television cameras that once surrounded the stage are being moved out of the room. The crowd that had gathered are moving towards the exits. One of Bush's campaign staff is slowly walking towards them. MOLLY (confused): Hey, what's going on? DJ (confused): This doesn't make any sense. STAFFER (upset): I'll tell you mutts what's going on! Your pals don't want to campaign with the Governor, so this party is cancelled! PRINCESS (shocked): What? GILA MONSTER (angry): You can't do that, you little twerp! STAFFER (furious): Governor Bush went to great lengths to stage this event! Otto and Sam had to ruin it for him! Now, you have five minutes to leave the building or I'll call security! GILA MONSTER (swinging 2 x 4): You better call an ambulance too! DJ and Ace grab the Gila as he lunges toward the terror-stricken campaign worker. The Gila is so furious, DJ and Ace have to drag him outside by his arms. GILA MONSTER (angry): Let me go! I'll flatten all of them twerps! Read my lips? I'll bust his lips! Let me go! C'mon guys! I won't clobber them too bad! C'mon Molly, give me back my 2 x 4! As Princess and Molly follow the Gila out, Otto and Samantha have already left the building and are standing in the parking lot. Samantha is in tears. SAMANTHA (crying): How could they do this to us! We save his life, and this is the thanks we get! OTTO (hugging Sam): I must admit, the Governor is displaying very irrational behavior, even for a human! SAMANTHA (angry): This was so insulting! I feel like biting him on the leg! OTTO (holding Sam closer): That would be unwise. It also would not solve anything. Let's go home. Before Otto and Samantha can teleport away, two gas grenades are tossed at them. Before either of them can react, the powerful sleep gas has knocked them out cold. Meanwhile on the other side of the estate, the others have finally managed to calm the Gila Monster down. PRINCESS (looking him in the eyes): Gila, will you please relax... for me? GILA MONSTER (huge grin): Ok, for you, my love! But can't I go back and just clobbers one of them? MOLLY, DJ, ACE, PRINCESS (together): GILA!!! GILA MONSTER (nods): Oh...alright! I won't hit none of them. Now, can I have my 2 x 4 back? MOLLY (holding 2 x 4, looks at DJ): Should I give it back to him? DJ (thinking): Hmmmmmmmmmm..... PRINCESS (thinking): Well, ..... GILA MONSTER (begging): Oh, c'mon guys! MOLLY (laughs): Just kidding, big guy, here you go! GILA MONSTER (takes 2 x 4 back): Thanks, y'all! DJ (looks around): Hey, have any of you seen Otto or Sam? PRINCESS (wondering): Now that you mention it, I haven't seen them since we got here. GILA MONSTER (scratchs head): Is they still inside? MOLLY (touches collar): I detect their collar signals! They're over by the other side of the building! Using her collar, Molly immediately teleports the others to the place where the signals are coming from. GILA MONSTER (calling out): OTTO!!! SAM!!!!!! (smirky grin): Maybe they don't want to be found! I wonder if they're in the bushes and ... DJ (picks up a dog collar): Look at this! This is Otto's collar! PRINCESS (picks up another dog collar): And this one is Sam's! I don't like this.... MOLLY (distressed): NO!!! Someone's grabbed my sister and brother in law!! ACE (looks around): I don't see any footprints or signs of a struggle (sniffs the air): Isn't that a trace of knockout gas I smell? DJ (sniffs): You're right, Ace! I'll bet the Diesel Rover that Parvo is behind this! MOLLY (panics): If he has Otto, he'll try to dismantle his bionic parts and download his computer memory! WE HAVE TO FIND THEM!!! DJ (sternly): Molly, we don't have time to panic. Can you use your collar to find them? MOLLY (brightens): That's right! Otto has an internal homing signal in his sub-structure! (concentrates): I found his signal, but it's very weak! OH NO!!! DJ (sternly): Molly, you have to remain calm! (smiles): Teleport us there now! Meanwhile, in Parvo's hidden lair, Samantha wakes up to find herself tied to a pole in the middle of a creepy looking garage. SAMANTHA (groggy): Where...where am I......MY COLLAR!!! IT'S GONE!!! Where's Otto? She looks around and sees several shadowy figures standing over a hospital table that Otto is firmly tied down to. SAMANTHA (screams): OTTO!!! PARVO (walks over to Sam): So, you're awake now Colleen! SAMANTHA (angry): I'm NOT Colleen! Let us go, tinhead! PARVO (laughs): Don't make me laugh! Soon, I'll have all of the Road Rover's secrets! (turns to Groomer): Groomer, are we ready to downloand Otto's computer core? GROOMER (turns to Parvo): We'll have the cables hooked up in a few minutes, my General! PARVO (nods): Excellent! You see, Colleen! At long last, I've WON!! SAMANTHA (struggles): I'm NOT COLLEEN!!! Soon, seven Cano-Mutants enter the room. Two of them are holding DJ by his arms, two have the Gila Monster bound the same way. One is holding Princess and the other two are carrying an unconscience Molly into the room. PARVO (shocked): What is the meaning of this? MUTANT (gruffly): General! We caught these four trying to sneak into the base! We had to knock the collie female out cold. SAMANTHA (screams out): MOLLY!!!! PARVO (angry): Road Rovers! (looks at the Gila): ..and whatever YOU are! GILA (struggles): I'm your worse nightmare, creep! PARVO (laughs): Tall words for a lizard man! (takes out laser pistol): Oh well, I'll kill you now and let my science team disect you later! As Parvo aims his laser pistol, Princess 'freezes' time. She's able to free herself from her 'time frozen' captor and attempts to pull the laser pistol out of Parvo's hand PRINCESS (pulling on pistol): I only....have....a ......minute... Just as time 'unfreezes', she pulls the pistol away from Parvo and falls to the floor. She 'rolls over' and aims at Parvo. PRINCESS (growls): Parvo, call off your mutants or I'll shoot! PARVO (laughs): Silly female! Before Princess can react, Parvo's metal arm laser emerges and shoots the laser pistol out of her hand. In the confusion, Ace sneaks over behind Samantha. He slowly fastens Samantha's collar back around her neck from behind the pole. SAMANTHA (confused, sniffs): Ace? Is that you? ACE (whispers back): Yes.... hold still.....there! Your collar is fastened now! SAMANTHA (smiles): Thanks Ace! I'll take it from here! PARVO (pointing laser at Princess): NOW, YOU DIE!! A loud BOOM!!! shakes the place as Samantha has teleported herself beside the hospital table. When she sees Otto with three of his panels removed and many circuit chips laying on the table, she turns her face towards Parvo and growls so fiercely, it causes him to panic PARVO (scared): You really AREN'T Colleen, are you? Smantha pounces on Parvo, Groomer and the other mutants standing around. The Cano-Mutants who are holding the others let go of them and rush over to help their master. DJ catches Molly before she can hit the floor. Samantha is fighting so intensely, the others can only watch and listen to the moans and screams coming from Parvo and his henchmen. PRINCESS (turns head): EWWWWW! GILA MONSTER (happy): That's it, SAM! Get'm! Get'm! (cheers): He's going to feel THAT one for a week! DJ (shocked): I'll bet Muzzle would love to watch this! PRINCESS (shakes head): I don't understand, Samantha is always so timid and polite! How can she get so violent like this? ACE (smiles): Because she loves her husband! In the struggle, Pavro and Groomer manage to find a secret panel and escape. Minutes later, every Cano-Mutant has fallen to the floor and out cold. Samantha is standing up, panting hard, still growling loudly with fire in her eyes. GILA MONSTER (waving arms): Samantha! It's alright! You got'm all! PRINCESS (slowly walks over to her): Sam? (waves hand in front of her face): SAM!!! SAMANTHA (panting slower): Er....oh.....(looks all aound): Oh my! (scared): Did I do all of this? GILA MONSTER (happy): You sure did! I'm so proud of you!!! ACE (looks around, sees secret panel open): Rats! Parvo and Groomer got away! DJ (looking down at Molly): Molly! Molly! Wake up! MOLLY (slowly opens eyes): ow.....DJ......is that you? DJ (nods): Yep, just lay still, we'll get you some help! Samantha runs over to her husband, still tied down on the hospital table. SAMANTHA (worried): OH NO!!! I gotta get Otto to Uncle Buford right away! The scene switchs to Road Rover Mission Control, two hours later. DJ and Samantha have joined Molly and Otto in the medical ward. Marauder is tending to Molly in one room, while Uncle Buford and Kyra are working on Otto in another room. DJ and Samantha are pacing back and forth so nervously, they nearly collide into each other. Samantha looks up at DJ and breaks into tears. DJ instinctively gives her a warm embrace. DJ (gently pats her on the back): It'll be alright, Sam. Otto and Molly are in good hands now. SAMANTHA (sobbing): I know DJ....I know.... Meanwhile, in the breifing room, Ace, Princess and the Gila Monster are giving a full report to the Master. PRINCESS (continuing): ..and if haven't been for Ace, we'd all been goners! GILA MONSTER (nods): Yeah, he was smart enough to hide when Parvo's goonies jumped us! MASTER (smiles): Ace Rover, you're a good, good dog! ACE (smiles): Thank you, Master, but it was really Samantha who did all the fighting! GILA MONSTER (looks at Princess): That's right! I wanna know how she and Molly are doing! PRINCESS (nods): Let's go find out! ACE (sees Gila and Princess running out of the room): HEY! WAIT FOR ME!! Ace, Princess and the Gila Monster have arrived in the waiting room just as Marauder and Kyra walk out to talk to DJ and Samantha. SAMANTHA (frantic): Mr Marauder, sir, please tell me, how is my sister and my husband! DJ (worried): Yeah, is Molly alright? MARAUDER (smiles): Molly has a slight concussion, but other than that, she's fine. KYRA (smiles): Otto's doing fine also! Once we put his chips and circuitry back in place and rebooted his computer core, he's as good as new! Uncle Buford has him resting in bed while he's recharging his power matrix. DJ (smiles): Can we visit them? MARAUDER (nods): Ok, but I gave Molly a mild sedative. Otto is in 'power saver' mode so he may not be all that talkitive, either. Come inside everyone! Samantha rushes over to her husband's bedside, DJ is the first to reach Molly in her room. Ace and the others follow Samantha. SAMANTHA (sadly): Otto, how do you feel? OTTO (groggy): Samantha! Worry not, I am fully functional! My sensors and memory arrays were offline, how did I get here? GILA MONSTER (smiles): Parvo and his goons had us cold! But thanks to Ace and Sam, we all got away! SAMANTHA (nods): It's true, honey! Ace got my collar back so I could get all of us free! GILA MONSTER (laughs): And so you could beat the living daylights out of those Cano-Mutants! OTTO (turns to Ace): Ace, I thank you for helping us escape! ACE (smiles): My pleasure, Otto! SAMANTHA (smiles): Stay here and rest now, darling! I want to go see Molly! OTTO (concerned): Molly? What happened to her? GILA MONSTER (sternly): One of Parvo's cano's whacked her on the head, but trust me, Sam made them all pay for it! SAMANTHA (kisses Otto): I'll be right back! The others all go over to the other room to see Molly. DJ is already there, holding her hand. DJ (smiles): Molly Maddog, we have to stop meeting like this! MOLLY (smiles): You have a wonderful sense of humor, DJ! DJ reaches over to kiss Molly on the forehead, but when he hears the others enter the room, he sits back down. SAMANTHA (smiles): How are you feeling, sis? MOLLY (slight grin): Like I got my bell rung! GILA MONSTER (huge grin): Hang in there, Molly, you is tough! PRINCESS (nods): Gila's right! MOLLY (concerned): How is Otto? DJ (smiles): He's doing just fine, he's in the other room MARAUDER (looks down at Molly): Ok folks, Molly needs her rest, I'll have to ask all of you to leave now. Samantha, Princess, Gila Monster and Marauder walks slowly out of the room, DJ lags behind. When the others are out in the hallway, DJ returns to Molly's bedside. DJ (whispers): Sleep well, Molly Collie! He kisses her on the forehead and leaves the room, Molly smiles widely and falls asleep. -----------------------------------------------------------------------