Copyright 2004 --- Robert Baer Jr. Road Rovers (Otto & Sam) -- "End Of The Line -- Part 1" DISCLAIMER Road Rover names, characters, situations and the Road Rover universe are the property of Warner Bros. I, nor this script/story have any connection with Warner Bros. in any way, shape or form. This document is meant solely for not-for-profit entertainment and may not be reproduced or publized in any way, shape or form. This story in not meant to infringe on any copyrights. This story is written by Robert Baer Jr and all characters in this story not otherwise copyrighted by Warner Brothers or not otherwise noted in this disclaimer are all Robert Baer Jr's creations, copyright pending 1997-2004. Adriaan Vorster is the creation of Gerhard Naude. Marauder is the creation of Jerimy Bass. Catman and Kusac are creations of John Butler. Allen Rikes, Sarah and Iella are creations of Shawn Tigges. Thunder, Jade, Keri, Siri, Andrew, Sunset, Shotgun, Terri, Bindy and Howie are creations of Kristen Coughlan. Wolve is the creation of rrWolve. Cobber and Deon are creations of Mike Browner. Misty Maddog is a creation of Bart Walls. Vorster storyline based on concept of Gerhard Naude. Road Rovers (Otto & Sam) -- "End Of The Line -- Part 1" The scene is the briefing room at Road Rover Headquarters. The Master is seated as the large viewing screen flickers on. Seated all around are about sixty Road Rover agents. They all watch and are horrorified by what they see. It is a news broadcast on GNN with Phil O'Miley as the host. PHIL (on screen): Cano-sapiens, are they man's best friend? That's the subject of tonight's Talking Point. For as long as mankind has roamed the Earth, the trusty canine has been his companion. Faithful, loyal, trustworthy, our four legged friends have been a great help to all. As guard dogs, as seeing eye dogs, as drug sniffing dogs, they serve well. Then along comes a mysterious human called the Master who discovered a way to transform canines into human like creatures that stand on two legs. Do these, cano- sapiens as they are called, have the same rights and priviledges their human counterparts do? A recent court ruling in southern Louisiana gave squatter's land rights to a canine named Amos Doggie, a mixed breed dog with the ability to talk. He was represented by a collie lawyer named Ben Maddog. The Atlanta law firm of Maddog, Maddog, Maddog, Maddog and Maddog features five very capable talking collie attorneys. But these are the exception more than the rule. Does this Master person have the right to basically create a new race of being that will share the resources of this planet with? One man who doesn't think so is South Africa Finance Minister Adriaan Vorster, who joins us in the studio tonight. (camera pans over to him): Welcome to the O'Miley Factor, Minister Vorster, what say you? VORSTER (smiles): Thank you, Phil. In South Africa, our government had the insight to realize that whether a canine walks on four legs, or walks on two legs and can speak, they are still canines. And canines are meant to serve mankind and are meant to be OWNED by mankind. PHIL (sternly): But wait, Minister, haven't cano-sapiens like the Road Rovers acted to save the lives of humans as well as fight crime? VORSTER (calmly): This is true, even in my country cano-sapiens have been a tremendous help to us. However, like the way police dogs belong to police officers, these glorified dogs should also belong to humans and not be allowed to have independent lives, to own property or to have legally recognized marriages. (shouts): These are dogs we're talking about here, after all! PHIL (sternly): But Minister, surely heroic canines like those who help the Computer Renegade and the Masked Melitta are worthy to be rewarded with... VORSTER (angry): Give them a doggie treat and chain them up for the night! Cano-sapiens are like any other domesticated animal! Do cows have rights? Do cats have rights? How about pigs? Where do we draw the line? PHIL (nods): Ok, ok, but your country has done something about this, the Non- Human Acts which you yourself authored VORSTER (smiles): That's right! This act reaffirms mankind's role as the master of all animals! I urge all nations to pass similar laws to protect themselves from this growing menace PHIL (confused): Growing menace? VORSTER(nod): Yes! These cano-sapiens not only act like humans, they eat like humans and breed like humans too! There are already over 5 billion people on Earth, and the Earth has difficulty feeding them. Think of it, if the Master's creations are allowed to continue living like humans, they will take vital resources away from humans! This is why they must be stopped! All existing cano-sapiens must be ... PHIL (interrupting): Enslaved, Minister, that's the word your opponents say that the Non-Human Acts really do to cano-sapiens, is it true? VORSTER (upset): My opponents can kiss my ***BLEEP***! PHIL (angry): We don't use language like that on MY show, Minister! Answer my question, this is the No Spinning zone! VORSTER (upset): Well ***BLEEP*** you, O'Maley! This interview has ended! PHIL (shouts): Are you willing to admit that your opponents are right? That the Non-Human Acts are another form of Apartheid? Adriaan Vorster jerks off the tiny microphone from his tie and throws it across the room, storming out of the studio shouting many more things that the show's censors have to BLEEP out. PHIL (shocked): You can run, but you can't hide, Minister Vorster! (calmer): Some people just can't stay in the No Spinning Zone! Next on the Factor, fast food, it's fast, but is it really food? Stay tuned..... The screen goes black and the lights come back on. COLLEEN (stands up, shakes fist): I say we go visit that bloak and beat some bloody sense into him! BLITZ (stands up): I vould enjoy biting his tooschie repeatedly! EXILE (shakes head): You are STILL a weird boy! MASTER (booming voice): My Rovers, this is a serious threat to our existance. Even as I speak, many nations are considering passing their own versions of the Non-Human Act themselves. Delegates at the United Nations are discussing it as well. MASTER (sternly): I'm afraid Vorster has a growing following in America. Here is another news report... The lights dim again as the screen activates once again, this time it's a local news broadcast out of New York City. AISHA (on screen): Alice Aisha reporting on this mob that has gathered outside the United Nations building, followers of South African Finance Minister Adriaan Vorster demanding that his Non-Human Acts be voted on in the General Assembly. As you can see, many of the protesters have colorful signs... COLLEEN (reads a sign outloud): Down with Dogs? EXILE (reads a sign outloud): The Master is a Master Criminal? BOLSHOI! AISHA (on screen): This crowd has started a bonfire where they are burning copies of DogStyle and Cactus Jake CD's! Earlier, we spoke to members of this group to hear their opinions MAN #1 (on screen): These Frankenstien mutts gotta be stopped! I heard they have a space station and travel the universe! WOMAN (on screen, shaking fist): The dogs are taking over! They're multiplying like rabbits! They'll take food out of my baby's mouth! MAN #2 (on screen): The Master should be arrested for this and all of his creations put to sleep! Suddenly, a wooden table flies into the viewing screen and smashes it to pieces. All eyes now look back at the one who threw it. GILA MONSTER (furious): NO ONE'S PUTTIN' MY BUDDIES TO SLEEP! I'LL BEATS THEM UGLY HUMANS SO HARD THEY'LL BEGS FOR MERCY!!! MASTER (angry): ENOUGH!!! This is the kind of violent behavior mobs like that WANT to see out of us! HUNTER (calmly): Master? What are we going to do about it? MASTER (sadly): There is nothing we can do. I have long feared this day would come. How soon people like Vorster forget about all the good that my Rovers have done. They'd even saved the entire universe on several occasions. COLLEEN (stands up): That's right! Why not tell'm all about it? MASTER (sadly): Much of what the Space Rovers have done is considered classified information. If the general public knew about all the alien races we have encountered, it would cause a planetwide panic! EXILE (furious): BOLSHOI! We should tell them everything1 MASTER (shakes head): That's not an option, Exile. Look at what happened at Oklahoma State University recently when a member of the Cerberus crew tried to give a graduation speech! She was kidnapped by Vorster sympathizers. As long as Vorster has followers out there in the world, no cano-sapien is safe in public. The scene shifts to the underground mall in downtown Atlanta. Five of the Maddog sisters, Abby, Vicki, Molly, Linda and Misty, are all out shopping. ABBY (happy): Like I always say, girls, when you're feeling down, there's nothing like SHOPPING! VICKI (holding several bags): I love these new shoes and the dresses I got! MOLLY (shakes head): All of those designer fashions, I'd rather just get clothes off the rack ABBY & VICKI (shocked): BLASPHEMY!!! LINDA (surprised): Huh? ABBY (sternly): We're Maddogs! The greatest attorneys in the world! VICKI (nods): We can afford the finer things in life! MISTY (shakes head): I don't want all of that kind of stuff! ABBY (smirks): You tell'm, little miss K-Mart fashion plate! MISTY (upset): HEY! LINDA (upset): Stop with the name calling already! MOLLY (nods): We came here to have a good time, not to fight MISTY (happy): Just us girls! ABBY (nods): You're right, sis VICKI (looks all around): Is it just me, or is everyone here staring at us? MOLLY (smiles): No more than usual LINDA (worried): I have a bad feeling about this MISTY (nods): Yeah, with all of that anti-Rover propoganda out there ABBY (laughs): Will you whimpering puppies relax? Nothing's going to happen to us! Soon, the five collie-sapiens are surrounded by two dozen angry people. Many of them look like gang members. The five noiw find themselves backed into a corner. MAN #1 (smirks): What have we here? MAN #2 (laughs): Looks like we have doggies who don't know their place! ABBY (angry): Out of our way, hooligans! VICKI (nods): That's right! You commoners should go find something else to do! LINDA (scared): Girls, that's not helping the situation MAN #3 (points): Take their purses and valuables! ABBY (growls): OVER MY DEAD BODY, CREEPS!! MOLLY (shouts): Wait Abby! That's exactly what they want us to do! MISTY (nods): If we fight them, they'll use it as proof that we are violent! VICKI (growls): I ain't giving these rabble rousers my cash or my new clothes! MAN #4 (swinging a chain in the air): I was hoping you'd say that! Molly uses her super speed to disarm all of the mob, taking their chains, knives, guns and other weapons, tossing them into a dumpster and then returning to her sister's side in a matter of a second. Misty now steps in front of the others. MISTY (shouts): Leave us alone! Go take a mile run around the mall! MOB (all of them, together): WE OBEY!! Soon, the two dozen gang members are running off in the other direction LINDA (relieved): Whew! That was a close one! ABBY (furious): I should've burned their behinds! VICKI (angry): We should've beat the tar out of them all! MOLLY (shakes head): That would give people like Vorster more reasons to hate us MISTY (nods): Maybe we better go now ABBY (upset): I came here to shop! LINDA (sternly): Sister, what if we're confronted again? VICKI (nods): You have a point there, Linda. Besides, I got everything I wanted already! As the five collie sisters leave the mall, the scene shifts to the swamplands of southern Louisiana. It is morning, and Bindy is in the house getting ready for school. Hannah is helping her daughter with her hair. HANNAH (brushing Bindy's hair): And you have your homework ready? BINDY (smiles): Bindy be doin' dat yesterday! HANNAH (reaches for a hair bret): Did you have enough for breakfast? BINDY (nods): Yep Mommy! Dat be dee best oatmeal Bindy ever have! HANNAH (hands her a backpack): Ok, have a good day at school! And remember, no side trips to the moon today! Zap yourself straight to the Cerberus classroom, ok? BINDY (smiles): Ok mommy! (hugs her, then points): Time to be wakin' up daddy! HANNAH (nods): I know dear. We've been married for years and I still have to wake in up every morning the same way BINDY (giggles): Bindy tink it be funny! (waves arm): Bindy help now! HANNAH (shocked): BINDY! NO!! Bindy's magic turns Amos's hammack upside down, causing the snoring mixed breed cano-sapien to tumble to the floor. AMOS (dazed): What... what be goin' on? HANNAH (upset): BINDY! BINDY (sweet smile): Oops! Sorry daddy! AMOS (standing up): So you be dee one dat wake Amos up! (laughing): Ol' Amos be havin' dat one comin' to him, yes? Bindy runs over and hugs her father. HANNAH (looks at clock on the wall): Better hurry, Bindy, you'll be late for class! BINDY (releases Amos): Ok Mommy! Bindy lifts her tiny arms in the air and disappears. AMOS (walks towards the door): Amos go see if Woody be bringin' me dee morning newspaper! HANNAH (giggles): Alright dear, I've got a pit of oatmeal ready for ya! When Amos walks out the door and onto the front porch, he notices a flock of birds flying quickly across the sky. Woody, a brown barn owl, flies down to Amos and lands on the front porch rail. AMOS (calmly): Woody? Where be dee paper? Woody chirps wildly, flapping his wings many times as he squaks. AMOS (angry): Men wit GUNS! In DIS swamp? (growls): Amos be makin' dem pay fir dat! Suddenly, a shot rings out, the bullet barely misses both Woody and Amos as it breaks a window, causing Hannah to scream and rush to the front porch. HANNAH (shocked); Amos! What's going on? AMOS (growls): Humans! Dat be in me swamp again! VOICE FROM DISTANCE (through a bullhorn): STOP RIGHT THERE, YOU MUTANT MUTTS! GIVE YOURSELF UP OR WE'LL KILL YOU BOTH! HANNAH (growls): Not THIS again! AMOS (angry): Amos be losin' his patience! Amos lets out a strange sounding howl as Hannah forms a force field around them with her magic. As bullets bounce off of the force field, the sounds of screaming people in the background can be heard. AMOS (smiles): Sounds like ol' Edgar be bringin' his friends dis time! HANNAH (giggles): Humans are so scared of grizzley bears! One of the men who has dropped his gun runs towards the house with a bear in hot pursuit. Hannah uses her magic to make the man float off the ground as the angry bear swats at him. HANNAH (sternly): This has gone on long enough! I recognize you! You were with the last hunting party we scared away yesterday! (growls): Why do you and your pals continue to hunt us? MAN (floating in the air): I won't tell you nothing, lady mutt! HANNAH (evil grin): Ok then, if you won't talk, I'll let Edgar have you! AMOS (giggles): Edgar be hungry since he be not eatin' his breakfast yet, ain't dat right Edgar? The huge grizzley roars loudly as he continues to swat at the floating man. MAN (nervous): OK OK! YOU WIN! I'LL TALK! I'LL TALK!!! HANNAH (sternly): Now we're getting somewhere! Who sent you? Why are you doing this? MAN (shouts): Adriaan Vorster says dog people have no business being free! Amos has been scaring people in this swamp for over a decade and it's time to put an end to it! AMOS (angry): Dis be AMOS'S swamp! You be tresspassin' on it! Amos have dis land nice and legal! Ben Maddog made sure of dis! MAN (upset): You're a MUTT!! Dogs have no right to own property because dogs ARE property! HANNAH (furious): I SHOULD LET EDGAR EAT YOU FOR SAYING THAT!! MAN (frightened): NO NO! WAIT! PLEASE!!! AMOS (calmly): Woman, be not tinkin' like dat. Dis goomer can't harm us! HANNAH (upset): But don't you see, Amos? More and more humans like this will be coming after us! Trying to kill or capture us everyday! AMOS (shakes head): Dat be not very neighborly of dem HANNAH (furiuos): Humans like THESE don't want us as neighbors! AMOS (shakes head): Why do you be mad at us, floating goomer? MAN (struggles): Dogs are supposed to serve man! They aren't supposed to be running around free and living like humans do! AMOS (confused): Why not? MAN (angry): Because it's not natural! Look at you two freaks! One with a metal arm with a lady who has magical powers! It's not right! It's against the laws of nature! AMOS (confused): Amos never heerd of dem laws! Amos be askin' our lawyer about dem next time he see him! HANNAH (upset): What about all of the times us dog people as you call us have saved the Earth and captured evil criminals? MAN (struggles): No one asked for your help, fleabag! AMOS (shakes head): Dat glowin' goomer ask us many times, and dat goomer wit dee glowin' eyeballs do too! MAN (confused); HUH? HANNAH (upset): No use talking to this man anymore. Obviously he's been brainwashed by Adriaan Vorster's lies! MAN (angry): He's a great man! He speaks the truth! AMOS (angry): Amos care not why ye be here! You humans stay out of Amos Doggie's swamp! MAN (furious): I don't care what you do to me, I'll be back! HANNAH (evil grin): Maybe it's time you saw things from a different point of view! Hannah snaps her fingers and changes the man into a Golden Retriever and puts him back on the ground. HANNAH (sternly): Maybe after you spend a few hours AS a dog, then you'll change your thoughts on Vorster! (looks up): Edgar, give his mutt a workout! The scared Golder Retriever runs as fast as he can with Edgar the bear in hot prusuit. AMOS (laughs): Dat be so funny, woman! HANNAH (sternly): This situation is not a laughing matter, sweetie. AMOS (confused): What ya sayin'? HANNAH (upset): If Vorster's ideas continue to gain acceptance, then none of the Road Rovers will be safe, not even us! AMOS (smiles): But we be havin' dee swamp to protect us! All of our critter friends are here! HANNAH (shakes head): We're not even totally safe here anymore. More aggressive bounty hunters will pursue us, they could even kidnap our little Bindy to force us to surrender to them! AMOS (confused): Amos not be understandin' dis! Dee Road Rovers help dees humans, and now day wanna chain us all up again? HANNAH (sadly): That's the general idea. As long as Vorster has followers in this country, all cano-sapiens are in danger... The scene shifts to the Massachussets Intitute of Technology (MIT) later in the afternoon. A fifth year class reunion is going on, and among those celebrating are the two co-valedictorians for that year, Daisy and Flash Bloodhound. They are dressed in elegant white dresses and their husbands, Cactus Jake and Rasputin, are in tuxedos although Cactus Jake is still wearing his trademark cowboy hat. CACTUS JAKE (whispers): Flash darlin', are you SURE this was a good idea? RASPUTIN (whispers): Daisy, maybe we better leave DAISY (calmly): Nonsense! This is OUR class reunion and we belong here just like all of our classmates! FLASH (nods): That's right, sis! Now I know many of them were jealous of us when we received our graduation honors, but that was five years ago! DAISY (nods): I'm sure everyone is mature enough to.... Daisy stops in midsentence when she realizes that all four of them are now surrounded by a group of their reunion classmates. They all snear at the group of cano-sapiens. FLASH (smiles): Mary Beth Rogers! How have you been? Is this your husband? MARY (angry): YOU MUTTS MADE A HUGE MISTAKE COMING HERE TONIGHT! FLASH (concerned): Excuse me? My sister and I deserve to be here because... MAN #1 (furious): You stupid dogs are taking jobs that rightfully belong to humans! MAN #2 (nods): Yeah! Beat it fleabags before we toss you all out on your tails! CACTUS JAKE (angry, rolls up sleeves): I'd like to see y'all try it, you no good sidewinders! RASPUTIN (takes a karate stance): Just bring it! DAISY (upset): NO NO NO! We didn't come here to fight, we came because we're members of this graduation class! MARY (furious): We all took a vote and decided that you mutts don't belong here! FLASH (shocked): But Mary! We were classmates! I used to tutor you in physics and .... MARY (furious): You super dogs are a threat to the existance of man! MAN #3 (evil grin): I say let's tar and feather all four of them! CACTUS JAKE (shakes fist): Buddy, you're going to get the receiving end of my fist! FLASH (shouts): Wait, sweetie! We better just leave! Create a diversion so we can get to our car! Cactus Jake nods and then proceeds to use his eye beams to freexe the floor all around them. As the startled guests stand dumbfounded, he then uses his eye heat beams to melt the ice, creating a huge amount of steam. Under the cover of the steam, the four manage to rush out the back door and enter their rented car. RASPUTIN (gruffly): I TOLD you this was a bad idea! FLASH (sadly): I can't believe they'd all turn on us like that! DAISY (shakes head): I'm glad daddy wasn't here to see this CACTUS JAKE (starts the car): We best get back to Mission Control When Cactus Jake starts the car, a huge puff of sleeping gas immediately fills the vehicle, knocking all four of them out. The scene now shifts to outer space. On the bridge of the Doomstar, the Lost Pack's spaceship. Ultra sits in the captain's chair, watching news report transmissions from Earth that Judy sent to the main viewer. ULTRA (nods): So it's true! Some on Earth are turning on the Road Rovers! JUDY (sexy voice): That Adriaan Vorster seems to be the ring leader of the group! ULTRA (points): But see that? There are protestors at the United Nations building calling for the arrest of the Master and the slavery of all cano- sapiens! (growls): We all KNOW how cruel humans can be, now we have even more proof of it! JUDY (concerned): What can we do about it, Ultra? ULTRA (angry): We need to act on behalf of our canine comrades! JUDY (confused): But I thought you hated the Space Rovers and ... ULTRA (furious): I'm not talking about THEM! I'm talking about all of our four legged brethren who have been enslaved by humans for thousands of years! All canines must be FREE! (turns to them): Lady! Set course for Earth! King! When we get there, cloak the ship! (evil grin): It's time we got involved in this little squabble.... --------------------------------------------------------------------- to be continued....