Road Rovers: The Iron Fist

Episode 19: A Rebel's Yell

By Gerhard Naudé

All Road Rover names © Warner Brothers and rightful owners.
Striker, Phoenix, Illanov, Elexis, Tanarus, Stalker, Wolfeye, Sky, 
Black, Trigger, Malcolm, Oqulus, Target, Wing, Cadwell and all 
others related to the KH Military © Gerhard Naudé
Strayers © Steven Today
Nitro, Dixie © Amanda Stephenson
Huntress, Silver, Darien, Canis, Duke © Greywolf Lupous
DJ, Dusty © Jake Williams
Warwolf © Marc Weinstein
Dawn © Dianne L.
Mele © Allie Jung
Maddogs, Outlaws and other Bounty Hunters © Greg Williams
Spirit © Connie Smernos
Shadow © Talon Saurn
Alethia, Chavaleh, Ribbonracer, Beldin © Kylen Miles
Cleo, Ramses, Sheba © Katalin Bakonyi
Sierra © Elista Atkins
Alley Afghan © Becky Pittman
Mars, Venus, Jupiter © Nick Myers
Star, Xander © Kathrine Gore
Dervish © Casey Johnson
Ricky © Ricky Galahad
Indiana Dog, Clara © Daniel Morales
Otto, Samantha © Robert Baer Jr. 
Dylan, Zudnik, Rune, Briggs, Mike, Kytec © Dylan Rinald
Eldon © Eric Sharp
Cobber © Michael Browner
Jordyn © Jordyn Trout
Marauder © Jerimy Bass
Wolve, Keith © Wolve Man
Karelia, Koror © Desutoroia  

Author's Note: To avoid confusion, the two Silvers have abbreviations
next to their names to indicate which group they belong to:
(S)-Strayer 
(M)-Maddogs

Any question, comments, complaints, feedback or suggestions can be sent 
to gnaude_@hotmail.com.

Socorro, New-Mexico, United States of America, 15 November, 2:39 PM:

This is the hometown of Professor Shepherd (see "Reigning Cats and 
Dogs"). In the kitchen of his house his wife, Isabel, and his two
children, Alexander and Cathrine, were busy cleaning up. Alexander
then sees Malcolm's limo pull up in front of the house.

Alexander:"Mom, there's a limo stopping in front of the house."

Isabel:"A limo? You sure?"

Isabel and Cathrine also look out the window. 

Cathrine:"Hey. That looks like that Malcolm guy's limo."

Malcolm and Oqulus climb out of the limo and walk up the path to the 
door. Malcolm rings the door and Isabel answers.

Isabel:"Yes?"

Malcolm:"Miss Isabel Shepherd?"

Isabel:"That's me. What do you want?"

Malcolm:"We came here to ask a few questions about your late husband, 
         William Shepherd. I mean, if you are all right with it." 
 
Isabel:"Of course. Come in."

Malcolm:"Thank you."

He and Oqulus walk into the house.

Banquet Hall, Road Rover Mission Control, 25 December, 10:12 PM:

This is a large hall with many tables. Hunter, Colleen, Exile, Blitz,
Hubert, the Master, Otto, Samantha, Mike Johnson, Kytec, Xander, Rabid, 
Nitro, Amani, Dixie, Outlaw, Saphire, Beowulf, Wesley, Silver(M), Stef, 
Eldon, Dylan, Cobber, Alethia, Beldin, Ribs, Zudnik, Rune, Briggs, 
Andreas, Striker, Illanov, Phoenix, Elexis, Star, Dawn, Dandelion, 
Mele, Duke, Canis, Huntress, Silver(S), Spirit, DJ, Dusty, Persia, 
Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Alley, Sierra, Ricky, Cleo, Ramses, Sheba, 
Warwolf, Indiana Dog, Clara, Sydney, Oso, Luka, Sport, Olivera (from
"The Dog Who Knew Too Much"), Amanda and her dog BJ (both from "You Can
Teach An Old Dog New Tricks But You Can't Make Him Perform), Peeare 
Booswa, Jordyn, Lydia, Pastor Wan, Dervish, Chavaleh, Marauder and the
Space Rover crew are all here. Nearby is a huge Christmas tree with 
dozens of presents. Decorations are everywhere. A podium is at the one
end of the hall. The Master is on it and is addressing everyone present.

Master:"First off, I would like to thank everyone present for this
        occation. Another year is almost behind us and it has been 
        a mixture of good and bad. There is the marriage of Rabid
        and Nitro, the capture of most of our worst enemies and
        the coming of Striker, Illanov, Phoenix and Elexis into our 
        fold. Then there was our darkest hour when the oldest and
        the most dangerous came into our lives: General Stalker 
        and the KH Military. They started the war in Colombia, 
        executed terrorist actions around the world, nearly wiped
        us out and, worst of all, corrupted Prowler for their
        own ends. But we stood up against them, and in the end
        triumphed over General Stalker."

A voice speaks from a dark corridor beyond one of the doorways.

Voice:"Wrong. You did not triumph over me or my forces."

Everyone look towards the doorway and the figure walks out of the
darkness and into the light. It is General Stalker. Everyone is
shocked.

Everyone:"GENERAL STALKER!!!"

Stalker:"Correct identification. Seems like we came in time for
         this occasion."

Hunter:"I would not have predicted this!"

Hubert:"How did you get in here?!"

Stalker:"Well, we were unable to unlock any of your entrances
         so we made our with our Tunnel Tanks. But I am not here
         to talk."

Stalker walks up to the Master.

Stalker:"So you are the Master. The leader of these canines."

Master:"What do you want, Stalker?"

Stalker:"I am giving you your second last chance to surrender the
         Road Rovers unconditionally to the authority of the KH
         Military forces." 

Master:"Never! I will not submit to your evil organisation!"

Everyone else stands up.

Hunter:"Neither will the Road Rovers!"

Rabid:"Or the Strayers!"

Outlaw:"Or the Maddogs!"

Stalker turns around.

Stalker:"Apparently you are not aware of your present situation."

He turns back to the Master.

Stalker:"Use your security cameras to scan the area around Mission
         Control."

The Master activates it and on a large screen appears an overhead
shot of Mission Control. Surrounding the base is a huge number of
Battle, Covert, Flame, Medical and Assault Troopers as well as 
some Walkers and Colossus Tanks. Assault Troopers are large robotic
suits that are twice as large as a Battle Trooper and has chainguns
in place of the arms. General Trigger, Tanarus, Wolfeye, Black, 
Tesla,  Malcolm, Sky and Oqulus as well as Target and Wing are here
as well. Target is a male Grey Wolf with black fur and red eyes. He
wears a Police Trooper uniform. Wing is a male Coyote with with 
red/brown fur, red eyes and white streak that runs from the back of
his neck to the tip of his tail. He wears a Covert Trooper suit. 

Star:"Man. What a crowd you got out there. Are they here for some
      autographs?"

Stalker:"No. We are here to remove you from our annoyance list
         permanently."

BJ growls and jumps off Amanda's lap. He runs up to Stalker and
barks all the way.

Amanda:"BJ! Come back here!"

BJ ignores Amanda and bites Stalker's leg. He yelps with pain
as his teeth meet metal. Stalker grabs him by the scruff of his 
neck and looks at him.

Stalker:"Yet another futile attempt to kill me. You were just
         like Grendle."

He puts BJ down and he yelps back to Amanda.

Rabid:"What do you mean by that he was like Grendle?"

Stalker:"I went to Grendle and asked him to work for us. We would
         give him and Mauler a substantial amount of money. But he
         laughed at our offer and ordered Mauler to kill me. I took
         care of him easily. Grendle himself then attacked me, but
         he learned the hard way that it is close to impossible to
         kill me. It will take him at least another four months to 
         recover from his injuries."

Warwolf gets up and walks up to him.

Warwolf:"I don't believe any of that crap! I bet I can kick your 
         sorry butt!"

Stalker:"Is that a challenge?"

Warwolf:"You bet it is!"

Stalker:"Very well."

Stalker pushes a button on his suit and it opens up. He steps out
of it and up to Warwolf. Under the suit he wears a rather impressive
military uniform. He clenches his fists, as does Warwolf. 

Stalker:"You go first."

Warwolf:"My pleasure."

Warwolf tries to hit Stalker in the face, but his fist is stopped by
Stalker's hand. He tries to move his hand away, but Stalker has a
firm grip on him. He then tries to punch him with his other hand, it
too is blocked. 

Stalker:"My turn."

Stalker squeezes Warwolf's hands. He screams in pain. Stalker then
kicks him in the groin and he doubles down. Stalker delivers an
uppercut to his chin and he falls backwards. He then picks Warwolf
up and throws him into a nearby wall. Stalker gets back into his
suit while Stef, Eldon and Colleen help Warwolf up. He then turns
back to the Master.

Stalker:"Well? Are you still remaining firm that you will not 
         surrender to us?"

Master:"Yes. We will not surrender."

Stalker:"Very well."

He begins to leave. At one of the exits he stops and turns around.

Stalker:"I almost forgot. To be fair, I give you five minutes to
         get your weapons and prepare to defend yourselves."

He leaves the hall. Everyone looks at each other.

Blitz:"What are we going to do?"

Hunter:"We'd better our weapons and fast if we are to stand a chance
        of defeating Stalker and his forces."

Master:"You're right, Hunter. Rovers, Strayers and Maddogs. Go and
        get ready. All civilians are to go their rooms, lock them   
        and stay there until all is clear."

Everyone agrees and heads for his or her position. The Master turns
to Hubert.

Master:"Activate the RRMC defence systems."

Hubert:"Yes, Master."

Outside Stalker joins the others.

Black:"What did the mutts say, sir?"

Stalker:"They will not surrender."

Wolfeye:"Ha! The stupid fools. They don't stand a chance." 

Stalker:"Don't underestimate them, General. We don't yet know what 
         they are fully capable of."

Trigger:"He's right."

Wing comes up to them.

Wing:"Sirs, you'd better see that."

He points towards Mission Control. From the grounds appears laser
turrets and several posts. The laser turrets are in the shape of 
a dog's head. From posts appear lasers that soon creates a fence
around RRMC. The Rovers, Strayers, Maddogs and the Space Rover
crew appear, all armed and ready.

Tanarus:"Where did those come from? Our intel didn't say anything
         about such a defence perimeter."

Stalker:"What did I just told you? There it is."

Sky:"Come on, sir. Those defences mean jack-s*** against our forces."

Stalker:"They haven't yet opened fire on us, Master Sergeant. We 
         don't know if they will decimate our forces or not."

Trigger:"Should we alert our forces and tell them to destroy the
         turrets on sight?"

Stalker:"Yes, Trigger. Do so. I don't want high losses among our
         troops." 

Trigger:"Yes, sir."

Target walks up to Stalker.

Target:"SIR! THEY HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT TO GET READY!"

Stalker:"Thank you, Lieutenant."

Target:"MY PLEASURE, SIR!"

Malcolm leans over to Tesla.

Malcolm:"Does he have to keep shouting like that?"

Tesla:"I'm afraid so. His mental instability problem prevents him 
       from lowering his voice volume."

On RRMC's ramparts and at the windows the Rovers, Strayers, Maddogs 
and Space Rovers prepare themselves for the onslaught. They are
communicating through their radio systems.

Alethia:"I am sensing that this a futile attempt to stop General 
         Stalker and his troopers." 

Hunter:"Don't tell us that, Alethia! We must win, otherwise we're 
        toast!"

Exile:"Dah, comrade. If you say that we will loski, then we will
       really loski."

Rabid:"And we actually have an advantage in terms of defence."

Eldon:"And the fact that we are also the heroes, and heroes always
       win the baddies." 

Striker:"The biggest advantage in this battle to come lies with the
         KH Military." 

Amani:"And what is that?"

Striker:"If the situation becomes serious to them they call in the     
         reinforcements. We cannot contact anyone to help us." 

Ricky:"Sure we can. There is the National Guard and the Rovers,
       Strayers and Pouncers who survived Prowler's strike force."

Elexis:"And do you know if our distress call will get through? The
        KH Military is probably jamming our communication systems
        to the outside world." 

Marauder:"It will be hours, maybe even days or weeks before anybody
          realises that something is wrong. By then we'll be dead." 

Sierra:"Guys, our five minutes is now only ten seconds!"

Hunter:"Get ready, everyone!"

There is ten seconds of silence as both sides await the deadline.
Target then comes up to Stalker.

Target:"SIR! THE FIVE MINUTES ARE UP!"

Stalker:"Thank you, officer."

Stalker addresses the KH forces.

Stalker:"Is everyone prepared?"

KH Military:"Yes, sir!"

Stalker:"Good. Here is the command..."

He turns to RRMC.

Stalker:"LET'S GO FORTH AND KICK A**, BOYS!!!"

The KH forces all cheer in response and the Assault Troopers, Walkers
and Colossus Tanks move forward. The other troopers use them as cover.
They all open fire upon RRMC. The Rovers, Strayers, Maddogs and Space
Rovers fire back and the laser turrets open fire. The lasers fly past
the enemy or hit them. A Colossus Tank's missile pack gets blown off
and an Assault Trooper looses it's chaingun hand. The Walkers, Assault
Troopers and Colossus Tanks let loose a folly of missiles that blow
apart all the turrets. They then focus their firepower on Mission
Control. Our heroes manage to down several Assault Troopers and two
or three Walkers, but most of their shots either miss or simply 
bounce off the heavy weaponry's armour. Exile freezes a Tank, but
it quickly breaks out again. Oqulus takes one of stun grenades and
throws it among some of the Rovers. Most of them manage to get out
of the way, but the rest are knocked unconcious. Nitro prepares to
unleash her Banshee Howl, but a rocket from Wolfeye blows the roof
above her. The falling debris buries her. Rabid drops his weapon
and goes over to help her. On one of the ramparts Dylan, Marauder, 
Zudnik, Mike, Rune and Briggs prepare to toss some gas-bones, but
a well placed ball of plasma from a Colossus Tank blows the floor
from under them. They fall to the ground. Beowulf uses his sonic
clap to good effect, knocking out some of the troopers. A Covert
Trooper then shoots him in the shoulder and falls back. Hunter
uses his tennisball bazooka to take out a Tank, but Stalker fires
a blue Zinca laser into his weapon, knocking it out of his hands.
Dervish fires a RR missile at a Walker, but the Walker pilot blows
it apart in mid-flight. Otto and Samantha try to create a force
field, but before they can do that a Battle Trooper gets a thermal
grenade at their position. The couple create a force field, 
protecting them from the heat of the blast, but the shock wave
throws them both off the ramparts. Cobber let's Muzzle go, but
like before Stalker punches him back into Cobber. Ramses let's Sheba
fly towards a large group of troopers, but before she can transform
into a Utahraptor a Medical Troopers throws a Constrictor Collar
at her. The throw is perfect and the collar goes around Sheba, 
preventing her from transforming. Another troopers grabs Sheba's
legs and holds her down. Pretty soon it was becoming apparent that
our heroes are pretty much being surpressed. In his control room the
Master observes the scene.

Master:"No. This cannot be happening."

Blitz runs into the room.

Blitz:"Master! We're taking surpressing fire! There's too many of
       them!"

Elexis, Hubert and Alley also run into the room. 

Alley:"The infirmary is swamped with injured! We can't treat 
       everyone quickly enough!"

Hubert:"And the injured keep coming!"

Elexis:"The KH Military is injuring faster then we can heal!"

The others run into the room too. Rabid is carrying the unconscious
Nitro in his arms.

Colleen:"These blokes are everywhere and we can't stop their march
         on Mission Control!"

Illanov:"They've shut down the laser fence!"

Suddenly there is silence except for the sound of a chaingun. 
Outside Stalker had order his forces to hold their fire, but 
Trigger was still firing wildly at Mission Control.

Wing:"He forgot to take his medication again."

Stalker:"Stop him."

Tanarus walks up to Trigger and hits him on the back of head. He
stops shooting and turns to Tanarus.

Tanarus:"Sir, the Supreme General ordered us to cease fire."

Trigger:"Thank you, General."

Stalker turns to Mission Control, now badly battered and shelled.
Around it lies the bodies and remains of some of the KH forces.
Target hands him a loud-speaker. 

Stalker:"Listen, Rovers! This is your last chance and you have
         two choices. Surrender now or be destroyed! You have 
         ten minutes to respond! If you choose to surrender, 
         raise a white flag above Mission Control!"

Inside the announcement system voice can be heard.

Announcer:"Attention. All Rovers, Strayers, Maddogs and Space
           Rovers to briefing room."

The Generals look at each other.

Black:"Isn't that our announcement system?"

Tanarus:"Sure sounds like it."

Wolfeye:"This proves there is a traitor in our midst."

Stalker:"You are correct, General."

Trigger:"It was a good idea to jam their communications, otherwise
         they would have known about this operation." 

Briefing Room:

Everyone is present.

Outlaw:"Now they're asking us to surrender."

Dervish:"We're really in a jam now."

Mike:"Are we going to surrender?"

Hunter:"No. We will fight to the end."

Striker:"I think it is better to surrender."

Everyone looks surprised at Striker.

Dawn:"Surrender? Are you crazy?"

Striker:"If we continue to resist they'll surely massacre us. If we
         surrender we stand a chance to survive."

Canis:"That's ridiculous!"

Master:"Actually, he's right. If we are captured we can escape with
        the help of Tan. He has helped us before. I hate to admit
        it, but we will have to surrender." 

Everyone hangs their heads in defeat. 

Grounds: 

The KH Military is waiting for the Rovers' response. Just then a 
white flag is raised above Mission Control. Wing points at it.

Wing:"Sir, they've raised the flag."

Stalker raises the loud-speaker.

Stalker:"Now come out, put your weapons on heap and kneel in the
         clearing with your hands behind your heads."

There is a few moments of silence, then Hunter appears. He walks 
a short distance, then throws his weapon nearby. He then kneels
down and puts his hands behind his head. The other Rovers, 
Strayers, Maddogs, the Space Rover crew and the civilians follow
suit. Soon they are all in the same position as Hunter and there
is a large heap of weapons. Medical Troopers place Constrictor 
Collars around the necks of all their prisoners. Some troopers 
rush into Road Rover Mission Control and soon the white flag is 
replaced by the flag of the KH Military. The KH forces then all 
cheer in victory. 

Black, Wolfeye:"VICTORY!!!"

Sky, Oqulus, Target high-five each other. Some troopers then 
drag the Transdogmafier out into the open. Tesla and Malcolm
go over to it and Tesla looks it over. 

Tesla:"Look at this excellent piece of technology."

Malcolm:"The spoils of war."

Tesla:"All words to that effect."

Trigger and Stalker shake hands.

Trigger:"Victorious once again, Stalker."

Stalker:"I cannot deny it, Trigger. This is a significant 
         triumph for our forces."

Trigger:"Yes. We have defeated the Road Rovers and captured the
         Transdogmafier. Now the way is clear." 

Stalker:"Indeed it is."

Soon the cheering stop and General Stalker turns to Sky.

Sky:"Seperate the civilians into a new group, Master Sergeant."

Sky:"Yes, sir."

Sky calls some troopers and they begin taking the civilians to
an open area. Stalker turns to Target.

Stalker:"Sweep the area for anyone who might still won't accept
         defeat."

Target:"YES, SIR!"

Target signals some troopers and they run into Mission Control.
Stalker goes over to Tesla and Malcolm.

Stalker:"Well, boys. What have we got here?"

Tesla:"Sir, this is the Transdogmafier. The machine that created
       the Road Rovers." 

Malcolm:"And now we are pleased to say that it is now back under
         KH Military control."

Stalker:"Well done. Prepare the Transdogmafier for transport to
         Antarctica."

Stalker then walks to the Master. 

Stalker:"So you are the Master. I don't think you know that we 
         have discovered that your real name is Professor William
         Shepherd."

The Master is taken back.

Master:"How did you know that?"

Stalker:"Malcolm went to your widow's house to ask where you were. 
         When she told us that you were killed by terrorists at your
         laboratory we sent a team out to investigate. One of the 
         team members went down into the ruined basement and 
         discovered a tunnel. We sent in a recon squad into the
         tunnel to see were it went. They then came into these 
         caverns and after a while...they spotted Mission Control.
         We began preparations for an attack and we waited until
         you were at your most vulnerable: Christmas. We then had 
         our Jammer Trucks placed above to prevent any incoming
         communication from warning you about our military action.
         The rest you probably know, Professor Shepherd."

Star:"You guys are really, really good."

Stalker:"I am still busy here with the Professor. I will attend
         to you later."

He turns back to the Master.

Master:"Why were you looking for me? I mean, my old self?"

Stalker:"We came to ask a return on our investment."

Persia:"What investment?"

Stalker:"I seem to recall that about twenty-one years ago you
         were having problems trying to get people to realise
         your dream of turning dogs into cano-sapiens for the
         good of mankind. Correct?"

Master:"Thus far."

Stalker:"Good. People thought you were insane and thus would
         not fund your research. But then a person from the 
         shadows wearing a black cloak appeared and offered to 
         fund your research. You gratefully accepted, not knowing
         that would affect the future greatly." 

Master:"You're right, but how do you know that?"

Stalker snaps his finger and a figure wearing a black cloak walks
towards the Master. His eyes widen.

Master:"That's him!"

Figure (deep voice):"Right again, Professor."

Master:"And the voice is just like I remember it!"

The figure removes the cloak from his head. It is Malcolm.

Malcolm:"Too bad you didn't know who REALLY funded you in the
         first place."

The Master gasps.

Stalker:"Yes, Shepherd. WE funded your dreams where others just
         pushed it aside. Where others were ignorant WE listened.
         Thus WE are responsible for creating the Road Rovers."

Master:"I don't believe you!"

Stalker:"You need more proof, Shepherd?"

Malcolm opens his suitcase, gives a document to Stalker and he 
shows it at the Master.

Stalker:"Remember this?"

The Master's eyes widen.

Master:"It's the contract I signed to get funding for my project
        from Malcolm Industries!"

Stalker:"Correct again."

He gives the contract back to Malcolm.

Stalker:"You see, Professor? Without our funding you never would have
         been able to build the Transdogmafier. Now I see what you are 
         doing with it: You sit around in Mission Control and play  
         God."

Master:"No, I don't. I'm just helping protect the world from evil such
        as you."

Stalker grabs the Master by the hair and pulls him closer.

Stalker:"And as a result you and your Road Rovers have become a very
         annoying bugbear."

Eldon:"Don't you mean 'teddybear', you big sissy?"

Oqulus clamps Eldon's muzzle shut.

Oqulus:"You keep talking like that to the Supreme General and I'll
        cut your tongue out!"

Stalker turns back to the Master.

Stalker:"As I said, you have become an annoyance to us. And I should
         destroy you." 

He readies his Zinca chaingun and holds it against the Master's head.
The Rovers gasp and the Master awaits his death. It never comes. 
Stalker pulls back his weapon.

Stalker:"But you are more valuable to us alive than dead, as well as
         Professor Hubert, Welsey Hawk and Canis Lupus."

Canis:"What use are we to you?"

Wesley:"Yeah. That's what I'd like to know."

Stalker:"I was expecting that you would know more. Very well, I will
         explain. With the Transdogmafier now back under KH Military
         authority we can now use it to upgrade the Wolfmatron."

Hubert:"Wolfmatron?"

Stalker:"It is our version of the Transdogmafier. I believe Professor
         Brokanheimer showed to you. Anyway, when we upgrade the
         Wolfmatron with components from the Transdogmafier, we can
         create far more superior troopers for our forces. And you,
         Shepherd, and Hubert, Canis and Welsey will help us."

Hubert, Canis, Wesley:"In your dreams, pal!"

Master:"I will not help you create mutants to destroy the UN military
        and take over the world!"

Sky:"I wonder if there will be any military left to destroy to prevent
     us from taking over the world after the Iron F..."

Wing clamps Sky's muzzle.

Wing:"You idiot! You want them to know about that?!"

Sky mumbles a "Sorry" and Wing let's go of his muzzle. 

Stalker:"Shepherd, we have ways of forcing you and your assistants
         to work for us. Besides, I don't think Jeffery Otitus and 
         Eugene Atwater will appreciate you not working for us."

Master:"Jeffrey? Where's he?"

Stalker:"You are about to find out."

He turns to Trigger.

Stalker:"General, you and Tesla take Shepherd, Canis, Welsey, Hubert
         and the Transdogmafier to the Iron Fist base.

Trigger:"Yes, sir."

Trigger signals some troopers. Half of them carry the Transdogmafier
onto an awaiting truck while the other half grab the Master, Hubert,       
Canis and Welsey and drag them away. Duke and Amani try to help
Canis and Hubert, but more troopers force them back to their places.
Stalker turns to Malcolm, Target and Oqulus.

Stalker:"You three take the civilians away from here."

Dandelion:"Like, are we going for a trip?"

Target:"WE ARE TAKING YOU TO ALCATRAZ FOR DETENTION!"

Luka:"What for?"

Stalker:"You may be civilians, but we cannot have you alerting any
         force about the Road Rovers' fate. Proceed."

Malcolm:"Yes, boss."

Target, Oqulus and some Police Troopers take Wan, Peeare, Luka,
Sydney, Olivera, Amanda, Dandelion and BJ away. Oso and Sport try to
save their masters, but the KH troopers hold them back. Luka looks
back to Oso.

Luka:"Oso! Help!"

Oso struggles like mad trying to get to Luka.

Oso:"Let me go!"

Wolfeye:"Not a chance."

Tanarus comes up to Stalker. 

Tanarus:"What will do with Road Rover Mission Control?"

Stalker looks at Mission Control.

Stalker:"I have no use for such an installation that has the
         appearance of fire hydrants. General Black."

Black:"Sir?"

Stalker:"Burn Mission Control down. Scorched earth."

Black smiles and salutes.

Black:"My pleasure, sir."

Black signals all the Flame Troopers, they gather at Mission Control's
entrance. 

Black:"Okay, boys. It's barbecue time!"

Black and the troopers rush in. Soon some of the windows explode from
fires as the troopers begin their task of burning Mission Control.
Some of the Rovers become either upset or angry.

Star:"HEY! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THAT!"

Mele:"Great. Our Christmas is down the drain."

Saphire:"And I had such great expectations."

Spirit:"THAT'S NOT FAIR!"

Colleen:"Have your blokes never heard of the spirit of Christmas?!"

Wing:"No."

Wolfeye comes up to Stalker.

Wolfeye:"Sir. Requesting permission to speak to Nitro."

Stalker:"Permission granted, General."

Wolfeye:"Thank you, sir."

He walks up to Nitro and removes his helmet.

Wolfeye:"I have a personal vendetta against you, Nitro."

Nitro:"Vendetta? What vendetta?"

Wolfeye:"I don't suppose you know from which wolf pack I came from,
         do you?"

Nitro:"No."

Wolfeye:"Then my surname should remind you. My full name is Wolfeye
         Migatua."

Nitro:"Migatua???"

Amani:"As in Nitro's wolf pack?"

Wolfeye:"The very same."

Stalker:"That is the first time we heard something about your past, 
         General."

Wolfeye:"More is on the way. You see, I was part of the Migatuas Wolf
         Pack. I fathered two sons within that pack. But then my sons 
         betrayed me. I was blamed for the death of the Beta and as 
         such was banished from the pack because of them."  

Nitro:"What does this have to do with me?"

Wolfeye:"Simple. Your father, Duke, was Alpha of the Migatuas, wasn't
         he?"
 
Nitro:"Yeah."

Wolfeye:"And isn't it true that the offspring of the Alphas would 
         take over the leadership if their parents were no longer 
         in that position?" 

Nitro:"What are you saying?"

There is a long pause.

Wolfeye:"I was once the Alpha of the Migatuas and you, Nitro, and
         your sister, Kinsa, are my descendants."

This sentence shocks Nitro and the others greatly. Even General
Stalker, Tanarus, Wing and Sky are taken back.

Amani:"You?! Nitro's ancestor?!"

Hunter:"Yet another unexpected twist! Bummer!"

Silver(S):"That was unexpected!"

Nitro:"Impossible! That's a lie!"

Wolfeye:"Believe it or not. I had my DNA cross-checked with your DNA
         Tesla got from you at the Black Wolf Research Facility. The
         match is 92,1 percent identical. I AM your ancestor." 

Nitro:"No! I won't believe it!"

Stalker:"Is this true, General?"

Wolfeye:"Yes, sir. It is true. And here's further proof."

Wolfeye takes out a nature magazine. Wolfeye opens at page showing a
picture of him (in normal wolf form). Tanarus looks at the picture,
then at Wolfeye, back at the picture and then to Stalker.

Tanarus:"He really is Nitro's ancestor, sir! That picture is of him 
         while he was the Alpha of the Migatuas!"

Stalker turns to Wolfeye.

Stalker:"How come you never told anyone about this?"

Wolfeye:"I wasn't entirely sure that Nitro or Kinsa were my descendants
         before, sir. So it kept it to myself, even after the DNA test
         by Tesla. I only waited the right moment to tell everyone."

Wolfeye throws the magazine at Nitro. He looks it over, then back at
him. 

Nitro:"It is true! You are my ancestor!"

He takes the magazine from her.

Nitro:"If you want the pack to forgive you I..."

Wolfeye:"Forgive? The pack forgive me? That will be the day. Kinsa's
         heart is as cold as yours. Besides, how can they forgive me
         for being part of the KH Military?"

Nitro:"My heart isn't cold, and neither is Kinsa's. True, you did
       become a terrorist, but you probably had no other place to
       fit in."

Wolfeye:"The third part is true."

Nitro:"All of this is true. Kinsa and I understand that you were
       dishonoured because of your sons betrayal and I for one
       am willing to accept you back in the pack. Only if you
       are willing to forgo your position in the KH Military." 

Wolfeye bursts out laughing.

Wolfeye:"Now you are really talking trash! You are also the
         descendent of my treacherous sons, and as such the blame
         of their betrayal falls square on you and your sister.
         All I now want, is revenge. Though I cannot kill Kinsa
         because she is a level 5 threat, for now. But you, Nitro,
         you I would love to see die. And since I will oversee
         your executions personally, I will enjoy watching your
         death."

Stalker:"Speaking of executions, it is time to remove these Road
         Rovers."  

Wolfeye steps back as Stalker walks up to Hunter. He grabs him
by his ears and pulls him to his feet.

Stalker:"You all have a lot to answer for. You unprevokatively  
         attack our Battlecruiser at St. Martin and made us look 
         like fools before Francisco Ortega. You messed up our 
         military operation in Colombia and nearly let Ortega get
         away. You destroyed our laser cannon in Ovitznia. You
         nearly prevented us from gaining the GONV computer. You
         ruined our plans during the siege of London. You prevented
         us from taking the Cano-mutator into our custody, twice.
         You turned my daughter, Elexis, against me. Worst of all,
         you killed Prowler, my most loyal Field-Marshall."

Dixie:"Prowler was a mindless slave in your hands! You turned him
       against us! You manipulated him for your evil ends!"

Rabid:"He was a friend, and you turned him against us against his
       own will!"

Stalker:"Friend? Ha! You cast him aside, made him feel useless. You
         never unlocked his true potential. So I found it fitting to
         give him a better life."

Nitro:"Well, yeah. He was a sexist pig and annoying and a non-player 
       team member, but..."

Stalker:"I stand corrected. You are going to pay dearly for your 
         interverance."

He puts Hunter down and turns to General Wolfeye.

Stalker:"Take them away and have them executed."

Wolfeye:"Yes, sir."

Stalker then grabs Rabid and pulls him to his feet.

Stalker:"You and I need to have a little talk."

Rabid:"About what?"

He doesn't answer and pulls Rabid to a out-of-sight part of the
caverns. Stalker then looks towards the shadows.

Stalker:"Come out of there."

Shadows eyes open and his figure can now be made out in the darkness.
Rabid's eyes widen.

Rabid:"Shadow?"

Shadow:"Hello, Rabid."

Rabid:"What's going on?"

Stalker:"Shadow was a part time spy for us here in Mission Control, but
         he is so pathetic at giving information that I decided to let
         him go. His brother, Grendle, will give him enough troubles."

Rabid:"Shadow! You double dealing..."

Shadow:"I had no choice. I saw what he did to Grendle and he threatened
        to do the same to me."

Stalker:"But now you serve no purpose. Leave."

Shadow disappears into the darkness. Rabid looks at Stalker.

Rabid:"But what does this have to do with me?"

Stalker:"I just wanted you to observe the authoritative might I have. 
         I know who you are, who your parents are, everything about 
         your past."

Rabid:"You do?"

Stalker:"Yes. Your parents are Moses and Ester Today and you have a
         sister called Sheba. You were going to marry Sue-Lynn just
         before your accident. I know about Natalie and your short
         relationship with her. And I know about General Von Claude 
         Autoboundan."

Rabid's eyes widen.

Rabid:"That's my family best kept secret! Only the family knows 
       about him! How did you find that out?" 

Stalker:"It helps to spy a little on your family. But that's enough
         for now. Move!"

Stalker and Rabid head back to the others. Black and his men, who have 
just finished setting fire to everything in Mission Control, come up 
to Stalker.

Black:"Sir, Mission Control will soon be a useless pile of ash and
       ruin." 

Stalker:"Well done. Take my forces to Antarctica and await my arrival."

Black:"Yes, sir."

They carry out their orders and the troopers begin to move the Road
Rovers towards the surface. The Rovers are closely guarded by all the
forces. Wing then runs up to Stalker.

Wing:"Sir. We had a count of all the prisoners and we found that there
      are two unaccounted for." 

Stalker:"Who?"

Wing:"Shag and Puffball, sir."

Stalker thinks for a moment, then turns to Tanarus and Sky.

Stalker:"Tanarus, you and your men stay behind here. If Shag and 
         Puffball or any other hostile, Rover or otherwise, appear
         you have my authorisation to shoot them down." 

Tanarus:"Yes, sir."

Tanarus and Sky signal their men and they begin to head back to
Mission Control while the rest go onward. They soon come to some
Tunnel Tanks in a secret part of the caverns. Tunnel Tanks look
like the standard Trojan APC, but has a large drill in front.
The KH forces and their prisoners climb into the Tunnel Tanks.
The tanks start up and head into the tunnels they created earlier,
folled by the Colossus Tanks and the Walkers.

Surface, 11:33 PM:

This the surface above Mission Control. The Alexander is holding
perimeter above the area, searchlights from it sweep the area.
On the ground are landed Transports, Dropships and Shuttles as
well as some Jammer Trucks, Radar Sensors and more KH forces.
One Transport has a large prison container. The Tunnel Tanks, 
Colossus Tanks and Walkers appear from the tunnels. The KH
troopers then transfer the Rovers into the prison container
while Stalker climbs into his shuttle that takes him to his
command ship, the troopers get onboard the dropships, the heavy
weaponry are picked up by the Transports and a small contingent
of Alpha Squadron forces remain behind for Tanarus. All the 
ships except those that remain behind and the prison Transport
take off. At the Transport the Rovers are lead one by one into
the prison, their names behind read out by a trooper while Wing
checks them for unwanted possessions. He searches Amani all over.

Amani:"Hey! Watch those hands, buster!"

He takes a ECLU (Emergency Call Locator Unit) out of her boot.
He throws it away.

Wing:"That device isn't getting onboard. Next!"

He continues searching until Ricky comes up. He sees the cross
around his neck, grabs it and rips it off.

Ricky:"Hey! That's mine!"

Wing:"No personal possessions on this flight. Next!"

Mele is up next and he searches her. He finds her blue computer
and throws it onto the pile of confiscated stuff. 

Mele:"Give back!"

Wing:"No dice. Next!"

Soon Star comes up. She is still wearing her Christmas bonnet.

Wing:"Well now. Look at this fashion statement. That's rag gotta
      go, girl." 

He takes her bonnet off and throws on the pile.

Wing:"Next!"

Blitz comes up and is searched. Wing takes his Tooshie Book and
looks it through.

Wing:"What's this?"

Blitz:"That's my tooshie record book. I keep records of all the
       tooshies I've bitten."

Wing:"Were you a guard dog?"

Blitz:"Yah. Would you like to hear my life story?"

Wing:"Next!"

Blitz growls. Cleo comes up next. Wing sees the amulet around her
neck and takes it.

Cleo:"That's mine. Give me back!"

Wing:"Dream on, Cleopatra. Next!"

Rabid and Nitro are up next. There are confiscated of their ECLU's
and hidden Petri Pistols. Wing then sees their studded collars 
around their wrists and removes them. He looks them over.

Wing:"Hmp! Poor quality!"

Rabid:"That's our wedding presents!"

Wing:"I don't care if it's the Mona Lisa. NO PERSONAL POSESSIONS 
      ON THIS CRAFT."

Nitro:"You got a lot of nerve!"

Wing:"Thank you. Now your rings."

He grabs Rabid's hand and removes his engagement ring. He then
turns to Nitro and tries to get her engagement ring off her
finger, but she refuses to let go.

Wing:"Give me the ring!"

Nitro:"No! I will not!"

Wing:"NOW!"

Nitro:"NEVER!"

Wing snaps his fingers and some troopers aim their rifles at her.
Wolfeye comes up.

Wolfeye:"No, don't kill her yet."

Wing:"But sir. How do we get her ring off?"

Nitro smiles.

Wolfeye:"Target her husband."

The troopers then aim their rifles at Rabid. Nitro looses her smile.

Nitro:"No! Don't! You can have the ring!"

She takes her ring off and gives it to Wing, who then throws it on
the pile. Nitro then buries her head in Rabid chest, he comforts
her.

Wing:"Next!"

Muzzle is next and is drooling all over himself. This disgusts
Wing.

Wing:"Aw, disgusting. I think we'll skip him. Next!"

Lydia is next. Wing rips the gold chain off her neck. This angers
her.

Lydia:"That is mine, no?!"

Wing:"No."

Lydia:"Do you know who I work for? Internal affairs!"

Wing:"I don't care if you work for the IRA. Next!"

And so it goes on until everyone has been checked. There is now a 
very large pile of personal possessions, weapons and small devices.
Wing signals some troopers.

Wing:"Put this lot in a bag and take it to General Tanarus. He will
      take care of them."

Troopers:"Yes, sir."

The troopers do as they are told and begin to put the stuff into a
large sack. Wing walks up to Wolfeye.

Wing:"Sir, the prisoners are now onboard."

Wolfeye:"Good. You tell the Transport pilot to follow my shuttle to 
         the execution site."

Wing:"Yes, sir."

Wolfeye heads for his shuttle while Wing goes to the Transport.

Prison Container, 11:47 PM:

The Rovers are now all placed within separate cells inside the prison
container. Wing walks down the main corridor.

Wing:"Well, welcome aboard. My, my. If I look around I see we have a
      lot of celebrities among us. I see we have sixty current affairs,
      six hard copies, five golden globes, three mix and match and a
      genuine Screwy Lewy."
 
He points at Muzzle, then resumes walking.

Wing:"But I have to tell that this doesn't impress me, because we have
      rules that will be inforced. It is just like kindergarten. You 
      keep your hands to yourself..." 

He slaps Otto and Samantha's hands, who were holding each other hand 
through the cell bars, apart.

Wing:"... you keep the decibel level down and if any of you should 
      decide to scream, spit or bite you will get the treatment." 

Alley:"You've been watching Con Air way too much."

Wing:"True, but those same laws in the movie apply here."

He turns to two Police Troopers.

Wing:"Gag her."

The Troopers tape Alley's muzzle shut. Wing looks at everyone.

Wing:"I think I made myself clear."

He takes out a radio and calls the Transport pilot.

Wing:"Take off and follow General Wolfeye's shuttle."

He puts away his radio and turns to a Police Trooper at a group of
buttons.

Wing:"Close them up."

Police:"Yes, sir."

The trooper pushes a button and several grate doors close up, sealing
up different parts of the prison. 

Surface:

Wolfeye's shuttle takes off, closely followed by the Transport. Some
Orcas and Valkyries appear and escort the shuttle and Transport. They
all soon disappear from view.

Highway, 23 kilometres from Road Rover Mission Control, 11:59 PM:

Sylvia is driving down the road. Inside is Shag and Puffball, 
returning from a night of romance.

Puffball:"You made night great."

Shag mumbles something that makes Puffball blush. She giggles.

Puffball:"Please. You make me blush."

Shag smiles. They continue onward until they come to one of the
entrances of Mission Control. Shag pushes a button on Sylvia's 
dashboard to open the secret door, but it doesn't respond. He
pushes the button again and still nothing happens.

Puffball:"Maybe door jammed. We might need to call Hubert have
          him open door."  

Shag:"Rhight."

Shag takes the radio and dials a number to get to someone at
Mission Control. After a few moments there is no answer. Shag
mumbles something.

Puffball:"Line dead? How that be?"

Shag shrugs his shoulders.

Puffball:"Something wrong. We must go inside."

Shag:"Rha."

They both climb out of Sylvia and walk to the door. Shag opens
a secret panel that reveals a console. He pushes a few buttons 
on it and the door opens. They enter the tunnel that leads to
Mission Control.

Mission Control, 12:04 AM:

The once proud structure is now a smouldering ruin of burnt out 
and blackened ash. Several KH Gamma Squadron troopers, among 
them Sky, patrol the area. Shag and Puffball hide behind a bush
once they come out of the tunnel. They are both in utter shock.

Puffball:"What happened? Why KH troopers here and Mission Control
          gone?"

Suddenly there is the sound of a rifle being cocked. Shag and
Puffball look behind them. A patrol of Battle Troopers have their 
weapons aimed at them. 

Patrol Leader:"Don't do anything clever now."

Shag whimpers. The leader signals Sky and the other troopers and
they rush towards them. Sky looks the two captives.

Sky:"Well now. Here are our little fish. Search them." 

Two troopers search Puffball over and remove her Petri Rifle. They
then begin to search Shag, each time taking out an item from his
fur.

Trooper 1:"Rocket launcher."

Trooper 2:"Lawn chair."

Trooper 1:"Lunch box."

Trooper 2:"Air freshener."

Trooper 1:"First-in-Blasting trophy."

Trooper 2:"Box with pizza in it."

Trooper 1:"Video camera."

Trooper 2:"Cell phone."

Trooper 1:"Suntan lotion."

Trooper 2:"Forestry Illustrated magazine."

Trooper 1:"Anti-Aircraft Laser."

Trooper 2:"Medical kit."

Trooper 1:"Flashlight."

Trooper 2:"Portable Gameboy."

The first trooper turns to Sky.

Trooper 1:"Sir, why don't we just kill them as we were ordered instead
           of wasting our time searching this walking warehouse?"

Sky:" I agree. Get ready and take aim."

The troopers aim their rifles at Shag and Puffball. They both hug each
other in support.

Sky:"F..."

Voice:"Ignore that order!"

The troopers lower their rifles and, along with Sky, look towards 
Mission Control. Tanarus is walking up to them.

Sky:"Sir?"

Tanarus:"Lower your weapons."

Sky:"But, sir, we have Shag and Puffball. We have orders to kill them
     on sight."

Tanarus holds up a gas-bone.

Tanarus:"Do you know what this is?"

Sky:"No, sir."

Tanarus:"Well, you're about to find out."

He throws the bone at Sky and the troopers. The bone releases the 
gas and soon they cannot see a thing. Tanarus runs into the cloud, 
followed the sound of several punches. When the gas clears Shag and
Puffball cannot believe their eyes. Sky and the troopers are lying
in a heap, unconcious. Tanarus looks at Shag and Puffball.

Tanarus:"You two all right?"

Shag:"Rha."

Puffball:"Why you helping us?"

There is a moment of silence.

Tanarus:"I am your KH traitor, the mysterious 'Tan'."

Puffball:"You?"

Tanarus:"Yes, me. Tanarus."

Shag:"Rhut rhy?"

Tanarus:"I will explain later. Right now we must save the Rovers,
         Strayers, Maddogs and Space Rovers from being executed
         by Wolfeye. Shag. Pick up your stuff."

Shag:"Rhight!"

He puts all the things back into his fur.

Tanarus:"Good. Now come this way."

They then walk up to the bag which holds the confiscated goods. Tanarus
opens it and then looks at Shag.

Tanarus:"Shag, can you put all this into your fur?"

Shag:"Rho Rhoblem!"

He picks the bag up and puts into his fur.

Tanarus:"Good. Let's go."

Puffball:"Wait. Can we trust you?"

Tanarus points at Sky and the troopers.

Tanarus:"I just saved your butts, didn't I?"

Puffball:"Yeah. Guess you are good KH wolf."

Tanarus:"Come on. My shuttle is at the surface."

They being to run to one of the custom made tunnels for the surface.

Abandoned Hotel, New-Mexico, 12:34 AM:

This is a run-down structure in the desert. It's once luxurious 
appearance has now fallen into decay. Outside is Wolfeye's shuttle,
two dropships and the prison Transport. Troopers patrol the area
in and around the hotel. In the main dance hall of the hotel the
Rovers, Strayers, Maddogs and Space Rovers are standing against
the walls in a neat row. Wolfeye and some KH Battle Troopers are
also here. A large and dirty glass dome cover the hall. Wolfeye
address their prisoners.

Wolfeye:"You have now reached the end. You were able to triumph
         over nearly all of your enemies and were even winning 
         our forces, but in the end we have proven to be far more
         superior. Now you are all to die, quick and clean."

He looks at Nitro.

Wolfeye:"You, Nitro, will go first."

Nitro growls at Wolfeye. He snaps his fingers and the troopers  
points their rifles at her. 

Wolfeye:"Have a nice journey to the afterlife. Ready?"

Troopers:"Ready."

Wolfeye:"Take aim."

The troopers aim their rifles at Nitro. She looks one last time at
Rabid, who is standing next to her and looking at her. Both have
tears in their eyes.

Nitro:"I love you, Rabid."

Rabid:"I love you, Nitro."

Wolfeye:"FIRE!!!"

Suddenly the dome above the hall explodes into a fireball. Everyone
dives down from the falling glass and debris. When it clears Tanarus'
shuttle can be seen flying above the opening. Shag and Puffball
throw down some rope and climb into the hall. Puffball has duel
Petri Pistols while Shag has a rocket launcher (aiming the right
way). They both face Wolfeye and his troopers.

Hunter:"Shag!"

Amani:"Puffball!"

Wolfeye:"I don't know how you got here, but I do know you are going
         to die suddenly!"

He and his troopers get up and ready their rifles at Shag and 
Puffball. Another rope appears from the shuttle and Tanarus 
climbs down it, his suit's chainguns ready. He lands in front
of Shag and Puffball.

Wolfeye:"Thank goodness you're here, General."

Tanarus aims his weapons at Wolfeye and his men. They are surprised
at his actions.

Wolfeye:"What are you doing, sir?"

Realization suddenly fills Wolfeye's face.

Wolfeye:"YOU'RE THE TRAITOR!!!"

Tanarus:"First prize to General Wolfeye."

He then holds up a control unit and pushes the button on it. The
Constrictor collars then fall off the Rovers necks. Dawn rubs her
neck.

Dawn:"Man. I hope this thing didn't me a rash."

The Rovers, Strayers, Maddogs and Space Rovers along with Shag,
Puffball and Tanarus gather in front of Wolfeye and his men.

Wolfeye:"Damn you, Tanarus! The Supreme General will have your
         head for your betrayel!"

Suddenly there is the sounds of a gun battle outside. Wing runs
into the hall and up to Wolfeye.

Wing:"Sir! We are under attack from several Rover and Strayer 
      operatives as well the Outlaw Bounty Hunters and other
      bounty hunters! We have also detected the National Guard
      coming towards our location!"

He then sees the enemy gathered in front of them.

Wing:"Sir, what is going on?"

Wolfeye:"Order our forces to withdraw to dropships and get out
         of here. Quickly."

Tanarus:"And here's a little going-away present..."

Wolfeye, Wing and the troopers look towatds the Rovers and gasp.
Muzzle is standing next to Tanarus, he is holding his muzzle.
He looks at Hunter.

Tanarus:"May I?"

Hunter:"Go ahead."

Tanarus pulls Muzzle's muzzle off.

Tanarus:"Muzzle them!"

Muzzle jumps out of his straightjacket and towards Wolfeye and
his men.

Wing:"Not good!"

Once again the usual scene of voilence courtesy of Muzzle follows
and everyone but Striker look away.

Striker:"Muzzle's revenge."

Tanarus:"Urk! Seeing it makes me sick!"

Mele:"Me too."

Wing:"AAAH!!! SHARP TEETH!!!"

Trooper:"They didn't say anything about this s*** at the recruitment
         office! OUCH!!!"

Wolfeye:"RETREAT!!! RETREAT!!! YEOW!!!"

Wolfeye and his men get up and run, limp or crawl away.

Front of Hotel:

The KH troopers are fighting off the Outlaw Bounty Hunters (Buck,
Jasmine, Chance and Athena), Rovers (Wolve, Keith, Kytec, Karelia
and Koror), Strayers (Natalie [from "Reconstructive Surgery"] and
Strayer survivors) and some Bounty Hunters (Trevor Mason, Dixie 
Blade, Jack Nighthawk and Rosie). In the distance is a large cluster
of lights indicating that the National Guard was on its way to assist.
Wolfeye, Wing and his troopers run out. 

Wolfeye:"RETREAT!!!"

The other troopers respond and climb into the vehicles. Moments
later Wolfeye's shuttle, the two dropships and the transport 
take off and fly away. The Rovers, Strayers, Maddogs and Space
Rovers run out. The others come up to them.

Buck:"Mom! Dad! You okay?"

Jasmine:"We came here as soon as Tan informed us about the KH
         attack."

Outlaw:"Thank you, my children. We're fine."

Rabid:"Natalie! What are you doing here?"

Natalie:"General Stalker's men questioned me and my staff at
         the clinic for information. When I refused they forced
         everyone outside and had my clinic bombed by their 
         Valkyries." 

Rabid:"The monster! Anyone killed or hurt?"

Natalie:"Fortunately not. We were regarded as civilians, so
         they left us alone."

Rune:"Kytec! What are you doing helping us?"

Kytec:"The KH Military were to kill me, but Tanarus saved my
       butt and so I owe him a favour." 

Trevor:"We Bounty Hunters were given quite a number of cash to
        help Tanarus out."  

Blade:"He sure knows how to talk with money."

Everyone gathers around Tanarus. Elexis rushes into his awaiting
arms and they hug.

Elexis:"Oh Tanarus! I really thought I was dead back there."

Tanarus:"Don't worry, Elexis. Now that we are together nothing 
         can tear us apart."

Striker:"You know each other?"

They stop hugging each other.

Tanarus:"We're engaged."

Everyone but Elexis, Tanarus:"Engaged???"

Elexis:"Yes, though I never let my father or anyone else know
        about that."

Tanarus:"Wolfeye did know, but since I had authority over him I
         had him keep quiet." 

Hunter:"Well, we really are really grateful for saving our lives."

Tanarus:"Don't thank me yet. We still need to rescue the civilians
         from the KH Military's grasp." 

Hunter:"You're right. Let's roll!"

Ramses:"But how, Hunter? We don't have our vehicles."

Suddenly there is the sounds of helicopter rotors and everyone 
looks around. Dozens of Commaches and Hueys are coming towards
them and soon they land. Major Cadwell climbs out of one of the
Hueys and runs towards the group.

Tanarus:"Ah, Major Cadwell. Good timing. Did you manage to 
         track down the Transports holding the civilians."

Cadwell:"Yes. Our fighters have managed to force them to land
         in California, but they won't stay there for long.
         KH Fighters are on their way to aid them."

Tanarus:"ETA?"

Cadwell:"Less than an hour."

Koror:"Guess we'd better get them before the KH Military does."

Tanarus turns to the group.

Tanarus:"What do you say, allies? Do we go and help them?"

Striker:"I would say yes, friend. Let's go!"

Hunter:"Let's hit the skies, Rovers!"

Shag hands out the weapons, after which they all head for the
Hueys.

Reseacrh Wing, KHA Alexander, En route to Antarctica, 1:01 AM:

The Master, Hubert, Welsey and Canis are facing General Stalker,
closely guarded by Lambda Troopers.

Stalker:"So you still remain firm that you will not assist us?"

Wesley:"Damn right!"

Master:"I told you before, I won't help you and your mad troopers
        take over the world."

The Alexander's communication officer runs into the Warroom and
up to General Stalker.

Officer:"Sir! General Wolfeye has just contacted us!"

Stalker:"What happened?"

Officer:"We've been betrayed by General Tanarus, sir! General
         Wolfeye said that he helped the Road Rovers escape
         execution!"

This clearly makes Stalker angry.

Stalker:"Where is Malcolm? Are they already at Alcatraz?"

Officer:"The US National Guard forced them to land. We've sent
         some of our Orcas to assist them, sir."

Stalker:"Contact Malcolm! Inform him about Tanarus' betrayal
         and that he should beware of him! He and his men are
         authorised to kill him on sight! Also, alert all our
         forces about Tanarus' defection!"

The officer salutes.

Officer:"Yes, sir!"

He leaves the room. Stalker turns back to the captives, who 
are all grinning.

Canis:"Ooo. Seems like there's trouble in paradise."

Stalker:"Don't be so sure, Canis. Even Tanarus' defection to
         your Road Rovers won't be able to stop us anymore 
         now."  

Hubert:"And why is that?"

Stalker begins to tell them about the Iron Fist.

Valley, California, 1:12 AM:

A shuttle, two dropships and a prison transport is here. Lights
from the craft illuminate the area and there are small patrols
of Battle Troopers. Malcolm is standing outside his shuttle with
Oqulus, talking into his phone.

Malcolm:"Hold those shares. Don't sell them yet until later, got
         it?... Good."

A shadowy figure begins to walk towards the craft. One trooper
sees it and turns to it.

Trooper:"Halt! Who goes there?"

Several flashlights illuminate the figure. It is Tanarus.

Tanarus:"It's me, General Tanarus."

Malcolm puts his phone away and walks up to Tanarus. Meanwhile
Target was still inside the transport. Suddenly a voice crackles
over the speakers.

Voice:"Code red! Code red! General Tanarus has defected to the
       Road Rovers! Kill him on sight!" 

Target looks outside and sees Tanarus talking with Malcolm.

Target:"OH NO, YOU DON'T!"

He takes out his pistol and climbs out of the transport. He
shouts at everyone else.

Target:"EVERYONE!!! GENERAL TANARUS IS THE TRAITOR!!!"

Everyone looks at Tanarus.

Malcolm:"Is this true?"

Tanarus:"So it seems."

Suddenly a missed heat beam hits the ground next to Malcolm.
The Road Rovers, Strayers, Maddogs, Outlaws, Space Rovers,  
Bounty Hunters and the National Guard appear from cover and
begin shooting at the KH forces. Malcolm takes out his
Demutation Shotgun and aims it at Tanarus.

Malcolm:"You will pay for this!"

Just as Malcolm prepares to fire a laser bolt from Dusty's
laser pistol hits his shotgun and it fires a green ball
into the Strayers' direction. Just as Rabid gets out from
cover the green ball strikes him and he glows again. The
others look horrified at him.

Nitro:"RABID!!!"

She tries to get to him, but Amani stops her. The glow 
then subsides and Rabid can be seen clearly again. He
has now been changed back to Bear. Amani let's Nitro
go and she runs to him. She kneels at his side.

Nitro:"Ra... Bear! Are you okay, Honey?"

Bear recovers from the blast and looks himself over.

Bear:"If this carries on much longer you will have to call
      me the Chameleon, Nitro." 

Nitro giggles. Meanwhile the transport is about to take off, but
a well-thrown boulder from Wolve smashes one of the engines and 
prevents it from taking off. Malcolm turns to Oqulus.

Malcolm:"Signal our forces that we are retreating!"

Oqulus:"What about the prisoners?"

Malcolm:"To Pluto with the prisoners! Leave them!"

Oqulus signals the rest of the troopers and they fall back into
the dropships. Malcolm, Oqulus and Target climb into the shuttle
and in a few moments the dropships and the shuttle take off and
fly away low over the countryside. Cadwell signals the National
Guard.

Cadwell:"Sure the transport and free the prisoners!"

The soldiers respond and climb into the prison container. Soon
the prisoners inside are escorted outside. Hunter, Oso and Sport
run up to Dandelion, Luka and Olivera. Hunter and Dandelion hug
each other, as does Luka and Oso, Olivera and Sport.

Hunter:"Mom! You okay?"

Dandelion:"Like, I'm fine. Thanks."

Luka:"Oso, I knew you would come for me."

Oso:"How can I leave you, Master."

Olivera:"You're a really good dog, Sport."

Sport:"Oh, it was nothing Master."

They stop hugging and everyone turns to Tanarus.

Bear:"Thanks, buddy. You saved our skins."

Tanarus:"Glad to be back to Bear, eh?"

Bear:"A bit."

Cadwell walks up to Tanarus.

Cadwell:"Tanarus, there is still that crisis we need to tell
         them."

Tanarus:"You're right, Major."

Marauder:"What crisis?"

Tanarus address everyone. 

Tanarus:"You all know that your communications were jammed by
         KH Jammer Trucks, right?"

Lydia:"We. So?"

Tanarus:"So that means you don't know about the ultimatum issued
         by General Stalker to the world."

Hunter:"Crisis? Ultimatum? What's going on?"

Tanarus:"The KH Military has built a new super-weapon: a Devastator
         Cannon codenamed 'Iron Fist'. This weapon fires a beam that
         can disintegrate anything it is targeted at. It is based
         in Antarctica."

Cadwell:"About seven months ago we lost contact with all the polar
         research stations on the continent. We were to investigate,
         but then came the war in Colombia, which made the world
         forget about the polar stations."

Tanarus:"Yesterday Stalker told world leaders to surrender to the
         KH Military, or else they will use the Iron Fist to wipe 
         out the world's military forces, major capitals and
         industrial centers."

Colleen:"So that explains the message Prowler left for us on the
         rig in Norway." 

Hunter:"Is there a deadline to which the world leaders must respond
        to?" 

Tanarus:"Stalker said he will call when he thinks the time is right,
         so I have no idea."

Outlaw:"So we had better act fast before this weapon is used."

Xander:"How? Stalker and his forces hit us first and they hit us
        hard." 

Persia:"Yes. We may not even have any vehicles left."

Hunter:"Not really. Not if they found the secret vehicle."

Everyone looks at Hunter, confused.

Blitz:"Wait a minute! What secret vehicle?"

Hunter:"If I told you it wou..."

Tanarus:"Hunter, cut the jokes. We need to know."

Hunter:"I'll show it to you."

Hunter turns to Cadwell.

Hunter:"Can you and your boys give us a lift back to our base?"

Cadwell:"Yes, I can."

Hunter:"Then let's roll!"

They all head back to the Hueys.

Caverns, not far from Mission Control, 1:55 AM:

This is an isolated part of the caverns. Everyone is here. Hunter
walks to a rock in the wall and pushes it in. A large, secret door
opens up.

Hunter:"Follow me."

He goes in, followed by all the others. They are all in a pitch
dark area.

Keith:"I can't see a thing."

Hunter:"You will see something. Right about... now."

The lights go and illuminate the cavern, or rather hangar. Everyone
looks at what they see in front of them. Parked in the hangar is
a Boeing 747, it's front painted to resemble a dog's face. On the
wings is the Rover insignia. 

Exile:"What is thiski, comrade Hunter?"

Huntress:"Yeah, big brother! What is it?"

Hunter:"This, guys, is the Jumbo Rover."

Chance:"Cool. What's it for?"

Hunter:"The Jumbo Rover is a vehicle that was secretly built by
        order of the Master. It would serve as a Mobile RRMC 
        should Mission Control ever become destroyed."

Tanarus:"Now is a good time to test it."

Hunter:"Yeah. All aboard."

They all walk to the Jumbo Rover and begin to climb in.

Briefing Room, Jumbo Rover:

This is similar to RRMC's briefing room, only it is smaller and
has windows looking outside. Nearby is three Transdogmafiers. A
phone rings. It is Cadwell's cellphone. He answers it.

Cadwell:"Hello?... Hold on."

He lowers the phone and turns to Hunter.

Cadwell:"Turn on the screen to CNN. Stalker is addressing the world
         leaders." 

Hunter responds by pushing a few buttons. CNN appears on the screen.
It is split into two screens, one showing the UN counsel chamber,
the other Stalker standing is what appears to be a control room.
Through the room's window one can see the Iron Fist. It is a large
dish (2 kilometres in diameter) with a large base pedestal. The
rod that extends from the center of the dish ends in a smaller 
dish. It is pointed towards the sky. Stalker addresses the counsel.
 
Stalker:"Has the counsel reached a decision?"

Norwood, who is in the chamber, speaks up.

Norwood:"General, we must reasonable. You have given us too little
         time to discuss this." 

Stalker:"I have given you enough time to decide. As it seems that
         you do not want to surrender to the KH Military, I will 
         now unleash the power of the Iron Fist."

Control Room, Iron Fist Base, Antarctica:

Stalker turns away from the camera to the technicians in the control
room.

Stalker:"Issue this command to the GONV Computer: Commence the  
         attack and destroy the necessary targets. Do not stop  
         until every country's military force and industrial 
         centers has been destroyed." 

Technicians:"Yes, sir."

A technician types on the screen the command to the GONV computer.

GONV Computer Room, Unknown Location:

The GONV Computer looks similar to that of the WOPR (see the movie 
"WarGames"). On the computer' screen appears the words:"COMMENCING
FIRST WAVE ATTACK".

Iron Fist:

The dish moves to get the proper alignment. When it gets the right
position a blue beam is fired from the dish into space.

Cartoon Network Satellite, High Orbit over Earth:

The blue beam strikes the satellite's solar panels and is beamed 
back to Earth.

Chinese Tank Depot, Somewhere in China:

This is large base that houses some of China's tanks. There are
hundreds of Chinese troops. The beam, now with a much larger
circular area (about 5 kilometres in diameter), strikes the base.
The base, tanks, Chinese soldiers, and basically everything in
the beam's circle of death is disintegrated. All that is left
is large circle of blackened ash.

Briefing Room, Jumbo Rover:

The screen is now off. Everyone is in shock.

Tanarus:"That's it. The destruction has begun."

Rune:"And there's nothing we can do to stop it!"

Striker:"I am not accepting defeat yet!"

Rosie:"And anyway, this is only episode 19. We still need to
       go through episode 20."

Hunter:"They're right. We must destroy this weapon of mass
        destruction."

He then turns to Cadwell.

Hunter:"Major, is there a place where we can hide from the Iron
        Fist until we can launch a counter-attack?"

Cadwell:"Yes. NORAD Command Center. We can hide there and get
         the needed info."

Hunter:"Good."

He then turns to everyone else.

Hunter:"Strap in, boys and girls! We're off!"

Everyone heads for their seats while Shag, Amani and Beowulf
head for the cockpit.

Surface:

The secret door of the Jumbo Rover's hangar opens and the Jumbo
Rover takes off. It then sets course for NORAD. The KH Military's
mad plans for world domination are in full motion. With the
destruction of Mission Control, the kidnapping of the Master and
the Transdogmafier and the Iron Fist now fully operational, the
KH Military is now well on the way to victory. Will the Road 
Rovers and their allies recover from their deficit and destroy
the Iron Fist, or will the KH Military finally succeed where
many have failed: TOTAL WORLD DOMINATION?

TO BE CONTINUED...