Copywrite 1999 -- Robert Baer Jr. 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 be 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 Fydo, Boomer, Rasputin, Saundra, Alexander, Grunt, Daisy, Abdullah, Bob, Jake, Marie, Francis, Calypso, Sheena, Bruno, Molly, Deborah, Dreadnaught Orchid, Dot, Hans and Flash are all Robert Baer Jr's creations, copyright pending, 1999. Huntress is a creation of Greywolf Lupous, DJ is a creation of Jake Williams, Dawn is a creation of Dianne L. Hunter, Blitz, Colleen, Shag, Exile, Muzzle and Professor Hubert are all Warner Brothers characters. The Space Rovers -- "The Rebellion -- Part 1" The scene opens with a group of the Space Rovers riding in a transport heading for Road Rover headquarters. They're on Earth now, Captain Persia is reviewing her last log entry: Captain's Log, entry 501. Today the Canius Minor received an emergency call from Earth. The Master has ordered us to return immediately, that there was something important that he wanted to discuss with me face-to-face. Using our artificial wormhole generator, we made the trip home in a matter of minutes. Ensign Bob was very eager to see what our planet looked like, and to meet our 'Master' in person. Boomer made a perfect landing of our vessel in it's silo at Alpha Base. We are all on our way to Road Rover Headquarters, the mood of the crew is very enthuiastic. Hopefully, this will be a time of reunion and happiness. Maybe I've been around Alex too long, because I had this strange gut feeling that something wasn't quite right about this situation. Let's hope that for my crew's sake that I'm incorrect. The two buses arrive at Road Rover Headquarters without incident. Waiting in the reception area are Hunter, Exile, Blitz, Colleen, Shag, Huntress, DJ and Professor Hubert. As the Space Rovers file off the buses, they meet and greet their old friends. Molly, Bruno and their children walk over to Exlie. MOLLY (hugs Exile): Exile! You old Russian bear! How have you been? BRUNO (shakes Exile's hand) Hey, Exile! Looks like you've put on some veight, comrade! EXILE (smiling) You guys are always so funski! You've giving me gooseblisters! Shag walks over to Grunt, they have a long conversation consisting of barking and growling. Persia and Alexander are apporoached by Blitz and Huntress. BLITZ: (smiling) Hi Persia, remember me? PERSIA: I sure do, Blitz, you're the one who wanted to show me the stars a few years ago, rememeber? HUNTRESS (looks at Blitz) Honey, what does she mean by that? PERSIA (giggles) It's a private joke, Huntress, it's great to see both of you! BLITZ: We've never had so many Road Rovers in this place at one time, I hope we've all housebroken! HUNTRESS (elbows Blitz in the ribs) Blitz, be nice! ALEXANDER: I'm sure our crew will manage, Blitz. Nearly all of the Space Rovers walk over to where Hunter and Colleen are standing, shaking their hands and hugging them. Hans, Deborah and Greta walk by and shake hands. COLLEEN (smiling) Hans, how are you holding up? HANS: I'm doing well, thanks for asking! Have you met Deborah? COLLEEN (shaking her hand) I remember you! You were in the last graduating class at the Academy, right? DEBORAH (smiling) I'm flattered that you know me, Colleen! COLLEEN (looks at Greta) And this has to be Greta! My, you sure have grown! GRETA (grinning) Thank you, ma'am! COLLEEN: You two married? Hans and Deborah look at each other and slyly grin. Rasputin runs up to Colleen and shakes her hand. COLLEEN: Rassy! How's me best student? RASPUTIN: Colleen, I've been using everything you ever taught me! COLLEEN: I've been hearing good reports about you, I must say I'm blooming proud of you! RASPUTIN: (grinning) Thank you, coming from you that means a lot! HUNTER: (tapping Colleen on the shoulder) Colleen, we have other guests to greet. COLLEEN: That's right, Huntie-wuntie! Have you seen your cousin Cactus Jake yet? HUNTER (looks puzzled) Catcus Jake? What's he look like? COLLEEN: Ha Ha, now THERE'S your comedy! He looks like you in a cowboy hat, remember? HUNTER: Oh yeah, DUH, right! Please excuse us! Daisy and Flash run up to Professor Hubert and hug him. DAISY: (crying) DADDY!!! FLASH: (crying) WE MISSED YOU! HUBERT: Now girls, settle down. I've missed you, too! I've heard you've done great things on that ship of yours! And what's this about Barium? Is it really an concentrated source of power? DAISY: (excited) It sure is, daddy! We brought some with us! FLASH: (excited) Yes, we have the designs for a Barium chamber also! The one on the Canius Minor works great! HUBERT: I'm so proud of both of you! FLASH (holding Jake by the arm) And daddy, I got me a feller!! HUBERT: (Surprised) So you do! You're Cactus Jake, aren't you? JAKE: Yes, I am! But how did you ..... HUBERT: I recognize your scent, and you've been eating bacon and eggs, with buttered toast! JAKE: WOW!!! You're GOOD!!!!! Boomer and Saundra make their way to the front door, it opens before them and Saundra is in a state of shock. SAUNDRA: Dreadnaught? DREADNAUGHT: Ya, it's me! Give me a big smooch! SAUNDRA (hugging Boomer) I'd rather kiss a lawn mower! DREADNAUGHT: Hey, greyhound, get away from my girl! SAUNDRA: (angry) I'm not YOUR girl anymore! We're divorced! Remember? DREADNAUGHT: Ya, but I've changed MY mind, I want you back! SAUNDRA: (angrier) I don't want YOU back, you weasel! I still can remember those times I caught you with Brenda, Linda, Patricia, Queenie, you even made a pass at Colleen once! DREADNAUGHT: Ya, she nearly broke my snoot! SAUNDRA: (angry) I warn you, stay away from me! DREADNAUGHT: I'll bet you and this mutt have been having "fun" together, haven't you? Boomer grabs Dreadnaught by the neck and pins him against the wall. BOOMER: Dreadnaught, you made her life a living nightmare! You have exactly ten seconds to disappear, OK? DREADNAUGHT (straining) I get the message, please put me down! OH PLEASE!!!!! Boomer drops Dreadnaught on the floor and he scampers away. Saundra hugs Boomer and starts crying. On the other side of the room, Abdullah shakes hands with DJ and begins a conversation, Dot and Orchid see this and watch in wonderment. DOT: (grinning) WOW!!! Is that DJ ever a dreamboat! ORCHID: (smiling widely) Yes, what a hunk! Let's go introduce ourselves! DOT: (shocked) Do you think we should? ORCHID: (grabbing Dot by the arm) C'mon! Let's see which one of us he likes the most! As Dot and Orchid walk over to where DJ is standing, before they can reach him, Marie and Francis (with their children) begin talking to DJ about maintenence and repair procedures. Dawn enters the reception area and sees Whitey and Bob. DAWN: (beaming smile) Oh my gawd! Whitey! Is this the lizard guy you brought back from outer space? WHITEY: (a little annoyed) This, young lady, is Ensign Bob, a Dino-Sapien from the planet Jurrassia. DAWN (shakes Bob's hand): Kewl! Please to meet you, Bobby! Never met a real tall green reptile before, how's it going? BOB (surprised) Well, I seem to be doing fine now. DAWN: Way kewl!!! This thing can talk, too! This is like totally awesome. WHITEY (frowning): Dawn, please. DAWN: Well, anyhoo, glad to see you both! Shag rings the dinner bell and all of the Space Rovers go to the galley for supper. The Rovers open a large dining room area with many long tables. All the Rovers get their trays and sit down. Persia is seated next to Alexander and Whitey on her right and Grunt on her left. Sheena is in the ktichen with Shag talking and swapping recipes. Blitz and Huntress are sitting directly across the table from Persia. Jake is sitting at the same table with Professor Hubert and his daughters. Calypso and Fydo help serve all the children, who are seated at a separate table. Rasputin is seated at a table near Persia's next to Dawn and Orchid. Sheena returns from the kitchen and sits down at Persia's table. SHEENA: (bubbly) WOW! Me and Shag exchanged recipes! He gave me one for Kung-Pow Chicken and gave him one for Brewnoc! DAWN: (smiling) Brewnoc? RASPUTIN: (gimising) Yeah, that's baked eagle! DAWN: Kewl!! RASPUTIN (looking at Dawn) You're weird! DAWN: I know YOU are but what am I? (sticks out tongue at Rasputin) As usual, Blitz is talking the loudest during supper, bragging and gesturing. BLITZ: (shouting) Why are we having a party for the Space Rovers? All they do is fly around in the sky all the time while WE do all the hard work, we're the ones with the tough job, you 'fly boys' have it so easy! ALEXANDER (angry) How dare you, you have no idea what you're talking about! BLITZ: (shouting) Oh, sit down, gramps, why aren't you out at an old dog's home gumming Milk Bones? Alexander stands up but Persia puts her hand on his shoulder and shakes her head 'no.' Alexander sits down, but growls. HUNTRESS: Blitz, that's enough! BLITZ: (shouting) Ya, put that old man in his place, Persia! I should be the leader of the Space Rovers, not you! You don't have any good superpowers like I do, and I've been a Road Rover longer that you have! Gruint begins to growl loudly. Everyone in the room stops talking and looks in their direction. PERSIA (startled) Well, Blitz, all of us have a special role to play on the Road Rover's team. BLITZ: But I should be in charge of you Space Rovers, I'm so much smarter and more handsome, and besides, I have a very important owner too! You don't even know WHERE you come from, do you? HUNTRESS (angry) BLITZ, STOP IT! BLITZ: Ya, you're just a frail girlie dog, why don't you go back into retirement! Persia quietly stands up and walks away from the table. Grunt growls loudly, reaches across the table, grabs Blitz by the collar, and pulls him across the table till he's looking Grunt right in the eye. HUNTRESS (angry): Put my Blitz down! No one beats up my man, but me! PERSIA: (telepathically to Grunt): Grunt, put Blitz down now! Persia reads Grunt's mind. PERSIA: (telepathically to Grunt) I know he hurt my feelings, Grunt, but I want you to put him down and finish your meal now and that's an order! Grunt throws Blitz back into his seat, Huntress then slaps him in the face. DAWN: (yelling out) Hey Grunt, where's your manners? You should've asked someone to 'please pass the Blitz' instead of reaching across the table like that! Everyone laughs out loud except for Grunt and Blitz. BLITZ: SHUT UP, DOG GIRL! DAWN: Whatever .... PERSIA (telepatically to Alexander) Old man, stay and keep an eye on Grunt. He may still try to break Blitz in half As Persia leaves, the other Space Rovers in the room begin to growl together and stare at Blitz. BLITZ: (surprised) WHAT? WHAT!!! Persia walks out of the dining room and into a dimly lit corridor. She finds a chair and sits down, trying hard not to cry but sobbing anyway. Dawn, DJ and Sheena walk out of the room and find her. SHEENA: Persia! There you are! DJ: You just have to ignore Blitz, the rest of us do! DAWN: Yeah, like, he's such a doofus! PERSIA (sobbing) I just don't understand! My crew and I have accomplished great things in space, but STILL we've all treated like second class Rovers. And that crack about my parents and my owners! Persia is crying hard now, Sheena sits with her and gives her a warm hug. PERSIA: (still sobbing) It's true! I don't know about my parents, my first owner took me and all of my siblings, put us in a bag and threw us all in the river! A kind elderly couple found me and took me into their home, but they both soon died. DAWN: (a tear in her eye) I can relate, Persia, my first owner was murdered my Feline-Mutants. DJ (putting his hand on Persia's shoulder) I was also put in a bag and left in a field when I was a puppy. PERSIA: (sobbing) All my life I've been an outcast, a 'throw away' and I've tried so hard to prove that I belong, SHEENA: (smiling) And you DO belong, Captain! Look at all you've done! Forged an alliance with Jurrassia, freed an entire planet of dogs from slavery, and the most important thing of all, you've made us into a real Space Rover crew! PERSIA (grinning slightly) Thanks, Sheena. DAWN: Blitz had no right to say those nasty things to you! I should go back in there and bite him! SHEENA (giggling): That'd probably make you sick! At least I could treat you for it! All four laugh outloud. PERSIA: Thanks guys, I really needed a good laugh right now. Hunter walks out into the hallway and approaches Persia HUNTER: Persia, the Master wants to see you in his office right away! PERSIA: (standing up) Yes Hunter, lead the way Hunter leads Persia into a small, dark room, the Master is seated behind a large table, he stands up and motions for Persia to sit down. MASTER: Captain Persia, you're service in space has been admirable, but the Canius Minor is about to have a new mission, I am releaving you of command! PERSIA (shocked) What? I don't understand! MASTER: All of the Road Rovers and their allies can best serve me by going into space, so by this time tommorrow, the Canius Minor will launch, with Hunter in charge. Every Road Rover, Space Rover and Road Rover ally will be ordered to be on board when it lifts off! PERSIA: (pleading) But, master ...... Persia attempts to read the Master's mind, but it's blank. PERSIA (shouting): YOU'RE NOT THE REAL MASTER! MASTER: (surprised) PERSIA? PERSIA: (pointing) Hunter, that's not the real master, and I'll prove it! Persia runs up towards the Master swinging her fists at him. Hunter runs in front of her and grabs her from behind, holding her arms down. PERSIA (struggling) You don't understand, Hunter, that's not the real Master! MASTER: (shouting) HUNTER, HOLD HER! The Master reaches for a rag and a bottle of chloroform, soaking the rag and putting it on Persia's mouth, causing her to slowly pass out. MASTER: Hunter, take her down to the brig, for her own safety, she seems to be suffering from space fatigue. Use the back entrance, no point in frightening all of our guests. HUNTER: (carrying Persia over his shoulder) Alright, Master, if you say so! Hunter takes Persia down to the brig using the back way, unseen by all the others. The Master turns to the wall and activates a wrist communicator. Bob walks into the office without knocking, but stands in the doorway as the Master speaks. MASTER: (into mic) Everything is going as planned. VOICE (on speaker) Excellent, are any of the Rovers suspicious? MASTER (into mic) Just one, Persia, but she's unconscience and in the brig VOICE (on speaker) Don't take any chances, have her put to sleep, NOW! Tell the others she went insane, was rabib and attacked you, if they ask. MASTER (into mic) As you command! Bob hears this and quietly runs out of the room, unseen by the Master. BOB (almost crying) I have to tell the others about this fast, or Persia's a goner! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- to be continued...........................