Copyright 2001 --- Robert Baer Jr. The Space Rovers -- "Junket to Jamaica" DISCLAIMER Road Rovers characters, names, situations and the Road Rovers universe are the property of Warner Bros. I, nor this script/story are connected with Warner Bros. in any way, shape or form. This document may not be publicized or reproduced in any way, shape or form. It must remain fully intact and may not be altered in anyway. It is strictly used for not-for-profit entertainment purposes only, and is not intended to infringe on any Copyrights. This story is written by Robert Baer Jr and the characters Fydo, Boomer, Rasputin, Saundra, Alexander, Grunt, Daisy, Abdullah, Bob, Cactus Jake, Marie, Francis, Calypso, Sheena, Bruno, Molly, Deborah, Orchid, Porta, Dot, Luigi, Sophia, Willfong, Lao Zi, Su Li, Claudia, Sno-wie, Numbia, Hojo, Shamansta, Derby and Poncho are all Robert Baer Jr's creations, copyright pending, 1999 - 2000. Kenai is a creation of Patrick Wood. The Space Rovers -- "Junket to Jamaica" The scene is a busy street in downtown Kingston, Jamaica. On shore leave from the Canius Minor are Calypso, Alexander, Boomer and Saundra. Calypso is taking them on a tour of her hometown. CALYPSO (points): And over dere, dat be where dee Master find me! (smiles): I still not understand to dis day why he chose me, but I be glad he did! ALEXANDER (holding her hand): So am I, darling! BOOMER (looks around): Hey Calypso, where can we grab a bite to eat? SAUNDRA (looks at him): Now Boomer, I'd prefer to eat in a nice quiet sit down restraunt. After all, we have only two days left before we have to return to the ship. BOOMER (nods): You're right, my love! But here's a little something to tide us over till then! Boomer uses his super speed to run down the street and around the corner. Twenty seconds later, he returns holding a box with four hot dogs in it. BOOMER (points): I saw this street vendor a couple blocks away and ... CALYPSO (smiles): Tank ye, Boomer! Dat's very toughtful! As the Space Rovers eat their hot dogs, a man with streaks of gray in his hair slowly approaches the group. He is wearing a loud shirt, shorts, straw hat, looking like your typical tourist. TOURIST (happy): Hey, you four are Space Rovers, aren't you? ALEXANDER (nods): Yes, we are sir! TOURIST (pulls out camera): Please, let me to take your picture! I've never met any of the Road Rovers in person before! BOOMER (smiles): Well, alright, whatever floats your boat! TOURIST (holding camera): Please stand closer together! (nods) Perfect... and (clicks) One more! (clicks) One more please! (click) CALYPSO (giggles): Now I be seein' spots before me eyes! TOURIST (shocked): You, miss, you speak like a native Jamaican! CALYPSO (nods): Yes, I am Calypso, and dis be me hometown! TOURIST (shocked): Calypso! Wow! I once had a dog named Calypso a long long time ago. She looked a lot like you in the face.. I was wondering... SAUNDRA (looks at watch): Well, we have to be running now, sir. We're booked on a boat tour and they're about to cast off. BOOMER (nods): OH MY GOSH!! You're right honey! We have to hurry! TOURIST (stuttering): But...but.... ALEXANDER (turns to the others): Hurry! Our tour boat is at the end of that dock! The group runs away, the tourist looks at his Poloroid instamatic pictures he had just taken. TOURIST (evil laugh): It's HER! It must be her! After all of these centuries.... Boomer runs ahead of the others, boards the boat and tries to persuade the captain to wait. The reluctant captain refuses, they cast off and are away from the dock when Alexander, Calypso and Saundra arrive. ALEXANDER (angry): We're too late! SAUNDRA (shakes head): No we're not! Calypso, you and I can levitate things so ... CALYPSO (nods): Let's hurry! Calypso hugs Alexander and lifts off the dock, followed closely by Saundra. The people aboard the ship scream and point when they see them land on the deck. BOOMER (rushes over): I tried to explain to the Captain... CALYPSO (nods): It be alright, mon! We made it! SAUNDRA (nods): That's right! The Captain rushes over to them. CAPTAIN (upset): Stowaways! Off my ship! ALEXANDER (shouts): We are not stowaways! All of us have tickets! Look for yourself! The Captain's tone changes when he sees all of their ticket stubs. CAPTAIN (smiles): Terribly sorry about the mix up, folks. Please, enjoy the tour! As the Captain walks away, Alexander points his finger at a shuffleboard stick he sees on deck, using a light electrical burst, he moves it into the Captain's path, he unwittingly steps on the bottom of it, causing the shaft to fly up into his face, hard. BOOMER (shocked): I saw that, Alex! ALEXANDER (grumbles); Call US stowaways! I've never been called a stowaway in my entire life! CALYPSO (giggles): I like dee way dee Captain be staggerin' now! The four laugh as they turn their attention to the sea and listen to the tour guide on the PA system. TOUR GUIDE (on PA): Ladies and gentlemen, Island Tours is pleased that you are spending part of your day with us! We are leaving the dock now, soon we will be at the mouth of the harbor. Kingston, one of North America's oldest cities and a vital port of trade during the 1600's.... As the tour guide continues to talk, Calypso and Alexander look deeply into each other's eyes and kiss. BOOMER (smiles, points): Look at them... (giggles): young love.... SAUNDRA (defensive): And what's wrong with that? BOOMER (huge grin): Good point As Boomer and Saundra share a loving kiss, the tour boat is now out of the harbor. The tour continues for another hour until the tour boat is now facing a small island. TOUR GUIDE (on PA system): Now this is Pirate's Cove! Legend has it that this was the home of such British Privateers as Captains Cook, Drake and even the famous Blackbeard. Few venture onto the island these days, many locals still fear the ghosts of these pirates. When Calypso sees the island, she shivers and quickly turns her head away. ALEXANDER (surprised): Calypso? What's the matter? CALYPSO (near tears): Dere! Dat be dee place. Where me former master had me! Dat cruel human! BOOMER (nods): Oh yeah, he was the vampire that bit you and ... SAUNDRA (holds his muzzle shut): Quiet! (whispers): Don't remind her.. As Alexander hugs Calypso, the same tourist the group saw in town is now standing behind them. TOURIST (points): Isn't that cute? Calypso in love.... (evil grin): Too bad you're MY dog! ALEXANDER (turns); What? BOOMER (turns): Say what? SAUNDRA (turns): YOU!!! CALYPSO (shocked): NO! It can't be! The tourist morphs into a six and a half foot tall man dressed as a pirate. The crowd on the deck is so scared, they scatter. CALYPSO (growls): Captain Gregory Smith! GREGORY (nods): So, you remember the name of your master! CALYPSO (growls): You be my master no longer! GREGORY (laughs): So, the little runaway has returned! And that bite I gave you must've turned you into a vampire! Now, come home with me, dog! CALYPSO (hugging Alexander); I will go no where wit you, mon! GREGORY (upset); I'm not asking you to come with me, I'm TELLING you to! CALYPSO (holding him tighter): My place is here! Wit my beloved! GREGORY (furious): I AM YOUR MASTER!!! YOU WILL OBEY ME!!! Gregory motions with his hand, a heavy iron collar forms around Calypso's neck on the end of a long chain which the clever pirate is now holding. One second later, he and Calypso vanish from the deck. ALEXANDER (stunned); CALYPSO!!! BOOMER (stunned): NO!!! SAUNDRA (shocked): SHE'S GONE!!! The scene is now in a torch-lit cave on Pirate's Cove. Calypso is flat against a wall, her hands and feet chained to it. Captain Smith sits at his table, pouring himself a cup of tea and smiling. GREGORY (happy): You know, I never thought I'd ever see you again, Calypso. I thought you were probably dead, after all, it's been over 200 years... CALYPSO (struggling): Let me go, Captain! I am not your possession! GREGORY (shakes head) That's where you're wrong. You see, you're MY dog! (looks her over): But now that I think about it, you do make a good human! Maybe I will change you into a human! It's been so long since I've had female companionship.. CALYPSO (struggling): Calypso not be wanting to be human! You haven't changed, you are still cruel and evil! Gregory throws a punch and hits Calypso in the face. GREGORY (angry): That mouth of yours needs to be shut! I know! I'll change you back into a dog! You can serve me better with four legs and no human speech! CALYPSO (furious): I will never be your dog again! When Gregory reaches back to punch her again, Boomer rushes over at the speed of light and grabs his arm. BOOMER (growls): NO MORE OF THIS!!! GREGORY (shocked): What's this? (laughs): You heroic dogs are no match for my powers and abilities! Gregory punches Boomer with his free hand and stands over top of him. Boomer uses his super speed to get away just as the evil pirate reaches for his antique looking pistol and fires. GREGORY (nods): So, you are very fast! But you will be helpless in midair! Gregory waves one hand at Boomer, and now the mighty greyhound is floating in the air, unable to stop himself. Calypso continues to struggle and scream as she watches Gregory's actions. SAUNDRA (growls): Leave my husband alone! GREGORY (laughs): Another female! I love it! You will be my servant girl! Gregory snaps his fingers and instantly Saundra's clothes are changed into that of a 1700's serving 'wench' complete with a tea service she is holding in her hands. GREGORY (laughs): There, I'll leave you like this for now, how about bringing your new master his tea? SAUNDRA (evil grin): You got it, Captain Crunch! Saundra levitates the hot teapot off her tray, floats it above the Captain and dumps it on his head. GREGORY (screaming): YYYEEEEOOWWWW!!!! (furious): You will pay for that, slave! (points at Alexander) and now for you, old timer... Before another word is said, Alexander unleashes two lightning bolts from his hands which strike him and knocks him down. To everyone's surprise, he stands up and laughs. GREGORY (laughing): I'm a vampire, you idiots! Only two things can harm me, and since I've grown an imunity to sunlight, there's only one way to harm me.. (turns to Calypso): If you don't agree to be my dog NOW, I will kill your three friends, it's just that easy. When Gregory snaps his fingers, Saundra is suddenly placed in a guillitine, Boomer is on a hangman's platform and Alexander is all tied up, on the edge of a deep, deep pit. CALYPSO (sadly): You win, Captain... I will agree to your terms... GREGORY (laughs): I knew you would! Too bad I want to kill those pests anyway, oh well... CALYPSO (booming scream): NO!!!!!! Instantly, Calypso's body begins to moprh, her enlargining wrists and ankles break the iron shakles that were on them. The blade of the guillitine falls down, as Saundra screams, Calypso extends her huge claws and breaks the guillitine to shreds. The bottom drops out of Boomer's hangman's stand but Calypso quickly shoots a small fireball that cuts the rope before Boomer is choked. Alexander falls forward into the pit but in a flash, the swift flying Calypso catches her love and returns him to the cave. All of this takes the evil vampire completely by surprise, soon, the growling, morphed Calypso stands before her former master. GREGORY (happy): That was very impressive, Calypso! Somehow you have developed powers almost equal to my own! Together, you and I will plunder this planet and live like royality! What do you say? CALYPSO (booming voice): I say dat I need not treasure or gold! I have me friends, day are me fortune! GREGORY (angry): You are a fool, Calypso! You and I are powerful! The mighty must rule the weak! CALYPSO (booming voice): It be you who be weak in the head, mon! GREGORY (shakes head): Too bad canine. Guess I'll have to kill you! (points his pistol): These bullets are pure silver, they will kill even you instantly! CALYPSO (angry): I don't tink so, mon! Gregory catches Boomer out of the corner of his eye making a run for him, Gregory instantly 'freezes' Boomer, Saundra and Alexander where they stand. He then fires several shots at Calypso, who jumps behind a rock formation. Captain Smith is so furious he reloads his pistol and walks over to where Calypso is hiding. GREGORY (furious): IT ENDS HERE, MUTT!!! He points the pistol and fires, only to see that Calypso had vanished again. The silver bullet ricochets off the floor, the wall and strikes Gregory in the chest. GREGORY (suprized): NO!! It can't be...... I .... shot.... myself....... Instantly, Alexander, Saundra and Boomer are 'unfrozen' and join Calypso in watching her former master turning into ashes and black smoke. Saundra hugs Boomer, turning her head from the horrifying site. Calypso stares at the pile with a smirk on her face. CALYPSO (growling): At last, you be gettin' what you deserve, Captain! ALEXANDER (shocked): Can you save his life? CALYPSO (shakes head): No mon, dere be nothin' Calypso or anyone can do... BOOMER (sadly): Like Colleen would say, "EEEEEOOOWWWW!! GROSS!!!!!!" SAUNDRA (shaking): I want to go back to town now! ALEXANDER (nods): I agree, I think this tour is over... The scene is now the boardwalk near the beach at Kingston, several hours later. The four Rovers are sitting at a table sipping iced tea. Alexander notices the worried look on Calypso's face. ALEXANDER (softly): What's wrong, my dear? CALYPSO (lowers head): What a horrible way to die... will I die like dis? ALEXANDER (smiles): Oh Calypso, remember what Doctor Abdulah told you. Your entire body chemistry is different, you're not a pure vampire... CALYPSO (sadly): But, what if dat changes? What if... ALEXANDER (smiles): It doesn't matter, darling. I love you for the kind, loving, wonderful female that you are! CALYPSO (tears forming): You mean that! Ol' Calypso can tell! They share a warm embrace as Boomer and Saundra look out towards the sea. SAUNDRA (sternly): That was very frightening, wasn't it? BOOMER (nods): I must admit, that's one experience I won't soon forget! As the four are relaxing, a muscle-bound beach comber rushes over to them. HUNK (angry): Hey mutts! This is Hunk's beach! Get out of here now! BOOMER (sternly): Is that so? HUNK (furious): That's right, dogface! Now clear out before I have to throw you off this beach myself! CALYPSO (upset): That be not a neighborly way to act, mon! HUNK (gloats): Oh YEAH!! And what are you bunch of flea-bit mutts gonna do about it? CALYPSO (growls): THIS!!! Calypso morphs into her 'bigger' self with her long claws and fangs showing. Hunk just stands there, so scared stiff. CALYPSO (booming voice): Does THIS answer your question, wimp? Hunk just stands there, his eyes as big as saucers, his mouth gaping open. When Calypso shouts 'BOO!" the lumbering muscle man screams in terror as he runs away. Calypso morphs back into her normal form. CALYPSO (giggles): And humans are supposed to be superior! They all laugh and continue drinking their iced teas. ----------------------------------------------------------------------