HOME, SWAMPY, HOME - Written by Christy Marx Transcribed by Bill Hiers SCENE 1 - Bucky O'Hare is riding on the Toad Croaker as he explores the now swampy planet of Warren. Dark stormclouds circle overhead. Buildings and trees are half-sunken in the murky waters. It's all very depressing and a far cry from the Warren seen in the promotional video (in "A Fistful of Simoleans"). He reaches down and picks up a communicator. BUCKY Bucky O'Hare to the Righteous Indignation. Do you read me, Jenny? The Righteous Indignation is in orbit around Warren. On board, Jenny talks into the comm. JENNY Yes, loud and clear, Bucky. Any sign of trouble? Back down to Bucky on Warren. BUCKY Negative. No enemy patrols spotted yet. But there's got to be more toads around here somewhere. In the gunner's station, Deadeye Duck fidgets restlessly in his seat. DEADEYE Ah, Bucky me boy, I wish you'd let old Deadeye come with ya. My fingers are itchin' to fry the warts off a few dozen fly-munchin' toadies. Back down on Warren... BUCKY Sorry, Deadeye, but this is one mission I have to do alone. Suddenly an amphibious vehicle of some sort rises out of the fetid water behind Bucky. Several Stormtoads stand on its deck, one manning a maser cannon which fires at Bucky and misses. STORMTOAD That fleabag of a furbag! Bucky glances back at them. BUCKY "Fleabag of a furbag?" Now they've gone and made me mad. He turns the Toad Croaker around and flies straight at the toads. He lands it on the deck of the submarine vehicle, squashing four of the Stormtoads. Two more manage to jump off and into the water. Water washes over the unconscious toads on deck as the ship sinks. Two more submarine vessels emerge from beneath the waves and fire upon Bucky, and despite taking a direct hit to one of the Croaker's engines he manages to speed up and put some distance between himself and the toads, escaping. Meanwhile, above the planet, a toad warship is attacking the Righteous Indignation. Its maser fire bounces off the shields, but the entire ship is shaking and everyone is being knocked around inside. JENNY We're undermanned, with no way to contact Bucky! Blinky, take over the controls. I've got to reach Willy! Blinky complies and Jenny leans her head back, closing her eyes. The gem on her helmet glows. SCENE 2 - On Earth, Willy DuWitt is in a park playing with a remote control airplane. JENNY (voiceover) Willy. Willy, do you hear me? WILLY Yeah? Who's there? He looks very confused. JENNY (voiceover) Use the memory stone. Willy lands the toy plane and then digs into his pants pocket, removing the glowing Aldebaran memory stone Jenny had previously given him (in "The Good, the Bad and the Warty"). Jenny's face appears in it. WILLY Jenny? Wow! I could hear you in my head. JENNY Willy, we're under attack and we've lost communications. Please come quickly. We need you. WILLY Sure, you bet! Putting the stone back into his pocket, he gathers up the toy plane and walks off. WILLY I'm on my way! SCENE 3 - Bruiser is being thrown back and forth in the engine room as the ship is rocked by the toad fire. The photon accelerator activates, and Willy's closet door appears as Bruiser gets to his feet, rubbing his head. BRUISER Hey! Good to see ya again, Willy. Here's your battle suit. He hands Willy the baboon battle suit. Willy accepts it, looking a little confused. WILLY Okay, thanks Bruiser. BRUISER And they need ya up there! Willy, now dressed in the battle suit, climbs up to the bridge. WILLY Jenny, what's going? Where's Bucky? JENNY He's on Warren. He's consulting with his mentor. WILLY His mentor? JENNY Some mysterious teacher who taught him how to be a warrior. That's all Bucky would tell us. We've got to contact him. See if you can get the communications console working. WILLY You got it! The Righteous Indignation turns and flies off, out of the range of the toad warship's guns. SCENE 4 - Bucky lands the Toad Croaker outside of a cave. BUCKY I'll never rest until I find where my captured people are and free them from toad slavery. He dismounts from the Croaker and approaches the cave, from which a bright golden light emanates. BUCKY That's why I've come to seek the mentor's wisdom. A low voice issues forth and Bucky stops just inside the entrance. MENTOR Bucky O'Hare, remember that it is easier to take a fortress from the inside by stealth than it is from the outside by force. Bucky enters the cave. SCENE 5 - Bucky emerges from the cave who knows how much later and gets onto the Toad Croaker and flies off. Suddenly another toad submarine surfaces, and one of the Stormtoads aboard points at Bucky. STORMTOAD 1 It's Bucky O'Hare! Get him! The toads fire grappling lines which grab the wings of the Toad Croaker, stopping it dead in the air. It falls forward and Bucky tumbles from his seat, falling down towards the water. A second toad sub surfaces beneath him, with four Stormtoads holding out a net for him to fall into. Land in it he does. STORMTOAD 2 All right... now! They close the net over Bucky, who thrashes about in distress. STORMTOAD 3 We got him! We captured Bucky O'Hare! The Stormtoads all cheer as Bucky clenches his fists angrily. SCENE 6 - Back aboard the Righteous Indignation, Willy finishes repairing the communications console and reinserts it into its rightful place among the controls. WILLY Okay, all fixed. Try calling Bucky now. Jenny activates the communicator. JENNY Bucky, this is the Righteous Indignation. Come in, Bucky. There is no answer. Jenny turns to Willy. JENNY It's working, but I still can't raise him. That means one thing: something has happened to him. Full power, Blinky! We're going back to Warren! The Righteous turns around and blasts off back in the direction of Warren. SCENE 7 - Aboard the toad warship orbiting Warren, Bucky, in chains, is being led by two grinning Stormtoads down a hallway. BUCKY Get your slimey mitts off me! I'm not slaving for the likes of you wartbags! They carry him onto the bridge of the warship, where Captain Smada reclines in the command chair, being served a drink by a female toad assistant. He turns and looks at Bucky as he is brought in. SMADA Oooo! Does the big bad captain think he's too good to join the slave pens with his brothers? Rising, Smada walks over and affectionately cups Bucky's chin with one hand. Bucky reacts with revulsion. SMADA Well, we'll see about that. He turns away from Bucky. SMADA Get me the Air Marshall. SCENE 8 - The slave factory on Kinnear. It is protected by a massive metal dome. Inside, several enslaved hares wearing orange uniforms are sitting at long tables, welding lengths of piping. A toad announcer's voice comes over the P.A. system. TOAD ANNOUNCER (over the P.A.) Attention all slaves. I said attention! One of the slaves doing welding, a fox named Mimi LaFloo, stops what she's doing and removes her welding mask. TOAD ANNOUNCER (over the P.A.) The new commander of the factory has arrived. The announcer is standing on a massive command platform high above the factory floor, ringed with television screens. It is on a large "arm" allowing it to be raised and lowered at the whim of the toads. It now lowers down so that the announcer may address the slaves, as images of the Toad Air Marshall appear on the TV screens. TOAD ANNOUNCER You are to welcome the great and glorious hero of the Empire, his supreme toadship, the Air Marshall! He steps aside as the Air Marshall himself, also on the command platform, comes forward to a podium with a microphone. AIR MARSHALL I have been sent to ensure that this final project meets its deadline. You will learn I do not tolerate laziness. Down in the factory, Mimi clenches her fists angrily. With her is Larry, a brown hare. MIMI "Laziness?" They work us until we can hardly move, while they watch Toad TV! Nearby, several hares are seen in various stages of exhaustion as on a platform above, two Stormtoads are glued to a television set. LARRY Not for much longer. Bucky O'Hare will save us. MIMI Not this Bucky O'Hare character again! That's all you hares talk about! Larry looks a little hurt. An older grey hare, Bob, comes up to them. BOB Look, he's the greatest hare warrior of all time. LARRY And he WILL come. You'll see! MIMI Yeah, sure. You'll excuse me if I don't hold my breath. One of the Stormtoads watching TV turns and leans over the railing, yelling down at them. STORMTOAD You there, shut up! Meanwhile the Air Marshall is still talking into the microphone. AIR MARSHALL ...and another thing! Any slave caught in the act of sabotage will be severely punished! Frix runs up to him all of a sudden. FRIX Air Marshall, an urgent call from Captain Smada. AIR MARSHALL What? Smada? Captain Smada appears on a nearby viewscreen. SMADA Greetings, Air Marshall. I have incredible news. Look at this! Smada steps aside, revealing a glowering Bucky, still in chains and with two Stormtoads holding his arms. SMADA Bucky O'Hare is our prisoner. The Air Marshall couldn't be more excited. AIR MARSHALL Bucky O'Hare at last! Oh, how he will suffer at my hands! Back aboard the toad warship at Warren, Bucky, Smada and the Stormtoads all stand before a massive viewscreen displaying a transmission of the Air Marshall's visage. AIR MARSHALL I'll find the deepest, darkest pit and... and... throw you in it! BUCKY Gee, thanks. I need a vacation. AIR MARSHALL Captain Smada, send him to me here on Kinnear at once! Bucky suddenly looks like he's interested. BUCKY Kinnear, eh? In the Minotaur Sector. SMADA Yes. Your home till your fur falls out, mammal. Get him out of my sight. The Stormtoads escort Bucky off the bridge. Back on Kinnear, images of Bucky are now on the TV screens that ring the command platform and the Air Marshall is back at the podium. AIR MARSHALL I take great pleasure in announcing a new slave on his way: Bucky O'Hare! Frix and Frax applaud as all the toads cheer. Down below, all of the hares look shocked and horrified. Larry in particular is crying. He, Mimi and Bob stand off to the side, apart from the other slaves. LARRY How could it happen? How? BOB He was our last hope. Mimi, leaning against the wall, doesn't look terribly sympathetic. MIMI So much for your great warrior. She approaches Larry and Bob, putting her arms around their shoulders. MIMI Look, it's what I've said to you all along: we can't depend on anybody but ourselves. Listen, this is the perfect chance for me to sneak a look at their computers and figure out what this project really is. Cover me. Before either of them can object, she takes off. She climbs up to a walkway above the factory floor. A Stormtoad walks past but she manages to duck out of sight. She walks up to a suspiciously unguarded computer console and types on the keyboard. A moment later, a piece of paper comes out of the printer. Grabbing this, Mimi runs past two inattentive Stormtoads and climbs back down to the floor. Back to the Air Marshall now. AIR MARSHALL All right, enough, enough. Get back to work! The Stormtoad who had earlier yelled at Mimi and her friends to be quiet glances over again and notices that she is gone. He points his maser rifle threatingly at Larry and Bob. STORMTOAD Hey, where's that fox? Larry glances around, becoming increasingly worried. LARRY She's-- she's-- she's right, uh... Mimi suddenly steps out from behind him, and Larry is immensely relieved. LARRY ...here. See? STORMTOAD Yeah, okay. You heard the Air Marshall, back to work! Mimi, Larry and Bob disappear behind some equipment. Mimi takes out the printout she got from the computer, showing it to the two hares. MIMI I got it, but it's nothing I've ever seen before. Any idea what it is? Bob takes the printout and studies it for a moment, then his eyes widen in horror. BOB It's a climate converter! Larry, disgusted, grabs the paper from Bob and crumples it up. LARRY That's what they used to turn our entire world into a sticky, icky, slimey, grungy, mucky swamp! Mimi covers his mouth with her hand. MIMI Sshhh! BOB We must destroy it! MIMI Follow my lead, boys. She turns and hurries off. After a moment, Larry and Bob follow along with a few other hares. SCENE 9 - Aboard the toad warship, Captain Smada is relaxing in his command chair on the bridge when suddenly a television monitor on the end of a robotic arm, displaying Komplex, lowers in front of him. KOMPLEX Captain Smada, why was I not informed of the capture of Bucky O'Hare? Startled, Smada jumps to his feet and stands at attention. SMADA But Komplex, you are the master! You know all! I assumed-- KOMPLEX (cutting him off) You assume too much. Put Bucky O'Hare in your fastest transport and send him back here. In Komplex's inner sanctum on the Toad Homeworld, Toadborg stands before a large viewscreen displaying Captain Smada. TOADBORG Yes, we have a score to settle with that repulsive rodent. Back aboard the toad warship, Smada salutes. SMADA Oh, I hear and I obey. A short time later, a small toad transport leaves the warship and speeds off into space. SCENE 10 - Back aboard the Righteous Indignation, Jenny is at the controls. Apparently they are nearing Warren. JENNY Blinky, I've intercepted a scrambled toad transmission to that warship. Unscramble and play it back. Blinky complies, extending two of his fingers and inserting them into small slots in the control panel, and a moment later we hear a replay of what Komplex had told Smada earlier. KOMPLEX (playback) Put Bucky O'Hare in your fastest transport and send him back here. JENNY Attention all hands! The toads have captured Bucky! We're going after them! Willy, I need full power from the engines! Willy is down below in the engine room. WILLY You got it, Jenny! SCENE 11 - In the slave factory, Mimi, Larry and Bob are working on the treads of a crane which is holding a large outer panel of the climate converter with wrenches. They look at one another and hold up their tools. MIMI Now! Together, they throw their wrenches into the treads, jamming the wheels. The entire crane somehow explodes, dropping the panel onto the top of the partially completed climate converter, severely damaging it. The three saboteurs have no time to celebrate as three Stormtoads come running up to them. STORMTOAD They're the ones. Take 'em to the torture room! Mimi, Larry and Bob are seized by the toads. SCENE 12 - The toad transport carrying Bucky flies along through space, with the Righteous Indignation coming up fast behind it. Aboard, Bucky, still in chains, is sitting between two armed Stormtoads. Two more Stormtoads are flying the ship. One of the pilots notices they're being followed. STORMTOAD 1 Looks like we're bein' pursued by a mammal ship. The other Stormtoad pilot points at a small viewscreen, which displays the Righteous. STORMTOAD 2 Yeah, it's the Righteous Indignation. Bucky, grinning smugly, leans over to the Stormtoad on his right. BUCKY You toads might as well give up now. Nothing gets away from Jenny. The toad ship attempts to lose the Righteous by flying through an asteroid field, but Jenny doggedly pursues. Deadeye aims at the fleeing ship with his maser cannons. DEADEYE Got 'em in my sights! Range closing... now! He fires, hitting the toad ship in the rear. On board, Bucky and the Stormtoads are thrown from their seats. One of the Stormtoads drops the key to the chains, and Bucky quickly retrieves it. Deadeye fires a second time, and again the ship is rocked with everyone aboard tossed around like ragdolls. BUCKY (over the comm) To the Righteous Indignation, hold your fire! You're burnin' fur here! JENNY Bucky, is that you? We thought you were captured. Behind Jenny, Willy and Blinky crowd in to listen in as well. Aboard the toad ship, Bucky is now out of his chains and stands over the four unconscious Stormtoads. BUCKY Just hangin' out a little with the toads. Needed to get some information. And now I think I understand what my mentor meant when he said, "It's easier to take a fortress from the inside by stealth than from the outside by force." BLINKY But how can we get inside fortress? BUCKY We can't. But old Angus McJump can. JENNY, WILLY and BLINKY Who? SCENE 13 - Back on Warren now. Two Stormtoads are flying around in a small fan-propelled hovercraft. One of them sees a shadowy figure in the entrance to a nearby building, which quickly disappears inside. STORMTOAD 1 What's that? STORMTOAD 2 A hare! Let's round 'im up! He flies over and lands the hovercraft outside the building. Both Stormtoads dismount and enter, pointing their maser rifles at the fleeing hare, who is wearing tattered robes. STORMTOAD 2 Hands up, hare! The hare stops and turns, revealing he has green fur, a long white beard, and an eyepatch over his left eye. He holds his hands up in surrender as the two Stormtoads approach him. This is Bucky in disguise as "Angus McJump," but we're not supposed to know that yet, so sshhh! BUCKY / ANGUS Don't hurt me. I give up. He has a very authentic sounding, feeble old man voice. STORMTOAD 1 What do we do with him? BUCKY / ANGUS Oh, please! Don't send old Angus McJump to the slave factory! Anything but that! The Stormtoads laugh cruelly. Stormtoad 2 prods "Angus" with the barrel of his rifle. STORMTOAD 2 Anything but that? Well, then that's where we'll send ya! They herd the old hare out of the building towards their vehicle. Angus grins secretly. SCENE 14 - Mimi, Larry and Bob are in the torture room, strapped into chairs with VR goggles over their eyes and tubes running from their ears. They convulse, moaning in pain and despair. Frix and Frax are at the controls nearby. FRIX They sound like they're sufferin'! FRAX All we're doing is inputting Toad TV directly into their brains, ears and eyes. FRIX Hmm, I wonder what's on. He turns on the television set in front of him, which begins playing a typical Toad TV commercial. A toad housewife is onscreen, standing in a typical civilian kitchen and wearing an apron. TOAD HOUSEWIFE Yes, it's two papers in one! A wallpaper... A fly buzzes past and lights on the wall, becoming instantly stuck. TOAD HOUSEWIFE ...and a flypaper! Now you can brighten up your kitchen... She pauses, then flicks out her tongue and grabs the trapped fly, eating it. She takes out a napkin and dabs her lips daintily with it. TOAD HOUSEWIFE ...and have lunch at the same time. Mmm-mmm! She walks into the living room, also lined with flypaper wallpaper as there are hundreds of flies stuck to the walls. TOAD HOUSEWIFE There's nothing like a quick fly snack on a beautiful wall. She holds up five rolls of the paper. TOAD HOUSEWIFE And remember, it comes in five enchanting decorative colors and flavors! Frax turns the TV off. FRAX The usual high standard of Toad TV. Frix shuts off the torture machine and looks over at Mimi, Larry and Bob who are now sagging in their chairs, mentally and emotionally exhausted. FRIX Maybe other species simply aren't ready for our superior cultural standards. They suddenly hear the Toad Air Marshall's voice over the P.A. system. AIR MARSHALL (over the P.A.) Frix! Frax! Frix and Frax dash from the room. Out on the command platform, the Air Marshall is pacing back and forth angrily, talking to himself. AIR MARSHALL It isn't fair! He was my slave! Mine! Frix and Frax rush onto the platform and stand at attention fearfully. FRIX S-s-s-sir? You c-c-c-called? AIR MARSHALL Yes! Komplex ordered Bucky O'Hare sent to HIM! He thinks I'm washed up! I'll show him! I'll finish the converter ahead of schedule! Order every single slave to work double shifts until it's done! FRIX Even those in the torture room? AIR MARSHALL I said everyone! Frix and Frax salute and then run off. SCENE 15 - "Angus McJump," still wearing his robes and not a slave uniform, is being given a talking-to by a Stormtoad. STORMTOAD Join that work gang over there. He points to a line of hares carrying various tools passing by them, headed to work. The Stormtoad prods him with his maser rifle and Angus joins the line as it enters a tunnel. He sees a green female hare with white hair and glasses, and hurriedly catches up to her, touching her on the shoulder, talking in his normal voice. BUCKY / ANGUS Aunt Iris. IRIS Who are you? BUCKY / ANGUS Does this help? "Angus" lifts up his eyepatch and tugs down his fake beard, revealing the face of Bucky O'Hare. Iris is overjoyed. IRIS Bucky! But, but-- He replaces the eyepatch and the beard, holding a finger to his lips. BUCKY / ANGUS Sshhh. I'm here to organize a resistance group. We're gonna get everybody out. They turn and continue walking down the tunnel. ANGUS / BUCKY My ship will attack as soon as I knock out the toad defenses. IRIS We already have an excellent resistance operation in place. I'll take you to the leader tonight. They come out of the tunnel and onto the factory floor. The now mostly completed climate converter dominates the entire factory. Bucky's eyes widen in horror when he sees it. ANGUS / BUCKY A climate converter... SCENE 16 - In the cafeteria later that night, all of the slaves are sitting at lunch tables eating bowls of a green soupy substance. Bucky, still in his Angus McJump disguise, enters with Aunt Iris. She points. IRIS There she is. Mimi LaFloo. Bucky looks over where she's pointing. Mimi stands on one of the tables, fists clenched, talking to several assembled hares, including Larry and Bob. MIMI The climate converter is nearly finished. We must strike now! ANGUS / BUCKY Talk about a fox... MIMI If we fail, more worlds will fall to the toad scourge! BOB If only Bucky O'Hare were here, he'd-- He shuts up as Mimi stomps her foot. MIMI Bucky O'Hare, Bucky O'Hare! If I hear the name Bucky O'Hare one more time I'll scream! If you don't want me to lead you, say so! Bob looks chastened and says nothing. Bucky and Aunt Iris walk over to the group. Bucky whispers to Iris. ANGUS / BUCKY Sshhh. Not a word. I'll handle this. He goes over to the table Mimi is standing on, and begins talking in his "old man" voice once more. ANGUS / BUCKY Well, my vote goes for the little lady. Yes sir, Angus McJump'll follow you anywhere. MIMI Uh, thank you, Angus. Are the rest of you with me? LARRY We're with ya, Mimi. "Angus" makes fists and punches feebly at the air. ANGUS / BUCKY I'll fight! I'll show those toads a thing or two! He stumbles and falls, but Mimi hops down and catches him. MIMI That's--that's good of your, sir, but I'm afraid we need the stronger, younger folks. ANGUS / BUCKY I'll have you know I'm not a day older than 93! MIMI (exasperated) All right! You can be lookout. I hope you can see. She turns to Larry, Bob and the others. MIMI (cont'd) Our plan depends on reaching the command platform at the top of the dome. Find the best jumper we've got. BOB Larry was the best jumper on Warren, except for Bucky-- Mimi glares at him. BOB Uh, you-know-who. MIMI Here's what we've got to do. Gather 'round! Everyone huddles around Mimi. SCENE 17 - Mimi, Larry and Bob are at the base of the finished climate converter, washing it. Mimi glances up at the Stormtoad sentries. One of them yawns tiredly. Dropping her washcloth, she turns to the others. MIMI Let's go. Along with "Angus," she, Larry and Bob run inside the climate converter. In the converter's control room, two Toad Techs are making some adjustments to the instruments, a single Stormtoad standing in the doorway. Mimi creeps up on him, grabbing him and covering his mouth, pulling him out the door. We hear punching sounds, and then Mimi reappears holding the Stormtoad's maser rifle. She's then joined by Bucky, Larry and Bob. She turns to "Angus." MIMI Stay here and stand watch. She then runs into the control room followed by Larry and Bob. Quickly they overpower the two Toad Techs and Bob ties them up. MIMI Hurry! We have to do this before they notice we're missing! She runs up a flight of stairs, followed by Larry. Bob presumably remains to guard the captive Toad Techs. Back outside on the factory floor, one of the Stormtoad guards notices that the slaves who had been washing the climate converter are gone. He yells down to some of the other slaves. STORMTOAD 1 Hey, where's that fox and the other hares? The slaves stop their work and shrug. The Stormtoad activates the alarm, and soon klaxons are going off throughout the factory. Up on the command platform, the Toad Air Marshall stands at the railing with a Stormtoad. Frix and Frax linger nervously behind them. AIR MARSHALL What's that? STORMTOAD 2 It's the escape alarm. Don't worry, we'll find 'em. Mimi and Larry run out onto the surface of the climate converter, just underneath the command platform. MIMI We've only got a minute before they spot us! Larry, it's up to you. She gives him a reassuring push, but he looks up at the command platform perhaps twenty feet about them and gulps nervously. LARRY I didn't realize it was so high. M-M-Mimi, I can't do it! MIMI This is no time to get cold feet! Everything depends on YOU! Down below, a Stormtoad spots them. STORMTOAD 3 There they are! He and several other Stormtoads fire at them. Mimi and Larry run and duck behind one of the converter's conduit towers, Mimi leaning out to return fire briefly with the purloined maser rifle. Beside her, Larry is gripped by panic. Mimi ceases firing and turns to him. MIMI We're out of time! It's now or never! LARRY I'll... try. He starts to go but suddenly a yellow-gloved hand clamps down on his shoulder, startling him. He and Mimi turn to see Angus McJump standing there. Bucky now talks in his normal voice once more. ANGUS / BUCKY Forget it, kid! You'd never make it! MIMI I told you to stay below! He rips off his robes, false beard and eyepatch, revealing Bucky O'Hare, resplendent in his S.P.A.C.E. uniform. Mimi and Larry are both shocked. BUCKY Sorry, foxy lady. I'm not too good at taking orders. Without waiting for a reply, he turns and races across the surface of the climate converter. He suddenly jumps and soars through the air, up towards the command platform, as Mimi and Larry look on. Larry gulps nervously. Bucky reaches the platform, but just barely. He hangs onto the edge. Stormtoad 2 notices him and walks over, but Bucky swings himself up and kicks him in the chest, knocking him back. Stormtoad 2 drops his maser rifle at Bucky's feet, and Bucky quickly picks it up and aims it at the astonished Air Marshall, Frix, Frax and several Toad Techs. BUCKY Well, if it isn't my old friend the Air Marshall. Pardon me for dropping in unannounced. I've got a factory to shut down. AIR MARSHALL You-- You dirty rat! BUCKY Hare! The Air Marshall turns and runs, Bucky firing after him. The Toad Techs all clamber aboard the elevator as Bucky's maser fire flies over their heads. After all Toad Techs are in, they're joined by the Air Marshall. Frix and Frax make a run for it as the doors begin to close. FRAX Me too! Frix manages to squeeze in before it's too late, but the doors close before Frax can get it and he smacks into them, knocking himself unconscious. Ignoring him, Bucky turns and grabs a microphone, which allows him to talk over the P.A. system. BUCKY (over the P.A.) Hares of Warren, I've come to set you free! Turning, he uses the toad rifle to fire into a control panel. Power is shut down throughout the factory. Stormtoads manning large defensive laser cannons find that their guns are dead. STORMTOAD 4 We ain't got no juice! He pounds on the gun's controls angrily. STORMTOAD 5 Our guns have been deactivated! On the climate converter, Larry jumps up and down excitedly, clicking his heels in delight. LARRY It's Bucky! Bucky O'Hare! Bucky appears at the edge of the command platform, waving. Mimi smiles and waves back. MIMI And he's magnificent... Throughout the factory, the enslaved hares surround the Stormtoads and jump on them. The domed roof then slides open, flooding bright sunshine into the building. Meanwhile, we cut back to the Righteous Indignation. JENNY Our long-range sensors show the factory's defenses have gone down. Bucky's done it! Hang on, we're going in! The Righteous flies towards the surface of the planet. From the command platform, Bucky waves up at them. He then hops down onto the surface of the climate converter, where he is greeted by a jubiliant Larry and Bob, who shake his hands. BOB Bucky O'Hare, you are the greatest! Mimi approaches. MIMI Yeah, nice work... "old timer." I like your style. She walks closer to him, Bucky simply stares, dumbfounded as she places her hand on his chest in an affectionate way. MIMI Just one thing. She suddenly pushes him away. MIMI Don't call me foxy. She then turns and walks off. SCENE 18 - Inside the climate converter, Bruiser is smacking some of the captive Stormtoads around. Several of them lay in a pile at his feet. BRUISER Now THIS is fun! Willy glances up at the inner-workings of the converter. WILLY Wow, this looks just like the one we destroyed on Genus. I wonder if... He trails off as Bucky, Mimi, Larry and Bob come down the stairs from outside. They all stop when they hear the Air Marshall's voice over the P.A. system. AIR MARSHALL (over the P.A.) Now hear this, you despicable furballs! The Air Marshall is outside, above the climate converter in a Double Bubble with Frix. He is talking into the Double Bubble's communicator and holds a remote control of some sort with a blinking red light on it. AIR MARSHALL (cont'd) You haven't escaped me yet! Unless you surrender and return to your slave pits, I will blow up this entire factory! Frix, in the adjacent bubble, looks worried. FRIX B-b-b-but Air Marshall, sir! There are toads in there, too! Frax is in there! AIR MARSHALL A small sacrifice, but why worry? The mammals have no choice but to surrender. FRIX I hope. Back inside the climate converter, Mimi, Larry and Bob look at one another in despair. LARRY He must have the whole factory lined with explosives! MIMI We'll never get out of here! Oh, he's beaten us! BUCKY Not that easily! He grabs Willy by the arm and pulls him over to the controls of the climate converter. BUCKY Willy, whip up a little surprise for our toad friends. WILLY No problem, Bucky. He begins messing with the controls. In the Double Bubble, the Air Marshall holds up the remote detonator. AIR MARSHALL I repeat, move into the slave pits at once! Willy continues to fidget with the controls. AIR MARSHALL (over the P.A.) I am losing my patience! WILLY Okay, hit the power! Bucky goes over to the command chair of the converter and presses the button on the arm to activate it. The climate converter comes to life and the wind begins to pick up as the sky darkens. The Air Marshall and Frix watch this from their Double Bubble with growing horror. FRIX The climate converter! They've turned it on! The wind gets worse and worse, causing the bubbles over the cockpits to pop open. The remote detonator is blown from the Air Marshall's hands. He and Frix scream as the Double Bubble gets picked up by the wind and flung far away into the distance, where it crashes with a big explosion. The detonator lands on the ground and breaks. The hares in the factory celebrate, and Bucky turns off the power to the climate converter, turning to Willy. BUCKY Willy, you're a genius! WILLY No problem. Y'know, I bet if your scientists work on this, it could reverse what it did to your planet. SCENE 19 - On board Orwell Station, a silver and blue frigate is docked. Bucky and his crew are aboard the station with the Secretary General and Mimi, who is now wearing a blue officer's uniform. SECRETARY GENERAL The United Animal Security Council names you captain of this new frigate. Congratulations, Captain LaFloo. Mimi is overjoyed. MIMI I-I can't thank your enough. The Secretary General gestures over to Bucky, who is standing by the window with Jenny. SECRETARY GENERAL Thank Bucky O'Hare, it was his idea. MIMI I will. In my own way. She walks over to Bucky and kisses him on the cheek as he grins like an idiot. He blushes bright pink as well. Jenny walks off in a huff. JENNY Some people have no sense of propriety. Now Bucky stands with Mimi, looking out at the new frigate. Blinky comes up to them. BLINKY May humble android ask name of new starship? Mimi looks at Bucky. MIMI The Screaming Mimi. Bucky simply gawks at her openmouthed.