Scene 1
Lucky: Patches you have to understand, you're young and it's a dangerous world out there. You have to-
Patches: (growls) I can take care of myself, thank you very much!
Lucky: Look, you're still a pup!
Patches: I'm five and a half months old! This is when I should start learning to fend for myself! You can't control my life Lucky!
Lucky: (sighs) I'm just trying to protect you.
Patches: Well maybe you should stop... (turns and runs out of the pound)
Cookie: You know he's right Lucky.
Lucky: I don't know what to do... These fights are daily...
Cookie: Do what's best for him Lucky. There's a time when you've just got to let go and let him live his own life.
Lucky: Alright. I'll try.
Cookie: Good. (puts paw on Lucky's paw, then leaves)
Scene 2
Patches: (kicks at rocks on ground angrily) I can't believe it! Lucky's just so... Ugh!
Rusty: (voice come out of no where) Who's there?
Patches: (looks around confused) What?
Rusty: (young, red dog comes out of hiding) Who are you?
Patches: I'm Patches. Who are you?
Rusty: I'm Rusty... And you're on my territory...
Patches: Oh yeah? Your territory?
Rusty: (growls) Yeah... So that means GET OUT OF HERE OR ELSE!
Patches: (fur on his back rises) Don't think you can threaten me...
Rusty: (hackles rise) Well I just did... NOW LEAVE!
Patches: That's it! (attacks Rusty)
(Patches grabs Rusty's neck and pulls him down. Rusty kicks Patches off with his back legs and bites him on the paw. Patches yelps, but bites Rusty on the tail. Rusty barks in pain and turns around, but Patches is waiting. He springs on Rusty, holding him down with all his strength.)
Rusty: (goes limp) Okay! Okay! You can have my territory!
Patches: I don't want your territory...
Rusty: Then why'd you attack me?
Patches: (lets Rusty up) Because I don't like to be talked to like that... (turns and trots out of alley)
Zap: (watches Patches through binoculars) Good... Very good... Considering he's had no training... (flips off roof and melts into shadows)
Scene 3
(Patches limps into the pound)
Lucky: (lets out a big breath) There you are! (notices open wound and blood seeping out of Patches paw) What happened?!
Patches: (licks paw) I got into a fight. And won... (smiles slightly)
Lucky: Are you okay? Strudel! Get the first aid kit!
(the squirrels come out carrying the kit with strudel behind them)
Patches: Lucky! I'm fine!
Lucky: (ignores Patches) Patches got into a fight!
Strudel: (examines wound) Hmm... I'll put on some antibacterial ointment... (applies ointment)
Patches: (winces) I'm fine! It's just a little cut!
Strudel: (wraps wound with bandage) Well it's better to be safe then sorry. Even the littlest cuts can get infected. (squirrels take the kit back)
Cookie: (comes out of tunnel; is followed by Squirt and Niblet) What's going on?
Patches: I got into a fight down near Scrap's Alley. But i'm fine.
Squirt: (looks interested) Do you know who you fought with kid?
Patches: A young dog named Rusty. He threatened me 'cause I was on his territory, so I attacked.
Squirt: (looks alarmed) Rusty?!
Patches: (confused) Yeah... What's wrong?
Squirt: Uh nothing...
Niblet: There's a problem.
Cookie: What is it?
Niblet: (drools) I'm hungry!
Squirt: You're always hungry ya big numskull!
Cupcake: (comes out; is followed by Rebound; they yawn) We were taking a nap... What's happening?
Patches: (sighs) How many time do I have to explain? I got into a fight with a dog named Rusty... And won... (smirks)
Rebound: (gasps) You won?!
Patches: (puffs out chest with pride) I won! I mean I did get a little beat up, but I sent that dog yelping off with his tail between his legs!
Cupcake and Rebound: Woah... Tell us everything!
Patches: (walks off) Well... I was wandering through the city...
Lucky: (sighs) If he keeps this up, he's going to get hurt REALLY bad...
Squirt: (stares at the exit Patches went through) I don't think we have anything to worry about Lucky. Rusty may be the youngest stray in the city, but he's one of the most powerful...
Scene 4
Patches: (listening to music on his ear buds on the way to the pound) It don't matter where we go, we always find our way back home!
Dog: (gasps) Good morning Mr. Bolt!
Patches (takes out ear buds, confused) Huh? My last name isn't Bolt...
Dog: (looks at scar on his ear) But it must be! You have the scar!
Patches: I don't have any relation to Zap Wolf Bolt is that's who you mean...
Dog: (realizes what he has said) Oh! I'm terribly sorry sir! I must be on my way!
Patches: (notices fancy B engraved onto the dog's collar) Um... Yeah... Me too...
Scene 5
(Gina is sitting on the couch with Patches next to her; they are watching a show about wolves)
Gina: Wow! Look at those wolves Patches!
(Patches lifts his head to look at TV; is immediately entranced; sits up)
(wolves trot over the snowy ground; they see an injured moose; they attack it and kill it; after they finish eating, they begin to howl)
Patches: (is in a trance; howls and sounds exactly like the wolves) Aroooo!
Gina: (jumps up) Woah Patches!
Zap: (watches through window) Yes... The three signs... He is a true Bolt... He will reign with me... For eternity... Aroooo!