104R 51: The Barn Brawl.
The 104 Dalmatians, with Copper leading the way, ran down the road, with Keegan following behind them.
Keegan then looked behind him and saw Helena and Linda coming after him and the puppies in their vehicles. "Oh no!" He turnned back to the puppies. "They're following us! We gotta find some place to hide, quick!"
Copper then howled, getting the attention of Keegan and the other Dalmatians.
"What is it, Copper? Have you found some place to hide?" Keegan asked.
Copper barked, meaning yes.
Keegan looked and saw a huge wooden barn just up ahead of him and the puppies. "A barn? Well, it's not my good choice of a hidding place, but it'll have to do."
The Candian boy and the 104 Dalmatians continued on down the dark road, heading for the barn, with the villains still chasing after them from behind. Keegan and the puppies soon arrived onto the property and ran up to the barn, where Keegan opened the door, and they all entered inside the dark, wooden building. The 11 year old then entered inside and closed the door behind him.
Helena and Linda drove onto the land and stopped at the barn.
"Wait right here." Said Helena to Frankenstiene and Clyde before exiting her car, with her gun in her right hand.
"Stay here." Said Linda to Donna before exiting the black and white Panther Deville car.
Helena and Linda walked up to the barn and entered inside. The two women looked around for any sign of the puppies as they walked through the inside of the barn. The inside of the barn was now lit with lights that had been turned on by Keegan after he'd entered inside and closed the door.
"Here, puppies." Said Helena.
"Here, puppies." Linda added.
"Pup, pup, pup, puppies?" Helena said.
Linda and Helena continued looking around the barn until the sound of barking stopped them in their tracks. They looked up ahead of them and saw a black spotted Dalmatian puppy, sitting on the floor, wearing a red collar around it's neck.
"There's one of them." Said Linda.
"Good, let's get him." Helena added.
The two women charged forward and the puppy ran off down the right corner. Helena and Linda followed the puppy up a wooden slope, with a banester, and when they got to the top, the puppy had vanished.
"Ah, great, we lost him." Said Linda.
"Where is he?" Helena asked.
"I'm right here." Came a voice.
"Who's there. Show yourself." Said Linda.
Keegan then came from behind a stack of square hay, revealing himself to his evil stepmother and Helena. "Hi, Linda."
"Keegan? What are you doing up here?" Linda said.
"Waiting for you two." Said Keegan.
"Waiting for us? For what?" Linda asked.
"I wanna know." Said Keegan.
"Wanna know what?" Linda asked.
"I wanna know all of it. I wanna know why you two are doing this." Said Keegan.
"Well, i can't take all of the credit. Dr. Xehanort and his members did most of the work." Said Helena, pointing her gun at Keegan.
"You're sick...both of you." Said Keegan.
"Actually, we prefer the term psychotic." Said Linda.
"Why are you doing this, Linda? Why are you going along with this insane plan of Helena's? Why are you so mean to me? Is it because of what happened with your husband, Martin? Is that it? Look, i'm sorry that you lost him, and that your daughters lost their father, but it doesn't change the fact that he caused his own death. AND my mother's." Said Keegan.
"And there it is. You know, you always care about other people, Keegan. I know you do. And that is why i decided to make you the star of my movie." Said Helena.
"What movie? Lady, this is real life, this isn't a movie." Said Keegan.
Helena: "Well, it can be, and it will be because i made it be...just like Cruella did with the first three incidents and the first 104 Dalmatians fiasco. After this incident happened the first time, a year ago in (2020), Gigi wrote a book about the whole thing and Disney got ahold of it and aired it to the world as one of their kids' films, dubbing the title 'The Texas 104 Dalmatians.' Which brings me to my next point for doing all of this. The Texas 104 Dalmatians. Biggest, bestest movie ever, according to the Disney fans. It made a whole lot of money. A lot more than it was expected to, but they announced online, in an article, that it would be the last installment to the live-action Dalmatian franchise. All four of the previous Dalmatian films, 101/102/103 and The Texas 104 Dalmatians, are based off of real life stories and the studio didn't wanna start adding ficticious sequels to a true movie franchise, so now they're just giving up. But what they don't understand is that it's not about the real life crimes. There's still a story to tell, and that's all that should matter. But the opinions of the few fans that this franchise has left just isn't enough. No. Maybe they don't see the story. Maybe Disney just has some serious writer's block. Or maybe they decided to stop doing them because their antaganist, Cruella, died at the end of the fourth incident...At least that's what was believed anyway. But either way, i got their solution right here. Me. Somebody had to show Disney that the fans still care. A Disney fan who would repeat the offense in real life to see a fifth installment to the live action franchise...if they care to make it possible. Maybe all they needed was another true story to base the fifth movie off of, and now they've got one. And you know what? All it took for this to happen...was one...simple...lie. As you know, i told Dr. Xehanort about my plan and he had one of his members, Larxene, pose as a homeless person, wanting to give her Dalmatian puppy up for adoption to some child so that he would have a loving home. And it worked. It got some child's attention: Your's. Not only that, it got you to buy the dog from the homeless woman."
"But that lady wasn't homeless, she was just pretending to be to get some kid to take Copper so that your plan could be carried out." Said Keegan.
"Yeah, well, that'll be our little secret. What you and your family didn't know...has already hurt you." Said Helena.
"Oh my gosh." Said Keegan.
"You know, i wanted to do this alone at first...but i knew i would not be able to pull it off." Said Helena. "You know what? I can say whatever i want now. The movie has reached it's end. I got this whole incident recorded on film from the IMAX theater in Ontario, Canada, to Kansas, to London, England, to here in New Zeland. With Cruella, the world just heard about the four previous incidents, but with me...they're gonna see it. Think about it. What would be better for the audience than to see a real life 104 Dalmatians sequel while it's actually happening? The first found footage Disney movie. A real life sequel. It'll make millions."
"And i will be known as the hero who saved all of London's Dalmatian puppy population and brought the villain, your aunt Candace, behind this whole thing to justice. I get everything i always wanted as mayor: The credit...the fame...and the fortune." Linda added.
"And i get justice for my daughter, Stacy. The tru live-action Dalmatians franchise is going to continue because of me. For generations to come...i will be remembered as the one who really brought this franchise to life." Said Helena.
"But...but they're just movies. I mean nobody's gonna think about them the way you think that they will." Said Keegan.
"Now see, that's where you're wrong. Movies like this have a real PSYCHO fan base. I mean look at me. I'm pretty nuts, as you can planely see." Said Helena.
"And i'm gonna know fame the way i've always dreamed it to be." Linda added.
"So you two did all of this 'JUST' to become famous?!" Keegan said.
"Well, that, and...to get justice for the ones we love." Said Helena.
"But why me?" Keegan asked.
"Can't you see? My movie needed a star. Someone it's audience could really care about. An innocent little boy, with a tragic past, a broken home, a messed up family, and his only friend being a Dalmatian puppy. Oh yeah. And i made progress with it. Brilliant, you know? Your mother's death...was the key. After all, Disney does have a history of making movies about families with dead parents. Like the Lion King, Finding Nemo, Frozen, The Good Dinosaur, (2016's) The Jungle Book, (2016's) Pete's Dragon remake, ect. Come on. Don't you get it?! You're my main star. My main character. I mean, losing one parent isn't as tragic as losing both, but...it had to do." Said Helena.
"You're a sick chick, just like Cruella!" Said Keegan.
"No, Cruella was a sick chick who wanted to get away with it. Helena is a sick chick who wants to get caught. See i've got my whole defense planned out. I'm gonna blame the four Dalmatian movies and my grief over Stacy going to prison." Said Helena.
Keegan glaired at Helena.
Helena: "Oh, come on. It hasn't been done before. You see, this is just the beginning. A prelude to the trial. That's where the real fun is, 'cause these days it's all about the trial. Can't you see it? The effects of Disney movies on society. I'll get all the fame, all the attention, a good lawyer on the witness stand in my defense. The judge and jury will see that i had a nervous breakdown over my daughter going to prison and that i had did all of this out of grief. So basicly...i'm an innocent victim."
"You're a psychotic." Said Keegan.
"Yeah, well, that'll be our little secret. See, people love a good trial. It's like theater, they're dying for it." Said Helena.
While Helena was talking, the black-spotted Dalmatian puppy, with the red collar, came out from behind a stack of hay and went over to a lever that was behind Linda and Helena.
Helena: "And i've worked hard to get justice for my daughter and to give the audience what they want. See, that's what Cruella and Stacy were good at. They knew. It's all about getting what you want. But enough about that, let's get back to what's really most important at the moment, Keeg. My movie needs to end, and it needs to end with the 104 Dalmatians...and you."
"What?" Keegan asked.
"What? Wait. Di...did you think that...that i was gonna kill you? Oh no, no, Keegan, no. You're my main character. The hero of my movie. Your story is just as important as mine." Said Helena.
Linda: "But that doesn't mean that i can't make you and your father pay for what you've done to me and my family. I'm not gonna lie. Originally i was planning to kill you and your father for taking away my husband all those years ago. But now that i think about it,...death is too good for you. You need to suffer the same way my girls and i have suffered. You need to know what it's like to grow up without a father. I think i'll have you institutionalized when we get back home to London."
"My Dad won't let that happen." Said Keegan.
"HAHAHAHA! Your father won't have a choice. I am the mayor of London and whatever i say goes. I mean look at everything that's happened. Your aunt Candace was innocent of the crimes that i accused her of committing and the people still didn't believe her. Neither did your father do anything to try to help her. Do you honostly think he's gonna be able to do anything to help you?" Said Linda.
"Yes. Yes, i do." Said Keegan.
"Well, then, you really are crazy. Unlike Cruella and Stacy. See, they were both sane. They knew how to get what they wanted and avoid getting caught at the same time." Said Linda.
"Well, you're forgetting one thing about Cruella and Stacy." Said Keegan.
"And what's that?" Helena asked.
"The Dalmatians defeated them." Said Keegan.
The Dalmatian puppy barked, getting the attention of Linda and Helena.
"There it is!" Said Linda.
The Dalmatian grabbed ahold of the wooden lever, with it's mouth and pulled it, causing a trapdoor to open up underneath Linda and Helena. The two women fell through and splash-landed into a large wooden vat of Molasses that was filled right up to the brim.
Keegan looked down at the open trapdoor, that he stood an inch away from, with his mouth hanging open, which quickly turned into a grin. He then looked up at the Dalmatian. "Way to go, buddy."
The Dalmatian puppy barked before going over to the open trapdoor. He and Keegan both looked down at the huge vat of Molasses that was below them.
Linda and Helena, still holding the gun in her hand, surfaced from the large vat, screaming, both covered in the Molasses from head to toe.
"AHH!" Keegan screamed and the puppy's ears stood up and they both ran off.
Linda and Helena splashed around inside the vat of sticky goo before they both grabbed ahold of the brim and slowly began crawling out of the vat. However, because they were covered in the Molasses, both women slipped and fell out of the vat and into the hay that was all over the floor, getting covered with it.
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Meanwhile, Jerry and Candace and the gang were speeding down the dark road, trying to get to Keegan and the puppies, with Adriana, Isabella and Charlie amongst them. After discovering that the delivery truck's trailer was empty, the gang picked up Adriana and the two british kids, who filled them in on all that had happened.
"It's gonna be okay, Jerry, we're gonna get there in time." Candace asured.
"In time for what?" Jerry asked.
"Jerry, listen to me. Keegan is gonna be fine. And so are those 104 Dalmatians." Said Adriana.
"Why is this happening? Why is this happening to me and my family?" Jerry asked.
"I wish i knew." Said Bo.
"I can't lose him, you guys. Keegan is everything to me." Said Jerry.
"You are not going to lose him, Jerry." Said Candace.
"LINDA'S OUT OF HER MIND, CANDACE! SHE FRAMED YOU FOR A BUNCH OF CRIMES YOU DIDN'T COMMIT, SHE HAD YOU LOCKED AWAY IN AN ASYLUM, AND SHE WAS PLANNING ON KILLING ALL OF US!" Said Jerry.
"Look on the bright side: Adriana has called the New Zealand police and they're on their way right now. Nothing's gonna go wrong." Rex assured.
"Helena's armed, Rex. The police are gonna arrive on the scene and weapons are gonna be blazing and my son is gonna be caught right in the middle because of me!" Said Jerry.
"No, that's not true. Linda and Helena are the ones who set this whole thing in motion." Candace said.
"But i married Linda five months after Karen's death because i didn't want my son to be without a mother. I was so afraid of never getting over losing my wife that i married a woman that i didn't even know anything about! Ugh! Why did i even marry Linda in the first place? I didn't even know her!" Said Jerry.
"You didn't know that any of this was gonna hap..."
"I am Keegan's father and i should have protected him!" Said Jerry, cutting Candace off.
"You have. You've done it for 11 years. You've been through sickness, emergancies, doctor visits, and a thousand other things with this kid. Nobody could have predicted in a million years that any of this would happen." Said Candace.
"I can't lose him. I can't, he's all i have." Said Jerry.
"That won't happen. Okay? I won't let it. I won't let Linda hurt Keegan anymore." Said Candace.
"And neither will we." Gigi added.
"You are strong, Jerry...and that's what Keegan needs right now. We're close. Keegan's gonna be fine, he has to be." Said Rex.
The truck continued on down the road, heading for it's unknown destination.
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Back inside the barn, the Molasses/straw covered Linda and Helena walked through the barn and entered inside a room, where all of the 104 Dalmatians were.
"You...RAAAAAAAATS!" Helena screamed. "But we're not beaten yet. You've won the battle, but we're about to win the war through. My real life sequel to The Texas 104 Dalmatians is complete and my revenge for my daughter is about to be carried out."
Linda: "In a moment we'll have accomplished what we set out to do while all of you will end up in the pound. Alone in some sad crammed up cage. No family, no children, no playing. Just sitting in a cold cell, locked up tight, waiting to be put to sleep. Linda Lewis and Helena HeLL have the last laugh!"
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Linda and Helena laughed.
Keegan stood up from behind the square stacks of hay. "Copper, now!" He said, looking up, with his hands to his mouth.
Copper and four other Dalmatian puppies, with collars, a limon one, a yellow and two black-spotted ones, jumped down from a top floor and onto a board, sending Linda and Helena out a window and into a green tractor's shovel loader, with five black-spotted Dalmatian puppies, with collars, inside the driving part of the trackter that had two closed doors and windows. The tractor's headlights were also on.
One of the puppies then placed it's paws on the stiring wheel and a stray black-spotted puppy, down in the floorboard, pressed the gas pedal, and the other pup used it's paws to stir the tractor over to a nearby pig pen that was filled with liquid-like mud. Another puppy pressed a button and the tractor's shovel loader dumped Linda and Helena into the pen, making a 'SPLASH' landing.
"YES! YES! WIPE OUT!" Said Keegan before turnning to Copper and the other four puppies. "You guys rock!" The 11 year old boy and all of the puppies then ran off together.
Back outside, Linda and Helena surfaced from the pig pen, now all covered with Molasses, straw and mud. The mud covered women crawled towards the exit of the pen and when they did, they saw an entire squad of police cars arrive onto the farm property. It was the New Zealand police. Helena then placed her gun inside her right purple pocket of her purple suit top.
The sheriff and another officer got out of their vehicles and walked over to the pig pen.
"Ladies?" Said the sheriff in a New Zealand accent.
"Yes?" Linda and Helena asked.
"We have a warrent for your arrests." Said the sheriff.
"Oh." Said Linda and Helena. "Is there something wrong?"
The blue truck then arrived at the scene and Jerry and Candace and the others all got out and Waddlesworth, the dogs and the Miller pups all got off the back of the train.
"KEEGAN! KEEGAN!" Jerry screamed.
"KEEGAN! KEEGAN, WHERE ARE YOU?!" Candace called.
As if on cue, Keegan and the 104 Dalmatians all came running out of the barn.
"Hey, look, it's Keegan!" Said Candace.
"And the 104 Dalmatians." Gigi added.
"Keegan!" Said Jerry.
"Dad!" Said Keegan before he ran toward his father.
Jerry, along with Candace, and Keegan ran up to each other and embraced with a hug.
"Keegan. Oh, thank goodness you're safe." Said Jerry before he and Keegan released each other.
"You mean you're not mad?" Keegan asked.
"Well, right now i'm too proud to be mad." Said Jerry.
"I'm sorry a ran away. I just wanted to protect Copper and aunt Candace." Said Keegan.
"I know. I should have known that Copper didn't have rabise. And i should have known your aunt Candace would never do all of the horrable things Linda accused her of. I should've took the time to listen to you. I see that now." Said Jerry. Father and son then embraced each other with another hug.
"Oh, yeah, that reminds me." Said Keegan before releasing his Dad from the hug. "Aunt Candace?"
"Yeah?" Candace asked.
Keegan took off his backpack, opened it up, reached inside, and pulled out the glass high-heel shoe that Candace had left behind two weeks ago at the Ball. "I thought you might need this."
"My glass slipper!" Said Candace in excitment as she took the glass high-heel shoe from her nephew. "Thanks, Keegan!" She said, embracing her nephew with a hug.
"You're welcome." Said Keegan.
Meanwhile, the cops were getting Linda and Helena out of the pig pin while other officers were arresting Donna, Frankenstiene and Clyde.
"I wish our Dad was here to see this. Then he would be proud of what we did on this journey." Said Mickey.
"Hey, Copper, over here!" Max called.
Copper ran away from the rest of the 104 Dalmatians and went over to where the Miller puppies were.
"Yo, Copper." Said Dice. "You the dog, you the dog."
"Yeah, you're pretty brave for a dog who was programmed by a bunch of bad guys." Said Mickey.
"It's not where you come from that matters, it's who you choose to be." Said Molly.
"Right." Said Mickey.
"Well...looks like this is finally it. Goodbye." Said Max.
"Goodbye, guys. You've been a big help to us." Said Copper.
"Copper...you're the best friend my brothers and sister and i have ever had." Said Mickey.
"Bro, remember what i told you." Said Max.
"Yeah. Hang loose." Said Copper.
"Copper, you're now an official member of my possy." Said Dice.
"Thanks. I'm gonna miss everything about you guys." Said Copper.
"Ah, shucks, i'm gonna miss you too, Copper." Said Mickey.
"You're our best friend for life. No mistake." Said Max.
"Any time you're in Kansas, look us up." Said Dice.
"Thanks. I might just do that." Said Copper.
"Goodbye, Waddlesworth. Goodbye, Chomp, Digger, Drooler, Georgette. Goodbye, Dottie and Dipstick." Said Mickey.
"(Crying) Goodbyes always break my heart." Said Waddlesworth.
"If i didn't know better, i'd think they were saying goodbye." Said Jerry as he, Candace and Keegan and the others watched Copper and the Miller puppies and Waddlesworth and the other dogs.
"(Laughs) Yeah, it's not like they can talk." Said Candace.
Keegan, Isabella, Charlie and Jason looked at each other with weird expressions. They almost felt tempted to tell the adults that the Miller puppies could talk. But who was gonna believe that?
"Sometimes it really feels like they can." Said Keegan. The 11 year old boy then ran over to where the puppies were and bent down to the puppies' angle. "Thanks, you guys. We'll really miss you."
"You're welcome, Keegan." Said Dice.
Meanwhile, as the cops were leading the villains over to a paddy wagon, Helena broke loose for a split second, reached into her right pocket and pulled out her gun, aimed it at Keegan and fired. Everything went in slow motion at this point.
Seeing that the bullet was coming towards Keegan, Copper jumped and rammed the 11 year old in the chest, knocking him to the ground. The bullet then hit Copper in the side.
"Oh, my gosh!" Said Adriana.
"COPPER!" Keegan screamed.
The cops then seized the gun from Helena and continued to escort her, Linda and the other villains over to the paddy wagon.
"Coward!" Said Candace.
Keegan quickly went to Copper's side, who was lying on the ground, clinging to life. "(Crying) Copper. Oh my gosh."
Jerry and Candace rushed to Keegan's side.
"Keegan, you almost got shot!" Candace gasped.
"(Crying) I don't care, he needs our help!" Said Keegan.
"Alright, honey." Said Candace.
"(Crying) We gotta get him some help." Said Keegan.
"We will, sweet heart, we will. Keegan, it's gonna be okay. Look at me." Said Candace.
Keegan looked at Candace.
"It's gonna be okay. Alright? We're gonna get him some help." Said Candace. "SOMEBODY HELP! WE NEED SOME HELP OVER HERE, A DOG'S BEEN SHOT!"
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