Chapter 6: Miss Benson goes to Washington
Woody : What are we waiting for. Let's go!
(Laura nervously looks over at Andy)
Woody: What?
(Laura looks over at Woody)
Laura: The thing of it is… Woody… Andy and I were planning on going to DC without you guys. It's just that if we reasoned with the president on your behalf he might listen to us. If you came with us he might dismiss us before we can say anything.
Woody: (glares at her) What if Lotso has already gotten to the president. We've gone up against him, you haven't!
Laura :(sighs) Fine. Get in the suitcase but don't do anything unless Lotso is there.
(The toys all mutter in agreement and all get into Laura's suitcase. She piles clothes on top of them and then zips up the bag. They go to Andy's room so he can pack and then he goes on the computer and cancels their night flight and buys the last tickets for the next flight to DC. After hours of waiting of driving to the airport, picking up their tickets, going through security, and waiting at their gate they were on their plane and on their way to DC. The flight was pretty smooth until…)
Voice: Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen , will the passenger in 26B please report to the cockpit immediately!
Laura : What? (looks nervously at Andy)
Voice: Now, Miss Benson!
(Laura gets up and walks towards the cockpit. She opens the cockpit door. She enters the cockpit)
Laura: You wanted to see me, Captain?
Voice: As a matter of fact. I did.
(the figure in the captain's chair turns around)
Laura: Ballerina Barbie? ( she notices that the Barbie is missing a leg) You're my old Ballerina Barbie.
Ballerina: That's right. We've hi jacked this plane and we're taking you and everyone else on board straight to hell.
Laura: We?
Ballerina: Take a look.
(Laura opens the cockpit door and thousands of Barbies pop out from different hiding places holding weapons.)
Ballerina: I'm sure you remember the girls, Laura.
Laura: All my old Barbies? All of them? Even the Skipper's and the Courtney's…
Ballerina: That's right.
Laura: The My size one isn't here.
(Ballerina whistles and My Size Barbie pops up in front of the door)
Ballerina: You were saying?
Laura: I guess you are all here… so I suppose you guys are doing this for Lotso.
Ballerina: We're doing this for us. You pulled off heads, pulled off legs, bit up hands, you drew on My Size Barbie!
Laura: I still loved you guys and I played with you until I was thirteen that's a hell of a lot longer than anyone would have!
Ballerina: Then they all deserve to die for that reason! My Size, Tie Laura up to the pilot chair!
(Ballerina jams the plane into the down position as Laura is tied to the pilot chair)
Ballerina: Ladies and Gentlemen, you are all about to die! Thank you for choosing Jet Blue for your flying needs.
( The Barbies have shot up most the cabin… each take a parachute and choose a window and jump as the plane starts going down. Suddenly the plane hits)
A male voice: Laura! Laura!
(Andy shakes Laura awake)
Laura: Andy? We're still alive? What happened?
Andy: We've landed.
Laura: My old Barbies didn't hi jack us?
Andy: No...
Laura: O, Thank god!
Narrator: I was still very nervous about the dream but I tried to remain calm. Andy and I thought it might take a few days to get through to the president so we got a hotel room and dropped off the toys. We told them we would let them know if we needed their help.
(A little later outside the white house. Laura and Andy are stopped by security)
Laura: We need to see the president, immediately! It's very urgent!
Secret service guy #1 : Do you have an appointment?
Laura: We didn't have time to make one in case you didn't know the world as we know it is coming to an end! We need to talk to the president about stopping the madness and we need to speak to him right now!
Secret Security guy#2 : No one sees the president without an appointment.
Laura: It's about the teddy bear that was on television. We know how to stop him. Now let us in or would you two like to be known as the men responsible for the end of the world.
(The security guys move out of the way and Andy enter the white house and go to the oval office. A chair is faced away from them)
Laura: Mister President. We need to talk to you about the toys. They are not all dangerous. The only one we have to worry about is a sweet smelling one named Lots'o' hugging bear or just Lotso for short. We need to work together to stop him before he starts world war III. How about it Mr. President?
( the chair turns around and Lotso is sitting in it)
Lotso: I'm afraid you're a little late, little lady.
Laura: How dare you… I'm no one's little lady, Buster! Where is the president?
Lotso: Your president is tied up at the moment so I'm assuming his responsibilities.
Andy: People aren't going to listen to a teddy bear.
Lotso: Once the people are gone that won't be a problem. Now, get out of my office before I get someone to escort you out.
Andy: We'll leave but this isn't over!
(Andy and Laura exit. A little while later at the hotel)
Laura: I can't believe we were too late!
Buster: Maybe we aren't… maybe we could figure out a way to stop Lotso and save the president.
Laura: How?
Buster: Well, first we sneak back into the white house and get the president to safety.
Laura: You think he might still be in there?
Buster: Yes. Lotso needs him as leverage in case people try to revolt against him… if someone tries to stop him … he'll kill the president. First, we'll need access to a computer.
Laura: There could be one in the lobby.
Buster: Take me down to the lobby.
(Laura puts a coat over Buster and goes into the elevator down to the lobby. She follows the signs to the computer section. She takes him to the nearest computer. He hacks into the presidential computer and starts typing in passwords until the word granted pops up. He then gets to a map of the building showing where the security systems are)
It looks tricky but if we're lucky we should get in and out with not too much trouble.
Laura: You really think we can pull this off? I don't know about you but I've never snuck into a secure building before.
Buster: Neither have I but we know people who have snuck out of one.
Laura: We do?
Buster: Woody and the toys have… with my computer skills and their experience we could pull this off easy.
