Chapter 7: Operation: PRESIDENT
(Buster prints out the map of the white house and then Laura takes him back upstairs)
Buster: Ok, I have a map of the inside of the white house. Each floor has it's own security system but in the president's wing it appears that each hallway does. Also the secret service agents keep guard of every room and hallway.
Mr. Potato Head: So, in other words we're up the river without a paddle
Buster: It's true that it's tricky but I'm sure we can pull this off. You guys broke out of Sunnyside Daycare.
Mr. Potato Head: Sunnyside was a Daycare this is the whitehouse and we broke out not in.
Buster: If you're nervous. I'll see if I can turn the security system in the white house off.
Mr. Potato Head: Have you ever turned off a security system before?
Buster: No but relax Potato Head, I know I can do this.
Mr. Potato Head: That's Mister Potato Head to you, Bear.
Buster: My name is Buster. Once we come up with a plan to get the president I will turn off the system.
Woody: Where do you think Lotso would have him?
Buster: Either the presidential bedroom or the oval office.
Woody: Aren't those in different parts of the building?
Buster: Unfortunately. I'll have to shut security off in the entire building before we get in.
Mr. Potato Head: I don't know about the rest of you but I'm not risking my life for a man who wants us dead!
Andy: This is not the president's fault. He's a victim here.
Laura: Speaking of victims I sure hope that Luna and Lucky aren't involved in this.
Woody: So, after Buster turns off the security we'll split into two teams. Team tinker toy led my me will take the presidential bedroom and Team playtime led by Buzz with take the oval office. Laura and Andy, you'll distract the guards while we sneak in. Now the most important thing is to get the president and get him back to this hotel room safely. All right?
(Everyone agrees)
(Later that night. Laura runs over to the gate that protects the white house giggling)
Laura: You can't catch me, slow poke!
(Andy runs up behind her and grabs her around the waist)
Andy: Gotcha!
Laura: In that case.
Secret Service guy #2: Hey! What are you kids doing here! This is private property!
Andy: We're just playing tag.
Laura: and we're 18. We're not kids.
Secret service guy #1: Then maybe you should stop acting like kids.
Laura: Um…. No. ( runs up to secret service guy #2) Tag you're it! ( Andy grabs the gun from secret service guy #1 and then she and Andy run away with it)
Secret service guys : Hey come back here with that you maniac kids!
Andy and Laura: No!
( Andy and Laura run to the Smithosian. The toys sneak into the white house as Buster turns the security system. Buzz signals for them to go. When they enter the building Woody and his team go left while the others go straight up the stairs. Buzz and his team get to the oval office and slowly open the door. They go in thinking no one is around but when they do the door shuts behind them)
Jessie: Do you ever sleep, you no good bear?
Lucky: Usually but who can sleep during a revolution.
(The toys turn around and see Lucky and Luna)
Buzz: Laura is going to be heart broken about this. She was hoping you weren't involved in Lotso's plan.
Lucky: That girl was never heart broken about my lost limbs why would she worry about me now.
Jessie: You're a ratty old bear with one leg and one arm. I bet anyone else would have thrown you out a long time ago but Laura held on to you. Why do you think that is?
Lucky: Why doesn't matter anymore times are changing. It's time for toys to take over.
Buzz: Just because humans have hurt you is no reason to hurt them. They are our friends and sometimes friends make mistakes but you forgive them and if they are truly your friends they'll be sorry for that they did. Lotso is the toy Hitler he won't care about us. He only cares about what's right for him now where is the president. Is he in here or in the presidential bedroom.
Lucky: I'm sorry.
Buzz: Luna, you know where he is don't you?
Luna: Yes I do.
Buzz: Luna, you know that Lotso is wrong and this is not the way to do things. You promote animal abuse what about human abuse. Humans are animals.
Lucky: You can say that again.
Buzz: I didn't mean it that way.
Lucky: Well you should know the human motto has always been "We don't know any better".
Buzz: We can teach them to know better just tell us where the president is.
Luna: He's in the closet. ( Luna gives Buzz the key)
Lucky: Luna what in Mattel's brand name are you doing?!
Luna: I'm sorry Lucky but Lotso is wrong to do this and we were wrong to join up with him. I know you've been through hardships and I know you wish you could get retribution but this is not the way to go about things. I love you but we have to get things back to the way they were.
(Luna picks up Buzz so he can unlock the door. The door unlocks and they see the president tied up and gagged. They approach the president to untie him. Luna puts the key down outside the open door but as they approach they hear a slam from behind them and a click as the door locks)
Buttercup: What happened?
Luna: Lucky locked us in. … Lucky! Lucky! Lucky open the door! Lucky!
(Lucky's padded feet hit the ground and he crawls from the room)
LUCKY!
( They turn from the door defeated and untie and ungag the president)
Buzz: Are you all right, Mr. President?
President: I'm fine. Why are you toys helping me? Aren't you working for the sweet smelling devil out there?
Buzz: No, we are not all like him, Mr. President. Lotso isn't looking out for anyone but Lotso. He wants a war to happen. We don't. But we'll discuss it more back at the hotel right now we need to get out of here.
(The president stands up)
President: We could use the vent it leads outside.
Luna: Does the vent lead to other rooms ?
President: It should, why do you ask?
Luna: Then you guys get out without me. I have to find Lucky.
Emvilly: But he locked us in a closet,Luna.
Luna: But if I leave him here that could be it. I could never see him again. I can't live without that bear in my life and I know I can turn him back to our side.
President: Then good luck.
(The president opens the vent and then picks up each toy and puts them in the vent system then the president himself gets in)
Buzz: ( into a microphone on his ear) Buster, it's Buzz tell the others that we have the president and we are proceeding to leave the building.
Buster: ( on the other mic) Roger! I will let them know.
(They all start to crawl through the ventilation system. They pass above another office and Luna jumps down from the ventilation system. The others follow the ventilation system outside. When they get out there they are stopped by the secret service men who happen to be holding the other toys captive. The door opens next to them and a double of the president walks out)
Lotso ( in double suit): Good work, men!
SS 1: Thank you, Sir.
SS 2: We really do appreciate it, Sir.
(The toys and the real president come out from around the corner)
President: Walters! Andrews! How could you men do this to me … to your country!
SS 1: O my god! Two presidents!
Lotso: I'm the real president. He's just an imposter and a very poor at that!
President: How dare you accuse the president of the united states of being an imposter! The imposter is you… you sweet smelling freak!
SS 2: O this guy is totally an imposter… this guy is gay and the president isn't.
President: I'm not gay. He's the teddy bear from the news.
Lotso: I've had enough. Call the feds.
( The president kicks Lotso in the face and as lotso falls the service guys let go of the toys to assist him and they all run towards the hotel. When they get there Laura, Buster, and Andy are waiting)
Laura: You guys, ok?
Dolly: Nearly didn't make it but the president rescued us.
President: I figured one good turn deserves another.
Laura: I'm glad you're on our side because we need to speak to you. As you can tell Lotso is a piece of work and he's already taken over the white house by impersonating you.
President: I'll put the military together if that bastard wants a war we'll give it to him!
Laura: No, Mr. President! No war, a war is exactly what he wants. We need a peaceful solution. I say we organize a UN meeting as soon as possible to discuss solutions!
President: I'll call them in the morning.
Laura: In the meantime let's all get some sleep.
President: Aren't you forgetting something?
Laura: O, introductions… of course, I'm so sorry. I'm Laura Benson… this is my boyfriend Andy Smith… This is Woody, Jessie, Bullseye, Buzz Lightyear, Mr and Mrs. Potato Head, Slinky dog, Hamm, Rex, Trixie, Buttercup, Dolly, Mr. Pricklepants, Chuckles, Buster, Rupert, and Emvilly.
President: It's a pleasure. Wait, Laura Benson? You're the girl who made that video "Toys are alive" I loved that thing!
Laura: Yea those were my stuffed animals. Most of them are here.
(Looks at the animals)
Presidents: The owl and the disabled one are the ones that locked me in the closet of my office.
Laura: Lucky has gone through a lot. He thinks I neglect him too much and getting exposed was the last straw for him. In fact when I heard a bear had declared to overthrow the government and found out he was missing I thought he might be behind it. I was so relieved when it was someone else I just hoped he wasn't involved but I guess that was too much to hope for.
President: You still care about him.
Laura: Of course I do. That's why I want a peaceful solution we use violence too much now it's young adults and toys who are getting hurt next it could be children! Do you want that? Children getting hurt! And you know they'll be hurt emotionally if we start destroying their toys. Kids love toys. Toys are their babies!
President: All right I understand.
(Meanwhile back at the whitehouse)
Lotso: I let you and your girlfriend help me because I thought you two were going to be helpful. Letting our hostage escape is not helpful is it?
Lucky: I had no idea there was an air vent in the closet and who puts an air vent in a closet do the clothes need to be a certain tempterture?
Lotso: Perhaps they do maybe he likes cool clothes… maybe they are escapes like the one he just pulled! Did that ever occur to you.
Lucky: No because that's crazy.
Lotso: You lived with a girl who believed we were alive without any proof or ever seeing us move or talk and you think that putting a vent in a closet is crazy?
Lucky: I never said Laura was normal and please keep of this.
Lotso: You still have a soft spot for your human.
Lucky: No I don't.
Lotso: I think you do and if let your emotions get in the way of what has to be done then you are just as bad and you deserve to go down with the humans.
Luna: You have no right to talk to him that way!
Lucky: Luna…
Luna: Love is not a weakness, Lotso even if you believe it is. What you are both doing is wrong and the others are going to stop you.
Lotso: They can't stop me. Last time they just got lucky.
Luna: That wasn't luck that was love and faith. Woody told Lucky and I all about the towering inferno and how they stuck together because they knew it was time. Well, maybe it's your time.
(Lotso gets off the table and gets in Luna's face)
Lotso: You're right it is my time. It's my time to get revenge on the humans who abandon us, torture us, and then forget about us as if we never mattered. It has happened to me and Lucky and countless others and it's already happened to you and your friends. The humans are afraid of us. They don't want us around anymore. Well, maybe we don't need them around anymore!
Luna: They only think that because of you and some stupid TV show called the Midnight Zone from the 60's!
Lotso: If you are against what I'm doing why are you here?
Luna: Maybe we shouldn't be! Come on, Lucky. Let's get out of here.
(Lucky looks in between Luna and Lotso helplessly. Then he follows Luna out of door as they do metal bars come down in front blocking the door)
Lotso: New security system. Do you like it?
Luna: Yes, it seems very protective.
Lucky: Yes, very.
