The Dark Side of Disney 2
Episode 8: Fireball
Act One
Sunday, April 23 2023 0900 hours
The Resistance carrier, the USS Biloxi, sails across the Mediterranean, heading for Sicily. Standing alone on the ship's hangar is Luke, looking at the Galite Islands with Arrax at his side. Then Cobalt comes out, approaching him.
Cobalt: Something in your mind?
Luke: I never thought this world was so beautiful. Everything is so majestic and peaceful, except for… all the conflicts it has.
Cobalt: Yeah, I agree with that. In fact, I never forgot the time my folks took me to Europe back in 2005. We got here for a family vacation, and the first thing I did was lose myself for hours on the farm, chasing chickens like a dog. [laughs]
Luke: But still… I miss my family. I'd wish they would come here, but then again… they might continue their civil war, especially after the time where I died in the end.
Cobalt: True, but once the Blacks know the truth about Viserys's death, the Greens would be proclaimed innocent, and… they might try diplomacy rather than violence to sort the matters of knowing the right heir.
Luke: If only so, Daemon is not the type of man to… listen.
Cobalt looked at Luke in thought, and he put his hand on his shoulder.
Cobalt: We have different points of view. The General keeps saying Disney is going too far, which… is true, but he thinks dealing with it military-wise is a solution. But I keep reminding him that not all of it deserves to be destroyed, and he'll have to listen to me.
Luke: Is it because you're the scholar?
Cobalt: No. Because we were best friends when we were kids. We did everything together, along with Proto. We played, we laughed, we ate, we even had sleepovers. We may be soldiers, but we're still friends, and that's even better than what makes an army.
Then, Cobalt receives a phone call, which he answers.
Cobalt: Hello?
Proto: [through phone] Cobalt, it's time for the briefing.
Cobalt: I'll be right there. [hangs up] Let's get inside, Luke.
Afterwards, everyone is together in the massive briefing room. Among them are the Desolators: Steam-Roller, Morrison, Nathan, Gunter, Cpl. Casey 'Bonecrusher' Schinoski, PFC. Conrad Kammerer, and Lt. Kyle Kipling. Then, Direwolf comes in dressed up like Andrew Jackson.
Proto: Ten-hut!
Everyone salutes to the General, and Direwolf steps in front of a big screen.
Direwolf: At ease. Ears everyone. Quiet! Our mission is here. Sicily, Italy. Just outside of Palermo. New Banshee fighters are being initiated, unlike anything we've ever seen before, and they have an airfield too. All will be launched soon, by orders of the new Zurg guy. IFP agents have been behind enemy lines giving us this info. Fortunately, they made it back in time. So it's our turn to strike. But not yet. To do that, we're gonna surprise them… silent but deadly. The Hotshot Hornets have anti-ship missiles and some napalm that can wipe out their airbase, but to do that, Colonel Cobalt has contacted somebody for backup. So in the meantime, we will be setting up their trap there. An old quarry mine that's been abandoned for years. Proto. Izzy.
On cue, Proto and Izzy stepped forth to share something.
Proto: Zurg wants his best alien pilots in those Banshee fighters to be sent to America. It'll be a massacre, unless they're stopped. So Izzy, what have you found out about the place?
Izzy: According to this, they both used narrow gauge and regular tank engine trains. They were only going for slate and nothing more. No diamonds. No rubies. No dinosaur bones. No gold. Nada. They never had an accident for a very long time. Until the winch at the summit broke in early 1943, and asked for help on repairs. But Mussolini was terrible as they never did fix it. Then the quarry was evacuated when Operation Husky began. Thus, almost 80 years passed by. This person who wrote in this journal, was one of the workers who worked there. Until this was found along with this. So this is our chance to make our move against them.
Saber: Great. So what does the other journal say?
Izzy: Actually, it's a story that he wrote to his son Enzo. He must've accidentally left this when the invasion began. "Long, long ago, before you were born, there was a narrow gauge railway engine named Oberon. What was special of him, was that he was made out of real gold, and had a magic lamp hung upon his funnel. His lamp was so bright, you can see it for kilometers. Anyone who believes in him very much, and would have found Oberon's magic lamp, all their wishes would come true."
Conrad: A real magic lamp? And no genie?
Saber: Oberon, made out of gold?
Nathan: 24… carat? [giggles]
Cobalt: Does it say anything else about Oberon's lamp?
Izzy: Yes. To find his magic lamp, only three clues. "First, you would feel the wind suddenly rising. Next, you would hear a strange sound. And finally, you would see a light blinking on and off."
Hisui: What else does it say?
Izzy: Well I still need more time to translate the story. This is what I've written so far.
Waco: I wish I had a magic lamp. It would be great to have my wishes come true right away.
Terminator: Negative. There would be desired consequences in the aftermath.
Nathan: Well if you had a magic lamp, with no genie it, what would you wish for?
Steam-Roller: In my case, I- Uh…. What is the International Federation for Peace?
Cobalt: A coalition of peaceful discussions. A sister company of the Crossover Resource Committee, which was co-founded by my late grandfather, Harold Wilson. The IFP consists of rich people who worked for high society, and it's in a close relationship with everyone in the White House, including the President.
Steam-Roller: Ah. Let's see…
Steam-Roller daydreams in a cloud that he's declared President of the USA.
Steam-Roller: I used to be a member of the resistance, as Tucci has inspired me to make the world better again. And now I declare myself, George Bukowski, 54th President of the United States of America!
But then, his daydream ends with Cobalt interrupting by clearing his throat.
Cobalt: Focus, Captain.
Steam-Roller: Sorry, sir.
Saber: But do we have a plan, General? We know that we're going to drive all the way across the island by foot.
General: Glad you asked. Lieutenant Kyle Kipling, if you please.
Kipling: [steps forward] We have purchased a Mobile Anti-Aircraft Weapons Platform M510 Siegework/Ultra-Heavy, or commonly known as a Mammoth, from Halo. This vehicle will be our mobile command center, and along with it are two Clone Turbo Tanks, one AT-OT Walker, and sixteen Humvees. The General and several others will be driving the Mammoth, while the Desolators will take the AT-OT, while the rest of you will drive the others. But since we have Digimon with us, and since they're too big, they'll have to walk along the way.
Kipling steps back, and Cobalt walks in with a stick to point at the map of Sicily on the screen.
Cobalt: So here is the plan. We're calling it Operation: Fireball. Right here is Palermo, and on the east side is Zurg's factory. We're approximately here passing the Galite Islands. What we're going to do is dock on the west coast of Sicily, drive all the way to the factory and we do it without flying. Thanks to Telegram intercepting a transmission, we've learned the Dark Side has aerial scanning technology that would pick up signals of any aircraft.
Hotshot: So I guess that means… the Hotshot Hornets are not going in?
Direwolf: Not yet anyway. We'll be driving to the factory, doing some damage, and when we sabotage its air-trackers, that's when you'll be flying in and fire your rockets. Hence the name "Fireball". Along the way, we'll be having three trump cards. The Fiery Fifteen will be the first, and Arc's the second.
Arc: Yes, sir!
Ponta: Cue.
Direwolf: Our third trump card is going to be a dragon. Unfortunately, Luke Velaryon's steed is just… too young and small for it, so I'm giving that title to Drogon, who's going to be flying with the Hotshot Hornets. But before we get there, we'll be sending out a scouting party. Saber, Luke, Donald, Goofy and two more will be driving ahead to survey the perimeter of the factory. They'll spy on it, analyze the place and report or transmit it to the Mammoth, and we'll be hidding hard.
Goofy: Really? We're going in first?
Donald: Figures. It seems like he's sending us ahead for everything.
Saber: Maybe not this time, Donald. Because you've got a dragon with us.
General: Now, you all know your assignments. We'll be approaching the coast, and when we do, all clone pilots start the engines and drop us off there. The rest of you, pack your things and get ready.
Everyone: Sir, yes, sir!
Direwolf: Good. Meeting adjourned.
Act Two
The Biloxi makes it to the coast of Sicily. Dozens of LAAT/i gunships and LAAT/c carriers are being assembled and ready for departure. Saber tags along with Luke, Donald and Goofy for their assignments, but joining them are two more scouts.
Saber: You guys are the new scouts?
Scout 1: Yes, sir. Greg's the name. Gregory Denver. My call sign is 'Rusty', cause I used to be rusty sometimes. Not clumsy. Back where I come from, the folks sometimes call me 'Gilligan'. Like the guy in 'Gilligan's Island'.
Scout 2: Samuel Peterson. My friends call me Peter-Sam. I don't watch that show, but I did see how they made a guest appearance on 'ALF' once.
Goofy: Okay, we're all set.
P.A.: Attention, all hands on the hanger for departure.
Saber: It's time. Let's go, guys.
Luke: I'll see you at shore. [to Arrax] Naejot!
By his command, Arrax takes off and flies over. Then, all of the ships take off toward Sicily.
Proto: We'll need two 0-4-0 saddle steam tank engines with two freight cars each. In case we need to evacuate or bring the wounded to safety as soon as we nuke the place. And then get into combat with Zurg's soldiers. The Corleone area will be our evacuation point, so we'll land here in Marsala.
Direwolf: Good to know.
Clone pilot: We're approaching our destination in two minutes, tops.
Direwolf: Roger that. Getting ready now. Watch out for any Banshee fighters.
Clone pilot: Yes sir.
Two minutes later, they land in Marsala and everyone gets on out. Maroho, Towa and Setsuna are all marveled by the sight of the place.
Moroha: So this is what Sicily looks like. Has the Earth gotten warmer?
Towa: No, but the wind feels great.
Direwolf: Alright now, saddle up. Colonel, you take command.
Cobalt: Proto, you look for them. And have enough ammo and fuel to get us up to the place. Commander Cody, where's Gree?
Goofy gets in a Humvee, driving it. Donald gets in, followed by Saber, Rusty and Peter-Sam. Once Goofy starts the car, he backs out.
Goofy: Goodbye, fellas. We'll see ya there.
Then, Goofy runs over a fence while turning into the street.
Goofy: Goodbye, pile of broken wood.
He drives ahead on a road that is past the main road with Arrax following the Humvee in the air.
Goofy: Hey, how about some music? Me and my dad used to sing this one all the time.
Goofy puts in an 8-track tape which interrupts the rock music and starts playing "High Hopes". Goofy sings along, but Donald switches it off.
Donald: We're not on vacation, Goofy.
Goofy: Sorry.
Rusty: [whispers] I'm worried about this. He might cause an accident.
Saber: No worries. We're all here with him.
As the scouts take their leave, everyone else gets their vehicles ready to leave, as Captain Rex inspects them one by one. Moroha honks on a bike horn, upsetting Rex, until he comes over and stops it. Then pulls it away from her.
Rex: Are you sure you've never seen one like this before?
Moroha: Uh….
Rex: Can you drive or ride a bike?
Moroha: [scoffs] Of course I can. My mom rode one of these since before I was born. And it's simple. You have your petals, your chains, your brakes, and of course… the…. uh… gears. Okay, so I've rode on one, but it's different from bumper car rallies. But it's the same matter as the principle.
Rex sighs, as they begin to set off. Moroha rides her bike ahead of the tanks, but she is having trouble with her bike, stopping and slipping off it. The line of tanks behind her are honking to get her out of the way.
Moroha: [apologetic] Sorry, sorry about that.
Later, Moroha is now being carried by the AT-OT as they journey forth to the path with "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis played from loud speakers on the Mammoth. Direwolf sits on his chair in the Mammoth with Cobalt and Proto, then he takes out his walkie-talkie.
Direwolf: Direwolf to the Biloxi; come in Biloxi.
[static]
Direwolf: Biloxi, this is Direwolf. Do you read me? Why don't they answer?
Voice: This is USS Biloxi. We read you loud and clear. Lieutenant Commander Luke Layton speaking. Hotshot Hornets are with us. Standing by. Over.
Direwolf: Understood, Layton. I'm gonna have our radio man Redwood Miller on the radio for the time being. And have it on, in case we need to call in on an airstrike. We can see our target, not far from where we are. But before they do, they need to take out some sentry gun towers first, then take on the rest. Over.
Layton: Aye, aye sir. You can count on us. Over.
The party travels further and further across the wilderness. On the AT-OT, the Desolators sit tight while chattering with each other.
Steam-Roller: Hey Conrad? Just curiosity. If you ever had a magic lamp like the one in the story, unlike the one in 'Aladdin', what would you wish for?
Conrad: No more of Zurg, as well as my favourite motion picture to MUST WIN those nine Oscars next time. It's from my country. "All Quiet On The Western Front" from Germany. Oh, I almost forgot. See him again in person.
Conrad shows him a Viktor Krum autographed photo on his phone.
Waco: Hey wait a minute! That's Viktor Krum! Where on earth did you meet him? Durmstrang Institute?
Conrad: Five months ago. I was in military school when he paid a visit only once, and that's where I got his autographed photo.
Waco: Well why didn't you tell the first sergeant about what you did? You might've been made corporal by now.
Conrad: I will be as soon as this visit to Sicily is over.
Bonecrusher: Oh yeah? Then what's that?
Before Conrad can finish, the party stops to a chasm, which Commander Cody obverses from the Mammoth's windshield.
Cody: General, we have a problem. This chasm expands to half a mile across, and none of us are equipped with flight gear.
Proto: No, but I do have a trick. Driver, open doors.
The driver unlocks the main door, and Proto walks to stand on the roof. He takes out a pistol, aims at the chasm, and fires an ice beam to form a bridge, but the chasm is too far for him to finish.
Proto: It's too far away for me to finish.
Direwolf: Keep firing. Dewgong, Poliwrath, Ice Beam!
Two pokemon, Poliwrath and Dewgong, perch on the roof and they both fire Ice Beam, helping Proto to finish that bridge.
Proto: There. The bridge is set. But… it would be too fragile for all of us to get on at once. We'll have to do this one at a time.
Direwolf: Alright. We'll go first. Everyone, hold on time.
Mammoth drives at minimum speed on the icy bridge, and it goes across with everyone else watching them go. In the cockpit, everyone is a little nervous, afraid the ice will break by their united weight. Eventually, the Mammoth makes it across, much to Direwolf's relief.
Cobalt: [to comm. link] Okay, everyone come over. One at a time.
One by one, the party makes its way across the icy bridge. Cobalt watches as they come across, but he pays more attention to the bridge than anything else.
Cobalt: So far, so good.
The last one to come across is the AT-TO, which all of the Desolators manage.
Bonecrusher: Let's go, Gunter. Keep this tank on the bridge.
Gunter, driving the AT-OT, looks down from the windshield, and he panics at the depth of the chasm.
Gunter: I can't, I can't, I can't! I hate heights!
Morrison: Pull yourself together. Just don't look down.
Steam-Roller: Go ahead, son.
Hesitant, Gunter remains still. He gathers all the courage he has, and drives ahead to go across the bridge without looking down.
Gunter: [to himself] I won't look down. I won't look down. I won't look down.
Nathan: Beep, beep!
Gunter: AAAAAHHHHH!
Gunter panics, nearly heading to the edge. Nathan laughs at his joke, but Conrad bonks him on the head.
Conrad: Would you grow up?!
The AT-OT proceeds to go further across, but when it is in the middle, the midsection begins to crack, which Kipling hears. He overlooks the side, and he gets alarmed.
Kipling: It's cracking.
Steam-Roller: [alarmed] Oh crap! Colonel! The bridge, it's cracking!
Cobalt: What?
Cobalt sees the bridge beginning and jumps into action.
Cobalt: Proto, fire the cables! Hurry!
Proto presses a button, and the Mammoth launches a cable at the approaching AT-OT. Then, the icy bridge collapses, and the walker begins to fall down. The Mammoth holds it from falling. Proto puts the Mammoth in reverse and floors it. The vehicle is fishtailing as the tires screech, pulling the AT-OT upward.
Rex: Pull it up! Pull it up!
By Rex's command, the Turbo Tanks fire cables at the cable and floor it as well. Proto turns on the overdrive and floors it again. The Mammoth fishtails, sand is flying everywhere, and the walker is slowly being pulled back up the cliff. But the wheels begin to lose friction on the ground, slowly jerking ahead to the chasm, then Arc grabs the cables to pull it with super strength. With that, the AT-OT manages to get on top of the chasm's edge, and everyone roars in cheer for it.
Rex rushes over to the walker, inspecting it, and he sighs in relief.
Rex: Nice save, sir Arc. But are you sure you're a mercenary?
Arc: A traveling mercenary in my world, Captain. What else would I be?
Rex: Maybe… a new Jedi knight.
Direwolf: Alright, back on the road. We can't let our enemies gain the upper hand here.
Act Three
Not far from Palermo, right at the airfield, there is the factory where the Banshee fighter jets are being developed. Operating the jets in the control room is Dr. Drakken from Kim Possible, followed by his henchman Shego, then a radio call is received from the main terminal.
Red Menace: [on radio] This is Red Menace calling anyone at the airfield. Do you read me?
Drakken: We get you loud and clear.
Red Menace: Wait. That voice. [gasps] Is that you Dr. Drakken from Kim Possible?!
Drakken: Uh, I'm sorry. Who's this?
Red Menace: This is Red Menace. Member of the League of Super Evil. We'd just been recruited by Zurg. I know your voice, doctor. Very, very much. You're my favourite antagonist!
Drakken: You don't say? Who's your least favourite antagonist?
Red Menace: That monkey fist guy. Oh! Speaking of which, that black and green girl with you?
Shego: Excuse me? Can't we do this in some fan club instead of here, when we have work to do?
Drakken: Yes, yes, I know, Shego. Try being-
[gibberish]
Drakken: [annoyed] Speak English, you spitball!
Then, a door is opened, and Zurg comes out with the Hunch Bunch, Brunch and Crunch, in his claws.
Crunch: [gibberish]
Brunch: We, uh… have guests, old chap.
Zurg then twists their heads and breaks their necks, killing them. He walks over to the quivering Drakken with the League of Super Evil at his side.
Zurg: Dr. Drakken, I presume.
Drakken: Eh, yes. And you are…?
Shego: He's the Zurg guy who's hired us to build the jets.
Drakken: Him?! When I was informed about Zurg hiring us, you said you got the call, and I imagined either the cartoon version or the one where he's only a toy. But you never mentioned anything about something like this!
Shego: I told you, he did it over the phone. Some people just like to use telephones or cellphones instead of just Apple iPhones.
Drakken: Well, anyway, I'm glad you got here in time, Zurg. Thought you might like to see one of our prototypes.
Drakken takes out a remote, pushes a button, and it triggers the lights on the ceiling to reveal one of the Banshee fighter jets.
Drakken: As you can see, the Banshee is an impressive war machine. In the air, it can travel at 250 miles per hour, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. It has IR scanners and ultraviolet sensors, allowing the pilot to see anything in the air or on land. For armaments, the Banshee's rigged with two nasal-mounted rotary cannons that can fire sixty rounds per minute. On the wings, eight air-to-surface, rockets, and heat-seeking missiles. And as you requested, it's all plated with magic-piercing metal. So with anyone-
Zurg: That's impressive, but… we won't be needing pilots.
Frogg: Oh, I get it now, Zurg. You want these jets to be unmanned, like all the others, eh?
Drakken: What? Wait a minute, I made them to be piloted, not unmanned.
Voltar: But we can do the trick. We have microchips to help us with that.
Zurg: So doctor, just lead me to the rest and let me do what I can do.
[five second silence]
Drakken: Very well. Right this way.
Drakken escorts Zurg out of the control room, leading Zurg to the rest of the other Banshees outside.
Shego: [to herself] This is what we get. We leave our world just to get away from Kim Possible, and we're reduced to selling firearms.
On the mountainside, Luke is looking through binoculars to locate the Dark Side's factory. He has Ponta on his shoulder, and Arrax rests on a rock.
Luke: It's nice for Arc to lend you to me, Ponta. I don't know why I should, but if he trusts you, so do I. I'll stay here and wait for the scouts.
Leaving Arrax behind, Luke stays put to search around the area, waiting for Saber and the others to return. Ponta walks along the ground, then she gets her tails snagged by a tree snare. Luke looks back to notice her.
Luke: Heh heh… got tangled?
Ponta: Cue, cue!
Luke: Don't worry girl, I'll get you loose.
Luke cuts the trap with his dagger, and then the floor beneath collapses. He falls into a pit; he looks up to see a blinking light and the alarm.
In a truck, the radar has a blip on the screen.
Man: [laughs] Got one!
Back in the pit, Ponta climbs up with ease, but she looks down to notice Luke groaning and standing in the pit.
Luke: Ponta, go get help. I'll be fine here.
Ponta: Cue.
While Ponta is gone, Luke tries to climb out. He gets halfway up, grabs a tree root, but it breaks and he falls. Then Ponta returns; she begins to lower a vine down to help Luke.
Ponta: Cue. Cue, cue.
Luke: Good girl. Just a little more, a little further…. There! I got it.
Grabbing the vine, Luke begins to climb up. Suddenly, a rumble is heard and the ground begins to shake. Arriving at the scene is a massive vehicle trampling through the forest disturbing everything. Scared, Ponta scurries into the backpack Luke is wearing. The vine is severed as the truck comes to a screeching halt, forcing Luke to fall back down. He regains his bearings, but he looks up suspiciously as he hears doors opening.
Luke: [whispers] Ponta, stay in my bag.
Then, a raptor's head pops out from the pit's edge, scaring Luke, then three more show up. It is the Atrociraptor pack from Jurassic World Dominion: Ghost, Tiger, Red, and Panthera. Then, McLeach from The Rescuers Down Under shows up.
Mcleach: Well girls, what'd we get today? A dingo, a fat ol' razorback, or a nice big… boy?!
McLeach thinks for a second, gives a dirty look to Red and kicks her.
McLeach: Red, you been diggin' holes out here again! [to himself] Dumb lizard always tryin' to bury squirrels out here.
Luke: I wouldn't think so. This pit's too deep for even one of those to dig, so it's a trap.
McLeach: Trap?! Where'd you get an idea like that? I think you've been down in that hole for too long. Here, grab hold.
McLeach holds his gun out so that Luke can grab it, and he lifts him out of the pit before the Atrociraptors sniff around him.
McLeach: Now you just run along home and these raptors won't have to eat you.
Panthera has spotted Ponta on Luke's backpack. He hisses and is ready to pounce as Ponta ducks back into the backpack.
Luke: I don't know if I should. Because you look like a poacher-
Then, Panthera jumps on Luke, knocking McLeach into the hole, and his gun goes off from the impact. Panthera begins to attach Luke's backpack with the other raptors watching it.
Luke: Let go! Get off of me!
While climbing, McLeach is ranting in frustration.
McLeach: I don't believe it. I traded that dumb, slimey, egg-sucking salamander for these crazy, overkilling, turkey vultures?!
Luke: Cut it out! Get off of me!
Panthera continues to attack the backpack, until McLeach picks up his gun and he points it at Panthera. Looking through the gun scope, McLeach aims at Panthera, who tries to get out of his view, but as he does this, McLeach spots the coat of arms of House Targaryen on Luke's shoulder. Looking at it, McLeach smirks.
McLeach: Hmmm…. Good boy, Panthera.
Panthera looks up and pants happily as McLeach picks up Luke to look at the coat of arms.
McLeach: Now this is a fancy piece of work. What is this, boy?
Luke: It's a coat of arms.
McLeach: Well, that's nice. But what does it mean?
Luke: It's, uh… hard to explain.
McLeach: Oh, I wouldn't think so…. [menacing] Lucerys Velaryon. You see, I've seen your show and… I saw your chase in the end.
McLeach makes a cutting sound and draws a feather across his neck like he was slashing a throat.
McLeach: He, he he. You just tell me where momma and those other dragons are.
Luke: NO!
Luke slashes his dagger across, sending McLeach away, and he runs off into the woods.
McLeach: Ghost, Tiger, sick 'em!
Luke runs through the forest with Ghost and Tiger close behind. He enters an open area where he sees a gorge. He stops right at the edge of the small cliff that drops down below. When the two Atrociraptors show up, Luke readies himself to defend himself, then Arrax comes flying over and breathes fire, scaring the raptors away. Suddenly, McLeach fires his gun at Arrax's back, injuring him.
Luke: Arrax.
Just as Luke is about to aid his dragon, Red blocks his way with a hiss before McLeach arrives.
McLeach: You're comin' with me, boy.
Luke: My mother's the Black Queen! She'll have your head for this, you bastard!
McLeach: [sarcastically] Oh no. Not the Black Queen, what'll I do? What'll I do?! And you call that when you're one yourself?! [laughs]
McLeach presses a button on the remote in his head, and his truck fires a cable onto Arrax's leg, pulling him into the cage.
McLeach: Maybe you haven't noticed, but you're not in your domain. Boo-hoo-hoo! Hehehe! Let's go, boy!
The Atrociraptors force Luke into the cage, and McLeach drives his truck away. But secretly, Ponta is watching the scene from up a tree, and she rushes over to get help.
Act Four
Back with the General's party, he watches through the Mammoth's windshield to see if they're still on the road, and Proto looks at the map of Sicily.
Proto: Now according to the map, we're currently at the north sector of Salemi, and Corleone is just halfway there from here.
Direwolf: That's good to know. But is there any word from the scouts yet?
Cobalt: Negative. They haven't reported, but Saber said he will when he gets there, so we just have to wait a little longer.
Driver: General, we've got something ahead of us.
The party stops at a blockway. Cobalt, Proto, Direwolf, Cody and Steam-Roller step out to look at it.
Direwolf: Looks like we have a little roadblock. What do you guys think?
Steam-Roller: My team and I could blow this thing up if we had 200 dynamite sticks. But the problem is I only got about… ten. Plus, five of my own. And a couple of cherry bombs, a road flare…. Maybe I should've asked Dr. Nefario to build us a nuke bomb.
Cody: I've wondered if we could use the Turbo Tanks' armaments on this one.
Direwolf: Denied, Commander. We need every bullet and missile we can carry, and none of them must be wasted for a minor situation.
Proto: Well, I might have something that could work.
Proto rushes back into the Mammoth to get something, then he walks back out with a bomb in his hand. He puts it under the blockway, rigging it to blow.
Cody: Uh, sir?
Proto: In the words of the immortal James Brown, "Get down"!
Cody: James who?
Then, the bomb explodes, sending everyone out of the vehicles flying off a hundred yards away, but the blockway still remains.
Proto: Okay, that was the best one I've made yet.
Cobalt: What's next? We dig through it?
Direwolf: [realizing] Wait, maybe we can. Drimogemon!
Right on cue, Drimogemon comes out from behind to salute the General.
Direwolf: Looks like we're gonna have to dig. You think you can do it?
Drimogemon: It would be my pleasure, sir. Drill Spin!
With his nose drill spinning, Drimogemon charges ahead and starts to dig through the blockway, but it breaks down as he coughs smoke out. He opens his mouth, and Proto looks into it.
Proto: I don't understand it. I just tuned this thing up this morning.
Proto climbs into the mouth and throws random bolts and pipes out. Then, the drill begins to spin again.
Proto: There you go. He just had too many irons. Now let's get this moving!
Drimogemon laughs as he digs through the rock with the vehicles following him, proceeding with the plan.
Further away, Goofy is driving with the map in front of him so he can't see. Donald is moping, bored out of his wits. The car drifts left of center. Donald glances up and sees a truck coming as his expression changes to concern. The truck horn blows. Donald looks alarmed. The truck horn blows again. Panicked, Donald grabs the steering wheel and turns the car back into the right lane just as the truck goes by and would have run into the car.
Donald: That was a close one.
Saber: Goofy, you're gonna get us killed! Why don't you just let me read the map?
Goofy: Oh, no thanks, son. Navigating's a big responsibility! Besides, we're almost there.
They pull into an old railroad station, and everyone gets out. Getting close to the incline, Saber, Rusty, and Peter-Sam are clearing away some empty slate cars at the bottom. Donald looks through binoculars, spotting the factory from afar.
Donald: I see it! It's over there!
Peter-Sam: But… where's Luke? He should be here by now.
Rusty: Ah, he's probably gone to take a piss or something.
Then, everyone hears a "Cue!" from behind, and Ponta comes rushing over to the team.
Saber: Hey. It's Ponta. What's she doing here?
Ponta: Cue! Cue, cue, cue!
Rusty: What is it, girl? What are you saying?
Goofy: Maybe it's because-
Then, Goofy stumbles into the trap and falls in.
Peter-Sam: Goofy! You okay, man?
Goofy: Yup. I'm okay.
Rusty: Hey, look.
Rusty points to the ground to show everyone tracks from McLeach's truck, the raptor's footprints and more.
Rusty: Raptors were here. And with those vehicle tracks, there must've been an ambush.
Saber: Luke's been kidnapped?
Donald: [alarmed] Kidnapped?!
Peter-Sam: They're probably holding him for ransom or something. I mean, he is from a royal family, right?
Saber: We're still going after him. Luke's with us, and the Resistance credo is no one marches alone. Rusty, you and Peter-Sam stay here and we'll follow those tracks, hoping it's not too far away.
Rusty: But what about your brother? He'll be needing a report.
Saber: Just tell them we're here. Survey the factory, okay? We'll be right back.
Saber, Donald and Goofy all rush down the hill to follow the tracks, leaving the other two scouts to remain put. The three of them are in a field with tall bushes, following the tracks until they stop.
Saber: What?! No, it's gone. It can't be gone!
Donald: Where could we go now?
Goofy: Maybe someone in that poorly drawn pineapple could help.
Ahead of them is a drawn pineapple house a hundred yards away.
Saber: Oh no. I know that thing anywhere. Quick, the bushes.
Saber hides in a bush, followed by the other two toons.
Donald: What seems to be the problem?
Saber: Just something that is really annoying, Donald. Let's go forward. Baby steps.
They all stand up in the bush, with one of Goofy's legs and one of Donald's legs visible. They proceed to the drawn pineapple. But a hand draws a hole with an oversized pencil and they fall into it, screaming as they crash.
Goofy: What just happened?
Coming out of the drawn pineapple is DoodleBob from Saber SquarePants, looking at them from below.
DoodleBob: Meahoy, memoyay? Neyoyoyminoy, ladyonmamoy!
Saber: Come on, guys. Give me a boost up!
Goofy: Can't we just stay down here where it's safe?
Saber: No way. This monster is much too dangerous, even for the likes of us.
Then, a giant wrench drawn by DoodleBob falls on Donald's head.
DoodleBob: Neofineyin!
Saber: See what I mean, Donald?
Donald: [dazed] Where's the leak, ma'am?
Saber and Goofy try to climb up the hole, but they watch DoodleBob as he draws a bowling ball from a rock. He rolls it at Goofy, whose head turns into a bowling pin in surprise.
Goofy: Yaaaa…!
The bowling ball hits Goofy, transforming him into several pins. A "strike" symbol appears. The ball later rolls into the hole, hitting Goofy again. Another "strike" symbol appears.
Saber: You okay, Goofy?
Goofy: I'm in Hawai'i.
Now, Saber is dealing with DoodleBob, who sticks the magic pencil at him for an attack. Saber screams and jumps out of the way as DoodleBob erases the hole, then part of the mountainside whilst chasing him downhill. DoodleBob erases a boulder and the back of Saber's pants, revealing his underwear.
Saber: Wait! I have no quarrel with you!
DoodleBob erases his nose, then he erases some parts of Saber's face and body, and laughs at the way he looks now]
Saber: Very funny, Doodle. Now it's my turn.
When Saber and DoodleBob struggle, the pencil breaks into two. Saber has the lead and redraws himself back to normal]
Saber: Hey, Doodle. DRAW!
DoodleBob sharpens the pencil with his mouth. He now has both sides.
Saber: No matter. I'm not called Saber for nothing!
Then, the lead piece flies out of his hand, and falls into the mud.
Saber: Uh, maybe it was because it sounds cool.
DoodleBob starts to attack him again as Saber hides in a bookshelf, but as DoodleBob approaches him, he gets his foot stuck in a piece of paper on the floor. DoodleBob sees this and tries to get it off, tossing the pencil from his hand. When Saber sees it, he gets an idea.
Saber: Oh yeah. Page for Mr. Doodle!
Then, Saber traps DoodleBob in his notebook. Saber watches as DoodleBob is preserved as a drawing, which smiles. Donald and Goofy climb out of the hole, recovering from their injuries.
Saber: Guys, you alright?
Goofy: Sure. That was a little ruff, but… we've managed.
Donald: Wait. Look.
Donald points ahead to reveal the tracks leading further into the wilderness.
Donald: Those are the tracks we're following.
Saber: Good eye, Donald. Now let's go.
Act Five
Meanwhile, Cobalt remains put in the moving Mammoth, until he receives a message on his Iron Patriot comm. link.
Rusty: [through comm. link] Private Denver to Mammoth. Come in, Mammoth.
Cobalt: [answers] Colonel Cobalt here. Report.
Rusty: Mission accomplished. We've reached the destination, and we have the factory in sight. However, there are some troubling news. Velaryon's been kidnapped.
Cobalt: What?
Rusty: We've found a trap here, and tracks all over the place. Saber's following them with Donald and Goofy, hoping to find him.
Cobalt: Understood. Stay put there until the rest of us get there. I'll be sending Arc to track him down. But in the meantime, keep your eyes on that factory. We can't let Zurg escape from there.
Rusty: Roger that. We'll be waiting. Over and out.
Cobalt puts down his comm. link, and he turns to Proto and Direwolf who overheard it.
Proto: Luke's been kidnapped? That's not good at all.
Direwolf: They've learned from us, haven't they?! Zurg's learned of our trump cards somehow, and he's captured one of them!
Cobalt: I don't believe he has, General. The scouts say they're found only tracks and a trap. Zyclopses would have no need for traps, not even Voltar or his goons.
Direwolf: Either way, he must be rescued. But I don't think Arc would have enough strength to pull this off by himself. Driver, how much farther are we?
Driver: With our current speed, we should be approaching the area at six hours, forty-two minutes. But… we're low on gas because of how much we burned during that chasm.
Direwolf: Dammit! We won't be there in time like this.
Looking at the timing on his watch, Proto looks at the sunset.
Proto: I think we should camp here for the night.
Later that evening, supper was on. Wieners and beans, made by Bonecrusher, is what they were having, and he's serving them.
Bonecrusher: Come and get it! There is enough for everyone. Wieners and beans is our main meal.
Cody: Do you have anything else besides wieners and beans?
Towa: I'm afraid that's what they brought along. But hey, Kagome did bring some food from home before we left. C'mon.
Moroha heads for Kagome, while Inuyasha gets to try out some wieners and beans.
Moroha: Hey dad? How good are these wieners and beans?
Inuyasha then starts farting out loud, and the Desolators laugh at that. Then they start burping and farting like the campfire scene in Blazing Saddles, and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. Direwolf smells it as he is disgusted.
Direwolf: Jeez Louise! Conrad, you're on sniper duty. Keep an eye on anything that lurks. Let me know if you see something.
Conrad: Yes, sir!
Conrad marches away from camp. Cobalt sits on a rock, looking at the east side of Sicily with a concerned look. Rex walks over to his side.
Rex: You're worried about your brother?
Cobalt: Only a little. I'm mostly concerned, because we don't know who's taken Velaryon or why he was. It's one of the key traits of being a soldier: to know who you're dealing with on the battlefield.
Rex: I understand, sir. But this is more of a march than a battlefield. And personally, I wouldn't agree with the part where you'd count mercenaries as a war enemy.
Cobalt: Maybe not, but I still want to know who the kidnapper is. If it's a Disney villain we missed during our last wars or someone else in our world, it can only mean that Saber may be in peril.
Rex: But… do you know which Disney villain you never had the chance to kill?
Looking back at the scenery, Cobalt rests his chin on his knuckle, deep in thought about it.
Cobalt: Perhaps… it was Zurg who kidnapped Luke. When the Dark Side was founded, it was intended for the villains to change fate, to have their own happy endings. But for Zurg…? He didn't seem to care about Disney or anyone owned by the studios. Which means he has something in mind, and we have to stop it before it's too late.
Act Six
Elsewhere in Sicily, there is McLeach's hideout. As he sharpens his knives, the Atrociraptors are guarding Arrax chained to the ground, and Luke is binded with a bulletin board of sightings all over the world.
McLeach: Well boy, let's see if we can do something to refresh that rusty old memory of yours. Are they at Buckingham PALACE?!
He throws a knife at the board close to Luke.
McLeach: Or Edinburgh CASTLE?!
He throws another knife, closer this time.
McLeach: Whadda you think, Ghost?
[Ghost hisses]
McLeach: Yeah, that's it. Right smack dab at the top at Mount EveeeeeeeREST!
McLeach throws another knife, nearly hitting Luke's face.
McLeach: Am I getting' warm?
Cody: I told you, I'm the only one who came here.
McLeach: Don't you realize around here, a dragon is worth a fortune? I'll split the money with you fifty-fifty, you can't get a better offer than that boy.
Luke: You won't have anything when the Resistance get through with you.
Staring at him silently, McLeach pauses for a bit, then he throws Luke into a cage, locking him in.
McLeach: I'll give you a night down here to think it over. But tomorrow, no more Mr. Nice Guy.
McLeach slams the door, and Tiger gets her tail caught in it.
McLeach: Tiger! You thick-headed chunk of fish-bait!
Once the tail is freed, the door is shut completely.
Luke: I'll never tell you anything! Never! Never!
Then Frank, the frilled lizard also from McLeach's movie, pops out from the hay.
Frank: Yeah, never tell! You'll have to drag it out of us!
Luke: Hey, where did you come from?
Frank: Um… the desert?
One by one, several toon animals appear from the shadows, also in captivity.
Koala: Well, well, well, fancy that! Looks like McLeach has begun trapping his own kind! There's no hope for any of us now.
Frank: No hope! No hope! No! [cries]
Luke: Excuse me, but there would be a way to escape here.
Koala: Oh, there's a way out all right. It's quite simple, really [cocky] One'll go as a wallet, the other goes as a belt, and our dear Frank….
Frank: No, no, no, I don't want to hear it.
Koala: Frank will go as….
Frank covers his ears and begins to sing a nonsense version of the Australian national anthem.
Koala: [pauses] A purse.
Frank: Aiighh… no!
Koala: Ooo... a lovely ladies' purse.
Frank: [crying] I don't want to go as a purse. Please, please, don't let 'em do it!
Luke: Calm yourselves. We shouldn't be worried. We'll be rescued.
Frank: We will?
Luke: Yes. The Resistance will find us.
Koala: [disappointed] Oh dear, that's what he's waiting for. There's no need to wait for them.
Kangaroo: I'm afraid it's true, mate. Most of us are from Disney, and we never get help from them.
Luke: How would you know? I've been with them, and they helped me.
Frank: Well…. One of us knows them. And he's… in the cage with us.
Luke looks back to see the cage is spacious, and a grunt is heard from the darkness. Someone drags his legs, then his whole body into a beam of light. It is the Beast from Beauty and the Beast. Luke gasps in horror by the sight of him, crawling back to Frank.
Frank: No worries. He's okay.
Beast: Why… do you care for the Resistance?
Luke: Um…. I entered this world, and they took me in.
Beast: But are you a part of Disney?
Luke: [pauses] No.
Beast: Then that's the reason. I have told this lizard already, I will not hear anything about them.
Frank: Sorry.
Luke: Why not? What did they do to you?
Beast: Nothing. That's what they do to Disney characters like me.
Luke: That's not true. The fight and protect like true warriors. Colonel Cobalt can help us all down here.
Beast: Help? When the Dark Side invaded our worlds, what help came from the Resistance? Maleficent's goons attacked us, destroyed my castle, killed most of my servants…. [saddened] Even Belle didn't make it. [angrily] And when we sent a message, the Resistance looked on and did nothing.
Luke: Look, I'm sorry you suffered. But in my world, I'm supposed to die, and I was given a chance to live a life I could have. Maybe most of the Resistance wouldn't help, but I would. We just need to either wait or find a way out ourselves.
Beast: There's nothing you can do. We're all prisoners.
Beast sulks over to the edge of the cage, sitting down by himself. Frank strains to think, and he gets an idea.
Frank: I've got it! I'll just take my tail, and I'll pick the lock like this!
Luke: Pick the lock? Is that even…?
Frank: Yeah, yeah, yeah! You'll thank me when you're free! Look, look, look, I just insert my tail, like this, and I turn it like this, just a quarter turn to the left, and then push it a little bit further….
Act Seven
The next morning, Saber, Donald and Goofy continue following the tracks, but with Ponta sniffing at them. She picks up the scent, and growls at the mountainside which leads to McLeach's hideout.
Saber: Is this it, Ponta?
Ponta: Cue.
Goofy: I guess she means yes. But how do we get in?
Donald: I'll handle this.
Donald takes out his staff, and he zaps at the wall, revealing a door lock. Saber takes out some tools and picks the lock until it unlocks. Once the door is opened, Saber holds onto Ponta and pulls out the invisibility cloak, covering himself and the other two with it. Very slowly, they descend down the stairs and they see McLeach lounging on his chair beside Arrax, still chained, with the Atrociraptors sleeping.
Goofy: [whispers] Gwarsh. It's McLeach.
Saber: And the Atrociraptors.
McLeach throws his knives at the coat of arms for House Targaryen on his bulletin board.
McLeach: Ha heh! Think you're pretty smart, don't you eh? Who outsmarted who? Who? Who outsmarted who? I still gotta get that boy to talking, huh?
Then, a thought strikes him before he would say anything.
McLeach: I'm hungry. Can't think on an empty stomach. Gotta have protein. I gotta have… eggs.
Suddenly, Red and Panthera perk up at the word "eggs". McLeach gets up and walks across the room; the two raptors follow him to the kitchen, where he takes out a tool box.
McLeach: Everyone's got his price. All I gotta do is offer him whatever he wants… and then not give it to him.
He puts the tool box on the counter. Red opens the tool box, takes an egg and puts it in her mouth. Panthera takes an egg too, but McLeach grabs him by the snout, stealing the egg back.
McLeach: Nice try, you. These are NOT raptor eggs!
McLeach puts the egg back in the tool box, closes it, and pushes it further away. But while he thinks out loud, the trio sneak their way across the room to find Luke.
McLeach: Let's see ummm… the boy's from the Blacks… I want the Blacks… the boy won't give me the Blacks' whereabouts. If I could just find the boy's weak spot, I could get him to tell me where the Blacks are. But the boy's only got ONE weak spot, and that's his uncle hunting him.
Then, McLeach hears a noise from across the room. He walks over to it, finding only a fallen spatula on the ground, and he finds the raptors are absent, but he keeps his back on the kitchen, thinking again.
McLeach: Maybe if I stuck him in a giant anthill, that would loosen his tongue and then…. [yells] I got it!
He throws the spatula at the counter, startling the four raptors who were close to the tool box.
McLeach: Got your hands caught in the cookie jar, didn't ya? Eh? Who do you think you're messin' with, you dumb animals?! My mental facilities are twice what yours are, you buzzards!
He walks back to the counter, which makes the raptors walk away, but when he opens the case, he realizes all the eggs are gone. The raptors run away for cover as McLeach is armed with his gun, calmly at first, then more angry.
McLeach: You know… I had a pet named Joanna. I gave her platypus eggs, I give you snake eggs, maybe even eagle eggs. Why, I'd feed you live boys for a treat, even for a ransom! But I'll teach you to stay away from my-
Then, he gets an idea that grows a smirk on his face.
McLeach: Ransom. That's it! That's what I'll do.
Back in the cages, Frank is still trying to open the lock with his tail, mumbling. He opens the cage without realizing it and steps out. But then, he realizes it.
Frank: See?! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free!
Luke: You're out? Thank the gods, you did it.
Koala: [annoyed] Should've seen him when he first did it.
Luke: Okay, we're leaving here.
Then, the door creaks open, forcing Luke to remain in the cage. But nobody gets in when the door closes. Then, the trio removes the cloak to reveal themselves.
Luke: Saber? You're here!
Saber: Shhhh. McLeach will hear us. We're busting you out of here.
Luke opens the cage, but he stops to look back at the Beast.
Luke: Come on.
Beast: No. Frank's unlocked the cage, so I can leave… whenever I'd feel like it.
Donald: What's wrong with him?
Luke: It's a long story.
Saber: Beast, try to listen to me. We're here to bust Luke out of here, and whenever they're victims here, we can rescue them too.
Beast: Even so… it won't bring back the dead.
Goofy: Maybe so, but everything starts good with a good breakfast.
Just then, Goofy trips on the clothing as the tumbles, causing him to fall and crash into crates. By the sound of it, the raptors enter the prison room through the animal door.
Goofy: Oops!
Saber: Evasive action!
The raptors begin to chase the trio around the room. Donald takes out his staff, but he loses his grip on it when Ghost tackled him. They disappear behind some junk; Donald emerges riding Ghost like a horse with chains as a bridle.
Saber: Yeeeeeee-haaaww, ride 'em Donald!
Donald: Ya-hoo, howdy, howdy, howdy! Howdy, howdy, howdy!
Then, Ghost launches Donald across the room, ending up into a tool box. Luke draws his dagger, but a gun shot shoots it, disarming him. McLeach enters the room as the raptors cornered the trio and Luke.
McLeach: Surprise! If I didn't know any better, I'd think you didn't like it here.
Then, he sees Frank hiding in the rubble.
McLeach: HA! Whaddya you doin' out of your cage?!
Scared, Frank rushes back into his cage, closing the door behind him.
McLeach: Uhhh… that's better.
But he sees Tiger holding Ponta in her mouth, and he takes her to look at her.
McLeach: Ooooh. A nine-tailed fox. That's also worth a fortune. I'll deal with you later.
Once he throws Ponta into a cage, McLeach beckons the raptors to take the captives out with him.
McLeach: C'mon boy, say goodbye to your little friends. It's the last you'll ever see of 'em.
Once McLeach closes the door, Ponta struggles to break free from her cage. The Beast looks at her through his own, deep in thought about everything he was told. Looking at his door, he realizes it's still unlocked.
Act Eight
Back at the incline, Rusty, and Peter-Sam are clearing away some empty slate cars at the bottom. Then Peter-Sam contacts Towa by walkie talkie who happens to be at the summit
Peter-Sam: Towa, this is Saber. Do you read me?
Towa: [through walkie talkie] This is Towa. What's up?
Peter-Sam: Are there any slate cars up there? Filled with slate?
Towa: Only three. All are filled. But we're not gonna lay a finger on them. You were right, Peter-Sam. One cut from a sword, and they'll go running down like a bobsled until it crashes. It'll be a serious accident. Over.
Peter-Sam: Attagirl. That's what I like to hear. Down below here, we discovered something. Gunpowder wagons. Looks like some Italians forgot to bring some home.
Rusty looks at the wagons, checking them out.
Rusty: "G-U-N-P-O-W-D-E-R". Yep. Just like tobacco.
Towa: Hang on there. The General's arriving at the scene.
At long last, the party arrives at the scene. By telescopes and binoculars, everyone in the Mammoth surveys the factory from afar.
Direwolf: Good. Nothing's happened, so…. Get the scouts here.
Later, Rusty and Peter-Sam report to the General about their mission.
Rusty: We've counted only six sentry towers, and they're all occupied by Zyclopses. But they shut down once every three hours, replacing them with old ones. So right now, the robots on patrol now will only have three hours from now.
Proto: Then we'd have to modify our plans, right?
Direwolf: No, we don't have to. Because I was expecting to do this at nightfall.
Cody: Sir, we've got a boggy heading in there.
They look up when they hear a shuttle arriving. A violet one as it has Z on its side.
Cobalt: That's him. It's gotta be.
Direwolf: Okay. We're setting it up now.
Cobalt: Wait, Saber hasn't arrived yet.
Direwolf: We can't wait for anyone to show up. We still have two trump cards on our sleeves. Arc, remember the code words?
Arc: Yes, sir.
Direwolf: Then everyone… fan out and prepare for 7:00.
All is quiet tonight as the Resistance is all set up. They have their weapons ready to open fire. Direwolf, dressed as Andrew Jackson, watches everything by telescope, then he gives the command.
Direwolf: Kagome. It is time.
Kagome: Mm.
Direwolf: Proto, tell Redwood Miller to contact the Biloxi. Tell them to release the Hotshot Hornets. Kipling, tell everyone to stand by.
Kipling: Yes sir. [to the troops] Stand by! Get ready!
Proto: [to walkie talkie] Arc, sweep to the end.
On one sentry tower, a Zyclops looks at its battery meter on its wrist, and it walks off, until Arc shows up with Dimension Move to slash it in half. Another Zyclops shows up, but Arc slashes it too. Direwolf looks at it through his binoculars.
Direwolf: We have a clearly. Aerial support, fly!
In the factory, Drakken consults with Zurg and the League of Super Evil.
Drakken: I assure you, the Banshees will be a success. But then again, building these things doesn't come cheap, you know.
Zurg: There is no need to act so greedy, doctor. I only ask you to build them because I want to see if you can handle things without the meddlings of this Kim Possible.
Shego: Oh yeah, he's longing for that, but revenge never works for him. He's, like, over five.
Drakken: Yes. [hesitates] Don't remind me.
Voltar: But most importantly, it all must be both super cool and super… EVIL! And when they are, not even the Resistance can resist to keep up the good work. [laughs evilly]
Frogg: Um, I think you don't know which we're talking about or how it is….
Red Menace: Hey. What's that?
Drakken: What's what?
Red Menace: Sounded like a… jet.
Everyone listens to the sound, but they hear nothing until they hear the sound of roaring jets.
Drakken: I'm sure it was just a cargo plane.
Red Menace: I don't know. Sounds pretty close.
The sound of roaring jets gets louder and louder, and then… BOOM! The roof explodes. Zurg looks through the hole to find Birdramon, Magnadramon and Aquilamon attacking with the Hotshot Hornets.
Zurg: We're under attack!
Magnadramon: Fire Tornado!
Aquilamon: Blast Rings!
Birdramon: Meteor Wing!
All the airborne Digimon and Hotshot Hornets start firing and bombing, destroying the gun towers and airfield. All banshee fighters get annihilated as Drakken tries to get away by reaching to his helicopter, but gets destroyed.
Drakken: What the hex are those big things?!
Zurg: Going somewhere?
Drakken: Uh… thought I might just try to-
Zurg: I ordered for these jets to fight, so return fire.
Drakken presses a button on his remote, and he takes his leave before the rest of the Banshees take flight into the air, fighting the Resistance. Then Drogon shows up in the air, breathing fire at all the exits, blocking and burning the scientists who are trying to escape. Using his binoculars, Direwolf spots Drakken running for his life up to the hill
Direwolf: Commence firing!
Everyone opens fire at Drakken, while Greymon, Flamedramon, and Garurumon make their move.
Greymon: Nova Blast!
Garurumon: Howling Blaster!
Flamedramon: Fire Rocket!
Flames and landmines boom everywhere, and Drakken flees from ambush back to the annihilated airfield, running scared. He then trips as he falls down. The shooting stops as he looks back. Smoke billows everywhere as Drakken sees Greymon's shadow. He reveals himself to him, ferocious. Then Flamedramon shows up, while the Fiery Fifteen show up. Drakken falls to his knees in a begging tone.
Drakken: Mercy! Please, have mercy! I needed the money to make a living anyway after what happened in the first war!
Phoenix: Oh, we'll give you mercy.
Drakken: Shego!
Right on cue, Shego shows up with her hands glowing with radioactive auras. The Fiery Fifteen fire their flamethrowers, sending her away. Drakken tries to flee, but gets squashed by a running Zyclops, killing him.
Shego: Watch it! I just ironed my hair.
On the hilltop, Cobalt observes the view through his binoculars with Steam-Roller at his side.
Steam-Roller: The factory is now going into shambles, and the robots are all being scrapped, thanks to Arc.
Cobalt: Then let's get out there and lead the Desolators into action.
Steam-Rollers: Yes, sir! All units, attack!
Cobalt triggers his Iron Patriot suit's rockets, taking off into the air, and the Desolator charges at full speed to decimate the factory.
Meanwhile, McLeach's truck is parked at the seaside. Saber, Luke, Donald and Goofy have been tied up to a hoist and hook.
McLeach: Are ya boys ready? As I set up the ransom, you'll learn how to fish for crocs! [laughs] They like it when you use live bait… and you're as live as they come. [laughs]
While singing. he adjusts a light onto the boys so that something in the ocean can see them all. Emerging from the water is the Mosasaurus from Jurassic World, approaching them.
McLeach: [singing] Oh… you get a line, and I'll get a pole, matey…. You get a line, I'll get a pole, friend…. Oh, you get a line, I'll get a pole, we'll go fishin' at the crocodile hole, buddy, pal o' mine…. [to the Mosasaurus] That's right big guy, suppertime!
Arrax, in the truck's cage, struggles to break free, but to no avail. As the hook lowers, the Mosasaurus jumps out and nearly clamps its jaws at them.
Donald: We're gonna die! We're all gonna die! [cries]
Saber: Guys, calm down. Cobalt will find us. We just need to be patient.
Luke: Saber, I would like to think of the same thing, but considering we're twenty meters in the air, we're going to be done for before anyone notices.
McLeach sets up a camera on a tripod, and begins to record himself with the captives in the background.
McLeach: Alright, Resistance. If you're seeing this, it means I have these four of your members. If you them alive, tell House Targaryen to bring me their dragons and-"
But before he can finish, the power goes out and the camera is offline.
McLeach: What the blazes going on here?
McLeach looks down over the truck, and sees a wild boar running out of the truck cab. He looks back to Panthera, who walks over to him.
McLeach: [smiling] Panthera? Did you know there was a wild boar in my truck?
[five second silence]
McLeach: Did ya? Well, guess what? [yelling] There was a WILD BOAR in my truck. Now you quit playing around and do your job, you featherless peacock!
Panthera climbs down to look around. McLeach looks inside the truck cab, finding the keys are gone, but Ponta is hiding behind the driver's seat with the keys.
McLeach: Hey, what happened to them keys? Must be around here somewhere, they couldn't just get up and walk away. Something weird's going on around here…. I smell a big, fat rat.
Ponta jumps out of the truck cab with the keys. She tiptoes underneath the truck, then the Atrociraptors follow her and chase her everywhere.
Luke: Ponta?
Saber: Wait, she's freed? Ponta, free Arrax! Quickly!
Ponta: Cue.
Ponta jumps up before the raptors would catch her, and she climbs up the cage with the keys.
Act Nine
Back in the factory, the battle rages on as Proto gives the orders on the ruined airfield.
Proto: Kagome! Moroha! Hisui! Sango! Use your boomerangs and these arrows with explosive heads! And aim for the head! But don't shoot, until you have a clear shot!
Kagome & Moroha: Mm!
Hisui: We're on it!
They grab some and get ready until a cannon is activated, retracting from the ground. It starts shooting at them until Garurumon comes in. The blaster shoots at the summit of the incline, causing the rope to snap. Slate cars come rushing down the hill, towards Moroha and Kagome.
Cobalt: Look out!
Cobalt pushes them away until he gets caught in the way as they smash into him. Proto shockingly sees this, and he gets over to pull him out.
Proto: Dieter, are you…?
Cobalt: I'm okay. I'm protected, really.
Inuyasha: Nobody messes with my friends… BUT ME!
Inuyasha slashes on the giant gun, while Hisui and Sango throw two big boomerangs
Sango: Hiraikotsu!
Hisui: Black Hiraikotsu!
The gun collapses to the ground, but it starts shooting like crazy everywhere. Cobalt ducks for cover behind a rock, but he sees Zurg in a hangar bay.
Cobalt: It's Zurg. Proto, inform Rex to aim for that hangar and blast it.
Proto: They're recharging the rockets.
Cobalt: Then proceed with the plan. I'll deal with him. If I'm not out in five minutes, tell Rex to get me.
Cobalt takes off again, heading towards the hangar for Zurg. During the fight, Arc overlooks the battlefield, and he sees McLeach's truck from miles away, as well as Saber's team.
Back with McLeach, he decides to take out his phone from his pocket.
McLeach: Well, there's more than one way to skin a cat. [laughs] I'll just call the Dark Side, and sell them off to-
Then, he sees Ponta on the cage, unlocking it with the keys. He quickly grabs his gun and shoots her, but Ponta keeps dodging the bullets.
McLeach: How did you get out of there?!
Ponta leaps up and glides like a flying squirrel to get away from McLeach, but she ends up in front of the Atrociraptor pack. Tiger leaps and is caught in mid-air by the Beast who snarls at her. He throws Tiger away, then lunges at the rest of the pack, fighting each other. Ghost rips a hole in the Beast's shoulder, and the others focus their attack on that spot. Finally, the Beast throws Ghost against a tree, knocking her out. With Panthera and Red left, the Beast grabs them by the throat, and throws them to the lagoon. Suddenly, McLeach fires his gun at the Beast's good shoulder.
McLeach: [chuckles]
But then, when McLeach fires his gun, Arc blocks the blow with his shield when he arrives.
Arc: What do you think you're up to?
Arc draws his sword, walking ahead to attack. McLeach shoots his gun at Arc's armour, trying to kill him, and he rushes back towards the lagoon. During the scene, Ponta climbs up the crane of the truck, and bites on the rope. Just when the rope cuts, Arrax flies out of the cage and catches the boys from falling down, putting them down on the ground. Saber frees himself as the Beast walks over to them.
Saber: You…. You saved us?
Beast: I did. Because this little one knows what's right and wrong.
The Beast gestured to Ponta, who rubs her head on his massive paw.
For McLeach, he still shoots the approaching Arc to get away.
McLeach: Get back, get back, go on, get away from me, get away from me….
He keeps running back until he gets on a rowboat and rows away to the water, before Arc stops in his tracks.
McLeach: HAHA! I whooped ya! I whooped ya all! You'll think twice before messin' with Percival C. McLeach! [laughs]
But when he looks back, the Mosasaurus is approaching him. Panicked, McLeach tries to row away, but the marine reptile clamps its jaws on the poacher, devouring him. Now the poacher is no more, Arc walks back to Saber and Ponta perches on his pauldron.
Ponta: Cue.
Arc: Well, it looks like things were going well when I showed up.
Saber: Yeah. And just in time too. But what about the others?
Arc: Operation: Fireball is becoming a success. But we should be heading there before they get worried.
Everyone gets on Arrax, but Luke looks back to see the Beast remaining on the ground.
Luke: Aren't you coming?
Beast: No. I have made friends with the animals back in the prison, and I can't just let them die in there. You go without me.
Luke: But are you sure? You don't know how to survive in the wilderness.
Beast: Maybe not, but they'll teach me how. Until I've found a new home. In the meantime, if you find any more Disney toon out there… don't ignore them.
Saber: We won't. Good luck.
Arrax takes off into the air, flying back to the factory, and the Beast smiles before he walks away.
Act Ten
Back in the factory, Cobalt arrives at the hangar, joined by Greymon, Garurumon, Flamedramon and Sailor Mars, and he readies himself.
Cobalt: Stay sharp. He's in there.
Sailor Mars: And this time, he won't escape.
Garurumon: But can we face him?
Cobalt: We must try, wolfie.
Cobalt motions everyone to follow him in, and they tiptoe their way into the dark hangar, searching for Zurg. However, as they enter, Zurg appears out of nowhere and quickly fights them wielding two giant broadswords. Spinning his torso around, Zurg easily holds off the four attacking soldiers, finally downing Garurumon.
Zurg: Is that all you got?
Sailor Mars: Fire Soul!
Sailor Mars attacks Zurg with her Fire Soul, but his armour is proven to be impervious.
Flamedramon: Fire Rocket!
Flamedramon surrounds himself in an aura of fire and then shoots himself towards Zurg like a rocket. But Zurg's clawed metal hands get hold of Flamedramon and snap his neck, before hurling him and Greymon across the hangar. With Cobalt and Sailor Mars remaining, the two of them charge at Zurg, who kicks Sailor Mars away, and Cobalt blocks his swords with his lightsaber, struggling with it.
Cobalt: Rei! Hurry!
Sailor Mars regains her bearings, trying to help the Colonel. Cobalt manages to hold off Zurg for some time, before he is hit by one of his spinning swords and thrown into the wreckage.
Sailor Mars: [gasps] Cobalt!
Zurg's hand converts into a tri-barreled gun and shoots Sailor Mars, but she rolls out of the way to grab Cobalt's lightsaber. She activates it and blocks the laser blasts as she rushes over to attack. But Zurg launches his extendable hand like a cannon to grapple Sailor Mars, and pins her to the ground, attempting to crush her.
Zurg: Look at me. My exoskeleton is even stronger than any other metal this world has to offer. What can one schoolgirl/priestess do against that?
Sailor Mars: The best I can.
Sailor Mars slaps two ofudas on Zurg's hand, and they electrocute him, releasing her from his grasp.
Sailor Mars: Fire Soul Bird!
She creates a bird-shaped fire attack at Zurg, but still he is unfazed. Zurg reclaims his greatswords, raising it in the air for the attack.
Zurg: Fun's over, kid. Now you die.
Then, a LAAT/i breaks into the hangar and opens fire on Zurg with its blasters and missiles, which he evades. Rex and a dozen Clone Troopers drop down to pick up all the bodies in the hangar, and Sailor Mars jumps onboard to join them.
Rex: Is everything alright?
Sailor Mars: Yes, but we must go after him.
Rex: We can't. The survivors will die. We have no time. Pilot, get us out of here.
Pilot: Yes, sir.
The gunship flies away from the hangar, and Zurg watches the transport head away.
Meanwhile, Kipling races away, but trips and loses his glasses, injuring his leg. He still makes it to Direwolf
Kipling: Sir, that gun of his is going like crazy! Our boys are getting injured!
Direwolf: [sigh] Looks like we have no choice. We'll fight another day. Proto, all hands full retreat. And get Lt. Kipling to safety.
Proto: Roger that. All hands, full retreat! I repeat, all hands fall back! All Resistance troops!
Every Resistance member retreats back for where they came. They finally leave the area, while the abandoned incline quarry and airfield are in flames.
The next morning, several dozens of soldiers are at the hospital wing back on Biloxi, covered in casts and bandages, while Cobalt's face has the mumps. A nurse is standing by the Colonel, looking at his medical results on her clipboard.
Bonecrusher: That was one chaotic but fiery battle we had ever faced.
Nathan: Who knew that Dr. Drakken from Kim Possible was still alive?
Kipling: I may have lost my glasses in that battle, but it doesn't matter. Cobalt cared for some Disney guys in the beginning of the first war. Especially to some in this one. Like Rocket, Groot, Donald, Goofy, and Mickey. Right now, we do not want to hear it. Or whatever shall be worse to us. Whatever happens to you Colonel, I hope it will be worse.
Nurse: Now, now, I don't think you have to worry too much about that. He'll be bedridden for a while until his back is all healed. The Colonel has chipped two of his teeth, due to the slamming on the wall, and he won't be screaming in pain without my anti-pain medicine, once I fill in the back of his molar teeth. He's lucky that he will not getting a root canal.
Saber, Luke and Sailor Mars approach Cobalt at his side.
Saber: Are you okay?
Cobalt: Yeah. The doctors say these… mumbles will heal once I get to Hogwarts. So where have you been?
Saber: McLeach. That's who it was. He was going to ransom Luke for the Blacks, but he didn't know they're not here. And… we had help from the Beast.
Cobalt: Wait, as in… from Beauty and the Beast?
Saber: And he's… disdained over the Resistance because to Disney, we didn't care about them. He's scolded us ever since, but… he was convinced by our words and he faced the Atrociraptors to save our skins in time for Arc to arrive.
Sailor Mars: Sir? You dropped this.
Sailor Mars offers Cobalt back his lightsaber in hand.
Sailor Mars: Agumon made it out safe, but… the other two couldn't make it.
Cobalt: [pauses] They knew the risks… as we all do.
Luke: I'm sorry, Colonel. I know I was supposed to be a trump card, but if I never fell into that trap, I might be able to change things.
Cobalt: Hey, you have nothing to blame on yourself for. You were just tasked to look around, and none of us knew McLeach would be there to begin with.
Nurse: Pardon me, sir. Goofy just gave you a picture of his son.
The nurse gives Cobalt the picture. It's a photo with Max, Roxanne and their baby daughter.
Nurse: If that baby daughter has a proper name, it would be welcome. Aw, but cheer up Cobalt. As soon as you recover, we will be ready for next time, even if the second war will end by the 4th of July. Or in other words, we will deal with him, on our terms….
Voice: Attention! General on deck!
Direwolf enters the hospital wing with Proto at his side.
Direwolf: At ease. Cobalt, you fought bravely back there. None of it was what we've discussed, but because of what we did, Operation: Fireball was a success, thanks to our trump cards. Although I know Velaryon was one, his place was taken by the other dragon from Game of Thrones.
Cobalt: And… the Dark Side?
Proto: We saw Dr. Drakken squash to death by a Zyclops, but the League of Super Evil took their leave, and Zurg has escaped once again.
Direwolf: Zurg can run and hide as he always does. He's a bastard and a coward.
Cobalt: That may be the case, but he's still a formidable opponent, and the Dark Side will keep fighting as long as Zurg's in charge.
Direwolf: That's why finding Zurg will be our top priority. And this, I'll be facing him.
Cobalt: Understood.
Proto: But you know? The best part about dealing with a war like this is… we always act like a team through thick and thin.
Direwolf: You know… you're right. I mean, what would we be without Disney, huh?
Cobalt: Alone.
[five second silence]
Direwolf: What?
Cobalt: Alone. That's we'll be. We all came from Canada and the Dark Side's invasion forced us to evacuate, but at the results… it brought us all together.
Proto: Actually… he has a point there. So yeah, I agree.
Direwolf: Maybe so. But still, we're all in this together. So for now… let's go home.
Now with Operation: Fireball completed, the USS Biloxi sails away from Sicily, on its way back to Florida.
The End
