In honor of the 1st anniversary of Scoob! and the 23rd anniversary of Quest for Camelot this month.

S1 E4: Chicken Run

It was a cold summer day in London, Judy Hopps of Baker Street and her friends have been on a wild chase. A wild goose chase to be exact. They had to deal with some loose poultry in Professor Dick Dastardly's home!

Wilde and Muttley chased chickens and geese around the barn until they managed to get them inside a wooden crate.

"Oh, I do apologize, Miss Hopps, Dr. Wilde" said Pearl Gesner, the dairy farmer.

"No worries, ma'am" Judy replied. "We'll find the culprit soon. For now, lock all doors and fences until further notice."

While they were distracted, a white rooster with a red comb was flirting with the other chickens.

A large female chicken, obviously the rooster's wife, saw him and stared angrily. She then went over to the rooster and stamped on his talon, making the rooster to turn around.

The large chicken smacked the rooster, sending him flying out of the crate and into Wilde, who turned to see what's going on.

"Whoa, big fella" gasped the fox.

Pearl shook her head dismissively, "That rooster has always been causing trouble. The lead hen is his wife but they can't stand each other."

Wilde scoffed in disbelief. "Chicken."

Then, he stuffed the rooster into the crate and Pearl left in her truck.

Inside Dastardly's house, he was cooking up a storm. He made a new way to wash his laundry from his old lair. Judy, Muttley and Wilde entered the room.

"Hi, Dick, we got rid of all the chickens for you" Judy greeted. "I see you're working up a storm with your laundry and with a box of natron no less."

As Dastardly explained that his machine is able to wash any laundry without having to ache his hands or hire a housemaid, the rooster was snooping on the former deadly inventions.

"Oh, Dick Dastardly, I hope this isn't gonna kill anybody" warned Wilde.

"Nonsense, Wilde" Dastardly protested. "This machine is perfectly safe, I've tested the pump several times and it never blew up."

The rooster then stumbled into a large chamber and the door suddenly slammed shut!

Then, the group heard various noises, first there was panicked clucking, then a machine warming up.

"The transformation chamber!" Dastardly shouted.

He and Muttley rushed over to the chamber and desperately tried to shut it off, but to no avail.

"We can't shut it off!" Dastardly cried. "Muttley, do something!"

Muttley picked up an axe and tried to chomp the chamber's door down.

BOOM! BANG! CRASH!

The machine blew up, causing the group to scream and hide!

Smoke filled the room, surrounding the transformation chamber. Everyone emerged from their hiding places, still rattled from the explosion.

"Wow" coughed Judy. "What a bang."

"Well... that was the first time that happened" Dastardly admitted. "But I could have sworn I rearranged for the transformation chamber to be come a sauna and shower."

Muttley pulled out the axe, but the blade was missing.

"Huh?" frowned Muttley.

Suddenly, the bell rang and the door opened up.

Emerging from the chamber was the rooster, but he had an silver axe for a beak/face, purple clothing and green kilt.

"Sweet cheese and crackers" gasped Judy.

"Oh, by God" agreed Wilde. "He has been blade beaked!"

Judy rolled her eyes by Wilde's bad pun.

"I don't understand though, I stuffed him in the crate with the other chickens."

"I know, Wilde. But as a detective, it is safe to say that he escaped."

Muttley didn't like this and tried to bite the rooster, but he leapt into the air, screaming.

Dastardly raced around the room for something to shield himself from the blade. He eventually snatched a chair and the rooster's beak sank into the wood.

"Whoa!" hollered Dastardly.

"Did I do that?" asked Bladebeak cheekily.

Dastardly facepalmed himself. He knew he didn't stop the machine in time. He quickly yanked Bladebeak from the wooden chair. He landed on the floor, nearly cutting Muttley's tail.

"Rasm frasm stupid chicken" Muttley growled under his breath.

"I've fallen and I can't get up!" cried Bladebeak.

It was night fall and Wilde and Muttley had left to tell Pearl about the rooster.

Judy and Dastardly searched through her chemistry set, hoping to find a way to reverse Bladebeak back to his normal self.

Mrs. Otterton was curious about Bladebeak and watched in amazement as he waddled around, peeking at Judy's stuff.

"I already removed the switch, I just don't know what or how it could have happened" Dastardly said.

The rabbit detective shook her head. "I know, but I'm thinking about something else. Like the possibility of who ever let the chickens loose did this."

Suddenly, loud dramatic music played out of nowhere, causing everyone in the room to look around in confusion.

"Well, so far, Muttley chased any trespassers away" Dastardly shrugged. "But last night, he found paw prints on the ground."

"You mean you're gonna have to lock horns with another criminal?" Mrs. Otterton asked worriedly.

The loud dramatic music played again, they looked around.

"Yup, I'm afraid so" Judy replied.

While she and Dastardly searched the blueprints of the chamber, Bladebeak started to dance, laughing like crazy and singing off key.

But every time Judy turned her head, he stopped with a loud yelp, and grinned nervously. Then, he would do it again.

"Cut that out" Dastardly warned.

But the mutant chicken continued, much to Dastardly's annoyance.

"Hopps, make him stop!" complained the human. "I can't think!"

Judy nodded and tackled Bladebeak to the ground. The chicken screamed!

"Why are you driving us crazy?!" Judy screamed.

"Oh, uh, I don't know" Bladebeak finally said. "But... Hey, you're not gonna throw me in there, are ya?"

"No, but I can make you blow up if I have to!" Dastardly snarled.

"But I got a wife and two eggs at home!" panicked Bladebeak.

"How many wives?"

Mrs. Otterton gasped. "Richard!"

"Look, Bladebeak" Judy began. "You're a funny chicken, you're a good chicken but you can't stay with us."

"And why is that?" squawked Bladebeak.

"Well... It's complicated to explain, just go, Bladebeak."

Judy resumed her position and placed earmuffs on.

"You heard her, get out!" Dastardly chimed in.

"But I wanna know- -" Bladebeak tried to say.

"Get out!"

"Hey, don't sent me- -"

Then Judy, Dastardly and Mrs. Otterton shouted in unison.

"Get out! Get out! GET OUT!"

Bladebeak stood there in silence, then made up his mind.

"I don't have to take this from you guys" he said, "I'm getting out."

He then waddled away.

"Drat! What a chicken!" groaned Dastardly.

Judy shook her head and resumed investigating the blueprints.

"Oh, Nick, where are you?" she said worriedly.

Sensing Judy's worry, Blazey curled up against her chair.

"Let us hope Wilde and Muttley don't run into trouble" said Mrs. Otterton.

"There's no point in searching for him right now" Judy replied. "I have an idea, we'll go to the Drat Trap, where criminals own the night."

The loud dramatic music played somewhere, causing everyone to look around in confusion. Even Bladebeak peeked behind the window curtain, curious but nervous.

"Where is that blasted music coming from?" Dastardly growled, stomping his foot.

"I guess we have time to search for the orchestra playing" Judy agreed with annoyance in her voice.

Blazey barked in agreement and was leashed by her master.

That evening, Judy and Dastardly went over to the Drat Trap and started talking to the staff and patrons, through a good cop/bad cop routine.

First, they investigated Bellwether.

"You're the baddest sheep in all of London" Judy said aggressively. "But why would a sheep like you chase all those chickens?"

"Prey outnumber predator ten to one, but I would never harm a chicken" Bellwether protested.

"You can't fool us! Like you often said 'fear always works', am I correct?"

"Yeah, but - -"

"It's your call, you sheep dressing wolf!"

Dastardly held Judy back from attacking Bellwether.

"Judith, Judith, settle down, it won't help" he said gently. "She is just a lamb, aren't you, Dawn?"

"I guess so" Bellwether squeaked innocently.

Annoyed, Judy sat down and let Dastardly take over.

"Now, Dawn, I know you worked in this pub for a long time since its first day" Dastardly began. "And I know you can be the best ewe by telling the truth."

Bellwether was not pleased and shook her head. "I didn't chase any chickens. I work eight hours every day in this pub and I never dream of chasing fellow little guys."

For a moment, Judy and Dastardly stared at each other, then Bellwether. She was not the culprit.

Judy sighed aggressively. "You're free to go, Bellwether."

Then, they integrated Mojo Jojo.

"This is an outrage!" screamed the monkey villain. "I am Mojo Jojo! We're all citizens. Evil citizens, but citizens nonetheless."

"True, but I recall you causing trouble" Judy frowned. "What do you know about the chicken heists?"

"I do not know what you're talking about. I know nothing of this despicable plan. I don't even like eggs."

Dastardly and Judy groaned annoyingly.

"You can go home" Dastardly said.

And finally, they investigated Gargamel (who was wearing a barrel over his body).

"And since you and my mother were unlikely neighbors since our birth, we think your poor family is plucking the wrong bird" Dastardly snarled.

Judy tried to ignore this, but she had to let Dastardly be the bad cop this time.

"What are you accusing me for?" Gargamel snapped back coldly. "I had give up all of my stuff in the hovel all because I had no money!"

"Someone has been stealing or frightening chickens and we think you and your stupid bird of prey are responsible."

"Oh, please, please, Dickie" pleaded the wizard. "Take Azrael or Monty, not me! They are rotten animals and they give me fleas."

"Okay, this might get messier than I expected" Dastardly said, then he grinned evilly. "But at least, I'll have revenge on London's worst wizard."

"Now, now, now, Dastardly, let's not be hasty" Judy panicked, holding him back.

"I'm going to kill him, Hopps! He stole our lunches back in school days, he is obsessed little blue people who don't exist and he smells like rubbish that hasn't been taken out!"

Just then the door opened, it was Muttley, completely soaking wet.

Dastardly ran over to his canine companion. Judy immediately threw a towel around Muttley as he shivered.

"Muttley, what happened, huh?" the human whispered. "Where's Dr. Wilde?"

But Muttley lowered his head, his ears droop with sadness.

"Oh, Nick" Judy whispered sadly.

The next morning, Judy looked through a newspaper with headlines marked in bold: "KILLER FOX CAUGHT, JUDITH HOPPS PARTNER A FRAUD?"

There had to be some misunderstanding, had to be. Judy knew Wilde wasn't very untrustworthy, he was loyal.

But then, Judy noticed something in the background of the newspaper. Using her magnifying glass, she scanned the newspaper image and found a familiar shadow beside Wilde's guilty face.

The rabbit thought of something and grabbed her magnifying glass and threw on her coat and hat.

Later that evening, Blazey pulled a wagon filled with "chickens", actually Judy and Muttley in disguise plus Bladebeak and his wife.

"Why are you two dressed like chickens again?" asked Bladebeak.

"The only way to catch the culprit is to lure them into the open" Judy whispered. "So, please keep quiet."

Bladebeak nodded nervously.

Muttley crowed badly, followed by Judy who did her clucking perfectly.

At that moment, all was silent once more until a twig snapped.

Judy's ears perked and glared as her eyes searched the streets of London.

Suddenly, a net was shot out of the shadows followed by a scream.

The police then arrived, surrounding the area.

Dastardly arrived and lift the net, Judy shot a flashlight on…

"TIN, PAN AND ALLEY?!"

Muttley growled angrily.

"Those sneaky cats are always causing trouble!" Ranger Smith glared.

Judy then realized something.

"It turns out that cats like these three love to chase chickens and eat them. After Sneekly was thrown in jail, they were forced to live on the streets."

"Yeah, we're definitely in trouble" Pan muttered. "Yep, big trouble."

"Oh, keep quiet, you git!" Tin snarled.

Annoyed, Judy tossed the captured Siamese cats to the police, who took them away.

Soon, everything was back to normal; the cats were put behind bars for two weeks, Wilde was released from prison and the captured chickens were returned to their farms.

Judy and Wilde were having a cup of tea when they heard Dastardly scream!

The human stomped into the flat, covered in soot and ash from head to toe.

"Hopps! Wilde!" Dastardly shouted, "You've got to get Pearl and have her get that chicken away from me! He distracted me from fixing the transformation chamber!"

"Sorry, Dastardly, but Pearl said that she can't take Bladebeak unless he is changed back into a chicken" Wilde replied.

"And why not?!"

"Cause she screamed at the sight of him, but his wife didn't."

"Great! Thanks to those stereotypical felines, they owe me £350,000 for a new cable for the chamber" Dastardly seethed. "Now, Muttley and I have to bathe in the forest without being spotted."

Judy realized that until the chamber is fixed, Bladebeak and his wife will have to stay either her flat or Dastardly's cottage.

"Look, I know Tin and his boys ruined the machine" she said gently, "but for now, we have to focus on the present."

"But who is taking Bladebeak in?" asked Mrs. Otterton.

"Not it!" Judy and Wilde answered quickly.

"Drat, now I've got two mouths to feed" Dastardly growled.

The dramatic music played once more, confusing everyone.

"Who is playing that annoying dun dun sound?!" Wilde groaned.

Then, Muttley came in, carrying a record labeled 'Dun, Dun, Dun!' on the front. He snickered at his little joke.

"MUTT-LEY!" screamed Dastardly.

And yes, you guessed it. Bladebeak is the Urkel of the series (get it?).