Dragon
Wars
Episode 8: Double Jeopardy
Act One
In the early weeks of November, Drake and the team (minus Vanessa) are flying over the woods on their dragons, but they are all blindfolded. They're performing a training exercise of trusting their dragons' vision, the Stilwells are having a hard time to see anything.
Narrator: Living a life in the Army isn't easy. Especially when you have a relative who's also serving the military. But on the positive note, two heads are better than one, which is often true. But four heads? Eh, that's a few heads too many.
Dusty: How are we supposed to see like this?
Drake: We're not. That's the whole point.
Rocky: Oh. [pauses] No, I still don't get it.
Drake: This is all about trust. When you two can't see, you have to trust Fin and Flip to see for you.
Shadow is being Drake's eyes; he sees a pine tree, and tilts to the left, avoiding himself from being hit.
Drake: You see?
Rocky: I can't see. And why does he always have to speak in RIDDLES?!
Dusty: I say we trust us.
Rocky: Yeah, I'm with you, sister!
Dusty: Fin, up!
Rocky: Flip, down!
But the separate commands to Fin and Flip result in them to fly violently as one head does a command besides the other. The twins and their dragon collide with a tree, and they fall straight down on a checkpoint. Ethan opens his blindfold, looking down at the fallen twins.
Ethan: Man down!
The team flies downward to the ground, dismounting their dragons, and the twins regain their bearings.
Dusty: "Down"?
Rocky: What? I couldn't tell if we were flying upside down or anything.
Dusty: How can we fly upside down, huh?
Rocky: Uh…. I don't know. Don't judge me.
Michael: You know, I know which is dumber compared to these two.
Quinton: Yeah, me too.
Rocky: [cluelessly] Who's dumber?
Drake: Guys, we have no time for pointing fingers. This was an experiment that I… came up with. That if we can't see, our dragons would have to see. It's like a co-pilot system.
Michael: Oh, yeah! Now you tell me. It's like a Jaeger in Pacific Rim. Left hemisphere, right hemisphere pilot control. Only we're behind each other.
Ethan: We should go back, Drake. It should be time for the promotion.
Quinton: He's right. Tyler and Gilbert's promotion. Wouldn't it be awesome if they were ranked major or maybe colonel?
Michael: They're not that old. I mean, the General is in his forties, and-
Ethan: Wait.
Ethan points his finger at the crash site, which is an abandoned border service checkpoint. That means the Alpha Team has crossed the border to the United States. Drake looks at the timing on his watch, noticing the time.
Ethan: We're standing in America now.
Drake: Oh, crap. I lost track of time. We've been flying for too long.
Quinton: We better get out of here before we're caught.
Dusty: Caught? We're in the middle of nowhere. It's not like the Blackhawks would come 2000 miles all the way here from Chicago.
But hiding the bushes are Blackhawks, spying on the team. All the troopers wear their gas masks, pull out gas canisters and yank the releases. They drop them down the long barrels of air cannons, preparing to fire.
Commander: Target in sight. Launch!
Firing from the air cannons, the gas canisters streak across the sky landing behind Alpha Team. The yellow gas forms a wall of smoke that drifts upwards.
Ethan: AMBUSH!
Across the way eight more canisters are fired at the dragons. Quickly they are surrounded by the gas fumes, and the team cough the chemicals out of their lungs. The Blackhawks jump out of hiding, about to pursue them, until the dragons fight back with their breath attacks, sending the troopers away, and this allows the team to mount up in order to fly away.
Commander: Fire at will!
The troopers fire their Mossberg shotguns, M4A1 carbines and FIM-92 stingers at the dragons, only to miss them. Shadow charges up electricity, and fires his thunder blast, blasting them away.
Trooper: Sir, we're taking heavy fire!
Commander: I see it. Echo division's in pursuit.
Four M1161 Growlers come skidding around the corner in hot pursuit. Each with a team manning enormous mounted weaponry. Dashing away, the dragons fly over the countryside. The armoured vehicles open fire. Some shots sends Quinton right off Helios, but he catches him. Ahead, he is running directly into mobile missile launchers, blocking off the street in front of him. But Quinton alarms Helios by signaling her with his hands, and when they fire, Helios flies up right away. The missiles can't turn fast enough and slam into the Growlers, demolishing them.
Drake: Let's go!
The Alpha Team flies away from the scene, while the Blackhawk are all defeated.
Drake: That was a close one. But…. Quinton, what was that hand thing you did?
Quinton: If you must know, I have been crafting some rudimentary hand signals for Helios just in case we get separated, and they seem to have been well-received.
Drake: Hand signals? That's incredible, Quinton!
Quinton: Yeah, I know!
Drake: We need to start working on those, right away. [pauses] As soon as we get to the ceremony on time.
In the Field Museum, the furious Hunter is informed about what just happened, and he throws a glass cup to the wall, shattering it, while Snoop, Fox and Rufus are watching him.
Hunter: BASTARDS!
Snoop: That's already the third pursuit we lost this week.
Hunter turns over to Fox, who looks nervous all of a sudden.
Hunter: That was your idea, Fox. And for WHAT?!
Fox: Um, uh… it was meant to just… gas 'em good, boss.
Hunter: And what was it you said? "Use the gas to knock 'em out. It'll put them to sleep for several hours." Isn't that what you said to me before I gave the order?
Fox: Well, anything sounds dumb when you say it like that.
Rufus: But… we still have some canisters left, so next time we could sneak into Ottawa and put 'em in the vents?
However, the unconvinced Hunter stares at Rufus, and fires his pistol, nearly missing him and Fox, who recoiled in a panic.
Hunter: It won't work. Stewart will be on high alert for us. We've already infiltrated the city, so they'll be expecting us to do it again. But I thought you were all devoted to fetch me Dalloway.
Rufus: We are, boss.
Snoop: It ain't gonna be this easy, Hunter. You ain't like getting honey from a beehive without getting rid of the swarm. So what we need to do is fish 'em out.
Hunter: That I've been wanting to hear. [to Fox & Rufus] You two are going to lead the next operation. The last one was your responsibility, so you must get the Dragon King yourselves, and make no mistakes!
Fox: Us? But why us?
Rufus: He just said it was your plan. So if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself. That's what my mom used to say. So no matter how long it takes, we'll-
Hunter: No. It cannot take so long. Dalloway must be captured and contained in time for winter, so your deadline must be around Christmas Eve.
Fox: [excitedly] Oh! Yes, sir! We'll catch him and ship him here like Santy Claus. But, uh…. Do we get a bonus for the holidays?
Hunter: [beat; impatiently] JUST… GET… THE KING!
Duo: We're going, we're going! We're going!
Fox and Rufus rush over to the door, and step out of it, still running. But outside the museum, Rufus bangs on a lamppost without looking, and Fox pulls him in to walk with him.
Rufus: I don't know, Fox. Maybe we can't do this.
Fox: We have to. Otherwise, we'd go through not only a lecture, but a scolding and furious punishment from the boss. And besides, when life gives you chicken bones, what next?
Rufus: Uh…. You throw it down the compost.
Fox: Yeah, maybe. But you can also make soup out of it.
Rufus: He made us his operatives, didn't he? Sure, he may be a former Green Beret, but… none of us were soldiers to begin with. We're just petty criminals and two-bit burglars.
Fox: Don't remind me. Let's head over to the office.
The duo enter their own office, which happens to be a truck container under a pile of rubble. They walk inside, sitting down on their chairs, and drum their fingers on their knuckles/kneecaps, thinking of a plan.
Fox: We need to think here. We're given a job, and we must… plan on what to do. What is it the Canadians have that we don't, other than Dalloway?
Rufus: They, uh…. They have maple syrup?
Fox: No, no, no, not that.
Rufus: Um…. [pauses] Oh, I got another! They have sea dragons.
Fox: [annoyed] Rufus! This is serious, so-
But then, Fox realizes that it is true. However, he remembers something, which makes him dig through the trash to pick out a photocopy of the Dragon Journal, reading the pages. When he finds something, he gets an idea.
Fox: Actually… you're right. We've got only Sharktails, Peckers and Waspos, but not one of those two-headed sea dragons. However, there is one dragon that looks cool to us. And… it has no effect on what the others are afraid of.
Rufus looks through the pages with Fox, then Wallbreaker Ice comes over.
Wallbreaker: Yo, dogs. Y'all got a problem or somethin'?
Rufus: We're trying to come up with a plan, and… we got one. But we're looking for one of these.
He shows Wallbreaker one of the pages he is looking into.
Rufus: And the problem is… they're out of season. We're in November.
Wallbreaker: No worries. I know someone who's got some. But… there is someone who's goin' to Ottawa this week. And to get more, you gotta involve me on this mission.
Fox: Out of the question. This is a grown-up's mission, not for teenagers.
Rufus: But Fox, what other choice do we have? We need transportation; faster even, and they have motorcycles.
Fox thinks about it, and in angry defeat, he gives an answer.
Fox: Alright. But if you want to tag along, you have to listen to us. Get it, kid?
Wallbreaker: Yeah, yeah, whatever. So, the Firebirds are in the house!
Act Two
In Ottawa, Vanessa and Stanley are both standing together, posing for a photo. A soldier has an uncharacteristic look of intense concentration on his face. He alternates between looking at his work on the camera and the father-daughter duo.
Stanley: Make sure you have plenty of film, Samson. I'd like this picture to be memorialized for ages to come.
Vanessa: But dad, are you…?
Stanley: Don't sweat it. We've got plenty of time before the promotion.
The soldier Samson, frustrated, steps away from his camera and marches over to the Falcons. He rearranges Stanley's shirt, adjusts Vanessa's hair, and then throws his arms in the air in a manner of defeat.
Samson: I CAN'T DO THIS!
He turns and runs helmet-first into the wall. He sways for a moment before adjusting the helmet on his head back into place. He is seemingly much calmer.
Samson: Okay, I'm good.
Samson adjusts the camera and finally takes the picture. He salutes to the General, before he salutes back, then he takes his leave.
Vanessa: Dad, I don't know what to say.
Stanley: I do. I hoped for that day to come. The day when you may… have love in your heart, and hope that you could stay longer together with him than I did with your mother.
Vanessa: Who would break up with Drake? I did it before, and that was a big mistake for the both of us. I will stay with him, because he'd give up his own life for me.
Stanley: And most importantly, you two should be happy… with all of us in your life.
Vanessa grows a smile and hugs her father for feeling appreciated. Then, the bell rings from outside.
Stanley: Let's go. It's time.
The ringing is coming from the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. There is a ceremony going on at the National War Memorial, where Tyler and Gilbert both march together. Every soldier, either new or from the Ultimate War, salutes to their arrival. The Alpha Team arrive there just in time with their dragons, then they salute as well, just as the duo approach the memorial where Stanley stands in front of with Vanessa and Rose. Tyler and Gilbert arrive, standing in attention before the General.
Stanley: Tyler Jones. I congratulate you at this moment. Because of your years of service to the Canadian Army, expertise on dragons, and bravery against the Chicago Blackhawks to rescue my daughter, I hereby award you the triple cross.
He presents Tyler a medal and places it on his shirt.
Stanley: You are now ranked as Captain. And for Gilbert Hackett, also for your dragon expertise, but for your additional assistance during the last mission, I hereby award you the Triple Cross, promoting you First Lieutenant.
As soon as Gilbert gets his medal, Stanley salutes, and so does the duo. A band of musicians play a tune, and everyone breaks into a roaring cheer.
Gilbert: First Lieutenant. It does have a nice ring to it.
Tyler: Yeah, but you could've been ranked captain too.
Gilbert: Not likely. You deserve it more than me, mate.
Tyler smiles and puts his arm over Gilbert's shoulder, thank him, then the people begin snapping pictures of them both.
Later on, a party is held at Confederation Park. There are chefs giving away food and drinks for everyone. However, Drake is being lectured by Vanessa right beside the Kwakiutl Totem, and she looks ticked about something.
Vanessa: You know, I really hoped that you would fly with me to the ceremony this morning.
Drake: Vanessa, I'm sorry. I was trying to show the team about-
Vanessa: Then how come I didn't get involved since I have a dragon too?
Drake: Well, I didn't want you to crash or something. Because I thought if we were blindfolded, our dragons would have to see for us.
Vanessa: And how's that gone?
Drake: So far, right before we were… ambushed by Blackhawks. And after we escaped, Quinton told us about hand signals, which worked out well for Helios.
Vanessa: And this time… count me in.
Then, a flash occurs, startling the two. They look to the side to see it was Jasmine and Belle snapping a picture of them.
Vanessa: Hey, why are you taking pictures?!
Belle: Who wouldn't? You two looked adorable when you lecture.
Jasmine: I'm posting this on Facebook. [typing] "#Sweethearts".
At the other end of the park, Tyler is serving himself a cup of punch, but he looks over to see Rose standing by the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument. But he grabs another cup, and walks over to her.
Tyler: You should have a drink.
Rose: Uh… no. I'm not that thirsty, Tyler. Just because this is your ceremony, it doesn't mean that I could….
Tyler: Rose, don't give me a no as an answer. We're all in this together. That's our motto. And besides, it was your assistance that helped us with that rescue on Halloween. So just try to be on the positive side.
Tyler gives Rose the second cup before heading off. Rose watches him go, but she looks at her cup in thought, and she grows a gentle smile in appreciation before she drinks it. Then, Stanley grabs everyone's attention in the park, speaking to a microphone.
Stanley: Attention, everyone. First off, I'd like to welcome all of you to this promotional ceremony. I'm sure Jones and Hackett are both honoured of it as well, but in addition to their promotion, we have another one to celebrate. A big hand to the best soldier to serve us: Corporal Drake Dalloway.
The people roared in cheer for Drake, who looks a little dense with this, but Shadow sits up with pride and joy for it.
Stanley: And it gets better. Because of his abilities and unorthodox spirit, it is now my honour and privilege to present him with a very special, very expensive, very large present.
Stanley gestures towards a large object covered in cloth and tied with a red ribbon.
Stanley: And without further adieu, I present… the new memorial.
Right on cue, two soldiers pulled the cloth to reveal… a buff, gaudy statue of Drake, holding a rifle and stepping atop of Shadow. However, Drake looks disturbed by it. He doesn't look like himself at all, and that upsets him a great deal. In fact, Shadow growls at it, not liking it either. But Vanessa, Jasmine and Belle like what they see in the statue.
Jasmine: Wow. It's like… he's grown up so fast.
Belle: Heck, yeah.
Drake: Uh, wait a minute. Sir? Wh-why am I so… like that?
Stanley: Amazing, huh? I commissioned it myself. Of course, your cousin hoped it would be a wedding present.
Drake: But it's not me.
Stanley: Sure it is! It's you but… you know, bigger. Stronger.
Vanessa: [to Drake] Aw, don't be so fussy. It looks just like you. It even has your eyes.
Apparently, everyone else seems to like him better that way. Drake feels unwanted and walks away.
Act Three
Afterwards, Drake is at McKenzie dairy farm, where he laments about the statue that everyone likes.
Drake: And there you have it. The General likes that statue better than the real me! I mean, think about it.
McKenzie: I'm sure he means well, laddie. People all accept you for everything that you've done in the final days of the war. In fact, if I remember right from Gilbert, you were… a loose cannon to everyone in the Army.
Drake: I was, yeah. But I got better. I met Shadow, I trained him, and I wasn't buff the whole time.
Drake takes out a Mr. Big bar and tosses it to Shadow, who eats it right away.
McKenzie: Drake, it's never about what you're not. Looking like a different person doesn't change who you are, because the soul is the same as who you choose to be. Every teenager feels that way.
Drake: Maybe. For Tyler, he looked like about to go to football when he was a teenager. But Gilbert? Huh…. Like he was a bookworm until the war broke out.
McKenzie: Oh, more than that. Why, when Gilbert was a teenager, you wouldn't take him outside for nothing. He had a voice with a limited vocabulary, and his wee arms were like noodles, but when Tyler came along? Boom! He spoke with more confidence like Idris Elba, and his muscles grew bigger.
Drake smiled, amused by what McKenzie told him about Gilbert's past. But he pets Shadow's head, still disappointed about that statue.
Drake: But, um…. Would I be memorialized as a buff man for life?
McKenzie: I'd say no. Because the rest of us know what you look like, and that we can past down from parent to child, even though there are some who don't know you entirely.
Drake: I guess so. But I should get going. I told everyone about new ways of training dragons, and I keep Vanessa waiting again. Thanks for the talk, McKenzie.
Drake mounts up on Shadow and takes flight, as McKenzie waves at him.
McKenzie: Anytime laddie, anytime.
In the late afternoon, the team is now in the Shelters, where Drake is trying out some hand signals.
Drake: Okay, Shadow. Let's see if it works. Thunder blast!
Drake gestures with a two finger sign, and Shadow channels electricity to fire thunder at a dummy.
Drake: Awesome work. Smile.
He gives a thumbs up, also for a hand signal. Shadow looks at the thumb, then he looks at his paw, wondering if he could do the same thing.
Vanessa: Alright. How about this? Ariel, tail!
With Vanessa's fist raised in the air, Ariel strikes a dummy with her spiked tail.
Vanessa: Now that's awesome.
Michael: Then watch this one. Surfboard, pulverize!
Michael does his hand signal of the command to Surfboard to annihilate the given target, but Surfboard strikes Michael instead with a head butt.
Rocky: Bullseye. [chuckles]
Ethan: Clover, come.
Ethan gives a hugging gesture, and Clover comes flying over to tackle him.
Drake: That could work out.
The Stilwells give demands to Fin and Flip: Rocky says "go", and Dusty says "come". But it ends up doing separate hand signals, causing their dragon unable to perform their orders properly.
Dusty: What do you think you're doing to my dragon?
Rocky: Your dragon? Puh-lease. You've been breathing in Fin's steam again.
Dusty: Yeah, so have you!
Rocky: Yeah, and I'm not the one who says we were upside down!
Dusty: Oh, no, no, no, no! You just went with the flow. You just took the way like a fish to water. You should talk!
Rocky: I was talking. I was just talking, just now, until you interrupted me.
Dusty: Well, I have to interrupt you or else I never get to say anything! What were you going to say?
Rocky: I…. I don't know. Don't rush me.
Drake: Guys, guys. Fin and Flip is one dragon. You have to use one signal at a time.
Dusty: Good idea. Fin, attack Rocky!
Fin strikes Rocky with his head, knocking him over to a pile of sand bags.
Dusty: Ha! How's that?
Rocky: Flip, eat Dusty!
Then, Flip grabs Dusty with his mouth, looking like he's eating her.
Dusty: Ugh, ow!
But Drake snaps his finger, having Flip to drop Dusty, and he talks to the twins.
Drake: Rocky, Dusty, none of this is helpful. The idea is for a dragon to be at your side, not against.
Rocky: That's easy for you to say. You guys have one head, and I have two.
Dusty: You know, for once in your life, you say something that actually makes sense to me. So…. [pauses] I quit.
Rocky: You quit? Well, that means…. Maybe I quit? [beat] Yeah, I quit too! I quit being with you and sharing!
Dusty: Good riddance!
Reaching a boiling point, the Stilwells took their leave out of the Shelters, and leave their dragon alone.
Vanessa: Oh, no. Not this.
Michael: I didn't think this would happen.
Drake: But, um…. I guess… anyone here can quit too?
Ethan: No, Drake. Friends don't quit. And neither should siblings. But we should… give them time. They might come around. [beat] Hopefully.
Act Four
The next morning, Tyler and Gilbert are strolling through the Rideau Centre, and all the soldiers patrolling the shopping mall salute them both, who salute them back.
Gilbert: Isn't this how you'd imagine to come? Now that you're ranked Captain, you'd get more respect than last year.
Tyler: Oh, I remember last year. We were on the brink of being promoted, until the day when Drake tried to make a bomb out of a car. It blew up without killing anyone, but it set the food court on fire.
Gilbert: Aye, and you were demoted…. Again.
Tyler: But anyway, I'm grateful to be captain. Because "Captain Jones" sounds better than Sarge or Sergeant Jones. But with you, how would "Captain Hackett" sound?
Gilbert: Like someone would hack something. [laughs]
Suddenly, there is a foghorn blowing from outside. Everyone inside the mall heard it, and most of them knew what it meant.
Tyler: Hoy shit, he's here. I gotta Drake and tell him the good news.
Outside, a Chinook helicopter hovers over the Ottawa River and makes a safe landing on Jacques-Cartier Park, but this chopper has the flag of France on both of its sides. A crowd stands back as it powers down. The interior door opens, revealing a load of stuff and the French peddler, Louis Roche.
Louis: Bonjour, mes amis! Monsieur Louise Roche has returned with all the fine goods from before and after the war. Whatever it is you're looking for, I can assure you you'll find it here!
Four men who work for Louis gesture to the crowd his new deliveries of fine goods.
Louis: I've got food of all sorts, spices, exotic animals. Works of art, jewelry, not to mention, knowledge.
Quinton comes over to the place, and he finds a book that peaks his interests as he picks it up.
Quinton: Mr. Roche, is this your only book on botany?
Louis: Oui. Why, it was given to me by the author himself. Just head for the cashier, and you'll pay for it.
Shadow flies over to the park, and Drake dismounts him with Tyler following him. They walk over to the chopper before Louis notices them.
Drake: Louis!
Drake rushes over and hugs Louis who hugs him back.
Louis: Little Drake. So good to see you again. And… have you gotten stronger?
Drake: I did. And I really missed you.
Louis: So did I. After your father passed away, I was hoping that I would be the one to take you in, since your mother made me your godfather.
Tyler: That is true, but… apparently I'm pretty his only living relative, the court had to give me the burden.
Louis: Perhaps, but where's the Dark Saber I've heard so much about?
Drake gestures to Shadow to walk over to him, and Louis looks at him with amazement.
Drake: Here he is. His name is Shadow, and he's like… a brother to me.
[Shadow chirping]
Louis: C'est magnifique! Everyone in Paris said they were born in thunderstorms and tornados mixed together. But this prove them wrong. But now that you're here, right this way.
Louis escorts Drake and Tyler into the helicopter, and picks up an item looking like a lava lamp.
Louis: Look at this! She's a fine antique. Combination lava lamp and coffee maker- also makes Julienne fries.
On a table, he puts a single potato down and presses on it with the lava lamp before pulling it back up, revealing that the potato turned into fries.
Tyler: That's cool.
Louis: And word to the wise: Will not break.
Louis taps it on the table, and the top springs out dangling on springs.
Louis: Will not- [frowning] It broke.
He tosses the lava lamp over, shattering it on the ground.
Drake: I could be needing one thing, Louis. I am in need of pencils and erasers, so I can take notes.
Louis: Those we have. And this too. [snaps finger] Right here, monsieur Phillip.
A worker with a curly mustache dressed like a butler shows up, presenting a bag of Doritos on a platter.
Louis: Ranch-flavoured Doritos. Your favourite. [downed] Of course, I was going to give you something that I… know would satisfy you. But I lost it on my way here.
Drake: I'm sure it's fine, Louis. You've been through all around the world in 80 days. Whatever you had, you could find it again or another.
Louis: Oh, I don't think so. This one I found was very important, because it was…. It was made by your mother, and it took eleven years to find it.
Drake thinks about what Louis is talking about, and he wonders what it could be. But with no one looking, Wallbreaker is among the crowd, spying on them, and he walks off with a basket under his arm, heading off somewhere.
Later, Drake and Vanessa are both in the Shelters' lobby, where they write notes with the new pencils they were given to by Louis.
Vanessa: He seems like a good man.
Drake: Oh yeah, he is. Louis was a friend of my mothers when they started high school together.
Vanessa: You never told me about your mother. What's she like?
Drake: Oh, she's like…. Uh…. I only remember her being fun, and she suddenly left when I was seven. All I could tell was that she worked at the zoo, but, uh… nobody told me why she left me.
Shadow is eating his lunch in a water dish, until he suddenly acts so loopy, moaning. Then, he sneezes a lightning bolt at the wall, blasting through it.
Drake: Gesundheit.
He moans again, like he is not feeling well, then he sneezes again, blasting through the glass door. But he sneezes three more times, setting the lobby on fire, until the sprinklers go off to put out the flames.
Drake: Shadow? What's gotten into you?
Vanessa: He doesn't look very well.
Crosswire: [through intercom] Drake? You're gonna want to see what's happening outside.
Drake and Vanessa both run outside, the other dragons are becoming suddenly ill as well, and the Regges are trying to maintain control over them. Tyler is making a soup in a pot, and tries to give something for a Pecker to be cured.
Tyler: This will fix him right up.
Bazooka: What is that?
Tyler: It's best not to ask. And whatever you do, don't spill any of it.
But Ariel ruins it with a sneeze, melting a hole on the pot and spilling the soup all over the grass.
Tyler: Well, that's ruined. I'll never get that cow to goat again.
Drake: Guys, what's going on?
Stryker: We don't know why this is happening. The dragons were perfectly fine this morning, until… they just act sick spontaneously.
Drake: Like how? Did one of them get sick or was it at the same time?
Dozer: That's what we're trying to-
Then, a Sharktail sneezes above Dozer, burning his hair with the rest of his head unscathed.
Dozer: Whoa, is my hair out?
Vanessa: This is bad. How could we know what's doing this?
Gilbert: I might know someone who can help. Wang-Lu.
Afterwards, a Chinese elderly woman, Wang-Lu, looks into Shadow's mouth for inspection.
Vanessa: I've heard Wang-Lu could tell you when you're gonna die, just by looking at your fingernails.
Tyler: Ah, that's just a rumour. She looks at your tongue.
Quinton: Can she say what's causing this?
Ethan: She hasn't spoken in decades. Not since she breathed so much smoke in a fire as a kid.
Done, Wang-Lu walks over to Gilbert, writes something on sticky notes, and gives them to him.
Gilbert: She says they're not seriously sick. They're just allergic.
Hiccup: Allergic? To what?
Gilbert: To something like… a moose wearing boots.
But Wang-Lu smacks Gilbert on the head, getting him to say it right
Gilbert: Alright, alright! They're allergic to something new that just arrived in town. [whispers] But I still think it's a moose.
Again, he is whacked on the head by Wang-Lu.
Vanessa: Well, there are a lot of new things. We just got a peddler here.
Shadow sneezes again, this time blowing up one of the cages.
Javelin: Gesundheit. I would suggest that we take the animals outside of town.
Gilbert: Wang-Lu says to get rid of everything, immediately.
Drake: But we don't even know what's triggering this.
Tyler: We don't have another option. Because if we don't act now….
[Shadow sneezes]
Tyler: They'll not only destroy the city, but start a pandemic as well!
Soon enough, the military has the citizens to dispose of all the new possessions they bought down in a pit for the sake of the dragons, while some are reluctant to let go.
Soldier: Let's go people. All products must be checked for inspection. This is for your own dragons' health security. [to Quinton] You too, Gunn.
Quinton: I'm sorry! But this botany book is a real page-turner! I gotta know how it ends!
But the book is swiped out of his hand, and tossed into the pit with the rest of the stuff. In the meantime, Rose is in Louis's helicopter, inspecting the merchandise.
Rose: Nothing else around here.
Louis: I told you, I wouldn't get anyone sick like this. We always keep the products clean.
Rose: And yet, something's triggering the dragons' allergy. Whatever it is, it must be inspected to see what it is and why it's happening.
Rose takes her leave, and salutes to Tyler and Gilbert.
Rose: I've looked as much as I could. The results… nothing.
Gilbert: We've rounded up all the merchandise. We're gonna scan them and see if they have germs or something.
Tyler: I hope it is germs. Because we're gonna have to quarantine the entire city until we do.
Gilbert: All we do is wait it out.
But behind them is Fin and Flip, and they both look completely healthy as they walk over and float in the river like a duck.
Act Five
The next morning, Drake wakes up in his garage, and looks over to see Shadow resting at the corner.
Drake: Hey! How about we go out flying? Maybe that'll make you feel better.
But when Shadow gets up, he sneezes again, blasting right through the wall. Drake realizes that Shadow is still sick.
Meanwhile, Vanessa is at the backyard, checking on the sick Ariel, as her father walks over to her.
Stanley: How is she doing?
Vanessa: Not good. She's had a long night and-
Then, Ariel's tail twitches, nearly hitting Stanley who ducks down. It was a close one, but Vanessa feels worried about what almost happened.
Vanessa: Dad?
Stanley: It's okay. I'm a soldier. I've been shot at before.
In the meantime, Ethan is trying to comfort Clover, who looks nauseated.
Ethan: Once upon a time, there was a little princess named Aurora, the most beautiful girl in all of the land! People would come from miles around-
[Clover farts]
Ethan: Aiyah. [beat] No, it's okay, girl. It's not that bad. Smells just like rose petals and- [faints]
Afterwards, the team is gathered together in school, discussing about the dragons' condition. But the Stilwells are both gone as well.
Quinton: Nothing's working. We checked everything, but still the dragons are getting worse.
Drake: If it's not from Louis, it has to be something else. Maybe something that came into Ottawa at the same time the sale was opened.
Vanessa: Whoever it is, that guy must be one of Gordon's goons or something.
Ethan: I don't know. We haven't seen or heard of a Dragon Eater since Montreal.
Michael: If I find out who the guy is, I'm gonna knuckle him silly! Surfboard was so sick, I was up all night scraping barf off our walls!
Then, Professor Miller enters the room, before everyone else take their seats right away.
Miller: I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Aside from our recent visit with someone, you all probably notice recently that we've been having sick dragons as of late.
Quinton starts to raise his hand, but Michael nudges him.
Miller: But it does mean serious business. Because with sickness, it would require the right medicine or antidote to cure, that would trigger a pandemic. Or even worse, death itself.
In shock, Quinton faints and falls backwards on his chair.
Miller: Well, that's nothing the military can't handle. Any news about it so far?
Drake: Not really.
Miller: Oh. Terribly sorry. Well, we could discuss about it later, and presume our work with algebra. Hope your brains are ready for it. And… take Mr. Gunn to the nurse.
After school, the team is assembled at Confederation Park without their dragons, in front of Drake's statue.
Quinton: I'm okay now, you guys. I just… never thought of Helios dying until now.
Ethan: Quinton, it was a theory. If they're allergic to something, that's not gonna kill them.
Drake: But it would spread if we don't do something about it.
But then, they notice Fin and Flip drinking from the fountain.
Drake: Fin? Flip? Hey, you can't be here! Everyone is….
However, Drake is noticing the Ironback is looking alright to him, which gives him a thought.
Drake: Wait a minute. Those two… aren't even sick.
Quinton: You're right, Drake. Why is that?
Vanessa: Hey, look at this.
Vanessa points ahead to a garden nearby, and growing from there are tiger lilies. She plucks one off to look at it.
Vanessa: Tiger lilies. Wow, they're so beautiful. [sniffs] And they smell nice too.
Ethan: Tiger lily? But they're only found in China, and they're out of season.
Quinton: I recognize it from my botany book, chapter eight.
Drake: Is there anything specific you can remember?
Quinton: They're very beautiful, very soft, perennial. But, uh…. There was also this one time the Dragon Journal talks about tiger lily.
Drake: Yeah? We'll have to call Tyler.
In the Shelters, Tyler is checking up on the sick dragons, cataloging their symptoms one at a time, assisted by the Regges.
Tyler: Imbalance, disorientation, raspy breathing…. Anymore?
Javelin: One of them keeps barfing, Captain. If that keeps up, we'll have to hire a janitor.
[phone rings]
Tyler: [answers] Hello? What is it, Drake? [alarmed] You found WHAT?!
Later, Tyler and Gilbert are in Confederation Park, staring at the tiger lilies.
Gilbert: Tiger lilies. This far from China.
Tyler: Now I get it.
Vanessa: What do you mean?
Tyler: This is why the dragons are acting up. Because they all have an allergy to this flower.
Drake: What? But they like flowers.
Gilbert: Yes, but only specific types that they're into. But now it's November, the bees must've collected the nectar and pollinated them, as well as spreading all over town to their hives.
Tyler: So by the time we'd yank these flowers and burn them, the dragons will remain sick until it stops. But when that's done, we'd already be facing a pandemic.
Ethan: He's right. But the question is, who planted them here?
Michael looks over at the Ironback, where he gets an idea.
Michael: I think it's the Stilwells. They must've planted the flowers and-
Quinton: Michael, why would they do that?
Tyler: Actually, we're gonna have to keep an eye on that dragon. Because with the dragons allergic to these flowers, it's only a matter of time before those two could get it as well. You keep an eye on it, while I call the General.
As Tyler walks off to give a call, Drake walks closer to Fin and Flip with his friends following him.
Drake: Guys, you two just stick with me, okay?
Quinton: Yeah. Just so we could keep you from getting sick, okay?
Then, the Ironback hits Quinton on the head with his tail. Michael laughs at that, until he is hit on the head by the tail too.
Vanessa: I guess that was karma.
Then, Vanessa is hit on the head next.
Vanessa: Ow!
Ethan: This isn't going to work. Only Drake has a way of talking to them. But with anyone else? Who knows?
Michael: Tell me about it. Only the twins know how to handle a two-headed dragon, but we haven't seen them in two days.
Drake: You're right, Michael. Maybe it's time that I talk to them. I mean… if I know where they live.
Quinton: I do. They live in Britannia Park.
Act Six
Afterwards, Drake and Vanessa are both riding a bus to Salina Street, where they walk over to a house with a mailbox that has "Stilwell" written on it. Drake knocks on the door, and a woman, the twins' mother, answers it.
Mrs. Stilwell: Oh, you must be Drake. Rocky and Dusty told me about you.
Drake: Pardon us, Mrs. Stilwell, but are they both home by chance?
Mrs. Stilwell: Sadly no. They just took a hike into the park.
Vanessa: Why there?
Mrs. Stilwell: It's what they usually do when they're… ticked.
Taking her advice, Drake and Vanessa walk along Britannia Park, which had wreckage of old tanks and choppers that were destroyed during the war.
Vanessa: This place is like… the Elephant Graveyard in The Lion King.
Drake: I remember coming to this place. Back when I was… a toddler. It's where I learned… how to walk.
Drake looks at one side of the park, and he sees an image of his younger-self (two years old) walking by himself to Achilles' arms. But when the images fade, an explosion occurs that startles both Drake and Vanessa.
Drake: Holy shit! What was that?!
The explosion happens again, forcing Drake to take cover behind a tank with Vanessa, hiding. But they hear laughter, which they recognize. Drake look out to see the Stilwells, lighting dynamite and throwing them at each other, nearly blowing themselves up.
Rocky: You throw like a girl!
Dusty: Well, that makes you a bigger dummy, you dummy!
Rocky: Doesn't matter, because you're…. Drake?
Both the twins notice Drake, but when Rocky realizes he's holding a lit dynamite, he throws it over to a dead tree, blowing it up.
Vanessa: Are you crazy?!
Rocky: It's okay. They're only firecrackers. We have lousy aiming, so we're not really killing ourselves.
Dusty: What are you guys doing here?
Drake: You two feel like talking?
Dusty: Yeah, but when the spiked bozo leaves.
Rocky: Same goes for me with shark-hair.
Vanessa: No, because this involves both of you. Haven't you noticed anything about the dragons?
Dusty: With them being sick? Yeah, we heard.
Drake: They're getting sick, except for Fin and Flip. Which means….
Rocky: Uh-uh. No wat. I am officially out of the dragon business, and the sister business, and the dragon and sister business: The "dristisderness". [beat] Was that gibberish?
Vanessa: It was. Why do you two have to fight each other when you're siblings?
Rocky: Simple. Do you know what this is?
Rocky takes out a pencil from his pants pocket.
Drake: Uh, a pencil?
Rocky: Ha! No, it's pretty much our pencil. Just like with our plate, our chair, our sofa, and our TV. All we ever do is share! And we're sick of it. Just once I want something to be just mine.
Vanessa: But sharing is not a bad thing.
Dusty: Not when you have a twin. Here, watch.
Dusty shoves Vanessa away, then tries to take a backpack from Rocky.
Rocky: Hey, that's my backpack!
Dusty: Is not!
Rocky: Is too!
Dusty: Is not!
Rocky: Is too!
Dusty: Is not!
Rocky tosses Rocky to the floor. The arguing immediately stops.
Dusty: You see? And we do this all the time.
Vanessa: Well, if your dragon gets sick, what then?
The Stilwells hear what Vanessa said, and they wonder about it. Then, a walkie talkie beeps and Drake answers it.
Tyler: [through speakers] Tyler to Drake. Do you copy?
Drake: Loud and clear. We've found the twins.
Tyler: Have them come right away to the Shelters. I have something to tell all of you.
Drake: Copy that. Over and out. [to the Stilwells] Let's go. We'll talk about this later.
Later, Drake is back in the Shelters with the entire team, and they gather in the conference room where Tyler is giving a speech.
Tyler: So there you have it. It is tiger lily that's making the dragons become unhealthy at the time. We swept the city, finding only the ones we'd found in the park, and we didn't have any cameras there.
Crosswire: But we do have others around the city, so I can look through surveillance from earlier to find who it was that planted those flowers.
Rose: But even though the flowers are burnt, it'll take time for the dragons to recover. The next day or two, maybe even a week, and they'll burn more of the city or get us all sick.
Stryker: She's right. So we just need to give 'em a medicine or something. If there is any.
Drake: It won't work. The medical supplies we have mainly work for humans, not animals.
Quinton: Actually, there may be a way. You see, I looked up on the Dragon Journal, just to see if we missed anything about tiger lilies, and found out… that there's one dragon that's immune to the flower's toxicity.
Drake: And what is it?
Gilbert: The Freezing Titan!
Everyone looks at the doorway as Gilbert walks in, looking like he's angry about something.
Gilbert: I've dealt with the likes of them before. They're sixty feet long, with razor sharp teeth! And they spray their prey with a cooling water that freezes you instantly! The Freezing Titan has no fear. No conscience. No reasoning, just destroy and feed. But the beast is immune to tiger lilies because it has venom, and lots of it!
Ethan: Okay. So we can find a Freezing Titan, get a sample of its venom, and bring it back home for medicine.
Rose: I'm gonna have to object to you on that subject, Li. Aside from its freezing cold water, the Freezing Titan's venom is a cytotoxin, which would kill the blood cells of anything that gets injected by it. The venom is powerful enough to kill a fully grown whale with a single bite, so going their would be a suicide mission.
Gilbert: Unless someone might make a difference.
Tyler: Gilbert, we don't know if it's still in Brockville or not. But now that we found the root of the allergy problem, we'll just put the dragons into the cages, and wait for them to recover. Meeting adjourned.
Everyone gets out of the conference room, but Drake and Vanessa stay close to the door with the twins.
Drake: Gilbert seems ticked about it.
Vanessa: He had his reasons, Drake. Because he fought one in Brockville. It's not only the dragon that took Tyler's hand, but Gilbert's leg as well. He's been at it like Captain Ahab with Moby Dick.
Drake: But now we know what to do. We've got to go there.
Vanessa: Hey! Have you forgotten what Rose said? Going there is a suicide mission. Not even my father would go for it.
Drake ponders on this fact for a moment. When he thinks about it, it gives him an idea.
Drake: You're right. He couldn't…. But I will.
Vanessa: Are you serious?
Drake: Think about it, Vanessa. Everyone thinks that I can save Ottawa. What-what would he say if I did something that even General Stewart Falcon couldn't do? How great would that be?
Rocky: Whoa, dude. When did you become a daredevil? It's awesome.
Vanessa: Drake, are you thinking straight? If you go AWOL like this again, you will be demoted. Plus, your dragon is sick.
Drake: Yeah, but not the Stilwells. So they're going with me.
Rocky: I'll go! But not with her.
Dusty: I'm not going anywhere with him either!
Rocky: Yeah!
Drake: Guys, listen. Everyone gets into arguments all the time. But the important thing is… you're still a family. Like it or not, you're connected to each other, and the two of you are connected to that dragon. Just like me with Shadow.
Vanessa: And me with Ariel.
Drake: We can get you another pencil, another dish, another TV. What we can't get you are another Fin and Flip, because he's family too. Just like you are to each other.
Rocky and Dusty are both thinking about it, and they realize that what Drake said to them is true. In the end, they finally reconcile and make up with one another with a spit-shake and a headbutt.
Stilwells: Rocky and Dusty Stilwell, reporting for duty, sir!
Vanessa: Augh! You gotta be kidding me. And tonight is a school night. What can I say to my father?
Drake: Just tell him the truth.
Drake kisses Vanessa on the cheek, and rushes off with the Stilwells to go outside. They all mount on Fin and Flip, then they take flight into the sky.
Act Seven
Elsewhere, Fox and Rufus are both inside an old building, having a phone call with Hunter.
Fox: Yeah, boss. I'm telling you, this is a brilliant plan. We've snuck our way into Ottawa, and we planted flowers there to make the dragons sick.
Hunter: That would be enough to cripple the Alpha Team, but they're bound to find out.
Fox: Oh, that's what we're counting on. Because if they go looking for an antidote, they'll be looking for the Freezing Titan. Unless we tail them, and we'll end up with both. The dragon and the king.
Hunter: Ah, I see. That is brilliant, Fox. Contact me when the mission is done. I want to hear how it goes. Over and out.
Fox hangs up on the phone, ending that call.
Fox: [to Rufus] Ya see? When life gives you chicken bones, you make soup out of it.
For a while, the two operatives are sitting down, waiting for something to happen with Drake leaving.
Fox: How long will it take? When will they…?
Rufus: Try to be patient, Fox. It is a virtue.
Then, Wallbreaker enters the room with an iPhone in hand.
Wallbreaker: Yo, guys. I've had a tip-off. He's on his way now to Brockville.
Fox: Bingo!
Rufus: Scrabble! [chuckling]
Fox: Enough games. To the automobiles!
Back in Ottawa, Tyler and Gilbert are in the General's office to have a word with him.
Stanley: You told them about Brockville and let him go?! What were you thinking?!
Gilbert: I know. I'm an idiot. I thought maybe we could go another round against that beast.
Tyler: Gilbert!
Gilbert: We turned back too early! So we lost a couple of bones.
Stanley: Ack! Of all the times to go AWOL…. Now we've got to find those kids before they get themselves killed! Why would he do something like this?
Tyler: I think I know why. He's getting the best of us. And we think we're the big, strong dudes.
Stanley: What are you saying, Jones?
Tyler: Sir, it's the statue.
Stanley puts two and two together, realizing Drake's out to prove himself.
In the Shelters, the dragons feel even more sick than before, but all of them are put into their cages.
Stryker: Attention! General on deck!
Right on cue, Stanley enters the field, and everyone salutes as he walks over to Vanessa.
Stanley: At ease. Vanessa, any idea where Drake might be?
Vanessa: If I'd take a wild guess, he's going to find a Freezing Titan with the Stilwells.
Stanley: Without telling his superiors first?
Vanessa: You gotta give him credit for it, General. Going AWOL is his forte, and it has its perks.
[Ariel moans]
Vanessa: Steady there, girl. Steady….
Stanley watches with sympathy, as his daughter tries to give her dragon comfort in her cage. Then he reaches in through the bars and pets on Ariel's frill, which is comforting to her.
Stanley: Maybe… I was ahead of myself with that statue. I only thought it would help everyone to see that he was strong on the inside.
Vanessa: Oh, come on. You don't judge a book by its cover or a person by their looks. You judge them based on their actions. Surely mom told you that before she left.
Stanley: She did. But I never understood it.
At the other end of the field, Rose, on the other hand, is checking up on Shadow, who she now sees herself to be a changed woman than before. She looks at her cyborg hands, remembering the time she lost them to a Dark Saber attack and how she killed them off with them. But she looks at the sick Shadow, and pets on his snout, comforting him.
Rose: I spent my whole life trying to kill them. Now look at me.
Tyler: Make way. Coming through.
Tyler comes over and clips a pair of cables onto Shadow's dewclaw wings, and when Shadow is about to sneeze, the cables start draining some of his electricity before he sneezes normally. Crosswire taps on the keyboard, tracing Drake's whereabouts.
Crosswire: I got him. Looks like he's heading down Highway 15. And thanks to Shadow's drained energy, we're gaining support for the electric bill.
Rose: It's not doing well for his health, anyway. But is it a good idea to let Drake be out there with those two?
Tyler: To be honest, no. But their squabbling has caused problems before. They'll either learn to work together or they'll kill each other.
Then, Clover lets out a barf, melting her cage with her lava.
Tyler: Right now, I don't really care which.
Act Eight
Further south of Ottawa, Drake and the Stilwells are still flying overhead on Fin and Flip. But it is nearly sunset, and it will be getting dark soon. Drake is looking at a map of Ontario.
Drake: According to the map, we should be nearing Smiths Falls right about now.
Rocky: How come you didn't bring your phone with you?
Drake: I forgot my phone, and it's very low on battery.
Dusty: Hehehe, my kinda guy.
All of a sudden, a huge gust of wind blows on the Ironback, causing it to lose balance in the air and fall down.
Stilwells: FIN! FLIP! UP!
Fin and Flip open their wings once more, and it enables them to glide before they can land hard on the dirt. However, everybody is okay as they regain their bearings.
Dusty: We're okay. We're alright.
Drake: Hey. Did you guys… say the same thing?
Rocky: Well, yeah. We can't go down when we're falling, right?
Drake: I know, but…. You two were agreeing on the same subject.
The twins are looking at each other in thought, realizing that it is true.
Rocky: Yeah. Yeah, we did.
Dusty: I guess I should've realized that when…. Wait a minute.
Dusty points down to reveal tracks leading away across a ruined town. But the trio sees a sign that says "Brockville" on it.
Drake: It's Brockville. We made it.
Dusty: Yeah, but… what about these tracks?
Rocky: I guess… someone had to take a swim or something.
Drake: No. These are really dragon footprints. It's gotta be the Freezing Titan.
Rocky: Alright, Drake. What's the plan?
Drake: Um, when you two secure the dragon's head, I will wedge its jaw open, and drain the poison into a container. But first….
Afterwards, Drake and the twins are in homemade protection suits, arriving in town. Rocky shines a flashlight around the highway.
Rocky: Okay, looks like the coast is clear. Let's go.
But then, Rocky loses balance, knocking over a light and causing it to fall over, creating a loud, echoing impact all over town.
Dusty: [quivering] Oh shit!
Rocky: Sorry.
Dusty shines her flashlight around, seeing no signs of anything. Not even the Freezing Titan. So they walked downhill towards the river, where the tracks are leading them to.
Dusty: They lead right here. So he's underwater.
Drake: Okay. So it looks like I'll set up a bait. You two stay put and… try the hand signals with Fin and Flip while you're at it.
As the Stilwells are training their dragon with hand signals, Drake puts over two wrapped fish on a deck, unwrapping them. Then he grabs a peddle and pats on the water.
Rocky: Now what are you doing?
Drake: If this works like with crocodiles, the dragon should be able to hear the vibrations in the water and come over here.
Act Nine
Moments past, and no signs of a Freezing Titan, but finally one arrives by popping out. The dragon is all blue with a lighter tone on the underside, long tendrils on the chin, and a frill that begins at the top of its snout and flows all the way down its neck to the shoulders.
[Fin & Flip trumpet]
Stilwells: There it is!
The Freezing Titans hisses at Drake to go away, before it lowers its head down to sniff the fish and eat them. But with that done, Drake walks over to approach it carefully.
Drake: Hey there, big guy. It's alright. Nothing to worry about. I just… want you to… relax.
He walks closer to the Freezing Titan, feeling like his words are working on calming the animal down. But for the twins, they are seeing the venom drooling down from its lower jaw.
Dusty: [whispering] Rocky, you seeing what I'm seeing?
Rocky: [whispering] He's gonna bite him. But on three, we tackle him.
Dusty: Okay.
Rocky: [beat; loudly] THREE!
The Stilwells rush over and tackle the Freezing Titan's head, pinning it down on the deck. They must manage to hold it down for a chance to drain its venom, however, the Freezing Titan slaps with its tail and attacks viciously, causing the deck to crumble over into pieces. Just before the dragon can attack again, Rocky and Dusty seize the opportunity and manage to lasso it, but struggles to pull it to dry land.
Drake: Guys, we're trying to tame it.
Rocky: When it's about to bite you? No way, man. [struggles] We can't let the dragon get back into the water!
Dusty: Fin, Flip, pull.
With an idea, Dusty does a hand signal, and the Ironback yanks on the lasso, pulling the Freezing Titan out of the water.
Drake: I've got the container.
Thinking fast, Drake throws a barrel in its mouth so he can drain its venom. However, the plan falls apart as the barrel is crushed and Rocky is whacked by the dragon's tail, causing him to collide with Dusty.
Rocky: Man down!
Now freed, the Freezing Titan hisses at Drake, ready to attack him, but it is distracted by Fin and Flip, who trumpet aggressively to protect him. The wild dragon trumpets back, and they both begin to fight with their teeth and claws, without anyone getting injected by the deadly venom. Fin and Flip inhale and spray boiling hot water at the Freezing Titan, much to the twins' thrill.
Rocky: YEAH!
Dusty: COME ON, BOYS! COOK HIS GOOSE!
But the opponent isn't harmed; the Freezing Titan inflates its neck, and it sprays its own water at the Ironback, which is enough to cause Fin and Flip to writhe in pain because of the cold temperature.
Drake: Oh no. They won't make it this way.
Drake acts quickly by rushing over and pulling on its tail. Now alarmed, the Freezing Titan looks back at Drake and attacks him, but he dodges the cold water by ducking under the tail. He grabs the tail, but gets brutally whacked and thrown back and forth, then Drake manages to grab onto the tail as he holds onto a tree. Fin and Flip rush over and tackle the dragon, finally pinning it down.
Drake: Guys! The venom!
The twins assist themselves in pulling the Freezing Titan's mouth in between the tree. With some venom spilling from its jaws, Rocky grabs the container Drake had, and collects some of it down. However, things look bad as the Freezing Titan begins to burst freezing cold water on them, forcing the twins to let go and get to cover. Unable to hold the weight, the tree snaps and Drake falls onto the ground. The ropes holding the Freezing Titan snaps also, and the dragon is freed as it shoves Fin and Flip off. It lets out a trumpet at the humans, before it goes back into the river.
Drake: God, that was too close. But did you guys…?
Rocky: Yeah. I got the venom.
Drake stands up; he walks over to look into the container, seeing the venom inside of it.
Rocky: You think that's enough?
Drake: I hope so. But I…. I thought the Freezing Titan would cower before me, since I'm the-
Rocky: Yeah, well… maybe that's because he's a rebel.
Dusty: What's that over there?
Again, Dusty makes a discovery. It turns out to be a small package on the grass, surrounded by an icy mist. She picks it up, seeing a name on it.
Dusty: Hey Drake, it's for you.
Drake, puzzled, walks over to Dusty, and takes the package to look at it.
Drake: This must be it. Louis said he had something for me, but he… lost it on the way to Ottawa.
All of a sudden, there is a sound of a revving engine, grabbing the trio's attention.
Dusty: What's that?
Drake: What's what?
Dusty: Sounds like a… motorboat.
Drake: It can't be. This town's been abandoned for ten years.
Rocky: Probably a ghost or something.
Drake: Stay sharp. It could be….
Fin and Flip are both hearing it, and they look ahead of the river, and they snarl to know what is approaching the area.
Drake: They see something.
On the river is a speedboat, and riding it are Fox and Rufus.
Fox: I'm the captain, and I say go left.
Rufus: Would that be port or starboard, Fox?
Fox: There they are! Go get them, boys!
Right on cue, several Firebirds arrive at the scene, all armed with weapons, ready to attack the trio.
Drake: Ambush!
The Firebirds charge in, but the twins fight them off as Fin and Flip join in, biting and slapping the gangsters away. Drake takes his leave with the venom and package, but his path is blocked by Wallbreaker, standing in the icy mist.
Wallbreaker: Yo, start pickin' some flowers for your fune-
But then, he suddenly freezes and falls down. He is about to throw a bomb, until he sneezes again, disarming him of the bomb before it detonates under a downed car.
Wallbreaker: What the hell, man?
Drake: You must've gotten a cold.
The twins give out their hand signal to their dragon one at a time, and they successfully manage to fend off the Firebirds. The twins are now working out their hand signals together and order their dragon to come to them. Wallbreaker regains his strength and throws a bomb at Fin and Flip, but the Ironback smacks it away with his tail before it detonates.
Rocky: Drake, get on!
Drake rushes over to the twins, and they all mount on Fin and Flip, before they dive into the water, swimming away. So the chase is on with Fox and Rufus on their speedboat, and the Firebirds chase them on their jet skis.
Wallbreaker: Cut 'em off, guys!
Going across the river, Fin and Flip swim at rapid speed, while Drake holds on tightly to the venom and the package. The Firebirds continue charging, and the twins begin taunting and mocking the rats all the while.
Drake: Guys! Can we just instead?
Dusty: We don't have to!
Dusty grabs a grenade launcher and fires it in the air, before it lands into the water, floating. By the time two Firebirds arrive, the bomb explodes, killing them off. The Ironback takes a wild turn around a shipwreck, while Drake holds onto the tail, then a Firebird grabs his foot.
Firebird: End of the line, Dalloway.
Drake looks at an axe on a boat, then he sees a fallen tree, which gives him an idea.
Drake: Rocky, try to go right!
Rocky: What?
Drake: Just trust me!
Rocky: Well, I should! I hope you know what you're doing!
The Ironback spins around, having the Firebird to let go of Drake. Now freed, Drake grabs the axe, then they all go under the tree, but he chops it in half with the axe.
Wallbreaker: Oh, crap!
The Firebirds bump into the tree, and collide with each other, sinking into the river.
Rocky: YEAH! Awesome work, Drake!
Drake: Don't celebrate yet!
Lastly, the speedboat is speeding up towards the trio. Fox is rigged onto a giant mousetrap, tied to a bungee cord around his waist, and holding a machete.
Rufus: Are you sure about this, Fox? These things are supposed to be dangerous.
Fox: Danger is my middle name.
Rufus: I thought it was Hubert.
Fox: Augh! Fire one!
Rufus triggers the mousetrap, then Fox springs onto the Ironback, face to face with Fox.
Fox: Just thought I'd drop in.
Drake: You don't know what you're getting yourselves into. Because I've got venom here enough to kill ya.
Fox: Oh yeah? Well, why'd you think you got here in the first place? We planted those flowers in Ottawa, knowing you would come here, and we could catch you and your new sea dragon.
Hearing that, Drake realizes what the whole thing about getting sick was all about: For the Blackhawks to fish him out of town. Drake uses his axe to face off Fox, but he loses his balance on the Ironback's wiggling spine and falls down, right before Fox grabs him by the collar. But with the operative distracted, he sees the Freezing Titan's frill sailing across like a shark's fin, which gives him an idea.
Fox: Any questions before you'd say "sayonara"?
Drake: Actually, yeah. Just one. Can you withstand minus 200 degrees Celsius?
Fox: What?
Then, the Freezing Titan shows up with a trumpet. It sprays freezing cold water, but it barely misses the Ironback who swerved away, and it gets Fox by the hair. With the Ironback speeding up, the bungee cord is stretching to the end, and Fox holds onto Drake, ready to go with him. But the twins hold onto Drake, so by the time the cord reaches its end, Fox is sprung back onto the speedboat before it pulls over.
Rufus: Hey Fox, you look like Mr. Freeze with that hairdo.
Fox: Do I? Well, I oughta freeze your brains out and-
[bellowing]
The operatives hear that bellowing, which came from underwater. They look down at the water, and they see the Freezing Titan swimming upward towards them.
Fox: [panicked] Step on it! Step on it, quickly!
But it is too late, as the dragon lunges at the boat, flipping it over. The Freezing Titan lets out a trumpet, declaring itself as the victor in this battle. Now with the threat gone, Fin and Flip finally take flight out of the water, heading out somewhere.
Rocky: Mission accomplished. Now we can fly.
Drake: You guys… have got to alarm me before you'd do something.
Dusty: Where's the fun-
Rocky: …In that, huh?
Twins: Hey! We finished each other's sentences!
Drake: [to himself] If they do that, it means they're getting along.
On dry land, Fox, Rufus and Wallbreaker swim to shore on the USA side, shivering from feeling the cold in the water, but only to be cornered by a scolding Hunter with some of his men.
Fox: [nervously] Oh, boss, uh…. When did you get here?
Hunter: About five minutes ago. Long enough to see your failure. You two have actually failed right in front of me.
Fox: But we were this close to getting it done. We had him eating from our hands!
Hunter: Save it. [to a Blackhawk] Take them back for interrogation, and make sure they don't get sick there.
Blackhawk: Yes, sir.
The troopers grab the trio by the arms, and take them to a truck container, taking them back.
Rufus: Is this what I think it is?
Fox: Yes. Our soup has turned into chicken bones.
Wallbreaker: That's a bummer. I could go for some soup right now. [sneezes]
Act Ten
Back in Ottawa, it's already after dark. Tyler sweeps around the field, making sure all the dragons are secured inside their cages.
Gilbert: That's the last of them.
Tyler: Now we just have to go home, and… see if we can-
[Ironback trumpeting]
Stilwells: [from a distance] Look out below!
Much to everyone's surprise, Drake and the twins return to the Shelters and their Ironback lands safely on the field. They dismount the dragon, but they see the General walking over to them with a scold.
Stanley: So. You three went AWOL… this afternoon?
Drake: Sir, it was my idea. I asked them to tag along, and we got this.
Drake shows Stanley the container with the venom inside of it. Stanley looks at him, and spoke calmly.
Stanley: Of course, I may have drawn you to this. I never meant to make you feel like you had to do something like this.
Drake: I know, sir. But I had to do it. For myself. And for the dragons.
Later on, Tyler checks on the venom through a microscope, isolating the source of the flower immunity.
Tyler: It's perfect. Now I just have to isolate the right parts that makes it immune to tiger lilies.
Drake: How long will that take?
Tyler: A few hours, maybe a day.
While Tyler works on the venom, Drake walks over to Louis and Vanessa, holding the package he found. He opens it, and inside he finds… a teddy bear, but Drake remembers this.
Drake: My old bear.
Vanessa: Wow, it's super cute.
Louis: It's one of a kind. Carly made it at Build-a-Bear when she was pregnant with Drake. Before she left, she lost it all the way in Spain. It took me so long to find it, but I managed.
Drake: But Louis…. Why did my mother leave?
Louis: Sadly, I don't know. But whatever it is, I'm sure she would have her reasons to. Not to leave you or Achilles behind. She loved you both more than anything else.
Drake: [beat] I do wish I'd know where she- [sneezes] Aw, great. Now-
But Drake sneezes once again, and now he looks under the weather.
Drake: Uh, great. Now I'm getting sick.
Vanessa: Serves you right, sneaking away and going into trouble.
Drake: It's only a…. [sneezes]
Louis: How about I'd take you home?
Hours later, the antidote is given to the dragons. Tyler and the others wait for the cure to take effect and then, finally, the dragons are all better now.
Ethan: How have you been, girl?
[Clover roars]
Ethan: Healthy alright.
Michael: But you know… I'm surprised that the twins are getting along. It's kinda scary.
The twins finally mend their relationship and discard their old hatred with each other, and they now work together with Fin and Flip as a team.
Michael: But they will screw up from time to time.
Then, they respond by getting Fin and Flip to blast him away. The twins exchange headbutts and their dragon's two heads imitate them in the act of affection.
In the next morning, Drake is still sick because of the cold he got last night, laying down in bed.
Drake: [sneezes] Aw, man. Of all the days to be sick, it has to be when the dragons finally get all better.
As Drake watches outside the window, he notices the neighbours with their dragons flying in the sky in joy, as the epidemic is finally gone. Shadow walks over to the window, moaning and scratching the window like a cat begging to get inside.
Drake: Sorry, bro. I can't get out right-
Suddenly, Drake is yanked back into bed. It turns out to be Vanessa, dressed as a nurse.
Vanessa: No talking to the window while sick.
Drake: Come on. Vanessa, just because I'm sick doesn't mean you can-
Vanessa: Nuh-uh-uh! Don't you deny it. It's about time you spend more time with me, so this is that time. Now let's have an examination.
Vanessa holds Drake down, and puts her head on her forehead to take his temperature.
Drake: Hey, you don't have to treat me like a baby.
Vanessa: Don't get ahead of yourself. Anyway, you have such a fever. Now you lie down and relax, while I feed you some soup.
Vanessa grabs a bowl of soup. She feeds it to Drake, and he reacts in pain of the hot soup, nearly burning his tongue. Outside, Shadow feels it too, and he moans, shaking his head around.
Narrator: I used to think four heads were a little crazy, and I wasn't wrong. It was thanks to the Stilwells, we got a cure to save the dragons. But in the end, it barely helped me.
Meanwhile on Confederation Park, everyone looks as a couple of soldiers replace the original buff Drake statue with a more accurate one showing Drake as he truly is, astride Shadow and raising his hand up with his scarf. Everyone applaud for this successful replacement.
Narrator: I've spent most of my life trying to prove to everyone that I could be his kind of man. As it turns out, I already was. All and all, I'd do anything for my dragon, my half-brother.
The End