Copyright 2000 --- Robert Baer Jr. Buford's Collie Squadron -- "The Dixiecats" DISCLAIMER Road Rovers characters, names, situations and the Road Rovers universe are the property of Warner Bros. I, nor this script/story are connected with Warner Bros. in any way, shape or form. This document may not be publicized or reproduced in any way, shape or form. It must remain fully intact and may not be altered in anyway. It is strictly used for not-for-profit entertainment purposes only, and is not intended to infringe on any Copyrights. This story is written by Robert Baer Jr and the characters Otto, Samantha Maddog, Ben Maddog, Abby Maddog, Vicki Maddog, Molly Maddog, Kyra, Linda Maddog, Prairie Mason, Prairie Rose, Uncle Buford and Roger Maddog are all Robert Baer Jr's creations, copyright 1997-1998. Characters and story background for the 'Dixiecats' are the creations of Robert Baer Jr, copyright 2000. Misty Maddog is a creation of Bart Walls. Buford's Collie Squadron -- "The Dixiecats" The scene opens with four members of the Collie Squadron (Kyra, Prairie Rose, Roger and Misty Maddog) searching through a dense forest in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. ROGER (upset): Why did Uncle Buford send US on this mission? I'm not exactly the outdoors 'back to nature' type! PRAIRIE ROSE (sternly): Roger, you know that my husband, your dad and your sisters are all in court now. Otto and Samantha are on a mission with their own masters. Besides, what's so bad about this mission? MISTY (big smile): I love the outdoors! I had to live a lot of my life in the wide open spaces. KYRA (looks at Roger and whispers): Besides, it's very romantic out here.... ROGER (huge grin): Well, since you put it that way! PRAIRIE ROSE (looks back): Ok you two, stop kissing! We have to find that black box from the military plane that crashed here a few hours ago, remember? ROGER (nods): Yes, ma'am KYRA (smiles): We can kiss later, Rog! ROGER (smiles): Er...like Rose said, we gotta find that black box! MISTY (giggles): That's my brother, his mind is always on work! PRAIRIE ROSE (points): According to the reading I'm getting from my collar, there's a large metal object in that direction! ROGER (nods): I get the same readings! KYRA (nods): Me too! MISTY (wonders): Hey, when do I get a collar like yours? ROGER (smiles): Don't worry, Uncle Buford is working on your even as we speak! Prairie Rose, Roger, Kyra and Misty walk through a tall grove of trees to find the wreckage of the plane, as well as seven cano-mutants in hand to hand combat with five brownish furred creatures which resemble... PRAIRIE ROSE (shocked): Cats? ROGER (growls): CATS! KYRA (nods): Felo-Mutants! MISTY (smiles): They sure can fight, can't they? ROGER (looks at Rose): Should we help them? PRAIRIE ROSE (thinking): I'm not sure.... As the four Collie Squaders ponder the question, the Felo-sapiens are fighting a fierce battle with the cano-mutants. These five cats are the Dixiecats, a family of five brothers and sisters who fight for the side of good. There's Porthos, the leader. Very intelliegent and strong, he's the leader of the group. There's Katrina and Felicia, the two sisters of the group. Don't let their 'good looks' fool you, they're a powerful fighting combination. There's Patch, called that name due to the patches of white in his otherwise brownish fur. He's the mechanic of the group. Finally, there's Thomas, the fun loving, free wheeling 'dare devil' brother. PORTHOS (punches cano-mutant): What do these overgrown hush puppies want? KATRINA (kicks one in the stomache): I have no idea, bro! PATCH (rolls a cano-mutant over his back): They must want that black box that was on the plane! THOMAS (points): That dog creature is runnin off with it! FELICIA (smiles): Leave it to me! As the four Collie Squaders watch behind the bushes, Felicia closes her eyes and waves her arms. Suddenly, the cano-mutant who is carrying the black box stops, and then begins to run backward, as if he were an image in 'reverse' on a VCR tape. When the cano-mutant walks backward past Felicia, she grabs the black box out of his hands. FELICIA (smiles): Piece of cake! PATCH (nods): Ok, let me wrap these characters up! Patch closes his eyes and waves his hands. Immediately appearing on each cano-mutant is rope, which has their arms and feet bound tightly. The cano-mutants fall to the ground. PORTHOS (angry): Patch, why didn't you do that in the first place? PATCH (smiles): Because I just learned that spell, wasn't sure it would work! THOMAS (upset): Shoot! I wanted to beat these miserable puppies some more! KATRINA (puts hand on Thomas's shoulder): Relax, as least we have what we came for! PORTHOS (looks around): Hey, somebody's watching us! I can sense it! FELICIA (confused): What are you talking about, brother? I don't see anyone! PORTHOS (looks around): They're here alright! Porthos closes his eyes and waves his hands, suddenly Prairie Rose, Roger, Kyra and Misty float into the air from under the bushes they were hiding in. THOMAS (angry): So! More mutant dogs! Maybe I WILL get to pound some more puppies! KATRINA (points at them): You're evil spies! You're with these other dog creatures! PRAIRIE ROSE (shakes head): No, let me explain! PATCH (angry): I'll make them explain! Patch closes his eyes and waves his hands, suddenly a huge ball of flame appears floating in front of the four floating Collie Squaders. PATCH (angry): Dogs, better give us some truthful answers or you'll all be HOT dogs! PORTHOS (confused): Wait a minute! Those are interesting silver uniforms you four are wearing! ROGER (angry): That's because we're Road Rovers! KYRA (nods): We're members of a special team called the Collie Squadron! FELICIA (points at Rose): She's not a collie! Liars! PRAIRIE ROSE (sadly): What can we do to convince you we are not your enemies? THOMAS (smiles): Y'all don't gotta do nothing! Right guys? All five of the Dixiecats close their eyes and concentrate. Then they open them, Porthos waves his hands and the four Collie Squaders fall to the ground. PORTHOS (smiles): Forgive us, we didn't know. So you are, indeed, Road Rovers! PRAIRIE ROSE (nods): Yes we are, my name is .... KATRINA (smiles): We already know! All of us read your minds! That's why we know you speak the truth! PORTHOS (nods): Let me introduce our little group! I'm Porthos, these are my sisters Katrina and Felicia, and those are my brothers Patch and Thomas! MISTY (giggles): Thomas! So you're Tom Cat, right? THOMAS (upset): I hate it when people call me that! MISTY (frowns): Oh, sorry about that! I didn't mean to hurt your feelings! PATCH (sternly): So, you four are trying to return this box to the government also, aren't you? PRAIRIE ROSE (nods): Yes, that's our mission! FELICIA (hands the box to Rose): It was our mission, too! Now you Road Rovers can take it back to the air base. ROGER (confused): Why won't you five do it? I mean after all, it was you who defeated these .... THOMAS (shakes head): No, it's better that we stay in the shadows KATRINA (nods): Sis is right, humans will never accept us! PORTHOS (looks up into the sky): That's why we've stayed hidden all these years in this forest. Because we know that neither man nor animal will ever accept us. PATCH (sadly): We were outcasts since the day we were born! PRAIRIE ROSE (sits down on a stump): Really? What happaned? Why are you five out here in the middle of nowhere? PORTHOS (sadly): It's hard for any of us to remember all that occurred. >From what I can remember, all five of us were born in an experimental labratory a few months ago. I can remember being exposed to some sort of high energy beams of light, and being injected with chemicals. KATRINA (sadly): The next thing we knew, all of us were placed in a bag left to die out here in the forest. PATCH (smiles): That's when something really strange happaned. All five of us began to grow rapidly, as if my magic! Not only had we busted out of that sack, we were now very human-like. THOMAS (nods): And we also discovered that all of us had special, magical powers, as well as the ability to think and speak! FELICIA (nods): And super intelligence, too! Can't explain it, but all of those experiments they ran on us changed us into what we are now. PORTHOS (sadly): So since that day, we've lived out here, in this forest. We do good deeds when we can, like find lost children, tend to sick animals, things like that. But we always do it secretly, so no one will discover us. PRAIRIE ROSE (smiles): Why all of this secretcy? ROGER (nods): Yeah, you guys could join us! KYRA (smiles): You five are very talented! PORTHOS (shakes head): But you are dogs, and we are cats. It just wouldn't work out. KATRINA (nods): Yeah! Cats are far more superior to dogs anyway! MISTY (defensive): Hey! What's wrong with being a dog? THOMAS (smirks): Nothing! If you like drooling, drinking from toilets and sniffs butts all day! MISTY (upset): So says you, TOM CAT!!! THOMAS (angry): I told you NOT to call me that! MISTY (furious): Oh yeah, MAKE ME! THOMAS (evil grin): My pleasure! Thomas closes his eyes and waves his hands, a muzzle restraint appears on Misty's mouth. ROGER (growls): HEY! You can't do that to my sister! Thomas closes his eyes, but before he can wave his arms, Roger pushes him in the jaw and sends him flying into a nearby tree. PORTHOS (shocked): THOMAS!! (looks at the Rovers): THAT was a big mistake, doggies! Porthos closes his eyes and waves his arms, all four of the Rovers are now bound with ropes on their hands and feet. Kyra, using her 'plastic skinned' abilities, wiggles free from her ropes and stretches her arm long enough to hit Porthos in the stomache, doubling his over as he falls to the ground. KATRINA (angry): This means WAR, Rovers! As Katrina closes her eyes and waves her arms, Prairie Rose breaks free by 'growing' over fifty feet tall. She grabs all five of the Dixiecats in her huge hands. PRAIRIE ROSE (smiles): Look, we can fight all day, but it'll get us nowhere. Why don't we work together instead? You've obviously read our minds, you know that we only want to fight for justice, just like you do! Let's call a truce, ok? PORTHOS (nods): Under the circumstances, that's an excellent suggestion! Prairie Rose gently puts the Dixiecats back on the ground and then 'reduces' to her normal size. PRAIRIE ROSE (reaches to shake Porthos's hand): Friends? PORTHOS (shakes her hand): Friends! Suddenly, eight gas canisters land near the group, all of the Dixiecats and Rovers are overcome by the powerful sleep gas. GROOMER (wearing gas mask): Sleep well, my little doggies and kitties! General Parvo will be very pleased when I bring all of you and the black box home with me! The scene shifts a small cave somewhere in the Ozarks three hours later. Prairie Rose, Roger, Kyra, Misty and all five Dixiecats are still 'sleeping', but their wrists and ankles are in shackles on the wall of the cave. All of their collars have been removed, the four Rovers are on one wall while the Dixiecats are tied to the opposite wall facing them. Each of them has a 'patch' on their left forearm. Slowly, all of them awaken as the Groomer and two cano-mutants approach them. PRAIRIE ROSE (looks around): Where.....where......are ......we...... GROOMER (laughs): You here in my secret labratory! And here is where you all wll stay until Parvo gets here! ROGER (struggles, but is very weak): Let us.....go......release......us..... GROOMER (laughs): So, what's the matter, strong man? I'll tell you what's the matter! Each of you has a patch on your arm. These patches are sending a steady stream of depressants into your blood streams! So that's why none of you can summon up your special powers, because your brains aren't alert enough to concentrate! (laughs out loud): This time, there's no escape for any of you! Groomer walks away as the two cano-mutants take positions on each side of the cave. THOMAS (struggles): We can't move, Porthos, what'll we do? PRAIRIE ROSE (looks over at Porthos): Can't you five use magic to free us? PORTHOS (slowly shakes head): We can't...these drugs....... making it hard to.....focus..... KATRINA (nods): Porthos ....is.....right..... KYRA (sadly): I can't....even ....... get free...... MISTY (very sad): I'm scared! ROGER (looks over at her): Don't be.....afraid... MISTY (frightened): You guys don't even have your collars! We're doomed! KYRA (looks at Misty): Why....aren't you......sleepy......Misty? MISTY (shakes herself, watches her patch fall off): Guess they didn't put it on me right. (very sad): But what's the difference! We're all going to be tortured by Parvo! Misty cries loudly, breaking into tears, one of the cano-mutant guards walks over and points his gun at her. MUTANT #1 (growling): Silence from all the prisoners! MISTY (crying, looking up into the mutant's eyes): I wish you could give my friend's collars back to them! I wanna go home!!! Unnoticed by the others, suddenly, the cano-mutant gets a very blank look on his face and mutters, "I obey" and walks down the hallway. Two minutes later, he has the three collars in his hands and places them around the necks of Prairie Rose, Roger and Kyra. They and the Dixiecats are so surprised, they are speechless as the cano-mutant returns to his place standing in front of Misty. PRAIRIE ROSE (shocked, sleepy): Misty...what did ...you do..... to him? MISTY (shocked): All I did was look him in the eyes and mention your collars, then I felt a tingly feeling inside me, like a shot of electricity... I can't explain it! ROGER (smiles, sleepy): That ... must ....be ....your .....special....power......mind.... control.... KYRA (turns to her): Misty..... order.....him.....to ......bring..... black.... box...... here..... MISTY (nods): I get the idea! (looks him in the eyes): Please bring me the black box that you brought back from the crash site MUTANT #1 (nods): I...obey.... The cano-mutant walks past the other mutant guard and into Groomer's labratory. She has the black box sitting on a table and is about to hook it up to her computer. The cano-mutant takes the box from the table and leaves while Groomer's back is turned. As he is turning with the box, the other mutant stands in front of him. MUTANT #2 (growls): Hey! What are you doing with that? MUTANT #1 (blank look): I obey..... MUTANT #2 (grabs the box): No you don't! The one cano-mutant grabs the box back and pushes the other mutant down to the floor. As the one mutant brings the black box to Misty, the other one sounds the alarm. Groomer comes running and screaming. GROOMER (angry): Don't let them get away! MISTY (looks the mutant in the eyes): Go tackle Groomer! The one cano-mutant turns around and instantly pounces on Groomer. GROOMER (struggles): Hey! Let me go, you crazy oversized mutt! PRAIRIE ROSE (sleepy): I think.....I can.... zap us..... all home! Groomer and the cano-mutants are too busy fighting to notice how Prairie Rose is closing her eyes and concentrating. A loud BOOM!!!! shakes the cave, all four Rover, all five Dixiecats and the black box are gone. They all instantly reappear at Collie Squadron Headquarters, Uncle Buford comes running when he sees how the depressant drugs have affected everyone. He sees the arm patches on them and removes them. UNCLE BUFORD (sniffs a patch): This has a sleeping agent in it! Must've been Parvo's handy work! (sees the Dixiecats): Hmmmmm Felo-sapiens? They must be friendly because they have the same patches on their arms as the others do. MISTY (excited): They are friendly, Uncle Buford! They're the Dixiecats! They fight crime like we do! UNCLE BUFORD (looks around): Looks like the others are all asleep, would you run into the medical ward and bring me my thermos of coffee? MISTY (surprised): Coffee? UNCLE BUFORD (nods): We have to get them up somehow, the caffiene in the coffee should counteract the drugs in the patches, if I can get them awake long enough to drink a few cups! MISTY (nods): Yes sir! Misty brings the thermos to Uncle Buford, he has Misty make another pot of coffee in the lounge as Uncle Buford gets all of them to drink it. Soon, all of the affected Rover and Dixiecats are awake and moving about. FELICIA (yawning): I can't believe it! That old man actually helped us cats! PATCH (points): And don't forget those dogs, they could've just saved themselves, but they got all of us out of that cave! PORTHOS (nods): Maybe we can trust these Road Rovers after all! UNCLE BUFORD (walking slowly over to the Dixiecats): Misty tells me you're called the Dixiecats and that you were mutated and left stranded in the forest, is that true? KATRINA (nods): That's right! And we all seem to have been given special powers. THOMAS (nods): But we don't really know how to use them all properly UNCLE BUFORD (smiles): Tell you what, how would you like to stay here, with us at Collie Squadron Headquarters? We can also help train you to use your powers more effectively! PORTHOS (shocked): You'd be willing to take all of us in? You don't even know us! UNCLE BUFORD (grins): I just have a good feeling about you five. What do ya say, do we have a deal? KATRINA (concerned): What about all the dogs? Won't they hate us? PRAIRIE ROSE (smiles): I'm a dog, and I don't hate any of you! ROGER (nods): Neither do I! KYRA (smiles): I think you guys are great! MISTY (happy): I'd love to have more new friends! UNCLE BUFORD (smiles): See? And I'll talk to the others, they'll see thing my way! After all, I am the Leader of the Collie Squadron! PORTHOS (smiles, looks at the others): Well brothers and sisters, shall we? Thomas, Katrina, Patch and Felicia nod. PORTHOS (smiles): Looks like we have a deal, Uncle Buford! UNCLE BUFORD (nods): Excellent! Misty and Kyra can show you to your rooms, we'll start your training tommorrow! KYRA (smiles, motions): Follow us! As Uncle Buford watches the Dixiecats walk up the staircase, he smiles and nods. UNCLE BUFORD (happy): I think these cats will be excellent new members of our group! -----------------------------------------------------------------------