Copyright 2000 -- Robert Baer Jr. DogStyle -- "A DogStyle Journey" 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 and the 'DogStyle' concept are all Robert Baer Jr's creations, copyright 1997-2000. Boomerang is a creation of Robert Page. No36s and Alice Kiddman are creations of Brandon P. Emaryldwyn is a creation of Sarah Saarlos. DogStyle -- "A DogStyle Journey -- Part 1" The scene is a five star restraunt called 'The Blue Danube' in downtown San Francisco. The DogStyle group is having a night out on the town, and also celebrating adding their newest member, Emaryldwyn, the white wolf/GSD mix. EMARYLDWYN (smiling): Thanks again for letting me join the group, and for taking me out to dinner like this! SAMANTHA (smiling): It's our pleasure, Miss Emaryldwyn, ma'am! OTTO (nods): Affirmative! It is customary to commemorate important milestones with appropriate beverages and nutritional supplements BOOMERANG (confused): Huh? NO36S (smiles): Otto said to celebrate the good times! BOOMERANG (nods): Oh yeah! ALICE (looks at Emaryldwyn): So, Emaryld, what do you think of our little group so far? EMARYLDWYN (smiles): I love it! BOOMERANG (nods); You fit right in! Our practices have gone great and it really helps that you know how to play a variety of instruments! OTTO (nods): This is correct, versatility is a vital asset to any organized group. NO36S (whispers to Samantha): Does he talk like that ALL the time? SAMANTHA (whispers back): I'm afraid he does, Mr No36s, sir BOOMERANG (sternly): Hey, I'm tired of waiting, shouldn't our steaks be ready by now? ALICE (nods): I'm so hungry the tablecloth's starting to look good! OTTO (sternly): I'm certain if we all wait patiently we shall be served momentarily BOOMERANG (giggles): I'm bored! Check this out! Boomerang takes a scoop of butter from a butter dish with a spoon then lays it on the table with a fork under it like a catepult. SAMANTHA (shocked): Please don't do this, Mr Boomerang, sir, it's not good manners! BOOMERANG (laughs): Bombs Away! He hits the high end of the spoon, sending the scoop of butter straight up into the air and then he catches it in an empty water glass. BOOMERANG (shouts): Right on target! NO36S (laughs): I gotta try that! ALICE (nods): Me too! OTTO (sternly): Gentlemen, this is not the proper way to behave in a restraunt NO36S (evil grin): We know! ALICE (set up his spoon): Bombs away! Alice launches a scoop of butter into the air, he also manages to catch it in an empty water glass. NO36S (shouts): My turn! No36s launches two scoops of butter, one lands on the floor, the other lands on a crowded table, knocking over a crystal salad dressing flak. The three men at the table immediately turn their heads in No36s's direction, they stand up and slowly approach the table. SAMANTHA (scared): Oh NO! Now you've gotten us into trouble! NO36S (shrugs); Who? Me? EMARYLDWYN (sadly): Those three guys really look mad. ALICE (stares): Wait a minute! I've seen him before.. NO36S (nods): Me too! That's Steve Perry! OTTO (sternly): Processing.... Confirmed! Steve Perry is the lead singer of the rock band known as Journey! STEVE (angry): Look, Dogface! That wasn't very funny! SAMANTHA (sadly lowers head): We're sorry, Mr Perry, sir... STEVE (shocked): Wait a minute! (smiles): Hey! You're DogStyle, aren't you? NO36S (nods): That's right! EMARYLDWYN (smiles): We sure are! STEVE (happy): This is GREAT!!! You guys are really climbing the charts! I bought your CD! OTTO (smiles): We are pleased that you hold our group in such high regard! STEVE (smiles): Say! How about we cut an album together? Me and the boys have been looking for a new angle for our next CD, you dogs are just want we need! How about it? SAMANTHA (smiles): That's sounds wonderful, Mr Perry, sir! STEVE (happy): Please Sam, just call me Steve, no can knock off the sir, alright? SAMANTHA (nods): As you wish, Steve, sir! Oops, I did it again, sorry... BOOMERANG (excited): This is awesome! When do you want us to come to your studio? STEVE (smiles): Would tommorrow morning be ok? NO36S (nods); SURE!! We'll be there with bells on! OTTO (looks at No36s): Wouldn't wearing bells be highly inefficent? NO36S (rolls eyes): It's a figure of speech, Otto OTTO (nods): I see.... yes ..... it is filed under American Slang in my internal index of ... STEVE (nods): Ok, see you all in the morning! (hands Samantha a business card): this is the address! Suddenly, Steve's cell phone rings, he excuses himself and answers it. SAMANTHA (looks at the other two men): Are you two in Mr Perry's group? MAN 1 (shakes head): Not exactly miss MAN 2 (sternly): We're Mr Perry's bodyguards! MAN 1 (sternly): Our boss is in the middle of contract talks with the record company MAN 2 (nods): Rival agents are trying to get Mr Perry to sign with him, but he hasn't decided yet OTTO (sternly): I see... STEVE (returning): That was Sidney again! I wish he'd stop bugging me! Man, I'll be glad when I sign my new contract! SAMANTHA (smiles): My father is handling all of our business affairs, Mr Perry, sir! EMARYLDWYN (nods): Yeah, maybe you've heard of him, Ben Maddog? STEVE (shocked): WHOA!!! THE Ben Maddog? The famous attorney? He's a talent agent, too? BOOMERANG (smiles): He sure is! He got us a great deal with the recording company! NO36S (nods): And a lot of great gigs! STEVE (nods): Yes, I heard about the cruise ship, and how you saved Axel Rose's life! You dogs ROCK!!! ALICE (nods): Thank you! STEVE (looks at watch): Oops! I got a late meeting, gotta run! See you in the morning! The group waves goodbye as Steve and his bodyguards leave. BOOMERANG (upset): Hey! Where's our steaks? EMARYLDWYN (nods): Yeah, my stomach is growling! ALICE (points): Here comes our waiter with our food! The waiter is slowly walking towards them, carefully balancing three plates of food in each hand. Suddenly, he steps in the butter on the floor and falls flat on his back. The sound of crashing plates fill the air. BOOMERANG (laughing): WOW!! Great trick! Can you do that again? SAMANTHA (concerned): Oh NO! I hope the gentleman's alright. NO36S (laughing): Must be his Jerry Lewis imitation! ALICE (laughing): Or Gerald Ford! OTTO (sternly): Next time I suggest phoning for pizza delivery The scene now shifts to the recording studio, the next morning. A loud BOOM!!!! shakes the lobby as Otto teleports the entire group there. The frightened receptionist hides under her desk. SAMANTHA (sadly): Oh dear! Forgive us for scaring you, ma'am? OTTO (sternly): We are here to record with Steve Perry and Journey RECEPTIONIST (stands up, points): Studio C, right down the hallway. BOOMERANG (smiles): Say miss, wanna go out with me for lunch? RECEPTIONIST (angry): Back off, Fido! I have a boyfriend, and he's not covered with fur! BOOMERANG (slimes as he walks away): Sassy! She wants me! EMARYLDWYN (rolls eys): Sure she does, Boomerang! NO36S (laughs): Better luck next time, big guy! As the six Rovers enter the studio, Steve closes up his cell phone. OTTO (looks at Steve): Mr Perry, you looked distressed SAMANTHA (concerned): Is anything wrong, Steve, sir? STEVE (shakes head): That was just Sidney Greenwich again, he's been bugging me non stop to sign with his agency. I haven't decided who will represent me yet, but I know it won't be him! BOOMERANG (concerned): Have you told him yet? STEVE (nods): Several times! He won't take NO for an answer! (smiles): Well, enough of that! Let's make some music! As the Rovers unpack their instruments, Steve and the other members of Journey do the same. Otto glances over in their direction and suddenly grabs Steve's guitar out of his hands. STEVE (shocked); HEY! What gives? BOOMERANG (shocked); OTTO!!! ALICE (surprised): What has gotten into you? OTTO (sternly): Someone has tampered with your guitar, Mr Perry. The strings have been rigged to be electrofied the second it's plugged in! Watch! Otto places the guitar on the floor and gets out a voltage meter and tests one of the strings. STEVE (startled): You're right, Otto! Those strings have live current running through them! But how did you know? OTTO (sternly); I scanned your guitar and noticed it had been altered. I can see that your keyboard has also been rigged with a small explosive charge as well. STEVE (shocked): Who on earth would want to harm me or my band? BOOMERANG (shocked): The keyboard's set to explode? Hey, I didn't think the music business could be so dangerous! EMARYLDWYN (gets out a screwdriver): Everyone give me some room, I'll defuse it! As the others watch, Emaryldwyn carefully removes the back from the electronic keyboard and cuts the main wire. OTTO (nods): Scanning.... confirmed! The explosive device has been successfully rendered harmless STEVE (smiles): Good work miss, thank you! EMARYLDWYN (smiles) The name's Emaryldwyn and you're quite welcome! SAMANTHA (outraged): Who would want to do something so drastic? Otto, No36s, Alice and Boomerang look at each other and nod. OTTO (sternly): Gather around, I have a plan! The scene now shifts to the studio apartment of Sidney Greenwich in downtown San Francisco. He is slouching on a couch watching a war movie on TV. SIDNEY (laughing): KABOOM!! That's just what happens when the great Sidney Greenwich is NOT your agent! He hears a knock on his door. When he opens the door, he's very surprised at what he sees. SIDNEY (shocked): STEVE? Uh... hi there! Steve and six band members walk in, all carrying their instruments. STEVE (smiles): I've decided to make YOU my agent! SIDNEY (startled): Really? WOW!!! I'll go get the papers for you to sign and ... STEVE (shakes head): Not yet, Sid, sit down, the band and I want to play you our latest song! It's going to be a big hit! As Sidney sits down on the couch, his facial expression changes when he sees Steve's guitar and the keyboard they brought with them. SIDNEY (scared): Er... you guys don't have to play right now, really! And to celebrate our new partership, I'll buy you new instruments! STEVE (smiles): That's very kind of you, but first, we'll play our new song for you! SIDNEY (grabs Steve's guitar): Er... you ... can't play this guitar! STEVE (concerned): You're acting strangely Sid, is everything alright? SIDNEY (stutters): Er...sure... SURE IT IS!!! Sidney quickly grabs the keyboard before anyone can plug it in. STEVE (takes the keyboard back): Stop clowning around! (hands it to another band member): Here, warm it up! When the band member touches one of the keys, Sidney ducks under the couch and screams. STEVE (looks at Steve): What's going on? SIDNEY (whimpering): The keyboard... your guitar.... I tampered with them...... MEMBER OF THE BAND (sternly): We know, Sidney! As Sidney stands up, his eyes grow as big as saucers when Otto turns off his image projector, revealing that the other six band members Steve had brought with him were actually members of DugStyle. Boomerang grabs Sidney by the shirt collar and pushes him into a corner. SAMANTHA (growls): You mean, mean human! How could you do that to Mr Perry! NO36S (growls): It's obvious! He wanted to scare Steve into signing with him! ALICE (growls): Wanna bite him? BOOMERANG (shakes head): Biting a jerk like that would leave a bad taste in my mouth! OTTO (sternly): I have contacted the police, they will be here shortly to arrest you! SIDNEY (defiantly): Hey pooch! It's your word against MINE! OTTO (shakes head): Not exactly (talks like Sidney, repeating): "The keyboard... your guitar.... I tampered with them .... SIDNEY (shocked): WHAT THE???? EMARYLDWYN (laughs): Otto recorded your confession, he'll be handing over the tape to the police when they get here! STEVE (angry): It's over, Sid! SIDNEY (angry): It's all your fault, you meddling mutts! I'll get you for this! OTTO (sternly): The first thing I would 'get' is a competant attorney! SAMANTHA (growls): As long as it's not my dad or any of my sisters! The scene switches back to the recording studio, several hours later. Journey and DogStyle are just finishing their last recording of the day. STEVE (smiles); And that's a rap! (takes off headphones); Great job everyone! SAMANTHA (smiles); Thank you, Steve! STEVE (smiles); This will be a great joint CD! OTTO (nods): It is a very high probability that this combine venture will yeild very encouraging results! BOOMERANG (rolls eyes); Er..yeah, what he said! STEVE (looks at Samantha): And Sam, I can't thank you enough for getting me an appointment with your dad. Why not have a dog for an agent? Dogs are man's best friends! NO36S (defensively); And don't forget foxes too! STEVE (nods): I stand corrected, No36S! (happy): Let's all celebrate with dinner out, my treat! BOOMERANG (happy); YES!!! ALICE (nods): Sounds good to me! EMARYLDWYN (nods): GREAT!! NO36S (wondering): Where will we be going? STEVE (smiles): The Blue Danube! The same place we met last night! SAMANTHA (rolls eyes): Oh my! OTTO (sternly): Perhaps we should simply order pizza delivery..... ---------------------------------------------------------------------