Copyright 2000 -- Robert Baer Jr. Otto & Sam -- "The Horsenappers -- Part 2" 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, Molly Maddog, Computer Renegade, Masked Melitta, Princess, Kyra, Starlight, Uncle Buford and the Computer Gila Monster are all Robert Baer Jr's creations, copyright 1997-1998. DJ is a creation of Jake Williams. Otto & Sam -- "The Horsenappers -- Part 2" The heavy iron door of the prison complex opens with Groomer, Parvo and three Cano-Mutants entering in. Starlight, now a brown Horse-Sapien, stands to her feet at attention. STARLIGHT (to herself): Here comes trouble. I'd better play along so they won't suspect that I still have a mind of my own. PARVO (looks into cage): Ok little missy, what is your name? STARLIGHT (salutes, gruff voice): My former owner refered to me as April PARVO (nods): Ok, April, what is your purpose in life? STARLIGHT (salutes, gruff voice): To serve you, General Parvo, sir! PARVO (smiles): Well Groomer, I'll give it points for obedience! April, follow me out to the courtyard, I want you to demonstrate your fighting skills! STARLIGHT (gruff voice): I will obey, General Parvo! GROOMER (big grin): Oh yes! She's perfect! Look at those muscles! She's make a powerful soldier! PARVO (coughs): We shall see, Groomer, I'm not completely convinced yet. All of them walk outside, several Cano-Mutants are using military 'pugil sticks' to fight each other with. PARVO (grabs a pugil stick): Here's your first test, April, you and Tango will fight one on one! STARLIGHT (takes pugil stick): I will obey, General Parvo! (to herself): Oh my! I can't let this dog monster hit me too hard, it could knock out the rest of my circuitry. My force field is offline, so I'll have to defend myself, I sure hope I still have my super speed and strength! Starlight and Tango (a mutated Rottweiler) begin to fight. So far, Starlight manages to block every blow from Tango's pugil stick, and even gets in a few good shots on him. Parvo and Groomer watch from a distance. PARVO (nods): Well, so far, so good! This horse warrior is holding her own quite well! GROOMER (smiles): I agree, my General! Tango growls fiercely and strikes Starlight in the head, knocking her down. She quickly stands back up to her feet and continues to fight. STARLIGHT (to herself): They think of me as just a lab experiment, I have to win so they won't put me to death! Starlight continues to swing and strike with her pugil stick, but Tango keeps battling her. In desparation, she twirls her pugil stick with one hand and punches Tango in the jaw with the other one, sending the huge rottweiler to the ground. GROOMER (shouts, points): HEY! She cheated! PARVO (wicked grin): Yes, so she did! That's MY kind of warrior! (walks over the Starlight): Looks like you passed the first test, April! Let's see how you do on the obsticle course! Parvo and Groomer lead Starlight to the other side of the courtyard, where there are tires, hurdles, a rope climb, and several long water jumps set up. GROOMER (smiles): April, in our obsticle course, speed is important, but so is SURVIVAL! PARVO (wicked grin): Any soldier of mine has to be ready for anything, you'll find out as you complete the course! April, stand behind the line and wait for my signal to begin! Starlight nods and stands behind the finish line. As she stands waiting to start, a dozen Cano-Mutants can be seen encircling the course, holding laser rifles in their hands. STARLIGHT (looks all around, to herself): Now I see what Groomer meant! My short range sensors should give me an advantage in case the rest of the course is booby trapped As Parvo shouts 'GO!" the Mutants reign laser fire down on her. Starlight manages to dodge the shots as she completes the 'tires', her sensors show the last tire to have a land mine in it, so she carefully jumps over it as it explodes. She rushes through the hurdles, but sees one of the hurdles has a canister of gas attached to it. Starlight ducks until that hurdle as the gas canister goes off above her. With laser fire still reigning on her, she next faces the overhead monkey bars. Her scanners show the middle bar to be set to explode on contact, Starlight avoids it while still managing to dodge the laser fire. She sees the rope climb over the wall obsticle and her sensors show that both the wall and rope are rigged with dynamite. Thinking quickly, she uses her new found agility to dodge the Mutant's laser fire. She stands directly in front of the wall and by some careful 'dodging', she makes the Mutants accidently detenate the wall and the rope. A cloud of smoke rises over the end of the course, she uses the confusion to sneak over the finish line. GROOMER (claps wildly): Did you see THAT, my General! Agile and smart too! April has scored the best time today on the course! PARVO (concerned): Hmmmmm. There's something funny going on here. How can a mutant, even a horse mutant, be THAT smart? GROOMER (shakes head): Oh, come now General, I've been trying to tell you all along that horses make good soldiers! PARVO (shrugs shoulders): Perhaps you're right, Groomer! Take her to the shooting range, let's see how well she can fire a laser rifle! GROOMER (salutes): Yes, my General! Groomer takes Starlight over to the rifle range and hands her a laser rifle. GROOMER (points): See the target on the other wall? Aim for the bullseye! STARLIGHT (gruff voice): I will obey, Groomer! (to herself): I've never fired a gun before in my life! I wish my eye lasers were online! My two arms were my front legs, and both of them are bionic, I sure hope I can score well. Starlight takes her position on the range and begins to fire. Groomer's face brightens as she hits the bullseye twenty times in a row. STARLIGHT (to herself): Oops, I'm too good at this, I'd better make some mistakes... Groomer frowns when she sees Starlight missing the bulleye and even missing the target all together with a few of her shots. GROOMER (furious): You stupid horse! You started out so well and .... (smiles): well, this was your first time on the range, in a few weeks, you'll be a dead shot with a laser rifle! Now, return to your cell and await further orders there! STARLIGHT (salutes, gruff voice): I will obey, Groomer! As Starlight walks away, Parvo returns with a computer printout in his hand. PARVO (angry): Groomer, I have something to show you. GROOMER (smiles): Yes, my General? PARVO (points to printout): I knew there was something funny about that horse! Look at this scan the Cano-Mutator did on her during the mutating process! GROOMER (shocked): Looks like....wires and chips... PARVO (angry): Precisely! This horse is a high tech spy! GROOMER (nods): I'll bet the Road Rovers heard about our plans and planted that white horse out in the country unguarded so we would take it with us! PARVO (furious): Another Trojan Horse! (shouts to his Cano-Mutants): Soldiers, destroy the horse mutant! (looks around): Huh? Where did she go? As that moment, a empty troop truck breaks down the wooden gate and speeds towards the highway. STARLIGHT (smiles): It's a good thing my super hearing was still working, and a very good thing I had hands to hot wire this truck with! GROOMER (points to the fleeing truck): She's getting away! STOP HER! DESTROY THE SPY!! Several Cano-Mutants hop into jeeps and pursue the fleeing horse-sapien. Starlight looks down as sees a CB radio. STARLIGHT (smiles): That's it! Otto is always monitoring channel nine! I sure hope he's listening! (sets the dial and speaks into the mic): This is Starlight calling Otto! Otto, come in please! Starlight calls several times before one of the mutants hits her back tire with a laser shot, causing the truck to spin out of control and collide with a tree. Starlight is safely thrown from the wreckage, but is spotted by more gun toting Cano Mutants. As she continues to run from them, a loud BOOM!!!!! shakes the ground as Otto, Samantha, Computer Renegade, Masked Melitta, Gila Monster, Princess, Molly, DJ, Exile and Blitz suddenly appear in front of the now startled Cano-Mutants. BLITZ (smiling): Let the biting begin! EXILE (sternly): Don't be a weird boy! OTTO (points): Let's send them skyward, Sam! SAMANTHA (smiles): That's a good idea! Otto fires a blue ray out of his eyes on the Cano-Mutants causing them to float upward. Samantha uses her collar to make the remaining Cano-Mutants airborn as well. Molly uses her super speed to take all of their weapons away as they continue to rise from the ground. C RENEGADE (smiles): Good work! Melitta begins searching for Starlight, she finds her, panting and looking very tired. STARLIGHT (looks towards Melitta): Melitta..it's me.....Starlight.... MELITTA (shakes head): No, you're not even the right color! STARLIGHT (begins to cry): I know I don't look the same, but I'm really your horse, Wanna Lovejoy... When Melitta hears this, she slowly walks towards the horse-sapien and looks lovingly into her eyes. MELITTA (begins to weep): Starlight! It really IS you! The two share a warm embrace, crying their eyes out. Otto and Samantha walk over and see them together. OTTO (nods): My scans confirm it, that brown horse-sapien is indeed Starlight! SAMANTHA (shocked): Oh NO! Honey, will we be able to restore her back to normal? OTTO (sternly): I really don't know, perhaps Uncle Buford can assist us! The scene switches to Road Rover Mission Control, several hours later. Starlight nervously paces back and forth as DJ, Molly, Otto, Samantha, Princess, and the Gila Monster wait for Uncle Buford to arrive. Uncle Buford, Kyra and Maxx (Buford's robotic Great Dane) arrive with a loud BOOM!!! UNCLE BUFORD (clipboard in hand): Otto explained the situation to me, Starlight, I believe I can help! STARLIGHT (smiles): Really? UNCLE BUFORD (nods): There's a little project that I've been working on here for the past few months with Professor Hubert, follow me please. The others Rovers follow Uncle Bufurd into a room where a huge transdogmafier sits in the center of it. UNCLE BUFORD (smiles): The Professor and I have been working on this device to transdogmafy groups of Rovers at once! It has a large enough chamber for a horse to use! STARLIGHT (happy): Will you be able to change me back into my former self? UNCLE BUFORD (nods): In order to repair your damaged circuit boards, I'll have to restore you back to your pure horse form. The Cano-Mutator Parvo used on you fused many of your circuit boards together, and even melted several of your key component chips as well, that's what changed the color of your fur and mane. I'll do the best I can to remedy this. OTTO (nods): And I will assist you, sir! UNCLE BUFORD (nods): I will need your help, my canine friend! Most of Starlight's internal design came from your sematics. (opens toolbox): DJ, Molly, would you mind helping this old man adjust the settings on this machine? DJ (nods): Glad to help out! MOLLY (nods): Sure! In a matter of minutes, the huge transdogmafier is ready. Starlight takes one last look at herself in a wall mirror. SAMANTHA (taps her on shoulder): Miss Starlight, ma'am, is something wrong? STARLIGHT (sighs): At first, I didn't like this human form, but since then I've discovered a true measure of freedom and usefulness being a horse-sapien. For example, I wouldn't have been able to escape from Parvo without using these hands. Don't get me wrong, I love my owner and I love being her horse, but there are times I'd like to be more 'human'.... SAMANTHA (nods): Miss Starlight, ma'am, I can relate to this problem. Although I do enjoy being a pure dog, I know there are many things I can do better in this form. I can cook, clean, and even type better as a Cano- Sapien. (whispers): And just between you and me, my Otto and I have a lot more fun being romantic as Cano-Sapiens.... UNCLE BUFORD (smiles): Starlight, the machine is ready for you now! STARLIGHT (sighs): Ok, let's hope this works, I feel kinda incomplete without my internal systems functioning properly. Starlight enters the chamber as Otto closes the door. Uncle Buford pushes the red button on the console, the machine begins to hum, smoke fills the inner chamber as electrical 'sparks' flash above it. The machine suddenly stops, and the chamber door opens by itself. Slowly, Starlight walks out into the open, everyone cheers when they see she has been restored completely, including her white fur and mane. She gallops back to the wall mirror to look for herself. STARLIGHT (happy): I'm ME again! I have hooves! I had four legs! My color has been restored! (turns to Uncle Buford): Thank you, Thank you, Uncle Buford! UNCLE BUFORD (smiles): You're welcome, my friend! Now I need to take you back to my lab to fix all of your damaged internal systems. STARLIGHT (turns to the others): Thank you all for rescuing me! OTTO (nods): Anytime, my friend! SAMANTHA (nods): Anything for you, Miss Starlight, ma'am. With a loud BOOM!!!! Starlight, Kyra, Uncle Buford and Maxx disappear. Two days go by. Otto and Sam bring Starlight back to Road Rover Mission Control for a very special surprise. OTTO (turns to Starlight): Now that you are fully functional again, Starlight, we have something we'd like to show you. SAMANTHA (nods): Miss Starlight, ma'am, please follow us! Starlight follows Otto and Samantha into a room where Uncle Buford, Kyra, Molly, DJ, Gila Monster, Princess, Computer Renegade and Masked Melitta are standing beside the huge transdogmafier machine. UNCLE BUFORD (smiles): Starlight, when Sam told us about what you said about being human, I decided to make this machine into a transhousemafier! We're giving you the opportunity to become a Horse-Sapien safely, if you want to. STARLIGHT (huge smile): REALLY? Is this alright with the Master? UNCLE BUFORD (nods): I cleared the entire idea with him before I started working on it. STARLIGHT (sadly): Melitta, I am your horse, what are your thoughts about .. MELITTA (smiles): Starlight, you are more than just my horse, you're my friend! The decision is yours to make. I want you to be happy! STARLIGHT (huge grin): Alright then! May I transform now? UNCLE BUFORD (nods): I've set it up like the other transdogmafiers, simply step inside and it'll do the rest! Starlight gallops into the center chamber, smoke fills it up, and within seconds, Horse-Sapien Starlight steps out into the open. She immediately runs to the wall mirror. STARLIGHT (turns and looks at herself): WOW!!! This is much better than I ever hoped for. And all of my internal computer systems are fully functional! (hugs Uncle Buford): THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!! UNCLE BUFORD (smiles): You're quite welcome! Starlight walks over and hugs Melitta. STARLIGHT (smiles): I enjoy hugging, I can see why humans like it so much now! MELITTA (smiles): I must agree with you, Starlight! STARLIGHT (slimes): I just want to walk all around Mission Control! I'm going to like being a horse-sapien! OTTO (nods): Sounds like an excellent idea! GILA MONSTER (grins): If I may say so, ma'am, you make a great lookin' sapien! STARLIGHT (smiles): Why, thank you, Gila! PRINCESS (happy): I have an idea! Later on we can all go shopping at the mall! If you're going to be a Horse-Sapien, you're going to need a wardrobe! SAMANTHA (huge grin): Excellent idea! Miss Princess, ma'am! As Starlight scrolls the hallway, Blitz and Exile spot her and walks over to her. EXILE (smiles): Comrade Starlight, you look really goodski! BLITZ (big grin): Hello pretty horse lady! STARLIGHT (smiles): Why, thank you guys! I'm not used to getting such wonderful compliments about my looks! OTTO (smiles): Shall we complete the tour, Starlight? STARLIGHT (happy): YES! Lead on, my canine friend! Starlight and the others happily walk down the hallway as the camera fades out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------