Road Rovers: The Iron Fist

Episode 13: Siege Of London

By Gerhard Naudé

All Road Rover names © Warner Brothers and rightful owners.
Striker, Illanov, Tanarus, McTerry, Sky, Norwood and all others related
to the KH Military © Gerhard Naudé
Maddogs © Greg Williams
DJ © Jake Williams
Ricky © Ricky Galahad
Prowler © Amanda Stephenson
Spirit © Connie Smernos

Any question, comments, complaints, feedback or suggestions can be sent 
to gnaude_@hotmail.com.

Home of UN secretary-general, New York City Suburbs, United States Of 
America, 10 August, 11:09 PM:

This is a reasonable large house in the suburbs. A car pulls into the
driveway. After it stops the UN secretary-general climbs. Just as he
locks his car a figure walks towards him.

Figure:"Excuse me, sir."

The SG turns around and sees who it is. It is Prowler, but he is wearing 
his normal clothes with the Strayer symbol on them.

SG:"Yes?"

Prowler:"My unit leader, Bear, has sent me to give you these..."

Prowler takes out some papers. The SG takes it and begins to read while
Prowler gets behind him. The SG sees the papers are blank.

SG:"What's the meaning of this? There's nothing written h..."

He suddenly gasps. He then falls to the ground. In his hand Prowler is
holding a knife covered with blood. He grins.

Prowler:"Scratch one secretary-general."

Prowler chuckles and disappears into the shadows.

CNN News Centre, Atlanta, United States, 14 August, 8:07 AM:

A news anchor was giving the days headlines.

Anchor:"In a unanimous vote Markus Norwood has been elected as the new
        United Nations secretary-general following the death of the
        previous secretary-general, who was assassinated in front of
        his home in New York. After his inauguration Mark Norwood left
        New York for London, where a scheduled peace conference is to
        be held. The conference is to be held to discuss the recent 
        KH Military terrorist actions in the former Yugoslavia. Meanwhile
        the FBI is investigating the death of the former Secretary 
        General. It is suspected that the KH Military may have been
        responsible for the attack."  

The anchor continues to read on.

Highway, Montana, United States, at that moment:

A red 68' Mustang is making its way through a forest. Ricky is behind 
the wheel, driving. He is listening to the news.

Ricky:"Whoa. These KH soldiers are almost as tough as Cain."

He turns the news off.

Ricky:"But my quest is to stop Cain, not the KH Military. They are
       the Road Rovers' problem."

Suddenly two KH dropship land in front and behind of the Mustang. They
are large hovering troop transports with a cockpit in front, doors on
the sides and gun turrets on the corners. Ricky stops the car.

Ricky:"Then again, maybe it is my problem.

The dropship doors open and a large number KH battle troopers rush out
towards the Mustang. Ricky locks the door, but the troopers force all 
the doors open. Ricky quickly pushes a button before some troopers drag
him out of the Mustang and into a dropship. One of them rips the collar
off his arm and throws it to the ground. The troopers climb back in and
soon the dropships take off, leaving Ricky's car standing empty in the 
forest.

Kitchen, Road Rover Mission Control, 8:12 AM:

Hunter, Colleen, Exile, Blitz and Shag are here eating breakfast. The 
Master then walks in.

Master:"Morning, Rovers."

Hunter:"Morning, Master. Any news?"

Master:"Yes. Markus Norwood is the new secretary-general and is going 
        to London to attend the peace conference there." 

Colleen:"Should we go to London to stop those KH blokes?"

Master:"No need to. I've already sent the Maddogs, DJ, Spirit and 
        Persia. They should be able to handle any attempt by the KH
        Military on the peace conference."

Hubert rushes in.

Hubert:"Guys! I've just received a distress transmission from Ricky's
        car in Montana!"

Hunter:"What happened?"

Hubert:"I don't know. I just now received it."

Master:"Rovers. Go to Montana and find out what happened to Ricky."

Hunter:"Right, Master. Let's roll, Rovers!"

The Rovers head for the hangar.

Montana, 8:49 AM:

The Sonic Rover appears from the clouds and lands near Ricky's Mustang. 
The Rhino is also here. Striker and Illanov are standing nearby. When
the Rovers climb out they walk towards them. Hunter looks at Striker.

Hunter:"What are you two doing here?"

Exile:"We thought you went to some EDF meeting in Washington."

Striker:"Actually, no. We went to the EDF training grounds not far away
         from here." 

Illanov:"We detected the dropships on the Rhino's radar. When we came
         here we found comrade Ricky's vehicle abandoned." 

Hunter:"When?"

Striker:"A few minutes ago before you arrived."

Colleen:"We can just track him by his collar."

Illanov:"Good idea, comrade. There is just one problem..."

Illanov produces Ricky's collar in his hand. 

Hunter:"I would not have predicted this." 

Blitz:"They must have taken him back to Alcatraz."

Striker:"Maybe. Maybe not." 

Hunter:"We'd better get back to Mission Control, and fast. Exile. Take
        Ricky's car." 

Exile:"You betski."

Everyone climbs into the vehicles and head back to Mission Control.

Buckingham Palace, London, British Islands, at that moment:

This is a large royal room in the Palace. Various world leaders and
diplomats are here seated at a long table. Mark Norwood is at the one
end of the table. To his left are Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin. To
his right is Tony Blair and Jacques Zerack. Standing nearby is some
of the diplomatic bodyguards, as well as Outlaw, Saphire, Beowulf, 
Silver, Wesley, DJ, Spirit and Persia.

Norwood:"As of yet our intelligence has been unable to determine from
         where these KH terrorists are launching their attacks."

Clinton:"And their advanced weaponry are unlike anything we have ever
         seen." 

Yeltsin:"Their war actions in Colombia is proof of their superiority
         over most military forces around the world."

Zerack:"And if we don't stop their terror actions in Yugoslavia we
        may have another Bosnian War."  

Blair:"We need to step up our efforts in the area. Perhaps we..."

While the meeting continues a Secret Service agent walks to the Rovers.
This is agent John Lars. 

Lars:"I just had a call from Scotland Yard. It seems there are possible
      terrorists at an office building not far from here."

Outlaw:"We're on our way."

The Rovers and Maddogs soon leave the Palace and climb into the Jet Rover. 
Taking the directions from Lars they soon come to an abandoned office 
building along the river. They pull up in an alleyway and climb out, weapons
at the ready. They enter, coming into a large room.

Silver:"Hello? Anybody home?"

Beowulf:"Doesn't sound like it."

Spirit:"Looks easy."

DJ:"Yup. It is."

Voice:"Wrong."

Suddenly a cage drops from the ceiling and traps the Rovers and Maddogs. 
From the other rooms a number of mercenaries with machine guns walk in.

Voice:"Gotcha!" 

The Rovers and Maddogs look into the direction from where the voice was
coming from. Standing in a doorway is Captain Zachary Storm (from "Storm
over the Pacific" and "Take me to your leader").

Rovers, Maddogs:"Zachary Storm!" 

Storm:"Yes. I'm back."

Outlaw:"What are you..."

Storm:"Just a moment, and I'll be with you."

Storm takes out a phone and dials a number. Soon it is answered.

Storm:"Hello? General Tanarus?...Yes, I got them. You can commence the
       attack at your leisure...Thanks. Bye!" 

Storm puts the phone away and then walks to the Rovers and Maddogs.

Storm:"You are about to see some spectacular fireworks."

Saphire:"What fireworks?"

Storm grins.

Storm:"The fall of London."

The mercenaries lift the cage to the top floor. There the Rovers and 
Maddogs are put near a window overlooking the city.

British Airfield, Twenty kilometres from London:

The base commander was inside the control tower, which in a flurry of
activity. He walks to the radar officer.

Commander:"What's going on?"

Officer:"Our radar is showing a large number of unidentified objects
         coming towards us."

Commander:"Don't tell me we have UFO's."

Officer:"Err....Sir. I don't think they're UFO's."

A soldier looks out the window. His eyes widen.

Soldier:"OH S***!!!"

Everyone looks outside and gasp. Coming towards them is KH Orcas and
Valkyries. Outside the pilots, soldiers, technicians and officers 
begin to run. Suddenly the Valkyries release a massive bombardment 
of missiles while the Orcas fire their lasers upon the base. The 
attack starts looking like a scene from "Independence Day". 

British Naval Base, Near mouth of Thames River:

Several KH Battlecruisers are bombarding the base. The shells cause 
incredible damage to the ships and naval buildings while a small 
number of Royal Air Force jets get shot down by Orcas.

London:

The Storm is standing at the window. He then points to the one end 
of the river.

Storm:"There they are."

The Rovers  and Maddogs gasp. In the distance is a large number of 
KH Landing Craft, Hover Tanks, Missile Destroyers, Orcas, Valkyries,
Mohigans and Airships. Airships are just like their WWI cousins, 
except they have hangars for KH aircraft beneath their bellies. On 
the wings is the KH insignia. The Hover Tanks climb out of the river
and into the streets while the Landing Craft beach on the riverbeds.
They open their doors and coming out of them is KH APC's, Mammoth 
Tanks, Colossus Tanks and Walkers. The APC is a large vehicle with 
turrets on the corners, doors on the front and back and the cockpit 
at the topfront. Mammoth Tanks are larger than Abram tanks and have
a rotor-cannon. Colossus Tanks are huge tanks with a double barrel 
plasma cannon and missile packs on the turret's sides. They all have
the KH insignia. People flee in panic as the weapons head towards 
their strategic points, most of them heading towards Buckingham Palace.
The London Police forces simply brushed aside by the KH Military 
as they roll onward. In the air a small Royal Air Force has managed
to reach the city and are firing at the Airships. Their shots bounce
off the ships' sides and are, in return, destroyed by laser turrets.
Soon the city is in a state of pandemonium. In the distance large 
smoke trails can be seen from bases destroyed by KH forces. Storm 
laughs.

Storm:"Ha. Ha. Ha. Seems like that Tanarus fellow wasn't bluffing. 
       He sure knows how to kick a**."

Buckingham Palace:

People are fleeing in panic as the KH APC's and Tanks plough through
the gates and fences. Inside the dignitaries see the KH forces through
the windows.

Clinton:"I would not have predicted this!"

Yeltsin:"Bolshoi! Where the h*** did they come from?!"

Blair:"This is impossible! They couldn't possibly have come by our 
       military forces!"

Zerack:"What do we do?!"

Norwood:"We'd better leave! And fast!"

Suddenly gunshots can be heard in the halls as KH troopers battle their
way to the conference room. Before the bodyguards could remove the 
Dignitaries KH troopers burst in the room and aim their weapons at them.

Trooper:"EVERYBODY DROP YOUR WEAPONS AND PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR!!!"

Everyone but Norwood do as the troopers command. Norwood runs to the
window and jumps through it, landing on a bush in the Palace gardens.
He quickly gets up and runs to a manhole cover. The troopers open fire
from the windows. Norwood removes the cover and jumps in, bullets just
missing him. He quickly puts back the cover of the manhole and the 
troopers stop shooting at him.

Trooper:"Great! The general isn't going to pleased!"

Voice (from behind):"Calm down. He can't escape us."

The troopers turn around. In the room is General Tanarus. He is a male
Coyote Wolf-sapien wearing a silver battle suit just like Trigger, Black
and Wolfeye. The troopers stand to attention and salute him.

Tanarus:"Just take a small search party in the sewers, find and capture
         Norwood and bring him back here."

Trooper:"Yes, sir!"

Tanarus' phone rings, he takes it out and answers.

Tanarus:"Yes?...Excellent. Bring in the Rotor-Turrets as soon as you have 
         gotten secure locations throughout the city...Good. Tanarus out."

Tanarus dails another number.

Office Building:

Storm's phone rings and he answers.

Storm:"Storm here."

Tanarus:"Captain. Have you captured the Road Rovers and Maddogs?"

Storm:"Sure, Tanarus..."

Tanarus:"GENERAL Tanarus."

Storm:"Sorry, General. Yes, I have them in my hands."

Tanarus:"Good. Take them to the assigned warehouse. Leave a few of your
         men there and then help in the search of Mark Norwood in the
         sewers. Do you read me?"

Storm:"Yes, sir!"

Tanarus:"Excellent. Tanarus out."

Storm puts away his phone and turns to the mercenaries.

Storm:"Take them away!"

Head Mercenary:"Yes, sir!"

Outlaw:"You'll never get away with this!"

Storm:"But we already have, so stop worrying Rovers."

The mercenaries lower the cage onto a truck in the garage. They climb
into several hum-vees, Storm into one with his name on the license 
plate. They drive into the streets. Outside several Transports are
flying in the air, carrying Rotor-Turrets. Transports are large craft
with turbines on the wingtips and a on the front cockpit. In the middle
is a large claw-like machine that carries cargo. Rotor-Turrets are large
rotor cannons mounted on stilts that fire armour-piercing bullets.
The Transports take their cargoes to their assigned points while KH
forces battle British forces in the outskirts of the city. The Rovers
and Maddogs look at each other.

Outlaw:"This sucks."

Saphire:"This really sucks."

Spirit:"This really, really sucks."

DJ:"This really, really, really sucks."

Persia:"I have to admit it: this sucks."

Wesley:"Big time."

The trucks continue through the city.

Briefing Room, Road Rover Mission Control, 9:32 AM:

The Rovers are all gathered here along with Hubert and the Master, who is
standing on the balcony.

Master:"I am sorry to hear about Ricky being caught again."

Colleen:"Why him? Of everybody, why him?"

Hubert:"Perhaps they want to learn more about the effects the Transdogmafier
        has on animals."

Exile:"Perhaps they want to kill him."

Blitz:"Perhaps they want to use him for some dark project."

Hunter:"Perhaps they want him to make pizza's for them."

Everyone looks at Hunter coldly.

Hunter:"Just kidding."

Tan's voice crackles over the speakers.

Tan:"Why don't you stop kidding and turn to CNN. There's something you'd 
     better see."

Hubert activates the monitor. The CNN anchor appears. She is giving the 
news while a map of England is shown with the KH insignia on it.  

Anchor:"...have fled the city. Though information from London is still
        being obtained everything is clear to prove that the KH Military 
        is indeed in control of the capital and much of the areas around 
        London."

The map changes to a camera shot of the British Parliament Building with 
Big Ben. While the Anchor talks a British jet is shot down and crashes 
into the clock tower, causing a massive explosion that destroys the clock.

Anchor:"In the city fighting amongst British and KH forces continue, but
        the British death toll is rising rapidly. So far there has been
        no information about the condition of the dignitaries being held
        at Buckingham Palace."

The screen goes blank.

Hunter:"Yet another unexpected twist. Bummer."

Striker:"Impressive display of military might. Tan, what squadron do 
         these forces belong to?"

Tan:"The Gamma Squadron."

Striker:"Gamma? Is it a new squadron?"

Tan:"Yes, it was created ten years ago. They're stronger than the Omega
     Squadron, but weaker than the Delta Squadron."  

Master:"Who's the squadron general?"

Tan hesitates, then continues.

Tan:"General Tanarus. A male Coyote."

Striker:"Tanarus? Never heard of him."

Illanov:"What about our comrades in London?"

Tan:"Captain Storm captured them and took them to a warehouse in East-
     London by order of Tanarus."

Blitz:"Storm? He's there too?"

Tan:"Yes, he is under m...er, Tanarus' command."

Master:"Can we assist in this situation?"

Tan:"Yes, you can but not directly. There is too many Gamma forces in the
     city for you to tackle. You should just rescue the dignitaries and your 
     friends and capture Storm."

The Master turns to the Rovers.

Master:"Rovers. Go to London and carry out Tan's suggestions. We must prevent
        a major international disaster."

Hunter:"Right, Rovers! Let's..."

Tan:"Hang on a moment! I must give several important bits of info before 
     heading for London. First off you must go to the western outskirts of
     the city and enter the sewer system through the pumping station there.
     I believe that you know where it is, Colleen?"

Colleen:"True, guv."

Blitz:"But why go into the dark and icky sewers?"

Tan:"Two reasons. One, the air and ground defences in the city will cut you
     to ribbons before you come anywhere near the city centre. Two, the UN
     secretary-general, Mark Norwood, is hiding in the sewers."

Blitz:"Okay. Good enough."

Striker:"Mark? Am I sure I heard you say Mark Norwood?"

Exile:"You knowski him?"

Striker:"Yes. He was the EDF commander of my section. He was one of my best 
         friends, though I don't know if he still is."

Tan:"You must find him before Storm, his mercenaries or Tanarus' troopers.
     Lastly, in the Palace there are three traitors." 

Illabov:"Traitors? Who?"

Tan:"You will know them when you see them. Tan out."

The speakers go dead.

Hunter:"Let's hit the road, Rovers!"

They all howl and head for the hangar.

Warehouse, London, 9:56 AM:

The cage containing the Rovers and Maddogs are placed in here along 
with several mercenaries to guard them. Storm and the others prepare 
to climb into the trucks, but Storm stops for a moment and turns to 
the Rovers and Maddogs.

Storm:"By the way, Persia, someone wants to see you. I think you know
       him very well." 

Persia:"There is not one of your goons which I know."

Voice:"Oh really, Captain?"

Persia:"Wha...it can't be!"

Persia sees the figure appear from behind a crate. The Rovers and Maddogs,
especially Persia, is shocked. It is Scotty McTerry.

Persia:"MCTERRY!!!"

McTerry:"Aye, Captain. I'm back."

Spirit:"But Persia said that you died on the Space Rover."

McTerry:"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated, laddie."

Persia:"But how?"

McTerry:"I faked my death so that I could escape along with Prowler off
         the ship before she blew."

Beowulf:"They captured you?"

McTerry:"Again, that is incorrect. You see, the sole reason I join the 
         Space Rovers was because the KH Supreme General wanted a contact
         inside the ship should they ever need one."

DJ:"You let Prowler on to the Space Rover?"

McTerry:"Aye, laddie. And because of my excellent work I am to be paid well
         by Malcolm. And it is not a wee amount of money." 

Persia:"You son of a bit..."

Voice:"Now. Now. Let's keep calm here."

Every looks in the direction of the open warehouse door. Outside is a
Walker with an open cockpit. Standing in the doorway is Sky. He is a
red wolf wolf-sapien with reddish fur wearing a battle suit.

Sky:"We must not waste time here with the prisoners. McTerry. Storm. 
     General Tanarus wants you two to go into the sewers to help hunt 
     down Mark Norwood. Pronto."

McTerry, Storm:"Roger!"

Sky gets back into his Walker while McTerry and Storm climb into the
truck. McTerry looks at Persia.

McTerry:"Perhaps we will talk again later, Persia."

The trucks leave and the doors are closed, leaving two mercenaries 
outside the warehouse to guard the prisoners. Persia sits down on
the floor.

Persia:"McTerry? A traitor? To think I thought he was my most loyal
        crewmember while he was really a KH agent. Tell me I'm not
        seeing this."

Spirit:"You're not blind. You are seeing this."

DJ, Maddogs:"Spirit!"

Spirit:"Sorry."

Outlaw:"I hate to admit it, but we failed in our mission. Tanarus,
        Storm, McTerry and the other Gamma Squadron troopers were  
        simply too much to handle."

Saphire:"And now they have all of London in their dirty hands."

DJ:"As Exile would say: we're in big doggie doughnuts."

Everyone sighs.

Pumping Station, London industrial region, 11:01 AM:

This is a large building with lots of water tanks, pipes and pumping
equipment. The Sonic Rover is parked nearby. In the building the 
Rovers are busy climbing into a pipe. Colleen has a map while Shag
has a flashlight to illuminate it.

Colleen:"According to the map we should continue down this tunnel
         to the city centre."

Shag points the flashlight down the tunnel. It illuminates the tunnel
for a couple of meters. Rats are scurrying around.

Blitz:"Icky."

Illanov:"We'd better move quickly."

Hunter:"Yes. We must find Norwood before either Storm or Tanarus does.
        Let's roll."  

The Rovers continue down the tunnel, weapons at the ready.

Sewers, Somewhere under Western London, at that moment:

Norwood is running through the tunnels. Behind him the chatter of trooper
radios can be heard. He sees above him a sewage pipe running along the 
ceiling of the tunnel. He stops and takes out some kind of electronic
magnum pistol, takes aim and fires a laser at the pipe. The pipe ruptures
and spills sewage down on the tunnel floor. Norwood runs away just as the
troopers appear. They try to follow him, but they slip and slide on the
slippery surface created by the sewage.

Warehouse, 11:05:

The Rovers and Maddogs are free from the cage, its bars shot apart by Outlaw,
Saphire and DJ. Spirit is standing on a stack of crates looking out of a 
warehouse window. Persia shouts at her.

Persia:"See any bad guys?"

Spirit:"Yep. They're everywhere in the streets. There is not way we can
        walk out into the streets without being seen or shot at. The 
        river is clear, but we can't swim fast enough to outrun the KH
        Hover Tanks."

Spirit climbs down while DJ and Wesley rummages in a large crate.

DJ:"I think we have a mode of transport here."

Wesley:"And quite impressive ones, too."

Everyone goes to where DJ and Wesley are. Inside the crate are two broken
KH Attack Jetski's. It is a large version with a large turbine on the back,
several turrets on the front and control panels for each seat. It is smaller 
than a Hover Tank.

Persia:"Good work, you two. We can use it to go up the river."

Spirit:"Too bad it's broken."

DJ, Wesley:"Watch some mechanical magic."

DJ takes out his hand tools and he and Wesley begin to fix the Jetski's.
Outlaw turns to Saphire.

Outlaw:"Saphire, go up to the window and check if anyone is coming."

Saphire:"Roger."

Saphire levitates to the window and keeps a lookout.

River next to warehouse, 11:12 AM:

Several KH Walkers are walking past the warehouse when they heard the
sound of an engine.

Walker 1:"Where's that noise coming from?"

Walker 2:"Sounds like one of our Attack Jetski's."

Suddenly an explosion blows a hole in the warehouse wall, followed by
the Jetski's jumping out onto the river. Persia, DJ, Spirit and Silver
is in one; Outlaw, Saphire, Wesley and Beowulf in the other.

Walker 1:"Hey! The prisoners!"

The Walkers turn to the Rovers and Maddogs, but before they can open 
fire they are already out of range. The second Walker pilot calls Sky.

Walker 2:"Sir! The Rovers and Maddogs have escaped on two of our Jetski's
          and are heading upstream!"

Upstream Sky sees the Rovers and Maddogs approaching and radios the Gamma
forces.

Sky:"All squads! The Rovers are heading upstream! Shoot on sight! All
     Hover Tanks! Go after them!"

It only takes a short while before every KH units along the river begins
to fire on the Rovers and Maddogs. Behind them several Hover Tanks come 
off the streets and onto the river while three Mohigans also come into
pursuit. They open fire with their weapons, their shots just falling short
of the Rovers and Maddogs. Persia looks at one HT, closes her eyes and 
begins to mind control the HT pilot. The pilot causes the HT to bump into 
the other HT's. 

HT Pilot 1:"Hey! Are you mad?!"

HT Leader:"Pilot! What is the meaning of this? Respond!"

The pilot just forces one of the HT off the river and into a tree. It 
then forces another one into a third HT. They both collide. When they
come under the London bridge the HT crashes into a bridge pillar and 
explodes. Persia falls to the floor, exhausted. Saphire gets up and 
helps her while there are still three HT's after them. Beowulf claps
his hands at one Mohigan, the sonic blast coming from him blows the
helicopter's tail rotor. It crashes into the river. 

Spirit:"Ha! Nothing can stop the bums!"

DJ, who is driving, turns to Spirit.

DJ:"Except that."

Spirit turns around again. In front of them several Missile Destroyers 
have blockaded the river.

Spirit:"Bummer. How do we get past this lot?"

Outlaw then sees something.

Outlaw:"DJ! That way!"

Outlaw points towards a large sewer outlet. DJ and Wesley turn the Jetski's
into the tunnel, closely followed by the HT's. Spirit gets up and fires 
the Puppy Blaster at them. The shot goes into a HT's cannon barrel and 
explodes, causing the pilot to lose control. Suddenly Norwood appears in
front of the Jetski's. Before they collide with him he jumps up and falls 
into a seat.

Saphire:"Mister Secretary! What are you doing down here??"

Norwood:"Just stretching my legs."

The out-of-control HT crashes at the intersection where Norwood came from,
explodes and bursts into flames, blocking the way. Storm, the troopers  
and the mercenaries stop in their tracks while the two HT's stop as well.
 
Storm:"Dammit! We almost had him!"

HT Leader:"Those Rovers are going to pay for this!"

Meanwhile the Road Rovers are making their way through the sewers when 
they hear the engine of the Jetski's.

Colleen:"Looks like we got company."

Hunter:"Get ready, Rovers!"

The Jetski's appears in front of them. DJ waves his hands.

DJ:"Hunter! Good to see ya!"

Hunter:"DJ! Are you all okay?"

Outlaw:"Yes, were fine. And we got Norwood!"

The Jetski stops while the Rovers walk to it. Outlaw, Spirit, Norwood 
and DJ climb out, Saphire is helping Persia out. Norwood notices  
Striker.

Norwood:"Striker?"

Striker:"Hey! Mark!"

Norwood and Striker walk to each other and shake hands.

Norwood:"This is a surprise! I thought you've been killed long ago."

Striker:"And it is a surprise to see you as the UN secretary-general.
         It has been awhile." 

Norwood:"Indeed it is."

Outlaw goes to Hunter.

Outlaw:"Hunter. We have a problem."

Hunter:"We know. All of London is under KH control and just a few hours
        ago Ricky was dognapped."

Spirit:"Ricky? Where is he?"

Exile:"Don't knowski."

Outlaw:"There is something else. We have a traitor working for the KH
        Military."

Colleen:"Tan told us about three of these scumbags. Do you know who the
         one traitor is?"
 
Outlaw pauses.

Outlaw:"It is Scotty McTerry."

Blitz:"McTerry??"

Silver:"He was working along side them ever since he signed on as a 
        Space Rover. He was also the one who let Prowler and his men on
        the ship."

Colleen:"Why the scum sucking son of a bit..."

Striker:"That is one. Do you know who the other two traitors are?"

Saphire:"No. And we get up to the surface because the streets are crawling
         with KH soldiers everywhere. There is no possible way we can get 
         to Buckingham Palace without being seen."

Norwood:"There is a way. The manhole in the Palace gardens, but I think
         General Tanarus' forces probably have that covered."  

Tan's voice crackles over the radios.

Tan:"Indeed he does."

Hunter:"Tan, can you give us an update?"

Tan:"Yes, but not here. Which of you have a map?"

Colleen:"I do, guv."

Tan:"Check the map. Is there a pipe that leads to the London Central train
     station?"

Colleen looks at the map.

Colleen:"Yes."

Tan:"Good. Head towards the station and wait there for further info."

Blitz:"But isn't the station in KH hands?"

Tan:"The new station, yes. The old one, no."

Colleen:"What old one?"

Tan:"The new station was built on top of the old one. If you go there you
     will find a good refuge from the KH soldiers. I will call you in 
     fourteen minutes. Tan out."

The radios go dead. Hunter turns to the others.

Hunter:"Let's roll!"

Everyone climbs onto the Jetski's and head to the old station. 

Old Station, 11:35 AM:

The station is underground. The place is falling apart and dust covers
everything. Two old carriages stand on tracks that lead nowhere. The
Jetski's stop at the tunnel exit. A underground river also flows here.
The Rovers and Maddogs climb out look around.

Colleen:"Tan wasn't lying. Look at this place."

Outlaw:"The perfect place for hide and seek."

Striker:"Very funny."

Tan's voice can be heard again.

Tan:"Rovers, are you at the station?"

Hunter:"Yeah. We're here. Can you now tell us more?"

Tan:"Good. Listen, I just recently found the real reason why the KH 
     Military had taken the dignitaries hostage."
     
Spirit:"We know. We know. To stop the peace conference." 

Tan:"Wrong. A dropship with medics is on its way to the city carrying 
     a special drug for the dignitaries."

Striker:"What kind of drug?"

Tan:"The drug will be injected into the dignitaries, after which First
     Sergeant Sky will manipulate them. You know about this 'Heart-
     child' thing Alethia talks about?"   

Hunter:"Yes. It is a person with a gift of great insight and to go into
        other people's minds. What about it?"

Tan:"Sky is also a Heart-child and the only one in the KH Military. He
     will make the dignitaries send a broadcast to the world population, 
     urging them to discontinue any further support for the United  
     Nations, the European Union, NATO, OAU, excreta."

Illanov:"So after the transmission is sent it's basically every nation 
         for itself." 

Norwood:"This can cause wars in hotspots all around the globe and no
         co-operation between nations against the KH Military."

Wesley:"A world peace meltdown."

Hunter:"When will the medics arrive?"

Tan:"Midnight tonight. Early next morning the KH Military will pull out
     before any serious military force can be brought to bear on the
     Gamma Squadron. If you can just get the dignitaries out you can let
     the KH Military pull out."

Beowulf:"So why stay here? Let's go!"

Tan:"Not so fast. If you go now it is suicide. Wait until nightfall, then
     you stand a better chance of succeeding in you rescue effort. Do 
     you copy?"

Hunter thinks for a moment, then turns to the others.

Hunter:"Break out rations, guys and girls. This is home for now."

Tan:"Good luck."

The radios go dead once again. Shag takes out food and water from 
his fur and hands it to the others. 

Conference Room, Buckingham Palace, 11:56 AM:

The dignitaries are tied to the chairs and are surrounded by KH Battle
Troopers. Tanarus comes in with Sky and Storm. Storm and Sky are arguing
with each other.

Storm:"Oh! So you think it's MY fault?"

Sky:"Yes, I do! You should have blown a hole or taken a different tunnel!'

Storm:"With what? You want me to get lost down there, you little piece..."

Tanarus:"Calm down, you two, or I will have you both on report!"

Storm and Sky stop arguing and turn to Tanarus. He is rather annoyed.

Tanarus:"You two have been arguing ever since you met. If you keep this
         up I'll call you-know-who. You get me?"

Storm, Sky:"We get you, sir!"

Tanarus:"Good. Now don't worry about Norwood. We can do just fine with 
         this lot."

Storm walks over to Clinton.

Storm:"Soon I'll have my revenge on the USA for giving me a unjustly court-
       martial."
       
Clinton:"You rightly deserved it for opening fire without a direct order
         and then turning into a traitor." 

Sky is about to tease Storm, but Tanarus quickly grabs his muzzle and 
looks at him sternly.

Tanarus:"Don't, Sergeant."

Sky (muffled):"Yes, sir!"

Tanarus let's go of Sky's muzzle.

Tanarus:"Storm! Sky! Stand to attention!"

Storm and Sky stand to attention in front of Tanarus. 

Tanarus:"Right. Listen. The Rovers and Maddogs are somewhere in the sewers.
         Am I right?"

Storm, Sky:"Yes, sir."

Tanarus:"Good. Your orders are to keep the enemy away from the Palace long 
         enough for the medics to inject the serum. After the broadcast is
         made we pull out. Is that clear?"

Storm, Sky:"Yes, sir."

Tanarus:"Good. Carry on."

Storm and Sky leave the room while Tanarus stands at a window, looking 
over London. The KH forces are patrolling up and down the streets while 
the faint sounds of battle can still be heard at the outskirts of the 
city. Another trooper enters the room.

Trooper:"Excuse me, sir. McTerry is here."

Tanarus turns to the trooper.

Tanarus:"Show him in."

Trooper:"Yes, sir."

The trooper disappears for a moment, then returns with McTerry.

Tanarus:"What do you want?"

McTerry:"I came to talk about my money."

Tanarus:"Very well, then."

Tanarus snaps his fingers and a trooper brings a suitcase to McTerry. 
He holds it in front of him and opens the case. Inside the case is 
full of thousand dollar notes. McTerry's eyes widen.

Tanarus:"Five million dollars. Enough?"

McTerry:"Most definitely."

McTerry closes the suitcase and takes from the trooper. He heads for 
the door, but Tanarus stops him.

Tanarus:"Where are you going?"

McTerry:"Well, I figured since you don't need I might take the next 
         flight out of the city."

Tanarus:"I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but you can't leave."

McTerry:"Why not?"

Tanarus:"Because we have no incoming or outgoing craft out of this 
         city. And also the British forces have surrounded the city. 
         So you see, you will have to stay here with us until our job 
         is done." 

McTerry:"What! But I have to be out of here before the Rovers get into
         the Palace."

Tanarus:"Sorry, but those are our orders from High Command. We stay 
         until after midnight."

McTerry:"But..."

Tanarus:"Be patient. Or else you will find your money confiscated. Do
         you get me?"

McTerry sighs.

McTerry:"Aye, laddie."

McTerry sits down while Tanarus goes back to looking out the window.
His phone rings and he answers.

Tanarus:"Tanarus here...Ah! Commander. Good to hear you. How are you
         doing over there?...They're still loitering outside the city?
         ...Excellent. Report here to get your money....Good. Tanarus
         out."

Tanarus puts his phone away.  

Old Station, 4:01 PM:

A bonfire has been lit in the middle of the station. Everyone is sitting
around eating and drinking their rations. Striker isn't here. Colleen
turns to Norwood.

Colleen:"Mister Secretary..."

Norwood:"Please, call me Mark."

Colleen:"Okay Mark, now that Striker is off to get more supplies from the
         Sonic Rover can I ask you a few things?" 

Norwood:"Let me guess: he didn't tell you."

Colleen:"He did tell us a bit about his past, but he's been keeping mostly
         to himself. And since you know each other..."

Norwood:"Sure, I can tell quite a bit about him." 

He takes a deep breath as everybody listens.

Norwood:"When he first arrived at the EDF we were quite surprised at his
         appearance. And this caused him to become very lonely within
         the organisation. While most of the EDF pushed him aside I took
         him under my wing and helped him become our best agent we ever
         had." 

Hunter:"We found that out, too. Pity that he's so anti-social."

Saphire:"He's also not interest in females. Shame."

Norwood:"What do you expect from someone who's been dumped?"

Beowulf:"So what? Everyone gets dumped at least once." 

Spirit:"Yeah. It isn't something to make a scene about."

Norwood:"Not if you've been dumped seven times in a row like Striker was
         in the EDF."

Outlaw:"Ouch. Guess he's not a hit with the girls."

Blitz:"It's that attitude of his. It drives the pretty females away."

Norwood:"Actually, he became like that because of the women. He tried to
         ask them out on a number of occasion, but they would just tease
         him or insult him or play practical jokes and...but the list 
         goes on. When he eventually asked them why wouldn't they give
         him a chance they said, and I quote: We can't love you. You're
         monster. Nothing more. End quote."

Everyone is shocked.

Exile:"Poor comrade. That answerski everything."

Colleen:"How dare they? I'll give them a good what for!"

Norwood:"You can't. They're all dead."

Illanov:"Dead?"

Norwood:"Yes. On the day when the KH Military activated their Ion Cannon,
         their forces secretly attacked the EDF HQ and massacred everyone 
         there, including those girls."

Shag mumbles something.

Hunter:"He asks how come you and Striker survived the attack."

Norwood:"Striker and I were at the EDF training grounds when this happened.
         He went ahead of me when we heard of the attack. When I got there
         he was nowhere in sight. He had simply vanished. For twenty years
         I have never heard from him until I heard he was a Road Rover. I
         kept his personal belongings and had it sent to him when he again
         reported at the EDF. When I heard he was a Road Rover I thought
         now that he was amongst cano-sapiens he would become happy again."

Norwood sighs.

Norwood:"It pains me to see that I was wrong. He still is the same unhappy
         person he was back in the EDF." 

DJ:"What about his pre-EDF status?"

Norwood:"That I don't know. Apparently he joined up because something 
         happened to him in his home country of South Africa. What that
         something is, I don't know." 

Hunter:"One of his enemies, General Black, called him a human. Can you
        possibly tell us more about it?" 

Norwood:"The rumours were abound, but this has never been confirmed. I
         never could access his personnel files." 

He pauses, then turns to the Rovers.

Norwood:"He sometimes told me that he thinks that God has forgotten him
         and left him to have his life continually destroyed by the KH 
         Military. With what I've seen what had happened to him in twenty
         years I'm not surprised." 

Exile:"Perhaps I should talk to him."

Norwood:"Don't. It only makes matters worse, believe me."

Exile:"But..."

Norwood looks sternly at Exile.

Norwood:"Please. He's had a hard enough life as it is."

Exile sighs.

Exile:"Doky oky."

Illanov:"Who caused this to comrade Striker specifically, sir?"

Norwood:"That would have to be General Franco, the Supreme General when
         Striker was an EDF agent. Franco was a bloodthirsty lunatic
         and a genocidal madman who would make Adolf Hitler look a
         humanitarian aid worker and was despised by everyone who knew
         him, even his own troops. Because of this he gave the KH
         Military a really bad name. I'm actually glad that he's dead
         and that the new Supreme General isn't what he was." 

Outlaw:"Who is the new Supreme General?" 

Norwood:"I don't know exactly, but if I would venture a guess it should
         be Franco's former second-in-command, Stalker. Stalker was 
         actually the one who hated Franco the most because he didn't
         like his brutal methods. He lead the KH rebellion against
         Franco's Elite Guard and won. What happened after they had won
         I don't know."

Hunter:"Is this Stalker guy powerful?"

Norwood:"Then, yes he is. Today, God knows. All I know is that he is one 
         of the most brilliant military leaders that ever lived. If you
         ever meet him, look out."

Hunter:"Important safety tip. Thank you, sir."

Norwood:"Will you just call me Mark, please."

Hunter:"Oh. Sorry, Mark."

They continue eating and drinking.

Buckingham Palace, at that moment:

Everything is still as it was except the troopers are loitering about. A
trooper walks to Tanarus.

Trooper:"Sir, the 'agent' has arrived."

Tanarus:"Good. Show him in, Private."

Trooper:"Yes, sir!"

The trooper leaves the room and soon returns with the agent. Tony Blair
gasps. The agent is a British military commander who wears a British 
General's uniform. This is General Alfred MacDonald. Tanarus walks up
to him.

Tanarus:"Good work, General. Your efforts have helped us greatly in
         our operation here."

MacDonald:"Thank you, sir. Now about my money..."

Tanarus:"Ready and waiting for you to deposit it into your Swiss bank
         account."  

Blair:"What is the meaning of this?"

Tanarus turns to Blair.

Tanarus:"Prime Minister Blair. General MacDonald allowed us to keep
         the city in our control and have the entire British Military
         tied down with useless information."

Blair:"General! How dare you betray your country!"

MacDonald:"Hey! Money makes the world go round and I'm not going to 
           wait for my military retirement pay when I'm sixty-five."

Tanarus:"Wise choice, General."

MacDonald:"I didn't get to be General by making bad decisions, now did 
           I?"

Tanarus:"Certainly not. By the way, just go over to the trooper over 
         there with the laptop and help him transfer your money to
         your account."      

MacDonald:"Jolly good."

MacDonald goes over to the trooper and gives him the necessary info
to make the transfer. When they are done he claps his hands in delight
at his tax-free income.

MacDonald:"Excellent. Now I can just leave and retire on some tropical
           island."

Tanarus:"Sorry, General, but just like McTerry here you are also unable
         to leave the city."

MacDonald:"Why not?"

McTerry:"You can leave if you risk getting shot down by British ack-ack
         or missile fire, laddie."

Tanarus:"Well put, McTerry."

MacDonald:"But..."

Tanarus:"No. And that's my final word."

MacDonald sighs while Tanarus leaves the room.

Old Station:

Striker has returned and sitting in a spot away from the group. He is
busy reading some files while the others watch him unawares. Exile
gets up and begins to walk towards him, but Norwood jumps up in front
of him.

Norwood:"What are you doing?"

Exile:"I want to have wordski with comrade Striker."

Norwood:"About?"

Exile:"It's personalski, comrade. Only between him and I."

Norwood:"I don't think you should do that."

Exile:"I think I shouldski."

Norwood thinks for a moment.

Norwood:"All right, but don't blame me if he shoots you in the leg."

Exile goes over to Striker and sits opposite him. Striker stops what he
is doing and looks at Exile.

Striker:"Yes, Exile?"

Exile:"We need to talkski, comrade."

Striker:"What about?"

Exile pauses for a moment, then speaks.

Exile:"God hasn't forgotten you, comrade."

Striker:"What?"

Exile:"We know that your life hasn't been the best in pastski."

Striker:"My past? I didn't tell you about my..."

Striker pauses, then turns to Norwood.

Striker:"Mark."

Norwood:"Well, I did tell a bit about your life at the EDF."

Striker looks sternly at Norwood, then sighs.

Striker:"Normally I would shoot you for telling them, but I just have 
         too many worries to bother with that."

Tan's voice crackles over the radios.

Tan:"That's right. You do have bigger worries, now."

Beowulf:"What now?"

Tan:"I discovered the second traitor. It is General Alfred MacDonald, 
     one of the British commanders. He's the one who allowed the Gamma
     Squadron to take the British forces by surprise and take over all
     of London."
     
Colleen:"This is just bloomin' terrific. First a Space Rover, now a
         British general. Who's next?"

Tan:"Don't know. Also, I just received word that those special medics 
     will come earlier than planned."

Norwood:"When will they come?"

Tan:"Round about eight tonight."

Hunter:"When can we leave, at the earliest?"

Tan:"At around half past seven. Then there should be less troopers about
     the palace." 

Hunter:"Thanks, buddy."

Tan:"You're welcome."

The radios go dead once again. Hunter turns to Outlaw.

Hunter:"What's the time, buddy?"

Outlaw looks at his watch.

Outlaw:"It is half-past four."

Hunter:"Right. So we only have three hours to get into the palace and get
        the dignitaries out before those medics arrive. At six we pack up
        and head for the palace."

Everyone continues what they were doing. Exile turns back to Striker.

Exile:"Now, where were we?"

Striker:"I believe you were talking about my past."

Exile:"Good. As I saidski, we know that your life has been best in pastksi
       but you must remember: God never forgets anyone." 

Striker:"Exile. Drop it."

Exile:"When was the last time you spoke to God?"

Striker:"Twenty-four years ago. Just before the...."

He stops.

Exile:"Before the...?"

Striker:"Sorry, but I cannot say."

Exile:"Why not? We're comrades."

Striker:"It is just too painful. Let us not talk any further."

Exile:"But..."

Striker:"No, Exile. That is my final word."

Striker continues reading the files, Exile sighs. He gets up and walks
back to the others. Norwood looks at Exile.

Norwood:"Lucky you. You're the first one to get away without being shot
         at."

Exile:"I don't like comrade Striker being so unhappy."

Hunter:"We all aren't Exile, but Striker doesn't want us to help him."

DJ:"What did he say?"

Exile:"Seems something terribleski has happened to comrade twenty-four
       years ago. Seems painfulski."

DJ:"Twenty-four years ago? But the Transdogmafier wasn't even thought of,
    let alone existed."

Wesley turns to Norwood.

Wesley:"Who created the KH Military? And how, sir?"

Norwood:"Don't know. We only got the first reports on them in nineteen 
         seventy-three. God only knows where they came from."

Spirit:"One thing is for sure: they don't play around. They kick butt,
        and kick well might I add."

Persia:"In fact, I might even agree with Striker that it might be only
        a matter of time before they find Mission Control."  

Silver:"And if they do, all h*** is going to break loose."

Hunter:"We'll be ready for them."

Hunter pauses.

Hunter:"I hope."

They continue doing what they were doing.

Sewers under Buckingham Palace, 7:39 PM:

The Rovers and Maddogs are walking through the sewers, fully armed. They
come to the manhole that Norwood had escaped with. Hunter turns to Blitz.

Hunter:"Blitz. Go up and see if anyone's there."

Blitz:"Wait a minute! Why must I go?"

Hunter:"Because there might be some...er...'tooshies' to bite."

Blitz jumps with joy.

Blitz:"Yah! Let the biting begin!"

Exile and DJ roll their eyes. Blitz climbs up the ladder and lifts the 
cover just enough to see through. He looks around, there is no one here.

Blitz:"Shame. No tooshies to bite."

Suddenly some troopers appear from behind the bushes and aim their rifles
at Blitz. Sky is among them, he walks towards him.

Sky:"Good thing I predicted that you would come through here. Now you 
     are our prisoner."

Blitz:"But I....er...Oh! I'm the city inspector! Yah! I'm inspecting the
       sewer pipes."

Sky:"Right. And I'm a cowardly Road Rover named Blitz."

Blitz:"I'm not a coward!"

Sky:"Gotcha."

Blitz:"Ooops."

Sky turns to the troopers.

Sky:"Take him into the Palace. The rest of you stay here and shoot any
     of his friends that might show his face." 

Troopers:"Yes, sir!"

Some of the troopers grab Blitz and drag him towards the Palace while
the others remain at the open manhole. Down below the Rovers and Maddogs
hear what happened above them.

Spirit:"So much for the element of surprise."

Wesley:"Now there is no way to get into the palace."

Outlaw:"But what about your changeling/cloaker belts?"

Wesley:"We can use them, but those troopers guarding the opening are too
        close together. We can't sneak past without touching one of them
        or making too much noise."

Hunter turns to Colleen.

Hunter:"What are the odds now of getting into the Palace?"

Colleen takes out her calculator and does some quick maths.

Colleen:"Let's see. According to my cal..."

Striker strikes the calculator out of Colleen's hands. It falls into the
sewer water.

Striker:"Stop that! We need a plan, not some calculation."

DJ:"What plan?"

Striker:"You tell me."

Shag, who has been eating an anchovy pizza, leans against a section of
the tunnel. Suddenly the section opens like a door and Shag falls backwards
into the new area. Everyone looks at it. 

Silver:"What the h*** is that?"

Norwood:"Looks like some kind of secret entrance."

Exile walks to the opening and uses his night vision to look around the
room. It has several beds and tables that are covered heavily with dust
and cobwebs.

Exile:"Looks like secret living space."

Hunter:"Come on. Let's check it out."

The Rovers and Maddogs walk in. Shag takes out several flashlights and
hands them to DJ, Saphire, Persia, Illanov, Colleen and Silver.

Beowulf:"What is this place?"

Silver:"Whatever it is, it seriously needs a team of merrymaids."

Illanov illuminates what appears to be a power node.

Illanov:"Look, comrades. That must be the power source."

Colleen opens it, but finds its inner parts not working. DJ comes up
and with some of his hand tools fixes it. He flips the power switch
and the lights come on. Persia then sees an old newspaper lying on
one of the tables. She picks it up and reads it.

Persia:"The headlines read:'Blitz continues over London'."

Colleen:"Who?"

Norwood:"Colleen. She's revering to the World War Two type, not the
         Road Rover."

Saphire:"What's the date on that paper?"

Persia reads a bit.

Persia:"May eighth, nineteen forty-one."

Striker:"If that is the date, then this must be a bomb shelter where
         the Royal family had hidden during the bombing of London." 

Silver:"If so, then there must be a way into the Palace."

Exile comes to Shag and pats him on the back.

Exile:"Way to goski, Shagster."

Shag:"Rhank rhu."

Hunter:"So let's roll and find a way into the Palace."

The Rovers and Maddogs walk through a hallway, then up a flight of
stairs.

Library, Buckingham Palace, 7:43 PM:

This is a large and luxurious room with bookshelves on every wall. 
One of the shelves swings open. The Rovers and Maddogs walk in.

Hunter:"Rovers, we're in."

Outlaw:"We better put our changeling/cloaker belts."

Everyone puts on the belt and then proceed to the door. Exile uses
his x-ray vision and looks through the walls.

Hunter:"What do you see, Exile."

Exile:"Wall. Trooper. Painting. Trooper. Doorway. Trooper. Expensive
       table. Trooper. Wall. Trooper. Doorway. Trooper."

Spirit:"This might be a hunch, but I would say that there might be
        troopers in the hallway."

Hunter:"Okay, Guys. Activate your belts."

They turn their belts on and soon disappear from sight. Illanov slowly
opens the door and steps out, closely followed by the other. In the
hallway there a large number of Battle Troopers idling about. They 
begin to walk down the hallway. As they walk their feet create some
depression in the carpet. One trooper ahead of the Rovers and Maddogs
notices this. Outlaw is now in front. Just as he gets to the trooper
he gets up and takes a pot swipe at the invisible figure with his
rifle. The butt of the rifle smashes Outlaw's belt. He becomes visible
again to the shock of the other Rovers and Maddogs and the surprise
of the other Troopers. They aim their rifles at him while the Rovers
and Maddogs, realising how Outlaw had been seen, duck into a room next
to them that doesn't have carpets. The troopers grab Outlaw and take
him to the conference room. In room the Rovers and Maddogs are in is
a simple study with two doors. They quickly and quietly close the door 
behind them and decloak.

Colleen:"Terrific. Now Outlaw is their prisoner too."

Norwood:"And we've lost our element of surprise."

Hunter:"I would not have predicted this."

Conference Room: 

Tanarus and Sky is here along with Blitz, who is tied to a chair. The
troopers drag Outlaw into the room and throw him to Tanarus' feet.

Tanarus:"Where did you find him?"

Trooper:"He tried to sneak into the Palace with some kind of cloaking
         device, but he wasn't sneaky enough. So here he is."

Tanarus:"I don't want any more of these Road Rovers in the Palace. Take
         the troopers in the hallways and have them posted at all the
         possible entrances."

Trooper:"Yes, sir!"

The troopers leave while Sky picks up Outlaw and takes his gun. He ties
him to a chair next to McTerry.

McTerry:"Nice to see you again, laddie."

Outlaw:"The pleasure is all yours, I'm sure."

Sky:"Quit yapping and start telling us where Road Rover Mission Control
     is or I'll shoot you in the leg."

Outlaw:"Go ahead."

Sky takes his rifle and aims it at Outlaw's leg, but Tanarus stops him.

Tanarus:"Hold it, Sky. He's immortal, so don't waste your time. Period."

Sky:"Oh yeah. I forgot that."

Sky lowers his rifle. Tanarus comes up to Outlaw.

Tanarus:"Now then, Outlaw. You may be immortal, but that doesn't mean
         we can fill you with so much lead that even this power won't 
         be able to save you. So you would do well to tell us where
         are the rest of your friends. I'm giving your five minutes 
         to decide."

Study:

Exile is using his x-ray vision on the door they didn't come through.

Spirit:"Anyone there?"

Exile:"Dah. I see dignitary bodyguards in a cage, some mercenaries and
       the baddest guys Storm and McTerry. I also see some British
       general."

Norwood:"That is most probably General MacDonald."

Colleen:"Is Outlaw and Blister there?"

Exile:"Neyt. Only bodyguards."

Hunter:"There aren't any troopers?"

Exile:"Neyt too, comrade."

Hunter:"Good."

Hunter takes out his tennisball-bazooka (from "Hunter's Heroes") and
goes to the door. In the next room Storm, MacDonald and McTerry were
busy playing poker, using their reward money as bets. The mercenaries
are standing around the table. In the back of the room the bodyguards
are locked in a cage, among them Agent Lars. At the table MacDonald
places a pile of notes in the centre of the table.

MacDonald:"I'll raise you five hundred dollars, Captain."

Storm:"Then I'll double it."

Just then a tennisball falls in the centre of the table. McTerry looks
at Storm.

McTerry:"You don't double it with this thing, laddie."

The tennisball releases a gas that quickly knocks out Storm, MacDonald,
McTerry and the mercenaries. When the gas disappears the Rovers and
Maddogs walk in. Colleen goes to the cage and kicks it open.

Colleen:"Eiffel 65!"

The agents get out of the cage. They then pick the mercenaries' guns up 
that are lying on the floor. Lars walks to the Rovers.

Lars:"Thanks for letting us out."

Hunter:"Where are the dignitaries?"

Lars:"They are still in the conference room next to us."

Spirit walks to another door.

Spirit:"This one?"

Lars:"Yes."

Exile walks to the door and again uses his x-ray vision.

Exile:"Bolshoi! The room is jammed hip to hip with troopers."

Persia walks up to Hunter and whispers something in his ear. After a
moment he turns to her.

Hunter:"Sure. This will be a good opportunity for you. Muzzle!"

Muzzle, knowing what he must do, comes jumping up to the door. Persia
puts her paw on the doorknob. She turns to Muzzle.

Persia:"Just be very careful. Don't harm the dignitaries."

She opens the door. Everyone in the conference room turns to it. The
troopers aim their guns at Persia and Muzzle. 

Blitz, Outlaw:"Persia!"

Tanarus sees Muzzle and then turns to Sky.

Tanarus:"Sergeant, we better the room now."

Sky:"What for? There are only two of them."

Tanarus:"That's an order!"

Sky:"Yes, sir!"

They leave the room just as Persia takes Muzzle's muzzle off.

Persia:"Muzzle them!"

Muzzle jumps out of his straightjacket and towards the troopers.

Trooper:"Help."

The scene is just the usual, horrible one that is the speciality of 
Muzzle. 

Zerack:"This is horrible!"

Clinton:"Eeeww! Gross!"

Blair:"Disgusting!"

Yeltsin:"This is worse than Nazi death camp!"

Norwood:"To think after the EDF I thought I saw it all."

In the hallway Tanarus and Sky is standing next to the conference room
doorway.

Tanarus:"Was did I tell you?"

Sky:"Good tactical manoeuvre, sir."

Tanarus:"Go find the other troopers as well as some medics, quickly!"

Sky:"Yes, sir!"

Sky runs down the hallway. Meanwhile in the conference room Muzzle has
just finished off the last trooper. The Rovers, Maddogs and bodyguards
rush in and begin to untie the dignitaries. Saphire is untying Outlaw.

Outlaw:"Thanks, Angel. Another moment later and Tanarus would have had
        my brains shot out."

Saphire:"Hey. I don't death to do us apart, yet."

Norwood turns to Hunter.

Norwood:"We better get them out before the enemy returns."

Voice:"Not so fast."

Everyone turns to the doorway. Tanarus is standing here, his suit's 
vulcan miniguns armed.

Tanarus:"Surrender! You have no way out."

Illanov:"Why does he sound kind of like comrade Tan?"

Striker:"I don't know, but he definitely wants up dead."

Tanarus:"Good observa....YEOW!!!"

Blitz had come up behind Tanarus and was biting his tail. Tanarus
frantically tries to get rid of Blitz, but he just hangs on. The
Rovers and Maddogs aim their weapons at him. Tanarus is forced
against a window before Blitz let's go of his tail.

Tanarus:"Finally. I..."

The Rovers and Maddogs fire their weapons at him. The force of the
impact of the shots throws him through the window into a parked car
in front of the Palace, smashing it. The Rovers and Maddogs then
begin to guide the dignitaries to the secret door, through the bunker
and out into the sewers. Shag leads the way while the bodyguards
keep a lookout. 

Pumping Station, 8:09 PM:

The last dignitary has just gotten onboard the Sonic Rover when a
bodyguard comes running up to the Rovers and Maddogs.

Bodyguard:"Tanarus and his men are coming!" 

Hunter:"ALL ABOARD!!!"

Exile uses his deep-freeze beam to create a barricade at the sewer
tunnel opening. Behind it shots can be heard as the KH troopers
open fire to break the ice. The Rovers, Maddogs and bodyguards all 
climb in and the Sonic Rover takes off just as Tanarus, Sky and a 
large group of KH troopers breaks the ice block. They quickly open fire,
but the Sonic Rover goes into super sonic speed and disappears from 
sight.

Tanarus:"Dammit!"

Sky:"What do we do now, sir?"

Tanarus:"Send the following order to the Gamma forces: we are pulling
         out immediately."

Sky:"Yes, sir."

Sky takes out a radio and begins to send the order of evacuation. Tanarus
looks at the point where the Sonic Rover vanished.

Tanarus:"You better watch out, Rovers. The third traitor is among you 
         now."

Tanarus, Sky and the troopers head back into the sewers.

Somewhere over Atlantic, at that moment:

The Sonic Rover slows down and begins to fly towards a safe destination.
In the cockpit Hunter, who is at the controls, turns to the others.

Hunter:"We are now well out of range of any KH aircraft and soon we will
        enter US airspace."

Norwood:"On behalf of everyone here and the United Nations, we thank you
         Road Rovers." 

Outlaw:"No problem. We do it all the time."

Spirit walks in.

Spirit:"That's it. Storm, McTerry and MacDonald are in the cooler. It was
        sure nice of the Secret Service agents who said they guard them."

Colleen:"Storm will be taken back to Sunnyvale Sanitarium while McTerry
         will stand trial at Mission Control for treason, but what about
         MacDonald?"

Blair:"As soon as London is back under British control he will also stand
       trial for his treason."

Hunter:"Let's take it home, Rovers."

In the prison section Storm, MacDonald and McTerry are imprisoned behind
the cell energy beam. Three Secret Service are seated and guarding the
prisoners. Just then Lars walks in with some papers in his hands.

Lars:"He are some documents that the President has ordered us to read 
      through."

He hands each agent a copy and they begin to read. Lars reaches into
coat when one of the agents realise something is wrong.

Agent:"What is the mean of this? This is just a page out of a newspaper."

Suddenly Lars takes out a gun with a silencer and before the agents could
react they are shot and killed. He puts his gun away and then activates
the switch that turns the cell bars off. Storm, MacDonald and McTerry get
out and pick up the agents' guns.

Storm:"Why thank you."

McTerry:"Aye, laddie. Now let's get our money and leave!"

Storm:"First we kill the Road Rovers, then we get out of here."

MacDonald:"Not me. I'm leaving with my money now."

Storm and McTerry head into the passenger section, MacDonald grabs his
confiscated case of money and heads towards the back, and Lars hides
behind a crate. In the passenger section Storm and McTerry sneak past
the bodyguards and dignitaries unseen. When they get to the cockpit they
raise their weapons and aim it at the Rovers, who are unaware of Storm
and McTerry's presence. 

Exile:"I'll be gladski when we get back. I have a magazine to readski."

Illanov:"What magazine, comrade?"

Exile:"Forestry Illustrated, comrade. I love the tree types they show."

Shag:"Re rhoo."

Storm:"You won't be reading any books, Rovers."

The Rovers turn around and gasp. 

Striker:"Ai yai yai!"

Saphire:"How did YOU get out?!"

McTerry:"Need-to-know basis, laddie."

Storm:"Now we will take care of you once and for all."

He pulls back the hammer on the gun.

Storm:"Let the FUN begi..."

He screams in terror. Behind him Blitz had gotten on his behind. McTerry
quickly turns to look, then the Rovers quickly get up and punch Storm
out cold while kicking McTerry's gun out of his hand. He turns tail and
runs through the passenger section, the Rovers right behind him. He comes
to the rear end of the Sonic Rover. It has a rear parachute ramp that is
currently open and parachutes on the walls. MacDonald is here securing his
chute.

MacDonald:"What happened?"

McTerry:"We have to leave! The Rovers are coming!"

Voice (from behind):"Oh really, guv?"

MacDonald and McTerry turn around. The Rovers are standing in the doorway.

Hunter:"Beware of dogs!"

Muzzle appears in front. MacDonald and McTerry back off towards the open
ramp. Hunter has his hand on the muzzle. Just then McTerry's foot steps
into thin air and he slips. He grabs MacDonald's chute and he loses his
foothold too. The chute slips off MacDonald just as he falls backwards
in the air. McTerry and MacDonald fall towards the ground as the Rovers
watch in horror. McTerry slips the chute on and pulls the chord. The chute
opens and he disappears into a cloud. MacDonald, however, screams in
terror as he falls towards his dead. The suitcase opens and spills all
the money into the air.

Beowulf:"That is going to leave a mark!"

Wesley:"You said it."

A shot rings out and the Rovers turn around. Lars is standing there with
his gun in his hand, the chute strapped to his back and McTerry's case of
money to his front. 

Silver:"What's the meaning of this?"

Lars:"Let me pass or I'll shoot one of you."

Persia:"You're the third traitor, aren't you?"

Lars:"Yes. I let the KH commando's onto Air Force One."

Spirit:"But why?"

Lars:"Money talks. Now let me through!"

Suddenly an arm grasps around Lars' neck. Behind him is Clinton.

Clinton:"To think I trusted you with my life!"

Lars:"Get off me!"

Hunter runs up to Lars just as he shakes Clinton off him. The two begin
to struggle on the floor, rolling towards the open ramp. Just as they
become airborne Colleen grabs Hunter's hand while Shag tries to grab
Lars' chute, but in process pulls it off him. Hunter grabs him with
free hand. 

Colleen:"Help me here! I can't hold him!"

Outlaw and Striker grab Hunter's hand. As they begin to pull Lars puts
his hand in his coat again. Hunter notices this and let's go of Lars.
He screams and a gun can be briefly seen in his hand. He soon disappears
in the clouds. The others pull Hunter back onto the ramp.

Beowulf:"Make that too ugly marks."

Illanov:"That was too close."

Striker:"Good riddance, I would say."

Colleen looks over Hunter.

Colleen:"Are you okay, Huntie Wuntie?"

Hunter:"Thanks for asking, Collie Wollie."

Colleen smiles while Illanov and Striker chuckle.

Norwood:"Pardon me for interrupting, but can we just get back to our places
         instead of standing here?"  

Hunter:"You're right. Exile. Close the ramp."

Exile closes the ramp and everyone heads back to his or her places. Blitz puts
Storm back into his cell. The Sonic Rover continues to fly onward.

Briefing Room, Road Rover Mission Control, 10:04 PM: 

The Rovers and Maddogs are standing in front of the Master's balcony. On
one of the screens a CNN anchor is reading the latest on the siege of
London.

Anchor:"British forces have retaking London following the sudden withdrawal
        of the KH Gamma Squadron. The dignitaries are safely back at the UN
        thanks to the Road Rovers and the Maddogs. Reports also tell that
        three traitors were also involved in not only capturing London, but
        the hijacking of Air Force One two months ago."  

The Master turns to the Rovers and Maddogs.

Master:"You did very well, Rovers and Maddogs. You're good, good dogs."

Wesley:"Ahem!"

Master:"Sorry. And good, good humans."

Wesley:"Thank you."

DJ:"But there is still the problem of Ricky and the warheads."

Tan's voice crackles once again over the speakers.

Tan:"Don't worry, DJ. Ricky and the warheads are heading the same way. A
     KH research facility somewhere in the Australian Outback. Though
     I don't know the exact location." 

Spirit:"We can just call Ribs, Master. He can track them both down."

Master:"You're right, Spirit. Professor Hubert, contact Ribs as well as 
        the Aussies and tell them to keep a lookout for Ricky and the
        warheads."

Hubert:"Yes, Master."

Hunter:"To the power of the pack!"

The Rovers and Maddogs howl. They had successfully raised the siege of
London, rescued the dignitaries and have gotten rid of two traitors.     
But yet there are still more questions. What will McTerry do now that 
he is free? Is there a possible connection between Tan and Tanarus?
Where are Ricky and the warheads going? And what is the dark past in
Striker's life?

THE END.