Bard and Bandit By Gerhard Naudé and Kristen Coughlan All Road Rovers names © Warner Brothers and rightful owners Natsu, Bard, Will, Reese © Kristen Coughlan Slavik, Arkadiy, Turbo, Harva, Elite Guard, Hilda, Maya, Euro-Corp © Gerhard Naudé In a Euro-Corp lab, Road Rover agent, Natsu was in her normal form walking beside her wheel-chair bound master. She is holding a tennis ball in her mouth. Her master is an Euro-Corp scientist specializing in robotics. Natsu was his assistance dog. He is rolling beside Grasson discussing new robotic updates for the cano-sapiens with cyber parts. Grasson: Well, Professor Slavik. Give me a progress report. Slavik: I researched the parts from the damaged GONV and improved the hydraulics. Natsu rolls her eyes as she walks beside her master. Grasson: And how have you applied it to your work? Slavik (nods) I'm currently working on an upgrade for the lion-sapien known as Paladin. Natsu spots a female husky in one of the kennel cells as walk through. reconizes her from a photo of Harva, Arkadiy's missing wife. She spits the tennis ball into the cell when the men weren't looking. The husky feels the ball touching her and looks up at Natsu Natsu barks at Harva to open the slit in the tennis ball. Harva opens the tennis ball and finds a letter from Arkadiy. Natsu goes to rejoin her master. Harva begins to read the letter with curiousity. The letter reads: My dearest Harva, I will save you and our unborn pup from that hell hole soon. Hang in there, Ark. Natsu sits beside her master as he and Grasson talk. Grasson sees the dog arrive and looks at Slavik Grasson: Have you thought about having that dog of yours mutated, Professor? Natsu looks up. Slavik (shakes head) No. I like her the way she is. I don't think Natsu would like it. He pets Natsu's head. Natsu barks and wags her tail. Grasson: You sure, Professor? It would help our research effort... and there would be a bonus to your salary. Slavik (shakes head) Sorry, sir. I can't do that to my dog. Grasson: Why not? Slavik: I just can't and I'll leave it at that. Not long after Natsu arrives home she goes to her dog house and into the secret entrance into the London base. She goes into the transdogifer and transforms into a sapien. Reese, an Irish Terrier cano-sapien was working the computers. Reese: How was your day, Natsu? Natsu: I managed to deliver the letter to the husky. Plus, my master was asked by an executive whether they wanted to mutate me. Reese (worried) Oh no . . . Natsu: Don't worry, my master said no. Reese (relieved) Good. By the way, The Master has transfered Arkadiy to this base. Master said that Ark is the new leader of the unit. Natsu: Oh really? Reese (nods) He is coming through the secret entrance in underground parking lot soon. Reese looks at the computer. Reese: It looks like he has arrived. He should be coming through (points) those doors any second. Natsu looks towards the doors, waiting for Ark to arrive. The doors open and Arkadiy holding a duffle bag enters the base. Natsu: How was your trip? Arkadiy: It was a little turbulant, but otherwise fine. Reese: Nice to see you again, Ark. Arkadiy (nods) You tooski, Reese. Since I am the new leader of this unit. What do you guys do? Reese: We keep watch on Euro-Corp and Mayham Merc activity. It is not just us in the base. There are freelance agents that report to us. Natsu: By the way, I found your wife and I gave her the letter. This gets Ark's interest Arkadiy(eager) Is she all right? Natsu (nods) She is okay for now. She is being kept there until the puppy is born. Arkadiy: How far is her pregnancy? Natsu: Five months. Arkadiy: Is she still healthy? Natsu (nods) They are moving her around from lab to lab. A Labrador/Border Collie comes into the room. A two year old puppy follows her. Reese (point) Arkadiy, this is Dr. Bard and her son, Wil. Arkadiy: Bard, Wil. A pleasure to meet you. Natsu (to Bard) You have to stay here another night, Bard. Turbo has been spotted in the area again. Bard growls a little. Arkadiy: Who's Turbo? Natsu(to Ark): He's Bard's.... acquatence. They don't get along well. Reese (growls) He is also leads one of the Mayhem Mercs Recovery Units. Bard (growls) That jerk captured me in my canine form and after I was transformed he forced me to serve him. Arkadiy(frowns) Sounds like someone who needs his tail kicked. Bard (sighs) I have a restraining order on him but I doubt that will stop him. Arkadiy: I doubt it, comrade. But we should focus on rescuing my wife. Where is she now? Natsu (sighs) She is in a Euro-Corp kennel in Northern England. Arkadiy: Do you know when they might move her? Natsu: She arrived there a few days ago. I don't know how long she will be there. Arkadiy: Then we had best move quickly. How soon can you all get ready to go on a mission? Reese: Very quickly. Meanwhile, Harva was looking out the window of her kennel. She sees shimers of light moving towards the lab. She blinks and tries to make them out in the darkness. Suddenly a giant claw smashes apart the wall of the kennel. Immediately soldiers dressed in yellow and black rush in through the hole. Harva gasps seeing serveral Wolf-sapiens enter the kennels and opening the cells and taking the prisoners. One of the soldiers open's Harva's cage, then goes and grabs her collar to drag her out. Harva struggles and screams. She is taken outside the building with the other cano-sapiens. Elite Guard soldiers keep the gaurds at bay. Harva and the others are forced into a cage being offloaded from a large Stealth Chopper. The door to the large cage is closed when Harva is thrown inside. The chopper slowly rises into the air. Harva whimpers holding the bars of the cage. The rest of the Elite Guard force are loaded into the chopper before it flies off, vanishing from sight Not long after the Elite Guard were gone, a Hummer with an RR logo on it pulls up to a hill over looking the labs. Natsu (looks towards the lab) Something happened here. Reese (using his powers) I am listening to their radios. They are saying a large group of Wolf-Sapiens broke into the building. Arkadiy: Don't tell me they broke into the kennels... Natsu (looks at the hole) That's the area were Harva was held. Arkadiy immediately rushes in to investigate Reese (runs) Ark! Wait! The guards are in that area securing it! Arkadiy quickly stops, but not before being spotted. He immediately dives for cover as shots ring out. Bard (rolls eyes) Oh great . . . Natsu phases to run to Arkadiy. The bullets pass through her. Arkadiy doesn't know Natsu can phase and is shocked to see the bullets 'hit" her. Arkadiy: Natsu! You're hit! Natsu (shakes her head) No I'm not. I have the power to pass through objects. Natsu grabs Arkadiy's paw making him phase as well. Arkadiy gasps, somewhat used to this phasing Natsu leads Arkadiy back to the Hummer. Arkadiy follows Natsu back to the hummer and gets in, sitting partly outside to provide covering fire. Bard and Reese are providing cover fireing through the sunroof. Arkadiy fires from behind the passenger door Ark: Natsu! Drive us out of here! Natsu starts the Hummer and begins to drive off. Meanwhile the Elite Guard helecoper lands at the secret base. The chopper is lowered down a pad to the sub-surface levels. There, wolf-sapien workers in black/yellow overalls unload the cage. The cage is put on the back of a baggage handler vehicle and transported through large tunnels, where dozens of weapons and crates are being moved about. Some of the cano-sapiens are shaking the bars of the cage barking and yelling at the wolf-sapiens. Harva stays quiet and watches what is going on around her. The cage is finally brought to a pair of large doors. The doors open and the workers move the cage from the baggage through the doors into what looks like a plush high-tech lab. Cano-sapien 1 (growls, sarcastic) Oh great . . . another lab . . . Hilda and the scientists look through stolen files of each of the cano-sapiens and begin picking out their test subjects. Harva is one of the subjects, being transferred over to another large cage near some machines. Once there, the scientists do a check-up. Harva whimpers very scared of what will happen to her. She holds her swollen belly. One of the scientists discovers her pregnancy. He turns to Hilda Scientist: Ma'am, this one is pregnant. Hildagarde goes over to Harva and looks at her. Hilda: You pregnant? Harva whimpers and slowly nods her head. Hilda: How far are you? Harva (whimpers) Five months . . . Hilda: That's pretty far. Hilda opens the cage. Hilda: Come. Let me have a look at you. Harva whimpers but follows. Hilda guides Harva to an operating table hilda: Plase sit down. Harva sits down. She is still scared. Hilda sees that Harva is wearing a collar that stops her from using her power. As Hilda prepares the tools to take it off she looks through Harva's Euro-Corp file. She sees that Harva's power is growing plants. Hilda: Your file says you can grow plants? She begins working on getting the collar loose Harva (whimpers) I developed it when I first escaped with my husband . . . Hilda(working): And who is your husband? Harva (sad) Arkadiy . . . He was going to rescue me . . . Hilda finally removes the collar, putting it aside Hilda: I'm sorry to hear that. I wish I could help you... Hilda keeps looking through Harva's file. Finding out she was born at Euro-Corp with four other siblings. Hilda: It says here you had four other siblings at EuroCorp. Harva (sighs) Two brothers and two sisters. Hilda keeps reading and finds something shocking. Maya is Harva's mother. Hilda looks up at Harva Hilda; It... it says your mother is called Maya... Harva (sad) She died when I was a puppy . . . Hilda:..... No, she didn't.... Harva (stunned) What . . .? Hilda: She... she works within this very base as a servant... she and I are friends... Spectre enters the lab to look at the new arrivals. Harva whimpers seeing the large wolf. Hilda looks at Spectre, a little suspicious. Hilda: Spectre. Have you been spying on us again? Spectre: I'm just warning you that Champion is on his way here looking for a female for himself from the new arrivals. Hilda gasps and turns to Harva Hilda: We must hide you! Champion is a rapist and if he finds you... Champion storms into the lab. Harva whimpers, scared. Champion: Heeeeeyyy! I hear we got some fresh bitches here. Hilda (growls) None of them are for you! Champion (grins): Oh, come on babe. Whatcha hiding behind you? Hilda (growls) I told you none of the females are for you. Harva keeps whimpering hiding behind Hilda. Spectre (growls) Go away, Champion! Champion(smirks at Spectre): Make me. Champion pushes Hilda and Spectre out of the way and sees Harva. Champion: Well, well. Who do we have here? You new here, bitch? Harva whimpers and tries to run. Champion grabs her. Harva (scared) Let go! Spectre comes up and points to the other cage Spectre: Go look there for entertainment! Champion ignores him and grabs both of Harva's paws Champion: come on! It's fun time! Harva focuses her powers on some nearby plants and vines begin to appear. The vines move towards Champion and begin to twist around his legs. Harva whimpers as Champion keeps pulling her. Champion is grinning as he pulls her, then looks down when he feels the vines curl around his feet. Champion: what the.... hey! The vines make Champion fall to the floor making him let Harva go. More vines twist around Champion's body, tying him up securely. Champion struggles, squirming and flexing his muscles to try and break free. Champion: F- -K! Spectre! Hildagrade! Help! Spectre, however, is enjoying Champion's discomfort. The vines tie Champion's muzzle close. Spectre surpesses a laugh, while Hilda looks surprised at Harva Hilda: You did that? Harva nods quietly. Hilda looks back at Champion, who is glaring angrily at Harva. Harva gives a small growl at Champion. Champion looks over at Spectre and mumbles something Spectre: Oh, I would cut you out, but I have an appointment. Spectre leaves the lab, much to Champion's annoyance. The security camera (which is watched by Franco) watches the scene. Champion growls and struggles in the tight binding vines. Suddenly Franco's voice comes on the overhead speakers Franco: Hildagarde, what is going on in your lab? Hilda: Champion was messing around with my test subjects, sir. Franco: Besides that. How did Champion tie himself up like that? Hilda: The test subject fought back. Franco: The one on the table behind you? Harva whimpers looking up. Hilda: Yes. Franco: How did she do that? She looks too frail to have bested Champion. Hilda: She has the power to grow and control plants. Franco: Really now? Is that what she did to Champion? Hilda (nods) Yes. Franco: Impressive. Can she control it? Hilda: It appears so. Franco: How well? Hilda: I'm not sure yet. This is the first time I seen it. Euro-Corp kept her from using her power with a special collar. Franco: Well, find out how good her powers are and have a report for me ready by the end of the working day. Hilda (nods) Yes, sir. Franco: Oh, and when you have time, cut Champion free. The speakers then go dead Meanwhile in London, Reese gave Bard and Wil a ride to their flat to pick some items up. Reese waits in the SUV as Bard and Wil go inside. Little Wil goes to his room to get his toy while, Bard goes into the living room. As she enters the living room, the armchair spun revealing Turbo. Turbo: Lookie what we got here. Bard (growls) What part of restraining order don't you understand? Turbo: Awww, come on babe. You know a piece of paper ain't gonna stop me. Bard (growls) Don't call me babe! Turbo: Babe, you always had anger management problems. He gets up from his chair Bard (growls) You kept me as a slave and I will not be your slave again. Turbo: Hey, who says you were a slave. You were my mate. Bard: You kidnapped me from my masters, turned me into this, and kept me on a short leash. FLASHBACK A couple years ago at a farm, Bard was laying in a field (in her canine form) watching the sheep for her master. She sees a group of cano-sapiens (lead by Turbo) going after one of the sheep. Bard gets up and barks and growls at the intruders. Turbo barks at his gang to keep going for the sheep, then charges down upon Bard. Bard growls and tries to snap at Turbo. Turbo sidesteps the snap and paws hard at Bard's muzzle. Bard yips and then barks and growls again. Turbo releases some knock out smoke. Bard coughs and falls to the ground. Turbo grins, then scoops up Bard and carries her off under his arms Bard wakes up later in a holding kennel. She whimpers confused. She sees men in lab coats coming to her kennel. Scientist: Turbo wants her mutated. Bard barks and whines wanting out of the cage. The scientists pay no heed as they start up a machine and power it up. She barks and struggles taken out of the cage and put on the lab table. The scientists muzzle her, then tie her paws together as they make final medical checks. The scientists secure her and attach all kinds of wiring to her, then they step back and prepare to fire up the machine. The scientists put their goggles on and turn on the machine. Bard howls in pain as she being trainsformed into a cano-sapien. Turbo watches through a window. After a few minutes, she is fully transformed. Bard yips at her new form. The scientists move forward, covering her with a towel and doing medical checks on her. Bard (growls) Turn me back! Let me go! Bard yips again hearing herself talk. Turbo enters the lab to have a closer look at her. Turbo: Hey, gorgeous! Looking good. Bard growls slightly at him. Bard (growls) Let me go! Turbo: Tut tut. Such bad manners, babe. You'll like it like this. Bard (upset) I liked being a farm dog. Change me back! Turbo: And why should I? Do you know where you are? Bard (upset) No . . . Turbo: You're in the labs of the European Corporation. Bard gasps as a shock collar is fastened around her neck and a remote is given to Turbo. Scientist: She is all yours. Turbo takes the remote with glee, then turns a dial slightly. The collar shocks Bard when Turbo presses the button. She yips loudly in pain. Turbo grins and turns it off Turbo: See? Obey and that won't happen. Bard pants. Another scienist brings in clothes for Bard. She is released from the table and dresses quickly in fear.Turbo waits until she is dressed. Turbo: Now come with me, and be nice. Bard whimpers and follows. She takes in what is around her looking for a way to escape. She sees some doors leading outside. She makes a break for them. Turbo growls and turns the dial on his remote very high. Bard howls in pain rolling on the floor. Turbo steps up to her, turning the dial down again Turbo: Bad idea, babe. Bard pants in pain still laying on the floor. Turbo grabs her by her collar. Bard (weak) I am not your pet . . . Turbo: Says who? As Bard was about to answer, Turbo begins to drag her by her collar. Bard weakly struggles. She is taken to a large SUV and forced into the back seat. He drives to a remote part of the English countryside. Bard whimpers and shakes wonder what he has planned for her. She didn't like the nasty grin he had on his face. Turbo gets behind the wheel and begins to drive the SUV through the countryside. After a few hours they reach a remote house in the woods Turbo: Home sweet home. Bard whimpers as he roughly picks her up and takes her into the house. Turbo kicks the door open and pushes Bard into the house Bard gasps in shock as Turbo picks up a chain attached to the wall and locks it to her shock collar. Bard (gasps) What are you doing?! Turbo: Well, I can't let you run away, now can I? He chuckles and slaps her rear Bard: You monster . . . Turbo: Yeah, I'm a sexy beast, ain't I? Bard growls under her breath. She yips when Turbo activates the shock collar. Bard (growls) I'm not a slave! She pulls at the shock collar. Turbo shocks her again Turbo: Come on, babe. Don't act like this. Bard (cries) I want to go home . . . . Turbo (stern) This is your home now. You belong to me. Bard (cries) No . . . Turbo: Yes! And to prove it.... Turbo pulls out the remote for the shock collar, then quickly pushes the button briefly. Bard yips loudly in pain. She pants on the floor, whimpering. Turbo grins and releases the button. Turbo: What do you say about that? She whimpers and shakes in fear. She whimpers in pain. Turbo winks, then heads out andcloses the door behind him. Bard crawls towards the bedroom door but the chain on her collar stops her just a few inches short of the door. Turbo returns with a water bowl and a bowl of cheap dog food. She whimpers scared of Turbo. He chuckles amused Turbo puts the bowls down by Bard. Turbo: Here you go. Dog food and distilled water. Enjoy! The very hungry Bard dove into food not caring that it tasted terrible. As she was eatting, Turbo unlocked the chain leash from the wall. After she finished, Turbo pulled her out of the room. He takes her into a laundry room/kitchen. Turbo goes to a remote and secluded part of the laundry room and puts Bard down there. Turbo: Time to have fun. Turbo begins to undress and soon is standing naked. He pulls in the chain to pull her close to him. Bard (cries) I don't want to mate. . . Turbo goes and secures the chain to a clothes rack on the wall, then goes begins to remove Bard's clothes. Bard fights back kicking him in between his legs. Turbo yelps and falls to the ground, clutching his crotch in pain. Bard goes to try to remove the chain from the clothes rack. Turbo sits up, still holding his jewels while tears run down his cheeks Turbo: Damn.... that hurt... Bard gets loose of the chain and runs out the backdoor into the woods behind the house. Turbo stumbles to his feet and tries to after Bard, forgetting to put clothes on and sitll holding his crotch with one paw. Bard trips on a branch and falls to the ground. As she tries to get up. Turbo has one of his feet holding her down. Turbo is standing there, naked and arms folded Turbo: Nice try, babe. He grabs Bard by her head fur and drags her back into the house. Bard howls in pain. He forces her into the living room. Turbo is struggling to pull Bard because he is sitll in aim from the crotch punch. He forces her into the living room and grabs the remote to the shock collar. Turbo: You gonna pay for that. He pushes the button in and holds it for a few moments Bard howls in pain and then passes out on the floor. Over the next few months, Bard was used and abused by Turbo. Her belly was starting to get swollen. Turbo thought she was getting fat. One night, McTerry was visiting Turbo on business. Turbo opens the door for McTerry Turbo: Hey, boss! What's up McTerry (frowns) I have some jobs for you. Some of our Mercs went AWOL. Bard watches from the corner. Turbo: Really? Who's the AWOLs? McTerry hands Turbo a few files. McTerry (stern) I want them brought to the nearest Euro-Corp base to be punished and reconditioned. Turbo opens the files and takes a look. Some noises are heard outside Turbo's home. Bard hears the noises and looks up weakly. McTerry: You can do what ever you want to them as long as they stay alive. Turbo: Sure thing boss. What's the bounty prize on them? Bard sees movement outside the windows. Turbo sees that she is looking at something. Turbo: What are you looking at? Hunter (yells) McTerry! We know you are in there and put your paws up and come out slowly. McTerry gasps and rushes out, flanked by his bodyguard soldiers while Mayhem drones run around the house Bard (weakly) Someone . . . please . . . help me. Colleen, Elexis and Exile manage to get inside the house while the other Rovers deal with the Mayhem drones. Turbo looks at the trio and growls Turbo: Hey! Who the f- -k are you?! Exile (growls) We are Road Rovers! Bard (weak) Help . . . Bard then faints. Turbo immediately creates a big puff of gas and blows it towards the trio. The trio coughs in the dense smoke and when it clears, Turbo is gone and Bard still lays on the floor. Elexis and Colleen rush to her. Elexis begins to check on her Elexis: She's very far. Better get back to the ship for a check. Exile uses his heat vison to get the shock collar off of Bard and then helps carry her to the Sky Rover. Exile lays her into a medicial bed as Elexis begins to examine her. She can see the signs that Bard was abused. Elexis: Oh boy. I think she was raped. Colleen: The collar on her was a shock collar. It looks like she was kept as a slave. Elexis can see burn marks on Bard's neck. Elexis uses her medical kit to heal up the burn marks. Bard opens her eyes and looks up weakly. Elexis: Hey, you all right now? Bard weakly nods. END FLASHBACK Bard growls deeply at Turbo. Bard (angry) Get out of my flat! Turbo(smug): Make me. Little Wil hears the noise and comes in to the living room. He is holding his security blanket. Wil (confused) Mama . . . Turbo looks over at Wil and smirks Turbo: Oho. You got a little pup too, eh? Wil trips on his security blanket causing him to fall and his glasses slip off. A little puff of smoke comes from Wil. Turbo is caught in the puff of smoke. He finds Wil's smoke smells simliar to his own smoke. Turbo: Ooooh... what the... the stuff... smells like mine... Wil whimpers looking for his glasses so he can see. Turbo coughs and straggers, dropping to the floor. Bard quickly picks up Wil and the glasses and heads to the door. One of Turbo's unit members blocks the door. Unit Member (laughs) Where do you think you are going, missy? Bard drops Wil and makes a fighting stance. Turbo was starting to recover. Turbo: Grrrrr! I'm gonna get you all for this! Bard kicks and knocks down the unit member. Little Wil tries to produce more smoke but he can't. He hides behind his mother. Turbo is crawling towards the door, while Mayhem Drones bursts in and locks on Bard Drone: Target acquired. Closing in. Bard kicks and knocks down one of the drones. Wil (scared, whimpering) Mummy . . . The drone, upon falling, immediately grabs Bard's legs and pulls. Bard falls to the floor. Bard: Wil, run! Go to Reese! Wil obeys his mother and runs out of the flat and heads to the SUV. Reese sees Wil running out of the flat and gets out of the SUV. Turbo is stumbling towards the large truck he came from, covered by his men. Back inside the apartment, the drone reaches for Bard's neck to grab it. One of Turbo's men reconize Reese from the bounty files and fired a dart at him as he goes to pick up Wil. The dart hits Reese's neck. The quick acting drug causes him to quickly faint. Wil whimpers scared and runs to hide. As Bard goes to fight back, the other drones holds her down. The troops rush over to get Reese and drag him off to the truck. Inside the apartment, more drones rush in and grab Bard's arms and legs. Drone: Target neutralized. Wil hides in some bushes hoping the mean people don't find him. He whimpers seeing the drones take his mother out of the flat. The Mayhem forces load Bard and Reese into the truck, then they pile in drive off. Wil comes out of the hiding spot thinking all the bad people were gone. The two year old pup whimpers looking around. One of the drones was behind him. Wil hears the drone and runs and hides in Reese's SUV. Drone: Target lost. Scanning. The drone walks into the open, scanning the surroundings including the SUV Wil picks up the radio and turns it on. Wil (scared) Someone help me . . . Natsu (on radio) Wil is that you? Wil (scared) Mean people took Mummy and Mr. Reese. The drone steps towards the SUV, still searching Wil tries to hide under the wheel side of the dash. Wil (scared, crying) I'm scared. The drone opens the boot door forcedly, looking inside for the pup. Wil shakes putting his paws over his eyes. He feels himself being lifted by his overall straps. Wil whimpers very scared as the drone lifts him Drone: Objective acquired. Returning to Rendevouz point." The drone begins to run down the alleyways of the city. The Drone takes Wil to where Turbo's unit's truck was parked. Turbo comes out of the truck as the drone appears. A tiny green puff of smoke comes from Wil, the drone malfuntions and quickly rusts up. Wil whimpers still hanging from the drone. Turbo looks more closely at the pup. He sees some of his features in the little one. Turbo: Hmmm. This one looks familiar. Wil whimpers more as Turbo goes closer and puffs a harmless grey smoke. Wil (cries) I want my mummy . . .! Turbo chuckles and scoops up Wil, then puts him in the back of the truck. Bard struggles inside the truck while Reese is still knocked out on the floor of the truck. Wil tries to run to Bard but Turbo holds him back. Turbo: And where are you going? Driver, get going! Little Wil struggles to get to his mother and reaches out to her. Wil (cries) Mummy . . . .! Bard (tries to reach to her son) Wilbur! Turbo snaps a power-control collar around Wil's neck to prevent him from using his power. Turbo: Now pipe down! Driver, eI said get the truck going! The truck begins to move. Wil howls and cries struggling to get into his mother's arms. His glasses fall off and break on the floor of the truck. Turbo: Heheheh. You broke your glasses. What a shame. Wil whimpers seeing everything a big blur. Bard is given a shot that causes her to stop struggling and puts her to sleep. Suddenly, a huge, high-tech hover trailer truck pulls up alongside the smaller truck, the sun shining off it's smooth metal plating. Inside the truck, Wil gets loose but doesn't get far. Turbo holds Wil by a leash. Turbo growls deeply at Wil. Wil (cries): You are a meanie! Suddenly the side of the massive truck opens up, revealing rows of AEC security drones. Several of them jump onto the truck's roof and cabin and begin to cut their way into it Driver: Sir, we got AEC drones! Turbo: Activate the Mayhem Drones! The roof of the truck is peeled open and several drones look inside Security: You are under arrest. The Mayhem Drones are activated and they fire and attack the AEC drones. Turbo: Call in support and a helocoper for us. I will not loose my pay checks. Some of the drones are shot off the truck, but more jump on. Several activate their stun fists and punch the Mayhem Drones to deactivate them Turbo releases a green smoke that caused all the drones to quickly rust up. Turbo creates a smokescreen around the truck as his unit fires at the larger truck. The 18-wheeler pulls up behind the truck, then pushes against its bumper, going faster and faster. A few of the unit members hit the engines, while others fire at the gas tank. The computerized front cab of the 18-wheeler explodes. It careens into a shopping centre, coming to a dead stop. Meanwhile, at the Elite Guard base, Hilda was giving Harva an examination to check on her unborn pup. Hilda puts the stetiscope to Harva's tummy to listen. Hilda could hear the tiny heartbeat of the puppy. Harva (sighs) I heard those Euro-Corp scientists say it was a girl. Hilda: Well, I can say that your puppy sounds healthy. Champion still struggles on the floor, tied up by Harva's vines. Hilda looks smugly at Champion Hilda: And you are getting some rest. Champion growls deeply. Maya enters the lab. Harva (excited) Mom! Hilda: I thought you were still working in the kitchen. Maya (nervous) Franco wants me to release Champion. Maya kicks him. Champion grunts in pain and then growls Champion: Bitch! Maya (growls) If you make a move on my daughter or Hilda. I will use my power on you. You know what happens when I do that. Champion immediately stops struggling and growling, remembering well what happens Maya (growls) Leave when you are loose and I will give you five seconds. Do you understand? Champion nods, actually in fear for once. Maya takes out her hunting knife and cuts Champion loose. Harva whimpers and hides behind Hilda. Once free, Champion makes a beeline for the exit and runs out.Maya goes over to Harva and hugs her. Maya (smiles) Oh Harva, I missed you so much. Harva (happy) I missed you too, mom. Maya: What happened to your father and siblings? Harva (sighs) Father, Raven and Armand are under Euro-corp control. I don't know about Jock and Tyrna. Hilda: Seems your family is extended. Harva (holds her belly) It will get bigger soon. Hilda: What worries me is how we protect the pup from Franco. Harva (worried) What will he do . . .? Hilda: Not sure, but I think I should begin making arrangements to get the both of you out of here. Meanwhile, in a new Euro-Corp lab in France the truck carrying Bard, Wil, and Reese has arrived. Turbo holds the leash on Wil tightly. Guards pull the stuggling Bard and Reese out of the truck. Outside the compound, Natsu and Arkadiy having caught up with them watch from a hill. Other trucks bringing Cano-sapien prisoners from other labs are unloading into the new lab. Arkadiy(through binoculars): That's a lot of them. Natsu (through binoculars, in Japanese) Bastards. Arkadiy: We had better move in. Can you see any other way in? Natsu: This place looks well guarded. We can use my phase power to get in but it will be hard to get out. Serveal travel cages are taken out of the trucks. Many of the prisoners are growling shaking the cages. Some of them are whimpering and shaking. Natsu: According to my resources, this lab to recondition and train, cano-sapiens to serve Euro-Corp and Mayhem Mercs. Arkadiy: I think the time has come for to give these sapiens a deferral from draft. What do you say? Natsu (nods) Lets do it. Bard, Reese, and Wil are taken inside the compound. Wil whimpers as Turbo pulls him by the leash. Two guards take Reese down another hallway. Bard and Wil are taken to one of the labs to be processed. Wil screams and cries as he is forced on a examine table. One of the scientists takes a blood sample from the pup. The scientists go about their usual rounds and checkups while Turbo watches. He smirks Turbo: Like the accomodation? Bard (growls) Bastard. The scientist puts Wil's blood through a scanner. He reads the results as he comes up. Scientist: Very healthly. (blinks) Turbo, the pup's DNA matches yours. Turbo(scoffing) Ridiculous. Scientist: The test says the DNA matches. DNA doesn't lie. Bard looks away sadly. The scientist gives Turbo the read out. Turbo reads it, but is unable to understand it. He tosses the read out aside Turbo: Whatever. So I'm a father, big deal. Bard (growls) You are a monster. Turbo:Whaaatever. He looks at the scientists Turbo: Keep working. Scientist: Sheesh. After they are processed, Bard and Wil are taken to a kennel in the reconditioning wing of the compound. Turbo follows the guards as they toss the two into cages and lock them up. Turbo comes up and rattles the bars. Turbo: Home sweet home, eh? Bard growls holding Wil. She tries to bite at Turbo. Turbo pulls his fingers away, then smirks and walks away to let the two rot in their cell. Two guards drag in another prisoner. It is a male Berese Mountain Dog cano-sapien. It looks like he was tortured. He is placed into the cell beside Bard and Wil. Bandit (weak, growls) I . . .will . . .never . . .turn The guards ignore his defiant words and just shove him inside before locking the cage and leaving Bandit(looks at Bard): So, they got you too, stranger? Bard (upset) My name is Bard, this is my son, Wil. A Mayhem Merc jerk caught me in London. Bandit (growls) A bastard named Lightway captured me, my sister, niece, and best friend. I was transfered here from another lab a few days ago. Bard: That is horrible. I know of Lightway. He is just as evil as the jerk that kidnapped me and turned me into this. Bandit: Just wait until I get out of here! I'm gonna throttle the life out of these punks! Bard (growls) All I want besides getting out of here is to strangle that jerk, Turbo. Wil (whimpers) He is a meanie. Bandit: Don't worry, kid. Once we are out of here, that meanie is gonna pay for a long time. Wil (whimpers) Really? Bandit(winks) Trust me Suddenly Arkadiy and Natsu phase through the wall. Bard: Ark, Natsu I am glad to see you guys. Ark: Bard! You all right? Bard: For now. They took Reese into another wing. Ark: Hold a moment. Let's pick these locks first. Natsu phases though the bars. Bandit: Get me out too! Arkadiy goes and unlocks the cages of both Bard and Bandit. Bandit finds the weapons cabinet and breaks into it. He loads the gun and takes some ammo. Bandit locks and loads Bandit: Now I'm ready to kick some ass. Arkadiy: Are you good with weapons? Bandit (nods) I am well trained in various weapons. The group moves into the hallways. Bard (points) I saw the guards take Reese towards the labs. Bandit (growls) They put in mind chips down there. Arkadiy: Mind chips? You mean they mind control their victims? Bandit (nods) Those that are unwilling to serve Euro-Corp freely. Arkadiy (growls): Take us to the lab. Let's send it to hell. Bandit leads the group to the lab. Reese is laying on the table. The scientists are working to reactivate the chip in Reese's neck. Natsu growls deeply. The scientists gasp and back off as Ark and the others point their guns at them. Ark looks around. Alongside the high-tech lab equipment are dozens of metal suitcases, each containing a dozen unplanted mind chips Natsu releases Reese and takes off the power control collar. Reese uses his power to command the computers to release all the cano-sapiens. The cano-sapiens immediately break off their collars and come out of their cages. Ark looks around at the mindchips, then at the others Ark: I think we should break EuroCorp's little toys, don't you fellows agree? The escaped Cano-sapiens nod in agreement. Scientist: No, you can't break this! These chips cost billions of Euros to make! Cano-sapien with the power of Liquification melts one of the briefcases. Canosapien (growls) We are not your slaves! The scientist gasps, but he backs off. Ark grabs a heavy object and begins to smash open the cabinets Other escaped cano-sapiens begins to destory the chips as well with their powers. The scientists can only look on as the canos smash every chip they find. Suddenly one scientists panics and goes to an intercom to call for help. Reese uses his power to block the scientist's call for help and tells the computer system to open all exits. Ark sees one of the exits open up and reveal daylight shine in. He points to it. Ark: This way! All the cano-sapiens rush out. Bard picks up little Wil as they head outside, Bandit, Natsu, Ark, and Reese run out. Natsu: My Hummer is parked this way. They all follow Natsu as they head into the open air next to the compound. At the compound guard towers they are spotted and the guards open fire. Bandit grabs Bard and Wil and they disappear. Behind them a EC Riot Tank is rolling after them Bandit reappears again. Bandit (shouts) Grab on to me! Ark, Reese and Natsu grab on to Bandit and they disappear with him and then appear beside Natsu's Hummer. Ark hears the sound of the tank and looks. The tank is quickly closing in Ark: Get in! Natsu, get us moving! Everyone gets into the Hummer. As the EC Riot Tank closes in, Bandit holds the side of the Hummer and it disappears. Moments later the Hummer appears on the streets of London. Wil (excited) Cool power, mister! Bandit pants exhasted. Natsu drives to the RR London base and enters into the London Underground. Bandit (pants) It's been so long since I used my power that much. Ark: Will you be all right Bandit? Bandit (pants) Yeah . . . I just need rest. Ark: You sure? Bandit (pant) I'm fine . . . it just happens when I teleport a group at once. Natsu parks the Hummer in the vechile bay. Bard helps Bandit out of the Hummer. Wil (excited) Your powers are cool, mister Bandit. Bandit(smiles weakly) Thank you, little kid Bard takes Bandit to one of the empty quarters. Wil excitedly follows. Natsu (to Ark) We better report to Master about the EC Base. Arkadiy: Good idea. He will need it for the intel teams to locate the primary base. Meanwhile, Harva was helping Maya in the kitchens as Champion and the group of guards enter. Champion: Grab them! The soldiers rush up to take the two captive Maya (stunned) What the?! Champion: So, we got ourselves a little gruop of traitors, have we? Harva whimpers in fear as they dragged out of the room. (End)