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Save The Tiger Transcript
Written: 10/12/2015
Updated:
10/24/2021
Act I
Scene I
(Shot of cloudy sky as we see one of Khan's purple planes flying around. Cut to the cockpit as two of Khan's panther pilots (one of them wearing goggles on his head) flying the plane. Khan Pilot #1 (the hat on) pushes the blue lever and then we hear an explosion. Khan Pilot #2 looks out and there is fire in the right propeller. Khan Pilot #1 grabs the transmitter.)
Khan Pilot #1: Engine number one's out, sir. (We hear distressed engine noises. The Khan plane flies away as we see the SeaDuck flying. Head to the cockpit with Baloo flying.)
Baloo Von Bruinwald XIII: Oh yuck, warm soda pop. (Baloo has a case of strawberry soda pop as he tries to open one of them.) Now, why couldn't she just buy me an icebox, like I asked. (So he uses a small bottle sized hole on the top of the windshield to open the bottle, and it opens and soda sprays all over Baloo's face.) Aaaah! (Baloo goes to the glove compartment which is already open and brings out a dish rag.) I mean, here I am, on time and everything. (Baloo cleans his face and tries to drink the bottle; but it's empty. Cut back to the Khan plane which it's engines are stressed out. Then the engine stops as Khan Pilot #1 panics. The Khan plane takes a nosedive. Khan Pilot #1 grabs the transmitter.)
Khan Pilot #1: Things have gotten worse, sir. Engine number two is out. (Khan Pilot #1 flicks a switch on the dashboard as we cut back to the SeaDuck and in the cockpit with Baloo. Baloo is using the cloth to open the bottle of soda pop. He grunts. He looks around and bops the top of the bottle, which opens and more soda flies around until that bottle is empty.)
Baloo: Ah, ppt! A guy could die of thirst up here. (Baloo throws the bottle away with fifteen extra bottles on the floor. Back inside the cockpit of the Khan plane as a panther with shades enters the cockpit.)
Khan Pilot #1: I can't hold it, sir! We're going down! (The Khan plane nosedives towards the SeaDuck as we head inside the cockpit with Baloo slowly twisting the cap.)
Baloo: Easy does it, baby. Come to papa. (He plucks the cap open and no soda spills out.) Hallelujah! (The Khan plane whacks the SeaDuck and that causes soda to spill right in his face.) Oh, no! Sunday flier!
Khan Pilot #1: Mayday! Mayday! (We continue to see the Khan plane nosedive as the SeaDuck goes after it.)
Baloo: Hang on. Old Baloo will help you. (Baloo throws away the crowbar from the stick and he pushes down. Baloo goes down beneath the Khan Plane and he then latches to the right side of the Khan Plane to keep it steady. He gives the Khan pilots a thumbs up and the Khan pilots are happy as they fly onto a remote palm tree island with a volcano on the northern side.)
Scene II
(Cut to the shoreline of the island as the SeaDuck has landed on the water while the Khan plane lands on the shore. Baloo is rowing a inflatable raft to the shoreline. Baloo gets off his boat as we hear seagulls wail in the distance. Baloo walks towards the three panthers fixing the left side engine. Then Khan's Yes-Man from Whistlestop Jackson, Legend appears as he opens the side door to the Khan plane. He puts down a stepladder in front of the side door. He walks down and then proceeds to clean the steps with a mini broom. Out comes Mr. Khan as Baloo is watching the panthers work on the engine. Baloo turns around to notice Mr. Khan.)
Baloo: Hey! Do you know who you are? You're Khan! (Baloo walks towards Mr. Khan as Khan walks down the steps. Khan completely ignores him as he and his yes-man overlook the repairs to the engines.)
Shere Khan: You saved my life, Mr. Babaloo.
Baloo: Uh, that's Baloo.
Khan: (Snaps his fingers.) Yes. I owe you everything. (Khan's yes-man shows Khan a pocket watch. Khan opens the pocket watch. We see a green fly getting eaten by a grey/black lizard on a palm tree.) At this moment, Khan Industries is worth $3.7 million.
Baloo: Hmm, my watch must be running a few thousand slow. Ha ha. (Baloo shows off a really tiny pocket watch.)
Khan: You may have whatever you want. Simply name it.
Baloo: Aw, you don't owe me a thing.
Khan: Perhaps.(Khan walks to his plane.) But my motto is "always repay your debts and never break a deal." (Khan and his yes-men enter the Khan plane.)
Baloo: Well, don't want much. Maybe a refrigerator and... (Khan's yes-man is writing on a pad of paper.)
Khan: And?
Baloo: Why, I don't know. Some sodas. Oh, and a bottle opener would be nice. I can't really say.
Khan: Take all the time you need. Drop by my office when you have decided. Only one stipulation: You must keep our arrangement a secret. (Khan shows off his claws.) I may be indebited, but I don't want it known to everyone. (Khan's yes-man takes the steps and closes the side door.)
Scene III
(Inside the office of Higher For Hire as Kit Cloudkicker walks in along with Baloo. Rebecca is at her desk shuffling her papers as Molly is playing with her doll in front of the desk.)
Rebecca Cunningham: There you are, Baloo. About time.
Baloo: Hey, Beckers. Boy, if I could tell you what just happened to me.
Rebecca: No stories. Just explain where that came from. (Rebecca points to a fridge with an icebox on top.)
Baloo: My icebox!
Rebecca: Yours? (Baloo goes over to the fridge and opens it to reveal twenty-six bottles of strawberry soda pop.)
Baloo: I...I bought it?
Rebecca: With what? (Rebecca folds her arms not impressed by that excuse.)
Baloo: Ah, well...uh... (Molly comes over to Baloo.)
Molly Elizabeth Cunningham: Did you find some money, Baloo? I found a quarter in the gutter once.
Baloo: Oh yeah; that's it! I found it in the...the gutter. (Baloo takes a bottle of soda pop and leaves.)
Rebecca: Which is probably where you were all day instead of delivering cargo. (Baloo sits down on the red chair and opens the soda pop with a bottle opener.)
Baloo: Hey! I was on time. Eh, before I got late. (Baloo sits cross-legged on the chair and drinks his soda pop.)
Rebecca: You may not care about this business, but Higher For Hire means something to me.
Baloo: (Pulls his hat down.) Yeah, yeah. It means "work, work, work." (Rebecca steals Baloo's hat.)
Rebecca: No! It means a home. And a life. And...and everything that is important to me.
Baloo: Like M-O-N-Y, money! Why, all the dough in the world wouldn't be enough for you. (Baloo steals his hat back.) But not me. If I had the bucks, I'd quit working, lay back and relax. Oh, baby! (Baloo pulls the cap down and puts a straw in the bottle.)
Rebecca: Oh, well; keep dreaming. You don't even have enough to buy your plane back from me. (Baloo continues to drink soda and then pulls his hat back.)
Baloo: Hey! You're right Becky. But I will. (Cut to the window where Kit is holding up Lucy. Molly is trying to save Lucy and she does. Baloo is walking upstairs.)
Rebecca: (Follows Baloo upstairs as both bears exchange words.) Where do you think you're going, mister? Baloo? I'm yelling at you, Baloo! I've seen you goofing off! What is...
Molly: Is Mommy mad at Baloo?
Kit Cloudkicker: No. She really likes him. And he really likes her. (The door is slammed shut.) There are just times when they like each other better than others.
Scene IV
(Cut to inside Mr. Khan's office as Khan is sitting at his desk, facing the window. Baloo has already entered the office.)
Baloo: (Clears throat.) Hello? (Khan turns his chair around.)
Khan: I thought you'd be here ten minutes ago. (We see Baloo with his pilot's hat in his hands wearing a brown suit and a blue striped tie.) Sit. (Baloo sits down.)
Baloo: I-I would have been here earlier, but I had trouble with my tie. (Khan looks at his sheets of paper.)
Khan: How dreadfully uninteresting. So, have you decided what you want to even the score?
Baloo: Well, I was kind of thinking about buying back the SeaDuck. If it isn't too much trouble.
Khan: Granted. (Khan pushes a button and that makes yes-man come in instantly with a briefcase of money. The briefcase is opened.)
Baloo: Really? That's all there is to it?
Khan: As I said, I always repay my debts. (Khan grabs a phone and begins to dial.) Now if there is nothing further... (Baloo checks the money.)
Baloo: Well, I don't know. I could sure use some gas. And maybe one of them air fresheners.
Khan: Yes, yes. Is the score settled?
Baloo: (Closes the briefcase.) Well, you said I could take all the time I needed.
Khan: (Sighs.) So I did. (Baloo gets up.)
Baloo: Well, then I'll be back tomorrow. (Baloo takes the briefcase and runs out of the office to the elevator.) Whoo-hoo. I never figured Khan so dumb as to promise someone anything he wants. (Baloo opens the briefcase again.) Sometimes I think that guy isn't playing with a full deck of marbles. Heh heh. (Cut back to Khan at his desk scratching his desk with his claws.)
Scene V
(Cut to inside the office of Higher For Hire as Kit is cleaning the floor with a vacuum cleaner. Baloo enters the office.)
Baloo: (Tips his cap to Kit.) Hiya, L'il Britches. Becky. (Baloo places the briefcase on the desk where Rebecca is working.)
Rebecca: What's this?
Baloo: Oh, fifty-some-odd thousand dollars for the Sea Duck. Keep the change. (Rebecca is pleasently surprised as Kit comes over and is in awe.)
Kit: Wow! Where'd you get all the moola, Poppa Bear?
Baloo: It was left to me by my favorite uncle... (Stammers as he walks around and notices the vacuum cleaner on the floor.) ...Hoover! Happy Hoover.
Rebecca: I didn't know you had any rich relatives. (Kit and Rebecca are checking the money.)
Baloo: (Takes out a white hanky and has tears in his eyes to wipe off.) The two of us were very close. (Baloo crosses his fingers as Kit is putting the money into the a tower on the desk.) Uncle Huey Hartley meant everything to me. Maybe a million everythings. (The tower of money collapses on cue.)
Kit: But I thought you said his name with Happy Hoover. (Walks towards Baloo.)
Baloo: Uh, oh, yeah; it was. Huey Hartley was his, uh, nickname. (Baloo takes the money.) Happy Huey Hartley Hoover. Heh heh. But enough with the past. Oh, baby; now that I'm a heiress, I'm gonna take the Duck and fly. (Baloo puts the money in the briefcase and closes it. Rebecca stands up.)
Rebecca: You're gonna quit Higher For Hire?
Baloo: He-hey! I'm gonna do all the things I've only dreamed of. Like nothing. And I plan to work at it every day. What do you say, Kit? (Kit runs over and embraces Baloo.)
Kit: But what about Miss Cunningham? (Rebecca has some sheets of paper in her hands.)
Rebecca: Oh, I'll do fine. Don't worry about me. Why, with this money, I'll get a new plane and a pilot. Only the best for Higher For Hire.
Baloo: (Chuckles.) See?
Kit: But you guys are friends.
Baloo: Oh, we'll still be friends. (Half embraces Rebecca.) It's not like I'm moving to the other side of the world. Just the other side of the tracks.
Scene VI
(Cut to Khan's office as the elevator comes up and the double doors open as Mr. Khan walks inside with papers in his hands. Cut to Baloo sitting at a chair in front of the desk twirling his hat.)
Baloo: He-Hey! Just the typhoon I'm looking for. (Khan walks to his desk and sits down smiling with his arms folded. Baloo starts flipping papers he brought out.) I think I'll start with a set of trains, a rolly-coaster, a platypus, a purple kite, seven snakes, a pinball machine, and a carton of chewing gum. (Baloo is writing down on his notepad.)
Khan: Granted. Is that it?
Baloo: It? (Laughs.) I haven't even warmed up yet. (Baloo licks his fingers and turns the page.) A monogrammed hammock, two pairs of snowshoes, a blue kazoo, a bag of Goobers, a thousand Ping-Pong balls...(we cut to a day to night shot outside Khan Tower. Head inside Khan's Office.)...a totem pole, a peck of pickled peppers, uh, twelve dozen snorkels, (Sighs.) an electric bow tie, two baseball bats -- one for each team --, one hundred pairs of wax lips...No, make that two hundred pairs of wax lips. (Khan is not amused by this as he grabs a sheet of paper and crumbles it in his hand. Baloo sighs.) Boy, my mouth is dry. Whew! Asking for stuff is hard work. I'll break and be back tomorrow with more. (Baloo gets up and walks away stage left and goes into the elevator. The elevator closes and rings as Khan crumbles the paper some more in frustration. He throws it away and turns on his intercom.)
Khan: Send in Garth. I have a job. I do deplore pests. (A green bug gets on the desk and Khan smashes it with his fist and flicks it off the desk.)
Scene VII
(Head back to the docks of Higher For Hire in the morning as Rebecca and Molly are walking together towards the docks.)
Rebecca: Well, Molly; pretty soon we're gonna have a brand new pilot. We'll do even better than before. Aren't you excited?
Molly: (Rebecca kneels down in front of Molly.) Uh-huh. But why is the new pilot called "The Barber"? (Rebecca stands up.)
Rebecca: I don't know, honey. But I'm told he's very good. (A plane approaches as it cuts through trees. Rebecca panics as the plane is head straight for them.) DUCK! (Rebecca tackles Molly down onto the dock as the grey airplane with orange wings turns around and lands. It stops as Rebecca gets up not happy with this turn of events. Molly gets up and they both walks towards the plane looking angry. We see a leopard in a blue coat with a red scarf and goggles coming out of the plane which is smoking for some reason.) What's the matter with you? What kind of pilot flies like that? (The pilot turns around and he looks like a sad case with an overstuffed briefcase.)
Joe "The Barber": Uh, cropduster, ma'am. But had to give it up. Nerves, see? (Joe shows his shaky hands.)
Rebecca: Well, in the future; I expect you to fly...higher.
Joe: Can't! Have this pesky fear of heights. (Joe covers his eyes as he steps onto the dock from a one foot board in front of the pilot's door of Joe's plane. Molly is surprised by this.) I suppose I could wear a blindfold. (Joe is so scared that he refuses to look at Rebecca.)
Rebecca: Blindfold?
Joe: You're right. Have a pesky fear of the dark, too. (One of Joe's eyes looks like lazy eye.)
Rebecca: Is there anything else you're afraid of?
Joe: Well, not really. (Joe takes his suitcase and walks off and then returns and does look at the eyes of Rebecca.) But you don't have any platypuses around here, do you? (Rebecca shakes her hand no as Joe runs off.) I just hate platypuses.
Molly: Mommy? (Pulls on Baloo's pantleg.) I miss Baloo.
Rebecca: Oh, me too, Molly. Me too. (We then cut to further down the docks with the SeaDuck and a motorboat docked. After some time; we see the SeaDuck is repainted white with orange, red nosecone and blue/green trim in certain areas. Cut to later and colored rocket launchers are added to the SeaDuck. Three headlights on the top of the roof and a giant bronze bird statue on top of the nose. Then cut to a tennis court on top of the SeaDuck roof, with some rainbow like casket with an antenna on top of it on the right wing; while a granophone is on the left wing.)
Scene VIII
(Cut to a shot of Baloo (wearing an icy blue suit, top hat, white shirt and an eye piece on his left eye.) on the tennis court giving first serve. Baloo jumps up and serves the tennis ball. Kit is on the other side and tries to whack the ball, but misses and goes in for a point.)
Baloo: (Chuckles.) Point for me. (Baloo serves the ball again, and Kit goes towards the net to hit it, but it misses and Kit does the splits in the process.) And another. (Baloo takes another tennis ball from his pocket and serves it. This time, Kit puts the racket in front of him and it deflects off the racket and manages to nick the corner of the white line for a point since Baloo misses the ball. Baloo gets up and sighs as Kit gets back to the middle of his side of the court.) You win, L'il Britches. (Sighs.) Nice rally. (Baloo jumps over the net and shakes his hand harshly. Cut to a shot of the record player needle going to the middle as the song ends.) He-hey! Spin it again, old buddy of mine. (Baloo walks past kicking his heels in mid-air stage left as Kit goes over to the record player and puts the needle back to the edge of the record.) That song makes my feet happy. (Kit and Baloo run towards the left wing as I discover that the casket is a malt shop table with depensers for drinks and a cuckoo clock. Baloo makes a chocolate ice cream soda and gives it to Kit with his tennis racket.) Another soda, my good man?
Kit: I do believe I'd like that. (Kit takes the soda and drinks up.)
Baloo: Hey, isn't it grand to be rich? They're right. Money does buy happiness. (Baloo slurps on his own soda as the cuckoo clock chimes.) Oh, look. Heh heh. It's time for another birthday. (Baloo goes to the levers and pulls on them lever. This causes the tennis court to retract into the roof of the SeaDuck.)
Kit: But you've already had four birthday parties today. (Baloo and Kit climb down the wooden ladder from the right wing onto the docks.)
Baloo: Yeah! If I keep this up, I'll be old before my time. (Baloo laughs as he opens the door and hundreds of birthday junk and presents come out and bury Kit; including a red balloon banner saying "Happy Birthday to Me".) Boy, I love having all this stuff. Kit? Kit, where'd you go? (Kit gets up and looks like he got a concussion out of that.) Hey, good idea. (Baloo takes the ping-pong ball from Kit's head.) Maybe we can play a little "Hide & Go Peek".
Kit: You know what I'd really like to do? Visit Miss Cunningham. It's been over a week!
Baloo: (Playing ping-pong and the ball hits him in the face.) Who?
Kit: Rebecca, your ex-boss.
Baloo: Oh, right. Yeah, yeah. I kind of miss ol' what's-her-name too. What do you say we wander over and invite her to a party? Heh heh. After you. (Baloo motions to Kit that he has the right to go first.)
Kit: No, no. After you. (Kit responds the same way in the opposite direction, as if he is trying to trick Baloo into walking into the harbor. Baloo walks past Kit.)
Baloo: After you. (Kit walks past Baloo.)
Kit: No, no. After you. (Baloo walks past Kit.)
Baloo: After you. (Kit runs past Baloo.)
Kit: No, no. After you. (Baloo runs past Kit.)
Baloo: After you. (Kit runs past Baloo off-screen.)
Kit: No, no. After you. (Baloo runs past Kit off-screen.)
Baloo: After you.
Kit: No,no. After you. (Zoom in behind a wooden fence as we see pop up a tiger fury in a green coat, with a purple scarf around his neck. Next to him is a brown panther furry wearing a blue vest, white shirt, red tie and a small bowler hat.)
Tiger Furry: There he is.
Panther Furry: Yeah. We snatch the lug tonight.
End of Act I At 11:18
Act II
Scene I
(Shot of outside Higher For Hire as a green moving truck is packing up stuff in the back of his truck.)
Rebecca: Please don't go. I'm sure my pilot will be back later today. (Out comes a rhino furry wearing a lavander suit, pink shirt, black tie and blue plant storming out of the office.) Or tomorrow. (The rhino gets in the passenger side of the truck as the driver is a weasel in a vanilla shirt and hat. The truck drives off without a further word. Molly comes over to Rebecca.) Or next month! (The truck drives away.)
Molly: Mommy, what's the matter?
Rebecca: That's the third client we've lost this week. It can't get any worse than this. (Suddenly; Joe's plane arrives out of nowhere and Rebecca and Molly are forced to duck once again as the platoons nearly smash into them. Joe flies around and lands, clipping off the Higher For Hire sign as it crashes into the water. Rebecca and Molly rush to the docks as the pilot doors open and out comes Joe with a red umbrella.)
Joe: I quit! (Rebecca is panicking now.)
Rebecca: What? You can't quit! How about my shipments?
Joe: Sorry, lady. (There are about a dozen flats of strawberries on the docks.) But you never told me I'd be carrying strawberries.
Rebecca: But that's just cargo.
Joe: (Shutters in fear.) Strawberries give me the willies. (Joe finds his red umbrella and hooks the door to slam it shut.) No, Joe's gotta draw the line somewhere. (He shudders and goes to the cockpit of his plane. He starts the engines.) Strawberries. (He flies away and remembers to smash the sail poles of three boats in the process.)
Rebecca: That's it! Where am I gonna get a pilot on a moment's notice? (Rebecca sits down on a box sulking as a car horn honks and we see a limo come in with Baloo driving it on the left side and Kit looking on. It has it's own red wind sock, flags, statues of planes, golden wings on the sides, and a cauldron with an umbrella in the back of the white limo. The limo stops and Baloo gets out as Molly runs towards Baloo.)
Molly: Baloo! (Molly runs and Baloo grabs her.)
Baloo: Hi there, sweet cakes. How ya doing, Beckers?
Rebecca: I'm doing fine, Baloo. Though I'm kind of looking for a pilot.
Baloo: (Tips his top hat and puts it on Molly's head.) Well, good luck. There's lots of them out there. (Rebecca is not amused.)
Kit: (Cut to Kit examining the place.) Miss Cunningham, what happened to Higher For Hire? (Kit runs over to Rebecca.) If you're in trouble, I'm sure Baloo will help. (Baloo puts the top hat back on his head.)
Rebecca: Don't be silly. Things couldn't be...better.
Baloo: He-hey, outstanding! So you wanna come to my next birthday party? (Baloo brings out his gaint golden pocket watch.) It starts in fifteen minutes.
Rebecca: Thanks, Baloo. But I'm not much in the partying mood. (Baloo gives Molly back.)
Baloo: Some people have no sense of priorities. Let's go, Kit. (Baloo walks towards the limo.)
Kit: But Baloo... (Kit walks off.)
Scene II
(Back to the SeaDuck at the docks as the limo arrives and stops in front of the docks. Baloo gets out of the limo and opens the back door and lets Kit out. Kit doesn't leave the limo.)
Kit: Baloo, you've gotta do something to help Miss Cunningham.
Baloo: She said everything was hunky-dory. (Baloo walks towards the SeaDuck.)
Kit: But you saw the place! (Kit walks towards Baloo as Baloo goes over to a conveniently placed green/purple-striped lawn chair and a purple umbrella.)
Baloo: So everyone has their off days. Look at me. (Baloo is inbetween the lawn chair.) One day, I had nothing. And, heh; things worked out. (Baloo sits down cross-legged in the lawn chair.)
Kit: She need your help.
Baloo: Well, not like I owe her anything. (Baloo takes out the paddle ball and starts paddling.) I paid her.
Kit: She'd do the same for you, Baloo. (Kit walks into the SeaDuck.)
Baloo: Aww, I gave her fifty G's, even invited her to my party. What's the big deal? 'Cause I'm the galoot with the loot. (The paddle ball bounces into Baloo's face.) Ow! Must be defective. (Baloo puts the paddle ball down on the umbrella table as the tiger furry and panther furry show up in shadows. Baloo turns around.) Hey; if that's another birthday cake, just dump it over there. (The tiger and panther have a large sack and they drop it over Baloo's head.) Hey! HEY!
Scene III
(Inside the office of Higher For Hire as it is a complete mess. We pan up to Rebecca using an ancient version of a calculator. She looks at the current account and sulks.)
Rebecca: Oh, I'm never gonna stay in business like this. (The door open and in comes Kit running, panicking and holding a ransom note.)
Kit: Baloo's been kidnapped! Baloo's been kidnapped!
Rebecca: What?
Kit: They have Baloo and want two hundred thousand dollars! (Kit gives Rebecca the ransom note.)
Rebecca: "Put the money in the trash can under Clapton Bridge at midnight. If you contact the police, you'll never see your friend again."
Kit: You gotta do something, Miss Cunningham.
Rebecca: What can I do, Kit? I'm nearly broke. (Molly walks down the stairs with a piggy bank.)
Molly: Mommy? I got some pennies. Will that help?
Rebecca: Maybe if we sold everything he owns.
Kit: Yeah.
Scene IV
(Cut to a shot of the Bedbug Hotel (as seen with the flashing pink neon sign attached to the building. Pan over to the windows and then cut to inside as Panther furry is dailing a telephone at a desk. We pan over as Baloo is tied up by the tiger furry and gagged, sitting on a chair. He's yelling, but it's all muffled.)
Tiger Furry: You ain't goin' nowheres, brother. (Baloo bounces the chair and the leg squashes on the tiger's right foot causing him pain and holding his foot, jumping around.) OUCH! (Baloo bounces the chair around some more in the room as we see panther furry answering the phone.)
Panther Furry: Yeah. We did like you asked, sir. (pause as Tiger Furry chases Baloo around.) Nah, he's not hurt. Yet. (Gets off the phone as we hear crashing.) Will you shut up?! (Panther furry panics and goes back to the phone.) Oh, no; not you, sir. No. No. Yes. I do like my knees very much, sir. (Baloo thumps Panther furry down onto the ground.) OW! (Panther furry screams; but manages to retake the phone as tiger furry is still chasing Baloo.) And have a nice evening. (The tiger finally grabs the chair and drags him into the large closet and slams the door shut. We cut to panther furry putting the barricade on the door for good measure. He sighs and pants.) There. That should take care of him. (Baloo then slams the door open causing panther furry to whack right into the conveniently placed wall. Baloo bounces out of the room and bounces down the stairs. Baloo gets the gag off and yells. Cut back to the panther furry who grabs tiger furry by the coat.) Go get him! (Tiger furry runs out as the chair breaks off-screen. The springboard bed manages to come loose and whack down panther furry to the floor.)
Scene V
(Cut back to Higher For Hire as it's dawn for some reason. Pan down to a furry wearing a beret and purple clothes using a red tow tractor with a grass hut for a roof. It is towing the SeaDuck up the ramp as we cut back to Kit and Rebecca as Rebecca has a recipt in her hands.)
Kit: How'd we do, Miss Cunningham? Good news?
Rebecca: I'm afraid we're still short by a lot.
Kit: But we sold everything! (Kit takes his baseball cap off and squeezes it.) Including the SeaDuck.
Rebecca: (Looks at Kit.) Well...there's still one thing that hasn't been sold.
Kit: But I'm only a kid!
Rebecca: No, Kit.
Kit: But what else is left to sell?
Rebecca: Higher For Hire. (Both turn around to look as the seagull are flying over it.)
End of Act II At 16:21
Act III
Scene I
(Shot of Kit and Rebecca in front of the office as Rebecca has finished nailing up the white sold sign in front of the office. )
Kit: I'm sorry, Miss Cunningham.
Rebecca: Ah, it's just a dumb old business anyway. (Rebecca throws the hammer away and Rebecca embraces Kit.) The important thing now is we get Baloo back.
Scene II
(Shot of Clapton Bridge at night. The streets around the area are littered with garbage. There is a red spotlight shining on the side of the bridge. Someone is driving a motorboat around the area. Cut to a shot of water on a brick street next to a trash can. A rat whistles by as we see Rebecca in her blue coat walking on the puddle and then flicking the water away with her leg. We pan up to see Rebecca noticing the rat going into the dumpster. We see Kit inbetween both dumpsters with the sack of money.)
Rebecca: Sssh! You wanna scare away the kidnappers? (Kit walks out struggling with the sack of money.)
Kit: Sorry. But all Molly's pennies are heavy. (Kit is dragging the sack with him as they walk together.)
Rebecca: Well, we're just lucky she had enough to put us over the top. (Kit walks and trips onto a spring mattress with a spring protuding. Kit then notices someone digging stuff out of the trashcan.)
Kit: Look! It must be the kidnapper. (Rebecca helps Kit up.)
Rebecca: Judging by his attire, he's not a very good one. (Cut to the fox furry with full on white mustache and beard wearing a grey robe with a pot on his head and grey fingerless gloves, fishing out stuff from the trashcan.)
Kit: (Approaches the homeless furry.) Excuse me, mister. But I think I have what you are looking for.
Homeless Fox Furry: Fish sticks? Mmm. (He walks towards Kit.)
Kit: Well, no. Two hundred thousand dollars. (He shows the money to the hobo.)
Homeless Fox Furry: Oh, yes! Yes, yes, yes! (He claps and then grabs the sack of money.) Oh, this will buy a lot of fish sticks. (He takes the sack and runs stage left.)
Rebecca: Wait! Where's Baloo?
Panther Furry: We have Baloo. (Rebecca and Kit turn around and see the panther furry all dressed in black flipping a coin for fun.) Did you bring the money? (Kit and Rebecca realize that he's the kidnapper. Kit turns around and run towards the homeless furry's direction.)
Kit: Excuse me. (Panther furry is amused as off-screen, Kit tackles the homeless guy and grabs onto the sack.) Give me that! OUCH! You stabbed me! (And then Kit and the homeless guy have a real fight off-screen. Kit manages to win the fight and get the sack of money back as the homeless person runs off.)
Homeless Fox Furry: My fishsticks! (Rebecca and Kit give the panther the sack of money.)
Rebecca: It's all here. Now, where's Baloo? (Panther furry looks at the money as Kit and Rebecca turn around to notice a motorboat speeding in with red headlights on. We pan up to Clapton Bridge with the tiger furry on the bridge along with Baloo tied up and his gag is loose enough for him to talk.)
Baloo: You're not taking me alive! (Baloo bounces off the bridge and yells. He lands on the motorboat and causes a blue uniformed dog furry to bounce off the motorboat and it looks like it's one of the police officers from Ducktales. Baloo somehow turns on the engine, despite no lever being pulled and the motorboat speeds up. Cut to the dock with Kit and Rebecca.) HELP!
Kit/Rebecca: BALOO! (The motorboat turns around and speeds up. Kit and Rebecca run on the dock next to the motorboat and jump into the water. They both grab the rope from behind the motorboat and hang on. Both of them scream. Kit takes out his airfoil and puts it under his feet allowing him and Rebecca to water ski with the airfoil. Kit and Rebecca are heading straight for the side of the bridge.)
Kit: MISS CUNNINGHAM! (Kit manages to get under the bridge just in the nick of time. Kit reels in the rope; but the rope snaps and both scream on cue. They fly backwards and splash into the water scaring away seagulls. Kit and Rebecca pop up from the water as we cut back to the motorboat as it turns around. Cut to Kit and Rebecca swimming and getting onto a dock near a conveniently placed wooden motorboat. Kit and Rebecca jump into the motroboat.)
Rebecca: We've gotta head him off. (Rebecca starts the motorboat. The motorboat turns around.)
Kit: Come on! Faster! Faster! (The motorboat is heading for a steam liner boat as the ship horn blows.) Oh, no! Pull up! (Rebecca looks to her side.)
Rebecca: Wait! I've got an idea! (Cut to Baloo struggling to get free and the rope snaps as his arms are free now. Baloo pulls off the blindfold and gag.)
Baloo: I'll be free in a minute. (Baloo notices that he's heading straight for the ocean liner. Cut to Rebecca using a fishing pole and casting the line. The hook attaches to Baloo's collar and Rebecca tugs him away just as the motorboat crashes into the ocean liner and explodes. The ocean liner is fine as it sway. Baloo is literally getting reeled into the motorboat.)
Kit: Baloo! Are you okay?!
Baloo: Just dandy, L'il Britches.
Rebecca: Oh, we're glad you're safe. (Rubs Baloo's head.)
Baloo: Hey, thanks a million, Becky. You really saved my anchovies.
Kit: (Shakes his head.) You don't know the half of it. Miss Cunningham sold the SeaDuck to raise the ransom money. (Baloo is now mad as he turns around and Rebecca tries to defend herself.)
Baloo: You sold the SeaDuck?!
Kit: And Higher For Hire.
Baloo: What?!
Rebecca: Hey. (Rebecca takes out an oar and paddles the motor boat which apparently ran out of gas.) I was getting tired of the silly old business anyway. (Sniffles) Now, look. All this running around in the wet night air. (Sniffles again.) I've caught a cold.
Baloo: (The motorboat drifts to the dock next to a bait shop. Baloo ties the boat to the dock.) Now, wait one second. There's someone I have to see.
Scene III
(Outside of Khan Tower as we head inside Khan's office with Khan at his desk. Khan is checking his pocket watch while looking at the window.)
Khan: I was expecting you fifteen minutes ago. (Baloo is at the desk all wet.)
Baloo: I gotta ask you another favor. (Khan swings his chair around.)
Khan: And this is the last one, correct?
Baloo: I just want everything the way it was. (Khan looks at a piece of paper as he brings out an envelope and gives it to Baloo.)
Khan: Here you are.
Baloo: What's this? (Baloo opens the letter and looks at it.)
Khan: Everything back the way it was.
Baloo: Yeah. Oh, yeah; I guess I should be on my way. (Khan writes on some paper what appears to be a deed.)
Khan: Yes. A wise decision. (Baloo runs out of the office and into the elevator. Khan shuffles his papers as the Tiger Furry and Panther Furry come out of hiding.)
Garth: He didn't suspect a thing. Thought we were real kidnappers.
Tiger Furry: Yeah, We taught him a lesson he'll never forget. (The furries are now wearing colored suits as the tiger has hair.) But why didn't we just bump him off?
Khan: I always repay my debts. And I never go back on a deal. And this one is concluded...ten minutes ahead of schedule. (Khan checks his pocket watch.) Now, shall we move on to more important matters? (Khan turns his chair.)
Scene IV
(Cut to outside of Higher For Hire as Rebecca has her suitcase as we goes over to the sold sign. A taxi stops as she stops. Out come Kit Cloudkicker to observe what might be the end of Higher For Hire.)
Kit: I'm really sorry, Miss Cunningham. But at least we got Baloo back.
Baloo: Hold on! Hold on! (Baloo runs in and trips over a tree root, does some rolls and smacks into the sold sign. Kit and Rebecca run over to Baloo.)
Kit: You okay, Poppa Bear?
Baloo: Ah, umm, yeah; couldn't be better. (Baloo brings out the envelope and gives it Rebecca.) This is for you, Becky.
Rebecca: (Opens the letter and looks at it. She looks surprised.) I...I don't understand. It's the deed for Higher For Hire.
Baloo: (The letter is indeed the deed Shere Khan signed off.) Yeah, that's right. It's all yours. Along with the SeaDuck.
Kit: But where'd you get it?
Baloo: I can't say. But it's perfectly legal. You know me...(Rebecca folds her arms.) Well, it's still perfectly legal.
Rebecca: But why?
Baloo: Because I owe you everything. (Rebecca elbows him in the ribs.)
Rebecca: Ah, you'd do the same for me. Right?
Baloo: I would now. I would now. (Baloo, Kit and Rebecca walk towards the docks as a yellow tow boat arrives which off-screen is towing back the SeaDuck.)
End of Episode At 21:23
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