Rescue Rangers 2025: The Threat of War By Sam England Chip, Dale, Gadget, Zipper, Monty, Foxglove, Tammy, Bink, Rat Capone, Sugar Ray, and Arnold Mouseneggar are copyrighted by Disney and are used without permission, as if anyone really cared over there anyway. Colonel Ellen Warren, Former General John Warbow, General Robert Jacobson, Reba Mousentyre, Soyun Asesino, Carolyn Northwood, William “Magic” Northwood, and Monk Wallace are characters of my creation and can be used in your own fan-fics. INT CONDOR DROPSHIP A young female mouse with long dark hair stands at the opening of the rodent version of a Chinook Helicopter as it flies over the Hudson, her badge says “Colonel Ellen Warren, USRAF.” She turns to her team. ELLEN: The rodent cargo ship Fate of Apophis has sustained an unknown amount of damage. General Jacobson believes that was caused by explosives and wants us to check it out. Any questions? TEAM MEMBER #1: Why us? We’re Air Force! ELLEN: The Marines are currently in Florida investigating a submarine accident, we’re all that’s available. Any other questions? The other team members remain silent. ELLEN: Good. Prepare for the landing. There was a slight jolt as the Condor landed on the deck. ELLEN: Okay, everybody out. EXT FATE OF APOPHIS The team exit the Condor, which we can now see as being a cross between a Chinook and the Ranger Wing (Fans of Halo would say it looks like a Pelican). ELLEN: Okay, Division one, take the starboard entry. Division two, you’re with me on the port. There are various replies from the teams as they split up and move down the deck to the maintenance deckhouse in the center of the ship. Both teams enter on their side of the deckhouse. INT FATE OF APOPHIS HOLD #3 Both teams look down at a neat cut in the bottom of the ship going from the starboard side to the port side. TEAM MEMBER #2: What could have done that? ELLEN: I don’t know, too clean to be a saw. They’ve cut the keel; this ship is going to split. You getting this on camera? CAMERA MOUSE: Yes ma’am, Colonel. ELLEN: Okay, let’s get out of here. Just as she says this, large cracks suddenly form from the ends of the cut with a large bang, and the ship shakes as it begins to break in two. A large beam comes down and knocks Division one into the bottom of the hold. There are various screams as they attempt to get to the ladders on the sides of the hold, but a large explosion from the nearby boilers fills the lower portion of the hold with fire, killing them instantly. Ellen directs her team out of the ship. EXT FATE OF APOPHIS The deck starts to fold into a V as Division two makes there way back to the Condor. Team Member #1 notices one of the younger members slowing down. TEAM MEMBER #1: Hurry up soldier, this ain’t no Titanic. The team makes it back to the Condor and it lifts off. ELLEN: Darn it. TEAM MEMBER #3: It’s not your fault, Colonel. ELLEN: But still, I should’ve gotten us out of there when I noticed that it would split. The screen fades to black. INT GENERAL JACOBSON’S OFFICE GENERAL: Colonel, you lost three of your team on the last mission. You haven’t had an easy time these past few months, so I’ve decided to let you have two weeks leave to rest to make you a bit more aware. ELLEN: Yes, sir. GENERAL: And now following the case of the Fate of Apophis, you need rest. I’ll see you in two weeks. INT GADGET’S HOUSE-WORKSHOP We see Gadget working on a new airplane in a new workshop. The plane doesn’t have any sign of being a Rescue Ranger plane. Gadget shuts and locks the pilot’s door and there is a knock at the door. GADGET: I wonder who that could be… She gets up and goes to the door, which next to a large aircraft door, and opens it. ELLEN: Happy Birthday Gadge, I’m on leave and decided to come by. GADGET: Thank you, since the Rangers disbanded, I have been pretty lonely and bored. Gadget sits on a couch and Ellen decides to sit with her. ELLEN: Remind me again why the Rangers disbanded. GADGET: Monty disappeared in Somalia back in 2009. Why? ELLEN: I know where Monty is… Just then there was another knock at the door. Gadget gets up and opens the door. CHIP AND DALE: Happy Birthday! DALE: Yeah, Chip can remember your birthday, Gadget. But he can never remember mine. CHIP: Yeah, well. Here, I got you this. He hands her a book. GADGET: “The Aircraft of Ultra-Flight, Edition 2025.” Thank you. DALE: He forgot to remind me of your birthday so here’s all I could find. He hands her a box and she opens to see a pair of propeller shaped earrings. GADGET: Clip on earrings? Thank you. Anyone who can read faces would know her smile was forced. Gadget clips on the earrings and turns to Ellen. GADGET: So, you found Monty? Chip and Dale look shocked. ELLEN: Yes, he was in Australia getting some things, he said he would meet us tonight at 8 PM on the roof of Grand Central Station. GADGET: Golly, he’s alive! Oh thank goodness, I thought you were going to say that you found his grave. CHIP: Monty’s alive? DALE: As in not dead? Chip bonks him. ELLEN: Yes he is. CHIP: Dale, go get Zipper. It’s time we regroup! DALE: Ay, ay, Captain! Dale runs out of the door. GADGET: You mean, become the Rescue Rangers again? CHIP: Yes! GADGET: I’m with you! ELLEN: Since I’m still with the USRAF, I will just be your weapons advisor. If your enemies ever have a weapon you can’t identify, I can help. CHIP: All right. Shortly thereafter Dale returns with Zipper. CHIP: Gadget, do you have anyway for us to get there. GADGET: Well, I haven’t tested it yet, but it should work. She heads over to her new airplane. DALE: Are you sure? GADGET: Sure I’m sure! This time I have computers that can tell me if everything’s working properly. Of course, I programmed them myself. ZIPPER (Squeaked): I sure am glad I’m a fly. YACHT-STATEN ISLAND A young red haired female mouse stands at the rail looking at the New York Skyline. REBA MOUSENTYRE: Did the device work properly? VOICE: Yes, it did Miss Dictator. MOUSENTYRE: How are the preparations going? VOICE: Right on schedule. MOUSENTYRE: Good. What does the Rodent United States think of the mighty rodent nation of Eurasia? VOICE: The same. They won’t be expecting a full attack. ROOF GRAND CENTRAL STATION 8:00 PM Gadget’s new airplane lands onto the roof. It now has the Rescue Ranger’s logo. Two shadowy figures approach. MONTY: Crikey, things have changed around here since 2009. I bet that’s the Rescue Rangers, at least Ellen said they would probably regroup. I fine bit of friends they are. JOHN: Well, I might as well meet ‘em while I’m here. They arrive at the plane and the Rangers get out and hug Monty. GADGET: Monty! You really are alive! Ellen gets out of the plane and smiles. Monty sees her. MONTY: That’s Ellen over there John. This is Gadget, Chip, Dale, and Zipper. JOHN: ‘ello. I’m John Warbow, formerly of the Australian Rodent Air Force. Monty’s been me pal since the seventies. ELLEN: Hello, you were in the Air Force, huh? I’m a colonel in the USRAF. JOHN: Is that right? GADGET: Hello John. So Monty, what took you such a long time? Gadget wipes the tears from her eyes. MONTY: Truth is, I had amnesia for about ten years until I was found by John here and it took him 6 years to find a way to get us both to America from Australia as he didn’t have the fuel or money to get here from there. Finally I met Ellen here who helped us out a bit by giving us money for fuel and we told her to meet us here tonight. Ellen blushes at this. ELLEN: Well, I am Gadget’s friend and when I found you, I had to help. GADGET: Thank you. MONTY: Well, let’s go, I hear you have a case. CHIP: How did you know? MONTY: I hear things, Chippa. Us mice have big enough ears, ya know. INT YACHT-STATEN ISLAND Reba Mousentyre sits at a desk, around her stand armed guards. MOUSENTYRE: Bring in the one who knows of these Rescue Rangers who have suddenly regrouped. The doors open on the other end of the room and Rat Capone walks in. CAPONE: I hear yous want ta eradicate the Rescue Rangers. MOUSENTYRE: Yes, tell me all you know, then I’d like you to go and kill them. RESCUE RANGER HEADQUARTERS We see that Gadget has already nearly finished setting the HQ back up. She tries to raise a Rescue Ranger logo back on the wall and nearly looses her balance but Chip helps her regain her balance. CHIP: Here. GADGET: Thanks Chip. She gets it hung onto the wall. GADGET: There. DALE: Where? Monty enters from the kitchen. MONTY: What? Ellen sticks her head in the door ELLEN: Who? The Rangers stare at her. ELLEN: You were asking questions, just thought I’d join in. GADGET: Um, well, what brings you back here? ELLEN: I have received a tip from a friend of mine. CHIP: All right, let’s go! GADGET: I’ll stay here and finish up my work. CHIP: Sure, Zipper will stay to help. Zipper salutes, knowing that his help will most likely not be needed. ZIPPER (Squeaked): You bet! GADGET: Bye! She waves as the Rangers leave. GADGET: Let’s see, what should I do next, install the new radio or fix the dripping faucet. She scratches her head as the front door gets kicked in. She turns just in time to see a large box encase the intruders. GADGET: GOLLY!!! I guess installing that security system was a good idea. Zipper buzzes in agreement. GADGET: Who’s in there? RAT CAPONE (in the box): I hear that spunky one again. ARNOLD MOUSENEGGAR (in the box): And the tough one too. RAT CAPONE and SUGAR RAY LIZARD (in the box): Shuddup! Zipper buzzes at this exchange of dialogue. GADGET: That’s right Zipper, it’s Rat Capone and his henchmen: Sugar Ray Lizard and Arnold Mouseneggar! ARNOLD MOUSENEGGAR (in the box): Yeah, I’m the gubanner of Hollywoodland! HUDSON RIVER The other Rangers, along with John and Ellen, head along the river in Gadget’s new airplane and land on a rodent tanker. CHIP: How reliable is this source? ELLEN: He’s the Secretary of Defense for the Rodent States of America. DALE: What help could a secretary of some fence have for us. Chip bonks him. DALE: Ow. Hey! Whatdigya do that for? CHIP: DEFENSE not THE FENCE dummy! DALE: Whoyacallin’ dummy? CHIP: You. DALE: Oh yeah? CHIP: Yeah! The two chipmunks get into a fight, we hear unintelligible yelling from the cloud of dust formed from the fight. MONTY: Don’t worry, mate, they’ll calm down in two shakes of a dingo’s tail. RANGER HEADQUARTERS Gadget leans against the box, wiping oil from her paws. GADGET: Who sent you? CAPONE (in the box): Wouldn’t you like to know? MOUSENEGGAR (in the box): I think that’s why she asked you, boss. CAPONE (in the box): Shuddup! TANKER Chip and Dale have stopped fighting and are now giving each other angry looks. ELLEN: All right. The tip says this tanker is a target. JOHN: I hope we don’t have to wait too long, this is very boring, unless C n’ D decide to fight again to make the waiting a bit more bearable. Ellen giggles and Monty smiles, shaking his head. MONTY: That’ll likely happen. Chip and Dale don’t even notice the conversation and continue looking angrily at each other. There is suddenly a bright flash and the ship snaps in two immediately with a clean straight cut at the division line. The Rangers and company take off in the aircraft as the deck slips beneath the waves. MONTY: Too-rah-loo! I’ve seen some crazy light shows in my day, but this one takes the cheesecake! ELLEN: That light originated from shore. JOHN: Then, I guess that means that we’re supposed to check it out. ELLEN: I wonder what gave you that idea. She flies towards the shore, when they get there, there is nothing there. ELLEN: They left. JOHN: Great observation, my brunette friend. By the way, that would actually be an ASSUMPTION. In the military we do not “assume” anything. ELLEN: I know, don’t recite the phrase. It’s not an assumption since I can see only someone driving off in a buggy into the sewers. JOHN: Where? ELLEN: There. She points to the sewer opening. MONTY: Welp, they got away. We should head back to HQ. RESCUE RANGER HEADQUARTERS The New York Animal Police Force drive away from the tree as the plane lands. CHIP: What happened? I hope Gadget’s all right. JOHN: Yeah, don’t worry about the fly now. ELLEN: Gadget’s fine. She nods towards the front door where Gadget is smiling and waving. The group gets out of the plane and head over to her. GADGET: And you said that it wouldn’t be beneficial to install a security system. DALE: What happened? GADGET: Rat Capone and his henchmen decided to stop by. CHIP: Are you all right? GADGET: Of course I am, thanks to my security system that is. Did you guys find anything? JOHN: Just that we’re dealing with some flash of light and a buggy. GADGET: You don’t mean Zipper? ELLEN: No! A beach buggy, one of those ATVish vehicles. GADGET: Oh. JOHN: You didn’t honestly think I’d call Zipper a buggy did you? Gadget shrugs. GADGET: Golly, I don’t know. THE NEXT DAY, ON PATROL The small Ranger aircraft flew low over New York City. CHIP: We might find something today, I can feel it. A large aircraft zooms directly over them, it’s too small to be a human’s but too large to be any of the current rodent aircraft. DALE: Zowie! GADGET: Gee wilikers! What in the name of golly is that? The aircraft stops and hovers ahead of them and they hover directly below it. GADGET: That serial number is registered to the Ultra Flight Corporation. Just then a ladder comes down and attaches to the new Ranger Wing. DALE: I guess they want us to go in. The Rangers head up the ladder and into the aircraft. INT AVENGER XA8AAV-UFLNY The Rangers find themselves in a small room full of pipes and switches. Monty whistles. MONTY: There’s more pipes in here than in a teenager’s closet. Gadget lightly punches him in the arm. MONTY: Sorry Gadget-luv. Saw too many of those MST3Ks CHIP: MST3Ks? DALE (sung): Mystery Science Theater 3000! *makes twanging noise.* A dark figure emerges from the end of the room, a squirrel. The Rangers slowly back away. WILL: Allow me to introduce myself, my name is William Northwood and welcome aboard the Avenger, the largest, fastest, and safest aircraft to ever leave an Ultra-Flight factory. GADGET: Golly! Isn’t this plane neat guys? She turns to Chip and Dale who don’t really seem too interested. CHIP: Uh, sure it is Gadget. DALE: Yeah. Neato. WILL: You’re the Rescue Rangers, aren’t you? Chip suddenly shows some interest. CHIP: Yes we are! WILL: Well, we have a problem. Several of our aircraft have disappeared over North Eastern Staten Island. Chip turns to Gadget. (he he, “Windows! Blast it!”) CHIP: Could this be related to the ship sinkings? GADGET: Probably, chances are they have used this weapon on more than just ships anyway. Another squirrel approaches. CAROLYN: Bill, who is it back there? WILL: This is my wife, Carolyn, I just call her Care. Care, these are the Rescue Rangers. CAROLYN: And why are they on our plane? WILL: I’m wondering that myself, Care. CHIP: You guys lowered a ladder, didn’t you? Will and Carolyn shake their heads. MONK (Off screen): I’m the one who did it. A chipmunk wearing glasses and an “I (heart) New York” shirt approaches. CHIP: Monk? MONK: Chip and Dale. I haven’t seen you in a while. The last time I saw you was, um, graduation. I dropped the ladder for the same reason that Magic stated. GADGET: Magic? WILL: That would be me. They call me it because I can do “magical” things. So, will you help us? CHIP: Glad to. I guess we’ll talk to you guys tomorrow? WILL: Yes, at the UFL New York Headquarters, how about lunch time? CHIP: Great. THAT NIGHT, RESCUE RANGER’S LANDING STRIP. Ellen talks with Chip and Gadget. ELLEN: So they’ve been shooting down aircraft with this device as well. CHIP: Yes. GADGET: Tomorrow we’re going to meet up with that Northwood guy. CHIP: Then we’re going to Staten Island. But, if we don’t solve this… ELLEN: The country might engage in a war with no predictable outcome against an enemy it does not know. GADGET: You mean like the second human war with Iraq? ELLEN: Good example. GADGET: I’m going to go and get my new radar for the new Ranger Wing. Gadget leaves. CHIP: Gadget sure is strange. ELLEN: You don’t really mean that. CHIP: Really? ELLEN: Don’t play dumb, you like her more than that. Gadget comes back holding the new radar. GADGET: This new radar has a range of 30 miles, that’s an improvement of 15 miles. CHIP: Great. Chip then looks at Ellen and walks inside. GADGET: What’s his problem? ELLEN: Dunno. Well, I’ll see you tomorrow. GADGET: Right. Goodbye. ELLEN: See ya. Ellen leaves. Zipper flies up to Gadget. GADGET: Sometimes I feel like I’m always left out of things here. Zipper shrugs. RANGER HEADQUARTERS, DAY THREE Chip, Dale, and Gadget are sitting on the couch watching TV. There is a loud pounding at the door. Gadget goes to the door and opens it while the theme song to Dale’s new favorite show “Night Driver” plays in the background. TV: Night Driver, an after dusk trip in the life of a man who doesn’t have to pay taxes. Daniel Night, a young detective on a journey to protect and serve the innocent, helpless, and powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the system. GADGET: Hello? Suddenly she is grabbed by Carolyn who screams worriedly. CAROLYN: MAGIC’S BEEN SQUIRRELNAPPED!!!! Gadget maintains a shocked look long after Carolyn has stopped screaming. DALE: What? CHIP: Are you sure? CAROLYN: YES! PLEASE GET HIM BACK! GADGET: What exactly happened? Carolyn starts crying. CAROLYN: He decided to check out the island himself, and was shot down. They sent me a message saying that they’d kill him if I didn’t give them the plans to the Avenger. PLEASE, YOU’VE GOTTA HELP HIM!!! CHIP: We will. Dale, you stay here and keep her calm, we’ll head out there. DALE: Why do I have to stay back here? Chip bonks him while Carolyn looks on, wiping away her tears. CHIP: Be nice to her, we’ll be back soon. Carolyn starts crying again. CAROLYN: Bill said he would be back soon too, and now look at what happened. DALE: Well, uh, she sure is cheery. GADGET: Uh, Chip, maybe I should stay with her as well. Dale isn’t very good at this sort of thing. CHIP: Sure, stay, but, uh, I need the keys to the Wing. GADGET: Right. She digs in her jumpsuit’s pockets and procures the keys, she hands them to Chip. GADGET: Here. CHIP: Thanks. All except Gadget, Dale, and Carolyn leave. DALE: Who wants popcorn? STATEN ISLAND-YACHT The second in command, Soyun Asesino from Spain, stares at the yacht’s radar. SOYUN: Unidentified aircraft. It’s not one of ours. Shoot it down. ROGER: Roger. Shoot it down. GUNNER: Roger, Roger. The gunner laughs a bit. GUNNER (To himself): What’s our vector, Victor? He rotates the cannon to face the Wing and opens up. The Wing falls to the water. GUNNER: Shot down. SOYUN: Retrieve the persons aboard and lock them up with the other one for interrogation and ransom. ROGER: Yes sir. RANGER HEADQUARTERS Gadget and Carolyn watch TV while Dale attempts to build a card castle. Suddenly a voice comes over the radio. VOICE: We have your friends. Give us the plans and they will be spared. That is all. Dale’s castle collapses, Gadget is shocked, and Carolyn starts sobbing gently against the couch. DALE: Zowie. I guess this means that we’ll need to….. He pauses to let Gadget finish the sentence, as he doesn’t know the answer. GADGET: Perform and all out assault. DALE: Assault, yes! Uh, what’s an assault. STATEN ISLAND-YACHT Chip, Monty, Zipper, and Magic sit in a cell. Reba Mousentyre approaches. REBA: So you’d thought you’d just walk in here and take our prisoner? You Rangers are stupider than I though. CHIP: More stupid. REBA: Whatever. What could your friends possibly do anyway? RANGER HEADQUARTERS Gadget has assembled a mini army of friends: Tammy, Bink, Foxglove, Monk, John, and Ellen. GADGET: The other Rangers and William Northwood from Ultra Flight have been captured. Any ideas? CAROLYN: You can use some of our currently active line of aircraft; the SEC, the Condor, the, uh, Avenger, if you need it. GADGET: Great, so how do we go about this? JOHN: Allow the former Two Star General John Warbow handle this one. Now here’s what we should do… STATEN ISLAND-YACHT Soyun looks nervously at the radar, and he turns to Reba Mousentyre. SOYUN: Radar indicated that there are three aircraft and two boats approaching. REBA: Can we handle them? SOYUN: No. REBA: Bring us to Red Alert. GUNNER (Barely containing his amusement.): Issue Wing Attack Plan R to all the fighters! Ha ha ha! REBA: You think this is funny? The gunner stops laughing. GUNNER: Yes, ma’am. I don’t have a last name! Please don’t kill me! REBA: Fine, fire upon them. GUNNER: Yes, ma’am. INT SEC Gadget apparently is flying the SEC, a small two engine aircraft. GADGET: Tammy and Bink, fly your Condor towards the bridge. Ellen and John, fly the Avenger towards the stern. I am gonna fly towards the bow. Dale and Carolyn, pilot your boats towards the access hatches in the ship’s hull. Follow John’s assault plan from there. Got it? There are several replies, and they head directly at the ship. BRIG Magic hears the commotion outside. MAGIC: Here’s our time to leave. He pushes the cell door open. CHIP: How long has it been unlocked? MAGIC: The question is, was it ever locked? MONTY: You mean they can’t lock the blinkin’ door? MAGIC: No. MONTY: Blimey. CHIP: Well, let’s go. Zipper squeaks in agreement. DECK The former prisoners stand next to the open door into the ship as gunfire cracked above them. They look over where the Avenger has just touched down on the stern. MAGIC: Your friend sure doesn’t sit around. CHIP: Anyway we could talk to her? Magic digs out a headset. MAGIC: Here. Chip takes it. CHIP: Gadget, can you hear me? INT SEC Gadget hears Chip’s voice on the radio. GADGET: Chip? CHIP (On Radio): Yes, where are you? GADGET: Approaching the bow. ROOF-YACHT BRIDGE Reba Mousentyre raises her sniper rifle and aims at the right engine. DECK The former prisoners watch the SEC fly towards the yacht’s bow. Suddenly an explosion comes from the right engine. CHIP: GADGET!!! ROOF-YACHT BRIDGE REBA: Bye bye, mousy blonde. She turns away and walks off. INT SEC Several sparks emanate from the controls. GADGET: The right engine’s shot, I can’t keep her level! CHIP (On Radio): Gadget, pull up! Pull up! GADGET: I can’t! One engine can’t generate the needed upward thrust to lift the whole airplane. If I attempt, I’ll be barrel rolling into the deck! DECK The former prisoners watch as the SEC’s right wing becomes completely engulfed in flames. MAGIC: Gadget, decrease throttle on the left engine, extend the flaps, and turn the yoke 20 degrees to the left. This should slow your descent. INT SEC GADGET: Hey, I know how to fly! MAGIC (On Radio): I built the airplane! GADGET: Fine. She does as he said and the descent slows. MAGIC (On Radio): Now, push forward on the yoke and turn it 30 degrees to the right, you’re gonna land on the deck. GADGET: All right. Lead away, boss man. MAGIC (On Radio): Extend the landing gear and pull back on the yoke. You know how to finish this? GADGET: Of course, my father was Geegaw Hackwrench. MAGIC (On Radio): I know, but that currently makes no difference. DECK Suddenly the whole engine blows up, and Gadget screams over the radio. CHIP: GGAAADDDGGGEEEEEEETTT!!!! The SEC hits the deck at a relatively high speed. STERN Ellen and John navigate down a dark hallway, carrying USRAF tranq rifles. They come to a T junction. ELLEN: You go left, and I go right. JOHN: Yes, ma’am. They split up. Ellen heads into the map room. She sees General Jacobson standing with a strange device. ELLEN: You’ve secured the device? Good, let’s get out of here. She turns back towards the door. JACOBSON: You’re not going anywhere. He hits her in the back of the head, knocking her out, then he heads up some stairs. CONDOR DROPSHIP Tammy and Bink take off from the roof of the bridge. TAMMY: She got away, Chip. CHIP (On Radio): All right, we have more important problems now. STERN DECK General Jacobson points the device at the dropship. JACOBSON: Here’s a last message from the dictator. He fires and the dropship splits in two. CONDOR DROPSHIP Several alarms go off. TAMMY: We’re going down! Foxglove flies up. FOXY: Need some help? TAMMY: Gadget’s right. You do show up when you’re needed. FOXGLOVE: That’s what I’m supposed to do, isn’t it? BINK: Yes. We need your help. FOXY: I can see that, hang on. She flies up to the top of the dropship and grabs the roof, slowing it’s descent. TAMMY: Thanks. SEC Crash site. Gadget sits up and holds her forehead in pain. Chip, Monty, Zipper, and Magic approach. GADGET: Do not tell me what to do ANYMORE! I CAN FLY AN AIRPLANE!!! MAGIC: HEY! I BUILD AIRPLANES AND FLY THEM FOR A LIVING! YOU’RE JUST AN INVENTOR! CHIP: Hey, come down! A smile forms on Gadget and Magic’s mouths. They eventually start laughing. CHIP: What is it? GADGET: We’re just making fun of you and Dale. MAGIC: The past 3 hours have been scripted, perfectly to confuse the radio operators on the yacht. Carolyn and Dale walk over. CAROLYN: Did you like my acting? DALE: You were acting? CAROLYN: I used to be on a stage before this. Now this is a fun job. GADGET: Where’s Ellen and John? DALE: We thought they were with you… MAP ROOM John walks in and sees Ellen. He sits down next to her and checks her pulse. JOHN: Hey, you alright? Ellen regains consciousness. ELLEN: General Jacobson… He has the device… You go stop him while I go find my painkillers. JOHN: Right. He leaves. ELLEN: I think I should retire. STERN DECK General Jacobson makes his way towards a rodent sized lifeboat. John appears through the deck hatch. JOHN: General Jacobson. The General turns to face him. JOHN: You are a traitor to the Rodent States of America. JACOBSON: Really? JOHN: Let’s finish this, General vs. General. The General sits the device down. JACOBSON: All right. Let’s finish this. The two run at each other, preparing to fight, suddenly a deck plank pops up right in front of Jacobson, tripping him. John grabs him by the back of the jacket and lifts him up. The General takes a swing and John jumps away. John punches Jacobson and Jacobson grabs John around the neck. A pained look comes upon Jacobson’s face and he falls, letting go of John. John looks up and sees Ellen with the Tranquilizer Rifle. JOHN: Thanks. ELLEN: Don’t mention it. RESCUE RANGER HEADQUARTERS The Rangers, Ellen, and John are in the living room. ELLEN: The device was a high speed laser cutting device, we’re still trying to understand how it works. GADGET: Have you retired yet. ELLEN: I just did. The job’s to repetitive, I like doing things when I want. JOHN: I’m gonna stay. In Australia, they’re killing the mice off. So what next? CHIP: Whatever’s next. Be sure to watch out for Rescue Rangers 2025: Just Killing Time. The Rangers investigate the mysterious disappearance of several animals in the park while Foxglove appears in a documentary about the Rangers.