Thunderpaws (Thunderbirds 2004)

NARRATOR: From a secret island in the South Pacific, the courageous Tracy family run an organisation called International Rescue. When disaster strikes - anywhere in the world - they are always first on the scene. They go by the name they gave their incredible machines: The Thunderbirds. Five, four, thee, two, one, Thunderbirds are go.

[Introductory Credits]

(Accompanying music: Thunderbirds)

NARRATOR: But in this family of heroes, there is one but many left behind.

(Marshall, Jarred and Lewis are sitting at the back of the classroom, looking out the window and towards the sky. Their siblings, cousins along with their friends, Pig, Fox and HIppo are sitting to their left, concentrating on the teacher.)

Mr Koo Young-Koo: So, class, we all know that A squared, plus B squared equals...

All: C squared.

Mr Koo Young-Koo: C squared, that’s right. But what happens when we add in Leonardo da Vinci’s E, F and...(He notices that the three dalmatians isn't paying attention.) Mr Marshall, Jarred and Lewis Dearly?

Everest: Marshall, Jarred, Lewis!

(Everyone look around at the,. The three looks around as well.)

Mr Koo Young-Koo: How kind of you to come back from outer space, you three (He starts walking towards them.) I trust re-entry wasn’t too rough. (He laughs and smiles.) Here on Earth, we’ve been discussing the Pythagorean Theorem. Did any of that happen to sink in?

Jarred: Sorry, Mr Koo.

Marshall: We were just-

Mr Koo Young-Koo: Apparently not. (He takes their notebooks, which is open to the page on which they have been drawing pictures of Thunderbird 1, 2 and 3.) 'Thunderbirds are go!' Well I hope you kids aren’t going anywhere special over spring break, because I expect a ten thousand word paper on my desk the day you get back. That should keep you busy. (Puts the notebooks back onto the desk.)

(The school bell rings and we cut to Jarred, Lewis, Marshall, their siblings and cousins putting their stuff into their lockers.)

Weed: That should keep you busy. Well you can take your ten thousand words and stick 'em right up your-

Joe: Weed!

(Then, Mr Koo Young-Koo and Principal Dickers walked by.)

Chase: You’ve got to be more careful, guys.

Aleu: Why can’t we just tell 'em we are the Thunderbirds, Kodi.

Kodi: Because technically we are not Thunderbirds yet. And if our identities are discovered it could be really bad.

Kid: Thunderbirds, come on. They're gonna be on TV. It's the Thunderbirds, they're gonna be on TV! Let’s go, they're gonna be on TV!

Scamp: Where are they now?

Kid: They're in Russia, at an oil rig fire.

Angel: Great, now, we're stuck at school our parents are on another cool mission.

Bandit: Wanna watch?

Skye: Yeah.

(We cut to a room where the humans and animals have already gathered and are watching the television. IWN news is on, showing that in Russia it is raining heavily.)

Reporter: We are told the super rig is now in total danger of collapse and there is real concern for the lives of six men who remain trapped on board. An emergency call went out to the Thunderbirds just a few minutes ago, they should be here any moment now. (She looks to the sky.) And here they are.

(We see Thunderbirds 1 and 2 arrive, heading for the exploding rig. The animals cheered. Then, we zoom into Thunderbird One's cockpit, we see Hunter at the controls.)

Balto: Thunderbird Two from Thunderbird One, I have visual south coast, they’re trapped on an inspection platform.

Perdita: F.A.B., we’ll take it from here.

(The men are attempting to climb higher up and get off the platform.)

Man: Come on, come on!

(Explosions continue. A tower becomes engulfed in flames. Charlie is watching it from the window of Thunderbird Two.)

Charlie: Balto get out of there, that tower’s coming down.

Balto: Got it

(He pulls Thunderbird One back as the tower falls down and hovers over the water.)

Pongo: Thunderbird One, any damage?

Balto: Negative, Pongo.

Patch: Come on, come on. Swing around. You can’t get close enough taking that approach angle.

Reporter: (In the background.) ...the horrendous weather is making it difficult to navigate the Thunderbirds...

Dodger: Approach angle's no good. We're gonna have to swing around.

Tramp: Watch for wind shear, Dodge.

Jazz: Come on, Uncle Tramp.

(Explosions continues, one of which nearly hits Thunderbird Two.)

Everest: What do they do now?

Jarred: Ibet they drop the rescue platform from Thunderbird Two.

(We cut to the rescue platform is dropped from Thunderbird Two.)

Perdita: Open them up, here we go. Rescue platform’s on its way.

Jenna: Perdy, how’s it going?

Perdita: Looks good to me.

Man: Come on! (A man manages to jump onto the platform.)

Perdita: Ok, I’ve got a visual, hold it there. (She locks the targets.) Targets locked. Firing rescue lines. (Six lines are fired, hitting each man.) Come guys, hook 'em up.

Man: Ready.

Man: Hoist away!

(They were attached to each line and one of them give a thumb up.)

Perdita: Alright! Let's get them out of here.

Reporter: (In the background.) The Thunderbirds are actually rescuing...

Lewis: Commencing reverse thrust. (He and Jarred make out as though they are piloting Thunderbird Two.)

Marshall: We’ve gotta get them out fast. The rig’s gonna blow.

Men: Hang on! (They drop lower.)

Perdita: Whoa, sorry boys. Hold on tight, here we go. (The men are pulled up again.)

Lady: Hold on, guys.

Balto: How you doing, Pongo?

Pongo: All good down there, Balto.

Balto: F.A.B, commence lock down procedure. Lining up target. And fire. (The suppression rocket fires and hits the fire.)

Reporter: As you can see, the fire has been extinguished. (The animals cheered.) The rocket fired from Thunderbird 1 has robbed it of the oxygen it needed to burn. Amazing. The Thunderbirds have done it again.

(Thunderbird 1 veers off and jets away; Thunderbird 2 turns and follows him.)

Trent: Great work, Mary, thanks a lot.

(Then, we see Lady Penelope enters the school.)

Lady Penelope: Hello, pups, Pig, Fox and Hippo. Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, at your service. Pups, your parents have been unexpectedly detained and tell me to invite you all to Thunderbird HQ, is that all right?

Chase: Sure beats the bus!

Lady Penelope: Quite right.

(We cut to aCity Hospital in San Francisco, California. A family are getting out of a taxi. The eldest son has a pan on his head, his mother is holding her youngest.)

Mother: Come on, out we go. (She helps her middle son out of the car.) Wait ‘till your father hears about this... (she shuts the door) pan head. (They start walking towards the hospital when a bright light shines down on them. She looks up and sees the front of Thunderbird Two appearing over the hospital.) Aliens!

Boy: Even better, it’s the Thunderbirds!

(Thunderbird Two lowers the rescue platform to the ground. Hospital staff come over to help.)

Hunter: Okay, lock it up. Let’s go, let’s move it. (The men leave and doctors take them depending on their injuries.)

Doctor: We’ve got multiple fractures. Hey, we need some help over here.

Nurse: Here you are, some help.

(Thunderbird One appears and hovers over the hospital.)

Delilah: Mission complete. Thunderbird One, we are good to go.

Hunter: F.A.B.

(One of the rescued men is Horace. He looks up at Thunderbird One and fires a compound at him, which hits the nosecone. In a submarine, a black and white haire lady appeared.)

COMPUTER: Tracking device activated. [The screen lights up with a map.]

Cruella De vil: Ah, the chariot of the Gods. Having dallied with the mortals they return to Olympus. And so I follow.

(Scenes working in progress)

(Butch looks at a picture of Ivy and the girls. He leans in closer. The computer monitor buzzes. He answers it.)

Butch: Hey Dylan, just about to turn in. What can I do for you?

Dylan: I could sure use a pizza. Do you know a place that delivers?

Butch: Thirty minutes and it’s free, right? Anything else on your mind?

(We cut to Thunderbird Five drifts over the Earth. He is a huge, ringed space station with a large golden antenna.)

Dylan: Well... got a forest fire in Vladivostok, a typhoon heading for Singapore. What’s happening on planet HQ?

Butch: The pups are back for spring break.

Dylan: I can see that. It's been tough on this job without them. We’ve all been there.

Butch: Thanks Dylan. Keep an eye on that typhoon for us and er, I’ll call Vladivostok and see if they need any help with that fire.

Dylan: F.A.B. Chief. Sleep tight.

(Scenes working in progress)

(We cut to the hangar, the loading platform diverted away from Thunderbird 2. The platform stops and drops on the floor.)

Lewis: Hurry! The doors are closing!

(They rushed to Thunderbird 3's silo but it shuts as they get there.)

Marshall: This way.

(They run towards the door for Thunderbird One which also shuts as they get there.)

Fox: No!

Skye: They've got us trapped!

Everest: What do we do now?

Pig: If we can get to Thunderbird One’s silo we can escape through the service tunnel, but we need a plan.

Jarred: I got it! My thunderizer might be able to break the door down. Marshall, can you and the others take down Cruella's henchmen along with your firefly?

Marshall: We love to.

Pig: Anything with wheels and gears.

Lewis: Stall the Chaos Crew and the Hood's henchmen while you can.

Hippo: Guys, this equipment is only to be used in an emergency.

(Pups, Pig and Fox looked at him.)

Hippo: I guess this qualifies.

(Accompanying music: Thunderise)

Fox: Here they come!

(Marshall's in the driver seat while Pig and Fox are on the turret of the Firefly, a heavily modified excavator.)

Jarred: Time to thunderize!

(Jarred presses the button in front of him and the laser cannon fires. He works it all around the edge of the door.)

Fox: Marshall, can you drive this thing?

Marshall: Of course I do, Fox.

Fox: Pig, do even know how to control this thing?

Pig: Yeah, I took microbiology lesson with Brains and the Mechanic back then, set the pressure to maximum.

(Fox set sets the pressure dial to maximum while Chase, Skye and the pups set the firefly's hoses.)

Fox: Got it.

Pig: Good work.

Chase: Hey, Jasper, Horace!

Skye: Say hello to our little friend!

(Jasper, Horace and the two men in black came out of the elevator.)

Jasper and Horace: Retreat!

(Too late. Everest hits the fire button and high-pressure green foam gushes out of the Firefly's twin cannons, blasting the thugs back into the lift. We cut to Jarred and Lewis have just finish cutting down the door with Jarred's Thunderizer.)

Lewis: Okay, we got it! Let's go!

Jasper: Get them!

Horace: Faster! They're getting away!

Weed: Where's Hippo, Kodi and Aleu?

Jarred: Hippo!

Everest: Kodi! Aleu!

Hippo: Coming. (He puts the Guidance Processor of Thunderbird Two in his pocket.)

Scamp: Hurry up.

Chase: What were you two doing back there?

Aleu: Hippo got an idea.

Marshall: Just try and keep up ok? I’ll open the tunnel, we gotta keep moving.

(W.I.P)