FACE OFF, PART 1

Originally Aired: March 26, 2000
Written by: Jessica Scott and Mike Wollaeger
Directed by: Graeme Lynch

In this script, I'll refer to every controller that doesn't have a specific name as Controller.

Jake's House

TOM:
I just need to get something, them we can head right out.

CONTROLLER:
To the game?

TOM:
We volunteered to help set up.

CONTROLLER:
Oh, right. I forgot.

JAKE:
Hey, guys.

TOM:
Jake. You coming to the game tonight? We're there.

JAKE:
Are you playing?

TOM:
No. The Sharing's setting up the rally. It's gonna be a blast!

JAKE:
Yeah. Yeah, I'll be there.

TOM:
Great (To the Controller) C'mon. (They walk into Tom's room) Close the door.

(Jake morphs lizard and sneaks into Tom's room.)

The Barn

CASSIE:
Oh, hey!

RACHEL:
Hey! Um, where's Jake? He's got the tickets.

CASSIE:
I've got ours. He said he'll meet us at the game.

MARCO:
This is gonna be a great game. It's the district final.

AX:
I've never been to a big sporting event.

MARCO:
Oh, Ax, you're going to love it! You feel the action almost like you were playing, but except you get to eat popcorn and relaxe the whole time. It's great.

TOBIAS:
You'll have a blast, Ax.

AX:
That sounds good to me.

CASSIE:
Guys, this is serious stuff. The sharing is putting on the halftime show.

RACHEL:
The cheerleading squad is full of controllers.

MARCO:
(gasps) No. Not the cheerleaders, too!

RACHEL:
Get over it!

AX:
Yes. A large event like this would be ideal for the Yeerks to trap hosts.

Tom's Room

JAKE:
(To himself) I've gotta find out what the Yeerks have planned for the game. I know Tom is involved. Why did I choose to be a lizard, again? Marco was right about that funny taste.

CONTROLLER:
What are you looking for?

TOM:
The Andalite disk.

JAKE:
Tom's had the disc the whole time?

TOM:
My ticket to a big promotion. Ah! Here it is!

CONTROLLER:
They're gonna make you a Visser?

JAKE:
Tom? A Visser?

TOM:
I have a little deal with Visser Three.

CONTROLLER:
That's great, Iniss 3-3-5.

TOM:
Don't call me that. Not here.

(Jake climbs in Tom's backpack, and Tom picks it up.)

JAKE:
Oh, no, I'm trapped. Just keep calm! Keep calm!

TOM:
Let's go. You're driving me to the school.

JAKE:
This is not how it was supposed to go!

TOM:
(Over his shoulder as he leaves) Later, Jake!

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The Barn

AX:
They must have built a new entrance to the Yeerk Pool in the school.

RACHEL:
Probably off the gym. We have to find a way down there and destroy the Kandrona, again.

CASSIE:
A couple of us could go in early and check the place out.

RACHEL:
I'm in.

MARCO:
Ax only has two hours in morph. We'll go last minute.

TOBIAS:
I'll keep watch from outside.

RACHEL:
I'll come out and update you on things, Tobias.

CASSIE:
We've gotta be ready for anything.

(Ax, Marco, and Cassie leave)

RACHEL:
(To Tobias) We need you there. We couldn't do any of this without you.

TOBIAS:
Thanks, Rachel. Be careful.

The Yeerk Pool

CONTROLLER:
(To Chapman) The area has been secured as instructed, sir.

CHAPMAN:
The morphing sensor's in working order?

CONTROLLER:
They've been tested.

CHAPMAN:
What about the bio filter?

CONTROLLER:
It's been set to destroy.

CHAPMAN:
Let's just set the alarm. No explosions. After all, we want to capture the Andalite; not vaporize him.

CONTROLLER:
I'm supposed to be taking my orders from 3-3-5.

CHAPMAN:
(Yelling) These are his orders!!!

CONTROLLER:
Yes, sir.

Outside the School

(Everyone is standing outside the school. There is a controller guarding the door. Cassie and Rachel walk up.)

RACHEL:
(To the guard) Guess we're early.

CONTROLLER:
We're not letting anybody in for ten more minutes.

CASSIE:
Okay.

RACHEL:
(To Cassie as they walk away) Looks like we're right on time.

CASSIE:
Let's get small. (They go around the side of the school)

The Locker Room

(Chapman is standing in the locker room. Rachel and Cassie are roaches. Tom walks in.)

TOM:
Iniss 2-2-6.

CHAPMAN:
Great. (Turns around) 3-3-5! You're here. Everything is as you instructed.

TOM:
Yeah? Well what's up with the security? I just walked into a gym. Nobody gave me a second glance.

CHAPMAN:
They know who you are, sir!

TOM:
Well, post more guards on the lookout for anyplace that someone could hide. We can't give the Andalites any space to morph. You got that?

CHAPMAN:
Not a problem.

TOM:
Open the doors. (Chapman opens a secret door behind the lockers)

CASSIE:
There's Tom and Chapman.

RACHEL:
What are they up to?

CHAPMAN:
The Andalite disc, has it arrived?

RACHEL:
Did you hear that?

TOM:
Visser Three has intrusted me with the disc.

CHAPMAN:
Anything I can do to help, 3-3-5?

TOM:
You are of help, 2-2-6. (Hands him a coke) Here.

CASSIE:
What's he giving him?

RACHEL:
I think Tom just gave Chapman the disc!

TOM:
Don't mess this up.

CHAPMAN:
Everything's under control, sir. Good Luck, (Tom goes through the door to the Yeerk pool) Tom!!!

CASSIE:
We've gotta tell Jake Chapman has the disc!

CHAPMAN:
(About Tom) I hope you fail miserably.

CONTROLLER:
Mr. Chapman! There's a lot of people trying to get in here.

CHAPMAN:
Well, let's go! Let 'em in!

RACHEL:
Let's get out of here.

The Yeerk Pool

(Tom walks past a bio-filter and an alarm goes off)

TOM:
Ah! Don't point those things (dracon beams) at me! Turn that thing off. Come on! Turn it off!!!

CONTROLLER:
Sorry, sir. We didn't know it was you.

TOM:
That bio-filter isn't working. I'm a Yeerk.

CONTROLLER:
It works, sir. Chapman had us change the setting.

TOM:
Put it back on destroy. (Pushes a button)

CONTROLLER:
Sir, you just turned off the security for this sector. The morphing sensor.

JAKE:
(To himself) Way to go, Tom! Now's my chance to morph back.

TOM:
Well, adjust it, and then turn it back on. But don't have it back on when we're leading the sportsfans in, you got that?

CONTROLLER:
Yes, sir! (To the other controllers as Tom walks away) He's only alive because they said he was changed.

The Locker-Room

CASSIE:
Let's get outta here before someone from the team comes back.

RACHEL:
Someone's coming! (Marco comes in) Phew! It's only Marco. Let's morph back. (They morph back)

MARCO:
Rachel? Cassie? What are you two doing in here?

CASSIE:
We overheard Chapman. He has Elfangor's disc.

RACHEL:
These lockers lead down to the Yeerk pool. But they're locked.

MARCO:
Where's he got the disc?

CASSIE:
We couldn't see.

RACHEL:
We only heard Tom give it to him.

MARCO:
We need to create a diversion at the game. And I'll bump in to Chapman and take the disc right out of his pocket.

RACHEL:
Too risky. You'd never pull it off.

CASSIE:
We can't draw that kind of attention to ourselves.

MARCO:
Rachel. You can morph into a cat and interrupt the game.

CASSIE:
We can't do that either. They could be watching places where it's safe for us to morph.

MARCO:
How 'bout if I spill something on him and he has to take his jacket off?

RACHEL:
No. He'll know something's up.

MARCO:
We'd better get outta here.

The Yeerk Pool

(Tom walks into a room)

CONTROLLER:
Sir, Visser Three demands an update on your progress with the disc.

TOM:
Very Well. (Jake is eavesdropping. Visser Three pops up on a screen.)

TOM:
Good afternoon, Visser.

VISSER 3:
State your report. Have you been able to open the disc?

TOM:
No. But we have learned a very valuable clue. The disc is keyed to Andalite DNA, as you know. We discovered that it is keyed to a specific Andalite. A member of Elfangor's family, to be exact.

VISSER 3:
So. Another member of the clan Elfangor is here. I made a promise that I would oversee the infestation of every last Andalite in Elfangor's family.

TOM:
We know the Andalites have integrated themselves into the school. That's why we've taken extrordinary measures to insure their capture, tonight.

VISSER 3:
I look foward to the Andalite infestation.

TOM:
As do I.

VISSER 3:
Are they keeping well?

TOM:
Very well. Anxious to take their hosts.

VISSER 3:
A new breed of Yeerk. We're very proud of this brood.

TOM:
A generation that doesn't need the Kandrona to live. They are indeed the key to the Yeerk army's invasion of Earth.

VISSER 3:
See them safely to our young hosts. They took a long time to develop and cannot be easily replaced.

TOM:
You know they're in good hands. Security measures are at their highest.

VISSER 3:
Take good care of our future, 3-3-5, and we'll take good care of you.

(Visser Three's image disappears. Tom leaves and goes into the place where the Yeerks are. I'm going to call this place The Yeerk Room. Jake follows.)

TOM:
It won't be long now, my friends. it won't be long. Soon your new hosts will be here! I'll be back after I regenerate. Unlike you, I still need the Kandrona.

The Gym

RACHEL:
It's the second half and we haven't seen Jake yet.

CASSIE:
It may be something with the disc, but what?

MARCO:
I don't know.

RACHEL:
We should split up. We don't wanna lose track of him.

CASSIE:
Here he comes.

(Chapman walks by. Ax, who is holding two drinks, walks up to Rachel, Cassie, and Marco.)

AX:
Marco, you were right!!! This is amazing! Everybody's so excited!

MARCO:
(looking at the drinks) Who are these for?

AX:
That's all I could carry, I'll go get two more. Cassie and Rachel can have these two.

CASSIE:
Thank you, Ax!

MARCO:
Where'd you get the money to pay for these?

AX:
You were supposed to pay for these?

MARCO:
Ax! Do you have any money?

RACHEL:
Ax, you don't just go taking things here on Earth!

MARCO:
I'll take care of it.

AX:
(Points to a cup. To Rachel he says) This one is for you.

The Yeerk Room

JAKE:
(To himself) A new breed of Yeerks with no need for Kandrona rays.

The Gym

CHEERLEADERS:
Go Vikings!

(Ax bumps into Chapman and spills drinks on him)

CASSIE:
(To Rachel) Look.

CHAPMAN:
Look at my jacket!

AX:
I am very sorry, sir, let me help you with your jacket.

CHAPMAN:
Don't do that. (They struggle with the jacket)

AX:
It's quite alright, sir. I can help.

CHAPMAN:
I said no!!! (They struggle some more)

AX:
I'll take care of the drycleaning.

CHAPMAN:
Just go away.

AX:
I can assure you, it was my fault. (They continue struggling. Marco walks up.)

MARCO:
Ax! Max! (Pulls him back) Sorry! He's a friend from out of town.

AX:
Out of town. ne. (Marco hits him. Chapman walks away. Ax and Marco walk up to Rachel and Cassie.)

MARCO:
What were you doing???

The Yeerk Room

(Jake rips open a sack that was holding Yeerks. The Yeerks scream, and Jake yelps in pain.)

The Yeerk Pool

TOM:
Listen to their warrior cries! Music to my ears. (Controllers go to investigate)

Outside the Yeerk Room

CONTROLLER:
Now let's see what's got you all so upset.

The Yeerk Pool

TOM:
Give me a few minutes in the pool. I'm in need of a good meal from the Kandrona. And watch my host body closely. He's been known to try to escape.

CONTROLLER:
Consider it done, sir.

(The Yeerk goes into the pool. Tom struggles for a few seconds.)

TOM:
Alright, alright. You don't have to drag me, I'm going.

CONTROLLER:
Don't try anything.

TOM:
Alright, alright. Ah! My arm!

(Chapman gets the disc from Tom's backpack.)

CHAPMAN:
The disc! Now it's mine!!!

The Gym

AX:
I was trying to get the disc, but Chapman doesn't have it.

CASSIE:
What were you guys doing over there?

AX:
I checked all his pockets, it wasn't there.

RACHEL:
So who has the disc, then?

MARCO:
Tom must still have it.

CASSIE:
Tom went down to the Yeerk Pool!

MARCO:
Well, we gotta get down there.

CASSIE:
I don't know, Marco. That's probably what they want us to do. Ax, what do you think?

AX:
We should ask Prince Jake.

MARCO:
Yeah. Where is he?

The Yeerk Room

(The Controllers walk to where Jake was, but Jake is a lizard so they don't see him.)

CONTROLLER:
They can't stand the heat.

The Gym

RACHEL:
I'll go out and check if Tobias has seen him.

CASSIE:
I'll look around here. You guys stay here in case he shows.

The Yeerk Pool

CONTROLLER:
These new Yeerks complain the minute there's half a degree temperature change.

CONTROLLER:
Must have something to do with the weather outside. I don't see what's so great about 'em. If you ask me, they won't survive this whole global warming thing.

CONTROLLER:
I want you to stay here just in case. You come with me.

Outside the School

(Tobias is outside the school. Chapman opens the window and puts the disc on a ledge. Then he leaves.)

TOBIAS:
Chapman has the disc! (He flies up, gets it, and flies away) I've got the disc! (He crashes) Whoa! Something's wrong! Aah!

The Gym

(Rachel attemps to leave the gym, but a controller stops her)

CONTROLLER:
Hey, where you going?

RACHEL:
I'll be right back.

CONTROLLER:
The game's about to start.

RACHEL:
I've got a friend's ticket. I need to give it to her.

CONTROLLER:
Alright. Come right back. (She leaves)

Outside the School

(Tobias morphs to human. At another part of the school, Rachel is looking for him.)

RACHEL:
TOBIAS???

TOBIAS:
I'm back. I'm back!!!!

(A hologram of Elfangor appears from the disc.)

ELFANGOR:
Tobias. Tobias.

TOBIAS:
Elfangor! I'm human again. I can't believe it! Thank you. Thank you.

ELFANGOR:
Tobias, you've unlocked the disc. The disc will help you and your friends in your fight.

RACHEL:
Tobias!

TOBIAS:
I'm so happy you're back.

ELFANGOR:
Tobias, I know I made the right decision entrusting the Andalite's powers with you.

TOBIAS:
I thought you'd gone.

ELFANGOR:
There's not much time.

RACHEL:
Tobias! Where are you? I can't see you.

ELFANGOR:
Know that my spirit is always with you. And that disc is my legacy to you.

RACHEL:
I can't hear you anymore.

ELFANGOR:
You can remain human, but if you do, you will lose the power to morph forever. You have an important decision to make, Tobias. I know you will make the right one. Let your heart guide you.

(The hologram disappears.)

TOBIAS:
Thank You! Come Back! Come back! Come Back.

To be continued.........

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