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Hmm?
I've got the battlekey, boys.
[RUMBLING]
Uh-oh.
Whoa.
I'm loving this dance floor.
[BEEPING]
What?
Whoa!
[SNARLING]
ZOOM:
Whoa!
I'll crush your Chopper
and grind it into scrap metal.
Sorry, Sever, but I'm not your chum.
[GROANS]
[GRUNTS]
[GASPS]
[YELLING]
Vandals, retreat.
That's right, Kalus.
Put your tail between your legs and run.
Krocomodo?
Kalus gave the order to retreat.
And I am giving you the order to stay.
This party's over, boys.
Now let's get that key.
Oh, come on, Agura.
But I feel like
busting some bad guys.
Whoa!
AGURA:
Huh?
Whoa!
Vert.
Whoa.
Whoa!
No.
[INSECT CHIRPING]
VERT:
Whoa.
Huh.
This looks like
the Vandal home world.
[SNIFFS]
Ugh.
Smells like the Vandal home world.
[SPLASH]
Yup, definitely the Vandal home world.
KALUS:
Where are Krocomodo and Hatch?
They disobeyed a direct order.
When I get my claws on those two
[SNIFFS]
Uh, Captain.
Uh-oh.
Time to boogie.
[KALUS GROWLS]
Sever, cut him off.
Hmm.
VERT: Heads up, Kalus.
- Unh!
Yes.
Whoa.
[LAUGHS]
Uh-oh.
Ha-ha-ha.
Bring the pathetic creature
to the stronghold.
Great, we have no battlekey, no Vert.
Who's gonna tell us what to do?
He must've slipstreamed
through behind the Vandals.
Not to worry.
With our brave leader gone
his natural replacement
will gladly take control.
SHERMAN: What's the plan?
SPINNER: How do we save Vert?
Hello? What don't you people understand
about the word royalty?
Kalus will have your hide
and my exoskeleton.
- Quiet, sniveling vermin.
- Yah!
This is my chance
to secure the battlekey.
And I will succeed Kalus
as Vandal warlord.
And you will need an adviser.
Exactly.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
VANDALS [CHANTING]:
Kalus, Kalus, Kalus.
Kalus, Kalus, Kalus.
Kalus, Kalus, Kalus.
Kalus, Kalus, Kalus.
Silence.
My fellow warriors,
I bring you a captive from a world beyond.
From a world that will soon fall
to the onslaught of our unstoppable army.
[ALL CHEERING]
[CHUCKLES]
The last time
the hordes cheered this loud
was when I challenged Iguanarox
for the talon of Vandal.
You humiliated him
in front of the hordes.
And he had no choice
but to defend his honor.
He fought well.
He was strong.
But not strong enough.
Ha, ha.
Which is why
I am the Vandal warlord now.
You mean all I have to do
to become Vandal warlord
is kick your furry butt
in front of this ugly crowd?
[VANDALS CHEERING]
Beg for mercy, sub-creature.
[VERT GRUNTS]
[KALUS GROANS]
Open-toed armor.
Not a good idea, my friend.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
He is making a fool of you
before the hordes.
[ALL LAUGHING]
VANDALS:
Shavax, Shavax, Shavax.
[GROWLS]
Shavax, Shavax, Shavax.
Shavax, Shavax, Shavax.
Shavax, Shavax, Shavax.
[VERT GRUNTING]
[ROARING]
[GRUNTS]
On your feet.
I don't get it.
Shavax is a Vandal ritual.
The Great Hunt.
You insulted Kalus before the hordes.
Now he must defend his honor.
You have a head start of 200 heartbeats.
You better run.
VERT:
Running is for suckers.
Shavax, Shavax, Shavax.
Catch me if you can, Kalus.
[GROWLS]
I've got a 20 on the battlekey.
I've got a 20 on Krocomodo and Hatch.
SHERMAN: It looks like they're
gonna get to the key first.
Great, you've been our exalted leader
for five minutes
and it's all gone pear-shaped.
Can it, Stanford.
Zoom, kick it into high gear
and cut them off.
- We'll be right behind you.
- I'm on it.
ALL:
Whoa!
[PANTING]
SPINNER:
Great, now we're even farther away.
Awaiting orders, oh, great leader.
[VANDALS CHEERING]
Let the hunt begin.
[BLARES]
VERT:
BF5, come in.
[SIGHS]
Let's hope they get the key
and open the storm shock for me.
[DISPLAY BEEPS]
I will hunt you down and string you up
like a Vandalian slime hog.
VERT: Don't fire up
the barbecue just yet, whiskers.
Everything in this jungle is dangerous.
From the deadly Vandalian puffer plants
that can paralyze you, to the giant spiders.
If I don't get you, something will.
My team will find the battlekey
and pull me out of this smelly jungle.
[LAUGHING]
KALUS:
With no leader
Aw, man.
- Your team will crumble.
[STATIC CRACKLING]
Hello?
[GROWLS]
Uh-oh.
This never ends up good in the movies.
Good thing this isn't a movie.
Catch you on the other side, Kalus.
Oh, I wouldn't be so sure, sub-creature.
Huh?
[YELLING]
[LAUGHING]
VERT:
Whoa.
Not liking the view.
Here's hoping my high-impact armor
actually works.
[GRUNTING]
Cool, it Aw.
It works.
Ow.
Unh.
Whoa.
[GROANS]
Arms? Check.
Legs? Check.
Time to drive.
[ENGINE SPUTTERING]
Come on, come on, start.
Okay, Kalus, it's on.
Nobody wrecks my Saber
and gets away with it.
KALUS: You were a fool to even think
you could evade me in my own jungle.
I am almost disappointed
that this hunt is over so soon.
[GRUNTING]
[GROANING]
Sorry, Kalus, but these boots
were made for shocking.
I wasn't
Left my leg
What's wrong?
Cat got your tongue?
Cool.
[KALUS MUTTERING INDISTINCTLY]
Always wanted one of these.
If I were leader,
we'd have retrieved the key
saved Vert and be eating pizza by now.
If you're such a hotshot
how about blasting a little long-range
artillery instead of your mouth?
Say please.
[GASPS]
That was an order, Stanford.
Okay, okay.
Sound blast coming up.
- Yah!
- Incoming.
The battlekey.
AGURA:
The key.
- Ha, ha.
- Can a girl get a break in this battle zone?
KALUS:
A clever trap.
But I will not be so easily fooled again.
VERT:
I don't know about that.
Scientists say that a cat's brain
is the size of a walnut.
[GROWLS]
Whoa!
[GRUNTS]
KALUS: Ha-ha-ha.
It sounds like you
have run into one of my many traps.
There is no escape for you, human.
I can smell your fear.
[GROANING]
Vandalian puffer plant.
What did Kalus say about that again?
Oh, yeah, paralysis.
They're heading for the Vandal portal.
Vert wouldn't have let it get this far.
I'm not one to say I told you so, but
[ECHOING]
I told you so.
SHERMAN:
Don't beat yourself up, Agura.
This would be tough even for Vert.
This grid is completely unpredictable.
Hey, maybe it's not as unpredictable
as we think.
Sherman, analyze the grid.
Maybe there's a pattern.
- Zoom, time for some aerial recon.
ZOOM: I'm on it.
Initiating topographical analysis.
Got it.
It's a fractal pattern.
Which means
there's a 98 percent chance
the next shift will put the Vandals
right about there.
We can cut them off
before they enter the storm shock.
STANFORD:
Hello? It's only 98 percent likely.
There's still a 2 percent chance
it won't work.
This is risky.
Way too risky.
Battle Force 5, prepare for ambush.
[PANTING]
[VERT PANTING
OVER COMM-LINK]
Ha-ha-ha.
Without your vehicle,
you don't stand a chance.
I seem to be doing pretty good so far.
Your insolence will be silenced.
Do you have any idea how many traps
I have set in this jungle?
I'm not afraid of your traps.
I can spot them a mile away! Unh!
Okay, maybe I missed that one.
[LAUGHING]
A fatal mistake.
A fatal mistake indeed.
KALUS:
The end is near, sub-creature.
Ha-ha-ha.
VERT:
Unh.
Okay, Kalus, you You win.
Ha-ha-ha.
Giving in like a wounded scruff deer.
Pathetic.
VERT:
Just make this quick.
Don't be too cruel.
Cruelty is all I know.
What?
[ROARING]
Okay, now he sounds angry.
Sherman, let's hope your theory is right.
[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING
OVER HEADPHONES]
Someone wake me up
when the ambush starts.
Are you ready to enjoy
the fruits of power, Hatch?
Yes.
I can't wait to toss Kalus
into the slave pits.
Ha-ha-ha.
Grid shift in three, two, one.
Hang on.
[GASPS]
- Whoa!
AGURA: Let's get the key and rescue Vert.
Perfect.
The talon of Vandal is mine.
[HATCH YELLS]
All that world conquest stuff
is gonna have to wait, boys.
ZOOM:
I'll take that.
Oh, and say hello to the Buster.
No.
That's exactly what I would have planned
if I were leader.
Everyone into the portal.
Let's get Vert out of there.
[VERT PANTING]
[ROARING]
Note to self:
Next time we secure a battle zone
forget the cat quips
and just get the heck out of there.
[BIRDS CAWING]
Ah.
I can sense your strength,
your spirit flagging.
[ROARS]
This guy just doesn't quit.
The good news is
the Saber can be towed.
The bad news is no sign of Vert.
[HOWLING IN DISTANCE]
Vandals aren't the only thing
Vert needs to look out for.
It's similar to early Earth,
the Pleistocene Era.
Notice the heavy atmosphere.
Maybe that's why I feel so lightheaded.
[GASPS]
- What?
- Dude, don't move.
Why?
Just a little mosquito.
- Ouch.
- Hi-yah!
I hope you didn't take too much
of my blood.
Do you have any idea
how precious that stuff is?
Psst.
Agura.
Heads up.
We've got tracks.
Vert's close.
Very close.
Let's go, boys.
We don't have much time.
[PANTING AND GRUNTING]
[GROANING]
Shavax, Shavax, Shavax.
Shavax, Shavax, Shavax.
Suddenly that pit isn't looking so bad.
[BOTH GRUNTING]
Defend yourself.
Vandals are born to fight.
Each strike of the sword,
each smash of the mace
each sweep of the spear
makes us stronger.
Kalus has won.
I am the greatest warlord
to rule these lands.
Kalus, Kalus, Kalus.
The hunt is over.
For you.
Ha.
Is that all you have got?
[KALUS GRUNTING]
I cannot move.
Just a little puffer plant pollen.
[GROWLS]
Kalus is merciful.
He spares the sub-creature.
Finish me like a warrior.
Do not humiliate me
in front of the hordes.
Believe it or not, Kalus,
I'm too exhausted to humiliate you.
[CAR APPROACHING]
ZOOM:
Vert.
Nice timing, Zoom.
ZOOM:
Yahoo!
[WHIMPERS]
Do not let them escape.
[VANDALS YELLING]
[THUDS THEN SQUEALS]
[GRUNTS]
SPINNER:
Watch out.
Sharp, flying pointy sticks.
Aah! I've already been lanced once today,
thank you very much.
KROCOMODO:
Captain Kalus will have my hide for this.
And your exoskeleton.
That's what I was trying to tell you.
This is all your fault.
[YELLS]
[TOOLS WHIRRING]
VERT:
Thanks, Sherm.
I owe you an extra large Zeke's organic
whole wheat pizza for this job.
In fact, I owe all of you.
A guy doesn't get rescued
from a deadly alien planet every day.
- Anytime.
- You're welcome.
No more showboating?
I promise.
And nice job, Agura.
I knew I could count on you
to rally the troops.
Sweet.
STANFORD:
Are we all out of anti-itch cream?
Do you think anyone will notice?
No, you're golden.
[SIGHS]