| The sirens within Providence begin blaring and Holiday runs to check out the computer monitors. She sits in a computer chair, places in her headset, and speaks to Rex. | |
| Holiday | Rex, I’m picking up a problem. You need to return to base immediately! |
| Rex | I miss you too, Doc. But I’m kinda dealing with a problem of my own. [Rex forms boogie pack and flies into the air to fights with the EVO]. Okay, ow. Big mistake tweety. Can that bird brain of yours comprende I’m trying to help you? |
| Dr. Holiday | Rex, your own nanite count is off the charts. If you take on any more nanites, we’re looking at an overload. |
| Rex | C’mon Doc. It’s just a big birdy. |
| Dr. Holiday | You’re already over capacity. This is critical. Rex! |
| Six | Rex, you need to listen to the doctor. |
| Rex | Huh? |
| Six | This mission is revised. I need to back at headquarters. Now. |
| Rex | Do you really want a super-sized pigeon flying loose all over lower Manhattan? You need me and I can handle it. |
| Six | Not your call. |
| Rex | Unless I make it my call. (Rex grapples with the EVO) Woah. (Rex cures the EVO) Another satisfied customer. Gotta quit trying to hold my hand, Doc. I have this thing down to a science. (Nanites get out of control) |
| Dr. Holiday | Rex! Rex! What’s happening? |
| (Rex screams) | |
| (Theme song) | |
| Rex | What’s h-happening to me? |
| Dr. Holiday | Too many nanites in you. You’ve lost control of them. We need to perform an emergency offload right away. |
| Rex | C’mon doc. I-it’s not that bad. (Rex groans) I’m going to be okay, right? |
| Six | Just try to keep still. (Holiday sedates Rex) |
| Bobo | That one was me. |
| Six | We’re just a few clicks from Paradise Base. Storm’s kicking up. |
| Bobo | You ever wonder what sick, twisted Providence flunky decided to name this base “Paradise”? |
| Dr. Holiday | (Sirens blaring) This is Holiday. Prep the nanite tank for emergency offload.
I need 20 units of xenofluorane, biometric stabilizers, and a heavy duty surge protector. Stat! |
| Weaver | H-hey. You’re not scheduled to be here for another two weeks. |
| Dr. Holiday | We have a situation, Weaver. |
| Weaver | You have a situation? I’m up to my neck in maintenance and inventory. You people just can’t just barge in here unannounced. |
| Dr. Holiday | Actually we can. This base exists for the sole purpose of offloading Rex’s surplus nanites. You know communications black out in storms like this. |
| Weaver | Half my equipment isn’t even back online. So you’re just gonna have to turn around and come back when— |
| Bobo | Think again, pal. |
| (Rex groans and power flickers) | |
| Dr. Holiday | Listen carefully, Weaver. Unless you want to be responsible for the loss of Providence’s number one asset and unleashing the deadliest concentration of active nanites since the event, you will move out of my way. |
| Bobo | Diagnostic cycle, huh? Well what are you waiting for? Deal me in. |
| Unnamed agent | Gonna need a lot more green than that, chimp. |
| Bobo | Woah, that’s some serious scratch. What’s your secret? |
| Unnamed agent | Hazard pay and nothing to spend it on. |
| Bobo | So cover me already. Bobo’s feeling lucky. What? You know I’m good for it. |
| Rex | Just as warm and cozy as I remember it. |
| Dr. Holiday | I know it’s not pleasant Rex, but we don’t have a choice. |
| Six | Expecting someone? |
| Weaver | Rebooting this system takes a little more time and precision than slicing up EVOs, okay? |
| Dr. Holiday | Really? Then why is the tank reading nearly empty? |
| Weaver | Oh, gee. I must have not had time to calibrate the nanite capacity gage. I must have been interrupted by some know-it-all chick in a big hurry to tell me how to do my job. |
| Rex | Well Weaver’s just as warm and cozy as I remember him, too. Nanites are flowing. Can’t we skip the gas Doc? |
| Dr. Holiday | I wish we could. But it’s the only way we can assure you won’t accidentally activate any nanites during the transfer. |
| Rex | I know but that stuff always gives me…weird dreams. |
| Dr. Holiday | Just try to relax. This will all be over before you know it. |
| Echo-y male voice | C’mon Rexy you can do it. Stay with us. |
| Echo-y female voice | It’s amazing. It’s like he talks to them. |
| Rex (while dreaming) | Directive unknown. Programming complete. Unable to comply. |
| Rex | (Sits up and gasps) Doc? Six? Bobo? Anyone? (Walks to locked door) Someone wanna let me out here? Fine, I’ll do it myself. (Opens door) Hello? Hello? (Radio static. Rex trips over downed agents) Woah! (Rex runs outside) Six! Doc! Bobo! Where is everybody?! (Figures appear out in the snow) Guys! (Shadows take shape of Biowulf and Skalamander) Skalamander? Biowulf? Just a dream. Shake it off. (The EVOs they’re riding on growl) Aw man. |
| (Commercial break) | |
| Rex | Ugh, this is so not a dream. They must’ve trashed the place. |
| Skalamander | What’s the kid doin here? |
| Biowulf | I don’t know. This was supposed to be routine. Something’s not right. |
| Rex | What did you do with my friends? |
| Skalamander | He thinks we’ve done something. |
| Biowulf | Then let him keep thinking. |
| Rex | Like you’re really gonna find me when you can’t see two feet in front of your face. Huh? (Rex gets shot down) Guess that visibility thing works both ways. |
| Skalamander | Anywhere you run, we follow. |
| Rex | Kinda what I was hoping. (Rex causes an avalanche) Can’t believe that actually worked. (Sirens blare back at the base) (Back in the tank control room) Weaver? |
| Weaver | You’re okay. |
| Rex | The pack’s outside. Don’t worry. I took care of them. |
| Weaver | It all happened so fast. I was afraid they might have damaged the tank. Maybe you can give me a hand here. |
| Rex | What do you need me to do? |
| Weaver | Make sure they’re all still deactivated. |
| Rex | That’s weird. I’m picking up activity. A lot of activity. (Weaver gases Rex) |
| Weaver | (Sighs in relief) (On the walkie talkie:) Biowulf. Skalamander. Are you there? It’s safe. I’ve taken care of everything. (No response on the radio) Hello? |
| Rex | You know, the nanites inside me can counteract knockout gas. The playing possum thing’s a pretty good trick. Now tell me where my friends are, or I start squeezing. (They hear banging coming from a closet) |
| Dr. Holiday | Rex. |
| Bobo | (Bobo goes over to the stacks of money on the floor and picks up an armful) What? Just tidyin’ up. |
| Rex | Can’t believe you let these skags get the drop on you. |
| Six | They tried. It didn’t turn out well. Just haven’t found a way to fight xenofluorane gas. Yet. (Puts a magni-blade to Weaver’s throat) Who you working for? |
| Rex | Van Kleiss. That’s why Biowulf and Skalamander came knocking. |
| Six | The pack. Here? |
| Dr. Holiday | Of course. The low tank reading. The high stakes at the poker table. Weaver and his crew have been trading Rex’s surplus nanites for cash. |
| Six | You panicked. And gassed us before we could catch you in the act. |
| Rex | So thanks to you, all this time I’ve been supplying nanites to Van Kleiss?! |
| Weaver | Keep away from me, freak! |
| Dr. Holiday | Six, it’s sealed from the inside. |
| I’ll get him out. | |
| Weaver | Come any closer, and I vent this entire tank. |
| Dr. Holiday | They’re deactivated nanites, Weaver. Completely harmless. |
| Weaver | Van Kleiss isn’t gonna pay top dollar for deactivated nanites. |
| Dr. Holiday | He found a way to reactivate them. |
| Weaver | What’s the matter, Doc. Think you’re the only genius working for Providence? |
| Rex | I don’t think he’s lying. Something was definitely up with the nanites in the tank. |
| Six | Don’t do anything stupid Weaver. |
| Weaver | You’re all just gonna leave this base like nothing ever happened. Then give safe passage and total immunity for me and my crew. |
| Bobo | Yeah, what’s left of ‘em. |
| Six | Now why would we do that? |
| Biowulf | ’Cause it’d be a shame to waste all those precious nanites. |
| (Six, Bobo and Rex fight the pack) | |
| Dr. Holiday | Stop! Need I point out this isn’t the best place for a fight? Anything happens to that storage tank, and you’ll know why Providence made this place so remote. Now let’s just talk this out calmly. Rationally. |
| Biowulf | Whatever happens here Weaver, it’s nothing compared to what Van Kleiss would’ve done to you. |
| Dr. Holiday | Weaver no! Don’t you know what will happen if you release all of those activated nanites? |
| Rex | I’ll shut it down. |
| Dr. Holiday | Rex we don’t have time. We have to go. |
| Weaver | Wait! This was just to get rid of them. It’s only steam. Look. We’re still in business. C’mon. Shut down! Stop! Don’t leave me here! No! Come back! (Weaver screams as he mutates.) |
| Dr. Holiday | Rex, could you tell how many of the nanites in the tank were active. |
| Rex | Pretty much all of them. |
| Dr. Hoilday | That’s a lot of nanites. |
| (Commercial break) | |
| Rex | What do you say, guys? Common enemy? Little help? |
| Biowulf | (Scoffs) Good luck. |
| Rex | Right. What was I thinking? |
| Six | Get to the transport. Radio for back up. |
| Rex | Back up? I can handle this. |
| Six | Maneuver him away from the ship, and I’ll take the shot. |
| Rex | I said I can handle this. (Rex fails to injure Weaver) Alright I’ll try to maneuver him. |
| Dr. Holiday | (Gasps) We need to get this thing airborne now. |
| Bobo | (Shivers) I’d settle for just crankin’ up the heater. |
| Rex | Oh. So you don’t like sharp pointy things, huh? Then you’re gonna hate this. (Rex tries to slice Weaver) Doesn’t anything hurt this guy? |
| Dr. Holiday | C’mon. C’mon. (Bobo screams) |
| Six | We just have to hold him off til the air strike. |
| Rex | Air strike? You called in an air strike?! |
| Six | You can’t possibly absorb all those nanites. You’d over load in an instant. (Over the com:) Do not cure! That’s an order! |
| Rex | In case you haven’t noticed, I have this problem with authority. |
| Six | This is beyond your limits Rex. |
| Echo-y male voice | C’mon Rexy. You can do it. Stay with us. |
| Rex | Six wait! I can hear them |
| Dr. Holiday | What are you waiting for Six? Take the shot! |
| Rex | Build protocol enabled. Command error detected. Abort. Abort. Standby. Engage. (Rex falls) Take the shot. |
| Six | Rex! |
| Rex | (Groans) Did I say something? Before… |
| Six | Don’t worry about it. It was just the nanites talking. Figure of speech. We’re gonna get you help. |
| Rex | Thought I could handle it. |
| Six | I know. |
| Rex | (Weaver gets back up but is knocked down by the airship) Guess I’m not the only one who needs a little backup, eh Six? |
| Dr. Holiday | Though we’d lost you that time, Rex. |
| Rex | I had the weirdest dream. |
| Six | It wasn’t a dream |
| Rex | But Paradise base… |
| Six | Was destroyed. This is Purgatory base. |
| Dr. Holiday | You don’t think Providence would risk leaving it’s number one asset without a backup facility. |
| Bobo | And that ain't the best part. |
| Rex | Isn’t exactly a tropical paradise. |
| Bobo | Eh. At least it’s warm. |
| Six | He told me he could hear them. |
| Dr. Holiday | I picked this up during the offload. It’s nanite. I’m sure of it. |
| Six | Seems like there’re more secrets inside that kid than we realized. |
| End |