The Troop (2009) s01e09 Episode Script

Jake, where are you?
Right behind you.
I don't have a clear
shot of the Kayjay.
Kaiju!
Bless you.
Just shoot it!
[Kaiju snarls]
[screech, hiss]
[watch-com beep]
Felix, get ready!
The Keyjay is
heading towards you.
Hayley Kaiju!
Felix Bless you.
You should really
see an allergist.
I am working with idiots.
Felix No sign of it yet.
But don't worry,
I'll cut it off.
Oww!
[Kaiju hiss]
Ha ha, gotcha!
[zap]
[boom!]
[hiss, screech]
Don't gotcha.
[hiss]
[snarls]
Oh no! Oh no!
Oh no!
Hayley!
[screech!]
[zap]
[thud]
Hahwow.
That was a little close.
Thanks, Hayley.
That wasn't me.
It was me!
Lance Ya' gotta be careful
cause Kaiju are a tricky bunch.
You gotta know just
how to hit 'em.
Hey, let me help you up.
Why were you
wearing a blindfold?
Cause I wanted to give
the Kaiju a sportin' chance.
Well, at least
we're all okay.
Felix Not all of us.
Getoffame!
Argh!
[snap]
Huh?
[stretchy sounds]
Aagh!
[snap]
Ooof!
Hayley So, what did you
say your name was again?
Lance, Lance Donovan.
The Troop - Houston,
Texas branch.
Lance Donovan?
'The' Lance Donovan?
The same Lance Donovan that
took down three Repticores
and a Vespinox all on his own?
I dream about you all the time.
What was that?
Nothing.
Hey, didn't you win
a Troop Gold Shield award?
Ha ha, oh yeah,
that stupid thing.
Such a political
popularity contest.
I hate it.
But yeah, I won it six times.
[click click]
So, where are the rest
of your Troop mates?
Aren't there supposed
to be three of you?
Hey there, little buddy,
if you can wrap that around
your chin you'd look
like Abe Lincoln.
Hah!
My life is over.
Lance Oh don't
worry about it.
The Kaiju tentacles will fall
off in a couple of days.
But school photo
day is tomorrow.
It's my only chance to change
my image from a geek
to a cool, super winner.
Hayley Ah, ha ha.
Abe Lincoln was
a super winner.
Felix It's hopeless.
All my school photos
have been disasters.
[camera clicks]
If I'm not cool by tomorrow, I'm
doomed to be just another nerd.
Jake Felix, you're
not just another nerd.
You've taken nerdiness to places
no one thought it could go.
Hold up.
[slap]
Was that suppose to be
a compliment or an insult?
I don't know.
[slap]
[wheels rattle]
Jake So Lance, how long are
you going to hang in Lakewood?
As long as it takes.
I'm here on a mission.
Dr. Brandenburg assigned me
to track and capture a Behemoth.
No way!
No ones ever
captured a Behemoth.
They are so dangerous.
I can't believe you're going
to capture this thing alone.
Where's the rest
of your Troop, huh?
There's suppose
to be three of you.
Boy, she's a lot of fun.
Hayley, please.
I think Lance Donovan knows
how to fight monsters
a little better than we do.
Lance Now, Jake, it's okay.
Hayley, that is an
excellent question.
And the answer is
a very simple one.
I can't tell you what I'm going
to do or how I'm going to do it.
Wow!
That is so awesome.
What?
If you need help,
we can check TroopGrid
for Behemoth activity.
I'll come by later.
I'll be waiting for you.
I'll be waiting for you.
Since when have you ever heard
of a Troop member working alone?
He doesn't need anyone.
He's Lance Donovan.
It's like criticizing
the sun for shining alone.
Yeah, but don't you think
he's just a little bit too old
to be fighting monsters.
He's only 19.
But he shaves.
I shave.
Yeah, but he has to.
Look, it wouldn't hurt
to check him out.
Hayley's right.
He may be all you say
but my hands are tied.
I have to ask International
about Lance's Behemoth mission.
But, I can certainly understand
a little bit of hero-worship.
Felix That's it!
I can't take it anymore.
I've tried burning, twisting,
even moisturizing lotion.
Nothing can get this
thing off my face.
Although the tentacle does feel
baby-soft, I'll give you that.
What am I going to do?
School photo day is tomorrow.
I've an idea.
Let's cut it off
with a laser scalpel.
Hold still.
Argh!
Has your circuitry fried.
You can't cut a Kaiju tentacle.
The venomous ooze
will corrode my brain.
Is that what you want, Jake?
I turn into a drooling,
trembling, freak of nature.
Aah!
Yeah, that would be a change.
I think you'll just have
to wait for it to fall off.
By then it'll be too late.
I'll be a social outcast.
Maybe it'll catch on.
Everybody will want a
tentacle stuck to their face.
Felix Yeah.
Right.
That's what I thought
about the sideways Mohawk.
[camera click]
You know, monster
huntin' isn't easy.
But nothing feels better
than when you pull one
off the street, right?
Jake Ah, yeah.
Like this one time we were
fighting this Changling
and even though the manual
said to use defensive tactics,
I knew if I attacked,
I'd bag it.
And did ya?
Turns out it
was a ceramic deer.
Hey, I've blasted my
share of lawn ornaments too.
But you've got to be aggressive
and take risks like that.
That's how you get these.
Tube socks!
Awesome.
No, no, no, no.
I meantthese.
[metal clinks]
Whoa!
[metal clinks]
Lance One for every monster
I've captured or killed.
Yeah, I'm really proud of these
ever though it's a pain
to take them through
airport security.
Jake.
This is your future.
I see it in you.
You really think so?
Yeah.
And together, we're going
to take down the Behemoth.
Together?
Hah
Maybe we should practice.
[blasts]
That was amazing!
I've never seen someone
make all five bullseyes.
How'd you learn to do that?
I'm not sure.
I feel like I was
born to do this.
You ever feel that way?
All the time.
Lance Good.
Okay, now, let's
work on your shot.
When was the last time you
missed like that in the field?
This morning.
Right.
Okay, pick up the Blast Ray.
Now, keep your elbows in
and take a deep breathe.
Pheww
[blast]
See?
Nice work, Umbrae.
Thanks.
[tracker beeps]
My Behemoth tracker
is picking up a target.
Let's see how you do
against the real thing.
Oh, goodie!
[thundering footsteps]
[distant growl]
What is that,
an animal carcass?
It's frozen lasagna
covered in gravy.
The Behemoth loves it.
Jake Lasagna?
Lance I've tested everything
you could imagine
and for some reason,
it can't resist lasagna.
You tested the gravy too?
Don't need to, it's gravy.
[growl]
It's here.
We need to call Hayley
and Felix for backup.
No, we can do
this on our own.
Come on.
This way.
There it is.
[growl]
[rumbles]
You've a perfect shot, go ahead.
[growl]
Come on,
he's right there!
[growls]
Lance, take a shot!
[growls]
[thundering footsteps]
Jake Arrrghhh!
[blasts]
in distance]
Where'd it go?
What happened?
I think the lasagna
saved our lives.
Why didn't you blast it?
Pretty sure my
blaster jammed.
Jake You weren't even
looking at the thing.
And dude, you're shaking.
No way.
Your eyes are shaking.
Lance,
tell me what's going on.
[sigh]
Think I'mthink
I'm losing my touch.
I'm gettin' too old
for this, man.
Guess what they say is true.
I'm starting to get
scared in the field, so scared
I have to shoot blindfolded.
That stuff doesn't
apply to you, okay.
You're just in a slump.
Everybody has slumps.
Uh, baseball players, bands,
Canada hasn't done much
since they invented ketchup
flavoured potato chips.
Yeah, you're right.
Tracking this Behemoth
has been my life's work.
I not just going to give up
because I'm in a slump.
You're still going
to help me, right?
Yeah, of course.
We got this thing.
Hayley Trust me,
you'll be good as new.
I think we were closer
with the rainbow wig.
Felix Ah! It's hopeless.
I'll forever be known
as tentacle face.
Look, why don't you just skip
the school photo this year.
But it's my last
chance to be cool.
Plus, I wanted
to update my photo
in Galactic Night Masters.com.
Yeah.
Oooh, I have an idea.
We just caught the
Screaming Tree Weasel,
known enemy to the Kaiju.
Yeah, so?
Hayley Okay, well what if
we let it burrow under the
suction cup end of the tentacle
and it just like [pop]
popped it off, huh?
What'd you think?
For only the third time in
my life I'm going to say this,
slap that weasel on my forehead!
Lie down.
You don't want to hear
about the other two times?
Not really.
Lie down.
Here you go, Barney.
[chirps and squeaks]
Uh oh.
[squeaks]
Ha, ha, that tickles.
Hold still, it's working.
[Kaiju snarls]
Ooh!
[gasp]
Calm down, tentacle.
Calm down. Heel.
[Felix groans]
[creatures squeak]
Aye!
[creatures screech]
Arrghh!
Can you get this thing off me?
Get this thing off me
Oh my
Felix Get it off!
Get it off!
It's biting my ear!
[creatures squeak]
Hayley Felix!
[Felix groaning]
Felix Get it away
from my eyes!
Hold still.
I'm getting a sedative.
Felix Oh, thank heavens.
I'm a wreck.
It's not for you.
Felix Help, please help me!
Okay, hold on.
Hold on.
[Felix gasps]
Hayley All right.
[chirps die down]
All right.
You're okay.
It's okay.
It's all better.
[groan]
Felix I wouldn't
say it's "all better".
[sobs]
Ah, it's okay.
You're fine.
Hayley Jake.
This just came in from
Dr. Brandenburg's office
at International.
"Too much money
on corn dogs."
We've got to get right on this.
Ah, no.
Lance was officially retired
from the Troop a year ago.
He was never tasked
with a special mission.
But
We have to report him, Jake.
He's breaking some
major rules here.
He's caught more monsters
than all of us combined.
We don't know the
whole story here.
Hayley There is a reason
you have to retire.
You start losing the ability to
fight monsters as you get older.
Have you noticed anything?
Yes, I've noticed
he's awesome.
We need to cut him some slack.
He's one of us, Hayley.
No, he used to be one of us.
He's not anymore.
So that's it.
You protect the world from
from monsters for four years,
then you turn 19
and it's all over.
How are you suppose to just
shut it off an walk away?
He has to move on, Jake.
I know it's hard but he's here
under false pretenses and
he's interfering with our work.
[sigh]
Let me talk to him.
[zap zap zap]
Hi, Jake.
Ready for another try?
Why did you lie to me?
What?
You were never authorized
to track the Behemoth.
[sigh]
It's time to move on
before you put yourself
or someone else in danger.
But this is all I know.
What else would I do?
Good question.
I brought a few things.
[rattle and clatter]
[rattle and clatter]
I thought we could try
making some candles.
It says on your Troop
Grid profile
that you're into candling.
Canoeing.
I like canoeing.
Oh, it must have been a typo.
I thought that was
a little weird.
I guess now I can stop
trying to figure out
what snot boarding is.
Lance Yeah.
[sigh]
[rattle and clatter]
[rattle and clatter]
Look, all I know
how to do is this.
[blast]
Now you try.
Remember what I said.
Pull your elbows and breathe.
What?
You should be teaching.
That's your future.
You know more about monster
hunting than anyone.
You could lead another
Troop somewhere.
Look how quickly you
improved my shot.
Maybe.
Jake Maybe? It's perfect.
I'll get Mr. Stockley
to sit down with you.
He can train you.
I never really thought
about it but it makes sense.
Why not?
Great.
So you'll talk to
Mr. Stockley, right?
I guess so, yeah.
Okay, and you'll have
to let us take care
of the Behemoth.
Look, I just
Jake Lance, it's time.
You're right.
Jake Good.
Now you can help me
find a receipt
for all this candle stuff.
So, Mr. Stockley says he'll
meet you at HQ tomorrow at ten.
Lookin' forward to it.
The more I keep thinking
about it, the more I think
it could be a really
great thing for me.
Excellent, see you then.
All right, see ya.
[tracker beeps]
Jake Hey, Mr. Stockley.
How was your meeting with Lance?
He's going to be a great
Troop leader, right?
He never showed.
I have Felix and Hayley
searching for him right now.
I knew it was too much to hope
for a compassionate, energetic
and punctual Troop leader.
[chuckles]
Those come but once
in a generation.
We had a deal.
Where could he be?
Hayley I just looked all
over the school - no Lance.
One of the Quantum
Rays is missing.
Stockley We can't
wait any longer.
I'm going to have to
contact International.
Are you going to
be okay with this?
Stockley Well, they
are going to chew me out
about those corn dogs.
I meant Jake.
Jake I'm okay.
It's the right thing to do.
[watch-com beeps]
Hold on.
It's Lance.
Where are you?
Lance Jake, you have
to get over here, man.
I have the Behemoth
trapped in a warehouse.
Jake What?
How'd you know where to find it?
Just a hunch.
Hurry up.
It's going to be awesome!
Wait, Lance.
No!
Lance
He's trapped the Behemoth.
Go.
Be safe.
[Felix groans]
Felix Come on, come on!
[groans]
Hayley Felix, could you
hurry up, already?
Ah, okay.
Go on without me.
Tentacle must not like lasagna.
Jake I smell danger.
Hayley That's just garlic.
Come on.
[Behemoth growls]
Take the main floor.
Head up stairs.
All right, go.
Jake You told me you
were going to give this up.
I'm so close, Jake.
This is my monster and I'm going
to be the one to take it down.
But you can't.
You've grow out
of this, remember?
[watch-com beeps]
Hayley Jake, the
Behemoth has me trapped.
Ricotta cheese sector -
southwest, hurry.
Watch me.
[distant growl]
[Hayley calls out]
[growls]
Hayley Ugh!
[Behemoth growls]
Jake Hayley!
Hayley Jake, watch out!
Jake, no!
[zap]
[Behemoth growls]
[gasps]
You have to hit it's
power center to kill it
otherwise you'll just
Just what?
[growl]
Lance Make it mad.
[crash]
Jake Run!
What are you doing?
Puttin' on my blindfold.
You're not still
going to shoot it?
I need to do this, Jake.
No!
I can't trust you.
[thundering footsteps]
[growl]
You only have one shot at this
before it rips us to shreds.
[thundering footsteps]
[growl]
Okay, remember
what I taught you.
Keep your elbows in
and breathe.
You're only going to have
two seconds so make it count.
[growl]
I hope I'm a good teacher.
[zap]
[blast]
[boom!]
You did it!
Thank you, hah.
Sorry I had to take your shot.
Are you okay?
Not really, but I will be.
Nice work, you guys.
That was a close one.
Well, Mr. Stockley
just radioed in.
He talked to International.
Really? He did?
Hayley Yeah.
And apparently, there's
a new advisor spot open
for the Troop Buenos Aries.
If you're interested, he said
he'd train you himself.
What'd you think?
[watch-com beeps]
Tell him about
the free corn dogs.
Oh, and he said
to tell you about
Ah, yeah.
I heard him.
Tell him I said ah,
yeah, thanks.
Felix Hey guys, check it out.
It finally fell off.
I'm free.
Nothing could stop me from
taking a cool picture now.
[camera click]