Scene 3 - Dogfight

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The Mole continues speeding towards Tracy Island. Schnipps begins to arm the warheaded missiles. The Hood and the Regulator stand back and watch, whereas the mother and son wait at the back wall.

Regulator:

I am always a little disappointed when desperate measures result in violence.

FAB 1 has taken off from Tracy Island. Parker levitates the car higher and higher into the air, with Penelope, Sherbet, and the strapped up Mechanic in the back.

Parker:

Prep'earing to retaliate now, m'lady.

The Mechanic's eyes are beginning to open slightly, showing he is regaining consciousness. As FAB 1 rockets off towards the incoming R.Y. Aircraft, Brains contacts Jeff again.

Brains:

Mr. T-Tracy, I think I might have an id-dea.

FAB 1 and the R.Y. are about to engage head-on. They are heading straight towards each other. FAB 1's front grill has been opened for rockets to swirl out and attack the R.Y. Aircraft. They oppose by firing machine canons back at them! BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG! Parker swerves the car up into the air and dodges them. The R.Y. aircraft has Tracy Island directly in its sights. Schnipps is about to fire almost dead ahead of him. BANG! CRASH! BOOM! FAB 1 has returned and fired missiles at it to divert the craft and knock it off course for the craft to shake. They fall towards the sea, and Schnipps desperately pulls the craft up to avoid a near collision. The other four in the ship are thrown around. Before the craft stabilizes.

Schnipps quickly fires dozens of thundering cannons out from behind. Parker can narrowly dodge the missiles as the half a dozen launched are destroyed. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BANG! BANG! BANG! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! BAM! BAM! BAM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABANG! KABANG! KABANG! KABAM! KABAM! KABAM! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR! Back in Tracy Island, Alan rushes to his father.

Alan:

Dad, we can't just leave Penelope and Parker out there. We've gotta help them! Our machines can withstand and combat aerial attack.

Jeff:

No, Alan! Penelope and Parker know what they are doing.

The battle continues. Dozens more missiles and rockets blast out attacking FAB 1. Parker can fire several to attack with the machine guns retracted from the lights, and with the other forms of missiles. But they can't stand out any longer. Sherbet panics. Penelope cuddles her dog.

Penelope:

It's alright, Sherbet. It's alright.

FAB 1 rushes up at a powerful speed blasting into space, as the jets then pursue them through the clouds followed by the blueness of the sky, the more it dims to blackness, the further they leave the Earth.

Not too high now, Parker.

Parker:

I think that should do the trick nicely, m'lady.

Although the jets still fire and Parker expertly misses. The missiles begin to slower one by one and the firing decreases. Eventually, all the missiles and turn around and spin back to Earth, maintaining the highest level they can reach in the sky before the air becomes too thin. Once high enough, FAB 1 spins back around and charges down like a rocket at them, firing missiles at them to destroy them altogether. KABOOM! KAPOW! KABANG! KAROAR! KABOOM! KABANG! POW! BOOM! KAROAR! BANG! The other missiles and canons begin firing towards the R.Y. Aircraft.

Hood:

Argh! They're falling on top of us! Get us out of here, Schnipps!

The pilot then launches the craft forward to miss the incoming attack. KABOOM! BOOM! BOOM! POW! They collide into the water, creating an infernal firework display.

Regulator:

Can't you finish them off Schnipps?

Schnipps:

I'm doing my best, sir.

Regulator:

Move over! I'll deal with this!

FAB 1 chases after the R.Y. ship, which is now soaring towards the undefended Tracy Island. The Regulator's sweat on his brows makes his hair wet and ruffled whilst frowning intensely to the point that deep lines on his forehead vein through. The entire craft has begun shaking due to its intense speed. He then aggressively smacks and flicks every switch to launch every other missile, machine guns firing bullets, and canons he has left installed in his ship. BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! White smoke has poured all around Tracy Island, as we hear the detonation of explosions from the direction of it. KABOOM! POW! BANG! BOOM! KABANG! KAPOW! BOOM! KAROAR! KAROAR! KAROAR!

Hood:

Well done. I am most impressed.

Regulator:

Now let's get out of here!

Schnipps:

We've done it! We've done it! By Jove, we've destroyed them once and for all!

Mal:

Alright, alright! We get it.

Russy:

What about the dame?

Hood:

Our good Mechanic will take care of them once he has regained consciousness.

We see the R.Y. aircraft turn from heading to the right and spin towards us. We then see FAB 1 following to the right of the camera too, before zooming towards us to chase after them. It really seemed that this time, International Rescue was done for...

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