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Page 2 of Episode 31
(Saliva’s Click, Click Boom begins to play as a wall of fire surrounds the button)
The two begin to run towards the fire when a spike shoots out from a pillar and hits Tony in the shoulder and pins him to the wall.
Shades: Tony!
Tony: Shades…remember what I told you before about why I was so strong in the your time?
Shades: Yes when you went through the time rift you became stronger…
Tony: It works both ways.
Shades glances at his son for a second and then catches on he begins to run towards the fire. Running right through it doesn’t even affect him. Five X-beasts corner him but they are no match for Shades as he quickly destroys all of them. He comes to a steel fence which he quickly bends and then runs through.
Computerized voice: 5 seconds until button shutdown.
A spiked door begins to fall but Shades dives under it the gate narrowly misses him. He gets up and as the computerized voice says 2 seconds left. His hand hovers over the button when suddenly another hand grasps his wrist and flings him aside.
Computerized voice: Button Shutdown immediate.
The button begins to descend into the floor and as it disappears out of sight he sees who stopped him.
Shades: Boots, are you crazy?
Boots: No Shades…in the last few years I have been thinking perfectly logically.
Boots chops Shades in the neck and he slumps to the ground.
***
Back in 2002…
Chaos: Gates, you crazy diabolical fool, you’ll never get away with this!
Gates: Just watch me! With this switch pulled nothing can stop me! No, not even the SCI! The X-beasts will make me the ruler of this world we call Earth!
Chaos: Wanna bet?
Gates: Ha, name your price!
Chaos: Well for starters, I’ve untied myself,, and for another I have the key to that fence.
Gates: Wha…how…
In a blink of an eye Chaos is inside the electrical fence with Gates and pushes him away from the switch. She grabs a shotgun leaning against the wall and aims.
Gates: Wait! You shoot that button and Shades will perish!
Chaos: (easing off the trigger) What?
Gates: You destroy that button and it will never exist…the future will be altered and Shades who is in the future will perish.
Chaos: Well then, I’ll just kill you…
Gates: Ha, ha, Chaos…can’t do that either! So what will it be? Sacrifice Shades? Or die yourself… it’s up to you!
The X-beasts surround Chaos and aim their blasters at her.
Chaos: C'mon, Shades, I need your help.
***
In the future…
Gates: Well, Shades, we meet again.
An older version of Gates, now slightly balding, stands before Shades and Tony.
Gates: But alas…our meeting will not last long. And thanks to Boots the war is now over and I will be victorious.
Shades: That’s a lie, Gates, the Rebellion is growing stronger they will defeat you.
Gates: I am sorry, Shades, but the Rebellion is dead. Mwahahaha!
Shades: That’s not TRUE!
Gates: Tell him, Boots!
Boots: Well you see, Shades…the army of X-beasts managed to destroy that dome of yours thanks to my leading skills…something you always discouraged, Shades.
Shades: Boots…you turned on us because you didn’t think we respected you?
Boots: Not only that, but because I never really was part of the team…was I, Shades? I was always the bait…someone who was expendable.
Shades: That’s not true! We always needed you! I hate to say this but you saved our asses on more the a couple of occasions.
Boots: What?
Gates: Don’t listen to him, Boots, you're one of us now.
Boots: No, wait…Shades, you're saying that you guys respected me?
Shades: Always.
Gates: Boots, that’s enough you're either with us or against us!
Boots: I never knew…
Gates: That’s it, I’ve had enough!
Gates pulls out a blaster and fires two shots at Boots. She falls to the floor hard and Gates begins to laugh.
Shades: Boots! Gates…you're done for.
Gates: I’m sorry, Shades…but that “superpower” you had won’t help you now because dead men can't fight.
Boots: What about dead women!
Boots, who obviously wasn’t dead (hello, hologram?) trips Gates to the ground. She hits a button on a nearby computer console and the doors of the room shut, closing off the X-beasts. She walks over to Shades and unties him as well as Tony.
Boots: How could I have been so blind…you guys were always my friends…and now, now everyone’s dead because of me.
Shades: It’s not your fault it was Gates…we can still win though.
Boots: But how?
Shades: There a time machine here anywhere?
Boots: Yes, but what would that do?
Shades: Trust me on this one.
Boots: OK, I’ll set the coordinates for 2002 that way you can go back to your old life. Here put this helmet on it controls the time travel so you don’t explode…ha that’s never pretty.
Tony also puts on a helmet.
Shades: Where do you think your going?
Tony: There’s nothing for me here now…I’m coming with you.
Shades: I must warn you 2002 is a lot different then 2030.
Tony: I’ve been there…I know.
Boots: One more thing Shades…before you go…make sure…make sure Boots knows you appreciate her…OK?
Shades: It’s already done.
Computerized voice: Next Stop…2002.
***
Chaos is still contemplating on what to shoot when a giant rift appears above her head. Shades and Tony fall out and Chaos looks astonished.
Chaos: Shades…but…you…he said…
Shades: Dead, ya I know, Gates can do that to people.
Chaos: And him? He’s your son?
Shades: Well we still haven’t got that down packed yet.
Tony: Is that the…the switch?
Chaos: Yes and well as you can see those X-beasts aren’t to happy that I’m pointing a gun at it.
Shades: Destroy it.
Chaos: What?
Shades: Just do it…I’ll explain it to you later say 30 years from now.
Gates: But you’ll alter the future! Who knows what will become of you!
Chaos: Well we’ll just have to find out!
Chaos fires the gun and it destroys the switch and computer console…the X-beats short circuit and explode. Then the earth begins to shake. When the dust settles, Shades, Chaos, Tony, Boots and Tyler Turner are walking perfectly in a line just like in on of those action movies when something blows up and the heroes survive. However Tyler stumbles and falls into a puddle of mud and everyone begins to laugh at him.
Shades: Ha ha, so what happens now? I mean, Tony, where will you go?
Tony: Well, I don’t’ have any means of time travel anymore so it seems I’m stuck here.
Shades: Well then welcome to 2002. We’ve got a lot of catching up to do… which hopefully the writers will explain over the next episodes.
Chaos: Yeah, this whole time travel thing is wack.
Boots: Yeah…time travel…hee hee.
Everyone looks at Boots.
Shades: Well normally, Boots, I’d make fun of you…but today I’ll just say good job, Boots…well done.
Everyone looks at Shades and then back at Boots.
Boots: Well, thanks…I appreciate it.
Tony: Since I’m in the year 2002, let’s go do something. I’ve got so much to experience…
Hotdog Vendor: Hotdogs, $1 dollar each.
Tony: Hey cool, anyone got a dollar?
Chaos: Uh Tony one thing about the year 2002; when you see a hotdog vendor on the street and the hotdog’s well…moving…you usually don’t buy them.
Tony: Yes, I see…makes sense. Seems like I’ve got a lot to learn.
Shades: Hey, let’s start by showing him the office. You want to drive the jag?
Chaos: What the hell, how’d that get there? And another thing…you're letting someone else drive?
Shades: Hey, he’s my son…well kind of. You know how to work a stick shift?
Tony: A stick what?
Shades: Maybe you better let me drive for the time being.
Roll Credits
Afterward:
The Hotdog Vendor was arrested for putting crack in his hotdogs.
Tyler Turner dyed his skin gold saying he was truly a gold member, later he went to the hospital and had to have his stomach pumped.
Boots felt more appreciated after Shades gave her one of his old bowling trophies
The X-box declined in sales drastically after their unexplained transformation into killer beasts and eventual explosion killed three people.
Chaos, feeling a little trigger-happy, assassinated Kevin Costner for the third time.
Shades let Tony drive the Jag…
The writer ended this episode…………NOW!
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