Day of the Dead (Transcript)

This is the 30th episode of Nature Squadron: Fangranger.

It was the day after Halloween, and it came time to take down the decorations. Over at the Clawsky family house, Claire's friends were helping her and her family to get the decorations taken down.

Ollie: This has to be the most amount of Halloween decorations I've ever seen one single household have.

Claire: Well, when you have a family-owned pizza parlor, you need to have a lot of Halloween decorations.

Mrs. Clawsky: Claire's dad just can't help but to buy new Halloween decorations each and every year. I keep telling him, "Wait until Halloween is over." And then he says, "But that will be too late." And then I tell him, "There's always next year."

Claire: The way you mimic dad always puts a smile on my face, mom.

Ted: I think that puts a smile on my face, too.

Mrs. Clawsky: I never thought I'd see anyone besides my daughter think my mimicking of my husband would be funny.

Lucky: So what did he get this year?

Mrs. Clawsky: He got some gravestones.

Claire: When he set them up, they just tipped over the moment he set them up.

Denny: How did you keep them from falling over?

Claire: We just leaned them on the side of the house. My dad didn't want to do that as he wanted them to be out in the yard. But he gave in eventually because setting them back up each and every time they fell over started to get really annoying to him.

Bernie: (giggles)

Becky: I think the addition of those monster hands coming out of the ground in front of them emulates them rising from the graves.

Claire: That was my idea. And my dad liked it.

Ollie: Uh, how come you have a fiesta skeleton?

Claire: That was leftover from a Cinco De Mayo party we had at my old hometown from a few years ago. My dad just thought of using it for our Halloween decorations.

Lucky: Huh. Well, he certainly has some imagination when it comes to Halloween decorations.

Bernie: Really?

Lucky: Yeah. Making Halloween a bit more festive.

Ted: A festive Halloween, huh? Maybe we could do something like that next year for Halloween.

Claire's dad then came out of the garage. He had heard what Ted had said.

Mr. Clawsky: A festive Halloween? I like that idea, Ted. I wish that I had thought about doing that this year. Oh well. There's always next year.

Mrs. Clawsky: It looks like your dad has six new idea-givers, Claire.

Claire: Hahaha...

Mr. Clawsky: Your mother is right. So Denny, any scientific ideas for our pizza businesses? What about you, Lucky? Any sort of sports-themed pizza ideas you could give? I just hope none of you are thinking of suggesting making any pizzas that have disgusting toppings on them and then ending up not paying for them.

Claire: (To Ted) Gee, I wonder who would order pizzas like that?

Ted: (To Claire) Yeah. I wonder who?

Mrs. Clawsky: What kind of customers would want a pizza like that?

Mr. Clawsky: It happened one time after the Fangrangers were supposedly defeated. I am very glad that they came back. Come to think of it, I think I may make a policy against that.

Becky: That sounds like a good idea, Mr. Clawsky.

Mr. Clawsky: (Grabs the fiesta skeleton and takes it into the garage) In eleven months, you'll get to be part of a bigger Halloween celebration than you were this year. (Moves the skeleton's head and speaks with a skeleton-like voice) Oh boy. I can hardly wait, Mr. Clawsky.

Unknown to any of them, Beakster was watching from the bushes. He thought that Mr. Clawsky making that voice was funny.

Beakster: Hehehehe. I think that will make a great monster. I must go tell Verminator straight away.

Beakster began to walk away, still in the bush. (He passes by Claire's neighbor, an antelope woman with glasses, who looks shocked at the bush moving, removes her glasses, and wipes them as she cannot believe what she had just seen) When Beakster got back into the lair, Verminator was waiting.

Verminator: So what did you find out, Beakster?

Beakster: Well, I have some good news and some bad news.

Verminator: The bad news better not be too bad, Beakster! But give me the good news first!

Beakster: Right! The good news is that Fang Gold's family has a fiesta skeleton.

Verminator: A fiesta skeleton?

Decepto: Fiesta is a Spanish party. More specifically, it is the Spanish word for party. But I prefer to say Spanish party. There is a Mexican holiday called Cinco De Mayo, which means the Fifth of May.

Fangulee: But it's November!

Beakster: I don't care! I think it is a great plan no matter what time of the year it is! I was thinking that we could get that skeleton and turn it into a monster.

Fangulee: But aren't skeletons already monsters?

Beakster: Not necessarily. Skeletons are instead every living creature. There's one instead of me, one inside of Verminator, and one instead of Fangulee, one inside of Decepto.

Fangulee: So there's a monster inside of all of us?

Beakster: (facepalmed)

Verminator: So now that you've given me the good news, what is the bad news?

Beakster: Remember when that radiator face came and worked with us and helped us to get rid of the Fangrangers' powers for a short time?

Verminator: Yeah. And I'll never forget him. He was the most inspiring villain I've ever met. Too bad the Fangrangers and their mysterious friends banished him back to his own dimension. I just hope that the rangers he was fighting will kneel with mercy at him.

Beakster: And remember that pizza party we had with him?

Decepto: Yeah. That was fun.

Beakster: Well, we won't ever be able to have another one like it, because the pizza delivery guy is setting up a policy against making such pizzas again.

Verminator: Then we'll need to get rid of the Fangrangers again to change that.

Beakster: Tomorrow, we should be able to take care of that with our new monster.

It was evening when the Fangrangers had gotten all of the Halloween decorations put away.

Mr. Clawsky: Thank you for helping out, fellas.

Ted: It was our pleasure, Mr. Clawsky.

Denny: It is always good to help a friend's family out.

Mr. Clawsky: I was talking about the ideas Ted gave to me for my Halloween festivities next year. I just wish the rest of you had good ideas for me, too.

Claire: You shouldn't expect my friends to give you ideas for your pizza place, Dad. Why not come up with your own ideas?

Mr. Clawsky: Well, I suppose I could make pizzas in the shape of lab bottles with the cheese representing the empty part of the bottles and the toppings of choice representing the liquid.

Becky: That sounds like Denny's idea.

Denny: Trust me, it isn't.

Mr. Clawsky: And pizzas in the shape of footballs.

Lucky: That is fitting since it is football season.

Bernie: Maybe you could also make pizzas to look like pom-poms?

Mr. Clawsky: That's a great idea, Bernie.

Ollie: How about a surf-board-shaped pizza for summer next year?

Mr. Clawsky: Ah! That's a fantastic idea, Ollie!

Claire: I have to admit, that does sound like a good idea. I look forward to next summer for that.

Becky: We'll see you tomorrow, Claire.

Claire: See you tomorrow, guys.

Claire and her family went inside while the rest of the Fangrangers headed on to their homes. Later that night, Beakster peaked out of a bush outside of the Clawsky family's garage. He looked up at the high window.

Beakster: It would be more epic if I just climbed up the wall like a real heist. (Spreads his wings) But flying will do. Hehehe. (Flies up to the window and smashes it, goes inside the garage, and looks for the skeleton) Alright, boney. Where are you! Hehehe!

He looked around for a while, then he found a tall box.

Beakster: I found y-(lifts the box and is shocked) ou? (It is revealed to be a snowman) Not what I'm looking for. (Puts the box back over the snowman) Let me see...

He looked around for a while. He searched through each box in the garage but didn't find it.

Beakster: This is so weird. I could have sworn that tiger brought the skeleton back into his garage.

Then, he heard footsteps coming closer to the garage.

Beakster: Oh no! I can't let them find me here, or I'll be arrested for sure! I gotta hide!

He frantically searched around until he saw the back closet. He rushed over to the closet and closed the door. The steps got closer and the door that divided the garage from the rest of the house opened up. It was Mr. Clawsky.

Mr. Clawsky: Huh. I could have sworn I heard something in this garage.

He then saw the smashed window.

Mr. Clawsky: Uh oh. It looks like something had broken the window. Must have been the wind or something. I might want to get that fixed.

Beakster made sure not to make any sound in the closet while Mr. Clawsky was getting the ladder to cover up the broken window.

Beakster: (Whispering) If he fixes the window, how will I get out? (Turns his head) Any idea, Fiesta Skeleton? (Turns his head away, but then quickly back to see he found the skeleton) Ah. I found you. But with that tiger outside, it isn't safe for us to go out without getting caught. And if I break the window again, then he'll know something is up.

Beakster waited as Mr. Clawsky got the broken winder all taped up. When he was finished, he took the ladder away, then headed back inside.

Mr. Clawsky: In the morning, I'll call for someone to properly fix that window.

And he closed the door. With Mr. Clawsky gone, Beakster came out of the closet with the skeleton. He looked at the taped-up window and thought for a moment.

Beakster: Maybe I could take it off, go through it, then tape it back up. Hopefully, he won't notice the tape had been removed.

Beakster flew up, carrying the skeleton. He undid the tape, went through the window, then tried to put the tape back on exactly the way it was before. Then he flew off with the skeleton. But as soon as he left, the tape came a little loose. Beakster soon made his way back to Verminator's lair.

Decepto: Did you get the skeleton?

Beakster: I sure did.

Fangulee: Any reason you took so long?

Beakster: It is a long story. But it took so long so I wouldn't get caught.

Decepto: I thought for a moment that you had been caught. But never mind.

Beakster handed the skeleton over to Decepto, and Decepto carried the skeleton to his lab and got to work.

Decepto: Party skeleton, end your siesta! It is time for you to start a fiesta! (Waves his wand and the skeleton turns into a monster)

Fiesta Skull: Where do you want me to start my fiesta?

Decepto: Fiesta Skull, when the sun rises, start your fiesta out in the streets.

Fiesta Skull: Will do.

Beakster then came in to see Fiesta Skull.

Beakster: It might not be Cinco De Mayo, but it is the next best thing.

Decepto: It is? What would that be, Beakster?

Beakster: Dias de Muertos.

Decepto: What does that mean?

Beakster: Day of the Dead.

Decepto: Ah. That makes good sense.

The next morning, Mr. Clawsky told his wife and daughter about what happened last night.

Mr. Clawsky: I don't know how a rock could just be thrown at our garage window like that so late into the night.

Mrs. Clawsky: Probably some trouble-making kids just throwing rocks for the fun of it.

Claire: Can any kid throw a rock heavy enough to break the window?

Just then, the doorbell rang. Mr. Clawsky went to answer it.

Stork Repairman: You called for a repairman?

Mr. Clawsky: I had. There was a break in my garage window last night. I'll show you.

They headed to the garage. Claire and her mom went as well. When they got there, they saw that the tape had come loose.

Mr. Clawsky: Oh no. Some of the tape had come undone.

The repairman, as he was a stork, flew up to the window to see the damage.

Stork Repairman: Uh, sir, I think that somebody smashed the window last night and had broken in.

Mr. Clawsky: But I didn't find anybody when I checked the garage last night.

Claire: Uh, Dad, did you close the closet last night?

Mr. Clawsky: Yes.

Claire pointed to the closet to show the door not only open but without the skeleton, too.

Mr. Clawsky: The door! My fiesta skeleton! It's gone!

Mrs. Clawsky: Who could have done that.

Claire: (To herself) I think I might know. (Out loud) I got something to do. I'll see you around.

Mrs. Clawsky: OK, Claire.

Claire hurried to her room, and as soon as she was there, she teleported to the tree base.

Claire: Swiftpaw, I think that Verminator has gotten my dad's fiesta skeleton and is going to use it to make another monster.

Swiftpaw: He's not going to make it into a monster! He's already done it!

He showed Claire an image of Fiesta Skull going out in the city, playing some music. He had started a fiesta. Anybody who found out about the fiesta went to it and they heard his music. When they had, they started dancing out of control.

Male Weasel Citizen: (Begins to dance from the music) Hey, I can't control myself!

Female Hippo Citizen: (Begins to dance to the music, too) I can't either!

Claire: Verminator will pay for stealing my dad's skeleton! Swiftpaw, is there any way we can change him back?

Swiftpaw: I am not sure, Claire. I'll see if I can find something about turning a monster back into the thing it was transformed from. But you best hurry out there. I'll alert the others about it.

Claire: Will do, Swiftpaw. (Teleports away)

Fiesta Skull was now out in the forest, looking for some people to play his music to.

Fiesta Skull: I am sure there are some people out in these woods who would be happy to join my fiesta and listen to my wonderful music. And dance along to it. Oh wait, they wouldn't have a choice. Ahahahaha!

Then, Claire, already morphed into Fang Gold, had jumped in.

Claire: Put a stop to that music, skull face! You are coming with me!

Fiesta Skull: Correction, Goldie! You are going to dance until you drop!

Claire: I beg to differ with you! You belong to my dad and you have to be changed back!

Fiesta Skull: I'm tired of being used as a decoration! It is my turn to call the shots!

He then grabbed a feather from his back and threw it at Claire.

Claire: Whoa! (Moves out of the way as the feather hits a rock and explodes, making it fall the pieces) Oh my goodness! That rock became a bunch of little pebbles!

While Claire was distracted, Fiesta Skull fired another feather at Claire, but just as it was about to hit her, it was knocked out of the way by Ted, who had just arrived with the rest of the Fangrangers (All morphed already).

Claire: Oh. That was quite close. Thanks for saving me, Ted.

Ted: It is not a problem.

Ollie: We were told that this monster was transformed from your dad's fiesta skeleton.

Becky: It is like today is Dias de Muertos.

Bernie: Dias de Muertos?

Becky: I don't know what that means, but all I know is that it is a celebration of the dead.

Denny: I think it is the Day of the Dead, Becky.

Becky: Oh. That makes sense. Thanks for the info, Denny.

Fiesta Skull: Oh goody! All seven of you are here! I suppose now is a good time to start my music!

He began to play his music, but Ted, Denny, Lucky, and Ollie hurried out of the way. Becky, Bernie, and Claire didn't have enough time to move clear as the music began to play out.

Becky: (Begins to dance) Oh no! My body is moving on its own!

Bernie: (Begins to dance) Mine, too!

Claire: (Begins to dance) I'm willing to dance, but not by force! Ugh! And by my dad's fiesta skeleton!

Fiesta Skull: You should be good here for a while. (Places down a radio he was carrying) I'm going to go find your guy friends and force them here! Then you'll all be dancing for the rest of your lives!

And then Fiesta Skull disappeared. From a distance, the boys saw the radio.

Lucky: We got to do something about that radio. We better get it turned off.

Denny: But how can we get close enough to it without also getting affected by its music?

Ollie: Maybe we can throw a rock at the radio.

Ollie looked around for a while, then picked up the biggest rock he could find and lifted it. He tossed it over to the radio, but it was so heavy, he wasn't able to throw it far enough.

Ollie: Too heavy.

Lucky: Let's try a rock that is not as heavy, Ollie.

Lucky found a smaller rock than the one Ollie picked up. It was a bit heavy for him, but it wasn't too much for him to handle. He then tossed it at the radio. It looked as though the rock was going to hit the radio.

Denny: I think that one will work, Lucky.

But then the rock flew backward. This shocked the boys.

Ted: It looks like that music is so strong, it pushes anything thrown at it back.

Lucky: If that rock isn't able to hit that radio, what will?

Denny: I think I might have an idea. I'll explain back at the base.

Ted: We'll be back soon, girls! Don't you worry.

And the boys teleported away as the girls continued to dance out of control.

Claire: Can we dance our way over to the radio?

Bernie: I don't think I can. I'm actually trying, but my legs won't cooperate!

Becky: Neither will mine!

Claire: Same here I'm afraid. Otherwise, I'd try to dance over to the radio myself.

Bernie: I hope the guys find a solution to this soon.

Over at the tree base, (They don't have their helmets on in this scene) Denny explained his plan to Ted, Lucky, and Ollie.

Denny: I think that in order to stop Fiesta Skull's music, we need to drain it out with our own music.

Ted: Our own music?

Lucky: How can we do that?

Denny: With what else? Musical instruments.

Ted: But it has been a long time since I've played a musical instrument. I did use to take guitar lessons when I was six.

Lucky: I haven't play a musical instrument in a long time either. I used to play the piano, but it has been years.

Ollie: I haven't ever played any musical instruments at all.

Denny: Then I'm sure I can give you some kind of lesson.

Lucky: Do we really have time for any lessons, Denny? The girls are counting on us.

Ted: Lucky is right.

Ollie: Maybe I could try to play the triangle? That sounds like an easy instrument to learn how to play.

Lucky: I think my mom would disagree with you, Ollie. She said the piano was the easiest instrument to learn how to play.

Ollie: How can a big instrument that you can't even carry around anyplace you go be easier to learn how to play than a tiny instrument that is just a metal triangle you bang a little metal stick with?

Lucky: I had the same question for her when I first began taking lessons, but I don't remember what her response was.

Ollie: I think all I just need to do is bang a triangle a couple of times to the accompaniment of your music. Is that all I should do?

Denny: Sounds fair to me. Maybe I won't need to give lessons if you just need to make a couple of dings.

Ted: And what instrument do you have?

Denny: I've got a tuba to play.

Ted: I'll go and check to see if I still have my guitar. It has been a while since I've seen it. (Teleports away)

Lucky: I will need a piano to use since I can't carry the piano at my house. Maybe Swiftpaw has one that I can use. Hey, Swiftpaw.

Swiftpaw: What is it, Lucky?

Lucky: Do you have a piano that I can use for our plan to drain out Fiesta Skull's radio music to save the girls?

Swiftpaw: I think I can have Acornio get a piano built up for you. Acornio.

Acornio: Yes, Swiftpaw?

Swiftpaw: See if you can make a mobile piano for Lucky to play.

Acornio: I am on it.

And Acornio headed out of the base. Then, Ted teleported back in with his guitar.

Ted: Well, I still have my guitar. What about you guys?

Denny: I'll go and get my tuba. (Teleports away, and then he appears with the tuba) Now, what about a triangle for Ollie?

Lucky: Do you have a triangle, Swiftpaw?

Swiftpaw: Hold on. (Gets out a piece of paper and a pair of scissors, then cuts up the paper and makes it in the shape of a triangle) How's this?

Lucky: No! That is not the kind of triangle I was talking about. I mean the musical instrument.

Swiftpaw: Oh. I had no idea. Well, I am not sure if I do have one.

Ted: Maybe after Acornio has made Lucky's piano, he could then make Ollie a metal triangle.

Swiftpaw: When he gets back with the piano, we'll ask him.

It wasn't long before Acornio returned with the piano.

Acornio: Here is the piano you asked for.

Lucky: Thanks, Acornio.

Denny: Can you also make Ollie an instrument?

Acornio: What sort of instrument does Ollie play?

Ted: He doesn't play any instruments, but he is willing to play the triangle.

Acornio: A triangle?

Ted: And I don't mean a cutout piece of paper in the shape of a triangle.

Acornio: Don't worry. I know what a musical triangle is.

Denny: That is good. Can you make one for Ollie?

Acornio: I don't need to.

Denny: Wh-why not?

Acornio: Wait here.

Acornio flew away to the second floor, then flew back down with a metal triangle.

Ted: Oh. You already made one?

Acornio: Yes. But I made this a long time ago. I really liked seeing people with musical triangles, I wanted to learn how to play one myself and I gave myself lessons for many years.

Swiftpaw: Wow. I never knew you were into that sort of music, Acornio.

Denny: Let's get to practicing, shall we?

Acornio handed Ollie the triangle and the stick, then practice began. A while later, the girls were still dancing to the music.

Becky: Ugh...I feel like I am going to drop at any moment.

Bernie: Me, too. Where are the guys?

Claire: I am sure they'll get here as soon as they can.

Then, they began to hear some different music.

Bernie: What is that sound that I hear?

Claire: Sounds to me like better music than what we are having to listen to.

Soon, the new music drained out the radio's music, allowing the girls to regain control over their bodies.

Becky: I can move my body again. I'm going to blast that radio now. (Gets her Carrot Blasters out and fires them at the radio, blowing it up)

Bernie: Way to go, Becky.

The girls then looked to see the boys (All with their helmets back on) with their instruments.

Ted: Are you guys, alright?

Claire: We are now. Thanks to you.

Just then, Fiesta Skull arrives back.

Fiesta Skull: I am just checking up on you girls. I am sure your guy friends will have to...

He was shocked to see that the girls were back under their own control and the radio was destroyed.

Fiesta Skull: Huh? But...How? (Then hears the music by the male Fangrangers) And what is that awful music? (Covers his ears)

Ted: That would be us, Fiesta Skull.

Fiesta Skull: I cannot stand that music. Ugh...I'm feeling weak!

Just then, Fangulee arrives with his bats.

Fangulee: No worries, Fiesta Skull! I am here.

The bats flew over to Fiesta Skull, preparing to enlarge him, but then, as the Fangrangers continued their music, Fiesta Skull slowly began changing back into his original form.

Fiesta Skull: I can't take it anymore. (Falls down, and is now back to a normal skeleton decoration)

Fangrangers: (Cheers)

Claire: We did it!

Fangulee: No! (His bats flew back) We arrived too late. This isn't over, Fangrangers! (Vanishes)

Ollie: Better luck next time, Fangulee!

Later, the Fangrangers (All demorphed) arrived back at Claire's house. Claire was carrying the fiesta skeleton.

Claire: Dad, Dad, we got your skeleton back!

Mr. Clawsky: You did? Where did you find it?

Ted: It was transformed into a monster by the enemy of the Fangrangers.

Denny: But they managed to change it back.

Lucky: And then after that, we found them as they gave us the skeleton back.

Mr. Clawsky: Well if I ever see them, I will be sure to thank them.

And Mr. Clawsky went into the garage to put away his skeleton.

Lucky: It is a good thing that we also freed those other people from Fiesta Skull's dancing spell when the radio was destroyed.

Bernie: And when we changed him back.

Ollie: My playing of the triangle was pretty basic, but I think I am willing to take on lessons. And I know of a good teacher.

During his spare time, Ollie sometimes goes to the tree base to get lessons from Acornio about how to play the triangle. Ollie enjoys his lessons and wonders if one day he and the other Fangrangers could start a band one day after Verminator had finally been defeated.

To be continued...