Pickles & Burgers! (Transcript)

This is the ninth episode of Traffic Squadron: Roadranger.

One day, the Roadrangers were having lunch over at their base. Vicky was having a grilled cheese sandwich, Benji was having a salad, Dale was having a bowl of fruit, and Jack was having noodles. Kristy hadn't arrived yet and the others wondered what could be taking her so long.

Dale: Does anyone know where Kristy is?

Vicky: She went to get take out.

Benji: She went to get take out? How come?

Vicky: I don't know. She said she preferred fast food.

Jack: I don't blame her. Sometimes I get fast food, but today, I chose to make my own noodles.

Benji: Also, Dale, I would think you'd be having blood for your drink, not apple juice.

Dale: Benji, you know I'm a fruit bat, not a vampire bat.

Then, Kristy came in with her bag of food. She went to the Mood Burger.

Kristy: Hey, guys. I'm here. Sorry I'm late for lunch.

Speedstar: Hey, there are worst things you could be late for.

Jack: So what did you get at the Mood Burger?

Kristy: I got some fries (get out a box of fries), and a drink (shows that she has a drink), and a mood burger.

Benji: GAAAH! (Zips away)

Vicky: Where did Benji go?

Dale: Oh, I think I know. It's because burgers are made from cows.

Jack: But Benji is a bull.

Dale: Same species. Bull's are male.

Kristy: But they're not made from anthro bulls. Benji should know the difference.

Jack: I guess it makes sense that he would be scared anyway. Benji, get back here. Kristy's not going to eat you.

Benji: I'm not scared of that, I just don't like looking at burgers. It's like looking at a dead corpse.

Jack: Benji, you need to get over your burger fear. Now come on.

Jack grabbed Benji hand and pulled him back to the table with Benji still shaking.

Vicky: Benji, are you OK?

Benji: B-b-b-b-b-b-burger.....

Dale: You're scared of burgers?

Benji: Obviously!

Kristy: Benji, I didn't think you'd be scared of burgers. I thought you'd know that it's not an anthro cow that it's made from.

Vicky: Any reason why you're scared of burgers, Benji?

Benji: I was just told that they're made of cow meat. Why do you think?

Vicky: Even cheese burgers?

Benji: Uh...yeah.

Vicky: Oh.

Speedstar: Benji, there is nothing to be scared of. You'll never be turned into a burger.

Benji: I'm not so sure about that. Every time I see a burger, I image someone trying to slaughter me to turn me into a burger.

(Cuts to a fantasy of Benji running from a butcher tiger with a knife, then the fantasy ends)

Benji: Speedstar, is it alright if I have lunch in the back so I don't have to see Kristy's burger?

Speedstar: If you want to, Benji.

Benji: Thanks.

Benji picked up his salad bowl and walked off. The others were concerned.

Jack: Should we try and help him?

Vicky: How can we help him? It's just a burger fear, it's not like it'll ruin his duties as a Roadranger.

Over in the Velocity Star Ship, a Motorjack just got back. He rushed to see Warhog.

Motorjack: Warhog! Warhog!

Warhog: What is it?

Motorjack: I just found a weakness that one of the Roadrangers has.

Tige: A weakness one of the Roadrangers has?

Graphite: What might that be?

Motorjack: I found out that Road Yellow is scared of....wait for it....burgers!

Brakenstein: Burgers?

Eaglette: What is so shocking about burgers?

Warhog: It's because Earth's burgers are made from cows.

Tige: Road Yellow is a bull.

Warhog: Same species. Bull's are the boys.

Tige: Oh. I didn't know that.

Eaglette: Do we have any monsters for that?

Warhog: As a matter in fact, we do have one. Slamburger, get down here!

Then, a burger monster came in.

Slamburger: Burger slam! (Slams his fists together)

Tige: What can Slamburger do?

Slamburger: I like to slam! (Slams his fist in to the ground, causing it to shake)

Others: Whoa!

Graphite: Is that all he can do?

Slamburger: Not all of it! I can also fire pickles! (Fires some pickles from his body, and they grab onto the wall)

Tige: So what, he can fire pickles, eh?

Then, the pickles began gnawing onto the wall.

Warhog: Hey, they're gnawing on the wall.

Slamburger: Of course they are.

Warhog: I'd say you are worthy of fighting the Roadrangers. With Road Yellow too scared to fight you, you'll be able to defeat all the Roadrangers!

Back with the Roadrangers, they had just finished their lunch.

Jack: That was a pretty good lunch.

Kristy: Yeah. Too bad Benji couldn't join us. I think it's better when we all eat together.

Dale: Maybe next time we have lunch, you should eat something other than a burger.

Kristy: I don't eat burgers everyday. Sometimes I have chicken sandwiches. Good thing nobody on the team is a chicken.

Vicky: I think that it would work better if we could just get Benji to get over his fear of burgers.

Dale: How?

Vicky: Maybe Speedstar could use his magic to turn Benji into a different animal.

Speedstar: I don't think I should do that. Besides, I don't think Benji wants to be another kind of animal.

Vicky: Oh. It was just a thought.

Then, the alarm went off.

Dale: Oh. Just our luck. It's a monster attack!

Benji then came into the room.

Benji: Well, I'm ready for action.

Kristy: What is the monster we're facing up against this time?

Speedstar had the screen show where the monster was attacking. Slamburger was shown slamming his fists into everything in town.

Slamburger: SLAM! (Slams his fist into a glass window) Hahahaha! SLAM! (Slams his fist into a person's car windshield) Hahahaha!

Dale: Whoa. Looks like we have a burger to handle.

Benji: A b-b-b-b-b-burger! AAAAH! (Runs off)

Vicky: Oh. Not again!

Speedstar: That is Slamburger. He not only has the ability to slam his fist into things, but beware of his flying pickles.

Dale: Flying pickles?

Jack: Why should we be scare of flying pickles?

They then saw that Slamburger threw some pickles at the wall of a grocery story, and they began eating at the wall.

Speedstar: Because of that.

Kristy: We're on it. (Sees Benji cowering in the corner) Benji, we need all the help. You can't let some burger-phobia keep you from your duties as a Roadranger. Now come on.

Benji: (Still a bit shaking) OK....

Kristy: Let's go!

All: Road Changer!

They transformed into the Roadrangers and they got onto their Road Cycles and headed off. The Roadrangers soon arrived at the scene. The pickles were all over the place. gnawing at everything they could get their teeth on.

Pickles: Munch! Munch! Munch!

Jack: Silly pickles, it's us that's suppose to eat you. Not the other way around.

Vicky: I don't think I'd want to eat these pickles. They may bite my tongue.

Kristy: Good call, Vicky. We don't want to eat these pickles.

Benji: Let's hurry and find this burger and defeat him and get this nightmare out of the way!

Dale: Be patient, Benji. First we need to find the monster. We can't defeat the monster if we don't know where it is.

Then, the ground shook.

Roadrangers: Whoa!

Benji: Judging by that shaking, I will bet that the monster is somewhere around here!

Slamburger: You bet he is!

Then, they all turned around to see Slamburger there.

Slamburger: Hello, Roadrangers! It's good to see you.

Benji was still a bit shaken from the sight of the monster.

Kristy: There you are, Slamburger!

Slamburger: Do you want to have a little treat, Roadrangers. Let me give you some pickles!

Slamburger then began throwing pickles at the Roadrangers. And the pickles then began eating at their suits.

Kristy: AAAH! The pickles are eating at us.

Soon, some holes were in the Roadranger's suits. Showing off their fur colors through them.

Jack: Ah. They're eating through our suits!

Benji: AAAH! Pickles are not so bad, but getting eaten by them. This is worse than being turned into a burger.

Slamburger: And soon, you'll be a real burger, Road Yellow!

Benji: AAAAH! Road sword! (Gets out his sword and tries to fight the pickles off of him) Ah. That worked.

Kristy: We better do the same.

But when the rest of the Roadrangers got out their swords, Slamburger began throwing pickles onto them, too. The pickles then began eating at their swords.

Kristy: Hey. They're even getting to our swords!

Slamburger: While you are busy with the other Roadrangers, pickles, I'll take care of Road Yellow!

Benji: What?

Then, Slamburger began rolling toward Benji on his side.

Benji: AAAH! (Runs off)

Dale: Benji! Get back here!

But Benji didn't go back. He just ran off with Slamburger going after him. Leaving the rest of the Roadrangers to deal with the pickles.

Kristy: Vicky, maybe we should try eating these pickles like you said before.

Vicky: What? No way!

Kristy: Come on, guys. Let's demorph!

They demorphed, then Kristy picked a pickle off her body and began eating it, but then spit it out!

Kristy: Phewy! These are sour!

Jack: Kristy, you said we had to eat the pickles!

Dale: If we're going to do that, we should do it no matter how sour tasting they are!

Jack and Dale then eat took a pickle and began chewing while giving sour faces! Vicky did the same as well. Soon, all the pickles had been eaten.

Kristy: Man, that was a really sour meal.

Vicky: But there are still other pickles around the city. I don't think I can take anymore of them!

Kristy: Then we'll use our blasters to finish off the rest of them.

They got our their blasters and blasted at the pickles that were eating at everything in the city. Up in Velocity Star Ship, Warhog saw what was happening.

Warhog: Hehehe. This is just perfect.

Tige: Perfect? The Roadrangers began eating at the pickles.

Graphite: Isn't that bad?

Warhog: No. This is perfect. And I'll tell you why. It's because anyone who eats the pickles will soon turn into a mindless slave of Slamburger.

Eaglette: A mindless slave? Why didn't you say that before?

Warhog:.....I don't know.

Meanwhile in the city, Benji was still running away from Slamburger, who was still on the roll after him.

Benji: Get away from me. I don't want to join you!

Slamburger: Come back, Road Yellow!

Benji managed to find an alley and went inside. Slamburger then rolled past him.

Benji: Phew. (Demorphs) I can't believe that burger was so interested in torturing me. Who would have ever thought that the food you dreaded the most would literally become a nightmare! At least there are no more pickles for me to have to worry about.

Slamburger then stopped where he was, realizing he had lost Benji.

Slamburger: Hey, where did Road Yellow go? Oh well. May as well get back to the other Roadrangers.

Then, they all arrived, already morphed (And with all the holes on their suits gone)

Kristy: We're all here, Slamburger!

Dale: And this time, you're going down. We have eaten all the pickles that you threw at us.

Jack: But they tasted so sour.

Slamburger: Ahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha!

Vicky: What's so funny?

Slamburger: Fools, eating those pickles was a mistake on your part. Anyone who eats those pickles becomes my slaves!

Then, the Roadrangers couldn't help but to feel a bit funny.

Kristy: Hey, what is happening to me?

Jack: I feel a bit strange....

Vicky: Me too.....

(A view of their faces inside the helmets shows that their eyes turns into pickles, showing Kristy's eyes turning into pickles first, then Jack, then Dale, then Vicky)

All Four: What can we do for you, master?

Slamburger: Take these pickle blasters and put them inside every burger in town. (Hands each Roadranger a pickle blaster)

Vicky: Sure thing, master.

Then, the four Roadrangers walked off in different directions.

Slamburger: Perfect. I managed to get four Roadrangers under my control. Just too bad I can't find that last one. Oh well.

From the alley, Benji watched what had happened.

Benji: Oh no. Slamburger has brainwashed my friends! I gotta tell Speedstar about this.

And Benji ran off back to the base. Out in the city, the other Roadrangers looked for anyone who was eating a sandwich. Kristy managed to find a turkey eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and fired some pickles into the sandwich.

Turkey: (Takes a bite) Hmmmm. That's strange. Tastes a bit....sour. (Continues eating)

Dale found a turtle eating a banana and fired some pickles onto the banana.

Turtle: (Eats the banana) Hmmmm? Sour?

Jack fired some pickles onto a pizza, then Vicky did it into some cheese. Soon, people were under Slamburger's control. They all gathered together to Slamburger.

Slamburger: Welcome my pickle-slave army. We shall soon take over the city, and soon the world. The world will be long to the Velocity Star Gang! Hahahahaha!

Over at the base, Benji rushed to see Speedstar.

Benji: Speedstar, we've got trouble! Slamburger has the others under his control. He's made them eat his pickles to cause them to go under mind control.

Speedstar: Oh no. This is bad. Benji, it's up to you now. You're the only Roadranger who's not under his control.

Benji: What? Me? But I can't do it alone. And I don't even know what the cure is. I'm not even brave enough to face off against that burger.

Speedstar: Benji, I know how hard it is to get over your fears, but you have to do it for your team.

Benji: Uh.....You're right. But the problem is, I don't know how to undo the spell.

Speedstar: Let me see if I can find anything. Maybe I can get some details if you can bring a piece of pickle from Slamburger and bring it here.

Benji: Oh boy. I'm not so sure about this. But I think I have an idea.

Speedstar: What's that?

Benji: Do you have a vacuum cleaner?

Speedstar: Maybe I do. Let me check.

Speedstar walked over to his closet and searched for a vacuum cleaner.

Speedstar: Yep. I've got one. (Hands it to Benji)

Benji: Thank you, Speedstar.

Speedstar: What do you have in mind for that?

Benji: You said you needed a pickle, huh? I think that is the perfect way to get them. Only one problem. I just remembered that the pickles are able to eat through stuff like walls and clothing.

Speedstar: Ah. And then the pickles would be able to eat their way out of the trash bags. Is there anything you didn't see Slamburger fire his pickles at, Benji?

Benji: Well, let's see. He didn't fire them at any stone walls.

Speedstar: Benji, that's genius.

Benji: What is?

Speedstar: I'll need to make a stone bag to contain the pickles in. Wait for a moment.

And Speedstar went off. Benji sat down on the couch and waiting.

Benji: I guess being scared of burgers is a silly thing for me, isn't it? I guess people can be scared of the silliest things. It still makes sense I, a bull, would be scare of burgers. But I must stay strong. For my friends.

About ten minutes had passed, and at last, Speedstar came back.

Speedstar: Here it is. The stone bag. Kind of hard to believe that a bag would be made of stone.

Benji: Oh. I get it. Hard. Because it's made of rock.

Speedstar: I wasn't making any intention of putting that pun in there, but I will admit, that is quite a clever joke, Benji. But you must hurry now. I will bet that during the time I was making this stone bag, lots of other people must have consumed the pickles.

Benji: I'm on it. Here I go. I am now going to go and face my fear. I may be scared of burgers, but what scares me even more is losing my friends. Here I go. Road Changer! (Transforms into Road Yellow) Now to get the stone bag onto the vacuum cleaner. (Puts the stone bag on) Now to head out.

And Benji took the vacuum cleaner and headed out. Slamburger was still searching around the city. He managed to get nearly every citizen in town to eat the pickles.

Slamburger: Good work, my slaves. But we still have one more to make eat those pickles, and that is Road Yellow. I gotta figure out how to get him to come out and to make him eat those pickles. Since he's a bull, I'll need to come up with something for him to eat. Knowing him, he'd probably want a salad. So I'll make him one. A pickle salad.

Then, Benji showed up with the vacuum cleaner.

Benji: Hey, Slamburger!

Slamburger: Aha. There he is. Now to feed hi my pickles. Except that he has his helmet on right now. Well, I was able to get the other Roadrangers to eat the pickles off their bodies. I'll just do it again. (Throws the pickles at Benji)

Benji: (Gets the vacuum hose out and starts sucking the pickles into the stone bag) Haha! I got them!

Slamburger: What?

Then Benji ran off!

Slamburger: Hey, get back here! ERGH! I'll just send the other Roadrangers after him. Roadrangers, after Road Yellow! Make him eat those pickles and have him join us.

Roadrangers: Yes, master!

The four Roadrangers ran after Benji. Benji made it back to the base with the stone bag.

Benji: I got the pickles, Speedstar!

Speedstar: Good. Now to analyze them and see if there's a way to reverse their effects.

Speedstar took the bag and used his magic to find anyway of reversing the effects of the mind control. Just then, the other Roadrangers showed up to the base.

Benji: Everyone!

Kristy: Hello, Benji.

Jack: Come join us.

Dale: Slamburger's army of slaves isn't good without you.

(Fires their pickles at Benji, and they begin eating at his suit)

Benji: Ah! Get off! (Tries shaking them off)

Vicky: Benji, it's eat, or be eaten!

Benji: But I can't eat them. I'll turn into a mindless slave.

Kristy: Then we'll fire even more at you!

Then, they fired even more pickles at Benji. He was soon completely covered in pickles trying to eat through his suit.

Benji: AH! Get them off! Get them off!

Then, Speedstar came out carrying a spray.

Speedstar: Time to undo the effects of the pickles! (Sprays the Roadrangers)

Upon spraying the Roadrangers, all the pickles on Benji fell off and dissolved. The Roadrangers also were freed from their mind control.

Dale: Oh. What happened?

Jack: I think it was something we ate.

Benji: It was those pickles. They put you under mind control.

Kristy: Oh. Was that what it was?

Benji: Yeah. But thanks to this spray that Speedstar has made, you're back to normal now.

Kristy: Oh. Thanks, Speedstar.

Speedstar: No problem. But now we must do the same for the citizens who also consumed the pickles.

Vicky: How can we do that?

Benji: Wait, maybe your pickle blasters that Slamburger gave you could be used to contain the antidote.

Dale: Good thinking, Benji.

The Roadrangers emptied their pickle blasters and dumped the pickles onto the ground. Speedstar then sprayed them with his spray to make them vanish.

Speedstar: Alright, now to put the antidote in each blaster.

Speedstar loaded Kristy's gun with the antidote, then Jack's gun, then Dale's, then Vicky's.

Jack: What about Benji? He doesn't have one?

Speedstar: I can put the antidote into the vacuum cleaner he used to take the pickles that Slamburger fired at him. Then he can spray the antidote with the vacuum cleaner set in reverse.

Benji: Good thinking, Speedstar.

Kristy: Now. We better hurry.

The Roadrangers then hurried out with their blasters while Benji carried out the vacuum cleaner. They soon found Slamburger.

Kristy: Hey, burger man.

Slamburger: Huh? Hey, where are the pickles in your blasters? Did you use them all up?

Kristy: We were given the antidote, and now we're cured.

Jack: And soon, so will all the citizens.

Kristy: Now everyone!

Benji turned the vacuum cleaner on and released the antidote from it, while the rest of the Roadrangers fired the cure out at the citizens. A fog of the antidote then covered everyone.

Slamburger: Hey. (Coughs) Where is everyone?

When the smoke had cured, the citizens didn't know what had happened.

Turkey: What happened to us?

Male Crane: It was the Roadrangers, they saved us from this giant walking burger.

Slamburger: Curse you, Roadrangers. It looks like I may have to give you all a good shaking. (Gets out his Velocity Bar and eats it, then enlarges)

The citizens ran in panic from Slamburger growing giant.

Slamburger: Now to give you the biggest earthquake you have ever witnessed.

Slamburger stomped onto the ground, causing the ground to shake.

Kristy: We must call for Roadranger Robo!

The Roadranger vehicles were then summoned and the Roadrangers got on board and formed Roadranger Robo.

Slamburger: So you've brought in your giant robot, huh? You may have defeated my pickles, but I can still run you over. (Rolls onto his side and rolls towards Roadranger Robo.

Dale: Roadranger Robo kick!

Roadranger Robo: (Kicks Slamburger away)

Slamburger: Whoa!

Slamburger got back up, then Roadranger robo gave Slamburger a few punches.

Slamburger: Ergh! Let's see how you handle a bit of shaking.

Kristy: Not this time.

Benji: Time to make this burger fall over.

Roadranger Robo: (Kicks Slamburger's legs again, knocking him over)

Slamburger: Whoa! (Slams into the ground)

Roadranger Robo then grabbed Slamburger and held him up into the air.

Slamburger: Hey, put me down.

Vicky: Sure thing, Slammy!

Slamburger: Don't call me (Gets thrown by Roadranger Robo) Slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah-(crashed onto the ground)-my (Pronounced Me)!

Kristy: Good work, guys. Now to slaughter this burger. Roadranger Sword!

Roadranger Robo's sword then appeared in it's hand and it speed quickly towards Slamburger. It then hit Slamburger, and caused him to fall and explode.

Benji: Alright. That nightmare is over! Wahoo!

Up in the Velocity Star Ship, Warhog was not happy about what happened.

Warhog: Poor Slamburger. He was such a good monster.

Tige: I thought he was evil.

Warhog: I meant he was such a good evil monster.

Brakenstein: That doesn't make sense. How can he be good and evil?

Warhog: Good at being evil.

Brakenstein: Oh. I see. I guess.

Later, the Roadrangers were at the base, hanging out.

Vicky: So Benji, are you still afraid of burgers?

Benji: Nah. I learned to conquer my fears to help my friends. I realized that my biggest fear is losing all you guys, not burgers.

Dale: That burger sure knew how to scare you.

Kristy: But at least you overcame your fear to help defeat him. So, you don't mind if I sometimes bring burgers to lunch here?

Benji: Not at all. You're welcome to bring any food you like for your lunch.

Kristy: Thank you, Benji.

Jack: You know, there are veggie burgers.

Benji: Veggie burgers?

Jack: Yeah. Burgers that are made of vegetables instead of meat. Maybe you could try one.

Benji: I don't think I want to try a veggie burger. But thanks for the suggestion.

Speedstar: (Shown carrying a bag) Hey, guys. I brought some dinner for you guys.

Vicky: You did?

Dale: What did you bring?

Speedstar: Pickles!

Roadrangers: AAAAH!

Speedstar: Just kidding. (Takes out some peanut butter, jelly, and some bread) I got some peanut butter, jelly, and some bread so we can make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Dale: Ooh. I like those.

Vicky: Me, too.

Benji: That's my favorite sandwich! I can't wait.

It's a good thing Benji managed to overcome his fear of burgers. Just goes to show that friends conquer over fears. And evil. Benji really showed some courage when fighting Slamburger. Well done, Benji!

To be continued...