12:01 PM Part 1

## Summery

A new clock at town square causes Sgt. Pooch, Tag, and Scooch to repeat the same hour, from 12:01 PM to 1:00 PM, over and over again. Will they find out the reason behind the time loop?

## Characters

* Sgt. Pooch
* Tag Barker
* Scooch Pooch
* Leo Howlstead (No speaking parts)
* Beefsteak (No speaking parts)
* Manhole Dog (No speaking parts)
* Chief Zip
* Muttfield
* Dr. Bonestein
* Frank
* Beans

## Story

(It is around 12:01 PM in Pawston when Sgt. Pooch, who is in her car, woke up to the sound of car horns.)

(She looked at the new town clock, which shows the minute 12:01, with a look that is a mix of worried and stress.)

Sgt. Pooch: "Sighs" Just got to keep doing to same thing every time. "Drives off to the park"

(At the park, Tag and Scooch are at a picnic table setting up a picnic lunch.)

Tag: Scooch, this is going to be the best picnic ever! Especially-

Scooch: My mom's gonna eat with us?

Tag: Yeah, how you know that?

Scooch: You just mentioned it earlier today.

Tag: Oh, yeah, I did. But I'm sure your mom will like it.

Scooch: I hope so. I've made some ham sandwiches.

(Just then, they noticed Sgt. Pooch approaching.)

Scooch: Mom! "Runs to her"

Sgt. Pooch: Hey, Scooch. "Hugs him"

Scooch: Like that lovely picnic we made? "Points at the picnic table"

Sgt. Pooch: Well... "Looks at a nearby clock, which shows 12:04" I think it's wonderful.

(Scooch and Tag are proud by what Sgt. Pooch said.)

(They sat down and began to eat.)

(Sgt. Pooch took a bite out of one of the ham sandwiches and she started smiling.)

Tag: I guess that smile means you like that ham sandwich?

Sgt. Pooch: Yep, and soon I'll be starving again.

Scooch: Yeah, by dinnertime.

Sgt. Pooch: Not exactly, Scooch. "Points at the park clock" If I ate at 12:15, I'll be starving again in a few minutes.

Tag: Yeah, but we've got all the time before that.

Sgt. Pooch: Yeah. "Looks at the clock, which shows 12:11" I've got that alright. "Takes another bite"

(As they finish eating, Tag noticed that Sgt. Pooch was acting a bit strange.)

Scooch: Tag, that was delicious.

Tag: Yep, that hit the spot in my tummy. "Pats her tummy"

(Scooch and Sgt. Pooch laughed.)

Sgt. Pooch: Okay. "Gets up" Now, I've got to head back to work. "Begins to walk away"

Scooch: Wait, don't you want to walk around the park, Mom?

Sgt. Pooch: Sorry, Scooch, but I've done that the last time I came here.

(Tag and Scooch were confused.)

Tag and Scooch: The last time?

(They managed to catch up to Sgt. Pooch before she got into her car.)

Tag: Hold on! What do you mean by that?

Sgt. Pooch: "Sighs and sits on the hood" If I told you two, you wouldn't believe me.

Scooch: "Hold her paw" We'll believe you.

(Sgt. Pooch smiles at her pup, being true to her.)

Sgt. Pooch: Well, here goes. I've been seeing the same things again and again.

Scooch: The same things?

Tag: Again and again?

Sgt. Pooch: Yes, everything that every dog does just keeps happening over and over.

Tag: You mean like a time loop? The one that repeats everything over and over?

Sgt. Pooch: Yep, were in one right now.

(Tag and Scooch looked at each other in confusion.)

Tag: Uh, Sgt. Pooch, time loops are just the work of science fiction.

Scooch: Yeah, but if a time loop is really happening, what do you remember?

Sgt. Pooch: Hm... "Looks around before seeing Leo Howlstead waiting in line at a hot dog stand" Who's that at the hot dog stand?

Tag: That's Leo Howlstead.

Scooch: What about him?

Sgt. Pooch: Well, in just a few seconds, he's gonna get fed up with waiting and leave.

(As if on cue, Leo walked away from from the line.)

Tag: "Surprised" Ok.

Sgt. Pooch: And look over there. "Points"

(Sitting on a bench is Beefsteak with a strawberry flavored ice cream cone.)

Scooch: Oh, Beefsteak.

Sgt. Pooch: Now watch carefully. She's just about to dump-

(Beefsteak was about to lick her ice cream when it fell out of the cone.)

(Tag and Scooch were even more surprised.)

Tag: So, your really are in a time loop.

Scooch: But, Mom, how long were you in it?

Sgt. Pooch: I don't know. It feels like I've done the same hour for about... Twenty or thirty times I think.

Tag: I can see that, but I don't believe it.

Scooch: Tag!

Tag: What?

Sgt. Pooch: It's alright, Scooch.

(Just then, Sgt. Pooch noticed that some strange green electricity coming out of her paws. She then gets an idea.)

Sgt. Pooch: You two just need to hold onto my paws.

(Tag and Scooch looked at each other in confusion and agreed to do so.)

(Tag grab hold of the left paw and Scooch took the right paw.)

Scooch: Now what?

(Sgt. Pooch then turned her head to the clock. Tag and Scooch did the same.)

(The clock shows 12:59.)

Tag: Well, maybe nothing well hap- "Gets a headache" Agh! Headache!

Scooch: "Got a headache" Same here!

(Suddenly, they heard a noise.)

Scooch: What's that?

Sgt. Pooch: That happened every single time it resets. "Closes her eyes"

Tag: Resets?

(When the clock reached 1:00, Tag and Scooch couldn't keep their eyes open as their headaches get worst and the noise continued.)

(Out of nowhere, there was a flash and darkness followed. After that there were colors and a white light.)

(Tag and Scooch opened their eyes and were shocked when they found out that they are back at the moment when they're about to enter the park.)

Tag: What? How did we-

(Tag looked at the clock, which shows 12:01. She and Scooch were confused.)

Scooch: How is it 12:01 PM again? That was an hour ago, right?

Tag: Yeah, but- "Realized something" Um, Scooch, did your Mom said that she's stuck in a time loop?

Scooch: Yeah?

Tag: I think she might be right and...

Scooch: And?

Tag: Your Mom must have verted both of us into the time loop.

(Scooch was shocked.)

Scooch: But, what- How did she- I mean, I- "Sighs and fainted"

Tag: Scooch? Are you okay, bud?

Scooch: "Mumbles"

(Then, Sgt. Pooch arrived and saw Scooch on the ground.)

Sgt. Pooch: "Gasps and runs over" What happened?

Tag: Scooch just freaked out and fainted.

Sgt Pooch: Oh, right. Scooch had another one of his freakout episodes.

Tag: Freakout episodes?

Sgt Pooch: It's where Scooch freaks out about something and immediatly faints.

Tag: Oh, yeah.

(Later, they had managed to get Scooch conscience again and the three are now walking down a street.)

Scooch: It's hard to believe that a time loop is happening and nobody else is aware of it.

Tag: Yeah, I was wondering about that.

Sgt. Pooch: Well, the one who gets caught in a time loop doesn't have there memories erased.

Tag: Really?

Sgt. Pooch: Yep. I just researched that when this started happening.

Scooch: So, did you find a way to end it?

Sgt. Pooch: I was about to right before the reset.

Scooch: Oh.

Sgt. Pooch: But I think there should be a cause for the loop.

Tag: But how are we find that out?

(Sgt. Pooch was about to speak when she saw something on a newspaper that Leo Howlstead is reading.)

Sgt. Pooch: Excuse me, can I see that?

Leo: "Nods and gave her the newspaper"

(Tag and Scooch were confused about what Sgt. Pooch is doing.)

Scooch: Mom, what are you doing?

Sgt. Pooch: Just looking for something that might- "Founds something" Aha!

(Tag and Scooch looked at the page Sgt. Pooch is looking at.)

(The picture is a brown dog with floppy ears and he's wearing a white labcoat.)

Tag: Who's that?

Sgt. Pooch: The article says his name is Dr. Bonestein.

Scooch: Dr. Bonestein? Is he a scientist?

Sgt. Pooch: Yes, he is, Scooch, a great scientist and very good friend of mine.

Tag: Well, what does Dr. Bonestein, a friend of yours, has to do with the time loop?

Sgt. Pooch: Read the article.

Tag: "Reads" *Famous dog scientist predicts time loop.* "Looks up" So?

Sgt. Pooch: I think Dr. Bonestein might have some information we need. "Gives the newspaper back to Leo"

Scooch: So, are we going to lab?

Sgt. Pooch: We might, but no one knows where it is.

Tag: I guess were gonna call him instead?

Sgt. Pooch: Yes, we are and I know where to call him. Lets go!

(The three hoped into the police car and drove to the police station.)

Tag: The police station?

Scooch: Why here?

Sgt. Pooch: Yep. There's a phone there we can use.

(They walked in to see Chief Zip speaking to Muttfield the magician dog.)

Chief Zip: So, you're saying that your wand was stolen?

Muttfield: Yeah, I had it one minute and the next it was gone.

Chief Zip: Diffidently strange. "Notices Sgt. Pooch" Sgt. Pooch, I thought you be on your lunchbreak.

Sgt. Pooch: I know, but I'm gonna need you to get a hold of Dr. Bonestein.

Chief Zip: But why?

Tag: She has a few questions.

Scooch: "Nods" Mmhm.

Chief Zip: Okay. I'll give him a call. "Picks up the phone" Meanwhile, why don't you get something to drink?

(Sgt. Pooch, Tag, and Scooch walked over to a water dispenser and got three cups.)

Tag: You sure Dr. Bonestein would help?

Sgt. Pooch: I hope so. I know that he'll believe me.

Scooch: But if he doesn't believe you?

Sgt. Pooch: He might think I'm... "Waves her paws by her head" Coco!

Tag: Oh, of course. "Looks at a clock and gets shocked" Oh no.

(Scooch and Sgt. Pooch turned to the clock. It reads 12:48.)

Tag: Uh, can Chief Zip really get to Dr. Bonestein?

Sgt. Pooch: I'm sure he can.

Tag: "Panicked" But, what if he can't-

Chief Zip: "Calls out" Dr. Bonestein's on the phone!

Sgt. Pooch: Told ya.

(She walked over to Chief Zip and takes the phone.)

Sgt. Pooch: Hello?

Dr. Bonestein: "From the phone" *Sgt. Pooch, my old buddy! How's things?*

Sgt. Pooch: Well, working as a police dog of course.

(The camera cuts to Dr. Bonestein working in his lab.)

Dr. Bonestein: Just like what you told me when we were pups.

Sgt. Pooch: *I've also noticed that you've made some of the clocks in Pawston.*

Dr. Bonestein: Oh, yeah. I made those clocks so that every dog can read the time.

(Cut to Sgt. Pooch.)

Sgt. Pooch: Oh, I see.

Scooch: Uh, Mom?

Sgt. Pooch: "Holds up a finger at Scooch" I've also noticed that in the news you've predicted a time loop.

Tag: Uh, Sgt. Pooch?

(Cut to Dr. Bonestein.)

Dr. Bonestein: Yeah and I did predicted one. So, why did you mentioned it?

(Cut to Sgt. Pooch.)

Sgt. Pooch: Because I think the very thing you've predicted is happening right now.

Scooch: Mom?

Dr. Bonestein: *What?*

(Cut to Dr. Bonestein.)

Dr. Bonestein: That can't be possible. I'm sure if that happens, you'll likely to forget. "About to hang up"

Sgt. Pooch: *No, don't hang up! The time loop is really happening!*

Dr. Bonestein: "Confused" What was that?

(Cut to Sgt. Pooch.)

Sgt. Pooch: The time loop that you predicted is really happening!

Tag: Sgt. Pooch? "Points to the clock"

Sgt. Pooch: And I remembered everything. Including, my son and his friend.

(Cut to Dr. Bonestein.)

Dr. Bonestein: Well, if you do remember... "Gets shocked and searches through his papers" I was beginning to find a solution to break the loop.

(Cut to Sgt. Pooch.)

Dr. Bonestein: *I just about to get to that.*

Sgt. Pooch: Please, Dr. Bonestein, I've got to know if the time loop ever ends. I've got to know if there is any way out!

(Cut to Dr. Bonestein.)

Dr. Bonestein: That's the aspect of the problem I'm afraid.

(Cut to Sgt. Pooch.)

(She hears the noise and realized that she's too late.)

(Flash, Darkness, Colors, White light)

(Sgt. Pooch woke up to the sound of car horns when she realized that she's back at 12:01.)

Sgt. Pooch: Aw, man!

(She's about to drive to the park when she saw Frank and Beans jumping on top of Manhole Dog.)

Frank: How do you like that?

Beans: Yeah!

(Then, Sgt. Pooch noticed that Frank is holding Muttfield's wand and she drived up to them.)

Sgt. Pooch: What are you two doing?

Frank and Beans: "Noticed Sgt. Pooch" Uh, nothing.

Sgt. Pooch: Nothing huh? Then why do you have Muttfield's wand?

Frank: I don't have it. "Holds the wand behind his back"

Sgt. Pooch: Yeah, you do. I can see it.

Frank: Okay, I have it. But I was just looking after it.

Beans: We are?

Frank: "Cover Bean's mouth" Also, I think we should be going now. "Runs away while dragging Beans along"

Sgt. Pooch: I don't believe that lie, Frank. I know that you and Beans are up to something.

~To be continued~

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