Nerves of Steel (Transcript)

This is the third episode of Traffic Squadron: Roadranger.

The Velocity Star Gang were disappointed that Bancho Biker had just abandoned them instead of defeating the Roadrangers.

Warhog: It must have been those Roadrangers weapons. They were too powerful for Bancho Biker to handle. I'm thinking that maybe we should send down a monster that wears plenty of armor. Surely, he can't be defeated then.

Tige: I think I know the perfect monster for that, boss.

Warhog: Then what are you waiting for. Bring him out.

Tige: I call for Nitro Knight.

Eaglette: Nitro Knight?

Tige: Correct.

Nitro Knight then arrived.

Nitro Knight: You called for me, sir Tige?

Tige: If I am not mistaken, you're armor can stand anything, right?

Nitro Knight right as rain, sir.

Warhog: I think we need need to prove that. Motorjacks, blast.

The motorjacks blasted at Nitro Knight, and he was left unaffected by the blasts.

Nitro Knight: You see? Nobody has ever been able to take me down.

Tige: Nitro Knight is also very quick. Just watch. Nitro Knight, can you bring in a burger from Earth for me?

Nitro Knight: Sure thing. (Zips away, then comes back with a burger and hands it to Tige)

Tige: Thank you, Nitro Knight.

Graphite: Shouldn't we use that speed to get the ingredients for the velocity bars?

Warhog: Brakenstein is taking care of them. In the meantime, Nitro Knight will handle the Roadrangers. Now go, Nitro Knight.

Nitro Knight: Yes sure. (Walks off, but then trips, causing a hand of his to come off) Oh. Not again.

Eaglette: Wait, that isn't just armor you're wearing?

Nitro Knight: Yes, I am just an empty suit of armor with no body. I've been trying to find a host to take control over for sometime, but I haven't been able to find one. (Picks up his hand and places it back on) While I am down there, I am going to find someone to taken possession over.

Warhog: Just don't take too long at doing that, will you?

Nitro Knight: Got it, sir. (Walks off)

Graphite: I wonder if that guy cares more about finding a body than destroying the Roadrangers?

Warhog: He'll take care of the Roadrangers either way.

Down on Earth, Kristy was helping her dad with grocery shopping.

Mr. Foxtrotter: I'm glad you decided to help me with my grocery shopping, Kristy.

Kristy: Yeah. After losing Ace, I feel spending time with my family would cheer me up.

Mr. Foxtrotter: It makes me feel better, too. I'm still quite sad about Ace myself.

They went over to the produce isle.

Mr. Foxtrotter: (Picks up some apples) These apples look good. Don't you think, Kristy?

Kristy: Apples were Ace's favorite fruit....

Mr. Foxtrotter: But you always enjoyed them, too. Didn't you?

Kristy: Yes. I remember that I didn't want to try any apples when I was little.

(A flashback is then shown, showing a young Kristy at the table with some apple slices on her plate)

Mrs. Foxtrotter: Come on, Kristy. Eat your apple slices.

Young Kristy: I don't want to, they're too sour.

Mrs. Foxtrotter: You haven't even tried them.

Young Kristy: But I've seen on TV one time some kid tried them, and he found them to be sour.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Now, Kristy, that was just a show. They're actually quite good.

Kristy VO: Then, Ace came up with a solution.

Mr. Foxtrotter VO: Oh yeah. He went all the way to the grocery store, and bought some red apples and brought them home. What your mother bought were green apples.

Young Ace: Kristy, I brought something for you.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Son, those are just more apples.

Young Ace: Yeah, but they're red, not green.

Young Kristy: The show I saw did show green apples.

Young Ace: Trust me, Kristy. The red apples taste better than green apples.

Kristy VO: So I took a bite of a red apple slice, and I found it to be good.

Young Kristy: Mmmm. Hey, this is good.

Young Ace: I'm glad you like it, Kristy.

Mrs. Foxtrotter: Wow, Ace. You managed to get her to eat an apple. I'm proud of you.

Young Ace: Thanks, Mom.

Kristy VO: For a while, I really did think that red apples tasted better than green apples.

Mr. Foxtrotter VO: I remember the day you found out the truth about the color of the different apples.

(Cuts to a young Kristy with a blind fold on accompanied by Ace)

Young Ace: Alright, Kristy. I have this blind fold over your eyes and I want you to see if you can tell me what it is you're eating.

Young Kristy: You're not going to be making me eat something I don't like, are you?

Young Ace: (Sees some green apple slices) Uh, no. I am not.

Young Kristy: Great. (Picks up a piece of a banana and eats it) This is a banana.

Young Ace: Correct.

Young Kristy: (Picks up a cracker and eats it) This is a cracker.

Young Ace: Right.

Young Kristy: (Picks up a marshmallow and eats it) This is a marshmallow.

Young Ace: Good going.

Young Kristy: (Picks up a green apple slice and eats it) And this is a red apple slice.

Young Ace: Uh, Kristy. You may want to take off your blind fold.

Young Kristy: (Takes off her blind fold and is shocked) Hey, it is green. But, it wasn't sour tasting.

Young Ace: That's right. Apples taste the same no matter what color they are.

Young Kristy: But I thought that you said that red apples tasted better than green apples.

Young Ace: That was just to get you to try the apples since you refused to eat an apple.

Kristy VO: It was amazing that I was wrong about green apples being sour all along.

(Flashback ends)

Mr. Foxtrotter: Ace was really smart.

Kristy: He sure was. I sure wish he was still around, though.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Me, too.

Then, Kristy got a call on her communicator.

Kristy: Uh oh. It looks like I may need to head out. I'll see you later, Dad.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Be careful out there, Kristy.

Kristy headed out, as soon as she was outside, she responded to the alert.

Kristy: What's going on, Speedstar?

Speedstar: A Velocity Star Gang member has come down. I am sending in your Roadranger cycle. You should meet with the others over at the docks. That is where I've located the monster.

Kristy's Roadranger cycle soon showed up.

Kristy: Alright. Now to transform. Road Changer! (Transforms into Road Red and gets onto the cycle and drives off)

Kristy soon met with the other Roadrangers who were already morphed on their cycles at the docks.

Kristy: Good to see you all here, team.

Jack: Speedstar told us there's a monster that was sent down somewhere around the docks.

Benji: But the question is, where.

Nitro Knight: Right here. (Jumps out of nowhere and lands, but his leg comes off) Oh dear. (Grabs it and puts it back into place)

Dale: Falling about?

Nitro Knight: No. I'm just...empty. I'm just empty armor. It would be so great to have a body instead of me, then I wouldn't be falling apart so much.

Kristy: Once we're finished with you, you won't be worrying about falling apart so much.

Nitro Knight: I don't think so. Flaming blast. (Gets out his sword as it lights with fire) Take this. (Attacks the Roadrangers)

Vicky: Whoa. That was too close.

Dale: A flaming sword, huh? How can you do that?

Nitro Knight: It's simply, I just swing the sword really quickly to make it catch fire.

Benji: Then we better knock that hand off! (Punches Nitro Knight's arm to cause it to fall off)

Nitro Knight: Hey.

Kristy: Good work, Benji. (Grabs the sword) Now to show you a thing or two about attacking with your sword. (Swings it around a bit expecting it to catch fire, but it doesn't) Huh?

Nitro Knight: You can't do it fast enough. (Grabs his arm and puts it back on himself)

Kristy: I'll try again. (Swings it faster, but ends up letting go of it and it falls into the sea) Woops!

Nitro Knight: You idiot. You lost my sword. I'd go into the water and get it myself, but my armor will rust if I go in there.

Kristy: You shouldn't be that much of a handle now.

Nitro Knight: Oh yeah? I need some back-up.

Just then, Graphite showed up with a jar.

Jack: Ah. It's that robot henchman again.

Graphite: Motorjacks (Some motorjacks come out of his jug) assist Nitro Knight. (Rides off)

Benji: Oh boy. These guys, again.

Kristy: We've handled them once, we can handle them again.

The Roadrangers got out their swords and began battling the motorjacks.

Nitro Knight: I gotta get out of here and find myself another sword. And maybe a body so I don't fall apart so much.

And without any of the Roadrangers noticing, he ran off.

Kristy managed to take out a number of the motorjacks. She got one to trip over her leg, causing him, and another motorjack he hit to fall into the sea.

Motorjacks: (Help, we can't swim)

Other motorjacks: Hang on. (Grabs their hands and pulls them out)

But then, Dale flew it and knocked them all over into some boxes. Meanwhile, Benji charged at a couple by ramming into them, causing them to scatter all over the place. Vicky then managed to knock a few of them out by spinning around with her sword.

Vicky: Ballet can come in handy when you're fighting baddies.

Jack: Really? I thought it was quite silly to be honest.

Vicky: Silly?

Jack: But I was wrong.

Vicky: Yes you were.

Jack: (Knocks out a couple of motorjacks with his sword) I wonder if I could try what you did?

Vicky: You'd need to have some ballet lessons in order to do it.

Jack: No way am I doing that. Learning girly steps.

Vicky: (Sighs)

The Roadrangers managed to knock out all the motorjacks.

Kristy: That seems to be all of them. Now to fight against the suit of armor.

Dale: Uh, problem. I think he got away.

Benji: I don't believe this. He had us distracted.

Kristy: We better go see if we can find him again.

Jack: Good idea, Kristy.

So the Roadrangers had gotten on their motorcycles and drove off. Meanwhile, Mr. Foxtrotter had just finished with his grocery shopping and was getting his car all loaded up.

Mr. Foxtrotter: It took a bit longer to finish without Kristy's help. But she has more important things in her life right now besides helping her dad, such as saving the world. Maybe tonight, we could play a game of go fish tonight. (Gets the car all loaded up)

Close by, Nitro Knight was looking around for someone to take control over.

Nitro Knight: Hmmmm. There's got to be a good enough person for me to take the body of somewhere. Huh? (Sees Mr. Foxtrotter) He seems like the perfect match. (Ducks behind a car and then releases his hand over to Mr. Foxtrotter and it got onto his hand)

Mr. Foxtrotter: Huh? Hey, where did this metal glove come from. (It starts moving on its own) Hey, I have no control over my hand. (Notices that he now has a metal boot, too) Where did this metal boot come from. (It begins making him move towards Nitro Knight) Hey, I have no control!

Mr. Foxtrotter tried to fight back, but it was no use. He soon got closer and closer to Nitro Knight.

Nitro Knight: Hello, sir. I'm sorry, but I must take your body now. Hahaha.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Ah! A monster! Help me!

But then, Nitro Knight had all his armor on Mr. Foxtrotter with his visor open showing Mr. Foxtrotter's face.

Mr. Foxtrotter: ERGH! Gotta break lose! (The visor then flips down)

Nitro Knight: No use. Your body is mine now. Now to find a sword to use to defeat the Roadrangers.

The grocery store that Mr. Foxtrotter was at also had Brakenstein there, too. He was searching for the secret ingredients to the Velocity Bars.

Brakenstein: Those ingredients were mostly here. But there is one more that is missing. I may need to get all these up to the ship before I go out again.

Up in the ship, Brakenstein arrived back.

Graphite: About time you got back, Brakenstein.

Warhog: Did you get the ingredients for the Velocity Bars?

Brakenstein: Almost. There is one more ingredient that I am missing, but I brought what I could find at the moment back. Also, I think I may need to recharge.

Warhog: Recharge? Nitro Knight is down there right now and you need some recharging?

Brakenstein: If I stay out any longer, I won't have the energy to even think.

Warhog: Very well. Just don't take too long with it.

Brakenstein: Oh. Of course.

Graphite: Warhog, the Roadrangers managed to fight off the Motorjacks. Do you think Nitro Knight will be OK? He lost his sword earlier because Road Red tossed it into the sea.

Warhog: He should be able to stop the Roadrangers as long as he's got another sword. Or, he could use a much better weapon.

Tige: A better weapon, sir?

Warhog: Yes. Bring in the mace.

Some motorjacks brought in a mace with a spike ball at the end and handed it to Warhog.

Warhog: With this mace, Nitro Knight will be able to take out those Roadrangers with ease. Nitro Knight, I'm sending down a much better weapon for you to use. (Throws it down to Earth and Nitro Knight catches it)

Nitro Knight: Ahahaha. This will work out much better than that puny sword I had before. Now to find the Roadrangers.

Nitro Knight then began being unable to control himself.

Nitro Knight: ERGH! Come on. Work with me. (His visor flips up)

Mr. Foxtrotter: You can't make me do this. I won't be fighting for...ergh....evil! AAAH! (Visor flips back down)

Nitro Knight: You are weak. You know that.

The Roadrangers were still searching for Nitro Knight. They gathered back up together at a quarry.

Kristy: Any luck with finding Nitro Knight?

Jack: Sorry, Kristy. I looked everywhere I could think of.

Vicky: Same here.

Benji: We shouldn't worry too much about him. He's just empty armor is all.

Dale: He should be quite easy to take out, right?

Kristy: If we can even find him, that is.

Just then, Nitro Knight jumped out and began attacking with his mace.

Kristy: Whoa.

Jack: Well look who showed up.

Benji: And he's got a different weapon this time.

Nitro Knight: That is right. And this time, I am more powerful then ever.

Kristy: We'll see about that.

The Roadrangers got out their swords and began fighting Nitro Knight. One by one, Nitro Knight managed to knock a Roadranger to the ground. First knocking over Dale, then Benji, then Vicky, then Jack. Kristy was the last standing.

Nitro Knight: Well, well, well. Road Red. You will pay for losing my sword.

Kristy: Oh. We'll see about that. (Charges at Nitro Knight with her sword. She was about to attack when Nitro Knight began feeling out of control again)

Nitro Knight: AAAH! Not now!

Kristy: What? What's going on?

Jack: Now he's suffering from out of control-ness?

Vicky: He hasn't done that before.

Then, Nitro Knight's visor lifted up again, revealing Mr. Foxtrotter's face. For a moment, Mr. Foxtrotter had full control.

Kristy: What? Dad? What are you doing?

Mr. Foxtrotter: It's not me. It's this monster. He's captured me and put me inside of him to use me as a body.

Kristy: Try to get control over yourself, Dad.

Mr. Foxtrotter: I'm trying. (Tries to get one glove off, but the visor goes down again, stopping him)

Nitro Knight: Oh no you don't. Face it, Road Red. Your father belongs to me, now. If you destroy me, you'll also be destroying him. But if you leave me be, I'll be able to help the Velocity Star Gang take over your planet.

Kristy: What must I do? I already lost a brother, I can't lose my dad, too.

Dale: You gotta defeat him, Kristy.

Jack: You gotta protect the Earth.

Kristy: Oh dear. What to do.

Nitro Knight then charged for Kristy again. The mace was quite powerful. She wasn't sure if she was going to make it.

Kristy: URGH! Come on, Dad. You've got to fight it.

Nitro Knight: (Knocks Kristy to the ground)

Kristy: Oof!

Nitro Knight: This is the end, Road Red. (Gets his mace ready for a final attack, but then loses control over his arm again) No. Not now!

But then, his arm let go of the mace. Kristy quickly grabbed it.

Kristy: Looking for this?

Nitro Knight: Hey, give that back!

Kristy: I don't think so. Now release my father.

Nitro Knight: Ergh!

Then, the other Roadrangers used their blasters at Nitro Knight, which didn't hurt him, but it got him a bit distracted for a while. During this distraction, Mr. Foxtrotter was able to set himself free.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Oh. I'm out.

Nitro Knight: No!

Kristy: And now, you're finished. (Bashes the mace at Nitro Knight's torso, causing him to fall apart)

Vicky: Way to go, Kristy.

Jack: That knight is just pieces now.

Just then, the individual armor pieces began moving.

Nitro Knight: I don't think so. Hehehe.

As the parts began moving, Mr. Foxtrotter grabbed the torso and held it down to the ground, keeping it from reunited with the rest of the armor. The rest of the armor got together, but without the torso, it couldn't reassemble Nitro Knight.

Nitro Knight: Hey, where's my torso.

Mr. Foxtrotter: It's right here, buddo! (It struggles in his arms)

Nitro Knight: Give me back my body!

Mr. Foxtrotter: No thanks, I think I'll keep it.

Nitro Knight: No!

Kristy: Now to finish of this creep! (Swings the mace at the head, smashing it to tiny bits, causing the rest of the armor, including the torso, to all vanish) The Roadrangers win once again.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Wow. I didn't expect to see the team out in action.

Kristy went over to her dad and hugged him.

Kristy: I'm so sorry you had to be involved with this battle, Dad.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Don't worry about it, Kristy. It wasn't your fault. And I'm OK now. Thanks to you and your friends.

Kristy: I was worried that I might lose you, just like we lost Ace.

Mr. Foxtrotter: But you hadn't. I had been thinking that maybe tonight, you and I could do a game of go fish. Won't they be nice?

Kristy: Yes it would. Thanks, Dad.

Mr. Foxtrotter: No problem. Anyway, I better hurry back to our car and get the groceries home.

Kristy: Get onto my cycle. I'll drive you back to our car.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Thanks, Kristy.

So Kristy and her dad got onto Kristy's Roadranger cycle.

Dale: What do you know about that, Mr. Foxtrotter.

Benji: I guess it's lucky that you have a Roadranger for a daughter.

Vicky: Able to take you places real quickly.

Kristy: Just don't expect me to do this very often, Dad. I don't think Speedstar wants me to use this cycle to help citizens get around.

Mr. Foxtrotter: No problem, Kristy. I only expect you to do this for me, one time.

Kristy: Thank you.

And with that, Kristy and her dad drove away. Later at the base, Speedstar was speaking with the Roadrangers. (They're demorphed now)

Speedstar: You have done well against this monster, Roadrangers. But Kristy, I would advise you not to transport citizens around on your Roadranger cycle.

Kristy: I know, Speedstar. I told my dad about that and he's not expecting me to give him any lifts like I did today. He just needed a ride back to his car before he had to go to work. I'm glad we were able to save him after that monster possessed him.

Jack: I can't believe that that monster was able to get his armor all over your dad.

Dale: I wonder how it felt for him to be trapped inside of sentient armor?

Benji: I bet it wasn't comfortable.

Kristy: It was scary for me since my dad was in great danger. I sure am glad we got him out of that armor.

Vicky: By the way, Vicky, what did you do with that mace that monster had?

Kristy: Oh. I still have it. Maybe we could use it for our future battles.

Speedstar: I don't think so, Kristy. That weapon is quite awful. I have a better idea for some new weapons. But I'm still working on those weapons. I'll let you know when they're done.

Kristy: So, what should we do with this mace?

Speedstar: Hand it to me.

Kristy handed Speedstar the mace, then Speedstar used his magic to make the mace de-materialize.

Kristy: What happened to it.

Speedstar: I de-materialized it so that it can never be used for evil again.

Benji: It still could have been used for good, though.

Speedstar: I'm not taking any chances.

Up in the Velocity Star ship, Brakenstein had just finished recharging.

Brakenstein: Alright, Warhog. I am all recharged and all ready to go out to find that last ingredient for the Velocity bars.

Warhog: You could just rest here for a while, Brakenstein. I think we should wait a while while we think of what monster we should try to send down next.

Brakenstein: I've already rested enough. I'm all ready to head out. So if you will excuse me.

Then, Brakenstein headed out.

Tige: That guy is just determined, isn't he?

Ealgette: He sure is.

Graphite: The sooner he gets that last ingredient, the sooner we can have monsters grow giant.

Warhog: Yeah. Then those Roadrangers will be going down. And then the world. Hahahaha.

Later at Kristy's house, she was playing that game of cards that her dad said he'd play with her.

Mr. Foxtrotter: I remember playing this game with Ace when he was little. This was one of his favorite games.

Kristy: Yeah. It was one of my favorite games, too.

Mr. Foxtrotter: I remember how you would often throw a fit anytime you lost.

Kristy: Yeah. But I'm not that much of a sour loser now. Got any fives?

Mr. Foxtrotter: Go fish.

Kristy: (Picks up a card)

Mr. Foxtrotter: So are you considering using that mace for future battles, Kristy? Any threes.

Kristy: (Hands him a card) Speedstar destroyed it. He says he's got better weapons in the process for us to use.

Mr. Foxtrotter: (Takes the card) I see. (Puts his matches down) Any twos.

Kristy: Go fish.

Mr. Foxtrotter: (Picks up a card) Oh. I win. (Sets his last pair down)

Kristy: Ah. Good game.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Sure was. Want to play another game.

Kristy: No thank you, Dad. I think I'll go to my room now and read a book.

Mr. Foxtrotter: Alright.

Out in the city, Brakenstein arrived at a grocery store where he knew the last ingredient for the Velocity bars was. But when he arrived, he saw the closed sign.

Brakenstein: Hmmm. Closed huh? Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow morning. I'll set up a tent here.

Later, Brakenstein had set up a tent outside the grocery store.

Brakenstein: There, now when the grocery store opens tomorrow morning, I'll be the first one in. Well, time to get some sleep. (Gets into his tent)

From up in space, Tige looks through his telescope to see Brakenstein getting his tent set up.

Tige: Hey, Brakenstein is having a camp out without us? I think we should have been invited.

Graphite: Why don't we go down and camp out with him? I've got a tent.

Tige: Good idea.

And they headed out, but Warhog stopped them.

Warhog: Where are you two going?

Tige: Brakenstein is camping outside the grocery store.

Graphite: And we're going to be joining him.

Warhog: Oh. Is that it? Alright. Go on ahead.

And they headed down to Earth. Soon, Tige and Graphite got their tent set up right next to Brakenstein.

Tige: This is so much fun. Maybe we could tell spooky stories.

Graphite: I think we will be making plenty of those once Brakenstein is able to get the last ingredient for the Velocity bars tomorrow morning.

Brakenstein heard them and he woke up.

Brakenstein: What are you two doing here?

Tige: Hi, Brakenstein. We just thought we'd camp here with you.

Brakenstein: Camp here with me? I'm just waiting for the grocery store to open up tomorrow morning.

Graphite: But it's still fun.

Tige: Yeah. We could tell spooky stories. Besides any that we'll soon be creating once we get that last ingredient.

Brakenstein: Ugh. Alright.

Kristy managed to save her dad from an armor monster. She almost lost another family member during this battle. The Velocity Star Gang is so close to having their Velocity bars complete, and soon, their monsters will be able to grow giant. What will the Roadrangers be able to do then?

To be continued...