|
"Halt! Officer Odie orders you to stop and help!"
This page is in serious need of a checkup!
Once the criteria is met, remove the {{Checkup Required}} tag. |
(Open with a few scenes from parts 1 and 2, including: Garfield telling Nermal and Odie that they’re off to China, Bella explaining the importance of the statue–and the treasure it hides–the chase through Bella’s penthouse and the Shanghai streets, the heroes finding one half of the key to the treasure, and the Siamese cats secretly following)
(Part 3 opens in the middle of a bamboo forest. Dingbang–the one with the map–leads the way, Garfield–who carries the statue in his arm–and Odie are exhausted, and Nermal glances around him, worried)
Garfield: Pants and moans
Odie: Pants and wheezes
Dingbang: The map says we need to go this way to find the Old Master of Qingshan. (Garfield braces himself on a tree as they approach a clearing) You guys wait here. I will scout up ahead. (He heads off)
Garfield: (calling after the boy) Let me know if you find a place that serves pizza! I’m so hungry, I’ll even take it with anchovies! (He sits down using a bamboo shoot at a backrest. Odie collapses on his stomach next to the fat cat)
Nermal: We shouldn’t be out here! This forest is riddled with poisonous, nasty creatures! (He sits on what he thinks is a rock, but when it starts moving out from underneath him, he sees that it’s a tortoise) AAAAHHHH! (He runs away from it and trips over Garfield’s foot) Whoa! (He crashes to the ground) AAAAHHHHH! What hideous creature is it NOW?! (He glances over his shoulder. After seeing it’s just Garfield, his tone becomes more flat) Oh, it’s you.
Garfield: Would you rather it’s a big spider?
Nermal: (Stepping toward Garfield and looking angry) Maybe. Big spiders don’t mail me to CHINA! (They all hear the sound of large bamboo shoots breaking and crashing in the distance)
All: Gasp! (They turn and see the shoots start to sway)
Nermal: What’s coming our way?
Garfield: I don’t know, but I bet we won’t like it. (They start to take a few steps backward, terrified. Once the plants fall, two pandas emerge from the forest. The flabby tabby sighs in relief) They’re just pandas.
Nermal: But what if they want to eat us? AAAHH! (He starts to take off, but Garfield grabs his tail before he can get too far)
Garfield: Relax, annoying one. Pandas only eat bamboo shoots. (The pandas sit down to enjoy a meal. Odie, being the friendly type that he is, runs up to them with some shoots in his mouth. The pandas notice this strange new creature, and look at each other.)
Panda 1: Blimey, mate, what is that creature?
Panda 2: It’s uh, some kind of monkey I reckon.
Odie: (Setting the bamboo down in front of them) Bark! (he notices his tail and begins chasing it, spinning around as he does so) Mutters
Panda 1: Monkeys are smarter than that. (Odie runs up to the second panda and licks his chin)
Panda 2: (laughing) Hey, that tickles! (He picks up Odie and shows him to the other panda. Odie licks him, too)
Panda 1: (laughing) This bloke’s kinda cute. (The camera shifts to Garfield and Nermal, who run up to the pandas, and Odie)
Panda 2: (offscreen) Is this your friend? (Odie hops out of the panda’s arms and runs toward his feline friends)
Garfield: Yeah. I’m Garfield, his name is Odie.
Nermal: And I’m Nermal, the cutest cat in the entire world! (The pandas look at each other and then laugh. Nermal turns his back to them angrily)
Panda 1: So, where are you chaps heading to? (Nermal turns around to answer him)
Nermal: To a secret temple on the mountaintop run by some old guy. (Garfield nods. Upon hearing this, the pandas suddenly look scared)
Panda 1: Oh, you mean that old ruin up there, guarded by that crazy old mucker?
Panda 2: Ah, good… good luck! It’ll take you days to get there! (The cats look disappointed. Odie, meanwhile, just pants with his tongue out)
Panda 1: We’re actually heading that direction. How about we give you a ride. You’d be safer with us.
Garfield: You mean not walking? (He chuckles) I’m all for that!
(Garfield laughs as he rides on top of one panda, with Odie below him in the panda’s arms. Nermal is carried by the other panda)
Nermal: Laughs Yay! (The animals pass by Dingbang)
Dingbang: Chuckles Looks like you have made some new friends. (The second panda grabs the boy and puts him on the panda’s shoulders. Odie slurps his new friend, and they head out. Unbeknownst to them, the Siamese twins were spying on them from within the dense forest)
Siamese Cats: Meow! (They look at each other with evil grins on their faces and tails waving)
(Back in Bella’s penthouse, she can be heard inside venting)
Bella: (offscreen) I’m holding you responsible, Voldo, for them getting away with my statue! (Inside, Bella paces in a circle) Thank you! And if I do not get that diamond, I will not be able to build the Bella Bellissima concert hall! Think of the millions of people who will be deprived of my superb singing voice!
Voldo: (under his breath) Lucky them.
Bella: What?!
Voldo: Uh, nothing! (He smiles, trying to act casual)
Bella: I can even sing so high, my voice can cause this glass (she holds up a wine glass) to break! (She sings again. Voldo plugs his ears, and multiple glass objects shatter, including a vase, some more wine glasses, even the windows of the apartment. The only thing that doesn’t break is the glass in her hand. She looks around at the other damage and fumes)
Voldo: Let me go check the GPS system in the Siamese cats’ collars. (He leaves the room. Bella tosses the glass on the floor, causing it to break, when Jon enters the room)
Jon: Uh, excuse me, I’m looking for the opera singer Bella Bellissima?
Bella: You’re a lover of great music who seeks my autograph!
Jon: Oh, no.
Bella: Then get out. (she storms away)
Jon: I’m looking for two cats and a dog. (The camera shifts to the opera singer, who gets a change of heart at Jon’s next line) One of the cats is rather… overweight.
Bella: Please, call me Bella! The cats and the dog, you are very close to them. You would not want to see anything bad happen to them. (She walks Jon down the hallway)
Jon: Oh, never. Especially Garfield and Odie.
Bella: And they would not want to see anything bad happen to you. (She and Jon stop in front of a closet door)
Jon: Of course not. They depend on me for everything.
Bella: (opening the door) Well, I can tell you exactly where they are. Step into this room, please.
Jon: All right. That’s very nice of you. (Behind him, Bella slams the door and barricades it with a branch. Jon bangs on the door in protest) This isn’t funny! Unlock this door!
Bella: He will come in very handy if the cats and dog will not cooperate. (She turns, and Voldo is standing behind her holding a tablet)
Voldo: I picked up the signal of the collars of the Siamese cats. They’re arriving at Mount Qingshan. (He shows the map to Bella and the audience, and the camera transitions from the map to the mountain, where Dingbang and the other animals have made it safely. Dingbang hops off his ride)
Dingbang: This is the temple on the map. All we need to do now is to find the Old Master.
Garfield: And a decent place to eat. You’d think in this entire country they’d have at least ONE good Chinese restaurant. (He looks down and holds his tummy while the pandas set Odie and Nermal on the ground)
Panda 1: Good luck!
Panda 2: Oh, can’t we, uh, stick around a little longer?
Panda 1: No! (The second panda waves farewell. The first salutes them and they return to the forest. The cats and boy wave good-bye to them)
Odie: Bye-bye!
(Later, the quartet of characters has reaches the plateau of the mountain, thanks to a staircase)
Dingbang: Let us try to find the entrance. (They approach the temple)
Nermal: (offscreen) Look! There’s someone sitting on that pillar! (An old man meditates on a wood stump. Dingbang and the others approach)
Dingbang: Ahem. Excuse me, sir, we are looking for the other half of this medallion.
Garfield: (offscreen) You’re wasting your time. (now on screen, as the camera zooms out from the old master to Dingbang and Garfield) I think he’s taking a nap.
(The master leaps into the air, makes a silhouette with the sun, and lands perfectly on the ground in front of them, surprising his guests)
Dingbang: H- how did you do that?
Old Master: A true kung fu warrior does not reflect, he merely acts on what he sees within his mind. (He strikes a few more poses, leaps into the air again, and then punches the ground so hard it creates a crack in it, causing Dingbang and Nermal to leap out of the way)
Nermal: (to Odie) Whoo! This old master’s completely bananas.
Dingbang: Uh, this is really cool and all, but we are kind of in a hurry. Do you know where we can find the other half of this medallion?
Old Master: As a matter of fact, I do. (He pulls it out to the others, who smile excitedly. Dingbang goes to take it, but the master pulls it away and puts it back) And I will give it to you, under one condition: you are going to have to learn kung fu.
Odie: Huh?
Nermal: Wha-?
Old Master: All of you.
Odie: (turning to face Garfield) Mutters worriedly
Old Master: Are you ready for your first lesson?
Dingbang: I guess so. Is there any way we could eat something first? (The pets nod) My friends and I are kind of starving. (Dingbang holds his own stomach)
Old Master: First, you learn kung fu, then you eat.
Pets: Gasp! (All three of them pass out)
(Later, the camera focuses on Garfield’s toes as he stomps on the ground before zooming out to show him and the others–Odie on his right, Nermal on his left, and Dingbang behind them–practicing the martial art of kung fu)
Garfield: You guys ever heard of the deadly “All-you-can-eat Sweet and Sour Revenge Technique”? (Odie and Nermal shake their heads no as Garfield bows low before the master) That’s ‘cause I just made it up. (He spins rapidly in place, with a bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, and tosses the bowl like a frisbee, which flies around the master in a long oval curve. After he stops spinning, however, he’s too dizzy to react and the bowl hits him in the head, knocking him over. The chopsticks land on him, too)
(After seeing this, Nermal decides to test his skills. He flips in place and leaps in front of Garfield, with a closable fan in his paw)
Nermal: It’s time that you learn to experience the wrath of the Treacherous Orchid! (He opens the fan, tosses it aside, and sprays Garfield with a bit of perfume)
Garfield: Ohh…ah- ah- ACHOO! (He sneezes so hard the bowl comes flying off him)
Odie: (watching from nearby) Snickers (Garfield gets up and stands like he wants to face Odie in a one v. one)
Garfield: Odie, I think you’re ripe and ready for your “Tongue of Doom” signature move. (He points at the kitten)
Odie: (nodding) Mm-hmm. (He stomps at Nermal)
Nermal: AAHH! (Odie licks his tongue as the audience gets Nermal’s POV for a second. Odie licks the kitten’s face repeatedly, much to the latter’s disgust) Whimpers (The old man just shakes his head, disappointed)
(The next thing they do is test their balance. The old man sits on his head on the stump balancing a wooden plank with the main four characters on it, who also sit on their heads. Garfield and Nermal seem to struggle the most, as Odie and Dingbang, both on the viewer’s right side of the plank, appear to be doing just fine. That is, until Garfield loses his balance and falls forward on his face. The others promptly follow)
(Later that day, a crow flies over the temple. The Old Master has his pupils lined up in front of him)
Old Master: Kung fu can be divided into five fighting techniques inspired by a few animals from the Chinese Zodiac, like the snake, or the tiger. Master those five techniques and you can do anything you want, such as breaking this wood board. (He gestures to his right, where a wooden plank rests, waiting to be broken) Your turn. (He points his walking stick at Odie, who runs toward the board)
Odie: Bark! (He grabs it and brings it back to the master, panting excitedly)
Garfield: (putting a paw to his face, exasperated) Sigh. Odie, you’re supposed to break the wood board not fetch it.
Odie: Aww… (He sadly trots back behind the others)
Old Master: (offscreen) Your turn, little cat. (referring to Nermal)
Nermal: Wha-? (He walks up and grabs the board) You can do this, Nermal. (He sets the board back in its original place) It can’t be harder than winning “Most Adorable Kitten” three years in a row. Hi-YAH! (He smacks the wood with his hand, except that the only thing that breaks is one of his claws) OWWW! Oh, my nail! (He zips back to the master, his finger throbbing) I broke a nail! Do you have any idea how long it takes to grow them back? OH! Ow!
Old Master: Dingbang, show him how it is done. (Dingbang bows for his master. Garfield scoffs as the boy walks over to the board)
Dingbang: YAAAHHHH! (He splits the log cleanly. Both halves fly through the air and land right-side up on either side of the master)
Nermal: Gasp! You did it, Dingbang! Congratulations! (He and Odie begin applauding)
Garfield: I’m not impressed. Hmm.
Old Master: (walking up to the boy) Nice one. (Dingbang bows) I believe you have earned dinner for all.
Garfield: (blinking twice) I’m impressed! Chuckles
Odie: (offscreen) Right!
(That night, everyone devours a bowl of rice. The cats use their chopsticks, while Odie cuts out the middleman and raises the bowl to his mouth and slurps its delicious contents)
Garfield: Odie!
Odie: Hmm?
Garfield: If we ever get home, we’ll have to see if he’ll deliver to our neighborhood.
Dingbang: (sitting next to the master) Thank you for dinner, and for your lessons. How much longer before we are deemed worthy of the other half of the medallion?
Old Master: Patience, Dingbang, patience. You still have much to learn.
Dingbang: My uncle is going to worry if I am not back in Shanghai soon.
Garfield: (walking up to the Old Master) I’d like a second helping please.
Nermal: You just had a second helping.
Garfield: (over his shoulder) I’d like a SECOND second helping.
Old Master: The orange cat’s hunger is not yet sated. I shall fetch more rice.
Garfield: Chuckles Oh, and while you’re at it, how about some dessert? (Behind him, Nermal and Odie look at each other. Odie shrugs and mutters at the kitten) Something, uh, you know, chocolatey?
(Nermal just ignores Garfield and spritzes some more perfume on himself when he hears some familiar meowing nearby)
Siamese Cats: Meow…
Nermal: Hey,
Odie: Mutters questioningly
Nermal: (continuing) did you hear that? (Siam and Tyham’s silhouettes duck up and down from behind rocks and trees)
Dingbang: Get inside the temple, now! (Odie backs up the temple stairs–his ears covering his eyes–where Dingbang, Garfield, and Nermal already stand, terrified)
Siamese Cats: Meow! (They approach the others, long claws bared and smiling sinisterly)
Garfield: (pointing) You guys again? (Siam and Tyham meow and slash at them, despite the fact that they are still several yards away. Nevertheless, Odie is still terrified, and he hides behind Nermal for protection) Guys, it was a pleasure knowing all of you. Well, not you, Nermal. (Nermal gives him a “bruh” look)
Pets: YAHH! (They scream and whimper as they back up against the door. Siam and Tyham inch closer, but before they can apprehend them, they hear something above them)
Panda 2: Hai, hai, hai! Backroll! (They fly through the air with the greatest of ease and land between the cats and the protagonists)
Garfield: Pandas can actually do kung fu? Seriously?!
Panda 1: Please! Pandas doing kung fu, now that would be ridiculous! (The Siamese twins, suddenly intimidated, attempt to flee, but Siam is grabbed by his tail and spun around by one of the pandas)
Siam: Screech! (The panda flings him into the night sky)
Panda 2: You’re next, mate! (The panda pair closes in on Tyham, whose knees quiver in fear. She gives a slight hiss before she, like her cat companion, is yeeted into the jungle below)
(After the rescue, Odie runs up and licks the first panda’s face in appreciation)
Panda 1: Laughs You’re more than welcome, you little monkey!
Dingbang: Old Master, where have you been all this time?
Old Master: Watching, observing.
Garfield: Gee, thanks for all the help.
Old Master: (The camera pans from the main quartet to the old master) You are all useless at kung fu. In fact, you are probably the worst students I have had over 78 years, but you surely know how to make the right friends. (The camera shifts to the Pandas, who look at each other, smiling) Pandas do not grant their trust easily, (returning to the master) therefore, you have earned this half of the medallion. (He holds it out for Dingbang, who takes it)
Dingbang: Thank you. You honor me, for now we have the key to the treasure of Futcanglong! (He connects both halves together, forming the Yin and Yang symbol)
Old Master: Yes, but stare not into the eye of Futcanglong. It has defeated entire armies. Do you understand?
Dingbang: Yes. Thank you for the advice. (Nermal steps away toward a vase)
Nermal: We still haven’t figured out what that tiger head means. (He grabs the Golden Cat from behind the vase. As he does, the clouds part and reveal the moon, which hits the statue’s eyes)
Garfield: Gasp!
Nermal: Huh?
Dingbang: Wow! (The same image from earlier is projected on the ground nearby. Odie, Dingbang, and Garfield run over to examine it)
Old Master: The solution is staring at you in the face.
Dingbang: Of course! (he grabs a stick and outlines the image, which is the exact shape of China’s borders) The tiger is not just an astrological sign in China, it is also the name of a valley! Tiger Valley, right there! (he points the stick at the image) We are here, and the Treasure of Futcanglong is there, near Beijing, right by the Great Wall of China! (He marks an X on the ground)
Garfield: Beijing? I don’t know where that is, but it sounds far away.
Panda 1: (Grabbing the Flabby Tabby and resting him on the former’s shoulders) Well hop on, governor. (He picks up Nermal and the statue, while the other panda carries Odie and Dingbang)
Dingbang: (waving behind him) Thank you, Old Master!
Garfield: (also waving) Thanks! Bye-bye!
Old Master: Good luck my friends, (The camera gives a bird’s-eye view of the pandas and their passengers as they descend the mountain before zooming out to show the temple and mountain) and like others who have sought the treasure of Futcanglong, you will need it. (Part three comes to a close)
TO BE CONTINUED…