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(Part three begins with a quick recap of the first two parts. Lyman has gone missing and Jon, Garfield, and Odie have set off for Franistan, Australia to find him. Angie, their guide, meets up with them in the airport. As they leave the terminal...)
Angie: I was so excited when I heard you had a lead on how to locate the Zabadu.
Jon: Well, it may not work, but it's worth a try.
(Garfield struggles to pull his luggage out of the building. As he does, Dirk Dinkum rides up in his jeep to greet Jon and Angie)
Dirk Dinkum: Arbuckle, right? The name's Dirk Dinkum. World-famous explorer.
Jon: Oh, hi! I saw you on TV!
Dirk: Everyone does. Just wanna tell you, the Zabadu's mine, you got that? Get in my way of getting it, and you'll be right sorry! (He puts his fist in his hand like he's preparing to punch something. Buckley, his assistant, drives Dirk away)
Garfield: (now caught up with Jon, Odie, and Angie) Watch this, Odie. Jon, the quivering tower of gelatin will back right down.
Jon: Get in my way and you'll be sorry, Dinkum!
Dirk: (Reversing his jeep) You've been warned. (He and Buckley leave, and Jon spins in place due to the speed of Dirk's jeep)
Garfield: When did Jon grow a spine? When he realized his friend Lyman might be in trouble, that's when!
Angie: (ticked off at Dirk) Don't pay any attention to him.
Jon: Oh, I won't. Where's your car parked?
Angie: It's an All terrain vehicle, and it's parked right out at the curb.
(As the trio head to Angie's vehicle, Buckley sneaks up to it. He reaches into his pocket, retrieves an apple core, a stuffed animal head, and finally his cell phone. He plants it on Angie's vehicle and quietly leaves)
Angie: (approaching her car) It's right over there. And as we planned, I'm gonna take you straight out to the jungle.
Jon: Just what I want.
Garfield: (chanting) I wanna be home! I wanna be home! (Odie glares and barks at Garfield. The fat cat grins nervously at the pup, as if to say "Just kidding!")
(Meanwhile, Dirk and Buckley spy on them from a distance. Dirk uses binoculars to see them)
Buckley: I did what you said, Dirk. Now, explain, why did you want me to hide my cell phone in Angie's vehicle?
Dirk: Your cell phone's got an app on it so you can track it if it gets lost, right?
Buckley: Right.
Dirk: Well then, we can track it on my cell phone, (he holds up his red cell phone for Buckley and the audience to see) and wherever they go, we'll know right where they are! (the quartet drives off into the jungle) If anybody's gonna find the Zabadu and get right and famous off of it, it's gonna be Dirk Dinkum!
Buckley: You think of everything, Dirk.
(By now, Angie is driving deep into the jungle. Jon rides shotgun, and the pets sit in the backseat)
Angie: We have 10,000 acres of jungle, but people have only recorded sightings of the Zabadu in one small area.
Jon: Take us there and I'll show you the way I think we'll be able to locate the creature.
Odie: Mutters (he finds and holds up Buckley's cell phone)
Garfield: That must be her cell phone. Put it back where you found it.
Odie: Mutters (he obeys Garfield's command)
Jon: Do you think it's true that the Zabadu creature is holding some human beings as prisoners? (he wiggles his fingers)
Angie: I don't even know that it's true there's such a thing as the Zabadu. And if the reports are true, I don't even know if it's a monster.
(As they continue driving, a creepy voice in the distances says...)
Creature: Zabadu...
(They stop in a clearing in the middle of the nowhere)
Angie: Now, don't get separated, and let's not get too far away from my vehicle.
Garfield: Wow, we're like, out here in the middle of nowhere. I wonder if there's a good pizzeria around here. (he spies a pale blue bird sitting on a log) Hey, what kind of bird are you?
Mockingbird: I'm a Franistanian mockingbird.
Garfield: What does a Franistanian mockingbird do?
Mockingbird: (in Garfield's voice) What does a Franistanian mockingbird do?
Garfield: Oh, that's not bad.
Mockingbird: (in Garfield's voice) Oh, that's not bad.
Garfield: OK, you can knock it off, now.
Mockingbird: (in Garfield's voice) OK, you can knock it off, now.
Garfield: (tapping his foot twice) Hey, look, I'm getting really fed up with this.
Mockingbird: (in Garfield's voice) Hey, look, I'm getting really fed up with this.
(Garfield puts a paw to his face, completely irritated by the mimicking bird. He then gets an idea)
Garfield: (shouting) Hmm... Garfield the cat is the greatest creature on the entire planet and you should give him lots of food and money!
Mockingbird: (using his regular voice) I'm sorry, we're not allowed to lie like that.
Garfield: (mocking the mockingbird) I'm sorry, we're not allowed to lie like that.
Mockingbird: Hey, that's not bad.
Garfield: (mocking the mockingbird) Hey, that's not bad.
Mockingbird: OK, you can knock it off, now.
Garfield: (mocking the mockingbird) OK, you can knock it off, now.
(Meanwhile, Odie, Jon, and Angie begin exploring the surrounding jungle. Odie sniffs the ground while Jon and Angie talk)
Angie: So what's this special way you have of trying to find the Zabadu?
Jon: That's it right there: Odie. He's got a terrific nose. (he points at his own nose)
Odie: (while sniffing) Bark!
Angie: But how does he know what the Zabadu smells like?
Jon: He doesn't, but he remembers what his first owner smelled like, and the Zabadu may be holding his first owner prisoner.
Angie: Worth a try, I guess.
Jon: Hey, hey!
Angie: Up ahead is an area where the Zabadu has been sighted. See those hunters over there? (two hunters can be spotted in the distance, one a lot skinner than the other. Jon, Angie, and Odie hide behind some bushes) They shouldn't be here. This is a protected area. No hunting is allowed. The animals around here are mostly endangered; species that could become extinct if they aren't allowed to breed.
Odie: Whimpers
Garfield: (popping up out of nowhere) She means there aren't a lot of them around and we need to make more.
Jon: So this is where the Zabadu usually shows up?
Angie: Exactly! When hunters are trespassing, he seems to just... (the four of them see the Zabadu in the distance) Here he comes! Now watch.
Hunter #1: What's that noise?
Hunter #2: Could it be the Zabadu?
Hunter #1: Ah, don't be silly. The Zabadu is a fairy tale. There's no such thing as... (just then, the Zabadu appears in front of the hunters. Terrified, the hunters leap into each other's arms before running away in terror)
Garfield: Well, we won't see THEM around here again.
Jon: (watching the Zabadu leave) There is goes! Maybe we can follow it back to its lair, where it might be holding prisoners.
Angie: The thing is, it only seems to terrorize people who are hunting illegally. I'm guessing that's what your friend Lyman was doing.
Jon: Lyman hunting? No way.
Angie: You never know.
Jon: I know Lyman and how much he loved animals. We lived together for years and I couldn't get him to kill a cockroach.
(Meanwhile, Garfield and Odie have separated themselves a bit from the humans. Odie's still sniffing the ground hunting for Lyman's scent)
Garfield: What do you smell, Odie? Pizza?
Odie: (shaking his head no) Uh-uh.
Garfield: Tacos?
Odie: (shaking his head no) Uh-uh.
Garfield: Lyman?
Odie: (catching a whiff of something that piques his interest) Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! (he circles Garfield before sprinting into the jungle, hot on the trail of something)
Jon: Odie! Come back here! (he chases after Odie, Angie follows close behind. Garfield starts to chase after them, before stopping briefly)
Garfield: (to the audience) I usually don't run when there's no pizza or tacos, but in this case... (he continues running after them)
Odie: Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! (he still pursues the scent)
Angie: This is the way the Zabadu went!
Jon: Odie! I think he went up that path!
(They continue chasing the loyal dog)
Odie: Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! (He continues chasing the trail, only to accidently run off the edge of a cliff overlooking a canyon. He whimpers as he clings to the top of the ledge for dear life, trying to climb back up but eventually loses his grip and tumbles into a pond in the canyon)
Jon: Odie!
Angie: There's a path down into the canyon, this way!
Garfield: (exhausted, to the audience) Boy, these extra long episodes can really wear you out!
Odie: (emerging from the pond) Mutters (Meanwhile, Garfield stops and falls backwards, completely wiped. As for Odie, he sniffs the ground, spies the Zabadu and approaches it) Huh? Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark!
Zabadu: (turning around) Huh?
Jon: (from the top of the cliff) Odie, no! Don't go near it!
Angie: (next to Jon) Stay away from the Zabadu!
Garfield: (still running) Odie doing something dumb? What are the odds of THAT?
Odie: Pants and barks (he now stands a few feet in front of the Zabadu, which strangely doesn't attack or scare the puppy off)
Zabadu: Odie? (He picks up the dog and hugs him)
Angie: How does the Zabadu know Odie's name?
Garfield: Maybe he's a big fan of this show?
Jon: He knows because... he's Lyman!
Lyman: (taking his Zabadu mask off) Jon, great to see ya! You haven't changed a bit I'm sorry to say. (chuckles)
Jon: (Laughs in the distance)
(Jon and Garfield wave to Lyman, as Odie reunites with his former owner)
Odie: Barks and slurps Lyman
Lyman: (chuckles) I've missed you too, boy. (Garfield, Jon, and Angie enter the canyon to meet Lyman) So Angie, it's nice to meet you.
Angie: Great. But could you explain what you're doing in that costume? I thought you were a photographer.
Lyman: I gave it up. I have a new job now.
Jon: What's that?
Lyman: I'm the Zabadu.
(This surprises everyone who hears it)
Garfield: Boy, I can't wait to hear THIS explanation.
(All while this is happening, Dirk Dinkum and Buckley drive their jeep in the middle of the jungle. Buckley drives, and Dirk rides shotgun)
Dirk: Faster, Buckley! We gotta get to the Zabadu before that Arbuckle bloke!
Buckley: I'm trying, mate, but the road here's a bit bumpy on account of there's no road!
Dirk: According to this, your cell phone, and therefore their vehicle is about 2 kilometers down this here road!
(They drive over a ledge, catch some air, and land hard on the ground below before resuming their drive)
Buckley: (irritated) I keep telling you, Dinkum, there's NO ROAD HERE!
Dirk: Keep driving!
(They eventually drive up to Angie's jeep, which is parked next to the ledge Odie accidentally ran off. They come to a quick stop, exit their vehicle and look over the edge, Buckley quivering uncontrollably. They spy a ladder leading up to a cabin in the side of a cliff wall)
Buckley: (still shaking) Whose cabin do you think this is?
Dirk: I'll have me a little looksy... (he climbs down a rope. Buckley falls down the rope, bounces off Dirk, and lands on a cactus)
Buckley: Ow!
Dirk: (putting a hand on Buckley's mouth) Shh.... (Buckley smiles as a couple of mosquito-like bugs around him)
(Meanwhile, Dirk sneaks up to the ladder and begins climbing it to hear the conversation inside. Buckley, however, gets chased by about a half-dozen mosquitos)
(Inside the cabin, Jon, Angie, Lyman, and the pets hear Lyman's backstory. Lyman pours his old roommate a cup of coffee still in his Zabadu disguise and holding Odie)
Jon: But why didn't you write or call, Lyman, just to tell me you were still alive?
Lyman: Do you see a phone here? A post office? I'm sorry, I... just didn't think you'd believe what happened.
Jon: What did happen?
Garfield: (sitting on a crate nearby and addressing the audience) Sounds like we're in for a flashback scene. Get comfy, folks. I'll try to interpret what he says.
Lyman: As you may remember, (he points at Jon) I came down here to try to get a photo of the Zabadu.
(The flashback starts)
Lyman: (now narrating) Well, the group I was with wasn't getting anywhere, so--you know me--I took a chance. I came out here on my own one afternoon.
Garfield: Big mistake.
Lyman: No luck. In fact, I was starting to believe that there was no Zabadu, that it really was just a legend, (the Zabadu walks behind him, going unnoticed by the photographer) when suddenly, I couldn't believe it, but there it was, and it seemed like it was 10 feet tall! (Lyman hides behind a tree before emerging and trying to snap a photo) Quickly, I pointed my camera at it, making sure I was very quiet, but then...
Lyman: Oh, what a time for my camera to jam!
Zabadu: (noting Lyman) ROAR!!!
Lyman: Whoa!
Garfield: (pointing one finger in the air) Bigger mistake.
Lyman: I ran like crazy, trying to get away from the monster, but since I wasn't watching where I was going, I ran right off a cliff.
Garfield: (holding two fingers up, one on each hand) Biggest mistake.
Lyman: AAAAAAHHH!!!
Lyman: (narrating) I guess I was lucky, if you can call running off a cliff lucky, the Zabadu didn't come after me and my only injury was a broken leg.
Odie: (licking Lyman's face) Slurp! Slurp!
Lyman: (narrating) The trouble is I couldn't walk and there was no one for miles around.
Lyman: Help! Anyone, help!
Lyman: (narrating) I was there for hours when someone found me.
Angie: You must've been scared.
(By this time, Dirk has fully scaled the ladder, peeks in to the cabin and silently eavesdrops)
Lyman: I don't know the meaning of the word "scared". But fortunately, I do know the meaning of the word "terrified".
(Buckley pokes Dirk to try to get the latter's attention. Dirk simply shushes him)
Dirk: Shh...
(A distressed Buckley simply shows the audience that he has several mosquitos injected into his lower backside and rear end)
Garfield: And some of us know the meaning of the words "getting hungry".
Lyman: I thought for sure I was a goner, but then, the oddest thing happened...
(Before Lyman can explain further, the episode concludes with three simple words...)
TO BE CONTINUED...