FREE SALLY

Free Sally!

ACME ACRES ZOO, DAY.

In this very familiar setting, Sally the Amazonian Polefox sits, unhappy. First, Jojo, the only other polefox she knew about ditched her for a lemur chick, then, she gets chased off by a monster mink, and then she gets frozen by some super powered redhead! And the worst part, she was stuck in a cage, and forced to be a tourist trap, for these ungrateful zoo patrons. And all the while, she watched as she saw other toons, some animals like herself, walk free!

SALLY(To herself)- If only I could have that glorious freedom.

Sally sighed and waited for her day to end.

SPECIALIST- Come on, Sal! Let’s hear some savage growling!
SALLY(bored)- Grrr. Roar. Snarl. Howl.

The specialist wasn’t pleased.

SPECIALIST- Come on, Sally! Roar!
SALLY- Roar, growl, snort.
SPECIALIST- Oh, fine! Forget it! Come on, kids.

As the specialist left, Sally used her claw and traced in the dirt, the only two men she ever really liked, and liked her in return, though the second really didn’t show it, but deep down he did.

SALLY- Sirrus....Blinko......I wish I were free......

NIGHT.

Sally was in her cave, asleep, and then she heard the familiar rattling of the janitor’s cart.

SALLY- Joey!

Sally rushed to the bars of her cage, and smiled.

SALLY- Hi, Joey.

The janitor looked up and smiled. Joey was a young boy, about 19 or so, with messy black hair and he was very handsome.

JOEY- Hey, Sal.
SALLY- Did you get me the food? The zoo food here is....UGH!
JOEY- Yep! Here!

Joey then opens a secret compartment in his cart, revealing a surf and turf dinner.

JOEY- It took every cent I had, but I got it.
SALLY- Oh, thank you!

Joey slips the food under the cage, and Sally begins to eat the lobster and steak inside.

SALLY- Oh, Joey, in all this zoo, you’re the only guy here that treats me like I’m a real person!

JOEY- But Sally, you are a real person.
SALLY- What? No, I’m just an animal.
JOEY- And why’s that, cause you’re in a cage? Look, you maybe an animal outside, but deep inside, you have a depth of intelligence that I envy.

Sally’s eyes went watery, and she smiled.

SALLY- Really?
JOEY- Yeah.

Sally’s eyes then became determined.

SALLY- Then, it’s time this person got out of this cage!

Sally grips the bars and begins to pull. At first she gives a light pull, like usual, but she sees it doesn’t work.

SALLY- Huh? Okay, maybe a little more.

Sally then applies even more force to pulling the bars apart, enough to actually make her muscles tense up, and show a bit. Still nothing.

SALLY- Oh, you’re bein’ tough? FINE!

At this, her eyes went predatory again, and she grabbed the bars and let out a feral growl as she pulled with everything she had. Her biceps ballooned to their softball shape, veins and all, and she sweated profusely! But try as she might, she couldn’t get the bars to budge. Defeated, Sally sat back on the ground.

SALLY(Sad)- *sniff* I’ll never get out of here.
JOEY- That explains it. These bars are pure Adamantium.

Sally knew she was stuck now.

SALLY(Crying)- How am I gonna get out of here!?
JOEY- Well, sometimes the most simple answers lie right beneath your feet.
SALLY- Beneath...my feet?

Sally remembers that the only thing under her feet is soil!

SALLY- That’s it! Joey, thanks! I’ll never forget you!

Sally then uses her claws to dig into the ground, and eventually broke through the ground.

JOEY- See ya, Sally.

TUNNEL, ???

Sally was digging, furiously, trying to get out of her captivity, forever.

SALLY- Just....keep.....digging! Must be free!

Eventually, Sally decided to break free. Digging upwards, she soon found herself in...

BURBANK FOREST, NIGHT

A mound of dirt began to rise near the pond, and then, a hand burst through. Eventually, the body that the hand belonged to showed up. Sally was finally free.

SALLY- (Deep inhale) Finally, I’m free! Free from those prying eyes, and those stupid zoo tourists. Now to find my only two friends in the outside world.

Then, Sally sniffed the air, and looked disgusted.

SALLY- But, first....a bath. I need to get this dirt and sweat off me!

Then, she sees a pond.

SALLY- And speaking of a bath....

Sally dove into the pond, and began to wash the sweat, dirt and everything off her, all the while singing “Haunted,” by Evanescence. Minerva and Trudy heard the singing, and were worried beyond belief!

MINERVA- What’s going on out there?
TRUDY- Who could be out at this hour?

Both look out their respective windows, and see a silhouette of someone...in the pond!

MINERVA/TRUDY- Oh, my! I need to call (Minerva) Sirrus! (Trudy) Blinko!

Both pick up the phones and dial the number for the WB water tower.

WATER TOWER, NIGHT.
At the Water Tower, the Warners are asleep, including Blinko, who decided to spend a day with his family. Then, the phone rings.

YAKKO- Phone....
WAKKO- Too tired to get it....
DOT- Let it ring.....

Sirrus wakes up and walks over to the phone.

SIRRUS- (Tired.) Hello? What?! Someone in the pond? Min, are you sure it wasn’t Trudy? Not that muscular? Oh, my gosh. Hold on a minute, I’ll be right there!

Sirrus hangs up the phone, and goes to the guest room of the Tower, and sees Blinko asleep.

SIRRUS- Blinko....BLINKO!
BLINKO (Mumbling in sleep)- Errrrgh.....I don’ wanna go to school today.
SIRRUS- BLINKO, WAKE UP!

Blinko still refuses. Sirrus gets an idea, and pulls a large bucket of water out of hammerspace. Then....

SPLASH!!!

BLINKO- GAHHH! I’M AWAKE, I’M AWAKE!
SIRRUS- Glad to see that. Now, Trudy and Minerva saw someone in the pond.
BLINKO- What? They sure that it wasn’t anyone they knew?
SIRRUS- Min sounded pretty upset, so no.

Blinko’s eyes had a skeptical look.

BLINKO- Until I hear from Tru....

And as if on cue, Blinko’s phone rang.

BLINKO- Hello? TRU?! Someone...(embarrassed) in the pond? Um, I’ll be right there.

He hung up, and looked at Sirrus.

SIRRUS- Well?
BLINKO- Okay, let’s go. We have two sexy minks to save!

POND, NIGHT.

As Sally washes herself clean of the dirt, sweat and grime, she doesn’t realize she’s being watched, by a pair of icy-blue eyes, like her own. His voice is similar to Gambit’s without the Cajun accent.

???- Could it be? Has the girl of my dreams actually arrived in this forest? Has my search come to an end?

Then, the eyes see Blinko and Sirrus show up!

???- Oh, boy. I’d better lay low for a while.

And then, the eyes disappear, but it won’t be the last we see of them. Meanwhile...

BLINKO- There’s the pond.
SIRRUS- It’s not the pond we should be concerned with....

Sirrus then points at who is in there.

SIRRUS- It’s who’s in it!
BLINKO- (After looking) Oh, no! Sally!

Sally’s keen ears pick up Blinko and Sirrus’ voice, and she smiles.

SALLY- Guys?
SIRRUS- She can....

Then, Sally jumps out of the pond and gracefully lands in front of the two, her fur still wet, giving her a silver sheen in the moonlight,

SALLY- Talk? Yep. All thanks to Hollywood Toon!
BLINKO- Look, Sal, I told you, I’m not your guy!
SALLY- No, you don’t understand! I came here to get away from that zoo!
SIRRUS- What?
SALLY- You don’t know what it’s like....being locked up, having all those eyes peering at you, being taunted, and knowing you can’t be free.

Blinko looked saddened.

BLINKO- Actually...I do know how it feels. You see....

And Blinko told her the story of his imprisonment in the Anti Toon Trick Vault in Eurodisney.

BLINKO- One good thing about the zoo, you don’t hear an irritating song over and over.
SALLY- Good point.
SIRRUS- But what are the girls gonna think?
MINERVA- Try asking them.

Sirrus and Blinko gulped and looked behind, seeing Minerva and Trudy, standing dressed in nightgowns.

BLINKO- Trudy! It’s not what it looks like!
TRUDY- Relax, Big Blink. I heard every word that Sally said.
MINERVA- Yeah. We aren’t letting Sally go back to the zoo.
SALLY(With tears in her eyes)- R-really? Even after me trying to steal your boys?

Trudy and Minerva smiled.

TRUDY- Yeah, but if you try anything....
SALLY- I won’t! I know they’re your guys, and I plan to respect that.

Sally then extends her hand.

SALLY- Friends?

Trudy and Minerva looked stern at first, but then smiled.

MINERVA/TRUDY- Friends.

Sally’s eyes brightened.

TRUDY- Until we find you a home, you’re more that welcome to stay with me or Minerva.
SALLY- I don’t want to be a burden, girls, but if you insist.
BLINKO- And tomorrow, you and I are going shopping.

Sally looks at Blinko with a quizzical look.

SALLY- Shopping?
BLINKO- Yeah, no one’s gonna want to see a nude polefox.
SALLY- You know....you’re right. If I’m gonna be a member of this city, I need to get some clothes...preferably ones that let me show off.
BLINKO- You haven’t changed.

The next day.....

MONTANA MAX’S MANSION, DAY.

A certain billionaire brat is snoozing, when his alarm clock goes off, with the tune of Ted DiBiase’s theme in the WWF.

MAX- ALARM CLOCK!

At this, a butler showed up in his pajamas, and shut the alarm off.

MAX- Hey, my eyes aren’t gonna open themselves!
BUTLER- Terribly sorry, Master Monty.

The butler then opens Montana’s eyes.

MAX- Thanks, Grovely. Now, carry me to the television!
GROVELY- Yes, Master Monty.

Upon doing so, Max jumped off, into his deluxe relaxation chair.

MAX- Thanks, Grovely. You deserve a tip.....NEVER TALK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
GROVELY- Thank you. I’ll keep that in mind, Master Monty.

And with that, Grovely walked away.

MAX- Now to check up on the commoners....

Turning on the TV, the news instantly turned on.

NEWSCASTER- This is Chet Ubetcha, filling in for Mary Melody for K-ACME news. In Zoo news, a rare Amazonian Polefox has escaped from the zoo. When asked for comment, the supervisor had this to say.
SUPERVISOR- Ah, the polefox thing was gettin’ old! What we need is something no one has ever seen! I say, forget the stinkin’ fox!
CHET- As such, the Polefox exhibit was closed down, and replaced with the rare CatDog exhibit!

Max turned off the TV.

MAX- Hmmm....Polefox.....where have I heard that before?

Max pushes a button, and down comes a book titled, “Animals I Haven’t Skinned and Made into Fur Coats.” He flips the pages and sees, “Amazonian Polefox. Extremely rare. Only 3 remaining. Fur is exemplary for making coats, sashes, boas, and more.”

MAX- Looks like I’ve just found my activity for the day! GROVELY!

Grovely bolts towards Max.

GROVELY- Yes, Master Monty?
MAX- Get my hunting attire! I’m going on a little safari.

Meanwhile....

BURBANK STREETS, DAY.

Blinko, Sirrus and Sally, currently dressed in some of Trudy’s clothes (which is not very suited for a girl her size, mind you), are on the way to Burbank Mall.

SALLY- Can we please hurry? I don’t think these pants can take much more, and don’t get me started on the shirt.
BLINKO- We’re almost there, Sal-Gal.
SALLY- Well, can we pick up the pace!

Sirrus nods, and grabs off screen, and pulls revealing...

BURBANK MALL, DAY.

Sally looked at the massive building.

SALLY- WOW!
BLINKO- Wait till you get inside, girl.

The trio enter, and we see a mass of stores, K.D. Nickels, Roch’s, The Pit, Playthings “B” We, GameHalt, Chars, and more!

SALLY- So many stores!
BLINKO- But we need a store that will accommodate your...generous physique.
SIRRUS- CAPTAIN! THAR SHE BLOWS!

Blinko turns and sees a rather large store, saying, “MIGHTY MAMA, CLOTHES AND ACCOUTERMENTS FOR THE BABE WITH BICEPS.”

BLINKO- I think we found it.

You hear a rip, and see that Sally’s mighty legs are taxing the jeans, and her shirt starts to rip.

SALLY- And none too soon!
SIRRUS- If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were the Hulk.

Sally ignores the comment and bolts in the store, before her borrowed clothes explode.

SIRRUS- So.....now what?
BLINKO- Wanna grab a bite?
SIRRUS- Sure.

As the two toons eat, they see a familiar canine hero walking across the mall’s hall.

BLINKO/SIRRUS- Hey, Exile!
EXILE- Oh, hey, comrades!
BLINKO- What’s a Rover doin’ here?
EXILE- Oh, Colleen needed new dress for date tonight, and told me to come with to carry much bags.
BLINKO- What a coinkidink! I’m here helping a new friend pick out some clothes!
EXILE- It seems we men are doomed to be slaves to women’s shoppings, eh, comrades?
BLINKO- I don’t see it like that, Exile....I just see it as a show of sensitivity, the true key to a woman’s heart.
EXILE- Really?
BLINKO- Absolutely. If a guy is sensitive enough to come into a mall to help a girl with her shopping, he’s definitely gonna catch a few eyes.

Exile smiles.

EXILE- Perhaps I should try sensitivity at Mother Russia?
BLINKO- Maybe.

With that, Exile bade them adieu, and continued to help Colleen, leaving Sirrus and Blinko to finish their meal.

AN HOUR LATER....

BLINKO- Well, Sal-Gal should be done by....now?

Indeed, Sally was done. She stood outside the store, wearing a blue tank top, a pair of long green exercise pants, and a WB baseball cap.

SALLY- So....how do I look?
BLINKO- You look (gulp) great!
SIRRUS- Move over Aphrodite, there’s a new goddess in town.
BLINKO- I also see you haven’t spared any expense for clothes and accessories.

Blinko sees about a thousand bags.

SALLY- Well, with the money you got for me, I wasn’t gonna waste it!
BLINKO- I’ll take these bags.

Using his Super Warner Strength, he lifted the bags effortlessly.

SALLY- Thanks, Blinko.
BLINKO- No prob, Sally!

The trio stepped outside the mall, smiling.

SALLY- For the first time in my life, I feel happy! I mean, I have good friends, new clothes, a new place to call home, I mean how could it get any.....

THWIP!

SALLY- OW! Blinko, you sly devil! Pinchin’ my butt like that!
BLINKO- Um....I’m holding your bags.
SALLY- Sirrus? Please tell me YOU pinched my rear end?
SIRRUS- No....

Sally looked down to her derriere, and saw a dart with a dollar sign in it.

SALLY- Someone.....(woozy) t..tranquilized.....me.....

THUD!

Blinko and Sirrus look around to find the shooter.

BLINKO- Where could that shot could have come from?
SIRRUS (As a CSI officer)- Well, in order for the dart to hit Sally’s behind at that angle...I’d say, it came from the sign!
???- How right you are, stupid skunk!!

Blinko and Sirrus look above them to see Montana Max, in hunting gear.

SIRRUS- Montana Max....I might have known.
MAX- Now that I have one of the remaining polefoxes, I can make her into a fur coat with....

Max pulls out a small square, and drops it on the ground.

MAX- My SKINOMATIC 5000!

Upon saying the name of the dreaded machine, the square transformed into a large machine, with razors, knives and assorted skinning tools.

BLINKO- NO! I can’t let you harm my friend!

Blinko charges in and tries to stop Max, only to be grabbed by a large robotic hand.

MAX- Oh, and it’s the deluxe version, with automated security!
BLINKO- Max, you’re a horrible little monster!
MAX- I know! Now, let’s get SKINNIN’!

The machine then shackles Sally to a stretcher, with adamantium cuffs, and begins to move. However, one person is not enjoying what he sees...a certain blue-eyed person....

???- No.....that gorgeous creature....can’t be turned into a fur coat! I won’t let this happen! I WON’T!

The eyes then take a sulphurous yellow tinge, and then the being leaps out with a feral scream!

MAX- WHAT THE HECK?

Then, with a crash, the being reveals himself as a tall, muscular male polefox, with the build of a martial artist, and middleweight bodybuilder combined together. His hair, long, and silver, like Sally’s reached his shoulders. He was very handsome, but his face was contorted in anger!

BLINKO- Is that Jojo, Sirrus?
SIRRUS- No...Jojo was a bit more muscular...but this guy, he’s got the muscle, and a degree of slimness, and looks pretty intelligent!

The polefox looks angry at Max and glares.

POLEFOX- Listen up you little brat. I will NOT have you turn that beauty into a fur coat to satisfy your barbaric needs! If you want her, you’ll have to get through me first!
MAX- Fine with me! Skinomatic, apprehend and incapacitate!

Obeying it’s master, the robotic hands pop out and begin to attack, but the mysterious polefox nimbly and amazingly dodges the hands, and not only that, begins using powerful attacks of his own, and breaks many of the hands that appear, using strength that nearly matches Sally’s, if not surpassing it.

POLEFOX- Hmph. Is that all your clinking, clanking, cluttered cacophony of caliginous cogs and camshafts can do?
MAX- No, it can do much more!

Max pushes a button, and then, the polefox is slammed by a powerful fist from the side.

POLEFOX- You....you dirty fighter.....
MAX- What I do best...besides making money!

Then, two more hands grab the male polefox and begin to crush him, but unfortunately....

SALLY- Ugh....wha? What happened? All I remember is being stuck in the rear by a tranquilizer, then....huh? Who’s that?

Sally catches sight of the male polefox, and her eyes turn into hearts, and her heart begins to beat faster!

MAX- Oh, you’re up? GOOD! All the more satisfying to hear the animals scream when I turn them into fur coats! And when you’re done, I’ll use his fur next!

Sally gasps, but then, her eyes were soon set in anger, and became the predatory yellow that happened only when she was angered.

SALLY- Not....if....I....can.......help....it!!!

Sally then begins to struggle against her bonds, to meet only with Max’s laughter.

MAX- HA! Try all ya want! Adamantium is....un...break...a...ble?

Sally’s efforts begin to bend the cuffs and her muscles grow slightly, as Sally dipped into a strength reserve she never knew she had, and begins to growl angrily!

MAX- Um.....help?

Sally then busts the bonds completely, and looks at Max with a glare that could give Batman the shakes.

MAX- Oh, man! I hate when this....

Sally then grabs the machine and lifts it effortlessly, and rips it in half!

MAX- HAPPENS!!!

The male polefox is released from the defunct hands.

POLEFOX- Huh? That goddess isn’t just glorious in beauty, she’s gargantuan in strength! She’s....perfect.

Sally then returns to Max.

SALLY- Try and skin ME will ya?!
MAX- LISTEN! I’LL GIVE YA ANYTHING! MONEY, JEWELS, CREDIT CARDS, REAL ESTATE! JUST DON’T HURT ME!!!

Sally then pulls a curtain, reading, “this scene is far too violent for our younger set.,” and all you hear is smacks, punches, kicks and Max’s screams!

MAX- NO! NOT THERE! OW! NOT THE FACE! AHHH! NO!! THAT’S MY SPENDING HAND!!!

A few minutes later, the curtain rises, and Sally has a set of fur wristbands on her, and Max is as bald as an eagle!

MAX- My hair.....my HAIR!!
SALLY- Now you know how the animals YOU skin feel.
MAX- OKAY! I’LL NEVER SKIN ANOTHER ANIMAL AGAIN!!!
SALLY- Now....SCRAM!

Max bolts at hyperspeed.

BLINKO- Way to go, Sally!
POLEFOX- Sally? That’s your name?
SALLY- Well....
POLEFOX- Shh...I think it fits you.
SALLY- R-Really?
POLEFOX- I am Lucius Whitestreak, and for years I had searched for the perfect woman...one with brains....brawn...and beauty. And you...you fit that perfectly.

Sally’s heart leapt in hope! Her prayers were answered!

SALLY- Thanks.....and you’re quite the catch yourself....provided you don’t like lemurs...
LUCIUS- Lemurs? I prefer my women like you...strong, and beautiful.

Sally cried tears of joy...

BLINKO- Well, it looks like Sally found her true love.
SIRRUS- But what about a home?

Then a ring was heard on Blinko’s cell.

BLINKO- Huh? Talk to me. OH! Hey, Tru! What? You don’t say? Awesome! For that much? Wow! Great!
SIRRUS- What’s up?
BLINKO- That was Tru! She and Minerva found a home near the lake in Burbank Forest, for a good price! And it’s big enough for two!

Sally leapt with joy!

SALLY- YAHOO! You hear that, Lucius?
LUCIUS- Oh, I heard, my love....

Sally blushed...for the first time in her life.

SALLY- Thanks, Lucius, and you too, guys....for being such good friends....
BLINKO- No prob.....It’s what we Warners do, girl!

And so, Sally was finally free, and had found the one person she could confide in.

BLINKO- Ain't it sweet, Sirrus?
SIRRUS- Almost a Disney moment.....and one of the GOOD ones, mind you.

THE END.