( Due to the nature of some of the dialogue in this episode, viewer discretion is strongly advised.)
ECHO Data Recollection Files
NAME: Kevin C. King PASS CODE: ***********Rob put us all in a state of shock when he decided to cap his relationship with Pixel last night. Well, okay so they didn't have sex, but they were damn close... The next morning, Senator Raybin called Dr. O. I'm guessing they connected Pixel to Rob to Dr. O. That's what I'm thinking anyway. It's a bit of a stretch, but then she was arrested by two guards. So where do we go from here?
Ending transmission.
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[O Techlabs, Rob is in his quarters, packing a steel weapons case with his Sonic Switcher, Bioblaster, Sonic Pentium Cartridge, and Tomahatch. Carter and Kevin come into the room.]
Carter: You can't be serious, can't you?
Kevin: Carter's right. I mean, it'll be you against the system.
Carter: You'll be all by yourself.
Rob: It isn't like I haven't fought alone before.
Carter: Do you even know where Pixel is?
Rob: Federal Justice Building, Ottawa. Look, I just have a feeling about this. Raybin pressed the charges; she has to be there.
Kevin: Maybe so, but this is Raybin we're talking about here. He's capable of anything.
Rob: That's just a risk I'll have to take.
[Carter, with good intention, suddenly makes a possible connection.]
Carter: You're doing this for Pixel, aren't you? You love her, don't you? Answer me!
[Rob pauses for a second.]
Rob: Look, can we talk about this later? And whatever you do, don't tell Dr. O where I've gone.
Carter: Whatever you say, Rob. But I still think you're making a big mistake. Even if it is for Pixel.
[Rob just looks at Carter. After a while, Sydney runs into the room.]
Sydney: Turn to INN, quick! You have to see this!
[Rob turns on the television to INN. Chief Reporter Cass Hedgway is reporting on the arrest that happened not too long ago.]
Hedgway: A seventeen-year-old was brought up on charges of aiding and abetting of an illegal pornography ring.
[The screen pans on a picture of Pixel being arrested.]
Ramona Constance Brayman, 17, was brought into an Ottawa prison by two guards and Senator William Raybin, the man who opened up the case file on the illegal porn ring several months ago.
Raybin: I can now safely say that this case can no longer be contested by anyone who would want to.
Hedgway: Brayman was once charged by the State Department with unauthorized habitation of alien DNA, but those charges have since been dropped.
[Rob shuts off the television.]
Rob: I've seen enough. Pixel needs my help. (grabs his suitcase and heads to the hangar to retrieve Red Speeder)
Carter: Wait... You still haven't answered my question. You do love her, don't you?
[Rob takes a look at Carter and leaves.]
Sydney: Well, what are we supposed to do?
Kevin: What choice do you think we have? We have to let him go. It's the only way...
Sydney: I can't believe you guys won't help him! If YOU won't, I will!
[Sydney heads out, while Neil,totally oblivious of what happens, enters.]
Kevin: Sydney, wait!
[Sydney is gone by now.]
Carter: Man, I feel bad.
Kevin: Kinda forces you to think.
Neil: You know it does. (short pause) About what?
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[The Galtean Cage-Block. The only occupant in the medium-sized fenced cubes is Pixel, still in her denim suit, and wearing handcuffs. All she can do is look down to the ground. Outside, there are Lexicons at the entry way. After a while, Raybin and Argox enter.]
Raybin: Greetings, Miss Brayman.
Pixel: You. What are you doing here?
Raybin: I just thought I'd check up on you, see how you're doing.
Pixel: Funny. I didn't even think you had a conscience. (looks at Argox) And what's HE doing here?
Argox (fitting his glove): I'm the proper Galtean escort.
Raybin: So... how are you doing?
Pixel: I'd be a little happier if I was free, or at least not wearing these handcuffs (rasing her wrists).
Raybin: So, what do you think? Should we remove them?
Argox: Nah. Besides, that friend of yours would probably want them on.
Pixel: Friend? Which friend?
Raybin: Let's just say he's an old business associate.
Pixel (realizing): You WOULDN'T!
Raybin: Don't bet your cards just yet.
[Pixel sits back in the rear of the cage and glares, albeit cutely.]
Argox: I'll bring him in soon enough.
Raybin: Excellent. Now Zenos said that he had something to discuss with us as soom as we finish with the girl. We should go.
Argox: At once.
[Argox heads out, then Raybin begins to follow.]
Pixel (dropping down to her knees and heading up to the front): RAYBIN!
[Raybin turns around, then gives a pleading stare.]
Please! Can't you help me?
Raybin: ... ...no. Let's go, Argox.
[Raybin heads out the door and closes the large metal pane.]
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[The Federal Justice Building in Ottowa. Rob heads to the archive room, and gets to one of the computer terminals. He hooks up his Sonic Charger to the computer terminal and began a search.]
Rob: Echo, begin search.
[There is silence.]
Must be out of Echo's range. Computer, initiate search patterns.
[Silence.]
Fine. I'll just type the search into the terminal.
[Rob begins to hack into the main system.]
COMPUTER SEARCH Please enter subject. BRAYMAN, Ramona Constance BEGIN... . . . . . NO SEARCH RESULTS FOUND. |
Rob: That's odd. There SHOULD be a record.
[Rob tries to get around the system in another way.]
COMPUTER SEARCH Please enter subject. Subject: New Arrests . . . New Arrests files ready. Search: Pornography. Subject: BRAYMAN, Ramona Constance . . . NO SEARCH RESULTS FOR "BRAYMAN, RAMONA CONSTANCE" FOUND. 3,621 RESULTS FOR "PORNOGRAPHY" . |
Rob: Damn. Let me try this one.
COMPUTER SEARCH Please enter subject. Subject: "PIXEL" BRAYMAN . . . NO SEARCH RESULTS FOUND. |
Rob: Maybe they just didn't file it. Wait... maybe I can figure out the ringleader's name.
COMPUTER SEARCH Subject: (Ringleader, Pornography) . . . 1 RESULT FOUND. HARTSON, Richard. #506-329-612 PRINTING... |
[Rob grabs the printout and heads to the main desk.]
Rob: Excuse me, could you tell me where I could find this person?
[The clerk types the name into his computer.]
Clerk: I'm afraid that the man you speak of has been released temporarily by the order of...
Rob: Senator William Raybin?
Clerk: Exactly. How did you know?
Rob: Call it a hunch. Where IS Raybin now?
Clerk: I'm afraid that information has been named classified by Senator Raybin.
Rob: Look! This CREEP took advantage of my girfriend's helplessness in an extremely humiliating way possible, and now she AND him are gone?
Clerk: That does create a problem. What was your friend's name?
Rob: Ramona Brayman.
Clerk: Miss Ramona Brayman? She was taken into custody by Raybin as we--
Rob: Right.
Clerk: This sounds really shady. I'll have to call my superiors.
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[The Cages. Pixel is lying on the dirty floor when she notices Raybin and Argox are back.]
Raybin: Get up, kid.
[Pixel grunts and gets up, sitting on her heels.]
Raybin: May I re-introduce you to an old colleague? Mr. Richard Hartson? I believe you know Miss Pixel Brayman?
[Hartson steps out from behind Raybin and grins menacingly.]
Pixel (begins to cry): Raybin, I cannot BELIEVE you could even sink this low. Do you know what this guy used to DO?
Raybin: It doesn't matter.
Pixel (sobbing): He RAPED me!
Hartson: Not like you weren't asking for it, girl.
Pixel: I DIDN'T!
Hartson: Sure didn't LOOK like it.
Raybin: All right, you two. (to Hartson) How come you never told me? My credibility is on the line here. Don't you know that statutory rape is a punishable offense?
Hartson: Bill, it's cool. No one knows about this charge yet. And you.. (turns to Pixel) You were set to be in three more of my films when I got arrested. But now I think I shall receive my payment in another fitting way. (enters the cell) You know, you look so hot and powerless in those cuffs.
Pixel (obviously fearing): You back off. My boyfriend taught me how to defend myself...
Hartson: Boyfriend, now... Makes it all the better for me.
[As Hartson begins to near Pixel, she begins to close her eyes and launch a flying side kick, not sure what she's doing. She lands on his eye.]
Pixel: Yaahh!
Hartson: You little bitch! You put out my eye! I oughta...
Pixel: You oughta what? You know, with this new revelation, I could have you back in South Ontario Regional Penitentiary in one foul swoop... Now are you going to let me out or not?
Raybin (to Hartson): What choice do we have, Rich? The SORP can retrieve word of your charge in as little as 24 hours. There's nothing more that I can do. Let's go, Hartson.
[Raybin and Hartson head to the Earthbase. Arachness is waiting on a report.]
Arachness: Was she willing?
Raybin: No.
Hartson (angered): The bitch kicked me in the eye, and revealed a stunning charge from the past. You know I could get into some serious trouble if this were to leak to anyone.
Arachness: You know, you're right... We'll keep this within our little circle. And as for Pixel, I think she knows too much.
[The two men look upon Arachness as she orders with a stern air upon her.]
Kill her.
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[Back in the cage, Pixel rests after that kick took nearly all of her energy from her. She then notices a crack in the doorway, meaning that the cage is left open.]
Pixel: This might be my only chance.
[She pushes the doorway and begins to make her escape.]
I have to find Rob. Maybe he can get these cuffs off of me.
[While she walks past a command room, the young girl overhears Argox and Zenos discussing their plans.]
Zenos: Syncotron and Tourix are now armed with detonators set to go off within forty-eight hours' time.
Argox: By now they should have made their way to New York City. In a matter of moments, they will place the charges around O Techlabs. We believe that is the source of Sonic Five's power. By this time next week, O Techlabs and everything around it will be destroyed.
[Pixel, peering in the door, has an astonished look on her face. She then takes a moment to regroup herself. After that, she seeks to get out of the prison as soon as possible.]
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[On the roads of the northern region of New America, Sydney (as SonicWhite) keeps a constant track of Red Speeder's position.]
SonicWhite: White Speeder, keep a lock on Rob's position. We have to help him, even if he doesn't like it.
[Within moments, White Speeder's headlights begin to flash.]
You found something?
[SonicWhite looks upon the console and finds that Rob is...]
Twelve miles northeast.... Let's ride!
[SonicWhite hops on White Speeder heads toward the specified coordinates.]
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[O Techlabs.... Outside...]
Syncotron: This is the building. All we need now is to get to the central core somehow.
Tourix: Leave that to me.
[Tourix takes Syncotron's hand and they both morph into a pool of liquid metal and seep through the cracks of O Techlabs and make their way to the central core. Meanwhile, O Techlabs... inside....]
Kevin: Is anyone else beginning to feel as bad as I am for leaving Sydney to find Rob?
Neil: Yeah. The bad part is that Syd's still out there.
Carter: Yeah... But where? (activates his V-Pager) Sydney?
[SonicWhite answers it.]
SonicWhite: SonicWhite here. Go ahead.
Carter: Where are you?
SonicWhite: Carter?
Carter: Yes.
[SonicWhite deactivates her V-Pager]
Guess she's still mad at us.
Neil: You two, anyway.
Kevin: That's it. We're going to find Sydney and help her.
Carter: What about Dad?
Neil: We can't let him know where we are.
Kevin: Right. Let's move. Sonic Pentium Charge!
[The three transform and head out on their Speeders to track the wayward Rangers.] SonicBlack: All right! Set all scanners to find Rob, Pixel, and Sydney! Move out!
Black/Blue/Yellow: Sonic Three!
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