An All Dogs Amazon Exodus Part 2 (Reupload)

2) [At the airport, Charlie and Itchy are both disguised as a human man, though it means that Charlie, being at the bottom, is wearing black shoes. Here’s how it is: They are both wearing a trench coat and their tail is hidden underneath it. The “man” quivers in line for an air ticket.]

Charlie: [whispers] This is ridiculous, having to disguise as a human. I think Annabelle was crazy to have said so in the first place. Why couldn’t we just use the miracle dog tag and turn ourselves into actual, realistic-looking human beings?

Itchy: [whispers] Because, Charlie, Annabelle said the miracle dog tag is for emergencies only. Use it for anything that is not enough of an emergency to require a miracle to take care of, and you eventually may not have any left when you really need it. Remember that last time when you turned yourself into a human? For certain things you didn’t know how to do right, such as driving a car when you really didn’t know how, not even as a human, and for being “crazy”, you were the target of arrest. It could happen again if either one of such people were around here, or on the plane, or whatever. It is true that it would be easier to use the miracle dog tag anytime, but you remember when you tried to take the easy way by working with Carface and Killer at the meat shop, back when they were bad…

Charlie: [whispers] Now that you bring that up, there was a big price I would have paid.

Itchy: [whispers] Yep. My life would have been that price.

Charlie: [whispers] Well, I wasn’t willing to let you die. You always were and always will be a must.

[The person in front of Charlie and Itchy has gotten his ticket and now he has left.]

Woman Behind Charlie and Itchy: Excuse me, sir. You’re holding up the line.

Itchy: Oh. Excuse me, madam. [whispers] It’s our turn now, Charlie. [turns to the lady, who is… how shall I say it?] Never mind. [Charlie walks Itchy to the counter.] Two, I mean, one please. [He has reached down into the trench coat to reach for the money and gives the man a $10 bill.]

Man at Counter: That will be $5.50… out of ten. [takes it, puts it in the cash register, and gives him four $1 bills and two quarters] Your change, sir.

Itchy: Thank you.

Man at Counter: And here’s your ticket. [gives it to him]

Itchy: Thanks again, sir.

[The two walk into the plane and give their ticket to another man.]

Itchy: [whispers] Remember, Charlie, you owe Ricky money. Sure, he can be obnoxious sometimes, but he was nice enough to loan us the fare.

Charlie: I know.

[The two then get onto the seat.]

Charlie: We’re not noticed by the ticket man now, Itch, so why don’t we disassemble ourselves and I get these shoes off?

Itchy: Because there are actual people on this plane, and they can notice us as dogs, and while dogs are allowed on the plane, they are only allowed in carriers. Besides, what if we need a flight attendant? She’ll notice us, and if we don’t get thrown off the plane, we’ll get confined to a carrier, whether we share one, or you are in one and I’m in another.

[Beat]

Charlie: Maybe we should have disguised separately. [pause] But then, our tails would have been shown. I knew we should have used the miracle dog tag.

Itchy: No. The miracles are only for emergencies.

Charlie: This is an emergency!

Itchy: Nope. Nothin’ doin’, Charlie. We cannot possibly have appeared at the ticket counter as just one person with just one ticket and be on the plane or get off it as two separate people. It’s impossible. We’re not going to try that. When we’re off the plane and out of sight, then we’re separating. Is that clear?

Charlie: Whatever you say, Itch.

[The plane begins to take off. Apparently, Charlie is holding onto Itchy’s legs, as he’d been (though not known to anyone but them) riding piggyback on Charlie. Inside, not quite on-screen, Charlie shakes in fear.]

[Now, in the mostly-destroyed Amazon Rainforest, we see a bunch of dogs, Carface Carruthers and Killer being among them, being kicked by a group of men and having to plant some palm kernels.]

Palm Oil Man #1: [kicking a female dog] Faster! You’re so slow!

Palm Oil Man #2: [whipping an elderly dog with his belt, off-screen] Faster, lazybones!

Killer: [to Carface] I don’t like this, boss. [A third palm oil man whips him on the back with his belt] Ow!

Carface: [shouts] I don’t like it either, Killer! [The same man whips Carface on the back with his belt] Ow!

Palm Oil Man #3: I’m gonna tell the boss you talk, and if he doesn’t believe it… I don’t know what I’ll do with you, but I won’t show you no mercy! [to himself, under his breath] Of course, this depends on what idea the boss has. [back to the puppies] Just in case the boss wants silence, get back to work faster and silently!

Killer: Okay, okay!

Palm Oil Man #3: I said “silently?” [Killer pants. A girl named Stacia brings out a bottle of water. She holds out her left hand and pours water from the bottle onto it and extends that hand to Killer, who laps up the water from her hand. She then leaves and heads for Carface. She pours more water onto her hand and extends it to Carface. He looks reluctant, considering he saw Killer drink from her hand already.] Go on. You’re only a dog, so you cannot get sick from drinking from anyone else’s hands just because some other dog drank from it. Either you drink from her hand or you go thirsty, but get back to work either way.

Stacia: It’s okay, boy. I only have one bottle for now, and everyone else is waiting. [Carface hangs his head.] Okay. [walks away sadly]

Palm Oil Man #3: How can you ignore her, ingrate?! [swings his foot. A hitting sound is heard off-screen and Carface yelps in pain. Stacia’s pigtails spike up because she is frightened by that. She looks back and smooths her pigtails back.] If you go thirsty, instead of me being sorry, you will! [Carface whimpers] [turns to Stacia] And you’d better hide that bottle before your uncle learns about you providing for those slaves behind his back.

[Stacia was the niece of the head of the industry. She sighs.]

Stacia: Those poor dogs. [a tear fills her eye and slides down her cheek]