MIGHTY MOUSE: THE MOVIE
by BC Davis
First Draft
06/10/2001
"Dedicated to Neil Beck:
the greatest Mighty Mouse fan I’ve ever known."
EXT. MOUSEVILLE – DAY
We see a large sign along a road leading into a busy city. It reads:
"MOUSEVILLE – POP. A WHOLE LOT"
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We see a MOUSE COUPLE walking along the streets of Mouseville, a busy city filled with mice.
The couple walks by an ALLEY and a hushed sound comes from it. The couple turns to look and is motioned into the alley by a DARK FIGURE.
The dark figure is a CAT.
The couple is terrified.
CAT
Hand over your purse
and your wallet. Now!
The couple starts to comply when all of a sudden a strong tenor singing voice is heard from the skies above:
MIGHTY MOUSE (VO)
(sings)
Here I come to save the day!
The cat’s eyes go wide and he runs out of the alley, looking for an escape route.
The cat moves fast, but our hero, MIGHTY MOUSE, is much faster. Before the cat can run a block, Mighty Mouse picks him up by the nape of his neck.
Using his great strength, Mighty Mouse hoists up the cat and flies him back to the couple in the alley.
Mighty Mouse roughly sets the cat down.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Now. Give them back their
property.
The cat promptly complies.
MIGHTY MOUSE
What are you doing out of
Cat Town in the first place?
Don’t bother answering.
I’m just going to fly you
back there. Maybe then
you’ll stay out of trouble.
You’re lucky. By all rights
I should take you to jail,
but you caught me on a
good day.
The mouse couple shows their appreciation, and Mighty Mouse flies off with the cat in tow.
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EXT. MOUSEVILLE ORPHANAGE – CONT.
SCRAPPY, a young, red-haired mouseling is playing a good hard game of basketball on the orphanage’s basketball court.
He looks up and we see Mighty Mouse fly by from Scrappy’s POV.
Another orphaned MOUSELING brings Scrappy’s attention back to the game.
MOUSELING
Yo! Scrappy! Earth to
Scrappy! We got a game
going on here!
SCRAPPY
Sorry. Just watching my
SCRAPPY
(CONT.)
best friend fly by.
MOUSELING
(disbelieving)
Yeah, right. Whatever.
They continue with the game.
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INT. DARK, GOTHIC LAIR – DAY
A dark, Gothic structure. It looks like a torture room. It is even adorned with torture devices to give it just the right flavor.
We hear a BASS VOICE as we PAN the room. It is a commanding voice.
OCH (VO)
Troy! Get your derriere
in here!
INT. COMPUTER ROOM – CONT.
We stop on a tall cat figure dressed in a black Zoot suit, his back to us. He is bent over a computer console.
A small, heavy-set cat, TROY, comes running into the computer room. He isn’t very bright.
TROY
Duh, yeah, boss?
The tall cat turns around. We finally get to see who this cat is. It is OIL CAN HARRY. He wears a long, black, pencil thin moustache on his face.
OCH
Did you get the memory,
like I asked you to?
TROY
Yeah. I got it right here.
Troy hands OCH a couple of large DIMMs packaged in a plastic bubble container.
OCH looks at them closely, with trepidation.
OCH
These are the correct
ones this time? You
did tell the technician
what type of PC I
have?
TROY
I did just like you
told me to, boss.
OCH
You’d better have.
Last time you brought
me the wrong ones
and ended up frying
my motherboard.
At this point we hear our first song, "An Evil Genius Is Hard Going" sung by OCH. While he sings, he opens his PC, installs the memory, tests it and closes up his PC.
OCH
(singing)
Being an evil genius
is hard going.
You never know whether
a plan may work or fail.
There’s always some
contingency,
Or hero waiting in the
OCH
(CONT.)
(sings)
wings
That may cause you to
have to bail.
Being an evil genius
is hard going.
You’re saddled with a
great responsibility.
You’ve got a lot of work,
Sometimes with no more
than a fork,
And of course that can
bring out the hostility.
So before you think the
bad life is so glamorous,
Remember it can be
quite boring.
With hired help that’s
lacking,
And robbing for
financial backing;
Being an evil genius
is hard going!
OCH finishes his hardware work.
OCH
Excellent. My memory
is maximized and I’m
ready to get my plan
underway.
OCH sits down at his console and starts moving his mouse around. He clicks a few program icons here and there, when all of a sudden the BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH pops up.
OCH
No! Not again! This
OCH
(CONT.)
stupid computer! I
should have known
better than to get this
GUI. Darn it. Cold
reboot time.
OCH sighs in exasperation and turns his computer off. He waits for ten seconds then hits the power button again. He hits the TAB button to watch the power up sequence. All of his memory registers, all of his drives engage, and everything checks out. He logs in and enters his password. Everything runs normal.
OCH
Okay. Here we go again.
OCH fiddles with his mouse and keyboard, booting up a programming program. It runs flawlessly this time.
OCH
Finally!
OCH starts to type madly. He chuckles as he works. The coding on his screen makes no sense to us.
Troy walks over and watches OCH from over his shoulder. This irritates OCH.
OCH
Could you please not
stand there. Go do
something else. I’m
busy here.
TROY
Oh, sure thing, boss.
Troy leaves as we leave OCH to his work.
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EST. EXT. MOUSEVILLE CIVIC DOME – NIGHT
The marquee reads "Alice In Chains: Tonight Only!"
INT. MOUSEVILLE CIVIC DOME – CONT.
Rock music is blaring throughout the amphitheatre.
We PAN the crowd of mice dancing to the music.
Right down in the front is Scrappy and Mike. Scrappy is moshing with the best of them. Mike is cringing.
Scrappy sees this and gets concerned. He yells above the loud music.
SCRAPPY
Hey, Mike? You okay?
Mike points to his ears.
MIKE
This loud music is
driving my hearing
nuts! Do we have to
stand right in front
of the speakers?
SCRAPPY
Yeah! I want the music
to make my heart skip
a beat! That way you
really feel the concert!
MIKE
Now why on earth would
you want to get your
heart out of rhythm? I’m
sure a doctor would
MIKE
(CONT.)
agree with me that is
dangerous!
SCRAPPY
With this kind of music,
you live your life on the
edge!
(sings)
"Livin’ on the edge!"
MIKE
That’s not Alice In
Chains…
Scrappy’s having way too good a time to care.
MIKE
How would you like
to go back stage and
meet the band?
This gets Scrappy’s attention.
SCRAPPY
You’re kidding! Could
I really?
MIKE
I’m sure Mighty Mouse
could arrange it.
SCRAPPY
That would be so cool!
We watch the crowd finish enjoying the rest of the concert.
INT. MOUSEVILLE CIVIC DOME – BACK STAGE – LATER
Mighty Mouse and Scrappy are walking freely among the ROADIES and SECURITY. Many of them are asking for Mighty Mouse’s autograph, which he freely gives.
Scrappy and Mighty Mouse finally make their way to the band. The band is totally impressed to see Mighty Mouse, while Scrappy is more than totally impressed to see the band.
ALICE IN CHAINS
LEAD SINGER
Wow! Mighty Mouse!
MIGHTY MOUSE
Guys, this is my best pal,
Scrappy. Scrappy, Alice
In Chains.
SCRAPPY
This is so cool!
Autograph exchanging goes on for a few moments.
Suddenly, Mighty Mouse’s ears perk up.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Sorry to meet, greet and run,
guys, but I’ve got to go.
Trouble. Could you guys
give Scrappy here a ride
home?
ALICE IN CHAINS
LEAD SINGER
No problem, Mighty Mouse.
SCRAPPY
This will be so awesome! I
can’t wait to see the kids’
faces when I pull up in the
Alice In Chains tour bus!
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INT. GOTHIC CHURCH – NIGHT
OCH is still working on his PC.
Troy comes walking up to him with a concerned look on his face.
TROY
Uh, boss?
OCH
(annoyed)
Yes, Troy?
TROY
Don’t you feel kind of,
well, funny making
the hideout an
abandoned church?
OCH
Troy, I’m a villain. My
hypocrisy knows no
bounds. Besides, my
conscience went south
a long time ago. Now,
stop trying to replace
my conscience and go
play a video game, or
something. I’m busy.
Troy slinks off, dejectedly.
We now focus on a large computer screen in front of OCH. It has a MAP OF THE U.S. on it. Scattered about the map are little red TRIANGLES.
OCH uses his mouse and clicks on one of the triangles. It ZOOMS IN closer to give more detail to the map.
OCH
(to himself)
If only the Missiliers
knew… No. Wait.
Why should I go on
the ground? Why not
from the sky? No one
would ever expect it!
OCH quickly keys in more coding. As he does so, the map changes to a SPACE VIEW OF THE EARTH. There are satellites in orbit all around the Earth. A few are red in color.
OCH clicks his mouse pointer on one of the red satellites. We ZOOM IN on the satellite.
OCH
It’s so kind of the leaders
of the world to decide
to keep the Star Wars
program in place. Mis-
trust can be a wonderful
tool.
We watch him use his mouse pointer to high light one of the red satellites.
A small window pops up asking for User Name and Password.
OCH
Oh, of course there’s
security.
(sighs)
This could take awhile.
OCH starts up another program and lets it run. It runs through possible combinations of user names and passwords at lightning speed.
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EXT. MOUSEVILLE PARK – SUNSET
Pearl and Mike are walking along a beautiful park path chatting, holding hands.
PEARL
Isn’t the sunset just
beautiful?
MIKE
Yes, but not as
beautiful as you are.
Pearl blushes at the compliment.
They come to a park bench and both sit down.
They sit there awkwardly for a few moments. Mike decides it is he who should break the ice.
MIKE
You know, Pearl,
ever since I first
saw you, I’ve been
in love with you.
PEARL
Oh, Mike, you don’t
know how much I’ve
longed to hear you
say that. But, I’m
torn. I love Mighty
Mouse, too.
We have a LOVE SONG now being sung by Mike to Pearl entitled "If You Only Knew".
MIKE
(sings)
If you only knew the
way I feel about you.
Your presence is
always on my mind.
Your hair, your face,
your smile, your grace;
There’s no one else
like your kind.
If you only knew what
I have to bear.
The secret inside, the
hats that I wear.
But no matter what,
I’ll always love you.
No matter what I’m
called away to do.
I may not be who you
want me to be,
If I could only get
you to see,
That my love goes
deeper than just the
outside.
Can’t you see that
my heart can’t hide?
If you only knew…
If you only knew…
Mike looks dejectedly to the ground, then gets down on one knee. He pulls a small box out of his pocket.
Mike opens the box. We see that it is a DIAMOND RING.
MIKE
Pearl, will you marry
me?
PEARL
(flabbergasted)
Oh! Mike! I don’t know
what to say!
MIKE
Before you make up
your mind, let me
show you something.
Mike stands. He spins in place at super speed and transforms into Mighty Mouse. He changes his voice.
MIGHTY MOUSE
You don’t know how
long I’ve waited to
show you my alter
identity.
PEARL
Oh my gosh! You
and Mike are one
and the same?
MIGHTY MOUSE
Yes, Pearl. Now. Will
you marry me?
PEARL
Oh, Mighty Mouse,
I mean Mike! I mean,
I don’t know what I
mean! Yes! Yes I will
marry you!
Mighty Mouse changes back to Mike.
Mike has Pearl stand and they embrace. Then, gently but passionately they kiss.
MIKE
I love you, Pearl.
PEARL
And I love you.
They kiss again.
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
INT. OCH HIDEOUT – NIGHT
OCH is now dressed in a long nightgown and night stocking cap. He walks over to his PC. He yawns.
Finally the PC stops its computations. A user name flashes and a password flashes.
OCH’s eyes go wide. He immediately sits down at his PC.
OCH
Yes! Finally! Now, where
are those coordinates?
OCH’s desk is full of assorted paperwork. He digs madly through it all. Papers go flying everywhere.
OCH
Ah ha! Here we go!
OCH finds a pen and a blank piece of paper amidst his other paperwork. He writes down the username and password, then closes out his hacking program.
OCH does some quick typing after opening an SMS window. He enters the username and password.
Up on the screen pops a picture of a CGI 3D satellite. OCH uses his mouse pointer to click on a numbered panel.
We ZOOM IN on the number panel.
OCH
(to himself)
Thank goodness I’m a
night person.
OCH looks at a colored sheet of paper laying in front of him. He changes the numbers in the panel to coincide with the latitude and longitude of Mouseville. He hits the "Enter" key and crosses his fingers. The change takes.
OCH
Yes! I’m so good at
being so bad! Now I
can get some quality
snooze time.
OCH closes out of all his computer programs and turns off his PC. He spins happily in his chair, laughing evilly.
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EXT. BEACH – DAY
Pearl is wearing an attractive bikini, while Scrappy and Mike are wearing boxer swimming trunks.
Mike’s muscular physique separates him from most of the other mice on the beach.
The tide is just starting to come in, so it makes for great surfing conditions. We see a number of mice on surf boards riding the waves.
Scrappy has brought along a boogie board.
Mike, Pearl and Scrappy find a clear spot on the sand and set out their towels.
Peal stretches out to do some sun bathing. Mike lies down beside her. Scrappy is anxious to get out into the surf.
SCRAPPY
I’m heading out to the
water, guys.
MIKE
Watch out for the other
surfers.
SCRAPPY
Will do!
Scrappy heads out to the water.
Now that Mike and Pearl are alone, they can chat freely.
PEARL
What do you think
about having kids?
MIKE
I checked with my
doctor about it. He
said I’d be incompatible
because of my special
abilities.
PEARL
We could always have
fun trying.
Mike chuckles.
PEARL
How about adoption?
Mike looks off in the distance to watch Scrappy.
MIKE
That could work…
Scrappy comes boogie boarding in on a nice wave. He gets out of the water.
Along comes a monster of a mouse, and pushes Scrappy headfirst into the sand. Mike sits up and takes note.
Scrappy flips around and looks up at the big mouse.
SCRAPPY
Now what did you go and
do that for?
BIG MOUSE
You’ve got my boogie
board.
SCRAPPY
Says you. This is mine.
Mike gets up from his spot and saunters over to the commotion. He changes to his Mighty Mouse voice.
MIKE
What’s going on?
The big mouse sizes Mike up and perceives no threat.
BIG MOUSE
None of your business,
grandpa.
Scrappy’s eyes get big and he says:
SCRAPPY
(under breath)
Uh oh…
Mike looks at Scrappy with a bemused expression.
MIKE
Grandpa? I’m not
that old, am I?
Mike gets into the big mouse’s face by FLOATING up to his height. This should tip the big mouse off as to who Mike really is, but let’s just say he isn’t too bright.
BIG MOUSE
That’s right. You heard
what I said.
MIKE
You need to work on
your people skills.
I’ve dealt with cats
nicer than you.
BIG MOUSE
Cats? You’re comparing
me to a cat?! Why you
little…
The big mouse takes a swing at Mike and hits him square in the jaw. We hear a CRACK. Immediately the big mouse yanks his hand back and babies it.
BIG MOUSE
Ouch! My hand!
Mike backs off and sets back down on the beach. He crosses his arms across his chest and flexes his muscles.
MIKE
I trust I’ve made my
point. Now leave the
kid alone.
The big mouse does leave Scrappy alone, but runs and tackles Mike. They both go sprawling into the sand.
A by-stander sees the commotion and yells:
BY-STANDER
Fight! Fight!
A bunch of mice gather around the pair.
Pearl looks over and sees what’s going on.
PEARL
Oh, brother. This
shouldn’t take long.
The big mouse starts pounding on Mike like there’s no tomorrow. Sand is flying everywhere.
Mike easily shoves the big mouse off him. He stands and shakes off the sand, none the worse for wear.
The big mouse gets up and runs at Mike again. Mike stands his ground and with his fingers flicks the big mouse in the chest. The big mouse goes flying backwards into the sand.
BIG MOUSE
(disbelieving)
That’s impossible! Only
Mighty Mouse can fight
like this!
MIKE
Hey! There is some
intelligence in that
MIKE
(CONT.)
fat head of yours!
Just because I’m not
in uniform doesn’t
mean I’m not the
Mouse of Steel.
Now, back off.
BIG MOUSE
Okay! Okay! I’m sorry!
MIKE
Don’t apologize to me.
Say you’re sorry to the
kid who board you
tried to snarf.
The big mouse gets up and hangs his head.
BIG MOUSE
(to Scrappy)
Sorry.
SCRAPPY
Just don’t do it again,
or my best friend here
will have to get
involved again.
BIG MOUSE
You two are best friends?
Aw, man!
SCRAPPY
You bet we are. Right,
MM?
MIKE
Yup.
The crowd disperses as they see that the event is over.
The big mouse slinks away, all of his bravado gone.
SCRAPPY
Well, I’m off to do
more body surfing.
MIKE
Okay. Just watch out
for jelly fish. The
recent storm has washed
a few up close to shore.
SCRAPPY
Hakuna Matata, MM.
Mike just smiles and heads back to his towel by Pearl.
He stretches out and soaks up some rays.
Pearl turns to him.
PEARL
So, what was that all
about?
MIKE
Just putting a bully
in his place is all.
PEARL
Ah. I see.
MIKE
…Said the blind
man to his deaf
wife.
PEARL
What?
MIKE
Never mind. Old
joke.
They return to their sunbathing.
Scrappy come running back. He’s soaked with sea water, but happy as a clam. He stretches out on his towel.
SCRAPPY
So, what’s up between
you two? I’ve seen you
guys really kissy-faced
toward each other lately.
Pearl sits up. Mike just grins.
Pearl shows Scrappy the ring.
SCRAPPY
You’re kidding me?
You two guys are
getting hitched? And
Mighty Mouse is
okay with this?
Scrappy looks right at Mike.
MIKE
Mighty Mouse is
more than happy.
Pearl and Mike lean over and give each other a kiss.
Scrappy sticks his tongue out in disgust.
SCRAPPY
Yyyuck.
A couple of mice nearby have a PORTABLE RADIO. It is tuned into a news station. Over the airwaves comes a special report:
RADIO (VO)
This just in! Famed evil
cat Oil Can Harry has
put in a volatile threat to
destroy Mouseville
using the US
government’s Star
Wars program’s
satellites. He is
demanding an un-
disclosed amount in
ransome.
Mike groans.
MIKE
It’s always something.
Harry really rubs my
fur the wrong way.
Pearl rolls over and faces Mike.
PEARL
Mighty Mouse and
Harry and I have
quite a history.
SCRAPPY
Really?
MIKE
Years.
They all pause to reflect on the verbal exchange.
SCRAPPY
Did you have Oil Can
problems while you
ran your factory, Pearl?
PEARL
Harry and I go back
to before the factory.
MIKE
Speaking on the factory,
just when did you decide
to pursue it, Pearl?
PEARL
After years of depending
on family, I decided to
go into business for
myself. So, I went to
college and got my
business degree. I
then got some capital
together and purchased
the factory. The rest is
history.
SCRAPPY
Wow. Cool. And how
about you, Mike? How
did you get involved
with Pearl’s factory?
MIKE
Well, it’s kind of a
long story. Are you
sure you guys want
to hear it?
Pearl and Scrappy nod.
MIKE
Okay, then…
FADE OUT:
BEGIN FLASHBACK
FADE IN:
EXT. MIKE’S HOUSE – DAY
We get a look at Mike’s house. It’s a simple, one-bedroom house with tan siding and a green shingled roof. There’s a one-stall garage, but there is no vehicle present.
INT. MIKE’S HOUSE – CONT.
We PAN through the house. We start in the LIVING ROOM, then go to the KITCHEN. It looks like a normal house. We go through a DOOR to the GARAGE.
The garage has been transformed into a WEIGHT ROOM.
We see Mike working out on a BENCH PRESS. He’s got the thing loaded up with the maximum amount of weight possible. His muscles bulge with super human strength.
He finishes his reps and sits up. He looks around the weight room. He looks himself up and down, then SIGHS.
MIKE
I don’t even see why I
have this room. There
is no challenge. Oh
well…
He glances at a clock on the wall.
MIKE
The paper should be
here by now.
Mike changes his clothes.
He goes out to get the paper in his paper box.
EXT. MIKE’S HOUSE – CONT.
Mike retrieves his paper. He goes back into his house.
INT. MIKE’S HOUSE – CONT.
Mike sits down on a couch situated in front of a TV. Between the two is a small coffee table.
Mike opens the paper to the CLASSIFIEDS section and lays it on the table. He has a RED PEN in his hand.
MIKE
(to himself)
Y’know, all the money
that Mighty Mouse gets
as thank yous from
various citizens of
Mouseville is fine
and good, but it
barely pays the bills.
I need to find a job.
Mike scans the help wanted section of the classifieds. He abruptly comes across a certain ad.
MIKE
Well, well, well…
What do you know.
Pearl Pureheart’s
started her own
business. And she’s
MIKE
(CONT.)
looking for help. I
think I could just
fit the bill.
He circles the ad with his red pen.
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EXT. BEACH – DAY
SCRAPPY
So that’s how Mighty
Mouse had money!
PEARL
I always wondered
about that, too.
MIKE
Well, now that that
mystery is solved, on
with my story.
EST. EXT. FACTORY – DAY
A tall, wide building with many windows. (It kind of looks like the WAS factory of John Deere in Waterloo, IA.)
Mighty Mouse lands in a darkened corner of the building. He pulls out some nice clothes from a pocket in his cape. He quickly puts on the clothes over his Mighty Mouse uniform.
Mike goes to the front entrance doors of the factory and walks in.
INT. FACTORY – CONT.
Mike is waiting patiently in the reception area of the factory.
Pearl Pureheart comes out to the area to meet Mike.
Mike stands up and offers his hand. They shake hands.
PEARL
Hi there. You must be
Mike Mouse. Nice to
meet you. Let’s go up
to my office and talk
there.
INT. PEARL’S OFFICE – CONT.
Mike sits in a comfortable chair across a desk from Pearl.
PEARL
So, you want to come
work for me. Do you
have experience?
MIKE
Well, to be honest,
your ad said "no
experience necessary,"
so I thought that
I could have a good
shot.
PEARL
Do you know what
we make here?
MIKE
Not really.
PEARL
We package milk for
cats. My motto is "A
well-fed cat eats no
mice."
MIKE
(sly smile)
I’m sure Mighty Mouse
appreciates your
efforts.
PEARL
(blushes)
Heh heh. I hope so.
(pause)
Well, how about I
give you a trial run.
That way I can see
if you mesh well,
and you can see if
you like the job.
MIKE
Sounds like a plan.
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INT. FACTORY FLOOR – CONT.
A line of mice work along a conveyor belt doing various tasks.
Pearl takes Mike to the spot where an OLD MOUSE is filling bowls with milk.
PEARL
Hey, Earl. How’s it
going?
EARL
Going fine, Miss
Pureheart.
PEARL
I found your fill-in.
PEARL
(CONT.)
You can rest easy
in your retirement
now.
Earl turns and faces Mike. He offers his hand. They shake.
PEARL
This is what you will
be doing, Mike. You
will fill the bowls
with milk. Simple, I
know, but still an
important task.
Mike nods.
PEARL
Now I’ll introduce
you to Tony. He’ll
be your mentor for
the first few weeks.
Pearl and Mike walk down the line to the end where a THIN MOUSE is putting lids on top of the bowls of milk.
PEARL
Hey, Tony. This is
Mike. He’ll be
joining the team.
Tony turns and shakes hands with Mike.
TONY
Hey, Mike. How’s it
goin’?
MIKE
Pretty well, thanks.
Pearl checks her watch on her wrist.
PEARL
Sorry to run, guys,
but I’ve got to make
a phone call. Tony, I
trust you’ll take good
care of Mike?
TONY
No problem, Miss
Pureheart.
Pearl leaves the two mice.
A whistle blows.
TONY
Break time!
The line shuts down.
We PAN to a group of rough looking mice that congregate by the BREAK ROOM DOORS.
INT. FACTORY – BREAK ROOM DOORS – CONT.
TONY
(sees mice)
Uh oh. Ah, Mike. I
think we’ll take our
break elsewhere.
MIKE
Why can’t we go
to the break room?
TONY
Because the local
TONY
(CONT.)
trash is there.
MIKE
What? That group of
mice? They may look
tough, but they can’t
be that bad…
TONY
Boy, you are naïve.
The LEAD MOUSE sees Tony and Mike and decides to stir up the waters.
JAY
Hey, Tony! Who’s
the fresh meat?
Tony tries to steer Mike away, but is unsuccessful as the group of rough mice surrounds the two.
JAY
Tony, get out of here.
We want to talk to
the new guy here.
Alone. Got it?
The rough mice push Tony out of the circle. There’s really nothing Tony can do to help Mike.
CUT TO:
EXT. PEARL’S OFFICE BALCONY – CONT.
Pearl comes out and sees the ruckus. She sighs.
PEARL
Not again. How do I
get Mike out of this?
CUT TO:
INT. FACTORY FLOOR – BREAK ROOM DOORS – CONT.
MIKE
So, are you guys the
welcoming committee?
JAY
Here’s the deal. You
give us ten percent of
your paycheck, and
we leave you alone.
MIKE
I don’t think so.
The mice start shoving Mike around in the circle.
JAY
The deal just raised
to twenty percent.
Mike makes a successful break for it. He doesn’t know where he’s going, so he just chooses a path that leads between bunches of crates.
CUT TO:
EXT. PEARL’S OFFICE BALCONY – CONT.
Pearl loses sight of Mike amidst the crates.
PEARL
Run, Mike, run!
CUT TO:
INT. FACTORY FLOOR – CRATES – CONT.
Mike looks behind him. His sharp ears pick up the sound of multiple foot steps running after him.
MIKE
I can’t change into
Mighty Mouse here.
I’ll have to think of
something else…
Mike runs into a dead end surrounded by big crates. He looks behind him to find the lot of mice blocking his way out.
Jay drives a large forklift into the way out. He’s got a cruel smile on his face. Mike is trapped.
MIKE
Oh boy…
Jay full throttles the forklift and traps Mike against the wall between the forklift’s two forks.
MIKE
Ugh!
JAY
(laughs)
Twenty percent.
Take it or leave
it.
Mike gets mad. He grabs the two forks and gets a good grip on them.
Mike’s muscles bulge with his super human strength. He pulls them apart to free himself. The metal squeals in protest.
JAY
Holy cats!
Mike frees himself.
MIKE
Leave it.
JAY
You’re… you’re…
MIKE
Yeah. And if anybody
spreads it around, I’ll
personally have a
little chat with them.
All of the mice are so scared they all agree, everybody talking at once.
CUT TO:
EXT. BEACH – DAY – CONT.
PEARL
So that’s how my forklift
got ruined. I always
wondered about that…
MIKE
Yeah. Sorry about that.
Anyway…
CONT. FLASHBACK
CUT TO:
INT. FACTORY FLOOR – CONT.
Mike and the rest of the mice are working on the assembly line. Mike’s got his job down to an art form.
Tony walks over to Mike.
TONY
Y’know. I don’t know
TONY
(CONT.)
what you did, but Jay
and the gang has left
everybody alone, and
we haven’t had to give
any of our money,
either.
MIKE
The right kind of
diplomacy works
wonders.
TONY
I guess…
END FLASHBACK
CUT TO:
EXT. BEACH – DAY – CONT.
MIKE
So, there’s my story,
and I’m sticking to
it.
SCRAPPY
Wow. And you were
closer to Pearl, too.
So if anything
happened, you
could be there in a
flash.
MIKE
That was also a
motivator.
Mike and Pearl kiss again.
SCRAPPY
Oh, Brother John.
Pearl and Mike laugh.
MIKE
Well, I suppose I’d
better find Harry.
Stop his scheme
again and all that.
PEARL
He never seems to
learn.
MIKE
At least he gives me
a hobby.
PEARL
I guess we’d better
get going.
Mike, Pearl and Scrappy collect their things and head for Pearl’s truck.
They come to the black asphalt of the parking lot. Scrappy has no shoes on.
SCRAPPY
Ow! Ow! Hot Hot!
CUT TO:
EXT. ORPHANAGE – DAY
Pearl, Mike and Scrappy arrive at the orphanage.
SCRAPPY
I guess this is my stop.
SCRAPPY
(CONT.)
I’ll see you guys later.
Have fun takin’ care
of Oil Can Harry,
Mike. See you later,
Pearl.
We watch the three wave at each other, and Pearl and Mike drive off.
Scrappy dejectedly goes into the orphanage.
INT. OPRHANAGE – CONT.
We FAVOR SCRAPPY as he walks to his bedroom.
INT. ORPHANAGE – SCRAPPY’S BEDROOM – CONT.
Scrappy flops down on his bed. We see he’s got a poster of Mighty Mouse on the ceiling of his room above his bed.
Scrappy sings his solo "How I Wish." As he does, he walks around his room, picking up various Mighty Mouse memorabilia.
SCRAPPY
(singing)
You’ve got the strength
of who knows how many
mice.
You’ve got the speed of
lightning.
You’ve got everybody
at your feet.
How I wish I could be
you.
Everyday somebody
leaves.
Everyday somebody
gets a family.
Everyday somebody
SCRAPPY
(CONT.)
(sings)
finds their match.
How I wish I could
be that somebody.
It’s tough being
alone.
It’s tough coming
back.
The wishes that
come…
How I wish my
dreams would come
true.
Scrappy lays in bed and sighs.
SCRAPPY
All the prospective
parents want baby mice.
I don’t know why they
don’t want older kids.
I’m not that much
trouble.
(sighs)
Oh well.
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
INT. OHC’S HIDEOUT – DAY
OCH is talking with the MAYOR OF MOUSEVILLE on the telephone.
OCH
That’s right, Mr. Mayor.
I get my money or I
OCH
(CONT.)
blow Mouseville sky
high.
INTERCUT:
INT. MAYOR’S OFFIC E – CONT.
The Mayor is on the phone. There are POLICE MICE at tracing equipment in the office, as well as Mighty Mouse.
MAYOR
Oh yeah? I’ll have
you know that Mighty
Mouse is on the case!
OCH
Like I really care.
Even he can’t stop
a nuclear explosion.
MIGHTY MOUSE
He’s got me there.
POLICE MOUSE
Keep him talking, we’ve
almost got him.
OCH
The money! Or else!
OCH slams the phone down.
The police mice shake their heads. They didn’t get the trace.
OCH sulks a moment.
OCH
As if they could try
OCH
(CONT.)
to trace my call. I
don’t care if that
muscle-bound rat
is involved.
(pause)
Troy! Get in here!
Troy comes running.
TROY
Yeah, boss?
OCH
It’s time to get my
bride to be. She’ll
either be home or
at her factory. I’d
prefer you to nab
here from her
home. And use
my patented
sleeping juice. Put
it on a rag and put
the rag over her
mouth and nose.
Then, bring her
here. Got it?
TROY
Sure thing, boss.
Troy leaves to his appointed task.
OCH
(sighs)
Good help is so
hard to find these
days.
OCH returns to his PC console. He sits down on his padded chair.
He types up something. He gets onto the Internet. He types in a URL on his SE.
Up pops Pearl Pureheart’s home page.
OCH
Yes, yes, yes, my
dear. Very soon you
will be mine.
OCH goes to "Search." He types in "Mighty Mouse."
Up pops various links. Two of the links are sites dedicated to Mighty Mouse himself. He clicks on the first link.
The site that pops up is owned by a person named Neil. OCH snorts as he surfs through the site.
OCH starts up a Web vandalism program. He starts vandalizing Neil’s site.
He checks out his work after he gets through.
OCH
Ooo. You are so
bad, Harry. Now for
the next site.
OCH clicks on the next link. The next site is Mighty Mouse’s official fan club site. OCH vandalizes that one, too.
Finished with his mischief, he clicks off the Web and goes to his Email program. He downloads his mail.
As he peruses through it all, he discovers it’s all spam except for a newsletter from "Jim Colby Online."
OCH
Ugh. Spam. Delete,
delete, delete. Ah,
news on Jim. What
a guy. He may be a
mouse, but he still
is a great actor.
Maybe I should
kidnap him, next…
We ZOOM OUT from OCH as he plays around on his computer.
CUT TO:
EST. EXT. PEARL’S HOUSE – AFTERNOON
Pearl’s house is as humble as Mike’s. She has a pink paint job on her house, but no siding. Her trim is white, while her shingling is dark gray.
We see Pearl come out of her house’s front door. She heads to her mailbox to retrieve the newspaper.
Silently behind her comes Troy, a white cloth in his hand. He sneaks up behind her.
Pearl reaches for the paper, and Troy clamps the cloth over Pearl’s nose and mouth.
Pearl tries to struggle, but soon is fast asleep.
Troy picks her up and carries her over his shoulder.
CUT TO:
INT. OCH’S HIDEOUT – CONT.
Troy comes back to the hideout. OCH turns around from his PC. He breaks into a great big, evil grin.
OCH
Wonderful! Now, tie
her up in that chair
over there.
OCH points to an uncomfortable wooden ladder-back chair in the center of the room.
Troy sits the unconscious Pearl down and ties her up.
Pearl starts to awaken. She’s groggy.
OCH turns in his comfortable chair to face her. He clasps his hands together and smiles evilly.
PEARL
Wh-where am I?
OCH
You’re in your
rightful place. Where
you belong. With
me.
OCH is hidden in the shadows, so Pearl can’t make him out.
PEARL
I know that voice,
but I can’t make it
out. Who are you?
OCH
(fakes hurt)
Oh! You don’t
recognize me? I’m
hurt! Especially as
I’ll be your future
husband.
OCH rolls himself into the light.
PEARL
Oil Can Harry!
OCH
Of course, my dear.
Who else? And you
will soon be Mrs.
Oil Can Harry.
PEARL
(laughs)
You didn’t see the
ring on my finger,
did you?
OCH’s expression goes to crest-fallen.
OCH
What ring?
PEARL
Come over here and
take a close look at
my hand.
OCH almost jumps out of his chair. He walks over to Pearl.
OCH looks at her hand and sees the diamond ring.
OCH
Curses! But, wait!
It’s only a ring.
OCH removes the ring from Pearl’s hand.
PEARL
What are you doing?
OCH calls for Troy.
OCH
Troy! Get in here!
Troy comes running.
TROY
Yeah, boss?
OCH gives him the ring.
OCH
Take this and hoc
it. Buy something
nice for yourself.
Pearl is incensed.
PEARL
Don’t’ you dare!
That’s my ring!
OCH
I already have a
replacement for
you, my dear.
OCH goes over to his desk and opens a drawer. He removes a small, black velvet box. He brings it over to Pearl.
OCH gets down on one knee and opens the box. In it is a garishly designed diamond ring.
OCH
Will you marry me?
PEARL
No! No! A thousand
times, no! I’m already
engaged, with or
PEARL
(CONT.)
without a ring!
Besides, who ever heard
of a mouse marrying a
cat?
OCH
Some rules just don’t
apply.
PEARL
For you, no rules
apply.
OCH grins broadly.
OCH
Indeed!
PEARL
Just how are you
going to plan a
wedding while
you’re busy with
your nefarious
scheming?
This gives OCH pause.
OCH
I hadn’t thought
of that…
Pearl smiles victoriously.
PEARL
Well, I already have
wedding plans. And
they don’t include
PEARL
(CONT.)
you. You’re not even
invited.
Here we hear a DUET sung by Pearl and OCH concerning love.
PEARL
(sings)
Sorry for you, but I
love another.
Another brave and
true.
Why should you
even bother?
You know I’ll never
marry you!
OCH
(sings)
Ah, my dear, that
is where you are
mistaken.
Ours is a destiny
written in the stars.
With your beauty I
am so taken –
So happy we will
be by far!
PEARL
(sings)
You have such an
imagination!
Or maybe madness,
I can’t tell.
I insist we’ll keep
our segregation.
And when Mighty
Mouse comes, all
PEARL
(CONT.)
(sings)
will be well.
OCH
(sings)
That mouse of
muscle has nothing
on us.
Together forever
we will be.
For your love I
shall always lust.
We’ll be perfect
together, you’ll see!
OCH retreats to his PC chair. He points to the screen, which shows a satellite pointed at a certain point on the US.
OCH
After I’m finished
with this grand plan,
the wedding will be
a snap to plan. Take
a look at the screen,
my dear. This is a
satellite outfitted
with nuclear
missiles. It’s
pointed directly at
Mouseville. If I
don’t get my
money, you can
kiss Mouseville
goodbye.
PEARL
Mighty Mouse will
stop you, as always.
OCH
Oh, he can indeed
try, my dear. But not
even he can stop a
nuclear explosion. I
doubt even he is
immune to the
radiation.
PEARL
You wouldn’t dare!
OCH
Hey, I’m an evil
genius. That’s my
thing.
PEARL
I’ll scream, and
Mighty Mouse will
find us, no matter
where we are…
Where are we, by
the way?
OCH
We are on holy ground.
That’s all you need to
know. And thank you
for reminding me
about the screaming
thing.
Quickly OCH produces a roll of duct tape from out of nowhere and rips off a piece.
Before Pearl can utter another sound, OCH covers her mouth with the duct tape.
OCH
There we are. Scream
away.
Pearl gives OCH a poisonous look.
CUT TO:
INT. MIKE’S HOUSE – DAY
Mike is on the phone. He’s trying to reach Pearl, with no luck.
He hangs up the phone.
MIKE
That’s strange. She
told me she’d be
home.
The phone RINGS. Mike jumps in surprise.
He answers the phone.
MIKE
Hello?
INTERCUT:
INT. ORPHANAGE – SCRAPPY’S BEDROOM – CONT.
Scrappy’s on the other end of the line.
SCRAPPY
Yo! Mike! How’s it
going?
MIKE
To tell you the truth,
Scrappy, I’m a tad
concerned. You
MIKE
(CONT.)
haven’t seen Pearl,
have you?
SCRAPPY
Nope. Have you tried
calling her?
MIKE
I’ve tried both at
home and at work.
No dice.
SCRAPPY
Weird. Let me see
what I can dig up. I
got some friends
who could help.
MIKE
That would be great!
SCRAPPY
I’ll call you back in
a while. Stay at
home for me.
MIKE
Okay. And thanks.
Mike hangs up the phone, a look of concern betrayed on his face.
Scrappy hangs up the phone and heads out of the orphanage.
CUT TO:
EST. EXT. MOUSEVILLE CITY STREETS – DAY
We watch Scrappy head for a certain alleyway.
EXT. ALLEYWAY – CONT.
Scrappy finds the alleyway and enters. There are a bunch of MICE playing Marbles.
SCRAPPY
Hey, guys!
The mice look up and smile at him. They wave.
The leader of the mice gang stands up and walks over to Scrappy.
BUD
Hey, Scrappy. How’s
it goin’?
SCRAPPY
Not so hot. A good
friend of mine has
turned up missing. I
was wondering if
the word on the
street might have
some clues.
BUD
You know my price.
SCRAPPY
I can get it to you
after this whole
Oil Can Harry
affair is finished
with.
Bud nods. He looks around to see if anybody is watching or listening in.
BUD
Okay. Word on the
BUD
(CONT.)
street has it that
Mighty Mouse’s
girlfriend was
snatched by a fat
cat right from her
front yard.
SCRAPPY
How accurate is the
info?
BUD
Pretty good. I got
the word from a
friend in Cat Town.
The fat cat took
Mighty Mouse’s
lady friend to a
run down, Gothic
church in the
middle of Cat
Town.
SCRAPPY
Thanks Bud. I owe
you one.
Scrappy leaves the alleyway. Bud goes back to his Marble game.
CUT TO:
INT. MIKE’S HOUSE – KITCHEN – CONT.
Mike and Scrappy are sitting at the kitchen table.
SCRAPPY
So that’s what I was
told.
MIKE
The church described
must be "The Cathedral."
It’s in the heart of Cat
Town. Oil Can Harry
would be twisted
enough to pick that
spot.
SCRAPPY
Can I go with you?
MIKE
I’m afraid not,
Scrapster. There’s
bound to be a
gauntlet of traps
waiting for me.
It’d be too
dangerous for you.
SCRAPPY
Bummer.
MIKE
Don’t worry. I’ll
tell you all about it
when I get back.
CUT TO:
EXT. SKY – DAY
Mighty Mouse is flying through the sky, headed to Cat Town.
He spots the Gothic church.
EST. EXT. CATHEDRAL CHURCH – CONT.
Mighty Mouse flies down to the front doors of the old building.
MIGHTY MOUSE
It’s a shame Oil Can Harry
had to choose such a nice
structure for his nefarious
schemes. The irony isn’t
lost on me.
Mighty Mouse pushes on the right wooden door of the church and it opens with a LOUD SQUEAK.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Great. Harry should know
I’m here, now.
Mighty Mouse walks into the church, shutting the door behind him.
CUT TO:
INT. CHURCH – FIRST FLOOR – CONT.
Mighty Mouse walks up the center aisle, the old wooden pews surrounding him on each side.
MIGHTY MOUSE
(to himself)
Where are you, Harry?
Above him, on a catwalk by old organ pipes, OCH appears.
He calls down to Mighty Mouse.
OCH
I’m right here, you
muscle-bound rat.
All you had to do
was ask!
Mighty Mouse’s attention is diverted.
Troy comes up quietly behind Mighty Mouse with a mace.
Troy swing s the mace at Mighty Mouse’s head and solidly connects.
Mighty Mouse whips around, not at all hurt. He’s mad, though.
Faster than lightning Mighty Mouse grabs the mace from Troy. He examines it while Troy stands there dumbfounded.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Nice. Got any more of
these things laying
around?
Mighty Mouse tosses the mace aside, then grabs Troy by the front of his shirt.
Mighty Mouse lifts the cat off the floor.
MIGHTY MOUSE
You must be the cat
that took Pearl.
Mighty Mouse gets in Troy’s face.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Where is she?
OCH still remains on the catwalk.
OCH
She safe. For the
moment. I think you
should worry more
about Mouseville.
I’ve decided to
destroy it with or
without the money.
Mighty Mouse is very put out with the whole situation.
He flies Troy up to the iron chandelier over the center aisle of the church. He hangs the cat from one of the candlestick holders.
When Mighty Mouse turns his attention to OCH, he sees that the evil cat is gone.
Mighty Mouse flies over to the catwalk where OCH was standing. He searches, but can’t find anyway out of the area.
Mighty Mouse starts to get frustrated. He walks along the catwalk and suddenly steps on a LOOSE BOARD.
He looks down and suddenly the wall by the old organ pipes opens.
Mighty Mouse grins.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Clever, Harry. Very clever.
Mighty Mouse enters the wall’s opening.
FAVOR Mighty Mouse
INT. CORRIDOR – CONT.
Mighty Mouse creeps his way along the poorly lit corridor.
From out of nowhere come deadly STEEL BLADES. They break when they hit Mighty Mouse’s impervious body.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Sorry, Harry. I don’t need
a hair cut today.
OCH’s voice comes over a speaker.
OCH (VO)
Don’t get too hot under
OCH (VO)
(CONT.)
the collar, Mighty
Mouse…
Giant FLAMES shoot out of large torches along each side of the corridor’s walls.
Mighty Mouse just walks through them, unscathed.
INTERCUT:
INT. OCH’S HIDEOUT – CONT.
OCH’s jaw drops to the floor as he watches Mighty Mouse steadfastly make his way through his gauntlet of traps on his PC screen.
Mighty Mouse comes up to a giant HOLE across the floor. He simply leaps into the air and starts to fly across it.
OCH (VO)
Ah, ah, ah, repugnant
rodent. Can you fly
with a couple tons
of rock coming down
on your head?
Mighty Mouse quickly looks up to see a GIANT BOULDER come falling from above.
Mighty Mouse frowns and holds up his arms and makes his hands into fists. His muscles flex as he braces for the impact.
The rock hits Mighty Mouse’s fists and breaks into pieces. Mighty Mouse holds his altitude.
MIGHTY MOUSE
(mockingly)
Come on, Harry. You can
do better than that.
We go to OCH. He’s REALLY angry.
OCH
Ooo. How I despise
him…
PEARL
You’re messing with
the wrong mouse,
Harry.
There is an IRON DOOR leading to the hub of OCH’s hideout. It starts to SQUEAL in protest. Suddenly, it falls to the floor.
Mighty Mouse comes gingerly through the now open doorway, looking around.
OCH turns in his chair to face Mighty Mouse.
OCH
Welcome to my
humble abode. My
lawyer will be
getting in contact
with you about
that door.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Where’s Pearl?
OCH
Oh, she’s… around.
We look around the hideout from Mighty Mouse POV:
It’s inky black in many places. We finally come to a form tied up in a chair in a darkened corner.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Pearl!
He runs over to the tied up figure, but is knocked on his rear end by an INVISIBLE WALL OF ENERGY.
Mighty Mouse gets to his feet. He gingerly touches the wall with a finger. It SPARKS where he touches it.
Mighty Mouse tries to punch his way through, but to no avail.
OCH LAUGHS evilly.
OCH
Pearl has thirty minutes
of air left in that
chamber. But to add to
the fun, you have thirty
minutes to find and
stop a nuclear missile
from sending
Mouseville sky high.
Take your pick,
Mighty Mouse.
Mighty Mouse has a baffled look on his face. He turns and looks at OCH’s PC screen. Is has a close-up view of a satellite with one missile blinking red. There is a TIMER on it reading 28:25 and counting down.
MIGHTY MOUSE
You… you cad!
OCH
Oh well. What are ya
gonna do?
Mighty Mouse makes his decision.
MIGHTY MOUSE
I’ll be back for Pearl and
for you, Harry!
OCH
You know where to
find me…
Mighty Mouse flies like lightning back out through the door, OCH laughing behind him.
CUT TO:
INT. ORPHANAGE – SCRAPPY’S ROOM – DAY
Mighty Mouse is looking over Scrappy’s shoulder.
Scrappy is typing away at his computer. He’s running a JAVA Script program over the Internet.
SCRAPPY
So you say he’s hacked
into the Star Wars
program computers?
MIGHTY MOUSE
Yes. And we have only
(checks his watch)
Twenty minutes to
diffuse the missile launch.
SCRAPPY
Hah! No pressure, though,
right, MM?
MIGHTY MOUSE
Think you can break in
to Harry’s PC?
SCRAPPY
As long as he’s online I
can. Give me a few
minutes.
MIGHTY MOUSE
A few minutes is all
you’ve got.
We watch Scrappy work away at his computer.
We watch Mighty Mouse pace around Scrappy’s room, checking his watch every now and then.
Suddenly:
SCRAPPY
Bingo! I’m in! Wow,
Harry is one sick
puppy.
Mighty Mouse runs over.
MIGHTY MOUSE
What have you got?
SCRAPPY
Take a look.
Scrappy moves out of the way.
We get to see what’s on Scrappy’s PC screen:
An SMS program entitled, "ULTIMATE PLAN"
Mighty Mouse whistles.
MIGHTY MOUSE
He’s using the satellite right
above Mouseville as the
MIGHTY MOUSE
(CONT.)
launching post.
SCRAPPY
I can’t stop the launch,
but I can help Pearl.
MIGHTY MOUSE
How?
SCRAPPY
I can send a virus to
dismantle the electric
wall. She’ll be able
to breathe again. It
should give you
enough time to stop
the nuclear missile.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Do it.
Scrappy types away at his keyboard. He hits ENTER.
SCRAPPY
Bug away.
MIGHTY MOUSE
How soon before it takes
affect?
Scrappy checks his watch.
SCRAPPY
About…
CUT TO:
INT. OCH’S HIDEOUT – CONT.
We see a little red and yellow MIGHTY MOUSE ICON pop up in the middle of OCH’s PC screen.
SCRAPPY (VO)
Now!
OCH turns to look at his PC screen. He sees the icon.
OCH
What in the world?
A CRACKLING sound is heard.
OCH spins around and sees the electric wall dissipate.
Pearl starts to take in deep breaths.
OCH gets savagely angry.
He looks back at his PC screen. He sees the little Mighty Mouse icon flexing its muscles and a scrolling announcement across the bottom of his screen:
"HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY!"
OCH
Nooo!!!
He checks the missile program. It’s still running. There’s thirty seconds left.
OCH
At least Mouseville
won’t live to see
another day.
CUT TO:
EXT. SPACE – CONT.
The rocket of the nuclear missile comes to life.
The clamps holding the rocket to the satellite disengage.
The missile rockets towards Mouseville.
We FAVOR the missile as it travels.
CUT TO:
Mighty Mouse is flying like a bat out of Hell towards the missile. He spots it.
He waits a moment to let it pass, then chases after it.
He grabs the missile by its tail. He turns it around and lets it go.
The missile flies off into space.
We FAVOR the missile as it flies into the SUN.
CUT TO:
INT. ORPHANAGE – SCRAPPY’S ROOM – CONT.
Scrappy is watching out the window. He sees the events transpire.
SCRAPPY
Yes!
Mighty Mouse turns to Scrappy and gives a thumbs-up. Scrappy returns it.
CUT TO:
EXT. SKY – CONT.
Mighty Mouse takes a quick breather.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Now for Oil Can Harry…
CUT TO:
INT. OCH’S HIDEOUT – CONT.
OCH is more than mad. He’s furious.
The cute little virus is still on his PC.
OCH
Blast that infernal
mouse! Not only
is Pearl still
rejecting my
advances, but my
missile never hit
its intended
target!
Suddenly, we hear a strong Tenor singing voice cut through the air:
MIGHTY MOUSE (VO)
Here I come to save the day!
OCH
Not again…
OCH shuts off his PC the improper way in a mad rush to get away.
OCH tries in vain to get away, but Mighty Mouse flies in through the open door.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Time for more jail service,
Harry!
OCH
Never!
OCH makes a break for it, but Mighty Mouse is much faster and grabs OCH by the nape of his neck.
MIGHTY MOUSE
Too bad, Harry. Them’s the
breaks.
He carries OCH over to where Pearl is seated.
Mighty Mouse gently removes the duct tape.
PEARL
Ouch! Oh, Mighty
Mouse! Am I ever
glad to see you!
MIGHTY MOUSE
My sentiments exactly.
PEARL
For Oil Can, it was
marriage or death.
Well, you saw the
result.
MIGHTY MOUSE
You can thank Scrappy
for saving your life.
OCH
Scrappy? Who’s
Scrappy? I want to
add that little bugger
to my hit list.
MIGHTY MOUSE
You try that and you
won’t get to see your
next birthday.
OCH
Ooo. Touchy.
Mighty Mouse rips the ropes off Pearl.
Pearl stretches and gets to her feet.
PEARL
(teasing)
About time.
MIGHTY MOUSE
I’ve got to take Harry to
the penitentiary. I’ll be
back for you shortly.
PEARL
I’ll be here.
Mighty Mouse flies out the open door with OCH in tow.
CUT TO:
EST. EXT. PENITENTIARY – AFTERNOON
Mighty Mouse flies OCH through the awaiting doors of the penitentiary.
CUT TO:
INT. JAIL CELLS – CONT.
We see OCH in jail uniform, as the jail door closes behind him.
He turns and looks out the cell bars.
OCH
I’ll get you for this,
Mighty Mouse! Mark
my words, you
haven’t seen the last
of Oil Can Harry!
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
"ONE YEAR LATER"
INT. BRIDE’S ROOM – CHURCH – MOUSEVILLE – DAY
Pearl is dressed in a white wedding gown. She’s very nervous. Her personal attendant is working on the gown’s train. Her bridesmaids are jovial. This is the big day!
CUT TO:
INT. GROOM’S ROOM – CHURCH – MOUSEVILLE – CONT.
Mike Mouse is in another room. He looks very handsome in his tuxedo. Scrappy is there also dressed in a tuxedo. Scrappy is Mike’s Best Man.
MIKE
I can’t believe it. After
all these years…
SCRAPPY
Believe it. You and
Pearl were made for
each other.
Mike checks himself in a mirror.
SCRAPPY
So, where are you two
going to honeymoon?
MIKE
That’s really personal,
but we’ve always
wanted to go to Maui.
SCRAPPY
Ooo. Nice. And you’ll
save on air fare.
MIKE
(laughs)
We sure will.
An USHER knocks on the door and peeks his head in.
USHER
It’s time.
MIKE
Thanks.
Mike takes a deep breath.
MIKE
Well, here we go.
CUT TO:
INT. CHURCH – CHAPLE – CONT.
The organ music plays the traditional wedding march. The BRIDESMAIDS AND GROOMSMEN march down the aisle and get into place. Then, Mike comes down the aisle with his adopted mother (a squirrel). He takes his place. Finally, Pearl appears resplendent in her gown.
She reaches the steps where Mike waits for her.
They take each other’s hand and face the pastor.
PASTOR
Dearly beloved. We are
gathered here today to
witness the marriage of
Pearl Pureheart to Mike
Mouse. If there be
PASTOR
(CONT.)
anyone who does not
believe this union should
not take place, stand now
of forever hold your
peace.
No one objects. The ceremony continues.
PASTOR
Very well, then. Let
us continue. Pearl
Pureheart, do you
take this mouse, to
love and to cherish,
to have and to hold,
in sickness and in
health, for richer
or for poorer, until
death do you part?
Pearl looks lovingly at Mike.
PEARL
I do.
PASTOR
Michael Mouse, do
you take this mouse,
to love and to cherish,
to have and to hold,
in sickness and in health,
until death do you part?
Mike smiles at Pearl in adoration.
MIKE
I do.
PASTOR
I understand that
Michael has a song
he would like to
sing for the bride.
Mike turns his full attention to Pearl. He sings "Everything For You" to the tune of "If Only You Knew."
MIKE
(sings)
I’ve waited years,
Maybe aeons for
this.
The feel of your
hair,
The touch of your
kiss.
I’ll give everything
for you.
I’ll be your friend,
Your protector,
your safety,
your lover.
I’ll give everything
for you.
And even when we’re
old and gray,
I’ll still be here.
When the children
go their ways,
I’ll still be here.
I’ll give everything
for you…
Everything for you.
There isn’t a dry eye in the church.
PASTOR
Will you please
PASTOR
(CONT.)
exchange the rings?
Mike and Pearl do so.
PASTOR
And now, without
further ado, I now
pronounce you
mouse and wife!
Michael, you may
kiss your bride.
Mike pulls Pearl into his arms and lays one on her.
A great CHEER goes up in the crowd.
CUT TO:
"SIX MONTHS LATER"
INT. ORPHANAGE – SCRAPPY’S ROOM – DAY
Scrappy is reading a comic book, laying on his bed.
A knock comes on his door. It’s the orphanage’s HEAD MOUSTRESS.
HEAD MOUSETRESS
Scrappy? There are some
prospective parents here
that want to meet you.
Could you please come
down?
SCRAPPY
(sighs)
Another set, huh? Okay,
I’ll be right down.
Scrappy throws his comic book dejectedly down on his bed.
Scrappy heads downstairs to the
INT. ORPHANAGE – GREETING ROOM – CONT.
Scrappy comes in and is amazed to see Mike and Pearl there.
SCRAPPY
What are you two doing
here?
MIKE
We want to adopt you.
PEARL
We think you’d be a
perfect addition to
the family.
SCRAPPY
You’re kidding, right?
MIKE
Nope. We want you.
So, what do you say?
Scrappy looks at the Head Moustress.
HEAD MOUSETRESS
I’ve already given them the
go ahead. They’ve filled
out the paperwork. You
can leave anytime.
SCRAPPY
(starts to tear up)
Oh, man. I can’t believe
it. After all these years…
MIKE
Believe it, Scrappy.
You’re ours, now.
Suddenly, Mike’s ears perk up.
MIKE
I have to get going.
Pearl will start
packing your things.
Mike runs from the room. Before anyone knows what’s going on, Mike has transformed into Mighty Mouse.
We hear Mighty Mouse sing:
MIGHTY MOUSE (VO)
Here I come to save the day!
Pearl and Scrappy run outside. They see Mighty Mouse in the sky above and wave.
Mighty Mouse sees them and waves back.
THE END