1. Ten centuries ago,
before the Age of Obedience,Copy !req
2. free dogs roamed at liberty,
marking their territory.Copy !req
3. Seeking to extend
its dominion,Copy !req
4. the cat-loving
Kobayashi Dynasty declared warCopy !req
5. and descended in forceCopy !req
6. upon the unwary
four-legged beasts.Copy !req
7. On the eve
of total canine annihilation,Copy !req
8. a child warrior
sympathetic to the plightCopy !req
9. of the besieged underdog dogsCopy !req
10. betrayed his species,Copy !req
11. beheaded the head of the head
of the Kobayashi clanCopy !req
12. and pledged his swordCopy !req
13. with the following
battle-cry haiku.Copy !req
14. He would later be knownCopy !req
15. as the Boy Samurai
of Legend, RIP.Copy !req
16. At the end
of the bloody dog wars,Copy !req
17. the vanquished mongrels
became powerless house-pets:Copy !req
18. tamed, mastered, scorned.Copy !req
19. But they survived
and multiplied.Copy !req
20. The Kobayashis, however,Copy !req
21. never forgave
their conquered foe.Copy !req
22. The Japanese archipelago,Copy !req
23. 20 years in the future.Copy !req
24. Canine SaturationCopy !req
25. has reached
epidemic proportions.Copy !req
26. An outbreak of Snout-feverCopy !req
27. rips through
the City of Megasaki.Copy !req
28. Blizzards of infected fleas,
worms, ticks and liceCopy !req
29. menace the citizenship.Copy !req
30. Dog-Flu threatens to cross
the species thresholdCopy !req
31. and enter
the human disease-pool.Copy !req
32. In a special midnight-sessionCopy !req
33. at the Municipal Dome,Copy !req
34. Mayor Kobayashi
of Uni PrefectureCopy !req
35. issues emergency ordersCopy !req
36. calling for
a hasty quarantine:Copy !req
37. the expulsion and containment
of all breeds,Copy !req
38. both stray and domesticated.Copy !req
39. By official decree,Copy !req
40. Trash Island
becomes an exile colony.Copy !req
41. BANISH ALL DOGS.Copy !req
42. Save Megasaki City
of Uni Prefecture!Copy !req
43. The Isle of Dogs.Copy !req
44. Respect-o.Copy !req
45. It's not fair to the dogs.Copy !req
46. The path favored
by Mayor KobayashiCopy !req
47. is cruel and unscientific.Copy !req
48. For a thousand years,Copy !req
49. these resilient animals
have loved,Copy !req
50. served and protected us.Copy !req
51. Now, in their time
of greatest need,Copy !req
52. we forsake them again?Copy !req
53. A tidal-wave
of Anti-Dog hysteriaCopy !req
54. has crippled
our moral judgment.Copy !req
55. Give me six months,
and I will deliver a serum.Copy !req
56. I'm this close, dammit.Copy !req
57. Dog-Flu will be eradicated.
Snout-fever will be defeated.Copy !req
58. Canine Saturation
will be returnedCopy !req
59. to sustainable levelsCopy !req
60. and without mass-neutering!Copy !req
61. Whatever happened
to man's best friend?Copy !req
62. No, no, no!Copy !req
63. The crowd is calling
for the immediate ratificationCopy !req
64. and approval
of the mayor's proposal.Copy !req
65. As a
gesture of public solidarity,Copy !req
66. Mayor Kobayashi
is calling uponCopy !req
67. his Assistant Hatchet-Man,
Major-Domo,Copy !req
68. to furnish
the personal bodyguard-dogCopy !req
69. of the mayoral-household,Copy !req
70. Spots Kobayashi,Copy !req
71. into the possession
of the CommitteeCopy !req
72. for Canine Desaturation.Copy !req
73. Spots will be the first dogCopy !req
74. to be officially deported
from the city.Copy !req
75. Six months later.Copy !req
76. Nomadic packs
of once-domesticatedCopy !req
77. house-pets, sick and hungry,Copy !req
78. rove the garbage canyons
and filthy ravines,Copy !req
79. scrounging for scraps.Copy !req
80. One hundred per cent
test positiveCopy !req
81. for the Dog-Flu germ.Copy !req
82. weight-loss, dizziness,Copy !req
83. narcolepsy, insomnia,Copy !req
84. and extreme/aggressive
behavior.Copy !req
85. Three-quarters display signs
of early-onset Snout-fever:Copy !req
86. high-temperature,
low blood-pressure,Copy !req
87. acute moodinessCopy !req
88. and spasmodic
nasal expiration.Copy !req
89. The exiled dog-population
grows weaker, sadder, angrier.Copy !req
90. Desperate.Copy !req
91. Hey, wait a second.Copy !req
92. Before we attack each other
and tear ourselves to shredsCopy !req
93. like a pack of maniacs,Copy !req
94. let's just open the sack first
and see what's actually in it.Copy !req
95. It might not even
be worth the trouble.Copy !req
96. - What do you say?
- I'm not sure.Copy !req
97. Maybe.Copy !req
98. Alright.Copy !req
99. A rancid apple core;
two worm-eaten banana peels;Copy !req
100. a moldy rice cake;
a dried-up pickle;Copy !req
101. tin of sardine bones;
a pile of broken egg-shells;Copy !req
102. an old, smushed-up,
rotten gizzardCopy !req
103. with maggots all over it...Copy !req
104. Okay, it's worth it.Copy !req
105. Get out of here
and don't come back.Copy !req
106. Sheesh, Igor. I think
he chewed your ear off.Copy !req
107. Hmm... Hmm.Copy !req
108. I don't think I can stomach
any more of this garbage.Copy !req
109. - Same here.
- Words out of my mouth.Copy !req
110. I used to sleep
on a lamb's-wool bean-bagCopy !req
111. next to
an electric space-heater.Copy !req
112. That's my territory.
I'm an indoor dog.Copy !req
113. I starred in 22 consecutive
Doggy Chop commercials.Copy !req
114. Look at me now.
I couldn't land an audition.Copy !req
115. I was the lead mascotCopy !req
116. for an undefeated high-school
baseball team.Copy !req
117. I lost all my spirit.
I'm depressing.Copy !req
118. I only ask
for what I've always had:Copy !req
119. a balanced diet,
regular grooming,Copy !req
120. and a general physical
once a year.Copy !req
121. I think I might give up.Copy !req
122. - What, right now?
- Right now.Copy !req
123. There's no future
on Trash Island.Copy !req
124. You heard the rumor,
right? About Buster.Copy !req
125. - Not sure.
- Can you remind me?Copy !req
126. Who's Buster?Copy !req
127. Uh, my brother
from another litter.Copy !req
128. - What happened to him?
- Suicided.Copy !req
129. Hanged himself
by his own leash.Copy !req
130. - Hmm.
- Oh, boy.Copy !req
131. I want my master.Copy !req
132. Ah...Copy !req
133. You make me sick.Copy !req
134. I've seen cats
with more balls than you dogs.Copy !req
135. Stop licking your wounds!Copy !req
136. You hungry?
Kill something and eat it.Copy !req
137. You sick? Take a long nap.Copy !req
138. You cold?
Dig a hole in the ground,Copy !req
139. crawl into it,
and bury yourself.Copy !req
140. But nobody's giving up
around here,Copy !req
141. and don't you forget it, ever.Copy !req
142. You're Rex!Copy !req
143. You're King!Copy !req
144. You're Duke!Copy !req
145. You're Boss!Copy !req
146. I'm Chief.Copy !req
147. We're a pack of scary,
indestructible Alpha Dogs.Copy !req
148. You're talking like a bunch
of house-broken... pets.Copy !req
149. You don't understand.
Uh, how could you? You're a...Copy !req
150. Go ahead, say it.
I'm a stray, yeah.Copy !req
151. How does she keep
her fur so clean?Copy !req
152. There's no shampoo
on Trash Island.Copy !req
153. You heard the rumor, right?
About her and Felix.Copy !req
154. - What'd they say?
- Felix? No.Copy !req
155. - What happened to them?
- They mated.Copy !req
156. Ooh.Copy !req
157. Who is Felix again?Copy !req
158. All the ones I like:
they're never in heat.Copy !req
159. Hey, now, that puddle-jumper's
flying crooked.Copy !req
160. - Oh, you're right.
- Ease up.Copy !req
161. - Pull up.
- He's gonna lose a wing.Copy !req
162. Wow.Copy !req
163. Part One:
The Little Pilot."Copy !req
164. Small guy.
Not much meat on him.Copy !req
165. Yeah, is he dead?Copy !req
166. - He looks dead.
- I have a question.Copy !req
167. Are we eating him,
or is this a rescue?Copy !req
168. We don't know yet.Copy !req
169. Nobody's eating
The Little Pilot.Copy !req
170. Not even the dead body of him.
Dogs don't eat masters.Copy !req
171. You're not our leader.
We all are. Let's take a vote.Copy !req
172. All in favor of not eating
The Little Pilot, say "Aye".Copy !req
173. - Aye.
- Nay.Copy !req
174. First-things-first:Copy !req
175. let's open his helmetCopy !req
176. so he can breathe
some air if he's alive,Copy !req
177. then see if we can pull thatCopy !req
178. hunk of
broken propeller-clutchCopy !req
179. out of the side of his head
if it doesn't kill him.Copy !req
180. - Does that sound right?
- Yeah, that's right.Copy !req
181. Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
182. Spots-u! Spots-u! Spots-u!Copy !req
183. We get the idea.Copy !req
184. You're looking
for your lost dog, Spots.Copy !req
185. - Does anybody know him?
- Hmm. No.Copy !req
186. Uh-uh.Copy !req
187. Wow.Copy !req
188. In response to questionsCopy !req
189. regarding the purported
disappearanceCopy !req
190. of his ward Atari,Copy !req
191. Mayor Kobayashi offers
no commentCopy !req
192. and urges reporters to respectCopy !req
193. the privacy of
the mayoral-household.Copy !req
194. Atari, aged 12, was last seen
early yesterday morningCopy !req
195. rolling a small airplane
onto a runwayCopy !req
196. at Megasaki Executive Airport.Copy !req
197. 24 hours later.Copy !req
198. I bite.Copy !req
199. I beg your pardon.
Ignore that dog.Copy !req
200. He's got Snout-fever.Copy !req
201. Just please follow us.Copy !req
202. Now, I never met him,
but I asked around.Copy !req
203. I understand
he made a lot of friends.Copy !req
204. He had a very good-natured
temperament, I'm told.Copy !req
205. Of course,
you would know best.Copy !req
206. It's just a bit further
up here on the left.Copy !req
207. Anyway, as I say,
he seemed to have beenCopy !req
208. an extremely pleasant animal.Copy !req
209. Unfortunately, nobody could
figure outCopy !req
210. how to open his dog-cage.Copy !req
211. Three years earlier.Copy !req
212. The sole survivor
of last week'sCopy !req
213. colossal
bullet-train disaster,Copy !req
214. a young boy named Atari,Copy !req
215. awoke from a deep-coma
early this morningCopy !req
216. to learn
of his parents' tragic deathsCopy !req
217. and also the intentionCopy !req
218. of his distant-uncle,
Mayor Kobayashi,Copy !req
219. to personally adopt himCopy !req
220. as ward
to the mayoral-household.Copy !req
221. Upon his release
from Megasaki General,Copy !req
222. Atari who suffered the loss
of his right kidneyCopy !req
223. and numerous broken bones
in the crashCopy !req
224. will live
in sequestered quartersCopy !req
225. within the confines
of Brick Mansion,Copy !req
226. where he will be educated
in solitude by private tutors.Copy !req
227. Atari has also been assigned
a security-detailCopy !req
228. for his own protectionCopy !req
229. in the form of a highly
trained bodyguard-dogCopy !req
230. named Spots Kobayashi.Copy !req
231. Um, you're my new master.Copy !req
232. My name is Spots.
I'm at your service.Copy !req
233. I'll be protecting
your welfare and safetyCopy !req
234. on an ongoing-basis.Copy !req
235. In other words: I'm your dog.Copy !req
236. Bodyguard-dog! Not pet!Copy !req
237. I can hear you,
Master Atari.Copy !req
238. I can hear you.Copy !req
239. I can hear you.
I can hear you.Copy !req
240. Oh, no.Copy !req
241. You need a key.Copy !req
242. - Where'd you get that?
- What? I always had this.Copy !req
243. I stole it
off the dead skeleton.Copy !req
244. Oh, no.Copy !req
245. Hey! The wrong dog died!Copy !req
246. The wrong dog died!Copy !req
247. The wrong...
The wrong dog died.Copy !req
248. He's not Spots.Copy !req
249. Who is that?Copy !req
250. I can't smell him.Copy !req
251. This is child abuse.Copy !req
252. Chief, you fight
the robot-dog.Copy !req
253. Wait. What?Copy !req
254. King, Duke, Boss? You attack
the three dog-catchers.Copy !req
255. - On it.
- I'll guard The Little Pilot.Copy !req
256. On my command. Ready?Copy !req
257. Wait a second!Copy !req
258. I am not gonna fight
this robot!Copy !req
259. I'm against The Little Pilot,
remember?Copy !req
260. I don't even believe
in masters.Copy !req
261. You're the best in a scrap.Copy !req
262. We all know that.
You like to fight.Copy !req
263. Well, let's take a vote.Copy !req
264. All in favor of ChiefCopy !req
265. fighting the robot-dog,
say "Aye".Copy !req
266. - Aye.
- Nay.Copy !req
267. Sic 'em.Copy !req
268. My ward, Atari,Copy !req
269. has been kidnapped
against his willCopy !req
270. by a pack of disobedient,
contagious, infected animals.Copy !req
271. He will be rescued promptly,
returned to safety,Copy !req
272. and grounded for the duration
of his childhood years.Copy !req
273. His five dog-abductorsCopy !req
274. have been identified
through the useCopy !req
275. of advanced Tooth-and-Tail
Recognition Software:Copy !req
276. They will, of course,
be capturedCopy !req
277. and violently destroyed.Copy !req
278. Chief ought to
get a check-up, too.Copy !req
279. He looks worse than anybody.Copy !req
280. I wish somebody
spoke his language.Copy !req
281. Sit-o!Copy !req
282. Well, I understood that.
Sit down.Copy !req
283. Sit-o!Copy !req
284. Chief! Sit!Copy !req
285. I don't sit.Copy !req
286. You're disobedient! Sit!Copy !req
287. No.Copy !req
288. I wouldn't drink that,
if I were you.Copy !req
289. It's full of toxic chemicals.Copy !req
290. How do you know?Copy !req
291. Because my sister-in-law
drank it,Copy !req
292. and her tongue turned black.Copy !req
293. Oh.Copy !req
294. You're Felix's mate.Copy !req
295. I beg your pardon?Copy !req
296. I mean, I think you matedCopy !req
297. with Felix,
if I heard it right?Copy !req
298. That's none of your business.Copy !req
299. No, no, I don't suggestCopy !req
300. whether it actually
happened or not.Copy !req
301. I'm just saying
that I recognize youCopy !req
302. from when I heard that rumor.Copy !req
303. I think I'm going
to say good-night.Copy !req
304. Wait, wait, wait. No.Copy !req
305. Wait. Start over.
Who cares about Felix?Copy !req
306. I'm Chief.
That's my name.Copy !req
307. I see.Copy !req
308. I'm introducing myself.
Who are you?Copy !req
309. I thought you knew
all about me.Copy !req
310. No, I don't know anything.Copy !req
311. I should've kept
my mouth shut.Copy !req
312. It's all hearsay.Copy !req
313. Anyway, you're Nutmeg.Copy !req
314. So you do know me, after all.Copy !req
315. After all? Yes.Copy !req
316. You a show-dog, Nutmeg?Copy !req
317. I was bred as a show-dog.Copy !req
318. I was groomed
for that purpose.Copy !req
319. It wasn't my choice.Copy !req
320. I don't consider it
my identity.Copy !req
321. Anyway, look around.Copy !req
322. What difference
does it make now?Copy !req
323. So that's a yes.Copy !req
324. So that's a:
yes, I used to be.Copy !req
325. May I join you?Copy !req
326. You've been attacked.Copy !req
327. Hmm. What else is new?
You should see the other dog.Copy !req
328. Actually,Copy !req
329. I think he was made
of stainless-steel.Copy !req
330. I couldn't get my teeth
into him.Copy !req
331. Who is The Little Pilot?Copy !req
332. What'd he do?
Why are they after him?Copy !req
333. Nobody knows.Copy !req
334. You're a stray, aren't you?Copy !req
335. Yes, I'm a stray.Copy !req
336. But aren't we all?
In the last analysis, I mean?Copy !req
337. Were you trained?
For competition.Copy !req
338. I was a show-dog.Copy !req
339. - You know a few tricks, then.
- A few.Copy !req
340. Can I see one?Copy !req
341. Maybe if I get to
know you better.Copy !req
342. Fair enough.Copy !req
343. It's not true, by the way.Copy !req
344. About me and Felix.
For the record.Copy !req
345. I wouldn't bring puppies
into this world.Copy !req
346. I don't believe in masters.
I never did.Copy !req
347. It's against my principles.Copy !req
348. But this is no place
for a dog like you.Copy !req
349. You belong somewhere.
You've got papers.Copy !req
350. Oh, I'm full-grown,
sweetheart.Copy !req
351. You don't have to worry
about me.Copy !req
352. Good-night.Copy !req
353. I hope I'll see you again.Copy !req
354. - Here's one.
- One what?Copy !req
355. I'm supposed to be spinning
a nine-pound bowling-ballCopy !req
356. over my head at this point,Copy !req
357. but you just have to
imagine that part.Copy !req
358. Oh.Copy !req
359. I can picture it.Copy !req
360. Will you help him?
The Little Pilot?Copy !req
361. Why should I?Copy !req
362. Because he's
a 12-year-old boy.Copy !req
363. Dogs love those.Copy !req
364. Spots, whoever he is,Copy !req
365. might be alive,
and he might be dead,Copy !req
366. but one thing's for sure:Copy !req
367. he's nowhere around here.Copy !req
368. He's not in the dog-community.Copy !req
369. There's probably another
500 Japanese hectaresCopy !req
370. of unmapped waste-landCopy !req
371. on Trash Island at least.Copy !req
372. Where do we start?Copy !req
373. Also,
the mental health question:Copy !req
374. maybe it's because of thatCopy !req
375. propeller-clutch stuck
in the side of his headCopy !req
376. I can't say, I'm not a doctor,Copy !req
377. but I think The Little Pilot's
got a screw loose.Copy !req
378. Those are the cons.Copy !req
379. You heard the rumor, right?
About The Little Pilot.Copy !req
380. - Which rumor?
- What is that?Copy !req
381. Kobayashi is
his distant uncle.Copy !req
382. He's the mayor's ward.Copy !req
383. - What?
- Whoa.Copy !req
384. Be that as it may,
let's look at the pros.Copy !req
385. That boy flew here, all alone,Copy !req
386. and crash-landed
onto this islandCopy !req
387. for one reason;
one reason only:Copy !req
388. to find his dog.Copy !req
389. To the best of my knowledge,
no other master,Copy !req
390. not one single human master,Copy !req
391. has made any effort
to do that.Copy !req
392. They've forgotten
all about us.Copy !req
393. I propose we start tomorrow,
first-light.Copy !req
394. We'll cross
the Middle Fingers.Copy !req
395. We'll find the tugboat
on the Dune.Copy !req
396. We'll go see Jupiter
and Oracle.Copy !req
397. They'll know what to do.Copy !req
398. Let's take a vote.
All in favor say "Aye".Copy !req
399. - Aye.
- Nay.Copy !req
400. Who's the nay-sayer?Copy !req
401. - Him.
- Me.Copy !req
402. That kid is gonna get us all
put to sleep. Euthanized.Copy !req
403. We won't find the dog,Copy !req
404. but we will die trying.Copy !req
405. Not a bad way to go.
You're out-voted, anyway.Copy !req
406. Science-Party CandidateCopy !req
407. Professor WatanabeCopy !req
408. has been placed
under house-arrest todayCopy !req
409. at Toho Mountain RyokanCopy !req
410. after offering sharp criticism
last nightCopy !req
411. of the
Kobayashi Administration'sCopy !req
412. Canine Saturation-CrisisCopy !req
413. Foreign-exchange
student Walker.Copy !req
414. Thank you, Editor Hiroshi.Copy !req
415. You all know me.
I speak my mind,Copy !req
416. and sometimes
that ruffles some feathers.Copy !req
417. Please, forgive my bluntness.Copy !req
418. Mayor Kobayashi is a crook,
and I hate him.Copy !req
419. Right now,
he faces a divided congressCopy !req
420. during a hotly-contested
re-election year.Copy !req
421. Dogs are dying
on a miserable island.Copy !req
422. Gullible masters
have been brainwashed.Copy !req
423. The Science-Party Candidate
is being held against his willCopy !req
424. with no recourse
to legal counsel.Copy !req
425. Somebody is up to something.Copy !req
426. You have
a conspiracy theory?Copy !req
427. I have a hunch.Copy !req
428. I don't print hunch.Copy !req
429. Huh?Copy !req
430. I'll spell it out.Copy !req
431. I believe
Municipal Dome propagandaCopy !req
432. has deliberately stoked
irrational, Anti-Dog fearCopy !req
433. and suppressed a medically
proven Dog-Flu treatmentCopy !req
434. in order to promote
a secret campaignCopy !req
435. to turn the country against
its innocent house-pets.Copy !req
436. There. I said it.Copy !req
437. Can you prove it?Copy !req
438. I don't know.Copy !req
439. To tell you the truth:
I don't know.Copy !req
440. I've lost all of my prideCopy !req
441. I've been to paradise
and out the other sideCopy !req
442. Part Two:
"The Search for Spots."Copy !req
443. With no one to guide meCopy !req
444. Torn apart by a fiery wheel
inside meCopy !req
445. An untouched diamondCopy !req
446. That's golden and brilliant
without illuminationCopy !req
447. Your mouth's a constellationCopy !req
448. The stars are in your eyesCopy !req
449. I'll take a spaceship
and try and go and find youCopy !req
450. The Middle Fingers
of Trash IslandCopy !req
451. wind and weave up-river,Copy !req
452. inter-stitched
by zig-zagging pipe-linesCopy !req
453. and rusty viaducts.Copy !req
454. The ruins of
a failed utility-complexCopy !req
455. washed-out by tsunami.Copy !req
456. The rubble of an abandoned
power-plantCopy !req
457. demolished by earthquake.Copy !req
458. The remains of a deserted
industrial estateCopy !req
459. destroyed by volcanic blast.Copy !req
460. I won't hurt you
I won't hurt youCopy !req
461. I won't hurt you
I won't hurt youCopy !req
462. The Old Trash Island
Athletic Club,Copy !req
463. member-less
and long-forgotten.Copy !req
464. Okay, I got a question.
What's your favorite food?Copy !req
465. A double-portion
of Doggy Chop from the canCopy !req
466. mixed into a bowl
of broken Puppy SnapsCopy !req
467. with a vitamin
crushed up into it.Copy !req
468. King's the spokes-dog
for that.Copy !req
469. He's the Doggy Chop dog.Copy !req
470. Mmm. Used to be.Copy !req
471. Was that
your daily meal?Copy !req
472. Not always. My master
was a school-teacher.Copy !req
473. We weren't rich,
you know. You?Copy !req
474. A center-cut Kobe
rib-eye, seared,Copy !req
475. on the bone,
with salt and pepper.Copy !req
476. Wow.Copy !req
477. It was my birthday
supper. Every year.Copy !req
478. Mine's hot-sausage,
yakitori-style.Copy !req
479. The snack vendor always
saved me one on game-days.Copy !req
480. - Hmm. Duke?
- Ah, green-tea ice cream.Copy !req
481. My master had a sweet-tooth.Copy !req
482. I probably inherited it
from her.Copy !req
483. You heard the rumor, right?
About Doggy Chop.Copy !req
484. - Remind us again.
- What rumor?Copy !req
485. - Oh, they folded.
- Oh, no.Copy !req
486. Doggy... Doggy Chop folded?Copy !req
487. How about you, Chief?
What was your favorite food?Copy !req
488. Me? Oh, I don't care.Copy !req
489. Garbage, trash,
scraps of rubbish.Copy !req
490. - I'm used to left-overs.
- Hmm.Copy !req
491. Yeah, yeah.Copy !req
492. Of course,
I wasn't always a stray.Copy !req
493. Wait. What'd you say?Copy !req
494. I said I wasn't always
a stray.Copy !req
495. - Really? Since when?
- Tell us about that.Copy !req
496. I've been hunted by
dog-catchers all my life.Copy !req
497. I'm not easy to trap.Copy !req
498. I've only got three captures
on my recordCopy !req
499. where I actually got sent
to the pound, I mean,Copy !req
500. and the first two times,
I escaped within 24 hours,Copy !req
501. but the third time...Copy !req
502. I got adopted before I couldCopy !req
503. finish digging
the break-out-tunnel.Copy !req
504. It was a big family.Copy !req
505. Five kids.
Two other dogs, already.Copy !req
506. They stuck me
in the back of a station-wagonCopy !req
507. and drove me out
to the middle of the sticks.Copy !req
508. Grass, trees, swimming pool.
Cartoons on TV.Copy !req
509. Anyway, one morning
a week later,Copy !req
510. the youngest boy,
his name was Toshiro,Copy !req
511. woke me up at 6:15,
bright-eyed, wide-awake,Copy !req
512. and he tried to pet me.Copy !req
513. He didn't mean anything by it.
He was just being friendly.Copy !req
514. Apparently, I bit him so hard,
I nearly chewed his hand off.Copy !req
515. Blood all over
the kitchen floor.Copy !req
516. They rushed him
to the emergency roomCopy !req
517. and I got pad-locked outCopy !req
518. in the tool-shed
with the lights out.Copy !req
519. It gave me some time to think.Copy !req
520. What happened?
Why did I do that?Copy !req
521. To this day, I have no idea.Copy !req
522. I guess he scared me.Copy !req
523. I bite.Copy !req
524. That night, an old woman,Copy !req
525. she must've been
the grandmotherCopy !req
526. brought me out a bowl of some
homemade hibachi-chili.Copy !req
527. I like to think she cooked itCopy !req
528. for me,
personally -but who knows?Copy !req
529. Maybe it was just
more left-overs. But...Copy !req
530. You've got a tick.Copy !req
531. Anyway, that's my favorite
food I ever ate.Copy !req
532. The old woman made
a great bowl of chili.Copy !req
533. What happened after that?Copy !req
534. I dug my way out by morning,Copy !req
535. jumped on the back
of a dump-truck,Copy !req
536. and hitched back to Megasaki.Copy !req
537. I was always a street-dog,
let's face it.Copy !req
538. Somebody's stalking us.Copy !req
539. As you know, we all hate dogs.Copy !req
540. Chairman Fujimoto-san,Copy !req
541. President of
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical.Copy !req
542. You secretly introducedCopy !req
543. mega-quantities
of infected fleasCopy !req
544. and contagious tick-larvaeCopy !req
545. into a metropolitan
city center,Copy !req
546. creating an unprecedented
animal-disease out-break.Copy !req
547. Thank you.Copy !req
548. General Yamatachi-san,Copy !req
549. Commander of the Megasaki
Municipal Task force.Copy !req
550. You oversaw the deportation
of over 750,000 caged-animalsCopy !req
551. to a nearly uninhabitable
off-shore refuse-center.Copy !req
552. Good work.Copy !req
553. Supervisor Kitano-san,Copy !req
554. Director
of Kobayashi Robotics.Copy !req
555. You developed the most
promising artificial life-formCopy !req
556. in the history
of corporate-technology-Copy !req
557. and a powerful new weapon,
to boot.Copy !req
558. Well done.Copy !req
559. Yakuza Nakamura-san,Copy !req
560. Head of
the Clenched-Fist Gang.Copy !req
561. You eliminated
all Pro-Dog oppositionCopy !req
562. through the use of bribery,Copy !req
563. extortion, intimidation,
and violent force.Copy !req
564. My compliments.Copy !req
565. Brains have been washed.
Wheels have been greased.Copy !req
566. Fear has been mongered.Copy !req
567. Now we prepare
for the final stageCopy !req
568. of our conspiracy-theory:Copy !req
569. the permanent endCopy !req
570. to the Canine
Saturation-Crisis.Copy !req
571. We believe we've
recovered a viable DNA sampleCopy !req
572. from this article
of damaged aviation equipment.Copy !req
573. We're going to check it
right nowCopy !req
574. if you care to observe.Copy !req
575. We call upon
dog-lovers everywhereCopy !req
576. to harken
to this transmission:Copy !req
577. May-day! May-day!Copy !req
578. Unscheduled Junior Turbo-PropCopy !req
579. in severe distress
over Sapporo River.Copy !req
580. Engine-failure, and-Copy !req
581. - detachment of left wing.Copy !req
582. Will attempt emergency-landing
on Trash Island coast.Copy !req
583. Please, make note
of the following:Copy !req
584. to my security-detail /
bodyguard-dog,Copy !req
585. Spots Kobayashi,
if still living,Copy !req
586. I leave
all my worldly possessions.Copy !req
587. If Spots has preceded me
into the next life,Copy !req
588. I ask that everything,Copy !req
589. including my own bones
and Spots' carcass,Copy !req
590. be burned
in a crematory furnace,Copy !req
591. with our ashes scattered
to the four-winds.Copy !req
592. It will not amount to much
pollution in this sad land.Copy !req
593. If I survive,
ignore this message.Copy !req
594. I've gone to find my dog.Copy !req
595. Young masters
of Megasaki: unite!Copy !req
596. Turpentine brandy.Copy !req
597. It cools the head
and warms the dog-bones.Copy !req
598. It may snow tonight.Copy !req
599. Really? Thank you
very much. Wow.Copy !req
600. To whom it may concern.Copy !req
601. - She sees the future.
- No.Copy !req
602. She understands T.V.Copy !req
603. You seek a dog named Spots.Copy !req
604. - Dog-Zero.
- Dog-Zero.Copy !req
605. As you know, most of
the animals on this islandCopy !req
606. come from human homesCopy !req
607. with domesticated
back-grounds.Copy !req
608. However, a small population
of savage, aboriginal dogsCopy !req
609. have been scavengingCopy !req
610. the Metropolitan
Dumping-GroundsCopy !req
611. for nearly a decade.Copy !req
612. The graffiti on this wall
depicts the story.Copy !req
613. They were born into captivity
on the ends of the fringesCopy !req
614. of the most distant reaches
of the island.Copy !req
615. They endured
great suffering and crueltyCopy !req
616. at the hands
of their former masters.Copy !req
617. Finally, in the wake of
an Act of God, they escaped-Copy !req
618. to a harsh
and desperate freedom.Copy !req
619. Some say they died away
over the subsequent years,Copy !req
620. starving and forgotten.Copy !req
621. Some say they swam
to the mainland,Copy !req
622. but this seems unlikely.
Too far to dog-paddle.Copy !req
623. Some say
they're still with us,Copy !req
624. in the Far-away Cuticles,
beyond the Middle Fingers.Copy !req
625. We know the animal you seek.Copy !req
626. He has appeared
in Oracle's visions.Copy !req
627. A prophecy suggests itself:Copy !req
628. Spots, if he's alive,
may very well be living,Copy !req
629. even at this moment,
as a captive prisonerCopy !req
630. abducted into the company
of these wild, savage dogs.Copy !req
631. Oracle, what do you think?Copy !req
632. What?Copy !req
633. Continue your journey.
Have faith in your cause.Copy !req
634. Luck and good fortune
be unto you.Copy !req
635. You heard the rumor, right?
About these aboriginal dogs.Copy !req
636. - Remind me again.
- What's the rumor?Copy !req
637. Uh, they're cannibals.Copy !req
638. So you're telling me they're
going to want to eat us?Copy !req
639. Well, they're cannibals.Copy !req
640. We're approaching
the end of Old Trash Island.Copy !req
641. To the west: the Sapporo River
and Megasaki City.Copy !req
642. To the east: the open-sea.Copy !req
643. To the north: a long, ricketyCopy !req
644. cause-way
over a noxious sludge-marshCopy !req
645. leading to
a radio-active land-fillCopy !req
646. polluted by toxic
chemical-garbage.Copy !req
647. - That's our destination.
- Great.Copy !req
648. - Got it.
- Get ready to jump.Copy !req
649. Atari, I'm going to drag you
overboard with my teeth,Copy !req
650. since you can't understand
the plan.Copy !req
651. After that,
we're back on foot.Copy !req
652. The next stage...Copy !req
653. Where'd they...Copy !req
654. Where'd they go?Copy !req
655. What are they doing
over there?Copy !req
656. How did this happen?Copy !req
657. What's going on
with this contraption?Copy !req
658. If we get separated,
which we are:Copy !req
659. rendez-vous at the cause-way!Copy !req
660. - You're not our leader!
- What?Copy !req
661. You're not our leader!
We all are!Copy !req
662. Let's take a vote!Copy !req
663. All in favor of my plan,Copy !req
664. which is to rendez-vous
at the cause-way...Copy !req
665. Let's go.Copy !req
666. No, you can't ride
the Pagoda-Slide.Copy !req
667. You're below the safety-limit,
anyway. Let's go.Copy !req
668. We made an emergency plan,Copy !req
669. even if we didn't get to vote
and agree to it yet:Copy !req
670. rendez-vous at the cause-way
to the Far-away Cuticles,Copy !req
671. and go find your dog.Copy !req
672. Maybe everybody else
just got crushed,Copy !req
673. compacted, and incinerated-Copy !req
674. but we're going to be there.
Let's go.Copy !req
675. Don't.Copy !req
676. don't.Copy !req
677. I am not your pet.
I never liked you.Copy !req
678. I don't care about you.
I won't wait for you.Copy !req
679. I bite.Copy !req
680. Good luck.Copy !req
681. Jerks. Come here.
Oh, do this. Do that.Copy !req
682. Our Masters. I'll do what I...Copy !req
683. Hmm...Copy !req
684. I suppose
if it was working right,Copy !req
685. we'd be dead already.Copy !req
686. Don't ask me
to fetch that stick.Copy !req
687. Fetch-I!Copy !req
688. Fetch-I!Copy !req
689. I'm telling you:
I don't fetch.Copy !req
690. Fetch-I!Copy !req
691. I'm not doing this
because you commanded me to.Copy !req
692. I'm doing it-
because I feel sorry for you.Copy !req
693. Good boy.Copy !req
694. Where'd you get that dog?Copy !req
695. He looks like me
with a pink nose.Copy !req
696. I come from a nine-dog litter,
but they drowned the sisters.Copy !req
697. We're not a rare breed:Copy !req
698. short-haired-Oceanic-
speckled-ear/Copy !req
699. sport-hound-mix.Copy !req
700. I'm getting confused now.Copy !req
701. My belly feels funny.Copy !req
702. Biscuit-o.Copy !req
703. I can't accept that.
It's for your dog.Copy !req
704. I've never been offered
a Puppy Snap in my life.Copy !req
705. I don't even know
what they taste like.Copy !req
706. Okay, I'll try it.Copy !req
707. Crunchy. Salty.Copy !req
708. Supposedly, it cleans
your teeth.Copy !req
709. This is my new favorite food.Copy !req
710. Thank you.Copy !req
711. My pale blue starCopy !req
712. My rainbow, how good it is
to know you're like meCopy !req
713. Strike me with your lightningCopy !req
714. Bring me down
and bury me with ashesCopy !req
715. I won't hurt you
I won't hurt youCopy !req
716. I won't hurt you
I won't hurt youCopy !req
717. Cold up here tonight.Copy !req
718. We'll find him.Copy !req
719. Wherever he is, if he's alive:
we'll find your dog.Copy !req
720. I won't hurt you
I won't hurt youCopy !req
721. I won't hurt you
I won't hurt youCopy !req
722. I won't hurt you
I won't hurt youCopy !req
723. Mayor Kobayashi,Copy !req
724. elected leader
of Megasaki City.Copy !req
725. For 150 years,
you and your ancestors,Copy !req
726. known as
the Kobayashi Dynasty,Copy !req
727. a procession of
dog-hating thugs,Copy !req
728. stooges, felons,
and their criminal underlings,Copy !req
729. have betrayed and deceived
the citizensCopy !req
730. of Uni Prefecture.Copy !req
731. You make me so mad!Copy !req
732. Professor Watanabe,Copy !req
733. Science-Party Candidate,
deceased.Copy !req
734. The wasabi in your blood
showed poison-levelsCopy !req
735. in excess often times
the maximum dosage requiredCopy !req
736. to stop the heart of a whale.Copy !req
737. Why'd you do it?Copy !req
738. Atari Kobayashi, adopted ward
to the mayoral-household.Copy !req
739. You heroically hi-jacked
a Junior Turbo-Prop XJ750Copy !req
740. and flew it to the island...Copy !req
741. Atari.Copy !req
742. You heroically,
as I was saying,Copy !req
743. stole the little airplane,
because of your dog and...Copy !req
744. I lost my train of thought.Copy !req
745. Dammit!Copy !req
746. I've got a crush on you.Copy !req
747. Part Three:
"The Rendez-Vous."Copy !req
748. Rex! King! Duke! Boss!
You made it!Copy !req
749. - What happened to you?
- I took a bath.Copy !req
750. - What? He's got soap?
- Just a little.Copy !req
751. You're too fluffy.Copy !req
752. - We played fetch.
- With a stick?Copy !req
753. With a hunk
of rubber radiator-tubing.Copy !req
754. And you brought it back
to him?Copy !req
755. Yeah.Copy !req
756. He's a good boy.Copy !req
757. Don't you tell me that!Copy !req
758. I'm the one
that tried to make youCopy !req
759. be loyal to him,
in the first place.Copy !req
760. Stop. Stop!
This is the rendezvous.Copy !req
761. Where's that trash-tram
taking you?Copy !req
762. You think we booked this ride
through a travel agent?Copy !req
763. We were fighting for our livesCopy !req
764. in a high-velocity
trash-processorCopy !req
765. while you were getting
scrubbed and brushed.Copy !req
766. - Jump!
- Where?Copy !req
767. - Here!
- When?Copy !req
768. - Now!
- Why?Copy !req
769. - What?
- Let's take a vote.Copy !req
770. All in favor of jump...Copy !req
771. Who's that?Copy !req
772. I can't smell him.Copy !req
773. Come in.Copy !req
774. Master Atari...
Can you hear me?Copy !req
775. Huh?Copy !req
776. That dog's real.Copy !req
777. What's that thing
in your ear for?Copy !req
778. Are you hard of hearing?Copy !req
779. You can't be. Um...Copy !req
780. Bodyguard-dogs have to have
20/30-AuditoryCopy !req
781. just to be certified.Copy !req
782. No, the ear-piece
is how I receiveCopy !req
783. my commands and instructions
and so on.Copy !req
784. Obviously, I'm privy to
certain sensitive informationCopy !req
785. due to my position
in the mayoral-householdCopy !req
786. at Brick Mansion.Copy !req
787. Oh, so you meanCopy !req
788. somebody could be talking
to you right now?Copy !req
789. Well, the range is only about
75 feet or so, I guess, so...Copy !req
790. Battery's probably dead,
anyway.Copy !req
791. I got a question for you.Copy !req
792. How much money
do you think the mayor makes?Copy !req
793. I can't tell you that.Copy !req
794. That's highly confidential.Copy !req
795. Um, anyway, I'm not
the mayor's accountant's dog.Copy !req
796. That's Butterscotch,Copy !req
797. and she got crushedCopy !req
798. in a glass compactor
the day before yesterday.Copy !req
799. No, my duties
are, uh, focused entirelyCopy !req
800. on the protection
of the mayor's ward, Atari.Copy !req
801. I'm not supposed
to be his friend,Copy !req
802. but I love him very much,Copy !req
803. but that's a private matter.Copy !req
804. Um, the only reason
I even said thatCopy !req
805. was because we're all probably
going to die out hereCopy !req
806. and I'll never see him again.Copy !req
807. That's a tough break.Copy !req
808. Well, good luck to youCopy !req
809. and watch out
for the cannibal-dogs.Copy !req
810. - Hmm?
- Hmm?Copy !req
811. - What?
- What?Copy !req
812. - Watch out for the...?
- The cannibal-dogs.Copy !req
813. - They are dogs that eat dogs.
- Start over and repeat again.Copy !req
814. You know what?
Don't even worry about that.Copy !req
815. I just heard there might beCopy !req
816. some wild, aboriginal,
cannibal-dogsCopy !req
817. in the area, you know,Copy !req
818. but I wouldn't worry
because you'reCopy !req
819. in an extra-security
lock cell.Copy !req
820. Look at it that way.Copy !req
821. You're probably safer
than I am.Copy !req
822. Except from thirst
and starvation.Copy !req
823. It's got an extra-security
lock on it.Copy !req
824. You'll never get it open.Copy !req
825. Are you going to eat me now?Copy !req
826. What did you say?Copy !req
827. Are you going to eat me now?Copy !req
828. I heard
you were cannibal-dogs.Copy !req
829. Be notified: I'll be compelled
to defend myselfCopy !req
830. with all means at my disposal.Copy !req
831. Hmm.Copy !req
832. Who told you that dirty lie?Copy !req
833. We resorted to cannibalism
on one occasion,Copy !req
834. many months ago,Copy !req
835. as a desperate
survival instinct.Copy !req
836. We ate one single dog.Copy !req
837. His name was Fuzzball,Copy !req
838. and he was the leader
of our pack,Copy !req
839. and he was already in a coma
from starvation,Copy !req
840. - so we put him out of his...
- his...Copy !req
841. His misery and...Copy !req
842. And...Copy !req
843. Consumed him.Copy !req
844. We would have dropped dead
in a week or lessCopy !req
845. without that nourishment.Copy !req
846. We were dying.
Do you judge us for that?Copy !req
847. Shame on you!Copy !req
848. We only brought you hereCopy !req
849. in the first place
to help you.Copy !req
850. We've got a Master Pass-Key!Copy !req
851. Open his cage.Copy !req
852. Fuzzball was his best friend.Copy !req
853. Oh, dear.
Uh, I think I offended him.Copy !req
854. I'm truly sorry.
I had no idea.Copy !req
855. What is this place?
How long have you been here?Copy !req
856. I can see
you've been mistreated.Copy !req
857. Are you okay?Copy !req
858. My name is Spots.
Spots Kobayashi.Copy !req
859. How can I be of service
to you?Copy !req
860. Master Atari-san,
can you hear me?Copy !req
861. Can you hear me, Master Atari?Copy !req
862. Spots-u?Copy !req
863. You're not safe here!Copy !req
864. You shouldn't have
come for me!Copy !req
865. I can't
protect you efficientlyCopy !req
866. under these conditions!Copy !req
867. Spots-u!Copy !req
868. Here I come.Copy !req
869. Sic-'em!Copy !req
870. Follow me!Copy !req
871. All in favor of kicking
Chief out of the packCopy !req
872. and never speaking
to him again, say "Aye".Copy !req
873. Aye!Copy !req
874. - How did you do that?
- Secret tooth! Military issue!Copy !req
875. Technically, I could do it
37 more times,Copy !req
876. but I wouldn't be able
to chew my meat!Copy !req
877. I assume you're Spots!
We've been looking for you.Copy !req
878. Master Atari-san,Copy !req
879. I swore an oath when I assumed
the responsibilitiesCopy !req
880. of official bodyguard-dog
to the mayoral-household!Copy !req
881. I could never be persuaded
to break that vowCopy !req
882. for any reason whatsoever!Copy !req
883. I'll always be loyal to youCopy !req
884. as my only
and unconditional master!Copy !req
885. But circumstances
have radically changed for meCopy !req
886. and all the pets
of Megasaki City!Copy !req
887. I have new obligations
which I never anticipated!Copy !req
888. I've become the leader
of a tribe of outcastsCopy !req
889. who depend on me
for their survival,Copy !req
890. and I'm going to be a father!Copy !req
891. With deepest sadness
and humility:Copy !req
892. I must ask you to relieve me
of the duties of my position,Copy !req
893. effective immediately.Copy !req
894. You son of a bitch.Copy !req
895. If we don't drown, I'm going
to strangle you myself.Copy !req
896. I don't care
how many exploding teethCopy !req
897. you try to spit-out at me.Copy !req
898. Do you have any ideaCopy !req
899. what that Little Pilot
just went throughCopy !req
900. to try to rescue you?Copy !req
901. How dare you?Copy !req
902. - You're a stray.
- Yeah, so what?Copy !req
903. What's your name?Copy !req
904. Who cares?Copy !req
905. You're from central Megasaki.
I can tell by the accent.Copy !req
906. You're a short-haired-Oceanic-
speckle-ear/sport-hound-mix.Copy !req
907. You were born in a storm-sewerCopy !req
908. on Bamboo-shoot Holiday
six years ago today.Copy !req
909. Do you know me?Copy !req
910. I... I don't... I don't know.Copy !req
911. I'm your older brother
by five minutes.Copy !req
912. It's been a long time, Chief.Copy !req
913. Was... Was I the runt?Copy !req
914. Not anymore.Copy !req
915. Security-camera footageCopy !req
916. confirms initial-reportsCopy !req
917. of the deaths of mayoral-ward
Atari KobayashiCopy !req
918. and his five dog-abductors
this afternoonCopy !req
919. in a sluice channelCopy !req
920. at the threshold
of the Far-Away Cuticles.Copy !req
921. A statement from Major-Domo,
live at Brick Mansion:Copy !req
922. The life
of a promising young orphanCopy !req
923. has been cut short
before its prime.Copy !req
924. This is a distant-uncle's
worst nightmare.Copy !req
925. Mayor Kobayashi asks for your
prayers, your condolencesCopy !req
926. and your support
for the diligent men and womenCopy !req
927. of the Municipal Task Force
Dog-Catchers Division:Copy !req
928. we salute you for your bravery
and your ongoing commitmentCopy !req
929. to the continuing punishment
of all bad-dogs.Copy !req
930. Originally,
before the volcano eruptedCopy !req
931. and an earthquake
triggered the tsunamiCopy !req
932. which obliterated
the facility,Copy !req
933. there were over 250Copy !req
934. incarcerated animals
here on the premisesCopy !req
935. being experimented on
against their will.Copy !req
936. If you look closely, you may
notice some of these dogsCopy !req
937. still bear scars and markings
from the research and abuse.Copy !req
938. Actually, it's pretty obvious.Copy !req
939. This is my mate, Peppermint.Copy !req
940. She's pregnant
with our first litter.Copy !req
941. She was due a week ago.Copy !req
942. Anyway,Copy !req
943. the survivors of the disaster
learned to cultiv...Copy !req
944. What's he got there?
What's he got there?Copy !req
945. Biscuit-o. Biscuit-o.
Biscuit-o.Copy !req
946. Puppy Snaps.Copy !req
947. I heard they don't even
make them anymore.Copy !req
948. You heard the rumor, right?Copy !req
949. About Kobayashi
Pharmaceutical.Copy !req
950. - I never heard it.
- What rumor?Copy !req
951. They invented Dog-Flu.Copy !req
952. - No.
- Of course.Copy !req
953. That makes sense.Copy !req
954. Where do you get
all these rumors?Copy !req
955. I mean,
who tells them to you?Copy !req
956. I don't know. Anybody.Copy !req
957. Dogs talk, and I listen.
Always have.Copy !req
958. I, uh, love gossip.Copy !req
959. Spots!Copy !req
960. The black owl has a message.Copy !req
961. He's come from all the way
across the island.Copy !req
962. Get him a cup
of sewer-water, Chico.Copy !req
963. Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
964. Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
965. Yes. We understand.Copy !req
966. He has news from the
Metropolitan Dumping-Grounds.Copy !req
967. - Metropolitan...
- Shh! Quiet, please.Copy !req
968. We're listening, owl.
Tell us your message.Copy !req
969. He's going to poison us.Copy !req
970. Re-election Night:Copy !req
971. at the moment Mayor Kobayashi
is re-inaugurated,Copy !req
972. he'll give the order,Copy !req
973. and the extermination-process
will begin.Copy !req
974. Oracle saw the plan
in her visions.Copy !req
975. If the voters choose me againCopy !req
976. on Re-Election Night,Copy !req
977. I promise:
a final and permanent endCopy !req
978. to the Canine
Saturation-Crisis.Copy !req
979. Every pet in the
Trash Island Camp will die.Copy !req
980. It may be too late, already;Copy !req
981. but, if the black owl
reaches youCopy !req
982. with this message in time:Copy !req
983. Go to Megasaki City.
Find our masters.Copy !req
984. Appeal to the people.
Stop the mayor.Copy !req
985. Save us.Copy !req
986. We're crossing
the river tonight.Copy !req
987. Begin preparations
immediately.Copy !req
988. You'll meet a bitch
named Nutmeg.Copy !req
989. Tell her Chief says:
I'll see you in Megasaki.Copy !req
990. Hmm.Copy !req
991. Beautiful night.Copy !req
992. - Peppermint's in labor.
- Oh.Copy !req
993. Come sit beside me.Copy !req
994. It's okay.Copy !req
995. Master Atari, are you willing
to accept my brother ChiefCopy !req
996. as new bodyguard-dog
in personal service to you,Copy !req
997. former ward
to the mayoral-household?Copy !req
998. Chief, are you willing
to acceptCopy !req
999. Atari as your direct master,Copy !req
1000. to serve and protect
his safety and welfareCopy !req
1001. with all courage, loyalty
and friendship?Copy !req
1002. I can do that.Copy !req
1003. Good.Copy !req
1004. Chocolate milk, cold.Copy !req
1005. Tracy Walker, Megasaki
Senior High, Daily-Manifesto.Copy !req
1006. Are you Professor Watanabe'sCopy !req
1007. former Assistant-Scientist,
Yoko-ono-san?Copy !req
1008. Do I have it?Copy !req
1009. Too late.Copy !req
1010. Do I have it?Copy !req
1011. Too late.Copy !req
1012. Nobody care.Copy !req
1013. Do I have it?
Do I have the story?Copy !req
1014. Yes or no? On the record!Copy !req
1015. I am sorry for your loss,Copy !req
1016. but we both know:
that was no suicide!Copy !req
1017. I need to prove
my conspiracy-theory!Copy !req
1018. Ben is dead.
No future on Trash Island.Copy !req
1019. I am failure.Copy !req
1020. Pull yourself together
and act like a scientist!Copy !req
1021. Professor Watanabe
never gave up.Copy !req
1022. Is this... Is this the serum?Copy !req
1023. The Dog-Flu cure?
The Snout-fever treatment?Copy !req
1024. The end of the Canine
Saturation-Crisis?Copy !req
1025. Last dose.Copy !req
1026. be careful.Copy !req
1027. Part Four:
"Atari's Lantern."Copy !req
1028. Not fair!Copy !req
1029. To dogs!Copy !req
1030. - Not fair!
- To dogs!Copy !req
1031. - Not fair!
- To dogs!Copy !req
1032. There will never be a place
for Dog-Flu in Megasaki City.Copy !req
1033. There will never be roomCopy !req
1034. for Snout-fever
in Uni Prefecture.Copy !req
1035. The time has come to put
the violent, intimidating,Copy !req
1036. unsanitary bad-dogs
of Trash IslandCopy !req
1037. humanely to sleep.Copy !req
1038. For their own good;
and also: ours.Copy !req
1039. General Yamatachi?
Bring out the replacement-pet.Copy !req
1040. Sit-o!Copy !req
1041. The results are in!Copy !req
1042. Stand by for the incoming
Re-Election Night tally!Copy !req
1043. That crook!
He's stealingCopy !req
1044. the re-election again!
Let's go!Copy !req
1045. This landslide re-election
is a massive fraud,Copy !req
1046. and we demand are-count!Copy !req
1047. Respect-o.Copy !req
1048. The mayor is allowingCopy !req
1049. the unauthorized
Pro-Dog student-protestorsCopy !req
1050. a platform to voice
their dissenting beliefs!Copy !req
1051. Mayor Kobayashi
has dog's-bloodCopy !req
1052. on his hands! You all do!Copy !req
1053. Atari was a hero.Copy !req
1054. Professor Watanabe
was murdered.Copy !req
1055. The serum works!Copy !req
1056. The mayor is a crook,
and I hate him.Copy !req
1057. This small minority
of dog-loversCopy !req
1058. has been sent by overseas
special-interest groupsCopy !req
1059. to agitate disorder
and incite anarchy.Copy !req
1060. I hereby cancel and nullifyCopy !req
1061. Foreign-exchange
student Walker'sCopy !req
1062. senior high school study-visa.Copy !req
1063. She will be expelled
from class,Copy !req
1064. stripped of
her course-credits,Copy !req
1065. and formally deported
on the next direct-flightCopy !req
1066. - back to Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Oh. Hmm.Copy !req
1067. Mayor Kobayashi
has directed Major-DomoCopy !req
1068. to bring him the red button.Copy !req
1069. Nutmeg!Copy !req
1070. Holy smokes!
My lungs feel clear.Copy !req
1071. My equilibrium feels balanced.Copy !req
1072. My vision is sharp as a tack
for the first time in months.Copy !req
1073. Wow, that's a great serum!Copy !req
1074. Master Atari, whose death,
I think we can say,Copy !req
1075. appears to have been
inaccurately reported,Copy !req
1076. has asked to read a statement
to the General Assembly.Copy !req
1077. He will then withdraw
from the debateCopy !req
1078. and respond
to no further questions.Copy !req
1079. Dear Editor HiroshiCopy !req
1080. of the Megasaki Senior High
Daily-Manifesto:Copy !req
1081. in a series
of first-rate articlesCopy !req
1082. by an attractive cub-reporter
on your staff,Copy !req
1083. you shine a spot-lightCopy !req
1084. on the great injustice
that has occurredCopy !req
1085. under the Kobayashi
Administration.Copy !req
1086. I have spent much of my time
in recent weeksCopy !req
1087. traveling in the company
of the very kind of animalsCopy !req
1088. our mayor refers to
as "bad-dogs."Copy !req
1089. They are the finest
living-beingsCopy !req
1090. I have ever come to knowCopy !req
1091. in all my dozen years
on this earth.Copy !req
1092. To your readers,
the good people of Megasaki,Copy !req
1093. I say: the cycle of lifeCopy !req
1094. always hangs
in a delicate balance.Copy !req
1095. Who are we,
and who do we want to be?Copy !req
1096. Who are we?Copy !req
1097. I wrote a haiku
to try to express my feelingsCopy !req
1098. about the suffering dogs
of Trash Island.Copy !req
1099. It is also about nature, love,Copy !req
1100. friendship, eternity,
and a black owl.Copy !req
1101. I call it: Atari's Lantern.Copy !req
1102. He said a haiku.Copy !req
1103. I'll tell you later.Copy !req
1104. I dedicate this poemCopy !req
1105. to my distant-uncle,
Mayor Kobayashi,Copy !req
1106. who took me in
when I myself was a stray-dogCopy !req
1107. with nowhere else to turn.Copy !req
1108. Editor Hiroshi,
please extend my subscriptionCopy !req
1109. for an additional year.Copy !req
1110. I enclose a check in the
amount of one thousand yen.Copy !req
1111. Signed, Atari Kobayashi,Copy !req
1112. former ward
to the mayoral-household.Copy !req
1113. Hmm.Copy !req
1114. Not-fair-to-the-boy.Copy !req
1115. Not-fair-to-the-dog.Copy !req
1116. He says: "I-have-no-honor."Copy !req
1117. Hmm?Copy !req
1118. Holy Moses!Copy !req
1119. The mayor
has just officiallyCopy !req
1120. unstamped
the Trash Island Decree!Copy !req
1121. No kidding!Copy !req
1122. Major-Domo
is accusing the mayorCopy !req
1123. of breaking
his campaign promise!Copy !req
1124. He's steaming mad!Copy !req
1125. It's gonna be a fight!Copy !req
1126. - Spit him with a tooth!
- I can't get a clean shot.Copy !req
1127. Too many innocent protesters.
I'll be right back.Copy !req
1128. Escape!Copy !req
1129. Escape! Escape!Copy !req
1130. Escape!Copy !req
1131. Well, the brain surgery
was a complete success.Copy !req
1132. But his left kidney failedCopy !req
1133. due to the stress
of the operation.Copy !req
1134. But, what about
the right one?Copy !req
1135. He lost it in a train-crash
three years ago.Copy !req
1136. Take my left kidney...Copy !req
1137. give it to Atari-kun.Copy !req
1138. According
to a long-standing statuteCopy !req
1139. unique to Uni Prefecture,Copy !req
1140. in the event of the death,Copy !req
1141. disappearance,
or felony-prosecutionCopy !req
1142. of the chosen candidateCopy !req
1143. on, while, during,
or concurrentCopy !req
1144. with the Re-Election-Night
ceremony,Copy !req
1145. all powers and authoritiesCopy !req
1146. vested in his or her
designated officeCopy !req
1147. transfer forthwith
to his or herCopy !req
1148. next-of-kin and/or
appointed heir.Copy !req
1149. In other words,Copy !req
1150. Atari Kobayashi is the new
mayor of Megasaki City!Copy !req
1151. You heard me right:
Atari KobayashiCopy !req
1152. is the new mayor
of Megasaki City!Copy !req
1153. Let's hope
that new kidney works.Copy !req
1154. Boy, what a night!Copy !req
1155. Life in Uni PrefectureCopy !req
1156. returned to a comfortable
tranquility.Copy !req
1157. The Megasaki Dragons
ended their winning streakCopy !req
1158. with a staggering loss
to the Honda Goblins.Copy !req
1159. Doggy Chop re-openedCopy !req
1160. all 11
of its domestic factories-Copy !req
1161. and Puppy Snaps
resumed productionCopy !req
1162. with an improved product.Copy !req
1163. Graft and political corruptionCopy !req
1164. were reduced to sustainable,
acceptable levels.Copy !req
1165. The Dog-Flu serumCopy !req
1166. cured every breathing-animal
in the region.Copy !req
1167. Some say
a few lost-dogsCopy !req
1168. continue to roam and scavengeCopy !req
1169. on Trash Island.Copy !req
1170. However, these
rumors remain unconfirmed.Copy !req
1171. Mayor Atari,Copy !req
1172. we all agree
it should be a crimeCopy !req
1173. to abuse, beat, murderCopy !req
1174. or yell at any dog
in Megasaki City.Copy !req
1175. That is not the question.Copy !req
1176. The question is:Copy !req
1177. what is the appropriate
punishment?Copy !req
1178. Exactly. And the answer is:
Death Penalty.Copy !req
1179. That seems excessive to us.Copy !req
1180. Possibly. Anyway,
we should make itCopy !req
1181. at least 30 days
community-serviceCopy !req
1182. and a fine
of no less than 250,000 yen.Copy !req
1183. Meeting adjourned.Copy !req
1184. I'm standing-by, Master Atari.Copy !req
1185. So how does it feel
to be a former stray?Copy !req
1186. Hmm. I take it
one day at a time.Copy !req
1187. Last week, I nearly be-handedCopy !req
1188. an industrial lobbyist
from West Suzuki.Copy !req
1189. They had to give him
a blood transfusion.Copy !req
1190. He probably had it coming.Copy !req
1191. Maybe. Learned any new tricks?Copy !req
1192. Actually, yes. Just one.Copy !req
1193. Can I see it?Copy !req
1194. I'm supposed to be jugglingCopy !req
1195. ten bowling-pins
engulfed in flamesCopy !req
1196. over my tail at this point,Copy !req
1197. but you just have to imagine
that part.Copy !req
1198. I can picture it.Copy !req
1199. You still against bringing
puppies into this world?Copy !req
1200. I'll tell you
when I get to know you better.Copy !req
1201. Fair enough.Copy !req
1202. My friends think
I like to fight,Copy !req
1203. but it's just not true.Copy !req
1204. Sometimes I lose my temper
and blow off a little steam,Copy !req
1205. but I've never enjoyed it.Copy !req
1206. I'm not a violent dog.Copy !req
1207. I don't know why I bite.Copy !req
1208. I'm not attracted
to tame animals.Copy !req
1209. Thank you.Copy !req