[Marmalade leads the Bad Guys to a palm tree, where an orange cat clings onto it]
Hey, look! It's a cat stuck in a tree!
[The cat hisses.]
It doesn't get much simpler than that. Now, what in this scenario would give you that good tingle?
Eating it. [lifts up two bread slices] This is why I always carry two pieces of bread with me.
[with a strained smile]
No. I want you to ssss...
[The gang tries to think.]
Smack it!
[still confused]
Skin it?
T Tarantula
[bluntly]
Sauté it.
[frustrated]
Save it. I want you to save... It-It's obv-It's so obvious. I want you to save it!
Oh! Right, right… [The gang slowly looks up at the cat with grins, then bare their fangs and sport feral looks] HERE, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY!!!
[The terrified cat rushes up further to the top of the tree]
Whoa! That cat is obviously defective.
What is wrong with you? You're gonna give it a heart attack. I'll handle this. [Mr. Piranha strolls over to the base of the tree then the trembling cat watching from above and he jumps and shouts in the cat's face] WHAT'S UP, PAPA?!
[The cat yowls in fear and falls out of the tree onto Wolf's head, clawing his face]
Get him off my face! He's on my face!
No, no, no, no, no! What are you doing?! [The kitten gets off Wolf and rushes back up the tree. A rather annoyed Marmalade calms himself.] OK. What, I may ask, are you good at?
Oh, yeah, we're good at that.
[Near her house, Diane turns off her car and looks at Wolf who's depressed and thinking about his friends.]
Hey. You okay?
No, I'm not okay. I’m very, very un-okay. [grumbles] Just left the only friends I’ve ever had, so what am I… [sighs] what am I doing?
[feeling very sorry for Wolf and sighs]
I know this isn’t easy. Leaving everything behind.
Yeah. I was the best thief in the world. Fast, fearless, inventive. I just had one thing left to steal.
The Golden Dolphin. So you went after it.
I didn't just go after it. [In a flashback, when Diane tries to steal the Golden Dolphin...] I had it. And a clear escape route. [She looks in the mirror and takes off her mask and hood.] But... all I saw in the end was the 'tricky fox' they always told me I was. It changed everything. [Diane puts the Golden Dolphin back in its place and runs off, deciding to reform. The flashback ends.] So now, instead of hurting people, I'm helping them. [sighs] I'm still me. [chuckles] I’m just me on the right side. [looks at Wolf happily] You’re doing the right thing. And someday your friends, if they’re real friends, I think they’ll understand. [Wolf is now happy for Diane and feels much better. Diane gives Wolf a big, genuine smile, which means she fully trusts him, and playfully banters with him.] Now, c'moooon, let’s get inside. You look like you just busted out of a prison.
[Nighttime. Wolf stares at the moon. Then he hears the cat, still stuck in the tree, meow. Wolf approaches the tree as the cat looks down at him and meows]
I think we got off to a bad start. The name's Wolf. [climbs up the tree; the cat cowers in fear and whimpers as if thinking that Wolf is going to hurt him] Yep. [sighs] I get that a lot. First impressions and all. [continues climbing as the cat steps back and jumps onto another frond, which begin to shake] No, no, no, no! [The frond breaks. Wolf catches the cat, just before he could hit the ground, then puts him back in the tree.] Now, it's OK. It's OK. I'm not gonna hurt you. I know you're scared. I would be, too, if I were you. Just give me a chance. [The cat meows.] The truth is, we actually have a lot in common. Don't tell anyone, but I love a little scratch on the spot behind my ears. You know, right there. The best. [The cat recoils as Wolf reaches his hand out to him. He looks to the side as if looking for an avenue of escape then looks back at Wolf] Come on, Kitty. [Kitty sniffs Wolf's hand, then rubs his face on it. He purrs happily as Wolf scratches behinds his ear and holds out his arms. Kitty lands in Wolf's hands and rubs his face against them. Wolf smiles as his furry cheeks stand on end, then slides down to the ground.] Yeah, who's a good kitty? [Kitty meows happily.] Who's a good kitty?
Uh, Wolf? Um... You saved him?
[Kitty meows.]
Yes! [chuckling, having filmed a video about Wolf rescuing Kitty] Yes. It's working.
Yes, and they’re starting to like you.
This might just be enough to win over the guests at the gala.
Yeah, we did it! All right!
[The Bad Guys were escorted to a S.U.C.M prison on an island after the disastrous gala. They were wrongfully convicted of the meteorite theft instead of Marmalade.]
I can't believe we got double-crossed by a tiny rodent!
Oh, we got double-crossed by a rodent all right. But, uh, not a tiny one.
This was supposed to be us conning Marmalade. It turns out it was Wolf conning us! Does that sound familiar to you, Wolf?!
Why-Why would you think that?
Oh, I don't know! Maybe because you just sabotaged the biggest heist of our lives! I think you owe us an explanation, buddy.
Okay, you're right. This is what happened. Back in the museum, I just tried to steal an old lady's purse. [gets his mugshot taken] Classic snatch and grab.
"Tried" to? Since when do you try to steal something and not just steal it?
I was trying to steal the purse when the old lady fell and... [clears his throat] I kind of helped her.
What?! [gets his mugshot taken]
But then you stole the purse. [gets his mugshot taken]
No, [chuckles] I didn't! I saved the old lady, and she hugged me. And my tail wagged, and I didn't know what it was, but it felt, uh, you know... good. [The others, except Snake, gasp at this.]
Ah, but then you stole the purse!
Y'know, I heard what the pig said to you, about cutting us loose.
But I never thought you'd actually do it, man.
Hey, hey, hey, hey! I-I would never... I was trying to... I was trying to find us a better life!
Our life was perfect until you decided to ruin it!
I didn't! You guys felt it at the gala — the clapping, the cheering. We were more than-than just scary villains! They loved us!
Oh, yeah?! If they "loved" us so much, how come we're in prison for a crime we didn't commit? You know what? I'll give Marmalade this: At least he sees the world for what it is - a place where some people are scary and some people are scared!
Oh, yeah? Well, I'm tired of being scary. I'm… I'm tired of being an outcast. Maybe I don't wanna be—
What? A Bad Guy?! Don't wanna be a Bad Guy anymore, huh? Say it, Wolf! [Wolf just glares at Snake and says nothing.] Yeah, I thought so. And us, your lifelong friends? We're just holding you back?
[Snake gasps softly while Shark, Webs and Piranha look at each other in shock. Then Snake leaps on him, furiously attacking him. The others all gasp in horror.] [starts strangling Wolf]
TAKE IT BACK! TAKE IT BACK! APOLOGIZE!
PG Prison Guard 1
[breaks up Snake and Wolf]
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Prison is no place for fighting!
PG Prison Guard 2
[A guard falls on the prison floor behind them.] [points up, weakened]
Tell that to him.
Huh?
[Snake, Wolf and the guards look up to see the Crimson Paw dropping from the upper floor to the rescue.]
[The Crimson Paw finishes off all the prison guards, locks them in a cell, then turns to the Bad Guys, unmasking themselves, revealing to be...] [gasps]
DIANE?!
But how do you know how to do all of that kick-kick-punch-punch?
Wait a sec. You're the Crimson Paw?? [Diane smiles cheekily.] The Queen of Cons, acrobatic Swiss Army Knife, stole the Zumpango Diamond twice; once for profit, second time just for fun. Never identified, never caught.
Heh. Guess I'm still the best bad guy the world has ever seen. [looks at her ninja outfit and sees a cut mark on her sleeve] Ugh. At least I used to be. [The alarms blare. Diane puts her mask back on as dozens of guards surround the Bad Guys. Diane jumps on Wolf, then Shark so to jump high in the air, then flying down for a falling punch... The scene cuts to Diane driving the Bad Guys away from prison on a boat, as explosions go off around the prison] Nope, I'm still the best. Just like riding a stolen bicycle. [to Piranha, who has one of the "fins" on his head on fire] Oh, uh, you got a little... [puts it out] Ouch.
[Wolf catches up to Diane, who is angry with him and the gang for not trying to change for the better when trying to save the guinea pigs from the lab.] [puts on a "full charm-offensive"]
Madam Governor. Diane.
[sternly holds up her hand]
Do NOT Clooney me, Wolf.
Oh, I see what’s going on. You think I’m still a Bad Guy, trying to bamboozle my way to freedom. But we’ve changed! That "flower of goodness" is blossoming all over the place.
[sighs annoyedly and rolls her eyes]
Don’t you ever get tired of lying?
[chuckling]
No. I mean… [stammers] Fudge. That was… That was a trick question, right?
[sighs]
I gave you an opportunity! A chance to show the world that you're more than just a scary stereotype, but... you're too proud or too gutless to take advantage of it!
[angrily]
Gutless? I'm gutless? Oh-ho-ho, I'm sorry, have we met? I'm the villain of every story! Guilty until proven innocent! Even if by some miracle [Diane suddenly looks smug as she secretly realizes Wolf is just like her.] we did change, who's gonna believe us? Huh? Of course, you wouldn't know anything about that with your Little Miss Perfect power suits!
[slyly] ("Little Miss Perfect", huh?)
Is that so? [holds up the ring Wolf stole from her earlier]
[confused and eager]
Wait a second, what did...? How did you...?
A wolf and a fox are not so different. [flings the ring to Wolf] Maybe they will believe you, maybe they won't. But it doesn't matter. Don't do it for them. Do it for you. This is a chance to write your own story. To find a better life for you and your friends. Come on, what have you got to lose?
I don't know. My dignity?
[raises her pierced eyebrow and looks down at Wolf's sheep onesie]
Yeah, well, that ship has already sailed. [walks off to the car waiting for her and boards it] Believe it or not, I'm rooting for you, Wolf.
So, you're not going to call the chief?
