[Jerry has just saved Tom from the alley cats.]
You okay, pal?
Yeah. I'm okay. But don't call me pal.
[Tom walks off, leaving Jerry dejected. Tom stops walking.]
Come on, mouse.
[Tom resumes walking, with Jerry walking behind him. As Tom and Jerry walk towards a bridge, a shadow looms behind them. Tom and Jerry notice and hide on the side of the bridge. After the shadow passes them, Tom and Jerry look up to see Robyn run across the bridge. Robyn looks around to see if no one was following her, then goes towards the stairs. Tom and Jerry climb back onto the bridge. They go towards the steps. Robyn jumps down the stairs and hides under the bridge. As Jerry climbs down the steps, Tom tip-toes down the steps. Tom accidentally hits a can, causing it to bounce down the steps. The can rolls over to Robyn's foot. As Tom makes it to the bottom, Robyn swings her backpack at him, but he dodges.]
Robyn Who– Who are you?
[Hops onto Tom's hand]
Just us. He's Tom, and I'm Jerry.
Robyn Oh. I thought you were somebody else. I thought you were following me.
Robyn Well, then, what are you doing out here?
We're lost and we're looking for something to eat.
Yeah. We're kinda hungry.
Robyn Oh, well, um– [Opens her backpack and takes an apple and a plastic bag of cookies out] I've got cookies and an apple and–
[Tom, Jerry, and Robyn are sitting near a fire under a bridge.]
So your name's Robyn and you ran away from home.
Robyn How did you know?
Your name's on your locket. [Points at Robyn's locket]
Robyn Oh, yes. It's Robyn Starling. I'm afraid I don't have a home anymore. I– I'm an orphan. My mother died when I was a baby.
What about your father? What happened to him?
Robyn My father's on an expedition climbing a mountain, when the snow gave way in an– av– ava–
Robyn [Starts to cry]
Uh-huh, and he was the most wonderful father in the world. [Opens her locket and shows Tom and Jerry pictures of herself and her father] We had our own secret place just for the two of us, and–
And that's where you were going?
Robyn Uh-huh, and to get away from my Aunt Figg. She's not really my aunt, just my guardian. But she's taken over the house. She moved me into the attic and gave my room to her dog Ferdinand.
Robyn Aunt Figg was always calling me orphan. She even stole my locket and threw it out the window, but I climbed down and found it, and– and–
Robyn As fast as I could, and I'm never going back.
Oh, smart, real smart, kid. You got a roof over your head, three sure meals a day, a warm bed. Who'd wanna leave that?
I hate to admit it, Robyn, but Tom's right. You never know what you're missing till you don't have it.
Robyn You don't know Aunt Figg. She seems sweet, but underneath, she's mean, real mean.
Aw, come on. I'll bet she's frantic looking for you.
Oh, sure. She's crying her eyes out for you right this minute.
Robyn [Tom and Jerry have just told Robyn that her father is alive.]
He's alive? My daddy's alive? I've got to go find him. [Opens her drawer] He might be hurt. [Pulls clothing out of the drawer and throws them aside]
Robyn [As Robyn throws the clothing out of the drawer, a sock flies into Jerry's face. He removes it. Robyn throws a hat onto Tom's head.] [Takes the hat off Tom's head and puts it on her own head]
I better wear a hat. [Sits on her bed and pulls her sock up]
Robyn If that's where my daddy is, that's where I'm going.
Do you have any idea where Tibet is?
Robyn No.
[Robyn pulls the bedsheets off the bed.]
It's– It's way, way, way out there.
Robyn Put your finger here, please.
[Tom puts his finger on the knot, allowing Robyn to tie the line to the bed post.]
It's– It's across the river.
Robyn [Picks the bedsheets up]
Here, Tom. [Throws the line of bedsheets to Tom] Throw this end out the window.
Robyn [Tom walks over to the window, opens it, and drops the line of bedsheets down the front of the house. Robyn puts her backpack on. She looks down to the ground, then climbs down the line. Robyn lands on the ground. Tom and Jerry look down from the window.]
Tom, hurry!
[Tom starts to climb down the line. Jerry hops onto his paws.]
Down, please.
[Tom grabs Jerry. Jerry points down. Tom looks down and realizes he has let go of the line. Tom and Jerry fall to the ground. Figg wakes up, turns the lamp on, and removes her sleeping eye pieces. She sees the line of bedsheets hanging outside her window.]
She's escaped again! I've got to call Lickboot. [Picks her phone up]
Robyn [Tom, Jerry, and Robyn arrive at Robyn's nest.]
There it is. There's the cabin, daddy built it just for me. We come up here every summer. He taught me to swim, and sail, and fish. Daddy will know where to find me, maybe he's here already. I bet he is. [Ties the boat to the dock, Robyn runs up the cabin stairs and enter the cabin] Daddy?
[A dark figure turns on an oil lamp, which reveals to be Aunt Figg]
Daddy– is dead.
Robyn [Screams in terror]
AAAAAAAAAAAAH! TOM! JERRY! HELP!
[Lickboot closes the door, leaves poor Tom, Jerry, and Ferdinand outside, and locks the door.]
And if you know what's good for you. You'll never run away again. Never.
Robyn You're not taking back! You'll never take me back!
[Grabs Robyn by the wrist]
Oh, yes we will!
Robyn [Screams in fear]
AAAAHH!
[Kicked my knees]
Ow, why, you little!
[The oil lamp gets knocked as the cabin is caught on fire.]
You fools! Look what you’ve done! Lickboot, grab the girl and let’s get out of here!
Robin, the house is burning down, you must get out before it's too late!
Robyn No! No, I won't go with you! You'll never take me back! [Screams in alarm] AAAAAGHHH!
Lickboot, let’s get out of here before we all fry!
Forget her! We got to save ourselves!
