Oddball Page #3

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You wouldn't believe the strings

I had to pull to get this.

Alright, we will fire it up

and then we project the movie

off the rising mist...

The crowd will ooh and ah,

and in that moment, Ms Mayor,

we will officially be

open for business.

(BELL RINGS, CHILDREN SHOUT)

Good morning!

Have fun today. Hi!

Ah, there you go.

And on time, to boot.

- (BARKS)

- Oddy.

See you this afternoon

when I pick you up.

What's wrong?

There was another penguin

killed at the reserve

last night.

That's why Mum wasn't home

this morning.

Oh, right.

She's running out of options.

They've tried everything.

Well, I'm sure your mum

will come up with something.

- She always seems to...

- BOY:
Hey, Livvie. Hey, Oddball.

Your friend's there.

See you after school, darl.

- See ya.

- (BARKS)

- OLIVIA:
Oddy!

- SWAMPY:
Oddball!

He's taking another runner!

Go, Oddball!

Livvie, shut the door,

shut the door!

- OLIVIA:
Grandad, go!

- SWAMPY:
Seatbelt!

Keen your eye on him. Hang on.

- (TYRES SCREECH)

- CHILDREN:
Oddball!

- SWAMPY:
Can you see him?

- OLIVIA:
There he is!

Oh! Oh! (SCREAMS)

(PEOPLE SCREAM)

MAN:
Oh, my goodness!

(TYRES SCREECHING)

(PEOPLE SHOUTING)

SWAMPY:
Oh, no.

He's turning around.

- BOY:
Oddball!

- WOMAN:
You've gotta stop him!

(DROPS TO GROUND) Ow!

- Ooh!

- (HORN BEEPS)

(HORN CONTINUES BEEPING)

MAN:
Stop that dog!

(TRUCK HORN HONKS)

(GAS PS)

(BARKS)

Ooh! Ooh!

Ow!

By tomorrow morning,

everyone in Victoria

will be saying the name

Warrnambool.

Oddball!

- Watch out!

- (BARKS)

No, no, no, no, no, no!

Ah! (GRUNTS) Ah!

Somebody secure the whale!

MAN:
Grab it, grab it, grab it!

MAN 2:
That dog's

out of control.

(PENGUIN CALLS)

MAN:
Sergeant Gosch to base.

We have a situation here.

EMILY:
Judge Burns,

couldn't Oddball

go to an obedience school?

Miss Marsh, this is the third

time the dog's been in trouble.

We have the support

to fast-track

what needs to be done.

And he is obviously dangerous.

Huh! Oddball isn't dangerous.

He's just... curious,

that's all.

I'm sorry.

Your Honour, if I may?

The tourism initiative is dead

unless this dog is alive.

But that dog

ruined your hard work.

Precisely. I know that.

But that's why I don't want him

to ruin it again.

Look, we can postpone

the reopening.

That's not a problem.

But there's press in town.

And there isn't a whaling

village in the entire world

that can hold the news cycle

like the story of

a broken-hearted little angel.

A girl who loves her dog...

- (ODDBALL WHIMPERS SOFTLY)

- ...she grew up loving.

And, Your Honour, since it is

ultimately your decision,

well, I guess

every story needs its villain.

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