Mona Marshall: Katerina Anastasia, Duchess Dire

Quotes 

• [Commander Courage watches screen showing various Zones around the world. Katerina enters the room, and places her hand on his shoulder] 

  Katerina Anastasia : Dirk, you... we all need rest.

  Dirk Courage : Overlord's Zones are everywhere, Kat. Separating countries, states, families.

  Katerina Anastasia : We are doing the best we can!

  Dirk Courage : We have to do more.

  [Commander Courage stands and heads for the door] 

  Katerina Anastasia : Where are you going?

  Dirk Courage : I... have some things.

• [Commander Couarge prepares for flight] 

  Wolfgang 'Tank' Schmidt : I do not understand why you cannot tell us what this mission is, Commander?

  Dirk Courage : I'm sorry, Tank. Top secret. All I can tell you that I'll be flying over New York.

  Katerina Anastasia : Commander!

  Dirk Courage : I know what I'm doing, Kat.

  [after receiving clearance to take off, Commander Courage flies to New York. As he nearly reaches his destination, he contacts M.C.C] 

  Dirk Courage : Courage to McFarland. Everything's going according to plan, General.

  General McFarland : Roger, Commander. Are you sure you wanna go through with this, Dirk?

  Dirk Courage : It's not a matter if 'I want', Steve. I have to.

  [the jet goes down through the fog and lands at Central Park. In the few moments that Commander Couarge still has control over his brain, he takes out a knife and cuts his suit, to make it look like it was accidently damaged. With this done, he becomes Zoned. He exits the cockpit and starts wandering aimlessly in the streets of New York, like the other Zoners] 

• [as Commander Courage's jet enters the Zone of New York, security alarm is activated at Overlord's headquarters. He contacts Reaper] 

  Overlord : A plane has crash-landed in Central Park. Investigate!

  Reaper : Right away, Overlord!

  [At M.C.C] 

  Katerina Anastasia : I am concerned about this secret mission.

  Benjamin Davis 'Ben' Franklin : Don't worry. Whatever happens, Commander Courage can handle it. He is not afraid of anything!

  Katerina Anastasia : Da... except being Zoned.

  [at New York, while Commander Courage wanders aimlessly, Reaper reaches the plane] 

  Reaper : [contacts Overlord]  Reaper to Overlord. No one in the jet. I'm checking the flight log recorder.

  [Reaper plays the plane log recorder. Voice comes out of it "Commander Courage, clear for take-off". Reaper recoils in surprise] 

  Reaper : Overlord! The jet belongs to Dirk Courage!

  [hearing this, Overlord gathers the Black Widows] 

  Overlord : Dirk Courage has crash-landed in Central Park. I want EVERYONE looking for him

  [Duchess and Razorback smile viciously to each other] 

  Overlord : He will be armed and dangerous, but... find him!

  [on huge commercial screens in New York appears the image of Commander Courage. The Zoners stand and watch, while Overlord's voice sounds via loudspeakers:] 

  Overlord : Attention all Zoners! Find this man and bring him to me! Attention all Zoners!

  [Commander Courage glances for a moment at his image on the near screen, but in his Zoned state - it means nothing to him. He keeps wandering in the streets] 

• General McFarland : I'm sorry to have to tell you that Commander Courage's plane has crash-landed in New York.

  [Max and Ned look at each other, then walk to the exit] 

  Dr. Harold Lawrence : Where're you going?

  Wolfgang 'Tank' Schmidt : [angrily]  I'm surprised you have to ask, Doctor. To find Commander Courage, of course!

  General McFarland : I can't let you do that!

  Ned Tucker : And if we decide to do it anyway, General?

  General McFarland : I can order you to stay here!

  Katerina Anastasia : You would not be doing this without a very good reason, General. And we deserve to know what it is!

  General McFarland : [exchanges looks with Dr. Lawrence]  Yes, there is a good reason - and I guess you do deserve to know what it is.

• [roaming in the street, at last Rawmeat finds Commander Courage] 

  Rawmeat : It's him!

  [Rawmeat rushes toward Commander Courage and pushes him to the ground. As he falls, the implant malfunctions. At M.C.C., the signal disappears from the screen] 

  Dr. Harold Lawrence : Eh... something's gone wrong! The implant has stopped transmitting.

  [hearing this, the Zone Riders gape in horror] 

  General McFarland : Something happened to it... or to Dirk.

  [at New York, after she failed to find Commander Courage, Duchess contacts Overlord] 

  Duchess Dire : No sign of Courage so far, Overlord.

  Overlord : We must find him! Once I have his suit, I can device a mean to render all of them useless.

  Rawmeat : [contacts Overlord]  I got 'im. He's Zoned. I'm bringin' him in!

• General McFarland : I don't care how you do it. Just bring Dirk back!

  Katerina Anastasia : We will, General. You can count on it!

  [the Zone Riders fly the Eagle to New York] 

• [the Zone Riders land the Eagle outside the New York Zone, mount their motorcycles and enter the Zone in search for Commander Courage. Meanwhile, on the way to Overlord's headquarters, Rawmeat stops to "have fun": he throws sticks and order Commander Courage to fetch them - which he complies, being zoned. Bandit approaches them] 

  Bandit : [angrily]  What has been keeping you? Overlord is waiting for him!

  Rawmeat : [laughs nastily]  We was just havin' little fun, me and him.

  Bandit : Take him to headquarters! Immediately!

  Rawmeat : Oh, too bad. We was having such a good time, he-he!

  [while Bandit and Rawmeat take Commander Courage to Overlord's headquarters, Katerina spots them. She aims her gun, but stops at the last moment] 

  Katerina Anastasia : I cannot fire... I might hit Dirk! Katernia to Zone Riders: I have found him.

  Max Jones : Roger, Kat. We're on our way.

• [Max surprises four Zoners at the hallway. he leans leisurely on the wall] 

  Max Jones : Hey, guys! I'm new in town. Where is the excitment?

  [as the Zoners rush toward Max, Katerina steps out of the elevator behind them. She shoots and creats layer of ice on the floor, and the Zoners slip on it. Meanwhile, at the lab, Overlord finally finds out that the protection suit is fake] 

  Overlord : [furiously]  This is no 10-DEX suit, but some kind of trick! Courage will pay for this!

  [Max and Katerina reach the floor where Commander Courage is held] 

  Katerina Anastasia : [points the door]  Hurry! The Commander must be in here.

  [a surveillance camera above the door turns to their direction] 

  Max Jones : I think they know we are here.

  Katerina Anastasia : So it appears.

  [Max shoots and destroys the camera, then kicks the door open. They pass through] 

• [as Ned and Tank are halfway to the window, Katerina opens a door and sees Commander Courage, zoned, sitting in the room] 

  Katerina Anastasia : Dirk!

  [Caught in emotion, Katerina rushes to Commander Courage, abandoning caution. She gently caresses his cheek] 

  Katerina Anastasia : Oh, Dirk...

  [Overlord enters, pistol drawn. Katerina turns around, but too late. Overlord shoots her and she collapses. As Overlord prepares to shoot again, a shot knocks the pistol from his hand] 

  Overlord : What?

  [Overlord turns and sees Max standing at the doorway, shooting at him. Overlord drops on the floor, grabs his gun and returns fire. Katerina stands and helps Commander Courage get on his feet] 

  Katerina Anastasia : [to Commander Courage]  Quickly, we must get out of here!

  [while Max and Overlord exchange fire, Katerina and Commander Courage start to advance toward the door. Overlord notices them] 

  Overlord : No!

  [Overlord shoots three times at Katerina and Commander Courage. Quickly, Katerina drops Commander Courage on the floor lest he would get hit. One of the shots hit her, and she collapses again, crying in agony. As Commander Courage's body hits the floor, the tiny biochip on his neck starts transmitting again. At M.C.C., General McFarland and Dr. Lawrence see that the signal on the screen is back] 

  Dr. Harold Lawrence : It's Dirk! He's back online, and in Overlord's headquarters!

  General McFarland : Quick, trigger the command!

  [Ned and Tank nearly reached the window. Max and Overlord shoot at each other. Then, M.C.C. transmits a command in Overlord's voice to Commander Courage's implant] 

  Overlord : [the command in Overlord's is heard by Commander Courage via the transmitter]  Destroy the Zone generator! Let no one stand in your way!

  [Commander Courage, in his Zoned state, must obey any command given by Overlord, and he complies. He takes a pistol from unconscious Katerina's ankle-holster, and shoots at Overlord. The shot hits metal, spraying scraps into Overlord's face, and he collapses. Commander Courage stands and walks to the window] 

  Dirk Courage : [mumbles while stepping toward the window]  Must destroy... generator...

  [reaching the window, Commander Courage carefully aims the pistol toward the generator] 

• [Katerina recovers. She sees that Overlord is about to shoot Commander Courage] 

  Katerina Anastasia : No!

  [Katerina reaches for her ankle-holster, only to find that the pistol is missing. Meanwhile, Overlord shoots at Commander Courage's back, and he falls through the open window, before he manages to shoot the generator] 

  Katerina Anastasia : [desperately]  Dirk!

  [Commander Courage is caught by surprised Ned and Tank, who finally reached the window] 

  Ned Tucker : Hello, what's this?

• [after exchanging more fire with Max, Overlord escapes from the room. Max approaches Katerina] 

  Katerina Anastasia : [choked with tears]  M-max, Dirk is...

  [Ned and Tank enter the room via the window, supporting Commander Courage] 

  Ned Tucker : Greetings, mates!

  Katerina Anastasia : Thank goodness, he is alright!

  Max Jones : [approaches the window]  And he'll be a lot better after we blow up that generator.

  [Reaper and several Zoners storm in, shooting. The Zone Riders take cover] 

  Wolfgang 'Tank' Schmidt : Ah, now how do we get out?

• [Hiro and Ben fly the Eagle to Overlord's headquarters. Seeing the Eagle approaching, Tank shoots a flare. While the enemies are temporarily blinded, the Eagle's nose breaks the wall. The Zone Riders board Eagle, Max and Katerina supporting Commander Courage. Under heavy fire, the Eagle flies back to M.C.C. Soon afterwards, Commander Courage recovers from the effects of the Zone] 

  General McFarland : It was a good plan, Dirk. It almost worked.

  Katerina Anastasia : Few people are brave enough to face up to their greatest fears! But I still do not understand: why you did not tell us?

  Dirk Courage : [smiles]  I knew all of you would try to talk me out of it... and I was afraid I might let you do it.