The Turbokat engages in its relentless pursuit of Dark Kat's jet, firing relentlessly at him, peppering his aircraft with laser fire.
T-BONE
Come here, Dark Kat, and take what's coming to you!
DARK KAT
In due time, SWAT Kats! I've realized my own death is an inevitability, but if I can't have Megakat City, then no one can!
He swoops off in the direction of the city.
T-BONE
The heck did he mean by that? Does he mean he's gonna--
RAZOR
I think so! We've gotta stop 'im! Come on!
The Stalkers continue pummelling the outnumbered Army jets until there are only a couple left, but then the Enforcer reinforcements arrive and begin blasting the enemy fighters out of the sky, protecting their regular Army rivals turned comrades in arms. Noticing their Commander and his niece on the ground, two of the jets, flown by, we see, Gavin and O'Herlihy, break away from the main attack group and land. They surrender their craft to the two officers without a second thought. Feral gets into one and Felina the other, and they take off to join in the fighting. Gavin and O'Herlihy, left behind, take an unresisting and frankly relieved-looking Zeckis into custody. The three of them watch the battle unfolding in the skies above them.
The Stalkers, lacking self-preservation, continue fighting despite now being clearly outnumbered. Explosions and flying chunks of metal fill the air. The hissing and snarling creatures are brave, reckless and stupid in their efforts to win. By the time there's only four of them left, one performs a suicide maneuver, diving down and deliberately crashing its aicraft into an Enforcer's. Both jets explode. Another Stalker targets one of the few remaining Army fighters and fires a missile, but a brave and selfless Enforcer flies between the oncoming missile, and allows himself to take the hit to save the other jet. The Army pilot looks shocked and horrified, as does Felina, who witnessed this. She glowers, swoops down and targets the Stalker who killed her fellow Enforcer, firing a missile directly into its jet's exhaust port. Boom! Fiery debris rains down onto the clearing.
FELINA
Take that, you slimy--
FERAL
(shouting over her radio)
Look out, Lieutenant, above you...!
She turns and sees the third jet diving down, attempting to crash into her, guns blazing, until a missile comes flying in from offscreen and blows it up. It's the Army pilot who was saved a moment ago. He and Felina wave to one another from their respective cockpits.
FELINA
Thanks!
ARMY PILOT
Don't mention it!
Elsewhere, Feral and two other jets pursue and fire upon the final Stalker craft. Try as it might, the creature cannot evade them, and takes a hit in its wing, and goes spinning out of control, crashlanding on the ground near where Gavin and O'Herlihy stand, each holding Zeckis by one arm. The creature, having survived the crash, opens the cockput and leaps out, snarling. It leaps onto O'Herlihy, knocking him flat. Nearby, the others back up.
Snarling, the Stalker gets off of O'Herlihy, who is still alive, and rushes at the other two. Gavin shoves Zeckis away and draws his blaster, as the creature reaches him and swipes at his face. Although his helmet protects him, the claws crack the visor and send the helmet flying, letting us see Gavin's surprised and terrified eyes. His gun is knocked form his hand, and he is seized by the front of his uniform and lifted up, then thrown down. He is about to be killed when Zeckis grabs the dropped laser gun and lifts it with shaking hands, and fires over and over into the unprepared Stalker's body. It shrieks and collapses.
O'Herlihy, growning, gets up, draws his sidearm, and finishes the creature off. He then gently takes Gavin's gun from the shaking Zeckis' hands.
O'HERLIHY
I'll, uh, I'll take that, thanks.
He helps Gavin to his feet.
GAVIN
(weakly)
Thanks...
(to Zeckis)
And thanks to you, too...
Observing from their jets as they fly by, Felina and her uncle can see that the last of the Stalkers has been killed now.
FELINA
(into her radio)
That's the last of them, Uncle.
FERAL
(over the radio)
Then that just leaves Dark Kat. And he's heading for Megakat City again! Let's go get him.
FELINA
(into her radio)
Remember what you told me happened the last time you tried to--
FERAL
(angry)
I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about helping the SWAT Kats. They may need backup.
(into his radio)
All surviving fighters! Regroup and follow us!
The jets, including the two sole remaining Army ones, turn and head off in the direction the SWAT Kats chased Dark Kat.
INT. ENFORCER HEADQUARTERS - CENTRAL OPERATIONS ROOM
There's a beeping sound. The Sergeant, standing over the Army techician manning the comunications console, summons Callie over.
SERGEANT
Ms. Briggs, I think we may have a problem...
CALLIE
What is it?
SERGEANT
One surviving jet, flown by Dark Kat, is making a beeline for Megakat City.
CALLIE
Whatever for?
SERGEANT
I can only think of one reason...
The Army lieutenant, also over by the console, looks suddenly horrified.
LIEUTENANT
He's gonna--
SERGEANT
(grimly)
It looks that way.
LIEUTENANT
But he wouldn't, that's just monstrous!
CALLIE
You don't know Dark Kat.
\LIEUTENANT
(fretful)
What do we do? We can't possibly evacuate everyone!
CALLIE
We pray. And hope against hope that the SWAT Kats can get to him before he fires.
Next time: the conclusion (to this battle anyway)!
