futurama - the robot games

8/13/2019 Futurama - The Robot Games

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SIMON COWELL (contd)drinks than it does anyone withactual talent.

ROBOT JUDGE(MONOTONE)

YOUR SINGING IS IN THE BOTTOM THREEPOINT SIX PERCENT OF ALL SENTIENTLIFEFORMS. I DO NOT RECOMMENDFURTHER PURSUING A CAREER AS ASINGER. YOU ARE DISMISSED.

The contestant on stage breaks into tears and runs offcrying.

Fry and Bender sit on the couch, laughing.

BENDERHahaha! Look at that idiot,

thinking he can sing with the bestof them.

LEELA(Offscreen)

Bender!

Bender and Fry stop laughing and look at Leela, who isrevealed to have been watching as well.

LEELAI cant believe you two! That poorZarbloxian was trying his best at

something he loved, and he just hadhis dreams crushed on nationaltelevision!

Bender leans back on the couch and puts his arms behind hishead.

BENDEREh, put a sock in it, Leela. Thatmoron knew what he was gettinghimself into when he signed up forthe gig.

Professor Farnsworth walks into the room.

PROFESSOR FARNSWORTHGood news, everyone! We have adelivery to make to the planetPan-FM, a planet inhabited entirelyby robots!

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EXT. PAN-FM

The Planet Express crew flies onto the surface of the planetfrom space.

EXT. DISTRICT 1100

The Planet Express ship lands on a landing pad on a brown,grey section of the planet. A sign reads, "DISTRICT 1100".

Leela, Fry, and Bender push the pallet with the weaponcrates on it through the district. As they walk, they get agood view of the landscape. Robots wear tattered rags andlook as though they are living in poverty. It is highlyreminiscent of District 12 from "The Hunger Games."

LEELA(whispering)

Look at all these poor robots. What

do they need weapons for?

A robot painted bright pink with a pale face and a frillypink hat meets them near a stage on the outskirts of thedistrict. She resembles Effie Trinket.

ROBOT EFFIEOh good, you have our supplies! Wewere worried that we wouldnt getthem in time for the nextcompetition!

LEELA

Uh, right. Sign here, please.

Leela hands Robot Effie a clipboard with a sheet of paper onit, which she promptly signs.

LEELAWhat are all these weapons for,anyway?

ROBOT EFFIEWhy, theyre for Pan-FMs annualevent, the Robot Games! Have younot heard of them?

BENDERI have! But, uh, how about you givemy friends here a refresher?

ROBOT EFFIEOf course! Theyre the pride of allof Pan-FM! Its a competition of

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ROBOT EFFIE (contd)strength, speed, and wits todetermine who is the most powerfulrobot of all!

FRY

Sounds like fun. You guys wannawatch it?

BENDERWoo! Hell yeah!

Leela looks at her armband.

LEELAHm... well, only if we dont getcaught up in another adventure. Iwant to make it home in time towatch the season finale of Breaking

Bad: Jupiter Edition.

EXT. OVERHEAD OF DISTRICT 1100 STAGE

The area in front of the stage is filled up with robots intattered clothes. White, soldier-like robots similar to thePeacekeepers are lined up, dividing the crowd into two.

EXT. BACKSTAGE

Bender, Leela, and Fry walk to the side of the stage to viewthe reaping. Robot Effie can be heard talking in thebackground, but she cant be understood over the main

characters.

LEELABender, did you really have towaste so much time teaching thewildlife how to swear?

BENDERBut Leela, its so cool! They mimicthe words that come out of mymouth!

ROBOT MOCKINGJAY(in a high-pitched voice)

Bite my shiny metal ass!

Bender laughs. Fry looks out at the stage.

FRYHey look, somethings going on.

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OFFSCREEN VOICEI volunteer! I volunteer astribute!

Leela and Bender peek out at the stage alongside Fry.

LEELA

Hold on, anyone can just volunteerfor this thing?

Bender looks at the area in front of the stage.

BENDERI wonder who it was who-

Benders eyes extend. He gasps. A female robot walks to thestage. She has a slim physique, with metal "hair" in a dutchbraid, like Katniss Everdeen.

BENDER

Woah, what Id do to get a piece ofthat!

Leela looks down at him.

LEELABender!

Robot Effie stands over a glass bowl with several slips ofpaper in it.

ROBOT EFFIENow, for our other tribute...

Effie puts her hand in the bowl and takes a slip of paperout. She unfolds it and begins reading it aloud.

ROBOT EFFIEPee-

BENDERI volunteer!

The crowd gasps and murmurs as Bender walks out onto thestage. Leela raises her palm to her forehead. Bender smirks

and inspects his metal fingers as if checking his nails.

BENDERYeah, its no big deal. I justthought Id volunteer and putmyself out there like this nicegirl here instead of waiting for myname to be called.

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ROBOT EFFIEA volunteer whos not from thedistrict? This is unheard of! Isthis even allowed?

Effie looks at one of the Peacekeepers, who shrugs.

ROBOT EFFIEThen its settled! These two areour tributes for this years RobotGames!

The crowd is silent. After Bender and Katniss awkwardlystand there for a moment, Bender leans over to ask Katniss aquestion.

BENDERGeez, whats with the crowd? Youdthink theyd be more excited for

the robots representing them.

Katniss turns toward him, angry.

ROBOT KATNISSYou idiot! Do you have any ideawhat the Robot Games even are?

BENDERNot really, no.

ROBOT KATNISSThey put all of us in an arena and

make us fight to the death!

Fry and Leela gasp. Benders eyes widen.

(beat)

BENDERSo... whatre you doing tomorrownight?

ACT 2

EXT. DISTRICT 1100 JUSTICE BUILDING

INT. DISTRICT 1100 JUSTICE BUILDING

Fry, Bender, and Leela stand in a nicely-decorated room withvelvet furniture and paintings on the walls.

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BENDER(placing his hands on Fry andLeelas shoulders)

Well, meatbags, I guess this isgoodbye. Tell the professor tocheck behind the filing cabinet for

that spare hip I stole from him twomonths ago.

LEELAI really wish you hadntvolunteered, Bender. From what Ivebeen told, its impossible for Fryand me to rescue you while thegames are going on.

BENDERGive it to me straight, guys. Doyou think I have a chance at

winning this thing?

Fry and Leela briefly look at each other with hesitation.

FRYWell, its not like this is thefirst time youve been put in asituation like this.

LEELAAnd as long as youre alive, wellbe able to send you supplies.

BENDERLike a machine gun so I can shootall my enemies?

LEELANo... more like a tent in case itrains on you.

Bender groans in frustration.

LEELAOne last thing: the amount of helpyou get depends on how much thecitizens in the capital like you.So... try not to do anythingstupid, okay?

A Peacekeeper walks into the room.

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PEACEKEEPERHey, did any of you happen to seewhere we put those wine bottles?

Fry, Bender and Leela shake their heads. When thePeacekeeper walks out of the room, Bender opens his chest

plate and reveals he had the wine all along. He giggles.

BENDER

The Capital is colorful and extravagant compared to theslums in District 1100.

INT. PAN-FM CAPITAL STABLE

Bender and Katniss stand next to a chariot and two robothorses. Tributes from the other districts can be seen in thebackground, preparing to ride out into the Capital crowd.

FEMALE VOICE(offscreen)

Well, lookie here!

Bender and Katniss turn to see two robots, male and female.The female robot is slim and athletic, while the male robotis bulky and strong.

FEMALE ROBOTArent you that robot whovolunteered for the games just toimpress your lady friend here?

BENDERNo!

(sheepishly)Well... yes...

MALE ROBOT(monotone)

HA, HA. WHEN WE ARE IN THE ARENA,I, KILLTRON 5000, WILL BE THE ONETO DESTROY YOU.

FEMALE ROBOTDont hog all the fun, Killtron!Give me a chance to tear him limbfrom limb!

The two robots walk away, laughing. Bender frowns. Katnissputs her hand on his shoulder.

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KATNISSHey, dont let them get to you.Theyre just trying to unnerve you.Now, cmon, lets get in thechariot. Were about to head out.

Bender and Katniss step into the chariot and close the sidedoor. The robot horses begin walking, following the otherchariots as they ride out into the crowd. Katniss leans overand places a red cloth on Benders back. He reaches behindhim and futilely tries to grab it.

BENDERHey! Whatd you just put on me?

KATNISSIts a special cloth thatcontinuously burns without harmingus. Itll make us stand out to the

capital.

Katniss lights his cloth on fire, as well as the one sheswearing. A small flame erupts from them.

BENDERAaah! Whats going on?!

ANNOUNCERS ROOM

A robot version of Caesar Flickerman, whose body is paintedlike a dark blue suit, narrates into the camera as if he wasa commentator for the Olympics.

ROBOT CAESARWould you look at the tributes wehave this year? Theyremagnificent! Surely these games aregoing to be some of the best wevehad in a long time. Oh! Here comesthe final district!

The capital television displays an overhead view of theDistrict 1100 Chariot. Bender is waving him arms franticallyand trying to put out the flame on his back. Katniss standsnext to him with her palm on her face.

BENDERHelp! Help! Im on fire! I cantput it out! Someone help me!

ROBOT CAESAR!Oh! That must be Bender, thevolunteer from planet Earth! Looks

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ROBOT CAESAR! (contd)like he intends to really heatthings up this year, if I do say somyself.

KATNISS

(aside to Bender)Stop panicking! The fire issupposed to make us stand out!

BENDERBut I dont like being on fire!

(downbeat)Oh, these games are ruining mylife!

INT. SCORING ROOM

Bender walks into a large, gray, metal room full of weapons

and supplies. Several Capital Gamemakers are sitting up on abalcony filled with food and drinks.

BENDERUh, hi, Im Bender? I was told Imsupposed to show off to you guys soyou can tell everybody how great Iam?

The gamemakers nod and watch him in silence. Bender looksaround the room at the various weapons.

BENDER

Hm...

He picks up a spear.

BENDERAlright! Ladies and gentlemen, Icall this one the "Bender Twirl!"

Bender tries to spin the spear around him, but he loses hisgrip and hurls it in the air.

GAMEMAKERAugh!

A gamemaker is pierced by the spear in the eye. The othergamemakers glare at Bender.

BENDERMan, tough crowd.


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INT. PAN-FM STAGE

The tributes are in a large auditorium filled with capitalcitizens. Brightly-colored lights illuminate a stage infront. Caesar sits on the stage while Katniss walks away asthe audience applauds.

ROBOT CAESARAnd now, our final tribute: Bender!

The audience cheers as Bender approaches the interview seat.

ROBOT CAESARNow Bender, I have to say, it mustbe quite an honor being the firstvolunteer from another planet. Careto tell us why you volunteered?

BENDER

Well, you know how it is. You see acute girl, you try to impress her,you wind up fighting to the deathon national TV...

The audience laughs.

ROBOT CAESARHaha, well, she is quite a catch.Do you think itll all be worth itif you manage to protect her in thearena?

BENDERHell yes! Im not scared of dying!I dont know about you, but lifesbeen pretty crappy enough as is!

Another round of laughter.

ROBOT CAESARHard to argue with that! So, letstalk strategy. Whats your plan inthe arena?

BENDERI have no idea! Some of thoserobots look like theyre ready tohave me for dinner!

Bender glances at the tributes who look skilled and deadly.They give him menacing glares.

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BENDER(looking at Caesar, raising aneyebrow)

How do you expect me to competewith that?

The audience laughs even harder.

ROBOT CAESARAn honest answer? I like it!

A buzzer sounds.

ROBOT CAESARWell, looks like were out of time.Good luck, Bender! And good luck tothe rest of the tributes. Tomorrow,the 74th annual Robot Games willbegin!

The crowd cheers.

EXT. ROOFTOP - EVENING

Bender and Katniss look out at the city. A blimp is seenoverhead that reads, "TUESDAY: ROBOT GAMES BEGIN. WEDNESDAY:BIG SALE ON REPLACEMENT PARTS"

KATNISSYou know, you dont have to protectme when were in there tomorrow.

BENDERDont worry, baby! Benders gotyour back!

KATNISSNo really, stay away from me. Idont want to feel like I owe you.Once the games start, its everyrobot for themselves.

BENDERAlright, alright, I get it! Sheesh.But just to let you know, if I seeyou in danger, Im not gonna justsit back and watch.

KATNISSThanks, Bender. I appreciate it.

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BENDER(putting his arm aroundKatniss)

So, since this might be our lastnight alive and all...

KATNISS

Not a chance.

EXT. PAN-FM CAPITAL - NIGHT

The sun rises over the capital. 24 ships rise out of thecity and fly off to the arena.

INT. LAUNCH PAD

Bender is led forward by two Peacekeepers into a cylindricaltube. The door on the tube closes and Bender slowly beginsrising to the surface.

BENDER(crouching and looking at thePeacekeepers)

Hey, uh, Im starting to havesecond thoughts about this wholething. I was thinking maybe I coulddo this some other time?

He rises completely out of the room.

BENDERNo? Youre sure? Okay, then.

EXT. ARENA

Bender rises out of the ground and sees that hes in a plainsurrounded by a forest. He and the other tributes arearranged in a circle around a large statue of a flash drive.Surrounding the flash drive are various supplies andweapons.

ANNOUNCERLet the 74th Annual Robot gamesbegin!

Bender looks around him at the other tributes. Some of themare inspecting their surroundings. Others are eyeing eachother, preparing for the kill.

Just in front of the flash drive, Bender spots a bow. Hescans the other tributes until he finds Katniss, who is alsolooking at it. When she turns her head to look at him, hegives her a "thumbs up".

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The gong goes off, and all the tributes run toward the flashdrive. As Bender runs, he observes all sorts of horrors. Atribute with a sword slashes another tribute in the chest,spilling oil on the ground. Killtron 5000 grabs and pullsthe head off of a weaker tribute, whose loose circuits spewsparks.

A small, frail tribute falls down and tries to back awayfrom a stronger tribute. The stronger tribute grins andholds up a sign.

"THE BELOW STATEMENT IS TRUE.

THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS FALSE."

The weaker tribute reads it, and his head explodes.

A giant robot with machine guns for arms fires mercilesslyinto the crowd. A small, female robot that resembles Ruewalks up to the robots and flips a switch on his back that

says "ON/OFF". The tributes eyes dim and he slumps over,dead.

Bender snatches a backpack and makes eye contact with thefemale robot who taunted him earlier. She grins andbrandishes some throwing knives. Bender starts running theother direction, and looks over his shoulder. He sees herabout to throw a knife. He holds up his backpack to blockthe it, but the knife lodges itself in his ass instead.

BENDEROwowowowowowowow!

Bender runs into the forest, away from the carnage. Oncehes safe, he pulls the knife out and starts jogging.

EXT. ARENA - EVENING

Benders jogging has slowed to a walk. He stumbles, barelyable to stand.

BENDERSo... thirsty. Cant... move...

The faint sound of rushing water can be heard.

BENDER(perking up)

Wait! Whats that?

Bender starts moving quickly again toward the noise. Withinmoments, he comes across a beautiful pond full of pristinewater.

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BENDERWater?! I dont need water! Whatthe hell is water gonna do for me?!

He slumps down onto the forest floor.

BENDERIm so thirsty. Im gonna die inhere. Theres nothing I can do...

A package floats down from the sky.

BENDEREh?

He opens the package to find a beer bottle inside, alongwith a note.

I WANTED TO SEND YOU A PORNO MAG, BUT LEELA WOULDNT LET ME

BENDERAh, Fry. Always thinking of me!

Bender opens the beer bottle and leans against the trunk ofa tree.

BENDERDont worry, guys. Ive survivedthis long. I still might have achance.

He takes a sip of the beer and closes his eyes.

A few hours later, Bender opens his eyes and sees Killtron5000 and the other tributes looking at him from a few yardsaway. Killtron 5000 is aiming a rocket launcher at Bender.

BENDEROh, crap.

ACT 3

EXT. ARENA-EVENING

Bender is backed up against a tree as four tributes, twomale and two female, look on.

KILLTRON 5000HA HA HA. ANY LAST WORDS, LOVERBOT?

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BENDERLover bot? Ohh, you must be talkingabout how I promised to save thatgirl!

KILLTRON 5000

THAT IS CORRECT. UNFORTUNATELY FORYOU, WE HAVE ALREADY ELIMINATED HERFROM THE GAME.

MALE ROBOT TRIBUTEKilltron, what are you talkingabout? Weve been searching forhours and havent been able tofind-

Killtron 5000 grabs the tributes throat with his hand whilestill looking at Bender.

KILLTRON 5000I WILL GIVE YOU FIVE SECONDS TO RUNBEFORE I DESTROY YOU.

FEMALE ROBOT TRIBUTEWhat? Cant you just kill him rightnow and get it over with?

Killtron 5000 lets go of the tribute as he turns to look ather.

KILLTRON 5000NO. THERE IS NO SATISFACTION IN AN

EASY KILL.

FEMALE ROBOT TRIBUTEBut hes right there! Just shoothim and hell be done for!

KILLTRON 5000I REFUSE TO ALTER MY PROGRAMMINGFOR A SINGLE-

Killtron 5000 looks forward.

KILLTRON 5000HE HAS RUN AWAY. LOOK WHAT YOU MADEME DO.


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EXT. FOREST - NIGHT

Bender runs away from the explosions around him. A treefalls in front of him, but he is careful and leaps over it.An explosion singes his ass. He does his best to fan it outbut keeps running. Eventually he is tired and stops in front

of a tree. Killtron 5000 aims at him from a distance.

KILLTRON 5000GOODBYE, BENDER.

He pulls the trigger. Nothing happens. Killtron 5000 turnsthe rocket launcher around and looks in the barrel.

KILLTRON 5000OUT OF AMMO.

Bender turns around and quickly climbs the tree. The othertributes gather around the trunk.

FEMALE ROBOT TRIBUTECome down here so we can kill you!

BENDERNo!

MALE ROBOT TRIBUTEDoes anyone feel like climbing upand getting him?

ALL THE TRIBUTESNah.

KILLTRON 5000HE IS NO THREAT TO US AT THEMOMENT. WE SHOULD POWER DOWN AND GOINTO SLEEP MODE WHILE WE WAIT FORHIM TO COME DOWN.

The four tributes make a whirring noise and the lights intheir eyes go out. Bender looks at them from above.

BENDERAugh, how am I supposed to get downfrom here without waking them up?

???Psst!

Bender looks over to another branch and sees the robotversion of Rue. She points up. Bender looks up wheres shespointing and sees what looks like a hornets nest.

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BENDEROkay, its a hornets nest. Sowhat? Theyre made of metal!

Rue shakes her head and puts her hand to her ear to indicatelistening. Bender raises an eyebrow. He looks up to the nest

and starts climbing up to it.

When Bender gets close, he hears a faint humming.

BENDERWait a minute, whats that sound?

Bender reaches the tree branch that holds the hornets nest.

BENDERHold on! Thats the sound ofdial-up!

The buzzing of the robot hornets becomes audible. As Bendersays, their humming is highly reminiscent of the dial-upinternet tone.

Bender positions himself and grabs the tree branch.

BENDERAlright, time to show those Capitalgamemakers what Benders all about!Grr... hrgh... ah!

Bender snaps the tree branch and watches as it falls to theground. When the hornets nest hits the ground, the sound of

dial-up internet fills the air. The tributes wake up andbegin screaming and flailing their arms, running away.

MALE ROBOT TRIBUTEIt burns! It burns!

FEMALE ROBOT TRIBUTENo! This is the worst pain I canimagine!

KILLTRON 5000THIS IS HIGHLY UNCOMFORTABLE.

Killtron, his female partner, and the other male tribute runaway, while the blonde-haired tribute falls to the ground.The sound of a cannon fire is heard.

Once the tributes have run away, Bender climbs down the treeand watches them in the distance. Rue walks up to Bender andsmiles.

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BENDERYou know, kid, you really saved myass back there. Youre prettyclever, you know that?

RUE

Heehee, thank you!

BENDERWait a minute...

Bender scratches his chin.

BENDERYou might be TOO clever! In fact,youre a threat!

Bender grabs Rue and breaks her spine, killing herinstantly. A cannon goes off. Bender tosses the body aside

and looks up.

BENDERWhat? She was probably gonna dieanyway!

(walking off)Stupid game.

INT. ROBOT GAMES HEADQUARTERS HALLWAY

Fry and Leela walk up to a gray, steel door with a sign overit that says, "ROBOT GAMES HEADQUARTERS" and open it. Nextto the door is a poster that says, "Enjoy destroying

innocent lives? Sign up to be a gamemaker today!"

INT. ROBOT GAMES CONTROL ROOM

Several robots are stationed at desks in a pristine white,circular room with three levels. In the center of the roomis a holographic map of the arena. A robot with slicked-back"hair", a red body, and a painted-on black vest is lookingover it. He resembles "Seneca Crane". He turns his head whenthe door opens.

SENECA CRANEHey, how did you two get in here?

FRYThe door was unlocked.

LEELAWe want you to let Bender go!

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SENECA CRANENo can do, lady. Once the gameshave started, we cant do anything.

LEELABut he shouldnt even be allowed in

there! Hes not from this planet!

SENECA CRANEIf I let one tribute go, Ill haveto let all of them go. And thenwhatll happen? We start NOT makingrobots fight to the death?

Fry and Leela glare at him.

SENECA CRANEAlright, look, Ill bend the rulesfor you a little bit. It seems like

the citizens think Bender and missarcher girl would make a goodcouple. So heres what well do...

EXT. ARENA

Bender is walking through the forest, but stops when hehears a voice booming from the sky.

ANNOUNCERAttention all tributes! There hasbeen a change of plans. If the lasttwo remaining tributes are from the

same district, they will both bedeclared victors.

BENDERDoes that mean what I think itmeans? That me and that girl Iswore to protect can both get outalive?

ANNOUNCERYes, thats correct, Bender.

BENDERWoo-hoo!

Bender runs through the forest looking for Katniss.

BENDERHello? Its me, Bender! Im tryingto find you so we can team up andgo home! Hello? Hel-oh!

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Bender is turned upside-down as he gets trapped in a snare.Katniss walks out and looks at him.

KATNISSRunning through the forest whileshouting? How the hell have you

managed to survive for this long?

BENDERNothin stops the Bender-train,baby! Now, can you let me down?

Katniss cuts the rope hes hanging from so he painfullyfalls onto the ground. Bender gets up and brushes himselfoff.

BENDERSo, did you hear what they said?

KATNISSThats right! If we work together,we can both get out of this alive!

Bender and Katniss hug excitedly, cheering. When they calmdown, they look into each others eyes. Bender leans in, andthey kiss.

KATNISSHavent I known you for less than aweek?

BENDER

Baby, dont ruin the moment.

ACT 4

INT. PAN-FM ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL

Caesar Flickerman sits at his desk with a video of Benderand Katniss behind him.

ROBOT CAESARAnd were back! For those justtuning in, the Robot Games arealmost at a close! Soon, there willonly be three tributes left!


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EXT. ARENA

Bender and Katniss stand in the forest over the body of arobot. They take turns swinging blunt instruments at him.Bender swings a sledgehammer, while Katniss swings abaseball bat.

BENDERYou know, (whack) if not for beingtrapped in these games, we neverwould have met each other!

KATNISSThats right! Who knew that lovecould bloom (whack) even at a timelike this?

BENDERAnd dont worry, its almost over.

After this, Killtron will be theonly one left.

(beat)Man, how much can this guy take?

Bender swings the sledgehammer down again. A cannon fires.

BENDERAh, there we go. Lets go, babe.

Bender and Katniss walk away.

EXT. FLASH DRIVE

Bender and Katniss walk through the forest. In the distance,they can see the giant Flash Drive.

BENDERHey, there it is!

KATNISSI bet Killtron will be therewaiting for us! Lets go!

Bender and Katniss feel the ground rumbling.

BENDERHuh? Whats going on?

Bender looks behind him and gasps.

BENDEROh, no! Roombas!

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A herd of giant Roombas scoot through the forest behindthem. Bender and Katniss scream and run to the Flash Drive.

When they arrive at the Flash Drive, Bender and Katniss helpeach other up onto it. Once theyre safe and away from theRoombas, Katniss drops her bow and arrows to the ground when

she is grabbed by Killtron 5000. Bender gasps.

BENDERYou!

Killtron 5000 is noticeably beaten up. He holds Katniss byher neck and stands on the opposite edge of the flash drive.

KILLTRON 5000IT IS NO USE TRYING TO SAVE HER.THE TWO OF YOU ARE MY FINALOBSTACLES TO WINNING THE GAME.

BENDERNo way Im gonna let you kill her!

Bender picks up Katniss bow and aims an arrow at Killtron.

BENDERI promised to protect her in here,and thats exactly what Im gonnado!

KATNISSUh, Bender? Your arrow isbackwards.

Bender looks at his bow and sees that hes aiming the tailend of the arrow forward.

BENDERWhoops.

Bender fixes the bow and fires the arrow into Killtronsface. He releasing his grip on Katniss and stumbles around,trying to remove it. When he takes the arrow out, Katnissand Bender kick him off the flash drive.

When he lands, Killtron is swarmed by the Roombas. Hecollapses under the weight of them, screaming and reaching ahand up over the crowd. Finally, the Roombas finishattacking him and disperse. He lies still, motionless.

Bender and Katniss climb down off the flash drive and walkover to Killtron. Bender kneels down and holds the back ofKilltrons head up.

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BENDERKilltron, can you hear me? Speak tome!

KILLTRON 5000ALL THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, ALL I HAVE

EVER KNOWN... IS KILLING.

Killtron powers down and a cannon fires. Bender rests therobots head back down on the grass.

BENDERKilltrooooooooooon! You werenothing but a pawn in the capitalsscheme!

KATNISSWait, Bender! Dont you know whatthis means? We won!

BENDERYoure right! Woohoo!

The two of them cheer and hug each other. They hear thewhine of a loudspeaker being turned on.

ANNOUNCERThere has been another rule change.Only one robot can become victor.That is all.

BENDER

Hey! You cant just change therules like that!

ANNOUNCERYou didnt complain the last timewe did it.

BENDERThats because it worked in myfavor! Grr...

Bender and Katniss turn toward each other and bracethemselves, ready for the other to attack.

KATNISSSo its come down to this.

BENDERTheres only one thing for us to donow.

(CONTINUED)


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They stare intensely at each other. Suddenly, instead ofattacking, they wrap their arms around each other and fallover on the ground, passionately making out.

ANNOUNCERHey! What are you doing? You cantdo that! There are children

watching!

BENDERUp yours!

ANNOUNCEROkay! Stop! Before you go anyfurther... Ladies and Gentlemen,here are the winners of the 74thAnnual Robot Games!

INT. PAN-FM STAGE

Bender and Katniss sit on a couch onstage next to CaesarFlickerman. A sign above them says "CONGRATULATIONSTRIBUTES" with the S hastily taped on.

ROBOT CAESARIt looks like you two really tookthese games by storm, becoming thefirst two tributes to ever survivethe games together!

BENDERThats right! I was looking outfrom her from the very start!

KATNISSMy hero!

She kisses Bender on the cheek. The crowd awws.

ROBOT CAESARSo Bender, what do you have to sayto all your fans out there?

BENDERLook out for each other! Becauseworking together, you can overcomeanything!

ROBOT CAESARA-and thats it, folks! Interviewsover! Well done, tributes!

The crowd applauds. Katniss leans over to Bender.

(CONTINUED)


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KATNISS(whispering)

After this, lets never see eachother again. Deal?

BENDER

Deal.

INT. PLANET EXPRESS COCKPIT

Fry, Leela, and Bender are back together in the PlanetExpress ship. Bender is sitting on the floor, with Fry andLeela kneeling next to him.

BENDER(sad)

I dont know how Im going to livewith myself, guys. After everythingI had to do to stay alive...

FRY(putting his hand on Bendersshoulder)

Oh, Im sorry, Bender.

LEELAWere here for you. No matter whatit takes, well help you throughthis.

BENDERThanks, you two. With all that Ive

been through, I just dont know howIll... wait, I know!

Bender opens his chest plate and pushes a button labeled"DELETE MEMORY". A small tone emits from him.

BENDERBoy, that was a fun delivery wejust made! Whatd we do while wewere there, anyway?

LEELA(she sighs)

Nevermind...


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EXT. SPACE

The Planet Express ship flies through space.

LEELA(voiceover)

Nevermind...

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