The Freedom Force Page #2

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Just hold on a second, honey.

And I was thinking

about going down...

Chateau, you better

fix this mess, or else.

[PASCAL]

But, minister Chateau, please.

With all due respect.

Je ne sais pas

if it is a good idea

for us to go and ask

the Professor for his help!

Pascal, there's no one

who knows more

about science fiction

than he does.

Oui! But, the Professor

is also totally crazy!

Completement fou!

Oh, please.

Who isn't crazy these days?

Last time I saw him.

He got angry and tried

to transform me into a dog!

It was an absolute nightmare!

You made him angry?

He's already a mad scientist.

Don't make him madder!

Now you tell me.

Anyway, he doesn't

understand the difference

between science

and science-fiction.

He's completely nuts!

Yes, that's true.

I guess you could say

he's a little unbalanced.

But he is a genius

and probably the only one

who can figure this out.

Even to this day, I still bark

whenever I see a squirrel.

And forget about what I do

when I'm near a fire hydrant.

I know precisely what happened!

Someone has found

the Imaginasium

and used it

to sabotage these stories.

I invented it years ago.

But the government

shut the project down.

As you can see.

It really works. Woo-hoo-hoo!

Imagination is a force

that never dies.

It's possible to manipulate

someone else's figments.

With the Imaginasium.

You can do it!

Hm, so what

is your suggestion, Professor?

Do you really think

it might be possible

to put the stories

back into their original state?

Well, I might have a solution,

but first I need Pascal's help

with an experiment

I've been working on.

I knew this was going to happen.

And you can forget it! No!

[STRUGGLING SOUNDS]

I'm shocked that the

electricity in his body

is not flowing

to the light bulb on his head.

Yeah, that is unusual.

Maybe there's

not enough current?

In regards

to your problem, Chateau.

Something sparked an idea!

Could it be the smell

of my burning flesh

that sparked it!?!

J'ai mal la tete.

Please, Pascal!

Do not interrupt the Professor.

[STRUGGLING SOUNDS]

We have only 48 hours

to reverse the changes

to the figments

of Jules Verne's imagination.

Or else they'll be

permanently etched

into history that way.

Drastic times

call for drastic measures.

So I propose

sending someone inside.

And then what?

You see, Jules Verne

was way ahead of his time.

He secretly hid

in each of his stories

one of his

most incredible inventions.

This amazing advancement

is a breakthrough

of truly

revolutionary technology!

Don't tell me don't tell me!

Okay, I know.

I'm going to guess

that he invented the Internet!

No.

Was it the nose-hair trimmer?

No.

[CHATEAU] I can't feel my legs.

Chicken nuggets?

No!

I give up.

Shutting down

and starting up again.

[STRUGGLING SOUNDS] Oh.

See? Jules Verne

invented the reset button!

Shut down and start up.

Oh, yeah, I see!

And how exactly

does this help us?

It's simple!

All you have to do is go inside.

Somewhere in each story

is a hidden restart button

that you push.

And back it goes!

So the stories will reset

to their normal form.

And the problem is solved!

Exactly!

[PASCAL] Aah!

But a crucial mission like this

requires that you put together

a most exceptional team.

[ALPHA LEADER]

Alpha squad, we are on standby

for operation freedom force.

Do not engage targets

until final orders

from the president himself

[COPILOT] Understood.

All units stand by.

Yes, I know it

sounds unbelievable.

Monsieur president.

But it's our only hope.

Okay, now that has got to be

the craziest thing

I've ever heard

in my whole life.

Which is saying a lot

since I do work in politics.

I have to admit

it does sound farfetched.

Alright, I have one word

for you guys... reset button.

I'm pretty sure

that's two words.

Whatever, semantics!

Point is. In very much the same

way you might reboot a computer.

Or restart a video game

from the beginning.

We can reset all the stories

to the way they were.

And just how will you

get inside the stories, huh?

With a little something

I have found

called "the Imaginasium!"

The Imaginasium.

It's one-of-a-kind.

And, despite Vaneelo's doubts,

I am sure it actually works.

Our technicians

are fine-tuning it as we speak.

[THINKING] I'm going to have

to do something about this. Hm

I have a special-ops force

in the air right now

awaiting your go-ahead

to procure the elite team

we need to execute

my brilliant plan

that I guarantee

will save the day!

Sounds impossible.

Well our scientists in

the agency of impossible affairs

didn't seem to think so.

As a matter of fact.

They have already altered

another literary classic!

[LAUGHS]

There's room

at the asylum you know.

I know.

[LAUGHS]

I sometimes

love my job too much.

Especially when

I can present to you

the imagination

of William Shakespeare.

Using the Imaginasium

we have altered, slightly,

a couple of his creations.

So very subtly,

so that even the most

die-hard fans of Shakespeare

will not complain.

No, no, no, no,

I guarantee you that!

Please, see for yourself.

"TV or not TV.

That is the question."

Chateau, this is amazing!

[CHUCKLES] Thanks.

So, today every single

edition of "Hamlet"

in every single part

of the world

now has the line changed.

"To be or not to be"

is history!!

It really says that in all the

Hamlet books in the world?

Yes, that's what

I'm telling you!

Of course, we have 48 hours

to reverse it.

I mean we're not

completely off!

We'll use

the very same technology

to restore Jules Verne's stories

to the way they were.

For the first time today

I have some hope

that my marriage

is going to be saved after all,

and I won't

have to sleep in the limo.

Oh, it's good

for the country and all that,

don't get me wrong.

But after all, a happy wife

is a happy life!

Chateau, you'll be awarded

the legion of honor

if you manage to pull this off

before my wife's event.

But if you fail, then it's

straight to the guillotine.

[GASPS]

Another brilliant

French invention!

So is it safe to say

you are approving the plan?

Operation freedom force

is a full go!

[MAN] Alpha Squad,

this is Eiffel nine.

[MAN] Alpha Squad,

this is Eiffel Nine.

You have clearance

to proceed. Over.

Copy that

uh, sir, what exactly is

operation freedom force, sir?

That code name is designed

to hide the true nature

of the mission... even from us.

Roger that

this is as top secret

as it gets, major. Good luck.

[GASPS]

[BOY] Look who it is!

Mr. Bookworm himself

and just guess what he's doing.

Reading a book for a change!

Yeah.

He thinks he's so smart.

As if reading makes you smart!

I've never read a book

in my life, and look at me!

If he wants to learn so badly,

I'll be happy

to teach him a lesson!

And it'll be a lesson

he'll never forget!

[EVIL CHUCKLING]

Uh oh! Time to hit the road!

Mon chocolate

goes right to my hips.

[SHOUTS] Maniacs!

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