The Sandlot 2 Page #5

uh, science junk in the garage.

It'd be nice to share it with somebody

who truly appreciates it.

- I'll be here, sir.

- No. Don't call me sir. It's Roger.

- Roger.

- Wilco. Over and out.

It's a little NASA humor. Okay, so

we'll-we'll see you on Friday, right?

Count on it, sir, er, Roger.

- Come on,Johnnie.

- johnnie, come on.

Come on,Johnnie.

- Hi.

- Hi.

[ Smalls ] That's what it was all about

when I was a kid.

Baseball, summer, rockets and fiireworks.

They went together

like hot dogs and soda.

The only difference between us

and the big leaguers...

was that we weren't playing

at Dodger Stadium.

We were playing someplace better.

Smalls, that's the most

far-out thing I've ever seen.

Happy birthday, U.S.A.

Hey. W-Where's Hayley? I thought

she was coming to the, uh, airport with us.

She's over at Penny and Jenny's

and she says she loves you. Now, let's go.

Take it easy now.

Easy, easy, easy, ea-

[ Tires Squeal ]

Hello, Mr. Good-

I mean, Roger. It's Friday morning.

It's me,Johnnie. I'm here.

[ Roger's Voice ] Be nice to share it

with somebody who truly appreciates it.

You can set it up and you can

launch it if you want to.

Rockets are your life, right?

Rockets are your life, right?

Right.

Might as well get it

completely ready, I guess.

You are one lucky astronaut,Jake.

Oh, my God.

- Honey-

- We cannot go back.

[ High-pitched Whistling ]

Hi,Johnnie. Whatcha doing?

Hi. Uh,just cleaning up the sandlot.

Lots of work to do. See ya.

Oh. My dad had to go

on his trip a week early.

He said to tell you he's sorry he missed

your meeting, whatever that means.

But you guys can do your ''mission,''

whatever that means...

as soon as he gets back.

Oh. Okay. Great.

Oh. I almost forgot.

Everyone's coming over tomorrow.

My dad's gonna be on television

talking about his rocket.

Really?

Gee, that's super.

Well, it's- it's been

a long and diffiicult design process...

- but after two years-

- That is so cool.

of, uh, hard work...

- uh, we'll be launching a model of the-

- [ Gulps ]

space shuttle very soon.

The work that my team and I have-

have done is undoubtedly-

Awesome! Hayley, I didn't know

your dad was famous.

Neither did I.

[ Roger ]

...my team and myself is-

''He must be a genius.''

I guess it's not just science junk in

the garage after all, is it, Mom?

No, it isn't, honey. Your daddy is

a very important man.

I think it's safe to say

that this could be...

the most important

piece of engineering...

in the history of mankind.

- Sorry. I have to go.

- Uh, well-

[ Mac ]

What's he doing?

Well, uh, maybe the shock ofknowing some

famous science dude was just too much for him.

Like, wow, Smalls, I don't remember you

setting off a fiirecracker this big!

Smalls, what are you looking at?

- [ Distant Rumbling ]

-Johnnie?

Wow. What's that?

Up there. That speck.

It's not a U.F.O., meathead.

Wait. Is it?

It looks exactly like -

Johnnie, please, please tell me you didn't

set off my dad's rocket.

It was an accident. I swear!

Oh, my God.

[ All ]

Oh, my God!

[ All Yelling ]

- [ Growling ]

- [ Screaming ]

- [ All Screaming ]

- [ Girl ] Ew.!

Smalls,you mean to tell me that

you launched a scale model...

of the NASA space shuttle

on purpose?

No. Hayley's dad said that me and him

were going to, but he didn't come, and-

It was an accident! I swear!

It's the greatest feat of engineering

in the history of mankind.!

''The future of the United States space

program depends on that thing!''

And if I may add myself,

it's worth, well...

more than your whole life, Smalls!

I don't feel so good.

Give him room. Give him air.

We've gotta get that shuttle back.

My dad is gonna kill me.!

David, where are you going?

- Home.

- Aren't you gonna help?

Forget it. You'll never get it back.

It's gone.

Forever.

Hayley, when's your dad getting back?

- In fiive days.

- Five days!

That's an impenetrable fortress!

We can't get the shuttle back in fiive days!

It's impossible!

Smalls, never say die.

Nothing is impossible. Follow me.

[ Growling ]

It's impossible.

What happened to ''never say die''?

Why don't we just go

and ask Mr. Mertle to get it for us?

[ Smalls ]

Are you nuts?

He's the one that left his gate open

so the Great Fear could get out...

and chase the little kid

and bite him dead!

Forget about it.

Anybody got any genius ideas?

[ Smalls Narrating ] Like my brother

Scotty before me, I was a science whiz.

A mechanical genius. And so, things started

right at the top of the idea food chain.

Okay. Let's go.

Okay, it's clear.

[ Growl ]

Okay. We got it.

[ Growling ]

[ Screaming ]

Apparently I've made a crucial

''mis-assessment'' of the Great Fear.

I've got tons more toys at home...

but I'm afraid they're no match for

the sort of evil power we're dealing with.

[ Together]

We have an idea.

[ Cat Meows ]

- [ Meowing ]

- Are you sure this is a good idea?

You wanna get it back, don't you?

Yeah, but-

She'll be fiine.

We'll lower her over the fence,

right on top of the shuttle.

Her claws'll grab it, and we'll just

pull her back over gently.

But her claws only come out

when she's scared.

Exactly.

- Oh.

- [ Meows ]

[ Smalls Whispers ]

Forward.

[ Whispering ]

Okay. Farther.

[ Growling ]

Keep on going.

- Stop.

- [ Growling ]

Okay. A little bit farther.

- [ Saul ] We're gonna get that shuttle.

- We're gonna get it.

- [ Saul ] I know. We're gonna get it.

- [ Meowing ]

Lower her down.

A little bit lower.

[ Meow ]

I think we got it.

[ Growls ]

[ Smalls ]

Pull her up.! Pull her up.!

[ All Yelling ]

- [ Screeching ]

- [ Smalls Yelling ]

- [ Screeching ]

- [ Growling ]

[ Gasps ]

Miss Susan B.!

- [ Growling ]

- [ Saul ] Oh, no.

[ Smalls ]

Pull her up.! Haul her up.!

[ Meows ]

In the movies, this is the part where

the reinforcements are supposed to arrive.

Supposed to.

[ Screeches ]

- Who's that?

- Want to get that thing back?

You talk to me.

- [ All Murmuring ]

- [ Saul ] I've seen that kid before in school.

- [ Tarqell ] Yeah. I've seen him

around school too.

- His dad drives a chopper.

Kid, who are you?

Shh.

They call me the Retriever.

- [ All Murmuring ]

- What's that supposed to mean?

[ Scoffs ]

When I was little...

my Frisbee went over

a neighbor's fence.

I retrieved it, but their dog...

used it as a chew toy and ruined it.

So I took his name tag.

It's what I do. I'm a retriever.

The Great Fear

is the ultimate challenge.

No stupid dog can match my skill.

But there's no way over thatjunk wall.

I want that dog tag!

And I'll get your shuttle back too.

Deal?

Deal.

Close the fence after me,

and no matter what you hear...

no matter what I say...

do not open this board.

Understand?

[ Growling ]

- No matter what.

- Don't worry. We got it.

- [ All Chattering ]

- [ Saul ] We completely understand.

- Hold on tighter.

- [ Penny ] Little higher. Get the corner.

- [ Saul ] Got it?

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