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The war was coming to Wimero, and the lands around it already were feeling the

destruction it was to bring.

This was not to be a war of men against fellow men, but a war of one man against

a new kind of enemy, thousands of elephants, the famous old spindle

herd.

For some mysterious reason, the herd had deserted its natural habitat in the

north and began migrating toward Wimero.

leaving in its powerful wake a path of destruction and terror.

Lying in the elephant's path was the village of Mike's Uncle Matoko, where

had gone to celebrate their grain harvest.

And suddenly, with thundering fury, the herd struck the village.

The enemy's target was the village grain supply.

He injured dozens of villagers, including Mike and Clarence.

One man was assigned to wage this war, Simon Treadwell.

Ex -U .S. Army colonel and former comrade in arms of mine, who had once

life on the battlefield.

His plan?

A simple and efficient way to control the elephant population.

We'll plant landmines at the approaches to the village.

Landmines near the village?

We can reduce the risk if we keep the villagers out of the area.

Now, our only other choice is the waterhole. The elephants will go there

because they probably drained all the others, as Marshall confirmed when he

back. But...

By planting landmines at the waterhole, we'll endanger other animals. So we're

going to plant them here, here, and here.

You're not going to like this, Marsh.

The government has given me full authority to institute control measures.

Control?

Well, it must be quite a scientific project to bring you all the way down

No.

It's more of a military project to achieve positive control.

Positive control?

Doctor that entire herd.

and all the others that'll follow must be destroyed.

So, while Federal was planning his tactics, I was given 48 hours to come up

an answer.

Why had the herd migrated, and how to get it to return to its own reserve?

I was gambling my reputation and the fate of Romero.

And so if you've no further objections, I hereby deputize you, Mike McCullough,

and you, Jack Dane, for service during this emergency.

Well, he can't do that, can he, Marsh? He already has.

Not quite, Marsh. They have to be sworn in by their commanding officer.

Someone called?

We're all set. I commandeered a spotter aircraft from the National Park Service.

Well, how's my task force?

Ready to move?

Not in your life.

I'd sooner go to jail than take part in the useless slaughter of thousands of

helpless elephants.

Hey, whoa, whoa, now, wait a minute.

A few minutes ago, you were raring to go. What happened?

What did you say to them, Doc, to make them change their minds? It was what we

said, Colonel Treadwell. We only pretended to want to help you so we

your work down.

They just wanted to give Dad enough time so he could work this out.

I see.

Let me tell you something.

Apparently, I know Morris Tracy a lot better than you do because I know he'd

never sanction anything like that.

Exactly. And if they won't help you voluntarily, they'll be drafted for

Thousands of helpless elephants.

Come on, Hedley, let's get rolling.

Colonel, aren't you going to sway them in? No.

I don't want any conscientious objectors in this mission.

There are plenty of villagers who are willing to fight the elephants to

their homes.

My people don't know anything about the ways of the elephants.

What about the animals, Dad? They'll panic if we don't do something to

them. Oh, I'm sure Colonel Treadwell has taken that into account.

You know, Doc, I thought I had.

But it seems my animal experts are no longer part of my task force. We'll have

to recruit other men, even if they don't understand the elephants or care about

the animals.

Aye, Colonel.

You two better go with them so you can keep the herd from stampeding.

But you must not work against the Colonel.

Don't worry, Eddie, they won't.

But we will.

Fair enough.

All right, Doc.

Fair enough.

But don't forget, your 48 hours is running out.

So let's dig out.

Hi,

Mike. How's it going?

I played drill sergeant quite well, don't you think?

Yeah.

How's it going with you, Marsh?

You know those blood samples I took? I think I'm on to something.

Good. Please hurry, Marsh.

He's already evacuated the village.

And ordered us to plant a landmine.

The colonel?

And Jack.

They're trying to spot the herd.

Mike, is that in radio contact with them? Mm -hmm. Over there.

I'll see you later.

Roger, reconnaissance. That's a group of 15 strays. The coordinates 15 north and

18 east.

Headley, I've got to talk to you.

Ma, shouldn't you be out collecting samples or taking pictures or whatever

have to do? Your time's running out.

Yes, I know.

But, Headley, I think the migration is caused by a vitamin and mineral

deficiency. But you haven't had time to sample the vegetation and soil in the

feeding grounds up north.

No, but I've analyzed their blood and I've sampled this area for specific

mineral traces.

You see, if the elephants eat and drink a high concentration of a Pacific

mineral here, then this may be what they're lacking in their diet up there.

Of course, I'll have to cross -correlate with the samples from the north, but

it's a promising lead.

Tread well to ground control.

Main group is ten miles to east, moving in your direction.

Roger, reconnaissance. That means they'll be in the village in about two

Negative, Headley.

Considering the distance and time of day, they'll probably stop first at the

waterhole outside the village.

Good. That means we can proceed with our plan.

Roger. We're on our way down to lay the incendiary blockade.

If you see Marsh, tell him I'm sorry if this cuts short the time limit I gave

him, but the herd doesn't seem to be cooperating.

Squadron, plan out.

Well, Marsh, there's your answer.

In a few hours, the battle will be joined. I'm sorry, too.

If you should want to watch, our observation point's on that rise over

There he is, Chief Motoko in the village. Yes, he's here.

He wants to see you.

He's determined to save his village, Marsh.

I'm afraid you'll find him very unsympathetic to your ideas.

Jambu Daktari.

Chief Matoka, you must tell Colonel Treadwell to stop this plan.

Chief, I am certain that we can do something without destroying that herd

there. Miss Tracy, Daktari, it is not within our hearts to destroy any living

thing without cause.

But think you this.

If we do not destroy them, then they will destroy us.

And so it is that our village becomes a battleground.

But, Chief, I don't think the herd will return to your village.

Good. Then the explosives that protect my village will not harm them.

But you don't understand.

Treadwell will hunt them down no matter where they go and kill them.

Miss Tracy, I am chief of only one village that the colonel has taken oath

protect.

If he seeks the elephant in other places, I cannot stop him.

Clarence.

Chief Motoka, would you take care of Clarence till we get back?

He is always welcome in my village.

Oh, come on, Paolo.

The treadmill must have landed by now. We'll talk to him.

Chief, I do understand how you feel, and I'm just sorry.

I've come up with something.

Hey, Hedley told me about your theory.

Well, it's more than the theory, Simon.

Look, I'd like to have you hold off just long enough to let me run some more

chemical tests.

Marsh, you can collect all the data you want. I'm not going to interfere.

Yet.

But it's no way to fight a war.

No, it isn't. But with enough information and understanding, we could

war by preventing it in the first place.

Your idea of using chemicals isn't bad.

I've never considered chemical warfare against the elephants.

You know, that's hardly what I had in mind, Simon.

Oh, Dad, the chemical, the M -44.

Hi, folks.

Firebombs are all loaded. Colonel? Good.

Jack, I brought along an extra supply of M -44 for use on the animals. It's

pretty highly concentrated, so you'll have to cut the dosage.

Right.

What are you going to do, put them all to sleep and transport them up north?

No, Colonel, it's to ease the pain of any injured animals.

You think you can get it over to Mike? He's got the dart guns and he can start

loading them.

Well, Judy.

Judy, come here.

Now bring that box to me.

Take it on down to Mike. Right down there.

Be careful.

Marsh, before you leave, I want to tell you about our ring of defenses starting

with the incendiary charges.

Now, as the animals pass through toward the village, we're going to detonate the

charges, setting up a controlled ring of fire which will force the animals to

continue toward the village and smack into the minefield.

It ought to work pretty good.

It was the same strategy we used when we trapped that Nazi pension unit outside

of Berserda.

At this time of day, they'll probably stop first at the waterhole outside the

village. What are you going to do? Put them all asleep and transport them up

north?

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to check my young lieutenant's handiwork.

Come on, Paul. No sense wasting time here.

Marsh, you don't have that much time left to waste.

Judy isn't back yet.

Here she comes on the double.

Judy, did you give Mike the M -44?

Oh,

good girl.

Come back in about an hour for the fireworks.

As distasteful as it may seem to both of us.

How do I analyze a sample of this water, too?

It's gone into Judy.

Yeah, she probably senses the nearness of the herd.

Don't worry, young lady.

We'll be out of here before they get here.

little mines planted?

Mm -hmm. All ready to explode, even if a bird lands on one of those mounds.

So you two are nervous, Clarence.

Or maybe it is only that you are thirsty.

Well, it is all right for you to drink at the waterhole outside our village,

be careful and return to me quickly before the elephants get there.

Marsh have any luck with Treadwell?

Are you kidding?

Our colonel out there is just aching to get back into action.

Some people always need an enemy to fight.

Yeah, especially when the enemy can't fight back.

Jack.

You'll get yourself killed!

Can't hear us.

Clarence! No!

Get away!

Clarence, get back!

It's a landmine! It'll explode!

You idiots.

Here, set up one of those mines and be killed. Come on, Jack.

Colonel, thank you.

You saved Clarence's life. Forget it.

But now maybe you realize that thinking not only involves the brain, sometimes

it involves the heart too, huh?

You cockeyed character. You scared the daylights out of us. Looks like he was

going to the waterhole for a drink.

Okay, get your drink and then get home on the double.

I wonder what that explosion was.

Well, probably Treadwell testing one of his weapons. You want to put the...

Water sampled in now.

There we go.

Yeah, that confirms it.

Calcium content?

Yeah, it's very high.

There's something else in here that doesn't belong.

Some sort of drug. Drug?

Well,

we'll analyze that later.

I heard sitting this way.

We better get out of here if we want to stay in one piece.

The advance party's already here.

Can't we get through the road?

No, we'd better go back by the waterhole.

It's a lot faster than I expected.

Dad, look, it's Clarence.

Well, it's a fine place to take a nap.

It's not a nap, Paula.

Dad, what's wrong with him?

Well, his pulse rate's down.

Looks like he's been drugged.

How?

Must be the water hole.

Well, we gotta give him an antidote quick.

Well, I can't give him an antidote unless I know what the drug is.

Well, then we better put him back into the truck.

It'll be ridiculous. It'll take five men to lift him into that truck.

We just can't leave him here to be trampled to death.

Some cold water. Maybe we can shock him to consciousness.

Well, we could drag him into the water, all right, but if it didn't work, he'd

either drown or that herd would be on top of us.

Dad, we have to do something.

Shock, a real shock.

Yeah, it might work.

Look, Paula, get the blanket out of the truck and soak it in that water.

Good, now put under his head.

Okay, now back off.

Electroshock, will it work?

It will when I attach this wire from the chain to the coil.

Hold it, give me the towel from the medical kit.

Now, lay it down here. I want to inflate this.

There we go.

it all fits together now.

There had to be some logical reason for that elephant herd migrating into the

area. But not in time to stop Colonel Treadwell's slaughter.

Well, Paul, I tried.

After all, human life comes first.

Oh, I know, Dad.

You can publish your findings and perhaps make people aware of the problem

then you can save some other herd.

Well, at least something.

Well, Colonel, how was the battle?

Well, Marsh, our little war didn't take place.

What? The elephants turned away from the village.

Yeah, they reached the waterhole, but for some reason they didn't drink from

Of course not.

It was loaded with M -44.

Any idea how it happened to get there, Colonel?

M -44?

Oh, come on, Marsh, give me more credit than that, will you?

Now, that's the reason they went in search for other water, huh?

All except Clarence. He knows the smell of medicine.

Didn't think anything of it.

So the elephants won't attack the village now, huh?

On the contrary.

We've got to see that they do.

What do you mean? The village was saved. Doesn't that satisfy you? I'm not going

to be satisfied until this job is completed.

That's the reason we came back here.

What do you want now?

Paula's help?

No. Food.

Food? We've got to fill the back of the truck with the sacks of your animal

meal. What for?

To bait a trap.

We'll leave a trail of meal for the advance party of the herd.

They'll lead old Spindletooth right to the village and to our reception

fireworks. Nothing doing.

You're not going to touch one grain of my food supply.

Very well.

Mike, you'll drive me to the neighboring villages. We'll commandeer their grain

supply. But the food supply is buried to protect it. They can't spare a single

grain. You want to save the lives of the villagers by starving them?

It's better they go to bed tonight with empty stomachs.

And they're alive tomorrow to plant new crops.

All right, Colonel.

Take what you want.

Right on the beam. Look.

Don't be long now, men.

There are the scouts. The herd will follow right along.

It worked like a charm. Mission accomplished.

The herd?

Following right behind.

Yep, they're snapping up the bait.

Like lambs to the slaughter.

We're going up to the vantage point and get prepared to set off the incendiary

charges.

We'd better get out of here. It's not going to be safe now.

Dad, isn't there anything we can do?

You've done everything that is humanly possible, Doctor.

Yes, everything humanly possible.

You people watch out for the incendiaries. They're right in the

fire blockade, and any sudden shock might set them off too soon and scare

herd away.

Let's see now. I think everything's in order. We have the detonator, the

incendiary charges, the landmines, and last but not least, their deadly

Look, can't we at least save the babies?

Now listen, Paula, Marsh, please, don't take this all so personally.

We've taken the precaution of evacuating the village.

Right in the middle of the fire blockade area, and any sudden shock will set

them off too soon and scare the hurt away.

You take my truck, go back to the village and pick up some of the natives

they can come back and help fight the fire.

Look, the elephants, they're retreating. They never got inside the fire

blockade.

Although we still have a chance to do some of those nursing babies.

Pace it! Pace it!

Dad, this is useless.

We can't possibly dart all the mothers let alone get close enough to try to.

How are we going to save those babies?

Paula, have you noticed how their nursing cycle is higher than usual?

It must be the calcium deficiency. It's the only answer.

Well, it didn't take him very long to get started again.

Yeah, that fire was no problem to him.

Well, if I'm right about hungry elephants, they're going to regroup and

the village again.

I'm afraid they haven't given up yet.

I won't give up.

That's it.

Colonel. We've checked them again from the air. They're frightened off, and

there is no chance in the world of their returning.

He's right, Colonel. They've had it. We'll have to work out a new plan.

And unless you have specific instructions, we can't lawfully keep

here any longer.

Look, we've lived up to our part of the agreement. We helped you plant your

mines, string up your incendiary charges. We tried it your way, and now

should like to help Marsh his way. Right.

Well, look who's back.

Where were you when the fireworks started, young lady?

If I didn't know any better, I'd say she had a hand in starting it. I never did

trust that little ape.

Look,

Colonel, at least let us get her back to the compound.

Okay, the three of you go on.

Hedley, you go with him. But stick close to the radio, will you? If I see the

dust of the herd regrouping, I want you back there on the double.

Right.

So it was just a case of Mother Nature just trying to put things back into

balance again.

I don't see how heavy rains in the Northern Reserve seven months ago could

anything to do with the elephant invasion here now.

Oh, that's really very simple, Hedley. You see, Marshall found out up north

that... Well, no, Jack, it isn't really quite that simple for the layman.

No, I guess it isn't.

We ran some pretty sophisticated tests here and analyzed all these samples.

You see, Hedley, all living things maintain a balance with their

even with their food and mineral supply.

In the exceptionally heavy rains we had last season, washed away the calcium and

trace mineral deposits in the soil up north.

So the elephant's natural need for calcium and cobalt and other minerals,

wasn't available in the vegetation and water supply up there.

And then the erosion up north washed down unusually large supplies of calcium

this part.

Therefore, they had to migrate in this direction for new supplies.

Once the migration started, the food supply in the entire terrain and its

villages became fair game for old Spindletooth and his herd.

But how on earth do you expect them to return to their normal feeding grounds?

By using a little tactic I learned from the colonel, baiting a trap.

I fixed up some bags of calcium pellets in it, and I'll just leave them along a

trail.

Ameri -Compound, this is Colonel Treadwell at the village.

Do you read me over?

We're here, Colonel. Have you spotted the herd?

Roger, Headley.

I've had the herd under surveillance for the past ten minutes.

They've regrouped, they've bypassed the village and are headed straight for the

compound. I don't know why, but my battle's over, Marsh, but I'm afraid

just beginning.

Over. Then we'll evacuate.

No. You know Marsh has never abandoned that menagerie of his.

No, we'll make our stand there.

And I think it's about time that Dr. Tracy and I join forces again. What do

say, Marsh?

Simon?

Simon, I couldn't agree more.

into small cans and bottles, and I'll drive the truck back there.

I've got the rifles and grenades, and I'm sorry I don't have time to dig up

mines. We'll use the grenades, Marsh, to frighten them off. We'll only use the

rifles for our self -protection.

If I keep off the main roads, I can stay ahead of the herd and be there pretty

soon. Roger, Simon, and listen, watch out for deep ruts. You're not familiar

with that area.

Don't worry about that.

Treadwell out.

in their cages, but shouldn't we let them out? They're acting very jittery.

Yes, they sense the newness of the herd.

I'll let them out only at the last resort.

What about Clarence?

We'd better put him in the house.

Okay, come on, Clarence.

I can't raise Treadwell on the radio.

Funny, he should be here by now.

I know, but not a peep. I think something's happened.

If his escape's cut off by that hole... Oh, Hattie, listen. He'd be the first

one to tell you that he can take care of himself.

He'll need to.

If he's surrounded by elephants, not even another animal could get through to

save him. And like it or not, we need him now, Marsh.

Yes.

Well, we'll secure our positions here first.

If he hasn't shown up by then, I'll go look for him.

Right.

First, we'll plant the containers of petrol around the compound.

There'll be our last line of defense.

In a pinch, they'll scare the elephants off if Treadwell doesn't get here with

the grenades.

Come on,

chaps, hurry it up.

Don't plant them any more than ten feet apart.

Okay, but how are you going to ignite them?

I've got it all worked out, Jack.

Hey, Dad, where's Judy? I want to put her with Clarence.

I don't know.

She was here a minute ago.

I thought I'd go off to a Modoc shelter.

You better make a snappy, honey.

Look, we're making some links here, honey.

Judy?

Mom?

Where are you?

How can a chimpanzee and an elephant both disappear?

The defense ring's all in place, Edley. Good.

Marsh, I still can't get through to Simon.

Well, he must have taken another route to watch the herd.

I can't find Judy or Modoc.

What? Now, when the devil could... Uh -oh.

Look.

The advance party.

They'll all be swarming in now before long.

Well, it wouldn't do much good to shoot just one of them, now, will it?

Uh, Jack?

Jack, what's happening in your area?

I can see everything pretty well from this tree, Marsh.

They're beginning to move in now.

All right.

Stand by for my signal to light the gasoline.

Okay, will do.

Paula, I thought I told you to stay in the house.

I couldn't. I want to be with you. Look, Marsh, over there, one of these

blighters breaking through.

It's no good to getting bolder now. I'm sorry, Marsh, but I'm going to have to

shoot this one. Let me have that, please, Mike.

The Colonel and Judy.

Let's get them off here.

Paul, I did my medical kit. Hurry. Come on, Judy.

Come on, let's take them over here.

Easy, easy.

Simon, what happened?

Oh, a truck.

I lost control.

Okay, okay, don't try to talk. You'll be all right.

Marsh.

Marsh, I...

That elephant herd is advancing.

We'll light a wall of flame around the compound if they get too close.

A tactic we learned from you.

Marshal, I'll tell you something.

That elephant of yours, Judy, has saved my life.

Seems like there's always an animal to the rescue, eh, Simon?

A regular pied piper.

Paula? Where do Murdock and Judy go? Over there.

Marsh, we'd better tell Jack to start igniting the petrol.

Now, hold off a minute, Haley. I got an idea.

If I can just get close enough to that herd.

What's he mumbling about?

Dad?

Mike, if you light that gasoline, you'll burn the whole place down.

We can rebuild.

Jack, can you see the herd?

No, Haley, I can't see much of anything yet.

Hey, wait a minute. There's some stirring in the bush near the compound.

Yeah, it's coming into the clear. It's a single stray, and it's headed away from

the compound.

Hey, wait a minute.

That's Marsh.

It's Marsh, and he's riding MODOK, and they've got Judy with them.

and they're mixing right into the herd.

There's a search for minerals that got those elephants down here in the first

place, and now Marsh is leading them away by dropping those calcium pellets.

Yeah, they're breaking up into small groups and heading away from the

How about that? The Pied Piper of Womero.

And whatever MODOK is saying to those elephants, it must be something like,

and get it.

You know, Simon, I certainly wish we had some sort of medal we could give out.

I think you deserve the medal, Marsh.

Oh, so do Judy and Modoc.

But tell me, do you think old Spindletooth will come back and do any

damage? No, I don't think so.

I don't either.

Elephants, by nature, are not very aggressive.

What about when nature gets out of balance?

Well, a man will just have to try to help put it back into balance.

As a matter of fact, the northern district has already replenished the

and trace mineral supplies in every waterhole in this reserve.

And the crop dusting planes have completed the works.

Well, then maybe old Spindletooth won't come back after all.

Hmm.

What about next time?

You've only won a battle, you know.

And not the war?

Yes, I'm afraid you're right, Simon.

The elephant population problem still exists. But you know, I think now we can

solve it scientifically.

And I just have a feeling that perhaps people will now stop and think and

listen.

Well, I'll admit, you've got one convert right here.

No offense, Marsh, but I really owe it all to Judy and Mudok.

Many times we must look to the animals themselves for the answers.

Well, whatever the answers, Mike, I do know that Marsh and I agree on the

rules for the questions.

That's to deal with the elephant problem humanely and efficiently.

And not disturb the overall animal population.

Thanks so much for taking care of our patient.

It was our pleasure.

Oh, and I'll be seeing those government officials I mentioned, and I think that

some sort of a study grant is in the bag.

I just hope it's elephant -sized.

Mission

accomplished,

my friends.

Mission accomplished.

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