Copywrite 1999 - Robert Baer Jr. >>DISCLAIMER >> >>Road Rovers characters, names, situations and the Road Rovers universe >are >>the property of Warner Bros. I, nor this script/story are connected with >>Warner Bros. in any way, shape or form. This document may not be >>publicized or reproduced in any way, shape or form. It must remain fully >>intact and may be be altered in anyway. It is strictly used for >>not-for-profit entertainment purposes only, and is not intended to >>infringe on any Copyrights. This story is written by Robert Baer Jr and >>the characters Fydo, Boomer, Rasputin, Saundra, Alexander, Grunt, Daisy, >>Jake, Calyspo, Francis , Marie and Flash are all Robert Baer Jr's >>creations, copyright pending, 1999. >> >>The Space Rovers -- "Journey to Jurrassia -- Part 1" >> >>It is the morning that the entire Canius Minor crew and workers had been >>waiting so long for, the day of the huge craft's take-off into space! >On >>the ship's bridge, at their posts, are the Space Rovers. Captain Persia >>is seated at the "com," with her first mate Alexander beside her. At the >>helm and navigation controls were seated Saundra and Boomer. The >>remaining members of the bridge crew are seated at their work stations >>around the circular-walled room. There's Bruno at the communications >>station, Whitey at the science station and Grunt at the weapons station. >>Persia uses the ship's PA system to announce the order to begin the >>lift-off countdown. >> >>PERSIA: (over loud speakers): Attention all crew members of the Canius >>Minor. We are about to embark on a voyage into the unknown reaches of >>space. This is where all of your hard work and training over the past >>year will pay off. We will be lifting off the Earth in five minutes. >>Any visitors or ground crew personnel are ordered to disembark >>immediately. All damage control personnel will secure all hatches and >>report back to the bridge. Engineering personnel will ready the engines >>for flight and report back to the bridge. All other crew members will >>report to their stations to begin take-off procedures. I, your captain, >>am proud of every one of you, and together we will accomplish the goals >>that were set forth my our original mission plan. Let's hit the sky, >>Rovers! >> >>The entire crew howls their approval. The countdown begins. >> >>BRUNO: Captain, Lt. Marie reports that all hatches have been secured >> >>PERSIA: Excellent, has Chief Engineer Molotav reported yet? >> >>BRUNO: No ma'am, and please, call her Molly, she hates to be called by >>her given name, ma'am >> >>PERSIA: I'll have to remember that. >> >>BRUNO: Captain, Lt Molly reports that the engines are ready. >> >>BOOMER: Helm is fully operational >> >>SAUNDRA: Navagation station is ready. >> >>WHITEY: All internal systems are powered up and ready >> >>GRUNT: Grrrrrrrrr Grrroowwwwllllll! Grrrrrrrrrr >> >>ALEXANDER: It's nice to know our weapon systems are working, Grunt, but >>we won't need them for take-off >> >>WHITEY: one minute to launch >> >>PERSIA: All hands, brace for ascent. Saundra, signal to open Alpha >Base >>silo doors >> >>Saundra presses a number of buttons on her panel, the huge metal doors of >>the launch silo open. >> >>SAUNDRA: Silo doors open, Captain. >> >>PERSIA: Alright, everyone, this is it! >> >>The huge spacecraft's horizonal thrusters fire, and the ship slowly >begins >>to fly straight up and clears the silo doors. >> >>PERSIA: Boomer, let's leave Earth's atmosphere. Saundra, plot a course >>for the moon, at one-half force speed >> >>SAUNDRA: Course laid in, Captain! >> >>BOOMER: Flying at one-half force speed, we'll clear the Earth's gravity >>in ten seconds >> >>WHITEY: Nine point fours seconds to be exact, ma'am >> >>The Canius Minor is now positioned near the moon. >> >>PERSIA: Now, let's see what this this can really do! Saundra, plot a >>course for Alpha Centuri, at Warp five. >> >>SAUNDRA: Course plotted and laid in, Captain! >> >>PERSIA: Engage, Commander Boomer! >> >>BOOMER: Aye Aye, Captain! >> >>The huge ship zooms off at warp speed. >> >>WHITEY: At this present rate of speed, we will reach Alpha Centuri in >>three hours and four point seven minutes, Captain >> >>PERSIA: Thank you, Whitey, this will be a good dry run for the ship's >>systems >> >>BOOMER: We can go faster if you like, Captain >> >>PERSIA: No, this will do for now. We better see if this ship can crawl >>first before we attempt to run >> >>BRUNO: (interrupting) Captain, we have an intruder in Cargo Bay eleven >> >>GRUNT: Grrrrrrrrr Growllll! Grrrrrrrrrr! >> >>PERSIA: Yes, I agree with you, Grunt, I will come with you. Old man, >you >>have the com, Bruno, call Ensign Jake to the bridge. >> >>BRUNO: Aye Aye, Captain! >> >>Grunt and Persia use the ships elevator to go quickly to the Cargo Bay. >>There they find Rasputin holding the familiar looking 'intruder' by the >>collar. >> >>PERSIA: Fydo? What are you doing here? Rasputin, put him down. >> >>RASPUTIN: He's an intruder, he's not on the crew roster so he's an >>invader. I will take him to the brig. >> >>PERSIA: He's a fellow Road Rover, and I give the orders on this ship, >>Ensign, is that clear? >> >>RASPUTIN: (grudgingly) Yes, ma'am >> >>PERSIA: Now Fydo, explain your presence here >> >>FYDO: (nervously and hurried) Well, I tried to explain to Rasputin, I >>was ready to return to HQ and then one of the ground crew asked me to >help >>her load some cargo boxes into the ship. I did, then I slipped on the >>slick floor and that's the last thing I can remember, except that I sure >>have a pounding headache. >> >>RASPUTIN: He's lying! He purposely stowed away so he could fly with us >>in space. Now, tell us the truth, shrimp, or I'll knock the living >>daylights out of you! >> >>PERSIA: (shouting) Ensign! That's enough! >> >>GRUNT: Grrrrrrrrrrrr Growl!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr >> >>RASPUTIN: Yes sir, Lt Grunt, I will obey the Captain >> >>FYDO: I know my story sounds far fetched, but I'm telling you the truth, >>Captain Persia! >> >>PERSIA: Yes, Cadet, I know you are. >> >>RASPUTIN: Hey, how can you know that? >> >>PERSIA: Ensign, you will address me as either Captain or Ma'am, >>understand me? I have ESP, that's why I know he's telling the truth >> >>FYDO: Thank you, Captain, Ma'am! As long as I'm here, can I help you >in >>any way? I'm good at helping, just like my father was, you know, did I >>ever tell you about the time he ...... >> >>BRUNO: (on loud speaker) Captain Persia, please report to the bridge, >>urgent message from the Master >> >>RASPUTIN: (looking at Fydo) I think they should throw you in the brig, >>and let ME work you over! >> >>PERSIA (turning to Rasputin) Ensign. you have a lot to learn about >>respect and discipline! You are dismissed and confined to quarters till >>further notice. >> >>RASPUTIN: (angerly) If you think for one minute that I'm going to >....... >> >>PERSIA: Lt Grunt will personally escort you to your quarters. If he as >>much as breathes too hard on you, toss HIM in the brig. >> >>GRUNT: (smiling) Grrrrrrrrrrr >> >>Grunt grabs Rasputin by the arm and pulls him out of the cargo bay. >> >>PERSIA: Cadet Fydo, I have to speak to the Master now, for the time >>being, I want you to report to room seven on deck eleven. A Cano-Sapien >>named Calyspo will give you your assignment there. >> >>FYDO: (bubbly) Oh, thank you ma'am, Thank You! You won't regret this! >> I'm ready for any task, any mission, any assignment. Just name it and >>I'll be there, just say the word and ..... >> >>PERSIA: Report to Calyspo immediately Cadet, dismissed! >> >>Persia returns to the bridge and speaks with the Master on the large >>viewing screen. >> >>MASTER: Captain Persia, here is your first assignment. The Hubble Space >>telescope has detected a strange object floating near Orion's belt. It >>seems to be emitting some sort of signal that we can't interpret. Take >>the Canius Minor there and investigate. >> >>PERSIA; Yes, Master, and Master, we have Cadet Fydo on board. >> >>MASTER: Cadet Fydo? He wasn't supposed to be part of your crew. >> >>PERSIA: I know, Master, he accidently got left in our cargo bay at >>take-off, if you'll reassign him here, I'd like for him to become >>Calyspo's assistant, she can use the help. >> >>MASTER: Yes, she could indeed! Fydo can help her tutor the ship's >>children by day, and work in the lounge at night. Brilliant idea, >Persia! >> >>PERSIA: Thank you, Master! We will leave for Orion's belt immediately! >> >>MASTER: Very well, good hunting, Space Rovers! >> >>The message ends. Meanwhile, Fydo reports to the lounge, where Calyspo >is >>waiting. She is a mixed breed dog with white and black patches, and is >>putting table cloths on the room's many tables. >> >>CALYSPO: Hey, mon! What do you be doing here, Cadet? >> >>FYDO: Didn't the Captain tell you? I was to report to you and ..... >> >>CALYPSO: So, you be my new assistant, yes? >> >>FYDO: Yes, ma'am! >> >>CALYSPO: Well, at least you be having proper manners! Ok, you will be >>helping me here in the nighttime hours, and tommorrow, you'll help me >>teach the little ones we have on the ship. >> >>FYDO: There's children on board? >> >>CALYSPO: Sure there be, mon! There be dozen of the young ones here, >and >>it's our job to educate them! Understand me, er..... what be your name, >>mon? >> >>FYDO: I'm Fydo, ma'am! >> >>CALYSPO: Ok, Fydo, I have a job for you! >> >>FYDO: Oh boy! My first mission, my first task! You can count on me, >>ma'am! >> >>Calyspo hands Fydo a metal bucket and large toilet cleaning brush >> >>CALYSPO: This be your mission, get into those restrooms and scrub those >>toilets so clean that we can drink from them, understanding me, mon? >> >>FYDO (disappointed) Yes, ma'am..... >> >>CALYSPO: Good! And when you be finishing that, you can help me prepare >>the snack trays, I be checking our supply of kibble.... >> >>Meanwhile, back on the bridge....... >> >>PERSIA: Saundra, set course for the unindentified object, at maximum >warp >>speed. >> >>SAUNDRA: Course laid in, Captain! >> >>WHITEY: Even at maximum speed, it will take us three solar days to reach >>it >> >>ALEXANDER: Persia, there may be a faster way to get there >> >>PERSIA: I think I know what you're suggesting, old man. >> >>ALEXANDER: Yes, use Flash and Daisy's space folding device! >> >>PERSIA: Are you sure it will work? >> >>WHITEY: In theory, their device can work. If it does, we can be at our >>destination in a matter of minutes! >> >>PERSIA: It's worth trying! Bruno, patch me through to Molotov... er.... >>Molly in Engineering. >> >>BRUNO: Aye Aye, Captain. It is done! >> >>PERSIA: Molly, we're going to attempt a portal jump using ..... >> >>MOLLY: (on the speaker, angerly) using those two bloodhound's veird >>looking device, da? >> >>PERSIA: Commander Molotav, is there some sort of problem? >> >>MOLLY (on the speaker, angerly) that thing of theirs has not been >tested. >> We'll need to come to a full stop first, then I'll need to have our >>thrusters and enersal dampers reset to compensate for the wormhole's >>gravitational pull. >> >>PERSIA: Molly, I'll send Whitey and Boomer down to help you. Saundra, >>bring the ship to a full stop. Boomer, you and Whitey get to >Engineering, >>Jake, take over helm control >> >>JAKE: Yes, ma'am! >> >>PERSIA: Ensign Jake, will you please remove your cowboy hat? This is >>the bridge, not a rodeo. >> >>JAKE: Aw, ma'am! Do I have to? This hat reminds me of my home in west >>Texas, where the longhorn cattle roam and where there's wide open spaces >>and ..... >> >>PERSIA: ... and you can wear it all you want when you're off duty, >>understand me, Ensign? >> >>JAKE: I read you loud and clear, ma'am! >> >>BRUNO: Captain, Engineering reports that they're ready to begin. >Daisy >>and Flash have reset our forward transmitters to create the artifical >>wormhole. >> >>PERSIA: Grunt, sound yellow alert. Tell Molly to proceed. >> >>The device was energized, on the viewing screen, Persia and the rest of >>the bridge crew could see a small hole form directly in front of the >ship. >> The hole continued to grow until it was twice as large as the Canius >>Minor. >> >>PERSIA: Jake, take us straight ahead, at one quarter force speed. >> >>JAKE: You got it, Captain! >> >>The vessel slowly moved forward until it flew into the wormhole, and in a >>matter of seconds, emerged on the 'other side' of it, with the round >>unindentified object directly ahead of them! >> >>PERSIA: We did it, Molly! It worked! >> >>MOLLY: (on the speaker) WOW!! I can't believe my eyeballs! >> >>DAISY: (on the speaker) We told y'all it would, sugar! >> >>FLASH: (on the speaker) Yep, y'all should start believin in us! >> >>MOLLY (on the speaker) you two bloodhounds stop your yappin and help me >>power down this crazy machine of yours! >> >>PERSIA: Molly, be nice, after all, those two bloodhounds just saved us >>almost three solar days of travel time! >> >>MOLLY (on the speaker) As you wish, ma'am >> >>PERSIA: Jake, bring the ship to a full stop. They'll be a meeting of >>all senior and science staff in tem minutes on deck four. Bruno, you >have >>the com. >> >>In a matter of minutes, Persia enters a conference room on the fourth >>deck. It has one long table and a dozen chairs in it. Alexander, >Boomer, >>Saundra, Molly, Grunt, Daisy, Flash, Francis and Marie all enter and are >>seated. >> >>PERSIA: I want a full report, what is that large round object floating >in >>space in front of us. >> >>WHITEY: The object is approximately two kilometers in radius. Bruno >>recorded the object's signals to interpret, but we have not been >>successful in decoding it. From all our computer scans, we think that >>this is some sort of probe sent to gather information and relay that data >>back to it's place of origin. From the looks of the small lights >flashing >>on the object's surface, it appears to be damaged. >> >>PERSIA: Damaged? How? >> >>FRANCIS: It looks like it was hit by some sort of meteor or perhaps a >>small comet, notice the slight indentation on the lower part of the >>structure..... >> >>DAISY: (interrupting) and y'all there's a bunch of rock dust floating >>around the thing, too! >> >>PERSIA: Whitey, could this strange signal be some sort of automated >>distress call? >> >>WHITEY: A definate possibility, Captain! >> >>GRUNT: Grrrrrrrrrrrr Growl!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr >> >>PERSIA: I agree, Grunt, the object doesn't appear to be a weapon >> >>BRUNO (on the speaker) Captain! You better come up here and take a >look >>at this! >> >>PERSIA: On our way! >> >>When Persia, Boomer, Saundra, Alexander and the others enter the bridge, >>they all see a startling site! >> >>ALEXANDER: Persia, it appears that that 'distress call' has been >>answered! >> >>GRUNT: Grrrrrrrrrrrrr Growl!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr >> >>WHITEY: It appears to be a spacecraft, it's almost four times larger than >>the Canius Minor! >> >>JAKE: Our sensors say that it's powering up it's weapons! >> >>PERSIA: Battle stations! All hands, Red Alert! >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- >> >>to be continued >>