Copyright 1999 -- Robert Baer Jr. The Space Rovers -- "Alondra Discovered -- Part 1" 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 not 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, Abdullah, Bob, Jake, Marie, Francis, Calypso, Sheena, Bruno, Molly, Deborah, Dreadnaught, Orchid, Dot, Hans, Flash, Luigi, Sophia, Lao Zi, Su Li, Claudia, Numbia, Derby and Poncho are all Robert Baer Jr's creations, copyright pending, 1999. The Space Rovers -- "Alondra Discovered -- Part 1" The scene opens with Persia sitting alone in the galley, sipping a hot cup of coffee and reading a log entry into her laptop recorder. PERSIA: (into mic): Captain's log, entry 692. The Canius Minor is on route to a section of space known on our Jurrassian starcharts as the Milpsola region. Ensign Bob says there are a number of small planets there that are worth exploring. Long range scans have found a suitable planet to explore, it has a breathable atmosphere and plentiful vegetation. Science Officer Whitey and First Mate Alexander recommended that we send two survey teams to the surface upon arrival there. I will be examining their lists of personnel for the mission later this morning. On a personal note, after I made a full report about the "Dreadnaught" incident to the Master, he agreed with my recommendation that Dreadnaught be confined to the brig until our next visit to Earth. I have been given a verbal reprimand for my "assault" on Dreadnaught, but in view of the circumstances, the Master agreed to let that matter drop. Although my actions that day did not set a good example for my crew to follow, I have no regrets. Entry ends. The scene shifts to the ship's large enclosed swimming pool, where Calyspo is giving the Rover children a swimming lesson. Fydo is cleaning the pool on the deep end, and notices a large object that appears to be laying on the floor of the pool. He gets a closer look and sees that the 'object' is really a female Labrador in a bathing suit sitting comfortably at the bottom of the pool. FYDO (panic stricken): OH MY GOSH!! OH MY GOSH!!! SHE MUST BE DROWNING!!!! I GOTTA SAVE HER!!!! Without thinking, Fydo jumps into the pool with a loud splash. Calyspo sees what is happening and swims towards him. FYDO (splashing): I JUST REMEMBERED, I CAN'T SWIM!!!! HELP!!!!! The female Labrador (her name is Claudia) swims quickly to the surface and grabs Fydo, pulling him over to the edge of the pool as Calyspo arrives to help. The children get out of the water and rush over to see what was going on. CLAUDIA (looking down at Fydo): Are you alright, Fydo? CALYSPO (shaking him): FYDO!!! YOU SPEAK TO ME NOW, MON! FYDO (looking up): Where am I? Did I save that lady on the bottom of the pool? CLAUDIA (smiling): That was me, Fydo, and I was fine. Is that why you jumped in the pool in your uniform? CALYSPO (laughing): You such a silly dog, mon! You not understand about Claudia here, do you? FYDO (looking confused): Understand what? CLAUDIA (smiling): The fact that I have the ability to breathe underwater! My former master was a sea captain, I was born on Newfoundland island. I've always been a 'seadog' at heart, so when I became a Cano-Sapien, the transdogmafier gave me the special ability to breathe underwater, like fish do! That's why I was on the bottom of the pool, I 'exercise' my 'water breathing' for a few hours each day. FYDO (standing up): Gee, I feel like an idiot! I didn't know..... CLAUDIA (putting arm around Fydo): But you really thought I had drown, didn't you? And you tried to rescue me, you're so sweet, thank you! Claudia kisses Fydo on the cheek as she grabs a towel and walks towards the exit. The children giggle and return to the swallow end of the pool with Calyspo. Rasputin, wearing his swimming trunks, had witnessed the whole thing from a distance and runs up to Fydo. RASPUTIN (smiling): You lucky dog! She kissed you! I saw it! FYDO (embarrassed): Yeah, but I sure feel stupid for jumping into the pool like that RASPUTIN (excited): What are you talking about? That Labrador KISSED you! The first time I spoke to her, she slapped me! You're not as dumb as you look, pretending you don't know how to swim to get kissed, you're a genius! I'll have to try that myself sometime! FYDO (stuttering): But ... I don't know how to swim, I wasn't faking! RASPUTIN (laughing): Sure, sure, right! Well, no cute eligible ladies here now, guess I'll do some laps alone! In the distance, Rasputin hears a voice that makes him cringe, it's Daisy walking into the pool area. DAISY (happy): Why Rasputin! I didn't know y'all would be here, wanna go for a swim with me? RASPUTIN (back turned to Daisy): No! Will you please stop bothering me? And another thing .......... Rasputin turns around and gets the shock of his life! Standing before him is Daisy, in a bikini! He'd never seen her in anything but her lab coat before, and now he was utterly speechless. DAISY (winking at Rasputin): C'mon, Rasputin, let's go swimming! Rasputin just stands there, unable to speak or move, the sudden sight of Daisy in her swim suit has left him totally dumbfounded. DAISY (giggling): Why don't you take a picture, it'll last longer! Hello? (Daisy waves her hand in front of Rasputin's face) Oh well, see you later, cutie! Daisy kisses Rasputin on the cheek and dives into the pool, Rasputin is STILL speechless and motionless. FYDO (excited) WOW!!!! Looks like YOU got lucky, too! Orchid was watching from the hallway, she was about to enter the pool area when she sees Daisy kiss Rasputin. Orchid gets furious, throws her towel down and walks out. Rasputin is STILL in shock. RASPUTIN (talking to himself): WOW! I never thought that Daisy would look THAT good in a bikini! FYDO (waving his hands in front of Rasputin's face): HEY!! EARTH TO RASPUTIN!! ARE YOU IN THERE??? The scene shifts to the lounge area, where Derby (a bulldog) and Numbia (an airdale) are playing cribbage as Poncho (a chihuahua) watches. DERBY (smiling): Nothing like a rousing game of cribbage in the morning to sharpen the old senses, right, young lady? NUMBIA (rolling the dice): Don't attempt to distract me, crumpet-head, I need to focus on the gameboard! DERBY (upset): Dash it all, that remark was uncalled for, Numbia! I demand an apology at once! NUMBIA (moving her pegs): There's an old saying on the desert, Derby. EAT MY DUST!! I WIN!!!! PONCHO (happy): Good move, Numbia, you beat him again! DERBY (angry): I don't understand, I've been playing this bloody game for years, my skills are quite superb! It is quite embarrassing! NUMBIA (smiling): Call it what you will, Derby, but I SMOKED YOU! DERBY (upset): Now see here, young lady! PONCHO: Hey, calm down, Derby! Cool your jets, it's only a stinking game, right? DERBY (surprised): A 'stinking' game? You two are so unrefined! NUMBIA (laughing): I guess we're more like "crude" oil than gasoline, right? PONCHO: So what's wrong with crude, man? Derby gets up from the game table and leaves as Numbia and Poncho begin laughing. Sophia and Luigi (two Italian greyhounds) enter the room, and Luigi looks all around and smiles. Sophia immediately slaps him on the face. SOPHIA (angry): LUIGI! You better not be using that X-ray vision of yours to look at any of those younger females again! LUIGI (stuttering): No, NO my darling, I only have eyes for you, my lovely bride! SOHPIA (angry): Well, you better not be sneaky-peeky on me like that, cause if I ever catch you doing that again, I'll do to you what the Captain did to Dreadnaught, only HARDER, Capeesh? LUIGI (swallowing hard): I Capeesh! I Capeesh! SOPHIA: Now come, my love, let's go down the hallway and see how our children are doing with their swimming lesson. The scene shifts to the bridge, where Persia is seated in the Captain's chair with Alexander and Whitey standing beside her. ALEXANDER (handing Persia a clipboard): Captain, here are our suggested lists for the survey mission WHITEY (pointing to the first name): You'll notice there are some Cadets on the list, Alex and I both believe that this surveying mission will give them some much needed exploring experience PERSIA (looking at the list): I see what you mean, Whitey. You two are suggesting that Ensign Lao Zi lead one of the teams? WHITEY: Yes, Captain. He's in training as a junior science officer, and he's also a geologist. Ensign Bob will be with that team to help with the survey, and the others I have picked are good young cadets. PERSIA (looking at list): Let's see.... Derby, Numbia, Su Li, Sophia, Poncho, Deborah, Claudia, Luigi, Lao Zi and Bob. What do you think, old man? ALEXANDER: They'll do just fine together on this misson. Whitey and I will lead the second team, our shuttle will land on the northern side of the planet, the first team will land on the southern side. Since this planet is one-tenth the size of earth, each team will be able to cover mush more ground by working separately. PERSIA: Grunt! Are there any reading on life forms on the planet's surface? GRUNT: Grrrrrrrrrrrrr GROWL!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr PERSIA: No humanoid lifeforms? Ok, old man! You and Whitey assemble these Space Rovers, have them ready to land on the planet's surface in one hour, and good luck! ALEXANDER (smiling): Thank you, Captain! PERSIA: But you two remember one thing, at the first sign of ANY trouble, get our people out of there! Remember what happened to us on Filios 3? WHITEY (sadly): Yes, Captain, we do remember. A half hour later, the survey treams gather at the shuttlecraft bay. Lao Zi and Su Li (both Shih Tzu dogs) enter their shuttlecraft along with the others, Deborah arrived last, carrying several bags of medical supplies with her. When Alexander and Whitey got their team loaded into another shuttlecraft, both ships left the shuttlebay and desended towards the planet's surface. Ensign Bob makes a perfect landing on the southern part of the planet. Lao Zi uses his hand held scanner to study the immediate area surrounding the shuttle. LAO ZI: Nothing unusal so far, there seems to be plenty of plants and small creatures on this world, but no valuable minerals to speak of. SU LI: But you must admit, my husband, that this place is SO beautiful! LAO ZI: Beautiful? Perhaps, but beauty is not what we're here to survey. SU LI (sadly): Why must you always see everything in scientific terms? Can't you, just for a minute, forget that you're a Scinece Officer and be a real Cano-Sapien for a change? LAO ZI: Maybe later.... not right now. SU LI (mumbling): I've heard THAT before..... Sophia and Luigi take a hand-held scanner and walk toward the east. Claudia and Derby travel westward while Numbia and Poncho go north. All seems to be going as planned until Claudia and Derby spots something glowing in the distance. CLAUDIA: Look at that up ahead! My scanner is going bonkers! We better call the others! DERBY (into his twist communicator): Derby to the landing party, come to our position, we have something of interest you all must see! Lao Zi, Su Li, Sophia, Luigi, Numbia, Poncho, Bob and Deborah all came running over to Derby and Claudia's position and were amazed at the glowing objects in the distance. All of Lao Zi's team walked slowly over to the area, soon they were all standing in front of a huge, glowing city populated with small, red creatures who resembled midgets. When they saw the Space Rovers walking towards their village, they all ran and hid. All except one elderly looking one, who stood defiantly in front of Lao Zi. ELDERLY CREATURE: So! You've finally found us, after all these centuries of hiding, we've finally discovered. You win! We can no longer put up any resistance. You've all found Alondra, mighty conquerers..... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- to be continued..................