Copyright 1999 -- Robert Baer Jr. The Space Rovers -- "The Challenge of Hu-nol -- 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 -- "The Challenge of Hu-nol -- Part 1" The scene opens in the lounge area, it's the evening shift, lots of activity going on. In the back room, there's a birthday party going on for Greta, Han's daughter. All of the ship's children are there, and so are all the parents along with Calypso and Fydo. HANS (smiling): My little girl is one year older today! Seems like only yesterday when I was holding her in my arms... MOLLY (putting her hand on Hans shoulder): This is true, comrade Hans, I can remember when I first held Yuri and Tanya LAO ZI: I also have fond memories of my sons Deng and Peng when they were smaller SOPHIA (crying): I cry with happiness when I remember all of my children's first steps! HANS: Looks like Fydo is ready to bring out the birthday cake! Fydo walks into the room holding a large, chocolate birthday cake in his hands. As he slowly makes his way to the table, he trips on his shoelace and falls face first into the cake. Everyone breaks out in laughter as Fydo slowly lifts his head. CALYSPO (laughing): Oh, Fydo, you be SO funny, mon! SU LI (chuckling): That's the funniest thing I've seen in years! GRETA (laughing): Uncle Fydo! You're hilarious! FYDO (looking sad): I'm sorry Greta, I ruined everything! CALYPSO: It's a good ting I baked an extra cake today! I'll go get it, and I won't trow me face into it! As Calypso leaves to get the other cake, Persia walks into the room and sees Fydo on the floor and covered in chocolate cake. She tried to hold in her laughter, but in seconds she bursts out laughing. PERSIA (giggling): Fydo .... I'm sorry ...... but you look SO funny! FYDO (embarrassed): I'll clean up this mess and leave GRETA (walking over to Fydo and hugging him): Uncle Fydo, please don't go! You've made this the best birthday party ever! Thank you! FYDO (smiling): Well, alright, I'll stay for you, birthday girl! Calypso places the birthday cake on the table, everyone gathers around and watches Greta blow out the candles DEBORAH (looking at Greta): I'll bet you made a special wish, didn't you? GRETA (happy): YES! A very special wish! DENG: Greta, you must not tell your wish outloud, it won't come true if you do GRETA (turns to Deborah): All I wished for was for YOU to become my mommy! HANS (surprised): GRETA!!! Deborah looks up at Hans and smiles, Hans walks over to her and falls to one knee, holding a small box in his right hand. HANS (nervously): This wasn't exactly the way I wanted to do this, but as long as my daughter let the cat out of the bag.... Deborah, will you marry me? DEBORAH (smiles broadly): YES, YES , YES!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone cheers as Hans and Deborah embrace and kiss. PERSIA: Congraduations, Hans and Deborah, I must so to sick bay now, let me know when you've set the date, OK? Persia leaves the party and walks towards the elevator, as she rides it down to sick bay, she is thinking about her lastest log entry. PERSIA (thinking to herself): Captain's log, supplemental. The Canius Minor is heading towards a strange looking nebula about seven light years away from our present position. Right now, my main concern is for Cadet Numbia, she's been in sick bay the past twenty hours with a strange, unknown condition. My guess is that she somehow contracted it on the last away mission. Doctor Abdullah and Sheena have examined her and all of the crew personnel that went on the last mission, only Numbia is experiencing any difficulties. Persia walks into sick bay and into Numbia's room, Claudia is standing beside her bed. PERSIA (whispering to Claudia): She's ailing because of that orange lightning she was struck with on the planet, isn't she? CLAUDIA (whispering to Persia): She was fine when we left the surface, Deborah examined her herself! PERSIA (whispering to Claudia): How is she doing? CLAUDIA (whispering to Persia): Well, her body stopped glowing eight hours ago, her vital signs are normal, but Sheena told me her DNA patterns have been altered. NUMBIA (waking up): Captain! Claudia! Will they let me leave now? CLAUDIA (shaking her head): No, not yet. I did get you those magazines you asked for, they're on your nightstand NUMBIA (picking them up): Thanks, Claudia, I love these animal journals! This one has a bear on the cover, I'll bet the article inside is interesting As Numbia reads, her appearance changes, she slowly morphs into a brown grizzly bear. Persia and Claudia are not facing her, so they don't notice. CLAUDIA (slowly turns towards Numbia): Hey, Numbia, I have an ... .. (Claudia screams loudly) Sheena and Abdullah run into the room and see Numbia's new 'form'. NUMBIA (angry): Why are all of you staring at me? PERSIA (pointing): Look in the mirror! Numbia sees that she looks like a brown grizzly bear, screams, and then faints. As she is lying still on the bed, she morphs back into her Cano-Sapien self. SHEENA (shocked): I can't believe me eyes! ABDULLAH (surprised): How did she do that? CLAUDIA (picking up the magazine): She was just looking at this magazine PERSIA: With the grizzly bear on the cover! Sheena, call Flash and Daisy to sick bay. I want some answers, understood? SHEENA: Yes, Captain! It was at this time that the ship 'shakes', nearly knocking all of them to the floor ALEXANDER (on loudspeaker): RED ALERT, CAPTAIN PERSIA TO THE BRIDGE, ALL SENIOR OFFICERS TO THE BRIDGE! PERSIA (running): I gotta find out what's happening! A few minutes later, Persia arrives at the bridge. Alexander is in the Captain's chair. Boomer, Saundra, Grunt and Cactus Jake are all at their stations. Whitey and Bruno arrive minutes later. PERSIA (sitting in the Captain's chair): Old man, what's going on out there? ALEXANDER: Captain, we were enroute to the nebula when all of a sudden, the ship dropped out of warp! PERSIA: Bruno, get me Engineering! BRUNO: You're patched in, Captain! PERSIA (angry): Molly! What's wrong with our engines? MOLLY (on speakers): Captain, I just got here, from what I can see and what the others in Engineering have told me, we're experiencing a energy failure in our main engines. PERSIA (bewlidered): Energy failure? I thought the Barium reactor was operating smoothly! MOLLY (on speakers): It is, Captain, but somehow our warp output has been nullified, it's like something is sucking out all of our engine's output. We should be travelling at Warp 5 now, but the engines are not pushing us anywhere! PERSIA (turns toward Whitey): Whitey, explain this! WHITEY (looking at his view screen): The Canius Minor has been caught in some sort of energy field, speaking metaphorically, we're in what appears to be an galatic "spider web." This web is also absorbing all of our warp engine outflow, we seem to be 'stuck' in space. PERSIA: Stuck in space? How do we get loose? GRUNT: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Growl Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr WHITEY: Using our weapons on this web would be useless, Grunt, it'd simply absorb all of their energy PERSIA: What if we went to Warp 9? WHITEY: Same effect, Captain, may I suggest we shut down our warp engines now? They are not moving us and we're wasting energy. PERSIA: Ok Whitey, Boomer, full stop! BOOMER: Aye aye, Captain! WHITEY: One thing you should know, Captain. This web we're in doesn't appear to be a natural phemonon. PERSIA: You mean some beings actually created this thing? WHITEY: Correct, Captain! CACTUS JAKE (pointing to front view screen): I think we have company! PERSIA: What is that thing? WHITEY: The object is some sort of spacecraft, and there are two more of them desending on our position PERSIA: Bruno, open a channel, let's see if someone's listening BRUNO: No reply, Captain. WHITEY: Captain, we're being scanned by the lead vessel. We cannot raise our shields to block their scans. BRUNO: We are being hailed, Captain! PERSIA: On front viewer! Three large gorilla-like creatures appear on the front viewer. They are dressed in red uniforms and all have jet black fur. The largest one is Hu-nol, the ship's captain. HU-NOL (booming voice): I am Captain Hu-nol of the Jolqua cruiser Grunar. Whom as I addressing? PERSIA: I'm Captain Persia of the space vessel Canius Minor, are you the ones responsible for stopping our ship? HU-NOL (booming voice): Yes, you have violated Jolquan territory! Our energy fence has stopped you from further intrusion into our space. PERSIA: Sir, we didn't know that this was Jolquan space. If you'll release my ship, we'll leave immediately! HU-NOL (booming voice): Too late, Captain Persia! According to our laws, you must fight me to the death. PERSIA: You mean our ships are going to have to do battle? HU-NOL (booming voice): No, not our vessels. The highest ranking leader of each of our vessels will fight each other in hand to hand combat to determine the victor. The loser's vessel will become enslaved by the winner. PERSIA (angry): I have no quarrel with your people, Hu-nol. We have no desire to .... HU-NOL (interrupting) ENOUGH!!! You, Captain Persia, will fight me now! In an instant, Persia disappears. Grunt growls loudly as the viewing screen immediately changes, showing a large circular room with battle-axes and clubs mounted on the walls. Persia suddenly appears in the center of the room, a door opens and Hu-nol enters the room. VOICE FROM THE VIEWING SCREEN: We are allowing you to watch the battle on your viewing screens. Do not attempt to aid your captain, or we will be forced to destroy your ship! The screen shifts to the Grunar, where the huge room is located. Hu-nol reaches up and grabs a large battle axe. HU-NOL (laughing): You are the Captain of a space ship? I could almost stomp you with my foot! You weak, furry creature, choose a weapon, and prepare to defend yourself, you scrawny female! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- to be continued ...................