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ZONE JUMPER: EPISODE 1 - "LOSING JEZREK"
written byEric Peter Schwartz
Created byEric Peter Schwartz & Chris Foster
REVISION 29
March 11, 2010Copyright 2008-2010Eric Peter SchwartzAll Rights Reserved
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TEASER - ON BOARD THE SHIP(LOTUS, SLOAN, PITTS, DAX)
LOTUS(FROM RADIO) Attention! This is Czeal
Warship LOTUS! Our leader, War Chief Xonous
Rile demands that you stop your vessel and
surrender crewman Jezrek, who you have taken
into custody. This is your one and only
warning. If you do not desist from this
present course we will have no alternative
but to
SOUND: RADIO SWITCHED OFF
SLOANI hate disclaimers.
PITTSDo all your plans go this smoothly?
SLOANWhat else were we going to do? Knock on the
front door; hi, were bounty hunters can we
have one of your crew?
PITTSSo its better to sneak onboard a dreadnaught
class Czeal warship and snatch him?
DAXGuys?
SLOAN
It seemed like a good idea at the time!!
DAXGuys!
PITTSI think I made a mistake joining this crew.
SLOANMaybe you did!!
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DAXGuys!
SOUND: EXPLOSION , THE CRACKLE OF FIRE
SLOAN
Damage report.
SOUND: MORE DISTANT EXPLOSIONS
PITTSShields are at minimum operating capability
with breeches growing. Weapons core has
cracked and is leaking through the hull.
Looks like the last blast took out our
starboard reactor.
SLOANDAX! How long before we enter the planets
atmosphere?
DAXRoughly 40 seconds.
PITTSSloan, The Lotus is gaining.
SLOANDAX. Can you lock down the core leak?
DAXTwo steps ahead.
SOUND: THE DISTANT RUMBLE OF THE HULL BEING BOMBARDED BYLASER FIRE.
SLOANTell the prisoner to hold on.
SOUND: SWITCH CLICKED. RADIO STATIC
PITTSNothing.
DAXIt looks like those last pot shots they took
at us took out the hull and Jezrek.
SOUND: INTERCOM SWITCHED OFF
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SLOANDAX. Could you increase the dilation on the
shields and project them inward? Creating
some kind of a gravity buffer inside the
ship.
DAXIll do my best.
PITTSAre you nuts? The shipll break apart on
entry!
SLOANGood if we survive thatll buy us some time
while they try to figure out which chunk of
ship had us in it.
DAXWeve just crossed into the ionosphere.
PITTSOh good. This seems to be a nice planet.
Lets put her down here.
SLOANHows that shield coming, DAX?
DAXIt has just engaged. I am diverting all power
to increase density.
PITTSHeat panels are flying off us like confetti.
SLOAN
Okay guys. Time to pray.
PITTSWay ahead of you boss.
DAXPrayer engaged.
SLOANHold on!!
SOUND: RAIN FALLS IN THE JUNGLE. THE SHIP ROARS OVER HEAD.
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THERE IS AN INCREDIBLE EXPLOSION. THE FORESTIS IN AN UPROAR BUT IT SUBSIDES.
FADE TO TITLE MUSIC
FADE IN
SCENE 1 RUINS OF THE SHIP(PITTS, SLOAN, DAX)
SOUND: THE WRECKAGE SMOULDERS. SPARKS POP AND A FIRE BURNS.
PITTS(Laughs) HA! Ha hahahaha (Slaps her hands)
SLOANIs everybody in one piece?
PITTS
I cant believe that stupid idea worked!!
SLOANYou have no faith.
DAXActually, Sloan, I was seriously questioning
SLOANThank you DAX. Thats enough. Get down to
whats left of the holding cell. See if you
can salvage anything. Use your radio.
DAXYes. (Walks out)
PITTSNo offense, Sloan, but we gotta get out of
here. More than likely The Lotus has already
deployed a salvage team.
SLOANIm way ahead of you Pitts.
DAX(Intercom) Sloan?
SLOANYeah DAX.
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DAXTheres not much left of Jezrek.
PITTSDammit.
SLOANBags or mops, DAX?
DAXShovels.
SLOANOkay. Try to find something that will prove
that we at least had him.
PITTSThis is great! Theyre going to kill us.
SLOANThe deal was dead or alive.
PITTSBut now were only going to get a third of
the money and that wont even cover the cost
of the ship.
SLOANI know! Theres nothing we can do. Provided
we get off this planet, well figure it out
then.
PITTSHmph
SLOANWhy would his own people shoot us down if
they wanted him back?
PITTSI doubt they cared. The Czeal arent known
for compassion.
SLOANBut theyre famous for their race protection.
Its weird.
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DAX(Intercom) Ive got his ID and a tissue
sample.
SLOAN
Good enough. Well meet you outside. Cmon.
SOUND: FOOTSTEPS MOVING OFF AS
FADE TO:
SCENE 2 ABOARD THE LOTUS(LOTUS, RILE, ELDGE)
LOTUS(Intercom) Incoming report from the surface
for War Chief Rile.
RILEGo ahead.
LOTUS(Intercom) Sir, the salvage team has reached
the first wreckage site. There is no sign of
Jezrek or the bounty hunters who took him.
RILEWe will send them the coordinates to the next
site.
LOTUS(Intercom) Understood.
RILERelay this message: Find them!! And dont
wreck those vehicles! Theyre worth more than
any of you will ever make. Find them! (Radio
off) Eldge, anything?
ELDGENothing, sir. There are too many life
readings down there to track anything.
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RILEKeep looking. I want those bounty hunters
found! They had an anthroid with them. See if
you can track its electronics.
ELDGESir?
RILEWhat is it, Eldge?
ELDGE(Close talk) Do you think it was wise to
shoot them down? There is a very good chance
that Jezrek was killed too.
RILEBetween you and me, Eldge, Jezrek was a thorn
in my side.
ELDGESir?
RILEJezrek was a bad soldier. He had no respect
for the chain of command and, frankly, he
threatened my leadership.
ELDGEHow so?
RILESomeone on the Interplanetary Council is out
to get me. They are fabricating lies within
the Council and they had Jezrek feeding them
information.
ELDGELies?
RILEYes, lies.
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ELDGESo its better if Jezrek is dead?
RILELets say that an opportunity presented
itself.
ELDGEBut cant the Council use this to fuel
charges and an investigation.
RILEI was well within my rights to retaliate
against an aggressive action against my ship.
They infiltrated my ship and took a
crewmember. How do we know that they werent
returning to an enemy fleet with information?
I simply used the force I deemed necessary.
ELDGEPoint well taken.
RILEGood. To maintain that story, though, does
mean that there can be no witnesses.
ELDGEJezrek and the bounty hunters?
RILEThem and some select members of our crew
ELDGE(Long pause) I see.
RILE
I trust you and your discretion in this
matter. I hope you can - - handle this matter
in a way appropriate to the situation.
ELDGE(Pause) Of course, sir.
FADE TO:
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SCENE 3 - THE JUNGLE(PITTS, SLOAN, DAX)
SOUND: RAIN FALLS IN SHEETS. FEET TRUDGING THROUGH MUD
PITTS
I could think of a billion places Id rather
be. Mmmm, sucking down a beer at some upscale
space port would be nice.
SLOANIm there too. DAX? How far have we come?
DAXJust over 4 miles.
PITTS
Boss, I gotta rest.
SLOANYeah. I know. (Pause) Theres a clearing over
there. We can rest on the far side of it. At
least then we can see whats coming on 3
sides of us. Come on.
FADE TO:
SCENE 4 ON BOARD THE LOTUS(RILE, LOTUS)
RILEHave they found anything yet?
LOTUS(INTERCOM) They have recovered the remains of
Jezrek.
RILE
What about the bounty hunters?
LOTUSThe salvage team reports that the bridge was
still intact. It looks like the crew survived
and have left the crash site. There are some
tracks in the mud leading off into the
forest.
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RILEWell, go get them.
LOTUSMight I suggest, sir, that the team wait
until the rain dies down a little. They are
starting to report problems with their
vehicles. They can short out easily.
RILEFine. But as soon as they possibly can, find
the crew of that ship.
FADE TO:
SCENE 5 - NEAR THE CLEARING(SLOAN, PITTS, DAX)
SOUND: RAIN IS MORE DISTANT
SLOANThats better.
PITTSWhat is it with you Sloan?
SLOANWhat?
PITTSFirst your stupid gravity buffer plan
works. Now we find the one patch of dry
shelter in the entire forest, right where you
tell us to go.
SLOANLucky I guess.
PITTSNo kidding.
SLOANAnyway, its not completely dry. It sounds
like DAX is still getting rained on.
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DAXNope. Im completely out of the rain.(PAUSE)
SLOANThen. . . why am I hearing rain on metal?
PITTSWhat?
SLOANShhh Listen.
SOUND: NOT FAR OFF RAIN IS INDEED HITTING A METAL SURFACE.
DAXInteresting.
PITTS
What is that?
SLOANIts coming from the clearing.
PITTSBut theres nothing out there.
SLOANDAX? Can you scan the area?
DAXI will have to go full power. The Czeal
could possibly spot my signal.
SLOANThats fine. Just for a minute.
SOUND: BLIPS
DAXI am detecting some sort energy covering a
wide area.
SLOANHow wide?
DAXAn area. . . about the size of a house.
PITTSBut from where?
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DAXIts coming from the clearing.
SLOANGo back to low power, DAX. Theres something
out there.
PITTSCould it be underground? Maybe some sort of
underground city?
SLOANI dont know. Stay here. (Leaves)
SOUND: SLOAN MOVES AWAY INTO THE CLEARING
PITTS
Is he always like this?
DAXHe wont send anybody to do anything thing he
wouldnt do himself. Not anymore.
PITTSWhat do you mean?
DAXPike.
PITTSThe old pilot?
DAXRight. We were staking out this guy on
Charon. Sloan really wanted this guy. He
decided to take him out himself. So, Sloan
sent Pike back to the ship to contact our
employer and get the holding cell ready.
Unfortunately there were some old friends
of Sloans waiting at the ship.
PITTSThey killed Pike?
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DAXYeah. In the dark they must have thought it
was Sloan.
PITTS
Good grief.
DAXSince then Sloan is the first one in. Last
one out.(PAUSE)
PITTSLets see how hes doing. Sloan?! Find
anything? (Nothing) Sloan?! Hes gone.
FADE TO:
SCENE 6 - ELDGES QUARTERS ONBOARD THE LOTUS(ELDGE, COUNCIL)
SOUND: RADIO BLIP - RADIO ON
ELDGEHighest priority. Access code HM100XD.
SOUND: STATIC BEGINS TO CLEAR
COUNCILHello Eldge.
ELDGEForgive me Councilman, but I dont have much
time. We are in the midst of a situation
here. One of our crew members was captured by
bounty hunters.
COUNCIL
I know.
ELDGEYou know?
COUNCILIt was Jezrek, wasnt it?
ELDGEYes. How did you know about Jezrek?
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COUNCILWar Chief Rile had people hire the bounty
hunters to dispose of Jezrek.
ELDGE
He hired them? Why?
COUNCILRile knew that he couldnt take care of
Jezrek himself, so he hired these bounty
hunters through a third party. Jezrek was
aiding a Council Investigation.
ELDGEWhat did Rile do?
COUNCIL(Long pause) War atrocities. He orchestrated
the extermination of an entire village during
the Slave uprisings on Caldera 6. Jezrek
uncovered information. We are planning to
intercept the bounty hunters and take Jezrek
into custody ourselves. Rile wont get away.
ELDGESir! Rile had us shoot them down. Jezrek is
dead.
COUNCILWhat?
ELDGEWe shot down the bounty hunters. We blasted
them out of the sky. They have already
recovered Jezreks remains. Hes got salvage
teams searching for the bounty hunters.
COUNCILWe had an undercover Council agent on that
ship bounty hunter ship. We need to get them
(MORE)
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COUNCIL (CONT'D)back safely. They are the only witnesses we
have now.
ELDGE
He also wants me to dispose of some of our
crew. I cant stall that forever. You need
the Council to move against him now.
COUNCILI need to make some emergency calls. Contact
me in two hours.
ELDGETwo hours.
FADE TO:
SCENE 7 - THE CLEARING(PITTS, DAX)
SOUND: RAIN FALLING ON METAL AND THROUGH TREES. FOOTSTEPSMOVE THROUGH MUD.
PITTSSloan?! (Pause) This is insane.
SOUND: ELECTRONIC BLIPS
DAXIm not getting anything other than that
giant power source?
PITTSWhere is it?
DAXIts all around us.
PITTSSloan?!
FADE TO:
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SCENE 8 INSIDE THE JUMPER(PITTS, SLOAN)
SOUND: RAIN CAN BE HEARD HITTING THE OUTSIDE HULL.
PITTS
(On exterior monitor) Sloan?!
SOUND: SLOAN MOVES SLOWLY THROUGH THE METAL HALLWAYS OF THESHIP. THERE IS A SLIGHT ECHO OF EMPTINESS.
SLOAN(To himself.) Wow. DAX, you have to see this.
(Louder, yelling) DAX! DAX?! You have to see
this!
CUT TO:
SCENE 9 - OUTSIDE THE JUMPER IN THE CLEARING(DAX, PITTS, SLOAN)
DAXIm not getting any
PITTSDid you hear that? I heard him. Hes yelling.
Listen.
SOUND: SLOAN CAN BE HEARD YELLING FROM INSIDE SOMETHING.ITS DISTANT, MUFFLED AND SLIGHTLY METALLIC
PITTSThis way!
SOUND: HE BEGINS RUNNING THROUGH THE MUD. THERE IS A LOUDCLANG AND HE FALLS BACK INTO THE MUD.
PITTSOw!
DAX
Theres something here.
PITTSYeah, thats what my nose was just saying.
DAXIts cloaked. Amazing. Here, you can put your
hand inside the cloaking field, look.
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PITTSIs it a ship?
DAXFeel it. Its just a leg. You can walk right
under the thing. Give me that stick.
PITTSHere.
SOUND: HOLLOW METAL BANGING AS PITTS MOVES ALONG THEUNDERSIDE OF THE JUMPER.
DAXThis thing has got to be massive. Look up.
You can see where the top is. The forest
canopy is sitting on it.
PITTSThe things been here for long time.
DAXWhat is this thing?
SOUND: A WHIRRING AS THE UNDERSIDE ENTRANCE PLATFORM LOWERS.
PITTSHoly
SLOAN(From inside) Get up here. You guys have to
see this thing.
DAXShall we?
SOUND: THEY CLIMB THE METALLIC LADDER. THE PLATFORM WHIRS ASIT LIFTS AND SEALS WITH THE SHIP.
CUT TO:
SCENE 10 INSIDE THE JUMPER(PITTS, SLOAN, DAX)
SOUND: CLIMBING THE METAL LADDER
PITTSLook at this place.
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SLOANOne more level up.
DAXThis looks like the engine room.
PITTSAnd a ready room. Did you see the lockers?
DAXSo it can hold a full crew.
SOUND: THEY STEP OFF THE LADDER
SLOANTook you guys long enough.
PITTSNice ship you found, does it have a brother?
DAXSloan, this ship is amazing.
SLOANWe dont have much time. We need to see if
this ship is empty and figure out how to make
it fly.
PITTSSo how long do you think we have?
SLOANThe cloaking device should buy us some time.
Well each take a level of the ship. DAX, you
check out the engine and electrical below
decks. Pitts, it looks like the cockpit is
that way. I will check out the back end and
the upper level.
DAXSounds good.
PITTSAye aye.
SLOANWell meet in the cockpit in 15 minutes.
SOUND: THE THREE MOVE OFF IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, WITH DAX
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DESCENDING THE LADDER.
FADE TO:
SCENE 11 - ABOARD THE LOTUS(LOTUS, RILE, ELDGE)
LOTUS(Radio) The rain has let up, but there is
still no word from the salvage team.
SOUND: FIST SLAMS DOWN ON METAL COUNTER
RILEWhy is this so HARD?! We shot them down hours
ago. Theyre injured! Theyre tired. There
are three of them, on foot. I have twenty men
deployed on the surface and they cant find
them.
LOTUS(Radio) The jungle is rather dense.
RILEI dont want excuses! I want three bounty
hunters dead! I guess I will have to do it
myself. ELDGE!!
ELDGERile?!
RILEPrepare the crew. Were going in.
ELDGESir?
RILEWere going to descend and blast the jungle
ourselves.
ELDGEDo you think thats wise, sir.
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RILEWise or not. Its done! Those bounty hunters
arent getting away from me. HELM!!
FADE TO:
SCENE 12 - INSIDE THE JUMPER(PITTS, SLOAN, DAX)
SOUND: BLIPS, CLICKS, AND THE SLIGHT HUM OF ELECTRICITY
PITTSThis is awesome!
SOUND: SLOAN ENTERS
SLOANHows it going?
PITTSI dont know what most of this stuff is for
yet, but I understand the principles. I
think. This here is the main navigational
computer, from what I gather. But its huge.
I have never seen a mainframe this size. Most
nav-computers are fairly small and can do
light-fast calculations about speed, thrust,
weight and then coordinates. This thing is
massive.
SLOANCan you get it flying?
PITTSIm pretty sure I can. Its got power.
DAXYes it does. Everything seems fine below.
Some sort of fuel cells Ive never seen
before.
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PITTSThis is weird, Sloan. Who would abandon this
ship?
SLOAN
I dont know. It looks like this ship can run
with a crew of ten. There are ten bunks
upstairs, a full mess hall, a complete sick
bay and 2 pods at the far end.
PITTSEscape pods?
SLOANNo. They look like short trip pods. They seat
2 to 3 people and have their own drive
systems.
DAXIt also looks like this ship isnt one of a
kind, either.
SLOANHow so?
DAXAll the mechanical parts and all the
electrical. Theyre machined and look mass
produced. They all have serial numbers for
easy replacement.
PITTSThis is part of a fleet?
SLOANLook, we cant worry about this now. We need
to get off this planet and out of Czeal
space and THEN we can figure out who or what
made this ship. DAX, did you find any
weapons?
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DAXNo theres some storage lockers for them, but
no guns.
SOUND: A DEEP RUMBLE BEGINS TO GROW
PITTSGuys? Sssshh listen.
SLOANWhat is that?
DAXSomethings coming.
SLOANPitts, fire up the controls. Is there a
monitor?
PITTSTheres a couple of screens, lets see what I
can do.
SOUND: THE INSTRUMENTS COME TO LIFE BLIPS, CLICKS
DAXThere! Look, on the infrared monitor.
PITTSIt looks like the jungle is burning.
SLOANNo.. wait.. Oh God!
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SCENE 13 ELDGES QUARTERS ONBOARD THE LOTUS(ELDGE, COUNCIL)
SOUND: RADIO BLIP - RADIO ON
ELDGEHighest priority. Access code HM100XD. Its
an emergency.
SOUND: STATIC BEGINS TO CLEAR
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COUNCIL(Radio) Eldge! It hasnt been two hours yet,
whats wrong?
ELDGE
Rile has gotten desperate and has brought The
Lotus into the atmosphere of this planet and
is blasting the jungle.
COUNCIL(Radio) What?!
ELDGEI dont know what to do sir? The ship is
stable but it was never meant for atmospheric
travel. The Council fleet needs to move
against us now.
COUNCILThe Council fleet is at least 6 hours away.
You have to do this. You need to remove him
from power.
ELDGEWhat?
COUNCILI have full authority to deputize you.
ELDGEMutiny?! You want me to mutiny?
COUNCILWar Chief Rile is endangering every hand on
that ship all for the sake of covering up
what hes done. You must relieve him of duty!
CUT TO
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SCENE 14 - THE RILES POST ON THE LOTUS(RILE, LOTUS, ELDGE, COUNCIL)
SOUND: THE SOUNDS OF LASER CANNONS AND EXPLOSIONS
RILE
HELM! Four degrees starboard!
SOUND: BLEEP OF INTERCOM SYSTEM
RILEYes?
LOTUSWar Chief Rile, you asked that we maintain
radio silence during our current situation.
RILE
Thats right.
LOTUSIm picking up a transmission coming from the
Lotus.
RILEPatch it through.
SOUND: STATIC CRACKLES
ELDGE(RADIO) Mutiny? You want me to mutiny?
COUNCIL(RADIO) War Chief Rile is endangering every
hand on that ship all for the sake of
covering up what hes done. You must relieve
him of duty!
ELDGE
(RADIO) I... I...
COUNCIL(RADIO) You will have full immunity from the
council. Rile must be stopped.
SOUND: RADIO SWITCHED OFF
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RILE(Seething with rage) Helm. Take command and
maintain your present course. I have a matter
to attend to.
SOUND: THE RILE STOMPS OUT
FADE TO:
SCENE 15 ONBOARD THE ZONE JUMPER(SLOAN, PITTS, DAX, DAX & SLOAN, LONG PAUSE)
SOUND: SWITCHES BEING THROWN, FURIOUS TYPING ON A KEYBOARD
SLOANCome on, Pitts. Its getting closer!
PITTSGood. Yell at me! Thatll get this bucket in
the air faster.
SLOANIn a couple of minutes that thing will be on
top of us and there wont be any way out.
PITTSI know. Im trying to find the logic in these
controls. Im not a freaking robot like DAX.
DAXIm not a robot, Im an Anthroid.
DAX & SLOANShut up!
PITTS(To herself, spotting controls) Okay, theres
Attitude. This makes no sense. I think this
is pitch, yaw, roll ---- but what are these
other things for. Theres only 3 axis, so
what are these others?! This is insane.
SLOANSo theres no fly now button?
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PITTSEven a flight manual would help. Theres
SOUND: BANG BANG BANG ON METAL, FROM OUTSIDE
LONG PAUSE
DAXOh boy.
CUT TO:
SCENE 16 ELDGES QUARTERS(ELDGE, RILE, LOTUS)
SOUND: RADIO SWITCHED OFF.ELDGE TAKES A DEEP BREATH.THE DOOROPENS
ELDGE
Sir! This is a surprise. Is there news from
the surface?
RILEI trusted you.
ELDGEIm sorry?
RILEOf all the people on this ship that I
expected to turn on me like a drunk stomach,
I never expected you.
ELDGESir, I dont - -
RILEDont lie to me Eldge!
SOUND: A LASER BLAST. ELDGE YELLS AND COLLAPSES TO THE FLOOR
RILEYou forget yourself, boy! Im not some soft
thug who will roll over with the right
pressure. I have killed more people than you
have met in your life.
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ELDGE(Coughing and spluttering) They know. They
know everything.
RILE
They think they know. Jezrek is dead and if
he said anything to those bounty hunters,
theyll be dead soon too.
ELDGE(Spits blood out) Are you just going to keep
killing until youre safe?
RILEWhatever it takes. Now, if you would kindly
die, I can get back to the matters at hand.
ELDGE(Chuckles and coughs) One of those bounty
hunters was a Council agent.
RILEWhat?!
ELDGEKeep killing, Rile, it doesnt matter. You
will never get away. Youve signed your death
warrant.
RILENo! No! No!
SOUND: SEVERAL FRUSTRATED LASER BLASTS, NOT EVENLY TIMED,MORE LIKE A CHILD STOMPING ITS FOOT ELDGEDIES BLEEP OF LOTUS COMPUTER
LOTUSWar Chief Rile?
RILE(Snapping)What?!
LOTUSThere is news from the surface. The salvage
team has found something.
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RILEI will be on the bridge in a moment. And seal
Eldges quarters. I dont want the room
touched until we get home.
FADE TO:
SCENE 17 - ABOARD THE JUMPER(SLOAN, DAX, PITTS)
SOUND: HARDER POUNDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SHIP.
SLOAN(Sigh) This just keeps getting better. So,
DAX, no guns?
DAXNo guns.
PITTSMaybe, if were quiet theyll just go away.
SLOANDax, come with me.
DAXWhere are we going?
SLOANI hear bargaining chips pounding on the hull.
Pitts, figure something out in five minutes.
PITTSOh fine. Thanks! Ill just sit here and pull
something out of my
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SCENE 18: RUNNING TO THE POD HANGAR
(DAX, SLOAN)
SOUND: RUNNING THROUGH THE SHIP
DAXSo whats the plan, boss?
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SLOANWhen you guys came up from the underside
platform, I locked it. Its not going to open
for them like it did for us. That means we
have some time.
DAXTime for what?
SOUND: THEY STOP RUNNING
SLOANTime for this.
DAXThe three-man pods?
SLOANNo. The hangar door. They are on the
underside of a cloaked ship. We can get the
drop on them. They wont see it coming.
DAXWhy do we want the drop?
SLOANWere going to take them hostage and use them
to bargain our way off this planet.
SOUND: THE WHIR OF MACHINERY AS THE HANGAR DOOR OPENS TOREVEAL THE JUNGLE BEYOND. THE RAIN HASSTOPPED BUT THE RUMBLE OF THE LOTUS IS HEARDIN THE DISTANCE.
SLOANOkay. Thats a little further down than I
thought.
DAXWant a ride?
SLOANIm sorry what?
DAXHop up. Ill give you a piggyback.
SOUND: SOUNDS OF SLOAN GETTING ON
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SLOANIf you ever tell anybody about this, I
will deny it and dismantle you.
DAX
Understood. Hold on.
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SCENE 18 ABOARD THE LOTUS(RILE, LOTUS, SLOAN)
RILEReport.
LOTUSOne of the salvage teams is reporting that
they have found something invisible.
RILEInvisible?
LOTUSThats what they said, sir, large, metal and
invisible.
RILEProbably a safehouse. They were probably
heading there whole time. Has the salvage
team found a way in.
LOTUSThey were awaiting orders from you.
RILEOrders patch me through to the surface.
LOTUSPatching you through.
RILESalvage team! This is War Chief Rile. Have
you found a way in?
SLOAN(RADIO) War Chief Rile. This is James Sloan,
Captain of the ship you shot down.
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RILEWhat?!
SLOAN(RADIO) Look, I hope theres no hard feelings
about Jezrek. I was just doing my job. Beyond
that, you guys are the ones that turned him
into goo. So, I now have two members of your
crew held hostage. According to their ID they
are Privates Gatiss and Shearman. They are
fine for the moment, but I need safe passage
off this planet to make sure they stay that
way.
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SCENE 19 UNDER THE ZONE JUMPER(RILE, SLOAN, DAX)
RILE(RADIO) Captain Sloan, you have no idea how
far in over your head you are. I wanted
Jezrek dead. I wanted his information to die
with him and I want no witnesses. I have no
intention of letting you get off that planet.
Whatever sort of ship you have down there, I
am going to destroy it and you and the
undercover Council agent on your crew.
LONG PAUSE
SLOANWhat?
RILEOne of your crew isnt who you think they
are, Captain Sloan. There is no bargain.
Prepare to die.
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DAXBoss, Pitts?
SLOAN(after a pause) Lets get out of here. Pitts!
Open the door!
SOUND: THE PLATFORM LOWERS, DAX AND SLOAN CLIMB THE LADDER.
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SCENE 20 ABOARD THE ZONE JUMPER(SLOAN, PITTS, DAX)
SOUND: SLOAN AND DAX ENTER THE COCKPIT
SLOANPitts, get this bucket off the ground.
PITTSHere goes nothing.
DAXBut boss
SLOANLater, DAX. Well deal with it later.
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SCENE 21 THE JUNGLE
SOUND: THE ZONE JUMPER POWERS UP AND RISES OUT OF THEJUNGLE, SNAPPING TREE LIMBS THAT HAVE GROWNOVER IT. WHEN IT HAS CLEARED THE JUNGLECANOPY, IT MOVES OFF INTO THE SKY
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SCENE 22 ABOARD THE LOTUS(RILE, LOTUS)
RILE
There! Did you see it?! Something burst out
of those trees. Track that cloaking devices
energy signal and follow it.
LOTUSWar Chief, we have locked onto the ships
energy signature.
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RILEOnce weve cleared the stratosphere, blast it
out of the sky.
LOTUS
Of course, sir.
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SCENE 23 ABOARD THE ZONE JUMPER(PITTS, DAX, SLOAN)
PITTSWow! This thing handles like a dream.
DAXThe Lotus is gaining. And if Im working this
scanner right, its powering up its cannons.
SLOANWhy does this sound so familiar? Its locking
on to the energy signature from the cloaking
device. Shut it down.
PITTSCloak off.
SLOAN(Long pause) Turn around.
PITTSWhat?!
SLOANTurn around! Fly right at them. They cant
use their cannons unless were far enough
away. Its time to play some chicken.
PITTSIm wheeling it around.
SLOANFaster.
DAXCannons at full power.
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PITTSWere headed straight for them.
DAXBoss, theyre getting ready to fire.
SLOANGet closer.
PITTSI cant go any faster.
SLOANIs there overdrive?!
PITTSThere is one button that I havent tried yet
and its not labeled. I try to avoid those
buttons if I can.
SLOANWhat color is the button?
PITTSRed.
SLOANThats usually a good sign.
DAXTheir cannons are firing.
SLOANNow!!
PITTSOh God!
SOUND: A HAND SLAMS DOWN ON THE BUTTON THE ENGINES ROAR TOLIFE THERE IS A LOUD ERUPTION LIKE BLAST AND FINALLY THE SOUND OF A SHIP ZIPPING OFFAWAY.
SCENE 24 ABOARD THE LOTUS(RILE, LOTUS)
SOUND: ALARMS BLARE
RILEWhat is it? Whats happening?!
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LOTUS(RADIO) A gravity well! Some sort of
wormhole! It opened up right in front of us.
RILE
Evasive maneuvers!
LOTUSIts too late!
RILENo!!!
SOUND: THE SOUND OF METAL BEING TWISTED AND CRUSHED,EXPLOSIONS FINALLY THE LOTUS IS GONE ANDWOOSH OF THE GRAVITY WELL DISAPPEARS WITH AZIP THEN THERE IS SILENCE
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SCENE 25 ABOARD THE ZONE JUMPER(PITTS, SLOAN, DAX)
SOUND: THERE IS THE ROAR OF THE GRAVITY WELL AND THE SCREAMSOF THE CREW WHICH FADE IN FROM A GREATDISTANCE AND SUDDENLY STOPS. THE ROARSUBSIDES AND THE ENGINES DIE DOWN. THERE ISONLY THE SUBTLE BLEEPING AND TICKING OF THECOCKPIT.
PITTSAre we dead?
SLOANWhat was that?
DAXSome sort of interstitial tunnel. Like a worm
hole.
SLOANLook out the window.
PITTSA binary star system. A red giant and a dwarf
star. With a near by nebula to boot. Its
gorgeous.
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THE END
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