Buck Rogers in the 26th Century Episode 205x "Again in Time" Written by: Erin Weinstock I don't hold any of the copyrights in this story, and this story was made without profit. Teaser: ext: Space: An alien spaceship about the size of a space shuttle moves slowly forward through the big black. The ship doesn't look like it was built for speed: just for getting up into space. On its side we can read its name: "Tonto III". V.O. Nati (pilot): "[ beat ] Day seventy at 16 hundred hours. Saoh, I think this mission you've sent me on might just be a waste of the tax payer's money." Cut to: int: Cockpit Alien Ship: An alien that we'll later call an Utto is at the ship's controls. She has skin coloring like a Siamese cat in where it moves about her, only she's gray going into tan instead of black going into white. Her orange eyes are at half mast and she doesn't look at all excited. The cockpit is cramped in around her and with countless buttons and other controls covering it, giving it the look of one must be highly trained to control this craft. Cont: "At this point, with having seen nothing but the vast blackness of space only broken by stars and the occasional brilliantly colored nebula, I'd say I'm with the skeptics now. There is no life out here besides us in this endless void." Nati closes her eyes and sighs, Cont: "Saoh, this is Nati Cosxier signing off with nothing new to report." She flips a switch to end her transmission, Cont: "Even with my eyes closed, god." She shakes her head "no". Opening her eyes she finds a switch on the side of her seat and flips it down. Her seat then reclines back and down to now looking like a bed. She crosses her arms across her chest and closes her eyes again. After a beat the ship violently rattles for a few seconds and Nati opens her eyes and briefly takes on a confused look before... She snaps herself up half way from lying down and concern fills her face. The ship takes another jolt of rattling and she falls backwards to lying down again. Picking herself up she flips the switch on the side of her seat up and the seat returns to being in an upright position. Now flipping up the ship's transmission switch, Cont: "Saoh, something -!" Electronic snapping can be heard and a light by the transmission switch goes out. Cont: "Not good." Nati tries to take a good look out the cockpit's view port. She makes a sound of astonishment at what she's looking at off camera outside. Cut to: ext: Space: The camera pulls back from the view of Nati peering out of Tonto III to far above the ship as a Z-87 flies by. V.O. Buck: "I think we might have damaged the unknown eagle when that Draconian fighter exploded, Wilma." From behind Tonto Wilma's Z-87 flies by. V.O. Wilma: "The Nightshade just told me it will do anything to help. Buck, are you ready?" Buck and Wilma's Z-87s move in on Tonto III to either of its sides. V.O. Buck: "I just wish we could talk to it first so it knows we're sorry." Cut to: int: Cockpit Alien Ship: Nati sinks into her seat, still looking shocked. Nati: "Contact with alien life forms and I can't talk to them, [ beat ] and they can't talk to me. What luck." Tonto shudders and Nati looks around. Cont: "Hello?!" Cut to: ext: Space: Buck and Wilma's Z-87s are hugging Tonto tightly as they move towards an Ocean class spaceship. Cut to: int: Cockpit Alien Ship: Wide-eyed Nati is reacting to what she's witnessing taking place outside her ship: it getting closer to Nightshade's loading and unloading bay. Cut to: ext: Space: With the Z-87s hugging Tonto, they are now right at Nightshade's loading bay and moving forward... Cut to: int: Cockpit Alien Ship: Nati tries to cover her face by putting up her arms in front of her and she screams. The Phasoft-door outside the ship lets it through. Nati puts down her arms and her mouth drops. The ship stops moving and in shock she just stares outwards until... The sound of a hatch opening can be heard and fear fills her face. End Teaser Pre-Credits: Beginning of Act One: int: Cockpit Alien Ship: Nati gets up from her seat looking fearful to holding the wall of the craft as, V.O. Buck: "Is everybody ok in here?" She gets into looking like she's having a panic attack when Buck comes into view. Nati, wide-eyed, isn't sure what to make of him. Cont: "Only one for a crew?" Nati: "[ beat ] Only -." Buck: "Are you hurt?" Nati in a spastic fashion shakes her head "no". Buck knows something isn't right by the look on her face. Cont: "[ beat ] My partner and I think your ship might have been damaged in an explosion we caused. Would you mind telling us where your ship is damaged, if anywhere, so we could get it fixed?" Nati: "Part [ beat ] ner?" Buck looking backwards and up from where he entered the craft off camera: "Wilma?" Buck turns back to Nati who looks like she wants to faint. Wilma comes into view, Wilma: "Yes Buck?" Buck: "I think we might have a problem." Wilma touching Nati on a shoulder: "Are you OK?" In a snap of reaction, in panic Nati faints. Cut to: int: Loading and Unloading bay / Nightshade: Nati is laying unconscious on a large tarp that's been moved up around her and at the head behind it; it's been bundled up to make a make-shift pillow. Buck is waving smelling salts by her nose as Wilma and the captain of the Nightshade, a Rachris, stand nearby. As Nati starts coming to she moans. Opening her eyes reacting to those around her, she takes in a sharp breath. Buck: "My name is Buck Rogers." Buck points to Wilma, Cont: "Her name is Wilma Deering." Now pointing at the captain of the Nightshade, Cont: "And his name is Johas Due." Nati speaking fast: "Nati Cosxier!" Nati looking at all of them again, Cont: "What are you?!" Wilma: "Buck and I are Human." Johas: "Rachris." Nati: "Utto, I'm an Utto from the planet Satel!" Nati looks around fast again at her surroundings, Cont: "Where am I?!" Johas: "You?re on board the Ocean Class cargo ship Nightshade. You've been taken here so we can make repairs to your ship." Nati: "That's your interest in me?!" Johas: "That's our interest in you." At the same time Johas has said that last line, Buck says this to Wilma in a low voice: "Wilma, I think can relate to what this woman is going through." Wilma in the same low voice: "How?" Buck returning his attention to Nati: "You've never encountered a species outside your own out here, have you?" Nati looks to calm down a little, Nati: "No, I haven't [ beat ] you'd be the first." Calming down even more, Cont: "Part of the reason I'm out here." Buck: "To find new worlds?" Nati: "Yes." After a beat Cont: "As far as I know only the ship's communication circuit was damaged." The camera pans back to behind Tonto, which is before the group. On the ship we can see it's been dented in a few places. Wilma looking towards the ship: "That wasn't the only thing." Cut to: int: Cockpit Nightshade: Nati smiling is staring out into space, the only reason we know this about her look is her reflection on the window pane with nothing else visible. V.O. Johas: "I'm going to be needing those directions now." The camera cuts back so we can see the scene better. Johas is sitting at the ship's controls, Nati two feet to his side and Buck is leaning against the wall at the entrance to the cabin. Nati: "That is important isn't it?" Johas: "Only if what you?re saying is true, that what we need to repair your ship is only on your world." Buck grinning: "Star-struck?" Nati turning to look at Buck for half a beat to back at the window: "Hundreds of other worlds filled with life, over six hundred sentient species, it's hard not to be." Johas: "[ beat ] If you'd like to see your planet again, I'm going to need -." The smile drops from Nati's face. Sighing, Nati: "From the star, high up there "Punlig," turn your ship into an axis of X minus 10, by Y positive 43, by Z positive 43." She points up on the window while saying the line. Johas gives her a look of he's not sure what to make of what she just said. Cont: "[ beat ] Is there something wrong with how I just said that?" Johas: "In my whole life I have never heard anyone give directions that way." Buck moving forward: "But I have, Captain if you don't mind?" Johas getting up from his seat: "By all means, [ beat ] I'll admit when I need help." Buck sits down to where Johas was sitting and now looking at Nati, Buck: "It's been a long time but I'm sure I still know how you just stated to find, Satel. Tell me are there any other stars I need to use for this?" Nati puts her arms behind her back and looks down. Nati: "After 30 billion miles I'll have to point out Welp." Buck: "Nati, what was the full purpose of your mission?" Nati: "You want to know?" Johas: "None of my business. Buck, if you need me I'll be down on deck five." Buck turning to Johas: "I'll keep that in mind." Have returning his attention to Nati, Cont: "To travel out this far it has to be important." Buck looks back to the ship's controls and starts working them. Cont: "Something is wrong back home." Nati: "How could you tell?" Buck: "You stopped smiling when it was mentioned." Nati: "[ beat ] Those worlds you know of, [ beat ] would any of them welcome a colony, a massive colony?" Buck: "Pardon the expression, I know some planets have a different color atmosphere, but your home doesn't have "shining blue skies" does it?" Nati gives a small laugh: "Strangely enough we do have blue skies back home. But they might not be that way from long, [ beat ] not with how things were when I left." Buck finishes working the controls: "The ship has been set on course." Buck turns to look at Nati: "Do you mind if I ask?" Nati: "Satel's environmental state has been going downhill for over a century now. Nothing we've done to try to improve it has really worked because there are more people out there that want to pollute it than help it. Plus a rumor has been floating around for some time that war is coming, [ beat ] if war happens now it could mean our end." Cont, looking fearful: "Buck, we have weapons that could render most of, or even a whole world lifeless." Buck stands up and after a beat of him running over what she has just said through his mind: "Could besides a new world if needed, might outside help um help things?" Nati: "This is hitting something close to home for you isn't it?" Buck softly: "Sadly yes." Nati: "Anything you think would help I'll take." Buck: "I'll try, [ beat ] things will get better." He sits back down at the controls, Cont: "At least I hope they'll be." Nati: "Buck?" Buck is too lost in his own world to notice her. Buck: "I need to make a transmission." He starts to work the controls. Cut to: ext: Saoh: The name Saoh which is vertically branded down the side of one building, we find out means: Space Aeronautics Organization of Hgamions. This building is the largest of a set of five other buildings closely grouped together. Down a road from this building in the distance we can see a launch pad and landing strip close by. V.O. Heneck: "Nati?" V.O. Nati: "You heard me." Cut to: int: Saoh Radar Room: Heneck is sitting before his monitoring controls, wearing a headset and setting down a can of some kind of drink by his work. With his other hand he's pressing the headset close to one ear. Heneck: "At over four billion miles away, I shouldn't be hearing you at all." V.O. Nati: "The mission was a success, somewhat um Heneck what I mean by somewhat is when I land I don't want any of you boys down there to panic." Heneck: "What, did the prolonged exposure to cosmic radiation turn you into a freak?" he says joking. V.O. Nati: "Very funny Heneck. Listen, I did find life out there." Heneck smiling: "You?re kidding." V.O. Nati: "And I'll be back at Saoh in a minute or so." Heneck: "Cute." V.O. Nati: "You've been wanting to meet aliens your entire life. How about you come out to greet them and me when we land?" Heneck: "Sure." V.O. Nati: "Take off your headset and go outside." Heneck presses a button on the controls before him and take off his headset. Heneck: "What a joke." Cut to: ext: Saoh: The camera is above Heneck as he comes out of one of the smaller buildings. A shadow starts to grow in strength over everything. Cont: "On the whole program, what a joke." Heneck notices the shadow and looks up. Shock takes over his face and one of Heneck's co-workers, Clor comes out from the building. Clor: "Heneck, don't tell me you?re really looking for -." Clor looks up. Heneck: "I owe Agie five dollars." Clor: "Me too." End of Act One: Beginning of Act Two: ext: Saoh: The camera with a bird's eye view is moving down in a circling motion towards the complex. Nightshade is sitting on the ground before it with Heneck and Clor moving around the ship. Now that the camera is at near ground level, Heneck touches the ship. Heneck: "I've never seen any design like it." Clor: "You did say she said aliens right?" Heneck jerks his hand away from the ship and looks at it. Cont: "I'm sure you?re fine." Heneck: "[ beat ] I wonder what they look like?" He says as they move around to the loading door. Nati comes out of the door catching Clor and Heneck off guard, make both men nearly jump out of their skin. Nati smiling: "Hi guys!" Clor holds his chest and Heneck leans against the ship without thinking about it. Clor: "Nati?!" Nati: "Back from my deep space mission." Clor: "You nearly gave me a heart-attack. I thought you were an -!" Nati: "The aliens are inside," she points towards the ship. Cont: "And there are more coming," she now points to the sky. Heneck: "[ beat ] We're being invaded?" Nati flops to leaning against the ship, looking at Heneck. Nati: "They're here to help us." Clor: "With what?" Nati: "With making sure we have a future." Nati turns away from Heneck who is taking this all in. Cont: "I'm going to need help getting Tonto out of this behemoth, who else is here today?" Clor: "How did Tonto get inside?" Nati: "Two smaller alien ships escorted me in." Heneck finally takes notice of what he's leaning against (Nightshade) and pulls away from it quickly. Walking away from them, Cont: "Is Tar here?" Heneck and Clor exchange a look to each other of "is this really happening?". Cut to: ext: Defense Directorate: V.O. Hawk: "Will you please tell me what's going on here?" Cut to: int: Corridor S-11: Hawk looks to have just halted Fox in his tracks. Fox doesn't look to mind this at all by the smile on his face. Slung over his shoulder is a lightly stuffed standard Defense Directorate duffel bag. Fox: "I don't mind what's going on but you might. I'm sorry Hawk, but I need to go." Fox tries to leave Hawk, but Hawk reinforces his grip on him. Hawk: "That's just it; most of the head staff of the Defense Directorate are leaving and a few pilots like yourself. I'm aware I haven't been here long and don't know everything there is to know about this place, but this doesn't feel right." Fox changes his face to one of understanding with Hawk. Fox: "A planet much like old Earth is in need of help right now, Hawk. That's where most of the head staff are going off to, to try to help it." Hawk: "And what about you and the other pilots? What role do you play in trying to save this planet of long ago?" Fox: "[ beat ] It's like the world Buck came from. The man's told me so much about it, the other pilots and myself, we just have to see it." Hawk releases Fox with a small look of wonder and shock mixed on his face from what he has just discovered. Hawk: "I understand now why you didn't want to tell me." Fox smiling again: "Don't worry, the world Buck comes from, old Earth isn't the kind of place you think it is." And then Fox leaves Hawk in a fast walk. The camera cuts in close on Hawk who says in a soft low voice: "Thousands died." Cut to: int: Heneck's Home / Living Room: The place looks like any ol' living room in our time, TV and all. Heneck's kids, a boy and a girl, are up close to it watching the news, which shows a reporter pointing up at the sky. Heneck is running into the room as this scene starts. Reporter: "They should be appearing out that way in a moment I'm told, the aliens." The Girl takes notice of Heneck: "Daddy, are aliens really coming here?" Heneck: "[ beat ] They are. Kids, are you OK with this?" Boy: "This is amazing!" he says still watching the TV. Reporter: "They're coming now! I can see them now!" The Girl returns to watching the TV as on it two Defense Directorate shuttles appear in the sky far off in the distance. Girl: "Why wouldn't we be alright?" Heneck: "I don't know, I'm just a little freaked out that it's finally happening." Still not turning away from the TV, Boy: "You said they've come here to help us. What's wrong with that?" Reporter: "Folks, if any of you encounter our new arrivals I want you to tell them to come down to station VKT 21. Because we'd love to interview them on air for you!" Heneck: "[ beat ] Could the TV please be off?" The Girl switches off the TV. Boy: "Hey!" Now the Boy turns to Heneck, Cont: "Why'd you want the TV off?! We were going to see aliens!" Heneck crouches down to the kids. Heneck: "I've met a few of them and they seem nice, kids. It's just while we've all been wanting this to happen I'm just not sure we can trust them." Girl: "Why?" Heneck: "Well -." Cut to: ext: Saoh / Runway: The Defense Directorate shuttles along with the Satel idea of an SUV are parked here. Near the launch pad sit the Nightshade and Tonto III. In the distance stands a crowd of reporters and bystanders watching with their vehicles behind them. As Doctor Huer, an important looking woman in a suit which we'll come to know as June and another man who looks as VIP as June named Dell, greet four Uttos who have the same VIP look to them. Buck is looking off at the launch pad and Wilma is standing near the Earth VIPs. Huer to an Utto in front of Huer takes the outstretched hand and does the expected motion with it. Utto One: "We'll admit when we need help, I'm just amazed at where it came from." Utto One, grinning, smiles at Huer. Huer: "Um is there some local custom I'm not doing now, I should?" Utto One: "One tone, you?re really interesting to look at." Huer: "[ beat ] Uh thanks, I guess." June: "We are here to help with some really pressing issues you?re facing. I think the time to deal with that has come now. Don't you agree -?" June is looking at Utto One, eager for an answer. Utto One: "Maxson, and yes I agree with you. But I'm not sure it's such a good idea for us to be where we are right now." Maxson (Utto One) looks towards the reporters in the distance. Wilma turns her attention to Buck. Speaking softly, Wilma: "Buck, is everything alright?" Buck in the same tone back: "I wonder what this planet's Illinois is like?" Wilma: "You know this isn't Earth and it's not -." Buck: "It's not Earth, it's not the 21st century but it's still freaking me out." Wilma: "Buck?" Buck turns to Wilma: "With the state that this world is in right now we both know what's about to happen." Wilma: "Neither of us knows what's about to happen. [ beat ] Besides, back home in your day, aliens didn't make contact with NASA in order to help the planet's governments." Buck looks concerned at Wilma and then returns his attention to the launch pad. Buck: "I need to take my mind off this." Returning to looking at Wilma, Cont: "Earth never got help." He looks back at the launch pad and Wilma gently puts a hand on one of his shoulders. Wilma: "Doctor Huer, Dell, June and Ira when he comes will fix things. History isn't going to repeat itself, Buck. This world is about to be taken into good hands." Buck starts walking past the group and Wilma follows him. Dell: "Where are you two off to?" Buck: "To check out Cape Kennedy." Utto Two: "What?" Cut to: int: Information Center: White walls with a glass front, reporters leering in at Buck and Wilma who press against the information desk which prevents further entrance into the building. A couple of Uttos stare at Buck and Wilma. Promotional signs stand up on the counter and flat screen TVs hang off the ceiling playing numerous news shows. Wilma: "They're not going to leave us alone are they?" Buck: "I doubt it." Employee One: "Enjoying our little planet?" Buck: "I don't know." Buck looks to one of the TVs. Reporter Two: "The talks aren't proceeding well, but with most of the government backing our president's words the outcome of this might soon turn towards the better." Buck turns back to Wilma, Buck: "Doomsday is coming." The camera pans to behind the desk as Employee Two picks up a phone and dials while Employee One watches. Employee Two speaking softly: "You were right about the aliens, what do you want us to do with them?" End of Act Two: Beginning of Act Three: int: Information Center: This scene picks up where Act Two left off, only Employee Two is opening up a waist-high door built into the information desk. Cont: "Don't like the reporters, guys?" Wilma: "It's an easy bet isn't it?" Buck heads for the door Employee Two has just opened. Buck: "Thanks." Buck now through the door and turning to look at Wilma, Cont: "Wilma?" Wilma goes behind the desk and Employee One leads them into a room that takes them off camera. Employee One draws out a gun and points it at the window towards the reporters. Employee One: "It has to be done!" The reporters lose their energy. Employee One goes off camera into the room Employee Two, Buck and Wilma just went into. Cut to: int: Storage Cube: Light from outside here floods in as Nati makes a sliding door move upwards, revealing her possessions inside it. Nati is smiling at seeing all her old things; after a beat... Cut to: ext: Storage Center: Nati is looking into the storage cube she has just opened as Clor is coming up behind her. Many other closed storage cubes dominate the scene. Clor: "We never touched it." Nati turns to Clor: "Please tell me this sentence doesn't apply to my fish tank?" Clor: "Nessy is still alive." Nati goes into the storage cube a little and lifts up a book and starts looking over it. Nati: "Have you seen Buck Rogers recently?" Clor: "One of the aliens? Why do you want to know where that one is?" Nati: "I want him to see this?" Clor: "Why would you want that? Does it fit into his plan?" Nati looks to Clor concerned, Nati: "What are you talking about?" Clor: "His plan to destroy the world." Nati: "Buck Rogers wants to destroy the world?" Clor: "He has said Doomsday is coming." Nati stares at Clor with a look of disbelief. Cont: "They're planning to kill us all and you invited them here." After a beat and closing her eyes, Nati: "May I tell you why I want to show him this?" Clor: "It isn't part of his plan is it?" Nati: "Their planet was once like this one over seven generations ago. He is afraid this planet will suffer the same fate his did long ago due to this planet's current state." Clor: "So they're really here to help us?" Nati: "We're not living in a B-movie here, Clor. I just want him to see this stuff so he can compare it with his planet's relics." Clor goes pale with worry and starts making noises that accompany the look well. Nati: "[ beat ] What did you do?" Clor: "Ar-are you positive these aliens are good guys?" Nati: "Clor, what did you do?" Clor takes on a bashful look. Clor: "Some friends I have at Saoh are going to take care of them." Nati gets closer to Clor. Nati: "In what way?" After a beat, Clor: "They are going to interrogate the ones named Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering before executing them." With a mean look on her face, Nati slaps Clor over the head with her book. Cut to: int: Information Center / Backroom: The POV is Buck's: he's staring down the barrel of a gun Employee Two is holding. Buck: "Is this really necessary? We haven't done anything bad to you guys." Employee Two: "Not yet." The camera cuts to being off Buck's POV which gives us a near full view of the room. Now along with Employee Two pointing a gun at Buck's face, Employee One is pointing a gun at Wilma's face. The only furniture in this place is a fold-out table, a few chairs of the same type, a soda machine and coffee machine. A couple of posters of Saoh rockets on one wall plus a phone also attached to it as well. Employee One: "We heard you mention doomsday is coming. We want to know how you?re planning to bring about the end before it happens." Wilma hits Buck in the side looking annoyed. Buck: "Oh dear lord." Employee Two: "Is it going to be a weapon of mass destruction? Or are you the first to come here as an invasion?" Wilma: "Our intentions here are nothing close to foul, I assure you." Employee Two: "Your talk of doomsday?" Buck rolling his eyes: "Is something we're hoping wouldn't happen here." Employee Two pulls back on the gun's trigger making it look ready to fire. Buck's eyes go wide with fear. Buck: "[ beat ] Trust us when we say we mean this planet and its people no harm." The phone rings. Employee One to Employee Two: "You get it." While neither of them move their trained guns from Buck and Wilma. Employee Two: "No, you and I have to keep an eye on the male alien." The phone rings again. Employee One: "I'll get it!" Employee One moves over to the phone but still pointing the gun at Wilma the whole time. Employee One picks up the phone and placing it to his ear: "Hello?" After a quick beat, Employee Two: "Who is it?" Employee One: "It's Clor." Employee Two looks to Employee One for a beat. Cont: "We're doing what you told us we should do for the love of our freedom." Another beat as Employee One listens to Clor again. As this takes place Employee One slowly points his gun out near Employee Two without looking at him. Employee Two: "Uh um what is Clor saying?" Buck and Wilma take notice that both men are distracted. Employee One lowers his gun and Employee Two looks relieved by the action. Buck and Wilma give another look to each other that says they're in sync with each other's idea. Employee One: "They haven't said anything." After a beat (and please note Employee One with his finger on the trigger hasn't loosened on the gun through this whole scene) Employee One fires his pistol at the ground; in a loud bang he shoots broken floor tile and dust up into the air. Cont: "Nearly at this part." Buck and Wilma at this now make their escape as quickly as they can while both Uttos are distracted. Employee Two once noticing the two are missing and shouting Employee One's name: "Forell!" Employee One (Forell): "Are you sure about that?" Still with his attention on the conversation he's having with Clor. Employee Two: "Forell!!" Employee One: "Harmless? I doubt that." Employee Two starts moving around near the door to the room, antsy in look. Employee Two: "FORELL!" Employee One: "One moment, Clor." Employee One (Forell) looks to Employee Two?s direction finally and in a snap his face goes pale with shock. Still looking in the same direction, Cont: "Clor, if these aliens are really as harmless as you say, then why did they escape just now?" After a beat of listening, Cont: "That does make sense." Cut to: ext: Information Center: Buck and Wilma are surrounded by the reporters as they try to make their way through the crowd. As they move the reporters are shouting questions at them like... Reporter One: "Do you really believe this planet is doomed?" Reporter Two: "How far away is your home world from here?" Reporter Three: "Are you two mates?" Reporter Four: "What do you think of this planet?" Wilma quietly to Buck: "I don't believe this." Buck: "When we get home I'm going to up look in the archives how Earth first reacted to aliens." Wilma: "The Draconians." Buck: "Fun way to start off interstellar relations." Just as he says this we start to hear a very loud noise, like something is taking off. This grabs everybody's attention as the object of the noise comes into view. A large missile is moving up in the air. The camera cuts on to an above shot of the crowd as they look out in awe, Buck in horror. End of Act Three: Beginning of Act Four: ext: Saoh / Sky: The camera is watching the rocket move higher into the air. After a few beats of watching this... Cut to: ext: Storage Center: Backing away from her storage cube, Nati and Clor watch the rocket on its journey. Clor: "A Perside-50." Nati glares at Clor. Cont: "I had nothing to do with this." Clor now looks to Nati, Cont: "Nati, you have to remember, we're a society ruled by fear." Nati returns her gaze to the sky, Nati: "I remember, Clor. I just wish it weren't." Cut to: ext: Information Center: The crowd as last shown in front of here at the end of Act Three is now losing interest in the sky. From a reporter in the crowd (Five): "I don't see it any more." Buck: "It's going to happen." Wilma turns her attention on the nearest reporter to her. Wilma: "Where is that rocket headed?" Reporter Seven: "That's a missile miss." Reporter One: "Any number of places, [ beat ] possibly your planet, Earth right?" Buck starts into a run, Buck: "We have to stop it!" Wilma quickly gets hold of Buck and stops him. Wilma: "Buck we can't!" Buck snapping at her in anger: "Why not!" Wilma: "How would it look to these people for us to cause destruction while we're here?" Buck relaxes his muscles as this sinks in. Reporter Seven: "We have the story, we know that missile is ours." Buck looks to Reporter Seven, Cont: "In defense of your planet or ours, we see nothing wrong with you destroying it." Cutting the camera to a POV focused on Buck and Wilma as Buck goes into a smile about what was just said. On the screen we can see in bold letters along its bottom VCS Channel 43. Reporter One: "Ready to save a planet?" V.O. Reporter Two: "Can I get a comment from you on that?" The camera cuts to trying to focus high into the sky to catch sight of the rocket (missile). V.O. Reporter Five: "This is it, the Preside-50 missile launched just moments ago from Saoh. Its destination unknown but not to a good cause I'm sure." A beat later the camera swings to the side of the rocket to see Buck's Z-87 moving towards it. V.O. Cont: "And here comes the alien space ship. Small thing, and quite a fighter from the look of it to travel all the way here. [ beat ] It's way here to -." The Z-87 fires and the camera catches sight of the rocket exploding. V.O. Cont: "It got the missile! It shot the missile right out of the sky folks!" Cheering can be heard in the background from the crowd. Then the camera tries to track the Z-87 zooming away, which it can't track for long. Cut to: int: Government office: The POV is still a TV news camera, only now it says at the bottom of the screen VFT channel 13. The scene is Huer, Dill, June, Dantin and Ira meeting with ten VIP looking Uttos in an old but finely fashioned room meant for meetings and paperwork. V.O. Reporter Eight: "Despite public fear of the newcomers by some, they have helped avert war today in more than one action taken here with our top government officials and foreign governments, here for a conference planned before their arrival." Cut to: ext: Space: Still with a POV of a TV news camera, only now at the bottom it says: VLO channel 56. V.O. Reporter Nine: "Some of us around the world thought this was our end. We wouldn't live to see another day rather by fault of ourselves or our visitors. But look out there -." The camera zooms in more on space. V.O. Cont: "Do you see any end to our existence in sight soon?" Cut to: ext: Locker Deep Black: The camera holds on the door to the labeled room for a beat before... Cut to: int: Locker Deep Black: This is where the Tangata manu ship last seen at the end of Episode 21 is stored. The room is tall with very little width. As Hawk walks around the ship with a cold look on his face, there are only a couple of feet between him and the wall. After a beat of this Wilma comes in through its door, unseen to us. V.O. Wilma: "Hawk." Hawk now looks angry and moves right up to the ship. Wilma now comes into view, Cont: "Hawk, we're all back now. I was told by Fox you weren't too happy about us leaving." Hawk looks to Wilma with a look of not only anger but sadness as well. As Hawk presses himself against the ship with his back looking down now, Cont: "Is everything ok?" End Of Act Four. To be Continued ... Roll Credits