Copyright 2001 --- Robert Baer Jr. Space Rovers (Galatea) -- "Mission to Cudaran" 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 Delta Dog, Dayton, Rocky, Yuhon, Ng Hu, Shu-ol, Fabrette and Julia are all Robert Baer Jr's creations, copyright pending, 1999 - 2000. Captain Rikes, Iella, Sarah, and the Space Rovers (Galatea) concept are the creation of Shawn Tigges, Christian and Angelita are creations of Bart Walls. Wolve is a creation of rrWolve. Duke McAllen is a creation of Duke McAllen. Space Rovers (Galatea) -- "Mission to Cudaran" The scene is the bridge of the Galatea. Ng Hu is in the captain's chair, Christian and Angelita are seated at the helm and navigation controls. Iella is at the science station, Wolve is at the weapons station and Fabrette is at the communications station. NG HU (turns to Iella): I'm not sure I approve of this idea. IELLA (sighs): This is a vital first contact mission. Duke said that the Cudaran are a very secretive race. WOLVE (angry): So that's why we are not permitted to scan their planet with our sensors? NG HU (nods): Correct, Lt Wolve. It's also the reason why the Cudaran insist that we send our diplomatic delegation down in a shuttlecraft instead of using our transporter. Although these restrictions seem very ridiculous to us, we have to respect the Cudaran leadership. FABRETTE (turns to Hg Nu): Lt Commander! Captain Rikes is calling you! NG HU (nods): On screen Soon, Captain Rikes appears in the front viewer standing beside of a shuttlecraft. In the background, the shuttle's crew is boarding. RIKES (on screen): Ng Hu, you are in command until I return.. NG HU (sternly): I respectfully suggest we reconsider this plan. After all, without being able to scan or transport to the surface .... DUKE (steps into the picture): We must respect their laws, Ng Hu, Besides, the crew that the Captain has chosen are more than up to the task. NG HU (sternly): What if ... RIKES (smiles): You worry too much, we will be ready to launch in five minutes. Rikes out... NG HU (turns to Christian): Tell me again the members of our away team for this mission CHRISTIAN (looks at monitor): Capt Rikes, Sarah, Duke, Yuhon, Delta Dog, Rocky, Dayton and Nurse Julia WOLVE (growls): I begged to be a part of the team, but the Captain refused! NG HU (nods): Another condition the Cudaran placed on us, no weapons. (turns to Wolve): And you are a walking weapon, Lt Wolve. IELLA (concerned): I hope all goes well.. I hope Duke knows what he's doing... ANGELITA (happy): Dere dere, Iella, don't worry, be happy! NG HU (smiles): Ok, that will do ladies. FABRETTE (turns to Ng Hu): Shuttlecraft Vega requesting permission to launch... NG HU (nods); Permission granted... (to himself): I still have a bad feeling about this... A small shuttlecraft takes off from the southern deck of the Galatea. It flies down towards the planet below. The scene now shifts to the Vega where Captain Rikes sits next to Sarah. Yuhon, Delta Dog, Dayton, Duke and Rocky are all seated at consoles. Everyone is dressed in classic Space Rover 'dress' uniforms, though Dayton's looked rather shabby and Delta's skirt is way above her knees. RIKES (sternly); Estimated time to Curadan city.. ROCKY (sternly): Captain, by following their prescribed flight plan, we will arrive in thirty two minutes. DAYTON (points to monitor): Look at this flight course! It's a huge zig zag wave! DUKE (sternly): Now Ensign, this is a First Contact mission. We have to abide by their rules.. DELTA (nods): Yeah, you tell'm Duke! (smiles, leans over to him): My, you sure are handsome in uniform! SARAH (to herself): Good grief! She's flirting with Duke now? (outloud): That will do, Lt Delta, continue to monitor the airwaves.. DELTA (nods): Yes ma'am. DUKE (points at monitor): The shuttle's short range sensors were turned on! (pushes some buttons): Alright, who did this? (upset): Speak up! DAYTON (sternly); I did it, Leiutenant! RIKES (sternly); Ensign Dayton, explain yourself! DAYTON (turns to Rikes): We have no idea what we're up against on this planet. I figured, do a quick scan, that way we'll have .... RIKES (angry): That will do, Ensign.. DUKE (looks at monitor): It was a low range scan, I don't think the Cudaran have detected it. RIKES (upset); Lucky for you, Dayton. I'm still filing a reprimand in your file... DAYTON (nods): Yes sir.. DELTA DOG (whispers): Way to go, hot shot! DAYTON (whispers back, sarcastic): Like that big mole near your belly button.. DELTA DOG (shocked): WHAT?? The shuttle begins to shake violently. RIKES (sternly): What's going on? YUHON (looks at monitor): Localized atmospheric disturbance of some kind... Permission to scan for... RIKES (sternly): Denied! ROCKY (pushing buttons): Shuttle is losing altitude... DAYTON (shouts): We're caught in some sort of downdraft... RIKES (shouts): Get us out of here! Maximum thrust! ROCKY (pushing buttons): Sorry sir, the downdraft is too strong! DUKE (looks at monitor): We're going to crash! SARAH (shouts): All hands, embrace for impact! RIKES (shouts): Switch to manual controls! We have to slow our descent! ROCKY (pushing buttons): Manual controls not responding.. DAYTON (pushing buttons): Got an idea! RIKES (shouts): What is it? DAYTON (pushing buttons): No time to explain sir! DUKE (looks at monitor): Impact in five seconds! DAYTON (pushing one last button): This better work or we're all dead! A loud explosion is heard beneath the ship, this causes it to suddenly 'rise' just before the ship hits the surface. The impact is hard, but not hard enough to destroy the shuttle. The crew, in their crash positions, are unharmed. RIKES (opens eyes): Report! ROCKY (looks at monitor): We've landed on the surface! DAYTON (laughs); Well I'll be damned! It worked! SARAH (sternly): What worked, Ensign? DAYTON (happy): I self-exploded our auxillary fuel cells, hoping the force of the blast would cushion our landing on the surface ROCKY (shocked): That's totally against regulations! RIKES (nods): You're right Ensign Rocky! (smiles): But it did save our lives, good thinking, Dayton! YUHON (sadly); The only problem is, without any fuel, this shuttle's stuck here RIKES (turns to her): Delta, contact the Cudaran ministry and ... DELTA DOG (shakes head): No can do, sugar! Radio's deader than a doornail! JULIA (forces door to open): Is everyone alright up here? SARAH (nods): Yes, thanks to Ensign Dayton's actions... DELTA DOG (sarcastically): But we're stuck out here, in the middle of nowhere, with no communications.. DUKE (looks out the windows): Looks like we're in some sort of jungle area. RIKES (turns to Yuhon): How bad is the damage? YUHON (looks at monitor): Main power, failing. Engines, communications, weapons and sensors, all offline. Auxillary power will only last another half hour. After that, we'll lose all electrical systems. RIKES (sternly): Suggestions? DUKE (smiles); We could wait here until the Cudarans send a resuce team... DELTA DOG (frantic): But they don't know where we are! No one knows where we are without our comm system! RIKES (sternly): That will do, Lt Dog! Any other sugggestions? DAYTON (nods): We could go to the Cudaran capitol on foot! YUHON (shakes head): Are you nuts? We don't even know where we are! DAYTON (holds up data disk): Well, thanks to my little scan... we do! RIKES (nods): Alright Ensign, put your data on the front viewer. Dayton inserts the disk and pushes a few buttons. DAYTON (points): Our present position is marked by the flashing red dot. Their city is that flashing green dot in the middle. RIKES (studies map): What is the scale of this map? DAYTON (points): It's in kilometers, sir. RIKES (nods); So, we are three kilometers from the capital! Good work, Ensign... DAYTON (smiles): Told ya we might need it... SARAH (sternly): That will do, Ensign. (turns to Yuhon): What emergency equipment do we have onboard? YUHON (opens a panel): One medical kit, six emergency field packs, direction finding instruments, emergency rations of food and water... RIKES (nods); Then it's settled, we'll continue to the city on foot! DELTA DOG (upset): Beggin' the Captain's pardon, but a long hike? These high heels of mine are killing me! SARAH (smirks): We'll have to make do, Lt. Suddenly, red lights and a loud siren sounds within the shuttle. DUKE (looking at monitor); There's a fire beneath the shuttle, we have to evacuate it now before the craft explodes RIKES (nods); It's settled, grab anything we can carry and abandon ship! The crew runs out of the shuttle and into the jungle just as the explosion takes place. As the smoke is clearing, Delta Dog grabs Dayton by the collar and begins to shake him violently. DELTA DOG (screaming): YOU IDIOT!!! THANKS TO YOU WE'RE STUCK OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!! DUKE (separates them): That's enough! Yelling at each other won't help us. RIKES (nods): Duke is right, let's follow the map Dayton downloaded from the ship and get to the capitol. DELTA DOG (scared): But this jungle... it's so dark and scary... JULIA (scared); Yeah, we're just helpless females! At that moment, a huge hug warhog-like creature comes charging towards the group, instinctively, Julia turns around and lands her fist in it's face. The now-whining creature scurries away. JULIA (turns back around): What are we going to do? DAYTON (whispers to Rocky): She's as helpless as a porcupine in a nudist colony! SARAH (sternly): We will travel together. First, we need a way to cut through this jungle vegetation DELTA DOG (nods): I'll power up my flame power and... RIKES (shouting): NO DELTA! You could catch the entire jungle on fire, we can't risk it. DUKE (sternly): We need something to cut with YUHON (nods): Leave that to me! Yuhon morphs into a huge sickle, Rocky grabs the handles and begins to cut. As the group slowly begins to move, the scene switches back to the bridge. NG HU (sternly): Fabrette, any word from the Captain's shuttle? FABRETTE (shakes head): No sir.. IELLA (sternly): Something must be wrong! Let's scan the area and ... NG HU (sternly): Negative Lt Iella, the Captain's last orders were to not scan. (turns): Fabrette, get me the Chief of the Curaden High Counsel! FABRETTE (nods): Working... I have High Prefect Fus de Nome on the line NG HU (turns): On front viewer.. on the screen is a tall, blue furry figure which resembles a lion in form. NOME (proudly): I am High Prefect Fus de Nome, where is Captain Rikes? NG HU (sternly): I am acting Captain Ng Hu, the Captain's shuttle left for your capitol city one hour ago. We have reason to believe that either by some malfunction or other condition their craft has crash landed on your planet. I seek permission to use our scanners to... NOME (angry): Permission denied! Your Captain assurred me that you Space Rovers would respect our anti-scanning laws! NG HU (sternly): Sir, with all due respect, our landing party may be lost on your planet somewhere and ... NOME (furious); Our planet is perfect! We gave you a perfectly planned flight plan to follow, there is no excuse for their failure to appear! NG HU (sternly); Will you allow us to send out search teams to find them? NOME (very angry): DENIED! We will not allow our planet's defenses to be revealed to any outsider. If your Captain doesn't appear in my court by the next sunrise, we will send out a search team to find them.. IELLA (shouts); NEXT SUNRISE?? THEY COULD BE DEAD BY THEN!! NG HU (turns to Iella): That will do, Lt Iella! NOME (sarcastic): You are an arragent race of people. I am beginning to wonder if it's worth my time to meet with your kind at all. Good day... Iella and Wolve growl as the screen goes black. WOLVE (angry): Lt Commander! We can't just sit here and do nothing while our Captain and fellow ... NG HU (interrupts): I know, Wolve. (smiles): It's time to take a page out of Ensign's Dayton's book... The scene switches back to the surface, where the Space Rovers have successfully cut their way through part of the jungle. DELTA DOG (sighs): Is it much further? I need to freshen up my makeup! DAYTON (whispers to Rocky): She needs to freshen up her personality! DUKE (looks around); So far, we haven't met any of the Werala SARAH (confused): The what? DUKE (looks around): The Werala, I was told that they are huge three headed snakes that inhabit the jungles of this world... ROCKY (looking around): Snakes? DELTA DOG (frightened): I hates snakes! DAYTON (smiles): Don't worry darling, I'll protect you! RIKES (looks at tricorder): According to our map, we'll only a mile away from the city! Soon, a loud hissing noise is heard all around them. RIKES (concerned); Duke, what did your contacts say to do when confronted with them? DUKE (sternly): To run like hell! SARAH (nods): Appropriate advice! A three headed Werala charges towards the group, Dayton jumps out in front of the monster and taunts it. RIKES (shouting); ENSIGN!!! GET BACK HERE!!! DAYTON (shouts): Got an idea! (louder); Here I am, cobra king! Dayton runs as the huge monster pursues him, he jumps up towards a low tree limb and grabs it. As the monster passes beneath him, he releases the branch and lands on it's back. Two of the heads turns and lunge towards Dayton, who jumps up just as they collide. The third head snaps at him, but he pushes one of the other heads over in front of him, causing the monster to bite 'itself'. Dayton jumps off the confused Warela as it slithers back into the jungle. RIKES (shocked): ENSIGN DAYTON!!! DAYTON (shouts); Scould me later, Captain, let's get outta here before any more of them things show up! SARAH (points): Too late! Three more Werala slither towards them. DELTA DOG (screams); We're doomed! DUKE (sternly); Maybe not, Yuhon, do your stuff! Yuhon morphs into a huge dome that covers the group just as the Werala converge. SARAH (looks around): That may protect us for now, but Lt Yuhon can't keep it up for long. ROCKY (ears perk up): I hear something outside! RIKES (ears perk up): I hear it too! Outside flying around wearing a space suit is Wolve. WOLVE (looking down): That must be them! I'll give those creatures the old kamaya maya! Wolve forms a ball of energy in his hands and throws it at the monsters. First, they scatter, then all three of them focus on the flying Wolve. WOLVE (laughs): I don't have time to play with these snakes, better just blast them! Wolve forms balls of energy and hurls them at the creatures. The series of rapid explosions frighten them away. Wolve lands near the dome and knocks on it. WOLVE (laughs): Hey, anyone home? Yuhon morphs back into his canine form, Julie rushes over to hug Wolve. JULIA (hugs Wolve hard); OH WOLVE!!! I KNEW YOU'D SAVE ME!!!! WOLVE (struggles): Julia... nice to see you ... too..... RIKES (sternly); Nurse Julia, release Wolve! (looks at him): Explanation WOLVE (smiles); Well, since we couldn't scan the planet, Ng Hu let me fly down here myself to find you! SARAH (nods); Sounds like something... Dayton would think of DAYTON (smiles): Looks like I started a trend! WOLVE (sternly); Not only that, Captain, our hosts wasn't even going to start searching for you guys till tommorrow! RIKES (concerned): Really... DUKE (shocked): Why would they say that? WOLVE (angry): Beats me, but if you ask me, this race ain't worth meeting! RIKES (nods); I'm beginning to agree The scene switches to the Curadan Palace one hour later. The very weary Space Rovers have finally arrived from the jungle and are ready to meet the High Prefect. NOME (sarcastically): So, Captain Rikes, you are three hours late! Not very punctual, are you? RIKES (nods): High Prefect, our apoloigies, but our shuttle crashed in your jungle and ... NOME (shakes head): Forget excuses, Space Rovers. You are late, this is unacceptable. Return to your vessel! DUKE (shocked); Just like that? But I have negotiated with your people for over a month to set up this meeting and ... NOME (upset): And your tardiness has ruined it! Leave this world! SARAH (sternly): We'll have to use our transporter since our ship was destroyed NOME (angry): NO! No transporter beams will be used on here! RIKES (calmly): Then how shall we return to the Galatea? NOME (furious): Do I have to do all the thinking around here? DUKE (stunned): But... NOME (furious): But nothing! Get out of my office immediately! The Space Rovers walk out of Fus de Nome's office. WOLVE (growls); Give the word Captain, and I'll pound that prissy little... RIKES (shakes head); No, we'll have none of that now YUHON (concerned): What can we do? The rules have us tied down.. RIKES (smiles, taps comm badge): Rikes to Galatea, eight to beam up! ROCKY (suprised): Captain? RIKES (laughs): If there's one thing I've learned from Ensign Dayton, sometimes it's best to forget the rules! The eight Space Rovers flash as they are beamed away. -----------------------------------------------------------