Copyright 2001 --- Robert Baer Jr. Space Rovers (Galatea) -- "The Wheel in the Sky -- Part 2" 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 Mike Hossler. Space Rovers (Galatea) -- "The Wheel in the Sky -- Part 2" On the surface of the planet below the space station, the remainder of the Galatea's crew has suddenly found themselves beamed down, including Ensign's Rocky and Fabrette. They have been beamed into a large 'corral' lined with barbed wire and guards. FABRETTE (shocked); Suc-ray-blue! What has happaned to us? ROCKY (looks around): Someone's brought us all down here... GUARD (sternly); SHUT UP and stay behind that fence or you'll die! ROCKY (angry); What is the meaning of this outrage? Why are we being detained here? GUARD (laughs): You space travellers, you're all the same. Let me spell it out to you, fuzzy face! You and all your buddies are being sold off as slaves! Your ship will also be sold to the highest bidder! ROCKY (furious): But that's illegal, immoral and .... GUARD (yelling): And those better be your last words unless you'd prefer that I beat you senseless! Hearing this, Rocky and Fabrette turn around and walk towards the other crew members. Meanwhile, in holodeck seven, the dragon now has Delta Dog and Dayton cornered behind a wall of stone. DAYTON (smiles): One last kiss before we die? DELTA (sighs): What the heck... They share a long, passionate kiss unaware at that moment, a dragon four times larger than the first one has just arrived on the scene. The larger dragon growls and snarls, scaring the first dragon away. DAYTON (smirks): Just our luck, big brother's gonna fry us! To Dayton and Delta's surprise, the larger dragon suddenly disappears. DELTA (shocked): What in the world's goin' on here! Running over to their position are two more Space Rovers. DAYTON (huge smiles); Ng Hu!!! I should've known that was one of your classic illusions! DELTA (stunned): Ng Hu? Shu-ol!!! What y'all doin' here? NG HU (smiles): You two aren't the only ones with a medievel fantasy! SHU-OL (looks around): The important thing is to find a way out of this holographic nightmare! DELTA (sadly): But the durn thing won't reply to our commands! SHU-OL (nods): But you can bet it'd respond to our captors! NG-HU (happy): Darling! That's it! SHU-OL (confused): It is? NG-HU (grins); Watch! Ng Hu closes his eyes, making the illusion of Salame appear beside of him. SALAME (illusion speaking); Computer end program and exit Suddenly, the holodeck program terminates, and the exit door opens. Two guards rush in and begin to open fire. Delta Dog 'flames on' and throws fire balls at them. Ng Hu soon confuses the guards by creating the illusion of many Dayton's and Delta Dog's rushing towards them. Shu-ol sneaks up behind the confused guards and gives them her patented 'neck pinch', causing them to fall down unconscience. NG HU (nods): Good work everyone! Now let's free the others! Dayton presses buttons, freeing Iella, Duke, Christian and Angelita. Suddenly, a loud explosion shakes the holodeck area as Wolve has 'blasted' himself a huge hole in the door of holodeck one. Wolve and Julia rush out. NG HU (shocked); So much for quietly escaping... SHU-OL (points); Let's head back towards the operations room, we have no time to loose! As Shu-ol leads the others, down in the lower level of the space station, Sarah, Yuhon and Captain Rikes awaken to find themselves in a 'cage' with a dozen other beings. One of them that looks like a huge lion-sapien walks up to the group. FRANKEL (calmly): I see these space pirates captured your ship too. I am Captain Frankel of the Cudaran Empire Royal Cruiser Disdon. RIKES (shakes hands); Captain Rikes of the Galatea. This is my first officer Sarah and Lt Yuhon. SARAH (sternly): What do you mean, captured our ship? FRANKEL (sadly): You don't know? The Mulgowi lure travellers to this space station, offers them all shore leave, and then kidnaps their crews and sells the ships to their clients. YUHON (shocked); The Galatea! RIKES (whispers); Is there any way out of here? FRANKEL (shakes head): I'm afraid not. We are all disarmed, just as I'm sure they took all of your weapons as well. SARAH (feels for her laser pistol): He's right! RIKES (smiles); But we have one advantage, don't we, Lt Yuhon? YUHON (nods); Leave it to me, Captain! Yuhon first morphs into a coral snake to slither out of the cage bewteen the metal wiring. Once outside, he morphs once more into a giant gorrilla and rips the door off of it's hinges. YUHON (booming voice): Let's blow this circus in the sky! The other people follow Yuhon out, until they are confronted with a dozen Mulgowi guards. LEAD GUARD (angry): Back into your cage, you has beens! YUHON (smiles): Anyone for Mulgowi pancakes? Yuhon morphs into a steamroller so huge it occupies almost the entire corridor. The guards shoot in vain at the huge iron roller as it moves forward. Moving faster and faster, the terrified guards drop their rifles and race to the exit. RIKES (motions); Hurry! We'll be safe aboard the Galatea! YUHON (sternly): If it hasn't been sold already.. SARAH (smiles); They CAN'T sell it without our command codes! RIKES (nods): That's right, to the drydock! At this time, an angry Salame has arrived at the holodecks with two dozen of his troops. SALAME (furious): The Galatea's officers! They're free! Search the ship! Double the guard on the Galatea! MOVE!! At the operations center, Ng Hu, Delta Dog, Christian and the others easy overpower the guards and take control. NG HU (sternly): Duke, Iella, stay here and gain control of the station's computer systems. The rest of you follow me to the Galatea! DUKE (nods); Will do, Lt Commander! IELLA (nods, starts typing): It'll be a piece of cake to hack this system! Ng Hu's group reaches the Galatea first. They stay hidden from the guards who now number at least thirty surrounding the ship. SHU-OL (whispers): Oh dear! How can we enter the ship? DAYTON (whispers); I say rush the bums! NG HU (shakes head): That would not be wise, I have a better plan... Using his illusional powers, Ng Hu makes his 'group' all look like Mulgowi soldiers and himself to look like Salame. They walk over to the ship, and are stopped by one of the real guards. SALAME (Hg Nu in disguise): Out of my way! The prisoners have escaped! We are boarding this ship personally to secure it! The real soldier salutes and lets the entire group pass by and enter the Galatea. When they are safely aboard, Ng Hu drops the 'illusion'. NG HU (sternly): Christian, Angelita, get to the comm station and open communications. See if we can't contact the Captain and the other crew members. Dayton, Delta Dog, get the ship's systems online, we may need to make a quick getaway. I'm going to engineering, Wolve, you'll have to man the weapons console and use the ship's defenses just in case the Mulgowi get wise to us. Move now! As Ng Hu's 'crew' begin their assigned tasks, Captain Rikes and his group arrives at the docking bay. RIKES (sternly); We may have no other choice but to rush the guards and ... (beeping sound, taps comm badge): Captain Rikes here! ANGELITA (on speaker): Captain! It be good to hear ye! Ng Hu and we are on the Galatea! We can be beamin' ya aboard now, yes? RIKES (smiles); Good work! Prepare to beam over fourteen, we have freed the other ship's captains as well. Rikes, Sarah, Yuhon and the other ship's officers are all quietly beamed to the Galatea. In the operations center, Duke and Iella make a discovery. DUKE (points at monitor); That's our crew! They're being held on the surface! IELLA (taps comm badge): Iella to Galatea! ANGELITA (on speaker): Galatea here! IELLA (sternly); The rest of our crew is on the surface of the planet below. Prepare to receive coordinates! As she speaks, a group of six Mulgowi storm the operations center. DUKE (shouts); Iella, keep transmitting, I'll hold these mugs off! Duke bravely fires at the attacking soldiers as Iella continues her work. Suddenly, the operations center shakes violently, a wall of metal instantly melts as Wolve floats into view. WOLVE (laughs); Is this a private party, or can anyone join the fun? DUKE (happy); Welcome Wolve, feel free to ... WOLVE (nods): Gotcha! (puts two fingers on his forehead); SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!!!!! Wolve's ray blasts the controls and makes the frightened soldiers scatter for the exits. WOLVE (laughs): These Mulgowi scum are all cowards! IELLA (stands up); Transmission complete. Now they can beam the rest of the crew back to the Galatea! DUKE (nods): Great! Looks like we better be getting back there ourselves! WOLVE (smiles): I'll give you a lift! Wolve puts his huge arms around Iella and Duke and speeds off through the air. Meanwhile, Salame leads his last remaining troops into the drydock to stop the Galatea from leaving. SALAME (holding a radio): Captain Rikes! I know you can hear me, and I must admit you and your crew are quite clever in your escape attempt, but it must end NOW!! Your ship is clamped down tight in my drydock and I have no plans of releasing it! Surrender now and prepare to be boarded, or else.... RIKES (on speaker): BLOW IT OUT YOUR EAR, JERK!!!! WE'RE LEAVING!!! SALAME (on radio): Have it your way! (shouts): Troops! Attack!!! Before any of them can move, Wolve (holding Iella and Duke) arrives on the scene. DUKE (points); Look! The Galatea's still being held in drydock! IELLA (points): And those guys are starting to attack! WOLVE (smiles): Relax folks, I'll take care of everything! Wolve set Duke and Iella down near the upper hatch and then flies down to where Salame is WOLVE (smirks); You clowns are trying my patience! SALAME (shakes fist): Are you challenging me, you orange ball of fur? WOLVE (smiles): Nope, I'm gonna make all of you sorry for catching us! Wolve shouts "KA MAY AH MAY AH!!!" as he sends powerful blast of energy hurling at the Mulgowi troopers. All of them throw down their pistols and run. SALAME (shouting): GET BACK HERE!!! WHY ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY??? SOLDIER (points): You don't pay ME enough to attack HIM!!!! WOLVE (laughing): Looks like you're the only one left, Salame! SALAME (points to his belt): Make one move towards me, ANY move, and I press this button and blow up the entire station! Now, surrender! WOLVE (sadly): Guess you have me now.... As Salame smiles, suddenly his pants fall down to his ankles. Wolve is holding Salame's belt in his hand and laughing. WOLVE (laughing): Looks like the hand is quicker than the eye! Nice briefs! SALAME (angry): I still have your ship locked down! WOLVE (smiles): That's what YOU think, troll! Wolve flies up to the ship, he fires balls of energy at every 'dock lock', instantly melting them. In a few seconds, the Galatea is free. WOLVE (taps comm badge): Beam me back aboard now, the ship is free to move! Wolve is beamed away as the Galatea slowly moves out of drydock. As the ship moves away from the space station, five other alien vessels surround it. FRANKEL (happy): Captain, there is a Curadan ship among them! RIKES (nods): Yes! We allowed the other captains to contact their home worlds. I think they will take care of Salame and the Mulgowi's 'wheel in the sky'. We will transport you to the Curadan vessel anytime you're ready to leave. FRANKEL (shakes hands): How can I ever repay you, Captain Rikes? RIKES (smiles): You might want to mention our part in this operation to your leader. We didn't exactly get off on the right foot with him the last time we met. FRANKEL (nods); I will, and thank you again! The scene switches to the galley, several hours later. As Captain Rikes' last log entry plays in the background, the crew is settling down to dinner. RIKES (voiceover, background): Captain's log, supplemental. Salame's illegal space vessel stealing business has been shut down. The many 'victims' of their ring have traced their original ships and got them back. Even the Curadans sent a message of gratitude to us. Our ship is back in top running condition, and Lt Duke and myself have learned some hard lessons about diplomacy. Delta Dog takes her tray and looks over in Yuhon's direction. He and Sarah are seated together at a small table by themselves. As Delta Dog hisses, Dayton and Rocky are seated, talking about their recent adventures. ROCKY (shocked): You actually did THAT? Dressed up like a knight so Delta Dog would kiss you? DAYTON (laughs): Yep! And you should've seen her face when she took my helmet off! (laughs more); I'm a knight SHE'LL never forget!! As Dayton is laughing his head off, Delta Dog turns around and dumps her entire tray of food on top of his head. DELTA DOG (growls): You animal! You have NO manners at all! As Delta Dog walks away from them, Dayton looks over at Rocky and smiles. DAYTON (big grin): I think she likes me! ------------------------------------------------