MISSION GALACTIC.
SWEEPING VIEW OF SPACE AND APPROPRIATE MUSIC.
VOICE OVER: Space. For years just confined to television, but now join the crew of the 'Industrious' as they embark on their mission to travel through the Sun and find earths sister planet; Sister Earth.
A message has arrived through the cosmos that Sister Earth is in grave danger. An evil race called the Nera is attempting to terminate all life on the planet in a form of intergalactic ethnic cleansing and who knows maybe Sister Earths sister, Earth is next......
Join Captain Arnold Sidebottom, Commander Lou Anderson, Professor Click and the rest of the crew.
Can they save the galaxy from almost certain destruction?...
(candidly) I hope so....
BRIDGE OF SHIP.
TENNANT: Captain. We're being attacked!!
CAPTAIN: Raise shields.
THE SHIP IS ROCKED BY A FEW HITS. EVERYONE BUT THE CAPTAIN FALLS AROUND WITH THE IMPACT. HE STAYS PERFECTLY STILL WITH HIS HANDS ON HIS HIPS IN AN HEROIC POSE.
ENSIGN WALKS IN MAKING 'SHH' SOUNDS WITH HIS MOUTH AS THE DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES.
ENSIGN: Captain. Your dog has had kittens again.
CAPT: Aww (turns to walk away)
CMDR: Captain, we're under fire!
CAPT: Ok I'll stay (slightly annoyed). (half heartedly) Am...evasive manouvres and target their weapons...um...thingy.
CMDR: Their weapons array?
CAPT: Yes that thing.
CMDR: Direct hit. Their weapons are offline.
CAPT: Excellent! (he rubs his hands with glee and runs for the door)
CMDR: We have a meeting with the Stutters now captain.
CAPT: Ah for Gods sa.. (annoyed) Ok but this better be quick. I really want to see those kittens.
CMDR AND PROF CLICK AN ALIEN WITH A COMB FOR A HAND ACCOMPANY CAPTAIN. THE STUTTERS LOOK THE SAME AS HUMANS BUT FOR A BLACK MARK ACROSS THEIR FOREHEAD.
CAPTAIN SPAK OF THE STUTTERS SHAKES HANDS WITH CAPTAIN.
SPAK: Hello Ca, ca, ca, ca, ca, ca, ca, Captain, ca, ca, ca...
CAPT: You've already said it!
COMMANDER FACK: Hello Captain I'm Commander
Fack by a strange coincidence our captain actually does have a stutter.
CAPT: This is Commander Anderson and Prof. Click, a Rigilian from the Rigilian home world of Rigilia. So why have you called this meeting, is it about the Nera?
CAPT SPAK: Well we know that the Nera, Nera, Nera, Nera, Nera, Nera, Nera, Nera, Nera
CAPTAIN TO FACK...
CAPT: Is this going to take long?
FACK: It isn't actually a stutter this time. I failed to mention that aswell as having a stutter our captain cannot say numbers so instead he says what he's talking about that number of times.
So for example he said 'Nera' 9 times. What he was saying was that 9 Nera infiltrated our ship last week and we feel yours maybe next.
CAPT: (confidently) Let me assure you that no-one gets on or off my ship without me knowing.
CUT TO ENSIGN BEING CHASED THROUGH A CORRIDOR BY A NERA.
ENSIGN RUNS THROUGH A DOOR BUT FORGETS TO SAY 'SHH' AS THE DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES. HE GOES BACK TO MAKE THE SOUNDS AND RUNS ON.
MEETINGROOM
CAPT: So if theres nothing else (stands up to leave)
FACK: There are several other items..
CAPT: 'Several'?
FACK: Our captain has made a list of both crews to ensure we are all accounted for. To avoid delay he will say 'man' or 'woman' & the computer will calculate it at the end.
SPAK: Man, man, man, man
CUT AND COME BACK TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE A WHILE LATER.
CAPT: (Impatiently) He must be nearly finished by now.
FACK: I'm afraid this is all stutter. He's still on the 1st 'man'.
CAPT: (Increduously)No way! We've been here an hour & a half. No way is he on the 1st. I thought this was the number thing & not the..
INTERCOM: Captain..Nera ever..phaser fire..deck 7 destroyed..major injuries..
CAPT: My kittens!! (runs out)
CUT TO ELDERLY MAN IN HIS HOUSE LOOKING UP TO THE SKY THROUGH HIS TELESCOPE.
ELDERLY MAN: (turns and looks at camera in a state of wonder) Fascinating!
END.
