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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 2070518" data-attributes="member: 6294">&quot;Total Escape&quot; - Part 1The episode begins with the Pathfinder, hanging in darkness.And then there is a flare of light, rising into the flickering glow of a campfire, and we see that the ship is not in space, but in the cavernous gloom of a huge stone cave.We zoom in on the light, S'Ondra's face swimming into focus in the flames' red glow.&nbsp; She blows lightly, feeding larger twigs and sticks into the fire, until the glow brightens to a warm golden light.&nbsp; The princess nods in satisfaction, adds a few more pieces of wood to the flames, and then scoots back to sit on a rock next to her foster-father.White light falls across the scene, then disappears again, as we hear the hollow sounds of Fury's boots on the ship's ramp.&quot;I still don't see why we're doing this.&quot; the Captain takes a seat on the opposite side of the fire. &quot;We've got heat and light and food in the ship, you know.&quot;&quot;And it would be much cleaner in there.&quot; Archie's disembodied voice rises out of the darkness.&nbsp; The camera shifts downwards, and we see what looks like a builder-bot, crouched on the floor.&nbsp; Archie's cerebral cortex&nbsp; has been wired into the bot's back.&nbsp; His lights blink anxiously.&quot;The ship only has human food.&quot; S'Ondra picks up a long skewer with several red and purple objects stung along it, &quot;And you should always cook ganarg and sopprik over real coals, for the proper smoked flavour.&quot;&quot;I can't wait.&quot; even in the reddish light, Fury looks a little green at the prospect.&quot;This is a most unsanitary area for cooking.&quot; Archie frets, &quot;And I'm sure those flames aren't hot enough to properly kill any bacteria.&nbsp; If only I had my plasma burners -&quot;&quot;Zere, zere Archie.&quot; Gustav soothes.&nbsp; He goes to pat the little builder-bot, but stops when it scuttles away with a nervous squawk.&quot;Doctor, your hands are dirty!&quot;&quot;Sorry, Archie.&quot; Gustav wipes his hands on his smock, &quot;Do not vorry, I will not touch you with zem.&nbsp; But as I was going to say, you must not vorry about your body, eizzer.&nbsp; Zis body you have is only temporary, until ze original builder-bot finishes ze new one for you.&quot;&quot;Your normal body is pretty big, old boy.&quot; Fury reminds the robot, &quot;And the Doc thinks the bot will be finished in a week.&nbsp; That's pretty good, really.&nbsp; I mean, it takes nine months to make a new human, and they are much smaller than you are.&quot;&quot;It would be much quicker if robots made new humans.&nbsp; And far more sanitary.&quot;&quot;But much less fun.&quot; Fury grins.&nbsp; S'Ondra gives a snort.&quot;I doubt you would be so enthusiastic if your role in the process included the actual pregnancy and labour, Captain.&quot;&quot;Perhaps we should talk about what it is we will do about ze Targ.&quot; Gustav changes the subject, &quot;Zey are conquering ze planet as we speak.&nbsp; How can we help ze Venusians against them?&quot;&quot;We must organise my people.&quot; S'Ondra states firmly, &quot;Train them into an elite fighting force, such as only Venusians can become, and drive the enemy from this world!&quot;&quot;How will we arm them?&quot; Fury asks, &quot;Spears and clubs aren't going to do much good against disruptors, no matter how elite your Venusian fighters are.&quot;&quot;Ze builder-bot could make more advanced weapons.&quot; Gustav suggests, &quot;Once it is done with Archie's new body, of course.&quot;&quot;How long will that take?&quot; Fury asks, &quot;And how well could the Venusians use them, once they were made?&nbsp; No offence to you, Princess, but the people on this world aren't exactly technological sophisticates.&quot;&quot;Based on known builder-bot capabilities, eleven disruptors could be manufactured per week.&quot; Archie advises, &quot;Present data on Venusian and Targ technology indicates that Venus will be conquered within three days.&quot;&quot;We can't just give up!&quot;&quot;No-one is suggesting we should, leibchen.&quot; Gustav rubs his wispy beard, &quot;But it is a difficult conundrum we face, ja?&quot;A stone clatters in the darkness.&quot;What was that?&quot; S'Ondra snatches up her heat lance and leaps to her feet, peering into the gloom beyond the fire's dim light.Muffled sounds of movement in the darkness suddenly still.&quot;It must be the Targ.&quot; Fury hisses to the others, unclipping his atomic pistol as he does so, &quot;Get out of the light.&nbsp; I'll try to draw them off with some covering fire.&quot;&quot;Wait, Captain.&quot;Archie extrudes a plastic nozzle from his makeshift body, &quot;Sensors indicate high concentrations of dirt, grime and bacteria.&nbsp; The organisms that have entered the cave are Venusians.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 2070518, member: 6294"] [b]"Total Escape" - Part 1[/b] The episode begins with the [i]Pathfinder[/i], hanging in darkness. And then there is a flare of light, rising into the flickering glow of a campfire, and we see that the ship is not in space, but in the cavernous gloom of a huge stone cave. We zoom in on the light, S'Ondra's face swimming into focus in the flames' red glow. She blows lightly, feeding larger twigs and sticks into the fire, until the glow brightens to a warm golden light. The princess nods in satisfaction, adds a few more pieces of wood to the flames, and then scoots back to sit on a rock next to her foster-father. White light falls across the scene, then disappears again, as we hear the hollow sounds of Fury's boots on the ship's ramp. "I still don't see why we're doing this." the Captain takes a seat on the opposite side of the fire. "We've got heat and light and food in the ship, you know." "And it would be much cleaner in there." Archie's disembodied voice rises out of the darkness. The camera shifts downwards, and we see what looks like a builder-bot, crouched on the floor. Archie's cerebral cortex has been wired into the bot's back. His lights blink anxiously. "The ship only has [i]human[/i] food." S'Ondra picks up a long skewer with several red and purple objects stung along it, "And you should always cook ganarg and sopprik over real coals, for the proper smoked flavour." "I can't wait." even in the reddish light, Fury looks a little green at the prospect. "This is a most unsanitary area for cooking." Archie frets, "And I'm sure those flames aren't hot enough to properly kill any bacteria. If only I had my plasma burners -" "Zere, zere Archie." Gustav soothes. He goes to pat the little builder-bot, but stops when it scuttles away with a nervous squawk. "Doctor, your hands are dirty!" "Sorry, Archie." Gustav wipes his hands on his smock, "Do not vorry, I will not touch you with zem. But as I was going to say, you must not vorry about your body, eizzer. Zis body you have is only temporary, until ze original builder-bot finishes ze new one for you." "Your normal body is pretty big, old boy." Fury reminds the robot, "And the Doc thinks the bot will be finished in a week. That's pretty good, really. I mean, it takes nine months to make a new human, and they are much smaller than you are." "It would be much quicker if robots made new humans. And far more sanitary." "But much less fun." Fury grins. S'Ondra gives a snort. "I doubt you would be so enthusiastic if your role in the process included the actual pregnancy and labour, Captain." "Perhaps we should talk about what it is we will do about ze Targ." Gustav changes the subject, "Zey are conquering ze planet as we speak. How can we help ze Venusians against them?" "We must organise my people." S'Ondra states firmly, "Train them into an elite fighting force, such as only Venusians can become, and drive the enemy from this world!" "How will we arm them?" Fury asks, "Spears and clubs aren't going to do much good against disruptors, no matter how elite your Venusian fighters are." "Ze builder-bot could make more advanced weapons." Gustav suggests, "Once it is done with Archie's new body, of course." "How long will that take?" Fury asks, "And how well could the Venusians use them, once they were made? No offence to you, Princess, but the people on this world aren't exactly technological sophisticates." "Based on known builder-bot capabilities, eleven disruptors could be manufactured per week." Archie advises, "Present data on Venusian and Targ technology indicates that Venus will be conquered within three days." "We can't just give up!" "No-one is suggesting we should, [i]leibchen[/i]." Gustav rubs his wispy beard, "But it is a difficult conundrum we face, [i]ja[/i]?" A stone clatters in the darkness. "What was that?" S'Ondra snatches up her heat lance and leaps to her feet, peering into the gloom beyond the fire's dim light. Muffled sounds of movement in the darkness suddenly still. "It must be the Targ." Fury hisses to the others, unclipping his atomic pistol as he does so, "Get out of the light. I'll try to draw them off with some covering fire." "Wait, Captain."Archie extrudes a plastic nozzle from his makeshift body, "Sensors indicate high concentrations of dirt, grime and bacteria. The organisms that have entered the cave are Venusians." [/QUOTE]

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