owen and the aliens - episode 6 - "i've got it under control"

7/28/2019 Owen and the Aliens - Episode 6 - "I've Got It Under Control"

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Owen and the Aliens

Ive Got It Under Control

Written by

Elliott Davidson


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ACT I

FADE IN:

INT. PIRATE BASE PASSAGEWAY - DUSK

A dozen pirates walk Dr. Vroon and the kids through the

base at laser gunpoint.

INT. PIRATE BASE - ELEVATOR SHAFT - DUSK

The pirates and prisoners ride the circular elevator

platform, passing by different levels of the pirate base.

INT. PIRATE BASE - UPPER FLOOR - DUSK

The platform comes to a stop. The pirates guide Dr. Vroonand the kids across a walkway, the open shaft below.

INT. PIRATE COMMAND ROOM - DUSK

Dr. Vroon and the kids are thrust into the command room.

Maleonas stands in the center of the room, arms crossed.

MALEONAS

What is going on today? I cant

remember the last time I had thismuch trouble pillaging. And from a

group of children no less.

Maleonas spots Owen and Joe, does a double take.

MALEONAS

Arent the two of you supposed to

be dead? I was told you little

pests were dead. On an entirely

different planet.

OWEN

Sorry to disappoint.

Maleonas pinches the bridge of his feline nose.

MALEONAS

Hired help these days.

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Maleonas motions at Dr. Vroon.

A pair of pirates drag Dr. Vroon towards the open box.

Vroon stares at the halo.

MALEONAS

Recognize it, I assume? Thats a

start. Now, my name is Maleonas.

You may be familiar with my

exploits.

DR. VROON

I know who you are.

MALEONAS

Good. And you are?

DR. VROON

(reluctantly)

Vroon. Dr. Elimat Vroon.

MALEONAS

Very good.

Maleonas moves towards Dr. Vroon, step by agonizing step.

MALEONASDr. Vroon, youve provided us with

a very curious ... something. And

I would very much like to know

just what this something is. Now I

wasnt expecting to have to chase

you through my own home today, so

I do hope youll oblige and be

reasonably forthcoming here.

Maleonas waits for a response.

MALEONAS

Dr. Vroon?

Dr. Vroon continues to stare at the halo.

Maleonas rolls his eyes, then whirls around dramatically,

walking amongst his pirate minions.

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MALEONAS

Let me share something with you,

Dr. Vroon, that has been bothering

me ever since we set foot on that

Jump Ring of yours. We alwaysanticipate a degree of resistance

when we set out to ... acquire our

parting gifts.

The other pirates chuckle.

MALEONAS

Its to be expected. But today was

different. We werent met by

typical Security that tend to put

up a respectable, but ultimatelyfutile, fight. No, today we came

face to face with the Admirals

own elite squadron of Commando

bodyguards.

Dr. Vroon seems restless, nervous.

MALEONAS

And so I asked myself: what was

the Admiral of the Galactic

Security Force doing on that JumpRing, in the middle of nowhere?

Maleonas walks up to the simple, bizarre halo.

MALEONAS

He was there for this, wasnt he?

Dr. Vroon doesnt meet Maleonas eyes. Maleonas smiles.

MALEONAS

Whatever this is, it is importantenough that the Admiral himself

would meet you, in person, just to

see it.

Maleonas returns to Dr. Vroon, his smile wide, and hostile.

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MALEONAS

So again, I ask you: what is it?

Dr. Vroon remains silent.

MALEONASStill? You must not want me to know.

Maleonas points off to the side.

On this cue, pirates drag a monstrosity of a machine out

from the shadows, part iron maiden, part electric chair.

Dr. Vroon and the children reel at the sight of it.

MALEONAS

Dr. Vroon, care to enlighten meyet?

Dr. Vroons tormented eyes dart back and forth between the

torture device and the halo. But he stays silent.

MALEONAS

So I have to be the bad guy?

Maleonas walks over to the kids, settles on Owen.

MALEONASYou. I like you the least.

Maleonas grabs Owen by the arm and hauls him, writhing and

shouting, towards the device.

DR. VROON

Wait, wait!

Maleonas turns to face Dr. Vroon, still clutching Owen.

MALEONASYes?

DR. VROON

Only if you promise to let us go,

to let all of us go.

Maleonas smiles shrewdly, delaying the moment, then nods.

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DR. VROON

We have a deal?

MALEONAS

We have a deal.

DR. VROON

Its, its a neural modulator.

Mind control. The halo makes

anyone follow your command. Once

on their head, it turns enemy

prisoners ... into slaves.

MALEONAS

Does it now?

Maleonas hauls Owen towards the halo, grabbing it from the

box and shoving it roughly onto the boys head.

DR. VROON

No!

The circuitry on the halo lights up, blue-white electrical

pathways encircling Owens head. The halo resonates with a

high frequency whine, increasing in pitch.

Owen cries out, holds his hands to the side of his head.

The wires at the back of the halo begin to wrap around

Owens body, down his back, along his limbs, to the tips of

his hands and feet.

Like an external nervous system, the wires branch out,

splitting as they course over Owens body, containing the

boy in an interwoven mesh of grey and white-blue light.

The whining cuts out. Owen hits the floor.

The room is silent. Dr. Vroon watches, tense, eyes narrow.

HALO

(melodic female voice)

Neural integration complete. All

systems nominal.

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Maleonas crosses his arms, looming over Owen.

MALEONAS

Stand up.

Owen pushes himself up onto his feet.

MALEONAS

Interesting. Walk forward.

Owen takes a slow step forward, then another.

MALEONAS

Stop.

Owen keeps shuffling, looks around the command room.

MALEONAS

I said stop.

Owen has absolutely no interest in Maleonas.

OWEN

This is really, really ... weird.

Owen faces the windows and cocks his head.

Hes suddenly enveloped in ribbons of white-blue light thatswirl around his body. Then he blinks out of existence.

Theres another burst of blinding white-blue light, and

Owen reappears beside Maleonas throne.

Everyone is still, jaws dangling open.

DR. VROON

(whispering)

It works.

Another flash, and Owens back in the center of the room.

OWEN

Huh. Cool.

MALEONAS

Vroon, what have you done?

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MALEONAS

I think I wouldve liked to have

held onto one of those suits.

DR. VROON

I know.

MALEONAS

Well the good news is that you can

make me another one.

(looks to children)

I have no use for the rest of you.

(to pirates)

Take them out past orbit. Kick

them all out of an airlock. Ive

had just about enough of them.

Pirates grab the kids. They struggle, pointlessly.

MALEONAS

Mind control. Youre a sneaky one,

Vroon, Ill give you that much.

Suddenly, alarms sound and lights flash. Monitors show

angry red symbols that indicate approaching spaceships.

A comm window appears. Its the Admiral, gloating from the

palatial bridge of a Galactic Security Force warship.

ADMIRAL

So this is where youve been

hiding, Maleonas. Finally received

an invitation. I hope you dont

mind if we let ourselves in.

Laughing, the Admirals feed cuts out.

EXT. PIRATE BASE - DUSK

Galactic Security Force ships fly towards the base.

INT. PIRATE BASE HANGAR - DUSK

Panicked pirates man their own ships.

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EXT. GALACTIC SECURITY FORCE SPACESHIP - DUSK

Security Commandos jump out of the ship and jet-pack down

to the open mouth of the pirate base hangar.


Maleonas storms over to the monitors.

MALEONAS

Unbelievable.

Behind him, Owen groans. He gets to his feet, a handful of

electric bolts still arcing around the suit.

Maleonas looks over his shoulder and spots Owen.

MALEONAS

Really?

White-blue energy begins to swirl around Owens hands.

OWEN

Know what? Shooting this suit?

Might have been a bad idea.

Owen aims his hands at Maleonas.

OWEN

Now lets see here ...

Maleonas backs up, bumping into the war table. Owen spreads

his fingers, and an energy blast surges forward.

The pirate captain jumps to the side, just barely managing

to avoid the blast. The energy hits the war table, and the

table explodes. Maleonas is buried in debris.

OWENOh man, now that was awesome.

HALO

Warning: irregular quantum

fluctuations detected.

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Owen turns to the other pirates in the room. Theyre

already high tailing it out the door.

OWEN

Havent forgotten about you guys.

Owen lets loose another blast. The control room entrance is

blown wide open.

HALO



DR. VROON

What are you doing? The suit

wasnt designed to handle energy

surges like that - let alone firethem!

OWEN

Dont worry, Ive got it under

control. Meet me at the lift.

Owen is enveloped in white-blue light, then disappears.

JOE

Well isnt that something.

FADE OUT.

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ACT II

FADE IN:

INT. PIRATE BASE - UPPER FLOOR - DUSK

Pirates run around like chickens with their heads cut off

as the alarm sounds throughout the base.

Owen reappears. But the process isnt as smooth as before.

More of the ribbons of energy linger around the suit,

crackling and sparking in the air.

A few pirates shoot at Owen. The lasers hit, leaving scorch

marks on the suit. But its not enough to take him down.

Owen tracks the nearby pirates, and chases them off with afew blasts of his own.

HALO



The kids and Dr. Vroon rush out from the command room and

join Owen on the lift.

OWEN

What do you all say we get out ofhere?


The charred and smoking junk that was once the war table

stirs, and a robotic hand punches through the rubble.

Maleonas crawls out, hunched over, teeth clenched.


Laser fire between pirates and Commandos fills the hangar.


Commandos have infiltrated the base, facing off against the

pirates, steadily gaining ground.

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Security spaceships chase after the fleeing pirate crafts,

shooting laser bolts at the pirates.

The bolts disable the pirate ships, causing the craft toslow down until they simply hover in the air, motionless.

INT. PIRATE BASE - ELEVATOR SHAFT - DUSK

Owen blasts the pirates that target him and his friends.

OWEN

Stay in the middle.

The pirates take a few shots, some ricocheting off the

lift, others hitting Owen as he attempts to shield hisfriends from the lasers.

The suit looks increasingly worse for wear.

A few more white-blue energy blasts rid the escapees of any

lingering pirates.

HALO


fluctuations detected. System

critical.

DR. VROON

Son, youve got to stop this! I

dont know what it could do to the

suit. I dont know what it could

do to you!

OWEN

Cant do it. Not until we get out

of here.


The Commandos push forward into the base, leaving behind a

telltale trail of frozen pirates.

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Owen unleashes wild tendrils of energy at any pirate that

stands in their way.

The suits sluggish, surrounded by an increasing number ofshorting arcs of electricity.

HALO


fluctuations detected. System

overload imminent.

OWEN

I know, I know.

(to others)

Were almost at the hangar.

ARALLA

What about the rest of the

prisoners?

OWEN

Securityll get them.

INT. PIRATE JAIL - DUSK

The Commandos flood into the jail.

The remaining prisoners are back in their cages.

PRISONER

Well its about time!


Maleonas jabs away at a command console. A monitor displays

the pirate command ship docked above the base.


Security ships fly by the massive command ship, raking its

hull with laser fire.

Small plumes of disabling electricity cover the ship.

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Multiple sections of the of the command ship flash red on

the monitor, accompanied by endless alien alerts.

MALEONASWonderful.

He slams his fist against the console, crushing it, then

turns and heads for the door.

Hes half way there when the tall windows implode, spraying

the command room with broken glass. Jet-pack Commandos

swoop in through the open frames.

They disengage their jet-packs, hit the ground rolling, and

surround the pirate captain, guns drawn.

Maleonas sneers, and slowly raises his hands.

INT. PIRATE BASE - HANGAR CORRIDOR - DUSK

Owen and the others rush towards the hangar entrance.

OWEN

Lets try this again.

The suit whines as its wrapped in energy.

INT. HANGAR FLOOR - DUSK

Owen appears in the hangar and lurches forward.

A pack of pirates hustle through the room. They spot Owen,

gawking for a moment, then open fire.

Lasers plink off the suit, feeding its electrical corona.

Owen charges the suit, and unleashes a wide, raw blast ofenergy at the pirates, tossing them in all directions.

Arcs of the white-blue light envelop the suit. The machine

shorts out as its systems overload.

Owen cries out as the suits lights go off.

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Dr. Vroon and the children bear witness to the suits

electrical failure far off in the hangar.


Owen crumples to the floor, motionless in the smoking suit.


The escapees watch, horrified, as Owen hits the ground.


Dr. Vroon and the kids race over to Owen. They roll him

over, find him unconscious in the charred suit.

ARALLA

Joe, get the ship ready!

JOE

Yeah, yeah!

Joe races off as the others attend to Owen.

KOBOR

Stand back, Ive got him.

Kobor picks Owen off the ground, cradling him.

INT. JOES SPACESHIP - BRIDGE DUSK

Joe mans the controls, anxiously readying the ship.


Dr. Vroon and the kids reach Joes ship and hustle aboard.


Kobor lies Owen down on a row of cushioned seats.

Dr. Vroon is immediately by Owens side, looking over the

boy, checking his responses.

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ARALLA

Joe, get us out of here!

JOE

I hear you, I hear you!


Joes ship lifts off and flies out of the hangar.


Joes silvery ship shoots skyward, cutting through the

ongoing dogfight between Security and the pirates.

One of the Security fighters turns and follows Joes ship.

EXT. JOES SHIP - DUSK

Joes ship rockets through the atmosphere.

The Security craft is right behind. It opens fire.


Alarms sound. The kids lean in, distraught.

JOETheyre shooting at us, theyre

shooting at us!

The kids all turn to a display section on the viewscreen.

It shows the attacking Security ship, lasers whizzing by.

JOE

Securitys shooting at us?!

KOBOR

Comm em!

TESSARACTA

Tell them to knock it off already!

Joe slaps at the controls. A new window appears on the

viewscreen. The kids stare at Officer Urkfurk.

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KIDS

Urkie?!

INT. SECURITY FIGHTER COCKPIT - DUSK

Officer Urkfurk sits in the cockpit, hunched over thefighters cramped controls.

He stares, thoroughly dumbstruck, at the comm display.

OFFICER URKFURK

I dont believe it.


The kids laugh madly at the sight of the stupefied Urkfurk.

JOE

Officer Urkfurk, its us!

OFFICER URKFURK

What are you kids doing out here?

JOE

Rescue operation!

LOOTHU

Took out a few pirates too!


Officer Urkfurk shakes his head, grumbling.

OFFICER URKFURK

Didnt I tell you kids you should be in

school today?


Eyes roll. Hands and tentacles smack faces.

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JOE

Urkie, if you want to give us the

I told you so talk at some

point, I am all for it, but right

now weve really got to get out of

here, yeah?


Officer Urkfurk taps at the controls.

OFFICER URKFURK

Yeah. Stay on your course, Ill

escort you out to the Fleet.

EXT. PIRATE PLANET ORBIT - SPACE

The ships break the planets atmosphere.

INT. JOES SPACESHIP - BRIDGE SPACE

The Galactic Security Force Fleet takes up most of the

viewscreen. Joe hits the controls with authority.

JOE

Docking.

EXT. PIRATE PLANET ORBIT - SPACE

Joes ship flies towards the Fleet.


The kids all lean back in their chairs or slump against

walls, relieved and exhausted.

LOOTHU

And thats why I like Officer

Urkfurk.

Joe spins around.

JOE

Owen.

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Dr. Vroon works at the techno halo around Owens head. He

pries off its casing, jabs at its electrical innards.

The suit begins to unravel, the grey chords releasing Owen

and revealing his weathered Terra Novan jumpsuit.

JOE

Is he ... ?

DR. VROON

Were running out of time.

FADE OUT.

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ACT III

FADE IN:

OWENS POV - SPACE

Darkness. Silence. Then:

JOE (O.S.)

Look, look! Hes waking up!

The darkness parts as Owen opens his eyes. He sees the kids

and Dr. Vroon looming above him.

INT. GALACTIC SECURITY FORCE INFIRMARY - SPACE

Owen lies in a white infirmary bed, surrounded by Dr. Vroonand his alien friends, now hugging and cheering.

Owen looks around groggily and leans up in his bed.

OWEN

Whats going on? What happened?

The Admiral enters the room, escorted by Commandos and

Security officers, including Officer Urkfurk.

ADMIRALYou, my brave young boy, not only

managed to rescue your friends and

those taken prisoner, but you

helped us apprehend one of the

galaxys most notorious criminals.

Speaking of which ...

The Admiral activates a nearby monitor.

Maleonas appears on screen, broken and behind bars in an

ultra secure warship brig, surrounded by a dozen Commandos.

The kids burst into triumphant, near hysterical laughter.

The Admiral chuckles himself before cutting the feed.

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ADMIRAL

Thought you might like that. You

children were all incredibly

brave, and the Galactic Security

Force owes each of you its highest

gratitude.

JOE

For the record, sending the ship

back to contact you guys was my

idea. Yeah?

The other kids turn to Joe, incredulous.

JOE

What?

ADMIRAL

We will ... make a note of it.

The Admiral approaches Owen and rests his hand on the boys

shoulder, smiling.

ADMIRAL

Well done, my boy. Today, you are

a hero. From here on out? Try to

stay out of trouble.

The Admiral heads for the door.

ADMIRAL

Oh, and Dr. Vroon? Well be

chatting about the performance of

that prototype of yours in the

near future.

With one last grin, the Admiral exits, followed by the

Commandos and officers.

URKFURK

Good to see youre alright, kid.

OWEN

Thanks, Urkie.

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Urkfurk shakes his head, grumbling, before waddling out of

the room with the rest of the officers.

Joe slaps Owen on the chest.

JOEAlmost lost you there. But we

figured out how you work. Nothing

like a little electrocution to get

the blood pumping.

DR. VROON

Actually, I believe it stopped his

blood from pumping.

JOE

Oh. Yeah, yeah. You know what Imean.

OWEN

Joe?

Joe leans in close.

JOE

Yeah, Owen?

OWENI think its time to go home.

JOE

Sure thing, buddy. Sure thing.

INT. WARSHIP ELEVATOR LIFTS SPACE

Owen and Joe stand near the lift doors, facing Aralla,

Kobor, Tessaracta, and Loothu.

Tessaracta gives Owen a hug.

TESSARACTA

Goodbye, Owen.

EXT. GALACTIC SECURITY FORCE WARSHIP - SPACE

Joes ship disengages from the Security warships.

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Kobor grabs a hold of Owen and wraps his arms around him,

almost crushing the boy.

KOBOR

Good to meet you, human.

EXT. GALACTIC SECURITY FORCE FLEET - SPACE

Joes ship flies away from the Security Fleet.


Owen isnt quite sure how to hug Loothu as the alien offers

a snuggly, tentacled embrace.

LOOTHU

Ill muh-muh-miss you.

INT. JOES SPACESHIP - BRIDGE - SPACE

Owen and Joe sit at the controls with muted expressions.


Aralla and Owen share one last, warm hug.

ARALLA

Maybe well catch you later, Owen.

EXT. GALACTIC SECURITY FORCE FLEET - SPACE

Joes ship enters hyperspace.


Owen and Joe step into the elevator lift. Owen waves to hisfriends, and they wave back. The door slides shut.

EXT. TERRA NOVA ORBIT - SPACE

Joes ship comes out of hyperspace above Terra Nova.

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Owen and Joe look at the planet through the viewscreen.

Owen stares at the dust bowl, silent. Joe nods glumly.


The spaceship heads down towards the planet.

INT. COLONY COMMUNICATION CENTER DAY

Owens parents sit together, holding hands, morose.

The other colonists buzz around, talking quietly, looking

over monitors and print outs.

One of the displays begins to beep.

EXT. TERRA NOVA SKY DAY

Joes spaceship cuts through the clouds.

INT. JOES SPACESHIP - BRIDGE DAY

The boys watch the approaching planet on the viewscreen.

JOEShould I drop you off where I

found you?

OWEN

No, no, go a little further. Ill

show you where.

INT. COLONY COMMUNICATION CENTER DAY

Everyone crowds around the beeping display.

OFFICER

Maam? I think theyre back.

EXT. TERRA NOVA COLONY - DAY

Owens parents lead a flood of colonists outside.

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Joes ship flies towards them, slowing as it reaches the

buildings, touching down gently on the packed dirt.

The ships hatch opens, stairs extend, and Owen and Joe

step out into the Terra Novan sunshine.

Parents and child run to each other, embracing fiercely.

The parents look over the dishevelled child, their gleaming

white jump suits a stark contrast against his now well torn

and filthy gear.

MRS. ADAMSON

Owen, where have you been?!

OWEN

Oh, you know, out there. Around.

All eyes turn to Joe, who stands ten feet behind Owen.

OWEN

Everyone, this is Joe.

JOE

Hey. Hows it going?

Eyes bulge and mouths go slack.

OWEN

Oh, of course. Yeah they have

absolutely no idea what youre

saying.

JOE

Right, right, the language thing.

Joe digs into his pockets, fishes out a handful of familiar

translator disks, and gives them to Owen.

OWEN

(to his parents)

Hold still.

Owen smacks the disks dead center onto his parents

foreheads. He looks over at the other colonists.

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OWEN

Anyone else?

The Administrator and the team from the landing site step

forward. Owen decks them out with their own translators.

OWEN

Joe, try em again.

JOE

Hey-how-is-it-go-ing?

ADMINISTRATOR

It speaks. Its intelligent.

JOE

Come on now lady, thats notnecessary. I flew a spaceship

here, yeah?

Joe slaps the Administrator jovially on the arm.

JOE

Im just messing with you, I know

its your first encounter. Dont

sweat it. Hey, I guess that makes

me kind of historic for you guys

now, huh? Cool.

Owen snorts, then addresses the colonists.

OWEN

So, long story short: were not

alone. Not in the slightest.

JOE

Its true.

OWENMan, where do I begin?

(to Joe)

Mind helping out with the

narrative?

JOE

Beats working.

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The colonists slowly move in around the boy and the alien.

INT. COLONY SLEEPING QUARTERS - DAY

A white duffel bag lays open on a small bed.

Owen, now donning a fresh jumpsuit, rummages through

storage space and drawers as he packs the bag.

INT. COLONY LIVING QUARTERS DAY

Owen enters the living quarters. His parents stand side by

side, waiting by the front door.

INT. COLONY CORRIDOR DAY

Owen, flanked by his parents, walks down the corridor,

slowly, but not coldly.

EXT. TERRA NOVA COLONY - DAY

Owen and his parents exit the colony.

Joe sits on the stairs leading up to his ship.

MR. ADAMSON

Are you sure about this son?

Owen stares at Joe, then looks at his parents, the

colonists, the buildings and scientific equipment. The

entire colorless operation, bland, sterile, and lifeless.

One lone child amongst a world of adults.

OWEN

Im sure.

MRS. ADAMSON

Owen, you just got back -

OWEN

And Ill be close by. But I cant

stay. This isnt for me, you know

that.

Owen hugs his parents again, chuckling.

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OWEN

Plus, they got some pretty solid

interstellar spaceships. Makes

going back and forth a lot easier.

Owen reaches the spaceship. Joe gets to his feet.

JOE

Yeah?

OWEN

Yeah.

JOE

Alright.

Owen and Joe climb the stairs, stopping at the hatch.

OWEN

Bye, everyone. Ill be back soon.

MRS. ADAMSON

Sooner, rather than later, Owen.

OWEN

Sure thing, Mom. I promise.

MRS. ADAMSON

And be polite to all of those

aliens now, you understand me?

OWEN

Well some dont really deserve it,

Dad, but Ill try my best.

Owen watches the sun set on the alien horizon.

OWEN(to Joe)

Lets go.

The boys board the space ship.

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Joes ship breaks through Terra Novas atmosphere.


Owen and Joe sit side by side at the ships controls.

OWEN

Should I have said a speech or

something? Was that a speech

moment?

JOE

I dont know. Probably. But what

are you gonna do?

Owen and Joe howl with laughter.

JOE

You know, Im thinking itll be

kind of cool to have a copilot,

for a change. You ready, Owen?

OWEN

Ready, Joe.

JOEBuckle up. You aint seen nothing

yet.


The ship stretches out towards the cosmos, and in a flash

of light, its gone.

FADE OUT.

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