Justin Robinson raced into the sickbay on the lower deck.
His
heart was pounding fast. Was his family all right? He hated
having
used the lightspeed. Now they were in another solar system and
he had
no idea how he'd get them all home.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Brisby! <He rushed over to his wife>

She was kneeling in front of Martin. Dr. Ninjara Smith was
standing by an empty gurney, a satisfied smile on her face.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Where's Jenny?

Jenny walked out the bathroom door into sickbay.

JENNY ROBINSON
It is important to get in and out of this thing! <She zipped
up the
outside of her cryosuit>

Justin stared at her. She was walking and talking - as if
nothing had happened!

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Are you...<He began>

JENNY ROBINSON
My vitals are normal. Pulse and respiration seems to be...

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Jenny, all I'm asking is...are you okay?

JENNY ROBINSON
I'm fine, Dad. Really.

He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
I'm so glad. I was so worried.

NINJARA SMITH
Oh please. <She rolled her eyes> Is every little problem
going to turn
into a fuzzy warm moment?

Justin spun around to face the evil Sith Lord. He drew his
jedi
lightsaber, igniting the green blade saber.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
How much Ninjara? What exactly was the price you put on our
future?

Sneering, the vixen activated her red lightsaber and held it
at
the ready. Both faced-off, their sabers humming and glowing
with
energy...But before either could make the first move, Ninjara
spoke.

NINJARA SMITH
You can't do it, can you? You can't kill me. How rotten it must
be,
having such high-minded ideals. You can't kill a mutant without
feeling
like a monster. Is that it Jedi?!

Justin stared at her, not saying anything. Then, with an
exasperated sigh, he deactivated his saber, returning it to his
belt.
Ninjara was right - he wouldn't sink to that level. No matter
how much
he wished Dr. Smith was dead, he wouldn't kill her. He might be
10
million miles from home, but he still had morals.

NINJARA SMITH
Coward! Surrender to the darkside. <Laughing she raised her
saber in a
striking posture, preparing to cut the rat down!>

But as she did, Justin lashed out, palm outstreched using
the
power of the Force to repel the evil vixen flying backwards
across the
room to slam against the far wall. Ninjara fell, dropping her
saber
which snapped off as it slipped from her hands. Simultanously
Justin
slammed a button on the wall. It was a good thing he'd helped
design
this ship - he knew where every last little feature was. A panel
slid
down from the ceiling, trapping Ninjara inside the room. Angered
she
pounded her fists against the closed door.

NINJARA SMITH
Let me out! Let me out of here! I'll get you for this Professor,
you
just wait! <Bangs on the glass panels>

BRISBY ROBINSON
What happened, Justin? Where are we?

JUSTIN ROBINSON
I'm not sure. Let's go find out. <They returned to the upper
deck where
Sergant Brutus West was already back at work>

BRUTUS WEST
I've bypassed most of the damaged systems. We'll have to
repair
manually. <He glanced at Jenny> You had me worried, Doc.
I'm glad to
see you thawed.

JENNY ROBINSON
Thanks. But you promised a smooth ride on this ship. <Arms
folded, she
smiles at him> Is this what you call smooth?

BRUTUS WEST
Just a few road potholes along the way. Computer, map our
current
location.

COMPUTER SYNTHISIZED VOICE
SEARCHING FOR RECOGNIZABLE CONSTELLATIONS.

A 3D holograph showing the Discovery 2 amoung a thousand
different alien stars floated in the air. As the star field
expanded,
the Discovery 2 looked smaller and smaller. Finally it was
an
indistinguishable speck amoung the other glowing stars.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
This data base has star maps of the entire known galaxy.

BRUTUS WEST
Yeah, it does. But you know what? I don't recognize a single
system.
<He looked at the Professor> Do you?

When Justin didn't answer, Martin looked shocked, then
saddened.
He threw both hands up in the air in dismay.

MARTIN ROBINSON
We're lost, aren't we?

A few hours later, Jenny and Brutus headed down to sickbay.
Sergant West was still stuck inside his heavy cryosuit. He'd
been so
busy getting the ship back in gear that he hadn't been able to
discard
the damaged outer clothing yet.

JENNY ROBINSON
The cryosuit absorbed most of the Terminator's electrical
charge.
You're lucky. <She cut the thick suit off his body>

BRUTUS WEST
Doctor, is that actual concern I detect in your voice?

Jenny yanked off a section of the seared polymer, and Brutus
cried in pain. It was like having a giant Band-Aid torn off.

BRUTUS WEST
Ouch! <So much for the doctor having a pleasant bedside
manner he
thought>

JENNY ROBINSON
What's this? A battle scar?

Jenny pointed to a mark on his arm.

BRUTUS WEST
Actually, that was a tatoo. I had it removed. Right after she
broke up
with me. <Remembering his former girlfriend who left him for
another
rat-man>

JENNY ROBINSON
Tragic story. So, you're single, Sarge? You don't have a family?
No
one to miss?

She didn't have to make it sound so pathetic. Wasn't she
single
too?

BRUTUS WEST
I've never been the settling down type.

JENNY ROBINSON
I guess you think that's romantic.

BRUTUS WEST
No, No. I don't. And what about you Doc? Are you in love? Is
there
someone you left behind?

JENNY ROBINSON <Frowns>
I've spent the last 3 years preparing for this mission, not
working on
my social life. We're trying to save the planet, Sergant. I
don't have
time for fun.

BRUTUS WEST
If there's no time for fun, Doctor...<Pulls T-shirt over his
head> then
what are we saving the earth for? <He headed for the
door>

MARTIN ROBINSON
I think it broke when we slammed into the sun. <Hands over
the mini
recorder to Timmothy>

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
I can fix it. <He took out a screwdriver and begin
tinkering>

MARTIN ROBINSON <Puzzled>
So what are you doing down here? Why aren't you up on deck with
Mom and
Dad?

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON <Raises eyebrow>
Have you met our parents?

MARTIN ROBINSON <Laughs>
Good point bro.

Timmy hit a button, and the tiny tape player began to play.
Martin cringed with embarrassment as he heard his voice on the
tape
saying...

MARTIN's RECORDED VOICE
POPCORN...ORCHIDS...WAVES...TIMMY...

He grabbed the recorder from Timmothy's hand and shut it
off.

MARTIN ROBINSON
It's a list. <Face turning red> Of everything we left
behind.

He looked at his little brother. He felt as though he was
about
to start crying.

MARTIN ROBINSON
You know what? Don't ever love anything, Tim. Because you'll
just end
up losing it forever.

Martin walked away, brushing his face with the sleeve of his
flight suit.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Ninjara can still hurt us. <He spoke to Brisby as they
repaired the
onboard life support systems> Maybe I should have not let her
live.
But...

BRISBY ROBINSON
But how can we bring civilization to the stars if we can't
remain
civilized? Is that what you were going to say?

Before Justin could answer, he noticed that the crimson
planet
they had parked beside was starting to glow.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
What the h***?

BRUTUS WEST <Echos swear words>
What the h***?

A distortion field began floating around the planet. Inside
it,
there was something silvery. Justin strained to focus on it.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
It appears to be some kind of rend in space. A blackhole, or
maybe a
doorway in time.

BRISBY ROBINSON
If it's a doorway - where does it lead?

BRUTUS WEST
Good question. Let's find out. <He started to engage the
thrusters>

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Sarge, wait!

But it was too late. The Discovery 2 was already flying
through
the pulsing hole in space.

BRUTUS WEST
I'll wait later boss. <Heading through the doorway>

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Pull back. That's an order!

BRUTUS WEST
And the lord said, <As though he did not hear Justin's
command> let
there be light! <And he activated the foreward headlight
beams>

He was focused on what was right in front of him - another
spaceship! The spaceship was shaped like a needle, with metal
scallops
on the outside. There was a U.N./NATO logo on its hull, just
beneath
the name of the ship, CHALLENGER.

BRUTUS WEST
She's one of ours. But I've never seen a ship like that
before.

JENNY ROBINSON
No response to hails.

BRISBY ROBINSON
I'm getting inconsistent life signs. <Speaking from the life
science
console> They may be sensor ghosts.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Her computer could still be up. I'll try standard docking
codes.

A docking ring on the giant needle suddenly came to life,
beckoning the Discovery 2. Sergant Brutus West piloted the ship
toward
it, passing a secondary docking ring where a strange, alien ship
had
already docked.

BRUTUS WEST
That's not one of ours.

BRISBY ROBINSON
Boys? That's not even rat or mouse-mutant.

Brutus positioned the Discovery 2 in the docking ring. That
was
easy. Now came the hard part - going aboard.

Later the rat bodyguard entered the lower level, heading for
the
POW cell where Ninjara was still held hostage. Martin saw him
coming,
turned and called out a challenge.

MARTIN ROBINSON
Halt! Identify yourself soldier.

BRUTUS WEST
Sergant Brutus. Request permission to speak to the POW.

MARTIN ROBINSON
Permission granted sir. Proceed. <Nods in direction of the
door>

BRUTUS WEST
Thank you sir. <Salutes then walks away>

Brutus paused in the doorway to Ninjara's cell. He grinned.
Why did seeing the vixen angry and miserable make him happy?

NINJARA SMITH
These quarters are totally unacceptable!

BRUTUS WEST
We're checking out the probe ship. Maybe we can figure out how
it got
here. And how to get home to Alpha Prime.

NINJARA SMITH
Oh? <Grins, eyebrows arched> How fascinating. Have a
wonderful trip,
ta-ta.

BRUTUS WEST
Oh no. See, here's where the fun part comes in. You get to join
us on
the expedition. <He tossed a bundled suit in her
direction>

NINJARA SMITH
Out of the question! I'm a doctor, not an astronaut.

BRUTUS WEST
What you are is a murderous Sith Lord and traitor. And I'm not
leaving
you here on this ship so you can do more harm while I'm
gone.

NINJARA SMITH <Arms folded>
I refuse to go Sergant!

BRUTUS WEST <Points his pulse rifle in her face>
Disobeying the commander's order? Give me an excuse to kill
you.
Please?

The vixen glared at him for a second, then she shrugged and
picked up the flight suit, a grin appearing on her features.

NINJARA SMITH
On second thought, black always was my favorite color.

Justin walked into the Terminator bay on the lower deck. He
took a Pulse Laser Smart Gun from the locker - who knew what
they'd run
into onboard a strange ship?

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Deactivate safety.

SMART GUN COMPUTER
Voice print confirmed. Smart Gun is armed.

TERMINATOR
CRUSH!

Justin whirled around and saw the T-800 walking through the
doorway towards him, pulse rifle aimed at him.

TERMINATOR
CRUSH! KILL! DESTROY! TERMINATE!

Justin held the gun at the ready, prepared to fire when
Timmothy
stepped out from behind the machine, carrying his hacker deck.
He
pulled a tiny microphone from the deck and spoke into it.

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Crush, Kill, Destroy, Terminate!

TERMINATOR T-800 <Repeats words>
CRUSH, KILL, DESTROY, TERMINATE!

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
I hacked into his CPU, bypassed his main operating system, and
accessed
his sub-routines. He's basically running on remote control.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Very clever junior. Listen, Timmy, I know I...

At that moment Brutus walked into the bay.

BRUTUS WEST
Professor, we're ready sir.

Justin looked at Timmothy. He wanted to talk, to tell him
not
to worry - but he never seemed to have the time.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
We'll talk later. <He hurried after Sergant West>

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON <Speaks to the T-800>
Take care of my father. Okay, Terminator?

TERMINATOR T-800
YES MY MASTER...I WILL PROTECT YOUR FATHER...<Salutes
him>

Tim then pressed the remote and sent the Terminator marching
after them.