Sergant Brutus West watched as Jenny took a sip of
lemonade.
She was sitting in a chair on the captain's bridge, staring out
at the
dark night sky.

BRUTUS WEST
Star light, star bright! <Coming up behind her> Wish you
may, wish you
might...what?

JENNY ROBINSON
A million strange stars, and only one wish. I wish we were home
on
Alpha Prime or Earth.

Brutus walked over to the co-pilot's chair and sat down.
Jenny
sounded so forlorn. It was hard to believe this was the same
efficient,
brusque scientist he'd been working with the past few days.

JENNY ROBINSON
I never thought a sky could look so alien, <She continued>
We really are
lost. Completely lost.

Brutus tried to think of something to say to cheer her up.

BRUTUS WEST
When the first sailors circled the globe and saw a brand new
sky, they
thought they had sailed off the edge of the Earth. But they
really were
just around the corner.

JENNY ROBINSON <Smiles>
So, we can just billow our sails and let the wind blow us home?
Is that
right Sarge?

BRUTUS WEST
So, instead of getting all bitter about it, those sailors found
familiar
shapes in the stars to make the skies more friendly. To help
them find
their way. <He stood up and walked to the windscreen>

Standing so close that his breath fogged the window.

BRUTUS WEST
And that is how people started identifying the
constellations.

The bodyguard started drawing lines on the windscreen,
connecting the stars in the sky. Each shining dot led to
another.
Finally he stood back to admire his work.

BRUTUS WEST
Aha! One of the great constellations of all time. The Big
Dipper. I
suppose we could use that to find our way home.

JENNY ROBINSON <Laughs>
I've never seen that one.

She hopped out of the chair and joined him at the
windscreen.
She puffed onto the plastic, and then began tracing a shape
by
connecting the stars in front of her view.

JENNY ROBINSON
But if Big Dipper's out there, then he has to be right next to
one of
the classic constellations. Casiopia, Queen of the Heavens.

BRUTUS WEST
Of course, it's in every astronomy book, right? <He smiled at
her> Or it
would be, if we weren't the first animals to ever see those
stars.

JENNY ROBINSON
Pretty amazing, actually. <Settling back into her chair> I
think I'll
sit here for a while and try to enjoy the view.

BRUTUS WEST
And who knows, Dr. Robinson? This might come in handy
sometime.

JENNY ROBINSON
Sure. Next time I'm sailing through space, I'll look for the
great Big
Dipper in the sky.

Brisby sat on the edge of her bed, brushing her hair. She'd
never felt more exhausted in her life. How many times could a
rat or
mouse escape death in one day - and still remain calm and in
control?
Justin walked through the door. He stopped at the control panel
to
activate the security system.

BRISBY ROBINSON
Did you catch up with Timmy? He was looking for you earlier.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
I sent him to bed. He's all wound up because he's decided he
can
rebuild the Terminator. He wanted to stay up all night and show
me how
he's going to do it.

Brisby set the hairbrush on the console beside the bed.

BRISBY ROBINSON
It's funny, isn't it? You men try so hard not to be your
fathers, and
yet you end up making the same mistakes.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Brisby, I don't have time to look at Timmy's plans for the
T-800. We
can't get off this planet, much less back on course. I have to
focus
on...

BRISBY ROBINSON
Justin, just listen to him! It dosen't matter what he's saying,
or
whether it makes sense. Just listen. You have to put him
first.

Justin busied himself with the atmospheric controls. He knew
Brisby was right. But he also knew he was too worried about
simple
survival to do much else.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
As soon as we get back into space, we're going to spend some
real time
together. Quality time, I promise.

Brisby gave no answer. When Justin turned to look at her, he
saw her staring out the window, with a smile on her face.

JUSTIN ROBINSON <Curious>
What is it? What are you so happy about?

BRISBY ROBINSON
Oh just...It's so nice to have our family under one roof. Even
if we
have to go halfway across the galaxy to manage it.

JUSTIN ROBINSON <Nods>
I know.

The two of them climbed into bed.

BRISBY ROBINSON
Good night Justin.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Good night Brisby.

BRISBY ROBINSON
Good night Jenny! <She called to her daughter in the chamber
next door>

MARTIN ROBINSON
Good night Timmy!

JENNY ROBINSON
Good night Martin!

There was silence for a moment. Then Brisby heard Brutus
complain.

BRUTUS WEST
You guys have got to be kidding me.

GURGI
Good night my friends.

MARTIN ROBINSON
He says goodnight, Sergant.

The next morning, Timmothy rubbed his eyes, trying to wake
up.
Why was it hard to get a good night's sleep in space? He glanced
at a
monitor, which was obnoxiously flashing a bright orange message
at him.

COMPUTER MESSAGE VOICE
SOLAR BATTERIES RECHARGED.

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Okay, okay. I get the point.

He pressed a button to open the blast shields and took a look
at
the morning sky. His eyes widened in shock. They had landed on a
snowy
surface. But about a 100 yards from the Discovery 2 was a
giant
opening. When Timmy looked through it, he saw that the other
side was a
sunny field - of yellow plants and green trees! It was like
looking
from frozen, snowy Alaska, straight into tropical Hawaii. As if
they
were right next door to each other. But that couldn't be, or
could it?

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Hey, Dad! Mom! Sergant West! Everyone! Come here now! <He
yelled>