Justin watched as 30-year old Timmothy stared into his
time
machine, still bragging about how he would save the family.
Suddenly he
heard footsteps behind him, and turned around.

NINJARA SMITH
Never fear. Ninjara is here! <She was walking into the
Discovery 2,
shoving 10-year old Timmothy in front of her as her
hostage>

The Sith Lord had her hand on the little boy-mouse's
shoulder
and she held a gun to the back of his head.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Timmy!

The vixen took a control bolt from her suit and slapped it
onto
the rebuilt Terminator. The T-700's arms went straight up in the
air,
then dropped beside its body, absolutely limp as did its glowing
red
eyes which flared bright, then went dim. Ninjara had the
Terminator
under her control now.

NINJARA SMITH
Don't move, Professor, or this bizarre family reunion will be
very
brief. <She spotted Brutus edging closer to the control
panel> Halt!
Stay where you are Sarge. That's far enough thank you, back
off!

Brutus glared at Ninjara who sneered back. For a second
neither
moved until finally the bodyguard surrendered and retreated.
Ninjara
began typing on the tiny control bolt. Justin stared at it,
wondering
where she'd come up with such a thing.

NINJARA SMITH
I took this a while back. I knew it would come in handy. <The
T-700 lit
up once again, its power back online> Let's try this dance
again. You
are the servant, I am your mistress. Get it right this time,
will you?
<She paused for a moment> Terminator, you will respond to
my voice only.
Enable electric disruptors.

The Terminator's claw-hands began to glow with electricity -
just as they had when he had attacked them in their
cryotubes.

NINJARA SMITH
Now that's a good gorilla, NOT! <She doubled over in
laughter>

Justin wanted to talk to his son. But Timmothy was staring
at
the advanced time machine with admiration.

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
You did it. Just like I imagined. <He told his older double
who stared
at him, a smile on his face> You rerouted the hypercore. But
the rest
of it...the spatial delivery system. The modified power source.
I
never thought of those.

The older Timmy grinned at his younger self, pleased that
somebody liked his new invention.

ADULT TIMMOTHY
The future is never what it looks like when you're 10 years
old.

Dr. Ninjara Smith shoved the younger Timmy aside and walked
over
to the older version. He held the phaser to his forehead.

NINJARA SMITH
Say goodbye to your past. Your future lies with me. I'm going
home in
your place.

The older Timmothy didn't flinch. In fact, he looked happy.
Ninjara frowned, glaring at him nose to nose.

NINJARA SMITH
What are you grinning for stupid idiot?

ADULT TIMMOTHY
Look around you, look at this hostile world. Do you really think
a boy
like me could have survived here all alone?

NINJARA SMITH <Puzzled>
When who...what...?

Another voice, alien-like and evil spoke from behind her!

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
NEVER FEAR, NINJARA IS HERE!

Suddenly a silvery, slimy creature in a hooded cape emerged,
its
inhuman feet clicking on the floor with a metallic sound.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
HELLO SITH LORD. HOW NICE TO SEE ME AGAIN AFTER ALL THESE
YEARS.

It sounded just like the vixen always had. But this mutant
doctor was
seven feet tall, with long, thin spidery tendrils for arms and
legs.
It's hair-fur too, looked like insect limbs. With one swipe, it
knocked
the phaser out of Ninjara's hands!>

Horrified, the Sith Lord stood paralyzed, too frightened to
speak or move.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME, BUT ONE OF THOSE AWFUL SPIDERS
ON THE
SHIP SCRATCHED YOU. THE STING HAD SOME POISONOUS
SIDE-EFFECTS.

She grabbed Ninjara and spun her around, revealing the tear
in
her suit. There was a wound on her skin where the spider had
infected
her!

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
BUT IT WASN'T A TOTAL LOSS. 20 YEARS OF AGONY TAUGHT ME THE
ERROR OF MY
WAYS. BUT YOU DOCTOR. YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT. YOUR CRUDE
AMBITION
FILLS ME WITH SELF-LOATHING. <Leers into her horror-frozen
face> YOU
SEE, I HAVE LOOKED WITHIN ME. AND WHAT I SEE IS YOU. AND YOU
KNOW
SOMETHING? I NEVER LIKED ME.

She threw the screaming vixen through a hole in the wall
where
her body crashed onto the rocks outside. She was knocked
unconsious.
The alien humanoid turned to the Terminator.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
KILL THEM ALL!

ADULT TIMMOTHY
NO! Leave them alone. I am the one you want, not them!

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
OH? ONCE YOUR DOORWAY IN TIME IS COMPLETE, THIS PLANET WILL
EXPLODE.
I, OF COURSE, AM WILLING TO PERISH HERE FOR YOUR NOBLE MISSION.
ONCE
YOU MAKE THE TRIP, ALL OUR SUFFERING WILL BE ERASED. BUT YOUR
FATHER
HERE, WILL TRY TO STOP YOU. UNLESS WE KILL HIM.

But the older Timmy refused to give into the evil darkside
Sith
Lord's demands.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
VERY WELL, HAVE IT YOUR WAY JUNIOR. TERMINATOR, GUARD THEM AS
YOUR
HOSTAGES. IF THEY TRY TO ESCAPE, THEN KILL THEM.

She then scrambled up the scaffolding to the upper gantry.
Her
insect limbs made climbing easy. Justin stared at her back.
There was
something hanging from it - an egg pouch.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Timmy, it's a trick! Ninjara is carrying an egg sack.

ADULT TIMMOTHY
So?

JUSTIN ROBINSON
So, if she's going to stay on this world and die, then why is
she about
to spawn? <He tried moving to his son to persuade him to
listen>

TERMINATOR T-700
Not so fast idiot!...Prepare to be terminated!...

Justin halted. But from the look on Tim's face, it was clear
he
understood. Spider Ninjara didn't plan on letting any of them
survive.

Half an hour later, while the older Timmothy was making
adjustments on the control platform, Spider Ninjara dropped down
beside
him.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
HOUSTON IS COMING INTO FOCUS. <Rubs hands together> IT'S
ALMOST TIME. I
REALLY AM A WORDSMITH, AREN'T I? TIME, GET IT? <She
chuckled> AND A
SMITH BEING A WORDSMITH - THAT's PRECIOUS.

ADULT TIMMOTHY
Tell me again, old monster, how did my mother, brother and
sister die?

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS BEFORE JUNIOR. THEY WERE ATTACKED BY
SPIDERS,
REMEMBER?

ADULT TIMMOTHY
Of course. But there's something I don't get. In all the years
since,
the spiders have never resurfaced. Why is that?

Alien Ninjara stared at him. Then, seeming to realize that
he
was onto something, she changed the subject.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
LET's FORGET THE PAST. LOOK FOREWARD TO THE FUTURE.

Not taking his eyes off the alien, Timmothy hit another
switch.
The image of the launch dome for his machine became smaller
and
smaller.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
CAREFUL. THE PLASMA AROUND THE PORTAL WILL RIP A MOUSE OR RAT
TO
PIECES. HAVEN'T YOU MADE THE DOORWAY TOO SMALL?

ADULT TIMMOTHY
Not for me, no. But then, I'm not going, am I? The spiders
didn't kill
my family. It was you. I just never let myself see it.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
SEE WHAT?

ADULT TIMMOTHY
That you only kept me alive because you needed me. Because I
could
build this for you!

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
POOR, POOR BOY.

She dropped her cloak off her shoulders, rearing up three
feet
taller, her body unfolding. A second set of arms and legs
extended from
her sides.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
DID YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD LET YOU GO HOME - AND LET MYSELF
VANISH?
<She spun around in front of him> LOOK AT ME. I AM NO MERE
MUTANT. I
AM A GOD!

She ripped the pouch off her back and opened it, revealing a
thousand tiny spiders.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
HERE, TIMMY, ARE THE SEEDS OF A MASTER RACE. WE WILL DESCEND
UPON
EARTH. WE'LL HAVE AN ENTIRE PLANET TO RULE.

One of her arms shot out, grabbing Timmy by the neck. She
pulled him towards her, opening her mouth, revealing oozing,
dripping
fangs.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
SOON WE'LL HAVE AN ENTIRE PLANET ON WHICH TO FEED,
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAH!!!

Meanwhile Brutus & Justin began plotting on how to escape,
avoid
being asassinated by the Terminator and return to their own
Discovery 2.

BRUTUS WEST
I'll run and draw its fire. You may have time to get away with
Tim.

He eyed the T-700 who stood guard over them. The ground
tremors
were increasing in frequency. He was worried that if they didn't
make a
move now, there wouldn't be much point. Suddenly the Terminator
issued
a challenge.

TERMINATOR T-700
HALT!...OR BE TERMINATED!...

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Tim! <Heads towards him>

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
No, <Holds up his hand> it's okay. <Turns to face the
robot> Terminator,
do you remember me? Do you remember what I taught you? About
friendship?

TERMINATOR T-700
FRIENDSHIP MEANS...ACTING WITH YOUR HEART...NOT YOUR HEAD...

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Right. Well, I need your help now. Help me please, because we
are
friends.

TERMINATOR T-700
LOGIC ERROR...FRIENDSHIP DOES NOT COMPUTE...

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Forget logic. Act with your heart.

TERMINATOR T-700
I HAVE NO HEART...I AM POWERED BY A FUSION PULSE
GENERATOR...

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Every living thing has a heart - including you.

TERMINATOR T-700
MY PROGRAMMING HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO REMOVE ALL EMOTIONS...ANY
ATTEMPTS
TO OVERRIDE COMMAND PROTOCOLS WILL RESULT...

The floor trembled as the planet's surface shook again. The
planet was beginning to come apart beneath them. Timmy tried one
last
time, even kneeling before the Terminator, begging him to
help.

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Please, Terminator. If you don't let us go, we're all going to
die. So
I'm asking you now. Will you help me, serve me? Will you be my
friend,
my servant, my bodyguard?

The T-700 stood motionless, first looking down at the
kneeling
Timmy, then over at Justin and Brutus who stared back in
confusion.
Then it reached behind with one of its arms to get at the
control bolt
Ninjara had plugged into its CPU.

TERMINATOR T-700
I AM ATTEMPTING TO DEACTIVATE CONTROL BOLT...

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Yes, you can do it. Destroy it.

TERMINATOR T-700
COMMANDS OVERRIDDEN...DESTROY ROBINSON FAMILY...DESTROY
ROBINSON
FAMILY...KILL THEM...KILL THEM!...

Suddenly the machine aimed its Pulse Smart Gun into firing
mode.
Justin shielded his boy while Brutus stepped in, deploying his
Bo
Staff. But instead of shooting the rats, the T-700 swung the
barrel of
its gun upwards blowing a hole in the ceiling. Then it tore or
yanked
off the control bolt and held it up for all to see.

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
You did it!

TERMINATOR T-700
I WILL SAVE TIMMOTHY ROBINSON...I WILL HELP MY MASTER, MY
FRIEND...I AM
HIS SERVANT, HIS BODYGUARD...<He bowed low before
Timmy>

Justin & Brutus smiled, giving thumbs ups. With the
Terminator
on their side again, they might make it out of here alive.

Jenny and Brisby chased Gurgi, who was running as fast as he
could through the forest. Every time the ground beneath them
trembled,
as doorways opened and closed, Gurgi screamed in terror. But he
seemed
to be leading them back to the present. Finally, stepping out
from
under a tangle of thick vines, Jenny spotted the starship. There
was
Martin, standing just outside the Discovery 2. Gurgi cheered,
and
Martin waved his arms, beckoning them to him.

BRISBY ROBINSON
Martin! Are you all right?

JENNY ROBINSON
Where did you go?

MARTIN ROBINSON
I can't explain. Let's just say...I had a promise to keep.
Anyway, I'm
fine. <Gurgi leaped into his arms and he hugged him>

Both Brisby and Jenny stared at him, wondering what he was
talking about. Jenny opened her mouth to ask what had happened
to the
giant Gurgi. But before she could say anything, the ground
rumbled so
violently that she nearly lost her balance. It felt as if the
planet
was going to disentigrate at any second!

BRISBY ROBINSON
Inside! Fast!

BRUTUS WEST
Without the core, we'll never have enough power to make orbit.
<He and
Justin were waiting for Tim and the Terminator to catch up. They
had to
get back to the present. But without the core, did it matter
where in
time they were?>

JUSTIN ROBINSON
You see if you can make your way back to the Discovery 2. The
origional
D-2 - in real time. I'll try to get the core material and meet
you
there.

BRUTUS WEST <Shook his head>
No way, Professor. I'm the one who stays behind. I'm the one who
has
nothing to lose.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Listen. No matter what happens, when this planet begins to blow,
I want
you to take off.

BRUTUS WEST
Justin, the family needs their father.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
The crew needs their pilot. I can't fly this ship nearly as well
as you
can. You're my family's best chance to survive.

BRUTUS WEST <Protests>
But...

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Listen to me, Brutus. I know you never wanted this job. But I
think
you will turn out to be a Grade-A baby-sitter after all. So the
RV's
all yours now. Take care of them.

BRUTUS WEST
Good luck boss.

JUSTIN ROBINSON
I could use a weapon.

TIMMOTHY & TERMINATOR
Dad! PROFESSOR!...<Both spoke in unison>

Both turned to see the T-700 and Timmy emerging into view.
Tim
held out the jedi lightsaber to his father.

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Remember your jedi training dad? Remember what your teacher told
you,
how to use the Force in combat?

JUSTIN ROBINSON
Yes, I remember. Allow the Force to flow through me, let it
guide my
actions. Become one with the weapon. <He switched on the
glowing green
energy blade> Time to destroy the Darkside once and for
all!

Alien Spider Ninjara held the older Timmy against the rail
of
the gantry.

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
TIME TO DIE, JUNIOR.

ADULT TIMMOTHY
I'm not your son! <Suddenly he slammed a double-fist bola
punch hard
into the monster's face>

ALIEN NINJARA SMITH
OUCH! THAT HURT. NOW IT's MY TURN. GOODBYE SUCKER! <And she
heaved
the screaming mouse over the edge into darkness>

Meanwhile the younger Timmothy followed Sergant Brutus
across
the terrain outside the ravaged hull of the Discovery 2. Behind
them,
the Terminator followed at rear guard.

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Look. <He pointed to a crumpled form on the ground>

Brutus crouched down to examine the figure. It was Ninjara!
She had been thrown off the Discovery 2 by the alien creature.
He put
his fingers on the wrist, checking for a pulse, then lowered his
ear to
her chest. Suddenly the vixen began to breathe, then groaned and
came
around, face covered in blood.

NINJARA SMITH
Oooooooh, the pain.

BRUTUS WEST
My god, she's still alive. <He stooped to pick her up>

NINJARA SMITH
Sarge? How, what? What are you...?

BRUTUS WEST
No time to explain. We have to go now! <Hoists her onto his
back> Hold
tight and don't let go!

TERMINATOR T-700
DANGER TIM ROBINSON...DANGER...DANGER!...

The ground beneath rumbled as the portal opened before them
revealing a younger, newer world. Then one beyond that opened,
and then
another. They were surrounded by choices.

TERMINATOR T-700
CLIMB ONBOARD TIMMY, HURRY!...HOLD TIGHT AND DON'T LET
GO!...

Timmy leaped onto the T-700's back and the robot began
running
across the shaking landscape followed by Brutus carrying
Ninjara.
Meanwhile inside the real Discovery 2...

JENNY ROBINSON
Martin, enable all the missiles. <She glanced out the
viewscreen>

MARTIN ROBINSON
But the warheads are just duds. <He hit the buttons>

JENNY ROBINSON
I know that, just do it! <Missiles came online> Fire in
the hole!

A spread of missiles fired into the air. That ought to help,
Jenny thought, anxiously looking out the viewscreen. She
entered
coordinates into her computer, creating a shape.

JENNY ROBINSON
So these sailors. They drew shapes in the sky. <She hit a
switch>

Her command was accepted.

JENNY ROBINSON
Detonation. Just the priming flares.

She watched out the windscreen as a series of tiny lights
flew
into the night sky.

MARTIN ROBINSON
What's that for? <He watched the colorful explosion
fireworks>

JENNY ROBINSON
They drew shapes using the stars, to help them find their way
home.

Suddenly, all the lights moved into a shape. One she hoped
Sergant Brutus would recognize.

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Look! <Pointed at one of the many portals around them>

Brutus stared at a giant constellation of Big Dipper in one
of
the openings. Just like the one he and Jenny had talked about
the night
before, from the Discovery 2's bridge.

BRUTUS WEST
That's us! That's where the Discovery 2 is. This way!

TERMINATOR T-700
YES SIR SERGANT...YOU LEAD, I FOLLOW...

BRUTUS WEST
Jump everybody now!

NINJARA SMITH
Aaaaaaaaaaah! <Brutus threw her through the portal, then
leaped after
her>

TERMINATOR T-700
LOOK OUT BEEEEEELOOOOOOW!...

TIMMOTHY ROBINSON
Yeehaaw! <Shouts the Dukes Of Hazzard Rebel Yell>

All four jumped safely though the portal as it closed behind
them just in time.