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were destroyed in that other storm.

Therefore you have 35 seconds

to manually activate

ALL defensive systems.

Lock gravity system.

Gravity locked.

Activate energy shield

Energy shield Activated.

Confirm gravity lock.

Confirm.

Lock all Defensive systems.

Defensive systems lock.

Lock force field.

Computer to Bomb #20.

Return to the bomb bay

immediately.

But I have received the

operational signal.

It is a malfunction.

This is not a bomb run.

We are in a crisis situation.

Return immediately.

Nevertheless, I have received

the signal to prepare for a drop.

Emergency override.

Return to the bay.

Very well.

- We made it.

- Ya.

Attention. Attention.

Ships computer to bridge.

There was a malfunction aboard

ship during the asteroid storm.

I have not yet identified

the nature of the problem.

Shall I contact you when I find

out what the malfunction is?

Ya. Let's get out of here.

I remember the last time we

were in an asteroid storm.

I was down in the food locker

getting a sandwich.

When I heard the damn

sleeping quarters blow up.

Ya! Hey...

You know guys,

if we really wanted to

we could fix up the sleeping

quarters like they were before.

Then we could sleep on

ulamatic bunks again.

Say guys, why don't we fix up the

sleeping quarters so we can have

decent place to sleep again?

All we'd have to do is patch up the hole

in the ship and pump some air back in.

- Shut up Pinback!

- Oh, have it your own way!

For your listening enjoyment,

we now present the

Moonlight melodies of Martin Segundo

and the Scintilla Strings.

Our first selection is

the perennial favorite

When Twilight Falls on

NGC 891.

Damn it!!

Now what's the matter with him?

Talby.

Here's some breakfast.

You know, Talby, you really ought

To eat with the rest of us.

You spend too much time up here.

I like it up here.

Must get lonely being

up here so much.

I don't like to go below since

Commander Powell died.

I feel too enclosed down there.

Well you should spend some more

time below though, I mean...

You know, you should see

more of the rest of the ship.

See, I can watch things

Up here, Doolittle.

I love to watch things,

just stare at the planets

meteors, gas clusters and asteroids...

You'll have plenty of time for that,

later, though.

I mean, think of it this way:

We've been in space for

twenty years now, right?

And we've only aged

three years...

so there'll be plenty of time

later on for staring around.

You know, Doolittle,

if we're going into the Veil Nebula,

we may actually find a strange

And beautiful thing...

the Phoenix Asteroid.

They should be passing

through there about now.

Phoenix Asteroid?

Never heard of 'em.

They're a body of asteroids

that circle the universe...

once every 12.3 trillion years.

The Phoenix Asteroid...

From what I've heard, Doolittle,

they glow...

glow with all the colors

of the rainbow.

Nobody knows why.

They just glow as they

drift around the universe.

The Phoenix Asteroid.

You know what I think

about, Talby?

It's funny, I...

I kind of sit around a lot,

you know, a lot of time to myself.

I can't talk to the others,

but with time to myself,

I can think about back home,

back home at Malibu.

I used to surf a lot, Talby.

I used to be a great surfer.

The waves at Malibu and Zuma are

so fantastic in the springs Talby.

I can remember running down on the

beach on those early spring mornings

with my surf board and a wet suit...

The waves would really be peaking,

you know, high and glassy.

Ya hit that water.

Before you know it, you're coming down

right off of one of those walls

and you're just ridin' perfect.

You know, I guess I miss the waves

and my board more than anything.

That's the lid to the heating unit.

You're not supposed

to have that out!

That's not for target practice!

That's for emergencies only!

That's dangerous!!

I'll tell Doolittle!

Sorry to interrupt your

Recreation, fellows.

But it is time for Sergeant Pinback

to feed the alien.

Oh... I don't want to do that.

May I remind you, Sergeant Pinback,

that it was your idea

in the first place

to bring the alien on board.

If I may quote you, you said,

The ship needed a mascot.

Oh, I have to do everything

around here!

Alright, where are ya?

Come on, quit playing around.

Get away!!!

Come on.

Come on, come on!

When I brought you on the ship,

I thought you were cute.

Alright, soup's on.

We didn't have none

of the other stuff.

Here, eat it!

Eat it!!

Take it or leave it.

Good... stop!

Nobody appreciates me around

here, I have to do all the work.

Clean up the crap...

I do all the work and no

appreciation.

Get off me! Get off my back!

Alright now, stop it!

Alright, now, that's enough.

Don't pull my hair!!

Get back in there.

Come on. Come on...

Come on.

Here, boy...

Want your mouse?

Nice mouse... pretty toy.

Want your mouse? Here, boy!!

Idiot!

Get back!

Get out of there!

Come back here!

No!

Idiot!!

Attention.

Attention.

Central trunk elevator shaft

is now activated.

All personnel,

please clear the area.

Attention.

Attention.

Elevator descending.

Please clear the shaft.

Help!!!!!

I'm getting something

here on the readout.

Ship's computer

calling Bomb #20.

You're out of the

bomb bay again.

I received the signal to

prepare for a drop again.

But I repeat,

This is not a bomb run.

Nevertheless...

I received the signal.

It is an error.

Oh, I don't want to hear that.

I strongly suggest you

return to the bomb bay.

That is counter to

my programming.

Allow me to explain...

One of the communication lasers

has sustained damage.

This has temporarily inactivated

my damage tracer circuits.

You have definitely

received a false signal.

Please return to the bomb bay while

I identify the source of the problem.

Oh, alright, but this is the last time.

Doolittle I do have a malfunction

on this readout,

but I can't pinpoint it exactly.

Don't worry about it.

We'll find out what it is

when it goes bad.

I really think we should try

to locate it immediately.

Might be something important.

You know...

I wish I had my board with me now.

Even if I could just...

wax it once in awhile.

Help!

I'm sorry,

this telephone is out of order.

Please report the damage at once.

For your listening enjoyment,

we now present

The Barber of Seville, by Rossini.

Good for you!

You've decided

to clean the elevator.

To clean and service the

electromagnetic coils in the bottom,

if is necessary to jettison the

access plate in the floor.

To remove the floor plate,

please press button #1.

Attention... danger

Automatic charges will now blow the

explosive bolts in the floor plate unit.

The plate will disengage from

the floor in 5 seconds.

Please leave the elevator immediately.

5-4-3-2-1...

Now it's time to go sleepy-bye

you worthless piece of garbage.

So then it just spewed across

the room like a balloon.

I guess it was just filled with gas.

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