Exploding Sun Page #4

Flight, can you confirm

our current trajectory?

I can't get a read up here anymore.

Working on that right now. Guidance?

Give me another minute.

You don't have another minute.

Fido? I want you to work up

the following protocol.

Go.

Well as you saw just moments ago

we have lost our video feed from

inside the Roebling Spaceport.

But we are going to

go now live to our reporter

Jeff Gustas who is standing by outside.

Ah Jeff, what is the latest?

All we know is that there's

been some sort of a mishap

aboard the Roebling Clipper.

Whether it's mechanical malfunction

or something caused by human error,

we really don't have any way

of determining at the moment.

Alright. Thank you very much.

That of course Jeff Gustas our reporter

who is tracking this developing

story for us this afternoon.

This is what I got.

You sure?

Hundred percent.

We need to call the President

Ya

So it's not going to hit the moon?

That's correct Mr. President.

The current trajectory

will bring the ship

close enough to the lunar surface

that the gravity will slingshot

it around the moon.

And back towards earth?

No Sir. The ships going so fast that

it's going to veer off into

space towards the sun.

Oh God. What about a rescue?

I'm sorry Mr President but that's

just out of the question right now.

We are presently working at

firing the thrusters remotely,

Sir from Mission Control.

That's true Sir,

but it's a very very long shot.

Statistically close to impossible.

But not actually impossible?

No Sir.

You don't know

what you're talking about.

You bet I do.

Ok. Listen. Make it happen.

I don't care how, just do it.

Cheryl, go there.

I want eyes and ears in Mission Control,

I wan to know what's happening

as it happens, no matter what.

I understand Mr. President.

Why are you giving him false hope?

I'm not quite ready to

give up on your ship yet.

I'm not giving up on my ship!

But I'm not blowing smoke either.

You know what,

that's always been your problem.

You just don't know when to quit.

Well you don't know when to fight

for something worth fighting for.

You never did.

You know, um, she only went

because I asked her to.

They're doing everything they can

to bring the First Lady home Sir.

Windcroft and Bakus,

they ever let you down?

Not together.

Aren't there back up systems?

There are always back up systems.

There are plenty of back up systems.

No one could have

anticipated a problem like this.

Denise?

Ya, I'm here. You got some good news?

We're working on some

models right now to see

if we can't get those

thrusters firing remotely.

Well that's never going to work.

I wish it could but it won't.

It might.

You just keep working on

the thrusters on your end, ok?

Understood.

Listen, about those scalar fuel

cells numbers you asked for.

I think we can put a pin

in that for now right?

No, there's something odd about them.

Like they're over clogged,

as if they were adjusted to

perform at higher levels then

when we tested them.

Could that happen all on it's own?

No.

Ya, that's what I thought.

Denise, let's just focus for now on

getting the thrusters working ok?

Roger that.

Bye.

But there's really no point.

Mom, what I was trying to say is that

I'm not happy you're alone right now.

Well that's never bothered you before.

I'm sorry. That was mean.

I'm not alone JJ.

I'm surrounded by 950 people

who need me.

There's nothing either of us can

do for your dad right now.

Well I'm sure the US is

doing everything they can

to protect him and these people.

Governments don't

save people JJ, people do.

People save people.

Mom. What the... Ma! Hello?

JJ?

JJ?

Now as the Clipper slingshots around

the moon she'll be pulling 9 G's...

Excuse me. Is she rated for that?

Reggie

Ok. Ya I get it

I'm just communications.

I'll shut up. Ya.

No, that's a good question.

Dr. Bakus.

It's a dog and pony show.

I thought this was a closed facility.

Not anymore.

I'm here under orders of the

President of the United States.

Can the Roebling Clipper

withstand 9 G's of force?

Yes. Barely but yes.

As I was saying,

9 G's will send the Clipper

to veer off it's plotted course

and head on an 87 degree

trajectory towards the sun.

Now we need to be ready to transmit

the thruster control signal the minute

she clears the far side of the moon.

Now get your calculations together,

let's get on it.

Hey Don. -Hey Baby.

Craig.

Cheryl.

I'm glad you two have put aside

the animosity to work together.

It's an illusion.

The odds of Don's plan

working are about...

Twenty percent.

Zero point zero one percent

You know Craig

even if you're right,

the Clipper is travelling

at 11,000 miles a minute.

That puts it in the sun in six days.

Guess we better hope this

plan works then. Right Superman?

How is he?

Well he's about the same.

A brilliant guy but a pill.

Clearly he still hates me and

he's not that wild about you either.

But I'm glad you're here.

Me too.

Let me show you around.

The information I'm receiving

about the rescue plan

is spotty at best.

Um, my sources are telling me

that it involves some kind

of a transmition of a signal

from Mission Control to the Roebling

Clipper that will somehow,

slow the ship down...

Ok. Thank you very much Jeff.

How's she holding up?

It's hard for her.

Ah, well as Jeff was saying...

- It's hard for all of us.

Look if there's anythinbg you need,

anything you want, just call me.

Claire? I just wanted to remind you

about the council meeting

in 30 minutes.

Let's cancel that. I'm staying here.

You don't have to do that.

I belong here with all of you.

We're all in this together.

Isn't it a little late to

change the meeting?

The nice thing about being mayor

is that I get to do

whatever the hell I want.

Clipper is in any type of

condition to receive a signal,

when and if it is broadcast.

And our experts here on

the ground are telling us

that any type of rescue plan

at this point is a longshot.

Once we hit lunar orbit I'll

need eveyone belted in tightly.

Face forward in your seats

and try to stay calm.

Try to stay calm, are you serious?

Would you just relax.

You are in good hands.

The hands that got us into this mess?

Those the hands you're talking about?

Gentlemen please.

We're all feeling the presure here,

this is not going to help.

Denise, how you doing?

Considering we just had to rip

Roebling and Elias appart, fine.

How are you doing firing

those thrusters remotely?

We're working on it but

just don't wait for it ok?

You just keep working on

the thrusters yourself.

What if we don't slow down?

Where do we end up with our trajectory?

Six days and you're going

to get pulled into the sun.

No Craig, you can't let that happen.

We're gonna get you

out of there Denise.

No you don't understand Craig.

If the scalar drive hits the sun,

which is already going

through an active phase,

the drive will just amplify

the energy in the solar plasma

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