Galaxy Quest Page #16

LATHE:

The core could be hardwired to overload without much effort.

MATHESAR:

Sarris. What about my men?

Yes, you're right. Much too easy a death for the trouble you have

caused me. Lieutenant, open a vent on level "C" and let the

outside in a bit for our friends.

A beat. Enraged, Jason LUNGES for Sarris, but his men quickly

beat him down brutally.

SARRIS:

I guess an actor is not the same as a Commander after all.

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He turns to his guard, motioning to Jason and the others.

SARRIS:

Release them, Sergeant... Into space.

The Guard nods and escorts them out. Sarris turns to

Mathesar and raises the torture control with a sick smile.

95INT. AIRLOCK CHAMBER

COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)

Core overload. Emergency shut down overridden. Core implosion

estimated in nine minutes...

Jason and the others enter, escorted by the guards. Guard #1

pushes a button and the Airlock door opens with a WHOOSH.

GUARD #2

You two. Go.

Jason and Alex start toward the airlock. Jason simply hangs his

head.

ALEXANDER:

Well, how does it feel, Jason? Was it worth it? Hundreds of

innocents to die because of you... How does it feel?

GUARD #1

Get in. Hurry up.

They enter the airlock.

ALEXANDER:

Hundreds dead, all so you could play at being the Commander.'

You've murdered us all you egomaniacal sonofabitch!

JASON:

Shut up.' Just shut up you purple skinned monstronsity,

Alexander LUNGES at Jason, striking him in the face. They tumble

outside of the airlock, fighting. The guards smile, enjoying the

fight. Jason quickly overpowers Alexander and punches him

repeatedly, his anger taking hold. They lock in a mutual

strangulation hold. Then Jason pulls free. He grabs Alex by the

collar and pulls back for the crowning blow...

... and deals a punisher right past Alexander into the face of

Guard #1! Alexander turns, astonished, realizing it's all an

act. A FLASH of an appreciative smile, then he ELBOWS Guard

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#2 in the face. The second guard's gun goes SKITTERING into the

airlock as he drops unconscious. Guard #1 dives into the airlock

to retrieve the gun, aims at Jason as suddenly the inner door

SNAPS SHUT, and an instant later the outer door OPENS. His -

GUNSHOTS ricochet against the glass as the GUARD is WHISKED

THROUGH THE HOLD INTO SPACE, flailing silently into the vacuum.

Everyone turns to see Fred taking his finger off the airlock

button.

FRED:

Hmmm. . A little sticky. I'll get one of my boys up here with a

can of WD-40.

Alexander turns to Jason, both out of breath.

ALEXANDER:

"Purple skinned monstrosity...?"

JASON:

I was staying in character. "Egomaniacal sonofabitch?"

ALEXANDER:

Sense memory. I see you got to win the fight...

JASON:

I had the shot...

GWEN:

Guys...

She motions to a row of security monitors... One labeled

"ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS DECK - C LEVEL" shows FOUR OF SARRIS' MEN

straining at a large circular valve. On another monitor we see

DEBRIS rushing up to a vent in the BARRACKS area as AIR IS SUCKED

OUT OF THE ALIENS' PRISON. Teb and the other aliens pull on

their prison bars in horror.

JASON:

Let's go.

96INT. CORRIDOR96

The six of them run down the hallway. Jason stops them and they

duck into an alcove as a unit of Sarris' men jog past.

COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)

Core implosion in four minutes...

JASON:

Go on, give it a try, Gwen.

GWEN:

computer, shut own the core.

COMPUTER VOICE:

Unable. Memory checksum invalid. Core systems hardware damaged.

JASON:

All right guys... Uh... Gwen and I are going to have to get to

the core and shut it down manually. Fred, you and Guy need to get

that air valve back on. Alex, see if you can get the prison

doors open downstairs in case Fred and Guy can't get the oxygen

back in time.

TOMMY:

Jason? What about me? What do I do?

JASON:

Practice driving, Tommy.

They all split up, leaving Tommy standing there.

TOMMY:

Practice driving?

97INT. HALLWAY97

Gwen and Jason hurry down the hallway, keeping a look out for

Sarris' guards.

GWEN:

So... We get to shut down the neutron reactor?

JASON:

Right.

GWEN:

Uh... I hate to break it to you Jason, but I don't know how to

shut down a neutron reactor, and unless you took a Learning Annex

course I don't know about, I'm pretty sure you don't know how to

shut down a neutron reactor either.

JASON:

No I don't. But I know somebody who does.

98INT. BRANDON'S HOUSE - TARZANA - EARTH - DAY98

Birds chirp outside pleasantly.

99INT. BRANDON'S BEDROOM - DAY

The room of our #1 Galaxy Quest fan, BRANDON. The fourteen year

old sits at his computer, in uniform, gluing a tiny piece of

plastic to his model of the Protextor. A knock on the door, and

his mother enters.

BRANDON'S MOM

Brandon?

BRANDON:

Mother, I'm quite busy as you can see. The "C" rings on my

booster unit came broken In the mail.

BRANDON'S MOM

I'm sorry. - made brownies.

BRANDON:

Mother, I'm very busy. Well, maybe one. Thank you.

She exits. Brandon looks at his model with a sigh. Suddenly he

hears a familiar TONE. He c*cks his head and turns to...

THE INTERSTELLAR VOX sitting on his table. He starts to turn

away, but it BEEPS again. Slowly he reaches out, takes it in his

hand and flips the switch. We hear Jason's voice.

JASON (O.S.)

Hello?... Hello is anyone there?...

Brandon stares at the thing, then looks around his room for signs

of a practical joke. He speaks into it quietly.

BRANDON:

... Hello?

BRANDON:

100INT. NSEA PROTECTOR - SPACE100

Jason, holding his VOX, nods to Gwen... "Got him."

JASON:

This Is Jason Nesmith. I play Commander Peter Quincy Taggart of

the USEA PROTECTOR.

101INT. BRANDON'S ROOM101

Brandon stares at the vox for a very long moment.

BRANDON:

... Yes?

JASON:

We accidently traded Vox units when we bumped into each other on

Saturday.

BRANDON:

Oh... Oh, I see. Oh.

JASON:

What's your name, son?

BRANDON:

Brandon.

JASON:

Brandon, I remember you from the convention, right?... You had a

lot of little technical observations about the ship, and I spoke

sharply to you...

BRANDON:

Yes, I know, and I want you to know I thought about what you

said... I know you meant it constructively but...

JASON:

It's okay. Listen-

BRANDON:

... But I want you to know that I am not a complete braincase,

okay? I understand completely that It's just a TV show. There is

no ship, there is no Beryllium Sphere, no diagital conveyor...

I mean, obviously it's all just a-

JASON:

It's real, Brandon. All of it, It's real.

BRANDON:

(no hesitation)

I knew it!... I KNEW it!...

JASON:

Brandon.. . The crew and I are in trouble and we need your help.

The look on Brandon's face is indescribable.

102 INT. MEDICAL QUARTERS102

Sarris' first lieutenant LATHE enters.

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LATHE:

General, your transport is ready for departure.

Sarris turns to exit, leaving Mathesar on the table, unconscious

Next to him a VIEWSCREEN IMAGE shows the aliens in their cells,

pulling at the bars. Some are already unconscious from the lack

of oxygen.

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