Lost in Space Page #8

SMITH:

Will every disaster be an excuse for

familial sentiment? Please tell me

now so I may gather up a liberal

supply of space sickness bags.

Don turns towards Smith. Maureen steps between them.

MAUREEN:

What happened, John? Where are we?

INT.-JUPITER TWO-BRIDGE

Don in at the navigational holograph, patching sparking wires. The rest

of the crew emerge onto the bridge.

WEST:

You had me worried, Doc. Nice to see

you thawed.

JUDY:

Smart maneuver with the hyper-drive.

WEST:

A fighter who thinks, what do you

know? You're just in time for the

show.

Don makes a connection. The pedestal powers up, a holograph of the

Jupiter Two appearing over its surface.

WEST:

Computer, map our current location.

HOLOGRAPHIC PEDESTAL-CLOSE. The area around the Jupiter Two is now

filled with a holographic representation of the alien solar system.

JOHN:

See anything familiar?

Don just shakes his head.

COMPUTER:

Searching for recognizable

constellations.

(a beat)

Unable to locate.

JOHN:

This computer has star maps of the

entire known galaxy.

PENNY:

We're lost, aren't we?

Judy wraps her arm around her sister.

WEST:

What the hell is that?

VIEWSCREEN- CLOSE. The nearest planet is starting to glow. Suddenly a

distortion field begins to emanate from the alien world. The edges of

space seem to sear away, leaving a glowing portal.

JOHN:

Any effect on the ship?

WEST:

No.

VIEWSCREEN -CLOSE. All the planets and constellations beyond the portal

appear to be in different places.

JOHN:

(off the navigational hologram)

All the planets have moved.

WEST:

And where did that come from?

CHAPTER 12:
The Proteus

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EXT.-SPACE

Breaking the inner edge of the portal, a long silver space needle

catches the light from the dual suns.

INT.-JUPITER TWO

The crew man their stations. Only Will is absent as they the ship

maneuver around the portal.

VIEWSCREEN -CLOSE. As they, move behind the portal it seems to

disappear, showing only the blackness of space. No ship beyond.

WEST:

It's gone.

JOHN:

No. Go back in front of it.

EXT.-JUPITER TWO

As the ship moves back in front of the portal, the hole in space is

visible again, the giant probe ship revealed once more within...

JOHN:

It's a hole in space. A doorway.

WEST:

A doorway to where?

JOHN:

If we want to reach that ship, we're

going to have to find out.

EXT.-SPACE

The Jupiter Two flies through the pulsing hole in space.

INT.-JUPITER TWO

The giant, silver ship looms in the windscreen.

MAUREEN:

No apparent effects on the ship.

WEST:

I'm hailing on all frequencies. No

response.

JOHN:

There are some markings on the

starboard side. Can you throw some

light on her?

WEST:

Don't know if the exterior spots are

working.- There we go.

THE WINDSCREEN-CLOSE. Powerful spotlights hit the ship.

WEST AND JOHN-CLOSE. And really surprised.

WEST:

If this in all a dream, why can't

there be more girls?

THE SPACESHIP-CLOSE. Essentially a needle covered with metal scallops.

On its hull, under the legend PROTEUS, an American flag.

WEST:

I've never seen a design like this.

what are those scales on her hull?

JOHN:

How could Earth launch a ship this

massive and neither of us know about

it? ... It just doesn't make sense.

WEST:

These scanners are damaged, I'm

getting inconsistent life signs but

they may be sensor ghosts.

JOHN:

Maybe her computer's still up. I'm

trying standard remote access codes.

ON SCREEN-A docking ring on the giant ship comes to life, giant floods

coming to life, the docking aperture rotating open.

WEST:

What do you know?

EXT.-SPACE

The Jupiter Two heads towards the giant ship.

INT.-JUPITER TWO

JOHN:

Can you give me some light on the

secondary docking ring?

A smaller docking ring is illuminated on the viewscreen.

WEST:

What do you make of that?

Attached to the starboard docking ring is another, smaller craft. Its

snaking anthropomorphic lines are not of human design.

MAUREEN:

Boys, I think we're having a close

encounter.

EXT.-SPACE

The Jupiter moves into the docking ring of the giant ship.

INT.-JUPITER TWO

(OVER) a giant THUD as the Jupiter Two docks with the probe.

ROBOT (OVER)

Crush.

REVERSE ANGLE. The Robot in rolling in through the doorway, arms waving

wildly before him.

ROBOT:

Crush! Kill! Destroy!

Don and John are up fast. But the Robot just rolls to a stop. Will

steps from behind the automaton, his hacker's deck in his hand.

He pulls a tiny mic from his deck. Lifts it to his lips.

WILL:

Crush. Kill. Destroy.

ROBOT:

Crush! Kill! Destroy!

Will points to several jury-rigged modifications.

WILL:

I hacked into his CPU, bypassed his

main operating system and accessed

his sub-routines. He's basically

running on remote control.

All stare at him. Penny finally speaks.

PENNY:

Show off.

INT.-JUPITER TWO-CREW QUARTERS-LATER

Penny stands guard, a rifle in her hand, talking into her recorder.

PENNY:

And so the Space Captive finds

herself helping the Robinsons by

guarding the traitor. And she finds-

Penny's VOICE trails off. Stares out the porthole. Endless space.

PENNY:

She finds that out here, in the dark

and cold, she's scared, and she's

kind of glad they're all together.

Just then Don approaches, a silver bundle under his arm.

PENNY:

Identify yourself, soldier.

WEST:

West, Major, United Space Force,

requesting permission to see the

prisoner.

Penny steps aside.

PENNY:

Proceed Major West.

Don smiles, winks at her, going through the door.

PENNY:

Ouch. Could he be cuter? I don't

think so.

INT.-SMITH'S CELL

Actually a med-lab. Smith turns to face Don an he ENTERS.

SMITH:

These quarters are totally

unacceptable. I demand-

Don tosses his bundle on the seat. A silver flight suit.

WEST:

We're going to check out the probe

ship. Maybe we can figure out how

they got here. And how to get home.

SMITH:

Ta-ta. Have a wonderful trip.

WEST:

You're coming with us.

SMITH:

Out of the question. I'm a doctor not

a space explorer. You and-

But Don is in his face in a heartbeat.

WEST:

What you are is a murderous saboteur

and I am not leaving you on this ship

so you can do more harm than you've

already caused.

SMITH:

I absolutely refuse-

WEST:

(closer)

Give me an excuse to kill you.

Please.

Smith stares at him a beat. Then he smiles, looks to the flight suit.

SMITH:

Silver always was my color.

INT.-JUPITER TWO-LOWER DECKS

Will stands in front of the Robot, polishing a blast mark clean.

WILL:

When boarding a mysterious

spacecraft, it always pays to look

your best.

John enters, removes a gun from the weapons locker.

JOHN:

Deactivate safety.

GUN:

Voiceprint confirmed. Rifle is

active.

GUN-CLOSE. A small light goes from red to green.

JOHN:

You did a good job up there son. You

saved us all.

WILL:

Thanks.

An awkward silence hangs between them.

JOHN:

I know I haven't around much these

days.That we haven't had time to-

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