Master of the World Page #6

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Mr. Prudent!

Mr. Turner, sir!

Mr. Turner!

- What is it?!

- I can't get the ship any higher.

Then leave it where it is.

Don't bother me!

But look ahead, sir!

Then turn her around!

I can't, she'll only turn about

a few degrees to either side!

I'm coming up!

They won't work.

We'll have to land!

We can't, the winds will bash us

into the bottom of the canyon.

Engine room... engine room!

Give us more propulsive power!

Our forward overhead blades

are not functioning!

Engine room... engine room!

Give us more power on the vertical lift!

Mr. Turner, we need

more altitude!

We can't, sir, the suspensor

blades are working at maximum.

- We can't turn around, nor can we land!

- Well, stop all forward motion, then.

If we go any slower,

sir, we'll fall!

There just isn't enough power

in the overhead blades!

Engine room!

See if you can give us more

power in the overhead blades.

Try and give us more altitude!

Mr. Turner!

Get all of the crew members

to stand by with the poles!

Emergency, all crew members!

Out on deck and stand

by with poles.

Repeat, out on deck and

stand by with poles!

All right, out on deck, all of you!

All right, you men, ward her off

on the starboard, ward her off.

All right, stave us off then.

Now, stave us off

on the starboard!

Stave us off, push

hard, push hard!

Keep the prow sharp

up, Mr. Turner!

We must get into position

to fire the rocket!

- Keep her that way.

- We're through!

Yes...

Yes, Mr. Alistair, we're through!

We should be able to reach

that island within the hour.

Have enough of the overhead blades

been repaired so that we can hover?

- Yes, sir.

- Then we'll stay aloft...

then anchor ourselves

to the island...

if we work all night, we should be

able to complete the repairs by dawn.

- Shouldn't you be resting, sir?

- Yes, I will, I will.

Mr. Turner...

I'm a...

sorry about what

happened before, I...

I had no right to jeopardize

everyone's life.

You were wounded, sir.

You didn't know what

you were doing.

Thank you.

Didn't know what I was doing.

Mr. Turner.

See that your anchor crew

is ready with the hook.

Yes, sir.

Attention, all crew members!

Proceed to your repair stations!

I repeat, all crew members,

proceed to your repair stations!

Hover at 150 feet!

Drop the hook, Mr. Turner!

Easy with that pulley.

Easy with that pulley!

It looks like now is the time to

destroy the Albatross, gentlemen.

Why now?

Because the crew's too occupied

to keep a close watch on us.

And because we may have a chance

to escape at the same time.

- How?

- Down the anchor rope.

- Of course!

- But first the ship.

Dorothy and Mr. Prudent, would

you wait in the cabins, please?

Quite right, come dear.

Watch that pulley,

the lines bowing!

- Mr. Evans, you come with me.

- Right!

Two of the blades are

fused together, sir.

It might be quicker if we used a

small explosive to remove them.

Very well, Mr. Turner, go down to the

armory and get what you need.

Yes, sir.

Give me a piece of that rag.

It's the first mate.

- Get some rope.

- Right.

That should give us

about 15 minutes.

All clear.

All of you, down the rope!

- I shall go first.

- Be careful, Father.

I will, dear, you

be careful too.

John, what about you?

I have to go back to the

armory and set the fuse.

Be careful.

- Take care now.

- You too, Phillip.

I will.

- The charge is set, sir.

- All clear up there?

All right, clear, you men.

Clear away.

What was that?

It seems to be

coming from in here.

It's Shanks.

Lower corridor, sir.

Yes?

Shanks was tied up and thrown into a

storage room by two of the prisoners.

- Mr. Turner!

- Yes, sir.

Go bring the prisoners up here.

If they aren't in their

cabins, look below.

Yes, sir.

All crew members!

Be on the lookout

for the prisoners.

When you find them, bring them to

the steering cabin, immediately!

All crew members!

Be on the lookout

for the prisoners.

When you find them, bring them to

the steering cabin, immediately!

- We gotta move out of here.

- But we can't... where is he?

I don't know, but you heard

them, they're searching for us.

Come on, we've gotta move out of here.

I'll explain it to you later, come on.

Mr. Turner!

One of the prisoners just

started down the anchor rope.

- Mr. Robur... Mr. Robur!

- Yes!

At least one of the prisoners escaped

down the anchor rope, likely all of them!

Crank us down, Mr. Turner.

Put every crewman

on that island!

I want them back!

Come on, come on,

crank her down!

It's too late now!

Please, Phillip, please!

- Take her, will you, sir?

- All right.

Mr. Turner, stay where you are!

I'll put you back on the island!

Mr. Robur! Turner, sir!

What happened?

The prisoners must have set some kind

of a bomb before they left, sir.

The damage, Mr. Turner?

What was the damage, Mr. Turner?!

She's finished, sir.

Are you sure?

There's nothing we can do, sir.

The fire's out of control!

Have all my men stand

by, Mr. Turner.

Have them ready the life rafts...

and prepare to abandon ship.

Strock...

If only he'd joined me.

I want to thank you for

your loyalty, Mr. Turner...

gentlemen.

Abandon ship!

Come in.

I thought I ordered

you to leave!

Begging your pardon, sir...

the only order you've ever

given that we couldn't obey.

Mr. Turner... gentlemen...

I'm glad you came back.

Thank you, sir.

Our flight is almost over now.

And He shall judge

among the nations...

and shall rebuke many people...

and they shall beat their

swords into plowshares...

and their spears

into pruning hooks.

Nation shall not lift up

sword against nation.

Neither shall they learn war...

anymore.

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