The Cat from Outer Space Page #2

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The whole electromagnetic spectrum -

Cosmic, gamma, x-rays, ultraviolet,

visible light, infrared, radio waves.

Do you know how much we finite human

beings can tune into with our senses?

Less than five percent.

The universe makes its own energy.

We even make it ourselves.

Yes, take biofeedback, for instance.

lf l taped terminals to your head, General,

your brain could run an electric train.

- Electric train?

- (Heffel) Im sorry, General.

Perhaps electric train

wasn't the most apt example.

(Heffel) Thank you very much.

- Let me have that for a couple of months...

- Thank you.

A couple of months?

Dr. Heffel?

- Yes, General?

- l want action.

(bell rings)

You know, Drexel, Ive seen

the most amazing thing. Amazing.

But don't ask me to tell you about it.

Its classified.

(bell rings)

Thank you, Drexel.

Well.

How did you get in here? Huh?

Now look, you're asking for trouble.

Dr. Heffel isn't too crazy

about animals in the building.

Fact is, he isn't too crazy about

people in the building either.

What's your name, huh?

Charlie? Cuddles? Jake?

Yes, yes. You look like Jake.

That, Jake,

is the Van Allen belt.

Oil and coal is not

going to do it, you know.

And, one of these days, that sun of ours

is going to turn into a big black hole.

You know where it's really at, Jake?

Electromagnetism.

We're loaded with it.

You know, it's crazy, but you almost

look like you know what Im talking about.

All right, give me a hand with this,

Sergeant. Easy, easy. That's it.

Stallwood, administration emergency!

That's some fancy collar you got there.

Maybe Ill take you home with me.

My neighbor Liz has a cat

named Lucybelle. She's really cute.

And the cat's not bad either.

Liz! Hi.

Ouch! Ive...

- We were just talking about you.

- Were you?

This is Jake.

Im going to take him home with us.

You won't have to drive Professor Link

and myself home tonight.

- Heffel's called a late meeting.

- l can wait.

That won't be necessary.

- How about a coffee?

- No.

- Chocolate chip cookie?

- No.

- Are you sore or something?

- Sore? Sore?

- Whatever gave you that idea?

- What is it? What did l do?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Mayonnaise?

Electric trains?

Well, now, look, really, all that...

that was just a joke, Doctor.

Well, nobody laughed,

especially the general.

Has he had water?

- The general?

- The cat.

Oh. Water?

Cats do get thirsty, you know.

Do you have a bowl?

A bowl? Right here, yes. Here.

- Water?

- Yes, right, water.

Look, Liz... Dr. Bartlett.

Just because some general lacks

a sense of humor, that's no reason...

- All l was trying to convey...

- Im really not interested, Doctor.

Besides, l wasn't trying to be funny.

Its just that the magnitude of what the

general showed us just bowled me over.

- it did?

- Oh, completely.

- Black.

- What?

- Didn't you offer me a cup of coffee?

- Right. Check. Coming right up.

l really don't understand,

that's all.

The man who wrote the article you did

for The Scientific Quarterly...

- You read it?

- Well, of course. it was brilliant.

Ive been wanting to tell you.

We don't get much chance to talk in the car

pool, but Ive been following your work.

- You have?

- Closely.

Its very impressive, very innovative,

very attractive.

l mean, it's bound to attract attention.

Oh, well, um,

l am writing an article at the moment

and l would love to have your criticism.

Oh. Maybe at lunch or,

even better, at dinner sometime?

- Yeah, Id like that. When?

- Tonight?

No, that's right,

you've got that late meeting.

That may not go all that late.

l should be out by seven. Is that too late?

- Seven's beautiful.

- Good.

Well...

Oh, thanks for the coffee.

it was delicious.

- l think she digs you.

- l sure hope so.

- Who said that?

- l did.

Frank, we'd better get down to business.

Sit down. We've gotta talk.

Im running out of time, and you're

the only one l can depend on to help me.

- Its you?

- Its not the mouse. Now, sit down.

But your lips aren't moving.

You're not speaking.

Thought transference. Nothing exceptional

where l come from. Now, sit.

My name is Zunar J5/9 Doric 4-7.

Zunar...?

Why don't we just stay with Jake, OK?

Frank, last night at 03 hours plus 13,

l made an emergency landing

in a spaceship from another galaxy.

That so-called artichoke...

it's from my craft.

But... you're a cat.

Granted. But you see, in our civilization,

that's as far as we needed to evolve.

We developed our brain to a fine point.

Now, man rose off his four legs and

developed tools, machinery, agriculture

and a chronic pain in his lower back.

We developed tools for the mind. This

collar here, it amplifies brain power.

- it does what?

- Well, it provides energy by which we...

Look, let me give you a demonstration.

(cello music)

- (flute plays)

- Not a bad little tune.

(humming along)

Mm-mmm.

Frank, this is really delicious.

What is it?

Oh, it's chopped kidney.

Its all they had at the deli.

it really hits the spot. Im gonna take

a couple of cases for my trip back.

Sure beats the blah Ive been eating.

Well, now back to my problem.

Frank, l need an answer.

- What do you say?

- Say about what?

Can l count on you

to help me repair my spaceship?

- Why me?

- Because l like the way you think.

Your equations

rather interest me.

In fact, they're really not

bad at all... for a human.

- Really? Im on the right track?

- Quite definitely,

but years away from a solution.

Frank, on my planet,

we have an expression -

you rub my fur, Ill rub yours.

How would you like

to make a quantum jump?

You help me, and Ill give you

a push in the right direction.

- You're serious?

- Im serious.

- You really are from outer space?

- l am from outer space.

- Even though you're a cat?

- Frank! Is it a deal?

Its a deal. Oh, that's...

We better move. Ive got to make repairs

to my ship by 5:
13 Sunday for liftoff,

or Ill miss the rendezvous

with the mother ship.

Right. Ill get my sweater.

Uh, do you think that you can find your way

back to that airport?

No problem.

l made a memory imprint.

- With the collar?

- Right.

Fantastic.

How developed does your brain

have to be to use that collar?

Not very.

In fact, you could handle it.

You wanna try?

Do we have time?

Why not?

Look, just grab hold of it.

Easy. Don't take it off.

Without it, Im just an average cat.

Right.

- Right. OK?

- OK.

- Now just concentrate.

- Concentrate.

Think levitation.

Levitation.

You're as light as a feather.

Look at me. Im floating!

Its just plain incredible!

- Look, one hand.

- You're losing your concentration.

Yeah.

Hi, Frank. Gotta use your set.

(commentator) The ball goes

crosscourt to Brown. He brings it...

- What were you doing up in the air?

- Uh...

- Astronaut exercises.

- Oh.

- Link, Im busy.

- Yeah. Well, just forget Im here.

The last minute of the game, and Francine

throws me out of the apartment.

Why does she throw me out?

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