Buck Rogers in the 26th Century Episode 118x "Changing Ink" Written by: Erin Weinstock I don't hold any of the copyrights in this story, and this story was made without profit. int: Huer's Office: The camera is focused on Huer who's looking right into it, which is De-Pas'es POV. Huer: "I've heard numerous transmissions and seen a few video reports plus I've already talked with Buck and Wilma more than once about the events that took place on Zacaw." Huer looks down for a beat before returning his eyes to looking forward again. Cont: "[ beat ] I want to hear your reasoning behind your actions. I want to hear every detail behind them." The camera cuts off De-Pas'es POV and now the camera is in front of him with Nuisance as always sitting on his shoulder. Cont: "Why you violated your prison sentence for this." De-Pas starts to open his mouth. Cut to: int: Defense Directorate / Main Entrance: Through the glass front we see many people going about normal day-to-day business on the sidewalk and in the street. An Enour - shining-skinned with rainbow color that moves across it like a CD; not on the face but where we would normally have hair, she has layers upon layers of large thin flakes that look like they're the lower part of a butterfly's wings, with crystal-looking eyes – enters the Defense Directorate. After looking around the interior with awe she starts to head past a desk with a guard behind it; the desk is labeled "Welcoming Center." Guard: "Sorry madam, you can't go any further without checking in." The Enour, Millie: "Why?" Guard: "For records, we just need it. [ beat ] Are you meeting someone here? Did a recruiting office send you here?" Millie: "No. Nothing like that, [ beat ] I can't sign in." And with that having been said she continues her path which is towards a large Phasoft-door on the wall behind the desk. The Guard leaps up from his desk. Guard: "Madam, you can't go in -." She hits the door's access panel and runs through. Then the Guard hits a button on the desk unseen to us and shouts, Cont: "All Directorate security, we have a code F in progress I repeat a code F in progress!" Cut to: int: Hallway (corridor A-1): Millie is running down the hallway which is lined with nostalgic pictures of past victories the Defense Directorate has had. V.O. Cont: "Be on the lookout for an Enouran female!" Millie rounds a corner that the camera doesn't follow her past. After a couple of beats of the camera being fixed on where we last saw Millie, she comes back into camera view walking backwards with a fearful look on her face. Millie: "I don't want to go back, I can't sign my name in!" As Millie continues backing, which shortly into this forces her into a wall, a couple of guards and four Vireis-series ambuquads come into camera view; they're why Millie returned into camera view. Guard One: "Either sign in and state your business here or leave, there's no other way." Millie: "I can't sign my name in, they'll take me back, I'm here to stay here!" Guard one: "That can't be done miss, I'm sorry." Millie: "I'm not leaving!" Guard Two gives a knowing look to a Vireis ambuquad that's hovering close by him and then returns his gaze to Millie. The Vireis ambuquad takes its silently given order and flies to in front of Millie, who stares at it in a look of fear that shows a little wonder. Then it takes a quick drive for her face and stabs. Cut to: int: Huer's Office: Huer is sitting behind his desk as the Guard and Millie stand before him. Guard: "She refused to sign in, state her reason for being here – Huer, I'm only allowed to show little force in my job. What are we going to do with her?" Huer leans over his desk towards Millie. Huer: "If you don't tell us why you’re here, I could have you arrested." Millie:"I don't want him to know." Huer: "Why not?" Millie: "He'd note my presence here; I don't want to sign in." Huer looks to the guard. Guard: "She's not carrying any weapons sir." Huer: "Thank you for bringing this to my attention, you may leave now." The Guard leaves the room, Millie watches as he does so. Cont: "Why don't you want any record of you being here." Millie snaps her attention back to Huer. Millie: "I don't want to go home, they'll put me in jail if I go back." Huer: "You’re a fugitive?" Millie:"To some, to my government." Huer: "What did you do?" Millie: "I read a non-logic book." Huer: "A non-logic book, [ beat ] what's that?" Millie: "They teach of ones who are not of Marwa faith. Of science, math, nature from seed, the development of my species and others." Huer: "[ beat ] This is an arrestable offence on your world?" Millie: "Plus to the fact when I was caught I was teaching others of the book's contents." Huer: "Not telling them you’re here I'm going to contact the Judicial branch of the Porteal government to confirm what you’re saying. If it's true then I'll see to it you’re given a new home here on Earth; they'll never be told of your whereabouts." Millie smiles. End Teaser Pre-Credits: Beginning of Act One: int: Just outside of De-Pas'es Living Quarters: A Vireis series ambuquad flies up to the door and starts making chirping noises and whistles as it is buzzing around in the air. The camera holds on this for a beat before... Cut to: int: De-Pas'es Living Room: With the faint sound of buzzing of the Vireis series ambuquad in the background, De-Pas is lying on his stomach studying from a pad computer with Nuisance watching the computer's screen on his shoulder. But we can't see that yet because what the camera is focused on is one of his feet hanging off the couch: sock off. De-Pas flexes the long toes on the foot. Cutting the camera back so we can see the scene better, we catch sight of Beu-Pas almost hidden behind a large potted plant staring at De-Pas'es hanging foot. The camera cuts close in on her face which looks determined: her mouth is shivering and her eyes are wide open. Cut camera on to De-Pas'es foot hanging off the couch then back to Beu-Pas who has started to move out a little from behind the plant still with the very determined look on her face, shivering the mouth more noticeably than before. Cut camera close up on to De-Pas'es face studying his computer, after a beat we hear the slap of a collision and De-Pas furrows his brow then clenches his teeth. De-Pas: "Honey, she did it again." V.O. Ge-Ja: "No harsh-sounding words remember?" De-Pas: "I know." Nuisance gets off De-Pas'es shoulder and starts moving down his back. V.O. Ge-Ja: "What's that noise?" Cut camera to by the hanging foot that De-Pas now slides on to the couch: Nuisance is on it staring at something off camera. Nuisance gets on to De-Pas'es toes still with its attention fixed to the place off camera and Beu-Pas laughs then slaps Nuisance on its head. Nuisance, recovering from the hit, flies off De-Pas in the direction it's been staring in. Cut camera to the door to De-Pas'es Living Quarters. Nuisance flies up to it and puts its head to the access panel which a beat later lets in the chirping Vireis. The two little bots face each other; the chirping one's face-eye has all its light shrink down to a small dot in size and it shines into Nuisance's face-eye. After this is done the other bot's face-eye returns to being fully lit and Nuisance gives a tiny shake of its head. Cut camera to De-Pas who's getting into a sitting position on the couch turning off the pad computer. Beu-Pas climbs on to the couch to join De-Pas as Nuisance lands on his head. De-Pas: "Nuisance, off the head now." Nuisance shakes its head no, then after a beat... Nuisance's face-eye does the same trick as the other Vireis bot only this time it's into De-Pas'es forehead. De-Pas'es mouth drops open. Cut to: ext: Skyscraper: Outside a very elaborate looking skyscraper, a protest by a large crowd of Enourans mixed in with a few other alien species in the minor, their raised signs and voices all speaking of the same thing: "Prayers aren't our only answers”, “Truth now," "Unban the writings", "Enlightenment today!" The camera pans to high up on the skyscraper where it holds for a beat. Cut to: int: Skyscraper / Meeting Room: Four well-dressed Enours are here; only one of them is looking out the window with his gaze fixed downwards. This Enour with his gaze fixed downwards is the Preacher. Preacher: "Have them all arrested. I don't want the ones from the Defense Directorate to see them this way when they arrive." Giver: "But won't the ones from Earth make a fuss when they discover they're gone?" Cut to: ext: Space: The camera is by a Star-Port that, as this scene begins, has just expelled a Defense Directorate shuttle. Note we can see Zacaw. V.O. Preacher: "Over the past 160 years since we first came in contact with Earth, there's been very little information exchange with them. They don't know what to expect from us and therefore shouldn't suspect us of anything." The Star-Port expels another ship, this time a Z-87. V.O. Huer: "Wilma, Buck, did you catch what that transmission was saying?" V.O. Wilma: "We didn't receive any transmission, sorry Doctor Huer." V.O. Buck: "Did it sound important Doctor?" V.O. Huer: "All I could make out of it was that it was Major Dantin saying something in regards to De-Pas, but as far as what that is, I don't know." V.O. Wilma: "If it's about De-Pas then it can wait till we're back on Earth since it has no importance to this mission." V.O. Huer: "That man overreacts too much." V.O. Buck: "Tell me about it." Cut to: ext: City Street: The crowd of protesters are still waving their signs as best they can as last we saw them. Only now as they're trying at the same time also beating off and running from the local cops. After a couple beats in the mess of this confused scene we catch sight of De-Pas with Nuisance shouting in protest at a cop beating him off. Cut to: int: Preacher's Office: It's shaped like a cone and all but its floor is made out of panes of misshaped shaded glass. In the center of the room is a wooden desk with elaborate carvings covering it and three hovering screens meant to work with a keyboard sitting before them. The Preacher is sitting in a chair at the desk typing as this scene starts. Only one of the three screens shows in alien type what the Preacher is typing. The other two: one shows the non-altered text and the other shows the non-altered text with some words highlighted on it. Huer enters the room through a Phasoft-door in the floor. The Preacher looks up from his work to Huer, stopping what he's working on. Preacher: "Has everything met with your expectations satisfactorily? Is there anything I can get for you that will comfort your stay better?" Huer: "I haven't been here very long so I can't say just yet anything has met with my expectations satisfactorily. Tell me Preacher, where is everybody? I've barely seen a soul since I got here." Preacher: "This is a holy day for us Terran, they're all at mass." The Preacher presses a couple of keys on the keyboard and the screen goes blank. Cont: "Our Star-Port detected a second ship of "yours?" [ beat ] when you entered Zacaw's territory. Huer Terran, to what purpose is it you felt the need to send a fighter here? This is a peaceful planet." Huer: "They're not here to start anything, just wanted to do some sightseeing and the shuttle didn't have the room for them." Preacher: "More than one fighter is on Zacaw now?" Huer: "No, just the one ship. My fighter [ beat ] Z-87s can hold two people. [ beat ] They're friends of mine, civilians." Preacher: "[ beat ] Do they honor Marwa's teachings?" Huer: "They have never spoken of Marwa's teachings if they know of them." Preacher: "They are Human?" Huer: "Yes." Preacher: "I'll have a Giver educate them of Marwa's teachings. [ beat ] They are not fit to walk on Zacaw's soil without knowing their true god." Cut to: int: Jail: In one sense this place looks like a jail but in another it looks like it could also be used to cage large animals: the straw on the floor doesn't do much to give it a loving feel. But right now we can't see the crowd that got arrested earlier: all we can see is close up on a bar Nuisance is working away at, melting it with its mouth-pick. V.O. Bertson: "What are you? I've never seen your species before." V.O. De-Pas: "I'm a Candos." V.O. Bertson: "Well this is a lousy place to pick for a vacation spot." Cut camera back so we can see this scene better to show De-Pas is sitting cross-legged watching Nuisance working away at the metal bar that helps hold the door shut, with four Enourans in the same jail cell with them. V.O. Moiss: "Oh Bertson, the Candos came here to help us with our protest. I doubt he had jail in mind when planning his trip here. [ beat ] Speaking of which, Candos, what planet are you from? Bertson and I have never been off world, so we don't know many aliens." De-Pas sits his head in one of his palms. De-Pas: "I came here from Earth." Moiss: "So Candos are fuzzy Humans?" De-Pas takes his head out of his hand and looks back to Moiss. Cont: "What? That is the world you Humans come from." De-Pas: "I'm not a native." Bertson: "And you chose Earth, why?" De-Pas stands up, De-Pas: "Living on Earth wasn't exactly a choice for me how it happened." De-Pas looking back and forth from Bertson and Moiss while saying this, Cont: "How can you let your government do this to you?!" Moiss: "We're used to it, it's the only way to bring about change." De-Pas: "BUT IT GOT YOU THROWN IN -! [ beat ] Oh who am I to talk." Nuisance stops melting the bar and starts tugging at it. Cont: "There are other ways to bring about change!" Bertson: "And the punishment for using other ways is far worse than this!" De-Pas: "What, a re-imaging!?" Bertson: "A re-imaging, what's that?" End of Act One: Beginning of Act Two: int: Jail: This scene picks up right where Act One left off. De-Pas: "A psychic re-imaging: changing your mind." Nuisance tugs off the bar and falls to the ground with it. Moiss puts a hand on one of De-Pas'es shoulders. Moiss: "We will win; they'll let us out of here after we've been told a lesson of one of Marwa's teachings." De-Pas: "Or we could leave right now." De-Pas starts for the door which Nuisance helped open. Then he swings open the door; standing in the doorway turning his attention back to the cell. Cont: "Well?" Moiss: "We can't." De-Pas shakes his head, squatting down to let Nuisance crawl on to him. Standing up, Cont: "It's your choice: education or ignorance." De-Pas leaves the cell and goes out of camera view. The camera cuts back into the cell where Bertson and Moiss are. Moiss: "Maybe the Candos has a point." Cut to: ext: Impound: The Impound building is small but the lot behind it for confiscated space ships is ten times its size. V.O. Buck: "There wasn't a sign saying we couldn't park there!" Cut to: int: Impound: Impound Person: "The black marked it." Buck: "Typically it's normal to park on tarmac." Wilma: "Buck, calm down." Buck turns to Wilma. Buck: "I'm not going to pay 200 dollars to get our ship back, Wilma!" Buck returns his gaze to the Impound Person. Cont: "It's a Defense Directorate fighter, doesn't that fact mean anything to you?" Impound Person: "Yes it does, now that you mention it." Wilma: "Wonderful." Impound Person: "Now that I know it's a military ship of non-Zacaw origin, you owe 500 dollars in order to reclaim it." Buck jerks himself forward as much as he can across the counter that separates him from the Impound Person, and motions his hands in a look like he wants to grab him, gritting his teeth in a mean expression. Wilma quickly takes hold of Buck and tries to pull him away from the counter. Wilma: "We're guests here remember? We don't want any trouble!" A Giver comes though the door behind Buck and Wilma. Buck backs off his rage and Wilma lets go of him. Buck, glaring at the Impound Person: "I have a credit chip, do you take them?" The Impound Person with a smile: "Yes we do sir." Giver: "You two Human?" The Giver says as Buck takes what looks like a data chip out of his pocket, then looks backwards towards the Giver with Wilma. Wilma: "We're Human." The Impound Person takes the chip from Buck. Impound Person: "And very rude Humans at that, Giver." Giver: "They don't know any of Marwa's teachings, that's why they're so rude [ beat ], and that's why I'm here." The Impound Person swipes Buck's chip through a cut on the business side of the counter and a screen pops up from it showing the number of 1928. Impound Person: "I see you have more than just the 500 dollar credit needed to get your ship back. Tell me, would you like it if the ship was checked and cleaned for hard water build up? It would only cost 200 dollars." Buck makes a mean face at the Impound Person and Wilma puts a hand on one of his shoulders. Wilma: "Buck, just the 500 dollars, then we'll leave with our ship and -." Wilma looks to the Giver. Giver: "[ beat ] Not only is it my title but it is also my name." Wilma turns her attention to the Impound Person. Wilma: "Only the 500 for the ship, please." The Impound Person then with a raised finger flicks it downwards a few times fast on the image of Buck's credit limit. As I.P. does this the number quickly drops down to 1428. Impound Person: "You may take your ship back now." Giver: "May I accompany them?" Impound Person: "Oh bless you Giver, you can." Cut to: ext: Impound Lot: The Z-87 is among many alien ships that all have one thing in common with it: in chains they're all bolted into the ground. Wilma and the Giver are standing near Buck, who's giving a tug at the chain holding down the ship. Buck looking at Giver: "You can help with this?" Giver: "Only in a spiritual manner, not physical." Wilma: "I'll try to find someone." Wilma goes off camera. Buck: "So what are you, a hospitality welcome?" Giver: "On this planet, we do not like having ones here that are not of the true faith. [ beat ] I was sent here to educate you of the teachings of your true god." Buck: "And what about of other things like this planet's culture, history?" Buck looks back to the chain bolting the Z-87 to the ground. Cont: "Where not to park a space ship?" Giver: "Sir, by Marwa's teachings those subjects are forbidden to be taught, I beg you never ask of them again while you’re here." Buck: "Where not to park a space ship? Why not?" Giver: "Not [ beat ] the space ship, the others. Be-cause if you question Marwa's teachings you might be sent to a very bad place and I don't want to see that happen to you. [ beat ] You and the female are the first Humans I've ever met; I don't want you to be the last." Buck: "Oh well tell me Marwa's teachings, I'd like to know why they're of such high importance to your people." Wilma walks back into the scene with a Helper holding a hand toll with two points on its tip. Giver gives a nod to Helper as he bends down to an area of chain that holds the Z-87 in place but has nothing touching it. Giver: "We of Marwa faith believe in charity to our Preachers to be of a greater good than prayer. That outside influencers to the faith should be condemned to punishment because it's with their word that they take Marwa's good followers to a place of deep sorrow and cold when they die." Wilma: "What are outside influencers?" Giver: "Please, your male friend already asked me of such things, I don't want to hear them spoken of again." Buck and Wilma look to each other; the Helper touches the tool onto the chain on its tips. Cont: "If this fact disturbs you about my faith, I - I suggest you leave." The tool glows and the link on the chain it's been touching turns to liquid metal and falls away. Wilma: "It doesn't disturb us; is there anything else we should know?" Helper pulls the chain off the ship. Giver: "Our High Preacher is busy with your representative, but I'd like to show you to a sermon that's going to be done by one of his apprentices." Buck: "And we'd love to see it." Giver: "Wonderful." Helper holds the tool to the broken link on the chain and the tool glows and makes the metal reform. End of Act Two: Beginning of Act Three: ext: Worshiping Place: A family of three is packed together outside of a very large marble building. There's a child and her parents; the dad looks to be in horrible shape and the mother not much better. The child which looks to be five or six years old is holding a sign that says, "Forsaken, please help." People walk past the family into the marble building. The ones who notice the little child which looks to be in desperation make noises of and turn away from the sight. After watching this sight for a couple of beats, Cut to: int: Worshiping Place: The inside to this place is vast with very little in furnishings. A crowd stands looking towards a tall podium that almost looks like a piece of art, and on which stands one of the apprentices Giver was speaking of. Little children sit on their parent's shoulders with more of a look of delight than those they're upon. Shouting Apprentice: "We were all created as equals: Enours, [ beat ] aliens alike, which I don't see any of here today." The crowd gives a roar of laughs, after that has died down. Cont: "They may be our equals in body, but mind? No no no my friends, [ beat ] they are not our equals in mind. Unless they follow Marwa's teachings, which most do not and that brings me to the point of why I asked for you all to come here today. [ beat ] We NEED, we all need to help out a friend that's very dear to us all, our state's High Preacher. He NEEDS all the help we can give him, because you know why?" Enour Woman: "To help the uneducated!" she says shouting. Apprentice, still shouting: "Thank you, [ beat ] We are an educated people, well-versed in Marwa's teachings. But the ones who come here from other worlds are not. They believe in other teachings, dangerous things, dangerous things that when one who has strayed from Marwa's teachings will lead them to miserable suffering in this life and the next beyond. Our Preacher NEEDS you through donations! These donations will help those who have strayed to relearn how wonderful their true god is!" A large donation basket starts getting passed around: some of the ones donating look very poor and fish around to find money to give. After the basket, which the camera is focused closely on, has been past though six or seven pairs of hands De-Pas'es hands take it and after a beat leave the camera's sight with it. Cut to: ext: Worshiping Place: The camera is focused on the family we last saw here. The child is no longer holding up the sign but is hugging her dad and the mother to her. They've had garbage throw on them, some of it messy, and the child looks fearful. De-Pas holds forth the donation basket to the family. The child is the first to take notice of this by looking at De-Pas a little confused at first but then smiles. The mother takes on a smile like the child's but the father takes no notice of it as his mind seems to be in another place. De-Pas: "Here." The Mother softly: "Thank you." She takes the basket from him. De-Pas beams with pride in the act he's just done, but the pride in his look quickly turns to anger as he turns behind himself to find some of the crowd from the interior of the building is there with angry looks on their faces. Enour Woman: "It's not theirs, it's the High Preacher's, give it back!" De-Pas: "Woman, do you have any morals?!" Cut camera to just beyond the crowd to where Buck, Wilma and the Giver are approaching the scene De-Pas has caused. Buck: "[ beat] What is going on here?" Giver moves to see what has caught Buck's attention. Giver: "Seems someone has violated Marwa's teachings." The three of them, still with Giver in the lead, push their way into the crowd that for the most part is enraged. Cutting the camera back to the family and De-Pas with Nuisance as always. De-Pas is crouched before them in a defensive look baring his teeth. Mother: "I don't think you can keep them away." De-Pas: "Maybe not, but I can give it my best shot." Child: "We need to get daddy to the hospital." De-Pas turns to look at the Mother; speaking in a soft voice: "Do you have any weapons?" Buck and the others have now pushed their way through the crowd into camera view. Buck: "De-Pas, what the hell are you doing here?!" De-Pas turns away from the Mother who has a shocked look on her face due to De-Pas'es question. De-Pas: "Helping these people." Giver: "Stirring up trouble. [ beat ] I heard in the crowd, you stole from the high preacher!" De-Pas: "They need help!" Giver: "They do not deserve help." Buck turning to Wilma: "I think we should have requested Yogurt to resend his transmission." Wilma: "One thing you have to give De-Pas credit for is his heart always seems to be in the right place in doing acts to cause social revolt." Giver still with his attention on De-Pas, Giver: "Only the High Preacher can give an ill one admittance to medical treatment. You had no right to give these people his money and make his judgment for him." At this De-Pas snaps in his anger and goes for Giver. In the same moment Buck tries to get in between De-Pas and Giver to try to stop De-Pas from beating Giver senseless. De-Pas does at least give one good hit to Giver before Buck holds him back. Also Wilma takes the place of De-Pas in protecting the family with the stolen money. Buck: "De-Pas!" De-Pas: "Why not!?" Buck: "Good point, but it won't help things." De-Pas'es limbs lose their look of impending rage and Buck lets go of him. De-Pas turning to Buck: "Then what will?" Giver gives a good hard punch to De-Pas which nearly knocks him off his feet. Cut to: int: Preacher's Office: The Preacher sits at his desk with his head in his hands. The computers still show a very similar display to what we saw on them earlier. As he sits here we hear him listening to a radio news report. V.O. DJ: "The visitors that have arrived here from different worlds today are causing what most are seeing as an unwanted stress on the local public's actions and conscience. One of these visitors who's being helped by the other two which we've been told are Human, is a Humdos, that's a fact I'm not too sure on folks. Humdoses are amphibians by nature but this alien appears to be a mammal. Guess the report could be wrong that I've been told the alien is from Miahgo. [ beat ] ANY WAY what has caused this disturbance is the quote unquote Humdos stole, I'm not kidding here, the Humdos stole the High Preacher's money. In a building of worship no less." The Preacher slowly rises from his desk and stares at the computers. V.O. Cont: "The Humdos is claiming the family he gave the money to needs it more than the High Preacher. And the Humans are helping keep what has become an angry mob of people at bay from attacking the family and also the Humdos." The camera cuts to solely looking at the computer screens. V.O. Cont: "What has made this scene something to toll on the public's conscience witnessing this is the family being defended by these outsiders, believes that there is more to life than Marwa's teachings that our whole socially has itself centered around. The parents have been teaching their child of things that aren't part of us. They've been to, [ beat ] well who knows how many lessons of being retaught Marwa's teachings but it doesn't seem to be taking them back on to the right path." The camera cuts back and the Preacher shuts off the computer which makes all the screens go black. V.O. Cont: "Due to their actions the High Preacher has deemed they receive no money to help them in combating any illness they take on. The Humdos, I repeat who I'm sure doesn't live by Marwa's teachings stole the money for helping them, intent to have them get treatment with it." As the Preacher heads to the door in the floor, V.O. Cont: "This listener raises questions about how good a people we are. Is it right to deny help to another because they don't believe as we do? To let them suffer and then that leads to more suffering? [ beat ] One of the Humans, the male I believe, asked if anyone in the mob knew the answer to the question, quote: "what's two plus two?" Well I'll be darned if I know, but it makes me wonder if to the rest of the universe, we, a people well versed in Marwa's teachings, are considered to be dim?" The Preacher disappears down into the door. End of Act Three: Beginning of Act Four: int: Radio Room: In this room sits the DJ we've been listening to in a nicely padded chair with the kind of layout you might see in a real radio station. Only instead of the machine taking CDs it takes data chips and there is a screen floating in mid-air showing in alien type what is going to be broadcast next. As this scene opens the DJ is still speaking as the Preacher enters through a Phasoft-door. Cont: "One of the High Preacher's apprentices was there when the Humdos made its initial action, but said and did nothing about the thief till after the Humdos had left the building." Preacher: "Stop your babbling now!" The DJ turns to see the Preacher then after a beat to acknowledge the sight. Cont: "Folks I have a treat for you now. The High Preacher himself has just decided to enter my presence to make comment on the situation going on right now." The Preacher in quick action turns off the DJ's work equipment. Preacher: "I said stop your babbling!" The DJ with an annoyed look: "It's news, it's my job, it's what I hope will be a change for the better." Preacher: "You’re fired and in your afterlife you'll suffer for this!" The DJ gets up from his chair. DJ: "Go ditto yourself." DJ leaves the room. Cut to: int: Entertainment Lounge: The place looks like a room that has been well-groomed to entertain any guests who enter it, with numerous large TVs coating one of its walls showing videos of many exotic looking locales around the planet. A business-dressed Enour stands before the TVs talking to Huer, who's in front of him sitting on a fine leather couch, watching the whole thing with a look of extreme boredom. Well-Dressed Enour: "[ beat ] And our deserts aren't like the ones you'd normally find on many other planets, um Earth included in that." Huer continues to show no look of life till Preacher bursts into the room. Preacher: "You’re at fault for it!" Huer turning to Preacher: "For what?" Preacher: "The other Humans that came with you, and that Humdos, I bet he's with you too!" Huer: "Humdos?" Preacher: "There is a Humdos downtown that stole my money to give it to a family that Marwa has forsaken; your fellow Humans are keeping my followers at bay from taking back my money and hurting the Humdos." Huer gets up from the couch. Huer: "There aren't any Humdoses working for the Defense Directorate, he isn't with me." Preacher: "The fuzzy thief has no respect for Marwa's teachings. Doctor Huer, I swear if you don't make your fellow Humans stop what they're doing right now I'll make sure your Defense Directorate is banned from this planet." Huer: "A "fuzzy" Humdos?" Preacher: "Are you listening to me!?" Huer: "[ beat ] I am and you know what? Colonel Deering and Captain Rogers are good people; I trust them in their actions. Preacher, we came here to investigate a cold belief told to us by an Enour from this planet. [ beat ] That Robin Hood act the fuzzy Humdos has done, and the fact my people are helping it, I believe their actions here have helped confirm what I was told." Preacher: "Leave this planet now!" Huer starts heading for the door. Huer: "Preacher, I'll leave but I won't rush to stop Deering and Rogers from what they're doing. I don't care if this act gets the Defense Directorate banned from this world but I think you should know that the Galactic Council is going to be hearing about this." And as Huer steps up to the door he turns back towards Preacher. Cont: "Have a pleasant day, Preacher." Cut to: int: Huer's Office: The air of this scene is of back at the beginning of this episode's teaser, with Huer and De- Pas where we saw them during that time. Huer: "That was a pretty noble act you did back there by helping that family, helping open up people's eyes. [ beat ] Buck didn't tell me how the riot ended; guess he's afraid I'll fire him or something. Tell me what happened?" De-Pas shifts a little in his chair. De-Pas: "Buck pointed out how morals were being used as it was going on. I [ beat ] I - I didn't you already hear about this?" Huer: "I'm not sure, but I did hear of a broadcast that upset the High Preacher. Of being told in it people were being asked to question if it was all really right." De-Pas: "The Child cried after being yelled at by the Giver; it broke them, it made the people let go of their hate." Huer: "[ beat ] A sad way to bring about change, but it has been done and nearly with no violence. De-Pas, I've heard of how you acted when the Thorcomen Defense Administration visited here, how you dealt with encountering your first Humdos since living on Miahgo. [ beat ] How would you like to give Beu-Pas and your wife a better home?" De-Pas looks to Huer with wonder. Cut to: int: De-Pas and Ge-Ja are packing suitcases as Beu-Pas sits on the bed watching them with Nuisance. Ge-Ja holds up a baby-sized sundress to De-Pas. De-Pas: "When did you pick that up?" Ge-Ja: "I picked it up back on Miahgo." De-Pas: "I thought you had everything stolen from you there." Ge-Ja: "One of our friends felt Beu-Pas could use something to go along with her jewels." De-Pas: "I've never seen a dress this pretty made for any Candos." Ge-Ja: "The dress wasn't made for a Candos." De-Pas: "Buck wasn't there when you got this dress was he?" Ge-Ja: "No, he wasn't." De-Pas smiles; Ge-Ja shows the dress to Beu-Pas who feels the material with a grin. Ge-Ja: "It will look even better with her in it on green grass." Nuisance takes hold of it as Ge-Ja starts moving it towards the suitcase she's working on. De-Pas: "Nuisance." Nuisance makes some chirps towards De-Pas. Cont: "You’re not assigned to me anymore, you can go now." Nuisance shakes its head no and does some more chirping. Cont: "You don't want to leave me." Nuisance makes a chirp that indicates "yes". Cont: "You do know what your name means right?" Ge-Ja: "De-Pas." Nuisance does some more chirping. Cut to: int: Defense Directorate / Main Entrance: Buck, Wilma, Huer, Dantin and Jade are here giving a send-off to De-Pas and his family, Nuisance included, with all their belongings packed by their sides. At this moment the camera is focused on Dantin. Dantin: "I never liked you but then again I never got to know you like your friends did. [ beat ] Stay out of jail ok?" Now the camera cuts on to Jade. Jade: "Stay cool, wolfman." Jade puts out a hand for shaking. Now the camera cuts on to Wilma. Wilma: "It won't be the same here at the Directorate with out you. If you ever need help with anything just call me." Now the camera cuts on to Huer. Huer: "I hope greatly I haven't made a mistake in letting you go; don't make me regret my decision about this." Now the camera pulls back so we can see the whole scene. De-Pas: "Nuisance is staying with us, you guys don't have to worry." Huer: "But Nuisance was assigned to you to keep you in your place, [ beat ] you still need that?" Ge-Ja: "The metal flee has grown on us, besides it doesn't hurt Nuisance when Beu-Pas bites it as compared to my husband." Huer quickly takes on a look of wonder. Buck to Huer: "Her little play mate." Huer: "I see." Turning back to De-Pas and his family. Cont: "I have a feeling Goodfellow never envisioned Nuisance's series of ambuquad being put to this use, but if it fits..." Buck pads De-Pas on his shoulder. Buck: "Don't do anything I wouldn't do." De-Pas: "But that takes the fun out." Buck gives De-pas a look. Cont: "Just kidding." End Of Act Four. The End. Roll Credits.