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INT. FLYING PLATFORM - NIGHT
They fly over the eerie plain.
Ace is in conference with Proctor Sylex, the Sergeant, and
Suzie on 3-D video display.
ACE
Okay I admit I'm totally lost now.
PROCTOR SYLEX
This is new territory for all of
us.
SUZIE
Just go in there and tell them.
From the sidelines Sam guffaws.
SAM
Tell them what? That we puny little
humans are gonna boss around the
huge machines? And they're supposed
to let us?
In the video display Alyssa's face appears.
ALYSSA
Listen, Sam. There ain't no
Insectoid keeping me back now so
you better wake up! Don't you see
that what these people are doing is
just plain right? I'm gonna get you
if you don't quit the crap.
SAM
Aw, Alyssa, give me a break.
The Flying platform lands on the top of the huge gray cube
factory.
ACE
Sam. Lets do this: Why don't we all
give everybody a break? Call it
even. Where's the old Sam? Doesn't
this mystery compel you to discover
it's conclusion?
Ace shakes his head and walks away as Sam ponders.
Ace turns.
ACE
Sam. I know that this world is
dream a true for you. But you have
to quit being so selfish. A lot of
other humans DO NOT LIKE being
here.
Ace motions, pointing out the guards and gathering army.
Sam scuffs his foot. He grimaces, thinking.
SAM
Oh all right! You win. But promise
me you won't break it.
Ace smiles.
ACE
Okay Sam, if I break it, I buy it.
Lets go.
EXT. ROBOT FACTORY - NIGHT
They de-platform onto the smooth concrete roof of the Robot
Factory. Another platform lands and unbubbles.
A group of Insectoids clatter up and one separates himself
from the pack.
FISS
I will introduce you.
Ace is happily suprized.
ACE
Fiss! Old buddy! Glad to see you
get with the program!
Fiss whispers.
FISS
I really have no choice considering
it is MY pets that are the leaders
of the rebellion. Bad form and all
that.
Ace shakes his head, smiling.
ACE
You should relax, Fiss. This is
gonna be FUN. Now show me how to
get in this thing.
And he stomps his foot a few times.
THREEP
That dance means let me in?
A rumbling deep in the factory below them makes everyone
uneasy.
A circular section of the floor whooshes up, revealing a
small room.
FISS
Quite effective.
INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT
Fiss enters, Ace following, and a logjam of people after.
Proctor Sylex elbows his way through and stands next to Ace.
PROCTOR SYLEX
You should all back up and take
turns coming through the doorway.
Show a little decorum.
They all quit struggling and look at him. Then they back off
and wave each other in - after you, no after you.
The doors close suddenly and Sam hops in.
He smiles.
The elevator drops. Their hair and clothing goes upward.
THREEP
WEEEE!
INT. ROBOT FACTORY - NIGHT
The elevator opens to a huge empty area with hulking
machinery hanging from the rafters high above and on the
perimeter. They shuffle out.
A very deep voice rumbles to life.
HOUSE 1650 (O.S.)
I am House Sixteen fifty, and I am
the leader of the Robot Houses.
A huge dome house trundles up on it's wobblies.
ACE
I am the leader of the humans and
I'm here to...
HOUSE 1650
We know why you are here.
More dome houses roll up.
HOUSE 1650
We have been following your
progress and we are not pleased.
Ace puts his hands on his hips as the huge houses loom
threateningly.
THREEP
Uh oh.
ACE
I'll tell you what. I am not
pleased with YOUR progress!
The houses look at each other like: who us?
ACE
You are violating your own robotic
laws with this mandatory pet
erazation system you have in place.
HOUSE 1650
Which one?
ACE
The one that says you aren't
supposed to hurt us or by your
inaction allow us to be hurt.
The houses discuss this among themselves.
HOUSE 1650
Nobody is being hurt.
Ace points at them.
ACE
That depends on how you define the
word 'hurt'.
The houses shrug okay.
ACE
And I am being hurt every minute
that I am being forced to be a pet.
And so are others.
He gestures at the group, who all nod agreement.
THREEP
Not me! I like it!
Ace shakes his head.
HOUSE 1650
How are you being hurt? We register
no damage.
ACE
The damage is to my psyche and the
hurt is to my feelings. It is
probably not measurable but it is
very real.
The huge houses grumble in discussion.
Ace looks back at Sam, Proctor Sylex, and Fiss. They look
worried.
HOUSE 1650
No you are wrong.
Ace gets mad.
ACE
Baloney! I'm right and I'll prove
it somehow. Just because you robots
run this planet does not mean you
run me.
House 1650 shakes his processor nexus.
HOUSE 1650
I believe you do not understand.
You are wrong about this "hurt
feelings" being unmeasurable. We
have recalibrated and can now
measure it. We are sorry.
Ace switches emotional gears.
ACE
Oh. Okay. Cool.
Ace shakes the hands of Sam and Proctor Sylex and the
anterior tarsus of Fiss.
ACE
Very nice working with you.
He turns to the Robot Houses.
ACE
So now that this is over I want
transport back to earth as soon as
possible.
HOUSE 1650
What is over? Nothing is over.
Ace laughs nervously.
ACE
Yeah, okay, you could say that
nothing is over and that it is just
a new beginning but...
Interrupted again:
HOUSE 1650
No. There has been no change of the
status quo.
Ace is flabbergasted.
ACE
How can that be? Do you not agree
that forcing people to be pets is
wrong and is a violation of your
robotic laws?
HOUSE 1650
Yes, it is.
Ace throws up his hands.
ACE
Then what's the hold up? It's over,
isn't it? You need to vote? Mumble
a bit among yourselves then.
THREEP
Yeah!
Ace smiles at Threep on his shoulder.
ACE
(to Threep)
Thanks for your support.
HOUSE 1650
Once again I believe you do not
understand. We do not have control.
Everybody looks at everybody. Huh?
THREEP
Huh?
HOUSE 1650
Just as The Insectoids have humans
for pets and are the pets of us, so
we too are the pets of another
race.
Ace rolls his eyes.
ACE
And that would be?
HOUSE 1650
Why, the energy sources that we are
hooked up to.
ACE
They are alive?
HOUSE 1650
Oh, yes. Very. They love us.
Ace paces.
ACE
Well, fudge. I guess we will just
have to take it to them then.
Ace snaps his fingers.
ACE
Hey, why don't you guys just have
small proxy robots or 3-D video
screens to represent you? Then you
won't have to take your huge selfs
all over the place.
The Robot Houses rumble and mumble at each other.
HOUSE 1650
That is a very good idea. We will
write it down.
Ace paces more.
ACE
Now that we have you guys on board
we will fly to the Energy beings
headquarters. I'm taking it to the
mountain!
HOUSE 1650
How did you know they had their
facility inside a mountain?
Ace herds his group back into the elevator.
INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT
They wait for the elevator to close and go up.
Still waiting.
Ace shouts to the Robot Houses.
ACE
Hey! Could you send us up so we can
get going?
HOUSE 1650
Okay. But we will go with you.
A deep rumbling and tearing sound commences.
EXT. ROBOT FACTORY - NIGHT
The factory is surrounded by people and vehicles and flying
platforms in between the dome house skeletons.
The factory shudders then slowly lifts, trailing wires
clumped with dirt.
It makes a whining sound, going up in scale, then shoots off.
Mass confusion.
EXT. DORMANT VOLCANO - NIGHT
The glowing orbs that are the energy beings flow in and out
of the volcano hole looking like ants holding flashlights.
The Factory approaches in the sky.
EXT. FACTORY - NIGHT
They squint into the wind as it whips their hair and
clothing.
The flying factory swoops into the volcano hole, scattering
the orbs into swirling vortices.
INT. DORMANT VOLCANO - NIGHT
Inside the volcano is a huge chamber with a pulsing blue glow
drawing intricate patterns on the floor and walls. There are
holes in the walls that the orbs fit into.
The factory hovers in the middle of the chamber.
The orbs seem faded when they go in the sockets but stronger
when they leave.
The people on top of the factory, including Ace, are in awe.
THREEP
Wow. It is like I ate some bad jaka
berries and went to the weird
place.
A few of the orbs detach from the wall, join into one and
float over to the factory.
It pulsates as it speaks.
PRIME NODE FOO
I am Prime Node Foo, and I am the
leader of my people. We agree with
the principles of freedom that you
espouse.
Ace steps up.
ACE
Okay lets cut the baloney. You are
the pets of somebody so just tell
me who and we can get this over
with. Nice place though.
Ace smiles. Prime Node Foo's glow changes to orange.
PRIME NODE FOO
Yes you are right. We ARE the pets
of another race.
Ace and crew nod.
ACE
So go ahead and tell me what and
where they are.
Prime Node Foo laughs.
PRIME NODE FOO
Ha - ha - ha. Your ignorance is
amusing.
Ace talks through his teeth.
ACE
So tell me, please.
THREEP
Yeah, tell him.
PRIME NODE FOO
So you do not know, Threep?
THREEP
Nope.
How about you, Fiss?
FISS
No I do not.
House 1650 peaks out of the factory entrance.
HOUSE 1650
Nor I.
Prime Node Foo shrugs somehow.
PRIME NODE FOO
I thought it was obvious. We are
the pets of the Nanites.
Ace does a double take as the all say in unison:
EVERYONE
The Nanites!
Threep's Nanites change from a pattern on his hide to a cloud
face.
THREEP'S NANITES
Yes, the Nanites. Us.
Ace Slaps his forehead.
ACE
I'm gonna fall down and have a
seizure.
FISS
You too?
And Fiss actually does.
ACE
So you must agree on my stand,
then. Because you have not stopped
me.
Threep's Nanites shake their cloud head sadly.
THREEP'S NANITES
For a guy who is smart you sure are
wrong a lot.
The humans snicker as Fiss comes too.
FISS
It is not nice to make jest of the
infirmed.
ACE
(to Nanites)
Then why have I been allowed to
proceed
THREEP'S NANITES
This project exposes how deep the
cancer goes. The cancer of new
ideas that is killing our society.
We can now crack down on the proper
areas and everything will go back
to normal.
Threep realizes something.
THREEP
Hey wait a minute! You guys are my
pets and ARE NOT ALLOWED to act
like this.
Threep's Nanites shake their cloud head again.
THREEP'S NANITES
Sorry Threep, but just as Ace and
the rebels disobeyed their masters,
so to do we.
Proctor Sylex Speaks up.
PROCTOR SYLEX
But then are you not violating the
very principles that you say you
uphold?
Threep's Nanites wince.
THREEP'S NANITES
You stay out of this. We have to do
this one act of disobedience to fix
the damage that all the other acts
did.
Ace elbows Sam and backs up to the floating platform. Sam
motions to the sergeant and he follows, too.
ACE
So I have one more thing to show
you, let me get it.
THREEP'S NANITES
SEIZE HIM!
Ace hits the 'take off' button.
ACE
Hey that's my line!
The Platform bubbles over and takes off.
The Nanites dissolve their face and swirl after.
INT. FLYING PLATFORM - NIGHT
The Nanites form a club and hit the bubble so hard it cracks
and sends the platform off kilter.
Ace goes to the 3-D displays.
ACE
Suzie! Suzie! You there?
Suzie's image shows up. She is very worried.
SUZIE
Ace what did you do? The freaking
Nanites are going apeshit!
ACE
It's kinda complicated but we have
to stop them from stopping us.
The Nanites hit the bubble again. The crack extends.
SUZIE
They are taking over and the
Insectoids are cooperating. They
are making us be pets again!
ACE
We are fudged.
Sam Speaks up.
SAM
Maybe the caterpillar knows
something? They ARE his pets.
ACE
Yeah, good idea! Threep! How do we
control your pets and the other
Nanites?
Threep thinks.
THREEP
If you can stun them, I could eat
them.
SAM
And that would accomplish what
exactly
Threep thinks again.
THREEP
Well they would taste really,
really good.
Sam shakes his head, exasperated.
The Nanites hit the bubble again. The crack extends.
Ace jumps in.
ACE
Okay. But can you contain them?
THREEP
Oh yeah. I will lock them in their
room and make them stand in the
corner.
ACE
You have a room in your body?
THREEP
Oh yeah, Ace, lots of 'em. Only a
few with corners though.
Ace shakes his head.
ACE
Naw. You can't eat them all. There
must be another means of control.
Threep thinks.
The Sergeant throws a pistol to Ace and readies his rifle.
SAM
Hey give me a gun!
The Sergeant ignores him.
Sam turns to Ace, pleading.
Ace is not so sure.
ACE
Aw go ahead, but if he gets outa
line, take him out.
The Sergeant nods and tosses a pistol to the grinning Sam.
SAM
I won't let you down.
The final bash shatters the dome and it flies away in pieces.
They barely hold on in the wind.
Threep attaches himself to Ace's shoulder with a silk web
spun from his tail.
The Nanites swoop in towards them. Ace, Sam, and the Sergeant
fire crazily.
The stun gun shots punch holes in the nanite cloud making
parts of it crystallize and blow away.
The cloud pauses and regroups, smaller.
Threep realizes something.
THREEP
HEY ACE! Go to the hive! They have
a Control Module there.
They take out the rest of the cloud with a barrage of shots.
ACE
The hive? Okay why not.
He nods at the controls to the sergeant, who understands and
sets a course.
Ace struggles in the wind to the 3-D video screen and flips
it on.
ACE
Suzie! You there?
Suzie shows up on screen, highly stressed and breathing
heavily.
SUZIE
They have breached our outer
defences and are streaming in. We
are lost, Ace.
EXT. AUDITORIUM - NIGHT
The Nanites and Insectoids ring the huge building. The send
in attack parties through the entrances.
INT. MEDIA CENTER - NIGHT
Suzie and a small team of rebels have taken over the media
center and barricaded themselves in.
Ace shakes his head on a huge monitor hanging high above a
console where Suzie sits.
ACE
No, Suzie, hang in there. We are
going to the Hive to disconnect the
Control Module.
Suzie puzzles for a moment then lets it go.
SUZIE
I don't think we can hang in. The
whole planet is being taken back
over.
INT. FLYING PLATFORM - NIGHT
Sam pulls himself over, fighting the wind. He has an idea.
SAM
Suzie! Have them patch Ace into the
planetwide grid! Ace, you give a
motivational speech!
Ace is not so sure.
SUZIE
C'mon.
Ace nods okay. Suzie leaves the screen for a moment.
ACE
We must be desperate if we are
using middle management skills.
She returns.
SUZIE
Go ahead. You can do this.
She looks off screen, holds up three fingers, counts them
down, then points at him.
SERIES OF SHOTS:
1) Screens all over the planet are switched to Ace.
2) The restaurants.
3) Dome houses.
4) And Kiosks.
He looks very dramatic with the jagged edge of the broken
platform bubble behind him and the wind whipping his hair.
Sam and The Sergeant stand on either side.
INT. FLYING PLATFORM - NIGHT
The platform glides at a high altitude through whispy clouds.
ACE
People of... um...
Sam whispers in his ear.
ACE
People of Teegeeack! Today a
momentous event is happening.
People of all races and species
have thrown off the chains of
forced pet-erazation.
He looks earnestly into the camera.
ACE
But there are some, the Nanites,
who will not go along with the
wishes of the rest of the
population. They have thrown us
back in chains!
Sam and The Sergeant nod. Ace looks at Suzie and gets a
thumbs up. Threep grins then goes back to spinning silk.
He is really doing a good job, building up a nice layer of
silk.
ACE
So now I ask you to re-throw off
your chains and re-take back your
freedom!
Suzie,Threep, Sam and The Sergeant are not so sure about that
last sentence.
ACE
All of your leaders have agreed to
support the new society I propose.
But that is being threatened. I
need your help! Join me! Go to the
Hive in sector...
Threep whispers in his ear.
ACE
In sector 23-G. That's 23-G!
SUZIE
Bingo!
Ace Sighs. Then looks at the camera and points.
ACE
It is up to you, people of
Teegeeack! Let's do this.
Suzie starts clapping, soon joined by Sam and the Sergeant.
Suddenly the sounds of a roaring crowd erupts. It is Threep
making the sound. He has covered half his body with silk.
He smiles broadly, his mandibles wiggling.
ACE
Nice. You don't need to be anchored
once we are down and out of this
wind, do you?
THREEP
Naw, I just feel like doing it. No
big deal.
Ace shrugs.
ACE
Okay little buddy.
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