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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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