Alright! Time for another episode, uh, I mean, chapter of "Lost in Space, Season 1"! This week is episode #2, "The Derelict". Enjoy!
Penny Robinson's POV
Mom shot the rocket gun and missed Dad. I had been nervous when Dad's rope broke, but now I was scared. If Mom couldn't get him in, what would we do? Will, Judy, and I all turned to Don for a moment. He, too, seemed nervous and attentive. He didn't notice us look at him, and he gave no words of advice. Mom shot the line out again. This time, Dad grabbed it in time. The smile on my face was huge. There was hope, now, that Dad and Mom would both be alright! After what seemed like forever, they finally reached each other. But, our problems were nowhere near over.
The radar began to beep. Don walked over and checked it.
"It's a comet. It's headed our way." Don said. I didn't let myself listen. Judy questioned if it would hit us. I didn't hear Don's reply. He went over to the intercom. Don's side of the conversation was like this:
"John, there's a comet coming our way… I'd say we have a little over three minutes… Leave that for later!" Don practically shouted at my Dad. I watched from the window as Dad tried to fix the scanner.
"Don, does he have enough time?" I asked worriedly.
"To fix the scanner? Definitely. To come back safely? Possibly." he replied grimly. Well, that wasn't much for comfort. Luckily, Dad fixed the scanner in time. But, just as soon as he got back to Mom, the comet began to gleam in the starry sky (if you can even call it a sky). He tried to open the door, but it was no use. It was jammed shut.
"The heat expanded the metal!" He said into the intercom. Don quickly agreed to suit up and get in the airlock to open it. He tried as hard as he could. Will got an idea. He went over to the intercom and spoke to Don.
"Don, what about the fire extinguisher? Maybe they can blow open the hatch."
"Good boy. Tell Dr. Smith to get the big one from down below, and fast." Don replied. Will relayed this information to Dr. Smith, who promptly went below to get it. I looked at Will for a moment.
"Do you think they're still alive?" I asked. I was thinking that as long as they stayed alive for another minute, we'd all be okay.
"Sure, Penny, they've got to be." Will told me. Don pounded at the door. Judy went down below to see why Dr. Smith was taking so long. They both came back up, and we gave Don the fire extinguisher. For a few moments, no one spoke while Don tried to fix the door. I went over to the other window to check on Mom and Dad. What I saw upset me.
"They're not moving!" I cried out. We wished don would hurry up and make everything right. We could feel the heat of the comet. We all watched the comet for a moment. I saw another movement out of the corner of my eye. Don was opening the door! Don picked up my mom first, then my dad. He brought them inside. Dad woke up first. We crowded around to see if Mom was okay. She slowly awoke, too.
"Was I really out there?" she asked. My dad told her she really was. We drifted along for a while, with no idea where we were. My dad came over to my cabin to see how I was doing. I was listening to Shakespeare. He then left to see Will. Suddenly, we all heard the ship picking up a strange signal. We went upstairs to examine it.
We found Don, who had used calculations to try and figure things out.
"It's a spaceship!" Will said.
"Is it one of ours?" I asked. We felt the Jupiter 2 moving.
"It's pulling us in! I can't break away! We're gonna collide!" Don yelled. Dad ordered us to the back of the deck. What was going on? We followed Dad's instructions immediately. The Jupiter 2 was drawn in, slowly it seemed. We put down the landing gear and landed inside the alien ship.
"Hey, where's Dr. Smith?" Will asked.
"I confined him to his quarters before we landed-" Dad said. Will ran to get him. Until they came back, we tested the atmospheric levels. The oxygen seemed a little low. Will and Dr. Smith came back. Dad told them that he and Don were going to investigate. They wanted Dr. Smith to come with them. Will wanted to go, too. But, Dad said no. Dr. Smith then went to get the Robot, who would stand guard.
"I don't see why Dad wouldn't let me go with them." Will complained.
"We need a man here while they're gone." Mom said. Will looked a little happier, and I smirked at him slightly. Dad, Dr. Smith, and Don left the ship to investigate.
Mom, Judy and I were waiting for them to come back.
"They've been gone an awfully long time." I said.
"They haven't been gone that long. It just feels that way. Will is down below. Why don't you finish that game of chess? You might beat him." She told me. I smiled and went below. I looked around, but I didn't see him.
"Mom! You'd better come down quickly, he's not here!" I called up. Suddenly, something was wrong. Everyone was back , but we were in danger. We all got inside. Dad yelled for us to lift off.
"Here they come. And here we go, I hope." Don said. We lifted off and broke through.
We drifted for a while, until we reached a planet with a mass close to that of Earth's. We don't know, as of now, what we will do. I hope that all goes well.
Okay, this one wasn't too good. I hope that you liked it, though. I'm sorry it took so long, but I have finals coming up at school and I've been studying. Don't forget to tell your friends and review! Also, I only take requests. I won't do other episodes unless there are no requests.
Yours,
Anna
