****Story****
(Note: This episode takes place after "Love & Rockets ", and "Leela's Home World"
All characters created by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen.)
(Special Thanks to: Kevin Mac, Kryten, Tzlk, and Erdrik... oh wait, that's me.)
(Futurama opening credits. Caption: To fix brain, Reboot.)
Leela yawns and pushes herself into a sitting position.
Its 5 minutes to 6 in the morning, and her room is still dark.
She stretches her arms and looks down to the sleeping body next to her.
He sleeps curled up in a ball, back facing her.
The person moans happily and turns over revealing Fry.
Leela smiles to her self, and watches silently for a few minutes.
Her alarm goes off breaking the moment. Barely audible the alarm doesn't stir Fry.
Leela leans over and shakes his shoulder.
Leela: (Softly) Wake up Fry.
Fry moans and turns back the other way.
Leela: Let's go Fry its time to get up.
She grabs his shoulder and starts to pull him back, but he resists.
Leela's hand slips and Fry pulls away, falling off the bed.
She leans forward to make sure he is alright, and his head pops up from the side of the bed.
Fry: ow.
Leela: Are you ok?
Fry: Yeah.
Fry gets up and sits on the bed whilst rubbing his head.
Leela gets up and walks over to the closet.
Fry watches her with a grin on his face.
Leela: Get up; we have a lot to do today.
Fry: (Annoyed) Fine.
Fry groans slightly as he bends over and starts collecting his clothing.
He has his Light Speed briefs, and his T-shirt on when Leela turns around.
She has found a robe and is now wearing it.
Leela: What are you doing?
Fry: Getting dressed.
Leela: Oh no you don't, come on we're taking a shower.
She walks over and grabs Fry's hand and pulls him to the other end of room.
Fry: (Annoyed) A shower?! I've never taken showers before, why should I start now?!
Fry pulls his arm away, and takes a step back.
Leela: (Sighs) Because I want you clean, and besides I don't think you heard me right.
Fry: oh?
Leela: (Seductively) I said 'We're' taking a shower. ... Together.
Grabbing Fry's hand again she pulls him into the bathroom.
Fry finally aware of what she meant says:
Fry: ooooooh!
A while later a robed Leela walks out of the bathroom, with a content smile on her face.
She is followed by a smiling and very happy Fry.
Leela picks up Fry's clothing and throws them over to him.
Leela: ok, now you can get dressed.
And remember, you leave first, piddle around for a couple of hours then go to work, k?
Fry grabs his cloths, sits on the bed, and begins to get dressed.
All the while he watches Leela getting dressed.
Fry: Alright, but I still don't see why we gotta keep this from the others.
Leela: Because they'll overreact and get all excited.
I don't want to have them gawking all over about us.
Fry: Whatever...
Fry, now dressed, gets up off the bed. But he stays, still watching Leela as she dresses.
Leela notices that he is watching, and blushes slightly. She picks up the robe and throws it at him.
Leela: Go on! I'll see you at work.
Fry backs out of the room smiling, eyes never leaving Leela.
* * * *
Planet Express building, Zoidberg, and Leela sit at the conference table.
Leela has an annoyed look on her face, and looks down at her wrist thingy.
The read out says: 9:52am.
Leela: (Thinking) Fry I said a couple of hours, not four!!!
Fry enters with Bender who is happily puffing away a cigar.
Hermes walks out of his office just in time to see Fry,
and Bender walk up to the table. Hermes stops and looks Fry over.
Hermes: Great, Hog of Trog, Fry! Yer clean!
Fry: Yeah, who knew the shower water did the work for you?
Fry walks over and sits next to Leela. Hermes watching with a look of disbelief.
Hermes: Well normally I'd be readin' de jobs fer today, but....
Who had T'ree years?
Bender: Not me. Mine was six. Damn faulty internal prediction calculator.
Bender leans back and nonchalantly takes a puff from his cigar.
Zoidberg: What? I missed out?
Zoiberg throws his pinchers into the air and starts bawling.
In the distant background Scruffy says:
Scruffy: Scruffy bet five years.
Hermes: Amy had one year, Farnsworth had 6 months, 3 days, an' 15 minutes,
an' I had neva, so d'at leaves ... mmm Leela.
Leela: Huh?
Hermes: Ya won de bet on how long it'd take Fry before he showered.
'Member, t'ree years ago?
Hermes has collected the money, and hands it over to Leela.
Everyone watches as Hermes hands her the money.
While they are all looking at Leela, Bender looks over at her
narrowing his eyes to slots, menacingly eyeing the money.
When they turn back he quickly returns to normal.
Flash back
The crew sits at the conference table, except for Fry.
They are about to start the meeting when Fry walks in, goes across the room picks
up a dirty pair of underwear, and walks back out. Everyone at the table grimaces.
Hermes: D'at boy's not taken a shower in four months!
I wouldn't be surprised if he neva took a shower any day in his life!
Bender: I'll take that bet!
Bender turns away for a second, sounds of humming as he makes a few calculations, then he turns back.
Bender: I'll bet he'll get cleaned up in six years time.
In the distant background Scruffy says:
Scruffy: Scruffy bets five years.
Leela: Oh come on. Give him more credit than that!
I'd say no more than three years... give or take.
Flash back
Leela: oh... now I remember.
Feeling guilty she looks over at Fry who seems to have zoned out
and isn't paying attention. For the moment her feelings of guilt pass, as annoyance swells.
Leela: Fry!! Stop day dreaming!
Fry jerks out of it and falls backward out of his chair.
Hermes: Yes, well on ta business...
We do have a delivery today, but Farnsworth is de one who set it up.
He wouldn't tell me what it was over de phone, so ya just have ta wait 'til
he's back from his trip to 'Old Fogies Against...'.
So in de mean, time ya just be cleanin' up an' keepin' maintenance.
Fry climbs up and sits in his chair again as Hermes speaks.
Fry: Old Fogies Against what?
Hermes: No one knows. Apparently de old fogies can't seem ta 'member what d'eir against.
So d'ey meet every few years ta argue 'bout what d'ey forgot.
Well, off ya go, an' no slackin'!
Hermes leaves, entering his office again, and everyone else stands.
Zoidberg heads over to the med. Lab.
Fry and Bender start walking over to the couch to watch TV.
Leela walks up and grabs Fry by the arm.
Leela: Hey! You're not skipping out of the work this time!
Amy's not here so you're going to help me with maintenance.
Fry: Awww...
Bender: Ha! Sucker! Don't worry Fry, Ill tell you what happens.
Fry: (Annoyed) Yeah. Thanks.
Bender: For a small fee of course... Heh Heh Heh, oh yeah...
Leela: (Annoyed) Whatever. Just be sure to make the meeting on time
Farnsworth is scheduled back at 11. Come on Fry.
She pulls Fry out of the room, as Bender sits down on the couch and turns on the TV.
In the hanger, Leela pulls Fry over to the lockers and opens one.
She starts pulling out all sorts of different tools, and equipment.
Leela: Ok, Fry. We're going to need to check the fuel lines, and the landing gear...
She pulls the last tool out and closes the locker turning to Fry.
She points the tool at Fry; the tip of it shooting sparks in Fry's general vicinity.
Fry squirms a little, as Leela continues.
Leela: ... And then we're going to test the fuel flow, and finally check our
Dark Matter reserves. Nibbler's been a little constipated lately...
Leela becomes a little less serious when she mentions Nibbler, and stares off into space for a second.
She quickly recovers, but a worried expression appears on her face.
She puts down the tool with the others, and grabs Fry by the shoulder.
Leela: But first I want to talk to you.
Leela pulls Fry behind the ship so they can talk privately.
She pulls out her recently acquired fortune, and turns to Fry.
Fry looks down at the bet money now in Leela's hand.
Leela: Look, Fry I...
Fry: You bet money on how long it would take before I showered?!
Leela gets a guilty look on her face.
Leela: I'm sorry Fry it was three years ago!
Fry: I mean look at all this loot! Yer rich!
Fry looks up from the money with a huge smile on his face.
Leela: You're not mad?
Fry: Mad? Why would I be mad?
Leela smiles, pulls him close and hugs him. Then she leans back.
Leela: And it's only $800, Fry. It's not really that much.
And no you can't have any.
Smiling at each other, they step apart. Leela kneels down and puts the money back, then stands again.
Fry: Darn... ehh, oh well. I got something better anyway.
Leela: (Curious) Really? What is it?
Fry leans in and stares into her eye. He gently brushes her cheek with his palm.
Fry: (Seductively) Oh, lots of things...
Leela: (Blushing) Oh... mm heh heh...
Fry wraps his arm around her waist and pulls her close, moving his other hand
back through her hair. Leela suddenly pushes Fry back.
Breathing heavily she steps back and brings up her hands.
Leela: (Excited) Errr... Not now, we can do that later ok Fry?
Fry: (Seductively) Why not now? We're the only ones in the hanger.
Leela: (Unsure) Well, because I... and then... ...
(Irritated) Because I said so!!
Fry: Awww...
* * * *
Later.
Leela is laying down belly up with her head underneath the bottom side
of one of the ship's fins. She suddenly reaches up with one of her arms, hand outstretched.
Leela: Fry, could you hand me the Wire Strippers?
There is no response.
Leela: Fry?
Again there is no response. She pushes herself out from underneath the fin and
sits up looking for Fry. She spots him with a wrench by the Fin, and she gets up getting
ready to scold him. Fry unaware of Leela is trying to unscrew a bolt from the Ships fin.
Just as Leela is about to reach him, he slips and flings the wrench halfway across the room.
Hermes walks in as the wrench flies, and it strikes him in the head with a loud clang.
Hermes' eyes zone out as he loses consciousness and falls to the ground.
Fry: oops.
Fry rushes over to where Hermes lay, with Leela close behind.
Leaning down Leela checks Hermes' pulse.
Leela: (Sighs) Ill take him to the med. lab.
Fry maybe it would be best if you go watch TV with Bender.
Fry: Woo-Hoo!
Fry rushes from the hanger, heading for the TV.
Leela gets a little annoyed with his reaction but inside she can't help but smile.
Fry slumps down next to Bender on the couch and starts watching TV.
After half an hour Bender changes the channel.
The screen shows that he has changed to another installment of 'The Scary Door'.
TV Show
TVNarrator: You are entering a place where ordinary people, do extraordinary things.
Where people's worst fears are brought to life, and where ketchup bottles
don't get that hard black ring around the top.
You're about to enter: The Scary Door.
The shows Main logo appears, then fades to a small town.
TVNarrator: The rising sun brings forth the new day, but the town is quiet still.
A glance to your right reveals one Elizabeth Powell.
Her day begins as it usually does, waking early in the morn, whilst
everyone else sleeps.
But today, is different...
Elizabeth Powell buys a cup of coffee, and tosses the Robot Merchant a coin to pay for it.
She turns to walk away, but the coin begins to inexplicably hover.
She is shaken, and stares at it for a minute, then slowly backs away before turning
and continuing to walk down the street.
She goes to the bus stop and notices that there is a line of people.
Powell: (Thinking) Strange. Usually no one but Robots are up at this hour.
Shrugging she gets in line and waits as the bus pulls up and people start boarding.
She is the last one to board, as she does, she looks up at the driver, who smiles with his mouth closed.
BusDriver: Room for one more.
The bus driver's mouth never opens, yet the words are clear and audible.
She gasps and rushes out of the bus.
She stops suddenly as a giant hand reaches down out of nowhere grabs her, and pulls her up and off screen.
The driver adjusts his hat revealing a third eye, smiles, and drives off.
TV Show
Bender pulls out a beer from his chest compartment and takes a swig.
Bender: What a load of crap!
Leela enters the room.
Leela: What are you guys doing? I told you the meeting is at 11, and its 11 right now!
Fry: (Glancing at wrist) 10:35 by my watch.
Leela: Fry that's not a real watch. It's a picture you drew on your wrist with a pen.
Fry: That doesn't make it any less accurate than my other watches.
Leela: (Sighs) Come on, let's go.
Everyone returns to the conference table.
Fry sits next to Leela, Bender sits next to Fry, and Zoiberg next to him.
Leela: Zoidberg, is Hermes ok?
Zoidberg: I think so,... though I couldn't seem to find his Gas Bladder. It may have degraded...
Bender: Moron!
The Proff walks in opposite to them and sits down. He begins to stare into space, saying nothing.
They sit looking at The Proff waiting for him to start the meeting.
Leela looks around the table then back at The Proff.
Leela: Hey, Professor Farnsworth, what's this delivery you...
Suddenly The Proff stirs, immediately interrupting her.
Proff: Good News Everyone! We've got another delivery into a dangerous planet
swath with man eating, tyrannical creatures of diabolical destruction!
Leela sighs and gets a indifferent look on her face.
Leela: (Sarcastically) Yay...
Proff: You need to deliver 50 crates of Radioactive Waste into the depths of Zessil 5.
Home to the race of giant radioactive Toad Men, said to have sharp claws and large sharp
teeth with painful, pain inducing poison. Not to mention the large boils,
and the easily contagious 2-foot warts! Oh my, yes, the warts!
Fry moans, and leans on the table.
Fry: We're boned... Tell me why we're doing this again?
Proff: Hmm... Oh, my, yes. Because they are paying an exuberantly large amount of money.
Everyone suddenly perks up, and leans forward. Including Bender whom only now is listening to the conversation.
Bender: WHA! Did I hear someone say 'exuberantly large amount of money'?
Proff: (Laughing) Oh, You won't be seeing any of it, outside your normal paychecks...
Fry and Bender slump back in their chairs and start grumbling.
Fry: We're double boned!
Leela: Why's that?
The Proff, whilst staring off into space, gets an excited look on his face.
Proff: With this money I can buy the Ionic- SubPartical-Discumbobulatic-Photonic-Generater I've always wanted!
Bender sits up and gives The Proff the bird.
Bender: Crank it up your Pie hole!!
Leela: (confused) What's an ISPDP Generator?
The Proff suddenly becomes suspicious.
Proff: NOTHING! It is Nothing, now leave me be!!!
Then he turns from them, and looks around as if he were being watched.
Quietly he whispers to himself.
Proff: She knows too much... Yes, ... The bacon must be stopped...
Slowly The Proff leaves, rubbing his hands together in a menacing manner.
The rest of them stare after him, confused, and wondering what that was all about.
Except for Bender, who doesn't give a rat's ass. And even says so.
Zoidberg gets up, and turns to the three.
Zoidberg: Yay! I get to go on a delivery with friends,
and sift through the garbage of another planet!
(Note: This episode takes place after "Love & Rockets ", and "Leela's Home World"
All characters created by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen.)
(Special Thanks to: Kevin Mac, Kryten, Tzlk, and Erdrik... oh wait, that's me.)
(Futurama opening credits. Caption: To fix brain, Reboot.)
Leela yawns and pushes herself into a sitting position.
Its 5 minutes to 6 in the morning, and her room is still dark.
She stretches her arms and looks down to the sleeping body next to her.
He sleeps curled up in a ball, back facing her.
The person moans happily and turns over revealing Fry.
Leela smiles to her self, and watches silently for a few minutes.
Her alarm goes off breaking the moment. Barely audible the alarm doesn't stir Fry.
Leela leans over and shakes his shoulder.
Leela: (Softly) Wake up Fry.
Fry moans and turns back the other way.
Leela: Let's go Fry its time to get up.
She grabs his shoulder and starts to pull him back, but he resists.
Leela's hand slips and Fry pulls away, falling off the bed.
She leans forward to make sure he is alright, and his head pops up from the side of the bed.
Fry: ow.
Leela: Are you ok?
Fry: Yeah.
Fry gets up and sits on the bed whilst rubbing his head.
Leela gets up and walks over to the closet.
Fry watches her with a grin on his face.
Leela: Get up; we have a lot to do today.
Fry: (Annoyed) Fine.
Fry groans slightly as he bends over and starts collecting his clothing.
He has his Light Speed briefs, and his T-shirt on when Leela turns around.
She has found a robe and is now wearing it.
Leela: What are you doing?
Fry: Getting dressed.
Leela: Oh no you don't, come on we're taking a shower.
She walks over and grabs Fry's hand and pulls him to the other end of room.
Fry: (Annoyed) A shower?! I've never taken showers before, why should I start now?!
Fry pulls his arm away, and takes a step back.
Leela: (Sighs) Because I want you clean, and besides I don't think you heard me right.
Fry: oh?
Leela: (Seductively) I said 'We're' taking a shower. ... Together.
Grabbing Fry's hand again she pulls him into the bathroom.
Fry finally aware of what she meant says:
Fry: ooooooh!
A while later a robed Leela walks out of the bathroom, with a content smile on her face.
She is followed by a smiling and very happy Fry.
Leela picks up Fry's clothing and throws them over to him.
Leela: ok, now you can get dressed.
And remember, you leave first, piddle around for a couple of hours then go to work, k?
Fry grabs his cloths, sits on the bed, and begins to get dressed.
All the while he watches Leela getting dressed.
Fry: Alright, but I still don't see why we gotta keep this from the others.
Leela: Because they'll overreact and get all excited.
I don't want to have them gawking all over about us.
Fry: Whatever...
Fry, now dressed, gets up off the bed. But he stays, still watching Leela as she dresses.
Leela notices that he is watching, and blushes slightly. She picks up the robe and throws it at him.
Leela: Go on! I'll see you at work.
Fry backs out of the room smiling, eyes never leaving Leela.
* * * *
Planet Express building, Zoidberg, and Leela sit at the conference table.
Leela has an annoyed look on her face, and looks down at her wrist thingy.
The read out says: 9:52am.
Leela: (Thinking) Fry I said a couple of hours, not four!!!
Fry enters with Bender who is happily puffing away a cigar.
Hermes walks out of his office just in time to see Fry,
and Bender walk up to the table. Hermes stops and looks Fry over.
Hermes: Great, Hog of Trog, Fry! Yer clean!
Fry: Yeah, who knew the shower water did the work for you?
Fry walks over and sits next to Leela. Hermes watching with a look of disbelief.
Hermes: Well normally I'd be readin' de jobs fer today, but....
Who had T'ree years?
Bender: Not me. Mine was six. Damn faulty internal prediction calculator.
Bender leans back and nonchalantly takes a puff from his cigar.
Zoidberg: What? I missed out?
Zoiberg throws his pinchers into the air and starts bawling.
In the distant background Scruffy says:
Scruffy: Scruffy bet five years.
Hermes: Amy had one year, Farnsworth had 6 months, 3 days, an' 15 minutes,
an' I had neva, so d'at leaves ... mmm Leela.
Leela: Huh?
Hermes: Ya won de bet on how long it'd take Fry before he showered.
'Member, t'ree years ago?
Hermes has collected the money, and hands it over to Leela.
Everyone watches as Hermes hands her the money.
While they are all looking at Leela, Bender looks over at her
narrowing his eyes to slots, menacingly eyeing the money.
When they turn back he quickly returns to normal.
Flash back
The crew sits at the conference table, except for Fry.
They are about to start the meeting when Fry walks in, goes across the room picks
up a dirty pair of underwear, and walks back out. Everyone at the table grimaces.
Hermes: D'at boy's not taken a shower in four months!
I wouldn't be surprised if he neva took a shower any day in his life!
Bender: I'll take that bet!
Bender turns away for a second, sounds of humming as he makes a few calculations, then he turns back.
Bender: I'll bet he'll get cleaned up in six years time.
In the distant background Scruffy says:
Scruffy: Scruffy bets five years.
Leela: Oh come on. Give him more credit than that!
I'd say no more than three years... give or take.
Flash back
Leela: oh... now I remember.
Feeling guilty she looks over at Fry who seems to have zoned out
and isn't paying attention. For the moment her feelings of guilt pass, as annoyance swells.
Leela: Fry!! Stop day dreaming!
Fry jerks out of it and falls backward out of his chair.
Hermes: Yes, well on ta business...
We do have a delivery today, but Farnsworth is de one who set it up.
He wouldn't tell me what it was over de phone, so ya just have ta wait 'til
he's back from his trip to 'Old Fogies Against...'.
So in de mean, time ya just be cleanin' up an' keepin' maintenance.
Fry climbs up and sits in his chair again as Hermes speaks.
Fry: Old Fogies Against what?
Hermes: No one knows. Apparently de old fogies can't seem ta 'member what d'eir against.
So d'ey meet every few years ta argue 'bout what d'ey forgot.
Well, off ya go, an' no slackin'!
Hermes leaves, entering his office again, and everyone else stands.
Zoidberg heads over to the med. Lab.
Fry and Bender start walking over to the couch to watch TV.
Leela walks up and grabs Fry by the arm.
Leela: Hey! You're not skipping out of the work this time!
Amy's not here so you're going to help me with maintenance.
Fry: Awww...
Bender: Ha! Sucker! Don't worry Fry, Ill tell you what happens.
Fry: (Annoyed) Yeah. Thanks.
Bender: For a small fee of course... Heh Heh Heh, oh yeah...
Leela: (Annoyed) Whatever. Just be sure to make the meeting on time
Farnsworth is scheduled back at 11. Come on Fry.
She pulls Fry out of the room, as Bender sits down on the couch and turns on the TV.
In the hanger, Leela pulls Fry over to the lockers and opens one.
She starts pulling out all sorts of different tools, and equipment.
Leela: Ok, Fry. We're going to need to check the fuel lines, and the landing gear...
She pulls the last tool out and closes the locker turning to Fry.
She points the tool at Fry; the tip of it shooting sparks in Fry's general vicinity.
Fry squirms a little, as Leela continues.
Leela: ... And then we're going to test the fuel flow, and finally check our
Dark Matter reserves. Nibbler's been a little constipated lately...
Leela becomes a little less serious when she mentions Nibbler, and stares off into space for a second.
She quickly recovers, but a worried expression appears on her face.
She puts down the tool with the others, and grabs Fry by the shoulder.
Leela: But first I want to talk to you.
Leela pulls Fry behind the ship so they can talk privately.
She pulls out her recently acquired fortune, and turns to Fry.
Fry looks down at the bet money now in Leela's hand.
Leela: Look, Fry I...
Fry: You bet money on how long it would take before I showered?!
Leela gets a guilty look on her face.
Leela: I'm sorry Fry it was three years ago!
Fry: I mean look at all this loot! Yer rich!
Fry looks up from the money with a huge smile on his face.
Leela: You're not mad?
Fry: Mad? Why would I be mad?
Leela smiles, pulls him close and hugs him. Then she leans back.
Leela: And it's only $800, Fry. It's not really that much.
And no you can't have any.
Smiling at each other, they step apart. Leela kneels down and puts the money back, then stands again.
Fry: Darn... ehh, oh well. I got something better anyway.
Leela: (Curious) Really? What is it?
Fry leans in and stares into her eye. He gently brushes her cheek with his palm.
Fry: (Seductively) Oh, lots of things...
Leela: (Blushing) Oh... mm heh heh...
Fry wraps his arm around her waist and pulls her close, moving his other hand
back through her hair. Leela suddenly pushes Fry back.
Breathing heavily she steps back and brings up her hands.
Leela: (Excited) Errr... Not now, we can do that later ok Fry?
Fry: (Seductively) Why not now? We're the only ones in the hanger.
Leela: (Unsure) Well, because I... and then... ...
(Irritated) Because I said so!!
Fry: Awww...
* * * *
Later.
Leela is laying down belly up with her head underneath the bottom side
of one of the ship's fins. She suddenly reaches up with one of her arms, hand outstretched.
Leela: Fry, could you hand me the Wire Strippers?
There is no response.
Leela: Fry?
Again there is no response. She pushes herself out from underneath the fin and
sits up looking for Fry. She spots him with a wrench by the Fin, and she gets up getting
ready to scold him. Fry unaware of Leela is trying to unscrew a bolt from the Ships fin.
Just as Leela is about to reach him, he slips and flings the wrench halfway across the room.
Hermes walks in as the wrench flies, and it strikes him in the head with a loud clang.
Hermes' eyes zone out as he loses consciousness and falls to the ground.
Fry: oops.
Fry rushes over to where Hermes lay, with Leela close behind.
Leaning down Leela checks Hermes' pulse.
Leela: (Sighs) Ill take him to the med. lab.
Fry maybe it would be best if you go watch TV with Bender.
Fry: Woo-Hoo!
Fry rushes from the hanger, heading for the TV.
Leela gets a little annoyed with his reaction but inside she can't help but smile.
Fry slumps down next to Bender on the couch and starts watching TV.
After half an hour Bender changes the channel.
The screen shows that he has changed to another installment of 'The Scary Door'.
TV Show
TVNarrator: You are entering a place where ordinary people, do extraordinary things.
Where people's worst fears are brought to life, and where ketchup bottles
don't get that hard black ring around the top.
You're about to enter: The Scary Door.
The shows Main logo appears, then fades to a small town.
TVNarrator: The rising sun brings forth the new day, but the town is quiet still.
A glance to your right reveals one Elizabeth Powell.
Her day begins as it usually does, waking early in the morn, whilst
everyone else sleeps.
But today, is different...
Elizabeth Powell buys a cup of coffee, and tosses the Robot Merchant a coin to pay for it.
She turns to walk away, but the coin begins to inexplicably hover.
She is shaken, and stares at it for a minute, then slowly backs away before turning
and continuing to walk down the street.
She goes to the bus stop and notices that there is a line of people.
Powell: (Thinking) Strange. Usually no one but Robots are up at this hour.
Shrugging she gets in line and waits as the bus pulls up and people start boarding.
She is the last one to board, as she does, she looks up at the driver, who smiles with his mouth closed.
BusDriver: Room for one more.
The bus driver's mouth never opens, yet the words are clear and audible.
She gasps and rushes out of the bus.
She stops suddenly as a giant hand reaches down out of nowhere grabs her, and pulls her up and off screen.
The driver adjusts his hat revealing a third eye, smiles, and drives off.
TV Show
Bender pulls out a beer from his chest compartment and takes a swig.
Bender: What a load of crap!
Leela enters the room.
Leela: What are you guys doing? I told you the meeting is at 11, and its 11 right now!
Fry: (Glancing at wrist) 10:35 by my watch.
Leela: Fry that's not a real watch. It's a picture you drew on your wrist with a pen.
Fry: That doesn't make it any less accurate than my other watches.
Leela: (Sighs) Come on, let's go.
Everyone returns to the conference table.
Fry sits next to Leela, Bender sits next to Fry, and Zoiberg next to him.
Leela: Zoidberg, is Hermes ok?
Zoidberg: I think so,... though I couldn't seem to find his Gas Bladder. It may have degraded...
Bender: Moron!
The Proff walks in opposite to them and sits down. He begins to stare into space, saying nothing.
They sit looking at The Proff waiting for him to start the meeting.
Leela looks around the table then back at The Proff.
Leela: Hey, Professor Farnsworth, what's this delivery you...
Suddenly The Proff stirs, immediately interrupting her.
Proff: Good News Everyone! We've got another delivery into a dangerous planet
swath with man eating, tyrannical creatures of diabolical destruction!
Leela sighs and gets a indifferent look on her face.
Leela: (Sarcastically) Yay...
Proff: You need to deliver 50 crates of Radioactive Waste into the depths of Zessil 5.
Home to the race of giant radioactive Toad Men, said to have sharp claws and large sharp
teeth with painful, pain inducing poison. Not to mention the large boils,
and the easily contagious 2-foot warts! Oh my, yes, the warts!
Fry moans, and leans on the table.
Fry: We're boned... Tell me why we're doing this again?
Proff: Hmm... Oh, my, yes. Because they are paying an exuberantly large amount of money.
Everyone suddenly perks up, and leans forward. Including Bender whom only now is listening to the conversation.
Bender: WHA! Did I hear someone say 'exuberantly large amount of money'?
Proff: (Laughing) Oh, You won't be seeing any of it, outside your normal paychecks...
Fry and Bender slump back in their chairs and start grumbling.
Fry: We're double boned!
Leela: Why's that?
The Proff, whilst staring off into space, gets an excited look on his face.
Proff: With this money I can buy the Ionic- SubPartical-Discumbobulatic-Photonic-Generater I've always wanted!
Bender sits up and gives The Proff the bird.
Bender: Crank it up your Pie hole!!
Leela: (confused) What's an ISPDP Generator?
The Proff suddenly becomes suspicious.
Proff: NOTHING! It is Nothing, now leave me be!!!
Then he turns from them, and looks around as if he were being watched.
Quietly he whispers to himself.
Proff: She knows too much... Yes, ... The bacon must be stopped...
Slowly The Proff leaves, rubbing his hands together in a menacing manner.
The rest of them stare after him, confused, and wondering what that was all about.
Except for Bender, who doesn't give a rat's ass. And even says so.
Zoidberg gets up, and turns to the three.
Zoidberg: Yay! I get to go on a delivery with friends,
and sift through the garbage of another planet!