Scene 13: [The control room of the Zhengian mothership. Khain is watching
the space battle from a window that takes up nearly a whole wall. He is
pacing back and forth. FIR is watching him worriedly.]
Khain: [to himself] They're putting up more of a fight than I thought they would…
[Suddenly, a guard comes running into the room, looking panicked]
Guard: The prisoners have escaped custody!!!
Khain: [whips around] WHAT????
Guard: [stands tall, though panting and looking a bit nervous] Yes, sir. They were being led to the termination chambers when some sort of wild animal got loose and distracted the guards. [even to him, this sounds weird] And they…um…left the prisoners behind…sir…
Khain: Incompetent fools!! FIR! Find them!
FIR: [bows submissively] Yes, Master. [the little robot hurries off]
Khain: Hmm…I think it's time to take some action, boys. [The workers and guards around him look up, surprised. Khain points towards the guards.] I want every soldier not fighting to be looking for the prisoners! And when you find them, I want them alive!!
[The guards hurry off. A worker hits a button on the console and a red lights starts flashing, alerting all other units of the prisoners escape.]
Khain: I'm going down to Irk…I'll lead the soldiers myself…
Worker: Are you sure, sir? There could be some danger…
Khain: [looks at the worker, irritated] Don't you think I know that?? Now what are you standing around for?? Ready my fighter!! NOW!!!
[Cut to somewhere in maze of corridors. Zim, Dib & Gaz are following GIR, who has a radar sticking out of his head. It spins slowly and beeps softly as they walk.]
Zim: Are you sure that things working right, GIR? At this rate, we'll never find the power core to this ugly thing!
Dib: Even if we find the power core, and destroy it…how long would that leave us to find the Cruiser and escape?
Gaz: Not long…maybe five minutes, tops. [Dib gulps]
[They turn a corner and almost fall off the edge of the floor into a seemingly endless pit! GIR wobbles uncontrollably, but Zim grabs his head and sets him back on the ground.]
Dib: Whoa…that must go on forever…
GIR: [in his metallic voice] Power Core Located!
[They all look up. In the middle of the void stands a huge metal tower, with ten feet of glowing crystals in the center.]
Gaz: [pointing at the crystals] What are those?
Zim: Bith crystals. They can only be found on planet Zhengia. Filthy mud ball!
Dib: Well…what do we do now? How do we get to it?
Gaz: The Bridge. [She reaches up and hits a small button on the wall. A metal bridge extends from the floor to the base of crystals. It continues from the opposite side of the core to the corridor across the pit.]
Zim: Yeah…yeah that works. [runs toward the crystals. stares at them for about three seconds] Watch me amaze you!!! I, myself, will destroy these crystals!! [pauses, looks at them again] GIR! Destroy these crystals!
GIR: Yes, my lord! [GIR rushes up to the crystals at full speed, stops the instant before he impacts, and bonks his head lightly on the crystals. Of course, nothing happens. GIR turns to face Zim.] Bad news, my lord! Operation was a failure!
Zim: [Slaps his forehead in disgust.] GIR! Use your vast array of weaponry!!!! [GIR looks at him stupidly] Use all your guns, GIR!
GIR: Ohhhhh……. OK! [Many laser guns come forth from GIR. He backs up (and Zim runs away) and launches a very impressive assault, which lasts a very long time (about 30 seconds so the audience doesn't get bored). GIR has a look of total concentration on his face. Huge volleys of red beams continue to impale the crystals, which are now completely covered from view by a smoke cloud.]
Zim: [Several seconds later:] GIR, I think that that's enough!
[Dib and Gaz ooohing in background.]
[When GIR finally stops and the smoke all clears away. All of the laser beams are piled on the side of the crystals, all pushing against each other, trying to break the crystals. At last, it becomes quite apparent that all of GIR's efforts were for naught, because the lasers give up and bounce off of the crystals, right back at our heroes, firing a twice their normal speed!]
All: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! [They duck down in the nick of time! The lasers go speeding overhead and down the hallway behind them, frying about a 100 guards, coming to ambush them.]
[FIR, who had been leading the guards, is the only one left standing, mainly because she's short enough to be missed. The foursome stands up and looks at her.]
Dib: [noticing the fried guards] Hey…that worked out nicely.
FIR: [a load of weaponry a lot like GIR's pops out of her head] I have been ordered to recapture you and continue your termination order. [looks a bit guilty] Sorry…it's nothing personal.
[Our heroes look at each other nervously.]
Khain: [to himself] They're putting up more of a fight than I thought they would…
[Suddenly, a guard comes running into the room, looking panicked]
Guard: The prisoners have escaped custody!!!
Khain: [whips around] WHAT????
Guard: [stands tall, though panting and looking a bit nervous] Yes, sir. They were being led to the termination chambers when some sort of wild animal got loose and distracted the guards. [even to him, this sounds weird] And they…um…left the prisoners behind…sir…
Khain: Incompetent fools!! FIR! Find them!
FIR: [bows submissively] Yes, Master. [the little robot hurries off]
Khain: Hmm…I think it's time to take some action, boys. [The workers and guards around him look up, surprised. Khain points towards the guards.] I want every soldier not fighting to be looking for the prisoners! And when you find them, I want them alive!!
[The guards hurry off. A worker hits a button on the console and a red lights starts flashing, alerting all other units of the prisoners escape.]
Khain: I'm going down to Irk…I'll lead the soldiers myself…
Worker: Are you sure, sir? There could be some danger…
Khain: [looks at the worker, irritated] Don't you think I know that?? Now what are you standing around for?? Ready my fighter!! NOW!!!
[Cut to somewhere in maze of corridors. Zim, Dib & Gaz are following GIR, who has a radar sticking out of his head. It spins slowly and beeps softly as they walk.]
Zim: Are you sure that things working right, GIR? At this rate, we'll never find the power core to this ugly thing!
Dib: Even if we find the power core, and destroy it…how long would that leave us to find the Cruiser and escape?
Gaz: Not long…maybe five minutes, tops. [Dib gulps]
[They turn a corner and almost fall off the edge of the floor into a seemingly endless pit! GIR wobbles uncontrollably, but Zim grabs his head and sets him back on the ground.]
Dib: Whoa…that must go on forever…
GIR: [in his metallic voice] Power Core Located!
[They all look up. In the middle of the void stands a huge metal tower, with ten feet of glowing crystals in the center.]
Gaz: [pointing at the crystals] What are those?
Zim: Bith crystals. They can only be found on planet Zhengia. Filthy mud ball!
Dib: Well…what do we do now? How do we get to it?
Gaz: The Bridge. [She reaches up and hits a small button on the wall. A metal bridge extends from the floor to the base of crystals. It continues from the opposite side of the core to the corridor across the pit.]
Zim: Yeah…yeah that works. [runs toward the crystals. stares at them for about three seconds] Watch me amaze you!!! I, myself, will destroy these crystals!! [pauses, looks at them again] GIR! Destroy these crystals!
GIR: Yes, my lord! [GIR rushes up to the crystals at full speed, stops the instant before he impacts, and bonks his head lightly on the crystals. Of course, nothing happens. GIR turns to face Zim.] Bad news, my lord! Operation was a failure!
Zim: [Slaps his forehead in disgust.] GIR! Use your vast array of weaponry!!!! [GIR looks at him stupidly] Use all your guns, GIR!
GIR: Ohhhhh……. OK! [Many laser guns come forth from GIR. He backs up (and Zim runs away) and launches a very impressive assault, which lasts a very long time (about 30 seconds so the audience doesn't get bored). GIR has a look of total concentration on his face. Huge volleys of red beams continue to impale the crystals, which are now completely covered from view by a smoke cloud.]
Zim: [Several seconds later:] GIR, I think that that's enough!
[Dib and Gaz ooohing in background.]
[When GIR finally stops and the smoke all clears away. All of the laser beams are piled on the side of the crystals, all pushing against each other, trying to break the crystals. At last, it becomes quite apparent that all of GIR's efforts were for naught, because the lasers give up and bounce off of the crystals, right back at our heroes, firing a twice their normal speed!]
All: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! [They duck down in the nick of time! The lasers go speeding overhead and down the hallway behind them, frying about a 100 guards, coming to ambush them.]
[FIR, who had been leading the guards, is the only one left standing, mainly because she's short enough to be missed. The foursome stands up and looks at her.]
Dib: [noticing the fried guards] Hey…that worked out nicely.
FIR: [a load of weaponry a lot like GIR's pops out of her head] I have been ordered to recapture you and continue your termination order. [looks a bit guilty] Sorry…it's nothing personal.
[Our heroes look at each other nervously.]