SEP 18 2060
PM 05:19:36
Scene continues where it left off. Alan looks flabbergasted and yet frustrated as to the woman's declaration that he was to contain a certain threat. The scene shows of Alan talking to a woman wearing ragged, skimpy clothing. The woman was a tad muscular and carried herself well.
Alan had sighed and knew that there might be an altercation if he did not comply. He was well aware what 115 inmates would do to him if pooled together. Rubbing his temples, the footage showed him surrendering to that certain possibility.
"It was my intention indeed." said Alan admittedly with a nod. He looked away from the woman Evelyn, hoping she wouldn't ask him to elaborate.
"What intention?" she asked carefully but at the same in a demanding tone.
Sighing, Alan thought he might as well admit his mission. "I'm a detective. I was ordered to investigate the planet you're mentioning. I did not know that there was going to be a small moon and I wasn't sure where I was supposed to go so I went to this one. I figured as small as it was, it wouldn't take me long to go through it."
"What exactly are you looking for?" Evelyn asked.
"To me, an explanation. But that is my business. I am trying to look for a crashed ship called the LOURDES." Alan said adamantly. Now he was beginning to stand despite the overwhelming weakness. "Now you answer a question: how come I've never heard of this installation until now?"
Evelyn seemed to ignore his question and became confused. "No ship crash-landed on that planet a year ago! Unless of course, you must be referring to the one that crashed eighty years ago."
Alan seemed to do a double take all over again. This day was just full of surprises so far. He thought he just heard that he had lost eighty years. "What the hell are you talking about?"
Evelyn seemed to ponder now. "It makes sense. Your ship…we found it in a desert here. It must have stayed there that long…."
"I have absolutely no idea what you're on about." Alan cried.
"The installation was built here fifty years ago. No one, not even the company knew of another ship that crashlanded here on this moon. You've been sleeping for eighty years." Evelyn said marveling in wonder.
"You're confused…" Alan shook his head in denial. He then picked up the camera.
SCENE CLOSES UP ON ALAN'S FACE
"See look? The date says September 18 2060!" he yelled.
SCENE NOW SHOWS EVELYN'S FACE AS SHE LOOKS AT LENS
"Your device has not been updated. It was turned off when your ship was in distress and once it was turned back on, it picked up where it left off. It was frozen just like you were." Evelyn pointed out calmly.
Alan had a look of horror on his face and it seemed to spread to his whole body when his legs started shaking. He sat back down on the bed trying to breathe in and breathe back out despite the overwhelming air.
"Look we need you. Now we can go the very planet that every person is afraid to go to for over a hundred years." Evelyn said desperately.
Alan frowned. "How come no one has ever gone to that planet?"
"Because of a horrible threat that resides within its endless dark places. It is the one planet where the truth lives."
"What truth?"
"A terrible plague of horrific wonders. We do not know exactly. All we know is rumors of …strange beings of a biomechanical nature."
"Why do you need me?"
"You're the only one who can commandeer your own spacecraft. We have fixed your ship but once we tried to fly it, we couldn't. It needed your access codes."
"Assuming you are telling me the truth, why do you want to go there yourselves?"
"To destroy this said threat."
SCENE CHANGES
SEP 18 2060
PM 05:30:41
"-Not until I get some answers..." Alan had said strictly. He and Evelyn were having an unknown discussion. The camera was facing Evelyn, who was standing in front of him.
CAMERA PANS DOWNWARD AS ALAN DRESSES HIMSELF QUICKLY
"We told you everything we know! Now we already have an escape planned out. The headmistress right now is being distracted."
"Are you serious? The plan is happening now?" Alan had asked incredulously.
"Why do you think I wanted you to wake up minutes ago? We waited long enough until your hypersleep symptoms wore off. Now we gotta go, one of my girls is already in your shuttle." Evelyn then grabbed Alan by the arm and the camera began to shake from left and right.
"Wait-" Alan protested.
CAMERA ANGLES UPWARD AS ALAN IS PICKED UP
Soon they sprinted out of the room in a hurry. Camera becomes a distorted blur as they entered a narrow hallway with rooms on both sides. The rooms had bars on the sides.
"What about the guards?"
Traveling down a dilapidated-looking corridor with dim lights shining from above, Evelyn ran holding Alan's hand. "We have them subdued."
"How did you do all of this?" Alan panted as he ran.
"I'll explain once we get to your ship!"
SCENE CHANGES.
SEP 18 2060
PM 05:54:34
Explosions occurred all around. Mayhem was practically a constant. The camera was getting out of focus do the movements done by Alan. The camera then panned right to a certain ship. His ship. It was stationed in a large, dark dome-like structure. Alarms blared throughout the building. The action had been going on for a while now. Alan who had been on the floor for a second before footage recommenced, looked around frantically from the entrance to the chamber to his ship. He eventually got up when Evelyn came to his aid.
"Come on!"
"What the hell's going on?" Alan cried.
CAMERA FOCUSES ON INTERIOR OF SHUTTLE NOW. Almost twelve other women of different backgrounds are already aboard. Looking back and right, Alan caught a glimpse of them gearing up and belted up.
"The emergency system has been activated. In the unlikely attempt that someone escapes, security protocol is activated to ensure the suspect doesn't escape. In this case, the weapons system has been activated." Evelyn said as she strapped herself in her seat, Alan came up from behind her.
Alan was now seated in the captain's chair and was already powering up the engines.
CAMERA POV:
Console buttons on dashboard light up and the whole ship starts to hum with life. Outside constant explosions continued to occur and now female guards made their way to the scene, every one of them holding a rifle.
"Gun it!" someone cried behind Alan.
As soon as Alan punched in the right coordinates, the ship's buttons began to glow brighter and the ship's thrusters blared.
Outside the window, everything began to stay on the ground as the ship rose up. The ship then gained momentum and sped upward. Several shots were heard from outside the ship and Alan hoped he would get out soon enough before any projectiles hit anything critical. Attack cruisers were already shown in sight and began firing at them. The ship then shook from the hits.
"The guards are here! We need to get in space right now!" Evelyn cried.
"We're going." Alan assured her.
CAMERA POV:
Alan's hands were gripping tight on both levers and tried to pull them to his chest level as hard as he could. Camera then turned to the ship's front window where the opened roof was seen. The sky was a deep orange.
"Hang on!"
OUTSIDE THE WINDOW:
Everything was left behind as the ship sped so fast that the clouds and atmosphere disappeared for good. All that was left was the blackness of space. Everything felt so light now. He had made it.
"We're off Joyly 218."
Feeling a glimmer of content sweeping over him, Alan was stunned literally and figuratively when he lost such satisfaction and instead found consciousness.
CAMERA POV:
Close up to an unknown woman dragging an incapacitated Alan to the back of the ship. The camera turned to static.
SEP 18 2060
PM 07:09:56
CAMERA POV:
Close up of a large oval shaped roof with a black complexion.
Alan woke up and breathing heavily. He looked around and saw that he was in a weird setting. Everything had a dark, slimy, sinister look. He looked around as he saw a large chamber bigger than he ever thought. It was circular in shape and the walls had a skeletal design. He saw the women including Evelyn forming a circle around the very panel he was laying on.
"What the hell is going on now?" he cried out to them. "What is this place?" he yelled.
There was no answer from any of the women. They only gave him a slight smirk.
"What was the reason for bringing me here?" Alan yelled at the top of his lungs.
"For you to be an ordered, advanced, civilized visitor..." a voice called out.
CAMERA PANS TO A FIGURE WEARING A TRENCH COAT AND HOOD OVER HER FACE.
As soon as the figure approached Alan, she pulled her hood back revealing a gorgeous-looking beauty.
"It can't be..." Alan muttered in shock.
Alan gasped and because he did, it meant that it was a revelation. He had seen the woman before from his old records. The woman had short, wavy hair. Her skin had a shiny complexion to it but one thing Alan was sure of, it was one of the survivors from LOURDES, it was Erica, the android.