Lost in Space: "Wanted Man…"
Summary: Smith's past…And the Space Tribunal catch up with him.
Stranded once again due to needed repairs on an unknown planet in a star system far from Earth (or Alpha Centauri), the Robinson, Major West, Dr. Smith, and the Robot are about to encounter an old foe. Several, actually.
Part 11…
The females having pulled back out of sight with a very reluctant Dr. Smith…
"Zachary, you're safe now." Maureen embracing a hapless Smith.
"My dear lady…"
"Oh, yes…" she intones. "Your own dear, dear lady…"
Judy, annoyed glance, holding her own gun having released Penny from her grip. Penny now also holding laser trained at the group
"If you wouldn't mind releasing the man I love." Nancy Pi-Square frowns.
Before I shoot my own mother? Yeah. Judy inwardly agrees. Penny grimly glancing.
"Please, Mrs. Robinson. Only I am capable of properly loving my Father/owner." Verda, gently pulling her off Smith.
"Let me go! Shoot this thing, Judy! Zachary?!" Maureen wails as Verda gently pushes her away.
"Ladies?! Please. Lets not fight over me."Smith urges. "I might be hurt. You know I have a delicate back."
"If he's enjoying this, risking his life or no…" John mutters as he, Will, Farnum and the Robot watch. Will regarding him nervously. Sagramore at his equipment, frowning.
Really should have taken a quick memory booster course before checking out this stuff on Antares IV.
The Chariot pulls up, Don emerging…Staring at the scene…
"What the…?" Seeing Maureen grabbing for a nervous, glum Smith surrounded by the girls, that alien girl of Farnum's, that highly dangerous killer femal robot the Robot was supposed to have reprogrammed and left several planets behind, and that android, Verda.
He turns to John, by Will and the robot, and that Farnum character. John sighing, shrugs.
"How can we get Dr. Smith to safety?" Judy demands. "Mother, can you fly the ship?"
"Actually, I can." Maureen notes. Penny, Judy staring…
What?
What? Smith stares. You mean, with a bit of minor seduction…Laced with threat…?
But of course, Redeemed now. Oh, the pain.
"But the repairs aren't complete…" Maureen sighs. "I'm sorry Dr. Smith. But…" she turns Verda and Nancy.
"Your ship would be destroyed anyway, if you tried to take Dr. Smith." Verda notes.
"Destroying is bad. I don't like destroying." The female robot notes.
"But my ship might make it. Though…" Verda hesitates.
Oh,no…Judy…Penny…Maureen glare.
No way are you going without us.
"My ship. Or rather, Farnum's…." Nancy, cutting in. "It's huge and should be able to hold them off till we escape their planet blockade."
"I don't trust them." Judy to Maureen…Verda standing firmly by Smith. Nancy as well.
"Don't make me hurt you, kid." She notes to Penny trying to slip in to hug Smith.
"You have no choice." Nancy notes.
"Mr. Farnum won't let you steal his ship." Penny, accusing.
"I already did. He just barely managed to get on board."Nancy shrugs. "I have the control codes. Now if you want a chance to stay near my beloved and help protect him, lets go."
"We should take the Chariot."Maureen suggests
"We'd never make it in that heap. No offense." Nancy shrugs. "We'll have to teleport to the ship, soon as we can break through the Tribunal's barrier."
"How did you come down here?" Judy, suspicious. "If they're blocking your device…"
"They're blocking Dr. Smith, not me or Farnum."Nancy frowns. "If you want him in pieces or left behind…?"
"All right…But can you clear this interference?" Maureen, urgently.
"I don'tknow…Maybe not. But I think she could." Nancy eyes the female robot.
"Can you breakthough the alien tribunal's interference and save Dr. Smith?!" Maureen addresses the robot.
"I can break through that field interference…" the female robot replies. "Does Dr. Smith want me to?"
"Now just a moment, ladies…"Smith frowns.
…
"Can you pinpoint the alien force's source, Sir Sagramore?" John eyes Sagramore.
Don staring at Farnum who shrugs and smiles. "Major West, good to see you again." And Sagramore…The weird alien knight? Now out of armor and using some kind of high tech?
"Long story…"Will hisses, seeing Don's stare.
"Tis a wily, devious creature…Rotating his or her frequencies at a quantum level. Give me a moment, Professor." Sagramore fiddling with his arm controls.
"Don't worry, young William." Farnum sighs. "Your mother loves you, she didn't mean to shoot at you. I can tell you how overwhelming a possessive force can be, believe me."
"I know, Mr. Farnum. I just don't want them hurt."
"It will be all well, son. Don't fret. The great Farnum B is here."
Never fear, Farnum's here…The Robot thinks.
Still, at least he sincerely means it. Even if he hasn't a clue what to do.
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"Now, Zachary… " Maureen, to a nervous Smith, insistent that he will not be teleported or telephoned anywhere. "We're trying to save you."
"And once I figure out that ship, I'll get us safely away from all of them…I'll bring you back to Earth or some nice planet we can hide on…" she whispers.
"Mrs. Robinson. My hearing levels are quite good. If you try to take Dr. Smith from me…" Verda eyes her.
"Dr. Smith belongs to…Us!" Penny insists.
Well, me…
"Girls? Lets make our getaway and fight to the death over him later." Nancy suggests.
"You're right, -Square." Judy nods.
And about fighting to the death…
"Are you ready to clear the field?" Verda asks the female robot.
"Whenever Dr. Smith wishes…"
"I don't! I won't go!"Smith insists.
"Zachary…" Maureen sighs.
"You have to get us to the ship! Now!" Penny insists to the female robot.
"If Dr. Smith doesn't wish me to clear the field, it wouldn't be nice to clear it." The robot replies.
"Stupid hunk of…!" Penny, kicking.
"Dear Penny, cease and desist!" Smith cries. "She may have a self-defense circuit!"
"I do but it wouldn't be nice to use it to do harm. I don't like doing harm. Could I manufacture you a drink or distort the field influencing you, little human girl Dr. Smith is fond of?" the robot asks Penny.
"If she distorts the alien field and the human women are released…"Nancy hisses to Verda.
"It would affect us as well."Verda insists.
"Not with a personal shield."Nancy smiles, reaching for a device concealed on her boot, but collapsing as Maureen quickly shoots her.
"Dear lady…!" Smith cries.
"I've only stunned her. I heard what she said." Maureen grimly, eyeing the collapsed Nancy.
"So you mean to betray us and steal Dr. Smith for yourselves…?"harshly to a stunned Verda.
"It wasn't my plan. Your weapon won't affect me." Hastily.
"Maybe it won't." fires.
"No!" Smith cries. Hmmn…Oh, well then… Verda, unaffected.
"I don't lie, Mrs. Robinson. But I see I must cancel our little alliance."
"My dear girl…"Smith hisses to the female robot. "Please deactivate Ms. Verda. Nonfatally, please."
Verda collapsing in turn.
"Non-fatal is nice. I like being non-fatal." The robot notes.
"Stop!" Maureen, holding gun to Smith's head.
"Oh, my…Dear lady? Unhand me!" he cries.
"Mom! Drop your gun or I'll shoot!" Judy cries.
("Oh, this is just wonderful!" Zalto exalts, waving arms in cape. "Shoot, shoot, use your primitive weapons! There will be blood yet!")
"Wait, Judy! Zachary…Not till you have the robot shut herself down." Maureen arch look. Keeping gun to his head. "Girls, I know what I'm doing…" To an anxious Judy, Penny, training their guns on her.
("Oh this truly is my greatest feat yet!"Zalto exclaims. "Yes, Master. Even better than your attempt on Gemma III." "That was nothing…Though profitable to have the Protector's daughter loot the Treasury for love of me.")
"Zachary?" Maureen, insistent. "Have her shut down or I will shoot you. I'd rather us both dead than lose you!"
("That robot's all you got, Smith! She won't shoot…Actually I think she will, if alls lost." Zalto beams.)
"I'll shoot too, you, Mom, me. I love you, Dr. Smth!" Judy cries.
"I will too!" Penny joins in.
"Ladies! This is insane! Robot!"
Trigger squeeze at forehead..,.Started…
"Oh, very well! Robot, my dear girl. Shut yourself down! Immediately!"
"If you'd like me to, Dr. Smith. Shutting down. Don't forget to register me and name me…" the bright white light of her main interface going dark, arms descending.
"There…There…I've done it…Now…" Smith glares
"I'm so sorry to have frightened you, Zachary. I love you." Maureen lowers gun but holds Smith. "Lets go…"
"Go? Go where?" he eyes her.
"Mom?" Penny eyes her.
A valid question, really…
"I don't know…Wait…" Maureen ponders.
"I hear them coming…Dad and Will and the others!" Judy cries.
"Guns, girls!" Maureen calls, Holding Smith firmly.
("Ah, at last…"Zalto beams. "A bloody lasershootout! Delightful…")
…
"Ladies, please…Some one is going to suffer. Namely, me!" Smith tries.
"Wait…" Maureen pauses. "They and the Tribunal don't know the others are unconscious or that the female robot's deactivated. Lets leave them and go in closer, before they can see!"
"But…" Judy frowns.
"Leave it to me, dear." Maureen, waving hand. "Please come along, Zachary. And say nothing. I don't want to have to stun you."
"Indeed…"
She puts gun to his head.
"Mom!" Judy, Penny.
"Indeed, I suppose discretion is the better part."Smith notes. "Onward, ladies."
Don't worry, Dr. Smith…Penny thinks. When I shoot Mom and Judy to have you for myself, I won't be fooling with stun settings..
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Don, leading Farnum …
"Are you quite sure about this, Major? I'm not all that good with…Weapons." Farnum notes as they move forward, Don with laser at ready. Farnum sniffing at the primitive laser in hand.
"Your robot was a pretty good weapon as I remember…" West eyeing him.
"Well, yes…Every businessman needs protection. And Mord was very good protection. Till Nancy deactivated him while trying to steal my ship without me." Farnum sighs. "But the personal use of weapons…"
"Don!" Maureen's voice. "Stop where you are. Is John there? I want to talk to him!"
"He's busy, Maureen."
"Sneaking behind us?" Maureen smiles. "Or is he trying to figure out a counter to what's affecting us?"
"Can't say…Sorry." Don keeping weapon up. "How you doing, Smith?" to the nervous Smith.
"And I know, you're innocent." Grin.
"Indeed I am, Major…"Smith nods.
"We have that robot. She's obedient to Zachary. Don, I don't want to harm you or even those aliens…" Maureen tries. "We just want to take and go somewhere safe. Just let us go."
"And leave John and Will? Maureen, you don't know what you're saying."
"We don't want to be restored, Don. We love loving Zachary." Maureen, insistent.
"I always loved him!" Judy calls.
Maureen sighing…Dear, get on with it…I asked you not to give away your position till you got in position.
"Where's Nancy…?" Farnum calls, concerned. "Mrs. Robinson? Has she returned to my ship?"
"She's fine…I'm willing to leave her, with you, Mr. Farnum."
"What have you done to her, Mrs. Robinson?! The way she's been acting, she'd never stay behind here!" He calls, anxious.
"She'd be fine. If you let us go." Maureen insists. "Now, drop your guns…We've got you surrounded."
"She's right, Don!" Judy from his right. "Don't make us hurt you!"
"Yeah!" Penny from his left.
"Mrs. Robinson… A word?" Smith hisses to her. "About that offer to take me to Earth?"
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