01x06 - X-Bomber Goes Forth!

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Space Pilot Hagenson. Space

Pilot John Lee. And I'm

Barry Hercules, doctor.

A mysterious sailing ship. The skull had

drawn Lamia towards it. The skull

then came under attack from the Imperial

Alliance, but was defended by Doctor Ben

and his crew. No contact was

established with the strange ship. Now

X-b*mber is returning to Moonbase.

Moonbase, Moonbase, X-b*mber

coming in to land. Open the launch doors

now.

Touchdown. Engines off.

Good. Take time to relax. You've all done

very well. I'm calling a meeting in the

conference room at 3:30. Yes,

Sir. That's moon base time.

Uh, relax. And that's an order. Make sure

that you boys aren't late for that

meeting, 3:30.

Maintenance crew stand by to refuel.

Are you feeling better, Lamia?

Yes. I'm sorry for the trouble I've

caused. Don't worry about it. Are you

working now?Yes, keeping the log

book. When you finished, you must take a

complete rest. But no, I insist.

Doctor, who do you think was piloting

that ship?I I have no

idea who, but I But what

doctor?They called on a secret

frequency for a special person in this

solar system.

However, Lamia, that special person may

not have been you. No,

I've already sent all the data to the

Earth Defense Forces.

General Kyle will be able to assess it

for us there. Doctor

Ben, the sailing ship has something to do

with my birth, doesn't it?

I just know it somehow. I

I feel it in my heart. A kind of

nostalgia. Now listen,

Lamia. Promise you will not act

recklessly in this matter until we can

prove what F01 really is.

Please. Yes.

At the Earth Defense Forces, data on the

skull was being examined by General Kyle

and the staff of Starfleet Command on

computer video.

Perhaps solving this mystery will help us

on Earth in our fight against the

Imperial Alliance. If only we

knew why they fire on it. We must

find out. But General, it's not possible.

I want X b*mber to trace that unknown

sailing ship. But in doing so, we're

weakening our defence structure, General.

A perfect time for Commander Makara

to attack. No, Commander Makara's true

objective is F01. She is

determined to possess it. She is not

interested in our immediate destruction.

And you think that the sailing ship might

be related to the F01 factor?

Exactly. That is why they

attempted to interfere with its

contacting us. I believe they were

afraid the sailing ship might take away

F01. You're saying that

Lamia is F01, General?I

don't know yet. Doctor Ben is the only

man who could find that out. We must

know the truth, gentlemen. I

leave him to deal with that problem.

It's unusual for the doctor to keep us

waiting. If it had been one of us, PPA

would have blown a fuse by now. Is there

something wrong?Here he comes now. At

last. He looks serious.

Doctor.

Apologies, gentlemen. Please be

seated.

I've had a communication from Starfleet

Command X b*mber. Has been

instructed to pursue and catch up with

that mysterious sailing ship. General

Kyle feels that solving this mystery

might help us to understand the true

nature of the Imperial Alliance threat.

That sounds exciting. But how are we

going to do it, Sir?A good question. We

have no data to follow. The expanse of

space is infinite. We will have to use

trace sensors. It's our only possible

chance. So far, X b*mber has operated

only within our own solar system. This

search will take us into the unknown

dangers, perhaps unimagined.

You must recognize this before we start.

What's the matter?The challenge is too

great. No, Sir. I can't know how long our

journey will take, but this I do know.

Whatever the duration of the journey, we

will find that sailing ship. Yes, Sir.

Lamia will accompany us on this mission

in spite of its danger. If I can

help. Sure. Speaking for all of us, a

lot of help for our morale.

We launch at six moon time tomorrow. Get

plenty of rest. All of you. Yes,

Sir. Alien battle cruiser on the screen.

Mars Quadrant. What?Try to make a

positive identification. Yes, Sir. This

is Starfleet Command. Do you copy Radar

Station 16?Have you more detailed data?

This is top priority. Order

yellow alert immediately.

It's Makara's battlecruiser.

Change that order to red alert. The

commander wants to talk to us. Open the

channel immediately. Starfleet

headquarters. This is Commander Makara,

Imperial Alliance. I have a proposition

to put to you. We're listening to you,

Commander. I don't wish to speak to

subordinates. Get General Kyle.

But Commander, what is your message?

General Kyle isn't. I'll talk to her.

Glad you're here, General.

Commander Makara, this is General Kyle.

General, we have a very simple demand.

Some Earth days ago, a shuttlecraft left

Pluto base in answer to a call from a

sailing ship called the Skull.

We want Lamia, who piloted the

shuttlecraft. I don't

understand. You still believe that she is

the F01 that you seek. What I believe is

not your concern. I have made you a

proposal. Hand her over and Earth will be

spared. Commander Makara, you cannot

believe I would seriously consider such a

trade. You are talking about a

human being after all. It's out of the

question. Many lives weighed against one

something. The Imperial Alliance would

not understand. General Kyle, I

put it to you. Turn this child over to us

or countless thousands of your people

will be annihilated. I've given you my

answer. So now make good your

threats or leave our solar system in

peace. I warn you, General. You will

regret this decision.

Your orders, General. Order X-b*mber to

launch #1. But General, they've got

orders to trace the skull. This is more

important. Scramble the Astro fighters on

Mars base. Keep that battle cruiser

cornered until X b*mber can get there.

Astro fighters taking off from Mars.

Arian, take command. Prepare to launch at

once. The fleet is ready.

Launch Imperial Fighters.

Here they come. Keep formation.

Let's give them a big welcome, fellas.

Calling crew of X b*mber. Report

immediately to your posts. 2 minutes to

launch and counting. Scramble all crew.



b*mber crew scrambling.

Doctor, what's going on?We've got

five hours left before we're due to

launch. Orders superseded.

Nakara's battlecruiser is en route to

attack Earth. Fighters from Mars base

have scrambled, but the skull will be

lost to us forever. Those are our orders.

Systems check. Electrical systems

OK. Laser systems OK. Power to main

engine doctor. Astro fighters from Mars

base are being annihilated.

Evasive action.

Their machines are no match for our

Imperial fighters. Recall our warriors.

Captain Aurion, is your mission completed?

Commander Makara, all enemy fighters

destroyed. Good. Set course for

her.



Laser ready. Electric's ready.

Launcher now.

Doctor, our forces on Mars have been

defeated. The alien battleship is now in

our pocket. General, we're on our way.

Commander X b*mber has taken off



fire. Direct laser blast. Laser blast

standing visor. Laser blast ready.

Yes, they did come. Arian.

Now we retreat. Retreat. Why, Commander,

when we are so near?Do as I say. But

Arian, there are times when it is more

prudent to wait than to fight. I don't

understand. You will soon see.

Now turn the ship around at once.

What's happening?They're retreating.

Doctor, shall I blast them with a torpedo?

No, wait. I don't understand their

strategy, but we should avoid any

conflict. Stand by. Turn the ship

around. We can return to our original

mission. Lucky break for those guys.

Doctor, thank you again. We seem to

be out of danger for the time being.

General Kyle, we cannot lose any more

time. The image of the skull will be too

faint for X-b*mber sensors to pick up.

If it fades altogether, we will lose it

forever, perhaps. We will

resume our original mission immediately.

But Doctor, I know what you're going to

say, General. Once we move, Makara will

follow us. The Earth will be out of

danger. So the danger becomes yours.

We're becoming quite used to that. I

think we're quite capable of handling it.

I know you are. Our thanks to you and

your crew, Doctor. Godspeed

and good luck. Goodbye, General.

Right. Take her away.

Commander Makara X Foma has changed its

course. Do you know where they are going

now, Commander?Of course they're

going after the sailing ship as I knew

they would. But Captain Orion, we will

follow them. Everything is going

according to my plan. They have fallen

into my trap.

Victory will be ours now. Aurion,

we will follow X b*mber to its grave.

Chiro, change course. Jupiter Quadrant.

Yes, Sir. Changing course to

Jupiter Quadrant. Be good to see Jupiter

again. Right. Hyperspeed. Steady as she

goes, boys. Yes, Sir. Lamia, try and get

some rest. Thank you. Sweet dreams,Lamia.

Take a look at the radar marking on the

screen. The sensors have traced the

course of the sailing ship we're looking

for. But we've lost the signal at this

point, I'm afraid. From now on, we will

have to rely on our own instincts.

Our chances of success on this mission

are slim. That's why we must use

every skill possible in our endeavor to

find the skull. Always remember, we

are being continuously tracked by a

merciless enemy. From now on, we're on

red alert. Yes, Sir. Does

this mean the Earth is safe now, Doctor?

Can they survive an attack without

X-b*mber to protect them?Difficult to

say. I can't answer that, but it's my

opinion. That the Imperial Alliance

are at this moment more interested in our

search for the mysterious sailing ship,

the Skull, than they are in Starfleet

Command or anything else on Earth. What

does this pirate ship want from us anyway?

I'd say a little date with our friend

Lamia. You saying Lamia is F01

Hercules?We don't know that, so please

don't feed that delusion. But Doctor,

we're talking some real strange situation

here. Why did Lamia go out in response to

that call from the Skull?I don't know. I

wish I did. Perhaps we'll discover

that when we find the skull.

Maybe that was the ship that brought her

to Mars as a baby.

Heads up, guys. Attack

Orion. Perhaps this will bring the skull

to the aid. Imperial fighters

launch now.

You will see. The Alliance shall follow.

Your doom is sealed. B. They're getting

too close to us. Let's give them the

slip. Evasive maneuvers. Change

course. 17 degrees starboard. Changing

course. 17 degrees starboard.

Hurry, 70 degrees to starboard. Hurry.

OK, PPA, I hear you.

Doctor, they're still following. We'll

swing round and use our main laser blast.

Action, Commander. They're on course for

destruction, as I planned.

Hey, what's happening to the controls?

They've gone haywire. PPA,

check them out fast. What's that?

What's that?Yes. Good morning. A lovely

day. A lovely day. PPA,

what's the matter with you?Good morning.

Ohh It's a delightful day. I'm

PPA. Perfectly

programmed. Android.

Perfectly programmed. The tin can has

flipped his lid. Control's

malfunctioning. Shyro, switch over to

manual. Take us out of here.

Watch it. You're out of control. Hey,

we're being pulled off course. Gyro, get

us back on course. Quick about it.

Look, what's that out there?

Black holes straight ahead. Fire

astro burners quickly.

Once in the void, we'll never get out.

It's no use. I can't control the ship.

Kick in those burners, Shiro,

before it's too late. Doctor, look

out a meteorite.

Just as I had hoped. Get out of

there if you can, X b*mber.

Your courage has drawn you into your

grave. Now there's nothing

that stands between us and F01.

X b*mber, searching for the mysterious

sailing ship and the secret of F01,

has been driven into a black hole, the

graveyard of space. Like Commander Makara

of the Imperial Alliance,

it's energy drained. X-b*mber drifts

helplessly in the vortex of a black hole.

They are attacked remorselessly by the

enemy. Can they counterattack, or has

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