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[[ | [[0010 (Wing Commander Prophecy cutscene|0010]] is a cutscene from [[Wing Commander Prophecy]]. It is part of the introductory series of cutscenes. | ||
It shows the Kilrathi prophecy, the arrival of the [[Nephilim]] and [[Lance Casey]] and [[Max Garrett]]'s arrival on the [[TCS Midway]]. | It shows the Kilrathi prophecy, the arrival of the [[Nephilim]] and [[Lance Casey]] and [[Max Garrett]]'s arrival on the [[TCS Midway]]. | ||
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Production | Wing Commander Prophecy |
Type | Plot |
Series | Introduction |
Disc | CD1 |
Run Time | 7m24s |
Scenes | 1-3 |
Locations | Kilrathi Temple, Space (Nephele), Flight Deck |
0010 is a cutscene from Wing Commander Prophecy. It is part of the introductory series of cutscenes.
It shows the Kilrathi prophecy, the arrival of the Nephilim and Lance Casey and Max Garrett's arrival on the TCS Midway.
- Download: 0010.mp4
Transcript
Characters
Speaking
- Kilrathi Priestess
- TCS Devereaux Communications
- Murdoch
- Drop Two
- Priest
- Lance Casey
- Max Garrett
- Jean Talvert
Non-Speaking
Vehicles
Translations
Wing Commander Prophecy's cutscenes were dubbed for the German release.
German
- Download: 1_S.mp4
DVD
A DVD version of Wing Commander Prophecy was developed but not released. It contained almost every cutscene from the CD-ROM release. Mark Day has provided a copy.
- Download: 0010.mp4
GBA Port
Destination Software has released a video showing the GameBoy Advance version of Wing Commander Prophecy's introduction. The GBA port renders the game's cutscenes in-engine.
- Download: wcpgbaintro.avi
Script
Shooting Script
A Wing Commander Prophecy Absolute Very Last Ultimate Final Draft Script dated April 30, 1997 and used during the game's shooting has been provided by Mark Day.
EXT. SPACE -- G'MARRA SYSTEM
Two Piranhas scream into frame. They're piloted by LANCE CASEY
and MAESTRO, newly graduated cadets from the Confed Flight
Academy.CAPTION: Nephele System.
- CASEY
- (V.0.)
- C'mon, Maestro, lost your touch?
- MAESTRO
- (V.0.)
- Just limbering up, pal.
They bob and weave in the blackness, trying to outrun each
other.
- CASEY
- (V.0.)
- I've been ahead of you since tre
- last jump point.
- MAESTRO
- (V.0.)
- Watch and learn from the Maestro
- himself.
Maestro accelerates, moving dangerously close to Casey.
- CASEY
- (V.0.)
- Ooooohh...can't beat me that easy!
Casey pours it on and leaves Maestro in the dust as the first
distant glimpse of a Confed carrier appears on the black
horizon.
- ANDERSON
- (V.0.)
- Incoming Piranhas, this is the TCS
- Midway. You are entering
- restricted Confed military space.
- Reduce speed to zero-six-zero and
- set approach vector to E-44. Do
- you copy?
- CASEY
- (V.0.)
- Awww, it was just getting
- interesting. (beat) Midway we read
- you. Reducing speed and adjusting
- vector for approach.
- (CONTINUED)
CONTINUED
- MAESTRO
- (V.0.)
- Take us around back, Casey. I've
- been looking forward to this for a
- long time.
- CASEY
- (V.0.)
- You act like teenager on a first
- date.
The space fighters bank and turn.
- CASEY
- (V.0.)
- Wow, lock at her! (beat) I just
- hope they got all the bugs worked
- cut.
- MAESTRO
- Relax. Except for routine tours,
- Confed hasn't seen any action in
- years.
EXT. SPACE --MIDWAY
Glory approach of the two fighters.
- ANDERSON
- (V.0.)
- Welcome to the Midway. You are
- cleared for landing.
They land their ships on the FLIGHT DECK.
INT. FLIGHT DECK
Casey and Maestro walk away from their fighters, flight bags in
hand, heading towards the DECONTAMINATION CHUTE.
- MAESTRO
- This is it, Case, the big time.
- CASEY
- Great, our first duty--ferrying
- Piranhas to some hi-tech bucket of
- bolts in a jerkwater system.
- (CONTINUED)
CONTINUED
- MAESTRO
- Perspective, Mr. Casey. I've
- brought something that'll make the
- long cold nights here breeze by,
- especially with the right
- company...
Maestro produces a bottle.
- CASEY
- Altairian Brandy! Isn't that
- contraband? Where'd you get it?
- MAESTRO
- Call it a diplomatic perk. From
- the Consulate General's privat
- reserve.
- CASEY
- Well, put it away, Stoop, before we
- end up in the brig.
- MAESTRO
- What are you worried about, Casey?
- This ain't flight school anymore.
He begins to pack the bottle back into his bag on the deck.
- STILETTO (OS)
- TEN-HUT!
They stand abruptly. Maestro's bag falls open and the bottle
rolls forward across the floor- -onlyto be stopped by a black
boot. A hand reaches down and picks up the bottle. They follow
it from the boot...into the eyes of STILETTO. She studies the
bottle for a moment.
- STILETTO
- Second Lieutenants Casey and
- Garrett, I presume.
Casey nods.
- STILETTO
- First Lieutenant Jean Talvert,
- cailsign Stiletto. I'm acting
- commander of the Diamondback
- Sauadron...your initial assignment
- here on the Midway.
She glances down at her hand-held ICIS, checking their orders.
- (CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: (2)
- MAESTRO
- (aside to Casey)
- How'd a First Lieutenant rate a
- whole squadron?
- STILETTO
- (not looking up)
- Because I'm that good, Mr. Garrett.
- (something catches her
- eye on the ICIS)
- Apparently your reputation proceeds
- you. It seems the CAG would like
- to discuss that little incident
- with the Aitairian Consulate's
- daughter.
- CASEY
- (aside to Maestro)
- So, it really was his private
- reserve?!
Eyes cold, Stiletto turns her attention to Casey.
- STILETTO
- And you...Mr. Casey, if you think
- that having a famous father will
- cut you any slack around here,
- you're dead wrong.
- CASEY
- Respectfully, I'm here on my own
- merits.
- STILETTO
- Let's hope so, because around here
- you live or die by your flight
- stats. Understood?
- CASEY
- I collected the highest scores of
- any cadet at the Academy--
She cocks an eyebrow.
- CASEY
- --Sir.
- STILETTO
- Along with the most demerits, as I
- understand it?
- (she moves closer)
- This is a make or break shakedown
- cruise for us...
- (MORE)
- (CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: (3)
- STILETTO (Cont'd)
- and I don't have time to play
- babysitter. Got it? Now get
- yourselves registered on the system
- and--
- (she tosses Maestro the
- bottle; he almost
- drops it)
- --stow this swag before the CAG
- sees it. You're in enough trouble
- as it is.
Stiletto shoots them a hard glare, but almost smiles to herself
as she turns and walks off.
- CASEY
- Well...that went well.
- MAESTRO
- Welcome to the Midway.
Main credits end. Casey just shakes his head and turns to log
in to the system. He hits a few switches on the console.(CG: Console screen comes to life.)
Casey logs in. In an ANGLE from screen, they gather their gear.
2/28/97 Draft
A Wing Commander Prophecy First Draft Script dated December 18, 1996 has been provided by Billy Cain.
- PROLOGUE
fade in:
EXT. SPACE - ASTEROID FIELD
CAPTION UP reads: Kilrah System. Hold on the vast, seemingly
endless field for a moment, then a huge, tumbling ASTEROID
appears from BEHIND CAMERA.Track with the enormous rock until it is suddenly bathed in the GLOW
of a TRACTOR BEAM, freezing it in place. As a BRILLIANT LASER hacks
into the asteroid, we REVEAL...
THE DEVERAUX (BEGIN CREDITS)A LARGE RESEARCH VESSEL. It cuts into the asteroid with an ore laser,
exposing a wide gash of glittering, glowing substrata. After several
layers are ripped away, the laser disengages and backs off. We HEAR:
- DEVERAUX'S CAPTAIN (VO)
Initial recovery phase complete. Begin core extraction.
SEVERAL SMALLER VESSELSClose in to pick at the tumbling rock with their grabber arms like
eager crustaceans. We hear comm chatter from the various pilots...
- VARIOUS ND PILOTS (VO)
Initiating core sample extraction... specimen analysis proceeding as
per -- watch out!A chunk of the asteroid breaks off, spinning away. The smaller
vessels scatter, barely avoiding collision.
ON THE DEVERAUX'S BELLYA hatch opens, another SMALL VESSEL drops into view...
- DEVERAUX'S CAPTAIN (VO)
Launching pursuit team. Good hunting, people.
... and zips off after the runaway asteroid. GO TO:
INT. SMALL SHIP - PURSUING ASTEROID CHUNKPacked with instrumentation; there is barely enough room for its two
person (human) crew, MONROE (female, 38, sharp, knowledgeable) and
O'NEIL (48, balding, and a longtime colleague.) Sunlight pours
through the craft's forward observation dome; illuminating their
faces.
- O'Neil
She's coming up fast.
- Monroe
(all business)
Tap reverse thrusters; deploy manipulator arm.
EXT. SPACE - THE SMALL VESSEL AND THE RUNAWAY ASTEROIDAs it approaches the tumbling chunk and latches onto it with an
articulating claw.
INT. SMALL SHIP - MONROE AND O'NEILTapping controls with smooth, practiced movements.
- O’Neil
Gotcha.
- MONROE
Time to take her home --
She breaks off as an INTENSE RED GLOW suddenly pours through the
forward dome.
EXT. SPACE - THE SHATTERED REMAINS OF KILRAHThe semi-exposed core of the planet still glows with internal
radiation, while some of the magma remains flash frozen in the cold
of space, creating a grotesque but fascinating sculpture of
destruction, surrounded by slowly spinning asteroids.The small ship flies through the shot; the shattered heart of Kilrah
dwarfing it.
INT. SMALL SHIP - MONROE AND O'NEILTheir faces bathed in the dead planet's RED GLOW. O'Neil is pale.
Monroe manages a smile.
- MONROE
Relax, O'Neil. Kilrah is a dead planet; she can't hurt you.
- O'NEIL
But the Kilrathi can. You think the Sivar Renegades like the idea of
grave robbers picking through the bones of their home world?
- MONROE
(heated)
First of all, we're not grave robbers; we're scientists. And second -
- the nearest Renegades are at least two jumps away --Their sensor panels suddenly light up like a Christmas tree. O'Neil
reacts to the data on his console...
- O'NEIL
We have an Unknown Object. Close enough to touch.
EXT. SPACEA tiny, strangely shaped device drifts in the void of space;
seemingly inert. As the Small Ship closes in...
INT. SMALL SHIP - PURSUING ALIEN DEVICEMonroe quickly taps a series of controls.
- O'NEIL
Analysis?
- MONROE
Indefinite. Could be space junk; a probe of some kind...
- O'NEIL
Or a Sivar spy eye.
They exchange tense looks. Monroe shrugs.
- MONROE
The odds are against it. Let's bring it in.
- O'NEIL
And what if it is a spy eye, and it's booby-trapped?
- MONROE
(dry)
Then your ex-wife goes to bed tonight with a big smile on her face.
EXT. SPACE - THE SMALLER VESSEL AND THE ALIEN probeSlowly and carefully, the smaller vessel tries to lock onto the probe
with another articulating claw.
INT. SMALL SHIP - PURSUING ALIEN DEVICEThe two scientists observe as the alien probe looms beyond the clear
observation dome; dead ahead. Tension builds while the claw closes in
on it. Then...
EXT. SPACE - THE ALIEN PROBEAbruptly comes to life, small thrusters blazing on its sides. It
dodges away from the grasping claw and zips up to the small vessel --
to scan it with a BRIGHT BEAM. As this beam slowly sweeps across the
tiny ship...
INT. SMALL SHIP - ON MONROE AND O'NEILThe probe's Beam spills through the clear, glass dome, emitting a
shrill, alien SOUND as it bathes the two scientists in an intense
glow. They scream in pain, grabbing their ears. Every console goes
crazy; alarms sound, lights flash.Then their vessel abruptly loses power; consoles and systems whining
down. The beam passes on; the stunned scientists now illuminated only
by the indirect sunlight pouring in through the craft's observation
dome. Then the emergency power comes on-line; providing limited
illumination as a shaken O'Neil vainly taps controls.
- O'NEIL
Main systems down; backups barely functioning.
- MONROE
(to comm)
Devereaux. This is Pursuit Team One. We require assistance.
Devereaux...Nothing but static in reply. Then O'Neil taps Monroe, points off.
They both stare through the dome at...
EXT. space - the alien probeTurns about to point toward empty space. Its tip begins to GLOW... we
hear another STRANGE SOUND... and then WAVES OF VARIEGATED ENERGY
RIPPLE OUT from the probe --
INT. SMALL SHIP - ON MONROE AND O'NEILMonroe and O'Neil are suddenly and violently buffeted from side to
side as...
EXT. SPACE - NEAR SMALL SHIPIn a burst of light and color, A GIANT WORMHOLE GATE dramatically
appears. Like the jaws of a huge speculum; the gate's four "towers"
slowly "force" open this area of space -- two on each side like twin
pairs of folding scissors facing each other -- then lock into place.
We get a chilling glimpse of the SWIRLING, MULTI-COLORED channel of
the WORMHOLE beyond the four, gateway towers -- then giant, shadowy
forms appear inside it.The dark forms glide through the gate and into a stunning FULL SHOT.
We see two, distinctive ALIEN CAPITAL SHIPS (our SHIP KILLERS) and
several much smaller (and similar to each other) FIGHTER-STYLE CRAFT.One Ship Killer pulls away from the other vessels. It passes close to
the asteroid and the tiny vessel still attached to it.
INT. THE SMALL SHIP - ON MONROE AND O'NEILThe two react with fear as the huge Ship Killer passes so close it
threatens to crush them against the nearby asteroid; its vast,
endless hull filling the dome.
- O'NEIL
Dear God!
EXT. SPACE - THE SHIP KILLERAs it heads toward the Devereaux and her support vessels. We hear her
Captain's hail...
- DEVERAUX'S CAPTAIN (VO)
Unknown alien craft -- this is the Confederation Research Vessel
Devereaux. Do you read me?
INT. DEVERAUX COMM STATIONThe ship's CAPTAIN stands over a COMM TECH at her console; the huge,
alien ship visible on a VIEWSCREEN.
- DEVERAUX'S CAPTAIN
Please acknowledge. What are your intentions?
They both react as a large, distinctive deflector shield flares to
life on the nose of the first Ship Killer.
ext. space - the first ship killerThe glow of its deflector shield reaches an incandescent level, then
emits a SWIRLING BALL OF ENERGY PLASMA. At its center is a tiny,
glowing ENERGY EMITTER; the power source for the PLASMA BALL.This streaks toward the Devereaux and strikes it amidships. BLUE ARCS
of GLOWING ELECTRICITY crackle across the Devereaux, which glows red,
then white hot, then EXPLODES.Not only the Devereaux, but all her support vessels evaporate in a
cloud of flaming debris; a mini-nova of amazing force.PAN off this devastation to reveal Monroe and O'Neil's small ship
still adrift, and intact, behind the Ship Killer.
INT. SMALL SHIP - ON MONROE AND O'NEILA shock wave knocks the craft loose from the asteroid and it spins
off; out of control. The two scientists cry out with fear as they
tumble towards...
EXT. SPACE - A VERY DENSE ASTEROID FIELDThe rubble of Kilrah.
INT. SMALL SHIP - ON MONROE AND O'NEILMonroe grabs the controls, thrusting this way and that through the
nightmarish maze of destruction visible beyond the dome. O'Neil
reacts to a console.
- O'NEIL
Deflectors at half power and falling.
- MONROE
Channel auxiliary power to deflectors, activate emergency
thrusters...
INT. SMALL SHIP - ON MONROE AND O'NEILThey eventually emerge, miraculously intact, on the other side of the
field -- and settle to a stop.
INT. SMALL SHIP - ON MONROE AND O'NEILAs they both sigh with relief.
- MONROE
For my next trick...
And then a shadow looms over them through the dome...
EXT. SPACE - SCIENTISTS' VESSEL AND ALIEN SHIPOne of the small craft closes in on the scientists' tiny vessel. The
nose of the alien ship SHIMMERS, becoming semi-translucent as it
reveals the vague, inhuman shape of its pilot.
INT. SMALL SHIP - ON MONROE AND O'NEILMonroe and O'Neil stare at the alien ship and its bizarre pilot...
- O'NEIL
Your move, beautiful.
A SHARP CLANG overhead; the entire ship shakes. Both scientists look
up in shock as...
EXT. SPACE - SCIENTISTS' VESSELAnother alien ship has clamped down on the scientists' vessel from
above!
INT. THE SMALL VESSEL - MONROE and O'NEILThe ceiling hatch's locking wheel begins to nudge forward. O'Neil
leaps from his seat, tries to hold the wheel shut, finally blocking
it with a large spanner. This works for a moment...... until sparks fly from the hull as some kind of cutting torch
begins to burn through the steel. Monroe just looks up at this;
stunned.
- O'NEIL
Monroe, release the jump capable distress beacon. Monroe!
She doesn't respond. O'Neil reaches over her and quickly presses a
series of buttons.
EXT. HULL OF SMALL VESSELAs the DISTRESS BEACON roars out of the ship...
INT. THE SMALL VESSEL - MONROE and O'NEIL... the two scientists back away as the torch cuts through the
hatch... it falls outward with a metallic clang. We cannot see much
of anything in the alien ship above except a glowing mist and a
bizarre, golden light.The two humans wait for a beat. At first there are only shadows in
the void above them... and eerie sounds... primordial whispers. Then
we GO TO:
INT. THE alien VESSEL - an alien povRounding a bend in the other ship, charging through the glowing mist.
It moves insanely fast toward the open hatch in the deck of the alien
ship, then rushes toward the two horrified humans below. As they
scream...
EXT. SPACE - long shot on SMALL VESSEL and alien shipThe screams slowly trail away; the small vessel lit by the alien,
golden light from within. Then it all stops. All light, all sound...
gone.
ANGLE ON THE WORMHOLEAnd the vast fleet of alien ships now pouring through it. GO TO:
AN ANGLE ON THE DISTRESS BEACONWe see it racing toward us, then GO TO...
... a REVERSE SHOT of the beacon as it roars away from us, dwindling
from view -- then a flash of light as it JUMPS out of the system.RUN TITLE AND REMAINING CREDITS. Then...
- END PROLOGUE
- ... as we WIPE TO:
"WING COMMANDER: PROPHECY"Prologue: (In Development)
Transition
INT. MIDWAY FLIGHT DECKCasey and Maestro are walking away from their fighters and headed toward
the DECONTAMINATION CHUTE when they hear the sharp tap of steel-toed boots
on a metal deck. They turn to SEE...... A handsome young woman headed their way. This is STILETTO; cool, tough,
and sharp as a knife. She refers to a hand-held ICIS.
- STILETTO
- Lieutenants Casey; Garrett?
Casey nods.
- CASEY
- I'm Casey. You can call this silly
- looking guy Maestro.
- MAESTRO
- And you, sweet thing, are?
- STILETTO
- Second Lieutenant Talvert; call sign
- Stiletto. I'm acting Commander of the
- Diamondback Squadron; your initial
- assignment on the Midway.
Maestro reacts with a mock grimace:
- MAESTRO
- My hearing must be slurred. I thought
- you said a second looey is our new
- squad boss.
Stiletto smiles at him; she's gonna enjoy this.
- STILETTO
- And I've heard about you, Maestro. The
- business with the Altarian consulate's
- daughter --
- MAESTRO
- -- That was a misunderstanding --
- (CONTINUED)
CONTINUED
- STILETTO
- (continuing over him)
- -- that episode with the holo dancer on
- Mars Colony... which the CAG just can't
- wait to talk to you about.
- (ominous beat)
- She's waiting for you in Flight OPS.
- And I wouldn't call her "sweet thing"
- if I were you.
Casey grins at Maestro.
- CASEY
- Keep swinging, Maestro. You got her on
- the ropes.
Eyes cold, Stiletto turns her attention to Casey.
- STILETTO
- And I know about you, too, handsome.
- You and your famous father. What's it
- like being the Iceman's son?
- CASEY
- (sharp) I have to answer a lot of
- stupid questions.
Stiletto didn't see that one coming; but she recovers quickly.
- STILETTO
- Now hear this, rookie. If you expect a
- free ride on your Dad's coattails --
- CASEY
- He has nothing to do with this.
- STILETTO
- I agree. Around here, you live or die
- by your flight stats.
- CASEY
- I collected the highest scores of any
- cadet at the Academy --
- STILETTO
- (referring to ICIS)
- -- along with the most demerits.
- (CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: (2)
- CASEY
- I still graduated with honors. I'm a
- damn good pilot.
- STILETTO
- Ferrying a Piranha is one thing;
- combat, quite another.
- CASEY
- Oh, and you've seen lots of combat?
Stiletto shoots him a hard glare, then turns and walks off. Casey and
Maestro exchange looks:
- MAESTRO
- Welcome to the Midway.
Casey just shakes his head while a pair of ND FLIGHT DECK TECHS come up and
take their helmets. As Casey and Maestro start to peel out of their flight
suits...
Electronic Press Kit
The Wing Commander Prophecy Electronic Press Kit 1 included WINGCOMM.RTF published an extended script of the first two scenes.
- Wing Commander: Prophecy
Teaser
INT KILRATHI TEMPLE 1
The SOUND OF DRUMS AND ANIMALISTIC CHANTS can be heard.
Firelight from enormous stone fixtures licks and dances against the
glistening rock walls. The camera moves in closer to reveal an alter
framed by twin bas relief likenesses of Sivar and the Tivah, the Kilrathi
Wargod and His first High Priestess. Upon this alter, under an ornate
Clan tapestry punctuated by a forged standard of Sivar and other
talismans, rest the stone tablets and scrolls of the Tome of Sivar. As we
move closer, we hear:
- KILRATHI PRIESTESS (VO)
- It has been written that during
- the ancient rule of Emperor
- Tng’Lmar, the revered
- prophetess, Kt’lan, enlightened
- by a vision of Sivar, entered
- into His tome the 8th. Prophecy;
- which reads...
Golden and red words are superimposed on the screen over a montage
of moving extreme close-ups of the Kilrathi glyphs and the tablets on the
alter. The VO continues..
- KILRATHI PRIESTESS (VO)
- "There shall come a time when
- our faith will be tested. When
- many will be misled by the
- selfish motives of a ruling Clan.
- The Great Warrior, who has
- the heart of a Kilrathi, but is not
- Kilrathi born comes to deliver
- justice to the wicked. Our
- people will be cleansed by the
- fire that burns in the heart of
- Kilrah herself and many will pay
- the price for the few."
- Following this revelation, Kt’Lan
- refused all offerings of
- food or drink from her accolytes
- and ordered them to prepare
- her K’Shrik-Non, or death den.
- On the third day of her fasting,
- before she was welcomed into
- the busom of Sivar, Kt’lan
- dictated her final words as the
- 9th Prophecy.
- "As our hearts are consumed in
- sacrifice, a sound of thunder
- will herald the beginning of a
- new age. Our Great Loss will
- bring with it dark enemies of
- our clan who will seek to feast
- on our bones and will, like the
- savage wind, spread to the four
- corners of the sky and all that
- is. But yet in this suffering, we
- must be strong, for Sivar will
- send another messenger who
- shall bring redemption to our
- race and fill us with the
- Warriors Spirit and reunite us
- as a people."
A shadow of a large Kilrathi warrior comes into view, eclipsing the scene.
- KILRATHI PRIESTESS (VO)
- For generations these words
- were passed down from one
- Warrior clan to the next; each
- searching for meaning and
- portents of the prophecies. But
- over the centuries much
- changed and many of the
- Clans ultimately lost touch with
- the wisdom of the past, in favor
- of the bloodlust and conceit of
- the future. The faithful took
- refuge from this, while others,
- drunk on their power, began to
- question the old ways. Some
- even said that Sivar never
- really existed and that the
- Kilrathi race was the ultimate
- power in the universe. The
- Empire had been standing for a
- thousands years—and it always
- would---
The Shadow faces upwards and lets out a loud cry. The sharp whine
of a ship passes over head and a huge explosion is heard in the distance.Fade to White.
- KILRATHI PRIESTESS (VO)
- It began with the sound of
- thunder.
Titles. Camera pulls out from a the white hot core of a blazing yellow
sun and drift through space. It plays against what appears to be surface
of rock, which is suddenly illuminated by a tractor beam and a cutting
laser. The Science Vessel Deveraux stops its work, as two smaller craft
with grabber arms enter frame and pick at the loose, exposed minerals.
Devearaux releases another Pod and it heads off...
- DEVEREAUX COMM
- Stand by B27-61. We have a
- new contact that just showed
- up on our scope.
- MURDOCH
- We see it, Deveraux.
- Magnetics off the scale. Could
- be the motherload we’ve been
- looking for. We’ll check it out.
The small ship navigates through huge asteroids to reveal the shattered
remains of Kilrah.
Super: Kilrathi System. The SOUND OF A TRACKER can be heard.
They are getting closer.
- MURDOCH
- Getting closer. If this turns out to be trash again, Deveraux—
and closer...
- DEVERAUX
- Look at it this way, Murdoch. If
- it is a rich vein, maybe we can
- knock off early and all go
- home.
And closer...
- MURDOCH
- Yeah, with a belly full of ore
- and six months more
- of research – Hold on, Deveraux,
- coming into visual.
The little ship closes on a small shape adrift in space. It’s lights
illuminate it’s irregular surface.
- MURDOCH
- Aww, I knew it! Call off the
- party, you guys. This ain’t no
- rock.... But, readings say that
- it’s dense as hell.
- DEVEREAUX
- Telemetry is kicking out
- numbers here... Looks inert.
- Can you bring it back for a
- closer look?
- MURDOCH
- Great another trophy from the
- Kilrathi War. Sure, Deveraux.
The little ship reaches for the shape. It suddenly springs to life and
hits the ship with a force blast that sends it reeling.Insert CG sequence of Wormhole open, release of buoy and
Deveraux attack.Transition:
Two Pirhana fighters come into view, flyby and land on midway.
Shooting Schedule
A Wing Prophecy Green Schedule from the Origin Museum has been archived by Dominik Reichardt.