Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 From: Robert F Hanczyk Subject: Mr Rogers #2: Wild Ride (fade in) (Zoom in on house) (Mr. Roger's enters the door to his house on set) & It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood... & Mr Rogers: Good Morning, boys and girls. Today, we are going to learn more on gravity and what happens when there is none. There is so much to learn, we'll call out Mr Trolley and begin our trip. (Mr Rogers sits down on the bench next to the trolley tracks) Mr Rogers: Oh, Mr Trolley. (Mr Trolley zooms out along the tracks from behind the wall, past Mr Rogers and behind the other wall ing his way the whole time. Mr Rogers (with a perplexed expression): Mr Trolley? (to himself) Now where is he going in such a hurry without us? (He stands up and looks behind the wall where Mr Trolley disappeared) Mr Trolley? Mr Trolley!! (zoom out from house) (fade out) Adama's voice over red Supernova 7932z explosion: There are those who believe that life here, began out there, far across the universe. Then there are those who know of this rag tag fleet I protect. And we're not far across the universe. (No more supernova. No more stars. No more music. Screen is black.) Adama's voice: Oh no. Not again. (fade in to Officers' Quarters) Starbuck: Three-quarter pyramid. (Starbuck fans out his cards out on the game table) Colonial Warrior Two: That beats my half pyramid. (The other two colonial warriors who already folded simply shake their heads. Boomer's face is blank) Starbuck: Guess the pot is mine again. (Starbuck reaches out to pull the pile of cubits to his side of the table. Boomer reaches them first.) Boomer: You know, Starbuck, there are times when you amaze me. Starbuck: What do you expect from a professional wagerer? Boomer (with a smile): This time, you lose. Here's my full pyramid. (Starbuck's mouth drops open almost enough for his fumerello to drop out) (In the distance) Starbuck: What's that? (Boomer shrugs) (Coming closer) (Mr Trolleys zooms in to the Officers' Quarters. The tiny gates on its side open) Starbuck: Holy Frack!!!!! (Mr Trolley spins in a circle spewing cubits on the deck in its wake) Boomer: By all that's holy. (The three Colonial Warriors who lost their money mostly to Starbuck and now Boomer, scramble for the cubits on the floor. The machine they have never seen before does not phase two of them. They want the cubits so they can win back the ones they lost.) Colonial Warrior One: Stay back, Thol. Colonial Warrior Two (Thol): I saw it first. Colonial Warrior One: No I did. (Colonial Warriors One and Two continue to bump into and elbow each other with a few extra cheap shots while scooping up the dozen cubits on the deck. Colonial Warrior Three goes after Mr Trolley) Colonial Warrior Three: I got you now. (He dives after Mr Trolley as Mr Trolley exits the Officers' Quarters. He slides a body length on the deck only to come up empty. Mr Trolley quickly halts, begins to go backwards until it is just out of the reach Colonial Warrior Three. Mr Trolley dings and dings and dings to really make the Warrior's face turn red. He pounds his fist into the deck.) Starbuck: Boomer, what was that? Boomer: I don't want to know. (fade out of Officers' Quarters) (fade in to Classroom) Athena: How do you spell Tylium? (Little red head girl blinks her light) Yes, Vesta. Vesta: Tylium. T-Y-L-I-U-M. Tylium Athena: Very good, Vesta. (Mr Trolley zings into the classroom heading straight for Athena. As an automatic response, Athena jumps up on the table) Boxey: Hey look, it's Mr Trolley. (Boxey runs after Mr Trolley. Muffit, who was sitting off in the corner of the room, follows Boxey and starts barking. All the other children run after Boxey, Muffit, and Mr Trolley screaming and hollering.) Athena (still up on the table): Come back here, kids. Instructional period isn't over. (pause) KIDS!!! (pause, softly) Kids? (pause, frustrated) Oh felgercarb! (fade out of classroom) (fade in on bridge) Tigh (on Command Center Platform with Adama and Omega): The Bost Ship suffered an engine failure. The secondary engine is operating at 110%, but can do so for only one more secton. The crew expects to have the engine repaired in time. Adama: Be sure to keep me updated on its progress every centar. Any other problems? Tigh: No. (growing louder) (The entire bridge crew turns towards the one corridor entry way on the side of the bridge) (Mr Trolley races through to one entry way and begins to travel around the outer perimeter of the bridge) Adama: Tigh, please tell me my eyes are deceiving me. (The screams and hollers of the children are now heard) (Boxey, Muffit and all the other kids run onto the bridge) Tigh: Adama, old friend, your eyes are fine. (Tigh rolls his eyes) Adama: Boxey. (Boxey and all the kids continue to run around the bridge. They are in front of the main viewscreen) Adama: BOXEY! (Boxey stops in his tracks. Muffit tries to stop and sit but his paws make him slide into Boxey. All the kids run into Boxey, Muffit and each other) Adama: Boxey, what is the meaning of this? Boxey: We're chasing Mr Trolley, Grandpa. Adama: I see that. Why are you chasing....Mr Trolley? Boxey: (looking down at the deck) It, ah, got us during, ah, Instructional Period. (Mr Trolley dings his farewell and zooms off the bridge) Adama: And you had to chase it? Boxey: Well, it, ah, made Athena jump on the table. (a little more confidently) Yeah, we had to chase it cause it made Athena jump on the table. Adama: Omega, get me Dr. Wilker. Omega: Yes, sir. Adama: (to Boxey) Where is my daughter? Boxey: I dunno. (The kids are all standing after they untangled themselves) Dr. Wilker (on small monitor next to Omega's chair): Yes, Commander? Adama: Dr. Wilker. Why is the red mail robot, Mr Trolley, racing around the ship? Tigh (in a soft tone off to the side): We're receiving reports of problems the mail robot has caused. Adama: (to Dr. Wilker) Racing around the ship AND causing havoc? Dr. Wilker: I was enhancing the mail robot's abilities. I installed miniature turbo engines on it. Adama (aghast): Did I hear you correctly? You installed turbo engines on it. Dr. Wilker: Yes, sir. I was attempting to make it possible for this robot to tow cargo between ships in an effort to conserve fuel. As soon as I attached them to the robot's main power source, it took off out of my laboratory. I couldn't catch it in time. Adama: Why do you not cut its power? Dr. Wilker: It doesn't have a remote transmitter yet. Adama: (keeping his cool) Did you send out a team to catch it? Dr. Wilker: No, sir. Adama: And how prey tell were you planning on bringing Mr Trolley back under control? Dr. Wilker: I was waiting for its power to run out. Adama: How long did you plan on waiting? Dr. Wilker: To be honest, I'm not sure. It seems to have an unlimited power source. Adama: You don't know? Didn't you say you designed this? Dr. Wilker: I designed the enhancements. Someone brought it to me. I was trying to determine how it works. Adama: Oh, Lord. Tigh? Tigh: Yes, sir. Adama: Set up teams to catch that robot. Tigh: Right away. Adama: Dr. Wilker, when this mail robot is captured, you will exercise greater restraints, approved by Col. Tigh, before you do any more work that may jeopardize the running of this ship. Is that clear? Dr. Wilker: Yes, sir. Adama: Now FIND a way to STOP that THING IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! (fade out) Who Will Catch Mr Trolley? What will he/she/they receive for doing so? Stay Tuned to the same Battlestar time, same Galactica IFB channel