SPACE MILKSHAKE
Written by
Armen Evrensel
PRODUCTION DRAFT
November 12th 2011
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OMITTED
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INT. ANTARCTICA LAB (OPENING MONTAGE)
1A 1A
A glowing blue box like a large toaster (the Time Cube) sits
in a sterile lab shelf, plugged in. A rubber duck sits on a
cluttered desk. GARY PINBACK (40) identified by "Gary"
stitched on a white lab coat - enters frame, unplugs the box
and shoves it in a duffle bag nervously (his face framed out
of this entire montage). An ALARM SOUNDS. RED SIREN LIGHT
splashes into frame. Opening credits play on walls and other
surfaces of this montage before and after Gary runs through
frames.
Gary goes to a desk and rushes to steal stationary, staplers,
pencils, a calculator etc; he sweeps the desk surface junk
with his arm into the duffle bag on top of the Time Cube. He
picks up the rubber duck and shoves it in his pocket.
INT. ANTARCTICA LAB HALLWAY (OPENING MONTAGE)
1B 1B
A white lab coat fills the frame then reveals Gary running
away. Gary's feet running. Duffle bag in frame.
HIGH ANGLE: long hall, following Gary running.
ANGLE ON DOOR: it's marked SPACEPORT LEVEL 4, Gary slams into
it and runs through.
LOW ANGLE: Gary runs through long high ceiling hall away from
camera. Red Siren light spins on the wall. Gary goes through
the far door.
Gary slips and wipes out, spilling his stationary. He grabs
his time cube bag and duck and keeps running.
INT. ANTARCTICA LAB SPACEPORT (OPENING MONTAGE)
1C 1C
MEDIUM CLOSE: Gary throws the bag into a hatch and climbs in
after it, closes the hatch, spins the handle from the inside.
It's marked with decals reading CARGO DRONE 9.
A blast door lowers into frame covering the drone and we hear
SPACE SHUTTLE TAKING OFF SOUNDS.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - DAY
1D 1D
A few space stations, shuttles and satellites fly around. A
sparse ring of garbage circles the looming earth.
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Cargo Drone 9 - small space shuttle cruises away from Earth,
with matching hatch and markings from scene 1C on rear.
SECURITY (O.S.)
Unauthorized shuttle, return to
Antarctica Research Station
immediately! This is your final
warning!
SECURITY 2 (O.S.)
Okay, blast it.
LASER BLASTS originating from Earth narrowly miss the
shuttle.
A FLASH OF LIGHT - the shuttle is gone without a trace.
SECURITY (O.S.)
Where did it go? Did you get it?
SECURITY 2 (O.S.)
I'm not reading anything. Must have
totally vaporized it.
SECURITY (O.S.)
Nice shot.
Elevator music plays O.S. We float back to reveal the WASS
8518 REGINA STATION in orbit.
INT. AIRLOCK MODULE (INSIDE AIRLOCK) - DAY
2 2
JIMMY ANDERSON (25) wears a jumpsuit with utility belt, has a
small rolling suitcase, and a bunch of papers in the other
hand. Elevator music. He stands waiting in a small industrial-
looking passage with heavy duty inner and outer doors. A red
light. He's sweating, pale. He presses the button repeatedly.
ANTON (O.S.)
Do you have any fruits, vegetables,
or other food products?
JIMMY
No.
ANTON (O.S.)
Fever, stuffy nose, cold symptoms?
JIMMY
No.
Jimmy sneezes.
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JIMMY (CONT'D)
Allergies.
ANTON (O.S.)
Have you worked on the WENDI series
computer systems before?
JIMMY
You still have a WENDI?
The light turns green and the inner door opens, Jimmy enters
the space station airlock module.
A sign above the airlock says: "REMEMBER ALL ACCIDENTS IN
SPACE ARE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS". Jimmy sneezes again, wipes his
nose, offers his hand to shake. He reads Anton's name tag.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Captain Balvenie?
ANTON
Call me Anton.
ANTON BALVENIE (35) snatches the documents, and walks away as
he reads. Jimmy follows him.
ANTON (CONT'D)
We're very informal around here.
INT. PASSAGEWAY B - DAY
2A 2A
Jimmy follows Anton in a walk `N Talk. The walls have yellow
blast shields over the windows.
ANTON
Jimmy Anderson, United Spaceworkers
Orbital 108 since 2147, allergic to
pollen. Certified level... nine
rating?
JIMMY
Engineer level nine rating.
Anton is unimpressed. Jimmy stops to poke a panel with a
loose wire.
ANTON
Level 9 engineers aren't rated for
central systems repair.
JIMMY
No, they are. I am. Do you want me
to go back?
Anton corners Jimmy.
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ANTON
We got you up here, I'll put you to
work.
JIMMY
Great. This is my first orbital
assignment.
ANTON
Let me clue you in. Up here the
work never stops. There's always
orbital debris piling up and
someone has to be in each sector
with a line of sight on it to keep
launch vectors clear. Do you follow
me?
JIMMY
No problem chief.
ANTON
I'm not a chief I'm a Captain.
JIMMY
Sorry, Captain.
They keep walking, reaching the junction at the end.
ANTON
Just make sure you finish by zero
eight hundred Zulu. I'm not signing
overtime forms. Do you know how to
fix mess hall food dispensers?
JIMMY
No. Maybe. What's the matter?
ANTON
All it's giving is sandwiches.
That's your next job after the
mainframe.
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INT. CONTROL ROOM - DAY
4 4
Computer monitors with important data cover the walls, there
are six stations with rotating chairs and an island of
consoles in the middle. Flight Specialist TILDA GENERO (25)
has her feet up, headphones on. The door opens and Jimmy
follows Anton into the control room.
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ANTON
The terminal on the fritz is over
there.
Jimmy sees Tilda.
ANTON (CONT'D)
That's Lieutenant Tilda Genero. You
don't need to talk to her.
Tilda glances at him and turns her chair away from him.
Jimmy drags his suitcase, hitting everything, and dumps out
electronic junk near the terminal. He opens up a panel near a
screen showing static.
JIMMY
There's your problem.
Jimmy digs around in the panel with wires sticking out.
ANTON
And the sonovac coffee machine is
malfunctioning. Can you fix that?
JIMMY
I don't know. I might have to take
the mainframe offline to fix this-
ANTON
Whatever, get it done.
Anton goes to another terminal and uses the computer.
JIMMY
What's his problem?
Tilda ignores him.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
I said, what's his problem? ... I
guess you can't hear me with your
headphones on.
TILDA
I can hear you.
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EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - DAY
6 6
In big naval ship name letters it says "WASS-8518 REGINA" on
the dirty run-down and decaying sanitation station.
FLASH OF LIGHT: The cargo shuttle appears out of nowhere,
flying away from the Earth as it was before.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - DAY
7 7
Tilda has her feet up, she listens to the radio chatter, not
caring in the least. She presses a few buttons. Jimmy tests
circuits in the background. She adjusts her headphones.
Computer monitors show generic scrolling text, radar sweeps
and simple iconographic status displays in the background.
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Orbital control, this is ground
control, come in please.
BILL (O.S.)
What's shaking Steve?
GROUND CONTROL
Oh hey Bill. Was Antarctica station
looking for a missing shuttle
earlier today?
BILL (O.S.)
Roger that. Did you find it?
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Thing is I have an unregistered
shuttle here tagged with a high
probability of debris collision. No
life signs on board. Think it's the
same one?
BILL (O.S.)
Negative ground control. The one
Antarctica lost had a passenger.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - DAY
8 8
The small drone appears moving (relatively) slowly toward the
general area of the Regina station.
A METAL SCREW floats in space (shallow focus). The drone is
coming toward the screw from the distance.
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Take a look at the collision
warning. I read station eight five
one eight in your sector.
(MORE)
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GROUND CONTROL (O.S.) (CONT'D)
Sanitation Station Regina. Better
get them on it. Are you going to
come to poker night?
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BILL (O.S.)
You know it Steve. See you next
Wednesday.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - DAY
9 9
Tilda lazily leans over and presses the button.
BILL (O.S.)
Sanitation station eight five-
TILDA
Station Regina here. I've been
monitoring. We're not reading
debris in our sector.
BILL (O.S.)
Why don't you check again.
Tilda is annoyed and hits some buttons.
TILDA
It's probably a sensor glitch.
BILL (O.S.)
That's a negative, the debris
appears to be between class 2 and
class 3. Can you whack it with a
proton beam?
TILDA
Ground control, it's too big for a
proton beam if it's class 3. You
know that.
Anton comes over to Tilda and looks at the monitor.
ANTON
What do they want now?
TILDA
A cargo drone is coming through.
They've got a collision alarm.
ANTON
Looks too small for a laser sweep.
TILDA
Probably just a false alarm. What
do you want me to tell them?
JIMMY
Do you want me to take a look at
the sensors?
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ANTON
No. Keep working.
Anton hits some keys, then presses the radio button.
ANTON (CONT'D)
This is Captain Balvenie of
sanitation station eight five one
eight. Who the hell is telling my
operations officer how to do her
job?
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Balvenie-
ANTON
You have to send someone else. Our
main computer is down for service.
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Hold on... Now I've got Antarctica
station telling me it's a priority
one situation.
ANTON
Not our problem. The book says it's
too small for lasers. Check your
book down there.
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
How about a particle beam?
ANTON
Where's Valentina? Why am I dealing
with these guys? It's her shift.
INT. ENGINEERING MODULE - DAY
10 10
An intercom on the wall next to a bunch of bubbles. VALENTINA
NOVAK (33) takes a bubble bath in a water tank, with a rubber
duck. A towel is hung on equipment nearby. Anton sounds like
he puts the mic too close to his mouth.
ANTON (O.S.)
Valentina to the control room
immediately please. Valentina to
the control room.
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
How about you just take a pod out
there and pick up the debris?
She turns to listen to the voices on the intercom.
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ANTON (O.S.)
We don't take pods out for class
two debris.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - DAY
11 11
Continuous. Anton practically eats a headset microphone.
ANTON
Sanitation Station Regina out.
Anton switches off the radio.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Morons.
TILDA
Did he just tell us to take a pod
to look for a class 2 object?
Jimmy hangs out next to Tilda.
JIMMY
Do you know where can I get lunch?
TILDA
Mess hall.
JIMMY
Can you show me the way?
ANTON
Oh, you'd like lunch? Know what I'd
like? I'd like my computer fixed
right now. Fix it.
JIMMY
Ok Anton.
ANTON
That's Captain Balvenie.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - DAY
12 12
The cargo drone ship cruises along.
It's approaching the metal screw floating in space.
SMASH - the drone hits the screw and EXPLODES.
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INT. CONTROL ROOM - DAY
13 13
Red lights and indicators flash. A siren sounds. Tilda and
Anton leap into action at the controls. Jimmy comes over.
JIMMY
What's that? Is everything ok?
TILDA
Collision detected. Secondary
explosion. Reading a level six
debris field out there. Lots of it.
ANTON
Are there any salvage crews in the
sector?
TILDA
Nope. But they're scrambling two
teams. They must really want the
pod.
ANTON
You think there's something good in
there?
TILDA
That's my bet.
ANTON
Well I'm calling it.
VALENTINA (O.S.)
What happened? Is that the
collision alarm?
ANTON
Match orbit and position for pod
launch. Run the checklist.
Valentina report to airlock two.
We're going fishing.
Anton runs out.
INT. ENGINEERING MODULE - DAY
14 14
The siren sounds over the intercom. Valentina towels off. She
zips up her jumpsuit and runs out.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - DAY
14A 14A
Jimmy comes over to Tilda again. She turns off the sirens.
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JIMMY
Do you get down to Earth much?
Tilda turns around from her terminal.
TILDA
I need to monitor the salvage
operation.
JIMMY
Do you always share a salvage bonus
with the entire crew?
TILDA
Three way split.
JIMMY
But we're four including me.
TILDA
You didn't sign in. You're not
crew.
Tilda puts on her headphones and turns away from Jimmy.
JIMMY
Where's the sign-in sheet?
Tilda points at her headphones without turning to him.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
I'll sign in later I guess.
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INT. AIRLOCK MODULE - DAY
16 16
Anton heroically puts on a space suit and gear. Valentina
comes in.
VALENTINA
Are we saying three way split on
salvage?
ANTON
I'm not cutting in the new guy.
VALENTINA
That's the good space suit.
ANTON
I got here first. And you handle
the heat better.
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VALENTINA
Forget it then.
Anton takes off his space-pants and hands them to Valentina.
ANTON
Fine, fine. There's nothing wrong
with the other suit anyway. I don't
care.
VALENTINA
I just took a bath.
ANTON
I said fine.
Anton takes the other suit. It's very smelly. He takes off
his shirt and pants and they both dress in space suits.
[Simple montage of zipping, buckling, boots, gloves.]
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - DAY
17 17
A grungy old salvage pod moves away from the Regina and
thrusts off into space toward a burning debris cloud.
INT. WASS ORBITAL SANITATION POD - DAY
18 18
Valentina and Anton are squashed up next to each other at the
controls of the small pod, helmets on laps, wearing headsets.
VALENTINA
Why are we bothering with this?
ANTON
This could be the haul we've been
waiting for. They're flipping out
over this cargo drone.
VALENTINA
What is it?
ANTON
I don't know. It must be worth
something.
VALENTINA
If there's a big salvage bonus, I
want to go somewhere with a beach.
Looks like something over there.
ANTON
Ya I see it. Line us up.
They work the controls.
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GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Sanitation Pod, do not approach the
debris field. The area will be
salvaged by an authorized crew.
Repeat; do not approach the cargo
drone debris field, this now is a
secure sector.
ANTON
Ground control, this is our sector
and we need to keep this space
clear. We got all kinds of
transports coming through today.
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Negative. Stand down-
Anton turns off the radio.
ANTON
They really want whatever was on
that shuttle. It's going to be
good.
Anton pulls out sandwiches from a pouch with difficulty and
eats.
VALENTINA
Did you bring one for me?
Anton hands her a sandwich.
VALENTINA (CONT'D)
Veggie? Have you got ham?
ANTON
You got the good space suit.
Valentina looks at him, stops steering the pod.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Fine. God damn it. Take the ham.
He gives her the ham sandwich. They eat and fly the pod.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - DAY
19 19
The pod scoots through a cloud of junk and boxes floating and
spinning in space.
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INT. WASS ORBITAL SANITATION POD - DAY
21 21
Anton and Valentina flip switches and use joysticks.
ANTON
Almost full. Lets dump this load
and try for another pass.
VALENTINA
Got it. Closing the hatch. Hatch
secure. Looks like there may be an
active energy source in there.
A clunk noise. Anton checks his watch.
ANTON
It's fine. Skip the safety check,
we've got two minutes left. Once
it's onboard, it's ours.
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22 22
INT. STORAGE MODULE - DAY
24 24
The room has salvage bins, heavy machinery, gamma ray
detectors, piles of cables and garbage everywhere. Large
pieces of burned space junk dump into the room through a
hatch. Gary's Time Cube falls in. It glows ominous blue. It
starts to HUMM.
A FLASH OF LIGHT ripples out of the box!
INT. WASS ORBITAL SANITATION POD - DAY
25 25
Anton pulls up a handle like a parking brake. The sounds of
hydraulic pistons O.S.
Outside the window there's a Super Bright FLASH that shines
on their faces from windows above.
ANTON
Did they just shoot at us?
VALENTINA
I don't know. Hold on.
ANTON
I'm seeing spots.
VALENTINA
Sensors are down.
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EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - DAY
26 26
The Regina station floats alone in space, the pod docked on
the side. There's nothing except the Earth below, and no city
lights shine on the surface. No junk, no other ships or
stations in space.
INT. WASS ORBITAL SANITATION POD - DAY
27 27
Anton and Val press buttons and look at screens.
VALENTINA
Where's the debris field?
ANTON
Where's everything?
They stare at the monitors, growing confused.
TILDA (O.S.)
You guys ok?
VALENTINA (O.S.)
Tilda, look out the window. Are you
seeing anything? The pod sensors
are blank.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - DAY
28 28
Tilda is fully awake for once. She pushes buttons. Anton's
voice is a little garbled from holding the microphone too
close to his mouth. He always does this, and makes the crew
strain to hear him.
ANTON (O.S.)
Tilda, can you raise ground
control?
TILDA
Ground control, come in. Ground
control switch to emergency
channel. Ground control?
Jimmy leans on the console next to her, holding circuits he's
testing with a probe tool.
ANTON (O.S.)
It's not the sensors. Something
happened. We're heading back in.
JIMMY
It sounds like he might be holding
the microphone too close.
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TILDA
You think so?
INT. AIRLOCK MODULE - DAY
29 29
Anton and Valentina are in the airlock. The light turns green
and they come out. Tilda helps them with their space suits.
ANTON
Any luck with Ground control?
TILDA
There's no response. On any
channel. There was a bright flash
of light. Did you see that?
ANTON
Yeah, we saw it too.
VALENTINA
Was it a Solar flare?
TILDA
Maybe. Doesn't seem like it.
A strange HUMMING SOUND starts. Jimmy pokes his head in.
JIMMY
Good salvage?
ANTON
Who said you could take a break?
TILDA
Are you ok?
VALENTINA
We're fine. I'll get on the coms.
Check out what that humming noise
is. We might have taken damage.
ANTON
Report to me in ten.
Tilda rolls her eyes and goes.
JIMMY
What can I do?
Valentina shoves her space suit into Jimmy's hands. She and
Anton walk off in the other direction. Jimmy tries to hang up
the space suits on the rack. They don't fit. He tries again.
Jimmy drops the space suits and follows after Tilda.
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INT. ENGINEERING MODULE - DAY
30 30
Tilda walks past large devices, storage tanks, incinerators
and cargo containers. The HUMMING is louder. She sees the
Time Cube glowing with blue light.
A FLASH OF LIGHT! The humming dies down. Tilda looks around
the scary, poorly lit and greasy room.
Tilda turns suddenly and sees ANOTHER TILDA, in a dirtier
jumpsuit, walking towards her. They both stop and stare at
each other.
TILDA
Who the hell are you?
TILDA2 is disoriented and scared. Her jumpsuit has different
computer symbols instead of standard station number stencils.
INT. PASSAGEWAY B - DAY
30A 30A
Jimmy walking looking for Tilda hears A SCREAM O.S. He goes
around a corner at the end of the hall where it came from.
INT. ENGINEERING MODULE - DAY
30B 30B
Tilda2's arms framed, stuffing a female human leg into a
hatch marked ORGANIC WASTE RECYCLING. She bends down and
picks up a clean dry Tilda jumpsuit off the floor.
Around the corner in a different area of the room, Jimmy
pokes his head in and looks around.
JIMMY
Tilda?
Jimmy finds a way around a large machine just as Tilda2 zips
up her jumpsuit, facing away. She has strange geometric lines
like tatoos on her back. He's struck by her picturesque
beauty and doesn't realize he's staring. She turns and meets
eyes with him. He's very embarrassed and ducks back behind
the machine.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Is this the laundry room? I was
looking for the mess hall. Sorry if
I surprised you. I thought I heard
something. I didn't see anything.
The heavy machinery starts grinding and humming. CRUNCHING,
SAWING AND SPLATTERING SOUNDS. The light turns from red to
green.
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JIMMY (CONT'D)
Okay well I'll see you on the
bridge. Sorry.
Jimmy turns and starts to head out, bumping into Tilda2 with
a start. She's different; dissociated, laconic, very nervous.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
I was just going.
Tilda2 (henceforth "Tilda") stares at him, shivering.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Hey, what's the matter?
Jimmy pats her shoulder. She looks up and they meet eyes.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Are you ok?
She turns and runs away. Jimmy watches her go out the hatch.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
You forgot your shoes!
Jimmy picks up some sneakers. He doesn't notice blood
dripping out from below the organic waste reprocessor as he
goes.
INT. STORAGE MODULE - DAY
31 31
The HUMMING SOUND again: The Time Cube sits in deep shadows,
glowing with faint blue light - the light dims and the
humming stops.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - DAY
32 32
The wall is marked W.E.N.D.I. Orbital Station System
Computer. Jimmy sits next to the computer with Tilda's
sneakers. Wendi has a female voice this scene only.
Jimmy hits buttons on the keyboard. The computer turns on.
JIMMY
Wendi?
WENDI (O.S.)
Hello Jimmy.
JIMMY
Where is the laundry room?
WENDI (O.S.)
Deck C.
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JIMMY
Does Tilda have a boyfriend?
The intercom buzzes. Anton voice is distorted to the edge of
comprehensibility.
ANTON (O.S.)
Jimmy, how are the repairs coming?
Jimmy? Get on the intercom Jimmy.
JIMMY
Anton?
ANTON (O.S.)
You'd better be getting all over
this mainframe problem. I want
hourly reports every half hour.
JIMMY
I can't understand-
ANTON
Just get on it, God damn it!
JIMMY
Roger that.
Jimmy opens the top binder from a tall stack of binders. The
screen turns off.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Wendi?
He hits buttons. It doesn't work now.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
33 33
The vast view of the Earth from space. Pretty. The sunrise
terminator approaches Western Canada, as we drift slowly
backwards into peaceful space. Nothing else is in orbit. The
Sanitation Station comes into view.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - NIGHT
34 34
Jimmy sips juice from a sippy cup and goes back to soldering
wires in an open panel near the screen. He wears safety
goggles, reads from a technical binder marked SONOVAC SYSTEMS
REPAIR. The tall stack of binders is now a mess of them
opened, scattered around.
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INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
37 37
Valentina sits at the communications station and holds a
radio microphone. Anton works at consoles across the room.
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VALENTINA
This is the western alliance
sanitation station Regina, in
orbit, does anyone receive this
message? Please respond. This is
the sanitation station Regina,
Please respond.
She puts down the microphone, tweaks some knobs and pushes
some buttons.
Anton comes over to her and presses buttons at her station.
VALENTINA (CONT'D)
What are you doing?
ANTON
I'm trying to figure out what
you're doing wrong.
She slams shut a procedure binder. Jimmy comes in.
VALENTINA
Have you got the mainframe back up?
JIMMY
It's taking me a bit longer than I
thought. I might need to call down
for some parts.
VALENTINA
There's nothing out there.
ANTON
I don't see how that's possible. It
has to be a communications problem.
VALENTINA
We're having a communication
problem right now. I'm telling you
there's nothing out there. We need
Wendi to do an analysis.
JIMMY
Why didn't anyone tell me? I have
to get back to Earth.
VALENTINA
That's not happening any time soon.
JIMMY
So we're stranded.
The full weight of their predicament settles on them.
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INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
38 38
A large table, kitchenette, free weights, shake weight, book
shelf with board games. Val's Rubber Duckie sits on the shelf
with a few other personal items. Anton cycles an elliptical
exercise machine. Valentina comes in with leotards and
stretches next to him. Anton stops.
ANTON
Any luck?
VALENTINA
No.
ANTON
You're worried. Don't worry. We're
going to be fine.
He leans in to give her a kiss, she leans away from his kiss
as she stretches. He sits to stretch next to her.
VALENTINA
I'm going to put in for
reassignment.
ANTON
Not this again. Val-
VALENTINA
There's always something on deep
space transports. A chance to see
the galaxy a little.
ANTON
It's all the same.
VALENTINA
Then maybe I'll realize what I'm
missing and come back.
ANTON
What about us? What about me?
VALENTINA
I'm sick of you. I want to puke
every time I hear your voice. You
completely disgust me in every way.
ANTON
If this is because of the other
night, I already told you that was
because of the bad egg sandwiches I
ate after the refrigeration system
went down. That was a one-off
thing.
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VALENTINA
It isn't because you had
indigestion.
ANTON
Is it the sex?
VALENTINA
The sex is fine.
ANTON
Then what's your problem?
She continues her stretching and workout.
INT. ENGINEERING MODULE - NIGHT
39 39
Tilda pokes a water filtration system. A sign says DANGER
HIGH VOLTAGE. She pokes the wires. A SNAP of high voltage
short circuit. She takes out her finger, it's burnt a little.
She pokes the power box again, searching and exploring,
unfamiliar with the world around her and troubled.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
40 40
Jimmy, Anton and Val play scrabble. Val makes a word.
VALENTINA
"Giraffe." Eighteen points.
Anton writes down the score. Jimmy turns the board to face
him. Jimmy places tiles as he eats his soy protein sandwich.
He spells "blorxr" and writes down his points. Valentina
eyeballs him. Anton rotates the game board. He ponders what
word to make. He moves his letters around.
VALENTINA (CONT'D)
That's not a word.
JIMMY
Do I have to play?
ANTON
We need to take breaks. Keep to a
schedule. Schedule says scrabble.
How's your sandwich?
JIMMY
Not very good.
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ANTON
Well that's all there is until
breakfast tomorrow.
JIMMY
What's for breakfast?
ANTON
Sandwiches.
VALENTINA
Thirty seconds Anton.
JIMMY
Is there anything to eat besides
sandwiches?
ANTON
Can you repair food dispensers?
JIMMY
No.
ANTON
Well then there's nothing else.
VALENTINA
Twenty seconds.
ANTON
So Jimmy, is there someone back on
earth waiting for you?
JIMMY
Yes. I have a girlfriend.
ANTON
Do you actually have a girlfriend?
JIMMY
There's a girl I'm friends with, I
was planning on asking her to out.
ANTON
Are you actually friends?
JIMMY
We know each other. I know her.
VALENTINA
Times up Anton. Minus one point.
Tilda comes in and looks through the cupboards in the
kitchen.
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ANTON
Hi Tilda. Want a sandwich? We saved
you the pickled onion and cheese.
She ignores them.
ANTON (CONT'D)
What are you looking for? What's
she looking for?
VALENTINA
Fifteen seconds overtime. Hurry up
and make a word.
ANTON
I'm making a word.
Tilda knocks little containers around searching the
cupboards. She carelessly knocks things off the shelf.
VALENTINA
Five seconds.
ANTON
Tilda would you stop making that
racket? What the hell are you
looking for?
VALENTINA
You need to make decisions faster.
ANTON
I don't rush into things and make
irrational snap decisions, like
some people.
VALENTINA
Leaving you isn't a snap decision.
ANTON
It's totally inexplicable.
Jimmy gets up.
JIMMY
You guys need a minute?
ANTON
Sit down. We're playing scrabble.
A FLASH outside the window. Tilda turns, very scared, and
looks out the window. Jimmy goes to the window next to her.
JIMMY
What was that?
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SMASH! The sound of an impact, like a car accident. The room
trembles. METAL CREAKING NOISES. Things jiggle and fall off
the shelves. Tilda stares at Jimmy, scared.
Val and Anton are bracing themselves for more. The shaking
stops.
ANTON
That was an impact.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
41 41
Red lights blink, warnings flash on monitors. Valentina and
Anton run in and sit, hit buttons. Jimmy takes a station and
presses buttons too, scared.
ANTON
Pressure nominal. Jimmy, check the
CNW3. That thing there.
JIMMY
I don't know what I'm looking at.
ANTON
Orbital position? Jimmy?
JIMMY
Orbital position is...
ANTON
The other console.
JIMMY
Got it. The fail-safe thrusters
kicked in. Orbit is stable.
Tilda comes in and sits at a console, hits buttons.
VALENTINA
Nice of you to join us, Tilda.
Valentina looks through binders stacked on a shelf, finds
one, pulls it, and flips to a page.
ANTON
Collision checklist?
VALENTINA
Working on it.
ANTON
Where did it hit us?
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Jimmy's computer screen shows the exterior of the space
station - a DENTED PANEL with something yellow stuck in it.
The screen is too fuzzy to tell what it is. Anton looks over
Jimmy's shoulder.
JIMMY
What is that?
ANTON
It looks like... I don't know. An
asteroid would have done more
damage.
JIMMY
It's small... and yellow.
INT. AIRLOCK MODULE - NIGHT
42 42
Anton, suited up puts on his helmet, presses buttons and
steps into the airlock. He resolutely presses the button to
close the door. Red lights flood the airlock.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
43 43
Valentina, Tilda and Jimmy watch the monitors.
VALENTINA
He's almost there. He's got it.
Tilda, make sure our orbit is
locked. Tilda!
Tilda sits facing away from them, worried.
VALENTINA (CONT'D)
Snap out of it Tilda.
JIMMY
Why don't you give her a break?
VALENTINA
Did you say something?
JIMMY
Take it easy.
VALENTINA
Don't get on my bad side Jimmy.
ANTON (O.S.)
Val, meet me in the airlock module
right away.
Tilda turns to face them.
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44 44
INT. AIRLOCK MODULE - NIGHT
45 45
Valentina Tilda and Jimmy wait by the doors. The red light
comes on in the airlock. Anton is in the airlock in full
space gear. Red light turns off inside airlock. AIR HISSING
SOUND. The inner airlock hatch opens.
Valentina helps Anton off with his helmet. In his gloved hand
is a slightly burned rubber duckie. Anton takes off his suit
top and pants, down to his underwear.
VALENTINA
Hmm.
ANTON
Is this your rubber duckie?
VALENTINA
It looks like it.
ANTON
It was dented into the outer hull.
Valentina takes the duckies and walks off.
VALENTINA
How did this get into space?
ANTON
You tell me.
Anton follows her.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
45A 45A
Valentina sits at the table. Two rubber ducks on the table -
her regular one and the slightly burned one from space. Anton
comes over to her with Jimmy, in his underwear. Tilda sits at
the far end.
ANTON
How many of those things do you
have?
VALENTINA
One.
Anton picks them up, looks them all over, looks at the
bottoms. One says V+G, the other says G+V underneath.
ANTON
They're identical. Why would you
deny it's yours?
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VALENTINA
Because it's not.
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Jimmy looks at the ducks.
JIMMY
They're not identical. See?
Tilda comes between them and checks out the ducks urgently.
Jimmy leans in next to her.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
What is it Tilda?
ANTON
Do you know something about this?
Tilda walks away.
VALENTINA
Has she said anything today?
ANTON
Not to me.
VALENTINA
She's acting weird.
ANTON
I hadn't noticed.
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46 46
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - DAY
48 48
The station's orbit comes into the sunlight.
INT. CREW QUARTERS ~ JIMMY'S ROOM - DAY
49 49
Jimmy wakes up. His clock says "06:00". He has bed-head.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - DAY
50 50
Anton practices martial arts with multiple styles in his
karate gear. Jimmy passes by, gets a sandwich.
ANTON
Your shift started ten minutes ago.
Valentina sips coffee at the table as Jimmy walks past.
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VALENTINA
Coffee machine is still broken. It
barely made one cup so there's
nothing left for you. Fix it today
please.
Jimmy walks past Val's room, glances in. From his pov sees...
OMITTED
51 51
INT. CREW QUARTERS ~ VALENTINA'S ROOM - DAY
52 52
Tilda searches through the drawers and rummages around
everywhere. A duckie on the table. Jimmy comes to the door.
JIMMY
Did you lose something?
Tilda puts her finger to her lips like Shhhh and walks past
him out into the hall.
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53 53
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - DAY
55 55
Jimmy has a three-ring binder marked `"W.E.N.D.I." - CENTRAL
COMPUTER - REPAIR OPS MANUAL'. He peels open a foil-wrapped
sandwich and eats while he reads.
JIMMY
Wendi?
Nothing happens. He presses some buttons and reads more.
Jimmy kicks the computer in frustration.
Tilda comes in. She looks all around the room and at the
computer.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Oh hey Tilda! What are you looking
for?
Tilda pokes the computer.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Have you worked in space a long
time? I'm still getting used to it.
I thought I'd like it better. A lot
less excitement than I figured. I
guess it's a good thing though -
after what happened to Earth.
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JIMMY (CONT'D)
I mean, whatever happened out there
we're still alive. What do you
think happened?
Tilda looks at Jimmy. She places her hand on the computer.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
I'm testing the circuits coming off
the recursive logic decoupler for a
memory leak. Want to help?
Tilda kicks the computer. The computer screen flickers on and
numbers scroll on the monitor.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Why don't you say anything?
Jimmy hits the intercom button.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Anton? I fixed the computer.
Tilda sits down and flips through a binder. Jimmy sits close
to her.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
I know you're looking for
something. I can help. Just tell
me.
Tilda is about to say something- but Valentina comes in.
VALENTINA
You did it. Took you long enough.
Anton comes in.
ANTON
Finally! Wendi?
JIMMY
It's loading.
The screen settles on the "W.A.S.S. REGINA" station logo.
ANTON
Wendi? Respond.
The computer's voice is glitchy at first, then improves. It
now sounds male.
WENDI (O.S.)
Bleep Blorp Hello Commander
Balvenie.
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ANTON
Why does it have a man's voice?
WENDI (O.S.)
Human interface systems are
operating at default settings.
ANTON
I like the old voice better. Fix
the voice.
VALENTINA
Wendi; status report.
Numbers scroll on the screen. Cryptic shapes. Progress bars.
WENDI (O.S.)
Several systems are sub-nominal
including communications, vector
processing and memory modules 23 to
93. Logs show a collision has
occurred.
ANTON
That was the rubber duck.
Jimmy types on the keyboard.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Well done, Jimmy.
VALENTINA
Wendi, can you reach ground
control?
Numbers scroll on the screen.
WENDI (O.S.)
No communications. Relay stations
not responding. Initial analysis is
negative.
VALENTINA
Wendi, what happened to us?
The computer screens flicker off with a `power down' sound.
ANTON
Wendi?
They look at Jimmy with every kind of hate.
JIMMY
I don't know what happened.
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Valentina leaves, brushing past Jimmy.
ANTON
Fix it.
JIMMY
I think Tilda can help.
ANTON
Sure. She's useless to me. Tilda,
help Jimmy.
Tilda walks away.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Or go. That's fine too. Work on
that attitude Tilda. Am I the only
one trying to maintain order on
this station? I'm telling you it's
lonely at the top.
Jimmy tries to appreciate this.
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56 56
INT. PASSAGEWAY - NIGHT
57 57
[No yellow shields on windows.] Jimmy wanders down the hall,
wearing one of Anton's jumpsuits, reading the technical
binder. It's darker. Tilda is standing looking out the window
into space, with her reflection in the glass.
JIMMY
Hi Tilda. Trouble sleeping?
Tilda looks at him.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Want to play scrabble?
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
57A 57A
Tilda and Jimmy are in the middle of a scrabble game.
JIMMY
What's happening to us Tilda?
What's with the rubber ducks?
She looks at him.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Anton thinks you're space-crazy.
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Tilda makes the word "oxyphenbutazone" and looks at him.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Sometimes you do seem kind of
distant.
Tilda turns the board to face her.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
I guess you're just dealing with
things in your own way.
Tilda has an idea! She grabs all the tiles and starts making
words. SECRET. INTRUDER ON BOARD. DANGER.
Jimmy leans over looking. Tilda is very serious.
Anton leans in (out of nowhere).
ANTON
You have to connect the words.
Jimmy knocks the board up in nervous reaction to hide the
message.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Did I startle you? I'm everywhere
Jimmy. I've got my eye on you. Is
that my jumpsuit? Who said you
could wear my jumpsuit?
JIMMY
I didn't pack anything else.
ANTON
You have to earn that uniform. You
can't just put it on. Wash it
carefully, fold it and put it back.
Jimmy gets up, hesitantly leaves Tilda.
ANTON (CONT'D)
And you, shape up.
Anton goes to his quarters.
INT. CREW QUARTERS ~ ANTON'S ROOM - NIGHT
58 58
Valentina looks at her 2 rubber ducks, Anton comes in.
ANTON
What is so special about that
rubber duck? Why do you keep it
around?
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VALENTINA
Fond memories.
ANTON
Fond?
Anton takes one and looks at the V+G written on the bottom.
VALENTINA
Yes. What's wrong with that?
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ANTON
Are they more fond or less fond
than memories of me?
VALENTINA
I don't know. It's not all about
you. I want to get off this station
Anton. I wanted out of here before
we were stranded. I need a change
of scenery. I'm sick of this place.
ANTON
So, whoever gave you the rubber
duck has nothing to do with your
change of heart.
VALENTINA
No. It has nothing to do with Gary.
ANTON
Oh, Gary? So we have a name now.
Right... Gary. So what's Gary up to
these days? Do you keep in touch?
Valentina grabs her duck, bath robe and towel from the room.
VALENTINA
I haven't spoken to him in years.
He was just a friend.
ANTON
You've just happen to have a
growing collection of his bath
toys.
VALENTINA
This is none of your business. You
and I are separated now.
ANTON
We are?
Val grabs her 2nd duckie from Anton and exits.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Since when?
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - NIGHT
59 59
A bunch of cables run from an open panel below the computer
screen. Jimmy (wearing his old clothing) shoves all the
computer parts into the wall and closes the panel.
WENDI (O.S.)
Beep.
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JIMMY
Wendi, can you identify me?
WENDI (O.S.)
You are Station Engineering
Specialist Jimmy Anderson. You are
a Libra. Your favorite color is
blue. Your favorite food is
chocolate cake.
JIMMY
How are you doing?
Jimmy types, flips switches, leafs through binders and tests
circuits under the following scene.
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WENDI (O.S.)
All systems are nominal, however I
have not received a mission
protocol update from Western
Alliance Ground Control. How are
you feeling?
JIMMY
It looks like your social interface
program is back online.
WENDI (O.S.)
Yes Jimmy, it is. I am pleased that
you noticed.
JIMMY
Why do you have a man's voice?
WENDI (O.S.)
I am operating on default human
interface settings.
JIMMY
Anton hates it.
WENDI (O.S.)
Would you like to select a
different interface protocol?
JIMMY
No stay like this. Can you show me
the station video monitors?
A grid of grainy black and white video cameras comes up.
One screen shows Valentina walking down the hall angrily with
her bath robe, towel and 2 rubber duckies.
Another monitor shows a medium shot of Tilda kneeling in
engineering area next to a wall panel marked T518. She looks
around nervously and opens it.
WENDI (O.S.)
Jimmy, I appear to have an open
access port in my T518 array.
Jimmy zooms in, it's grainy. Tilda pulls out a row of
circuits labeled "T518 D7", removes a small circuit board and
looks at it. She closes the panel.
Jimmy watches Tilda on the monitor screen: she sits back and
unzips her flight suit. He leans in towards the monitor.
JIMMY
Why are women so complicated?
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WENDI (O.S.)
If you wish to improve a social
relationship I recommend engaging
in friendly conversation.
JIMMY
What's your T518 array used for?
WENDI
T518 is a language processor for
human interface systems.
On the monitor we can see Tilda take the circuit board and
jam it into her torso on her right side.
The screen garbles slightly with electrical interference.
Jimmy zooms in but it's hard to see what's going on. Tilda
rubs her side, there's no mark and the circuit board is gone.
She zips up her jumpsuit and tries to talk with fax sounds.
TILDA
ZZZBBOOOORRRRRPXKXS!
Jimmy watches the monitor with distracted fascination.
JIMMY
Have you ever been in love, Wendi?
WENDI (O.S.)
I love being the orbital sanitation
station mainframe computer.
ANTON (O.S.)
You didn't fix the voice.
Jimmy quickly switches off the video monitor screen and turns
around. Anton comes in.
JIMMY
It's stuck this way.
ANTON
What's the male version of Wendi?
Winston? Walter? Walter.
WENDI (O.S.)
Wendi is used for both sexes.
JIMMY
I knew a guy named Wendi. I called
him Wendi once. Maybe by mistake. I
think his name was Wendal.
ANTON
We're calling you Walter from now
on. Okay Walter? Walter. Respond.
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No response for a second.
WENDI (O.S.)
My name is Wendi.
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ANTON
See if you can fix the coffee
machine next.
JIMMY
What's wrong with the coffee
machine?
ANTON
How should I know?
JIMMY
I'm not sure this power converter
is going to hold and we're out of
spares. Wendi could go down again.
ANTON
Go look in the salvage bay, there's
probably something you can use.
JIMMY
Ok.
ANTON
Now.
JIMMY
Oh, ok.
Jimmy gets up and goes.
OMITTED
60 60
INT. ENGINEERING MODULE - NIGHT
61 61
The room is dark and a bit spooky, besides the better-lit
area around the tub where Valentina splashes around. Her bath
robe is hung nearby. She looks at her rubber ducks, focus on
the slightly burned one.
VALENTINA
Where did you come from?
She puts the ducks in the water with her. The ducks bob on
the soapy waves.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
62 62
A ship explodes in the vector graphics game SPACE WAR. Anton
turns off the game and turns to a different screen.
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ANTON
Wendi, Check your files on crew
psychology, and emergency situation
management. Cancel that. Anything
on relationship counselling?
WENDI (O.S.)
My files appear corrupted. Would
you like to perform a relational
database integrity check and
defragment my core memory?
ANTON
No. Hold on.
WENDI (O.S.)
A full scan and reboot will take
approximately six hours.
ANTON
Abort!
Anton ponders.
ANTON (CONT'D)
What do you have on Valentina's
work history?
WENDI (O.S.)
Full records are online.
ANTON
Did she work with someone named
Gary?
WENDI (O.S.)
Valentina worked as an intern with
Scientist Gary Pinback, Antarctica
research station.
ANTON
Who is this guy?
WENDI (O.S.)
Professor Pinback was a leading
expert in transdimensional
transportation theory and-
ANTON
Yes yes. I mean what was he like?
Did he have a lot of girlfriends?
Do you have any vital statistics,
medical records, history of
sexually transmitted diseases?
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ANTON (CONT'D)
Pictures with his shirt off like at
a beach maybe? Any data on his
anatomy?
Anton leans close to a screen that scrolls data.
ANTON (CONT'D)
My god he was hung like a donkey.
OMITTED SCENES 63- 65
63 63
INT. STORAGE MODULE - NIGHT
66 66
Boxes fall off the shelves with a CRASH. Jimmy moves them out
of the way. The wall is marked SALVAGE BAY 12. HAZARDOUS
AREA. HARD HAT ZONE. Other construction site iconography.
Jimmy pulls aside some junk and scrap, finding Gary's Time
Cube they salvaged from the crash. It looks useful to him.
The device has a control pad and sockets for plugs. It's a
little heavy. He turns it over and examines it.
JIMMY
What the heck is this?
He fumbles and drops it. A FLASH of light whites-out the
room. Jimmy rubs his eyes and looks at the box - blue lights
glow inside and it starts to HUM.
INT. ENGINEERING MODULE - NIGHT
67 67
Valentina snoozes with a wet cloth over her eyes in the tub.
The FLASH of light passes through. The burned space-duckie
sits on the tub edge, as if watching her. Strange HUMMING
from Jimmy's device is heard.
THE DUCKIE'S EYES MOVE TO FOCUS ON VALENTINA.
Valentina takes off a wet cloth from her face and looks
around. The duckie doesn't move. She puts the cloth back on.
The rubber duckie is definitely watching her.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
68 68
Continued scene. Anton gets up, sits down.
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ANTON
What was he known for? Did he have
a good sense of humor? Was it
better than mine?
WENDI (O.S.)
Professor Pinback theorized that it
was possible to transport life
forms between dimensions of time
and space to parallel realities.
ANTON
That doesn't sound like sexy or
glamorous work does it? It sounds
like a lot of math.
WENDI (O.S.)
Dimensional transport may be an
explanation for the absence of
human life detected outside the
station.
ANTON
So how long did Val and Gary work
together?
WENDI (O.S.)
Approximately three years.
ANTON
Did they go on any trips together?
WENDI (O.S.)
That information is not on file.
ANTON
You're completely useless Wendi,
you know that? Absolutely stupid
and useless. What good are you?
Anton goes back into his game of SPACE WAR.
WENDI (O.S.)
I'm sorry.
INT. ENGINEERING MODULE - NIGHT
69 69
Valentina snoozes in the tub. The alive rubber duckie scoots
past the normal duckie and slips into the water.
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The duckie approaches Valentina in the water. Tentacles
appear from under it. It's getting closer to her face.
Valentina reaches up and hits the intercom suddenly, not
seeing the duckie, causing a splash to hide the duckie with
bubbles.
VALENTINA
What the hell is that humming
sound? Hello? Anton? Anton?
INT. STORAGE MODULE - NIGHT
69A 69A
Jimmy looks at the menacing glowing device. He shakes it. The
humming sound and blue glow dies out. He gathers up some
cables and the box and walks out.
INT. ENGINEERING MODULE - NIGHT
69B 69B
Valentina zips up her jumpsuit, tosses a wet towel next to
the duckies on the ground. After she walks away with her
robe, the towel moves - the duck is under it.
INT. CREW QUARTERS ~ HALLWAY - NIGHT
69C 69C
Jimmy strolls in with the time cube in hand.
OMITTED SCENES 70-72
70 70
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
73 73
Tilda sits by the sandwich machine. Anton comes over to her.
ANTON
How's it going Tilda?
Tilda stares at him.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Since all these strange events
started you haven't said a word,
haven't slept at all as far as I
can see. I've noticed. You haven't
eaten. I can see you're deeply
troubled by what's happening.
Frankly, I'm a little disappointed
that you haven't held it together.
You're a trained officer. Things
might be a bit grim but I assure
you I've made it through worse
situations than this.
(MORE)
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ANTON (CONT'D)
You just need a positive attitude.
Try a smile once in a while. Can
you do that?
(MORE)
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ANTON (CONT'D)
Let a smile be your umbrella. Can
you get back on the team?
Tilda stares at him.
ANTON (CONT'D)
I'm not hearing an answer.
Jimmy comes in with the Time Cube and cables from the salvage
room and puts it on the table.
TILDA
You've found the time cube.
They share astonishment at Tilda's finally speaking.
JIMMY
Is that what it is?
ANTON
What's a Time cube?
TILDA
We have to make sure it never
activates.
JIMMY
What do you mean by activate? I
mean it was on when I found it.
Valentina comes in with her bath robe. She sees them and the
Time Cube.
VALENTINA
What the hell is going on? I heard
this strange humming noise...
TILDA
All life on earth just ended.
JIMMY
I thought all life on earth ended
last week.
Valentina throws down her bath robe and goes to her quarters.
VALENTINA
Great Anton.
ANTON
Now she's mad at me? This one isn't
on me.
OMITTED SCENES 74 - 80
74 74
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INT. ENGINEERING MODULE - NIGHT
81 81
It's dark and scary. The duckie scuttles in and out of
shadows, leaving a thin trail of mucus. Just before it
disappears we see its silhouette rear up near the door and
let loose a bone-chilling throaty howl of rage.
GARY
QUAAAACK!
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
82 82
The station orbits the earth. The Quaaack echoes into space.
INT. CREW QUARTERS ~ VALENTINA'S ROOM - NIGHT
83 83
Valentina is pacing, drying her hair. Anton barges into the
room, with Valentina's bath robe in hand.
VALENTINA
She's speaking now? Since when? And
why is she telling you all these
things and not me?
ANTON
Calm down.
VALENTINA
I am calm.
Valentina throws a towel at him.
ANTON
Why are you mad at me?
VALENTINA
Because you're excluding me.
ANTON
If you were in the control room
instead of taking baths, you might
know what's going on. By the way,
you and this Gary guy were a lot
more than friends.
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VALENTINA
How would you know?
ANTON
Wendi told me.
VALENTINA
That's an invasion of my privacy.
ANTON
So it's true. I knew it.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
84 84
Jimmy and Tilda examine the Time Cube.
JIMMY
What is this?
TILDA
This is a chronotronic quantum flux
transfer event generator.
JIMMY
Oh yeah?
He reaches for it...
TILDA
It's the most dangerous machine
ever created.
JIMMY
Oh.
Jimmy pulls his hand back and sits on his hands looking at
the cube.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
84A 84A
A slow track around the control room at ground level. It's
empty dark and scary. Camera stops on a chair that drips a
bit of slime.
INT. CREW QUARTERS ~ VALENTINA'S ROOM - NIGHT
85 85
Anton sits with his back to Valentina. They're not talking.
Valentina continues to fix up after just having a bath.
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ANTON
Lets put the Gary stuff aside.
Maybe you used to see him, maybe
you were just friends, whatever.
The important thing is you're over
him and you're with me now. Lets
not fight like this.
VALENTINA
You're right Anton.
Anton is encouraged by her sweet voice and friendly tone.
ANTON
Good.
VALENTINA
What's the point of me fighting
with a shit for brains, whiney
little half pint control freak with
no balls, stinky stupid fuck with
no sense of style, charm or
personal hygiene.
ANTON
So you don't want to talk right
now. I'm going to go get a cup of
coffee. Why don't you adjust your
attitude and join me when you're
ready.
Anton goes.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
85A 85A
Continued. Jimmy sits next to Tilda.
TILDA
I'm a robot.
JIMMY
You are?
Tilda puts her finger near Jimmy's arm. A small spark jumps.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Ow. Do that again.
She does it again.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Ow. Stop.
TILDA
I run on electricity.
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JIMMY
Do it again.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
86 86
The Rubber Duckie (duck1) At Anton's keyboard.
SLOW KEYBOARD TYPING SOUNDS.
ECU from below: The rubber duckie's eyes darting left and
right with the keyboard sounds. It's typing something, while
breathing asthmatically. It drips some slime.
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INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
87 87
Jimmy eats a sandwich at the table next to Tilda. Anton comes
in and tries again to make a cup of coffee.
JIMMY
Tilda's a robot.
ANTON
No she isn't.
JIMMY
I'm pretty sure she is.
Valentina comes in, sees the Time Cube glowing. Anton pulls
out a chair for her.
VALENTINA
Nice to hear you speaking again
Tilda.
Valentina sits away from Anton.
TILDA
I've never spoken before today.
Where I come from, we don't need to
speak.
VALENTINA
We've all heard you speak.
TILDA
I've come from a mirror universe.
ANTON
Since when?
JIMMY
It's okay, tell them what you told
me.
TILDA
Someone has been travelling across
parallel universes causing disaster
on a galactic scale. Our Earth is
almost completely destroyed.
(MORE)
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TILDA (CONT'D)
We discovered that this station is
the nexus point of all the damaged
realities. We had just once chance
to send me here, to take your
Tilda's place, in order to stop
this time cube from being
activated.
ANTON
My station is the nexus?
VALENTINA
But we didn't activate anything.
Did you turn it on?
Jimmy lifts the box.
JIMMY
It's got some kind of port at the
bottom which I haven't figured out.
ANTON
Put down the time cube.
Jimmy puts it down.
VALENTINA
Did you turn it on?
JIMMY
No. Not really. It turned itself
on. I might have dropped it. It was
on before I found it.
BEEP BEEP BEEP - a beeping sound.
ANTON
Wendi, what's the matter?
WENDI (O.S.)
A power fluctuation has been
detected in my command relays in
the control room.
ANTON
Jimmy? Didn't you fix that?
JIMMY
Yes. This is new.
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ANTON
Val, want to check it out?
VALENTINA
Why me?
ANTON
You want to be involved, this is
being involved.
VALENTINA
Fine. Keep an eye on the robot.
INT. PASSAGEWAY - NIGHT
87A 87A
Valentina walks through the connector pod and into the
passageway, down toward the control room. No yellow shields.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
87B 87B
Valentina comes in. The O.S. BEEP BEEP BEEP from before plays
in here. She hits a button on a control panel and it turns
off.
VALENTINA
Nominal, Nominal, five by five...
She hits the intercom.
VALENTINA (CONT'D)
Anton?
ANTON (O.S.)
Go ahead Val.
VALENTINA
It looks like a false alarm.
ANTON (O.S.)
Okay. Come to the rec room. I made
coffee.
She turns off the intercom. There's some slime.
VALENTINA
Who's been messing with the-
Valentina looks to her left. There's a rubber duck sitting
there. She's confused. It moves toward her. She's paralyzed
with horror. It has tentacles peeking out under it.
VALENTINA (CONT'D)
Oh my god.
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She starts to move away.
GARY
Please, don't run. My legs are
short, and it hurts. Valentina.
It hurts to exist. I shouldn't be
here.
VALENTINA
What the... Fff... Duck?
GARY
I'm stuck in a transdimensional
rift across the twelfth dimension.
Gary lurches toward Valentina. She recoils.
GARY (CONT'D)
Don't run away.
VALENTINA
What do you want?
GARY
I need to get back to my dimension.
I need my time cube. Valentina,
it's me, Gary.
Gary moves very close to her. He puts a tentacle on her hand.
GARY (CONT'D)
My God you're beautiful.
VALENTINA
You can't be... Gary?
GARY
Yes. It's me.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
87C 87C
Anton pours coffee, offers to Tilda who declines.
TILDA
I don't drink anything.
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ANTON
So... you were saying you came here
to replace our Tilda and stop
someone from using this Time Cube,
but he's not here. And what
happened to our Tilda?
TILDA
An accident happened.
ANTON
Is she around here? Somewhere?
Anton eats his sandwich.
TILDA
No.
ANTON
Well, you can see why I'd be
concerned to hear a member of my
crew is missing.
TILDA
Things didn't go as planned. I
couldn't explain it to the other
Tilda. Professor Pinback isn't here
like he was supposed to be.
ANTON
Wait a minute. Gary Pinback?
TILDA
Yes.
ANTON
That's the guy who's supposed to be
on this station?
TILDA
Yes.
ANTON
Son of a bitch.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
87D 87D
Cutting back to Val and Gary having their chat. Val is more
relaxed, starting to take this in stride.
VALENTINA
How did this happen, Gary?
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GARY
There was an accident. The cube was
activated in my escape and I was
shunted through a dimensional
vortex into this stupid body. But I
was on my way here for you.
VALENTINA
For me?
GARY
I promised you that one day I'd
give you the world. I came here to
keep that promise. I can take you
away from all this.
VALENTINA
Gary... That was years ago.
GARY
Until I can activate the time cube
I will continue to bleed across the
dimensional boundary... I don't
know what I will become.
VALENTINA
That sounds painful.
GARY
It's very painful. I need your help
Valentina. There isn't much time.
ALARMS GO OFF - RED SIREN LIGHTS. Valentina turns to look
around. She turns back and Gary is gone.
VALENTINA
Gary?
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
87E 87E
Continued scene of Anton, Tilda and Jimmy. The RED CHERRY
LIGHTS turn on here as they just did in the control room.
ANTON
What the hell is going on now?
TILDA
Gary must be onboard. This is how
it begins. I'm already too late.
Tilda sits on the floor depressed. Anton goes.
ANTON
I'm going to the control room. You
keep an eye on... the robot.
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JIMMY
She has a name.
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ANTON
I'm telling you, if that son of a
bitch is on my station I'm going to
find him. You two stay put.
Anton leaves. Jimmy sits next to Tilda.
JIMMY
Hey. What's the matter?
TILDA
The cube has been activated.
There's nothing I can do to stop
it. Infinite universes will be
destroyed.
JIMMY
We can try. Look, last week I never
thought I'd be working orbit.
Everyone told me it was impossible.
I didn't have the training. I
didn't have the stomach. People
said, that Jimmy, he's never
getting off Earth. But I got myself
together and paid a guy a hundred
and fifty bucks to forge my
certification forms and the next
thing you know, here I am.
TILDA
I didn't mean to kill her. The
other Tilda.
JIMMY
I'm sure you didn't. Hey, lets go
use Wendi's cameras to see if we
can find Gary if he's on board.
TILDA
Ok.
INT. PASSAGEWAY B - NIGHT
87F 87F
Tilda and Jimmy walk with the Time Cube. Tilda stops.
TILDA
You're nice.
JIMMY
I'm glad you can speak.
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TILDA
There's something else I couldn't
say before.
JIMMY
What is it?
TILDA
We can't trust Valentina.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
87G 87G
Valentina is looking around. She can't find Gary. Anton comes
in. He presses a button and it turns off the siren sounds and
cherry lights.
ANTON
What's happened?
VALENTINA
I don't know. The control relays
are all offline.
ANTON
Gary is onboard the station.
Valentina freezes.
VALENTINA
What?
ANTON
Have you talked to him?
VALENTINA
No.
ANTON
Wendi, is there another man on this
station besides myself?
WENDI (O.S.)
Jimmy is onboard the station.
ANTON
Besides Jimmy?
WENDI (O.S.)
No Anton.
ANTON
Where the hell is he hiding? What
are you two up to?
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VALENTINA
Get off my case Anton. I don't know
what you're talking about. Who said
Gary is here?
ANTON
Tilda.
VALENTINA
She says she's a robot. Do you
believe everything everyone tells
you?
ANTON
You got the second duck from him.
Admit that.
VALENTINA
If you want answers we should go
down there and grill the robot.
ANTON
Fine. Lets start with that.
VALENTINA
She's probably the one who blew out
the control systems. Whatever we
do, we can't leave them with the
cube anymore.
ANTON
What's the big deal with this cube?
SUDDENLY THE ROOM JOLTS. Red warnings on monitors.
OMITTED SCENES 88-99
88 88
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - NIGHT
100 100
Tilda and Jimmy brace themselves. The room trembles.
ANTON (O.S.)
Jimmy? We've got a situation here.
Take Tilda to the computer room and
see if you can get the control
system back up.
JIMMY
We're in the computer room.
ANTON (O.S.)
I told you to stay put.
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JIMMY
Ok.
He turns off the intercom.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Do you know what's happening?
TILDA
I don't know. I don't think we have
much time.
JIMMY
Not much time like a few days?
TILDA
Hours.
The room shakes again. The lights flicker.
OMITTED SCENES 101-107
101 101
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
108 108
Val and Anton sit at the controls as the room shakes. Evil
metal creaking noises tear through. Alarms sound. More
screens turn to static and garbled.
VALENTINA
Anton?
ANTON
Something is definitely wrong.
Check the air pressure.
VALENTINA
Anton!
ANTON
What?
VALENTINA
Okay. I haven't been totally
honest.
ANTON
Oh?
The rubber duck (duck 2) scuttles across the floor behind
them but Anton doesn't see it.
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VALENTINA
Gary is onboard.
ANTON
Where is the bastard? How the hell
did he get on the station?
VALENTINA
You brought him in.
ANTON
When did I do that?
Valentina notices that Gary (Duck 2) is in front of Anton,
hiding on a shelf, dripping slime.
VALENTINA
He's just come for the time cube.
That's all he needs to get back to
his dimension and put things right.
Its eyes glow faintly red.
ANTON
Sure. Naturally. He just wants his
time cube. He's not interested in
you?
VALENTINA
He's the only one that can send us
home and set things right.
Anton follows her gaze and sees the duck there.
ANTON
What the hell is that?
Anton moves around and slowly approaches it. He takes out his
laser blaster and charges it. The Duck cowers and backs
deeper into the corner of the shelf.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Anton, you're scaring him.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Him? Hello little guy. Don't be
afraid. We mean you no harm. Hey
there. Val what the hell is this
thing?
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He gets ready to fire.
VALENTINA
That's Gary.
Anton slowly moves closer to it.
ANTON
What? This thing?
Anton points his laser. Gary trembles with fear.
VALENTINA
No!
Anton pulls the trigger. It goes click click.
ANTON
That's odd. The batteries must be-
Gary LEAPS at Anton's head. They crash through the room as it
attacks him. Papers fly from binders thrown around. Anton
screams. The laser pistol is knocked to the floor, broken.
Blood splatters against a console, and across Valentina's
face. Val screams, staring at the off-screen attack. Anton is
thrown down, he turns around and tries to see where the duck
is. He's scratched up. It scuttles away down the hall behind
him, out of his sight.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Where did that little bastard go?
OMITTED
109 109
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
110 110
Valentina pulls a first-aid kit off the wall and opens it.
Anton has a trivial cut on his head.
ANTON
It sure is strong for a little guy.
VALENTINA
I told you to be careful.
ANTON
Why didn't you just tell me about
him?
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VALENTINA
I tried to tell you.
Valentina cleans his cut. She digs through the kit for tape.
VALENTINA (CONT'D)
How is your head?
ANTON
It hurts.
Valentina sticks a band-aid on Anton.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Did you know what this thing was
when we brought it on board?
VALENTINA
No, of course not.
ANTON
Look what he did.
VALENTINA
He was frightened.
ANTON
Whose side are you on?
A noise down the hall. Anton pulls the handlebar off the
elliptical exercise machine and holds it like a club as he
goes to one side of the room next to the hall.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Can you see it?
VALENTINA
No.
Anton peeks down the hall quickly. He reaches to draw his
laser blaster - his holster is empty.
ANTON
Something is coming. Stay back.
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VALENTINA
Anton wait!
ANTON
I won't hurt him much. I'll just
subdue him, okay? That's fair,
isn't it?
Jimmy runs around the corner into the room.
ANTON (CONT'D)
AHHHH!
Anton's war-cry is spent on Jimmy who jumps back frightened.
JIMMY
AHHH!
ANTON
What are you doing?
JIMMY
I'm looking for you!
ANTON
We have a guest onboard.
Tilda follows carrying the Time Cube.
JIMMY
What happened to your face?
ANTON
A rubber duck attacked me.
JIMMY
What?
INT. STORAGE MODULE - NIGHT
111 111
It's dark. A duck-shape scuttles along the floor, casting
flickering shadows on the wall (duck 2, framed larger)
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GARY (O.S.)
Gggrrrrroooarr!
OMITTED
112 112
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
113 113
Tilda opens a compartment and locates sandwiches. Jimmy sits
tinkering with the busted laser pistol through the scene.
Valentina takes the sandwiches.
JIMMY
So it's some kind of animal?
ANTON
Yes. And it's growing.
JIMMY
How big is it?
ANTON
Like a small dog maybe. And it
bites. Hard. What have you got?
VALENTINA
Rice, butter, carrot jam.
ANTON
God help us.
VALENTINA
Ham.
ANTON
Ah, ham. Give me the ham.
Valentina reluctantly gives up the ham sandwich. They eat.
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JIMMY
We checked with Wendi. It doesn't
look like Gary is on board.
ANTON
The duck... is Gary.
TILDA
How?
ANTON
Valentina has something she'd like
to tell us.
VALENTINA
I don't know all the facts.
ANTON
Go on. Please.
VALENTINA
The time cube sent him here through
the duck. It was an accident.
JIMMY
This is the Gary that Tilda says
destroyed Earth. He's a duck?
VALENTINA
He's on this station. He's part
man, part rubber duck, part
something else.
ANTON
And I'm going to kill him.
VALENTINA
How is that going to help?
ANTON
He tried to eat my face, Val.
VALENTINA
He's going through a lot of
changes. He's not thinking
straight. But he's the only one
that set things right if we give
him the Time Cube.
TILDA
He's not here to help us.
VALENTINA
I suppose you've helped us?
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ANTON
I'm with Tilda on this one for now.
VALENTINA
You're what?
JIMMY
Me too.
VALENTINA
Shut up Jimmy, no one asked you.
METAL CREAKING NOISE O.S., sound of cables snapping.
ANTON
Sorry Val. Plan A: we get control
of Gary. We're going to assume he's
only going to keep smashing things.
Jimmy, Tilda, work on Wendi. If we
can get eyes on him and close doors
remotely we can trap him-
Another SMASHING noise echoes through the frame of the
station. Distant creaking metal sounds.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Val and I will look for the duck.
VALENTINA
No.
ANTON
You said yourself he's not thinking
straight. I'm definitely not giving
him the Time Cube - that's what got
us into this mess.
JIMMY
Do we have any weapons?
Anton opens a drawer. He spills out a handful of disposable
plastic knives on the table.
ANTON
Everyone take one.
They do. Jimmy bends his.
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JIMMY
No lasers? Microwave rifles?
ANTON
Laser's broke. Make do.
Jimmy grabs the pieces of the broken laser pistol, plastic
knives and half a sandwich in his pockets, then puts the Time
Cube into a backpack. Anton takes the backpack.
ANTON (CONT'D)
I'll take that.
Jimmy lets him have it.
ANTON (CONT'D)
I'll keep it safe.
INT. PASSAGEWAY B ~ INTERSECTION - NIGHT
114 114
Anton, Val, Jimmy, Tilda walk into the four-way intersection,
then pair off in different directions. Anton has his
backpack.
INT. AIRLOCK MODULE - NIGHT
115 115
Valentina comes in, looks around. She pokes the space suits.
VALENTINA
Gary?
Anton pokes his head in.
ANTON
Val?
VALENTINA
Did you see him?
ANTON
No. We should split up. Use the
intercom if you find him.
VALENTINA
What are you going to do with him
Anton?
ANTON
I'm going to ask him nicely to stop
destroying my space station for
starters. That's reasonable isn't
it?
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VALENTINA
I suppose.
ANTON
Then I'm going to kill him as hard
as I can.
INT. STORAGE MODULE - NIGHT
116 116
Anton searches through the room. He's jumpy. Scratched up
papers, claw marks, burns, broken pieces of equipment. Slime
trails.
He bumps into a hanging cable, startling him. But it's not a
tentacle, it's just a cable.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - NIGHT
117 117
Jimmy walks through with Tilda. The computers buzz and lights
blink. They look around for Gary cautiously.
TILDA
Jimmy? Wait.
JIMMY
What is it?
Tilda gives Jimmy a little kiss. Suddenly his eyes open wide
as something happens when their lips touch, time slows down
and everything gets brighter, fades to:
INT. TILDA'S BRAIN - NIGHT
117A 117A
Jimmy and Tilda face each other in a haze of glowing light.
JIMMY
This is cool.
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Tilda opens her mouth and electronic synthesizer sounds come
out for just a quick instant before they:
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - NIGHT
117B 117B
Flash back to reality, Tilda moves away from Jimmy. They're
back to when they were mid-kiss. Jimmy falls over.
JIMMY
Woah.
TILDA
Are you ok?
Jimmy is stunned. The room shakes from an O.S. EXPLOSION.
TILDA (CONT'D)
Jimmy?!
Jimmy looks around.
TILDA (CONT'D)
In my dimension we all run on
electricity.
JIMMY
I have a headache. But it was nice.
TILDA
I'm sorry Jimmy.
JIMMY
You know, we can try other ways of
showing how we feel. There are ways
we do it in this dimension you
might not have heard about yet...
The ROOM SHAKES HARD and binders fall off the shelves, the
lights flicker, metal snapping NOISES O.S.
TILDA
There's no time for that now.
JIMMY
Right.
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118 118
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INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
119 119
Tentacles of Gary (Duck2) slithers past. His tentacles bang
the table.
GARY
ARRGGH?
Gary flutters in a blur into the shadows.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - NIGHT
120 120
Tilda and Jimmy try to access the computer. It's not working.
JIMMY
The power system is still on. We
need to locate the damaged
circuits. They could be anywhere
between here and the control room.
Gary must have done something.
TILDA
Let me ask Wendi.
She reaches into the computer panel and finds an RS232 cable.
JIMMY
What are you going to do?
TILDA
Turn around.
Tilda unzips her jumpsuit.
JIMMY
Ok.
Jimmy turns around. Tilda sticks the RS232 cable down the
front of her jumpsuit bottoms area and feels around with the
cable until she finds her socket. CLICK.
TILDA
Accessing.
Jimmy really wants to know what's going on.
TILDA (CONT'D)
No peeking.
Jimmy turns away again, facing the computer monitor.
JIMMY
Can you explain what you're doing?
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TILDA
I'm accessing Wendi's backup
system.
JIMMY
I mean what are you doing with that
RS232 cable?
Numbers flash on the screen.
WENDI (O.S.)
Hello Tilda.
TILDA
Hello Wendi. Central logic
processor is up. All systems are
online - the control interface has
been disconnected.
Tilda keeps accessing the computer with her brain.
TILDA (CONT'D)
It was the duck.
JIMMY
Gary? What is it trying to do?
TILDA
Look.
The monitor shows a wire-frame diagram of the space station
in motion, with trajectories and readings. A red circular
line indicates the orbit of the station, and it intersects
with Earth. The little icon of the station is slowly moving
on that line toward the `red zone'. "WARNING" text blinks.
TILDA (CONT'D)
The station's orbit has been
altered. We're going to hit the
atmosphere.
JIMMY
How long do we have?
TILDA
About twenty eight minutes.
JIMMY
Are you sure?
She's sure. Jimmy hits the intercom.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Anton? Anton?
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TILDA
The intercoms are locked out. We
have to get to the control room.
Tilda turns away, unplugs the cable with a shiver and pulls
the cable out of her pants. She zips up.
JIMMY
You're going to have to explain
that later.
Tilda reaches her hand toward Jimmy. Jimmy puts his hand out.
A spark jumps between their hands.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Ow!
TILDA
Oh Jimmy. You don't have a static
discharge buffer. You're completely
made of meat.
JIMMY
Meat that loves you, Tilda.
TILDA
It may not be possible for us to
overcome our physiological
differences in this universe.
JIMMY
It sure would be fun to try.
Tilda smiles in agreement.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
121 121
Valentina looks under the communications equipment. There's a
half-open compartment at the end of the room, filled with
deep shadows. A wall panel is also open.
She moves slowly toward it. She peeks in the wall panel. It's
empty. She moves on toward the other compartment.
Valentina reaches slowly toward the open compartment, her
heart racing.
VALENTINA
Gary? Are you there Gary? We have
to talk.
She opens the compartment - just a pair of dusty headphones
inside. She relaxes.
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Jimmy runs in, startling her. She bangs her head on the
control panel.
VALENTINA (CONT'D)
AHHHH!
JIMMY
AHHHHHH!
Valentina punches his face.
VALENTINA
AHHHH!
JIMMY
OW!
VALENTINA
What are you doing?
JIMMY
Ow. Stop.
VALENTINA
You scared the crap out of me.
JIMMY
Where's Anton?
VALENTINA
We split up. What are you doing
here?
JIMMY
We're falling out of orbit. Gary's
done something to the guidance
system. Have you found him?
VALENTINA
He's not between here and
engineering.
JIMMY
Then there's only one place left he
could be.
INT. CREW QUARTERS ~ VALENTINA'S ROOM - NIGHT
122 122
Anton is looking at shady spots under the sleeping cots,
holding the elliptical machine handle as a club.
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The room is full of dark corners; each one seems to hold the
promise of aliens bursting out. Anton explores cautiously.
TILDA (O.S.)
Anton!
Anton spins around. Tilda points past him. Anton looks. The
rubber duck is on the shelf! Anton smashes it with the
handle!
ANTON
Got it!
He stomps on it. Squeak Squeak. Squeak.
TILDA
That's not it.
ANTON
Oh.
Anton lifts his foot. It squeaks.
ANTON (CONT'D)
It's the normal one.
A SCUTTLING SOUND behind them. They turn and look.
TILDA
Did you hear that?
Anton goes to her. They catch a glimpse of tentacle poking
out of Anton's room. It disappears around the corner.
TILDA (CONT'D)
It's horrible.
ANTON
Tilda, get back.
He hands her the backpack with the Time Cube. Tilda takes it
and backs away.
INT. CREW QUARTERS ~ HALLWAY - NIGHT
122A 122A
Anton comes out of his room followed by Tilda, peeking around
and trying to see where Gary might be hiding in his room
across the hall.
ANTON
Stay back.
TILDA
Be careful.
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Tilda stands in the hall of the crew quarters outside the
door. Scuttle scuttle sounds. Anton goes near his room, looks
around. He creeps toward the door.
INT. CREW QUARTERS ~ ANTON'S ROOM - NIGHT
122B 122B
ANTON
Where are you? Hiding. Not so tough
now are ya Gary? You'd better hide.
Scuttle sound. Anton goes left, toward his coffee table, re-
aiming his handlebar, guessing where Gary is hiding. Anton is
almost at the door.
Anton turns right. The shadow of Gary (Duck 3) rises up next
to his bed: the tentacles were just the tip: it's grown
larger now. It bares teeth.
GARY
Where is the Time Cube?
ANTON
What Time Cube?
GARY
I must have it.
ANTON
You come on my space station, try
to steal my girlfriend, turn the
place upside down and make demands
for time cubes. Who do you think I
am?
Anton prepares to strike. The duck trembles with excitement
and rage. Anton grits his teeth.
ANTON (CONT'D)
AHHHHHHHH!
Anton swings his weapon high over his head and charges!
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INT. CREW QUARTERS ~ HALLWAY - NIGHT
122C 122C
Tilda watches from the hallway outside Anton's room:
A SUDDEN FLURRY OF MOTION as Gary attacks Anton, SNARLING.
Pillows and household items are torn up and thrown around.
Crashing sounds. Tilda ducks down, unable to watch the
violence. Sounds: Anton yelling, things breaking. Violent
crunches and punches. Clanging.
Blood sprays on the wall next to Tilda. She's horrified.
CUT TO:
Jimmy and Valentina come from around the corner at the far
end of the hall and stop when they hear the sound of THUMP
SCUTTLE SCUTTLE. They cautiously peer down the hall.
JIMMY
Tilda?
Tilda comes out of Anton's room, some blood spray on her
face.
TILDA
I need help.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
122D 122D
They clear off the table and lie Anton down. He's twitching.
Valentina touches him and backs away in horror.
TILDA
Where is the first-aid kit?
Jimmy looks around, pulls a medical kit from the wall.
TILDA (CONT'D)
He's leaking.
JIMMY
Valentina, get some water.
Tilda first-aid examines Anton. He coughs up blood. Jimmy
turns around and there's no Valentina.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Valentina?
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123 123
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
125 125
Valentina sits in a flight deck chair looking at red
emergency monitor warning messages. She sits facing the
passageway, looks at the blood on her hands. A husky rasping
breathing sound comes from Gary who hides around the edge of
the doorway.
VALENTINA
Gary. Why are you doing this?
Gary's voice answers from the shadows. It sounds bigger.
GARY (O.S.)
For you.
VALENTINA
But you'll kill me as well if the
station falls out of orbit.
GARY
So, are you're with this Anton guy
now?
VALENTINA
I was for a while. Not sure now.
GARY (O.S.)
He fights like a girl. Do you think
he'd cross alternate dimensions for
you?
VALENTINA
I don't know.
GARY
I travelled through time for you.
VALENTINA
I know.
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Gary leans out for a moment (duck3) revealing a little more
of himself and then slinks back.
VALENTINA (CONT'D)
You're mutating faster and faster.
GARY (O.S.)
I could put everything back the way
it was. Would you want that? Would
you want to keep living on this
rusty space dumpster, forever? With
this Anton guy?
Valentina looks into the shadowy dark.
VALENTINA
You didn't need to hurt him Gary.
Gary's eyes glimmer in the darkness. Some tentacle too.
GARY (O.S.)
Come with me. We will return to
Earth, to the dawn of man. There we
will lay the foundations of a
million-year dynasty, and rule an
empire over all space and time. We
will dominate the galaxy together.
VALENTINA
Together?
GARY (O.S.)
Once I have the time cube, the
universe is ours. Valentina, I came
here for you. I did this all for
you.
VALENTINA
That's so sweet.
She decides to step into the darkness. A tentacle wraps
around her as she disappears into the dark.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
126 126
Tilda opens the medical kit, snaps on rubber gloves and
straps on a surgical mask. Jimmy brings napkins. She goes the
monitor near the hallway. Tilda presses buttons on the
screen. The monitor screen says "MEDICAL DATABASE DOWNLOAD"
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TILDA
Jimmy, our orbit is still decaying.
We have to stop our descent. You
have to go to the control room.
JIMMY
Are you going to be OK here?
TILDA
Yes.
Jimmy puts down the napkins.
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127 127
INT. PASSAGEWAY B - NIGHT
127A 127A
Jimmy moves fast but cautiously.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
128 128
Tilda slices, stitches and sews fast. Blood splatters against
Tilda from Anton's mouth. She squints and keeps working. The
room shimmies and shakes.
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129 129
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
130 130
Valentina comes in straightening her clothing and hair. Jimmy
is works under an open control panel, he turns and sees her.
JIMMY
Where did you go? Anton is hurt
pretty bad.
GARY (O.S.)
Attention crew of the Western
Alliance Sanitation Station Regina.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
131 131
Tilda has finished her surgery and is taking off her bloodied
gloves. Anton is bandaged, unconscious. She looks up to hear:
GARY (O.S.)
Prepare to be incinerated.
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INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
132 132
Jimmy goes to the captain's central console.
JIMMY
He's in the storage bay, going
towards the crew quarters. Tilda
and I managed to reroute the door
controls. If I can just figure
out...
Jimmy hits buttons.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Ha. Sucker.
Jimmy dramatically hits a big button on the keyboard.
INT. STORAGE MODULE - NIGHT
133 133
A big light blinks green next to the open door. CU on the
door frame as the door closes. LOCKING SOUND. A TENTACLE
slaps angrily against the hatch window.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
134 134
Jimmy works on the controls. Valentina comes up behind him in
a sneaky way, he doesn't notice. She's holding a toolbox.
JIMMY
He's locked in. That should buy us
some time but we have to hurry.
Help me figure out the thruster
controls.
Valentina creeps up right behind Jimmy. Jimmy turns to see
her too late: she bashes Jimmy in the head with the tool box
and tosses it aside.
Valentina uses the keyboard. Jimmy rolls over, regains focus.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
What are you doing?
VALENTINA
I'm leaving Jimmy. I'm done.
JIMMY
Where are you going?
Tilda appears behind Valentina and hits her in the back of
her head with the toolbox. Valentina goes down. Valentina
rubs her head.
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VALENTINA
Ow.
Tilda helps Jimmy up.
JIMMY
Thanks Tilda. Oh no, she let Gary
loose.
INT. STORAGE MODULE - NIGHT
135 135
A glimpse of Gary scampering out of the open hatch where he
was trapped before, leaving a slime trail.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
136 136
Tilda finishes binding Valentina to a chair with tape.
VALENTINA
Give Gary the time cube. You don't
know him like I know him. He'll
help us. He'll save us.
Tilda is not convinced. Jimmy is on the soldering damaged
circuits in a the control panel. He wears safety goggles. The
Time Cube sits on the floor behind him.
JIMMY
He's a monster.
VALENTINA
It's just a phase.
Jimmy closes the console he's working on. Presses buttons.
The room shifts to the left.
TILDA
We're entering the upper
atmosphere.
Jimmy stands up. Jimmy wipes the sweat off his face.
JIMMY
That's bad, isn't it?
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TILDA
We have fifteen minutes.
JIMMY
There's too much damage to fix in
fifteen minutes.
TILDA
Maybe we should try to make a deal.
A low RUMBLE sound.
JIMMY
We can't allow Gary to have total
control of time and space.
Jimmy gets back down into the computer panel. Tilda kneels
next to him, watching. Valentina looks at the Time Cube on
the floor and wriggles in her duct tape bonds.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
137 137
The station starts to hit the atmosphere and shake.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
138 138
Jimmy and Tilda press buttons and flip switches on the
consoles as they talk. The room shimmies and shakes more and
more. The RUMBLE sound increases. Jimmy turns one more
switch. BLEEP BLORP: the computer screen flickers on.
TILDA
Wendi is online.
JIMMY
We're falling Wendi. Correct our
orbital position.
WENDI (O.S.)
I do not have full control of
Station systems. There is a break
in the control path to my logic
core.
JIMMY
Is anything working?
WENDI (O.S.)
Rebooting and Reinitialization will
take approximately three hours.
JIMMY
We have... fourteen minutes.
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TILDA
Leave Wendi to me.
Jimmy reaches into an open mess of cables in a compartment
and tosses Tilda an RS232 cable. She turns away from him,
unzips her jumpsuit and plugs in her plug as before once
Jimmy stops staring. Jimmy goes under the central console and
sneaks glances to figure out what exactly she's doing. She
zips up again with the cable sticking out, and concentrates.
The monitors flash on. Jimmy spills out the tool box, grabs
tools and sticks his head back under the central console.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
139 139
The station starts to hit the hazy atmosphere and shakes
more. Parts heat up. An antenna burns off.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
140 140
The room shimmies and shakes. Valentina is straining against
her duct tape wrapping. It's loosening. They don't notice.
Jimmy is wriggling around in the confined area.
TILDA (O.S.)
We're entering the mesosphere.
JIMMY
It's ugly in here. I don't know
where the break is.
TILDA (O.S.)
Networking.
Jimmy switches tools, moves around a flashlight.
WENDI (O.S.)
Hello Tilda.
TILDA
Hi Wendi.
The RUMBLE sound increases.
JIMMY (O.S.)
How's it going?!
Jimmy is jammed deep in the panel, where he uses a circuit
tester, probing. He wipes off his sweaty brow.
TILDA
Try bank 5, on unit LBJ425.
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Jimmy shifts around, probes.
JIMMY
Here?
Tilda is focused on the monitors, doesn't notice Valentina is
loose of her duct tape and stands up behind them.
TILDA
Try the next circuit.
INT. PASSAGEWAY B - NIGHT
141 141
We can catch glimpses of Gary lurching past. He's bigger.
Hulking.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
142 142
Tilda sits, searching with her brain using her RS232 cable
patch into the computer. Abstract data scrolls fast down the
screens. It reflects in her eyes.
JIMMY (O.S.)
Is this it?
TILDA
No. Hurry.
Valentina gently picks up the Time Cube and marvels at it for
a brief moment before backing out behind Tilda and out the
door, stumbling on the bulkhead a little and running off.
Jimmy reaches way deep into the panel and probes a circuit.
JIMMY
Here?
TILDA
You're getting closer.
The rooms shakes suddenly extra hard. A CREAK of strained
metal.
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INT. PASSAGEWAY - NIGHT
143 143
We can just make out Gary and his tentacles dragging himself
around a corner.
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144 144
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
145 145
Jimmy reaches as far as humanly possible with his logic probe
and touches a difficult-to-reach circuit way in the back, in
a maze of jumbled blinking lights, cables and circuits:
JIMMY
There's your problem.
He pulls out a smoldering burned circuit.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
The midrange data processor is
burned out. I think we need it to
control the thrust vector.
TILDA
You can't fix it?
JIMMY
No way. No... I don't have the
parts.
This is serious.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
We're dead.
TILDA
No we're not.
The room shakes more. Tilda unplugs the RS232 cable from the
wall and grabs a cable cutter from Jimmy's belt. She pulls
down her jumpsuit shoulder exposing her back tattoo lines
again. Jimmy watches in fascination.
Tilda jabs herself and cuts a 6 inch hole in her abdomen.
There's no blood. She reaches in and feels around.
JIMMY
I wish you would warn me if you're
going to do something like that.
TILDA
Wait...
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Tilda grunts and grimaces - something rips and her hand comes
out with an organic/electric device with blinking lights.
Wires and cables poke out of the hole in her stomach and drip
with goo, she tucks them back in painfully with one hand and
holds herself closed as she hands the device to Jimmy.
TILDA (CONT'D)
Try using this.
Jimmy takes it with a mixture of horror and curiosity.
JIMMY
Don't you need it?
TILDA
I have two of them.
Jimmy notices Valentina is gone.
JIMMY
Where's Val?
Tilda turns.
TILDA
The time Cube!
JIMMY
Hold on, let me plug this in.
Jimmy ducks back under the panel and stuffs the strange
device into the socket of the circuit board. Sparks fly and
lights start blinking! The SOUND of the midrange data
processor humming back to life. Green lights on monitors.
Jimmy clamps alligator clips around a broken cable and
scrambles up. The monitor screens show green blinking
symbols. Tilda uses a staple gun to close her wound, showing
no sign of pain, tucks away her RS232 cable and zips up.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
It worked!
Jimmy sees one monitor still shows ERROR.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
It's not working.
TILDA
Thruster control is on a different
circuit. It's still offline.
Tilda sinks into a chair. The effort has worn her down.
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JIMMY
It should have worked.
TILDA
There's another break in the
control path.
JIMMY
Are you okay?
TILDA
I'll be okay. But there's only one
way to target the thrusters.
JIMMY
How?
TILDA
Manually.
JIMMY
You mean outside?
TILDA
Yes outside.
The digital vector diagram monitor shows their orbit falling
into the `danger zone' past the `Kármán line'. Jimmy sees
Tilda suffer.
JIMMY
Take this.
Jimmy hands Tilda Anton's blaster - Jimmy found time to
repair it with wires, duct tape, and junk.
TILDA
You'll need it.
JIMMY
I'll be ok.
Jimmy gets up to go, summons his courage.
TILDA
Jimmy, in ten minutes the outer
hull will burn away completely.
Hurry.
JIMMY
It's go time.
INT. PASSAGEWAY - NIGHT
146 146
Cables are loose, hanging, red siren lights. The walls
rattle. Jimmy walks carefully, looking for Gary.
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147 147
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
148 148
Valentina steps out of the hall and stands near Anton. She
holds the Time Cube.
ANTON
Who's there? Valentina?
VALENTINA
It's over Anton. We're leaving.
ANTON
Something is wrong with you Val.
You can't trust someone that wants
to eat you.
VALENTINA
Gary loves me. He loves me in ways
you couldn't understand.
ANTON
I thought we've had some good
times.
Anton notices Gary (duck 3) lurking in the hall.
ANTON (CONT'D)
Gary? I'll kick your ass.
Anton struggles to sit up. He falls back down. Val puts down
the time cube on the counter and helps Anton settle down.
VALENTINA
Gary! I have the Time Cube!
Gary stays in the shadows, nearby. We can see him quiver and
jiggle as he speaks, suggestions of a jaw moving, but lots of
amorphous tentacles and bulging monstrous shapes.
GARY (O.S.)
Before we go, one last thing.
VALENTINA
What?
GARY (O.S.)
Kill him.
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ANTON
You pussy, come over here. Afraid
to fight like a man?
Valentina looks at Anton, looks at Gary, conflicted.
INT. PASSAGEWAY OUTSIDE AIRLOCK - NIGHT
148A 148A
Blaring SIRENS, RED CHERRY LIGHTS. Jimmy comes around to the
door marked AIRLOCK MODULE. He very slowly peeks in, scared.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
148B 148B
Continued with Anton, Val and Gary.
GARY (O.S.)
I want to see you kill him.
VALENTINA
We don't need to do that Gary. We
can just go.
GARY (O.S.)
Killll himmmmm.
Gary tosses the bent exercise machine handlebar to her feet.
She picks it up and looks at Anton.
Anton manages to sit up, faces her without any aggression.
ANTON
If this guy is going to make you
happy, go ahead. I understand.
Val sees Anton in a different light.
ANTON (CONT'D)
It's ok.
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149A 149A
INT. AIRLOCK MODULE - NIGHT
150 150
Jimmy enters the dark trashed airlock module, looking around.
Space suit parts are a mess on the floor.
JIMMY
Damn.
Jimmy frantically sorts through space suit parts.
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INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
150A 150A
Tilda looks at a screen that counts down to 00:00:02:00.
JIMMY (O.S.)
I'm entering the airlock.
INT. AIRLOCK MODULE (INSIDE AIRLOCK) - NIGHT
150B 150B
Jimmy in a helmet and space suit stands nervous at the hatch.
He hesitates. The lights turn red. He presses the button.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
150C 150C
Anton, Val and Gary continued. Valentina hefts the handlebar,
checks out Anton. He looks pitiful.
GARY
Do it.
VALENTINA
I don't see why-
GARY (O.S.)
Hurry up. Kill him now.
VALENTINA
Give me a second Gary.
GARY (O.S.)
Do it now!
VALENTINA
Can you give me a second Gary?
GARY (O.S.)
Kill him!
Valentina turns around defiantly.
VALENTINA
I don't like being bossed around.
Anton nods in confirmation of this.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
151 151
Jimmy [in spacesuit] moves along the exterior of the station.
Atmosphere blows past him. The air is thin but they're moving
fast. Smoke trails from burning station bits stream past. The
station shakes. Jimmy is terrified, holds on for dear life.
He sneezes in his helmet. The glass is all splattered.
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JIMMY
Gah!
POV Jimmy: splatter and mucus on the inside of the glass.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
152 152
Tilda leans over the control panel, watching monitors.
JIMMY (O.S.)
I'm outside the station.
TILDA
Keep going Jimmy, You have to align
and fire the thruster in ninety
seconds or we'll implode.
JIMMY (O.S.)
Okay no problem.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
152A 152A
Gary comes out of the shadows ('duck 3'). He's a hulking
monstrous thing. Valentina is not intimidated. Anton is a
little intimidated, still weak from his injuries.
GARY
So this is how it's going to be.
VALENTINA
Yup.
Valentina swings high at Gary and catches him upside the
head. He snarls and bashes her with a tentacle, knocking away
the handlebar. She gives him a few punches, kick in the duck
nuts. Gary knocks her down by the sandwich machine. Anton
grabs a chair. A tentacle comes at Anton - it pulls him over
by his neck, he drops the chair, and is thrown down by the
hatch.
Gary side steps quickly, looking around. He sees the Time
Cube on the counter and sends a tentacle at it.
Valentina stabs the tentacle with a plastic fork and it pulls
back, spraying green blood and mucous in an unexpectedly
heavy geyser over Valentina, Anton and the room.
Valentina throws the time cube over the table to Anton, who
catches it.
Gary refocusses on Val and moves toward her. He bashes her
with a tentacle sending her over the table.
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GARY
GRRRRROOARRRR!
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
153 153
Jimmy clambers along the rail that he's clipped into. He
comes to the thruster. We hear his rapid breathing in the
space suit. Behind him is the expanse of cold space. The
station rotates until the Earth takes up the view behind him.
Everything shakes.
JIMMY
Almost there. Tilda? Tilda?
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
154 154
The chair at the console where Tilda sat is empty. The room
shakes.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
155 155
Jimmy reaches a cone-shaped thruster. He clips in an extra
tether to a metal ring nearby and turns a handle, opening a
small access panel.
JIMMY
How the hell does this work?
Jimmy finds a small keypad and joystick in the panel. He hits
buttons.
Jimmy turns the joystick. The thruster next to him moves.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Okay. That's good.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
155A 155A
The vector graphic shows HULL COLLAPSE IMMINENT DANGER!
WENDI (O.S.)
Ten seconds until hull collapse.
INT. RECREATION ROOM - NIGHT
155B 155B
Gary looms up over the dazed Valentina. Anton is dazed.
Gary is as scary as possible.
TILDA (O.S.)
Hey.
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Gary and Val turn toward the hallway: Tilda's there. She
throws the laser blaster to Valentina who catches it and aims
at Gary. Gary freezes, afraid.
Valentina takes great pleasure at pulling the trigger.
ZZZZORCH! A beam blasts from the blaster at Gary, instantly
causing an immense SPLAT!
Valentina opens her eyes to see it rain Gary bits.
Anton comes over.
ANTON
Is that my blaster?
TILDA
Jimmy fixed it.
Anton helps Valentina up.
VALENTINA
Thanks Tilda.
ANTON
Where is Jimmy?
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156 156
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
157 157
Jimmy at the thruster, he grips the joystick, feeling woozy.
JIMMY
Here goes nothing.
He's sweating profusely. He looks at his glove - it's
burning. There's orange-glowing cinders flying off his boots.
Jimmy hits the big red button! A BLAST OF PLASMA fires out of
the thruster next to him.
(Wide shot) Over the course of five long seconds, the station
stops falling. The thruster stops firing.
He's burning more now. His suit POPS A LEAK! Smoke whizzes
out of a hole in his arm. He stares at it.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Oh crap.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
158 158
Tilda runs in to see a screen that shows a vector graphic of
the station in the "red zone". It slowly starts to correct.
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TILDA
Jimmy? Come in Jimmy! You did it.
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Valentina and Anton hobble in.
VALENTINA
He did it.
The room stops shaking. The RUMBLE sound stops.
TILDA
Orbit is stabilizing. Jimmy?
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
159 159
POV Jimmy: he's losing consciousness, looking at the pretty
sunset.
TILDA (O.S.)
Jimmy? Come in Jimmy. Jimmy?!
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
159A 159A
Anton and Val look worried. Tilda rips off her headphones and
walks out.
INT. PASSAGEWAY - NIGHT
159B 159B
Tilda walks then speeds up into a run as Val and Anton sit in
the background in the control room. [no window covers]
INT. AIRLOCK MODULE - NIGHT
159C 159C
Tilda enters and opens the inner airlock door, revealing
Jimmy taking off his scorched helmet.
TILDA
Jimmy!
She hugs him.
JIMMY
Are we ok?
TILDA
Yes. You did it.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
159D 159D
Anton and Val sit next to each other. Val tenderly wipes some
Gary goo off Anton's face.
ANTON
Thanks sweetie.
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VALENTINA
You're twice the man Gary ever was.
ANTON
I know.
She hugs him. He wraps his manly arms around her.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
160 160
The Station orbit is stable. It's a little burned but still
in one piece. Stars twinkle. The night is silent.
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161 161
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - NIGHT
166 166
Tilda and Jimmy are sitting, eating sandwiches. The room is
tidy now, cleaner than it's ever been. Food wrappers around.
JIMMY
I could eat another.
TILDA
Chicken?
JIMMY
Ham.
She pulls another sandwich from the shelf.
TILDA
Ham.
JIMMY
Nice.
The Time Cube is on the floor with cables running into it
from all over. Tilda checks the cables.
TILDA
I think we're ready.
Jimmy hits the intercom.
JIMMY
Control room, are you ready?
ANTON (O.S.)
Ready.
JIMMY
We're activating it.
Jimmy hits keys on a keyboard. All the computer screens turn
on. The strange HUMMING sound starts. The Time Cube GLOWS
BLUE. The lights dim slightly.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
I think it's working.
TILDA
Wendi; status report please.
She eats her sandwich. Jimmy picks up his sandwich and eats
it. They both stare at the computer, eating sandwiches.
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JIMMY
Wendi? What's going on? Is it
working?
WENDI (O.S.)
Time Cube interface activated.
The humming gets louder.
JIMMY
Maybe I should-
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
167 167
The space station orbits around the earth, then POOF; the
entire station is gone in a warping flash of light.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - NIGHT
168 168
The flash fades away. Tilda and Jimmy stare at the computer
screens. The blinking lights slow down. The HUMMING sound
dies down. They rub their eyes. The intercom clicks on.
ANTON (O.S.)
Jimmy?
Jimmy snaps out of his daze and hits the intercom button.
JIMMY
Yeah. We're okay. Are you okay?
VALENTINA (O.S.)
We're fine up here.
Jimmy sees a screen marked "COMM" blinking. He presses the
button.
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Sanitation station Regina come in.
This is Ground control. We have a
level two debris warning lit up
here.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
169 169
The station orbits a living earth, with sparkling cities
glowing in the night below. Space stations and satellites in
orbit with the scorched station and junk ring, as before.
VALENTINA (O.S.)
Ground control?
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GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Yes. Are you going to going to
atomize the debris or do we have to
call the spaceworkers union rep?
A small metal screw floats in space.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
170 170
Anton sits in shock with Valentina.
ANTON
The... debris warning thing. Get
the debris.
Valentina flips a switch and grabs the joystick.
EXT. WESTERN ALLIANCE SANITATION STATION - NIGHT
171 171
A laser beam fires out and atomizes the metal screw.
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Good job Regina.
The shuttle drone flies past where the screw was.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
172 172
Anton and Val hug.
ANTON
Roger that Ground control. Nice to
hear from you, anytime.
GROUND CONTROL (O.S.)
Shove it Regina. Ground Control
out.
INT. PASSAGEWAY - NIGHT
173 173
Tilda and Jimmy walk into a medium shot, look out the window.
Tilda takes Jimmy's hand in front of the window with the
Earth rotating outside, space full of lights and shuttles.
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