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Selected transcript of the play by permission from a private collection. SSSSSSEEEEEEAAAAAAQQQQQQUUUUUUEEEEEESSSSSSTTTTTT OOOOOONNNNNN TTTTTTHHHHHHEEEEEE PPPPPPLLLLLLAAAAAANNNNNNEEEEEETTTTTT OOOOOOFFFFFF TTTTTTHHHHHHEEEEEE AAAAAAPPPPPPEEEEEESSSSSS ““WWHHEERREE MMAANN OONNCCEE SSTTOOOODD SSUUPPRREEMMEE,,, AAPPEESS NNOOWW RRUULLEE TTHHEE WWOORRLLDD”” II WWOOUULLDD LLIIIKKEE TTOO DDEEDDIIICCAATTEE TTHHIIISS SSTTOORRYY TTOO TTHHEE FFOOLLLLOOWWIIINNGG PPEEOOPPLLEE Booth Coleman Roy Scheider Jonathan Brandis PPPRERERELRE LLLOGOGOGOGUEUEUEUE UEO H EADQUARTERS HAWAII 2018 Admiral William Noyce sat at his desk contemplating the future of the UEO, the United Earth Oceans and seaQuest. Thirteen months ago the seaQuest under the command of Captain Marilyn Stark violated the then NORPAC (North Pacific) orders and converged on the Livingston Trench in a showdown with various undersea confederations and consortiums. Luckily Commander Ford, seaQuest’s First Officer, averted the incident by relieving Stark 1 of her command. ‘The Livingston Trench Incident’ as it became known dissolved NORPAC and its military operations and the UN issued a new charter effectively giving birth to a new organization called the UEO. The seaQuest was put in dry dock and was extensively refitted with scientific equipment for research and exploration. But there was a problem, the seaQuest needed a new Captain to be the new face of the UEO and to ensure that the organisation’s values were maintained if it was going to patrol, protect and research the world’s oceans for the benefit of Mankind. The solution? Nathan Hale Bridger. And that came from the Secretary General himself in a secret meeting with Noyce. “Will, I want you to get Captain Bridger back to command seaQuest”. “Sir, that’s easier, said than done, I’ve known Nathan for over 35 years but even I might not be able to get him back into active service”. “It has to be done Will, the only way the UEO is going to work and be environmentally and politically sound, and to prove itself to other world governments and interested parties investing in the inner world of our oceans is to have someone they can trust and that we can use to keep the peace, it must be Captain Bridger”. “I’ll do what I can sir”. “Do whatever it takes Will, anything, just get Bridger back on seaQuest”. ––*––*–– Noyce set his mind at work; Bridger was on his secluded island, and had been living there after his wife Carol had died, working with his pet dolphin by the name of Darwin; developing various communication devices and skills to teach Darwin to talk and to understand human speech. Noyce finally came up with a plan, but it would require the personal touch to make it work. It did, Bridger was back in the fold, devious really, and very cunning; Bridger of course didn’t like it one little bit, but that didn’t stop him from leaving. The seaQuest was his baby, it needed him, and he needed her more than he knew. 1 See the episode ‘To Be Or Not To Be’. PPPROLOGUE CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ 3086 The fugitives were resting by the side of the road with the view of the sea in the background after they had been walking for about a couple of hours; two days ago they almost had a run in with a gorilla patrol searching for them. Urko had given the now long standing orders that the fugitives must be found and captured, and taken back to Central City for trial and if Urko got his way, for interrogation and eventual execution. Secretly Urko gave orders that the fugitives were to be shot on sight; he believed that these so called ass- tro-nauts were a danger to simian society and also a bad influence to the human populace at large. Galen on the other hand must be taken alive, for Urko didn’t want Zaius’ wrath when it came to killing apes and he didn’t want Galen’s blood on his hands, well not just yet anyway, still, let Zaius deal with Galen in his own way. Urko also put a bounty on the fugitive’s heads to sweeten the pot and hopefully make his garrisons around the country look harder. It was a nice sunny day as the trio sat on some rocks catching their breath and quenching their thirst enjoying the seaside view, when Galen asked, “Where do you think we are Pete?” “Well, since we’ve been following the shoreline, I’d say we’re near Santa Cruz. Would that be right Al?” “Yeah, that’ll be just about right, you can see over there”, pointing his finger in the direction along the coast, “that might be Monterey Bay in the distance”. Both Burke and Galen turned their heads to have a look, it seemed so far away, but beautiful just the same, so picturesque. “Is that where we’re going?” Galen enquired. “Yep, and then hopefully to Los Angeles”. “Al, tell me again why we’re going to Los Angeles, I mean, what do we hope to find there anyway, besides a ruined city?” “It’s like this Pete, remember last year when we found that computer in Oakland?” 1 “Sure, I’d wish we’d have more time to study it, before Urko and Zaius destroyed it, I hate to admit it, but it was a real gem of a find”. “Exactly, so I’m thinking if we go to Los Angeles, we may be able to find additional clues to the whereabouts of the other secret vaults. We might start with the Los Angeles Science Institute, where we found the first computer, then perhaps the State Library; and then look for museums, art galleries, anything that might give us any further leads”. “If any of them are still intact or standing Alan, I mean, Los Angeles was a big city, and if it is in ruins, which I don’t doubt, considering Oakland, it’s going to be difficult as it is locating any buildings we’re looking for”. “Well, I think it’s important, besides we might be able to find other things, like maps, or anything else that might be useful, or any information at all that may help us survive and keep one step ahead of Urko”. “To that I agree”, added Galen, “Urko will not stop searching for us, to be honest I would like to one day stop running, perhaps find a secret hiding place and disappear”, showing a slightly tired expression. “You know, he’s right Al, we can’t run forever, someday we’ll have to stop and find a place”, Burke continued, trying to think of the trio’s future. “I hear you Pete, that’s why I think it’s important to keep moving and look for ways to avoid Urko, and perhaps along the way find a way back home to our time or make a home here, secure in the knowledge that we won’t be hunted down and sleeping with one eye open”. “Will you be able to find any answers in this city of Los Angeles Alan? If the city is very big as Pete suggested, we could be searching for days-weeks even”. Galen said a little concerned, contemplating the job ahead of them, searching very nook and cranny of the ruined city, but in one way Galen was looking forward to it. He’d already been to Oakland and to San Francisco–even if it were for a couple of days, but this Los Angeles was a major human city according to Peter and Alan. So there would be time–and lots of it to explore, especially with no gorillas around to hinder them, which was a plus in itself. “I know Galen, and the city even if it is in ruins can offer us protection and many places to hide, making it difficult for any gorilla patrols that are out looking for us. It would take them just as long trying to find us, and I don’t think the gorillas have the temperament to stay in one place too long searching for three fugitives if the task is too big for them, even if they had more apepower”.