after you left the academy.
Is this some sort of trick?
I've never seen these people before in my life.
(Dayna laughing)
Your memory hasn't improved.
Do you remember the time when
you lost your ground car and reported it
to the police as having been stolen?
- And this must be your new photonic space drive.
- Look, I don't know you.
Well, it doesn't look anything like as sophisticated
as the prototype
we were working on at the academy,
but that's only to be expected
having to work under these conditions.
I do not know these people.
Do not or will not?
Could you two work
on the development of the photonic drive?
- Of course.
- This is my project.
Not for much longer, it seems.
How dare you take away my authority
on this project...
I will do a lot more than that, Dr Plaxton,
if you prove to be of no further use to me.
I'm sure we'll be able to help you, Atlan, but first
we'd better see if this thing is up to standard.
- How do I start it?
- Leave it alone.
We have to see how it performs.
Start it up.
- VILA: We need more power.
- Why?
Well, if we're to make a proper assessment.
Well, what do you think of it?
Very nice.
It will be even nicer if you stand absolutely still.
SOOLIN: Hold it!
- Is this it?
- Yes.
We'll take it with us.
The door control.
Tarrant, give Vila a hand.
Space Rats! We are under attack.
Follow me.
The door.
I've done it.
Whoever you are, take me with you.
I'm dead if I stay here.
We take you and your photonic drive. Let's go.
Let's go.
Over there.
We'll cover you. Take that.
Come on!
Bomber!
There it is.
There. Secure that
and let's get the hell out of here.
Emergency lift stations. Check functions.
- Dayna?
- Check.
- Vila?
- Check.
- Soolin?
- Check.
- Tarrant?
- Check.
All right, go!
Slave, activate all sensory systems.
Set course 390 at maximum drive.
We'll give you a navigational program
once we are clear of this planetary system.
At once, Master.
I'm sorry to have to report, Master,
that three Federation ships are approaching
on an intercept course of 03007.
Dayna, put them on the rear screen.
Range 200,000.
Their signals traffic indicates
that they think we're from Caspar.
The state our main drive is in, we will be
within their cannon range within an hour.
- What's the matter with your main drive?
- It's a museum piece.
- Standard fibre optic control connections?
- Very standard.
Then why not let me install this now?
One burst from this and we'd put a lot of distance
between us and those ships.
- How long will it take?
- Fifty minutes.
- If it's to be done, it'll have to be done in 45.
- All right.
You can pressurise your main drive tube
so I can work in there?
- Yes. Come with me.
- Fine.
DAYNA: Forty-four minutes, 55 seconds,
and counting.
DAYNA: Two minutes, 10 seconds.
Just the main ignition controls now.
One minute precisely, Doctor.
Two more connections. Not long now.
They're in range.
- Time is up, Doctor.
- Almost done.
- Plasma bolt fired.
- Thirty seconds to impact.
One more connection to...
(Electronic beeping)
- What are you doing?
- Programming in the main circuit drive.
You can't do that. That main drive will fire
as soon as she makes the final connection.
- SOOLIN: Fifteen seconds.
- We can outrun that bolt. She's dead either way.
SOOLIN: Ten seconds and counting.
9, 8, 7, 6...
Good enough. At least now we can outrun
the opposition. That should make you happy.
What about Dr Plaxton?
Who?I only hope your mad scientist
is going to be worth the trouble.
Nothing mad about Justin.
At least there wasn't, the last time I saw him.
Oh? And when was that?
Oh, he was a friend of my father's,
and one of the specialist tutors
who visited us for a while to help educate me.
I don't envy him that job. Will he remember you?
I should hope so.
Slave, confirm preset orbit approach to Bucol Two.
Yes, sir.
We're on the correct orbit approach to Bucol Two
and are now within