All language subtitles for Ardala Returns 1985

Hey, you're good:

Princess Ardala returns
with a plot to create duplicates of
Buck Rogers for her own sinister purpose:

Captain Buck Rogers,
meet Captain Buck Rogers:

As you see, Captain,
you can be replaced:

I want you to launch the attack
against Earth immediately:

What can one Buck Rogers
possibly do against three?

That's two down:
One more to go:

- Boring, Buck: Boring:
- Which one?

The year is 1987,

and NASA launches the last
of America's deep space probes:

In a freak mishap, Ranger 3
and its pilot, Captain William "Buck'"Rogers,

are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit
which freezes his life-support systems: : :

And returns Buck Rogers to Earth: : :

500 years later:

Ship stabilized at one-quarter power:
Advance to half power:

Roger: Advancing to half power:

I'm getting severe vibrations:
I'm losing it! I'm losing it!

So much for Hero Number Seven,
isn't it, Kane?

If you keep this up,
we'll have to message my father
for more posthumous medals:

There is nothing wrong
with my design, Princess:

Of course not:

Except that it kills all of our best pilots
because no one can fly it:
Cancel the program:

Princess, your father would never agree:
You know that he...
Sit down!

I know what my father
would agree to:

As punishment for the way
the Terrans have insulted me,

I'm to be allowed to destroy
any city on Earth that I wish:

Without this program, Princess,
it will be impossible to penetrate
Terran defenses:

Then stop talking and find someone
who can fly your Hatchet fighter:

Perhaps you:

No, not you:

But there is a man
who would be ideal:

But: : : Buck Rogers would never agree:

We don't need his permission:
We have Lab 23:

Mm: Once we have the prototype,
we can always improve
on the model:

That I seriously doubt:

It's beautiful, Twiki:
What exactly is it?

Just what you ordered...
a ping-pool table:

A ping-pool table?
I ordered a Ping-Pong table, Twiki:
Pool's an entirely different game:

Well, there was a page missing
from the construction manual:

Somewhere between pong and pool
I imagine, right?

- What is Ping-Pong, Buck?
- Oh, it's a terrific game:

Two, four people...
uh, excuse me, entities can play it:

And you simply hit the ball
over the net in the middle
with those two paddles:

Oh, I see: Maybe:

Why, Buck?

Why?

Because: : : It's a game:

- How quaint:
- Well, let's play it:

You'll get an idea how it works
when you see it in action, okay?
I seriously doubt that:

Get over there:
All right:

Pick up the paddle:
All right:

- Now, I'll hit the ball over the net to you:
You hit it right back to me, okay?
- If you say so:

Now remember, if the ball doesn't
go over the net, you lose a point:

- Ready?
- Mm-hmm:

[Ball Thuds, Rolls]

- An ace, Buck?
- It didn't go over the net: I won:

Well, uh, that was easy:
What's next, Buck?

Dr: Huer:

- Is Colonel Deering with you, Buck?
- Right here, sir:

- Colonel, would you please
report to my office:
- Uh, right away, sir:

- And, Buck, you might find
this interesting too: Huer out:

Come on, Twiki:

- Our robot probes picked it up
when it entered our solar system:
- It's like a letter from home:

No offense, Buck: But it just looks like
more antique space junk to me:

Can I get a look inside?

Yes, if you like:

Good heavens:
There's an astronaut:

- Who could it be, Buck?
- I can't be sure:

That ship was flying
recon in my time:

We might have taken
training together at NASA:

I'd like to take a ship up there
and get a better look:

Yes, of course: Take Twiki with you
in case you have trouble
with the air lock entry:

- Our records show no further launches
after yours, Captain Rogers:

Yeah, well, your records
have been off before:

Yes, Buck's right:
There's a capsule up there
with an astronaut aboard:

Come on, Twiki, let's move it:
Oh, boy:

Use caution, Captain Rogers:

Prepare for docking:

Easy does it:

Nothing to it:

Twiki, is it safe to open this thing?

It is if you push
green, green, red, green:

Something must be wrong:
Maybe it's stuck:
Can you get it open, Twiki?

You got it, boss:

Theo was right, Twiki: It's a trap:
Let's get out of here:

Hey, what's goin' on?

Well, Twiki, it looks like
we're about to take a trip:

The question is where?

Captain Rogers:

How good of you to drop by:

Great costume, Tigerman:
You goin' trick or treatin'?

Defiance:
I always liked that in a man:

What did you think of
my ingenious invitation, Captain?

- I was swept away by emotion:
- Leave us:

Shall I order the ambu-quad
disassembled?

You ever have
two broken arms, buster?

No: I'd like Captain Rogers's visit
to be a pleasant one:

After all, a friendly ear
in a strange place is such a comfort:

Put me down, you big ox:

Well, now that we're alone, Captain: : :

Why don't we make
ourselves comfortable?

A toast:
To friendships old and new:

All right, Princess, what have you
got up your sleeve this time?

Why nothing: : :
But myself, Captain:

Terrific:

Look, Princess, as soon as I'm missed,
the Defense Directorate is gonna send
a rescue squad after me:

Granted:
When they discover you're missing: : :

And when they figure out
where you are:

By then you'll have had ample time
to fulfill your mission here:

My mission?

Princess, we have been
through this twice before:

- We have irreconcilable
differences, remember?
- No, I don't:

Let's make the most
of your time here, shall we?

Kane, is Lab 23 ready?
Yes, Princess:

Excellent:
We'll be there immediately:
Come with me, Buck:

I have someone I want to
introduce you to: : : An old friend:

I can't imagine a nice guy like me
knowing anybody in a place like this:

On the contrary, Buck:
I think you'll find you both
have a lot in common: Kane:

Holy cow! That's you, Buck:

Captain Buck Rogers,
meet Captain Buck Rogers:

Something you threw together
in crafts class, Princess?

Alloy skeleton, vat-grown protoplasm:

The Empire's most sophisticated
minicomputer for a brain...

- Zygot Mark 1, which will...
- That's enough, Kane:

- Fascinating likeness, except I'm alive:
- So shall he be:

Once he's programmed
to your neural responses,

Kane assures me
we'll have a Captain Buck Rogers
superior to the original model:

Once a dummy, always a dummy:

Shall we ready him for
the neural duplicator, Princess?

Run for it, Buck!

Alert:! Alert:!
Intruder in Sector B:! Alert:!

You would be advised,
Captain, to remember: : :

You are only needed undamaged
until the neural duplication is complete:

And you would be well-advised, Kane,
to keep your guards under control:

Captain Rogers
is not to be harmed:
Yes, Princess:

Starfighter 1314,
this is New Chicago Command:

Come in, Buck:

There's something wrong:
I'm gonna check out a starfighter:

Yes: Very well: But be careful:

You look reasonably
comfortable:

Well, it's not exactly a sport coat
and slacks, but it'll do:

It's a neural capacitance suit:

Do tell: Why am I wearing it?

- Because, Captain,
you have something we want:
- I'm not feeling very generous:

Wherever you've been
and whatever you've done: : :

Is recorded in the neural cells
of your magnificent body:

This suit will duplicate
those neural memories for us:

I pass: Negative:

No thanks: Not today, Princess:

Don't be nervous, Buck:
It's totally painless:

I'm not nervous: I just don't like
the idea of your machine tiptoeing
through my neural memories:

Enough talk:
Let's begin the search:

Pleasant dreams, Captain:

Ardala, I said no!

- Kane, if you touch that machine, I'll...
- You'll what, Captain?
Anaesthetize him:

There, his military experience:

Lock on that:

Record the patterns:

We found the ship:
Both Buck and Twiki are gone:
And there's no sign of the capsule:

Then they must have boarded it:

Begin a grid pattern search
immediately, Colonel:

Acknowledged: Deering out:

Any data from that robot probe, Doctor?

The probe routinely recorded
a ship's arrival at those coordinates,
obviously Buck's shuttle:

Twenty minutes later, the probe
logged a departure from that area:

The capsule: But its power should
have been exhausted a century ago:

- Display:

This is an electromagnetic pattern...

the fingerprint of the capsule's drive:

- Any known pattern?

This readout is characteristic
of the Draconian Imperial drive units:

- They match:

That wasn't a space relic after all:
It was an Imperial trap:

What have they done with Buck?

What's going on?

That's not very neighborly:

As a matter of fact,
that's not even friendly:

Look at those reaction times:

They're twice that of Draconian norms:
It's absolutely incredible:

- Not as incredible
as my Zygot will be:
- I seriously doubt that:

If you doubt me,
why are you aiding me?

Because it amuses me, Kane:

We have enough data:
Terminate the illusion:

Bravo, Captain:

All right: You fooled me, Ardala:
But fighting holographic images
isn't like the real thing:

On the contrary, Captain Rogers:

We created holographic situations
which are twice as critical as the real thing:

We recorded your every
marvelous response:

My Zygots will be most appreciative:

Guards, take Captain Rogers
back to his cell:

He must be very tired:

Why are they doing this?

They're programming that Zygot to be me:
Then they're gonna send it back to Earth:

What for, Buck?
What are they trying to do?

I wish I knew:

Your father should be very pleased
with your addition to his suggestion
that we destroy New Chicago:

Yes: It will be much easier
dealing with Earth: : :

Once we do away
with that stuffy Dr: Huer: : :

And that detestable Colonel Deering:

You are truly your father's daughter:

Everything is ready:
Shall we go?

- Not yet: Bring Rogers to me:
- What for?

You are not to question
my orders, Kane!

Ever:!
Yes, Princess!

- You sent for me?
- I did, indeed:

Make yourself comfortable:

I need to make a decision, Buck:
And I need your help:

Another test?
Not exactly:

Not everything has to be work:

Some things are simply pleasure:

I may be a Draconian princess,
but I still have feelings:

If I told you that I'd adjusted
to the idea that our relationship
was one-sided,

that your feelings for me
would never be as intense
as my feelings for you,

would you simply be my consort?

Not your husband?
No:

Not your slave?
No, Buck: Never:

I'm sorry: I can't:

But how can you reject me?
I'm a Draconian princess:

Buck! Look at me!

Am I so horrible?

Am I not beautiful enough for you?

- You're one of the most beautiful women
I've ever seen:
- Then why can't you love me?

I can't change my feelings
simply because you want me to:

But how do you know, Buck?
You've never tried:

Love isn't something that two people
can try to make happen:

They either have something
very special or they don't:

And we don't, Ardala:

I'm sorry:

Captain Buck Rogers:

You think you're so special:
One of a kind:

Well, I have an answer for that:

If I can't have you one way,
I'll have you another:

Hey, Princess!

How you doin'?
Who's this clown?

Oh, yeah: That's right: You're me:
What's happening?

Listen, I'm really looking forward
to meeting this Wilma Deering, man:

She is one sharp chick:
She's something else, right?

- Well, there goes my reputation:
- Hey, you can't talk that way about me:

Hey, you're good:
But I'm good too: Remember,
I have your mouse-like reflexes:

- Mouse-like?
- Correction: Catlike:

Well, you got a real winner
there, Princess:

When are you gonna teach him to
walk and chew gum at the same time?
Out! Out!

Your wish is my command:

Gentlemen, please be careful:
After all, I am the master mold:

Hey, take it easy, Princess:
Remember, brick walls
do not a castle keep:

Oh, shut up!

I believe I have located Twiki
on board the Draconian ship, Doctor:

- Yes:

Those are his E: M: Transmissions:

Fortunately, they're close enough
to Earth to get a tight beam through:

Twiki?

Can we use you as a relay to Buck?

Take me: I'm yours:

Buck?
Buck, wake up!

Hmm? What?
Buck, wake up:

Oh:
Buck: Wake up, Buck:

I must have been dreaming:
I thought I heard Dr: Huer:

- You did:
- Twiki:

Will you stop playing games?

This isn't a game, Buck:
This is Dr: Huer:

- It is you, Doc:
- Are you all right?
Can you report?

Excellent: They've finally gotten through:
But don't let Captain Rogers reveal our plan:

I don't have all the pieces yet:
But as near as I can figure,

they found a way to...

We're getting distortion
from solar flares:

We're losing your signal:
Can you get out of your cell?

Well, I can try:
What then?

Wilma's waiting half a parsec
from the mother ship:

Well, I'll be right there: I hope:

Good luck:
Twiki, returning control to you:
Thank you:

I feel funny:

Yeah, well, never mind that:

If you can get that door open,
we'll both be going home:

Sure:

Are the men in position?
Yes, Princess:

The magic touch:

Let's go, Twiki:
Let's go, Buck:

Come on:

Alert:! Alert:!
Intruder in Sector B:!

Come on, Twiki: Let's go:
All security guards,
report to your stations: Code 3:

Repeat: All security guards
report to your stations: Code 3:

Where are you, Buck? Buck?

Hey, wait for me:

Go wait in the storage room
while I preflight the ship:

Uh-oh:
I think I'm in trouble:

This is Captain Buck Rogers
calling Earth Defense Directorate:
Come in:

Is that you, Buck?

That's a big roger:
I'm on my way home:

Thank heavens!
You're both safe?

Oh, that's a negative, Wilma:
Twiki didn't make it:

Oh, I'm sorry, Buck:
I'll meet you at the stargate:

- Come on, Buck: Let's go home:
- That's a big 10-4:

Why the long face, Captain?
Buck Rogers is on his way home:

Boy, are you guys
a sight for stiff eyes!

I'm sorry about Twiki, Buck:
But we'll program
another ambu-quad just like him:

Oh, Dr: Huer,
Twiki wasn't just another ambu-quad:
He was Buck's best friend:

And it just wouldn't be the same,
would it, Buck?

Well, who knows? I guess not:
I understand:

You know, I'd forgotten
how beautiful you are:

Oh! Well, I'm glad
to see you too, Buck:

L: : : Think:

As you see, Captain,
you can be replaced:

Do you feel better now?

That Zygot was just the first:

There will be three more, and they are
all programmed to destroy New Phoenix:

Using your neural patterns
and our Hatchet fighters,

they'll slip through Earth's defense
forces like they're not even there:

We'll bring you up
to watch the attack, Buck:

After all, you are the star: : :
All three of you:

And if you're wondering about
the prototype, he's armed
with a one-kiloton nuclear device: : :

Which is programmed to detonate
when he's with New Chicago's
three top leaders:

Buck? Are you all right?
Sure: Hi, Wilma:

- Thinking ofTwiki?
- Twiki? Oh, yeah: I'm really
at the dumps about him:

Buck? You haven't been
taking care of your plants:

Plants? That's right:
I like plants, don't I?

Buck, what's wrong?

I saw something on board
the Draconian ship: Something important:

It could help us against
Ardala and Kane:

Well, what was it?
I'm not sure:
They had me so doped up:

Maybe if we got together
with Dr: Huer and Dr: Theopolis,
they could pull it out:

Well, of course: As soon as
Dr: Huer comes back from inspecting
the outer defenses, uh, we'll meet:

Great! It will be
very explosive stuff:

Yeah:

Ready?

Ready as I'll ever be:

You guys fighting or dancing?

You're insulting a Draconian
soldier, Earth trash:

Oh, is that what you call yourselves?

Well, I'd show you how to use those toys,
but, uh, you probably bruise easily:

- Besides, I like a good fight:
- Earth trash:

Come feel the sting of
a Draconian soldier's stun stick:

Ooh! That smarts:

Nice work, Champ:
They never laid a glove on you:

Well, some days
the magic works:

And some days it doesn't:

Do you still think your Buck Rogers
will be better than the real man?

These are Imperial combat weapons,
not my Buck Rogers:

And, yes, they will be able to do
anything he can, only twice as well:
Really?

Ooh! That tickles, Buck!
Uh-huh!

I knew it:
They had you bugged:

That's how they knew
we were gonna try an escape:

No wonder I felt so funny:
Yeah:

Now we can try and figure a way
to sabotage Kane's duplicating machine: : :

Without them listening in on it:
Do you have a plan?

Yes, an idea:

I'm the master mold, right?

A flawed master mold
means ruined production models:

I just can't figure out
a way to flaw me:

If you were a computer,
I could short-circuit you:

That's it!
What's it?

If you could send a low voltage
current through my body,

it would jangle my neural responses
for about 20 minutes or so:

And curl your hair too, Buck:

Well, more importantly,
it could give Kane and Ardala
some very shocking results:

All right, ready, Buck?

I'm receiving strange synaptic responses:

If I didn't know any better, I'd say
he'd been drinking Antaraen brandy!

Nonsense, Kane:
Continue programming the captain's clones:

Perhaps I've been too harsh
with you, Kane:

Yes, much too harsh:

Well, I'm glad somebody else noticed:
I was beginning to think I was crazy:

Oh, no: Not at all:
He's just not the same Buck Rogers:

It's almost as if his spirit is missing:

- Yes:
- It's so strange:

A possibility...
psychosurgery while a prisoner:

That's conceivable:
Which would mean...

- Hi, gang! What's goin' up?
- Hi, Buck:

Correction: Should read,
what's coming down? Wilma,

Dr: Huer, Dr: Theopolis:

- We're finally all together:
- Red alert:! Red alert:!
Evacuate Level 3:!

What is it, Doctor?

Security sensors have detected
a Draconian bomb:

Radiation profile indicates
explosion is imminent:

- Where is it?
- A red alert search is being
conducted at this moment:

- What are you doing here?
- The bomb is in this room:
It's somewhere right here:

Excuse me, sir:

Detonation minus five seconds: : :

Four: : : Three: : : :

- Two...
- Wilma, what...

Bomb destroyed:
End red alert:

Red alert terminated:

That wasn't Buck:
It was a robot:
Yes:

Doctor, I want you to put
all Earth units on full wartime alert:

We just don't know when Princess Ardala
will make her next move:

Well, it looks like the end of the line
for Rogers the Robot, eh, Ardala?

I gotta tell you, Kane:
Your Zygot just doesn't have
what it takes:

That was only the prototype:

The production models
are far superior:

Computer tests prove
that they are capable of defeating
any Earth unit easily,

despite your childish attempt
to sabotage their programming:

Captain Rogers appears worried:

Perhaps, Kane, for once
you've got something:

We are ready to strike:
Shall I give the order?

Patience, Kane, dear:

First, send the Zygots to my chambers:
I wish to inspect them personally:

You see, Buck,
with three Buck Rogers,

you become, shall we say, redundant?

At ease, Captains Rogers:
Make yourselves at home:

I've waited a lifetime
for this moment:

Not quite yet: Be patient:

Join me:

- That sounds intense:
- I intend it to be:

Maybe later:
I'm into my own space right now:

Typical bomber driver:

Doesn't know how to handle anything: : :
Including a woman:

- How would you handle a woman?

Easy on the controls:

Preflight her real slow
while you're waiting for clearance:

There was this one honey at Clark
when I was flying F-16s
with the Widowmakers:

Gently!

She was fine: But those F-16s,
they were really sweet:

I remember one mission...

What can she conceivably do
with three Buck Rogers
for an hour and a half?

Wild Weasel's ship said
there was a Sam-12 on my tail:

So I hit right rudder,
grayed out...
Hold it, flyboy:

- What?
- What about the woman?

What woman?
I'm talking about F-16s:

I know: I know:
For two hours:

There's more to life
than flying, Princess:

What did you have in mind?

Soft music:

Slow dancing:

What's the matter, Princess?
Leave me alone:

Leave me alone!

- Buck?
- What do you want, Ardala?

Nothing: Never mind:

I am Princess Ardala:

Kane:

Yes, Princess?
Those Zygots?

They had better know
something about fighting:

I want you to launch the attack
against Earth immediately:

As you wish, Princess:

Earth is defenseless against you:

And now, my Zygots, your instructions:

Two of you will engage the Earth
starfighters and keep them at bay:

A third will avoid all combat: : :

And will obliterate New Phoenix
with an antimatter bomb:

For the Empire!

For the Empire!

Okay, Twiki: You got it?

Sounds like a real long shot:

Well, how was your party, Princess?
The Zygots were launched
10 minutes ago:

Soon New Phoenix
will be a memory:

You notice how she never
answered my question, Twiki?

Party must've been a bust:

Poor Ardala:
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride:

Bride: : : Bride: : :

Bride...
What's the matter with you?

Who, me?

Me: : : Me: : :

Me...
Another Zygot!
I've been deceived!

You know, Twiki,
sometimes you almost have to
feel sorry for princesses:

Almost: Let's truck, Buck:

Come on:

Here it is:
It's coming in now:

Hatchet fighters:
The first wave of
Princess Ardala's attack:

Scramble all squadrons!
Penetration section Oboe 3:

You'll lead the first squadron, Colonel:
Intercept those fighters
and destroy them:

Yes, Doctor:

He's escaped in
one of your hatchet fighters
masquerading as a Zygot!

Impossible:
But I saw that Zygot in the cell!

Readouts from the beings
in those three ships:

No human would register
a positive electrostatic pulse reading:

This way, Twiki:
Come on:

He's a fool:
He'll never make it:

The port's closing, Buck:

Hang on, Twiki:
It's gonna be a tight squeeze:

Something must be wrong:
Even my Zygots can't control a ship
at that rate of speed:

There is no error:

It's impossible to capture him now:

He's on an intercept
with our attack force:

That's just fine:
Fine?
What do you mean fine?

What can one Buck Rogers
possibly do against three?

We shall see, Kane:
We shall see:

Echo Element, deploy as high squadron:
Victor Element, fingers four:

Any Earth station:
This is Buck Rogers:
Emergency transmission:

- Buck, is that you?
- Yeah, it's me:

Running about half a light second
behind three more me's:

Here comes the cavalry, Wilma:

Twiki! It really is you, Buck!
Yeah, I think so:

Wilma, you're about to run up
against three of the fastest,
nastiest ships you've ever seen: : :

Piloted by three duplicates of me:

What are your tactics, Buck?
Don't close:
Don't let them get on your tail:

They'll try to bounce you
from the rear quarter:
I'm on my way:

They're all over us!
We can't hold!

- Alert! One of them
has broken through:
- Objective?

New Phoenix:

Okay, Buck Rogers:
Looks like I win this time:

One more second,
no more New Phoenix:

Oh, no, you don't:

Hang tough, Wilma:

That's two down:
One more to go:

It's your turn to go, bro:
Give me your best shot:

All right: Catch:

Boring, Buck: Boring:

- Your move:
Which way are you gonna break?
- Just keep your eyes open, son:

Which one?

Which one?

Way to go, Wilma:

You should have known your plan
was destined to fail:

The plan was flawless, Princess:
It was the execution that failed:

Kane, it was doomed from the start:
Believe me:

There's only one Buck Rogers:

Now that is a Ping-Pong table:

I liked the ping-pool better:

Interesting: Yes:
I must say it's very interesting:

You wanna play, Doc?
Oh, I think not:

Come on, Doc:
I'll show you the ropes: It's easy:

Ball: : : Paddle:

You hit the ball over the net
with the paddle:

Here we go again:

Uh, am I holding it correctly?
That's just fine:

Now when I hit the ball to you,
you hit it back, okay?
You ready? Here we go:

That's, uh,
Hey!

- Not bad for a beginner:
- Yeah: Rather:
Quiet good, actually:

Here we go again:

You know, uh,

if I didn't know better,
I'd think I was being hustled:

Hustled?
What's hustled?

Ah, it's just me, Doc:
L-l-I'm kinda beat: I feel like
something the dog dragged in:

Cat dragged in, Buck:

Uh-oh:! There's something fishy
going on here, folks:

Dr: Huer, it sounds like...

A Zygot malfunction:
It can't be:

It just can't be:

Gotcha!

Jorex and I want to defect to Earth:

Buck runs a race against
time and death: : :

To help an Olympic star
and the girl he loves escape
from a life of slavery:

- What is it?
- Leave me alone:

- What's wrong?
- No!

Alaric controls the impulse
that activates Jorex's brain:

- He's a walking bomb:

Kill him: : : Now:

The year is 1987,

and NASA launches the last
of America's deep space probes:

In a freak mishap, Ranger 3
and its pilot, Captain William Buck Rogers,

are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit
which freezes his life-support systems: : :

And returns Buck Rogers to Earth: : :

500 years later:

Good morning and welcome to
the 2492 Interplanetary Olympic Games:

We're here on the lovely planet Mykos
in the Hypernia system,

and with me is Antonious Daven,
better known as Mr: 28:

A man who is always going someplace
in a hurry... in a fast hovercraft
and with some pretty fast company:

And on my fast feet:

And I might add too,
the fastest in the galaxy:

What is your strategy
for the games, Antonious?

Who needs strategy? We're just gonna do
what we always do, run fast:

Sounds good to me:

We're talking with Matt Brine,
gold medal winner in the...

Hey: Wait a minute, man:
This is my interview:
I'm the star here:

The gold medal winner in
the horizontal...
How are you doing?

Well, what a surprise:
We've just been joined by
a man known throughout the galaxy...

That's the universe:
A man who won three medals
in last year's Olympiad:

Two golds and a silver:

Holl Headedson from Simpian:
Remember, that's
two golds and a silver:

I'm the favorite: And that's nothing compared
to what I'm going to do this time:
Are we still shooting?

And here we have
a sonic boxer:
Are you kidding? They're big:

A runner then? Tumbler?

A gymnast of some kind?
Well, what is your event?

The gravity pull:
A weight lifter:

But why are you jumping rope?
Why not?

It's easier than pulling weights:
They're heavy:

Makes sense:

Practice sessions for the 2492
Olympic Games have concluded:

All athletes are to report to
their sleeping chambers:

Jorex?

Lara, it's been so long:

Oh, Jorex: I was so afraid that
I was never going to see you again:

We've heard about such terrible things
happening on Loziria:

And I thought...

No: They won't hurt me:

Not yet, anyway:

The Satrap needs my gold medal
in the games:

And after the games?

After the games, we'll be gone: : :
To a place where no one will ever find us:

Oh, Jorex:

How?

I don't know:

But there must be a way:

Now, we can't meet here again:
My quarters?

Tomorrow, after morning practice:

Lara, we will escape:

Believe me:
I do:

I love you:
I love you too:

The symbol of the Olympic Games
in my century:

I've been asked to present it to
the Olympic Committee on Mykos
before the games begin:

That's really quite an honor, Buck:

The Olympiad has been
a noble concept for thousands of years:

It should really be quite exciting:

It'll make a great vacation,
especially since you love sports:

All ready to go, Buck:

All right: I think it oughta be
a lot of fun: Why don't you
come along, Wilma?

I'd love to, but I've got
a Centaurans meeting
on Wednesday,

a Security Council dance Thursday night
and a Directorate caucus on Friday:

- Well, don't say I didn't ask:

With your presentation
and Dr: Theopolis representing
the Directorate,

we'll probably be glued to
the holovision:

Of course, and it'll be
just like being there: : : Maybe better:

Well, there's nothing better
than being at the Olympics,

except maybe the opening of
the World Series:

Hmm: Well, let's hit the road, Twiki:
Take good care of the place
while I'm gone, will ya?

Have fun, Buck:

There it is:

Jorex, you should go:

If they find that you're missing...
I don't care:

I'm tired of taking orders
from Alaric and the rest of those idiots:

- How dare you:
- You are forbidden
to enter these quarters:

- You've been warned:
- You are forbidden to
enter these quarters:

Lara, don't:
And if you don't...

It won't do any good:
I'm ready to go:

You'll forgive the interruption:

Please check in with the starter:

Has just set a new galactic record
in the 40-kilometer steeple chase: : :

With a time of two hours, 21 minutes:

The Olympics have sure changed
since my time, Twiki:

Used to be thousands of people
jammed the stadium: Now this:

Well, it sounds like a crowd:

Those responder units broadcast
millions of voices: : :

From hundreds of planets
all over the galaxy:

Yeah: It's still not the same:

That's Jorex Leet from Loziria:

He's the vertical leap
gold medal champion from
the last Olympics:

I've seen some high-jumping in my time,
but that's something else:

Let's take a closer look:

Hiya:

My name's Buck Rogers:

I've been watching you jump:
You guys really get up there, don't ya?

In my day, a jump of eight,
eight and a half feet was considered
pretty good:

You guys must go over 20 feet:

Members of the Lozirian team
are not allowed to speak to outworlders:

The Itheria gymnasts...
- What's the matter?

- What is it?

- Leave me alone:
- Well, what's wrong? Maybe...

Go! Now:

Go:!

The one talking toJorex Leet,
who is he?

He is Captain Buck Rogers,
a Terran:

I want to know exactly what he's doing
here and why he is talking to him:

Yes, sir:
We cannot be too careful:

The Satrap himself contacted me
this morning: His orders
were very, very clear:

I am to ensure the victory
ofJorex Leet, no matter what the cost:

Nothing and no one
is going to stop me:

Hello: I'm Lara Tizian:

The astrosled champion:
Well, it's a real pleasure: My name is...

- Captain Buck Rogers of New Chicago:
- That's right: How did you know?

I saw you presenting the flag
to the Olympic Committee today:

It was a very moving gesture:
Thank you:

So now what?
Just enjoying the sights:

May I suggest you enjoy them
with me, Captain Rogers?

I was just about to test-drive
my astrosled through the course:

- The view is wonderful:
- Sounds great:

Stay out of trouble, Twiki:
Okay, Buck:
This way:

Can't see the forest for
the knees around here:

Why don't you watch where
you're going, short stuff?

Why don't you pick on somebody
your own size?

Because there's no one
around here my own size:
But you might be:

Yeah, I plan to tomorrow night:
Tomorrow night, you're going to be
kissing canvas, friend:

Uh, don't let me
come between you guys:

So, let's go right over here:

She's a beauty, isn't she?
I'm very proud of her:

Careful: Go this way:
Come right around the front:

You're going to watch your step:
Step on the power lifter:

And, uh, after you:
Sure:

You can just give me
a hand in:
Sure:

There:

Ready?

Ready as I'll ever be:

This reminds me of
the bobsled event back in my time:
Bobsled?

Yeah: It was basically
the same principal as astrosledding,

just instead of sliding through ice curves,
you slide through force fields:

Force fields, Captain Rogers,
which you can't see:

You have to feel your way
through them: [Sighs]

And if you run into one straight on,
it can very messy:

Oh, I can imagine:

As a matter of fact, Captain Rogers,
why don't you try it yourself? Go ahead:

The next three are yours: Take over:
Wait a minute: I don't have
a license to drive one of these things:

Easy: Easy, easy:
Just feel your way through it:
Oh, yeah:

That was a tricky one there:
Coming up is where
you'll get your speed:

Uh-huh:
Mmm:

Has some surprises in this thing,
doesn't it?
Absolutely:

Very well done, Captain Rogers:
You know, I think we might make
an astrosledder out of you yet:

You mean that's it?
I was just getting the hang of it:

Well, we're through with the course,
but I thought we might pull into orbit
and take in the view of Mykos: All right?

Sounds fine to me:
I'll drive:

Our agent informs us that
Captain Rogers is here by invitation
of the Olympic Committee:

An honored guest, it seems:
That's very interesting:

That makes it necessary to examine
the motives of this Tizian woman
more closely:

Shejust took Captain Rogers up
in her astrosled:

Have a vid-sensor
concealed in her room immediately:

You know, this really isn't like me:

Oh?

Being so forward:
I hope it doesn't embarrass you:

No, not at all: The view's beautiful:
The company's charming:

Buck: May I call you that?

Certainly:

Buck, you are a very attractive man:

Well, thank you:
You're a very beautiful woman:

You have a very kind face:
It's very sensitive:

And I may be wrong, but I trusted you
from the moment
I first saw you in the stadium:

I knew that you were someone
that I could talk to: : :

And be comfortable with:

I'm glad you feel that way:

Are you all right?

Yes: It's just so very nice
to be here with you:

It feels very safe:

Lara, why did you
bring me up here?

Because I need to talk to somebody:

What is it?
What's wrong?

Oh, Buck, you've got to help me:

Please, help me:

Jorex and I first met
at the Olympiad on Ramu:

Then we fell in love: Please:

But, afterwards, they forced him
to return to Loziria:

So, now the only time we see each other
is at the different intergalactic games:

Buck, we still love each other very much,
and we want to be together:

But an Alpha likeJorex
is not allowed to marry an alien: : :

Like me:

And now they're starting to useJorex
as a symbol in their political struggles:

If he doesn't perform for them,
the Satrap will have him executed:

Why doesn't he try to escape?
He's bound to have many chances:

- They have him watched constantly:
That and the disharmonizer:
- The what?

Every Lozirian Alpha is implanted with
a microscopic molecular disharmonizer
in their brain:

And Alaric controls the impulse
that activates Jorex's:

- The headaches:
- Yes:

Whenever Alaric thinks thatJorex
needs a reminder of who his master is,

he hurts him:

Buck, Jorex and I want to defect: : :

- To Earth:
- There is a plan:

It could be very dangerous:

But there have been
other defections that have succeeded:

Then Jorex can do it too,
with your help:

But he's going to try, Buck,
even without it:

All right: I'll see what I can do:

First priority is to get this cleared
through the Directorate:

Then we've got to figure out a way
to get both you and Jorex out ofhere:

Buck:

Thank you:

Jorex Leet wouldn't dare
try to escape:

But with Rogers's help,
you heard what he said:
Forget what he said:

Lara Tizian's life is our guarantee
that Leet will do precisely
what I tell him to:

Now, bring her to me:

Buck, the Lozirian Satrap will stop
at nothing to maintain his supremacy:

Jorex's defection,
it won't be an easy matter:
Yes, but can you offer him asylum on Earth?

We're always open to political refugees:
You'll have our full support:

Great: That's all I needed to know:
Rogers out:

Do you remember that Lozirian expatriate
we took in last year?

Zogan, the athlete:

Yes: I'm going to get him in here:
He might have some information
that could help Buck:

Careful:

They'll never escape:
The odds are too great:

- You did:
- Yes: But you've got to understand that
Jorex is virtually a political prisoner:

The Satrap will do anything to keep from
losing his control over him: Even kill him:

Zogan, whatever our opinions,

Jorex and Lara Tizian are going to
try to defect, and we want to help them:

Now, can you think of
anything helpful, uh,

a weakness anywhere?

Lozirians are careful: Methodical:

They have to be: The penalties
for making a mistake are too severe:

Probably Alaric's sole weakness
is an area that doesn't even matter:

- And what's that?
- He's known to have a crippling weakness
for women of all persuasions:

He uses exos to win them
and keep them under his spell:
What is exos?

It's a powerful Lozirian chemosteroid:

Our athletes have used it for centuries
to help build physical development:

Coincidentally, it's been known to have
a rather persuasive effect on females:

Well, how can that help us?

I'm not sure: But since Alaric
controls Jorex's disharmonizer,

it's absolutely essential to
get to him if any escape plan's gonna work:

Getting Jorex out alive
isn't going to be easy, Doctor:

No, it doesn't appear so:

I wanna go to Mykos:
I wanna be there
in case Buck needs any help:

Well, you certainly have my permission:
Prepare to leave immediately:

And a new course record of
24:28 seconds:

The Directorate has offered
to giveJorex any help they can,
including asylum on Earth:

- Buck, that's wonderful:
- Have you had a chance to
speak to him about all this?

I haven't been able to
get near him since yesterday:

The Tizian woman's surprise is ready?
Oh, yes, sir:

Fine:

Now we must create
an interesting diversion
for Captain Buck Rogers:

A boxing lesson:
Mm-hmm:

We need to find out
exactly what his schedule is:

That's not going to be easy
with Alaric watching him all the time:
We'll come up with something:

- When's your race?
- My race: Right after
the vertical distance leap:

Hmm: All we have to do
is find a way to getJorex to your sled:

If the timing is right, I can rendezvous
with the two of you on the other side
of the force field course:

Now get something straight, Rogers:
You don't talk to me,
you don't talk to her either:

You understand?
Jorex, please:

- You're making a mistake:
- There's no mistake about
what's going on here:

I can see it clear across the stadium:
Get your hands off of me!

Keep clear, Jorex:
We're going to give Buck Rogers
a sonic boxing lesson:

I'll give my own lessons:

Please, gentlemen:
Don't fight over me:
I can't stand violence:

- Hate to see a man outnumbered:
- That makes two of us:

Three of us:
Now, I think we should talk:

I couldn't agree with you more:

Get the woman
as quickly as possible:
Yes, sir:

Colonel Deering: I told you
the Satrap was desperate
to keepJorex under his control:

- I didn't realize how desperate he was:
- What do you mean?

I've learned that they're prepared to
kill him rather than see him escape:

Alaric has made a special modification
in Jorex's disharmonizer:

He now has the capability of destroying
the subcellular atomic bonds
in Jorex's brain:

He can reduceJorex... and anyone
within a half-kilometer radius...
to space dust:

In other words, Dr: Huer,
Jorex has become a living bomb:

Well, hello:

I'm afraid I didn't order anything:

Please accept this gift
from an admirer:

Oh:

What a lovely fragrance:

- Is it from Jorex?
- It is not from Jorex:

Excuse me:

Road hog:

She's not answering:
That's strange:

It certainly is:

Ms: Tizian knew we were coming over
to discuss Jorex's defection:

Something's wrong:
Twiki, do your stuff:

Very good, Twiki:

Yecch!
The odor is zemdon,

a powerful anesthetic
used exclusively on Loziria:

Alaric's found out about the defection:

He's got Lara:

Come on, Twiki:

It's done, Deputy Minister:
Thank you:

Wilma, what are you doing here?

Hi, Buck: Dr: Huer and I
spoke with Eric Zogan,

the Lozirian defector
that's living on Earth:

He told us thatJorex has
a brain implant:

Yeah: The molecular disharmonizer:
Most of the Lozirians have them:

Yes, but his has been modified
to blow him and everyone around him
to pieces: He's a walking bomb:

When it rains, it pours:

Alaric has kidnapped Lara Tizian:
Now this:

Jorex knows Alaric:

Maybe he can come up with
some kind of a clue
as to where he's hiding her:

It's a good idea:
It's worth a try:

What about the bomb?

We have to deactivate that detonator
without Alaric knowing:

If we could deactivate it or just take it,
what difference does it make
if he knows that we've done it?

A very big difference: If he finds out
we've deactivated it or taken it,

he'll surround Jorex with
a hundred people...
we'll never get him out of here:

Well, if you can tell me
how to find Alaric, I think I've got
an idea on how to get the detonator:

Well, he carries it on his body:
How are you going to get that close?

Well, Dr: Huer and I had
a very interesting discussion
with Zogan about Alaric:

This is what we came up with:

Who are you?
What are you doing here?

Well, everybody's been talking about
the Lozirian exos,

and... well, I just thought that l...

You're Caruthian:

You've been enlisted to entertain
at the Olympiad, correct?
Uh-huh:

You've heard of
the infamous Lozirian exos?

Please, don't turn me in
to the authorities:

Perhaps we could make, uh,

some other kind of arrangements?

Perhaps:

You will remember nothing
but that you had the time of your life:

Buck, we've got to find her:

Alaric knows we've discovered
Lara's missing: He's going to be
watching every move you make:

If you make one wrong move...

I'm going to try to find her,
but I'm going to need your help:
Well, of course:

Where does Alaric go on Mykos?
You know, bars, restaurants, spas?

No: He has an apartment
in the recreation complex:
The Omega Suite:

It's on the second level:
Nobody there asks any questions:

Then that's where
I'm gonna go look for her:

Jorex, I understand how you feel:
But, please, don't try to help Lara now:

Understand?

Yeah:

I advise extreme caution, Twiki:

- What do your scans indicate, Theo?
- A relatively simple transmitting device: : :

That utilizes low-frequency zeta waves:

The speed of these waves is
approximately five times the speed of sound,

or about 1,660 meters per second:

Something's giving:

- What is it?
- The detonator is equipped with
a safeguard system: : :

Designed to destroy the detonator
and Jorex if it is tampered with:

The sound is a first-stage warning:

Then we can't deactivate it?
I'm afraid that is impossible:

Then I've got to take it back
toJorex before he wakes up:

- He can't know that it's gone:
Stuck again:

Colonel Deering, we may have failed
to neutralize the detonator,

but my sensors indicate
a useful solution for later on:

- What is that?
- The zeta waves are incapable: : :

Of penetrating
the stargate configuration:

Since they travel
at relatively slow speeds,

ifJorex could get through the stargate...

Before Alaric realizes that
he's missing and activates the detonator,

- the pulse would never reach him:
- Precisely, Colonel:

Well, I'll be taking the detonator back:
I shouldn't be gone longer than
half an hour:

In the sonic boxing pit,
moving into the second round,

eliminations are Hollin Roberts
from Reza 2 and Lex Bodin
from Centaur 5:

Lara:
Buck, how'd you find me?

Never mind that:
I've got to get you out of here:

Come on:
We haven't much time:

Thank you for coming, Captain Rogers:
We were planning on you joining our party:

I've even brought you
some more presents:

You see this?
It's an authentic Lozirian ice cloud:

As heat rises, so cold descends:

This entire room,
including both of you,

will be the temperature of deep space
in a matter of minutes:

Enjoy it:
It's a once-in-a lifetime experience:

I've heard of people being put
on ice before, but this is ridiculous:

Buck, I'm so cold:

Yeah, the temperature must be
below freezing in here already:

What are you looking for?
A mirror:

Let me have your necklace:

Buck, it's getting colder:

- Almost got it:
- Buck, what are you doing?

A little trick shooting:

Two ball, one rail:
Side pocket:

- What are you doing here?
- Well, the minister called me
to his room:

Oh, another one: Go:

He's not as pleasant
when he awakens:

I was counting on neutralizing
that detonator: It was essential:

We're right back
where we started again:

There might be a chance:

There'll be about 10 minutes between
the end ofJorex's competition
and the awards presentation:

We can use that time: : :

And the information Theo gave us
concerning the detonator:

It just might work:

Lara, you're going to have to
get to your astrosled
and be ready to roll:

- But don't let Alaric or Karl see you:
- Right:

Twiki, tellJorex to go
directly to the astrosled: : :

As soon as he finishes
his competition, not before:

Gotcha, Buck:

Lara, Jorex will be in
the astrosled with you:

I'll pick you up at the halfway point
just beyond the force field course:

We'll race for the stargate
in the starfighter:

You want me to get
the detonator back, don't you?

Yeah: Only this time
it doesn't matter if Alaric finds out:

- Is everyone clear on their assignments?
- I'm wondering if I might be
of some assistance:

What do you have in mind, Theo?

My internal receivers allow me
to monitor the zeta wave pulses
from the detonator:

The moment Alaric activates it,
I will be aware of it:

All right, Theo: I only hope
it doesn't become necessary:

Let's get crackin':

Good luck, Wilma:

- Oh, thank God you're there:
- Indeed I am:

To what do I owe the pleasure
of this call?

Well, um, I was in
the rec compound this afternoon: : :

After leaving your quarters,
and I overheard something
that I think you should know about:

- Tell me what you heard:
- Oh, no: Not over the vid-phone:

It has something to do with
the plot against you, Deputy:

Um, shouldn't I come to your quarters?

- No: Where are you now?
- Compound Seven-A, Unit 4:

Wait for me:
I'll be there in 30 minutes:

The gymnasts from Remas 1 are
about to begin their floor exercises:

The 15-kilometer run is about to begin:

I'm going to the stadium floor
to watch Jorex's competition:

You go to the woman,
stay with her until I arrive:

It's imperative that I talk to her:

All set with Jorex, Buck:

NowJorex Leet from Loziria:

The winner, Jorex Leet:
The vertical leap intergalactic champion:

Well done: Report to my quarters
immediately following the ceremony:

We have things to discuss:

Well, hello, my dear:

Where's the deputy?
He'll be here shortly:

But where did he go?
It's very important that I find him:

Where he went is
no concern of yours: Sit:

What's your hurry?
Well, I have other appointments:

They can wait: Perhaps you can tell me
what you're doing in
Captain Rogers's quarters?

Oh: Just passing the time:
Hmm: Good:

Perhaps we can do the same:
Perhaps:

Now preparing for launching
in astrosled chute -B-

the reigning intergalactic champion,
Lara Tizian:

Lara's going to be taking off
in a few seconds:
Where's Wilma with that detonator?

Lara Tizian has launched her astrosled
and is approaching the first force field:

Buck, I couldn't get the detonator:
We've gotta stop Lara and Jorex:

That's impossible:
They've already taken off:

But Alaric's gonna discover
what happened any minute:

Well, we'll just have to
get to them before the pulse does:

Buck, you can't fly the starfighter
through the force fields: It's too big:

If it hits one of them...
Look, I've already been through
the course once with Lara:

- That was with the astrosled:
- Wilma, we don't have many alternatives:

Whoa: Where do you think
you're going?

- Well, you need a copilot
to chart the course:
- And someone to monitor the detonator pulse:

And I'm not staying alone:

Congratulations, Deputy Minister:

All Loziria is rejoicing
with Jorex's victory:

Thank you, my Satrap:
They'll be making the awards soon
and then...

In an unusual development,
Jorex Leet of Loziria,

the winner of the gold medal
in the vertical leap competition,

has not appeared to receive his medal:

Officials are searching the stadium
in an attempt to find him:

What is the meaning of this, Alaric?
Where is Leet?

He is in the stadium, my Satrap:
He's probably refreshing himself
before accepting the medal:

It is your responsibility
to ensure his presence:

Our people must see him
receiving the medal:

Find him:

In another unusual development,
our remote monitors have determined: : :

That the astrosled piloted by
Lara Tizian is carrying a second passenger:

Tizian?
The identity of this person: : :

Has not yet been determined:

Deputy Minister, I trust
you're clearing up
this unfortunate misunderstanding:

- Yes, my Satrap: Of course:
- Where is Jorex Leet?

Satrap, I can assure you...

Deputy Minister, Jorex Leet has escaped
on the Tizian astrosled:

Jorex Leet has escaped:

Then kill him: : : Now:

It is done, my Satrap:

Why do not my sensors
register an explosion?

The zeta waves from the detonator
will reach him shortly: Just a few seconds:

Captain Rogers, I have a reading:
The disharmonizer has been activated:

My calculations indicate
we have approximately: : :

29:43 seconds
to reach the astrosled:

Entering curve 33-G:

Seventy-seven degrees right,
82 degrees left:

24:2 seconds:

A starfighter has entered
the astroslalom course: : :

And seems to be racing
in pursuit of the Tizian sled:

15:7 seconds:
There:

We don't have time to transfer them:

The astrosled doesn't have
stargate capability:

We'll have to try to catch up
with them on the straightaway,
then tractor them to the stargate:

11:3 seconds:
- Time sure flies:

Watch out, Buck:
The tangent on that curve
is nearly 80 degrees:

If they succeed in saving Jorex Leet
in front of the entire galaxy...

7:9 seconds:

- We're almost close enough:
Hit the tractor beam:
- 5:9 seconds:

Give me a break:

2:1 seconds:

- That was close:
- What do you mean, close?

We had a half-second to spare:
Maybe more:

You have failed
in your mission, Deputy Minister:

- You know your duty:

It's beautiful:
Yes, we rushed it overjust as soon as
it came from Mykos:

It's well-deserved too: I mean,
I've seen some high jumpers in my time,
but you are a high jumper:

I am so proud of you:

I still can't believe we're here:

- We'll never be able to
thank you enough:
- Thank Buck:

He had to see the Olympiad in person:

That reminds me, Buck:
Someone was looking for you:
A man from U: B: C:

- You know, the Holovid Network?
- What for?

Well, um, they saw you on
the Olympiad broadcast: : :

And thought you would be perfect
to cover the Equinox Exercises
in New Phoenix:

He asked if you'd be interested:
And what did you say?

Oh, well, I know
what a great athlete you are:
Wilma:

But I figured one Olympiad in a lifetime
is enough sports for anyone: : : Even you:

- Good thinking:

The 500-year-old man
who's going to save us from the Trebor?

Buck frees a group ofbeautiful women
from their tyrannical master,

then faces the ruthless killer himself
in an electrifying duel to the death:

Our people have to fight
the Trebor: Destroy him:

So this is the indestructible Roshon?

The Trebor has some kind of
circuitry implanted under his skin:

Are you sure you wanna
meet him like this: : : Alone?

No one kills the Roshon
but the Trebor:

The year is 1987,

and NASA launches the last
of America's deep space probes:

In a freak mishap, Ranger 3
and its pilot, Captain William Buck Rogers,

are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit
which freezes his life-support systems: : :

And returns Buck Rogers to Earth: : :

500 years later:

I still can't get over
how much you've grown, Maya:

Oh, I'm not that old, Vione:

Old enough to turn the head
of every young man in Gaan:

The Trebor has asked for Maya:

No: My father will never allow this:

Prime Minister Darius?
What is he gonna do?

He's just like the rest of
the Katarians, helpless and weak:

Vione: Vione:

We must do something:

What can we do against the Trebor?

He totally controls us with
his military power, his secret police:

He's taken dozens of our women
to add to his harem:

He regularly murders
our best warriors for sport:

The people are terrified, Darius:

They never resist him:
Without their support, we're helpless:

Darius, if the people had someone
as great or even greater than the Trebor
to believe in...

Greater than the Trebor?
Yes:

- I'm speaking of the Roshon:
- The Roshon's a myth, Neil:

The 500-year-old man
who's going to save us from the Trebor?

- A childhood fable:
- Which many of our people
still believe in:

Darius, there's a Terran named Buck Rogers:

He is said to be 500 years old:

We need more than myths
to defeat the Trebor and the police:

Rogers is no myth:
His age can be validated:

That's impossible:
We could bring him here
to Katar:

Present him to the people:
The people need someone to rally them:

Someone to give them faith
in themselves:

To move against the Trebor:

Darius, you can't take
this foolishness seriously?

Well, it's more than
we have now, Kelan:

I'm ready to leave for Earth
immediately, sir:

If the Trebor finds out about this,
his reaction could be very unfavorable:

We have nothing to lose:

Last one to the hangar's
a rotten egg, Wilma:

- A what?
- You know, an egg, Wilma:

It's, uh, white, kinda round:

Uh, chickens lay them:

Yeah, well, forget it:
I guess you had to be there:

Sorry I missed it:

Tell me something, Wilma:
You see what I see at about 2:00?

- That guy's in trouble:
- Yeah, and badly outnumbered:

This is Colonel Wilma Deering,
Commander of
the Earth Defense Directorate:

You are violating Terran airspace:
Cease firing and identify yourselves:

They're not talkers, Wilma:
Let's give the guy a hand:

I'm right behind you, Buck:

You take the one on the right, Wilma:
I'll take the other one:

This is Deputy Minister Neil of Katar:
Thanks so much for your help:

It's our pleasure: Captain Rogers
and Colonel Deering here:
Glad we could be of assistance:

Looks like you've sustained damage
to your ship:

Yeah: I guess I have:

Well, we're on our way
to New Chicago on Earth:

- We'll escort you in
and see about fixing your ship:
- I'll follow you in:

We still haven't determined the origin
of those fighters, Deputy Minister:

Any ideas?
Pirates, I suppose:

Well, more than likely:
Please, be seated:
Thank you:

I wish there was some way
I could repay you, Captain:
Both of you:

- Well, it's not really necessary:
- I have an idea:

Dr: Huer's offered me transportation
back to Katar: Why don't you come with me?

You and Colonel Deering:

Be my guest for a few days in Gaan:
It's an exquisite city:

I'd love to, but I couldn't possibly
get away: Thank you:

Captain?
It would be a great privilege:

Well, I've never been to
the 13th Quadrant:

- Then it's decided:
I'll go get us packed, Buck:

Twiki, your manners are showing,
I'm afraid:

I'm not sure that
this is a weekend for two:

Of course your friend can come:
I'm sure my people
would find him enchanting:

- Naturally:

Thank you, Colonel, for your help:
Doctor:
Safe trip, Deputy Minister:

Thank you, sir:

Captain Rogers, I'd like to present
Darius, Prime Minister of Katar,

his Deputy Minister Kelan...

And my daughter, Vione:

Captain Rogers,
we owe you our thanks:

It was no big deal: Really:
You're much too modest, Captain:

Your reputation has reached
even the 13th Quadrant:

- It has?
A legend in your own time:

- And ours:
- Mm-hmm:

I suppose we might as well
get right to the point:

- And what point is that?
- The reason we brought you here:

Uh-oh:

Brought me here?

Prepare the combat area for broadcast:

Oh, Maya: Maya, welcome:

You're just in time, my darling:

I shall dedicate this contest to you:
Please:

Please, make yourself comfortable:

Yeah: Yes:

- Neil reached Earth:
- He survived?

And returned with a Terran named
Buck Rogers: A man supposedly born
in the 20th century:

Oh, yes: Yes:

Darius cleverly resurrected
an ancient myth that
a 500-year-old man: : :

Would duel the Trebor to the death
and free the planet forever:

People believe in the Roshon:

Greta, the Roshon does not exist:

However,

if this Buck Rogers is giving them
a false sense of courage,

well, then he's a nuisance,
and he should be removed:

Gentlemen,

I have a job for you in Gaan:

Look, I am not your Roshon,
or whatever it is you call it:
I'm just me, Buck Rogers:

Captain Rogers,
all we're asking is that
you appear to be the Roshon:

Long enough for the people
to find the courage
to stand up to the Trebor:

Look, I can't give your people
courage or direction:

They're gonna have to
find that through themselves:
Can't you see that?

- The captain's right, Darius:
- But the people can't do it:
Not alone: They need help:

Why? This is their planet:

I don't understand:
People of Katar:

Attention:
The contest is about to begin:

This will help you understand why:

Once monthly, the Trebor selects
one soldier to fight to the death:

The -contest- is
broadcast across the entire planet:

Doesn't anyone around here
ever say no to this character?

Acceptance is mandatory:

It is the duel or summary execution:

It has taken the cream of our officer corps:

Begin, Katarian:

- He is impressive:
- We need your help, Captain:

- Without it...
- Captain,

we, of course,
cannot make you do anything:

But, please, think about this:

I'm still not sure what I can do:

It is late:
Vione will show you to your quarters:

We can talk tomorrow:

That doesn't look like
the welcome wagon, Buck:

Are you all right, Captain?

Yeah, I'm fine:
Just not too impressed with
Katarian hospitality:

Oh, those weren't Katarians:
Those were assassins sent by the Trebor:

- Assassins for me?
- The Trebor has learned of your arrival:

What a nice welcome:
Remind me to send him
a thank you note sometime:

What's the matter, Buck?

Vione, what's wrong?

It's Maya,
my younger sister:

The Trebor's men
took her to him:
Took her? What for?

The Trebor has many wives:
He keeps them in the palace with him:

He's going to force Maya
to marry him:

I'm so afraid we'll never see her again:

Captain Rogers, our people
have to fight the Trebor: Destroy him:

We need your help to get started:

All right:
I'll see what I can do:

Buck, thank you:

You're welcome,
but I haven't done anything yet:

Yes, you have:
You're so different from
the men I've known:

What are you doing?
Getting a little help
from my friends:

- How's your vacation going, Buck?
- It looks like it's gonna be
a lot of work, Doc:

Oh, really? How so?

I'll fill you in later:
Right now I need some information:

On what?
A guy called a Trebor:

- He's a shogun up here... a dictator:
- Yes: What about him?

Get me anything you can on him:
Especially anything about
what he does with electricity:

Electricity? That hasn't been used
in over 400 years, Buck:

Wrong, Doc: This Trebor
is using it right here in Katar:

- Are you all right, Buck?
- So far:

Get back to me with that information
as quickly as possible:

Yes, of course: Be careful:

Don't worry, Doc:
I intend to be: Rogers out:

The Trebor?
Yes: I've never heard of him:

Hmm: I think I better
check this out at the archives:
Good idea:

Maya, how do you like
your new home, girl?

This isn't a home:
It's a prison:

Come: Come:
It's a privilege to be here:

Not for me:
Maya:

You're to be my bride
in just a matter of days:
I'd rather be dead:

Well, that is an alternative:

Don't be foolish, girl:
Now, no one can help you here:

You are mine, girl:

It can be quite enjoyable:
Take her to the women's quarters:

Ah:

You've decided to help us...
That's wonderful news, Captain:

We should make plans to
present you to the people
as soon as possible:

Well, that's fine: But it's just talk:
What we need is action:

- What'd you have in mind, Captain?
- A lightning raid against
the Trebor's palace:

You supply me with a handful
of your best men,

show me a way inside,
we'll free your women: : :

And then we'll go after
the Trebor himself:

- That's ridiculous:
- But bold:

And imaginative: The last thing
the Trebor would expect is
an attack against his own palace:

- It's a suicide mission:
- Suicide, Kelan?

Our daughters are experiencing
a living death right now:

There's a system of
secret conduits underneath that palace:

That could be our entrance:
All right:

I'll need transport, weapons,
and a schematic of the palace:

- I'll get them for you immediately:
Looks like all systems are go, Buck:

Hello?

Dr: Junius?

Anybody here?
Dr: Junius is out:

I'm in:

Dr: Albert:

Oh: An early-model hand laser:

We haven't figured out
how it works yet:

Uh, Dr: Albert, I spoke with, uh,
Dr: Junius earlier this morning: : :

About a man called, um,
the Trebor:
Trebor? Trebor: Trebor:

Oh, yes, yes: Oh, yes:
Junius left the information here somewhere:

Uh, Trebor: Trebor: Trebor: Trebor:
Oh, here it is: I got it: It's over here:

Uh, what does it say?

Oh: Your Trebor is the warlord
on a planet called Katar:

That's in the 13th Quadrant:

He's the 17 th Trebor
to rule over Katar:

Uh, go on:
What else does it say?

Oh: This is rather extraordinary:

It seems he spent several years
on a planet called Volton:

Volton? L...

Yes: Yes: He lived among
a race of beings who existed
only as electrical energy:

Yes: Buck mentioned
something about electricity:

When he was there, he had
minute electronic circuitry
implanted under his skin:

Well, he's apparently capable
of creating enormous amounts
of electrical power himself:

- And directing it:
What do mean by directing it?

Well, your Trebor is able to
hurl an electrical charge... a surge:

He's been known to use it
as a very effective weapon:

Yes:
It's, uh... It's considered to be
quite dangerous:

In fact, even-even deadly:
Thank you: Thank you:

Where are the rest of the men?
They'll meet us
at the shuttle:

We'll land some distance
from the palace
and then walk in:

We don't anticipate any problems
with guards until we get inside:
All right:

Twiki, wait for me
back in my quarters, all right?
Okay, Buck:

But don't be too long:
Stay near the comm center, Kelan:

If an emergency arises,
contact us immediately:
Of course, Darius:

Safe journey:

Central Communications:
Yes, Deputy Minister?

My vid-phone:
There's something wrong with it:
I'm getting nothing but static:

It's not the vid-phone, sir:
The static is due to violent sunspot
activity on Solon:

I must complete this transmission:

Our data indicates the storm
should be lessening
in approximately one hour:

Normal communications
will be possible then:

The women's chamber is this way:
The way to the Trebor's quarters
is to the left:

You'll see a vacuum discharge conduit
on your right:

I saw the schematic:
We'll meet back at the ship:

Go ahead:
Good luck:

You guys just drew snake eyes:

That's the emergency access
to the women's quarters:

I can see the door: It's clear:
You stay here
and keep an eye on things:

Right over here:

Father:
Maya:

You're safe:

I hate to break this up,
but we gotta get back to the shuttle:

Where is the Trebor?
Transmission has been disrupted
for three hours,

and it's imperative that
I talk to him:
That's impossible:

He's occupied:
I have strict orders not to:

Tell him that Darius and Rogers
have brought a combat team
into the palace:

They plan to kill him
and take the women:

Don't move, Trebor!

You fool: You forget where you are: : :

And who you're dealing with:

Kill him, Minister:
What are you waiting for?
No:

We're taking the Trebor back to Gaan
to stand trial: Let the people see
that he's mortal after all:

- Buck Rogers is somewhere on the grounds:
- Search the complex:

Greta, you come with me:
I wanna check the women's quarters:

Stay with them, Darius:
Where are you going?

I'm going back for Neil
and the others:
All right:

That's all, Captain Rogers:

Neil, the women are inside:
Where are the others?

Stunned: All four are wounded:
What about Buck?
He was coming after you:

I don't know where he went:
I can't leave Buck:
He didn't ask for this:

Maya, take the controls:
But you'll be stranded:

If Buck's alive,
we'll get out okay:

Now, do as I say: Quickly:

Come on:

So this is
the indestructible Roshon:

The warrior who is to free
Darius and his rabble
from the tyranny of the Trebor:

You didn't meet with much success
on your first campaign, did you?

Let me see, four wounded officers,

and Neil is probably
captured by now too:

Well, at least Darius escaped
with the women:

Yes: Yes,
and he'll die for it too:

Oh, it will be enjoyable: : :

To start over again with
the cream of Gaan's maidens:

Greta,

what should we do with him?

If he's the Roshon,
then he must fight the Trebor:

Why, of course: Of course:
A duel to the death:

Does that appeal to you, Roshon?

- Not particularly: No:

Call Kelan: Alert him:

Tell him I'll be bringing
their hero to Gaan tomorrow:

This little adventure of yours
could prove to be a harsh lesson
for Darius and the people:

But most of all, for you:

Place him in a cell
until we're ready to leave:

Where's Father?
He stayed behind, Vione:
They couldn't find Buck:

Oh, boy: Buck's missing:

I'm sure they'll be all right:
Really, I am:

Thanks:
Quick, I know where
we can steal one of their ships:

Do you always travel with Buck?
He'd be lost without me:

Maya! Vione!

Oh, Father:
Boy, am I glad
to see you, Buck:

Took the words
right out of my mouth, Twiki:

I don't know how I'll ever
be able to thank you
for saving Maya:

That's all right: I think we're even:
Your father saved my skin back there:

That's between my father and you:

Darius: Captain Rogers:

- I can't tell you how we worried:
- I'm sorry you won't have a chance:

Take the deputy minister
to his quarters:
He's under arrest:

You can't resist the Trebor:
Don't you see that?

Neil and the women,
are they safe?

Neil's badly wounded:
But he's going to live:
All of the women are fine:

- The Trebor will be following us:
- More specifically, the Roshon... me:

And you can be sure he'll do
everything in his power
to set the odds in his favor:

Karem and the secret police
will be there to help him:

All right: We've got to find a place
where I can face him,
and we can cover ourselves:

The hangar: It's big and it's close:
He'll have to go through it:

Let's take a look at it: Ladies:

They are going to pay for this:
All of them:

Get me Karem:

This Buck Rogers, the Roshon:

Most of all, I want him:

He's going to die:

But not easily: : :
And not quickly:

Where will the Trebor enter from?
Over there
at the far end:

Well, when he does enter,
the first thing he's gonna see is
the Roshon:

Buck:

The Trebor's a deadly killer:

Are you sure you wanna
meet him like this, alone?

Well, that's what it's finally going to
boil down to, isn't it?

The Trebor against me?
Besides,

if it doesn't work out,
you can take over:

All right, I've seen enough:
Let's go:

Buck, it's your friends on Earth:
Doc, where've you been?

We've been trying, Buck,
but we haven't been able to
get through to Katar for hours:

- What have you come up with?
- Buck,

the Trebor has some kind of circuitry
implanted under his skin:

It produces an enormous amount
of electricity:

You're probably more familiar
with what it is than we are:

I've got a good idea how it works:

He uses it to create something
called -surge:- Then he directs it
through his hand:

It's quite deadly:
Yes, I know:
I've seen it in action:

- What exactly are you doing?
- Doc, someday when
we got plenty of time,

I'll be glad to sit down
and talk to you about it:

- Right now, let's just say
I'm up here helping out:
- This fellow Trebor sounds dangerous:

- Yes he is, Doc:
- Need any help?
We could send a squadron:

No, Doc: Not right now:
There's not enough time:
Thanks anyway:

I'll be talking to you:

Twiki, you and I are gonna
have to have a little talk:

Your place or mine?

The Raven is waiting:

I'm ready:

You're giving me heartburn, Buck:

It's just
an improvised transformer, Twiki:
What's it for?

Well, I'm hoping we can use this
to give the Trebor a taste of
his own medicine:

That's great, but why me?

Because you're better equipped
to handle electricity than I am, pal:

Besides, this transformer
will help take some of the sting
out of it for you:

Vione, what is it?

Buck, we picked up
the Trebor's force on the scanner:
They'll be here in minutes:

All right:
I'll catch you later, Buck:

Okay:

Thank you for everything:

It seems like I'm always
standing here thanking you:

Well, don't stop
on my account:

I brought you something:

It's beautiful:

In the past, our women
gave their men medallions
before going into battle:

They were always worn
close to the heart: : :

For protection and strength
and love:

Vione...
Wear this close to
your heart, Buck Rogers:

May my love protect you
and give you strength:

Always:

A situation red alert
is now in effect: Situation red:

All set?
Yes: I've got a squad of my best men
at this end of the hangar:

If anything should go wrong,
they're prepared to fight:
What about the Trebor?

His Raven just docked:
He should be here any...

Roshon:!

Roshon, the Trebor is here:

Good-bye, Buck:
- Twiki:

For victory, Captain:
Long life, Darius:

Are you ready, Twiki?
As ready as I'll ever be:

All right: Let's go:

You came to me, Roshon:

I thought I would
repay the compliment:

I didn't think good manners
was one of your strong points:

Laser rifles, Roshon?

Why not be more sporting?

- As you see, I am unarmed:
- In a manner of speaking:

You-You wouldn't shoot
an unarmed man, would you, Roshon?

Behind me, Twiki: Fast:

Stop!

No one kills the Roshon: : :

But the Trebor:

Stay close and be ready, Twiki:
Be careful, Buck:

Roshon, drop your weapon:

Face me like a man:

- I repeat, I'm unarmed:
- Except for that power plant
you're wired with:

I could've killed you just then:

But I want you to last awhile:

Twiki, get over here:

What...
What is that?

He's my ambu-quad, Twiki:
We do everything together:

- Even die?
- We haven't tried that yet:

No: No, of course not:

You're the man
who has lived 500 years: : :

And is about to die in seconds:

How-How did you do that?

A little 20th-century Yankee ingenuity: : :
And basic electronics:

You should've paid your light bill:

Why, you turkey:

- Uh-oh:

Oh, you are clever, Roshon:
But you're stupid to have stayed:

Why did you do that?
Was it duty? Honor?

Ah, perhaps love:

Knowing you Terrans,
it was probably love:

He's down for the 10-count:

Get these stunned men to
the med techs:
Buck, are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine:
Well, he's all yours:

I can't tell you what a pleasure
it's going to be to deal with the Trebor:

Thank you:
Well, like I said,
I owed you one:

We're more than even:
Get him out of here:

We've taken the Trebor's palace:
Without the Trebor,
there was no resistance:

For the first time in centuries,
Katar is a free planet:

In many ways, Buck,
you have become the Roshon:

Darius, you know as well as I do...
I know, but the people believe in
the Roshon and you:

They've gathered all around the planet
waiting for their Roshon to address them:

- Will you?
- All right:

This is Buck Rogers:
The Trebor has been defeated:

I offer you my congratulations
and my hope that you'll never again
live in the shadow of fear and tyranny:

But, you, the people of Katar,
are the only ones
who can guarantee that: : :

By finding the courage
and the strength to be free:

I am not the Roshon: You are:

Each and every one of you:
You are what is real:

The future of your planet
is in your hands: Good luck:

Thank you, Buck:

- Well, Twiki,
are you ready to go home?
- All packed:

I'll be right with you:

Now it's my turn:
For what?

To say thank you:
For what?

For this: : :

And all the thoughts behind it:

They're still there:
I know:

That's what makes this
very special for me:

Thank you:

Good-bye:

Good-bye:

That's an extraordinary story:
Mm:

Well, I only wish
we could've been there:
So do l:

But, everything worked out, so...

Reach for the sky:

I've been telling Twiki about
some of the myths I grew up with:

I'm afraid
he's taking them too seriously:

Excuse me
while I deal with Billy the Kid:

This galaxy ain't big enough
for the two of us, bub:

Maybe we can make a deal:
You take the horses, the girl,

and I'll be out of
the galaxy before sundown:

Some deal:

- All right, you take the money and the horses:
- You're getting warmer:

You want the money, the horses
and the girl?

You've got it:

- No way, my friend:

I'd rather die with my boots on:

Well, uh, okay:

You keep the horses: