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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:

Buck, what happened?

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:

Get ready, Twiki: Okay, Buck:

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: