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(dramatic music)

- Okay, Venus?

- Okay, Steve.

- Right. Let's go.

(dramatic music)

(rocket roaring)

(engines firing)

(upbeat jazzy music)

(eerie music)

(door whirring)

(upbeat music)

- Why isn't Mat here?

He's not still stargazing, is he?

- I'm afraid so, Venus.

He's built a new telescope, you know.

- Jeepers, what will he get up to next?

He spends most of his time flying around the universe

and then he takes up astronomy.

- Well, you know the professor.

- Yes, but | guess I'll just never got used

to his tooty ideas.

(campy music)

(man humming)

- Yes.

Very interesting.

- Jumping species!

There's a lazoon in orbit!

- Howdy folks!

Welcome home!

- Zoonie! Come down here this instant!

(drum bangs)

- Now, you go and worry Venus.

I've got some some important research to do.

(campy music)

Now,

maybe | can get some peace.

(man humming)

Strange.

That planet isn't on the chart.

Nope.

Definitely not shown.

| better report this to Commander Zero.

Looks as though I've discovered a new planet.

Maybe they'll name it after me.

Planet Matic!

- Planet Matic?

What are you talking about, profession?

- | thought he was plain enough.

| found a new planet with my telescope.

- Now she here, if this is some kind of joke-

- A joke?

Command Zero, you are talking to a qualified astronomer.

- Excuse me, sir.

- What is it, Lieutenant?

- | could take a radar check.

The professor may be right.

- Of course I'm right.

Make a check, Lieutenant.

- Now wait a minute!

| give the orders around here, professor.

Make a check, Lieutenant.

- The planet Matic is in sector 12,

bearing 4170 blue.

- Sector 12,

bearing 4170 blue.

There it is.

But there's nothing new there.

No planet Matic.

- | can't understand it. It was there.

- Probably a bit of dirt on the lens.

- No.

Commander, | sure saw it.

- Well it isn't there now!

You get back to your observatory and let us

get on with our work.

- But | definitely saw this new planet, Steve.

- Well, you just said Command Zero found nothing

on the radar scanner.

- Well, it must be faulty!

Because there's nothing wrong with my telescope!

- Of course, professor.

The radar scanner which cost $100 million to build is wrong

and your $10 telescope is right.

- Very funny.

- Anyway, Venus and | are going to the movies.

- We'll talk about it some other time.

See you later, professor.

- There must be somebody | can tell.

(upbeat music) (vehicle humming)

And there before my very eyes, | could see it,

a new undiscovered planet.

| decided to call it the planet Matic

after the great astronomer who discovered it.

Well, what do you think of that?

- Welcome home.

(eerie music)

(creature whimpering)

(dramatic music)

- The instruments aren't registering anything, sir.

There's no planet eclipsing the sun.

- But I've just looked out of the window, | can see it.

Lieutenant, that thing blocking the sun

must be the planet Matic.

(man laughing)

- No such planet, huh?

Well, what do you saw now, commander?

- Okay, okay.

So there is a new planet.

- But we can't pick it up on the instruments, professor.

| just don't get it.

- Well, like | said,

there's always room for good old fashioned telescope.

It's there all right, isn't it, commander?

- Maybe.

But there's something funny going on.

Contact Colonel Zodiac, Lieutenant.

I'm sending the XL5 to investigate.

(loud explosion) (rocket roaring)

- That was a real boss takeoff, Steve.

- Thanks, Venus.

I'll let Robert take over now.

Maintain course, Robert.

(robot mumbling)

- You know, | don't think we appreciate Robert enough.

The way he always carries out his orders.

- He's made to, Venus.

Once you tell him to do something,

he'll never stop until it's done.

(tense music)

- That's strange, no sign of it on the astroscope.

But there it is all right.

- Oh, professor, we were just going into the lounge

for some coffee.

- Listen, Steve, Venus, there's something very wrong.

That planet or whatever it is just can't be picked up

on our instruments.

- Same trouble as the commander had, huh?

We'll have to stick to visual control.

- Yeah. Guess so.

But there sure is something mighty strange going on.

(rocket rumbling)

(dramatic music)

(eerie music)

(loud explosion) (rocket hissing)

(eerie music)

- What do you make of it, Mat?

- It's fantastic!

An artificial planet!

Bigger than anything we could make on Earth!

- That means there could be some form of life here.

- Yeah.

If so, they're clever enough to jam our tracking equipment.

- There doesn't appear to be a way in.

We better get back to Fireball.

- Yeah, Steve.

Command Zero will be waiting for us to report anyway.

(upbeat jazzy music)

(loud explosion) (rocket hissing)

(rocket rumbling)

(robot mumbling)

- Well, we've got a problem.

There's no oxygen or gravity down there.

Yet, there's probably someone inside that planet.

Who or what, we just don't know.

- Well, what next, Steve?

(eerie ringing)

(robot mumbling)

Steve, there's something wrong with Robert.

- Hey, Fireball's going off course!

We're being pulled toward that planet.

(dramatic music)

- Steve, we're picking up speed.

- Stand by to fire retros.

Five, four, three, two, one,

fire! (loud explosion)

- It didn't work, Steve!

- We're going to crash!

(dramatic music)

- This is it!

(dramatic music)

- I've lost contact with them, sir!

- What do you mean lost contact?

- Well, | was getting their signal okay,

the next second, they'd vanished!

(dramatic music)

(eerie music)

- There doesn't seem to be anything our there.

- Don't let that fool you, Venus.

- Let's take a look.

That's the only way we'll find out.

(eerie music)

- Steve, look!

(dramatic music)

- Let's go.

Come on, Mat, there's gravity in here, we can walk.

- It's just a corridor,

but there's another door at the other end.

(eerie music)

(door buzzing)

- Use your thruster packs, the gravity's gone again.

- What do you make of that corridor, Steve?

- Nothing yet, professor, but give it time.

Something tells me we're going to find out.

(eerie music)

Let's try this one.

(door buzzing)

- We did not wish you take you

earth people prisoners.

- But you found our planet, so we had no choice.

- Prisoners, eh?

We'll soon see about that.

- You're ray gun is useless, earthman.

The corridor you walked through is our disarming chamber.

It destroys the mechanisms of all weapons.

- You will remain here until your future is decided.

You cannot escape.

There is an invisible wall around you.

- An invisible wall?

- Nonsense! (man laughs)

Invisible wall.

(man yells)

(loud thud)

Steve. - Yes, Matic?

- There's an invisible wall all around us.

- Can you still see the planet Matic, sir?

- I'm afraid not, Lieutenant, it's gone.

If the XL5 landed there, | guess we've lost them.

Our instruments just can't follow it.

(eerie music)

- So, this is the Earth man's spaceship.

- | will have it destroyed in due course.

- We will put this creature with the others.

- What's going to happen to us, Steve?

- | don't know, Venus.

What do you make of this place, Mat?

- Well, | say that the dome heads built this planet

so they could be safe.

They never need worry about outside interference

from other creatures in the universe.

(door buzzing)

- | have brought your mechanical friend to join you.

- What happens now?

- | will tell you, earthling.

You are the first beings ever to find our planet.

And to keep our secret, we cannot release you.

We shall however make you one of us.

Your Earth memories will be removed.

You will be happy with us on this planet.

You two, follow me.

(diabolical music)

You stay where you are.

- Look after her, Mat.

| can't move.

(diabolical music)

Hey, that's better.

Well, there's just the two of us now, Robert.

Somehow | think they've underestimated you.

- In here.

- Now listen, Robert, I'm going to give you the most

important instruction you've ever received.

Make sure you understand.

- Understand.

- Six kebs. (lights ringing)

Eight kebs.

Nine kebs.

Total.

That should be enough.

That will make them obey orders.

Tell me your names.

Tell me about Earth.

- Earth?

- What's Earth?

(dramatic music)

- Venus, are you okay?

- Venus? Why do you call me by that name?

- But it's me, Steve.

- You are wasting your breath, earthman.

Venus, you see, is now one of us

as you will be.

- What shall | do with the machine man?

- Well,

he's made with leadinium,

he will be useful for the planet motors

as fuel.

Push him over the side

into the furnace conveyor belt!

(dramatic music)

(robot mumbling)

(fire roaring) (dramatic music)

Come with us.

(fire roaring) (dramatic music)

- One keb.

- It won't take long.

Just relax.

- You won't keep us here.

I've taken steps to see to that.

- Two kebs.

(fire roaring)

Five kebs. (lights ringing)

Six kebs.

(fire roaring)

Nine kebs. (lights ringing)

Total.

- Have you seen

Fireball XL5?

- | don't understand.

- Good.

Welcome to your new home.

(fire roaring)

- Have you instructed them on their new life?

- Yes.

We shall have no more trouble from them, Proton.

- Then | think we've earned some sleep.

(dramatic music)

- I'm going to my quarters now.

Goodnight.

- Goodnight.

I'm sorry, | don't know your name.

- Neither to I.

| haven't been told yet.

(door buzzing)

(robot mumbling)

- The XL5.

What's this machine man talking about?

- Don't question orders.

We must obey them.

- Of course.

We must obey.

- Must obey.

(eerie music)

(robot mumbling)

- Where are we being taken to?

- On our way home.

On our way home.

- But we are home.

(dramatic music)

(rocket hissing)

(loud explosion)

(rocket roaring)

- Commander Zero, XL5 has reappeared on the radar scanner!

- Well, don't just stand there, man, call them up!

- Yes, sir!

Space City to XL5.

Space City to Fireball XL5.

Space City to Fireball XL5, come in, please!

Over.

- The Earth people have escaped!

- Then we must leave this galaxy forever.

Their memories will soon be returning

now that they are away from our influence.

- But they will never remember anything that happened

when they were inside the planet.

Come!

Let us leave immediately!

(loud thud)

- [Commander Zero] Space City to Fireball XL5,

will you please answer!

(man groaning)

- Say, that's Space City calling.

| better answer it.

- Professor, what are we doing sitting on the floor?

- Gee, | don't know, Venus.

Feel as if I've been asleep.

- [Steve] Space City, this is Fireball XL5.

- Good to hear from you, Steve.

Now would you please tell me what is going on?

- | wish | new, Commander Zero.

Call you back when we figured it all out.

- | don't get it.

| just don't get it.

- | don't get it.

| just don't get it.

- But there was a planet. | know there was.

- But there's no sign of it now.

- Well, I've searched the space sky with the naked eye

from Central Control and | can't see it either.

- Well gentlemen, I'm sorry to say this,

but I'm afraid we've all been suffering from a severe case

of space hallucinations.

In other words, it never really happened at all.

Or did it?

(robot mumbling)

(triumphant music)

(upbeat music)

¢ | wish | was a spaceman f

~ The fastest guy alive J

¢ I'd fly you 'round the universe f

J In Fireball XL5 I

£ Way out in space together J

£ Compass of the sky J

f My heart would be a fireball

~

f Every time | gazed into your starry eyes f

¢ We'd take the path to Jupiter

£ And maybe very soon f

~ We'd cruise along the Milky Way J

£~ And land upon the moon J

¢ To a wonderland of star dust f

S We'll zoom our way to Mars f

f My heart would be a fireball

~

¢ Cause would be my Venus of the stars I