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Thirty seven light years from earth

in the star system Cygnus Alpha

a combat commander from the planet Octaris

fights a battle that begins in space

but will subsequently be fought on American soil.

(Andros) 'Andros to base command, outlaws are in vector 1-2-0..'

The Skrill are attempting to escape.

They appear to be successfully doing so.

Andros has his squadron after them.

Unsuccessfully.

(male #1) 'We read you, commander.'

They've both just been destroyed.

Perhaps.

We shall see.

(Andros) 'Andros to Base Pad.'

(male #1) Go ahead, commander.

(Andros) 'I am on docking trajectory, approaching main terminal'

'berth three, locking on automatic.'

(male #1) 'We read you, commander.'

'Take a 185-degree turn'

'and adjust to the beta fade trajectory.'

(female #1) 'As did his father before him.'

'Andros will travel to Earth and join with Wonder Woman'

'in a battle for the Earth's survival.'

We are sorry to summon you so early, Andros.

I don't mind being summoned early.

What I mind is failure.

Then the Skrill have escaped?

Yes.

Fortunately, the interceptor guard ships

that were pursuing them were unmanned.

(Andros) 'No living creature was harmed when they destroyed it, but..'

...the Skrill didn't know that.

Of course not, they're vermin.

And they were making a path for--

what's the name of the planet, Andros?

Terra.

Sometimes called "Earth."

* Wonder Woman *

* Wonder Woman *

* Wonder Woman *

* Get us out from under *

* Wonder Woman *

* Wonder Woman *

* Wonder Woman! *

How can you remember the native name

of every primitive planet?

Earth?

Earth has been part of my case load for a long time.

I feel responsible.

We appreciate that, Andros.

And the Skrill, they carry a definite danger

of contamination to the Earth creatures.

They call themselves humans.

[chuckling]

They would.

The arrogance of innocence.

'Well, Andros'

do you think that you can clear up this mess?

Bring the Skrill back?

I am prepared to leave for Earth immediately.

Perhaps you should take some assistance.

That won't be necessary. There's an Earth creature

with whom my father and I have worked before.

(Andros) 'I plan on sending word to her.'

Without consulting us?

If you knew Wonder Woman..

...you'd know why I've chosen her.

(Trevor) 'And there's no question in your mind that whatever'

or whoever they are, they're coming from somewhere

outside of our solar system?

None whatsoever, Steve.

We picked them up on satellite tracking relay.

Coming in onward

past the orbit of Saturn.

Any evidence of a landing, Ruth?

No, Diana, the spaceship seems to be homing in

on the satellite communication beam.

You and George better check out

that automated satellite control station as soon as possible.

As soon as possible is now, Steve.

Good. Diana, you and I are going to handle

the first briefing of the National Security Council.

Alright, as soon as that's set

I'll catch up with George and Ruth. Security clamped in?

- Let's button it up. - Okay.

The council has decided

that your trip is not necessary, Andros.

What are you talking about?

I told you earlier

I was planning to contact Wonder Woman.

My spaceship is ready.

It has been decided to send a decontamination squad.

And do what to Earth? To the humans?

There'd be panic, widespread psychosis.

The Skrill can be cleaned out without turning Earth

into a battlefield, a madhouse.

You agreed to this decision?

There was discussion.

(Andros) 'Well, there should be more.'

I've just had confirmation the Skrill are located

near the capital city of the United States.

You can pinpoint them?

'Yes.'

Now, give me a chance to recapture the Skrill

without ravaging an entire planet.

I would be willing to give Andros

such a chance, if it were limited.

By setting a time limit?

Exactly.

But that's unfair.

Six days.

Six days on Earth to recapture the Skrill.

'No more.'

Accepted.

Six days.

[instrumental music]

How much further to your station, Ruth?

A couple of minutes, we'll be there.

You certainly are isolated out here.

We didn't want tourists stumbling accidentally

on the installation.

There's nobody within five miles of us.

[high-pitched trilling]

[high-pitched trilling]

That sound again.

Is it birds?

[beeping and warbling]

Well, they're not human.

They're extraterrestrial.

[beeping continues]

Welcome to our planet.

They're responding.

[high-pitched trilling]

[high-pitched trilling]

[dramatic music]

[music continues]

[high-pitched trilling]

Alive.

[aliens beeping]

(Trevor) 'How are they?'

I don't know, Steve.

Dr. Rand is doing an examination now.

I've ordered road blocks the entire area's sealed off.

Okay, I'll get back to you as soon as I know more.

Right.

[monitor beeping]

They, they seem so drained.

That's exactly the word for it, Ms. Prince.

(Dr. Rand) 'There's no physical trauma, no sign of disease.'

And yet there's almost no mental activity

beyond the minimum necessary to sustain life.

'In effect, they're mindless.'

'Physically healthy, mentally empty.'

I understand this is some sort of national security

but is there anything you can tell me

that might be of some help?

We don't know much yet.

[sighs] Okay, doctor.

Something from outer space

has landed on Earth.

Now, George and Ruth went to investigate

the manifestation, and apparently

to put it in your own words

they've lost control of their own minds.

And you don't know to whom or to what?

No, doctor, I'm sorry I don't.

While I was walking through the woods

I had the feeling of something alien.

I heard some odd musical sounds, patterns.

Are you saying, that I'm treating the possible victims

of someone or something from another world?

That's exactly right, doctor.

(Parelli) 'I've got the entire area cordoned off'

'and all the roads are blocked'

and no one enters or leaves

except through one of our checkpoints.

What about those already in the area?

Well, that's hard to say.

We do know that a busload of kids

from Barkley College went in this morning on a field trip

'and that should be winding up fairly soon.'

Uh, if you don't mind me asking, what are we looking for?

Well, we're not exactly sure.

Yeah, thanks.

Captain, we may have an illegal alien problem

and we just don't want innocent people getting hurt, that's all.

We have an illegal alien problem all over the country, Ms. Prince

but we don't usually seal off an area to find them.

These aliens are from outer space, captain.

These are the people running our country.

Hey, you guys, I'm tired. Come on.

Let's wrap it up and get out of here.

Come on, hurry on in.

Hey, hey look!

Diosyrus.

Dialspyrus.

- Oh, yeah. - Crazy.

Hey, up there, come on down.

[whistling]

Hey.

How you doing?

Hey, look, come here.

I found something, look.

Looks like the Virginia sap sucker, if I do believe.

Come on, stop it.

[whistling]

I guess we should be getting back, right?

No, come on. It's really nice here, look at this look.

Terrific.

Oh, beautiful.

[beeping]

Hey.

What the heck?

(female #1) 'Debbie! Johnny!'

(female #1) 'Debbie! Johnny!'

This creature, this young man

is relatively weak.

But a young mind can absorb information more quickly.

We should be far more efficient

recording instruments using these young minds.

Yes, we shall.

- Let us go. - Yes.

Debbie!

Johnny!

[thunder rumbling]

Now it's beginning to thunder.

Debbie, Johnny!

[whistling]

[thunder rumbling]

That's funny.

Sounds like a storm and a half just beyond those trees.

They don't seem to be affected by it.

Strange weather.

[dramatic music]

[thunder rumbling]

[wind howling]

Debbie! Johnny!

[dramatic music]

[indistinct chattering on radio]

Blew over, I guess.

Uh, yeah.

I don't know where they went.

I'm a bus driver, not a baby-sitter.

They're over 18.

If they show, tell them I had to split.

Well, we're searching the entire area.

I'm sure that we'll find them, Ms. Vane.

I'll send out a C.B. call. I'll get some volunteers.

I've to take the rest of them

back before anyone else gets lost.

- Okay, don't worry. - Good luck.

Uh, breaker, breaker, all CB'ers

this is Captain Parelli, state police.

Vicinity, Charles Road command post.

We are looking for a Chambers, Deborah S., age 19.

'Five-foot, five, 108 pounds'

'brownish-blonde hair, hazel eyes.'

'Also, party number two..'

'...Chambers, Johnny R.'

Those crazy kids.

'Age 20, five-eleven, 150 pounds'

'blonde hair, blue eyes.'

'Both are missing in the above mentioned Charles Road'

'Route Five surveillance area. Respond.'

[aliens beeping]

- Hey, hey hold it. - Hey, hey, hey.

- Hi. - Hi.

We're lost.

Don't I know it.

Smoky's jamming the band about you two.

Hey there, Smoky Bear, this is Laughing Man.

I found your two college kids.

Good, where are you now?

'On a side road off of Route Five.'

I could come back as far as Charles Road.

I'll meet you at the intersection of Charles

and Route Five. Ten-four?

Do you think you can give us a lift out of here?

Didn't you hear me?

I'm taking you back to your own buddies. Get in.

[dramatic music]

I think we can operate this truck.

Yes, primitive theory

internal combustion chamber.

Primitive, yet adequate.

This is Diana Prince.

Intersection Charles and Route Five.

(Parelli) 'Roger.'

(Diana) 'There's no sign of the truck.'

I'm proceeding east.

Ten-four, keep us posted.

[tires screeching]

[dramatic music]

[aliens beeping]

Andros.

Princess, am I in time to be of service?

As always, your timing is excellent, Andros.

I've been expecting you

ever since that dramatic weather change.

I was trying to attract your attention.

'I had a slight problem in arranging my trip.'

It's a delight to see you again, Princess..

...even if it is trouble that has brought me back.

- Is he.. - Unconscious.

'He'll survive, state of shock.'

The gauntlet can stun or kill he's lucky.

These creatures, what are they?

'The Skrill?'

A plague, sickness but deadly.

[siren blaring]

That's the police.

We've been searching for your Skrill.

They'll be suspicious, will you vouch for me?

Sure.

Tell them I'm one of your medical doctors.

Okay.

[chuckles]

Captain, this is Dr. Andros.

Call an ambulance.

Let me see if I can't give you a hand.

Wonder Woman?

(Andros) 'Could you give me a hand?'

He'll have a slight physical reaction.

I'll hold him.

He'll be fine.

He'll need rest, observation now.

Well, it's a good thing you got here, doctor.

- Yes. - Would you excuse us, please?

Humans have this area guarded.

Yes, they are primitive creatures easily distracted.

Let's see.

What was the driver's term?

This is Johnny and Debbie Chambers

calling Smoky Bear.

Yeah, this is Captain Parelli, where are you?

We're going east, near the edge of a cliff.

Yeah, that's Fisher's Point. Are you alright?

(Johnny) 'Yes.'

Okay, hang on. We'll be with you in a few minutes.

Ten-four...Smoky.

Okay, roll it.

[siren blaring]

[dramatic music]

[tires screeching]

[music continues]

WONDER WOMAN: That's a full report

that Wonder Woman gave me on her friend, Andros.

Looks like we'll be working together on it.

Good. I still haven't had any results on that APB

I put out on those two students.

Well, Andros believes

that the Skrill have taken over Johnny and Debbie,

and I agree with him.

That is quite possible.

They diverted one police cruiser

by running a truck over a cliff.

And the other state patrol car was found

with the troopers in that same mindless condition.

So the Skrill have escaped.

I'll get back to you, Steve.

Alright.

Andros... these Skrill

what exactly is their crime?

They are thieves, Princess.

Thieves?

Let me explain.

There are worlds where gold is a base metal.

I have seen a planetoid that is a single, gigantic diamond.

Conversely, on Syrus Four...

...natural organic wood is rare, beyond price.

So... what is easily sold...

readily bought, simple to transport and...

worth stealing?

Knowledge.

Precisely.

Human minds.

The Skrill use these artificial crystals.

They're storage devices.

They are designed to capture, condense, and store

the living mind.

If a mind can be captured and stored in one of these,

can it then be placed into anyone's body?

Easily.

Anybody, biological, mechanical.

That is what the Skrill sell.

Oh, it's monstrous.

( warbling )

MAN: I am Dr. George Hess.

The term doctor refers to achievement

in a defined field of study.

( beeping )

My current position is with the government

in charge of radar tracking.

I work with satellite scanning.

( beeping, warbling )

The government security agency

that is investigating the spaceship landing is

the Interagency Defense Command.

The investigation will be headed by Steve Trevor;

his agent in the field is Diana Prince.

The Skrill can drain your planet

of its true treasures-- the best human minds.

And sell them?

Where? To who?

Other cultures.

There are worlds where it's quite legal to own slave minds.

For instance, on Deneb Four

they use them to operate automated mining equipment.

Or, other planets, they're pets.

Interesting alien thinkers.

Or they're valuable as part of a research library.

Look up "Earth," say.

Touch a retrieval key

and a human mind can give you information.

And the Planetary Council allows this?

No. It's illegal,

outlawed.

It's a crime to traffic in stolen minds.

That's why I'm here.

I can block the mind draining with this

but I need help to find the Skrill.

What I don't have is time.

( phone ringing )

Hello.

STEVE: Diana, we've got a problem.

The military's skeptical.

Now, they believe something came from outer space,

but they want proof that Andros is better equipped to handle.

How soon do they need it, Steve?

Tomorrow, 10:00 a.m.

Alright, Steve, I'll get back to you.

Andros, the military wants you to prove yourself.

They will want me to demonstrate destruction.

Of course.

I'm willing. But only if I can use

ecologically undesirable materials.

STEVE: Here comes the general now.

MILLER: Trevor.

TREVOR: General.

I have only the one device,

but I can show you how to manufacture

in less romantic forms.

Now, they can be fitted

into police cars, and army helicopters.

Just what do they do?

Well, when activated, they can detect the presence of Skrill

within a radius of 400 miles.

Uh-huh.

To chase mind-swapping monsters from outer space?

Well, that's a somewhat melodramatic description,

but essentially accurate.

Well, I just don't buy it.

I'm sorry, Trevor.

But our forces are overworked, underpaid and short on money.

I couldn't justify spending tax dollars on this...

science fiction.

General Miller, yesterday's science fiction

is today's science fact.

Now, Andros is an envoy from outer space.

From the Council of Planets.

Yes, well, I'll need some credentials, Miss Prince.

I think we can give you some.

We've arranged for a little demonstration.

What kind of demonstration?

Watch.

Are you convinced... Skrill!

What?

( beeping loudly )

We've got to get him out of here.

( tires squealing )

( thunderclap )

Well, at least we've got one.

Yes, Andros, you've taken one of us.

Do you think you've got a chance

of taking the rest of us?

Using these animals.

DEBBIE: I want to go home!

What about my brother?

Diana Prince is looking for your brother right now.

And so are the police.

I don't understand.

This could be a perfectly normal teenager

who's half scared to death.

Believe me, doctor, the girl

is being controlled by an alien mind.

I don't know what's wrong with you people.

I happen to believe in the Constitution,

which means that before I continue with this examination,

either I get hold of the girl's parents

or you get hold of a court order!

( no audio )

ANDROS: Doctor, look, we wish no harm to the child

but we cannot release the Skrill.

I feel I can create a response.

Oh, please, doctor, don't let him hurt me.

Doctor, may I talk to Debbie?

I don't want to talk.

I promise you that I will not use force

only this.

( beeping lightly )

Now, I command you

tell me who you are

and what you are.

What? Uh, uh...

( beeping continues higher, faster )

I command you to answer.

I am...

the Skrill.

My god.

Oh yes, fall back on religious superstition, doctor.

First, sentimental sympathy for a poor child.

And then, heaven help you.

If I had your mind, doctor

I'd shred it, or throw it out.

It wouldn't be worth the saving.

Stop it!

We're not interested

in your squalid prejudices, Skrill.

Where's the girl Debbie's mind?

Answer.

In the storage racks...

in the place we're hiding.

Is Debbie's mind alright?

What there is of it, yes, of course.

It has value.

She apparently attends college

their version of so-called "higher education."

ANDROS: I promise you she will not be sold.

Where are you hiding?

Answer him.

We're hiding in the wilderness.

In the woods.

I can't think of the exact place.

She is telling the truth.

The topography on the planet she comes from

is far different from yours

also the terms for distance and direction.

But we know they are hiding in this area.

I'm pulling out all the stops.

We'll cover the perimeter bring in some choppers

and coordinate with ground forces.

We'll find them, Andros. Relax.

Huh! "Relax."

We can do no more tonight.

Unquestionably the same human.

( warbling )

Yes, in the persona of Diana Prince

she is vulnerable.

( beeping )

Yes, I do believe that the Sardor

will be quite effective.

And with this...

he will even be more so.

( beeping )

Earth people have something known as catnip.

Which is the equivalent to

oh, I guess one would say, Sardor nip.

He will seek it out wherever it is placed.

It will excite him, and he will tear Wonder Woman apart.

( hissing )

( Growling, roaring )

Easy, Sardor, easy.

( growling softly )

Beautiful, beautiful.

We are on this Earth but a short time.

But those we leave behind will remember the Skrill.

( growling, roaring )

Take it.

( growling, roaring gets louder and louder)

Oh, may I help you, girls?

Oh, we're going to visit a friend.

Diana Prince.

Well, she isn't home right now

and it'll be several hours before she gets home.

Oh, that's alright. We thought we'd wait for her.

Girls, I'm sorry, but she didn't mention it to me.

Oh, it's to be a surprise. We have a present for her.

Since it's her birthday

we thought you might be nice enough to let us in.

Birthday, huh?

Well, under the circumstances

I suppose it's alright.

Be sure and tell her I uh,...

wish her a happy birthday, huh?

-We will. -Have fun.

Who are you?

Hi, I'm Kim, and that's my sister, Karen.

We've got something for you, Miss Prince.

Skrill!

( lamp shatters )

( warbling )

( growling, hissing )

( growling, roaring )

( shrill warbling )

Good, we have her.

* Wonder Woman *

* Here to fight the force of evil *

* And your chance won't be denied *

* Woman of the hour with your super power *

* We're so glad you're on our side! *

* Wonder Woman! *

* You're a wonder, Wonder Woman! **