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(dramatic music)

(film whirring)

(dramatic music)

(suspenseful music)

(electronic whirring)

(static bursts)

- [Trask] How did we get here, adrift in space?

It all happened so fast on a planet known as Earth.

(mechanical whirring)

- Piece of cake.

(suspenseful music)

Okay, you're the boss.

(high pitched squeals)

(suspenseful music)

- Zantor, it's all on you.

- And I hope we don't regret this.

- This way, come on.

(suspenseful music)

(electronic beeps)

(suspenseful music)

- It's your turn today, cutie.

Mongo waits your arrival and he's very lonely.

- No please, not that.

- You don't have a choice.

Commander Val wants our breeding program

to succeed, now move.

(suspenseful music)

(door clicks)

(suspenseful music)

Have fun.

(grunts)

(door slams)

(growls)

- What are you waiting for, you stupid ape?

Take me, or aren't you as tough as they say you are?

Mongo, love god of ape.

(growls)

I'll show you.

(suspenseful music)

(sensual music) (growls)

You like that, don't you?

How about some of this?

(growls)

Come a little closer, Mongo, a little closer.

(sensual music) (growls)

That's right, Mongo, take me, take me like an animal.

(grunts)

(screams)

You didn't really think I wanted you, did you Mongo?

Stupid, filthy ape.

(growls)

(yells)

(suspenseful music)

(spits)

(suspenseful music)

- Don't think we will give up that easily.

- You are gonna go on television

and tell the whole Ape community

that humans are free and a new world will be built

where humans and apes can live in peace.

- I will never do that.

- One more word and I will blast

your fucking face off.

- Look, get a camera in here and broadcast quickly

While we have the upper hand.

(alarm blares)

- The broadcast.

(growls)

(screams)

- [Trask] A nuclear device.

- [Theel] What, it's gonna blow up the building?

- Worse, the planet.

It will be a chain reaction with enough force

to rip the planet in half.

Our ship is still in the woods

if the Ape parties haven't found it.

There it is.

(mechanical whirring)

(suspenseful music)

(mechanical whirring)

(alarms blaring)

(mechanical whirring)

(suspenseful music)

(mechanical whirring) (suspenseful music)

(explosions)

(mechanical whirring)

The planet exploded in a ball of light,

hurling us across the galaxy.

(suspenseful music)

(mellow music)

We go back into the black hole and find another world

and start again.

(suspenseful music)

(mechanical whirring)

(dystopian music)

♪ You feelin' this ♪

(dystopian music)

♪ You feelin' this ♪

(mechanical whirring)

- Master Morbius, is it time?

The others want to know?

- Soon, very soon.

Tell my flock we shall meet with our messiah

when the stars decree.

- Some question.

- Question, what have I not delivered you

to a better way?

Those of little faith will not live to see

the way of our messiah and his deliverance.

Share that with those who are less than pleased

with the gift of the gods.

- Yes, master.

(anticipatory music)

One day, we the flock of Morbius will bow down to you,

oh great one, the man ape

and we will be led to the promised land

as decreed by our elders.

We have traveled through space many years

and have faced much persecution,

but it will have been worth the journey.

(electric static hum)

(beeps)

(suspenseful music)

(beeps)

(suspenseful music)

- Lieutenant Tark, we have found a new planet.

- Bring it up on the screen.

(beeps)

It looks like it has potential for terraforming.

Send a probe down to retrieve initial data.

- Yes, sir.

(beeps)

(mechanical whirring)

(beeps)

(mechanical whirring) (beeps)

The probe is on its way, course 6, 3, 10.

- Very good.

- We should have some initial data, shortly.

(mechanical tones)

- Now what?

- A transmission from headquarters,

President Alunis on channel seven.

- Patch her through.

I don't think I'm going to like this.

President Alunis, to what do I owe this pleasure?

- Spare me the false flattery,

I've read the bi-monthly report.

Our corporation is falling behind the others

on planet terraforming claims.

- I assure you, we are doing our very best.

Suitable planets are getting harder to come by.

These things take time.

- Time our competitors have used to greater advantage.

The more planets we claim,

the more we disrupt that advantage.

Don't you realize we must stay ahead of our competitors?

My board expect more profits and more progress.

- Your board will be happy to know we're scanning a planet

right now, one larger than any in recorded history.

If this rock works out for our operation,

it will be worth seven planets at half the cost.

- Really?

- Yes, that means quadruple the dividends

in the next quarter.

- Don't disappoint me.

- Yes, Madam President.

- And you are to report to me immediately

upon your preliminary exam.

I have to take something back to my board

besides vacuous promises.

(beeps)

(sighs)

- Sir, the preliminary report shows this planet

is in the top 5% of the margin bracket.

- Excellent, let's do a scan for indigenous life,

target humanoid.

- Yes, sir.

(beeps)

(suspenseful music)

- Theel, dear Theel, who would have known

it would end this way?

I have made some adjustments to the vessel we found,

but I do not think it will ever leave this world,

nor will I.

I simply await my turn to journey to the afterlife.

(mechanical whirring)

- Humanoid detected, but...

- What is it?

I've seen strange things in my day, but this.

- It is solitary, not of a colony.

No other life forms are detected.

- That's good, lessens complications

to negotiate the planet.

- I'll prepare a scientific ship

to detach to the planet surface immediately.

- No, wait..

If it's the only life form on the planet

beam it aboard it'll save us time.

- That is not procedural.

- To hell with procedure, do as you're told.

- Yes, sir.

(mechanical whirring)

- Have a guard meet me at the containment area.

I'll see to this personally.

- And if Madam Alunis messages?

- Tell her I fell into a black hole.

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

- Yes, what is it?

- My Lord, it has happened. Today is the day.

- Do not talk in riddles, speak.

- We monitored a transmission from the Galaga Eight Sector.

- And?

- A terraforming vessel beamed aboard a man ape.

- Is this true? Are you sure?

- Yes, I came here as soon as we saw it,

is it our Redeemer, our savior?

- It very well may be,

but let's look at the transmission.

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

- Humanoid detected, but...

- What is it?

I've seen strange things in my day, but this.

- It is solitary, not of a colony.

No other lifeforms are detected.

- That's good, lessens complications

to negotiate the planet.

- I'll prepare a scientific ship

to detach to the planet surface immediately.

- No, wait.

If it's the only life form on the planet

beam it aboard, it'll save us time.

- That is not procedural.

- To hell with procedure, do is your told.

- Yes, sir.

(mechanical whirring)

- Our savior has been found and needs rescue.

Lock in on that transmission and set course.

Our day is soon at hand.

- Yes, master.

- Onward, our searching the galaxies has come to an end.

We will save our master and he will lead us to our destiny.

(mechanical whirring)

- My name is Lieutenant Tark.

You are aboard the Wyoming, a terraforming vessel.

You are not a prisoner.

Do you have speech?

- Yes. I understand you perfectly.

Thank you for rescuing me.

- Rescuing you? I had no idea you were stranded.

- My companion died sometime back from wounds suffered

on our crash landing.

We were fleeing the destruction of a planet by my race

and others like yourself.

- What are you?

- I am a Simian, an Ape. My name is Trask.

- It's a pleasure to meet you.

What was this planet you escaped from?

- Earth, a burning cinder now.

- I have heard of it, but it is many light years away.

- We entered a black hole and ended up on the planet

you discovered.

Mine is a long and painful tale.

I don't wish to talk more about it.

(crickets chirp)

(sharp tones)

(fire crackles)

(mellow music)

- What is the meaning of this?

- The girls have just escaped into the woods.

- Trask, how did this happen?

- They must have overpowered Peru.

- Or you let them escape, what took you so long

when I blew the horn?

Covering your tracks, maybe?

(growls)

- Enough, we'll settle this later.

For now the hunt is on.

The first Ape to find the girls

gets their first choice in the games tomorrow.

(suspenseful music)

(gravel crunches) (suspenseful music)

(suspenseful music)

- I hear them behind us.

- Be quiet and move.

(suspenseful music)

- That was too close.

- Theel. - Don't do it.

I don't want to have to shoot you.

- Traitor scum.

- We're in this together.

You don't stand much of a chance out there alone.

- Our little partnership has ended.

One of us has to get away. Good luck.

(gun fires)

- This way you merry mother grabbers.

- Why did Theel fire into the air?

- To cover her tracks and then draw attention to us.

- Then let's not sit around and wait.

- Oh, my ankle. I think it's sprained.

- Great timing, Jada.

(suspenseful music)

(growls)

(suspenseful music)

(screams)

- Sorry sisters, the odds were on me.

- Sir, we will put you off on the nearest colony

and you can do as you please.

- I have nowhere to go.

I may be the last of my kind.

You can return me back to the planet you found me on.

- I'm afraid that's not possible.

We've selected this planet for terraforming.

If you were to stay on the planet,

the process would surely kill you.

Here, let me show you.

(beeps)

We take hospitable planets,

re-conform the atmosphere and colonize.

We even make mountains and lakes.

Polar cap at both ends helps the natural water flow.

We use artificial robots to do all of the manual work

when we reach that stage.

They even stay and serve and protect

once colonization begins.

- Interesting.

Creating a world instead of destroying one.

- That's the plan. You'll be our guest for the time being.

You'll be given a new set of clothes

and quarters aboard the Wyoming.

- Thank you. I will not be any trouble.

- No, I didn't think you would.

(suspenseful music)

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

- Children of the Man Ape,

our day has come.

We have found our deliverer.

All is not as propitious as it seems.

Our future leader is in need of our help,

held captive by degenerates.

We must set a course to convince them of our destiny.

We will seek peace first most,

if that fails we will take our deliverer by force.

Be prepared for the day we have been waiting for

has arrived.

Go now, we set course post haste.

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

Thank you for rewarding our patience.

We have had doubters, but I am not among them.

We have found his greatness and we set course

to procure him for the new world

he will help us create in the image of man and ape.

(ethereal harpsichord music)

- [Trask] Where does my destiny lay now?

Much has transpired.

If one can only return to where it started

and change the destiny you knew not.

(birds chirping) (sweeping music)

(sweeping music)

- The raid failed? Now what will we do?

And what of this Ape?

- He's on our side. Trust me.

- No Ape is on our side.

We should bring them outside and blast them

before they bring an army upon us.

- He's not going anywhere. He can help us.

- I'm a human and I vouch for him.

He's kind, he's trustworthy

and he'll do anything for all of us.

That's more than can be said for some of us.

- Trask will be able to infiltrate the security building

when we make our final attack.

No one would suspect him.

- I don't know. I still think it's risky.

- I will not betray humankind.

Despite your feeling towards my kind,

I am here to help you win.

- Why?

- Because I believe in your race

more than my own.

We should not be here, now.

We should not continue to enslave you.

No one has the right to own or enslave anyone.

- And what of this Zantor? He's another traitor.

- I want nothing more than to see the apes overthrown

for personal reasons, as well as for our survival.

Trask may be able to get us into the building.

But I've been there.

I know my way around.

So you see, you need both of us.

- He speaks the truth.

I can get you no more than inside,

but I will fight with you.

Zantor will be able to get you into the sanctuary.

- Okay? So Trask can get us in.

Zantor can get us to Corg,

but we need more than that.

I'm open to ideas.

- We need a distraction to get to Corg.

And I have just the thing.

- What is that.

- A homing device that only the Davaniods can receive.

- Davanoids?

- They're the enemies of the Apes.

- Yes, they desire Apes for food

and will go to any length to acquire them.

- If we lure the Davanoids here, through the black hole

the Apes will be concerned momentarily with stopping them.

That will allow us the cover to gain entry

into the security building.

- The Apes will be in panic.

We can get to Corg during the distraction.

All their defenses and efforts

will be aimed at the Davanoids.

- Yeah, it could work.

- And what do we do with the Ape prisoners?

- Nothing. We let the human captives deal with them.

Give them the justice they deserve.

- When do we start?

- Immediately, in the morning we'll move out.

- We will begin preparations.

- Well Zantor, it looks like you've got all the answers.

If you betray us, I'll be right there

to slit your throat with this.

(melancholy music)

- This humanoid, give me more information, I'm perplexed.

- It is a male from a species we've determined

to be Simian, from a long extinct race.

- Simians, I have heard of these Ape men.

They're supposed to be legendary in size and strength.

That was once a cult that worshiped them.

- Either way, I plan to drop him off

at the nearest habitable planet.

We have no need for him

and I can't return him to the surface.

- You'll do no such thing. Keep it close.

We may have use of it.

- His name is Trask.

And by Federation law, he must be--

- The hell with Federation law. I have a plan.

- What are you talking about? What plan?

- With our corporation in bad steed

we can use the humanoid to help rebrand our corporation

across the galaxy.

- You're not serious.

- I am very serious.

Our corporation needs a new faith and this lone survivor

can be that spokesperson.

- I can ask him, see how interested he may be in your idea.

- Ask him, tell it.

As far as I'm concerned, it belongs to us.

- I'll do no such thing. I'm not taking someone prisoner.

- Something Tark, not someone.

And may I remind you who is in charge here?

- It's abominable.

- Why the sudden change of heart, Tark?

You didn't have a conscience when we were on Altarr 4

and moved ahead of schedule and terraformed the planet

while lifeforms were still on it.

- I regret that. I still do.

- But, you did cash in the bonus pay you received

for bending the rules, didn't you?

There'll be no more discussion.

That monkey will be our spokesperson. See to it.

- Sometimes I hate this job.

(mechanical whirring)

(suspenseful music)

- Davanoids.

(beeps)

- We just picked up these objects on the scope,

they're still far off,

but seem to be heading into our quadrant.

- Any idea what they are?

- None sir.

- Well find out, quickly.

Trask, you could almost pass for one of us.

- Not quite.

What is this?

- Our sonic radar is picking up something coming quickly

through hyperspace, near our location.

- We're getting some scrambled communications.

- Put it on the comm, I want to hear what it is.

(beeps)

(chittering)

- What that is it, Trask?

- I know what that is,

or rather who.

- Well what?

- The Davanoids, a race of creatures

who destroy worlds and hunt for apes.

- They're hunting for you? Why?

- They desire us for dinner.

- This ship is equipped with laser cannons.

We'll stop any pirate vessel.

- You will not.

They do not hunt alone.

They travel by the hundreds of thousands, a large army.

You must set me down somewhere and leave.

I do not want to bring you unwanted destruction.

- You're serious.

- Very, they have wiped from my race

and others out of existence.

I would not want that to befall you.

- Officer, how far away are they?

- At least a hundred thousand parsecs.

- Then we have time, keep me informed.

(suspenseful music)

(beeps)

- [President Alunis] Davanoids, surely a primitive race.

- Primitive, yet powerful in large numbers.

They probably intend to capture the Ape.

- Why would they bother with Ape man?

Surely we can persuade them to look elsewhere.

- They may think we have thousands of them,

either way they mean to wage war even for one.

We're not equipped to take on a large scale invasion.

- Then I will send an armada from the corporation

to help you deter their foolish mission.

- We cannot wage a war with a race of savage aliens.

This is a matter for the command sect.

- We will handle this ourselves, Lieutenant Tark.

Once again, you are making the situation out to be

worse than it really appears to be.

We will obliterate them.

Nothing will stand in my way, do you understand?

- Yes, Madam President.

- Our fleet will arrive before they exit hyperspace.

And when they do all they will have time to see

is their own atomization.

- Can this get any worse?

(suspenseful music)

- I must get off this ship before the Davanoids arrive.

It's me they want.

(mechanical whirring)

(beeps)

(mechanical whirring)

- See Lieutenant Tark, there's no need to worry.

I've already sent a fleet to protect our assets.

- Yes. You waste no time.

(alarm blares)

Yes. What is it?

- [Bridge Officer] Our guest, the Simian Trask,

has just escaped in a life pod

and is headed toward the planet we discovered him on.

- What? You must find him.

- Should we send a detachment?

- No, I will tend to this matter personally.

- Yes, sir.

In the meantime, we will monitor his landing path.

- Well, Lieutenant Tark, it looks like

you have your work cut out for you.

And for the sake of your future career,

you'd better get that Ape back.

You find him and we'll worry about

the invasion of Davanoids.

(dramatic music)

- Master, we have left hyperspace

and are on the other side of the planet

from where the transmission came from.

- Very good. What is that?

- It was on the opposite side of the planet when we arrived.

- Naysayers and non-believers, no doubt.

They will not stand in our way.

Find out if they are harboring our deliverer.

- Yes, my Lord.

We'll begin intercepting their transmissions.

- We are following the escaped Ape to the planet,

please keep me informed of any alteration

in the Davanoid invasion.

(beeps)

(mechanical whirring)

- So our captain has escaped, this is most pleasing.

We'll have an easier time rescuing him

without assaulting the main spacecraft.

- They mentioned an invasion by Davanoids.

- No doubt a score to settle between the two hostiles.

It is no concern of ours.

Prepare a ship and a few members.

We will rescue our messiah, our boss.

(mechanical whirring)

(high pitched ringing)

- Locking on the bio-signal of the Ape.

(mechanical whirring)

(dramatic music)

(mechanical whirring)

- [Tark] Let's do this.

- [Bridge Officer] Yes, Lieutenant Tark.

- My guess is he's hiding out in there somewhere.

- It's most likely, the burnt out city

would make a good hiding spot.

- Come on.

- What is it?

- Footprints.

- Then we are on the trail.

- Possibly, but these don't look like our friend's

unless he has a companion.

- There are others here. The Davanoids?

- Not likely, they haven't even reached

this star system yet.

We don't even know if they have feet. Come on.

(air rushing)

(ethereal music)

- It's true. We found the deliverer.

- Who are you?

- I am Morbius.

I lead a dedicated flock who awaits the return

of the Man Ape, our chosen deliverer.

You are him.

- You are mistaken.

I am Trask, lone survivor of a race of Simians

who destroyed themselves long ago.

- You are the one, the one we search for.

Lead us master.

- I wait here to die.

The Davanoids come for me and others who rescued me.

I stole a ship and came here so as to avoid

them being unmercilessly killed for harboring me.

- Self-sacrifice, the sign of a true leader.

I can take you away from here,

spare your friends' lives

and make you a king among men

where you'll rule and not be forgotten to die.

- I wish no such thing.

Please leave me in peace.

In a short time, it will not matter

and your life will be taken as well.

- We are not afraid to die for our beliefs.

Join us.

It's better than impending doom.

- I don't share your ideology.

- You will, you will.

(high pitched mechanical whirring)

Welcome to the brotherhood of Morbius, Master.

- Would you look at that.

Halt.

- Please do not detain us, we have no quarrel with you.

- The Ape is my friend. He's coming with me.

- He has chosen to join our flock.

- I'm afraid his membership has been canceled.

- Now we have a quarrel.

(dramatic music)

(electric static)

(lasers whoosh)

- Damn, I need to take him out.

(laser whooshes)

(mechanical whirring)

Damn it.

(mechanical whirring)

(dramatic music)

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

- Rise my followers and meet your Redeemer.

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

Our prophecy has been fulfilled.

Now we can begin to tighten our grip on the galaxy

and bring the cult of Morbius front and center.

Our followers will embrace us.

And those who oppose us will quake in fear

of the new order that is coming.

We have no further use for our elder.

There are those in the stars nearby

who wish to steal our Redeemer away.

I will make plans and give you further orders.

Back to your work posts until our new leader summons us.

Forgive me for making you more cooperative

with our mind powers,

but you need time to accept our way of life.

In time, you will rule us as it is written,

but for now we need your cooperation.

(high pitched mechanical whirring)

(mechanical whirring) (dramatic music)

- We should be reaching the Wyoming in less than a parsec.

- You disappoint me Tark, you let the Simian get away.

- He was abducted, captured. I was overpowered.

- Who took our new spokesperson?

- They were in robes, sinister, and had psychic powers.

- (sighs) It has to be Morbius.

They are a weird sect. They're a cult that worships Apes.

They supposedly scour the galaxies, searching for them.

And it appears, thanks to your bumbling they have found one.

- We'll just have to get him back.

We tracked their craft to the other side of the planet.

I'll take a shuttle and get aboard their ship

and recapture him.

- Is it really that easy?

You couldn't manage to keep him under your guard.

You expect to be able to whisk him away from someone else,

someone more competent?

- I'll think of something.

Give me a few hours and you'll have your poster chimp.

- I'd better, or your future with this company over.

- Whatever.

- What did you say?

- Yes, Madam President.

- That's better.

Next time I hear from you, you better have that Ape.

Our armada should arrive in your sector sooner.

(beeps)

- [Tark] Now what?

- [Bridge Officer] The Davanoid fleet has entered our zone.

They wish to communicate.

- Put them on the screen.

Oh, not much to look at, are they?

- We are the Davanoids

and we have come for the apes

you have in your possession.

- I'm sorry. We don't have the Ape you are looking for.

And even if we did, we would not just simply hand them over

at your command.

- We do not ask, we demand

and we take.

Why do you wish destruction

over a simple delicacy?

- The Ape is a free being. He belongs to no one.

- He belongs to the Davanoids.

- A message from the Morbius ship.

- Patch them in.

(beeps)

Here you are, Davanoids, the captor of your Ape.

- Strange being, we have been monitoring your conversation.

The Ape is our Messiah, our Redeemer.

We will give him to no one,

especially a race of carnivorous marauders.

- You have not heard of the reputation

of the Davanoids?

If so you would hand over

the Ape willingly

and beg us for mercy.

- We bow to no one, the Cult of Morbius knows no fear.

- Know this, we do not wish to wage war,

but will if we must.

You have one rotation on the planet

to hand over the Ape or you and humans

will face decimation.

- Well now what? You seem to be at an impasse.

- We have no impasse.

Leave us alone or die with the Davanoids.

- Diplomacy at its finest.

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

- As I predicted, there are others outside our flock

who would wish to cause you harm, take you from us.

We will not allow that.

I have a plan so fear not.

Any aggressor who faces us will join us unwillingly

in the next lifetime,

We will spare nothing to keep you for eternity,

not even our lives.

Rest now, the burden is heavy, but your flock

will lift you up.

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

- We have a desperate mission before us. It'll be perilous.

We may not make it back.

- Yes, sir. What is our objective?

- We must sneak aboard Morbius' ship and rescue

the Ape Trask before an intergalactic war breaks out.

- Won't a confrontation break out once the cult realizes

Trask is gone?

- Corporate fleet should be here by then.

They'll take care of them.

We'll take care of the Davanoids.

- What is your plan once we board their vessel?

- I don't know. I'm making this up as we go.

(mechanical whirring)

- We're picking up the ship on the other side of the planet.

- Begin cloaking shield covering.

They won't see us, cut exhaust to half.

- Yes, sir. How do we gain entry?

- At a specific point we'll stop the shuttle

and I'm going to glide to the ship and gain entry.

- I'll do a scan on entry and exit portals.

It appears Morbius' ship has several ports you can access.

This one on the starboard side looks like your best option.

- Fantastic, I'm suiting up and hitting the abyss. Track me.

If it looks hopeless, I'll give you fair warning.

- [Bridge Officer] Good luck, sir.

- Thanks.

(indistinct mechanical chattering)

- Morbius there is a small ship

with a cloaking device starboard.

- The fools, it's a spy ship from either the Davanoids

or the other humanoids.

Let's show them we suffer no fools, blast it into atoms.

(beeps)

(gunshot)

(explosion)

- Damn that complicates matters.

(clatters)

(mechanical whirring) (dramatic music)

- Star vessel Wyoming, this is fleet controller.

We have arrived to defend the interests of the corporation.

I wish to speak to Lieutenant Tark.

- He's on a mission to retrieve the Ape

from Morbius' clutches.

- We will await his return.

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

(footsteps)

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

(grunts) (cracks)

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

- Aw, damn it this smells.

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

(dramatic music)

- Tark, you shouldn't have come here.

- I had to rescue you. This place just isn't made for apes.

- If you take me back the Davanoids will destroy you.

I am weak. Morbius has been drugging me.

- I'll help you, do you think you can make it

to the launch pad?

- Yes, I believe I can.

- Let's get you up.

(dramatic music)

- Halt, where do you think you're going?

- Taking a Sunday stroll.

(thuds)

(dramatic music)

- The shuttle bay is in here.

- Great, let's get outta here.

(dramatic music)

(mechanical whirring)

(alarms blare)

- What is the meaning of this?

A shuttle has launched with two occupants, humanoid and Ape.

- No fools, how did you let this happen?

We must get our redeemer back at all costs.

(dramatic music)

- True to her word, Alunis' fleet has arrived.

- And there, the Davanoids.

- Told you it was serious.

(beeps)

- You have kidnapped our Messiah, this is treason.

- We have first rights to the Ape.

We rescued him from a dying world.

(beeps)

- This is war.

(beeps)

- War, war, war, we will fight.

- As you wish, war with the Armada.

The Davanoids and the Cult of Morbius

have chosen the foolishly.

(beeps)

- All this because of me.

- Sorry pal.

(dramatic music)

(indistinct mechanical chatter)

- So, it looks like we have a fight.

- Great Morbius, is warring with

two enemies at once prudent?

- Once again, the unworthy quake

at the first sign of danger.

- We should negotiate with them.

Maybe they will see our need.

- War mongers know only violence.

And this is what we will revert to

in order to justify our victory.

- They outnumber us 20 to one.

- The odds do not matter.

Our faith will bring us victory.

Do not forget our sacrifices and hardship

we have endured to reach this pinnacle.

We cannot let that slip through our fingers and be lost.

- Yes Morbius.

- Prepare our laser cannons and missiles.

When the time is right we will strike with all we have

and then board humanoid vessel and take our leader by force.

We will let the Davanoids and humanoids

war with each other a bit.

Their casualties will weaken their resolve and threat.

(mechanical whirring)

- Begin firing, we'll take down the defense ship

of the humanoids first, then board it and take the Ape.

And if the Morbius ship makes a move

we will obliterate it as well.

- You have done well in retrieving the Ape.

- Was it worth this, galactic war?

- We will decimate these degenerates in short order.

And then we can begin our plans.

Be sure to fill the galaxy with their ashes,

our armada will protect you.

- We'll see about that.

- We're ready to open fire on the Davanoids.

Then we will assault the Morbius ship.

Move your crew to behind out fleet for protection.

- Yes, Control.

- Attack, full force.

(cannons fire)

- Fleet attack.

(cannons fire)

(explosions)

(cannons fire)

(explosions)

(cannons fire)

(explosions)

(cannons fire)

(explosions)

(dramatic music)

- The show has begun, huh?

- All this, and for what?

(sentimental music)

- Your safety is not a waste.

- It's more than that.

- What are you getting at Trask?

- The Davanoids want me for food.

Morbius wants to worship me as a God

to further his own means.

But what do you want of me?

- Well, we want to help you.

- We both know there is more to it than that.

- You have a right to know, Trask.

- Thank you.

- President Alunis wants you to be

the new face of the corporation.

Greed Trask, without an ounce of consideration

for what you want.

- And where do you stand, Tark?

- I've been trying to find a way to tell you before now

I don't share her views.

She threatened to have me decommissioned, my career over.

I don't care.

I'm not handing you over to Morbius, the Davanoids or her.

- You're free, Trask. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I ever found you.

- Why?

- Then you wouldn't be in this mess.

- I would have died on the planet, alone and forgotten.

It is no worse an option than the one I am in.

- You have a simple way of viewing things, Trask.

The question is now what do we do?

- I could escape.

- Escape, yeah, yeah, yeah.

We're at the rear of the fleet.

No one would notice you were gone.

Here, take my gun.

- What for?

- Shoot me.

- I cannot obey that wish.

- It's on stun.

It'll look like you overpowered me and fled.

Please go far away, where you can belong to yourself.

- You are a fine man, Tark.

I wish you a happy life.

- I'm going to turn around.

I don't want to see this coming.

(gunfire) (clatters)

(dramatic music)

- Aim more fire power on the main Davanoid cruiser.

Target the photon engines.

We can create a chain reaction if we rupture their tanks.

(cannons fire)

(explosions)

(cannons fire)

(explosions)

(alarms blare)

(explosions)

We'll take the fleet and let's give Morbius

and his band of followers, something to pray about.

(dramatic music)

- There is only one thing left to do.

- The Davanoids are destroyed.

The Armada is taking aim on us.

- Give them everything we have and let us sail into victory.

- Yes, Morbius.

- I want all the ship's energy aimed at the armada.

- Yes Morbius.

(cannons fire)

(explosions)

(cannons fire)

(explosions)

(cannons fire)

(explosions)

(cannons fire) (explosions)

(alarms blare) - What is it?

(alarms blare)

- Two of our main engines have been damaged.

If we continue this assault, we run the risk of explosion.

- I don't care, keep firing.

(alarms blare)

- Oh. Maybe that wasn't such a good idea.

(dramatic music)

- Lieutenant Tark, we have victory in sight.

The Davanoids are destroyed and Morbius is crippled.

We will deliver the crushing blow momentarily.

Alunis will be pleased.

- No, she won't. The Ape has escaped.

- What? How.

- He shot me with a stun gun and escaped in a shuttle.

- I must report this to Alunis.

- You do that and give her a message.

- And what is that?

- Tell her I quit.

(mechanical whirring)

- Morbius, it is Trask.

I am coming home to fulfill my destiny

of my ancestors and my freedom.

- My redeemer, we await you.

We have so much to accomplish together.

- I have other plans.

- I don't understand.

- You claim to be looking to purify the galaxies

with your gospel,

but in truth, you are a poisonous cancer.

No better than the Davanoids.

No better than the humanoids.

This last act is for me.

I will join my ancestors in the great beyond

and take you with me.

- No, that is not part of the plan.

- See you on the other side.

(mechanical whirring)

- No, fire on that shuttle.

- He's headed towards the main reactors.

- Destroy him.

- We can't, our laser cannons fire outward.

- Close off the shaft with the firewalls

and let him smash himself to pieces.

- Not possible, damage to our defense system, prevents it.

- Then we will enter eternity.

(mechanical whirring)

- Like all my ancestors before me

I welcome the next life by sacrificing my own.

(explosions)

- Did you get my message?

- Yes, Lieutenant Tark, or should I say prisoner Tark?

- I've done nothing.

You could strip me of my job, but you can't arrest me.

- We'll see about that.

You'll be taken back to the armada fleet and transported

to Zeta 10 until a complete investigation has taken place.

- I guess I should pack my toothbrush.

- You have ruined my credibility

and reduced our shareholders' profits

with your heartfelt actions.

- I'm happy to have disappointed you,

but you would never understand.

- Understand what?

- Compassion, sacrifice, humility, respect.

None of those attributes apply to you.

- I run a corporation.

I don't have time for those feelings.

- What a sad world we've created.

Trask as a primitive had more compassion

in his index finger than we've had in our entire lives.

- You can wax philosophical behind bars.

- I hope one day you can look in the mirror

and stomach what you see.

- Take him away.

(sentimental music)

- [Trask] I will join my ancestors in the great beyond.

(dystopian music)

♪ You feelin' this ♪

(dystopian music)

♪You feelin' this ♪