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The prospect of meeting the perfect woman is fascinating. Genetically speaking,

Miss Cosmos is the perfect example of the female human in this quadrant.

Buck finds danger and romance on a cruise ship to the stars.

And meets a beautiful and deadly woman with two faces.

Whoever wants Miss Cosmos will stop at nothing to get her.

They can freeze her body tissue and sell it on the black market across the universe.

Hello, Buck Rogers.

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.

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You called me and I came immediately, Miss Cosmos. Your message sounded urgent.

Thank you, Captain.

I realize that being so far from my home planet creates its own anxieties.

But since I've been aboard your cruiser, the Lyran Queen...

I sense that someone has been watching me.

Well, that's very regrettable, Miss Cosmos, but

this is, after all, simply a leisure ship.

We have no special safeguards for our passengers,

no matter how valuable they may be.

I just wanted you to know my concern.

Your quarters, you find them comfortable?

More forest scent, perhaps?

Everything's fine, Captain. I'm enjoying the cruise immensely.

And we enjoy having you on the cruise, Miss Cosmos.

It isn't often we have a passenger who's so... Promotable?

You'll be sitting at my table for dinner.

Thank you.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll see you at 1800 hours.

Captain.

Deploy a security unit to the stateroom area at once! Oh!

All right, Wilma, I'll see your 20 credits and raise you 10 credits.

Well, it's a very unusual game.

Where'd you get these, uh... Cards, cards.

Tweaky made them for me. I thought you'd enjoy it.

Well, I think that I'll, uh, spindle? Fold.

Fold.

Well, Wilma, how about you?

I could be here another 500 years at this rate.

Old.

All right.

Well, that leaves old Lucky Buck with...

Three, count them, three nines.

We all know what that means, right?

Not so fast, bub. Well, what do you got, Tweaky?

Five pictorial units of the same subset presented sequentially. A royal flush.

Come to papa.

It's like losing to a typewriter.

Watch it, bub.

Well, how about something to eat?

Nice idea.

Uh, tell me, Dr. Hewer, what was all the commotion

this afternoon at the comm center?

Something about a Liren Queen?

Oh, yes, the luxury liner, the Liren Queen,

took off from here two days ago with a highly publicized passenger aboard.

Miss Cosmos.

Miss Cosmos?

A beauty pageant winner? Don't tell me you

people still go in for that sort of thing.

Well, beauty contests are much more sophisticated than they used to be.

It's what's inside that counts.

Literally.

Oh, yes, indeed. Genetically speaking,

Miss Cosmos is closer than anyone to the perfect

example of the female human in this quadrant.

Well, what do Miss Cosmos and the Lyran Queen have to do with your job, Dr. Hewer?

Oh, well, someone tried to rob or kidnap her yesterday.

A woman, actually, with extraordinary powers.

We haven't as yet been able to establish a positive identification of the suspect,

but we believe her to be one of a pair of notorious thieves,

which up to now have specialised in inanimate objects of great value,

but now have turned to...

Bodies. Bodies, exactly.

And in this particular case, a body of staggering genetic value.

So, under the circumstances,

the stellar authorities have asked for our help

because their agents are too well known.

Would you like for me to intercept that cruise

ship and look after Miss Cosmos for you?

Well, that would be very good of you, Buck. I mean, after all,

the prospect of meeting the perfect woman is fascinating. Yes, I would think so.

Well, you'll be in charge of general security, of course.

You know, the mere fact that you're not one of our agents makes you less suspect.

Wilma, I'm going to need your help.

How could I refuse?

Yeah, well, I warn you, I play a very mean game of shuffleboard.

Huh?

Shuffleboard? Well, another tribal custom bites the dust.

Will arriving passenger Buck Rogers please report to the bridge immediately?

The energy from that creature is tremendous.

Are you sure this device of yours can stop her?

Theo assures me it will.

The device will put out a curtain of chorus getting

light strong enough to stop a bull elephant.

But you must understand, Captain Rogers,

that whoever wants Miss Cosmos will stop at nothing to get her.

I can understand your concern, Captain,

and I'll do everything I can to keep her alive.

Now, shall we go in and meet Miss Cosmos?

Miss Cosmos, this is Captain Buck Rogers.

I'm sure you've seen a vid story or two on him.

He's from the... 20th century, of course.

Pleasure to meet you, Captain.

Buck.

Pleasure's mine, Miss Cosmos.

Kamutara.

Captain Rogers has volunteered on behalf of the

Earth Defense Directorate to see to your safety, Miss Cosmos.

Thank you.

I'm sure you're in capable hands now.

Well, if you'll excuse me, I have a ship to see to.

I'll leave you two alone.

Gammon, Merrick, why don't you accompany the captain?

You did say you wanted a tour of the ship, didn't you?

Can I get you something to drink, Buck?

No, thanks. It's a little early for me yet.

May I?

Very nice.

Been painting long?

Oh, you'll have to excuse me for staring. I've never met a 500-year-old man before.

Oh, that's all right. I've never met a genetically perfect woman before either.

Think of the permutations.

I'd love to think of the permutations.

Maybe later, after we're sure the danger's over.

Come in.

Hi.

Ready for lunch?

Almost.

Jay, what are we gonna do on this huge ship for three weeks?

Exactly what we have been doing, enjoying ourselves.

Mixing with the other passengers, meeting new people.

I've seen how bad I am at doing that.

Alison, this trip wasn't my idea. It was the neuromeds.

All she said was I needed a rest.

Couldn't I have rested just as well in New Chicago? Oh, Jay, I'm sorry.

It's just that I'm always so scared to try new things.

Why do you stay with me anyway?

Because I love you.

Now, I'll meet you up at our table in ten minutes.

We're going to eat, and we're going to have fun.

This is your captain speaking.

Now that all our passengers are aboard,

we're accelerating to light speed for a slow, leisurely cruise to Stargate One.

After leaving the Stargate, we'll enter the Vegas system,

where we'll make our first stop.

Yes. How do you do?

A planet renowned for its fair climate, colorful indigence,

and remarkable hospitality.

Wilma's looking real foxy.

Hold it right there.

You are everything I've ever wanted out of life.

I couldn't have.

Hold on, hold on.

I'm Gurney Langston, Jr. I'm from the Boston complex.

Rhea Durant, New Manhattan.

The Durants of Manhattan?

Look, this is remarkable. Your family owns Regal II. My family owns Regal III.

We're practically neighbors.

Now look, we must have dinner tonight.

But I don't understand what Colonel Deering is up to.

Wilma is setting herself up as a target no self-respecting

thief or kidnapper can pass up.

Well, Theo, when you put out the honey,

you draw as many flies as you do bees sometimes.

I wish you would refrain from using such antiquated verbiage, Buck.

It makes it so difficult to follow you sometimes.

Booty, booty, something from the bar, sir?

Hold the phone.

Nothing for me, thanks.

Tweaky, where are you going?

Tweaky?

Don't ask.

Well, it looks as if Miss Cosmos is packing it in for the day.

I'll give her five minutes, and I'll start patrolling the stateroom areas.

There will be a lecture tonight on the origins of

Sutter's world in Observation Room 3 on Level J.

Uh.

Excuse me, are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

No offense, but you don't look fine.

I'm all right, really. I'm very sorry to bother you.

Oh, that's okay.

My name's Buck Rogers.

Allison Michaels. Thanks, Buck.

Don't mention it.

Look, I hope you don't mind my asking, but have you been ill?

Jay, that's my boyfriend.

He took me to a neuromed in New Chicago, and she

found nothing really wrong, just hypertension.

She suggested a rest, and that's why I came on this cruise.

It doesn't seem to be working.

Oh, you'll be fine. Come on. I'll help you back to your cabin.

Allison, are you all right?

Oh, Jay, it happened again. I went to sleep, and when I woke up,

I found myself wandering around.

Oh, honey, honey, you've just got to relax.

Oh, this is Buck Rogers. He helped me back here. Buck, this is Jailer Davin.

I appreciate your help, Buck.

It's my pleasure.

Look, why don't I have the ship's doctor come by and take a look at you?

We've been to the best neuromeds in New Chicago.

I doubt a ship's doctor could tell us anything we don't already know.

But thanks again, Buck.

All right, well, take care of yourself, all right?

Sure, sure.

Maybe we'll see you tonight at the banquet?

Yeah, I'll drop by your table.

Bye-bye. Bye.

I don't like him.

You don't like any of my friends. Why do you do this to me?

Do what?

Treat me like a child, like I can't take care of myself.

Alison, you're sick.

I'm just trying to look after you.

I'm not sick.

Yes, you are. You're very sick, Allison.

I'm not.

I'm not sick.

Stupid, weak, nibbling little creature.

How do you put up with her?

I like part of her.

My part, you mean?

I take it something happened down in the stateroom area.

Somebody installed some kind of energy curtain down there.

The closer I got to it, the more it drained my power.

I can't get past it.

Well, I'll take care of it when Miss Cosmos is at dinner.

Good.

Then after dinner, I'm going after those Denebian moon crystals.

The woman from New Manhattan?

That's right.

Why do we go through this every time you see a pretty jewel?

We're here for Miss Cosmo, Sabrina.

I want them.

After all the Denebian moon crystals you want.

Another time, right now, just concentrate on Miss Cosmos.

No.

We'll do it my way.

I want them, and I'm going to get them.

Just let me check her out,

and we'll see about relieving this Rhea Durant of her walking jewelry collection.

Dinner's in 20 minutes. I need Alison again.

No, not so soon.

Someday you'll take her over completely, but for now... I hate her.

I hate her.

I hate her.

Hurry up, honey.

We'll be late for the banquet.

All right, this is comfortable enough, Quickie,

but I think we might have updated it a little more.

What do you think? It's the latest fashion on Closet 3.

Now, how am I supposed to eat with this thing?

Just point it at the food, Buck, and activate the switch at the base of the fork.

A null gravity fork, the latest word in dining accoutrements.

It's great if you like your food on the hook.

Where's your girlfriend, Tweaky?

I thought you two had a date. She gets off work at ten. What's her name again?

Her name is Tina, and I think her interest in Tweaky is purely physical.

Physical? You'd better believe it.

Physical, huh?

Okay, Tweaky, I'm gonna give you your first assignment.

I want you to contact Wilma and tell her to meet me in my cabin at 2200 hours,

all right? No problem, Buck.

Hiya, Tweaky.

Hiya, babe. Booty, booty. Tina, this is Buck.

Pleased to meet you.

Charmed, I'm sure.

Are you hot to trot?

Ready when you are.

Tweaky, are you actually going down to the dance chamber?

Right after I see Wilma.

Now I've seen everything.

Excuse me, Theo. I've got some business to attend to. Why, yes.

Buy all millions, Buck.

But before you go, would you please turn me 60 degrees to the left?

Sure.

How's that? Perfect.

My circuitry periodically needs such realigning.

Sure, Theo.

I hate to say it, but now I don't feel very well.

I'm gonna lie down for a while. You just stay here.

I'm not by myself.

Hello, everybody.

Leaving so soon?

I seem to have developed a headache.

Do you mind if I keep Allison company while you go take something for her?

Fine.

Allison, I'll see you back at your cabin.

I'll be up as soon as I'm finished.

Please sit down.

Thank you.

How's everything going?

It's none of your concern.

You're getting paid to do a job and mind your business.

It's my neck if you get caught.

All I have to do is make a simple life scan of the ship and they'll find her.

All you have to do is make sure everything operates normally.

That's what you're getting paid for.

We're going to install an anti-spectrometer.

The scanners will be useless. They'll never know anyone is in here.

Yeah, but what happens when you leave?

You're not going to be able to simply walk off

the ship with Miss Cosmos under your arm.

Well, that's exactly what we're going to do.

You and Jason have a nice thing going. How long have you known each other?

Almost a year.

Yeah?

How'd you meet?

I don't know. How does anybody meet anybody?

We met at a bar.

I've forgotten exactly where. I've been so many places.

But he's very good to me.

He's strong.

I like that in a man.

You enjoying the cruise?

Honestly?

No.

Yeah.

Yep, yep, come on, eat, eat. That stuff is good for you.

Or so they tell me.

You're joking.

I haven't heard that.

Alison, are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

You were saying?

Oh, my parents died when I was little.

My mother used to always tell me to finish my food.

I just haven't heard that in a long time.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say anything to upset you.

Oh, no, you didn't. I don't know how we got on in the first place.

She's a very attractive lady, isn't she?

Yes, she's absolutely gorgeous.

The formal dining room will be available for seating after 1830 hours.

Repeat, the formal dining room will be available for seating after 1830 hours.

Electromag sensor program for only a few specific patterns, no doubt.

As soon as I recover from whatever it is I have, I'd like to see New Phoenix.

Maybe even move there permanently.

Allison, I'm really sorry, but I've got to go. I just remembered something.

That's OK.

Maybe we can talk again sometime.

Sure, sure.

Here we go. What's your security code? What do you think you're doing? No!

And you still have no idea who's responsible

for the attempts on the beauty queen, eh?

No, but I think your pair of super thieves are involved.

How do you mean?

Well, the captain told me of an encounter with a

super strong woman having psychokinetic powers.

I think we're gonna have to come up with some heavy-duty defenses against her.

And what do you have in mind?

Well, just to be on the safe side,

I'd like you to send me a few sonic pistols on the next cargo run.

And some air plugs.

Well, I'll send them up as soon as possible.

You know, Buck, I can't tell you how much I appreciate what you're doing.

I realize that it must be difficult, you know...

Working so hard when others all around you are enjoying themselves.

Well, if living my life vicariously through

Tweaky counts, I'm enjoying myself. Tweaky?

Yeah, you remember him, the little silver guy?

I'm afraid he's developed a very active libido.

That sounds like I should have a talk with his programmers.

That's not a bad idea.

Yes, well, I'm afraid it's a little too late for that. If I were you,

I'd prepare for the patter of little metal feet. What? I beg your pardon?

Never mind.

I'd better sign off right now. Listen, if I come up with anything,

I'll get back to you. Rogers out.

Booty, booty, booty. What a good dancer you are, Tweety.

Bump taught me all I know.

They call this one the bump.

I've never seen a dance like that before, Tweety.

I'll take those jewels you're wearing, if you don't mind.

Actually, I do. Denebian moon crystals.

For an imposter, you have very good taste.

You see, to become good at this, which I have,

one must always be sure of one's intended victim.

Oh, there's a Rhea Durant in New Manhattan, all right.

But she's very reclusive.

But she's also...

I'm 82 years old.

Make your reservations now for the sightseeing

shuttle with your AmbuQuad relations director.

Genevian crystals your attacker stole have a highly distinctive molecular structure.

Buck's monitor should be able to pinpoint their location,

and therefore the location of our unusual thief.

Except I'm not getting any reading on this thing.

Let me see.

Oh, dear.

This is unfortunate. There seems to be some interference.

Something jamming the signals.

Could it have something to do with the woman herself?

She was physically powerful, and she was able to fire those blasts of energy.

Which probably means she's some kind of mutant,

in which case she'd have to give off a tremendous

energy field strong enough to block our tracer.

That, unfortunately, seems all too likely, Buck.

Wilma, if that woman is a mutant,

who's to say she doesn't carry some kind of protective coloring like a chameleon?

If that's true, if she can become anyone she wants to, how are we going to find her?

No, no, no, no, no. Wait a minute.

Suppose instead of being one person, she's two.

Well, that doesn't make any sense.

Well, I think it will later. There's someone I want to do some more checking on.

Hiya, Twiggy.

Buck. Hi, guys. What's the matter, Twiggy? It's only, though, 300 hours.

I'm bushed. Now, just a minute, Twiggy.

If you think you're going to retire for the evening

without hearing from me, you're quite incorrect.

Your behavior ever since you set foot on this ship has been abominable. Tweaky.

Tweaky. Tweaky?

This is your captain speaking.

It's 0900 hours.

Breakfast is now being served on the observation deck,

where you'll be treated to a spectacular view of Williams Comet,

something you won't want to miss.

Yes?

It's me, Buck Rogers.

Come in. Hi.

You're not going to breakfast?

No, but I'm glad you dropped by. I didn't know who else to turn to.

I think I'm going insane.

Oh, now I doubt that.

No, I am. I used to just get tired and have these dizzy spells,

but now I'm having nightmares with my eyes open.

And it's like I'm hurting people.

Buck, I have never wanted to hurt anybody in my life,

and maybe that's why people have wanted to take advantage of me, but I'm scared.

Tell me about these nightmares.

I don't want to think about it.

Please try. No.

Okay, all right. Take it easy.

Come on over here.

Come here and sit down.

Now, I think I may know what's wrong with you.

I'd like to try to help.

Now, you promised me to stay right here. Let me go get a friend of mine.

A doctor?

Well, sort of.

No doctor for me, Buck Rogers.

Hello, Buck Rogers.

My name is Sabrina.

I wouldn't if I were you, Captain.

Now, Buck, if you'll take care of the light curtain, we'll get on with this.

And do it quietly. Miss Cosmas chose to dine inside her room this morning.

Forget it, Sabrina.

I suggest you think about the welfare of your friend.

What friend?

The brunette with the fancy jewelry. The one who tried to trap me?

The one I nearly killed last night.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Fine.

Then I guess you won't mind when they find Ria Durant dead later today.

Killer.

Wait!

All right.

If anything happens to me, you first, and then your friend.

We'll die.

Thanks, Buck.

Don't mention it.

Let's get her.

This is what you people were supposed to prevent. Miss Cosmos is gone.

Issue an order that no vessels to leave the hangar

bay area until it's thoroughly searched.

But there are shuttle vessels arriving every day.

So all of them will undergo a mandatory life form scan before leaving.

But that will make the pilots suspicious. They'll ask questions, spread rumors.

Captain, will you stop worrying about bad publicity? This woman's in grave danger.

Yes, of course.

Let me go. Where am I?

Where's Buck? Call for him.

He won't come.

Sweet dreams.

What's gonna happen when it's over? Not a drop of precious blood will be spilled.

Microtomic lasers are neat and tidy.

The anti-spectrometer, put it over there just by the door.

I know where it goes.

What is that thing?

Something that will fool any scanner they might use to try and find her.

Let's get on with it.

That's all we can do for now.

The laser will draw power from the ship very

slowly so that the monitors will not detect.

When it peaks, the laser will be in full effect.

Its blade will start dissecting it quite automatically.

Sleep well, dear.

We have a big day tomorrow.

You'll have the other half of my payment tomorrow morning?

I told you when we leave. I want it sooner. I don't want to be around.

All right, fine.

We'll pay you tomorrow morning, and then you can leave.

Okay.

We'll have to kill him, too.

Come on. What's wrong? No. Go away.

No, no, not now. Leave me alone.

I want to stay.

Well, Alison, I've been looking all over for you.

You poor thing, you're ill, that's all.

Yes, I am. I'm sick, and I need help.

I want help, and I'm not getting it on board this ship.

We dock at Sutter's World in three days.

You can catch a cruiser back to Earth from there.

No, I'm going to New Chicago tomorrow, with or without you, Jay.

Whatever it is that happens to me, I'm no longer going to let it run my life.

What you are suggesting, Buck, is that Allison Michaels is a transmute,

a split personality, with the genetic ability to transform itself

in times of stress into one of two or more separate entities.

All we have is a theory. We can't act without evidence.

Then what we have to do is capture her as Sabrina.

Dr. Theopolis, the light curtain in the stateroom.

Can it be intensified?

Why, yes.

Easily.

Mail call.

Ah, thank you, Twiggy.

What is that?

This just came through the shuttle bay.

Sonic pistols plus earplugs to protect the persons using them. Now,

I'm gonna tell you how we're gonna beat Sabrina and bring Allison to her senses.

Do you mind if I cut in?

My, is that a promise or a threat?

Make a choice.

Oh, yeah? Oh.

Oh, listen, I just checked,

and they have a policy against letting passengers

leave the ship except at authorized stops.

I'm sure they make exceptions for medical emergencies.

You don't really want to make a scene, do you?

I want to get well.

Let's go.

Hello, Buck.

Why don't we join you? As a matter of fact.

Please do.

Tina, drinks for everybody. On me.

Right away, Buck.

Well, nothing like a little chat among friends, is there?

It depends on the subject. Let's try the past, yours specifically.

I made some inquiries today.

I found out about your conviction for selling stolen property.

Come on, Alison, let's get out of here.

No, I want to hear this.

Your boyfriend's just using you, Alison.

He doesn't care anything about you.

Only what you can steal for him.

You're someone you've become.

The blackouts? I turn into someone terrible, don't I, Jay?

Someone cruel.

Someone who steals for you.

Alison, don't get yourself excited.

Why?

Are you afraid of her?

Maybe I ought to let her show you what I think of you.

Would you like that?

Would you?

Yes, Jay.

Let me show you. Let me show all of you.

Little Allison was right about one thing.

She doesn't need you.

She doesn't need anybody. All right, let's get to our posts.

All right.

No, please. I don't want to go back. Don't make me.

I won't go. I won't. Hey!

Allison?

Allison, can you hear me?

Allison?

Are you all right?

I think so.

Good.

Can you tell me where Miss Cosmos is?

Can you remember where Miss Cosmos is?

Allison, try.

She's in the disposal room on level B. Take good care of her, Wilma.

That was a little close for comfort, Tara.

Allison Michaels just checked into the directorate clinic for psych scans,

and all preliminary reports indicate she'll be just fine.

Just a modicum of therapy and all of Sabrina's power should be gone. Forever.

And by the way, Allison says thank you, Buck.

Tell her it was my pleasure.

Is there any word on J. Lord Davenant as accomplished from the ship?

Oh, yes. They were picked up by directorate police.

How's Miss Cosmos after her ordeal?

Quite all right, Dr. Hewer.

That's good. I'm glad to hear it.

I owe Buck my life.

I'll never be able to repay him.

We'll work something out.

Well, Buck, I imagine you and Colonel Deering

should be anxious to get back to Earth.

Oh, yeah, right, right, you bet.

I'd like you to catch the next shuttle back.

Uh, what was that, Dr. Hewer?

I said, uh... Dr. Hewer, there's an awful lot of subspace static today.

You're gonna have to speak up.

Buck?

Come in, Dr. Ewer.

Dr. Ewer, can you hear me? Can you hear me?

I guess not.

Now, how about dinner?

Now we can get it on.

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