“CRUSTY CRATER”
FADE IN:
INT. OPERATIONS BRIEFING AT A SECRET NSA SPACE STATION IN FAR EARTH ORBIT IN THE YEAR 2124.
GENERAL WEST
Setting at his desk.
GENERAL WEST (CONT’D)
Enter
THELMA
Woman approximately thirty years old enters the Generals office. She displays NSA captain’s rank on her uniform. Standing at rigged attention she salutes the General.
THELMA (CONT’D)
Captain Thelma reporting as ordered sir.
GENERAL WEST
At ease Captain, you have been assigned a special mission. This is not an assignment you can refuse, as you are the one individual the computer identifies as capable of success. You will face extreme danger.
THELMA
We will never be able stand up against the aliens. They have a technology advantage, we need U115 antigravity for our fighters or we don’t have a chance.
GENERAL WEST
He motions for Thelma to set on a chair facing the computer terminal on the Generals desk.
GENERAL WEST (CONT’D)
That is what this mission is all about U115. We need some and you are going to get it for us.
THELMA
Surprise is seen on her face.
THELMA (CONT’D)
You know where a supply of U115 is available?
GENERAL WEST
Remember this is classified at the highest security level. The only personnel briefed on this mission are you the president and myself. No one else is in the loop. I designed this action using NSA software classified above presidential. This action plan was presented to the president. She accepted this mission. We are doing our best to deal with this the alien threat.
THELMA
Why me?
GENERAL WEST
The same software examined the candidate database and selected you as the person most likely to succeed. Take a look at the mission profile Captain.
On the monitor we see a graphic of the Moon showing Earth side. The Moons image is zoomed so that we are looking at construction equipment on the surface.
GENERAL WEST (CONT’D)
This is Crusty Crater the only lunar base the aliens will allow us. A supply shuttle visits here once a month. This is its flight path.
A new graphic is shown on the monitor. The flight path originates at Space Station Alpha and terminates at Crusty Crater lunar base.
THELMA
Is the U115 at Crusty Crater?
GENERAL WEST
No, it is at a far side alien base. Your mission will be to simulate the Crusty Crater supply drop using a shuttle especially modified for the attack. At arrival at the surface a landing will be simulated, then the mission will go into stealth mode and begin a low level attack.
A new flight path is plotted on the monitor.
The entire path is graphically displayed. The attacking craft travels just a few feet off the surface. It drops down into craters and around lunar terrain with a dizzying effect.
THELMA
What assets will I have to accomplish this theft of U115 from the aliens?
GENERAL WEST
You are going to have help from two groups of aliens. We have cloned grays from captured genetic material. These clones have been programmed especially to accomplish this mission. Follow me and I’ll introduce you to your troops.
INT. MAIN CORRIDOR ”“ WE WALK A DARKENED CORRADOR ILLUMINATED ONLY BY OPEN PORTHOLES IN THE PERPETUAL LIGHT OF NEAR EARTH ORBIT.
The general rises from his chair and proceeds through an airlock and down a corridor. Thelma follows the general. He opens another airlock door and enters a large room filled with military training equipment. She sees a squad of gray aliens training with attack weaponry. She is surprised to see a tactical nuclear training simulator in the room.
THELMA
We are going to have a nuclear option?
GENERAL WEST
Yes, as a last resort and only to insure mission survivability. One of the grays is trained in tactical nukes he will be the only gray that will stay aboard with you during the attack. He will operate the TacNuke console and follow your orders.
A gray alien in NSA captains uniform stand stiffly at attention he salutes the general no sound is uttered but the entire contingent comes to attention. Eighteen gray aliens in NSA infantry fatigues, each adorned with the all seeing eye emblem, are present they all come to attention.
GENERAL WEST (CONT’D)
This is Zygmnt, he is a
Category five gray. Zygmnt is a valuable military asset and his survival is of paramount importance. Since he is the only cat five we have been able to clone his presence, as combat leader he will greatly enhance the effectiveness of the combat troops the Grays. Type two Grays are expendable infantry. Zygmnt will lead the surface attack and he will be effective.
GENERAL WEST (CONT’D)
At ease.
(Directed at the grays)
THELMA
Is it a good idea to allow the Grays know they are expendable?
GENERAL WEST
We are very honest with our troops especially the grays who were cloned just for this purpose. They understand their mission and that is the reason for their existence. Neural programming ensures their loyalty.
INT. MAIN CORRIDOR — IN ORBITAL PERPETUAL DAYLIGHT
The general turns and exits the room and proceeds down the corridor to a different airlock.
INT. DARK MUSTY HOT ROOM — IN ORBITAL PERPETUAL DAYLIGHT
He opens that airlock and enters the room. The interior of this room is hot dark and humid. Present in the room is a group of Reptilian aliens.
THELMA
She sees the reptilians large slimy body scales scattered over the floor. The place smells like slime or mould.
THELMA (CONT’D)
She sub-vocalizes Yucch!
GENERAL WEST
These are our reptilian allies. They despise the Zeta grays and will assist us in our mission. They are U115 specialists.
THELMA
Why can’t the grays do that?
GENERAL WEST
The reptilians have amazing powers of cellular regeneration. They can handle the radiation of the reactor. A human or gray could not capture the U115 due to intense reactor radioactivity. The grays can pick the stuff up in their hands. That amount of radioactivity would soon kill a human.
THELMA
She orders the room to attention. One of the large reptilians sticks out his forked tongue and hisses at her.
GENERAL WEST
(Out of the side of his face.)
Our reptilian allies have little sense of military protocol it is sufficient that they will accomplish the mission out of dislike for the Zeta’s.
To be continued . . .