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 Subject : Pt 3/3: Blakes 7 transcript #33 Children of Auron
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    VILA:  Earth?
   DAYNA:  [sotto voce] Lies!
    VILA:  Uh, I think I'll have a chat with Orac. [Breaks off]
   DAYNA:  We may have one advantage.
    VILA:  Really?
   DAYNA:  Us.  [Indicates herself and Patar] It's just possible she
           doesn't know we're here.

    CA-2:  Why?  Why have you done this?
    CA-1:  Yes, why?  Why have you brought this on us?  I just can't
           believe it.  I can't believe that anyone can be so --
SERVALAN:  Successful?  Well now you know.  [To Ginka] Take them out and
           shoot them.  [They are escorted out by three guards]
    CA-1:  I'm sorry.
    CA-2:  You're not to blame.
    CA-1:  Aren't I?  I should have listened to Franton after all.
    CA-2:  You did what you thought was right at the time.

   DAYNA:  Go on, Vila.
    VILA:  Uh, Orac says to come up here and negotiate.
SERVALAN:  Does it really?
    VILA:  [over comm] A question of trust.  Orac can only assess
           veracity in person.
SERVALAN:  I'll send a deputy.
    VILA:  All right.  But unarmed.
   GINKA:  Let me go, Madam.  I'll take the Liberator!
SERVALAN:  No.  I think Deral would be a more suitable representative.
   DERAL:  Without a weapon?
SERVALAN:  Have one.  [She hands him a gun.] But hidden.  It's only Vila
           up there and he's a coward.  Get control of that teleport,
           and the Liberator is ours.  [into bracelet] My deputy is
           ready.  His name is Deral.
    VILA:  One moment.  [motions Dayna and Patar out of teleport room]
           All right.
   DERAL:  Teleport.  [Deral teleports]
    VILA:  Um, welcome aboard.
   DERAL:  Sit down.  [points gun at Vila]
    VILA:  Over here?  [sits at teleport console]
   DERAL:  Mnn hmm.
   DAYNA:  [enters with gun on Deral]  Keep still!  [takes his gun]
    VILA:  So much for trust.  Disarming, isn't she?
   DAYNA:  Over there.
    VILA:  [into comm] You tried to trick us, Servalan. Naughty.
           One hostage to us.
SERVALAN:  And three to me.

   ZELDA:  But listen, I have to go.
 FRANTON:  Set foot outside this building and you'll be instantly
           infected.
   ZELDA:  But not dead.  I can still -
 FRANTON:  I'm immune now Zelda, cured. One of us must stay and
           complete the packing.  The genetic material must be ready
           for evacuation.  It's Auron's only chance, now.
   ZELDA:  But -
 FRANTON:  Ah, I'll manage.
   ZELDA:  But -
 FRANTON:  You stay and alert Cally.  Tell her to be ready.

   DAYNA:  Where is Servalan's ship?
   PATAR:  Down on the quarantine ramps.
   DAYNA:  Threaten it, Vila.
    VILA:  [into comm] You're cut off, Servalan.  We have a neutron
           blaster sighted on your ship.
SERVALAN:  [over comm] Destroy it, and you destroy your three
           compatriots.
    VILA:  They're not on board.
SERVALAN:  True, Vila, true.  But they are infected with the disease.
           And the only cure happens to be on my ship.  I think it quite
           safe to return.  Ginka, bring the bracelets.  Watch them.
   DAYNA:  Is she telling the truth, Deral?  Can she really cure them?
           Well?
   DERAL:  If I help you, I'm finished with Servalan.
    VILA:  Friend, you're dead meat to her anyway.

[Cally sees Franton in door window.]
   CALLY:  [telepaths] Avon, Tarrant, look.
           [they look at her, then at the door.  Franton knocks.
           Guard shoots at her.  Guard One goes down the corridor in
           search of Franton.  Guard Two starts after.  Tarrant jumps
           Guard Two. Avon goes out into the corridor.  Guard One
           fires at him, and Avon ducks back inside.  Cally knees
       Guard Two and gets the gun away from him.  Tarrant tosses
       Guard Two out into the corridor.  Guard One fires and kills
       Guard Two.]
    AVON:  Nice shot.  [Guard One heads away.]  I'll take him.  [Grabs the
           gun from Cally and starts off.]
 FRANTON:  [Breaks cover.  Avon takes aim at her.]  I'm Franton.  The
           guard's gone.  You'll never get him now.
    AVON:  He'll alert Servalan.
   CALLY:  How far away is their ship?
 FRANTON:  Close.
    AVON:  As soon as she knows, she'll blast us.
 TARRANT:  Exactly.  There's no point in staying here.
   CALLY:  Where shall we go, then?
 FRANTON:  There is one place that's safe.
    AVON:  From those projectiles of hers?
 FRANTON:  Simply because of what's in there.  The replication plant.
       Come on.

SERVALAN:  Fool.  [crumples cup, throws it at guard] Arm
       projectiles.  Prepare to fire.
   GINKA:  Target?
SERVALAN:  The Control Centre.  [the control centre explodes]

 FRANTON:  The centre.  Come on.

SERVALAN:  The control centre?
   GINKA:  Demolished.
SERVALAN:  Good.
   GINKA:  Our sensors are detecting movement.
SERVALAN:  Sector?
   GINKA:  Northeast.
SERVALAN:  [sees them on screen]  They're heading for the replication
       plant.
   GINKA:  Ready to fire.
SERVALAN:  Wait.  Use mark fives only.
   GINKA:  But, Madame!
SERVALAN:  Ginka, I don't want that plant damaged.
       [Avon, Tarrant, Cally, Franton run across large expanse of
       concrete, bombs explode]

 FRANTON:  Not much further.  Hurry!
       [more bombs explode]

     ZEN:  Projectile attack in proximity of main control centre.
   DAYNA:  Attack?
    VILA:  They stand about as much chance as a bubble in a black hole.
   DERAL:  Unless they head for the replication plant.
    VILA:  What?
   DERAL:  It's the one possible sanctuary.
   DAYNA:  Why?
       [more bombs]

 FRANTON:  Zelda!

SERVALAN:  No closer.  Cease firing.
   GINKA:  Firing ceased.
SERVALAN:  Take in a ground force.  You command.
   GINKA:  But Madame--!
SERVALAN:  Ginka!  Do as I say.

[Zelda decontaminates Franton.  She enters biorep]
 FRANTON:  They're diseased, Zelda.  [closes door]
   ZELDA:  No.
 TARRANT:  [in corridor outside biorep]  They've stopped firing.
    AVON:  I wonder why.
 FRANTON:  [through door]  Because of these.  They're implanted
       with her cells.
 TARRANT:  Servalan's?
    AVON:  Her surrogate womb.
 TARRANT:  Birth by proxy.
    AVON:  After infecting the entire planet in the first place.
 TARRANT:  You must be Zelda.
   ZELDA:  That's right.
 TARRANT:  Cally?  [Cally approaches door. She and Zelda place a hand
       each on glass of door]
    AVON:  So.  Those little monsters give us a breather.
 TARRANT:  Not that it'll do us much good without bracelets to get us
       up to the Liberator.

   DAYNA:  Could be.  If they've somehow found out about Servalan's
       urge to breed.
    VILA:  But how?
   DAYNA:  Cally won't be short of telepathic vibes.  Her sister's
       there remember.
    VILA:  Yes, but --
   DAYNA:  But it's the only possible lead we have.
    VILA:  But if it's wrong!  If he's lying!
   DAYNA:  Just be ready to bring me straight back up! All right,
       down.  [Vila operates teleport]
    VILA:  [to Deral]  You'd better be right.

SERVALAN:  I told you to take in a ground force.
   GINKA:  I know.  But I think you are mistaken, Madame.
SERVALAN:  About what?
   GINKA:  The replication plant.  Cally, Avon, and Tarrant - they must
       die now.
SERVALAN:  Not in there.
   GINKA:  Why not?  Surely you are not that concerned for Captain
       Deral's offspring.
SERVALAN:  Deral?  What are you talking about?
   GINKA:  Did you know he persuaded the woman Franton to remove some
       cells from one of the placentas and replace them with his
       own.
SERVALAN:  Whose cells did he replace?
   GINKA:  You were with him all the time, weren't you?
SERVALAN:  No.  I left him alone there, when I went to give you you're
       orders.  The firing point - now!  [Ginka smiles]

[Franton and Zelda prepare boxes for evacuation
 Dayna hands out bracelets to Avon, Tarrant and Cally]
   DAYNA:  You don't look well.
 TARRANT:  I just hope Orac can sort us out.
   DAYNA:  Relax!  Orac did a grand therapy job on their traffic
       controller.
 TARRANT:  [through door]  Franton.  Zelda.  You'll have to evacuate
           with us.  They'll be here soon, Zelda, and it won't just
       be bugs they're bringing.
 FRANTON:  He's right, Zelda.  [opens door.  Avon, Tarrant, and Cally
       enter.  Cally and Zelda embrace]
   DAYNA:  [hands bracelets to Franton and Zelda]  Get them on.
       Ready, everyone?
 FRANTON:  Wait!  The gene stocks.  [runs to grab boxes]
   DAYNA:  Ready?
   ZELDA:  [hears beeping]  I think it's the nutrient flow balance.
   DAYNA:  What are you doing?
   ZELDA:  I have to adjust it.
    AVON:  There isn't time for that.
 FRANTON:  Leave it, Zelda.
   ZELDA:  But the foetuses will die.
    AVON:  They're going to die anyway.  Vila, get us out of here.
       [Zelda removes bracelet.  More beeping]
   CALLY:  Zelda!  [Zelda adjusts settings on machine]

   GINKA:  Ready to fire.
SERVALAN:  Fire.

   CALLY:  [telepaths]  You must get out of there, Zelda.  Put the
       bracelet on.
   ZELDA:  [telepaths]  Even Servalan's children must have a
           chance, Cally.  [works at unit]  Servalan!  [looks up]
       Cally!  [explosions, Zelda screams]

[On Servalan's flight deck, Servalan watches screen as biorep is bombed.
 She jerks, shudders and weeps.  In Liberator teleport room Cally faints.
 Dayna picks her up and carries her o.o.s]
 FRANTON:  Servalan must have destroyed the plant.  Why would she do
       that?  Why kill the babies?  Even her own babies.

SERVALAN:  Ginka.  Ginka!
   GINKA:  We got them!
SERVALAN:  You lied.   You lied to me.  They were mine.  I felt them die.
           [presses button on small unit.  Ginka screams, writhes, dies]

    AVON:  Deral.  [snaps teleport bracelet onto Deral's wrist]
   DERAL:  What?  [Avon pushes Deral onto teleport platform]
    AVON:  Tell Servalan she missed us.
   PATER:  It was for nothing.  All of it was for nothing.
 FRANTON:  And tell her Auron's children will return.
   DERAL:  You can't!
 TARRANT:  No?  [he teleports Deral]  Happy landings.

SERVALAN:  Deral.  Well?
   DERAL:  No!  [she kills him using the small unit]

[Dayna and Vila on flight deck couch.  Tarrant enters]
   DAYNA:  Feeling better?
 TARRANT:  Yes, thanks to Orac.
    VILA:  Did you look in on the others?
 TARRANT:  Yes, they're fine.
    VILA:  And Cally?
    AVON:  She'll be all right, she's sleeping.  Zen, course.
     ZEN:  Course zero three two zero for the planet Kaarn.
    AVON:  Kaarn?
     ZEN:  It is within the specified parameters.  An uninhabited earth
       type planet capable of supporting an Auron colony.
 TARRANT:  Flight time?
     ZEN:  Forty hours at present speed.
    AVON:  Increase speed.
 TARRANT:  No, Avon.  Let's not rush it.
    AVON:  Why not?
 TARRANT:  The gene stocks that Franton has contain the potential for
       five thousand children.
   DAYNA:  Franton and Pater are going to be busy on Kaarn.
 TARRANT:  Maybe we should let them rest.
    AVON:  Maybe we should.  It's likely to be the last rest they get.
           Zen, maintain present speed.
   DAYNA:  What about Cally?  Do you think she'll want to go with them?
    AVON:  Cally will stay with us.  We are closer to her than they are.
       Besides, a nursery of five thousand, would you want to go
       with them?
[all laugh, Dayna passes tray, Vila and Tarrant take wafers]

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| David Skerrett                                                              |
| Physics Department, Caulfield Campus, Monash University, Australia          |
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