Space Angel - Incident of the Loud Planet - complete
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00:00And Scott McCloud, Space Angel.
00:15Blast off for another exciting adventure in outer space with Scott McCloud, Space Angel, in the story of Incident of the Loud Planet.
00:30Our story opens at Earth Control on a routine day.
00:33The dispatchers are about to okay a Venus Junction space freighter launch.
00:42Venus Junction, Venus Junction, this is Earth Control, over.
00:45Earth Control, this is Venus Junction, go ahead.
00:49Here's your party, Chief.
00:50Space freighter 005, this is Earth Control, request granted.
00:55Launch your cargo capsule on orbit 2.76.
00:59Earth Control, this is space freighter 005, roger.
01:03Releasing cargo on orbit 2.76, over.
01:11Hey, what's this?
01:15Oh, no, it couldn't be.
01:23Master Control, Master Control, this is Station 7, alert.
01:27This is Master Control, what's wrong, Bill?
01:29I'm recording red alert in sector 045, over.
01:33Station 7, red alert, sector 045, roger.
01:37Hang on, Bill.
01:39This is Master Control.
01:41Put me through to the Chief.
01:43This is an emergency.
01:45Come in, Earth Control, what's up?
01:47Disturbance in sector 045, Chief.
01:49Source unidentified.
01:51It's jamming communications.
01:53Check all stations and verify.
01:55Check.
01:57All stations, stand by for fix on unidentified signal and report.
02:02Roger, Master Control.
02:25Oh, Johnny, you haven't touched a bite of your lunch yet.
02:34How long do you think you could keep this up without making yourself sick?
02:39You've got to eat.
02:41I'll eat, Mom. I'm just not hungry yet.
02:44Oh, dear.
02:46I'm okay, Mom. Just leave me alone, please.
02:49No, Johnny, I won't.
02:51It's high time we put a stop to this.
02:53I've put up with this beep, beep, beep of your equipment every day for three years now
02:57while you've searched the skies for your father.
02:59Johnny, it's no use.
03:01He's gone. He's not coming back.
03:04He is, too.
03:06I'm going to find him if it takes all my life.
03:08Don't stop me, Mom.
03:10Someday I'm going to find that wild planet.
03:12It has to come back. It has to.
03:15Oh, Johnny, dear, it's just no use.
03:18Oh, how I've prayed that...
03:20Mom!
03:22Mom, that's it. I found it.
03:24Look, it's the wild planet.
03:26We found Dad.
03:28Oh, Johnny, Johnny, do something.
03:31Yahoo, you know it.
03:33I'll beat the game.
03:35Hit the bearing computer recorder.
03:38And now what?
03:40That's it.
03:41In a minute we'll know the position and speed of the planet Sonics.
03:44And Earth Space Control can send searchers after it.
03:47I did it, Mom. I did it.
03:50I produced an element that can't be found any place on Earth.
03:54But, Chief, we put the data through the analyzer
03:56and it's unable to locate the source.
03:59Put me through to the Starduster.
04:01It's operating in that area.
04:03Maybe we can get some missing data from the Space Angel.
04:05Okay, Chief. Stand by.
04:09Urgent signal from Master Control, Scott.
04:11It must be the Chief.
04:13Right, Crystal.
04:15Master Control, this is the Starduster.
04:17Go ahead, Chief.
04:19Scott, there's a strange signal coming from the direction of your patrol area.
04:22Have you seen anything?
04:24Sure have, Chief.
04:26And our wave detector registers Sonics.
04:28It's getting stronger and stronger.
04:30It's getting stronger and stronger.
04:32It's getting stronger and stronger.
04:34It's getting stronger and stronger.
04:36It's getting stronger and stronger.
04:38Sonics? Are you sure?
04:40Afraid so, Chief. We haven't had a blast yet.
04:45Here it comes!
04:54Scott! Scott! Are you all right?
04:57So far, Chief, but...
04:58Hey, Skipper! Our automated guidance system is knocked out!
05:02We're coming apart at the sea!
05:04Chief, she's out of control!
05:16Wow!
05:18We've stabilized, but what's happening, Scott?
05:21When we blasted into that sonight belt, it threw us out of control.
05:24And when I chopped off the power, the sonight waves took over and are pulling us along in their wake.
05:31Now we're churning along with it like a chip of wood on a gigantic wave.
05:35Yes, Skipper?
05:36But how do we get out of this?
05:38Just hang onto your hats.
05:40It's going to be quite a jolt.
05:42Try to strap yourselves in now.
05:44This is it.
05:45Right, Skipper.
05:46All okay here, me lad.
05:48Let her rip.
05:49Try to pour on all the cold she can take and blast free.
05:52We hope.
06:01Ooh!
06:03Ooh!
06:04Ooh!
06:05Whee!
06:06Ooh!
06:21Ooh!
06:23That felt like an elephant was standing on my middle.
06:26That's enough of that for one day.
06:28Horace, you're just getting old.
06:30Earth Control.
06:32Earth Control, this is Starduster.
06:34Over.
06:35Starduster, this is Earth Control.
06:37Go ahead.
06:38Earth Control, this is Starduster.
06:40Clear pad for landing.
06:41Priority one.
06:42Roger, Starduster.
06:44I'll notify the chief.
06:45Take pad three.
06:59Roger.
07:19Chief, this is Master Control.
07:21Space Angel just landed on the Starduster.
07:23Splendid, Master Control.
07:25Send the Space Angel right in.
07:27Yes, sir. And call Dr. Mace for an immediate conference.
07:30Dr. Mace.
07:32Yes, sir. Right away, sir.
07:33My viewer was knocked out and never did get a glimpse of the asteroid.
07:36The sonight wave at that point was two space units across, Professor Mace.
07:41Hmm.
07:42From that angle, I would say the sonight waves must have been transmitted from Earth.
07:47The sonight asteroid only magnified them and bounced them back.
07:51Then sonight transmission could knock out any spacecraft that got into the path of its transmission?
07:56Not the path of transmission, Scott.
07:59It's the bounce-back wave from the greater source of sonight that is dangerous.
08:04That's why we've got to find out who, when, where, what is broadcasting this thing.
08:09We're running the recorded data through now.
08:11We'll know exactly where it's coming from in a minute.
08:14Uh, come in.
08:16Pardon me, Chief.
08:18There's a young boy out here who says he's been broadcasting sonight.
08:21I thought you'd like to talk to him.
08:23Would I? I'll say I would.
08:25Send him in here.
08:26Your computer pinpoints the sonight transmission in the 1200 block on Pine Street,
08:31right here in the city.
08:33Ahem.
08:35And where do you live, young man?
08:37Uh, 1240 Pine Street, sir.
08:40Young man, don't you know that transmitting sonight is against the law?
08:44Yes, sir, but...
08:45Do you know you almost killed the Space Angel?
08:48Now, Chief, don't be so tough on him.
08:50It was the only way to locate the wild planet Sonex through harmonic response.
08:55And my dad was lost on it over three years ago, and I found it.
08:59I have the computer tape, and...
09:00Wait a minute. Slow down.
09:03The boy makes sense.
09:05The planet Sonex was in this area three years ago.
09:09And Professor Kendall, who went out to survey it, has never returned.
09:13Scott, this looks like a job for the Space Angel.
09:16Oh, boy, the Space Angel.
09:19Roger, Chief. I'll, uh...
09:21I'll notify the Space Angel to have the Starduster ready for blast-off first thing in the morning.
09:26Scott, is the Starduster all ready to blast-off on schedule?
09:29Ready, willing, and able, sir.
09:31Crystal's helping Professor Mace check out our new tracking gear,
09:34and Taurus is directing the loading of supplies.
09:37Where's the Space Angel? Can I meet the Space Angel?
09:41Yeah. Ahem.
09:43Ahem.
09:44No, Johnny, he's, uh, already on board.
09:48I'll see if I can't get you two together when we get back.
09:51You're going along too, huh, Mr. Scott?
09:53You bet, Johnny. I'll be taking along.
09:57Then will you tell him I know he can find my dad?
09:59I'm counting on the Space Angel.
10:01I'm sure the Space Angel will do his very best, Johnny.
10:05Thank you, Mr. Scott, sir.
10:07Okay if I go down and look over the Starduster?
10:09Sure, Johnny. Go ahead.
10:12Launching crew, report to platform three.
10:15Launching crew.
10:16That kid's sharp, Scott.
10:18Could be he'll catch on that you're the Space Angel.
10:21I know, Chief.
10:22I'd better get aboard before he returns and fires more questions at me.
10:26Okay, Scott. Good luck, and stay in close contact, my friend.
10:30Right, Chief.
10:31All set, kids. Ready when you are.
10:34Okay here, Skipper.
10:36Okay, Scott.
10:37Space Control. Space Control.
10:40This is Starduster. Ready for countdown. Over.
10:43Roger, Starduster. Ready for countdown.
10:46Clear launching station three of all equipment and personnel.
10:50Emergency vehicles, stand by.
10:53Eight, seven...
10:55Atomic engine activator.
10:57Atomic engine activator, go.
11:00Six, five...
11:02Projectory angle.
11:04Four, three...
11:063.05, go.
11:09Two, one, zero...
11:13Liftoff.
11:37We are free of Earth's gravity.
11:39I'll switch over to our own gyro-gravity equalizer.
11:42Roger, Taurus.
11:43Trajectory looks very good, Scott.
11:45Roger, Crystal.
11:51We're in free flight.
11:52How's the new sonight tracking equipment working, Chris?
11:55All okay.
11:56I'm just checking the present position of the sonight asteroid.
12:00Hey, Taurus.
12:02Yes, Skipper?
12:03My radiation indicator isn't working.
12:05Better go aft and check the shielding.
12:07Aye, Skipper. Right away.
12:09Probably a resistor out.
12:11But... but... but...
12:13But I'll see.
12:15What?
12:16What have we got here?
12:18Hey, Skipper.
12:19I found a mouse in the machinery.
12:22Johnny Kendall.
12:24What are you doing here?
12:25I sneaked aboard while they were loading the sonight tracking equipment.
12:29How on Earth did you survive the blast-off?
12:32I strapped myself to the computer rack.
12:34That's why your indicator wasn't working, Skipper.
12:37Hey, where's this space angel?
12:40Well, uh...
12:43You see, lad, he's, uh...
12:46Johnny, I suppose we'll have to take you into our confidence.
12:49And trust you'll never tell anyone.
12:52I'm the space angel.
12:57Gee.
12:59Now, as long as you're here, we have no choice but to take you along.
13:03Taurus, see if you can rig up a spacesuit for our new crew member, Johnny Kendall.
13:11We're entering Sector 5.
13:14It won't be long now.
13:19Scott, the alarm.
13:21We're registering sonight.
13:23There it is.
13:25The sonight planet.
13:28It certainly looks evil enough, Skipper.
13:30It looks completely dead.
13:32How could anyone survive on such a place?
13:35If anybody could, it would be your father, Johnny.
13:38He's a very capable man.
13:40Aye, laddie.
13:42I read one of his books on how to survive in hostile environments.
13:46And I'm sure he's right.
13:48I'm sure he's right.
13:50I'm sure he's right.
13:52I'm sure he's right.
13:54I'm sure he's right.
13:56I read one of his books on how to survive in hostile environments.
13:59Gravity reading, point zero one five.
14:02Moving up fast, Scott.
14:04Right, Chris.
14:07We'll drop into orbit now and survey this planetoid.
14:09Taurus, get on the analyzer and check for atmosphere contact.
14:11Aye, Skipper.
14:13Crystal, check the radiation and ground conditions, please.
14:15Right, Scott.
14:17Aren't we going to land, sir?
14:19Not until we take a look around, Johnny.
14:21We have to know what we're getting into.
14:26♪♪
14:52Capital! Capital of the guard. Notify the Queen.
14:56Unidentified spacecraft approaching.
14:58Your Highness, we have an alert.
15:01Unidentified spacecraft coming in on low approach.
15:04Well, General, shall we go see who our unexpected visitor is?
15:10Of course, Your Highness.
15:13Who knows, but we may fall heir to another youthful pride.
15:18Heh heh.
15:19Safe enough, let's drop down and drag the area.
15:23♪♪♪
15:33Any atmosphere readings, Taurus?
15:35Atmosphere negligible, Skipper.
15:37Geiger reading in the green.
15:39Safe gravity, .094 G.
15:43Very good.
15:44They're coming closer now, Your Highness.
15:47Hmm. Does the stranger have any markings, General?
15:51It... it... Your Highness, it looks like the Space Angel ship.
15:57The Space Angel. I might have known.
16:01Your Highness, the tower.
16:03They'll spot the sonar transmission tower.
16:05Of course they will, you fool.
16:08We'll just prepare a surprise reception for the Space Angel.
16:13Heh heh.
16:15Why, of course, Your Highness.
16:18♪♪♪
16:31Sure hope my dad's down there.
16:33Hi, lad.
16:34Hey, look. Was that a tower?
16:38Out here in the middle of nowhere?
16:40Hey, Taurus, check a stern.
16:42Aye, Skipper.
16:44Jump in Jupiter. It's a tower, all right.
16:46And there's smoke coming up near it.
16:48Then it must be coming from an underground installation.
16:51Oh, boy. Dad must be there.
16:54He's alive. He must be alive.
16:56Chances are pretty good, Johnny.
16:58Stand by, crew. We're coming about for a landing.
17:13♪♪♪
17:32Landing legs extended.
17:34Steady power. Steady.
17:37Power steady. Ready for touchdown.
17:42That Space Angel is such a fool.
17:45Is everything in readiness for his surprise, General?
17:50Everything, Your Highness.
17:52Heh heh heh heh heh.
17:54The Space Angel will get the surprise reception he deserves.
18:00Open outer panel.
18:01Outer panel opening.
18:03How's the suit fit, Johnny?
18:04Very comfortable, sir. Mr. Taurus is a genius.
18:07It is the Space Angel, all right.
18:10In a small figure.
18:12They're headed straight for our sonight tower.
18:14Checking communications, Crystal.
18:16Loud and clear, Scott.
18:18Look, Johnny. There's a door in the main building
18:20just to the right of the tower.
18:21I can see it, sir.
18:23Let us accommodate our friends.
18:25I'm afraid so, Miss Crystal.
18:27I'm afraid so, Miss Crystal.
18:29I'm afraid so, Miss Crystal.
18:31I'm afraid so, Miss Crystal.
18:33I'm afraid so, Miss Crystal.
18:35Let us accommodate our friends, General.
18:39Open the sonight tower door.
18:41Yes, Your Highness.
18:46Look, sir. The door.
18:50Scott, be careful.
18:51Looks like somebody is inviting us in.
18:54Scott.
18:58Ah, our friends are trying to decide
19:01whether or not they should enter our trap.
19:03Are you ready, General?
19:05Most certainly, Your Highness.
19:08Okay, Johnny. This is it.
19:10Stick close to me.
19:16Some kind of strange generator room, sir.
19:19Yeah, Johnny.
19:21You can bet somebody's around opening and closing doors for us.
19:25It's the evil Queen Zora.
19:28I thought she was dead.
19:30I am so sorry to disappoint you, Space Angel.
19:34But now, you see, it is you who will be destroyed.
19:37Is my father, Professor Kendall, here?
19:40Professor Kendall is helping us process sonight
19:44so that we can control the universe.
19:47That's not true. That's not true.
19:50My father would never help you.
19:52Not willingly, I will admit.
19:56But we have had ways of persuading the good Professor
20:00since he fell into our trap three years ago.
20:04You see, Space Angel,
20:06we have prepared sonight capsules
20:09so we can put them in orbit around all inhabited planets.
20:12And you, Space Angel, and your little friend
20:16have brought us the means to deliver them.
20:19Your spaceship, the Starduster.
20:22The Starduster?
20:24I see.
20:26If the people of the universe refuse to pay you tribute,
20:29you will activate the sonight.
20:30Of course. I will rule the universe.
20:34I want to see my father.
20:36Of course, little man.
20:38General, send the Professor to join his son.
20:42We have no further use for him.
20:45In what fashion do you intend to eliminate us,
20:48Your Royal Highness?
20:50You are standing directly over a sonight deposit.
20:53I need only throw this switch
20:56and you will be shattered as the waves pass through you to the tower above.
21:01Professor Kendall!
21:03Johnny!
21:04My son!
21:06Dad!
21:07You found me.
21:09A touching reunion indeed.
21:12Too bad it must end so soon.
21:14You get that, Taurus? Aim for the ball at the top of the tower.
21:17But don't fire until I give the word.
21:20Aye, Skipper.
21:22You have been most helpful, Professor.
21:24But your usefulness has ended.
21:28No, Taurus.
21:31The tower has been hit. Don't throw that switch.
21:34You have activated the sonight.
21:36Once the load control is destroyed,
21:39the activator is still going.
21:42Quick! We must get out.
21:44The whole planet will explode.
21:46That's right. We only have seconds.
21:49Grab a spacesuit, Professor.
21:51Taurus, Crystal.
21:53Stand by to blast off.
21:54Aye, Skipper.
22:07Quick! Look to the viewer.
22:09Oh, my Jiminy Gulley!
22:15I wonder if Queen Zara escaped.
22:18I don't know, Chris.
22:20But our mission is accomplished.
22:22If I knew who you were, Space Angel,
22:25I could thank you properly.
22:26That's right, Dad.
22:28But no one knows who the Space Angel is.