D3 TRAITOR
Helotix has always resisted the Federation, but
now they have succumb to it's expansion. Alarmed by this, the Scorpio crew
visits the planet. Tarrant and Dayna teleport down. There they meet with
the leader of the rebel movement, Star Major Hunda, who tells them that
the Federation is using pylene-50, a new drug to pacify anyone exposed
to it.
A new puppet President arrives, but within hours he is killed under mysterious
circumstances. For some reason, the killer has also destroyed a portrait
of the former President, Servalan. Meanwhile, Avon tells Orac to evaluate
Scorpio's propulsion system and possibly redesign it for better efficiency.
Orac feels this is beneath it and passes on the work to the closest suitable
computers.
Hiding from the Federation troopers, Tarrant , Dayna and Hunda debate the
best way into the city. They also meet with a Federation Liaison Officer,
Leitz, who has been aiding the rebels. Actually, Leitz is a spy for Security
Officer, Commissioner Sleer. Tarrant and Dayna enter the city where they
find the creator of the pylene-50 drug. They secure the antidote and learn
that Leitz is a double agent. They pass this info and the antidote to Hunda,
who is leading a raid on the communications complex. Waiting for a pickup,
Tarrant and Dayna are stunned to see Servalan alive and on Helotrix.
Scorpio comes under attack because Orac, not wanting to waste time with
the redesign has passes the problem to the computers on Helotix. This interference
is picked up by the Federation and pursuit ships are launched. Avon flies
the Scorpio down to cloud level and picks up Tarrant and Dayna. They tell
Avon that Servalan is still alive. On Helotrix, Servalan has killed the
creator of pylene-50 because he knows that Sleer is actually Servalan.
Because he also knows this Leitz is killed too.
D4 STARDRIVE
Trying to obtain the precious mineral selsium,
Avon orders a suicidal maneuver. The Scorpio tries to hide from the Federation
by flying in the shadow of a hugh asteroid. This action fails , they crash
and the ship is rendered immobile. While under repairs the ship is attacked
by three pursuit ships. The ships suddenly explore. Slow motion replay
of the explosion, shows that the ships were shot down by a single seater
space chopper moving at incredible speeds. Orac surmises that a Dr. Plaxton
has finished the work on the photonic drive and the crew eagerly searches
for Plaxton.
Orac also revels that the chopper was piloted by a Space Rat (these are
psychopaths who love speed and violence) Despite Vila's protests,
Scorpio travels to Caspar where the Space Rats are based. Dayna and Vila
teleport down while the Scorpio lands and the rest of the crew plan to
steal the new drive. Atlan, the leader of the Rats has supplied Dr PLaxton
with all the necessary materials to build the drive, but Plaxton is wary
of the Rats psychopathic tendencies.
Vila and Dayna are captured, but they pretend to be former students of
Dr Plaxton. They buy time by saying that drive Plaxton has produced is
not as advanced as the one they had been working on previously. They are
soon rescued by the others and with Dr Plaxton, the crew manages to get
to Scorpio and escape. Once in space Scorpio is chased by Federation ships
and Dr Plaxton starts to install the drive in order to out run the ships.
As time runs out, Avon brings the drive online without giving Dr Plaxton
a chance to get clear and she dies from the backlash. Scorpio succeeds
in outrunning the plasma bolts and escapes.
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