"A FATE UNDONE" Written By: Keetanna SCENE 1 - Righteous Willy walks through his door onto the Righteous and up the ladder to the upper bay where Bucky is sitting looking very worried. WILLY What's wrong? Where's Jenny? BUCKY (worried) The toads have her. WILLY We have to get her back. They get hailed. Bucky activates the communicator. Toadborg appears on it, holding Jenny up by the neck. TOADBORG I suggest that if you ever want to see you're little friend again you had better surrender yourselves. BUCKY Just don't hurt her. Toadborg laughs and then his face disappears off of the communicator. BUCKY Damn it. Willy looks at him surprised. BUCKY We're going after her. (hits the panel) Deadeye, Bruiser get ready. We're going after Jenny. DEADEYE It's about time. They head for the toad ship. SCENE 2 - Launch pad of the toad mother ship. Bucky steps out of the ship prepared for an ambush. But instead of an ambush Jenny runs up to him and puts her arms around his neck. BUCKY (in shock) You..... you got away from him. JENNY It's a long story lets just get out of here. BUCKY Are you alright? JENNY I'm fine. BUCKY He didn't hurt you. JENNY No, I got away from him before he had a chance to. They get back on the ship and leave. SCENE 3 - Genus two weeks later. Bucky and his crew sin in the waiting room of a doctors office to get their annual physicals. JENNY (nervously) I really hate doing this. BUCKY Why do you always get so nervous about getting your physical? JENNY For two reasons, actually. BUCKY Name them. JENNY Alright, number one, I don't like doctors, and number two, I'm always so afraid that they will find something really wrong with me. BUCKY (sarcastically) Oh, come on Jenny, they're not gonna find something wrong with you. They never have and they're not going to. You're perfectly healthy. JENNY What makes you so sure? BUCKY I work with you every day of my life. Jenny rolls her eyes. BUCKY Don't worry about it, you'll be fine. The doctor walks out into the waiting room. DOCTOR Alright you guys. Captian O'Hare, you're in room 4, Jenny, room 2, Deadeye, room 7, and Bruiser, room 3. They all go back to their rooms. SCENE 4 - Waiting room an hour later. The crew of the Righteous patiently awaits the results of their tests. Jenny looks very upset. BUCKY (to Jenny) Alright, what's wron gnow? JENNY (stares straight ahead) They're gonna find something wrong. I know it. BUCKY How do you know? JENNY (looks up at him) I just do. The doctor walks out. DOCTOR (motions to Bucky and Jenny) Captain O'Hare, Jenny, I need to see you two in my office. Bucky and Jenny get up and follow the doctor back to her office. SCENE 5 - Doctors office. Jenny and Bucky sit down in front of the Doctor's desk, which she sits behind. DOCTOR I wanted to talk to you about the results of Jenny's tests. JENNY (interrupts) (worried) You found something, didn't you? BUCKY Jenny! DOCTOR (clears her throat) Now, as I was saying. I wanted to ask you if Jenny had been captured by the toads recently. BUCKY About two weeks ago, why? DOCTOR We found something on her catscan. JENNY What? DOCTOR It almost looks like a cancerous tumer in her sinus cavity. That's what we thought at first. JENNY (has a sinking sensation in her stomache) Oh. DOCTOR But after we had looked at it for a while, we realized that it is mechanical. BUCKY (confused) What do you mean? DOCTOR The toads must have put some kind of mechanical device in her sinus cavity when they had her in captivity. (to Jenny) Did they knock you out while they had you? JENNY I think so. DOCTOR What this device is doing is, it is sending impulses to her brain. Eventually it is going to kill her. BUCKY What?!?! DOCTOR They wanted to make it look like a very rare form of cancer. Now we suspected something because Aldabarans are supposed to be immune to this particular form of cancer. BUCKY Really. DOCTOR Yes. I have some good news, some bad news, and even more bad news. BUCKY (puts his arm around Jenny's shoulders) Alright. DOCTOR The bad news is that she will die if it isn't removed, the good news is that it can be removed, and the even badder news is that there is only a twenty percent survival rate on this kind of surgery. BUCKY Can she live without having it removed? DOCTOR Only for three months, tops. BUCKY ( looks at Jenny) So, what do you want to do? JENNY (begins to cry) Bucky, I . . . I don't want to die. BUCKY (to the doctor) How soon can you fit her in? DOCTOR (flips through her schedule) In three days. So I suggest that if there is anything she wants to do that can be done in three days, she should do it. BUCKY Yes, doctor. Bucky and Jenny get up and leave. SCENE 6 - Lower Deck of the Righteous. Bucky, Deadeye, Bruiser, Blinky, and Willy all stand in a circle talking. BRUISER So, what'd that doctor want wit' you and Jenny. DEADEYE Aye, matey. Ye might as well be tellin' us what's making Jenny girl so upset. BUCKY Alright, but keep it down. (lowers his voice) The doctor found some device in Jenny's sinus cavity and the doctor says that if she doesn't have it removed she will die in three months, tops, and if she does have it removed there is only a twenty percent chance that she will survive the surgery. WILLY That's aweful. BUCKY I know. DEADEYE Aye, so what's she gonna do? BUCKY She's gonna have the surgery in three days. So I want you all to be really nice to her. Everyone agrees. SCENE 7 - Upper Bay of the Righteous Bucky and Jenny are standing facing each other. Bucky takes Jenny in his arms and lets her cry into his shoulder. JENNY (crying) Bucky, I'm scared. BUCKY (Strokes her hair) I know, so am I. JENNY I had so many plans for my life that I'll never be able to do now. BUCKY Like what? JENNY Like fall in love, and get married, and have a family. BUCKY I'm so sorry, Jen. Bucky begins to cry now. He hugs Jenny tighter and lets her cry. SCENE 8 - Hospital on Genus three days later. Bucky walks Jenny back to her room and lays her down on the bed. BUCKY Good luck, Jen. (touches her on the cheek and turns to leave) JENNY (in a wimper as he leaves her) Bye. SCENE 9 - Waiting room 2 and 1/2 hours later. Chairman Warner walks up to Bucky, who has his face burried in his hands, and touches him on the shoulder. FRITZ I'm sorry to have to do this to you now, but, the toads are causing problems in Sector 4. You're needed there. BUCKY (looks up at him) But, Jenny needs me to be here. FRITZ I'm sorry, Bucky, but you have to go. I'll let y ou know as soon as I find out anything about Jenny's condition. Bucky gets up hesitantly, salutes, then, with the rest of his crew walks out of the hospital. SCENE 10 - Toad Mothership. Bucky punches a couple of toads and knocks them out and runs into Toadborg. BUCKY Alright, Toadborg, lets make this quick. What do you want? TOADBORG Why should I tell you? Do you have a problem with one of your little friends? BUCKY Because I want to get out of here quick. What did you do to Jenny? TOADBORG So I see you mammals found my little device. BUCKY Yeah, we did and if she dies you'll be the next to go. TOADBORG Oh, so you mean that your little pink kitty friend need you to take care of her now. I thought she could take care of herself. Bucky gets very mad and fires at the computers around Toadborg setting off numerous explosions. Bucky runs back to his ship and they leave and head back to Genus. SCENE 11 - Hospital waiting room Fritz patiently awaits Bucky's return. Bucky walks up to him. BUCKY Well? FRITZ Nothing. BUCKY Nothing yet? It's been almost five hours. FRITZ I know you're worried. So am I, but all we cand do is wait. Bucky sighs and sits down next to Fritz. BUCKY I hope she's alright. FRITZ Me too. Mimi walks in and sits next to Bucky. MIMI So, how is she? BUCKY I don't know. We haven't heard anything yet. MIMI She'll be okay. Dogstar will be here soon. Hopefully we'll know something by then. BUCKY I hope so. Another hour passes. Bucky notices the door open and stands up. A nurse comes out and walks to radiology. Bucky sits back down. Dogstar walks in and sits across from Mimi. DOGSTAR Well, how is she? MIMI We don't know. They haven't told us anything yet. DOGSTAR Oh, sorry. Felicia and the Queen walk in and sit down. FELICIA Let me guess, you haven't heard anything yet? DEADEYE Righty-oh. QUEEN (to Bucky) Don't worry, Captain O'Hare. Jenny won't give up easily. Jenny's doctor walks up behind them. DOCTOR Well, Jenny survived her surgery and seems to be in good condition. BUCKY Can I see her? DOCTOR Go right ahead. BUCKY Which room is she in? DOCTOR Room 206. BUCKY Thank you. Bucky hurries to her room. SCENE 12 - Jenny's hospital room. Bucky walks into Jennys room. Jenny is laying on her back. Bucky walks over to her bed and sits next to her. He touches her softly on the hand. BUCKY (Gently) Jen. Jenny slwoly opens her eyes and looks up at him and smiles. She squeezes his hand and he smiles back at her. BUCKY So, how do you feel? JENNY (playfully) Well, obvioulsly better than you. BUCKY (confused) Huh. JENNY Nevermind. I feel alright, I guess. A little tired but other than that, alright. BUCKY (sighs) That's good. There is a nock on the door. Bucky gets up and answers it. It is the rest of the group of people from the waiting room. They all wait to be let in. Bucky steps to the side and they all walk in. FELICIA Master Jenny, you're alright. JENNY (laughs a little) Surprise. QUEEN (to Bucky) See, I told you she'd be alright. BUCK And you were right. THE END