01x10 - Alien in Washington

[bunniefuu]

Hey, iris, how am I doing?

You have now completed 49
percent of level 3.

Remaining obstacles
include the level guardian...

...as well as opposing racers, 1
and 2.

Racer 1 closing on your
position.

I know, iris.
He's coming right up my back.

Check this out.

Warning. Your speed is too great
to complete upcoming turn.

That's exactly what I'm hoping.

Slamming.
And I mean, slamming.

Racer 2 has pinpointed your
position and is in pursuit.

Caution. Approaching rising
bridge.

Last one across is cyber dust.

Piece of cake.

Caution. Third-level
guardian approaching.

Where? Iris, where is he?

Right behind you.

Activate tail g*n.
Fire.

What's going on?

Entity approaching.

What entity?

You never said anything
about some entity.

Part of winning this game
is overcoming unknown factors.

What the...?

What's going on?

Washington.
Washington d.c.

System failure.

Washington. Washington d.c.

What is going on here?

Oh, man. Hadji, you're suppose
to be monitoring this stuff.

Your agitation indicates another
failure.

-You're defeated again?
-Defeated nothing.

Man, I got this wild voice in
the headset.

Something about
washington d.c.

And some kind of digital map
of the city.

Oh, that is not possible.

We programmed
the whole game ourselves.

We did not input anything
about washington.

And we don't even have a digital
map.

This is too strange for school,
hadj.

It feels as if someone's messing
us up.

Iris said something
about an unidentified player...

...just before she crashed.

It makes no sense.

Who would want to interfere
with our game?

There's only one way to find
out.

We reboot and see if it happens
again.

Then we can attempt
to trace the data stream.

What happened?

The system crashed.

-Why?
-I'm not sure.

Well, now I'll have to reload
the incoming transmissions.

It's hard to believe
that these signals

Are really from
gamma sentari.

A source 123 light-years away.

And no one knows what they mean.

Not yet.

Nasa's been monitoring them
for three weeks.

It took them three weeks
to ask you to figure it out?

Those boys in washington
are even slower than they look.

You got that right, mr. Bannon.

Apologize, sir.

Didn't realize you were online,
mr. Vice president.

Don't apologize, son.

Washington needs a dose of
truth.

So tell me, quest, what do
you make of these signals?

It's clear
they're attempting

To communicate
with each other, sir.

But my guess is
that for some reason,

They're not making
the connection.

I don't get it, hadj.

The game mode's back to normal.

Caution. Falling here will end
the game.

Thanks, iris.

Maybe you could tell me
something useful,

Like how to beat this guy.

I am not programmed
to give suggestions.

Talk about suggestions.

Hey, iris, I got a suggestion
for you.

Activate wheel blade.

Obstacle ahead.
Activate forward cannon.

What the...?

What's going on?

What is this?

Re-syncing the data at the third
and fifth levels

Is an interesting idea, sir.

I should have thought
of that myself.

Must have been something we
said.

It's crashing, hadji.

Jonny.

Jonny?

Get this, hadji.

Now I'm hearing
my father's voice.

It is your father.

Take that thing off.

Hi, dad. We were just...

Overloading the processors
is what you were doing.

Yeah, I didn't realize.

You've crashed the entire
system.

Sorry, dad.

-Look, race and I
have to go to...

-Washington?

-How did you know?
-Virtually, a guess.

I guess.

-You wanna come with us?
-Sure, why not?

Washington, dc

Let me remind you
that I am the vice president,

General tyler.

And I'll remind you,
mr. Vice president,

That you're outvoted.

I will not halt
our experiments in space.

At least listen to what
dr. Quest will have to say.

I have no interest in civilian
opinions.

The space-based defense system
is a military matter.

Dr. Quest's a brilliant man,
general.

When I need your advice,
I'll ask for it,

Commander bennett.

Cut the top 12 percent
of the sign wave, hadji.

Top 12 percent cut, doctor.

The v.r. System just kicked in.

Difficulty... Pentagon...

Can't get out...

...threaten general tyler.

Our system has crashed again.

And I heard that bizarre-o voice
again.

Something about the pentagon
and general tyrone.

Tyler? General tyler?

Yeah, yeah, maybe.
He was a big old boy.

That big old boy is our date for
the day.

What's going on, dad?

I'm not sure, jonny.

But it seems your v.r. System
is reconfiguring the sign waves.

Hadji, log me into questworld.

Questworld, log on.

Subject: dr. Benton quest.

Countdown. Five, four, three,
two, one.

Going hot.

Now rerun the transmissions
from deep space.

Now it makes perfect sense.

This confirms my worst fears.

Dr. Quest is here to see you,
general.

I'm taking this meeting under
protest.

Nothing like a warm military
welcome, general.

-Race bannon.
-I know who you are, mr. Bannon.

An ex-secret operations cowboy.

Well, shucks, slick.

When you boys
in washington

Let the cattle out
of the corral...

...it's us cowboys
that have to round them up.

-Gentlemen.
-You've got one minute, quest.

I've managed
to decipher the signals,

And it's quite serious.

This is all linked
to your military experiments

In deep space.

-The space-based
defense experiment.

-Classified information,
bennett.

Classified or not,
there is an advanced

Extraterrestrial civilization
out there...

...warning us to halt these
tests at once.

Oh, this is nonsense.

They will neutralize us.

They have threatened to destroy
our military installations...

...and our major cities,
general.

You're out of your mind, quest.

This is the united states
of america.

No one can do that to us.

A disappointing view, I'm
afraid, bandit.

You would think our capital city
might reflect more hope.

I'm going back in, hadj.
I've gotta do it.

Going hot, hadji.

Oh, great. Now the game's
running fine.

And I wish this thing
would make up its mind.

Thanks for the warning, iris.

Bogey at 12 o'clock.

Warning.
Incoming m*ssile.

-What's going on?

-The interference
is starting again.

Man, you know,
every time I start

To win at this game...

...that crazy interference
kicks in.

-What?
-Yeah.

What's going on?

I don't get it.

You look like a couple
of kerosene cats in hell.

What's up?

There's wild stuff
happening here, dad.

Wild stuff, son?

That's not the most
scientific explanation

You've ever given to me.

I'm not sure that science
has much to do with this,

Dr. Quest.

You see, our equipment
has been transmitting...

...strange and apocalyptic
scenarios.

This is gonna escalate
unless general tyler

Calls off the tests.

The only problem is....

That you're dealing
with a military moron.

And we'll only have one more
shot at him tomorrow.

At the pentagon, right?

You can tell the future, jonny?

You found a crystal ball or
something?

Maybe we have.

The space-based
defense system is vital

To the security of this country,
gentlemen.

It'll take more
than some lamebrained theory

About extraterrestrials...

...to halt our experiments
in space.

Will someone explain
what exactly is going on here?

This appears to be a holographic
image,

Which far surpasses
any known technology.

Battle stations.

Secure the ship.

Gentlemen, this is real.

This is happening as we watch.

It's a trick.
Some kind of electronic jamming.

A hoax.

General tyler, you really
are remarkably obtuse.

That's insubordination.

We're not in your army, haas.

The reports are coming in, sir.

We've just lost the eisenhower.

Luckily, two cruisers
were nearby

And are picking up the crew.

It's a miracle, sir.

No hands were lost with the
ship.

Don't you see, general?
They mean us no harm.

But they do mean business.

General, I believe you should
reconsider.

If this is
a warning,

At least we should
inform the cabinet.

I will not...

I believe
you're a couple of shells

Short of a full clip, tyler.

What's that suppose to mean?

It means you're not reacting
rationally, general.

If you can't see that someone,
something more powerful...

...than any military force
on this earth

Is sending us
a friendly warning...

...everyone else
in this room can.

Now, you gonna call off
the tests or not, general?

I'll think about it.

We've got a trace on the signal,
sir.

They're coming from the old
executive office building.

Vice president's office?
Are you certain?

Yes, I'm certain,
commander bennett.

I knew those signals
had nothing to do with aliens.

Meet me at
the vice president's office,

And we'll straighten this out
for good.

-And what is it?
-Dr. Quest to see you, sir.

Show him in.

Mr. Vice president.

Can the formalities, dr. Quest.

I understand general tyler has
relented.

At least temporarily.

That means
the aliens won't invade, right?

Well, that depends on two
things.

First, whether your government
honors its word.

"Your government"?

You mean, "our government,"
surely.

You said two things, mr. Vice
president.

I'm having some difficulty
phoning home.

I must communicate or the threat
stands.

Who are you?

If you're not
the vice president,

Then who are you?

Oh, but I am the vice president,
young man.

I was elected.

I broke none of your laws,
except for one minor detail.

I was born on another planet.

Talk about an undocumented
alien.

Slamming, an alien
in washington.

You mean you cannot repair this?

I'm an extraterrestrial
diplomat.

I don't fix toasters.

I got an idea.

Every message you sent
was somehow intercepted

By this system.

It must have started when
we downloaded the signals...

...from nasa's computers
into ours.

Well, there's an irony.

An extraterrestrial sos ends up
as part of a computer game.

It's much more than simply a
game.

But if the questworld system
has been receiving messages...

...maybe it can transmit them as
well.

You'd better move quickly,
gentlemen.

We are losing
our patience.

Hold your horses, boys.

Stay out of this, bannon.

sh**t him if he tries anything.

All right, come out of there.
Hands on your heads.

Arrest him.

-You traitor.
-General, don't do it.

I think the best thing I can do
under the circumstances...

...is a disappearing act.

But what about the invasion?

Don't worry, jonny.
I got through to my people.

Everything will be okay.

In fact, I'm expecting
my ride any moment.

These boys are gonna have
some stories to tell.

I doubt it.

They won't
remember anything

And no one will believe
that dinosaur.

Will someone explain
what exactly is going on here?

I'm afraid I don't have the
time.

Dr. Quest will tell you.

What he says may sound unlikely,
but you better believe it.

Ladies, gentlemen,
I have a brief statement.

No questions, I'm afraid.

I'm sorry to say
that the vice president

Has suffered
a fatal heart attack.

The president
will announce

An interim appointment
next week.

In an unrelated incident...

...general augustine tyler
was relieved of his position...

...as chairman of space-based
defense operations.

The general
is undergoing

A thorough
psychiatric evaluation.

In the meantime,
I have the honor to serve...

...as acting chairman
of the joint chiefs of staff.

That will be all. Thank you.

You know,
with the vice president

Being some guy
from outer space...

...it makes you
kind of wonder.

I mean, anybody could be
an alien.

Your dad, your best friend
or even your dog.

What do you say, huh, boy?

Are you a mutt from another
planet?