Episode 2.01

MISSION TO THE STARS
by Ted Pedersen

 

Directed by

Arthur H. Nadel

GUEST CAST

none

 

SYNOPSIS
The arrival of a new commander at Star Command coincides with the re-emergence of Dragos, who now has a new Dragonship and a group of alien allies on his side!

In addition to adding voice circuits to WIKI, Parsafoot has modified the Starfire craft to perform at higher speeds, so naturally, Jason is very anxious to put the improved ship through the paces, despite Parsafoot's suggestion that perhaps Jason should wait till their new by-the-book leader arrives.

Jason decides to take the ship out anyway, and shortly after his departure, Commander Stone's Seeker begins to approach the Academy. Giving the order for Star Command to cease all air traffic on his approach, Jason zooms by, narrowly missing his new commander's ship! Stone is extremely angered by this action and disciplines Jason severely.

Meanwhile, an unidentified vessel enters their quadrant, but before the Academy's robotic probe can investigate, the alien ship destroys it! Sensing a booby trap, Stone has a destructor launched, just before Parsafoot picks up a life sign! With only minutes to spare, Jason hops aboard the revamped Starfire to try to rescue whoever is aboard the ship before it is destroyed.

Once inside, Jason finds a woman in suspended animation, whom he manages to unthaw and rescue before the destructor can do its job. This woman, who calls herself Samantha, doesn't recall where she came from, but remembers being invaded by the armies of Dragos, which sends a chill down Jason's spine: his arch enemy did escape the destruction of the original Dragonship after all!