Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet: Next Generation

Scene 6 - Closing In

The Cheetah and Rhino arrive at the end of the road, which leads into the forest. They skid as they break. Zara, Daniel, and Eliza jump out.

Captain Blue:

I'll let you go in and get him. Kill it if necessary.

Lieutenant Violet:

Copy that.

The three Lieutenants begin making their way through the woods, heading directly ahead following the Prion Mutelox's trail. Calum keeps directing them from the research base.

Lieutenant Navy:

That's it. Dead ahead.

The Prion Mutelox stops beside an open covered area of the wood to catch his breath, but visible to those in the air. His state has become critically unstable, and the fear of being hunted down and the exercise has weakened his health.

Prion Mutelox:

Spectrum must not find me. I must hide. And rethink our strategy.

He sees his skin has become wobbly, like his body was about to explode into a fat goo. Maddox's voice breaks through again.

You must eventually give in! The games up for you now! You're finished, Mutelox! Finished!

The modulated voice returns.

You again, Earthman! If I were to die, then you will die with me!

The fighting Maddox returns, tensing his muscles altogether.

Anything is... better than you! Release me! RELEASE ME!

Destiny's Interceptor flies over the area. She sees the Prion Mutelox on the ground! The Prion Mutelox knows the pilot of the craft has seen him. He quickly scurries away. Calum's voice is heard on her radio.

Destiny:

Have visual contact with it!

Lieutenant Navy:

Right Destiny. Proceed onto the surface of the woods. The other recruits will join with you. The rest of the Angels maintain aerial surveillance.

Destiny's craft begins to land down towards the ground. The Prion Mutelox keeps panicking, continually running and running as his body becomes shakily and blubbery. Destiny exits from her craft and begins pursuing him on foot. She runs after him, seeing him jogging away slowly in the distance. Eliza, Daniel, and Zara pursue, but Zara can see the strange, sharp-spiked and rubbery body of the Prion Mutelox in the trees to the left.

Lieutenant Crimson:

There!

They begin pursuing him too. The Prion Mutelox tires and runs slower and slower. Destiny gets to him sooner and pulls out her gun.

Destiny:

Hold it right there!

The Prion Mutelox stops and turns about. He smiles wickedly as his blotchy skin pulsates even more grotesquely, gurgling as jelly.

Prion Mutelox:

I am – repulsive. Am I not?

Destiny:

Surrender. Whatever you are.

Eliza, Daniel, and Zara arrive.

Lieutenant Aqua:

God. It's disgusting.

Prion Mutelox:

It could easily have been one of you, gentlemen.

Maddox tries to break free again.

Get this thing out of me! Just... kill me! Kill me!

The modulated voice returns.

I... AM... MUTELOX! PRION MUTELOX!

The spikes extend out painfully as do the blotches. There is a terrible scream from Maddox trying to break free, and from Mutelox resisting the struggle. It wobbles as its arms extend out at the Spectrum agents. Zara takes her sniper rifle out again and fires at the Prion Mutelox. SPAM! SPLASH! GURGLE! SPLASH! The creature explodes into thick jelly which leaves a wet puddle on the ground to be absorbed into the grass.

Lieutenant Aqua:

Horrible. What was it?

Destiny:

A monstrosity. That poor man.

We are left to see the ground dissolve the watery jelly into the ground. This then cuts back to Calum in the CACT control room. He is not aware of the footsteps that march behind him.

Lieutenant Navy:

They did it. They destroyed it.

The reflecting glass ground then shows what's behind him, but all too late – Captain Black! Calum only realises when Black strikes from behind, knocking him out cold. The screen fades into blackness, reflecting Calum's knocked out position. A voice calls on his radio, which sounds quiet considering Calum had his head hit.

Lieutenant Crimson:

Calum? You there, Calum? His radio's unresponsive...