Cosmic Energy

Chapter 6: Mars

 Shows SKIZZY and TIPPER inside the wrecked space ship, looking out at the land outside.

TIPPER: Where are we?

SKIZZY: I think we are on Mars.

TIPPER: Then why do I feel so heavy! Mars has lower gravity than Earth doesn't it?

SKIZZY: That's because we've been in space. Any gravity higher then what we adjusted to, even less then Earth, might seem heavy.

SKIZZY looks at ALGA, who is laying on the ground very sick looking.

SKIZZY: Although I think Alga is worse off than we are.

TIPPER: I don't care, let's just get the ship back up and running.

SKIZZY: I've already tried it. We are broken down worse than a truck in the Mojave Desert.

ALGA, who has slowly recovered, gets up, and walks for the door and looks in their direction.

TIPPER: I think your alligator needs to go out. Don't see why, we have a litter box in the other room-

SKIZZY: Do you think she is detecting some Cosmic Energy? Let's get on some space suits.

TIPPER: Well, maybe we'll find a land rover so we can contact my Dad.

SKIZZY: Uh, yea, finding a land rover on Mars would be harder than finding help in the Mojave Desert.

TIPPER gets up, goes to a panel, and presses a button. This causes something to open, and space suits to come out.

TIPPER (Grabbing a suit): Let's just go.

Shows SKIZZY, TIPPER, and ALGA walking across the surface of Mars in their space suits. ALGA is brought along by a leash hooked to SKIZZY's suit.

TIPPER: So, is this desolate place where I'm doomed to spend the rest of my life.

SKIZZY: Cheer up! (He picks up a rock) This is the biggest scientific experience ever. Way better than land rovers.

TIPPER: Which we need to find. (Pause) That's your problem. I don't want to grow old on this horrid planet.

SKIZZY: Won't our suits run out of oxygen by then.

TIPPER: This is why they wanted somebody who was familiar with the program here instead of a complete weirdo. The space suits automatically filters out the carbon atoms that we breathe out, leaving only the oxygen atoms for us to breathe in again.

TIPPER pauses, and after a second, SKIZZY starts to speak up, but is interrupted by TIPPER.

TIPPER: No, it is not run out of electricity. After a long study of plants, we were able to come up with a solution that was able to recycle that as well. It's really complicated though, and I couldn't even understand the basics. (Pause) Now no more questions, unless it is where to find a restroom, then I'm hoping you have an answer.

They continue walking over the rocky sands of Mars for a few days. After a while, they reach the foot of a mountain range. They stop and look around.

SKIZZY: By the looks of it, these used to be volcanos, but I suppose that they'd no longer be active at this point.

TIPPER: How do you know?

SKIZZY: Trust me.

TIPPER: If trusting you includes lunch time, then sure.

Shows SKIZZY and TIPPER sitting down, eating sandwiches in their suits by having pulled their arm through their sleeves, and holding them in their helmets.