"Lost Aquarius: Retrieval"
(The Phoenix-X treks through space)
#Daniel: Captain's log, supplemental. We've just left the Carthaginian Central Command Centre, a large controlled comet they live on that has total power over the ion storm. We transported the Hannibal crew over. As thanks, they've cleared a "normal space" pathway for the Phoenix-X, leading out of the ion storm. They also improved our shields and our impulse engines by 200%, making us able to almost reach a Warp 1 speed! Since we're in their territory, I've adhered to their demands not to use transwarp. But that's no problem now, thanks to the upgrade. In addition, they've also given us what seems to be a Changeling.
(Later, Daniel enters Sickbay)
Lox: So, I says to her, I says—
Gotens: Captain! We were just about to call you.
Daniel: Have you opened the jar with the Changeling inside?
(Commander Gotens tries twisting it open)
Gotens: Arrghh— the lid— is— stuck— Does anyone have a rubber glove or something?
Daniel (snatches it): Give me that!
(He opens the jar and a goo of Changeling spews out onto the floor. The morphogenic matter then transforms into a humanoid figure. The humanoid Changeling then forms a face, limbs and grows hair)
Gotens: Kinda like a chia pet.
Daniel: Computer, erect a Level 1 force field around the Changeling.
(A force field goes around Daniel)
Daniel: No, the other Changeling.
(The force field deactivates around him and goes around the other Changeling figure)
Lox: The Changeling's protoplasm does not seem to be infected the wartime morphogenic virus that apparently Doctor Bashir is working on a cure for. So, it's okay to link, if one were so trusting.
Daniel (walks over): Who are you?
Lox: I'm the Doctor.
Daniel: Not you! I'm talking to the Changeling.
Shane: I am Shane, son of Sergio.
Gotens: Sergio? Ha! Go on.
Daniel: How can you be the son of anyone? You're a Changeling?
Shane: I was found and raised by Klingons. You know how it is. Where am I?
Daniel: Allow me to introduce myself. I am Captain Daniel of the Federation starship Phoenix-X.
Shane: You? A Captain? Ha! Go on.
Daniel: You were beamed off the Hou-Ling before it was destroyed. The aliens that destroyed you then gave you to us, in a jar.
Shane: I hate jars. Now jugs, jugs are nice.
Gotens: So, what's your story, Son of Sergio? Why were you on a Klingon ship?
Shane: Well, it all started a long time ago. I was a young lad, full of hope and joy—
Gotens: No, no. On second thought, don't tell us.
Shane: Basically, I was found and raised by Klingons. Didn't I already tell you that?
Gotens: Just checking that you're not a Founder. We're at the crescendo of a war with them.
Shane: I lived on the Hou-Ling for so long, I can't believe it's destroyed. Everyone dead.
Daniel: I did some checking up on the Hou-Ling. It seems that Captain Sergio was on Risa when his ship got sucked into the transwarp conduit and destroyed.
Gotens: Damn. Wish I was there right now.
Shane: He's alive!? Oh, thank Kahless! He's my mentor, you know.
Daniel: We sent a communication to him, so he should be on his way to meet us at the end of this ion storm.
Shane: Thank you Captain, I will not forget the deed you have done for me.
Daniel: That's good.
Shane: Could you write it down on a PADD so I don't forget?
Daniel: Uhh, no. Doctor, release the force field.
(The force field deactivates)
Daniel: This Changeling is no harm to us.
(Shane raises arms in gratitude, accidentally hitting Gotens in the face)
Daniel (snatches it): Give me that!
(He opens the jar and a goo of Changeling spews out onto the floor. The morphogenic matter then transforms into a humanoid figure. The humanoid Changeling then forms a face, limbs and grows hair)
Gotens: Kinda like a chia pet.
Daniel: Computer, erect a Level 1 force field around the Changeling.
(A force field goes around Daniel)
Daniel: No, the other Changeling.
(The force field deactivates around him and goes around the other Changeling figure)
Lox: The Changeling's protoplasm does not seem to be infected the wartime morphogenic virus that apparently Doctor Bashir is working on a cure for. So, it's okay to link, if one were so trusting.
Daniel (walks over): Who are you?
Lox: I'm the Doctor.
Daniel: Not you! I'm talking to the Changeling.
Shane: I am Shane, son of Sergio.
Gotens: Sergio? Ha! Go on.
Daniel: How can you be the son of anyone? You're a Changeling?
Shane: I was found and raised by Klingons. You know how it is. Where am I?
Daniel: Allow me to introduce myself. I am Captain Daniel of the Federation starship Phoenix-X.
Shane: You? A Captain? Ha! Go on.
Daniel: You were beamed off the Hou-Ling before it was destroyed. The aliens that destroyed you then gave you to us, in a jar.
Shane: I hate jars. Now jugs, jugs are nice.
Gotens: So, what's your story, Son of Sergio? Why were you on a Klingon ship?
Shane: Well, it all started a long time ago. I was a young lad, full of hope and joy—
Gotens: No, no. On second thought, don't tell us.
Shane: Basically, I was found and raised by Klingons. Didn't I already tell you that?
Gotens: Just checking that you're not a Founder. We're at the crescendo of a war with them.
Shane: I lived on the Hou-Ling for so long, I can't believe it's destroyed. Everyone dead.
Daniel: I did some checking up on the Hou-Ling. It seems that Captain Sergio was on Risa when his ship got sucked into the transwarp conduit and destroyed.
Gotens: Damn. Wish I was there right now.
Shane: He's alive!? Oh, thank Kahless! He's my mentor, you know.
Daniel: We sent a communication to him, so he should be on his way to meet us at the end of this ion storm.
Shane: Thank you Captain, I will not forget the deed you have done for me.
Daniel: That's good.
Shane: Could you write it down on a PADD so I don't forget?
Daniel: Uhh, no. Doctor, release the force field.
(The force field deactivates)
Daniel: This Changeling is no harm to us.
(Shane raises arms in gratitude, accidentally hitting Gotens in the face)
Shane: Thank you! Oh, sorry.
(After they leave, Doctor Lox goes back to his story)
Lox: So, I says to her, I says—
(The Phoenix-X treks through the normal space tunnel within the ion storm)
#Gotens: First Officer's log, Stardate 52656.12. It's been a while since I've recorded a ship's log, so I'll keep this shor—
(After they leave, Doctor Lox goes back to his story)
Lox: So, I says to her, I says—
(The Phoenix-X treks through the normal space tunnel within the ion storm)
#Gotens: First Officer's log, Stardate 52656.12. It's been a while since I've recorded a ship's log, so I'll keep this shor—
(The Phoenix-X continues to trek through the normal space tunnel within the ion storm, the next day)
#Gotens: First Officer's log, Stardate 52656.13. I accidentally preset my log time too short, yesterday, so I made it extra longer today. I..... I have to go to the sonic-washroom. Be right back!
(Fifteen minutes later)
#Gotens: Okay, where was I? Oh yeah. I—
(The log cuts out)
(The next day, on the Bridge, Gotens inserts another quarter and speaks clearly. The Phoenix-X continues its characteristic trek)
#Gotens: First Officer's log, Stardate 52656.13. I accidentally preset my log time too short, yesterday, so I made it extra longer today. I..... I have to go to the sonic-washroom. Be right back!
(Fifteen minutes later)
#Gotens: Okay, where was I? Oh yeah. I—
(The log cuts out)
(The next day, on the Bridge, Gotens inserts another quarter and speaks clearly. The Phoenix-X continues its characteristic trek)
#Gotens: First Officer's log, supplemental. A lot of weird stuff has been going on these past weeks. I've noticed that Shane and the Captain have been bonding a lot. That's great because I've been doing a little bonding myself. There's this really hot girl from Astrometrics. Her name is Jineen and she has the biggest—
#BOB: Uhh, Commander?
#Gotens: —Biggest tribble collection. What is it, BOB? I'm doing a thing here. Anyway. It's obvious to the crew that the Captain would trust his life with Shane and so would Shane to the Captain. Which brings me to my next point, will the Changeling want to go back be under command of the Klingon Captain Sergio? Which brings me to my next point, if our uniforms are black and grey, I don't think our underwear should be pink and—
#BOB: Commander! The ship's logs aren't supposed to be of personal nature?
#Gotens: Oh, fine. Continuing. After three weeks of surfing the ion storm, we'll finally be leaving it in an hour. When we return to the vastness of space, we'll be rendezvousing with the Lou-Tzu, a Klingon flagship. Captain Sergio is promised to be on it to pick up the Changeling, Shane. Shane is going to be so happy when he hears the good news!
(On the Phoenix-X, in the Gym)
Shane: What's this?
Ensign Dan (hands a book): It's the good news, a new Bajoran Bible—
Shane: Get this away from me! You're relieved!
(Ensign Dan walks away. Captain Daniel enters the room)
Daniel (singing): Hit me baby one more time. Oh, hey. Your mentor is almost here. So I guess you'll be leaving now.
Shane: Sergio? I'm having fun here. I don't wanna go back.
(Later, on the Bridge)
>Sergio (on screen): What??
Shane: I asked, how is your hearing lately?
>Sergio (fixes hearing aid): Fine, fine.
Daniel: Hi, I'm the Captain—
>Sergio: No one cares who you are!
Shane: Captain, this is my new friend, Captain Daniel. He's a Changeling too. And you know how hard Changelings come by these days.
Ensign Dan: Actually, they come squishy, like jello and as tyrannical war mongers.
Gotens: No tolerance? You're relieved! Also, I'm now reporting that we've just left the ion storm and are ready to transport Shane to the Lou-Tzu. Hmm. A lot of Chinese influence in the Klingon Defense Force, apparently?
#BOB: Uhh, Commander?
#Gotens: —Biggest tribble collection. What is it, BOB? I'm doing a thing here. Anyway. It's obvious to the crew that the Captain would trust his life with Shane and so would Shane to the Captain. Which brings me to my next point, will the Changeling want to go back be under command of the Klingon Captain Sergio? Which brings me to my next point, if our uniforms are black and grey, I don't think our underwear should be pink and—
#BOB: Commander! The ship's logs aren't supposed to be of personal nature?
#Gotens: Oh, fine. Continuing. After three weeks of surfing the ion storm, we'll finally be leaving it in an hour. When we return to the vastness of space, we'll be rendezvousing with the Lou-Tzu, a Klingon flagship. Captain Sergio is promised to be on it to pick up the Changeling, Shane. Shane is going to be so happy when he hears the good news!
(On the Phoenix-X, in the Gym)
Shane: What's this?
Ensign Dan (hands a book): It's the good news, a new Bajoran Bible—
Shane: Get this away from me! You're relieved!
(Ensign Dan walks away. Captain Daniel enters the room)
Daniel (singing): Hit me baby one more time. Oh, hey. Your mentor is almost here. So I guess you'll be leaving now.
Shane: Sergio? I'm having fun here. I don't wanna go back.
(Later, on the Bridge)
>Sergio (on screen): What??
Shane: I asked, how is your hearing lately?
>Sergio (fixes hearing aid): Fine, fine.
Daniel: Hi, I'm the Captain—
>Sergio: No one cares who you are!
Shane: Captain, this is my new friend, Captain Daniel. He's a Changeling too. And you know how hard Changelings come by these days.
Ensign Dan: Actually, they come squishy, like jello and as tyrannical war mongers.
Gotens: No tolerance? You're relieved! Also, I'm now reporting that we've just left the ion storm and are ready to transport Shane to the Lou-Tzu. Hmm. A lot of Chinese influence in the Klingon Defense Force, apparently?
Shane: I don't want to go back. I'm staying.
>Sergio: You're staying? Why!? I've been your father since we found you afloat, for fifteen years already!
Daniel: He's old enough to make his own decisions! I assume. I guess we can make ourselves look any age.
>Sergio: I won't have it! You're my son, and I love you.
>Mesach: Uhh, sir? You are a Klingon.
>Sergio: Oh yeah. I mean— You're my son, and I'll kill you if you don't come back.
Ensign Dan: Are you guys finished yet? I wanna press the transport button.
Shane: But, father—
Ensign Dan: Can I be un-relieved?
Daniel: Captain, if you could listen to our side—
(The turbolift doors swoosh open and Jineen enters)
Jineen: Hey.
Gotens: Well, hello.
Daniel: Commander, this is not the time! I'm helping a friend.
Jineen: I just came to say that I'm hooking up with Lieutenant GoyCho instead of you.
Gotens: What!? The Engineer!?
Jineen: Yeah. His fatness is attractive.
Shane: I'm staying, and that's that!!
>Sergio: I am your father!!
Shane: Not my biological father! You're a Klingon!
Ensign Dan: If you want to transport, I'm gonna need to be put back on duty.
(Jineen heads for the doors)
Gotens: Hey, I'm left unresolved now?
>Sergio: Arrghh.
Daniel: Captain, please calm your Klingon jollies.
(Everyone starts arguing simultaneously)
Daniel: If there was only a way to resolve these problems...
(A screen flip later and everyone gathers on Holodeck 3, lined up in chairs on a stage in front of a live studio audience)
Jerry Springzer: Hello, and welcome to the Jerry Springzer Show. Today we have seven guests. Say hello to Sergio, Daniel, Shane, Gotens, Jineen, GoyCho and Ensign Dan.
(The guests say "hello")
Jerry Springzer: I wasn't talking to you!
(They all shut up)
Jerry Springzer: Now, Shane, why won't you tell us about your problem?
Shane: Well, Jerry, I've become good friends with the Daniel Changeling and the Phoenix-X crew and, since my ship is destroyed, I want to stay here. But my father doesn't think so.
Jerry Springzer: What? That's more of an Ophar Winfro show.
The Crowd: Boooooo!! Hiiss!! Booo!!
Sergio: That's all because of this Changeling. Daniel's brainwashing! You stupid— @$^%$#&%#@*!
Daniel: Hey, it's not my fault you're a #%^%#&*@!$%^(*){!
(Sergio and Daniel get up and fight. The guards break them apart)
The Crowd: Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
Jerry Springzer: Alright, alright. Let's visit the Commander.
Gotens: Well, Jerry, Jineen's been cheating on me with another man.
Jineen: I'm sorry, but that's how relationships go on starships. They're uncommittable by nature.
GoyCho: Yeah, so you can just $%$#^*$@@^*(*%!!!
Gotens: #%@!%^&;%*$#!!!
(GoyCho and Gotens get up and fight until the guards break them up)
The Crowd: Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
GoyCho (turns): Jineen, I'm sorry, but I've been sleeping with BOBELENE.
Jineen: What!?
>Sergio: You're staying? Why!? I've been your father since we found you afloat, for fifteen years already!
Daniel: He's old enough to make his own decisions! I assume. I guess we can make ourselves look any age.
>Sergio: I won't have it! You're my son, and I love you.
>Mesach: Uhh, sir? You are a Klingon.
>Sergio: Oh yeah. I mean— You're my son, and I'll kill you if you don't come back.
Ensign Dan: Are you guys finished yet? I wanna press the transport button.
Shane: But, father—
Ensign Dan: Can I be un-relieved?
Daniel: Captain, if you could listen to our side—
(The turbolift doors swoosh open and Jineen enters)
Jineen: Hey.
Gotens: Well, hello.
Daniel: Commander, this is not the time! I'm helping a friend.
Jineen: I just came to say that I'm hooking up with Lieutenant GoyCho instead of you.
Gotens: What!? The Engineer!?
Jineen: Yeah. His fatness is attractive.
Shane: I'm staying, and that's that!!
>Sergio: I am your father!!
Shane: Not my biological father! You're a Klingon!
Ensign Dan: If you want to transport, I'm gonna need to be put back on duty.
(Jineen heads for the doors)
Gotens: Hey, I'm left unresolved now?
>Sergio: Arrghh.
Daniel: Captain, please calm your Klingon jollies.
(Everyone starts arguing simultaneously)
Daniel: If there was only a way to resolve these problems...
(A screen flip later and everyone gathers on Holodeck 3, lined up in chairs on a stage in front of a live studio audience)
Jerry Springzer: Hello, and welcome to the Jerry Springzer Show. Today we have seven guests. Say hello to Sergio, Daniel, Shane, Gotens, Jineen, GoyCho and Ensign Dan.
(The guests say "hello")
Jerry Springzer: I wasn't talking to you!
(They all shut up)
Jerry Springzer: Now, Shane, why won't you tell us about your problem?
Shane: Well, Jerry, I've become good friends with the Daniel Changeling and the Phoenix-X crew and, since my ship is destroyed, I want to stay here. But my father doesn't think so.
Jerry Springzer: What? That's more of an Ophar Winfro show.
The Crowd: Boooooo!! Hiiss!! Booo!!
Sergio: That's all because of this Changeling. Daniel's brainwashing! You stupid— @$^%$#&%#@*!
Daniel: Hey, it's not my fault you're a #%^%#&*@!$%^(*){!
(Sergio and Daniel get up and fight. The guards break them apart)
The Crowd: Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
Jerry Springzer: Alright, alright. Let's visit the Commander.
Gotens: Well, Jerry, Jineen's been cheating on me with another man.
Jineen: I'm sorry, but that's how relationships go on starships. They're uncommittable by nature.
GoyCho: Yeah, so you can just $%$#^*$@@^*(*%!!!
Gotens: #%@!%^&;%*$#!!!
(GoyCho and Gotens get up and fight until the guards break them up)
The Crowd: Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
GoyCho (turns): Jineen, I'm sorry, but I've been sleeping with BOBELENE.
Jineen: What!?
(From the crowd, a shocked BOB stands)
BOB: What???
The Crowd: Woooo!!!! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
(BOBELENE walks out and Jineen attacks her. The guards break them apart)
Jerry Springzer: Calm down, calm down. Now, Ensign Dan why won't you entertain us with an escalating reason for why you're here?
Ensign Dan (relaxes): Well, Jerry—
Jerry Springzer: You may call me Mr. Springzer.
Ensign Dan: What!? But everyone else got to call you—?
Jerry Springzer: #@%&^%$*@#!!
Ensign Dan: Okay, okay. Jeez, you'd think we'd get into a fight or something?
(The guards come up, beat up Ensign Dan, and return to their posts)
Ensign Dan (roughed up): Ugggh. Well, my problem is, everyone's been relieving me and—
Gotens: What? That's your poor excuse for a problem? You're relieved!
Ensign Dan: Argh! This is the fourth time this episode.
Shane: What's an episode? And what about my problem? I want to stay on the ship!
(Meanwhile, on the Bridge)
Tong: It's a quarter the size of our ship!
Armond: What is it?
Tong: A large— I'd say biological— but I don't read any internal organs— space creature. Actually, it looks like a fish. Awww, so cute.
Armond: On scree—
Tong: It's gone. But now I'm detecting something crawling on the hull of the Lou-Tzu.
(He continues to read sensors)
Tong: It's gone too.
(On the Bridge of the Lou-Tzu)
Covek: Haha! So the petaQ says to me, he says—
(A large amount of goo suddenly pours onto the floor, from an air vent, right in front of the Commander. The liquid shapeshifts into a humanoid figure)
Covek: By the Changelings. It's a Changeling!?
(The Changeling stands incredibly tall. He walks forward, hits his head on a pipe, as he approaches Covek)
Tall Changeling: I have come for the one called Sergio. He must return to the Link.
Mesach (aims disruptor): You're not getting your filthy hands on him without going through me!!
(The tall Changeling shapeshifts his arm into a large spike and stabs Mesach)
BOB: What???
The Crowd: Woooo!!!! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
(BOBELENE walks out and Jineen attacks her. The guards break them apart)
Jerry Springzer: Calm down, calm down. Now, Ensign Dan why won't you entertain us with an escalating reason for why you're here?
Ensign Dan (relaxes): Well, Jerry—
Jerry Springzer: You may call me Mr. Springzer.
Ensign Dan: What!? But everyone else got to call you—?
Jerry Springzer: #@%&^%$*@#!!
Ensign Dan: Okay, okay. Jeez, you'd think we'd get into a fight or something?
(The guards come up, beat up Ensign Dan, and return to their posts)
Ensign Dan (roughed up): Ugggh. Well, my problem is, everyone's been relieving me and—
Gotens: What? That's your poor excuse for a problem? You're relieved!
Ensign Dan: Argh! This is the fourth time this episode.
Shane: What's an episode? And what about my problem? I want to stay on the ship!
(Meanwhile, on the Bridge)
Tong: It's a quarter the size of our ship!
Armond: What is it?
Tong: A large— I'd say biological— but I don't read any internal organs— space creature. Actually, it looks like a fish. Awww, so cute.
Armond: On scree—
Tong: It's gone. But now I'm detecting something crawling on the hull of the Lou-Tzu.
(He continues to read sensors)
Tong: It's gone too.
(On the Bridge of the Lou-Tzu)
Covek: Haha! So the petaQ says to me, he says—
(A large amount of goo suddenly pours onto the floor, from an air vent, right in front of the Commander. The liquid shapeshifts into a humanoid figure)
Covek: By the Changelings. It's a Changeling!?
(The Changeling stands incredibly tall. He walks forward, hits his head on a pipe, as he approaches Covek)
Tall Changeling: I have come for the one called Sergio. He must return to the Link.
Mesach (aims disruptor): You're not getting your filthy hands on him without going through me!!
(The tall Changeling shapeshifts his arm into a large spike and stabs Mesach)
Tall Changeling: As you wish.
Mesach (collapses): Uuuhhh. I died how I wanted, after an aggravated threat and with honour.
(The tall Changeling then leaps into the air duct)
Covek (turns): Anyways. So the petaQ says to me, he says...
(On the Phoenix-X, in Holodeck 3)
Shane: What will it be?
Sergio: I guess I will need to think it over.
Ensign Dan: Uhhh, what about my problem? I'm an actual Starfleet officer?
Jerry Springzer: Yeah, yeah, cry, cry. We'll be back after these messages with the conclusion of this episode.
(On the Lou-Tzu, in the air duct. The Changeling changes into a spider and crawls through the duct. It later appears in the back of a Klingon that is accessing a computer console. It shifts into Xena and screams her scream)
Xena-Changeling: This is for Gabriel!
Yarven: What?
(The Klingon turns around surprised and confused. Xena takes her sword and stabs the Klingon with it. Xena then accesses the computer console)
Xena-Changeling: Well, well, well. It seems that the Changeling is on another ship. Hmmm.
(The Changeling Xena reads on about what has happened through the logs)
(In Holodeck 3 on the Phoenix-X)
Jerry: Now we are back. If you are now joining us, we are with seven guests who all seem to have problems.
(Jerry looks at Shane)
Jerry: So, Shane, why do you really want to stay on the Phoenix-X?
Shane: I told you why. Besides, I feel that I belong here. I have friends and a fellow Changeling.
(Shane looks to Sergio)
Shane: And you are my friend, father. But you need to realize that I'm a individual and I can't always stay with you. There will be that time where you need to let me go. And this is the time.
(Captain Sergio looks at his son and then to the ground, thinking)
Mesach (collapses): Uuuhhh. I died how I wanted, after an aggravated threat and with honour.
(The tall Changeling then leaps into the air duct)
Covek (turns): Anyways. So the petaQ says to me, he says...
(On the Phoenix-X, in Holodeck 3)
Shane: What will it be?
Sergio: I guess I will need to think it over.
Ensign Dan: Uhhh, what about my problem? I'm an actual Starfleet officer?
Jerry Springzer: Yeah, yeah, cry, cry. We'll be back after these messages with the conclusion of this episode.
(On the Lou-Tzu, in the air duct. The Changeling changes into a spider and crawls through the duct. It later appears in the back of a Klingon that is accessing a computer console. It shifts into Xena and screams her scream)
Xena-Changeling: This is for Gabriel!
Yarven: What?
(The Klingon turns around surprised and confused. Xena takes her sword and stabs the Klingon with it. Xena then accesses the computer console)
Xena-Changeling: Well, well, well. It seems that the Changeling is on another ship. Hmmm.
(The Changeling Xena reads on about what has happened through the logs)
(In Holodeck 3 on the Phoenix-X)
Jerry: Now we are back. If you are now joining us, we are with seven guests who all seem to have problems.
(Jerry looks at Shane)
Jerry: So, Shane, why do you really want to stay on the Phoenix-X?
Shane: I told you why. Besides, I feel that I belong here. I have friends and a fellow Changeling.
(Shane looks to Sergio)
Shane: And you are my friend, father. But you need to realize that I'm a individual and I can't always stay with you. There will be that time where you need to let me go. And this is the time.
(Captain Sergio looks at his son and then to the ground, thinking)
Sergio: Well, son, I guess there is only one way. The Klingon way.
Jerry: Well, we will continue the rest of the show right after this.
The Crowd: Boooo!!!! Jerry! Jerry!
(Meanwhile, on the Lou-Tzu)
Xena-Changeling: Computer, respond.
(The computer doesn't respond. She tries again but fails. She manipulates her voice to the Klingon she killed)
Xena-Changeling: Computer, respond?
(The computer chirps in Klingon acknowledgement)
Xena-Changeling: Site to site transport to the Phoenix-X.
Jerry: Well, we will continue the rest of the show right after this.
The Crowd: Boooo!!!! Jerry! Jerry!
(Meanwhile, on the Lou-Tzu)
Xena-Changeling: Computer, respond.
(The computer doesn't respond. She tries again but fails. She manipulates her voice to the Klingon she killed)
Xena-Changeling: Computer, respond?
(The computer chirps in Klingon acknowledgement)
Xena-Changeling: Site to site transport to the Phoenix-X.
(She gets transported to the Phoenix-X. Meanwhile, on Holodeck 3, the commercial break is over)
Jerry: Thank you for joining us again. Be sure to buy all those things. Now, let's get back to this!
Sergio: Yeah! Like I said, before we were so network interrupted, we will do this the Klingon way. If you want your freedom, you fight me for it.
Shane: But, father, I can't do that.
Sergio: You must!
The Crowd: Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
Shane: Okay, then. For ratings.
(They get up and get in fighting position in front of everyone)
Sergio: We need weapons. Computer, bat'leth.
(A bat'leth appears in his hands)
Shane: I'm sorry, father.
(Sergio yells and charges to Shane who suddenly shapeshifts into an open doorway. Sergio goes through before Shane turns back into a humanoid. Sergio turns around and takes his blade and throws it at Shane! It stabs the adopted Changeling, but Shane reflects it back and misses Sergio. Then Sergio charges back, prompting Shane to shift into a whip and trip Sergio.
Jerry: Thank you for joining us again. Be sure to buy all those things. Now, let's get back to this!
Sergio: Yeah! Like I said, before we were so network interrupted, we will do this the Klingon way. If you want your freedom, you fight me for it.
Shane: But, father, I can't do that.
Sergio: You must!
The Crowd: Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
Shane: Okay, then. For ratings.
(They get up and get in fighting position in front of everyone)
Sergio: We need weapons. Computer, bat'leth.
(A bat'leth appears in his hands)
Shane: I'm sorry, father.
(Sergio yells and charges to Shane who suddenly shapeshifts into an open doorway. Sergio goes through before Shane turns back into a humanoid. Sergio turns around and takes his blade and throws it at Shane! It stabs the adopted Changeling, but Shane reflects it back and misses Sergio. Then Sergio charges back, prompting Shane to shift into a whip and trip Sergio.
Sergio: Ugh!
(Now, on the ground, Shane splashes himself as a liquid unto Sergio before shifting into a serpent. Serpent Shane wraps and squeezes the Klingon with the face of his solid form looking Sergio straight in the eyes)
Shane: I won.
Sergio: I guess you have. Goodbye, son.
(Shane lets go and shifts back into solid form)
Daniel: Whoa, that was something.
Gotens: The crowd is quiet. Like they haven't seen a shapeshifter? Didn't they have UPN back then?
Sergio (hits comms): Lao-Tzu, Sergio here. Let's go. I will see you in due time, son.
Shane: You were a good father.
(The creepy host comes down the stage, clapping)
Jerry: Bravo, bravo! I knew you had it in you— Shane, is it?
(Everyone looks at Jerry)
Shane: Yes.
Jerry-Changeling: Looks like the whole family is here.
Daniel: What do you mean?
(Jerry shifts into the mysterious Tall Changeling, while the holographic Jerry is tied up in the back)
The Crowd: Oooohhhhh!
Daniel: You are a Changeling too?!
Shane: What he said?
Daniel: Computer, end program!
(The environment transforms into the bare holodeck with just the officers, some crew and this new mysterious visitor)
Sergio: I guess you have. Goodbye, son.
(Shane lets go and shifts back into solid form)
Daniel: Whoa, that was something.
Gotens: The crowd is quiet. Like they haven't seen a shapeshifter? Didn't they have UPN back then?
Sergio (hits comms): Lao-Tzu, Sergio here. Let's go. I will see you in due time, son.
Shane: You were a good father.
(The creepy host comes down the stage, clapping)
Jerry: Bravo, bravo! I knew you had it in you— Shane, is it?
(Everyone looks at Jerry)
Shane: Yes.
Jerry-Changeling: Looks like the whole family is here.
Daniel: What do you mean?
(Jerry shifts into the mysterious Tall Changeling, while the holographic Jerry is tied up in the back)
The Crowd: Oooohhhhh!
Daniel: You are a Changeling too?!
Shane: What he said?
Daniel: Computer, end program!
(The environment transforms into the bare holodeck with just the officers, some crew and this new mysterious visitor)