Episode 3

**Episode 3** is the 3rd episode in the series.

## Plot Synopsis

On a peaceful, pristine planet, the Kestrel crew had landed & encountered a 6-legged rainbow horse. After Jose unsuccessfully tries to communicate with it, Pavalo decides it's time to leave. But before they can go, the 6-legged rainbow horse stops Jose, piquing his curiosity.

The 6-legged rainbow horse leads the crew to a crashed Engi ship where they find a de-activated Engi amongst the wreckage. Sambo brings it back online (by blowing into the back of its head like a game cartridge) and it wakes up in a panicked frenzy. After calming it down, the Engi, who calls himself Manon, reveals that he and his crewmates were attacked by a Mantis raiding party and crash landed after the ship had erupted into flames. Manon was the sole survivor & entered sleep mode in order to conserve energy.

After concluding his story, Manon offers to join the crew as his primary function was shield operation. The crew leaves the planet with Manon now on board as shield operator & Sambo humbly stepping down to be backup.

After jumping to another beacon, they find themselves at a beautiful sight of two stars intertwining. While enjoying the view, the crew takes the time to upgrade their shield system before jumping again.

At the next beacon, the Kestrel crew is caught by surprise when they realize they're in the middle of an asteroid field. Before they can do, Jose warns everyone that they are under attack by Rockmen Pirates. During the battle, Pavalo manages to knock out the enemy shields, leaving them vulnerable to the asteroids. However, the Kestrel's O2 unit is hit by a missile which Ricardo hastily tries to repair. Luckily, the Kestrel and the asteroids make quick work of the Rockmen Pirates. Ricardo manages to fix the O2 unit by wrapping the holes with duct tape. Its FTL Drive charged again, the Kestrel jumps to the next beacon.

Meanwhile, the Mantis war camp is shown on a distant alien planet, as hordes of insectoid alien creatures are shown walking on its surface surrounded by fuel tanks & red fighter craft.

## Transcript

*Scene opens up on a beautiful, hilly, green planet with a giant gas planet over the horizon. Peaceful music can be heard in the background.*

Jose (offscreen): Come on. Come on, little guy. Whose a good horse?

*It is revealed that Jose is talking to an alien that resembles a rainbow horse wiith a golden mane. The Kestrel is landed behind Ricardo, Pavalo, and Sambo who is on a device.*

Ricardo: Leave the native inhabitants alone, Jose.

*Jose is kneeling in front of the 6-legged rainbow horse.*

Jose: But guys, look! He's a rainbow horse! It's like a little girl's black-light poster come to life.

Ricardo: Don't you mean the poster in your room when we were growing up?

Jose: N-no!

*The 6-legged rainbow horse chuckles.*

Jose: As an ambassador of the Galactic Federation, I extend the Federation's friendship to your people.

*6-legged rainbow horse simply snorts.*

Jose: Uhm...

Pavalo: Come on, Jose. Let's go.

*Jose sighs and prepares to leave, but the alien follows him and stops him.*

Jose: Hey, what's up?

*After being led by the alien, Jose walks up the top of a hill and stops.*

Jose: Whoa!

*Jose's "Whoa" echoes into the valley as he sees the wreckage of a giant ship resting in the bottom of the gorge.*

Ricardo: Sambo, any readings from the structure?

Sambo: Readings? *(holds up device, revealing it to be a game system)* No, I've been playing Grab's Atari.

Pavalo: That's a crashed Engi ship.

Jose: How long's it been down there?

Pavalo: I... don't know.

*The four Kestrel crew members walk down towards the wreckage. Upon arriving at the site, they find a deactivated Engi sitting slumped against a beam from the ship.*

Sambo: Don't worry. I think I got this.

*Sambo walks over and takes off the Engi's head. He proceeds to blow inside the circuitry as if it were a game disk before putting the head back on. After stepping back, the Engi begins to come back online. The giant eye lights up green and the rest of it's body can be heard powering up. The Engi then jumps up.*

Engi: *(gibberish)*

*To be continued...*

## Appearances

* Jose
* Ricardo
* Pavalo
* Sambo
* Manon (debut)

## Trivia

* In Episode 14, it is revealed that Jose really did have a poster of the six-legged rainbow horse.