All Good Things... Part 2

"All Good Things... Part 2" is the sixteenth episode of *Universe Journey* season three and the forty-second of the series overall. It was performed on July 14th, 2018 as the third segment of Show XXXVII, an unusual move for the segment, which almost always comes first. It was released as podcast episode 183.

Written by Jerome Wetzel

Directed by Dallas Ray

Previous episode: "All Good Things... Part 1"

Next episode: "*Universe Journey:* The Musical"

## **The Story**

The *Thrifty* is trying to repair their systems as quickly as they can, and so is the *Warrock*. It looks like the *Warrock* may be operational first. To make matters worse, Command Xon was killed in the previous attack, and then Anders collapses from injuries. Before Dr. Who can be summoned to the bridge, she appears, letting Kahkay know that she has taken care of what he asked her to, but has decided to stay with the senior staff.

Kahkay calls Captain Yeez. Yeez answers with Commandant Aidz by his shoulder. As soon as Kahkay stops laughing at the name, they argue over whose space this is and Yeez again demands they surrender. And now, he reveals their beamers are working and will be coming aboard. Aidz warns Kahkay not to try the carbonatum bluff again, and Kahkay admits they will have to do as the C'mons ask. Kahkay also says internal communications are down and he needs some time to inform the crew of their surrender so they don't fight back. Aidz grumbles, but Yeez convinces him to grant Kahkay five minutes.

As soon as the call ends, Kahkay asks for an update on his project. 85% of the crew has already beamered down to Nomac II and the *Thrifty* is using beamer signal blockers and fake life signs to hide the evacuation from the C'mons. The impatient C'mons fire, and Kahkay worries they won't get the full five minutes. With only engineering and bridge staff left, Kahkay orders Ray to set a self-destruct in sixty seconds.

Right after the countdown starts, Neu announces that Fitzy has been trapped in a radiation zone from the last blast and can't be beamered out. Kahkay orders M- to beamer out the rest of the engineering crew against their will, then also refuses to let Foley run to his wife. Anders wakes up and sends a pre-recorded hail to the C'mons, then the rest of the crew (minus Fitzy) beamers to the surface.

On the *Warrock* they receive Kahkay's surrender message. C'mon officer Jooz yells over it that she is reading an energy build up and Yeez orders her to fire immediately. As they do, the *Thrifty* is destroyed. Aidz is furious to not have the prisoners, but Yeez defends his actions, claiming the energy build up had to be a weapon. This assuages Aidz's suspicions that Yeez may have been working with the A.S.S.

Down on the surface of Nomac II, the senior staff confront Kahkay about what just happened, not having had time for him to explain it earlier. Kahkay reveals he did it to cover for Yeez, which could save countless lives if it shifts suspicions off of Yeez enough for him to begin passing info again. Most of the senior staff, the only ones within earshot, accept this explanation. A grief-stricken Foley does not. As Kahkay tries to explain, Foley furiously slugs him and stomps off. Kahkay lets him go, then instructs everyone not to tell anyone else what happened (except Tokaladie) and construct a communications relay to call for a ride home.

## **Guest Stars**

* Nathan Haley as Lt. Ray
* Ryan Yohe as Lt. Michael Anders
* Joe Morales as Captain Yeez
* Travis Irvine as Commandant Aidz
* Karen Perta as Jooz
* Virgil Von Hartzel as the Narrator

## **Trivia**

* Series leads Tokaladie and Jamieson do not appear in Part 2.
* Additionally, Ray and Anders are mentioned in the introduction of Part 2, despite not being leads.
* Cast member Dan Condo, who played the recurring role of Captain Yeez, was out during both parts at an internship. He pre-recorded Yeez's three lines in Part 1, but Joe Morales subbed in for Part 2 since it was a larger part that interacted more with other characters.

* Chris Allen, the regular narrator, took this live show off. Multiple cast members replaced him.
* Neu is trying to tell a knock-knock joke in the intro over four episodes. Chris' Narrator shut her down a little later each time. With Virgil subbing, Neu was allowed to complete the joke, only to bum everyone out when her punchline was "I want to stay on the *Thrifty*."
* The destruction of the starsheep was set quite a few years ago, and had the crew not been about to be separated anyway, writer Jerome insists he would never have put an expiration date on Neu's service.
* This brings the total number of episodes of *Universe Journey* with the *Thrifty* to 42. It is not lost on the show that this is an important number to *Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*, and was part of why the ship was destroyed at this point.
* It also makes for three years and three seasons, just as the original *Star Trek* aired (albeit *Trek*'s three seasons had almost twice as many installments).