Modern Day England.
Rain obscures a nondescript building that is in the middle of nowhere. Inside, THE
MINISTRY MAN is toweling himself off after an exercise session. In front of him is a
heavyset man named GEORGE. Ministry Man is asking why George wants to leave. George states
that he knows what is going to happen and he can’t be a part of it. George warns that
they are screwing around with reality...and it will have repercussions. Ministry Man just
smiles. "I know. I’m looking at one."
George continues about leaving and Ministry Man says he can. He promises that there
will be no mysterious "accidents" or the like. But, he warns, if George tries to
stop them, he can promise George one thing...that his existence will end.
As George storms out, Ministry Man picks up the telephone to deliver a brief message.
"He’s all yours."
George derives out of the heavily guarded complex. He goes up a few miles and gets out
of his car. Hopping into a new vehicle, he pulls out a dead body and drags it to his car.
He leaves in the new car as his previous car blows up.
George comes into his mansion. He talks on a cell phone to RYAN and asks how many are
there. Ryan responds that there are four definites and another possible. George says he
knew it. All that time and money wouldn’t go to waste. He tells Ryan to get to
Barsoom and set it up. George begins to look at the information Ryan sent him.
Los Angeles. Kane Talgarth is driving down an LA freeway. Typical commuter...on the
phone, coffee cup on the dash, donut rolling on his seat. He is opening his mail while he
waits in traffic...again. His conversation covers his hobby as an archeologist and how it
interferes with his work as a insurance company adjuster. He glances at the letter before
going to the magazine which he quickly opens and turns sideways to check out the pin up of
the month.
London. Geneva Walcot-Fogg is desperately trying to sleep off last night’s party.
Even three pillows over her head can’t cover up the ringing of the doorbell. Finally,
she storms to the door, takes the special delivery package and slams the door on the
messenger. Glancing at the letter, she lets it fall to the floor before heading back to
bed. It is 3:00 in the afternoon.
Ireland. An ancient sanatorium, Keady Hall Psychiatric Unit. Dr. John Hammett is
yelling at his staff for the mis-treatment of patients. A ward delivers a special delivery
for Hammett as he retreats to his study. He appears in pain. He grabs his bandaged arm as
he is opening the letter. The pain is intense and he unwraps his arm. We see the letter as
we look right through his arm...which is partially invisible...with a trace of
veins, arteries, and muscles showing.
Hamburg, Germany. An older couple hold the letter in their hand. They are arguing over
who should take the letter addressed to their tenant in the back. Finally, they both agree
to do it together. They go to the cottage in the back. It is a mess...equipment is all
over the place. As they are about to knock, the door opens and a giant walks out as Edwin
Van Hardwig takes the letter. He laughs as he asks if they want to stay for coffee but the
old couple are already running away...
Atlantic Ocean, off Iceland. An experimental oil-drilling platform floating on the sea
as a helicopter leaves. The Ministry Man is being led by another man towards the center
which when we look inside is a gigantic chamber. Encased in glass in the middle is the
Book of Khazars. Ministry Man tells the other that they don’t have to worry about
George any more...he had an unfortunate accident.
Quick shots of the four who received the letters. Each has opened the letter and is
reading it. All have airline tickets with them except Genera’s of course as she lives
in London.
Satellite in space and we see that Ryan is monitoring a satellite tracking screen. He
sees something and excitedly calls George. Ryan says that it took some time but he’s
finally found her. He’ll see if he can convince her to join them. George says that
with the others, perhaps she will come out of hiding. Ryan just says, he’ll try.
Quick shots of Heathrow Airport as the three ticket holders are arriving. As they enter
and go through customs, they pass each other but have no recognition. Inside the Heathrow
security, we see their faces on the cameras as the watcher plays with a key ring marked
with the letters "MIP" on it.
Geneva is led into the meeting place...the British Museum...the very same room where a
meeting was held some 100 years ago. As she enters, the other three are already there.
George enters and begins to tell them what everything is about. They were all given
excerpts of diaries from the famous H.G. Wells and Jules Verne and George tells them about
the Book of Khazars and he reveals the secret organization of the MIP...or the Ministry of
Incredible Phenomena...an ultra private branch of the government that seemingly answers to
no one.
As the group argues, Hammett especially so, George claims that the members here have
famous relatives...Kane’s is Captain Nemo from 20,000 Leagues under the Sea,
Geneva’s is Phileas Fogg from Around the World in 80 Days, Edwin is a descendant of
Professor Van Hardwigge from Journey to the Center of the Earth, and John’s real name
isn’t Hammett....it’s Griffin which is the same name as his ancestor who was
also known as the Invisible Man.
As Geneva exclaims how silly the notion is and that none of them really ever
existed...a voice rings out...
..."Wrong!" standing before them is a beautiful raven-haired woman who
introduces herself as MORIARTY. George wants to know who she is but she explains that she
too has a diary but its not from Verne or Wells...hers is from Doyle. George sits down,
stunned. "Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes stories...you’re
his---" Moriarty cuts him off. She says that she has been involved in this for a long
time and if the others want to find out about their own lives, they should listen to
George. The other look around and there is a general agreement that their lives are surely
lacking in some areas.
On the Iceland oil rigger, a Navy officer is discussing vehemently with the Ministry
Man about his assignment. He wants to know why he has to quarantine a 100-mile diameter
around the rig. The Ministry Man asks if the commander knows about Greek Mythology and
explains about Pandora’s Box which when opened, let out all of mankind’s evils.
Show the Book of Khazars, the voiceover of the Ministry Man says that he doesn’t want
to be sitting on top of it when it happens again.
George continues to explain about the theory. He explains that the Book when it was
opened some 100 years ago, sucked out some of the creative energies of the writers in the
room. The MIP however, opened the book again and some of the energies escaped to become
reality.
In the Atlantic Ocean, the Ministry man is on a ship looking at the oil rigger. A
countdown begins. Ten.
George asks them about their lives and they all have to admit that something is
missing. NINE. George says that each of them have special abilities that may not have
manifested themselves but they will. Eight. And each will need the others to fill the
vacuum that exists in their lives. SEVEN Hammett rolls down the sleeve over his bandaged
arm. SIX. Moriarty agrees readily with George and says that they have to work together.
FIVE. Hammett grabs his head...very uncomfortable. FOUR. He decides to leave as George
tries to stop him. THREE. George says he won’t let him leave and Hammett pulls out a
knife. TWO. "Who’s going to stop me?" ONE.
At the oil rigger, from the center where the Book is, lights shoot out as the Book is
opened.
Back in the British Museum, all of the group grab their heads in pain as if they were
electrocuted. Blood comes from their mouths and noses and they all fall unconscious,
including George.
Groom Lake, Nevada. Tom Eden is yelling at his wife for taping over his favorite movie,
Master of the World. She tries to explain that he has it on over 20 tapes already. He
doesn’t care and throws the tape at her and is obviously near to killing her.
Suddenly, he seizes his head as if shocked. Blood pours from his nose as he falls to the
ground.
At the oil rigger, Ministry Man is landing on the deck with a helicopter. He is
watching the Book of Khazars. He is pleasantly surprised. He tells his assistant that it
was only opened for less than a second and the incredible energy expended. Imagine if they
could harness that.
As the group comes to, George explains that the Book must have been opened. George asks
them all if the year 1977 means anything and each mentions that their fathers died that
year. George confirms that it was the existence of them (the fathers) that ended, however
each of them was already born so they continued. That was the last time the book was
opened...until now.
Eden comes to. His wife tries to comfort him and she doesn’t know what is
happening to him. He pushes her away as he storms out of the house. He lives on an Air
Force base and walks towards the hangars. Two pilots talk to him as he walks by. They
whisper behind his back about how crazy he is but how he is the best pilot they have ever
seen.
Eden gets dressed in his pilot’s outfit and passes through Authorized Personnel as
he heads towards a jet fighter. He revs it up. The Control Tower tells Eden that he
doesn’t have clearance but Tom is already heading down the runway. They repeatedly
tell him that he can’t take off, but he does anyway. As they watch, Tom turns the jet
back towards them and sets off two missiles which blow up the control tower.
Tom’s wife is on the phone. No, she doesn’t know what’s up with Tom.
Suddenly, the house blows up and we pan to Tom’s jet reaching into the skies.
George tells the others that the MIP has control of the Book and they think they can
control but he knows that they can’t. They have to find a way to stop them. He tells
them where the Book is but they can’t attempt to fly there as they’ll be shot
down. They have to do it another way. When asked how, George says he has a way but first
they have to travel to the Arctic. He shows them on the map. But, George explains, that
even in modern times, Arctic travel can be treacherous and he’ll have to find a way
to get there.
Geneva looks at the map and reads off a way of getting there. She sheepishly responds
to the others’ curious looks about how she just knows about weather conditions and
travelling. George smiles at her and says "Just like Phileas". George tells them
that they will stay at his mansion and that they should be ready to leave tomorrow.
1942. The Battle of Arnhem in Holland. A British soldier is fighting in World War II
when he finds himself surrounded by Germans. They point and shoot at him when suddenly a
vortex opens up behind him and a hand reaches out and grabs him, pulling him into the
vortex. The Germans looks around, not sure what they just saw.
The same soldier in an easy chair as he wakes up. A well-dressed man stands before him
and offers him a brandy sniffer. The soldier asks where is he and the man, known at the
Time Traveler corrects him. It’s not where...but when is he.
The Ministry Man is on the oil rigger as the jet that Tom Eden stole is coming in for a
landing on a platform next to it. An aide next to the Ministry Man says that there is no
way he can land on that. Ministry Man says that he’s never seen Tom Eden fly and
he’s never seen a jet plane like the one that Tom flies...called The Terror. The jet
comes in for a landing, speeding along the platform before the jet hooks on the cable
which stops it abruptly. A makeshift aircraft carrier. Ministry Man just smiles. Another
aide comes up running and says that they got a report. He’s still alive. The body in
the car wasn’t him. Now the Ministry Man is no longer smiling and admits that he
should’ve paid more attention to the others.
Hammett is in the library of George as George comes in. It is very late. Hammett
apologizes but George says its okay, books are meant to be looked at. Hammett says
he’s sorry for his outburst earlier. As George grabs a book, Hammett tells George
that he’s read Invisible Man before...a number of times. Now he knows why it was such
a favorite of his...if all this nonsense is true. George just tells him it is. Hammett
asks if George has read it. Of course. Hammett says that Griffin, his supposed ancestor
was a mad man...the invisibility drove him mad. George says that doesn’t mean John
will go mad. John holds up his invisible arm which is now his whole arm. With one, comes
the other.
Kane looking out the window. He talks about how real can all of this be? He has trouble
accepting it. He turns when the voice from his bed tells him how it was so easy to accept
a beautiful woman asking him to spend the night. He turns and we see that it’s
Moriarty in the bed. He says its not the same thing but she says it is...some people just
take what’s thrown at them as life goes on...others, will make things happen. She
wonders which one is he?
George is getting things ready in the morning, telling the others to hurry. Kane and
Moriarty come in. Geneva just throws some stuff at them to carry and hopes that they
weren’t hungry because they missed breakfast. No one is sure if she is jealous or
just mad about the two not taking things seriously enough.
Traveling to the Arctic. First a plane, then boat, then dogsled caravan. At night,
while huddled in a rough cabin, the five struggle to stay warm. They begin to question the
sanity of the whole situation. Moriarty tells them that only be sticking together can they
find the answers. Kane and Hammett begin questioning who George is and they all admit that
they don’t have any idea of who he is. Moriarty just laughs. She digs into her
knapsack and pulls out a book. She says that she has carried around a copy since she can
remember because they both share a common creator. The others are confused and Moriarty
tosses the book to Geneva who reads the title..."The Lost World" as she leaves
the cabin. Oh, my god...Geneva cries out, "he’s Professor Challenger". The
others have to explain to Edwin who Challenger is as he doesn’t read much.
Ministry Man is in the middle of exercising by fighting some men hand to hand when he
is interrupted by an aide. Tom Eden just stands there, silently and impatient. Ministry
Man reads the note and says that they’re in the arctic. He just got the trace and
they’ll send a squad after them. Ministry Man takes his glee out on some unfortunate
trainees while he talks to Eden about how Challenger would eventually lead them to the
Time Traveler. Eden wants to know what they’re doing in the arctic. Ministry Man
doesn’t seem worried but they’ll soon find out.
The Time Traveler leads the soldier through his magnificent palace which he calls the
Palace of Green Porcelain. There are clocks everywhere of all kinds and all ages. The
soldier is confused. The Time Traveler explains that the war has been over for quite some
time. The soldier wants to know if he died and the Traveler tells him that to the world,
yes, he died. Asking the soldier why he fought, the soldier says that it was to fight
against an enemy of everything he knew. The traveler asks the soldier if he will be
willing to fight a different war...against an enemy that could destroy everything that
is...or was. The soldier is of course, confused. The traveler leads him to a large area
outside and there in the garden like setting, are soldiers from all different time periods
and all different nations...samurai, Roman Legionnaire, Viking, Spanish Conquistador,
Mongol archer, and dozens of others.
Ryan is leading some men through some thick jungles. It seems to be an endless rain
forest. He brings out his scanner and looks around. It has to be here. He looks at the
scanner and heads deep into an overgrown section and starts slashing. The native
accompanying him just shake their heads. Crazy foreigner. Suddenly, the growth parts and
an opening reveals itself. Looking down, a waterfall leads into a rocky valley and signs
of civilization are present. Ryan leads them in.
The group of Challenger’s is in a very remote part of the arctic. Challenger seems
confused. It has to be here. He starts jabbing into the ice as if he were looking for
something. The others think he must be losing it and wonder what he is doing. Challenger
seems adamant about it when suddenly a deafening roar seemingly surrounds them. Confused
the group looks around, expecting an avalanche or something when a black stalker
helicopter pops up from behind a ridge. Menacing, it hovers...
The pilot inside radios to the men to remember, Challenger and Moriarty are to be taken
alive. The others? They are not. Four men scale down the helicopter from ropes, each
heavily armed with automatic weapons. The men begin to fire as they land and the group
scatters. Hiding behind jagged ice rocks, the bullets ring out, echoing in the open area.
Challenger yells out that the sound could break up the ice flow beneath them. Hammett is
being chased by one of the men, barely avoiding the bullets. He turns the corner around a
large, jagged rock and the man follows around. Hammett surprises the man by waiting there.
A desperate fight but Hammett gets the gun away and shoots him.
Edwin falls to the ground as bullets ring around him. One of the men stops to check and
see if he’s shot. Edwin isn’t. He pops up and grabs the man, his incredible
strength breaking the man’s arm. With a single toss of his brute strength, he throws
the man against a rock and the man crumples down, dead. As Edwin holds the gun in his two
hands with anger, Kane runs towards him screaming no. Too late, Edwin breaks the gun in
half across his knee. Kane yells at Edwin for eliminating the weapon. Now the last two men
are upon them. Suddenly, Hammett arrives behind them and shoots both of them. As one of
the men lies on the ground, Hammett continues to shoot until Geneva pulls him away.
The helicopter rears up firing bullets. Hammett with a maniacal laugh stands there and
fires back at it as the others flee for cover. The copter makes a pass over and Hammett
keeps firing until the gun is empty. The helicopter comes back and Hammett makes a mad
dash across the ice. The copter follows. As Hammett is jumping over a small cliff, the
helicopter fires a missile and the surrounding area explodes. Now the copter turns back
towards the group.
As they are running with the helicopter right behind them, the ground under them starts
to rise. It throws them all back and a large, metallic spear-like apparatus breaks through
the ice. The helicopter is right above it when suddenly a crackling energy blast seems to
radiate from all around. The helicopter electrifies before blowing up.
The group is stunned as the metallic shell rises high above the ice as it catapults
from the frozen water beneath it. It plunges down onto the surface and Challenger yells
out. "There it is...just as I knew it would be...it’s the NAUTILUS!"
Deep in the forest of Africa, Ryan is led to the ceremony center. The tribal people are
all painted white with mud and everything seems to be of very ceremonic importance. He is
forced to kneel in front of a dark cave with a single throne like chair in front of it. A
chanting begins and Ryan wonders what they are saying when he realizes that it is
"She" and then it dies out as a figure steps out from the darkness of the cave.
SHE steps out. A blonde, light skinned goddess (think of Ursula Andress) steps forward.
To Ryan, she is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen and he can’t take his eyes
off of her. She wears a single piece of cloth that barely covers her yet gives her a sense
of beauty and royalty. She sits as the murmuring chant continues, only ending when she
raises her hand.
SHE asks Ryan if he has come to take the girl away and Ryan can only nod his head. He
is speechless. SHE signals and from the cave comes a dark haired girl with her head down.
SHE asks Ryan if he knows what the girl is and again, Ryan can only nod. SHE stands up and
the crowd of natives quickly drop to their knees. SHE tells Ryan that she has been
expecting someone like him for the last 80 years or so and Ryan looks surprised. SHE says
yes, she is that old but remains as youthful and vibrant as the land surrounding her. But
she is tied to the land...her beauty and her very life would end if she were to ever
leave.
The girl steps forward by command. SHE tells Ryan that it will be the girl’s
choice and only her choice if she will go. She has a home here for as long as she wants.
SHE asks the girl if she wants to go and the girl looks up...saying she has to. Her eyes
are catlike as she looks at Ryan.
Inside the nautilus. Geneva is saddened by John’s death and feels the others
should show more remorse.
Edwin is examining the equipment and Challenger realizes that Edwin has an affinity for
machinery as Edwin innately knows how it operates. When Edwin presses a button, a giant
gyroscope pops up and he explains to Geneva how it works…even though he has never
seen one before. The others are surprised as there is no one on the ship...but how did it
move? Challenger deduces that Kane has a mental bond with it and this is evidenced by
Kane’s moving the ship with concentrated thought. Moriarty asks if there is a radio
on board but Challenger says they have to maintain silence so they don’t give away
their position. Moriarty just replies she knows, she was just asking. Unseen by any of
them, on the floor leading to the lower level is bloodied drops.
The Time traveler is placing a wreath on a grave marked with Weena’s name. As he
mentions the Green Palace, the soldier realizes who the traveler is…or who he thinks
he is. He wonders why the Time Traveler is pretending to be the character from H.G.
Well’s novel, The Time Machine. The Time Traveler explains his existence which he
can’t even fathom but through his journeys through time, he has come to understand
many things. But he can not go into the future because the Book of Khazars exists in this
time period and he can not go further than the book’s existence. But if he had the
book, and opened it towards the back, it would create the future for him as well. The
soldier wants to know if he himself is anyone special, and the Time Traveler says
no…just an anonymous face plucked from history…a man who is already dead. Sorry.
Geneva instinctually coordinates the navigation of the Nautilus as they head towards
the oilrig. Both her and Kane are surprised at how they quickly adapted in their roles but
Challenger states that it is a natural thing to bring up the root source of their special
abilities. Challenger explains about the past and how many of the fictional characters all
sprung to life. But the Ministry had sucked them all back into the book…all save
Challenger and Captain Nemo. That’s how Challenger knew the Nautilus was still
around.
Challenger’s story that takes place in the 1940’s. Challenger enters a secret
cave. He is excited. He has heard about descendants of their former comrades, now lost to
fiction and when he goes to tell Nemo, he sees Nemo on the ground. Challenger is
approached by the Ministry who steps out of the shadows. They are accompanied by a Nazi.
The Ministry leader tells Challenger that he is the last. Nemo is dead. But because of
Challenger’s intellect, they want to keep him around…but he has to serve.
Challenger reluctantly agreed. He tells the group that he had to wait for the right moment
and this is the time.
The Ministry Man is on the radio reporting to someone. He just says that Eden is
searching the probable locations of the Green Palace but with the high tech equipment on
the jet, if any one can find it, he can.
Ryan and the girl coming out of the jungle. She doesn’t understand why she is
needed but Ryan explains that each of them have a special ability. She wonders what hers
could be as she experiments on people to try and change what she has become. To throw off
the twisted plans of her father, Dr. Moreau who tried to blend man and beast together into
a new species. When she asks Ryan who he is, he just replies that only time will tell.
Tom Eden flies over a remote area that is entrenched by cliffs. His scanners show
something that shouldn’t be there but he can see nothing. He puts on special glasses
and switches to a stealth mode to eliminate the radar bounceback and everything turns to
night vision. A mass formation can be seen. Eden lifts up his glasses but sees
nothing…putting them back, the mass reappears. He radios with a smile. He’s
found it.
Shot of the oilrig as the Nautilus gets close. Geneva is congratulated for bringing
them to it. Suddenly, the ship rocks as they were hit by a small torpedo. Looking out the
ports, they see a mini exploratory sub that has launched a torpedo. Moriarty demands that
they fire back but there are no weapons...the Nautilus worked by ramming. Another one hits
them and they wonder what to do when Kane steers directly for the sub. As they wonder what
he’s doing, he gets closer and then hits the electrical field. The waves of
electricity roll towards the mini sub, spinning it out of control as it floats up to the
surface. Edwin says that the Nautilus will take a few hours to recharge and they realize
they are sitting ducks in the water. Geneva looks out as scuba divers are hooking up
canisters to the air intake valves. Inside, gas pours into the Nautilus and the group
succumbs…falling unconscious.
The group slowly awakens. Challenger and Kane are tied up and hanging on chains over an
opening into the ocean below. Challenger looks around at the others before turning to the
voice he hears. "Well, George, you got much further than we expected." Shock
registers on Challenger’s face.
Standing before him is Captain Nemo. Challenger spits out that he thought he was dead..
Nemo just laughs and says that he sold Challenger out. But he realized his value and
things would work out better if Challenger thought he was dead. Nemo is surprised by the
Nautilus and compliments Challenger on that daring move. Challenger wonders how Nemo can
hope to survive if he opens the Book of Khazar fully as he plans to do and calls Nemo
insane. Nemo just laughs and says of course he is, he was written that way. Nemo reveals
that when the book is open, he can always see the results and go back and fix it. Then it
dawns on Challenger...the Time Machine! If Nemo has the Time Machine, he will be able to
control the release of the Book of Khazars. Nemo thanks Challenger for revealing the
existence of the Time Traveler as it solves all of the problems.
Nemo begins to leave and says sorry that only two can go at once but Challenger should
be the first and then of course, his bastard offspring, Kane. Two guards watch the others
as the Ministry Man stays behind. As Nemo leaves, the chain begins to lower.
Suddenly, the level in the Ministry Man’s hand goes in reverse, much to the shock
of the Ministry Man. Then, he reels back as if he were punched but there is no one there.
The guards look around and one doubles over. As he is falling, his gun is taken
away…and floating in mid-air before it shoots the second guard. The first guard is
then shot. Everyone is stunned and a figure begins to materialize.
It is John Hammett! He is naked and when his face comes into view, it is with a big
smile. Geneva hugs him, glad to see he is still alive. Kane laughs a bit when Hammett
realizes that he is naked. Edwin pulls up the Ministry Man and wants to know where Nemo is
going but the Ministry Man won’t talk. They hear the sounds of a helicopter getting
ready to take off and they start running up after it. As they get ready to leave, they
hear a shot. The Ministry Man is falling into the water and they see Moriarty holding the
gun. She says that she’ll see him in Hell as the body of the Ministry Man falls into
the water. Kane yells at her and she just says that they aren’t playing some game or
just characters in a story…this is real.
On the deck of the oilrig, the guards are surprised by the group as they attack. Nemo
tries desperately to get himself and the wrapped up Book on the helicopter but Challenger
pulls him off and they struggle. Edwin shows off his incredible strength as he grabs hold
of the helicopter. Everyone is battling. Kane in knocked down and he sees the Nautilus.
Summoning up his strength, he forces his thoughts to see if he can make it move and then
the Nautilus jerks a bit…and slowly starts to approach.
Challenger and Nemo are fighting. It is a close fight but after awhile, it is apparent
that Nemo is going to win. He holds a large metal bar over the head of Challenger but as
he is about to bring it down, his face expression changes. Boring through his chest is the
tip of the Nautilus shaft…
…Nemo is lifted in the air, impaled on the ramming shaft of the Nautilus.
As the Searchers regroup, Challenger sees that the book is gone…some quick
checking and they find that someone else has disappeared as well. Moriarty.
Ryan and Moreau are near the Green Palace. Ryan explains that the palace is almost
impossible to find in the dense jungle and secret pathways are the way. He doesn’t
know how to get to it…he’s tried before. Moreau starts to look around and lifts
her nose in the air…almost as if sniffing. She leads him into the forest.
London. A woman in the rain has an umbrella over her head and is carrying a wrapped up
package. She enters an exclusive nightclub, cutting right to the front of the line. The
guard lets her in and says its good to see her again. Obviously, someone important. As she
enters, she takes down her umbrella and the manager welcomes her back. It is Moriarty. She
storms into a private room. A man sits in the darkness and we see it is the Ministry Man.
"See you in Hell, indeed", he laughs. She slams the book on the table and says
that her plan would’ve worked in time. Now things are really mucked up. How are they
going to find the Time Traveler now that Nemo is dead. Ministry Man just gestures to the
man stepping out of the shadows. It is Tom Eden who says he has found the Traveler.
Ministry Man introduces Tom who is also a fictional character…Robur, Master of the
World.
The Time Traveler watches on his monitors and says that the attacks will come soon for
he has seen the scouts. The soldier points at the monitor and says there are some people.
The warriors get ready but the Time Traveler looks and says that they’re not the
enemy. He murmurs that after all these years…he doesn’t believe it.
As Ryan and Moreau enter, the Time Traveler comes up to them. As Ryan and the Traveler
lock eyes, Ryan dissipates as if a mirage. The Traveler explains to Moreau that Ryan was a
younger incarnation of himself that was sent out in search of Moreau, or more precisely,
her father. Moreau asks about the time displacement of two people sharing the same time
and the Traveler says that it’s only in science fiction novels. The traveler needs
Moreau for her research and understanding of the human condition mixed with other species
for the future and to deal with the Morlocks. She wonders if all this was a ruse and he
says no...that he is the protector of the Time Machine and if he is gone, it will stop the
madness as he will take it to the future. But he can’t go unless he has the book.
The Nautilus arrives on the shore and the group begins to make their way towards the
Palace. Kane feels silly about trusting Moriarty. But the big problem is how to get
through the dense area. Edwin suggests that they climb the cliffs and bypass it all.
Reluctantly, they agree it would be faster but how? Edwin starts to gather some equipment
and says that they are to follow him. As they look up, they see Robur’s jet fly
overhead.
Robur shoots missiles at some of the forest area to clear it. The palace fades in and
out of view before the damage finally destroys the cloaking device and it stands in the
middle of the forest…exposed.
Moriarty and the Ministry Man lead a band of men towards the Green Palace.
Edwin is pulling up the others over the cliff and the Palace is behind him. They gather
and race for the Palace.
The Ministry’s men engage the Time Traveler’s soldiers. Warriors from all
eras fight against the modern force. It is a bizarre battle as samurais, legionnaires, and
others fight against guns but the battle is surprisingly even as the ruthlessness and
skill of the ancient warriors surprise the modern troops.
Moriarty and the Ministry Man get close to the Time Traveler who has kept the soldier
nearby. The soldier is killed as he tries to defend and the Traveler is saddened, even
though he knew it would come to this. Moreau attacks some of the guards viscously, baring
teeth and fangs as she becomes half tigress and half human. But when Moriarty puts a gun
to the Traveler’s head, she calms down. Moriarty apologizes for the bad pun as she
tells the traveler that comes in says times up. Moriarty pets Moreau on the head with a
caustic "nice kitty." Ministry Man wants to know what she is. Moriarty knows all
abut her and explains the part of the Island of Dr. Moreau.
Challenger and group arrive. They need to get inside to the Time Traveler. As
Challenger motions to John, he just says he knows and starts to take his clothes off,
telling the others to turn around.
Eden shows up and joins with Moriarty and they are led to the Time Machine. Moriarty
and the Ministry Man lead Moreau to a small room where Moreau will be locked up. Ministry
Man wants to know why they just don’t kill her and Moriarty shows him why. She pushes
the Ministry Man inside the room with Moreau who is still in her vicious catlike state.
Moriarty tells Ministry Man that the Time Machine will only hold two…tough luck
Moriarty kisses Eden and laughs about how no one knew that they’ve had this plan
all this time together. The Traveler wonders why they would do such a thing, after all,
they’re all in the same position. Moriarty is mad that he would compare her with
him…he had the power and did nothing…she’ll have the power and do something
with it.
As she goes to get in, she is suddenly pulled back. Confusion as Eden and Moriarty are
knocked around. She realizes that its Hammett and grabs a sword from a dead warrior and
swings wildly around. A blood slash appears in mid-air as oxygen hits it and then starts
to flow before Hammett materializes and drops to the ground.
The group busts in, Edwin attacks Eden. Kane grabs Moriarty who quickly tells Kane that
she’s glad he’s there. It is he that she wants to share everything with. He is
smitten with her…just enough to be confused as she pulls out a knife but Geneva
knocks it away. Kane recovers and hits Moriarty in the jaw, knocking her to the ground.
Eden is thrown against the wall by Edwin. Edwin, satisfied, turns away but Eden was
only feigning unconsciousness and hits Edwin over the head. As he is about to deliver
another blow, Challenger pierces Eden with a sword.
Moreau comes into the room…blood all over her as she is reverting back to human.
Her appearance takes the group by surprise and gives Moriarty her chance. She hops into
the time machine as Kane bangs on the door. She holds up the package with the book in it
and blows him a kiss.
The Traveler pulls Kane away as the machine hums and rattles before disappearing.
Kane looks at Challenger and says that they failed. Hammett speaks up weakly and points
to a package lying in the corner. Geneva gets it and it is the Book of Khazars. Edwin
wonders what was in the package that Moriarty took? Kane smiles and says he hopes the Time
Traveler can live without one of his hard bound copies of H.G. Well’s Outline of
History.
The Time Traveler laughs and says that Moriarty will need it. After all, she will only
be in the past. He explains that the machine she took was a replica that can only go back
in time…he had built it over the years, because after all, he had all the time in the
world.
Challenger takes the Book of Khazars and says that they have to find someplace to put
the book. Edwin smiles…perhaps down to the Center of the Earth? He can sense a
journey.
