"So this is... what, a 'lost episode?'"
"It's legendary. They say the director went nuts for a couple of weeks and insisted it be made according to his script, then came out of it and had no idea what he'd been doing. It was never aired, didn't even make it into the compilations until they found the negatives in a backlot shack a couple of years ago."
The auditorium was nearly full now, the last few stragglers jockeying for position. The ship's Chief Science Officer looked up as a tall maintenance engineer struggled through the rows.
"Pardon me, Chief Hoshino, is this seat taken?"
"...Go ahead."
The lights dimmed, a hush fell over the crowd, and the camera rolled...
----
DIMENSIONAL WORMHOLE! THE WARRIOR FROM ANOTHER WORLD APPEARS!
"Akara! Our sensors have detected a growing flaw in the universal fabric! Some alien force is about to break through from another world -- in the deserts of Earth! Such a power MUST belong to the Kyo'akk Empire!"
...
"Joe! Ken! Akira! We must prevent the enemy from stealing this power at all costs!"
...
The stranger doffed his odd helmet, revealing a ruffled mop of blond hair. "Yeah, I've seen enough. It's pretty damn clear who the bad guys are around here."
"You would defy the massed forces of the Kyo'akk?! Who do you think you are, fool?"
A crooked smile flashed across his face. "I'm a rambler, a gambler, and a long, long way from home. But here and now, you can call me... SONIC SOLDIER, LOONY TOONS!"
Mayhem erupted.
...
"You're really leaving?"
"Kid, I've been trying to get home longer than you'd believe. Your crew don't need my help, and with the next gate already open, I don't want to hang around and get fought over."
"All right then, Colonel. It's been an honor..."
----
"That was seriously weird. What was the point if he was just going to move on?"
"No one knows. Like I said, the director claimed he didn't remember that whole two weeks..."
Entertained but puzzled, the crew of the Nadesico filtered out of the auditorium and returned to duty... all but two.
The maintenance engineer shook his head. "Okay, that was unnecessarily weird."
He became aware of a cold, flat stare boring into him. "...Something wrong, Chief?"
"Did that... actually happen?"
"Pretty much. The animation style's nothing like what it really looked like, mind you..."
"...'Sonic Soldier Loony Toons?' Seriously?"
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
"...I'm surrounded by idiots."
----
Disclaimer: I've never actually seen Martian Successor Nadesico. But from what I understand of the show, this seemed like the obvious thing to do with Doug.
--Sam
"I didn't want to have to do this... I mean I really didn't want to have to do this...!"
"It's legendary. They say the director went nuts for a couple of weeks and insisted it be made according to his script, then came out of it and had no idea what he'd been doing. It was never aired, didn't even make it into the compilations until they found the negatives in a backlot shack a couple of years ago."
The auditorium was nearly full now, the last few stragglers jockeying for position. The ship's Chief Science Officer looked up as a tall maintenance engineer struggled through the rows.
"Pardon me, Chief Hoshino, is this seat taken?"
"...Go ahead."
The lights dimmed, a hush fell over the crowd, and the camera rolled...
----
DIMENSIONAL WORMHOLE! THE WARRIOR FROM ANOTHER WORLD APPEARS!
"Akara! Our sensors have detected a growing flaw in the universal fabric! Some alien force is about to break through from another world -- in the deserts of Earth! Such a power MUST belong to the Kyo'akk Empire!"
...
"Joe! Ken! Akira! We must prevent the enemy from stealing this power at all costs!"
...
The stranger doffed his odd helmet, revealing a ruffled mop of blond hair. "Yeah, I've seen enough. It's pretty damn clear who the bad guys are around here."
"You would defy the massed forces of the Kyo'akk?! Who do you think you are, fool?"
A crooked smile flashed across his face. "I'm a rambler, a gambler, and a long, long way from home. But here and now, you can call me... SONIC SOLDIER, LOONY TOONS!"
Mayhem erupted.
...
"You're really leaving?"
"Kid, I've been trying to get home longer than you'd believe. Your crew don't need my help, and with the next gate already open, I don't want to hang around and get fought over."
"All right then, Colonel. It's been an honor..."
----
"That was seriously weird. What was the point if he was just going to move on?"
"No one knows. Like I said, the director claimed he didn't remember that whole two weeks..."
Entertained but puzzled, the crew of the Nadesico filtered out of the auditorium and returned to duty... all but two.
The maintenance engineer shook his head. "Okay, that was unnecessarily weird."
He became aware of a cold, flat stare boring into him. "...Something wrong, Chief?"
"Did that... actually happen?"
"Pretty much. The animation style's nothing like what it really looked like, mind you..."
"...'Sonic Soldier Loony Toons?' Seriously?"
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
"...I'm surrounded by idiots."
----
Disclaimer: I've never actually seen Martian Successor Nadesico. But from what I understand of the show, this seemed like the obvious thing to do with Doug.
--Sam
"I didn't want to have to do this... I mean I really didn't want to have to do this...!"