The Story of the Traveling Android Scenes 7,8,&9

Scene: 7

Setting: Planet of St. Patrick and the Waiter’s apartment.

(The scene fades back to the Waiter’s apartment.)

Waiter: Tell me did you ever see the inhabitants of the planet?

Old Man: I did see them. But something else happened before I meet them.

(The scene fades back to the valleys of green sand on the Planet of St. Patrick. Old Man’s voice narrates.)

Old Man’s Voice: I spent some time on the path weeping. Then I sat on the pavement for about an hour. Still alive, I thought about survival, all I saw were valleys of green sand.

(The scene fades back and forth, as Tucker walks along the path.)

Old Man’s Voice: I also thought that the natives would soon show themselves. My mouth was dry, and my stomach was empty. Then a wind started to blow, and I had no coat. The darkness never left the planet. Time was no longer important. Finally my knees went, and I was not able to get up. Still no one came. I closed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

(Tucker is lying on the path and appears to be dead. The scene fades back to the apartment.)

Waiter: Did you die a physical death?

Old Man: I do not know. When I woke the planet had changed.

Scene: 8

Setting: The Planet of St. Patrick

(The scene fades back to the Planet of St. Patrick. But now it looks like a garden. Tucker is now an old man.)

Old Man’s Voice: When I woke the desert had disappeared, and it was no longer dark. The land was fertile and full of gardens. There were apple trees, orange trees, watermelon patches, and as far as I could see, corn plowed in perfect rows. I could hear a bubbling brook, and the path was no longer black rock. It was now pure gold.

(The scene fades back and forth as Tucker walks the golden path.)

Old Man’s Voice: Strange thing about it, I wasn’t hungry, thirsty, or even amazed. I put my hand on my chest and felt a beard. It was white as snow. My hair was down to my shoulders. I realized several years had passed. But I was not shocked by this discovery. When I thought about all that had taken place, I was not sad. I no longer had feelings. But I continued to walk. Never getting hungry, thirsty, or tired. The path finally ended at a rock-domed house. Beside the front door was a tombstone that said, "ENTER."

Scene 9

Setting: At a rock-doomed house on the Planet of St. Patrick and the Waiter’s apartment.

Old Man’s Voice: I walked inside the rock-doomed house, and there were several bald statues made of white marble. They were all seated in a circular formation. They did not move, and their faces had no expression. All I heard was four voices, two men and two women, and they spoke bold and with authority.

First Male Voice: On your knees!

First Female Voice: You are the guilty one!

Old Man’s Voice: I bowed.

Second Male Voice: You have lived!

Second Female Voice: But your comrades have died!

Tucker: I understand that I have wronged you, and my friends paid the price. I have lived, but I do not hunger, thirst, and I never tire. Why?

First Male Voice: Rip your shirt!

Old Man’s Voice: I did.

First Female Voice: You are no longer blood!

Second Male Voice: You are no longer flesh!

Second Female Voice: You are circuits and wires!

Old Man’s Voice: I was no longer a human, but an android. Now I understood why I never hungered, thirst, or had feelings. Then I asked the voices.

Tucker: So this is my punishment. You have taken my humanity. Now what will I do?

First Male Voice: You are programmed!

First Female Voice: To do what is right!

Second Male Voice: Return to Earth!

Second Female Voice: Tell your story!

Tucker: How will I get back?

First Male Voice: Raise you arms into the air!

First Female Voice: For you can fly!

Second Male Voice: Leave us!

Second Female Voice: We will say no more! Farwell!

(The scene shows Tucker standing to his feet and he leaves the rock-doomed house. The green sands have returned.)

Old Man’s Voice: As I stepped outside, the valleys of green sand had reappeared. Darkness was once again upon the planet. I turned around and saw the rock-doomed house sank into the green sands.

(The scene now shows Tucker raising his arms, and he ascends up into the air. The scene then fades and shows him flying in outer space.)

Old Man’s Voice: I raised my arms, and left the planet. It was not long until I was flying in the darkness of space. I really did not know where I was or which way to go.

(The scene fades back to the Waiter’s apartment.)

Waiter: You mean to tell me that you flew all the way back to Earth? How did you find your way back?

Old Man: I do not know how long I floated in space. But a time came when I ran upon a pirate ship.

To be continued.