(C)1998 Kalani Cooper. All rights reserved. SCENE 1: In a hidden corridor on the planet Naju. IREM: ...........Oh my aching back! I've got such a migrain. And it's too stinkin' cold in here! ..........*huh!* WHAT THE HECK! *A slippery gel-like hand slips down the crevace in her back and massages her wounds with loving care. CREATURE: CHEEP! CHEEP! CHEEP! *The creature cheaps lovingly as her pain begins to reside and she feels an overwhelming calmness enclose her. IREM: Did you save me? CREATURE: CHEEP! CHEEP! CHEEP! *The creature jumps up and down ecstaticly, happy that she's okay with its hands still soothing her casualties. IREM: I appreciate it whatever you are. But I need to.......*GASP! I don't have any clothes on. They must have been burnt to shreds upon entering Naju!* *Irem's face begins to flash different shades of red as she becomes redder and hotter from embarassment. A gigantic teardrop forms and slowly slides down the back of her head. IREM: Could you......(In a silent, shaky voice)......hand me some clothes please. I would.......greatly appreciate.....it. CREATURE: CHEEP! CHEEP! CHEEP! BLUE LANDER GLADLY HELP RED WOMAN! IREM: ........R-R-R-R-R-RED WOMAN! BLUE LANDER: CHEEP! CHEEP! CHEEP! WOW! WOMAN TURNING EVEN REDDER! *Irem looks down and wraps her arms around her legs, struggling to keep her most precious parts from the peripheral vision of others. The Blue Lander hands the clothes to Irem with a humongous grin. IREM: Thank you very much Blue Lander. I'll be off now! *She straps on her jetpack (it's what's left of her rough encounter....don't worry though, she can still fly!) and snaps it snugly around her waist. Irem shuffles to the door commando style until a loud bull horn sounds behind her. Her eyes gaze up to see a message pop up on a window above her. It reads: I AM SORRY FOR THE SHAPE I HAVE LEFT THIS WORLD. I HAD HOPED THAT WE COULD DESTROY THE ALIENS INVADING OUR ONCE PEACEFUL PLANET. BUT ALAS, THEY OUTNUMBERED US 10 TO 1. I AM THE ONLY LEFT FROM MY WORLD. LISTEN CLOSELY. ON THIS PLANET, THERE ARE 10 CORRIDORS THAT CONTAIN SELF-DESTRUCT MECHANISMS. GO TO THESE MECHANISMS AND ACTIVATE THEM. ONCE ACTIVATED. THIS PLANET WILL SELF-DESTRUCT. I HOPE IN MY HEART THAT NO ONE IS READING THIS. IT WILL MEAN I HAVE FAILED. GO NOW! COMPLETE MY REQUEST AND YOUR STORY WILL BECOME KNOWN AS "THE GUARDIAN LEGEND!" END OF MESSAGE.......... IREM: O.K. I don't know who you are, but I owe it to you. I'll get revenge for what they did to my friends and for you! After all......(She readies her gun with both hands and heads outside.)......that's what being "THE GUARDIAN LEGEND" is all about! *As she scurries out the Blue Lander calls back at her from his home. BLUE LANDER: CHEEP! CHEEP! CHEEP! IF YOU EVER NEED TO REST GUARDIAN, SET YOUR WEAPON TO "NO USE" AND PUSH SELEC........... TO BE CONTINUED..............