Episode 6 Mission: 2110

Previously...

The only way we can defeat the Roboidz

is to take away their power, by stealing their bio-rods.

You need to make this mission count!

-Get it!

-Try not to get trapped by those Shades!

-He's coming!

-Five seconds, recruits!

-It's every recruit for themselves! Careful of those Shades!

-YES!

-Green!

-Keep your concentration!

-Yellow!

That's the wrong step - use your panic button!

-Try not to get trapped.

-Left!

-Try to keep cool.

-Right!

You have fallen victim to the Vaporiser!

They're almost unstoppable, but we can do it.

We can take back Earth if we work together.

SIREN WAILS

This is...

The world is in darkness, lost in a nightmare.

A nightmare of steel and cybernetics,

built by humanity to help it. And now...

for all I know, I'm all that's left.

I am Caleb, sworn to defeat the Roboidz by stealing these bio-rods

which give them their energy.

I am helped by teams of brave youngsters

who've travelled through time to Future Gate,

base of the Roboidz. Can we defeat them?

Only time will tell.

This is Mission 2110.

Aha! My trio of troops.

I'm well aware our team has been shrunk by the Vaporiser.

A very sad business, losing dear Lois, but a clear reminder to all

just how deadly Future Gate can be.

But I want you to know

that you can carry on and laugh in the face of danger,

that you can do these missions with a spring in your step

and a smile on your face.

So, come on, recruits, show me these smiles.

-Callum, I think you need a filling.

-Don't be cheeky!

OK, what about these springs in your step?

Kieran, you're not going to scare off any Roboidz like that.

-We'll agree to disagree.

-OK, then.

What about these laughs in the face of danger? Laugh it up!

ALL: Mwah-ha-ha-ha!

Ah, Fern, you've clearly laughed in the face of danger before.

Yes. Yes, I have.

So, are you going to steal plenty more bio-rods?

-ALL: YES!

-Well, I'm very glad to hear it.

Because I'm wiping the slate clean.

As of now, your bio-rod tallies are reduced to zero.

-Yes!

-There are another four missions.

I need the best recruit to battle Neuros. Are you in?

ALL: YES!

Come on, then. Because this one is a hot little number.

Things are certainly heating up in cargo hold three.

You three are about to go up against

three of the toughest Roboidz around -

the Worker, otherwise known as the drone class.

These heavy-metal monsters do all the jobs no-one else wants to do,

from crushing boulders in their pincer claws

to mucking out the Shades - yuk! So you'd best steer clear.

This mission is called Flame Thrower.

You won't be throwing any flames.

Instead you'll be throwing these, aerodynamic rotating projectiles,

or, air-rotatey-projiles for short.

You have to throw these over the heads of the Workers into the cages.

For every correct aim, you can grab up to three bio-rods.

Be careful, this is a timed mission and at 30 seconds left,

the Workers will start to close in.

Then I suggest you get out fast. Good luck!

Get lobbing! Go for it!

Mission on!

OK, recruits, get throwing!

This tests your accuracy and strength

against those nine-foot metal uglies.

-Yes!

-That's your first. Go for it, Kieran!

Three bio-rods each up for grabs, but you have to get them before

those Workers start crashing forward.

Unlucky, Kieran, but you're still ahead!

Hold your nerve.

That's your first one, Callum, go for it!

Second one, grab another bio-rod.

The Roboidz are getting agitated, recruits.

Try to keep calm and get those shots on target.

Those Workers are about to step forward. When they do,

you have just 30 seconds left.

Yes, Fern, that's your first one.

That's your last, Kieran, grab that bio-rod and get out!

The enemy is advancing, the pressure's on to complete this!

Come on, Fern and Callum, get to it!

Aim carefully, there's no time to waste!

That's your second one, go for it, Callum!

Be careful of getting too close to those pincers,

they could do you some serious damage!

Those Workers are getting dangerously close!

You have only seconds left!

Hit those panic buttons! Get out of there!

I was worried about the robot in front of me,

who was just standing there going like that.

He was really scary.

I think I did really well cos I got two bio-rods

but Kieran got three so in the next mission I need to get more than him.

Callum struggled because,

one, he's quite a lot smaller than me,

and I don't think he could see over the robot properly.

Ah! Those balls of flame were very scary.

Lucky we didn't singe any recruits in that last mission.

Saves me filling in the "lost recruit" forms.

One thing I hate more than Roboidz is paperwork.

We still don't seem to making any sort of dent in their numbers.

I wonder if we'll ever manage to turn this into a fun cruise...

Junk cruise, more like. Oh, well, time for the next mission.

And time to face those stinky old Shades. Bleurgh!

Well done, Kieran. Fern, Callum, you guys had a close shave

in Flame Thrower but you used your panic buttons and got out

just in time. Good work!

This next mission involves the Shades.

You probably knew that already. Cargo hold four

is crawling with the stinky little blighters.

The by-product of the Roboidz destruction of the human race

in the late 21st Century,

the Shades now serve their mechanical masters.

They will never attack you - at least they haven't so far -

but they will try to make your life difficult - never touch them!

-There are five bio-rods up for grabs in this next mission...

-Yes!

..which I call Shade Grid. It's a test of your logic,

and involves these luminous bars and a whole bunch of circuit blocks.

The grid is made of 12 squares which can only be formed

by locking the bars into position. You want to box in the Shades

standing around the grid.

Enclose one and that Shade will release one bio-rod.

Good luck, recruits. And plan your moves carefully! Go for it!

Mission on!

Five Shades guarding five bio-rods.

All you have to do is lock in a Shade to unlock one bio-rod.

Each recruit has to place their coloured bar in position

one at a time. Think logically. Plan ahead.

Think about what the other recruits are likely to do next.

Don't be hasty, think carefully.

Remember, recruits, if you complete a square, you can move again.

Box in a Shade, you will release one bio-rod.

Five bio-rods are available,

so this could be very good news for some of you.

Back to you, Fern.

Are you still confident about your plan?

Kind of.

OK, Callum, five bio-rods are still in play.

After this there will be only one more mission

until you face the Vaporisers.

So those bio-rods are all important.

No squares and no bio-rods so far.

Kieran, this is not a team game.

You must outwit your fellow recruits.

That's going to go here.

That's one square.

Fern, that's your first square, you've earned yourself another turn.

Hold your noses, recruits as you move around the grid.

Some of those Shades haven't washed in over 40 years.

Maybe this plan of yours has paid off.

That's another turn.

Take another bar, Fern.

Will this move result in your first bio-rod?

Remember, recruits, if you touch a Shade,

you are automatically out of the mission.

Congratulations, Fern. Recruit that thinks ahead,

that thinks logically is sure to succeed in this mission.

How are you feeling, Fern?

A bit worried, because if I put this anywhere that makes a square,

then the next person's going to get all the bio-rods.

Is that part of your strategy?

No.

Think about it, Fern, that bar has to be placed on the grid.

It doesn't matter where I put it, he's going to get it all.

What are you thinking, Callum?

Er, I'm sort of happy cos I can get a bio-rod now.

So...

Careful, Callum.

Congratulations, Callum, that's your first bio-rod.

-Yes!

-You've earned yourself another turn.

Grab a bar and think hard about your next move.

That's another square, Callum. You have earned another move.

It's all falling into place for you.

I'm very happy now.

I think I could get the rest.

Easy does it, Callum.

Congratulations, Callum. Your second bio-rod.

-Kieran, how are you feeling?

-Really annoyed.

I know he's going to get the other four now.

Another square completed means another turn.

Easy does it, Callum.

I think I could get the rest.

Another bio-rod there, but be careful.

Yes!

Fern, Callum's stolen your plan.

Is there anything you'd have done differently?

No, because if I put the rod anywhere else,

he would have got it anyway.

It's just the way it goes, isn't it?

Callum, who's earned himself another move.

It looks like Callum is about to take his fourth bio-rod.

And the final bio-rod of this mission.

Gently does it, Callum. Don't risk brushing against that Shade.

Congratulations, Callum, that's your fourth bio-rod!

I'm feeling really happy. This was a great mission for me,

I got four bio-rods.

Good work. Let's get out of here, recruits and onto the next mission.

The Shade Grid was really tense cos we all had different tactics,

when Fern put down a rod, it led to me getting all four bio-rods,

which I'm really pleased about.

I want to prove to the boys girls can do anything they can do.

I'm really going to prove it to them.

Just because I'm not doing well now doesn't mean I won't win.

I'm really, really annoyed,

because I was in the lead and now I'm in second.

I'm disappointed,

because there's only one mission before the Vaporiser.

I don't want to get vaporised.

This is the news at 2110. I'm Caleb, here are the headlines.

DING!

Three recruits battle a worker and live to fight another day.

Callum leads with six bio-rods, praises all round.

Fern trailing behind, must try harder.

And finally, hero Caleb, devilishly handsome, continues to save world.

Amazing! And now the forecast.

Plenty of Roboidz around,

lots of Shades coming in from the east.

Neuros looking frosty, refuses to budge in southern Future Gate.

That's all the news. Good night.

# Da-da-da-da-dah! #

Cybele! Cybele?

Hello, Caleb.

You don't mind if I don't call you Mum, do you?

Only just that's way too freaky.

If that's what you want.

Look, I have to ask,

what happened to you, to Laura Gant?

She was just flesh and blood, wasn't she?

Of course she was.

So how did she... You... End up...

I told you that you were ill, Caleb.

The virus that attacked you turned on me as well.

When I chose to put your body into cryostasis,

the clock was running out for both of us.

What did you do?

We were experimenting with two systems

to download human consciousness.

Basically, digitising a human mind, personality, maybe even soul.

Project C - cybernetic and Project N - neurobiological.

Project C demonstrated the best results.

You downloaded yourself?

Onto a computer?

Cybele, mother of the gods.

It was the only way I could be sure

something of me would still be here when you woke.

And you never gave up on me.

Never.

Which is why you must never give up.

I saved you because you're my son.

Because I love you.

But you must save humanity,

because you're the only one that can.

OK, recruits, we're here in Cargo 5 for your next mission,

which is also your very last chance to grab yourself some bio-rods

before you go face to face against the dreaded Vaporiser one more time.

This is the Combat Training Facility,

this is where Roboidz are turned into hardened tools of destruction.

This one is no exception. Check out the bad guy.

This is one of the most fearsome and menacing of all Roboidz.

The Battle Class variety. Otherwise known as a Wardroid.

These guys are furious,

more angry than a gladiator who's had his sandals pinched.

You'll be pleased I'm sending you into the combat zone one by one

to confront our kettle-head friend face to face. Show me your moves.

Not three bad. Now, the aim of this mission

is to grab three bio-rods from the far end of the room

and swap them into the power boxes. This will reverse the polarity

of the power feeding the can-head causing it to short-circuit.

Get all three and it will shut down completely,

-allowing you to get a fourth bio-rod from its back.

-ALL: Yes!

You need to outwit, outpace and outclass the enemy

if you want to be successful.

Take a look at those hazard markings around the combat zone.

If you step onto or outside of them, you're automatically out.

I'm playing tough on this one, recruits.

You have just one minute to complete your mission.

-Understood?

-Yes.

Good luck, guys. Callum, you're first. Go for it!

Mission on.

This is your first one-on-one battle against a Roboid.

Callum, your time starts now.

That Wardroid is ferocious so be careful.

Remember, the aim of this mission is to reverse the polarity

of the power in this area to short-circuit that Wardroid.

Dodge past him on the way back.

Get that bio-rod into the power box, good work.

Slam it in the box and hit that button.

-That's one processor blown, Callum.

-You're going down, Roboid!

Go for it! Let's see if we can get you two or three more.

Well dodged. Be careful of that bar.

Got to face that Wardroid again, Callum.

Brilliant dodge, get your skates on.

You're going strong, but that's just 30 seconds left.

Let's bust another circuit.

You have to be quick! Time is ticking away!

You can do it, Callum! Let's get that third bio-rod!

15 seconds to go!

Ten seconds, Callum.

Come on, recruits.

Let's short-circuit this bot.

Brilliant stuff. You've reversed the polarity

and zapped that Wardroid. Job done.

Yes!

That's one Roboid defeated.

What have you got to say to that Wardroid?

Ha-ha! I defeated you, Wardroid. Yes!

Watch out, Wardroidz.

I've just taken one down, and I can take down another.

'Mission on.'

Come on, Kieran. I want to see you match Callum's efforts.

We're looking for four bio-rods and one more decomissioned Wardroid.

Great dodge, Kieran, let's get that first bio-rod.

Slot that into the power box at the opposite end.

Got to get past him somehow.

That Wardroid's playing hardball.

All the more reason to toast his electronics.

Looks like that Wardroid's blown a fuse!

Good stuff, Kieran.

30 seconds, Kieran.

You're running out of time, you'll have to be quick.

You mustn't step outside the hazard zone or you'll be zapped out.

Fantastic. Hit the button, Kieran.

Another circuit board busted.

Great dodge, Kieran.

Let's grab that third bio-rod, Kieran. You don't have long left.

Come on! Quickly!

Hit that button and let the sparks fly.

Fantastic work, Kieran.

Now go and grab that final bio-rod.

Congratulations, Kieran. With just seconds to spare,

four bio-rods are yours. What would you like to so say to that Wardroid?

I beat you!

It was amazing to take down the Wardroid

and it felt really, really good.

Hopefully I'll be able to go on from here

and become Caleb's ultimate recruit!

'Mission on.'

Fern, the pressure's on to make it a clean sweep of Wardroid-wasting.

You've got to be fast on your feet to outwit that Wardroid.

Grab that first bio-rod and let's get it safe for you.

That Roboid is perilously close, Fern!

That's it, stick it in the power box!

And hit that button, Fern!

Well done! You've zapped your first circuit.

Go get another bio-rod!

Fern, you can't afford to make mistakes like that.

Time is ticking! You've only got 30 seconds left.

You can do this!

You've got to be light on your feet, Fern.

That's it! Watch out for those hazard markings!

Excellent! You've got ten seconds now, Fern!

Five seconds!

Four, three, two, one...

That's mission over, you're out!

When I was standing there getting ready to start,

it was growling at me.

It was really hard to dodge it,

because I didn't think it could move that quick to be honest.

I wouldn't go up against one of those again

unless I really, really had to.

Vaporiser coming up.

Pretty nervous. Never gets any easier.

I need something to relax me.

I need something that always makes everything all right.

Cup of tea!

According to the recruits, this is the answer to everything.

Ah, and it's nice and hot too.

Hmmm! Lovely!

That's working!

I feel all calm and ready to face welcoming another recruit

to join Millie in the ultimate battle. Brilliant!

I think next time, I'll order a pot.

Maybe a cosy as well.

OK, recruits, we've been here before.

The deadliest of missions, and this time it's even more deadly.

The Vaporiser takes no prisoners,

and two of you will fail in this mission.

Only one of you will remain to join me in the final phase.

This time, you're going to be facing

the very spooky, scary and stinky Shades.

Trust me, they WILL make your lives difficult,

and remember, you must never touch one. If you do,

you will be automatically vaporised.

At the start of the mission,

you will take up position at the far sides of the grid.

In the centre is your Holy Grail -

a bio-rod with so much energy and life force,

it will guide my successful recruit

to our final quest to shut down the Roboidz' empire.

RASPS MENACINGLY

As before, you will move across the Vaporiser one step at a time.

In turn, the Shades will also take one step each.

However, unlike before, this time you will have

no way of knowing in which direction the Shades are about to move.

That will be decided by the Vaporiser itself.

If you have to step into a space occupied by a Shade

or allow one of them to step into yours, then it's mission over.

I'm sorry, recruits - on the Vaporiser,

you will not have your panic buttons to get you to safety.

Callum, as the recruit who's collected the most bio-rods,

you will take the first step, followed by Kieran, then Fern.

Good luck, recruits,

and this time, to two of you - goodbye.

'Mission on.'

Recruits, you are about to face the Vaporiser once again,

only this time, you're up against those horrible stinking Shades.

One final bio-rod to grab.

Forward!

Forward!

Forward!

The lights are green, so that's a right step for the Shades.

You have to avoid the Shades at all costs.

Left!

Step into their path or allow them to step into yours,

and you WILL be vaporised.

The Vaporiser has turned green again, so that's another right move

for the Shades. Only one recruit will succeed in this mission.

Forward!

Forward.

How's it smell down there, Fern?

Stinks!

RASPS MENACINGLY

Forwards!

The lights are blue, so that's a forward step for the Shades.

Try not to get trapped, otherwise the Shades will grab you.

Left!

Right!

Left!

The Vaporiser has turned blue,

so that's a forward move for the Shades.

Only one of you will survive. Two will be vaporised out of

-Mission 2110 for good.

-Forwards!

-Those Shades are getting very close.

-Right!

Forwards!

The Vaporiser has turned purple, so that's a left move for the Shades.

Fern and Callum, you're neck and neck,

-but Kieran, if you want to catch up, you must think logically.

-Right!

Watch out! One touch, and you'll automatically be vaporised.

Right.

Right!

The Vaporiser has turned green, so that's a right move for the Shades.

Forward.

Forward.

Forward.

The lights are green,

so that's a right step for the Shades.

Fern and Callum, you are both one step away from grabbing

the super bio-rod, but the recruit who stepped first continues

to have right of way.

Callum, take your final step into my elite team.

Go grab that bio-rod and power down the Vaporiser.

Yes!

Callum, you did it.

You have battled through 12 missions,

collected an awesome 20 bio-rods and in doing so,

you even managed to take out a few Roboidz along the way.

What do you make of that?

It feels amazing. I didn't think I'd get this far,

but as I have, bring it on Roboidz.

Callum, that super bio-rod is your golden ticket

to join Millie in the final stage of battle.

As for the other two - they did their duty well.

Maybe one day we'll find out if they landed back in the 21st century.

Until then, Mission 2110 continues.

-FEMALE ELECTRONIC VOICE:

-It's always the next time with you, Caleb!

Just carry on with your pathetic plan!

Let the children come right into my path.

I'll pick them off one by one.

While you believe that your plan to defeat me is taking shape,

my plan to destroy you is as strong as ever

and so are the Roboidz.