Mysterious Lights

SCENE ONE

The door of the Sheriff's office suddenly opens.

Sheriff! There is a man down at the saloon asking questions about the town. You had better get over there.

BUSTER! Have you ever heard of knocking first before you come running in?

Um... Sheriff, I thought this office was always open to the public. I mean, there is no lock on the door.

Yes, but Buster I may be busy doing something...and... well, never mind just knock next time.

Okay sorry. Did I interrupt anything? I see you are just sitting at your desk and well... sorry, I will knock next time.

So, what's going on at the saloon Buster?

A man is asking questions about the town, I think he might be from the government. So, come on, you need to get over there before the bartender says too much. You know how Chester likes to run his mouth.

The Sheriff stood up at his desk, umm... Sheriff, why are your pants down? Buster asked.

The Sheriff looked down and quickly sat back down.

Never mind, go on back to the saloon, I will be along in a minute.

Okay, but Sheriff…I

The Sheriff interrupted. Just go, will you.

Buster gave him a funny look and turned towards the door.

And close the DAMN door behind you. The Sheriff shouted.

All right, Abigail, you can come out from under there now.

But Sheriff, I haven’t finished.

That's okay Abigail, I will have to get back to you later. I need to find out what this fella at the saloon wants.

SCENE TWO

I understand you have some questions about the town.

Are you the Sheriff of this town?

That's right. And you are?

Murphy, James Murphy. I work for the government.

Well, what can I do for you, Mr. Murphy?

Your town here, Sheriff. It does not appear on any maps. I just happen to stumble upon it.

Well, we are just getting started, Mr. Murphy.

I see, well what is the name of this town? I did not see any signs around either.

The Sheriff starts looking around, oh it's… uh, Chester...Chesterville. Looking at Chester the bartender.

It seems Sheriff, you have a lot of people, and a large town with lots of buildings, a saloon, and of course, you the Sheriff. You say you are just getting started. That’s interesting. What do all these people do here? You are not anywhere near a river; I did not see any agriculture or farms around when I rode in. I did see a couple of ranches with a few heads of cattle, but certainly not enough to sustain all these people.

Well… Mr. Murphy, I… um, I have some other business to attend. Feel free to look around our town if you would like.

I will Sheriff, you can count on it. I didn’t catch your name.

Brodie, Sheriff Brodie.

SCENE THREE

Listen Sheriff we cannot have this governmental guy snooping around. If he finds out what is going on here, what then?

I am aware of that Buster, I'm thinking. We must somehow get him out of here. To do that we have to convince him we are just a new town, and there is nothing to see here. We can’t kill him. But if he doesn’t leave, we are going to have to detain him somehow. How much more time do we need?

We are getting close to finishing, the exact time I don’t know. Buster replied.

Tell Samuel I need to see him right away.

Buster turned toward the door of the Sheriff's office.

And SHUT the damn door, Buster!

SCENE FOUR

You wanted to see me, Commander...I mean Sheriff?

Yes, Samuel. Watch how you address me.

Yes sir...sheriff, sorry.

How much more time do we need?

Three weeks, maybe four, tops.

We are going to have to speed up the timeline. We have a man from the government starting to snoop around. If he gets suspicious, we may be in trouble. We may have to leave sooner than we wanted to.

It is going to be tough sheriff. I have the crew working 24 hours now.

I understand, get as much of the product loaded as you can. I will keep you posted. I have Abigail trying to keep the agent occupied if you know what I mean, but I don't think it will work for long.

SCENE FIVE

What's your name again?

Abigail.

Well, Abigail, you are a lovely woman, and you certainly know what you are doing in bed. But I am beginning to suspect you are trying to keep me distracted. We have been in this bed all day.

I just find you so damn handsome Mr. Murphy, I can't keep my hands off you.

James, call me James.

Well James, you certainly know how to... let's say satisfy a girl. She giggles slightly.

That's sweet Abigail, but I think I would like to look around the town some.

I can show you around if you would like...James.

As lovely of an offer as it is, I would like to look around on my own.

SCENE SIX

James steps out the front doors of the hotel he is staying in. Nightfall is approaching. Looking up and down the street he notices a large glow of light behind some hills about a mile away. Buster approaches him.

 Mr. Murphy, how are you tonight?

Fine, your name was, what?

Buster, they just call me Buster around these parts.

Alright Buster, perhaps you can tell me what that glow of light is over behind those hills?

Buster looks off in the direction of the hills.

Listen, Mr. Murphy, why don't we go across the street to the saloon, and I will buy you a drink. You look like you are thirsty.

Thanks, Buster, but I think I will pass for now.

James began to walk down the street. Buster headed for the Sheriff's office.

Buster burst into the Sheriff's office. Abigail was sitting on the edge of the desk with her dress hiked up and Sheriff Brodie's pants were down around his ankles standing between her legs.

DAMN IT BUSTER! What did I say about knocking first? Christ, I am never going to get any nookie at this rate.

Buster turns around and knocks on the door.

What are you doing Buster? The sheriff said sarcastically. You are already inside. Gees, I am surrounded by idiots.

He has seen the lights sir, and he is asking about them.

Damn it, I knew we were not going to be able to slow him down much. Okay, where is he now? The sheriff asked while pulling up his pants.

But sheriff...

Later Abigail.

Buster, go get a few more men and keep an eye on what Mr. Murphy does. If it looks like he is going to the stables to get his horse, you guys take care of him.

Kill him?

No moron! Just knock him out and tie him up. Our directive will not allow us to kill him, idiot. Just go take care of him, will you please? I need to go talk to Samuel.

SCENE SIX.2

James approached the stables and opened the door. Just then four men jumped him. A fight ensued, but the four men overpowered him, knocking him out and dragging him inside. They tied his hands and feet and left him in one of the horse stalls.

SCENE SEVEN

Samuel, we are going to have to wrap up things here. How close are we?

We are about 93% of oil capacity, sir...ah… sheriff, sorry.

You can drop the sheriff; it doesn’t matter anymore. 93% that’s it? Well, it will have to do for this trip. Get everything packed up and get everyone on board. And put Abigail...I mean Lieutenant Qorira in my quarters. I swear I am going to get some nookie at some point.

SCENE EIGHT

James woke up and found himself tied up. Looking around he saw a sickle leaning against a far wall. He wiggled and rolled towards it. He positioned the suckle the best he could and rubbed the rope tied around his wrist against the sharp blade until he was able to free his hands.

Reaching into his boot he pulled out a knife he kept there and cut the rope around his feet free. He quickly retrieved his horse out of the stall it was in.

Jumping into the saddle he pointed the horse towards where he saw the light on the other side of the hills and took off at full gallop.

SCENE NINE

How is everything going Lieutenant Tythor?

Almost ready, Commander

And Lieutenant Qorira?

In your quarters as you requested, sir

Ah, very good Lieutenant, umm, you may...ah… carry on. I... umm, have some important business in my...umm, quarters to take care of. How much longer before we leave?

Ten minutes, sir.

Very well then, continue.

Yes sir.

SCENE TEN

James rode the horse as fast as he could. The light behind the hills was still there but not as bright as it was when he first saw it.

He reached the top of the hill and looked down into the valley between the hills. There was a large shed with some type of light on the front of it that was far too bright to be a lantern.

Suddenly the light went out, there was a deafening loud noise. The top of the hill across the valley busts open and an exceptionally large tubular-shaped craft exits the opening and very quickly sours off into the night sky.

James is thrown off his horse by the blast. Laying on the ground he looked up and watched the craft go out of site in just a few moments moving at tremendous speed.

SCENE Eleven

Well Abigail, I mean Lieutenant Qorira we finally have some alone time. Now where did we leave off?

I believe we… She was interrupted by the communication panel.

Commander, we have a situation here.

The commander rolled his eyes, What now? He said out loud.

What is it Buster, I mean Captain Vervain? The Commander said sarcastically.

We are surrounded by four hostile ships, sir.

From where? Who are they?

I believe they are pirates out of the Shu Colony Sector, sir. They want to speak to you directly…umm, sir.

Can’t you just handle it? It’s kind of your job.

Well, sir. They want to talk to you.

Christ: Take the Commander job, it will be easy they said. I should have all the idiots that told me that, vaporized. The Commander thought to himself.

What do they want, Captain?

Our oil, sir.

Tell them no. Sound angry, I find that helps.

Already tried that, sir. Now they say if they don’t talk to you in the next ten minutes, they will open fire on us.

Well, that’s just ludicrous Captain. If they destroy us, they won’t get the oil at all. Why can’t they go get their own? Lazy Shu bastards.

Um... sir you better get up here to the bridge.

The commander turned around and saw Lieutenant Qorira lying provocatively on the bed.

Commander. Wagging her finger at him

Later Abigail. He said with a deep sigh slowly walking out the door.