What you mean transmission? From Weyland?
CHANCE
Jesus Christ! Sir you’re not going to believe this
INT. MESS HALL. NIGHT
SHAW, HOLLOWAY, MUDOW, FIFIELD, MILBURN, VICKERS, JANEK, RAVEL, CHANCE, RAY and JOSHUA are all sitting around a table while DAVID stands at the front of it.
JANEK
Okay will someone explain what’s going on?
DAVID
Our computer system picked up an extraterrestrial transmission
SHAW
From this planet?
DAVID
No but it was directed to this planet
SHAW
So where did it come from?
DAVID
A nearby planetoid. Not long after Chance brought this to my attention the computer picked up another signal
SHAW
From the same point of origin
DAVID
No, this signal came from Zeus
VICKERS looks up at DAVID and then looks down at the ground and slowly nods her head.
JANEK
Zeus as in this planet?
DAVID
Correct.
FIFIELD
What kind of a signal?
DAVID
We don’t know but the computer is translating it as we speak but it did however pick up the location of where this signal is coming from. Chance?
CHANCE
It’s not far from where we are
VICKERS
Is it close enough to drive?
CHANCE
Yeah
JANEK
Wait now we can’t just willy nilly drive up to whatever this is. We don’t know anything about it
VICKERS
We have to
JANEK
Bullshit
VICKERS
It’s company procedure Captain
JANEK
I don’t give a fuck about the company
VICKERS
We’re going out
SHAW
We?
VICKERS
I’m going with you on this one. Okay I want everyone ready within the hour
VICKERS gets up and walks away and exits the Mess Hall. JANEK sighs and gets up and follows her.
INT. CORRIDOR. NIGHT
JANEK
Hey you!
Sighing in frustration, VICKERS turns and faces an enraged JANEK.
JANEK
What was that all about?
VICKERS
Don’t start Janek, I’ve had a really long day
JANEK
Listen I’m an okay guy and Weyland hired me because I do what I’m told, when I’m told and they trust my judgement. But you’re risking the lives of everyone of us. What for?
VICKERS
I really understand, I really do but we have a responsibility to investigate this signal.
JANEK
Bullshit. You know something we don’t. I don’t believe for one second this one some gods damn Archaeology mission
VICKERS
What are you getting at captain?
JANEK
You really expect me to believe that Weyland would send a state of the art FTI ship to investigate a hunch? What aren’t you telling us?
VICKERS
What do you know about the Yutani Corporation captain?
JANEK
Yeah they own all of the world’s law enforcement, weapons and car manufacturing companies and all of the Natural resource and Nuclear power plants. What about them?
VICKERS
Yutani was created only less than twenty years ago and already they’re nearly as big as Weyland
JANEK
So?
VICKERS
So if we return home empty handed then Weyland faces a possible Merger with them. When Sir Peter Weyland formed the Weyland corporation over Eighty years ago he had a vision and that vision was to build a more peaceful and safer Earth. If we were to join with Yutani then the entire company’s legacy will be destroyed.
JANEK
I’m the captain of this ship and I’m not going to risk any lives. This mission is over!
VICKERS
With all do respects Captain but that’s all you are. A captain of a fucking ship. All you’re job is to do is fly this fucker. Now get back to your post and wait for further instructions. I’m in charge here and don’t forget that
VICKERS walks away from a frustrated and angry JANEK.
JANEK
I hate this job!
INT. CARGO BAY. NIGHT
