INNERSPACE

She slows, breathing hard...stops in a clearing...finally...the

answer

AL (VO)

What kind of a deal?

RENE

Let us get to the border!

AL (VO)

Then what?

RENE (kidding, sarcasting)

I'll give you three wishes.

AL (VO)

I knew you were trouble.

RENE

Trouble...is, if we both get

stuck here.

She leans against the trunk of a tree, exhausted...finally:

AL (VO)

Deal.

A moment's pause, then, new life in her body, she takes off

fast.

WARNING SIGNS show she is near the border when she spots a

stumbling figure ahead. Joe seems dopey and dizzy yet he

struggles forward.

INSIDE - INT. THE POD

DIETER tries to stop him...His blood pressure is down, brain

chemicals acting up...

OUTSIDE

His mind reels. He tries to press on, but instead, staggers

around in confusion. He sees a vision, makes for it.

JOE

Rene!

The OTHERS catch up. They bring up their guns.

JOE

You work for them?

BURR comes up to take him. RENE acts funny, an internal struggle

of her own. When she speaks, it isn't her.

RENE

Kiss her you fool.

JOE

Her?

Then, he realizes: Al is in her...Suddenly, he moves on her. He

kisses her passionately. She struggles against his embrace but he

won't break the kiss.

INSIDE

Al makes a run for her mouth..too late...as:

OUTSIDE

BURR moves forward and breaks it up, pulling Joe away from her.

Joe slips from his grip, staggers back looking at her.

JOE

I don't care if you do work

for them. I doesn't bother me.

RENE looks at Joe for a moment, then laughs. She turns and grins

at BURR. She motions BURR forward to take Joe. As he passes in

front of her, she turns, clips BURR below the ear, knocking him

out. Joe is surprised. She moves to him.

She's got a knife...She slashes Joe's wrist. She wants him to

bleed to death. No. She slashes her own...presses their wrists

together. She understands...and is trying to help. They sink to

the ground together.

INSIDE - EXT. THE POD

In a flash, Al is through...He's into Joe's bloodstream...

Chasing down Dieter...A terrific chase through the body...

OUTSIDE

Joe's on the move...with RENE.

INSIDE - EXT. DIETER'S POD

Dieter fires his laser.

OUTSIDE

Joe goes down...Rene grabs him, pulls him up, forward.

JOE

Who are you?

Who do you work for?

RENE

Doesn't matter. I'm on your side.

JOE

I knew it. I told him.

RENE

Now what?

JOE

We just don't stop.

CRASHING THROUGH THE BUSH BEHIND THEM - THE BAD GUYS.

INSIDE - EXT. THE PODS

Dieter tries to slow Joe down. Al tries to speed him up...

OUTSIDE

They come upon the DENUDED ZONE near the BORDER - a killing

ground laced with minefields, automatic shotguns, infrared

scanners, radar, sonar etc...The pursuers draw closer.

INSIDE JOE

Dieter hunts Al. ..

OUTSIDE

The pursuers catch up just as they reach the minefield. Just

when Joe needs his help the most:

INSIDE - EXT. THE POD

Al is ambushed by Dieter... A HIGH SPEED DOGFIGHT through the

body. Dieter FIRES at Al, misses, hits a nerve and sets off a

muscle seizure...not the best thing to have in a minefield...

OUTSIDE...Joe can't control his body.

JOE

Al, Help.

INSIDE - INT. THE POD

Al's got his hands full.

AL

Can't help you now. You're on

your own.

OUTSIDE

He turns...he's stuck halfway to freedom with the girl and with

no one to save him but himself; HIS OWN ABILITIES...

He moves at them. They fall back momentarily...afraid he'll

trigger the automatic guns.

BURR

Give up, save yourself

You're in a killing zone.

Joe bluffs...buying time.

JOE

How about a deal?

BURR

We'll let you go. You leave

the pods and the PEM.

A STAND OFF - The pursuers hesitate,

JOE

(under his breath)

Do something. Gimme some power.

I'm in a minefield.

INSIDE - INT. THE POD

Al desperately trying to repair the damage, while avoiding

Dieter. At the same time, he is analyzing the controls for the

border defenses. It doesn't seem there's much he can do, but then

he gets it:

Al starts to transmit ultrahigh frequency bursts.

JOE (VO)

What are you doing?

AL

Sending what we know

back to U.S.T. via satellite.

INT. DIETER'S POD

Dieter sets his own transmitter to the same frequency and blasts

forth...jamming Al's transmission.

It's a trick. Al adds to the radio chaos, transmitting on other

frequencies...a battle of the wavelengths. Then someone hits it,

a frequency that:

OUTSIDE

sets off the automatic shotguns. Everyone dives for the dirt.

The air above them EXPLODES - shredding the trees. Joe looks up,

sees a lane of guns clicking empty...

INSIDE

Dieter gets in a lucky shot and Al's POD is damaged.

OUTSIDE

Joe hears it.

JOE

Al...you there, Al?

Now's the time. Help us.

No answer. Maybe Al's dead. Now Joe knows: If they're to be

saved, it's his body and his brain that has to save them...

The awful truth...It's up to him.

JOE

He can't help us.

RENE

Do something!

JOE

Do what? I don't know.

I'm no good at this.

RENE

You are, I've seen you.

JOE

It wasn't me. It was him.