Skeletor Run and Grab
Stand back!
Stand back, or better done!
You're right, it is them.
Quick, get out of there!
Get out!
Remain still.
You devils, you killed him!
An unarmed man.
Get up.
See that they remain there?
Yes.
Operational system two now complete.
Ready to start operational system three.
Understood. Operational system three will now begin.
You are known to us.
And you to me.
Silence!
Who is in command?
I am.
You will be needed.
What have you done with my men?
They will return.
They're not dead?
No, they are not dead. They are altered.
Altered? What have you done to them?
They are now uncontrolled.
If you do anything to my...
You'll do nothing.
This one has not received neurotrophics. Stand back.
Please, leave him alone. His head is hurt. He's had an accident.
His head? Then he will be of no value.
The others are ready for conversion.
You will now take us to the control center.
I'll be damned if...
It's through here.
You will remain here.
If you leave, you will be converted like the others.
I don't like the word converted.
Raise your left arm. Raise your right arm.
Control is excellent. Transfer that one to the capsule.
It's about time we heard from those two outside.
Let's have a word with them.
All yours, Roger.
Surface party, come in, please.
Surface party, come in. We are not receiving you. Over.
Can we see the control antennae from here?
No, Roger. It's just around that first bluff outside the main port.
Well, we'll have to send someone outside, so get ready to...
Get back! Back! These things are lethal.
No one will move.
You will remain still.
If you move, you will be...
What are they? How did they get in?
Silence! We are Cybermen. You will listen.
But you were all killed.
We are here to take over the Ravitron and use it to destroy the surface of the Earth by changing the weather.
But that will kill everybody on the Earth.
Yes.
You're supposed to be so advanced.
Here you are taking your revenge like... like children.
Revenge? What is that?
It's a feeling people have...
Feeling? Feeling? Yes, we know of this weirdness of yours.
We are fortunate. We do not possess feelings.
Then why are you here?
To eliminate all dangers.
But you'll kill every living thing on the Earth.
Yes. All dangers will be eliminated.
Have you no mercy?
It is unnecessary. Keep watch on them.
No mercy! No!
Operational system four. Operational system four.
Operational system four complete. Entry to base now complete.
Entry? How did you get in?
It was very simple. Only stupid Earth brains like yours would have been fooled.
Go on.
Since we couldn't approach direct, we came up under the surface and cut our way through your storeroom, contaminating your food supplies on the way. A simple hole, that's all.
A hole? That explains those sudden air pressure drops we've been recording.
Clever. Clever. Clever.
Hey, what do you think you're doing? You seem to be better.
Aye, I feel myself again.
Lie back there.
I'm better. Oh, my head.
Yeah, well, take it easy, mate.
At least you know it's not your McCrim Piper anyway.
I had me worried, though, I'll admit that.
Yeah, well, those Cybermen have got us all worried, mate. We've seen them in action before.
They must have some weakness.
They have, don't you remember? They can't stand radiation.
But where do we find that here?
Well, there's a Gravitron power pack, but that's thermonuclear. No one can get near it once it's going.
Why not?
Well, because, Duchess, the temperature inside is about four million degrees, that's all.
Well, in my day, they used to sprinkle witches with holy water.
Oh, a fag lot of use that would be on them.
Sprinkle holy water? Ben?
Yeah?
What are the Cybermen covered in?
As far as I know, their suit is a metal of some sort.
Well, what about that thing on their chests? You know, the part which replaces their hearts and lungs?
Some sort of plastic, I think.
I thought so. You see, it's simple.
Nail varnish remover dissolves nail varnish. Nail varnish is a plastic.
So we do what Jamie says. We sprinkle them, see?
No, I don't. Clear as mud, if you ask me.
Well, anyway, I'm going to try an experiment.
Yes, Professor.
Jules!
Dr. Evans! I thought he was dead. I thought they were all dead.
I wonder if they were, by the look of it.
You will leave your places. Go over there.
You will move and tell the operators in the power unit to come out.
Now.
All right. You can all see what's happening.
Come out, leave the machine, and don't try anything.
You will now take over the ravaged power unit. Yes.
But you can't send them in there without the protective helmets.
Why?
The machine produces very intense sonic fields.
Without the helmets, those men will be insane in a few hours.
How many hours?
Twelve, possibly.
Then there is no problem.
Why?
Our purpose will be achieved before that.
But what about the men?
They will be disposed of.
Ben?
Yeah?
What is nail varnish remover?
Well, it's a sort of thinner, something like acetone, I think.
Acetone, of course.
Great, we've got some of that.
Now, keep your fingers crossed.
It works!
I still don't know what you're on about.
If we can sprinkle some of that on their chest units, it might help to soften them.
I get it, you mean it will clobber their controls or something.
Yes, that's it.
Yeah, but how do we know that acetone will dissolve their sort of plastic?
Oh, I hadn't thought of that.
Just a moment, though.
If we make up a mixture...
Of all the solvents...
What have we got?
Um, benzene, ether, alcohol...
It would brew a right old cocktail.
Yes.
Wait a minute.
How are we going to throw it at them?
Well, in bottles, I suppose.
Now, just a tick, though.
I've got a better idea.
Prepare to align the field reactors.
Translate the power into vertex generators now.
Servo pumps to full pressure.
Why did they go to so much trouble?
What do you mean?
Why didn't they operate the controls themselves?
What is happening?
There is loss of control.
Thought so.
Sonic control.
That should be easy.
Funny.
Go to all that trouble to make the men do the work, why?
Do it themselves, easy.
They're using the men as tools.
Why?
I don't know.
Yes, I do, though.
There must be something in here they don't like.
Pressure.
Electricity.
Radiation.
Maybe gravity.
Now, there's a thought.
Gravity.
Oh, yes.
Gravity.
Start probe generators.
Realign the probe.
Probe field to full power.
Now.
They'll devastate the whole Earth with that field, Hex-Hulk.
We've got to do something.
Earth control calling Moonbase.
Come in, please.
Remain still.
Hello, Moonbase.
Come in, please.
You will all be silent.
Moonbase, come in, please.
Hello.
Reading on five centimeter band.
Come in.
Your last routine signal was not received.
Over.
We are not receiving you.
Over.
If you hear us and cannot transmit, fire sodium rocket.
We shall see flare.
What does that mean?
It's a distress rocket.
It ejects sodium into space, and then the sun lights the sodium into a yellow flare.
What will your Earth do if they do not see the flare?
Well, they'll think we're all dead.
They'll do nothing.
Standing by to observe flare.
Standing by.
If they don't get our next transmission, they'll send up a relief rocket.
So, get it?
This bottle holds the stuff that puts the fire out, and this cylinder pushes gas into the bottle so that stuff squirts out air.
Now, all we've got to do is undo it,
empty it, and fill it with Polly cocktail.
Got it all ready here.
Good.
And what did you put in it?
Let's think.
Benzene, ether, alcohol, acetone, and epoxy propane.
Blimey, one of them should do it.
Now, we'll need another one of these.
Right, I'll get it.
Now, you stay where you are, Jamie.
Jamie, you're not well enough.
It takes more than a wee crack in the head to keep a McCrimmon down.
Look, mate, we don't want you cracking up on us.
I'm sure Polly's very impressed, but...
Look, I said I was better.
Now, you'd like me to prove it to you?
Any time, mate.
Look, come on.
Haven't we got enough trouble without you two fighting each other?
Well, I go.
Oh, well, come on, then.
But not you, Polly.
This is men's work.
You'll kill them.
If you do not remain silent, you will be under brain control.
Polly!
I thought I told you to stay behind.
I'm coming with you.
You may be going, but I go back.
I'm coming with you, and that's flat.
You still need someone to look after you.
Look, I don't want to be there with you.
Oh, look, there's no time for arguing.
If you're coming, come on, then.
Now, look, we've only got one chance.
When I open the door, drop down as low as you can, aim these things at their chests, and squirt like mad.
Right?
Great.
Now, get ready.
Somebody's there.
The baby's gone.
Keep it going.
Get their chest things.
Quick, get these things off their heads.
Come on, get your places, quick.
There's not a moment to lose.
We've got to get the gravitron down to a safe level.
What about those poor men?
Shift them along to the medical unit, quick as you can.
We are not to receive you.
They must have failed.
Yes.
We must invade now.
Prepare the weapons.
Yes.
Before all this, we lost contact with those two men outside.
Send someone else out.
Can't spare anyone.
I'll go myself.
All right.
The field strength is stable, isn't it?
Yes.
Yes, it's all right.
Keep an RT contact and be quick.
Right.
Niels.
Yep.
Hook your controls into Joe's channel, then get up into the dome and keep an eye on Roger when he's outside.
Right.
Hello, base.
I've found them.
At least I've found their suits.
They've got them, I'm afraid.
Well, there's nothing we can do about that now.
You'd better come inside as quick as you can.
I will.
Stubbs.
There's one of those things outside.
He's after Roger Bendua.
Did you hear that, Roger?
Yes, I did, but he must be mistaken.
There's no one to be seen around here.
No.
Did you see that?
Those things don't work in the vacuum.
Why can't you just squirt it at them like you did just now?
Because, Duchess, it would vaporise in the vacuum before it hits them.
There.
I'll get it.
Come on.
Quick.
Come on.
They're in!
That fellow Ben's got one of them, too.
Right, thanks.
Now, listen, everybody.
I don't know how many more of these Cybermen there are, but from our point of view, we're
under siege.
I reckon they'll be back in a bit.
Now, communications.
Charlie, keep on trying to get through to Earth, right?
Right, will do.
The rest of you, lower the armoured doors at all exits.
And you make up as much of that garbage as you've got.
We may need it.
Ground radar.
Ground radar speaking.
Have you got a fix on their ship yet?
Yes, Mr. Hobson.
We're getting a strong pulse from five-four degrees north at about three kilometres.
That makes it just over the rim.
Mr. Hobson, how far can the probe be lowered down?
About 30 degrees.
That's no good.
What do you mean?
Can any other part of it be lowered?
No.
It has to be lowered.
Well, the main coil lenses can be shifted round without too much trouble.
But why does it...
Not for a second, sir.
What is it?
Oh, it's so long, mate, I'll...
I'll come.
Oh, it's freezing.
Do you think we ought to have our suits on?
Oh, no.
It's all right, love.
You get a gorgeous sun tan.
Can't see anything.
Just to the left of the launching area.
Round a bit to your left.
Still can't see anything.
No, it's there.
Look.
Reflections in the Sun.
Turn a bit to your left.
Still can't see anything.
No, it's there. Look, reflections in the sun.
You're right, there is something.
It's them. They're coming.
Everybody inside, quick!