Also, I've run into some technical difficulties, so this plot will be broken up into two pieces - Act One (initial thread) and Act Two (as a reply). This week "Keyop Does It All"! While checking out a cool sports car, Keyop happens upon a Spectran plot! He tries to communicate with his teammates with varying degrees of success. Meantime, Zoltar has plans to blow up Federation Headquarters! Plans are thwarted and the team reunited. This ep has one of my favorite pictures of the team on a staircase and backlit. It's when the team zeroes in on Keyop's signal. Enjoy!
The Other Jason's write-up is here: https://www.battleoftheplanets.info/ep49.html
E49: Keyop Does It All
Act One
7-Zark-7 keeps watch many fathoms beneath the sea at Center Neptune. He keeps a watchful eye out into the universe for any alien invaders. Zark is in his Ready Room on a ten second oil break. He puts some oil on an antenna that eases the tension in his Synchro-Selson and puts pep back into his FOSDIC. He receives a call from Susan who apologizes for "troubling" him but he says it's no trouble, except he never sees her or anyone he works with. She tells him that the G-Force commander will stop by to see him tonight after work. Zark is beside himself about the "private conference" with the top G-Force member. 1-Rover-1 sits by Zark and yips.
Zark rides the vacuum tube down to Nerve Center wondering why Mark wants to see him – maybe a promotion? Zark starts dreaming about working with the team right on the Phoenix – how exciting would that be!? He gets back to business saying that G-Force is standing guard at the building where the Intergalactic Federation is meeting. Zark flies to his monitors to see what's happening at the Federation. He spots a security guard but the guard isn't who he's supposed to be. He takes a case and what looks to be a bomb and puts it in the vault at Federation Headquarters. Zark says he must invetigate.
In another part of the building, Tiny grouses about them baby-sitting "a tea party" as they hang out in a nice lounge. Princess tells him it's no tea party as the "important" attendees are from all parts of the galaxy. Jason asks what they're supposed to be on the look out for with Mark answering anyone or anything out of place or suspicious. Princess adds, "Every galaxy leader is here, what a target for Spectra." Meanwhile outside, Keyop is literally drooling over a good-looking sports car. It has "neat upholstery," a stick shift, bucket seats, two-way TV and an emblem from Spectra! Keyop then hides under the car seeing the security guard walk out of the building. He manages to sneak into the trunk and the car takes off.
Keyop tries to radio his team from the trunk but he's unable to raise anyone. The car continues on arriving at the Spectran base. Keyop escapes the car and investigates the base while trying to contact his teammates, again, with no success. He hears a group of goons behind him and jumps up to avoid them. He stands on a thin cliff above them grateful that he's small. On the cliff, he spots light from the main control room.
In the control room, the commander asks the goon if he's been briefed. The goon reports that Agent K-4's explosive is in place. The commander has a big blond head of hair and says the bomb now sits in the vault of their enemy. They discuss the fact that the Federation has no idea about the bomb and Spectra can strike whenever and wherever they want. The commander says they can either detonate the bomb out right or use it as a threat. The commander then shows the goon that all has to be done is to press a red button on the console and the Federation building will be nothing but a pile of rubble. The goon says, "Boom!" while gesturing with his hands. They don't realize that Keyop has seen and heard all of their conversation. He thinks, "Nice guys." before moving on.
Keyop gets to a point where he is able to contact Mark and he tells the commander a bit about the bomb. However, Keyop is interrupted by a hundreds of goons pointing their guns at him! Keyop tries to play it off but the goons aren't playing wanting to know how he got in. Fortunately, his wrist communicator is still open and Mark knows Keyop has been captured!
The team reports to Chief Anderson with what information they have. They know there's a bomb but they don’t' know where it's planted. Mark tells him that Keyop wasn't able to pass on that bit. Chief Anderson knows Spectra will list demands soon and just like conjuring the devil, Zoltar breaks in on a video communications. Zoltar tells them that he is holding one of them, meaning Keyop, and that a hydrogen-powered explosive in the Federation building that can be detonated at will. The team stands in shock as the clock shows 2:00. Zoltar continues, demanding the designs for the Viper Directional Finder that Zoltar considers a small price for what's at stake: Keyop's life and the Federation building. Zoltar then ends the communications.
Chief Anderson goes to a file cabinet and pulls out a case with the designs. Mark is not happy that the chief would turn over the designs "just like that." Chief Anderson tells him this is a "judgment call" but says if they can save Keyop and prevent a "bombing disaster" without handing over the plans, even better. The chief warns if they can't, then some hard choices will have to be made. Mark says they'll do all they can to hang onto the designs before running out. Chief Anderson calls Mark back at the last second telling the commander nothing is being given away. Mark smiles and salutes before running out.
G-Force launches out of Center Neptune as Zark says they're in a "ticklish" situation. They fly along with Tiny asking where he dives next and Mark says "just ahead, two degrees right." Meanwhile, the commander and goons board their mech shaped as a butterfly and wait until the Phoenix is in range before launching.
At the base, Keyop has been thrown into a cell and his wrist communicator taken from him. The guard stands there taunting him saying he's going to keep the bracelet. Keyop says it's no big deal, he'll use his spare! Keyop pretends to call the team and it freaks out the guard who opens the cell. Keyop takes out the guard! His bracelet falls onto the floor and the noise gains the attention of two more goons. Keyop completes a quick change and tells them he's got no problem when they ask.
The Phoenix and the butterfly mech engage in a fight with the butterfly on the surface and the Phoenix underwater. They launch multiple rockets but Tiny has the Phoenix caught under some rocks. The missiles explode all around them and the Phoenix falls to the bottom. Tiny says the Power Generator "conked out" and they have water "seeping" in. Mark orders the bilge pumps to be activated and needs a really bright idea right about now. Zark says they're in a pickle but he's confident that Mark will pull them through as he has before.
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Act Two to follow!
