Wonder Woman

Thirty-seven light years from Earth, in the Star System Signus Alpha

a combat commander from the planet Octarus fights a battle

that begins in space, but will subsequently be fought on American soil.

The Skrill are attempting to escape.

They appear to be successfully doing so.

Andros has his squadron after them.

We are sorry to summon you so early, Andros.

I don't mind being summoned early. What I mind is failure.

- Then the Skrill have escaped? - Yes, Sell.

Fortunately, the interceptor guardships pursuing them were unmanned.

They were making a path for...

What's the name of the planet, Andros?

Terra. Sometimes called Earth.

Do you think that you can clear up this mess?

Bring the Skrill back?

I am prepared to leave for Earth immediately.

Perhaps you should take some assistance.

There is an Earth creature with whom my father and I have worked before.

I plan on sending word to her.

Without consulting us?

If you knew Wonder Woman, you'd know why I've chosen her.

Then there's no question in your mind that whatever or whoever they are,

they're coming from somewhere outside of our solar system?

We picked them up on satellite tracking relay.

What the heck?

We shall be far more efficient recording instruments using these young minds.

Yes, we shall.

Princess. Am I in time to be of service?

As always, your timing is excellent, Andros.

These creatures, what are they?

The Skrill?

A plague, a sickness. Deadly.

Andros.

These Skrill, What exactly is their crime?

They are thieves, Princess.

- Thieves? - Let me explain.

The Skrill use these artificial crystals as storage devices.

They are designed to capture, condense and store a living mind.

And the Planetary Council allows this?

No. It's illegal, outlawed.

It's a crime to traffic in stolen minds.

That's why I'm here.

I command you.

Tell me who you are and what you are.

What?

I am...

the Skrill.

Unquestionably the same human.

Yes. In the persona of Diana Prince, she is vulnerable.

Yes, I do believe that the Sardor will be quite effective.

Good. We have her.

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Get us out from under

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Let her go.

Let her go!

Don't worry, you'll have your fun.

But let's not waste such a valuable mind.

Patience is not one of the Sardor's virtues.

But first things first.

I'm doing you a favor, Diana.

This way, there'll be no pain.

- Control that beast, Skrill. - Or what, Andros?

Or I'll beam you back to prison this instant.

All of you!

You're forgetting the minds we've already stolen.

You'll never recover them that way, Andros.

I'm warning you, Skrill.

I will sacrifice the minds you have for the life of this lady.

We seem to be at an impasse. Neither one of us has an advantage.

These bodies we inhabit are gamblers.

How can you be sure you'll win?

Are you willing to gamble?

No more than you are for the life of Diana Prince.

Like I said, an impasse.

Very much like a scene from one of their Western movies, isn't it, Andros?

We will meet again.

Princess.

Princess?

Are you all right?

Uh, yeah.

I'm a bit shaky, but I think I'm all right.

- The Skrill. - Escaped.

I had a feeling they would come for you.

That means that they know who I really am?

Our greatest danger lies in underestimating them.

Now, Sardor, relax, there'll be another time.

Will there?

We should have destroyed Andros when we had the chance.

Yes, but we never really had the chance, have we?

- A situation I intend to remedy shortly. - How?

Andros is my worry.

You worry about making sure we leave this planet with what we came for.

Come on.

- You did get that list, did you not? - I have it.

Stolen from a computer at the headquarters of Tertex.

Tertex?

It's an elite group of the best minds on the continent.

They call it a think tank. It advises the government secretly

in times of national crises.

This list will lead us straight to the most profitable minds on the planet.

Three of them are right here in this area.

So is Andros.

I told you, I will take care of Andros.

Directly.

Right after my little rendezvous which I thought up so cleverly.

What about the other one, Wonder Woman?

Wonder Woman.

We'll let the Sardor take care of her.

- Hello? - Diana?

It looks like the Skrill have taken over an abandoned building downtown.

We need to get a hold of Andros right away.

Andros is here now. Hold on.

It's Steve.

Yes?

Andros, we found some Skrill clothing

and one of those gauntlets in an abandoned building downtown.

Where?

13th and Orchard. They've cleared the area.

Good. Make sure everyone stays away. Everyone.

- 13th and Orchard? - That's right.

There'll be a car there to pick you up within two minutes.

I'll be ready.

It could be where they've hidden the mind banks.

- I'll go with you. - No.

It's been a long enough morning for you, Princess.

I'll let you know what I find out.

Leave now, and stay back with the others. No one must get in the way.

Steve, it's Diana. Listen.

I've been worrying about Andros.

Maybe it's a trap.

He's still the best one to handle it.

And he did ask us to keep everyone away. And he meant everyone, Diana.

Just be patient until we hear from him.

Okay, I'll try.

Andros?

Andros?

- Andros? - Princess?

- Are you hurt? - No, I'm fine.

We've got to stop meeting like this.

We seem to have an equally difficult time

- staying out of trouble, don't we? - Yes.

Thanks to this plague that's befallen your planet.

The Skrill led you to believe that they were here in order to kill you.

Vermin.

Now that they think they've succeeded

they'll rob the Earth until their mind banks are gutted.

Any idea where they'll strike next?

I wish I did, Princess. I wish I did.

...would be unwise because it could disturb the...

Senator Wainright!

That's right, son, but I'm afraid you have the advantage of me.

- You're absolutely right. - If you could...

I must say you're much prettier than the other model.

- She was taken ill, you say? - Just a touch of the...

Flu?

Probably a new boyfriend, but still, youth must be served.

- Have you been modeling long? - Just since I started my art classes.

It's an honor to be posing for the foremost sculptor in the United States.

That's the opinion of some critics.

I'm curious, though.

Why on a project like Tertex would they want a sculptress?

How would a schoolgirl right out of modeling class know about Tertex?

How indeed?

Prince.

Where are you now?

About ten blocks from the complex. Why?

The Skrill have been active again.

- Where? - Senator Wainright on a public street.

Carla Burgess right out of her studio.

Wainright and Burgess, members of...

Tertex.

Somehow, they got a read-out. They're using it like a road map.

Who else is in the Washington area, Steve?

Just one.

Dr. Paul Eidleman at the university.

I'm heading over there, Steve.

No, you're too far away. I've already contacted the police.

All we can do is wait.

Hope that they find him before the Skrill.

Diana?

Diana?

Professor Eidleman?

Professor Eidleman?

Well?

They told me I'd probably find you here.

They should also have told you I detest being disturbed while I'm eating.

This won't take long. I just wanted to show you something.

- What've you got there? - Something quite remarkable, really.

When you place it on...

Your little adventure into higher learning isn't a total loss.

Doctor, no!

Forgive me, but I just wanted to see.

Believe me, Doctor, you don't want to see what this can do.

At least we know who they're after.

We'll stake out the remaining Tertex members.