Star Trek: Short Treks (2018) s02e06 Episode Script

Children of Mars

1 My name is Kima.
My mom is an anti-grav ringer at the Utopia Planitia Shipyard on Mars.
[BOTH LAUGH.]
Star Trek: Discovery SO2EO6 - Short Treks: Children of Mars My name is Lil.
My dad is a quality systems supervisor at the Mars Orbital Facility.
I know we've been through this a couple of times, but there's a lot going on here.
I'm just not gonna be able to make it home this year.
I'm sorry.
I'm disappointed, too, sweetheart, I'm WOMAN [OVER SPEAKER.]
: Final boarding call for WSA shuttles.
Please take your seats quickly and quietly.
And prepare for launch.
Ugh.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
I I wish I could swim Like dolphins Like dolphins can swim [INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
Though nothing Will keep us together We can beat them For ever and ever Oh, we can be heroes Just for one day Oh, we can be heroes [TEACHER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
Just for one day I Okay.
I will be king [GASPS.]
And you You will be queen Though nothing Will drive us away Oh, we can be heroes Just for one day Oh, we can be us Just for one day [CHUCKLES.]
I I can remember [STUDENTS OOHING.]
Get up! Get up! Standing by the wall [GRUNTING.]
[CHEERING.]
And the guns Shot above our heads And we kissed As though nothing could fall And the shame [SHOUTING.]
[STUDENTS EXCLAIMING.]
The shame was on the other side [SCREAMS.]
Oh, we can beat them [BOTH SHOUTING.]
For ever and ever And we can be heroes Just for one day.
[ELECTRONIC CHIMING.]
MAN [OVER SPEAKER.]
: Your attention, please.
The life-science presentation for level six has been moved to lab two.
All level six life-science students should report to lab two.
[BEEPING.]
[BEEPING.]
[BEEPING.]
AUTOMATED VOICE [OVER SPEAKER.]
: This is an emergency alert.
This is an emergency alert.
This is an emergency alert.
[MUTED CHATTER.]
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING.]
[EXPLOSIONS.]
[MUSIC ENDS.]

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