Fantastic Voyage Page #5

GRANT:

General, I've heard some wild ones.

But this takes it.

CARTER:

We can shrink an Army -- with all

its equipment -- and put it in a

bottle cap. That's why we call it

.

GRANT:

(with silent whistle)

If the Other Side ever gets hold of

a thing like that...

CARTER:

They have...

(answering look)

But we've both got the same problem

-- lack or control. We can only keep

things Miniaturized for exactly

sixty minutes. Arter that,

everything starts growing back to

its original size.

They arrive at the root of the escalator, leave the scooter and board

the moving stairway.

76WITH ESCALATOR

As they ride up:

GRANT:

I assume Benes knows how to control

it.

CARTER:

That's right. He wanted us to have

the secret, and not them. Which is

why they tried to kill him.

GRANT:

They're bound to try again. No

wonder they want me to stand by

during the operation.

CARTER:

And take a little trip with them...

GRANT:

(bewildered)

Trip? Where to?

CARTER:

(matter-of-fact)

Well, the only way to reach that

clot is from inside the Brain. So

we've decided to put a Surgical Team

and a Crew into a submarine --

reduce it way down in size, and

inject it into an Artery --

GRANT:

(jolted)

You mean going along?

CARTER:

As part of the Crew.

GRANT:

Wait a minute! They can't shrink

!

CARTER:

(assuringly)

Grant, our Miniaturizer can shrink

anything.

GRANT:

But I don't want to be

Miniaturized -- !

CARTER:

It's only for an hour --

GRANT:

Not even for a minute! General

Carter, sir, I'd like you to

reconsider your choice. I'm just not

the right man for a mission of this

kind.

He starts walking against the direction of the escalator, thus

remaining in the same place.

CARTER:

(taking his arm)

Come on, Grant. You're going to a

Briefing.

They have reached the top of the escalator. Nearby is a door marked:

Carter opens the door, waves him in.

77INT. CONFERENCE ROOM

Grant and Carter enter in the middle of what is evidently a heated

argument between COLONEL DONALD REID and Duval. Reid is in the uniform

of the , with a cadaceus which indicates he is the Medical

Division. Also present is CAPTAIN BILL OWENS, in Naval uniform, and

Michaels. Cora stands beside Duval, rather abashed, since she is the

cause of the vociferous disagreement.

DUVAL:

(irascibly)

Miss Peterson volunteered to come

along!

REID:

So did every male Technician in the

Unit. A woman has no place on a

mission of this kind.

DUVAL:

(brooking no rebuttal)

I insist on taking my Technician.

REID:

You'll take whoever assign!

DUVAL:

(angrily)

Don't tell me whom I'm to work with!

Not on this operation or any other!

I'll do what think is best,

without any interference from

anyone!

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