*Back inside the cockpit, we see Bladewing yank back on the control stick, and Max pressing a few buttons.*
*Outside the ship, the landing gear comes down and the nose goes up as it buldozes a few trees, then crash lands on the forest floor, skidding a litte. As it comes to rest, the right landing leg hits a fallen tree, and the whole thing goes onto it's side, resting on its left wing.*
*Back inside the cockpit, everything is still working, and Bladewing, Max and Zip look a little stunned.*
Bladewing: "Yeesh! Is everybody okay?"
Zip: "I think so."
Max: "I've hurt my chest on this bloody new console addition, but I'll be fine, it's just a bruise."
*Max gets out of his console and goes to the left wall of the bridge, as the ship is leaning that way.*
Zip: "We ought to see if Strepo and X-2001 are okay."
*Just then, X-2001 enters the bridge carrying Strepo, the ships cook, who has been knocked out and has a gash on his forehead.*
X-2001: "What's going on? Strepo's been hurt and the ships on it's side."
Bladewing: "As if we didn't know."
Zip: "We've crashed on Oddworld. I'll take Strepo to the sickbay, you guys check everything out to see if it's working."
Bladewing: "Okay, sis."
Max: "Right."
X-2001: "Yes ma'am."
Zip: "X-2001, how many times do I have to tell you., even if you are a robot, you don't need to call me "ma'am". You seem to forget that you have just as much rights as any living being."
X-2001: "Sorry. It's just my age."
Zip: "Well, we understand. You come from an era where robots were slaves, but please, get used to modern times."
*Zip Gets out of her console, takes Strepo and exits. Bladewing gets out of his console, then X-2001 and Max follw him out.*
*Ten minutes later in the sickbay, Strepo has been strapped to a stretcher to prevent him from sliding off it, and Zip is bandiging his head. Max, Bladewing and X-2001 enter.*
X-2001: "Everything appears to be intact apart from the engine."
Zip: "And whats wrong with that?"
X-2001: "That blast before we crash landed knocked out a feul line, which can be repaired, but since a large part of the feul line was burned off, we need to find some sort of heavy duty tube that's exactly the right size."
Bladewing: "And how the hell are we suppost to find something like that on Oddworld?"
Zip: "I dunno. Maybe we could nick some factory equipment or something. We ought to find the Mudokon saviour, Abe, who lived at this time, as he knows where all the factories are and what they do."
Max: "Okay, but it might mean searching this whole regeion. Best thing to do would be to find a village and ask for directions."
Bladewing: "Right then, lets pack some survival equipment and lets go."
Zip: "Okay. X-2001, you stay here and look after Strepo and the ship. Let's go exploring!"
Bladewing: "Whoo-hoo!"
*Meanwhile on the outside of the ship, a large group of Sligs surround it. . .*
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