Part 4

*the scene opens with a shot of the Meeting Room, which has a long table with high-backed chairs along its edge*

Marcus: Ok, people, we all know why we're here. Gonick says he has good news, so let's open with him.

Gonick: I do have good news, but I feel I should start with the bad. We all know that Mr. Guido has stolen a corvette and escaped our custody. However, the good news is that we can track him.

Dagobah: I thought corvettes were designed to not be detected.

Gonick: Well, they were. But seeing as we all have our flagships, and nobody uses the corvettes here anyway , I set up a sort of 'tracking mist'. As the corvette travels through space, it leaves a trail of minute energy particles.

Saganami: Bread crumbs.

Gonick: Nice catch, Hansel. Anyone not specifically looking for the particles should only read slightly elevated levels of background radiation. And since this was a relatively recent personal project, and therefore not officially documented, Guido's spies shouldn't have learned of it.

Marcus: I never authorized you to mess with our corvettes....

Gonick: Well as I often hear, it's easier to seek forgiveness than to ask permission. Especially since my 'messing' has given us a lead to Mr. Guido.

Emma: 'A lead'? It sounds like you gave us a map to his exact location.

Dagobah: Guido is smart enough to not stay in one of our ships for very long. He's probably already ditched it, blown it up, and found another means of transportation. But the plus side is, he'd have to use our corvette to get to another planet.

Marcus: Which means Gonick's bread crumbs will lead us to Guido's last known location. Gonick, take your battleship and follow the trail. Emma, Saganami, go with him.

Saganami: A battleship? Isn't that a bit slow?

Gonick: He didn't say 'a' battleship. He said 'my' battleship.

*Edward Saganami regards Gonick quizzically*

Gonick: You'll see. Pack some stuff, we'll most likely be a week or two.

Emma: Great. A road trip.

Mick: What's a road?

All: ....

Marcus: Dismissed.

Audio Tour (Part 4)