Fry is walking back and forth across the ship. In the background Leela is
laying on a
couch with a compress on her head.
Fry: Okay, I have to calm down. All I have to do is remember what Leela
told me and I`ll
be fine.
A thought bubble appears over his head and Leela in it.
Fry`s thought of Leela: You idiot!
The thought bubble disappears and Fry groans.
Fry: We`re on our way back, if I can steer us towards Earth, we might make it!
Fry takes the captain`s seat and looks at the controls. He presses a few
buttons and waits.
Nothing happens.
Fry: Hmmm.
Cut to the outside of the ship, it`s light up with Christmas lights that
spell out "Merry Xmas
2985!" (Fry activated it.)
Fry: Okay, I can`t panic.
Bender taps Fry on the shoulder. When Fry looks up, Bender points out the
front window, they`re
set to crash!
Fry: Alright, I think it`s safe for me to panic now!
Fry starts running around in circles screaming.
Fry: Oh, I shouldn`t of ignored Leela`s lessons!
Recording of Leela`s voice: That`s all I needed to hear.
Fry stops dead in his tracks.
Fry: Leela?
A TV screen appears in front of him with Leela`s face on it.
Recording of Leela: Knowing you, I set up this program just in case of
emergency.
I`ll guide you and the ship home.
Fry: Wait, if this program was set up all along, why didn`t it go off the
minute I needed help?
Leela: Because I enjoy watching you sweat. I taped it all to view later for
some payback.
The image of Leela smirks.
Recording or Leela: Now, Fry. Just grab that thing that looks like a TV
remote and that other
thing that looks like the top of a beer can and rotate them north while
steering.
Fry: Well, if you`d only explained it like that in the first place we
wouldn`t be in this mess!
Recording of Leela: Just do it before we crash!
Fry looks outside to see that they`re still on a collision course.
Fry: Yes, Ma'am!
Fry gets to work steers the ship in the right direction.
Fry: We`re going to make it! Now, what do I do next?
Recording of Leela: To land the ship you simply [static].
Suddenly, the recording is cut out and Leela`s face turns to static.
Fry: What happened?!
Bender is seen in the background, he spilled beer on some ship controls.
Bender stands
in front of the mess, an innocent look on his face.
Fry: Leela?! Oh, no!
He resumes panicking and in the process trips over a lever and they go
zooming at top speed for
Earth! Fry screams, and the screen fades out. Reappear Fry in Hermes`s
office.
Hermes: The good news is that you got the rest of the crew home and
delivered the package. In
fact, I`m so impressed, I declare this day "Friday", spelled with an `i',
of course.
Fry smiles happily.
Hermes: The bad news is YOU TOTALLY DESTROYED THE SHIP AND THE LANDING BAY
WHEN YOU CRASHED!
Fry gulps.
Hermes: But, because of the fact that Leela admits to not having taught you
how to land, you
won`t be fired. Instead we`ll be deducting about fourty dollars a week from
your salary.
Fry: But that`s the exact amount extra I`m getting for being alternate captain!
Hermes: So everything turns out just as it was before this whole episode
started. Now get outta
my office!
Fry leaves and runs into Leela outside the door.
Fry: You okay, Leela?
Leela: Yeah, I`m fine.
Fry: [pauses] You want to do something tonight?
Leela: No thank you, I`ve got plans.
Fry takes his hand from behind his back and reveals the tape of him
panicking on the delivery.
Fry: Now, you don`t.
Leela: Hey! Where`d you find that?
Fry: I have my ways.
Leela grabs the tape from him easily when Fry lookes another way for a
second. Leela smiles.
Bender walking by takes the tape from Leela.
Bender: Yoink! This is going on my webpage! Me and Zapp Brannigan will be
merging in a few weeks.
THE END!