The Sci-Fi Western Express
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| Title: | The Sci-Fi Western Express |
| Publisher: | out of Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Date(s): | 1984 |
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| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | multimedia |
| Language: | English |
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The Sci-Fi Western Express is a 170-page multifandom anthology of fiction, poems and art. All of the content is by Andrea Fritz.
About half of the zine is the story "Now What?!"
From the Editorial
Hello....I'm Andrea Fritz,the strange person who wrote the stories you are about to read in this fan publication. Most of the stories are comedies except for two. Come on, folks! You have to have a little drama in this thing! However, most of all, I like to make people laugh... On the more serious side, I hope you all will enjoy my work. I have put a great deal of time and effort in completing this large project. The artwork was also done by me.
Contents
- Dear Parents and Western Fans (an essay about Wildside, its short run, and a plea for a fan campaign to bring it back as an animated children's show, "All of these qualities "WILDSIDE" possessed made me think that it would be a great animated cartoon for children and adults to view. Children today haven't seen many westerns and would most likely be interested in one due to it being a new experience. Why not make it a good teaching aid, too? Children need good moral values built into them to become fine solid citizens. There are way too many vio lent cartoons on for these children to see now, and we must put on some non-violent ones to counter-act them. I firmly believe "WILDSIDE" has a great opportunity of accomplishing just this.")
- Renfield You Idiot! You Did It Again!, fiction (Wildside/Dracula)
- A First For Reese, fiction (Laredo)
- What's the Matter With Scotty?, fiction (Star Trek: TOS)
- A Promise from Philip, vignette (V)
- Romeo Riley, fiction (Star Trek: TOS)
- Now What?!, fiction (in which two young women from Earth meet the crew of the Enterprise, improve relations with the Klingons, and save the day) (Star Trek: TOS)
- It's Cartoon Time!
Excerpt from "Now What?!"
Captain Kirk could not comprehend what she was talking about. Had they made the mistake of beaming down there? The only reason they had done it was to get their bearings after the awesome ordeal they had just been through. The place they were on resembled Earth in every way, but was it? Was this some kind of gigantic charade? It was not the Earth he was used to. This Earth was somewhere from the past, but how did Lori and Sue know who they were, or all of those people they referred to as fans? "What do you mean by fans?"
"What I mean is, before you were even born, maybe some 300 years before, a man by the name of Gene Roddenberry created a television show called, 'Star Trek'. You guys happen to be the actors in the show. For some mysterious reason. Gene Roddenberry must have seen Earth's future and wrote it into a series. The man must be psychic."
Sue supported Lori's theory. "That's right. Captain Kirk. I admit the Klingons are shrewd, deceitful, and wicked, but not geniuses. There is some mastermind behind this more powerful than the Klingons. How else could they come up with a time machine? But who is the genius? I doubt the Romulans or Corns would team up with the Klingons; they hate each other too much. They aren't that brilliant, either."
Captain Kirk was dumbfounded at the precise details Lori and Sue were surfacing on their life's history. These girls did seem to be on the level, far from the treacherous type. Clearly, they could not be the masterminds behind this macabre plot. It really was Earth's past history the "Enterprise" had plunged into, not an imitation. This whole thing was becoming more absurd by the minute, and he had involved two other victims--Lori and Sue; two fans of his and his crew's lives which aired as a television series in the girls' time...unbelievable. "Wow, I can't believe how accurate this television series is."
"Evidently, Captain, you did not need this information I have obtained from the computer, because you have already formed your own opinion on the matter, which I know can reinforce it as being correct," Spock said as he reentered the transporter room.
Sue's stand did not waiver in the least. Both she and Lori knew what the Klingons were capable of. "Captain Kirk, we are not scared of the Klingons. It should be vise versa. Haven't you heard the old saying; Hell hath no fury greater than a woman's scorn? If the Klingons try to cross us, we will throw every rotten, dirty, mean, low-down trick and scheme we can conjure up right in their faces. We'll have them begging for mercy to give us anything we desire."
Lori stiffened the argument. She lowered the boom and gave James T. Kirk one last alternative. "Captain Kirk, if you don't take us with you, we will steal one of your shuttle craft and follow you there. We can get a hold of any article we need, because the access to it all is right up here." Lori indicated her brain and grinned devilishly.
Jim did not appreciate the tone of Lori's voice. He liked even less to be threatened. Why now, of all times, was he facing this no win scenario, and wholly because of these two females? Kirk had beaten incredible odds and had won time and time again in battle, but at this very instant, he could not win one lousy argument which was, to Jim Kirk, in their best interests! Were the girls the ones who designed the 'Kobayashi Maru' test? "You wouldn't dare follow us! You'll foul up the entire operation! The second they spotted one of our shuttle craft, there we would go--up in smoke!"
Sample Interior
Wildside/Dracula
Wildside/Dracula
Laredo
Laredo
Star Trek: TOS
V
Star Trek: TOS
Star Trek: TOS
Star Trek: TOS
