- [Buck is allowed to exercise in the Draconia's fitness chamber, where two guards are engaged in stun-stick combat - a duel Buck decides to use to his advantage]
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: You guys fighting or dancing?
- Guard: You're insulting a Draconian soldier, Earth trash.
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: Oh, is that what you call yourselves?I'd show you how to use those toys but you probably bruise easily, and besides, I like a good fight.
- Guard: Earth trash! Come feel the sting of a Draconian soldier's stun-stick!
- [Buck takes a stun-stick, which emits a powerful shock when either end is touched, and battles the soldier, defeating him, then his buddy, then attacking two guards by the chamber door and easily knocking them out]
- Twiki: Oops, that smarts. Nice work, champ, they never laid a glove on you.
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: Some days the magic works.
- [Buck opens the door, and waiting for him is a phalanx of Draconian soldiers with laserguns, and led by a smiling Tigerman]
- Twiki: [crestfallen] And some days it doesn't.
- Buck Rogers: [to Princess Ardala] Well, you got a real winner there, Princess. When are you gonna teach him to walk and chew gum at the same time?
- Princess Ardala: Captain Buck Rogers, meet Captain Buck Rogers.
- [Buck witnesses the debut of the Zygot, a robot duplicate of himself]
- Buck Rogers: Something you threw together in crafts class, Princess?
- [Buck is battling the Zygots, robot duplicates of himself]
- Zygot: Your turn to go, pro, give me your best shot.
- Buck Rogers: All right, catch.
- [Buck fires, misses]
- Zygot: Boring, Buck. Boring.
- [the Zygot fires, and also misses]
- Buck Rogers: Your move, which way you gonna break?
- Zygot: Just keep your eyes open, son.
- Kane: Even my Zygots can't control a ship at that rate of speed... there is no error... it's impossible to capture him now.
- Princess Ardala: He's on an intercept with our attack force.
- Kane: That's just fine.
- Princess Ardala: Fine? What do you mean, fine?
- Kane: What can one Buck Rogers possibly do against three?
- Princess Ardala: We shall SEE, Kane.
- Kane: [about Princess Ardala] What could she be doing with three Buck Rogers for almost an hour and a half?
- Buck Rogers: Nice costume, Tigerman. You going trick or treating?
- Princess Ardala: Defiant. I like that in a man. What do you think of my ingenious invitation?
- Buck Rogers: I was swept away by emotion.
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: [sighs] Princess, we have been through this twice before. We have irreconcilable differences, remember?
- Princess Ardala: No, I don't. Let's make the most of your time here, shall we?
- [Buck is brought to Ardala's room]
- Princess Ardala: Make yourself comfortable. I need to make a decision, Buck. And I need your help.
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: Another test?
- Princess Ardala: Not exactly. Not everything has to be work. Some things are simply... pleasure. I may be a Draconian princess, but I still have feelings. If I told you that I'd adjusted to the idea that our relationship was one-sided, that your feelings for me would never be as intense as my feelings for you, would you simply be my consort?
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: Not your husband?
- Princess Ardala: No.
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: Not your slave?
- Princess Ardala: No, Buck. Never.
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: I'm sorry. I can't.
- Princess Ardala: But how can you reject me? I'm a Draconian princess. Buck! Look at me! Am I so horrible? Am I not beautiful enough for you?
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: You're one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen.
- Princess Ardala: Then why can't you love me?
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: I can't change my feelings simply because you want me to.
- Princess Ardala: But how do you know, Buck? You've never tried.
- Capt. William "Buck" Rogers: Love isn't something that two people can try to make happen. They either have something very special or they don't. And we don't, Ardala. I'm sorry.
- Princess Ardala: [enraged] Captain Buck Rogers, you think you're so special. One of a kind. Well, I have an answer for that: if I can't have you one way, I'll have you another.
- Princess Ardala: [as another spaceship blows up] So much for hero number *seven*, isn't it, Kane?
- [walks away, turns around petulantly]
- Princess Ardala: If you keep this up, we'll have to message my father for more posthumous medals.
- Kane: There is nothing wrong with my design, Princess.
- Princess Ardala: [sarcastic tone] Of course not! Except that it kills all our best pilots because no one can fly it. Cancel the programme!
- Kane: Princess, your father would never agree,
- [gets up]
- Kane: you know that he...
- Princess Ardala: Sit down! I know what my father would agree to. As punishment for the way the Terrans have insulted me, I am to be allowed to destroy any city on Earth that I wish.
- Kane: Without this programme, Princess, it will be impossible to penetrate the Terran defences.
- Princess Ardala: Then stop talking and find someone who can fly your Hatchet fighter. Perhaps *you.*
- [he looks away]
- Princess Ardala: No. Not you. But there is a man who would be ideal.
- Kane: But... Buck Rogers would never agree.
- Princess Ardala: We don't need his permission. We have Lab 23.
- Kane: Hmm. Once we have a prototype, we can always improve on the model.
- Princess Ardala: That I seriously doubt.
- [walks out the room]
- Princess Ardala: [resolutely, to her mirror image:] I am Princess Ardala.
- [presses button, mirror is now video phone]
- Princess Ardala: Kane!
- Kane: Yes, Princess?
- Princess Ardala: Those zygots, they had better know how to fight! I want you to launch the attack on Earth immediately!
- Kane: As you wish, Princess.
- Kane: The plan was perfect. It was the execution that was flawed.
- Princess Ardala: [lying down, musing wistfully:] It was doomed from the start. There is only one Buck Rogers.