2/7/11 Otto and Zorro

Wrote 1200 words tonight, it was for an assignment for class but it got me writing. It is the premise and characters, as well as story summary for a television series. Very Hitchhikers guide but darker.

OTTO the WHALE (???)

Swimming the oceans of Earth was a great gig until the planet was destroyed.

Otto spent all of his life on Earth as any normal Humpback Whale would: swimming, eating, and swimming some more.

When the IDIOTS destroyed Earth though they put him and a few other marine mammals into a giant ship that was converted into an aquarium. When Jack accidently puts the wrong coordinates into a transport door, he is sent to the aquarium ship and the porthole that is equipped with the translator. Otto just happen to be at the porthole wondering what it was when Jack approached it and voila, instant friendship.

For a whale, Otto is very insightful. He claims to have learned a lot swimming through the oceans. He had a lot of time to think and ponder and when this young human comes along he provides some sage advice.

Otto is a great mentor and guide to Jack.

Zorro the Dog (?)

Zorro hates to travel so being in space is a nightmare. But fortunately he happens upon a guy who is all about taking care of others and a friendship develops with Jack.

Zorro was the lap dog for an elderly woman who died shortly before the world was destroyed. When her family refused to take him, he was given to a friend of the woman. That woman was not very nice and she made Zorro stay outside in the Mexico heat.

Zorro was picked up by the IDIOTS fleet and was wondering around the ships when he met Jack.

Given a translator by Jack, they now communicate but Zorro is a dog of few words. He mainly communicates in single words at the start of the series but will expand later.