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Strange objects fall from the skies over an English village and begin to change the local populace into green-eyed zombies intent on taking over the world. The Tomorrow People must stop them. <ref>[http://www.tomorrowpeoplelab.net/nsepgide.html The Tomorrow People New Series Episode Guide, tomorrowpeoplelab.net]</ref>
 
Strange objects fall from the skies over an English village and begin to change the local populace into green-eyed zombies intent on taking over the world. The Tomorrow People must stop them. <ref>[http://www.tomorrowpeoplelab.net/nsepgide.html The Tomorrow People New Series Episode Guide, tomorrowpeoplelab.net]</ref>
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==Summary==
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===Episode One===
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[[Jade Weston]] is asleep in her bedroom when she is woken by her dog, [[Jessie]], who is interested in something outside. They see a light streak through the sky and crash into the forest nearby. A poacher, [[Chester Toms]], sees the meteorite-like object land. As he examines it, it opens like a seed pod and he is struck by a green light. Next morning, Jade tells her mother, [[Penny Weston|Penny]], about what she saw but Penny isn't really interested since Jade has a history of investigating "mysteries".
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[[Ami Jackson|Ami]] and [[Mrs. Jackson|her mother]] are at the airport. Mrs Jackson complains that Ami could have teleported them to Australia but Ami says they only use their powers when necessary. [[Adam Newman|Adam]] and [[Megabyte Damon|Megabyte]] arrive to wave them off. Back in Jade's village, [[Gladys Toms]] greets an old lady, [[Felicity Tripplett]], who is off to model at a life drawing class. She goes home to find Chester, her husband, wearing dark glasses and shielding his eyes from the light. He stops her opening the curtains. She finds the remains of the seed pod, which Chester snatches from her, revealing glowing green eyes.
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Megabyte tells Adam that [[General Damon|his father]] is away on business and his mother and [[Millicent Damon|sister]] are in the States. They arrange take-out. Meanwhile, Jade is still awake despite Penny's protests, watching the sky. Hours later, she sees another pod arrive. She heads out into the woods with Jessie and they find the pod, which starts to open, but closes when a spotlight is shone on her. A group of men in quarantine gear order Jade to put the pod down. She does so but Jessie runs off with it. The men take Jade away.
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General Damon arrives at the unit's base to interview Jade. She insists she wants to go home. Damon tries to question her about the meteors but she stays silent. Damon asks his aide, [[Frank]], for food and drink. Frank brings him the photos they've had developed from Jade's camera, which includes shots of the meteorite and one of Jade with Megabyte.
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Adam and Megabyte are watching a B-movie but Adam is bored and wants to leave. They see a news report by [[Greg Golden]] about the forthcoming comeback appearance of pop star [[Byron Lucifer]], after a five year absence. Lucifer is recording the album at his own private hall. Adam seems equally unimpressed. Megabyte gets a phone call from Damon and the pair teleport to his base where Megabyte promises to clean up. Damon shows them the photo and they remember meeting Jade during the [[Culex]] incident; she had a crush on Megabyte for a while. Damon tells them [[Worldex]] were brought in by British Defence to investigate the meteorites but they haven't come close to finding one until that night. Frank brings in Jade, who thinks Adam and Megabyte are there to rescue her. Megabyte explains Damon is his father.
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Next morning, Penny finds Jade's room empty. Jessie comes in with the pod. It opens and Penny is struck by the green light. Damon tries to call her but finds it engaged. Adam says he and Megabyte will walk Jade home. Megabyte ducks out of the comment about pizza and broken vases, saying it was Adam's fault. Jade is disappointed that the [[Tomorrow People]] won't teleport her. [[General Beaumont-Savage]] turns up at the base in his sports car and learns from [[Sergeant Manx]] that Worldex have requisitioned it. Damon shows him his orders from the Ministry of Defence, which include the fact that his project is classified. Beaumont-Savage is furious and goes to phone Whitehall, taking his golf clubs with him.
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Jade tells Adam and Megabyte that what she found wasn't a meteor, explaining it opened like a living pod. As they reach her cottage, she asks if she'll see them again. They watch her go inside, then teleport out. Jade looks for Penny and finds her bedroom is locked. Inside, Penny sits in silence, her eyes glowing green.
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===Episode Two===
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Penny emerges wearing dark glasses and closes all the curtains. She doesn't speak but Jade assumes she has a migraine. She finds Jessie tied up outside. Penny shouts at her to take the dog outside. At [[the ship]], Adam recalls Jade's words about the pods being alive: living stones. Megabyte recalls his parents have a botanist friend, [[Beth Halliday]]. They teleport back to the village but find it deserted.
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With Jessie outside, Jade tries to chat to Penny about the meteorites. Adam and Megabyte turn up and ask her to go with them to see if there's anything similar to the pod in Beth's collection. Penny calls Chester but Gladys answers. Unintelligible noises comes down the line but Chester snatches the receiver from her, seemingly understanding them.
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Adam, Megabyte and Jade meet Beth, and Jade shows her some blurred photos of the pod. Adam asks if they could go through some pictures so Jade can identify it. Beth tells them about plants that can camouflage themselves to look like stones but Jade says it didn't look like the photos. Beth gives them her card. She invites them to her lecture that evening on ultrasonic seed enhancement, a new way of speeding up seed growth. Megabyte is less than enthusiastic. As they leave, Chester watches them.
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Beaumont-Savage tries to get Manx to remove Damon's things from the office but Damon threatens to report him if he doesn't stop obstructing. Frank tells Damon that [[Henderson]] has found a pod. Adam and Megabyte walk Jade home again; Jade is dreaming of being a Tomorrow Person but Adam says she'll be one if she'll be one. They see Damon's men retrieving a meteor from the lake. Damon asks them to stay back; Jade heads off home.
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Jade sees Felicity observing the find through binoculars and then spotting a second pod; she also has green eyes, which she hides with dark glasses. Felicity collects the second pod and Jade follows her. Felicity goes into a secret tunnel in the woods, where she meets with other possessed people including Penny and [[Murdo]]. Jade slips away.
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That night, at the army base, [[Dr. Bradley]] runs tests on the pod. Adam and Megabyte are with Damon and wonder about getting Beth's help, telling him about Jade's theory. Damon testily agrees they should go and get her. They head to the lecture where she says she'll see the pod after she's finished. Bradley runs a scan on the pod and finds thousands of seeds inside. He calls Damon to the lab, but is convinced the pod is harmless. Damon is interrupted by a phone call after Beaumont-Savage's complaint. The pod opens and the light strikes Bradley. Damon arrives at the lab to find the pod missing. He chases after the now possessed Bradley. They struggle and Damon knocks Bradley out with a fire bucket, causing the spores to leave him and head into an air duct.
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As Beth is discussing her theory, several possessed people enter. Murdo and the postman throws a bag over Beth's head and drag her out, while Chester knocks Adam and Megabyte over and Felicity turns off the lights. Adam chases after them into the hallway but Felicity knocks him out. Meanwhile, Damon's men are searching the base. Damon asks the injured Bradley what he wanted to tell him. Bradley confirms the object is a pod and Damon assures him the spores are contained.
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Megabyte treats Adam's sore head. Adam is worried about Beth and wonders who'd kidnap her. Megabyte wants to call Damon but Adam has a feeling that they should contact Jade first. They teleport back to the village but get no answer from Jade's cottage. Adam convinces Megabyte to wait and they sit on a wall...but then someone grabs them from behind and pulls them down.
   
 
== Guest Cast ==
 
== Guest Cast ==

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The Living Stones
Tp 90s stones1
Adam, Megabyte and Jade
Episode Information
Series 1990s Series
Season # 3
Episode # 2
Number of Parts 5
Original Airdate(s) 8 Feb. 1995 - 8 March 1995
Writer(s) Lee Pressman
Director Crispin Reece
Previous "The Rameses Connection"
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"The Living Stones" is the second episode of season three of The Tomorrow People 1990s Series.

Strange objects fall from the skies over an English village and begin to change the local populace into green-eyed zombies intent on taking over the world. The Tomorrow People must stop them. [1]

Summary

Episode One

Jade Weston is asleep in her bedroom when she is woken by her dog, Jessie, who is interested in something outside. They see a light streak through the sky and crash into the forest nearby. A poacher, Chester Toms, sees the meteorite-like object land. As he examines it, it opens like a seed pod and he is struck by a green light. Next morning, Jade tells her mother, Penny, about what she saw but Penny isn't really interested since Jade has a history of investigating "mysteries".

Ami and her mother are at the airport. Mrs Jackson complains that Ami could have teleported them to Australia but Ami says they only use their powers when necessary. Adam and Megabyte arrive to wave them off. Back in Jade's village, Gladys Toms greets an old lady, Felicity Tripplett, who is off to model at a life drawing class. She goes home to find Chester, her husband, wearing dark glasses and shielding his eyes from the light. He stops her opening the curtains. She finds the remains of the seed pod, which Chester snatches from her, revealing glowing green eyes.

Megabyte tells Adam that his father is away on business and his mother and sister are in the States. They arrange take-out. Meanwhile, Jade is still awake despite Penny's protests, watching the sky. Hours later, she sees another pod arrive. She heads out into the woods with Jessie and they find the pod, which starts to open, but closes when a spotlight is shone on her. A group of men in quarantine gear order Jade to put the pod down. She does so but Jessie runs off with it. The men take Jade away.

General Damon arrives at the unit's base to interview Jade. She insists she wants to go home. Damon tries to question her about the meteors but she stays silent. Damon asks his aide, Frank, for food and drink. Frank brings him the photos they've had developed from Jade's camera, which includes shots of the meteorite and one of Jade with Megabyte.

Adam and Megabyte are watching a B-movie but Adam is bored and wants to leave. They see a news report by Greg Golden about the forthcoming comeback appearance of pop star Byron Lucifer, after a five year absence. Lucifer is recording the album at his own private hall. Adam seems equally unimpressed. Megabyte gets a phone call from Damon and the pair teleport to his base where Megabyte promises to clean up. Damon shows them the photo and they remember meeting Jade during the Culex incident; she had a crush on Megabyte for a while. Damon tells them Worldex were brought in by British Defence to investigate the meteorites but they haven't come close to finding one until that night. Frank brings in Jade, who thinks Adam and Megabyte are there to rescue her. Megabyte explains Damon is his father.

Next morning, Penny finds Jade's room empty. Jessie comes in with the pod. It opens and Penny is struck by the green light. Damon tries to call her but finds it engaged. Adam says he and Megabyte will walk Jade home. Megabyte ducks out of the comment about pizza and broken vases, saying it was Adam's fault. Jade is disappointed that the Tomorrow People won't teleport her. General Beaumont-Savage turns up at the base in his sports car and learns from Sergeant Manx that Worldex have requisitioned it. Damon shows him his orders from the Ministry of Defence, which include the fact that his project is classified. Beaumont-Savage is furious and goes to phone Whitehall, taking his golf clubs with him.

Jade tells Adam and Megabyte that what she found wasn't a meteor, explaining it opened like a living pod. As they reach her cottage, she asks if she'll see them again. They watch her go inside, then teleport out. Jade looks for Penny and finds her bedroom is locked. Inside, Penny sits in silence, her eyes glowing green.

Episode Two

Penny emerges wearing dark glasses and closes all the curtains. She doesn't speak but Jade assumes she has a migraine. She finds Jessie tied up outside. Penny shouts at her to take the dog outside. At the ship, Adam recalls Jade's words about the pods being alive: living stones. Megabyte recalls his parents have a botanist friend, Beth Halliday. They teleport back to the village but find it deserted.

With Jessie outside, Jade tries to chat to Penny about the meteorites. Adam and Megabyte turn up and ask her to go with them to see if there's anything similar to the pod in Beth's collection. Penny calls Chester but Gladys answers. Unintelligible noises comes down the line but Chester snatches the receiver from her, seemingly understanding them.

Adam, Megabyte and Jade meet Beth, and Jade shows her some blurred photos of the pod. Adam asks if they could go through some pictures so Jade can identify it. Beth tells them about plants that can camouflage themselves to look like stones but Jade says it didn't look like the photos. Beth gives them her card. She invites them to her lecture that evening on ultrasonic seed enhancement, a new way of speeding up seed growth. Megabyte is less than enthusiastic. As they leave, Chester watches them.

Beaumont-Savage tries to get Manx to remove Damon's things from the office but Damon threatens to report him if he doesn't stop obstructing. Frank tells Damon that Henderson has found a pod. Adam and Megabyte walk Jade home again; Jade is dreaming of being a Tomorrow Person but Adam says she'll be one if she'll be one. They see Damon's men retrieving a meteor from the lake. Damon asks them to stay back; Jade heads off home.

Jade sees Felicity observing the find through binoculars and then spotting a second pod; she also has green eyes, which she hides with dark glasses. Felicity collects the second pod and Jade follows her. Felicity goes into a secret tunnel in the woods, where she meets with other possessed people including Penny and Murdo. Jade slips away.

That night, at the army base, Dr. Bradley runs tests on the pod. Adam and Megabyte are with Damon and wonder about getting Beth's help, telling him about Jade's theory. Damon testily agrees they should go and get her. They head to the lecture where she says she'll see the pod after she's finished. Bradley runs a scan on the pod and finds thousands of seeds inside. He calls Damon to the lab, but is convinced the pod is harmless. Damon is interrupted by a phone call after Beaumont-Savage's complaint. The pod opens and the light strikes Bradley. Damon arrives at the lab to find the pod missing. He chases after the now possessed Bradley. They struggle and Damon knocks Bradley out with a fire bucket, causing the spores to leave him and head into an air duct.

As Beth is discussing her theory, several possessed people enter. Murdo and the postman throws a bag over Beth's head and drag her out, while Chester knocks Adam and Megabyte over and Felicity turns off the lights. Adam chases after them into the hallway but Felicity knocks him out. Meanwhile, Damon's men are searching the base. Damon asks the injured Bradley what he wanted to tell him. Bradley confirms the object is a pod and Damon assures him the spores are contained.

Megabyte treats Adam's sore head. Adam is worried about Beth and wonders who'd kidnap her. Megabyte wants to call Damon but Adam has a feeling that they should contact Jade first. They teleport back to the village but get no answer from Jade's cottage. Adam convinces Megabyte to wait and they sit on a wall...but then someone grabs them from behind and pulls them down.

Guest Cast

  • Byron Lucifer - Danny John-Jules
  • Penny Weston - Sharon Duce
  • General Beaumont-Savage - Clive Merrison
  • Beth Halliday - Patricia Hayes

References

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