Prompt:[INTRO — CUTE FEMALE STORYTELLER, innocent, fascinated, dreamy sci-fi music]
[STORYTELLER — softly]
The new galaxy was wonderful. New ships, new fuels, new worlds, new opportunities.
[She pauses]
And, of course... new problems.
The Fuel Brokers had discovered something simple: everyone wanted something.
And if somebody wants something badly enough...
someone will probably sell it to them.
[VERSE 1 — CINEMATIC]
The first new power came calling:
"We want exclusive access to your fuel."
The Brokers smiled.
"Of course."
The second power came the next day.
"We want exclusive access to the other fuel."
The Brokers smiled again.
"Of course."
[PRE-CHORUS]
One fuel for one empire
One fuel for another
Two beautiful monopolies
Sold to two suspicious powers
Nobody checked the numbers.
Nobody noticed...
how similar the fuels really were.
[CHORUS — BIG]
This galaxy is too much
Too many deals, too many lies
Everybody wants a monopoly
Everybody wants the prize
Then came the map.
Beautiful trade routes.
New stations.
New worlds.
The Brokers sold one copy.
Then another.
[She pauses]
They knew about the meteor storm.
They said nothing.
[THE GREAT PAUSE — MUSIC STOPS]
[BROKER]
They think they have a monopoly.
[SECOND BROKER]
They do.
[BROKER]
Both of them?
[SECOND BROKER]
Yes.
[BROKER]
But the fuels are almost identical.
[SECOND BROKER]
I know.
[Long silence]
[BROKER]
What happens when they find out?
[MR. VEX — quietly]
That depends.
Who finds out first?
[HUGE MUSICAL HIT]
[VERSE 2 — DARK, FAST]
Beyond the station, the scientists were working.
Not another fuel.
Not another engine.
Something stranger.
A field that could reach across enormous distances.
A platform.
A target.
A charge.
The test begins.
A cargo container sits far away.
Nobody touches it.
The field activates.
[HUGE IMPACT]
The container moves.
It accelerates across the distance...
and lands beside the ship.
[SCIENTIST]
It worked!
[CHORUS — HUGE]
This galaxy is too much
Now nothing stays where it belongs
You don't need to send a ship
You just need to pull it along
This galaxy is too much
The old rules disappear
If you can move a thing from far away
Then nowhere is safe anymore
[VERSE 3 — CHAOTIC]
Warehouses close.
Cargo gets locked.
Ships move their fuel.
Governments panic.
The Rod Kings hide their reserves.
The new powers hide theirs.
The Outcasts laugh.
[OUTCAST]
They're finally starting to understand.
[BROKER]
Understand what?
[OUTCAST]
Their warehouses are just suggestions.
[BRIDGE — MR. VEX]
[BROKER]
We could revolutionize logistics.
[MR. VEX]
Yes.
[BROKER]
We could also steal almost anything.
[Silence]
[MR. VEX]
Now you're thinking.
[FINAL BUILD]
The scientists keep working.
Longer range. Stronger fields. Bigger platforms.
And suddenly everyone wants the scientists.
One genius gets an offer so good...
he becomes frightened and hides with the Outcasts.
The Brokers consolidate.
The Outcasts stay.
The strange station becomes a hub.
The new fuels keep moving.
And everyone quietly wonders who will make the next discovery.
[FINAL CHORUS — MASSIVE]
This galaxy is too much
Too many deals, too many lies
Too many ships in the darkness
Too many changing sides
The old empires lose control
The new powers want the road
The fuel keeps moving through the night
And nobody knows who owns it anymore
[QUIET OUTRO — STORYTELLER]
And so everyone learned an important lesson.
[She pauses]
Never leave your valuable things unattended.
[Small giggle]
Especially now.
Because somebody might move them.
Very far away.
[She whispers]
This galaxy is too much.
[END]