It’s June 10, 2994. Marine explorer Dan Vickerson completes his week-long deep sea mission in his strange, tracked exploration vehicle. As he prepares to surface, his vehicle is attacked by a large and powerful sea serpent. Dan uses his “electro bolt” to get the creature to release the ship. He calls the surface but gets no reply. Upon return, Dan finds everyone in the city dead, with a banner welcoming him home. He reads a newspaper article about a gas attack. He takes a rocket ship out to explore but finds people are dead all over the planet. Despairing, he calls a radio station and eventually gets a response. He travels to and meets Betty Wriston, who explains she was preserving ancient manuscripts found in a time capsule, which required the use of a gas mask. Betty reads the manuscript which mentions a “Reservoir of the Future” which holds the “greatest treasure on Earth”. Shep Rankin, who overhears the bit about treasure, reveals himself and his crew, calling themselves the Inter-Space Crime Syndicate and explaining that it was they who perpetrated the gas attack. Shep says they want the treasure and forces Betty and Dan to lead the way. When they discover a steel door, Dan and Betty use the opportunity to escape. The Syndicate opens the door, only to be killed when an explosive booby-trap goes off. Realizing they may truly be the last people alive, Dan and Betty kiss. They continue their search, eventually running across a very cold room with mummified bodies. They speculate on the reason why, when one of the bodies sits up and introduces itself as a boy named Johnny. The mummies are all children in suspended animation. Johnny talks about the terrible war and a wise old man who led them into the darkened chamber. Dan and Betty awaken the children, realizing they are the “great treasure” the wise old man preserved. The children are the new future for the world.
Description It’s June 10, 2994. Marine explorer Dan Vickerson completes his week-long deep sea mission in his strange, tracked exploration vehicle. As he prepares to surface, his vehicle is attacked by a large and powerful sea serpent. Dan uses his “electro bolt” to get the creature to release the ship. He calls the surface but gets no reply. Upon return, Dan finds everyone in the city dead, with a banner welcoming him home. He reads a newspaper article about a gas attack. He takes a rocket ship out to explore but finds people are dead all over the planet. Despairing, he calls a radio station and eventually gets a response. He travels to and meets Betty Wriston, who explains she was preserving ancient manuscripts found in a time capsule, which required the use of a gas mask. Betty reads the manuscript which mentions a “Reservoir of the Future” which holds the “greatest treasure on Earth”. Shep Rankin, who overhears the bit about treasure, reveals himself and his crew, calling themselves the Inter-Space Crime Syndicate and explaining that it was they who perpetrated the gas attack. Shep says they want the treasure and forces Betty and Dan to lead the way. When they discover a steel door, Dan and Betty use the opportunity to escape. The Syndicate opens the door, only to be killed when an explosive booby-trap goes off. Realizing they may truly be the last people alive, Dan and Betty kiss. They continue their search, eventually running across a very cold room with mummified bodies. They speculate on the reason why, when one of the bodies sits up and introduces itself as a boy named Johnny. The mummies are all children in suspended animation. Johnny talks about the terrible war and a wise old man who led them into the darkened chamber. Dan and Betty awaken the children, realizing they are the “great treasure” the wise old man preserved. The children are the new future for the world.
