Prisoners of the Lost Universe story
Three people are transported to another world when an earthquake occurs just as the scientist is experimenting with his "matter" transmitter. The trio must escape the strange world of Vonya while dealing with a number of villains.
10 total · 5 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human vs. captivity | major | The warlord Kleel kidnapped Carrier and held her at his fortress. |
| parallel universe | major | Crackpot scientist Dr. Hartmann, TV personality Carrie Madison, and electrician Dan Roebuck all inadvertently went through Dr. Hartmann's transporter and ended up on a planet in another dimension populated my medieval-like people. |
| romantic love | major | Carrie and Dan fell for each other while they were trapped together in the parallel world. |
| unrequited love | major | The warlord Kleel was enamoured with his captive Carrie, but she was repulsed by him. |
| what if I could never go home | major | Carrie, Dan, and Dr. Hartmann were trapped on a medieval planet in a parallel universe. Dr. Hartmann estimated their odds of finding theier way back to Earth at ten million to one. |
| ability to communicate with animals | minor | The Greenman was able to communicate with horses. For example, his horse directly communicated to him that it was thirsty. |
| compromising one's ethical principles vs. self-preservation | minor | Dr. Hartmann fashioned firearms and explosives for Kleel in order to keep from being used as a slave in the mines. |
| mad scientist stereotype | minor | A lab coat clad Dr. Hartmann had build a machine that could transmit things into a parallel world in an effort to get the respect he felt he deserved from his peers. |
| romantic jealousy | minor | Shareen was jealous of Carrie because Kleel expressed an interest in Carrie over her. |
| what if I had to fight to the death | minor | Dan was pitted in a fight to the death against the Giant Nabu. |