Lockdown



"Lockdown" was the second Total Immersion Event of Toonami premiering on September 17, 2001.

Plot
Lockdown began when SARA detected a transmission she could not recognize from a debris field in space. At TOM's request she moved the Absolution into the debris field to get close to the ship broadcasting the signal, but wound up caught in a tractor beam launched from a derelict trash compactor in the area. In an effort to escape from the beam TOM ordered Absolution into full reverse, but this backfired when the port engine went out and the reactor shut down.

Fortunately, TOM had ordered the launch of the DOKS from the cargo bays prior to the ship getting stuck in the tractor beam. Unfortunately, without a signal to control the DOKs themselves, TOM sent a scrambling signal through the ship's transmission to Toonami viewers who tuned in to watch Dragon Ball Z (he knew there'd be an audience). He asked for volunteers to the DOKs by logging on through the Absolution's computers (courtesy of Toonami.com). The plan worked, as dozens of Toonami viewers logged onto the Absolution’s systems, using Sara's interface systems to remote pilot the DOKs.

With the DOKs now in human hands TOM turned his attention to reactivating Absolution’s reactor, and when he completed that task, set to work fixing the conduits that burned out when the ship attempted to reverse. Just about the time TOM completed repairs to the Absolution, the DOKs, with Sara's aid, managed to locate the tractor beam room. After a fierce battle with an automated guard, the DOKs managed to knock him out using rocket launchers created from spare parts. fabricated from the parts aboard the derelict trash compactor.

With the battle droid dead the DOKs successfully disabled the tractor beam, allowing Absolution and the unidentified alien craft to escape.