one day, a spaceship crashlands near the inn, and billy bones (patrick mcgoohan), the ship's pilot, is critically injured. before succumbing to his wounds, he gives jim a sphere and warns him to "beware the cyborg". after this, a gang of pirates raid the inn and raze it to the ground, as jim, sarah and their dog-like friend dr. delbert doppler (david hyde pierce), escape. taking refuge in delbert's study, jim discovers the sphere is a map to the legendary treasure planet.