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Newswoman: THE ALIEN FORCES THAT ATTACKED EARTH

STRUCK WITHOUT REASON OR PROVOCATION.

ALTHOUGH THEY WERE DRIVEN BACK BY OUR FORCES,

ON THEIR WAY OUT THEY LEFT BEHIND

A BIOGENETICALLY ENGINEERED VIRUS

THAT HAS COMPLETELY PENETRATED THE ATMOSPHERE.

AS A RESULT, EARTH HAS BEEN QUARANTINED.

REPEAT: EARTH HAS BEEN QUARANTINED. DO NOT...

BREAK IT UP!

I SAID, BREAK IT UP!

UP YOURS! WE'RE NOT GOIN' TO EARTH, YOU HEAR THAT?!

THAT'S MUTINY, MISTER.

WE HAVE OUR ORDERS.

I DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT ORDERS.

YOU HEARD WHAT SHE SAID.

EARTH HAS BEEN QUARANTINED WITH SOME KIND OF A PLAGUE.

NOW ME AND THE OTHER GUYS, WE WERE BORN ON MARS.

IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM.

WE'RE NOT GONNA LET YOU TAKE US BACK THERE

AND GET US INFECTED.

WE'LL TAKE THIS SHIP IF WE HAVE TO.

NOT A CHANCE.

YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO EVEN TRY IT.

NO? WHO WANTS TO DIE?

HUH?

THEN WHO'S WITH ME?

COME ON!

[EVERYONE SHOUTING]

GET OUT OF THE WAY, CAPTAIN.

THIS DOESN'T CONCERN YOU.

IT'S MY SHIP.

YOU CAN'T STOP ALL OF US.

NO. ALL I HAVE TO STOP IS YOU. YOU'RE THE MOUTH.

IF YOU CAN'T TAKE ME,

YOU SURE AS HELL CAN'T TAKE MY SHIP.

YOU GET PAST ME, SHE'S ALL YOURS.

AAGH!

WHO'S NEXT? ANYBODY ELSE?

HALF OF YOU ARE ALIVE RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE OF MY COMMAND OF THIS SHIP AND THE REST OF THIS CREW.

YOU GONNA FALL APART NOW?

YOU THINK I'M GONNA LET YOU GET KILLED?

NOW EVERYBODY GET BACK TO THEIR STATIONS,

AND I WILL FORGET THAT THIS EVER HAPPENED.

MOVE IT!

STAND DOWN. GET HIM TO THE BRIG.

HAVE THE DOC CHECK HIM OVER, MAKE SURE HE'S OK.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I THINK SO.

HELD 'EM OFF AS LONG AS WE COULD

TILL YOU COULD GET DOWN HERE.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

THIS ATTACK'S GOT EVERYBODY IN A PANIC.

[BEEP BEEP]

YES.

Crewman: WE'RE APPROACHING COORDINATES

FOR EARTH ORBIT.

READY TO JUMP TO NORMAL SPACE, CAPTAIN.

JUMP.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

SEE HOW BAD THIS REALLY IS.

MY GOD.

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

MATTHEW GIDEON, CAPTAIN,

ATTACHED TO THE EARTH ALLIANCE STARSHIP EXCALIBUR.

TO FIND A CURE TO THE DRAKH PLAGUE

BEFORE IT WIPES OUT ALL LIFE ON EARTH.

ANYWHERE I HAVE TO.

Galen: WHO DO YOU SERVE...

AND WHO DO YOU TRUST?

Newswoman: WITH OVER 240 DESTROYERS

LOST IN THE BATTLE,

LISTS OF CASUALTIES ARE STILL BEING DRAWN UP,

BUT CURRENT ESTIMATES PLACE THE DEATH TOLL

AT BETWEEN 6 AND 7,000 KILLED IN ACTION.

PRESIDENT SUSANA LUCHENKO

HAS CALLED FOR A WEEK OF PLANETARY MOURNING

FOR THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN

WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES

IN THE BATTLE AGAINST THE DRAKH.

Newsman: WHILE THERE ARE COUNTLESS HEROES

WORTHY OF DISTINCTION...

[DOOR SIGNAL] YES.

ANYTHING NEW?

NOT MUCH.

IT'S A MESS DOWN THERE.

EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT.

WHAT ABOUT THE ALIENS THAT ATTACKED?

ANYTHING MORE ON THEM?

NO. JUST A NAME--THE DRAKH.

BUT APPARENTLY SOME OF OUR SHIPS ARE STILL IN PURSUIT.

THEY'RE HOPING TO CAPTURE A COUPLE OF THEM.

DAMN IT!

DO YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES

I WISH I WAS STILL ON A DESTROYER.

THIS SHIP WAS DESIGNED FOR EXPLORATION, NOT COMBAT.

WE GOT HERE AS FAST AS WE COULD.

IT WAS OVER BEFORE WE EVEN JUMPED.

THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD'VE DONE.

YEAH? WELL, THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

HOW'S ENSIGN JAMES?

THE DOC CHECKED HIM OUT, SAID HE'LL BE FINE.

HE THINKS YOU SHOULD PUT THIS ATTEMPTED MUTINY

ON THE RECORD.

NEGATIVE.

HE WAS SCARED. WHO COULD BLAME HIM?

WE WERE ALL SCARED.

I PUT HIM DOWN BECAUSE I HAD TO. THAT'S ENOUGH.

YOU'RE BEING A LOT MORE MERCIFUL THAN HE WILL.

YOU KNOW, HIS FATHER'S A HIGH-RANKING OFFICIAL ON MARS.

HE PROBABLY GOT ON THE LINE TO HIS DAD

AS SOON AS HE WOKE UP.

AND THE POLITICAL SITUATION BETWEEN EARTH AND MARS COLONY

HAS ALWAYS BEEN SENSITIVE.

STRIKING A CREW MEMBER LIKE THAT,

THEY COULD TURN AROUND AND BRING YOU UP ON CHARGES.

COME ON, WE'RE IN A STATE OF PLANETARY ALERT.

WHO'S GONNA CARE ABOUT--

[BEEP BEEP] YEAH.

Crewman: CAPTAIN,

WE'VE JUST RECEIVED NEW ORDERS.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME. WHAT ARE THEY?

WE'RE TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO MARS.

MARS?

DID THEY SAY WHAT THEY WANT WITH US?

Crewman: NOT US, SIR.

YOU.

AND SO IT BEGINS.

DRAKH SHIP IS ACCELERATING,

MAKING A RUN FOR IT. COMM SYSTEM'S OUT.

WE'RE VENTING AIR ON ALL DECKS.

WE CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS.

STAY WITH HER.

PREPARE TO LAUNCH THE DISTRESS BEACON.

TELL THEM WE'VE LOCATED ONE OF THE SHIPS

THAT ATTACKED EARTH AND PURSUED IT TO THIS SECTOR.

WE INTEND TO FORCE HER DOWN ON THE NEAREST PLANET.

SYSTEMS ON OVERLOAD, SIR.

MASSIVE DAMAGE TO REACTORS.

LAUNCH BEACON.

AYE, SIR. BEACON AWAY.

LET'S JUST HOPE SOMEONE ELSE

CAN FINISH WHAT WE'VE STARTED.

[HAMMER TAPPING]

[BEEP BEEP]

Woman: MR. EILERSON, YOU SEE THAT?

I SEE IT.

MIGHT BE A METEOR, PIECE OF SPACE JUNK.

SEND JENSON UP TO DO A FLY-OVER,

CHECK IT OUT.

WE HAVE TO GO THAT WAY ANYWAY IN A FEW DAYS.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND

THAT DAMNED UNDERGROUND CITY.

NO REASON WE CAN'T SWING BY,

SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING OF VALUE.

YES, SIR.

THAT'S THE FUN PART ABOUT BEING AN ARCHEOLOGIST, SAM.

THE PRESENT CONSTANTLY GETTING IN THE WAY

OF EXPLORING THE PAST. BUT WHO KNOWS.

MAYBE WE'LL FIND SOMETHING OF VALUE

WE CAN SEND BACK TO THE CORPORATION.

NOTHING LIKE THE OCCASIONAL SURPRISE

TO KEEP THINGS INTERESTING, EH, SAM?

GIDEON IS THE WRONG CHOICE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME, SEN--

SENATOR McQUATE.

AH. CAPTAIN GIDEON. THANKS FOR COMING.

MR. AMES--MILITARY LIAISON, PLANETARY SECURITY.

CAPTAIN.

SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN--

IN A MOMENT.

I ASSUME YOU'VE BEEN BRIEFED

ON THE SITUATION BACK HOME.

WELL, YOU'VE ONLY HEARD PART OF THE STORY.

THE PLANET IS IN A BLIND PANIC.

MASSIVE RIOTING ACROSS WHOLE CONTINENTS.

DOOMSDAY CULTS SPRINGING UP ALL OVER THE PLACE.

EARTH GOV'S IN CHAOS.

NOBODY'S EVEN COMING IN TO WORK.

HELL, WHY SHOULD THEY?

THEY'LL ALL BE DEAD IN 5 YEARS ANYWAY.

5 YEARS?

THAT'S JUST A GUESS, SENATOR.

THE HIGH-I.Q. BOYS BACK HOME

FIGURED IT WOULD TAKE THAT LONG

FOR THE PLAGUE TO ADJUST TO OUR BIOLOGY.

ONCE THAT HAPPENS, EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD

ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH WILL DIE.

YOU KNOW, CAPTAIN, SOME FOLKS THINK

THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN LIFE ON MARS ONCE UPON A TIME.

IF THEY DID EXIST,

THEY LEFT NO SIGN.

WE'LL NEVER KNOW WHO THEY WERE

OR WHAT THEY DID,

WHAT SONGS THEY SANG, WHAT STORIES THEY TOLD.

MARS IS A DEAD WORLD.

CAN'T IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING TO THE EARTH

IN A FEW YEARS.

CAN'T IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING AT ALL.

FOLKS BACK HOME ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN,

BUT THE ODDS OF US FINDING A CURE

IN THE TIME THAT'S LEFT ARE JUST ABOUT ZIP.

WE MUST LOOK OUTSIDE.

THIS PLAGUE DIDN'T COME OUT OF NOWHERE.

SOMEBODY OUT THERE SOMEWHERE HAS COME ACROSS IT BEFORE NOW.

MAYBE SOME ALIEN RACE

WE'VE NEVER EVEN MET BEFORE CAN HELP US.

MAYBE THE CURE

IS BURIED BENEATH SOME ANCIENT ALIEN CITY,

FORGOTTEN UNDER CENTURIES OF SAND.

WE NEED THE RIGHT SHIP

AND THE RIGHT PERSON TO FIND THAT CURE.

THE RIGHT SHIP IS THE EXCALIBUR--

PROTOTYPE DESTROYER, TOP OF THE LINE.

THAT PERSON...

IS YOU, CAPTAIN.

WELL, I'M HONORED, BUT...

WHY ME?

THERE ARE OTHERS JUST AS QUALIFIED.

DURING YOUR TIME CAPTAINING AN EXPLORER CLASS VESSEL,

YOU'VE COME ACROSS MORE NEW ALIEN LIFE FORMS

THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE FLEET.

THERE ARE HALF A DOZEN CAPTAINS

RIDING EXPLORER SHIPS.

THE REST ARE EITHER TOO OLD, TOO CAUTIOUS.

YOU'RE A DANGEROUS MAN WHEN YOU WANT TO BE, CAPTAIN,

AND RIGHT NOW, WE NEED A DANGEROUS MAN.

SO, ARE YOU UP TO THE JOB?

YES, SIR.

WILL I BE ABLE TO PICK MY OWN TEAM?

SOME, YES.

SOME, NO.

THIS IS A HIGHLY POLITICAL SITUATION BACK HOME.

WE'VE HAD TO MAKE CERTAIN COMPROMISES

TO GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD.

THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PEOPLE

LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER ON THIS ONE, CAPTAIN.

I UNDERSTAND, BUT JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR,

ONCE WE GO, THIS IS MY COMMAND.

I'LL DO WHATEVER'S NECESSARY.

IF THAT MEANS TURNING THE ENTIRE GALAXY UPSIDE-DOWN

AND SHAKING ITS POCKETS TO SEE WHAT FALLS OUT,

THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO.

I'M NOT SUBTLE, I'M NOT PRETTY,

AND I'LL PISS OFF A LOT OF PEOPLE

ALONG THE WAY...

BUT I'LL GET THE JOB DONE.

DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO, CAPTAIN.

MAKE SURE EARTH DOESN'T TURN INTO THIS.

[BEEP]

BASE, THIS IS SHUTTLE 2.

STILL NO SIGN OF THAT CRASH.

COMING AROUND FOR AN--

JUST A SEC.

CONFIRM, BASE. I HAVE VISUAL LOCK.

IT'S DEFINITELY A SHIP. ORIGIN UNKNOWN.

RELAYING POSITION.

AH, HELL.

I'M BEING FIRED UPON.

I REPEAT, I'M TAKING FIRE.

EVASIVE MANEUVERS.

Jenson: I'M BEING FIRED UPON.

I REPEAT, I'M TAKING FIRE.

EVASIVE MANEUVERS.

THAT'S WHEN WE LOST CONTACT.

IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET WORD BACK TO THE COMPANY

TO TELL THEM THAT WE'VE GOT TROUBLE?

NEGATIVE.

THE ATMOSPHERE IS TOO HEAVILY IONIZED

TO GET A SIGNAL OUT VERY FAR,

AND THE TRANSPORT ISN'T SCHEDULED

TO COME BACK AND PICK US UP FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS.

WE'VE BEEN OUT OF CONTACT EVER SINCE WE GOT HERE.

UNTIL NOW, IT WASN'T A PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE?

JUST ONE.

MOVE OUT BEFORE THEY COME AFTER US.

WE DON'T KNOW THEY'RE HOSTILE.

THEY COULD HAVE THOUGHT OUR SHIP WAS GOING TO ATTACK.

THEY DIDN'T TRY TO ESTABLISH CONTACT.

THEY DIDN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE WAS GONNA DO.

THEY AMBUSHED HIM AND BLEW HIM OUT OF THE SKY.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT WHERE YOU COME FROM,

BUT WHERE I GREW UP, THAT'S DEFINITELY

CONSIDERED HOSTILE BEHAVIOR.

TRACE, GIVE IT A REST.

LOOK...

THEY DIDN'T SEND OUT A GENERAL DISTRESS SIGNAL.

THAT MEANS THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW THEY'RE HERE.

NOW THAT THEY KNOW THEY'VE GOT COMPANY,

GUESS WHAT-- THEY'LL COME AFTER US.

WE CAN'T JUST PACK UP AN ENTIRE EXPEDITION.

THE HASSLE--

IS A HELL OF A LOT LESS HASSLE

THAN BEING DEAD.

I GOT PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND,

AND BEING DEAD AIN'T PART OF 'EM.

I SAY WE MOVE EVERYBODY OUT,

MAYBE INTO THOSE CAVES

WE SAW DOWN BY THE CLIFFS.

ON FOOT? WHAT ABOUT THE SHUTTLE?

WELL, WE'VE ONLY GOT ONE LEFT,

AND IT ONLY CARRIES 4 PEOPLE AT A TIME.

IT'LL TAKE LONGER, AND WE MIGHT BE SEEN.

BESIDES, I NEED IT.

I'M GONNA TAKE HER UP OUTSIDE THE ATMOSPHERE

AND, UH, SEND OUT A DISTRESS SIGNAL

WHERE SOMEBODY MIGHT PICK IT UP.

IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE WRONG PEOPLE

COULD HEAR YOU. WHOEVER THOSE ALIENS ARE,

THEY PROBABLY SENT FOR HELP BEFORE THEY CRASHED,

AND WHEN THAT HELP GETS HERE,

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TARGET ON THEIR LIST.

I KNOW.

BUT LIKE I SAID,

I DON'T PLAN ON BEING DEAD ANYTIME SOON.

YOU JUST TAKE CARE OF THESE PEOPLE

AND LEAVE THE REST TO ME.

McQuate: AND THIS IS CAPTAIN MATTHEW GIDEON.

CAPTAIN, THIS IS YOUR TEAM:

DR. EMIL HORST, MICROBIOLOGY;

DR. ELAINE MOSS, PATHOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES.

WE HAVEN'T SELECTED AN ARCHEOLOGIST

AND A LINGUIST YET, AND--

THIS IS DR. SARAH CHAMBERS, MEDICAL CHIEF OF STAFF.

SHE'LL BE ACTING AS YOUR LIAISON

WITH THE REST OF THE TEAM.

JUST A MINUTE, SENATOR. WHAT TEAM?

HE DIDN'T TELL YOU?

NOBODY'S TOLD ME ANYTHING.

I'VE JUST BEEN SITTING HERE FOR A DAY AND A HALF

COOLING MY HEELS.

I'VE ASKED YOU 4 TIMES NOW TO LET ME GO BACK TO EARTH.

I HAVE A SISTER BACK THERE. I WANT TO SEE HER.

THE EARTH IS UNDER QUARANTINE. IT'S TOO DANGEROUS.

FINE. I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.

I CAN DO A HELL OF A LOT MORE GOOD THERE

THAN SITTING AROUND HERE ON MARS.

NO ONE'S JUST GOING TO BE SITTING AROUND HERE, DOCTOR.

WE HAVE A JOB FOR YOU, VERY IMPORTANT JOB.

FOR ALL OF YOU.

WE'VE HELD OFF IN TELLING YOU ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW

FOR SECURITY REASONS,

BUT NOT THAT YOU'RE ALL TOGETHER, I--

EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

SIR, THERE'S, UH, BEEN A PROBLEM.

SHE GOT AWAY. AGAIN.

EXCUSE ME FOR A MOMENT.

WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT?

WHAT MISSION?

APPARENTLY, THEY'VE GOT

SOME KIND OF PROTOTYPE STARSHIP

THEY THINK CAN HELP US FIND A CURE

TO THE PLAGUE OFFWORLD.

WE'RE THE NEW CREW. IT'S A--

Woman: GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!

Man: STOP IT.

...TAKE YOU OUT. LET ME GO.

I SAID LET ME GO!

SEEMS WE'VE FOUND HER, SIR.

ARE YOU GIDEON?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ON YOUR TEAM.

YOU TELL THEM TO LET ME GO.

PAY NO ATTENTION TO HER.

TAKE HER BACK TO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY.

NO! I AM SUPPOSED TO BE ON YOUR TEAM!

DAMN IT, LET ME GO!

ALL RIGHT, EVERYTHING'S FINE. EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL.

JUST A SEC. I WANNA TALK TO HER.

CAPTAIN?

I SAID I WANNA TALK TO HER.

AFTER THE MEETING.

ONE MORE THING.

I WANT MY FIRST OFFICER JOHN MATHESON

ON THE CREW WITH ME.

UH, THAT'S PROBLEMATIC.

HE'S A TELEPATH, AFTER ALL.

THERE ARE A LOT OF SENSITIVE FEELINGS

BACK HOME ABOUT THAT,

WHAT WITH THE RECENT UNPLEASANTNESS.

HE'S FOLLOWED ALL THE NEW RULES FOR TELEPATHS

TO THE LETTER.

HE'S THE BEST FIRST OFFICER I'VE EVER HAD.

HE'S ON THE CREW. PERIOD.

LET'S MOVE IT OUT, PEOPLE.

JUST GET YOUR GEAR.

THE DRAKH KILLED MY PEOPLE,

MY ENTIRE WORLD.

I CAME HERE DURING THE WAR TO STOP THEM.

I KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM

THAN ANYBODY ELSE YOU'RE GONNA FIND.

I CAN HELP.

I AGREE, SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

OUR GUEST IS A MEMBER OF THE THIEVES GUILD.

SHE HAS A RECORD AS LONG AS YOUR ARM.

WE'VE KEPT HER IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY

BECAUSE WE BELIEVE SHE MIGHT HAVE

SOME INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE OF USE.

BESIDES, THE PRESENCE OF A THIEF WOULD DIMINISH

THE PRESTIGE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE MISSION.

CAPTAIN, LET ME DO THIS.

YES, I'M A THIEF, AND A DAMN GOOD ONE.

YOU NEED TO GET INSIDE SOMETHING,

YOU NEED TO GET OUT,

TUNNEL UNDER, GO AROUND, GO THROUGH, I'M IT.

YOU'RE GONNA HIT SOME PRETTY STRANGE PLACES.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED A LOCKPICK.

THERE ISN'T A LOCK MADE

THAT I CAN'T GET THROUGH.

THAT WE CAN VOUCH FOR.

LOOK, I--

MY WORLD IS DEAD.

I DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO.

SHE'S IN.

CAPTAIN--

SHE'S IN, OR YOU CAN GET YOURSELF ANOTHER CAPTAIN.

THAT'S OUR SHIP.

THAT'S A SHIP?

IT'S HUGE.

A MILE AND A QUARTER LONG--

THE MOST ADVANCED AND FASTEST SHIP

EVER BUILT BY HUMANS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'LL DO.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, LIEUTENANT.

THIS IS DR. SARAH CHAMBERS AND DUREENA NAFEEL.

DUREENA IS A LAST-MINUTE ADDITION TO THE TEAM.

PLEASURE. DR. CHAMBERS,

ENSIGN RUBINO WILL SHOW YOU TO YOUR QUARTERS.

THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR THE INVITATION.

WASN'T SURE THEY WERE GONNA LET ME JOIN THE PARTY.

IT WASN'T A PROBLEM. HOW ARE THE NEW DIGS?

GREAT. SHE'S QUITE A SHIP.

WE'RE STILL SCREWING DOWN SOME OF THE NUTS AND BOLTS,

BUT I THINK SHE'LL BE JUST FINE.

I SET THE COORDINATES FOR THE TESTING AREA.

IT'S WELL OFF THE CHARTS SO WE WON'T BE DISTURBED.

ANY OTHER SURPRISES I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

NOT NOW.

UH, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, THERE WAS SOMEONE ELSE WHO CAME WITH ME.

I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA BE ON THE MISSION.

WHERE IS HE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE DISAPPEARED SHORTLY AFTER WE ARRIVED.

I TRIED TELLING THE OTHERS ABOUT HIM,

BUT THEY WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME.

NO, IF HE WANTS TO SHOW UP, HE WILL,

IN HIS OWN WAY AND HIS OWN TIME.

SIR, ENGINES ARE ON-LINE.

WE CAN JUMP AT ANY TIME.

EXCELLENT, LIEUTENANT. ANYTHING ELSE?

ACTUALLY, YES.

I KNOW YOU SAID IT WASN'T A PROBLEM GETTING ME HERE,

AND I HATE TO CONTRADICT A SUPERIOR OFFICER,

BUT I SUSPECT MY STATUS AS A TELEPATH DID...

COME UP.

JOHN, YOU KNOW WHAT CAUSES MOST PROBLEMS?

AMBIGUITY.

NOT KNOWING WHICH DECISION IS THE RIGHT ONE.

YOU'RE THE BEST FIRST OFFICER I'VE EVER SERVED WITH,

AND I CONSIDER YOU A FRIEND,

SO THERE WAS NO AMBIGUITY.

AND NO PROBLEM.

NOW, STAND BY TO JUMP TO HYPERSPACE.

Crewman: JUMP ENGINES AT YOUR COMMAND, SIR.

READY TO JUMP.

JUMP.

SHIP...

PURSUE.

[MACHINERY ENGAGES]

COMPUTER, STATUS ON OUR DISTRESS SIGNAL?

Computer: NO CONTACT.

ARE WE GETTING ANY SIGNALS AT ALL?

CONFIRMED. SIGNAL FROM DISTRESS BEACON.

WAIT. I THOUGHT WE WERE THE ONLY ONES AROUND HERE

SENDING OUT A DISTRESS SIGNAL.

NEGATIVE. EARTHFORCE MILITARY BEACON

DETECTED AT COORDINATES 9 BY 12 BY 16.

EARTHFORCE MILITARY BEACON?

HUH.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN.

IF WE COULD HOT-WIRE THAT BEACON

TO OUR SYSTEM,

COULD WE HAVE ENOUGH POWER

TO PUNCH THROUGH A COMBINED SIGNAL?

UNKNOWN.

UNKNOWN.

WELL, OF COURSE UNKNOWN. WHY THE HELL AM I ASKING

A MACHINE FOR AN OPINION IN THE FIRST PLACE?

SET COURSE FOR THE BEACON.

STAND BY TO GRAPPLE AND RETRIEVE.

CONFIRMED.

ESTIMATE WE'RE 2 JUMPS FROM THE TESTING GROUND, CAPTAIN.

E.T.A. 4 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES.

OUTSTANDING, LIEUTENANT.

MADE IT IN HALF THE TIME.

AYE, SIR. SHE'S QUITE--

STAND BY.

WE'RE GETTING A MESSAGE FROM MARS.

PUT IT THROUGH TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

McQuate: CAPTAIN, THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE IN PLAN.

YOU ARE TO PROCEED AT TOP SPEED

TO SECTOR 85 BY 4 BY 20.

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

WE HAD A DESTROYER

PURSUING ONE OF THE DRAKH WARSHIPS

WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE

FOR RELEASING THE PLAGUE INTO THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.

WE LOST CONTACT WITH THEM 2 DAYS AGO.

APPARENTLY THEY LAUNCHED A DISTRESS BEACON

BEFORE BEING DESTROYED.

ACCORDING TO THE MODIFIED BEACON,

THE DRAKH WARSHIP WENT DOWN ON CETI 4.

YOUR SHIP IS THE CLOSEST ONE WE HAVE TO THAT SECTOR.

WE NEED YOU TO GET THERE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE

TO RETRIEVE THE SHIP AND ANY SURVIVORS.

YOU SAID A MODIFIED BEACON?

APPARENTLY THERE WAS AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG

WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS,

WHICH WAS IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

ONE OF THEM HOT-WIRED THE BEACON

TO PIGGYBACK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

SO THERE MAY BE CIVILIANS AT RISK?

CAPTAIN, RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALL AT RISK.

Galen: HELLO, MATTHEW.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M HERE,

AND I'M WATCHING.

IN CASE YOU SHOULD NEED HELP.

WHO'S THIS?

HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ME SO SOON?

SAD, BUT THE WAY OF THE WORLD, I SUPPOSE.

EXPECT ME WHEN YOU SEE ME.

WHAT ARE...

HELLO?

SO YOU'LL HAVE TO LET US KNOW IF THE AREA AROUND THE SHIP

POSES ANY RISK OF CONTAMINATION.

I'LL DO MY BEST.

WHAT ABOUT THE CIVILIANS DOWN THERE?

ANY WOUNDED?

UNKNOWN. WE'VE TRIED HAILING THEM,

BUT THERE'S BEEN NO RESPONSE,

AND THERE'S NOTHING ON THE SCANNERS.

Computer: APPROACHING FLIGHT DECK.

ALL RIGHT, THIS IS WHERE WE GET OFF.

YOU HAVE THE COM, LIEUTENANT.

IF ANY HOSTILES SHOW UP, I'D--

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW.

GOOD. STAND BY FOR EVAC.

I'LL BE IN TOUCH EVERY HALF-HOUR.

AND CHECK THE COMM SYSTEM AGAIN.

I WANT TO KNOW WHERE THAT LAST MESSAGE CAME FROM.

AYE, SIR.

YEP.

THIS IS BAD, ALL RIGHT.

WE GOT TROUBLE.

LET ME GUESS.

THE ALIENS KNOW WHERE WE ARE.

MAYBE THEY'RE TELEPATHIC.

MAYBE THEY CAN SENSE OUR BODY HEAT.

BUT THEY'RE MINUTES AWAY FROM OUR POSITION,

AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE SOON. HOW'S THAT?

YOU ALWAYS JUMP TO THE END OF THE STORY LIKE THAT?

WHY NOT?

STORY OF MY LIFE.

I FINALLY FIND A CITY LIKE THIS, INTACT,

DESERTED FOR 10,000 YEARS,

PROBABLY CONTAINS HUNDREDS OF PATENTS THAT I CAN EXPLOIT,

AND I'M GONNA DIE.

I CAN APPRECIATE DRAMATIC IRONY

AS MUCH AS THE NEXT PERSON,

BUT THIS IS PUSHING IT A BIT.

[BEEP BEEP]

REPEAT. THIS IS THE EXCALIBUR.

CAN YOU RECEIVE?

YES! YES, WE RECEIVE!

THIS IS MAXIMILLIAN EILERSON OF INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS.

WHO ARE YOU?

NO, I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.

WHERE ARE YOU?

THIS IS THE CAVALRY, MR. EILERSON.

WE'D LIKE TO RIDE TO THE RESCUE,

BUT WE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND YOU.

UH, WE'VE MOVED INTO AN UNDERGROUND CAVERN FOR SAFETY.

GOOD. KEEP THIS CHANNEL OPEN.

WE'LL HOME IN ON YOUR FREQUENCY.

ONE SMALL PROBLEM.

WE HAVE ENEMY FORCES CONVERGING ON OUR LOCATION.

CONFIRMED, MR. EILERSON.

WE HAVE THEM ON VISUAL. STAND BY.

GIDEON TO FIGHTER SQUADRON.

DID YOU GET THAT?

Pilot: CONFIRMED, CAPTAIN.

CLEAR THE ROAD, GENTLEMEN.

[GURGLING HISS]

[BEEP]

COUNCILOR L'SHAN TO FLEET.

THE ENEMY HAS RECEIVED REINFORCEMENTS.

THEY WILL BE HERE SOON.

BE AT PEACE, COUNSELOR L'SHAN.

SO WILL WE.

LET'S GO, FOLKS.

MOVE IT. MOVE IT.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

MR. EILERSON.

HMM. CAPTAIN. THANKS FOR COMING.

NOW IF WE COULD JUST--

I'VE BEEN TOLD YOU CAN LEAD US

TO THE CRASH SITE.

WELL, YES, IN GENERAL TERMS.

BUT WE CAN FIND IT JUST AS WELL

FROM YOUR SHIP.

I KNOW THE WAY. I CAN SHOW YOU THERE.

NOT A GOOD IDEA.

THEY'VE CONTACTED THEIR FLEET,

AND WE COULD HAVE COMPANY ANYTIME NOW.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

BECAUSE I INTERCEPTED

AND TRANSLATED ONE OF THEIR RECENT TRANSMISSIONS.

YOU LEARNED THEIR LANGUAGE THAT FAST?

EH, IT'S A KNACK.

IT'S LIKE THIS PLACE.

I GOT THE LIGHTS TO WORK.

I FOUND A SYSTEM TO SHIELD IT

FROM OUTSIDE DETECTION.

BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE--

WE'RE NOT LEAVING WITHOUT THAT SHIP.

HE CAN TAKE US THERE,

BUT I'LL NEED YOU

TO TRANSLATE WHATEVER WE FIND,

SO THAT'S THE DEAL.

TAKE IT, OR WE LEAVE YOU HERE.

AH HA HA HA.

YOU'RE BLUFFING.

I NEVER BLUFF.

ANY SIGN OF CONTAMINATION?

NOT SO FAR.

SEEMS TO BE CLEAN OF THE VIRUS,

BUT I SUGGEST WE KEEP THE BREATHERS ON

JUST TO BE SAFE.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

SURVIVORS

AND COMPUTERS,

ANYTHING TO HELP US FIGURE OUT

WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST.

WELL, HERE'S ONE.

FOOD PROCESSOR.

YEAH. LOOKS LIKE.

VERY FUNNY.

[DEVICE CHARGING]

DOWN!

TAKE COVER! COVER!

COVER!

GOT US PINNED DOWN.

WE'LL HAVE TO DOUBLE BACK AND GET BEHIND 'EM.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE

UNDER THIS KIND OF FIRE.

WHERE'S DUREENA?

HOLD YOUR FIRE! HOLD YOUR FIRE!

CAPTAIN.

YEAH.

WE HAVE ENEMY SHIPS ON APPROACH.

I THINK YOU BETTER GET UP HERE.

THEY'LL PROBABLY TRY AND COME DOWN AND TAKE THE SHIP.

ALL RIGHT, LAUNCH FIGHTERS.

SET UP A KILLING ZONE AT SURFACE PLUS ONE MILE.

WE NEED TO GET UP THERE.

IF WE LOSE THE EXCALIBUR, WE'RE SCREWED.

BESIDES, I JUST GOT THIS SHIP.

I DON'T WANNA LOSE IT MY FIRST WEEK ON THE JOB.

THEY'LL PROBABLY DOCK MY PAY.

CAPTAIN, THIS IS TRACE.

I CAN GET YOU THERE.

MEET ME AT THE PICKUP POINT.

I'M ON MY WAY.

EH, WAIT.

WHAT ABOUT US?

THE WAY THEY'RE PROTECTING THIS PLACE,

THERE'S PROBABLY SOMEBODY ELSE HERE,

SOMEONE IN CHARGE. CAN YOU FIND HIM?

NOT A PROBLEM. DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE REST.

I TOLD YOU.

I WILL BE HERE WHEN YOU NEED ME.

WHAT THE HELL?

DON'T COMPLAIN.

WE CAN USE ALL THE COVER WE CAN GET.

IT'LL KEEP THE ENEMY

FROM KNOWING HOW MANY OF US THERE ARE.

HA. HE'S HERE.

[CHARGING WEAPON]

[INAUDIBLE]

[INAUDIBLE]

LAST CRUISER'S ON AN INTERCEPT--

SHE'S GONNA RAM US!

FORWARD GUNS OUT OF COMMISSION.

READY MAIN GUNS. PREPARE TO FIRE.

FIRE.

ENEMY HAS BEEN DESTROYED.

ONE MINUTE TO POWER REBUILD.

GETTING A SIGNAL FROM OUR TEAM ON THE GROUND.

THEY'VE ELIMINATED THE OPPOSITION

AND CAPTURED THE DRAKH CAPTAIN.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

NO, NOT YET.

MISSION'S JUST BEGINNING.

BUT AS FIRST DAYS ON THE JOB GO,

IT WASN'T TOO BAD.

TELL 'EM TO COME HOME.

[SPEAKING DRAKH]

WELL, WHAT'D HE SAY?

WELL, IT'S ROUGH.

I'VE HAD TO APPROXIMATE A FEW THINGS.

I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

THEIR USE OF THE INTRANSITIVE VERB.

BUT BASICALLY,

HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF A PRISONER OF WAR.

HE SAYS THAT HE WILL NOT COOPERATE,

AND HE WILL NOT BETRAY HIS PEOPLE,

AND HE WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WELL, THAT'S FINE.

FOR STARTERS, WE HAVE HIS SHIP,

AND ONCE WE'VE ANALYZED THE DELIVERY SYSTEM

USED TO DROP THE PLAGUE WITHOUT INFECTING HER CREW,

WE'LL KNOW HOW TO CONTAIN THIS THING.

AS FOR HIM,

THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE BACK ON EARTH

WHO WANT TO TALK TO HIM.

THEY'LL MAKE SURE HE COOPERATES.

RRRR...

SO YOU UNDERSTAND US.

YES, WE'RE SENDING YOU BACK TO EARTH.

AND ONCE YOU'RE THERE,

YOU'LL BE EXPOSED

TO THE SAME PLAGUE THAT YOU USED ON US.

SO IF WE DON'T FIND A CURE BEFORE THE 5 YEARS IS UP,

YOU GO WHEN EARTH GOES.

AND WHEN YOUR WORLD IS GONE...

WHO WILL SUPPORT YOU?

WHO WILL YOU SERVE?

WHO...WILL YOU BE?

CAPTAIN.

AH, LIEUTENANT, GOOD.

THAT SHUTTLE PILOT THAT BROUGHT ME HERE--TRACE?

HE'S GOOD. SEE IF HE'D LIKE TO SIGN ON.

I THINK WE CAN USE HIM.

AND SEND A MESSAGE TO MARSDOME.

TELL THEM I WANT MR. EILERSON ON THE TEAM, AS WELL.

HIM?

UH, CAPTAIN...

CAPTAIN, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, HE'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.

YES, HE IS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED

A XENOARCHAEOLOGIST AND LINGUIST,

AND HE KNOWS HIS STUFF.

HE MAY BE A PAIN IN THE ASS,

BUT HE'LL BE OUR PAIN IN THE ASS.

YES, SIR.

OH, UH, CAPTAIN, THAT MESSAGE YOU ASKED ABOUT,

WE TRACKED THE SOURCE CODE TO THIS LOCATION.

IT'S NOT FAR FROM HERE.

DOES IT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

YES.

I ALMOST DIED THERE 9 YEARS AGO.

Gideon: DON'T GO.

DON'T LEAVE ME HERE.

[WHOOSH]

SET COURSE FOR THIS SECTOR.

LET ME KNOW WHEN WE'RE READY TO JUMP.

I'LL BE IN MY QUARTERS.

AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK.

MOM ALWAYS SAID THAT BEING THE OLDEST,

I'D HAVE TO LOOK AFTER EVERYONE SOMEDAY,

ESPECIALLY YOUR SISTER JENNY.

YOU KNOW HOW SHE IS.

YOU CAME OUT JUST FINE, JEN.

NOW I HAVE TO DO MY PART.

WE'LL BE BACK WHEN WE FOUND A CURE,

AND WE WILL FIND IT.

I WANNA BE THERE

WHEN MY NIECE STARTS HER FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

SEND MESSAGE.

Computer: CONFIRMED.

I REMEMBER YOU.

YOU'RE A TECHNOMAGE.

YOU USE TECHNOLOGY

TO SIMULATE THE EFFECTS OF MAGIC.

YOU WERE LEAVING KNOWN SPACE

WITH THE REST OF YOUR KIND,

AND YOU FOUND ME AFTER MY SHIP WAS DESTROYED.

YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WAS HAVING TOO MUCH CONTACT WITH YOUR KIND.

THEY SAID I WAS ENDANGERING THE OTHERS,

THAT I RISKED EXPOSING OUR HIDING PLACE.

SO...

THEY ASKED ME TO LEAVE.

YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING ME. WHY?

I'VE BEEN PENALIZED BEFORE FOR HELPING OTHER PEOPLE.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DECIDE

WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD RISK IT AGAIN.

IF YOU WERE INVOLVED,

I WOULD CONSIDER IT...

IF YOU SHOULD ASK.

THEN I'M ASKING.

WITH YOUR SKILLS,

YOU COULD BE A HUGE ASSET TO US.

I'D LIKE YOU TO COME WITH ME.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

TO FIND A CURE FOR THE DRAKH PLAGUE

BEFORE IT WIPES OUT ALL LIFE ON EARTH.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

ANYWHERE I HAVE TO.

WHO DO YOU SERVE...

AND WHO DO YOU TRUST?

WHO DO YOU SERVE...

AND WHO DO YOU TRUST?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEN...

I WILL GO WITH YOU.

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