Original subtitles

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

AND IT IS OUR FIRM BELIEF THAT CAPTAIN GIDEON

IS THE RIGHT MAN FOR THIS JOB.

HIS REPUTATION--

OH, WE ARE AWARE OF YOUR CAPTAIN'S REPUTATION.

HE HAS TAKEN PART IN MORE BATTLES

DURING PEACETIME

THAN MOST OFFICERS FACE IN A MAJOR WAR.

HIS LATEST INVOLVED ONE OF OUR CAPTAINS

WHO WAS JUSTIFIABLY UPSET

AFTER LOSING EVERYTHING HE OWNED

IN A CARD GAME-- LOSING TO YOU.

Gideon: HE BET EVERYTHING HE HAD ON A BLUFF.

NOT MY FAULT.

GENERAL, WE RECOGNIZE

THAT EARTH WILL DIE

UNLESS YOU CAN FIND A CURE

FOR THIS TERRIBLE VIRUS OFF WORLD.

BUT WE CANNOT ALLOW PASSAGE

THROUGH OUR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF SPACE

UNTIL WE ARE SURE THIS WILL NOT LEAD

TO AN INCIDENT.

CAPTAIN GIDEON

WAS CHOSEN PERSONALLY BY PRESIDENT SHERIDAN

TO LEAD THIS MISSION.

AS HEAD OF THE INTERSTELLAR ALLIANCE

AND THE ONE WHO'S PROVIDING US WITH THE EXCALIBUR--

IT STILL REQUIRES OUR APPROVAL.

SINCE YOU ENJOY GAMBLING, CAPTAIN,

I WILL MAKE A WAGER WITH YOU.

AGREE, AND WE WILL ALLOW YOU FREE PASSAGE

IN ANY AREA OF OUR JURISDICTION.

Gideon: WHAT'S THE BET?

YOU SAY THIS VIRUS WILL BECOME ACTIVE IN 5 YEARS.

AT THAT POINT,

EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD OF YOUR WORLD

WILL DIE, CORRECT?

THEN WE WILL GIVE YOU PERMISSION

TO MOVE FREELY FOR 4 YEARS.

IF YOU CANNOT FIND A CURE FOR THE VIRUS BY THEN,

YOU WILL SPEND THE FIFTH YEAR IN ORBIT

AROUND YOUR HOME WORLD.

WHY?

AS THE DAY OF PLANETARY DEATH LOOMS CLOSER,

YOUR PEOPLE WILL BECOME DESPERATE, FRIGHTENED,

IRRATIONAL.

MANY OF THEM WILL TRY TO ESCAPE FROM EARTH.

YOU WILL STOP THEM BY PERSONALLY SHOOTING DOWN

ANY SHIP TRYING TO LEAVE.

AMBASSADOR--

WE DO NOT WANT YOUR KIND

SPREADING THIS VIRUS TO OUR WORLDS

IN A BLIND PANIC.

WHAT WILL IT BE, CAPTAIN?

WILL YOU AGREE TO SHOOT DOWN YOUR OWN SHIPS,

KILL YOUR OWN PEOPLE,

IF YOU CANNOT FIND A CURE IN 4 YEARS?

DAMN IT, CAPTAIN,

YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE AGREED TO THAT.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE MADE A BET WITH THE DEVIL.

Gideon: LOOK WHAT'S AT STAKE, SIR.

IF I COULD FIND HIM, I'D BRING THE CARDS MYSELF.

WELL, THERE'S YOUR SHIP.

A ONE-OF-A-KIND PROTOTYPE.

THE BEST SHIP WE'VE GOT.

GOOD LUCK WITH HER, SON.

BECAUSE UNLESS WE FIND SOMETHING AT HOME

TO BEAT THAT DAMN VIRUS,

YOU AND YOUR CREW AND THAT SHIP

ARE THE LAST BEST HOPE OF EARTH.

DON'T SCREW IT UP.

[COMMUNICATOR BEEPS]

[BEEP BEEP]

YES.

DR. CHAMBERS HERE, CAPTAIN.

WE'VE MOVED INTO THE NEXT ROW OF BUILDINGS,

BEGINNING OUR ANALYSIS. SO FAR SO GOOD.

THEN I EXPECT TROUBLE AT ANY MINUTE.

YOU'RE A PESSIMIST, CAPTAIN.

I'M A REALIST. SEE YOU IN 20.

CAPTAIN'S PERSONAL JOURNAL, CONTINUED.

OUR SEARCH FOR A CURE TO THE DRAKH PLAGUE

HAS BROUGHT US TO A DEAD WORLD

UNLIKE ANY WE'VE SEEN BEFORE.

IT'S MORE THAN JUST

THE STRANGE APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDINGS.

WHOEVER LIVED HERE VANISHED CENTURIES AGO.

BUT THE CITY IS STILL IN PERFECT SHAPE,

AS IF THEY HAD NEVER DISAPPEARED.

IT FEELS LIKE THE CITY IS WATCHING US.

BUT, OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

[MECHANICAL HUM]

AAH!

AAH!

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.

Questioner: WHO DO YOU SERVE?

AND WHO DO YOU TRUST?

MR. EILERSON...

WHEN I LEFT HERE LAST NIGHT,

YOU WERE WORKING ON THAT SAME HIEROGLYPH.

I THOUGHT YOU WOULD'VE MOVED ON BY NOW.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER.

YOU DON'T BECOME AN ARCHEOLOGIST

BECAUSE YOU'RE IN A HURRY, CAPTAIN.

IT'S A DISCIPLINE OF PATIENCE.

AFTER WORKING NONSTOP FOR THE LAST 8 HOURS,

I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRANSLATE MOST OF THIS SECTION.

AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, ALL OF THESE ARE EQUATIONS.

THIS ONE HERE DESCRIBES A WHOLE NEW MEANS

FOR CREATING AND CONSERVING ENERGY.

AND THAT ONE-- A NEW PROPULSION SYSTEM

THAT WILL DOUBLE THE SPEEDS OF OUR CURRENT STARSHIPS.

AND HERE--WAYS OF CREATING NEW ALLOYS

THAT WEIGH ALMOST NOTHING

AND CAN SUPPORT TONS.

ANY MEDICAL INFORMATION?

NO. NOT YET.

WHAT'S MADDENING IS THAT ALL OF THESE

CONTAIN ONLY THE FIRST PART OF THE FORMULA IN QUESTION.

I'M SURE THEY'RE CONTINUED SOMEWHERE,

BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF I CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE.

I HAVE MY PEOPLE SEARCHING THE BUILDINGS

FOR THIS PARTICULAR SEQUENCE.

MR. EILERSON, WE ARE ON A CLOCK HERE.

WE HAVE TO PUT

FINDING A CURE TO THE DRAKH PLAGUE

ABOVE ANY... DISTRACTIONS.

DISTRACTIONS?

[CHUCKLES] WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO GO BACK TO EARTH

NOT ONLY AS THE SAVIOR OF MANKIND,

BUT WITH A PATENT ON A SHINY NEW FUTURE?

THE MONEY TO BE MADE--

IS SECONDARY TO OUR MISSION.

LOOK, WHEN INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS

HEARD THAT WE NEEDED A CRACK ARCHEOLOGIST

AND LINGUIST,

THEY GAVE US YOU.

FAIR ENOUGH. YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST.

BUT THIS ISN'T ABOUT MAKING A PROFIT FOR IPX.

IT'S ABOUT... SAVING HUMANITY.

I DIDN'T KNOW THE TWO WERE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

OPEN YOUR MIND A LITTLE, CAPTAIN.

I DID. DESPITE GROWING UP ON MARS

UNDER THE HEEL OF EARTH OPPRESSION,

I STILL WANT TO FIND A CURE FOR EARTH,

ALMOST AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

IT'S...HUMANITARIAN.

CHARITABLE. NOBLESSE OBLIGE.

IT'S SOMETHING--

GOOD FOR YOUR REPUTATION.

GOOD P.R.

GOOD BUSINESS IS GOOD FOR EVERYONE.

IPX IS A MULTIPLANETARY CORPORATION,

WITH ITS OWN UNIQUE NEEDS.

BUT OUT OF CALAMITY COMES OPPORTUNITY.

NATIONS RISE AND FALL, PLANETS LIVE AND DIE,

BUT CORPORATIONS GO ON AND ON

THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD,

BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT PROFIT.

Woman: CAPTAIN, IN HERE.

YOUR COMMISSION CAN WAIT.

IF YOU FIND ANY FORMULAS

THAT RELATE TO THE MEDICAL INFORMATION

THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR,

I'LL TURN THIS PLACE UPSIDE DOWN

TO HELP YOU FIND THE REST OF THEM.

UNTIL THEN, KEEP MOVING.

SORRY TO DRAG YOU AWAY FROM THE KING OF THE PIG PEOPLE,

BUT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD SEE THIS.

THESE ARE SOIL SAMPLES.

WHEREVER WE GO, WE LEAVE MICROSCOPIC SKIN FLAKES BEHIND.

TOO SMALL TO SEE, BUT CARRYING OUR DNA IMPRINT.

SO FAR, I'VE MADE OUT AT LEAST 30 DIFFERENT TYPES OF DNA

IN SOIL SAMPLES GOING BACK 50 YEARS.

IF WE'RE NOT THE FIRST ONES TO FIND THIS PLACE,

WHY IS EVERYTHING STILL INTACT?

USUALLY A RESOURCE LIKE THIS WOULD BE STRIPPED BARE.

I DON'T KNOW. AND ANOTHER THING--

THOSE HIEROGLYPHS MR. EILERSON FOUND--

WHY ARE THEY OUT IN THE OPEN LIKE THAT?

I PUT MY BOOKS ON A SHELF.

I DON'T TAKE THE PAGES AND TURN THEM INTO A SHELF.

COULD THIS PLACE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR TO THE LIBRARY

AT ALEXANDRIA?

A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE USED BY VARIOUS RACES

OVER THE CENTURIES?

NO.

WE WOULD'VE HEARD ABOUT IT BY NOW.

AND WHY NO SIGN OF LONG-TERM EXCAVATIONS?

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

ALL WE KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT THIS PLANET HAS BEEN DESERTED

FOR AT LEAST 1,000 YEARS.

AND THE ALIEN RACE THAT BUILT ALL THIS

DISAPPEARED ALMOST OVERNIGHT.

COULD THEY HAVE BEEN WIPED OUT

BY THE SAME PLAGUE THAT HIT EARTH?

MAYBE. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING CATACLYSMIC HAPPENED HERE.

BUT IF IT WAS A PLAGUE,

WHERE ARE ALL THE BODIES?

THERE SHOULD BE SOME SIGN OF THEM.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

TOO BAD GALEN'S NOT HERE. HE MIGHT HAVE SOME IDEAS.

IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE EASIER

IF HE COULD STAY CLOSER TO HOME

INSTEAD OF FLITTING OFF AT EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY.

HE'S A TECHNOMAGE. THEY'RE LIKE THAT.

HE APPEARS WHEN YOU WANT HIM LEAST AND NEED HIM MOST.

BY THE WAY, WHERE'S DUREENA?

I DIDN'T SEE HER ON MY WAY IN.

OH, WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE

GETTING INTO SOME OF THE OTHER VAULTS,

SO I ASKED OUR RESIDENT THIEF AND TUNNEL RAT

IF SHE COULD FIND A WAY IN.

DID SHE?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN I LOOKED BACK, SHE WAS GONE,

AND THERE WAS A DUREENA-SIZED HOLE IN THE GROUND.

AHH...ANOTHER ONE.

[COMMUNICATOR BEEPS]

YEAH?

Gideon: DUREENA, YOU BETTER GET UP HERE.

BUT I JUST FOUND--

IT CAN WAIT.

ONE OF THE CREW'S BEEN MURDERED.

Man: SQUAD ONE, FLANK OUT AND SEARCH THE AREA.

I WANT A HALF-MILE RADIUS SECURED IN 5.

Second man: ROGER THAT, CAPTAIN.

Man: SQUAD 2, STICK CLOSE IN FORMATION.

Woman: AYE, SIR.

THE CAPTAIN'S ON SITE. THE DOCTOR'S WITH HIM.

YOU FOUND THE BODY?

YES, SIR. NOBODY SAW OR HEARD ANYTHING,

AND THE ONLY FOOTPRINTS WE FOUND

BELONG TO THE VICTIM.

FOOTPRINTS AREN'T ALL THAT'S MISSING HERE.

HE WASN'T JUST KILLED.

HE WAS GUTTED.

NEARLY ALL HIS INTERNAL ORGANS ARE MISSING.

MR. EILERSON,

WHEN WE DID OUR PRELIMINARY SCAN

OF THIS PLANET,

YOU TOLD ME THIS PLACE WAS DESERTED.

NO SIGN OF LIFE AT ALL.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THIS?

CLEARLY, DR. CHAMBERS' PEOPLE GAVE ME BAD INFORMATION

ON WHICH TO BASE MY ANALYSIS.

GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT.

JUST A MINUTE-- [BEEP BEEP]

YES?

EXCALIBUR HERE, CAPTAIN.

WE'RE GETTING MOVEMENT IN YOUR SECTOR.

IDENTIFY.

UNKNOWN. BUT WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S HEADING YOUR WAY,

AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT US.

I DON'T THINK THEY'VE SEEN US YET.

GET TO THE SHUTTLE AND TAKE OFF.

TELL THE OTHERS TO GET BACK TO THE SHIP

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I'LL CATCH UP LATER.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO BUY YOU SOME TIME.

NOW MOVE IT.

HEY!

OVER HERE!

Galen: I WANT YOU TO KNOW, MATTHEW,

I HEARD THAT BIT ABOUT MY ONLY SHOWING UP

WHEN I'M MOST NEEDED AND LEAST WANTED.

GOOD THING FOR YOU I DON'T HOLD A GRUDGE.

Gideon: YES, YOU DO.

NEVER CONTRADICT A TECHNOMAGE

WHEN HE'S SAVING YOUR LIFE...AGAIN.

P.A.: CODE 2 ALERT. CODE 2 ALERT.

ALL CREW REPORT...

CAPTAIN. ALL SHUTTLES HAVE CLEARED THE GROUND.

SOME ARE STILL EN ROUTE, BUT MOST ARRIVED SAFELY.

ANY OTHER CASUALTIES?

WE'RE DOING A HEAD COUNT NOW,

BUT WE THINK EVERYONE GOT OUT ALL RIGHT.

DON'T THINK.

YES, QUITE RIGHT.

IF YOU WANTED TO THINK,

YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE JOINED THE MILITARY

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BRIDGE.

AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL,

ALL ACTIVITY ON THE PLANET STOPPED AS SOON AS YOU LEFT.

FOR THE TIME BEING, AT LEAST,

IT APPEARS WE'RE SAFE UP HERE.

NO SIGN OF LIFE DOWN THERE?

WE'RE RUNNING THE SCANNERS AT MAXIMUM,

PROBING TO A DEPTH OF A HALF A MILE.

SO FAR, NOTHING.

WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE, LIEUTENANT.

THERE COULD BE SOME KIND OF AUTOMATIC DEFENSE SYSTEM.

AN A.D.S. IS DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU FROM LANDING.

IT'S BEEN QUIET FOR 2 FULL DAYS.

NOW THIS.

[SIGHS]

ANY THOUGHTS, GALEN?

HMM?

OH, SORRY.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO WORK OUT

WHETHER A COMMENT FROM ME RIGHT NOW

WOULD BE "MOST WANTED" OR "LEAST NEEDED."

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU DON'T HOLD A GRUDGE.

I DON'T.

I HAVE NO SURVIVING ENEMIES...

AT ALL.

SHOULD WE BREAK ORBIT?

NEGATIVE. WHATEVER'S DOWN THERE

KILLED AT LEAST ONE OF OUR PEOPLE.

WE'RE NOT LEAVING UNTIL I KNOW HOW AND WHY

SO THE SAME THING DOESN'T HAPPEN

TO THE NEXT SHIP TO COME THIS WAY.

I HAVE TO SAY I AGREE.

THERE'S EXTREMELY VALUABLE DATA DOWN THERE,

AND IF WE LEAVE NOW, WE LOSE EVERYTHING.

MAX, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

YOU SAID YOU WERE ONLY ABLE TO FIND

PARTIAL INFORMATION.

EXACTLY MY POINT.

I SAY WE FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS

AND TAKE CARE OF IT.

I BELIEVE THAT BLOWING IT UP

IS THE USUAL SOLUTION TO THESE THINGS.

AND THEN WE GO BACK FOR THE REST.

AND WE AVENGE THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF CREWMAN...

VARELLI.

VARELLI.

VIVISECTED.

TERRIBLE WAY TO DIE.

WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR PRIORITIES, AFTER ALL.

DID YOU SAY... VIVISECTED?

YES. NEARLY ALL HIS INTERNAL ORGANS

WERE MISSING.

NOW, THAT IS INTERESTING.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I JUST NEED TO GET SOMETHING FROM MY SHIP.

WHY DO I ALWAYS GET NERVOUS WHEN HE SAYS THAT?

WHERE'S DUREENA?

FLIGHT DECK.

THE ANSWER IS STILL NO.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

THAT WAS THE LOOK YOU GAVE ME

THE LAST TIME YOU ASKED ME TO TEACH YOU WHAT I KNOW.

THE ANSWER WAS NO THEN,

AND IT IS NO NOW.

WHY?

BECAUSE THERE IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING,

AND RIGHT NOW IS THE WRONG TIME.

YOU WANT TO LEARN

FOR THE WORST OF ALL POSSIBLE REASONS--

THE NEED FOR REVENGE.

THE DRAKH KILLED MY ENTIRE RACE.

NOW, THEY WILL DO THE SAME TO YOURS,

TO ALL THE HUMANS WHO WERE ON EARTH

WHEN THE PLAGUE WAS RELEASED,

AND YOU DON'T WANT REVENGE?

WHEN YOU HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE ROAD,

THEN YOU CAN DECIDE

WHETHER TO GO TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT,

TO FIRE OR TO WATER.

IF YOU MAKE THOSE DECISIONS

BEFORE YOU HAVE EVEN SET FOOT UPON THE ROAD...

IT WILL TAKE YOU NOWHERE.

EXCEPT TO A BAD END.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THAT'S WHY I SAID NO.

WHEN YOU HAVE GROWN OUT OF YOUR RAGE,

THEN WE WILL TALK.

NOT BEFORE.

[SIGHS]

THE PROBE IS AWAY.

I'VE ARRANGED TO HAVE THE HOMUNCULUS CONNECTION

FED INTO HERE.

HOMUNCULUS?

IT'S LATIN.

IT MEANS A PARALLEL VERSION OF ONESELF.

IT'S A PROJECTION,

BUT WITH MORE SUBSTANCE THAN A HOLOGRAM.

WITH ANY LUCK,

THIS WILL DRAW THE ATTENTION

OF WHATEVER IS DOWN THERE.

AND NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,

I HAVE TO CONCENTRATE.

OH, MY.

WHATEVER SHALL I DO?

THEY'VE ALL LEFT WITHOUT ME.

I KNEW I'D FORGET WHERE WE PARKED THAT SHUTTLE.

I HOPE SOMETHING DREADFUL DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME.

OH, LOOK.

SOMETHING DREADFUL.

STOP!

THAT HURTS!

OH, THE INDIGNITY OF IT!

THE HORROR!

OH...

MY LIVER.

I WONDERED WHERE THAT HAD GOT TO.

NOT SO FAST!

WHERE IS IT?

NO, NOT YET.

YES.

YES, THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF.

NONE OF THEM ESCAPED HERE EITHER.

Gideon: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

WHAT? OH, SORRY.

GOT DISTRACTED. LOST CONTACT.

POOR OLD HOMUNCULUS.

DIDN'T HAVE MUCH LEFT IN HIM, ANYWAY. HA.

SO TO SPEAK.

THOSE SHIPS.

THERE MUST HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF THEM,

FROM WHO KNOWS HOW MANY ALIEN RACES.

A GRAVEYARD FOR ALIEN SHIPS.

A GOLD MINE OF INFORMATION.

IT'S A LABORATORY,

COLLECTING SPECIMENS FOR EXAMINATION,

ANALYSIS,

DISSECTION.

THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE PARTIAL FORMULAS

WRITTEN ON THE WALL,

DISPLAYED RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN

SO WE WERE SURE TO SEE THEM.

THEY GAVE US JUST ENOUGH SO WE'D STICK AROUND,

BUT NEVER LETTING US HAVE THE WHOLE THING.

CHEESE FOR THE MOUSETRAP.

AND ALL THE WHILE,

THEY WERE OBSERVING US,

UNTIL THEY WERE READY TO SPRING THE TRAP.

THAT WOULD EXPLAIN

THE DOZENS OF DNA SAMPLES I FOUND.

AND THE BODIES.

WHAT BODIES?

THE ONES I FOUND UNDERGROUND.

SOME WERE FAIRLY INTACT.

OTHERS WERE JUST IN BITS AND PIECES.

WELL, DOCTOR, YOU WERE WONDERING

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS

OF THIS WORLD. THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.

NO. THESE BODIES WERE ALL DIFFERENT.

NO TWO ALIKE.

THEY WERE VISITORS,

SAME AS US.

WHY DID YOU WAIT UNTIL NOW TO MENTION THIS?

OH.

BECAUSE THERE IS A RIGHT TIME

AND A WRONG TIME FOR EVERYTHING.

I WAS JUST WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME.

BESIDES,

BY THE TIME I FOUND THE BODIES,

THE CREWMAN WAS ALREADY DEAD AND THE ATTACK WAS ON.

IT WOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED ANYTHING.

IT IS WRONG TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION.

YES.

YES, IT IS, ISN'T IT?

OK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BETWEEN YOU TWO,

AND RIGHT NOW I DON'T CARE.

YOU SAID YOU FOUND BODIES?

YES.

WHAT ELSE DID YOU FIND?

AN UNDERGROUND CAVERN WITH A GENERATOR.

SOME KIND OF CONTROL CENTER.

IT WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL...

AND BIG.

HOW BIG?

BIG ENOUGH THAT I COULDN'T SEE

THE END OF IT.

Matheson: WE'VE GOT A LOCK, SIR.

ONCE DUREENA GAVE US

THE LOCATION OF THE POWER MATRIX,

WE WERE ABLE TO FOCUS OUR SCANNERS

AND PICK UP THE ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACES.

NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE SUNK RELAYS

DIRECTLY INTO THE PLANETARY CORE

TO DRAW POWER.

WHAT ARE THESE?

THESE APPEAR TO BE THE ARTIFICIAL CAVERNS.

THEY'RE MILES BENEATH THE PLANET'S SURFACE.

WE'RE READING LIGHTS, ATMOSPHERE,

OTHER POWER SOURCES.

IS THERE ANYONE ALIVE DOWN THERE?

UNKNOWN.

WE COULD PROBE FURTHER, BUT IF WE DO,

WHATEVER'S DOWN THERE COULD PICK UP THE SCAN.

WE COULD TRIGGER A RESPONSE.

NOTED. INCREASE SCAN.

AYE, SIR.

INCREASE SCAN.

GETTING LIFE SIGNS.

FAINT.

ALMOST NOT THERE.

BUT, CAPTAIN...

THOSE ARE ALIEN LIFE FORMS.

BILLIONS OF THEM.

THEY APPEAR TO BE IN

SOME KIND OF CRYONIC LIFE SUPPORT.

LOOKS LIKE WE FIGURED OUT

WHERE EVERYBODY WENT, BUT WHY--

CAPTAIN, WE'RE GETTING MOVEMENT ON THE SURFACE.

OH, HELL.

CLEAR THE BRIDGE. BATTLE STATIONS.

AYE, SIR. BATTLE STATIONS.

P.A.: ALL HANDS TO BATTLE STATIONS.

ALL HANDS TO BATTLE STATIONS.

CONFIRM INCOMING.

GET US OUT OF HERE. MAXIMUM BURN.

AYE, SIR. MAXIMUM BURN.

WE'RE NOT MOVING.

WE'RE BEING HELD IN SOME KIND OF ENHANCED GRAVITY FIELD.

THEY DON'T WANT US LEAVING WITH WHAT WE KNOW.

TOO BAD WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

STATUS OF HOSTILES.

CLOSING FAST.

LAUNCH FIGHTERS, AND GIVE ME A LOCK

ON WHERE THAT GRAVITY FIELD IS COMING FROM.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WEAPONS ARRAY ON-LINE.

FIGHTERS TAKING UP DEFENSIVE POSITIONS.

FORWARD GUNS STAND BY.

WE'VE GOT A LOCK ON THE SOURCE

OF THAT GRAVITY FIELD, SIR.

DISPATCH ASSAULT TEAM.

AYE, SIR.

HERE THEY COME.

[INDISTINCT RADIO COMMUNICATION]

WEAPONS ARRAY, STAND BY TO FIRE.

FIRE AT WILL.

TARGET LOCKED. WEAPONS HOT.

LAUNCH 2.

FIGHTERS REPORT THEY'VE HIT THE TARGET.

MINIMAL DAMAGE.

COMING AROUND FOR A SECOND--

WE...

WHAT IS IT?

GRAVIMETRIC FORCE IS INCREASING.

WE'RE LOSING ORBIT.

WE'RE BEING PULLED DOWN TOWARD THE PLANET.

IF WE DON'T SHUT THAT THING DOWN,

WE'LL CRASH AND BURN IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

ENGINES ARE AT MAXIMUM THRUST,

BUT THE GRAVIMETRIC FORCE CONTINUES TO PULL US DOWN

TOWARD THE PLANET.

10 MINUTES UNTIL WE HIT THE ATMOSPHERE.

TURN US ABOUT SO WE'RE FACING THE PLANET.

BRING THE MAIN GUNS ON-LINE.

SIR, FIRING THE MAIN GUNS

TAKES UP ALL AVAILABLE POWER

EXCEPT GRAVITY AND LIFE SUPPORT.

WE'LL BE DEAD IN SPACE

FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE AFTERWARDS.

I READ THE DRIVERS MANUAL, LIEUTENANT.

AYE, SIR. COMING ABOUT.

SHIP'S TAKING ANOTHER PASS AT THE CITY.

STANDING BY TO FIRE MAIN GUNS

AS SOON AS THEY'RE CLEAR.

AYE, SIR. MAIN GUNS POWERED UP

AND STANDING BY.

WE'VE GOT A SHOT AT IT.

STRIKE ONE TO EXCALIBUR. WE'RE CLEAR.

FIRE.

FIRING MAIN GUNS, AYE.

Man: POWER LOSS-- 53 SECONDS TO REBUILD.

ROUTING ALL POWER RESERVES TO LIFE SUPPORT AND...

DID WE HIT IT?

Matheson: WE'LL KNOW IN 45 SECONDS.

THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STAY BELOW DECKS.

OH, YES, IT'LL BE SO MUCH SAFER BELOW DECKS

IF THE SHIP BURNS UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

IF I'M GOING TO DIE,

I'D RATHER DO SO IN A ROOM WITH A VIEW.

IF IT COMES TO THAT, YOU HAVE YOUR OWN SHIP.

SHIP LIKE THAT, BUILT BY TECHNOMAGES,

COULD PROBABLY GET THROUGH A GRAVIMETRIC FIELD.

YOU COULD LEAVE.

10 YEARS AGO, I RESCUED A CERTAIN STRAY CAT.

THAT BRINGS WITH IT A DEGREE OF OBLIGATION.

CAN'T EXACTLY GO WANDERING OFF

EVERY TIME HE GETS STUCK UP A TREE, NOW, CAN I?

GRAVIMETRIC FORCE IS DECREASING.

ENGINES ARE HAVING AN EFFECT. WE'RE RISING AGAIN.

GOOD. TELL THE FIGHTERS TO--

[LOUD SQUEAL]

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

WE'RE BEING SCANNED.

POINT OF ORIGIN,

5 MILES BENEATH THE PLANET'S SURFACE.

DOWNLOADING OUR DATA AND LANGUAGE FILES.

WHAT'S OUR STATUS?

SQUAD LEADER REPORTS THAT ENEMY SHIPS HAVE STOPPED.

HOLDING POSITION IN LOCAL SPACE.

IT'S AS IF THEY'RE WAITING FOR SOMETHING.

PICKING UP A TRANSMISSION.

UH, MATTHEW.

GET EILERSON UP HERE.

WE MAY NEED A LINGUIST.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW GIDEON.

I'M CAPTAIN OF THE STARSHIP EXCALIBUR.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

I HAVE ABSORBED YOUR LANGUAGE FILES.

MY NAME IS KULAN.

I AM... KEEPER OF THIS WORLD

FOR THIS GENERATION.

YOU ATTACKED MY SHIP, KILLED MEMBERS OF MY CREW.

WHY?

IT WAS NECESSARY.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY

OF EACH KEEPER IN EACH GENERATION

TO RUN THE TESTS

ON THOSE WHO DISCOVER OUR WORLD.

WHAT KIND OF TESTS?

IT IS BETTER

IF I SHOW YOU.

TOUCH THE RECORDER.

YOU WATCHING?

ALWAYS.

Alien's voice: 1,000 YEARS AGO

THE DARK ONES CAME FOR US.

THEY DESIRED TO CREATE A BASE ON OUR WORLD.

WE REFUSED.

THEY DECIDED TO...

PUNISH US.

THEY RELEASED A POISON INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE,

A VIRUS THAT INFECTED ALL OUR PEOPLE,

A VIRUS THAT WOULD KILL ALL IN 5 YEARS.

AND THEN THEY TURNED...

AND LEFT,

AS THOUGH WE WERE ALREADY DEAD.

THEN YOU ENCOUNTERED THE SAME VIRUS

THAT HIT OUR WORLD. YES.

THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU.

I SAW IN YOUR RECORDS

THAT YOUR WORLD HAS SUFFERED A SIMILAR FATE.

BUT THIS IS 1,000 YEARS LATER.

YOU MUST HAVE FOUND SOME WAY

TO BEAT THE PLAGUE, TO--

Galen: NO.

YOU NEVER FOUND A CURE, DID YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE TESTS, MATTHEW.

DISSECTING ANYONE WHO COMES HERE.

LURING THE PEOPLE OF OTHER WORLDS

TO STUDY THEM.

YOU ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A CURE.

WE STRUGGLED FOR 3 YEARS

TO DEFEAT THE PLAGUE, AND FAILED.

WE HAD FEW SHIPS CAPABLE OF STAR FLIGHT,

NOT ENOUGH TO LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR OUR CURE,

AS YOU ARE DOING.

SO WE...

WENT TO SLEEP.

THOSE MUST HAVE BEEN THE CRYONIC TUBES

THAT WE SAW ON THE SCANNERS.

BY FREEZING AN INFECTED PERSON,

YOU FREEZE THE VIRUS

SO IT CAN'T ADVANCE UNTIL YOU THAW IT OUT AGAIN.

THEY MUST HAVE PLACED THEIR WHOLE CULTURE

IN CRYONIC FREEZE,

SET THE MACHINES IN PLACE

TO CONDUCT BIOLOGICAL TESTS ON ANYONE WHO CAME BY.

IT MAKES SENSE.

IT'S PERFECTLY LOGICAL, REASONABLE.

WELL, AS THESE THINGS GO.

I WOULDN'T CALL THE SYSTEMATIC MURDERS

OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS LOGICAL OR REASONABLE.

IT WAS OUR HOPE THAT ONE OF THOSE

WHO CAME TO OUR WORLD

WOULD HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE VIRUS

AND FOUND A CURE OR WAS NATURALLY IMMUNE.

YOU CAN'T MURDER SOMEONE

BECAUSE IT'S A CONVENIENT FORM OF TESTING.

THESE WHO DIED ARE ONLY A FRACTION

OF THE BILLIONS OF OUR PEOPLE

WHO SLEEP, WAITING FOR A CURE.

WOULD YOU SACRIFICE 100 LIVES

TO SAVE YOUR 10 BILLION?

IF 100, WHY NOT 1,000?

WHY NOT 10,000?

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS.

YES.

AND THERE WE BELIEVE WE CAN HELP.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THE TESTS HERE

AND GIVE YOU ACCESS TO ANYTHING WE FIND...

IF YOU WILL SEND OTHERS TO US

AND HELP US...

SHOULD YOU FIND A CURE YOURSELVES.

IF THEY'RE GOING TO CONDUCT THEIR TESTS,

THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T SHARE THE DATA.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE DOING IT OURSELVES.

YES.

IT'S CLEANER THAT WAY, ISN'T IT?

GIDEON, WOULDN'T YOU GLADLY SACRIFICE A FEW HUNDRED NARNS

TO SAVE EARTH?

LIEUTENANT...

ARE THOSE ENEMY SHIPS

STILL WITHIN FIRING RANGE?

AYE, SIR.

I WANT THEM OUT OF MY SKY.

AYE, SIR.

NO DEAL.

IF WE FIND A CURE, WE'LL BRING IT HERE,

NO CHARGE.

AND THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE

ARE BROUGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR EVERYONE YOU MURDERED

WITH YOUR TESTS.

IF YOU FIND IT

BEFORE YOUR OWN PEOPLE DIE.

WE WILL.

YOU'LL SEE US AGAIN, I PROMISE.

Galen: NO, I DON'T THINK SO, MATTHEW.

YOU SPOKE ABOUT BEING THE KEEPER

FOR THIS GENERATION.

HOW LONG DOES A GENERATION LAST?

AS I SAID,

WE TRIED FOR 3 YEARS

TO FIND A CURE

BEFORE WE BEGAN THE GREAT SLEEP,

BUT ONE OF US

MUST REMAIN AWAKE AT ALL TIMES

TO MAINTAIN THE MACHINES AND MONITOR THE TESTS.

SO EVERY 2 YEARS,

ONE OF US IS AWAKENED...

ONLY TO DIE OF THE VIRUS 2 YEARS LATER.

500 OF US, SO FAR,

HAVE DIED IN THIS SERVICE.

MY REMAINING LIFESPAN

IS 6 MONTHS.

I'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU FIND A CURE,

BUT IF YOU DO...

REMEMBER US.

I WILL.

AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE SHOULD

NEVER DO OURSELVES.

YOU SPEAK WELL NOW.

LET US SEE HOW PROUD YOU ARE

IN 3 YEARS.

GOOD-BYE, CAPTAIN.

P.A.: SECURITY TEAM, STAND DOWN.

THE INTRUDER HAS LEFT THE SHIP.

I DON'T KNOW. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED,

I THINK THEY OFFER US A PRETTY FAIR DEAL.

LIEUTENANT, RECALL THE FIGHTERS.

TAKE US AWAY FROM HERE.

Eilerson: I MEAN, SURE,

WE COULD HAVE NEGOTIATED A LITTLE BIT MORE,

IMPROVED SOME OF THE DEAL POINTS,

BUT THERE WAS A BASIS FOR SOMETHING REASONABLE.

Gideon: SHUT UP, MAX.

AND WE'VE NARROWED DOWN THE PROSPECTS

FOR YOUR NEXT TARGET WORLD,

BASED ON REPORTS OF ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE,

RUMORS OF HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED DEAD CULTURES,

AND A FAIR AMOUNT OF GUESSWORK.

THESE ARE THE COORDINATES.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL LOOK THESE OVER

AND HAVE A DECISION FOR YOU

IN A COUPLE HOURS. THAT'S ALL.

YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE AGAIN, AREN'T YOU?

YOU HAVE THAT LOOK.

SO WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOU LEAVE?

WALKING TO AND FRO IN THE EARTH.

AND UP AND DOWN IN IT.

JOB.

IN THE END, IT'S ALL THE STORY OF JOB, ISN'T IT?

SOME DAYS IF FEELS LIKE OUR FAITH IS BEING TESTED,

SAME AS HIS.

WHERE DO YOU PUT YOUR FAITH, MATTHEW?

IN SCIENCE?

YOUR LUCK?

THIS SHIP?

I HAVEN'T DECIDED.

WELL, THEN, IF THIS IS THE STORY OF JOB,

A GREAT DEAL OF PEOPLE ARE BEING INCONVENIENCED

FOR YOUR BENEFIT.

HOPE YOU APPRECIATE IT.

BY THE WAY,

I UNDERSTAND THE PLANET WE HAVE JUST LEFT

WAS NOT ON THE LIST OF TARGETS

PROVIDED BY THE RANGERS.

HOW DID YOU COME TO CHOOSE THAT ONE?

I HAVE MY SOURCES.

YES.

I'M SURE YOU HAVE.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

DECK 12.

YOU MADE A GOOD POINT BEFORE THE FIGHT.

IF I AM WITHHOLDING INFORMATION,

I CAN HARDLY BLAME YOU FOR DOING THE SAME.

BUT THE ANSWER IS STILL NO.

FOR NOW.

THEN THERE'S HOPE.

THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE,

ONLY BECAUSE IT'S THE ONE THING

THAT NO ONE'S FIGURED OUT HOW TO KILL YET.

YOU SAY THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN

WHAT I'VE SEEN.

PERHAPS.

PERHAPS I HAVE SEEN MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.

[DOOR OPENS]

WHEN WILL YOU COME BACK?

IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME.

EXPECT ME WHEN YOU SEE ME.

THE LAST CHOICE WAS NOT A GOOD ONE.

THERE WAS CHANGE

A LONG TIME AGO.

MAYBE.

MAYBE YOU'RE STILL HOLDING BACK.

SO WHERE TO NEXT?

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