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Previously on "The Ark"...

You will regret this.

Goodbye.

Maybe part of its programming

is to protect the planet from outsiders.

That's why she put the programming in my head--

to save the part of her that's here.

- Guys, you have to see this. - That can't be good.

It's not enough time to save a whole planet.

Come on.

An unexpected guest. Right.

Ves and her team stole "Ark 16"?

How do you steal an entire Ark?

Well, it wouldn't be the first time.

The ship was empty and offline,

as it was prepped for separation.

You're positive Alicia and Lieutenant Vujik were on board?

Their shuttle was docked when "Ark 16" jumped to FTL.

Do you have any leads on their destination?

They might not have one.

It seems their escape was a crime of opportunity.

Or they knew that Homebase's environment

was starting to collapse.

It's going that quickly? How's that possible?

The structure they found is a terraformer.

A cascading failure could accelerate exponentially.

Which I think it's already doing.

The tablet Angus discovered seems to be linked to it.

And it's become a countdown clock.

"Full collapse"-- that doesn't sound good.

In the meantime, Zed and I have started preparations

to evacuate as many colonists as possible

to our assets in orbit. - Good idea.

Our priority is to rescue our people and the Doc hard drive.

Keep us informed.

How are we gonna save our people?

"Ark 16" jumped to FTL. We can't track them.

And even if we could, there's no guarantee

the hard drive is intact

or that Alicia and Vujik are still alive.

Ana, where are you?

I think Black Thorn is here.

Well, now we know why this EF pilot was here.

Yeah.

Stash Vujik and find Nevins.

The team has swept Decks 1 through 4.

There's no sign of Nevins yet.

Keep at it.

There's only so many places she could hide.

A power relay for life support just failed on Deck 7.

We don't have anyone on that level, but it--

Now there's a fire in med bay.

Max, Greg, go!

- Do you think it's Nevins? - It has to be.

What else could--

Airlock 2 in the fore-section just depressurized.

Damn it.

Take care of it before she does some real damage.

Come on.

Oh, come on.

You're not as smart as you believe you are.

Ves.

Please, we have to turn around.

We have to get this hard drive back to Homebase.

The planet will literally fall apart without it.

Well, then it's a good thing you're safe here with us.

Move.

Ves, you have to listen to me.

I killed your pilot because I had no use for her.

I think you could come in handy.

But if you don't agree, I can just shoot you.

Your choice.

Captain, we just received

a coded data packet from "Ark 16."

Uh, it--it's just a set of four numbers.

It's got to be from Alicia, right?

Mm-hmm.

The top three numbers look like coordinates, speed,

direction, point of origin. - What's the fourth line?

Oh.

She's a frickin' genius.

What do you see that we don't?

Quick science lesson.

When we're at FTL, space folds around our FTL bubble,

which is moving faster than we can see.

And faster than most sensors can detect, which is why

we can't track ships in FTL.

Which is also why Alicia sent us

four dimensional coordinates.

- The fourth dimension being? - Time.

So Alicia sent us a point in space

and the exact moment "Ark 16" will pass through that point?

Mm-hmm.

Kimi, put us on an intercept course.

Wait. There's just one problem.

"Just one"?

"Ark 16" won't be at that point in space for very long.

- How much time will we have? - Rough math?

About a picosecond.

I've pushed our FTL as far as I can.

We'll arrive a few minutes before "Ark 16" passes through.

And then what?

Let me guess--we try and hail them, so you can do one

of your famous "be your best self" kumbaya speeches.

No, Ves won't listen. I'm doing an extraction.

There's no safe way to pull them out of FTL,

let alone get on board.

Ian, when we escaped Drake,

you dropped our shuttle out of his FTL bubble.

Can you do the reverse and send our shuttle

into "Ark 16's" FTL bubble?

No, because we won't have "Ark 16's" FTL bubble

to pull from. - Not true.

We will have their FTL bubble...

for a picosecond.

Right, but it's not enough time.

- Yeah, you think? - Yes, it is--

if we position our shuttle at Alicia's coordinates

right in her path and activate the rigged coil

at the exact moment that "Ark 16" passes.

Our shuttle will be absorbed into their warp bubble.

- Theoretically. - "Theoretically"?

Oh, the calculations required to activate the coils

at the exact picosecond are complex.

One wrong calculation, and our shuttle

could be spread across space and time.

Look, even if we could calculate it,

no one has the reflexes to activate that precisely.

But our onboard computer does.

And luckily for you, there's a genius on board

who can program it to do so.

It's me. I'm talking about me.

Oh, okay. Uh, get to work, Mr. Trust.

Hold on. Won't the collision destroy the shuttle?

It's not a collision.

It's an absorption-- like two soap bubbles merging.

Okay, I still don't understand it,

but if it works, I should lead the extraction team.

- No, I'm going by myself. - Sharon.

I can't let people risk their lives on a theory.

It's not a discussion.

Let's get the shuttle prepped.

I'm in position.

Engines calibrated, activating Mr. Trust's program now.

Position and calibration confirmed.

Look, are you sure about your math?

All this time and people still doubt me.

It's a little offensive.

"Ark 16" passing through in 5, 4, 3,

2...

You see?

Easy.

Autopilot engaged.

Now or never.

What the hell was that?

Our FTL bubble lost integrity for a second,

but it's fine now.

It keeps getting worse.

There are earthquakes in the south.

A volcano erupted

on the other side of the continent,

and a hurricane's forming to the north.

Plus, your slab thingy

is saying we only have 14 hours.

Captain Garnet has a plan to recover the Doc drive.

- And Alicia. - Yeah.

But they might not make it back here in time

to fix the terraformer.

Then it's time to set plan B into motion.

We are already evacuating the colony

to our assets in orbit. - Okay.

In the meantime, Eva and I will go to the caves,

see if we can find another solution.

I used the stone dome to deactivate

the terraformer's force field.

I'm hoping it's a control panel for the whole thing.

I'll go with them.

You know, we're approaching capacity

for the evacuation.

EF2 and the Ark fore-sections

can't house the entire colony.

We'll have to leave people behind.

Excuse me, let me through!

Move! Don't you know who she is?

Hold your post. That's not Captain Garnet.

I never said I was-- just that we wanted through.

So does everyone else.

Go to your cabin or the Landing Pad

and wait for your number to be called.

Come on.

I'm scared.

I know, but it's going to be okay.

We're going to fix this,

and then you can come back down, all right?

Come here.

Go, go, go.

I actually got complaints from people,

saying it wasn't fair

that the children don't have to be part of the lottery.

They're children, for God's sake.

Agreed.

He doesn't understand what we're trying to do.

Neither do we.

We just need him to activate it so we can try some things.

What?

Oh, my G--

This is a lot cooler than you guys made it out to be.

Shh, shh.

What? It's cool.

What's wrong?

You decoded this already, right?

That was before there was a countdown to destruction.

I don't want to accidentally accelerate it.

Hey, look, my memory might be a bit wonky,

but I know you've got this.

These are the aliens!

Just keep your commentary to yourself, Plant Boy.

Sorry.

It's just...

aliens.

So, if this is a control panel,

why would they make it

so the people who live down here can't see it?

Because it's not made for them.

Then who's it for?

Look.

Maybe they see in a broader visual spectrum.

I think this tells a story.

How so?

Look.

Here you've got...

humans interacting with the aliens.

This looks like the aliens and humans...

moving across the stars together.

Now they're on the same planet...

Which I'm guessing is...

Here.

What about all these symbols?

Maybe there are instructions here or something?

- That would be great. - It's possible.

I mean...

all these images are basically pictograms.

Well, except here.

All these are just...

dots.

The pattern is repeating.

The entrance to the caves is activated

by touching an area on it in a certain rhythm.

You think it works the same way?

Like a keypad?

So maybe if I touch them in the order they pulse,

something happens.

Something good or something bad?

Only one way to find out.

Good job, Angus.

Thanks.

He didn't know this was here.

What does that say?

"Forbidden."

Of course it does.

This technology is advanced.

If there's anything in there

that can give me a clue as to how it works,

I need to see it.

He said we can go...

but he won't go with us.

Okay.

You stay, too, right?

If that door closes,

hopefully you can get it open from the outside.

Come on.

Hey.

Oh, my God.

What is all this?

I think we're under the machine in the clearing.

So this is the machine.

Let's have a look around.

Bloody hell.

The sign did say "forbidden."

I don't understand how we're getting opposite results.

Well, maybe we're not considering a third option,

like sample contamination.

No, that wouldn't account for how--

Gentlemen, you have news for us?

Yes. Yes, we do.

We both performed tests on the corpse

that we discovered under the terraformer.

We have completely opposite results.

Well, yeah, that's putting it mildly.

I examined the body--

no extra cochlea, vocal cords are normal.

Which means?

He's not one of John Doe's people.

For extreme lack of a better term,

he is physiologically a typical human, just like us.

That makes sense.

The images in the caves told the story

of aliens bringing humans to this planet,

so they might have evolved to communicate with the aliens

who brought them here.

Yeah, or they were genetically manipulated

to that end. - Yeah, right.

So what's the issue?

I carbon-dated the bones.

They're 6,000 years old. But the body, it's--

The body still had teeth.

And DNA decay confirms

that he's been dead for only two years.

Which means the only way both results could be correct

is if the machine kept this guy alive for 6,000 years.

What are you guarding, boys?

Sharon!

Alicia!

- You understood my signal. - Ian did.

Where's Vujik?

She, um...

Damn it.

What about the Doc drive?

I tricked Ves into taking a dummy drive earlier.

They're probably still trying to hack it.

Where's the real one?

I figured Shuttle Bay 2

would be the only way out if I had a chance,

so I hid it behind a service panel in there.

Great. Then that's where we're going.

We'll need to bypass shuttle security protocols

in order to steal it. - Not a problem.

They're probably still on a standard GSA rotation.

Got it.

Hands!

Drop it.

You have to let us go, Ves.

So you can keep hunting us?

Where are you gonna go anyways?

None of your business.

Well, at this point, I don't care where you go.

Alicia and I need to get back to Homebase.

You'd let us walk away?

Ves, people will die

if we don't get Alicia's hard drive home.

Isn't that why you joined the GSA--to help people?

Don't pretend you know me.

I sacrificed a lot for the GSA.

I'm sure you have.

Why stop now?

Just drop out of FTL long enough to let us go.

The only problem is, I'm not an idiot.

I told Mr. Trust kumbaya wouldn't work.

What?

I'm a trained Black Thorn. It won't be that easy.

Ian says you need to rig the impulse coils--

To pull out of the FTL bubble,

so we can exit warp space carefully?

Yeah, I did that while you were kicking Ves's ass.

Then let's get the hell out of here.

Wow, that does not get any easier the second time.

Hull integrity intact. We're safe.

This is Garnet to "Ark 1."

Do you copy? - Loud and clear, Sharon.

Sending you our coordinates.

Mind giving us a lift?

Got to be honest...

I'm pretty nervous.

Last time Doc was in my head, it was not good.

Hey, at least it's not spiders.

You were there.

Weren't you?

When I had to put my hand in that box of spiders,

you were there.

I was there for a lot of things.

Oh, man.

Bet we were great together, weren't we?

We'll be great again.

Brice! We're here!

Listen, uh, are we sure this is gonna work in reverse?

No.

But is it safe?

Um, honestly, I wish we could've run a few more tests.

- There's no time. - No.

The countdown is down to two hours and change.

Okay.

Look, when this is over, we are finishing that date, okay?

Yeah, we are.

- Okay. Ready? - Ready.

Hopefully this will be just like last time

and you won't feel a thing.

Oh, shite.

I'm glad you came back.

Yeah?

Well, that makes one of us.

So...

are you ready to fix me?

Yes.

But not until you agree to turn off the solar weapon.

No.

Our planet needs to be protected.

My people will protect it.

It's our home now.

Hell, what do you think I'm trying to do here, Doc?

- I'm called Caretaker. - Whatever.

Look, you're a computer program, right?

Mm-hmm.

You're supposed to think logically, right?

So think about it.

There's no reason to keep that weapon online.

You and I need its protection.

It will destroy every ship that's in orbit

and all the people on board.

I'm not gonna help you until you agree.

Please, Doc.

We're running out of time.

Fine.

I'll disarm my defense system.

Thank you.

But...

I need one more thing.

The machine is called Caretaker.

I know what we have to do.

Caretaker keeps the planet calibrated

to support human life.

But two years ago, it broke.

- When EF1 shot at it. - Right.

So our Caretaker sent a distress signal

that was picked up by the Caretaker on Ross.

But that machine was unable to help its counterpart.

Until we showed up with Maddox's chips in our brains.

And Doc used Brice to hitch a ride.

Look, bottom line-- Doc is like a repair program

that needs to be uploaded into our Caretaker.

If we repair this thing, it could shoot down

everything we have in orbit, like it did EF1.

Most of our people are up there after evac.

Caretaker has given its word. It will not fire on us.

How can we trust the word of a computer program

that hacked into your brain?

Honestly, Sharon...

we don't have much of a choice.

So all you need to do is upload Doc into Caretaker,

then you'll be all right?

Uh, the--the hard part comes after the upload.

So, once Caretaker is repaired, it resets itself.

What, like a computer rebooting itself?

Exactly, but the problem is,

the reboot causes a radiation surge of, um...

What was it?

- 220 sieverts. - 220 sieverts.

Uh-huh. So it's not gonna shoot at us.

It'll nuke us.

How kind.

It will take Caretaker about an hour

to clean the planet of radiation.

100 sieverts is instant cell death.

This is more than twice that.

Can't have anyone on the planet when this happens.

We don't even have enough rooms on the ships in orbit

for the whole colony.

What about the people in the caves?

- We can't let them die. - Right, the caves--

they were designed to protect from the radiation.

So all we have to do is move

the remaining colonists there temporarily.

We only have an hour and 38 minutes!

The caves are too far away.

If the radiation cleanse fails,

we'll be trapped in the caves.

We don't know if John Doe's people are gonna let us in?

Just make it happen.

I'll talk to John Doe.

We'll pack radiation pills.

I'll notify the fore-sections.

We should keep some shuttles down here, just in case.

I'll make a general WD comms announcement.

We'll have security start leading people to the caves.

Come on.

Everyone in the last group is coming in now.

Good. Go.

- Any sign of our missing trio? - No.

We've double-checked everywhere.

All I'm saying is, the key colony personnel should have

a waiting area which is a little less claustrophobic.

- Mr. Trust, a word... - And I believe that I'm--

- With the Captain. - Fine.

Sorry.

Um, every colonist is accounted for except three people.

Jill and Clark did not report in.

Ian went to find them, but they never came back.

Oh, maybe they went with one of the evac groups

to the ships in orbit.

They're not there. I already checked.

Garnet to Ian-- status report.

Ian?

- I'll come with you. - No, you stay here.

Keep people calm.

Ian!

Where the hell are you?

Ian! Ian! Ian!

Ian, thank God. Have you seen Clark and Ji--

You're not Ian.

Clark?

Are you Gen-3?

I'll take that as a yes.

Hey, why didn't you tell us? We could have prevented this!

Clark, hey, hey, stop!

Clark! Clark!

We can still save you, Clark.

Hey, listen to me. Listen, Clark--

Please! It doesn't have to be this way!

Clark!

Ian.

Ian! - Sharon!

Ian!

Clark's a Gen-3.

- I know. I know, okay? I know. - Clark's a Gen-3.

Jill and I saw him. We--we saw--we saw him turn.

I didn't know he was a Gen-3. - It's okay. It's okay.

Try to calm down, okay?

Look at me. Where's Jill?

She's dead.

Clark stabbed her.

It's okay. It's okay, okay? It's okay.

Strickland to Garnet.

Eva and Brice are almost at Caretaker.

Just--just go. I'll never make it.

Close the hatch, Felix.

Sharon, you have to go.

- If you run, you can still-- - Do it!

We'll find another way.

I love you.

Okay.

How does it work?

It just plugs into your brain like on Ross?

That's all you have to do, right?

Then we can go?

We are out of time.

Eva, listen, there's, um...

there's something I haven't told you.

What?

James...

What's--

James!

What the hell is this? - This was the deal.

Caretaker will turn off the weapon,

but it needs a blueprint of human biology

to keep the planet calibrated to our needs.

But then you can come home, right?

It doesn't work like that.

The body we found...

alive for 6,000 years...

dead for 2.

That was the last sample...

but he died...

when EF1 damaged Caretaker.

Why does it have to be you?

Because Doc is inside of my head.

So we'll put her in someone else.

Eva...

I died on Ross.

All of this, it's just...

it's just been a little extra time.

No. Someone else can volunteer.

I've already volunteered.

Why didn't you tell me?

Because I knew you'd look at me like that.

And I wouldn't be able to go through with it.

Please don't do this.

Eva, just listen to me, okay?

We don't--we don't have much time.

I need you to know...

I'm so...

so grateful...

that I got to fall in love with you...

Twice.

I love you.

You know, all of a sudden, I'm not ready to go.

- But it didn't mean anything. - Yeah, just--just sex.

So this is a date?

You love me.

Volim te.

Absolutely fantastic!

I remember.

Volim te...

my love.

You and I will keep your friends safe.

I promise.

It's beautiful.

I don't know why I'm crying.

Well...

it might have something to do

with our whole planet being saved.

Yeah.

There's that.

But it also made me realize something.

I ran out of the safety of that cave

towards probable death, because...

If we did fix the planet, I...

I didn't want to live on it without you.

So whether that's preprogrammed or not...

that...

is beautiful.

I love you so much, it hurts.

Come to think of it...

Maybe it's the wounds that hurt.

You, you take me on the best dates.

Radiation levels have normalized.

- So it worked? - It worked.

Garnet to Felix.

The surface is safe. You can come out.

Whatever Brice did, he saved us all.

- Oh, my God! - Oh, my God!

- Mwah! - Yes!

Zed?

Are you okay?

I wish my son could've been here to see this.

This might be of small comfort to you, but...

if EF1 hadn't damaged Caretaker,

any ship that came into orbit here

would've been fried by an artificial solar flare.

Your point?

In a way, EF1 saved us all.

♪ Wish that I could turn back time ♪

Yeah?

♪ Close my head and close my eyes ♪

♪ I see a different life around me ♪

♪ Mm, when I'm searching in the dark ♪

♪ I'm trying hard to find a spark ♪

♪ But no one else can seem to find me ♪

♪ And I don't know which way I'm going ♪

♪ So tell me why I keep on holding on ♪

This is nice.

Yeah? Speak for yourself. I've got 15 stitches.

Mm.

We're really lucky.

Hey, Markovic, get over here.

Come on.

You too, Fowler, take a break.

We're not gonna take no for an answer, come on.

Sanji, Dr. Marsh...

please join us.

I feel like I haven't seen you in a very long time.

- It has been a long-- - Kimi, get over here.

♪ Want to go back home ♪

♪ Want to go back ♪

I always forget about you.

- Hey. - Hey, hey, man.

- Trust! - Trust! Trust!

Come on!

♪ Feels like every road I take ♪

To Brice! all: To Brice!

♪ All my dreams, I can't let go ♪

Hoorah, guys! Come on!

♪ We're getting closer day by day ♪

♪ But we both know I'm gonna stay ♪

♪ Holding on to all I know ♪

♪ 'Cause it's a long way, long way ♪