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Let's see a prosthetic do that.

I got to get to work.

That was work.

Maybe you need a prosthetic after all,

might help with your stamina.

Hey, I promised you seven minutes of blissful ecstasy...

And this time, you were only five short.

Look at you... making progress.

You know those things will kill you right?

That's what my father used to say.

Last pack then I quit for good.

Promise.

See me later?

I'll let you know.

Uncle Fen.

What the hell is this?

The Commander wants to see you now.

Can I shower first?

No.

Try to remember that it's my ass on the line.

Keep your answers short, keep them honest,

but mostly short.

I will.

Thank you. For the opportunity.

Don't thank me yet.

By the way, he's got a new science officer.

Try not to stare.

What happened to Corrigan?

Shot himself.

Captain Fen, Major Mason to see the Commander.

At ease, gentlemen.

This is our new science officer, Aurora Owon.

We'll make this brief.

Our scanners have picked up an uncharted planet...

...and have navigated us within deployment range.

What does that mean, Major?

It means that you need a leader for the expedition...

...to determine if the planet is habitable.

I would like to volunteer, sir.

We understand you've never lead an expedition.

No. No, sir.

But on account of my father,

I've been scouting my entire life.

There are few left in the corps like him,

damn shame, I'm sorry for your loss.

Thank you, sir.

You are not my first choice, Major,

but the rest of my lead expedition scouts are deployed.

You say he's ready, Fen?

He's ready.

Officer Corrigan's voyager reports noted...

...an incident of violence between you and...

...an android medical assistant.

Sir, we all get frustrated with technology from time to time.

Obviously, Officer Corrigan was never really...

...the most stable human being.

Major Mason has never once demonstrated...

...any unnecessary aggression toward...

...anything with an actual heartbeat.

You understand what it means to lead.

When all else fails, complete the mission.

I understand the protocol, sir.

Keep him in line, Fen.

Aurora will issue a preliminary briefing package.

EOC in four hours.

I'll assemble the rest of your team.

Dismissed.

- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.

To brave souls and new worlds.

Congratulations, John.

She's going to miss me.

Never underestimate the unknown, kid,

especially women.

You might want to say goodbye to her.

Eh, she's busy.

You're telling me. You may not get another chance.

Hey, Dez, headed out.

Want to come back to my cabin.

I think I owe you five minutes.

I can't, but I'll miss you.

Maybe we can catch back up at port.

But what if I don't come back to port?

Yeah, I don't think I was talking to you.

Come on, Dez.

Hey, guys.

No, don't worry about it, sometimes these old...

Stop!

What? It's not human.

It's broken not dead.

I thought I told you to say goodbye,

not get your assed kicked.

Yeah, well your advice was vague, like usual.

Here.

Thanks.

Did your father ever tell you what happened...

...on the Pioneer scout?

I know it was abandoned.

That's what the history courses teach everybody.

We got a distress signal.

Your father and I...

...naturally volunteered to go down and investigate.

You know,

find out what happened, bury the body, you know the drill.

The expedition leader,

he picked up a climbing axe...

...and he ripped open the stomachs...

...of his pilot and science officer.

Nobody knows why.

Totally took us by surprise.

Damn near killed me.

Saved my life.

Why are you giving me this?

Because you're in charge now.

You trust only your instincts,

and this.

And you'll be ready for anything.

From anybody.

Of course, my advice is always vague.

I have to go clean up your mess.

Expedition Vanguard, like most expeditions,

three main objectives.

Number One, determine suitability for colonization.

Two, determine resources for economic exploitation.

Three, we complete the mission and this mission is not over...

...until we're all safely back on this ship headed home.

Vanguard will be comprised of the standard six-man scout team.

Captain.

I recommend a strong cup of coffee before take-off.

Once on the ground,

Major will take command for the remainder of the stay.

How long are we on the ground?

About four thousand hours before Nova returns to port.

These rangers are at your command.

If you should encounter anything problematic,

it won't be a problem for long.

And with that,

I'll hand it over to your science officer.

Thank you, Commander.

The planet is an E-Class system.

The molten core makes for ideal gravity and atmosphere.

An asteroid ring, several moons, one which orbits in retrograde,

another with a hard metal surface,

chases and reflects the solar rotation.

The planet is mostly cold desert,

so we'll be wearing base layer insulation suits.

Even if we're upgraded?

Yes, utilizing the benefits...

...of an individual's prosthetics is optional,

but corps guidelines enforces a modicum of standardization...

...to accommodate those without upgrades.

Polar ice caps, snow at high elevations,

will be landing in what seems like a very fertile valley.

Initial scans indicate broad vegetation and organic life.

Hostile?

You'll find out.

All right, your shuttle is in the deployment bay.

Complete the mission. Dismissed.

All Expedition personnel,

report to Hanger B for further instruction.

Captive hatches, initiated.

Yeah, I'm not wearing this thing. I'll sweat my ass off.

You don't have to wear it now.

But on planet, we all follow regulations.

You really should consider upgrading.

You know my rifle has a lot more stopping power...

...than that little thing.

I like my revolver. It's simple.

But it only has five bullets, now you see my baby here?

Can carry 200 rounds.

Because size matters.

She knows.

I know what?

I'm around if you need anything.

Good to know, thanks.

Come on, Boka, leave the lovebirds alone.

May I assist you with anything?

No.

No.

Captain.

All right, let's warm her up.

I'm already warmed up.

Coffee, right?

Ah, we're all going to die.

Okay, buckle them down, John.

Buckle them down, sir.

We're not on the ground yet.

Vanguard crew, please take your seats and ready for departure.

We're ready, Captain.

All right, prepare for separation.

Give me an EC pressure reading.

Stable. Seven thousand PSI.

Ah, shout out if it changes.

Deactivate the exterior bay captive hatches...

...and the locking systems.

Uh, Captain, pressure seals?

Thank you.

Now deactivate.

Clear.

Here's where the fun begins.

Go ahead take her down.

Yes, sir.

Nova, this is Vanguard. Comm check.

How do you copy, over?

Read you loud and clear, Vanguard.

All looks good on our end. Over.

Approaching interspace.

Turbulence.

What the hell did we just hit?

Upper atmosphere, hold on. We're going down fast.

Fifteen thousand, fourteen, thirteen, eleven,

ten, eight, six, five.

Small corrections, small corrections!

Ease up on your power.

Three...

What the hell was that?

You flooded her. All right, stand by your anchors.

Nova, this is Vanguard, we're going down hard.

Captain, you've switched off your guidance...

Anchors! Anchors!

Damn it!

We lost ventral thrusters and the inertial dampeners.

Hold on back there, it's going to get rough.

Give me manual override.

- Are you sure? - I want full control right now.

It's yours.

All right, we're going to get down as close as we can.

Then we're going to belly flop. I'm just being honest.

Okay, I want my landing gear...

...and a full reverse firing in three, two, one...

That was different.

Want to go again?

Nova, this is Vanguard, we have a perfect touchdown,

how do you copy, over?

Everyone all right back there?

Eat too much, sweetheart?

Not a big fan of flying?

What gave you that idea?

Amateur.

Is that wind? It sounds...

Stranger.

Well, you'll either get used to it, or you won't.

Hey, there she goes.

All right, Captain Fen.

You're going to need to talk to the generator,

make sure the Tracker survived that landing.

Officer Owon,

I need you to prepare the perimeter cameras,

get your lab online.

Area secured.

I'm going to take the Rangers for a walk.

There are roads everywhere.

Yeah, no shit.

Why are there roads here?

I don't know, maybe a previous...

Woah!

It's a dead plant.

Actually, it's in some sort of hibernation.

Carbon reads nearly three million hours.

So?

So that's three times longer than you're ever going to live,

Oh, because you know so much about me?

Can the attitude, Boka.

What?

Is there a reason for this little science lesson?

Well it means it's waiting for water,

out of respect try not to...

What the hell is that?

Woah, do not activate your weapons...

...unless I give you a direct order.

That clear?

Major, I suggest we keep moving. Boka, you lead the way.

Yes, sir.

Just making sure it works.

I can't believe they made thirty-two of these.

Lab is online, habitat is running peak efficiency,

that landing required me to patch...

Well listen, if we had relied on your automated guidance,

neither one of us would be here right now.

Yes, sir, I didn't mean to imply...

...that the dampener failure was your fault.

My apologizes.

Listen, the machines fail.

All the time.

These tires need rotating.

I can help.

Relax, doll, it's a man's job.

If I can remember where they put the jack.

Be careful, machines fail all the time.

Nova, all systems are reading nominal, over.

Copy that, Vanguard,

we'll be in service range for the next thirty minutes.

Power's on. We got water.

I could definitely use a drink.

Tell me about it.

Boka, I need to talk to you.

Copy that, we're good to go. God speed, Nova. Vanguard out.

You need to give him a break.

Four thousand hours, starts now.

See anything interesting?

Saw some ancient ruins, bunch of rocks.

You'll get used to it...

Yeah, or you won't. I get it.

Need something.

Yeah, Major look, uh, I want to apologize for earlier.

I was clearly out of line and it won't happen again, sir.

All right.

That what you mean about, uh, underestimating the unknown?

Four thousand hours.

All right, I'll be right back

I'll keep an eye out.

All right. I'm at Site 5.

Confirmed, sir, you're making good time.

There, now you can shave with that.

Sharp.

What did I just tell you?

Dumbass.

Funny, Boka. Funny, funny...

Register my visuals?

Good visuals, sir.

I don't need a band-aid.

We are Five by Five.

All right, headed back.

I'm still hitting low.

I don't know if it's my optics or my rifle.

It's your optics.

Have Aurora check you out.

With pleasure.

All right, that's taken care of.

Should I, uh...

Get out the Stryker, see if it works?

Captain?

There's something wrong with this planet.

What do you mean?

Would you want to live here?

Well we have to adapt to the planet.

Or, it adapts to us.

By the way,

you know she's synthetic right?

You need to keep your processor cleaner.

Hey, what do you want me to say, huh?

I'm a dirty guy.

It's your vitreous behind your lens.

You have too much fluid and blockages are developing.

So you want to help with that, huh?

You want to help me relieve some of that fluid blockage?

I'd watch.

Me too.

Tempting.

This may sting.

Woah, woah, woah, wait, wait, wait!

That's not funny, guys.

That's not funny at all.

What?

So they're way out there and they encounter this asteroid field,

one of them goes up to the ship's mechanic and says...

...if the ship's oxygen tank gets ruptured by one of those rocks?

How long until we all suffocate?

Ship's mechanic says,

for the rest of your life?

Don't ever say that joke again.

You will hear it tomorrow.

Today is tomorrow, guys, take a look.

Oh, what is that, tremors?

I recorded several throughout the past few hours.

Should we be worried?

Many small tremors could be a sign of gradual pressure release,

which is of course better for us.

They're birds.

Uncle Fen, we're going to go take a closer look at the ruins.

Want to come along?

Those rocks are moving.

What was that?

What? Oh no, no, I'm good here.

I'll want to wait and see if those birds come back.

Back home the, uh, birds eat the worm, sir.

Something triggered camera four. Would you like to see?

What is it this time?

Is it one of those huge things again?

We'd probably feel the ground shaking.

I don't see anything.

There it is.

Apply grid.

Enhance Cell R8-C20.

Sharpen.

I still don't see it.

The rock?

Enhance two hundred percent.

Well, at least we know they work.

How did we miss this creek before?

I don't know, maybe the tremors opened up...

- ...some underground source... - Hey!

Hey! Hey!

Don't touch that.

Don't worry.

Not going to cook you yet.

Well, that should be enough for Aurora to run plenty of tests.

Let's get out of here.

Ah, fu...

Hey, Sato, you coming?

Yeah.

Very strange.

They were there.

Yeah, I saw it.

We all did.

I don't know,

maybe Captain Fen is right.

About what?

He said the rocks move.

Wait a minute.

Seriously?

Tremors? Or something worse?

You mean one of those.

Officer Owon, can you read me?

Yes, sir. We felt two tremors here.

Are you all right?

We're fine.

We're going to be headed back to the hab.

Confirmed, sir. We are Five by Five.

Sato!

Down here!

I'm fine.

Hold on!

Get me out of here!

Watch your head!

Grab on!

Got it.

You're going to be okay!

Shit.

You're going to be okay. Come on.

Hold on to me! You can do this!

Come on, come on! Get up.

We're going.

Major, we're back online. What happened to Sato?

He fell.

No... I don't know. I don't think so.

He passed out.

God damnit! Aurora!

Rondeau, let's go.

Right behind you.

It won't open.

Let me try.

What the hell?

Open the door, Aurora!

We cannot let him inside, if he has a biological infection,

we could all be compromised.

Aurora!

Damn it!

- What the fuck's going on? - Now you open the door!

No, that's a direct violation of the Discovery Corps protocol.

Sato needs our help!

Open the God damn door. That is an order.

You're not thinking clearly, we cannot risk it.

Open the God damn door!

Open the door, Aurora.

Open it. Now.

Aurora, open the door!

I'm fine.

I'm fine. It's just my head.

It's just my head hurts. It's just...

...my head, there's this ringing in my head.

Most prosthetics and organic systems...

...seem to be functioning normally.

I'll have his blood analysis shortly.

- I'm fine. - Sato...

I'm fine! I am fine!

- Get off me. I'm fine. - Keep an eye on him.

Yeah, no shit.

It's just my head. I'm fine. I'm fine.

I'm fine.

You broke Mission Protocol.

I saved a man's life.

And put us all at risk.

I made the right call. A human would understand.

You made a reckless call, sir.

We found a water source.

I'll bring you the samples.

Don't fucking drink that water.

By the time this is all over,

you're going to have to make tougher decisions than that, sir.

I didn't endanger your men.

There is something wrong with this place.

Aside from that giant worm, earthquakes and strange weather?

What happened to Sato?

I don't know.

It's your job to know.

That's why I have Aurora checking him.

We need a strong leader.

Those men are my responsibility too.

Do your job. I'll do mine.

Where's Fen?

Maybe just out for a walk?

Uncle Fen?

Uncle Fen?

His blood looks fine.

That's good.

You want me to make some chow, Ranger?

You want to make me feel worse?

Uncle Fen?

Uncle Fen? He's gone.

We don't know that.

Well he's not here.

I have activity on Camera Three.

I don't see anything.

Looping clip.

There it is.

All other channels are clear.

He's within the perimeter.

All right, let's go.

I should stay here, sir.

Yeah, probably should.

I'm... I'm fine, really.

No, I'm serious I'm feeling much better.

Look I know I look pretty hammered, but...

...I'm fine. I can watch a few monitors.

Have you checked his blood?

I've checked Sato with everything that I have.

I can't explain it but, he's returned to homeostasis.

I'll do as you command, sir.

Stay here. Watch him. And those monitors.

Major, time to pop your cherry.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Captain Fen?

There are a lot of tracks out here.

All right, let's spread out.

Uncle Fen?

Fen?

Captain Fen?

Uncle Fen?

Captain Fen?

Captain Fen?

- Captain? - Uncle Fen?

Boka, are you all right?

Yeah, I'm good.

I just got a little spooked that's all.

Captain?

Uncle Fen?

Shit.

So what do you think is wrong with Sato?

I don't know. I mean, he's just not right.

He's got to be on the other side of the perimeter.

That's impossible,

I'd catch something on the monitors.

Where ever he is, we are going to find him.

Eat, rest, and when you're recharged,

we'll go out and keep looking.

Fine.

You want to tell me what's wrong with that hand?

It's in my head. It's burning in my head.

Get back, get back! Get back.

No one's there. No, no, no, no.

- Easy, easy. - Get back!

Get back! Back!

It's in my head!

Sato, Sato.

- Ranger. - Listen to me.

Ranger!

That feels much better. That's much better.

That feels a lot better.

Let me help you.

Ranger, put down the knife that's an order!

Someone get that God damn knife out of his hand!

No one touch anything.

The hell happened out there?

I don't know.

How could you not know?

We were at the stream taking samples,

the quake hit and I lost him.

Did he drink the water?

- I don't know. - I need to examine these.

Right now? We need to bury him.

- No. - No?

We need to burn the body.

We bury our own!

If what he had was infectious.

I don't want to take any chances. Do it.

Sato was a Discovery Corp Ranger,

you have no right...

- ...to tell us what to do. - I'm in charge here.

Burn the body, that's an order.

Aurora, I'm going to want a complete sweep of the cabin,

make sure it's clean.

I'm going to go look for Fen.

We should go in teams. Alternating shifts.

All right, Boka, you're with me.

This expedition is fucked.

I know. Boka? Watch your back.

Yeah, that's right. You better run.

Sir, we've been out here more hours than I can count.

Maybe it's time we head back.

All right,

give me two minutes, I'll meet you back at the tracker.

Copy that.

Actually, I'm already at the tracker, sir.

How long you been there?

Awhile.

I'm going to take a last look, I'll be down in one minute.

Good enough for me.

Uncle Fen!

I needed this.

Major, do you copy?

Copy.

I think I've got something here, sir.

Is it Captain Fen?

No.

This is something else.

Well damn it, Boka, what is it?

It's camouflaged, sir.

I think it's one of those creatures.

Is it hostile?

- Not yet. - Well leave it alone.

It seems to be feeding.

On what?

On one of them, sir.

Now it's staring straight at me.

That's it, come on.

Boka, don't do anything stupid.

Make a move.

Boka!

Boka!

Damn it!

Boka!

What happened?

I missed.

- Did it attack you? - No.

Then why did you shoot it? Boka, I'm at the tracker.

Boka, are you reading me?

Yes, I read you, I read you. I just don't care.

Well get back and let's get the hell out of here.

Boka!

Boka!

Boka!

Boka!

Boka!

I got you. It's going to be okay. I got you.

I got you.

Aurora is going to fix you up.

You're going to be fine.

I got you.

Aurora is going to fix you up.

She's going to take care of you.

Well?

What happened to Boka?

I told you, I don't know. Something attacked him.

This is bullshit.

I don't understand how you could walk away,

covered in Boka's blood and not have a single scratch on you.

Calm down, Rondeau.

It was an accident.

What?

I shot him, I...

- Put it down, Rondeau. - Both of you put your guns down.

- He just admitted to killing him. - I did not kill Boka!

Something attacked him. Now stand down!

- Not happening. - We need to investigate.

Listen to her, Rondeau. I can take you to him.

I can't trust him. Not now.

I have a solution, just put your gun down.

I know how to get the truth.

It's terrible.

It wasn't murder.

Something attacked him first.

If anything it was a merciful accident.

We need to extract his memory card...

...so Discovery has recordation.

Major, may I borrow your knife?

- Now? - It will be faster this way.

This may be unpleasant to watch.

Lieutenant Boka,

Discovery Corps thanks you for your service.

Rondeau.

Rondeau.

Rondeau!

I'm going to take a look at his footage for myself.

I am doing the best that I can down here.

We have activity on Camera Three.

- It's probably just... - It's Captain Fen!

About fifteen minutes ago.

Rondeau, you're with me.

What if he needs medical attention...

Then Rondeau can handle it!

Come on!

There's the camera!

Uncle Fen!

Captain?

Where are you?

- Captain Fen? - Uncle Fen?

Sir, I'm picking up a lot of interference.

We just saw him!

Captain Fen!

Uncle Fen!

Captain Fen?

Captain Fen?

Uncle Fen? God damn it.

Uncle Fen?

Uncle Fen.

No, no, no, no, you have to kill me and run!

You need to calm down. You need to calm down.

Go! Go!

My god.

- You got to listen to me... - Kill me! Now!

Let's pick him up,

let's take him back to the habitat.

- Good. - No! No! They're everywhere! No!

You got to kill me and run!

They are everywhere. Kill me, now, now do it!

Kill me now, please.

No, we are not. We are not doing that.

He wants to die.

I need your help.

Lower your gun.

You shoot him, you die.

No!

Mason, are you all right?

Is Rondeau dead?

Run, Mason, now.

Get out of there!

Mason, do you copy?

You're breaking up, can you hear me?

Mason, what's happening? Mason, can you hear me?

What's happening, are you in danger?

Mason?

- They're out here. - Move now!

Mason, to your right!

Mason, are you all right?

Mason, run now!

They're right behind you.

To your right! Shoot it!

Mason, move now!

Run!

It's on your left!

Aurora?

Get inside!

Hurry!

We're almost there, sir!

It's good, you're doing very good.

Okay, this may sting.

Just keep breathing, slow deep breathes.

We can manage this. You're very lucky.

They were my responsibility...

...and now they are dead because of me.

I never should've volunteered for this.

I'll never serve Expedition again.

I don't know anything else.

Sorry, Dad.

Your father made some tough decisions.

You know nothing about him.

I accessed his file.

I understand he was in an accident.

Accident?

A driverless vehicle swerved...

...to avoid hitting a group of children.

Only my father was killed, and I walked away with...

With post-traumatic stress.

I'm sorry, sir.

Empathy?

From a machine?

What choice would you have made?

It's true, programming morality is complex.

Technology can be dangerous but that doesn't mean...

...it should be avoided or blamed.

Boka, Rondeau, Sato, they died because of what's out there.

But you're still here.

And you can still complete this mission.

Trust me.

What are you?

Adapting.

All right, fourth marker. Here we go, I'm getting out.

- We all clear? - We're all clear. Looks good.

You know,

I'd feel a whole lot better if you were down here,

packing that mini-gun.

This is a superior vantage point.

I have my crosshairs right on your back, sir.

Not comforting to hear, Aurora.

Two more, and then we can stay in the hab until Nova returns.

Ready down here.

All clear. Fire away.

Good readings coming in.

There's an ocean of water just below the surface.

Too bad it's all poison.

Gold, a giant vein.

Well this planet might not be habitable...

...but at least there are economic resources.

Sir, don't move.

Do you see it?

I do now. Shoot it.

Just a moment.

What are you waiting for, Aurora?

Hold on.

Take the shot!

What are you doing?

Trust me, don't move.

Shoot it!

Got them. You're clear.

- Sure about that? - Yes. You trust me right?

Looks like I don't have a choice.

Well the tablet's broken.

We can still deploy the last two transmitters.

Unless you would rather head back to the habitat now, sir.

Well, since we're already out here.

Let's just complete the mission.

Yes, sir.

Thank you by the way.

Just doing my job, sir.

Also, I wanted to tell you. Ah!

Close call.

All right, coming over.

Copy that, sir.

Sir?

Aw, shit.

- Aurora! - We need to move.

Mason? I'm here.

I'm going to turn you over, okay?

One, two, three, come on, there you go, nice and gentle.

Your right lung is collapsed.

Okay, I'm going to get you back to the habitat.

But first I have to cause you some more pain,

so you can breathe.

Do you trust me?

Try and relax.

One...

Two...

Better?

Yeah.

Okay, we need to get you back within ten minutes...

...or we have to do that all over again.

Okay? Let's get you up.

No, you drive.

I'll cover your back this time.

Yes, sir.

How you feeling back there?

Dangerous.

Can't this thing go any faster?

Something's broken!

We're ditching!

Okay!

How bad is it?

Bad.

They're blocking the doorway.

We might have to make...

- ...a run for it. - Aurora?

- Complete the mission! - Mason!

Mason!

Aurora!

Get down!