"I say we kill him now and get it over with:" "Halt:" " Help me, Wilma!" "Distract him!" " Buck, what's wrong?" "It's Quince:" "He's frozen my controls:" "[Man Narrating] The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes:" "In a freak mishap, Ranger 3 and its pilot, Captain William "Buck'"Rogers, are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit which freezes his life-support systems: : :" "And returns Buck Rogers to Earth: : :" "500 years later:" "[Narrator] In our last episode, Buck Rogers assumed the identity of a killer:" "Argus:" "And we all know Rafael Argus was about to be initiated into the ranks of the Legion of Death:" "However, because he always operated under a variety of names and appearances, none of the other assassins has any clear-cut idea of what he looks like:" "Which is fortunate for you, as you'll be impersonating him:" "Oh:" "[Buck] Get his gun, Barney:!" "Greetings, Mr:" "Argus:" "I take it this means I passed:" "Anyone who can hold his own against us deserves to be considered one of us:" "I'm Kellogg:" "Sherese and Quince and Varek:" "We're being observed:" "[Kellogg] Kill her, now:!" "Rafael Argus:" "I should have known:" " Is Rafael here yet?" " Joella:" "It's been a while:" "Look, I know we didn't part on the best of terms, but give me a chance, will you?" "You got a deal, Rafe:" "The total destruction of the Terran capital..." "New Chicago:" "To destroy a city that large, you'd need an earthquake or..." "Or an antimatter explosion:" "Barney?" "I met Rafael Argus two years ago on Sutter's World, and I can tell you for a fact, that ain't him:" "You've got to be kidding:" "Who you gonna believe, someone you never met before today..." "Or someone we never met before yesterday:" "And, Joella, you should have told us he was an impostor when you had the chance:" "Leave her out of this:" "Stop him!" "[All Shouting Indistinctly]" "There!" "[Buck] Not this time, Porky:" "Go!" "[Beeping]" "[Gasps]" "[Sighs] You are something:" "We're not out of the woods yet:" "We're gonna split up:" "I'll meet you in the main terminal of the spaceport in 10 minutes:" "Right!" "[Gasps]" "We're just beyond the stargate, Doctor:" "I'm bringing Markos back with me:" "Good:" "Good:" "And Buck's all right?" " Buck isn't with me:" " What?" "What happened?" "He was supposed to meet me at 1500 hours:" "I waited as long as I dared:" " You mean he's still on Aldebaran?" " It's not as if I wanted to leave him there:" " No, no, of course not:" " I'll explain everything back on Earth:" "Deering out:" "Now, whoever you are, whom do you work for?" "The stellar authorities?" "What's in that thing?" "A chemical, that's all:" "One that will act upon the thalamic regions of your brain:" "But don't worry:" "While it will cause a great deal of pain, it won't do any physical damage:" "All right, all right:" "I'll tell you!" "I like my thalamic regions just the way they are:" "Thank you:" "Who are you, and what did you do with Argus?" "Wist:" "Aron Wist:" " [Quince] Aron Wist:" " You've heard of him?" "[Quince] Just stories:" "An assassin out of Alpha Centauri:" "Strictly local:" "Small-time:" "Not so small-time I didn't have all of you fooled:" "No:" "But the question is, why?" "I heard the four of you were getting together:" "I thought Argus might be onto something big:" "I wanted a cut:" "I didn't think I'd end up avenging one of your dead buddies for free:" "And Argus?" "He didn't object to you impersonating him?" "Argus was in no condition to object to anything:" "Are you trying to tell us: : :" "You killed Rafael Argus?" "I never said that:" "You never heard me say that:" "I say we kill him now and get it over with:" "Perhaps we should attempt to validate Mr:" "Wist's story:" "Varek:" "Bring my transmitter case here: : :" "Quickly:" "And how do we validate his story?" "I have this friend: : :" "Who happens to be a cataloger at the Earth Defense Directorate:" "Not only is he keeping Elias Huer busy: : :" "With pyrotechnical reminders that we do mean to avenge: : :" "Deneva's death, but he also has access to the Directorate's data banks:" "With any luck, we should have positive identification within 30 minutes:" "So, Mr:" "Wist, if that is your name, you have nothing to worry about:" "If not..." "I think you're lying, Mr:" "Markos:" "Take him to the lab:" "Have Dr:" "Nowlan prepare the mind probe:" "Hooking me up to one of your machines isn't gonna do you any good, Huer:" "Shortly, you and the rest of this city are gonna be blown to bits:" "In case it hasn't dawned on you, if and when this city is destroyed, you'll be destroyed as well:" "I pray he is lying:" "Unless we find out exactly: : :" "How they plan to destroy New Chicago, the best we can do is step up general security:" " Still no word from Buck?" " No:" "None:" "Since we lack concrete data, Dr:" "Huer, I suggest we analyze: : :" "All known factors and attempt to develop a theory concerning the assassins' plan:" "Twiki, please place me on the desk so that Dr:" "Huer and I can talk:" "[Chirping]" "Here:" "Let me help you, Twiki:" "He's still not accustomed to subspace communication:" "Maybe he's using the wrong channel:" "We've kept all channels open ever since you returned, Colonel:" "And we've heard nothing:" "He's probably dead:" "[Kellogg] He's Aron Wist, all right:" "I say we kill him anyhow:" "[Kellogg] Stand by, Mr:" "Hartsteen:" "Now let's consider his story:" "He's here impersonating Rafael Argus:" "Argus is nowhere to be found:" "Circumstantial evidence does indicate: : :" "That he indeed has killed Argus:" "And anyone capable of eliminating: : :" "The legendary Rafael Argus is a formidable ally:" "He's an arrogant fool, Kellogg!" "Sherese, if arrogance were a capital crime, we'd all be dead long ago:" "I say he goes with us: : :" "In my ship:" "He goes in mine:" "Wait a minute:" "Don't I have anything to say about this?" "He goes with Quince:" "Mr:" "Hartsteen, thank you for relaying the vid-copy:" "I have one more request:" "We're about to leave for Earth, but before we do, I wanna be absolutely certain: : :" "That Huer suspects nothing:" "That could be very dangerous:" "That's what you are paid for, Hartsteen:" "I expect you to get back to me within 20 minutes:" "Kellogg out:" "I suggest you three head for the spaceport:" "Our transportation should be ready momentarily:" "And I suggest that if Mr:" "Wist gives us any trouble at all, we eliminate him:" " Agreed?" " Most definitely:" "Dr:" "Huer, have you heard from Buck?" "Well, not exactly:" "But Dr:" "Theopolis was just informed that information concerning Aron Wist: : :" "Has been extracted from the central data bank:" "Aron Wist?" "I don't understand:" "[Dr:" "Huer] Wist is a nonexistent criminal invented by the Defense Directorate:" "And Buck was instructed to use Aron Wist as a secondary cover: : :" "In the event his primary cover of Rafael Argus failed:" "So the fact that someone was trying to tap that information: : :" "Means that someone's trying to verify Buck's story:" "[Dr:" "Huer] And that Buck is still alive:" "Dr:" "Huer, request permission to return to Aldebaran immediately:" " Denied:" " But, Doctor..." "No, he must get out of this himself:" "And your appearance could very well place him in more jeopardy:" "I understand:" "Wist is actually an agent?" "Are you certain?" "Positive:" "His real name is Rogers:" "Buck Rogers:" "And Huer, he still has no idea: : :" "Exactly how I plan to destroy New Chicago?" "No, he doesn't:" "Whatever it is you intend to do, it sounds like it's safe for you to go ahead:" "And if that's the case, I'll be signing off now:" "Got a shuttle to catch to New Phoenix:" "I take it you've established the credit account there as we discussed?" "Yes, yes, of course, Hartsteen:" "You've earned your money:" "Kellogg out:" "Played for a fool: : :" "Twice: : :" "In one day:" "I'll have Quince: : :" "Tear him to pieces:" "[Woman Over P:" "A:] Flight 723 to Altair 5 now boarding at Gate 20:" "Hey, wait a minute, you little worm!" "Greetings, my dear:" "Salutations:" "We meet again:" "You turned us in for the money, didn't you?" "I had no idea I would need such heavy bribes to get through Customs:" "I was bled dry:" "Ohhh:" "Moreover, I discovered that the credits with which my friend Kellogg paid me off: : :" "Were, shall we call, tainted:" "Hmph:" "Well, luckily enough I was able to pass them off on a less discerning fellow: : :" "For a well-equipped starfighter, which even as we speak: : :" "Is being readied for flight in hangar bay number nine:" "You little creep:" "There is a great, wide, potentially lucrative universe waiting out there: : :" "For an enterprising fellow such as myself:" "And a universe, I might add, which could prove equally lucrative: : :" "To an enterprising young woman too:" "Have you ever thought of leaving this primitive mud bowl and entering civilization?" "Oh!" "That's it:" "Don't make a snap decision:" "Take some time:" "Think about it:" "I can wait:" "[Woman Over P:" "A:] Arriving passenger Dr:" "Adam Strange from Alpha Centauri, please report to the reservations desk:" "There they are:" "All right, come along, Varek:" "Let's say good-bye to Buck Rogers, shall we?" "We'll pick up the l:" "D:" "Plates and wait for Kellogg at the ships:" "Any idea what he has in mind for us to do first?" "What we're gonna do first is get rid of you:" "Kellogg, we've been through this before:" "He's an agent for the Earth Defense Directorate:" "I do the honors:" "Put it away, my dear:" "You may have what's left:" "[Screams]" "After him!" "[Kellogg] Down there!" "[Groans]" "Varek, go in there and dispose of him:" "He'll think that was you:" "Why'd you do that?" "This is why:" "This is who I am:" "You can't imagine life on my planet:" "The children are afraid to look at their own reflections:" "Children with a touch of death:" "Children like myself:" "Kellogg is condemning your people to the same fate as mine:" "There's no hope for my world, but there is for Earth:" "Stop them:" "That's something you can do, isn't it?" "No:" "I have never belonged anywhere: : :" "Except with Kellogg:" "That's all I know:" "That's all I can do:" "That's why I'm freeing you:" "You stop them:" "Please:" "It's done:" "That's fine:" "Well, our ships must be ready:" "Let's retrieve Mr:" "Quince and be on our way to New Chicago:" "Uh, hello, Dr:" "Huer:" "Well, Hartsteen:" "You're, uh, making a rather short day of it, aren't you?" "I don't feel very well:" "I was just on my way to the clinic:" "Oh, I see:" "You know, if Dr:" "Theopolis hadn't already been onto your extracurricular activities, we might never have known it was you who tapped the data bank: : :" "For information on Aron Wist:" "What exactly does Kellogg have in mind for New Chicago?" "I don't know:" " [Chirping]" " Take him to Detention:" "But I do know they're wise to the agent you sent to Aldebaran:" "Buck Rogers is a dead man, Huer:" "Like all the rest of you, a dead man:" "[Chirping] Haul buns, Hartsteen:" "All subspace calls require two forms of identification: : :" "Regardless of what party is billed:" "[Clears Throat] Especially on this planet:" "Look, I have got to make that transmission:" "There are thousands of people who are in danger:" "So go to the police if it's that important:" "Are you kidding me?" "The authorities here are almost as bad as the criminals:" "[Chuckles] Maybe so, but they do know what to do with loiterers, if you get my drift, sir:" "Yeah, I get your drift:" "Remind me to give you a call the next time hell freezes over:" "Buck!" "Oh, Buck!" "Joella:" "Where have you been?" "I've been looking all over for you:" "I figured after what I did to Quince, I better lay low for a little while:" "By the way, thanks for what you did back there:" "You could have been killed:" "For the third time today incidentally:" "You know, it seems like ever since I met you, I've been making some very powerful people very angry at me:" "And you know something?" "I haven't had this much fun in months!" "You're out of your mind, you know that?" "No more than you:" "Thanks, Buck:" "For what, almost getting you killed?" "For letting me help you: : :" "And for not casting me aside after you were done with me:" "Come on:" "I've gotta find a ship and get to Earth as quickly as possible:" "Uh, look:" "The place we're going can be very, very dangerous:" "So if at any time you want me to drop you off..." "Uh-uh:" "We've come this far together, we'll go all the way:" "Okay:" "As a matter of fact, I think I even know where we can find a ship:" "Terrific:" "Let's go:" "[Sherese] Just how do we break in to this generating plant?" "By using our combined abilities under my direction, of course:" "Not one of us could accomplish this task alone:" "Really?" "Quince, formidable as your telekinesis can be, you could only concentrate on one thing at a time:" "Inside the plant, there will be upwards from 20 barriers at any given moment:" "With my logistical skills, I can analyze any security system within minutes:" "You and Varek with your respective abilities: : :" "Can easily circumvent those security devices between you:" "And me?" "You, Sherese, will help us with the final key to our task..." " Mr:" "Richard Selvan:" " Who?" "[Kellogg] We do need an Energy Directorate employee: : :" "To help us gain initial entry to the plant:" "Mr:" "Selvan is a respected employee, an engineer and a family man:" " What makes you think he'll cooperate?" " Show me one family man: : :" "Who can afford to be a hero:" "Take a look, my friends:" "Take a long good look:" "Tomorrow the picture will be different:" "[Woman Over P:" "A:] Flight 262 to Regulus 5..." "You like?" "[Buck] She's nice:" "I really hate the idea of stealing some poor schlep's starfighter, though:" "I wouldn't worry about that:" "Wait till you meet the owner:" "As a matter of fact, there he is now:" "Thank you:" "[Woman Over P:" "A:] Flight 666 to Lavas Planet will be leaving from Gate 6 in 30 minutes:" "Hello, Barney:" "[Groans]" "Well, my friends!" "I am happy to see that you have managed to escape the tendrils of disaster, as it were:" "No thanks to you:" "You were more than happy to sell me out for a few thousand credits:" "Oh, my friend, I feel insulted:" "Do you think that I would sell you out for a few thousand credits?" "A few hundred thousand:" "I see:" "And with that money, you bought yourself a very nice starfighter:" "Oh, it's beautiful, isn't it?" "A real beauty:" "A steal, if you'll pardon the expression:" "Yeah, she is:" "I'm looking forward to flying her:" "Actually, it's cosmetic:" "The engines are in terrible shape:" "Terrible disrepair:" "Nobody's..." "[Chuckles]" "My friend, you are joking:" "I mean, you're not going to let: : :" "A momentary lapse of judgment on my part affect your sensibilities:" "Give me your l:" "D:" "Plate, Barney:" "[Sighs]" "Just who are you, anyway?" "I mean, who do you work for?" "Barney, if I don't get to Earth, a very sizable chunk of a planet I'm very fond of is gonna be destroyed:" "Who cares?" "You could buy a new planet:" "My friend, I'm talking heavy credits here:" "Give me your l:" "D:" "Plate, Barney:" "[Groans] There's a law against this, you know:" "How do you propose I get off this celestial mud ball?" "A word of advice, Barney:" "Learn to like mud:" "Wait:" "Come on:" "Step back:" "Enough, Matt:" "Enough:" "I'm dying:" "Go over and play with your sister Katrina and let me rest:" "[Chuckles]" "[Quince] That's a fine, healthy-looking boy you have there:" "His name is Mateo, isn't it?" "He was named after your wife's father:" "Your wife being Therese, of course:" "And the little girl: : :" "Playing next to our friends there, that must be Katrina:" "What is this?" "Who are you?" "You have something we want:" "But I have no money:" "I'm not rich:" "I'm just an engineer:" "It's not money we want, Mr:" "Selvan:" "You have access to the contra-terrene generating plant:" "We want into that plant:" "It's just that simple:" "You're smugglers:" "That's it:" "You're trying to steal some sort of hardware:" " Something like that:" " But that place is a fortress:" "I'll never be able to get you past all the security devices:" "Don't flatter yourself, Mr:" "Selvan:" "We don't expect you to:" "You're a key:" "Nothing more:" "Just get us inside and we'll do the rest:" "No:" "I won't do it:" "It would mean my job:" "I won't do it!" "That's very noble, Mr:" "Selvan:" "Your job:" "Hmm:" "Are you as brave when it comes to the lives of your family?" "[Katrina] Mister?" "Why are you wearing that mask?" "It's sort of a game:" "Do you like magic?" "Give me your hand:" "Take these pebbles:" "Drop them in my hand:" "Take 'em back:" "And do it again:" "Oh!" "Do it again:!" "Do it again:!" "Okay, I'll get you in:" "But just don't harm my family:" "Don't harm my family:" "Don't worry, Mr:" "Selvan:" "You do your job, and they'll be fine:" " Sure?" " We may be smugglers, but we do know the value of a contract:" "[Children Shouting]" "[Varek's Voice] You can't imagine life on my planet:" "The children are afraid to look at their own reflections:" "Children with a touch of death:" "Children like myself:" "Buck, you okay?" "Boy, do I hate to go through those things:" "[Sighs]" "Earth Directorate, this is Buck Rogers:" "Do you read?" "Yes:" "Buck, where are you?" "About 40 minutes from Earth:" "The assassins are on their way to Earth now:" "Kellogg's plan is to sabotage the reactor outside New Chicago:" "That's impossible:" "The security around that reactor is impregnable:" "Doc, do you really think anything is impregnable to these people?" "You're right:" "Of course:" "Very well:" "I'll lead a ground squad to the reactor myself:" "Colonel Deering will meet you on the flight deck when you arrive:" "Huer out:" "You're, uh, taking me to a city that may be wiped off the map at any minute?" "I told you it might be dangerous:" "You have a real gift for understatement:" "[Chuckling]" "Why do all the good-looking ones have to be crazy?" "[Kellogg] The plant is only a few kilometers away:" "We'll land behind the rock formations at its northern perimeter:" "It's won't be long now:" "Well, they're very clever:" "Even the identifying sensors are hidden:" "But you know where they are:" "Do you not, Mr:" "Selvan?" "[Quince] But why not send Varek in ahead and let him open the doors from the inside?" "It doesn't work that way, Quince:" "The portal can only be opened from the outside, not without the correct identity code:" "Mr:" "Selvan here is our only key:" "This is insane:" "There are literally dozens of security baffles inside of this plant:" "And besides, you'll never make it beyond the maintenance androids:" "[Door Buzzes]" "[Kellogg] Ah:" "After we enter, the sensors will pick up five heartbeats, notjust one:" "An alarm will go off, so be prepared:" "If you will, Mr:" "Selvan:" "Halt!" "There is no trespassing!" "You are in violation of statute 0605..." "[Alarm Beeping]" "Androids, as you can see:" "Shall we continue?" "[Alarm Continues Beeping]" " Buck!" " Wilma!" "You're all right!" "Oh!" "Yeah:" "I was caught between a rock and a hard place for a while, but I'm okay:" "I don't understand you, but it feels good not understanding you again:" "[Chuckles] Oh!" "Joella, Wilma:" "Wilma, Joella:" " Hi:" " How we doing?" "Fine:" "Dr:" "Huer is on his way with the ground forces, and I've got three starfighters fueled up and ready to go:" "Terrific!" "Joella, I'm gonna leave you: : :" "In two of the most capable hands in all of New Chicago:" " Theo, Twiki, this is Joella:" " [Chirping]" "They will introduce you to sights you never dreamed existed:" "[Chirping]" "I thought you'd feel that way:" "Let's go:" "[Chirping] What a fox:" "[Theo] Now wait a minute, Twiki:" "I have a great deal to do in my office:" "[Twiki] I'll drop you off:" "[Chuckles]" "[Selvan] That is a neutronium vault door:" "You will never be able to make it past it:" "Now, one more step and we activate the defense laser:" "The sensor web picks up any changes in air density:" "The sensor switch is on that far wall:" "Varek will turn it off:" "Varek, don't you hear me?" "Put that grotesque body of yours to some use: : :" "And turn it off:" "[Alarms Beeping]" "[Alarm Stops]" "It's done:" "We're not handing out medals, Varek:" "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the final obstacle:" " Is that correct, Mr:" "Selvan?" " I wouldn't know:" "Of course you would:" "One of these buttons gives us direct access to the main control room:" "The other, should we press it, releases a potent nerve gas: : :" "That will paralyze all of us instantly, yes?" "So you see, Mr:" "Selvan, it's up to you:" "Choose the wrong button, and I'm afraid our associate in New Chicago will have to eliminate your family:" "Despite his growing fondness for your lovely wife:" " The top one:" " The top one?" "Well?" "He's lying:" "Thank you, Mr:" "Selvan:" "You did exactly as I expected... took a chance that we couldn't notify our associate before the nerve gas took effect:" "For whatever it's worth, you would have been right:" "Dr:" "Theopolis says that the Energy Directorate has been receiving: : :" "Automated distress signals from the contra-terrene plant for over 20 minutes now:" "How far are Dr:" "Huer and his people from the plant?" "He should be closing in in about ten minutes:" " Have the people at the plant been alerted?" " Well, there are no people out at the plant:" "Only a few maintenance androids that also double as guards:" "The plant's major operations are remotely controlled by technicians at the Energy Directorate:" " Almost everything else is..." " Computerized:" " [Hum Resonating]" " And this must be the vacuum chamber:" "Correct, Quince:" "The antimatter is held in an electromagnetic bottle which, of course, is invisible to us:" "What are you doing?" "If you keep that up, the magnetic bottles containing the antimatter will start to erode:" "[Kellogg] Mr:" "Selvan, I know exactly what I'm doing:" "I've done a great deal of research on contra-terrene reactors:" "It has always been a pet conceptual project of mine:" "But if the bottles erode, the antimatter will start leaking into the atmosphere: : :" "And everything within 200 square kilometers will be destroyed:!" "Mr:" "Selvan, I'm afraid we misled you: : :" "About our motivation:" "[Sherese] You can hardly blame us, Mr:" "Selvan:" "If you knew we were gonna wipe out the city in which your family lives, you wouldn't have cooperated:" "You murdering liars!" "[Grunts]" "No one ever strikes me!" "Nobody!" "You do know you'll have to die:" "Kill him, Varek:" "You heard me:" "Dispose of him now!" "No:" "No?" "You dare say no to me?" "I will not kill him:" "I will not allow you destroy this city:" "[Shouting] You won't allow us?" "What was that?" "Something I thought I'd never have to use:" "Now, if you would be so kind as to use that on this:" "[Man Over P:" "A:] Alert:!" "Alert:!" "This is a code five emergency:" "In five minutes, the chain reaction shall begin:" "So, until we meet again on Sutter's World, 36 hours from now: : :" "To claim credit for this to the Legion of Death:" "Terminal reaction will occur in five minutes:" "All maintenance androids report to vacuum chamber immediately:" "Erosion has begun in the antimatter containment vessels:" "Alert:!" "[Dr:" "Huer] They've destroyed the guard androids:" "This is Huer:" "I'vejust arrived at the plant:" "[Wilma] We're only 30 seconds from joining you, Doctor:" "Unfortunately, it looks as though the assassins have already been here:" " Maybe they're still inside:" " Not anymore:" "Dr:" "Huer, the assassins are trying to escape:" "We're going after them:" "Deering out:" "Come with me:" "[Man Over P:" "A:] Three minutes, 30 seconds to terminal reaction:" "How bad is the damage?" "Magnetic bottles eroding:" "We have to get them back to full strength before chain reaction:" "Good Lord:" "No, no, no!" "He tried to stop them:" "Good Lord:" "They've destroyed the controls:" "The only possible way I can repair the damage is to go inside the vacuum chamber:" "You can't be serious:" "These containers are eroding:" "There's probably stray atoms of antimatter floating around in there:" "One step inside and you could be annihilated before you made a single move:" "Sir, we have no other choice:" "What about the maintenance androids?" "Kellogg destroyed them:" "Someone has to go in there:" "I'll go:" "I don't want to mislead you:" "I know what you can do, but even you may not be able to survive in there:" "Just tell me what to do:" "All right:" "[Man Over P:" "A:] Two minutes, 30 seconds to terminal reaction:" "What's shakin', Porky?" " You!" "You still alive?" " I sure am:" "One minute, 45 seconds to terminal reaction:" "One minute, 30 seconds to terminal reaction:" "Oops:" " Buck, what's wrong?" " It's Quince!" "He's frozen my controls!" "Help me, Wilma!" "Distract him!" "Break his concentration!" "[Beeping]" " Wilma, are you all right?" " Fine:" "Thanks, Buck:" "Thank you:" "Dynamite, Lieutenant Murphy:" "Lieutenant Murphy, tow what's left of our friends back to Earth:" " Buck, let's head down to the plant:" " I'm with you:" " Sixty seconds to terminal reaction:" " I feel so helpless:" "He'll do fine, if he just remembers the correct sequence:" "Forty-five seconds to terminal reaction:" "Dr:" "Huer, what's happening?" "That man in there is trying to repair the damage the assassins did:" " Thirty seconds to terminal reaction:" " Varek:" "He's restoring the magnetic bottles they almost destroyed:" "He's taking an awfully big chance though:" "[Man Over P:" "A:] Fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three..." " [Man Over P:" "A:] Erosion terminated:" " He's done it:" "Code five emergency is no longer in effect:" "The bottles are back to full strength:" "Varek, you did it:" " What's happened to him?" " A few last atoms of antimatter must have escaped:" "He was annihilated instantly:" "I wonder if he even knew he saved us:" "Varek!" "We thought you'd been killed:" "When the first atom of antimatter struck me," "I dropped down through the floor:" "As you can see, I'm not entirely undamaged:" "Let's get you to the Directorate clinic:" " Varek, you okay?" " Yes, I'm fine:" "No, you're not:" "Let us help you:" "Thank you:" "[Softly] Thank you:" "Ah:" "Buck, what was it you said this liquid is again?" "Wine:" "Wine:" "Burgundy, to be exact:" "I filched some fruit that looked like grapes from the hydroponics lab, squeezed 'em into juice, had Theo hit it with a little delta radiation: : :" "To speed up the fermentation process, and, uh, well, here we go:" "That's not bad:" "So, Theo, any luck tracing down Sherese?" "None, I'm afraid, Buck:" "She's probably halfway to Arcturus by now:" "What do you think Varek will do now without Kellogg?" "He's asked me to take him back to his own planet, or what's left of it:" "I can understand that:" "It's the only home he's known:" " You going to take him back then?" " It's the least I can do for a fellow survivor:" "[Door Beeping]" "Ah, Joella, Twiki, come on in:" "Well, what'd you think of him?" "He is everything you said he'd be, Buck:" "[Chirping] [Laughing]" " What's so funny?" " He is:" "Didn't you hear?" "[Chirping, Chuckling]" "Twiki-wiki, really, now:" "[Laughing]"