"This is what Destiny intended from the moment it entered the star system." "We are going to survive." "We are going to make it home." "I'm telling you, the ship came here for a reason!" "Destiny is powered by the stars themselves." "He and Young are bumping heads, yes." "Not sure which camp is the better choice." "We just pretend nothing happened..." "We need to be ready for the next encounter." "For the sake of the crew." "For the sake of the crew." "Eli, do not let that man take over a single system." "He's doing it anyway." "We've sealed off Colonel Young and most of the military personnel." "We've taken the ship." "You've got our attention." "What do you want?" "All military personnel to hand over their weapons immediately." "I'm just a little surprised you're taking Rush's side." "Rush was an inconvenience, so Colonel Young left him on that planet to die." "He has a transmitter implanted in his chest." "That's how they've been following us." "Even if we survive to the next jump, they'll just track us again." "Obviously we need to find a way to work together." "Pretend it never happened?" "You shouldn't have left him on the planet." "You think I don't know that?" "Should you be out of bed?" "There's..." "There's too much work to be done." "We'd best get on with it." ""We?"" "Ready." "All right, go ahead and re-pressurize." "Re-pressurizing." "It's holding steady." "And we've got atmosphere." "Very good." "Continue with the repairs, beginning with navigation and propulsion." "Roger that." "What the hell are you doing?" "Repairing the damaged shuttle, if that's all right." "I mean, you just had surgery." "I'm fine, thank you." "You look like you're ready to drop dead." "And that would be a bad thing?" "Yes, Rush, that would be a bad thing." "Listen to me," "The civilians aboard this ship" "Didn't try to take over" "Because they thought I was doing a bang-up job." "I get that." "Well, good for you." "I also get that I have to make this work." "So I've ordered my people" "To make a special effort." "I would like to do the same," "Even with you." "That must have taken quite the effort." "You have no idea." "Lieutenant Scott, we just dropped out of ftl." "Please have a team ready on standby." "Yes, sir." "But the gate isn't dialing." "Why not?" "Because there's nothing there." "What?" "It appears we have dropped out of ftl into empty space." "No planets, no stars, nothing." "You might want to re-check that data." "The ship..." "I thought they send a record of the star systems in our path." "They do." "That star..." "Is not supposed to be here." "All right, sit tight, guys." "Gate's not dialing." "They think it might be some kind of a glitch in the database." "And here I was worried" "I'd have to cut short my delicious meal." "You okay?" "Look like you might be coming down with something." "I'm fine." "Just..." "Tired." "We call that..." "Cold." "Yeah." "Yeah, it's going to take a little time." "And "special effort on our part towards a spirit of cooperation"." "Yeah, well, the Colonel's right about that." "We have to live with these people." "Doesn't mean I got to like it." "Yeah, you do." "At least, you have to look like you do." "Good luck with that." "Am I wrong?" "Does she look like she's coming down with something?" "It's a g-2 star." "Yellow dwarf, similar to our own sun." "Because Destiny didn't know it was here, the star's gravity well disrupted our propulsion systems, causing us to drop out of ftl prematurely." "It's a glitch in the technology." "So what happens now?" "We've entered a parabolic course." "Once we're 'round the star, we'll be far enough away" "From its gravitational influence," "Back into ftl," "And on our way." "How long's that going to take?" "A few weeks." "There is, however, a silver lining." "A planet?" "Only one in the solar system," "So far as I can see." "About the same size as earth." "Looks close." "It is." "Within shuttle range." "Atmosphere?" "In a word?" "Perfect." "I've been over the database" "A dozen times." "No evidence of any glitch" "Or anomaly." "Yeah, I couldn't find anything either." "It's like this star just appeared out of nowhere." "Well, vigorous surface activity," "Strong stellar winds," "Bipolar outflow." "It's brand-new, all right." "It's straight out of t-tauri phase." "Which would still make it like, what," "A hundred million years old?" "It's 200 million." "And how far ahead of us are those gate-seeding ships?" "It doesn't make any sense." "The ships would have noticed it." "And dropped a shiny new stargate on the planet." "That's the weirder thing about this." "I mean, if this star really is this Young, then that planet should still be a ball of molten rock." "All right, we're through the upper atmosphere." "Everything looks good." "I'm going to set her down" "On that land mass directly below us." "No sign of any wildlife." "That we can see." "It's pure." "How you feeling?" "Great." "A little sunshine," "Fresh air, water." "Just what I needed." "Yo, check this out!" "There's a whole grove of trees back there" "Loaded with these things." "It's like a kiwi." "We'll take it back and do an edibility test..." "I'll do one right now." "Greer!" "What the hell are you doing?" "That's nice." "We don't even know if it's poisonous." "We will." "We're getting a ton of plant samples." "TJ thinks there's all sorts of medicinal possibilities." "Well, that's great, that's great." "We also found some fruit." "Greer went ahead and ate one." "So far he hasn't had any reactions to it." "How about water?" "Tons of it." "Pure, too." "We'll bring back as much of it as we can." "No alien creatures slithering around?" "No, nothing." "It's weird, but it's daytime, so who knows what comes out at night." "All right, load up the shuttle, and head on back." "Do a fly-over of the area on your way." "Copy that." "Scott out." "There you are." "This place." "It reminds me of home." "We used to go camping," "Olympic peninsula." "My dad and I, we'd go hiking for days at a time, find these amazing vistas and canyons, waterfalls..." "Time to go, TJ." "Damn near perfect." "It doesn't makes any sense, the ship not knowing about this place." "Of all the planets to put a stargate on," "I would think that..." "Looks like we weren't the first ones here." "It's massive." "2,000 feet high, at least." "We detected a faint EM field around it, but nothing else." "Those markings." "Like some kind of alien language." "Do you think it's the same ones" "We keep running into?" "Not with this level of technology." "What, to build this thing?" "No..." "To create a planet." "They actually built this planet?" "The Genesis device." "The end of wrath of Kahn." "The reason why Destiny had no knowledge of this star system is that it was placed there" "After the gate-seeding ships had passed through." "Wait, you're telling me they built the star too?" "That would make them the number one all-time advanced civilization." "That would be an understatement." "Okay, so, what do weo about this?" "We send a team back down there." "What?" "Look, our orbit has been refined." "It's going to be four weeks," "Two days, seven hours" "Before we jump back to ftl." "I'm proposing" "We take advantage of the wait." "I thought you said" "We were almost out of shuttle range." "We are, but..." "We're going to swing back into range" "Once we circle the star" "And before we jump to ftl." "We send a team down now," "And we can pick them back up in a month's time," "Loaded with supplies." "We time it right on the return," "We could take two, maybe three trips." "What about the aliens?" "We didn't see them." "Well, it doesn't mean that they're not around." "Look, we have three hours left" "Before we're out of shuttle range." "If we're going to do this, we have to do it quickly." "Okay, okay," "Just to say this out loud," "Assuming that this star and this planet" "Were created" "By the most incredibly advanced" "Aliens ever, maybe they don't want anyone messing around with it." "We need the food and medicine." "I agree." "The gains outweigh the risks." "Do they?" "We're 0-for-3 on close encounters of the third kind." "What makes you think" "That these guys are going to be any different?" "I'm not sending anyone down there" "Without protection." "And we'll have the shuttle" "In case we got to bug out." "Eli..." "Everything we do out here is a risk." "TJ..." "Hi." "I heard you found some plants with possible analgesic properties?" "Yes, high concentration of salic." "Similar to aspirin." "You got a headache?" "Only since I've been on this ship." "Take these, steep them in hot water," "And drink it." "So, you're joining the team" "Going down to the planet?" "Yeah, all types of medicinals." "I, can't pass it up." "How about you?" "Oh, I don't know." "I mean, part of me wants to, but..." "What if Rush's calculations are off?" "Can we trust him?" "You tell me." "I want 'round the clock watch on camps." "Guard details on every science team" "Going into the woods." "Yes, sir." "Hopefully we'll be able to fix the damaged shuttle before you return, and double up on supplies we can bring back." "Good luck." "Thanks." "You're coming too?" "Is there a problem with that?" "No." "Happy camping." "You all set?" "Yes, sir." "Cole will be looking after franklin in the infirmary" "While I'm away." "I told her to contact me" "If there's any change in his condition." "Is there anything else?" "No, sir." "We're clear." "We'll see you in a month." "All right, folks, you got the whole month" "To enjoy the scenery." "We need to set up camp, establish a perimeter." "Sun moves that way." "Guys?" "Over here?" "Sun moves that way, so that's west, okay?" "River's back that way about half a klick..." "Uh, kilometer." "We'll sleep in the shuttle for now," "But I want shelters built asap." "How many of you guys have gone camping before?" "Well, okay, that's fine." "Just watch, ask, and learn." "You guys know your team assignments." "Let's get going." "I don't have a team yet." "Oh, yeah, right, sorry." "Do you feel like helping TJ with plants?" "Sure." "Okay." "Hey, hey, hey, hey!" "What's going on over here?" "I'm not digging the latrine." "Is that what you told him to do?" "Somebody's got to do it." "True enough." "Start digging." "What?" "No, you can't make me." "You too." "But sergeant, I..." "You're going to dig, okay?" "Rb you're both going to dig," "And you're going to love every moment of it," "Or you will keep digging until you do." "The spirit of co-operation." "We're all friends now." "So we'll photograph and log" "Every plant we find." "Don't ingest anything" "Until we do a proper edibility test." "You all right?" "Yeah, just..." "It's passing." "I'm fine." "The amount of food and water" "We get on that ship," "It's a wonder we're not all fainting" "From malnutrition." "Well, I just got the word." "Destiny is now officially out of range." "No turning back." "We are stuck here." "Hey." "Hey." "How's it going?" "Well, I hope they bring back tons of food." "The last of that fruit that they brought back" "Is already gone." "Or so you think." "Snuck this earlier." "I'll split it with you if you promise not to rat me out." "Deal." "So, tell me..." "Thanks." "You think it's possible to create a star?" "Nah!" "No way." "Now, being transported to a ship" "On the other side of the universe" "By a wormhole," "That's totally doable." "Look, that star just appeared out of nowhere," "And the planet's age doesn't match." "If some all-powerful alien beings" "Didn't create it," "Who did?" "Aw, jeez, hey, I'm sorry!" "I'll go somewhere else." "Oh, no." "No, no, that's okay." "Hey, I wanted to thank you." "I know all the military personnel" "Are trying to mend fences," "But you're one of the few" "Who actually seems to mean it." "Yeah, well, we've got to work it out, right?" "It's interesting that we've now been given the time down here to do that." "Yeah, well, we were pretty lucky to find this place." "My mom used to say there's no such thing as luck." "Only the hand of God, giving you a little help when you need it most." "Somewhere along the line," "I mean, I stopped believing all that," "But now..." "I look at this place," "Put right in our path" "For us to find." "Tell me that isn't a miracle." "Hey, how's it going?" "Great." "Terrible." "Which is it?" "Propulsion's almost completely shot." "Might be able to get to the point" "Where we can fly down to the planet," "But there's no way it's going to have enough power" "To get back up." "So there's that." "We're making some progress on navigation." "We can turn left," "But not right, or up, or down." "Okay." "Why did you say "great"?" "We can turn left." "Colonel Young." "Go ahead." "While Destiny 's engines are off-line," "I'd like to use the extra power to strengthen the shield," "Maybe explore some damaged areas in the ship," "Possibly make some repairs." "Reclaim some real estate." "Exactly." "You go ahead." "I'll have Lieutenant James put a team together." "You two, you keep at it." "You have a month to get this thing to fly to and from that planet and do more than make a left turn." "Fate brought us here?" "I don't know, maybe." "Maybe that's what brought us to Icarus and then Destiny." "You don't believe that?" "You miss your flight and the plane crashes." "You weren't spared for a reason." "God doesn't have a master plan for you." "Things just happen." "So we're born, we live, we die?" "It's all random?" "Yeah, and along the way, you do the best with whatever crap you happen to step in." "I'm starting to get a bad feeling." "Me too." "I'm afraid we made a mistake" "Sending those people down to that planet." "No..." "The mistake was not going with them." "You okay?" "Here..." "Gosh..." "I thought you were feeling better." "Yeah." "I am." "Here, let me help you back to camp." "You should lie down." "No, Chloe..." "I'm not sick." "How far along?" "About 15 weeks." "Right before we left Icarus, but nobody knows, and I'd like to keep it that way." "Well, eventually they're going to..." "I know," "I know, but not now." "I'll figure out when the right time is." "Okay?" "Yeah." "Sure." "Back on the ship, I wasn't doing well, getting anemic," "But out here," "With all the food and water..." "Actually, the morning sickness is a good sign." "What about the father?" "What the hell is it?" "I don't know yet." "Looks like a robot." "Figure it out." "Oh, yeah, no problem." "Once I've attended to the other hundred things" "On my list." "You can always put somebody else on it." "I'm not going to have anyone touch this thing" "Without me present." "I'm going to get to it, Colonel." "Close it up." "Okay." "Hey." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "Homesick for Destiny?" "Only a few more days till we head back." "Honestly?" "No." "I'm not." "I like it here." "I'm starting to wonder if Dr. Caine is right." "That it's no accident we found this planet." "We were brought here by God?" "Or whoever." "I don't know." "I mean, if some alien beings" "Are powerful enough to create this place..." "Maybe there is some kind of" "Higher power in the universe" "That knew we were in trouble," "Put this planet here for us to find." "Maybe it's time we stop thinking about..." "Oh, hey, what's that?" "When?" "Tonight, just now, coming from the obelisk, shooting straight up into the sky." "Dr. Volker detected some kind of a..." "A strange radiation." "He's working on it." "It's like this whole thing suddenly came to life." "Why now?" "Why not when they first got there?" "Perhaps their initial impact" "Wasn't enough to trigger an alert." "But now..." "So this light," "You think it'll bring the aliens back to the planet?" "You won't be there to find out." "Destiny is almost in range." "Colonel Young wants us to start breaking up camp, get ready to head back." "What about the obelisk?" "I need time to figure out..." "We don't have enough time." "We need to be ready to fly as soon as Destiny is in range so we can make a couple trips, and get all that food back to the ship." "All right, people, you heard the man." "Move your asses!" "Let's go." "Yes?" "Yes." "Well..." "No." "Again with this?" "The shuttle can fly." "It can now go both left and right and up and down." "But like I said before, too many problems with propulsion." "Fact is, we may never be able to fully repair it." "All kinds of citrus-type fruits, beans, potatoes..." "Sweet potatoes." "Scott says they're amazing." "They cannot get back here fast enough." "You seem concerned, Dr. Rush." "Something we should know about?" "No." "No problems with your calculations, right?" "The shuttle will return as scheduled?" "Yeah, and Destiny will leave this system never knowing who created it..." "Or why." "You might want to give her some time." "Well, we're breaking camp, and she just takes off without telling me?" "She's thinking about staying here." "A lot of people are." "Come on, you can't be surprised." "You've heard people talking about it." "They like it here." "I like it here too, but we cannot stay." "It is out of the question." "Why not?" "If people want to stay, they have the right..." "Where the hell have you been?" "We've got to move." "I'm not going." "Okay, look," "I understand how you feel." "I like it here too, but we cannot stay." "The Colonel gave us orders..." "Matt, don't!" "I can't go back there." "Why not?" "It's safer here." "Safer?" "The aliens who built this rock may be on their way back!" "Then good." "I mean, if they're advanced enough" "To build a solar system," "I know they can help us get back home." "Not if they don't wipe us out first." "Why do you immediately think" "They're going to harm us?" "I'm sorry, do you not remember what the last aliens did to you?" "This planet was created for us." "We were led here for a reason." "Oh, for God's sake..." "What if they don't come back?" "Then what?" "I'm okay with that." "I'm healthier here." "There's of food and plenty of water." "And we're bringing a ton of it back!" "And eventually, it'll run out." "Okay, what about the winters?" "Dr. Volker, you said you found evidence" "It gets very cold here." "Yes, well below freezing," "For months, TJ." "So we'll build better shelters." "I don't even think it will come to that." "The beings who created this world will return." "And they will help us get back home." "I know it." "You would rather take your chances out here" "Than on Destiny?" "We don't know where that ship is going, or if we'll ever even make it home." "There's a stargate on it." "As long as we have the potential to connect..." "Matt..." "I'm pregnant." "I can't go back there." "I can't stand the thought of raising a child on that ship." "We are in range." "You are clear to make the first trip back." "We only have the one shuttle, so time is of the essence." "Sir..." "We have a problem down here." "What is it?" "Some of the people have decided that they would like to stay behind on the planet." "Well, you tell them no." "I tried, sir." "They have pretty much made up their minds." "Who are they?" "11 people total." "Dr. Caine," "Chloe," "Lieutenant Johansen..." "What?" "No!" "Scott, you tell them..." "And me." "11?" "Including some of my own people." "And Scott, he has the nerve to ask me to fly him back down to the planet after he drops off the ones returning to the ship." "Well, look, I can understand some of them wanting to stay, but Lieutenant Scott and TJ?" "Yeah, he says he feels an obligation to help the people survive down there." "What are you going to do?" "What am I going to do?" "I'm going to make sure they don't stay down there," "That's for damn sure." "No, no, you cannot force them to come back." "Oh, I think he can." "We're going to lose more people" "Through attrition aboard this ship." "We simply cannot afford to shed that many people" "At one time." "So, what do you expect him to do?" "Bring them back at gunpoint?" "Well, if it comes to that, yes." "You allow Lieutenant Scott to return with those who want to come back to Destiny, then send down a military detail and round up the rest." "Oh, that's great, Rush, coming from you." "First you want to kick the military out, and now you want us rounding people up at gunpoint." "Colonel, those people have the right to make their own decisions about their future." "Not all of the" "Did you..." "Did you tell him about me?" "I'll let you do that." "It's not my place." "He is the father, right?" "I caught a few looks between you." "I don't think anyone else knew." "I haven't heard any rumors or anything." "Hey..." "Hey..." "You are going to be okay." "I'll be here, and I'm not going to let anything happen to you." "Have you gone mad?" "Oh, man, look, I really don't want to argue with you." "You're letting them stay?" "Not all of them." "And you're giving them a shuttle?" "The damaged shuttle." "It's not damaged anymore!" "Didn't you say" "That the shuttle may never be fully functional?" "We may need the shuttle for any number of reasons..." "I'm not going to leave those people down there with nothing..." "You cannot let them stay, Colonel..." "I have made my decision." "Is it ready?" "Yeah, but there's still some issues as to whether it can hold up through atmospheric entry." "Questions that are about to be answered." "Eli just radioed." "Colonel Young is on his way down here." "Why?" "How?" "We're entering upper atmosphere." "So far so good." "Come on, hold it together." "Yeah, right there!" "Destiny, this is Young." "I made it through." "Has anyone changed their minds about returning to the ship?" "No." "All right." "Here's the deal." "I am leaving the damaged shuttle bend for those who want to stay." "You can use it for shelter and power," "Fly around in short hops on the surface." "You will not be able to leave the atmosphere, so don't even try." "What it will do" "Is give you guys a fighting chance" "While you are down here," "Especially with winter on the way." "Thank you, Colonel." "I know this isn't..." "I'm not finished." "I will leave it for you only under one condition." "All military personnel will return with me to Destiny." "Reject my proposal," "And we'll take you all back by force." "You can't do that." "That's not something you want to test, doctor." "Sir, some of these people just don't feel safe on board." "None of us feels safe." "That doesn't mean we give up." "They're not giving up." "That ship is the best chance we have of getting home." "I disagree, sir." "I believe we were brought here, and that whoever created this planet will provide for us." "They are our best chance of getting back home." "Okay." "What's it going to be?" "Colonel." "Sergeant." "You want to stay here" "Out of obligation to these people." "To protect them." "I can respect that, but there are people back on the ship who don't have a choice, and you have an obligation to them as well, Lieutenant." "TJ, they need you." "Welcome home." "Well, as predicted, we've corrected our course and jumped back into ftl." "I'm sorry you didn't get your wish." "And what wish was that?" "Aliens advanced enough that they could build a star system." "Finally somebody you could have a decent conversation with." "I..." "I enjoy chess." "Colonel, do you have a moment?" "Can it wait?" "I wanted to better explain my reasons" "For choosing to stay behind." "Look, I realize you're probably not hungry, Lieutenant, but I am." "I hear they're serving up a feast in the mess," "So why don't we talk about it later?" "Sir..." "Later." "What if we were meant to stay there?" "All of us?" "What if that planet was a lifeline, and we just let it go?" "I can't pretend to answer that, Matthew." "No one can." "Sync by kuniva for hdbits.org"