"Previously onandromeda... glamorous seefra." "What's with the slipfighter?" "If the fine citizens of this place see this," "I'm dead meat." "They think the lack of technology" "Keeps them safe." "That's impossible." "I'm on tarn vedra." "Let's play." "You can't hate hope." "Home sweet home." "Good afternoon, denizens of seefra" "Or good night," "Depending on the rotation of your location." "This is virgil vox... and to you, rhade." "1,300." "3,000." "You said 3,000 already." "Now you're supposed to go lower." "It's a landcraft." "There's a fixed value." "2,000, and that's our final offer." "Don't look at me." "I mean, whatever you think." "What i think is this guy doesn't even have a landcraft." "Questioning me?" "No one has my connections." "No one!" "Let's just hope" "No one has your breath, either." "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa." "Please, gentlemen." "We need that landcraft," "So right now we're beggars, not choosers, okay?" "I have clients to take care of." "Clients?" "What exactly do you do?" "Manicure?" "Pedicure?" "Waxing?" "Oh, come on, rhade." "Hey, hey!" "That's mine!" "Nah." "Hey!" "I believe you have something" "That belongs to me." "Ha!" "Go!" "Get out of here... and get a real job." "You won't help me" "Negotiate for our transportation," "But you'll kill yourself to get back something" "That doesn't even function in this system." "Unlike this comm," "You don't have sentimental value." "That's about the only value" "It does have." "It's working." "Maybe when it fell" "It's a code." "It's a uwb signal, i think." "That's a distress signal." "Coordinates and letters." "B... e... k... it's beka." "The universe is a dangerous place," "But in our future," "My crew and i fight to make it safe." "I am dylan hunt," "Captain of theandromeda ascendant," "And these are our adventures." "Even if it is beka" "And even if those are the coordinates" "Where we can find her" "The message was broadcast a month ago." "I know." "She could be dead by now." "Or it was broadcast fromandromeda'suwb," "And she's still alive." "Which, according to the message, is where?" "Well, let's just say" "We won't be needing that landcraft anymore." "What, now you want me to find you a jetcraft?" "Look, you said the message is a month old." "If she's not dead, she's long gone by now." "That doesn't mean we don't go look for her." "Yes, it does." "I have a business to take care of," "And a very high-Paying client who won't pay me anything" "If i don't show up tomorrow with the jet parts he's after." "If beka is the one who sent this message," "Trance, rommie, and harper could be with her." "Hey, stranger things have happened." "You and me showing up here... i said i'd think about helping you" "Search this planet," "Not the whole nine-Planet system." "The coordinates are specific." "A location on the outer edge above seefra-9." "We're talking day trip at most." "Yeah, sure." "Soon as we score a jetcraft." "No problem, right?" "Except where the hell are we going to find one?" "Excuse me, gentlemen." "Come to see if we could settle our differences" "And finish the deal," "But it sounds as though your needs have... changed... for the better." "Why not make this easier on yourself?" "Answer the questions, and you'll be on your way." "Who are you," "And where did you come from?" "Okay." "This is it." "Last request time." "In case anyone finds this ship," "So you know," "That pile of dust you're standing on... is beka valentine." "If the name dylan hunt rings a bell," "I need you to give him a message for me." "Tell him... i spent my last six months" "Drifting on the edge of this crazy system" "That i couldn't identify or leave" "Because whatever zapped me here... left me here." "Anyway... i ran out of food about a week ago," "And water three days ago... and i'm just about to run out of fuel," "So if you see this dylan hunt character," "You give him... a big hug for me" "And tell him... thanks." "For what, i'm not actually sure." "Damn it." "Okay, you bastards." "You asked for it." "Come and get me." "Andromeda." "Andromeda." "Come in." "Rommie?" "Dylan?" "Andromeda." "Rommie?" "Andromeda,come in!" "Someone, come in." "Dead." "Dead." "They can't all be dead." "Dylan, are you here?" "Are you anywhere, damn it?" "I'm detecting over 10,000 enemy vessels." "500 are already within combat radius." "Dylan, i'm uncovering various communi" "Completely fried." "After everything... there's nothing left." "What the hell." "No stone left unturned." "If i even remember how to do a code this primitive... mr." "Darrega." "The searchers have finished." "There wasn't another living soul on the ship" "Besides that woman." "Then it was her who activated" "That primitive uwb beacon." "The only thing operational on the entire ship," "And the only thing primitive." "Our engineers haven't been able to activate" "Any of its other systems." "Mr. Darrega, she's agreed to talk," "But only to the boss." "What'd i tell ya?" "Stream fan iv, 20 psi," "Dual ppis." "They just don't make them like this anymore." "As good as new, and i got a sale going." "Gotta move this beauty fast." "Give us a minute." "Yeah, he'd want to move that inventory pretty fast." "Odds are it's stolen." "It is." "Still has the darregacorp logo." "Huge transport company out of seefra-9." "So we'd be pulled over by repo patrol" "Before he's done counting the money." "Well, then things are breaking your way, rhade." "After we use it," "You take it to your latest client's chop shop" "For its jet parts." "Two magog with one stone." "I like it." "At least it'll justify this field trip." "One problem." "If we get caught, it all goes to hell." "No, in that case," "I collect the repo reward" "And the bounty for turning in the thief i caught." "Who?" "You." "Besides, to you the bigger risk" "Is never knowing if that's really beka up there." "Shall we proceed with negotiations?" "Best price." "Well, of course, i'll have to speak to the manager" "After we take a test fight." "You" " You mean "test flight."" "No, we mean "test fight."" "Some people just don't listen." "Maybe a test flight would have been smarter." "Let me handle this." "Never met a ship i couldn't fly... once i figured out the controls." "Good luck." "Not only do they look backwards, they look inside out." "It all comes down to lift and thrust, rhade." "No, not that kind of lift and thrust." "Good." "Stream fan, this is repo patrol." "Land immediately for pilot identification." "I think we're gonna need some of that lift and thrust." "Stream fan, do you copy?" "Turn around in three seconds or be mortally disabled." "Well, so much for my bounty reward idea." "So, what's your plan?" "Well, i never had one," "But now we have to outrun these guys," "And i still don't know how to fly this thing." "That's a problem." "Yeah, that's a problem." "That's a big problem." "They're hitting us with stun pulses." "Brilliant." "Kill us, net the check." "Gotta tell my clients about this." "Yes, it's a great idea, but in practice... i'm not liking it too much." "This ship doesn't even have weapons." "Then i'll have to be a better pilot." "Got it!" "You got it?" "Got it." "Good." "Go." "Hang on." "That's right." "Looking good." "Looking good." "We've almost lost them." "And they're gone." "Ha!" "Not so bad, if i do say so myself." "Yeah, well, this is a far cry from what i signed on for." "Come on." "Cheer up, rhade." "We get to live." "The boss is on his way down." "In case you were just stalling... we thought you should meet the core." "She's hot, huh?" "Get close enough," "And the flesh will melt off your bones." "What the hell kind of creature is that?" "Who knows?" "Who cares?" "What matters is" "Mr. Darrega doesn't like having his time wasted." "I said i'd cooperate with your boss," "Not with your threats." "I'm sorry we misunderstood." "If you'd said you intended to cooperate" "All i intend to do is live." "Untie her." "Per beka's co-Ordinates," "She should be around here somewhere." "There aren't many places to hide amaru" "In a system this size." "There is one." "Tell me that isn't a mirage." "Welcome." "I don't blame you for being cautious" "After the way my repo patrol treated you." "Repo?" "You mean your goons thought my ship belonged to you?" "Perhaps we can talk" "Over dinner." "Oh, my god." "I haven't eaten in a week." "Where am i?" "What system this is, and where's mymaru?" "Your transport is where you left it," "Docked on theandromeda." "Safe... and where you are is seefra." "I've never heard of it." "I suppose because" "We don't get many visitors." "You have lousy slipstream access." "No wonder you don't get any tourists." "Slip" " Slipstream?" "Mm-Hmm, slipstream." "You know, the thing" "You don't know the thing?" "I knew it had to exist." "Everyone says it's a myth, but i've always wondered," "Where there's smoke, is there fire?" "So that explains" "How you and your enormous ship" "Got here." "Wait a minute." "You're telling me" "That no one here knows about slipstream?" "Meaning no one ever leaves?" "Correct." "I mean, it would be an issue if anyone wanted to," "But everything we need is here" "Well, almost." "Please don't tell me no women." "It's a bit of a water shortage." "But that's something" "That you wouldn't have to worry about." "Mm... the qualifier." "This is where it always gets good." "I own one of the largest fleets of commercial and cargo" "Transport ships in the system," "Controlling a network" "That covers all nine planets." "And yet you need me." "I need the largest ship in the seefra system," "Which apparently only you can operate." "Yeah, that is if it can ever be... refueled." "A technicality." "I mean, with your ship and my network," "We would crush the competition and achieve a complete monopoly." "And that's not even considering the expansion" "That slipstream would have to offer." "Wow, that's quite the trip... if power's your thing." "And if it's money," "And all the comforts that money can buy," "It's a round trip." "You would never want for anything" "For the rest of your life." "Shall our toast begin the journey?" "Yeah." "Sure." "To the journey." "It's her." "It's really her." "Andromeda." "Andromeda,come in." "Andromeda, this is your captain." "Respond." "Oh, no." "Come on, the comm's working." "I don't understand." "Not that." "That." "What the hell?" "Andromeda." "Andromeda?" "It's dylan, your captain." "Not much about this is looking good." "It's never good" "When you have to sneak onto your own ship, captain." "Look, when i get to the bottom of this" "Oh!" "I'm not going to hit her!" "You hit her." "I'm not going to hit her!" "You had her first." "Fine!" "You were saying?" "I was saying..." ""someone's going to have a lot of explaining to do,"" "But now i'm at "heads will roll."" "See you at command." "Empty." "Yeah, but not for long." "Andromeda?" "Andromeda,report." "Power's at.003 percent." "Enough for lights and heat only." "There's no central processing," "So at least darregacorp" "Hasn't been able to hack andromeda'smainframe." "We have to split up," "Search the ship for beka," "And maybe find harper, rommie, and trance" "In the process." "If, by some fluke, they are here," "They might be in hiding." "Unless, by some fluke, they've been captured and killed" "By darregacorp." "You are so much fun to have along." "It was only yesterday." "I'm already making deals" "To acquire the power necessary" "For theandromeda and themaru," "But i also have a backup plan." "It's something i've not told many people," "But in this past month," "I've come to believe i can trust you." "Well, i'm very good at keeping secrets." "What is it?" "The core." "Ten years ago," "When she was found disoriented" "And wandering through the forest" "And we discovered her metabolism" "Was a form of hydrino fusion," "I began to have a vision." "Hydrino fusion." "That a way could be found" "To harness that energy," "And perhaps someday power my entire fleet." "At least." "It certainly would be a better use for her" "Than terrorizing prisoners." "People don't get to be as rich as you" "By thinking small, do they?" "I'm extremely glad you share my vision." "Our vision." "You know, i'm beginning to think that having you as a partner" "Is a better part of the deal" "Than having theandromeda." "Yeah." "Far as i can tell," "No one's onboard" "Except for a few guards" "And some engineers" "Making futile attempts to unlock the ship's controls." "But you saw someone." "Yeah, yeah, i saw beka." "She's partnered with the owner of darregacorp." "Well, that explains everything." "Oh... questions haven't begun to be answered." "What else is there to know?" "Beka took the first opportunity to betray you once again." "The cynical answer" "Isn't always the right one, rhade." "She obviously now knows" "What we both know" "That this system" "Of nine redundant, drought-Stricken planets" "With two man-Made suns," "One of which is on the fritz," "Is all we have now," "And as long as there's no such thing as slipstream," "Andromedais nothing but space junk." "Leave it!" "I won't abandon my ship." "Suit yourself." "Enjoy the charade." "I have a client to get back to," "And just so this isn't a total waste of my time," "I'm taking the jetcraft, with or without you." "Hey, you!" "Buddy, you picked the wrong guy on the wrong day." "Great." "Now how the hell am i supposed to get back?" "Dylan... mr." "Darrega," "Miss valentine, there's been trouble," "An attempted break-In." "Apparently, one of the jetcraft from the stolen list" "Has been found on one of the hangar decks." "Alert the guards immediately." "That won't be necessary, sir." "It's already starting." "Away." "The wily and stupid crawling out from the masses" "To claim our bounty." "Hardly surprising, is it?" "I'm sure there'll be more." "Andromeda!" "Come on,andromeda!" "You have to hear me!" "Andromeda!" "What the hell have they done to you, damn it?" "Another negotiation completed with success." "Here's to a beautiful partnership... one that's just beginning." "And to the end of thieves who think" "They can get away with stealing from us." "The end of having to think about them." "What are you going to do" "With the prisoner, anyway?" "Got him stashed" "Somewhere dark and cold, i hope." "He'll be killed." "Is that really necessary?" "What better deterrent to the others?" "Maybe." "On the other hand," "Why not just keep him in chains for life?" "Yes." "On the other hand," "You could be more loyal to dylan hunt than to me." "What are you saying?" "I found out our thief is your former captain." "The one whose image hangs" "In the conference gallery." "Are you going to pretend that you didn't recognize him?" "I never intended" "To tell me." "Ever." "That's not what i was going to say." "Were you concealing the fact to protect yourself," "Or to protect him?" "You." "I didn't want you worrying" "That i'd welch on our deal." "I swear, that's all it was." "Come on, be serious." "Why would i side with him?" "What does he have to offer me?" "Nothing." "He doesn't even have a cause anymore," "And that's all i was ever loyal to in the first place" "The cause, the fricking commonwealth." "The commonwealth?" "Never mind... what that is." "It doesn't matter." "Then why do you care what happens to him?" "I don't know." "Guilt?" "Like i said, the guy has nothing left." "I feel sorry for him." "Not sorry enough to let him go." "He still has to pay" "For stealing one of our jetcrafts," "But sorry enough" "Not to want to have him killed." "Jonah... you've got to believe me." "I need time to think." "Ah, that's right, command is this way." "How could i forget?" "Take it easy." "What, do you get paid by the push?" "Come on,andromeda." "We've been at this all night." "Talk to me." "What are you requesting?" "All right." "Good." "Okay, look." "Here's what" "Conversation terminated." "Yeah." "I'm getting a little tired of hearing that." "Miss valentine," "I was sent to collect you for mr." "Darrega." "Thank you." "Thank you very much." "You know, you guys" "Are the worst welcome wagon ever." "Welcome, captain hunt." "Ah, that's a little more like it." "Welcome to you too." "Now, how about we get rid" "Of these chains, huh?" "Because i'm not going anywhere." "Oh, look." "You brought your date." "Where's mine?" "It was difficult for me last night." "I really do want to trust you." "But?" "Though i'm a businessman and a believer in science," "I'm also a seefran," "And i believe in things, forces we cannot see... so i've resolved to let fate decide." "My punishment?" "No, beka." "Your loyalty." "Well, you might want to test her on something else." "You see, loyalty isn't one of her strong suits." "The cylinder before you" "Was brought here" "From my home planet last night." "Aw, that's for me?" "You shouldn't have." "Really, you shouldn't have." "Inside it is the core," "A being whose proximity" "Will melt you on the spot." "Please, open them, my darling." "Remote activators." "Correct." "Though they look similar," "Each performs a very different function." "Oh, well, let me guess." "One opens that cylinder" "And releases this "core" creature?" "Very good, captain." "The other triggers a countdown" "To a missile that," "Launched from my home planet," "Will come directly to this ship and destroy it." "We'll have time to disembark." "You would destroy theandromeda, after everything" "My dear, without your loyalty or your skills," "What good is this ship to me?" "Excuse me," "But this sounds like a really bad deal," "Because apparently i die either way." "Not necessarily." "If she chooses the missile," "You will be evacuated with the rest of us," "Your life spared, though... the rest of it, you'll both spend in chains." "Ah, okay." "I feel better now." "But if beka is loyal to me, she'll choose the core," "Which means your death," "And theandromeda and our partnership" "Will survive." "I'm ready when you are." "Make your choice." "Darling, you haven't told me which is which." "I don't intend to." "As i said, fate is going to decide." "Fate will tell you how to choose." "That's how i'll know what's in your heart." "You want me to guess?" "Go for it, beka." "Go for it." "Go ahead, beka." "Choose." "How could you do this to me?" "If you'd just been honest with me from the start... no, jonah, i don't believe in fate." "Whatever i choose" "Will be pure, dumb, random chance." "That we could lose everything... you're not going to be able to change his mind, beka." "Anyway, it doesn't matter." "It just doesn't matter." "Like the man said," "Fate's going to do all the work." "Hello, trance." "It's me, dylan." "What is this, some kind of trick?" "Well, it sure wasn't much of a gamble." "Beka, hit the other remote." "They both open the cylinder." "Yeah." "He never had any intention of destroyingandromeda." "Trance, it's okay." "Go back inside." "Guard, give the order." "Silo eight, 10 minutes." "Now what are you doing?" "You may laugh at our technology," "But when it comes to protection, defense," "We are a power to be reckoned with." "A missile is on its way" "To penetrate this ship" "And poison the atmosphere," "And until my engineers decipher the control schematics," "No one will be allowed on board," "Let alone take this ship over." "He was right." "I would never destroyandromeda." "You're another story, captain... along with anyone else" "Who thinks that they can steal from me." "Stealing?" "Steal what?" "This is my ship!" "Beka... hey." "Hey, beka!" "Beka, how about" "Hey!" "Jonah!" "Jonah, wait." "Under the circumstances, noandromeda." "Our deal is over." "What have you done with themaru?" "I had it taken back to the surface last night." "It's safe." "And me?" "You were never completely honest with me." "You'd have to settle" "For working as a cargo pilot" "Until you regain my trust." "If that's not acceptable... be loyal to your captain." "Stay here, die with him" "And his new friend." "The only one i'm loyal to anymore" "Is myself," "And you're the one who'd have to regain my trust." "I really did love you." "Hey... thanks, beka." "See, isn't teamwork a great thing?" "Teamwork, dylan?" "That's funny." "That's what almost killed me." "You know, i had a lot of time" "To think that one over, actually." "Six months, to be exact." "Oh, yeah, that's right." "Blame me for everything that happened." "You know, why didn't you just leave with your boyfriend?" "Hey!" "There's no functioning escape pods." "What's the plan?" "You know what i missed most while i was out there orbiting," "All alone, without food or water," "Abandoned?" "If we could have this conversation later" "The chance to tell you" "How damned disposable" "You made me feel after everything i did." "Dylan, do you have a plan" "To stop the missiles heading our way?" "Or are you two going to argue us to death?" "Dylan!" "The plan" "Is for trance to power the ship's generator" "Enough so we can fire a counter missile." "Trance?" "She's the reason we're in this mess in the first place." "We're still alive because of her," "And right now," "She's the only shot we have to stay alive," "So say nice things." "I'll help you, if it'll help me." "From now on, if there is a "from now on,"" "That's how it's got to be." "So, nothing's changed after all." "Oh, uh, you might want" "To shield your eyes," "But only to preserve your eyesight, okay?" "Don't do it for me." "As long as it's fast." "I don't want to die... at least not until tomorrow." "It'll be fast." "Trance... please come out." "We need your help." "I need you to go" "To the command center's central station." "Give it all you can, trance." "It's working." "Main generator's powering up." "Launching counter missile in five seconds." "In three... two... one... firing." "Good work, trance." "You can stop now." "Trance." "Thank you... again." "I think i know you." "But who are they?" "And where am i?" "Your, uh... your memory has been affected." "The power she used" "To tesseract us all to where we are" "Took away her substance." "Andromeda." "I missed you too, captain." "The power i took from trance to launch the missile" "Reversed her mass depletion" "And gave some, but not all, of that substance back." "So i guess a hug is out of the question?" "Tesseracted... my god, it never occurred to me." "I was flying themaru, trying to get away... i thought everyone was dead," "And suddenly... something happened." "It was traveling through a tunnel... like the time we dropped through that mobius wave." "I was dying," "And then i was on seefra... but that's just the half of it." "This is all too strange." "So we have trance to thank for our survival." "I hope somehow we can repay the favor." "Now if only we had rommie and harper." "Well, we found each other." "We're just going to have to find them too."