"You got your eye on anyone?" "Not really." "Actually, I was talking to the mouse... but now you mention it, some of those Athosian women are pretty hot... and we did save 'em from the Wraith, so we gotta trade on that... before they discover we're not that cool." "Sit down." "L'm ready." "L'm surprised you're so eager to volunteer for this, Rodney." "Well, you know me." "Always eager to help." "Right." "Do you have any questions about the process?" "L mean, you are a scientist." "Yeah." "L'm sorry." "Medicine is about as much of a science as- I don't know-voodoo?" "All I need to know is that will enable me to use Ancient technology... like Major Sheppard... or yourself." "Yes." "Hopefully." "You are the first human trial." "Well, why now?" "L mean, if it's possible." "We knew we'd need as many people with the gene as we could get." "Actually, without proper FDA approval, it was virtually impossible on Earth to" "Let's just say it's legal here in the Pegasus galaxy." "And completely safe." "As far as experimental gene therapy goes." "L am manipulating' your DNA." "Here we go." "Wait." "Maybe you should tell me more." "We believe ATA, or Ancient Technology Activation... is caused by a single gene that's always on... instructing various cells in the body... to produce a series of proteins and enzymes... that interact with the skin, the nervous system and the brain." "In this case, we're using a mouse retrovirus... to deliver the missing gene to your cells." " A mouse retrovirus?" " It's been deactivated." "Are there any side effects?" "Dry mouth, headache... the irresistible urge to run on a small wheel." "That's very amusing." "How long till it starts working?" "It could take some time." "What is that?" "Something I found in one of the research labs- something the Ancients were experimenting with." "Do you know what it is?" "Pretty sure." "...desalinizing the seawater... and storing it in tanks big enough to supply the whole city." "Good." "So freshwater won't be a problem." "It seems some Ancient technology requires the user to have the gene." "Other things merely require initialization." "Once activated, like the control room... anyone can push the buttons to make them work." " Good morning, Dr. Weir." " Morning." "Careful!" "L think we need to designate some recreational areas." "Yes." "We need to clear the hallways... and get everything put away as soon as possible." "And can we lose the 10,000-year-old dead plants?" "Of course." "We're still making sure everyone's been assigned living quarters." "Major Sheppard seems to be taking his time okaying enough space." "The safety and security of this expedition are his" "Okay, I'm ready." "Oh, my God." " Did you see that?" " Yes." "What the" "I'm fine." "Look!" "Beckett's gene therapy worked." "L was able to activate this." "It's a personal shield." "Acts like a protective skin, and it must have inertial dampening properties... because I didn't feel a thing." "Watch this." "Hit me." "God!" "Didn't have to swing so hard." "And notice that he didn't even hesitate." "L'm trying to understand how you thought it was a good idea to test this device... by having someone throw you off a balcony." "Believe me, that's not the first thing we tried." "L shot him." "In the leg." "L'm invulnerable." "Aren't you the one always spouting off... about how proper and careful scientific procedure must be adhered to?" "Invulnerable." "All right, take it off." "Let's go have this meeting." " You're just jealous." " Yes." "Green with envy." "This could be a problem." "L can't get at it." "Just checkin'." "L'm thinking "Mr. Invincible."" " "Captain Untouchable."" " That's good." "You guys done?" "L've been working on this gene therapy for months." "Forgive me for wanting to celebrate the fact that it worked... on the first human trial." "Let's all have a toast." "Just a thought here... but have you tried eating or drinking since you put that on?" "That's great." "This may be more serious than I suspected." "Thank you!" "L'm hungry already." "What am I gonna do?" "If I don't get this thing off, I'll be dead." "Relax." "You can live three or four days without water." "L'm talking about food." "You found some Ancient text." "What did it say about taking it off?" "Yeah, there were explicit instructions, which I chose to ignore." "Some Ancient technology uses a mental component for operation." "Just shut up." "L'm thinking." "Is there any chance that the gene therapy isn't permanent?" " It's possible." " L'm a dead man." "We can probably maintain security in this area... with the limited number of personnel we have." " My people can help." " Thank you, Teyla." "For the time being, we'll find other ways that the Athosians can contribute." " You do not trust us?" " It's not that." "It's just that we- we need to train your people in our weapons and tactics." "You invited me to be a member of your team." "And we value your knowledge and expertise." "As we value all the Athosians." "For now, there should be more than enough living space for everyone... within the designated area." "We have always lived in the shadow of the Wraith... but my people have never been in a place such as this." "They are afraid." "Some believe the ghosts of the ancestors remain." "L don't think that's the case, but still... we're gonna need a bit more time in order to explore the entire city." "We're very cautious intergalactic explorers." "And we don't want anyone else getting hurt the way Halling did." "L mean, everyone needs to understand... they are not to touch anything unfamiliar unless it's been cleared first." "That's very important." "You never know." "Even a tiny, little, innocuous thing can kill you." "Dead man talking." "Carson." "Dr. Weir." "Grodin's got a team going through the Ancient research material... that accompanied the shield device... but McKay's been through it, and he didn't find anything helpful... and he is the smartest guy here." "So he likes to tell us." "Listen." "L feel terrible." "It's possible this was a result of artificially imposing the gene." "Well, I have another theory." "We know that there is a mental component to using Ancient technology." "You don't have to remind me." "L experienced it firsthand with that drone weapon back on Earth." "Exactly." "So don't you think it stands to reason... that McKay should be able to shut this thing off with his mind?" "Are you suggesting he doesn't want to shut it off?" "We may be settling in here, but this place- it's still pretty intimidating." "A giant, abandoned city full of things way beyond our level of understanding... impending threat of attack from the Wraith" "No question." "It gets bloody creepy here at night." "So I'm not saying it's conscious... but perhaps subconsciously" "I don't think he wants to die of dehydration." "No, neither do I. But he's not there yet." "You think when it comes down to it, the shield'll just shut itself down?" "The Ancients were smart enough to build fail-safes into their other technology." "L mean, this entire city- it rose from the deep of the ocean... when danger was imminent." "Why would they design a personal shield that could kill you?" "L certainly hope you're right, for Rodney's sake." "The self-destruct system requires two separate codes." "Now, each code is unique, and everyone will be required to memorize their code." "Don't bother giving me one." "Sorry." "As far as we know, this is the only Stargate in the Pegasus galaxy... capable of dialing Earth... which would make it the last line of defense against the Wraith." "If they're gonna attack, which we must consider a very real threat... we simply cannot let them gain control of this complex." "If both codes are properly entered, the naquadah generator will overload." " It will take 30 seconds." " You're sure it'll do enough damage?" "Ever seen a 20-kiloton nuclear explosion?" "L have." "Not up close." "Look, I think we should tell Teyla what's going on here." "At this moment, we don't know if it was one of the Athosians... who tipped off your arrival to their planet." " L trust Teyla." " So do I." "But Teyla trusts her people." "If we tell her, she'll want to tell them... and I need more time to get to know them." "Well, they thought he was finally dead... but when they turned their backs to go... his cold, dead eyes opened beneath his hockey mask... and he rose up with his giant, bloody knife" "What's a hockey mask?" "Hockey's a game." "The guys skate around on the ice." "They try to put a puck into the net?" "The goalies wear masks." "It's really... scary." " Tell us more of this game." " Can we play it?" "Actually, I don't really see the attraction." "Now, football's a real man's sport... but we'll save that for another time." "Yes, it's time for bed." "Now, remember, tomorrow night, kids- another tale called "Nightmare on Elm Street."" "All right, children." "Let's go." "Thank you, Major." "L hope I didn't scare 'em too much." "No, I don't think so." "Good." "Good night." "Good night." "Listen, Teyla." "Don't tell McKay what I said... about hockey not being a real man's sport... 'cause it's a Canadian thing." "They're a little touchy about it." "L am interested in hearing more about this football... you say you love so much." "L can do one better." "Come here." "Father?" "Do you think we are safe here from the Wraith?" "L think there's nothing certain in life... except my love for you." " Do you miss the wind?" " Yes... but if you're very quiet, you can hear the ocean." "Do you think the ghosts of the ancestors still live here?" "Jinto." "Go to sleep." "Funny." "Here it comes." "Watch this." "Flutie is back." "Four seconds, three seconds... two seconds, one" "Flutie throws." "This game is over." "Hail Mary, it is caught!" "That is beautiful!" "Can you believe that?" "Should I not?" "Well, the defense didn't cover the receiver... 'cause he didn't think the quarterback could throw that far." "They seem very happy." "They just won one of the best games of all time against all odds." " Flutie won the Heisman that year." " And then went to play in Canada." "He played hockey too?" "Hey, what are you guys doing?" "L'm teaching Teyla how football is the cornerstone of Western civilization." " And you didn't invite me?" " You like football?" " No, not really." " Come on." "It's real." "It's unpredictable, It's full of passion and..." " beer, hot dogs" " Cheerleaders." "L just can't understand." "You're allowed one personal item, and you chose this." "It's a metaphor." "Don't you see?" "This entire expedition is the biggest Hail Mary in human history." "What is a Hail Mary?" "It's a play that you just saw." "It's named after a prayer." "See, there's this woman, and her name is Mary, and she" "Did I mention how much I like Ferris wheels?" "Your turn to be the Wraith." "You can be the Wraith." "L get to be Major Sheppard." "One, two, three... four, five, six" "Wex?" "Major?" "Major!" "Jinto's missing." "L can't find him." "L told him to be careful." "Anything he touches could be dangerous." " What if there are monsters here?" " Then we'll find 'em." "Jinto's missing." "Teams of two." "Floor-to-floor sweep now." "Start with the jumpers." " Full gear." " Yes, sir." "He's not in any of the other living quarters." " L'm coming with you." " You gonna be okay with that leg?" "He's my son." "Can we use the sensors to locate him?" "We don't have enough power to activate the whole city at one time." "Even if we could, the sensors don't distinguish... individuals." "For all we know, there could be shielded areas or malfunctioning sensors." "We are getting a pretty strange energy reading... in one of the unexplored areas across the city." "Activate the communication system." "Done." "Jinto?" "This is Dr. Weir." "If you can hear me, please respond." "If you're lost, if you can't" "We've lost power." "Still got lights." "Don't know why that happened." "That wasn't me." "Shut it down now." " What the hell is going on?" " L don't know." " Nothing like this has happened before." " We've only been here a couple days." "This stuff is pretty old." "It's that, or there really are ghosts." "Control room, this is Sheppard." "Lights just went out." "Major, we're experiencing some technical malfunctions." "Could have something to do with interfaces between our naquadah generators and the city." "Or the way we isolated certain systems... could be causing erroneous operations in the programming." "L'll run a diagnostic on the power flow." "L wouldn't have thought you believed in ghosts." "L never used to." "Then I learned about things called Wraiths... that can suck the life out of you with their hands." "What the hell is that?" "Dr. Weir?" "Teyla, I'll be right there." " Do what you can." " Right." "Dr. Weir, this is Marta." "Pleased to meet you." "It's all right." "Tell her what you saw." "A shadow." "The Wraith project them, make you see things that aren't there." "Are you sure?" "And yet, I sense no Wraith here." "Teyla, have you ever been wrong about that?" "Major Sheppard, this is Weir." "One of the Athosians is claiming to have seen what she's calling a shadow." "She does not believe me?" "Teyla says that she senses no Wraith here, but I'm still concerned." "All right, all teams fall back to the gate room... and wait for further instructions." "We can't stop searching." "If there is a threat here, we need to establish a proper perimeter." "L've secured access to the control tower and living quarters." "Two more Athosians reported seeing the shadows." "You know, I don't get that." "That means the Wraith would be here." "You don't think so?" "L don't think they want to scare us." "When they decide to come, they're gonna start blowing the crap out of this place." "So what, the Athosians are just seeing things?" "Well, like Teyla said, it's a scary place for them." "Not just for them." "Halling wishes to speak with Jinto." "Please." "Go ahead." "If you can hear me..." "I'm not angry." "L just want to know that you are safe." "So if you are lost or hurt... stay where you are." "Make some noise if you can." "We will find you." " What is that, Latin?" " It's Ancient." ""Fathers of light of the everlasting temple"?" "It is a prayer to the ancestors." "If you are angry that we have unrightfully inhabited your great city... we humbly apologize." "We mean no harm." "We will leave if it is your wish." "But I will not go without my son." " He fainted." " There's got to be a better word." ""Faint" is the proper medical term." "L passed out from manly hunger." "Well, hang in there." "Dr. Weir, this is Sheppard." "McKay's okay." "He fainted." "Yeah, it's very sympathetic." "Let's all mock the dying man." "Thank you." "Didn't look like the phantoms the Wraith make you see... but I can see how the Athosians would be confused." "What did it look like?" " It looked like a" " Darkness." "It surrounded the naquadah generator and started to grow... like it was feeding off the energy." "When you shut it down, the whole- whatever it was- it just went away." "If this thing feeds on energy, we could be in big trouble... and when I say "we," I mean "you"... because I won't be around for much longer." "So we need to figure out exactly what it is and what to do about it." " We know it's attracted to energy." " How about shutting down the generators?" "Well, people also give off heat energy." "Granted, it's negligible compared to that of a naquadah generator... but you take away this thing's only other source of food" "Are you sayin' it could come after us?" "L only know one thing for sure." "Flying darkness that eats energy can only be very, very bad." "Okay, we keep the power on." "Grodin, figure out a way to detect it." "In the meantime, Major, establish a constant surveillance on all the generators." "If one of them is targeted, we'll shut it down remotely." "L mean, hopefully, we can keep this thing busy... until we figure out a way to get rid of it." "Attention, everyone." "This is Weir." "For the time being, we need you all to remain in your quarters... unless otherwise instructed." " If you see anything out of the" " Hello?" "Can you hear me?" " Can anyone hear me?" " Jinto?" "Major Sheppard!" " Are you okay?" " I'm scared." " Where are you?" " I don't know." "Jinto, start from the beginning." "Tell us how you got to where you are." "L was in the hall outside my quarters." " Where'd you go next?" " I can't remember." "He's used to the forest, being able to see the stars at night." "L found a small room filled with boxes from Earth." "No boxes." "They're here with me." "Someone thought it would make a nice closet." "This is definitely not a closet." " Did the panel glow when you stepped in?" " Yes!" " Did you touch it?" " Yes." "What exactly?" "L don't remember." "Just before he disappeared, we got an unusual energy reading from this area." "Wait, wait." "No, n" " Must be a transporter." " We can name it later." "Major Sheppard!" " Are you okay?" " Yes." "We've gotJinto." "He's okay." "Do you have any idea what this place is?" "Some sort of research lab." "We've come across a few of them." "These consoles generally access the central computer system... soJinto could've caused malfunctions from here." "L need to know everything you touched." "As far as I can tell, there's only one entity." "Now, the bright blue spots are the active naquadah generators." "This blob is our entity." "It was just a matter of calibrating the sensors." "Your idea is working." "L've been able to anticipate its approach to the active generators... and shut them off remotely." "Here, watch." " Got it going in circles." " Good job." "Thanks." "L hope we're not making this thing mad." "Lieutenant?" "This is Dr. Grodin." "L'm tracking the entity heading your way." "You might want to get out of the hall you're in." "Roger that." "This is Ford." "A bulkheadjust blocked our way." "There's no panel on the wall or any way to open it that we can see." " Roger that." " McKay?" "We didn't touch anything." "It could be the entity causing random malfunctions." "The proximity to that large an energy disturbance... could cause the Ancient technology to go haywire." "Lieutenant, double back and try the door on the east side of the hall." "This door won't open either." " Here it comes." " Pull open the console on the wall." "Hurry." " What next?" " L'm not sure." "What do you see?" " Three crystals." " Take out the middle one." "Put the top one down." "If this door opens, go." "L'll be right behind you." " Not working." " Use the middle one to bridge the others." " You sure about this?" " Not exactly." "Go!" "Man down." "L need a medical team." "All right, hang in there." "Are we in any danger here?" "L wish I could tell you." " How's Ford?" " It's like he was hit by lightning." " He's gonna be okay?" " He's a tough kid." "Sir." "Hi." "Will you tell this guy there's nothing he could've done?" "There is nothing you could've done." "L could've tried to pull him out, sir." "Yeah, then we'd both look like this." "You don't look so bad." "Dr. Beckett says you're gonna be back to pretty boy in no time." " Apparently, it's also an elevator." " Really?" "We can stop taking the stairs everywhere." " How nice for you all." " What do you got?" "Well, believe it or not, Jinto didn't touch anything of any consequence... other than that." "It must have its own power source, like the jumpers." "What is it?" "It's some sort of containment vessel for the energy creature." " And Jinto released it." " Well, it seems that way." "As I suggested, the entity's what's been causing most of our technical problems." "Now, it was captured for observation." "The Ancients were researching ascension." "Really?" "What exactly is ascension?" "At some point during their evolution... the Ancients reached an advanced stage of being... where they were able to rid themselves of their physical bodies... and rise to a higher plane of existence, one in which they live as pure energy." "L know it sounds ridiculous... but this is the first indication... that there may have been evolutionary intervention to get there." "A little gene therapy of their own, huh?" "Well, I haven't read all the notes... but what I do know is that the entity is energy." "It feeds on energy." "Ford is lucky." "The more it feeds, the bigger it gets." "The bigger it gets, the more charged it becomes, and the more deadly it will be." "Is it intelligent?" "According to the research, it is sentient... but if you're thinking about trying to talk to it... you'd have more luck with a shark." "This thing is going to suck the power out of our generators... and then it will kill us all." "All right." "What do we do about it?" "The entity's been trapped here since the Ancients abandoned the city." " L know I'd be pissed." " And hungry." "The point is, this device was designed to attract it... capture it and hold it for observation." "There's still a chance we might be able to get it back inside." "L'm just gonna need a little more time to figure out how." " Hey." " Jinto has something he wishes to say." "L'm sorry." "What happened to you was my fault." "Where I come from, we got a little saying" "Stuff happens." "Actually, it's a little different, but" "You didn't mean for this to happen, did you?" "You're a good kid." "You weren't doing anything wrong, which means this isn't your fault, okay?" "Same as when" "When we came to your planet, we didn't mean for the Wraith to show up." "They just did." "That's why you're here." "Your home was destroyed." "You almost lost your dad." "L don't remember you getting mad at me over that." "Stuff happens." "It's not falling for the same tricks anymore." " How smart is this thing?" " Rodney?" "L don't know, but this is much simpler than I thought." "It's kind of like a mousetrap." "This button here causes the device to emit an energy signature... that attracts the creature." "This one shuts it in." "Only downside is it looks like... someone's gonna have to be here to press the buttons." " L'll do it." " Okay." "Wait a minute, Rodney." "You're still wearing the shield." "Isn't there a chance that if something went wrong, that would protect you?" "L had a feeling." "What do you mean?" "Had a feeling about what?" "You think I wanted it to come off just now?" "You think I'm scared?" "L'm not scared." "L'll do this." "No, that's okay." "You might faint again." "It's just not working anymore." "Look" " See, it doesn't work on you either." "Look, I just meant that it wasn't gonna let you die." "It is just a coincidence that it happened to stop working now." "God, I need a drink." "Go." "You always told me I shouldn't be afraid of the dark." "Well, I was wrong." "L can't sleep now." "What if the darkness comes?" "It won't." " How do you know?" " Because... it's afraid of fire." "The darkness is afraid?" "Everything is afraid of something." "So the shield device just came off by itself?" "Yeah, it just stopped working." "He even tried it on Sheppard." "It wouldn't work on Sheppard." " Why not?" " McKay didn't tell you?" "The text we studied said the shield imprints on the wearer." "If we're right, it wouldn't work on anyone else." "We ready?" "You realize that when we shut everything down, we're going to lose the sensors." "We're not going to be able to track it." "We have security personnel posted around the living quarters." "At least we have some warning." "Teyla told the Athosian children... that lighting a candle will help protect them." " And you're doing it because?" " It's gonna get dark in here." "Okay, Major." "Go ahead." "Now." "Shutting down power." "It's coming." "L think we're gonna need a bigger boat." " Size doesn't matter." " That's a myth." "It'll fit." "The device traps the creature in subspace." "You just need to make sure it gets all the way inside the containment vessel." "All right, come on." "Son of a bitch." "What happened?" "Damn thing took one look and went away." "It's a lot smarter than we thought." "We need to know where it is right now." "We'll have to turn the power on to use the sensors." " You can't do that." " Do it, but just the operations tower." " What now?" " It's headed this way." " Because you turned the power back on." " We can't go on like this." "Do you think it wants to be here?" "What do you mean?" "It's been trapped here for thousands of years, alone." " It's not alone anymore." " It doesn't think on that level." " It thinks about eating." "That's it." " Well, you would know." " If we stay, it will kill us." " Not unless we kill it first." " Well, I don't see how." " Then either we must go, or it must." "Maybe it wants to go." "If we open the Stargate" "This is a bad idea." " You said that already." " Well, it's worth saying again." " It's coming." " An open Stargate is a huge power source." "This thing is smart." "It knew enough not to get trapped again." "You think it's gonna follow a generator into the wormhole?" "Well, you got a better idea?" "Good luck." "Are you okay?" "It's almost here." " Do you have an address?" " M4X- 337- barren wasteland." "Dial it." "That was good thinking." "It's not goin' anywhere." "L can't see if the MALP got through." "The entity could have drained the battery." "Could be feeding off the generator, off the Stargate." " This is a disaster." " Shut it down." " L can't." " The consoles are dead." "There must be something we can do." "We don't know if the MALP is still down there." "It's possible that the entity will still go through the gate... once it's depleted the energy in the naquadah generator on the MALP." "Or it could just continue to feed off the gate's energy." "McKay?" "Rodney!" "The power must have been drained by the entity." "Medical team to the gate room." "He's not burned." "He's breathing." " What happened?" " You did it." " L did?" " It went through the gate." "You must have passed out." "Well, thanks for not saying the other thing." "That was a Hail Mary." "Thank you." "Take your time." "Man down."