Programma Televisivo: Stargate Atlantis - 1x4
How we doing?
Okay Ltd.
I think I've got it lined up pretty close.
No such thing as close.
You thread the needle, or we're dead.
Right.
It's ok, you can do it Nice and easy Ok, I think we're close enough to dial the gate yes, yes, hurry up and get us back!
Get this damn thing off me!
We can't.
Cut it off.
As soon as we establish a connection, radio back that we've got a medical emergency.
There must be something we can do for him There's a emergency first aid kit behind the pilot seat, get it Major, everything we do try to remove just make the pain not worth trying.
Now try and be still Is there no way to go faster?
He's just trying to get us back in one piece.
Atlantis base, this is Ford.
Jumper 1 is inbound with a medical emergency Please, respond What's going on?
The reconaissance team is reporting a medical emergency.
I have alerted doctor Becket, he's on his way.
Put on major Sheppard.
He's the one who's injured.
How am I expected to find anything that's gonna get rid of that thing.
Something for the pain!
I don't think that the tylenol is gonna do it, we need a doctor!
how much longer?
Almost there.
Flight, Jumper one on final approach.
This is Weir, what's the nature of Major Sheppard's injury?
Some sort of funky alien bug, attached itself to his neck.
he's completely immobile What is it doing to him?
We don't know but we can't get it off him, and we tried everything You understand the risk of bringing something like that, back to Atlantis.
Yes, ma'am I do.
But we really don't have a choice in the matter Understood Lieutenant.
Good luck.
Quarantine the jumper bay.
It is all automatic from here.
Here we go.
Synchro / traduction by teams SG-66- TEAM24 with help from Nasgo and Master Goa'uld Season 1 Episode 4: 38 minutes Where are they?
I don't know, the gate's still active.
All indications read they should be through by then.
Oh no!
What happened?
The drive pod, The wing things that stick out when we fly, must have failed to retract.
That's all I can think it could be.
Of course that, or the Stargate's down, which I highly doubt.
But this is a big problem What can we do?
I don't think there's a thing we can do, this is a-a very, very big problem.
Gimme a hand.
What the hell was that?
That's strange.
Yes it is.
That is the...
Yes it is.
That's creepy sir.
We're stuck.
Yes, we are.
Apparently the engine pods failed to retract in time.
Square peg, round hole.
Can we pull Markham and Stackhouse out?
Our hands and arms would dematerialize as soon as we crossed the event horizon.
There's no way to reach for them.
Major He must have been knocked unconscious by the impact Jumper One, this is Weir What's your status?
This is Ford, good to hear your voice The four of us are still here but...
but Markham and Stackhouse are inside the event horizon.
Say again Ma'am, Jumper one is lodged in the stargate.
Teyla, doctor McKay and myself are in the rear compartment with the major.
He's in bad shape Mark and Stockhouse are in the foward section How did that happen?
Engine pods We think, it was one of the engine pods But there's no way to be sure It is the only viable possibility If I understand you correctly, you won't have acces of the flight controls Yes Elizabeth, It's an extremely intriguing conundrum, and one that I would love to discuss with you in detail, until the stargate shuts down and the ship is cut in two!
Rodney, calm down.
Rodney!
If I'm going to be any help to you at all, I need to catch up.
Lt Ford, back it up for me.
We couldn't ID the Wraith base of operations from space, like we did the last time we were there.
So we went to the same landing co-ordinates as before, to get a closer look.
It's gone.
What?
This is in the mountain side.
It was.
We were inside it.
Let's move.
This was the spot.
That's more a hole than a moutain really.
Could have it been destroyed?
This is definitely not a blaster.
No.
I think they picked up and left.
Was a ship?
I don't know, sir, the mountain was covered of trees Yeah, but the Wraith's hibernate for centuries, right?
So a lot of tree's could have overgrown in that time.
Then we were held prisoner inside one of the great ships I showed you in the drawings.
They've left, to begin culling worlds.
There's movement down there.
Go!
She hardly mean't, begin at the beginning.
This is intel, she needs to know And we have less than 38 minutes Hold on, why 38 minutes?
Because that's the maximum amount of time a Stargate remain open in non-relativistic conditions It is one of the more immutable laws of the worm holes physics, and oh my, look at the time, it's more like 35 minutes.
Are we all caught up?
I get it What do you need?
Help All right!
Let me put Cavenaugh, Groden and Simpson in a room.
See what they come up with.
That's good, and the Czech, Czech, the Czech with name i cant remember Doctor Zelenka?
That's it.
We'll work it at our end.
What else?
We call you, thank you Where is my patient?
-There's been a problem.
Conference room.
-Oh, no...
Keep a channel open with them all the times And turn that alarm off!
Hi Teyla!
Are you allright?
I am fine Something tells me, we haven't made it to Atlantis yet.
No Ford?
What is that?
We stucks, Sir We're what?
In a gate You mean my day just got worse.
We're going with the assumption, that it was one or both of the drive pods.
I don't know if it was mechanical failure.
Or was damaged as we try to take off.
Taking fire.
It's a melt to do!
I try Sir!
Is no way of knowing, really But, if you know some way of mannually crack the mechanism...
Cokpit on their left the cokpit is regretably demolecularize, at the moment, but...
Loose someone back here?
No No, I dont think so Well if you'll excuse me, I'll be a foot and a half over there, taking some readings.
Feel free to talk amongst yourselves.
Alright, you've all been briefed.
We have less than half an hour.
Where this doctor Zelenka?
He's working up a simulation in the Puddle-Jumper Two It was direct toward there That is good If there was time it would be It is not a matter that features yet, doctor.
There's 6 people on a ship I'm just a medical doctor here, so forgive me if this is a stupid question If they just step to the event horizon wouldn't they come through to the front part of the ship, when the gate shuts down?
The front half won't rematerialise on this side.
The Stargate transmits the matter in discreet units The front half of the ship cannot rematerialise, Until the whole ship has crossed into the event horizon The Stargate is a century waiting for the contiguous components Meaning the jumper and everyone inside To enter completely, before we can transport them He say's, the gate only sends things through in one piece.
Yeah, sorry Unfortunately, the upgoing Stargate won't transmit the matter stream until the demolecularization is completed When he shuts down entire forward section, along with the men inside will cease to exist And what about the others?
The ship will be severed instantaneously along the event horizon They'll be exposed to hard vacuum, In 29 minutes What if they close the bulkhead door?
The rear portion of the ship, will remain pressurised.
Become a sort of lifeboat.
It will lose atmosphere very quickly It could buy enough time to send a second Jumper.
And do what?
Figure it out!
Contact Jumper One and made recommendation What are you doing?
Sorry, here Jumper One, this is Atlantis We're still here.
We recommend closing the bulkhead door.
Oh...
Good thinking What else?
We are still working on the problem.
We'll get back to you.
Atlantis base out.
Thanks for calling!
Somebody else is claustrophobic or is it just me?
Why did you close the doors?
So that when the Stargate is close down, and the forward section is severed, we're not directly exposed to space Will it hold?
Like a screen door in a submarine, I just prefer apoxia...
...to decompression.
It is...
it is a personal thing The air's gonna get thin in here.
Your really do have to calm down.
Oh, you wait and see how thin it get's in 27 minutes.
McKay Vacuum.
That's thin.
Knock it off Oh, I apologise for being the only person who truly comprehends how screwed we are!
Don't talk to me about screwed!
And let's not give up on Markham and Stackhouse, either.
There's plenty of time to solve this thing, but you've gotta stop using your mouth, and start using your brain.
I'm sorry...
I'm just...
I react to certain doom, in a certain way.
It's a bad habit and..
Maybe there is a way to manually retract the mechanism.
Yeah maybe there is.
Here You seem stronger No.
it's just the pains not so bad now.
That's good No, It isn't I can't feel my legs The hands and the arms are numb I can barely move them.
feelings creeping me out.
Look lieutenant What I'm trying to say is if you don't get this damn thing off me.
I have even less time than you do.
Doctor Zelenka Apologise to not attending a breefing, Dr Weir, there was not time.
I don't want to slow you down but I need to know what you're working on so I can communicate it to the team on Jumper one.
We are attempting to retract the...
the drive pod back into the fuse lodge from inside the rear compartment Anything yet?
There is much redundancy in the ancient technology.
Making it dangerous for them to experiment with it in this way.
So they might accidentally open the rear hatch or shut life support off entirely.
Yes, yes, yes It's just why we're attempting to isolate the correct control pathway.
Understood.
What can I do to help?
Stop talking, please.
Lieutenant, get your knife out and cut this damn thing off.
It can't hurt as much as it did last time.
The last time, we almost lost you Ah well.
you're going to lose me anyway Sir We tried to cut it off when we were back on the planet We tried everything You're right sir?
Here we go.
Everything we did just seemed to hurt you more.
I think it just heals itself.
it feeds on your strengh, like the Wraith You had to say that.
My father often told stories about creatures such like this.
I always thought he was just trying to keep the children from straying far from our camp.
Great, and did he tell you how to kill it?
I don't know sir, I'm sure we can't.
I could use a second opinion Get back on the radio Affirmative Come here Sir, this micro is open.
This is doctor Beckett, how is our patient?
This if ford.
Major Sheppard is conscious but the creature is still latched on to him.
How do you feel about house calls doc?
Would if I could major Sheppard but you'll have to settle for long distance.
I'm told you have something of a cling-on It's funny It's like the ugliest damn thing you've ever seen.
How did it attack yourself?
Well, we returned toward the Jumper The Wraith were shooting us Go tell Marco to get ready for take off I'll cover you.
What about you?
I'll be there in a minute, GO!
Major we're cut off from the jumper Negative They're should be one at your three o'clock I drew the other two this way They're all around us where'd they come from?
Ltd you know how they can make you see things that aren't there, The path in front of you is cleared, now move!
Can you describe it to me?
Yes sir.
It's about two feet in length including the tail, there's rough stuff under his arm picks It's got two sharp spiny things in his neck near the Major's carotid artery I need more than that, son Four legs, if you can call them that They're wrapped around the Major's throat.
I can't see any eyes It's got a real hard shell, but there's a soft meaty part underneath.
Major, what are your physical symptoms?
Well, first it was as a knife in the eye Since I have lost all the feelings in my extremities I can't move So it incapacitates first with pain and prophases.
I need to be able to move around and help McKay with mechanical problem.
Marco and Stackhouse are dead if I don't.
What have you tryed?
I've tried to cut it off, I've tried to burn it off, I've even tried to shoot it off.
9 mil point blank.
Not much worse I can do without killing the Major along with it.
I believe the creature is related in some way to the Wraith really?
How so?
it feeds itself after each intent to remove him by sucking life from Major Sheppard Just as the Wraith would.
Well, I suppose the Wraith has to have evolved of something I suppose that it is a sort of a...
prehistoric cousin.
Listen Doctor, the Major can't be worse We gonna do something right now You said that the creature had a underside an exposed soft tissue like a leech I tried to cut into it.
the thing practically strangled him to death Son you don't cut leeches off.
You pour salt on to them.
If you activate the field they'll die.
We can always open it together if they fix the problem Well they may not have time.
If they don't, we could destroy this facility.
It's supposed we're working on solutions.
We think the Jumper must be damaged for this to have happened in the first place.
Ancient systems are too advanced for this to be pilot error.
So?
So depending on the extend of the damage we can't rule out a catastrophic power feed back in the drive manifolds.
Without the techno babble please.
Doctor Cavenaugh, was pointing out, that there's a very slim chance, that with the cockpit controls interrupted, and with the pod damaged, the main drive could overload.
She means to say explode.
Especially if McKay starts nosing around inside the control conduits, to attract the drive pod manually.
And he will.
I know I would.
Zelenka's working on simulations.
I just came from there.
If there is a catastrophic overload.
The full force of the explosion will break up the Jumper, follow the burning fragments through the Stargate, like a bomb.
You think the risk of this happening is minimal?
In my opinion.
Yes.
You all agree?
Then we take the chance.
I thought it was important to point out the risk.
Fine, you did.
Now please worry a little bit more about their lives, and less about your own ass...
23 minutes.
Doctor Weir?
I'm sorry, I don't have time right now.
Neither do those people that are trapped aboard the ship of the ancestors.
News travels fast.
I was speaking with one of your expedition members, when she was called in to help.
Well then, you are aware that we are very short on time.
I am.
Still, this is important.
Ok You do not know this.
But among our people, there is a ritual prayer that is said, when one knows that death is upon them.
We don't know that it is.
I'm told that it is all but inevitable.
By who?
It is not important.
What is important, is that Teyla be allowed to prepare for death.
Knowing the time and place of one's end, is a very rare thing among our people.
It is a simple rite, but will not take more than a few moments to...
Hollan?
We need to concentrate all of our efforts on saving them.
At the risk of forsaking Teyla's own beliefs?
It is important that we use what little time we have, to try everything...
I would ask you not to tell me what is important, and what is not, in this case.
I'm sorry, I can't have this conversation right now.
Why not?
Because we are wasting time.
This is time that Teyla can use to prepare.
Alright, you perceive death a certain way.
I accept that.
In fact, I respect that.
But we do not prepare for death.
We do everything we can to stave it off.
That is who we are.
I'm not asking you to suspend your efforts.
No.
You want me to tell everyone on that ship, that they should expect to die?
I will not send them that message.
And if you feel that, that violates Teyla's rights, I apologise.
I truly do.
But there's nothing I can do about that right now.
I have to go.
Alright.
We've got everything to the Jumper manifest, already laid out here.
What's your personal inventory.
Alright, from the vest, we got a swiss army knife.
Some chocolate, some water.
Matches, emergency kit.
We have alcohol, iodine, pain killers What is this?
Teyla found a portable difibrillator in the ships storage.
I thought of that.
If Major Sheppard received the same electric shock, it would likely kill him.
Right Try everything.
One item at a time.
Dr Weir!
Cavenaugh, I hope you've got something to tell me.
Yes, I do.
What the hell was that?
Excuse me?
I happily left the SGC, because I had, had it up to here, with the military running things, and you just busted me like a private.
Don't be so dramatic, besides the Air Force doesn't have privates.
Neither do I.
You just cut them off.
Right in front of my research team.
That's what this is about?
You're embarrassed?
Well humiliated would be a little more accurate.
I haven't worked up to humiliation yet.
I just assumed, that with a civilian in charge of the expedition, there would be a little bit more.
A civilian is in charge, and we are cut off from Earth.
Which makes Atlantis, almost like a colony.
I suppose.
Well I'm governor of that colony.
Well that's all very well and good.
Do you have a problem with that?
You're missing my point.
No, you're missing mine.
If you waste one more minute, which could be used to help the people trapped on that ship, because of your ego?
I promise you, I will dial the co-ordinates of a very lonely planet, where you can be as self important as you wanna be.
You think I'm kidding?
You wouldn't do that.
Cavenaugh?
Get back in there.
We'll talk about this later.
Never again.
Go!
Go!
Dr Zalinka to control room.
I think I have something We're receiving.
Jumper One, this is Weir.
Doctor Zelenka's come up with something.
Zelenka.
Why can I never remember that name?
He's positively identified the control systems in the port side of the Jumper, that retract the drive pod.
I'm relaying the schematics to your data pad.
Thank you, now we're getting somewhere.
What?
Zelenka's identified the control pathways to the engine pod, which means that's increasing my chances of fixing this, from one in a million, to one in a thousand.
But, it's something.
Elizabeth.
Yes?
I'll only have 7 to 9 seconds to warn you if I accidentally do a catastrophic overload, so if I tell you to raise the shields.
Don't hesitate.
We're aware of the risk Rodney.
Do your best.
Starting with iodine.
Scratch iodine.
What else have you got there?
Yes, what have you got there?
Any food?
You're kidding.
I have less than 20 minutes to save our lives, and I am teetering on the brink of a hypoglycemic reaction, so...
Thank you I'm gonna try alcohol now.
Place a few drops on the soft tissue, to see how it reacts.
Save some for me.
Wrong type of alcohol sir.
What's the good of that?
Not much sir.
No reaction to alcohol.
Right, What next?
Did the Doctor not say to pour salt on the creature?
I think that was a metaphor.
But it doesn't matter.
Just try everything.
Water.
Give me water.
Sir.
Sir.
Sir are you alright.
Sir?
Major?
Sir are you alright?
Sir?
Major?
Major What's happening?
What's happening It reacted to either the salt or the water.
Or a combination of both.
Did it lose it's hold on Major Sheppard?
Negative If anything, it dug in more.
Please don't do that again.
I won't sir, sorry.
Looks like they have a primitive defence to salt water.
It moved.
When you threw him across the circuits, I think the engine fired for a microsecond, but it stopped.
Oh no.
What?
What?
So much for plan A.
What?
When the Stargate closes now, every molecule of air in this compartment, is gonna out rush out through there.
We slid in further.
15 minutes.
Ford, what can you tell me?
The Puddle Jumper has shifted slightly.
The rear compartment has now breached the event horizon.
Dr McKay.
Dr McKay, is still hopeful we can retract the drive pod in time.
Understood.
We haven't come up with anything yet.
But there's still time.
Yes ma'am.
How is Major Sheppard?
I'm still here.
Hang in there Major.
We're working on the problem.
I know you are.
Listen, I'd like to say something, while I still can.
Don't!
You're gonna get through this.
If I was.
He wouldn't have let me go.
Who wouldn't have let you go?
The Wraith.
I guess he saw me as good as dead, cos he just walked away.
So, what I wanted to say was...
Save your strength John.
And tell me in person.
This is important.
I'm listening.
We should sent him through the event horizon.
If Doctor McKay figures it out in time, we can fix the Major up on the other side.
If he doesn't, we're all dead anyway.
No pressure.
Major Sheppard would effectively be in suspended animation for the entire time.
We can't risk that.
Why not?
If the creature reacted that violently to drops of water, who knows how it would react to Stargate travel.
Are you telling me Major Sheppard can't come through the gate, while that thing is on him?
Then we must do something now!
Hit me with the defibrillator.
You may be onto something Major.
You said that might kill him.
That's the idea.
I don't understand.
Teyla.
You said this creature was like a Wraith.
Yes.
Then how do you think it would respond, if God forbit, Major Sheppard were to die right now, then.
It would stop feeding.
Exactly.
Just as a Wraith would.
How is that an idea?
I'm suggesting that we fool the creature into thinking that its prey's dead, by stopping the Major's heart.
If I'm right.
It should let him go.
If that thing let's go.
We give him another jolt.
Give it a try.
If it doesn't work, send him through the event horizon.
He'll keep there, as good as the deep freeze.
John, are you sure you wanna do this?
I want this damn thing off me.
Be prepared for a code blue in the Jumper bay.
Lt Ford, do you know how to do this?
Yes sir.
Cut his shirt off.
What?
Cut his shirt off!
Charging 200.
Move his tags.
What?
Move his chain, inside.
Place the lubrication,right on the paddles.
Ready to go.
Once the bug falls off, I'm gonna have to kill it.
Ready to charge up again, and we'll hit it with another jolt.
McKay, if we can't restart his heart on the first try, we'll need that bulkhead door open again.
Done.
One of us is gonna have to get him through.
I will.
Do it!
No pulse!
It won't come off.
Settle.
It may take a moment.
Lieutenant?
Nothing?
Nothing!
Let's get him through.
Got him?
Yes.
This is Lt Ford.
The creature has been sucessfully removed from Major Sheppard, but we were unable to revive him.
Both he and Teyla, are now on the other side of the event horizon.
Thank you Lt.
Rodney, you have seven minutes.
I'm only halfway through the possible circuit pathways, and times almost up.
We're not gonna make it.
Just keep on it.
There's still time.
You should consider stepping into the event horizon.
I'm serious.
I'll keep trying till the end, but given your choices, that's a far better way to go.
Leave you here alone with that thing wrapped up in my jacket?
You did check to make sure it was dead.
It's dead.
Good, because explosive decompression, and death by suffocation with that thing, is possibly...
Work!
I'm sorry Time?
2 minutes 20 seconds.
Rodney, we're down to 2 minutes I know the time.
I've still got over two dozen circuits I haven't tried.
Don't be so methodical.
Just pick one at random.
If I do that, I run the risk of attempting to activate the same circuit twice.
Just try!
I'm telling you, there's no way I could...
Wait.
I think I did it.
Elizabeth?
I think the engine pods retracted.
Why haven't you shown up?
She's right.
Why aren't we moving?
It's inertia.
The drive shift end went through the Stargate.
We've shed all our forward momentum.
You're wasting your time.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Then what are we gonna do?
One minute.
The rear hatch.
Blow the rear hatch.
It should give you enough thrust to make it through.
I can do it.
But the only mechanism to blow the hatch is back here.
I'll do it.
There's no time.
Just go!
30 seconds.
I'll be in the Jumper bay.
Again!
He's gonna be fine.
Well done Rodney.
We'll see.
We've got a pulse.
It's getting stronger.
He's going to be ok.
How are you feeling?
Starving.
He's got quite the hickey, but Dr Beckett says he'll be fine in a few days.
We should let you rest.
No, you should get me food.
I think we can arrange that.
Welcome back sir.
I must admit, it is a pleasant surprise.
By the way.
What were you gonna say?
When?
Before, when you thought...
ou know Oh that.
I didn't want you to say at the time.
But now I'm curious.
I was gonna say...
Take care of each other.
That's nice.
And indeed we did.
Yes you did.
Thank you, again.
You're welcome.
Goodnight.
You weren't really gonna say that, were you?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
I didn't think so.
Okay Ltd.
I think I've got it lined up pretty close.
No such thing as close.
You thread the needle, or we're dead.
Right.
It's ok, you can do it Nice and easy Ok, I think we're close enough to dial the gate yes, yes, hurry up and get us back!
Get this damn thing off me!
We can't.
Cut it off.
As soon as we establish a connection, radio back that we've got a medical emergency.
There must be something we can do for him There's a emergency first aid kit behind the pilot seat, get it Major, everything we do try to remove just make the pain not worth trying.
Now try and be still Is there no way to go faster?
He's just trying to get us back in one piece.
Atlantis base, this is Ford.
Jumper 1 is inbound with a medical emergency Please, respond What's going on?
The reconaissance team is reporting a medical emergency.
I have alerted doctor Becket, he's on his way.
Put on major Sheppard.
He's the one who's injured.
How am I expected to find anything that's gonna get rid of that thing.
Something for the pain!
I don't think that the tylenol is gonna do it, we need a doctor!
how much longer?
Almost there.
Flight, Jumper one on final approach.
This is Weir, what's the nature of Major Sheppard's injury?
Some sort of funky alien bug, attached itself to his neck.
he's completely immobile What is it doing to him?
We don't know but we can't get it off him, and we tried everything You understand the risk of bringing something like that, back to Atlantis.
Yes, ma'am I do.
But we really don't have a choice in the matter Understood Lieutenant.
Good luck.
Quarantine the jumper bay.
It is all automatic from here.
Here we go.
Synchro / traduction by teams SG-66- TEAM24 with help from Nasgo and Master Goa'uld Season 1 Episode 4: 38 minutes Where are they?
I don't know, the gate's still active.
All indications read they should be through by then.
Oh no!
What happened?
The drive pod, The wing things that stick out when we fly, must have failed to retract.
That's all I can think it could be.
Of course that, or the Stargate's down, which I highly doubt.
But this is a big problem What can we do?
I don't think there's a thing we can do, this is a-a very, very big problem.
Gimme a hand.
What the hell was that?
That's strange.
Yes it is.
That is the...
Yes it is.
That's creepy sir.
We're stuck.
Yes, we are.
Apparently the engine pods failed to retract in time.
Square peg, round hole.
Can we pull Markham and Stackhouse out?
Our hands and arms would dematerialize as soon as we crossed the event horizon.
There's no way to reach for them.
Major He must have been knocked unconscious by the impact Jumper One, this is Weir What's your status?
This is Ford, good to hear your voice The four of us are still here but...
but Markham and Stackhouse are inside the event horizon.
Say again Ma'am, Jumper one is lodged in the stargate.
Teyla, doctor McKay and myself are in the rear compartment with the major.
He's in bad shape Mark and Stockhouse are in the foward section How did that happen?
Engine pods We think, it was one of the engine pods But there's no way to be sure It is the only viable possibility If I understand you correctly, you won't have acces of the flight controls Yes Elizabeth, It's an extremely intriguing conundrum, and one that I would love to discuss with you in detail, until the stargate shuts down and the ship is cut in two!
Rodney, calm down.
Rodney!
If I'm going to be any help to you at all, I need to catch up.
Lt Ford, back it up for me.
We couldn't ID the Wraith base of operations from space, like we did the last time we were there.
So we went to the same landing co-ordinates as before, to get a closer look.
It's gone.
What?
This is in the mountain side.
It was.
We were inside it.
Let's move.
This was the spot.
That's more a hole than a moutain really.
Could have it been destroyed?
This is definitely not a blaster.
No.
I think they picked up and left.
Was a ship?
I don't know, sir, the mountain was covered of trees Yeah, but the Wraith's hibernate for centuries, right?
So a lot of tree's could have overgrown in that time.
Then we were held prisoner inside one of the great ships I showed you in the drawings.
They've left, to begin culling worlds.
There's movement down there.
Go!
She hardly mean't, begin at the beginning.
This is intel, she needs to know And we have less than 38 minutes Hold on, why 38 minutes?
Because that's the maximum amount of time a Stargate remain open in non-relativistic conditions It is one of the more immutable laws of the worm holes physics, and oh my, look at the time, it's more like 35 minutes.
Are we all caught up?
I get it What do you need?
Help All right!
Let me put Cavenaugh, Groden and Simpson in a room.
See what they come up with.
That's good, and the Czech, Czech, the Czech with name i cant remember Doctor Zelenka?
That's it.
We'll work it at our end.
What else?
We call you, thank you Where is my patient?
-There's been a problem.
Conference room.
-Oh, no...
Keep a channel open with them all the times And turn that alarm off!
Hi Teyla!
Are you allright?
I am fine Something tells me, we haven't made it to Atlantis yet.
No Ford?
What is that?
We stucks, Sir We're what?
In a gate You mean my day just got worse.
We're going with the assumption, that it was one or both of the drive pods.
I don't know if it was mechanical failure.
Or was damaged as we try to take off.
Taking fire.
It's a melt to do!
I try Sir!
Is no way of knowing, really But, if you know some way of mannually crack the mechanism...
Cokpit on their left the cokpit is regretably demolecularize, at the moment, but...
Loose someone back here?
No No, I dont think so Well if you'll excuse me, I'll be a foot and a half over there, taking some readings.
Feel free to talk amongst yourselves.
Alright, you've all been briefed.
We have less than half an hour.
Where this doctor Zelenka?
He's working up a simulation in the Puddle-Jumper Two It was direct toward there That is good If there was time it would be It is not a matter that features yet, doctor.
There's 6 people on a ship I'm just a medical doctor here, so forgive me if this is a stupid question If they just step to the event horizon wouldn't they come through to the front part of the ship, when the gate shuts down?
The front half won't rematerialise on this side.
The Stargate transmits the matter in discreet units The front half of the ship cannot rematerialise, Until the whole ship has crossed into the event horizon The Stargate is a century waiting for the contiguous components Meaning the jumper and everyone inside To enter completely, before we can transport them He say's, the gate only sends things through in one piece.
Yeah, sorry Unfortunately, the upgoing Stargate won't transmit the matter stream until the demolecularization is completed When he shuts down entire forward section, along with the men inside will cease to exist And what about the others?
The ship will be severed instantaneously along the event horizon They'll be exposed to hard vacuum, In 29 minutes What if they close the bulkhead door?
The rear portion of the ship, will remain pressurised.
Become a sort of lifeboat.
It will lose atmosphere very quickly It could buy enough time to send a second Jumper.
And do what?
Figure it out!
Contact Jumper One and made recommendation What are you doing?
Sorry, here Jumper One, this is Atlantis We're still here.
We recommend closing the bulkhead door.
Oh...
Good thinking What else?
We are still working on the problem.
We'll get back to you.
Atlantis base out.
Thanks for calling!
Somebody else is claustrophobic or is it just me?
Why did you close the doors?
So that when the Stargate is close down, and the forward section is severed, we're not directly exposed to space Will it hold?
Like a screen door in a submarine, I just prefer apoxia...
...to decompression.
It is...
it is a personal thing The air's gonna get thin in here.
Your really do have to calm down.
Oh, you wait and see how thin it get's in 27 minutes.
McKay Vacuum.
That's thin.
Knock it off Oh, I apologise for being the only person who truly comprehends how screwed we are!
Don't talk to me about screwed!
And let's not give up on Markham and Stackhouse, either.
There's plenty of time to solve this thing, but you've gotta stop using your mouth, and start using your brain.
I'm sorry...
I'm just...
I react to certain doom, in a certain way.
It's a bad habit and..
Maybe there is a way to manually retract the mechanism.
Yeah maybe there is.
Here You seem stronger No.
it's just the pains not so bad now.
That's good No, It isn't I can't feel my legs The hands and the arms are numb I can barely move them.
feelings creeping me out.
Look lieutenant What I'm trying to say is if you don't get this damn thing off me.
I have even less time than you do.
Doctor Zelenka Apologise to not attending a breefing, Dr Weir, there was not time.
I don't want to slow you down but I need to know what you're working on so I can communicate it to the team on Jumper one.
We are attempting to retract the...
the drive pod back into the fuse lodge from inside the rear compartment Anything yet?
There is much redundancy in the ancient technology.
Making it dangerous for them to experiment with it in this way.
So they might accidentally open the rear hatch or shut life support off entirely.
Yes, yes, yes It's just why we're attempting to isolate the correct control pathway.
Understood.
What can I do to help?
Stop talking, please.
Lieutenant, get your knife out and cut this damn thing off.
It can't hurt as much as it did last time.
The last time, we almost lost you Ah well.
you're going to lose me anyway Sir We tried to cut it off when we were back on the planet We tried everything You're right sir?
Here we go.
Everything we did just seemed to hurt you more.
I think it just heals itself.
it feeds on your strengh, like the Wraith You had to say that.
My father often told stories about creatures such like this.
I always thought he was just trying to keep the children from straying far from our camp.
Great, and did he tell you how to kill it?
I don't know sir, I'm sure we can't.
I could use a second opinion Get back on the radio Affirmative Come here Sir, this micro is open.
This is doctor Beckett, how is our patient?
This if ford.
Major Sheppard is conscious but the creature is still latched on to him.
How do you feel about house calls doc?
Would if I could major Sheppard but you'll have to settle for long distance.
I'm told you have something of a cling-on It's funny It's like the ugliest damn thing you've ever seen.
How did it attack yourself?
Well, we returned toward the Jumper The Wraith were shooting us Go tell Marco to get ready for take off I'll cover you.
What about you?
I'll be there in a minute, GO!
Major we're cut off from the jumper Negative They're should be one at your three o'clock I drew the other two this way They're all around us where'd they come from?
Ltd you know how they can make you see things that aren't there, The path in front of you is cleared, now move!
Can you describe it to me?
Yes sir.
It's about two feet in length including the tail, there's rough stuff under his arm picks It's got two sharp spiny things in his neck near the Major's carotid artery I need more than that, son Four legs, if you can call them that They're wrapped around the Major's throat.
I can't see any eyes It's got a real hard shell, but there's a soft meaty part underneath.
Major, what are your physical symptoms?
Well, first it was as a knife in the eye Since I have lost all the feelings in my extremities I can't move So it incapacitates first with pain and prophases.
I need to be able to move around and help McKay with mechanical problem.
Marco and Stackhouse are dead if I don't.
What have you tryed?
I've tried to cut it off, I've tried to burn it off, I've even tried to shoot it off.
9 mil point blank.
Not much worse I can do without killing the Major along with it.
I believe the creature is related in some way to the Wraith really?
How so?
it feeds itself after each intent to remove him by sucking life from Major Sheppard Just as the Wraith would.
Well, I suppose the Wraith has to have evolved of something I suppose that it is a sort of a...
prehistoric cousin.
Listen Doctor, the Major can't be worse We gonna do something right now You said that the creature had a underside an exposed soft tissue like a leech I tried to cut into it.
the thing practically strangled him to death Son you don't cut leeches off.
You pour salt on to them.
If you activate the field they'll die.
We can always open it together if they fix the problem Well they may not have time.
If they don't, we could destroy this facility.
It's supposed we're working on solutions.
We think the Jumper must be damaged for this to have happened in the first place.
Ancient systems are too advanced for this to be pilot error.
So?
So depending on the extend of the damage we can't rule out a catastrophic power feed back in the drive manifolds.
Without the techno babble please.
Doctor Cavenaugh, was pointing out, that there's a very slim chance, that with the cockpit controls interrupted, and with the pod damaged, the main drive could overload.
She means to say explode.
Especially if McKay starts nosing around inside the control conduits, to attract the drive pod manually.
And he will.
I know I would.
Zelenka's working on simulations.
I just came from there.
If there is a catastrophic overload.
The full force of the explosion will break up the Jumper, follow the burning fragments through the Stargate, like a bomb.
You think the risk of this happening is minimal?
In my opinion.
Yes.
You all agree?
Then we take the chance.
I thought it was important to point out the risk.
Fine, you did.
Now please worry a little bit more about their lives, and less about your own ass...
23 minutes.
Doctor Weir?
I'm sorry, I don't have time right now.
Neither do those people that are trapped aboard the ship of the ancestors.
News travels fast.
I was speaking with one of your expedition members, when she was called in to help.
Well then, you are aware that we are very short on time.
I am.
Still, this is important.
Ok You do not know this.
But among our people, there is a ritual prayer that is said, when one knows that death is upon them.
We don't know that it is.
I'm told that it is all but inevitable.
By who?
It is not important.
What is important, is that Teyla be allowed to prepare for death.
Knowing the time and place of one's end, is a very rare thing among our people.
It is a simple rite, but will not take more than a few moments to...
Hollan?
We need to concentrate all of our efforts on saving them.
At the risk of forsaking Teyla's own beliefs?
It is important that we use what little time we have, to try everything...
I would ask you not to tell me what is important, and what is not, in this case.
I'm sorry, I can't have this conversation right now.
Why not?
Because we are wasting time.
This is time that Teyla can use to prepare.
Alright, you perceive death a certain way.
I accept that.
In fact, I respect that.
But we do not prepare for death.
We do everything we can to stave it off.
That is who we are.
I'm not asking you to suspend your efforts.
No.
You want me to tell everyone on that ship, that they should expect to die?
I will not send them that message.
And if you feel that, that violates Teyla's rights, I apologise.
I truly do.
But there's nothing I can do about that right now.
I have to go.
Alright.
We've got everything to the Jumper manifest, already laid out here.
What's your personal inventory.
Alright, from the vest, we got a swiss army knife.
Some chocolate, some water.
Matches, emergency kit.
We have alcohol, iodine, pain killers What is this?
Teyla found a portable difibrillator in the ships storage.
I thought of that.
If Major Sheppard received the same electric shock, it would likely kill him.
Right Try everything.
One item at a time.
Dr Weir!
Cavenaugh, I hope you've got something to tell me.
Yes, I do.
What the hell was that?
Excuse me?
I happily left the SGC, because I had, had it up to here, with the military running things, and you just busted me like a private.
Don't be so dramatic, besides the Air Force doesn't have privates.
Neither do I.
You just cut them off.
Right in front of my research team.
That's what this is about?
You're embarrassed?
Well humiliated would be a little more accurate.
I haven't worked up to humiliation yet.
I just assumed, that with a civilian in charge of the expedition, there would be a little bit more.
A civilian is in charge, and we are cut off from Earth.
Which makes Atlantis, almost like a colony.
I suppose.
Well I'm governor of that colony.
Well that's all very well and good.
Do you have a problem with that?
You're missing my point.
No, you're missing mine.
If you waste one more minute, which could be used to help the people trapped on that ship, because of your ego?
I promise you, I will dial the co-ordinates of a very lonely planet, where you can be as self important as you wanna be.
You think I'm kidding?
You wouldn't do that.
Cavenaugh?
Get back in there.
We'll talk about this later.
Never again.
Go!
Go!
Dr Zalinka to control room.
I think I have something We're receiving.
Jumper One, this is Weir.
Doctor Zelenka's come up with something.
Zelenka.
Why can I never remember that name?
He's positively identified the control systems in the port side of the Jumper, that retract the drive pod.
I'm relaying the schematics to your data pad.
Thank you, now we're getting somewhere.
What?
Zelenka's identified the control pathways to the engine pod, which means that's increasing my chances of fixing this, from one in a million, to one in a thousand.
But, it's something.
Elizabeth.
Yes?
I'll only have 7 to 9 seconds to warn you if I accidentally do a catastrophic overload, so if I tell you to raise the shields.
Don't hesitate.
We're aware of the risk Rodney.
Do your best.
Starting with iodine.
Scratch iodine.
What else have you got there?
Yes, what have you got there?
Any food?
You're kidding.
I have less than 20 minutes to save our lives, and I am teetering on the brink of a hypoglycemic reaction, so...
Thank you I'm gonna try alcohol now.
Place a few drops on the soft tissue, to see how it reacts.
Save some for me.
Wrong type of alcohol sir.
What's the good of that?
Not much sir.
No reaction to alcohol.
Right, What next?
Did the Doctor not say to pour salt on the creature?
I think that was a metaphor.
But it doesn't matter.
Just try everything.
Water.
Give me water.
Sir.
Sir.
Sir are you alright.
Sir?
Major?
Sir are you alright?
Sir?
Major?
Major What's happening?
What's happening It reacted to either the salt or the water.
Or a combination of both.
Did it lose it's hold on Major Sheppard?
Negative If anything, it dug in more.
Please don't do that again.
I won't sir, sorry.
Looks like they have a primitive defence to salt water.
It moved.
When you threw him across the circuits, I think the engine fired for a microsecond, but it stopped.
Oh no.
What?
What?
So much for plan A.
What?
When the Stargate closes now, every molecule of air in this compartment, is gonna out rush out through there.
We slid in further.
15 minutes.
Ford, what can you tell me?
The Puddle Jumper has shifted slightly.
The rear compartment has now breached the event horizon.
Dr McKay.
Dr McKay, is still hopeful we can retract the drive pod in time.
Understood.
We haven't come up with anything yet.
But there's still time.
Yes ma'am.
How is Major Sheppard?
I'm still here.
Hang in there Major.
We're working on the problem.
I know you are.
Listen, I'd like to say something, while I still can.
Don't!
You're gonna get through this.
If I was.
He wouldn't have let me go.
Who wouldn't have let you go?
The Wraith.
I guess he saw me as good as dead, cos he just walked away.
So, what I wanted to say was...
Save your strength John.
And tell me in person.
This is important.
I'm listening.
We should sent him through the event horizon.
If Doctor McKay figures it out in time, we can fix the Major up on the other side.
If he doesn't, we're all dead anyway.
No pressure.
Major Sheppard would effectively be in suspended animation for the entire time.
We can't risk that.
Why not?
If the creature reacted that violently to drops of water, who knows how it would react to Stargate travel.
Are you telling me Major Sheppard can't come through the gate, while that thing is on him?
Then we must do something now!
Hit me with the defibrillator.
You may be onto something Major.
You said that might kill him.
That's the idea.
I don't understand.
Teyla.
You said this creature was like a Wraith.
Yes.
Then how do you think it would respond, if God forbit, Major Sheppard were to die right now, then.
It would stop feeding.
Exactly.
Just as a Wraith would.
How is that an idea?
I'm suggesting that we fool the creature into thinking that its prey's dead, by stopping the Major's heart.
If I'm right.
It should let him go.
If that thing let's go.
We give him another jolt.
Give it a try.
If it doesn't work, send him through the event horizon.
He'll keep there, as good as the deep freeze.
John, are you sure you wanna do this?
I want this damn thing off me.
Be prepared for a code blue in the Jumper bay.
Lt Ford, do you know how to do this?
Yes sir.
Cut his shirt off.
What?
Cut his shirt off!
Charging 200.
Move his tags.
What?
Move his chain, inside.
Place the lubrication,right on the paddles.
Ready to go.
Once the bug falls off, I'm gonna have to kill it.
Ready to charge up again, and we'll hit it with another jolt.
McKay, if we can't restart his heart on the first try, we'll need that bulkhead door open again.
Done.
One of us is gonna have to get him through.
I will.
Do it!
No pulse!
It won't come off.
Settle.
It may take a moment.
Lieutenant?
Nothing?
Nothing!
Let's get him through.
Got him?
Yes.
This is Lt Ford.
The creature has been sucessfully removed from Major Sheppard, but we were unable to revive him.
Both he and Teyla, are now on the other side of the event horizon.
Thank you Lt.
Rodney, you have seven minutes.
I'm only halfway through the possible circuit pathways, and times almost up.
We're not gonna make it.
Just keep on it.
There's still time.
You should consider stepping into the event horizon.
I'm serious.
I'll keep trying till the end, but given your choices, that's a far better way to go.
Leave you here alone with that thing wrapped up in my jacket?
You did check to make sure it was dead.
It's dead.
Good, because explosive decompression, and death by suffocation with that thing, is possibly...
Work!
I'm sorry Time?
2 minutes 20 seconds.
Rodney, we're down to 2 minutes I know the time.
I've still got over two dozen circuits I haven't tried.
Don't be so methodical.
Just pick one at random.
If I do that, I run the risk of attempting to activate the same circuit twice.
Just try!
I'm telling you, there's no way I could...
Wait.
I think I did it.
Elizabeth?
I think the engine pods retracted.
Why haven't you shown up?
She's right.
Why aren't we moving?
It's inertia.
The drive shift end went through the Stargate.
We've shed all our forward momentum.
You're wasting your time.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Then what are we gonna do?
One minute.
The rear hatch.
Blow the rear hatch.
It should give you enough thrust to make it through.
I can do it.
But the only mechanism to blow the hatch is back here.
I'll do it.
There's no time.
Just go!
30 seconds.
I'll be in the Jumper bay.
Again!
He's gonna be fine.
Well done Rodney.
We'll see.
We've got a pulse.
It's getting stronger.
He's going to be ok.
How are you feeling?
Starving.
He's got quite the hickey, but Dr Beckett says he'll be fine in a few days.
We should let you rest.
No, you should get me food.
I think we can arrange that.
Welcome back sir.
I must admit, it is a pleasant surprise.
By the way.
What were you gonna say?
When?
Before, when you thought...
ou know Oh that.
I didn't want you to say at the time.
But now I'm curious.
I was gonna say...
Take care of each other.
That's nice.
And indeed we did.
Yes you did.
Thank you, again.
You're welcome.
Goodnight.
You weren't really gonna say that, were you?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
I didn't think so.