Previously on Stargate Atlantis:
Ford? You thought I was dead, didn't you?
Jace here has fine-tuned the enzyme.
We've gotten so good, we can even lace food with it.
Congratulations. You just had your first dose.
You're gonna help us destroy a Wraith hive ship.
There's been a change of plans.
McKay's gonna stay here while we run the op.
FORD Sheppard, you there?
I think I might have set the alarm off.
What do you want?
The one who flew the ship.
HIVE QUEEN: Kneel.
And now the conclusion.
HIVE QUEEN: The ship
where did you get it?
You mean the Dart?
We call them Darts because they're so pointy.
Tell me.
Where?
I really don't wanna say.
I don't even know your name.
In time
you will tell me every-
Every what? What's wrong?
She didn't even tell me her name.
Colonel?
Are you unharmed? Yeah.
Where'd they take you?
A little Q and A with the queen of the hive.
What did you tell her?
It was a short conversation. She walked out.
Why? I don't know.
Maybe she was late for a meeting. No.
There is something else. I sense she was agitated, even angry.
Why?
Another hive ship has arrived.
Are you sure there's another ship? I sense it. Close by.
Maybe they're planning on culling the planet together.
Or they're gonna fight for it.
Either way, the planet's only a few days away
so we don't have much time to stop them.
All right, first things first. How to get out. Any luck?
None yet.
Don't worry, I'll figure a way out.
I was afraid you were gonna say that.
Okay, they definitely should have been back by now. Seriously.
Am I the only one who thinks maybe things
haven't gone according to plan? Yes.
Okay, look, we can't just sit here. We need to do something.
Like what? Like go get help.
We can dial the stargate back to Atlantis
where we have a ship, a fast ship with shields.
We can fly to the hive and rescue them if we need to.
Can't dial the gate. Ford removed the crystals from the dialling device.
Yes, I know that.
But here's the good news:
You're the ones guarding them.
Look, all you have to do is get me the crystals. I can fix the DHD.
And then, look, you just have to walk into Ford's room back there and get them.
We're not giving you anything. Then I can't dial the gate.
That's what I said. Is this an Abbott and Costello routine?
Look, just give me the damn crystals.
You want the crystals, you're gonna have to go through us.
Unbelievable.
Last time we were on one of these ships
McKay was able to open the door by cutting right into the wall.
You mean, like, with a knife? You have a knife?
One for them to find, one to keep. Everybody knows that.
Right. I forgot all about that rule.
Well, it's a good thing I'm here.
Right. Now, just take your time.
I said, take your time.
I hit the exact spot you were pointing at.
All right. Anybody else have a knife?
Getting warmer.
How many of those things you got? How many you need?
Okay, you can take them out, easy.
Just a few well-placed karate chops
and then down they go.
Piece of cake. That's...
What, are you an idiot?
Desperate times
desperate measures.
That's one hell of a karate chop.
You must have a hell of a time going through airports.
Ford, what the hell are you doing?
That's the last of it. What about us?
You don't need it. You don't know that.
We're heading to the Dart bay.
Stay together and stay quiet.
Lock and load.
And that's what happens when you back a brilliant scientist into a corner!
Focus. Focus.
Good little crystals. There we go.
Wait.
They are coming.
I got it. Ford.
Move!
More coming! This way.
McKay: Big dose. Big, big dose.
But you needed it. You needed it to lay out the guards.
Idiots. "You want the crystals? You're gonna have to go through us. "
Well, I went through you.
Like a hot knife through Jell-O. No, wait, butter.
Hot knife through butter. Oh, man, am I hungry!
Okay, shut up. Rodney, focus.
Must finish dialling.
Please work, please work, please work.
Okay, go home.
Help us.
Please.
Help us.
She's alive. So is this one.
Let's get them out of here.
We don't have time to stop.
This isn't the mission. There is no mission, Ford.
There's just your stupid plan. If you hadn't have-
Look, the sooner you stop arguing with me and help me save these people
the quicker we get out of here.
Unscheduled activation.
It's Dr. McKay's IDC. Lower the shield.
I know what I need to do. Rodney? What's happened?
Where are the rest-? There's no time, no time.
The planet, the one the ship's headed towards, we need to get there.
I was barely able to escape, but I managed to take out the guards.
Oh, you should've seen me. I was amazing. I wish I got it on camera-
Rodney, slow down.
Are you all right? Yes. Yes. I mean, I don't know.
I mean, I had to take out the guards, and they were huge and dumb-
What guards? Ford's. Didn't I mention Ford?
No, you didn't. You haven't mentioned Sheppard, Teyla or Ronon either.
Yes, they were there too, and there were two guards.
I had to take them out, so I had to inject the enzyme.
You took some of the enzyme? No, I didn't take "some. "
I took a lot of the enzyme. I had to take out the guards.
You should've seen me. I was amazing. Are you insane?
Yes, now that I've taken the enzyme, yes.
Rodney, focus.
Where is Colonel Sheppard?
No, no, no, I had to take the enzyme to take out the guards.
But the point is we don't have enough time.
We need to stop the ship from getting where its going.
Come on, let's take a walk down to the infirmary.
What are you doing? No, I don't wanna go to the infirmary.
I wanna go to the...
Dr. Beckett, we have an emergency. We are headed to you.
Move!
Are you all right?
I think so.
You were shot by Wraith stunners. You both went down pretty quick.
The effects of the enzyme must be wearing off.
Where are the others?
Feeling better?
Her name's Neera.
Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard.
Hi.
Where are the others? They split us up into separate cells.
I guess the Wraith figure keeping us in smaller groups will make it tougher to escape.
We shouldn't have stopped. What's done is done.
No.
First, you set off the alarms, and then you stop to rescue people
when you know damn well the Wraith are on our tail?
It's like you're purposefully sabotaging this mission.
You hate to see me succeed at anything.
You got a lot of issues to work out, Ford.
Teyla and Ronon went down too quick when they were shot.
The enzyme's wearing off.
Are you feeling anything yet?
Not yet.
But I will.
It's happened before when I've run out of the enzyme.
It gets pretty bad.
So we've gotta figure a way out of here.
No more unnecessary stops.
Colonel Caldwell. I didn't think you were due back for days.
Dr. Weir requested that we join the search
so we pushed the engines a little.
How is he? I've sedated him.
Administered a beta-blocker to bring his blood pressure down to a more manageable level.
It's a wonder he didn't suffer a stroke.
Did he mention anything about the location of Colonel Sheppard and his team?
Nothing coherent, I'm afraid.
By the time he arrived here, he was hyperventilating.
Pulse extremely rapid.
He could barely get out a word.
Although, being Rodney, he certainly tried.
How much of the enzyme did he take? A very big dose, I'm afraid.
I found a significant amount in his system
nearly as much as Lieutenant Ford.
All right. Can you wean him off it? I wish I could.
Unfortunately, Ford took the last supply of our enzyme when he left Atlantis.
So an incremental withdrawal is out of the question.
Unless we harvest more enzyme. Not an option.
By the time we collect it, the enzyme will have broken down in his system.
No, I'm afraid for Rodney the only choice is-
Cold turkey. Aye, to put it bluntly.
I can administer some drugs to help ease the process:
Anti-nausea medication, pain reliever, benzodiazepine for anxiety
as well as a multivitamin injection to bolster the immune system.
Good. But it's gonna be difficult.
Possibly even deadly.
You all right? I'm just tired.
No.
The enzyme's leaving your bodies.
Mine too.
How bad will it get?
Bad.
Maybe not for you.
You guys haven't been on the enzyme for long.
But me, on the other hand...
Thank you.
How you holding up, lieutenant? I'm okay.
I just need to get my hands on some more enzyme.
Then I'll be able to get us out of here.
We'll do it together, with or without the enzyme.
We're a team, remember?
I remember.
Don't just stand there. Give me more enzyme.
We don't have any. It's the cave. Ford's cave.
He's got a whole cabinet of it. There's dozens of vials.
Do you know the address?
No.
I'm sorry, Rodney. You don't have to scream at me!
I'm not screaming. This is fun, watching me like this.
I assure you, it's not. What is this, payback? Jealous, huh?
You're jealous of how vital I am to this mission. Vital, vital.
Jealous of how I get to go off-world
and you get stuck in this stupid, pathetic excuse for a hospital.
You know that's not true. Jealous I get all the women!
Excuse me?
Just give me a little enzyme to take the edge off. I'm dying here.
I told you, we don't have any. I know you're lying.
I'm not lying. You are. You are.
And don't think I won't forget it!
What? I don't know.
Just kill me. I wish.
It'll pass- Don't shout. I am right here!
Perhaps we should move him to a more secluded area.
So you can kill me in private? Stab another knife in my back, huh?
Rodney, no one's trying to kill you.
You have no idea of the agony I'm going through.
Oh, I have an inkling.
Kanayo, you must be strong.
Fight it.
I do not know what else to do for him.
There's nothing we can do.
Kanayo?
He is dead.
Is that what's gonna happen to us?
One less for you to feed on.
Take him.
How is he?
Asleep, finally.
Mercifully.
Has he mentioned anything about Sheppard and the others?
No, not yet.
Our conversation was of a different sort.
I feel not unlike the priest in The Exorcist.
But he's through the worst of it.
The nausea has passed, his pulse has returned to normal.
Blood pressure reasonable
considering he was borderline hypertensive before taking the enzyme.
Good. I hate to say it
but his stubbornness is what sustained him throughout the ordeal.
We won't tell him that, though. Aye. Mustn't feed the beast.
No.
You should get some rest. You look exhausted.
I'll stay with him just a wee bit longer
just to make sure he's out of the woods.
Carson
nice work.
Thanks, Elizabeth.
Come on, buddy. Hang in there. Don't leave us.
I'm sorry, sir. No, none of that.
Mission's not over, remember? We gotta figure a way to get out.
You hear me? Yes, sir.
Aiden, you can make it through this.
Move away from him.
What are you gonna do with him? Move away.
He's sick. That is why we're taking him.
Where? Where are you taking him?
To a cocoon.
It will preserve him, keep him from dying.
Until they're ready to feed.
I'm sorry.
It's my fault you got caught. I should never have asked you to stop.
No, it's okay.
Trapped in one of those cocoons, no one can blame you for wanting out.
Now your friend has taken my place.
Not for long. Not if I can help it.
How will you get us out of here?
Okay, I haven't figured that part out yet
but when I do, it's gonna be real impressive.
The Wraith will not allow us to escape.
Yeah, well, I try not to let them tell me what I can and can't do.
You do not fear them? The Wraith? No.
Now, clowns, that's another story. Scare the crap out of me.
Well, look at you. Yes.
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, as the idiom goes.
You gave us quite a scare. It was very strange.
The whole time I was under the influence of the enzyme
I felt like I was perfectly lucid. Eloquent, even.
I mean, it was you who wasn't making sense or listening to reason.
It was very peculiar.
I think I kind of understand how Ford has been feeling this whole time.
Rodney
what happened out there? And where are the others?
I don't know, exactly, but I think I can figure it out.
I told you Ford's alive. But I didn't believe you.
The man is nothing if not resilient. He's been busy, too.
He's gathered himself together a little gang, doped them all up on the enzyme.
They're the ones that caught us, drugged us
and coerced us into joining them on a mission to destroy a hive ship.
A hive ship?
They managed to steal a Dart. Like I said, he's been busy.
When they didn't return from the mission, I realized something had obviously gone wrong.
Now, I have coordinates to the planet that the hive ship was headed towards.
So if the team is still alive
maybe captured on the ship, there's a chance we can rescue them.
Yeah, at least we can warn the planet.
I'll alert Colonel Caldwell. Very good.
How you feeling?
Better.
You?
I'm ready to get out of here.
Have you had any luck finding a way to escape?
I think our only chance is to try to create a diversion
try to overpower them next time they come in here.
Have you thought of Lieutenant Ford?
If his withdrawal was as severe as Kanayo's...
If it distracts you, you clear your mind of it.
If it fuels your anger
use it.
Do you have anything sharp? Knife? Hairpin?
Anything to puncture the skin on these walls?
No.
It's just that everyone in my last cell had one, so...
Your people were taken by the Wraith too?
A few.
My whole world was destroyed.
My people taken and brought here.
I watched as my own mother and younger brother were fed upon.
I'm sorry to hear that.
We had no means to fight the Wraith. We are a simple, peaceful people.
We're peaceful too, but the good news is
we have the means to put up a fight.
You have fought the Wraith before? Lots of times.
Won some battles, lost some.
War's not over by a long shot, but we're managing to hold our own.
And the clowns? Clowns?
Oh, yeah, the clowns.
We fight them too.
Entire armies spilling out of Volkswagens.
We do our best to fight them off
but they keep sending them in.
According to Ford's intel, Edowin has a space gate.
In a Puddle Jumper, we'd only be able to warn people of the impending culling.
Do we have enough time? Yes.
We think. We hope. We should.
Using the Daedalus, we might be able to get a lock on Sheppard and the team inside.
If they're still alive, we can beam them out.
All right. Let's get this bird off the ground.
You coming with us? No. No.
Right.
For warmth.
Okay.
How's that? Better? Yes. Thanks.
How long will they keep us in here?
That's a very good question.
If we're able to escape, where will I go?
Wherever you want.
Can I go with you to your world?
Sure, why not?
I'm sure we can find a spare room.
I'd like that.
What is it like, your world?
It's nice. Comfortable
good climate.
Tell me what it looks like.
Like every other world, I suppose.
Trees, water, mountains.
Starbucks on every corner.
What is it called?
Do you mind if we pick this up after I get some sleep?
Yes. Of course.
What is it?
I don't know. Must have just dropped out of hyperspace.
Maybe they're getting ready for the culling.
Take him.
Shall we talk now?
About what?
HIVE QUEEN: You are stubborn.
Yes, I am.
And she's very pretty, by the way.
Neera.
The girl you planted in the cocoon for us to rescue after you let us escape.
The one that was supposed to get information from me.
That's never gonna happen.
Drop out of hyperspace behind the planet
where you're gonna attempt radio contact with Sheppard.
We won't be able to make contact from there.
Which is why you and Major Long will take a Puddle Jumper
to get close enough to determine if Sheppard and his team are aboard.
If they are, we'll move into position around the planet and beam them out.
And if they're not there?
We'll beam a nuke aboard the ship and destroy it.
What if they jam us like they did before?
You worry about getting Sheppard and his team out of that ship.
Let me worry about destroying it, okay?
Oh, there you are.
I guess that empty room is off the table, but nice try back there in the cell.
I knew there must have been a reason you let us break out
but that was quite the performance.
Where'd you find her?
She is one of many thousands that have come to serve us.
Even worship us.
They do my bidding
and I let them live.
A Wraith worshiper, huh? Wow.
The prophecy of the great awakening has come to pass.
The end of days have come- Yeah, yeah.
I know about that because I'm one too.
In my case, it's not so much worship as it is
a meaningful business relationship.
You lie. Okay, tell me this:
How else could I get my hands on a Dart?
And who else could provide me with specific instructions
on how to infiltrate your hive and destroy it?
Of which queen do you speak?
You gotta have a window on this boat, don't you?
Take a look.
The other hive that joined you for the culling.
A lot more people to feed on when you don't have to share.
I will speak to her of this.
You don't think she'd admit to trying to have you killed, do you?
Enough!
I shall savour your defiance.
How'd you get our weapons back? That was the easy part.
Getting some more enzyme, that was hard.
You are one tough son of a bitch.
What are you doing?
Down that hall, 50 metres, turn left.
It'll take you to Teyla and Ronon's cell.
I'll hold the Wraith back for you. You're coming with me.
I'll hold the Wraith back, boss. Now, go. I'll be okay.
I'm not going without you, lieutenant. John, I'll catch up.
Now, go! Ford!
Oh, crap.
Get ready.
Hey. Hey.
How about I bust you guys out? If you don't mind.
I gotta get myself one of these.
Where's Kanayo? He is dead. Ford?
I don't know. Last I saw, he was alive. I'm sticking with that.
Jumper One, you have a go.
On our way. Engaging cloak.
Oh, no. There's two of them.
You said there was only one. There was.
Well, now there's two. Well, I can see that.
Let's try and hail Colonel Sheppard.
The culling is beginning.
We gotta stop them. How?
Stay here. When I give you my signal, get out in the open.
Jumper One, what's your status?
We're unable to establish a radio link with Sheppard or the others on either ship.
Which doesn't mean they're not there.
They could've had their radios taken from them.
We can't make that assumption. Return to the Daedalus immediately.
We're almost there now.
Good. We need to take those ships out before they start culling.
Is that his signal? It better be.
I sure hope that worked.
Max power to the shields.
Are we within transport range? Yes, sir.
We have a weapons lock on coordinates inside the first enemy vessel.
Deploy warhead.
The enemy has engaged countermeasures to block our transport.
They're jamming us again. We're under fire.
Forward rail positions. Return fire.
This is not good.
Not good. Not good.
How much can the shields take?
Not much. We're already down 20 percent.
They've been in Wraith hands too long.
We have to assume the Wraith know Atlantis wasn't destroyed.
We need to win this.
Look. You see that?
What? It's a Dart firing on the hive ships.
Why?
Sheppard.
I don't believe what I'm seeing.
Sheppard's actually getting them to fire at each other.
The blast destroyed everything in a 15,000-metre radius.
Did any Darts survive? Negative, sir.
Copy that. Atlantis out.
Dr. Weir
we received word from Daedalus.
They said they should be back to Atlantis by 1900 hours.
They called the search off?
They said there was nothing to search for.
Thank you.
TECHNICIAN: Off-world activation!
Who is it? We have an IDC.
It's Colonel Sheppard's code. Let him in.
Sorry we're late.
All right, up you go.
Why aren't you dead? It's good to see you too, Rodney.
No, no, I mean - Well, you know what I mean. Why aren't you dead?
Well, I knew when the hives started to shoot each other
it was just a matter of time before they blew up.
So I went to the space gate and dialled an address where I could land safely.
I didn't think the Dart could fit in our gate room.
The colonel was kind enough to make us whole again
and we returned home.
How did you know the Wraith would fight each other?
A little intel from Ford and the gang.
Plus, I kind of goosed things along with the queen.
It would appear the Wraith are becoming more territorial than we had thought.
There is definite tension building among them.
Which is good for us. WEIR: It certainly is.
It also opens a brand-new strategy in fighting them.
Huh.
And where is Ford?
He was aboard the hive ship when it was destroyed.
He was last seen aboard the hive ship.
What does that mean?
Well, you know Ford.
I wouldn't be surprised if we run into him again.