COMPUTER, PLAY BACK LETTER FROM CORRINE,
TIME INDEX 22:42,
( Corrine ) HI, VIRGIL,
IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS VID DISK,
IT MEANS YOU GOT THE SERUM FROM EARTH
AND YOU'RE COMING HOME,
THE WHOLE COLONY KNOWS YOU'RE DOING YOUR BEST,
AND IMPOSSIBLE AS IT SOUNDS,
I WANT YOU TO TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT US,
IT'S A TERRIBLE VIRUS,
BUT BOTH JOHN AND I ARE FINE,
EIGHT MORE COLONISTS WERE QUARANTINED YESTERDAY,
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE THE EXTENT OF THE OUTBREAK,
THERE'S SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO SAY HELLO,
SAY HI TO YOUR DADDY,
HI, DAD,
NO, WAIT, WAIT,
COME UP HERE,
HOPE YOU DIDN'T LOSE MY AGGIE,
DO YOU KEEP IT SHINY?
IT BRINGS YOU LUCK,
WAVE BYE,
BYE, DAD,
YOU WATCHING THAT AGAIN?
THOSE DISKS ARE ONLY GOOD UP TO 10, 000 PLAYS,
WHEN WILL WE REACH THE COLONY,
COMMANDER VIRGIL?
WE STARTED DECELERATION ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO, GOVERNOR,
WE'LL DROP OUT OF MATRIX IN 10 SECONDS,
I UNDERSTAND THE NEW SHIPS
CAN MAKE THIS TRIP IN HALF THE TIME,
THE TEMPEST IS AN OLD WRECK,
I'LL BE AMAZED IF WE MAKE IT AT ALL,
IT WAS THE BEST EARTH COULD SPARE, CAPTAIN,
OKAY, CHECK THE FLAT SPOTS FOR SINGULARITY,
NOTHING,
LET'S PARK OVER HERE,
OKAY, INITIATING DAMPENING SEQUENCE, ,,
NOW,
SON OF A BITCH!
VIRGIL! LINE UP THE REACTION DRIVE!
IT WON'T BE BACK ON LINE FOR 30 SECONDS,
WE LEFT MATRIX WITHIN THE GRAVITY WELL OF A PLANET,
LEVIATHAN,
DOCTOR, GET THE SERUM INTO THE ESCAPE POD,
THE GOVERNOR SHOULD GO!
THE GOVERNOR CAN'T SAVE THE COLONY FROM THE VIRUS, DOCTOR,
GO!
I MUST PROTEST!
SIT BACK IN YOUR SEAT AND SHUT UP, GOVERNOR,
I DON'T GOT TIME FOR THIS,
DOCTOR, IF YOU DON'T GET
THAT SERUM TO THE COLONY, 6 1/2 MILLION PEOPLE WILL DIE,
NOW SAVE MY FAMILY,
( warning buzzer sounding )
SIT DOWN, GOVERNOR!
DISTRESS BEACON AWAY!
EIGHT SECONDS TILL ENGINES START,
LAUNCH ESCAPE POD, MARK, MARK, MARK,
THREE, TWO, ,,
CORRINE!
( Control Voice ) THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR TELEVISION,
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST THE PICTURE,
WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION,
WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL,
AND THE VERTICAL,
WE CAN DELUGE YOU WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS
OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE TO CRYSTAL CLARITY, ,,
AND BEYOND,
WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION
TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION CAN CONCEIVE,
FOR THE NEXT HOUR,
WE WILL CONTROL ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR,
( ♪ )
YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE AWE AND MYSTERY
WHICH REACHES FROM THE DEEPEST INNER MIND
TO THE OUTER LIMITS,
WHAT IS FREEDOM BUT THE ABILITY TO MAKE CHOICES
BETWEEN COURAGE AND COWARDICE, DUTY AND LOVE,
OR EVEN HEAVEN AND HELL?
THE NATURE OF THE CHOICES WE MAKE
DEFINE US AS HUMAN BEINGS,
WE CHOOSE THE WORLD WE INHABIT,
EASY, COMMANDER, EASY, EASY,
PARKER,
UNCONSCIOUS,
CONCUSSION, POSSIBLE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA,
WHERE'S HIS HAT?
EXCUSE ME?
HE'S NOT DEAD, HE NEEDS HIS HAT,
( female voice ) ENGINE OVERLOAD, 60 SECONDS,
WE GOT TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINES,
THE FLOW HAS TO BE CUT TO BOTH CHAMBERS SIMULTANEOUSLY,
HOW?
THERE,
THERE'S A SWITCH MARKED "OVERRIDE,"
I SEE IT,
ON MY MARK, THREE, TWO, ONE, ,,
MARK,
( power shutting down )
WE SHOULD BE DEAD,
AND YOU SHOULD BE ORBITING LEVIATHAN
IN THE ESCAPE POD,
THE ESCAPE POD FAILED TO LAUNCH,
PIECE OF CRAP, ,, JUNK HEAP,
I CAN HANDLE THIS,
TAKE CARE OF THE CAPTAIN,
ALL RIGHT,
DID WE CRASH LAND?
LEVIATHAN'S A GAS GIANT,
WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED
BY ITS GRAVITY,
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?
OUR SHIP WAS OVERTAXED, GOVERNOR,
STILL, IT WAS THE BEST THAT EARTH COULD SPARE,
PERHAPS WE'RE ADRIFT,
NO, MA'AM,
WE LANDED SOMEWHERE,
WE GOT GRAVITY... 1,2 Gs OR SO,
WE HAD GRAVITY BEFORE WE CRASHED,
THAT'S WHEN WE HAD A FIELD GENERATOR,
THE SERUM'S OKAY,
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD FAMILY ON THE COLONY,
I HAVE FAMILY, MA'AM,
AS LONG AS THIS SERUM EXISTS, THEY STILL HAVE A CHANCE,
( distant scraping sounds )
COULD A SEARCH TEAM FIND US SO QUICKLY?
NO,
ITS COMMUNICATION AND SENSOR ARRAYS
MUST HAVE COLLAPSED DURING THE CRASH,
OH,
HOW IS HE?
SPRAINED ANKLE, INTERNAL BLEEDING,
VIRGIL,
MY HAT ON?
NEVER CAME OFF,
SO, I'M ALIVE,
YEAH, PARK, YOU'RE ALIVE,
HOW COME?
DAMNED IF I KNOW,
WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING HERE?
ESCAPE POD FAILED,
LUCKY FOR YOU, CAPTAIN,
WHAT'S OUR STATUS?
THE ENGINES ARE OFF
BUT SO IS LIFE SUPPORT,
IT LOOKS LIKE FIRE SUPPRESSION DID ITS JOB,
THERE'S A HULL BREACH AFT, BUT BULKHEADS WENT ON AUTO-LOCK,
SO WE'RE CUT OFF FROM THE REST OF TEMPEST,
COMMUNICATIONS?
THE ARRAY'S DOWN,
WHERE THE HELL ARE WE?
BEST GUESS...
WE BOUNCED OFF LEVIATHAN'S ATMOSPHERE
AND CRASHED ON ONE OF ITS MOONS,
WHAT'S THE CHANCES OF THAT?
WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN LUCKY,
I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN,
GET A MESSAGE TO CORRINE!
OKAY,
THERE WE ARE,
OKAY,
NO OFFENSE, COMMANDER,
BUT IT HARDLY SEEMS OUR FIRST PRIORITY
IS TO GET A MESSAGE TO YOUR WIFE,
SHE'S THE HEAD OF TABLOSS COLONY
SEARCH-AND-RESCUE,
WANT TO TALK TO ME? PRESS THAT BUTTON,
I'M GOING TO GO SEE WHERE THE HELL WE ARE,
CAPTAIN PARKER'S WORSE THAN HE LOOKS,
THERE'S NOT A LOT I CAN DO ABOUT THE HEAD INJURY,
HOW LONG?
WELL, WITHOUT SURGERY,
THE PRESSURE INSIDE HIS SKULL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD,
HOW LONG?
IF HE MOVES AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE,
PERHAPS 48 HOURS,
YOU AND CAPTAIN PARKER SERVED TOGETHER,
YEAH,
FOUGHT EARTH, ,, AND LOST,
THE COLONIES MADE THEIR POINT, COMMANDER,
SO WHEN TABLOSS COLONY GOT THE ELLYSIA C VIRUS
WE HAD TO BEG FOR THE SERUM,
THEY SENT ME, COMMANDER VIRGIL,
AND AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING IMMODEST,
I AM THE BEST EPIDEMIOLOGIST ON EARTH,
THAT WAY, IF THE NEW COLONIAL GOVERNOR GETS SICK,
YOU CAN SAVE HER,
THAT'S EXTREMELY CYNICAL,
LET'S BE HONEST, DOCTOR,
IF TABLOSS IS DESTROYED BY ELLYSIA C
EARTH CAN JUST RECOLONIZE,
BE A LOT SIMPLER
FOR EVERYBODY, WOULDN'T IT?
ANYTHING HAPPENS OUT THERE, DOCTOR,
DON'T ATTEMPT A RESCUE,
THERE'S TWO OR THREE DAYS OF LIFE SUPPORT ON THE SHIP,
MAYBE CORRINE WILL FIND YOU,
WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU?
I DON'T KNOW, DOCTOR,
I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE ARE,
I'M OUT,
IT'S DARK AND MURKY,
SO THERE'S OBVIOUSLY AN ATMOSPHERE,
LET'S JUST HOPE IT'S NOT CORROSIVE,
WE'RE EMBEDDED IN A SMOOTH, SOFT MUD,
FERROUS, MAYBE,
COMMANDER VIRGIL, THIS IS GOVERNOR MUDRY,
WHO THE HELL ELSE WOULD IT BE?
CAN YOU FIX THE SHIP?
LOOKS PRETTY BAD,
CAN YOU FIX IT ENOUGH
TO MAKE SOME KIND OF DISTRESS CALL?
MAYBE I CAN JERRY RIG SOMETHING,
( snapping )
WHAT ABOUT THE ENGINE?
COMMANDER VIRGIL, CAN WE TAKE OFF AGAIN?
YEAH, RIGHT,
WHAT'S WRONG?
( Doctor ) WHAT IS IT?
THERE'S SOMETHING OUT HERE,
WHAT ABOUT THE ENGINES?
WHAT IS IT, COMMANDER?
( screaming )
A BREACH! MY SUIT IS BREACHED!
GET BACK INTO THE AIRLOCK!
COMMANDER, GET IN HERE!
( gasping for breath )
( yelling )
COMMANDER, COME IN HERE IMMEDIATELY!
GET BACK TO THE AIRLOCK!
COMMANDER, GET BACK IN HERE IMMEDIATELY!
( female voice ) WARNING: BIOHAZARD,
AIRLOCK THREE,
WARNING: BIOHAZARD,
AIRLOCK THREE,
WARNING: BIOHAZARD,
AIRLOCK THREE,
SPIDERS, PARK, ,,
THEY'RE LIKE SPIDERS,
BE STILL, COMMANDER,
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE JUST FINE,
JOHN?
WELCOME BACK
TO THE LAND OF THE LIVING,
VIRG, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
OH, COME HOME, JOHN VIRGIL,
PLEASE COME HOME,
OH,
OH, DON'T, ,,
STAY,
STAY WITH ME,
DOCTOR, DOCTOR,
DON'T, DON'T SPEAK, SWEETHEART,
DON'T TRY TO SPEAK,
COMMANDER VIRGIL,
THIS TIME I THINK YOU'LL STAY WITH US,
( stammering )
I UNDERSTOOD THAT,
PERHAPS IT WOULD BE BEST
IF YOU STAYED,
OH, SWEETHEART,
YOU MUST WANT TO KNOW,
I'M FINE, AND JOHN JUNIOR'S FINE,
ALTHOUGH
WHEN WE FOUND TEMPEST FLOATING DERELICT IN SPACE
HE WAS IN A COMA AND I WAS IN THE FIRST STAGES OF ELLYSIA C,
BUT YOU SAVED OUR LIVES,
YOU SAVED THE WHOLE COLONY,
YOU'VE BEEN IN A COMA FOR THREE WEEKS, VIRG,
FIRST FROM YOUR INJURIES
AND THEN BECAUSE
YOU CONTRACTED ELLYSIA C YOURSELF,
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT,
AS LONG AS YOU FIGHT IT,
OKAY?
YOU'RE GOING TO FIGHT IT,
HONEY, COME HERE,
DAD?
( Doctor ) TRY TO RELAX, COMMANDER,
WHEN YOU WAKE,
YOU'LL HAVE REGAINED ALL YOUR FACULTIES,
DAD, YOU NEED THIS MORE THAN I DO,
LOOK WHO DECIDED TO JOIN US, DOC,
WE'RE CUT OFF FROM CREW QUARTERS,
SO WE PUT YOU IN THERE,
NOT TOO COFFIN-LIKE, I HOPE,
I DREAMED I WAS BACK HOME ON TABLOSS,
YES, YOU WERE MUTTERING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT,
IT'S THE SPIDER POISON,
IT HAS A HALLUCINATORY EFFECT,
I WENT OUT FOR 12 HOURS,
IN YOUR SPACE SUIT,
IT WAS SO REAL,
CORRINE KISSED ME,
THE VENOM SEEKS RECEPTORS
IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS IN THE CORTEX,
IT HAS QUITE A MIND-ALTERING EFFECT,
PRETTY GOOD STUFF,
SATISFIES YOUR EVERY WISH,
AT FIRST THE GOVERNOR HAD WILD DREAMS, TOO,
SHE MUTTERED SOMETHING ABOUT
SETTING UP THE FEDERATED NATIONS,
HEALING THE RIFT BETWEEN THE COLONIES AND EARTH,
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, AT FIRST?
YOU WERE ATTACKED AND BITTEN BY ONE OF THE SPIDER CREATURES,
TWO MORE MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE AIRLOCK,
ONE I KILLED WITH THIS,
THE OTHER, ,,
HER EYES ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO LIGHT,
MY GOD,
GET IT OFF,
TAKE IT EASY, GOVERNOR,
THE SPIDER HAS CONTROL OF ALL HER AUTONOMIC FUNCTIONS,
HEART, LUNGS, LIVER, KIDNEYS,
IF I REMOVE IT,
SHE'LL DIE,
IF IT EVER HAPPENS TO ME, JUST CHOP OFF MY DAMN HEAD,
WELL, WHERE ARE WE, VIRG?
OUTSIDE THERE'S, ,,
THERE'S GRAVITY, AN ATMOSPHERE OF SORTS, ,,
ONE OF LEVIATHAN'S MOONS,
ENGINES,
I DON'T KNOW, PARK,
I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO LOOK,
HEY, ,,
THE ESCAPE POD SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE ORBIT OF A SMALL MOON,
WHY DON'T WE PUT
THE DOCTOR IN THERE WITH THE SERUM?
THE POD GUIDANCE SYSTEM NEEDS AT LEAST A 40-DEGREE UP ANGLE
TO LAUNCH IN GRAVITY,
AND WE'RE STUCK IN THE MUCK,
TO FIX THE ENGINES, DO WE HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE AGAIN?
YEAH,
I'LL SUIT UP,
( yelling )
IT'S OKAY,
I'M HERE, LOVE,
I WAS ABOARD TEMPEST,
NO, YOU'RE HERE AT HOME,
YOU WERE DREAMING,
ELLYSIA C CAUSES HALLUCINATIONS, COMMANDER... NIGHTMARES,
MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH,
YOU MUST LISTEN TO ME,
I CAN'T GIVE YOU MORE SERUM, IT WILL CAUSE NERVE DAMAGE,
YOU HAVE TO TRY TO STAY CONSCIOUS ON YOUR OWN,
TRY TO STAY HERE, JOHN,
IF YOU SLIP AWAY AGAIN,
WE'LL LOSE YOU,
PLEASE STAY WITH US, HONEY,
TRY TO STAY WITH US,
TRY TO STAY CONSCIOUS, COMMANDER VIRGIL,
WE'RE LOSING HIM,
OPEN YOUR EYES!
DON'T LEAVE US AGAIN,
"'FATHER, DEAR FATHER,
"HAVE I FOUND YOU AT LAST?'
"PINNOCHIO ANSWERED THE OLD MAN,
"'IS IT REALLY YOU?
"'THE GREAT WHALE CAME OUT OF THE SEA,
AND SWALLOWED ME IN ONE GULP, '"
MOM,
MOM!
YOU ALMOST DIED, DAD,
THE MARBLE,
CAN YOU SPEAK, VIRG?
SURE HE CAN,
( Corrine ) OH, I THOUGHT I LOST YOU,
I NEED TO KNOW, ,,
PARKER?
ONLY THREE OF US SURVIVED THE MERCY MISSION,
YOU, ME, AND CAPTAIN PARKER,
GOVERNOR MUDRY DIED,
THE MAIN THING IS, YOU SURVIVED,
I NEED TO SEE PARKER,
THEN WE HAD YOU ON SENSORS
WHEN YOU WENT DOWN,
WE SAW YOU HIT LEVIATHAN'S ATMOSPHERE,
I WAS IN THE ESCAPE POD
WHEN THE ENGINES FIRED,
CRASHED ONTO A MOON,
A MOON? NO,
VIRGIL, WE FOUND YOU ADRIFT,
NO LIFE SUPPORT, NO POWER,
I WAS THE ONLY ONE CONSCIOUS,
WHEN YOUR WIFE CAME THROUGH THE AIRLOCK,
I THOUGHT SHE WAS
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CREATURE I'D EVER SEEN,
WHAT ABOUT TEMPEST?
OH, SHE WASN'T WORTH SALVAGING,
I NEED TO SEE HIM ALONE,
OKAY,
CAPTAIN,
VIRG?
HOW YOU FEELING?
HEY, WHERE'S YOUR HAT?
YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS,
IT'S ON THE SHIP,
GO ON, GET IT FOR ME,
HOW'S ABOUT I BUY YOU A NEW ONE?
DON'T LEAVE ME WITH THE SPIDERS!
COME BACK FOR ME, VIRG,
I HATE SPIDERS!
( screaming )
DON'T YOU LEAVE ME! DON'T YOU LEAVE ME!
GET HIM OUT OF HERE,
( Mudry ) I SEE IT,
FINALLY SHE SEES IT,
SEES WHAT?
GOOD QUESTION,
GOVERNOR?
I SEE IT!
I SEE IT,
PARK, WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?
YOU'RE HALLUCINATING,
IT'S THE SPIDER POISON,
BUT THE DREAMS ARE JUST AS REAL AS THIS,
YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRETTY WELL SCREWED
IF YOU DON'T PULL IT TOGETHER, VIRG,
YOU CALLED ME BACK,
OR WE'RE GOING TO DIE, KID,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S REAL,
YOU GOT SQUOOSHED BY SEVEN Gs,
WHACKED ON THE HEAD,
BITTEN BY A POISONOUS SPIDER
AS BIG AS MY BUTT,
YOU'RE BREATHING TOXINS MORE THAN OXYGEN,
THAT'S WHAT'S REAL,
OKAY,
YOU LOOK LIKE HELL,
IF YOU STAYED CONSCIOUS FOR MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES
YOU'D NOTICE THE AIR'S GETTING PRETTY SKIMPY,
WHERE'S THE DOCTOR?
HE'S TRYING TO FIT INTO A SPACESUIT,
WHY?
HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ENGINES,
HAVE I GOT THIS THING ON RIGHT?
( laughing )
IT'S BACKWARDS,
KEEP LOOKING AROUND, VIRGIL,
I WANT TO SEE IF THOSE BUGS ARE ATTACKING YOU,
( Virgil ) YOU WANT TO KNOW,
YOU DO ANY COMBAT TIME IN THE WAR, DOC?
AS A MEDIC,
SAVED COLONISTS AND EARTHERS,
YEAH, IT WAS A REAL CIVILIZED WAR,
KEPT ATROCITIES TO A MINIMUM, DIDN'T YOU?
THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE IS OVER, COMMANDER,
THIS IS NO TIME TO START ANOTHER ONE,
( Virgil ) I'M AT THE SENSORY ARRAYS NOW, PARK,
THEY LOOK LIKE SPAGHETTI,
HOW ARE THE ENGINES?
I CAN SEE THE AUXILIARIES,
THE ENGINES ARE, ,, STUCK IN THE MUCK,
WE CAN FORGET FLYING OFF THIS MOON,
SO COMMUNICATION'S OUR ONLY HOPE,
ROGER THAT,
WHAT KIND OF A PLACE IS THIS?
LEVIATHAN HAS OVER 200 MOONS,
THE COLONY'S CHECKED OUT MAYBE 40,
TWO ARE BIGGER THAN EARTH,
THOSE HAVE LIFE,
( Virgil ) HELL, EVEN LEVIATHAN HAS LIFE IN ITS UPPER ATMOSPHERE,
HOW WILL ANYBODY FIND US IN THIS MURK?
WELL, THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE,
CORRINE WILL GET TO US,
LOOKS LIKE ONLY THE ULTRA-LOW FREQUENCY ARRAY
IS STILL FUNCTIONING,
( Corrine ) VIRGIL,
CORRINE,
I'M READING YOU, WHAT'S YOUR POSITION?
DID YOU SAY CORRINE?
( Corrine ) VIRGIL,
COME HOME, VIRGIL,
DOC, BRING HIM BACK TO THE AIRLOCK,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, COMMANDER?
IT'S SEARCH-AND-RESCUE, PARK, DO YOU HEAR?
NEGATIVE!
YOU'RE HALLUCINATING!
( Corrine ) LISTEN TO ME, VIRGIL,
I WANT YOU TO COME HOME,
CORRINE, I HEAR YOU,
PLEASE RESPOND,
MURDER!
COMMANDER!
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU...
YOU'RE THE GUEST OF HONOR, SWEETHEART,
YOU WON THE MEDAL OF VALOR
FOR SAVING THE COLONY,
AND SO IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE
TO AWARD THE TABLOSS MEDALS OF HONOR
TO CAPTAIN STANISLAV PARKER, ,,
COMMANDER JOHN VIRGIL, ,,
THE ONLY EARTHER EVER TO RECEIVE IT,
DR, LEO VASQUEZ,
THANK YOU, COLONEL,
THANK YOU ALL,
I GOT TO TALK TO YOU TWO,
PARK?
EXCUSE US JUST A SECOND,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, VIRGIL?
THIS SON OF A BITCH TRIED TO KILL ME
OUTSIDE THE SHIP,
HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON!
LET HIM GO, VIRG, THIS IS NUTS,
HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON, PARK,
HE HAS DONE SOMETHING TO MY HEAD,
AFTER ANY TRAUMA,
THERE CAN BE MOMENTS OF DISASSOCIATION...
YOU TRIED TO KILL ME!
OUTSIDE, WITH THAT WEAPON YOU MADE,
HE SPENT THE LAST THREE WEEKS TRYING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE,
I DON'T KNOW WHICH LIFE IS REAL, BUT THIS STINKING EARTHER DOES!
COMMANDER, WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE, WHERE ARE YOU?
ABOARD TEMPEST,
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WE'VE CRASHED,
THERE ARE SPIDERS, ,,
COMMANDER, YOU'VE BEEN UNCONSCIOUS
FOR ALMOST THREE WEEKS,
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES
WE ALMOST LOST YOU,
NO, NO, NO,
IT IS NO DREAM,
IT'S NO HALLUCINATION,
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES
OF BOUNCING OFF A GAS GIANT?
SLIM TO NONE,
GREATER THAN FINDING ONESELF
FIGHTING GIANT SPIDERS?
DON'T TELL ME THAT YOU DON'T...
WHAT'S GOING ON?
HEY, WE'LL SEE YOU BACK INSIDE,
IT'S OKAY, VIRGIL,
COME HERE, YOU,
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHAT?
EVERYTHING I DID...
FLYING TO EARTH AND GETTING THE SERUM,
GETTING BACK...
WASN'T TO SAVE THE COLONY,
IT WASN'T?
ALL I CARED ABOUT WAS GETTING BACK TO YOU,
AND YOUR MOM,
I GET IT?
FOR KEEPS?
YEAH,
SEEMS LIKE A FAIR TRADE FOR YOUR LUCKY AGGIE,
I CAN'T FIND IT,
WHERE IS IT?
CALM DOWN, DAD, WE'LL FIND ANOTHER ONE,
NO, I CAN'T FIND IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT HERE,
YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE THIS, DO YOU?
I WAS HOME AGAIN,
YOU WAS IN LA-LA LAND
AFTER THE GOOD DOCTOR
SHOCKED YOUR SHORTS OFF,
THAT'S RIGHT, YOU DID TRY TO KILL ME,
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST FINISH ME OFF?
I WAS TRYING TO KILL THE SPIDER ON YOUR BACK,
THE WAR IS OVER, COMMANDER,
WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER!
VIRG,
WHEN I'M THERE, THIS FEELS LIKE A DREAM,
AND WHEN I'M HERE, ,,
I CAN'T TELL ANYMORE,
SPIDER POISON,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DOCTOR,
BACK HOME YOU BLAME IT ON THE ELLYSIA C,
YOU DON'T HAVE THAT,
WHICH SEEMS MORE REAL?
THE OTHER ONE'S A LOT PRETTIER,
THAT'S RIGHT... JOHN,
CORRINE, EVERYBODY, ALL RIGHT?
BETTER THAN ALL RIGHT,
AS OPPOSED TO SUFFOCATING TO DEATH?
SURROUNDED BY POISONOUS SPIDERS?
WANT ME TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S REAL?
( yelling in pain )
THAT'S REALITY,
REALITY HURTS,
NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO GO OFF TO HAPPY LAND,
TAKE US ALONG,
I FIXED THE LANDING LIGHTS,
THEY USE UP A LOT OF RESERVE POWER,
BUT IT'LL GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE AT,
YOU FIXED THE LANDING LIGHTS?
I'LL WIDEN THE SCREEN,
WE'RE INSIDE SOME KIND OF CAVERN,
WHAT IS THAT?
A TERRANADON,
THEY LIVE IN LEVIATHAN'S UPPER ATMOSPHERE,
WE'VE ONLY EVER DETECTED THEM WITH DEEP RADAR,
HERE, I'LL MAGNIFY IT,
OOH,
HOW'S THAT FOR A VIEW OF THE FUTURE?
PANNING UP,
I GOT POWER FOR ANOTHER DISTRESS BEACON,
LET ME SEE WHAT ELSE I'VE GOT,
FIRING NOW,
WE'RE INSIDE A BALEEN,
A WHAT?
BALEEN,
IT'S LIKE A GIANT JELLYFISH,
WE'RE INSIDE OF SOMETHING ALIVE?
YEAH,
( distant roaring )
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SHOT THE BEACON OFF INSIDE IT,
HANG ON TO SOMETHING!
PARKER?
VASQUEZ?
VIRGIL?
YOU OKAY?
WHERE'S MY DAMN HAT?
GUESS WE REALLY PISSED IT OFF, HUH?
100 KILOMETERS LONG,
AND WE LIT A MATCH IN ITS GUT,
THAT'S SMART,
FIND THE DOC?
YEAH,
HE'S DEAD,
THOSE EARTHERS, YOU KNOW,
THEY CAN'T TAKE IT WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH,
NOT LIKE US,
WE ARE SCREWED,
YEAH, WE'RE COLONISTS, EH?
THEY SHOULD HAVE TATTOOED "BORN TO BE SCREWED"
ACROSS OUR BEHINDS,
YEAH, AND GET THIS...
THERE'S 6 1/2 MILLION COLONISTS
WAITING FOR US TO DELIVER THE SERUM,
INCLUDING JOHN JUNIOR AND CORRINE,
I'LL BE BACK,
HE'S RELAPSING, DOCTOR,
OH, NO,
GOD,
STAY, STAY WITH US, JOHN,
THIS IS THE DREAM, CORRINE,
NO, IT'S NOT, JOHN,
THIS IS THE WORLD,
YOU CAN'T LET YOURSELF SLIP BACK,
IT'S TOO PERFECT,
YOU HAVE TO STAY HERE, VIRG,
YOU HAVE TO STAY CONSCIOUS OR THE VIRUS WILL KILL YOU,
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT,
I CAN'T RISK IT,
I HAD ELLYSIA C, TOO,
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE,
BUT THIS IS WHAT'S REAL,
IF THIS IS REALITY,
THEN I CAN DIE A HAPPY MAN KNOWING YOU AND JOHN ARE SAFE,
NO, NO,
I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE, PLEASE,
IF THIS IS THE HALLUCINATION
THEN YOU AND JOHN JUNIOR ARE DYING RIGHT NOW,
ALL OF YOU ARE DYING,
DON'T YOU LEAVE ME, JOHN VIRGIL,
I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH TO LET THAT HAPPEN,
DON'T LEAVE US THIS WAY,
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT'S YOURS,
I LOVE YOU,
NO, VIRGIL,
THINK OF JOHN JUNIOR,
DON'T LEAVE US,
ARE YOU HERE OR THERE?
HERE,
GOOD,
WHEN THE BALEEN SHOOK US UP,
THE SHIP PITCHED FORWARD ANOTHER 10 DEGREES,
JUST ENOUGH,
SO THE ESCAPE POD CAN LAUNCH NOW,
IT WILL ONLY CARRY ONE PERSON,
THE OTHER PODS ARE IN THE AFT,
THAT'S RIGHT,
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO, WRESTLE FOR IT?
NO,
I'M GOING TO FIRE THE ESCAPE POD
THROUGH THE POINT WE CAME IN,
PARK, ,,
CHECK THE MATH,
SAY THE POD MAKES IT INTO ORBIT,
IT COULD TAKE CORRINE DAYS TO FIND IT,
I'LL BE DEAD ANYWAY,
LONG BEFORE THOSE SPIDER CREATURES
COME THROUGH THE HULL, I'LL BE DEAD,
10 SECONDS, VIRGIL,
I'M COMING BACK FOR YOU, CAP,
JUST GET THE SERUM TO YOUR GOOD WIFE AND SON,
I'M COMING BACK, PARK,
WOULD I LIE TO YOU?
ONLY ON PAYDAY,
THREE SECONDS,
IN TWO SECONDS,
ONE SECOND,
I'M AWAY!
THAT-A-BOY, VIRG,
I'M OUT, PARK,
WE MADE IT,
I'M COMING BACK FOR YOU, PAL,
GODSPEED, VIRG,
( woman ) THIS IS TABLOSS COLONY S, A, R,
HAILING TEMPEST,
PLEASE RESPOND,
TABLOSS COLONY S, A, R,
HAILING TEMPEST,
PLEASE RESPOND, TEMPEST,
TABLOSS COLONY S, A, R, HAILING TEMPEST,
PLEASE RESPOND, TEMPEST,
THIS IS JOHN VIRGIL OF THE LIGHT JUMPER TEMPEST,
VIRGIL?
IT'S ME,
I'M IN AN ESCAPE POD ORBITING LEVIATHAN,
OH, THANK GOD,
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SURVIVORS?
ONLY, ,,
ONLY ALL OF YOU,
WE HAVE YOU IN VISUAL RANGE,
HANG ON,
I SAVED THEM,
( female voice ) WARNING: BIOHAZARD,
AIRLOCK THREE,
WARNING: BIOHAZARD,
AIRLOCK THREE,
WARNING: BIOHAZARD,
AIRLOCK THREE,
WARNING: BIOHAZARD,
AIRLOCK THREE,
( Control Voice ) EACH OF US CREATES HIS OWN WORLD,
WE CONJURE PARADISES FROM OUR HOPES
AND NIGHTMARES BORN OF FEAR,
BUT WHAT IF THEY ARE BOTH ILLUSIONS?
I SAVED THEM,
CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY
WESTERN CAPTIONING SERVICE LTD, VANCOUVER, B, C, 1997