Stargate Universe

This is what Destiny intended from the moment it entered the system.

We are going to survive. We are going to make it home.

The ship came here for a reason.

Destiny is powered by the stars themselves.

He and Young are bumping heads.

Not sure which camp is the better choice.

We pretend nothing happened.

We need to be ready for the next encounter.

For the sake of the crew.

For the sake of the crew.

The convulsions have stopped, but he's unresponsive.

He's in a deep catatonic state.

This is Scott, Sir. We are in a bit of a pickle down here.

We haven't found any other sort of exit or access to ground level.

We've got less than half an hour. We're not going to make it.

They just jumped.

God be with you, Colonel.

All of you.

Colonel Young?

We're all here.

I'm on my way.

Dr. Rush has just confirmed

that our current FTL jump

will take us between galaxies.

Which means it could take some time

before we are able to make another Gate connection

to replenish our supplies.

Strict food and water rationing will be reinstated as of now.

It also means that any hope of rescuing

Chloe Armstrong, Eli Wallace,

or Lt. Matthew Scott is...

Colonel Young, would you please join me in the control interface room?

I'll be right there.

That is all.

I've figured out why the ship's been trying to conserve power.

We're going to fall short.

Short of what?

Our destination.

No matter how I do the sums, and how I try and conserve power,

Destiny won't make it across the void.

We just passed through a star. We should be recharged.

Yes, we did, but like everything else on this ship,

Destiny's FTL drive and power reserves are nowhere near 100%.

The database says the ship barely made the last intergalactic jumps.

Recent battle damage couldn't have helped.

But if the ship realizes that it can't, why is it trying?

It's programmed to follow a predetermined path.

Since we haven't managed to take control of the ship,

our presence is secondary to that.

Destiny will drift the rest of the way,

but our bones will be dust by then.

What do we do?

I'm open to suggestions.

How much will we fall short?

50,000 light years, give or take.

A few percent of the total.

What if we can increase the FTL drive's efficiency?

Work better with the same amount of power.

Five percent would do it, actually.

We don't know how the engines work.

We could make things worse.

Mr. Brody's right.

Am I the only one here who thinks we shouldn't screw around

with ancient drive technology without a clue about what we're doing?

We'll bring someone that does. I can think of two or three people.

- Who's the best? - Amanda Perry.

She was part of the team

helping to design the next generation of hyperdrives.

There's no one better qualified.

Let's make that happen. Let's get her on board.

For all her abilities,

there are certain disabilities of which you should be made aware.

For how long?

Potentially several weeks.

Of course, there'll be someone to assist with the day to day things.

She requires a respirator

in order to breathe.

Obviously, there's going to be some kind of adjustment.

Will I be able to see my family?

They've got clearance.

Then I'll do it, Sir.

Lieutenant? You all right?

Mandy...

God, I'm really here, aren't i?

You sure are.

It takes a moment to get used to the transfer.

You're telling me.

I'm sorry, Sir. I couldn't do it.

Just leave her. Leave her.

So Lieutenant James had trouble getting used to the ventilator.

I'll be fine.

Fix the ship.

Ms. Wray?

Take all the time you need to adjust.

This is Mary. She'll be your helper while you're here.

She'll also brief you on how to cope with your host's disabilities.

Afterwards, Dr. Strom was hoping to see you...

I'm going home.

I couldn't do it.

Yeah, I know. I heard.

It's okay.

No, it isn't.

I let him down.

The Colonel?

Listen, he's the last person that...

I recognize you.

As I was saying, this is the mess hall,

one of the places you probably want to try and avoid.

What are those?

They're a kind of fruit we collected from a planet we visited recently.

May I try one?

I'll warn you,

most people find these rather bitter.

Most people spit them right back out.

This is the first food I've been able to feed myself since I was nine.

TJ, this is Young. Have you seen Rush?

He turned his damn radio off.

I think I've gotten you in trouble.

They're on their way now, Sir.

I took my vacation time.

All of it?

We have a lot of lost time to make up for.

You got rid of the ugly chair.

You can do better than that.

Five or six percent would do it.

That's the thought.

The problem is

how to do that without any access to the ship's core systems.

Or for that matter, any knowledge of how they work in the first place.

I'm just saying.

Show her everything you've got.

Nicholas?

It's me again.

We came out of FTL.

Something's happened to the ship.

I promise to get to everyone,

but I need anyone who has a potential head injury

or internal trauma to move to the front of the line.

Don't be shy.

Put us to work.

Anyone who's shaky, don't take any chances.

- The quiet could be in the worst shape. - What about you?

I'm fine. Go.

Are we under attack or not?

- It was a malfunction. - No sign of any hostile ships in range.

Not that I can tell, anyway.

- What happened, then? - An explosion in the FTL drive.

- We're adrift. - Why?

- An overload? - It could be anything.

- Can we access the engine? - Not without a space suit.

Most of the ship's unpressurized.

Best to check the damage from outside.

- I can fly a kino pretty well. - Get to it.

You two monitor from here.

I'll use the stones to report this.

Mandy, are you sure you're all right?

For a second there,

I was back on Earth in a strange house, back in my own body again.

The link is temporarily severed when we go in and out of FTL.

I'm sorry, we weren't expecting that to happen.

I'm fine.

- What do you remember? - I was walking,

then I was somewhere else, and I don't know how I got there.

Then the explosion happened.

So the lapse happened before?

Sometimes concussions can cause short-term memory loss and confusion.

We'll keep you here tonight, make sure it's nothing more serious.

He was on the floor. I couldn't tell if he was hurt or not.

Put him over here, guys.

Franklin?

This is Volker. Are you getting pictures?

Yeah, we see it.

So is there anything I need to worry about?

I've been with Amanda a long time.

We'll monitor her blood pressure,

and there's a few other things I need to show you

that just come with the territory, and she'll be fine.

I'm sorry, it's just I'm new to all this.

You'll be fine too.

- What's happening? - Incoming wormhole.

This is Rush. We have an incoming wormhole.

Sgt. Greer, meet me in the Gate room with a defense team.

I need everybody out of here!

That won't be necessary, Sergeant.

Don't shoot!

- Stand down! - Told you.

I didn't expect to see you again either.

You weren't expecting to see us?

Didn't you guys figure out a way for us to dial in?

I joined a book club.

It's supposed to be all women,

but there are a few enlightened young men who stop by

and claim to have an interest in 19th century chick-lit.

Can we concentrate on eating right now?

Sorry.

You know what, why don't I do that?

We'll be fine.

One at a time.

Got it.

This isn't freaking you out, is it?