SHEPPARD: Colonel, this is Sheppard.
What you see on the ground is just an illusion.
Concentrate your fire on the ships.
Fire at the ships! Fire at the ships!
Bates, snap out of it!
They're everywhere, sir.
Take that thing down!
Teyla.
Teyla?
SHEPPARD: Sir, the Colonel's been taken.
The gate's coming on again.
Two enemy ships approaching.
SHEPPARD: Let them go. There are friendlies on board.
Look at the dialing device.
Burn those symbols into your mind.
Son of a...
Help! Help me!
I can't find my father.
Here it comes.
What am I looking for?
There.
Another part of the force field just failed.
I don't think we have much time.
How are we doing?
If we can just buy ourselves another day, maybe we could...
The city is sacrificing parts of itself
in order to maintain these main areas,
but catastrophic failure is inevitable.
Not in my wildest dreams did I hope
to find the lost city of the Ancients
so completely untouched, so pristine,
and we have no choice but to walk away from this?
In order to save it.
To save it for whom?
We don't have enough power to send a message.
As far as Earth is concerned, we're just
going to be missing and presumed lost.
We'll be back. We'll find a power source somewhere in Pegasus.
We have yet to hear from Colonel Sumner.
We've got no idea what's out there.
We can't wait. It is time to go, now.
Attention, all personnel.
This is Weir.
[RUMBLING]
Stand by for immediate evacuation.
Dial the gate.
We've got an incoming wormhole.
I'm reading Lieutenant Ford's identification code.
Let them in.
Step in, folks.
Move away from the puddle.
Major Sheppard!
WEIR: Major Sheppard, who are all these people?
Survivors from the settlement.
We were attacked. Sumner and some of our men were taken.
What's going on?
We are in no position to help anyone right now.
What the hell's going on here?
We were about to abandon the city.
Going back there is a really bad idea.
Major Sheppard, the shield is about to fail,
and the ocean is about to come crashing in on us.
Do you have a better place for us to go?
Jinto, you have another address we can gate to?
Yes, many.
He's just a boy.
I am Jinto.
She's pleased to meet you.
The shield is collapsing.
I'm dialing an address.
No, wait.
She's right.
We're moving!
We're on the surface.
I was hoping for another day.
It looks like we just got a whole lot more than that.
Let's not waste it.
People, listen up.
No one gets to sit down until they clear
two pieces of equipment off this deck.
Now, let's go.
The last Zero-Point Module is depleted, but limited power has returned
now that our own generators aren't going to hold back an ocean.
Life support systems are working,
but the planet's atmosphere is breathable,
notwithstanding the inevitable allergens.
So now could our naquadah generator
supply enough power to the shield for defensive purposes?
Not even close.
On the surface without a shield? We're target practice.
I'm acutely aware of that, Major,
but thank you for reinforcing it.
When can you tell me where the Wraith took Colonel Sumner and the others?
Even with the six symbols Lieutenant Ford provided,
there are still hundreds of permutations...
720.
Yes.
I knew that, of course. I'm just surprised you did.
Take away the coordinates you can't
get a lock on, and that's your one,
and when you find it, send a MALP.
Major?
A word.
Let me guess.
You're not going to let me rescue my people.
Major, you don't even know if they're alive.
You don't leave people in the hands of the enemy.
And the fact that we are having this conversation in private
lets me know you know damn well that it's wrong
and it would totally undermine your leadership.
So as ranking military officer...
All right, just shut up and listen to me for a moment, all right?
Come on, what do we know about the Wraith?
One of the few things we do know
is that they're the enemy that defeated the Ancients.
When we first began to use the stargate we found on Earth,
we got ourselves into serious trouble.
Why?I don't need a history lesson.
Because the people in charge
didn't consider the ramifications before they reacted.
They took our people. How am I supposed to react?
And we're defenseless. You said so yourself.
How do you know going off on some half-assed rescue mission
isn't going to bring them all right back here to our doorstep?
Maybe it will,
but it's the right thing to do.
Why? Because it is.
John...If we're not going to do this,
and I mean right now,
let's just turn tail and pack up, because they're coming.
You don't know that.
Our people are in the hands of the enemy, Doctor.
Do you know what that means?
It is just a matter of time
before the Wraith figure out that this is the base of our operation.
I just need more information.
I mean, who knows? Maybe we could negotiate a peaceful...
Peaceful? Are you kidding?
We weren't there for more than a few hours before they showed up.
Is it possible they came because of you?
And that one of these people you brought
back here with you tipped them off?
It's possible.
See, that is exactly the kind of
snap decision I'm referring to.
They're not all bad people.
And you know, if we're going to
stick around here, we need friends.
Okay, I see your point.
Now, you see mine.
I will not authorize a rescue mission
unless I'm sure there's at least a remote chance of success.
I'm not sending more good people,
including you, to their deaths.
Okay.
Are you all right?
Where are we?
Any idea what to expect?
No.
Your friend was the one who said
the Wraith would come if we went down into the ruins.
Perhaps you should have heeded his warning.
How do I know he's not the one who told them?
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
Someone comes.
I'm Colonel Marshall...
[GROWLING SOFTLY]
No! Please...
Take me in his place.
No, take me.
We're the ones you're after, right?
I'm their leader.
They have no need to explain themselves.
Yeah, I got that.
We're receiving visual telemetry.
I can't see anything.
No atmospheric readings at all.
Wait, what was that?
Rotate the camera.
Well, there goes that MALP.
It's in space.
It's in high orbit around a planet on the far side of the galaxy.
Are you sure this is the right address?
It's the only one we could get a lock on.
Very well.
Shut it down.
I'm sorry.
Come with me, Major.
You think you can fly it?
What do you say we find out?
[DOOR OPENING]
Dr. Beckett, what was it you wanted me to see?
These cells have none of the normal
human inhibiting proteins whatsoever.
That gives them an incredible ability to regenerate.
What about the movement Major Sheppard saw?
As far as independent behavior,
I'd say that anything he saw
was caused by a residual command language in the severed nerve endings.
All right, anything else?
The being this arm belonged to,
if I was a betting man, I'd say it was old, very, very old.
How old?
As long as the cells are properly nourished,
I don't see a life form like this ever
dying of natural aging the way we do.
And they'd be bloody hard to kill.
I don't like the sound of that.
I don't blame you.
[ENGINE HUMMING]
What is that noise?
I... I don't...
He was right here.
Major!
You said you wanted a tactical advantage?
All right, so you can fly that thing.
It doesn't mean you can pull off a rescue.
Doctor, this is why you brought me here.
Ready?
I have no idea.
This technology is so far beyond us.
I mean, we haven't a clue what we're dealing with.
I mean, for all I know, we could...
Yeah. Ready.
FORD: All right, boys, get ready to go.
Gateship Oneready to go.
Gateship One?
A little puddle jumper like this?
It's a ship that goes through the gate. Gateship One.
No, no, no, that's all wrong.
Dr. McKay thought it was cool.
Okay. Well, it's official.
You don't get to name anything.
Ever.
Flight, this is Puddle Jumper.
We're go to launch.
This is Flight. I thought we were going with Gateship.
Negative, Flight.
Stand by.
It's a ship that goes through the gate.
Fine.
Puddle Jumper, you are clear for launch.
Dial it up, Lieutenant.
Be safe.
This is cool.
It looks like you've got the hang of it.
I tell you what, Lieutenant.
I know a lot of fighter pilots who'd kill to fly this thing.
It's like it reads your mind.
Did you do that?
I was just wondering where we go from here.
I'll take that as a yes.
So how do we find them once we land?
I've been thinking about that, too.
[BEEPING]
Now I'm thinking about a nice turkey sandwich.
Worth a try.
[HISSING]
Lock and load.
All right, teams of two.
Learn what you can and lay down the defenses as you see fit.
I want to be able to light this place up if we have to.
Two clicks, you're clear to talk.Yes, sir.
Do not engage the enemy.
You're with me.
[WHOOSHING]
You must feel hunger by now.
[SNARLING]
I thought getting in was going to be the hard part.
That's the first one we've seen.
[BEEPING]
The moving dot should be him.
Go over there.
Yeah, that's you.
So...
We've got ourselves a life signs detector.
We can name it later.
TREYLA: Major?[SHUSHING]
Are you all right?How did you find us?
Is my son alive?
He's well and waiting for you.
Where's Colonel Sumner?
He was taken by the Wraith.
We don't know where.
How about when?
Not long.
I knew something had to go wrong.[CLICKING RADIO]
This is Stackhouse. Go ahead, sir.
How about a diversion in a little bit?
You're going to need to make some noise out there.
Yes, sir.
Rig up enough C4 to blow a hole
and get these people out of here on my signal, all right?
I can find the Colonel with this.
There aren't that many Wraith around.
I should be able to do this.
If I'm not back in 20 minutes, blow the cells and get out.
You're the only one who can fly these people out of here.
Yeah, I'm going to fly us all out of here, including the Colonel.
I'm saying I should be the one to go, sir.
20 minutes, I'll find him.
What do you call yourself?
Colonel Marshall Sumner, United States Marine Corps.
So little fear.
Is it valor
or ignorance?
We travel through the stargate as peaceful explorers.
You must eat, yet you resist your hunger. Why?
Why have you taken my people prisoner?
You trespassed upon our feeding ground.
Feeding ground?
All living things must eat.
In this, I am sure we are similar.
You feel hunger even now.
I can sense it.
Yet you resist.
Why?
Why do you care?
[SIGHING]
Hunger
is distasteful.
It looks to me like the food didn't agree with him.
There, we are quite dissimilar, Colonel Sumner.
We don't require
our food to agree with us.
What do you call your world?
[DISTORTED ECHOING]
What do you call your world?
Earth.
It is not among our stars.
No.
Tell me of Earth.
How many more are there of your kind?
Thousands?
Millions?
More.
Our feeding ground has not been so rich in 10,000 years.
Your will is strong.
This one
begged for its life.
Is that the kind of treatment I can expect for myself and my people?
As I've said, all living things must eat.
Then we're done talking.
I think not.
Kneel.
I have not tasted such strength
in so long.
Go to hell.
Earth first.
[SCREAMING]
How many years must I take from you
before you tell us what I wish to know?
Or shall I take them all?
[SUMNER SCREAMING]
Where is this new feeding ground?
I won't.
[SUMNER GROANING]
[GROANING]
[SNARLING]
Bring him.
How's the hand feeling?
Much better.
I'm sorry to hear that.
How did this come to you?
I don't remember.
[SNARLING]
Light it up.
[ROARING]
Cover!
[GASPING]
That has to kill you.
[GROANING][GRUNTING]
How did you find me?
Tread marks. Standard issue. Sir, let's go.
WRAITH: You don't know what you have done.
We are merely the caretakers for those that sleep.
When I die, the others will awaken.
[GROANING]
All of them.
[MACHINE BEEPING]
What's she talking about?
How many are left?
[WRAITH STIRRING]
Sir, we need to leave.
Base, we're on the go.
So are we.
Colonel Sumner?Negative!
Dr. Weir!
We're getting reports in from all over the city.
There's some pretty interesting stuff.
We've only been able to provide power to certain sections,
but even then, the things that are coming up are just...
I should never have let them go.
For what it's worth,
you made the right decision.
Give them time.
Major, the Jumper is secure for the moment, but we have a big problem!
Lieutenant, take our six.
I'm going to take them back to the Jumper!
I'll be right behind you.
There's nothing there.
I'm sure I saw something.
Only what the Wraith wish you to see.
Firing your weapon will reveal our position.
Come on!
Get in!
Thank you, sir.
Let's try not to make a habit of this.
We have incoming!
Okay.
Now what am I thinking?
Everybody okay back there?
We are well enough.
I hope that was the hard part.
Crap.
I don't think we've gotten to the hard part yet.
What can we do?
We're safe as long as they can't see us.
They don't have to.
There's only one way for us to go.
The minute we activate the stargate,
they can start shooting blind and blow us away on our approach.
Then how can we get through?
We'll have to draw them away from the gate and double back.
Be prepared to dial the gate on my mark.
Do you see anything like a weapons console over there?
Try to go invisible again.
I tried. It must be damaged.
Dial the gate.
Offworld activation.
Raise the shield.
Be ready to punch in your code on the next pass.
What's the range on these things?
Do we have an identification code?
Nothing yet.
Enter your code.
Hang on.
I'm reading Lieutenant Ford's IDC.
Let them in.
WEIR: Give them a few more seconds!
We're going too fast.
I know.
Reactivate the shield.
[EXPLOSIONS]
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Atlantis.
Please remain seated
till the Puddle Jumper'scome to a full and complete stop.
[VOICES MURMURING]
I guess this is home now.
I guess so.
I'm thinking of a little place with an ocean view.
Out of the way.
Major, Lieutenant.
I thought the occasion merited opening this.
Compliments of General O'Neill.
Cheers.
You did good, John.
I don't know about that.
Hey.
There was no way you could have saved Colonel Sumner.
I have to live with it.
I'm beginning to think you were right.
I have made things much worse.
I haven't made us many more friends out there.
No?
Look around you.
I agree, Major Sheppard.
You have earned both my friendship and that of my people.
With our help, you will make many more friends.
How come I never make friends like that?
You need to get out more.
We're in another galaxy. How much more out can you get?
Is there lemon in this?
One more thing, Major.
Something I'd like you to sleep on.
I have a few thoughts on it myself.
Thoughts about what?
Who the members of your team might be.
My team?
Well, you are the ranking military officer now.
Or do you need to be reminded of that?
We need to get back out there, do what we came to do.
You realize that could get us into all sorts of trouble.
Right?