ANYTHING LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU, TEYLA?
NO, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A WORLD I HAVE VISITED BEFORE.
WITHOUT LANDMARKS, HOW CAN YOU TELL?
IT IS DIFFICULT BY AIR,
BUT EVERY WORLD IS UNIQUE IN ITS OWN WAY.
I'VE READ A LOT OF REPORTS FROM SG TEAMS
ON MISSIONS LIKE THIS ONE.
SPECIFICALLY, THE MISSION REPORTS
OF COLONEL SAMANTHA CARTER.
SHE AND I WORKED TOGETHER
TO AVERT GLOBAL CATASTROPHE A FEW YEARS BACK.
SHE AND I...
AY-YI-YI.
ANYWAY, WHAT WAS I SAYING?
MISSION REPORTS... RIGHT, WELL, APPARENTLY,
THERE'S REMARKABLE SIMILARITIES
BETWEEN WORLDS THAT SUPPORT LIFE.
IT MAKES SENSE, REALLY.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE COLOR OF THE SKY
IS JUST A PRODUCT--[ EXPLOSION ]
WHAT WAS THAT?TURBULENCE?
IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY NOW. I WONDER WHAT THAT WAS.
I'M GETTING A SERIOUSLY CONFLICTED READING.
IT LOOKS LIKE SOME SORT OF POWERFUL ENERGY FIELD
ABOUT 2,000 YARDS OVER THERE.
OVER WHERE?
UH, 18 DEGREES FROM OUR CURRENT HEADING.
[ SHEPPARD ]: YOU THINK IT'S WORTH CHECKING OUT?
ANY SIGNIFICANT ENERGY EMISSION
GENERALLY INDICATES TECHNOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION.
SO...YOU THINK IT'S WORTH CHECKING OUT?
I'M SORRY, YES.
ENERGY FIELD GOOD.
[ RUMBLING ]
MAYBE NOT.
IT'S GETTING WORSE.THAT'S ENOUGH. I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE.
WE'RE NOT GAINING ANY ALTITUDE.
CONTROLS ARE UNRESPONSIVE.
THE DRIVE JUST WENT OFF-LINE.
WE'RE GOING IN.
NICE LANDING, SIR.
THANK YOU.
WHAT HAPPENED?
HE TOOK US TOO CLOSE TO THE ENERGY FIELD.
WHOSE IDEA WAS THAT?
LOOK, YOU'VE MADE MISTAKES. I'VE MADE MISTAKES.
LET'S NOT GET CAUGHT IN THE BLAME GAME.
OKAY, CAN YOU FIX THIS SHIP OR NOT?
NONE OF MY DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT IS WORKING.
THE SUN IS STILL HIGH IN THE SKY.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WE CAN MAKE IT BACK TO THE STARGATE BEFORE DARK.
IF WE INTEND TO LEAVE, WE SHOULD START NOW.
ZELENKA AND I CAN RETURN AND FIX IT.
NO, NO, NO, MAJOR, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT'S NOT JUST THE JUMPER. NONE OF MY EQUIPMENT IS WORKING EITHER.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GEAR UP.
CHECK IT OUT, SIR.
I THINK MY COMPASS HAS GONE WONKY.
YOU BROUGHT A MAGNETIC COMPASS TO ANOTHER PLANET IN ANOTHER GALAXY?
YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WAY OF KNOWING
IF THIS PLANET'S MAGNETIC FIELD IS--IS...
WAIT A SECOND. LET ME SEE THAT.
THE DISTURBANCE IS ELECTROMAGNETIC.
THAT PROBABLY EXPLAINS WHY ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT OUT.
WHICH DIRECTION IS THE GATE?
YOU'RE THE ONE FLYING. SHOULDN'T YOU KNOW?
ALL RIGHT.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
I BELIEVE IT IS THIS WAY.
LET'S MOVE OUT.
HEY, CAN WE... GO THAT WAY FOR A BIT?
WHY? OH, IT'S JUST...
LIEUTENANT FORD'S COMPASS IS ACTING WEIRD. IT MIGHT BE ONTO SOMETHING.
I'M GLAD I BROUGHT IT ALONG.HOW PRESCIENT OF YOU.
HELLO, HELLO.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, YEAH, DEFINITIVELY THIS WAY.
WE DIDN'T FLY OVER THIS ON THE WAY IN, DID WE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS KIND OF BUSY WITH THE WHOLE "TRYING NOT TO GET US KILLED" THING.
THESE RUINS ARE VERY OLD.
SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS AT LEAST, I'D SAY.
SO THE POPULATION HERE IS EXTINCT?
CHECK THIS OUT.
OKAY, I GIVE UP.
IF THE DISTURBANCE IS MAN-MADE,
AS OPPOSED TO NATURALLY OCCURRING, IT'S PROBABLY
EMANATING FROM WITHIN THESE RUINS.
SOMEWHERE...
OVER THERE.
SO IF WE FIND IT, CAN WE SHUT IT OFF?
IT'S WORTH A SHOT. IF WE CAN SHUT DOWN THE FIELD,
WE WON'T HAVE TO WALK BACK TO THE GATE.
I WAS THINKING MORE OF SAVING A PERFECTLY GOOD PUDDLE JUMPER.
THAT, TOO.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE FOR A SECOND, SEE IF MCKAY--
THEY'RE KIDS, FORD.
YEAH, WITH WEAPONS POINTED AT US.
LOWER YOUR WEAPON, LIEUTENANT.
HEY...KIDS.
[ EMMAGAN ]: WE ARE NOT HERE TO HARM YOU
IN ANY WAY.
THAT'S RIGHT, WHAT SHE SAID.
WE'RE JUST-- WE'RE FRIENDLY. OKAY?
WE ARRIVED THROUGH THE STARGATE.
WE WERE ONLY TRYING TO RETURN HOME.
I DON'T THINK THEY UNDERSTAND.
I BELIEVE THEY DO.
WHY ARE THEY STILL POINTING ARROWS AT US?
YOU'RE A FULL-GROWN.
EXCUSE ME?
YOU NEED TO SEE THE ELDERS.
ELDERS...SOUND GOOD.
JUST LEAD THE WAY.
FULL-GROWNS?
LOOK WHAT THEY'RE WEARING.
MAJOR...
NOW, WHERE DID THEY GET THAT?
IT LOOKS LIKE A SHRINE.
[ FORD ]: YOU DON'T THINK THEY WORSHIP THE WRAITH, DO YOU?
THAT WOULD BE A FIRST.THAT'D BE DISTURBING.
WRAITH BONES.
YEAH, WE KNOW.
ITS DEATH BIRD FELL OUT OF THE SKY YEARS AGO.
WE KEEP IT HERE TO REMIND US OF HOW LIFE USED TO BE.
"USED TO BE"?
BEFORE.
"FELL OUT OF THE SKY"?
YEAH, I PICKED UP ON THAT.
YOU THINK WHATEVER KNOCKED US DOWN KNOCKED IT DOWN?
IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE NEED TO FIND IT.
WHY? BECAUSE ANYTHING POWERFUL ENOUGH
TO KNOCK OUT A WRAITH DART IS A BIG DEAL.
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE.
THE ELDERS ARE READY.
HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
I AM KERAS, ONE OF THE VILLAGE ELDERS.
I'M SHEPPARD,
AND THIS IS RODNEY AND TEYLA AND--
DID YOU SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THE ELDERS?
YES.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
24.
AND THAT MAKES YOU AN ELDER?
HOW DID YOU GET HERE, SHEPPARD?
WE USED THE STARGATE TO TRAVEL FROM OUR WORLD
TO VISIT YOURS.
YOU DO KNOW OF THE STARGATE?
IT'S A BIG, ROUND...THING.
NO ONE HAS COME THROUGH THE WELL FOR NEARLY...500 YEARS.
YEAH, WELL, HERE'S THE THING...
WE'RE A LITTLE LOST.
AND YOU ARE ALL OLDER THAN 24?
FORD, HOW OLD ARE YOU?
25, SIR.
WELL, I GUESS SO.
IS THAT A PROBLEM?
PLEASE...
SIT.
THEY ARE TRESPASSERS, KERAS. WE DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN OURSELVES.
I APOLOGIZE.
YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE WRAITH?
YES.
WELL, WE'RE NOT FRIENDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THE WRAITH USED TO FARM OUR PLANET,
AS WE USED TO FARM LIVESTOCK AND BEASTS OF BURDEN.
ONLY, WE WERE THEIR HERD.
YEAH, THEY SEEM TO DO THAT EVERYWHERE.
OUR ANCESTORS FOUGHT THEM, BUT OUR WEAPONS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH.
OUR PEOPLE TRIED TO HIDE FROM THEM,
BUT THEY WERE ALWAYS FOUND.
NONE DIED PEACEFULLY. NONE COULD ENTER INTO THE ETERNAL REST.
ETERNAL REST?
TO DIE AT THE HANDS OF THE WRAITH,
TO BREATHE YOUR LAST BREATH AMONGST SUCH...HATRED AND EVIL,
THERE'S NO WAY TO MOVE PEACEFULLY INTO THE NEXT WORLD
WHEN THAT IS YOUR FATE.
MY ANCESTORS DECIDED
THAT TO BEAT THE WRAITH,
WE MUST LEARN TO THINK AS THEY THINK.
WE ENSURED THAT WE WOULD NEVER PROVIDE THE WRAITH WITH A CROP WORTH PICKING.
BY...
NONE OF US PASSES THE AGE OF 24.
HOW DO YOU MANAGE THAT?
ON THE EVE OF OUR 25TH YEAR,
WE MAKE THE SACRIFICE,
BOTH FOR OUR PEOPLE
AND FOR OUR OWN SAFE PASSAGE INTO THE ETERNAL REST.
WHAT?
YOU KILL EACH OTHER?
NO.
WE TAKE OUR OWN LIVES.
AND SO THE WRAITH HAVE NOT RETURNED FOR NEARLY 500 YEARS.
NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I EVER FELT SO...OLD.
THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST SCREWED-UP WAY OF LIFE
I CAN IMAGINE.
THEY SEEM TO ACCEPT IT.
THEY'RE KIDS. WHAT THE HELL DO THEY KNOW?
KIDS WHO DON'T WANT TO KEEP US AROUND.
BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE OUR PRESENCE MAY BRING BACK THE WRAITH.
THEY CAN'T BE RIGHT, CAN THEY?
WOULD THE WRAITH JUST IGNORE THEM
BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL YOUNG?
I MEAN, I DON'T EAT VEAL,
BUT IT CAN'T BE THE SAME THING, CAN IT? IT'S NOT THE SAME. VEAL IS DELICIOUS.
THE WRAITH DON'T COME BY ANYMORE,
BECAUSE WHEN THEIR DARTS FLY CLOSE TO THE VILLAGES,
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD TAKES THEM OUT,
MUCH LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR PUDDLE JUMPER.
WHY DO THEY NOT JUST LAND OUTSIDE THE DISTURBANCE AND TAKE THE VILLAGE BY FOOT?
I'M SORRY, PERHAPS I'M NOT BEING CLEAR.
NOTHING WORKS HERE,
NOT THEIR STUNNERS, THEIR DARTS...
EVEN THEIR SHIELDS WOULDN'T FUNCTION CORRECTLY.
I MEAN, WHY WOULD THEY RISK THEIR ADVANTAGE
WHEN THERE'S A SMORGASBORD THROUGH SOME OTHER STARGATE?
OUR GUNS STILL WORK, THOUGH, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THEY'RE RELATIVELY PRIMITIVE. THEY DON'T GENERATE AN EM FIELD.
WE MUST TELL THEM.
NOT BEFORE I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE RUINS.
THEY'RE SACRIFICING THEMSELVES FOR NO REASON.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TELL THEM, TEYLA?
"LISTEN, KIDDIES, EVERYTHING YOU BELIEVE TO BE TRUE IS WRONG, "AND TRUST US,
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST AN HOUR."
WE'VE TALKED IT OVER.
YOU CAN STAY UNTIL YOU'VE FIXED YOUR SHIP,
BUT YOU MUST WORK QUICKLY.
YOU BEING HERE MAKES OUR PEOPLE...
UNCOMFORTABLE.
IT'S FAIR ENOUGH.
WE'LL WORK AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOMETHING IN THE RUINS WHERE YOU PICKED US UP
THAT...CAUSED US TO LOSE CONTROL OF OUR SHIP.
THEY SHOULD BE WATCHED AT ALL TIMES.
ARIES--NO, THAT'S...FINE,
TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE.
I'LL CHOOSE TWO OF THE VILLAGERS TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOU.
CASTA SAYS YOU'RE A HUNDRED YEARS OLD?
ARE YOU? ME.WHO'S CASTA?
WHERE ARE YOU GETTING YOUR INFORMATION, CASTA?
WHY ARE WE GOING TO THE OLD CITY? I'VE GOT TO CHECK SOMETHING.
WHAT KIND OF THING?IT'S GROWN-UP STUFF.
WHAT'S A GROWN-UP?
SOMEONE WHO'S OLDER THAN YOU ARE.
I'M THREE DAYS OLDER THAN CLEO. YOU CAN TELL ME.
NICE TRY, BUT YOU'RE NOT A GROWN-UP.
BUT YOU JUST SAID
SOMEONE THAT'S OLDER THAN ME IS A GROWN-UP.
I DON'T NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHAT I JUST SAID, OKAY?
OKAY.
SO WHY ARE WE GOING TO THE OLD CITY?
FORD, A LITTLE HELP HERE.[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU'RE A NATURAL.
LET'S SEE HOW LONG WE CAN BE QUIET.
WHO COULD BE QUIET THE LONGEST, HUH?
WELL, I'M NOT A QUIET PERSON.
THAT'S NOT QUIET, THAT'S TALKING.
WELL, I'M NOT A QUIET PERSON.
I TALK A LOT.
DO YOU HAVE YOUNG?
ME? NO...
NOT YET, ANYWAY.
DO YOU?OH, YES.
THEY'RE RAISED IN ONE OF OUR OTHER VILLAGES.
OTHER VILLAGES?
TO KEEP FAMILY LINES APART.
GOT IT.
HOW MANY VILLAGES ARE THERE LIKE THIS?
12.
THERE ARE A FEW LARGER THAN THIS ONE,
BUT MORE ARE SMALL IN NUMBER.
AND THEY ALL MAKE THE SACRIFICE?
YES. WE ALL DO, AS HAVE THE MANY BEFORE.
NO ONE EVER...
WHAT?
WELL, DECIDES NOT TO GO THROUGH WITH IT, TAKES OFF, RUNS AWAY?
THERE HAS BEEN HESITATION.
WELL, I BET.
WE CAN BE...PERSUASIVE WHEN THE TIME COMES.
I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
LOOK...
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU. I--I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS AT ALL.
WHERE I COME FROM, WE VALUE LIFE MORE THAN... WELL, ALMOST ANYTHING ELSE.
LIEUTENANT FORD, HE'S JUST A YEAR OLDER THAN YOU.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE WOULD HAVE MISSED OUT ON
IF HIS LIFE WAS OVER A YEAR AGO?
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ALL THAT DIFFERENT.
IT'S JUST THAT...
I WOULD RATHER HAVE 24 YEARS OF PEACE
THAN A LIFE OF FEAR.
YEAH, BUT WHAT IF THERE'S ANOTHER WAY?
NATURALLY, WHEN THE TIME COMES.
THE TIME COMES.
WELL, OF COURSE IT DOES. THAT'S PART OF BEING ALIVE.
I MEAN, FOR ME.
TOMORROW IS THE FIRST DAY OF MY 25TH YEAR.
TOMORROW?
YES.
THAT IS WHY I LEAD THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS.
I AM OLDEST AMONG THE 24s.
YOU MEAN, TOMORROW, YOU...
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT?
OUR WAY WAS PUT IN PLACE LONG AGO,
AND IT WORKS.
IT'S NOT FOR ME TO QUESTION IT.
TONIGHT, I DIE.
HOW MANY?FOUR.
THEY CLAIM THEY'RE ALONE, BUT WE CAN'T BE SURE. THERE MAY BE MORE.
AND YOU'VE GIVEN THEM TIME TO REPAIR THE SHIP?
AGAINST MY STRONG OBJECTION, YES.
SO THIS IS KERAS.
WHO SHOULD BE READYING HIMSELF FOR HIS SACRIFICE,
NOT TROUBLING WITH THE FULL-GROWNS.
I WILL BE THE ELDEST BY TOMORROW, BUT THAT MAY BE TOO LATE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
THEY CAME THROUGH THE WRAITH WELL, PELIAS.
IF THEY STAY ANY LONGER, THE WRAITH WILL COME BACK,
AND ALL OUR SACRIFICES WILL BE FOR NOTHING.
THIS CALLS FOR ACTION.
THEY MUST BE FORCED TO LEAVE.
I NEED TIME TO TALK TO THE OTHER VILLAGES.WE HAVE LITTLE OF IT.
YOU KNOW THE LAWS, ARIES.
IT'S BAD ENOUGH WE'RE LEAVING KERAS OUT OF THIS.
A FORCED SACRIFICE MUST BE AGREED UPON BY ALL THE VILLAGES.
LEAVE US!
YOU TALK WITH WHO YOU NEED TO TALK.
I WILL GIVE THEM UNTIL THE END OF THIS DAY TO LEAVE.
IF THEY DO NOT...
HEY, HEY, COMING THROUGH. THANK YOU.
WHAT'S THAT?IT'S A COMPASS.
WHAT'S THAT?
USED FOR DETERMINING DIRECTION ON EARTH.
I'M USING IT TO--
WHERE'S EARTH?
LISTEN, CLEO--
CASTA.
WHATEVER. AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE OBSERVING?
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS, OBSERVING?
OBSERVING?
IT MEANS YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO WATCH.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO STAY OUT OF MY WAY AND WATCH.
WHY?BECAUSE.
BECAUSE WHY?
BECAUSE I SAY SO.WHY?
BECAUSE I CAN'T GET ANY WORK DONE WITH YOU TWO BUZZING AROUND,
ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS IN YOUR STUPID LITTLE VOICES.
NOW SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!
OH, DON'T.
DO--DON'T.
YOU'RE MEAN.
THANK YOU FOR FINALLY NOTICING.
OKAY, YOU WANT TO GO? YOU WANT TO GO, HUH?
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
OKAY, YOU'VE GOT A REAL GIFT WITH THE KIDS.
DO YOU DO BIRTHDAY PARTIES?
LOOK, I HAVE A PURPOSE HERE, OKAY? YOU DEAL WITH THEM.
EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
HE'S UPSET, BECAUSE YOU'RE SMARTER THAN HIM.
YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT CHOCOLATE IS?
NO? THIS IS GOING TO BE HUGE.
OKAY, COME WITH ME. WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER HERE,
AND WE'LL LEAVE THE MEAN, OLD MAN ALONE.
OH, YEAH.
OKAY.
HELLO, HELLO.
IT'S REALLY GOOD, HUH? DO YOU WANT SOME MORE?
MAJOR.
MCKAY?
MY RADIO'S WORKING.
WHICH IS HOW I'M ABLE TO SPEAK WITH YOU, YES. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?
TELL ME YOU FOUND THE FIELD GENERATOR.
I FOUND THE FIELD GENERATOR.
AND OBVIOUSLY, THE OFF SWITCH.
BETTER THAN THAT--
THE DEVICE IS POWERED BY A ZERO-POINT MODULE.
IT'S DEFINITELY POSSIBLE THE EM FIELD'S BEEN ON-LINE FOR CENTURIES.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, ONLY A ZPM IS CAPABLE OF POWERING IT THAT LONG.
I'VE SHUT IT DOWN. EVERYTHING'S WORKING NOW.
SO YOU'VE DISABLED THE SHIELD?
TEMPORARILY. I NEED TO GET THE ZPM BACK TO ATLANTIS, SEE IF IT'S WORTH TAKING.
WE CANNOT JUST TAKE IT.
IT'S THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF PROTECTION AGAINST THE WRAITH.
THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THE WRAITH HAVE BEEN HERE IN YEARS.
BESIDES, IF THIS IS A FULLY FUNCTIONAL ZPM,
WE CAN BRING THEM ALL BACK TO ATLANTIS. HOW HARD COULD THAT BE?
HARD...
BUT A ZPM COULD GIVE US THE POWER TO MAKE A LOT OF PROBLEMS GO AWAY.
EXACTLY. I NEED TO GET IT BACK TO A LAB.
HOW DO YOU PLAN ON DOING THAT?
WELL, I'VE HAD THE GENE INOCULATION,
AND YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN ME A FLYING LESSON.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN A SHOT IN THE ARM AND A FIVE-MINUTE LESSON.
LISTEN, I'M NOT GOING TO BE DOGFIGHTING WRAITH DARTS.
FORD AND I CAN HANDLE IT.
ALL RIGHT, FINE, YOU CAN GO,
BUT GET BACK TO ME BEFORE TONIGHT.
WE SORT OF HAVE A...A DEADLINE.
RIGHT.
I THINK IT IS DANGEROUS TO LEAVE THE VILLAGES UNPROTECTED.
MCKAY'S GOT A POINT. THE WRAITH HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND
IN A VERY LONG TIME.
THIS IS RECKLESS, MAJOR. YOU MUST SEE THAT.
COME ON, WHAT ARE THE ODDS THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP
IN THE FEW HOURS IT TAKES MCKAY TO RUN THOSE TESTS?
WHY WERE THE GUIDES SENT BACK TO THE VILLAGE?
WERE THEY?
YEAH, THEY WERE.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN NAP TIME.
YOU THINK THIS IS A JOKE, SHEPPARD?
I DON'T FIND MUCH OF WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE
TO BE THAT FUNNY.
WHAT'S WRONG?
TWO OF THE FULL-GROWNS ARE OUT UNWATCHED.
IT'S FINE, ARIES.
YOU SHOULD BE GETTING READY FOR TONIGHT, KERAS.
THE CLEANSING CEREMONY IS SET TO BEGIN, AND--
FINE.
I'LL GO READY MYSELF.
WHAT WERE THEY TALKING ABOUT?
HE'S SUPPOSED TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF TONIGHT.
KERAS?
I TRIED TO TALK HIM OUT OF IT.
IF WE TELL THEM ABOUT THE FIELD THAT PROTECTS THEIR VILLAGES--
I'M WORKING ON THAT,
BUT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE ZPM.
THIS IS A BAD, BAD CALL, RODNEY.
WHY?
YOU JUST TOLD ME THIS ZPM,
IT POWERS THEIR DEFENSES AGAINST THE WRAITH.
YEAH.
YOU DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM WITH STEALING IT?
IT WOULDN'T BE STEALING SO MUCH AS...
LOOK, IF IT'S ANY GOOD TO US, WE CAN BRING THEM HERE.
ALL RIGHT, FOR ONE,
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY OF THEM THERE ARE.
I HARDLY DOUBT THERE'LL BE MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRED.
WHAT? HEY, WE'RE BARELY GETTING BY HERE OURSELVES.
THIS IS A BIG, EMPTY CITY, AND WE HAVE THE MAINLAND NOW.
RODNEY, WE CAN'T JUST VISIT PLANETS,
TAKE AWAY THEIR DEFENSES, UPROOT THEIR CULTURES,
AND BRING THEM ALL BACK HERE TO ATLANTIS.
IF THEY HAVE A ZPM, YES, WE CAN.
OH, MY GOD, HOW MORALLY SUPERIOR YOU MUST FEEL.
ELIZABETH, THEY LIVE IN TREES.
ATLANTIS WOULD BE A BIG STEP-UP FOR THEM.
PLUS, THEY COULD STOP KILLING THEMSELVES FOR NO GOOD REASON.
ARE THEY KILLING THEMSELVES FOR NO GOOD REASON?
YES, THEY ARE. THE EM SHIELD IS WHAT'S KEEPING THE WRAITH AWAY,
NOT THE SACRIFICING.
OKAY.
YOU SAID THE SACRIFICES BEGAN AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME
YOU THINK THE SHIELD WENT ON-LINE.MORE OR LESS.
SO IF THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT THE SHIELD ARE THE SAME PEOPLE
WHO IMPLEMENTED THE SUICIDE PACTS,
PERHAPS THE TWO THINGS AREN'T AS DISCONNECTED AS YOU THINK.
WELL...
MAYBE.
ONE MORE DAY, THAT'S ALL I NEED.
I'LL HAVE A MUCH CLEARER PICTURE.
A CLEARER PICTURE OF WHAT?
LONG STORY. STICK AROUND, AND I'LL TELL YOU.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, SHEPPARD.
MTHERE'S NOTHING I'D LIKE MORE THAN TO SPEND MORE TIME TALKING WITH YOU...
BUT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG?
WHAT IF A DAY DOESN'T MATTER?
WHAT IF A YEAR DOESN'T MATTER?
AND WHAT IF IT DOES?
I'D NEVER REST PEACEFULLY KNOWING THAT I WAS THE REASON THE WRAITH RETURNED
TO THIS PLANET.
YOU COULD LIVE A FULL LIFE.
YOU'RE A WARRIOR AMONG YOUR PEOPLE,
ONE WHO IS TRAINED TO DEFEND AND PROTECT THEM.
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT.
WOULD YOU NOT WILLINGLY GIVE YOUR LIFE IF IT WERE NECESSARY?
IT'D HAVE TO BE REALLY NECESSARY.
HOW IS THE SACRIFICE SO DIFFERENT?
SO THIS IS JUST GOING TO GO ON FOREVER?
AS LONG AS THE WRAITH DON'T RETURN...
YES.
WOULD YOU STAND WITNESS?
ME?
WELL, WHA-- WHAT WOULD I HAVE TO DO?
JUST...BE THERE AS I PREPARE.
WE GATHER THE STRENGTH FROM THOSE CLOSE TO US
FOR THE SACRIFICE TO COME.
DR. WEIR...
THE BAD NEWS IS IT LOOKS LIKE THE DEVICE HARNESSES
M7G-677'S UNIQUE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD.
IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T WORK FOR US.
ASSUMING WE WERE CONSIDERING STEALING FROM THEM.
UH, NOT MUCH POINT TO THAT EITHER.
THE ZPM'S ALMOST DEPLETED.
SO IT'S WORTHLESS? I WOULDN'T SAY THAT.
IT'S ENOUGH TO GIVE US... OH, THE SHIELD AT FULL POWER
FOR A FEW HOURS, WHICH WOULD BE HANDY IF THE WRAITH EVER ATTACK.
NOW, IT COULD CONTINUE DOING WHAT IT WAS DOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME--
SO IT IS OF MORE WORTH TO THEM THAN IT IS TO US.
PROBABLY.
DEFINITELY.
FINE.
THERE'S ANOTHER THING.UH-HUH?
I THINK I HAVE A THEORY ABOUT THE SUICIDE PACT.
YEAH? WHAT IS IT?
I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH POWER
THIS THING HAD TO START WITH, BUT WHO EVER BUILT THE EM DEVICE
KNEW IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO POWER A FIELD LARGE ENOUGH
TO COVER THE WHOLE PLANET FOR VERY LONG.
SO IT WAS BUILT TO PROTECT A SMALLER AREA.
MORE OR LESS THE AREA AROUND THE VILLAGES,
BUT IF THE POPULATION GOT MUCH LARGER THAN THEY ARE NOW,
THERE'S A CHANCE THE KIDS WOULD MOVE OUT OF THE FIELD
AND MAY BECOME SUSCEPTIBLE TO A WRAITH ATTACK.
SO THE SUICIDE PACT IS... POPULATION CONTROL.
WOW, THAT'S A LITTLE SEVERE.
THE POINT IS THEY BELIEVE IF THEY DIE IN FEAR AND TURMOIL,
THEY DON'T GET TO GO TO THEIR VERSION OF HEAVEN.
NOW, WHILE THIS, AT THE VERY LEAST,
GUARANTEES THAT THEY DIE IN PEACE,
IT'S...WELL, IT'S A RELIGION,
AND A PRETTY RIDICULOUS ONE AT THAT.
WELL, THAT'S NOT A JUDGMENT WE CAN MAKE FOR THEM.
NO?
NO.NO.
NOW, I'D LIKE YOU AND LIEUTENANT FORD TO RETURN THE ZPM
AND GET THEIR DEVICE BACK ON-LINE.
OKAY.
SHEPPARD, IT'S MCKAY.
THIS IS TEYLA. MAJOR SHEPPARD IS...UNAVAILABLE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
KERAS HAS ASKED HIM TO TAKE PART IN THE CLEANSING CEREMONY.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.
ARE YOU BACK?
FORD AND I ARE BACK AT THE OLD CITY.
I'M JUST GOING TO PUT THE ZPM BACK.
GOOD. I'LL LET MAJOR SHEPPARD KNOW.
I'VE PARKED THE JUMPER OUTSIDE THE EM FIELD,
SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LEAVE AS SOON AS I'M FINISHED.
TEYLA!
MAJOR SHEPPARD HAS JUST FOUND A WRAITH BRACELET
THAT HAS ALREADY BEGUN TRANSMITTING.
WE NEED THAT FIELD RETURNED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
STOP HIM!
WHAT'S HE DOING? COME OVER HERE.
SORRY. I--I--I HAD TO DO THAT.
MCKAY, WE NEED IT ON NOW!
MOVE! I'M COMING!
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WELL, THAT SHOULD BE IT.
IT SHOULD BE WHAT?
FAR BE IT FOR ME TO CAUSE A PANIC, BUT--
WHAT DID YOU DO?
THERE'S THE SLIGHTEST POSSIBILITY
THAT IN MY HASTE, I MAY HAVE BROKEN IT.
HOW DARE YOU DEFILE OUR REMEMBRANCE?
IT WAS NECESSARY.NECESSARY?
YOU BROKE THE LAWS. YOU MUST BE PUNISHED!
THAT'S NOT UP TO YOU, ARIES.
NEITHER IS IT UP TO YOU ANYMORE.
YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH TIME.
YOU MUST FIX YOUR SHIP AND GO!
HOW LONG DO THEY EXPECT US TO PLAY CHANCE WITH OUR LIVES?
EVERY SECOND A FULL-GROWN IS IN OUR VILLAGE
IS A SECOND WE'RE NO LONGER SAFE FROM THE WRAITH.
THEY MUST LEAVE NOW!
YEAH!
I'LL TAKE YOU TO THE WELL.
MYOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. YOU'RE NOT SAFE HERE.
MCKAY AND FORD ARE AT THE RUINS.
WE'LL PICK THEM UP ON THE WAY.
HAVE THEY PUT THE ZPM BACK?
THERE'S BEEN A SETBACK.
WHAT DID MCKAY DO?
FRIENDS, PLEASE...
THE FULL-GROWNS HAVE AGREED TO LEAVE AND NEVER COME BACK.
I WILL TAKE THEM TO THE WELL MYSELF.
ALL OF THIS WILL BE OVER SOON...
AND WE CAN GET ON WITH THE CEREMONY.
MAKE SURE THEY GET THERE.
PLEASE TELL ME YOU HAVE THIS WORKING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID. THESE THINGS USUALLY PLUG AND PLAY.
THIS DEVICE MUST BE USING AN OLDER VERSION OF WINDOWS.
GET TO THE POINT.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS THERE'S A SEQUENCE TO REINSTALLING THE ZPM
WHICH I HAVEN'T GOTTEN YET.
NONE OF THAT MATTERS NOW.
JUST GRAB WHAT YOU CAN AND COME WITH ME.
ARIES WILL BE SENDING MEN BEHIND US.
WHAT MADE THE BRACELET START BROADCASTING?
I DO NOT THINK IT WAS ANYTHING WE DID.
IT'S POSSIBLE IT WAS LIKE AN EMERGENCY BEACON
THAT ACTIVATED WHEN THE DART CRASHED.
THE EM FIELD
HAS BEEN KEEPING IT QUIET EVER SINCE.
SO IT MUST HAVE BEGUN TRANSMITTING...
AS SOON AS MCKAY TURNED OFF THE FIELD.
LISTEN TO ME.
WE HAVE TO MOVE ON NOW.
WE CANNOT DO THAT.
KERAS, THIS IS HARD TO EXPLAIN,
BUT WE CAN'T GO ANYWHERE UNTIL WE FIX THIS DEVICE.
WE.YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO ABANDON YOUR SHIP.
YOU'RE RISKING YOUR LIVES IF YOU STAY.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT OUR SHIP.
IT'S ABOUT THE PROTECTION OF YOUR VILLAGES.
WHAT?
KERAS, THE REASON OUR SHIP WENT DOWN,
THE REASON THE WRAITH DART CRASHED SO LONG AGO, IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS DEVICE.
IT RENDERS ALL ELECTROMAGNETIC- BASED TECHNOLOGY
INSIDE THE FIELD INERT.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYINGUNDERSTAND.
IS THE WRAITH DIDN'T STAY AWAY BECAUSE OF YOUR SACRIFICES.
THEY STAYED AWAY BECAUSE OF THIS SHIELD.
THAT CAN'T BE TRUE.IT'S NOT ENTIRELY TRUE, ACTUALLY.
THE SHIELD DOESN'T PROTECT THE WHOLE PLANET.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER.
I BELIEVE THE IDEA OF THE SACRIFICES WAS BROUGHT IN
SO YOUR SOCIETY NEVER LEFT THE CONFINES OF THE SHIELD.
LOOK, THE SACRIFICES PLAY A PART IN YOUR SURVIVAL,
BUT NOT FOR THE REASONS YOU BELIEVE.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.I CAN PROVE IT TO YOU,
BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE US TIME TO BRING THIS DEVICE BACK ON-LINE.
KERAS IS WEAK.
I DOUBT HIS OATH TO THE SACRIFICE.
THE FULL-GROWNS HAVE CLOUDED HIS JUDGMENT.
[ WHISPERING ]
THEY'RE STOPPED IN THE OLD CITY, AND THEY'RE NOT MOVING ON.
GATHER THE BOWS AND THE SPEARS.
WE WILL RID OURSELVES OF THEM NOW ONCE AND FOR ALL!
YEAH!
COMING THROUGH, COMING THROUGH. EXCUSE ME.
ALL RIGHT. AND AGAIN. STILL IN THE WAY.
THANK YOU.
THIS WILL NEVER WORK.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE.
THIS IS NOT THE WELL, KERAS.
[ FORD ]: UM... IT--IT'S MY FAULT.
WE JUST RECEIVED WORD FROM MCKAY
THAT OUR SHIP'S JUST BEEN REPAIRED.
IN FACT, HE'S BACK THERE RIGHT NOW WAITING FOR US.
WE WERE JUST... SAYING GOODBYE TO KERAS.
YOU THINK I AM A FOOL?
NO...I JUST THINK YOU'RE A LITTLE CRANKY.
LOOK, IF YOU WANT TO ESCORT US BACK TO THE SHIP,
YOU CAN WATCH US LEAVE.
LEAD THE WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
[ KEYS BEEPING ]
[ LEAVES RUSTLING ]
OH...OH, YOU SCARED ME.
YOU SCARED US.
SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
WE CAME TO SEE IF YOU LEFT ANY CHOCOLATE.
UH...YES, YES, OF COURSE.
WHAT?
OH, YOU WANT SOME.
OKAY, YOU CAN HAVE THIS...
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO PROMISE TO LET ME WORK, OKAY?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
QUIETLY.
COME ON.
DO YOU INTEND TO LEAVE MCKAY BEHIND?
NO, WE'LL JUST CIRCLE AROUND
UNTIL HE GETS THE DEVICE BACK ON.
HE'LL SHOW UP.
IT'S TOO LATE. WE'RE TOO LATE!
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
IT WAS TOO SMALL TO BE A DART.
IT'S A PROBE OF SOME KIND.
IT PROBABLY CAME TO CHECK OUT THE SIGNAL FROM THE WRAITH BRACELET.
WE'VE GOT TO TAKE IT DOWN BEFORE IT GETS BACK TO THE GATE.
HEY, BOYS.
LET US TAKE THAT PROBE DOWN, OR WE'RE ALL IN DEEP TROUBLE.
EVEN IF YOU WERE ABLE TO DESTROY IT,
MORE WILL COME.
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
WHY DO YOU THINK THEY'RE HERE, SHEPPARD?
YOU.
THE WRAITH HAVE SENSED A CROP WORTH HARVESTING,
AND THEY'VE COME TO CLAIM IT.
KERAS,
TELL THEM THAT WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THIS THING DOWN
BEFORE IT GETS BACK TO THE STARGATE.
WHERE'S THE OTHER FULL-GROWN?
ARIES...
THERE'S A DEVICE THAT SHIELDS US FROM THE MACHINES OF THE WRAITH.
THE SACRIFICES MIGHT HAVE BEEN--
HE'LL BE IN THE OLD CITY. GO.
ARIES, LISTEN TO ME.YOU'VE LET YOUR FEAR OF THE SACRIFICE
PUT OUR ENTIRE PEOPLE IN DANGER, KERAS.
YOU HAVE BEEN PROTECTED FROM THE WRAITH BY A SHIELD.
WE TURNED IT OFF BY ACCIDENT.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS IF WE GET IT BACK UP,
THE WRAITH WILL NEVER COME AGAIN.
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING I HAVE TO DO
TO MAKE SURE THE WRAITH NEVER COME AGAIN...
KILL YOU.
COME ON.
[ KEYS BEEPING ]
SOMEBODY'S COMING.
WHAT IS THIS?
YOU MUST COME WITH US NOW.I CAN'T DO THAT.
LISTEN... I NEED TO FINISH MY WORK HERE.
I'VE SEEN HOW THE WRAITH DEAL WITH OTHER PLANETS,
AND THEY DON'T CARE HOW OLD YOU ARE.
I NEED TO GET THIS DEVICE TURNED ON,
AND I AM SO CLOSE TO FIGURING IT OUT,
SO JUST GIVE ME ONE MORE SHOT.
LOOK, BOTH OF YOU, GO TO YOUR ROOMS!
YOU'RE NOT BUYING THIS, ARE YOU?
[ ENGINE HUMMING ]
HEY, PSST!
[ ENGINE HUMMING ]
NO.
SIR, I DON'T LIKE WHERE THIS IS HEADED.
EASY, FORD.
NOBODY'S SHOOTING JUST YET...
YET.
AND NOBODY'S GOING TO EITHER.
ARIES...
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE UP AGAINST HERE.
THE WEAPONS WE CARRY ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN ANY YOU HAVE EVER SEEN.
SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.
THEY DO MORE THAN MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. THEY WILL KILL YOU.
[ KEYS BEEPING ]
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
IT WORKS. OF COURSE IT WORKS.
I MUST TELL ARIES. COME WITH US.
HEY, YOU GUYS OKAY?
ALL RIGHT, HEAD BACK TO THE WOODS. YOU'LL BE FINE.
YOUR PRESENCE HAS BROUGHT THE WRAITH.
ALL OUR ANCESTORS' SACRIFICES, YOU'VE UNDONE,
ALL BECAUSE YOU REFUSED TO LEAVE WHEN YOU WERE TOLD TO.
IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.
IT IS THAT SIMPLE.
ARIES, NO.
KERAS!
SIR? HOLD YOUR FIRE.
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
HE'S AS GUILTY AS YOU ARE.
FORD?
READY, SIR.
WE WILL DEFEND OURSELVES, AND BELIEVE ME, YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
ARCHERS, READY!
IT WORKS!
ARIES!
IT WORKS!
THE DEVICE WORKS!
THE DEVICE THEY SPEAK OF IS REAL.
I'VE SEEN IT.
WHAT?
MCKAY FIXED IT, AND THE WRAITH BIRD
FELL RIGHT OUT OF THE SKY.
THAT DOESN'T MATTER--ARIES...IT WORKS.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, MCKAY?
AS SOON AS I CATCH MY BREATH...
GET THE MEDICAL KIT FROM THE JUMPER.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.
I WAS ABLE TO BOOST THE COVERAGE BY OVER 50%
WITHOUT MUCH OF A POWER INCREASE,
SO THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH
FOR A SIZABLE POPULATION GROWTH.
THANK YOU,
BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THE SHIELD WILL LAST?
NO WAY OF KNOWING, NO,
BUT THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU'LL BE A GRANDPARENT
BEFORE... BEFORE IT GOES.
WE'D BE HAPPY TO COME BACK
AND CHECK IN ON YOU EVERY NOW AND THEN.
IN FACT, FORD WOULD BE HAPPY
TO COME BACK AND EXPLAIN HOW TO BE A 25-YEAR-OLD.
I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
YOU'LL HAVE TO GET USED TO A FEW THINGS
NOW THAT EVERYTHING'S CHANGING AROUND HERE,
BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT NEXT TIME WE VISIT.
JUST PROMISE ME YOU'LL STICK AROUND.
I WILL.
HAVE ALL THE VILLAGES AGREED TO SUSPEND THE SACRIFICES?
THEY WILL REQUIRE US TO CHANGE SOME LAWS, BUT FOR NOW, YES.
[ LIGHT STOMP ] [ ANNOYED SIGH ]
SIR.
OH, RIGHT. HERE.
WHAT'S THIS?
WELL, WHERE WE'RE FROM, YOU GET PRESENTS WHEN YOU TURN A YEAR OLDER.
SEE HIM THERE.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
HERE YOU GO.
ONE FOR YOU.
[ DOOR CLOSING ]