1 00:00:04,934 --> 00:00:06,765 Previously on Stargate Atlantis... 2 00:00:06,934 --> 00:00:09,607 What do we know about the Wraith? 3 00:00:09,774 --> 00:00:13,323 They are the enemy that defeated the Ancients. 4 00:00:13,494 --> 00:00:16,531 (Teyla) A few hundred years pass before they awaken. 5 00:00:16,694 --> 00:00:18,889 (Teyla) We have visited many worlds. 6 00:00:19,054 --> 00:00:21,409 I know of none untouched by the Wraith. 7 00:00:21,574 --> 00:00:25,886 You are doomed, as are any humans that stand in our way. 8 00:00:26,054 --> 00:00:29,569 - The Ancients researched ascension. - What is ascension? 9 00:00:29,734 --> 00:00:32,487 Where they rid themselves of their physical bodies 10 00:00:32,654 --> 00:00:36,613 and rise to a higher plane of existence where they live as pure energy. 11 00:00:45,134 --> 00:00:48,922 - I count two. How about you? - Yes, sir. I recommend shooting back. 12 00:00:49,094 --> 00:00:51,767 That hit must've caused some damage. McKay? 13 00:00:51,934 --> 00:00:54,289 - I'm on it. - Where did they come from? 14 00:00:55,494 --> 00:01:00,284 The darts are short-range fighters. There's probably a hive ship somewhere. 15 00:01:00,454 --> 00:01:03,173 - Then we need to get out of here. - Yes, we do. 16 00:01:03,334 --> 00:01:06,883 - The Stargate is the other way. - This is the scenic route. McKay! 17 00:01:07,054 --> 00:01:10,285 - I'm almost there. - There's one on our tail! 18 00:01:10,454 --> 00:01:13,685 - Keep your eye on the other one. - You should have weapons. 19 00:01:13,854 --> 00:01:15,173 - Negative. - Sure? 20 00:01:15,334 --> 00:01:17,928 - Positive! - I'm pretty sure I fixed it. 21 00:01:18,094 --> 00:01:20,210 Well, obviously you didn't! 22 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:23,609 We could lose them in the atmosphere. 23 00:01:23,774 --> 00:01:26,527 - Two more darts on our two o'clock. - I see 'em. McKay! 24 00:01:26,694 --> 00:01:29,572 It's not like I'm holding back on you. 25 00:01:43,174 --> 00:01:45,165 Hang on! 26 00:01:56,694 --> 00:02:01,404 - The Wraith darts have been destroyed. - That's a good thing. 27 00:02:01,574 --> 00:02:06,090 I thought for sure we were dead. Didn't you think we were dead? 28 00:02:06,254 --> 00:02:08,893 - What was that? - Some sort of energy weapon. 29 00:02:09,054 --> 00:02:11,648 What do you say we find out? 30 00:02:13,974 --> 00:02:15,965 Yeah. 31 00:03:19,614 --> 00:03:25,325 So, just to confirm, we're all still... definitely not dead. 32 00:03:25,494 --> 00:03:28,054 - I feel very much alive. - Good. Same here. 33 00:03:28,214 --> 00:03:30,444 - Wish I knew what that was. - Lightning? 34 00:03:30,614 --> 00:03:33,765 - Space lightning? - It's some sort of an energy weapon. 35 00:03:33,934 --> 00:03:37,404 - One that destroys Wraith darts. - But why them and not us? 36 00:03:37,574 --> 00:03:39,405 Assuming that we're still alive, 37 00:03:39,574 --> 00:03:43,408 and there doesn't appear to be any damage, we can conclude that... 38 00:03:43,574 --> 00:03:47,806 Um... um... 39 00:03:47,974 --> 00:03:52,092 I got nothing to conclude. I'm just talking for the sake of talking. 40 00:03:52,254 --> 00:03:55,405 - Are you sure you're OK? - I hate certain death. 41 00:03:55,574 --> 00:03:59,613 - You're alive. - Could it be naturally occurring? 42 00:03:59,774 --> 00:04:03,323 - My money's on non-naturally. - A weapon the Ancients left? 43 00:04:03,494 --> 00:04:06,088 A weapon that impressive would be powered by... 44 00:04:06,254 --> 00:04:08,848 A zero-point module. We need to get down there. 45 00:04:09,014 --> 00:04:13,132 I've got to put down and check for damage anyway before we head back. 46 00:04:24,974 --> 00:04:29,206 If there is a weapon somewhere down here, sir, these folks didn't build it. 47 00:04:29,374 --> 00:04:32,730 Not these kids. Picking up anything? 48 00:04:32,894 --> 00:04:36,091 Everything, just nothing worth mentioning. 49 00:04:36,254 --> 00:04:39,405 - These folks look familiar? - The Stargate is in orbit. 50 00:04:39,574 --> 00:04:41,929 My people could never have ventured here. 51 00:04:42,094 --> 00:04:45,530 Right. What say we venture? 52 00:05:08,494 --> 00:05:10,485 Hi. 53 00:05:12,774 --> 00:05:14,765 It's OK. We're friendly. 54 00:05:15,974 --> 00:05:17,965 Hi. 55 00:05:18,934 --> 00:05:22,847 It is likely they have never seen anyone from outside their village. 56 00:05:35,494 --> 00:05:37,246 Welcome. 57 00:05:37,414 --> 00:05:41,885 I am Zarah, one of the abbots of Proculis. 58 00:05:42,054 --> 00:05:43,646 I'm John. John Sheppard. 59 00:05:43,814 --> 00:05:48,126 This is Teyla, Lieutenant Ford and Dr McKay. 60 00:05:49,774 --> 00:05:51,765 Please, come. 61 00:06:12,934 --> 00:06:16,973 This is the first time, at least in my own lifetime, 62 00:06:17,134 --> 00:06:20,763 that people from another land have come to us. 63 00:06:20,934 --> 00:06:23,846 Well, we came by ship. 64 00:06:24,014 --> 00:06:30,453 A flying... thing that allows us to move from one world to another. 65 00:06:30,614 --> 00:06:35,927 - Another world? - From among the stars in the night sky. 66 00:06:36,094 --> 00:06:38,813 We are peaceful explorers. 67 00:06:38,974 --> 00:06:42,603 Then glory to Athar for bringing you here safely. 68 00:06:43,694 --> 00:06:48,643 - Athar? - The provider and protector of all. 69 00:06:48,814 --> 00:06:50,293 Surely you know. 70 00:06:50,454 --> 00:06:53,844 Athar is known by many names among the stars. 71 00:06:54,014 --> 00:06:56,130 Is Athar around? 72 00:06:56,294 --> 00:06:59,525 We'd love to talk to him. We're friends. 73 00:06:59,694 --> 00:07:03,972 Athar is friend to all, and with us always. 74 00:07:04,134 --> 00:07:06,125 Even now. 75 00:07:06,294 --> 00:07:09,889 Of course. Hi, Athar. 76 00:07:10,054 --> 00:07:14,445 What Dr McKay means is that we wish to offer our thanks. 77 00:07:14,614 --> 00:07:19,244 We were attacked by the Wraith and would have been killed were it not for Athar. 78 00:07:19,414 --> 00:07:21,609 Wraith? 79 00:07:21,774 --> 00:07:25,289 Pale skin, sunken eyes, suck the life out of you with their hands. 80 00:07:25,454 --> 00:07:28,173 We have never encountered such beings. 81 00:07:28,334 --> 00:07:30,529 Never? 82 00:07:30,694 --> 00:07:33,492 And there is no mention of them in your history? 83 00:07:33,654 --> 00:07:37,408 None. I can assure you that for many thousands of years 84 00:07:37,574 --> 00:07:40,725 we have lived here in peace. 85 00:07:42,174 --> 00:07:44,734 Could you excuse us for a moment? 86 00:07:44,894 --> 00:07:48,489 Of course. Please, I must tell the other abbots of your arrival 87 00:07:48,654 --> 00:07:50,690 before we go to meet with Chaya. 88 00:07:50,854 --> 00:07:54,847 - Chaya is...? - The high priestess of Athar. 89 00:07:55,854 --> 00:07:58,493 This is a great day for our people. 90 00:08:00,774 --> 00:08:03,334 Ours too. 91 00:08:04,974 --> 00:08:08,603 - I'm not kidding. This could really work. - I agree, Major. 92 00:08:08,774 --> 00:08:12,767 Every inhabited world I have encountered has been ravaged by the Wraith. 93 00:08:12,934 --> 00:08:14,970 It's protected by an Ancient weapon. 94 00:08:15,134 --> 00:08:17,170 - This confirms it. - Does it? 95 00:08:17,334 --> 00:08:20,565 The power requirements must be astronomical. 96 00:08:20,734 --> 00:08:23,009 Only a ZPM could generate that. 97 00:08:23,174 --> 00:08:26,246 They do not appear to be technologically advanced. 98 00:08:26,414 --> 00:08:29,565 Unless that guy was lying. He doesn't seem like the lying type. 99 00:08:29,734 --> 00:08:32,373 So, automated defences? 100 00:08:32,534 --> 00:08:36,812 Imagine a world where displaced refugees could come and live in peace 101 00:08:36,974 --> 00:08:39,442 without fear of being culled by the Wraith. 102 00:08:39,614 --> 00:08:43,493 - We can negotiate a treaty. - We need access to the weapon or ZPM. 103 00:08:43,654 --> 00:08:48,011 - Not that we'd steal it. - Let's try to stay on our best behaviour. 104 00:08:48,174 --> 00:08:50,449 I'm always on my best behaviour. 105 00:08:53,974 --> 00:08:56,647 - How much farther? - Not very. 106 00:08:56,814 --> 00:08:58,805 Oh, good. 107 00:08:59,974 --> 00:09:03,011 - We could have taken the jumper. - Exercise is good. 108 00:09:03,174 --> 00:09:05,563 Chaya does live pretty far from your people. 109 00:09:05,734 --> 00:09:10,125 It is not uncommon, Major, for clerics to live apart from the community. 110 00:09:37,654 --> 00:09:40,612 - Glory to Athar. - Welcome, and rest. 111 00:09:40,774 --> 00:09:43,572 Thank you, sister. 112 00:09:43,734 --> 00:09:48,683 - You are new to Proculis. - Yes. We're brand-new, in fact. 113 00:09:50,054 --> 00:09:54,286 - Major John Sheppard. - I am called Chaya Sar. 114 00:09:54,454 --> 00:10:00,086 And you are... Teyla, Lieutenant Ford and Dr McKay. 115 00:10:00,254 --> 00:10:03,530 - How did she know that? - One of the abbots ran ahead. 116 00:10:03,694 --> 00:10:06,413 It's a pleasure to meet you, Chaya. 117 00:10:06,574 --> 00:10:10,647 You must be tired after your long journey. Shall I prepare some tea? 118 00:10:11,974 --> 00:10:15,683 Well, I was hoping you were gonna say just that. 119 00:10:18,214 --> 00:10:21,729 - Where do they come from? - They're everywhere in this galaxy. 120 00:10:21,894 --> 00:10:25,045 They've been on top of the food chain for a long time. 121 00:10:25,214 --> 00:10:31,403 It's terrifying. Truly terrifying. My heart goes out to your people, Teyla. 122 00:10:31,574 --> 00:10:33,690 It is not only my people who suffer. 123 00:10:33,854 --> 00:10:36,084 The Wraith have awakened from a long sleep 124 00:10:36,254 --> 00:10:40,486 and this entire world is safe from the culling that has already begun. 125 00:10:40,654 --> 00:10:45,364 Even Atlantis, with all its wonder, may not survive the onslaught. 126 00:10:45,534 --> 00:10:50,403 It is our hope that Athar could grant sanctuary here on Proculis. 127 00:10:50,574 --> 00:10:53,327 Sanctuary? 128 00:10:53,494 --> 00:10:55,928 For so many? 129 00:10:56,094 --> 00:10:59,291 We're not talking about everybody in the galaxy showing up. 130 00:10:59,454 --> 00:11:02,810 - This planet is pretty big. - And largely uninhabited. 131 00:11:02,974 --> 00:11:05,613 More importantly, it is protected by your weapon. 132 00:11:05,774 --> 00:11:08,925 Weapon? I am aware of no such thing on Proculis. 133 00:11:11,734 --> 00:11:14,328 - Are you sure about that? - Yes. 134 00:11:14,494 --> 00:11:17,292 - Oh, please. - Rodney, best behaviour. 135 00:11:17,454 --> 00:11:19,251 This is as good as it gets. 136 00:11:19,414 --> 00:11:22,690 Chaya, we're alive because of a powerful energy weapon 137 00:11:22,854 --> 00:11:24,845 that emanated from this planet. 138 00:11:25,014 --> 00:11:28,927 It destroyed the enemy ships. That weapon is keeping the Wraith away. 139 00:11:29,094 --> 00:11:31,733 No, Dr McKay. It was Athar who protected you. 140 00:11:31,894 --> 00:11:35,887 - Athar? - Yes. Athar saw you were in need. 141 00:11:37,054 --> 00:11:40,251 Chaya, there are a lot of people just like... 142 00:11:42,134 --> 00:11:45,570 you and me who are in need because of the Wraith. 143 00:11:45,734 --> 00:11:49,852 What you have here, what Athar has provided you, 144 00:11:50,014 --> 00:11:53,404 is a very rare thing, 145 00:11:53,574 --> 00:11:55,929 but we have a lot to offer too. 146 00:11:56,094 --> 00:11:59,803 That's what friends do. They share. 147 00:11:59,974 --> 00:12:02,204 I think we could help each other. 148 00:12:03,374 --> 00:12:05,763 I understand. 149 00:12:06,934 --> 00:12:09,494 I shall consult with her now. 150 00:12:11,534 --> 00:12:15,322 Please stay here. I don't know how long this will take. 151 00:12:16,814 --> 00:12:18,406 Thank you. 152 00:12:18,574 --> 00:12:21,771 "What Athar provides for you?" Are you buying into this? 153 00:12:21,934 --> 00:12:25,973 Rodney, what religious people don't take their religion seriously? 154 00:12:26,134 --> 00:12:28,125 We didn't imagine that weapon. 155 00:12:28,294 --> 00:12:31,286 - We saw what it was capable of. - Yes, we did. 156 00:12:31,454 --> 00:12:35,163 Perhaps Chaya is simply unaware of the weapon's existence. 157 00:12:35,334 --> 00:12:38,212 Or she knows and wants to keep it a secret from us. 158 00:12:38,374 --> 00:12:41,491 She doesn't strike me as the lying type, either. 159 00:12:42,814 --> 00:12:46,602 All right, let's just see what Athar has to say. 160 00:12:47,494 --> 00:12:50,725 So, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, hmm? 161 00:12:50,894 --> 00:12:52,885 Exactly. 162 00:13:16,414 --> 00:13:21,283 Major. We have conveyed your request to our Divine Mother. 163 00:13:21,454 --> 00:13:24,491 She does not doubt the righteousness of your mission, 164 00:13:24,654 --> 00:13:28,442 but she cannot countenance any other people but hers settling here. 165 00:13:28,614 --> 00:13:31,606 You had to chant all that time to come up with that? 166 00:13:31,774 --> 00:13:35,369 - McKay. - Is there any way Athar can reconsider? 167 00:13:35,534 --> 00:13:37,604 Athar understands and sympathises. 168 00:13:37,774 --> 00:13:40,288 These Wraith are a scourge among our stars. 169 00:13:40,454 --> 00:13:44,447 But she has to place the lives of her people first. 170 00:13:44,614 --> 00:13:48,004 We both knew what you were gonna say before you even went in. 171 00:13:48,174 --> 00:13:50,404 We prayed for Athar's guidance. 172 00:13:50,574 --> 00:13:52,644 And what did Athar say? 173 00:13:52,814 --> 00:13:56,090 You're hiding behind your religion to justify your selfishness. 174 00:13:56,254 --> 00:13:59,769 - Rodney... - If Athar existed, she would be ashamed. 175 00:13:59,934 --> 00:14:03,688 We ask only to be left alone and in peace. 176 00:14:03,854 --> 00:14:08,484 So thousands will die when they could have been saved, all in the name of Athar. 177 00:14:08,654 --> 00:14:11,964 - How peaceful of you. - You should be grateful to Athar. 178 00:14:12,134 --> 00:14:15,444 - This is a waste of time. - Athar regrets that she cannot help. 179 00:14:15,614 --> 00:14:19,004 - I'm sure those were her exact words. - That's enough! 180 00:14:20,294 --> 00:14:23,013 Head back to the jumper. I'll be there in a minute. 181 00:14:23,174 --> 00:14:25,130 - Why? - 'Cause you're not helping. 182 00:14:25,294 --> 00:14:27,285 Yes, sir. 183 00:14:35,334 --> 00:14:37,131 I apologise. 184 00:14:37,294 --> 00:14:40,252 He acts only in accordance to his beliefs, as do we. 185 00:14:40,414 --> 00:14:43,133 But Rodney is right about one thing. 186 00:14:43,294 --> 00:14:46,491 This really is about lives, human lives. 187 00:14:46,654 --> 00:14:49,612 The Wraith will show up in Atlantis. When they do... 188 00:14:49,774 --> 00:14:53,972 - You're a warrior. - Well, I don't know about "warrior". 189 00:14:54,134 --> 00:14:56,853 It is your vocation, Major. You will fight. 190 00:14:57,014 --> 00:15:01,883 I'll try, but knowing what we're up against, and the odds... 191 00:15:03,254 --> 00:15:07,372 Look, I'd appreciate it if you would ask Athar 192 00:15:07,534 --> 00:15:11,493 to consider that we are her people. 193 00:15:12,494 --> 00:15:17,329 Even though we come from very far away, we're the same, we're human, 194 00:15:17,494 --> 00:15:20,247 which means we're not strangers, we're family. 195 00:15:26,494 --> 00:15:28,371 Whoa. 196 00:15:28,534 --> 00:15:30,206 Evening breeze. 197 00:15:31,214 --> 00:15:33,648 I was hoping it was a sign from Athar. 198 00:15:33,814 --> 00:15:36,647 Your words are most compelling, Major Sheppard. 199 00:15:36,814 --> 00:15:39,374 Thank you. I was going for compelling. 200 00:15:39,534 --> 00:15:41,764 Do you truly believe we are family? 201 00:15:41,934 --> 00:15:44,084 We are. I can prove it to you. 202 00:15:44,254 --> 00:15:46,404 - How? - Come back to Atlantis. 203 00:15:46,574 --> 00:15:50,044 See who we really are. Once Athar learns more about us... 204 00:15:50,214 --> 00:15:52,284 - This is acceptable. - It is? 205 00:15:53,454 --> 00:15:56,764 Chaya, please, you cannot leave. 206 00:15:56,934 --> 00:16:00,722 Athar is with us always, no matter where we are, Zarah. 207 00:16:06,774 --> 00:16:08,765 I understand. 208 00:16:13,454 --> 00:16:15,445 I am ready. 209 00:16:18,414 --> 00:16:21,133 - Welcome to Atlantis. - Thank you. 210 00:16:21,294 --> 00:16:24,172 Our doctors do require a medical exam 211 00:16:24,334 --> 00:16:27,053 of all off-planet team members and our visitors. 212 00:16:27,214 --> 00:16:29,682 - Then perhaps you'd like a tour. - I would. 213 00:16:29,854 --> 00:16:32,493 Major Sheppard has already promised to do so. 214 00:16:32,654 --> 00:16:34,849 - Of course he has. - Of course I have. 215 00:16:35,014 --> 00:16:37,084 If you'll follow me to the infirmary. 216 00:16:37,254 --> 00:16:40,451 - Maybe I should tag along... - I think I got a handle. 217 00:16:40,614 --> 00:16:44,004 - There are a lot of systems you know... - Got it covered. 218 00:16:45,454 --> 00:16:47,046 Fine. 219 00:16:55,294 --> 00:16:57,933 Hold still. Just a minute more. 220 00:17:00,374 --> 00:17:04,845 Well, it seems you're just as lovely on the inside as you are on the out, 221 00:17:05,014 --> 00:17:07,767 if health is synonymous with beauty. 222 00:17:07,934 --> 00:17:09,731 You can get up now. 223 00:17:09,894 --> 00:17:12,362 How does this device do what you say it does? 224 00:17:12,534 --> 00:17:15,332 It creates images of the tissues inside your body. 225 00:17:15,494 --> 00:17:19,692 - They are picture perfect. - Are these machines from your world? 226 00:17:19,854 --> 00:17:23,893 Some. Others are Atlantean technology that we've figured out how to use, 227 00:17:24,054 --> 00:17:27,763 and a few, well, I haven't the vaguest idea of what they do. 228 00:17:27,934 --> 00:17:30,653 Hopefully one day I'll meet one and ask them. 229 00:17:30,814 --> 00:17:35,729 - Do you know what happened to them? - Some returned to Earth after the war. 230 00:17:35,894 --> 00:17:38,966 That much we know. But some of them ascended. 231 00:17:39,134 --> 00:17:40,613 Ascended? 232 00:17:40,774 --> 00:17:43,766 To a higher plane, where they exist only as energy. 233 00:17:43,934 --> 00:17:46,767 Are all the people of your world as healthy as you? 234 00:17:46,934 --> 00:17:48,606 Yes. 235 00:17:48,774 --> 00:17:53,086 No disease, ailments? No one ever breaks a leg? 236 00:17:53,254 --> 00:17:56,451 Such things are rare, but my people heal quite rapidly. 237 00:17:56,614 --> 00:17:58,206 Really? 238 00:18:00,774 --> 00:18:03,208 - Are we done? - Are we? 239 00:18:03,374 --> 00:18:06,366 Healthiest patient I've ever had. Off you go, love. 240 00:18:11,414 --> 00:18:14,292 - Where are we? - Either she knows where the weapon is, 241 00:18:14,454 --> 00:18:17,014 or she has no idea and we are wasting our time. 242 00:18:17,174 --> 00:18:20,689 - What do you suggest? - Scan the planet for energy signatures. 243 00:18:20,854 --> 00:18:25,723 They won't know what we're doing unless they're advanced and pretending not to be, 244 00:18:25,894 --> 00:18:28,124 which has happened before. 245 00:18:28,294 --> 00:18:32,048 Did you find something that would suggest they are more advanced? 246 00:18:32,214 --> 00:18:36,446 No. They're pathetically pretechnological or brilliantly post-technological. 247 00:18:36,614 --> 00:18:38,764 There's no way this could be natural? 248 00:18:38,934 --> 00:18:41,846 A timed energy burst that only affected Wraith ships? 249 00:18:42,014 --> 00:18:44,084 - That's a no? - That's a no. 250 00:18:44,254 --> 00:18:48,532 - Dr Weir, I have those results. - Thank you, Carson. We're on our way. 251 00:18:51,574 --> 00:18:53,371 How many of you are there? 252 00:18:53,534 --> 00:18:56,731 Counting the Athosians on the mainland, a couple of hundred, 253 00:18:56,894 --> 00:18:59,089 which leaves a very large, empty city. 254 00:18:59,254 --> 00:19:04,248 We're living in one section because we don't have the power to spread out. 255 00:19:06,134 --> 00:19:08,250 What do you think so far? 256 00:19:08,414 --> 00:19:10,769 I think it's wondrous. 257 00:19:10,934 --> 00:19:13,528 But ultimately the decision is up to Athar. 258 00:19:15,734 --> 00:19:17,929 You're not a believer, are you? 259 00:19:18,094 --> 00:19:22,246 Look, Chaya, I respect that you believe. 260 00:19:22,414 --> 00:19:27,169 Look, I can't talk to Athar. I can only talk to you, so let me ask you this. 261 00:19:27,334 --> 00:19:29,894 What if the shoe was on the other foot? 262 00:19:30,054 --> 00:19:32,443 What if your people were in trouble? 263 00:19:32,614 --> 00:19:36,084 Would you just take no for an answer? 264 00:19:36,254 --> 00:19:40,167 It must have been very hard to live under the shadow of the Wraith. 265 00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:45,131 Teyla and her people have known the Wraith for ever, 266 00:19:45,294 --> 00:19:48,047 but when I say we're new, I mean we just got here. 267 00:19:48,214 --> 00:19:50,489 We're from a planet called Earth. 268 00:19:50,654 --> 00:19:53,214 - Earth? - It's very far away. 269 00:19:53,374 --> 00:19:57,572 Those clusters of stars in the night sky, some of 'em are called galaxies. 270 00:19:57,734 --> 00:20:00,123 They're even further away than the stars. 271 00:20:00,294 --> 00:20:02,330 Earth is in one of those galaxies. 272 00:20:02,494 --> 00:20:05,406 - You came through the Stargate? - That's right. 273 00:20:05,574 --> 00:20:09,249 - And can you not simply return? - Well, not simply. 274 00:20:09,414 --> 00:20:13,248 We knew that it was probably going to be a one-way trip, 275 00:20:13,414 --> 00:20:17,009 but we thought what we would find here would be worth the risk. 276 00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:19,165 - And is it? - So far. 277 00:20:19,334 --> 00:20:21,802 Ask me again when the Wraith show up. 278 00:20:21,974 --> 00:20:26,206 Blood work shows no viral, bacterial or parasitic infections. 279 00:20:26,374 --> 00:20:31,528 MRI reveals no tumours or cancers, no heart defects of any kind. 280 00:20:31,694 --> 00:20:37,166 Blood pressure 130 over 70. Total cholesterol 107. 281 00:20:37,334 --> 00:20:39,131 She's in perfect health. 282 00:20:39,294 --> 00:20:42,411 I'm happy for her. Why did we need to see this? 283 00:20:42,574 --> 00:20:45,042 - She's too healthy. - What does that mean? 284 00:20:45,214 --> 00:20:47,728 There's no trace of congenital conditions 285 00:20:47,894 --> 00:20:51,170 that you typically find in pretechnological societies. 286 00:20:51,334 --> 00:20:53,768 No rickets, no fungi, STDs... 287 00:20:53,934 --> 00:20:55,731 - Perfect health? - Aye. 288 00:20:55,894 --> 00:20:59,284 From what she told me, this may be the norm among her people. 289 00:20:59,454 --> 00:21:01,570 - But she is human? - Without a doubt. 290 00:21:01,734 --> 00:21:06,330 - How is that possible? - I can't say for certain. 291 00:21:06,494 --> 00:21:10,692 But if this data is accurate, people on Proculis live in optimal health 292 00:21:10,854 --> 00:21:12,651 for a very, very long time. 293 00:21:12,814 --> 00:21:16,887 - You make it sound like some sort of a... - Paradise? Because it is. 294 00:21:17,054 --> 00:21:19,727 And that's a problem because...? 295 00:21:19,894 --> 00:21:24,888 Because human life, quite simply, Dr Weir, is more fragile than that. 296 00:21:26,174 --> 00:21:29,689 I don't care what galaxy we're in, it's unnatural. 297 00:21:37,014 --> 00:21:39,209 The ocean air is so invigorating. 298 00:21:39,374 --> 00:21:43,128 Plenty of that here. Most of the planet's ocean. 299 00:21:44,214 --> 00:21:47,126 (Chaya) There's enough land to resettle the refugees. 300 00:21:47,294 --> 00:21:50,525 Well, there is. We just can't guarantee their safety. 301 00:21:50,694 --> 00:21:52,730 Even though you control all of this? 302 00:21:52,894 --> 00:21:56,807 I'd be lying if I said we controlled it all. 303 00:21:56,974 --> 00:22:00,205 This place is so far beyond us in so many ways. 304 00:22:00,374 --> 00:22:04,526 We have a shield that can withstand anything the Wraith could throw at us, 305 00:22:04,694 --> 00:22:06,810 but we have no way of powering it up. 306 00:22:06,974 --> 00:22:10,489 We can't risk taking in any more refugees than we already have. 307 00:22:13,054 --> 00:22:15,488 Come with me. 308 00:22:16,854 --> 00:22:19,812 - Major Sheppard... - I'd prefer you to call me John. 309 00:22:19,974 --> 00:22:23,364 John. How did you make enemies of the Wraith? 310 00:22:23,534 --> 00:22:25,843 - That was my fault. - Yours? 311 00:22:26,014 --> 00:22:28,687 I woke them up trying to rescue some people. 312 00:22:28,854 --> 00:22:30,890 They didn't take too kindly to that. 313 00:22:31,054 --> 00:22:33,249 But you saved your people? 314 00:22:33,414 --> 00:22:35,211 Most of 'em. 315 00:22:35,374 --> 00:22:37,569 You know for sure they're coming back? 316 00:22:37,734 --> 00:22:40,567 Yeah, we just don't know when. 317 00:22:40,734 --> 00:22:43,407 Main control console, 318 00:22:43,574 --> 00:22:45,769 environmental support systems, 319 00:22:45,934 --> 00:22:47,925 communications. 320 00:22:48,094 --> 00:22:51,370 And this... This is, uh... 321 00:22:51,534 --> 00:22:53,013 (mouths) 322 00:22:53,934 --> 00:22:56,687 Sorry, Major. We haven't the faintest idea what... 323 00:22:59,454 --> 00:23:02,810 This is a new piece of equipment we found in the city. 324 00:23:02,974 --> 00:23:05,363 - It hadn't been initialised. - She has... 325 00:23:05,534 --> 00:23:07,331 She has the gene. 326 00:23:07,494 --> 00:23:11,965 - Did I do this? What does the machine do? - We don't know. Not yet, anyway. 327 00:23:12,134 --> 00:23:14,523 The Atlanteans were good at lots of things. 328 00:23:14,694 --> 00:23:17,606 Writing instruction manuals wasn't one of 'em. 329 00:23:17,774 --> 00:23:20,766 We should probably wrap this tour up. 330 00:23:20,934 --> 00:23:23,846 I know Dr Weir is anxious to talk to you. 331 00:23:24,734 --> 00:23:28,090 - Will I see you afterwards? - And during. 332 00:23:31,734 --> 00:23:34,123 We are proposing a kind of land lease 333 00:23:34,294 --> 00:23:38,606 in which refugees rendered homeless by the Wraith could resettle on Proculis. 334 00:23:38,774 --> 00:23:41,766 In return, we can offer you services and knowledge. 335 00:23:41,934 --> 00:23:45,449 - Such as? - You've seen the technology we possess. 336 00:23:45,614 --> 00:23:48,526 We could help you down a path to an industrialised society 337 00:23:48,694 --> 00:23:51,845 while maintaining your planet's ecological balance. 338 00:23:52,014 --> 00:23:56,405 Your scientific knowledge is impressive, Dr Weir, but we have no need of it. 339 00:23:56,574 --> 00:23:59,134 Athar provides us with everything we require. 340 00:23:59,294 --> 00:24:02,604 Well, food just doesn't show up on the dinner table. 341 00:24:02,774 --> 00:24:05,607 - You plant all your own crops? - Of course we do. 342 00:24:05,774 --> 00:24:07,890 We can help increase your crop yields. 343 00:24:08,054 --> 00:24:12,252 We grow all the food we need to live. Anything else would be gluttony. 344 00:24:12,414 --> 00:24:17,169 - Building materials, then. - We have abundant timber and iron ore. 345 00:24:17,334 --> 00:24:19,325 Athar is kind. 346 00:24:23,054 --> 00:24:25,170 There must be something. 347 00:24:25,334 --> 00:24:28,724 What my people value most is spiritual knowledge. 348 00:24:28,894 --> 00:24:32,204 What can your culture provide in that regard? 349 00:24:34,134 --> 00:24:37,763 Earth's people don't share a single spiritual belief. 350 00:24:37,934 --> 00:24:41,563 We embrace a number of different religions and philosophies. 351 00:24:41,734 --> 00:24:46,444 Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam... 352 00:24:46,614 --> 00:24:49,606 Hinduism, Kwanzaa... 353 00:24:50,574 --> 00:24:52,565 Interesting. Tell me about them. 354 00:24:52,734 --> 00:24:56,727 - All of them? - Yes. They sound fascinating. 355 00:24:56,894 --> 00:25:01,092 I am hardly competent to discuss all religions, but I can offer you resources. 356 00:25:01,254 --> 00:25:04,246 You could have access to our historical database. 357 00:25:05,054 --> 00:25:07,648 That would be wonderful. 358 00:25:10,174 --> 00:25:12,165 - You got it working? - Yeah. 359 00:25:12,334 --> 00:25:14,450 Well, do we know what it does? 360 00:25:14,614 --> 00:25:17,367 It's an internal-external biometric sensor array. 361 00:25:17,534 --> 00:25:21,812 See, now, sadly, I understood that. Where did all those Saturday nights go? 362 00:25:21,974 --> 00:25:24,613 These are biosignatures of everyone in Atlantis. 363 00:25:24,774 --> 00:25:27,004 How can you tell? 364 00:25:27,174 --> 00:25:29,688 I've been deciphering the Ancient logarithms. 365 00:25:29,854 --> 00:25:32,209 I suspect this was an early-warning system 366 00:25:32,374 --> 00:25:34,888 to signal any alien presence in the city. 367 00:25:35,054 --> 00:25:38,126 And it activated when our visitor touched it? 368 00:25:38,294 --> 00:25:40,330 So she has the Ancient gene. 369 00:25:40,494 --> 00:25:43,964 Or it only activated because it was detecting her. 370 00:25:44,134 --> 00:25:48,047 She could be an alien and this thing knows more about her than we do. 371 00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:51,411 - We should be keeping an eye on her. - Major Sheppard is. 372 00:25:51,574 --> 00:25:54,486 - I'm sure. - Not entirely for the reasons you think. 373 00:25:54,654 --> 00:25:57,452 - Dr Weir asked him to. - I'm sure she did. 374 00:26:03,654 --> 00:26:06,532 - Weir wanted Chaya to see everything. - Everything? 375 00:26:06,694 --> 00:26:10,687 Not everything. Chaya wanted to see the best view of the city at night, 376 00:26:10,854 --> 00:26:13,607 which I think is atop the south-west pier, 377 00:26:13,774 --> 00:26:18,290 and since it's such a long walk, I thought I'd bring along a few provisions. 378 00:26:18,454 --> 00:26:20,968 Continuing our efforts to secure a treaty. 379 00:26:21,134 --> 00:26:23,932 - Exactly. - As our ambassador. 380 00:26:26,374 --> 00:26:31,687 I am an ambassador and she is a diplomat. 381 00:26:31,854 --> 00:26:35,051 On a late-night... picnic? 382 00:26:36,054 --> 00:26:38,010 Yes. 383 00:26:38,174 --> 00:26:41,530 I know that as ranking military officer here in Atlantis, 384 00:26:41,694 --> 00:26:44,731 you feel a heavy burden of responsibility, 385 00:26:44,894 --> 00:26:48,091 but you are allowed to have feelings for others. 386 00:26:48,974 --> 00:26:54,287 No, this is an ambassadorial, diplomatic picnic outing... thing. 387 00:26:54,454 --> 00:26:57,571 Without having to justify them to anyone. 388 00:26:59,374 --> 00:27:01,365 Goodnight, Major. 389 00:27:03,054 --> 00:27:05,045 Goodnight, Teyla. 390 00:27:09,694 --> 00:27:12,845 - Send her back? - She's not who she's pretending to be. 391 00:27:13,014 --> 00:27:15,847 - You know this because...? - I can't have intuition? 392 00:27:16,014 --> 00:27:18,926 No. I asked Major Sheppard to keep an eye on her. 393 00:27:19,094 --> 00:27:21,972 Which is like asking the fox to guard the hen-house. 394 00:27:22,134 --> 00:27:23,453 What? 395 00:27:23,614 --> 00:27:27,368 The biometric differential is not insignificant, Elizabeth. 396 00:27:27,534 --> 00:27:30,685 What I'm saying is the woman set off an alien alarm. 397 00:27:30,854 --> 00:27:32,651 You don't know that for certain. 398 00:27:32,814 --> 00:27:36,602 You are nowhere close to understanding the nature of that device. 399 00:27:36,774 --> 00:27:39,527 There are too many unknown variables: The weapon, 400 00:27:39,694 --> 00:27:43,130 they claim never to have seen the Wraith, she's healthy. 401 00:27:43,294 --> 00:27:45,569 Very mysterious, but what does it prove? 402 00:27:45,734 --> 00:27:48,487 We should give her a one-way ticket back home. 403 00:27:48,654 --> 00:27:53,808 There is something different about her, but that doesn't necessarily make her a threat. 404 00:27:53,974 --> 00:27:55,965 It doesn't rule it out, either. 405 00:27:56,134 --> 00:28:02,323 Then what we could gain by securing a treaty is worth the risk of her being here. 406 00:28:02,494 --> 00:28:03,813 Fine. 407 00:28:07,494 --> 00:28:08,813 Mmm. 408 00:28:08,974 --> 00:28:11,363 This is delicious. 409 00:28:11,534 --> 00:28:15,049 Well, enjoy it while you can. That's the last of what we have. 410 00:28:15,214 --> 00:28:17,648 Then I am honoured. 411 00:28:17,814 --> 00:28:20,169 When McKay finds out, he's gonna kill me. 412 00:28:20,334 --> 00:28:22,609 - Athar will save you. - Oh, good. 413 00:28:25,334 --> 00:28:27,325 Such wondrous things. 414 00:28:27,494 --> 00:28:31,772 I can't imagine wanting to do anything but eat with such variety of foods. 415 00:28:31,934 --> 00:28:34,812 We manage to pull ourselves away somehow. 416 00:28:34,974 --> 00:28:37,010 I've been learning much about Earth. 417 00:28:37,174 --> 00:28:39,847 Dr Weir has got me on your information machines. 418 00:28:40,014 --> 00:28:42,847 Elizabeth's got you on a computer already, huh? 419 00:28:43,014 --> 00:28:45,289 I'm fascinated by your many religions. 420 00:28:45,454 --> 00:28:48,207 So many beliefs, so many philosophies. 421 00:28:48,374 --> 00:28:52,083 - Yeah, we got a few of those. - So many contradictory faiths. 422 00:28:52,254 --> 00:28:55,166 Yeah, it's a bit of a mess. 423 00:28:56,494 --> 00:28:59,088 - More? - Yes, please. 424 00:29:00,054 --> 00:29:02,443 We traded for grapes. 425 00:29:03,494 --> 00:29:07,487 The Athosians, Teyla's people, they make this on the mainland. 426 00:29:08,254 --> 00:29:12,088 I wasn't completely truthful with you about something. 427 00:29:15,374 --> 00:29:18,366 On Proculis, when I told you I did not feel lonely... 428 00:29:19,694 --> 00:29:21,969 Coming here and being with you... 429 00:29:23,614 --> 00:29:26,412 ...it reminded me what it was like not to be alone. 430 00:29:33,254 --> 00:29:36,212 - What? - Well, I mean, nothing. 431 00:29:36,374 --> 00:29:39,207 It's just that this is the first time 432 00:29:39,374 --> 00:29:43,083 I've been in a romantic situation with a woman from another planet. 433 00:29:43,254 --> 00:29:45,370 It just strikes me as really, um... 434 00:29:45,534 --> 00:29:47,525 - Wrong? - No! God, no. 435 00:29:47,694 --> 00:29:50,606 Just... funny. 436 00:29:51,574 --> 00:29:54,486 I'm sorry. I just thought that I would, uh... 437 00:29:55,334 --> 00:29:58,007 You said it yourself, we're both human. 438 00:29:58,174 --> 00:30:00,529 Yes, we are. 439 00:30:01,694 --> 00:30:05,812 And I'm really glad you didn't say "family", otherwise I'd have to leave. 440 00:30:07,134 --> 00:30:09,125 Don't. 441 00:30:13,974 --> 00:30:16,363 I'm not going anywhere. 442 00:30:33,974 --> 00:30:35,373 Major. 443 00:30:35,534 --> 00:30:39,413 - Rodney. What are you doing up so late? - I couldn't sleep. 444 00:30:39,574 --> 00:30:42,134 I was going to do a little research. You? 445 00:30:42,294 --> 00:30:45,252 - No, thanks. - What were you doing up so late? 446 00:30:45,414 --> 00:30:47,450 I'm always up late, Rodney. 447 00:30:47,614 --> 00:30:51,971 A word of caution. The whole Captain Kirk routine is problematic, 448 00:30:52,134 --> 00:30:54,204 let alone morally dubious. 449 00:30:54,374 --> 00:30:56,604 - Routine? - Romancing the alien priestess. 450 00:30:56,774 --> 00:30:58,730 Very 1967 of you. I'm surprised... 451 00:30:58,894 --> 00:31:02,364 If and when anything I do becomes your business... 452 00:31:02,534 --> 00:31:05,765 An alien woman who is clearly not who she claims to be 453 00:31:05,934 --> 00:31:08,607 has you wrapped around her little finger. 454 00:31:08,774 --> 00:31:13,086 - Don't go there, McKay. - I know I'm not normally Mr Sensitive. 455 00:31:13,254 --> 00:31:15,529 But there is something about her. 456 00:31:15,694 --> 00:31:19,164 - It's intangible, but I can feel it. - I said don't go there! 457 00:31:19,334 --> 00:31:22,724 It's just a matter of time before I prove it, Major. 458 00:31:22,894 --> 00:31:25,727 I recommend that in the meantime, you keep your... 459 00:31:43,574 --> 00:31:45,565 - Did you sleep last night? - No. 460 00:31:45,734 --> 00:31:48,123 This is the data from the biometric sensors. 461 00:31:48,294 --> 00:31:51,764 I can't tell you what all these signatures mean, but look at this. 462 00:31:51,934 --> 00:31:55,449 These are ours and this is hers. There's a distinct difference. 463 00:31:55,614 --> 00:31:58,333 She was born on another planet in another galaxy. 464 00:31:58,494 --> 00:32:01,531 - They're different from Teyla's. - It doesn't mean... 465 00:32:01,694 --> 00:32:06,324 - She's not what she seems to be. - I sense an honest and spiritual person. 466 00:32:06,494 --> 00:32:09,406 All right. There may be a way to find out. 467 00:32:09,574 --> 00:32:12,452 You're opening negotiations with her? Let me sit in. 468 00:32:12,614 --> 00:32:15,447 I'll pretend to take notes on the laptop and scan her. 469 00:32:15,614 --> 00:32:18,333 Radiation, EM scans, energy signatures... 470 00:32:18,494 --> 00:32:22,407 That way, if I am crazy, you and I are the only ones who need to know. 471 00:32:22,574 --> 00:32:25,372 - What's the harm? - All right. 472 00:32:26,094 --> 00:32:28,654 - But be discreet. - I'm Mr Discreet. 473 00:32:31,934 --> 00:32:35,324 I'm impressed by most of what I've read of Earth religions. 474 00:32:35,494 --> 00:32:38,804 The Torah, the Koran, the Talmud, the Bible... 475 00:32:38,974 --> 00:32:42,364 Most reveal a diverse and deep desire to grasp the divine. 476 00:32:42,534 --> 00:32:46,288 - So we have something to offer you. - I've also read about your history. 477 00:32:46,454 --> 00:32:50,447 Even now, somewhere on your planet, you are at war. 478 00:32:50,614 --> 00:32:52,605 Well, yeah, that's true. 479 00:32:52,774 --> 00:32:57,245 I made no attempt to hide that fact from you. We are definitely not perfect. 480 00:32:57,414 --> 00:33:00,406 There's a lot about you as a people I find disturbing. 481 00:33:00,574 --> 00:33:03,134 - Can that not be said of any people? - No. 482 00:33:03,294 --> 00:33:05,933 Every soul in Proculis is free from the hatred 483 00:33:06,094 --> 00:33:08,654 people from Earth seem to feel for each other. 484 00:33:08,814 --> 00:33:12,409 - We're not all that bad. You know that. - I do. 485 00:33:12,574 --> 00:33:18,763 I'm talking about every member of my expedition team here in Atlantis 486 00:33:18,934 --> 00:33:22,927 and the friends we've met since coming here, like Teyla's people. 487 00:33:23,094 --> 00:33:26,166 There are some among you, yourself included, Dr Weir, 488 00:33:26,334 --> 00:33:29,212 that I know Athar would welcome with open arms. 489 00:33:29,374 --> 00:33:31,171 But there are others. 490 00:33:31,334 --> 00:33:33,894 I hand-picked every member of this expedition, 491 00:33:34,054 --> 00:33:37,967 and I know Teyla feels as confident about her own people. 492 00:33:38,134 --> 00:33:42,286 - I'm sure. - This is a matter of trust. 493 00:33:42,454 --> 00:33:46,242 Yes. It is, Dr Weir. 494 00:33:47,734 --> 00:33:51,488 Have your scans found anything yet, Dr McKay? 495 00:33:51,654 --> 00:33:53,690 Uh... 496 00:33:54,814 --> 00:33:56,805 Actually... 497 00:33:58,574 --> 00:34:00,087 ...no. 498 00:34:00,254 --> 00:34:02,722 - What the hell is this? - I'm sorry, Major. 499 00:34:02,894 --> 00:34:05,488 There was cause for legitimate concern as to... 500 00:34:05,654 --> 00:34:07,963 Whether I was or not who I claimed to be. 501 00:34:08,134 --> 00:34:10,648 I'm sorry, Chaya. I felt it would do no harm. 502 00:34:10,814 --> 00:34:13,203 Stop apologising, Elizabeth. 503 00:34:13,374 --> 00:34:15,171 - How did she know? - McKay. 504 00:34:15,334 --> 00:34:17,609 - She's an Ancient, Major. - She's what? 505 00:34:17,774 --> 00:34:22,325 I'm right, aren't I? The perfect health, the energy weapon, she has the gene. 506 00:34:22,494 --> 00:34:26,772 - It's the only logical explanation. - What the hell are you talking about? 507 00:34:26,934 --> 00:34:28,765 I just don't understand the act. 508 00:34:28,934 --> 00:34:33,405 You must know we'd give anything to talk to you, to learn from you. 509 00:34:33,574 --> 00:34:37,169 What is it? Are you checking us out? 510 00:34:38,054 --> 00:34:41,569 In my desire to come to Atlantis, I have revealed too much. 511 00:34:41,734 --> 00:34:44,248 - He's right? - I'm right? 512 00:34:44,414 --> 00:34:47,372 I am what you call an Ancient, 513 00:34:47,534 --> 00:34:51,322 and it is also true that I can never offer your people sanctuary. 514 00:34:51,494 --> 00:34:54,292 But you are wrong as to why I came here. 515 00:34:54,454 --> 00:34:56,684 Why did you come here? 516 00:34:56,854 --> 00:34:59,652 You, John. 517 00:34:59,814 --> 00:35:01,167 Me? 518 00:35:01,334 --> 00:35:05,009 I have lived in solitude for so long that when you asked me to come... 519 00:35:05,174 --> 00:35:07,688 Oh, my God, he is Kirk. 520 00:35:07,854 --> 00:35:09,845 So this was never about... 521 00:35:12,534 --> 00:35:15,128 Could we just have a moment to ourselves here? 522 00:35:15,294 --> 00:35:16,807 (all) No. 523 00:35:16,974 --> 00:35:20,967 That's all right. I've stayed here long enough. 524 00:35:28,854 --> 00:35:33,325 Come on. You and your people were the reason we came here in the first place. 525 00:35:33,494 --> 00:35:35,485 I can't... I can't... 526 00:35:42,534 --> 00:35:44,331 No. 527 00:35:44,494 --> 00:35:46,724 What the hell was that? 528 00:35:46,894 --> 00:35:50,933 They're coming for them. I should have never left them. 529 00:35:51,094 --> 00:35:53,210 What's going on? 530 00:35:53,374 --> 00:35:55,763 I'm sorry, John. 531 00:36:16,014 --> 00:36:18,289 I'm taking a jumper back to Proculis. 532 00:36:18,454 --> 00:36:21,890 - What just happened? - There's only one way to find out. 533 00:36:22,054 --> 00:36:24,045 Go. 534 00:36:44,694 --> 00:36:47,049 Sure you know what you're flying into? 535 00:36:47,214 --> 00:36:49,603 The Wraith are attacking Chaya's people. 536 00:36:51,534 --> 00:36:54,094 You can't hope to defend them with one ship! 537 00:36:54,254 --> 00:36:56,290 I don't think I'll have to. 538 00:37:32,614 --> 00:37:35,367 - What are you doing here? - I'm here to help you. 539 00:37:35,534 --> 00:37:38,332 - Help me? - To defend your people. 540 00:37:40,654 --> 00:37:44,772 Leave. I will take care of this. 541 00:38:24,094 --> 00:38:27,928 Is it Chaya or Athar? I'm just curious. 542 00:38:28,094 --> 00:38:31,848 When I was a mortal, I lived here. This was my home. 543 00:38:32,014 --> 00:38:34,812 When those of us you call the Ancients ascended, 544 00:38:34,974 --> 00:38:38,046 we were supposed to leave behind us all human ties. 545 00:38:38,214 --> 00:38:40,648 Some of us found that difficult. 546 00:38:40,814 --> 00:38:44,090 You couldn't watch your people get wiped out by the Wraith. 547 00:38:44,254 --> 00:38:48,850 When their fleet approached, I lashed out with my mind and destroyed them all. 548 00:38:49,014 --> 00:38:54,088 The others of my kind did not approve of such interference. 549 00:38:54,854 --> 00:38:57,163 And so I was exiled. 550 00:38:57,334 --> 00:39:01,373 My punishment was the unending protection of this world. 551 00:39:06,334 --> 00:39:08,689 Why pretend to be human at all? 552 00:39:08,854 --> 00:39:11,971 So that, time to time, I may walk among the people, 553 00:39:12,134 --> 00:39:15,365 know them as the good and kind souls they are. 554 00:39:16,534 --> 00:39:19,924 For thousands of years, I have come and gone to the villages, 555 00:39:20,094 --> 00:39:23,564 never staying too long to get attached to anyone... 556 00:39:23,734 --> 00:39:25,690 until I met you. 557 00:39:27,254 --> 00:39:31,611 I have never regretted the choice I've made all of these years... until now. 558 00:39:33,774 --> 00:39:36,846 I am permitted to safeguard my people only. 559 00:39:37,014 --> 00:39:40,086 But this is my punishment. 560 00:39:40,254 --> 00:39:43,405 This is what makes it punishment. 561 00:39:43,574 --> 00:39:47,647 If your people came here for my protection, the others would stop me. 562 00:39:47,814 --> 00:39:51,523 Do you understand? I can never help your people. 563 00:39:54,054 --> 00:39:57,046 I'm not sure I'm willing to walk away that easily, 564 00:39:57,214 --> 00:40:01,446 and I'm not just talking personally, although that's definitely part of it. 565 00:40:03,254 --> 00:40:05,768 There is so much more we can learn from you. 566 00:40:05,934 --> 00:40:08,687 I can't, John. The others won't allow it. 567 00:40:08,854 --> 00:40:11,846 - That's... - It's their highest law to never interfere. 568 00:40:13,134 --> 00:40:17,286 I am bound by those laws, however much I wish to help you. 569 00:40:18,254 --> 00:40:21,644 - So, we can never... - I can never leave. 570 00:40:23,054 --> 00:40:25,045 Well, I could come and visit. 571 00:40:28,254 --> 00:40:31,291 Now I'm flirting with somebody from another species. 572 00:40:31,454 --> 00:40:34,048 We're not as different as you think. 573 00:40:34,214 --> 00:40:36,489 We're more different than you think. 574 00:40:37,934 --> 00:40:40,573 I can show you. 575 00:40:40,734 --> 00:40:43,453 - Show me? - By sharing each other. 576 00:40:44,614 --> 00:40:47,492 We will know each other as well as anyone ever can. 577 00:40:48,694 --> 00:40:52,289 OK. I gotta get the car back by midnight, though. 578 00:40:53,534 --> 00:40:55,650 This will only take a few moments. 579 00:40:57,694 --> 00:40:59,685 Just close your eyes. 580 00:41:09,134 --> 00:41:11,125 This is cool. 581 00:41:36,854 --> 00:41:38,845 Subtitles: SDI Media Group 582 00:41:44,934 --> 00:41:46,925 ENHOH