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{1}{57}{Y:i}Previously on Stargate Atlantis.
{58}{84}{Y:i}They're not people!
{85}{112}They're machines!
{114}{181}{Y:i}They even built themselves a version of Atlantis.
{216}{273}{Y:i}Probes of your mind, uncover the truth.
{275}{363}You only came to live there, from your original home.|A planet called Earth.
{367}{431}- Our intention is to destroy it.|- They see Humans as
{432}{508}{Y:i}the favourite siblings|who receive all the parents love.
{509}{561}{Y:i}They've been seeking revenge ever since.
{564}{637}Atlantis is under attack from Replicators!
{643}{752}I'll be damned if I'm gonna let a bunch|of Replicators take our home away from us.
{753}{844}{Y:i}They emit a directional energy field|that disrupts the connection between nanites.
{845}{902}{Y:i}So the Replicators literally|fall apart when you fire on 'em.
{903}{934}Well, we beat 'em this time,
{935}{983}{Y:i}maybe we scared them off.
{1007}{1044}Maybe.
{1131}{1167}{Y:i}Doctor Weir.
{1185}{1249}Doctor Keller.|How is my Head of Medicine?
{1250}{1267}Acting
{1268}{1351}Head of Medicine, actually,|and that's kinda what I wanted to talk to you about.
{1356}{1387}{Y:i}What's up?
{1421}{1459}I need to be replaced.
{1460}{1490}Excuse me?
{1510}{1553}Look, after Carson...
{1583}{1691}someone had to step up and take over,|and I'm glad to help out, don't get me wrong, but
{1692}{1768}I'm not qualified|to run a department of this size. You...
{1769}{1806}you need someone...
{1817}{1846}better.
{1849}{1899}Everyone down there says you're doing great.
{1900}{1951}Well, "A" I'm not sure that's true,
{1952}{2059}and "B" it's been pretty smooth sailing|over the last few weeks. I think I've been lucky.
{2060}{2117}Well, the I.O.A. are reviewing candidates but,
{2118}{2175}to be honest, they're not that great|at making quick decisions.
{2176}{2212}Yeah. So, a week?
{2213}{2246}Two weeks?
{2253}{2315}I just haven't been sleeping very well.|This whole...
{2316}{2429}- being in control thing kind of makes me anxious.|- Carson felt the same way his first few months.
{2430}{2485}I appreciate you trying to lie to me.
{2578}{2596}{Y:i}Look...
{2597}{2663}I feel very comfortable|with my life in your hands,
{2664}{2734}and at the end of the day,|that means you're doin' a pretty good job.
{2743}{2820}Dealing with the pressure|it does get easier with time.
{2841}{2863}{Y:i}Right.
{2865}{2909}How much time...
{2910}{2944}{Y:i}exactly?
{2955}{3028}Like, it'll get easier over the next|two weeks and then you'll replace me,
{3029}{3098}so I can go back to being a regular doctor?
{3103}{3145}I'll keep you posted!
{3209}{3238}Thanks!
{3305}{3350}Can I please have someone else do these?
{3351}{3394}- Performance evaluations?|- Yes.
{3395}{3413}No.
{3414}{3465}Year-end employee reviews are important.
{3466}{3524}They're how people get promotions, and raises.
{3526}{3591}OK, look. Asking me to do|performance evaluations is ridiculous.
{3592}{3624}I am the first person to admit...
{3625}{3676}I don't know who these people are,|nor do I care to.
{3677}{3730}{Y:i}Look, if you'd like, I could take you down|the hall to the labs and just
{3731}{3827}point at the people who annoy me more|than the rest, but that's about as useful as I get.
{3873}{3920}- All done.|- Oh, of course.
{3921}{3960}That was quick!
{3992}{4024}Hey, John, wait a minute.
{4025}{4090}You've just given everyone|excellent and above averages.
{4091}{4134}- Can I do that?|{y:i}- No!
{4135}{4193}I know this is not the most|glamorous part of your job,
{4194}{4244}but you are in leadership positions and,
{4245}{4332}unfortunately, that comes|with administrative responsibilities.
{4334}{4397}Well, everybody who works for me|is excellent and above average.
{4398}{4423}You want me to lie?
{4424}{4488}`Cause I don't think leaders should lie,|Elizabeth.
{4508}{4533}{Y:i}Doctor Weir?
{4534}{4565}Yes, Chuck?
{4566}{4617}The Apollo just came out of hyperspace.
{4621}{4665}They're ahead of schedule.
{4673}{4722}Probably just tryin' to show off...|you know,
{4723}{4761}bein' a new ship an' all.
{4764}{4836}Colonel Ellis, you've made excellent time|on your first voyage here.
{4837}{4912}{y:i}- Thank you. I'm beaming down now.|- Very well. We'll m...
{5021}{5068}Set up in the Conference Room.
{5077}{5105}Doctor.
{5109}{5134}Colonel.
{5135}{5170}- Welcome.|- Thank you.
{5175}{5203}Colonel Sheppard,
{5204}{5236}{Y:i}Doctor McKay.
{5248}{5325}This is gonna make things easier.|I'll need to brief you all immediately.
{5326}{5359}What's going on?
{5377}{5433}Well, I'd prefer to talk in private.
{5625}{5718}{Y:i}Ever since the human-form Replicators|made a play for the City,
{5719}{5832}we've had the Daedalus make regular|reconnaissance fly-bys of their home planet.
{5837}{5869}Yes, we know.
{5870}{5899}{Y:i}Two months ago,
{5900}{5937}it took these pictures.
{5975}{6035}I'm sorry, what am I supposed to be looking at here?
{6036}{6066}{Y:i}Nothing.
{6075}{6105}Excuse me?
{6133}{6155}{Y:i}This image
{6158}{6210}{Y:i}was taken about three weeks ago
{6220}{6285}{Y:i}in the very same location.
{6295}{6334}{Y:i}They're building ships...
{6336}{6357}a lot of them.
{6358}{6409}{Y:i}Why weren't we made aware of this?
{6410}{6459}I'm making you aware of it now.
{6479}{6541}Well, if they're coming for us, we should start|making preparations to bolster the shield.
{6542}{6590}- I mean, we should...|{y:i}- They're not gonna get here.
{6595}{6717}I'm here to inform you that in precisely twelve hours,|the Apollo, in consort with your team...
{6724}{6772}{Y:i}will launch a surgical strike
{6773}{6815}on the Replicator planet.
{7124}{7194}Season 3, Episode 20|First strike
{7204}{7274}Transcript by Callie Sullivan.
{7279}{7349}Subtitles by SG-66|www.seriestele.net
{8435}{8457}{Y:i}So...
{8462}{8502}you're gonna blow up their ships.
{8503}{8527}That's right.
{8528}{8552}Just like that?
{8553}{8576}Just like that.
{8577}{8616}How the hell do you plan on doing that?
{8617}{8670}A set of Mark Nine tactical nukes
{8671}{8745}housed in a custom-made|weapons platform codenamed
{8746}{8800}- Horizon.|- How many nukes do you have?
{8801}{8873}The Horizon carries six warheads and four decoys.
{8874}{8955}I'm gonna need you to do|a final inspection before we head out.
{8962}{9009}- Wait. Six?|{y:i}- That's right.
{9010}{9038}That's not enough.
{9039}{9151}The Replicators are self-replicating robots,|which means that they can...
{9152}{9200}I'm aware of that, thank you, Doctor,
{9201}{9293}but they're not like the Milky Way Replicators.|Their ships aren't built from nanocells.
{9294}{9382}They're constructed of real material|that can be destroyed.
{9383}{9435}Six will be more than enough for now.
{9436}{9456}{Y:i}"For now"?
{9458}{9530}Look, isn't this a bit like poking a sleeping dragon?|Why don't we just wait `til
{9531}{9595}Area 51 finishes the P.W.A.R.Ws?
{9597}{9627}Which one's that, again?
{9628}{9677}Planetary-Wide Anti-Replicator Weapons.
{9678}{9778}Look, the Asgard were capable of creating a satellite|that could wipe out an entire Replicator planet.
{9779}{9832}I mean, we've had some trouble|making one of our own but...
{9833}{9960}Look, would I've prefer taking out|an entire planet at once? Absolutely.
{9964}{10048}But this image is giving|the I.O.A. a lot of sleepless nights.
{10049}{10110}The Replicators know the location of Earth,
{10111}{10175}and with these new ships,|have the means to get there.
{10176}{10252}We can't just sit on our hands|while the guys at Area 51
{10253}{10301}try to come up with a solution.
{10302}{10438}This mission's primary objective|is to eliminate key military targets.
{10439}{10505}We'll come back and finish|once the new weapon is up and running.
{10506}{10586}Doctor, I'm gonna need you to start|your inspections as soon as possible.
{10587}{10652}- Well, yes, sure. I just...|- Doctor McKay is ready to beam.
{10653}{10702}Well, he's not, actually...
{10773}{10800}{Y:i}OK.
{10860}{10903}We're finished here.
{10924}{10955}Thank you.
{11059}{11089}Can you believe this?
{11098}{11125}No.
{11154}{11213}It all seems too good to be true.
{11230}{11258}What?
{11264}{11342}Well, if those nukes do what Ellis says they do...
{11347}{11455}Since we won back the City, we haven't heard|so much as a peep from the Replicators.
{11456}{11505}Well, obviously they haven't gone away.
{11506}{11586}No, but maybe they've decided that|we are more trouble than we're worth.
{11588}{11670}That the threat of our A.R. weapons|is enough to keep them at bay.
{11693}{11769}You don't build that many ships|to make a run at Atlantis.
{11810}{11855}They're headed for Earth.
{12010}{12045}{Y:i}Colonel.
{12054}{12087}{Y:i}May I have a word?
{12097}{12124}{Y:i}Sure.
{12292}{12338}This mission is a mistake.
{12340}{12381}It most certainly is not.
{12391}{12491}It is an ineffectual first strike.|You've gotta know how dangerous that could be for us.
{12493}{12557}All due respect, Doctor, it won't be ineffectual.
{12559}{12619}Besides, the I.O.A. doesn't think we can wait.
{12620}{12695}I think we should stall them,|try to open a round of negotiations.
{12696}{12736}They're not a race of people.
{12740}{12787}They're a weapon. Try to keep that in mind.
{12792}{12839}Weapon or not, they're sentient.
{12840}{12957}Negotiating with them could buy us|enough time to get the P.W.A.R.W. up and running.
{12960}{13065}Usually I'd be more than happy to go|twelve rounds here about who's right and who's wrong,
{13066}{13095}but it wouldn't matter.
{13097}{13205}I have my orders, and you don't have|the authority to tell me to stand down, so, again,
{13207}{13248}{Y:i}with all due respect,
{13250}{13276}ma'am,
{13288}{13334}I have a mission to execute.
{13531}{13587}Well, the specs check out.
{13603}{13650}We've loaded the target information.
{13658}{13684}They're ready.
{13693}{13749}Yeah. It's good to go.
{13766}{13805}This is a bad idea, isnt' it?
{13819}{13861}We could tell them they're not ready...
{13864}{13924}You know, there's a fault with|the guidance system or something.
{13925}{13960}I thought about that.
{13964}{14017}They're gonna have guys here|to contradict us pretty quickly.
{14019}{14038}Yep.
{14052}{14087}But we're here alone.
{14090}{14136}We could make them not ready.
{14157}{14210}They're building an armada, Radek.
{14215}{14275}I saw them.|They showed me the pictures.
{14289}{14388}I'd feel pretty stupid if we break this thing, only|to have the Replicators show up and destroy the City.
{14389}{14411}Yeah.
{14441}{14473}Yeah, that would be bad.
{14557}{14601}Tell the Colonel we're good to go.
{14815}{14890}Colonel Ellis has asked me to join the mission.
{14904}{14928}{Y:i}I know.
{14965}{14999}I was gonna stay behind in a
{15000}{15085}cloaked Jumper after they launch the warheads,|do some battle damage assessment.
{15086}{15121}I know that too.
{15152}{15177}He told me that you
{15178}{15259}called Woolsey and General O'Neill|and tried to get the whole thing called off.
{15260}{15289}Yes, I did.
{15299}{15326}They didn't bite.
{15338}{15368}They did not.
{15392}{15486}{Y:i}Look, I know you think we're doing|the wrong thing here, but...
{15488}{15513}{Y:i}John...
{15567}{15596}Good luck.
{15904}{15970}Alright. Horizon is online.
{15975}{16093}The warheads are armed and|we are ready for final sequencing
{16097}{16160}as soon as we drop out of hyperspace.
{16161}{16181}{Y:i}Start now.
{16182}{16219}Open the bomb bay doors.
{16220}{16253}{Y:i}We're still in hyperspace.
{16255}{16322}We're coming out of our jump uncomfortably|close to the planet.
{16323}{16384}I don't wanna waste any time, just get it done.
{16402}{16434}Well, you're the boss.
{16742}{16795}Ready to launch on your command.
{16812}{16854}You're sure about this, right?
{16868}{16910}I mean, like, this is the right thing to do?
{16913}{16977}Not the best time for that kind of talk, Doctor.
{16996}{17031}Right. Sorry.
{17037}{17087}{Y:i}Coming out of hyperspace in five,
{17088}{17111}{Y:i}four,
{17112}{17132}three,
{17133}{17155}two,
{17156}{17183}one.
{17256}{17291}Launch the Horizon.
{19284}{19367}We have detonation confirmation|on all six warheads.
{19370}{19421}Sheppard, you have a go for launch.
{19422}{19453}Copy that.
{19556}{19583}{Y:i}Clear.
{19588}{19613}{Y:i}Jump away.
{19614}{19652}Very well. Pick you up in an hour.
{19653}{19687}Get us out of here.
{20004}{20042}{Y:i}There is so much radiation interference,
{20043}{20112}it's hard to get an accurate yield|calculation from the scan telemetry.
{20114}{20191}Please, there is more than enough data.|It's not like we're trying to take out a person here.
{20192}{20249}We're taking out massive chunks of a city.
{20250}{20330}Someone just please tell me|if we hit our targets or not.
{20331}{20381}Alright.|If this data is right,
{20392}{20486}then all of your primaries and most of|your secondaries have been incinerated.
{20489}{20513}Excellent.
{20694}{20724}Welcome back.
{20729}{20748}Thanks.
{20750}{20790}{Y:i}I hear congratulations are in order.
{20791}{20819}Yeah, you heard right.
{20826}{20879}How was the mission?|Was it a success?
{20880}{20923}We did get all the ships.
{20924}{20962}I wish I could've been there to see it.
{20963}{21055}Well, space battles are always a lot more|exciting on TV than they are in real life.
{21058}{21084}{Y:i}Doctor Weir?
{21105}{21145}{Y:i}You're gonna wanna see this.
{21163}{21195}We've got a contact.
{21196}{21262}- Just came out of hyperspace.|- Is it broadcasting I.F.F?
{21263}{21300}- No, ma'am.|- Wraith?
{21302}{21353}Nah, it's very small. I doubt it.
{21365}{21395}Raise the shield.
{21399}{21455}It's taking up a geosynchronous orbit above the City.
{21456}{21487}What is it?
{21515}{21568}We should have the Apollo check it out.
{21580}{21650}Tell the Colonel he needs to get back to his ship.
{22105}{22134}Right ahead of us, Sir.
{22135}{22197}- Shields?|{y:i}- Affirmative. Shields are up.
{22275}{22329}{Y:i}OK, I've got a visual.
{22334}{22393}Looks like a satellite of some sort.
{22626}{22661}It's a Stargate!
{22668}{22701}A Stargate?
{22702}{22737}{Y:i}That's right.
{22747}{22791}I thought you said it was a satellite.
{22792}{22816}{Y:i}It's both.
{22817}{22874}It's a satellite,|but in the middle there's a...
{22880}{22910}Stargate.
{22911}{22980}- What could be the purpose of that?|- I've no idea.
{23061}{23128}- It just activated.|{y:i}- The Gate?
{23239}{23283}{Y:i}Get us away from it!
{23303}{23356}Sir, the satellite is turning again.
{23536}{23576}It's hitting the planet.
{23842}{23881}It's a sustained beam.
{23882}{23932}That is bad for a dozen different reasons.
{24125}{24163}It's protected by a shield.
{24167}{24208}{Y:i}Give me some options, McKay.
{24209}{24259}The shield's taking its power from the beam.
{24263}{24321}Look, I registered a slight drop|in output when you fired on it.
{24322}{24362}{Y:i}Could I get a nuke past its shield?
{24363}{24392}No, probably not.
{24393}{24433}I'll get in the Chair and give it everything we've got.
{24434}{24491}- Maybe that'll collapse the shield.|- I said "slight"...
{24492}{24593}as in .002. Look, I doubt any amount of firepower|is gonna collapse it while that beam is active.
{24594}{24668}- Then what do we do?|{y:i}- We stand down and let me think, is what we do.
{24669}{24721}Just give me five minutes to get my bearings.|I'll brief you.
{24722}{24802}- McKay, it's shooting at us.|- Yes, and the shields are holding.
{24807}{24841}Look, we've got plenty of time|just give me...
{24842}{24875}five minutes.
{25194}{25225}{Y:i}What've you got?
{25231}{25255}We're in trouble.
{25261}{25339}{Y:i}It took you five minutes to figure that out?|You're slippin', buddy.
{25340}{25405}Look, the satellite is basically|just a stripped-down ship.
{25406}{25469}There's a hyperdrive engine,|a shield, and navigational systems.
{25470}{25552}There's a small power source|that was designed to take it to its intended target
{25553}{25602}{Y:i}and power the shield until the Gate can be dialled.
{25603}{25678}But once a wormhole has been established|to whoever's on the dialling side,
{25679}{25749}it fires a beam into their Stargate|and it comes out on our side,
{25750}{25818}allowing them to fire on us|and to power the satellite.
{25821}{25852}That's very clever.
{25853}{25923}Yes. As long as they can keep the beam|powered from home,
{25924}{25963}the weapon remains operational.
{25968}{26053}And one fun added side bonus is that|because their Stargate is in such
{26054}{26091}close proximity to our planet,
{26092}{26141}we can't dial our Stargate.|We're stuck.
{26142}{26178}Maybe that's a good thing.
{26194}{26271}The beam'll turn off at the end|of the Gate's 38 minute cycle.
{26275}{26366}If we dial our Gate at that precise moment,|we can neutralise theirs.
{26367}{26450}What, and if it's not pulling power|from the beam any more,
{26451}{26506}then we can collapse its shield and destroy it.
{26507}{26533}Sure. The problem is,
{26534}{26586}I don't think it's gonna shut down|in 38 minutes.
{26590}{26701}But I thought it was physically impossible|for an artificial wormhole to stay open any longer.
{26702}{26746}There is one exception to that rule.
{26747}{26820}The SGC has encountered attacks|of this kind on their own Stargate
{26821}{26898}and sadly we've discovered that if|you pump enough energy into it,
{26899}{26950}a Stargate can remain active indefinitely.
{26951}{27020}That would require an insane amount of power,|wouldn't it?
{27021}{27094}Like a black hole|or an unlimited number of ZedPMs.
{27095}{27155}So we can assume|the Replicators are behind this.
{27156}{27179}Well, I hope so.
{27180}{27204}You hope so?
{27205}{27273}Well, otherwise, we've discovered yet|another super-powerful enemy.
{27275}{27341}If it is a normal Stargate,|can we still contact the dialling planet?
{27347}{27425}Well, I'll need to boost the signal considerably|to get through the interference, but...
{27432}{27450}yes.
{27451}{27502}- See what you can do, please.|- Right.
{27521}{27563}Why would you wanna contact them?
{27566}{27596}To negotiate.
{27602}{27689}It's a waste of energy.|We need to figure out how to destroy it.
{27698}{27771}I'd love to go twelve rounds here|about who's right and who's wrong,
{27772}{27845}but at the end of the day|I'm responsible for the well-being of this City,
{27846}{27911}and you don't have|the authority to tell me to stand down.
{27935}{27974}So with all due respect...
{27977}{28017}I think I'll place my call.
{28203}{28284}{Y:i}Alright. I think I've got it.
{28290}{28333}They're responding to the transmission.
{28383}{28413}Oberoth!
{28418}{28448}{Y:i}Doctor Weir.
{28449}{28503}I must say I'm surprised to see you.
{28504}{28607}Each of us exists within the collective|and can be replicated many times.
{28614}{28664}You need to disable your weapon immediately.
{28670}{28702}That is not possible.
{28703}{28798}We had no choice but to attack you. You were|building warships. They need to be neutralised.
{28799}{28848}And now, so do you.
{28854}{28914}That assault was just the tip of the spear.
{28918}{28973}We were hoping it would bring you to your senses.
{28978}{29080}If you don't stop this aggression,|we will be forced to launch an all-out attack.
{29081}{29105}Really?
{29116}{29150}Why have you waited?
{29151}{29238}The annihilation of your people is not our goal.
{29243}{29303}Ideally, we would like a peace to exist between us,
{29304}{29406}but we will not stand idly by while you build ships|and weapons that can be used to destroy us.
{29407}{29433}{Y:i}Interesting.
{29437}{29486}We feel the same way about you.
{29487}{29601}Perhaps I should remind you every time we've met|in battle, our side has been clearly victorious.
{29602}{29667}{Y:i}Elizabeth. They're attempting|to upload a virus on the comm bandwidth.
{29668}{29727}{y:i}- I've been able to stop it for now but...|- Shut it down.
{29809}{29836}Well, that went well!
{29837}{29906}Yeah. Oberoth always|been one of my favourites.
{29930}{30010}What if the Gate doesn't shut down|at the end of its 38 minute cycle?
{30037}{30126}Look, if they're able to maintain the energy|beam's intensity which I'm sure they will...
{30127}{30175}And how long `til our shield fails?
{30193}{30227}It's 29 hours.
{30691}{30730}Well, it was worth a shot.
{30741}{30800}Alright, we're gonna need another plan.
{30802}{30836}Yeah, OK.
{30904}{30957}{Y:i}Look, stop dialling. It's not working.
{30981}{31010}{Y:i}Sir.
{31051}{31090}You two give us a minute.
{31130}{31170}What can I do for you, John?
{31232}{31283}We need to head back to the Replicator planet.
{31284}{31310}- We do, do we?|{y:i}- Yeah.
{31311}{31378}If this satellite weapon is powered by its homeworld,
{31379}{31440}maybe we can neutralise it at the source.
{31443}{31522}Well, the Apollo is in no condition|to get in a battle right now.
{31523}{31573}That beam took a lot out of our shield.
{31574}{31635}- No, we've gotta do something.|- We did do something.
{31636}{31730}I'm sorry, Sir, but I can't help but think that|we're somehow responsible for this.
{31731}{31775}Why, because Weir said so?
{31776}{31805}No, Sir.
{31806}{31840}John, listen to me.
{31841}{31871}I...
{31900}{31990}I've been over your record.|I know you have your detractors but personally
{31991}{32050}I think you've done a hell of a job here.
{32051}{32074}Thank you, Sir.
{32075}{32150}You should be running Atlantis, not Doctor Weir.
{32151}{32176}Well,
{32193}{32238}then I'd be The Man, and...
{32243}{32290}who would I have to rage against?
{32320}{32345}Listen.
{32358}{32390}Because of us,
{32395}{32517}Earth won't have to deal with an armada|of Replicator ships, so whatever happens here,
{32532}{32580}we did the right thing today.
{32665}{32695}{Y:i}I'm sorry.
{32704}{32765}It's just...|they didn't even consult me.
{32766}{32838}{Y:i}I imagine they felt the need for secrecy was great.
{32839}{32930}I have the highest level of clearance humanly possible,|Teyla. No...
{32940}{32973}they're trying to undermine me.
{32974}{33085}Some of the military doesn't like that a civilian,|let alone a woman, is in charge of this City.
{33086}{33140}Surely General O'Neill doesn't feel that way.
{33141}{33210}And the I.O.A, they've backed you several times.|They believe in you.
{33211}{33300}Yes, when things are going well,|but as soon as we run into a major problem,
{33301}{33380}the military steps in and assumes absolute control.
{33381}{33459}Certainly you don't wish|to coordinate military attacks.
{33460}{33515}No, and that's not what I'm saying. Look,
{33516}{33588}our current situation could have easily been avoided.
{33589}{33618}I told them as much,
{33619}{33647}but they put next to no weight
{33648}{33730}behind my opinions regarding the safety|and protection of this City. Yes,
{33731}{33810}the I.O.A. is happy to have me as lead administrator,
{33824}{33885}but when it comes to the big decisions...
{33997}{34072}If we get out of this,|I think I may have to step down.
{34073}{34105}Give it some time.
{34106}{34185}- You need to step back and...|{y:i}- We've got something.
{34410}{34460}We were throwing some ideas back and forth,|well...
{34461}{34507}he was throwing them forth|and I was throwing them back...
{34508}{34588}and while he was droning on about some idea|that might have worked, it suddenly occurred to me:
{34589}{34643}this City has encountered problems like this before,
{34644}{34718}- so I...|- I don't need the history of your idea, Doctor.
{34719}{34780}I'll let that be a surprise|when I read your autobiography.
{34781}{34830}{Y:i}Just tell me the plan.
{34855}{34890}We submerge it.
{34891}{34915}I'm sorry?
{34916}{34950}We submerge the City.
{34960}{35026}I thought you said we couldn't submerge the City.
{35027}{35123}That was two years ago before the Ancients came|and activated a number of new systems. See...
{35124}{35164}The how is complicated,
{35165}{35190}but I think it's possible.
{35191}{35231}- Look, it's not a permanent solution...|{y:i}- But...
{35232}{35280}it'll buy us enough time `til we come up with one.
{35290}{35318}Exactly.
{35319}{35370}- How much time?|- Some. As much as a week.
{35371}{35409}I don't understand.|Why?
{35410}{35469}Ah, you see, the history part|would have made that a lot clearer.
{35470}{35534}Had you been a little more patient,|I would have painted you a picture of...
{35535}{35560}McKay.
{35600}{35636}Ten thousand years ago
{35637}{35676}when the Ancients were under siege from the Wraith,
{35677}{35705}they sank the City
{35706}{35774}in order to dissipate|the Wraiths' energy blasts in the water.
{35775}{35796}{Y:i}This way,
{35797}{35862}{Y:i}the shield was able to hold far longer|than it ever could on the surface.
{35863}{35917}So, now, we submerge the City.
{35918}{36008}The water attenuates the satellite's beam intensity,|buys us some more shield time.
{36009}{36075}We cannot predict how much|the Replicators' beam will be attenuated.
{36076}{36116}It might not buy us any time at all.
{36117}{36179}There's no way to know for sure, yes,|but it's not a reason not to try.
{36180}{36207}Alright, get it done.
{36208}{36250}Yeah, I don't think that's your call.
{36310}{36346}Worst case scenario?
{36347}{36390}We lose some power from the ZPM?
{36391}{36443}Oh, no, worst case scenario is that|we've both read the numbers wrong,
{36444}{36503}we use up a ton of power and|the City doesn't submerge at all.
{36504}{36554}Look, as much as I hate to say it,
{36555}{36586}Zelenka's not infallible.
{36650}{36685}Still, I agree.
{36693}{36728}It's worth the risk.
{36757}{36830}Alright. The City has an automatic|submersion subroutine already in the system.
{36831}{36908}I'll need it to tweak it a bit|to work with one ZedPM, and...
{36909}{36984}disable some safety protocols.|Give me an hour.
{37390}{37428}- It's been an hour.|- We're ready.
{37429}{37489}- No, you've got to do the...|- Oh, just...
{37557}{37578}We are...
{37579}{37602}ready.
{37609}{37635}Good.
{37650}{37685}Give me City-wide.
{37755}{37799}Attention all personnel.
{37800}{37868}We are about to attempt to submerge the City.
{37869}{37935}From what I understand, it could get a little bumpy,
{37943}{38009}so this is your last chance to secure equipment
{38011}{38069}and get to the designated safe areas.
{38090}{38129}We've come full circle, eh?
{38157}{38177}Yeah.
{38180}{38211}Feels that way.
{38245}{38265}{Y:i}OK.
{38295}{38327}Take us down.
{38329}{38372}Aye, aye, Captain.
{38377}{38402}Shall we?
{39920}{39940}That's it.
{39941}{39965}We're down.
{39980}{40069}- The beam still looks pretty serious, Rodney.|- Yeah, I know. Just give me a second to...
{40080}{40105}Crap!
{40110}{40135}I told you.
{40140}{40210}- Thank you, Radek. Very helpful.|- What is it?
{40212}{40282}The beam is breaking through the water|much more efficiently than we thought.
{40283}{40315}The water has no effect?
{40316}{40380}It's having an effect but just nowhere|near what we wanted to. Look,
{40381}{40460}that plan took us three hours to execute|and bought us an additional...
{40470}{40496}ten hours.
{40497}{40520}Nine.
{40545}{40565}Nine.
{40605}{40630}OK.
{40638}{40675}What's the plan?
{40760}{40795}That was the plan.
{41065}{41115}{Y:i}I need to learn some science.
{41125}{41155}{Y:i}What for?
{41180}{41250}I'm not all that useful in situations like these.
{41260}{41325}{Y:i}If we get into a fight,|or we need to break out of somewhere,
{41326}{41356}you know, kill someone...
{41358}{41390}I'm your man.
{41408}{41470}But a laser attacking the City's shield...
{41485}{41524}I don't know where to chip in.
{41525}{41575}{Y:i}Well, that's why we're a team, like
{41576}{41615}the Fantastic Four.
{41695}{41785}It's a comic book|where superheroes fight crime and stuff.
{41810}{41930}See, I'd be Mr Fantastic. Ronon would be The Thing.|McKay would be the Human Torch...
{41931}{41975}you'd be the Invisible Woman.
{41982}{42020}I am not invisible.
{42053}{42074}No.
{42075}{42125}No, and McKay's not a human torch.
{42126}{42185}Well, how come you get to be Mr Fantastic?
{42186}{42246}Because he was the leader and I'm the...
{42288}{42334}I'm just saying that
{42335}{42451}they were a cool team and we're a cool team|and they use their strengths to, you know...
{42533}{42598}I'm gonna go check on McKay.
{42838}{42875}Shouldn't you guys be bickering or something?
{42876}{42942}We've got nothing to bicker about.|He's run out of bad ideas...
{42943}{42962}finally.
{42963}{43024}If we survive this,|I'm putting in for a transfer.
{43025}{43093}Please. We both know that|you've done your best work under me.
{43094}{43113}{Y:i}Under you?
{43114}{43146}I'm my own department head, you know.
{43147}{43208}- Please! We both know that department is a joke.|{y:i}- What?
{43209}{43281}Why don't you two guys just make out|and get it over with?
{43291}{43316}{Y:i}I mean, we have, what?
{43317}{43418}Under one day to figure out how not|to get destroyed by this satellite thing,
{43419}{43486}and you guys are arguing about who works for who.
{43487}{43538}Every possible scenario ends in a failure.
{43539}{43639}There is nowhere on the face of this|planet that that thing cannot kill us.
{43726}{43748}You don't think...?
{43751}{43772}No.
{43775}{43806}Old girl too banged up?
{43807}{43883}No, the Replicators fixed all the damage we did|with the drones. We just don't have the power.
{43884}{43938}- Yeah, but ideally...|- It may be the only way.
{43939}{43960}What?
{43980}{44019}The drilling platform.
{44021}{44068}{Y:i}You guys have it operational down there, right?
{44069}{44099}That's close enough, but
{44100}{44123}we couldn't bring it with us.
{44124}{44187}- Bring it where?|- We don't need to. We just need a boost.
{44188}{44223}You might be onto something here.
{44224}{44236}{Y:i}Hey!
{44237}{44258}{Y:i}What's your idea?
{44259}{44278}{Y:i}Hey!
{44352}{44420}Well, luckily the umbilical's already in place.
{44421}{44506}{Y:i}Yes, I know. Look, are you capable of|outputting the power we need or not?
{44510}{44557}We just started drilling into the crust.
{44558}{44598}{Y:i}I can get you nine percent of the way there.
{44599}{44629}There goes that plan.
{44636}{44678}Can't the ZPM make up the difference?
{44679}{44755}No. The ZedPM's a little busy|powering the shield at max.
{44798}{44831}What if it didn't have to?
{44851}{44861}What?
{44862}{44949}What if we could take the|strain off the shield momentarily?
{44965}{45016}Well, we'd need about a minute.|Why? What do you have in mind?
{45048}{45111}Lantea's moon has some sizeable satellites itself.
{45112}{45202}Asteroid-like chunks we think are left over|from a second moon that no longer exists.
{45203}{45291}I'd like you to beam up Lorne and|get a flight of F-302s close enough
{45300}{45327}to nudge one our way.
{45328}{45393}You wanna bring an asteroid towards us?
{45409}{45434}Is that wise?
{45435}{45469}Well, today it is.
{45684}{45711}{Y:i}Alright, guys.
{45712}{45768}We need to get close enough to clamp on to it.
{45769}{45846}Get enough of us drilled in,|we can fly it like a ship...
{45847}{45881}a really slow ship.
{45882}{45984}It's probably gonna be a real pain in the|ass to steer, but a ship nonetheless.
{46269}{46294}OK...
{46311}{46366}let's take this big gal for a stroll.
{46367}{46458}Flights Three and Four,|begin your burn. Full thrust.
{46716}{46751}Son of a bitch!
{46755}{46810}We might be able to pull this off after all!
{46811}{46866}Flights One and Two, begin your burn.
{46867}{46892}{Y:i}It's working?
{46893}{46956}{Y:i}It's slow going, but, yes,|they're bringing it towards the planet.
{46957}{47013}{Y:i}They should be able to get|here before our cut-off time.
{47040}{47135}{y:i}- So we can actually do this?|- I think so, yes.
{47167}{47248}OK, time to tell people.|Patch me into the P.A, please.
{47324}{47365}May I have your attention?
{47383}{47473}As you all know, we have found|ourselves in a spot of trouble.
{47479}{47571}The reality is that no matter where|we try to hide on this planet,
{47572}{47650}the Replicator satellite will be able to track us.
{47658}{47740}Therefore, Doctor McKay|and Colonel Sheppard have
{47741}{47862}come up with a rather ingenious way for us|to escape the satellite's range altogether.
{47883}{47918}In the next few hours...
{47920}{48012}we will fire the City's stardrive|and head into space.
{48027}{48095}Atlantis is leaving this planet.
{48339}{48362}May I come in?
{48363}{48394}Of course.
{48414}{48487}All non-essential personnel|have been beamed to the Apollo.
{48488}{48518}Good. Good.
{48530}{48585}Has Doctor McKay located your new home yet?
{48586}{48635}Yes. M12-578.
{48636}{48725}It's the closest non-populated|habitable planet with a large ocean.
{48726}{48788}He's a bit nervous about trying|to land on solid ground.
{48789}{48835}I can understand that.
{48909}{48964}Listen, I know you don't like me very much...
{48965}{49003}- Colonel, that's nei...|{y:i}- It's OK.
{49004}{49084}To be honest, I'm not that crazy about you either.
{49128}{49151}OK!
{49165}{49273}But if I've crossed the line here or|there in regards to your command,
{49274}{49346}I apologise. I'm used to making the calls.
{49364}{49442}But I don't want you to think|I don't respect you. I do, Doctor.
{49446}{49473}Thank you.
{49475}{49516}I appreciate that.
{49537}{49609}I wish the rest of the military felt the same way.
{49616}{49671}Well, I can't speak to that.
{49672}{49752}I do know General O'Neill is awfully fond of you.
{49814}{49861}I'd better be heading out.
{49896}{49928}Good luck.
{49931}{49957}Thanks.
{49962}{50004}We're gonna need it.
{50186}{50282}Alright. Zelenka is doing a final pass over|all the coding we've done, but...
{50283}{50323}so far it's looking good.
{50324}{50424}{Y:i}The underwater drilling platform's power|output has been dialled up as high as it'll go,
{50425}{50489}{Y:i}and the crew down there have|been beamed up to the Apollo.
{50490}{50526}{Y:i}We're gonna wreck that thing, aren't we?
{50527}{50587}{Y:i}What, the drilling platform?|Oh, hell, yes!
{50588}{50605}{Y:i}But...
{50606}{50664}30% of our total power requirements
{50665}{50728}are gonna be consumed|in the first ten seconds of flight.
{50729}{50820}The station will provide us with that power|right up until we snap the umbilical,
{50821}{50874}at which point we switch over to the ZedPM.
{50875}{50968}Now, if we can interrupt the satellite's beam...
{50969}{51022}which is greatly taxing our power levels...
{51023}{51124}we should be able to squeeze out just|enough power to actually do this thing.
{51133}{51156}How's Lorne doin'?
{51157}{51231}{Y:i}He's making good time.|He should be here in the next 20 minutes.
{51285}{51332}Well, I guess it's showtime.
{51350}{51387}You sure you can do this?
{51388}{51421}Fly the City?
{51437}{51492}What else could I possibly be talking about?
{51493}{51557}I flew a V22 Osprey once.
{51565}{51599}Was it as big as a city?
{51600}{51649}Well, you had to use your hands|and feet with that one.
{51650}{51700}This one, you just have to sit down and think...
{51708}{51732}"Fly".
{51733}{51813}OK, why don't you just get in the Chair|and start your pre-flight.
{51928}{51961}Oh, I'm gonna...
{51962}{51988}head up to the Control Room,
{51990}{52059}and Zelenka will monitor power output|from the ZedPM Room.
{52065}{52094}And...
{52120}{52149}good luck.
{52161}{52186}You too.
{52375}{52431}Doctor McKay, can you read me?
{52436}{52485}Five by five.|Lorne, you in position?
{52486}{52544}{Y:i}We're getting close. You about ready?
{52545}{52591}Zelenka, I need a Go or No Go.
{52592}{52643}{Y:i}We're Go.|All non-essential systems have been shut down.
{52644}{52692}{y:i}- We're in the green.|- Are you ready, Sheppard?
{52693}{52732}Ready as I'll ever be.
{52733}{52805}OK, Major, make sure she's moving|as slow as possible.
{52806}{52868}Are you sure we shouldn't just lob|this thing at the satellite?
{52869}{52943}No, they'd easily be able to navigate back|into position. This is still our best bet.
{52944}{52979}{Y:i}Copy that.
{53190}{53244}Package is away and on course.
{53250}{53296}We're heading back to the Apollo.
{53312}{53342}{Y:i}Good luck.
{53369}{53458}OK, calculating travel time based on current speed.
{53473}{53504}That's it. We're good.
{53576}{53609}Here goes nothing.
{54293}{54337}Asteroid is entering the beam.
{54949}{55010}{Y:i}We're on the surface.|Fire the stardrive.
{55371}{55411}We're not flying high enough.
{55412}{55448}{Y:i}It's stalling out!
{55491}{55521}It's not working.
{55532}{55564}What are you doing wrong?
{55565}{55633}Sure, blame me.|We don't have enough power.
{55634}{55668}Oh, sure, blame me!
{55672}{55748}It's not working.|What other reasons could there be?
{55749}{55798}I have no more power to give you!
{55799}{55827}{Y:i}Shut it off.
{55828}{55843}What?
{55848}{55875}Lower the shield.
{55884}{55969}We're about to go into space!|If you plan on breathing, we're gonna need the shield.
{55973}{56017}Turn it back on at 18,000 feet.
{56018}{56078}{Y:i}We just need the boost to get started, no?
{56085}{56114}That might work.
{56348}{56397}{Y:i}OK, I did it.|Give it all you've got.
{56814}{56839}That's it!
{56875}{56901}We're flying!
{57420}{57476}That's it.|Time's up. Raising the shield.
{58058}{58114}Taking us into hyperspace.
{58374}{58404}We did it!
{58492}{58532}McKay!|Elizabeth!
{58533}{58596}{Y:i}I need a medical team to the Control Room, stat!
{58597}{58636}{Y:i}Multiple injuries!
{59040}{59071}Keller, what happened?
{59074}{59133}Apparently the beam grazed|the Tower and blew out the...
{59134}{59148}Adams,
{59149}{59211}that guy just has a cut.|Tell him to put pressure on it and move on.
{59212}{59254}There's a lot of people worse off upstairs.
{59255}{59277}{Y:i}Elizabeth?
{59278}{59328}- Is she gonna be OK?|- I don't know yet.
{59329}{59401}She took quite a fall and her pupils are sluggish.|I'm gonna have to get her under a scanner.
{59402}{59431}I'll know more in a bit.
{59624}{59650}Oh, God.
{59665}{59689}Are you alright?
{59690}{59751}- Yeah, I've had worse.|- How come no-one's helping you?
{59752}{59810}I told them I didn't need any help.|Other people need more.
{59811}{59863}I doubt that.|Get this man to the Infirmary.
{59864}{59886}{Y:i}Yes, Sir.
{59904}{59935}You guys alright?
{59936}{59973}All things considered.
{59993}{60018}{Y:i}What happened?
{60019}{60091}The beam grazed the side of the Tower|before the shield was completely closed.
{60095}{60118}Damage?
{60122}{60156}Minimal...|I think.
{60157}{60232}Look, I was able to get the shield up fairly quickly.|It took the brunt of the blow.
{60251}{60280}Oh, what now?
{60322}{60348}What is happening?
{60419}{60459}We just dropped out of hyperspace.
{60460}{60516}Have we already reached M12-578?
{60517}{60583}No. There's no way.|It should have taken at least another few hours.
{60585}{60628}- The hyperdrive just shut down.|- Why?
{60630}{60667}{y:i}- I don't know.|- Get it back up.
{60668}{60768}I just said I don't know what's wrong.|I can't get it back up if I don't know what happened.
{60769}{60818}- Where are we?|{y:i}- In the middle of nowhere.
{60819}{60885}There's no planets, no moons, no Stargates.
{60886}{60929}How much power do we have?
{60991}{61019}This can't be right.
{61020}{61051}How much?
{61075}{61152}At current consumption,|we've got twenty-four hours of power left.
{61153}{61203}After that, there's no shield.|No shield, no atmosphere.
{61204}{61256}- No atmosphere, we're...|- Can we use the Stargate?
{61264}{61354}In order to dial a Gate, it needs to be calibrated|to a specific location. We are lost.
{61355}{61448}Look, we dropped out of hyperspace way too soon.|I have no idea where we are.
{61666}{61753}...