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TEASER

INT&mdash;CONTROL ROOM

[Rush and Brody work on consoles. Riley, looking better, records their efforts using a kino that's zooming close to Rush.]

RUSH (exasperated) Riley&hellip;

RILEY I think Eli would want someone documenting the efforts to rescue the team that was left behind.

RUSH Well, given that Eli is one of the team that was left behind, I would have thought he'd have want everyone doing anything possible to help rescue them.

RILEY (petulant) Well, you didn't like my idea.

RUSH Telling Destiny to go back and pick them up isn't going to work.

RILEY How do you know?

RUSH Because I've already tried it!

[Brody pulls up more star charts on the main panel.]

BRODY I'm done.

[He steps away.]

RILEY (into kino) The Stargate aboard this ship is much more primitive than the later models found in the Milky Way. As you can see from this map, each time Destiny stops, it's in range of only a small group of 'gates. That means the next time we drop out of FTL, the planet the team was stranded on will no longer be in range of Destiny. However, Dr. Rush and Mr. Brody are working on&mdash;

[The kino powers down and drops to floor with a loud clunk.]

RILEY That's weird.

BRODY What happened?

RILEY (picking up dead kino) Well, the battery must've died.

BRODY Okay&hellip;

RILEY I just got this one fresh out of the dispenser.

[The holographic display fritzes out.]

RUSH It wasn't me.

INT&mdash;JAMES'S QUARTERS

[TJ sits with James.]

JAMES I am not the sort of person who just jumps into bed with anyone. I had thought we&hellip;

[James notices TJ looks distracted and somber.]

JAMES Colonel Young asked you to check on me, didn't he?

TJ Yes, but he's asking me to keep tabs on everybody. He believes in you.

JAMES (rueful) Well, he doesn't have much choice.

TJ I'm also here because I'm your friend.

JAMES I'm sorry, it's just that&hellip;

[All the power goes out.]

INT&mdash;YOUNG'S OFFICE

[In his darkened office, Young turns on a flashlight and grabs his radio.]

YOUNG (into radio) Rush, come in.

INT&mdash;CONTROL ROOM

RUSH (into radio) Yeah, we got several systems down. Looks like Destiny's activated some kind of power-saving mode.

BRODY That's strange, because our reserves are still at almost maximum current capacity from the last recharge.

RUSH (into radio) Life support's fine. I should be able to work around it. Get the lights back on in a couple of minutes.

BRODY Maybe we shouldn't.

RUSH What?

BRODY Work around it. I mean, there's got to be a good reason this is happening.

RILEY This whole ship is falling apart. Computers don't last forever. Maybe it's a malfunction.

RUSH Well, we're not going to be able to do anything in the dark.

INT&mdash;COLLAPSED CAVERN

[Greer leads Chloe, Eli, and Scott through the tunnels, away from the cave-in at the entrance. Scott and Greer use the lights on their rifles to see. Eli and Chloe have flashlights.]

ELI We have two days of water, tops.

GREER We'll find more.

SCOTT Step one, we get out of these tunnels.

ELI We're off to a bad start.

SCOTT We'll find food and water.

ELI (pessimistic) They can't turn the ship around.

SCOTT Then we'll use the 'gates to catch up.

ELI In order to connect the dots between here and the Destiny, there have to be 'gates in range of each other between this planet and&hellip;and wherever Destiny stops next. Plus, this remote? Only tells you which 'gates are in range of this planet. Not where they are. There's no way to know which direction we'd be going. Oh, and in case that's not bad enough, we have no idea where Destiny went.

CHLOE Whoa, one step at a time.

SCOTT Yeah, let's all try and keep a positive attitude.

[Eli scoffs. The ceiling of the cave rumbles and dust falls down through some large cracks.]

GREER C4 blast could've destabilized the whole place.

ELI (sarcastic) Oh that's just great.

SCOTT We had to take the risk.

ELI (scoffing) We're seriously&hellip;

CHLOE (admonishing) Eli!

[The rumbles get worse then die down.]

SCOTT All we can do right now is keep moving.

[Scott takes the lead. Greer nods to Chloe and Eli to move ahead while he guards the rear.]

END TEASER

OPENING CREDIT

INT&mdash;DESTINY CORRIDORS

[Young heads down the darkened corridor, carrying a flashlight to light his way. The flashlight dies out.]

YOUNG Son of a&hellip;

[He slaps at the flashlight to no avail, but the power comes back on, so he just continues on.]

INT&mdash;CONTROL ROOM

YOUNG So, what do we know?

RUSH Not much. Several non-essential systems automatically shut down.

BRODY We still only have limited control.

YOUNG How about rescuing the team we left behind?

RUSH As I've said, Colonel, we won't know if the planet they were left on is reachable until we've dropped out of FTL.

INT&mdash;CAVERNS

ELI This is crazy. You'd think some of these tunnels would lead somewhere. No wonder the people that built this place died out. Probably all got lost down here, heh. Just wandered around, thinking: "Oh, if only we'd thought to put in a few more exits." Or how about one of those maps you see in a shopping mall, with a-a big red dot. "You are here."

[He gestures to the red tee-shirt under his fatigues that reads "You are here".]

ELI How hard is that? I'd kill for a big red dot right now.

GREER I can't take this anymore.

SCOTT All right, let's stop. Take a&hellip;quick breather. Five minutes.

[Eli collapses to the floor.]

ELI Thank god.

[Greer and Scott keep their rifles ready and watch either side of the corridor. Eli starts his remote.]

SCOTT Still looking for that kino?

ELI Uh, no.

SCOTT So what are you doing?

ELI Well, I've been thinking about using the 'gates, actually.

CHLOE And?

ELI (contrite) I-I may have painted an overly bleak picture before. I'll admit, I was freaking out a little bit.

SCOTT And now?

ELI Well, we do know that Destiny is-is traveling down&hellip;a path, basically a-a corridor of 'gates left behind by, uh, the ships that were sent in advance. It meanders somewhat, but generally it heads in one direction. I mean, they wouldn't put gates on every planet in every galaxy.

SCOTT Obviously not.

ELI People don't realize how-how big a galaxy is!

CHLOE (prompting) Anyway&hellip;

[Eli draws two circles, putting a stones in each circle.]

ELI Uh&hellip;let's say the 'gates in range of the planet we're on are in this circle. This circle represents the 'gates in range of Destiny the next time it drops out of FTL.

SCOTT Okay, so we need to get to that circle.

[Eli places two small rocks between the circles and draws a line between the two small rocks, and then draws lines from each small rock to the rock in the center of the circle closest to it.]

ELI Yeah, right. Now, hopefully, there are 'gates in range of each other between these circles. Once we are in range of Destiny, the address will show up on here.

[He holds up the remote and smiles wryly.]

ELI You see how easy it is to make a simple map?

SCOTT (rolling his eyes) Okay, so how do we know we're going the right way?

ELI We don't. But-but if we do go the wrong way, we'll either run out of addresses because we've reached the edge of the corridor or-or we'll run into planets we've been to before or at least addresses I'll hopefully remember or recognize. But&hellip; At least it's a fifty-fifty shot.

SCOTT (sighing in relief) Good.

[Greer signals to Scott with his fingers, staring at the ceiling behind them. Scott takes the hint.]

SCOTT (quickly) All right, we should really get moving.

ELI Why? It hasn't been five minutes.

SCOTT Eli, seriously!

[Eli grins at Scott, then sees where he's pointing. There is a large spider approaching along the ceiling. They quickly back away.]

INT&mdash;DESTINY CONTROL ROOM

[Brody stares at the star chart and several dots indicating Destiny's path to a large black area.]

BRODY You seein' what I'm seein'?

RUSH (sighing) Yeah. Well, I suspected as much.

BRODY Well, if it's true&hellip;

RUSH I know.

BRODY You're not going to tell Young?

RUSH Well, it's not certain.

BRODY You have to tell him.

[Rush rests his head on his hand and considers this.]

INT&mdash;INFIRMARY

[TJ and Young are in the empty infirmary.]

TJ She's upset. We all are.

YOUNG But she's fine, though? I mean, I don't have to worry about putting her back out there?

TJ No. A few words of encouragement from you wouldn't hurt, though. She thinks you don't have any confidence in her, that you're only putting her out there because you don't have a choice.

YOUNG I don't.

TJ I know you think she's a good soldier.

YOUNG Is she aware that I know about her previous relationship with Scott?

TJ (sighing) No. She's not over him, either. But that's not an issue.

YOUNG Hmph. Thanks.

[Young starts to leave.]

TJ Sir!

[Young pauses.]

TJ There's something else, I, uh&hellip;need to tell you.

YOUNG Well, that sounds serious.

TJ I, uh&hellip;

RUSH (over radio) Colonel Young, come in.

YOUNG (into radio) Rush, go ahead.

RUSH (over radio) Yeah, you're going to want to see this.

YOUNG (into radio) I'll be right there. (To TJ) So, you, uh, you were going to say&hellip;

TJ It can wait. It's more of a&hellip;longer conversation.

YOUNG Okay.

[He leaves.]

INT&mdash;CONTROL ROOM

RUSH When I was left behind on that planet with the crashed alien ship&mdash;

YOUNG (curtly) I remember.

RUSH One of the things I saw there appeared to be a map of this galaxy, including the Stargates.

YOUNG And?

RUSH Well, Mr. Brody and myself have been working on our own map based on our own records of where Destiny has been thus far.

YOUNG I thought Destiny had a map of where it's been.

RUSH Yeah, but we're trying to create a clearer picture of the entire galaxy we're in.

YOUNG (impatient) Rush, just cut to the chase, will you?

RUSH I was hoping to have some better news, but if I'm right, then we are at the very edge of this galaxy.

YOUNG Now, how is that bad news? We know that Destiny travels between galaxies.

RUSH Yeah, but the space between galaxies is huge. Vast. Empty.

YOUNG You think that's why that power-saving protocol kicked in?

RUSH I don't know. It could be, but more importantly, there will be no more 'gates. No chance of dialing back to this system. If we don't find them the next time we drop out of FTL, we won't have another chance.

INT&mdash;CAVERNS

[The team keep moving, Eli studying the kino remote.]

ELI (laughing) Oh my god!

SCOTT What?

ELI The kino! Look, look. An exit. The kino found an exit.

SCOTT (flatly) That's awesome. Where's the kino?

ELI Oh, I have no idea.

SCOTT Right. Exactly.

ELI Come on, at least now we know that there is a way out of here.

SCOTT Left or right? What's it going to be?

GREER Uh, well, we're traveling blind, so what difference does it make?

SCOTT Left. I like left.

ELI No offense to what you like, man, but&hellip;

[Chloe studies an engraving on the wall with her miniature lantern.]

CHLOE No, he's right. We should go left.

ELI How do you know for sure?

CHLOE Because that's what this map says. Huh. There's been a few of these along the way. I thought they were just decorative at first. So far they've all been the same except for one thing. This symbol seems to be in different places.

[Eli touches the symbol.]

ELI "You are here." There have been maps down here this whole time?!

SCOTT That's awesome. Are you-are you sure?

CHLOE Well, this seems to be the fork we're standing at.

GREER Yeah, well, there's only one way to find out.

[Greer takes off down the corridor.]

SCOTT What are you doing?

GREER Going to go look for another one.

SCOTT (annoyed) Greer?!

[There is a distant rumbling.]

SCOTT Greer!

[Greer comes back around the corner.]

GREER She's right. There's another map around&hellip;

[The ceiling above Greer collapses. He appears to step back behind the rockfall.]

SCOTT (horrified) Greer!

EXT&mdash;SPACE

[Destiny flies faster than light.]

INT&mdash;DESTINY INFIRMARY

[TJ and Park sort supplies.]

TJ I tried. I did! Really! I-I was about to tell him, and then he got&hellip;called away by Rush.

PARK Well, you should have told him anyway.

TJ (sighing) It just&hellip;it sounded important.

PARK So is this.

TJ I know.

PARK He's going to find out soon enough. I mean, you're starting to show.

TJ I know.

PARK Are you afraid of what he's going to say?

TJ Or not say, I don't know.

PARKER Go tell him right now.

TJ It just seems like there's always something&hellip;

[Destiny drops out of FTL.]

[TJ gives Park an "I told you so" look.]

INT&mdash;CAVERN

[Scott is closer to the new cave-in.]

CHLOE Matt!

SCOTT (standing) I'm fine.

[The dust has cleared enough to show that the passageway beyond, where Greer was standing, is completely caved in. They all rush to it.]

ELI Oh my god.

SCOTT Greer! Greer! (into radio) Come in, Greer. (after a pause) Ron, can you hear me?

CHLOE Maybe the signal can't penetrate the rocks.

ELI (sadly) We could hear James pretty clearly.

[They start to move rocks.]

EXT&mdash;SPACE

[Destiny floats in normal space.]

INT&mdash;DESTINY GATE ROOM

[Rush and Young enter the gate room. Rush is geared up for off-world travel. James and others are already waiting in front of the active Stargate.]

YOUNG Three hours.

RUSH Besides, uh, dialing, checking for safe environment, roughly eight to ten minutes per planet, factor in time to get back, we'll be able to see roughly twenty planets. At least we know the direction to go in.

JAMES We'll find them, sir.

YOUNG Good luck.

[The team departs.]

TJ (over radio) Colonel, it's TJ, come in.

YOUNG (into radio) Go ahead.

TJ (over radio) Have they left?

[Young heads out of the Gate room into the corridor.]

YOUNG (into radio) Yes. Unfortunately, it's a very short window.

TJ (over radio) Do you have some time to talk to private?

YOUNG (into radio) I'm just on my way to see Dr. Volker talk about the charging plates, putting them back on line. Nothing seems to be working around here. Can it wait?

[He hears only static over the radio. He checks to make sure it's working.]

INT&mdash;COLLAPSED CAVERN

[The trio keeps moving rocks.]

SCOTT (desperate) Greer! Come on, buddy! Greer!

ELI Ow. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

[They roll a larger rock out, but can't control it completely and it falls with a thud. More dust and an ominous rumbling result.]

SCOTT (resigned) All right. Stop. Stop. Stop moving rocks.

[Chloe almost gets hit by part of the ceiling falling behind her.]

CHLOE Whoa!

SCOTT We need to get out of here.

[Eli looks at him incredulously.]

SCOTT Look, I saw those rocks coming down and uh&hellip; (he shakes his head, fighting tears) I know he would want us to get out of here alive&hellip;

ELI (shaking his head) What?!

SCOTT Especially if there was no hope for him.

CHLOE Are you just saying that because you think you need to get us out of here?

[There is more rumbling.]

SCOTT (emotional) Gear up. Give me a second here. Just&hellip;go.

[Chloe and Eli move back to the edge of the corridor.]

SCOTT (into radio, quietly) Look, Greer? I'm sorry, man.

[He moves back to the others. More of the ceiling collapses behind him.]

SCOTT Go. Move, move, move. This thing's coming down.

INT&mdash;GREER HOME

[Greer as a young boy is inside a closet. Cans like a pantry are on shelves behind him. The door has slats so some light from the room outside shows through. Shadows of people walking past show. Voices can be heard.]

ANGELA Please. The boy has to eat.

GREER'S DAD No, don't you go near there!

ANGELA You gotta let him out.

GREER'S DAD I don't got to do nothing!

ANGELA Aw, come on.

[There is a thud and the sound of dishes smashing.]

GREER (quietly) Mom?

GREER'S DAD The boy has to learn.

[Greer awakens to find himself pinned amongst rocks. He feels his forehead.]

GREER Hello? Hey! Hey, you guys, can anybody hear me? I'm here!

[He coughs and reaches for his radio.]

GREER (into radio) Scott, this is Greer, come in. Come in&hellip;

[He smashes his useless radio against the rock in despair.]

INT&mdash;CAVERN EXIT

[The three reach the exit, a ladder to the surface. The kino still floats in front of it.]

ELI Hey, at least the tremors have stopped. Probably got far enough from the cave-in.

[Eli takes the kino and puts it in his pack. They all pause, staring at each other. Scott looks despondent and listless.]

ELI I'll go.

[Eli starts up the ladder. Chloe slowly follows. Scott stares back into the tunnels, biting his lip.]

INT&mdash;CAVE COLLAPSE

[Greer moves stones one at a time, digging himself out. He flashes back to when he was a boy, laying brick upon brick in order while his father sits in a lawn chair drinking beer.]

EXT&mdash;GREER YARD, DAY

GREER Done.

[His father continues drinking and doesn't react.]

GREER (louder) Done!

[Greer's father gets up from his chair and moves over to the neat brick wall. He takes his foot and kicks over his son's effort, staring at the boy.]

INT&mdash;COLLAPSED CAVERN

[Greer pauses, remembering his father's face in the memory. Then he continues moving the rocks one at a time.]

INT&mdash;GREER KITCHEN

[Young Greer and his mother, Angela, sit at the kitchen table. Angela pours him some milk.]

ANGELA He wasn't always like this.

GREER You say that all the time.

ANGELA He was a good man, good father. You were too young to remember.

GREER I hate him.

ANGELA It's not his fault.

GREER Don't care.

ANGELA You need to be strong. I know you got it in you. He needs us. Both of us. Nobody else is going to take care of him.

GREER We need to go.

ANGELA Where?

GREER Far away. Both of us. We need to get out of here.

INT&mdash;COLLAPSED CAVERN

[Greer crawls through the small hole he has made, choking on the dust as he works his way through, finally breaking out of the collapse.]

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, DAY

[Eli, Chloe, and Scott reach the Stargate in the forest grove. Eli starts to check the remote for addresses.]

SCOTT Eli, hold up a second.

ELI What?

INT&mdash;COLLAPSED CAVERN

[Greer crawls completely out of the collapse, looking around and the moving swiftly down the corridor.]

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET STARGATE, DAY

SCOTT I'm saying maybe the thing to do is stay put. If it is possible to connect the dots between here and Destiny, then Colonel Young is going to send a team back to look for us. Maybe we'd be better off waiting for them to find us.

ELI We don't know how long Destiny is going to stop for. If it's a short window, there-there might not be enough time for them to get here, and then to gate back to Destiny? We need to take the chance.

INT&mdash;CAVE CORRIDOR

[Greer pauses at a map of the cave, spotting a chalk mark of an arrow pointing the right direction to take. Greer continues to run, following the markings.]

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, STARGATE AREA, DAY

SCOTT (after a pause) Okay, dial it.

INT&mdash;CAVE EXIT

[Greer reaches the ladder to the surface. He adjusts his rifle to be strapped against his back and starts to swiftly climb.]

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, STARGATE AREA, DAY

[The Stargate is active. Eli looks at the remote monitor to view the kino's video of the next world.]

ELI It's hard to see. Looks pretty foggy. But everything else is good. It's safe to go.

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, FIELD, DAY

[Greer runs flat out through a field.]

INT&mdash;GREER MASTER BEDROOM

[Greer sits on his parents' bed, looking through photographs of his father in uniform with some of his unit, smiling and mugging for the camera. There is also a medal in the box. Greer smiles as he looks at the items. Greer's dad opens the door to the room and discovers his son. He picks up the pictures and the box, and throws them against the bureau. Then he pulls Greer to his feet by the shirt and drags him out of the room.]

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, STARGATE AREA, DAY

SCOTT (nodding) Yeah.

[Eli and Chloe head through the Stargate as Scott looks back.]

EXT&mdash;CITY STREETS, NIGHT

[Greer's father drives the family's Chevrolet sedan through some of the streets. The young Greer looks nervously out the window as they drive further into a very poor area of town. Sirens sound nearby and people shout at each other. Greer's father puts the car into park.]

GREER'S DAD Get out.

[Greer looks at his father, puzzled.]

GREER'S DAD Get out!

GREER I don't have any money.

GREER'S DAD Probably be a good thing down here.

[Greer unbuckles his seat belt and gets out of the car. His father drives away, abandoning him.]

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, STARGATE AREA, DAY

[Chloe has paused by the event horizon.]

CHLOE Matt?

[Scott nods. He pauses a moment more, then follows.]

WORMHOLE EFFECT

EXT&mdash;JUNGLE PLANET, DAY

[The trio arrive on a foggy, jungle world.]

ELI Uh, it'll take a minute for the 'gate list to refresh.

SCOTT If Destiny is in FTL, it won't show up, right?

ELI Right.

SCOTT So shouldn't we be spending a little more time on these planets, waiting to see if it does?

ELI What if it is out of FTL, but just one planet away from here?

SCOTT See, I knew this was a bad idea.

ELI (with wry chuckle) Weren't you the one who said we should stop being so negative.

SCOTT Ten minutes! We give each planet&hellip;

[There is the distant noise of something very large moving through the jungle and growling.]

ELI You hear that?

CHLOE (whispering) Of course we heard it.

SCOTT Dial the 'gate.

ELI (nervously) I'm dialing.

CHLOE (frightened) Dial faster.

ELI (panicked) I'm dialing. I'm dialing!

INT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, DAY

[Greer runs through the field and up to the forested area where the Stargate is. He looks around and sees no one. Realizing he has been deserted, he looks defeated.]

EXT&mdash;JUNGLE PLANET, DAY

[The roars grow closer in the foggy jungle as Eli finishes dialing.]

SCOTT Eli!

[The twenty-foot-tall, bipedal, reptilian creature with huge teeth stomps into visual range, roaring at them.]

ELI Holy&hellip;

[Eli and Chloe start running.]

SCOTT Go! Go!

[Eli and Chloe run through the Stargate as Scott provides cover fire for their escape. He runs as well. The creature roars.]

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, STARGATE AREA, NIGHT

[Greer warms himself by his makeshift fire and remembers his childhood.]

EXT&mdash;GREER HOME

[Young Greer has reached his home on foot; he hears glass shattering and sees a fire burning inside the back of the house.]

GREER Mom! Mom!

[He runs toward the house.]

INT&mdash;GREER HOME

[Greer runs into his parents bedroom, pulling on his unconscious mother as his father sleeps alongside. He tugs her insistently.]

GREER Mom, mom! Mom, Mom! We have to go! Mom, wake up!

[He drags her out of the house. She coughs weakly once he gets her outside as an explosion rocks the house. The boy looks back at the house.]

GREER Mom! Mom!

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, STARGATE AREA, NIGHT

GREER'S DAD You should've let me burn.

[Greer turns to see a hallucination of his father, sitting in a lawn chair and nursing a beer, sitting next to him.]

EXT&mdash;DESERT WORLD, NIGHT

[Rush and his team arrive through the 'gate. The Stargate platform is on a vista surrounded by desert canyons.]

JAMES It's beautiful. Not that I'd want to be stuck here for a long time, but is an incredible sight to see.

[She takes the kino from where it hovers.]

RUSH (distractedly) Yes.

JAMES This is our tenth planet. We have less than an hour and a half left.

RUSH This is a lot more complicated than I'd anticipated. Who would've guessed that Destiny had skipped over so many planets with 'gates on them?

JAMES Getting back should be much quicker though.

RUSH Yes.

JAMES Well, we have extra kinos and a remote. Maybe it's time to split up, cover more planets.

RUSH Agreed.

JAMES We're going to find them. We just need a bit of luck.

RUSH I'm afraid I don't believe in that.

JAMES (exasperated) So you'll take one team, and I'll take the other?

[Rush doesn't respond, just turns back to the Stargate and begins to dial. James rolls her eyes.]

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, STARGATE AREA, NIGHT

[Greer sits nervously by the hallucination of his drinking father. Another man, only a voice at first, appears behind Greer as another hallucination.]

MAN The fires&hellip;the fires were everywhere. That oil burned hot. Got so we forgot what a clean breath of air felt like that. Emphysema, asthma, bronchitis. They said none of the guys sent in to put out the fires showed any ill effects. Come on! You buy that? How can that be true? Those fires were everywhere!

GREER'S DAD The man's a living hell. Sent by the devil himself&hellip;.

INT&mdash;VA HOSPITAL WARD

[Greer is no longer a young boy. As a teen, he sits by his father's hospital bed. He looks as he does as an adult but his hair is much longer. His father has burn scars on his face. The man Greer has hallucinated by his campfire is another patient who paces the ward nervously.]

GREER'S DAD (continuing) &hellip;to torture me for all eternity.

MAN Just a little skin reaction, they said. Just a little itchy on the arm. The FDA approved it even though it had never been through any serious large-scale trials. There were no side effects. They said it was the war! Not the vaccine. Between 1998 and 2000, twenty-thousand soldiers had to be hospitalized after receiving the vaccine, even though they had never been deployed oversees. The Pentagon failed to report that to Congress. Wasn't as bad as the sand fleas, though. They got under your skin and how. Carried all kinds of diseases. Diseases you can't even say. Tank busters. Uranium depleted. I loaded those munitions.

[Uncomfortable, Greer gets up to move to the other side of his father's bed. He looks down at his father with pity.]

MAN (continuing) Nothing dangerous coming out of those. What do you think? Eighteen thousand times in two years those alarms went off. It's not the mustard gas, never the mustard gas. It was cigarettes. Deodorant! Can you believe that? Chronic fatigue. Loss of muscle control. Headaches, dizziness, memory loss. Shortness of breath. Brain cancer.

GREER'S DAD I'm going to kill him. Put him out of his misery.

MAN It was the war. It was the war! It wasn't the fires. They were everywhere. Big black billowing smoke. The war is why he can't breathe!

[The man's pacing has drawn him close to Greer's father's bed and he points his fingers at Greer's dad. Greer's dad shoves and knocks the man back. He leaps out of bed and starts attacking the man on the floor, beating him in a rage. Greer grabs his father and pulls him back, keeping a hold on him. Greer's father eventually snaps out of the rage, starting to weep and whimper.]

INT&mdash;INFIRMARY

[Young enters. TJ has been pacing.]

YOUNG Hey, TJ. Listen, I'm sorry. One thing turned into another, and the next thing you know, a five minute update is&hellip;

TJ (interrupting) I'm pregnant.

[Young stares at her, stunned for several moments. She is teary-eyed.]

YOUNG You're pregnant?

[She nods, sighing. He steps closer to her.]

YOUNG How-how far along are you?

TJ About twenty-two weeks. It's y-yours. Ours.

YOUNG A baby. On this&hellip;ship&hellip;

[He looks to her as if questioning her.]

TJ (upset) I'm keeping it.

YOUNG No, I didn't&hellip;I didn't say you shouldn't.

TJ What are you saying?

YOUNG Uh&hellip;

[He approaches her and takes her hands, caressing them and kissing them. Tears fall from her eyes.]

YOUNG We're gonna, we're gonna make this work. That's what we're going to do, we're going to make it work. Okay?

[She gives a small relieved smile and leans against him. He still looks shocked.]

EXT&mdash;DESERT SANDSTORM PLANET, DAY

[Eli, Chloe, and Scott are trapped in a bad sandstorm. They have bandanas over their noses and mouths.]

ELI Uh, this is a problem.

SCOTT What?

ELI Uh, the kino says the atmosphere on the planet we just sent it to is toxic. We can't go through.

CHLOE Which means we can't get that kino back.

ELI And we won't know if the next address we try is safe.

[The Stargate shuts down.]

SCOTT Dial another one.

ELI But I-I just said that&hellip;

SCOTT I know, I know, but we can't stay here, can we?

ELI No, no. But I-I&hellip;

SCOTT Then you stay. I'll go. I'll go. I'll radio back if it's safe.

CHLOE Matt, Matt, no!

SCOTT Look, if we stay here, we're as good as dead anyway. Dial another one.

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, STARGATE AREA, NIGHT

[Greer lies next to the campfire. This time, Greer's father's burns are clearly visible in the hallucination.]

GREER'S DAD They left you. Abandoned you.

GREER (insistent) They did what they had to do. They thought I was dead.

GREER'S DAD Nobody's going to save you. Nobody cares. In the end, all there is, is you. You alone.

INT&mdash;VA HOSPITAL INTENSIVE CARE

[Greer enters a private room where his father is hooked up to several machines, unconscious. Angela sits by his side. Greer sits next to his mother.]

ANGELA Doctor says there's an infection in his brain. They say there's nothing they can do for him.

GREER I enlisted.

ANGELA What'd you go and do that for?

GREER I didn't get the scholarship.

ANGELA But you worked so hard.

GREER Wasn't fast enough. You always said it wasn't his fault. His choice wasn't wrong. He just wanted to be somebody. I wanna&hellip;be somebody.

ANGELA You don't have anything to prove to anyone. You didn't let him change you. Nothing can hurt the spirit God gave you&hellip;

[Greer stands.]

GREER I have to use it, don't I? To make a difference.

[She stands and hugs him.]

ANGELA You can still change your mind.

GREER I'm not going to.

INT&mdash;WINTER EVERGREEN PLANET, NIGHT

[Scott warily steps through the Stargate. Snow is falling gently down on the grove of evergreen trees around the Stargate. Scott slips on the snow of the ramp, falling on his butt.]

SCOTT Oof!

[He looks around some more, his weapon raised.]

SCOTT (into radio) All right, I'm okay. It's, uh, cold and dark. But I can breathe, and there's no crazy dinosaurs. At least not yet. Come on through.

[Chloe and Eli arrive, taking off their bandanas.]

CHLOE Wow.

ELI (slipping and skidding) Whoa.

CHLOE It's kind of pretty. Sometimes we would spend Christmas at a cabin in Vermont.

ELI Amazing&hellip;that a planet on the other side of the universe can remind you of Vermont. Okay. Here we go. The next set of addresses. Oh, God&hellip;

CHLOE What?

ELI I recognize this one.

SCOTT One we've been to before?

ELI Not recently.

CHLOE That's not good.

ELI It's the one with the downed alien ship&mdash;the&hellip;the planet Rush was stranded on. We've been heading the wrong way.

[They stand for a moment in silence, absorbing the news.]

SCOTT Okay, so what now?

CHLOE Uh, can we retrace our steps?

ELI Wait&hellip;no. W-we should go to this planet.

CHLOE (flabbergasted) Why?

ELI Look, even if we retrace our steps and try this all again with different choices, we're traveling blind. Rush said he was able to boot up the computer on that alien ship.

CHLOE Yeah, and that's what brought the aliens.

ELI Yes, but in the small time that he was there, he was able to glean some information about the shape of this galaxy and where the Stargates are. If-if I can do the same, we won't have to stumble around. W-we'd have a map.

CHLOE Okay, but&hellip;what about the aliens?! Believe me, you do not want to end up a prisoner on one of those ships.

[Scott sighs and looks around.]

ELI I realize we might not have much time. We'll have to get in and out quickly.

CHLOE (ominously) If they're not there now.

[They both turn to Scott, who looks at the night sky, his expression indecisive.]

EXT&mdash;RUINS PLANET, STARGATE AREA, NIGHT

[The Stargate powers up. Greer quickly puts out the campfire and takes cover behind a tree. He waits, weapon at ready. James and her team come through warily. Greer lowers his weapon.]

GREER Lieutenant.

[He comes out from his cover, keeping his hands visible so as not to spook them. James looks at him in relief, then sees his expression and that he's alone. She frowns.]

EXT&mdash;DESERT PLANET WITH ALIEN SHIP, DAY

[The trio trudge to the wreckage of the alien ship.]

CHLOE I hope this is a good idea.

INT&mdash;ALIEN SPACESHIP

[They enter the wreckage.]

SCOTT All right, come on.

[They all start searching the darkened ship.]

SCOTT Hey, Eli? How about this?

[Eli moves over to a console Scott's found. He spots Rush's glasses on the floor and picks them up.]

ELI (chuckling) Huh. Guess we're in the right place.

SCOTT Well, I didn't see any other alien spaceships, did you?

ELI Heh.

SCOTT Come on, clock is ticking.

ELI I know, I know.

[Eli starts pressing buttons. Some consoles come to life and sparks crackle.]

SCOTT (nervously) Fifteen minutes!

ELI Where'd you get that number?

SCOTT I like it.

ELI This is an alien spaceship.

SCOTT Right. Exactly. Fifteen minutes. That is it. End of discussion.

[Eli sighs and gets to work.]

EXT&mdash;SPACE

[Destiny floats in normal space.]

INT&mdash;DESTINY GATE ROOM

[Young grins and greets James's returning team.]

YOUNG Nice work, Lieutenant.

JAMES Thank you, sir. Any word from Rush?

YOUNG Not yet. (to Greer) I'm glad you made it back.

[They clasp hands.]

GREER Yes, sir.

[Greer looks uncomfortable.]

YOUNG Sergeant?

GREER They thought I was dead. I don't think they would've left me otherwise.

YOUNG I just hope that choice doesn't mean we've lost them.

[Young smiles and walks away; Greer remains, looking very serious.]

INT&mdash;ALIEN SPACESHIP

[Eli keeps pulling up different images on the holographic screen.]

ELI (frustrated) None of this makes any sense!

SCOTT Okay, time's up. We need to walk away.

ELI (insistent) Not yet. Wait!

[Chloe joins him at the console.]

SCOTT You just said&hellip;

ELI I know! I know!

SCOTT (continuing) &hellip; "none of this makes any sense", Eli.

CHLOE Go back.

ELI What do you mean?

CHLOE The screens. Go back.

[Eli complies.]

CHLOE There! Select that.

[He does and a map of the galaxy shows up, marking some of Destiny's old path.]

ELI There it is.

SCOTT How did you know that?

CHLOE (nonplussed) I don't know.

[Eli records the information on the kino remote.]

ELI Can you read this?

CHLOE N-No, I, uh, I just&hellip;

SCOTT &hellip;know what it means?

CHLOE Look, can you use this to get us back to Destiny, or not?

ELI Uh, yes? (more confidently) Yes, I think so. We have to hurry, though.

SCOTT Why?

ELI If I'm reading this right, then Destiny is about to leave the galaxy. If we don't get back on board before it does, we're going to be stranded for good. Game over.

[They quickly leave the space ship.]

INT&mdash;DESTINY CONTROL ROOM

[James's team, Greer, and Young wait with Riley in the Gate Room.]

JAMES (concerned) Five minutes.

EXT&mdash;FORESTED PLANET, DAY

[Scott, Eli, and Chloe run full speed out of the Stargate and pause to catch their breaths.]

SCOTT Okay&hellip;Seriously&hellip;there was no quicker way?

ELI (checking kino remote) No. If I'm right, this planet should be just&hellip;there it is! Ha ha! Destiny!

SCOTT Dial, dial, dial!

ELI Okay!

INT&mdash;DESTINY GATE ROOM

[The Stargate dials with an incoming wormhole.]

YOUNG Down to the wire.

RILEY Incoming wormhole.

[They wait expectantly as the 'gate dials.]

EXT&mdash;FORESTED PLANET, DAY

[Eli and Chloe laugh in relief as the Stargate dials.]

INT&mdash;DESTINY GATE ROOM

[The Stargate activates. Rush and his team come through.]

YOUNG You cut it close.

RUSH (spotting Greer, relieved) Greer.

YOUNG And the others are not with him.

[Rush looks concerned.]

EXT&mdash;FORESTED PLANET, DAY

[The Stargate makes a strange alarm, then shuts down.]

SCOTT What happened?

ELI I don't know. It-it didn't connect.

CHLOE Why not?

ELI I don't know.

INT&mdash;DESTINY GATE ROOM

[The Stargate shuts down.]

RUSH So where are they?

EXT&mdash;FORESTED PLANET, DAY

SCOTT Dial it again. Dial it again!

ELI Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.

[Eli starts to dial.]

INT&mdash;DESTINY GATE ROOM

[Rush goes to Riley's panel. Everyone sadly watches the clock countdown to zero.]

EXT&mdash;SPACE

[Destiny jumps into faster than light.]

EXT&mdash;FORESTED PLANET, DUSK

[The Stargate aborts the dialing sequence again.]

SCOTT What happened?

ELI (studying remote) I said I don't&hellip;oh&hellip;god.

CHLOE What?

ELI The address just disappeared.

SCOTT How can it be there one second, and then gone the next?

ELI They jumped. We missed it. We must've just&hellip;missed it.

[He sits, crestfallen.]

ELI That's it. We're done.

[Chloe gasps. Scott looks around as if there is another option.]

EXT&mdash;SPACE

[Destiny flies faster than light.]

INT&mdash;CORRIDOR

[Riley controls a kino with a remote as he follows Greer through the corridor. The kino records their progress. Greer is ignoring Riley as he walks.]

RILEY I'm trying to carry on for Eli. Don't you think he'd want me to? I mean, I think it's important. Look, I know you've been through a lot. I only need a minute or two. What happened on the planet? People are going to want to hear your story, you know?

INT&mdash;GREER'S QUARTERS

[Greer enters his chambers then turns and faces Riley. Riley reads the expression on his face.]

RILEY Maybe another time.

[Greer closes the door on Riley. He sits on the footrest of his bed. He sighs and drops his head in mourning.]

FADE OUT

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