You got your eye on anyone?
Em, not really.
Actually, I was talking to the mouse.
But now you mention it, some of those women are pretty hot,
and we did just save them from the Wraith, and we gotta trade on that while we can, before they discover that we're not that cool.
Sit down, I'm ready.
I'm surprised you're still eager to volunteer for this Rodney.
Well you know me. Always eager to help.
Right. So do you have any questions about the process? I mean you are a scientist.
Uh, yeah. I'm sorry, medicine is about as much of a science as, I don't know, voodoo?
All I need to know is that, that will enable me to use Ancient technology, like Major Sheppard or yourself.
Yes, hopefully. You are the first human trial.
Well why now?
I mean, if it's possible, we need as many people with the gene, as we could get.
Well actually, without proper FDA approval, virtually impossible on Earth to...
Let's just say, it's legal here, in the Pegasus Galaxy.
And completely safe.
As far as experimental gene therapy goes. I am manipulating your DNA. Here we go.
Maybe you should tell me more.
We believe ATA, or Ancient Technology Activation, is caused by a single gene that's always on.
Instructing various cells of the body to produce a series of proteins and enzymes,
that interact with the skin, the nervous system, and the brain.
In this case we're using a mouse retro virus to deliver the missing gene to your cells.
A mouse retro virus
It's been de-activated.
Well are there any side effects?
Dry mouth, headache, the irresistable urge to run on a small wheel.
Oh that's very amusing. So how long till it starts working?
It could take some time. What is that?
It's something I found in one of the research labs. Something the Ancients were experimenting with.
Do you know what it is?
Pretty sure.
Desalinizing the sea water and storing it in tanks big enough to supply the whole city.
Good. So fresh water, won't be a problem.
It seems some Ancient technology requires the user to have the gene.
Other things merely require initialisation. Once activated, like the control room.
Anyone can push the buttons to make them work.
Good morning Doctor Weir.
Morning. Careful! I think we need to designate some recreational areas.
Yes.
We certainly need to clear the hallway and have everything put away as soon as possible.
And can we lose the ten thousand year old dead plants?
Of course. We're still in the process of making sure everyone's been assigned living quarters.
Major Sheppard seems to be taking his time locating enough space.
Well the safety and security of this expedition...
Ok, I'm ready!
Oh my God!
Did you see that?
Yes! what that...
I'm fine.
Look, Becketts gene therapy worked!
I was able to activate this. It's a personal shield, that acts like a protective skin.
They must have inertia dampening properties too because I didn't feel a thing. Watch this.
Hit me.
Ow! God!
You didn't have to swing so hard. And I notice that he didn't even hesitate.
I'm still trying to understand, how you thought it was a good idea to test this device, by having someone throw you off a balcony.
Oh believe me. That's not the first time we tried it.
I shot him...
In the leg!
I'm invulnerable.
Aren't you the one who's always spouting off about how proper and careful scientific procedure must be adhered to?
Invulnerable.
Alright, take it off. Let's go have this meeting.
She's jealous.
Oh yes, green with envy.
This could be a problem. I can't get at it.
Just checking.
I'm thinking Mr Invincible.
Captain Untouchable.
Ooh, that's good.
You guys done?
I've been working on this gene therapy for months, forgive me for wanting to celebrate the fact that it worked, on the first human trial.
Oh, let's all have a toast.
Just a thought here, but have you tried eating or drinking anything since you put that on?
That's great.
This may be more serious than I suspected.
Oh thankyou. I'm hungry already. What am I going to do?
If I don't get this stupid thing off, I'll be dead by the end of the day.
Relax. You can live three or four days without water.
I'm talking about food.
You found some Ancient text with the device. What did it say about taking it off?
Oh yeah, there were some explicit instructions, which I chose to completely ignore.
Well, some Ancient technology uses a mental component for operation.
Just shut up, I'm thinking.
Is there any chance that the gene therapy isn't permanent?
It's possible.
Oh, I'm a dead man.
We can probably maintain security in this area, with the limited number of personnel we have.
My people can help.
Thankyou Teyla. For the time being we'll find other way's that the Ethosians can contribute.
You do not trust us?
It's not that, it's just that we, we need to train your people in our weapons and tactics.
You invited me to be a member of your team.
And we value your knowledge and expertise.
As we value all the Ethosians.
For now, there should be more than enough living space for everyone, within the designated area.
We have always lived in the shadow of the Wraith
But my people have never been in a place such as this.
They are afraid. Some believe that the ghosts of the ancestors remain.
I don't think that's the case, but still we're gonna need a bit more time in order to explore the entire city.
We're very cautious, intergalactic, explorers.
And we don't want anyone else getting hurt, the way Hollan did.
I mean everyone needs to understand they're not to touch anything unfamiliar, unless it's been cleared first.
It's very important. You never know, even a tiny little innocuous thing, can kill you.
Dead man talking.
Carson.
Doctor Weir.
So Groden's got a team, going through the Ancients research material that accompanied the shield device.
But McKay's been through it, and he didn't find anything helpful. And he is the smartest guy here.
So he likes to tell us. Listen, I feel terrible. It's possible this is the result of artificially imposing the gene.
Well I have another theory. We know that there is a mental component, to using Ancient technology.
You don't have to remind me. I experienced it first hand, with that drone weapon, back on Earth.
Exactly. So don't you think it stands to reason that McKay should be able to shut this thing off with his mind?
Are you suggesting he doesn't want to shut it off?
We may be settling in here, but this place, it's still pretty intimidating.
A giant abandoned city, full of things way beyond our level of understanding. Impending threat of attack from the Wraith.
No question, it gets bloody creepy here at night.
So I'm not saying it's conscious, but perhaps subconsciously.
I don't think he wants to die of dehydration.
No, neither do I. But he's not there yet.
You think when it comes down to it, the shield will just shut itself down?
The Ancients were smart enough to put failsafe's into their other technology.
This entire city rose from the deep of the ocean, when danger was imminent.
Why would they design a personal shield that could kill you?
I certainly hope you're right. For Rodney's sake.
The self destruct system requires two separate codes.
Now each code is unique, and everyone here will be required to memorise their code.
Well don't bother giving me one. Sorry.
As far as we know, this is the only Stargate in the Pegasus galaxy, which is capable of dialling Earth.
Which would make it the last line of defence against the Wraith.
If they're gonna attack, which we must consider a very real threat. We simply cannot let them gain control of this complex.
If both codes are properly entered, the naquadah generator will overload. It will take 30 seconds.
You're sure it'll do enough damage?
Ever see a 20 kiloton nuclear explosion?
I have...Not up close. Look, I think we should tell Teyla what's going on here.
At this moment, we still don't know if it was one of the Ethosians, who tipped off your arrival to their planet.
I trust Teyla.
So do I, but Teyla trusts her people. If we tell her, she'll wanna tell them, and I need more time to get to know them.
Well, they thought he was finally dead. But when they turned their backs to go...
His cold dead eyes opened beneath his hockey mask, and he rose up with his giant bloody knife!
What's a hockey mask?
Hockey's a game. Guys skate around the ice and try to put a puck into the net?
The goalie's wear masks, it's really...
scary
Tell us more of this game.
Can we play it?
Actually, I don't really see the attraction. Now football, football's a real mans sport, but we'll save that for another time.
Yes, it's time for bed
And remember, tomorrow night kids, another tale called, Nightmare On Elm Street.
Alright children. Let's go.
Thankyou Major
I hope I didn't scare them too much.
I don't think so.
Good.
Ah listen, Teyla.
Don't tell McKay what I said about the hockey not being a real man's sport.
Because... it's a Canadian thing, they're a little touchy about it.
I'm interested more in hearing about his football, you say you love so much.
I can do one better. Come here.
Father? Do you think we are safe here, from the Wraith?
I think there's nothing certain in life, except my love for you.
Do you miss the wind?
Yes. But if you're very quiet, you can hear the ocean.
Do you think the ghosts of the ancestors still live here?
Jinto! Go to sleep.
Funny.
Oh here it comes, watch this.
Oh! That is beautiful. Can you believe that?
Should I not?
Well the defence didn't cover the receiver, cos he didn't think the quarterback could throw that far.
They seem very happy.
Well we just won one of the best games of all time, against all odds.
Flooty won that year.
And then went to play in Canada.
He played hockey too?
Hey, what are you guys doing?
Teaching Teyla how football is the cornerstone of Western civilization.
And you didn't invite me?
You like football?
No, not really.
Of course, it's real, it's unpredictable. It's full of passion and beer.
Cheerleaders.
I just don't get that you got one personal item, and you chose this.
It's a metaphor. Don't you see? This entire expedition, is the biggest hail mary in human history.
What is a hail mary?
It's a play that you just saw. It's named after a prayer.
See this woman and her name was Mary, and she uh... Did I mention how much I like ferris wheels?
Aren't you going to be the Wraith?
You can be the Wraith. I get to be Major Sheppard.
One, two, three, four, five, six...
Wex?
Jinto?
Major? Major! Jinto's missing. I can't find him.
I told him to be careful, that anything he touches can be dangerous.
What if there are monsters here?
We'll find him
Jinto's missing. Teams of two. Floor to floor sweep now, starting with the Jumpers. Full gear.
Yes sir!
He's not in any of the other living quarters.
I'm coming with you.
Are you gonna be ok with that leg?
He's my son.
Can we use the sensors to locate him?
We don't have nearly enough power to activate the whole city at one time.
Even if we could, the sensors don't distinguish...
Individuals
For all we know, there could be shielded areas, or malfunctioning sensors.
We are getting a pretty strange energy reading in one of the unexplored areas, across the city.
Activate the communication system.
Done.
Jinto? This is Doctor Weir. If you can hear me, please respond.
Jinto? If you're lost, if you can't...
We've lost power.
We've still got lights.
I don't know why that happened.
That wasn't me!
Shut it down now!
- What the hell is going on? - I don't know.
- Nothing like this has happened before. - We've only been here for a couple of days.
This stuff is pretty old. It's that, or there really are ghosts.
Control room, this is Sheppard. The lights just went out.
Major, we're experiencing some technical malfunctions
I think it's something to do with the interfaces between our naquada generators and the city.
That, or the way we isolated certain systems, could be causing erroneous operations in the Ancient programming.
I'll run a diagnostic on the power flow.
I wouldn't have thought you believed in ghosts.
I never used to. Then I learned about things called Wraiths, that can suck the life out of you with their hands. What the hell is that?
Dr Weir?
Teyla, I'll be right there. Do what you can.
Right.
Dr Weir, this is Marta.
Pleased to meet you.
It's alright. Tell her what you saw.
A shadow.
The Wraith project them. Make you see things that aren't there.
Are you sure?
And yet I sense no Wraith here.
Teyla, have you ever been wrong about that? Major Sheppard? This is Weir.
One of the Ethosians is claiming to have seen, what she's calling a shadow.
She does not believe me?
Teyla say's that she senses no Wraith here, but I'm still concerned.
Alright, I'll just fall back to the gateroom, and wait for further instructions.
We can't stop searching.
If there is a threat here, we need to establish a proper perimeter.
I've secured access to the control tower and the living quarters.
Two more Ethosians reported seeing the shadows.
You know, I don't get that. That means the Wraith would be here.
You don't think so?
I don't think they wanna scare us. When they decide to come? They're gonna start blowing the crap out of this place with their ships.
So what? The Ethosians are just seeing things?
Well, like Teyla said, it's a scary place for them.
Not just for them.
Hollan wishes to speak with Jinto.
Please.
Go ahead.
Jinto! If you can hear me, I'm not angry. I just want to know that you are safe.
So if you are lost, or hurt, stay where you are. Make some noise if you can. We will find you.
Is that Latin?
It's Ancient. Fathers of the light, of the everlasting temple?
It is a prayer to the ancestors.
If you are angry that we have unrightfully inhabited your great city, we humbly apologise.
We mean no harm. We will leave, if it is your wish. But I will not go without my son.
- He fainted. - There's gotta be a better word.
Faint, is the proper medical term.
I passed out from manly hunger.
Well, hang in there
Dr Weir? McKay is ok. He fainted.
Oh yes. Very sympathetic. Let's all mock the dying man. Thankyou.
It didn't look like the phantoms the Wraith's make you see,
but I can see how the Ethosians would be confused.
- What did it look like? - It looked like a...
Darkness.
It surrounded the naquadah generator and started to grow.
Like it was feeding off the energy.
When you shut it down, the whole, whatever it was, it just went away.
If this thing feeds on energy, we could be in big trouble.
And when I say we, I mean you, because I won't actually be around for much longer.
So we need to figure out exactly what it is and what to do about it.
- We know it's attracted to energy. - How about shutting down the generators.
Well people also give off heat energy.
Granted it's negligible compared to that of a naquadah generator,
but you take away this things only other obvious sort of food and...
Are you saying it could come after us?
Well I only know one thing for sure, and that is flying darkness
that eats energy, can only be very, very bad.
Ok, we keep the power on. Groden, figure out a way to detect it,
and Major, in the meantime, establish a constant surveillance on all the generators.
If one of them is targeted, we'll shut it down remotely.
And hopefully we can keep this thing busy,
until we figure out a way to get rid of it.
Attention everyone, this is Weir!
For the time being, we need you all to remain in your quarters, unless otherwise instructed. If you see anything out of the...
Hello! Can you hear me? Can anyone hear me?
Jinto?
Major Sheppard!
Are you ok?
I'm scared.
Where are you?
I don't know.
Jinto start from the beginning. Tell us how you got to where you are.
I was in the hall, outside my quarters.
Where did you go next?
I can't remember.
He's used to the forest. Being able to see the stars at night.
I found a small room, filled with boxes from Earth.
No boxes.
They are here with me.
This room would make a nice closet.
This is definitely not a closet. Did the panel start to glow, when you stepped inside?
Yes.
Did you touch it?
Yes
What exactly?
I don't remember
Just before he disappeared, we got an unusual energy reading from this area here.
Oh, no, no.
- Must be a transporter. - We can name it later.
Major Sheppard.
Jinto, are you ok?
- Yes - I've got Jinto, and he's ok.
Do you have any idea, what this place is?
Some sort of research lab. We've come across a few of them.
These consoles generally access the central computer system,
so Jinto could have cause what we thought were malfunctions, from here.
Look, I need to know, everything you touched.
As far as I can tell, there's only one entity.
The bright blue spots are the active naquadah generators.
This blob is our entity. It was just a matter of calibrating the sensors.
Your idea's working. So far I've been able to anticipate
it's approach to the active generators, and shut them off remotely.
Here, watch.
- Got it going in circles. - Good job.
Thanks.
I hope we're not making this thing mad.
Lt? This is Doctor Groden. I'm tracking the entity going your way.
You might want to get out of the hallway, you're standing in.
Roger that!
This is Ford. A bulkhead just blocked our way.
There's no panel on the wall, or any way to open it that we can see.
- Roger that. - McKay?
We didn't touch anything. It could be the entity, causing random malfuntions.
Proximity to that large an entity disturbance, could cause the Ancient technology to go haywire.
Lt double back and try the door on the east side of the hall.
- This door won't open, either. - Here it comes.
Open the console on the wall.
Hurry!
- What next? - I'm not sure. What do you see?
- Three crystals. - Take out the middle one, pull the top one down.
If this door opens, go.
I'll be right behind you.
It's not working.
Ok, use the middle one to bridge the two others.
- You sure about this? - Not exactly.
Go!
Man down, I need a medical team.
Right, hang in there.
- Are we in any danger here? - I wish I could tell you.
- How's Ford? - It's like he was hit by lightening.
- He's gonna be ok? - He's a tough kid.
Sir.
Hi.
Will you tell this guy, there's nothing he could have done?
There is nothing you could have done.
I could have tried to pull him out sir.
Then we'd both look like this.
Ah, you don't look so bad.
Dr Beckett says you're gonna be back to pretty boy, in no time.
- Apparently it's also an elevator. - Really?
You can stop taking the stairs everywhere.
- Oh, how nice for you all. - What have you got?
Well believe it or not, Jinto didn't touch anything of any consequence, other than that.
It must have it's own power source, like the Jumpers.
What is it?
Well it's some sort of containment vessel, for the energy creature.
And Jinto released it?
Well, it seems that way. As I suggested,
the energies must be causing most of the technical problems.
It was captured for observation.
The Ancients were researching ascension.
- Really? - What exactly is ascension?
Well at some point during their evolution, the Ancients reached a...
an advanced stage of being, where they were able to rid themselves of their physical bodies,
and rise to a higher plane of existence. One in which they live as pure energy.
I know it sounds ridiculous, but this is the first indication
that there may have been evolutionary intervention to get there.
A little gene therapy of their own huh?
Well I haven't read all the notes, but what I do know, is that the entity is energy.
It feeds on energy. Fords lucky, I mean, the more it feeds, the bigger it gets.
The bigger it gets, the more charged it becomes. The more deadly it will be.
Is it intelligent?
Well according to the research, it is sentient.
But if you tried to talk to it, you'd have more luck with a great white shark.
This thing is going to suck the power out of our generators, and then it will kill us all.
Alright, what will we do about it?
The entity's been trapped in here, since before the Ancient's abandoned the city.
- I know I'd be pissed. - And hungry.
The point is, this device was designed to track it,
capture it, and hold it for observation.
There's still a chance we may be able to get it back inside.
I'm just gonna need a little more time to figure how.
- Hello - Jinto has something he wishes to say.
I'm sorry. What happened to you was my fault.
Where I come from, we've got a little saying.
Stuff happens.
It's a little different, but you didn't mean for this to happen, did you?
No. You're a good kid.
You weren't doing anything wrong, which means this isn't your fault, ok?
Same as when we came to your planet?
We didn't mean for the Wraith to show up, they just did.
That's why you're here. Your home was destroyed.
You almost lost your dad. I don't remember you getting mad with me over that.
Stuff happens.
It's not falling for the same tricks anymore.
- How smart is this thing? - Rodney?
I don't know. But this is much simpler than I thought.
It's kind of like a mousetrap.
This button here, causes the device to emit an energy signature that attracts the creature.
This one, shuts it in.
Now the only downside, is it looks like
someone's actually gonna have to be here to press the buttons.
- I'll do it. - Ok
Wait a minute Rodney. You're still wearing the shield.
Is there a chance that if something went wrong, that would protect you?
I had a feeling.
What do you mean? Had a feeling about what?
You think I wanted to come off just now?
You think I'm scared? I'm not scared, I'll do this.
No that's ok. You might faint again.
Look, it's just not working anymore. Look,
it doesn't work on you either.
I just meant that I wasn't going to let you die.
It's just a coincidence that it happened to stop working now. I need a drink!
Go.
You always told me, I shouldn't be afraid of the dark.
Well, I was wrong.
I can't sleep now.
What if the darkness comes?
It won't.
How do you know?
Because.
It's afraid of fire.
The darkness is afraid?
Everything is afraid of something.
So the shield device, just came off by itself.
Yeah. It just stopped working.
He even tried it on Sheppard.
It wouldn't work on Sheppard.
Why not?
McKay didn't tell you? The text we studied, said the shield imprints on the wearer
If we were right, it wouldn't work on anyone else
We're ready?
You do realise that when we shut everything down, we're going to lose the sensors.
We're not going to be able to track it.
We have security personnel, posted around the living quarters.
At least we have some warning.
Teyla told the Ethosian children, that lighting a candle will help protect them.
- And you're doing it because... - It's gonna get dark in here.
Ok Major. Go ahead.
Now.
Shutting down power.
It's coming.
I think we're gonna need a bigger boat.
- Size doesn't matter. - That's a myth.
It'll fit. The device traps the creature inside.
You just need to make sure, it's all the way inside the containment vessel
Alright, come on.
Son of a bitch.
What happened?
The damn thing took one look and went away.
It's a lot smarter than we thought.
We need to know where it is, right now.
We'll have to turn the power on, to use the sensors.
- You can't do that. - Do it, just the operations tower.
What now?
- It's headed this way. - Because you turned the power back on.
We can't go on like this.
Do you think it wants to be here?
What do you mean?
It's been trapped here for thousands of years, alone.
It's not alone anymore.
It doesn't think on that level. It thinks about eating, that's it.
- You would know. - If we stay, it will kill us.
- Not unless we kill it first. - Well, I don't see how.
Then either we must go, or it must.
Maybe it wants to go.
If we open the Stargate.
This is a bad idea.
- You've said that already. - Well, it's worth saying again.
It's coming!
An open stargate, is a huge power source. This thing is smart.
It knew enough, not to get trapped in the containment vessel again.
What makes you think it's going to follow a naquadah generator through a wormhole?
What, you got a better idea?
Good luck!
Are you ok?
It's almost here.
- Do you have an address? - M4X 337, barren wasteland
Dial it.
That was good thinking.
It's not going anywhere.
We can't see if the malp got through.
The entity could have drained the battery.
It could be feeding off the stargate, off the generator. This is a disaster.
Shut it down.
- I can't. - The consoles are dead.
There must be something we can do.
We don't know if the malp is still down there.
It's possible that the entity will still go through the gate,
once it's depleted the energy in the naquadah generator, on the malp.
Or it could just continue to feed off the gates energy.
McKay!
Rodney!
McKay?
The power must have been drained by the entity.
Medical team to the gateroom.
He's not burned. He's breathing.
McKay?
McKay
- What append? - You did it.
I did?
It went through the gate.
You must have passed out.
Well thanks for not saying the other thing.
That, was a Hail Mary.
Thankyou, take your time. Man down.