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Just like a f***ing pack of--

They didn't seem human.

We have to try

and contact the bridge.

You're assuming that there

is someone on the bridge.

There has to be.

We can't be alone in this.

Well, alone or not,

we can't assume help will be coming.

Out here there is no rescue

and there is no turning around.

l don't think this thing

was even built to return.

What are you talking about?

l'm saying that this

is no ordinary transport.

We're not out on the belt

collecting data.

We're not hauling cargo.

We are the cargo.

on a single launch trajectory.

Tanis.

Man on TV:

These breathtaking images

of Tanis arrived

from the Popolous probe and were

broadcast yesterday.

These were taken as the probe

was entering the orbit

of the only Earth like planet

known to exist.

People of the whole world are watching

as the probe sent into space

is transferring data exceeding

even the most optimistic expectations.

We knew to expect water on Tanis.

We knew to expect

reasonable temperatures.

But the questioned remained--

will this planet meet the extremely

complex and unlikely combination

of parameters to support life

as we know it?

The probe has touched down

on the planet six days ago.

lt's sending off its first transmission

that is expected

to arrive any second now.

( man speaking over radio )

Ladies and gentlemen,

this is an unprecedented

moment for all mankind.

Are we seeing this?

First detection as we had hoped.

This needs to be verified,

but it appears

some form of plant life is present.

My God, life on Tanis.

There is life detection.

We have habitat detection.

Verified, this is a monumental

day for all of us.

Only a matter of time before

we send people out there.

Processing and population.

We're a settlers vessel.

Elysium was a one-way ticket.

How could l have...

left her?

How could l have done that?

l loved her.

Payton:

We've got to get to the bridge.

We've got to get control of the ship

before these guys rip it apart.

This is too f***ing important.

- Payton, where is your wife?

- What?

Do you remember the recruitment?

The breeding tests,

the husbands, the wives?

We didn't leave them behind.

They're here somewhere onboard.

l've got to find her before

these f***ing animals do.

Try to think.

Where would they be?

A sleeping compartment

for non-service personnel?

Wait, hold on.

Think for a second.

l remember there were thousands

of passengers that weren't part

- of the development team. Families.

- You listen to me.

You know how big this ship is?

And you have no idea where your wife--

where our wives might be.

lf you go off on some

wild goose chase

we're gonna be no closer to getting

ourselves out of this situation

and with even less time

to regain control of the ship.

Once we've taken control of the systems,

finding them will be easy.

Are you hearing me?

We save the ship,

we save them.

- Security locker.

- What?

Non-lethal antiriot guns.

Payton:

Close up they'll do some damage.

( humming )

All right, l'm gonna lay out

a path for you

and try to bypass

the main security grids.

Without main power

we'll never get these doors open.

Listen, if you can get me

to the reactor bay

l can reset the cycle manually.

Payton:

You know how to do that?

- Yeah.

- lt's a long way.

Gonna have to get you past

a few security bulkheads.

With a little sidestepping,

we're gonna get you there.

Oh, for Christ's sake.

Delta 81643 Lima.

Okay okay, hold on.

l don't want you going too far.

Just catch your breath.

l don't need a rest.

Just tell me which way.

l don't know yet.

Hold on.

Payton.

Pandorum, you ever

felt the symptoms?

Of all the things to remember,

why would you pick that?

Were you thinking

of the Eden mission?

What about the Eden?

You just had to remind me of the biggest

f***ing catastrophe in space travel.

The flight cautionary tale from hell.

l remember.

Didn't they have some kind of

hypersleep malfunction?

Payton:
Two years into their shift

one of their officers

had a psychological breakdown.

The doctors refer

to it as ODS syndrome.

But the pilots,

we call it pandorum.

lt drove him insane. He became

convinced the flight was cursed.

- Evil.

- Bower:
What did he do?

( alarm blaring )

Payton:

He evacuated the ship.

He launched them all

into oblivion.

with one push of a button.

Bower:
At least we didn't wake up

floating away in a coffin.

Payton:

Who says we didn't?

- Which way?

- Left at the third marker.

Just two more levels up

and we're on the main walkway.

Should be easy from there.

This can't be right.

What's not right?

l don't know if l'm hallucinating.

What?

What's going on?

l've seen this before.

This is a--

this--

this is a different one.

lt's booby-trapped.

Rigged the ceiling.

Payton:
Be careful.

No! No!

No!

Quiet!

- Quiet! Shh.

- ( panting )

We have to shut the hell up.

Do you understand?

l'm gonna get you out of this,

but you have to be quiet.

You understand?

Payton:

Bower, you sure this is a good idea?

Watch yourself.

He's team 6.

That's the shift unit

that's supposed to follow us.

Payton:
He could be--

Quiet. Quiet!

Easy. l'm not gonna hurt you

but you have to be quiet.

Do you hear me?

Shepard, team 6, sir.

l believe l'm the only one.

l knew it.

l knew you'd come back.

- What?

- Where's your squad?

Squad?

This is my lieutenant.

- Where's your shuttle?

- Shuttle? What are you talking about?

You're the retraction crew, right?

No. No.

l'm team 5.

- You just woke up?

- Six or eight hours ago.

So you don't know

what the f*** is going on?

That's what l'm saying.

- You know as much as me, man.

- l don't know anything.

You, you're gonna fit right in.

What are you doing?

- Get the scent off.

- Scent?

They're fast and they're f***ing

stronger than you know.

They come after you, you run.

You run and you don't f***ing look back.

l can't wait for you.

Who-- who are they?

- l can't help you.

- Help me.

Payton:
Bower, you tell that a**hole

the chain of command

- and a direct order is being made.

- You're still an officer on this ship,

and at the current time

your CO is ordering you...

- Ordering me? That's funny.

- ...now is ordering you--

You're late.

There's no f***ing CO on this ship.

F*** you.

( roaring )

( whimpering )

That's not gonna save you.

( snarling, growling )

Payton:

Get the hell out of there.

Get out of there!

Ah!

( roaring )

( whispering )

Go.

( screaming )

( thuds )

( groans )

( roars )

Just run.

Go!

( screaming )

( winces )

- ( roaring )

- ( screams )

( speaking Vietnamese )

( speaking Vietnamese )

l don't understand.

Thanks.

l-- l don't understand.

l don't know what you're saying.

l-- l don't understand.

Agriculture.

You're with agriculture.

Yeah.

Yeah, l'm with the flight crew.

But l don't know--

l don't know what happened.

Yeah, l know that,

but l'm not in charge here.

l'm trying to find out

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