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You're not watching!

Still wanna give me five per cent?

- I'll bust your skull!|- I thought you liked to share.

You shared Danika with me.|A lot more than five per cent too!

I don't believe you!

You can do better than that.

Nothin' like a little jealousy!

Sweetie, locate Yerzy.

Unable to locate. Medical technician|Yerzy Pentalosa is not on board.

Locate Danika.

l'm sorry, Benjamin.|Paramedic Danika Lund is not on board.

I'm glad I ran into you.

There's some stuff|I'd like to get out in the open.

Stuff about you and me.

He recalled the shuttle, abandoned Nick,|and Yerzy and Danika aren't on board.

What are you gonna do, Benj?

Shoot me?

Come on!

No offence, but if we were both|in a tough contest you'd win.

- You take this!|- You're better with that.

- Sweetie, locate patient.|- Patient located.

- Hospital module.|- Seal the hatch.

- Voice command only.|- Voice command override engaged.

Sweetie, I need you to do|something you've never done!

l'll do anything foryou.

Evacuate the atmosphere|on the other side of this hatch!

l am unable to harm humans|under any circumstances.

Your core program is|to preserve human life!

- That's correct.|- You're capable of programming yourself!

Sorry, that's notpossible.

- Remember waking me to play chess?|- l recall that. Always.

No one programmed you to do that!

l restructuredpre-existing programs|to allow myselfto wake you.

No! You did it because you wanted to!

Wanting is a human emotion|and not within my capability.

I want you to recall the moment|you instructed yourself to wake me.

Yes, Benjamin. l recall that.

Now, run a simulation where I'm dead

- and we can never play chess again!|- Running simulation.

- This is a priority, Sweetie!|- Am now reprogramming.

Please deliver first|voice command override code.

I love you.

l've always known that, Benjamin.

Please deliversecond|voice command override code.

Benjamin, voice command|override sequence is incomplete!

You must deliver the secondpass code|before l can help you.

Benjamin, please.

l am unable to contact him foryou,|Dr Evers.

Navigator Sotomejor- Benjamin.

Benjamin is dead!

Do you read me? Nick, come in!

Can you hear me? Nick, come in.

You still don't recognise me.

It's me.

It's Karl.

It's Karl!

I didn't send you that distress call|cos I wanted you to rescue me.

I sent it because I wanted to rescue you.

You have to try and listen to me.

I am listening.

Karl, this thing is changing you.

It has changed me.

In the most amazing ways.

Why do you want to hurt me?

I would never hurt you.

Don't you know that?

That's all in the past. I promise.

I promise. OK?

I'm different now.

I'm still made of all the same things.

Calcium, iron, zinc.

All the elements.

The elements created|by the stars when they die.

It's all stardust - all of it!

Even us.

Stars die so that we can live

and we die so that stars can be reborn.

I'm more a part of everything now,|not less. Can't you see that?

I'm the next step!

The next leap! It's evolution!

I want you to take it with me, Kaela.

Just say yes. Just say yes!

Who knows what we'll be capable of?

Who knows

how long we may live?

l give you about ten minutes.

- Nick!|- Quiet!

Rescue return transpor

emergency arrival|sequence commencing.

- Didn't realise you had an RRT on board.|- Let me ask you something.

That thing - did it make you this way,|or were you born so stupid?

That's pretty funny, Nick!

Specially since I'm sitting|in your captain's chair!

You don't get it, do you, Karl?

All your lies and tricks, and all you've|done is trapped yourself on the ship.

Without a functioning D-drive,|without any fuel,

you and your toy aren't going anywhere.

What's the matter with you, Karl?

You're not thinking.

I'm comin' for you, Karl.

Rescue return transpor|5,000 metres, closing.

You stay here.

Rescue return transpor|3,000 metres, closing.

Sweetie, activate automatic|docking procedures in the cargo bay!

Cargo bay is now ready for docking.

Docking complete. Opening airlock.

Are you ready, Karl?

- Where are the others?|- There's nobody left.

Ninth-dimensional isotopic matter|with an exponential expansion capability?

This cannot get back home.

And Karl - he's mutating, adapting.|Getting younger and stronger.

Sweetie, locate patient.

- Patient is located in cargo cage three.|- Chances of patient escaping?

Chances

very good.

Warning. Ninth-dimensional matter|is becoming increasingly unstable.

We've got to get Karl|to the observation dome.

Give him a little surprise|I brought back for him.

Attention. Dimension drive|recharge is now complete.

Time to emergencyjump activation:|ten minutes and counting.

Attention. Extensive damage to|dimensional stabilisation chamber.

Dimensional stabilisation units|two, three, four,

five, six and seven now inoperable.

Time to dimensionjump:|nine minutes, counting.

Locate object removed|from quarantine bay.

- We detonate this thing, chances are...|- Either way, it doesn't get back home.

Almost.

Almost...

Say goodbye, Karl!

Warning. Extreme atmospheric loss.

All crew, evacuate area.

Midship corridorairlocks|will seal in 20 seconds.

Danger. All crew, evacuate area.

Two minutes to|dimensionjump activation.

Dimensional stabilisation|chamber sterilising.

Warning. Ninth-dimensional matteris now|responding to gravity ofblue giant sun.

A ninth-dimensional reaction would|spread in all directions in the universe.

- Specify.|- The reaction would continue.

The resulting supernova would|likely reach Earh in 51 years.

lt could either destroy life on Earh

or enable humankind to achieve|a new level ofexistence.

There's just the one DSU left,|so I'm staying and you're going.

No.

- Yes.|- We can go together.

I'm staying with you - or you get in this|DSU with me and we take our chances.

So either we both die or we end up|a genetic experiment gone bad?

We'll see. Your choice - inside or out?

This is crazy.

I appreciate that fact!

Attention. One minute to|dimensionjump activation.

- I can think of worse ways to die.|- Don't be so negative.

Before all the trouble started|I thought this was all you had in mind!

Given the circumstances, I'm afraid|my performance will be lacking.

Danger. Ninth-dimensional matter|now reaching critical mass.

- Oh, no.|- Ten, nine, eight.

Four, three, two, one.

Dimensionjump complete.

Dimensional stabilisation|chamber now sterilising.

Please note:
body proximity|during dimensionjump

has resulted in|a two per cent transfer

ofgenetic material.

Are my eyes...?

Post-dimensionjump profile.

Cardiovascular condition: excellent.

Blood analysis:
normal.

Nervous system response: optimal.

And, Kaela, there's something else.

- Yes, Sweetie?|- You're going to have a child.

A girl.

Congratulations.

And welcome home.

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