The Last Scout Page #9

to spend full time

on solid ground for a change.

Yeah.

Jane, congratulations

on becoming one

of the first humans

to have walked on

an alien world.

I hope your first words

were suitably memorable.

We will be ready for lift off

in approximately three hours.

Please try to rest until then.

Ignition sequence initiated.

We are now clearing

the planet's atmosphere.

It's working. We're clearing.

There's a problem, Jane.

Engine two

is rapidly losing power.

Pegasus, take all emergency

power to the engines.

Transfer in progress now.

Warning.

Nitrogen leak detected

in Engineering.

We've got a nitrogen leak.

Edward, where is it at?

- It's in Engineering.

- Get on it.

- Patch it.

- With what?

Go. I don't care.

Improvise.

Go. Go. Go.

Captain, the nitrogen could leak

into the remaining

oxygen supply.

See if you can seal

that section.

That section is not sealable,

Captain,

but it can be shut down.

We can't shut it down.

It's the engine core. We shut it

down, we lose the shed.

Attention! Nitrogen

contamination is at critical.

What are you doing?

I need tape.

Any kind of metallic tape.

Anyone would have any.

It would be Pete.

No. He doesn't have any

in there.

I've already checked.

Warning.

Re-igniting engine core.

You know, I really thought

the room of two dead men

would be a great place

to hide a murder weapon.

We are clear

of the stratosphere,

an immediate danger,

but I'm afraid the anti-matter

engines are still down.

Come on.

So we have no propulsion.

That is correct, Captain.

Get on port. We're going to

do it in three, two, one...

- Engine relay is offline.

- We can put it back on. Go.

Reboot failed.

- Still down.

- It's still down. Okay.

We're going to do it again.

Port, three, two, one.

Rebooting engine four.

Edward is dead.

Risk of radiation contamination

at 81%

Okay. Let's... so that...

okay, again.

Edward is dead.

The oxy-generation

unit is spending O2.

How?

Read that procedure

and shut down the lower deck.

Ok. Check it.

The Chinese boy killed him.

Okay. We're back on s-

He stabbed him.

Attention all crew!

Please evacuate the lower deck.

I was in the Engine room

when he...

You got this?

There was nothing I could do.

Life support now offline

on lower deck.

Okay. This ends here.

You are okay?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

I just, I'm just a little tired.

I just need a little...

I just need a minute.

Has he been here the whole time?

Stay here.

Warning. anti-matter

level at 2% and falling.

Hayley.

Captain.

We seem to have drained

all the power

taking off from the planet.

As it stands,

we either have enough power

to send a signal to the fleet,

or to head to the next planet.

We can't do both.

We're going to the planet,

right, Captain?

Captain.

Take it really easy, Captain.

We don't want to lose

another crew member, do we?

You killed them.

No, I warned you.

Bad things were going to happen

if you engaged the Chinese

and I was right.

Now, we're going to that planet.

I don't have much time left

in this Universe, Captain,

but by God, I'm going to die

with the wind in my face.

Do the right thing.

Protect the kids.

That's funny.

I thought would have put up

more of a fight than that.

Yeah, whatever.

Where are we going?

We're going to go see the ocean,

baby, just like Pete said.

Warning.

Unless engines

are successfully initiated,

we will soon be caught

in the planet's gravity field.

Hayley.

Warning.

Severe hull fractures detected.

Hull integrity down to 21%.

You know.

That little girl

is and always was your weakness.

I swore I would look after her.

Why?

Because her mother is my sister.

And yet you didn't bring

her with you, did you?

Just the daughter.

They were asleep.

She was just a few days old.

Anyone who had access

to the ship

had to get aboard immediately.

Otherwise it'd be overwhelmed.

There wasn't enough time.

I just grabbed Lila and I ran.

Attention! The evacuation escape

pod has launched successfully.

Our beloved captain

has abandoned ship.

So much for caring

about humanity, huh.

If that planet is habitable,

we have to send a signal.

It could be our last

hope for humanity.

Well, humanity had its chance.

Where are those logs you were...

Huh, there they are.

Do you know what he's saying?

Not entirely.

Well, allow me to enlighten you.

They too launched a probe

into the second planet,

but the probe malfunctioned.

With their

reserve power all but gone,

well, they knew

that they couldn't land

and then take off again.

So the Captain,

well he followed the probe

in the escape pod.

He would fix the pod,

and they would receive a signal

letting them know

whether the planet

was capable of sustaining life

or not.

Now, if it wasn't,

at least

they didn't kill the crew

and sentence them

to death on the surface.

And shortly after he left,

one of his crew went crazy

and started killing everyone.

Yes. Except for a small boy,

who managed to evade

his tormentor.

Until we arrived.

Captain. We are now receiving

data from the Chinese probe.

Hold it right there, Captain.

Don't move

or I will cut her throat.

You fire one round in this hull

and we are all dead.

Drop the gun! Do it!

Warning. Hull breach.

Venting atmosphere

It's habitable.

Send the signal.

We'll lose all our power.

I know.

Sending the signal to the fleet.

Signal pod launched.

Main power failing.

We are caught

in the gravity field

of the planet.

Warning.

We will enter the planet

thermosphere in 30 seconds

due to gravity field.

Pegasus,

what are our chances

of survival?

Your chances of survival

are zero.

Congratulations, Captain.

You have completed your mission.

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