Farscape s01e16 Episode Script

Crichton: It's always the same here, Dad.
Nice and quiet.
Zhaan: Chiana, what is this? Chiana: I don't know.
Zhaan: Look at it, please.
-Well maybe it's your -It's my Bassim Oil.
What? I didn't take it.
I found it in your chamber, dear.
Well maybe it okay, so I took it.
Arrest me.
Look Chiana, when we agreed to let you stay on Moya -And if you leave it out again, I'll take it again! -you promised to adapt to our ways.
I changed my mind.
You adapt to me.
Chiana! I've changed my mind! Yeah, it's always the same here, Dad.
Nice and quiet.
(sighs) It's late.
Well, it's space.
I don't really know what time it is.
It's, uh I miss the sun, days, nights.
Simple things.
Anyway, I, um I wanted to tell you about this thing.
I'm holding it right now.
It's it's my first gray hair.
You know, I wouldn't mention it.
It's just that I'm afraid I might be growing old out here.
Pilot: John Crichton.
You'd better get up here.
I can't deal with this.
(engine slows) Why have the engines stopped? Okay, Pilot, I'm here.
What's the problem this time? Moya hasn't sensed anything like this since the day you arrived.
Pilot, how long has that been there? It just appeared on my scanners, but it's already breaking apart.
Stability's down to 80%.
What are you up to, Crichton? Rygel, do you see this? Do you see this? Chiana: What is that? Rygel: That is a pathetic little waste funnel of which I care little about.
We're supposed to be on our way to the commerce planet, where I believe they have Hynerian marjols.
Is he the captain? Because if he's not the captain, then how does he get to stop the ship? That is a wormhole.
Rygel: Yeah, yeah, now restart the engines, if you please.
What if I wanted to stop the ship? Crichton, look at this.
Oh my God.
Rygel: What? It's just a tiny blue planet.
What are you getting so worked up about? Oh, it's got no particle rings, no red moons.
Chiana: Totally unimpressive.
That's Earth.
That's my home.
My name is John Crichton, an astronaut a radiation wave hit and I got shot through a wormhole Now I'm lost in some distant part of the universe on a ship.
A living ship full of strange alien life-forms Help me Listen, please.
Is there anybody out there who can hear me? being hunted by an insane military commander doing everything I can I'm just looking for a way home.
You're going now? Yeah.
Pilot says we're running out of time.
I can't go with you.
Aeryn, this could be our only chance.
No, this is your only chance.
I'm not certain I'll belong there.
You would.
You will.
I promise.
I'm sorry.
Crichton, wormhole stability down to 57%.
I'm on my way.
That wormhole could blast you out anywhere.
I know.
Pilot says it's unsafe and it could It could kill me, Zhaan.
I know.
You've given me every good reason not to go.
I could end up dead, I could end up more lost than I already am.
You've given me every single thing except one.
What? This could be Earth.
This is the way I got here, through a wormhole.
It could be my way home.
I've got to do this, Zhaan.
Look, however this works out, this could be goodbye.
And I know that you, ah, didn't expect me to be here, but thanks.
You saved my life.
All of you.
Pilot: Crichton.
Stability down to 48%.
Yeah, I'm going, Pilot.
Goodbye, big guy.
I, ah, hope you get your chance one day.
You go see your son.
I hope so too.
Goodbye, John.
John Crichton, remember, there's a part of me inside you.
Take care of it.
I will.
Sparky.
What? I'm not taking my stuff.
Mmm? So I thought I'd give it to somebody.
Hmm.
To Aeryn.
No! No, you can't do that (Rygel laughing) Goodbye.
Pilot: I'm doing this as fast as I can, Pilot.
Pilot: You're almost at entry vector.
Just a little more.
Now! Go now, Crichton.
Entry angle confirmed.
Go! What's the matter with him? Rygel: Just go, you lucky prabakto.
Go.
Crichton.
Yeah, D'Argo? I understand the fear.
If you don't do this now, you will regret it forever.
You must go now.
Do it, John.
Thirty-four percent.
Crichton: Thanks, big guy.
Okay.
Give me some luck.
John, can you hear me? Pilot, are you reading anything from him? He's off my sensors.
He's gone.
Pilot, are you tracking me? Pilot? (loud beeping) (loud roar) (laughing) Hello, sky! Excuse me.
Miss, I know this is this is going to sound insane, but this is Australia, right? What? Hey! Guys, where you been? Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Wait.
I'm John Crichton.
(gunshot) (panting) Man: Let's go again.
So why did you land in Australia? I didn't land.
I crashed.
And what is your mission here? What are you talking about? I don't have a mission.
Have you been here before? I'm John Crichton.
You know that, Wilson.
What? You-you-you think I'm an alien? (chuckles) Have you been here before? Australia? Yeah.
Three times.
You were here with me last year when I tested the Farscape's engines, Wilson.
So what the hell is going on?! (speaking African dialect) This is the 12th guy, Wilson.
How many more are you going to roll in here before you believe these are translator microbes in my head and not some space virus? What did he say? Well, I think he said that until he gets some answers he's not going to play anymore.
Hey, Cobb, when am I getting out of here? I don't know.
You don't know.
Can I get a newspaper? Oh, come on, Cobb! What am I going to find out? I mean Look, I've been away for, what would you say, seven months? I just want to know what's happened, something since I've been gone.
Who won the Super Bowl, Cobb? I don't know.
I know you're Australian, Cobb, but you've got to know who won the Super Bowl.
You know who Ty Cobb is, Cobb? No? How about Babe Ruth? You know who Babe Ruth is? Some fat guy that played for the Yankees.
Good.
Fat guy.
At least you know something.
You're kidding me.
This is how he described them? Guard: I'm sorry, sir, there's no access.
Stop, sir.
-Out of my way.
-This is a restricted area, sir.
Back off, soldier.
Kill that switch.
Crichton: Dad! I've waited two days.
I want to see him.
I want to see my son now.
Jack, that's what we're trying to determine.
Whether it is your son.
What have you done to him? He's got foreign microbes in his brain stem, and the Farscape module has been modified by non-human technology.
You know how this works, Colonel.
Once we've confirmed John poses no threat, then you can see him.
I don't buy that.
I want to see him now.
Dad.
Get me out of here, please.
I need to ask you some questions.
What happened on your tenth birthday? What? Tenth birthday? I don't know.
I can't remember.
We were living in Annapolis.
Annapolis.
Right.
You were late.
Again.
Why? You said you said they held you in Houston for tests.
You missed your flight.
But you commandeered a jet and you came anyway.
I woke you up at four o'clock in the morning.
You took me fishing.
At Sawyer's Mill.
And you caught the biggest damn bass I'd ever seen.
It was a trout, Dad.
Yeah, it was a trout.
I missed you, son.
Crichton: What's going on? I know recovery procedure as well as anyone.
This is way beyond routine.
Nothing's been routine since the day you left seven months ago.
That wormhole you went through is still there.
You opened a door, son.
A door to Earth we don't know how to close.
(whispers): Get me out of here.
Jack: Believe I will.
Crichton: I don't buy this, Dad.
Jack: What? Wilson, letting me out.
There's no way he'd let me out of his sight if what you say is true.
You know Wilson? Yeah.
Know Cobb, too.
He hasn't let you out of his sight, son.
See that van in the parking lot? Those two women to our right? The one in the red with the headphones, you know, sunning herself on the rocks? Yeah, yeah, I see them.
They're watching us.
They like to get real close.
(radio static) Listen.
A global alliance has been set up to track the wormhole.
Ray Wilson's been put in charge by the Pentagon.
What the hell does he want from me? He wants you to relax so that I can tell whether or not you're really my son.
Then he wants to know everything you know about the wormhole and everything you saw on the other side.
Oh, give me a break, Dad.
I'll tell him everything.
You know that.
I know that.
I kept that safe for you.
Don't know if it brought me luck, but it saved my ass.
You know, when you disappeared in Farscape One, I had to deal with the possibility that you might not be alive.
Well, now you know.
Now you know how I felt as a kid every time you went on a mission.
Come on, son.
We've got a lot of work to do.
(Crichton chewing): They have worlds out there, people out there that you wouldn't believe.
But they do not have chocolate.
Hang on a second.
Hey, no.
Don't do it like that.
It's a propulsion fin.
It's part of the hetch drive, okay? Yes, sir.
Deja vu.
Have we met? Yes, sir.
Last year in the Simpson Desert, when you were down there for the shuttle tests.
You were with Cobb, right? Yes, sir.
Right.
Well, it's, um it's good to see you again.
Sir! What's going on? Cobb: Strat Comm from Sector Three, sir.
Something else has come through the wormhole.
Bring him! What do we got? There's an unidentified ship tracking in on the same trajectory as the Farscape module.
F-16s are scrambling for a visual.
Are they here for you? -What? -Are they here to save you? -I don't -Who is it?! Who is that?! Look, I can't see Who is it?! Who's on first! What's on second! I don't know! I can't see them! F-16s locked and ready.
Crichton: Wait! That's Moya's Transport Pod.
Tell them not to fire.
Are they here to attack us? No, they're not here to harm us, Wilson.
Just tell them not to fire.
That's not my call, Crichton.
Tell them, Wilson! They don't have any weapons on board the transport! Tell them not to fire! Tell them not to fire.
After you left, your Earth disappeared through the wormhole.
It was her idea to see what was going on Wilson: What are they saying, Crichton? (Rygel speaking Hynerian) (Aeryn speaking Sebacean) There was nothing I could do.
(low grumbling) Crichton: Rygel, you okay? No.
I'm frelling sick.
What are they saying? They're scared, Wilson.
That's what they're saying.
I'm not scared.
I'm sick.
What the yotz did you give me? (hissing) Jack: Son, are you okay in there? I'm fine.
(D'Argo growling) It's the tranquilizer, Rygel.
That's what's making you sick.
It'll wear off soon.
You're going to be okay.
(Rygel speaking) Crichton: They're freaking out.
You're an alien and they're freaking out.
I vowed I would never be taken prisoner again.
You're not a prisoner.
Trust me.
I'm going to take care of you guys.
Rygel: Crichton, I feel frelling terrible.
Yeah.
I'm going to get someone in here for you, Rygel.
(knocks) (door opening) What's going on? What's taking so long? -Relax, son.
-And do what, Dad? Read a magazine? They're all seven months old, Dad.
They don't want me to have any idea what's going on.
If what you say about those aliens is true, they can help us unlock the universe.
You're positive they're not here to harm us? No.
They came looking for me.
They were worried.
You trust them? A lot more than I trust Wilson.
I like 'em, Dad.
They're my friends.
Sir, we need you in the medical unit.
What's the matter? I think you should see this.
Wilson! We spent our lives waiting for this moment.
We sent Voyager.
We left damn greeting cards on the moon and as soon as I get here, look at what you're doing.
They can help us.
Just take a step back and you look at what you're doing.
You think about it.
Don't worry.
I've thought of everything, Commander.
You make me sick! Official word is Rygel died from an allergic reaction to the tranquilizer.
What do you think happened? It doesn't matter what I think, D'Argo.
No, I think they killed him.
You know that those animals killed him.
Then they cut him open.
They said they were just trying to restart his heart.
They were studying him like an animal.
Like an alien.
Which one of us do you think they'll kill next, Crichton? D'Argo, it's not going to go down like that.
Look, I know that you have no reason to trust me You're right! I don't trust you.
But you tell those humans that when they come for me, I'll kill them.
D'Argo, don't We've tried it your way and one of us is dead.
Go.
Aeryn? You know, Crichton, Peacekeepers wouldn't even kill their prisoners to study them.
D'Argo's right.
Just go.
Let me out of here.
Son.
I gave them my word, Dad.
I told them I'd take care of them.
You were naive to think you could protect them from people like Wilson.
I need a favor, Dad.
Name it.
I want you to call in every marker that you have.
Every General, every Undersecretary, every Pentagon mistress.
You tell them what's going on here and you get them to stop it.
What are you going to do, son? I'm just going to plead with Wilson.
I'm going to beg for their lives.
No, no.
I know that look, John.
You be careful.
I'm just going to make him understand, Dad.
Son, are you willing to die for those creatures in there? I gave my word.
Did I kill him? No.
Are you with me? Or them? I'm with you.
Aeryn.
Trust me.
Put down the gun.
They know you're out? They took D'Argo somewhere.
When the guard came back for me I was ready for him.
Where'd they take him? I don't know, but I'm not waiting for them to come back.
All right then.
Let's move.
Hey, Cobb.
You find out who won the Super Bowl yet? What do you want, Crichton? (Aeryn speaks in Sebacean) What is she doing here? (Aeryn speaks in Sebacean) What did she say? She says she wants to shoot you, Cobb.
I don't know if it's a good idea or not, but I figure since you've pushed us this far it doesn't really matter, does it? Where's D'Argo? They flew him to another base.
He's gone, Crichton.
You can't save him.
If you'd only been reasonable.
You're wrong in what you're doing here, Cobb.
You're wrong.
You're not going to shoot me, are you? You're wrong.
That's for Rygel.
Aeryn, pick it up.
I want to get out of this rain.
This is the place.
Rain.
Is that what you call this? I like it.
Aeryn! Why this place? My Dad and I stayed here last year.
He said we could use it as a safe house.
Your father told you about this place? Yeah.
Crichton, he is with them.
This is the first place they will look for us.
I don't think so.
I trust him.
Ladies first.
(distant thunder) (thunder continues) So what's this? It's beer.
Alcohol.
Trust me, it's just what we need right now.
Down the hatch.
Down the hatch.
You like it? Yes.
It's like Fellip nectar.
A Fellip's a creature on Tarsis and they get the nectar from Aeryn, please.
Don't tell me where it comes from.
Just drink the beer.
Sorry.
What for? Everything.
What's happened here, getting you stuck on Moya.
I mean, if it wasn't for me, you'd still be the happy little Peacekeeper dominating the lesser races.
Hmm.
I've got a lot to blame you for, Crichton.
Look at that.
What? That's it.
Earth.
(distant siren wailing) Minus the sunshine.
You know, you were right.
It's actually very beautiful.
(thunder rumbling) Were you scared to join me, when I left Moya? Yes.
I won't be recaptured, Crichton.
They will have to kill me if they come to take me tomorrow.
I know.
(birds chirping) (John moaning) Get out of bed, John.
Ohhhh Morning.
Come on.
I've worked out that plan we talked about.
Aeryn, um, about last night.
Yes, it's fine John.
It's just not top priority right now.
I've gone through all of these pictures and I've found a few places that seem to be uninhabited enough to hide in.
Aeryn.
You're right.
We, um, we have to find a place to hide.
Let's go.
No, you're not going anywhere dressed like that.
You sure about this? You look fine.
We got (knocking at door) Jack: John? It's my father.
I knew it.
He's betrayed us.
There'll be soldiers outside.
No, he won't.
I trust him.
I don't.
Are you okay, son? Yeah.
Remember Aeryn Sun? We actually never met.
Hak nyatse.
What's she saying? He doesn't have a gun.
Hak nyatse! I'm not going to search him.
Is she ever going to put that down? I don't think so.
What are you doing here? Does Wilson know you're here? No.
It's not going to take them long to start searching places we've been before.
Did you talk to anybody for us? Everybody.
No one's going to help us, son.
It's too dangerous.
And what about you? I don't matter in this.
Official word is that these aliens never existed.
D'Argo's on his way to a military base in Utah and the warehouse has been swept clean.
(Aeryn speaks in Sebacean) Aeryn! Back off.
Please.
Listen.
The two of you have to get out of town.
You've got to find someplace that's safe.
I'll hold them off here as long as I can.
No.
No, I don't want you to cover for me.
This is the only play, son.
You're in this too deep.
They're not going to let you just walk away.
Look.
At least this time I get to say goodbye.
Oh well, um we'll hole up somewhere, and I'll, uh, contact you.
No.
If I know anything, they'll try to make me tell 'em.
You just go.
Goodbye, Dad.
(Aeryn speaks in Sebacean) Thank you, Aeryn Sun.
Why is everyone looking at me? That's 'cause they think you look good.
Aeryn: What? That girl.
She was on the beach the other day, when I crash landed.
That one.
So? I think I know her.
I think we went to high school together.
It was only for a couple of weeks.
We never talked, but Yeah, yeah.
She looks familiar.
(chuckles) Hey, can I help you, mate? They're all seven months old.
Why are they all seven months old? John, stop it.
I've seen all these before.
They're from when I left! What are you doing, John? I know you, don't I? What? Yeah, yeah, yeah! You're the guy on the beach the other day! Shh! Just keep your voice down.
I used to ride my bike past your house in the fifth grade.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I've never seen you before in my life.
Everybody here, Aeryn.
I know them all.
I know Wilson, I know Cobb, I know you! John, stop it.
Keep your voice down.
What are you doing? I know everyone! Get away from me, Aeryn.
Get away! Back off! Every place I've been, I've been there before.
Every place.
Frank Cokonis! I dated your sister! Yeah! Here we go! Ha-ha! This is exactly the way I remember it.
I know all you guys, don't I? It's a little out of context.
But I know you.
How the hell you been? Quit.
Now what the hell are you doing here? Yeah, I've been here.
Been in there.
Nothing new.
But I've never been in there.
-Sir? -Stop! Make me.
You're not going to shoot.
You're not even Wilson.
Where's the female alien? I'm going to talk to the man in charge and we both know it ain't you.
Who are you? You did well, John.
Most species don't do as well.
What is all this? Everything here is a physical creation from your memory.
But you're not real.
Well I'm not your father.
And what about my friends? They're real.
Living matter.
They were investigating the wormhole we'd created from your memory.
So we decided to use them in our trial.
D'Argo: Crichton.
Enough is enough.
D'Argo! Get us back home.
Ry Rygel.
They didn't kill you.
Rygel: Kill me? (laughs) These people treated me splendidly.
They gave me marjols, Crichton.
Lovely Hynerian marjols.
Mmm (munching) Whoever you are, I thank you! Of course we didn't kill him.
We created his corpse.
Why? Why would you make me think that he was dead? We needed a human reaction, John.
Your reaction.
You made me think you were my father! I'm sorry.
For the trial to have value you had to believe everything.
Let me show you.
Are we anywhere near Earth? Actually, we're not far from Moya.
We brought you here to recreate your memory.
But if you can make all this, why not just make a wormhole to take you to Earth? That would use all our remaining power.
We only have enough left to transport our race one last time.
We had to be certain of how we'd be received.
Though space is without boundaries there are but a few planets where we can live.
So you're looking to take over someone else's? Not take over.
Cohabitate.
To replenish our hive.
The ancients have stories of a world that will welcome us.
We can only hope they're true.
You can move closer.
Thanks.
I'm close enough.
We had to find out whether humans would welcome us or fight us.
You stole my memories.
I'm sorry to have taken this form, but I thought the best spy would be a father, as seen through his son's eyes.
You stole my memories.
We had no choice.
Show me what you really look like.
Many of us hoped that Earth might be our welcoming place.
If all people were like you, maybe it could be.
But they're not.
In your memory, we saw millions of Wilsons and Cobbs.
It also led us to a familiar conclusion.
Which was? That the highest life form on the planet is also the most destructive.
Your humans would kill us.
So, what will you do now? What we've done since before I was hatched.
We continue searching for a home.
So will I.
Here.
Thanks.
Maybe we'll meet again one day, John.
Maybe.