Stargate SG-1 s04e02 Episode Script

(PA) Unscheduled offworld activation.
Move, move, move, move, move! I still can't make it out.
Try to filter out|the subspace RF interference.
Carter? Colonel! This is the fifth incoming|wormhole in the last hour and a half.
All right.
I'm here two hours early.
|When did you get here? I haven't left yet.
- Didn't I order you to get a life?|- Yes, sir, you did, but this is They sent a radio signal this time? Yeah, but the frequency is distorted|just outside our equipment range.
We're trying to make the adjustment.
What are you doing here? Someone's trying to contact us.
|How often does that happen? - We can receive now, Major.
|- Pipe it through the speakers.
Try to match it so we can|transmit back from our end.
(feedback) I repeat.
This is Euronda base.
|Have you reached the otherside? - Oh, my God!|- Tralan, please respond.
This is Major Carter|of the United States Air Force.
It is imperative that you send no one else|through the gate.
They can't hear you yet, Major.
Historians believe this Stargate is|a portal to the world ofourancestors.
Your kindred are besieged by a powerful|enemy, unwilling to listen to reason.
Our supplies are all but gone.
Our|defences are on the verge ofcollapse.
Help us, please! Damn! All right, there were four offworld|activations prior to this one .
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and the iris was closed all the time.
How many impact events|did the computer record? Three.
So three dead.
Yes, sir.
I'm gonna go look up Euronda.
It's not your fault, Carter.
Move on.
Yes, sir.
Your kindred are besieged by a powerful|enemy, unwilling to listen to reason.
Our supplies are all but gone.
Our|defences are on the verge ofcollapse.
Help us, please! All right.
Assuming they make contact|again and transmit their coordinates, .
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what help can we seriously offer? Food, clothing, medical supplies Clearly they seek military assistance|above all else.
- God knows who they're up against.
|- They themselves may be Goa'uld.
- Such a ruse is within their tactics.
|- I don't think that's the case, Teal'c.
They call themselves our "kindred".
Some of whom have already|met their deaths on the iris.
That's hardly the ground|on which to build diplomatic relations.
(Stargate alarm) Sir, we have another offworld activation.
We've made the adjustments, Major.
Two-way communication|shouldn't be a problem.
Thank you, Sergeant.
This is Alar ofthe nation-state|ofEuronda.
Ifanyone can hearme Alar, this is General Hammond, United|States Air Force.
Can you hear me? Yes.
And may I say, General, that|your voice answers ourprayers? We've heard your message and are|considering your request for help.
I am prepared to step through|the portal immediately.
- We cannot allow that.
|- May I ask why? We have in place an impenetrable shield -|an iris - that would result in your death.
Then the three volunteers|we sent through the portal? There was no way to determine|if they were friend or foe.
I see.
And that is still the case.
Clearly, we must gain your trust.
They're transmitting visual.
Now you can see foryourself|that we are kindred.
- We do.
|- There is much mypeople have to offer .
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in exchange foryourhelp.
|Ifl could speak with you in person We need to know more about|this enemy you're facing.
We have coexisted on this world|for centuries.
Now they occupy the majority|ofEuronda's landmass.
That rules out anybody we know.
How have you managed|to survive for so long? Our facility is deep underground,|protected by defence fiields, .
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and our weapons technology|is farsuperior.
But now one or two oftheirbombers|penetrate ourairspace each day.
- How did you find us?|- We discovered the Stargate .
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while creating tunnels|for our defence facilities.
There were writings on the ancient stone|it was buried beneath.
(explosion) - We are underattack.
|- (explosion) I must return to the warroom.
Please help us.
So what do we do? Nothing can be done, Daniel Jackson,|without their coordinates.
We've got them.
He transmitted them before disengaging.
I know it seems hopeless and|there are unanswered questions, .
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but this is the first time that descendants|of Earth have actually called home.
I mean, either we try to do something|or we let them die.
It's your call, sir.
- Colonel|- I know what you'll say, - You have a go.
|- .
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but from a humanitarian point of view What? We cannot and would not devote the|resources to turn the tide of a world war.
However, as Dr Jackson points out,|there are humanitarian concerns.
We'll start with all the food and|medical supplies you can take with you.
- Major, perhaps|- We're on it, sir.
Colonel.
Humanitarian concerns aside,|this may be an advanced civilisation .
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willing to exchange technology|to help us against the Goa'uld.
- My thoughts, sir.
|- I've already talked to the president.
If the Eurondan government is open|to trade, you're authorised to negotiate.
SG-1 , you're to report back|within 24 hours.
If you do not,|your GDOs will be locked out.
You've got that look.
To which look are you referring, O'Neill? The one that says "I have misgivings,|but deep down I know it's right"? No.
The other one.
Oh.
(man groans) You have come.
It's Alar, sir.
He needs medical attention.
Teal'c, gimme a hand here.
Halt! Disarm.
Now! - Where did you come from?|- These are our kindred of Earth.
They have come to save us.
I was on my way to the Stargate|to contact you again.
The defence field is down to|minimum sustainable strength.
I told you our kindred|would come, Farrell.
You'll win the People's Medal for this.
Bombing's eased up.
We are far more protected here,|where the defence field is strongest, .
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than in the tunnels|where we discovered the Stargate.
How's your head? Well enough to show you|what you have come to save.
Easy.
You might have a concussion.
No, our beta-cantin assures|an immediate recovery, Major.
I'm quite fine.
- Supplies are being distributed now.
|- Apparently they need everything.
- Who is this?|- Alar, this is Teal'c.
- You are not of their kin.
|- I am, in fact, a Jaffa.
Like you, my ancestors are|descendants of the Tauri.
The Tauri is Earth.
He's part of our team.
Is he? Then welcome.
Come! (Teal'c) You appear to be a leader.
I am accorded the respect of my father,|one of our leaders when the war began.
Now we are fewer in numbers,|we each share in the daily work.
You do know the Stargate can transport|your people to other worlds? Yes.
- Then why haven't you tried to evacuate?|- Because of what I'm about to show you.
They're in stasis.
Their functions are regulated so that their|hearts beat but once every few minutes.
We had no choice but to live underground|and this facility's resources are limited.
It was the only way to preserve|the generation of my father.
May they be revived again? Not until the day we reclaim our world.
How many are there? Thousands sleep here.
Thousands more|in another chamber like this one.
Awaiting the end of a war|that will not end.
From this room we conduct|our national defence.
- For all of Euronda?|- Yes.
A single enemy recon drone|approaches, sir.
Thank you, Controller.
Each station is capable of piloting|a formation of unmanned aero-fighters.
Because of these men and women,|enemy bombers rarely return home.
Most impressive.
- What about ground attack?|- The fighters could deter it, .
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but the enemy has not risked|such an attack in several years.
For what reason? You are both|outnumbered and surrounded.
They could press their advantage.
The atmosphere of Euronda has been|poisoned.
The surface is unlivable.
Um ahem! Then forgive me if this sounds, uh - What is there left to fight over?|- It will not always be this way.
An enemy craft is approaching.
Would any of you care to|attempt to shoot it down? It is an unmanned reconnaissance drone|sent for bomb-damage assessment.
- Unmanned?|- Think of it as a demonstration, Colonel.
Are not your people more likely to be|forthcoming with assistance .
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if we have something|to offer in exchange? Sure.
So does this thing take quarters, or? You will find the weapons system most|intuitive.
Hand controls are secondary.
Targeting and vectoring occur|as a result of direct neural interface.
Carter? It'll do whatever|your mind wants it to do, sir.
Ah.
Whoa! Thing's fast.
You are piloting several|aero-fighters at once in formation.
Yeah, got it.
1 1 o'clock.
Looks like a biplane.
Nice.
Well done.
Yeah! Not bad Not bad for an old guy, huh? - What's with him?|- Ollan is one of our best pilots, Colonel, .
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but he's spent most of|his adult life in that chair.
Years of exposure to|the neural interface is damaging.
Very few of us, including myself, .
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can ever pilot again without|risking what has happened to Ollan.
Excuse me? Rest assured, Colonel, your brief|exposure will cause you no harm.
Now come.
|Let us celebrate our new alliance.
I intended to save this bottle|to toast the end of the war.
May the friendship between our worlds|be the first step toward that end.
To friendship.
- To friendship.
|- To friendship.
- Friendship.
|- Friendship.
You did not join in the pledge.
I do not consume alcohol.
Were you impressed|by our weapons system? Oh, yeah.
We'll take a dozen.
This food you have brought|is most flavourful.
We can do much better, believe me.
We have survived on nothing more than|hydroponically grown yeasts for years.
Is that what this is? Your power-generation requirements|must be enormous.
Do you not utilise|controlled fusion on Earth? Controlled? It is a most efficient means|of power generation.
Unfortunately the deuterium oxide fuel|we require to operate our reactors .
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is now in short supply.
Heavy water.
It's like regular water, sir,|except the hydrogen nucleus contains I know what heavy water is, Major.
And if that's what the Eurondans need,|we'd be happy to provide it.
(Eurondans gasp) In return we can teach your people how to|construct weapons systems such as ours.
Aero-fighters, stasis devices,|fusion reactors Sounds fair.
Carter? - Medicine, sir.
|- Oh, right.
Um We were very impressed with|that beta-caro candy stuff.
Beta-cantin.
Of course.
- Jack?|- Daniel.
Shouldn't we ask what|the heavy water is for? - I don't think so.
|- The power generated by it .
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would be used to reinforce|our defences, Dr Jackson.
Daniel? And, in due course,|to strike back at the enemy.
- Jack?|- Daniel, .
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shouldn't we discuss this|another time? No, I don't think so.
Surely you understand our desire to end|a war that has lasted for a generation? No, I do understand that, Alar.
But the Stargate, because it can transport|your people to another world entirely But I have told you -|thousands of our people are in stasis.
Take them out of stasis|and find a new home.
Then what would all this have been for?|This is our home.
I just don't understand why you would|continue a war when there's a choice.
Daniel You heard the man.
You said yourself the atmosphere is|poisoned.
What is there left to win? (explosions) Alar, enemy bombers have|penetrated the outer perimeter.
- Defence stations.
|- Please excuse us.
We'll be in the war room|once you reach your decision.
- Next time I tell you to shut up|- I didn't hear that.
- Too subtle for you?|- Yes.
Would you hear me out? Carter? Our standing orders.
What are they? To seek new allies and technologies|to aid in the defence against the Goa'uld.
- And have we carried out those orders?|- We came here to help them.
- Is that not what we are doing?|- No! Their world is in flames and we're|offering gasoline.
How is that help? - We are in fact offering water.
|- Thank you.
- I was speaking metaphorically.
|- Well, stop it! It's not fair to Teal'c.
Decision's made.
This mission isn't about helping them.
|We're here to help ourselves.
Carter, take Daniel back with you.
|Tell Hammond we struck a deal.
You don't give a damn about them.
|You're taking advantage of their situation.
Yes.
I am, Daniel.
They get something they want.
|We get everything we want.
- I don't have a problem with that.
Carter!|- We're on our way, sir.
- This conversation isn't over.
|- You're right, Daniel.
- It's never over with you.
|- This has got nothing to do with me.
- Do you realise what they're offering?|- At what price? Oh, for cryin' out loud - Where you goin'?|- To see what I can do to help! I am not defending him, Daniel.
|I agree with him.
Don't you realise what we'd be doing? Major? Doctor? Sir, Colonel O'Neill has negotiated access|to every advanced Eurondan technology .
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in exchange for an unknown|quantity of heavy water.
- That's all they want?|- That's all.
- What do they want it for?|- Thank you for asking the question.
- Heavy water contains deuterium.
|- Which can be used in nuclear weapons.
Yes, but they use it to fuel|nuclear fusion generators.
Fusion? Alar says the additional power|would be enough to stave off defeat.
- They'll share that technology too?|- Of course.
They're desperate.
Yes, sir.
Everything.
And it is incredible.
They are a hundred years|ahead of us, maybe more.
But if we don't act soon,|they will be overrun.
- Sergeant Siler?|- I'll get right on it, sir.
Doctor, you don't approve.
You said that we could not and would not|devote the resources to win a war.
Obviously I was speaking in terms|of military assets.
Human lives.
- But there was a moral issue.
|- Yes.
But if we provide all that in the form of|water, then the moral issue evaporates? I shouldn't have to remind you|that Apophis is alive .
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and at present capable of wiping us from|the face of this Earth without contest.
It is the mandate of this organisation|to make sure that doesn't happen.
I understand that.
I do.
We've only seen one side of this.
|Do we know why they're fighting? - For their lives.
|- Yes.
I was all for saving those lives.
But we're about to go|way, way, way beyond that.
We're about to turn the tide of a world war|that we know nothing about, .
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against an enemy|that we know nothing about.
Is that the right way to get technology?|Yes.
But is it the right thing to do? It's a fair question, sir.
Yes, it is.
Send a formation to the west.
They are|amassing bombers there.
How long? Carter and Jackson|will return as soon as they can.
There are too many.
- Use a couple more pilots?|- Yes! (controller) Aero-fighter squadron,|deck three.
Target.
Enemy bombers incoming,|bearing zero, zero.
I see 'em.
- This is all you could bring?|- On short notice, yes.
- This will not last a day!|- There's more coming.
We brought what little we could|as soon as possible.
- More is on the way.
You're certain?|- Much more, yes.
Add the fuel to the reactors.
|Set the defence field to full power.
A demonstration to the enemy.
We must|show them that we are strong once more.
In the meantime, we have questions Yes, yes.
As soon as the attack is over,|we will provide all we have promised.
Come.
It isn't safe.
- Enemy bombers over the city.
|- Teal'c, target the lead bomber.
- I'll take the other one.
|- I have it, O'Neill.
- That sounded close.
|- Directly above us, in the old city.
Let me show you another of the wonders|we will share with you for all you've done.
The field generator can repel the force|of many bombs like a great shield.
It has saved our people from destruction|for my entire life.
You see? The fuel you brought|has strengthened it again.
How long will that last? For several hours.
I'm certain we'll be able to send|more heavy water by then.
Mine's goin' for the deck.
God! - O'Neill, are you all right?|- Enemy bomber destroyed.
What was that? Your lead aero-fighter|struck an enemy bomber head on.
I saw people in that thing.
|You said they were unmanned.
I said the reconnaissance craft|was unmanned.
It was an easy target and|therefore a suitable demonstration.
But their bombers are manned.
You have killed several of our enemy,|Colonel, and we are grateful.
(Eurondans) He is remembered.
For whom do you pledge|this remembrance? My father.
Through his vision,|our nation has survived.
I see.
It is customary among our people to|formalise new alliances such as ours.
In exchange for all our knowledge,|technology, medicines, .
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Earth will provide us .
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with however much heavy water as we|require to end this war once and for all.
Do not be alarmed.
Merely three or four|times that which you have just provided, .
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on a daily basis.
That adds up to several|metric tons a year, sir.
It's a small price to pay|for what we offer in return.
Alar, listen.
- What?|- Silence.
I hardly recognise it.
At full strength, our defence field makes|us as invulnerable as when I was a boy.
I propose that we write into words|what we already share in our hearts.
Ahem! Before we do that,|I have a question.
General Hammond would|also like to know, sir.
It's all right, Colonel.
I don't mind.
How did this war start? The first enemy bombs fell on Euronda|in a surprise attack.
I was a boy of nine.
I remember that night.
I remember the floor of the room|in which my father had sequestered me .
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shook with each explosion.
I remember knowing that|each bomber that got through .
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meant that another building,|another home, .
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another street|in the city above me was gone.
That is how this war began, Doctor.
And for that we have only your word.
Three of our best men died attempting|to reach Earth through your Stargate.
- That was an accident.
|- And we have only your word.
Any more questions, Daniel? Yes.
I'd like to know|more about your enemy.
Is this part of your bargaining process,|Colonel? Not normally.
What more can we promise|than everything we have? Why don't you just answer the question? - Colonel, do we have an agreement?|- We do.
- Jack.
|- Daniel Shut up.
Is that clear enough? Sir, if you're gonna go back, I would like|to take a look at their fusion technology.
Fine.
It would be my pleasure|to show you personally.
I understand you shot down an enemy|bomber for us, Colonel.
Congratulations.
- Perhaps you'll try your hand at it again.
|- I don't think so.
Well, if you're concerned about lives lost,|remember they're yourenemy now.
I look forward to your return.
Which reminds me - perhaps it would|be best if the Jaffa did not return.
Teal'c? Why? He hasn't said a word.
It's not what he said.
It's what he is.
- Well, he's different.
I'll grant you that.
|- Not like us.
Right.
Major Carter, after you.
We're not goin'.
Why? Teal'c and I are gonna|have a look around first.
You ask questions.
- I thought you told me to|- I know what I said, Daniel.
It was rude, short-sighted, and I'm sorry.
Well, thank you for recognising that.
Now I'm saying this.
Go ask questions.
Lots of questions.
One single fusion reactor is capable of|generating power for the entire facility.
I assume you extract|deuterium from seawater.
Yes.
70%%% of the Earth's surface is ocean, .
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so heavy-water production|shouldn't be a problem.
The sea from which we used to extract|our own "heavy water", as you call it, .
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is now in enemy hands|hundreds of miles away.
You can see that|the storage tanks are nearly empty.
You must have been building this place|long before the war started.
The war was inevitable.
How long did you expect|to stay down here? Until the air was free from poison.
Excuse me.
- So what's your impression of Alar?|- That he is concealing something.
- Like what?|- I am unsure.
He is concealing it.
What is it, O'Neill? They're the same.
Every damn one of 'em is the same.
- Farrell.
|- Doctor.
I just thought that,|since we're going to be allies, .
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l thought we should get to know|a little bit more about our new enemy.
OK, um Well, you call them "the enemy".
Understandably - they're your enemy.
|But they must have a name.
For example, I'm American.
|My grandfather was Dutch.
What do you call them? Sometimes we call them "breeders".
- Breeders?|- How they reproduce.
Indiscriminately.
|With no regard for genetic purity.
Really? So basically|they come in all shapes and sizes.
Yes.
- And colours?|- Yes.
Really? This storage cylinder contains|plans, specifications and formulas .
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upon which our technology is based.
Together we will find a way to transfer|the information to your computers.
Alar, these pipes extend from|the lowest level right up to the surface.
Yes.
But you said the atmosphere|was poisoned.
It doesn't make any sense.
(alarm) - Enemy bombers approaching perimeter.
|- Engage them! - Jack.
|- What'd you find out? They started the war.
I don't know|how they did it, but they did.
- Where is the fuel?|- There's been a delay.
The enemy is attacking in force.
|We need that fuel! We just have to buy a little time.
Teal'c|and I can help fight 'em off until it comes.
Do it! Stay on my wing, Teal'c.
It was a pre-emptive strike.
|When your enemy began bombing, - .
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they were trying to stop you.
|- Now is not the time, Major! The defence field is at minimum strength.
Transfer energy from the stasis room.
They built this place long before the war.
|They planned it from the beginning.
But how can they win from underground? There are enormous gas pipes that run|from tanks underneath this facility - .
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up to the surface.
|- And the surface is poisoned.
They didn't just start a war.
|They wanted to exterminate them.
(Alar) It was his vision.
My father saw breeders spreading across|the face of Euronda like a plague.
Millions of them.
We don't know how so many of them|manage to survive.
But they do, in spite of our best efforts.
Contact your General Hammond.
|Tell him we need that fuel immediately! We're not gonna do that.
Armed! Contact your General Hammond.
They're escorting the enemy bombers! - He's attacking our own fighters.
|- Stop him! (metal buckles) - It could have all been yours!|- I wouldn't follow us if I were you.
(screams) No.
Go! Wait! Wait! I can teach you everything I know.
|Just let me come with you.
Please! - Close the iris.
|- Do it.
I take it, Colonel, that you were unable|to procure the Eurondan technologies.
That's correct, sir.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Don't be.
- We'll debrief in one hour.
|- Yes, sir.