Inseminoid

This is Report 105 from Xeno Archaeological Expedition, Team Seven.

Documentation Officer Kate Carson reporting.

The past two months of survey and research

have resulted in the discovery of a vast, tomb-like complex.

This structure was unmentioned in any report

made by the previous and abandoned expedition to this planet.

Entry to the tomb has now been made,

and examination of the inner chambers may reveal

vital information about the extinction

of the previous race that inhabited this planet.

Despite the planet's two suns,

the surface temperature remains a constant 89 degrees below zero.

However, life-support systems and electrical installations

in the underground headquarters are fully operational.

Safety factor: 60 per cent.

Conditions:

tolerable.

Wait a minute. Will you take a look at that?

Dean, shine your torch over here for a minute.

This is terrific.

Looks like there's another section through here.

Listen, Dean, don't wander off too far.

No, don't worry, I won't.

- I wanna be able to hear you at all times. - Yeah, I'll keep in touch.

- Hey, this looks interesting. - Dean, what have you found?

- Dean? - Some kind of wall carving.

Can you read it? Can you make it out?

Means nothing to me.

Can you recognise anything on it at all?

No. We'll have to get Mitch to figure this one out.

Well, listen, don't...

don't stay there too long.

Come back, and we'll have it checked later. Come back now.

- There's something here... - Dean!

Ricky?

Dean, can you hear me?

Dean, what have you found?

Ricky?

Ricky, can you hear me?

- Yeah, what's the matter? - Ricky...

Move it!

- Hang on. - How long have we got?

I don't know.

Can you hear me, Ricky?

Can you hear me, Ricky?

- I'll take him. Come on. - Sandy, get his legs up.

- Okay, get him up. Come on. - Come on, Sandy, let's go.

Easy. Okay, Sharon, come on, move it.

What happened?

What about Dean?

- I don't know. - Is there much damage?

One sector's knocked out out there.

Okay, you'd better get back there, too, and see what you can do.

The voice communicators don't work in there.

Gary, this is Holly. Respond.

Gary, will you answer me?

Yes, what is it?

Did you check the communicators in the suits

like you were supposed to?

I did.

Well, we've had a problem with the tomb,

and the communicators are all dead.

It sounds to me like a frequency block.

Damn it, that can't be right.

Get your ass up here on the double.

I want to know why we have this communications problem.

"Get your ass up here on the double."

I know what I'd like to do with her arse.

22...

- How is he? - 31...

40. Okay, let's get his suit off, please.

How is he?

- What's that in his hand? - No, don't.

- Get me an isolation unit. Come on. - What is it?

Holly, give me half an hour, then you can talk to him.

Okay.

I want to know what kind of crystals these are.

- I'll run some tests. - Okay.

This is Xeno Sub-satellite Research Team Seven,

Archaeology Team Documentation Officer conducting Interview... 273

with Commander Holly McKay.

Holly, what can you disclose about this accident?

We have no idea what caused the explosion.

Our photographer, Ricky Williams, was there,

and narrowly escaped serious injury.

Dean White has yet to be located.

- But does this mean we have to extend? - There's no way we can extend.

If we miss the pick-up, there's no telling how long it'll be

before Xeno can slot us in again.

- That's all I can say for the moment. - Well, thank you.

Holly? We've got Dean.

Is he dead?

Technically, he's still alive.

Anything you can do?

I've done everything I can.

I'll just keep him alive until we get him back.

Holly, we must get back into that tomb.

That may prove unfeasible.

Mitch has a theory that the planet was ruled by twins.

That's right.

The inscriptions indicate a very interesting belief in mythology.

Now, everything seemed to happen in pairs.

I've never come across anything like it.

The planet has two suns. Maybe that's the reason for the duplication?

You know, the creation of the previous race fascinates me.

There seems to be a chemical intelligence present.

- You okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.

I want to know what caused that explosion first.

Look, we're not gonna change our departure time, but Mitch is right.

I mean, this obviously needs to be investigated.

Sharon, do you have any more information about those crystals?

Well, I've only just started the tests,

but there seems to be some sort of... energy force surrounding the crystals.

Look, this team isn't prepared for the contingencies we're facing now.

If it was up to me, I'd say abandon and get taking off.

But it could be years before anybody was sent back here. Perhaps never.

All our work would be wasted.

Listen, I'm not feeling too hot.

I think I'd better get some rest.

Take care of yourself, Rick.

There's still the question of what caused the explosion.

I think we'll leave it for someone else to find out.

Unknown energy fields are beyond the range of this team.

Barbra, let's tell Xeno to take us off, please.

Can't for 72 hours. They're in orbit.

Well, as soon as you can, then. In the meantime,

I don't want anyone going near that site

without my direct permission.

- Mm-hmm? - Gail here.

Sorry to bother you, Mark,

but I'm getting an electrical disturbance coming from the lab.

- Right, I'll hurry down there and check it. - Okay.

- Gail? - Yes?

Would you do me a favour?

Er... would you ask Sandy to meet me down there?

- Yes, okay. - Okay, thanks a lot.

Hello.

I love you.

Mmm. I love you, too.

What's the matter with the lights?

I don't know, but I think it's kinda great.

Erm...

What exactly have you discovered from the inscriptions inside the tomb?

I found some very disturbing elements

which, at the moment, I don't fully understand.

Now, the previous inhabitants were obviously highly intelligent,

but there seems to be a form of, er... self-destruction...

Mitch, sorry. Er, Kate...

Holly wants to have some photographic evidence

of the damage caused by the explosion.

Well, what's that got to do with me?

You and I have been assigned to do it.

Yesterday, Holly said she didn't want anyone to go out there.

Yep, that's more like it. We should get some evidence.

Do you want to take some photographs, honey?

Oh, I don't know. I'll be glad when we go home.

Yes, I know what you mean.

Hey, Ricky.

Well, what's wrong? Hey, what are you doing?

- I've got to find Dean! - Ricky, come here.

- What's up with you? - Get out of my way!

Ricky, it's all right. It's all right.

Listen, Ricky. Listen to me, Dean's not in there.

Let go. Let go!

No!

Stop it!

See to him.

Ricky!

Ricky!

Hey, Ricky.

- Are you okay? - No, no, no, let's go.

What's down there?

- Where does it lead to? - I don't know but I'm gonna find out.

- Will you be all right? - Yeah, I'm okay.

- Where does it go? - The track.

- I'll check the other route. - We'll get back to the monitors.

Get to Operations, Barbra.

Oh, no!

He's left that outer door open.

Well, he can't stay out there for long.

Gary, do you see him?

Yes, I can.

He's just wandering around,

as if he's lost his sense of direction.

I've lost him, Holly.

Ricky?

Gail!

Get over here, quickly!

I... can't.

I can't, Holly, my foot's stuck.

Gary, any way to override the lock on this door?

I'm not sure. I'll get Barbra to check the main computer.

If Gary can get that inner door open, you could get out there, right?

- That's right. - Okay. Get this off.

- How long have we got? - Only two or three minutes, maybe.

- Let's do it slow. Come on. That's it. - There must be a way of overriding that lock.

Gail, you must get here quickly.

We need to close the airlock.

My thermal unit's gone.

Okay, Gail? Gail.