The Ark

- Previously on "The Ark"... - This is Captain Zed Avega.

We're going to Trappist.

There's already a GSA colony being built

as we speak at Trappist. Come with us.

- Why would you trust us? - Under one condition.

- Your ship fully disarms. - I cannot let you do this.

Avega, look out.

Lane, help me get him to med bay.

- Lane. - The knife destroyed Captain Avega's liver.

I can't save him.

I don't think Spencer is gonna make it either, Sharon.

We were made to be organ donors.

Do you think it's what he would've wanted?

Do it.

We are entering a new era of peace,

an era of hope and change.

But sometimes...

peace comes at a cost.

Lieutenant Spencer Lane will leave behind a legacy

that can never be forgotten.

He will always remain a presence on this ship,

even if just in spirit and memory.

Lane was an honorable man...

...someone with a true moral compass.

He was a hero...

...who gave his life for peace with the Eastern Federation.

And as a symbol of that peace,

he will lay to rest in space

with these destroyed tools of war.

Captain Garnet.

Your speech was very powerful.

I'm so deeply sorry.

- I appreciate you being here. - Of course.

I owe my life to Lieutenant Lane in more ways than one.

Listen, I've gotta get back. I'll see you on Trappist.

Maybe we can share a drink and swap war stories when we arrive.

Looking forward to it.

I can't imagine how Garnet must be feeling right now.

Always thought she and Lane would end up together.

It makes you want to live in the moment and not waste any time.

I was just thinking the same thing.

Come by my cabin later?

I can't believe he's gone.

It doesn't feel real, does it?

You know, my last days with him

they were just so screwed up.

- He wanted to kill me. - He loved you.

He really did.

To Lane.

You know, that man, he was

pretty damn perfect besides his love of this crap.

So the Scot doesn't like Scotch?

Whiskey from the homeland tastes like piss.

Brice, you'll be my number two now.

It's back to business then.

It's what that wee bastard would have wanted anyway.

Ark 1 and the EF2 will depart within the hour.

We'll meet at the designated meeting point

at the outer edge of the Trappist system.

- Garnet. Captain Garnet. - What is it, Ian?

Look, I'd really appreciate having a job and a title.

See, people won't look me in the eye right now,

and I feel like if I had a proper place on this ship,

- it might help me to just... - I'm busy right now.

Can we discuss this later? - When? This is the third time

I've tried to talk to you about this.

Brice is in charge of crew positions. Speak with him.

Look, Garnet, I know why you're not talking to me, but I'm not him.

Oh, good. Captain Garnet, I was just on my way to speak with you.

- What is it? - It's Dr. Kabir.

She won't admit it, but I think she blames herself for Lane's death

even though she tried everything she could to save him.

I was wondering if she could take a few days off.

Captain Garnet to Engineering as soon as possible.

- Walk with me to Engineering? - Sure.

- Wasn't talking to you. - Oh, I know.

I'm not sure how else to say it,

but I've been reinstated as the Chief Engineer, so I'm in charge now!

And I don't know how else to say I do not take orders

from someone who learnt everything she knows from reading my books.

- See why I called? - Mr. Trust.

Eva is back in charge now. It's not up for debate.

And you're not the least bit concerned that

she was lying to you about being part of the EF?

Eva has more than proven herself loyal to this ship,

and how many times have you lied to me, huh?

Fine, but don't come crying to me when it all turns to crap.

I never said you couldn't assist her in Engineering.

I don't assist.

- All right. Dr. Marsh, let's go see... - Uh, hey, Garnet, can we...

Not now, Ian.

This is Captain Avega.

The EF2 is ready to initiate FTL.

Copy that, Captain. Ark 1 will depart momentarily.

You ready?

Everyone, brace for acceleration.

Initiating FTL in three, two, one.

- EF2 just left. Why didn't we? - I don't know.

There's some sort of glitch. Sasha, check the neutron stabilizer.

Ian, you want a job. You're an engineer. Can you help?

Yeah. Have you tried the...

- What the hell has happened? - They're all unconscious, but alive.

I'll know more soon.

They were right next to the FTL when it arced.

I've never seen the transformer fritz like that.

Maybe the system never reset properly after Trust sent that EM pulse to the EF2.

- Can you fix it? - I'm working on it.

- Eva, I need you to fix it. - I know you're in charge now, James,

but you pushing me isn't going to make me move any faster.

- How are they? - They're still unresponsive.

You can help them though, right?

- They're gonna be okay? - It's too soon to tell.

Sanji, they have to be okay.

Right? We can't lose anybody else. Can you handle this?

Wait, why wouldn't I be able to handle it?

Well, Lane died on your table three days ago.

- Are you blaming me for his death? - No, God, no. I just...

- I just mean you had to watch him die, right? - Yes, I did.

But seeing as I'm the only conscious doctor on this ship,

we don't have much choice.

- That was... fun. - Was it?

- I've heard the first time's often, uh... - Bad.

I was gonna say tricky.

It's my fault.

I'm not good at this.

No, I'm not good at it either.

What I'm trying to say is maybe we're both just distracted

and worried about Garnet and the others.

I should get back to Engineering to help Eva.

It'll get better.

- What the... what happened? - How did we end up in med bay?

Where is everyone?

Heart and respiratory rates are perfect on all of us.

What's the last thing you guys remember?

Well, I remember trying to talk to you in Engineering,

and you were too busy.

- Forgive me for doing my job. - Forgive me for trying to get a job.

We were about to jump to FTL, and then I don't remember.

Me either.

Garnet to Brice.

Garnet to Strickland. Do you read me?

Does anyone hear me?

Brice?

Anybody?

What the hell is going on?

Garnet to Eva, do you copy? Alicia, are you there?

Looks like something happened to the FTL.

Garnet, come and have a look at this energy diagnostic.

- It looks like a power surge was triggered somehow. - I can see it here.

Yeah, but if you could stand to look at me for one second,

maybe I can show you what I think went wrong.

- Fine. Show me. - Looks like it's connected to the battery transformer.

- I'd like to go to Engineering and take a look. - Good idea.

Dr. Marsh and I will keep trying to find crew.

Marsh, start with the rest of the bunks. I'll take the lower decks.

You got it.

You still trying to boost the signal strength on our distress call?

- Guilty. - Oh, come on, Sharon.

You've been at that for months.

You need to take a break. Come eat.

I agree with Ian. People need human contact.

It's critical for our sanity

to spend as much time together as we possibly can,

or else we could just go nuts.

I'd say it's a miracle we haven't gone nuts already.

You mean you don't enjoy being stuck on a huge ship for months on end

with no valid theory on where everybody went?

I still think we are in an alternate universe.

Oh, come on. We've been through this. We never went into FTL,

therefore there's no chance of quantum entanglement.

You're still reading those physics databases, huh?

- Well, it beats banging my head against the wall. - Let's eat.

Ian's delicious tofu casserole is getting cold.

- How'd it go on the FTL today? - Slow, but I'm making progress.

- You'll fix it. - Well, I need to do something soon.

We'll never make it to a livable planet under the NEPS alone.

We need to discuss other ways of keeping up morale.

We should be eating every meal together and...

- You're awake! - What happened?

- You've been in a coma. - How long?

- About an hour 20 minutes. - Strange.

I feel like it's been months.

- Dr. Marsh is awake. - Hey. Thank God.

- How you doing, buddy? You all right? - Yeah.

- They in comas too? - Yeah.

I can't believe it was all a coma dream.

You're disoriented, understandably.

No, no, no, no, you don't understand.

It was all so incredibly detailed and real.

- I can remember every second of it. - Hey, take a breath.

- I was going to... - Hey, hey, hey.

Take a breath, take a breath. Take a deep breath.

- Deep breaths in and out. - I don't feel so good.

Yeah, go ahead. You can ask.

What's with the scars?

I was part of Maddox's first posthumanism trial.

You never mentioned...

I didn't want you or anyone else to think of me differently.

I wasn't forced into it.

I was a young medical student at the time and I volunteered.