Retrograde

For50,000 years, the meteors

and the plague they carried lay buried

from man in the vast Antarctic landscape.

Since their discovery,nearly two centuries ago,

the fate of humanity has been brought

to the brink of extinction.

For too long we have watched whole families,

bloodlines, and loved ones mutate,

die, and burn in countlessfuneral pyres and mass graves.

Our only hope for survival lieswith the handful of genetically

unique men and women whoseimmune systems possess

the strength necessary to combat the effects of

this deadly off-world bacteria.

But time is running out.

We're losing.

The plague's got us.

Your ship is our only hope.

The ice cutter Nathaniel Palmer came

into contact with the meteorssomewhere in this area.

The Nathaniel Palmer was found adrift,

the crew infected and dead.

Before anyone realized what had happened,

the bacteria had advancedto every continent.

Under your command, you will pilot the Parsifal

back 200 years and track the cutter's

movement to the meteor field.

Alter the timeline.

Eradicate this scourge.

Stealth activated.

Decelerating to 0.07 of light speed, sir.

What's the date, Simons?

We're right where we're supposed to be.

Once those meteors are found, it

is imperative that those people not make

contact with the outside world.

Special ops will destroy the field

using the veridium explosive.

Congratulations, Captain.

Thank you, Dalton.

Yes, Ichek?

Did we make it, sir?

We're back.

Excellent.

I'll assemble the officers.

Should I revive the rest of the crew?

After five months, what's another hour?

Let them sleep.

Reese, take the helm.

Yes, sir.

I'll be in the briefing room.

Getting pretty thick, skipper.

Slow to one quarter.

Greg, as soon as you get a clearing,

send course for Puenta Arenas.

Should keep those meteor nerds happy.

Why isn't someone outthere working on the fuel?

Bruce is on it.

I went to a lot of trouble toget that copter aboard, Davies.

I want it in the air andI want that kid flying it.

Care to take a stab at it?

I'm sure the guys downstairswould appreciate the help.

I don't think so.

See, um, I get my money'sworth if you do the dirty work.

What do you think?

That man needs to get laid.

The strain is weaker in thiscentury, but just as deadly

if ignored.

Even with our unique immunesystems, any one of us,

if infected, has between threeto 10 hours before the bacteria

takes complete hold.

Of course, this depends onhow contact is made, skin

to skin or through a moresevere instance, a cut,

passing directly into the blood.

It is essential that we keepthese antidotes and boosters

close and secure in order to safeguard

against possible infection.

I don't have to remind youthat the best insurance is not

to make physical contact with the meteors

or a contaminated party.

Nothing to chance.

That's right.

We'll each be dispensed three injections.

And if we need more?

Then we've been here too long, Vacerri.

Yes, Reese?

15 minutes to orbit, sir.

Initiate landing protocol.

Yes, sir.

Oh, and sir, I think I have afix on the Nathaniel Palmer.

Good.

Maintain track and confirm.

All right. Any questions?

Gentlemen, let's do this.

Wait!

Oh, my god.

- What are you doing? - We're taking the ship.

No, you are not, lieutenant.

He who controls thepast determines the future,

our profitable future.

Not yours or some stinking bureaucrat.

You don't have a future, Dalton.

Secure him below.

ALP83009.

Last one?

Don't get too comfortable.

Aw, come on.

Admit it, this is a fuckedup place to earn a PhD.

Freezing cold, insane hours, shit

pay no extracurricular fun.

The choice was yours, Mac.

Choice?

I was just stupid.

That's all.

What's your excuse?

Money.

Come on.

Let's finish this.

A little self-restraintwould be advisable, MacKenzie.

Are there any organics?

No.

Mostly iron, nickel.

Typical meteor, just like the others.

The lab in Puenta Arenas willgive us more precise readings.

And we have enough coreand meteor samples to keep

us busy for over a year.

Guess we're done.

We're not done, not until we prove--

You mean, not until you prove.

You're damn right.

Not until I prove thatlife on this forsaken rock

was seeded from another world.

Oh, oh, right.

And by the way, try not to forget

that this gig puts food on your plates

and a roof over your heads.

So pray that we recruit next spring.

We've got to go, sir.

We need this.

Let's go.

Get it open.

Foster's got the explosive.

He's also encrypted themain circuits, flight control,

life support.

Try bypassing his encryption through the

secondary engineering circuits.

If you can't, the shipand all it can do is his.

So get on it.

You stay here.

You come with me.

Hi, Markus.

Hi.

You working late?

I've got a lot to finish up.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry.

I thought-- oh, boy.

Cute kid.

My daughter, Martha.

I didn't know you were married.

I'm not.

So where is she?

Back in Chile?

Yeah, with my parents.

Whatever it was, it came outof the southeast real fast.

Lit the whole place up.

Gave us a hell of a power surge too.

Check the systems.

See if you can get these electrical problems

under control.

Hey, Schrader.

What the hell made that noise?

Felt like we hit something.

Something went down over there.

Meteor?

Not sure, but it was big.

Doubt it burnt up.

Hey, check this out.

Magnetized?

Probably some old piece of shit commie satellite

went down.

Well, since everybody's still breathing,

I'm heading back to my bed.

Well one thing's for sure, it's heaven sent.

Nice and easy, Greg.

Look, Davis.

I'm a business man.

That's what I do.

My work is about speculation and hunches.

And right now, my gut is telling me what I'm

looking for is back over there.

It's not what we mappedout or agreed to, Schrader.

You want to stay longer, you should

have chartered another boat.

The flows are heavy and fast this year.

I mean, we'll be lucky ifwe make it back to port as

scheduled and without incident.

I'll give you each 15% on top of what

I'm paying the owners of this ship