Episode #5.9

What the fuck is that?

Oh, my God.

Okay, Marines. Thirty seconds.

The nav system's saying

the SEEKER's 0.3 kilometers south-southeast.

But that makes no sense.

We turned northwest at the ridge about a kilometer back there.

We would have driven right past it.

It's inertial navigation.

It's not just guessing.

Besides,

we went only about 0.6 kilometers.

There. There she is.

Bet she never thought she'd see us again.

She is a robot. She doesn't have...

Okay.

Walt, while you're getting the sample out,

let's see if we can figure out what damaged the SEEKER's electronics.

What the hell is that stuff?

I don't know. It almost looks like a tholin.

But tholins shouldn't harm our SEEKERs.

Well, something about them or this environment must be different.

Whatever it is, it reacted with the insulation.

It's no wonder these things kept shorting out.

Forget the tholins.

This is what we came for.

Crazy to think that those might hold the greatest discovery in human history.

No pressure.

Let's get this into the mobile lab so we can run a full analysis,

see what's what.

That's good.

Well, as my mom used to say, it's out of our hands now.

Yeah.

While we're waiting, maybe we should check another sample.

Let's fire up the scanning electron microscope too.

We can run a test from the underside

where it would've been protected from radiation.

Right. We can run it through to calibrate the bio...

Titan crew, come in. This is Sojourner .

Boss. Sojourner calling.

- Yeah. Put him through. - Go ahead.

New boss. Sorry.

Sojourner , Away-1.

What's up?

We still haven't heard from Mars.

The latest message was supposed to come in over an hour ago.

Keep at it. I know they were gonna send us the new ascent trajectory for our launch.

We need that to get back home.

Copy. I'll keep trying.

Something must be up. They've never been this late with their check-in before.

Hey. Someone saw ships landing. Is it the M-6?

Yes, it's true. M-6 ships have landed.

Come on.

- Shit. - This way.

Listen!

Listen! Listen! That is all the information I have right now.

As soon as I know more, you will know more. All right?

I need you to stay calm, and we will figure this out.

- That's all I have. - Attention, Happy Valley.

This is Miles Dale.

Ten minutes ago, the M-6 landed military ships surrounding our base.

Our home.

Fighting has broken out in the north and south.

Any members of the Happy Valley Corps,

please report to your designated rally points.

And any other volunteers...

We're going to need everyone who can help fight off this attack.

Stay strong, and remember this is our home.

- Okay. We gotta focus, all right? - Where do we go?

- I don't want to split up. - Yeah, neither do I.

Okay. Screw it. I'm staying with you.

Okay, just keep calm. Please just keep calm.

Just keep calm, please.

Can you just keep calm? Please.

All right, we've lost main power. We are on emergency backup.

They must have taken over the reactors.

Oh, my God. Ollie.

Ollie's still out there.

Hey, Dick, did you bring the diapers?

Come on, Hernandez.

Singh, get on the horn to the eltee.

Let him know we've secured the reactor complex

and have reconfigured for level-two interior combat.

We've commenced base power supply shutdown.

Yes, Sergeant.

Rocky. Rocky One.

- We have secured the reactor... - Hey.

You okay?

Just... keep going over it in my head, you know.

One moment he was there, and then...

Yeah.

He saved my life, goddamn it.

Now he's dead.

And these fuckers did that.

Hey, let's can the chatter.

- Let's get to work. - Aye, aye, Sergeant.

Password, people?

Mojega.

- Friendlies will reply how? - Hump.

You know the mission.

Let's get it done.

Oorah.

Oorah!

Last man.

So they'll never invade, huh?

I didn't say that. Most of the people on this fucking base did.

Attention, Happy Valley.

- This is Miles Dale again. - Like our fearless leader Miles for one.

Fighting has spread throughout the base.

Public places are not safe.

We are still looking for volunteers who can help fight off this attack.

Reporting centers have been established at cargo hub four

and the vehicle repair hangar.

If you're not actively engaging invading forces,

you should shelter in place.

Good to see so many of us were willing to show up.

- Lock your doors. And be careful. - Everybody...

Gather around.

We've lost contact with old town in the south, the goo ponds and Agro-2 up north.

Jesus, Ronnie. Already?

Looks like their ultimate destination is MOCC.

I don't have to tell you what'll happen to us if they take it.

We were on the surface when we saw the ships.

I mean, our radios didn't work.

Probably jammed the comm frequencies.

Who here has military experience besides me?

Good. You're team leaders.

Everybody join one of them.

- Wait. I'm not HVC. - Media.

- Well, no, not exa-- - Great. Tape everything.

People need to see what's happening up here.

What about you?

I'm in HVC, but I'm a medic.

I only started training last week.

Good.

Here.

I... I don't really know how to use this. I haven't...

Sorry.

Always assume it's loaded.

Keep your finger off the trigger until you want to shoot.

Just treat it like a lightsaber. Don't swing it past anything you don't--

Do not move! Drop your weapons.

Place your hands on your heads, and you will not be harmed.

Everybody down. Take cover. Take cover.

Hold your fire--

Oh, God.

I need more ammo!

Wait. Wait!

Shit.

- Shoot, shoot! - Go!

Wait, Lily. Lily, Lily!

Go, go! Move, move! Go!

Get down!

Move!

We're getting outta here.

When I give you the signal,

you haul ass for the corridor and then wait for me there. Clear?

Go, go, go!

Shit!

All in the clear, Boyd! Haul ass!

Clint, move out!

I'm fine.

Cover me!

Alex!

Go! Go, I'll catch up.

- No. - Lily, go!

Move! Move! Don't let them escape.

Shit.

So there's another squad of M-6ers around the next corner.

We have to get past them,

so we have to regroup.

There's more of us that need help, and... So that's what we're gonna do.

We're gonna help them.

I need you to listen to what I say when I say it. Clear?

- All right. - Yeah.

Lily, stay tight.

Kovacic, cover the six.

You're with me.

Ready?

Move.

Stuart has synthesizer humming.

Should have it for a return trip in 24 hours.

Shit.

Is there some problem with that?

Negative. Just had the readout from the analysis program.

The samples from the SEEKER site are still inconclusive for life.

- No, no, no, no, no. - Kelly...

Let me see.

This has to be part of a polypeptide chain.

But it has no secondary structure.

Goddamn it.

I guess this means you're coming back.

Your call, Commander.

Negative, Sojourner.

We're not finished here.

Keep trying to raise MOCC. Away-1 out.

All right.

Okay.

So, SEEKER 4 was sampling around this rockfall when it conked out.

Seems whatever was in it is too degraded for a clean sequence.