Galactica 1980

25.000

Send our young back to Earth to be assimilated into her population.

Unknown to Earth's people?

Los Angeles control center to 427:

Look out!

What was that? I don't know.

What is it?

I think these children are dying.

It reads out as some sort of poisoning.

The place these children dreamed about as a home may wind up killing them.

They're looking for us in flying machines.

So we have to get out of the area.

Hey, there's somebody coming.

Earth vehicles.

Did any of you see any kind of strange flying craft in the sky?

No.

Are you out of your mind?

You cannot hide behind innocent young children.

Let's get them.

We can't afford to take time with these two.

The great ship, Galactica:

Our home for these many years

we've endured the wilderness of space:

And now we near the end of our journey:

We have at last found Earth:

Adama,

I've considered the consequences of endless pursuit

upon the children of the Galactican fleet.

Every day they remain with us increases the danger that they will die in space,

leaving no one to carry on for us.

Dr. Zee,

it was you who discovered the Cylon task force

waiting for us to find Earth so they could destroy it.

And we have done the correct thing leading them away.

Then how can we turn back?

We cannot.

The Galactica will have to continue on as a decoy,

while we send our young back to Earth to be assimilated into her population.

Unknown to Earth's people?

It cannot be accomplished at once.

We first must let our advance guard prepare the way.

Perhaps we could confer with the leadership on Earth.

To negotiate with one faction on Earth

is to arouse the mistrust and paranoia of every other.

We could inadvertently trigger the final war.

So, we have tools we cannot use,

medicines we cannot offer,

and knowledge we cannot share.

All these things we will give to them.

First, we must prepare the way.

All right, now, before you can go down to Earth,

there are a lot of things you're gonna have to know.

Now, how many of you know the meaning of "gravity"?

No cheating, Moonstone.

Those are to be used later, when you're relocated on Earth.

I know the answer.

Gravity is an artificial force created on the ship

that keeps us from floating through the air and bumping our heads up on the ceiling.

That's very good.

Only on Earth, gravity isn't artificial, it's natural.

Just like it was on our parents' home planet?

Exactly.

Earth, like Caprica, or any large mass,

exerts a powerful attraction, gravity, on other smaller masses.

That's what keeps us in place.

Right.

Otherwise, you'd just fly off into the sky.

That sounds like fun.

Well, it might be fun until you got up so high

that you ran out of atmosphere.

Now, what am I going to ask next?

What's atmosphere? Right.

It's the air we breathe.

All right.

Now, the reason I'm bringing this all up is that our atmosphere and our gravity,

the ones that you're used to, is not exactly the same on Earth.

You mean, we won't be able to breathe?

Oh, yes, you will.

But until you get used to the thinner air, you may get tired sooner.

So in the beginning don't be surprised if you can't play as hard as you're used to.

However,

because the force of gravity on Earth is less than that on Galactica,

you'll be able to jump higher and run faster than the children on earth.

I had them under control until you walked in.

Study period is over.

At least for the instructor.

What's the sudden hurry?

Something's happened.

We've come to a complete stop.

Yes, what is it, Colonel?

We allowed the freighter Delphi to slow for repairs on her main engines, sir.

I'm aware of that.

Hasn't she regained her place in the fleet?

Sir, they've come to all stop.

Colonel, do you realize the significance of that freighter?

Our schooling ship, sir.

All our children are on board.

Send a fighter escort at once.

If this old tub sits still for long,

the shuttles won't have the range

to return the children home to the fleet.

Then we'll crash load the children and abandon ship.

Attack claxon! It must be a mistake.

The Cylons haven't attacked in a generation.

That was no mistake.

Get the children to shuttles.

The pilots want to abandon ship before their shuttles are trapped inside.

Not until everyone has a full load.

But half the compartments are already sealed off.

We'll unseal them. Just load these children and wait for more.

Yes, sir.

It's awful down there.

Where are the others?

You can't get to them. That passageway is blocked.

We'll get to them.

No, the door, it won't open, I've already tried.

Attack Leader to Galactica, Delphi under attack:

Come on, all of you. We're getting out of here.

Get them into that shuttle. Major, what's the report?

Eight shuttles launched, 125 children accounted for.

We have 12 more.

That makes 137. All accounted for.

Let's get them home. Come on, let's go.

The Cylons are breaking off: Do we go after them?

Negative: Protect that freighter:

You've all drilled this a hundred times, children.

Secure your braces. We're going out fast.

Don't bother, I could do it.

All right, Starla.

Hey, you guys fly it. We can take care of our end.

Dillon, come on.

Feisty little bunch.

They've had to be to survive.

Counting.

Going on auto.

Full power.

All engines full.

Three, two, one:

Launch.

Come on, come on:

Stabilizers.

On computron automatic.

She's not responding.

There's your answer. She's lost hull integrity.

On outboard left.

We're losing fuel.

She's blown those tanks.

Transfer what you can into the left bank.

Viper command to Shuttle Alpha, do you read?

We read you, Boomer.

We've suffered some damage: What is the disposition of the fleet?

The fleet's coordinates are radius vector 33 degrees left off the elliptical plane:

Elevation, 40 degrees north, at 33000 Mega-K's from Alpha Centauri:

Computron coordinates makes the fuel requirement to reach the fleet.

Recompute to see if we can drift back on a slow curve,

using minimum power boosts at intervals to make course changes.

No good. We can't catch up.

Then we'll have to move off course and hide.

They can send somebody back after they lose the Cylons.

What if a Cylon Patrol finds us first?

Colonel Boomer.

Acknowledge:

We can't make it back to the fleet.

Captain, you have to try: You have no other choices:

Yes, I do.

The choice these children have been trained for.

We'll see you, Colonel.

Children, we won't be going back to the fleet.

You're about to be the first children from the stars

to set foot on the planet Earth.

This is 427, leaving Los Angeles center: We are at 30,000 feet:

Los Angeles control center to 427:

You are now in range of Omaha center on 550:

Good night to you all, and have a nice flight:

This is 427. Proceeding to 35,000.

And switching over to Omaha center. Good night.

Look out!

Captain, what was that?

I don't know. Military plane of some kind.

Get Omaha on the horn.

I'm tired of these hot shots that are jamming up the commercial lanes.

Sydell.

It's happened again, Colonel.

Where?

East of Los Angeles. Almost hit a jumbo jet.

The Commercial Pilots Association wants our heads.

And, Jack, I swear, it wasn't military:

We had nothing in the area:

Have you got it on radar?

I don't know. We had some noise on the screens,

but until I can check the tapes,

I can't be sure about anything.

Well, check it out fast, Harv.

This is what I've been waiting for.

I've got a good enough budget to find whatever it is, whoever they are:

Yes, Colonel?

Get my plane on the apron in 10 minutes. Yes, sir:

Children, it's absolutely necessary that you obey every order that we give you.

Now, remember your training.

(WHISPERING) I'm scared.