Pandora (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Masters of War - full transcript

Previously on Pandora...

I thought I might
be able to find out

more about what happened
to my parents.

I don't know any more today

than I did the day
they were murdered.

- What year are you?
- On the med track now.

Oh, a doctor.
They a couple?

He has a girlfriend on Vega 5.

- Why? You interested?
- Not in him.

What are you
doing tomorrow night?

I don't know.
You tell me.



There's an enemy agent
on campus.

You want me to spy on Ralen?

It can't be easy
being the first Zatarian

to ever attend the Academy
since the war.

My father won't always
control Parallax.

The company may be mine
sooner than you think.

The Sea Hawk.

EarthCom's fiercest and most
decorated battle cruiser.

She fragged more
Zatarian warships

than any other ship
in our fleet.

I was the X-O of the Sea Hawk

under the command
of the legendary

Captain Derek Jaworski.

Due to injuries that I sustained
at the Battle of Voyek 4,



I was relieved of my post

to convalesce on an off-world
med facility.

About four days later,

the Sea Hawk intercepted
a Zatarian armada

which had breached our
interstellar defense perimeter,

putting Earth
directly in their crosshairs

for a kill shot.

But Captain Jaworski
did not flinch

and he didn't punch out.

He stayed a course,

and he fought a fight
which he knew he could not win.

It was then,

during what is now known
as Operation Firebird,

that Captain J...

that Captain Jaworski
made the ultimate sacrifice.

Thanks to you
and others like you,

the Sea Hawk and her crew
will never be forgotten.

Hooyah!

Hooyah!

What is it?

It's an antique photo booth.

A what?

A photo booth is a kiosk
which contains an automated,

usually coin-operated,
camera and film processor

that was invented by
T.E. Enjalber,

who debuted it at the
World's Fair in Paris in 1889.

Ah, I'm sorry I asked.

It prints actual photographs
onto paper

through a photochemical process
you can hold in your hand.

It's so cool.

- Sounds silly.
- Sounds awesome.

We were pinned down.

We had planetesimals just
flinging left, right and center.

And one impact would have just
ruptured our ship's hull.

We got through it alive

and lived to fight another day.

Tell us about
your legendary battle

in the Nikolov System,
that must have been hairy.

That was a bad one.

I didn't think we were going
to get out of that one alive,

but I forgot who my cap was.

The lovebirds
need their privacy.

Thank you. I was beginning
to lose my appetite.

Oh, look!

We should go
to an open mic night, Pilar.

It'll be so much fun.

I will not partake
in such a banal act

of self-indulgence.

Boo on you.

You sure know how
to ruin a party.

How about you guys?

Open mic night. In or out?

I am so in.

- I'm out.
- Aww.

Yeah, I got a shift
at the med center. Sorry.

Two yes votes and two no votes.

We need a swing vote.

Ralen!

So, an open mic night.

Wait, you don't know
what an open mic night is.

I guess they don't have that...

Lieutenant?

That's a Zatarian.

What the hell's a Zatarian
doing here?

Oh, that's... That's Ralen.

He's a student here.
He...

Ah!

No broken bones or fractures.

You'll live.

You see the way he tossed out
that security guard?

Yeah. Tossed him
like a ragdoll.

That was not normal.

No. Not normal at all.

I'll be right back.

This is not my blood.

I am here for
the brain transplant.

Hey, gorgeous.

I'd rather you keep
the one you got.

It's kind of grown on me.

Aww, what's up, doc?

You don't seem like
your usual cheery self.

It's Lieutenant Collins.

- Is he going to be okay?
- Yeah, that's just it.

I don't actually know.

- Don't know what?
- Anything.

Yeah, I was assisting the team
that was treating him

when trying to find out
why he flipped out on Ralen,

then out of nowhere, his medical
records get wiped clean.

- How?
- Don't know, but they're gone.

No tissue samples,
blood work, CT scans, bio reads.

You need to vacate
the building immediately.

This wing is now under
strict quarantine.

Quarantine?
Under whose orders?

Attention, please.

Everyone must vacate...

Who the hell are these guys?

Most doctors I know
don't carry sidearms.

They have to be C.I.S.
Somebody doesn't want us

finding out what happened
to the lieutenant.

- But you do, don't you?
- Yeah, of course, I do.

But what can I do?

I don't have any
medical records.

I don't even have
a blood sample.

Good thing I do.

Ralen, we need your shirt.

My shirt?

We need to run
a medical scan on it.

I find your request
quite peculiar.

- Ralen!
- Very well.

- You may have my shirt.
- No, not that one.

The one with Lieutenant Collins'
blood on it.

- You still have it?
- Ah.

I do.

This is not good.

What is it?

What's wrong?

We found an abnormality

in a sample of
Lieutenant Collins' blood.

Greg... Cadet Li...

believes it may be
far more pervasive in the fleet

- than just Collins.
- That's correct, sir.

And how in the worlds
did you get a blood sample

from the lieutenant?

It was on Ralen's shirt.
Long story.

Greg ran a scan
of Collins' blood,

- and that's when he found...
- Let me guess.

Ryodyne.

You haven't told anyone else
about this, have you?

Just you, Professor.

Let's keep it that way,
shall we?

You knew soldiers
were using Ryodyne?

Yes.

Very, very much so.

Ryodyne is
a performance-enhancing drug

that attacks and disables
the neural pathways

responsible for flight

while stimulating those
responsible for fighting.

Then you also know
how dangerous it is,

in addition to being
completely illegal.

And if it is illegal,
where is it coming from?

That I do not know.

But I do know that Ryodyne
helped Earth win the war.

It made our soldiers
virtually unstoppable,

afraid of nothing,
not even the most violent death.

The perfect soldier, the perfect weapon.
Anything to win.

I guess that doesn't make us much better
than the Zatarians, then, does it?

It's very easy to look back
and say that

now that the Earth is safe

and our race no longer in
imminent danger of extinction.

I know it's not a proud chapter
in Earth history,

but we were losing the war
against the Zatarians.

We needed something
to turn the tide.

The war's been over for years.

Why is Collins still dosing?

He's addicted. Ryodyne is
extremely habit-forming.

And you still invited him
to campus.

He could have killed Ralen
if Xander hadn't stopped him.

Lieutenant Collins' outburst
was an isolated incident.

Now, I appreciate your concern.
It is all under control now.

It's not remotely under control.

Something's rotten
in the Crab Nebula.

Jax, I wouldn't trust telling
your uncle any more secrets.

Yeah. Duly noted.

Earth soldiers
were given a dangerous

and life-threatening narcotic
to help them fight my race,

- and EarthCom lied about it.
- I'm not surprised.

My dad served
in the military too.

He said EarthCom did some pretty
messed-up stuff during the war.

Your dad was a war hero?

It's not really the time or
place to talk about it, Atria.

Well, maybe you want to share
your story for open mic night?

That is a great idea.

- Really?
- No.

All of Lieutenant Cade Collins'
military records are classified.

There's no mention
of Ryodyne use anywhere.

This doesn't make any sense.

Someone is hiding
something about Collins.

All of the members
of the Sea Hawk,

their files are classified too.

Stop, babe.

Okay, got it.

Not letting this go.

You're not even listening to me,
are you?

I am listening to you.

And you're right.

I'm not going to let this go.

Neither are you.

Of course not.

I'm not letting you go either.

I didn't expect this
to happen so fast,

from losing my parents to
joining Fleet Training Academy.

What are we doing here?

We believe in
the same things, Jax.

We care deeply about others,

and I care about you.

Tomorrow you can get Pilar
to use the datastream

and hack those files.

Hack what files?

Oh!

Pilar? How long have you
been standing there?

Seven and a half seconds.

Whatever happened
to knocking first?

I don't need to knock.
This is my room.

If you need privacy,
I will leave.

- Okay. Bye.
- No, stay.

I need you to tell me
everything you can

about the Sea Hawk and her crew.

This will be a difficult task?

Nearly impossible.

I'm in.

Tom?

Hello?

Yoo-hoo.

You in there?

Uh, um...

Monica, wait.

Atria, what are you doing here?

Wow. Who was that woman?

She was so beautiful.

That was my girlfriend Monica.

She goes to school on Vega 5.

What were the two of you doing?

What did it look like
we were doing?

Having sex.
But it can't be very fun

if Monica's not really here.

I've never tried virtual sex.

Every time I've had sex
it was live and in person.

Okay, this is getting
way too uncomfortable.

I've had sex with lots
of alien species too.

Including the Cronin,
who have both sexual organs.

Let me tell you,
that was quite interesting.

I know who the Cronin are.

Okay, Atria,
what are you doing here?

I wanted to apologize for being
a silly sally in the Black Hole.

I didn't mean to ask you things
about your father

you didn't want to discuss.
I'm sorry.

I appreciate that.
And I'm sorry for getting upset.

I'm just overly sensitive
when it comes to my pop.

Okey-dokey, no more talking
about your dad, got it.

Oh, by the way,
you left your tie on the door.

Yeah, it's too late,
but that means "don't enter."

Oh. Well, maybe you should have just
written that on the door instead.

Yeah.

Maybe next time I will.

Hi, Ralen.

Greetings, Atria.

Have you made your mind up
about open mic night

in the Black Hole yet?

It'll be super awesome.

Yes.

Yes, you'll do it?
Great!

Yes, I have made my decision.

And my answer is no.

What's a clone got to do
around here to have fun?

She's deep into the datastream.

This is Dark-Stream territory,

classified military files

protected by virtually
impenetrable firewalls

and defensive A.I.

You're underestimating her.

She can do this.

I've connected
with another bioorganic.

They are on the Sea Hawk.

Must be some sort
of flashback log, right?

Before the ship was destroyed.

Who are you?

What do you want?

You are not authorized
to contact me.

Terminate your connection
immediately.

I know who you are.
I need to talk. I'm from Earth.

Activate firewall
defensive protocols.

- What is it? What's wrong?
- It's all a lie.

The Sea Hawk
was never destroyed.

She's still out there.

What do you mean the Sea Hawk is
still out there?

It was destroyed during the war.

No. They are still fighting.

EarthCom and the Zatarians
are both out

searching for the ship.

There's something else
you need to know, Jax.

The Sea Hawk's route took
it through the Orion system

three months ago.

What's in the Orion system?

New Portland.

And three months ago
was around the same time

my colony was attacked
and my parents were killed.

What are we going to do?

We got a lot of questions
and not many answers.

We find someone who has some.

Oh, yay.

This is a really bad idea.
There's security everywhere,

and every donut in the world

isn't going to sugar them off
this time.

I don't care.

I need to find out
what he knows about the Sea Hawk

and the destruction of my home.

I have an idea.

You're not going to like it.

Even during quarantine,

the staff still has
to change bed linens.

Yeah, and the bedpans.

You could have picked
a clean laundry cart.

Hey, we're inside, aren't we?

Yeah, inside someone's
dirty laundry.

Okay, sorry. Good plan.

Lieutenant Collins?

Lieutenant Coll...

Looks like he's going through
some mean Ryodyne withdrawal.

I need to talk to him.
Is there anything you can do?

I'm a doctor, there's always
something I can do.

This should safely wake him up
for a spell.

Be fast, though, okay?

I'm not gonna risk
giving him another injection.

That's enough.

This field combat
training exercise is terminated.

Class dismissed.

You are not going to discipline
the students responsible

for reprogramming
the simulation?

Why does that not surprise me?

You need to see this
as an opportunity for you.

The ones who are openly racist
you know are your enemies.

It's the ones that pretend
to be friends to your face

that you need to worry about.

You must understand
your enemy, Ralen,

whatever face it wears.

Collins.

I need you to tell me
why was the Sea Hawk

was at New Portland
three months ago.

Cade Collins.

Serial number X654...

You're a soldier.

This is your chance
to help people.

You swore to protect
the Confederacy.

I need you to tell me
why the Sea Hawk

was at New Portland
three months ago.

That is an order.

Cade Collins.
Serial number...

X654531. I know.

Jax, you got to think
of something, okay?

Once we lose him,
I'm not going to risk

giving him another injection.

Where is the Sea Hawk now?

I need Ryodyne, please.

The Sea Hawk, where is she?

I know she wasn't destroyed
during the war.

I need Ryodyne!

Jax, be careful.

The Ryodyne,
where do you get it?

You need it or you'll die.
I know.

Where do you get your fix?

Parallax.

Parallax.

Parallax Galactic?

They give it to you?

The whole crew needs it.

Please.

And where is the crew
of the Sea Hawk now?

Where are they?

Why were they at New Portland?

Hey, hey.

Why were...?

- Why were they at New Portland?
- Jax!

- Tell me! Tell me!
- Jax, stop!

Look at him.

His entire crew
is addicted to that drug.

That supply's not going
to last forever.

If we find where they
manufacture the Ryodyne,

we can find the Sea Hawk.

Right,
so let's get this straight,

The most decorated
battle cruiser

in Earth's military history,

which blew itself up

in a pivotal battle
with the Zatarians

to help us win the war,

is still operational.

- Yes.
- And its captain,

the legendary Derek Jaworski,

is alive and is addicted
to Ryodyne,

along with his entire crew.

We know that sounds crazy,

but from what we've found out,
it seemed to be true.

Well, what I've learned
with Jax is

that a lot of what sounds pretty
nuts usually turns out to be true.

I know where the Sea Hawk
is going.

To get more Ryodyne,

which the crew
desperately needs.

Without it, they die.

Pilar's located a Parallax-owned

manufacturing facility
on Nimbus 4

which can produce the drug
in sufficient quantities.

Follow the Ryodyne
and we find the Sea Hawk.

Yeah, and what's your interest
in the Sea Hawk, Jax?

I think it had something to do

with the destruction
of the colony on New Portland

and the death of my parents.

Mm-hmm.
Knew there'd be a catch.

With or without you,
I'm going after them, Xander.

We are going after them.

What he said.

You need to take this
to Professor Osborn.

Yeah, that didn't work out
so well the last time.

He wouldn't listen.

Captain Jaworski
is out there right now,

killing innocent civilians
and Zatarians.

If he's left unchecked,
it could start another war.

Do you really want that
on your conscience?

The rendezvous and exchange
with the Sea Hawk is set.

Jaworski has the data you seek.

The coordinates.
Excellent.

You have done well.

But I believe
that after this mission,

the good captain will have
outlived his usefulness to us.

I look forward to putting
that lunatic out of his misery.

Like father, like daughter.

I only wish
to make you happy, Father.

And I know what would
make you happiest of all.

What's that?

My death.

You misunderstand.

I misunderstand nothing.

You would not be my daughter
if you didn't covet

what you cannot have.

But always remember,
power is never earned.

It's taken.

I know.

I wouldn't do that
if I were you.

Not unless you want Cordelia
to inherit Parallax.

Perhaps you'll think twice

before you try
to kill me next time.

Father, I would never...

Just take care
of the Jaworski problem

before he interferes
with our plans.

And pray that I live
for a very long,

long time,

for your sake, as well as mine.

Go home, Zit.

Go back to Zatar, Zit!

I'll recon the facility.

Pilar, keep the comms,
channels open,

and feed into
the security network.

Okay, got it.

Greg, ready the med bay.

Yes, sir.

Just in case.

Pilar, report.

Sorry, I didn't quite
catch that report.

All clear.

Having some trouble
with comms, though.

I think it's
the planet's atmosphere.

Activating heat signature mode.

Wow, that's a whole lot
of bogies.

Xander, they know you're there.

- Xander!
- He can't hear you.

- Comms are down.
- Yeah, it's not the atmosphere.

They're being
intentionally jammed.

Damn it, he's walking blind
right into them.

Heard you got something for us,
sweetie.

But first you have
something for me.

All the surveillance on Tiagra
is on there.

Oh, I think you'll find

what your papa
has been searching for.

Thank you, Captain.

We are most appreciative.

Start taking the Ryodyne
up to the ship.

Tonight we're going to have
ourselves a little party

in the Sirius system...

courtesy of the Fried sisters.

Until next time.
Ciao, babe.

Over there!

It's the crew of the Sea Hawk.

You think?
Why do you sound so surprised?

We need to help them.
We don't want to hurt them.

Yeah, well, we can't very well
do any of that

unless we get back
to the ship alive.

Head north.
It's the only way out.

Do you copy? Xander?

Jax?

Jax.

Jax, do you copy?

Greg?

Don't move.

Your prisoners, Captain,
as you ordered.

If you want to live,

I want you to answer truthfully
and tell me now...

where the hell is my Ryodyne?

What are you talking about?

You got it from Parallax
during the rendezvous.

All these boxes are empty.

You know what's going to
happen to us without Ryodyne?

Nothing good.

Captain, I'm a doctor.

I can help you...

No!

Stop it!

Stop it and I'll tell you.

There was a bait and switch.

Regan Fried and Parallax
double-crossed you.

It wasn't us.

And why would they do that?

They've never
screwed us over before.

Lieutenant Collins had a mental
breakdown while he was on Earth.

He's in intensive care
on the campus medical facility.

Your secret's
starting to get out.

Change of course, X-O.

The second moon
of the Kirby-Royer System.

Aye, Captain.

That's a Zatarian outpost

on the edge
of the Armistice Line.

Ah, someone knows their way
around the galaxy.

I also know
it's a civilian colony.

It's not military.

I think you're confused
about which side you're on.

You see, the Zatarians
never stopped fighting the war.

So they have to be annihilated
before they annihilate us.

Get me?

- Hooyah!
- Hooyah!

Captain, if you attack
that colony,

you'll never survive.

Without Ryodyne...

my crew are dead anyway.

He's right, Jax.

They'll lose control
of the vessel,

and then they'll lose control
of their bodies.

I'll get the Sea Hawk
close to that Zit colony,

detonate the engine
reactor core, and boom!

Hmm?

Operation Firebird.

I can no longer
track the Sea Hawk.

The bioorganic crew member
I previously linked to

has severed her link
to the datacore.

Okay, tap into a different feed.

We need to locate them.

Finding Jax and Greg
will be like finding

a needle in a haystack,

in a barn full of haystacks
on a planet full of barns.

Which means
there's still a chance.

Keep looking, Pilar.

If anyone can find them,
then it's you.

Normally, I am extremely
confident in my abilities.

- However...
- Okay, now is not the time to be modest.

Find them.
That's an order.

We can't let this ship
reach the Zatarian outpost.

We have to get out of this cell.

I completely agree.
I'm open to any escape plans.

I think I need some stitches,

and maybe a case of sake.

For medicinal purposes only,
of course.

How's this?

- Feels a little bit better.
- Hmm.

How about another one?

How about...

Now's really not the time.

I think I have a way
to contact Xander and Pilar.

It's a long shot,
but it could work.

Oh! Help me.

Help me!

- He needs Ryodyne.
- Hey!

You want some Ryodyne?

We searched you both.

- Just a little longer.
- You don't have any.

No.

But I know someone who does.

Lots of it.

Where?

On an EarthCom training
vessel, the Earhart.

Log into the datastream
and contact Delaney Pilar.

She'll make you a trade
and you can have all that sweet,

sweet Ryodyne all to yourself.

I know where they are.

Come on.

We need to get a message
out to EarthCom and warn them.

Jax, what are you doing?

- Scanning the Sea Hawk's logs.
- Why?

I need to find out
why they were at New Portland.

Uh, Jax...

Just give me a nanosecond.
The answer could be right here.

Jax, we don't have a nanosecond.

Hooyah.

Captain, you can't
attack that colony.

The Zatarians
are re-arming for war.

Earth Confederacy
is too blind to see it.

Is that why you destroyed
New Portland?

What?

Your attack
didn't kill Zatarians.

It killed humans.

Two humans who mattered to me.

My parents were on that colony,

along with everyone else
that you massacred!

No.

We do not kill humans.

Then why did you take
the Sea Hawk to New Portland?

Orders.

Parallax scientists
said they found something.

An incredible power source.

Needed us to investigate.

Fried said it was something
that could change the balance...

What was it?

What was it?

I don't know.

By the time we got there,

the colony had been destroyed.

It wasn't us, kid.

Oh!

What the hell was that, Zara?

We're under attack, sir.

How many ships?

Just one.

Training vessel's armaments
have a 0% chance

of defeating an EarthCom
battle cruiser.

Its hull plating alone
is 20 meters thick.

Yeah, I know, I'm just trying to slow
them down until the cavalry arrives.

99.7% chance of being blasted
into nanoparticles before they do.

Okay, open all comms channels
to the Zatarians.

Tell them we've found
the Sea Hawk.

Have them dispatch
intercept ships immediately.

Once Jax and Greg
are safely off that boat,

they have
the authorization to fire.

- On whose authority?
- On mine!

- Excuse me?
- You heard me, Pilar. Do it!

Prepare the engine's
reactor core

to self-detonate
once that Zit colony

is within blast radius.

It's been a long time coming,

but Operation Firebird
is finally going to happen.

The final flight of the Sea Hawk

as it sails off into history.

Hooyah.

So, Monica dumped me

using a prerecorded
hologram transmission.

So harsh.

I'm sorry things didn't work out
with your girlfriend, Tom.

You can do better.

Let's give it up for Deirdre!

Hey, what's...

what's the matter, Atria?

It's...

Ralen?

What does an EarthCom
battle cruiser

and toilet paper have in common?

They both circle Uranus
wiping out Zatarians.

Thanks, Thomas.

Good joke.

Earth humor.

I do not get it.

We got to go. Come on.

Come on, we got to go.

- You okay?
- Never better.

Liar.

The Sea Hawk's engine reactor
core is going to detonate.

I know how to disable the ship

before it reaches
the Zatarian outpost.

Come on.

Engage the dorsal ion thrusters.

Well, actually, it's the battle
cruiser's emergency brake.

I took Osborn's class too,
you know.

I'm going back to engage
the dorsal thrusters.

- Get in the escape pod and...
- No, no, no, no.

You do that at light speed,
you tear the ship apart.

You won't make it back in time.

I know.

You can't do that.
You'll die.

I have to.

If I don't, he'll kill thousands
of innocent Zatarians

and millions more
in the war that follows.

Maybe this is why I survived,

and why I didn't die
with my parents.

Maybe this is what
I was meant to do.

Okay. Okay.

I have to try.

I know.

Open the door!
Open the door!

What are you doing?
Open the door!

I'm hurt bad, Jax.
Even if I get off the ship,

I'm not going to get
medical attention in time.

You're lying.
Open the door, Greg.

Please!

Find out what happened
to your parents, Jax.

Open the door, babe.
Please. Please.

I love you.

My name is Ralen.

I'm one of the first Zatarians

to willingly come to Earth
after the war,

and the first ever to enroll
in the Fleet Training Academy.

My family and friends
ridiculed me.

Thought I was foolish
for coming to your world.

I have only ever wanted to
bridge our two worlds together.

But for some
it is hard to accept that,

given our differences.

Given what we've both inflicted
on each other in the past.

But we must try
to understand each other.

Maybe even like each other.

Otherwise,
there will be more hurt,

more suffering, more loss.

And that is something
I believe we can all agree

we do not want
to experience ever again.

Ultimately,

we can all die alone.

Or we could die together.

But we will die.

One day.

You are not your parents.

I am not my father.

We are our own unique beings.

We shine bright,

and then we burn out

like the stars in the sky.

We must celebrate our oneness

for the brief time that we exist

in this vast cosmos together.

That time is now.

I am Ralen from Zatar.

And like it or not,

I am here to stay.

Whoo!

Attention, Sea Hawk escape pod,

A retrieve-and-rescue ship
is on its way. Do you copy?

Xander, I am detecting only
one heat signature in the pod.

Jax, is that you?
Are you okay?

Do you copy?

Jax!

Hmm. Shouldn't have done that,
Professor.

Why is that,
Mr. Duvall?

I thought by now I would have
taught you the value of a pawn.

Some would characterize it as
the weakest piece on the board,

whereas I would argue sometimes
weakness can be a strength

if exploited properly.

Are you talking about chess
or Captain Jaworski?

You tell me.

It's a dark chapter
in our history.

His war record
speaks for itself.

He's no hero.

Greg Li was a hero.

He gave his life to avoid a war

that Captain Jaworski
would have started on a lie.

What lie is that?

That the Zatarians
were re-arming for war.

His Ryodyne-fueled paranoia
made him delusional.

Don't be naive.

The Zatarians
are re-arming for war.

We've been receiving
intelligence and data intercepts

from Jaworski for months
that support his hypothesis.

You were in contact
with the Sea Hawk

the entire time
it was running dark?

Of course.

Check.

Do you really think
the Zatarians,

who were hunting for him
along with EarthCom,

would have gone to war
over a lunatic rogue captain's

unauthorized actions?

So why take the risk?

We fight the little battles now

so we can avoid
the big wars later.

That's checkmate.