03x09 - Isn't That a Paradox?

[bunniefuu]

[NARRATOR]

Previously on Dark Matter:

[RYO]

The Android is under my control.

[FIVE] It's not really her.

She's been hacked.

[THE ANDROID]

I was conscious of my actions

but unable to stop them.

[SIX] He wants your support so

he can continue to fight a w*r

that he cannot win.

Oh, I can win.

[TWO] The Drive is damaged,

probably beyond repair.

[THE ANDROID] We've made several

changes to the Blink Drive

that I believe will

overcome the damage done

by the Ishida scientists.

Wait.

[gasps]

Android, what just happened?

Unknown.

I was temporarily offline.

Yeah, you're not the only one.

I think I passed out.

Is Five okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

[grunts]

Sort of...

Six, come in.

--Six, do you read?

--[SIX groans]

Yeah...

This is Six. I'm reading you.

[TWO]

Hey, you all right?

[groans]

What the hell was that?

[THE ANDROID]

I've run an analysis.

The ship was hit with some

kind of electromagnetic pulse.

--[TWO] Are we under att*ck?

--[THE ANDROID] Negative.

I believe the pulse

emanated from the Blink Drive.

[THREE] Please don't tell me you

turned that thing on again.

I thought we talked about this.

We didn't turn it on.

We were just

running a diagnostic.

[THE ANDROID] It would appear

the Drive self-initiated.

How is that possible?

[THE ANDROID]

Theoretically...

...it's not.

Where are we?

[THE ANDROID]

I'm not sure.

The navigational computer

is having trouble

fixing our position,

because the stars appear

to be out of alignment.

Was the computer

damaged by the pulse?

I double-checked the system.

Seems fine.

I found something.

This is a magnified image

of the nearest star,

approximately

half a lightyear away.

Mass and spectrographic analysis

show it to be an exact

match for Pollux.

We were just in

the Pollux system.

[THE ANDROID]

That's correct.

So we just traveled

half a lightyear?

That still doesn't explain why

the stars are out of position.

[THE ANDROID]

Maybe it does. Standby.

I need to reconfigure our star

maps to confirm my hypothesis.

--What hypothesis?

--Hypothesis confirmed.

We didn't move at all.

Pollux did.

As well as all

of the other stars.

What does that mean?

[THREE]

Means she finally blew a gasket.

Was only a matter of time.

Indeed. That's exactly

what it is.

Android, you're not

making any sense.

Of course I am.

The relative position of

the stars changes over time.

Oh, sh*t...

[THE ANDROID]

Six hundred years' worth

of stellar drift, approximately.

It's the only

possible explanation.

[TWO] Wait, are you saying

we traveled through time?

We went 600 years

into the future.

[THE ANDROID]

No, of course not.

Good.

Had me going there for a second.

[THE ANDROID] We've traveled

600 years into the past.

Just as I suspected.

The station we know as

Pollux 4 is no longer here.

Or, perhaps I should say

it's not here yet.

Well, I guess

that's confirmation.

It's one system.

[THE ANDROID]

I've also been scanning

all subspace frequencies for

typical interstellar chatter.

There's nothing out there.

But you can fix it, right?

You can use the Drive

to get us back.

[THE ANDROID]

I can try.

But it make take some time.

Time. That's very funny.

That wasn't a joke.

[THE ANDROID]

I've spent the last 48 hours

analyzing the Blink Drive and am

still no closer to a solution.

I don't know why

it self-initiated

or how to repair it.

--So what are our options?

--We're running low on supplies.

Then I suggest we set a course

to the only

recorded civilization

of this time period:

Terra Prime, Earth.

It's difficult to pinpoint,

but I believe we'll be visiting

somewhere in the

early 21st century.

What is that,

the dawn of civilization?

Do they even have flush toilets?

Okay, Android.

We're going to Earth.

I've been reading up

on this time period.

They have satellites.

Nothing that can detect a ship

with the Raza's capabilities.

The Android said most

of their tech is devoted

to communications,

entertainment,

and social media posturing.

--[hardcore rap blares]

--[groaning]

[TWO]

Android!

[music continues]

--Hey!

--[dance music starts]

Ah. There you are.

[THREE]

Do you mind?

Oh, sorry.

An interesting cultural mix.

[THREE]

Is this what you've been doing?

Listenin' to old-timey music.

Not exclusively.

I also accessed

the planet's data hub.

The security protocols

in place are quite primitive

and easily defeated.

I think I can

get us accommodation,

transportation--

whatever we might need.

To do what?

Live on the planet.

[FIVE]

You... want to abandon the Raza?

[TWO] I thought you brought us

here so you could find

the materials you needed

to fix the Drive.

In this time period,

that's extremely unlikely.

[SIX] So we're supposed to just

live here the rest of our lives?

I'm sorry.

There's nowhere else to go.

--So you're leaving.

--No.

No, we're just

headin' down to the planet.

We're gonna set

things up. I'll be back.

But if what The Android's

saying is true,

what's the point?

The point is, you're still here.

I'm not gonna abandon you.

And I'm not gonna guilt you

into paying me the

occasional pity visit.

What are you talking

about, 'pity visits"?

Can't you see how

this changes things?

You're not stuck

on this ship anymore.

You're free to go down there

and start a new life--

have a chance with

someone else, someone real.

You're real.

But this isn't.

As much as I want it to be...

[laughs] ...it's not.

It... It's a fantasy...

Okay, but you know what is real?

My feelings for you are real.

[SARAH] Now. But how long

until you start resenting me,

stop coming to visit?

How long are gonna keep

pretending that this is enough?

I can't live like this.

I need more.

[THE ANDROID]

I require everyone's presence

on the bridge.

--What is it?

--It's another Blink Drive.

Or perhaps a past version

of the same one.

How do you know?

[THE ANDROID]

It's a subspace signal,

identical to the one

our drive was giving off

before we found

a way to mask it.

Another Blink Drive?

That doesn't make any sense.

It's true.

No technology even

remotely like this

should exist in

this time period.

There can only be

one possible explanation.

Somebody else from

the future is down there.

This is perfect.

Another Blink Drive

is just what we need.

We head down there, we grab it,

we get the hell outta here.

The signal is too weak

to pinpoint from orbit.

But I have determined

that it's somewhere

within a small community

called Fort Falls, Wisconsin.

Wait a minute.

If it does turn out to be

the same Blink Drive,

only 600 years earlier,

then we can't take it

without creating a paradox.

What do you mean?

[FIVE]

If it's the same drive,

then 600 years from now,

somehow it's supposed to

wind up on that station,

where I found it.

But if we take it,

then it never gets there,

and then we never go

back in time to take it.

Then problem solved.

Who cares if it

doesn't make sense,

as long as it works?

[THE ANDROID] It's also possible

in a more distant future

beyond even our own,

more Blink Drives

are being created and

used to travel through time.

This could be one of them.

--There you go.

--[THE ANDROID] However,

Five is right to be concerned.

If we do create a paradox,

the results could be

less than desirable.

Care to be a little

more specific?

[THE ANDROID] Of course,

no one knows for certain

what will happen.

There are competing theories.

We could simply

return to a future

that we find unrecognizable.

Wasn't that great to begin with.

[THE ANDROID] Or we could all

simply cease to exist.

Well. Let's hope it's not

the same drive, then.

[THE ANDROID]

It's not just the Blink Drive.

As I said,

any significant change

to the timeline

could result in a paradox,

so I suggest we

maintain a low profile.

We might want to start

with a change of clothes.

[sighs]

[THREE]

You guys look ridiculous.

They look contemporary.

You're each an

archetype of the era.

Soccer mom, goth chick,

salary man, and...

...slob.

And you are?

An upwardly mobile

suburban professional.

Shouldn't you be staying

back here with the ship?

[THE ANDROID] I can place

the ship under lockdown

and maintain neural monitoring.

It should be perfectly safe

given their level of technology.

You might have

a tough time fitting in.

Unfortunately, the upgrade

was damaged by the mind-hack,

but my ability to access

the planetary data hub

makes me an indispensable source

of information for this outing.

--Still, I'm not so sure--

--In...dispensable.

Okay.

[THE ANDROID]

I was able to manipulate

the planetary data hub

and establish false identities

and bank accounts for all of us.

[THREE]

If it's that easy to steal,

I might start to like it here.

[THE ANDROID] I also rented us

a house under Two's alias.

You really think

we'll be there that long?

It's better to be

safe than sorry.

And... homeless.

Okay. Let's go.

The Marauder should be

able to evade detection.

But we will need to

land in a forested area

approximately six kilometers

from the community.

Guess that means we're hiking.

Only to a local dealership,

where I've arranged for us to

pick up a vehicle

I got double reward points.

[JAKE] Shapiros finally

rented their house.

[GIRL]

They look weird.

[BOY] They look like the

family from Blood House .

What's that?

[BOY] It's this horror movie

me and my brother watched

when my parents were away.

It's about these

new neighbors who move in,

and it turns out

they eat people.

Why?

Because they're cannibals.

[GIRL]

Yeah, but why people?

I don't know.

--Maybe they taste better.

--[THREE groans]

[JAKE]

You're right.

There's something about them.

Crap!

[MRS. CONNOR]

Jake?

[JAKE sighs]

Coming.

We better get these outta sight.

[THREE]

All right.

[THREE]

Thanks, kid.

It's like moving into a museum.

Did people actually

live like this?

--[THREE] The hell is that?

--Someone's at the door.

[THE ANDROID]

I think it's the neighbors.

Does everyone remember

their assigned names?

--Yeah.

--[FIVE] Uh-huh.

What?

--Hello.

--Hi!

Welcome to the neighborhood.

We're the Connors.

Hi.

--Come in.

--[sighing]

I'm Debra, this is

my husband Miles,

and this is our son Jake.

My name is Elaine,

and this is my husband Mitch.

Hey.

--Our daughter Apple.

--Hey.

This is my brother-in-law, Mal.

--Hi.

--Mal. What's that short for?

Mal...vik.

It's Old Norse.

His mother was

one-quarter Viking.

--[TWO] And this is my sister.

--Rhianna.

Welcome to Fort Falls.

Oh. It's blueberry.

I made a bunch for the upcoming

bake sale at Jake's school.

That's very kind.

[MILES]

So, uh, where'd you move from?

Port Land.

Do you--Do you mean Portland?

Correct.

--Oh.

--Could I use the bathroom?

--Oh--

--Oh, Jake, you can just wait

till we get home.

[JAKE]

It's an emergency.

[sighs]

--Sure.

--[JAKE] I know where it is.

[DEBRA] Oh, he used to

come over here all the time

to play with the Shapiros' boy.

[MILES] Listen, we're

having people over later

and would love all

of you to come.

[TWO]

Oh, I don't know, uh...

[DEBRA]

Oh, it's nothing fancy,

but i-it'd be a perfect

opportunity to meet

some of the other neighbors.

That's very thoughtful.

It's just, uh--

--We'd love to.

--[MILES] Great.

Say, uh, 4:00?

Come as you are.

Whoa...

[THE ANDROID] I've reconfigured

these radiation detectors

to scan for the

Blink Drive's signal.

In order for

triangulation to occur,

we need to take readings

in multiple positions

around the town.

Okay.

Great, well, we'll split up.

Three, you come with me.

Six with Five.

--Android--

--Not so fast.

We still need supplies.

[TWO] Two quarts of milk.

One dozen eggs.

--Butter?

--[THE ANDROID] Yes.

Unsalted, please.

[THREE] Twelve by nineteen

non-stick cookie sheet.

I'm making something

to bring to today's party,

as is the custom.

[SIX] We don't have time

to be running errands.

Or going to parties.

I sincerely hope we find the

source of the signal quickly,

but in the event we don't,

we might be here a while.

I suggest we try to fit in.

Toilet paper?

Two-ply.

But see what's on special.

Can we just find this thing

and get the hell outta here?

What's your rush?

[growls] I just wanna go home.

I mean, look at this place.

It's so primitive.

Where are the hyper-loops?

Where are the aero-cars?

Mag-lev boots?

[TWO] When was the last time

you rode the hyper-loop,

drove an aero-car,

--or wore mag-lev boots?

--That's not the point.

The point is that I

no longer have the option.

I kinda like it here.

You can't be serious.

Fresh air, fresh food,

and the closet GA ship

is 600 years away.

Can we just get started,

please? Come on.

Baseline readings.

We gotta cover more ground.

How 'bout starting with the

inside of that chocolate shop?

--[THREE] Come on.

--[TWO] Hi.

--What's she doing?

--I don't know.

I'm telling you guys.

She's a spy. They're all spies.

For who, the Russians?

She looks Swedish.

[gasps]

We should report this

to Sheriff Vargas.

The Sheriff's not

gonna believe us.

Then we need proof.

[TWO]

You are just so cute!

Your hot chocolate's

getting cold.

[TWO]

Aww... Hm?

No, we are not getting a dog!

It would be great

for... crew morale.

We could screw up the timeline.

What if the dog that we

bring back is instrumental

in finding a cure for

Sokolsky Syndrome or something?

[sighs]

[TWO]

What?

This is the happiest I've

seen you in a long time.

I miss this side of you.

Yeah, well,

it's... been a rough month.

Ugh. Yeah.

You know, you may think

you call the sh*ts,

but we all do.

We all have a say in

where we go, what we do.

It's not all on you.

Never has been.

We're the crew of the Raza.

We carry each other.

[electronic bleep]

[THREE]

What?

Readings are spiking.

[THREE]

Let's go.

Um, this wasn't on the list.

Teens of this era probably

loved mini cupcakes.

I'm just trying to

stay in character.

Uh-huh. So what kind of

readings are we getting?

Ah...

Stronger now than before,

but still dispersed.

We won't know for sure

till we compare them

with what the others get.

All right.

I'm afraid the results

are inconclusive.

We can take more

readings tomorrow,

but right now, we should

get ready for the party.

Ugh, again with the party.

What's with you?

If triangulation doesn't work,

we'll need to find

the Drive by other means.

The party could be an

opportunity

to gather intelligence.

[TWO] She's right.

This is a small town.

Everyone knows

everyone else's business.

If there is somebody else

here from the future,

maybe they got

themselves noticed.

How's that cupcake?

--No.

--[doorbell rings]

[gasps] Hey, you made it.

We baked cookies

for the occasion.

How many guests

are you expecting?

[DEBRA]

Oh, um, maybe 40.

[THE ANDROID]

That's 1.67 cookies per guest.

Please apportion accordingly.

Okay.

Well, why don't you come in,

grab a drink, mingle?

Remember...

...you're a couple.

We're a couple.

And you're a disaffected youth

committed to sulking and

avoiding all social discourse.

Perfect.

Pumpkin.

Hi, folks.

--Yup.

--[MILES] Elaine. Mitch.

Good to see you.

So how are you liking

Fort Falls so far?

[TWO]

Uh, it's lovely.

Probably seems a little quiet

compared to Portland, huh?

[THREE] Yeah, a little.

I guess you guys don't get

much excitement

around here, huh?

Oh, yeah. You'd be surprised.

--Yeah?

--For instance,

at last week's potluck,

Mario Vidali made wings so spicy

they sent Maeve Barclay

to emergency.

[THREE laughs]

Oh. You're serious.

So, uh, what do you

do for a living?

We're hired g*ns.

Freelancers.

Yeah, we pull the odd job,

always looking

for the big score.

We run a small company.

--Import-export.

--Mostly import.

Oh, uh, what countries

do you do business with?

We have partners

all over the planet.

Did you see the last

episode of Infamy ?

[THE ANDROID]

Yes.

Ava choosing Ryan,

Emma dying on her wedding night,

and Liam turning out

to be the secret stalker--

It was a very shocking finale.

The finale's

not until next week.

Oh. Well, I have a feeling

you'll be pleasantly surprised.

She can finally eat solids now.

Well, she shouldn't

have touched her eye,

but, of course,

Mario felt horrible.

Usually he samples his wings,

but, uh, you know,

he was in such a rush--

Oh, Professor, glad you made it.

Have you met our new neighbors,

Elaine and Mitch?

Oh, uh, that's no problem.

--Better white than red, huh?

--Sorry.

Nice to meet you.

[THREE]

Yeah.

Who was that?

Uh, Professor Brophey.

Teaches physics at Harding High.

Supposedly quite the genius.

Is he always that jumpy?

A little, yeah.

Did you see that?

I swear that guy recognized us.

[TWO]

Could be our guy.

But we need to make sure.

I'll go back to the Marauder,

link with the ship, and run

a facial recognition program

through the GA database.

In the meantime,

you see if you can

find out more about him.

[JAKE]

I don't get it.

Who they spying on?

[BOY]

It's not who.

It's what.

--Okay, what?

--I don't know.

[GIRL] It's obviously

something top secret.

Like?

Well, obviously if I knew,

it wouldn't be very top secret.

Hello, children.

Where do you think she's going?

Come on.

They're not spies.

They're aliens.

[GIRL] I can't believe

your neighbor's an alien.

You're so lucky.

This is the greatest thing

to happen to me

since Lila Marks got scabies

and they shut down

the school for a week.

[BOY] I bet this picture

can get me one million--

no, two million

upvotes on Reddit.

You can't show that to anyone.

I'm serious.

The three of us have to decide

on who we tell and when.

Deal?

[BOTH]

Deal.

[JAKE] All right,

see you guys tomorrow.

What's he doing with that dip?

Unfortunately, I was unable to

find a match in the database.

Maybe he's not our guy.

He could be just a guy

with a nervous twitch.

[THREE] No, man, he

recognized us. I'm sure of it.

[THE ANDROID] I was able

to find a local address

under his name from

an online directory.

The address is 98 Gray Road.

All right, Three and I

will go check it out.

You two stay here,

keep an eye on him.

Give us a heads-up

if he's on the move.

Hey. Hope you don't mind.

I kind of helped myself.

Party's pretty boring.

That controller's broken.

Yeah, I fixed it.

How?

Pretty good with

electronics and stuff.

So you've played

this game before?

Nope. First time.

You're on level eight.

I've had this game

since Christmas,

and I've only got

as far as five.

Come on. I'll give you

some pointers.

--[TWO] That looks out of place.

--[THREE] Yup.

That looks familiar.

--[sighs softly]

--Yeah.

--[TWO] Oh.

--Mission accomplished.

If they could just

establish a running game,

they'd be tough

to b*at this year.

I think they can go all the way.

--I hope so.

--[SIX laughs]

What's football?

A team sport that was

greatly revered in this era.

Its popularity rivaled that

of e-sports and Quidditch.

Get outta here.

We may have a problem.

The Marauder's proximity

alert has been triggered.

--sh*t.

--What's up?

The Marauder's proximity

alert's been triggered.

--sh*t.

--That's what I said.

It may simply be local wildlife,

but we need to be sure.

All right, I'll go check it out.

[THE ANDROID]

How?

Two and Three took the van.

Two? Three?

What's your status?

Two. Three. Are you there?

[THE ANDROID] They're

maintaining radio silence.

[SIX]

Great.

Now how am I supposed

to travel six kilometers

out to the Marauder?

I've got an idea.

--Six, over.

--Yeah, go ahead.

Jake says to top up

the back tire.

It might be a bit flat.

Yeah, I noticed.

--All right.

--Thank you so much.

--Thank you for coming.

--It's always a pleasure.

Two. Three. Are you there?

Two. Three.

The professor's on the move.

[JAKE]

Pirates, monsters, or magic?

Magic.

Dungeon Siege III it is.

Hey, do you know anything

about that Professor Brophey?

[JAKE]

Uh, not much. Why?

I'm looking for a physics tutor.

I hear he's pretty smart.

Ethan's brother

had him last semester.

--Heard he was weird.

--Weird how?

I don't know. Just weird.

[BOY]

Jake?

What are you doing?

Do you guys want a turn?

Uh, we need to talk to Jake.

What are you guys doing?

What are you doing?

She's really cool.

She's an alien.

[JAKE]

A really cool alien.

She's really good at videogames.

Does she know we know?

I didn't tell her anything.

--My dad knows.

--What?

[BOY] That's what we came

here to tell you.

I got in trouble

for coming home late

and my dad took my phone,

and he saw a

picture of the ship.

What did he do?

He called Sheriff Vargas.

[FIVE]

Hey.

Is everything okay?

[FIVE]

Six, come in.

This is Six. Go ahead.

--[FIVE] You need to be careful.

--What do you mean?

Someone may have

tipped off the sheriff.

You should move the

Marauder, just in case.

[SIX] So far there doesn't

seem to be anyone.

[OFFICER]

Hold it right there.

[FIVE]

What was that?

Six?

Six, are you there?

[TWO]

Hey.

--Hey.

--[gasps]

Aww.

--Who sent you?

--[THREE] No one sent us.

Try again, Mitch.

Or should I say...

Marcus Boone and Portia Lin,

the future galaxy's most wanted?

I downloaded the

GA database before I left.

Who are you?

How did you find me?

We ran a planetary scan and

picked up the Blink Drive

subspace signal emanating

from this location.

No, no, no, no, no.

How did you find me

in this time?

--It was an accident.

--[BROPHEY] Oh, an accident?

[TWO] Yes, we ran a diagnostic

and something happened.

There was a flash,

and the next thing we knew,

we had traveled

600 years into the past.

[BROPHEY gasps, chuckles]

The recall worked.

What recall?

What happened

to the Blink Drive?

It's damaged beyond repair.

[BROPHEY]

Oh, this is perfect.

What's perfect?

[BROPHEY] There is now

only one operating Blink Drive

in existence, and it is

safe here in the past.

[THREE]

Slight problem with that.

See, we'd kinda

like to go home.

Well...

I'm afraid that's

not gonna be possible.

[THE ANDROID]

Five. What are you doing?

[FIVE]

Cops found the Marauder.

They've got Six.

Two and Three aren't responding.

Wait. We have to be careful.

The timeline is in danger.

I think we're

a little past that now.

Okay, well, it's a lengthy walk.

I suggest we take an Uber.

An uber what?

Never mind. I trust you.

Where did you

get your Blink Drive?

[THREE]

Ah, it's a long story.

You stole it?

Okay, that's the short version.

[TWO]

How did you get yours?

I made it.

[BROPHEY] Yeah, I was the lead

scientist on a team put together

by Electus Corp. to

research wormhole technology.

At first, it was very exciting.

We were doing things that

no one had ever done before.

But the closer

we got to success,

the more I realized how

dangerous it was, and--

and how much danger

we were in ourselves.

Fail and you're useless.

Succeed, and you're a potential

resource someone could exploit.

I was the only one

who saw it coming.

I was the only one

who got out alive.

[BROPHEY] I couldn't

take the Drive with me.

Instead, I hid a recall

command in the program.

[TWO] Then you built another

one and escaped to the past.

So you ran away.

I was being hunted

by a corporation!

Join the club.

[TWO] Why didn't the recall

program work until now?

[BROPHEY]

I'm not sure.

When I got out,

the Drive was just

an unfinished prototype

prone to instability.

[TWO]

Yeah, we noticed.

Our android's

been tinkering with it.

[BROPHEY]

Well, whatever it did,

it trigged the program.

[THREE]

Still fried the darn thing.

Which is why we need your drive.

[BROPHEY scoffs]

That's not gonna happen.

[THREE]

Okay, so what are you gonna do?

The only thing I can do.

Take the Blink Drive

further into the past,

where no one will ever find me.

[FIVE]

I don't think so.

Just in time.

No pun intended.

[VARGAS]

Malvik.

It's Old Norse.

This is actually

a pretty good fake.

I've seen enough of them

to know the difference.

What's your real name?

[VARGAS]

Hmm.

Now, what you know about that

thing out there in the forest?

[VARGAS laughs]

You know I've already

called in the feds.

Now, they thought

this was a joke at first

until I showed 'em

them pictures.

Then they got serious real fast.

Flying in a team as we speak.

You might want to

consider the possibility

that it might be

a lot more pleasant

talking to me...

...than to them.

[VARGAS]

Ah.

Suit yourself.

[VARGAS]

Oh, boy.

The whole area's swarming

with federal agents by now.

You'll never

see your ship again.

Wait a minute,

I know how to fix this.

We've got a time machine

right in front of us.

Does it have a power source?

[THREE] Yeah, he was

about to turn it on.

We just go back to this

morning and warn ourselves.

You can't warn yourselves,

because then you won't be

in the situation you're in,

which means you won't go

back in time and warn yourself.

You'll create a paradox.

And you think

we'll cease to exist.

No. I think we'll cause a rip

in the space-time continuum

that'll have such

expl*sive force,

it will k*ll everyone

in a hundred-mile radius.

He's bluffing.

You think I want this to happen?

Do you think I want the

government to get its hands

on technology that is

not even supposed to exist

for hundreds of years?

That by itself might change

the timeline beyond recognition.

I'm surprised we haven't

felt effects of it already.

That means there's

still a chance.

I know what to do.

[FED A]

Nobody touch anything, guys.

[overlapping speech]

[FED A]

Watch your feet, boys.

Watch where you're

stepping, please.

[BROPHEY] Remember, you have

to stay out of sight of yourself

and the others.

I know.

Be safe.

Well...

We're still here.

[FIVE]

Sorry, sorry.

I got here as fast as I could.

--[THREE] Son of a bitch.

--Is it done?

Yeah, but we have to hurry.

[TWO]

Last chance, Professor.

You sure you want to stay?

I've had my fill of the future.

Sorry.

Thank you.

E-Excuse me.

I need to go to the bathroom.

Oh, with everyone else

out on site,

I'm here all by my lonesome.

I won't try anything. I promise.

You're just gonna

have to hold it.

--Hi.

--Hi.

Glad to see you guys,

but we got a problem.

--The landing site--

--[TWO] We know.

It's crawling with

government agents.

We've made arrangements.

[FIVE] I preset the

Marauder's engines to fire up

in about ten minutes.

And I tweaked them

to give off a sonic pulse

that'll disable everyone

in the area.

--When did you do that?

--Earlier today.

It turns out I was the one who

set off the proximity alert.

Wait a second--

[TWO]

We'll explain on the way.

Let's go.

Okay, hold on. We don't

wanna get any closer.

[rumbling]

[ALL scream]

[TWO] They'll only be out

for a few minutes,

so we gotta get moving.

[JAKE]

Wait!

What the hell's he doing here?

It's okay. They helped me.

[JAKE]

You're leaving, aren't you?

--Yeah.

--Take me with you.

You know I can't do that.

You've got a

life here, a family.

I wanna see the future.

You will. Your own.

And I'm sure it'll be amazing.

But I think I love you!

[scoffs]

Jake...

...you're in love with the

idea of being in love with me.

And plus, I'm five

years older than you.

[JAKE]

My uncle Bill,

he's dating a girl 25 years

younger than him.

Good for your uncle Bill,

but--but this is different.

Someday you'll find

that special someone.

Who knows, maybe that someone is

already closer than you think?

Ew, no. She's my cousin!

Oh, well, maybe not her.

But--But someone.

For sure.

Well, I want you to have this.

Thanks, Jake.

[TWO]

All right. Are we ready?

Goodbye.

[sighs]

Goodbye...

So we make it back?

We returned to our own time.

The Drive is working flawlessly.

Good. Now let's disconnect it.

--Really?

--After all that?

[TWO] We can't trust Brophey

to not try the recall again.

From now on, we only

use it as last resort.

And what about the

timeline? Any changes?

[THE ANDROID] I've been

scanning multiple frequencies,

including the GNN newsfeeds.

Everything is as it was.

So we had no effect at all.

I'm not so sure about that.

I've also run a historical sweep

on the people

we met from the past

and discovered

something very curious.

[SIX]

Who's that?

[THE ANDROID]

Dr. Christine Connor,

the inventor of the FTL engine.

Wait, Connor?

[THE ANDROID] Great-

granddaughter of Jake Connor.

According to the records,

his tales of potential

space travel inspired her

to pursue a career

in astroengineering.

[THREE]

So what does that mean?

We did effect the timeline?

And isn't that a paradox?

Unless we were always meant

to go back in time

and affect the timeline,

in which case...

...maybe it's not.

Commander Nieman,

how can I help you?

Uh, actually,

I'd like to discuss

how we can help each other.

--[FIVE laughs] No, no, no!

--[TWO] Get out of the way.

Get out of the way.

Get out of the way.

Ah! Hey!

[electronic pinging]

--Victor.

--Android.

We need your help.