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All projects are nominal.

All personnel, please report to your seat.

And if you like long odds, consider when they detonated the first atomic bomb, a

couple of Manhattan Project scientists thought the explosion would ignite the

atmosphere and destroy the world. Except they were wrong. Dr. Kress.

Isn't that strange?

I think of this place as a research facility, but you think of it as a

I'm sorry, sir.

I didn't mean any disrespect.

Put me down for 20.

Yes, sir.

What's your pick, sir?

What do you think?

Daniel Gallagher, please report to observation room four.

Program. Good morning, Dr. Prest.

Julie.

You two have fun last night?

Ooh, don't try to deny it. I throw parties to find out about people.

She's cute.

Women like brains.

Maybe that's my problem. I always thought it was wrong.

You nervous, Les?

Why should I be nervous? All we're doing is transporting a bunch of animals a

few miles.

Using untried teleportation technology.

Of course, it's going to take the energy of a tactical nuclear warhead to do it.

What were we thinking?

Yeah, that's what you always say.

And as soon as we get it open, you have to shut down magnetic confinement

immediately or the wormhole will collapse too fast.

And Colonel Glade doesn't like wasting his nukes.

No, ma 'am, he does not.

Did you get my email about the system's integrity?

Maybe you disagree with me, and that's fine, but I really think that we ought

hash it out. Yes, Mark, I got your email and I responded, but do me a favor.

Will you stop talking at me in that tone of voice like I owe you money?

Like I... Do I owe you money?

You owe me all right, but it ain't money.

Look, I was just trying to be sensitive about what happened between us. You

know, just keep things professional.

Oh, I see. And so last night, was that all about being sensitive and

professional? What exactly were you doing with Julie in that cloakroom?

I can explain about last night. Oh, let me guess.

You wanted to see where it would take you.

Don't bother, Mark. We already heard it.

In teleportation sequence.

Teleportation sequence engaged.

Go for computer handoff.

Control to now fully automatic.

Missed data's online.

Standing by for... Engaging arming sequence.

The key's not working.

Allow me.

Arming sequence engaged.

Standing by to abort.

Teleportation field is stable.

Where the hell did we just send them?

Dr. Krask, the teleportation field. It's destabilizing. That shouldn't be

possible. The wormhole is expanding.

Shut it down.

Aboard. Aboard.

The override isn't working.

It's not responding. Power emissions are spiking.

Oh, my God.

He's coming toward us.

Shut it down!

You

okay,

sir?

Don't worry, Dr. Kress. When that bad boy goes off tomorrow, we'll all be a

of history.

History? There

is

nothing wrong with your television. Do not attempt to adjust the picture.

We are now controlling the transmission.

We control the horizontal and the vertical. We can deluge you with a

channels or expand one single image to crystal clarity and beyond.

We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.

With the next power, we will control all that you see and hear.

We are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the deepest

inner mind to the outer limits.

Please stand by.

We exist in time, moving forever forward through the moments

of our lives.

Moments which, once experienced, can never be relived.

Or can they?

Dr. Kress?

Is everything all right?

Mark?

I've just had the strangest feeling I've done all this before.

I must be working too hard.

After tomorrow, you should take a break.

You know, get away from it all, relax.

On a nice beach with some stimulating company.

Yeah.

I'll think about that.

So will I.

Pressure on you must be awful.

Does it ever scare you?

How do you mean?

I'm just a computer jockey, you know. I've got my list of jobs to do and I do

them. It's easy.

You.

You manipulate the fundamental forces of nature.

Doesn't that scare you?

No, no. It's perfectly safe. We control the technology.

What if that technology would have fallen into the hands of someone less

responsible than you?

Colonel Glade would shoot them on the spot.

Would you take care of this place?

Absolutely, Dr. Lazar.

Having misgivings, are you, Mark?

Now I've seen everything.

And the coolant system redundant, you check them as well?

Uh, the coolant system?

I'm sorry, Dr. Kress, I'm not too familiar with that system.

Well, look at it anyway.

Do it now.

Nothing personal, sir, but we're kind of swamped here. Mark, let them get on

with their work.

I want to make sure it's working properly. What do you think they've been

Actually, yeah.

There's a bit of scarring on the manifold.

Something's been rubbing against it.

Two seconds to fix.

Cosmetic? That's what you're worried about?

Go ahead, fix it.

Mark, may I talk to you?

We go in 17 hours and all of a sudden you don't trust anyone?

Is it just me or is the irony getting so thick in here it's hard to breathe?

Did I twist your arm? Did I force you to be part of this? No.

No, you did it the same way you do everything, on the fly.

Yeah, like you got me to go along with you without telling me where we were

going until it was too late for me to turn back? I gave your energy technology

practical app.

It already had one, the one it was meant for, vaporizing nuclear waste. Don't

you think teleportation has more significance?

Can you imagine going anywhere on the planet in a blink of an eye? You

my work.

I'm sorry if you feel that way.

Look, Cleo, we're all in this together. You know that.

Are we truly together?

Really? She said that? I had no idea she felt so strongly.

You rescued her from scientific obscurity? You did her a favor.

Mind you, getting emotionally involved with her while you did it, that was a...

Tactical error.

Damn, you took the words right out of my mouth.

Know what we say in the Marines?

Kill them all now, let God sort them out.

Is that it?

No, that's airborne.

Grab that bottle of champagne, would you?

Is that what they say in the Marines? Grab that bottle of champagne.

Gather around, everybody.

Mark and I would like to propose a toast.

Does anybody need to be topped off?

Me, please. When did I suddenly become Monkey Butler?

Thank you.

Great dress.

Thanks. Just wanted to remind you what you're missing.

Mark, please.

Have our years together taught you nothing?

Hold the neck and the pump. That way your body heat won't warm the very

expensive champagne.

You see, he can be topped.

Oh, really?

Tomorrow marks the beginning of a truly exciting time for all of us.

In other words, after tomorrow, even a trip to the supermarket will be a blast.

Cheers.

Oh,

Mark, I am so sorry.

Oh, no, no, no, no, it's okay.

The wet look works for me.

Better put some club soda on it or it'll stain.

No, that's okay. I think I got it.

You know, when champagne dries, it leaves a mark.

On the edges.

That... that would be tragic.

It's a very nice shirt.

Where'd you buy it?

Actually, Cleo got it for me.

Cleo?

Maybe it'd be better if you just took the whole thing off.

Did anyone ever tell you you have this effect on people?

I was just going to say the same thing about you.

Well, if you're worried about the door, it's locked.

No, it's just that...

I feel like we've done this before.

Really?

Was it good?

As I recall, it was great.

You know how people, how they react to the weather?

I mean, you know how people reacted to the pain of the sheep and stuff like

that? I'm afraid it won't seem like it.

You know what I'm saying?

All personnel, please report to the station.

And if you like long arms, consider when they detonated the first atomic bomb. A

couple of Manhattan Project scientists thought the explosion would ignite the

atmosphere and destroy the world.

Dr. Kress.

I didn't mean any disrespect, sir. I was just having a little fun.

Would you like to make a bet, sir?

Not this time.

This time?

Sir?

Good morning, Dr. Kraft.

You two had fun last night?

Yeah, we did.

You're not supposed to confess that easy. It takes all the fun away.

I'm nervous, Mark.

As the fact that we're about to detonate a tactical nuke to transport a bunch of

animals finally sunk in.

You're supposed to say, what were we thinking?

Yeah, I know.

And as soon as we get it open, you have to shut down magnetic confinement

immediately or the wormhole will collapse too fast.

And Colonel Glade doesn't like wasting his mood.

No, ma 'am, he does not.

Dr. McClain, my... Here, can I talk to you?

There's something strange going on. Do me a favor, will you, Mark, and stop

talking to me in that tone like I owe you money.

Right. And last night I was insensitive and unprofessional, all because I wanted

to see where it would take me.

That's right.

As a matter of fact, you were.

In teleportation sequence.

Teleportation sequence engaged.

Go for computer handoff.

Controls are now fully automatic.

Nectar is online.

Denny, buy for ignition.

Gating arming sequence.

The key's not working.

Allow me.

Arming sequence engaged.

Standing by to report.

Teleportation field stable?

Of course, it's working perfectly. Why wouldn't it?

It's going to destabilize.

What are you talking about?

Teleportation field.

It's destabilizing.

Expanding. It shouldn't be possible.

We've got to shut it down now.

Abort.

Abort. It's not responding. Power emissions are spiking.

Oh, my God.

Shut it down!

You okay,

sir?

Don't worry, Dr. Preston. When that bad boy goes out tomorrow, we'll all be a

part of history.

The Outer Limits

Please stand by. Outer limits.

Please stand by.

Dr. Crest, are you all right?

No. Sorry, but I hate the beach.

Cleo, we need to talk.

About? The fundamental forces of nature.

I'm just beginning to wonder, what if we miss something? What if we didn't

really consider the consequences of everything we're doing?

Mark, we've considered everything.

Technology is completely under our control.

But what if it isn't? Doesn't that scare you?

You're beginning to scare me.

Well, fasten your seatbelt because it isn't under our control.

Mark, toss me a crumb, will you? What are you talking about? We've spawned

ourselves a time loop.

A time loop?

A temporal anomaly.

A one in ten billion chance I agree, but an anomaly just the same.

The only anomaly I'm aware of is you.

Humor me. I'll make it worth your while.

This is a 2D projection of a full -face space. We thought the contours would

look like this.

Now, the moment after we detonate, the wormhole will expand exponentially,

devouring everything in its path.

You know, if anyone else came to you and put this chicken scrawl up on the

board, you'd rip them a new one.

This is guesswork. This is all shoddy guesswork. I have seen us detonate this

device twice.

Maybe more. I don't know.

And 16 hours from now, it's going to happen again, and then again, and again,

and again.

Okay, Mark, I'll indulge you.

Let's say, for a moment, that this is possible.

How would someone know if they're actually inside the tulip?

I don't know.

The Transformer.

The Transformer.

I ripped out a cable and an arc when everything happened.

The electromagnetic field it put out must have partially canceled out the

and let me remember the previous loop.

You're playing me, aren't you?

This is some kind of boneheaded joke.

Why in hell's name would I make this up?

See, I don't know, Mark. Maybe it's because you like to push buttons just to

what happens when you push them. Let me tell you something.

This teleporter will not do what we think it will. It will not be a

reaction. It'll blow through this test site, this building. That damn thing

take out everything in its path, and I have no idea where it'll stop.

Thousands of lives could be at risk, maybe millions.

You don't mind if we get back to work now, do you?

What are you doing?

I'm putting a hold on the launch sequence until we get to the bottom of

What the hell?

Do we have a problem here?

Mark is suddenly of the opinion that we do.

Do you know what a time loop is, Les?

No, I don't.

Now let's take this upstairs.

I'm telling you, I know what's going to happen. If you came here as a racetrack

nearby, we could make a few bucks.

So you know what's going to happen.

How about two minutes from now?

Anything interesting? I wasn't taking notes, Les, but I do know that in 15

hours... Wait a minute.

Right about now, Oak Ridge and Rutherford should be checking the

cooling system.

They better not be. They're totally unfamiliar with it.

Get them up here. Joe will tell you that they're scarring on the manifold. It'll

take them two minutes to fix it.

Oak Ridge and Rutherford to the briefing room now.

What the hell are you doing, Mark?

This is the biggest moment of your career, of both our careers. Why are you

trying to blow it? That's exactly what I'm trying not to do.

Colonel, you wanted something?

Tell me about the cooling system.

What did you see there?

The, uh...

I'm sorry, sir, but we're not that familiar with it. No, it's okay. They

told you to look at it.

I'm sorry, Dr.

Kress, but what are you talking about?

When did you ask us to look at the cooling system?

A few minutes ago. I asked you to... Okay,

I didn't do it this time. I grabbed Cleo and talked to her.

Do you want to check the cooling system?

No, no, it's fine. Just, you've got enough on your plate as it is.

Dismissed. I changed the loop. I didn't do the same thing this time. Les, you've

got to believe me. Regardless of how we get there, once we set this off, there's

going to be a problem. The wormhole will destabilize and start to consume

everything.

Is that possible?

Yes, it's possible, but it's not likely.

We have so many fail -safes in the system, we could shut it down instantly

had to. Except that won't matter once we start the chain of events. I hate to do

this to you, Mark.

I don't get what's going on here, but you are clearly not in the right frame

mind to be running this test. Les, this is my project.

Not anymore.

Corporal, we're running out of time.

We've got to take these over to Colonel Blade.

He's got to know that... I brought Dr. Creston breakfast.

I'm going to have to check with Colonel Blade first.

Why? It's just food. Do you want to see it?

He'll be fine.

Just pepper spray. Mark, come on. We've got to get out to the test site if

there's nothing wrong with that device.

Arming sequence engaged.

Sir, we got a problem. Oh, I didn't see that. Mark, you son of a bitch, what the

hell are you doing? Look, guys, I know what's wrong.

We've got to abort the test. The device is going to malfunction.

Initiating shutdown sequence.

What the hell?

The system's not responding.

Where's the fail phase? Why aren't they kicking in?

I don't know.

Mark, listen to me. If you don't clear the blast zone right now, you're going

die. Rutherford, abort.

None of the fail tests are working. Something's overridden the system.

What the hell is wrong with you?

Mark, run!

God, I hope this works.

The Outer Limits.

Please stand by.

Outer Limits.

Please stand by.

Later.

Dr. Chris?

Is everything all right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm just working too hard. That's all.

Well, maybe after tomorrow you should see.

Take a break.

Where the hell is Mark?

This party's as much for him as for anyone else.

He was in the briefing room all afternoon, working up a lather. Sorry

Had some business to take care of.

What were we thinking? Isn't that your usual line? Here, hold this a minute,

would you?

Gather around, everybody. Mark and I would like to propose a toast.

Good boy.

I see our years together have taught you something.

Can we find a quiet corner to talk in? About?

Hit me.

Tomorrow marks the beginning of a truly exciting time for all of us. In other

words, as of tomorrow, even a trip to the supermarket would

be a blast.

Here, here.

Cheers.

Mark,

I am so sorry.

No, no, it's okay.

A wet look works for me.

Maybe it'd be better if you just took the whole thing off.

Did anyone ever tell you that you have this effect on people?

I'm sorry. I can't. I can't do this. I can't.

Considering our professional background, it's just... No, no. I'm sorry.

I practically attacked you.

We have a security problem.

What do you mean?

I go to parties to find out about people.

What you're doing here is

wrong, morally and otherwise.

You are tampering with the fundamental forces of nature. Marco, get that witch

out of here. Careful, Corporal. She may be packing heat.

Well, pepper spray at least.

Freaking tree huggers.

It's good work, Mark.

I can't imagine that would have had much impact.

This is a completely redundant system.

That's because you got her before she could do any more damage.

Standing by to report.

Dr. Crest, the teleportation field, it's destabilizing.

The wormhole is expanding.

Shut it down.

Shut it down!

What? What are you doing?

Are you with me this time? Yeah, what?

What happened?

Come on, Mark. We're waiting. Are you toasting or not?

Wormholes.

They're a bitch.

Wormhole. They're a bitch.

But it is. And it's even worse than you think.

Will you excuse us for a moment, please?

Mark.

Where are you two going?

June's an eco -terrorist. She's trying to sabotage the test. Deal with her.

And the loop keeps getting shorter.

First by seconds, now hours.

Shouldn't the loop be constant?

If there's a loop at all, it's an anomaly.

It's like a kink in a piece of string.

Time is trying to resume its normal flow, like someone pulling on both ends

the string.

The kink will get smaller and smaller until there's no chance of averting

disaster.

Do you think we should tell Glade?

I tried. He put me under house arrest.

Trust me, it happened.

Look, every time we start to test, it goes down exactly the way we say it

until the animals disappear.

And then the wormhole destabilizes and begins to expand way beyond its

anticipated radius.

And just as it's about to overtake the lab...

What? What?

Laughs.

Laughs.

When we set off the device, we all turned to look at the cages because we

waiting for the animals to appear there. But each and every time I went through

that loop, Les was not looking there because he knew they weren't going to

up.

I don't understand.

The second time I went through the loop, I found evidence of sabotage. It was

Julie. But the last time I went through, I stopped Julie, and the device still

failed.

Mark, you're losing me. So did Julie sabotage the device or not? She did, but

the last time I went through, I tried to stop the test from happening, but none

of the failstakes worked. No, that's not possible.

Unless... Unless Julie's sabotage didn't matter. The device had already been

compromised. By who, Glade? Why would he do such a thing?

Let's say a device like ours was detonated near an enemy.

Like an army division, carrying guns inside a tank.

And the wormhole began to fluctuate, like it has been.

the target wouldn't be teleported anywhere.

It would just disappear, like the animals.

We'd be completely out of existence.

A tenfold displacement bomb. Like a neutron bomb, only a thousand times more

efficient.

And it's my energy technology that's making this all possible.

Because I brought it to Les.

You were right, Cleo.

We aren't all of us in this together.

Trust me. You said it. So, less of using our technology as some kind of weapon.

How do we stop it? Good question. In a compromised state, anything we do could

set that damn thing off.

The Outer Limits.

Please stand by.

The Outer Limits.

Please stand by.

I thought I'd find you here.

Thanks for the tip, Mark. Our little Julie confessed everything.

But just to be safe, I thought I'd post a guard around the device until we ship

it out to the test site.

By the way, how'd you find out about Julie?

Cleo tipped me off.

She found... An anomalous code in the launch sequence.

I traced it back to Julie's console. It was the only explanation.

Really?

That's a pretty significant breach of security. Why didn't you tell me the

moment you found out? We weren't sure what it meant.

You questioning our motives, Les?

Excuse us a minute, Cleo.

I'm not questioning your motives, Mark. But I am concerned.

Call it a hunch. You know, it's not like either of us are oversupplied with

tomorrows. We need this test to work.

You...

You wouldn't believe the heat I'm taking from higher up.

Don't worry, Les. You and me, we're in this together.

I'm glad to hear it.

We can't lose our nerve, Mark. Not now.

There's way too much at stake.

I know exactly what's at stake.

You play poker, son?

Very not, sir.

Between choir practice and the pistol range, I can hardly find the time.

See, Mark and I used to play at least once a week.

And I whipped his butt every time.

You see, I could always figure out what his down cards were. He could never hide

what was in his hand.

Or in his head.

With all due respect, sir, Dr. Christie... With all due respect... If

there's one rat in the barn... There could just as easily

be two.

God, listen to me. This is what you've been doing.

Input this. It's a macrovirus that will chow down on the launch sequence.

Hurry.

Where have you been, Mark?

Leo said you were working on something.

Just some final calculations.

Standing by for ignition.

Engaging arming sequence.

Leo, any idea what's happening? I'm analyzing, but it could take a few.

All right, sit back, Les. Give us some time. We'll figure this out.

What did you just do? This test is far more important than you realize, Mark.

I've had you and Cleo cut out of the system.

We can't afford any last -minute glitches. You know what they say in the

about hesitation?

This is a DOE project. It's under my command. It isn't now, and it never was.

Corporal. Sir!

Report Doctors Crest and Lazar from the premises immediately.

Cleo, shut the server down.

Do it now.

Corporal! Yes, sir!

Colonel Glade, the teleportation field. It's destabilizing.

That shouldn't be possible.

Shut it down. Not responding.

Shut it down.

Mark, look at the clock.

Luke, it's collapsing.

The outer limit.

Please stand by.

Outer limit.

Please stand by.

And we can't start pulling wires out of the device because the bomb could go

off. So I think we should start by focusing on stopping the countdown. That

won't solve the bigger problem. The bomb will still exist unless we'll still try

to set it off. We need to deal with this permanently in the next two hours.

Two hours?

We need more time than that.

Mark.

We keep trying to stop the bomb from blowing up, but we can't.

So let's stop trying.

Instead... Let's get that damn thing to work the way we designed it to.

Can you run a little interference for me?

We blocked the video feed.

Joe, any idea what's going on? I'm getting error messages.

What just happened to our eyes?

That's what I'd like to know.

What's wrong with this thing?

My keyboard just froze.

Mine too.

Cleo, talk to me.

Looks like there's a bug in the software. Where is Mark, Cleo?

I just saw him in the briefing room running some calculations.

No way. I was just up there.

Well, I think maybe we should put a hold on this test. It's not going to happen.

Now, I need answers. What is going on?

Guys?

Looks like we've got a software problem somewhere along the line.

Corporal, I want you to personally find Dr. Crest right now. Yes, sir.

What

the

hell is that thing?

Dr. Crest is not on base, sir.

System integrity's been breached.

There's someone at the device.

Mark.

Purple, I want you to hold on to Dr. Lazar.

Sir!

If you don't hear from me by the time the countdown gets to 30 seconds...

Damn that! Damn that!

Back away from the device, Mark.

You've turned this into a weapon, haven't you?

Come on, Mark.

You're not that naive.

You didn't really think this was just about moving animals around, did you? It

would have been nice if you had shared that with me. I'm not that naive either.

You wouldn't have gone along, am I right? Please listen.

I'm just trying to fix what you've done. I've just got to check it. You've

already fixed it.

In ten seconds, the test will be aborted.

And if you're unclear on how that's going to impact on us... Impact?

You want to impact? When that bomb goes off, you know what you've done to me!

This test was the difference between moving up and moving out.

There is no tomorrow here, not for me. The only way there's going to be a

tomorrow for either of us is if I finish fixing that.

How dare you lose your nerve now?

How dare you? Listen, I'm not lying to you.

You look at that timer. It's still going. The abort supersedes everything.

Who knows what you're fiddling around has done to the system.

I'm surprised the timer's not moving sideways.

If you want to pitch away your career, go ahead.

But do not think that you can pitch away my career with impunity.

Listen to me. When you did what you did, you destroyed all the fail -safe

systems. That bomb is going off. What were we thinking?

What the... What the... To

be honest...

I didn't really know for sure how far the blast would go.

I guess that last wire made all the difference.

It's so possible we could redeem this project.

I'm not even sure I want to redeem the science.

We could take the rest of our collective careers to overcome this failure.

I could live with that.

What do you think happened to Glade?

I don't know.

Maybe he's in another dimension.

Somewhere out of the normal flow of time.

Temporarily out of order, you might say.

We exist in time, moving

forever forward through the moments of our lives.

moments which, once experienced, can never be relived.

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I want to escape to a world where I can fly.

A world with no boundaries, no rules.

I want to defy gravity. I want to do what nobody else has done.

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