1 00:00:49,083 --> 00:00:51,582 For those who voyage among the stars, 2 00:00:51,583 --> 00:00:54,541 time is the most precious resource. 3 00:00:57,083 --> 00:00:59,749 In starships traveling near light speed, 4 00:00:59,750 --> 00:01:03,082 time slows to a crawl. 5 00:01:03,083 --> 00:01:07,083 Days for a traveler could be years for their loved ones back home. 6 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,415 Lidon is a frontier planet, 7 00:01:12,416 --> 00:01:14,665 a new world that had always been too small 8 00:01:14,666 --> 00:01:16,791 to hold Mari Hanson. 9 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,332 Life was difficult here, 10 00:01:24,333 --> 00:01:28,332 especially for this first generation off the arcship from Earth. 11 00:01:28,333 --> 00:01:31,874 Mari's mother died in a harsh winter soon after landfall, 12 00:01:31,875 --> 00:01:35,207 and her father, Nik, raised her the best he could. 13 00:01:35,208 --> 00:01:37,707 Dad, you hear about Calen? 14 00:01:37,708 --> 00:01:39,999 He got a spot on an off-world expedition. 15 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,499 He's probably gonna be gone for decades. 16 00:01:41,500 --> 00:01:44,915 I heard. Hand me that spanner. 17 00:01:44,916 --> 00:01:47,415 Calen was saying that there's still an opening, 18 00:01:47,416 --> 00:01:49,832 and I was thinking maybe I could be the one to take it... 19 00:01:49,833 --> 00:01:52,582 Mari, we've been over this. 20 00:01:52,583 --> 00:01:54,582 You're too young and it's too dangerous. 21 00:01:54,583 --> 00:01:57,457 But Dad, I'm only a few months short. 22 00:01:57,458 --> 00:01:59,040 Nobody's gonna check my registry, and... 23 00:01:59,041 --> 00:02:02,040 Spoken like a true traveler. 24 00:02:02,041 --> 00:02:05,332 Rules are for those who lack imagination. 25 00:02:05,333 --> 00:02:07,874 Rafe Sabatine. You must be... 26 00:02:07,875 --> 00:02:09,916 On her way home. 27 00:02:10,041 --> 00:02:12,624 It'll take three days to fix the port thruster, 28 00:02:12,625 --> 00:02:14,707 but the valve'll hold till you get to Scotia. 29 00:02:14,708 --> 00:02:17,540 Scotia? That's your home port? 30 00:02:17,541 --> 00:02:19,415 Gods, no. 31 00:02:19,416 --> 00:02:21,874 Scotia's a celestial graveyard, 32 00:02:21,875 --> 00:02:25,749 but I hear there's still artifacts buried in those ruins. 33 00:02:25,750 --> 00:02:28,457 Hmm. Maybe you can find an artifact 34 00:02:28,458 --> 00:02:30,957 that would make Lidon less of a... 35 00:02:30,958 --> 00:02:34,166 Frozen hellscape? 36 00:02:47,166 --> 00:02:49,957 Finally done with Sabatine's ship. 37 00:02:49,958 --> 00:02:52,665 Held together with tape and chewing gum, but she'll fly. 38 00:02:52,666 --> 00:02:54,665 Nope, she won't. 39 00:02:54,666 --> 00:02:57,582 Got a message from Melayu asking us to impound the ship. 40 00:02:57,583 --> 00:03:00,165 His father's refusing the bill. 41 00:03:00,166 --> 00:03:02,790 Seems the kid borrowed it without permission. 42 00:03:02,791 --> 00:03:06,290 Aw, every traveler's a thief, but stealing from your own family? 43 00:03:06,291 --> 00:03:08,707 Yeah, that boy's all kinds of trouble. 44 00:03:08,708 --> 00:03:11,916 I can see why Mari's so smitten. 45 00:03:13,583 --> 00:03:14,957 Come on, Nik. 46 00:03:14,958 --> 00:03:16,915 Even you can't be that dense. 47 00:03:21,791 --> 00:03:23,875 That sneaky son of a bitch. 48 00:03:46,541 --> 00:03:48,499 She's just a kid. 49 00:03:48,500 --> 00:03:52,374 Nik wasn't a wealthy man, but his daughter was everything. 50 00:03:52,375 --> 00:03:54,583 He had to get her back. 51 00:03:55,666 --> 00:03:58,540 And so, Thadie Voss loaned Nik the money 52 00:03:58,541 --> 00:04:02,582 to buy himself into the crew of the Southern Cross. 53 00:04:02,583 --> 00:04:05,582 The cargo hauler made slow crossings, 54 00:04:05,583 --> 00:04:08,040 but one port of call was Scotia, 55 00:04:08,041 --> 00:04:11,750 the same world his daughter was bound for. 56 00:04:16,875 --> 00:04:22,165 Traveling at near light speed, one year passed for Nik 57 00:04:22,166 --> 00:04:26,207 while eight years passed for Mari on Scotia. 58 00:04:26,208 --> 00:04:29,249 Once a thriving Celestial world, 59 00:04:29,250 --> 00:04:32,332 now a radioactive hellscape. 60 00:04:32,333 --> 00:04:35,124 Some expeditions to her harsh surface 61 00:04:35,125 --> 00:04:37,540 found priceless artifacts. 62 00:04:37,541 --> 00:04:40,207 Most found death. 63 00:04:40,208 --> 00:04:42,915 But Nik refused to give up hope. 64 00:04:42,916 --> 00:04:46,790 Rafe and Mari had joined a poorly outfitted expedition, 65 00:04:46,791 --> 00:04:48,457 a gamble that nearly killed them both. 66 00:04:48,458 --> 00:04:50,165 But it was Mari who rescued Rafe 67 00:04:50,166 --> 00:04:52,874 from the remnants guarding the ruins. 68 00:04:52,875 --> 00:04:56,249 Nik had spent only months in sliptime on the cargo hauler, 69 00:04:56,250 --> 00:04:58,082 but in actual time, 70 00:04:58,083 --> 00:05:02,040 Mari and Rafe had suffered long, hard years on Scotia. 71 00:05:02,041 --> 00:05:04,499 Nik followed them to Melayu, 72 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:07,832 home world of the Sabatine family. 73 00:05:15,125 --> 00:05:17,040 I am sorry, Nik. 74 00:05:17,041 --> 00:05:20,040 You've come a long way for bad news. 75 00:05:20,041 --> 00:05:24,415 Rafe and Mari left 12 years ago for Hevelius. 76 00:05:24,416 --> 00:05:28,707 They were after a map of lost Détenir worlds. 77 00:05:28,708 --> 00:05:30,625 But something went wrong. 78 00:05:34,583 --> 00:05:35,874 Rafe! 79 00:05:35,875 --> 00:05:37,958 Get to the ship. 80 00:05:39,291 --> 00:05:41,082 We know they lifted off, 81 00:05:41,083 --> 00:05:45,290 but we lost contact when the ship left the system. 82 00:05:45,291 --> 00:05:48,915 The Celestials will follow them, 83 00:05:48,916 --> 00:05:51,540 hunt them. 84 00:05:51,541 --> 00:05:53,166 I'd give anything to help, but... 85 00:05:59,583 --> 00:06:01,208 A ship. 86 00:06:02,833 --> 00:06:05,208 Give me a ship. 87 00:06:14,041 --> 00:06:15,999 Nik knew Mari and Rafe would be executed 88 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,915 for their theft if they were found. 89 00:06:18,916 --> 00:06:22,749 In desperation, Nik surrendered himself to the Celestials, 90 00:06:22,750 --> 00:06:26,749 becoming a member of their indentured human crew. 91 00:06:26,750 --> 00:06:28,665 He hoped that if they found Mari, 92 00:06:28,666 --> 00:06:30,875 he could find some way... 93 00:06:32,291 --> 00:06:34,125 to save her. 94 00:07:14,416 --> 00:07:16,707 Rafe. Shut those fucking hatches. 95 00:07:16,708 --> 00:07:18,957 Just a few more, Mari! 96 00:07:18,958 --> 00:07:21,040 Can't let this all be for nothing. 97 00:07:21,041 --> 00:07:23,374 Celestials! We need to get out of here! 98 00:07:23,375 --> 00:07:24,832 - There's too many! - They've got us surrounded! 99 00:07:24,833 --> 00:07:27,624 Evac now. I repeat, evac now. 100 00:07:27,625 --> 00:07:29,874 Shit! They're gonna rip us apart! 101 00:07:29,875 --> 00:07:31,916 Strap in! I'm lifting! 102 00:07:47,291 --> 00:07:49,290 Head for the gate! They can't be far behind us. 103 00:07:49,291 --> 00:07:51,665 We've got incoming! 104 00:07:51,666 --> 00:07:53,582 Traveler down! Repeat, traveler down! 105 00:07:53,583 --> 00:07:57,166 Celestial ships are ahead. They've cut us off from the gate. 106 00:08:02,416 --> 00:08:04,166 Sending in the clear for La Castella. 107 00:08:05,250 --> 00:08:06,540 Mari, if you can hear me, 108 00:08:06,541 --> 00:08:08,665 do exactly as I say. 109 00:08:08,666 --> 00:08:11,624 - That voice. - Make your run for the gate 110 00:08:11,625 --> 00:08:13,749 as close to the warship as possible. 111 00:08:13,750 --> 00:08:16,582 Mari, pull up. Mari. Mari! Pull up! 112 00:08:16,583 --> 00:08:20,083 We need to pull back! They're locked on. I can't evade! 113 00:08:21,666 --> 00:08:23,249 Dad! 114 00:08:23,250 --> 00:08:24,415 Where are you? 115 00:08:24,416 --> 00:08:27,415 Mari, I'm in a shuttle on a Celestial ship, 116 00:08:27,416 --> 00:08:29,457 but I'm going to detonate their reactor 117 00:08:29,458 --> 00:08:30,666 in three... 118 00:08:32,916 --> 00:08:34,915 two... 119 00:08:52,875 --> 00:08:54,707 Mari, fighters on your tail. 120 00:08:54,708 --> 00:08:56,166 I see 'em! 121 00:09:06,125 --> 00:09:08,250 I can't lose 'em! 122 00:09:11,125 --> 00:09:12,457 Hold on! 123 00:09:12,458 --> 00:09:14,375 I'm coming, Mari! 124 00:09:21,708 --> 00:09:23,707 Rafe. 125 00:09:23,708 --> 00:09:25,750 I'm sorry. 126 00:09:31,333 --> 00:09:33,624 Mari. 127 00:09:33,625 --> 00:09:35,166 Mari! 128 00:10:16,625 --> 00:10:19,040 Through some miracle, 129 00:10:19,041 --> 00:10:21,208 Mari survived. 130 00:10:27,541 --> 00:10:29,958 But Mari's injuries were too severe. 131 00:10:31,833 --> 00:10:35,582 We found thousand-year-old technology 132 00:10:35,583 --> 00:10:37,791 that was more advanced than ours. 133 00:10:39,541 --> 00:10:43,040 Celestials have built empires across the entire cluster. 134 00:10:43,041 --> 00:10:44,207 Most... 135 00:10:47,333 --> 00:10:49,415 have yet to be discovered. 136 00:10:49,416 --> 00:10:52,250 Nik did his best to extend the time they had together. 137 00:10:53,250 --> 00:10:54,833 But in the end... 138 00:10:56,250 --> 00:10:57,916 he had to let her go. 139 00:10:58,916 --> 00:11:00,957 He took solace that she'd lived the life 140 00:11:00,958 --> 00:11:03,041 of adventure and wonder. 141 00:11:04,041 --> 00:11:06,875 The life of a traveler. 142 00:11:11,625 --> 00:11:12,749 That's right. 143 00:11:12,750 --> 00:11:15,415 I'm gonna need those engines back online by 0800. 144 00:11:15,416 --> 00:11:16,915 Copy that. 145 00:11:16,916 --> 00:11:19,000 Engines online by 0800. 146 00:11:25,541 --> 00:11:27,165 Kara Voss? 147 00:11:27,166 --> 00:11:28,499 Yeah. That's right. 148 00:11:28,500 --> 00:11:30,500 I'm a little busy. 149 00:11:31,500 --> 00:11:34,500 Your grandmother Thady and I were good friends. 150 00:11:35,583 --> 00:11:37,707 I owed her a debt. 151 00:11:37,708 --> 00:11:39,583 With her gone... 152 00:11:40,666 --> 00:11:43,041 I reckon this belongs to you. 153 00:11:45,166 --> 00:11:47,708 A little something to help warm this place up. 154 00:11:49,416 --> 00:11:51,000 Hold on. 155 00:11:52,083 --> 00:11:54,790 This is worth more than every ship here. 156 00:11:54,791 --> 00:11:56,707 And Port Bering besides. 157 00:11:56,708 --> 00:12:00,000 Figured I owed a bit of interest.