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Previously on dark matter.

We wait and try not to get drawn into the conflict.

And how long do you think that'll last?

I don't believe it.

Hello, pumpkin.

You think she's the one who had my friends killed

over this?

You swore an oath.

And the throne will still be here

once you're gone.

And who will occupy it?

Did you debate my fate?

We did.

And what was the result?

I can't make this any easier for you.

You think this is easy?

I am a threat to your crew.

You have no choice. As their leader, you need to...

Who the hell are you to lecture me on leadership?

You had command of an entire empire and you blew it.

You're right. I failed my people and now I have nothing.

I would do the same thing if I was in your place.

- -Two! - -What?

Is ryo still alive?

- -Yes, but... - -Don't kill him.

There's nothing more to talk about.

We need you on the bridge.

We've received a subspace transmission.

From who?

Put him on screen.

Teku. I'm glad to see you made it out alive.

The feeling's mutual.

Can I also assume that ryo made it out?

Yes, I kept up my end of our deal.

He's on board.

We need to discuss his return.

I said I'd get him off the planet and I did.

I didn't promise anything after that.

You should know that I did not leave

zairon empty-handed.

I am, in fact, in command of a fleet

of ships that remain loyal to the emperor.

He's not emperor anymore.

He is the rightful heir of ishida.

And we want him back.

Just outta curiosity, when you say “fleet,"

how many ships are we talking about, here?

Six cruisers, three destroyers.

All with nowhere to go.

- -No direction. - -It's true,

we are homeless and without allies,

but we are united behind one purpose:

To restore our emperor to his rightful place.

It's not that simple. He has things to answer for.

He's a tyrant, a mass murderer...

A ruler who had to make hard decisions.

He attacked us, stole from us,

and more importantly, he bears some responsibility

for the death of our friend.

Not to make this all about me,

but he also sent an assassin

who tried to kill me... Repeatedly.

I know there is bad blood between you,

and I know that nothing pained him more.

He tell you that himself?

Ryo was raised to never show weakness.

But I know for a fact that he was heartbroken.

That's assuming he has one.

I do not want us to be enemies.

So, as a show of good faith,

I have something to offer you.

What're you talking about?

It concerns the man who kidnapped you

and brought you to zairon.

You mean Boone?

I sensed he was untrustworthy,

so I placed a tracking device on his ship...

As a precaution.

I know where he went.

The coordinates that teku provided

are deep within an uninhabited system.

It would appear their marauder has not moved in some time.

Off-grid. Some kind of hideout.

Or it's the place the ishida fleet's waiting

to get the jump on us the second we drop out.

I-I don't think teku would do that.

'Cause you know him so well?

I saw what kind of man he was in four's memories.

People change.

You've gotta at least be a little curious.

- -Nope. - -I'm not the one

with a double out there ruining my rep.

Listen, I appreciate you insinuating that I have a rep

worth protecting, but I think it's crazy

that we're blindly trusting this guy.

The fact that there's another you

and another me out there is a problem.

We always knew we were gonna have to deal with this

sooner or later.

What if he's lying? Hmm?

So, is this a stay of execution?

It's a temporary one.

I can assure you that's not necessary.

I won't attempt to escape.

The simple fact is I have nowhere to go.

I thought you might wanna know...

I spoke to teku. He made it out alive.

I'm glad. I was worried about him.

He's important to you.

Very much so.

Why?

'Cause he's always been a good friend.

When I returned to zairon, I knew he was the one

I could trust above all others.

He's the most honorable man I know.

Well, let's hope you're right.

Still don't like it.

I don't entirely disagree with you,

but I still think it's worth investigating.

We'll have the Android drop us out just short

of the coordinates and use long-range sensors

to see what's waiting for us. Good enough?

Do I have a choice?

Fine.

Come in.

- -Hey. - -Hey.

I'm not interrupting anything, am I?

No, no, it's fine.

Are you all right?

Of course. What do you mean?

I dunno. It's just that, since we've got back

from zairon, I get the feeling something's bothering you.

You mean besides the fact

that two, three, and the Android all voted to kill four?

You mean ryo.

Hey, if you don't wanna talk about it...

No. No, it's fine.

You're gonna find out sooner or later anyway.

It wasn't a coincidence.

- -What wasn't? - -The bearded man...

The one I took the blink drive from.

It was no accident that he was on eridani-6.

What're you talking about?

I was looking for my sister.

She was adopted by a wealthy family

when I was just a baby. Somehow, I must have found her

and made contact, because I invited her

to meet me on the station.

Only she didn't come alone.

She came with her mother.

Alicia reynaud.

Physical exertion is an excellent means

of stress reduction.

Are you feeling more relaxed?

Not really.

Then you might want to consider alternate dynamic activities:

Running, weight lifting...

- -...sexual congress. - -Yup, yup. Okay.

I will keep that... in mind.

- -What you got? - -I was able to get into

the lockbox. The one matching the description

that ryo gave you.

I found this.

A data storage device. It's like the one he mentioned.

The files are pass-locked.

I've been unable to read them, but this one caught my eye.

It's labeled “kryden."

Three, where are you?

Infirmary.

Are you all right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay.

Well, you might wanna get up here.

- -We're about to drop out. - -On my way.

- -Any sign of ships? - -Not yet.

However, I am detecting something

at the coordinates teku provided...

Something quite large.

Are we close enough to get a visual?

Yes. Onscreen.

Magnify.

Is that what I think it is?

It's project Phoenix,

ferrous' secret shipyard... The real one this time.

Son of a bitch.

Boone and his crew are working for ferrous now?

How'd they swing that?

We've got bigger worries.

Those ships look like they're almost finished.

And if they launch, ferrous will be unstoppable.

Then let's make sure that doesn't happen.

So you wanna attack them?

We have to do something.

Look, kid, I'm all for saving the galaxy,

but we're one ship, and they're lots

and lots and lots of ships.

Have they spotted us?

This far out, it's unlikely.

Element of surprise.

However, there is a problem.

I'm detecting the leading edge of an aslanov exclusion field,

- -dead ahead. - -Aw, shit.

You were right to be cautious.

Any closer, and we would've hit the field.

Our ftl would have failed, and we most definitely

would have been detected.

How long to get there in sublight?

Two and a half hours.

They'd detect us before we could get anywhere near it.

- -We could blink in. - -I dunno.

Three's right. One ship against something that big?

We don't have the firepower.

We don't even know what kind of defenses they have.

Look, I don't want those ships to launch

any more than you do, but I think we could use

a little help on this one.

Who?

Mikkei's been trying to stay out of the war

as best they can.

Maybe it's time they got their hands dirty.

It's commander truffault.

- -Commander. - -Hello again, raza.

Did you get a chance to look at those images

- -we sent you? - -Yes.

They corroborate our recent intel.

Oh. You already knew about the shipyard.

We have an agent inside ferrous corp.

Who tipped us off, but we weren't sure

whether our source was wholly reliable.

Well, I'd say those images confirm it.

Yes...

We need to take out that shipyard, which is where you

and your ship come in.

Oh?

With your blink drive operational,

you have the only ship in the galaxy

that can get past that exclusion field.

So, I'd like to offer the services

of mikkei's finest scientists

to take a look at your damaged drive.

Well, we fixed it. It's already working.

Well, well, well. What a pleasant surprise.

In that case, I would very much like

to come over and discuss a proposal with you.

That thing full of money?

We haven't reached the payment stage quite yet.

- -What the hell? - -That looks familiar.

It should.

It's a white hole device, courtesy of our friends

at traugott... one of only two prototypes ever completed.

Yeah, we remember what happened to the other one.

Circumstances have changed since then.

Our relationship with traugott has evolved.

So, you're allies now?

Not officially, but we have been

discreetly supplying them with weapons

and other resources for quite some time.

Yeah, they tried to kill us in prison.

That was before the war. And anyway,

you of all people should know not to take

that sort of thing personally.

I don't know. Attacking and taking out

those ships is one thing, but destroying that entire structure

with all those people on board?

We have no other option. This is our one and only shot.

Look, ferrous is winning the war,

but they have stretched their resources

to the breaking point. And that was their plan

from the very beginning, because they are counting on

those ships coming online at the key moment.

Prevent that from happening, and their strategy collapses.

They'll be caught in a protracted

war of attrition they can't win, against half a dozen enemies.

When all sides are exhausted...

Mikkei steps in,

the most powerful corporation in the galaxy.

And your most grateful ally.

Well... we don't have to risk the ship.

We could hook up the blink drive to the marauder.

They'd never even know we were there.

When you say “grateful," what kind of gratitude

we talking about here?

More money than you could spend in your lifetime.

And for those of you who need other motivation,

if you don't do this and those ships launch,

ferrous runs the table.

Android, we need you to prep

the marauder for blink drive operation.

We're going back.

Understood.

- -What're you doing? - -Coming with.

Well, that's not necessary.

We're not even boarding the facility.

Better safe than sorry.

All right, raza. Here we go.

Aw, damn, that thing's big.

I'm gonna set the timer for one minute.

That should give us enough time to jettison the bomb

and get the hell out of here.

All right, opening rear door.

All right, that's it. Time to go.

Engaging blink drive.

- -What happened? - -Try again?

What the hell's going on?

Diagnostics are all in the green.

Blink drive is fully operational.

Then why are we still here?

- -I don't know. - -Fifteen seconds.

- -You can disarm that, right? - -No, I can't.

Get us out of here, maximum sublight.

Wouldn't do any good. We don't have enough time

to clear the blast radius.

What the hell?

Why didn't it go off?

All right. Station defenses.

They're shooting at us.

- -We're getting a signal. - -Marauder,

we're locked in on your position.

Try to run, and we'll blow you out of space.

They should've been back by now.

And that shipyard should've been destroyed.

Something's wrong.

You can say that again. It was a double cross.

Traugott just launched multiple attacks

against mikkei's holdings in three sectors.

What're you talking about?

They obviously cut their own deal with ferrous,

which means they probably warned them we were coming.

This whole thing has been a setup.

What does that mean?! They trapped the marauder?!

- -How is that possible?! - -I don't know.

- -What about the bomb? - -My guess is

they somehow tampered with it.

- -I'm sorry. - -You're sorry?!

Are you kidding me?!

It is what it is.

Now, our agent inside ferrous may still be able to help,

but in the meantime, my ships are needed elsewhere,

and since this location has been compromised,

I would advise you leave as well.

This is the rendezvous point. We're not going anywhere.

Very well.

I wish you good luck!

Those two in there. You're with me.

You know, I really can't help but think

that I, uh, didn't need to be on this mission.

That's what we tried to tell you.

Next time, be more persistent.

Oh, good. Now we can get to work.

I need you to tell me everything you know

about the drive.

I'm afraid that's not much.

You adapted it to your shuttle's sublight engines.

That took some doing.

That was my Android. We could call her, if you like.

That won't be necessary.

You can leave us now.

She's dangerous.

I said you can leave.

Look, I'm not trying to play you.

I really don't know how that thing works.

I've got nothing to offer.

You can offer more than you know.

And you will.

Good news. I brought a friend.

Gentlemen!

We have got to stop meeting like this.

Wexler.

We shoulda killed you when we had the chance.

Ah, don't beat yourself up over it, eh?

Don't... touch me.

Where's the rest of your crew?

Who, portia and Tash?

Getting their nails done? What do I care?

Android's back on the ship. Boone's on a bender.

He was staking out the nova system for a few weeks

before you all showed up. I think he went a little wiggy.

Can we cut to the chase?

Commander nieman will be here soon.

That's right! Your old pal.

See, the thing is, he's got you guys

and the blink drive, and for most men,

that would be enough. But, as we all know,

nieman is not most men.

He wants his victory to be complete.

He wants the raza.

Admittedly, it's not nearly as valuable

with just a glitchy Android

and some green-haired little girl on board,

but hey, what're you gonna do?

First one to give up the ship's location gets to live.

- -Fine. - -Whoa.

What, are you just gonna take 'em out, just like that?

If I kill this one, the other one will know I mean business.

Well, yeah, but, uh...

Don'tcha wanna soften 'em up a bit first?

I mean, that's half the fun, right?

This way's easier.

Okay. If you say so.

He's right. That was easy.

Oh, don't look so surprised.

Truffault sends her regards, by the way.

- -You're her agent? - -Yeah, that's right.

I got tired of taking a backseat to portia,

so I cut my own side deal. Seize the day.

“Carpet“ diem.

'Sides, mikkei's got dental, so... whoa.

You expect us to trust you?

No. I do expect you not to be

incredibly stupid, though.

Yeah?

They adapted the exclusion field.

That's why you couldn't blink outta here.

They let you in the front door,

and then they locked it behind you.

How the hell'd they manage that?

They had a little help.

I don't know. Our Android knows

a thing or two about blink drives.

Who let them know we were coming, hmm?

You?

Traugott sold you out.

The bomb was a dud.

Look, the only way you're getting outta here

is if you take down that field. And I'm pretty sure

there's only one person in this room

who knows where the control room is.

All right, around this corner, make a left

and a right, and then all the way

to the end, and you'll find the lab

where they're holding your friend.

I'll deal with the exclusion field,

and then we'll all meet up back at the marauder, okay?

Break.

Fat chance. I'm not lettin' you outta my sight.

- -Got this? - -I got it.

- -Who hurt you? - -Let's go.

What're you doing here?

I think he has authorization.

Oof. That stain's not coming out.

- -Ah... - -Sure you know how

to work this thing?

Now, we can't just shut the system down.

We need the station commander's access code for that.

But we could boost the signal enough

to create a feedback loop. It'll cause a chain reaction

that should fry the entire satellite network.

Beauty and brains.

Just get to work.

Tsk.

- -Two, you okay? - -Yeah.

- -What happened? - -They were asking questions.

I didn't have the answers.

Who gave us the location of the shipyard?

- -What? - -Earlier today,

someone tipped us off to this location.

Who was it?

Teku.

Just wanted to make sure I wasn't bringing portia lin

back on the ship with us.

All right, let's go.

And here we... go.

Well, well, well. It's working.

Now we got about five minutes before they realize

something's gone wrong and sound a general alarm.

So, I trust that once we're outta here,

you'll show your appreciation...

In a very generous way.

What happened to five minutes?

Slight miscalculation.

- -Oh... down! - -Oh, shit!

Wexler?

Wexler?!

You greasy little rat.

Where are you...?

Would you come on?!

H-Hi, uh...!

It's okay. He's with us.

- -Really? - -Yes, really.

And we have to go right now.

- -Where's three? - -I dunno.

He was right behind me.

What? We have to go back for him.

What are you, nuts?! We're about to be overrun!

All right, n-now is not the time

for this “all for one“ shit! We're all gonna die

if we don't leave here right now!

Six!

Go!

Report.

The prisoners have escaped, ma'am.

And the blink drive is gone.

Commander nieman is not gonna be happy.

You're dismissed.

I'm detecting something.

It's the marauder.

Open a channel.

Come in, raza. This is the marauder.

We're reading you. What happened?

Truffault said it was a setup.

Yeah, we ran into a bit of a problem.

Is everyone okay?

Not exactly.

Don't worry. We're gonna go back for him.

We're gonna need help.

Hey.

You sent us into a trap.

And it was my man who got you out.

Not all of us.

I'm sorry about that, but you were not the only one

who was double-crossed.

We never should've trusted traugott.

No one expected them to turn.

They've suffered more at the hands

of ferrous corp. Than anyone.

I suppose they figured it was their only chance at survival.

Well, they figured wrong. Ferrous corp. Is going down.

Well, I appreciate your confidence, but...

The aslanov field is disabled.

The whole network is fried.

They're not bringing it online any time soon,

which means that base is wide open.

You're certain of that.

Yes. So, ferrous will be sending in their ships

as fast as they can to protect it,

but like you said... They're spread thin.

We have the advantage.

Had the advantage.

It wasn't only traugott that turned.

Electus, inkosi, and novina all launched

simultaneous attacks against our holdings

across a dozen sectors.

It doesn't matter.

You take out ferrous, and they'll all go running

with their tails between their legs.

I'll have to run this by the board.

The board?

This isn't a corporate takeover. This is war.

Maybe we can spare a half dozen ships.

- -That won't be enough. - -But right now,

it's all I can do.

Well, I might be able to do better.

We need to talk.

What about?

Teku has a fleet. Nine warships...

Loyalists who escaped the coup.

It's not enough to take back the throne,

but it is a good place to start.

Why are you telling me this?

There's no point in lying.

We both know I was ready to kill you.

But there's something more important at stake now.

And what would that be?

First, I need to know.

Did you make an alliance with ferrous corp.?

Hardly. It was a one-time arrangement.

Commander nieman knew I had an interest

in seeing you brought to zairon.

- -In exchange for? - -He wanted me to use

my influence with the league to prevent a trade embargo.

Why do you care?

If you pledge teku's fleet to help us,

I'll release you.

Help you do what?

Win this war.

Come on.

Wake up.

Two?

- -What the hell? - -I am not two.

Ah, shit. Portia.

So... what happened? How did the others get away?

I didn't know they got away, but thanks for letting me know.

God, it was wexler, wasn't it?

That little weasel.

Gotta admit, you kind of screwed him over on that last deal.

Mm. I know.

Although, I never thought he'd have the balls

to do anything about it.

God, nieman is gonna be pissed.

Why are you working with that snake, anyway?

Because... he's gonna win.

Game's not over yet, honey.

Receiving a signal from the raza, sir.

Onscreen.

- -Emperor. - -Teku.

Thought I might never see you again.

I have a fleet at your disposal, heika.

And there are many more like us back on zairon.

Men and women who remain loyal,

and will fight to see their emperor restored

to his rightful place.

There may come a time for that one day, but not right now.

First, we're going to secure a powerful ally.

The mikkei combine has an opportunity

to deliver ferrous corp. A death blow.

We are going to help them do it.

As I said, the fleet is at your command.

We'll send you the coordinates.

- -Prepare for battle. - -Yes, heika.

You know, I would be more useful at the command of my ships.

Nice try,

but I won't be letting you go until after we win the battle.

Android, signal commander truffault.

It's on.

Mm! Let me tell you something.

Your Android may be a few neural pathways short

of a full deck, but she sure can cook.

All right. The latest mikkei intelligence

says that ferrous has somewhere between

10 to 15 ships already on-site.

So the odds are just about even.

Well, you better believe they got

more on the way.

When we drop out, things are gonna happen fast.

I want you backing up the Android on weapons,

and you on shields.

Power management is gonna be key.

What you want me to do?

I should probably just lock you up.

You do recall who saved who, right?

Yes. Fine. Next to me, keeping your mouth shut.

What about three?

Well, the goal is to disable the ferrous fleet.

Once we've done that, we can board the station

and get him out.

Really? That's your plan?

Didn't we just say that you would keep your mouth shut?

Yeah, on the bridge, during the battle, sure,

but we're not there yet. I'm just a little bit concerned

that you have conflicting goals, here.

Do you wanna win the battle or save your friend?

Mikkei should be arriving as planned.

We're approaching the coordinates.

Mikkei has engaged the shipyard.

Ready shields. Prepare to open fire.

Fire, now!

Evasive maneuvers.

Fire again!

Let's go.

What's going on?

Well, these forward sections are no longer safe.

Whoa!

What do we have here?

A combined fleet of mikkei and ishida ships

just launched an attack.

Ishida?

You gotta be kidding me.

Oh, shit...

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Maybe we should leave.

You think?

No.

Shields are down to 50%

and I don't have any more power reserves!

Two of the ishida cruisers have been destroyed.

This isn't working! We can't break through.

Can you remote pilot the marauder...

Get it closer to the shipyard?

- -Of course. - -What good will that do?

We'll rig the blink drive to go critical.

It'll tear a hole in space-time big enough to take out

the entire facility.

Will that work?

- -It's possible. - -But we have to

get three off first.

Sensors indicate several

of the docked ferrous ships are powering up.

They're preparing to launch.

I'm sorry, but I don't think we'll get another chance.

Wait a minute. I'm receiving a signal.

Audio only.

Hey, guys. How's it going up there?

- -Three?! - -Yup, yeah, it's me.

Just wanted to let you know that

I'm hitching a ride outta here.

With who?

You are not gonna believe it.

Portia lin.

She's got her faults, but a willingness to die

for someone else's cause ain't one of them.

Guess you could say we have that in common.

I don't really know where we're going,

but, ah... what the hell.

Anywhere's better than here, huh?

Wait a minute. How will we find you?

Three?

The signal has been terminated.

That's it, then. There's nothing stopping us now.

I'll go prep the drive.

Two?

I'm sorry, but I don't believe

you have the technical expertise required.

Of course. I-I could use your help.

But... this battle isn't over yet.

- -You're needed here. - -Hey, what am I?

Chopped liver? I mean, I know

I'm not to be trusted, but you-you gotta at least believe

I don't wanna die out here! I can handle navigation.

Yeah, all right. Buy us as much time

as you can. Let's go.

All right, what am I looking at here?

Wait. We've got a problem.

What is it?

Why?

This is the beginning of a new age.

Bridge, this is two. I've prepped the drive,

but we've got a problem. The Android is down.

- -What happened? - -There was an overload

in the relay. She was standing

right next to it. She's self-repairing,

but we've got no one to remote-pilot the marauder.

I'm on my way.

No!

No, there's no way I'm letting you do this.

If we lose this battle, we lose the war.

So what? Who cares who comes out on top?

Ferrous corp., the ga, some other corp...

- -I-It's all the same! - -H-How can you say that?

After everything ferrous corp. Has done,

all the lives they've taken...

The countless more they'll take if we don't stop them now.

Your life isn't worth it.

I-It's not worth it to me.

Since hyperion-8, all I've been talking about

is wanting to make a difference.

Here's my chance.

I can't look away.

I don't wanna lose you...

Don't go, please!

I have to.

Uh, sorry to interrupt, but I could use a little help.

The aft shields are about to fail.

I'm sorry.

All right, I'm heading in.

Oh, boy.

Three more ferrous ships just dropped outta ftl.

If he's gonna do this thing, he's gotta do it now.

What?

- -What is it? - -The Android...

Her body's offline, but her mind is still linked.

Oh, shit...

Two, where are you?

I'm on my way back to the bridge.

Six, are you there?

Marauder, come in.

Six, do you read?

- -Ryo? - -Yes, five.

We need your help.

Five, what's going on?

What're you doing out here?

Keeping my word.

I repeat, it's a trap.

Six, are you there? Please respond.

I repeat, it's a...

Raza, is that you?

I...

I think two's been infected by one of those aliens.

This whole thing was her idea.

Whatever you do, don't activate the drive.

Six, please respond!

I'm telling you, it's all the radiation

from those damaged ships. You're not gettin' through.

Raza, I don't know if you're reading this...

But I'm in position.

Activating the drive.

Ibye.

What happened?

'Kay, I'm getting some seriously strange readings here.

It's a massive space-time anomaly.

One thing's for sure: The shipyard's gone.

Guess it wasn't a trick after all.

Wait, something's happening.

Energy readings are off the charts.

Something's coming through.

Whatever it is... it's big.

Oh... my god...

What?

What is it?

The black ships.