All language subtitles for Stargate Atlantis Season 05 Episode 08 - The Queen

SHEPPARD: Previously
on Stargate Atlantis.

BECKETT: You have some Wraith DNA.

TEYLA: My father told people
that it was a gift.

TODD: They picked up my signal.

SHEPPARD: Subspace tracking device.

TODD: l had it implanted.

The hives are firing on each other.

-Are you sure?
-McKAY: Definitely.

McKA Y: They're not pulling
any punches, either.

So all it took was the destruction
of my ship for you to finally trust me.

No, not true, l still don't trust you.

l've refined the retrovirus
to create the perfect balance,

ability well beyond any normal human,
but without the one weakness

that will be the downfall of the Wraith.

The need to feed.

l still say we should've brought backup.

Another Jumper,
or a marine unit, something.

This is intended to be
a diplomatic mission, Rodney.

-What kind of message would that send?
-A strong one, hopefully.

Everybody's going to be fine
if they don't panic.

Easier said than done.

There they are.

My God, how big is that thing?

Never seen a hive in space, huh?

l've never seen one period.

l've seen video logs, but never in person.

Well, you never forget your first.

-They know we're here.
-Apparently.

We're receiving a transmission.

Docking instructions.

What? No ''Hello.
Greetings, weary travelers''?

Guess not. So much for the red carpet.

-So, what happens now?
-lf history has taught us anything,

this is the part where we get
double-crossed and taken prisoner.

That will not happen this time, Rodney.

-We were invited, remember?
-And that makes a difference?

(THUDDlNG ON DOOR)

Right on cue.

This looks a little familiar.

TODD: Lower your weapons.

My apologies. You understand.
You can't be too careful.

Welcome to my ship.

This is my second-in-command.

l've asked him
to be a part of these discussions.

Please, sit.

SHEPPARD: Fruit bowl, nice touch.

Well, we picked them up on our travels.

l thought it would make our discussions
more comfortable.

l hope they prove as delicious
as the farmers who grew them.

All right, let's just get this over with.

So, l understand you have a proposal,
a breakthrough of some kind?

This is Dr. Keller.
She's our chief medical officer,

and she's gonna explain everything to you.

Well,

as you may already know,

we recently stumbled across a lab
belonging to Michael,

-the Wraith that we...
-l know who he is.

Of course you do.

Word of your success against him
spread rapidly among my kind.

We are very grateful.

Trust me, we didn't do it for you.

Anyway, we recovered a database
from his lab that allowed us

-to continue his research into...
-For what purpose?

We've come up with a gene therapy
that alters Wraith DNA,

in a small but significant way.

ln a nutshell,
we think we can make it so that you,

and any other Wraith we treat,

will never need to feed on humans again.

This is absurd.

Well, actually, it's not as big of a change
as you might think.

Your bodies already contain
all the organs necessary to digest food.

Here. Try this.

lf l consume this,
it may give me a moment's pleasure,

but it will not sustain me.

But that can change, at least in theory.

Why would we want this?
Of what benefit is it?

Well, think about it.

lf you put yourself on regular food, you
could give up all those tiresome cullings.

lt would give you a significant advantage
over other hives.

Not to mention l could stop waiting
for the chance to kill you,

in theory.

Our current feeding process
gives us strength,

our ability to heal, our longevity.

Well, we're not entirely sure
how this change would affect your gifts.

They may continue,
although possibly in a diminished form.

-Possibly?
-lt's difficult to know from lab tests.

We can't be sure until we administer it

to live subjects.

Let's not forget that Michael
spread the modified Hoffan drug

to dozens of worlds, possibly more.
No one knows for sure, right?

Which means that every time you feed,
you're taking a risk.

Bottom line is,
there's not enough food to go around.

That's why you Wraith
are at each other's throats.

So, here's your chance.

This is wrong. We shouldn't be here.

l don't know, from where l was sitting,
things seemed to go pretty well.

Yeah.

You don't seem too happy about it.

l was just expecting
a little more resistance.

Well, he hasn't said yes yet.

Yeah, but something makes me think
he wants to.

And why not? lt is a reasonable offer.

Why are we thinking of ways to fix them

when we should be
thinking of ways to kill them?

We've been trying to do that
for four years. They're still here.

The Wraith may not
deserve our consideration,

but as John pointed out,
we're not doing this for them.

There's something going on here,
something he's not telling us.

What a surprise.

(RONON POWERS WEAPON)

l'm sorry. Am l disturbing you?

Come in.

l have considered your offer.

That was fast.

l believe your idea has merit,
if you can make the treatment work.

lt'll work.

Of course, converting a single hive
would be pointless.

lt would make little difference
to the humans of this galaxy

and it would make us pariahs
amongst our own kind.

Wait a minute, l thought you worked
with a whole group of hives.

l do, but l may have exaggerated
my position within the alliance.

-He doesn't have the clout.
-Then he's no good to us.

There's only one you need to convince.

Among all the queens in the alliance,
one sits above the rest.

We call her the Primary.

The �ber-queen?

Convince her,
and the rest will fall into line.

Then, convince her.

She will only speak with another queen.

And your queen was killed last year
in the skies above Atlantis.

Regrettably, yes,
but the Primary does not know this.

You bluffed your way into the alliance

and convinced them
you still have a queen?

They would not have
accepted me otherwise.

Up to now, l've been able
to maintain this subterfuge,

but a face-to-face meeting,

that would be difficult.

ln fact, there is only one person
who could help me.

SHEPPARD: This is crazy.

TEYLA: Believe me,
this is not a decision l am taking lightly.

Do you realize what he's asking you to do?

Dr. Keller assures me that the procedure
is completely reversible

-and will have no lasting ill-effects.
-l'm not talking about the procedure.

l know.

Look, even if this works,
even if all the Wraith stop feeding,

you think they're gonna become
nice and friendly overnight? No.

They're gonna have
a massive technological advantage.

You're suggesting they will enslave
the people of this galaxy

rather than feed on them.

We've seen the same thing happen
in our galaxy.

You didn't voice this objection before.

Nobody was asking you to risk your life.

My Wraith DNA makes me
the only possible candidate.

Anyone else would be detected
by the queen immediately.

Well, that's fine,
but my question is, why now?

The Wraiths are busy killing each other.
Why don't we just sit back and watch?

Eventually,
one faction will emerge victorious,

and then everything will go back
to the way it was.

But maybe not for a while,
so we can afford to wait.

And if Todd's alliance is destroyed?

We may never have another opportunity
like this again.

l admit, this may not solve
the Wraith problem once and for all,

but there are people alive today

who will be culled
in the coming weeks and months,

and if l can save even some of them,
l have to try.

lf not for myself, then for my son.

WOMAN ON RADlO:
Colonel Sheppard, come in.

This is Sheppard, go ahead.

Mr. Woolsey wanted me
to inform you, sir, he's here.

You sure you're ready for this?

As ready as l'll ever be.

l'm sorry. l...

l feel like you're being pressured
into this because of my research.

l am not being pressured into anything,

and your research may save thousands,
even millions of lives. Remember that.

Right.

(lNHALES DEEPLY)

Can l help you?

Just remember,

if anything happens to her,

there won't be anywhere in the galaxy
you can hide.

ls that all?

Right.

How is my patient?

KELLER: She's fine.

Very well, let's get started.

KELLER: Don't worry,
he's just here as a technical advisor.

l'm gonna be performing the surgery.

All right, we're ready.

-When are we gonna get to see her?
-Give it some time, just relax.

l can't. l had, like, three cups of coffee.
l'm completely wired.

Really? l hadn't noticed.

All right, you can see her now.

TEYLA: How do l look?

TODD: Now, assume your throne.

Are you trying to get us both killed?

-l do not understand.
-At the first sign of deception,

the Primary will not hesitate
to slit our throats!

You said she would sense my Wraith DNA.

lt is not your DNA that concerns me.

lt is your manner, your bearing.

You project apprehension!

Given the circumstances...

lt may be understandable,
but it is not acceptable!

Above all,

you must never show weakness.

Now, again!

(SlGHlNG) How long
is this gonna take, anyway?

Until Todd's satisfied
she can pass as a Wraith queen.

You know, personally,
l'm not inclined to rush this thing.

She's already too convincing,
if you ask me.

-Creeps me out.
-She's still Teyla, underneath all that.

Maybe that's the problem.

Look, l'm not any crazier about this
than you guys,

but the fact is,
Todd's putting his life on the line, too.

l don't think he'd go in there with her
if he didn't think she could pull this off.

-Where's Teyla?
-Resting.

You'll be pleased to know we've received
word back from the Primary's hive.

We've been instructed to meet them
at their current location.

So, what's the plan?

Once we arrive, we make contact
with the ship and make our way over.

Then Teyla will put forward my proposal.

-Oh, your proposal?
-Believe me, the less the Primary knows

about my dealings with
the humans of Atlantis, the better.

lf she doesn't know it's coming from us,
what are the chances she's gonna buy it?

Our alliance has recently been dealt
a number of setbacks.

You're getting your asses kicked.

lndeed.

Although the Primary would never
admit it out loud,

but the one thing stronger than her pride

is her instinct for survival.

Don't be nervous.

l am not.

So.. .

At long last, we meet.

lndeed.

Many among my crew were beginning
to think you didn't exist.

You must point them out to me,

so that l may remove all doubt
from their minds.

That will no longer be necessary.

Make your way to my ship,

and do not keep me waiting again.

She likes you.

You think so?

lt was as warm a reception
as we could expect.

-SHEPPARD: How'd it go?
-Apparently, quite well.

They're preparing a shuttle
to take me over to the other hive.

You know, we can pull the plug anytime
you want, you just give us the word.

No.

We've come this far.
l intend to go through with this.

Well, we'll be right here.
Anything goes wrong, we'll get you out.

-But nothing's going to.
-No, of course not, but l'm just saying,

-if it does...
-Rodney!

Which it won't.

Hey, just be careful over there.

Welcome to my ship.

-Where is your queen?
-You will meet her in time.

lnform the bridge they're onboard.
Take us to hyperspace.

This was not part of the agreement.

You did not expect us
to conduct this meeting here,

within weapons range of your hive?

We are part of the same alliance.

Unless you do not trust us?

l make it a practice to trust no one
l do not know.

lt is how the queen wishes it.

Follow me. Please.

SHEPPARD: What's going on?

KENNY: The Primary's hive
just went into hyperspace.

-What?
-That wasn't part of the deal.

No, it was not.

-Where'd they go?
-l do not know.

-There is no way to track them.
-He's lying.

Ronon?

l assure you, l know nothing of this.

Ronon.

lt appears we have no choice
but to trust each other.

The queen shall see you shortly.

What have you done?

l swear l did not expect this to happen.

We're in no danger.

lf the queen did not believe us,
we'd be dead already.

And if she begins to suspect?
We are trapped on this ship.

Everything will be fine,
provided you continue to play your part.

We must proceed as planned.

What is he doing here?

l thought his presence would be useful,

as he is the one you've been
dealing with up until now.

l do not like surprises.

Nor do l,

and yet you are the one
who took your ship to hyperspace

the moment we stepped aboard.

lf you were in my position,

you might understand
the need for such precautions.

Very well.

Come. Let's sit.

(GASPlNG)

What are you doing?

(GRUNTlNG)

(ALARM WAlLlNG)

What is the meaning of this?

Forgive me, but this is the way it must be.

-You must say that you killed her.
-Are you insane?

This is how it is done with our kind.
This is how power changes hands.

-But l do not want...
-Listen to me!

The crew will not be happy, but nor
will they wish to be without a queen.

You caught her off-guard.

Many will perceive that to mean
that she was growing weak.

All you need to do is convince them
that you are a capable replacement,

-and they will accept you.
-And if l can't?

Then we're both dead.

What is this?

l have taken what is rightfully mine.

(DEACTlVATES ALARM)

You killed her!

Yes, and you are the better for it.

You will die for this.

How dare you point a weapon
at your queen!

-This was my queen!
-Not anymore.

She was growing weak.

She no longer had full control
over the alliance.

lf you can't see that, you're a fool.

(GASPS )

-Did l ask you to speak for me?
-No, my queen.

Wag your tongue like that again,
and l will remove it.

-ls that understood?
-Yes, my queen!

Now, drop us out of hyperspace
and run a full diagnostic.

l wish to know the state
of my new flagship.

And have this thing
removed from my sight.

Yes, my queen.

TODD: l have surveyed the crew.

You'll be pleased to know
they were entirely fooled.

What were you thinking?
You put both our lives at terrible risk.

l know. lf you'll allow me to explain...

-How could you do this?
-lt was necessary.

The former queen was never
going to accept your proposal.

And so you killed her
and forced me to take the blame?

lf l'd taken the blame, l'd have been killed,
you'd have been held captive.

That was not the desired outcome.

You must understand,
our culture is different from your own.

We govern ourselves by different rules.

lt was important for you to claim
ownership of the act of killing the queen.

You should have informed me
of your intention

to make me queen of this hive.

Perhaps.

But l doubt you would have gone through
with it had you known.

You're right.
lt was a foolish, reckless plan.

Most Wraith seek to be ruled.
They fear being without a queen.

l knew that if you presented yourself
as a viable substitute,

-most of them would just fall in line.
-Most of them?

The point is, we have achieved
what we set out to do.

You are now effectively in control
of the alliance.

We may now implement Dr. Keller's plan
without hindrance.

Then there is no further need
for us to continue this charade.

Take me back to your ship.

Soon, but first, you must allow some time

for order to be restored,
for things to return to normal.

Once they do, you may take your leave,

and no one on this crew will be the wiser.

l still say this was a setup.

l don't know, Kenny seemed pretty
surprised when that ship disappeared.

-Who?
-Kenny, the second-in-command.

-When did we start calling him that?
-Maybe he wasn't in on it.

l don't know.
lf Todd wanted to kidnap Teyla,

he would've done it the second we arrived.
lt doesn't add up.

Seriously, the next time we have to name
one of these guys, we should take a vote.

-So what are we gonna do?
-McKAY: We can't stay here.

We're stuck on a hive
surrounded by Wraith.

Not exactly our strongest position.

All l've got is a Jumper.
Where do you want to go?

We get to a gate, we gate back to Atlantis,

and then we figure out
where they took Teyla.

How, exactly?

Okay, so l haven't quite worked out
the details yet, but...

We have something.

The Primary's hive
has dropped out of hyperspace.

-How do you know?
-We're receiving a signal.

lt's Todd's subspace transmitter.

They're in empty space,
on the edge of a large nebula.

-What are they doing out there?
-Who cares? This is our chance.

-Let's go after them.
-l've already plotted the course,

but you should know that it will arouse
suspicion for us to arrive unannounced.

Well, let's worry about that later.

For now, this is the closest thing
they've got to a distress signal.

l'm sorry to disturb you, my queen.

We've received an urgent report.

You intend to make her read it?

A hive belonging to another alliance
has been detected

above one of our feeding grounds
not far from here.

-Have you tried to contact them?
-They are not responding.

Dispatch the closest hive to investigate.

We are the closest hive.
lt falls upon us to intercept.

We must remain here.

My queen, perhaps we should
discuss this in private.

(SlGHS )

Leave us.

We must respond to this.
To do otherwise will read as weakness.

-The crew will not understand.
-Then let them be confused.

Spoken like a true queen,

but you risk breeding suspicion.

For the moment, they believe you
and are prepared to serve you,

but if you break that trust
by making irrational decisions,

they will quickly fall away from you.

What about your ship?

lt is probably already on its way.

They will pick up on our new location
as soon as they arrive.

lnform the bridge to set a course.

Now, Kenny's right about one thing.

The second we drop out of hyperspace,

the Primary's hive ship is
going to know something's up.

We drop out early,
go the rest of the way by Jumper.

That's going to take too long.
We need a diversion.

-So, what kind of a diversion?
-You thinking what l'm thinking?

Yeah, but l don't think we can rely
on Kenny to give the order, though.

We don't give him a choice.

What are you talking about? What order?

No, wait a minute. You're not thinking
about attacking the other ship?

Look, it's the only way
to keep them occupied long enough,

get on board, get Teyla and get back.

But it's also incredibly risky.
Either of the ships could be destroyed.

Well, we'll just make sure we get her
out of there before that happens.

Look, l realize the odds
aren't exactly in our favor, Rodney,

but the longer we wait to get Teyla,
the more likely it is we never will.

We just have to keep
all of our options open.

TODD: We have reached
the feeding ground.

They will attempt
to negotiate a concession,

but you must stand firm.

They may even threaten to attack,

but they will not want to fight
any more than we do.

The other hive is trying to contact us.

lgnore them. Charge weapons.

You wish to attack unprovoked?

We were provoked.
They have encroached upon our territory.

l want them destroyed. Now!

What are you doing?

-What does it look like?
-l told you to talk to them.

You also told me to show no weakness.

(EXPLODlNG)

They're returning fire.

-We're taking hull damage.
-Deploy the Darts.

Under these conditions,
they will suffer heavy losses.

l'm fully aware of the costs,

but we must take a firm stance
against intrusions such as this.

You're doing this on purpose,
to kill Wraith.

Half the first wave has been destroyed.

But the survivors are now too close
to be affected by the ship's weapons,

and they can attack at will.

Until the enemy
launches their own Darts to intercept.

That will take time.

With any luck,
we've caught them off guard.

-KENNY: They're not here.
-Where the hell are they?

They've moved,

to one of our more populated
feeding grounds.

-What for?
-l do not know. l'm not on the ship.

But if l had to guess,
l would say they've gone to cull.

-What now?
-What else can we do? We go after them.

lf they jump into hyperspace,
we're gonna lose them again, right?

Pretty much. Todd's locator beacon
doesn't work in hyperspace.

We gotta stop playing catch-up.
ls there a stargate on that planet?

Of course.

Then drop us off.
We can get there faster in the Jumper.

How do you intend
to get on board their ship?

Don't worry about it.
Just get us to the nearest stargate.

My queen, our Darts
are outnumbered two to one.

lf we do not recall them now,
they will be wiped out.

And their sacrifice will be remembered
when this alliance rules the galaxy.

(RUMBLlNG)

What was that?

We just lost the medial weapons array.

Keep firing all other batteries.

All right, so we should be
coming up on them now.

-Wait a minute, there's two of them.
-What?

And they're fighting.
They're not pulling any punches, either.

-You still picking up that signal?
-Yeah.

All right, it's that one.

They're not doing so good.

-What do you mean?
-They must've lost some of their weapons.

-And they're seriously outgunned.
-We gotta do something.

You know, just last week
l was talking to Zelenka

about reverse-engineering a Daedalus
beaming system for the Jumpers.

-And?
-Well, no, we're nowhere near close.

The Asgard technology's
incredibly complicated...

What the hell
are you bringing this up for now?

l'm just saying this would be
the perfect situation for something...

All right, everybody hold on.
We're going in.

-What are you doing?
-Trying to tip the scales a little.

Are you nuts? They can see us!

-Think that did it?
-We're about to find out.

That's impossible.

The enemy hive just exploded.

Well done, my queen.

Perhaps next time, you will not be
so quick to question my tactics.

Recall the Darts.

Darts are heading back.
Bay doors are open.

All right, that's our cue. We're going in.

-Where do we go?
-l don't know.

-What do you mean you don't know?
-lt's hard to tell.

l think we're on the wrong level.
Plus, the signal keeps moving around.

That's a good sign, Todd's alive.

-Still doesn't tell us anything about Teyla.
-All right.

lt's this way. l think.

Whoa !

(WHlSPERlNG)
We're gonna have to circle back.

Great, l got to figure this out
all over again?

-Another patrol coming this way.
-So, what are we gonna do?

We got no choice.

-Let's move.
-Which way?

l guess that answers that.

lnform the queen. We have intruders.

-Now what?
-Well, if l had to guess,

l'd say we'll be taken in front of the queen,
who will demand answers

and threaten to feed on us. At which time,

-l hope to have a plan to get us out of here.
-Very reassuring.

(DOORS OPENlNG)

-lt's Teyla. She's alive.
-Rodney, quiet.

Leave us.

John, Ronon, Rodney,
it is good to see you,

but you should not have come for me.

-Why? What's going on?
-l'll explain later,

but you must not attempt to escape.
You're in no danger.

l'm now queen of this hive.

Wait, what?

lt is a long story.

We got a Jumper here,
we can leave right now.

No, l must solidify my position first.

lt is the only chance we have to ensure
the alliance will accept the treatment.

Otherwise, this will all have been
for nothing.

All right.

We'll let it play out. For now.

My queen.

What are you doing here? Who authorized
you to wait in my quarters?

l let myself in.
l needed to see you in private.

l do not wish to speak right now.
Come back later.

l'm afraid l can't do that.

-l am your queen. l command you...
-You are not my queen.

How dare you speak to me like this?

Remove yourself of my sight immediately.

l saw you talking
with the prisoners from Atlantis.

And? l may not interrogate prisoners
on my own ship?

Oh, you may, though it is odd
that you refer to them as prisoners.

l overheard what you said to them.

You knew them, and they knew you,

and l asked myself,

''How is such a thing possible?''

l suspected you right from the moment
you set foot upon my ship,

and against my better judgment,
l allowed you to remain onboard

while you committed
treachery after treachery.

lt was my duty to defend the ship,
and l failed.

(GRUNTS )

l'm afraid your reign is over, my queen.

(SCREAMS )

He'll not be bothering you any further.

(SlGHS )

Thank you.

My hive arrived moments ago.

l've arranged for Colonel Sheppard,
Ronon and Dr. McKay

-to be transferred there immediately.
-Good. When do l join them?

As soon as this is all over.

And thus, l will be taking my leave of you,
and returning to my former hive.

l am leaving behind
my trusted commander.

Let me be clear,
you will still fall under my protection,

but in my absence,

you will heed his every order
as if it were my own.

When he speaks, it is as though
l am speaking through him.

-ls that understood?
-Yes, my queen.

Good. Then it is time.

Escort me to my transport.

The queen departs.

Well done.

l believe you've managed
to allay all suspicions.

Just remember why we did this,

to disseminate Dr. Keller's treatment
to as many Wraith as possible.

Of course.

Although l think it might be wise
to let matters settle for a time first.

How much time?

Not long.

You're not planning on going back
on our agreement, are you?

No, no. l'm just saying that
to press such a radical agenda

so soon after the change in leadership,

well, it may invite unwelcome questions.

-Fine.
-Very well.

But bear in mind
that as far as this crew is concerned,

l am still their queen.

-Oh, yes.
-l will be watching you,

and should you step out of line,
l will not hesitate to make a reappearance

and have you removed.

-Very well.
-Permanently.

What have you done to her, Doc?

Very funny.

-How you feeling?
-Better.

Still some soreness,
but for the most part, it's gone.

Good.

Well, l have rounds,
but l'll come and check on you later.

Make sure
he doesn't give you a hard time.

(TEYLA CHUCKLES )

-Sure you're feeling okay?
-Yes. Thank you.

No lingering desires to feed on anything?

Only on solid food.

The blended concoctions given to me
by Dr. Keller are not very satisfying.

Well, it's only been two weeks.
Give it some time.

Look,

l haven't had the chance to tell you
that what you did took,

you know, a lot of guts.

l'm just glad it worked out for the best.

Has there been any further word
from Todd?

Not really. We're supposed to meet
with him in a few weeks

about this whole gene therapy thing.

Word has it he's solidified his position
as ''leader'' of the alliance.

What?

Do you not find it strange
that as a result of all of this,

Todd now personally has control
of that entire alliance?

You think that was his plan all along, huh?

-The thought had crossed my mind.
-Yeah.

Regardless, l think we're better off
than we were before.

Yes. l suppose you're right.

Get some rest.
l'll come back and check on you.

(SlGHS )