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(People chattering)

If we're hoping that these
people have something to trade,

we are wasting our time.

By the looks of it, they barely have
enough food to feed themselves.

And their technology?
Well, let's just say

that this about sums it up, huh?

Establishing good relations with
our neighbors is not just about trade.

Right. But do we need
to make friends

with every primitive agrarian
society in the Pegasus galaxy?

All right, that's enough.

They can't all be planets with

cool technology
and open-minded women.

McKay: I don't see why not.

Greetings. I am eldred.

I'm Sheppard.

This is ronon, Teyla, McKay.

I'm sorry to have
kept you waiting.

But it's harvest time,

and we must prepare
our tribute for the tower.

The tower?

You must come from
a distant land indeed

if you have not heard
of the tower.

I don't know of anyone
who's not under its protection.

Protection from what?

The wraith.

Is this tower close by?

I will show you. Come.

There.

Is it my imagination, or
does that look a lot like...

The central spire of Atlantis?

Yes.

(Quacking)

Sheppard: How exactly do the people
in the tower protect you from the wraith?

Eldred: They have a great weapon
capable of annihilating the wraith ships

which descend from the sky.

What kind of a weapon?

Thousands of
bright lights rise up

from the ground
beneath the tower,

swarm the ships,
and destroy them.

Really? Thousands
of bright lights?

And you have seen this?

I have never seen a wraith ship.

They have not come
for many generations.

But there are times
that the lord protector

sees fit to demonstrate
this power to his people.

We'd really like to meet
this lord protector.

That may prove difficult.

Only members of the royal
court are allowed in the tower.

Perhaps they would consider
making an exception just this once.

I'll do what I can.

Thank you.

You know this weapon
he's talking about?

We call them drones. We've used
them to defend earth and Atlantis,

but we could really use
some more. And not only that,

if these people have working
drones, they must also have a zpm.

Eldred said the wraith
have not come in a long time.

Perhaps this technology
is no longer operational.

I'll know more if I can get a
little closer, take some readings.

Do you think this
eldred is telling the truth?

Sheppard: There's
no reason for him to lie.

And you say the tower looks
a lot like lantean architecture?

It was overgrown by vegetation,

but otherwise, there was
definitely something familiar about it.

So the people in the tower
could be ancients.

I don't know.

A feudal society
doesn't fit the profile.

Why would the ancients want to
lord over a bunch of simple farmers?

I don't know.

Either way,
we should talk with them.

Agreed.

We're approaching
the base of the tower.

This is as close
as I dare bring you.

(Grunting) Well,

ltakeit people like you

don't get invited up
for barbecues too often.

The tower is for nobles only.

Uh-huh.

And what makes them noble, hmm?

Blood.

Right.

(Inaudible)

Who are these guys?

Soldiers from the tower.

(Gasping)

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Take it easy.

Who are you?

Lieutenant colonel John
Sheppard. Who are you?

I am a constable of the
lord protector's guard.

And this village scum
dared to defy me.

(Breathing heavily)

It's clear we're going to
have to make an example.

I don't think so.

Please, colonel.

It's my fault.

If you think I'm gonna sit here

and let you whip
an innocent man,

you're sorely mistaken.

Otho: Constable,

you may stand down.

You are the strangers
who requested an audience,

are you not?

That's us.

My name is otho.

I have the honor to be
Chamberlain to the lord protector.

And you would never be
allowed in his presence

so armed.

Well,

I guess we'll have
to be on our way, then.

I'm afraid
it's too late for that.

Take this one.

Please, colonel, don't resist.

The lord protector sees all.

He does, you know.

Butlsuppose you're going
to need a demonstration.

And here it comes.

(People clamoring)

Now, please,
turn over your weapons.

Some of the people here
may not survive the next strike.

Colonel.

We are not supposed to be
here. If the soldiers come...

Relax. I'm almost done.

Te yla: Rodney, come in.

Go ahead. We have a problem.

They took colonel Sheppard.

What? Who did?

Soldiers from the tower.
They confiscated our weapons.

What? And you let them?

We didn't exactly
have much of a choice.

All right, I'm on my way back.

It was definitely a drone.

Yeah, it's pretty good shooting,

I mean, if it was their
intention to scare people

and not actually khlanybody.

Sheppard: This is Sheppard.
Anyone reading me?

Colonel, are you all right?

I'm fine. Is McKay with you?

I'm here.

Did you find anything
with your scans?

As a matter of fact, I did.

There's definitely an active
zpm, but it's barely registering,

so it's hard to say
whether it's depleted

or just not drawing
much power right now.

What else?

(Chuckles)
The really interesting part

is that it seems to be coming
from underground.

Now when I realized that,

I started scanning for
subterranean structures.

The tower is just
the tip of the iceberg,

and there is a massive
structure buried beneath it.

Now it's hard to say without
more detailed analysis,

but it could very well be
comparable in size to Atlantis itself.

Doesn't really surprise me.

I'm in the tower right now,

and I gotta say,

it does kind of look familiar.

You there. Approach.

Lieutenant colonel
John Sheppard...

I know who you are.
I saw you in the village.

You did?

I see all that I need to see
within my domain.

Your friends,
they are concerned about you.

Well, to be perfectly honest,

I'm a little concerned
about me, too.

I mean, uh,
I'm a prisoner, right?

A show of force was necessary
for the benefit of the villagers.

It keeps them
from getting ideas.

But for the moment,
I would prefer

if you thought of
yourself as a guest.

Father, I must object.

This man should be punished.

He challenged one
of our constables.

"One of our constables"?

Forgive me.

One of your constables.

Lord protector:
Lieutenant colonel,

it would be my pleasure that
you dine with us this evening.

From what I can tell
by these readings,

the underground structure's not
roughly the shape and size as Atlantis,

itsidenficai

yeah, it's pretty much
the same on the inside, too,

ahhoughits been redecorated.

Teyla: If it is a city
like Atlantis,

then where are the other spires?

Mcka y: Probably fell
a long time ago.

Maybe they were destroyed
during a wraith attack.

Look, in the intervening
10,000 years,

the whole thing must have
been overgrown by the forest.

One thing's for certain,
these people are no ancients.

But from what you're saying,
the lord protector

must have the gene required to
activate the advanced technology.

Sheppard: So it would seem.

Were they using
any other technology?

Well, not that I can see.

They've turned the control room

into a gallery
for royal audiences.

There are some systems
that seem to be operational,

but I think they're just
running on automatic.

Are you certain you are
in no immediate danger?

No, I don't think so.

They don't have me under guard,

and they've even
given me my own room.

I don't like it.

I say we call the troops
and get you out.

I don't think it would work,
even if we tried.

Look, the combination
of the hologram technology

and a healthy supply of drones,

they'd pick us off
pretty easily.

For the moment, I don't
want anybody to do anything.

Just keep a low profile.

All right.

We are happy you could
share our evening meal.

The pleasure is ours.

We thank the ancestors for the
great bounty bestowed upon us.

And we ask that they
bless the lord protector,

that he may ever watch
over us and keep us safe.

Please, enjoy.

It is generous of you
to remember

the lord protector
in your prayers,

especially after what
happened this afternoon.

It is unfortunate,

but the soldiers
serve the tower.

And without the tower, we
are vulnerable to the wraith.

In exchange, you give them
a portion of your crops?

Half of every harvest.

Half?

(Music playing)

(All chattering)

I've never known anyone
called lieutenant colonel before.

What does it mean?

It's not his name,
you simpleton.

It's his rank.

My apologies.

That's all right.

I don't usually stand
on ceremony, anyway.

How about you just call me John?

All right, John.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes
to see that you're a military man.

Which makes me wonder,

why is it you question the
actions of my father's soldiers?

Do you not agree
that discipline is necessary?

I guess I just don't think whipping
people is a good motivator.

(Tavius chuckles)

The villagers are
mindless brutes.

They understand nothing else.

Maybe because they've
never known anything else.

Lord protector: I don't
think that any of us would deny

that the life of peasants
can be difficult.

But how much worse would it be

if they fell victim
to the wraith?

You protect them
with these, uh, lights,

like the one that
hit the village today?

Of course.

Where do they come from?

The lord protector calls
them forth with his mind.

But from where?

I mean,
they rise up from the ground,

but has anybody bothered to
go down there and check it out?

You mean the catacombs?

Yeah, whatever you call them.

They're dark and filthy. Why would
anyone want to go down there?

(Gasping)

My lord!

It's nothing. Leave me be.

Take him to his chambers.

What's wrong with him?

He'll be all right.

It isn't the first time
this has happened.

(Belching)

Well, that was a
particularly unsatisfying meal.

We should be honored that those
with so little would wish to share with us.

Oh, I'm honored.
I'm honored and hungry.

Seriously,
we should be feeding them.

We've got better food
in our emergency rations.

I'm not sure that
they would accept it.

They are a proud people.

Not so proud that they'll
stand up for themselves.

That could change.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Hold on a minute.

We need to be careful, right?

We have no idea
who's watching, remember?

And we're supposed
to be keeping a low profile,

not starting a revolution.

You cannot seriously believe
that this is a just society.

It's a society
that has not been culled

by the wraith in a long time.

That much we know for sure.

Now, where are
the emergency rations?

Am I disturbing you?

Mara. No.

How's your father? He's resting.

Thank you for your concern.

Look,

maybe it would be best if I
just came back another day...

No, you can't leave! Please.

There's a matter
of great importance

my father wishes
to discuss with you.

Perhaps in the morning.

If these chambers are
not to your liking...

No, no, they're fine.

Well, then,
maybe there's something

I can do to make you
more comfortable.

I don't think so.

Are you certain?

Oh, wow.

I_.lneversee this coming.

You don't find me pleasing?

No, no, it's not that.
It's just...

What you said at dinner,
did you mean it?

Absolutely.

What did I say again?
About the villagers.

My brother thinks
it's a sign of weakness,

but I know that it means
you'll be a great ruler some day.

Right.

Ruler?
What are you talking about?

My father has promised
that if we are married,

succession will fall to me.

(Chuckles)

We need to talk.

Colonel Sheppard.
Yes. Come in, please.

Seems that certain people
around here have somehow

gotten the wrong idea about me.

Mara came to visit me
last night.

You must forgive her
forward behavior, colonel.

She doesn't have much time.

What's that supposed to mean?

I have many duties
here in the tower,

the most important of which
is as royal genealogist.

These scrolls

record the bloodlines of
the lord protector's family

going back 20 generations.

It's my duty to study them

in order to determine
the best possible match

for every member
of the royal house,

so that we may maintain the
integrity of those bloodlines.

This is necessary because
only one of the royal blood

can control the throne chair,

which in turn
controls the weapon

that protects us
from the wraith.

But I suspect you know
some of this already.

Most people when they see the
throne chair activated for the first time

react as though they've
seen some kind of magic.

But you,

you didn't bat an eye.

What's more,

you have in your blood the very
gene for which our royal family

has been so selectively bred
all these generations.

I scanned you shortly
after we met, remember?

Right.
Colonel, you must understand

how important this is to us.

Over the centuries,
despite our best efforts,

the bloodlines
have deteriorated.

The ability of each new lord
protector to control the throne chair,

it is no longer a certainty.

Well, then, maybe it's time
to start thinking

about a new system
of government.

You have observed theinequahfies

of our society
and you disapprove.

I can hardly blame you.

You didn't seem to have much of
a problem with that in the village.

I must maintain the image
of my authority

in front of the villagers.
It is my duty.

But believe me,
between the two of us,

you are in a better position
to change things.

The gene in you

is stronger than it has been

in any recorded member of
the royal family for 300 years.

You sent Mara to my room.

I didn't have to.

She understands the situation
perfectly well.

Right now,
tavius is next in line.

But the possibility that his
sister might one day bear children

with superior genetic make-up
to him or his progeny,

that will always be a threat.

So if the old man dies...

Precisely.

And his condition
grows worse every day.

I know someone who may
be able to help with that.

Dr. Beckett. Good morning.

I understand there's a patient
waiting for me in the tower.

So colonel Sheppard
informed us over the radio.

Oh, thank you, ronon.

Do you have any idea
what I'm walking into?

Not really, no.

According to the colonel,
your safety has been guaranteed

by the Chamberlain of the tower.

And we can trust him?

Not really, no,
but I have a backup plan.

Look, baldric, my
trusty local guide, says

he knows a way into
the underground city.

He's not exactly thrilled
about going under there,

but, uh, I think
I can talk him into it.

And what good does that do us?

If I can find the zpm,

then we can shut these
people down whenever we want.

Without the drone chair,
they're just a bunch

of primitive thugs
with axes and knives.

Axes and knives
can cause damage, Rodney.

You know what I mean.

Great. All right.

Busy as usual, I see.

Always making plans,
plotting little strategies.

All for the benefit of the
royal house, of course.

Of course. Of course.

I understand you've recruited
someone new into your little schemes.

This lieutenant colonel
Sheppard.

Something about medical
assistance for the lord protector?

He offered.
What was I supposed to say?

Just be careful, Chamberlain.

Remember your place.

And remember our arrangement.

What about the colonel?

I'll deal with him
when the time comes.

This is it.

All right, let's do it.

I'm not so sure this is wise.

Okay, I'm not interested in
your primitive taboos, okay?

It is a dark and scary place,

but it's not cursed or
haunted or anything like that.

It's perfectly safe.

Actually, the catacombs
are prone to earthquakes.

Oh, they are?

Three village children died
in a cave-in just last year.

I thought it was
a superstition thing.

Oh, no,
the danger is quite real.

Oh, now he tells me.

He's anemic,

and both his liver and kidneys
seem to be malfunctioning,

but he's not
running a temperature,

so I don't think
it's an infection.

I'll need to run some more
tests. Iwanna talk to him.

Right now, he
needs to rest. Carson.

He's not lucid at all.
Thank you, doctor.

All right.

Colonel, I am authorized
by the lord protector

to speak with you on his behalf.

Please come this way.

Do you know what this is?

You tell me.

It's a flying machine,
or at least it used to be.

It ran out of power
a long time ago.

I know you have some
understanding of these things

even though you
try not to show it.

I also know that this place

was once home to a much
more advanced civilization.

Unfortunately, aside from a
few trinkets and useless relics,

all we have left
is the throne chair.

And if the bloodline
continues to deteriorate,

soon that will be
taken from us as well.

What if I told you
there was a way around that?

A way to protect the planet

without worrying about all these
royal bloodlines or any of that crap?

That's impossible.

What if it wasn't?

Such talk is dangerous.

You can't watch everyone
all the time.

Look, I know you
serve these people,

but if you're right,
and eventually

they lose their ability
to control the chair,

well at that point,
what good are they?

What are you suggesting?

A drug.

Gene therapy.

You give it to the people
in the village,

half of them will be able to
control the throne chair. No problem.

You're talking about revolution.

I'm talking about survival.

What's gonna happen
when the royal family

can't protect
this planet anymore?

And in exchange for this drug,

what do you want in return?

Sheppard: Rodney, come in.

Go ahead. Rodney...

Mmnm

say again!

I'm not getting very
good reception down here.

Isaid, have you
found anything yet?

We've only just made
our way into the city.

Look, we may be able to
swing a little deal here,

drones in exchange
for gene therapy.

I just need to know
how many they have left.

All right, I'm on it. Let's go!

(Rumbling)

What was that?

I told you. The
catacombs are unstable.

All right, well,
let's just keep moving.

(People chattering)

Colonel Sheppard,

I've completed my examination
of the lord protector.

And I'm afraid there's nothing
I can do for him. He's dying.

How much time does he have?

It could happen any day now,
but there's something else.

The reason he's dying is
because he's been poisoned.

What?

My guess is it's
been done slowly,

overthelast couple of months.

Probably in his food.

Any idea who'd like
to see him dead?

Yeah, I have a theory.

McKay: This is it. Man: What?

(Grunting)

Drone storage.

I don't understand.

Okay, those brilliant lights
that magically rise up

into the sky and destroy
the wraith ships?

They're not magic.

They're, uh, real,
physical objects.

They're projectile weapons,
incredibly powerful projectile weapons.

The only question is,
have you used them all up?

I can't see anything.
Okay, hold on.

There's a working zpm in here,

so it should just be a matter of

this.

(Machines whizzing)

Okay.
There are still a few left.

(Rumbling)

Maybe turning on the power
wasn't such a good idea.

I think you might
be right about that.

Let's get out of here.

(Coughing)

Is there another way out?

Technically, no.

That's the only way
out of this section.

There's no need to panic.
I'll radio for help.

Colonel Sheppard, it's
McKay. Come in, please.

Ronon, Teyla, please respond.

Anybody?

Okay, we may need
to panic a little.

You call this a harvest?

I bring this pathetic tribute
to the lord protector

and I'll be whipped
for my insolence.

This is all we could spare.

Well, then, maybe there's
something besides food

that you can offer.

No. No!

(Grunting)

Ronon: Hey.

You again.

Let's see how you do against
someone who can defend himself.

You have an impudent tongue.

I think I'll remove it.

(People murmuring)

Colonel Sheppard? Sheppard: Hey.

We have a problem
in the village.

There has been an altercation.

Man: Where are we?

McKay: This should be
auxiliary control.

Yes.

That's amazing.

The layout of this place
is almost identical.

Identical to what?

Never mind.

Okay, we need to access

the city's internal
communication systems. So...

Remember what happened last time

you started turning things on?

At this point, I don't think
we have much choice.

This is terrible.

I knew tavius was
cruel and vindictive,

but to want to murder
his own father?

Raising children
can be very dangerous.

The key is, we don't let
him succeed to the throne.

We need to talk to
the lord protector.

I'm afraid
it's already too late.

I received the word
a few moments ago.

He's dead.

You must leave now.

Tavius will arrest Mara

and anyone he considers
was conspiring with her,

and that includes you.

What about the villagers?
He'll kill them all.

Burn the place to the ground
to make an example of them.

They had nothing to do
with what happened.

It doesn't matter. Any defiance
must be crushed without mercy

to keep it from spreading
to the other villages.

Look, this is the gene
therapy we're talking about.

You can take it to the people
and tell them what it means.

You don't have to be slaves
to this royal bloodline anymore.

Well, this may be too late.

Tavius will consider
this to be treason.

He'll fight it.

And if the soldiers
support him...

(Bell tolling)

What's that mean?

It means news of the lord
protector's death is already spreading.

The court is being called to
assemble in the throne room.

Go now, before it's too late.

Colonel?

McKay: This is interesting.

Looks like the zpm's
almost depleted.

What? The zpm, it's a...

Okay, you know what?

I know, never mind.

More importantly, I can't bring

internal communications online.

What,
so we can't send a message?

No, my radio won't work
because we're too far underground.

That leaves us only one option.

Head back to the village. There's
one more thing I need to do.

Right.

You should not have
killed the constable.

Somebody had to do something.

Now more soldiers will come.

Then stand up to them. Gather
your people together and fight.

And if the lord protector
uses the throne chair?

We'll deal with that.

It's too late to argue, eldred.

What's done is done.

The lord protector will
take his revenge on all of us!

And if we're going to die,
I would rather die fighting.

Mara!

John, what are you
still doing here?

I've been looking all over for
you. You have to leave now.

I know.
I want you to come with me.

We both know what's gonna
happen if you stay here.

I can find a safe place
for you to go.

John.

None of this is your fault.

You really would take
me with you, wouldn't you?

Of course.

Otho: That won't be necessary.

Mara is perfectly safe now.

Tavius has been arrested for
the murder of the lord protector.

That's good news.

You really should have got out

while you had the chance.

What the hell is this?

I'm sorry, John.

Otho: I was prepared
to let you walk away,

butyourcoheagues in
the village forced my hand.

They're inciting an uprising.

And as the new lord protector,

that is something
that I just can't have.

Wait outside. I'll have your
head for this, Chamberlain.

You are in no position
to make threats.

Tavius: Is it really
necessary to insult me further

by imprisoning me
with these people?

We're not the ones
who committed murder.

True. There is only one
murderer in this room.

Isn't that right, otho?

Oh, let me guess.
He told you I did it.

Do I look like
the sort of person

who knows anything
about poisons and chemicals?

Otho, on the other hand,

is always making
elaborate studies of things,

topics you and I
might find boring,

but which sometimes can
turn out to be quite useful.

You're saying that he's the one

that poisoned
the lord protector?

I had no choice.

I offered to guarantee him
the succession.

In return,
he would spare Mara's life.

Tavius: Oh, but you're
leaving out the best part.

Once I assumed the throne,

Mara was to be given
to otho as his wife.

All she had to do was bat her
eyes at him a couple of times

and the tool was hooked.

Guards.

It's true we were to be
married, and so we will.

Only now she won't be
marrying a lowly servant,

but the lord protector himself.

I really need to stop
making house calls.

You said these weapons
had great destructive power?

Yes.

What do you intend
to do with it?

Blow a hole
straight up to the surface,

assuming I can get it to
fly in a straight line.

I've never actually done
anything like this before.

What'll happen if you
succeed? Well, two possibilities.

Either we create
a nice sturdy shaft

that will give us
some much-needed air

and provide a big enough gap
for the radio signal to get through,

or it will bring the already
unsteady ceiling down on us,

burying us both alive.

I prefer to imagine
the first possibility.

Yes, yes. The power of positive
thinking. Very good. While you do that,

I will rely on my experience
and expertise.

You said you'd never
done this before...

General expertise.

Will you be quiet
while I do this?

All right.

(Whizzing)

(Chuckles) I can't
believe that worked.

What happened to
positive thinking?

I lied.

This is McKay.
Is anyone reading?

Rodney, where have you been?

Mcka y: Where have I been?

I have been trapped
underground by an earthquake

that blocked off our one exit
from this section of the city.

That's where I've been.

Do you have access to the zpm?

No, I don't have
access to the zpm,

but thank you for your
concern, by the way.

Rodney... no, no, no. It's fine.

While your beloved friend
has nearly died

and continues to face
the imminent threat of death,

your first concern is for
the zpm? It's only natural.

I am sorry, Rodney, but we
have a few problems of our own.

Colonel Sheppard and Dr. Beckett

are no longer responding
to our radio calls.

As well, there is a good
possibility that the lord protector

is about to launch a
drone attack on this village.

If that happens,
everyone here will die.

Leave us.

I'm really sorry, John.

Tavius: Oh, please.

Don't play the sweet
little innocent here.

I never meant for you
to get hurt.

Then help us get out of here.

I can't. But I may be able to
convince otho to spare your lives.

That would be a good start.

In the meantime,
I did bring you this.

You must tell your friends
to leave before it's too late.

For his first act
as lord protector,

otho intends to destroy the
entire village using the throne chair,

so that no other villages will
ever rise up against him again.

Sheppard: Rodney, come in.

Sheppard, are you all right?

I'm fine. Listen, I need you to pull
the zpm and cut the power right away

or ronon and Teyla are dead.

I already know all that.

Look, unfortunately,
I am cut off from the zpm.

There's gotta be
something you can do.

Yeah, I'm working on it!

Well, work faster.

(People murmuring)

These tools,

they actually think
they can stand against me.

All right,
I think I've got something.

According to my readings,
the zpm is nearly depleted.

If we can activate
enough systems simultaneously,

it might drain power completely,

thus rendering the drones inert.

So do it. Mcka y: I can't.

I don't have access to enough
systems to draw that kind of power.

I need something really big.

How about the star drive?

The city's just
like Atlantis, right?

A city that was designed to fly.

You want me to fly the city
right up out of the ground?

No, you don't have to go
anywhere. Just charge the engines.

That should be
the single greatest

drain on power you can create.

You're right. That could work.

Yeah, but there's
only one problem.

This place is pretty
unstable. What?

1 fire up the engines,

the vibrations alone could cause
the whole thing to come down on us...

It's a risk we're
gonna have to take.

Firing up main engines.

(Rumbling)

What's going on?

Let's go.

What about him?
Forget about him.

Sorry, wee man.

(Whizzing)

McKay: Well, this is better.
I guess.

You.

This is your doing.

Seize them!

You're only lord protector
if you can control the chair.

You said it yourself.

It's over.

You don't have to
bow down to this man

or tavius or anyone else.

John!

Tavius was right
about one thing.

I do have a fair knowledge

of poisons.

Got the drones, we got a few
jumpers, I even got the girl.

You got the girl?

Well, I mean, I could've got
the girl. I turned her down.

What did you offer them in return
for the drones and the jumpers?

Supply of medicines and an
idc if they need to reach us.

We also offered to help them come
up with a new way of running things

when the time comes.

They didn't offer you king?

Turned that down, too.

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