All language subtitles for The.Black.Hole.1979.WEBRip.x264-ION10

[ Robotic Voice ]
TWENTY-ONE THIRTY;
DAY 547.

UNSCHEDULED COURSE CORRECTION
DUE AT 2200.

PRE-CORRECTION CHECK ROTATION
AXIS PLUS THREE DEGREES.

NITROUS OXIDE PRESSURE 4100,
RISING TO 5,000.

QUAD JET C AND D
ON PRESELECT.

ROTOR IGNITION SEQUENCE
BEGINNING IN 3-0.

THRUSTER LINE REACTORS
ON STANDBY.

[ Man ]
VINCENT, NOTIFY ME
WITH 15 TO GO. ALEX ?

YES, DAN ?
HAVE YOU DETERMINED A DIFFERENCE
IN E.T.A.S WITH...

AND WITHOUT OUR CORRECTION ?
WORKING ON IT.

YOU KNOW, WE SHOULDN'T
BE NEEDING A CORRECTION
AT THIS TIME. VINCENT.

RUN A CONFIRMATION ON THE
LAST INERTIAL FIX AND CHECK IT
WITH ANOTHER CELESTIAL.

[ Vincent ]
I HAVE. IT IS CORRECT.

BUT I THINK I'VE FOUND
THE REASON FOR OUR PRESENT
VARIATION. MR. PIZER ?

YES, VINCENT ?
MR. PIZER, I THINK
YOU SHOULD COME UP HERE.

WHAT'S UP, VINCENT ?
THE LARGEST BLACK HOLE
I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.

HMM. LET'S HAVE A LOOK
AT IT ON THE HOLOGRAPH.

MY GOD !
RIGHT OUT OF
DANTE'S INFERNO !

YES.

THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FORCE
IN THE UNIVERSE. NOTHING
CAN ESCAPE IT, NOT EVEN LIGHT.

I HAD A PROFESSOR WHO PREDICTED
EVENTUALLY BLACK HOLES WOULD
DEVOUR THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE.

WHY NOT, WHEN YOU CAN
SEE GIANT SUNS SUCKED IN
AND DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE ?

GIVE US THE MAGNIFICATION,
VINCENT.

POLARIZING IMAGE.
EVERY TIME I SEE
ONE OF THOSE THINGS,

I EXPECT TO SPOT SOME GUY IN RED
WITH HORNS AND A PITCHFORK.
IT'S A MONSTER, ALL RIGHT.

A RIP IN THE VERY FABRIC OF
SPACE AND TIME, BUT I'VE PICKED
UP SOMETHING ELSE OF INTEREST.

LET'S SEE IT.
IT HASN'T MOVED
SINCE I FIRST PICKED IT UP.

IT SEEMS TO BE
SOME KIND OF SHIP.
DO YOU COPY, ALEX ?

[ Alex ]
ROGER, DAN.
ENLARGE AGAIN
AND LET'S TRY TO IDENTIFY IT.

BUT HOW COULD ANYBODY
BE OUT HERE AHEAD OF US ?

[ Vincent ]
ARCTURIUS-10,
UNITED KINGDOM.

LIBERTY-7,
UNITED STATES.

RUSSIAN EXPERIMENTAL
SPACE STATION, SERIES FIVE.

FRANCE, SAHARA MODULE 5-3.
PLUTO-4, JAPAN.

UNITED STATES, SPACE PROBE ONE.
[ Gasps ]
THAT'S IT.

U.S.S. CYGNUS.
DR. KATE, WASN'T THAT THE SHIP
YOUR FATHER WAS ON ?

U.S.S. CYGNUS. ITS MISSION
TO DISCOVER HABITABLE LIFE
IN OUTER SPACE.

SAME AS OURS.

SIGNAL THAT SHIP,
VINCENT.

ACTIVATE THE SENSORS,
CHARLIE.
YOU BET.

THEY WERE RECALLED TO EARTH
20 YEARS AGO, THEIR MISSION
CONSIDERED A FAILURE.

HOW THAT MUST'VE GALLED
DR. HANS REINHARDT.

DID YOU EVER MEET
COMMANDER REINHARDT ?

[ Chuckles ]
COLLIDED WITH HIM WOULD BE
A MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION.

- A LEGEND.
- SO HE BELIEVED.

REINHARDT HAD THE KNACK
OF MAKING HIS OWN AMBITIONS SEEM
LIKE A MATTER OF NATIONAL PRIDE.

HE TALKED SPACE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE INTO THE COSTLIEST
FIASCO OF ALL TIME.

AND REFUSED TO ADMIT FAILURE.
IGNORED HIS RECALL.

MAYBE NOT.
MAYBE IT NEVER GOT THROUGH.

THAT SHIP
JUST-- JUST DISAPPEARED.

THEY'VE NEVER BEEN SEEN AGAIN.

DAN, GET US IN CLOSE ENOUGH.
VINCENT AND I COULD GET ABOARD
ON TETHERS.

TO QUOTE CICERO: "A RASHNESS
IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF YOUTH,

PRUDENCE THAT OF MELLOWED AGE,
AND DISCRETION THE BETTER PART
OF VALOR."

NO SENSE LEAVING THE STORY
OF A LIFETIME UNTOLD, CAPTAIN.

I BELIEVE THERE IS, HARRY.
AND IT'S LOOKING STRAIGHT
AT US.

PICKING UP ANYTHING ON
THE SENSORS, CHARLIE ?
NEGATIVE.

WITH ALL THAT TURBULENCE,
OUR SIGNAL MIGHT NOT
BE GETTING THROUGH.

ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUMENTS,
IT HASN'T MOVED A CENTIMETER
SINCE WE FIRST SPOTTED IT.

HOW CAN A LIFELESS DERELICT
DEFY THAT KIND OF GRAVITY ?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S
CERTAINLY WORTH INVESTIGATING.

MY INSTINCTS ARE AGAINST
IT, ALEX. BUT WE'LL GO IN
FOR A CLOSER LOOK.

FIX A COORDINATE APPROACH,
CHARLIE. FULL POWER
ON THE THRUSTERS, VINCENT.

[ Thrusters Activating ]

STRAP YOURSELVES IN.
WE'LL BE FEELING
THE GRAVITATIONAL FORCE...

RIGHT... NOW.

RANGE: 29551 AND CLOSING.

WHAT'S YOUR READING
ON CYGNUS VINCENT ?

TRIANGULATION SHOWS
IT'S STILL HOLDING STEADY.

- GRAVITY PULL ?
- POINT ZERO, 2450 AND RISING.

PUT US IN AN ESCAPE
ATTITUDE OF 8-5 DEGREES.
CUT POWER BY TWO-THIRDS.

- EIGHT-FIVE DEGREES.
SHE'S BUCKING LIKE A BRONCO.
- GRAVITY ?

POINT 4-6-9-6-0,
STILL CLIMBING.

SWITCHING TO MANUAL.

I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG ENGINES
WILL REMAIN OPERABLE AGAINST
THAT FORCE WHEN WE TURN BACK.

GRAVITY'S CLOSE TO MAXIMUM.
WE CAN AFFORD ONE PASS AND THEN
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET OUT.

- [ Panting ]
ZERO GRAVITY.
- CUT THE POWER.

[ Power Shutting Down ]

[ Thruster Shutting Down ]
SMOOTH AS GLASS.

IT'S LIKE BEING IN THE EYE
OF A HURRICANE. WHAT HAPPENED ?

NATURAL PHENOMENON.

OR... SOMETHING
FROM THAT SHIP.

ACTIVATING THE MICROBEAM.

PICKING UP ANYTHING,
CHARLIE ?

[ Computer Beeping ]
NEGATIVE. NO WAY OUR SIGNALS
CAN'T GET THROUGH THIS TIME.

[ Rumbling ]

- GRAVITY'S AT MAXIMUM, DAN !
- MY GOD, I THINK IT'S GOT US.

WE'RE STARTING TO TUMBLE.
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
ON THE ROLL JET QUADS.

[ Charlie ]
ROLL JET QUADS,
FULL CAPACITY !

[ Ship Alarm Beeping ]

[ Ringing ]
AIR BREAK AT MIDSHIP,
LOSING OXYGEN.

CHARLIE, GIMME A FULL BURST
AT 180 DEGREES MAIN THRUSTERS !

[ Alarm Beeping ]
WE'VE GOT
A BREAK HERE TOO !

[ Alex ] EMERGENCY READOUTS
SHOW THAT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
AIR LINES RUPTURED.

- NEVER RAINS.
- FULL-PITCH ATTITUDE
THRUSTERS A AND B RINGS.

- THE BLACK HOLE
IS PULLING US IN.
- GOING TO MANUAL.

THE NUMBER FOUR HATCH
BLEW OUTWARD, CAPTAIN.
I'LL GO OUT AND SECURE IT.

WATCH YOURSELF OUT THERE.
THERE'S MORE GRAVITY PULL
THAN WE'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED.

YES, SIR.

[ Harry ]
ALEX, WE BETTER CHECK OUT
THE DAMAGE BELOW !

VINCENT, DO YOU READ ME ?
COME IN, VINCENT.

EITHER WE HAVE A MALFUNCTION,
OR THERE'S TOO MUCH INTERFERENCE
ON THE OUTSIDE.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET THROUGH
TO VINCENT WITH YOUR E.S.P.

I GOT THROUGH TO VINCENT !

HE SAID THERE ARE OLD PILOTS
AND THERE ARE BOLD PILOTS,

BUT THERE ARE VERY FEW
OLD, BOLD PILOTS.

[ Chuckles ]
SHE'S TUNED IN ON VINCENT,
ALL RIGHT.

GRAB MY LEG !
MY LEG !

YOU OKAY ?
YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT'S... GOT IT.

HIT THE BOOSTERS, CHARLIE.
WE GOTTA MAKE A RUN
FOR THAT ZERO GRAVITY.

- HE SECURED THE HATCH.
- GOOD.

WE CAN ONLY MAKE TEMPORARY
REPAIRS HERE, DAN, AND THAT'S
ONLY TO THE SECONDARY LINES.

UNLESS WE REPLACE DAMAGED PARTS
IN THE MAIN REGULATOR, WE'RE
GONNA LOSE OUR OXYGEN SUPPLY !

DAMN !

DAN !
THE TETHER'S BROKEN !

- I'M GOING AFTER HIM !
- STAY AT YOUR POST, CHARLIE.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU MADE OF ?

- WHAT IF IT WERE
ONE OF US OUT THERE ?
- VINCENT IS ONE OF US.

REVERSE THRUSTERS AND LOOK
FOR A PLACE TO SET DOWN.

[ Thrusters Reversing ]

- WHAT'S GOING ON ?
- THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

LIKE A TREE
ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.

LOCKING WARHEADS
INTO FIRING POSITION.

HOLD IT, DAN. THEY'VE GOT
TO BE FRIENDLY. THEY COULD'VE
BLASTED US RIGHT OUT OF THE SKY.

YOUR SIDE, DAN.

[ Dan ]
YOU GOT A PICTURE
DOWN THERE ?

THERE'RE PEOPLE
ON BOARD.

- [ Alex ]
JUST A SHADOW, KATE.
- ENLARGE, PLEASE.

THERE ARE PEOPLE, ALEX.
I KNOW IT ! I FEEL IT !

[ Beeping ]

DOCKING ELEVATOR
COMING UP.

WONDER WHY THEY DIDN'T ROLL OUT
THE RED CARPET EARLIER ?

I DON'T KNOW
AND I DON'T LIKE IT.

BUT THEY'RE CALLIN' THE SHOTS,
AND WE'VE GOTTA REPAIR
THIS CRAFT.

DAN, I'M SORRY
I BLEW MY STACK.

I GUESS WE ALL HAVE A SOFT SPOT
FOR THE LITTLE GUY, CHARLIE.

YEAH.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S BRING HER IN.

OKAY.
[ Thrusters Blast On ]

BINGO.

[ Thrusters Shutting Down ]
WE HAVE GRAVITY.

[ Beeping ]

NICE WORK, VINCENT.
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN;
HOPEFULLY, NOT INTO THE FIRE.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT,
VINCENT ?

NOTHING A HAMMER
AND A LITTLE METAL POLISH
CAN'T FIX. THANK YOU.

LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE TO
GO TO THEM.

CHARLIE, YOU'LL STAY
WITH THE PALOMINO.
BUT, YOU NEED--

CHARLIE.
DON'T WORRY, MR. PIZER.

THEY ALSO SERVE
WHO ONLY STAND AND WAIT.
WERE YOU PROGRAMMED TO BUG ME ?

NO, SIR;
TO EDUCATE YOU.

WHEN I VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS, I
NEVER THOUGHT I'D END UP PLAYING
STRAIGHT MAN TO A TIN CAN.

[ Blows ]

THIS PLACE LOOKS AS IF
IT HASN'T BEEN USED
FOR YEARS.
IT'S EERIE.

I FEEL LIKE A THOUSAND
EYES ARE WATCHING US.

[ Doors Whooshing ]

- [ Kate ] VINCENT !
- [ Dan ] CHARLIE,
DO YOU READ ME ?

- ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ?
- WEAPONS DESTROYED
BY LASER FIRE.

NO INJURIES.
HOLD YOUR POSITION.

VINCENT.
[ Beeping ]

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT ?
DOWN, BUT NEVER
FOR THE FULL COUNT, DR. KATE.

SO MUCH FOR
THE FRIENDSHIP THEORY.

COME ON, HARRY. THEY COULD'VE
KILLED US IF THEY'D WANTED TO.
[ Harry ] YEAH, SURE.

[ Door Whooshing ]

I DON'T LIKE IT
WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE
PULLS THE STRINGS, CAPTAIN.

NEITHER DO I. WHOEVER'S
UP IN THAT CONTROL TOWER
IS CALLIN' THE SHOTS RIGHT NOW.

WHOEVER...
OR WHATEVER, CAPTAIN.

[ Whooshing ]

EASY, KATE.
I KNOW I SHOULDN'T GET MY HOPES
UP, BUT IT'S HARD NOT TO.

I KNOW.
[ Door Opens ]

[ Vincent ]
I DON'T MIND TELLING YOU
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.

SOME OF MY BROTHER ROBOTS
WERE ASSIGNED
TO PROJECT BLACK HOLE,

PROGRAMMED TO SEND
E.S.P. MESSAGES BACK
FROM SPACE PROBES.

OHH, A GRAND EXPERIMENT,
THE SCIENTISTS THOUGHT.

ALSO ANCIENT HISTORY,
VINCENT.

NOT TO ME, MR. BOOTH.
NOT THIS CLOSE.

THE HEAT IN THERE
MELTS TYPES LIKE ME
RATHER QUICKLY.

[ Doors Whooshing ]

HELLO ?
I'M KATE McCRAE.

IS OFFICER
FRANK McCRAE ABOARD ?

[ Vincent Beeps ]
THEY APPEAR TO BE SOME SORT
OF ROBOT, DR. KATE.

[ Dan ]
LOOK OVER HERE.

[ Alex ]
INCREDIBLE !

[ Harry ]
IT OUGHTA BE. IT SURE COST
THE TAXPAYERS ENOUGH.

KATE.

THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE
WITH US.

[ Beeping ]

IDENTIFY YOURSELF.

WHAT IS YOUR TYPE
AND MODEL ?

A MYSTERY MONSTER.
DON'T MOVE.

CHARLIE, DO YA READ ME ?
CHARLIE PIZER ?
COME IN, CHARLIE.

[ Alex ]
THIS IS THE STORY
TO END ALL STORIES, HARRY.

A SHIP OF ROBOTS AND COMPUTERS
WITH THIS... THING IN CHARGE.

[ Man ]
NOT QUITE, DR. DURANT.

MAXIMILIAN AND MY ROBOTS
ONLY RUN THE SHIP THE WAY
I WISH IT RUN.

HOW DO YOU
KNOW MY NAME ?

YOU WERE MONITORED EVER SINCE
OUR SENSORS FIRST DETECTED YOU.

NOW, NOW, MAXIMILIAN,
CALM DOWN.

DON'T PICK ON SMALL PEOPLE.

SUCH A NICE LITTLE ROBOT.
HE'S HARMLESS.

MISS McCRAE,
YOU MIGHT COME CLOSER.

WELCOME...
ABOARD THE CYGNUS.

HANS REINHARDT.

IT CAN'T BE !
YOU ALWAYS DID HAVE A FLAIR FOR
THEATRICAL ENTRANCES, DOCTOR.

DR. REINHARDT,

MY FATHER--
WHERE IS HE ?

MY DEAR CHILD, I'M SORRY
TO DASH YOUR HOPES, BUT YOUR
FATHER'S NOT WITH US ANYMORE.

HE'S DEAD.

A MAN TO BE PROUD OF.

A GRAVE PERSONAL LOSS
TO ME.

HE WAS A TRUSTED
AND LOYAL FRIEND.

AND YOU ARE
HIS DAUGHTER.

YES.
THE SAME EYES.

[ Whispers ]
THE SAME EYES.

- AND THE REST OF THE CREW ?
- THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK ?

THEY DID NOT.

PITY. IT WAS SUCH
A GOOD CREW.

WHAT HAPPENED
WHEN YOUR MISSION
WAS RECALLED ?

IS THIS GOING TO BE
AN INTERVIEW, MR. BOOTH ?

I HAVEN'T HAD THAT
FOR A LONG TIME, BUT IF
YOU WANT TO, I WILL ANSWER.

[ Beeps ]
NOW, DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.
NOBODY'S GOING TO HARM YOU.

[ Grunts ]

THE CYGN ENCOUNTERED
A FIELD OF METEORITES
AND WAS DISABLED,

OUR MAIN AND AUXILIARY
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS SMASHED.

WE WERE ADRIFT.

I TOLD THE CREW
TO ABANDON SHIP,
TO RETURN HOME AS ORDERED.

PERHAPS IT WAS ANOTHER,

WHAT YOU TERM
"MY THEATRICAL GESTURES,"
MR. BOOTH,

BUT I CHOSE
TO REMAIN ABOARD.

YOUR DEAR FATHER
CHOSE TO REMAIN WITH ME.

WE NEVER KNEW
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHERS.

YOU'VE LIVED OUT HERE
FOR 20 YEARS ? ALONE ?

TWENTY YEARS.

TWENTY EARTH YEARS,
BUT...

I DIDN'T LIVE
EXACTLY ALONE.

I'VE CREATED COMPANIONS,
OF A SORT. [ Chuckles ]

THEY LOOK A BIT MEDIEVAL,
BUT I'M A ROMANTIC.

AH, MR. PIZER !

COME IN.
JOIN US.

THANK YOU.
HAVE YOU MET THE GOON SQUAD ?
[ Reinhardt Chuckles ]

GOON SQUAD. NICE.
I'M HANS REINHARDT.

FORGIVE THIS LITTLE INCIDENT,
BUT YOU WERE DISARMED
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.

DISMISSED.

MY ROBOTS ARE PROGRAMMED
TO REACT AGAINST ANY ACT
OF AGGRESSION.

I ASSURE YOU,
NONE WAS INTENDED.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
PLEASE, CONSIDER
YOURSELVES MY GUESTS.

WE WON'T IMPOSE
ON YOUR HOSPITALITY, DOCTOR.

JUST LONG ENOUGH
TO REPAIR OUR SHIP.

AND THEN WE CAN OFFER YOU
THE MEANS OF RETURNING TO EARTH.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I WANT TO RETURN ?

- THE CYGNUS IS IN DANGER
OF BEING DESTROYED HERE.
- [ Chuckles ] YES.

YOUR CAPTAIN WAS WORRIED
ABOUT THAT TOO.

ONE STEP TOO FAR...

AND WE ARE DONE.

BUT THERE'S NO CAUSE
FOR ALARM.

WE DEVELOPED
ANTIGRAVITY FORCES
TO MAINTAIN OUR POSITION.

IT'S WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL
A "MEXICAN STANDOFF."

- IF YOU WERE MONITORING US, YOU
MUST'VE PICKED UP OUR SIGNALS.
- THAT'S RIGHT.

- YOU FAILED TO REPLY.
- DID I HAVE TO REPLY ?

CHARLIE, CHARLIE.

SLIGHT COMMUNICATIONS
PROBLEM.

MAXIMILIAN WILL TAKE YOU
TO REQUISITION WHATEVER YOU NEED
TO REPAIR YOUR SHIP.

IN THE MEANTIME,
YOU AND DR. McCRAE...

WILL GET ENOUGH INFORMATION
TO MAKE YOUR MISSION
OF HISTORIC IMPORTANCE.

[ Humming Sound ]
[ Beeping ]

BACK OFF, VINCENT.
NOT UNTIL HE DOES.

WHEN YOU'RE NOSE-TO-NOSE
WITH A TRASH COMPACTOR,
YOU COOL IT.

NOW, WHAT DOES THAT
REMIND ME OF ?

OH, YES !
DAVID AND GOLIATH.

CLASSIC CONFRONTATION.

ONLY THIS TIME,
DAVID IS OVERMATCHED.

[ Reinhardt Chuckles ]
[ Dan ]
CALL HIM OFF, REINHARDT.

I SAID, CALL HIM OFF !

ON MY SHIP YOU ASK,
CAPTAIN.

INDEED. PLEASE,
CALL HIM OFF, DOCTOR.

MAXIMILIAN.

REMEMBER,
THESE ARE OUR GUESTS.

NOW, LET HIM IN.

SHOW THAT
YOU'VE GOOD MANNERS.
THAT'S A GOOD ROBOT.

COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS ASIDE,
HE TOOK AN AWFUL LONG TIME
TO SHOW ANY LIGHTS. BE CAREFUL.

I KNOW.

THOSE OTHER ROBOTS
AREN'T ANY FRIENDLIER THAN
DR. FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTERS.

BUT THE BIGGER THEY ARE,
THE HARDER THEY FALL.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE SMILED
WHEN YOU SAID IT, VINCENT.

DOCTOR, THIS SHIP DOESN'T
APPEAR TO BE CRIPPLED.
OF COURSE NOT.

WE REPAIRED THE DAMAGE
AND BECAME OPERABLE AGAIN.

BUT YOU NEVER OBEYED
THE ORDER TO RETURN
TO EARTH.

THAT'S RIGHT.
I REFUSED HIS ORDER.

THERE WERE
LARGER CONSIDERATIONS.
OTHER WORLDS YET TO BE EXPLORED.

LIFE DREAMS
UNREALIZED.

THE AUTHORITIES
WOULD STILL CONSIDER THAT
AN ACT OF PIRACY, DOCTOR.

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE SAID
IF THE AUTHORITIES WOULD'VE
CALLED BACK COLUMBUS...

JUST BEFORE HE DISCOVERED
THE NEW WORLD ?

YOU WOULDN'T EVEN EXIST.

I'M ABOUT TO PROVE TO YOU
THAT THE END
JUSTIFIES THE MEANS.

PRETTY BUSY AROUND HERE, MAX.
WHAT ARE YOU GEARIN' UP FOR ?

TELL YOU WHAT, CHARLIE.
YOU'LL TAKE CARE
OF BUSINESS HERE,

AND I'LL GO BACK TO THE SHIP
AND START WORKING
ON THAT REGULATOR.

DON'T BOTHER
TO POINT THE WAY, MAX.
I'LL FIND IT BY MYSELF.

WELL, WE NEED PRIMARY
AND SECONDARY DEMAND OXYGEN
PRESSURE REGULATORS...

AND AN E.C.S. PROPORTION
FLOW VALVE CONTROLLER.

MAX.

DR. REINHARDT TOLD YOU
TO REQUISITION THE PARTS
FOR US. LET'S GET CRACKING.

WAY TO GO, MAX.
WAY TO GO.

VINCENT. VITAL INFORMATION
NECESSARY CENTRALIZED.
LABOR FORCE, THE 396.

I SEE BY YOUR MARKINGS
YOU'RE FROM THE OLD 2-8,
PROGRAMMED IN HOUSTON.

[ Humming Sound ]

THERE IS ENOUGH
INSTANT ENERGY DOWN THERE
TO SUPPLY ALL OF EARTH.

THE FIRST STEP
TO COLONIZING THE GALAXY.

YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED
AS ONE OF THE GREATEST
SPACE SCIENTISTS OF ALL TIME.

I HAVE NEVER
DOUBTED THAT.

IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT PEOPLE
LEARN ABOUT THEIR FAILURES
AND MY SUCCESSES.

[ Alex ]
COME BACK WITH US AND ENJOY
THE GLORY OF THAT SUCCESS.

I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK
AND I DON'T ENJOY
SUCCESSES ANYMORE.

THERE IS TOO MUCH AT STAKE
TO PULL BACK.

I'M ON THE BRINK
OF A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.
ALL THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

THE BEGINNING ?
OF WHAT ?
YOU WILL KNOW
IN DUE TIME.

COULD WE HAVE
A DEMONSTRATION OF THIS
INCREDIBLE NEW POWER SOURCE ?

HARRY ?
[ Reinhardt ] COME AND
I'LL SHOW YOU EVERYTHING.

I CALL IT "CYGNIUM,"
AFTER MY SHIP.

[ Cannon Firing ]

MUST'VE MADE
A WRONG TURN, MAX.

[ Door Whooshing ]

[ Door Closing ]

QUITE A LAYOUT.

I SAID IT'S QUITE
A LAYOUT YOU GOT HERE.

CAN YOU SPEAK ?

ARE YOU PROGRAMMED
TO SPEAK ?

NO, I GUESS NOT.

NO. I GUESS THAT'D
MAKE YOU A LITTLE BIT
TOO REAL, WOULDN'T IT ?

THAT REINHARDT SURE LOVES
TO PLAY GOD, DOESN'T HE ?

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE !

HEY !

- [ Dan ] I KNOW WHAT I SAW.
- [ Charlie ]
NOBODY BURIES A ROBOT.

- [ Dan ]
I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS A ROBOT.
- THEN WHAT ?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY SHOT OUT
INTO SPACE, BUT THEY DID IT
WITH ALL THE REVERENCE...

AND HONOR
OF A HUMAN FUNERAL.
HUH. MAYBE REINHARDT LIED.

MAYBE THERE ARE
SOME SURVIVORS STILL ALIVE.
WHAT DO YA THINK HE'S UP TO ?

- I HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE.
- HE SEEMS COOPERATIVE
ABOUT GETTING US OPERABLE.

[ Beeps ]
A WOLF REMAINS A WOLF, EVEN
IF IT HAS NOT EATEN YOUR SHEEP.

CORRECT, VINCENT.
THE SOONER WE BLAST OUT,
THE BETTER.

- WHATEVER YOU SAY.
LET'S SNAP IT UP, VINCENT.
- A PINT CANNOT HOLD A QUART.

IF IT HOLDS THE PINT,
IT'S DOING THE BEST IT CAN.

THANK YOU, VINCENT.

[ Machines Beeping ]

FASCINATING.
FROM A DISTANCE.

ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN BLACK HOLES ?

HOW CAN ONE NOT BE OVERWHELMED
BY THE DEADLIEST FORCE
IN THE UNIVERSE ?

[ Kate ]
THAT LONG, DARK TUNNEL
TO NOWHERE.

OR SOMEWHERE !

THESE ARE EXACTLY THE ANSWERS
YET TO BE EXPLORED.

YOU'VE DEFINED THE POWER
OF A BLACK HOLE WITH
YOUR ANTIGRAVITY CALCULATIONS;

A STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT.

- YOU THINK SO ?
- YES.

I DO.
THANK YOU.

I THINK, DR. DURANT,

THAT YOU ARE A MAN
WHO LONGS FOR A SENSE
OF HIS OWN GREATNESS,

BUT HAS NOT YET FOUND
HIS TRUE DIRECTION, RIGHT ?

PERHAPS I COULD
FIND IT HERE,

IF YOU'RE IN NO HURRY
FOR US TO LEAVE.

SHALL WE DISCUSS THAT
OVER DINNER ?

IT'S ONLY DINNER.
"SAID THE SPIDER TO THE FLY."
I SHOULD BE WITH YOU.

WE'LL BE SAFER WITHOUT YOU AND
MAX TRYING TO KNOCK HEADS.
I CAN HANDLE THAT THING.

FAR BE IT FOR YOU TO ADMIT
THERE ISN'T ANYTHING
YOU CAN'T HANDLE.

THERE ARE THREE BASIC TYPES:
THE WILLS, THE WON'TS
AND THE CAN'TS.

THE WILLS ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING.
THE WON'TS OPPOSE EVERYTHING.
THE CAN'TS WON'T TRY ANYTHING.

DO US A FAVOR, VINCENT, AND
TRY TO BE A CAN'T, ESPECIALLY
WHERE THAT MONSTER'S CONCERNED.

[ Chuckles ]
WE NEED YOU,
NOT ANOTHER CORKSCREW.

HEY, HEY, HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
VINCENT, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE IN THERE.

I DON'T MEAN TO SOUND SUPERIOR,
BUT I HATE THE COMPANY
OF ROBOTS.

TRY AND RELAX. HAVE FUN.
REMEMBER WHAT THEY SAY:
"ALL WORK AND NO PLAY--"

"ALL SUNSHINE MAKES A DESERT,"
SO THE ARABS SAY. YOU'LL ALERT
ME IF YOU'RE IN TROUBLE ?

GO ON IN THERE
AND HAVE SOME LAUGHS.

WE'VE BEEN IN SOME SCRAPES
BEFORE, AND... WE'RE GONNA
GET OUT OF THIS ONE.

AS YOU WERE.

[ Dinging ]

[ Dinging Continues ]

- WHO'S THE FLASHY BLACK HAT ?
- [ Spelling ] S-T-A-R.

SPECIAL TROOPS ARMS REGIMENT:
REINHARDT'S PROTOTYPE
FOR THE SENTRY ROBOTS.

HE WAS NUMBER ONE UNTIL
REINHARDT BUILT MAXIMILIAN.

- HE'S SHARP, BUT WE'RE SHARPER.
YOU EVER GO UP AGAINST HIM ?
- ONCE.

WHAT HAPPENED ?
I BEAT HIM. HE GOT
SO UPSET, HE BLEW A FUSE.

HE HAD HIS REVENGE, THOUGH.
HE DID THINGS TO ME I SURE
DON'T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT.

A GREAT MANY EXPERIMENTS
ARE IN PROGRESS
ABOARD THE CYGNUS, GENTLEMEN.

SOME OF THEM DANGEROUS.
I SUGGEST IN THE INTEREST
OF YOUR OWN SAFETY,

THAT THERE ARE NO MORE
UNESCORTED EXCURSIONS FOR THE
DURATION OF YOUR STAY, AGREED ?

SURE, SURE.

GOOD. PLEASE,
SIT DOWN.

CAPTAIN.

WELL, MR. BOOTH,
WHAT'S NEW ON EARTH ?

I DON'T THINK IT'S CHANGED
VERY MUCH SINCE YOU LEFT.

NOTHING MUCH EVER CHANGES.

SAME NEWS,
DIFFERENT NAMES.

- STILL WRITING
FOR THE SAME PAPER ?
- THE SAME.

- STILL ON STRIKE ?
- [ Chuckles ]

AHH.
FRESH MUSHROOM SOUP.

PREPARED FROM
MY OWN PERSONAL GARDEN.

I REMEMBER WRITING
ABOUT THE EXTENSIVE
AGRICULTURAL STATION.

LARGE ENOUGH TO SUPPLY THE NEEDS
OF THE ENTIRE CREW, WASN'T IT ?

THESE DAYS IT'S TINY;
JUST ENOUGH FOR ONE PERSON.

AHH, NATURALLY.

OUR WINE AND
SPARE PARTS ARE VINTAGE.
I HOPE THAT'S SATISFACTORY.

WE'VE HAD TO MODIFY
A FEW OF THE PARTS, DOCTOR,
BUT THAT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG.

WE'LL BE READY
TO LEAVE SOON.

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, DAN.
I BELIEVE I HAVE A GREAT DEAL
TO LEARN FROM DR. REINHARDT.

THANK YOU.

OUR MISSION'S FINISHED, ALEX.

A TOAST... TO YOU
AND YOUR COMPANIONS,
DR. DURANT,

ON THE OCCASION
OF YOUR VISIT TO THE CYGNUS.

WELCOME ABOARD, MISS KATE.

THE ONLY EARTH PEOPLE
TO KNOW OF MY EXISTENCE.

AND TO YOU, SIR, AND YOUR
MAGNIFICENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

TONIGHT, MY FRIENDS,

WE STAND ON THE BRINK...

OF A FEAT UNPARALLELED
IN SPACE EXPLORATION.

IF THE DATA ON
MY RETURNING PROBE SHIP MATCHES
MY COMPUTERIZED CALCULATIONS,

I WILL TRAVEL WHERE NO MAN
HAS DARED TO GO.

INTO THE BLACK HOLE ?

IN,

THROUGH...

AND BEYOND.

WHY, THAT'S CRAZY !
HA ! IMPOSSIBLE !

THE WORD "IMPOSSIBLE,"
MR. BOOTH,

IS ONLY FOUND
IN THE DICTIONARY OF FOOLS.

- ARE THERE ANYMORE
LIKE US LEFT ON BOARD ?
- I'M THE LAST ONE.

THESE UPSTARTS THINK
I'M SOME OLD FREAK.

THEY STILL HAVEN'T IMPROVED
ON OUR MODEL. YOU CAN'T MODIFY
PERFECTION. WE ARE THE BEST.

[ Rattling ]
OH, LORDY,
HE WANTS A REMATCH.

[ Vincent ] AS AN OLD NAVY HERO
SAID, "DAMN THE TORPEDOES,
FULL SPEED AHEAD."

HE ALSO SAID SOMETHIN' ABOUT
"GOIN' IN HARM'S WAY."

NICE SHOOTING, BOB.

YOU'D HAVE BEAT HIM AGAIN
IF HE HADN'T BUMPED YOU.
NAW, I DONE MISSED ON PURPOSE.

- [ Banging, Rattling ]
- [ Robotic Chuckle ]

DON'T WORRY.
I'LL UPHOLD THE HONOR
OF THE OLD OUTFIT.

S.T.A.R., VINCENT'S MY NAME,
SHARPSHOOTING IS MY GAME.
TRY ME.

[ Game Activating ]

[ Rattling ]

[ Computer Beeping ]

[ Elongated Beep ]

YOUR PROBE SHIP HAS ONLY
GONE TO THE EVENT HORIZON,
NOT INTO THE BLACK HOLE ITSELF.

HOW DO YOU EXPECT THE CYGNUS
TO ESCAPE BEING CRUSHED
BY THE FORCE IN THERE ?

I ASSUME DR. REINHARDT HAS
CREATED AN ANTIGRAVITATIONAL
FORCE FIELD...

CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING
THAT STRESS.

INDEED. AND I KNOW YOU WILL
SAY, CAPTAIN, THAT ONE MISTAKE
IN NAVIGATION CAN BE FATAL.

BUT I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT I'M DOING !
THE COURSE I HAVE CHOSEN...

WILL TAKE THE CYGNUS THROUGH
AT ITS OPTIMUM ANGLE
OF ROTATION.

THE VORTEX WILL CAUSE US
TO MOVE AT INCREDIBLE SPEED.

AND THAT ANGLE
WILL SLINGSHOT US THROUGH.

[ Dinging ]

NICE SHOT, S.T.A.R.
SIMPLE, BUT NICE.

[ Dinging ]

TRICKY.
YET TRY THIS.

[ Beeping ]

[ Beeping Slows Down ]

IF ONE DANCES,
ONE MUST PAY THE PIPER.

[ Rapid Beeping ]

[ Rapid Beeping Continues,
Loud Humming ]

IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I CANNOT STAND,
IT'S A SORE LOSER.

MEET ME
IN PARTS STORAGE.

SO, AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
YOU WANT THE PALOMINO
TO MONITOR YOUR JOURNEY.

THAT'S RIGHT. I NEED YOU...
TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE
AND ANOTHER TIME.

A PLACE WHERE,
IF YOU'RE LUCKY,

I HAVE THE POSSIBILITY
TO FIND WHAT WE CALL
"THE ULTIMATE KNOWLEDGE."

YES, MAXIMILIAN ?

THE PROBE SHIP
IS ABOUT TO DOCK.
CONTINUE YOUR MEAL, GENTLEMEN.

CUCKOO AS A SWISS CLOCK.

[ Rattling ]

MY NAME'S BOB.
BIO-SANITATION BATTALION.

I COULDN'T TALK
FREELY BEFORE, BUT I HAVE
A WHOLE LOT TO TELL YA.

IF MAXIMILIAN
KNEW YOU WERE HERE,
IT'D BE THE END FOR BOTH OF US.

CAN YOU PERMANENTLY
REARM MY LASERS ?
YEAH, I CAN.

VINCENT, YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS
ARE IN GRAVE DANGER.

REINHARDT ONLY TURNED THE LIGHTS
ON TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE TO THE
CYGNUS. THIS IS A DEATH SHIP.

[ Charlie ]
WHAT DOES YOUR INTUITION
TELL YOU, KATE ?

THAT DR. REINHARDT
IS WALKING A TIGHTROPE
BETWEEN GENIUS AND INSANITY.

[ Dan ] I THINK THE GUY'S NUTS.
[ Alex ]
I DON'T BUY THAT.

WHATEVER HE IS,
HE'S AN OUT-AND-OUT LIAR.

THAT TINY,
LITTLE ONE-MAN GARDEN OF HIS
IS BIG ENOUGH TO FEED AN ARMY.

NOTHING STRANGE ABOUT THAT.
IT PURIFIES THE AIR.
OHHH.

TELL HIM ABOUT THE FUNERAL.
A ROBOT FUNERAL, ALEX.
IT WAS ALMOST HUMAN.

GRANTED, 20 YEARS OUT OF CONTACT
WITH PEOPLE HAS MADE THIS MAN
A LITTLE ECCENTRIC,

BUT YOU CAN'T ASK ME TO BELIEVE
HE'S PROGRAMMED HIS ROBOTS
TO FEEL EMOTIONS.

I KNOW WHAT I SAW, ALEX.

AND WE ONLY HAVE REINHARDT'S
WORD FOR WHAT HAPPENED
TO HIS CREW.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT
THAT ROBOT GARDENER
WAS ALMOST HUMAN TOO.

HA ! HE EVEN WALKED
WITH A LIMP.

WHAT SPOOKS YOU ABOUT
A MALFUNCTIONING ROBOT ?

I WASN'T SPOOKED, OLD BUDDY.
I'M JUST TELLIN' YOU
I HAD A GUT FEELIN' THAT--

THAT I WAS LOOKIN'
AT SOME KIND OF--
SOME KIND OF PERSON.

- WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT ?
- WE MAKE OUR APOLOGIES,
SAY OUR GOOD-BYES...

- AND GET OFF THIS SHIP
AS QUICK AS WE CAN.
- WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD IT.

NOW, LET'S STOP
AND FIGURE THIS THING OUT.

IF REINHARDT HAS ANTIGRAVITY
STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD HIM HERE,

I FIGURE HE'S GOT
ENOUGH TO PULL AWAY.

SO ?
[ Harry ]
SO ?

SO WHY NOT TAKE THIS SHIP
AND REINHARDT BACK HOME ?

THAT'S A LONG SHOT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, HARRY.
AW, COME ON.

YOU'VE GOT
TWO SCIENTIFIC WIZARDS HERE
TO FIGURE OUT THE COMPUTERS...

AND THEY CAN EVEN REPROGRAM
THE ROBOTS.

AND THE THREE OF US
CAN HANDLE REINHARDT
AND THAT PET MONSTER OF HIS.

[ Chuckles ]
I'M TELLIN' YA,
WE COULD ALL BE HEROES.

WE COULD ALSO BE DEAD.

THESE POOR CREATURES
ARE WHAT'S LEFT OF THE CREW.

KEPT ALIVE BY MEANS
I DON'T PRETEND
TO UNDERSTAND.

[ Vincent ]
HUMANS ?

MORE ROBOT THAN HUMAN.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE
BEFORE WE'RE DISCOVERED.

TOO LATE.
WATCH IT !

THINK THERE ARE
ANY MORE ?

[ Bob ]
ALL CLEAR.

LET'S GET RID OF
THE EVIDENCE.

MAXIMILIAN WILL TAKE YOU TO
DEBRIEFING. I WILL CHECK OUT
YOUR COMPUTERS PERSONALLY.

HOW LONG BEFORE THEY'LL START
SEARCHING FOR THESE TWO ?

DEPENDS ON THEIR DUTY SCHEDULE.
IT COULD BE ANY TIME.

THEN WE HAVE TO MOVE FAST.

SO, HE NEGLECTED
HIS DUTY TO HIS COUNTRY
FOR A HIGHER IDEAL.

SO WHAT ?
WHAT BASIS IN FACT DO YOU HAVE
FOR THESE MACABRE SPECULATIONS ?

I AGREE THAT HIS STYLE
IS SOMEWHAT UNCONVENTIONAL.

BUT HE'S WILLING AND EAGER
TO SHARE HIS KNOWLEDGE WITH US.
DOESN'T THAT MEAN ANYTHING ?

WE'RE NOT STAYING ABOARD
ANY LONGER THAN WE HAVE TO.

[ Alex ]
THAT'S UP TO REINHARDT.
DAN.

VINCENT WANTS YOU ABOARD
THE PALOMINO RIGHT AWAY.

LET'S GO, CHARLIE.

I THINK I'LL TAG ALONG.

[ Dan ]
THIS ISN'T OUR PARTY.
LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.

REINHARDT WILL SOLVE
THE ONE FINAL MYSTERY
THAT HAS ELUDED MANKIND.

OR HE'LL DIE
IN THE ATTEMPT.

ALEX, I'M BEGINNING TO FEEL
YOU WANT TO GO WITH HIM.

ON A GLORIOUS PILGRIMAGE,
STRAIGHT INTO WHAT MAY BE
THE MIND OF GOD ?

I DO.

- I DO.
- AND DARKNESS WAS UPON
THE FACE OF THE DEEP.

AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD...

MOVED UPON THE FACE
OF THE WATERS.

WHAT AN
INCREDIBLE SIGHT.

I STILL HAVEN'T
GOT USED TO IT.
WHERE ARE THE OTHERS ?

-THEY WERE RECALLED TO THE SHIP.
-RECALLED ?

DIDN'T I SAY NO MORE
UNESCORTED EXCURSIONS ?

WHERE WAS YOUR
COMMUNICATION ?

AH, THE E.S.P. YOU SHARE
WITH THE ROBOT.

EXTRAORDINARY.

DR. DURANT.

YES, DOCTOR ?
THESE ARE ALL MY FORMULAS
I'VE COMPILED OVER THE YEARS.

I WANT YOU TO
TAKE THEM BACK WITH YOU...

AND PASS THEM ON TO OTHERS
IN CASE SOMETHING
MIGHT HAPPEN TO ME.

YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME.

I ALSO WANT YOU
TO MONITOR MY FLIGHT.

STAY AS LONG AS YOU CAN
AT THE EVENT HORIZON.

THERE MIGHT BE AN
EINSTEIN-ROSEN BRIDGE
TO CONSIDER.

I WILL.

BELIEVE ME.

I'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME
FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU
TO RECORD THIS MOMENT.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

THEN I'M READY.

READY TO EMBARK ON
MAN'S GREATEST JOURNEY.

CERTAINLY HIS RISKIEST.

THE RISK IS INCIDENTAL
COMPARED TO...

THE POSSIBILITY TO POSSESS
THE GREAT TRUTH OF THE UNKNOWN.

THERE... LONG-CHERISHED
LAWS OF NATURE...

SIMPLY DO NOT APPLY.

THEY VANISH.

AND... LIFE ?

LIFE ?

LIFE FOREVER.

THE OFFICER THE MEN TRUSTED
MOST WAS FRANK McCRAE.
KATE'S FATHER.

THEY TURNED TO HIM
WHEN DR. REINHARDT IGNORED
THE ORDERS TO RETURN HOME.

HE TRIED TO TAKE CONTROL
OF THE CYGNUS.

- REINHARDT CALLED IT MUTINY
AND KILLED MR. McCRAE.
- WHAT BECAME OF THE CREW ?

THEY WERE CAPTURED
BY THE SENTRY ROBOTS
AND ARE STILL ON BOARD.

- WHAT ?
- WHERE ?

IN THE COMMAND TOWER,
THE POWER CENTER.

ROBOTS, MR. PIZER.
HUMANOID ROBOTS.

[ Bob ]
THE MOST VALUABLE THING
IN THE UNIVERSE.

INTELLIGENT LIFE MEANS
NOTHIN' TO DR. REINHARDT.

WITHOUT THEIR WILLS,
THE CREW BECAME THINGS
HE COULD COMMAND.

THAT EXPLAINS
THE FUNERAL.
RIGHT.

AND THE LIMPING ROBOT
YOU SPOTTED.

DO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
THERE'S ACTUALLY A HUMAN BODY
UNDER THAT CLOTHING ?

EXACTLY, MR. BOOTH.

WE CAN'T JUST TAKE OFF AND
LEAVE THESE POOR DEVILS BEHIND.

HARRY, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO TRY YOUR PLAN.
WHAT ?

AND END UP JUST LIKE
THE REST OF THE CREW ?

IF THEY COULDN'T PULL IT OFF,
WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE ?

CAPTAIN, THE DAMAGE
IS IRREVERSIBLE.

DEATH IS THEIR ONLY RELEASE.

THAT'S RIGHT !
FOR GOD'S SAKES, DAN, WE CAN'T
TAKE ON THAT MECHANICAL ARMY !

[ Vincent ] CAPTAIN,
I WAS FORCED TO DESTROY
TWO SENTRY ROBOTS.

THE OTHERS ARE SEARCHING NOW.
IF THEY'RE FOUND--

GOT YOU, VINCENT.
CHARLIE, START THE COUNTDOWN.
RIGHT.

VINCENT, TELL KATE
I WANT HER AND ALEX
BACK HERE ON THE DOUBLE.

FIX NAVIGATIONAL COURSE.

YOU HAVE ACHIEVED ALL THIS
ON YOUR OWN, DR. REINHARDT.

AND YOU WOULD HAVE EVERY RIGHT
TO REJECT THE REQUEST OF
A COMPARATIVE STRANGER, BUT--

WHAT ARE YOU HOPING FOR,
ALEX ? IMMORTALITY ?

NO. SCIENTIFIC TRUTH.

ALEX, WE HAVE TO
BOARD RIGHT AWAY.
THEY'RE WAITING TO BLAST OFF.

PREPARE REACTORS !

MAXIMILIAN !

HOW ARE YOUR READINGS,
VINCENT ?
ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO,
MR. PIZER.

ALEX, I WILL NOT HAVE
YOU THROW YOUR LIFE AWAY
FOR THIS !

HE CAN DO IT.
I KNOW HE CAN.
OH, GOD, ALEX !

THERE'S AN ENTIRELY
DIFFERENT WORLD
BEYOND THAT BLACK HOLE,

A POINT WHERE TIME AND SPACE
AS WE UNDERSTAND IT
NO LONGER EXISTS.

WE WILL BE THE FIRST
TO SEE IT, TO EXPLORE IT,
TO EXPERIENCE IT.

DAMN IT ALL, DAN !
IF WE WAIT FOR ALEX,
WE MAY BE TOO LATE.

DON'T YOU SEE ?
HE'S HYPNOTIZED BY THAT MAN !

- VINCENT.
- YES, CAPTAIN ?

TELL KATE WE WANT HER
BACK HERE FAST, WITH OR
WITHOUT ALEX. TELL HER WHY.

REACTORS ON !

[ Electronic Humming ]

HE'S GOING TO DO IT.

HE'S GOING TO DO IT !

HE'S REALLY GOING TO DO IT.
HE'LL KILL US ALL IF YOU DON'T
GET US OUT OF HERE NOW !

HE WANTS US OUT THERE
TO MONITOR HIS FLIGHT.
WE STILL HAVE TIME.

YOU'RE GAMBLING WITH OUR LIVES,
BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GAMBLE
WITH MINE !
SHUT UP !

- ALEX.
- "R" SQUARED.

ALEX, COULD I HAVE
A WORD WITH YOU ?

"B" SQUARED... OVER...

"A" SQUARED, SIN SQUARED.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
THE OTHER DAY ?

[ Whispering ]
WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
I'M STAYING.

SHH !

REINHARDT IS A MURDERER.
WHAT ?

YES ! THOSE CREATURES--
THOSE AREN'T ROBOTS,
THEY'RE--

THEY'RE HUMANOIDS.
THEY'RE WHAT'S LEFT
OF THE ORIGINAL CREW.

WHAT'S WRONG, MISS KATE ?

- YOU LOOK ILL.
- [ Kate Gasps ]

KATE'S UPSET BECAUSE
I'VE ELECTED TO STAY
WITH THE CYGNUS.

I HOPE SHE'S ELECTING ALSO
TO STAY WITH US.

NO ! I--

WHAT CHANGED YOUR MIND ?
I'M NOT. I, UH--

THE RIGHT MOMENT TO GO
INTO THE BLACK HOLE IS NOW !

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?

[ Muffled Gasping ]

HE WOULD BE DEAD BY NOW.
THEY ALL WOULD BE DEAD.

IT WAS THE ONLY WAY
TO KEEP THEM ALIVE.

ONE OF MY GREATEST
ACHIEVEMENTS.

[ Alex ]
BUT YOU TOLD US THE CREW
HAD LEFT THE SHIP.

SOME CAUSE MUST HAVE
CREATED ALL THIS.

BUT WHAT CAUSED THAT CAUSE ?

COME ON, KATE.
LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

[ Gasps ]

MAXIMILIAN !

[ Screaming ]

ALEX !
[ Screams ]

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
DONE THAT !

HE WAS A GOOD MAN.

PROTECT ME
FROM MAXIMILIAN.

IF THERE'S ANY JUSTICE
AT ALL,

THE BLACK HOLE
WILL BE YOUR GRAVE.

TAKE THE YOUNG LADY
TO THE HOSPITAL.

[ Reinhardt On Speaker ]
YOU'RE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF,
CAPTAIN.

DR. DURANT AND DR. McCRAE
CHOSE TO REMAIN ABOARD.

I TOLD YOU ! ALEX BOUGHT
REINHARDT'S THEORY
HOOK, LINE AND--

DR. DURANT IS DEAD.
MAXIMILIAN KILLED HIM.

THEY'RE TAKING DR. KATE
TO THE HOSPITAL.
VINCENT, GET OLD BOB...

TO SHOW US
THE QUICKEST WAY THERE !

MAXIMILIAN...

BRING US ABOUT.

WE MAY HAVE
JUST ENOUGH TIME.
DON'T WAIT TOO LONG.

GET OFF BEFORE THE GRAVITY PULL
IS TOO STRONG, NO MATTER WHAT.

LOOK, DAN, WHAT IF--
NO MATTER WHAT, CHARLIE.

I WISH YOU
A SAFE VOYAGE HOME,
MR. PIZER.

YEAH, WELL, JUST MAKE SURE
YOU GET ABOARD IN ONE PIECE.

[ Beeping ]

THE TIME HAS COME
TO LIQUIDATE OUR GUESTS.

[ Alarm Sounding ]

GO, GO.

KEEP COMIN', OLD-TIMER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WAIT FOR ME !

FIRE THRUSTERS.

THAT MADMAN IS HEADED
STRAIGHT FOR THE BLACK HOLE.

WHAT'LL WE DO ?
WE WAIT.

[ Groaning ]

OW !

HURRY !

[ Dan On Speaker ]
CHARLIE, KATE'S OKAY.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME.
HOW CLOSE CAN WE CUT IT ?

TELL THE SENTRIES TO FIRE
ON ANY HUMANOIDS BETWEEN
MEDICAL AND PALOMINO.

THEY'RE ON TO US.
WELL, AT LEAST
IT GOT US THIS FAR.

START DOWN.
[ Clanking ]

ALL RIGHT, VINCENT,
LET'S MAKE THIS ONE
AN END RUN.

WE'LL CATCH THEM
IN A CROSS FIRE.

WAY TO GO, OLD BOB !

[ Groans ]

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ?
THE FIRST FIGHTIN'
I'VE DONE IN 30 YEARS.

I ONLY WISH IT'D BEEN
REINHARDT AND MAXIMILIAN
OUT THERE.

YOUR CRACK UNIT,
OUTWITTED AND OUTFOUGHT...

BY SOME EARTH ROBOT
AND THAT ANTIQUE
FROM STORAGE !

WE CANNOT ENDANGER THE CYGNUS
BY EXPLODING THEM TOO SOON.

GIVE THEM DISTANCE,
THEN BLOW THEM
OUT OF THE SKY !

CHARLIE, DO YOU READ ME ?
LOUD AND CLEAR, DAN.

MAN THE CONTROLS,
POST HARRY AT THE HATCH
AND GIVE US 60 SECONDS.

- [ Charlie ] WHERE ARE YOU ?
- CORRIDOR NEAR RECEPTION.

THEY'VE GOT US PINNED DOWN
BUT WE'RE GONNA RAISE HELL
HERE IN A SECOND.

START COUNTIN', CHARLIE.

[ Charlie ]
DAN ! DAN, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ?

CHARLIE, REVERSING LAST ORDER.
TAKE HER UP NOW.
REPEAT, LIFT OFF.

YOU HEARD THE CAPTAIN !

YOU'RE PRETTY BIG
ON TALKING HEROICS, HARRY.
LET'S SEE SOME.

[ Door Slides Open ]

OH, DAMN ! DAMN !
[ Charlie ]
HARRY ? YOU HIT ?

MY LEG.
HOW BAD ?

I-I THINK IT'S BROKEN.
[ Groaning ]

CAN YOU MAKE IT BACK
TO THE SHIP ?
I THINK SO.

HARRY, WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU
TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T
GET ABOARD.

RIGHT.
GOOD.

[ Beeps ]

- YAH-HAW !
- WAY TO GO, CHARLIE !

HYAH !

[ Panting ]

WHAT'S THAT IDIOT
TRYING TO DO ? HARRY !

OH, NO !

BLOW IT APART BEFORE
IT HITS US ! FIRE !

[ Yelling ]

I SHOULD'VE KNOWN HE WAS
ALL TALK, NO GUTS,
AND LOCKED HIM UP.

HE MAY HAVE DONE US A FAVOR.
AT LEAST WE'RE ALIVE.
AND WHERE THERE'S LIFE--

THAT'S NOT WHAT HE HAD IN MIND.
HE WAS TRYING TO SAVE
HIS OWN SKIN.

THERE IS A SAYING THAT
YOU CAN'T UNSCRAMBLE EGGS.

A PENNY'S WORTH OF PHILOSOPHY
ISN'T GONNA BUY US OUT
OF THIS NOW, VINCENT.

A GOOD OFFENSE
IS THE BEST DEFENSE.
AND WHAT ?

GO AFTER REINHARDT
AND TURN THE SHIP AROUND ?
IT'S TOO LATE FOR ALL THAT.

THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE.
THE PROBE SHIP.
VINCENT, YOU'RE A GENIUS.

[ Explosions ]

[ Vincent ] A METEORITE
STRUCK THE SHIP, CAPTAIN.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO !

[ Vincent ]
A WHOLE STORM OF THEM,
CAPTAIN.

THE BLACK HOLE
IS DRAGGING THEM IN TOO.

[ Bob ]
WE'LL HAVE TO TRY
THE MAIN CORRIDOR !

[ Charlie ]
GET DOWN !

[ Dan ]
HANG ON, KATE.

GET DOWN, CHARLIE !

[ Dan ]
I GOT YOU, BOB !
LET GO, CAPTAIN !

[ Bob ]
SAVE YOURSELF !

[ Alarm Blaring ]
WE'VE GOTTA KEEP MOVING !

HE'S FROZEN.

COME ON, HURRY !
ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE,
MOVE IT, KEEP GOING !

INCREASE POWER
TO MAXIMUM !

WE ARE GOING THROUGH !

[ Alarm Continues ]

IT'S OVER.
THE STORM'S OVER.

[ Loud Clattering ]

[ Alarm Ringing ]

[ Metal Creaking ]

MAXIMILIAN !

[ Electricity Crackling ]

PREPARE THE PROBE SHIP.

[ Screams ]

[ Groaning ]
MAXIMILIAN !

HELP ME !
HELP ME !

FOOLS ! LISTEN TO ME !

LISTEN TO ME.

HELP !

LISTEN, SOMEBODY !

HELP ME. HELP. HELP.

[ Explosion ]

VINCENT !

[ High-Pitched Squealing ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Explosions ]

[ Loud Explosion ]

ALL LIGHT.

- WE HAVE TO GO.
- NO. NO, I CAN'T MAKE IT.

MY HOVER STABILIZATION'S GONE.
MY MAIN CIRCUIT'S BLOWN.

- AND BOTH BACKUPS ARE FAILIN'.
- YOU CAN MAKE IT.

IT'S NO USE, VINCENT.
MY USEFUL DAYS ARE FINISHED.

BUT PART OF ME GOES WITH YOU,
AND WILL NEVER BE OBSOLETE.

CARRY ON THE TRADITION.
WE'RE THE BEST.

[ Explosions Continue ]
CHARLIE !

HELP !
[ Kate ]
NO !

HELP !

WE BETTER GET THE HELL OFF.
THE WHOLE SHIP'S BREAKING UP !

EVERYBODY, SIT TIGHT !

HANG ON. LIFT OFF.

GRAVITY FORCE FIELD
IS ON !

CONTROL'S NOT RESPONDING.
CAPTAIN !

THE SHIP HAS BEEN
PROGRAMMED.

TO REINHARDT'S COURSE.

YOU MEAN WE'RE GOING
INTO THE BLACK HOLE ?

YUP.

LET'S PRAY HE WAS A GENIUS.

[ Reinhardt's Voice Echoing ]
IN... THROUGH...

AND BEYOND.

[ Echoing Continues ]
IN... THROUGH...
AND BEYOND.

[ Echoing Continues ]

[ Echoing ]
LIFE--

[ Kate's Voice Echoing ]
REINHARDT MURDERED
MY FATHER.

WHERE IS HE ?
REINHARDT MURDERED--

[ Dan's Voice Echoing ]
THE BLACK HOLE
IS PULLING US IN.

IT COULD ALSO BE DEADLY.
[ Screaming ]

[ Echoing Continues ]
BE DEADLY--

[ Vincent, Bob's Voice Echoing ]
WE'RE THE BEST.

WE'RE THE BEST.

[ Charlie ] CHRISTMAS MORNING--
[ Dan ]
OUR MISSION IS FINISHED.

IT'S PULLING US IN !
[ Vincent ]
WE ARE THE BEST.

[ Reinhardt's Voice ]
HELP ME !