ALARA ALL BORTUS CLAIRE DORAHL DRUYAN_CAPTAIN ED FEMALE_VOICE GORDON GUARD HAMELAC ISAAC JOHN KELLY KEMKA KLYDEN SECURITY_STATION_OFFICER SINGER STEVE TOMILIN UNIFORMED_MAN UNIFORMED_MAN_1 WOMAN YAPHIT KLYDEN Bortus. Bortus, I wish to talk. BORTUS Klyden, why are you awake? It is early. KLYDEN We have not discussed that which I have been wishing to discuss for some time now. BORTUS Can it not wait until a later hour? KLYDEN It has waited far too long, and you know it. BORTUS We have been over this. My duties to this ship require a substantial time commitment. KLYDEN That is not good enough. I am your mate, and I have needs. BORTUS I am aware of this, but I am also a bridge officer. KLYDEN You are saying that your job is more important than me, more important than our baby. BORTUS No. But you were prepared for what our life would be when you decided to come aboard the Orville with me. KLYDEN I was not prepared for such neglect. BORTUS I cannot talk about this now. KLYDEN Where are you going? BORTUS I am getting dressed. I cannot sleep. I am going to begin my shift early. KLYDEN Access ship's cultural library. FEMALE VOICE Cultural library accessed. KLYDEN I wish to eat some... what did Commander Grayson call it? "Depression food." FEMALE VOICE There are various foods associated with this designation. The Xelayan people identify sweetened gupsela with depression. On Earth, ice cream is often used as a means of alleviation. KLYDEN I will try ice cream. FEMALE VOICE Identify flavor. KLYDEN Which flavor is requested most? FEMALE VOICE Searching database. For the assuaging of depression, Rocky Road is most consumed. KLYDEN I wish to eat rocky road. Access entertainment database. FEMALE VOICE Database accessed. KLYDEN I wish to see something that will make me happy. SINGER GORDON Star-mapping has got to be the most boring damn job there is. I'd rather have brunch with my parents. JOHN Uh, I'd rather have brunch with my parents and their parents. GORDON I'd rather have brunch with my parents and their really good friends who they haven't seen in a while, who just got back from a vacation in Florida and took lots of pictures while visiting their daughter, who just had a brand-new baby. JOHN That just made me want to kill myself. KELLY You guys, we're on the edge of the frontier of explored space. That doesn't excite you? JOHN ED Bortus. What are you doing here? Your shift doesn't start for another hour. BORTUS I do not want to be in my quarters. ED Why? Is something wrong? BORTUS I do not wish to discuss it. ALARA You and Klyden fighting again? BORTUS I said I do not wish to talk about it. ALARA Okay. Sorry. ISAAC Captain, I am picking up a large, artificial mass approximately 400,000 kilometers to port. GORDON Holy crap. Yeah, I'm picking it up, too. "Large" is an understatement. KELLY Artificial? Like a ship? JOHN Can't be a ship. It's too big. ALARA There are no space stations this far out. KELLY Do you want to have a look? ED That's our job. Lieutenant Malloy, adjust our heading to intercept. GORDON Aye, sir. Approaching artificial mass, Captain. ED My God. ISAAC It is indeed a ship, Commander, of unusually large dimensions. I have reduced viewer magnification by a factor of 10,000. ED Looks like it's drifting. ISAAC Its engines appear to be inactive. The ship is traveling by inertia only. ED Any life-form readings? ISAAC Unable to penetrate the outer surface. It is composed of an unfamiliar alloy. ALARA Who would need a ship that big? GORDON Persian guy, maybe? Wants to show off at the club. ISAAC Captain, analysis of the hull indicates the ship is approximately 2,000 years old. ED What? JOHN Sir, I've mapped the ship's trajectory. If it keeps drifting in this direction, in about six months, it'll collide with star J-2837. KELLY Could be a derelict of some kind. ED Isaac, is there any kind of a docking port for a shuttle? ISAAC There is a small port on the lower hull. It is possible for our shuttle to dock, but navigation will need to be precise. I am the only crew member capable of such rapid helm adjustments. GORDON Well, you don't have to be a dick about it. ISAAC Explain "dick". ED Check your monitor. ISAAC Ah, I see. It is my understanding that human males take pride in their sexual organs. KELLY Yes. ED Sometimes. ISAAC Then Lieutenant Malloy has complimented me. ED You gonna pilot this shuttle? ISAAC Yes, sir. ED All right then. Let's go. Alara, you're with us. Bortus, you have the conn. Tell Dr. Finn to meet us in the shuttle bay. BORTUS Aye, sir. CLAIRE Have you been experiencing any dizziness, fatigue, or a loss of sensation in your outer membrane? YAPHIT No, it's just a sort of general malaise. I've suffered from depression before. CLAIRE Physically, you seem fine. You think maybe you're just bored in your job? YAPHIT I think I'm just lonely, you know? I'm the only gelatinous crew member on board. It's just tough to meet people. Hey, you ever feel like coming by my quarters and just getting weird and sloppy some night, oh, my God, I would be so into that. BORTUS Bortus to Dr. Finn. Please report to the shuttle bay. CLAIRE On my way. Sorry, Yaphit. Duty calls. YAPHIT Well, looks like it's another night with just me and the toothpaste. KELLY How big would you say that ship is? ISAAC I would estimate a cross section of the interior to be approximately 790 square kilometers. ALARA Whoa. CLAIRE That's about the size of New York City. ED And it's been drifting for 2,000 years. ISAAC Engaging electromagnetic seal. Scans indicate breathable atmosphere just inside the hull. KELLY Let's check it out. ED This door looks like it hasn't been used in centuries. Alara, you want to open this jar of pickles for me? CLAIRE Oh, my God. ISAAC What is it, Doctor? CLAIRE Uh... I'm afraid of heights. ISAAC Indeed. Given your species' fragile construct, an impact from this height would result in death from severe trauma to the spinal cord and... CLAIRE Oh, shut up, will you? ED Oh, man. Our ship looks like crap now. CLAIRE It's a bio-ship. Biggest bio-ship anyone's ever seen. KELLY Isaac, life-form readings? ISAAC Yes, Commander. Millions. ALARA I wonder who they are, why they're out here. ED If their engines are dead and they're drifting toward a star, why wouldn't they be transmitting a distress signal? CLAIRE Maybe it's not functioning either? I mean, if the ship is that old. ED Well regardless, they're in trouble. We're gonna have to make contact. KELLY And what do we say to 'em? "Hi, we live in the trailer across the street, we have jumper cables"? ED We'll split up. Kelly, you and Alara head to starboard. Claire and Isaac and I will take the port side. Mercer to Orville. Mercer to Orville, do you read? ISAAC It would seem neither the Orville's scanners nor communications will penetrate the hull. ED All right, Isaac, head back to the shuttle contact the Orville, tell them we're gonna take a look around. We'll check back in three hours. ISAAC Aye, sir. KELLY Okay, we'll rendezvous back here at 1300 hours, ship's time. ED Right. Wait, that's... KELLY 100 p.m. ED 100 p.m. Right, sorry, that always screws me up. Okay. CLAIRE Look at this landscape. Who would build a ship like this? And why? ISAAC Captain, since my primary function as a member of the crew is to study human behavior for my final report to Kaylon, I would like to ask a question. ED Uh, sure, go ahead. ISAAC When you were married to Commander Grayson, what was it you failed to do that led her to perform coitus with another partner? CLAIRE Oh, you glad you brought him along? ED Isaac, honestly, I don't think that's any of your business. ISAAC Were you not sexually adequate? ED No, that's not it. No, just drop it, okay? ISAAC I do not understand. Why is the topic of procreation unpleasant for humans to discuss? CLAIRE Can I ask you something? How do your people procreate? ISAAC All Kaylon are assembled by a central production facility on our homeworld. ED Wow, that's hot. ISAAC Do you intend to resume coupling with Commander Grayson now that she is serving on board the Orville? ED Absolutely not. No, look, Isaac, sometimes two humans think they're right for each other, and no matter how much in love they are, for whatever reason, it just doesn't work out. Sometimes one of them loses perspective on the relationship, and sometimes the other one has sex with a blue alien. Humans are very flawed animals that way. CLAIRE Captain... look. ISAAC There are three life forms inside the structure. ED All right, time to meet the locals. ED Hi, I'm Captain Ed Mercer of the... Jehovah's Witnesses. CLAIRE Well, that's not quite the greeting we wanted. ISAAC Perhaps she fears you are not sexually adequate. ED Look, it's fine, all right? I'm just gonna try again. Hi, I'm Captain Ed Mercer-- holy crap! Thanks, Isaac. ISAAC You are welcome. ED Ma'am, we're very sorry. Your husband is gonna be okay, he's only stunned. You didn't kill him, right? ISAAC Of course not. ED He's only stunned. We'd like to talk to you for a minute if we can. WOMAN Who are you? What is that? ED I'm Captain Edward Mercer. This is Dr. Claire Finn and that's Isaac. Our ship encountered your vessel adrift in space. We know your engines are inoperative, and you're heading right toward a star. We'd like to help you try and make repairs, and if that doesn't work, offer evacuation ships. WOMAN I don't understand. ED Well, honestly, there's a lot that we don't understand either. We've never seen anything like this place. What is it? WOMAN This is our farm, my husband and I. ED I gathered that, but this ship... where did it come from? WOMAN I don't understand what you're asking. Are you from the Underland? Please, don't harm us. We're good, decent people. We embrace the word of Dorahl. CLAIRE Who's Dorahl? TOMILIN Mom? WOMAN Get back in your room, Tomilin, now. TOMILIN Who are they? WOMAN I said now! ED Tomilin, is it? We don't mean your family any harm. CLAIRE Well, we did just shoot his dad. ED Aside from shooting your dad, we don't mean your family any harm. He's only stunned. TOMILIN Are you real? ISAAC Captain, if I may... Tomilin, my name is Isaac. I am an artificial life form. Can you tell me what sort of vessel this is? From where do you originate? TOMILIN An artific... what? ISAAC Please, answer my question. What is this place? The hills, the trees, the cities, all that we can see... what is it? TOMILIN What do mean? It's... it's what it is. It's everything. ISAAC Captain... I do not believe these people know they are on board a spacecraft. TOMILIN Are you from Beyond? WOMAN You shut your mouth with that blasphemy, Tomilin. ED What if, what if we are, Tomilin? What if we're from Beyond? TOMILIN Come with me. WOMAN Tomilin. Tomilin! Get back here! Tomilin! ALARA God, this is so beautiful. I can't believe a place like this exists. KELLY Yeah, perfect place for a romantic afternoon picnic. ALARA It would. KELLY Speaking of, how's it going with you and Josh? ALARA Yeah, that's, uh, that's over. KELLY What? I thought you were really into him. ALARA I was. But it turns out he has a massive hang-up about the fact that his girlfriend can beat the crap out of him with one finger, so... KELLY Ah, I see. ALARA You just, you have no idea what a-a social roadblock it is being the strongest person on the ship, you know. I mean, aside from Isaac, but even that's a toss-up. KELLY A lot of guys are weird about that, yeah? ALARA Oh, my God,it's ridiculous. But then there's the Captain, and he doesn't even seem to care, you know? I mean, whenever I open a hatchway or lift something heavy, he just gives me this gratified look like I just cleaned up his dog's puke. KELLY Yeah, well, trust me, Ed has his own set of hang-ups. ALARA Like what? I mean, that, that's none of my business. KELLY But you want to know. ALARA Kind of, yeah. I mean, honestly, everyone is wondering about the whole story. KELLY With the divorce. ALARA Yeah. I mean, aside from the obvious. KELLY The obvious of thing of... ALARA Yeah, that. And please tell me if I'm out of line. KELLY No, listen, you're fine. Look, Ed just... had trouble with balance. You know, between work and home and... I don't know, I just started to feel like I was living alone. And although I regret sleeping with Darulio, I don't know, in a weird way, it just, it was inevitable. As awful as that sounds. ALARA That's really tough, I'm sorry. KELLY Wait, do you hear that? ALARA Yeah. Commander, look! UNIFORMED MAN 1 May I see your identification. KELLY Good afternoon to you, too. UNIFORMED MAN 1 Your identification. KELLY I'm Commander Kelly Grayson of the U.S.S. Orville and this is my Security Chief Alara Kitan. We encountered your vessel -- UNIFORMED MAN #2 Your identification, now. ALARA Mine's actually in my other pants. KELLY I'd rather not show you mine 'cause I look really bad in my picture. ALARA She does, she looks really shiny and gross. Have you ever heard of combination skin? KELLY What? UNIFORMED MAN 1 Step into the vehicle. ALARA Okay, if you could just put your weapons down and let us explain... KELLY Alara! CLAIRE You wanna tell us where we're going? TOMILIN I had to get you away from there. ED Yeah, I wouldn't wanna be around when your dad wakes up. TOMILIN There are those among us who have begun to question scripture. We believe that there may be more to the universe than what we can see. ED Your mother spoke of a Dorahl. Who is that? TOMILIN Dorahl is the creator. CLAIRE The creator of the universe? TOMILIN That's what we're taught, yes. ISAAC The common impulse of biological lifeforms to attribute the origin of the universe to an omnipotent being is most curious. TOMILIN Well then, how do you think the universe began? ISAAC On the subnuclear scale. It is quite natural for quantum fluctuations to create matter and energy where none exist. TOMILIN Where you come from... is it like this? ED Our ship is similar to yours in some ways. Um, the pollen count's a little lower. You're not gonna get Lyme disease walking through our ship, but other than that, it's more or less the same. TOMILIN If you really are from Beyond, then the doubts of the Reformers become impossible to ignore. CLAIRE The Reformers? Who are they? TOMILIN I'll show you. My friends, our world is about to change. GORDON I don't know how they do it. I really don't. JOHN You just do it, I guess. GORDON I don't know. You know, if I had to work alongside my ex-wife, day in and day out, man, I'd rather chew broken glass. JOHN Wait, you were married? GORDON Hell, no. In fact, when I imagine the person I'd fall in love with, the person who could bring me so much happiness that I'd want us to spend the rest of our lives together, God, it just makes me want to kill myself. JOHN Huh. That seems reasonable. SECURITY STATION OFFICER Commander, we're receiving a priority one distress call from the U.S.S. Druyan. BORTUS Put it through. DRUYAN CAPTAIN Repeat To any Union vessel within range, we're under attack by the Krill. We've taken heavy casual... BORTUS Lieutenant? JOHN It's okay, I got a lock on it. Coordinates three one nine alpha mark seven point two. GORDON Sir, the Druyan is a colony transport. They probably have children on board. BORTUS How quickly can we get there? GORDON If we push the hell outta the engines, we can maybe be there in 20 minutes. BORTUS Set course, maximum velocity. JOHN What about the boarding party? BORTUS We will have to hope they do not need us until we return. Launch a communication buoy so they know what's happened. KEMKA We've long suspected that there is more to the universe than we can see. But until now, we had no proof. Your arrival means more than you can possibly know. TOMILIN That's why we have to take them to the city, show everyone. They'll have to accept it then. KEMKA Really, Tomilin? How well does your mother and father accept it? The concept of a Beyond has been heresy throughout all of recorded history. People don't alter their beliefs easily. CLAIRE Well, they're gonna have to if they want to stay alive. If this ship drifts into that star, your whole world is gonna fry. Why would anyone ignore this when there's a chance to stop it? KEMKA Many people refuse to accept an irrefutable truth simply because that truth puts them in the wrong. You can rest assured Hamelac is such a man. ED Who's Hamelac? KEMKA First Guardian of the Word of Dorahl. He makes all law. If he knew we were here speaking of this, he would put us all to death. ED Sounds like a dick. KEMKA A what? ISAAC It is a compliment. KEMKA You must be hungry after your journey. Leiken, bring some food. CLAIRE So your teachings tell you that this Dorahl is the creator of your universe? KEMKA They do. ISAAC Captain, it seems we have encountered a dictatorial theocracy. ED Oh, great, those are always fun. KEMKA When you've eaten, there is something we must show you. ED In the meantime, anything else you can tell us about your society would be helpful. Um, this Dorahl, for example, how do the stories say... TOMILIN Is something wrong? KEMKA I-Is the food not to your liking? ED No, it... it's good. It's actually very good. Um... do you have a napkin? That's excellent. Thank you. Where's your garbage? Mercer here, go ahead. ALARA Captain... ED Alara, you okay? ALARA N-No. I-I've been shot. ED Where are you? Is Kelly with you? ALARA No. Transmitting homing signal now. ED All right, we're on our way, Mercer out. Come on. TOMILIN I'll go with you. I know the territory. HAMELAC And I ask you this, do you embrace the word of Dorahl? ALL Yes! HAMELAC Are we united as a people by Dorahl's truth and love? ALL Yes! HAMELAC What of those who question, who deny Dorahl's gift to the universe? Can they be allowed to live amongst us? ALL No! HAMELAC To grow and fester and to challenge the benevolence of Dorahl? ALL No! HAMELAC Bring him out. ALL HAMELAC This man is one of those who call themselves "reformers." ALL HAMELAC He is charged with heresy. He has distributed hateful material right here within the City. He openly defies the benevolence of Dorahl! ALL HAMELAC He is yours to sentence! ALL HAMELAC Take him! UNIFORMED MAN 1 She was carrying this. HAMELAC Sit down. KELLY I'll stand if you don't mind. Who the hell are you and why have you brought me here? HAMELAC Interesting. A weapon, is it? Perhaps you can tell me how it works. And what that clothing is you're wearing. KELLY Why did you kill that man out there? HAMELAC I didn't kill anyone. Do you see blood on my hands? KELLY You incited that mob to beat him to death. You killed him. Why? HAMELAC The people do as they wish. And today, they wish to carry out the word of Dorahl. KELLY I don't know what the hell you're talking about, but your goons shot my friend. I don't know if she's alive or dead. So let me go right now, or I swear to God there will be trouble. HAMELAC Trouble. KELLY Yeah. HAMELAC From whom? Other friends? I said sit down. You're going to be our guest for a while. ED There. CLAIRE Oh, my God. ED Alara. Can you hear me? CLAIRE She's lost a tremendous amount of blood, but she's alive. There are three metal slugs lodged in her upper chest. I'm gonna remove them. TOMILIN What sort of magic is that? CLAIRE It's medical science, baby. And with this, I can accelerate plasma regeneration, and have her back on her feet in no time. ALARA You found me. CLAIRE Thank God for that tough Xelayan body of yours. If she were human, she'd be dead by now. ED Alara. ALARA Hmm? ED Where's Kelly? ALARA Uh, th-there were two uniformed men, they must have taken her. TOMILIN Enforcers. They probably took her to the City, to Hamelac. ED Can you stand up? ALARA I think so. ED I imagine this Hamelac is pretty well-guarded, yeah? TOMILIN There'll be many more Enforcers, yes. ED We're gonna have to assemble a rescue team. Isaac, go back to the shuttle, contact the Orville, tell them we need backup, fast. ISAAC Yes, Captain. Isaac to Captain. ED Go ahead. ISAAC The Orville is gone. ED What? What do you mean, it's gone? ISAAC According to the communication buoy they left behind, there was a distress call. They say they will return as soon as possible. ED What kind of distress call? SECURITY STATION OFFICER Sir, quantum drive injectors have been compromised. We can't take another hit on the starboard side. JOHN Commander, we've knocked the hell out of their engines, too. If we concentrate fire there, maybe we can get them before they get us. BORTUS We must disable their weapons first. JOHN I don't think we'll have time. Sir, trust me on this. BORTUS Very well. Transfer weapons control to Lieutenant Lamarr's station. JOHN Oh! Boom, bitch. That's what I'm talking about. Right there. I'm like, "Boom." BORTUS Lieutenant. JOHN Sorry. BORTUS Well done, lieutenant. JOHN Boom. BORTUS What is the status of the Druyan? SECURITY STATION OFFICER They report some injuries, but no fatalities. STEVE Engineering to bridge. We took a lot of damage to the starboard injector. It'll be an hour before we can get underway. BORTUS We must hope the captain and his team are not in danger. HAMELAC One more time. Who are you, and where are the others? KELLY I already told you, you stupid son of a bitch. Our vessel encountered yours drifting in space, and we're trying to help you before you fall into that star and get your nuts burned off. HAMELAC And I told you, you're lying because there is no such place. Again. Where are your friends? KELLY Well, last time I saw them, one of them was banging your mom, and the other one was high fiving him. HAMELAC Where... are... your... friends? KELLY Okay. I'll tell you. There's a little coffee shop on Lafayette Street in SoHo called Central Perk. My friends are there. Just please... don't hurt the monkey. TOMILIN That's the Capitol building. It's where they interrogate dissidents. If Hamelac has your friend, that's where she'll be. ED All right. Weapons on stun. CLAIRE What's the plan? ED I don't know. Oh, my God, Nick? Nick Lewis? It's Ed, from college lacrosse. How are you? GUARD Step back from the door. ED My God. Look at you. You're a guard now, huh? How long you been guarding? GUARD Step back now. ED What kind of talk is that? Give me a hug, you big joker. Ah, there we go. That's what I'm looking for. God, it's good to see you! HAMELAC You're more resilient than you look. KELLY I've been through a divorce. This is nothing. HAMELAC Do you know what my colleague here is holding in his hand? KELLY Scale model of your penis? HAMELAC That's good. Get it all out now. In that syringe is a compound that we find to be a very effective truth serum. You see, it targets nerve endings. Imagine every nerve in your body feeling as if it's being punctured by a tiny little drill. No ...don't imagine... Feel it. KELLY HAMELAC This is the antidote. All you have to do is tell me where the others are. KELLY HAMELAC The choice is yours. KELLY HAMELAC What, no jokes? You were so amusing before. KELLY ED Kel, Kelly. CLAIRE What's wrong? KELLY Uh... CLAIRE What's happening to you? ED What the hell did you do to her? ALARA Talk! Now. HAMELAC All right. All right, damn you, give her this. KELLY Oh, thank God. ED You must be Hamelac. Nice name. Just kidding, it's not. ALARA You have a pretty messed up way of welcoming your guests. Especially when all we were trying to do is help you. HAMELAC Why would we need your help? ED Hamelac, your entire world is a massive bio-vessel adrift in space. And in less than six months, it's gonna be sucked into the gravity well of a star. HAMELAC You're insane. ED No, you're insane if you don't listen to us. We come from another ship. We encountered your vessel... HAMELAC Do not blaspheme in these chambers. Dorahl's creation is all. TOMILIN He can pretend all he wants, but he knows the truth. Or at least he suspects. KELLY The kid's right. Why else would he have tortured me? He knows what we are. ED Well? HAMELAC Is it possible that there's more to this universe than what we see? Yes, it's possible. CLAIRE Then, for God's sake, why don't you let us help you? We can try to repair your ship. HAMELAC To do as you say would shatter our entire way of life. This world is not ready. ED You mean you're not ready to give up control over these people. CLAIRE What part of "you're going to die" don't you understand? HAMELAC Am I supposed to just take your word that we're headed for catastrophe without proof? ED You want proof? I'll give you proof. Look at this. That's our ship, the Orville. Isn't that pretty? Look at that, with all the curves and everything. It's real nice, right? Now, look at this. That's your ship. Huh? Looks like a big metal turtle, doesn't it? That's where you live. HAMELAC I will not destabilize a system that has kept order for thousands of years. KELLY Torture, public execution, that's what you call order? ED Well, then, I guess we'll be on our way. You'll understand that we don't want you sending the cops out after us. Have a nice nap. KEMKA This is what we wanted you to see. It is a forbidden place. None of us have ever known what it is. ISAAC It appears similar in design to the hatchway we encountered when we entered the ship. However, this keypad seems to be functioning. If I can access the internal circuits, the code should be easily obtainable. ISAAC It is a lift, Captain. KELLY Up or down? ED Let's try up. Any weekend plans? CLAIRE Um, not really. Might call my sister. ED Cool. Coo-cool. Coo-coo-cool. KELLY A thousand light-years from Earth, and you're still awkward in the elevator. ISAAC Captain, I believe we are on the bridge of the ship. TOMILIN What's that? ED Kid, that is space. KEMKA I used to imagine how it would be. It was nothing like this. How far does it extend? KELLY No one knows. Probably to infinity. ISAAC Captain, I have accessed a recording left here by the last occupant. DORAHL To anyone hearing the sound of my voice, this is Captain Jahavus Dorahl. TOMILIN Dorahl... DORAHL This vessel was constructed by my people as a first attempt to visit another planet. Our world is remote, and we knew that a journey to even the nearest habitable world would take over a century. Three generations would live out their lives onboard this bio-vessel. The third would be the one to reach our destination. But we were hit by an ion storm, and we've been unable to restart our engines. We are marooned in space, and drifting. Unless we can repair the damage, this ship is now our home. Our air is recycled, so we will not suffocate. Our food and water supply is sustainable for thousands of years, if need be, as we are a self-contained artificial ecosystem. But unless we encounter help, we are doomed to drift indefinitely. For space is vast, and very dark, and very lonely. CLAIRE My God, this society was never supposed to exist. ED They evolved and grew until they simply forgot their origins. Forgot they were on a ship. ALARA How is that possible? KELLY Well, if enough time passes. Even Earth is a little fuzzy on some of its own history. ISAAC Damage records indicate the engine failure is quite rectifiable. It should take no more than 24 hours. ED 24 hours. After two millennia. ISAAC There is one more thing, Captain. According to the ship's schematics, it appears a portion of the upper surface of the hull is retractable. ED You're saying this thing has a sun roof? ISAAC Yes, sir. Presumably to simulate night. CLAIRE So they could look up and see real stars. TOMILIN What's night? ED Open it. CLAIRE "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the City of God..." ED Is that Shakespeare? CLAIRE Emerson. ED William Byron Emerson, yes, yes. CLAIRE Ralph Waldo... ED Ralph Waldo. Lord Ralph Waldo Keats... David Thoreau, yes. ISAAC Sir, communications are now clear. We are being signaled by the Orville. They have returned. KEMKA Captain... what do we do now? ED Well, we're gonna contact the Union fleet and have them send a special training crew to help reacquaint you with your own ship. You'll be driving this thing yourself in no time. KELLY Where you go is up to you. KEMKA Thank you. For everything. KELLY Don't thank us. We just gave you back what was already yours. KEMKA Yes. Our future.