ACT I 2
SCENE I 2
SCENE II 3
ACT II 13
SCENE I 13
The Bridge 13
SCENE II 17
Locker Room 17
SCENE III 24
Shuttle Bay 24
[The human ark
Hyperion arrives in the Andromeda galaxy.
On screen the text appears:]
634 YEARS LATER
DATE: 0 HOUR 0 DAY
[Multiple lights
appear on different parts of the ship, indicating that some systems are now
online.
On screen the text appears:]
ARK
HYPERION
OCCUPANCY:
20 000 HUMAN COLONISTS
and
ANDROMEDA
GALAXY
DESTINATION:
HABITAT 7 IN HELEUS CLUSTER
[Inside Hyperion
Cryogenics where multiple stasis pods are stored, Scott Ryder wakes up and
gasps for air.]
RYDER:
We made it.
[He attempts to
get up, but technicians stop him.]
TECHNICIAN 1:
Deep
breaths. You’re gonna want to take it easy.
RYDER:
I’ve been taking it easy for 600 years.
TECHNICIAN
2 (reading from datapad):
“Ryder,
Scott. Recon specialist, Pathfinder mission team.”
TECHNICIAN
1:
Pathfinder
team, eh? The ones finding us a home
TECHNICIAN
2:
Can you
make it somewhere tropical? Nice warm ocean… Summer year-round…
[Ryder smiles,
amused.]
TECHNICIAN
1:
How about
we get him a cup of coffee first?
[The technicians
help Ryder get on his feet.]
[A welcome vid
is playing in the background on an information wall, depicting a tropical-like
location with different types of plants and a lake. Ryder is sitting in front
of it. We see him from profile.]
WELCOME VID (voice-over):
The selection process saw the Andromeda Initiative
evaluate thousands of potential habitable planets within the galaxy.
[Ryder looks at
the information wall. The video background changes, and a location in space, with
a large meteor and a distant moon, appears. People come and go in front of it.
Lexi T’Perro puts a datapad on a bed near Ryder and stands in front of him.]
LEXI:
Scott
Ryder? Let’s get you checked out. Look here.
[Lexi begins her
medical examination by scanning Ryder.]
WELCOME
VID (voice-over):
After
discovering an unusually high ratio of potential candidates, or “golden
worlds”, the Heleus Cluster was selected as our destination.
[Lexi continues
her medical examination by touching Ryder’s throat.]
WELCOME
VID (voice-over):
Now you
are a part of the first wave of arks arriving in Andromeda, our new home for
humanity.
[Lexi is
done with her medical examination. Ryder sighes, relieved, and smiles. Lexi
looks at her datapad before glancing at the information wall.]
LEXI:
Makes it
sound so easy, doesn’t it?
RYDER - dialogues options:
EMOTIONAL -Easy is no fun.
PROFESSIONAL
-It’s what we trained for.
RYDER:
Even if it
isn’t, we’ll be ready.
LEXI:
I hope so.
RYDER:
You know
something?
LEXI:
Word came
down the Pathfinder wants you all mission-ready within the hour. Look this way.
[Lexi
moves her fingers from left to right as Ryder follows the movement with his
eyes.]
RYDER:
Why the
rush?
LEXI:
He didn’t
say. But something’s up.
[Lexi
moves, revealing Liam behind her, a few feet from Ryder. He’s sitting on a bed,
also being checked by a doctor. He smiles and waves at Ryder.]
LEXI:
Okay,
everything checks out. Just one more thing before I send you on your way… Let’s
test your SAM implant. SAM, are you monitoring? SAM, are you online?
[SAM’s
hologram appears in the cryo bay after a brief pause.]
SAM:
Yes, Dr.
T’Perro. Good morning, Ryder. Are you feeling well?
RYDER - Investigate dialogues options:
-My
implant?
RYDER:
I just
need a second to get my bearings. What’s this about my implant?
LEXI:
A routine
check. After being in stasis, we want to make sure the connection’s still live.
SAM:
As the
team’s mission computer, your well-being is my primary concern.
LEXI:
Assuming
the implants work as advertised. SAM sees what you see - in theory. We won’t
know for sure until we get you in the field. How are you feeling, otherwise?
RYDER - dialogues options:
-I’m
excited.
-Still thawing.
RYDER:
I’m ready
to get to it.
SAM:
Readings
confirmed. I detect an increased level of adrenaline in your system. The neural
implant is functioning properly.
RYDER:
Caffeine
always did make me jumpy.
[Ryder
puts his cup down.]
LEXI:
You’re all
done. Let’s get you on your way.
[Ryder
gets up. Lexi points to a stasis pod a few feet in front of Ryder.]
LEXI:
Though you may wanna hang around while we
revive your sister. It always helps to see a familiar fa-
[The
Hyperion rumbles, and the lights flicker.]
RYDER:
I don’t
like the sound of that.
[In space,
we see the Ark crashing against a cloud that looks like multiple orange filaments.
The Ark goes through the cloud, which damages it. With the impact, Ryder and
Lexi are thrown on the ground. The Ark emerges from the cloud after a few
moments. In the cryo bay, Ryder and Lexi are getting up when a stasis pod
threatens to crash into them. At the last second, the gravity inside Hyperion
stops working, and the stasis pod floats over them instead. Everyone is seen
floating in the cryo bay.]
LEXI:
What’s
happening?
RYDER:
Just hang
on!
CAPTAIN
DUNN (loudspeaker):
Engineering,
report!
TECHNICIAN
(loudspeaker):
Gravity in
cryo bay is offline!
CORA
(loudspeaker):
I’m almost
inside! Hold on!
[Cora
floats into the cryo bay.]
CORA:
This is
Cora! I’m at the cryo bay! Brace for a reset…
[Cora
resets the control panel, and gravity returns. Everyone falls back to the
ground.]
CORA:
Everyone
okay?
LEXI:
I think
so.
RYDER:
What happened?
CORA:
We’re not
sure. Sensors are scrambled. But it’s good to see you’re up. Feels like
centuries since we spoke.
[Ryder and
Lexi get up.]
ALEC RYDER
(loudspeaker):
This is
the Pathfinder. Mission teams, continue preparation. Cora, Ryders, report to
the bridge.
CORA:
You heard
him. Let’s get-
TECHNICIAN:
Uh, we
have a problem over here. It’s Sara Ryder.
[The
technician is near a damaged stasis pod. Scott stares at it, concerned. Cora
and Lexi rush toward it.]
CORA:
What’s
wrong?
LEXI:
I don’t
know, have to check it out.
[Ryder,
Cora, and Lexi are now standing near Sara’s stasis pod.]
CORA:
Well?
LEXI:
It looks
like some sort of power surge hit the stasis pod.
CORA:
Are they
okay?
LEXI:
I'm
running a diagnostic now.
TECHNICIAN:
Give it a
second for the processor to sync.
LEXI:
Did the
seals break?
TECHNICIAN:
No.
Physical integrity looks good.
CORA:
Well?
TECHNICIAN:
There--the
power cycle is green.
LEXI:
No
structural damage to the pod. All connections check out.
TECHNICIAN:
It's just
bad timing then. An interruption in the respiratory cycle, maybe?
[Ryder
approaches Lexi.]
LEXI:
Scott.
RYDER:
Is my
sister okay?
LEXI:
Sara’s
fine. Her vitals are strong, but the revival procedure was interrupted.
RYDER - dialogues options:
EMOTIONAL
-I can’t lose her.
PROFESSIONAL -What’s the prognosis?
RYDER:
I don’t
like the sound of that.
LEXI:
Don’t
worry. It just means the process could take a bit longer than usual. SAM?
SAM:
My
connection to Sara’s implant was suspended. However, her pulse, respiration,
and brain activity are all normal.
LEXI:
To be on
the safe side, we’ll need to keep her in a low-level coma for a while, then let
her body regain consciousness naturally. She’ll be fine.
RYDER:
Glad to
hear it.
CORA:
Thanks,
Lexi. Keep us updated.
Ryder,
I’ll wait for you at the door whenever you’re ready to go.
[Ryder
joins Cora at the door.]
CORA:
You ready?
[They
leave the cryo bay. Outside people are rushing toward power conduits.]
CREW:
What's wrong?
TECHNICIAN:
We've got a surge in power readings!
[A small
explosion occurs near one of the power conduits. No one is hurt.]
CREW:
Shit!
ENGINEER:
Hey! Up here!
[An
engineer standing on top of the power conduits waves.]
ENGINEER:
Whatever hit the ark fried everything! We have to
balance the power load, or it could explode!
TECHNICIAN:
But we don't know where the fault is!
CORA:
Ryder could find it--he has a scanner! Quick,
Ryder--use it to locate the fault!
RYDER:
On it!
CORA:
I'll try to get readings on the second conduit.
[Ryder
scans the power conduits and finds the malfunction.]
SAM:
Relay 2-C shows damage from a temperature spike.
RYDER:
Found it! Bad relay!
TECHNICIAN:
Ryder! Can you go reset it?
[Ryder
walks toward the power terminal and resets the power relay.]
RYDER:
There! It's reset!
CREW:
The grid's recovering!
ENGINEER:
It's working!
CREW:
Readings are in the green!
CREW:
Thank god. That could've been the end of everyone in
the cryo bay.
CORA:
Good job, Ryder. Now we can get to the tram.
[As they
walk, Ryder hears a crew member.]
CREW:
We're using duct tapes and rubber bands here! It's
liable to happen again.
[This crew
member joins a technician named McKenzie.]
CREW:
Nice job, McKenzie.
MCKENZIE:
Thanks. Talk about touch and go...
CREW:
I don't think we're out of the woods yet.
MCKENZIE:
Whatever we hit sure did a number on us. Guess I'll
start cleaning up this mess.
[Ryder and
Cora head to the tram.]
CORA:
That was close. Barely in Andromeda, and we're already
scrambling.
RYDER:
The adventure begins.
CORA:
Not sure your dad will see it that way.
[Two
technicians talk to each other - one is lying down.]
TECHNICIAN 1:
Any idea where we are?
TECHNICIAN 2:
No idea. They just said to secure all bulkheads and
wait for instructions.
[Ryder and
Cora get inside the tram.]
CORA:
Go ahead and take us to the bridge.
[In the
front seats, two crew members are talking about what happened.]
CREW 1:
I've got the schematics. Looks pretty
straight-forward.
CREW 2:
Is anything straight-forward when you are two millions
light years away from home?
CREW 1:
Worst case, we drift till the Nexus finds us.
CREW 2:
I'm not sure that's actually the worst case.
CREW 1:
What do you mean?
CREW 2:
I've already had a report that Captain Dunn sounds
pretty concerned. More than I've ever seen her.
CREW 1:
Oh. Don't worry too much. She's good. And we have
contingencies for practically everything.
CREW 2:
Yeah. Everyone we knew about in the Milky Way... This
is a new galaxy.
[Ryder
uses the tram console to get to the Hyperion’s bridge.]
[Ryder and
Cora enter the bridge. Someone rushes past them. Crew members look at their console.]
BRIDGE CREW:
Helm
control, report!
BRIDGE
CREW:
We’re
drifting!
BRIDGE
CREW:
Flight
controls aren’t responding!
[Captain
Dunn is at the center of the bridge.]
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
First
priority is stopping these outages!
BRIDGE
CREW:
Mainline power’s
been knocked out! We’re on reserves, Captain! They won’t last!
[The cloud
of energy can be seen through the windows. Cora and Ryder look at it. Alec
Ryder comes to Captain Dunn’s side.]
ALEC
RYDER:
What’s our
position?
LANI:
Unknown -
we lost telemetry!
ALEC
RYDER:
SAM, we
need eyes out there.
SAM:
Attempting
to adjust sensor array.
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
Alec,
please… You may be Pathfinder, but this is my ship.
ALEC
RYDER:
Captain,
the protocol’s clear: in the absence of communication with the Nexus or the
other arks, we proceed to our appointed golden world. Solid ground.
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
If it’s
even out there. Nobody said anything about running into an energy cloud - and
that’s just a wild guess what we hit.
[Alec
Ryder looks at the cloud of energy. He seems pensive.]
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
Alec, I
need to assess the damage. Stop the bleeding. We’ve got twenty-thousand people
asleep on this ship. Let’s give them a chance to wake up.
[Cora
talks quietly to Ryder. They’re a few feet behind Alec Ryder and Captain Dunn.]
CORA:
Can you
blame her?
RYDER - dialogues options:
-It’s her
call.
-I prefer solid ground.
RYDER:
She is the captain. I’d think she gets the
final word.
CORA:
Well, he
might-
[Alec
Ryder turns around and abruptly interrupts her.]
ALEC
RYDER:
This isn’t
about having the final word.
[Cora
stands at attention.]
CORA:
Yes, sir.
[Alec
Ryder glances at her and Ryder.]
LANI:
We’re
coming through!
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
My God...
[Habitat 7
appears through the window.]
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
Is that our
golden world?
ALEC
RYDER:
That’s
Habitat 7. “New Earth,” if we’re lucky.
[Alec
Ryder walks downstairs and brings up a hologram of Habitat 7 while Cora and
Ryder join Dunn.]
ALEC
RYDER:
All our long-range scans told us it was in the
green zone. Perfect for human settlement.
CORA:
It doesn’t
even look the same.
RYDER - dialogues options:
EMOTIONAL
-We can’t give up now.
PROFESSIONAL -It looks bad.
RYDER:
We don’t
know how bad it is yet. Still seems like it’s our best shot.
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
Maybe. There’s
just a lot on the line.
ALEC
RYDER:
SAM?
SAM:
The energy
from the phenomenon is damping our sensors. Planetary conditions are unknown.
[Alec
Ryder stares at the hologram for a few seconds before turning back to talk to
Dunn, Ryder, and Cora.]
ALEC
RYDER:
We’re
marooned. Twenty-thousand souls adrift at sea. And when the power runs out and
stays out…
[He points
at the hologram of Habitat 7.]
ALEC RYDER:
We need to
know if that’s safe harbour.
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
And if
it’s not?
ALEC
RYDER:
As Pathfinder,
it’ll be my job to find an alternative. It’s what we trained for. But if this
goes well… we’re already home.
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
All right.
Just make it quick.
[Alec
Ryder walks up the stairs.]
ALEC
RYDER:
Harper,
the rest of the team should be awake by now. Have them spin up two shuttles.
Planetfall in thirty.
CORA:
Yes, sir.
[Cora and
Alec leave the room. Captain Dunn stands side by side with Ryder.]
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
A stubborn
one, isn’t he?
RYDER - dialogues options:
EMOTIONAL
-Give him a chance.
PROFESSIONAL -I wouldn’t know.
RYDER:
He cares,
in his own way. Enough to give him a chance.
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
I suppose
you’re right. He is our Pathfinder. If this doesn’t work out, we’ll need him
more than ever.
[Captain
Dunn leaves to talk to crew members.]
CAPTAIN
DUNN:
I need an
ETA on our sensor repairs. We’re blind out here.
[Ryder
looks at Habitat 7 for a few seconds before leaving the bridge.]
[Ryder
opens his locker. Cora is checking her armor behind him.]
RYDER:
My
sister’s going to hate that she missed this.
CORA:
Are all
the Ryders adrenaline junkies?
[Ryder
turns to look at her.]
RYDER:
I guess
it’s in our blood. She beat me into the world by one minute. Couldn’t wait to
get started.
[Cora
joins him near his locker.]
CORA:
Well,
don’t worry. I’m sure Sara will pull through.
RYDER:
When she
does, she’s gonna want stories.
CORA:
So let’s
get out there and find her some.
[Cora
shuts the locker.]
CORA:
Right.
You'll want to get your helmet. And maybe stop at the good luck rock before we
go.
RYDER:
The what?
CORA:
It's an
old superstition of your dad's.
[Kirkland
and Greer are facing each other in the locker room. Ryder can listen to their conversation.]
GREER:
Pretty crazy.
KIRKLAND:
I know what you mean. If you had told me I'd be one of
the first people setting foot in Andromeda... Wow.
GREER:
And here we are. Suiting up.
[Kirkland
and Greer notice Ryder.]
KIRKLAND:
Hey, Ryder.
RYDER:
It's Kirkland, right?
KIRKLAND:
Yeah, I think we met just before the Hyperion left
Earth. Not sure if you know Greer.
GREER:
Hi, there. Your dad say anything about what's going
on?
RYDER - dialogues options:
EMOTIONAL -We're home.
LOGICAL
-Sensors are scrambled.
CASUAL -Be afraid.
PROFESSIONAL -Planetfall in thirty.
KIRKLAND:
Well, at
least it keeps things interesting.
GREER:
Yeah, be a
shame to go through all this training and not put it to good use.
RYDER:
See you
guys on the ride down.
[Ryder can
leave. Kirkland and Greer talk to each other about the news.]
KIRKLAND:
Little sense coverage, uh? We'll be flying by the seat
of our pants.
GREER:
Kirkland, this is how Neil Armstrong felt.
KIRKLAND:
He didn't have 20 000 people waiting for him to find a
place to land. Besides, the Pathfinder will be the first on the planet.
GREER:
Okay. Then I wonder how Buzz Aldrin felt.
KIRKLAND:
Cora over there would probably be second off. She's
the Pathfinder's number two.
[Ryder can
turn the radio off.]
KIRKLAND:
Crashing the party, huh?
RYDER:
Sorry.
[Kirkland
goes back to his conversation with Greer.]
KIRKLAND:
You know, this could be a golden opportunity.
GREER:
For what?
KIRKLAND:
Everything here is new, right?
GREER:
Yeah?
KIRKLAND:
So even if you've seen the mountains back in the Milky
Way, you haven't seen the ones in Andromeda.
GREER:
Okay. So... What's the golden opportunity?
KIRKLAND:
Huh... Give me a sec. (...) Okay. I got it. Tourism!
Once we've found home and settled in, who wouldn't be a Pathfinder for a day?
GREER:
Think people would bite?
KIRKLAND:
Everyone who's signed up for this trip is looking for
adventure. They want new experiences!
GREER:
Yeah... Between all the arks, that's a 100 000 people.
KIRKLAND:
And we'll be ready to give it to them.
GREER:
Just... no flying in that messed up space cloud.
KIRKLAND:
You kidding? We'll charge double for that!
[Fisher is
standing in front of his locker, not far from where Kirkland and Greer are
talking.]
FISHER:
Ryder.
RYDER:
Hey Fisher, how's it going?
FISHER:
Heard a rumor from the bridge that your dad and the
captain aren't seeing eye-to-eye on this.
RYDER -
dialogues options:
-It's
true.
-Don't believe rumors.
RYDER:
I don't know what that's about.
[Fisher
laughs.]
FISHER:
Okay, then. I'll just pretend I didn't hear that you
took Dunn's side.
RYDER:
More rumors.
FISHER:
Maybe, but I figure at the end of the day, the
Pathfinder team answers to the Pathfinder. Besides, your dad's the N7 here.
He's got the best aim. I go wherever he goes.
[On the
opposite side of Fisher’s locker are Alec and Sara Ryder’s lockers. Ryder
checks Alec Ryder's locker first.]
RYDER:
Looks like dad's already suited up.
[Ryder
checks Sara Ryder's locker next.]
RYDER:
Hang in there, Sara.
[Cora is
standing not far from Ryder.]
CORA:
We scanned Andromeda. Everything was in the clear. How
could things change like that?
[Ryder
goes to find his helmet.]
CAPTAIN DUNN (voice-over):
This is the Captain. I still need an update on our
sensor array. Please report in as soon as possible.
[Ryder
finds and takes the helmet.]
RYDER:
Got it.
CORA:
That should do it.
SAM:
The Pathfinder is now requiring sidearms. I've opened
the armaments locker.
RYDER:
We expecting trouble, SAM?
SAM:
A precaution. Please arm yourself, Ryder.
[Ryder
picks up an M-3 Predator.]
RYDER:
Hope I won’t need this.
CORA:
You never know. Now let’s get to the shuttles.
[Before
Ryder gets to the shuttles, he examines and scans his father’s rock. It’s a big
rock located near the doors.]
SAM:
Analysis indicates alkali feldspar and quartz.
Commonly known as granite.
RYDER:
Good luck rock, uh?
CORA:
Your dad was mountain climbing back on Earth. It
caught him from falling. Way things are going today, we'll need any luck we can
get.
RYDER:
Yeah.
[Ryder
joins Cora. She chuckles.]
CORA:
So, just another boring day at the office, huh?
RYDER -
dialogues options:
EMOTIONAL
-I can't wait to get out there.
LOGICAL -No plan is perfect.
CASUAL
-The nap wasn't long enough.
PROFESSIONAL
-We can handle it.
RYDER:
The most complicated voyage anyone's ever attempted.
Something's bound to go wrong.
CORA:
It's a good test to see what we're made of. I always
wondered what it was like when explorers crossed the ocean. Nothing but stars
and dead reckoning to guide them.
RYDER:
And a map that said "Here be dragons."
CORA:
Well, if they made it, we can too. And maybe see a
dragon along the way.
RYDER - dialogues options:
-Let’s hope.
-Let’s not get eaten.
RYDER:
Never
know. Let’s keep an eye out.
CORA:
And our
distance.
RYDER:
On that
note, time to get to the shuttle.
[They
leave the locker room.]
[Cora and
Ryder walk toward Dr Carlyle.]
CORA:
Doctor
Carlye. With everything going on, I’d think the ark needs you more than we do?
[Dr
Carlyle finishes packing up his kit and stands.]
Dr
Carlyle:
Pathfinder
wants a medic on hand. And if that is home down there, I’m happy to knock on
the door.
RYDER - dialogues options:
EMOTIONAL -You and me both.
PROFESSIONAL
-This could get rough.
RYDER:
Yeah,
we’re just not sure what’s on the other side of the door.
[Dr Carlyle gets up and walks alongside Ryder
and Cora.]
DR
CARLYLE:
No
problem. If it has teeth, I brought the pliers. Yank ‘em out myself.
[Dr
Carlyle takes a bow, before taking his kit and leaving. Alec Ryder gets out of
the nearby shuttle to address the Pathfinder team.]
ALEC
RYDER:
All right,
team, button it up. We leave in five.
CORA:
Sir. We
broke out the weapons as requested. Anything we should know about?
ALEC
RYDER:
Seemed
prudent, given the situation. We’ll be shorthanded with Sara out.
[At the
mention of Sara, Alec, and Cora look at Scott. Alec walks to reach Scott.]
ALEC
RYDER:
I heard
what happened. Your sister’s strong. She’ll make it.
RYDER - dialogues options:
CASUAL
-She better.
PROFESSIONAL -We shouldn’t worry.
RYDER:
We bet on
whose boots would hit the ground first. This isn’t how I wanted to win.
ALEC
RYDER:
Well,
knowing Sara, she’ll want to go double or nothing on who climbs the tallest
mountain. Don’t let it get you down. I need you sharp.
[The
others leave. Alec and Scott are alone.]
RYDER:
I
understand.
[Alec
nods.]
ALEC
RYDER:
Your mom
would’ve been proud. Of both of you.
[He gets
back to the shuttle, rising above the Pathfinder team made of Cora, Liam,
Scott, and Hayes. They all stare at him.]
ALEC
RYDER:
Okay,
team. Listen up. I chose each of you for the Pathfinder team, not just because
you’re talented and passionate. But because you’re dreamers, like me. We dream
of exploring the unknown, of finding the edge of the map--and then discovering
what lies beyond. When people look back on this--and they will--they’ll
remember we didn’t give up. We kept dreaming. That our first, few faltering
steps in Andromeda were the beginning of everything they know. We only get one
chance to be first. So let’s go make history.
[Cora and
Hayes leave for their respective shuttle.]
LIAM:
Liam: Been
waiting six-hundred years for this.
[Liam
claps Ryder on the shoulder and walks to the shuttle. Scott smiles and follows
him. The shuttles are now being flown and ready to leave the shuttle bay.]
ALEC RYDER
(COMM):
Ark
Hyperion, this is Shuttle One, switching to manual guidance.
KIRKLAND
(COMM):
Shuttle Two,
taking your lead.
CAPTAIN
DUNN (COMM):
Good luck,
Pathfinder team.
[The two
shuttles leave the shuttle bay.]