Space Horror Story: Astronauts Land on Earth-Like Planet in 2067, But the Water Is Alive
Sinister Family
[{'start': '0.160', 'end': '6.799', 'text': 'The silence of space was endless, but'}, {'start': '3.200', 'end': '8.679', 'text': 'inside the Cassini spacecraft, the air'}, {'start': '6.799', 'end': '11.519', 'text': 'buzzed with'}, {'start': '8.679', 'end': '14.719', 'text': 'anticipation. Greg sat strapped into the'}, {'start': '11.519', 'end': '17.960', 'text': 'command seat, eyes fixed on the screen'}, {'start': '14.719', 'end': '20.400', 'text': 'in front of him. Sophie leaned over the'}, {'start': '17.960', 'end': '24.160', 'text': 'console, reviewing their descent'}, {'start': '20.400', 'end': '27.199', 'text': 'protocols for the third time. Kyle,'}, {'start': '24.160', 'end': '30.080', 'text': 'restless as always, hovered by the'}, {'start': '27.199', 'end': '33.520', 'text': 'observation window, tapping his fingers'}, {'start': '30.080', 'end': '37.280', 'text': "on the glass. Coming up on Pandora's"}, {'start': '33.520', 'end': '38.680', 'text': 'surface, Greg said, his voice calm but'}, {'start': '37.280', 'end': '41.520', 'text': 'tight with'}, {'start': '38.680', 'end': '44.120', 'text': "focus. Pandora, one of Saturn's"}, {'start': '41.520', 'end': '47.039', 'text': 'lesserknown moons, had long been'}, {'start': '44.120', 'end': '49.760', 'text': 'overlooked until recent deep scans'}, {'start': '47.039', 'end': '52.239', 'text': 'showed possible traces of water beneath'}, {'start': '49.760', 'end': '56.160', 'text': 'its frozen exterior.'}, {'start': '52.239', 'end': '59.719', 'text': 'The mission was simple in theory. Land,'}, {'start': '56.160', 'end': '62.480', 'text': 'collect data, and bring samples back to'}, {'start': '59.719', 'end': '65.040', 'text': 'Earth. But no one had expected the'}, {'start': '62.480', 'end': '68.720', 'text': 'readings they were now seeing. As the'}, {'start': '65.040', 'end': '72.080', 'text': 'Cassini landed, snowlike dust scattered'}, {'start': '68.720', 'end': '75.439', 'text': 'around them. Outside, the surface'}, {'start': '72.080', 'end': '78.560', 'text': 'shimmerred in streaks of blue and silver'}, {'start': '75.439', 'end': '81.840', 'text': "under the moon's fractured light. The"}, {'start': '78.560', 'end': '86.000', 'text': 'trio suited up and stepped outside into'}, {'start': '81.840', 'end': '89.439', 'text': 'an alien silence. Then they saw it.'}, {'start': '86.000', 'end': '92.320', 'text': 'About 30 m ahead, nestled between jagged'}, {'start': '89.439', 'end': '95.360', 'text': 'black rock formations, was a glistening'}, {'start': '92.320', 'end': '99.520', 'text': 'pool of liquid, clear and glassy,'}, {'start': '95.360', 'end': '102.600', 'text': 'disturbingly calm. Is that? Sophie'}, {'start': '99.520', 'end': '107.280', 'text': 'trailed off, taking a few steps'}, {'start': '102.600', 'end': '110.560', 'text': 'forward. Greg nodded slowly. Water. It'}, {'start': '107.280', 'end': '113.280', 'text': 'has to be. Kyle grinned, already pulling'}, {'start': '110.560', 'end': '116.000', 'text': "equipment from his pack. Let's get a"}, {'start': '113.280', 'end': '117.079', 'text': 'sample before this turns into another'}, {'start': '116.000', 'end': '121.040', 'text': 'false'}, {'start': '117.079', 'end': '123.560', 'text': 'reading. Greg hesitated. Careful. We'}, {'start': '121.040', 'end': '128.000', 'text': 'have no idea what this stuff could'}, {'start': '123.560', 'end': '130.959', 'text': 'do. Kyle gave a mock salute. Caution is'}, {'start': '128.000', 'end': '134.000', 'text': 'my middle name. He approached the edge'}, {'start': '130.959', 'end': '136.720', 'text': "of the pool and dipped a boot in. It's"}, {'start': '134.000', 'end': '139.920', 'text': 'freezing," he muttered, stepping in up'}, {'start': '136.720', 'end': '143.160', 'text': 'to his knees. A gentle ripple fanned'}, {'start': '139.920', 'end': '145.920', 'text': 'out, but the surface calmed almost'}, {'start': '143.160', 'end': '148.879', 'text': 'instantly. Sophie joined him, stepping'}, {'start': '145.920', 'end': '152.640', 'text': 'carefully beside Kyle as he pulled out'}, {'start': '148.879', 'end': '155.760', 'text': 'the AI supported water analyzer. The'}, {'start': '152.640', 'end': '159.519', 'text': 'tool worred and blinked, scanning the'}, {'start': '155.760', 'end': '162.760', 'text': 'sample in real time. Composition appears'}, {'start': '159.519', 'end': '165.400', 'text': 'standard, the AI announced in a smooth'}, {'start': '162.760', 'end': '169.080', 'text': 'tone.'}, {'start': '165.400', 'end': '171.599', 'text': 'PH7.0. No immediate anomalies'}, {'start': '169.080', 'end': '174.800', 'text': 'detected. Greg stood back from the'}, {'start': '171.599', 'end': '178.400', 'text': 'water, watching, the eerie calm of the'}, {'start': '174.800', 'end': '183.200', 'text': 'place unsettled him. Then Kyle tilted'}, {'start': '178.400', 'end': '186.080', 'text': 'his head peering into the pool. "Wait, I'}, {'start': '183.200', 'end': '189.239', 'text': 'think there\'s something weird." "What do'}, {'start': '186.080', 'end': '192.800', 'text': 'you mean?" Greg asked, turning'}, {'start': '189.239', 'end': '196.879', 'text': "slightly. Kyle didn't answer. Greg"}, {'start': '192.800', 'end': '199.959', 'text': 'turned fully around. Kyle? Sophie looked'}, {'start': '196.879', 'end': '203.920', 'text': 'over her shoulder. He was just right'}, {'start': '199.959', 'end': '206.800', 'text': 'here. But Kyle was gone. "What the'}, {'start': '203.920', 'end': '209.840', 'text': 'hell?" Greg muttered, stepping toward'}, {'start': '206.800', 'end': '213.280', 'text': 'the pool, scanning the area. "Did you'}, {'start': '209.840', 'end': '215.920', 'text': 'see where he went?" "No," Sophie said,'}, {'start': '213.280', 'end': '219.519', 'text': 'backing away from the water. He was'}, {'start': '215.920', 'end': '223.040', 'text': 'right beside me. "Get out of the water'}, {'start': '219.519', 'end': '225.440', 'text': 'now," Greg ordered. But before Sophie'}, {'start': '223.040', 'end': '228.959', 'text': 'could move, a force yanked her under'}, {'start': '225.440', 'end': '232.519', 'text': 'with a violent splash. Her scream was'}, {'start': '228.959', 'end': '235.440', 'text': 'short, choked off in an instant.'}, {'start': '232.519', 'end': '238.640', 'text': '"Sophie!" Greg charged forward, reaching'}, {'start': '235.440', 'end': '241.040', 'text': 'for her, but the water surged upward, a'}, {'start': '238.640', 'end': '243.920', 'text': 'massive column rising like a hand'}, {'start': '241.040', 'end': '246.760', 'text': 'reaching for him. Greg stumbled back,'}, {'start': '243.920', 'end': '249.840', 'text': 'heart pounding. The water twisted'}, {'start': '246.760', 'end': '252.319', 'text': 'unnaturally, alive with motion. He'}, {'start': '249.840', 'end': '254.879', 'text': 'turned and sprinted toward the ship, his'}, {'start': '252.319', 'end': '257.519', 'text': 'boots pounding against the hard ground,'}, {'start': '254.879', 'end': '260.639', 'text': 'the roar of the rushing water behind him'}, {'start': '257.519', 'end': '264.160', 'text': 'growing louder. The ramp slammed shut'}, {'start': '260.639', 'end': '267.680', 'text': 'just as he dove inside. He was soaked,'}, {'start': '264.160', 'end': '270.080', 'text': 'shaking, gasping for air. Alarms blared'}, {'start': '267.680', 'end': '272.960', 'text': 'as the onboard systems registered'}, {'start': '270.080', 'end': '276.160', 'text': 'movement outside the hull. He lunged'}, {'start': '272.960', 'end': '279.280', 'text': 'toward the calm panel. This is Commander'}, {'start': '276.160', 'end': '282.720', 'text': "Greg Mallerie of the Cassini crew. We've"}, {'start': '279.280', 'end': '286.479', 'text': 'discovered water on Pandora. Two crew'}, {'start': '282.720', 'end': '289.840', 'text': 'members, Kyle and Sophie, are missing.'}, {'start': '286.479', 'end': '292.639', 'text': "Something is wrong. We're under attack."}, {'start': '289.840', 'end': '295.360', 'text': 'Coordinates transmitting now. We need'}, {'start': '292.639', 'end': '298.080', 'text': 'assistance immediately.'}, {'start': '295.360', 'end': '300.800', 'text': 'As he finished sending the message, the'}, {'start': '298.080', 'end': '304.320', 'text': 'ship lurched violently, nearly throwing'}, {'start': '300.800', 'end': '306.960', 'text': 'him to the floor. A deep rumble shook'}, {'start': '304.320', 'end': '308.440', 'text': 'the walls. Something was pounding'}, {'start': '306.960', 'end': '311.280', 'text': 'against the'}, {'start': '308.440', 'end': '313.280', 'text': 'outside. Greg gritted his teeth and'}, {'start': '311.280', 'end': '316.960', 'text': "strapped himself into the captain's"}, {'start': '313.280', 'end': '319.919', 'text': 'chair, trying to steady his breath. The'}, {'start': '316.960', 'end': '323.680', 'text': 'message had gone out. That was all he'}, {'start': '319.919', 'end': '328.880', 'text': 'could do now. Outside, the black pool of'}, {'start': '323.680', 'end': '328.880', 'text': 'water rippled again, silent,'}, {'start': '329.400', 'end': '335.520', 'text': "waiting. The sound of Admiral Dorene's"}, {'start': '332.400', 'end': '338.720', 'text': 'heels echoed across the cold steel floor'}, {'start': '335.520', 'end': '340.880', 'text': 'of Space Force command. Her face was'}, {'start': '338.720', 'end': '344.000', 'text': 'unreadable as she entered the briefing'}, {'start': '340.880', 'end': '347.360', 'text': 'room where Jennifer, Cliff, and Colonel'}, {'start': '344.000', 'end': '349.840', 'text': 'William were already waiting. A monitor'}, {'start': '347.360', 'end': '351.440', 'text': 'behind her displayed a paused'}, {'start': '349.840', 'end': '354.520', 'text': 'transmission.'}, {'start': '351.440', 'end': '357.840', 'text': "Greg's desperate message frozen"}, {'start': '354.520', 'end': '361.520', 'text': 'mid-frame. "Thank you for coming on such'}, {'start': '357.840', 'end': '364.800', 'text': 'short notice," Dorene said, wasting no'}, {'start': '361.520', 'end': '368.360', 'text': 'time on greetings. "We received a'}, {'start': '364.800', 'end': '372.120', 'text': 'distress signal from the Cassini crew on'}, {'start': '368.360', 'end': '375.720', 'text': "Pandora. Since then, we've lost all"}, {'start': '372.120', 'end': '378.960', 'text': 'contact." Jennifer leaned forward.'}, {'start': '375.720', 'end': '382.240', 'text': '"Cassini? That\'s Greg\'s mission." Her'}, {'start': '378.960', 'end': '385.919', 'text': 'tone was sharp but controlled. Cliff'}, {'start': '382.240', 'end': '387.080', 'text': 'noticed and gave her a sideways glance.'}, {'start': '385.919', 'end': '391.360', 'text': 'Dorene'}, {'start': '387.080', 'end': '394.319', 'text': 'nodded. Yes. He sent the signal himself'}, {'start': '391.360', 'end': '397.400', 'text': 'moments before the ship went offline.'}, {'start': '394.319', 'end': '400.000', 'text': "We're assembling a rescue unit to"}, {'start': '397.400', 'end': '403.199', 'text': 'investigate. The three of you have been'}, {'start': '400.000', 'end': '406.639', 'text': 'selected for critical roles. She'}, {'start': '403.199', 'end': '408.880', 'text': 'gestured toward William. Colonel William'}, {'start': '406.639', 'end': '411.680', 'text': 'will oversee the mission remotely from'}, {'start': '408.880', 'end': '414.520', 'text': "Earth. He'll coordinate the operation"}, {'start': '411.680', 'end': '417.280', 'text': 'from this base. Then she turned to the'}, {'start': '414.520', 'end': '420.360', 'text': "couple. Jennifer, you'll lead the"}, {'start': '417.280', 'end': '423.440', 'text': 'medical evaluation and emergency'}, {'start': '420.360', 'end': '427.400', 'text': "response. Cliff, you'll assist in"}, {'start': '423.440', 'end': '430.479', 'text': 'environmental diagnostics and structural'}, {'start': '427.400', 'end': '433.520', 'text': 'assessment. Jennifer looked at Dorene,'}, {'start': '430.479', 'end': '437.919', 'text': "brow furrowed. You're sending us up"}, {'start': '433.520', 'end': '441.039', 'text': "there. We are. And you won't be alone."}, {'start': '437.919', 'end': '444.000', 'text': 'Commander Hank will pilot the main ship'}, {'start': '441.039', 'end': '446.280', 'text': 'and tow the medical craft. Your team'}, {'start': '444.000', 'end': '449.639', 'text': 'will be equipped for rapid'}, {'start': '446.280', 'end': '452.639', 'text': 'intervention. Cliff raised an eyebrow.'}, {'start': '449.639', 'end': '454.520', 'text': "Hank, wasn't he grounded after the"}, {'start': '452.639', 'end': '458.199', 'text': 'Chinese satellite'}, {'start': '454.520', 'end': '461.599', 'text': "incident? Dorene didn't flinch."}, {'start': '458.199', 'end': '465.199', 'text': 'Yes, he destroyed a Chinese military'}, {'start': '461.599', 'end': '467.280', 'text': 'craft during a classified conflict, but'}, {'start': '465.199', 'end': '470.080', 'text': "he's the only pilot who's made it"}, {'start': '467.280', 'end': '473.560', 'text': 'through the Pandora corridor and lived'}, {'start': '470.080', 'end': '476.400', 'text': 'to tell about it. Jennifer crossed her'}, {'start': '473.560', 'end': '479.199', 'text': "arms. We're trusting our lives to"}, {'start': '476.400', 'end': '482.720', 'text': 'someone with a trigger finger. Colonel'}, {'start': '479.199', 'end': '485.840', 'text': "William cut in. You'll be safer with him"}, {'start': '482.720', 'end': '489.080', 'text': 'than without. Hank knows how to fly'}, {'start': '485.840', 'end': '492.639', 'text': "under pressure. He's the best shot we"}, {'start': '489.080', 'end': '495.759', 'text': 'have. Still unconvinced, Jennifer opened'}, {'start': '492.639', 'end': '498.720', 'text': 'her mouth but then stopped as Dorene'}, {'start': '495.759', 'end': '501.360', 'text': 'pressed a button on the console. A'}, {'start': '498.720', 'end': '504.479', 'text': 'holographic diagram of the wormhole'}, {'start': '501.360', 'end': '508.400', 'text': 'system flickered to life. This is how'}, {'start': '504.479', 'end': '510.520', 'text': "you'll reach Pandora through a wormhole."}, {'start': '508.400', 'end': '514.719', 'text': 'We call it gate'}, {'start': '510.520', 'end': '519.360', 'text': '7. Cliff leaned in. That trip normally'}, {'start': '514.719', 'end': '522.399', 'text': 'takes months. Dorene nodded. Gate 7 will'}, {'start': '519.360', 'end': '526.000', 'text': "cut it to under 10 minutes, but there's"}, {'start': '522.399', 'end': '529.279', 'text': 'a limit. The wormhole remains open for'}, {'start': '526.000', 'end': '531.399', 'text': "only 10 hours. Once it closes, it won't"}, {'start': '529.279', 'end': '535.519', 'text': 'reopen for another 6'}, {'start': '531.399', 'end': '538.080', 'text': 'months. Jennifer exhaled slowly. So,'}, {'start': '535.519', 'end': '542.000', 'text': "we've got a 10-hour window to find the"}, {'start': '538.080', 'end': '545.680', 'text': 'crew, evaluate them, and get back.'}, {'start': '542.000', 'end': '548.560', 'text': 'Dorene paused before speaking again.'}, {'start': '545.680', 'end': '550.360', 'text': "There's more. Jennifer, I know you and"}, {'start': '548.560', 'end': '552.839', 'text': 'Greg used to be'}, {'start': '550.360', 'end': '557.600', 'text': 'involved. Cliff turned'}, {'start': '552.839', 'end': '559.640', 'text': "sharply. What? Jennifer's jaw clenched."}, {'start': '557.600', 'end': '563.600', 'text': 'That was a long time'}, {'start': '559.640', 'end': '566.360', 'text': "ago. Dorene didn't back down. I need to"}, {'start': '563.600', 'end': '569.360', 'text': 'know if this will affect your'}, {'start': '566.360', 'end': '570.360', 'text': 'judgment. Jennifer looked at Cliff, then'}, {'start': '569.360', 'end': '573.920', 'text': 'back at'}, {'start': '570.360', 'end': '578.880', 'text': 'Dorene. No, she said with an uneasy'}, {'start': '573.920', 'end': '582.399', 'text': "smile. It won't. Are you sure? I said"}, {'start': '578.880', 'end': '585.360', 'text': 'no. She repeated more firmly. Cliff'}, {'start': '582.399', 'end': '587.800', 'text': 'studied her, his expression tight. How'}, {'start': '585.360', 'end': '590.880', 'text': "do you know so much about Greg's"}, {'start': '587.800', 'end': '594.320', 'text': 'mission? Dorene stepped back, dodging'}, {'start': '590.880', 'end': '597.839', 'text': 'the question. His main objective was to'}, {'start': '594.320', 'end': '600.720', 'text': "find water on Pandora. It's possible"}, {'start': '597.839', 'end': '603.839', 'text': 'that water contains dangerous bacteria'}, {'start': '600.720', 'end': '606.440', 'text': "or unknown organisms. If they're"}, {'start': '603.839', 'end': '610.040', 'text': 'exposed, the clock is already'}, {'start': '606.440', 'end': '614.079', 'text': 'ticking. Jennifer nodded. Then I have to'}, {'start': '610.040', 'end': '617.839', 'text': "go. We don't have time to debate it."}, {'start': '614.079', 'end': '620.720', 'text': 'William stepped in. Agreed. You and'}, {'start': '617.839', 'end': '624.399', 'text': 'Cliff will conduct immediate assessments'}, {'start': '620.720', 'end': '626.440', 'text': 'once you arrive. Focus on extraction,'}, {'start': '624.399', 'end': '629.519', 'text': 'not long-term'}, {'start': '626.440', 'end': '633.640', 'text': 'research. The briefing ended with Dorene'}, {'start': '629.519', 'end': '636.320', 'text': 'issuing a final warning. You leave in 1'}, {'start': '633.640', 'end': '638.519', 'text': 'hour. Inside the hanger, the crew'}, {'start': '636.320', 'end': '641.440', 'text': 'gathered at the foot of the massive'}, {'start': '638.519', 'end': '644.720', 'text': 'spacecraft. Technicians buzzed around'}, {'start': '641.440', 'end': '647.519', 'text': 'prepping equipment. Jennifer and Cliff'}, {'start': '644.720', 'end': '650.880', 'text': 'suited up while soldiers loaded supplies'}, {'start': '647.519', 'end': '654.480', 'text': 'onto the med transport module. Hank'}, {'start': '650.880', 'end': '657.200', 'text': 'arrived last, tall and sharpeyed, his'}, {'start': '654.480', 'end': '659.120', 'text': 'flight suit crisp, his expression'}, {'start': '657.200', 'end': '662.079', 'text': 'unreadable.'}, {'start': '659.120', 'end': '664.760', 'text': "I heard someone's nervous about flying"}, {'start': '662.079', 'end': '668.440', 'text': 'with me, he said to Jennifer as he'}, {'start': '664.760', 'end': '672.600', 'text': 'passed. Just land us in one piece, she'}, {'start': '668.440', 'end': '675.760', 'text': 'muttered. He smiled faintly.'}, {'start': '672.600', 'end': '679.000', 'text': 'Deal. Minutes later, the engines roared'}, {'start': '675.760', 'end': '683.120', 'text': 'to life. The ship lifted off and entered'}, {'start': '679.000', 'end': '686.000', 'text': "orbit. Hank's voice came over the comms."}, {'start': '683.120', 'end': '688.079', 'text': "Brace for wormhole entry. It's going to"}, {'start': '686.000', 'end': '691.360', 'text': 'get rough.'}, {'start': '688.079', 'end': '695.360', 'text': 'As they approached gate seven, the stars'}, {'start': '691.360', 'end': '697.040', 'text': 'warped, the sky folding in on itself.'}, {'start': '695.360', 'end': '699.800', 'text': 'The moment they crossed into the'}, {'start': '697.040', 'end': '703.120', 'text': 'wormhole, the pressure hit like a'}, {'start': '699.800', 'end': '706.519', 'text': 'hammer. The walls groaned, lights'}, {'start': '703.120', 'end': '710.320', 'text': 'flickered. Suddenly, the console flashed'}, {'start': '706.519', 'end': '713.920', 'text': 'red. Warning. Hull pressure rising.'}, {'start': '710.320', 'end': '715.600', 'text': 'Structural integrity compromised. The AI'}, {'start': '713.920', 'end': '717.760', 'text': 'announced.'}, {'start': '715.600', 'end': '722.600', 'text': 'Cliff unbuckled, rushing to the'}, {'start': '717.760', 'end': '725.600', 'text': 'engineering bay. I need tools now, he'}, {'start': '722.600', 'end': '727.760', 'text': 'shouted. Jennifer moved to assist,'}, {'start': '725.600', 'end': '730.920', 'text': 'throwing him gear as he accessed the'}, {'start': '727.760', 'end': '734.240', 'text': "ship's thermal regulators. The crew"}, {'start': '730.920', 'end': '736.320', 'text': 'scrambled. Sparks flew from a vent. A'}, {'start': '734.240', 'end': '739.760', 'text': 'low creek shuttered through the ship'}, {'start': '736.320', 'end': '742.399', 'text': 'like a warning. Cliff rerouted the flow,'}, {'start': '739.760', 'end': '748.600', 'text': 'resetting the pressure valves.'}, {'start': '742.399', 'end': '752.040', 'text': '3 2 now. The alarms stopped. The ship'}, {'start': '748.600', 'end': '755.440', 'text': 'stabilized. The groaning ceased.'}, {'start': '752.040', 'end': '758.160', 'text': 'Silence. Everyone exhaled. Hank looked'}, {'start': '755.440', 'end': '761.760', 'text': 'back through the cockpit door and nodded'}, {'start': '758.160', 'end': '763.880', 'text': 'toward Cliff. Not bad for a guy who'}, {'start': '761.760', 'end': '767.279', 'text': "thought I couldn't land a"}, {'start': '763.880', 'end': '770.240', 'text': "ship. Cliff didn't answer. He was too"}, {'start': '767.279', 'end': '773.519', 'text': "busy checking Jennifer's vitals. She"}, {'start': '770.240', 'end': '776.000', 'text': 'gave him a nod, still breathing hard.'}, {'start': '773.519', 'end': '780.320', 'text': 'Outside the window, a swirling orb of'}, {'start': '776.000', 'end': '782.480', 'text': 'ice and ocean loomed large. Pandora. The'}, {'start': '780.320', 'end': '785.839', 'text': 'ship emerged from the wormhole and'}, {'start': '782.480', 'end': '788.440', 'text': 'slowed into orbit. Hank guided them'}, {'start': '785.839', 'end': '790.800', 'text': "toward the coordinates from Greg's"}, {'start': '788.440', 'end': '793.120', 'text': 'transmission. As the landing gear'}, {'start': '790.800', 'end': '796.399', 'text': "deployed, William's voice came through"}, {'start': '793.120', 'end': '800.600', 'text': 'the comms from Earth. Your window has'}, {'start': '796.399', 'end': '803.120', 'text': 'started. You have 9 hours and 48 minutes'}, {'start': '800.600', 'end': '806.160', 'text': 'remaining. The team secured their'}, {'start': '803.120', 'end': '808.600', 'text': 'helmets, loaded their gear, and stepped'}, {'start': '806.160', 'end': '811.440', 'text': 'out into the harsh light of'}, {'start': '808.600', 'end': '815.360', 'text': "Pandora. What they didn't know was that"}, {'start': '811.440', 'end': '815.360', 'text': 'the nightmare had only just'}, {'start': '816.200', 'end': '822.320', 'text': "begun. Pandora's surface was more"}, {'start': '819.200', 'end': '825.279', 'text': 'stunning than any image or scan had ever'}, {'start': '822.320', 'end': '828.160', 'text': 'suggested. The light shifted with'}, {'start': '825.279', 'end': '831.680', 'text': "surreal speed as if the moon couldn't"}, {'start': '828.160', 'end': '835.200', 'text': 'make up its mind between night and day.'}, {'start': '831.680', 'end': '838.079', 'text': 'Massive rock spires pierced the sky like'}, {'start': '835.200', 'end': '841.279', 'text': 'teeth, and the terrain gleamed under an'}, {'start': '838.079', 'end': '844.880', 'text': 'atmosphere of swirling ice vapor and'}, {'start': '841.279', 'end': '847.120', 'text': 'fractured light. But despite the beauty,'}, {'start': '844.880', 'end': '850.480', 'text': 'no one on the ground let their guard'}, {'start': '847.120', 'end': '853.680', 'text': 'down. Jennifer, Cliff, and the rest of'}, {'start': '850.480', 'end': '856.959', 'text': 'the rescue team moved cautiously across'}, {'start': '853.680', 'end': '860.279', 'text': 'the jagged surface, their suits sealed'}, {'start': '856.959', 'end': '863.600', 'text': 'tight, their boots crunching over frozen'}, {'start': '860.279', 'end': '866.079', 'text': 'ground. Hank stayed in the cockpit,'}, {'start': '863.600', 'end': '869.600', 'text': 'monitoring vitals and weather patterns'}, {'start': '866.079', 'end': '871.000', 'text': 'from above, his AI companion constantly'}, {'start': '869.600', 'end': '873.440', 'text': 'scanning the'}, {'start': '871.000', 'end': '876.000', 'text': 'environment. Colonel William trailed'}, {'start': '873.440', 'end': '878.800', 'text': 'near the rear of the group, armed and'}, {'start': '876.000', 'end': '881.600', 'text': 'alert. They reached the last known'}, {'start': '878.800', 'end': '884.040', 'text': 'coordinates of the Cassini. What they'}, {'start': '881.600', 'end': '887.079', 'text': "found didn't match what they"}, {'start': '884.040', 'end': '890.720', 'text': 'expected. There, one of the soldiers'}, {'start': '887.079', 'end': '893.600', 'text': "pointed. That's the ship. Jennifer"}, {'start': '890.720', 'end': '894.839', 'text': 'stepped forward, her voice tight in her'}, {'start': '893.600', 'end': '900.240', 'text': "helmet's"}, {'start': '894.839', 'end': '903.199', 'text': 'calms. Cassini looks wrong. The ship was'}, {'start': '900.240', 'end': '906.320', 'text': 'half buried in the ground, its surface'}, {'start': '903.199', 'end': '908.880', 'text': 'covered in streaks and crust, almost as'}, {'start': '906.320', 'end': '911.839', 'text': 'if it had been submerged underwater for'}, {'start': '908.880', 'end': '915.440', 'text': 'years, despite there being no visible'}, {'start': '911.839', 'end': '917.760', 'text': 'water source nearby. The metal hole was'}, {'start': '915.440', 'end': '921.600', 'text': 'warped in places like it had been'}, {'start': '917.760', 'end': '924.720', 'text': 'exposed to immense heat or pressure.'}, {'start': '921.600', 'end': '927.120', 'text': '"That\'s impossible," Cliff said. The'}, {'start': '924.720', 'end': '931.120', 'text': "scans didn't show any water in this"}, {'start': '927.120', 'end': '934.079', 'text': 'region, and Pandora has no oceans. He'}, {'start': '931.120', 'end': '936.959', 'text': "didn't finish his thought. A low hum"}, {'start': '934.079', 'end': '940.000', 'text': 'passed through the ground beneath them.'}, {'start': '936.959', 'end': '943.040', 'text': 'Then slowly, a pool of water began'}, {'start': '940.000', 'end': '946.240', 'text': 'forming just a few meters away,'}, {'start': '943.040', 'end': '949.360', 'text': 'spreading outward like a living thing.'}, {'start': '946.240', 'end': '951.440', 'text': 'The team backed away instinctively.'}, {'start': '949.360', 'end': '954.399', 'text': 'Out of the center of the pool, a'}, {'start': '951.440', 'end': '958.079', 'text': 'vertical structure began to rise. A'}, {'start': '954.399', 'end': '961.519', 'text': 'rodlike column made entirely of water,'}, {'start': '958.079', 'end': '964.720', 'text': 'holding shape against gravity. It pulsed'}, {'start': '961.519', 'end': '967.920', 'text': 'and twisted, the surface rippling as if'}, {'start': '964.720', 'end': '971.480', 'text': 'studying them. "Open fire!" one of the'}, {'start': '967.920', 'end': '974.959', 'text': 'soldiers shouted. "Weapons discharged'}, {'start': '971.480', 'end': '977.519', 'text': 'instantly, beams and projectiles slicing'}, {'start': '974.959', 'end': '981.440', 'text': 'through the air, striking the water'}, {'start': '977.519', 'end': '983.759', 'text': "figure. But it didn't flinch. The rounds"}, {'start': '981.440', 'end': '988.199', 'text': 'passed through it, disappearing with'}, {'start': '983.759', 'end': '991.279', 'text': 'barely a splash. The creature held firm,'}, {'start': '988.199', 'end': '994.480', 'text': 'untouched. Suddenly, a deep thrum came'}, {'start': '991.279', 'end': '997.680', 'text': 'from Cassini. Its engines lit up on'}, {'start': '994.480', 'end': '1000.480', 'text': 'their own. "Someone\'s powering it up,"'}, {'start': '997.680', 'end': '1004.320', 'text': 'Cliff yelled. "No one should be able to'}, {'start': '1000.480', 'end': '1007.600', 'text': 'from the outside," William said. Back on'}, {'start': '1004.320', 'end': '1010.399', 'text': "the main ship, Hank's AI lit up with an"}, {'start': '1007.600', 'end': '1013.639', 'text': 'alert. An unidentified craft was'}, {'start': '1010.399', 'end': '1017.639', 'text': "approaching their airspace. Hank's eyes"}, {'start': '1013.639', 'end': '1021.240', 'text': 'narrowed. AI, scan the incoming'}, {'start': '1017.639', 'end': '1024.959', 'text': 'vessel. No body heat detected, the AI'}, {'start': '1021.240', 'end': '1026.520', 'text': 'replied. Ship appears empty or nonviable'}, {'start': '1024.959', 'end': '1030.959', 'text': 'for sustaining'}, {'start': '1026.520', 'end': '1034.079', 'text': 'life. Destroy it, Hank ordered. The AI'}, {'start': '1030.959', 'end': '1037.600', 'text': 'locked on and launched a strike. The'}, {'start': '1034.079', 'end': '1041.120', 'text': 'foreign ship exploded midair, scattering'}, {'start': '1037.600', 'end': '1043.520', 'text': 'debris across the horizon. Back on the'}, {'start': '1041.120', 'end': '1047.039', 'text': 'ground, Jennifer noticed something lying'}, {'start': '1043.520', 'end': '1050.480', 'text': 'just ahead. She broke into a run.'}, {'start': '1047.039', 'end': '1053.200', 'text': '"Wait!" Cliff shouted. She ignored him,'}, {'start': '1050.480', 'end': '1056.400', 'text': 'dropping to her knees beside two still'}, {'start': '1053.200', 'end': '1061.200', 'text': 'bodies in the snow. She recognized them'}, {'start': '1056.400', 'end': '1064.080', 'text': 'instantly. Sophie and Kyle. "Oh my god,"'}, {'start': '1061.200', 'end': '1067.160', 'text': 'she muttered, activating her scanner.'}, {'start': '1064.080', 'end': '1069.160', 'text': 'Their vitals were faint, almost'}, {'start': '1067.160', 'end': '1073.200', 'text': 'undetectable. "But'}, {'start': '1069.160', 'end': '1076.799', 'text': 'there." Then Sophie gasped. Kyle jerked'}, {'start': '1073.200', 'end': '1080.320', 'text': 'forward, coughing violently. "Help me!"'}, {'start': '1076.799', 'end': '1083.760', 'text': 'Jennifer shouted. "They\'re alive!" The'}, {'start': '1080.320', 'end': '1086.160', 'text': 'soldiers rushed over. At that moment, a'}, {'start': '1083.760', 'end': '1089.240', 'text': 'figure emerged from the shadows near the'}, {'start': '1086.160', 'end': '1092.480', 'text': 'ruined Cassini, hands raised in'}, {'start': '1089.240', 'end': '1096.880', 'text': 'surrender. "Don\'t shoot," he called out.'}, {'start': '1092.480', 'end': '1100.039', 'text': '"It\'s me, Jennifer. You know me." She'}, {'start': '1096.880', 'end': '1104.000', 'text': 'froze, squinting through her visor.'}, {'start': '1100.039', 'end': '1106.559', 'text': '"Greg." He nodded, stumbling forward. "I'}, {'start': '1104.000', 'end': '1110.480', 'text': "don't remember what happened. One minute"}, {'start': '1106.559', 'end': '1113.480', 'text': 'we were collecting data, then nothing."'}, {'start': '1110.480', 'end': '1116.320', 'text': 'Jennifer helped Sophie up and called for'}, {'start': '1113.480', 'end': '1119.280', 'text': 'stretchers. Kyle was still unconscious'}, {'start': '1116.320', 'end': '1122.320', 'text': 'but breathing. William stepped in front'}, {'start': '1119.280', 'end': '1124.720', 'text': 'of her as she moved to lift him. We'}, {'start': '1122.320', 'end': '1127.919', 'text': "don't know what they're carrying, he"}, {'start': '1124.720', 'end': '1131.360', 'text': 'warned. We let them on that ship. We'}, {'start': '1127.919', 'end': '1134.880', 'text': 'risk bringing a contamination with them.'}, {'start': '1131.360', 'end': '1138.160', 'text': "I'm medical lead. Jennifer shot back."}, {'start': '1134.880', 'end': '1140.760', 'text': 'That makes it my call. The two stared'}, {'start': '1138.160', 'end': '1144.039', 'text': 'each other down. tension thick between'}, {'start': '1140.760', 'end': '1148.600', 'text': 'them. Finally, William relented with a'}, {'start': '1144.039', 'end': '1151.840', 'text': 'nod. Do what you have to, but keep them'}, {'start': '1148.600', 'end': '1154.559', 'text': "isolated. Jennifer didn't waste time."}, {'start': '1151.840', 'end': '1157.120', 'text': 'She and Cliff hauled Sophie and Kyle'}, {'start': '1154.559', 'end': '1161.039', 'text': 'toward the medical bay in the Toad'}, {'start': '1157.120', 'end': '1163.840', 'text': 'rescue ship. Greg followed in silence.'}, {'start': '1161.039', 'end': '1166.960', 'text': "As the ramp closed behind them, Dorene's"}, {'start': '1163.840', 'end': '1168.960', 'text': 'voice crackled over the comms. Hank'}, {'start': '1166.960', 'end': '1171.760', 'text': 'patched her through.'}, {'start': '1168.960', 'end': '1173.000', 'text': 'Why did you destroy that ship? She'}, {'start': '1171.760', 'end': '1177.520', 'text': 'demanded'}, {'start': '1173.000', 'end': '1180.919', 'text': 'furious. It was empty. No life signs.'}, {'start': '1177.520', 'end': '1183.960', 'text': 'Better safe than sorry, Hank said'}, {'start': '1180.919', 'end': '1186.559', 'text': 'evenly. That ship was worth'}, {'start': '1183.960', 'end': '1190.240', 'text': 'billions. Next time you better have'}, {'start': '1186.559', 'end': '1193.760', 'text': 'proof before you fire. Then she added,'}, {'start': '1190.240', 'end': '1196.160', 'text': 'her voice low and cold, "No one boards'}, {'start': '1193.760', 'end': '1199.080', 'text': "your ship again unless you're absolutely"}, {'start': '1196.160', 'end': '1202.160', 'text': "sure they're clean. If there's any"}, {'start': '1199.080', 'end': '1204.919', 'text': 'contamination, any chance of infection,'}, {'start': '1202.160', 'end': '1206.520', 'text': 'Earth will nuke you before you get near'}, {'start': '1204.919', 'end': '1210.760', 'text': 'orbit.'}, {'start': '1206.520', 'end': '1213.760', 'text': 'Understood? Copy that, Hank replied, jaw'}, {'start': '1210.760', 'end': '1217.360', 'text': 'clenched. Meanwhile, back in the medical'}, {'start': '1213.760', 'end': '1220.559', 'text': 'bay, Jennifer and Cliff laid Kyle on a'}, {'start': '1217.360', 'end': '1224.720', 'text': 'warming table and attached an oxygen'}, {'start': '1220.559', 'end': '1228.240', 'text': 'pack. Greg sat quietly nearby, his'}, {'start': '1224.720', 'end': '1229.880', 'text': 'expression blank, while Sophie stared at'}, {'start': '1228.240', 'end': '1233.440', 'text': 'the floor,'}, {'start': '1229.880', 'end': '1236.480', 'text': 'shivering. Jennifer began running scans.'}, {'start': '1233.440', 'end': '1239.679', 'text': '"I don\'t get it," she muttered. "Their'}, {'start': '1236.480', 'end': '1243.440', 'text': 'vitals are weak, but stable. No visible'}, {'start': '1239.679', 'end': '1245.760', 'text': 'injuries, but something\'s off." Then one'}, {'start': '1243.440', 'end': '1248.799', 'text': 'of the soldiers monitoring the outside'}, {'start': '1245.760', 'end': '1253.520', 'text': 'perimeter shouted into the calms, "It\'s'}, {'start': '1248.799', 'end': '1256.480', 'text': 'back. The water, it moved again. Screams'}, {'start': '1253.520', 'end': '1259.360', 'text': 'erupted over the channel. A soldier had'}, {'start': '1256.480', 'end': '1262.799', 'text': 'been pulled into the pool. Others fired'}, {'start': '1259.360', 'end': '1265.120', 'text': 'into the rippling water with no effect.'}, {'start': '1262.799', 'end': '1268.080', 'text': 'Seconds later, the missing soldier was'}, {'start': '1265.120', 'end': '1270.400', 'text': 'ejected from the pool. His body hurled'}, {'start': '1268.080', 'end': '1273.840', 'text': 'through the air, crashing to the ground'}, {'start': '1270.400', 'end': '1275.919', 'text': 'with a sickening thud. "He\'s dead,"'}, {'start': '1273.840', 'end': '1278.559', 'text': 'someone said.'}, {'start': '1275.919', 'end': '1282.559', 'text': 'Realizing they were outmatched, the'}, {'start': '1278.559', 'end': '1285.360', 'text': 'squad retreated toward the ship. Inside,'}, {'start': '1282.559', 'end': '1287.919', 'text': 'Jennifer checked Kyle again. His'}, {'start': '1285.360', 'end': '1290.760', 'text': 'temperature was dropping, so Cliff'}, {'start': '1287.919', 'end': '1293.840', 'text': "increased the warming table's"}, {'start': '1290.760', 'end': '1295.000', 'text': 'output. Minutes later, Kyle began'}, {'start': '1293.840', 'end': '1298.000', 'text': 'sweating'}, {'start': '1295.000', 'end': '1301.200', 'text': 'profusely. "Cut the heat," Jennifer'}, {'start': '1298.000', 'end': '1304.960', 'text': 'snapped. Cliff pulled back, but it was'}, {'start': '1301.200', 'end': '1308.559', 'text': 'too late. Kyle sat upright and vomited'}, {'start': '1304.960', 'end': '1312.480', 'text': 'water. Then he collapsed. Quarantine'}, {'start': '1308.559', 'end': '1315.919', 'text': 'them now, Jennifer shouted. "Sophie,'}, {'start': '1312.480', 'end': '1319.039', 'text': 'Greg, into the other room," Sophie'}, {'start': '1315.919', 'end': '1321.799', 'text': 'refused. "I\'m not infected," she'}, {'start': '1319.039', 'end': '1325.120', 'text': 'insisted, backing away.'}, {'start': '1321.799', 'end': '1328.080', 'text': '"Protocol!" Jennifer yelled. Sophie\'s'}, {'start': '1325.120', 'end': '1331.280', 'text': 'hand darted toward a table. She grabbed'}, {'start': '1328.080', 'end': '1334.960', 'text': 'a plasma pistol and pointed it at them.'}, {'start': '1331.280', 'end': '1337.120', 'text': "No one's locking me in, she screamed."}, {'start': '1334.960', 'end': '1339.799', 'text': 'The soldiers from the failed attack'}, {'start': '1337.120', 'end': '1343.280', 'text': 'burst into the room, weapons'}, {'start': '1339.799', 'end': '1346.799', 'text': "raised. Drop the weapon. Sophie's body"}, {'start': '1343.280', 'end': '1350.320', 'text': 'lurched. She vomited violently. This'}, {'start': '1346.799', 'end': '1353.039', 'text': 'time right onto Colonel William. William'}, {'start': '1350.320', 'end': '1355.679', 'text': 'staggered, grabbing his stomach. "Get'}, {'start': '1353.039', 'end': '1357.200', 'text': 'him out," Jennifer ordered. "He\'s'}, {'start': '1355.679', 'end': '1359.600', 'text': 'infected."'}, {'start': '1357.200', 'end': '1361.080', 'text': 'They dragged William out as Sophie'}, {'start': '1359.600', 'end': '1363.520', 'text': 'collapsed'}, {'start': '1361.080', 'end': '1366.320', 'text': 'unconscious. Greg stepped forward,'}, {'start': '1363.520', 'end': '1369.679', 'text': "breathing hard. I didn't touch the"}, {'start': '1366.320', 'end': '1372.600', 'text': "water. I'm clean. Jennifer didn't"}, {'start': '1369.679', 'end': '1376.840', 'text': 'answer. Her mind was already'}, {'start': '1372.600', 'end': '1379.760', 'text': 'racing. Cliff moved beside her. What'}, {'start': '1376.840', 'end': '1382.960', 'text': 'now? She looked down at the unconscious'}, {'start': '1379.760', 'end': '1385.919', 'text': 'bodies in front of her. We find out'}, {'start': '1382.960', 'end': '1390.000', 'text': "what's living in that water, she said."}, {'start': '1385.919', 'end': '1390.000', 'text': 'and we stop it before it stops'}, {'start': '1390.280', 'end': '1397.840', 'text': 'us. The countdown clock blinked red in'}, {'start': '1393.760', 'end': '1401.280', 'text': 'the corner of the screen 1 hour and 59'}, {'start': '1397.840', 'end': '1404.799', 'text': 'minutes before the wormhole closed.'}, {'start': '1401.280', 'end': '1408.400', 'text': 'After that, there would be no way back.'}, {'start': '1404.799', 'end': '1410.000', 'text': 'Not for 6 months, not for anyone left'}, {'start': '1408.400', 'end': '1412.000', 'text': 'behind.'}, {'start': '1410.000', 'end': '1415.880', 'text': 'Jennifer stood in the middle of the'}, {'start': '1412.000', 'end': '1419.440', 'text': 'medical bay, surrounded by the chaos of'}, {'start': '1415.880', 'end': '1420.520', 'text': 'survival. Sophie was unconscious. Kyle'}, {'start': '1419.440', 'end': '1423.760', 'text': 'barely'}, {'start': '1420.520', 'end': '1427.760', 'text': 'breathing. William, quarantined behind'}, {'start': '1423.760', 'end': '1432.320', 'text': 'reinforced glass, had begun twitching,'}, {'start': '1427.760', 'end': '1434.240', 'text': 'his skin pale, eyes red. The infection'}, {'start': '1432.320', 'end': '1438.080', 'text': 'was accelerating.'}, {'start': '1434.240', 'end': '1440.240', 'text': 'Cliff was silent, still by her side, but'}, {'start': '1438.080', 'end': '1443.640', 'text': 'Jennifer could feel the weight pressing'}, {'start': '1440.240', 'end': '1449.559', 'text': 'on both of them. She stared at her data'}, {'start': '1443.640', 'end': '1452.400', 'text': 'logs. Salt, saline, chlorine, pH'}, {'start': '1449.559', 'end': '1454.720', 'text': 'balance. They were close, but the'}, {'start': '1452.400', 'end': '1458.159', 'text': 'parasite was changing faster than she'}, {'start': '1454.720', 'end': '1462.080', 'text': 'could track. Then something clicked.'}, {'start': '1458.159', 'end': '1463.600', 'text': '"Oil repels water," she whispered, eyes'}, {'start': '1462.080', 'end': '1467.760', 'text': 'widening.'}, {'start': '1463.600', 'end': '1470.480', 'text': 'What? Cliff asked. She turned. Water'}, {'start': '1467.760', 'end': '1472.559', 'text': "can't bond with oil. That's why the"}, {'start': '1470.480', 'end': '1477.080', 'text': "creature couldn't get past the ship's"}, {'start': '1472.559', 'end': '1480.240', 'text': 'outer layer once we coated it. He nodded'}, {'start': '1477.080', 'end': '1484.520', 'text': 'slowly. So, what you want to repel it on'}, {'start': '1480.240', 'end': '1488.159', 'text': 'a cellular level? Jennifer was already'}, {'start': '1484.520', 'end': '1490.880', 'text': 'moving. Exactly. If we can alter the'}, {'start': '1488.159', 'end': '1493.919', 'text': 'internal environment, make the body'}, {'start': '1490.880', 'end': '1498.440', 'text': 'hostile to the parasite, we might push'}, {'start': '1493.919', 'end': '1501.120', 'text': 'it out, disrupt the bond, force it to'}, {'start': '1498.440', 'end': '1504.960', 'text': 'detach. They gathered everything they'}, {'start': '1501.120', 'end': '1507.919', 'text': 'had. Intravenous fluids, salt mixtures,'}, {'start': '1504.960', 'end': '1511.360', 'text': 'emergency chemical agents. Jennifer'}, {'start': '1507.919', 'end': '1514.320', 'text': 'prepared a custom saline blend tested to'}, {'start': '1511.360', 'end': '1519.080', 'text': 'spike internal salinity and shift the'}, {'start': '1514.320', 'end': '1523.200', 'text': "host's pH. a gamble. One dose might"}, {'start': '1519.080', 'end': '1526.559', 'text': 'help. The wrong dose could kill. "I\'ll'}, {'start': '1523.200', 'end': '1530.240', 'text': 'go first," she said, sliding the needle'}, {'start': '1526.559', 'end': '1533.120', 'text': 'into her arm. Cliff grabbed her wrist.'}, {'start': '1530.240', 'end': '1536.880', 'text': '"Are you out of your mind?" "There\'s no'}, {'start': '1533.120', 'end': '1540.000', 'text': 'time," she said, locking eyes with him.'}, {'start': '1536.880', 'end': '1543.679', 'text': '"If this works, I\'ll know in minutes. If'}, {'start': '1540.000', 'end': '1547.880', 'text': 'it doesn\'t," her voice trailed off. The'}, {'start': '1543.679', 'end': '1551.520', 'text': 'fluid flowed into her veins, cold,'}, {'start': '1547.880', 'end': '1555.039', 'text': 'sharp. For a few seconds, nothing. Then'}, {'start': '1551.520', 'end': '1557.880', 'text': 'the world tilted. Her vision blurred.'}, {'start': '1555.039', 'end': '1560.559', 'text': 'Pain exploded in her chest, and she'}, {'start': '1557.880', 'end': '1562.320', 'text': 'collapsed. Greg stepped forward from the'}, {'start': '1560.559', 'end': '1565.400', 'text': 'corner where he had been quietly'}, {'start': '1562.320', 'end': '1569.320', 'text': 'watching. "She\'ll be fine," he said'}, {'start': '1565.400', 'end': '1574.080', 'text': 'calmly. "It\'s already done." Cliff'}, {'start': '1569.320', 'end': '1577.600', 'text': 'froze. "What?" I switched the IV bag.'}, {'start': '1574.080', 'end': '1579.960', 'text': "Greg's tone was eerily calm. She just"}, {'start': '1577.600', 'end': '1582.960', 'text': 'injected herself with water from the'}, {'start': '1579.960', 'end': '1585.679', 'text': 'lake. Before anyone could react, two'}, {'start': '1582.960', 'end': '1588.880', 'text': 'soldiers burst into the room, weapons'}, {'start': '1585.679', 'end': '1589.720', 'text': 'drawn. They tackled Greg, yanking him to'}, {'start': '1588.880', 'end': '1593.080', 'text': 'the'}, {'start': '1589.720', 'end': '1595.760', 'text': "floor. She's going into shock, Cliff"}, {'start': '1593.080', 'end': '1599.760', 'text': 'shouted. One of the soldiers ran to get'}, {'start': '1595.760', 'end': '1601.919', 'text': "the original fourth. Cliff didn't wait."}, {'start': '1599.760', 'end': '1605.200', 'text': 'He slammed the real saline into'}, {'start': '1601.919', 'end': '1609.039', 'text': "Jennifer's arm. Seconds stretched. Her"}, {'start': '1605.200', 'end': '1612.559', 'text': 'breathing went shallow. Then slowly her'}, {'start': '1609.039', 'end': '1615.760', 'text': 'pulse returned to normal. She coughed,'}, {'start': '1612.559', 'end': '1618.640', 'text': 'blinked, and opened her eyes. "What'}, {'start': '1615.760', 'end': '1621.200', 'text': 'happened?" she murmured. "Greg'}, {'start': '1618.640', 'end': '1624.799', 'text': 'happened," Cliff said, wrapping her in a'}, {'start': '1621.200', 'end': '1627.520', 'text': 'thermal blanket. "But I fixed it." They'}, {'start': '1624.799', 'end': '1631.520', 'text': 'threw Greg in containment alongside'}, {'start': '1627.520', 'end': '1635.120', 'text': "William. He didn't resist, just sat down"}, {'start': '1631.520', 'end': '1638.679', 'text': 'and closed his eyes. Jennifer stood on'}, {'start': '1635.120', 'end': '1641.679', 'text': 'shaky legs. I know what to do'}, {'start': '1638.679', 'end': '1645.440', 'text': 'now. They administered the adjusted'}, {'start': '1641.679', 'end': '1649.039', 'text': 'saline to Kyle and Sophie. The response'}, {'start': '1645.440', 'end': '1652.240', 'text': 'was immediate. Convulsions, coughing,'}, {'start': '1649.039', 'end': '1655.520', 'text': 'then color returning to their faces.'}, {'start': '1652.240', 'end': '1658.880', 'text': 'Minutes later, the AI confirmed it. No'}, {'start': '1655.520', 'end': '1661.960', 'text': 'traces of the parasite in their systems.'}, {'start': '1658.880', 'end': '1665.919', 'text': 'Outside, the water creature had changed'}, {'start': '1661.960', 'end': '1669.760', 'text': 'tactics. It no longer attacked in waves.'}, {'start': '1665.919', 'end': '1673.120', 'text': 'It studied, adapted, and then it began'}, {'start': '1669.760', 'end': '1676.960', 'text': 'to copy. A monstrous duplicate of their'}, {'start': '1673.120', 'end': '1679.679', 'text': 'ship formed from water and lunged. Hank,'}, {'start': '1676.960', 'end': '1682.559', 'text': 'still in the main craft, fired every'}, {'start': '1679.679', 'end': '1686.399', 'text': 'defense system he had. The creature'}, {'start': '1682.559', 'end': '1689.440', 'text': 'broke apart, but reformed seconds later.'}, {'start': '1686.399', 'end': '1692.279', 'text': '"Get ready for takeoff," Jennifer said'}, {'start': '1689.440', 'end': '1695.840', 'text': 'into the calms. "We\'re coming'}, {'start': '1692.279', 'end': '1698.880', 'text': 'now." But the water wasn\'t finished.'}, {'start': '1695.840', 'end': '1701.520', 'text': 'From the ground, tentacles erupted,'}, {'start': '1698.880', 'end': '1705.000', 'text': 'hundreds of feet tall, wrapping around'}, {'start': '1701.520', 'end': '1708.320', 'text': 'the terrain, tearing into the landscape'}, {'start': '1705.000', 'end': '1712.000', 'text': 'itself. "We need more time!"'}, {'start': '1708.320', 'end': '1714.799', 'text': 'Cliff yelled, bracing as the ship shook'}, {'start': '1712.000', 'end': '1718.080', 'text': 'under the impact of a tentacle slamming'}, {'start': '1714.799', 'end': '1719.240', 'text': 'into the rear module. Jennifer had one'}, {'start': '1718.080', 'end': '1723.360', 'text': 'last'}, {'start': '1719.240', 'end': '1726.000', 'text': 'idea. Engine coolant. Nitrogen. They'}, {'start': '1723.360', 'end': '1729.440', 'text': 'flooded the interior with pressurized'}, {'start': '1726.000', 'end': '1732.000', 'text': 'nitrogen gas. The effect was instant.'}, {'start': '1729.440', 'end': '1734.640', 'text': 'The creature froze, cracked, and'}, {'start': '1732.000', 'end': '1736.880', 'text': 'retreated from the ship, retreating like'}, {'start': '1734.640', 'end': '1742.679', 'text': 'it had been burned.'}, {'start': '1736.880', 'end': '1746.240', 'text': 'The AI chimed in. Life form presence'}, {'start': '1742.679', 'end': '1749.240', 'text': "eliminated. Let's move, Hank shouted."}, {'start': '1746.240', 'end': '1752.720', 'text': 'Wormhole closes in 6'}, {'start': '1749.240', 'end': '1755.679', 'text': 'minutes. The ship lifted off, engines'}, {'start': '1752.720', 'end': '1758.640', 'text': 'groaning under the strain. They climbed'}, {'start': '1755.679', 'end': '1760.960', 'text': "out of Pandora's atmosphere, breaking"}, {'start': '1758.640', 'end': '1764.640', 'text': 'free of the tentacles reaching toward'}, {'start': '1760.960', 'end': '1767.320', 'text': 'them like dying limbs. Then, a final'}, {'start': '1764.640', 'end': '1769.840', 'text': 'horror. A chunk of the creature,'}, {'start': '1767.320', 'end': '1773.200', 'text': 'undetected, clung to the rear of the'}, {'start': '1769.840', 'end': '1776.640', 'text': 'ship. Earth had been watching. A nuke'}, {'start': '1773.200', 'end': '1780.200', 'text': 'was already in motion. Jennifer saw it'}, {'start': '1776.640', 'end': '1784.880', 'text': "on the screen. They're going to destroy"}, {'start': '1780.200', 'end': '1787.480', 'text': 'us. Not if we kill it first, Cliff said.'}, {'start': '1784.880', 'end': '1790.559', 'text': 'He rushed to the engine core with two'}, {'start': '1787.480', 'end': '1793.120', 'text': 'soldiers. The infected fragment lunged'}, {'start': '1790.559', 'end': '1796.399', 'text': 'at them, pulling one man into the'}, {'start': '1793.120', 'end': '1799.159', 'text': 'turbine. The others fired until the'}, {'start': '1796.399', 'end': '1803.520', 'text': 'fragments splashed and dissolved in'}, {'start': '1799.159', 'end': '1807.799', 'text': 'steam. Nitrogen deployed. The AI said,'}, {'start': '1803.520', 'end': '1809.919', 'text': '"Structure is clean. Life form'}, {'start': '1807.799', 'end': '1812.919', 'text': 'terminated." They broke through the'}, {'start': '1809.919', 'end': '1815.919', 'text': 'wormhole seconds before it sealed behind'}, {'start': '1812.919', 'end': '1820.640', 'text': "them. On the other side, Earth's blue"}, {'start': '1815.919', 'end': '1823.520', 'text': 'hue welcomed them. Calm, familiar, safe.'}, {'start': '1820.640', 'end': '1825.520', 'text': 'The ship descended slowly, landing in'}, {'start': '1823.520', 'end': '1829.600', 'text': 'the thick, silent waters of the'}, {'start': '1825.520', 'end': '1832.600', 'text': 'Jordanian Sea. Greg stood quietly beside'}, {'start': '1829.600', 'end': '1836.679', 'text': 'Jennifer, eyes scanning the'}, {'start': '1832.600', 'end': '1840.240', 'text': "horizon. This water, what if it's still"}, {'start': '1836.679', 'end': '1845.679', 'text': "alive? Jennifer exhaled. It won't"}, {'start': '1840.240', 'end': '1848.320', 'text': 'survive here. Too salty. Too hostile.'}, {'start': '1845.679', 'end': '1852.080', 'text': 'Cliff joined them at the viewport, his'}, {'start': '1848.320', 'end': '1855.120', 'text': 'armbrushing Jennifers. We made it.'}, {'start': '1852.080', 'end': '1857.919', 'text': 'Outside, the waves lapped gently against'}, {'start': '1855.120', 'end': '1861.159', 'text': 'the ship, unaware of what had nearly'}, {'start': '1857.919', 'end': '1865.840', 'text': 'crossed into their world. The threat was'}, {'start': '1861.159', 'end': '1868.399', 'text': "gone for now. But deep below Pandora's"}, {'start': '1865.840', 'end': '1873.039', 'text': 'frozen shell, something had learned'}, {'start': '1868.399', 'end': '1873.039', 'text': 'their names, and it was still watching.'}]