. ▁S arr is ▁orders ▁the ▁Prote ctor ' s ▁self - dest ruct ▁mechanism ▁to ▁be ▁activ ated ▁and ▁returns ▁to ▁his ▁ship , ▁leaving ▁the ▁others ▁to ▁die . ▁ ▁The ▁humans ▁form ulate ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁abort ▁the ▁self - dest ruct ▁and ▁defeat ▁S arr is ' ▁men ▁left ▁on ▁the ▁ship . ▁With ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁a ▁Gal axy ▁Qu est ▁fan ▁on ▁Earth ▁named ▁Br andon ▁– ▁using ▁a ▁genu ine ▁Th erm ian ▁communic ator ▁Jason ▁had ▁accident ally ▁sw apped ▁for ▁Br andon ' s ▁prop ▁– ▁and ▁his ▁network ▁of ▁friends ▁with ▁int imate ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁Jason ▁and ▁G wen ▁make ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁core ▁and ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁self - dest ruct ▁sequence , ▁while ▁Alexander ▁leads ▁the ▁Th erm ians ▁in ▁fighting ▁back ▁against ▁S arr is ' ▁forces . ▁The ▁humans ▁take ▁back ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Prote ctor ▁and ▁fly ▁to ▁confront ▁S arr is . ▁With ▁their ▁renew ed ▁confidence ▁in ▁their ▁ab ilities , ▁the ▁crew ▁f lies ▁through ▁the ▁mine field ▁again ▁but ▁e va de ▁the ▁mines , ▁causing ▁them ▁to ▁drag ▁behind ▁the ▁ship . ▁They ▁fly ▁the ▁Prote ctor ▁straight ▁at ▁S arr is ' ▁ship , ▁then ▁ve er ▁away ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁moment , ▁so ▁that ▁S arr is ▁f lies ▁into ▁the ▁mines ▁and ▁ob liter ates ▁his ▁own ▁ship . ▁ ▁The ▁Prote ctor ▁travel s ▁to ▁Earth ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁humans ▁home ,