The Last Scout Page #4

Are you kidding me?

Pegasus,

is diagnostic done already?

Negative,

we have received communication.

That far out?

Where the hell is it from?

It is from the Utah.

What do they say?

It's encrypted.

Captain's eyes only.

Sh*t,

from where they were headed,

it would take how long?

I'm assuming they stayed on

course with their flight plan...

That message would have been

sent four months ago.

The only ship with that kind

of communication range,

and a call that takes

that long to get through...

It's gotta be important.

I think you know it's been like

a tightrope for me

since we left, Captain.

I'm trying to balance

maintaining the systems

with keeping enough in reserve.

Actually I'm getting a bit

of extra efficiency-

Pete, I know.

Basically Captain, the engine

is working twice as hard

as she should.

I'm burning up antimatter

like there's no tomorrow,

as a consequence

I've had to re-route-

Pete... Pete.

Captain we don't have

enough antimatter,

now, to make the return journey.

We can get there just fine,

we just can't make it home.

- You're sure?

- Hundred percent.

Pegasus, confirm my findings.

Findings confirmed, Pete.

There is presently

not enough antimatter

to return

to the Earth's solar system.

You should probably brief

the crew.

No, no. Hope is what keeps

this ship going,

I don't want to rob

them of that.

I'll be honest, Cap,

I'm running out of hope faster

than I'm running out of screws.

Captain, we have received

a transmission from the Utah.

It is encoded

"Captain's eyes only".

Something will turn up,

it always does.

Yep.

I need you to keep this

between us until then, ok?

Ok.

Attention all crew:

Edward is delighted to announce

that dinner is ready.

If you would all like to make

your way to the mess hall.

I hope you all enjoy

your dinner.

Please, always know...

Always remember.

I love you more

than anything in existence.

I know you feel the same.

I will always be with you.

Complete your mission.

It is the most important

thing for us both.

The future of humanity

depends on it.

Goodbye my love.

End of message, sir.

What is it that you're drawing?

- There you go.

- Thank you

Right, here we go.

How yummy does this look?

What the heck is this?

Somebody throw up?

Come on, there's loads here.

Not everyone's had a share yet.

Just put a little more chow

on my plate.

- Move along!

- Don't tell me to move along,

just put some more f***ing food

on my plate.

Hey Mike! Come on.

I'll get ill with him cooking

it anyways.

He's probably running

experiments on us.

Let it go.

Every morning you guys do this.

Believe me,

I have better subjects

for scientific inquiry than you.

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