INT. TERRACAT

Baxter is driving once again.

Clarke is unconscious in the rear passenger seat.

Neither woman is wearing their O2 mask.

The X-Doc swaddles Clarke as it administers nano-medicine.

OMNI (COMM VOICE) " I made contact with Odyssey. They’re sending a med evac unit. They’ll rendezvous in the crater. "

BAXTER " Good work. "

OMNI (COMM VOICE) " I also advised them of the real situation with the geoglyph. They’re sending a science team. "

BAXTER " I’ll bring them back to the Two-Twelve and show them everything. "

OMNI " In the meantime, I’ll continue my conversation. I intend to learn all that I can. "

BAXTER " Omni, I envy you. "

OMNI " And I thank you, Ms. Baxter. Without your determination, this could have been a disaster. "

BAXTER " We still have the shield problem. And the question of where to live. But at least we didn’t start out by repeating the same stupid mistakes we used to make on Earth. "

OMNI " Agreed. Talk to you soon. "

As the conversation ends, a disoriented Clarke awakens.

CLARKE " Tanya... "

Baxter turns, surprised to hear her first name.

Clarke’s face is wracked with shame.

Her eyes are filled with tears.

BAXTER " What is it, kiddo? "

CLARKE " That thing... Maybe it’s smart. Maybe it’s alive. But can we really trust it? "

BAXTER " I don’t know. We have to try. "

CLARKE " Sorry I punched you. "

BAXTER " Just don’t do it again. Because next time, I punch back. "

Clarke manages to laugh.

The crater is just up ahead.

From far above, the roar of rocket engines can be heard.

From above, a red-striped RESCUE ASTROBUG descends and lands in the crater.

It opens its bay door and the rover drives inside.

INT. RESCUE ASTROBUG, VEHICLE BAY

The TerraCat pulls to a stop and the hatch seals behind it.

The bay is pressurized.

Five CREW MEMBERS from the Odyssey are waiting inside.

Each wears an envirosuit and an O2 mask.

The rover’s hatch opens.

Clarke is grabbed by two MED-TECHS.

Baxter remains in the hatchway as the crew places Clarke on a stretcher.

The women exchange a final look of understanding.

As Clarke is carried away, Baxter notices Captain Shepard amongst the crew members.

He steps up and looks down at Clarke with warm admiration.

Shepard stops the stretcher.

CLARKE " Captain..? You’re here? What about the ship? Is everyone okay? "

Shepard takes Clarke’s hand.

She’s filled with emotion.

SHEPARD " Everyone is fine. A little scared. But fine. They’ll be down soon. "

CLARKE " Jim and Kyle. They did their best. "

SHEPARD " I know that. So did you. "

CLARKE " Thank you, sir. "

The crew carries Clarke toward the ELEVATOR as Shepard and his team -- including a male SECURITY OFFICER -- head for the TerraCat.

Baxter notices the armed man and confronts Shepard.

BAXTER " Sir, what can this guy do to the geoglyph? It’s completely harmless. "

SHEPARD I need to see that for myself. So where’s this rock monster?

BAXTER " Node Two-Twelve. "

The pair stop at the rover’s door. Baxter is inquisitive.

BAXTER (CONT’D) " On the way out there, can I ask you a few questions about Earth? "

SHEPARD " If you’re wondering why we haven’t heard from them, your guess is as good as mine. "

BAXTER " Nothing but silence? From billions of people? We have to know why. "

SHEPARD " I agree. But first things first. "

The group climbs inside the rover.

Clarke and the medical team wait at the elevator.

It opens to reveal Clarke’s father! He wears a stim-suit.

He’s accompanied by Faraday who helps him stand.

Clarke looks up to see his smiling face.

SEBASTIAN " Hi, Peanut. "

Excited, but weak, Clarke struggles off the stretcher.

Her father tries to catch her.

They both fall to the floor and embrace each other.

Tears stream down Clarke’s face.

CLARKE " I didn’t know if I would ever see you again. I missed you so much. "

SEBASTIAN " When I woke up, I asked where you were. They told me down here. The Captain agreed to bring me along. "

CLARKE " I’m glad he did. "

SEBASTIAN " I heard you lost Jim. I’m so sorry. "

CLARKE " We’re probably going to have to live over there... where he died. "

SEBASTIAN " The one thing this mission has taught me is to be flexible. As long as we’re alive, that’s all that matters. I love you, Darcy. "

EXT. CRATER

The AstroBug fires its engines and climbs into the sky as the TerraCat cruises up and over the rim of the crater.

Clarke is heard over the scene.

CLARKE (V.O.) " As much as I disagreed with Baxter, she was right. We couldn’t allow our fears to lead us to make the same mistakes here that humanity had made for centuries on Earth. "

The flaring red dwarf star is seen in the background.

CLARKE (V.O.) " If we wanted to travel among the stars -- and survive as a species -- we needed a fresh start. "

EXT. SPACE, ABOVE PROXIMA B

The same view of the star is now seen from space.

CLARKE (V.O.) " It’s a big galaxy. The geoglyph is only the tip of the iceberg of what we’re going to find out there. "

The recently-arrived Odyssey cruises above the neuron-like tendrils of geoglyph that spread out across the planet.

CLARKE (V.O.) " And to co-exist with beings like it, we have to learn to co-exist with nature and each other. It all begins here... at our new home. A world called Persephone. "

From a distance, Persephone is seen orbiting a fiery Proxima Centauri.

In the background its sibling stars, Alpha Centauri A & B, drift against the ethereal band of the Milky Way.

FADE OUT

THE END