a cockpit for three. neptune's blue light fills the chamber, reflects off immobile particles in the air. thick quartz windows look down at neptune. the cockpit lights are dark but for one blinking red light.
her helmet lights sweep the room. every surface a control panel.
peters reaches towards a small video deck. touches the eject button. nothing happens.
peters takes a small probe from her belt, inserts it into the video deck.
peters pushes free of the body.
peter's helmet light winks out.
peters' light, too, remains dark, but neptune's blue light fills the bridge. the frozen corpse floats before her. no longer a man.
peters at the life support console.
weir moves from station to station, restoring power to each.
gravity has scattered debris and freeze-dried blood about the room. the crew tries to relax on the chairs of dead men. their faces are wan and haggard.
starck programs the sensor workstation. she glances over at weir: sitting at a computer terminal, his face rapt as data flashes by. his lips move, muttering to himself.
bridge. kilpack addresses the camera. his face is flushed with excitement.
a yellow light starts flashing on the engineering board. starck's eyes widen: the engineering sections flash yellow. and green.
weir sits alone, listening to the voices on the intercom.
peters sits in front of the screen. the log is still distorted.
miller, starck, dj watch the video. peters turns away, miserable. unable to watch.
miller switches off the video. no one says anything.
starck peers at the engineering board:
starck gathers all the files and disks. shuts down the consoles, one by one.
starck gasps as the cry resounds through the bridge.
miller stands in the doorway. a figure sits at the helm. miller aims the nailgun.
the display lights up.
weir spins and fires at cooper. the nail lodges in the thick quartz glass. a web of cracks spreads out from the bullet, the glass shrieking under the pressure.
the ship howls as air rushes out, ripping weir off his feet. weir catches himself in the broken window, trying to pull himself back in.
the original crew writhe naked and bloody in carnivorous frenzy.