1 00:01:01,394 --> 00:01:03,354 [electronic beeping] 2 00:01:03,688 --> 00:01:06,441 Somewhere inside Sendak's memories we should be able to find 3 00:01:06,524 --> 00:01:10,111 the inside information that gives us the key to take down Zarkon. 4 00:01:10,195 --> 00:01:13,615 I don't think your father would approve of searching through an enemy's memories. 5 00:01:13,698 --> 00:01:17,619 I know, but we have to do everything we can to defeat Zarkon. 6 00:01:17,702 --> 00:01:19,022 Once we learn all his weaknesses, 7 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:22,123 we can drive up to his front door and challenge him to a fight. 8 00:01:22,207 --> 00:01:25,251 - Winner gets the universe. - [whistling, applause] 9 00:01:26,753 --> 00:01:28,546 Anything good yet, Pidge? 10 00:01:28,630 --> 00:01:30,965 We were only able to salvage bits and pieces. 11 00:01:31,049 --> 00:01:32,759 [sighs] We need something to work with. 12 00:01:32,842 --> 00:01:35,720 Right now, we don't even have a decent map of the empire. 13 00:01:35,804 --> 00:01:38,431 Who needs a map? After 10,000 years of conquering, 14 00:01:38,515 --> 00:01:41,392 I could probably fire my bayard at any random point in space 15 00:01:41,476 --> 00:01:42,685 and hit a Galra ship. 16 00:01:42,769 --> 00:01:46,648 If we could just find troop locations or supply routes, 17 00:01:46,731 --> 00:01:48,566 small targets we could hit-and-run, 18 00:01:48,650 --> 00:01:51,069 then we could start to free planets one by one. 19 00:01:51,152 --> 00:01:53,530 Boring. I want the big kaboom. 20 00:01:53,613 --> 00:01:56,699 Zarkon's been building his empire for 10,000 years. 21 00:01:56,783 --> 00:01:58,701 We're not going to tear it down overnight 22 00:01:58,785 --> 00:02:01,246 with five inexperienced pilots and one support ship. 23 00:02:01,329 --> 00:02:03,748 Hitting him where he lives would be a huge mistake. 24 00:02:03,832 --> 00:02:06,167 Okay, I've cross-referenced Sendak's memories 25 00:02:06,251 --> 00:02:09,129 with the info I got from the downed ship back on Arus. 26 00:02:09,212 --> 00:02:12,590 Most of it was a garbled mess, but one thing kept repeating, 27 00:02:12,674 --> 00:02:15,552 something called a "Universal Station." 28 00:02:15,635 --> 00:02:17,095 Universal Station? 29 00:02:17,178 --> 00:02:19,722 Like, the kind of station that controls the entire universe? 30 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:23,351 Well, we are translating it from Galra, so it could also be "Galactic Hub." 31 00:02:23,434 --> 00:02:25,270 Or "Space Base"! 32 00:02:28,106 --> 00:02:28,940 What? 33 00:02:29,023 --> 00:02:33,194 I'm pulling up the location of your Universal Hub Station Base 34 00:02:33,278 --> 00:02:35,238 on our screens now. 35 00:02:36,406 --> 00:02:38,616 [Lance] So, where is it? 36 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:39,700 I don't know. 37 00:02:39,742 --> 00:02:42,829 Our long-range sensors are unable to find anything at those coordinates. 38 00:02:45,373 --> 00:02:47,375 Maybe he remembered it wrong. 39 00:02:47,458 --> 00:02:51,170 Or maybe we just stumbled across a top-secret base in Sendak's memories. 40 00:02:52,088 --> 00:02:55,508 Only one way to find out. Let's go take a look. 41 00:03:07,395 --> 00:03:10,356 [snoring] 42 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,151 [Allura] We should be close enough to get a good scan, 43 00:03:13,234 --> 00:03:15,695 but far enough away to avoid being noticed. 44 00:03:23,119 --> 00:03:24,579 [Shiro] There it is. 45 00:03:29,500 --> 00:03:31,729 [Coran] It appears the gravitation between the two planets 46 00:03:31,753 --> 00:03:33,588 warps the electron emission spectrum enough 47 00:03:33,671 --> 00:03:36,049 to keep the planet off the deep space scanners. 48 00:03:36,132 --> 00:03:39,510 So, you can only see it if you really know where to look. 49 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:49,646 [Shiro] This place must handle shipments from all over the Galra Empire. 50 00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:53,358 If this is some big airport where shipments come and go, why is it hidden? 51 00:03:53,441 --> 00:03:55,652 There must be more to this than we're seeing. 52 00:03:55,735 --> 00:03:59,113 Then, we'd better go down to take a look. We'll need to enter here: 53 00:03:59,197 --> 00:04:00,782 the central control building. 54 00:04:01,658 --> 00:04:04,160 I'm sorry, Princess, did you say "we"? 55 00:04:04,244 --> 00:04:05,828 I'm going with you. 56 00:04:05,912 --> 00:04:08,265 I've traveled through the Galra transportation hubs many times 57 00:04:08,289 --> 00:04:09,999 with my father before the war began. 58 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:12,252 I know more about them than any of you. 59 00:04:12,335 --> 00:04:14,337 Princess, I'd rather you stay here. 60 00:04:14,420 --> 00:04:18,174 I'm a part of this fight against Zarkon as much as anyone. I'm going. 61 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:19,968 Does anyone have a problem with that? 62 00:04:20,051 --> 00:04:22,011 - [Coran] Uh... - [Lance whistling] 63 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:23,513 [Coran stammers] 64 00:04:25,139 --> 00:04:27,767 - Fine. Suit up. - [screams] 65 00:04:27,850 --> 00:04:29,519 [all] Huh? 66 00:04:34,023 --> 00:04:36,734 [Shiro] We'll go in low, fast, and hopefully undetected. 67 00:04:36,818 --> 00:04:38,987 Coming around the dark side of the nearest planet 68 00:04:39,070 --> 00:04:41,239 should keep them from getting a visual on us. 69 00:04:41,322 --> 00:04:43,491 Thanks to Pidge's modifications to the Green Lion, 70 00:04:43,574 --> 00:04:45,952 we'll have 30 seconds of cloaking. 71 00:04:46,035 --> 00:04:49,038 [Coran] I can flood their short-range sensors with a radiation burst. 72 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:52,500 That should buy you a minute or so, while they assume it's cosmic interference. 73 00:04:52,583 --> 00:04:55,795 But, after that, it's up to you to be out of sight. 74 00:04:59,799 --> 00:05:04,137 [male voice] Interference clear in three, two, one. 75 00:05:04,220 --> 00:05:06,806 [yawns] 76 00:05:07,598 --> 00:05:09,392 - [Shiro] Psst! Hey! - Hmm? 77 00:05:10,393 --> 00:05:11,644 [groans] 78 00:05:14,647 --> 00:05:16,733 [shots firing] 79 00:05:23,614 --> 00:05:26,117 - How's it look out there? - All clear. 80 00:05:26,951 --> 00:05:28,328 This shouldn't take too long. 81 00:05:28,411 --> 00:05:31,080 We'll have all the information we need in a few minutes. 82 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:33,204 - [beeping] - Hunk and I have made some improvements 83 00:05:33,249 --> 00:05:35,668 since the last time I tried to download Galra info. 84 00:05:35,752 --> 00:05:37,920 We should get a nice, clean translation immediately. 85 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:40,423 Hunk had a great idea about how to do it. 86 00:05:40,506 --> 00:05:43,176 Do you guys remember when we studied algorithms at the Garrison, 87 00:05:43,259 --> 00:05:46,387 and Mr. York told us that joke about the ghost learning symbolic logic 88 00:05:46,471 --> 00:05:47,531 and innumerably infinite sets? 89 00:05:47,555 --> 00:05:49,057 Boring! 90 00:05:49,140 --> 00:05:50,600 Right, yeah, totally, it was boring. 91 00:05:50,683 --> 00:05:51,952 - Anyway, the joke goes... - [groans] 92 00:05:51,976 --> 00:05:55,354 Hey, guys, sorry to interrupt, but I think we got company. 93 00:06:05,364 --> 00:06:08,743 - Think we should get out of here? - We just need a few more seconds. 94 00:06:08,826 --> 00:06:10,328 Stay low. We need this intel. 95 00:06:10,411 --> 00:06:11,704 - [computer beeping] - [gasps] 96 00:06:11,788 --> 00:06:12,789 [Keith] Get down! 97 00:06:14,665 --> 00:06:15,665 Huh? 98 00:06:22,173 --> 00:06:25,259 He's still looking. I think he's waiting for a signal or something. 99 00:06:25,343 --> 00:06:26,636 I got it. 100 00:06:39,982 --> 00:06:41,275 Whew. 101 00:06:41,359 --> 00:06:44,362 - Nice job, Hunk. - Thanks. 102 00:06:44,445 --> 00:06:46,614 - Okay, download complete. - What's it say? 103 00:06:46,697 --> 00:06:49,992 Nothing. This place doesn't have any useful information. 104 00:06:50,076 --> 00:06:52,620 Just a schedule of the ships coming in and out. 105 00:06:52,703 --> 00:06:56,457 - Well, I guess this mission was a bust. - Let's get back to the Castle. 106 00:06:56,541 --> 00:06:59,961 Hold on. Pidge, do you know where that ship is headed? 107 00:07:00,044 --> 00:07:02,964 Um, it's scheduled to be here for about a half an hour, 108 00:07:03,047 --> 00:07:04,549 then head off to Central Command. 109 00:07:04,632 --> 00:07:06,551 That's where they have the information we need, 110 00:07:06,634 --> 00:07:10,555 and I'm going to sneak aboard that ship and get it for us. 111 00:07:10,638 --> 00:07:13,933 - What? No way! - How are you going to get in? 112 00:07:15,977 --> 00:07:18,396 I'm going to walk right through the front. 113 00:07:23,651 --> 00:07:25,194 [all gasp] 114 00:07:33,244 --> 00:07:34,954 How the heck did you do that? 115 00:07:35,037 --> 00:07:37,081 The Alteans are a chameleon-like people 116 00:07:37,165 --> 00:07:39,459 who can blend in with the local populations. 117 00:07:39,542 --> 00:07:42,545 It's the ability that's made us great explorers and diplomats 118 00:07:42,628 --> 00:07:43,713 throughout our history. 119 00:07:43,796 --> 00:07:46,048 So, can you turn into, like, a balloon? 120 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:48,301 How many different colors can you be at once? 121 00:07:48,384 --> 00:07:50,845 Aren't you afraid you'll rip your pants? 122 00:07:50,928 --> 00:07:55,641 No, just one at a time, and I will need a change of costume. 123 00:07:55,725 --> 00:07:59,896 - I can use his uniform as a disguise. - I can't let you go in there alone. 124 00:07:59,979 --> 00:08:03,149 Excuse me? I do not need your permission. 125 00:08:04,984 --> 00:08:07,153 It's too dangerous. I'm going in with you. 126 00:08:07,236 --> 00:08:09,780 You will stick out like a Choferiak's nose. 127 00:08:09,864 --> 00:08:11,991 You're going to need that nose, Princess. 128 00:08:12,074 --> 00:08:15,203 Shiro's hand is made from Galra tech. It's the only thing we have 129 00:08:15,286 --> 00:08:18,206 that will allow us to interface with their systems and gather intel. 130 00:08:18,289 --> 00:08:20,458 I can monitor the download remotely from here. 131 00:08:22,251 --> 00:08:24,670 - Fine, you can come. - Uh, you guys better hurry up 132 00:08:24,754 --> 00:08:28,382 if you want to get on and off before the ship leaves for Zarkon central. 133 00:08:28,466 --> 00:08:30,718 How are you going to get Shiro on board? 134 00:08:52,782 --> 00:08:54,116 Halt. 135 00:09:08,673 --> 00:09:10,174 Move along. 136 00:09:14,470 --> 00:09:15,721 Whew. 137 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:20,685 [Lance] They're in. 138 00:09:21,477 --> 00:09:24,146 What do you think they have in all those giant containers? 139 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:26,857 [Hunk] Well, I suspect that it's sporks. 140 00:09:30,111 --> 00:09:32,280 This is an advanced race we're talking about here. 141 00:09:32,363 --> 00:09:35,658 Surely, they've learned that it's foolish to have forks and spoons 142 00:09:35,741 --> 00:09:38,202 when one tool will efficiently do the job. 143 00:09:39,203 --> 00:09:43,124 Maybe this guy will tell us. What is coming in and out of this station? 144 00:09:43,207 --> 00:09:47,837 Interrogation detected. Initiating lockdown. 145 00:09:49,755 --> 00:09:51,340 Not talking, eh? 146 00:09:54,218 --> 00:09:57,013 Whoa. Check out this guy. 147 00:09:58,389 --> 00:10:01,225 Whatever's happening here that requires the base to be kept secret 148 00:10:01,309 --> 00:10:03,603 must have something to do with that scary dude. 149 00:10:06,314 --> 00:10:08,691 I'm going to go check it out. 150 00:10:08,774 --> 00:10:12,486 How about we just lay low and you don't blow our cover? 151 00:10:13,446 --> 00:10:18,492 Keith, think about what you're doing. Don't walk through that door! 152 00:10:22,496 --> 00:10:26,751 - I think I told him. - You are a paragon of leadership, Lance. 153 00:10:37,970 --> 00:10:39,263 [gasps, groans] 154 00:10:48,189 --> 00:10:49,690 Shiro, are you all right? 155 00:10:49,774 --> 00:10:53,194 I just remembered how I escaped from the Galra prison ship. 156 00:10:53,277 --> 00:10:56,822 Listen, most of the ship's personnel are sentries. 157 00:10:56,906 --> 00:10:57,823 So? 158 00:10:57,907 --> 00:11:00,618 When I was a prisoner, I timed their pattern. 159 00:11:00,701 --> 00:11:03,663 - Do you remember it? - Let's find out. 160 00:12:00,970 --> 00:12:03,097 [laughs] Why are you hitting yourself? 161 00:12:03,180 --> 00:12:04,974 Stop hitting yourself! Quit hitting yourself! 162 00:12:06,308 --> 00:12:07,977 Stop torturing it, Hunk. 163 00:12:09,437 --> 00:12:12,106 I'm sorry. I just... I need something to keep me busy, 164 00:12:12,189 --> 00:12:14,108 so I'm not worried about Keith getting caught, 165 00:12:14,191 --> 00:12:16,360 or Shiro and Allura getting blasted by robot things, 166 00:12:16,444 --> 00:12:18,362 or someone finding us here, like, right now... 167 00:12:18,446 --> 00:12:22,074 Stop it, Hunk! I think we can teach it to help us. 168 00:12:22,158 --> 00:12:24,577 Would you like to help us, Mr. Robot? 169 00:12:27,455 --> 00:12:28,330 Whoops. 170 00:12:28,414 --> 00:12:31,709 Quick question. Does Allura talk about me when I'm not in the room? 171 00:12:31,792 --> 00:12:33,335 Oh, yeah, all the time. 172 00:12:33,419 --> 00:12:34,336 Really? 173 00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:38,841 Yeah, yeah. She's all like, "Oh, Lance. He looks so fine. I'm all atwitter." 174 00:12:38,924 --> 00:12:42,219 Then, she turns red and she makes me swear not to tell anyone. 175 00:12:42,303 --> 00:12:44,430 I knew it! [Yelps] 176 00:12:45,222 --> 00:12:46,222 [Pidge] Whoops. 177 00:12:55,232 --> 00:12:56,275 [gasps] 178 00:14:13,352 --> 00:14:17,565 We only have a few minutes before the next patrol comes by. Watch the door. 179 00:14:17,648 --> 00:14:19,108 Got it. 180 00:14:26,574 --> 00:14:28,826 Okay, Pidge, start the download. 181 00:14:28,909 --> 00:14:30,828 [Pidge] Generating access code. 182 00:14:32,454 --> 00:14:33,747 We're in. 183 00:14:34,582 --> 00:14:36,292 [beeping] 184 00:14:36,375 --> 00:14:39,378 - Pidge, I think there's a problem. - Sit tight. 185 00:14:39,461 --> 00:14:43,507 - I'm trying to work around this. - [computer] Scanning for information. 186 00:14:43,591 --> 00:14:45,801 - [Shiro] Pidge? - I'm on it, I'm on it! 187 00:14:46,969 --> 00:14:50,014 What's going on here? Who are you? 188 00:14:50,097 --> 00:14:53,642 It's about time you got here. Where is the rest of your squad? 189 00:14:53,726 --> 00:14:56,645 - Uh, what squad? - [whispering] Hurry up, Pidge. 190 00:14:56,729 --> 00:14:57,729 Almost there. 191 00:14:59,023 --> 00:15:02,276 The squad that is to escort me and my associate to our ship. 192 00:15:02,359 --> 00:15:04,153 Who's back there? What's going on? 193 00:15:04,236 --> 00:15:08,324 We are part of Zarkon's high command. Our work must not be disturbed. 194 00:15:08,407 --> 00:15:10,784 Where's Chief Information Officer Plytox? 195 00:15:11,952 --> 00:15:15,122 Uh, he's in there. Say hello, Plyrox. 196 00:15:15,205 --> 00:15:17,249 Uh... 197 00:15:17,333 --> 00:15:18,792 It's "Plytox"! 198 00:15:19,627 --> 00:15:21,837 Oh, sorry. See? 199 00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:26,425 Oh. Vrepit sa, sir! I get his name wrong all the time, too. 200 00:15:28,802 --> 00:15:30,095 Whew. 201 00:15:35,893 --> 00:15:38,646 Coran, you need to see this. 202 00:15:39,730 --> 00:15:40,940 [gasps] 203 00:15:41,023 --> 00:15:44,443 - I've never seen anything like it. - What is that? 204 00:15:44,526 --> 00:15:46,946 - [beeping] - The material is quintessence, 205 00:15:47,029 --> 00:15:51,200 the substance with the highest known energy per unit volume in the universe. 206 00:15:51,283 --> 00:15:54,328 Hey, nice job, Pidge! You made him work for us. 207 00:15:54,411 --> 00:15:56,246 What? Impossible. 208 00:15:56,330 --> 00:16:00,042 Raw quintessence material is transported here from throughout the galaxy 209 00:16:00,125 --> 00:16:02,753 and refined into standardized Galra fuel requirements. 210 00:16:02,836 --> 00:16:04,296 [Pidge] Did you guys hear that? 211 00:16:04,380 --> 00:16:07,591 I can't believe it! They've found a new way acquire quintessence! 212 00:16:07,675 --> 00:16:11,178 Guys, I'm going to steal some of this quint-whatever. 213 00:16:12,846 --> 00:16:14,890 - [soldier] Um... - Huh? 214 00:16:16,809 --> 00:16:19,269 Do you think I could get assigned to Zarkon's unit? 215 00:16:19,353 --> 00:16:21,021 Nothing happens on this ship. 216 00:16:21,105 --> 00:16:22,481 Oh, well, I don't know. 217 00:16:22,564 --> 00:16:25,192 What's your bloodthirstiness on a scale of one to five? 218 00:16:25,275 --> 00:16:28,904 One being "No, thanks, I'm full," and five being "Unquenchable." 219 00:16:29,738 --> 00:16:31,156 Hmm... 220 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,492 If I'm being honest, about a three. 221 00:16:33,575 --> 00:16:35,160 We can work on that. 222 00:16:35,244 --> 00:16:36,245 - [alarm blaring] - Huh? 223 00:16:36,328 --> 00:16:37,328 Huh? 224 00:16:37,371 --> 00:16:41,291 [computer] Fugitive prisoner 117-9875 detected. 225 00:16:41,375 --> 00:16:43,836 Remain where you are. Security alerted. 226 00:16:47,131 --> 00:16:49,466 Uh, help! Intruders! 227 00:16:51,176 --> 00:16:53,512 - I think we're in trouble. - You think? 228 00:16:53,595 --> 00:16:55,514 [breathing heavily] 229 00:16:56,598 --> 00:16:59,018 - [groans] - [grunts] 230 00:17:02,354 --> 00:17:04,356 - What? - [footsteps approaching] 231 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:05,858 [Shiro] Let's go! 232 00:17:37,222 --> 00:17:38,807 Mm? 233 00:17:47,608 --> 00:17:50,110 Okay, plan B! 234 00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:51,904 [yelling] 235 00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:59,536 [gasps] 236 00:18:02,414 --> 00:18:03,415 [yells] 237 00:18:10,964 --> 00:18:11,964 [yelling] 238 00:18:16,637 --> 00:18:19,306 - [glass shattering] - [groaning] 239 00:18:21,391 --> 00:18:22,935 [moaning] 240 00:18:24,561 --> 00:18:27,731 Pidge, I need an extraction now! Hurry! 241 00:18:27,815 --> 00:18:30,692 Pidge, fire up the Green Lion! We're coming in hot! 242 00:18:34,321 --> 00:18:35,321 [Allura] What? 243 00:18:45,874 --> 00:18:49,795 I thought you said you'd traveled around the galaxy. I mean, you fly a spaceship. 244 00:18:49,878 --> 00:18:52,965 How could you possibly not know how to hold this correctly? 245 00:18:53,715 --> 00:18:56,176 I'm tense! This is a tense situation. 246 00:18:56,260 --> 00:19:00,097 [male voice] Secure hatches. All personnel take positions for departure. 247 00:19:01,932 --> 00:19:03,267 Let's move! 248 00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:13,861 [groans] 249 00:19:36,341 --> 00:19:37,843 [rumbling] 250 00:19:45,309 --> 00:19:48,437 [Pidge] Get in! We've got to get Shiro and Allura! 251 00:19:49,771 --> 00:19:51,398 [growls] 252 00:19:53,442 --> 00:19:54,735 Huh? 253 00:20:03,452 --> 00:20:05,454 The escape pods are up here! 254 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:08,874 [male voice] Formulating navigation. 255 00:20:08,957 --> 00:20:11,960 All crew assume secure hyper-speed positions. 256 00:20:19,718 --> 00:20:23,430 Hurry! We can't leave once the ship goes into hyper-speed! 257 00:20:32,564 --> 00:20:34,066 [alarm blaring] 258 00:20:46,495 --> 00:20:47,913 [grunting] 259 00:21:02,010 --> 00:21:04,471 It's taking off! Get in the pod! 260 00:21:04,554 --> 00:21:06,265 I'm not leaving you! 261 00:21:12,271 --> 00:21:13,689 You have to! 262 00:21:14,606 --> 00:21:16,316 - [gasps] - [grunts] 263 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,695 [screams, groans] 264 00:21:19,778 --> 00:21:20,821 No! 265 00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:01,945 Where's Allura? 266 00:22:05,198 --> 00:22:06,616 Shiro? 267 00:22:08,201 --> 00:22:10,370 She sacrificed herself to save me. 268 00:22:11,538 --> 00:22:13,332 So, she's still on that ship? 269 00:22:13,415 --> 00:22:16,084 The ship that's headed to Zarkon's Central Command? 270 00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:19,671 The place that's way too dangerous for us to attack? 271 00:22:19,755 --> 00:22:24,092 It doesn't matter how dangerous it is. We can't let Zarkon get Allura. 272 00:22:24,176 --> 00:22:26,845 But you said going there would be a huge mistake. 273 00:22:26,928 --> 00:22:29,598 You said for us to attack that place head-on would be 274 00:22:29,681 --> 00:22:31,725 the dumbest possible thing we could ever do. 275 00:22:32,642 --> 00:22:35,896 I know, but now we don't have a choice.