These lifeforms, called "Draks," possessed the ability to form replicants of Crichton, D'Argo, Aeryn, and Zhaan -- physically identical duplicates who quickly began to take over Moya for their own purposes. They adjusted Moya's environmental controls so that the temperature rose to a level dangerous to Aeryn; her species is unusually sensitive to heat. Aeryn soon became weak and delirious -- early symptoms of the Sebacean "Living Death," a type of brain fever that leads to a permanent coma. Feeling herself slipping away, Aeryn made Crichton promise to kill her if she indeed succumbed to the Living Death...

When we discovered that the Draks had sealed off a deep chamber of Moya, we sent a most reluctant Rygel through the vents to reconnoiter. Rygel found, to our amazement, that the Draks had come aboard Moya to create a warm nest so that they could breed.

But it wasn't until a Drak "stung" Zhaan and took over her voice and body that we could communicate with the Draks. Finding that the Draks meant us no deliberate harm, Crichton tried to work out a truce with them. However, with Moya's senses "blinded" by the Drak takeover, we had no way of knowing that armed Peacekeeper Commandos from the Marauder scout ship had also boarded Moya... and were killing every Drak replicant they could see.

The Drak Monarch inhabiting Zhaan was understandably furious that the Commandos were murdering her children; she threatened to raise Moya's temperature further and kill every non-Drak aboard. It took all Rygel's negotiating skills to convince her that we were fighting a common enemy... and all Crichton's cleverness and bravery to deal with the invading Commandos...

Guest Cast

Damian de Montemas..............Melkor
Jodie Dry..............Kyona
Geoff Barker............PK Commando #3
Chenoeh Miller.........PK Commando #4
Tai Scrivener............PK Commando #5

Writer...................Ro Hume
Director.................Brian Henson