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Log File 10210

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Aeryn Sun, Officer. Completing assignment as requested.

I've never been very good with words, Pilot, so I apologize if this isn't exactly what you're looking for. But I'm going to try and give you the best interpretation of the events that took place, without allowing my own emotions to interfere with the facts. I'm fairly good at that, at least.

Crichton and D'Argo and Chiana and Rygel and I were on the Royal Planet; Zhaan was back on Moya with you.

The Royal Planet is a strange place, Pilot. It once was a "brake away colony" who declared independence from the Peacekeeper home system, and in many ways, the Sebaceans who live here are more like myself than any other Sebaceans I've met. It's nice to be surrounded by my own kind again, even if these Sebaceans spend their time drinking and kissing one another with no ambition beyond finding a mate.

The Empress's eldest daughter, Princess Katralla, was apparently approaching her deadline for finding a mate with compatible DNA that she could marry so she could take her place on the throne. They use a kind of chemical that they place on their tongues when they kiss, and if the chemical tastes sweet during the kiss it means the DNA of the couple is compatible and they can mate and produce healthy children.

Somehow, the Princess's DNA had been altered, making all the Sebaceans on the planet incompatible mates. I believe this is the work of her brother, who would be the next in line for the throne if the Princess were unable to marry. Her brother, Prince Clavor, appears to be working with a Scarran, though I'm not sure what their motives are.

Anyway, this DNA-altering may have made the Princess incompatible with Sebaceans, but it apparently made her compatible with Humans. At least, she was compatible with our Human. Crichton.

D'Argo and Chiana and I lost contact with Moya at roughly the same time we identified Scorpius' ship entering the system. As far as we know, you and Zhaan fled the system when you saw Scorpius, but rather than pursuing Moya, Scorpius came down to the planet to look for Crichton.

Meanwhile, the Princess and her mother were ecstatic; finally the Princess had found a compatible mate and would be allowed to take the throne.

Crichton didn't want to marry Katralla at first, even when they told him he had to. D'Argo and Rygel tried to convince Crichton that it was the wise choice, especially with Scorpius on the prowl. D'Argo even cut a deal with Scorpius that the rest of us would be spared if Crichton married Katralla.

I firmly believed that we would be able to escape Scorpius, as we always have been. I still believe it, Pilot. But Crichton seemed convinced by D'Argo's decision. Either that, or he actually developed feelings for this Princess, though I don't want to believe that's the case. Men are fickle, though, Pilot. And I'm not any closer to knowing Crichton's feelings now than I've ever been.

"Better wed than dead," Crichton said to me.

I was almost ready to believe him, even when the Scarran -- convinced I was working for Scorpius -- decided to question and then attack me. I gave him a few bruises he won't forget, I'll tell you that.

But I was almost ready to believe that marrying the Princess was the right decision for Crichton, and almost ready to give him up to her and adjust to the fact that I would never see him again.

And then Crichton learned exactly what this ascention to the throne would entail.

For eighty cycles, commencing immediately after the wedding day, the bride and groom would be turned to statues.

Not an appealing prospect for Crichton, to be sure. And I wasn't convinced Scorpius would spare the rest of us, regardless; his word doesn't mean much to me. But if Crichton refused the marriage, it was certain -- Scorpius would have us all.

Guest Cast

Matt Day..............Tyno
Wayne Pygram..............Scorpius
Tina Bursill..............Novia
Felix Williamson..............Clavor
Felicity Price..............Princess Katralla
Bianca Chiminello..............Jena
Aaron Cash..............Dregon
Gavin Robins..............Cargn
Jonathan Hardy..............Kahaynu
Francesca Buller..............ro-NA

Writer..................David Kemper
Director.................Andrew Prowse & Tony Tilse