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We are in mourning once more.

After accepting that he could ruin Scorpius' wormhole project only by destroying the Command Carrier, Crichton became distracted. The knowledge buried in his mind by the Ancients was awakening, inspiring him to solve the mystery of safe wormhole travel.

The terrible news that Crais had betrayed him jolted Crichton from his reverie. In exchange for his own safety, Crais had told Scorpius about Crichton's plans for catastrophic sabotage. Accordingly, Scorpius arrested D'Argo, Chiana, Rygel and Jool. Crichton was furious. His friends' lives were now forfeit unless he bowed to Scorpius' will.

Then, secretly, Crais and Aeryn told Crichton that the betrayal was only an act, designed to make Scorpius believe that any plots against him had already failed. In reality, Crais had discovered how to destroy the Command Carrier. If he and Talyn initiated Starburst from within the larger ship, the Command Carrier would implode, and it would happen slowly enough that most of its crew could evacuate. It seemed the perfect solution ... with one catch: The cataclysm would kill Crais and Talyn.

Stunned by Crais' heroism — and seeing no other option — Crichton agreed to distract Scorpius while Crais sneaked aboard Talyn.

Moya and I were alarmed when Crichton arrived aboard with a detachment of Peacekeepers. Ostensibly, he'd come to collect his Farscape Module for a wormhole test flight. But privately, he told us of Crais' plan. I was moved by Moya's quiet acceptance. Though she was shaken with grief, she believed that such a heroic end was a fitting one for her son. We bid farewell to Crichton, acutely aware that he and his companions might be killed, as well.

Back on the Command Carrier, Crichton goaded Scorpius into joining him for the dangerous wormhole test flight. It was an ideal distraction. Not only was Scorpius absent from his ship and dazzled by his experience, but his crew was also preoccupied by the event.

With the diversion successful, Aeryn and Crais overcame the guards surrounding Talyn. Aeryn and Crais said farewell, then Crais boarded Talyn for the last time. Once on board, Crais woke the young Leviathan, which was not so incapacitated as Crais had led the Peacekeepers to believe. We'll never know what their final moments were like; we know only that Talyn must have consented to give his life for Crichton's cause.

Thus, as Crichton returned Scorpius to the Command Carrier, Crais' proud voice echoed over its comm system. Scorpius guessed what was happening, but it was too late. Talyn initiated Starburst —

— Moya and I saw the blast of light and knew immediately what it meant. Buffeted by sorrow, we clung to our pride in the bravery of Moya's son.

And though Talyn's task was done, the devastation was only beginning. Aeryn struggled to rescue D'Argo, Chiana, Rygel and Jool, who were still imprisoned deep within the Command Carrier. Elsewhere, Crichton confronted Scorpius' lead researcher, Co-Kura Strappa. When Co-Kura refused to abandon his precious wormhole data, Crichton impressed upon him how dangerous that data could be. Convinced, the shaken Co-Kura reminded Crichton that both of them still knew the wormhole equations. Crichton, of course, has never found a way to shed that burden. But Scorpius' cruel Aurora Chair could wipe the knowledge from Co-Kura's mind. Co-Kura bravely insisted that Crichton activate the chair.

With that, the Peacekeepers' wormhole experiment was finally ended.

However, if Moya didn't leave the area soon, she would be engulfed in the Command Carrier's destruction. But so many of our crew were still aboard the Command Carrier: D'Argo, Chiana, Jool and Rygel were being crushed as the walls of their cell collapsed ... Peacekeeper commando Yal Henta was seeking vengeance against her former friend, Aeryn Sun ... and Scorpius was on his way to a final showdown with the man who had just destroyed his life's work: John Crichton.

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