A/n: LadyOfSlytheren101, you are SOOOO lucky you make me laugh. Two chapters in one day, just for you.

The pod landed inside the loading bay and the group ran straight to the digital conveyer room. Except for two people. Alex pulled Summer back and kissed her before they could reach the lift. "After all this you and I are going to my flat and we will not leave until I am certain you know how much I love you."

"Cheesy, Alex. Very cheesy." Summer kissed him on the nose. "But it's working."

They made their way up to the conveyer just as Jason said, "As a matter of fact, I have Gorignak staring me in the face right now. But you know what? I think I can take him."

They looked at the screen to see Jason flinging his jacket at and pig lizard. The group made a sound of disgust. "Jason, we're gonna use the digital conveyer to get you out of there," Gwen told him through her vox.

"You mean I'm going to be diced into cubes and sent up there in a million pieces?"

"Right," Fred confirmed to him.

"Well, you know what, I think I'll take my chance with Gorignak."

"We're getting you out right perfectly safe, isn't it, Teb?"

"It has never been successfully tested."

"What did he say," Jason yelled from below.

"Hold please!" Gwen quickly placed her hand over the receiver and everyone looked at Teb confused.

"Theoretically the mechanism is fully operational. However it was built to accommodate your anatomy, not ours," Teb said looking down at Gwens chest for a moment and looking behind him to Fred. "But now that Tech Sergeant Chen is here, he can operate it. It was designed watching his motions from the historical documents."

Fred looked flustered and began to back away. "I mean, I can't. I can supervise..."

"Jason, we're gonna test it," Alex said into his vox as the others attempted to get Fred over to the consul.

"Oh what?"

"How about that pig lizard," Tommy suggested as every one pulled Fred up.

"Hey, I'm doing alright with the pig lizard!"

"Please, Fred," Gwen asked urgently. "And hurry."

Just as Fred was reaching for the controls, Teb giggled. "I'm sorry. It's very exciting to watch the master at the controls. The operation of the conveyer is much more art than science."

"Stand back Jason."

Fred locked onto the pig lizard and activated the conveyer. There was a moment of success before it reappeared on the ship. Disgustingly inside out. The group made a loud noise of disgust.

"What? What was that?"

"Nothing," Summer said into her vox.

"I hear some squealing or something."

"Oh, no. Everything's fine," Gwen tried to reassure him.

"But the animal is inside out," Teb said before Alex could get his hand over his mouth.

"I heard that," Jason said calmly into his vox. "It turned inside out"

The pig lizard began to bubble before exploding all over the room. "And it exploded."

"Did I just hear that that animal turned inside out and then it exploded? Hello?"

Gwen stood and moved a piece of the animals skin off her vox before she spoke into it. "Hold please."

"Hey, wait a minute, guys, guys. If the pig lizard is gone, why are they still yelling "Gorignak"?"

"Teb," Tommy said, lightly smacking him on the shoulder. "Hit the translation circuit."

Teb pressed a few buttons and the aliens began to chant in English. "Rock! Rock!"

A few moments went by before the aliens began running away. "Jason, I don't think the pig lizard was Gorignak," Gwen said cautiously.

"What the hell you talking about?" no one answered him as they watched a rock form into the shape of a monster behind him. "Oh, darn." He ran. "Digitize me."

"Come on, Fred." the crew tried to encourage him to take another shot at it.

"Come on, guys. Digitize me!"

"Oh, no, not me."

"Come on, they... They based it on your hand movements."

"Am I the only one who saw that thing inside out?"

"No, no, no."

"I'm not the guy. I'm not Tech Sergeant Chen, I'm Fred Kwan. I'm not even... Kwan's not even my real name."

"Fred's no good, Jason. You're just gonna have to kill it," Alex said to Jason.

"Kill it? Wel,l I'm open to any suggestions."

"Go for the eyes, like in episode 22," Tommy said.

"It doesnt have any eyes, Tommy."

"Go for the mouth Or the throat, it's vulnerable spots!"

"It's a rock. It doesn't have any vulnerable spots!"

"I know!" Guy stepped forward and spoke. "You construct a weapon. Look around you. Can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe?" He was promptly pushed away.

"A lathe? Get off the line, Guy! Alexander, your my advisor. Advise me!"

"Well, you're just going to have to figure out what it wants. What is its motivation?"

"It's a damn rock monster. It doesn't have motivation!"

"See, thats your problem, Jason. You were never serious about the craft." He threw his hands up in frustration before staggering back slightly to gain room. "I am a rock."

"Alex, this is not the time for a full character analysis," Summer said to him.

He ignored her and continued, "I just want to be a rock. Still, peaceful and tranquil." he had a look of half peace on his face before he frowned. Gwen sighed in frustration. "What's this noise?" He began rocking from side to side in jerky movements. "It's movement. The vibrations. Make the vibrations stop." Alex began to raise his voice and shudder with anger causing everyone to back away from him. "They cut through me like a knife." He opened his eyes and stared ahead of him. "I must crush the thing that makes the vibrations." he stopped shaking and fell into Summer tiredly who helped him stay standing.

"It's okay, you did good. Just breathe now," she said calmly into his ear.

"Am I crazy, or do you have something there," Jason called up to the crew.

"D) all of the above," Summer said sarcastically.

They watched as Jason threw a few stones at a rock wall. The monster crashed into it and the crew laughed at his triumph, not believing that it would have worked. Until it reassembled into a bigger monster. "I'm not moving and it's still coming towards me. What is it?"

The group looked at each other a moment before Tommy yelled, "Run, Jason!"

The rock grabbed Jason. "Fred! Fred, can you hear me? Fred, are you there?"

"Kind of," Fred said from the back of the room.

"You can do it, Fred! It's up to you!"

"Oh, no, no, no. Jason, I'll just... I'll just mess it up."

"You did it for four years on the show! Do it now!"

"That was the show. I'm not that guy!"

"Fred, you never forgot a line! You never missed a mark!"

"That's not me anymore man," Fred said turning away.

"It is you, Fred. You just stopped trying," Jason said honestly. "You can do this, Fred. I know in my heart you're gonna save my life."

"I am?"

"No doubt about it, Fred." The doors of the conveyer room opened and Fred saw Liliari smile at him. "Fred! Fred, can you hear me?" Fred zipped up his uniform and turned back around to the controls. "Fred! Fred? I don't want to die down here. Digitize me, Fred!"

Fred manuvered the controls to pick up Jason before he was crushed by the rock monster. "Oh, wow."

The crew walked up to see Jason. "I see you managed to get your shirt off," Alex said blandly. Jason just smiled at him and they shook hands.

Jason walked back to Fred and Summer stood on her tip toes to whisper in Alex's ear. "I'll be taking you shirt off when we get home, so don't complain."

Alex blushed slightly but still kissed her gently. "I look forward to it."

"Great! Engines and pods?" Jason was putting on a shirt as he was speaking.

"Fully operational," Liliari said

"Perfect! Well, crank this sucker up, you could drop us off and you guys can be back on your home planet before supper."

"Oh, no, sir," Teb said with a small smile. "We have no reason to go back."

"Sure you do. Family, friends. come on!"

"We are all that is left."

Jason stopped tucking in his shirt and looked at the others who were solemn. "I didn't know that."

"Sir, I have raised the command deck."

"Mathesar, meet us up at the command deck." There was no reply. "Mathesar. Mathesar! Quellek! Why can't we reach them?"

The door opened and several reptilian aliens stepped in with Sarris. The reason had explained itself.