Paul stood behind the closed doors of Airlock Seven, waiting for the landing party. Kano observed quietly from around the corner, a stun gun clutched tightly in his hand. Carter and Fraser arrived at the same time and Carter was the first to speak.

"Commander call you too?"

Fraser looked at him in confusion. "Sandra said you wanted to see me here...."

"Me?" Fraser nodded. "She must have meant the Commander."

Fraser shrugged, "Any idea what this is about?"

"Not really, everything for the evacuation is moving along smoothly. I don't think we'll have any problems there."

Natarak moved quickly down the corridor, thankful for Koenig's long stride. She hit a button on the commlock and tried to raise Thontal, but to no avail. She tried all the members of the landing party in turn, but none of them answered. Then she tried to reach Main Mission, but the commlock wasn't working. Koenig's pace slowed to a stop as Natarak quickly considered the possibilities. The odds of the commlock going dead now were astronomical without an outside influence. Her instincts told her it was a trap. Anger played across Koenig's face, and instead of heading toward airlock seven, he moved quickly toward the Med Bay, unholstering the stun gun from his side as he went.

The rest of the members of the landing party entered the corridor outside the airlock.

Carter frowned. "All of you were called?"

Washington answered, "Yeah, and none of our commlocks are working now."

Carter and Fraser quickly tried theirs, only to find out they were dead.

Carter's voice held anger, "This isn't right. We've been set-up."

The doors to the airlock opened and Paul smiled at them. "Looking for me?"

Led by Carter and Fraser, the landing party rushed into the small space, their intended vengeance clear. And even though there was no sign of Koenig, as soon as they had cleared the door, Kano hit a button on his commlock.

"Sandra, now!"

The doors slammed shut, and everything but oxygen was removed from the airlock. Paul floated carefully toward the ceiling in the dark, as the gravity and any molecule of light disappeared. The screams he heard all around him vibrated back from the walls and into his bones. It sent an unnatural shiver up his spine. After several long minutes, Paul noted that he no longer heard any cries of aguish. In the pitch black, he reached for his commlock and hit a button.

"Sandra, restore light and gravity to airlock seven please."

A millisecond later, the lights came up, and Paul landed with a slight thud on the floor. He stared at the bodies laying there, and quickly kneeled next to the nearest one, which happened to be Lucas Washington. Morrow checked for a pulse, but there was none. The doors to the airlock opened and Kano stepped in, quickly bending down to help Paul check for life signs.

"Carter's alive!"

Kano reached for Fraser's wrist. "So's Fraser. The rest are all dead."

Paul looked into the computer tech's eyes. "We had no choice, Kano, you have to remember that."

"If we had just had more time to have computer do an analysis..."

"But we didn't." Morrow hit a button on the commlock. "Dr. Russell, this is Morrow. I need a medical team to airlock seven immediately. We've had casualties, two unconscious, four dead."

Matthias answered, "I'll send a team right away, but Paul, you should know... Commander Koenig was just here, and he was very agitated. He insisted that Dr. Russell leave Med Bay with him."

Alarm seeped into Paul's voice, "Where did they go?"

"I'm not sure, Paul, but I thought I heard him say something about an Eagle."

"Oh Damn!" Morrow switched channels on the commlock, his voice full of tension, "Sandra, this is Paul. Send a security team to all launching pads. Commander Koenig has taken Dr. Russell, and I believe his intention is to take her to Bintoss. He must be stopped. Tell them to use force if necessary."

"Yes, Paul."

He hooked his commlock on his belt and looked at David. "We don't have time for this.... listen,

you oversee work on the Professor's converter, and I'll see what I can do about the Commander."

Kano nodded, and the two of them ran off in opposite directions.