20. Into the Lion's Den Part I: Lambs to the Slaughter

Crichton and the rest of Moya 's crew arrive at the Command Carrier to try and put an end to Scorpius' mad obsession with wormhole research. Slowly Crichton gains Scorpius' trust, but when a Peacekeeper commandant arrives at the Carrier and tells Scorpius that he must put an end to his wormhole research, Scorpius shows Crichton something which he has been searching for over the past three years... Earth.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Crichton and the crew of Moya are brought on board Scorpius's command carrier to assist him against the Scarrans, but secretly plans on delaying Scorpius's research. Aeryn meets an old friend among the crew, and Crais is reunited with his previous second-in-command and lover. Crichton and Scorpius are interrupted by the arrival of Grayza, a Peacekeeper Commandant who is attempting to negotiate truces with other races and believes that the wormhole research threatens that. She has Crichton attacked, and the alliance is on the verge of falling apart when Scorpius reveals that he knows of Earth's location, and that if Crichton does not cooperate he will have it destroyed.

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