However, the crew outwits Admiral Beasley and escapes (after a battle in which they use jury-rigged weapons, including a "solar laser" (which can gather and redirect solar energies in a beam-like fashion), and the railgun built by Jake and Beanie). During the battle, Jake nearly sacrifices himself to hold together part of the electrical circuit that allows the railgun to be fired; he is saved by Sally. Aboard the Admiral's damaged vessel, the "Triton Corsair", Admiral Beasley acknowledges Jonathan's skill as a commander, and promises that he will meet up with the crew of the "Earth*Star Voyager" again someday. There is an alternate scene of this in the 120-minute VHS version where Beasley is revealed to be some sort of robot or cyborg (or perhaps himself a Shell), while leaving out the promise dialogue.