Todd confronts Mekum over the radio, declaring his new soldiers obsolete. Panicking, Mekum orders Todd's old squad to set up and activate a portable doomsday device powerful enough to destroy the planet before commanding the ship to lift off and leave the squad behind. When Captain Church objects to the abandonment of the old soldiers, Mekum shoots him in cold blood. Todd finds his old squad and they silently side with him, saluting Todd and choosing to obey him. The veteran soldiers easily then take over the ship. Mekum, who previously displayed objective disregard that bordered on cruelty, begs Todd for to live and urinates himself in abject fear of losing his own life. The veterans evacuate the remaining colonists and leave Mekum and his aides on the planet. In an attempt to disarm the explosive device, Mekum accidentally sets it off, killing himself and the aides. The ship escapes the shockwave and sets course for the Trinity Moons, the colonists' original destination. When Nathan enters the control room and reaches for Todd, he picks up Nathan and points to their new destination while looking out upon the galaxy.