Project Gemini

In a near-future Earth, a plant-killing virus has driven oxygen down to 18%. Scientists discover the Sphere and a warp drive built by its civilization, and a multinational team launches Project Gemini to ferry a Sphere copy to a terraforming planet. The mission aims to seed life on a new world and give humanity a chance to survive.

During transit, the warp drive falters, forcing the crew to pause near a young planet with a thin, unstable atmosphere that sits at about 16°C. Outside the ship they must wear oxygen masks to survive, underscoring how fragile their life-support is. The malfunction drives the team to adjust plans and rethink the timeline.

The pilot is suspended after the engine issue, but he ignores orders and checks the engine anyway. Moments later the crew finds him dead outside the ship, a grim reminder of the danger surrounding the mission. The loss deepens the crew's fear and resolves to push forward despite the risk.

Spurred by the tragedy, the crew accelerates the schedule and descends to the planet's surface to salvage their plan. They land in an environment with a fragile atmosphere and limited oxygen, forcing them to contend with hostile conditions. The mission becomes a fight to establish a foothold on an alien world.

Steve shares a flashback where he gives his girlfriend Amy a bracelet made from a shard of the Sphere. The moment hints at a personal motivation tied to the artifact and foreshadows how love will intersect with their discovery. It reveals a quiet thread running through the larger mission.

On the planet, the team places the Sphere in a cave and activates it. The device begins to alter the environment, creating a more sustainable habitat around them. The moment marks a turning point where hope and danger start to coexist.

The Sphere releases a Trojan, a bio-robot that tries to slip into the lander. It attacks and infects a crew member, revealing that the Sphere's power carries threats beyond terraforming. The team must confront the possibility that the artifact's influence is not purely benevolent.

Steve and another crew member return to the cave to inspect the Sphere without permission, and the Trojan's assault reveals that they are traveling through time, not space. Four billion years in the past, they find a young Earth before life begins. The twist reframes the mission's purpose and the nature of their voyage.

Back on the ship, the captain shows a video proving Steve had long suspected the Sphere's anomaly and that the Trojan was part of it. The footage includes Steve interacting with human-shaped holograms and suggests he anticipated more than the others realized. The revelation shifts trust and resolve among the crew.

After analyzing a crew member's blood, Steve discovers a clue to a vaccine that could save Earth. He engraves the Sphere fragment into his wife's bracelet so the vaccine formula can accompany humanity into the future. The act blends science, time, and personal sacrifice into their race against extinction.

Steve decides to blow up the lander to destroy the Trojan and prevent disaster on Earth, sacrificing himself for the greater good. The explosion buys humanity time for a potential vaccine to reach the planet. The mission shifts from exploration to a desperate bid for survival.

In the future, Amy finds the vaccine formula engraved on the bracelet and activates the first Sphere. She encounters a human-shaped hologram of Steve from the past and receives his final instructions to complete the vaccine. After a farewell, Steve removes his oxygen mask and dies, sealing humanity's hope.