"It's possible," Lyta said to Tony's speculation. It wouldn't be the first time an advanced species had taken members of younger races to be used in 'lab experiments.'

"But I don't know. When I was trying to force it out of the captain, I got the strong sense that, whatever it was, it knows why we're here." She mentally kicked herself for pushing it out so quickly and not taking the time to press it further for answers, answers they surely weren't going to get from Stacy.

"And then there's the way it was trying to keep us from opening the gate..." She then turned to address Cybil. "And those images you and I saw. If they were memories, then odds are you have more of them hidden away behind all those blocks in your mind. It's possible you know why we're here, too, and some just doesn't want you to remember it."