| Summary:
Remmy, Mallory, Diana and an injured
Maggie (suffering from hypotermia) land on a barren little island in the middle of the
ocean (Catalina). They find refuge with a mysterious order of monks who begrudgingly offer
them food, shelter and medical assistance. The Sliders soon discover the secret of this
island and its inhabitants. In a hidden refuge beneath their monastery the monks are busy
gathering, recording and codifying the accumulated wisdom of their species. It is called
The Great Work. In doing so they are trying to protect this wealth of human knowledge and
culture from a marauding faction known as the Volsangs - a Viking-like race of pillagers
who have conquered this Earth. When one of monks, Keeper James, betrays the order to the
Volsangs the Sliders become involved in a feverish attempt to preserve The Great Work.
Diana helps to store the data for the Great Work by using a large crystal and configuring
the laser for crystal silicon encryption. The Volsang boats soon reach the beach and the
raiders enter the hidden refuge beneath the monastery. Maggie trips the self destruction
button thus destroying all the records holding the Great Work prior to exiting into the
vortex. Outside, Seth and Sara take the crystal containing the Great Work and sail off to
lands unknown. |
