Stargate Atlantis: Zero Point (SGA1.3)

"Then the energy shockwave hit us, and the Apollo was thrown about as if it were a rowboat in a storm."

Zelenka reluctantly finds himself aboard the Starship Apollo as part of Colonel Carter's drive to survey the area of space surrounding Atlantis' new planet. It's a sensible idea, he understands that - but it's also very dull. Dull, that is, until the ship discovers an entirely new life form...