"On the day the world ended the fate of mankind was carried in a small metal box." "scientists and engineers met and concluded that there was only one hope for our future:" "To build an underground city designed to keep its citizens protected for generations to come." "Secure the box." "Set it for 200 years." "We'll keep them in the city for 200 years." "You're certain that'll be long enough?" "None of us can be certain of anything." "We can hope." "Growing up with no knowledge of a world outside future generations will be spared sorrow for what they've lost." "For the good of all mankind." "The box was entrusted to the first mayor who was to pass it on to her successor." "As the years counted down the box passed from mayor to mayor." "None knew what secrets it held only that it would open when it was needed most." "But fate ran another course and the chain was broken." "The box was tucked away and forgotten and as the city grew old and began to crumble the box quietly clicked open." "hurry up." "You don't wanna be late." "Son." "Today's a big day." "Yeah." "I just hope I don't get assigned some useless job." "You can't control what job you get on Assignment Day." "That's not the point." "The important thing is to do- your part." "four eight" "They're getting longer." "and it's the third one this week." "The Generator's our only source of power." "All Electricians and Wiremen- If it goes- are advised to report to their stations." "we all go." "this place is falling apart." "I will not just sit around while Ember collapses." "whatever it takes." "Congratulations on achieving this momentous occasion:" "your Assignment Day." "I'm late!" "we're fine." "Lina." "Hi." "the time has come" "Mr. Boaz." "Stop!" "Produce the Book Of The City Of Ember." "You need to sign in!" "I'm late!" "Psst!" "Lizzie." "We swear- Eternal loyalty to our city." "We declare our infinite gratitude to the Builders who chose this site with the greatest care." "We flourish above our mighty flowing river." "We thrive thanks to the unbounded capacity of our mighty Generator beating at our very center like a magnificent heart." "the darkness goes on forever in all directions." "Ours is the only light in a dark world." "It's true." "Bag." "Be the first to discover your future." "young man." "Read it aloud." "Electrician's Helper." "I get to work in the Generator." "Timekeeper's Assistant." "You get to work with clocks." "Building Repair Assistant." "They have a lot of fun." "Greenhouse Helper." "That-a girl." "Potato Peeler." "You're gonna come in handy." "Warehouse Clerk." "A vital job." "young lady." "Pipeworks?" "so we can all hear." "I'm a Pipeworks Laborer." "You're a very fortunate girl." "That is an important job." "Mold Scraper." "We got a Mold Scraper." "Great." "Messenger." "but compared to yours- Lina." "mine's a shining light bulb." "Lina." "Scream if you need me." "Trade with me." "What?" "Swap jobs." "Please." "You have to." "You want to work in the Pipeworks?" "but Joss won't swap." "I would rather die than be a Messenger." "I don't want to waste my time while the whole city crumble- Yes." "What?" "Yes." "Doon!" "Thanks!" "#The light from the lamp is not all #" "#There is a brighter light ## Mrs. Murdo!" "How was your Assignment Day?" "I'm a Messenger!" "Lina!" "Congratulations!" "Granny!" "Granny!" "Where are you?" "I'm a Messenger." "Lina." "remember?" "Oh." "Where's Poppy?" "Poppy?" "Poppy?" "She was helping me look for something." "IHere's Poppy." "Poppy." "Poppy." "take that out of your mouth." "Here." "It's for you." "Thank you." "I can tell." "what's it for?" "It's for your graduation." "what does it do?" "You'll figure it out." "There's more to a bottle cap than keeping liquid from leaking out of glass." "pay attention." "Pay close attention to everything- everything you see." "Notice what no one else notices and you'll know what no one else knows." "What you get is what you get." "What you do with what you get" "That's more the point." "Wouldn't you say?" "Dad." "Don't you want to eat?" "I'm not hungry." "we'll have to replace those." "Hey." "it's okay." "You hurt your wing." "Hmm." "Poppy." "okay?" "Yoo-hoo." "Yoo-hoo." "Anybody home?" "darling." "I'll be there before lights out." "your shoes are ready." "Raine." "It's Clary." "The sprinkler system's down again in number two." "Barrow." "I've been thinking about it." "I watch my boy and" "I've come around." "I've changed my mind." "I'm in." "Where do you go?" "reporting for duty!" "Mayfleet." "At ease." "At ease." "8:00!" "everybody!" "It's beautiful." "Wear it proudly." "Take care of it." "Always keep it in good repair." "I will." "Your station is Garn Square." "Stop!" "I need to tell you the rules." "One:" "When a customer- repeat it back to make sure you've got it right." "Two:" "Always wear the red cape so people can identify you." "Three:" "Our customers pay 20 coins for every message so go fast." "I love going fast." "Very good." "I'm impressed." "Now go!" "Sit." "Sit." "These overalls will go over your clothes." "That belt will have all the tools you'll need." "And I think there's enough traction left in these boots." "You need traction to work the pipes." "this locker is yours." "You can put in your shoes and whatnots." "All right?" "Okay." "All right." "Try this." "You've got a big head." "Try this one." "that fits." "now." "Cut your name in there." "Why?" "Why?" "In case something happens to ya." "The guy who wore this helmet before you drowned." "we wouldn't have known who he was." "Here." "Use this." "I think I can figure out what's wrong with the Generator." "When can I see it?" "Hmm?" "Done." "Sul?" "please." "slow down." "Clary!" "Clary!" "It's me." "Look at you." "Roner told me." "You're my first message." "That's great." "I'm ready." "the vegetable vendor." "Let me have it." "then I'm 16 and sexy." "Help!" "Stay back." "He could be contaminated." "He's been in the Unknown Region." "Don't go near 'im." "but I ran right into it." "I swear." "It was as big as a house." "I was just trying to get out along the river." "It was so dark." "I grabbed onto it." "before it grabbed me!" "Don't touch him!" "Stand back!" "Back!" "I had to!" "No!" "Ow!" "but I had no idea how dark." "I couldn't see anything." "Why would he risk being thrown in jail- when everyone knows it's against the law to go out there?" "move!" "There's far too much to do here to worry about out there." "Your father would have known how to fix these potatoes." "Lina." "The whole thing is rusted." "Yep." "Sul." "Yep." "So where do you store new pipe?" "New pipe?" "We haven't had new pipe since my second decade here." "Yeah." "we have more patches than pipe." "hold that." "Attaboy." "That's good." "Round and round we go." "There." "we'll check it." "Squeeze it." "Is it holding'?" "so far." "So far?" "So far is so good." "Oh." "W-What's gonna happen?" "Same as always." "What's that?" "We'll cope." "But what about the blackouts?" "They're getting worse." "kid." "You have to learn to take things as they come." "what's th- What's this tunnel called?" "It's Tunnel 25." "And this is 26." "How do you know?" "Come on." "What's that for?" "Pressure." "Waterwheel." "And this?" "Don't know." "It's not my job." "But you've worked here forever." "How could you not know?" "Mindin' my own business keeps me- keeps me busy enough." "can we go into the Generator?" "There's gotta be another way into the Generator." "Huh." "This tunnel's been erased." "Hey!" "What are you doing here?" "You don't work in the storeroom." "You're-You're Looper." "your brother was in my class." "Oh." "Thanks for the enlightening information." "Is that why you're here?" "No." "I'm training in the Pipeworks." "Huh?" "I'm-I'm training in the Pipeworks." "I saw this- Huh?" "This rope." "I-I-I got lost." "I'm sorry." "get lost again!" "Oh!" "You okay?" "Huh." "I'm over here!" "come on." "Help me!" "Please." "Please come on." "Lina?" "Lina?" "keep talking." "where are you?" "you okay?" "Yeah." "Keep talking." "Are you okay?" "I'm okay." "Something's not right." "They never last this long." "What's that sound?" "It's the Generator." "right?" "Maybe for now." "But we're- We're running out of time." "We have to do something." "There was a man this morning." "He came back from the Unknown Regions." "He said he heard water." "Did you ever think there might be a way out?" "A way out of Ember?" "All Pipeworkers." "Electricians and Engineers" "I need to get down the Pipeworks." "report immediately." "okay?" "Doon." "all Pipeworkers." "Doon!" "report immediately." "Where'd you get that?" "where did you get it?" "A man came back with it from the Unknown Regions." "It's from a beetle." "Messenger!" "It's beautiful." "Can I keep it?" "I have a message." "I need to get home and check on my granny first." "Pass the message as you go." "Tell everybody." "Seven minutes!" "The power failure lasted seven minutes!" "Twice as long as we've ever had!" "# It was so strong #" "# But we live by the joy of our song #" "#The city shines-##" "Granny!" "No time!" "You better move!" "It's out of control!" "It's here somewhere." "What's here?" "very important." "My great granddaddy- He told me this." "Wait here." "no." "Give me that." "Spit it out." "come on." "PopMmm!" "Fine." "Granny." "You-You found it." "This is what you're looking for?" "Uh-huh." "Are you sure?" "What's so special about it?" "I don'tI forget." "I don't remember." "I don't remember." "Granny." "I've gotta get back to work." "Okay." "Pop." "Joss?" "Joss." "Don't bother asking." "The Generator's broken." "It's hopeless." "Next load!" "I have a message for Seely Schnap." "I'm Seely Schnap." "What is it?" "Munn Millders sent me." "He did?" "He wants me to tell you that he can't come over for lunch today." "Oh." "He said that your house is too far away from his and he's afraid of the blackouts." "I have a message for the mayor." "Your ship is in." "Messenger." "What brings you to the Gathering Hall?" "I have a message for the mayor." "Very good." "if you please." "These pictures are of all the mayors of Ember." "I'm related to him." "He was my great-great" "I don't know how many "greats"- grandfather." "Seventh Mayor of Ember." "We still live in the same place he did." "Mmm." "Come in." "don't I?" "She's a direct descendant of our seventh mayor." "Are you?" "How nice." "Name?" "Lina Mayfleet." ""Mayfleet"?" "That is a name for a Messenger." "May your feet be fleet." "you were born for the job." "Lina Mayfleet?" "sir." "Oh." "Your ship is in." "Excellent." "sir?" "Is that part of the message?" "I was just curious." "Thank you." "Attention." "Sewage spill in Apartment Block 14." "be advised." "I'm just looking after myself." "You've heard the rumors." "You know what they're saying." "It's going black for good." "What's going black for good?" "Little Miss Nosy." "I said "back." "Going back for good." "Did you deliver the message?" "Ember's been here a long time." "Blackouts or no blackouts the Generator hasn't failed us yet." "The Generator won't last." "It's falling apart." "And no one knows what they're doing down there." "Something's really wrong." "What can you do about it?" "Hmm?" "What can you do about it?" "How do you explain that this used to be so small?" "You're gonna give yourself a headache." "Ember." "Time." "Support life." "One:" "Proceed." "Two:" "R-Release." "It's so shiny." "What do you think it is?" "I need 20 packages of light bulbs." "My shop's outta peas." "I need 15 airtights." "ya can't have 15." "You can only have three." "Don't give me that." "Just yesterday I saw plenty airtights in Pott Street Market." "isn't it?" "Don't be smart with me." "What do you want me to do?" "Make peas out of thin air?" "please!" "Roo." "Did we- You need to stay in bed today." "Granny." "Found it." "what is it?" "Can you tell me?" "Don't ask her to talk now." "Found it." "What's best for you is to sleep." "Isn't there any medicine you can give her?" "I'm low on medicine." "I'm sorry." "eh?" "Can you look at Poppy too?" "Hang onto her." "I'm just gonna look in your mouth." "Don't bite." "what was that doing there?" "stop." "stand still." "Don't move." "I've got you." "we're coming." "Granny?" "but I think the bed's big enough." "let's make some dinner and let your sister get settled." "Do you know your part?" "Um" "I-I think I remember it pretty well from last year." "the Great Day of Singing is so important." "it lifts all of our hearts." "How lucky we are." "I don't feel very lucky lately." "There's nothing to worry about." "The blackouts worry everybody." "Help is coming." "Help?" "Mm-hmm." "dear?" "The Builders?" "That's right." "And the Builders will come again and show us the way." "I'll figure it out." "I promise." "It says "Pipeworks. " That's why I brought it to you." "This printing" "You know what it reminds me of?" "Come on." "I gotta show you something." "What are we doing here?" "The Builders left us this book." "We learned about it in History." "Go on." "Open it up." "N-No one but the mayor's supposed to." "The Builders wrote these instructions." "It's exactly the same." "Come on." "There's something I have to show you." "Wow." "What do you think?" "I think it's instructions." "Yeah?" "why would they have it in a circle?" "I know it must be important." "Add a "T." "What?" "Add a "T." "E-X-I-T." "Exit." "What if there's an exit from Ember?" "I don't think we're supposed to be down here." "This tunnel was erased from Sul's map." "It dead-ends in a locked room." "This could be it." "That was just the last time." "Come on." "The time before that I- Shh." "You're gonna get us caught." "Come on." "What was that?" "I have no idea." "Run." "Lina!" "Up here!" "quickly!" "Hurry!" "Get the box!" "Run!" "Hey!" "Over here!" "Lina!" "Lina!" "He's stuck!" "Jump!" "Thanks for another great idea." "Moles need to eat all the time just to stay alive." "Probably just as hungry as we are." "Did you see those storerooms?" "They're completely empty." "We're gonna run out of food." "It doesn't matter anyway." "The Generator won't last." "And pretty soon it'll be black for good." "Mayfleet." That's my name." "The man who wore that helmet before me drowned." "Drowned?" "He worked here." "There's no water but the irrigation pipes." "How could he have drowned?" "I miss him so much." "Mom too." "How am I ever gonna figure out what this is all about?" "It's all these zeros." "That's what scares me the most." "What would count down to nothing?" "shh." "honey." "Don't do anything foolish." "I couldn't bear to lose you too." "Clary?" "Oh." "Did he really drown?" "Your father thought it was doomsday too." "He believed there was a way to get out of Ember." "I couldn't dissuade him." "I said it was our duty to stay here and fix our problems that it's illegal to venture out into the Unknown." "Why is it illegal?" ""The river runs in one direction so it must come from someplace and go to someplace. "" "But he must've hit it too early or something." "II don't know." "and" "And my dad died." "He was by himself?" "Everyone else got out before it collapsed." "I wasI was considering taking the box to the mayor." "Yes!" "Do that." "please." "Let him handle the situation." "These are trying and troubled times." "Our problems are grave." "We need answers." "But beyond answers- more important than answers- we need solutions." "Mm-hmm." "Yeah." "And in order to find those solutions" "I propose we launch a thorough investigation." "Yes." "Yes." "I hereby declare the creation of a task force to investigate the blackouts." "Do I have volunteers?" "the people stand united against the darkness." "My turn!" "Lizzie." "Lizzie!" "Hands off!" "Give me that!" "Peaches!" "All right!" "Go away!" "Back off!" "What's "applesauce"?" "give me some!" "Pineapple?" "Give me that!" "Come on!" "No one's had pineapple since my grandmother was a little girl." "Where'd you get this?" "Give me that!" "Lizzie!" "Where'd you get that food?" "All right." "I got it from my boyfriend." "You don't have a boyfriend." "but there's this guy who really likes me." "especially the ones on the edges." "but they're not all empty." "I'll give you a bite if you promise not to tell." "he says it's all gonna be gone soon anyway." "Why not live as well as we can right now?" "There he is." "Doon!" "Have you" "Doon!" "I need to tell you something." "It was Looper we saw near that 351 door." "I took a message to the mayor for him." "I'll bet there's something big on the other side of that door." "There's so much food." "Go." "And I thought he was lying when he talked about finding a solution." "He wasn't lying." "He's found his solution." "okay?" "It's time to go to sleep." "Could you just pump those pedals?" "What is this?" "It's the answering machine tape from my parents' phone." "When we still had one." "Yoo-hoo." "Yoo-hoo!" "Anybody home?" "darling." "That's my dad's voice." "I'll be there before lights out." "Barrow." "I've been thinkin' about it." "and I've come around." "I've changed my mind." "I'm in." "What's wrong?" "He lied to me." "Where are you going?" "okay?" "young man." "How was your rehearsal?" "For the Singing." "Oh." "I-It was fine." "It was really good." "Good." "Good night." "Good night." "Dad." "I heard you." "I heard you on the answering" "Lina Mayfleet has her parents' old answering machine tape." "I heard you." "You said her dad could count you in." "didn't you?" "W-Why would I do that?" "Because of me." "Dad." "Please." "you were right." "There is an exit." "Son." "there's a way out in the Pipeworks but you have to tell me everything that you know." "and neither do you." "The Builders left Instructions." "The Builders abandoned us." "Dad." "I have proof." "Show me." "Wait!" "young lady." "I need to speak to you in private." "Very well then." "What I need to tell you is secret and really important." "What is it?" "The mayorHe's got a bunker in the Pipeworks." "It's filled with food." "The shortages aren't as bad as everyone thinks." "You mean the mayor is stealing?" "is helping him." "this is shocking." "Shocking." "I'm shocked." "we have to report this." "Come with me." "Lina Mayfleet." "Doon and I can show you where the room is " "Wait." "Where are we going?" "Your Honor." "You remember Lina Mayfleet?" "She wants to accuse you." "Accuse me of what?" "Of stealing food from the people of Ember." "I love my city and everyone in it." "And I would never think to do such a thing." "We saw your room!" "We saw you in it!" "Doon Harrow." "What's that box?" "Hmm." "It's mine." "It's unusual looking." "Where'd you get that?" "You're related to one of the mayors." "he was the seventh mayor." "A lot of things got lost when the seventh mayor passed." "Lina?" "Lina?" "I imagine it's official mayor-related business." "Box." "Give it to me." "It's not yours." "Give me the box!" "No!" "Get it from her." "Now." "Take it from her!" "Move!" "Grab her!" "Have you got her?" "Get her." "Stop!" "After her!" "Is this the home of Doon Harrow?" "Is he here?" "I-I-I can't hear." "I have a weak ear." "Y-You have to talk louder." "Loris." "We're looking for Doon Harrow." "He's charged with treason against the city." "he's no son of mine!" "Treason is the worst offense anyone could possibly commit." "you have to pursue it!" "There's more to a bottle cap than keeping liquid from leaking out of glass!"" "we'll go this way." "Doon!" "The guards are here!" "You traitor!" "In here." "Follow him." "They're comin' to get you!" "The keypad is somewhere." "What's he doin'?" "Just one second." "He's crazy." "Is this the way to your apartment?" "Apparently not." "Upstairs!" "They're after me!" "Who?" "Guards!" "Why?" "weQuick." "What is this all about?" "We'll be late for the Great Day of Singing." "ma'am." "I'mI'm looking for Lina Mayfleet." "she's not here." "She's probably already in Harken Square." "I guess I'll just have a look for myself." "Oh!" "Excuse me." "Beg your pardon!" "So sorry." "the mayor did ask for her specifically." "she was meeting a friend at the Greenhouse." "Does that help?" "Careful!" "That's food you're destroying!" "Our food!" "Psst!" "A warning:" "harboring or otherwise assisting those kids" "Why would I do that?" "I have information they were coming this way." "Who provided you with that information?" "That's confidential." "you'll regret it." "anything you see you tell me." "there will be consequences." "Should anything happen in the future that you hear of or see" "I'll expect to be informed." "I don't need to tell you that I have the mayor's ear." "Hmm." "Okay." "Leave two guards behind!" "We've gotta find a way out of here." "Now." "What is this?" "My dad made this." "It doesn't look very safe." "That's my dad." "Everything he makes looks like this." "your dad?" "Barrow." "His voice is on your answering machine." "But your dad's name is Loris." "Barrow Harrow." "It's his nickname." "After some wheelbarrow he used to push around." "You're the boy!" "That means our parents were trying to escape together." "They were trying." "We're running out of time." "They'll come back for us." "Pedal!" "you stay here and be a good girl." "Okay?" "And look for me up there." "I'mShe's here somewhere." "Can you see anything?" "Barely." "Here it is again- the moment in the year when we pause to celebrate our fair city." "This beacon of light in a world of darkness." "Hold on!" "Okay." "That stuffCover it." "This miracle of planning this magnificent achievement that is our city of Ember." "#This is all we know #" "# Ember is forever #" "#When the light comes on #" "# I will be with you #" "#When the light comes on #" "# Hope is everlasting #" "They started singing." "# The morning light Spend some time with you #" "I've gotta show you." "The mayor had one too." "He gave this to you?" "Not exactly." "The Generator." "Okay." "We have to get there." "We have to get there now." "Come on." "Wait!" "Poppy." "# I will be with you #" "#This is all we know #" "# Ember is forever#" "#When the light comes on # Yoo-hoo!" "# I will be with you #" "#This is all we know # Yoo-hoo!" "# Ember is forever #" "#When the light comes on # Yoo-hoo!" "# I will be with you #" "#When the light comes on # Come here." "# Hope is everlasting ##" "That's it." "Poppy." "Maybe he knows." "Sul." "Sul." "we have to get him on his feet." "is there a key to the Generator door?" "there's a key." "Great." "Where is it?" "How should I know?" "It's not my job." "Wait." "Something's not right." "The Builders were smart." "They would have made it simple." "I wouldn't call any of this simple." "They would have thought it through." "They planned" "everything." "Doon." "There's something behind those lockers." "come on." "Let's go." "Quick." "There's gotta be a way in." "What are these for?" "Bo-at." "Boat." "Okay. "Release by"" ""Rotating"- Something." ""Mechanism clockwise. " "Clockwise."" "It's that." "It has to be." "Okay." "Poppy!" "There's more coming." "There's another one." "Look." "The water level is too low!" "It's gonna hit." "It should have moved out of the way." "We're not supposed to skip ahead." "We need to follow the Instructions exactly." "Okay." "It's what the Builders would have wanted." "Okay." "Come on." "Okay." "Um- something." "1 room." 1 room." "Room" "Poppy." "Come on." "Move it." "It wasn't "1 room" we were looking for." "It was "L." "Emergency Control Room." "Okay." "The cards." "Let's try the cards." "Okay." "come on!" "Come on!" "Poppy." "Okay." "Are you okay?" "The cards." "Get the cards." "Set waterwheel 1 to full thrust." "Waterwheel 1." "Full thrust." "Okay." "It's moving." "Okay." "What's next?" "Set waterwheel 2 to full stop." "Waterwheel 2." "Full stop." "It's stuck." "Sul." "Sul!" "Stay here." "Sul!" "Sul!" "boy!" "Go away!" "what are you doing up here?" "This thing is jammed stuck!" "I've gotta free it." "How do you know that's what you should do?" "It's my job!" "Aah!" "Nothing's working." "Try this!" "It's beginning to move!" "It's moving!" "Sul!" "It's working!" "this is the exit!" "It's the way out of Ember!" "boy?" "We'll find out!" "#The Builders have always known #" "# But you and you and you ##" "Hold on!" "Doon!" "Let's go." "Come on." "Are you all right?" "Yes." "# About you and you #" "#And you ##" "Poppy!" "come on!" "Now!" "We've gotta go now!" "Come on!" "come now!" "Come with me!" "You go!" "Now!" "It's all right!" "Are you okay?" "Okay." "Get in!" "Did you see what happened to the first one?" "We don't have any choice." "Come on!" "Poppy." "It's lowering." "Mayor Cole?" "I made it." "What are you doing?" "You can't leave me here!" "Wait!" "No." "No!" "We had a deal." "Wait." "Wait!" "It was you and me!" "Open the door!" "We had a deal!" "We had a deal!" "Open the door!" "Open the door." "Not fair!" "You said!" "to the right!" "The right!" "I'm trying!" "Drop!" "Hold on!" "There's something up ahead." "Okay." "They were right." "There's nothing but darkness." "Lina." "It's blue." "Ember!" "You can see it!" "Hello!" "They won't hear you." "It's way too far." "we've gotta tell them somehow." "We need to tell them what's up here." "LinaandDoon tied their hope to a rock and tossed it down toward the city." "The rock could've ended up on a roof." "Or kicked into a gutter." "But fate ran another course." "And the message found its way." "Now the path was clear for all." "All of us who kept the flame of Ember burning through the darkness so that we could live again on the earth in the air and the light." "Subtitles ßy MühàmmáÐ Ü§mâñ"