"System check complete." "We're readyto go, Scotty." "Control, this is Frontier," "We are good to go and assuming entry attitude." "Over." " [Switch Clicks ] - [ Beeping ]" " [Instrumentation Beeping]" " What was that?" "We've been hit, We're losing oxygen andpower!" " Control, this is Frontier, We have a deorbit emergency." " Deorbiter not responding!" "Rate of descent?" "Five K,PM, Time to entryinterface-- three minutes," "[ Violent Shaking ] Okay." "My best guess-- 1 0-second burn on front port, 20-second on rears to bring her nose up." " Tell me I'm wrong." " With the payload gone, we'll overshoot." "I say five on front port, 1 0 on rears." "But it's your call." "[ Grunts ]" "[Female Computer Voice ] Warning, Navigationalsystems failure in quadrant four," "Emergencyprotocol not responding," "[ Grunting ] Well, we're" " We're 50-50." "We're gonna do it myway." "Ten seconds to burn." "Get ready!" " [ Computer Voice ] Warning, Electricalsystems failure," " Ten, nine," "Emergencyprotocol activated, eight, seven, six, five, four, three," "two, one!" "Engage!" "[ Computer Voice ] Warning, Heat shield reaching critical temperature threshold," "We're coming in too hot, We're not gonna make it," "It's notyour fault, Hale," "I don't think my way would've worked either." "[ Computer Voice ] Warning, Fuel systems failure," "Emergencysystems not responding," "[Alarm Beeping]" "[Alarm Fades Out ]" "[ Groans ]" "[ Groaning ]" "[ Groans ]" "[ Gasping ]" "[ Gasping ]" "[ Gasping, Out of Breath ]" "[ Groans ]" "[Shouting, Indistinct]" " Hey!" " [ All Shouting, Indistinct]" "Hey!" "Come to me!" "Come out ofthe water!" "It's okay!" "Come to the shore!" "Juststaycalm andcome to me," "It's all right." "Go to the shore." "There's cannisters with clothing in them," "[ Shouting, Overlapping ]" "[Man ] What is this?" "It's all right, It's safe," " [ Sobbing ] - [Man ] Somebodyhelp me!" "[Shouting, Indistinct ]" " Get away from me!" " It's okay." " It's okay, - [Man ] Get me out ofhere!" "[ British Accent ] I don't know what you're saying." "You've got to get me out ofhere!" "Get back!" "It's okay." "I'm not gonna hurtyou." "I'm not gonna hurtyou." "A minute ago, I-- I was 82 years old." "I was 53." "Ah, this is nuts." "Leave it to me!" "Give it back!" "Last thing I remember..." "[Man ] Somebodyhelp me!" "was in the shuttle-- we got hit by space debris." "Ashuttle?" "Whatyear is this foryou?" "1 934." "It's 2009 for me." " '34?" "I was born in '56." "That's 22 years afteryou" " Died." "We all died." "But that's impossible." "Am I having one of my dreams?" "I'm going towake up, aren't I?" "This can't be real." "Is it?" "My name is Jeff Hale." "I'm Alice." "Alice Lidell Hargreaves." "[Woman Sobbing]" "Well, Alice Lidell Hargreaves, something or someone put us here." "That's obvious." "The metal cannisters, the atmosphere." "The air--it's breathable, Give it to me!" "That's mine!" "It might be a different planet." "It might be a different physical dimension, maybe even a spiritual dimension." " You mean heaven?" " Or hell." "At this point, anything's possible." "[Man] Let it go!" "[Man Shouts, Indistinct] [Man #2] Where are we?" "Where?" "I know the coast." "This isn't right." "This isn't Polska." "[ Chattering ]" "What country have they taken us to?" "The SchutzStaffeln-- the S.S." "What camp areyou from?" "Birkenau." "Auschwitz-Birkenau." "He's a prisoner ofwar." "You are American?" "Yeah, that's right," "I'm an American." "I'm CommanderJeff Hale, United States Air Force," "[Woman SobbingHysterically] 2009," "Oh-- "2009"?" "[ Gasping, Wordless Stammering ]" "[Whimpering ] [Woman,] Somebodyhelp me!" "[Man] Where's mywife?" "My number." "[Woman] Idon't understand, [Man] Please tellme," "Quis hic locus, quae-- quae regio, quae mundi plaga!" "It's Latin." "It means, "What worlds are these?" "What kingdom?" "What-- What kingdom ofwhat shores?"" "Yes." "Seneca" " Hercules furens," "It seems appropriate under the circumstances." "I was a professor ofancient history at the University of Krakow." "This is strange, so strange." "Forgive me." "My name is Lev Ruach." "I have one question." "Who won the war?" "What war?" "The second war." " We did." " Good." " Good!" " [Explosion ]" "[Wailing, Shouting, Indistinct]" " [Man ] That is Lucifer!" "That is Lucifer!" " No!" "Lucifer is here for us!" "Lucifer!" "It's Lucifer come for us!" "What's happening?" "[Alice ] I don't know," "Come on." "[Man ] What is it?" "[Woman ] Come on, Let's get closer," "[Man #2 ] Be careful," "[ Chattering]" "[Woman Screams ]" "Whereverwe are," "I don't think this is heaven." "[Man ] What is it?" "[Woman ] It's dangerous," "[People Gasping]" "[Loud Flaring] [ All Gasping ]" "[Man ] Incredible," "[Man ] What is it?" "[ Sniffs ]" "[ Grunting ] [Excited Chattering]" " No!" " [ Grunting ]" " [ Groans ] - [ Growling ]" "[Alice ] Stop it, Stop it, Ready?" " Hejust wants food," " Yeah, right." "Hereyou are." "It's food." "You can eat it." "[ Sniffing, Growling ]" "[ Growls ] [Woman ] Stayaway, Stayaway," "Oh, my God." "Amazing." "A prehistoric Neanderthalman," "[ Snarls ]" "Areyou all right?" "I'm not gonna hurtyou." "My name is Hale." "[Man ] How does it work?" "[Man #2 ] Takesome ofthis," "Here." "Take this." "[ Speaking Foreign Language] This could be a trap." "You're not understanding a word I'm saying, areyou?" "I understand you." "You speak English." "What is "English"?" "[ Foreign Language] We don't know ifthis food is all right." "Someone or something is translating for us sowe can communicate." "Maybe thesamesomeone who is clothingandfeeding us," "[Growling]" "Aaah!" "Curseyou!" "[ Snarling ]" "[ Grunts, Groaning ]" "This one is a problem." "Enough!" "Enough!" "Better him than any ofus." "The one must always be sacrificed forthe good ofthe many." "Wait a minute." "Who areyou?" " A citizen of Rome." "And you?" " I'm an American." "We live by different rules than you do." "And how is that relevant here?" "Well, wejust don't start killing each other." "You are the enforcer ofyour laws?" "No, but ifwe're going to survive here, then we have to learn how to get along with each other." "Rules, social order-- the fundamental aim ofall responsible citizens who desire a quality oflife that raises them above the animal." "Yeah, well, that's great, but beforewe get that far, we maywant to find some shelter." "You know, I suggest thatwe establish our positions first... to avoid confusion amongst the citizens later." "What?" "What's wrong with you?" "Stop it!" "[ Choking, Gasping ]" "Someone do something." "[ Choking ] [Man] Stop!" " You fightwell." " You fight dirty." "I fight towing." "[Hoofbeats] [Horses Whinnying]" "[Man] Look!" "[ Horses Whinnying ] [People Gasping]" "[Man] Look, Look there," "[ Yelling Fiercely]" "[ Yelling ] [Screaming]" "I guess we're not the first." "[Yelling, Ululating]" "[Man ] Get in there!" "Get in there!" "[Man ] They're getting away!" "[Man ] Quickly!" "Afterthem!" "[Shouting, Indistinct ] [Man ] Stop them!" "I am Valdemar, master of Riverworld!" "I offeryou myprotection from the chaos that exists in this place," "The strong amongst you will be considered for the privilege... of serving in my armies." "Anyothers I choose willserve me, as workers or slaves." "[ Grunts ]" "[Moaning, Whimpering]" "You!" "Stay there!" "You!" "[Man ] Please don't hurt me," "Here, there is only one rule, one sacred duty, and that is to prove yourselves worthy." "Oryou are no more than garbage spat out by the river." "Gather them!" "You!" "You!" "[Woman Whimpering]" "You!" "[Man ] Please don't hurt me!" "[Woman Sobbing]" "[ Guard] Come on!" "Keep in line!" "Weapons and armies take time to build." "You know, these resurrections might have been happening for some time, and they might not be anywhere near over." " Doyou remember being underneath thewater?" " I woke up swimming." "I thought I was going to drown." "Heaven orno heaven, thisplace must be the work ofa higherpower, a higher intelligence ofsome kind." "[Alice ] OfGod," "Or-Or gods." "Let's go!" "Keep moving!" "Or another species altogether." "Go on!" "If everyone who ever lived ends up here-- everyone, the good and the bad" "Like Hades." "Move!" "Or purgatory." "there'd be billions of us." "Everyone that we've ever known, all our descendents, all our ancestors." " All our loved ones." " And enemies." "Move!" "Let's hope there's plenty of room, or it might start to get a little crowded." "No one rules billions with a sword from the backofa horse." "We're caught in some personal fiefdom here, one ofmany, would be my guess." "Keep going!" "Come on, come on!" "[Guard] Overhere!" "[Guard#2 ] Carryit!" "Come on!" "[People Chattering] Go on!" "[Man ] You two help me, [Man #2 ] This is happening again," "[People Coughing, Moaning] [ Guard] You!" "Go!" "Come on!" "Forward!" "All right!" "All right!" "[ Woman ] Let go ofme!" "[Man ] Stop!" " [ Grunting]" " Easy." "No!" "[ Guard] Get her!" "[Lev] We want no trouble," "No ship!" "No ship here that I can see." " It's okay." "Please." "We're going." " [ Guard] Holdher!" "[Hale ] Leave heralone!" "You've already died once today." "Look, It's okay," "It's all right." "Get in there!" " [Guard] Move!" " I'm Lev." "[ Grunts ]" "[Guard] Faster!" "Come on!" "Standback!" "[ Breathing Heavily]" "I am Mali," "Prophetess ofYoruba, mother spirit ofmy people." " Whitepeople take us," " The Yoruba?" "TheYo" " TheYoruba." "TheYoruba were an African tribe, I think." "White people tookyou away in a ship." "Huh?" "Yes." "Sixteenth or 1 7th century." "Portuguese traders, possibly British." "Mali." "I was also enslaved bywhite people." "Byyour own people?" "Call them anothertribe." "Andasyoucansee, there are manytribes ofmanydifferent colors," "[Guard] Get in!" " Oh, you poor dear." " Her name is Gwenafra." "She is mute." "[Alice, Gasping] What-- [Mali Gasps ]" "My name is Monat." "[ Alice ] What is it?" "What areyou?" "I am not human, as you can see, but neither am I dangerous." "Iassureyou, It's all right." "Incredible." "I am from the star system your astronomers named Tau Ceti." "Yes." "Tau Ceti." "Are there other extraterrestrials here?" "Alas, I am the only one." "You died on Earth." "You were on Earth." " You are 20th century." " Yes, early 21 st." "I was an astronaut, just likeyou." "My ship charted a large asteroid approaching your planet." "We hastened towarn your authorities, but our intentions were misread and wewere shot down." "I alone survived the crash." "I tried my best under interrogation, butyour scientists were skeptical ofour advanced projections." "Chaos theory." "Foryour people, itwas just that-- a theory." "For mine, itwas a practice." "As we predicted, the asteroid's course was deflected when it passed through theJovian Belt." "Bythen, itwas too late to stop it." "The impactwould have equaled the detonation of 1 00 million ofyour hydrogen bombs." "No life form could have survived." " Well, this is more preposterous than H.G. Wells." " Believe me." "Ask around." "Findsomeone who claims to have livedon Earth, afterJune 18, 2039A,D," " What is it saying?" " Use of masculine gender would be appropriate... when addressing me." "[People Chattering]" "He's saying... the Earth, as we know it, is gone." "Yourplanet is dead, butyourspecies has been preserved," " And no way back?" " One is to assume." "Have you found any other forms of intelligence here?" "None higher than myself, ifyou will forgive my lack ofhumility." "How long haveyou been here?" "Twoyears offreedom." "Two days of captivity." "Wewere resurrected together." "She appears to be the only human on this planet who has been resurrected as a child." "I have no idea why." "Neither does she." "And Valdemar?" "Hewas one ofthe first." "Ten years on Riverworld-- more than enough time to construct a modest empire." "His armies are known to all as the Vandals." "My peoplewill hear ofthis, and theywill come for me." "Doyou see anything?" "They're lockedup, surroundedbyguards, We can go in as merchants," "No." "No, we can't risk it." "Sam, Gwen is a child, and Monat's knowledge is critical for our success." "And ifwe get caught?" "No." "There are too many other lives depending' on us." "You know the rules-- go for broke first, go for anything else second." "He'll take them to the fortress," "When we're free and clear, then we'll come back for 'em." "[ Wind Blowing ]" "Who areyou?" "Why haveyou come here?" "All I have to do is raise myvoice." "Free me." "You goyourway, I'll go mine." "This worldis large," "We'll never have to meet each other again." "[Hale Sighs]" "[Roman] Theprisoner's free!" "[Guard] Get the gate!" "The prisoner's free!" "[ Guard] Afterhim!" "[Lev] Run, Hale!" "Run!" "Get him!" "[Man ] Run, Hale!" " He leaves us to die like animals." " You don't know that." "You are all the same." "[ Panting ]" "Come on!" "Come on!" "[Grunting, Panting]" "[Panting]" "There he is!" "[ Grunting ]" "Come on!" "[ Shouts, Indistinct]" "[Grunting, Panting]" "Keep moving!" " [ Grunts ] - [ Yelling ]" " We've got him!" " There he is!" "Look!" "The fool!" "Where is he?" "He's dead." "Let's go." "[ Gasping ]" "[Guard] Come on!" "[ Guard] Move on!" "Keep moving!" " Faster!" "Let's go!" " Move it!" " [ Muffled Groan ] - [ Guard] Move!" "Come on!" "Keep moving!" "[Man ] No!" "[Woman Sobs ] Stop!" "[ Guard] You!" "Faster!" "[ Muffled Yelling ]" "[ Guard] Come on!" "Keep up!" "[ Prisoners Moaning, Pleading, Indistinct ]" "[Guard] Move it!" "Stayin line!" "[Man ] What is it?" "[Guard] Move along!" " [Woman ] Where are we going?" " [ Prisoners Chattering ]" "[ Guard] Come on!" "[ Guard #2 ] Quit dragging'yourfeet!" "Move!" "[Prisoners Moaning, Pleading, Indistinct ] [ Guards Shouting, Indistinct ]" "[ Woman Sobs ] [ Guard] Let's go!" "Move it!" "[ Guard] Let's go!" "Move!" "Move!" "Get over there!" " [ Guard] Watch 'em, - [ Guard #2 ] Scum!" "Move!" "[ Guard] Quityour whining!" "Move!" "[ Guard #2 ] Get back there!" "[ Valdemar ] So, the entertainment has arrived." "Mywarriors deserve theiramusements, Flavius," "And here are the men that will give it to them." "You will fight to the death, Show them to the arena," " Move on in!" " [ Guards Shouting, Indistinct ]" "[ Guard] Get in there!" "[Prisoners Moaning, Pleading, Indistinct ]" "[ Cheering, Yelling]" "[Blows Thudding]" "[ Shouting, I ndistinct ] Come on!" "[ Crowd Cheering, Yelling ] [ Grunting ]" " [ Dissatisfied Sigh ] - [CrowdShouting, Indistinct]" "Thatwas too easy." "Get out." "[Guard] Bringin the next man!" "[Crowd Booing]" "[Crowd Noise Continues, Muffled]" "I see it, child." "The palladium." "[ Crowd Cheers ]" "Take yourweapons." " [Man ] Pick it up!" " [ Crowd Yelling]" "[Man ] Come on!" "[Woman, Taunting] Don't be afraid!" "[ Grunting ]" "[ Cheering, Yelling ]" "[ Grunts, Groaning ]" "Ho-ho!" "[ Dying Groan ]" "[ Crowd Cheering ]" "[ Laughing ]" " What is your name, prisoner?" " I am Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, citizen ofRome," "And now, a commissioned warrior in myVandal armies." "What sayyou to that, Flavius?" "Flavius Carminus Doremus-- captain ofthe Praetorian Guard," "You were a lotyounger when I first promoted you, and I was somewhat more seasoned." "Your Majesty, you have returned to us." "[ Crowd Chattering]" "Well, you might know me better by my public name" "Germanicus Drusus Claudius..." "Nero." "Emperor of Rome." "Hail Nero!" "[Flavius, Men ] Hail Nero!" "Hail Nero!" "Hail Nero!" "Hail Nero!" "Hail Nero!" "Hail Nero!" "Hail Nero!" "[ Hushed ] Did you miss me?" "I knewyou'd come." "When the fighting starts, meet me at the tunnel entrance." "There's a way out underground." "You ready?" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Scoffs ] Never heard ofyou." "Andthis is not Rome, This is the Riverworld," "Andhere, mylaw is the onlylaw," "[People Laughing] Yeah!" "Get rid ofhim!" "[Man ] Don't move!" "[Man #2 ] Stayback!" "Ah, but, you see, things are gonna get complicated between us." "Your death will be sweet." "[Man] Killhim, Valdemar!" "[Crowd] Killhim!" " Do I not get the benefit ofa weapon?" " No." "Oh, good." "So much more interesting for me." " [Valdemar Grunting ] - [ Crowd Cheering, Yelling ]" "[Cheering, Yelling Continue, Muffled]" "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "[ Shouting, Indistinct]" "[ Shouting, Indistinct]" "[ Crowd Cheering, Yelling ]" " [CrowdCheering] - [ Groans ]" "Maybeyou will find it as entertaining foryou!" "[CrowdCheering, Yelling] [ Chattering ]" "Who else challenges Nero?" "Good." "All right." "Act like slaves." "Come on, you lazy bunch ofslugs!" "Move!" "Come on!" "Move!" " Prisoners are forbidden to enter here." " Except ifValdemar orders it." " To do what?" " Soldier, ifyou want to be the one... that questions the master's orders, go ahead, I'll wait here." " The prisoners have escaped." " Go ahead!" "Go." "Go then." "Move!" "Come on, you!" " Move!" "Move!" " Close all the exits!" "You too!" "Overthere!" "[Man ] Go forit!" "You'd never believe what's goin' on out there." "Oh!" "That's not gonna do anything." "Please tell me every day on this planet isn't going to be so eventful." "What areyou doing?" "He had a helmet on him." "I'm sorry." "Come on." "Everybody, let's go!" "[Wind Blowing ]" "[ Monat] My community is two days' walk upriver." "There is food and safetythere." "Wewill takeyou ifyou wish." "It is the leastwe can do." " Ifl go, we all go." " Youarestrangers," "It willnot be up to me whether youare allowedtostay, but I will speak on your behalf." "I am not one ofyou." "Erzuliewill guide me to my people." "Lev!" "Lev!" "Mali!" "Mali, where are you going?" "Can't force herto come ifshe doesn'twant to." "Let's keep movin'." " [Hale ] What's beyondthose mountains?" " [ Monat ] No one knows." "They are unclimbable." "Following the river is the onlyway to travel in this world." "[Objects Streaking]" "The atmosphere must be thinner here than on Earth." "Enough to make Riverworlders keep one eye on the ground and one on the sky." "The great debate in mytime... was the possibilitythat life existed on other planets." "Hmm." "Nowyou know." "How many?" "An infinite number." "But to end up on this planet with your particular life forms... in this strange dimension beyond life itself-- that I had not planned on." "Well, I guess we're in the same boat, aren'twe?" "You humans have each other here." "You have family, friends, lovers-- all waiting to be discovered." "You have that hope." "I have no one to discover." "I have no hope." "We are not in the same boat." "Weshouldfindshelterandrest, It willbe darksoon," "The woman is following us." "Where?" "I don't see her." "You're blessed with five senses, Hale." "Sight is onlyone ofthem," "@@ [ Chanting In Native Language]" "@@ [ Chanting ]" "The other night, when you escaped, the doorwas locked." "Therewas, uh, somebody" "How do I saythis?" "He had a hood on." "So I couldn'tsee his face, but I've seen him before, under the water." "He has some kind of power." "He's made me see things." "You mean like a vision?" "Ofwhat?" "I don't know." "The future maybe?" "[Grunting] [Rocks Fall]" "[ Chuckles ] You escaped." "Gwen." "This is Hale, the man who freedus, andhis companions," "[Monat] This is Tane, He is one ofus," "Monat, you know the rules." "A strangerwho saves my life is no longer a stranger to me." "He is my friend." "Get Sam." "Watch yourself." "[Man, Western Drawl] Monat, It's goodto haveyou back, myfriend," "You must be Hale." "It wouldseem I oweyou a measure ofgratitude," "Escaping from Valdemar's clutches-- that's quite impressive," " He'll be mad enough to come afteryou." " No, he won't." "He's dead." "He who lives by the sword" " When?" " Yesterday, by a man who claims to be the Roman emperor Nero." "Well, that's quite a claim." "Though I guess the true Nero has to be somewhere on this planet." "Everyone comes here eventually, so it'spossible," "He saved our lives, Sam." "Well, y'all know too much now anyway." "You can enter our camp, but onlyon the understanding thatyou're forbidden to leave until Isayso," "No exceptions," "Verywell." "Follow me." "[Sawing] What on earth?" "[ Chattering ]" "Oh, you're not on Earth anymore." "Come on." "Welcome to the Go ForBroke," "For my sins, I am the captain." "It must have taken years to build a vessel ofthis-- Six anda half, to be exact, Ifyouplease," "I modeled her on the steamers I used to pilot up and down the Mississippi." "Add a couple ofsails forthe scaredy ancients among us to make them feel comfortable." "Those ofus from the civilized democracies, we are in the minority here in this world." "The average Riverworlder wouldkillyouas soon as look atyou," "But on this vessel,you're gonna find some rules and freedoms that don't exist on the land," "And with those liberties, we are gonna travel everywhere and anywhere this riverwill take us." "Areyou going downriver?" "You got a reason we should go upriver?" "Yeah." "Nobody ever learned anything sailing awayfrom the source." "Howaboutseeingthe engine room?" "Everything you need to see you can see from up here." "We usedthe best materials andmen," "And we got fellas here who worked on St, Paul's Cathedral, the pyramids, the Titanic, which they tell me was quite an engineering feat, despite its later mishap." "I'm sure any question you have will be answered soon enough." " [ Clang ]" " In the meantime, there's plenty ofjobs around here foryou to earn your keep." "These areyourshadows," "Doesn't look like we have much ofa choice." "It's nothing personal." "Just can't afford a security risk this close to launching her." "Sam, A word, Excuse me." "Well, what is it?" "I found enough palladium to start thewheels and keep them turning." "Where?" "A decoration on Valdemar's throne." "It's pretty rare, Monat." "Any Cetian can smell saturated metal hydride a mile away." "Ourtechnology is based on it." "Timing's good, With Valdemargone, it'llbeprettyconfusedaround there, I'm sure I can get it," "Valdemarwe knew." "Nero we don't." "What if one of us gets caught?" "No." "Can't risk it." "Sam, the whole rock gives us enough critical mass to finally launch this boat." "I saywaiting is the risk." "This is not a democracy, Tane." "I decidewho goes, who stays, when we launch and when we don't." "And what I'm tellingyou both is" "I'll think about it." "Howyou everconvincedme to develop this cockamamie technology ofyours, I'll neverknow," "What's the matterwith a wood-burning furnace anyway?" "Myboat powered byrocks," " [Laughter, Chattering]" " Pull it close." "Gwen, look." "I could makeyou a pretty dress." "Me?" "Look, I've almost forgotten what it's like to wear civilized clothes." "How about I teach you to sew as well?" "[Wind Blowing ]" "I'm just gonna take a bath." "What, you wanna comewatch me?" "Whoo!" "[ Gasps ]" "What" " Doyou mind?" "No, I don't. [ Chuckles ]" "In mytime, when a bunch ofus wouldget togetherin a hot tub, we'dcallit aparty," " But I guess you didn't do that kind ofstuffin your time." " Not if one had manners." "I wonderwhat my children would thinkofme now?" "Did you have a family?" "I had a son." "He died ofleukemia." "And his... mother, well, she tried" "She tried, butshe couldn't standthepain, She took herown life," "I'm so sorry." "So who's gonna get out first?" "Not me. [ Chuckles ]" " Howmuch ofit is mine?" " As far as the eye can see." "[Flavius ] To expandfurther, we need the ship the rebels are building," "Ourspies tell us it's nearlyreadyto launch," "Then we should act soon." "[ Grunting]" "[Flavius ] We mine enough ore from the rocks that fall from the sky to keep our men fullyarmed," "The rebels steal from the harvest fields occasionally, but it never amounts to much," " Valdemar couldn't catch them?" " They are highly skilled." "Sometimes it is better to allow them some freedom." "Their ingenuity can be useful." "Tom got more cuffs and kisses that day, according to Aunt Polly's varying moods, than he'd earned before in a wholeyear." "He hardly knewwhich expressed the most gratefulness to God and affection for himself." "More tomorrow." "Time foryou to go to sleep." "What's this?" "[ Chuckling ]" "Well, who did this foryou?" "Huh?" "Itwasn't one ofus." "One ofthe new crowd, huh?" "Was it Mr. Hale?" "Mr. Lev?" "Miss Alice?" "Miss Alice." "Well, well, well." "She's quite an artist." "And dressmakertoo." "You two quite like each other, huh?" "Don't get too fond ofher." "Correct me ifI'm wrong." "I don't recall inviting you below decks." "Take us with you." "I have a hundred berths on board and a hundred workers readyto fill them." "Besides, we're goin' downriver." "That doesn't seem to interestyou." "Sam, listen to me." "In all youryears here, haveyou ever seen a native ofthis world?" "Not in 1 0 years." "There's stories, but that's all they are." "They're not stories." "Someone came to me while I was still under the water... and he gave me the power to see the future." "I saw Nero." "I saw a dark tower wrapped in ice and snow... and I saw this exact boat headed upriver and I was on it." "Well, I reckon ifthat's ourfuture, then it'll happen just theway you saw it." "You don't believe me." "I don't believe anyone, and I don't believe in anyone except myself." "Then believe in what your eyes are telling you." "Believe in that." "Lookat this world around you-- the obelisk, the cannisters, the food, the clothing." "You can't tell me that someone isn't behind this." "You spentyears working on this boat." "Mm." "Years!" "Don'tyou want to take it out and find some answers foryourself?" "Answers?" "Hell." "I didn't find any answers in my last life." "Whythe hell would I want towaste mytime trying to find them in this one?" "And you forget, I'm olderthan you." "I'm a lot olderthan you." "I have a 30-year-old body and a 90-year-old mind." "And what I have learned in my considerable time is to enjoythejourney, not the destination." "Now the closest obelisk is quite a hike." "They'll be needing some help in the morning with the canisters." "Why don'tyou go makeyourselfuseful?" "[ Grunting ]" "[Whistles ]" "Ah, ah, ah, ah." "That's not nice." "Up the hill." "Up the hill." "Monat!" "Tane!" "Get down here!" "Look what Ifound!" "Sneaking around." "Trying to find-- [ Groaning ]" "Why did you-- Why did you do that?" "Hewas a spy." "AVandal scout." "It is the wayofRiverworld," " We could have questioned him." " You are a stranger here." "You have no right to question him orme," "[Hale ] Someone!" "I needsome help with this man!" "Well, the good news is theywon't miss him for a few days." "[ Monat ] Sam, ifwe go now, we can be back before then, ready to launch." "They'll never know wewere there." "Ifwe gowhere now?" "Valdemar's fortress." "There's some things there that we need." " [Monat] He's been mining the meteors," " Iron forweapons mostly." "But meteors contain otheruseful metals, Hale," "The rarest is hydratedpalladium, which we intend to use as a fuel for ourboiler," "Valdemar found a rock large enough to yield an almost perpetual energy source," "Perpetual, huh?" "I mpossible." "Cold fusion has formed the basis of Cetian energy production for centuries." "The hell with the boat then." "Let's build a spaceship... andwe'lljustget off this godforsakenplanet," "Just the two of us." "What doyou say?" "Monat, Tane." "[ Sighs ] One ofyou goes, one ofyou stays." "I can't risk the loss ofboth ofyou." "I will go." "Without Monat's brainpower, the boat doesn't go anywhere." "I broke out ofthere alive." "I can break back in." "Fine." "Both ofyou go." "Ifyou're not back before the next high tide, I'm gonna assume the worst," "I'm gonna launch herwithout you, on sail power alone." "[Sam ] Even with all these heroics, I can't guaranteeyou a berth," "If there's not enough room for all of us, at least take the others." "Get me the damn rock." "There may be room on the deck." "[ Sighs ] You trust him?" "I don't trust any human, even you." "[Tane] Welcome to the ValleyofMeteors," "Without them, we wouldn't have hadenough ore to make ourboiler," "We should keep moving." "We're entering Vandal borderlands." "We should find cover." "You got it?" "He said it was behind the headboard." "Nah, it's gone." "Looking forthis?" "[ Grunting ]" "You should have freed me when you had the chance." "Thosewho help me are rewarded." "You've done well, Yourbargain with Valdemarendures," "Bring him with us to the ship." "It's a shame to waste such promising centurion material." "But he will make a goodexample forthe others," " @@[Tribal] - [People Chattering, Laughing]" "Would you like to try?" "Mm." "Yes." " Sam!" " [Yelling]" "Fight!" "Fight!" "Fight!" " Everybodyfight!" " Surrender, or they die!" "Both ofthem!" "Valdemarhadmore to offerme thanjust a berth on a boat to nowhere," "Sorry." "[Nero ] I gathershe's readyto launch at the next high tide," "Teach mymen how to sail her andyourlives will be saved," "You, however, can expect no such kindness," "The great Neptune will require a sacrifice if my voyages are to prosper." "And what better candidate than my first true enemy in this world?" "Make itslow," "The profit is all in the pain." "Keep her apart from the rest." "[Man] Ah!" "Come on!" "[Flavius] With this, we do not need to relyon the wind," "Andno one on the river can have anything like this," "I want to see it work." "[ Scoffs ]" "Now, which ofyou wants to be the next crew member to die?" "Once lit, the energy converts to heat, which creates steam, which creates pressure, which turns the wheel," "Good, Have the strongest prisoners load the remaining supplies, Store the others in the hold," " The hold wasn't built for people." " The weak will die, the strong will survive." "I fail to see your problem." "Oh." "Oh, what my legions could have achieved... with metal hearts beating inside their ships." "Everywhere this boat sets anchor, soldiers will be added to my armies, slaves to myworkforce." "You see, the only cure for anarchy is the firm hand and iron will... ofa leaderwith a vision," "Forthe good ofthe citizens, Rome must be resurrected." "Make him loadtheship with the others," "Less than 1 2 hours to high tide." "Hold your breath long enough at the end... and you mightjust get to see me waving you good-bye." "No!" "No!" "Come on!" "No. [ Screams ]" "Everyone!" "You must be still." "Be still." "Be still." "Breathe slowly." "Saveyour strength, oryou will die." "Areyou all right?" "Ifwe live, we'll build another boat and sail in the opposite direction." "They're not gonna let us live." "You and I both know that." "The first time I was murdered, I hadn't the strength to go down fighting." "Now I do." "Areyou with me?" "Only ifwe get the chance." "Enough talk!" "Move it!" "Sam." "Sam." "Move!" "Now!" "There's a time and a place." "Come." "If onlyyou'd been reasonable." "[Man ] Get in there!" "[Sam ] Where's Gwen?" "Where's Gwen?" "I don't know." "Gwen!" "I can onlyhope she escaped," "Mali,you diedin a hold like this, didn'tyou?" "It was all for nothing." "This is how you humans comfort each other?" "There was a distinct shortage of comfort in Birkenau." "In the end, when all was stripped away, the onlywords of comfort that meant anything to me were these" "I am still alive." "[ Scoffs ]" "Say it." "I am still alive?" "Again." "I am still alive." "[Man]Is everythingready?" "Nero's coming on board, [Man #2] Yes, sir," "The boat is ready." "How long till high tide?" "Less than an hour." "And thewoman?" "She awaits you in the captain's quarters." "I do notwish to be disturbed." "Ah." "Good girl." "Look, ifanything bad happens, go toyour hiding spot." "I likeyour spirit." "The more they evade us, the morewe admire them." "I know I intrigueyou, though you wish I didn't." "You're upset aboutyourfriend." "I did not order his death lightly." "But I must establish my authority ifl am to bring peace to this world." "Oh, is thatwhatyou're after?" "You revolt me!" "Oh." "You misunderstand me." "I do not claim to be perfect!" "How did you get out ofthat one?" " Good things come in small packages." " Gwen freed you?" "She's safe?" "Yeah, she's okay." "Where's Alice?" "All right, listen up." "The tide's almost in." "Sowe're gonna launch the boat right away." "Hale, it's too risky, Theydon't knowhowtosailheryet, That's ouradvantage," "Sam, this is ourwindow of opportunity." "There might not be another one." "Now, ifwe're gonna make it through this thing alive, we have got toworktogether." "Now, areyou in or areyou out?" "I've gotta know right now." "[Man] Come on, Sam," "I'm in." "Okay." "Now, ifwe want to live, ifwe want freedom, everyone that steps foot on that deck is gonna have to fight for it." "And maybe to the death, ifnecessary." "Areyou ready?" "Areyou ready?" "[Man, Softly] Yes, Areyou ready?" " Yes." " Areyou ready?" " [ All Whispering ] Yes." " All right." "We're going for the ropes." "The men on the ground won't be a factor oncewe're underway." "We have got to come upwith a diversion, something to hold them in the beginning." " Leave that to us." " Good." " Lev, can you handle a sword?" " There's a first time for everything." "Get two men, meet me on top." "Mali, you go for the ropes and then meet us as well." "All right, upyou go." "[Man] Okay, let's do it," "[ NeckCracks ]" "Let's go." "One at a time." " Psst." " What areyou doing up there?" "I told you to stay put." "All right, you can stay and help Mali with the ropes." "Now, go!" "Go!" "Lev, I'm going after Alice." "Good luck." "I was inexperienced." "Impatient." "I lacked thejudgment ofthe elder emperors." "But I've learned from my mistakes." "And now I know I need a strong empress by my side... to steady me, to teach me... compassion, an emotion I was never allowed to develop in Rome." "Choose someone else." "[ Screams ]" "Look, you have secrets." "I don't know whatyou're talking about." "You have such pain behind your eyes." "Who leftyou?" "Forget him." "Consider me instead." "I can giveyou everything." "Everything except love." "[Nero] Ah, love," "The ultimate challenge." "So Neptune spatyou from his waters." " Don't." " Then drop it." "Do it." "Oh, do it." "[ Man ] Everything's secured here." "[ Chattering ]" "These had betterwork, Monat." "Theywill." "Sword." "Kick it." "You see, the true leader will always sacrifice the one... for the good ofthe many, no matterwhat his feelings." "Ready," "Clear!" "That's the difference between us, Hale, That's whyi'm destined to rule, and you're destined to perish." "Clear!" "Ooh." " Stay here." " Not on your nellie." " Run for the ship!" " Stop them!" "They're heading forthe boat!" "Mali, help!" "[Hale] Mali, quick!" "Cut the last ropes," "[Man ] Holdon!" "Unbelievable." "We've launched." "Monat, get anotherrocket," "Go to the engine room." "Fire up the boiler." "[ Yelling ]" "You nevertold me about explosives, Sam." " Hell ofa launch party." " The engine room." "We gotta get out ofhere." "[Hale] Watch out forNero, He's stillout there," "[Yelling]" "The sails." "The current'spushing us towards the rocks," "The pressure's up." "Here it goes." "You ever done any sailing?" "I'm from Danzig." "We learn to sail before we can pee standing up." "All right, good." "Tie it offand take thewheel." "Right." "You should go below deck where it's safe." "Go on!" "Go!" "Right now!" "Dear God." "Oh, dear God." "Give me strength." "Monat!" "What now?" "[ Grunting ]" "Howare we?" "Full starboard!" "Full starboard!" "I have almost no control without the engine." "I'm on it." " Sam!" "We need power now, orwe're gonna hit the rocks." " What about the sails?" "It's keeping us from drifting, but that's about it." "We're doing all we can." "We got a kink in here somewhere." " Not a technologically sound idea." " Necessity is the mother ofinvention." "[Hale] Hit it!" "It's working!" "Wait!" "Enough already." "She's coming around." "[Lev] I've got her, We're in the clear," "Good going." "Sam, there might be moreVandals on the boat." "You go forward." "I'll sweep aft." "Stay put!" "Watch yourself." "We're almost clear, Hale, be careful," " Your fight's with me." " I suppose it is." "But I askedmyself, "Whybother?"" ""What an artist the world loses in me." Famous last words, right?" "You've studied me." "How gratifying." "Yeah, I've studied you." "I've studied Nero the emperor, Nero the coward." "According to history, you poisoned yourwayto the top, and then, underyourfine leadership, thewhole empire fell." "Well, history is mistaken." "You were thesadend to theAugustan dynasty andthe endofRome," "No!" "No!" "I tried to resurrect a crumbling republic." "Myown mother, mywife Octavia-- they all plotted against me... and against Rome." "I died fighting against false accusations." "You died on the run, and then you killed yourself becauseyou were afraid to faceyour enemies." "That wasyourlegacy," "Bevery, very careful." "Give him yourweapon." " I said..." " Come on!" "give him yourweapon." "Move!" "I'll die fighting false accusations again, ifthat's what the gods demand ofme." "So Neptunewill have my sacrifice." "[ Spits ]" "The first person you have ever killed." "Yeah." "Yeah, up close." "Hewon't be the last." "Not byfar." "Nero's dead." "Dropyourweapons." "Drop it!" "Move!" "Move!" "You can jump orwe can push you." "[Yelling ]" "[ Laughing ] We've done it!" "Wewon!" "Wewon!" "Whoo-hoo!" "You foughtwell." " Areyou okay?" " Areyou?" "It looks likewe're going with you whetheryou like it or not." "I guess so." "[Man] Yes!" "Goodwork!" "[ Knocking ]" "You were right." "Itwas one hell ofa launch party." "Come on in." "Well, here's to life on the river." " Well, they all wantyou to be" " Sam, I did what I had to do to get us out ofthere." " This isn't my boat." "I didn't build her." " I'm not asking you to buy her, Hale." "Truth is, all I reallywant is to be the pilot ofthe Go ForBroke," "Mess about on the river." "I don't know, maybe-- maybe find myself a little adventure." "Mess about on the river, huh?" "Kind oflike Tom Sawyer?" " Uh-huh." " I don't know ifAunt Polly would approve ofthat." "But Ibet Mark Twain would," "OrSam Clemens, as he was known to his friends back in the days when he was, piloting that steamboat up and down Ole'Miss," "Mark Twain." "I haven't heard that name in years." "Born under a comet, died under a comet, partial to meteors," "Come on, Sam." "Why don'tyou tell them the truth?" "Whydon'tyou tell them whoyou reallyare?" "Doyou miss your family, Hale?" "I do." "But they know someone named MarkTwain." "When I look back on my earthly life, I realized that I was the most happiest... when I was plain old Sam the boat pilot." "Maybe Iknewwho I was andwho I wasn't," "Now I figure that's why I'm here, to find out... why that was so." "I'd sure appreciate it ifyou let it stay that way..." "Captain," "Let's head upriver." "[ No Audible Dialogue]" "Theirjourney has begun." "As you said itwould." "Butwill it be completed in time?" "Will it be completed at all?" "That, none ofus can foresee."