"IT BEGINS." "OH, MAN." "YEAH?" "BRENNAN MULWRAY?" "YEAH." "WHO'S THIS?" "JUST LISTEN." "MY NAME IS NATHAN REYNOLDS, OKAY?" "I..." "I'M NOT ON DRUGS." "I..." "I'M NOT CRAZY." "I..." "I'M SURE AS HELL NOT WRONG." "THE PROPHECY HAS COME TRUE." "AND YOU AND I ARE PART OF IT." "DUDE, YOU GOTTA SLOW DOWN AND START MAKING SOME SENSE" "OR I'M HANGING UP." "OH GOD." "IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME." "HE'S COME..." "WHO?" "HE'LL KILL ME." "AFTER, YOU NEXT." "JUST SAVE YOURSELF AND THE OTHERS, BEFORE IT'S TOO..." "DON'T HANG UP!" "HELLO!" "HELLO?" "HOW'D THIS GUY FIND YOUR NUMBER?" "I DON'T KNOW." "THERE'S BEEN FAR TOO MUCH OF THAT HAPPENING LATELY." "I THINK WE NEED AN ANSWERING SERVICE." "YEAH." "WHAT, LIKE "MUTANT X CAN'T COME TO THE PHONE NOW?" "WE'RE BUSY SAVING THE WORLD ...AGAIN."" "YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT." "WELL, I GUESS IT WASN'T A CRANK CALL." "DEFINITELY FOUND OUR PHONE." "NOW WHERE'S OUR CALLER?" "WHAT IS THIS STUFF?" "SOME SORT OF ACID?" "BRENNAN!" "HEY, FREAK BOY!" "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?" "HE'LL BE BACK!" "YOU TWO SHOULD GET OUTTA HERE." "HELLO?" "KEN?" "BARBIE?" "CHOP-CHOP." "I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE" "UNTIL I FIGURE OUT WHO MADE THAT CALL FOR HELP." "BREN?" "HATE TO BREAK THIS TO YOU, HERO." "BUT I THINK YOU'RE A LITTLE LATE." "SCIENTIST ADAM KANE WAS A PIONEER OF GENETIC RESEARCH," "MANIPULATING DNA TO SAVE HUMAN LIVES." "BUT IN MANY THEIR GENES UNEXPECTEDLY MUTATED" "AND THEY DEVELOPED SUPERHUMAN ABILITIES." "TOGETHER, FOUR OF THE MOST POWERFUL FIGHT" "TO PROTECT A WORLD THAT DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THEY EXIST." "THEY ARE..." "MUTANT X." "HEY..." "HEY..." "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?" "WHAT?" "CAN'T A GIRL JUST TAKE A STROLL DOWN AN ALLEY ANYMORE?" "LOOK, JUST CUT THE CRAP, OKAY?" "OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW SOMETHING." "ALL RIGHT..." "THE GUY THAT JUMPED YOU IS CALLED THE GUARDIAN." "I'VE BEEN ON HIS TRAIL FOR THE LAST MONTH." "WHY?" "I'M A BOUNTY HUNTER." "HE'S BEEN WATCHING A PACKAGE THAT I'M AFTER." "YOUR TURN." "WHAT'S YOUR PART IN THIS?" "AND DON'T BOTHER LYING." "I'LL KNOW." "YOU AN EMPATH?" "TELEPATH." "GOOD FOR YOU." "WELL, THERE'S NOT REALLY A WHOLE LOT TO TELL." "GET A PHONE CALL FROM THIS GUY, SAID HIS NAME'S NATHAN," "AND THERE'S SOME PROPHECY THAT I'M A PART OF." "DID HE SAY ANYTHING ELSE?" "DETAILS?" "MOSTLY, I JUST HEARD HIM SCREAMING." "SO IF I'M INVOLVED IN THIS AND YOU'RE GOING AFTER THAT KILLER," "THEN I'M GOING WITH YOU." "OH, REALLY?" "BECAUSE I MUST'VE MISSED THE PART WHERE I..." "INVITED YOU." "I GUESS WE COULD ALWAYS GO AND FIND HIM OURSELVES, BUT..." "THEN YOU'D RISK US FINDING HIM FIRST." "ALL RIGHT." "YOU CAN TAG ALONG." "THE FERAL GOES HOME." "DEAL." "IT'S COOL." "OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE, MAKE A MOVE ALREADY." "I'M HEARING CRICKETS." "RELAX." "YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TELL A LOT ABOUT A PERSON'S ROMANTIC STYLE" "BY THE WAY THEY PLAY GAMES." "FOR SOME, IT'S JUST ALL ABOUT THE FINISH." "BUT FOR OTHERS, WELL, THEY TAKE THEIR TIME." "ENJOYING THE MOVES IT TAKES TO..." "GET YOU THERE." "WELL, FAST OR SLOW..." "AS LONG AS I WIN." "CHECKMATE." "JESSE, I NEED YOU TO ANALYSE THIS FOR ME." "GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO." "WHAT HAPPENED AT THE MEET?" "BY THE TIME WE GOT THERE," "BRENNAN'S CONTACT WAS ALREADY DEAD." "WELL, WHERE IS BRENNAN?" "HELL IF I KNOW." "RAN INTO A BOUNTY HUNTER AND HE TOOK OFF WITH HER" "TO FOLLOW THE KILLER." "I WAS CORDIALLY DIS-INVITED." "WHAT IS THIS?" "IT'S THE ONLY EVIDENCE I COULD GET." "IT WAS ALL OVER THE SCENE." "I'M GUESSING THAT'S HOW THE GUY WAS KILLED." "HE WAS SLIMED." "COOL." "YOU ARE SO WEIRD, SOMETIMES." "SO, HOW HOT IS SHE?" "WHO?" "THAT HOT, HUH?" "LOOK, SHAL, SPEAKING AS A FRIEND..." "HUH." "OKAY, FINE, SPEAKING AS ME," "YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO CLEAR UP YOUR BRENNAN ISSUES." "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" "I'M TALKING ABOUT EVERY TIME HE GETS NEAR ANOTHER GIRL," "YOUR HACKLES GO UP." "OKAY, FIRST, YOU'RE WAY OFF." "AND SECOND, YOU ARE WAY OFF." "WE'RE LIKE FAMILY." "YEAH?" "I HOPE YOU LIKE IT THAT WAY." "BECAUSE UNTIL YOU GET HONEST WITH YOURSELF..." "AND BRENNAN..." "THAT'S ALL YOU TWO WILL EVER BE." "AND YOU KNOW WHAT, SHAL?" "HE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO KEEP LOOKING." "MIND TELLING ME WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE?" "WELL, I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO FIND THE GUY" "THAT JUMPED YOU BUT I'M PRETTY SURE WHO HE'S AFTER NEXT." "SHE'S A FERAL NAMED CAROL WHITELY." "IF WE CAN FIND HER, WE CAN SET UP A SWEET AMBUSH." "WHAT?" "SHE JUST HANGS OUT IN ALLEYS?" "NO." "BUT HER DEALER DOES." "WE JUST HAVE TO SHAKE HIM DOWN." "UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE'S WEAKNESSES IS HALF OF MY JOB." "REALLY?" "MM." "SO WHAT'S YOUR WEAKNESS?" "PRETTY BOYS THAT ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS?" "YOU?" "AGGRESSIVE CHICKS WITH A SUPERIORITY COMPLEX." "HM." "I'M COMING UP WITH NOTHING ON THIS BOUNTY HUNTER SO FAR." "I MEAN, RILEY'S PROBABLY AN ALIAS." "MAYBE IT'S HER STRIPPER NAME." "ME-YOW!" "ANYTHING?" "WELL, IT COULD BE THE ICKIEST SUBSTANCE I'VE NEVER ANALYSED," "BUT IT'S DEFINITELY THE MOST INTRIGUING." "WHAT IS THIS?" "WELL, IT'S A MUCUS." "MORE OF A VISCOUS CEMENT, REALLY." "DOES IT TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT THE GUY THAT ATTACKED US?" "WELL, I'M READY TO CHECK THE DATABASE." "OHH..." "HE'S CALLED THE GUARDIAN." "CATCHY NAME, HUH?" "WHAT IS HE?" "HE'S NOT SOME KIND OF FERAL." "WELL, HE'S SIMILAR." "I MEAN, HE'S A TRANSGENIC HYBRID LIKE YOU," "BUT HE'S ARACHNID-BASED." "I'M GUESSING THEY CROSSED HIM WITH A HOBO SPIDER" "AND A WHIP SCORPION." "THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING." "NO, THAT'S A VERY NOT GOOD THING." "I MEAN, OF THE FOUR MUTATIONS," "FERALS' PERSONALITIES ARE MOST DEPENDENT ON THE DNA, RIGHT?" "YEAH, SO?" "SO A MAMMALIAN CROSS LIKE ME, THAT'S ONE THING, BUT..." "AN ARACHNID, THAT'S GOING TO BE" "A WHOLE OTHER KETTLE OF WEIRDNESS." "HE'S NOT GOING TO THINK LIKE US," "HE'S NOT GOING TO FEEL LIKE US." "HE'S GOING TO BE TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE." "HE'LL BE INSTINCT OVER INTELLECT." "THERE'S OUR GUY." "UH, HELLO?" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "I'M GETTING OUT OF THE CAR?" "LOOK, YOU AREN'T USED TO THIS KIND OF SUBTLE INTERROGATION," "ALL RIGHT?" "IT TAKES FINESSE." "STYLE." "OH, I GOT YOUR STYLE RIGHT HERE." "NO." "YOU GOT VOLTAGE." "YOU CAN'T JUST FRY YOUR SNITCHES, ALL RIGHT?" "THEY'LL NEVER HELP YOU AGAIN." "INFORMANTS ARE LIKE TREES FOR BOUNTY HUNTERS." "A RENEWABLE RESOURCE." "HEY, IS THERE A BOOKS-ON-TAPE VERSION OF THIS LECTURE?" "BECAUSE IT'S MAKING ME KIND OF SLEEPY." "STAND BACK AND WATCH, G. Q..." "YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY LEARN SOMETHING." "YO, DOOLEY." "YOU GOT A SECOND?" "NICE WORK, PROFESSOR." "YOU KNOW THE RULES, DOOLEY!" "MAKE ME RUN, I'LL MAKE YOU BLEED." "YOU WERE SAYING..." "YOU TWO GOT A PROBLEM?" "ME?" "NAH." "I'M JUST HERE TO LEARN." "OH, HEY..." "I WAS CHECKING A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE GUARDIAN," "AND GUESS WHO HE USED TO PARTY WITH?" "GABRIEL ASHLOCKE." "YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME." "NOT EVEN A LITTLE." "THE GUARDIAN WAS PART OF SOMETHING CALLED THE LINKS..." "YEAH, WE KNOW ABOUT THE LINKS." "THEY WERE ASHLOCKE'S MUTANT FOLLOWERS." "TOTALLY OBSESSED WITH HIM," "WANTED TO HELP HIM TAKE OVER THE WORLD." "NOT HAPPY MEMORIES." "OH." "WELL, DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM" "AFTER ASHLOCKE DIED?" "MOST OF THEM DRIFTED." "BUT, A HARD CORE PART OF THE LINKS," "LIKE OUR LITTLE BUG BOY HERE," "THEY SPLINTERED OFF, INCLUDING THIS GUY." "MR. JOHN BISHOP, THEIR PET PSIONIC." "THE MOST POWERFUL PRECOG ON THE MAP." "LOOKS LIKE THE KIND OF GUY" "THAT COULD BE INTO THE PROPHECY BIZ, HUH?" "YOU THINK HE'S STILL IN CONTACT WITH THE GUARDIAN?" "WELL, I THINKING JESS AND I SHOULD PAY HIM A VISIT," "FIND OUT." "IT'S JUST THAT BISHOP'S LOCKED UP IN AN ASYLUM" "AND I KNOW HOW MUCH THEY FREAK YOU OUT." "SO DOES EVERYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH ASHLOCKE." "I'LL GO." "LET ME..." "ARE YOU SERIOUSLY GOING TO JUST STAND THERE POSING?" "YOU NEED HELP?" "YOU WERE SAYING?" "YOU MIGHT WANT TO WAIT A SECOND" "WHILE THE LADY HAS A WORD WITH YOU, HUH?" "KARA." "WHERE'S SHE BEEN CRASHING LATELY?" "HOW SHOULD I KNOW?" "I DON'T DO HOUSE CALLS." "AGH!" "ALL RIGHT!" "ALL RIGHT!" "SOMETHING SPOOKED HER." "LAST I HEARD, SHE WAS ON THE MOVE," "LIVING OUT OF HER VAN." "THAT'S IT." "AGH!" "AGH!" "HANG UP!" "SHE'S HANGING OUT AT A BAR ON JURGEN STREET." "THE RED SKY, HUH?" "LOOK, THAT'S ALL I KNOW." "AH, WELL, I GOTTA ADMIT, YOU GOT SOME NICE MOVES." "YOU SHOULD SEE ME DANCE." "ALTHOUGH USING PSIONICS TO WIN THE FIGHT..." "THAT'S CHEATING." "THIS, FROM THE HUMAN CATTLE PROD?" "WHERE IS KARA?" "OH..." "OH..." "OH..." "WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?" "I DON'T KNOW." "DEMENTIA?" "OOH, NO..." "DRUGS." "HE'S GOT ENOUGH CC'S OF THORAZINE IN HIM" "TO KNOCK OUT A COW." "REALLY, REALLY FAT COW." "SHH!" "LISTEN!" "WHAT'S HE SAYING?" "HE'S SO TRANQUED OUT, I DOUBT HE KNOWS HIS OWN NAME." "SHALIMAR..." "HEY!" "HUH, I TOLD YOU YOU'D COME BACK." "WE'VE NEVER MET." "WE'RE STILL BACK THERE?" "AT THE BEGINNING?" "ALL MOVING SO SLOWLY..." "OKAY, THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY CREEPY." "LEXA?" "I WANT YOU TO RECORD AUDIO OVER MY COMLINK." "OKAY." "I'M ON IT." "SAVE IT." "SHE'S NOT INTERESTED." "ACTUALLY?" "NONE OF THEM ARE." "I FEEL A COMPLETE LACK OF ATTRACTION TO YOU IN HERE." "HUH, PLEASE." "IF YOU WERE ANY HOTTER FOR ME, I'D GET A SUNTAN." "AH, SO, DRINKING ON THE JOB." "FIRST RULE OF HUNTING:" "BLEND IN WITH YOUR SURROUNDINGS." "YOU GOTTA MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE, TOO." "NICE..." "THAT OKAY?" "THAT'S FINE." "YEAH, I CAN HANDLE THAT." "GOOD." "CHEERS." "CHEERS." "SO HOW'D YOU GET INTO THIS LINE OF WORK?" "LET'S SEE..." "MAKE MY OWN RULES, KICK SOME BAD GUY ASS..." "WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN THAT?" "PLUS, IT'S THE PERFECT GIG FOR A PSIONIC." "WELL, I GUESS THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU'RE SO COCKY." "WELL, KNOWING WHEN SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO LIE TO YOU." "SOMEONE ACTUALLY DID..." "ONCE." "AND?" "I'LL NEVER LET ANYONE GET THAT CLOSE AGAIN." "WELL, YOU CAN'T GO THROUGH LIFE LIVING LIKE THAT." "MAYBE." "BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH TRUST ISSUES HERE." "HUH." "I CAN FEEL YOU HAVE YOUR DOUBTS ABOUT ME." "YEAH, WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PSIONIC" "TO BE A GOOD JUDGE OF CHARACTER." "REALLY?" "YEAH." "SO, WHAT ARE YOU..." "PICKING UP ON ME?" "OKAY..." "WHAT AM I PICKING UP ON YOU?" "WELL, THAT YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE AND THAT" "YOU'RE AFRAID THAT I'M GOING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS." "AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WILL." "ANYTHING?" "SO FAR, JUST THIS." "DO WE EVEN KNOW IF THIS IS ENGLISH?" "THAT'S A GOOD POINT." "SCOOTCH." "I'M PUTTING IT THROUGH A CONVERSION PROGRAM," "RUN IT THROUGH THE LANGUAGE PROCESSOR." "THIS COULD TAKE A WHILE." "WAIT..." "THIS GUY'S A PRECOG." "UNSTUCK IN TIME." "FORWARD, BACKWARD." "THEY'RE THE SAME TO HIM." "TRY RUNNING IT IN REVERSE." "FROM THE BLOOD OF FOUR, WILL COME OUR SON" "ONCE ALL SIGNS PASS," "IF THE LINKS REMAIN" "THE HEART OF ASHLOCKE WILL LIVE AGAIN." "I'M TELLING YOU," "THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN THEM." "BETWEEN BRENNAN AND SHALIMAR?" "ARE YOU MENTAL?" "THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT." "PLEASE, SHE HAS NO PERSPECTIVE WITH HIM." "EVERY IMPULSE IS ON A TEN." "SHE'S A FERAL." "SHE'S JUST MARKING HER TERRITORY." "OH, MY GOD!" "SHE GETS ANY MORE TERRITORIAL WITH BRENNAN," "SHE'LL HAVE TO PEE ON HIS LEG." "LET'S PRETEND I NEVER SAID THAT." "YEAH." "ALREADY TRYING." "STILL, THOUGH, YOU GOTTA ADMIT," "THAT HAVING A RELATIONSHIP" "WITH SOMEBODY YOU WORK AND LIVE WITH, COULD BE TOUGH." "WHY?" "WELL, IT'S RISKY." "I MEAN, WHAT IF YOU'RE MISINTERPRETING THEM?" "WHAT IF THEY'RE JUST PRETENDING TO LIKE YOU" "BECAUSE THEY GET OFF ON THE WHOLE POWER TRIP," "WHILE THE WHOLE TIME" "THEY'RE JUST WAITING TO PULL THE RUG FROM UNDER YOU," "SO YOU FALL FLAT ON YOUR ASS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?" "HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING." "WELL, THERE'S ONLY EVER ONE WAY TO FIND OUT." "SOMEBODY'S GOT TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING." "THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH, JESSE," "BUT THEY NEVER GET THE GIRL." "WHO ARE YOU CALLING MEEK?" "TALK ABOUT GETTING THE GIRL..." "ALL RIGHT." "WOULD THE REAL RILEY MORGAN PLEASE STAND UP." "OKAY..." "MORGAN, COMMA, RILEY." "BORN ISABELLA EASTHAM 27 YEARS AGO." "AND WHAT HAS SHE BEEN UP TO IN THE MEANTIME?" "BECOMING A CARD-CARRYING MEMBER OF ASHLOCKE'S CULT." "OH, MY GOD." "RILEY'S A LINK." "YEAH." "THIS IS NO COINCIDENCE." "WE HAVE TO TELL BRENNAN." "SHALIMAR SAID NOT TO." "HUH, AND SHE'S JUST BEEN OVERRULED." "I WANT THE TRUTH." "ALL OF IT." "PEOPLE DON'T WANT THE TRUTH FROM ME." "THEY WANT FAIRY TALES." "HAPPY ENDINGS." "JUST TELL ME ABOUT THE PROPHECY." "OH, YOU MEAN THE CHILD." "WHAT CHILD?" "SON OF FOUR BLOODS," "COME TO RAISE THE LINKS ABOVE ALL OTHERS." "ASHLOCKE DIED BEFORE HE COULD FULFIL HIS PROMISE." "WITH THIS CHILD, THE LINKS WILL SHAPE A NEW WORLD." "HOW CAN WE STOP IT?" "AHH!" "IF IT'S MEANT TO BE STOPPED, IT WILL BE." "IF IT'S NOT, IT WON'T." "TIME WILL TELL..." "I WANT SPECIFICS." "A CHILD WILL BE BORN, BUT FOR OUR HOLD TO LAST," "ALL FOUR SIGNS MUST COME TO PASS." "A MOON WILL FALL, TWO BLOODS WILL BE DASHED," "THE CHILD WILL CHOOSE AND THE MOUNTAIN..." "WILL CRASH..." "SMASHING..." "SO IT SHALL PASS..." "YOU'RE CRAZY." "THEN I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE." "WHAT DOES THIS CHILD HAVE TO DO WITH BRENNAN?" "HAVEN'T YOU GUESSED YET?" "ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT IF KARA DOESN'T SHOW?" "DAMN, YOU'RE IMPATIENT." "ARE YOU IN THIS MUCH OF A HURRY FOR EVERYTHING?" "NOT EVERYTHING." "REALLY?" "WELL, LET ME SEE." "HEY..." "NO." "STAY OUT OF MY HEAD." "PLEASE, I'D DIE OF BOREDOM IN THERE." "IS THAT SO?" "OH, SO THAT'S HOW IT IS." "FINE, FINE." "OKAY..." "OKAY, MAYBE I TOOK IT TOO FAR." "FORGIVE ME." "MAYBE, IF..." "YOU ASK ME REALLY, REALLY, REALLY NICELY?" "AHEM..." "PRETTY PLEASE?" "NICER." "WITH ME ON TOP?" "OH, COME ON, THAT'S NOT FAIR." "YOU'RE PLAYING DIRTY." "WHO SAYS I'M PLAYING?" "Jesse:" "BRENNAN, YOU THERE?" "UM..." "YOU KNOW, WHEN..." "WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER, I THINK YOU AND I SHOULD, UH..." "YOU AND I SHOULD..." "WHAT?" "WELL, YOU'RE THE PSIONIC." "WHY DON'T YOU READ MY MIND?" "WHY DON'T YOU GET US ANOTHER BEER, AND MAYBE SOME ICE?" "DAMMIT, JESS, WHAT'S GOING ON?" "I'M WORKING HERE, MAN." "ACTUALLY, WE THINK YOU'RE BEING WORKED." "WHY?" "WHAT'S GOING ON?" "OH, JUST YOUR BASIC ATTEMPT AT NEW WORLD ORDER." "LOOK, WE DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING YET." "SHAL'S GETTING US MORE AS WE SPEAK." "BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW, IS THAT THIS PROPHECY" "THAT SUPPOSEDLY INVOLVES YOU," "WAS BEGUN BY THE LINKS" "AND MISS RILEY IS ONE OF THEM." "YOU SURE?" "GOT THE PROOF RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, MAN." "LOOK, JUST..." "WATCH YOUR BACK UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT GAME SHE'S PLAYING," "ALL RIGHT?" "YEAH, YEAH..." "JUST KEEP ME POSTED, HUH?" "GUESS WE NEED TO TALK." "HUH..." "KARA!" "DON'T DO THIS, KARA, I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU." "LIAR!" "YOU'VE ALREADY HURT ME." "WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU." "YOU'RE IN DANGER." "I KNOW WHO YOU ARE." "AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'VE TAKEN FROM ME." "AND I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT." "OHHH..." "STOP!" "YOU CAN'T KILL HIM YET." "HE'S OUR ONLY PATH TO THE CHILD." "WHAT CHILD?" "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" "KARA!" "SHE'S DEAD." "THIS CHILD?" "WHO IS HE?" "ACCORDING TO THE PROPHECY, HE'S ASHLOCKE'S SECOND COMING." "ACCORDING TO BIOLOGY HE'S OUR SON." "NOT JUST OURS." "I MEAN, OUR DNA HELPED CREATE HIM." "WHAT?" "BUT, KARA, NATHAN, YOURS, MINE" " ONE FROM EACH MUTANT TYPE." "OKAY, BUT HOW'D THEY GET MY DNA?" "WELL, I'M SURE YOU'VE BEEN LEAVING IT ALL OVER TOWN." "MOST OF THE LINKS WERE GENOMEXERS," "IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ALL THAT HARD." "SO YOU'VE BEEN AFTER THIS KID FROM THE BEGINNING?" "WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TELL ME THAT FROM THE START?" "WHEN WE MET IN THE ALLEY?" "I KNOW." "I KNOW." "REMEMBER THE GUY I SAID I WISH I HADN'T TRUSTED?" "OH, OH, WAIT..." "DON'T TELL ME." "LET ME GUESS." "GABRIEL ASHLOCKE." "YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER HAVING THIS FEELING," "EVER SINCE I WAS A REAL YOUNG KID" "THAT I WAS MEANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY LIFE," "SOMETHING THAT MATTERED." "AND FOR A WHILE, I THOUGHT THAT WAS PROTECTING ASHLOCKE." "YOU FELL FOR THE WHOLE "I'M THE MUTANT SAVIOUR" CRAP?" "WHEN HE DIED, I MEAN, I STAYED WITH THE LINKS." "WHEN BISHOP SPOKE HIS PROPHECY," "AND NAMED ME ONE OF THE CHOSEN FOUR, I ACTUALLY FELT BLESSED." "BUT IF BISHOP'S CORRECT, THE LINKS WILL WARP THAT CHILD" "AND MAKE HIM DARKER, DEADLIER THAN ANY MUTANT WE'VE SEEN," "INCLUDING ASHLOCKE." "WELL, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME WAY THAT WE CAN STOP THEM." "THERE ARE FOUR SIGNS" "THAT HERALD THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CHILD." "THE MOON WILL FALL." "TWO BLOODS WILL BE DASHED." "THE CHILD WILL CHOOSE AND THE MOUNTAIN WILL CRASH." "IF WE CAN STOP THE SIGN, WE STOP THE PROPHECY." "NOW, THE MOON FALLING, THAT WAS THE ECLIPSE." "TWO BLOODS WILL BE DASHED..." "WAIT, THAT..." "THAT'S NATHAN AND KARA." "SO WE MISSED TWO SIGNS." "THAT'S MEANS THERE'S ONLY TWO LEFT." "I KNEW YOU WOULD COME." "I KNEW IT." "BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN BORN." "DID YOU KNOW THAT?" "ARE WE IN THE PRESENT?" "YEAH." "I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE LAST TWO SIGNS MEAN, BISHOP." "THE MOUNTAIN WILL CRASH." "WHAT IS THE MOUNTAIN?" "THE CHILD'S HOME AND FORTRESS." "HIS CASTLE UNDERGROUND." "THE LAST OF THE LINKS" "HAVE SPENT THESE TWO YEARS SINCE HIS BIRTH" "READYING IT FOR HIM." "WHILE THE GUARDIAN WATCHED OVER HIM." "THE TIME IS READY FOR THE CHILD TO DESCEND NOW," "TO RULE WHERE NO ILL HAND CAN REACH HIM." "WHERE IS HE?" "YOU WERE RAILING AGAINST THAT WHICH CANNOT BE STOPPED." "IF IT CAN'T BE STOPPED, THEN THERE'S NO DANGER IN TELLING." "UNLESS YOU AREN'T AS SURE OF YOUR PREDICTIONS AS YOU PRETEND?" "YOU TRY HOLDING IT ALL INSIDE YOUR HEAD, GIRL." "ALL THE POSSIBLE FUTURES AND ALL THE WORLD" "GETTING A FRESH GLIMPSE WITH EVERY HAND YOU TOUCH." "SEE HOW EASY IT IS FOR YOU TO SEE THE ONE TRUE WAY." "I'LL PROVE I'M RIGHT." "TELL THE LAST OF THE BLOODS THEY CAN FIND THE GUARDIAN" "WHERE TRACKS MEET WATERS UNDER DESTINY." "BUT IT'LL DO THEM NO GOOD." "SO I HAVE SEEN." "SO IT SHALL BE." "SHALIMAR?" "DO YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU WILL DIE?" "I PREFER THE SUSPENSE, THANKS." "AND WHAT OF BRENNAN?" "WOULD YOU NOT LIKE TO KNOW HOW IT ENDS FOR HIM?" "IF THERE'S A CHANCE YOU COULD SAVE HIM FROM IT?" "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER WORD FROM YOU." "YOU WILL." "YOU WILL!" "YOU WILL!" "YOU WILL!" "YOU WILL!" "YOU WILL!" "YOU WILL." "BRENNAN?" "YEAH, MAN?" "WELL, SHALIMAR JUST GOT THE LAST CLUE FROM BISHOP." "HE SAID THAT YOU'LL FIND THE GUARDIAN" "WHERE THE TRACKS MEET THE WATER UNDER DESTINY." "SOUNDS LIKE A FORTUNE COOKIE." "YEAH, WELL, EXCEPT THAT THERE'S AN OLD RAILWAY LINE" "THAT ENDS AT THE DOCKS," "AND THERE'S A BOAT IN PIER 17 NAMED DESTINY." "WE FIGURE THAT'S WHERE THE GUARDIAN'S KEEPING THE KID" "UNTIL IT'S TIME TO MOVE IT." "YEAH." "AND WHICH, ACCORDING TO BISHOP, IS RIGHT ABOUT NOW." "WE'RE ON IT." "I'LL TELL YOU, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE LINKHEADS WERE THINKING." "TWO MUTANTS HAVING KIDS IS STUPID ENOUGH," "BUT MIXING FOUR..." "WHOA, BACK THAT UP." "JUST BACK THAT UP." "TWO MUTANTS HAVING KIDS IS STUPID?" "SINCE WHEN?" "SINCE EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE TIME" "THEY'RE BIOLOGICAL DISASTERS." "WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER TWENTY?" "SELFISH IMPULSE." "I'M SORRY, BUT THE LAST TIME I CHECKED," "PROCREATION IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT." "HMM, AND THE LAST TIME I CHECKED," "WE WEREN'T BASIC HUMANS." "OH, STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE I JUST KILLED YOUR PUPPY." "YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT." "JESS, OUR VERY EXISTENCE IS SCREWING" "WITH THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS." "THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT RIGHT AGAIN IS..." "IS TO LET US MUTANTS DIE OUT." "THAT'S IT." "AW, I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE LET ME WHACK THAT GUARDIAN THING" "WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE." "DON'T BE SO SURE YOU COULD HAVE." "SOMETIMES I THINK HE'S INDESTRUCTIBLE." "WELL, I LOOK FORWARD TO PROVING YOU WRONG." "DESTINY." "BRENNAN!" "AGH..." "AGH...!" "AGH!" "AGH...!" "OH..." "UGH..." "HE DISAPPEARED." "HE CHOSE..." "WHAT?" "THE CHILD WILL CHOOSE." "HE CHOSE TO PROTECT THE GUARDIAN." "WE JUST WATCHED THE THIRD SIGN." "CLOSE TO WHERE BRENNAN AND RILEY LAST SAW THE GUARDIAN." "DO YOU WANT TO COME AND TAKE A LOOK?" "YOU'RE ASHAMED OF YOUR MUTATION." "OH, MY GOD." "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" "I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I NEVER NOTICED IT BEFORE." "BUT ADMIT IT..." "DEEP DOWN YOU'RE A SELF-LOATHING MUTANT." "DO YOU HEAR HOW STUPID YOU'RE SOUNDING RIGHT NOW," "OR IS IT JUST ME?" "...I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY THE POSTER CHILD" "FOR THE PICTURE PERFECT FAMILY," "SO WHY WOULD IT SURPRISE ME" "THAT YOU'RE AN ANTl-BREEDER?" "OKAY." "WELL, I'M ALSO RIGHT." "TELL ME, JESS, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE HAD TO STEP IN" "TO AVERT MUTANT-CAUSED DISASTERS," "JUST WITH THE FEW OF US THAT EXIST SO FAR?" "THAT IS SUCH A CHEAP ARGUMENT." "NO, IT'S NOT." "OH, COME ON." "LIKE, THERE'S NOT CRIMINALS OUT THERE" "IN THE NORMAL SOCIETY AS WELL." "NONE THAT ARE THEIR OWN PERSONAL BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, NO." "OH..." "IT'S EVOLUTION, JESS." "SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST." "THAT'S US." "WE'LL LIVE AND WE'LL THRIVE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?" "THE REST OF HUMANITY IS GOING TO DIE," "AND THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN." "WHAT IF IT IS?" "WHAT?" "WHAT IF THERE ARE NO COSMIC ACCIDENTS?" "WHAT IF ADAM WAS SUPPOSED TO CREATE US?" "AND WE'RE THE BEGINNING OF..." "I DON'T KNOW..." "THE BEGINNING OF A NEW PHASE OF HUMANITY?" "WHATEVER HELPS YOU SLEEP." "I GUESS WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO AGREE TO DISAGREE," "THAT'S ALL." "FINE." "FINE." "LEXA, PLEASE." "LOOK, ALL I'M SAYING," "IS IF THERE WAS A HUNDRED LITTLE BABY LEXAS" "RUNNING AROUND OUT THERE IN THE WORLD" "THAT WERE ALL GOING TO GROW UP TO BE JUST LIKE YOU," "I HAPPEN TO THINK THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE." "YEP." "A FRUSTRATING, PIGHEADED..." "BEAUTIFUL PLACE." "WHAT?" "SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, FOR A MORON..." "YOU SAY EXACTLY THE RIGHT THINGS." "NOW COME HELP ME FIND MY MOUNTAIN." "LET'S TAKE A TIGHTER LOOK." "NOPE." "UH UH." "OH..." "DADDY LIKES." "OKAY, KIDS, I THINK WE GOT OUR LAST DESTINATION." "IT'S A GROUPING OF CAVES UNDER THE SEWERS NEAR YOU." "IT'S A..." "OLD MINE." "ALL RIGHT." "SO HOW MANY LINKS ARE LEFT?" "ONLY A HANDFUL OF HARD CORE BELIEVERS." "BUT NOTHING'S MORE DANGEROUS IN THE WRONG HANDS THAN FAITH." "YEAH." "TRUST ME, I DON'T WANT TO RUN INTO ANY OF THEM." "SHAL, WHERE YOU AT?" "IN THE HELIX, NOT FAR FROM YOU." "ALL RIGHT, I'M HAVING A FEELING" "WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY OUTNUMBERED." "SO YOU GOT MY BACK?" "ALWAYS." "SO IT'S HER?" "WHO?" "THE WOMAN WHOSE FINGERPRINTS I FEEL ALL OVER YOUR HEART." "HUH, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT." "BESIDES, DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO STAY OUT OF MY HEAD?" "OH, THAT WASN'T PSIONICS, HONEY." "THAT WAS JUST FEMALE INTUITION." "YEAH, FEMALE INTUITION." "WELL, I HOPE SHE'S NOT IN AS MUCH DENIAL AS YOU ARE." "HUH..." "WAIT, WAIT, HOLD UP." "HOLD ON ONE SEC." "LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION." "YEAH." "IF YOU'RE A TELEPATH," "THEN HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET FOOLED BY ASHLOCKE?" "WELL, HE DIDN'T USE HIS POWERS TO CONVERT ME," "IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING." "AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALL HE USED WAS HIS CHARM." "FELL IN LOVE WITH THE BASTARD." "IT'S PATHETIC, HUH?" "UH, YEAH." "FACE IT, ONE OF THESE DAYS" "YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TRUST SOMEONE, AGAIN." "NO." "WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT NO MUTANT LIKE THAT" "EVER EXISTS AGAIN..." "WHATEVER IT TAKES." "OKAY, SO HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING?" "BY TRACKING." "CAN'T YOU FEEL HIM?" "HUH..." "THE CHILD?" "AND NOT JUST HIM." "YOU'RE TOO LATE, BETRAYER!" "RILEY!" "HUH..." "UGH..." "WHERE'D SHE GO?" "THE MOUNTAIN WILL CRASH." "THAT WAS THE LAST SIGN." "I THINK SHE'S..." "I THINK SHE'S GOING AFTER THE KID." "SHE'S GOING TO KILL HIM." "KEEP YOUR HEADS UP." "WELL, I'D FEEL A LOT BETTER DOWN HERE IF WE KNEW" "HOW TO KILL THE GUARDIAN." "WELL, WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT." "ALL RIGHT." "I'M LOOKING FOR WEAKNESSES IN HIS ARACHNID STRUCTURE." "YEAH, BUT WITH OUT RILEY'S PSIONIC," "HOW ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO TRACK DOWN THE CHILD?" "COME ON, SHE FOLLOWED THE BOY;" "I'LL FOLLOW HER." "RILEY, NO!" "IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK, BRENNAN." "I WAS WRONG." "HE ISN'T EVIL." "HE'S JUST A BOY." "HE'S TRICKING HER." "JUST LIKE ASHLOCKE." "HE IS NOTHING LIKE ASHLOCKE." "I'VE LOOKED INSIDE HIS MIND, BRENNAN." "AND HE'S BEAUTIFUL." "THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYTHING I THOUGHT." "I TRUST HIM." "BUT THE PROPHECY." "THE THIRD SIGN WAS THE CHILD SHALL CHOOSE." "AND HE..." "HE CHOSE THE GUARDIAN." "NO." "HE CHOSE TO LET US LIVE." "HE FREED HIMSELF FROM THE PROPHECY BY CHOOSING THAT PATH," "BY FOLLOWING THE GOOD INSIDE." "LET ME TAKE HIM." "NO!" "WE CAN RUN FROM THE LINKS." "YOU'LL SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE RUNNING." "I TOLD YOU, I WOULD SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE" "MAKING UP FOR ASHLOCKE." "THIS IS HOW I WAS MEANT TO DO IT." "PLEASE DON'T TAKE THAT FROM ME." "HE WANTS YOU TO COME WITH US." "I CAN'T." "THEY'LL KILL HIM BEFORE THEY LET US HAVE HIM." "YOU KNOW THAT." "BRENNAN?" "GO." "JESS, A LITTLE HELP." "HOW THE HELL DO WE KILL THIS THING?" "HE MIGHT HAVE A WEAKNESS IN HIS EXOSKELETON," "SMALL OF HIS BACK, WHERE THE PLATES OVERLAP." "KEEP HIM BUSY." "C'MON..." "AGH...!" "WELL, SO MUCH FOR BISHOP'S PROPHECY." "SORRY." "I GREW RESTLESS WAITING FOR YOU." "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" "HUH?" "OH, SLEEPING." "I THOUGHT IT BEST WE TALK ALONE." "YOU DID WANT TO TALK..." "DIDN'T YOU?" "YOUR PROPHECY WAS FALSE." "WE LET THE CHILD GO." "THERE WAS NOTHING EVIL ABOUT HIM." "THERE'S SOMETHING EVIL ABOUT ALL OF US." "IT'S OUR CHOICE WHAT FACE WE SHOW." "ASK ME A QUESTION, MY LITTLE FERAL..." "TELL ME HOW IT ENDS." "WHAT HAPPENS TO ME AND MY FRIENDS." "THE FINAL BATTLE IS UPON YOU ALL..." "FOUR WILL BEGIN." "TRUE LOVE WILL CALL." "ONE WILL BETRAY." "AND ONE WILL FALL." "FALL?" "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, FALL?" "DO YOU MEAN DIE?" "TELL ME!" "DON'T FIGHT IT, SHALIMAR." "YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS CAN'T HIDE FROM FATE, SHALIMAR." "IT'S ALREADY FOUND YOU." "CAN WE STOP IT?" "SO I HAVE SEEN, SO IT SHALL BE." "NO." "TELL ME!"