"When God created man, a jealous Lucifer mounted a great rebellion in heaven." "His army of angels was defeated and forever banished from paradise." "These angels, the fallen, abandoned Lucifer, choosing to live on earth among the pleasures of humans." "They took mortal wives and fathered abominations, children called Nephilim:" "by the power of angels with the souls of man." "Angry, the Creator flooded the earth, killing the Nephilim and driving the fallen into hiding." "He sent the Powers, fierce warrior angels, to hunt those who survived the flood." "but there was hope for the fallenn a prophecy." "A Nephilim would be born who would redeem them and return them to paradise." "So the fallen watched..." "and waited." "Tom?" "Lori?" "Tom?" "Lori?" "Come, Nephilim!" "Meet your death!" "Huh." "Oh, man, that was wicked." "Oh..." "Hey, buddy." "Oh, hey, hey, stop, come on." "All right, come on, come on." "Hey, a little lighter on the noise, okay?" "I got a killer headache." "Surprise." "Hey, Happy Birthday!" "Happy Birthday!" "Don't let it go out." "I got it." "Okay." "We got it." "Here it is." "There you go." "Make a wish." "Yay." "Nice." "Thank you, Lori." "Thanks, Tom." "Wow." "Um, you guys didn't have to do this." "Didn't have to?" "It's your 18th birthday." "It's like the start of a whole new life." "Yeah." "And we'll have a party tonight, but we just wanted to, uh, to-- how happy we are that you were born, that last three years you've been with us have been just wonderful." "Yeah." "Thank you." "I mean, yeah." "Thanks a lot." "Now, you know the Corbett tradition." "Birthday boy gets to pick dinner, so what'll it be?" "Um, well, if it's not too much trouble, maybe Tom can make his spaghetti sauce?" "Yeah." "Yeah?" "Of course not." "It's no trouble." "I'll make it extra-special." "It already is, hon." "Okay." "All right." "Well, um, I got to get to work, so... we'll see you, and save your appetite." "Maybe after the party, we can work on the Caddy." "Cool." "All right." "That was very nice of you, and brave." "I can talk him out of it." "I'll tell him we're out of the ingredients." "No, no, I'm actually, uh..." "I'm beginning to like Tom's sauce." "Or at least get used to it." "How'd you get to be such a good kid, huh?" "I got to get Stevie up." "So enjoy your breakfast, and happy birthday." "How's it taste?" "this just arrived he said it wa urgent" "it's late You may go now" "But you have another meeting it's no t neccessary for you to be here" "I'll see you tomorrow what was that just the wind we're on the eighty-first floor" "Hello, Fallen." "Verchiel." "You look like you were expecting someone." "Who was coming to visit you, Samchial?" "No one, Your Worship." "Look we find you, lying to us." "What's that in your hair?" "Is it gray?" "I think you've been hanging around these monkeys for too long." "Did you really think that you could hide yourself behind all this magic?" "I mean, what good are runes when you show yourself by your actions?" "It's very sloppy." "Maybe you're sick of this realm." "Or maybe you actually feel remorse for your actions, and you've decided to turn yourself in." "I have paid for my transgressions." "You've paid?" "Being exiled to this planet is far from payment for what you did, my friend." "Your kind has yet to be punished." "By whom?" "You and your fanatic followers?" "You're not enacting the will of the Creator." "You're on your own crusade to destroy those whom you know were loved more by the Creator." "Silence!" "Prepare yourself for your judgment, Fallen." "Yaah!" "Only the Creator can judge." "Wait!" "Oh!" "You fool!" "He was hiding something, and you destroyed it!" "Mom, let it go." "There are plenty of kids out there who call their parents by their first names." "Besides, Dr. Jonas says that it's common for older adopted children, and it doesn't mean that Aaron's not bonding with us." "No, Mom, Tom and I don't need a second opinion." "We're happy working with Dr. Jonas." "Besides, Aaron trusts him." "Oh!" "It's okay, Stevie." "Sorry." "I" " No, it's okay." "I just touched Stevie without telling him." "And I think you're wrong about forcing Aaron to call us Mom and Dad." "You know, he's been through more than you or I could ever understand." "Oh, here he is now, Mom." "Yeah." "She wants to wish you a Happy Birthday." "Hey, Marge" "Grandma." "A white button-down shirt, slacks, and loafers." "Yeah." "Mm-hmm." "Okay." "I will." "Okay." "Thanks." "Bye." "She wanted to make sure I was dressed right to meet the school recruiters." "Oh, well, I officially apologize for my mother again." "It's no big deal." "Don't sweat it." "So, you're legal now." "Are you sure you don't want to play hooky today?" "We could go and vote, enlist in the Army, or--ooh--you could see an "R"-rated movie." "No, thanks anyway." "I got a big test in math, and I got to practice for the meet on Saturday." "Oh." "Headache." "You're not doing any dumb jock stuff like starving yourself for the wrestling meet?" "Uh, with my metabolism, I don't have to." "Lucky dog." "Hey, bro." "How's it going?" "Hey." "You're the only one that-  he does that with." " He does that with." "Well, Stevie and I have an understanding." "Right, bro?" "Oh, hey, Stevie, leave Aaron's ring alone." "That's okay." "He can play with it." "Hey, Stevie, I got to get going." "I'm gonna hand you over now, okay?" "Hey, Stevie, Mama's gonna take you from Aaron, okay?" "Oh, no." "It's okay." "We got to let Aaron get to school, right?" "Yeah, we're gonna have some fun today, aren't we?" "Hmm?" "Hey, no, it's a good thing that he responds so well to you, right, kiddo?" "Yeah." "You go to school." "We're fine." "I told you." "I don't know what you're talking about we know youre master was part of a system that protects the fallen angels and their offspring" "where are the records?" "She knows nothing." "Dispose of her." "wait wait sometimes I woould see hime he would stand in front of the markings. on the wall show me where" "here" "He has hidden them behind the runes." "You have done well." "We have no more need of you." "Very clever, Samchial." "The abominations--we can track them down and des" "What's that?" "It's North America." "It looks like Massachusetts." "Damn him!" "He rigged it." "You think?" "Samchial's not alone in this." "He was expecting someone else." "Find out who it is, and let me know before the others do." "Corbett-hole." "Lay off, Lockhart." "I got a headache." "You weren't at weigh-in this morning." "Yeah, I got in late." "I was 162." "What, are you losing weight?" "Better bulk up if you want to compete in the 166 class." "No, I'm good." "I'm shooting for your level." "I mean, I'm good at 166, but I'm gonna be great at 157, so you watch your butt, "Corbutt,"" "'cause I'm coming for you." "I'll eat you alive." "Someone screw with your locker, Brady?" "Yeah, real funny." "You think they'd get tired of the same joke." "Here." "For a jock, you're almost human." "And for a geek, you're almost, uh..." "Ah, you're just a geek." "Why do you put up with that nose wipe?" "Ah, leave him alone, Peter." "Just trying to help you out." "It's bad enough you're a foster kid, but hanging out with losers like that, it's bad for your rep." "Catch my drift, Corbett?" "Corbot." "Don't even think it." "That is way out of your league." "Hey." "Hi." "Ouch." "That had to hurt, huh?" "I got to get to class." "Wrestling is the art of strategy." "Do not think about your first move." "Think about how you're gonna get to your fifth move." "Okay, mat time." "Situational drills." "Pinning combinations." "Partner up." "Wrestling is the art of leaders." "Genghis Khan chose his generals by their wrestling skill." "And at the regionals, we're gonna show everybody what kind of leaders we are." "Uh, Corbett, partner up with Lockhart." "You're gunning for state champ." "Gotta give you a challenge." "Got what it takes, Corbett-hole?" "How's the headache?" "Still there." "Good." "Make it easier to take you down." "Thanks for the love." "Couldn't hold the half nelson." "Weak, Corbett, weak." "You're gonna have to do much better on Saturday." "Mat work." "Pinning combinations." "Partner up." "Hey, Brady." "Saw you in the shower today, buddy." "Doesn't look good." "Yeah, shouldn't you be in the girls' locker room?" "Come on, Peter, let me go." ""Come on, Peter, let me go."" ""Peter, oh, please, don't hurt me."" "Can we be intelligent about this?" "Whoa!" "You're saying Peter's not intelligent?" "Aren't you guys tired of kicking the crap out of me?" "Not yet." "Lay off, Lockhart." "Whoa, it's the orphan boy." "Yeah, poster boy here for birth control." "You challenging Lockhart after he trounced you today?" "Didn't you learn your lesson in gym today," "Corbett-hole." "I guess not." "Aaron, what are you doing?" "Lay off, Corbett!" "You're choking him!" "He's choking him." "Let him loose, Corbett!" "You're choking him!" "Lay off him!" "Aaron, come on, let him go." "He's just a jerk." "Man, lay off!" "You're choking him!" "Come on, let him go." "Lay off him!" "It's your birthday?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "I heard what you did for David Brady in the gym." "I think it's cool." "It was stupid." "I, uh, I lost control." "I could have hurt him." "Well, it's just I promised Tom and Lori that I wouldn't fight anymore." "Who?" "Oh, they're my parents." "Oh!" "I'm sorry." "They're" " Yeah." "They're my parents." "They're" " Actually, they're my adoptive parents." "Yeah." "I heard you're adopted." "So am I." "You are?" "Yeah." "My mom died when I was born, and my aunt raised me." "And when she died, I moved up here to live with my other aunt." "Wow." "That's-- That's so cool." "What?" "No, no, no." "Not that you're an orphan." "That's not what I meant." "I'm an orphan too." "I didn't mean it." "I'm sorry." "I didn't mean it that way." "It's okay." "It's just, uh, you, uh" "You know your biological family." "You don't?" "No." "I was, uh, placed in foster care when I was born." "Sorry." "What are you gonna do for your birthday?" "You having a big party?" "No, I'll probably just, uh, hang out with Tom and Lori, and Stevie." "He's their son." "That probably sounds really, uh, dorky, spending my 18th birthday with my family." "No." "It sounds really wonderful." "Vilma, come here." "I got to go." "Happy birthday." "So, water conservation." "Three basic goals:" "Increase the amount of groundwater, keep the unpolluted waters clean and clean up the polluted waters, and decrease our own personal use." "Americans use 60 gallons of water each per day." "That's five times more than any European." "Now, when you're brushing your teeth, do you let the water run, or do you turn the shower on before you get into it, let it run, getting warm, or run the water for a while" "before you get a glass of water, wash just a few things in the laundry machine?" "Okay, this material will be on next week's test." "Homework tonight, Chapter 3, and answer the questions in the back." "Mr. Corbett, before you go," "I know you have a-- a lot of offers from colleges, based upon your wrestling, but I don't want you to neglect your academic achievements." "I have a friend who's recruiting for Cornell." "He's looked at your records." "He's impressed, and he wants to meet with you." "Now, I know it may be as much money as a sports scholarship, but I think you should listen to his offer." "Okay." "I will." "Thank you, Mrs. Baker." "Aaron, you're a smart boy." "You're talented." "Kids like you, they're destined for a fate greater than being an ex-wrestling champ." "Make something of yourself." "Can I help you?" "The boy, the one who just left." "Aaron Corbett?" "Yes." "Thank you." "Is there a problem?" "Not anymore." "He's really mean." "He's nice to me." "Yeah, like a spider, and you're the fly." "Maybe I'm the spider, and he's the fly." "I think he's cute." "Come on, class." "Take your seats." "Open up your textbooks to Chapter 5." "Run." "Disappear." "Run!" "They come!" "Run!" "Run!" "Danger." "Leave this place." "Run." "Danger." "Run." "Run!" "Run!" "Run!" "Danger!" "Get home... get some sleep... and everything will be okay." "Ah, kids today." "Drink, drugs." "Shouldn't be driving." "Angels?" "Nephilim." "Come on, come on, come on." "Hey." "Hey, you." "Hold, it, hold it." "Stop, stop, stop!" "Hold it!" "Now wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute!" "Oh, my." "He's come." "The Punisher." "what shall we do?" "They've come to kill us don't worry my beloved" "I'll proctect you." "They won't find you" "But the signs show..." "You must come with me" "Father, no." "What are you doing?" "No please." "You have your Nephilim." "I've kept my part of the bargain." "Please, father." "No." "How could you do this?" "Then you will live, Grigori." "For now." "Papa?" "Papa!" "Lori?" "Aaron!" "Stevie?" "Aaron, Aaron, Aaron." "Love you, love you, love you." "Okay, play now with Gabriel?" "Aaron scared?" "Aaron okay?" "I swear, if I hear one more word from you," "I'm gonna scream." "Aaron?" "Hey, you're home early." "Everything all right?" "Yeah, are you okay?" "Yeah, yeah, I think I'm just, uh..." "I think I'm coming down with something." "Oh, you're pale." "Oh, and you're feverish." "Yeah, I just, uh..." "I just need to rest." "Are you sure?" "Can I make you something?" "No, no." "I'm fine." "I'm just gonna, um, go upstairs." "Okay." "Hey, wait for Gabriel!" "Gabe is not talking to me." "Gabe is not talking to me" "Aaron angry at Gabriel?" "Gabe is not talking to me" "Gabriel did something wrong?" "Shut up." "Please, just shut up." "I'm losing it." "This can't be happening." "Aaron angry." "Gabriel knows why." "It's a...dream." "It's...hallucinations from a fever." "Maybe I...hit my head too hard in gym class." "Gabriel took, chewed up couldn't stop." "Gabriel sorry." "Aaron, please forgive." "Please." "Gabe will never chew socks." "It's not about the damn sock." "I know, but I promise I will never chew socks." "Please be quiet for a second." "Is everything okay up there?" "Gabriel fine." "Aaron act funny." "We're good-- I mean, I'm good." "Okay." "Inside." "Yeah, but I thought maybe a quick game of fetch." "Animals and people aren't supposed to talk to each other." "Dogs are dogs, and humans are humans." "Aaron talk to Gabe all the time." "Gabe talk to Aaron all the time." "I know that, but there's a difference between talking to and understanding, Gabe." "I'm--I'm arguing with a dog." "This is crazy." "I'm--I'm crazy." "They're, uh..." "They're gonna lock me away, Gabe." "Aaron scared Gabriel talk?" "Gabriel no talk." "No talk?" "No talk." "Okay." "Okay." "I'm gonna sleep this off." "When I wake up, everything's gonna be fine." "Yeah, and we'll celebrate your birthday tomorrow." "Okay." "Can't wait." "We're gonna have cake and ice cream." "It's gonna be a lot of fun." "Stop talking." "there is no mercy for abominations!" "There is no mercy for Nephilim!" "Aah!" "Hello." "No more talking?" "Okay." "Good boy." "All right, buddy, let's get you some food." "Good." "Love, love, love food." "Oops." "Gabriel talked." "I think I'm going crazy." "Have you told Tom and Lori?" "No." "No." "Um..." "You know, they've been so nice to me, and, uh... now I've got to tell them that they've adopted a schizo." "There are a lot of other things besides schizophrenia that would explain these symptoms." "You and I have been meeting for seven years." "We've gone through some pretty tough situations in foster care, so I--I think we can get through this one all right, okay?" "Good." "All right, then." "Reality check." "Out of the Heavens rained down, who angrily were saying:" ""Who is this..." "that without death goes through the Kingdom of the people, dead"" "So what did I just say?" "It's from Dante's Inferno." "We read it last year in Language Arts." "The fallen angels are angry because Dante's in hell but he's not dead." "Did you, um, read this book in Italian?" "No." "Non conosco I'italiano." "But you're speaking it now." "No." "Ora non sto parl-- parlando." "Holy crap." "D-Do you see what I mean?" "Amazing." "Wait a minute." "..."whose fire in his eyes" ""reaches further than her heart." ""Will the flame of the heart die in the flames of the fire?"" "The woman thinks of the living, whose fire in his eyes reaches further than her heart." "Will the flame of the heart die in the flames of the fire?" "Or something like that." "Hey, you live like an onion, with your head in the ground." "An onion?" "What does that mean?" "Um...it means..." "It means holy crap." "What?" "I--I don't know, Aaron." "I don't know." "I've heard of people who have suffered a head trauma." "Others get brain lesions." "Well, I did have a bad headache." "And suddenly, they--they understand other languages." "I always just thought it was urban myth." "Repeat this string of numbers to me backwards:" "11, 5, 8, 12, 14." "14, 12, 8, 5, 11." "Adds up to 50." "That's right." "And you understand animals as well." "So, is Gabe saying anything?" "Gabe?" "A lady poodle peed right here." "Um..." "A poodle peed on your carpet." "Well, now, that's impossible." "The label said the odor will be gone in a week, and absolutely no one" "Gabe told you that?" "Damn." "Aaron, are you... having any other symptoms?" "I mean, are you experiencing nausea, vomiting?" "No." "I'm fine." "Just...weird." "Weird." "Yeah, well, that" "That is the word for it." "I'm gonna get you in to see my friend at Stanford Medical Center." "I'm gonna clear my book tomorrow." "Can you be here around 10 A.M.?" "I want you to use the emergency line if you need anything, or you feel sick, all right?" "And take notes." "Take notes, Aaron." "I want to know everything that's going on." "And tell your folks." "I mean, that's what parents are for." "Maybe I had a stroke or something." "Or maybe it's genetic." "My father was a..." "genius, or my mother was part of a medical experiment, and died while giving birth." "It's hard not knowing who your parents are." "You're kind of an orphan too, huh?" "Aaron Gabriel's family." "What the" "Something's coming." "Ah." "Hello young Nephilim" "Do you understand the tongue of the message" "The Messenger?" "What you are is obvious." "You are in danger..." "Nephilim." "Aaron?" "Aaron!" "Wait for Gabriel!" "Oh, this is not good." "This is not good." "Play now?" "Oh." "Oh, good, yeah." "Play now?" "No play." "Must work." "No play." "All work, no play, makes Aaron talk to himself." "How are you?" "You speak Portuguese?" "I didn't know." "No...no..." "I don't speak Portuguese." "Well, kind of." "Not really." "Just a little bit." "But your accent is perfect." "Yeah, I've" " I've been studying it some." "It's a pretty language." "You weren't in class today." "No, no, I, uh" "Some say you didn't want to go to wrestling, that you're chicken." "Would that "some" be Peter Lockhart?" "Yeah." "He's a loser." "I thought you were sick, but here you are, talking to yourself." "Oh, I was, uh, I was talking to Gabe." "Oh, hi, poochie." "Not Poochie, Gabriel." "What a pretty dog." "Yeah, Gabriel very pretty." "Uh..." "Oh, uh, I'm doing research for, uh, for school." "It's a book report." "I love angels." "Uh..." "See?" "Um, I have all kinds of books on them." "Do you know about, um, Nephilim?" "Sure, yeah." "There's all kinds of angels." "There's the Cherubim, the Seraphim, the Nephilim, who were the children of an angel and a human." "You see, they had the powers of angels, but the souls of man." "Here, let me show you a site." ""From the root 'nephel,'" ""meaning 'unnaturally begotten men,' or 'bastards.'" ""They are the biblical half-breeds:" "half-human, half-angel."" "Isn't this site great?" "Yeah, yeah, this is-- This is really cool." "I think angels are here, all around us." "What, you mean, like, you can see 'em?" "Well, not see 'em, but... don't you ever feel like you're in the presence of something special?" "Yeah." "I--I know what you mean." "When's your book report due?" "Maybe I can help with research." "Wow." "Yeah." "That would be" "That would be fantastic, yeah." "Um, I got to get the bus." "Uh, we both have study hall second period tomorrow." "You want to meet at the library?" "Sure, I'd love to." "Yeah." ""Nephilim had the gift of tongues," ""understanding all languages, including that of the animals and the plants."" "We got to find that bum." "He's right over there." "Hey!" "Hey!" "Ohh..." "Hey, you, come here, come here, come here." "Listen to me." "Why did you call me that name?" "I don't want to hurt you." "I'm not gonna let go of you until you tell me what's going on, okay?" "Okay." "Go easy with the threads." "Huh?" "It's my best outfit." "Why did you call me Nephilim?" "'Cause that's what you are." "You're half-angel, half-human." "You some sort of cult person, is that it?" "I'm an angel." "Name is Ezekiel, Zeke for short." "Okay, okay, I got it." "I'm talking to a nut case." "Well, ha ha" "You're crazier than me." "Have it your way." "Come on, Gabe." "Well, Happy 18th Birthday to you, nonetheless." "Yep." "How did you know it was my birthday?" "Nephilim come of age when they're 18, and you can smell 'em a mile away when they're turning." "Ahh..." "And boy, you do smell of angel." "This is a bunch of bull." "Well, you're taking it a lot better than most." "What do you mean?" "Well, angel nature and human nature don't live well together." "Nephilim, when they experience both, they, hmmm, they go wackadoodle, and you, you're just a little wonka-wonka." "Huh, wonka-wonka--hoo." "Wonka-wonka." "Wonka." "I have done your bidding." "I have sought out the abominations and destroyed them." "But it has been a long time since I have heard your words, a sign that my work is pleasing in your sight." "I know it is not for me to ask, but...a sign." "if you could just show me" "Your lordship." "What?" "Your lordship, I thought you might want these:" "the remains of Samshial." "What would I want with his ashes?" "Do you think I'm like these humans, needing their remains to make themselves feel better?" "Huh!" "Wait!" "A sign." "Thank you." "You have done well." "For this, you may have the next kill." "Thank you, my lord." "We must send Kolazonta to Massachusetts to find someone named Corbett." "If you're an angel, show me your wings." "I'm a Grigori, one of the highest orders of angels." "I, uh, hate to break it to you, bud, but, uh, those aren't wings." "Uh, yeah, I had 'em clipped in the fall." "Oh, yeah?" "So they'll grow back in the spring?" "Uh, that's fall, not as in autumn, uh, as in fallen." "I'm a fallen angel, so they clipped my wings." "Those scars you got, they could be from anything:" "an accident, surgery." "Yeah, well, believe it or not," "I am an angel." "Heh heh heh." "You are Nephilim, which means that, uh--ha ha" "I want to be out of here when they come looking for you." "Who's "they"?" "The Powers." "They, uh, their gig is to get rid of creatures they're not pleased with, and, uh, usually, they find 'em within two days after their 18th birthday." "Now, you've got, maybe, a day, something like that, I think, yeah." "So you're telling me that because I'm a Nephilim," "God has sent killer angels after me." "Is that what you're trying to tell me?" "God, God is such a limiting term." "The Creator is so much more:" "Allah, Shiva, the Tao, Jehovah" "Can you please stick to the point?" "The point." "Oh, yes, well, uh, humans and angels are not supposed to, uh, canoodle, uh, fraternize, socialize, that sort of thing." "Well, anyway... the result of our dalliances... are beings like you, Nephilim." "That's it, here we go." "Aha!" "My prize, yes." "Ha ha ha ha!" "Ah, here we go." "Play ball!" "Yes!" "Play ball!" "No, no, no, no, no, no." "This is not to play with." "This is mine." "I caught this is straightaway center field from Babe Ruth, and it's signed by him." "Wait, wait, wait, wait." "You can hear my dog?" "Oh, yes, I can hear your dog, absolutely." "That's what talking in tongues is." "It's an angel thing." "And we're really good dancers too--woo-hoo!" "Uh, the Powers think that they are the Creator's personal storm troopers, and their whole goal is to get rid of Nephilim, and they absolutely hate the Fallen." "Why?" "Why do they hate the Fallen?" "The important thing is that Camael, leader of the Powers, is here, and he's probably looking for you." "What is that?" "Wait a minute." "That's my name." "This is just a bruise." "That ain't no bruise." "That's a mark." "That's ancient writing." "This is getting weird!" "I wanna get" "That--That's, uh-- That's ancient writing." "That's, uh-- I'm out of here." "Wait, wait!" "Whoa-ho-ho!" "Wait a minute!" "Wait a minute!" "So you tell me some Camel guy's looking for me?" "Whoa!" "Hold it!" "Gabe!" "Ball!" "Gabe!" "No!" "Ball!" "Oh, yeah!" "Play ball!" "Gabe." "He came out of nowhere." "I didn't even" "Just get help, quick." "Gabe, you okay?" "Gabriel hurt bad." "Gabe, no." "Gabe, no, no, no, no, no." "Please, please, Gabe, Gabe, Gabe, Gabe." "Gabe." "Aaron?" "All right, all right." "Move aside, move aside." "Let me show you how a real angel heals." "Come on, move aside." "All right." "Easy, boy." "Easy, big fella." "I'm gonna take you for a little ride." "There you are." "It...hurts." "What is that?" "What's happening?" "Did you see that?" "That's his soul leaving the body." "Whoo." "That means I lost my touch." "Sorry, kid." "You know what they say:" "use it or lose it." "No." "No, no, no, no, no, no, no." "There's got to be something." "No." "No, no, no, no, no." "Please." "That's something you're not supposed to be able to do, unless" "Now, look here, now, if you are what I think you are, then we can--we can still save this dog." "Please, you've done enough damage." "Look, you either believe me, and he lives, or you don't, and he dies." "Now, it's your choice." "You put your hands on him." "Animal Control's on their way." "Now." "This is crazy." "You got to tap into your angel nature." "It's like everything's speeding up inside ya." "See it in the darkness." "Look hard." "You see it?" "You see it." "I see something." "Hear it." "Call to it." "Let it fill you." "What is it?" "No, no, no." "You got to control it." "You got to control it." "You got to" "If you're gonna save this dog, you've got to accept your angel nature." "You've got to open yourself to it." "You've got to let it fill you." "You've got to accept it as part of you, and if you doubt it, if you question it, it'll destroy you, or you will destroy it." "You understand?" "Okay." "This is a part of me." "This is a part of who I am." "Aaron?" "Where's the ball?" "Gabe." "Hey, hey, hey, hey." "Oh, I'm free at last." "Where's the ball?" "Where'd the ball go?" "I'm free at last!" "This is impossible." "I'm not half an angel." "Oh, sorry to tell you, kid, but you're probably more than that." "Ah!" "He bears the names of the Fallen, he has the touch of the angels." "No more exile." "Gabe, stay away from the birds." "Don't worry, Aaron." "Gabriel won't hurtrt." "Honing hunting skills." "Honing?" "Who uses words like "honing"?" "I don't even words like "honing."" "So, if you are what I think you are, we've got some business to tend to." "No, we don't." "We have no business to attend to, okay?" "My dog almost died." "There you are." "And I just brought him back to life." "Exact-- That's crazy." "That's insane." "I got to talk to Jonas." "No, no, no, no, no, no." "Go easy with this." "You're quite a find." "No, I'm not." "Yes, you are." "Whatever just happened's never gonna happen again." "Great!" "I can help you!" "I can make it all go away." "Yes, I can." "There's just one little thing you have to do for me:" "Redeem me." "What?" "You can restore me to an angel and send me home." "Then I can call off the Powers, and you can be a normal boy again." "Okay, I'm-- I'm out of here." "Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no." "Listen." "Listen to me." "Just stay here." "Just listen to me, please." "Just listen for a moment." "Now, there is a chance that you can redeem me, and clear me of my transgressions." "How can I redeem you?" "I don't know what that means." "I don't know if you're real." "You know I'm real." "Come over here." "Let me give you something here." "Babe Ruth signed this." "It's yours." "Here." "It's not about the payment." "Do you understand?" "This is just--This is-- This is too weird." "All right, all right, all right." "The prophesy said you would come, and here you are, so all I'm asking you to do is to redeem me." "Just, uh, touch me, to wave your hands over me, have redeeming thoughts." "I don't even know" "Please, just do it, do it, and I won't ask you anything more." "Just--I promise." "All right, fine." "You're--You're saved." "You're redeemed." "Whatever." "That's it?" "No." "See?" "You got the wrong guy." "Oh, no, no, no." "Please, try again." "Try like you did with the dog." "Look what you did with the dog." "Huh?" "Come on." "Are you satisfied?" "All right, go on, go on, damn it." "Just go on." "Don't redeem me." "Let me give you a little advice, Mister!" "You better get your butt out of here because if the Powers find you, your ass is grass, you understand that?" "I'm getting out of here." "I've had enough of you." "Super sauce comin' at ya." "Hey!" "Happy Birthday!" "Hey, Happy Belated Birthday!" "Ready for some of that special spaghetti sauce?" "Aaron?" "It's okay." "Hey, is everything okay?" "What's wrong?" "Aaron?" "What's wrong?" "You can tell us." "Um, I just, um..." "Thank you." "Thank you for-- for everything." "I just want you guys to know that I can never repay you." "Repay us?" "Buddy, we're family." "We don't repay." "Hey, we love you." "I love you too, Mom and Dad." "Please don't forget that." "Um, don't worry." "We won't." "Come on, let's eat." "Oh, my God." "Look what he's doing." "Stevie, did you do that, sweetie?" "Angel." "Oh, my God, you're speaking!" "Stevie, you're talking!" "Hey!" "Hey, hi, Stevie!" "Hi, sweetheart." "Where's the video camera?" "Uh..." "We got to get this on tape." "Go, go, go, go." "Baby, it's me, Mommy." "Hey, can you say "Mommy"?" "Aaron." "He's-- Stevie's speaking." "Hey, can you say something for me?" "Aaron." "Angels." "Angels come." "He knows who you are, Aaron." "This is amazing." "He knows who you are." "I think I'll call in sick tomorrow and come with you and Stevie to the clinic." "What if he's getting better?" "What if this is all a mistake?" "Take it easy." "One step at a time." "Yeah." "You missed weigh-in this morning." "Hmm?" "Coach Chaney called." "Tell her what Dr. Jonas said." "I, uh, was doing a report for school." "Dr. Jonas said that you should tell Tom and" "Oh, cake!" "That's good." "Can't make it on brawn alone." "I got to get this one to bed." "I'm gonna, uh, go get some fresh air." "Oh, there we go." "You're a big boy." "The Studebaker parts finally came." "Water's stuck in the pit again." "Oh, yeah." "We're gonna have to get that fixed one of these days." "Here you go." "Quite a day, huh?" "I mean, with, uh, Stevie, and plus it being your birthday." "Yeah." "You know, Stevie talking..." "We've been hoping for something like that for...years." "Yeah, I know." "Well, Lori and I, uh-- your mom and I" "Look, I remember turning 18." "I was still in foster care, and I waited my whole life for that birthday so I could get out on my own and stop bouncing from place to place." "Look, just because you've turned 18, and legally you're an adult, that doesn't mean we're not family." "Tom" "Uh, Dad, there's stuff going on." "I'm really scared." "I think there's something wrong with me." "I mean, um..." "I'm afraid my parents weren't normal." "Aaron, you and I have talked about how I was at your age." "You know, I stole, and I lied, and I got kicked out of every foster home within a few months." "I know, but" "Wait, wait." "It's because I thought my biological parents were bad people." "And I thought I was bad, you know, like I didn't have a choice." "I was--I was a victim of my own fear." "You understand what I'm saying?" "Yeah, but" "But then I started to see that I was taking the easy way:" "you know, blaming others for how my life was going." "But the only person in charge of my life was me, and I had a choice." "You know, I could be angry and resentful, or I could work, and create a life that I could be proud of." "But I think there's something wrong with me." "Aaron, there's nothing wrong with you." "You're human, like all of us." "You're a good kid." "I mean, you're a good man." "You have refused to let what happened to you define who you are." "I'm proud to have you as my son." "Come here." "Hello." "I was wondering if you could help me." "I'm looking for someone." "Well, I'm the only one here." "How did you get in here?" "A boy." "Just turned 18." "An orphan." "He has...abilities." "I think you'd better leave." "There's no one here." "It's the damnedest thing." "I haven't seen anything like it, not in my entire life." "You know, I never believed in spontaneous human combustion before, but there's no other explanation." "The guy was completely incinerated." "Just him and the phone." "Fire doesn't work that way." "It's the damnedest thing." "Excuse me." "The doctor who works here, is he okay?" "You family?" "He's my friend." "I'm sorry, kid." "I can't say anything officially." "We see Dr. Jonas?" "No." "We don't." "This is so screwed up." "Who's gonna believe me, huh?" "All right, I'll be right back, okay?" "Brady, have you seen Vilma Rodriguez?" "You mean the girl you've been pining over all year?" "If you see her, tell her I can't make study hall." "Here, let me." "Geez, Corbett, you ripped the whole door off." "What's with you?" "Hey, Corbett-hole, surprised to see you at school." "You been hiding or what?" "Not now, Lockhart." "Find Vilma, and tell her I'll talk to her later." "Don't turn your back on me." "I'm just gonna get the vice-principal." "No." "Brady, you intervene, and you're next." "Peter, don't do this, okay?" "You're dead." "You're a freak, Corbett." "How did you do that?" "Honestly, I" "I have no clue, man." "Things are really screwed up." "I can't even... begin to explain." "Aaron." "There you are." "Hi." "Hi." "Um, listen, I got to cancel our study date." "I know." "I figured you were already in there." "What?" "In where?" "In the counselor's office." "They were looking for you." "There's a guy here from Cornell." "Oh, no, no, no." "Now is not a good time." "Don't be silly." "You'll be fine." "Just be yourself." "New York, can you imagine?" "That is so cool." "I want to hear what happens with the interview." "I'm gonna be by the cafe around 4 P.M." "You can tell me all about it." "Tree." "Bird." ""Significant improvement."" "That's what he said." "I'll get out of work and go with you." "I'd like to check out this new doctor." "Aaron!" "Help Aaron!" "Oh!" "Hey, Stevie, you're okay." "If you're gonna kill me... just do it." "What are you waiting for?" "Just do it." "Kill me." "Kill you?" "I've been looking for you for centuries." "I'm here to protect you." "There was a great battle." "A mighty angel convinced many followers to rebel against the teachings of the Creator." "Although these rebels were strong, they did not win their fight." "They were banished to the Earth." "Their wings were clipped." "The Fallen." "You killed them." "In the past." "I thought it was my holy mission to eradicate the Fallen and their offspring." "You've eradicated others like me?" "Yes, I have." "Then why are you so set on saving me?" "I mean, aren't I one of your abominations?" "A prophet once said that a Nephilim would be born who could forgive the Fallen of their sins so that they may return to the Source." "I saw that the Creator had a plan much greater than I could comprehend." "After that, I could no longer be a part of the killing, and I realized that I had to save those the Powers wished to destroy." "This is ridiculous." "What are you, like, part of the Angelic Witness Protection Agency or something?" "I don't understand." "So basically, I'm screwed." "I either go into hiding, or I'm killed by fanatic angels." "That's--That's great." "There is another thing." "I don't want to hear it." "We have studied the signs foretold by the prophet." "A child would be born when the Sun was in Virgo." "The footprint of the father would mark his birthplace and he would be called as a Messenger." "Get toto the point." "These signs have led us to you." "It is possible that you are the one that I have been searching for." "Okay, well, I hate to break your bubble, but I'm not, okay?" "Zeke fed me that whole redeeming line too, and" "You've met Ezekiel?" "Yeah." "I tried the whole redeeming thing on him, and it didn't work." "I'm not your guy." "So why don't you leave me alone, okay?" "Ezekiel is not to be trusted." "According to Zeke, neither are you." "If Ezekiel knows that you're here, he will tell the Powers." "Whether you are the Redeemer or not, your life is in grave danger." "I can protect you." "I can hide you." "There's no way." "They've killed your friend Dr. Jonas." "Stop it." "They have killed my friend Samchial." "They will kill your family." "They will kill you." "Stop it." "Look, I've been kicked around since I was a baby, one foster home to another." "and all I ever wanted was a normal life." "And now I'm graduating high school, and colleges are interested in me, and I have a family that loves me, and, you know, there's this girl I just met" "And all this angel stuff, I--I just" "I can't take it." "I don't want any part of it." "You have no choice." "I have no choice?" "Screw you." "I have a choice, and I'm choosing to be rid of you and all this angel crap, so why don't you go back to Heaven and leave me the hell alone?" "As you wish." "Ezekiel, my old friend, and always as-- fragrant as ever." "I thought I'd stop by and say "hi,"" "talk over old times." "Oh, by the way, have you seen any Nephilim in these parts?" "Oh-ho-ho..." "They must have passed right on by." "Sorry." "Come on, Ezekiel." "We have always had such a good arrangement." "Mutually beneficial, wouldn't you say?" "You tell us where the Nephilim are, and we let you live." "Ohh..." "I...know nothing." "Oh, that's funny, because his scent is all over the place." "And I find it very interesting that you gave up your own child, but this one you protect." "I haven't seen him." "Hmm..." "I haven't seen him." "Hmm." "I..." "Non, s'il vous plaît!" "Nephilim." "Papa!" "Papa!" "Aaah!" "It's him, or it's you." "Ohh..." "I'll tell Tom and Lori." "They'll think I'm crazy, but I have to." "Aaron, look out!" "Oh-ho-ho." "Whoa!" "What's wrong with you?" "Uh, look, I'm, uh" "Stupid idiot!" "Yeah, well, nevertheless, uh, the Powers are looking for you, and I had to, uh, well, tell 'em where you live, so" "You sent killer angels to my house?" "What about my family?" "That's a good point, That's a good point." "Now, if you're lucky," "Verchiel will spend time questioning and... killing 'em-- nicely, I'm sure-- and then you'll have time to escape." "What?" "Yes." "Well, they're not your family anyway." "I love them." "Oh, that's sweet." "I'm sure they appreciate it, but you better run right now." "I'm not gonna run." "I'm not a coward like you." "Courage is vastly overrated." "Why are you doing this?" "I am not your precious Redeemer." "I'm doing this to help you out." "Now just run." "You disgust me." "I'd rather love and die than live and hate myself." "Oh, that's beautiful." "If it's me they want, it's me they'll get." "I'm not gonna let them hurt my family." "come on ?" "Wait a minute." "Wait!" "Hey, hold on just a second." "Now, what about" "What about me?" "Lori?" "Tom?" "Aaron, we get out of here." "Lori!" "Tom!" "Aaron, what's going on?" "What is this slamming?" "What is going on?" "Listen!" "Go back into the basement!" "Angels!" "Angels!" "Angels!" "Lock the door!" "Don't come out, no matter what you hear." "But, Aaron" "Just do this for me, please." "okay okay" "Wait." "Just go." "Just go, please." "Okay." "Protect them." "Don't let them get hurt." "Come, Nephilim!" "Gabriel protect." "Aaron's fine." "It's okay." "Come, Nephilim!" "Meet your death!" "Kid, go back!" "Run for it!" "Go now!" "You want a piece of me?" "You got it!" "Grrr!" "Aah!" "Kushiel, kill Ezekiel!" "Leave him alone." "It's me you want." "Yes, it is!" "Look, I don't want anything to do with angels or prophesies." "So just leave me and my family alone, and we won't bother you." "I promise." "Oh, you promise!" "Ha ha ha!" "The abomination bargains!" "How amusing!" "He's yours." "Must save Aaron." "Raah!" "Traitor!" "You deserve to die!" "He is the Redeemer." "The Redeemer?" "You can't be serious!" "Ha!" "Ha!" "Haah!" "Aah!" "Peniel!" "Raah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Aahr!" "Go." "Go get a weapon." "How?" "See it in your mind." "Your turn." "Raah!" "Ha!" "Ha!" "Aah!" "Aahhh..." "Ooohh..." "Aaarh!" "Aarh!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Aargh!" "Raah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Mama's gonna touch you, baby." "There we go." "Ha ha!" "Ha ha!" "Aah!" "Stop!" "You can't kill the Redeemer!" "He's part of the Creator's divine plan!" "Him?" "You're not just a traitor, you're also a fool." "Look at him!" "Has anyone ever fought back before?" "Can't you feel his presence?" "Tell me this isn't different." "You almost had me." "No!" "Oh!" "Oh, my God!" "Aaron!" "Aaron!" "Angel!" "Aaron!" "Angel!" "Aaron!" "Aaron!" "Angel!" "Aaron!" "Aaron!" "So much for your prophesy." "What have you done?" "Aaron!" "Angel!" "Aaron!" "Aaron!" "Trapped!" "Open up!" "Aaron!" "Aaron!" "We're trapped!" "Aaron!" "Uh..." "Thank you." "I misjudged you." "I was waiting for a sign." "I--I understand now." "Fine." "You go ahead, and you get rid of me, but that is not gonna solve your problem." "The Powers will never let you roam this planet." "They will hunt you down." "And you will have to leave." "Your family will never be safe with you here." "Aaron!" "Aaron, look out!" "Agrrr!" "He stood you up." "Something could have happened." "I'll give him ten more minutes." "It's almost 5." "I'll wait for him a little longer." "Zeke." "You came back." "You surprised me." "Yeah..." "I surprised myself." "Oh, no." "Don't touch me." "If you use your powers, it's like a beacon." "They may send someone back to look for you." "It is true." "But don't they already know?" "If you forsake your powers, you can save the life you have here." "If not, you will become what you were born to be:" "the Redeemer." "Zeke." "I want the truth." "Do you regret letting others die so you could live?" "Yes." "So would I." "Hey." "Open up!" "Aaron!" "Come back!" "I'm going away now." "No." "But I'll always be with you, okay?" "Aaron." "Aaron!" "Angel." "Aaron!" "Here." "Aaron." "Angel." "Aaron!" "The longer you stay, the greater the danger." "I'll come back." "I promise." "Gabe?" "Gabe?" "Can you hear me?" "Come here, boy." "Tell Mom and Dad that I love them, okay?" "Lori!" "Lori." "Hey, hey, it's Aaron." "There's something horrible that's happening." "What is going on?" "Where's Aaron?" "I don't know" "Stevie!" "Stevie!" "Stevie!" "Aaron!" "Hey." "It has been said they walk among us... that they guide us." "It could be the banker... the girl next door... or the cop on the beat." "But I know now that some tempt us." "They even destroy what we believe in." "My future is not my own." "My destiny has been re-written." "1080p by VISTA"