04x05 - Inside Man

[bunniefuu]

[SIRENS WAILING]

[SEBASTIAN] It was the same dream
I've had ever since I was a child.

It still scares me.

[RACHEL] I won't judge.

[SEBASTIAN] It always starts
the same way.

I'm on this empty train,
going through a dark tunnel,

but it's endless.

Just a void of nothing.

And so, I start screaming.

I scream for my mother.

But she doesn't come.

No one comes.

And I'm so alone,

and all I want is to get off this train.

But... But I can't.

I know I'm awake now,

but this feels the same.

Feels like I'm on that train, Rachel,

and there is no stopping it.

Yeah, I know how you feel.

But in the dream,
you don't get a choice.

You do have a choice, Sebastian.

I don't even know what I am.

My entire life, I thought I was nothing.

Or maybe, it's worse.

Maybe, I'm just...

What?

Damned.

I'm a child of Trigon too.

I made the choice to become a Titan.

Because you do get a choice.

And you'll make the right one.

I know you will.

You're my big bro, after all.

All right.

Just six hours to keep Sebastian
away from that witch,

and we are home free.

Or, we're living through
the end of days.

Cool.

[BERNARD] You could afford
to be more optimistic.

[TIM] Yeah, but that would be lying.

Oh.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[THE CONFESSOR] Mother,
we found the dissenter.

Hello, Raymond.

You seem troubled.

Go ahead, tell her
what you told the others.

You're safe here. Speak.

The others are worried.

Why?

The blood moon has risen,
and we've not seen our brother.

What is my flock saying?

That our long wait has been in vain.

Never speak to our mother that way!

You are afraid.

But have faith.

I have waited much longer
than you for this moment.

Longer than anyone, really.

I have sacrificed my very self
to be reunited with my son.

So...

Yes.

He will be brought home.

[MOTHER MAYHEM]
Azarath. Metrion. Zinthos.

[SCREECHES]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

[TIM] All clear.

All clear.

All clear.

Wow, look over there!

It's an empty hallway again.

Why don't you say "All clear"
one more time?

It was, really, such
a delightful phrase.

It's so obvious d*ck's
putting me on ice.

"Everyone with no skills,
go hide behind the monitors".

No offense.

I think you meant a little offense.

Alternative take?

d*ck knows that being a "super" involves

deep commitment and sacrifice,

and he just needs to know it's
what you want before you jump in.

Yeah.

For what it's worth, I believe in you.

You'll know your moment when it comes.

What?

In Gotham, it felt like
I was on the ground.

Making a difference.

Now I'm just dodging VR nunchucks.

It's like they're on the PS
and I'm stuck on the Wii.

Wow, okay, that actually
was really offensive.

- I worked hard on those nunchucks.
- Wait, wait, wait.

Do you have any experiments
here that involve snakes?

No.

[TIM] Wasn't it a snake
that k*lled Lex Luthor?

[BERNARD] Yes.

Then that's what I call
suspicious activity.

- Tim, no.
- Come on.

Tim. Oh, God.

No, no. Tim, stop!

- Tim!
- Yeah.

What are you gonna do?
Um, catch it like it's Ekans?

A first gen Pokemon reference.
You really are a geek.

Thank you.

I'm so ready for some action,
I'm telling you.

[SNAKE GROWLING]

[TIM] Oh...

[BOTH YELP]

Get up! Get up!

Go, go, go! To the left!
Tim, to the left!

[LOCK ENGAGING]

[BOTH PANTING]

That was way too close.

The thing was enormous.

It went by the door, and then
we lost it on the monitors.

But we definitely saw it
in the north hallway.

I'm going to have
a lifetime of nightmares now.

I would be bathing in that thing's

digestive enzymes,
if it weren't for Tim.

- Thanks, for the visual.
- [TIM] I should have tried to k*ll it.

That would've been a bad idea.

[d*ck] Or a fatal one.

This is magic. We're
in Jinx's world now.

What's your take on this?

Well, a snake is that crazy
lady's signature move, right?

Could have been the same
snake that k*lled Lex.

How did the snake get
inside of S.T.A.R. Labs?

We had every inch of this place covered.

[JINX] Doesn't matter now,
does it? The point is that it's here.

And Mommy's gonna use that snake
to get what she really wants.

Which is Sebastian.
So how do we stop this thing?

Well, I am gonna have to
consult the only person

capable of handling a snake
of this magnitude.

Samuel L. Jackson.

[CHUCKLES]

- Jinx. Focus, please.
- Okay, okay.

It's magic versus magic, right?

So, if you catch this thing,
I will magic your little snake.

So not little.

Then, I will magic your enormous snake.

Happy now?

Make cowboy boots out
of the thing, for all I care.

Let's find it. Kory, you
and I on the west wing.

Gar and Jinx, take the east.

Conner, guard the silo and make
sure nothing gets to Sebastian.

Okay.

- Tim and Bernard...
- Let me guess. Security monitors.

Yeah. For now.

[GAR] Well, hypothetically, yes, I have

turned into a snake before, I think.

[JINX] Okay, great.
So, our superior plan

is that you are gonna turn into a snake,

then, you're gonna make
the snake fall in love with you,

and then you're not gonna
text the snake back.

[GAR] Ghost the ghost snake.

[JINX] Yeah, then it'll be
like, "f*ck you, Snake".

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Hey, can I, uh... Can
I ask you something?

Yeah, spill.

You know about magic...

My guild card came in
the post last week.

[GAR SIGHS] This is gonna sound crazy.

I hope so. I am getting bored.

[GAR SIGHS] A tree of
bones tried to talk to me.

Whoa. Tried, or did?

Did.

Okay.

Did this tree of bones happen
to be under a red sky?

Yeah.

Yeah, that place has a name.

The Red.

Underwhelming and unoriginal.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah.

What else do you know?

Ugh, not much, really, just rumors.

"It's a place of great
power and mystery".

You know, rumor-ey stuff.

It's really starting to
freak me out, Jinx.

I don't know why I keep seeing
it or what it wants from me...

Ugh, Gar, only the most boring people

need to know what's at the other end.

Can't you see that this is a gift?

Sometimes, you just have
to go in blind and figure it out.

Oh, my God.

Hey. Are you all right?

Dude?

Okay, buddy. You all right?

[JINX] Oh! Oh, my God.

[GAR OVER RADIO] We found a dead
guy. The snake ate his face off!

- Guys, this is really bad.
- [GROANS]

Be careful, you do not wanna
mess with this thing.

[GROANING]

[RUSTLING]

[SNAKE HISSES]

I'm sensing a theme here.

d*ck really needs to talk to someone
about the Titans' merchandising.

I... I can barely find a mug.

Hey, how's life on the outside?

Oh, everything's totally fine.

d*ck asked me to take
over for you, Rachel.

He figured you could use a break.

Oh.

Okay. That's nice of him.

Um... Do you want anything,
like, chips or something?

Uh, yeah. Okay.

Yeah? And don't play Monopoly
without me. It is going to be...

Super. Yeah. Got it.

Yeah.

Take your time.

Okay.

- [KORY] This feels wrong.
- [d*ck] Wrong, how?

Things would play out
differently on Tamaran.

What do you mean?

My people would embrace
the uglier option.

We may need to reconsider things.

Sebastian is right here. We may
never have this chance again.

So you wanna take out the one guy

who spent this whole time protecting...

Well, that book was very clear.

- So, if the prophecy is right...
- So, we should all just do

what this picture says?

Look, we've had it worse with Rachel.

We'll do the same thing with Sebastian.

Mmm-hmm. What if
Sebastian is not like...

Rachel?

Hey, do you guys have,
like, five dollars?

What the hell are you doing?

Getting chips.

Why, you patrolling
my sodium intake now?

Where is Sebastian?

In the silo with Conner,
like you wanted.

We wanted?

Yeah. You sent him there
to give me a break?

What's going on?

I thought that it was
safer for me at the silo?

It was. But d*ck thinks there's
an even safer place for you.

I'm taking you there now.

That's good. So, where is it?

Nearby. Outside. We just
need to leave S.T.A.R. Labs.

Actually, uh, look.
I would feel a lot better

if we could just go back to the silo.

Or I, I can go back myself.
I bet d*ck wouldn't even mind.

But you can't. Everybody's
waiting for you.

Who?

The Titans?

[VOICE DISTORTS] My son.

Oh, my God.

You get more beautiful
every time I see you.

I would never take you by force.

You already know the words.

I'm here to warn you.

Do not trust the Titans.

They mean to harm you.

And I would hate to see you die...

Conner, what's going on?

d*ck, just walk away.

Why don't we take a minute to sit
down and just cool off a little bit?

I feel perfectly cool, d*ck.

When I told you to walk away,

I meant it.

Conner, stop!

Look, this sh*t isn't magic, okay?

Well, technically it is.
But what I mean is,

we've only got three minutes
until this guy is up and at it again.

[SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE]

I know that was a close call,
but we will protect you.

[SEBASTIAN] Is that really true, though?

Because I obviously wasn't
safe at S.T.A.R. Labs.

And that woman told me
I wasn't safe with you, either,

that I was gonna get k*lled.

Yes, you weren't safe. Which is
why I got you the hell out of there.

We will figure this out. I promise.

It'll be all right. You can
trust Kory with your life.

I did.

[KORY] I know you have
questions. We do too.

We just need to buy some
time to get some answers.

[PHONE DINGS]

Hey. Elko Diner.

Okay, Universe. We hear you.

Who's in the mood for pancakes?

d*ck, we may be in over our heads, man.

Look, she was able to summon a beast

inside the most secure
lab on the planet.

Who knows what she's done to Conner

and how much time we have
left until the end of the world.

Five hours and minutes.

And the world is not ending, okay?

I told Kory we'd get
through this, and we will.

Where did she take him?

Don't worry about her.
She's taking care of Sebastian.

We've gotta take care of this.

Give me some time with Conner.

Hey, d*ck.

[CONNER] Sorry about before.

I guess things got a little heated.

That's an understatement.

Hey, what do you say we
take these cuffs off?

The kryptonite stays on.

Hmm. That's disappointing.

Don't worry about that.

- Jesus.
- [CONNER GROANS] Don't resist.

We all keep fighting and fighting.

Maybe...

Maybe, now's the time to let go.

[SNARLS AND LAUGHS]

What's the matter? You scared?

[LAUGHS]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

[BELL TINKLES]

I can't believe they've got
one of these in Metropolis.

Yeah, it turns out, it's not
just a metaphysical diner,

but a chain, too.

Metaphysical? So, it'll protect me?

Yeah, I, uh, hope so.

[SEBASTIAN] I'm sorry,
but I'm just not seeing

how a milkshake is gonna save my life.

Isn't there somewhere else we can go?

Like a witness protection thing?
Or a different country?

I've always wanted to go to Bimini.

Just give me a second.

Hi, you two. Right this way.

[POP MUSIC PLAYING]

[MACHINE WHIRRING]

There we go.

Koriand'r.

Zadira.

You brought us here.

Why?

We don't have much time.

We will find him soon enough, Mother.

We'll bring your son home.

Uh, I can't feel him. It's
just nothing. It's empty.

We have located Sebastian.

Where?

A place that none of us can reach.

You're not safe here. Not until you gain

enough power for the coming w*r with...

Trigon. I know.

Are you done?

I see, I'm still not
allowed to interrupt.

You were always a wise pupil.
Keep it that way.

Pupil?

I'll fill you in later.

There's no time. The shield around
this place will only last so long.

And the evil woman will certainly
come to claim what is hers.

She's talking about me.

Don't listen to her. You're not "hers".

He is. That is precisely the problem.

And the forces working with Trigon

will stop at nothing
to assure his ascension.

Not if Sebastian has a say.

And he doesn't have to do
anything he doesn't want to.

[ZADIRA] He won't be able
to resist his destiny.

No one can.

We just have to keep him safe
until the blood moon passes.

This naive optimism is... touching.

And from where is the source?

The cult's book.

We found that it details the prophecy.

He can only rise to power while
the blood moon is still in the sky.

And what makes you think that
you can save him from his mother,

when you barely
understand your capabilities,

let alone your responsibilities
to people of Tamaran?

I owe them nothing.

I fulfilled my mission.

Rachel defeated Trigon.
The prophecy was denied.

As will this one.

You did nothing to change the girl.

The change was already in her.

You were merely a spectator
to destiny running its course.

That's not true. Kory helped me.

You know, we don't have to
listen to her. We can just leave.

Do so at your own peril.

But you know you won't
be able to protect them.

I can't save anyone on an empty stomach.

Kitchen.

[MOTHER MAYHEM] Great Trigon. Please.

Speak to me.

I'm begging you.

Our son was taken away by the
Tamaranean to a place I cannot enter.

I need your guidance.

Forgive me. Forgive me!

Forgive me. You have forsaken me.

You have forsaken me, when
I need you! I need our son!

- [SCOFFS]
- [BUBBLING]

Trigon, you're here?

Oh. Your Grace, thank you,
for heeding me.

[BUBBLING INTENSIFIES]

That's not true.

I love none more than I love you.

I'm sorry.

I never meant to place
anyone above my Lord.

What should I do?

[BUBBLING]

I understand.

Someone always pays.

[COMPUTER] Probability
of organ failure, %.

d*ck, please, please don't
let me die like this.

Hey, it's gonna be okay, buddy.

I'm so scared.

[d*ck] I understand.

We're not going anywhere.

Okay. Okay.

I want you to hear me.
We're gonna save you.

Okay, you're gonna save me.
You're gonna save me.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Where have I heard that before?

Oh. Oh, right.

[CHUCKLES]

Why don't we just ask Hank?

That's what you said to him, right?

Right before he d*ed, right?

- Put him under.
- Oh, come on. Come on.

[GRUNTING INDISTINCTLY]

Listen, we got to get
that thing out of him.

- Tell me you got something.
- Well, that's no snake.

That is a curse.

So, we need a magical expulsion,
which I've never done before.

And if it goes wrong...

Well, uh, I think you can guess.

But for it to work,
I'd need my blue ash.

It's from the ground up
teeth of a Baba Yaga,

a John Constantine special.

Then we go with that. We have no choice.

- I can't.
- Why?

Well, because we need
to get close enough

to that snake to fight it directly

and we can't rouse its defenses.
It's a total fortress.

Then how do we get in the fortress?

The Trojan horse.

A man on the inside.

We need something small
enough to get into his body

and stay undetected.

Like a virus?

But a virus smart enough
to target only the snake.

Huh.

What?

Trigon has spoken to you.

You understand I don't want to do this.

You must be strong for both of us.

[GINA] You forgave me for
what I did to you.

And you have been by my side
since, despite everything.

Loyal, trustworthy...

your strength has guided me
through the darkest times.

And now it is time to bring
Sebastian to his rightful place.

Quickly, please.

[GURGLING]

I will honor your sacrifice
forever. I swear.

[GAR] Okay, here's the big idea.

I turn into to a virus. Any questions?

I have plenty. Let's
start with the basics.

I thought you could
only turn into animals.

Well, technically, Niles Caulder said

that I could unzip and
rearrange my DNA into anything

as long as it has DNA.

And viruses are actually the
most primordial form of DNA,

so technically it should work.

"Should"?

Theoretically, uh, the idea
would be that Gar's virus

becomes a carrier agent
for Jinx's blue ash.

So, Gar, as a virus, gets
inside Conner's body,

replicates, infects the snake...

And boom! Conner lives.

What?

If Conner dies, so does Gar.

A virus can't live outside a dead host.

And...

- There's more?
- And...

We haven't exactly figured
out an exit strategy for me

once I'm actually in Conner's body,

so I could kinda get stuck.

Come with me.

Listen, I need you
to think clearly about this

away from everyone else.

I'm fine.

Gar. Take a moment. Okay?

It's bad enough that
Conner's life is on the line.

I understand the risk.

But I've got this, d*ck.

If you were me, would you even hesitate?

Taught me too well, man.

We'll figure it out. We always do.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

All right.

[GAR] Here we go.

[DEVICE BEEPS]

Come on, Gar virus.

This won't work.

Not that I care.

It will. It just needs to replicate.

He's doing it.

Now he needs to surround it.

[GROANS]

Come on.

Are you casting a spell?

No. I'm praying.

He's there.

Right. Now he just needs
to infect the snake.

It should only take a couple of seconds.

- [GROANING]
- [COMPUTER BEEPING]

His vitals are plummeting.

V-Fib. It's his heart!

We need adrenaline.

- Tim!
- [ECG FLATLINES]

[GASPS]

[INSTRUMENTS BEEPING]

[BEEPING INTENSIFIES]

[BERNARD] Okay.

He did it. Now all we need to do

is figure out how to get Gar out of...

[GASPS]

[GURGLING]

Oh, God.

What the hell is happening?

Conner!

[GRUNTS]

Looks like all that training paid off.

You okay?

Yes.

Good.

Wow.

- Mmm-hmm.
- Straight? No chaser?

That is a lot of...

syrup.

See how good life can be

when you're not worrying
about the end of the world?

Yeah. It suddenly seems more... sugary.

That is what being a Titan
is all about. The snacks.

When d*ck's not looking, of course.

You're gonna love it.

Hey, I didn't mean to
say anything upsetting.

No, no, I'm sorry.
It's just, um... It's me.

It's 'cause... I'm-I'm
not used to people.

- Hey.
- Sorry.

You're okay.

I got you.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Do you... What is that? Do you see...

Hey, hey.

Come on. I was gonna eat that.

Well, you're not anymore.

Look at them. Thick as thieves.

Yeah.

Well, he had no family.

Must have been a very lonely life.

Rachel knows what he went through.

Yes. And her past
blinds her to the truth.

But yours illuminates it.

Remember your training.

Order and chaos.

When chaos rises...

Order must rise to meet it.

Yes. But they are not just words.

What are you doing?

You will employ your powers
to save the girl,

but not to stop the destruction
that he will bring?

He will bring the end of days.

I have seen it. And you must too.

[BELL DINGING]

[GIRL] Pick me up, Daddy!

Daddy?

Come here.

Oh!

Come on. They're waiting for us.

[CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

- [TITANS] ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
- [CHUCKLES]

♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪

[ALL CLAPPING]

You wanna blow the candles out?
Ready, one, two, three!

- Wow!
- Yay!

[CONNER] Happy birthday! Good girl!

[SCREAMING]

[GASPS]

[RACHEL] What did you do?

Say it.

Admit what he is.

We need to get out of here. Now.

[ZADIRA] She has seen what your fate is,

what the monster will do
if he's not stopped.

Your destiny was sealed
in the stars long ago.

You were never meant to save Sebastian.

You were born to k*ll him.

He hasn't done anything wrong.

Yet. The blood moon is upon us.

If you don't k*ll him now,
that is the fate that awaits you.

Do you want to lose all your friends?

Do you want the entire world
swallowed whole

because you insist on
defending a stranger?

You're going to k*ll me, aren't you?

Kory, no.

Now is the time, Koriand'r.

My entire past has been a gigantic lie.

Why should I trust anything
you're saying now?

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Oh, thank you.

And you can go.

The decision is yours.

Beware the consequences.

[SCOFFS] Good riddance!

[SIGHS]

Rachel, Sebastian, get back!

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[GRUNTING]

No, wait!

It's me you want.

I don't want people dying for me.

Thank you for being kind to me, Rachel.

- Azarath...
- Sebastian, no!

Metrion, Zinthos!

Hey!

Hi.

You were right.

[BERNARD] You're gonna have
to be more specific.

About what you said, earlier.

I'd know my moment when it came.

Oh, yeah. And, hey, you were incredible.

That snake didn't stand a chance.

That's not my moment.

[CHUCKLES]

[d*ck] Any updates on Conner?

Sleeping like a newborn.

Vitals are steady and, uh, no
damage to his internal organs.

And you're sure this is gonna work?

One way to find out.

Oh, okay, um, I think we
have some action here.

Yes! All right, look.

It's... Looks like a...

Looks like maybe a foot?

Better be more than a foot.

Come on, buddy.

[GASPS]

Gar?

Now that was a wild ride.

[LAUGHS]

Jesus!

Yes, it was. Good to have you back.

How's Conner?

He's all healed up.

[LAUGHS] Yes! Yes!

Okay! And now we're doing this.

[CHUCKLES]

[CROWD CHANTING]

[CROWD CHANTING "BROTHER BLOOD"]

Brother Blood! Brother
Blood! Brother Blood!

Welcome home.

[CHANTING CONTINUES]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]