01x10 - All Old Things Must Pass: Part 2

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General Dessai, Lazaro, he's..

I know.

Is there any word

from Captain Volun?

No, General.

Prepare the battalion.

We have no choice now

but to b*mb our own city.

Hey ♪

Where are you?

Eldaya Al Fayr!

sh*t

Drop your weapon.

I have eyes on the queen.

The queen is alive.

I really wish you

hadn't done that.

Have a nice trip.

That was a good one.

Follow me,

she should be around the corner.

There she is!

A shocking and horrifying scene

here today,

where multiple world leaders

have apparently

k*lled themselves

on palace grounds.

- Whoa!

- With the leadership

- of so many worlds now gone

- That sh*t is crazy.

Do we rebuild

our planets as individuals,

or do we look to

the visionary mind

of the Grand Supreme Leader,

Lazaro, for a new beginning?

Oh!

Now, is everything prepared

for my trip?

Yes, sir.

Your belongings are all packed,

your uniform

is cleaned and pressed,

fresh underwear and..

..your special videos

are loaded.

That is all.

There is still time

to watch a little more of this

new beginning before I depart.

- Sir!

- Mm‐hmm.

The queen, she's alive.

Right here in Arriopa.

What?

She escaped palace grounds,

she's currently in the city.

We have every available unit

searching for her.

Check on the mother.

- Sweep for Loyalists!

- Yes, sir.

Now I'm missing the show!

If you want someone

to die right,

deal with it yourself.

Ah

memories.

I don't miss the smell.

Officers up ahead.

You two have done this before?

Successfully?

Eh.

Xevelyn

As in Elida's mom?

She's alive?

Oh, crackers.

Let's go.

Let's go, prisoner.

Who are you transporting?

The upper levels were ambushed.

We lost a lot of

good men up there.

This filthy prisoner

is all that's left.

We're taking him to these

levels, because, as you know,

- they are much more secure.

- No point.

She's the only one down here

and we're taking her up.

May as well just

k*ll this one now.

No!

Xevelyn!

They're with me.

I'm Amae, this is Isaac.

We're friends of Elida's.

Eldaya.

She changed her name.

To stay hidden, apparently.

Trust me, I told her it needed

work, but she's a stubborn one.

She's alive?

And this is

a special present from daddy.

Happy Birthday, Eldaya.

What is it?

You'll have to open it.

Oh

A Seely!

Thank you, Daddy!

You're welcome, sweetheart.

Hey, Hath, I got a Seely!

I know we said no pets,

but Hath'll help her

take care of it.

It's not that.

The protests

on planet Huya Prime?

Albor, please do not send

in our soldiers.

It'll cause w*r.

That is exactly what

I'm preventing.

If we don't act now, we send

a message throughout the kingdom

that mutiny

will not be punished.

Xevelyn, please,

I don't want to have

this conversation again.

Striking Huya Prime will anger

neighbouring star colonies

already vying for independence.

Planet Pallas and Vorr

are already in..

Enough!

It is done

and I need my wife by my side.

My love, can we just put

politics aside for the day?

It's our daughter's birthday.

Let's enjoy it.

I called him Zebby.

That's a wonderful name.

What you hear

is my city in chaos,

burning to the ground.

Definitely a party

that isn't giving me FOMO.

And now you tell me Dessai

will help him destroy our home?

General Dessai believes

there are no other options

against Lazaro.

We must reach her now,

before the battalion

releases the bombs.

She needs to know you're alive.

I promise, we will find Elida

as soon as we make contact.

I just have to say

I care about your daughter.

Of course, we haven't really

had the chance

to talk about

what we are exactly, but,

it's not a.. you know, a fling

or anything like that,

it's just..

Meeting the parents is tough.

Block the destroyers.

Prepare for launch.

Begin the countdown.

I have a connection.

General my old friend.

It can't be.

It's me.

We got to you in time.

Call off the fleet, my friend.

I cannot do that.

General?

I'm ordering you to stand down.

Countess Dessai,

it's been a while.

General?

Now, turn those ships

away from my city

and towards each other.

When in position,

use that ammunition

against each other.

General!

- Launching.

- No!

No!

It's the end of the world!

Nah, it's just getting started.

Our entire fleet.

No.

It's Elida!

El, you okay?

City's crazy right now.

- How are you?

- We're fine.

Listen, you're not gonna

believe this, but..

Listen,

I had to leave the palace.

Just.. just meet me back

at the store, okay?

We'll head to you.

Be safe.

We have her, El.

Your mother, she's here, she's..

Ugh, again?!

El?

Well, she's in the city.

She'll be fine.

This way, Your Majesty.

The king is on Sestus,

but even so we cannot stay long.

What's the update on Huya Prime?

Numbers are coming in.

But casualties

are in the thousands.

Planet Vorr is sending aid.

Angering Vorr is the last

thing we should be doing.

Xevelyn, you must speak to him.

I've tried.

He's convinced beyond

reasonable doubt

that it's the right thing to do.

Reach out to

our Huya Prime contacts,

ask them

to stand down on protests.

We will fix this.

There is a smaller

matter to address.

It's from the monarchist

consulate on Huya Prime.

They're Arriopans.

Children.

Teenagers.

They were arrested

at the protest

on the grounds of anarchy.

The king has ordered all

sympathizers to be ex*cuted.

Well

The king is not here.

Have them brought back

to Arriopa.

We do not have a stronghold

over the consulate.

Then send more men.

That is Ori Lazaro,

the Marquis' son.

They're not our enemy.

The prison cells

were attacked, sir.

She's gone.

I know what she wants.

So, let her come to me.

Holy sh*t, dude.

I thought that was it.

Like, I've always believed it's

not about the length of life,

but the depth, you know?

But wow, time is finite, right?

Totally, man.

sh*t.

Ha!

Mom?

Surprise, buddy!

How?

My Eldaya

My love.

Hey!

Do you mind?!

Trying to have a moment here.

Mom

Mom.

Is it ready?

Yes.

The ship is prepped above

on the docking platform.

The final configurations to the

controls have been successful.

How far?

With the Sterzaad

powering the ship,

you can instantaneously

hop anywhere.

I got

You're so grown up.

You were here this whole time?

The Council of Admirals

kept me alive.

Apparently I didn't deserve

a quick death.

I thought you were dead

for so long.

But then I thought you

were alive again.

And then dead again.

An unfair journey, really.

The Loyalists made a mistake

telling you that story.

Hath didn't think

I would go to Wix otherwise.

But he was right.

I didn't want the Sterzaad,

or anything to do with Arriopa.

This is your home, your legacy.

This isn't my home anymore, Mom.

But I won't see it destroyed

and millions k*lled.

He must be stopped.

He will.

I'll k*ll him, okay?

Maybe, uh, you could

clear something up for us?

Elida, the Sterzaad,

she's immune, right?

I wish I could say with

confidence that you are,

but the truth is,

the Sterzaad hasn't been used

by the monarchy

for a thousand years.

I don't know, my love.

It's still the safest bet.

He's been developing

the Sterzaad's powers

in a hidden lab.

He plans to destroy order

across the universe.

He's an ambitious as*h*le,

isn't he?

Well, then I need to get back

to the palace and find him now.

We'll search out

this secret lab place,

find out what

we can about the tech.

Great. I'm thinking

Monkey and the Wrench?

Monkey and the Wrench is solid.

That'll work well.

Oh, uh, I'm gonna lure him away.

You know,

perfect bait right here.

I'm coming with you.

Mom, no.

I can't risk that, okay?

Eldaya.

Elida.

I've been imprisoned

for eight years.

We must end this together.

Once you retrieve the Sterzaad,

we can right all wrongs,

my love.

Mom.

I'm gonna destroy the Sterzaad.

Destroy it?

It's the only way to restore

balance and peace to the galaxy.

No, it's a deadly weapon

and no one should

have that much power.

All it does is cause

death and destruction,

and it will continue to do so.

It's the only option.

She's right.

For you all,

Volun and I will

help you find the lab.

Okay.

So

- shall we try this again?

- Second time lucky.

Second time lucky.

There will be no

convincing her otherwise.

One day, my love,

this will all

be under your rule.

Nah, you can just do it, Mom.

I cannot lead, my love.

- I am not of royal blood.

- Well, as queen,

I can just say

you have royal blood,

- and it will be so.

- Eldaya

as a leader, you'll often be

faced with difficult decisions.

What's right for

the individual is often

what's wrong for the whole.

'Kay, cool.

Zebby!

Hath, he can't be out of his

water tank, he can't breathe!

Wait!

The lake is a whole ecosystem,

but no Seelies.

Do you know why?

Their ink is poisonous.

It would destroy

the entire ecosystem.

Not just the creatures

inside the lake,

but the land creatures

who depend on

this lake for their food.

But he's going to die!

You have to think

about the greater good, Eldaya.

You're doing the right thing.

There will

always be consequences

for your actions, Eldaya.

I don't ever wanna be queen.

She's a tough one, at least.

Give her time.

She's too young.

She doesn't have time.

They're

not poisonous, right?

No.

All it's going to do

is destroy my flower garden.

Huh? Ugh!

The throne room

is separate from the palace.

Best way to draw him away

from you all.

We'll search out the tech.

Yep.

Let's figure out a way

to k*ll this infinity stone.

- What?

- All right,

I guess that wasn't

a fair comparison.

The Sterzaad

is a crazy power source

and the stones are like,

what, magic?

Whatever.

I think we can all agree

that it's legally distinct.

Be safe.

You're saying that to me?

When you're about to face

the most dangerous force

- in the universe?

- Well, to me

he's just a creep

in a bad outfit

who didn't age well.

I've been in worse scraps, Mom.

Yeah, tell her about

that time we took out the..

Shh.

I think they're having a moment.

Second time lucky?

All right.

It's Weird Science time.

Ah!

All old things must pass!

Take back the city!

Ah!

Please.

This is Xija, punk.

Come and get me!

Nope.

Not you.

You want me, Lazaro?!

Huh?!

Well, here I am!

Ugh, not to complain,

but that was, like,

the tenth room that we checked.

Sounds quite like complaining.

I'm just saying, we might be

looking in the wrong area.

If I was gonna build a secret

science lab for evil doings,

I mean, having it underground

would be a total cliche, right?

Never mind.

No one's here.

That's odd.

You?

You're alive!

Oh, my

Ow, oh, hey.

She's a friend.

Are you crazy?

Why are here?

To rescue you!

Okay, fine, we also have other

things to do while we're here.

We're going

to destroy the Sterzaad.

Then you really are crazy.

Wow, you've, uh, been busy.

Harvested Qrudustia.

And these are the conduit

components Im assuming?

Where is it?

The ship he built?

In a hangar above us.

And that's the collector?

It channels the energy?

You're an Aszagerologist?

I've just studied

the Sterzaad meticulously.

Well, that won't help you now.

This part is being sent

upstairs, and with it,

the Sterzaad

can create enough power

to travel anywhere

in the universe.

I'm sorry we failed you before,

but help us now.

What CAN destroy it?

Please?

An incredible amount of energy.

More than any of you can create.

Well, then we just destroy

these controls, right?

Then he can't go anywhere.

This ship can travel

anywhere in the universe.

You are from another galaxy,

are you not?

Don't you want to go home?

Elida wants it destroyed,

and she's right.

This is bigger than me.

Well, as touching as that is,

you can't destroy it anyway.

I won't let you.

I know he's making you do this.

On your knees.

This side is secure.

Ah, love that sound.

Right, lower them.

Thank you.

Lucky timing.

Been after one of these

Pascalian blasters for years.

West side of the city

is under control, boss.

Nice job.

All right.

Time to go find my sister.

Hello?

Where are you, you old creep?!

Elida!

Elida!

Amae, Amae, what's wrong,

what's wrong?

They attacked us in the lab.

We need you.

Amae?

Amae, what's.. what's wrong?

Oh, as frustrating

as it was to hear

that you were

still alive and kicking,

this makes up for it.

You know, this little scene,

quite a tricky one to sort out.

I had to ignore your heroic

calls from the throne room.

But you know what they say

patience is a virtue.

Let them go.

Mm, no.

You see, I've already done that.

And if we don't learn from

our mistakes, we never prosper.

Take it upstairs.

You know, one of the many things

I've enjoyed since being home?

Honest conversation.

Wouldn't you say so, Mom?

Oh, and she has

one particular story

she wants to share with you.

Pallas and Vorr have

doubled their military force.

There is nothing more

we can do, Xevelyn.

w*r is upon us.

She's not ready.

She will be.

For the greater good.

You worry too much, my love.

Everything will be okay.

Balance does not come

quickly or easily.

Lay with me?

Steelvok dust.

Smart.

Leaves no trace in the blood,

signs of a heart attack..

lord knows,

he was under a lot of stress.

Nobody batted an eye.

I felt

so much anger

towards you all these years.

I mean, it was easy

for me to blame you

for all my frustrations,

when in actual fact,

much like me, you were

just a pawn being used.

Not that that means

that I can let you live.

Take out the knife.

Ah!

Put it to your neck.

Like all old things,

you too must pass.

Slice your throat.

Ah!

Destroy the vessel!

Without the Sterzaad

in place, he's weak.

- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

- I know.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Oh, silly man.

I'm dying, I'm not an idiot.

I have to go after him.

No!

It's a flesh wound, child.

Here, it's no good to me.

Wait.

Okay.

What are you waiting for?

I don't have any

last words of wisdom.

Go and k*ll the son of a

My love

He'll have the Sterzaad

in place any moment.

Don't follow me.

You heard her.

Find the ship,

destroy the vessel.

Take them out!

He's heading outside.

I'll cover you, my queen.

Go, my queen! Go.

Looks like I've found

myself some Loyalist scum.

Now we're even.

Lazaro!

Toys away.

It's grown‐up time.

You will always be weak.

'Cause you don't know what

you're fighting for.

But I know what I'm fighting.

A narcissist

with bad hair.

Wow.

That is a beauty.

Right, uh, not the time

for admiration, Amae.

It's the collector.

It channels

the Sterzaad's energy.

It's what powers the ship

for intergalactic travel.

It can power a hop

anywhere in the universe.

Well, what do you say, huh?

We should take a baseball bat

to this thing and decimate it.

That won't destroy

the Sterzaad, though.

The scientist said only

a huge amount of energy

can destroy it.

The charge needed

for an intergalactic hop

would have to be colossal.

The ship could make one hop.

And we could potentially use

the feedback from that charge

to destroy it.

What are you saying?

I think maybe

Isaac, I think

I can destroy the Sterzaad

and send you back home

at the same time.

Ah!

We were dealt similar

hands in life.

Our fathers crafted legacies

and we were expected

to carry on.

Yeah, but you didn't give me

much of a chance

to craft my own, did you?

That's where we differ.

Because you

represent oppression.

While I

represent freedom!

Rich, from someone

who's mind‐controlling everyone.

Never the people.

I let them decide

for themselves.

That is my gift to them!

Remind me to never invite you

to a birthday party.

'Cause your gifts suck!

You were merely

a cog in this machine.

You played your part

to get me here.

This

is your legacy.

Ah!

No.

Wait.

You talk too much.

Okay, this conduit channels

the Sterzaad's power.

It's what powers the ship.

But, I've reconfigured

the feedback loop out here,

where I can charge the ship.

I just need another

Sterzaad conduit

to collect all

the built‐up energy.

Will this help?

Elida!

He's gone?

Oh, hell yeah, buddy!

I wanna hear all the gory

details about his death.

Dude, I had so many

great one liners.

Oh, yes! Like what?

Like, uh,

no toys, grown ups!

And.. and, uh..

uh, birthday gifts suck!

Context is everything.

Yeah, you had to be there.

I believe you.

You did it.

We also might have figured out

how to destroy it.

We? That was all you, buddy.

And in destroying it

we may have found a way

to send me back to Earth.

That's

that's great.

With this,

I can essentially build

an extension

of the control unit.

And once the ship hops,

the feedback from the charge

will be set to flow back

through this conduit and boom..

no more Sterzaad.

I mean, it's impossible

to predict exactly,

but worth a shot.

It's a great idea.

Might not work.

I hope it does.

I'm finally getting rid of you,

don't get my hopes up.

Elida?

A moment?

I'll go set

the coordinates in the ship.

Okay.

Mom. Can we just

talk about it later?

Everything I've done for this

monarchy, for our people

Look, it's okay, okay?

It's over now.

We cannot destroy it, my love.

Think about everything

we've lost.

The damage done is too great.

This is our only chance to make

it right, to restore peace.

No.. no weapon can bring peace.

In the wrong hands,

yes, it's a weapon.

In the right hands, it's a tool.

For greatness.

And that's the problem.

Everyone thinks they'll do

the right thing with it.

We end this.

Now.

Man.

I feel like I'm

the parent right now.

Yeah, it's scary

when that happens.

You grow up

your whole life thinking

these people know everything.

- Mm‐hm.

- Turns out

they're just

as clueless as we are.

You'll be fine.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I've done

enough space travel now

to know I need to buckle in.

No, I meant as a dad.

You'll be fine.

So you and Amae, huh?

You know I saw it all along?

- Oh, really?

- Yeah.

You know,

you might wanna wait a while

before you leave

your underwear around.

And tone down on

the belching after meals.

And maybe

don't say everything that comes

to your mind all the time.

Well, you know, if I'm taking

relationship advice from you,

I'm already screwed.

I'm gonna miss you, El.

Uh, all right, come here.

Volun?

Hey.

Mom? What are..

what are you doing?

I'm sorry, my love.

I sacrificed too much.

I will rebuild.

No!

They're gone!

Amae was on that ship.

Where'd they go?

Earth.

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