02x06 - Chapter 13: Connection

[bunniefuu]

[Caerulean] Hurry up, children!
Get a good spot.

[child] Joyous bloom, Eva!

-Thank you.
-[child] Me too! [laughs]

-[child] Come on, hurry!
-[groans]

[child] You don't want to miss this!

-[groans]
-[laughs] Hey, Otto!

-Joyous bloom!
-[laughs] Joyous bloom, Eva!

-See those lanterns? I helped make them!
-Oh, they're beautiful.

Next time you can help too. It's easy.
I'll show you.

Oh! Ah, sorry! That was close.

It's okay! Just say, "Joyous bloom."

Rovender, come out!

-[Eva] Thank you! Joyous bloom!
-Joyous bloom, Eva!

Joyous bloom!

-[Eva] Rovee!
-[laughs]

-You look great.
-[Azura] Joyous bloom.

Celebrate the Heart of the Forest,
the most fertile time of year.

It's way better than
that ratty old hat you used to wear.

[chuckles]

Oh, I remember that hat.
It had seen better days.

-You mean when it was yours? [laughs]
-[laughs]

Thank you, Eva, for bringing my son home.

Thank you for welcoming me
into your village.

This is your home now,

and our community is stronger
with both of you here.

-Father, I-- I--
-Son, it's okay. You need not say it.

You can play the ocarina this year,
but only if you play in key.

[chuckles] I will try.
But you know me, Father.

If the spirit moves me,
I might have to take a solo.

-[chitters]
-Oh!

Teal? Old Teal.

[laughs] It has been many cycles.

-Eva, meet my oldest friend. [laughs]
-Hi, Teal.

In Faunas, Eva,

a Caerulean and his munt-runner
are bonded for life.

Oh, the stories he could tell
if only you could understand him.

Well, I can.

Right. Right, right.
On second thought, don't ask. [laughs]

[Eva] We'll talk later, Teal.

-[child 2] Watch this!
-[child 3] I can get it!

-[child 4] Not so hard!
-[child 3] Wait! I wasn't ready!

Excuse me, Pathfinder Kitt.
Can I have my ball back, please?

Thank you! [laughs]

That wasn't fair! You're on my team!

It's good to be home.
Let's go join the party.

What is that?

[Rovender] That is a totem
of the Heart of the Forest.

Rovender, Eva, over here!
The celebration is about to begin.

Hey, Eva, there you are.

[chuckles] I didn't know where you went.
I-- [stammers]

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Uh, I don't understand what's going on.

Just trying to figure out
what the plan is here.

-Uh, what is this?
-[Eva] It's jargum.

It'll help you understand
what everyone is saying.

Oh, thank you, but-- [grunts, swallows]

What? [grunts] Whoa, whoa.

It's okay. You understand, yes?

No, no, I don't under--

Celebrate the Heart of the Forest.
Joyous bloom!

Joyous bloom!

I do understand.

-I can hear it.
-[chuckles]

I can understand what you're saying.
[gasps] This is incredible.

[laughs] I know.

Uh-- Uh, I, um-- Uh, he-- Uh, here.

My gift to you. They're, um,
a special pilot edition.

How very generous of you.
Joyous bloom, hooman Hailey.

And a joyous bloom to you.

[groans]

I'm gonna go get Eight.
I don't want her to miss this.

Rovee, can I borrow your jargum?

Thank you. Be right back. Whoops.

Eight! The celebration's about to start.

What's going on?

I-- [sighs] I can't stay here.

I know it's a lot,
but that's why I brought you this.

Jargum. It's a translator.
It'll help you understand.

Come see how beautiful it is.

I heard what you said at the trial.

Rovender is your home, your family.
But he's not mine.

Yes, but you are my family too.
I mean that.

Please, stay. Where will you go?

I'm going to Trievertown.
My friends need me.

Eight, it's safe here.
Cadmus can't find us.

You don't have to worry about me.

I'll survive. I always have.
Take care, Eva 9.

Eva, what's wrong?

Eight's gone.

Hmm. Give her time.

Family has a way of coming back around.

All of my kindred.
O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea

Our thoughts as boundless
and our souls as free

As far as the breeze can bear
the billows foam

Survey our land and behold our home!

Let us be one
with the Heart of the Forest!

-[crowd cheering]
-[music playing]

Eva, come.

[laughs] Come on, Eva!

[groans]

-[crowd cheering]
-Praise to the Heart of the Forest!

May it forever bloom
as we celebrate and give reverence…

[Muthr] Eva.

Eva.

Eva?

[Caeruleans clamoring]

[breathing shakily]

Easy, easy. I got you, Eva.

Here. Sit down. Are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I-- I'm-- I'm not hurt.

I-- I saw something.

What was it, Eva? What did you see?

Like a dream or--
It's hard to explain. It--

I-I-I saw a streak of light
and an expl*si*n.

There was a sphere,
like a-- like a pattern.

And I saw a flame that became a flower,
and I heard a voice.

It-- It sounded a lot like…
[breathes shakily] …Muthr.

Her mother recently passed on.

Her voice was in my head,
like when Otto talks to me.

Hmm.

Father, Eva can speak
with many creatures in our world.

And it spoke in a voice familiar to you.
Hmm.

Who? W-What spoke to me?

I've seen something like this before
in Lacus.

Yes, I believe it is your vision.

The creation of Orbona.

How King Ojo used the Heart,
the great life bringer,

to cure a dying planet.

The Heart was launched deep
into this hallowed ground,

where new life sprang
and a new planet began,

the one all around you.

The one we celebrate today.

So, the Heart of the Forest
is communicating with me?

[Antiquus] It would seem so.

-W-Why? Why me?
-I cannot be sure.

But one thing is certain.

You, Eva, have a powerful connection
with the Heart of the Forest.

-[horn blowing]
-[Caeruleans clamoring]

[Azura] What are those?

-[Hailey] Warbots? This is bad.
-What is it?

-Human w*r machines.
-[gasps]

Hooman w*r machines headed this way!

We must evacuate!

We must move as one
before the w*r machines arrive.

Prepare the yurts! Children first.

[horn blowing]

[Antiquus] To the bellows!
Inflate the wind chambers.

Oh, no. Eva!

The warbots have breached the perimeter!

[Caeruleans clamoring, screaming]

[speaks alien language]

The Heart? The source.

Eva, where are you going?

The Heart. The Heart is the source.

Cadmus is after the Heart of the Forest.

And he wants to use me
to lead him to the Heart.

If he takes the Heart,
the consequences would be devastating.

And if he is after you,
then we need to keep you safe.

I need to lead him away from here.
He won't stop until he finds me.

Faunas does not abandon its kin.

-But, Rovee, I have to.
-[grunts] I cannot lose you.

Get this off the ground. Quickly.

Cut those ropes
and get these up in the air!

Sorry, Rovee.

-[Eva] Otto, I need you.
-[Otto] Otto's on his way.

Eva, stop. Whoa!
What are you doing out here?

-Leading them away.
-What?

Hey! Looking for me?

Are you kidding me? Uh, this is your plan?

Yeah! And it's working.
Now, Hailey, just get to safety.

I'm not staying here by myself.

[Otto] Hop on.

-[Hailey shouts]
-[Otto groans]

Eva!

-[Eva] Come on, Otto!
-[Otto] I'm going! I'm going!

They're gaining on us!

[Eva] Turn left!

-Under here. Okay stop. Stop, Otto.
-[scoffs] This is not good.

[stammering] They're gonna find us.

[Eva] Stay quiet.

[Otto] Otto hiding.

Look, it worked. The village is escaping.

Oh, good. That's good.

[Otto] Let's go!

Uh-oh. Wrong way.

Oh, no. Another one.

[Hailey] We're surrounded.

Maybe if we give ourselves up
they-- they won't hurt us.

No! I can't let that happen.

[Otto] Otto scared.

Hyah! Hyah! Let's go!

[Rovender] Azura, take out the leg!

[Hailey shouts]

[Rovender] Hang on! [grunts]

Faunas does not abandon its kin. Let's go!

[Otto] Thank you, stinky blue man.

[Azura] Come on!

[Eva] Great. Where are we going?

Well… [sighs] …I don't know.
That was the extent of our plan.

[Otto] How about sticky mud?

[Eva] St-- Sticky what?

[Otto] Metal walkers won't like
the sticky mud. [chuckles]

Uh. Well, what about sticky mud?

-What are you talking about?
-Otto keeps saying it.

[stammers] What is sticky mud?

The old tar fields.

Go left.

Eva! Eva!

Sheesa! Gotloubchuck!

Eva!

[warbot firing]

Eva.

[Rovender] There! The tar fields.

Come on, I dare you! Come and get me!

Otto, look out!

Eva!

[Azura] Everyone, take cover.

[Rovender] Teal, what are you doing?

Teal.

[Teal squeals]

-[grunts]
-Teal!

-[straining, grunting]
-[squeaking]

[Hailey] Hurry up! Come on!
We've got to get going.

[Azura] Hurry! Over here.

[grunting, shouts]

[pants]

-[Rovender] Hurry! Let's go!
-[Hailey] Help!

Eva!

Hailey! Hailey!

-Are you okay?
-Eva. Ah, it's my leg.

-Can you get up?
-I don't know if it can move. It's bad.

It's okay. I've got you.

-I know.
-Quick, come on. Come on, we gotta go.

Hailey, we gotta go.
You gotta hold on to me.

-[grunts]
-Hailey!

-[Hailey] I-- Oh, no.
-Come on, hold on!

-[pants] Come on, Hailey. We gotta go.
-Please! Hold on. Don't leave me behind.

-I won't leave your side. [grunts]
-[shouts]

-[Eva] Hailey!
-[Hailey grunting]

Eva! Hurry up!

Hang on!

[grunts]

No! No, Otto! Rovee!

-Cadmus.
-Eva, you've wandered so far from home.

I don't understand. How did you find me?

[chuckles] Well, I had a little help.

Right, Hailey?

You were tracking us? Hailey?

I'm sorry, Eva. I had to. For Vanpa.

Cadmus had him
and he said he wouldn't hurt you.

He attacked the village.
He attacked Faunas. Hailey--

I'm sorry. I didn't know.

Don't worry, Hailey.
It was for a noble cause.

She is going to help us
save the human race.

Isn't that right, Eva?

You can't do this.

We have to.
All of New Attica depends on it.

And they are the only humans left.

Help me to protect them.

[groans, gasps]

Thank you, Hailey. I'll take it from here.

[Eight] Eva!

Let go of my sister.

[whimpers, groans]

[Rovender] Eva!