02x04 - I, Me, We

[bunniefuu]

MR. LEOPOLD:
Previously on "Endlings"...

- I love you, Dad.
- I love you, too.

Tabby's mom has petitioned to
have her custodial rights restored.

[DRAGON HISSING]

- It's the dragon!
- The dragon?

But we already captured it!

They're all gone.

We spent a whole year finding endlings,

and now we have nothing.

JULIA: Why is the other Ling doing this?

Why aren't they on the same side?

Kavya!

What are you waiting for?
Get her out of there.

The other Ling.

JOHNNY: He's gonna
release another endling.

- No!
- Come back!

[ENDLINGS GROWLING, SNARLING]

[JULIA PANTING]

- [ENDLING CHITTERS]
- [JULIA GASPS]

[ENDLING CHITTERING]

[ENERGY WHIRLING]

[ENERGY BLASTING]

[CHITTERING SOFTLY]

[GASPING]

[BUSHES RUSTLING]

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

Ahh.

Abiona. I'm so glad to see you.

What's going on? Are you okay?

MED TECH: We tested
the red mark on Kavya's hand

as per your instructions,

and unsurprisingly,
we found trace amounts

of the enzyme that was on the camera.

That doesn't explain why she
went in there in the first place.

Exactly.

Look at her brain activity.

It's all concentrated

in her posterior, temporal,
and occipital lobes,

particularly the right cortex.

What does that mean?

It's the area of the brain that
accesses our autobiographical data.

Memories and events from our lives.

[MUMBLING INCOHERENTLY]

KAVYA: Don't go so fast.

What about the mouse specimen?
Any updates?

It's entering the
containment unit now.

[ENDLING WARBLING]

Why would the other Ling
trap Johnny, Tabby, and Finn?

What does he want with them?

I don't know,
but we have to get them back.

- [ROARING]
- Wait. What was that?

The good news is that
we trapped the rhino.

And the bad news?

We didn't get the dragon.

No, one blaster isn't strong enough.

We need the others
if we're gonna trap it.

But where is Ling?

JULIA: The dragon
flew away with Ling, but

I don't know what happened after that.

Let's worry about that later.
For now, we should get somewhere safe.

I know where we can go.

[DRAGON ROARING]

Eh, uh, do you need any help?

Uh, yes, thank you, Noah.

Would you mind grabbing the
milk pitcher out of the fridge?

- Absolutely.
- Thank you.

Interesting drawings.

Yeah. Uh... Finn has
quite the imagination.

Hey, could I ask you to grab the
tray for me as well, please? I...

- Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
- Thank you.

No problem.

Oh, thank you.

Okay, so Maria should be
here any moment now.

Let's just remember that our goal today

is to make sure that Tabby has as
smooth a move as possible, right?

Where is Tabby, by the way?

Out, uh, doing chores
with the rest of the kids.

And what kind of chores do they do?

This way.

We can hide in here.

JULIA: How did you find this place?

I passed it before I found you.

[DRAGON SCREECHING]

JULIA: It's leaving.

ABIONA: Julia?

What is it?

ABIONA: Come look.

JULIA: The endlings.

What has it done to them?

Come.

Maria, hello.

Uh, come in, please.

MARIA: Hi, Kenneth.

Oh, can I, uh, take your coat?

Oh, uh, I got it.

Right. Well, we're, uh...
We're just in here.

[EXHALES]

[EXHALES, COUGHS]

ABIONA: Ling stores endlings.
Maybe the other Ling does too.

Which means Johnny, Tabby,
and Finn might be in here.

It also means the
other Ling might come back.

So we should hurry.

JULIA: A sabertooth cat?

This is the first endling we ever saved.

First of many.

[ENDLING SCREAMING]

They're not frozen. They're awake.

But why would the
other Ling want them awake?

I don't know.

But it looks like it's...

like it's screaming.

They all do.

Why is it doing this to
them? Hurting them?

If our Ling is trying
to save the endlings,

maybe the other Ling is
trying to do the opposite.

But maybe if we...

Are you okay?

I used to think everyone would want

to keep elephants from going extinct.

But?

But most of the world didn't care.

- Why?
- Because it's hard to care.

It means thinking about
something other than yourself.

And for humans...

people...

that can be challenging.

I stupidly thought I could change that.

And now?

Now I know people don't change.

And if you don't change...

you don't survive.

[TECHNICIAN CLEARS THROAT]

HEWES: Can I help you?

Kavya is awake.

[TAPPING, BEEPING]

JULIA: I think people can change.

Why?

Because I changed.

And you were a part of that.

So was Ling and Mr. Leopold
and everyone else.

For the first time
in a really long time,

I actually have a reason
to stay somewhere.

- It's because of all of you.
- [ABIONA GROANS]

Whoa.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

I just... I just feel a little dizzy.

Sit down. Sit down.

We find doing activities together

can make the reunion
feel a little less, uh...

- Awkward.
- NOAH: Yeah.

Uh, when Tabitha was little,

we used to play with dolls
and have tea parties.

But, um...

I don't really know what she likes now.

Uh, Tabby likes to take things
apart and put them together again.

When she first got here,
she took the coffee maker apart.

[LAUGHING] Still doesn't work that well.

I was going to say.

[ALL LAUGHING]

It's why I built her a workshop.

- She has a workshop?
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah. It's downstairs.
Would you like to see it?

SHARON: Uh, just let them.

[ABIONA PANTING]

Are you okay?

Yeah. Um, I just feel a bit dizzy too.

Do you think it's from these?

Maybe we should go outside.

Yeah, um, great idea.

Where's the exit again?

Can you help me up?

Yeah. Just one sec.

ABIONA: They're not in there.

They're here.

[MUFFLED SCREAMING]

Do you remember what happened?

- It all kind of feels like a dream.
- Try.

I saw my best friend
Saara when we were little.

We were playing,

and I just remember it
being the happiest time.

Maybe the happiest time of my life.

What game were you playing?

Tag.

I was "it."

Why? What happened?

Your best friend led you to the plant.

Don't you want it?

This is what you were
looking for, right?

[MUFFLED SHOUTING]

JULIA: Who are you?

Why are you doing this?

I'll answer your questions
if you answer one of mine.

Why do you keep visiting your dad?

How do you know about that?

When I become someone,
I become everything they are.

Right now, I'm learning that you
humans love your own sadness.

Johnny?

Or is it Tabby?

Or is it Finn?

Stop pretending to be my friends.

Am I pretending, or are you?

Which one is it, Jules?

[LAUGHING]

She made all of this?

She did... with a little help.

She's really smart, isn't she?

Incredibly.

I keep thinking about all
the time I've lost with her.

That's all in the past now.

My past has a way
of catching up with me.

Stop it.

I thought this is what you wanted,
to see your dad again.

- Not this way.
- Then how about this?

[JULIA CRYING]

Why didn't you save me, Jules?

I tried!

And failed.

[SOBBING]

You like this?

Every animal needs to feed.

[ENDLING WARBLING]

GRETA: [FROM FAR AWAY] Mom.

No one comes in or out.

JULIA: You feed off sadness?

And fear, anger, regret.

Fortunately, for me, this planet has

a seemingly endless supply of each.

Why only the painful emotions?
Why not the happy ones?

They don't quite have the same taste.

What happens now?

I keep collecting.

You know, the past

doesn't have to be something
that holds you back.

It can be something
that moves you forward.

Maybe for you.

We're not so different, you and I.

Everybody has regrets.

But what matters now is...

whether or not you create more regrets

or... learn from the ones you have.

[SIGHS]

What are you thinking about?

About how I should have
talked to Johnny about his dad.

And now you'll never get the chance.

That I didn't reach
out to Tabby about her mom.

It's because you're so selfish.

And that I never once talked to
Finn about his mom abandoning him.

I needed you.

And Ling. Ling, I failed most of all.

[WHIMPERING]

What's the matter, Jules?

I thought you wanted
to hear about your mom.

- I do.
- Then what's the problem?

I can't come here anymore.

Where, camping?

No. Here.

I see.

Dad, I love being here with you.

Seeing you...

but if I keep coming back...

It's like you said.

You had to let go of
mom to hold onto me.

And now I need to let go of
you to hold onto my new family.

I'm so proud of you, Jules.

I love you, Dad.

I love you too, sweetheart.

[SNIFFLES]

Goodbye.

How does that taste?

[CHITTERING]

[ENERGY WHIRLING]

Thanks, Dad.

Let's finish this.

Okay, we'll see you when we
pick Tabby up for her overnight.

Very good.

Uh, Kenneth?

Um...

I just wanted to say thanks.

Oh, no need.

Kids tell me I have a tendency
to get a little cheesy.

Not just for today.

For everything. For...

looking out for her.

Well, you're very welcome.

Did Ling really need
to save all the endlings?

The other Ling actually
taught me something.

What?

That I need to stop looking
backwards and start looking forwards.

Maybe we all should.

How?

By talking to each
other and telling the truth.

Our truths.

- Gross.
- Tabs!

I'll start.

This is going to sound weird

but I've been sneaking
memories from Ling.

Of my Dad.

I would too.

[LING VOCALIZING]

Ling!

[DRAGON RUMBLING]

JOHNNY: The dragon!

We need to save it
before someone sees it.

Talk later?

No rush.

GRETA: Mom.

Where have you been?

[CHUCKLES] Doesn't matter.

I'm here now.

[HEWES LAUGHING]

[DRAGON ROARING]

[POLAR BEAR MOANING]