02x09 - Save Yourself

[bunniefuu]

JULIA: Previously on "Endlings"...

You got into a lot of fights?

With my dad, yeah.

Same.

It can take kids a while to see
past their anger and open up.

Especially if they've
experienced abuse like Jonathan.

[ENERGY WHIRRING]

Leave me alone!

- So, what are you looking for?
- Weaknesses.

No matter how strong
of a person you are,

there's always someone
who can make you weak.

I'm here to talk
with you about your son.

JOHNNY: I'll get it.

It'll be okay, Ling.

Hello, Jonathan.

[SIGHS]

Uh, Jonathan Miller?

Thank you.

Hello, Jonathan.

How are you feeling today?

Well, I have some good news.

Your father has decided
not to press charges

which means that we should be
able to get you out of here

and into a group home
in a couple of weeks.

I know, small consolation.

I've got something for you.

[SHARON EXHALES]

It's not your fault what happened.
You know that, right?

Yes, it is.

_

Did you choose one?

All three? Really?

[CHUCKLES] All right,
I'll be right there.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Uh, I'll get it.

[LING WHIMPERING]

Ling, you should be hiding.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

TABBY: Someone gonna get that?

It will be okay, Ling.

Coming.

Hello, Jonathan.

Jonathan?

SHARON: Jonathan?

Jonathan?

Where were you just now?

JOHNNY: Get out, okay? Just get out!

MR. LEOPOLD: Johnny, look, it's okay.
We'll... we'll deal with this.

I'm not going.
Don't let them take me, Mr. Leopold.

- I won't.
- You can't just attack people.

You don't understand who he is.

You were already on
shaky ground. Come on.

Look, he's not a danger to anyone.

Leave me alone!

Except himself.

Come on.

[MR. LEOPOLD SIGHS]

[GRUNTS]

MITRA: Come on.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

JOHNNY: I miss him.

I know.

You all do.

_

Could really use your advice
right now, Mr. Leopold.

TABBY: Do you always talk to yourself?

JULIA: Tabby!

Okay, that's enough now.

I've missed you.

Yeah, sure.

Same.

Didn't think you'd come.

I miss him.

He's not the only one I miss.

Not me.

About that...

What?

What?

Sparky?

SPARKY: Hello, Julia.

Mr. Leopold always told us that we
should help each other break out.

Help each other out.

He said we should always
help each other out.

I was never a good listener.

Is there anything else I can do for you?

Uh...

No. But thank you for this.

Keep your chin up, Jonathan.

Mr. Leopold would have wanted you to.

Okay?

[DOOR CREAKS, CLOSES]

- [SIGHING]
- What's up?

You're not even gonna say hi?

After all this time?

Johnny? Who is it?

Johnny?

You changed your name?

I'm Jonathan's father.

What are you doing here?

Just wanted to... check on things.

How you doing, son?

Look, I think maybe you should go.

Still got that attitude, huh?

Don't touch him.

What was that?

I said don't touch him!

[BUZZER BUZZING]

Hi.

Thank you.

[ENERGY BLAST]

[POWERING DOWN]

[WHIRRING]

[WHIRRING STOPS]

[THUD]

[WHIRRING]

JOHNNY: Sparky?

SPARKY: Stand back.

[DOOR BEEPS, UNLOCKS]

Hello, Johnny.

I've missed you very much.
Did you miss me?

Of course, but Sparky,
what are you doing here?

SPARKY: Open the box.

JOHNNY: Trap pieces?

What am I supposed to do with these?

SPARKY: Save yourself.

[ENERGY WHIRLING]

They should have been out by now.

Don't worry. Sparky's on it.

Unless he short-circuited again.

What?

Ever since he got blasted,
he sometimes conks out.

Great!

Don't blame him.
He almost saved us all that night.

Yeah.

Almost.

[CLANGING]

[ENERGY BLASTING]

[LIGHTS POWERING DOWN]

[POWERING UP]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

What was that for?

- [WHISPERING]
- Shh! Someone's downstairs.

[FLASHLIGHTS POWERING ON]

[DOOR CLOSES]

JULIA: [WHISPERING] They're leaving.

TABBY: [WHISPERING] Follow me.

[OBJECT CLATTERING]

[FLASHLIGHTS POWERING ON]

SPARKY: I think it is time
for you all to leave!

[MEN GRUNTING]

TABBY: Nice job, Sparky.

SPARKY: This is not your room.

[MEN GROANING]

SPARKY: [WHISPERING] You should go now.

Intruders neutralized.

MR. LEOPOLD: [WHISPERING]
Julia, Tabby, let's go.

JULIA: [WHISPERING] Where is Ling?

MR. LEOPOLD: [WHISPERING]
In the barn with Abiona.

TABBY: [WHISPERING] We need
to get to them before they do.

SPARKY: Another intruder! Run!

Ouch. Bye, guys. [DISTORTED] Bye...

SPARKY: I have Johnny!

Come on.
Finn's hopefully found her by now.

Found who?

TABBY: Finn? You here?

He'll be here.

JULIA: I know.

We had some, uh...

pretty good times in here, huh?

Yeah.

[TRUMPETING]

[LING VOCALIZING]

The baby's so fast!

In the wild, elephant calves
need to learn to walk quickly,

so they can keep up with the herd.

[TRUMPETING, VOCALIZING CONTINUE]

Looks like Ling's the one who's
having a hard time keeping up.

Careful, Ling!

Like people, mom elephants are
extremely protective of their babies.

In fact, the whole herd is.

Which means we're going to
look after your baby too, Tuko.

Because you're a part of our herd.

[TRUMPETING]

- Right, Julia?
- Right.

[TAPPING]

Wakey, wakey.

Welcome back, big brother man.

Hey.

Hi.

FINN: Hi, Johnny.

JOHNNY: Oh, Finny!

Did you find her?

I keep thinking about that night.

Whether there's anything we
could have done differently...

That I could have done.

[LING VOCALIZING]

It really is a miracle, isn't it?

New life.

[LING VOCALIZING]

Ling.

All these endlings that you've gathered,
wherever you're going,

you're going to be able
to bring them back, right?

And keep them safe,

so they can have a good life?

[LING VOCALIZING]

You promise?

[LING VOCALIZING]

[ELEPHANT TRUMPETING]

[TRUMPETING]

Okay!

Great!

Then I want you to take them with you.

There's one more thing.

[LING VOCALIZING]

I want you to take me too.

[LING VOCALIZING]

[TUKO RUMBLING]

What?

What is it?

[DOOR RATTLING]

People don't realize how
emotional animals can be.

How they can feel love,

and sadness,

and fear.

It's not your fault.

No.

It's his.

- Julia.
- No.

No, she's right.

I thought I was the only one that
ran away when things got tough.

Okay, what do you want from me?

Do you want me to say I'm sorry again?

- Okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
- Are you?

Don't.

Or what? You'll hit me too
like you hit your dad?

- You don't know.
- Don't know what?

What my life was like,
what my dad was like.

I think I have a pretty good idea.

You ruined your picture.

Looks like you and your
dad both destroy things.

I used to imagine what I'd
say to my dad when I saw him.

I was usually older and...

And made it big.

I'd, uh, tell him that

I forgive him.

Why?

'Cause I...

I... I know his dad wasn't nice to him,

and I'm sure his dad
stat wasn't great either.

- And what would he say?
- Nothing. What could he say?

I told him that...
that it stops with me.

And that I was going to
be what Mr. Leopold says.

Said.

That I was going to be what
I needed when I was a kid.

I was going to be everything he wasn't.

That my kids wouldn't be scared of me.

I guess I messed that up, right?

Guess I am him.

My favorite thing that
Mr. Leopold said was,

"You can't go back and
change the beginning."

"But you can start where you are."

"And change the ending."

I think my ending's pretty set.

I thought that too

before I met all of you.

Best piece of advice
Mr. Leopold ever gave me

was to let your hopes,
not your hurt, shape your future.

I'd give anything to hear him
say one of those lines again.

So would I.

[LING WHIMPERING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

TABBY: Someone gonna get that?

Ling?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- Everything all right?
- Mr. Leopold!

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

TABBY: This is getting annoying.

- Here, uh, let me.
- Uh, no. I've got it.

Don't worry. I've got it.

Ah.