01x13 - Episode 13

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- MR. GONE NARRATES:
Most of us inhabit at least

two worlds...the real world,
where we're at the mercy of

circumstance, and the world
within, the unconscious,

a safe place where we can
escape.

The Maxx shifts between these
worlds...against his will.

Here, homeless, he lives
in a box in an alley.

The only one who really cares
for him is Julie Winters,

a freelance social worker.

But in Pangaea, the other world,
he rules the Outback

and is the protector of Julie,
his Jungle Queen.

- There, he cares for her.

But he always ends up
back in the real world.

And me, old Mr. Gone...

Only I can see that
the secret which unites them

could destroy them.

I could be helpful.

Ah, screw it!

I think I'll have some fun
with them, first.

- JULIE: I mean, if you search
your heart, I think you'll see

I'm right.

You know, it's just like that
plane.

- MAXX: I thought you were
driving.

- JULIE: Okay, bad analogy.

Still, look, Maxx, you've gotta
give a little here, okay?

Come on, now, please don't shut
me out.

You know we can't go on
like this.

You rescue me.

I come bail you out.

I live in your fantasy.

You live in mine.

We've gotta stop pretending.

- MAXX: But, if you leave,
everything will change.

- JULIE: It already has.

NARRATES: God, that sounds
so lame.

But I just don't know how
to say it.

I mean, what if Gone is right?

What if you are my Spirit
Animal?

What if you're trapped in
a world that I created?

Oh, Maxx, why don't you say
something?

You make me feel so guilty.

It's pretty nice up here, huh?

- MAXX: Yeah, right.

- JULIE:

NARRATES: How can I explain?

The only way I can set you free
is to leave.

From up here, people sure look
like ants, huh?

- Maxx: Deep.

- JULIE NARRATES: It's the only
way I'll be free, too.

Why can't he see that?

- YOUNGER BOY: He's cool.

He's big and strong and purple
and cool.

- OLDER BOY: No, he's not.

He's a wimp.

You saw the way he just ran
from that shark guy.

He's a total coward.

- YOUNGER BOY: He is not.

He's got neat claws
and big teeth and...

- OLDER BOY: Maxx is not even
slightly cool.

Now, Mr. Gone, he's cool.

- YOUNGER BOY: What?

Mr. Gone's not cool.

He's too skinny.

- OLDER BOY: He's not skinny.

He's wiry.

- SARA: You're both idiots.

You don't know what you're
talking about.

You don't even know what
a hero is.

- OLDER BOY: Like you do, Sara.

- YOUNGER BOY: Maxx is a hero
'cause he's got big muscles.

- OLDER BOY: Maxx is weak.

It takes someone evil like
Mr. Gone to k*ll bad guys.

He could smoke both of you
without even raising a finger.

- SARA: Yeah, right.

- OLDER BOY: Let's go.

- YOUNGER BOY: Stupid girls.

- MAXX: She's leaving.

No, not now.

I'll forget everything.

No!

I have to find Julie...

convince her not to leave.

No!

- MAXX: Great.

Where the heck am I now?

- SARA: So, did you tell him?

- JULIE: Yeah, I couldn't have
handled it any worse, if I'd cut

out his heart with a knife
and stomped on it.

- SARA: So, it went smoothly
then?

- JULIE: Hey, you're dealing
with a pro here.

He's so...

so fixated on me.

I mean, when does my
responsibility for him end?

- It's not like you're worried
you'll find him outside

your window ignoring
a restraining order and k*lling

your pets, are you?

Well, are you?

Of course not.

It's just...

Oh, I don't know.

I just have to remember I'm
right, that I have to stand

my ground.

I have to stay firm and not...

...budge.

- MAXX: Gone.

- That's Mr. Gone to you,
claw boy.

Actually, you're just the little
bundle of negative reinforcement

I wanted to talk to.

I've got to tidy up my karma
on this plain before I go.

- MAXX: Julie told me she's
leaving.

- MR. GONE: Really?

I didn't think that girl would
ever read ahead in

the prospectus.

Did she also tell you that every
time I tried to inform her about

her past, she'd cut my head off.

- But she's leaving.

- Oh, grow up.

She has to, pucky, just like
I have to get things

straightened out with Sara
before I can go on.

Oh, and by the way, Maxx,
I do have some good news

for you.

You're not a bunny rabbit
after all.

At least, not on this side,
anyway.

You see, Maxx, you just got
in the way when Julie's Spirit

Animal...
- MAXX: But...

- MR. GONE:

I'm losing you, aren't I?

In reality, Maxx,
you're just some poor schmuck

who was in the wrong place...
- But she's leaving.

Let me try this again.

She's leaving because
she has to, otherwise,

we'll all be trapped in here
forever.

Don't you want to know what
your Outback is when she's not

around?

After all, it's not like
she really needs y...

Very mature.

- CREATURES:

- MAXX: Huh?

No!

I will not be stopped!

Must find...

the Jungle Queen.

- Ouch!

I've gotta watch where
I walk barefoot.

- Mom called and said be sure
to write if you need anything.

Hey, can I catch a ride with
you on your way out?

- Sure.

So, when you talked to your Mom,
did you happen to mention that

there's a slim chance this whole
world is my dream, and if

I leave the city and wake up,
it could end everything?

- I guess I did leave that
part out.

- Probably just as well.

It's not exactly
my favorite part.

Maxx?

Maxx, are you here?

I've got Pez.

Hm, that usually works.

Maxx?

I've come to say goodbye.

- MAXX: Bye.

- Damn it, Maxx, why are you
acting this way?

It's not like you think you'll
disappear if I leave, right?

Right, Maxx?

Oh, god, Maxx, you do.

Aw, it's gonna be all right.

Damn you, why do I have to be
the bad guy here?

Maxx, if you really cared
about me, you wouldn't make this

any harder than it already is.

- Then I don't care.

- No, I will not let you end
it like this!

Do you know what really gets me?

You're too selfish to see
I'm doing this all for you.

- Then why bother?

- Isn't it obvious, you a*s!

We supposedly take care
of each other.

- Is leaving your way
of taking care of me?

- Well, sure.

Is this the life you want...
fighting in a world that doesn't

make sense just so you can
protect me in ways I don't need?

- Yes.

- Well, I want something more.

- I'm through begging, Julie.

I think, if you look deep
inside, you already know

the right thing to do.

- You're right, Maxx, I do.

But I'm the only one strong
enough to do it.

- JULIE: You packed everything?

- SARA: Uh-huh.

So, are you gonna be all right?

- JULIE: Sure.

- SARA: Are you gonna
be all right?

- Can we just go, Sara?

Sorry.

Are you sure you got it all?

- You can always come back
if you need to.

- No, Sara, I can't.

- MAXX: I can remember now.

Mr. Gone.

He said if I let Julie go, I'd
find out what my own Outback is.

I would be free.

And so would she.

- MAN: Safe home, dear friends,
and come again, to behold the

mysteries of MTV's "Oddities."

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