02x07 - Sick

[bunniefuu]

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[Eerie wind howls]

[Gasps]

[Grumbles, whining]

[Coughs]

[Sighs, wheezing]

[Grumbles]

[Door opens]

[Footsteps]

[Coughing]

All this hazardous waste...

You know, sometimes, I think

I should just wrap

A plastic bubble around you.

[Coughing]

[Sighs]

Or...

Have this whole place

Quarantined.

[Sighs]

You know, alex...

I know you hate

Being helpless,

But it gives me a chance

To clean up around here

And to take care of you.

[Grumbles and whines]

[Coughs]

[Sighs]: this thing

Just won't go away.

Don't worry, sweetie.

I'm gonna call the doctor

And get you something

To help with the fever.

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[Whines wearily]

[Coughing]

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Mom? [Coughs]

Mom!

- [Mom]:
- "gone to pick up medicine.

"Be back in a bit.

- Stay in bed.
- You need your rest."

"Stay in bed?"

Ugh. I don't think so.

[Sighs]

Man, it's about time

She left me alone.

She just loves it

When I'm sick.

Gets to totally treat me

Like a little baby.

And I'm not even

That sick anyways.

[Inhales sharply, coughs]

Except for my stupid throat.

[Sniffles]

And the kid has

A brilliant idea.

Ahh.

Ice cream.

It's good for what ails ya.

[Coughing]

Oh, don't tell mom, but...

Alex doesn't need his rest,

As much

As he needs the best...

Bowl of ice cream...

Ever...

In the world.

"Oh, don't be so messy, alex."

Look who's being messy now.

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Achoo!

[Tv playing loudly]

Being home alone... Rocks.

[Coughing]

[Donuts hitting floor]

Oh... Ugh.

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[Grumbles to self]:

Nice move, alex.

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Ah! Nice move, alex.

[Clattering]

[Tv sound mutes]

[Turns cartoon sound on]

[Coughing and sneezing]

[Sniffs]: ah.

I'm still not that sick.

Good morning!

- So, as we were telling you
- last time,

We have started

The all citrus diet...

[Alex groans wearily]

I was feeling good...

What happened?

Oh...

Everyone

Can participate...

Then again, maybe

This cheeseball's making me ill.

[Click]

It's back to bed for you, alex.

Oh... [Grunts]

[Alex groaning wearily]

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Ohh...

[Grunts]

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[Groaning wearily]

[Crashing]

Way to go, alex.

Way to go, vacuum.

[Thud]

Oh... Whew... Whew.

Nice table.

Good table.

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[Thud]

Ow!

[Sighs]: oops...

You missed one, mom.

[Moans]

Not that sick.

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Good morning.

- So, as we were
- telling you last time...

I've had enough of this guy!

[Groans]

And when did it get so hot?

[Loud cracking]

Mom?

Mom!

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[Thud]

[Exhales heavily]

[♪♪]

It's warm...

[Thud]

[Thumping]

[Faint creaking]

[Faint shuffling]

Hello?

[Creaking continues]

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[Silence falls]

[Alex exhales, relieved]

Okay, alex,

You're hearing things.

[Sighs]

And feeling things...

You're just loopy

From being in bed so long

Or something.

[Sighs]: oh...

- Maybe you just
- need some fresh air.

Sure, mom told you stay in bed,

But she's not back yet...

And you're not that sick.

I'll just sneak out for a second

And then come right back...

[Thwack]

Hey!

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Hey.

- [Panic rising]:
- hey! What's the deal?

No, seriously... What up?

[Rustling]

Whew... Okay.

Only one thing for a man

To do in this situation...

[Starts shrieking]

[Finishes shrieking]

[Klaxons blaring]

[Plastic rustles]

What the...?

[♪♪]

Huh?

Who are you people?

[Whoosh]

[Panicky]:

I gotta get outta here!

- [Man over radio]:
- affirmative.

[Tape creaking]

Virus contained.

Subject sealed in.

"Sealed in?"

Highly contagious.

What's going on?

Quarantine.

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Quarantine?

No way.

No! I'm not that sick!

Am i?

Okay. Okay, alex.

You're trapped

Inside your house all alone.

Ohh...

[Squishing]

Okay, you're trapped inside

Your slimy house all alone.

[Balks briefly]

But, that's okay,

- Because you can take care
- of yourself. Right?

Right.

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[Rhythmic buzzing]

[Buzzing ceases suddenly]

Okay...

Maybe you're not all alone

In the house after all.

Great.

[Rhythmic buzzing]

[Gasps]

[Gasping]

Ahh!

[Panting]

[Slam]

Ohh...

- [Male host]:
- good morning!

- And the first lady,
- boarding air force one,

- Looking
- absolutely stunning.

First stop, london,

- To meet with the queen
- at buckingham palace.

[Female host]: followed

By lunch at parliament.

- Then,
- it's off to france,

- Where a large
- children's choir...

Alex, that's not

A good idea-

Did you just say "alex"?

- Children really are
- our future, don't you think?

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You're losing it, alex.

- [Male host]: the children
- are from all over europe...

- Alex,
- we need you to pay attention.

[Panicky panting]

I know I heard you

That time!

[Static crackles]

No! Come on!

Ohh, I don't even

Like that show.

[Male host]:

Alex, we can't help you

If you don't listen to us.

How are you

Doing that?

Several inches

Of rain...

- Good, we've got
- your attention, alex.

- Now, whatever you do,
- don't...

- Are expected
- to fall overnight.

Don't what?

- Coming up... The
- secrets of tinseltown...

Don't cut yourself off.

- You have to go
- back downstairs.

Downstairs?

Seriously?

But the thing's down there!

Ever wonder how the stars

Stay so young?

- If you don't act fast,
- that thing will be everywhere.

How?

With the miracle

Of alpha hydroxies.

No, not that!

- What's the point
- of going downstairs?

- I can't go anywhere.
- They've quarantined me.

They're not

Quarantining you...

They're quarantining it.

I knew I wasn't that sick!

Oh, of course, what's the diff?

I'm still stuck in here

With that scary thing.

You can still survive,

- But you have to
- go back downstairs.

[♪♪]

Go. Now.

Whatever you say, tv.

[Show theme playing]

[Chuckling mirthfully]

[♪♪]

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[Papers flitting]

That thing is everywhere!

[♪♪]

Alex!

- There's something
- we need you to do.

Listen very carefully.

We haven't much time.

- We can't keep
- the connection

Open for long.

Hey!

- -Alex, no.
- -Quiet!

Mom!

My mom's out there!

- Alex,
- there isn't time.

No! No, it's cool.

- She'll take care
- of everything.

She's mom.

Mom! Mom!

Mom, in here!

- -Alex, don't listen.
- -I can't hear her!

- Alex, it's more important
- that you pay attention.

You have to do

Exactly what we say...

[Sound mutes]

[Tearfully]: mom!

She's...

Crying?

N-no, no... Mom! It's okay!

I'm in here!

[Agent's filtered voice]:

We must exterminate.

[Mom sobbing]

[Sobbing]: no...

She wouldn't do...

She couldn't!

[Gags and coughs]

Mom.

Mom... How could she...

[Sobbing softly]

[Turns tv sound on]

- [Male host]:
- I'm sorry, alex.

- We didn't want you
- to hear that.

- We can still help you,
- but you have to pay attention.

That's the poison, alex.

They want to destroy

This thing.

You are just collateral damage.

- Tell me something
- I don't know.

- If you can
- destroy the thing

Before they do,

You can save yourself.

And your mother.

Mom's in trouble?

Their plan will fail.

- The thing will
- keep growing,

And it will get out.

- We know
- how to destroy it.

- But there's
- precious little time!

- And you need to choose
- to fight the thing.

I'll do it.

Good. We knew we could

Count on you.

Now, you'll need to go...

[Static buzzing]

No!

[Crackling]

No. How do I k*ll it?

How do I k*ll it?

[Crackling]

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No, no, no. Don't worry!

I'm gonna k*ll it!

[Crackling]

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[Male host]: alex!

Are you there?

Be careful.

- Don't let it
- get its tentacles

Around you.

[♪♪]

Don't worry...

I got this.

[♪♪]

Fate chose you, alex.

You may not have...

The tv guy telling you

What to do anymore...

[♪♪]

But that thing's

Still gotta be k*lled...

And you're the only one

To k*ll it.

You can do this.

You have to do this.

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[Valiantly]: for my mom...

And for all the moms!

All right, slimy thing.

[Blood-curdling battle-cry]:

Ahh!

[Shattering]

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[Hissing]

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[Alex roars]

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[Laughs victoriously]

[♪♪]

["Thing" hissing menacingly]

[Alex gasping]: I'll...

Stop...

You!

["Thing" hissing]

[Weakly]: mom...

[Shuts vacuum off]

I told you

To stay in bed!

[Weakly]: mom?

What have you

Been up to? Hmm?

Did I save you?

I'm fine, dear.

I was always fine.

So I saved you?

- No, honey.
- You're a kid.

- You don't
- need to save me.

I save you.

But, you see,

There was this monster...

There was!

With these long tentacle

Things...

Honey,

That was just the vacuum.

The vacuum?

What?

But there were guys...

- Sealing me in,
- with... With plastic,

Like a quarantine.

You mean this plastic,

From the painters?

- Sweetie, they've been here
- all week.

No. Not that.

There was a guy...

Lotsa guys...

With these big masks...

[♪♪]

Wait! Him!

Oh!

I'm sorry, kiddo.

- I gave him quite a scare
- at the window earlier.

That's what I saw?

But I heard stuff

Inside the house.

I don't know why

I bother to clean down here.

- I had no idea
- what he was doing.

Such a mess!

Don't be too hard on him.

- It looks like that fever
- really got the best of him.

But... But the tv!

- The tv kept
- turning back on,

And that guy

With really good hair,

- He kept telling me
- to fight it.

- You are fighting it,
- sweetie.

That's what a fever means.

And, sometimes, a fever

Makes us see strange things.

No. No, I wasn't just

Seeing things.

I could feel this slime...

It was everywhere.

Where'd that come from?

Achoo!

Gross.

[Sighs]: but, still...

It felt so real.

[Grunts wearily]

- I thought
- I was fending off

- An alien invasion
- or something.

Well, you certainly

Are dressed for one.

- It's nice to see
- your imagination's recovered.

Now... Let's get the rest of you

Healed,

And that means rest. Okay?

You got it.

Okay. Let's get

This gear off you

And get upstairs.

- No more crazy dreams
- for me.

Good.

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- [Male host]:
- alex! Pay attention!

- We are not a fever dream,
- they are!

- They want you
- to quit.

- But you have to
- keep fighting, alex!

No.

No. Just... Just a dream.

[Klaxons blaring]

That's right, alex.

- Alex! We can't help you
- if you don't listen to us!

- -Alex!
- -[Klaxons blaring]

Alex!

[Klaxon blares]

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