City of Ember Page #4

She wants to accuse you.

Accuse me of what?

Of stealing food

from the people of Ember.

I love my city and everyone in it.

And I would never think

to do such a thing.

We saw your room!

We saw you in it!

- "We"?

- She and her friend, Doon Harrow.

What's that box?

Hmm.

It's mine.

It's unusual looking.

Where'd you get that?

You're related to one of the mayors.

Yes. Uh, he was the seventh mayor.

A lot of things got lost

when the seventh mayor passed.

May I look at that box, Lina?

- Why?

- What's inside the box, Lina?

I imagine it's official

mayor-related business.

Box. Give it to me.

- It's not yours.

- Give me the box!

- No!

- Get it from her. Now.

Take it from her! Move!

Grab her!

Have you got her?

Get her.

Stop! After her!

Is this the home of Doon Harrow?

Is he here?

L-l-I can't hear. I have a weak ear.

Y-You have to talk louder.

- Doon Harrow!

- Doon Harro- No, Loris.

We're looking for Doon Harrow.

He's charged with treason against the city.

That's terrible.

If it's true, he's no son of mine!

Treason is the worst offense

anyone could possibly commit.

Builders were wise when they said,

"If you have proof, you have to pursue it!

There's more to a bottle cap than

keeping liquid from leaking out of glass!"

- Get him!

- Uh, we'll go this way.

Doon! The guards are here!

You traitor!

- In here. Follow him.

- They're comin' to get you!

The keypad is somewhere.

What's he doin'?

- Just one second.

- He's crazy.

- Is this the way to your apartment?

- Apparently not.

Upstairs!

- They're after me!

- Who?

- Guards!

- Why?

Doon and I, we- Quick.

What is this all about?

We'll be late for the Great Day of Singing.

Well, excuse me, ma'am.

I'm- I'm looking for Lina Mayfleet.

Well, she's not here. She's probably

already in Harken Square.

Okay, okay. Well, I guess

I'll just have a look for myself.

Oh! Excuse me.

Beg your pardon! So sorry.

You know, the mayor did

ask for her specifically.

The Greenhouse. Uh, she was meeting

a friend at the Greenhouse.

Does that help?

Careful!

That's food you're destroying!

Our food!

Psst!

A warning:

If I discover you were helping, harboring

or otherwise assisting those kids-

Why would I do that?

I have information

they were coming this way.

Who provided you

with that information?

That's confidential.

All I need for you to understand is this:

If you're involved, you'll regret it.

- Anything you hear, anything you see...

you tell me.

Otherwise,

there will be consequences.

Should anything happen in the future

that you hear of or see...

I'll expect to be informed.

I don't need to tell you

that I have the mayor's ear.

Hmm.

Okay.

Leave two guards behind!

We've gotta find a way out of here.

Now.

What is this?

My dad made this.

It doesn't look very safe.

That's my dad.

Everything he makes looks like this.

What do you mean, your dad?

Barrow. His voice is on

your answering machine.

But your dad's name is Loris.

Barrow Harrow. It's his nickname.

- After some wheelbarrow he used to push around.

- You're the boy!

That means our parents

were trying to escape together.

They were trying.

We're running out of time.

They'll come back for us.

Pedal!

Now, you stay here and be a good girl.

Okay? And look for me up there.

- Where's Lina?

- Oh, I'm- She's here somewhere.

- Can you see anything?

- Barely.

Here it is again-

the moment in the year...

when we pause to celebrate

our fair city.

This beacon of light...

in a world of darkness.

Hold on!

Okay. That stuff- Cover it.

This miracle of planning...

this magnificent achievement...

that is our city of Ember.

#This is all we know #

# Ember is forever #

#When the light comes on #

# I will be with you #

#When the light comes on #

# Hope is everlasting #

They started singing.

# The morning light

Spend some time with you #

Oh, I've gotta show you.

The mayor had one too.

- He gave this to you?

- Not exactly.

The Generator.

Okay. We have to get there.

We have to get there now.

Come on.

Wait! Poppy.

# I will be with you #

#This is all we know #

# Ember is forever#

- #When the light comes on #

- Yoo-hoo!

# I will be with you #

- #This is all we know #

- Yoo-hoo!

# Ember is forever #

- #When the light comes on #

- Yoo-hoo!

# I will be with you #

- #When the light comes on #

- Come here.

# Hope is everlasting ##

That's it.

Poppy.

Maybe he knows.

Sul. Sul.

Okay, we have to get him on his feet.

Wake up. Sul, is there a key

to the Generator door?

Sure, there's a key.

Great. Where is it?

How should I know?

It's not my job.

Wait.

Something's not right.

The Builders were smart.

They would have made it simple.

I wouldn't call any of this simple.

They would have thought it through.

They planned...

everything.

Doon.

There's something behind those lockers.

Poppy, come on. Let's go. Quick.

There's gotta be a way in.

What... are these for?

"Bo-at."

"Boat."

Okay. "Release by"-

- "Rotating"-

- Something.

- "Mechanism clockwise."

- "Clockwise."

It's that. It has to be.

Okay.

Poppy!

There's more coming.

There's another one. Look.

The water level is too low!

It's gonna hit.

It should have moved out of the way.

We're not supposed to skip ahead.

- We need to follow the Instructions exactly.

- Okay.

It's what the Builders

would have wanted.

- Okay. Come on.

- Okay. Um-

"Access"-

Something, something.

- "1 room."

- 1 room.

Room-

Come on, Poppy.

Come on. Move it.

It wasn't "1 room"

we were looking for.

It was "L."

"Emergency Control Room."

Okay.

The cards. Let's try the cards.

Okay.

Oh, come on!

Come on!

Nice work, Poppy.

Okay.

Are you okay?

The cards. Get the cards.

"Set waterwheel 1 to full thrust."

Waterwheel 1. Full thrust.

Okay. It's moving.

Okay. What's next?

Um, "Set waterwheel 2 to full stop."

Waterwheel 2. Full stop.

It's stuck.

Sul.

Sul!

Stay here.

Sul! Sul!

Go away, boy! Go away!

Sul, what are you doing up here?

This thing is jammed stuck!

I've gotta free it.

How do you know

that's what you should do?

It's my job!

Aah! Nothing's working.

Try this!

It's beginning to move!

It's moving!

- It's working, Sul!

- It's working!

Sul, this is the exit!

It's the way out of Ember!

- To where, boy?

- We'll find out!

#The Builders have always known #

# But you and you and you ##

Hold on!

Doon!

Let's go. Come on.

- Are you all right?

- Yes.

# About you and you #

#And you ##

Poppy!

Sul, come on! Now!

We've gotta go now! Come on!

- I've got to keep this open!

- Sul, come now! Come with me!

You go! Now!

It's all right!

Are you okay?

- Okay. Get in!

- Did you see what happened to the first one?

We don't have any choice. Come on!

Hold on, Poppy.

It's lowering.

Mayor Cole?

I made it.

What are you doing?

You can't leave me here!

Wait!

No. No!

We had a deal. Wait. Wait!

It was you and me!

Open the door!

We had a deal! We had a deal!

Open the door! Open the door.

Not fair!

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