Doomsday Prophecy Page #5

sucking up some volcanic ash.

My team has been

looking for a correlation

between the alignment

of the galactic equator

and these disasters.

We kept coming up empty.

Then we found this.

A massive dark star.

A collapsing sun

with maximum mass

near the edge of our galaxy.

Aligning with the galactic equator

brings us

into the dark star's

gravitational field.

And where there is

maximum mass,

there is maximum gravity,

so much that light

can't escape.

- How long will it last?

- We don't know.

But the gravitational forces

will continue to get worse,

peaking tonight

sometime around midnight

and gradually diminishing

over the next three days.

At the end of this,

the entire surface of the Earth

will have shifted.

Who knows

what life will have survived?

Attention, all faculty and students,

please leave the campus

in an orderly fashion.

This is a precautionary measure

due to the approaching

ash cloud

as a result of the recent

volcanic activity...

Bingo!

Dennis, what did you find?

There's an ancient

Coast Salish settlement

just outside of Pipestone.

The petroglyph there is almost

identical to the drawings.

Pipestone, of course.

We wanted to do a dig there,

and we got permission from the band,

but couldn't get it

from the logging company.

Lycar Forest Products.

We can be in Pipestone in two hours.

I'll just call you from there.

I've gotta leave the university.

We're being evacuated.

Evacuated?

Is everything okay?

The ash from Mount Baker is headed

our way. It's just a precaution.

Okay, well, good.

Listen, thanks for sticking

with me on this, Dennis.

Look, if everything gets back

to normal someday,

you and I are going to sit down,

have a couple of beers,

and you're going to tell me

exactly what this is all about.

That's a promise,

and I'm buying.

Take care, Brooke.

The death toll continues to rise

as the rescue workers in New York,

Italy, and Eastern Europe

search feverishly for survivors,

but hope fades...

Don't push!

Hey, guys, wait up.

I'll meet you back at my place.

Excuse me,

we're looking for Dennis Johnson.

Can you tell us

where to find him?

Yes, sir,

that's him right over there.

Mr. Johnson,

Dennis Johnson.

Excuse me!

Mr. Johnson.

Go!

Hey!

Why would Crane say

it was your birthright?

I don't know.

I never really had a real home

or didn't know my parents.

I just bounced around

foster homes.

I don't know.

I just never really had to have

a lot of responsibility,

you know?

Like inheriting a rod

that tells the future

and somehow saving the world?

Yeah, no pressure.

Dennis?

Feds ID'd me. I can't go home.

What should I do?

- What? They're not after you.

- Oh, they're after me.

I'm pretty sure abetting a fugitive

gets more than a slap on the wrist.

Dennis, you're breaking up.

Brooke, I'm losing you.

Brooke?

Damn it!

I lost him.

Why didn't you tell me

about this place?

Because it wasn't your time.

Young people today don't want

to hear the old stories.

They don't respect

what's sacred,

what needs to be protected.

Grandpa, just because

I don't have visions

doesn't mean

I don't respect them.

These earthquakes,

I'm scared.

You are probably

the only person

on the planet who isn't worried

right now.

I'm not worried for myself.

I'm worried for all those people

who are gonna lose their lives.

Haven't a lot of people

died already?

They have,

but so far, it's been

like a crack in the dam.

Soon the trickle

will become a flood.

Anyone?

No, nobody. It's deserted.

How far away to the site?

From what I can remember,

about a half-hour hike.

- You okay?

- No. No, I'm not okay.

People are dying

and look what we're doing.

Yeah, we're looking

for a petroglyph.

Yeah, that could somehow

save the world,

which could end in 12 hours.

Do you realize how

preposterous that sounds?

I do.

Look, I promise you

that we're going to get through this,

and we will see tomorrow.

And if you break your promise,

we'll have global annihilation.

No pressure.

Don't move.

Are you Eric Fox?

Really?

Who are you?

What are you doing out here?

Waiting for you.

I'm taking you

to see my grandfather.

He'll explain everything

you need to know.

Welcome.

My name is John.

I have something I want

to show you.

Henning, do you read?

Go for Henning.

What the hell happened?

Sorry, sir, I've been having trouble

with my radio.

Damn it, Henning, two hours

of radio silence isn't acceptable.

- What's your 20?

- I'm at the Lycar Mill in Pipestone.

I just found the vehicle.

Looks like they hiked into the woods.

Wait for me.

I want a coordinated operation.

Yes, sir.

That's what I saw.

My people have never known

what this symbol means.

I was hoping

you had the answer.

I wish.

Tell me,

what do you see

when you use the rod?

It's a jumble of images.

I saw you.

I saw that drawing.

I saw the Moai heads,

and I saw the Earth fracturing

and just being torn apart.

As a child,

I was told of the day

when the Earth

and the stars come together

and the sky spirit will try

to strike us down.

That's almost identical

to Rapa Nui and Mayan prophecy.

I was also told that

when the seven points

of the great hound align,

the ancient ones will awaken

from their slumber

and push back this spirit

of the sky,

saving us.

What's the great hound?

The constellation Canis Major.

The great hound of Orion.

But what are the seven points?

The ancient ones.

Great, we're back to square one.

Not necessarily.

Let's just think this through.

Okay, um...

Canis Major,

the seven points,

Moai heads.

- Ahu Akivi.

- What?

Ahu Akivi on Easter Island.

It's the site of the seven Moai

who stand facing the ocean

like sentries.

Could there possibly

be another set here?

The ancient ones are here.

A short vertical line inside

the Moai head.

It's the rod.

What if the Moai heads

are a device

designed to prevent the destruction

of the universe?

What, like a global

defense mechanism?

Yeah, I mean,

maybe the Moai

on Easter Island

prevented a catastrophe

I mean, what if these are meant

to prevent one now?

But where are they?

Get down!

What do you want?

You have a rod

in your possession, Fox.

Give it to me now, and we can all

walk away. Nobody gets hurt.

Why the hell does

he want the rod?

He's not going to let us live.

You're a government agent.

Why are you doing this?

I'm just following orders.

Here, give me the rifle.

What? I can do this.

You're too young

to do what needs to be done.

Grandpa, no, I can do it.

Come on, Fox,

let's stop playing around.

Let's just do this

face-to-face.

You just tried to shoot me!

I apologize.

It won't happen again.

- Okay, I'm coming out.

- No.

- Eric.

- Look, don't shoot anybody, okay?

No one needs to get hurt.

Smart man.

One of your friends up there

does anything stupid,

you're going down first,

you understand?

- You understand?

- Yes.

Good, that's close enough.

Do you have any idea

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