Earthbound Page #10

The launch sequence

the launch sequence

is initiated so you've got

is initiated so you've got

58 minutes to get there.

58 minutes to get there.

Good.

Good.

Where exactly is the ship?

Where exactly is the ship?

Is that you, joe?

Is that you, joe?

You just leave maria alone,

you just leave maria alone,

all right?

All right?

It's me you want.

It's me you want.

Just let her go!

Just let her go!

Sorry joe.

Sorry joe.

Not going to happen.

Not going to happen.

Give my regards to callen.

Get down!

Oh!

Phil?

Phil.

Phil.

Oh my god, phil.

Oh my god, phil.

Let me call an ambulance.

Let me call an ambulance.

Mm.

Mm.

You'll have to find that ship.

You'll have to find that ship.

You've got 58 minutes

you've got 58 minutes

until that wormhole opens

until that wormhole opens

and they're gone forever.

And they're gone forever.

Wait, where's the ship?

Wait, where's the ship?

Somewhere in the city.

Somewhere in the city.

We could never find it.

We could never find it.

Don't have the technology

don't have the technology

to track the power signatures.

I do.

Joe.

Joe.

Joe.

Joe.

She's pregnant.

She's pregnant.

That's been their plan

that's been their plan

all along here.

All along here.

You have to save her.

Phil.

Phil?

Phil?

father.

Father.

father, I need your help.

Father, I need your help.

It's the tracker.

I haven't got the crystal

to power it

to power it

and they're launching the ship

and they're launching the ship

in less than 40 minutes.

In less than 40 minutes.

Is there any way to power off

is there any way to power off

local energy sources?

Local energy sources?

Negative.

Negative.

Only crystallic fusion

only crystallic fusion

will provide compatible energy.

Will provide compatible energy.

Damn it!

Damn it!

You must find

you must find

an alternative power source.

Is there enough energy

in the projector's crystal

in the projector's crystal

to power it?

To power it?

Yes.

Yes.

But such an operation

but such an operation

will drain the crystal

will drain the crystal

beyond use.

Beyond use.

The hologram will be

the hologram will be

permanently disabled.

Permanently disabled.

I understand.

This shall be the last time

we speak.

Okay.

Goodbye my son.

Goodbye my son.

I love you.

Goodbye, dad.

I love you.

I love you.

maria.

Maria.

Maria.

Whoa, don't shoot.

Whoa, don't shoot.

Liz?

Liz?

Joe.

Joe.

Finally we meet.

Finally we meet.

I thought you left the country.

I thought you left the country.

I changed my mind.

I changed my mind.

So, still crazy?

To talk this through

so just listen.

So just listen.

It's all true.

It's all true.

I really am an alien.

I really am an alien.

And now I need you to drive me

and now I need you to drive me

into the city to find

into the city to find

a hidden spaceship

a hidden spaceship

to stop alien bounty hunters

to stop alien bounty hunters

from kidnapping maria

from kidnapping maria

and taking her

and taking her

to planet zalaxon.

To planet zalaxon.

Now, are you gonna help me

now, are you gonna help me

or not?

Or not?

Okay.

Okay.

Okay great.

Okay great.

Nice to meet you by the way.

Nice to meet you by the way.

Yeah, you too.

Okay, so alien bounty hunters

who have been watching you

who have been watching you

for years and controlling

for years and controlling

all your alien devices,

all your alien devices,

conspired to make you believe

conspired to make you believe

that you weren't really an alien

that you weren't really an alien

because they needed your baby

because they needed your baby

to complete a sacrificial ritual

to complete a sacrificial ritual

on the planet zalaxon.

On the planet zalaxon.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes exactly.

Yes exactly.

That's it.

That's it.

Oh, okay.

Oh, okay.

That makes perfect sense now.

That makes perfect sense now.

Beta rays energy sources

beta rays energy sources

located at 1300 meters.

Located at 1300 meters.

Acquiring.

Acquiring.

Hey, how did you get

hey, how did you get

your sat-nav to talk like that?

Your sat-nav to talk like that?

Uh, it's not sat-nav,

uh, it's not sat-nav,

it's an alien tracking device.

It's an alien tracking device.

Oh, of course.

Oh, of course.

can you go any faster?

Can you go any faster?

This is a 30k zone,

this is a 30k zone,

but I can go faster.

But I can go faster.

my god, they're underground.

We're here.

Turn here.

Turn here.

here, here, here.

Here, here, here.

Stop here.

Stop here.

thanks liz.

Thanks liz.

No bother.

Hmm.

Why are the cute ones

why are the cute ones

always insane?

Always insane?

Ow.

Ow.

i'll say this for you, joe.

I'll say this for you, joe.

You're resilient.

You're resilient.

You're really bad at this, joe.

Why don't you just

why don't you just

stick your head out

stick your head out

and make it easy on yourself?

And make it easy on yourself?

Nice move though, joe.

I'm afraid that's it for you.

I don't think you have

I don't think you have

anything left

anything left

in your bag of tricks.

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

I'm gonna get you out of there.

I'm gonna get you out of there.

Wait.

Launch capability

in two minutes.

In two minutes.

hello joe.

Hello joe.

You.

All of this was you.

On the contrary, joe.

On the contrary, joe.

It's all you.

It's all you.

Everything you see here,

everything you see here,

you've created.

I think I've heard that one

before.

Before.

No, before it was selective

no, before it was selective

embellishment.

Embellishment.

Now you've graduated

now you've graduated

to free form delusion.

To free form delusion.

Oh, so we're not actually

oh, so we're not actually

on a spaceship?

On a spaceship?

You're in an asylum, joe.

You're in an asylum, joe.

You were committed

you were committed

after your suicide attempt.

After your suicide attempt.

You do remember that?

You do remember that?

Bullshit.

Bullshit.

Come on, joe.

Come on, joe.

Alien bounty hunters

alien bounty hunters

trying to convince you

trying to convince you

you're human to get you

you're human to get you

to impregnate someone

to impregnate someone

so that they can steal

so that they can steal

your baby?

Your baby?

And you found me

and you found me

when I was too old

when I was too old

and xallador needed a newborn

and xallador needed a newborn

to complete the ritual.

If you engage any further

with this delusion,

with this delusion,

you'll be lost to it forever.

You'll be lost to it forever.

Now you have one last chance.

Now you have one last chance.

You have to reject the fantasy.

You have to reject the fantasy.

You have to give me the gun.

You have to give me the gun.

You can't trust yourself, joe.

You can't trust yourself, joe.

You don't know what's real.

You don't know what's real.

Yes I do know what's real.

Yes I do know what's real.

I didn't before but now I do.

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