Journey from the Fall Page #2

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for Governor Odious's death!

Next was the English naturalist

Charles Darwin.

He loved all living things,

creatures, plants, everything alive.

Darwin was always accompanied

by his shy, brilliant colleague,

Wallace the monkey.

What is that, Wallace?

I don't know why flamingos are pink.

Even though they had developed

many theories together

they were still looking for something.

- What?

- Butterfly.

That's a good guess.

In fact, a very specific butterfly

called Americana Exotica.

One day, Odious sent them a dead one.

Butterfly Reef.

This Odious, it's bad man?

Oh, yeah.

Butterfly Reef.

That's where Governor Odious

chose to banish our heroes,

to mock them,

hoping that in their fight for survival

they would devour each other.

So, the buccaneers

were trapped on this island.

What means a buccaneer?

Well, it's like a pirate. Pirate and buccaneer,

it's like the same thing.

But I don't like pirate stories.

You're the one who asked for a pirate story.

- No.

- Yes, you did.

I just wanted to know

if your friend was a pirate.

- Why?

- Because he has just one leg.

Oh, right.

Well, yeah, it's not a pirate story.

It's a story about bandits.

In fact, our masked hero

couldn't even swim.

I need to learn to swim.

Finally, very little was known about

the gap-toothed Masked Bandit.

- Like my father?

- Yes, your father.

Except that he and his twin brother,

the Blue Bandit,

had escaped execution

from the Spanish Governor Odious.

Knowing that their chances of survival

were better apart

the two brothers separated

swearing that

they would kill Governor Odious.

We must conceive a plan!

I need to get off this island,

and rescue my twin brother.

What? What?

All elephants?

I say, we...

I have an idea.

Darwin! That was a great idea!

Come on, Otta Benga!

Goodbye, my beautiful friend!

Have a nice swim!

Darwin, you are a genius!

Much obliged!

Where do you get these ideas?

What is it, my friend?

How sad. The tortures of this world

have driven the poor man mad.

Not true.

He said he has been sent by his mystic cult

to help us against Governor Odious

and his Spanish henchmen.

This region was once a lush forest

alive with birds and sacred trees

but Odious had them all burned down.

He also says the birds are safe

inside his belly

but we must take care

for only the fittest shall survive.

Tell him we have no use of a mystic.

We are on a dangerous mission.

We need to hurry to the fort

to save my twin brother.

He will only slow us down.

Fish, seor!

Stand aside, my friend.

Before you say kaboom,

I have this door open.

Forgive me, wise mystic, for my disrespect.

Undoubtedly, you have a flair

for war-mongering.

It would be my honor

if you consider joining us

on our quest.

We must save your brother!

First,

a little test.

You can't stop there.

I just wanna play a little game. I want you

to go outside and touch one of my toes.

No, tell me the story.

What happened with the Blue Bandit?

It won't take long.

- Just go outside and touch one of my toes.

- Okay.

- I'm touching your little toe.

- No!

Please don't tell me

which toe you're touching. I gotta guess.

That's the whole point of the game.

All right.

I'm touching one.

I'm touching one.

You're touching my big toe?

Are you telling the truth?

Look.

Really.

Oh, I got that?

What happened?

What happened with his brother?

Did he save him?

No, no, no, no. Were you telling a story?

No, no, no.

Were you telling the truth just now?

No. I was telling the truth.

No. You just said no,

you weren't telling the truth.

No, I tell you it.

- Were you telling the truth?

- Yeah.

When you just touched my toe?

- You little liar.

- No.

Alexandria, were you lying to me?

I touch your big toe.

We need to hurry!

Do you want me to finish the story?

The Masked Bandit arrived

at the Chandelier Hall too late.

Odious had already

tortured his brother and crew

and hung them.

All right, that's it! It's not a circus.

It's not a playground for all your...

Please! Are you listening to me?

Get out of here!

- You leave her alone.

- Come here, baby.

Get off! Goddamn!

No, no, no, sweetheart, come here,

come here. Come on.

Dad?

- Dad? Dad?

- I'm not feeling real well.

- What do you want?

- He's doing it again.

Will you stop that? Leave him alone!

- What's that?

- Food.

- Where'd you get it?

- The chapel.

I'm sorry I shouted at you.

I was angry.

No problem.

Are you trying to save my soul?

Are you trying to save my soul?

- Do you understand me?

- What?

- Did you understand what I meant?

- What you said?

I said, are you trying to save my soul?

- Giving me that.

- What mean that?

The Eucharist. It's a...

What?

The Eucharist.

The thing you gave me. It's a...

It saves your soul.

The thing I gave to you, what?

The little piece of bread

that you just gave me.

It saves your soul.

- What? What? What?

- Are you worried about me?

Saves your soul.

Do you know what "soul" means?

- No.

- It's like strength.

Why does the old man

keep his teeth in a glass at night?

It's where he keeps his strength, his spirit.

His spirit is in those teeth.

Yeah.

Oh, you're missing a little strength

right in the front of your mouth.

The chapel's in the main block, isn't it?

Yes. What happened with the Black Bandit?

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

They keep the medicine in the main block,

don't they?

Yes.

That which has been taken from me

can never be replaced.

My brother...

- Why he speaks like this?

- Because he's your father.

But my father is dead.

What?

Okay, how do you want me...

How do you want him to speak?

I think of all the joys we had.

Normal, like you.

I could've saved you, but I was weak.

My grief has gone blood-red with revenge.

I'm stronger now.

I will search the four corners of this Earth,

find Governor Odious and joyously kill him!

By the Blue Bandit's honor, I swear

I will annihilate him

and everything that he loves!

I will destroy him! I will destroy him!

Destroy him! I will destroy him!

And every Spanish thing.

I thought he was Spanish.

No.

He was French.

Are you with me, bandits?

Darwin! Which way to Governor Odious?

I tell him not to put the map with the bugs.

Are we lost?

Sorry, Capitaine.

Hey! No!

Hey! You can't eat it, it's poisonous!

What's he saying?

He says we should follow him

to greener pastures!

- What?

- He say it's greener down there.

Green? Down where?

I don't know.

To greener pastures!

Slow down!

The birds in his belly

crave greener pastures!

Hey! It is greener down there.

Greener pastures.

Slow down!

Please don't run!

The poison works faster if you run!

Slow down.

It's poisonous.

What?

He's giving us directions.

Go!

Slaves!

Odious's flag.

We must free the slaves.

Tell me, Alexandria, do you read English?

You always stop at the same part

when it's very beautiful

and interesting.

I just wanted to know

if you can read English.

Can you?

- Can you read English?

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