Jupiter Ascending Page #6

They are the source of meaning,

of belief and hope.

Honestly, lies are sometimes

the only reason I get out of bed.

I'm particularly fond

of the lies we tell ourselves.

Like the lie you are now concocting

that somehow you'll survive

being tossed into the void

and find some way to rescue Ms. Jones.

You can't kill her. The title

will just remain with her family.

Well, not once Her Majesty

and I are married.

Emergency pressurization complete.

You have thirty-seven minutes

of air remaining.

Please get to an airlock

or life pod immediately.

- You did what?! Shame on you!

- Wait, wait, wait, wait.

You're telling me you convinced

your cousin to sell her eggs? Yeah?

What the hell do you think she is,

a goddamn chicken?

- Vassily, that's enough!

- Dad, Dad! She wanted to do it!

She wanted to do it.

It wasn't all my plan!

- You little sh*t, Vladie!

- She begged me.

She wanted to buy some stupid telescope.

The deal wasn't even very good for me.

- Telescope?

- It's a curse. Our family is cursed.

I don't care what she wanted!

You don't treat your cousin like chicken!

You're the mother.

Be gentle with this one.

You have zero minutes of air remaining.

Carbon dioxide levels at maximum.

Please get to an airlock

or life pod immediately.

- Is he alive?

- A few ticks later and he wouldn't be.

He's gonna kill her.

He's gonna kill her!

Is there a problem?

No, I'm so sorry,

I don't think I can do this.

I told you not to think about it

like a wedding on your world.

It's just a contract

in order to protect people.

- Innocent people.

- I know, I get that, I do.

I wish I could show you

the four small planets I inherited.

Nothing as large as your earth, but each

unique and beautiful in its own way.

I'd love to see them one day, but...

Right now, I need to speak to Caine.

I see.

You still don't trust me.

Even though you trust the man I hired.

I'm sorry, but talking to Mr. Wise

is no longer possible.

Why?

He attacked a servitant

and destroyed a host of guards.

Given his history, I was advised

to return him to the authorities.

You do know what he did, don't you?

And you still trust him.

Beauty and her beast.

Why wouldn't you tell me sooner?

So you can plead for this.

The original rite of pardon

and reinstatement

my lawyers procured for him

and Mr. Apini.

I kept it, knowing how you felt,

even if you wouldn't admit it.

To be fair, there was a time when I would

have used something like this against you.

But now if you can believe

anything, Jupiter,

you can believe that the life

of one splice matters very little to me

compared to the lives of my subjects.

Goodbye, Miss Jones.

Titus.

I'll do it.

Thank you.

I need your help.

Sure you want to go into a fight

with someone you can't trust?

Has anyone in your crew ever

broke through a field of warhammers?

What happened?

Kiza's got the bug.

Couldn't afford the recode.

I love my daughter, Caine.

She's the only good thing

I've done with this life.

You would have done the same.

Are there any other family issues

that I should know about?

- No.

- Loans?

Money problems?

- No.

- He's good. Let's go.

Holy crap.

Portal at mass. Nine ticks to intercept.

Abrasax clipper D-gamma-nine,

this is the Aegis.

Cut your engines

and prepare to be boarded.

The Aegis are demanding to board, sire.

Do what you must,

but keep them off this ship.

Warhammers are launching.

Here we go.

Your Highness.

- Who are all these people?

- Just Sims.

A necessary feature

for all royal weddings.

As I told you, these are matters of state,

not of the heart. Shall we begin?

Let's hit it!

I, Titus Abrasax,

take Jupiter Jones to be my wife.

I enter into this union being

of sound mind and of my own volition.

Would my liege place his hand here

to receive the signifying bond?

Break left, I'm going right!

I'm hit!

Your turn.

Where are you at, Stinger?

- I've lost a wing plate!

- I got you!

Roll, roll, roll, roll!

I, Jupiter Jones,

take Titus Abrasax to be my husband.

"I enter into this union being..."

I enter into this union...

being of sound mind...

and of my own volition.

We're clear!

Would Your Majesty place her hand here

to receive the signifying bond?

I'm tracking heavy SIM activity.

That's gotta be where she is.

Cover me!

What's going on? What was that?

No.

Caine?

Mr. Wise, you are as resourceful

as promised.

This whole thing was nothing but a lie.

- Was the ring executed?

- No.

Once you were married

he was going to murder you.

He told me right before

he threw me out the airlock.

Honestly, I don't believe my mother

was ever as beautiful,

or as gullible as you, my dear.

May I kill him?

Just get me out of here.

- Your Majesty?

- Please, don't call me that.

Titus will pay.

- Captain Tsing has already filed...

- I don't care.

The more you care,

the more the world finds ways

to hurt you for it.

That's your pardon. Congratulations.

You and Stinger

are officially skyjackers again.

Thank you.

- When we were in the commonwealth...

- I don't wanna talk.

I really just wanna go home.

Mom? Oh, God, no. Nino?

Good evening, Your Majesty.

Easy, Dingo.

Where's my family?

Well, we can all only hope

that they remain unharmed.

I see you have the standard issue

Abrasax temper.

A transfer of title

has already been processed.

You and your Lord are trespassing

in this precinct.

We are aware of all current legalities.

I have been instructed

to offer your grace a proposal.

- What proposal?

- You are to come with me to meet My Lord.

They will abdicate your title

and in return My Lord guarantees

that he will do everything in his power

to see that no harm comes to you

or your family.

You can't do it, Your Majesty.

You cannot trust these people.

If you abdicate, you'll have nothing

to protect yourself.

You're going to kill them

if I don't come with you.

Your Majesty, I could not even consider

such an abhorrent crime.

- He's lying.

- You wound me, Mr. Wise.

If I were trying to wound you, Mr. Night,

you wouldn't be breathing.

If it makes everyone feel warm and cozy,

the Aegis is welcome to follow us.

No. She won't be going

anywhere with you.

Very well. I will inform My Lord

you have rejected his offer.

Wait.

This is my family.

It's too dangerous.

I know...

but it's not your decision.

This is Greeghan, on approach.

We have an escort.

Mr. Nesh, keep us close.

Mr. Wise, that pacing's not helping.

The gate is prepped

and standing by, sir.

- Captain Tsing!

- They're closing the vortex! Shields up!

Accelerate to full.

- We've lost all Nav-com, Captain!

- Grav-drive not responding!

Shields failing!

Get us out of here, Nesh!

Damn it.

Where's my family?

You should have stayed dead.

I am not your mother.

No, my mother

never cleaned a toilet in her life.

Maybe that was her problem.

My mother...

My mother taught me what was necessary

to rule in this universe.

Like killing people?

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