Jupiter Ascending Page #7

I create life!

And I destroy it.

Life...

is an act of consumption... Jupiter.

To live...

is to consume.

Now the human beings on your planet

are merely a resource...

waiting to be converted into capital.

And this entire enterprise

is just a small part in a vast...

and beautiful machine

defined by evolution,

designed to a single purpose...

to create profit.

If that's what your mother taught you,

then I can see why you hated her.

I loved my mother.

And yet, you're trying to kill me.

My mother...

made me understand

that every human society is a pyramid

and that some lives will always

matter more than others.

It is better to accept this...

than to pretend it isn't... true.

Is that why you killed her?

How dare you?!

I know because of who and what you are,

you're unable to say this...

so I'll say it for you.

You lied in the commonwealth

because you're a Hunter...

who's been searching

for one thing his whole life.

You survived so long without it,

the fact that you may have

found it terrifies you,

but not as much as the fact

that she's down there...

buried in several tons of hurricane.

And if you wanna see her again,

then you take my advice...

you get down there

and you start digging.

This is a notice of abdication.

You will confess

your genetic incapacity to rule

and you will return the title

to its natural heir.

Where's my family?

Mom! Oh, God.

I... I will do whatever

it is that you want,

so long as the Aegis can get

my family out of here safely.

You are in no position to negotiate.

Stop. Stop, stop, stop!

I will do anything. Please, you win.

I beg of you, stop. Please.

Mr. Wise, as a matter of public record,

I must inform you that I strongly advise

against this reckless course of action

that will almost certainly

cost you your life.

Understood.

Off the record, I will tell you

that you're a man of rare courage...

and I pray your aim is true.

Thank you.

And hereby return the title

to its original heir,

Balem Abrasax.

Once I seal this...

How long until you harvest the earth?

I can promise that you will not see it.

But how long?

You knew nothing of harvesting before.

Why should it matter now?

Remember why you're here.

I came here to try to protect my family.

Seal that sheave,

and you and your family

will return home safely.

If I don't seal this...

you can't touch the earth,

even if you kill me.

Is that right?

That planet belongs to me.

It is my right.

Not anymore.

You have no idea what you're doing.

I am making sure that whatever

you do to me and my family,

you're not able to do to anyone else's.

This is not a game.

I am not my brother or my sister.

- If you do not seal...

- Beg pardon, My Lord.

- Mr. Night!

- It is an emergency!

The grav-hull is ruptured.

The gas is reacting to the stock works.

You seal it now.

Seal it now!

My Lord, is that advisable

without the abdication?

Kill her!

Here, take this. Get your family out.

Wait.

In case we don't get the chance again.

Go.

I'm getting readings from the refinery.

It's destabilized. Sinking fast.

- Captain, the gate's open.

- It's an evacuation.

Get us down there, Nesh.

You're just like her.

You won't pull that trigger.

Jupiter!

You hurt me.

And I'm gonna make you regret it.

- Captain, I'm tracking a ping.

- Is it Her Majesty?

Signature unknown.

Attempting to lock in.

This is Captain Tsing of the Aegis.

We are tracking. Can you click back?

- This is Caine.

- Yes!

I have the family. Can you extract?

- Caine, we can't wait long!

- Give me every second you can.

Is this familiar, Mother?

Does some part of you

remember this like I do?

Well, this is how it began!

We were fighting.

Do you remember what you said?

I remember what you said.

You told me you hated your life.

It's the truth.

And you begged me to do it.

You begged me to do it!

I am not your damn mother.

Jupiter. Just breathe.

Just breathe.

- My family?

- They're safe.

- Medic!

- We can't hold much longer!

Set a portal. Now!

Captain, I don't need to tell you

how dangerous it is to...

Then don't!

I promised every second I could.

Oh, no.

- Twelve ticks to portal.

- Eruption imminent!

- Portal's open!

- Come on, Caine.

Core-gen's about to blow!

Now!

- Everyone all right?

- Aye, Captain.

Captain, I don't understand,

but I'm pinging Mr. Wise again.

What?

- Hello in there.

- Wise, where are you?

Why don't you take a look

out your window?

You might want to open the door

for us or something.

Jupiter.

Jupiter, get up. Make the coffee.

Morning, Nino.

Morning, mama.

- Jupiter.

- Yeah?

- Need help?

- All done.

- Big moment.

- English, please.

Vladie.

Look, Jupiter...

I know we don't always see eye to eye.

But...

- well...

- For you, my dear.

Why, you guys?

It's not even my birthday.

Vladie told us what you wanted

the money for.

You didn't. No.

Are you serious?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

- We all pitched in.

- Thank you.

Your father was good man...

and I loved him very much.

And you should have this.

Could we take it up to the roof?

I'm so sorry. I...

- I actually have a date.

- What?!

- Is he Russian?

- Is he rich?

- Does he have a younger brother?

- Does he need a big television?

- How is he with a mop?

- What's his name?

- More importantly, what's his sign?

- I don't know.

I guess you can say my family's complicated

the way that most families are complicated.

- You think you'll ever tell them?

- What, that I own the earth?

Are you kidding me?

They'd have me locked up.

And I wouldn't blame them either.

Besides... I'm still trying to understand

exactly what it means myself.

Well, maybe it just means

that Your Majesty's planet

has a different future than the one

that was planned for it.

Say that again.

You mean... "Your Majesty"?

That really works for me.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

All right.

Come on.

That ain't bad either.

Well, I can get used to this.

You ready?

Watch this.

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