Kill Switch

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- He's looking better already.

- Maybe.

He still hasn't said a word.

It's going to take time.

They have the best doctors

in the world here.

It's gonna happen.

- Nervous?

- No.

Maybe. A little bit.

No.

- Are you turning soft on me?

- No, I can't. I'm on call.

I thought

this was a celebration.

It is... kinda.

While waiting anxiously

for alterplex to launch

what the company claims to be the

final generation of energy solutions.

If you're joining us now,

we are less than a minute away

from entering a new future.

This is really big for me.

I want it to be good

for you guys too, you know.

I know. And I'm proud of you.

I think.

Alterplex gives the green light!

Hey, Donny?

- Donny, come stand here.

- T minus 50.

Ten, nine,

eight, seven, six...

Thanks for being here.

Are you kidding?

Three, two...

Oh... it's okay.

What's it doing?

Ha.

It's working.

Okay. Okay.

Sh*t.

Ah, I'm exiting the lab.

Oh! Uh...

Unidentified male body.

Identified as Dr. klintsen.

Oh, god.

Sh*t...

This is will Porter, mission log one.

Uncertain as to my coordinates.

The jump was most likely

successful, but I can't confirm.

Personal bci non-responsive.

New bci procured,

but battery depleting.

Writing is... mirrored?

Either I'm in the echo

or I've sustained

serious cerebral damage

during jump.

Lab appears critically damaged.

Destruction appears recent.

Multiple deceased

scattered among the rubble,

including Dr. klintsen.

Heading outside to try

and confirm coordinates.

This is mission log two.

Outside of lab.

More deceased here.

Oh, god...

I have a visual on the tower.

Before executing the objectives,

I need to verify

if this is really the echo.

Sh*t!

Sorry, buddy.

- Will?

- Abby?

- Oh, my god, will!

- What... what happened?!

We thought you were dead. Where are you?

We'll come and get you.

Wait, Abby, I need to know

what happened.

Where have you been? The lab was

attacked, will. The box was destroyed.

We moved to a camp

on the outside...

wait. Back up.

What'd you say about the box?

- I said they destroyed the box!

- Destroyed? How? Who's they?!

They shot the place up, will.

I... I saw it.

Are you sure the box

was destroyed?

I'm sending you our coordinates.

What the f*** is going on?

Alterplex cares.

We understand.

The future of mankind

is not out there.

It is in here.

And we have found a solution.

We have developed

a clean and simple way

of converting mass

into pure energy.

In just a few more months,

we will launch our energy tower,

powering our world

for millennia to come.

Alterplex energy.

Clean. Simple.

Safe.

Mr. Porter.

Abigail vos,

chief of alterplex operations.

Welcome.

Thank you.

I believe you're familiar

with my partner.

Dr. klintsen.

This is a great honour, sir.

You know, I was researching at NASA when

you introduced duplicate matter theory.

That was the find of the decade.

You're a rock star down there.

We are very excited

you're here, will.

Mr. Reynard apologizes that he

couldn't be meeting you in person.

Sure.

Hi.

I have a lot of questions.

Your people were very good

at keeping me in the dark.

Well, these people

are in the dark too.

So...

a physicist who can fly.

It's no wonder NASA

poached you from the air force.

It's impressive.

Uh, thank you.

Sorry, what is going on?

These NASA assessments claim

you have...

"Little to no risk aversion."

A similar view held by

your flight-school instructors.

Those assessments

are classified.

Wait. Is this... is this some

kind of a job interview?

'Cause, you know, I appreciate the

mystery flights and everything,

but I could've saved you

all a lot of time and trouble.

I am not interested. Thank you.

You haven't heard our offer.

Well...

I have a number of obligations

back in the United States.

Personal ones.

We are aware of your sister

and nephew.

And your new

surrogate-father role.

And the surrounding

circumstances.

It's very noble of you, will.

Mr. Reynard

respects your position,

which is why our generous

relocation package

includes all three of you.

Donny will have access

to a world-class private school.

It's a little more complicated

than that.

And the finest trauma

specialists in all of Europe.

With the compensation

we're prepared to offer,

your sister would never need

to work.

Will, this is not a job offer.

This is the...

Opportunity to explore...

impossible frontiers.

Well I've already been

to space, so...

Space is possible.

Then what are we talking about?

After that, I'm going

to need your signature.

Hi! You've reached Mia

and Donny.

We're not here right now,

so please leave a message

after the...

Beep...!

Mia, it's will.

Just call me when you get this.

This is will Porter.

Mission log three.

I can now confirm

that the jump was successful.

My location is the echo.

Unprecedented!

This is amazing.

Echo diagnostics

are still loading.

Currently at 57%.

Answer on gravitational

stability forthcoming.

Eight kilometres from the tower.

Eta just over an hour.

What...

The f*** is going on?

Oh, my god.

Must get out of here.

Okay, just get to the tower,

just get this done.

We can get outta here

and go home, okay?

Oh, crap.

Oh, my god.

What the hell's going on?

There was...

There was a lot of shouting,

a lot of... lot of confusion.

And then

they just started shooting!

First, they were shooting and they

were going after alterplex guys,

but I saw a woman hit

just get out of her car

and I'm pretty sure they had

nothing to do with alterplex!

The leader of the militant environmental

group, calling themselves the rebels,

put out a statement today

justifying their assault

on the alterplex laboratory

and tower,

accusing the energy plant of

endangering the entire planet

by turning on its tower

a week ago,

citing the subsequent

destabilization of the system.

Meanwhile, alterplex,

which has been allowed to

deploy its own security drones

after issuing the controversial

alterplex security act,

made a joint announcement

with the police

that the evacuation zone

surrounding the tower

has been increased

to 75 kilometres.

Oh, my god! What the...?

Mission log four.

Just had possible visual

on a gravitational anomaly.

The box is still loading.

Approaching anomaly.

Definitely some sort of gravitational

portal at the base of the cloud line.

Seems to be active still.

Lots of static charge,

a tendril or a jet,

like a tornado but ionized.

Moving towards the anomaly now.

It looks like a small... boat?

Uh...

Numerous deceased birds...

Surrounding the anomaly.

Uh, the boat is mainly intact,

so maybe inverse gravity?

The portal

is still really active.

Seems to be sucking

the atmosphere.

Yikes!!

I ah!!

Oh, my...

Oh!

What are you doing?

Drone down! Drone down!

Everybody regroup! Come on!

- Who's that guy?

- What? Where?

Take him out now!

Wait! Wait! Wait!

It's alright, it's okay!

- Move away from the door!

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