Pacific Rim Page #5

That's impossible.

- Is that impossible?

- It's impossible.

Why don't you...

...Drift with a Kaiju?

You! Shut up!

You, keep talking.

These beings, these masters,

they're colonists.

They overtake worlds.

They just consume them...

...and then they move on to the next.

And they've been here before

in sort of a trial run.

It was the dinosaurs.

But the atmosphere

wasn't conducive, right?

So they waited it out.

And they waited it out.

And now with ozone depletion,

and carbon monoxide, polluted waters...

...well, we've practically

terraformed it for them.

Because now they're coming back,

and it's perfect.

See, the first wave,

that was just the hounds.

Categories 1 through 4,

it was nothing.

Their sole purpose was to aim

for the populated areas...

...and to take out the vermin: Us!

The second wave,

that is the exterminators.

And they will finish the job. And then...

...the new tenants...

...will take possession.

See, the reason that I found the identical

DNA in the two separate Kaiju organs...

...is because they are grown!

Newton, I need you to do it again.

I need more information.

I can't do it again.

I mean, not unless you have

a fresh Kaiju brain...

...lying around.

Do you?

Pretty impressive.

Yeah, he remembers how to turn it on.

Oi, show some respect.

When his brother died, he got

the Jaeger back to shore on his own.

I've known one other pilot

that's been able to do that.

Now, there are certain individuals

whose business is the preservation...

...and exploitation of Kaiju remains.

Uh, yeah, right, um,

black market dealers, right?

Yep. They're in and out

in a matter of hours.

They neutralize the acidic factor

of the blood...

...and they harvest what they need.

Now, this guy, this is Hannibal Chau.

He runs the Kaiju black market...

...here in Asia.

When our funding ran out...

...we turned to him for help

and in return...

...I gave him exclusive rights

to all Kaiju remains in the region.

You did that?

Last days of war, gentlemen.

Go to the corner of Fong...

...and Tull. Show them that card.

Look for that symbol.

And a word to the wise, do not trust him.

AI:
Calibration...

...complete.

RALEIGH:
The hull! It

went through the hull!

YANCY:
Raleigh, listen to me! You need...

(SCREAMS)

AI:
Pilot...

...out of alignment.

- Both out of alignment.

- Both of them?

(BEEPING)

TENDO:
Both of them.

Gipsy, Gipsy! You're out of alignment!

- You are both out of alignment.

- I'm okay. Just let me control it.

AI:
Out of alignment. Code red.

TENDO:
You're stabilizing. But Mako is way out.

She's starting to chase the rabbit!

Mako, don't get stuck in a memory.

Stay with me. Stay in the now.

Don't engage in a memory.

Mako.

Mako! Listen to me.

Mako?

YOUNG MAKO:
Mama!

Mama!

(YOUNG MAKO SOBBING)

(KAIJU GRUNTING)

(KAIJU CHITTERING)

(KAIJU SCREECHING)

(KAIJU ROARING)

Mako.

This is just a memory.

None of this is real.

(KAIJU THUMPING)

(CHITTERING THEN SCREECH ES)

(SCREAMING)

AI:
Weapons system engaged.

Plasma cannon powering up.

TENDO:
Oh, no.

(COMPUTER BEEPING)

(ALL CLAMORING)

Weapon system engaged!

Go to fail-safe!

Fail-safe not responding. There's

a problem with the neural blocker!

Her connection's way too strong!

- Fully charged.

- Mako!

Mako, listen to me. This is just

a memory. None of it is real.

(IN CANTONESE)

HERC:
The power line! The power line!

Get the main power line!

(GRUNTING)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

Take them offline!

Take them offline!

(POWERING DOWN)

Weapon system disengaged.

Mako!

Neural bridge exercise...

...in valid.

It's okay. It's okay.

Drift sequence terminated.

Would you like...

...to try again?

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Hmm...

Hello.

MAN 1:
Pss, pss.

You looking for some Kaiju...

- ...bone powder?

- Some...? Some bone...?

Some bone powder?

Uh, no, why would I want that?

Male potency.

(GRUNTS)

I take it myself.

I see. Uh, no, thank you.

I'm looking...

...for Hannibal Chau.

Come.

You want Chau, huh?

Good luck.

(TOOLS WHIRRING)

Oh, my God! Oh, my God,

this place is heaven!

That's a lymph gland from a Category 2!

And what are you working on here?

Is this a cuticle? In mint condition?

Is that a Kaiju skin parasite?

I've never seen them alive before!

They usually die

as soon as the Kaiju falls!

- I thought you couldn't keep them alive!

MAN 2:
- You can if you soak them in ammonia.

What do you want?

I'm looking for Hannibal Chau.

I was told...

...he was here.

Who wants to know?

I really can't say.

(YELLING)

Stacker Pentecost sent me!

(GROANING)

Oh, that's great. That's real great.

So I take it you're Hannibal Chau, right?

You like the name? I took it...

...from my favorite historical character...

...and my second-favorite

Szechuan restaurant in Brooklyn.

Now tell me what you want...

...before I gut you like a pig

and feed you to the skin louse.

CHUCK:
She can't control...

- ...her Drift, and he went out of phase first!

PENTECOST:
- We all know what happened.

CHUCK:
We can't afford mistakes. The Kaiju

keep evolving, they keep kicking our asses!

He's a has-been, she's a rookie.

I don't want them protecting

my bomb run, sir.

PENTECOST:
You need to watch

your tone, Mr. Hansen.

Hey, stay there.

Give me a moment.

You two are a goddamn disgrace.

You're gonna get us all killed,

and here's the thing, Raleigh:

I want to come back

from this mission...

...because I quite like my life.

So why don't you just do us all

a favor and disappear?

It's the only thing you're good at.

Stop! Now!

Yeah, that's right.

You just hold back

your little girlfriend.

One of you b*tches needs a leash.

RALEIGH:
Apologize to her.

CHUCK:
Screw you.

(GROANING)

RALEIGH:
I said apologize to her.

HERC:
Hey, hey! Enough!

What's going on?

On your feet, both of you!

Becket...

...Mori, into my office.

CHUCK:
No, we aren't finished!

This is over!

You're a ranger, for chrissake.

Why don't you start acting...

...like one?

RALEIGH:
I went out of phase first.

- It was my mistake.

- No.

It was my mistake.

I should have never let you two

in the same machine.

RALEIGH:
So, what...

...you're grounding us?

Not you.

Permission to be dismissed, sir.

Permission granted, Miss Mori.

Mako.

Sir, what are you doing?

She is the strongest candidate by far.

What other options do we have?

Huh? Tell me!

Do not let my calm demeanor fool you...

...ranger!

Now is not a good moment...

...for your insubordination!

Mako is too inexperienced to rein in

her memories during combat.

That's not why...

...you grounded her.

I was in her memories.

I saw everything.

I don't care what you think you saw.

(KAIJU ROARING AND THUMPING)

(WHIMPERING)

(THUMPING)

I know what she means to you. I saw it!

Hey! Hey!

This conversation is over.

Marshal. Marshal,

can we just talk about this...

...for one second?

You rescued her.

You raised her.

You're not protecting her now.

You are holding her back.

One:

Don't you ever touch me again.

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