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Seismic activity,

electromagnetic interference

with communications

that we've

been experiencing,

This could

all be just

the beginning.

The beginning

of what?

A catastrophic

pole reversal.

You mean like

what happened

a million years ago

when the north

and south poles

changed places?

That's right.

Back to you.

(James)

Yeah! Yeah!

Alright already!

James, buddy,

we are famous.

What are you

talking about?

[guffaws]

You don't know?

Know what?

Your story

caught fire.

My report got

picked up by all

the big networks.

Really?

Yeah. There is some

weird crap going on

all over this country

that the government

does not want to

talk about

but your theory

makes more sense

than these--

alien invasion stories

so the networks

picked it up.

Good. Maybe it'll force

the Administration to

come clean.

Look, any more

earth-shattering

developments--

I'm your man, right?

See you, Lou.

I'm your man, right?

See you, Lou!

I'm your man!

Good morning, gentlemen.

Good morning,

Mr. President.

Good morning, Mr.

President. How

are you, sir?

Who leaked the

axis tilt to

the press?

A Dr. James

Mayfield, sir.

Mayfield? That's your

son, isn't it, General?

Yes, sir. Dr.

Mayfield is

my son.

Then what the

heck's he doing

leaking

classified information?

I'm sorry, sir.

I'm not aware

of his activities.

We haven't spoken

in nearly five years.

You don't say.

Maybe now would be

a good time for a

family reunion.

Because if you can't

put a muzzle on him,

we will.

What exactly was

his involvement

with this?

Our Storm Hazard

Research Dept.

contracted Dr. Mayfield

to monitor the

comet's effect on

the radiation belts.

So wasn't this guy on

the same gag order

as everyone else?

Yes, sir, and

his research

was classified,

but to be honest, sir,

the data he updated

couldn't have

revealed an

axis tilt

as it was collected

prior to the

comet hit.

Don't argue

semantics with

me, doctor.

A gag order

is a gag order.

I don't need 400 phone

calls coming into the

White House

every hour about a pole

reversal that's not

going to happen.

It's not going

to happen, right,

Dr. Elman?

It's a preposterous

thought, Mr. President.

The consensus

is that the

Earth's axis

will slowly fall

back in place as

it rotates.

Glad to hear it.

However, this sort

of doomsday hysteria,

is exactly why we need

to keep the public in

the dark right now.

Your son--

Sir?

Is he smart?

Yes, sir.

How smart is he?

Too smart for

his own good, sir.

That's what it

sounds like.

You better

bring him in.

Yes, sir.

James.

It's really happening.

All the telltale signs.

This is unprecedented.

What is?

The pole reversal.

Shane didn't

come home

last night.

Are you sure?

Yeah, his car isn't here,

his bed hasn't been

slept in

and I can't reach

him on his cell.

He said he was going

to the park last night.

Oh, my God. I just

heard on the radio

the park was ripped

apart by a major

earthquake last night.

Let's go!

[sirens]

What's going on?

Dr. Mayfield. We

need you to come to

the air base with us, sir.

Base? For what?

I don't know, sir.

But we have an executive

order to take you to

the base.

By force if necessary.

Go. Go.

I'll find Shane.

I'll call you as soon

as I know what's

going on.

This way.

Anything?

Nothing. That's weird,

I always get a

signal here.

Hey, Dad.

James.

I should've known

you were behind this.

Long time

no see.

Five years

is not

so long.

I guess it justs

seemed long

to me.

Get my

birthday card?

I did.

Thank you.

Very considerate.

How's your son? He

must be getting

awfully big by now.

Yes, he is. You

probably wouldn't

even recognize him.

Probably not.

Have a seat, James.

So, you caused

quite a stir

in Washington.

How's that, sir?

Violating a

government gag

order, for one thing.

I didn't violate any gag

order. That axis shift

was my own research.

Don't play games

with me, James.

You're either on

the team or

you're not.

Here we go.

You know full well

the intent of the

gag order.

Everything you

worked on

was classified.

The public

has the right to

that information.

It's not your call.

You're a science rat.

You don't make policy.

And scaring the American

public is against this

country's greater good.

You think you're

a good soldier.

You're just a lapdog

for political bosses.

You'd probably

shoot me yourself

if they told you

it would serve

the greater good.

What am l

doing here?

Obviously it's not

because you

missed me.

I had the President

of the United States

tell me that my son

was a national

security risk.

So what?

He wants to burn

me at the stake?

No, lucky

for you,

he wants to

hear you out.

Oh, you

mean he wants

to cover his ass.

(anchorwoman)

Increased electronic

interference continues

[static]

to be reported from

around the world.

This new development,

coupled with the increase

of reported seismic activity,

and the appearance

of what seems to

be auroras

all around the globe

have many fearing

for the worst.

Oh, my God.

Are you guys okay?

What happened?

Where's your car?

This thin skin is

the Earth's crust.

Spitting liquid

in the core

is the engine

which generates our

protective magnetic field.

Dr. Mayfield, we

didn't bring

you here

for a

geology class.

A shift in

the axis tilt

causes slippage

of the crust

around the core.

Consequently, the Earth

is now out of alignment

with its magnetic field.

And the misaligned crust

is causing increased

seismic activity.

Yes, yes, we're

aware of all that.

We just want to hear

specific evidence

pertaining to your--

far-fetched notion

of a pole reversal.

I assume

you're aware

of beached whales,

birds migrating in

the wrong direction,

bees swarming.

Yes, creatures realigned

with the magnetic field

for navigation

were confused, a

short-lived result

of the comet's

temporary distortion

of the magnetic field.

Answer me this, then,

why are polar auroras

suddenly appearing in

places they shouldn't?

Again, temporary

distortion of the

magnetic field.

Similar to what occurs

when there's a bad

solar storm.

What are we

talking about

here, gentlemen?

Aurora Borealis?

Auroras normally occur

when the Earth's poles

attract solar particles.

The fact that so many

polar auroras are

appearing elsewhere,

indicates that

new magnetic

poles are developing.

I saw a

polar aurora

here

last night.

We are now sitting

on a magnetic pole.

Which explains all the

electromagnetic interference,

and the

seismic activity

we've been having.

Many strange anomalies

have occurred in

modern times

without catastrophic

consequence.

These, um, fields

are like, um,

rubber bands.

They bend and

stretch and thin,

but inevitably they

always return to

their original state.

But this

time the rubber

band has snapped!

Mr. President, the mini poles

indicate electromagnetic

reversal has started.

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