Riverworld Page #8

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It was given to Sam.

We must be

near a grailstone.

It's sending energy

to the orb inside.

I've been thinking,

Each grailstone

we pass

Is more powerful

than the last.

That means

we have to stop Burton now,

Before he gets

to the source itself.

Okay, let's do this.

No, no.

It's too dangerous.

Here.

She told me

"he" would be waiting

And would need

my help,

And she did not say which "he."

I hope you're not disappointed.

It is always a pleasure

to serve a friend.

Matthew.

Okay, so what now?

I'm going to help you.

Where are we?

No idea.

Tomoe, the caretaker,

Did she say anything

about Jessie?

No, nothing.

She was with me

in that prison,

At least

a vision of her.

Did she speak to you?

She said

she'd be waiting.

But where?

Too many questions

obscure the path.

What is it?

I think I've

been here before.

When?

First, you must

prostrate yourself.

Forehead, palms, knees and toes

touch the ground.

You got to

admire the man

For sticking

to his guns,

Theologically speaking.

Well, we're going to need

all the prayers we can get.

Since climbing

those mountains

Looks to be suicide?

Basically.

Then we'd all be

scattered, lost,

And I'd have no chance

Of ever finding

Antonio again.

Don't get me wrong.

I'm going.

I just don't like

the odds.

Well, if I played the odds,

I'd have been an attorney.

Hell, even

the real huck finn

Had more sense than me.

He ended up

a justice of the peace.

Time to roll the dice.

Did I hear someone

say "dice"?

Mr. Porter,

you are too much.

Roast squab with honey.

This is a dish

I haven't sampled

Since cairo.

I'm glad

to be of service,

With every dish

you desire.

Saboteurs!

The prisoners

are escaping!

Get them!

Imbeciles...

You, go, save yourself!

No!

Listen, you saved me earlier.

We're in this together.

Come on, let's go!

That way.

No, I can't.

I can't go

any further.

No. No!

The bomb goes off

and Burton wins?

Then we never get to see

the people that we care about

Ever again.

No way.

You think this is easy for me?

That ship was my life.

There's one way out of this.

What, the suicide express?

Is that even real?

You have done it.

Three times.

No, I can't do that.

Not because I am afraid.

I have to believe

Sam and Youseff and the others

Are coming for us.

If we never went to the club

that night,

Hal would still be with me.

And if pigs had wings,

They would be

eagles.

But I think not.

I think a pig...

Is just a pig.

You know,

I finally figured it out,

Who you remind me of.

When I was a student,

there was a boy.

He didn't like the idea

of women becoming engineers,

So he came to my school,

And he shot every woman

he could find.

I remember when he aimed

his rifle at me,

His eyes were blank.

Reality didn't matter.

Other people's lives

didn't matter,

Only the puppet show

inside his head.

You have the same eyes.

If you had seen

what I have seen...

Your eyes would

be dead, too.

Do people actually

do this for fun?

Well, it is

an unassailable fact

That, as

a recreational activity,

Mountain-climbing appeals

chiefly to lunatics,

Suicides,

And the british.

Like rugby.

Are you trying to

upstage me, Mr. Porter?

Not likely,

Mark Twain.

Do you want to

stand here

Talking all day,

Or do you want to

climb a mountain?

You know,

sergeant mbaye,

If I ever novelize

our adventures,

You will be facing

a considerable rewrite.

Matthew,

where are we?

What is wrong?

This place,

I don't know

what's real anymore.

Are you really here?

Am I?

Is any of this real?

Matthew...

I've got an idea,

Why don't you

And the rest of

the blue man group

Just kill each other

And leave the rest of us

the hell alone?

You are asking

the wrong question.

Her lies and illusions

mean nothing.

Ask her about

what does matter.

Is Jessie alive?

She is.

Take me to her.

You're so damn powerful,

take me to her now!

It's all about using her.

I finally figured it out.

I'm right, aren't I?

You will find your friends

Climbing that next

mountain range.

Burton is 400 miles

to the north.

You have only one

more day to stop him.

And how are we supposed

to travel 400 miles

In 24 hours?

A ship...

A ship that flies.

A zeppelin.

This doesn't

bother you?

Being used as puppets?

Fighting a war

we barely understand?

Saving the world,

Stopping evil,

Rescuing

the woman you love?

I have fought wars

for less.

That's the first thing

I've heard in days

That makes any sense.

Come on.

I got you.

Yeah, come on.

We've got a long way to go.

Come on.

You're killing me.

Sam...

Sam!

What do you

want from us?

It doesn't make

any sense!

You're a coward!

You're a murderer!

You're a yellow

son of a b*tch!

I think...

I think I'll...

Just sit here

for a while and...

Look out

at the world.

Come on, gentlemen.

Let's find Antonio

and the others.

I want my damn

boat back.

Okay, pal,

sorry to do this,

But the lady and I

need a ride.

You the pilot?

Then you're

going to help us

Get on that

machine, okay?

Now, I'm going to

take my hand away,

But if you scream...

Let's just say

The little lady doesn't

like loud noises.

Okay?

You folks

in some kind of trouble,

Or are you looking for some?

Maybe a little of both.

Aces.

I love a good dust-up.

Eddie chung, nice to meet you...

- Edward!

- Hey, boss!

Is everything

all right?

Yeah, yeah, just picked up

a couple hitchhikers here.

Guys, this is ludwig durr,

The man who built

the hindenburg.

Matt Ellman.

Wie geht's?

This is my friend, Tomoe Gozen.

Tomoe Gozen?

I am a student

of the ancient warriors.

Hercules,

achilles,

Even alexander

the great,

But to meet Tomoe Gozen

is indeed a fantastic honor.

Hajimemashite!

Hajimemashite.

Come!

To the herumferzen, ja?

It's a dead end.

Dead end...

No food, no water,

And now nowhere to go?

Well, on

the bright side,

We're already dead!

All right, all right, we...

I suppose we'll just

have to double back,

Look for another route.

Double back?

Yes.

Double back...

Or we could fly.

Now, is that some

kind of senegalese aphorism?

Faith in allah

will give us wings?

Or maybe mohammed can move

this damn mountain

Out of our way?

No, what

he meant was...

We could fly.

We could fly.

Hello!

We can fly!

There they are.

I see them.

Dead slow.

You miss me, brother?

Look, man, don't be

hugging me, man.

Watching you die

shook me up.

Oh, well,

I'm sorry, man.

Next time I die,

I'll tell you to look away.

All right, dumbass.

So, we catch up to

Burton and those guys,

And then what?

Then we take

the boat back.

Oh, okay,

And how exactly are you

planning to do that?

Repairs complete, captain.

All ahead full, comrade Evgeny.

We have a lot of

time to make up.

Yes, sir.

And this is the

observation room.

It is as precise a replication

of the original designs

As I could create

Under these

difficult conditions.

Well, that clock's

still a few minutes off

There, ludwig.

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