The Danger Element Page #4

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Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Dinosaur times?

One step at a time.

Alright. Take it apart and

I'll see what I can do

to help you with the interface.

You'll have to forgive me.

I'm a little overwhelmed.

Understandable?

[Billiard] I was right,

wasn't I? You're one of them.

The Knights of

the Benedictine Seal.

Maybe.

[reacts emotionally]

Yes! You have no idea how long

I have waited for this.

Well, I'm... flattered.

How many of you are there

here in the city?

I mean Besides you two.

You mean us one.

I'm the only one.

You're the only one?

The only one in the city.

No way...

Don't tell the bad guys.

You can't be the only one.

Things aren't

what they used to be.

There aren't a lot of us left.

Alright, well

if you're the only one,

then who's she?

Oh, well that's complicated.

I've got time.

She used to be one of us once.

She's kind of a prodigal...

daughter... or whatever.

Interesting. She's a deserter?

No, she's my sister.

By adoption anyway.

Her father took me in

twenty years ago.

He was a brilliant inventor.

One of the order's scientists.

Treated me like his own son.

So what happened?

He died while

I was still in training.

I was with him.

Enki wasn't.

That's where

everything went bad.

Really?...

Sounds like things were

pretty bad already.

Things can always get worse.

How?

You wouldn't believe it.

And I don't like talking

about it anyway.

What about you?

What does the American

Top Secret Agency

for the Handling of Top Secret

Situations want with the Knights

of the Benedictine Seal?

Nothing, actually. In fact I've

been instructed repeatedly to

stop investigating the Knights.

Then why are you sitting here?

I'm looking for Doctor Elymas.

Oh, yeah. I know that guy.

You're looking for him too.

We can work together.

No, actually.

My instructions were just

to get this out of his hands.

Which I had to do twice.

Once after we were captured,

thanks to you.

The Danger Element.

What is it, anyway?

What's it even do?

Well what can't it do?

The Danger Element

can be applied to

practically any purpose

that man can conceive of.

The Jesuits found it

a few years ago.

Elymas stole it

when it was being studied

secretly at Loyola.

I don't know how he did that.

I hope they figure it out by the

time I bring it back to them.

Well, you're probably not going

have to worry about that.

My agency is going

to take custody

of that piece of evidence.

Take custody from who?

An imaginary religious order,

you've been repeatedly

instructed to stop

investigating? Hilarious.

It's nice to meet you

by the way.

The plan has changed.

I need you to tell me

where they have taken it.

The future I have promised you

depends upon it.

What are you guys doing?

There's no way my father

could have known

how the Danger Element

would be stored or transported.

So we need to find a way

to install it in

the Universal Pendulum.

The canister won't be compatible

with my father's technology.

Um... What?

I need help lifting this out.

[metal grinding]

No way.

[lively music]

He knew?

He knew.

This is impossible.

You know what he would say

to you right now.

Nothing's impossible.

She is never wrong.

And she has nothing

to gain by lying.

You will find it exactly

where she said it will be.

Bring it back to me, Andros.

[techno music]

[Billiard] Can I ask

you a question?

[Jitni] I bet you can.

[Billiard] You don't really

want to do this.

[Jitni] That's not a question.

But you are getting

better at this.

I'm right though, aren't I?

Yeah, you might be.

But this isn't gonna work.

I mean, we're not

really going back.

Oh, you're coming now?

Yeah, but this

isn't going to work, right?

I mean this whole thing

is kind of ridiculous.

No, that's not what I meant.

I know this works.

-How?

-I was there the first time.

Right, but you said

no one's ever done

anything like this before.

Right, nobody's ever done this.

What?

You know, this does explain

some things.

You did look familiar.

This totally makes sense.

Okay, well, if you know

that this is going to work, then

why don't you want to do it?

Oh, well, I am pretty sure that

this isn't going to be

exactly what she expects.

I didn't want her to be

disappointed all over again.

I guess you can't run from it

forever, though, can you.

We're ready.

[voice of the car]

Quantum interruption

battery detected.

[Enki] What? What are you doing?

[Billiard] I'm sorry,

could you just make some space?

[voice of the car]

Do not remove.

-[Enki] Space, where?

There is no space.

-If you scoot back.

-[Enki] Back? There is no back.

-[car] New hardware

synchronized. Reboot required.

I don't know what you

expect me to do here.

-Why are you coming with us?

-[car] Universal pendulum

auto-start.

-Billiard:
Because I have plans.

-[car] Acceleration required.

-What are those for?

-Safety.

[car] Cycle two begins

in five seconds.

[Billiard] I'm good. I'm good.

[car] 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

May the Lord be with you.

And also with you.

[car] Universal Pendulum

Auto-start.

Cycle 3 begins in 5 seconds.

What happens in cycle 3?

I'm not sure!

[motor accelerating]

[car] 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

[fast music]

What is that?!

Cherenkov radiation?

Billiard] I've never seen

anything like this!

[motor accelerating]

[Enki] We're about to break

the barrier, hold on!

-I already am holding on!

-[Billiard] I'm not,

what do I hold on to?!

Jitni:
I should have

changed the tires.

[screeching]

[explosion]

[explosion]

[whoosh]

Okay. What?

We stretched

the Cherenkov barrier

like a rubber band.

So know it's beginning to snap

back to its original time.

We don't have

a lot of time left.

This can't be right.

This is the wrong place.

The wrong time.

No. He planned it this way.

We're exactly where and

when he wanted us to be.

But this is too late.

Why would he bring us here?

Maybe he knows

something we don't.

[loud music]

[whoosh]

Can you give us a moment alone?

You did it.

I knew you would do it.

It wasn't my idea.

Enki. My daughter.

You came together...

That's exactly right...

Very good.

But this is too late.

We came to save you.

I know. But that was not

the purpose of the Paraclete.

It's not why I built her.

We have to go back

to an earlier date.

We can still save you.

You just have to tell us

how to fix the problem.

Enki, there is no problem.

The Paraclete has fulfilled

its purpose perfectly

according to my design.

You are exactly where

you are supposed to be.

Why? Why did you bring us here

if we can't be together again?

We are together.

Listen to my voice,

beloved Daughter.

You're right in front of me.

We are all together.

You and I and your brother.

One of the few times.

If you had saved me,

this moment would

never have happened.

What other force than death

could bring this family

back together?

If only for a moment

to say goodbye.

The way we wished we could.

Now. Let's not waste

our time together.

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