The Lost Future Page #2

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until they are all dead.

We are the only chance

to survive.

We should go to the mountains,

look for other tribes.

There are beasts

in the mountains--

There are beasts right here.

Shouldn't we at least try?

I'm not going to run away.

What if kaleb's right?

What if there are others?

If he is right,

Then everything

we have ever been told

Is a lie.

Do you really

take his word

Over the elders,

And the generation of elders

before them?

But if we stay here

and fight the beasts alone,

We will die,

And so will our tribe.

And so will you.

Come on.

One day.

You've got one day

to find some other people,

Then dorel and i

are turning back.

Kaleb, what is this?

It's a book.

What do you do

with it?

It's from the past.

People used to put

their thoughts and ideas

In books like this.

After the disease came,

Everyone was too busy

trying to survive.

Books died.

Where did you get this book?

My father brought it back.

He taught me to read.

Read?

To know what the pages

are saying.

"Monday morning

Tom sawyer felt miserable--"

Your father has corrupted you.

We don't have time for this.

Which is why

we kept it a secret.

[Snarling nearby]

Go.

Go!

[Beast grunting]

[Roars]

[Axe thuds, people scream]

[Roaring ferociously]

[Shouts, taunting]

[Roars]

[Hisses]

Kill it!

Kill it!

It's my father!

Your father's gone!

That's not him!

[Roars, snarling]

[Dorel screams]

[Axe thuds, beast screams]

It's all right.

This wasn't your father anymore.

Kaleb was right.

How...

How do you know my name?

I've been watching you

for a long time.

You can read.

Like your father.

You know my father?

I knew him.

What happened?

It was his wish

That i made sure

no harm came to you.

Were you bitten?

What?

Did it bite you?

No.

No bleeding through the nose?

What do you mean?

No...

We're not infected

if that's what you're asking.

Oh, yes, you are.

A mutant has only

to breathe on you

To infect you.

The bite is just quicker.

There is still time,

But there will be

more of them,

So follow me.

You're lying.

There's nothing

wrong with us.

Your mouth will go dry,

And your thirst

will be unquenchable.

Your lungs will tighten,

Your nose will bleed

and your eyes will sting,

Then your heart will race.

Now, follow me.

If we're infected,

Why did you get

so close?

I'm immune.

What's "immune?"

I can't catch

the disease.

How is that possible?

The cure is a powder,

A yellow powder.

There wasn't

much of it,

And what little is left

will be hard to get.

We have water,

but there's no food.

[Beast snarls and roars outside]

[They beat the barricade

with sticks and axes]

Don't worry,

they can't get in.

Yeah, but won't they leave?

They know we're here.

They won't stop.

They want to kill

like rabid dogs.

Then we must pray,

Put ourselves in god's hands.

We must have faith.

Gather round

And let us pray.

[Beast snarls

and slathers outside]

[Tribespeople chant]

Oh, lord, be with us,

Protect us

from this evil...

Are you taking us

to the yellow powder?

We must first go to my home.

There are things

we need to pick up.

How come the beasts

never found you out here?

They're frightened of water.

Helps keep them at bay.

Don't worry.

They'll never cross

this water.

Did you build this?

[Scoffs]

It's from the old world.

I just patched it up.

Neenah.

We have visitors.

Why?

He is jaret's son.

He doesn't belong here.

They need our help.

Their village

was attacked by mutants.

You brought

infected people here,

To our home?

They weren't bitten.

They still have some time.

Neenah!

He can read.

I don't care!

How can you be so reckless?

Don't you see what this means?

It means you've

put us in danger.

Look at him.

He's a boy.

How can he do what jaret did?

It's worth

the risk.

This is our son,

Persk.

It's been a while

since he's seen others.

Hi. I'm dorel--

Persk...

The beasts have gone.

I wouldn't be so sure.

It's so quiet.

Open it.

No...

Don't touch the door.

There might be other survivors

from our tribe out there

Who need our help.

No one else survived,

And neither will we

if we open this door.

No...

Kaleb is not dead.

I'm sorry, miru.

He isn't dead!

[Beast roars nearby]

Neenah...

Neenah, don't be angry.

I'm scared, amal.

I know what

you're going to do.

For what?

If kaleb can do

what his father did,

Think what that would mean.

But for you to go back there...

You were so lucky

to get out the last time.

Then think of persk.

Why should he have to

grow up in a world

Where people

live in hiding?

It's been good enough for us.

We're happy here, aren't we?

But what about his children,

And the others

who are out there?

They'll never be safe

Unless we can learn

to make the powder.

Are we going to look persk

in the eye

And tell him we never

took the one chance

That came our way?

What did your elders

teach you about the disease?

That god created it

As punishment

for man's sins.

The old world

was full of greed,

And men created machines

that got out of control,

And they meddled

with nature,

And only god

could stop them.

Men were trying to perfect

their own design.

They found a way to bring

extinct animals back to life

Like the mammoth

and sloth that you hunt,

But their science

also brought us the disease.

It wasn't long before

the whole world was infected.

The disease ate into

the human brain,

Turning men into mutants.

How do you know

all of this?

Because i met kaleb's father.

Jaret had the courage

To look for

the old knowledge.

He found out

what really happened.

It was your father, kaleb,

Who discovered

the cure.

The yellow powder?

It took him many years

To find the right mixture

of plants and fungus.

Once you inhale the powder,

You're protected.

What if you already have...

The disease?

Once you have turned,

then the powder is useless...

But if you get it in time,

then there is still hope.

So why didn't my father

bring the powder home?

He was doing just that

when he died...

And the secret of the powder

died with him.

But you kept

the powder.

So you're safe, while we--

No.

The powder was stolen,

And it will be hard

to get it back.

But you'll help us try?

Yes.

If we can keep

kaleb alive,

He will be able to carry on

his father's work.

They're all

from the old world.

My father would often disappear

for months at a time.

He told me that out there

Were answers

to all our questions.

I now understand

his fascination.

Your father

had this on him

When he died.

He said there'd be

more adventures.

[Chuckles]

I've only read

one book.

How will i ever unlock

the secret of the yellow powder?

You're the only one

who can read, kaleb.

But if we find

The powder that exists...

We only need enough

for our people.

Your father

risked everything

Teaching you to read

And leaving the safety

of his tribe.

Now...

I'm risking everything.

Saving just

a few people

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