The World's End Page #9

Let's go.

Here we go.

Okay, there it is.

Sh*t.

We wait for an opening, and

then we leg it to The Beast.

We need the keys.

Gary?

Gary, what are you doing?

Just a little toast.

Gary, put the

pint down, yeah?

To Oliver, Pete.

And to us.

You know, 'cause

10 pubs isn't bad.

It's not, but

we're calling time.

Okay.

So close.

Number 10.

Okay.

So close.

No, no, no, no,

no. Gary!

Gary! Gary!

Let him go.

He left you, man.

I can't.

Andy!

Gary! Gary!

Gary, come back! Come

back, you stupid bastard!

Gary!

Gary! Gary!

Andy, look out!

Come on!

What the...

Get in. Get in.

Gary, Andy, get the f*** in!

You heard him, Andy.

Get the f*** in.

We haven't much time!

Andy! Go, now!

Steven!

Go!

Andy.

I want you inside me.

Okay.

Cheers.

Ah!

You've had enough!

This is The World's End, man!

I know!

Stop this!

Leave me alone!

What do you care anyway?

Of course I f***ing care. There's

a reason I'm angry at you!

I know why you're angry

at me, okay?

But it's not my fault

that you crashed that car.

That's not the point.

You let me down, man.

You were Gary King.

Gary f***ing King.

I would have followed you to the end.

I f***ing have!

Then stop following me!

No! It's just one more.

Let me have this.

You've got everything

you want.

What are you talking about?

You've got your perfect job and your

perfect house and your perfect wife.

You think it's so perfect?

She left me, Gary.

She took the kids to her

mum's three weeks ago.

Said I'm not present enough.

I'm trying to win her back.

And God knows

I am losing.

But I will continue to fight,

because that is how we survive.

For f***'s sake, Gary, I just punched

my wedding ring out of a robot's tummy.

Exactly! You fight for

what's important.

But what is so important

about The Golden Mile?

It's all I've got!

Gary.

You need help, Gary.

I got help.

You know what help was?

Help was a lot of people

sitting in a circle

talking about how f***ing

awful things had got.

That is not my idea

of a good time.

And this is? They told

me when to go to bed.

Me!

Gary, mate, how can you tell when

you're drunk if you're never sober?

I don't wanna be sober.

It never got better

than that night.

That was supposed to be

the beginning of my life.

All that promise

and f***ing optimism.

That feeling like we could

take on the whole universe.

It was a big lie.

Nothing happened.

You don't need

to do this, Gary.

Yeah, I do.

Please, stand by.

Please, stand by.

Please, stand by.

Please, stand by.

Ah!

What are you doing?

No, don't go out there.

Gary King.

Yeah?

Gary King of the humans.

Yeah. What do you want?

We are here to enable

your full potential,

as we have with countless

worlds across the galaxy.

Oh, yeah?

How'd you manage that, then?

We appropriate a small

percentage of the population

at 2,000 or so penetration

points across the planet.

This ensures maximum coverage.

From there, we create simulants

to spread our ideologies

through peaceful

indoctrination.

Our objective is simple,

to ready the population

for participation in

our galactic community.

This method requires

a small sacrifice.

But the fewer

replacements we make,

the more successful

we consider our operation.

Of course, we welcome those

who volunteer themselves.

We can offer attractive incentives

for those who willingly combine.

The chance to be young again and

yet retain selected memories.

Isn't that something

you'd like?

Something you've

always wanted?

Oh, my God! I'm so cute!

The beauty of our system

is that we all win.

There are no losers.

Allow me to carry

your legend forward.

Let the man you have become

be the boy you were.

Nah.

There's only one Gary King.

Then you have made your choice,

Gary King of the humans.

Yeah, I have.

Because frankly, who the f*** are you to

come down here and tell us what to do?

We are The Network and we are

here for your betterment.

In the last 23 years,

have you not marveled as information

technology has surged forward?

No.

Earth has grown smaller yet greater

as connectivity has grown.

This is our doing and it

is just the beginning.

Oh, f*** off, you big lamp.

You are children

and you require guidance.

There is no room

for imperfection.

Hey, Earth isn't perfect, all right?

And humans aren't perfect.

And guess what?

I ain't perfect.

And therein lies the necessity

for this intervention.

Must the galaxy be subjected to an

entire planet of people like you?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Who put you in charge, huh?

Who are you to

criticize anyone?

Now, you might think

Gary's a bit of a cock,

and he is a bit of a cock,

but he's my cock.

Oh, thanks, man.

But he is a detriment to himself, just

as Earth is a detriment to the galaxy.

What did you say?

You act out the same cycles of

self-destruction again and again.

At this point your planet is the least

civilized in the entire galaxy.

What did he say? He's saying

we're a bunch of f***-ups.

Hey, it's our basic human

right to be f***-ups.

This civilization was founded on f***-ups.

And you know what?

That makes me proud.

And me!

What is it they say?

"To err is..."

"To err is human."

"To err is human," so, uh...

We do not believe you

speak for all humanity.

You are but two men.

Two drunk men.

Three drunk men!

Stevie-baby!

Enough! Enough, humans!

Oh, you are in trouble now. It's

only the f***ing Three Musketeers.

You are revolting against the

wisdom of countless solar systems.

Yeah, we are revolting!

You just said you're not here to conquer.

Can I just ask,

how many people did you have

to replace in Newton Haven?

That is irrelevant.

Is it?

Hands up.

Who here is human?

I'm human.

One!

And me.

That's two.

I am. But don't

know for how long.

Basil!

Shh...

So what's that? Three? You had

to replace an entire town?

Not the entire town.

Everybody apart from old

Nutbowl and the Shifty twins.

That's a good name for a band, Gary.

You should write that down.

I will. What about the

ones you replaced,

like Peter and Oliver?

Yeah, what happened

to the empties?

I told you

not to ask that!

Redundant vessels are recycled, mulched

and converted into fertilizer,

whereupon they are returned to the

earth to promote verdancy and growth.

It is a highly efficient

means of organic renewal.

Mulched?

It is a relative few in light

of our long-term plan.

You mean a few hundred thousand

turned to f***ing compost?

What about the other places?

The penetration points.

Are they as successful

as Newton Haven?

Because I'm guessing we're not

the only glitch in your system.

It is true, The Network has been

experiencing some difficulties.

I think you bit off more than

you can chew with Earth, mate.

Yeah, 'cause we are more

belligerent, more stubborn

and more idiotic

than you can possibly imagine,

and I am not just

talking about Gary.

Yeah, there's more

than one Gary King.

But you said... I f***ing

know what I f***ing said!

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