Will vs. The Future

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[whooshing]

[grunting]

[grunting]

- Did you see that?

- No.

- Yes.

- Really, Darren?

What? I saw killer robots

from the future,

I'm not gonna lie.

That was the future,

right?

- Stop asking her questions.

- I want to know.

It was the future.

I told you.

[electronic blips]

Darren Katz and

Heather Ellison.

- What?

- That's my name.

Choice one:

Tell people what you saw

and have no one believe you,

which leads you to an obsession with

proving it happened

until each of your lives

unravel,

and you, Darren,

end up a laughing stock,

and you, Heather,

move back in with your step mom.

Choice two:

Never mention this,

grow closer because of your secret bond,

fall in love,

get married,

and raise two

chocolate labs.

Golden labs.

- Choice two.

- Choice two, please.

[electronic blips]

[clears throat] Um, so I kind of want to

sleep in a real bed tonight.

- Yeah, let's pack up.

- Yeah.

- Mom--

- Almost got you.

All right, I'm working another

double tonight,

so there's leftover lasagna

or, um,

- chicken fingers for dinner.

- Got it.

Are you wearing the same outfit

as you were yesterday?

Einstein wore the same thing

every day.

Yeah, and look what

happened to him.

[rumbling]

The water got

shut off again?

Yeah, but I'll get it

turned back on, okay? Don't worry.

I'm gonna pick up

more shifts next month,

and we'll have

more money--

- This is everything?

- Yes, but babe, don't worry about it,

just get your homework

together.

I'm gonna

figure it out tonight.

120, 98... 71.

Okay. I got this.

These bills aren't due

'til next month.

Pay this, push this,

and--

This one is due Friday, but

they'll take a payment plan.

Give them 80 and

offer to pay 30 every month.

Okay, here's a bank offering 50 bucks

to open a checking account.

Take that.

And this check I got for my article

on tech trends to pay the water bill.

And the money that's left

is our food budget.

It'll be tight

but-- [exhales]

that gets us to

next month.

Honey, you're incredible.

No, I'm late.

Girl:
Will.

So, where do we land

on my plan to empower the students

by encouraging

open borders

and individual

freedom of movement?

What? Oh, right, your plan to sell

fake hall passes.

You say it like I'm

doing something illegal.

Hailey, it--

it is illegal.

Until it isn't, and maybe then

it is again.

I don't have time

for their games.

I'm confident I'm on the right side

of history here.

So, are you in or--

- I'm out.

- I'm gonna need an answer.

I just answered you.

It was very clear.

Okay, this might

look bad at first,

but I really thought

you'd come around.

Hailey, you're gonna

get me suspended.

That's the school's paper.

I had to.

They search my locker now.

Can you believe that?

Where's the trust?

I just need you to get me

the teacher's signatures,

the school logo,

the bar code,

the stamp for the dates,

and cut it.

That's not

almost finished.

You leave me

to do everything.

Feels like we're basically

on the same page here.

[sighs]

Quick. There's Principal Rhodes.

Shut it.

William Jin.

You like running recklessly

through the halls?

I wasn't.

Should have been.

Heck of a time saver.

I also get dressed

while driving.

Knocked seven minutes off

my morning routine.

So, how's that

science fair entry coming?

Uh, okay.

Okay? No, no, no, no.

No, okay is, uh--

is, uh, Glenn Furg.

You're okay, Furg.

Hey, ho!

You, Will,

are exceptional.

Let me see

what you got.

I'm still fine tuning.

Come on.

It's this idea I had

for a battery,

but it, like,

never runs out.

An infinite fuel source.

A game changer, huh?

You're right on schedule.

Uh, for the science fair,

I mean.

Very impressive work, Will.

Thanks,

Principal Rhodes.

Call me Barry.

Or Tad. Went by that

for a while.

Couple options for ya.

Is Tad your middle name?

- Tad? Of course not.

- [beeping]

Got a safety meeting.

What's this thing

with people and safety?

You know, wh--

when's enough enough?

Am I right?

Man, I hate that guy.

Also, that new girl looks like

she'd be down for buying a hall pass.

- Help me close her.

- What new girl?

Hi.

I'm Athena.

Do you know where

room 207 is?

That's my homeroom.

I can show you.

[whispers]

Hall pass.

Will:
So, continuing our tour,

these are more lockers.

Uh, here's

a water fountain.

They give you water

for free?

[chuckles]

Yes.

Well, if you like

water fountains,

then you'll love

this hallway,

'cause they've got

a bunch of--

Laces out, gentlemen.

Come on!

We should just wait here

for a second.

Catch our breaths.

I'm breathing at

a normal pace.

Pretty weak offering today.

Except yours,

DeLuca.

This is top quality

leather.

Supple.

Transition shoe.

Can take it right into

your evening.

Oh, yeah.

This is going into the rotation.

- [stomps foot]

- [gasping]

Oh, my friend Hailey

showed me this thing.

If you hold down

these two buttons...

[cans clattering]

...gives you a free one.

Extreme Voltage?

You've never had

Extreme Voltage?

It's carbonated beverage,

recalled July 3rd, 2021,

after it's found to cause

migraines, night terrors,

and permanent

spleen damage.

What is that thing?

Never mind.

A lunch lady left a bagel

in the toaster.

There's no real danger.

I don't know what

that sentence means.

[alarm blaring]

What are you doing?

Whoa. We can't go in

the teacher's lounge.

We have eight minutes,

46.49 seconds until they return.

Approximately.

Hey, that's

school property!

What is going on?

I am leaving now.

You can't leave,

William Jin.

Who are you?

My name is Athena.

The rebels sent me

back from the future to find you.

- What?

- My name is Athena.

The rebels sent me

back from the future to find you.

- What?!

- My name is Athena.

Stop!

Stop saying that.

I-- I heard you.

No, this isn't possible.

William Jin,

born January 8th.

Birth weight:

7.35 pounds.

No siblings,

father deceased.

Your favorite mushroom

is portobello,

but you tell everyone it's shiitake because

you like saying shiitake.

And whenever you're nervous,

you make this sound--

[wheezing]

Anyone could have

told you that.

Last night you dreamt

a talking dog

wouldn't let you into

a night club.

But my outfit was

totally fine.

You're telling

the truth. How?

If we had more than six minutes

and 20 seconds, I'd explain.

Wait, wait. You said

the rebels sent you?

What happened

in the future?

Bad things.

I know why you're here.

In every sci-fi movie,

the only reason people go back in time

is to save the future

of a leader.

- I know, but--

- So, you're here to protect me--

- Listen, I'm--

- No, I've got this.

So, you're here

to protect me

because I grow up

to save the world.

No.

You grow up to

destroy the world.

Huh?

You grow up to become

a half man, half machine,

who enslaves

the entire planet.

That's impossible!

I'm not evil.

I've never even gotten detention.

- I volunteer.

- No, you don't.

I've thought about

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