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[Zero] Previously on Prisoner Zero...

How many times did we wipe you, Zero?

Do you even know that?

If only you could remember your past.

I don't have any key!

[Parker] It's locked away. Deep inside your mind.

[Vykar] That information is off-limits.

Only I'm allowed to play with Zero's mind!

It seems like everywhere we go, the man I was

keeps getting us in over our heads.

Do you care about who you were?

I want to not care. But I think I need to know.

[footsteps running]

Are you sure this is where the transmission came from?

[trooper] Yes, sir.

Whoever it is, hacked into the most sensitive Imperium databases.

We suspect they're sending intelligence to Zero's people.

Do it.

[crashes]

-[Vykar] Working late, I see... -Vykar!

Skot.

[Vykar] I must admit, I'm rather disappointed

in my former star pupil turned traitor.

Can you blame me after what you did?

Oh no, it's not your betrayal that bothers me.

It's just that you were so easy to find.

[beeping]

[troopers grunting]

Oh, I'm impressed.

But today is not the day

that the student proves superior to the Master.

Do you think you'd have found me so easily if I hadn't wanted you to?

[beeps]

No.

You've grown careless, Vykar.

[beeping]

And now I can enjoy my revenge at leisure.

[beeping]

[Zero] A decade ago, the Imperium created the Bioweve,

a digital nightmare they wired into our brains.

They locked me away, stole my memories, left me with nothing.

Then one day, I was rescued and taken aboard the Rogue.

Now my friends and I are going to shut down the Bioweve

and free humanity.

Because I am Prisoner Zero.

[theme music playing]

[birds chirping]

[whooshing]

[Tag] Whoo-hoo! Eat dust!

[Guardian] Gem, Tag, back to the Rogue now.

We've intercepted an emergency signal from Vykar's elite guard.

I managed to pull down the message before it reached its target.

[Gem] So who's the mystery woman?

Don't know. But she seems somehow familiar.

[beeping]

I've traced the source to Hylas 7. We can be there in under an hour.

Why bother? Vykar's powerless.

Let someone else do our dirty work for a change.

We need him alive.

With Vykar under our control,

we can find out exactly how the Imperium maintain the Bioweve.

Learn what they're planning next.

Beat them, once and for all.

[Del] Remind me, Guardian,

why do we always have to take the most hazardous route?

[Guardian] These solar flares will prevent any Imperium ship

from tracking our approach.

[Vykar groaning]

Release me, you foolish girl, or suffer the consequences.

Relax, Vykar.

This is a place of peace.

What are you going to do, then? Zen me into submission?

After you abandoned me, I slaved for months as a mindless factory-drone,

a tool of the Bioweve, a Beta-level nothing.

And you're boring me with this because?

Because its control seemed to weaken.

-And my memories started to return. -[sighs]

Each night I came here to recharge my shattered spirits.

Oh, what is it you want from me? Revenge, I suppose?

Knowledge, General.

The forbidden knowledge still denied me after years of devoted work.

Do you really think I would share the secrets of the Imperium

-with a traitor? -[Skot laughs]

That's not up to you.

The factory also provided me with the resources

-to develop new weaponry. -What are you doing?

For instance, this Memory Glove.

Look familiar?

It's my own design based on the tools used in Tartarus.

It allows me to convert your thoughts into VR form,

after ripping them from your skull.

Pretty cool, huh?

[electricity crackling]

Nano-shifting technology

is what every well-dressed trooper is wearing this season.

Don't knock it.

The Imperium are monitoring Jump protocols.

You'll need the element of surprise.

We can't risk anyone intercepting our comms link,

so when you're done use this to give me a lock on your position

so I can Jump you back.

Hmm. Nifty.

Just make sure it's before sunrise.

Once those solar flares hit,

I can't guarantee getting you back in one piece.

[Zero] We're in. And no-one spotted us.

[alarms blaring]

[Tag] Ah, you had to say it.

[footsteps running]

Seems the Imperium have spotted Vykar's disappearance already.

So we've got to find him before they do.

What are you doing?

Making the most of this snazzy uniform.

Quick march, Troopers!

[groans]

There. That wasn't so bad, was it?

You always say I'm your most trusted lieutenant.

So why can't you tell me?

Oh, I can tell you. I choose not to.

You may be the most talented natural warrior I have ever met.

And with my training, you have proved yourself to be truly deadly.

But whatever led you to think that sharing secrets

-was part of what we do? -But, sir...

What lies behind this door does not concern you.

[beeps]

[door sliding]

[Skot] So you're the Prisoner Zero.

Who are you?

[thuds]

[Vykar] So my most trusted lieutenant can be trusted no longer.

Your betrayal leaves me with no option.

And your resistance leaves em with no option.

[electricity crackling]

[Gem] Where now?

It's like trying to find a nasty red needle

in a very dangerous red haystack.

[Zero] I reckon that control tower's a pretty good place to start.

[door slides open]

Come on! Let's play Spot The Psychopath.

Whatever's holding Vykar must rely on a heavy duty power source.

-If we can... Huh? -[alarm sounding]

Let's work fast.

Pretty soon this place is going to be swarming with troopers.

Try zooming in on that.

Think those guys have got anything to do with Vykar's disappearance?

[thumping]

There's definitely something there.

Hold on. Okay.

Okay, I'm picking up sonic murmurs from somewhere underneath the factory.

How do sonic murmurs help us?

[Tag] They don't, yet.

But if I upload a sneaky little sonar imagining sequence, then...

Ta-da! Oh.

[Vykar screams]

[Skot] I'll ask you one more time.

Who is Prisoner Zero and what did you want from him?

[thumping]

You can't hold out forever.

Why not make things easier for yourself?

[weakly] You're...close to the truth, Skot.

So close.

But no cigar!

What did you just do?

[coughs] Maybe the master can still teach the pupil a few tricks.

You still have some control.

But, be careful, Vykar.

I'm happy to rip your mind to shreds to see those memories.

[screams]

And I can't guarantee you'll survive the experience.

[thumping]

[lasers firing]

-[Gem softly] Zero. -[Tag] Zero.

Buddy?

Getting Vykar out of here is more vital than ever.

Seems he's the only one who can tell me the truth about me.

[trooper] Over here. Now.

It's General Vykar's personal guard.

[Zero] This way.

[Tag] No Vykar.

You sure we're in the right place?

[Gem] Course, I am.

I'm getting traces of another level, beneath this one.

[Zero] Hmm. So do we get to it by going through inviting door A

or equally inviting door B?

I say...blue.

It is the coolest color in the universe, after all.

Well, you know what I mean.

[knocking] Hey, trust in the blue.

It'll never let you down.

[Zero] Can I quote you on that?

Come on, Gem. You're usually full of bright ideas.

[Gem] I've only got one. Run!

Giddy-up!

Whoo-whoo!

-And down. -[thuds]

[Zero] This is getting us no closer to finding Vykar.

Give me a tick. One minor adjustment.

Just tell me!

No secret is worth the pain you're about to suffer.

[alarm sounds]

[gasps]

Your troopers must have discovered where you're being held.

[in singsong voice] Don't go away. I won't be long.

[footsteps running]

[door slides open and closes]

[clangs]

Zero, what are you...

Vykar knows the truth about my past.

And I have to find out what it is.

Clever.

Got me away from Vykar.

But not clever enough.

Well! I didn't anticipate it would be him rescuing Vykar.

Prisoner Zero.

I don't care who you are,

I am not letting you win!

Zero, are you sure?

You're right. I'm no better than him.

But I have to get the truth,

one way or another.

But...like this?

[glove powering up]

-[sighs] -[glove powers down]

Uh-oh.

Never knew Samurai Sam came from a big family.

-Keep them busy. -And you're doing what, exactly?

-Freeing Vykar. -Oh, you're kidding, right?

[crackling]

[firing]

[Tag] Ha-ha! Whoo!

Well, well, well.

Zero? [coughs]

The most wanted man in the Imperium

coming to the aid of his sworn enemy?

Now that's what friends are for.

Don't make me regret this, Vykar.

Why, Zero, never knew you cared.

[grunts] You were a fool to release me.

[groans]

That's gratitude for you.

Like it or not, you're coming with us.

[door sliding]

-Lady Greenhair is on her way back. -Time to go.

My knight in shining armor.

How thrilling.

Yep, starting to regret it.

[thudding]

[Vykar groaning]

[both laugh]

Down here. Seems to be some sort of air current.

Well, that's incredibly helpful.

Maybe this calls for a more hands-on approach.

I vote we ditch the excess baggage.

Impudent young pup.

Better move it. Sunrise in less than an hour away.

And once those solar flares kick in,

Zero, it'll be too dangerous to Jump.

As the most formidable general in the Imperium,

I thought your skill-set might include

putting one foot in front of the other!

If you had suffered what Skot put me through,

you would barely be able to crawl.

And what did she want to know about me?

The only way you will find out

is by getting me out of here!

[exhales]

[water dripping]

We're gonna have to climb.

Zero,

whoever goes first will have to have an awful lot of trust.

We're going to have to work together to get out of here.

You go first.

[Vykar grunting]

Need a helping hand?

[Vykar yelps]

Right. Get crawling.

Exhausted or not, that's going to be our only way out of here.

We've got to be quick.

[grunts] I will give it my best shot.

[beeping]

Ah, a troop of highly trained soldiers.

That's what I like to see.

Just remember, I want him alive.

[beeping]

Ah, prompt service.

Now that's what I like to see.

-You fools! -Sorry, Vykar.

They're a bit busy right now.

[groans]

[Zero] Tag, Gem, meet Skot.

Of course, the irony is, I don't want him now.

The person I need is standing right in front of me!

Aah!

[groans]

[Gem] No, you don't!

Oh, I'm afraid I do.

Don't.

Now they're out of my hair,

I think it's finally time

to discover the truth about Prisoner Zero.

[yells]

Ah, a secret within an enigma.

Is this some sort of joke?

There's no trace of any memory!

That's because I took the precaution of wiping his mind.

Which is what I should have done with you.

If you're the only one who knows his secret,

then I'll just have to carry on where I left off.

You really have lost the plot.

Oh, look, company.

[beeping]

-[lasers firing] -[trooper] She's getting away.

[explosion]

If Del doesn't Jump us out of here soon,

we're gonna get fried by solar flare activity.

Hope this triangulation thingie does what it says on the tin.

Del, I take back every rotten thing I've ever said about you.

Just Jump us out of here now!

[both grunt]

Stop them! They've got the General.

Solar flares are disrupting the Jump protocols.

We're losing them. They'll be ripped apart.

Guardian, you did it.

Vykar.

What happened to him?

No.

Looks like he never survived the Jump.

Not a pretty way to go, but if anyone deserved it...

-We're not that lucky. -You don't understand.

I was so close.

But...my past is still a big zero.

-Still no trace of Vykar. -Wait a minute.

I'm getting readings that are off the scale.

[Vykar] Perhaps that's because I'm standing right behind you, you dullards!

-General! How did you-- -[Vykar] No thanks to you.

The solar disruption allowed me to over-ride the Rogue's Jump Protocol.

Kai thought you'd been captured.

[scoffs] I doubt a prison's been built that can hold me.

And no force in the universe that can make me give up my secrets.

You may have escaped the Memory Glove, Vykar,

but I got exactly the knowledge I was after,

a secret that links Zero to the Bioweve.

And with that knowledge comes power.

[theme music playing]