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Come on, Captain.

Let's get them up. Yes, sir.

Space.

Space.

The headgear is covered in dust. He has two meters left. Very good.

That's what Nicolás said. Pour a little in the boat. Get the money. Close it.

Close it.

Don't tell me it doesn't work.

Kirby, Kirby, I'm so sorry, darling.

You've got to get up.

You know, I just got a phone call. I was about to tell you, but there's this oil

spill that's gone, and they need me, and you've got to catch them up.

I know, I know. I'm so sorry. Can you get up? Can you get up, please? I love

so much.

Thank you, thank you.

I'll find you, Mum.

Mum.

Why have they activated you? I don't know.

This is Kirby.

They're my child. They were me.

But I'm in uniform.

Yeah, but you've just got to draw them off their mums.

It's in full of us on the way. We can get a taxi in two minutes. I'm old

I'm not a kid. No, look.

You're not crossing London on your own this time of night. I'm sorry. This is

just how it is. I'm sorry.

So, why are you a soldier?

Well, because sometimes with an oil spill, there might be arguments.

Thanks.

Sorry about that.

Can't be helped, I suppose.

You were in that bloody job.

Sorry, Mum.

When are you back?

Oh, I can't tell. I text her.

Sorry to interrupt the party.

Who's there?

Flying police, yeah?

Yeah, and family.

Yeah, well, he would be, wouldn't he?

See ya.

Sorry, the exit's a bit close already.

You've broken so many rules.

I know.

And I want to say, um, I am sorry about Christmas.

If you can't drink, don't.

I checked.

Apparently you're on board to replace someone called Roger Trevithick.

He's on a mission in Scotland, so the mood is replacing.

Is that what he says?

Yep.

The thing about Roger de Vidic, did that come from H .R.? How should I know?

General. Sergeant Shackley, welcome aboard.

And you are?

Oh, Bartlett Pierre Dupont, sir, on Roger de Vidic's replacement. Oh, the

civilian. Read and assess.

I just wanted to say about Roger de Vidic, did that come from H .R.?

Pierre Dupont, does that surname make you French?

Yeah, on my father's side. Trevion.

Pip, innit? Yeah.

Um, the place in Roger Trivific. Oh, my God, yeah.

Okay, we arrive on Cabrera at 0900 local time.

From there, we get taken to the island of Dragonera.

The village is called Cala Escondida, designated prime location.

There's a lot to take in, so I suggest you make a start.

The thing about Roger Trevithick... I replaced him.

Only one time, back in 2020.

His wife was having a baby, it was premature and he had to rush off. And I

happened to be there, so all I had to do was answer his phone, which didn't even

ring, so that was that. But then I went on file as Roger Trevithick's

replacement. How was the baby?

Yeah, the baby was fine. But the thing is, I just got stuck on the lift in HR.

Roger Trevithick's replacement. I get like... Memoirs. I mean, there's one

I even got tickets to Japan and I'd email them. I'd say, look, look, I'm not

Roger Davidic's replacement.

So? So I'm not Roger Davidic's replacement.

Oh, great, Dan.

Dan.

No, Dan.

Don't talk to me. And I didn't show you anything.

Yeah, but what do I do?

I work in transport. I just booked the tank thief.

As of now, the Mediterranean is hostile territory.

Village evacuated. Border established at 10 kilometers, sir. This entire

coastline belongs to us.

They hung it far away from the villains like they were scared of, even in death.

General.

Quite a sight, isn't it?

Caught five kilometers off the coast.

They shot it dead, but then thought they could make money out of it.

Hold it up, the monster from the deep.

We saw it online, declared it a hoax.

Flew in from Madrid, sealed the place off.

But it's quite a find.

It's the first time we've seen one exactly like this.

In mythology and superstition, we call them sea devils, but we're better than

that now.

Let's say, uh, Homo aqua.

We think that species branched off from Ternus bondol, which means the correct

name is Hermus bondol erectus.

I say Homo aqua, because that's what it looks like.

Do we have a sex?

Difficult to say.

The genitalia suggest reptilian chlamyca, which is found on both male

female. What about the neck?

Was there a pearl?

Plain and simple.

Nothing artificial.

Calcium carbonate.

60 % aragonite, 40 % calcite.

Then I suggest we return it to its rightful place.

Every time you find a creature like this and find the pearl, it might be simple

decoration. Mankind has worn pearls ever since God knows when, but every pearl

gets analyzed, and we found nothing. No technology, no inscription, but still,

it doesn't signify a caste or a belief or identity.

The pearl is always located at the base of the throat, actually embedded in the

skin.

We think it's placed there at birth.

It goes back at least.

2 ,000 years, sir. The use of pearls as jewelry.

It's said Cleopatra removed her pearl earring, dissolved it in vinegar, and

drank it in front of Mark Antony.

Could be useful. File that.

Ready for the deep scan?

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Corporal Morgan, you can join the team here and liaise with Sergeant Brock.

Thank you, Miss Stowe. I think your team can stand up. Pack it up. Yes, sir.

Bring in the papers there.

he does great

George, I'm out.

Copy, sir. Thank you. You're off.

Cheers.

I just wonder what they're doing here.

I mean, it's a pond, the Mediterranean.

It's got no depth here.

January 2020, there was an avalanche underwater after two days off the west

coast of Africa, spreading over 1 ,200 kilometers.

Massive event.

All hidden under the sea. You think it was them?

They have a communication cable, which I think is significant.

They're waking up.

Now the world is two -thirds water.

It's up against them.

I think they heard that.

What was that, sir?

A translation post.

We said hello.

Can we use our phones yet? No.

Oh, no, no, it's a true story. That's why people die.

A most common domestic accident, they fall downstairs, break their necks. So

what are you supposed to do? Well, you go like this. As you fall, you starfish,

yeah? It jams you into the stairwell, you stop falling.

But who is going to remember that? You're falling.

You don't think, what do I do?

What kind of fish? That's the point. No one remembers. So you die.

Right, do you take sugar?

No, thanks.

Whoa. What the... What?

What's all this?

What's wrong? Muddy boots?

Something's leaking. Pluck it out. Careful.

Is it chemicals?

Whoa. All right.

What is it?

I don't know.

Wait. I don't know.

What the hell?

Hold on to me.

You have to decontaminate, sir. But tell me what's happening. I'm sorry, sir.

You'll be able to see once you decontaminate. Captain, tell me what's

They've gone, sir.

What do you mean?

Everything's gone.

Who was on duty?

Corporal Morgan and Private Abdullah. Then where are they?

And where's that thing?

Where is it?

Beckons away. They can't have got far.

John.

Hold on.

Keep the area clear.

But they've stripped the place bare.

Where did everything go? Who was on duty? Corporal Morgan, Private Abdallah.

Please report your location. We can search the village, sir.

Corporal Morgan.

Private Abdallah, please report.

Corporal Morgan, Private Abdallah.

Corporal Morgan.

Private Abdallah, please report your location.

Corporal Morgan?

Private Abdallah?

What's that?

Boys, I...

It

was funny, huh?

I wanted to say sorry you had to see that. You got the wrong one.

That was your first death.

I'm sorry.

No.

I'm here by mistake, okay?

I haven't got clearance.

I'm grade 10. I work in transport. I'm a clerk.

You were meant to have Roger Trevithick, right?

I've just ended up here by mistake. I shouldn't be here.

Are you saying you're here by accident?

Yes, sir.

And that, I suspect, is how history is made.

One great big chain of mistakes.

But still.

The unit protocol states, in times of historical or cultural or political

impact, a member of the civilian staff must stand alongside the military as

witness. And they could not be more civilian than you.

Too late to turn back now, Barkley.

Welcome aboard.

Typical military intelligence.

I got a first -class degree and did intensive training at St Andrew for

years to get here.

You blundered in.

By mistake.

Yeah.

I'm the one who orders the cars and finds cheaper lorries.

But I met the doctor once.

No way.

Last year in the tower, he said hello and then he... And off he went.

What was he like?

Just like... He's vivid.

You know?

It's just a tiny little moment, but... I think about it every second of every

day.

That creature, what was it?

The Unified Intelligence Task Force was created to deal with alien life forms,

but this species isn't alien.

They're from Earth. They were here before us.

But... What, did they die out?

They hibernated underground, and this was when the Earth was young, because

the planet reformed around them and filled them in.

Sometimes proof is found, and we hide it.

What for?

Think about it.

They were here first, millions of years ago, so the planet belongs to them.

Technically, we inherited their world, but if they're not dead...

What if they want it back?

What's that?

What's that for? You're the civilian witness. You record everything. That

be our testimony if we get killed. If we get what?

At my command, arms down!

Told you, arms down.

How are we on translation?

Aligned and running.

Three, two, one.

Ready the calibrator.

As soon as it talks, we can capture the sound.

Learning translations, sir.

We are calibrated, sir.

Ready to go.

My name is General Opton Pierce.

And I represent the Unified Military Task

Force of the...

Combined nations of the dry lands of Earth.

And I welcome you into diplomatic concord.

Concord is a big concept. Sorry, can we think of another word, please?

Meeting.

I welcome you into this diplomatic meeting.

You killed us.

Oh, God. You then took two lives.

And now, I suggest we stop.

Agreed.

I hope we can meet in peace.

Agreed. And learn from each other.

Agreed. And work to forge a friendship between the land and the sea.

Is that agreed?

Agreed.

We do not agree.

Do not agree with.

We would talk to all your animals.

We would talk to all humanity.

No, sorry, sir.

It's not wood in the conditional tense, sir. It's we all talk.

All. All of us.

Oh, my God.

It means all of them.

Repeat the Declaration of Peace. Yeah, I know.

We come in peace.

Agreed.

No, no, no. Hold on. Sorry.

We've not got the right translation.

We all talk is a layered statement. There's another concept embedded.

Could you say that again, please?

Don't refer to them as male.

I ask you to repeat your previous statement for translation.

We are talking to the whole world.

We are talking to the whole world right now.

Present tense.

What do they mean? In what way?

It's happening all over the world.

All over the world, humanity reacts to the simple fact that the species that

came before us has woken up.

The President has called for a new age of cooperation.

It's being called H2O diplomacy.

The first official meeting with Homo Aqua will begin here, on the banks of

Thames inside Imperial House, behind me. That's the construction that's being

called the Waterway.

It's a specific demand from Homo Aqua as a junction between the water and the

land. Some say it's a symbol of peace.

Okay, so I can't do the 17th or the 24th, and I don't know yet about the

Bloody hell, you can't do that. That job of yours is useless.

Kirby, your dad said he can't come and get you for the next three weekends

because he's not bothered.

Is that a problem, Kirby?

No.

What about me? I've got plans.

Yeah, so anyway, I have just put 3 ,000 quid in your account. I hope that's

okay. What do you mean?

Like I said.

He did not.

Where's that from?

Well, I got promoted, thank you, but apparently my job's useless.

Well, if I'm getting 3 ,000 pounds, how much did you get? Oh, that's nice.

Well, you can get some extra cooks in now. We're out with the business.

Thank you. Funny thing is...

It's Sea Devils. It's got Kirby watching proper TV again like the old days.

Well, you can't say Sea Devils. They're called Homo Spondyls.

All right, don't laugh.

Don't laugh, because Homo doesn't mean gay. It does if you're my age. So, Homo

Aqua's gay water.

That's them. They're gay waters.

That's what you've been drinking, Kirby. Too much gay water.

Shut up.

So, is this amazing, then? What are you doing?

Uh, it's just, you know, just more admin.

General Austin Pierce in Grid B2, Seat 1.

Morning, everyone.

Very good morning to you, General Pierce, and to everyone on the record

history. My name is Kate Lethbridge -Stewart, Commander -in -Chief of the

Unified Intelligence Task Force.

UNIT has been chosen to lead these talks because we stand above and outside all

countries, borders, governments, and oceans of the world. We represent

But today, we represent all life on Earth. And I hope this will be the start

a great endeavor to find peace between all of our kindred species.

To begin the formal proceedings, confirm Downing Street online.

Good morning, Prime Minister.

Good morning, Kate.

Extraordinary days.

Spent a long time working hard to get the people's vote.

Now we've got new people.

White House online.

Confirmed.

All of the people, Beijing.

Confirmed. National Congress of Brazil.

We have all 195 nations, ma 'am. And do we have the ambassador?

Approaching now.

Apparently he had the love to Thermidor last night, against our advice.

Let's hope that's not a major crime down below. Thank you, Mrs Bingham. Let's

concentrate. Eyes on the task.

Pardon me, ma 'am.

Ah, General.

Good to see you, sir.

Very special day.

Absolutely.

Mr. St. Louis, how's the waterway? Are we ready to go?

Stress is holding.

Seals checked and secured.

A16 has been fixed.

You know, the only way to see if this works is to do it.

You've got quite a crowd.

All under control.

Ma 'am, we have a press drone.

Ready for that.

Take them out.

What was that?

Paparazzi drone.

Did they see us?

Well, we glassed it. You read anything?

My family don't know where I am. They're asleep.

Thanks to you, I'm not even allowed in this room.

Very well done.

That's Roger Drenthicke.

Prepare tank activation.

Positions and good luck to us all.

To confirm, the perimeter is now secure, ma 'am. All stations at goal stand.

Thank you, if you could not interrupt.

We have all comms focused and recording backups online. Good, good. Mrs.

Bingham, let's begin.

Initiate tank activation.

And flood the tank.

Open seals one, two, three.

Take it up to 100 psi.

Open seals 6, 7, 8.

Well, compromise!

Let's report five. Compromise. Emergency team.

Five equals five!

filtered and purity at 98%. 940 ,000 liters. Well done, Mrs. Bingham.

Thank you, ma 'am.

Now, are we ready?

Let's welcome our guest.

Open water lock one.

Looks like we have six life forms.

And a seventh. Four homospondylorecta, a .k .a. homo aqua.

Two of an unknown lifeform.

One of a second unknown.

Three different lifeforms in total.

General Pierce to all troops.

Red status.

Confirmed. Red status.

And here they come.

Two unknown life forms entering.

What do we say? I'd call them Pisces Morpha Grandis. Welcome to Pisces Morpha

Grandis. Does that mean big fish?

Yep. Very good. Thank you.

That's the signal for the airlock.

Third lifeform approaching.

Ma 'am, we don't know what that third life form is. Then the first gambit is

trust them, Colonel. Open the door.

Activating airlock pumps.

Airlock at call capacity.

Decentamination progress.

I'd say homomorphosapien, or to simplify, homoantibian.

God, amazing.

They killed two of us, remember?

We killed them for this is for, to bring peace.

Ready with translation?

I'm running, ready to go.

Sir Jonathan?

I bid you welcome on behalf of the human race.

I stand here as... We do not need translation.

Did we learn their language?

No, we did not.

Save the comment.

Well, your English is excellent.

That's Russian.

I bring

you greetings from the United Nations of this world that we call Earth.

It's a symbolic title of Indo -European origin that bears no disrespect to the

oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and waterways around us.

And I bring you a gift.

Rhododendron nivali, the dwarf snow rhododendron, a flower that grows at

the highest point on planet Earth, on the slopes of Mount Everest, four miles

above sea level, perhaps never seen by your kind.

Now, it carries a scent or a flavour, an ethos that you will have never known

before.

Would you...

This is given with respect and the hope of peace between our species.

We have a gift for you.

My children.

My

children.

should have been born at the turn of the third cold current.

But they choked on your oil and poison and excrement.

Get to 16.

Sir Jonathan, go to 16, paragraph 10.

I must state with vigour that we recognise the problem. Our

solutions are remarkable. We do not know you.

Well, I...

I am Ambassador Sir Jonathan Hines. You are not known to us.

We would speak with him.

Me?

Who the hell is he?

He's nothing.

He's no one.

He's part of the team. He's the witness.

He's the mistake.

He was there by mistake.

Give me intel on him now.

Yes, ma 'am. Right away, ma 'am. No.

Sorry. No, no.

You got the wrong man.

You showed respect.

Uh... No, that's just a thing.

You respected our fallen kin.

When no others did. What are they, Christians now?

Someone tell me what's going on.

I'm not even religious.

But we saw your kindness.

And we see you.

Will you stand as ambassador?

And talk on behalf of the entire human race?

Okay.