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I'm pleased to welcome

you to our program tonight.

The Tales of Jovia

This anthology is a

series of tales from the

distant reaches of Jovian history.

A rich and

introspective string of stories

that make us question our own humanity.

Our first tale is a story of a hunter

who loses his bounty

in the outer banks of the Gaian Starfield.

The further Liv tracks his bounty,

the more desperate he becomes.

Until finally,

he is fighting for his life.

Take us down to this planet, LUCCA.

Something on this ship is fucked.

You got it.

Try anything.

You're dead, Rot-Pron.

Well, aren't you nice

for a Martian Hunter

And again,

it's just Rot.

You know you're wanted dead or alive, right?

Rot?

Aren't we all Martian?

What I mean is that no one says you need

to return to Ramsey alive,

or that you have a

tongue when you arrive.

So watch what you say to me.

You know if I'm wanted dead or alive,

why didn't you kill me on Atlas first?

Because I know what Ramsey

likes to do to his enemies.

And with this being my first job for him,

I thought I'd bring him back something...

squirming.

I prefer to think of myself

as pleading not squirming.

Speaking of which, I was in that tin

shit can for the past few hours.

I need to piss.

Fine.

But you better make it quick.

I just need to fix my thermal converter

real quick so we can get

off this disgusting planet.

Not that Ramsey's hideout's any nicer than this, but...

whatever.

Why do you ride in a

CS-08 anyway?

I figured a Martian hunter like yourself

would be riding one of those new sleek

Pastel Corp ships.

They're sleek and spacious.

Enough to hold a bathroom.

I already told you.

I'm not a Martian hunter.

At least not anymore.

Oh, that's right! You failed!

So what are you now?

Just a sad sob story from Deimos?

I'm not a failure, you cyborg bitch!

I chose my fucking freedom opposed to

selling my life to some oligarch.

Yeah, and you decided to

sell my life to a gang lord.

Hey, I'm just trying to make some money.

And I needed food and

medicine for my dying brother.

Well, according to your record, you stole

from the Hermian Baron

and from Ramsey for years.

Then you fled to join those anarchist

bandits in the

asteroids like a traitor!

I fled to save my life!

Whatever you need to tell yourself, bitch.

Now, go piss before I change my mind

about bringing you back alive.

Oh, someone's got a gun.

Yeah, and a knife. And if things truly

get messy, a whole pouch

full of alpha hand grenades,

which I will not hesitate to pour down

your cybernetic throat if I have to.

Now, go fucking piss.

Fine.

Bio-walker

Man, fuck you.

Hey, don't go too far or

you'll regret my nicety.

Nice. would be giving me

control of my hand back.

Ha!

I'm no fool.

Hey, Lucca?

Locate the thermal converter?

Behind the Aux vent, where it usually is.

Are you sure?

This is an older model

than what I trained on.

Just check the damn vent.

Okay, geez.

Oh.

Oh, this is...

It's gross.

Cosmic Tropic Glue.

Ah, yeah, this must be what's causing

this piece of junk to stall.

Hey, Lucca?

Am I being naive about

letting him go out on his own?

I was saying less

naive and more arrogant.

But I predicted a one in four chance that

he would try to escape anyway.

Lucca! You didn't stop me?

I figured you knew the probabilities.

With that being said, he is no longer

showing up on my visual scans.

Oh, shit!

Thanks, Luca, for the heads up.

It's my job to make yours

easier, not do it for you.

Any ideas?

I recommend using the drone.

If you want me to see

what's going on, or...

act like an ass.

Your call.

Right.

Lucca, where the hell are we?

We're in the northern Zalgarian woods on

Z88-126 in the Z88 cluster.

The biology on this planet originates

from the Earth system.

I've never seen a world like this before.

So strange.

Yet so familiar.

Are we on a research trip?

Because I thought we were supposed to be

looking for your missing bounty.

Right.

You should take a

look at your glass slide.

Your drone is missing.

I'm no fool.

No chance in hell is a hunter dropout

going to bring me back to Ramsey.

What was that?

Must have been one of those Gaian critters.

What are they called?

Bears?

Are bears big or small?

You really thought you were going to get

away from me, did you?

Nice to see you again, Martian.

Up to some cheap tricks I see.

Where's your honor, Martian?

Honor?

You sucker punched me

last time I saw you asshole.

Fuck your honor.

Unlocked.

Hand power now activated.

Fuck.

Liv, you should take five.

If I'm tired, then so is Rot.

You can't just run forever.

I don't have to run forever.

Just have to out run him.

You should cut your losses and leave him behind.

There's no way Rot can leave the planet

without access to the ship.

Which I need to remind you,

I only have the code for it.

And even if you're keeping track of him,

there's 85% chance that he will kill you.

Even then, there's a 68% chance.

Lucca. Stop your preachcing

Honestly.

Right when I start being helpful.

You act like you never asked.

Lucca honestly.

Hush.

Did you miss me?

My hand!

Surrender now and I'll show you mercy.

I ain't going to Ramsey.

I know where my fate lies there if

I go to that forsaken place.

Well I guess I gotta

bring you back dead then.

You're rich.

Yeah, I will be once

I get paid by Ramsey.

Fuck you.

Fuck you! Martian scum.

Let's handle this like warriors then. Cyborg bitch.

You fucking bitch.

Why won't you die, you motherfucker?

Why?

Alpha hand grenades, bitch.

Woo!

Woo-hoo!

That's right, bitch.

Whoa!

Mr. butter fingers, huh?

Can't seem to hold on to

your beam cannon, knife.

Oh, and now our alive reward.

It's a miracle you

still keep track of me.

Well, I initially wanted to

bring back a breathing body,

but I guess a sample will have to do.

Fucking bitch.

Hey, Lucca.

Send that to Ramsey.

I'll also bring back an additional

foot as evidence of the kill.

The rest of this Hermian bastard can lay here.

To rot.

Ouch.

Well, we've seen how gruesome humanity

can become when faced against itself.

Better to introduce the

horrors of our kind first.

But there are other ways humanity perseveres.

Through sheer will and peace of mind.

In our next tale, Ordinary John is

stranded on an unpopulated world

with none other than

his robot companion, Orb.

Orb! Orb!

What happened?

What's going on?

I think.

I think we were hit by some

debris in the prog speed lane.

Oh my god, Orb. You're alive.

Yes, I am still active, but

it seems my body no longer is.

Yeah, I can tell.

We need to get you fixed as soon as possible.

Do not worry about me right

now. You have bigger concerns.

My only concern is

making sure you're okay.

I will be fine, John. You

need to check your own vitals.

I feel fine. My vitals

say everything is good.

Definitely have a couple

bruises though. Hurts like hell.

Nothing worse than I've been through.

Are you talking about Jovia or Hub A.B.?

No, Europa. Nothing messed

me up more than that crash.

But look at the upside. Now you're here.

Yeah, wow. Over 100,000 years in the

future. Just a crash on another planet.

Clearly the fates are at work.

Clearly. But hey, you

got to meet Lucy and me.

Yeah, well, she's gone. And you look to

be headed the same way soon.

But can we focus on

something other than her?

- Are you being serious? - What?

You constantly bring her up.

Yeah, I think that's the side effect of

the whole love thing.

Anyway, looks like the air has enough

oxygen for me to breathe.

I guess I don't need this.

Much better. I hate those damn things.

You and those spacesuits. Honestly, I

don't understand why you don't like them.

They're just too tight.

Well, I'm glad you're okay.

Yeah, well, you're not.

You're gonna find a town or something to

get you parts before your power runs out.

Which reminds me, do

you know where we are?

My last pinpointed location says we went

near Ganymede 003 before the crash.

My guess is we're on that planet now.

Do you know the conditions of the planet?

Weather, climate, geological makeup.

Enemies?

No. I'm unable to connect with the Jovian

satellite network at the moment.

And I tend to not back up data for

planets we'd never go

to onto my hard drive

Okay then.

What are you doing?

I'm looking to see what's in here. God

willing, something made it.

Please be careful when doing so. Don't

accidentally get hurt.

The emergency comms are burnt to a crisp.

And the main comm system's totally fried.

Probably from our re-entry.

What did survive?

A few components. Some frayed wires.

Some electrical tape, yay!

And a pouch of Jovian jelly!

Can you use any of those to fix me so I

can reach emergency services?

These parts won't help

you in that condition.

Besides, you don't even like Jovian jelly.

Fortunately...

I do.

I am being serious.

Also, looks like we

might be here a little while.

Not exactly.

Do you know a way out of this?

Yes. Use a satellite

communication device.

I already told you, Orb.

Those parts won't fix you.

I mean, I guess I could see if someone

lives nearby and has one, but...

I don't want to waste energy if food and

water aren't readily available.

Besides, I wouldn't know where to go.

No, I mean you can make a new one.

What? Just make a new comm device.

And how exactly would

you like me to do that?

By dismantling me.

What the hell? No. Absolutely not.

I'm not going to kill you so that I can

survive. That's out of the question.

I cannot die, John.

Oh, because you always live on in my heart?

No, because I'm a robot.

Not this again.

I wouldn't bring it up if you'd stop

insisting that I'm alive.

You are alive.

According to Guttruch's introduction to

biology in a diverse

galaxy, primarily read and fully

understood by

freshman at the Jovian Academy,

"A creature is

determined to be alive when..."

Orb. I've read

Guttruch's work, cover to cover,

and know all about his postulation on

what he thinks is alive.

But you refuse to accept it. Why?

Because I disagree with it.

How can you disagree with it?

Because it doesn't take into

consideration a multitude of factors.

Most importantly, it only considers

non-artificial intelligence as life.

But I have met plenty of robots that I

would definitely consider to be alive.

For one, you.

But how can you be

sure any of us are alive?

Have you heard of the Turing test?

No, enlighten me.

Well, it was a test to see if a computer

could behave in a way similar to humans.

Like to see if a robot could trick a

human into thinking it's another human.

And yeah, Orb, I know you're a robot.

But if you were presented to me as human

with like skin and whatever,

I would just assume

you're another human being.

For a scientist that seems less like data

and more like an anecdote.

Have yet to convince me of

anything other than you'd be easily

fooled by modern technology.

What else do you have

to prove that I'm alive?

You know what? Honestly,

Orb, please stop all of this.

I'm not going to have a conversation

where you try to convince me to kill you

for the sake of myself.

Do you not possess an

innate will to live?

I do, but I also possess an understanding

of my role in the world,

and of my ability to be reassembled.

But it's not that simple.

I mean, what you're asking me to do at

the bare minimum would

destroy your memory core.

And therefore, the version

of you that currently exists,

it would be gone forever.

You would die.

I am not alive.

Shut the fuck up, Orb.

I'm not going to discuss this shit anymore.

I can find another way out of this.

Understood.

Oh my God.

What happened?

I cut my arm.

Shit, shit. I cut it badly. Really badly.

How deep does it go?

It's deep enough to get an artery.

John I am not asking you

anymore, I am telling you disassemble me.

I will not.

I can find a way out of this.

Please get me out of this.

It won't stop.

It never will.

You need medical attention

immediately or you will die.

You've already lost what

looks like 15% of your blood,

and without a turnicate you have five

more minutes until you lose too much

blood to sustain consciousness.

And based on my calculations, it will

take me three to four minutes to build a

communication device,

especially without me,

in your current state.

You need to start now. Disassemble me.

I will not.

Why not? You will die.

But if I lose you, I've

got no reason left to live.

Yes, you do.

You have the work you're

doing as an agent of Gaia.

You're helping to ensure

continued peace in our galaxy.

You have so much to live

for. People rely on you.

What does any of that matter without you?

I lost everyone I ever

loved when I came here.

And then to become a citizen, I lost the

first and only love of my life.

And now you want me to

kill you, my last friend.

And don't tell me you're not alive.

I can't take that anymore.

Maybe it is just me projecting onto

inanimate objects, but it doesn't matter.

I refuse to kill someone I care about.

So I quit.

John, you can't quit.

I can't quit. I can't quit.

Why not, Orb?

Because while I will never understand

your assertion that I am alive,

I do care about you and I do

not want to see you die here.

I won't die. I'll always be in your heart,

brain, or your memory core.

I'll be wherever.

I need you to get up. You need to

dismantle me and use my...

Orb, buddy.

It's already past the time for me to be

able to build a communication device.

It's over. We're done.

Calm down.

Just enjoy these moments we have left.

Orb, one more thing.

I know we didn't always get along, but I

really did love your company.

I never thought I would be here and I

never thought I'd have a

best friend like you, but...

For the first time in a long time.

I'm glad I'm here.

I'm glad you're here too.

John, it's going to be okay

I never thought I'd

hear your voice again.

John.

Stay with me, John.

John, stay with me. Stay with me.

I'm trying, Orb

This is the Jovian rescue services.

This is the Jovian rescue services.

Please remain calm and our officers will

be down shortly to assist you.

Look.

Just in time.

I guess we both get to live another day.

Ah, the human perception.

What is and isn't alive?

Well, it surely depends, doesn't it?

Humanity is filled with conundrums,

vastly beyond our explanation.

We are so full and

accepting of such... attributes.

Alas, we are also so

riddled with love and tragedy.

Our next tale, Neon Comet, brings love

and tragedy into our focus.

Lex, all you need to do is get the

comet data from the

observer stationed here,

and get rid of anyone who sees you do it.

It's as simple of a mission as they come.

Get in and get out

and don't fail the REM.

Got it.

You couldn't even get dressed to meet with

this data collector today.

What's the point?

You know the Jovians back at the Academy

are barely going to give me

credit in the author's note.

Why should I get dressed for them?

You could... publish

it yourself, you know.

No one will take me seriously.

Not unless it is corroborated by someone

other than those bastards at REM.

They'll probably move me

to another planet, alone.

GEAUS, I didn't mean you.

Either way, you should get ready.

She is coming up the

steps of the observatory now.

She? I thought they were sending Mogeo.

Well, from what I can see through

security footage, it looks like they sent

someone else this time.

Fuck.

Fuck.

Lex?

Shit, Bon. I never

thought I'd see you again.

Lex, what are you doing here?

I could ask the same about you.

You knew I was

stationed at an observatory?

Yeah, but last time I

heard you were on Galileo 12.

You know that they move

people like me around a lot.

Wait, so you work for the Jovian Academy

now, since when did that happen?

Kind of. I'm somewhat of a contractor.

After leaving that desk

job in Martia, I just...

You were always too

good for that kind of work.

Um, yeah, well, after that, I joined up

with J.A. as a data analyst contractor,

and apparently, analyst means coming to

pick up a stack of hard drives from you.

Yeah, well, the drones are loading them

into your transport as we speak.

Great. Well, then I guess I'll just be

heading back there to

catch my ride home, so...

Well, that might take some time, and I

don't usually ask data

transporters to do this,

but would you like to

stick around and catch up?

I really should be getting back. I don't

want to intrude or anything.

Come on, Lex. When is the next time we're

gonna see each other?

Fine.

Your stubbornness definitely

played a role in our break-up.

Not as much as your persistence did.

Come on. Have a place we can chat.

No!

No! Jed?

I stopped dating him, like, years ago.

God, I haven't seen him since.

Well, I've seen you

more recently than him.

Shit.

I guess things have really changed since

we've last seen each other.

Yeah.

And anyways, you hate Jed. Why the fuck

are you asking about him?

Well, I was more so trying to

get a read on your love life.

I'm single Bon, and I could assume the

same of you, given how your dressed today.

Why is everyone being so

mean about my clothes today?

Never mind. So Martia didn't work out?

No, it's not that. It's just...

I found something that I like doing more.

Well, I hope you found what you wanted.

You're always the smartest in our class.

Well, it's been

tougher than you would think.

But I've managed.

You were the one who was always into their work.

You were always an astronomer at heart.

That's true.

It's been a lonelier

journey than I imagined,

but I've collected some interesting

research about the Neon Comet

traversing the stars in recent years.

The Neon Comet?

That burned out, like,

thousands of years ago.

That's true, but I've seen it.

I've seen it, documented its location. It

seems to travel through

fifth-dimensional rifts.

Well, whatever. You'll read all about it in my notes.

You know, you're just as beautiful as the

last time I saw you on Hub-B.

Mm. You know, these years of space travel

and research are

starting to show on my skin.

I can't see a single thing wrong with you.

I never have

Lex, stay.

Just stay with me for tonight, for dinner

Please, then leave tomorrow.

I... can't.

You know the schedule of things.

I should really be

getting home soon.

Really now.

It won't make a difference with the moon.

Not this time of week.

It'll take you two days

to get out of the system.

All right. I'll stay for dinner.

I just need to leave some of

my things at the observatory

and check in with my

transport at the very least.

All right. That'll give me some time to

whip something together.

I've been saving some pineapple rations.

Right.

I can't wait, Bon.

You don't know. I've known her well.

Most of my life, we grew

up on the same station.

I know enough to know your ex

isn't going to sleep with you

on your second first date, especially not

in whatever outfit that is.

Hey, what do you think I was wearing when

I initially wooed her?

Pants probably. You

likely took a shower too.

Also, you ever heard of deo and wiping

that little bit of white gunk

from the edge of your mouth?

Fair, but nonetheless, I'm

not trying to sleep with her.

I just want to rekindle what bit of a

relationship we have.

Oh, dude, you are so

desperate. That's seriously not cool.

You're totally going to blow it.

I am not.

So, not only are you desperate, but

you're also going to invade her privacy?

GEAUS, I just have to see. I have to know

if this is all too good to be true.

You'll regret it. Even if you don't find

anything, you'll really find out how

desperate you are. Trust me.

I just have to see.

Lex, all you need to do is get to the

comet data from the

observer stationed here

and get rid of anyone who sees you do it.

It's as simple of a mission as they come.

Get in and get out

and don't fail the REM.

I told you.

Hey, Bon. Oh, my God,

it's getting settled.

You ready to eat?

How's your transport?

It's a transport.

That's good.

So, are you ready to eat?

Yeah, I just have to get some of my notes

together to give the take back to the

Gaian Institute before we do so.

Thank you. Great. I know the academics at

the Gaian Institute. Will be

thrilled to have all of this.

Wait, that's right. You're with the

Jovian Academy, right?

Not the Gaian Institute?

Oh, um, yeah. I misspoke. I'm sorry.

What's going on?

Don't play dumb, Lex. The

fucking REM? Are you kidding me?

It's not what you think.

They're a fucking cult. A

radical, violent, evil cult.

No, you're wrong. We're just trying to

find out more about the Rimiens.

And that neon comet that has some

connection to their fifth dimensional

meddling prior to

humanity is our best bet at finding out where they all went.

Meddling? You're really suckered into their

bullshit, aren't you?

Wait, Bon.

Step back! Step the fuck back!

They said some shit about

killing me in your message.

They?

You opened up my glass slide? That's an

invasion of my privacy!

Oh, fuck you! You're gonna kill me! Are

you fucking insane, Lex? An

invasion of privacy? Come on!

I was never gonna shoot.

Not you. Never you, Bon.

Sure.

Hold on, Bon.

Don't do this!

Bon, I'm begging you, please! Stop!

I told you to stop!

I'm so sorry.

Bon, I wasn't gonna shoot, I swear! Why

did you have to do that? Why, Bon, why?

Circumstances that humanity finds itself

in truly have evidence

of struggle and setback.

In humanity's reach for the stars and

colonization of new worlds, we have been

met with incomprehensible barriers,

fears, and monsters.

Our next tale of the faceless records show us

firsthand of such frights.

All right. Are you recording?

Yeah, but I'm not really sure what you

want to record our hike,

but I got recordings on.

I wanna find Vince, man.

Or his body.

Bro.

Or shut up.

Sorry, I forgot that we were roommates

back at the academy.

I mean, we were like

childhood friends, man.

I don't really want to think about his

body laid out here on this

fucking shit hole planet.

- Technically, it's an exoplanet. - Okay.

Shut the fuck up, please.

So do you want me just to record us

fucking walk in past this canal, or do

you want to make a statement to this?

I mean, you're just documenting this for

a mission log, but...

I mean, yeah. I'll give an update.

We're Scout Regiment 16.

We are looking for Vince

Feltrio of the Tellux Federation.

We landed on RE 103. This is the last

area his ship was pinged.

Because right now we're just hiking

through the woods following this flood

path or this creek right now.

But, yeah, I mean, I guess that's it.

Alright.

Okay. Alright. You

want to make an update?

Uh, yeah.

We are Scout Regiment 16. We are out here

on RE 103 in search of

any sign of pilot Vince Feltrio.

Um, We're about five

hours to do our journey so far.

A lot of vegetation, but no

real sign of any sentient life.

There's a lot of fucking bugs.

Yeah.

No sign of Vince whatsoever. Just a lot

of bugs and fucking vegetation.

I thought we're gonna find

an alien or something.

What were you expecting to find?

I don't know, like, alien? Something

cool? I don't know. What

were you expecting to find?

I mean, I was hoping to find my friend,

but... I mean, I guess at this point it's

just gonna be a body.

Jesus fucking Christ, dude. Alright. Uh, are you gonna say

something to end this off?

Uh...

Yeah, we should be arriving at a flag point tomorrow.

Um, I guess we'll just keep following

this trail and the creek.

Probably set up camp here for the night.

But, uh... I guess that's it.

Okay.

Ah, shit.

Alright, what's the plan of action?

What do you mean?

We're not gonna be able to walk this

whole fucking planet.

Like, it would take us years to walk this

continent alone, so...

I assume we're gonna need to develop a

new plan of action here?

We already did a flyover, man. What else

are we supposed to do?

Uh... shit. Um... I mean, we can tell

Tyloc that he's MIA.

Actually, we can't tell Tyloc.

He made it pretty fucking clear not to

come back without any sign of evidence or the

ship or something, man, so...

Okay, um, well, he can fuck himself.

Are you still recording?

Of course. Why?

Is he gonna see that?

Oh, I'll probably fucking delete this,

but either way, he can fuck himself.

So can the rest of the leadership on that

ship, and so can the leadership of the

entire Tellux Federation.

Alright, man. Whatever.

Again, though, we're probably gonna need

a new plan of action, so...

What do we do?

I mean, at this point, we're what, ten

hours deep into this?

We're not gonna get to

his cap point till tomorrow.

I mean, at this point I think we just pack it up for the night,

It will be dark soon, and...

And I am fucking hungry.

Kinda just wanna eat, so...

Alright, man.

So do you think Vince is dead?

How do you want me to answer that, dude?

Do you want me to be honest, or...

Or do you want me to make you feel better.

Well fuck. I guess that

kinda gives me my answer.

Yeah.

What do you think happened to him?

Best bet's starvation.

I haven't seen like...

I haven't seen any really animals. I

mean, he ain't fucking eating bugs.

I haven't seen enough animals for him to

live off of in, you know, six months and whatever.

I mean, if it was a crash, I figure we'd

see something in the fly over.

You know? Maybe not, though.

I mean, it's been like six

months since he's been gone.

We have no idea how the vegetation works.

We could've just overgrown on it.

Alright, fair point.

So, any ideas on how we're

gonna fucking find his body?

Jesus, man, that kinda

sounds a little morbid.

I don't know, I'm gonna maybe just wake

up, hike another 15, 20 miles, and...

If we don't find anything,

set up camp, and do it again.

So, your idea is to keep hiking?

I mean...

Is that your best bet?

I mean, look, I'm not

gonna fucking starve here.

Okay, like, we're looking for a corpse,

I'm not gonna become one as well.

I mean, alright, I

guess we can just fucking...

hike a little bit tomorrow to the cap

point, but I mean, can we circle back and

make the rest of the walk?

Fine, but I'm moving it to 15 miles.

Alright, that's fine.

So, tomorrow we'll get up,

walk the loop, and that's it?

Yeah, that's fine.

Alright, well...

Just, I'm gonna go to bed. Turn off this

whenever you're ready.

Alright.

Hey, hey, wake up, wake up, wake up.

That...

Vince?

Yo, Vince!

Yo, Vince!

Okay. Here we go.

You're here, man, are you okay?

Did he just...?

Jesus Christ.

Hey!

What the fuck, dude?

I don't know what the fuck that is!

What happened? Where is he?

No, no, no, no, no.

That's not fucking Vince, man.

That's not fucking Vince.

What are you... [Dash] I don't know what the fuck that thing is, dude.

What the fuck, what the fuck.

What happened?

We just saw him.

No, no, no, not on

all fucking fours, dude.

He was on all fours!

Like a fucking animal!

I don't know what the fuck that is,

that's not even fucking human!

No, what the fuck,

dude, what the fuck, man?

Um... What the fuck are we...

Hold on, hold on, come on,

let's leave, let's leave.

Let's fucking go. I told you let's just

fucking go. Let's just leave

Where's all our shit

I don't fucking no dude it was all right here

Something was definitely fucking here, dude.

Go go go go now

Go go go go go

Okay final update about like I don't know

ten minutes away from

our ship give or take

Just want to note some

things about the planet

Clearly a lot of vegetation, but outside

of that one fucking apex

predator no sentient life here

Geological structures are you

know what's that? It's his ID?

Oh shit go go go go

Yeah, yeah, these are not fucking human dude

Over here!

Yo Vince!

That's not him dude obviously. Jesus Christ.

Dash!

Shit, Dash! Where are... fuck!

Oh shit

As you can see we've had trouble in our

many years of space colonization

In our next tale Recontact on Blume

Captain Dez is a fantastic example of

humanity as the hero

in our years of travel.

An exploration of new worlds in our past...

Hi, dad

I'm getting ready to launch soon

I've been

I've been meaning to talk to you ever

since your mother passed

Been wrapping things up

I

Mean just getting out of here

Getting a clear mind

Sputnik stations

No

There's no place for someone

old like me

That you're not that old am I

Maybe too old for this

Mm-hmm and where do you intend to go?

Dalle-6 it's ready for people like me

retirees

You're not a retiree not yet

I

Already met my match with age ever since

I was taken off the ice walks

Dad, you're not. [Father] Dez...

I'm arranged to go to

Dalle-6 later this week

You can't

Come with me

Yeah, you don't want to waste your youth

on this this floating toaster like I did

I

I am an astronaut like you and mom you lived

your best years

together on the colony frontier.

Those days are over.

The federation it it isn't what it used to

be. Now is no time to be a young astronaut.

I thought you were proud of me.

I am I am so proud of you Dez

But now is it the time it's not the time

and place to be just

wandering through the galaxy.

The further we go

The more we understand the interstellar

wilderness is just the dark and

unforgiving place.

My whole life has led to being an

astronaut for the Federation.

Listen

Dez listen don't go.

Don't go.

We haven't heard from the colonists on

Blume in over 10 years.

You won't find anyone left I promise.

We shouldn't have sent people

to Blume in the first place.

You're overworrying. Their communications could be

damaged what if they need our help

Dad what are you running from?

I'm not running. I'm settling down

I'm getting

I've gotten. I'm tired

Dad, you're never tired

What's wrong

Dr. Mehmer

He said that my Sephelmotis has spread

It's to my heart

I'm at stage 7. [Dez] Dad. Daddy. No.

I have a couple of months

Well, I have another year at best I

don't want to live my final days on

Space station... I

Don't want to live my

last days without my daughter.

Think that's far enough for now

He finally speaks. Hey you keep your voice

down you don't want those

things to hear us. [Dez] Those creatures

Yeah, they're the kokugami they're a

species native the Blume they've got

thick skin your rounds won't do any good

on them unless you aim for the neck. [Dez] What about the neck?

That's where they have their vital

organs their their heart.

Who are you?

I'm maroon or

Martin Satsuma, I

Came here many many

years ago with with a colony

with my mother

And for obvious reasons now I'm maroon.

Anyone else from the colony survive?

No.

No, I was I was a little boy. I was small

enough to escape into the

trees, but everyone else

my mother they um...

I'm sorry. My name is

captain Antenna, Dezorah

Dez. I'm from the Federation

My solo rocket landed just a few kilometers

I'm from here. There is a

crew several hours behind me

Come with me my ship

We must get off this planet.

Where is your ship? [Dez] That way.

No, no way we we can't. [Dez] Why?

Hey, that's that's where their nest is...

If we get anywhere near them, they'll

smell us and they will hunt us.

We don't have much time if we wait here,

we'll be waiting here for several hours.

All right, all right if we get to your

ship how long will it take

to start it up? [Dez] Once inside?

10 seconds. And what about your laser

runner? It'll recharge in a few hours

Okay, well the next time you shoot at

them aim for their neck.

I assure you I will.

All right, but we have to stay quiet we

have to move fast we

have to stay off the trail.

How can you tell me this now when I have

just a few hours before I launch

Don't go

they'll keep sending you

further and further away.

Before you know it you'll be lost.

Dad this is a little unrealistic. I mean

I need time to think.

Life is unrealistic.

We don't have much time.

At least I don't.

Ah

Ah

It's okay. It's okay. Just stay

with me. [Tellux Federation Pilot] This is tf832d

reporting. Do you copy?

Loud and clear tf. This is captain

Antenna. This is an emergency

SOS!

SOS!

Roger.

I love you dad. I'll call you soon.

Saved in the end

Once again humanity perseveres itself

with unity, of course.

Humanity can often do quite the opposite

rebelling against the leaders

when showed the teeth of tyranny. In our

next tale the chief the

warrior and the renegade

the stars of rebellion

in Martia are confronted

by a defected band of rebels claiming the

group to have grown

into tyrants themselves.

No one else would have

access to that information, Zhang.

I don't want to hear it Nova. Rash

conclusions based on nothing but blind

assumptions. None of it.

You and I both know

that this is Tshak's work.

No one of the stars would have able to have

access to this information.

Our space station coordinates were so far

off gravitational course that only someone

working from inside could have... [Zhang] It could have been

anyone on the council!

Do you really think that they will put

the citizens of Koth in danger?

I refuse to believe that my student

your friend would commit such

monstrous atrocities. Only someone bereft

of all their moral judgment

would commit such a vile act.

There are over four thousand

five hundred fifty six dead

frozen bodies of our

men women and children

That's all that matters. [Zhang] Nova

There is truth in your words

All signs put to Tshak. An evil I

nurtured to bear fangs against my own.

You know

from my perspective

this isn't your fault.

I cannot control

Tshak's destiny nor yours.

So, I'll be leaving his life in your hands.

Yes.

His life

and this fucking mess

of a scattered rebellion.

If I'm not mistaken

You practically begged for this role.

Why all the resentment now

in this time of mystery?

Do you not wish to become a leader?

If you do these are the

type of challenges we face.

Well, it doesn't help that we're stuck

between a rock and a hard place.

A conundrum faced by all great leaders.

You must try to make the right decision

no matter how honorous

or punishing.

Now where does this leave us Nova?

Well our best bet at winning this war is

to focus all of our

strength here on Koth 37.

The scouts we have out

on two different paths

with a few hours difference.

But once I hear word

we will mobilize everything we have for

a full-on offensive

to take down the

governor's villa and destroy

Factory 06.

Full offensive?

At this stage of the war?

With what little men we have?

The stars of the rebellion are much

stronger than what you give them credit.

You taught them this way.

Nevertheless.

Presently we do not have enough men and

fighters for such a titanic onslaught.

Do you not wish to seek

wisdom from the council?

Let's see what they

think of thi... scouts hey!

Scout commander really sounds like a

lot of responsibility.

Yes, it is.

But it is the only way I

become scout general someday.

And get it out from

under the pastel cooperation.

I just want to make a bigger change.

I heard it's between me

and Kul for the position.

Even with his tenor, I

still think I have a shot.

You're a lot better than me.

Yeah, I just want to live a nice little

life with Fig when all this is over.

That sounds so nice, Sal.

Oh

You are so lucky.

And the way he proposed.

With the wreath of cherry red flowers.

It must have took him hours collecting

those in Kal-Ramin's gardens. All those

double shifts. It's no

wonder he had the time.

I know.

Uh, I've just been so worried of all the

night shifts and Prowlers in the canyons.

I'm I'm sure he's gonna be fine.

Looks like we're needed.

Yes, sir.

We're planning out the next 21 days

to build out a full out

offensive to take back Koth 37

I need your frank and

honest opinions about this. Go.

I I think your choice is the

best course of action, sir.

And you Jos?

We lost people

good people

in surprise attacks on

k-hub 43

Koth 23 and hub 6. All

within the past 24 hours.

Maybe 10 million star members who we lost

and 10,000 who can fight.

They're all hiding and undercover.

That sort of thing.

I can mobilize about

2,000 to Koth 37 right now.

Okay, so maybe less than I thought

Permission to speak freely, sir?

Of course.

This is the dumbest fucking idea I've

ever heard in a while we do

not have the manpower and won't.

It will be suicide.

And now you have it.

All right, so no immediate attack right

now so then what do we do?

Help.

It's Fig. He's been shot.

- He needs medical attention now. - No.

What happened? I didn't see what

happened. He's in bad

shape. He's in the basin

He's attacked in the basin? [Kul] He's got a

few blaster shots. We

need to leave it now.

Nova, you're calling the shots here today.

You heard the man gear

up. We need to go save Figgins.

Fig

What happened? [Kul] I don't know.

I didn't see what happened.

Pastel?

No

This is not the work of the pkd.

Look

He's more than shot.

Whoever did this broke Fig's jaw,

so he couldn't speak.

Fig saw who did this.

I bet it was Tshak.

You think Tshak did this? [Zhang] Maybe not but

this is not the work

of Pastel Corp either.

What do we do now?

You monster how

could you? He could have lived!

Compose yourself, Sal.

I know you loved him.

We all did.

But he was going to die no matter what.

He's already lost too much blood.

But this was an act of love.

The last thing I could give...

a noble fallen soldier...

one of my sons... our brothers...

And best friend.

Attention.

We are running out of time we need to

find who did this. They must still be close.

Kul I need you to take fig's body back

to camp rally around your troops and let

them know what's going on.

Jos.

Take Sal back to camp

And then help Kul organize

our efforts while I'm gone.

Yes, sir.

What will you do?

We'll take care of Tshak.

So you came around?

I don't know if it was Tshak or not.

But after fighting

these bastards for 20 years

I know it's not the work of

Pastel corporation. [Nova] Exactly!

All signs point to Tshak. Come on

Zhang. Stop letting your emotions get the

best of you. [Zhang] Maybe yours

are getting the best of you.

What do you mean?

You're so upset with someone that you

assume that everything is their fault.

He fucking left us the

moment he didn't get his way.

So, you know what? I don't

care whatever the hell you say.

He's the only person with the knowledge

and the motive to give us up.

Or to give our information to the Pastel

Corporation. [Zhang] I don't

deny what you're saying Nova

There's simply not enough proof. It could

have been anyone. [Tshak] You really

think I would waste my time

killing some low level scout?

You really don't know me at all even

after all these years.

Finally!

You show your face. I knew you were

Behind this, I could smell your scheme from

the other side of the planet. [Zhang] Not so fast, Nova.

Tshak...

What are you doing here? [Tshak] Isn't it obvious?

I'm here for you and nova boy.

It's bitter to hear those

words come from your mouth.

You're a coward and a traitor!

Wrong I am a renegade poised to free this

system from under your thumb.

A decade I've trained you both. You and

Nova have been my apprentices... my sons.

I made you into what you are today a

skilled and wise military leader.

Tasked for freeing those who need you most.

I gave you the Stars. [Tshak] And then you

you took it all away from me.

You went against your

word and your ideals.

You went against the very democratic

foundation of our organization.

Without even an election

you made him our leader.

You didn't seek the advice

of the council, the people.

No one but you Gao made that decision.

And in that moment...

You took everything

from me. It's all temporary.

A part of the plan for the rebellion.

Trust me.

Nova is the right leader to

take my place while I'm gone.

Nova takes risks over safety with little

to no gain. Oh, fuck you Tshak!

Let me guess.

Master Gao and Mr. Nova boy wanted to

take on the entire

pastel corporation today.

He wants to call in all of the rebels and

wage all out warfare.

I'll even go as far as to wager that Nova

wanted to conduct this

hypothetical attack this month.

What?

We decided against the operation.

Oh...

I knew you two idiots would

run in head first without thought.

Just like you did on Jovia.

Enough of your fucking excuses!

You don't care about

ideals you care about power.

You know and you're just upset

that I was given the

role of commander you weren't.

You're a pathetic little

cunt and you deserve to die.

Fine.

I guess I'll have to

kill you first old friend.

Is that all you've got you were stronger

just a few weeks ago in routine training.

Fight me like the jovian you are or have

you forgotten our heritage

in your time away from Jovia City?

I haven't forgot shit!

No jovian would turn his back on his

people. You are a

disgrace to our entire society.

You should be ashamed.

Ashamed? I wasn't the one who turned their

back on their ideals.

Tell me when did you betray yourselves?

You both claim to be radicals against

the corporate establishment. You claim to

uphold the ideals you spout.

You claim you're different from the

pastel corporation because you're democratically elected,

but it's a fucking lie.

You two only want power and

you want to control people.

You don't care about democracy and you

sure as hell don't care about Koth.

You're creating a new autocracy more evil

and corrupt than the one you've vowed to destroy.

Tell me when I'm wrong.

Why won't you stay down?

Can't you see you've lost? You failed

yourself, you failed your master,

and you failed the citizens of Koth.

Yes.

I failed.

What? [Nova] I said yes,

I failed.

I failed my ideals and

therefore the people of Koth.

But at least I can rectify this I can

deny the position of commander.

We can...

We will run elections.

But you, Tshak...

You turned your back on the stars

You betrayed your people. You gave

information to the pastel corporation...

murdered thousands of Kothians...

And you killed one of

our scouts today, Fig.

This is a battlefield

and you are the enemy.

And I don't take prisoners. [Tshak] Neither do I, but

again I didn't kill

your scout. [Nova] Then who did?

We need to find a place to bury him. [Sal] He

told me that if he ever died I'd want to

be buried at his family's place.

But we should probably bury him here.

I don't think it'll be a good idea to

take him back right now. We haven't even

finished our scouting.

We can possibly expose our location and

everyone to the corporation attacks.

That's that's what he wanted. [Kul] Doesn't

matter what he wanted, Sal.

Look I'm sorry jos is

right. We have to bury him here.

I know he wanted to come back home.

This is war.

When this is all over, I will come back for him, I promise.

Thank you both.

I thank you for finding him. Means

more to me than anything else.

I just I thank the golden gods you were

paired with Fig today. [Jos] Wait.

Weren't we sent on independent

routes this morning? [Kul] We were.

I heard gunshots. So I

went back to see what happened.

Weren't you stationed east 17 miles away?

Your lying.

Kul would never

betray the Stars of Rebellion.

Betrayal?

Betrayal?

Do you think I was the only one who was

upset about your undemocratic practices?

There were many who were climbing the

ranks waiting for new positions.

Many who will see what is happening in

this organization. They will see it

If anything you betray them

and yourself. Enough prattling

I'll have to kill you now. [Nova] You're going

to have to try a lot harder than that.

You little pussy cat.

And even if you do manage to kill me.

You can never take over

the Stars of Rebellion.

They would never follow you.

Not after what you did.

After you practically murdered thousands

by giving away tactical information.

Why not?

I'm the one that killed the tyrants that

drove their revolution

off the rails. I'm the hero.

You betrayed us.

They will never follow you. You don't

believe in ideals you believe in power.

From your actions...

you have shed the blood of thousands

across the system. And I will shed the

blood of a thousand more

if that's what it takes!

Why?

You were always a fucking pest, Jos.

They were our brothers in arms.

Why would you do this? [Kul] They were my

brothers. I'm following new orders now

Whose orders? [Kul] Who do you think?

Commander Tshak.

He is no commander. And why would you

take orders from that traitor? [Kul] Traitor?

You've been brainwashed Jos for a long

time now. Think about it.

Why is Zhang Gao always preaching his

democracy against the evil practices of

the pastel corporation,

But he runs the stars like a dictator?

But... He saved me from the factories. He

liberated us. He is the only hope we have.

Gao? For god's sake Jos. He named Nova

commander without so much as an election.

They failed to live up to their own

ideology. They're

establishing a line of dictators

Exactly what we're fighting against.

Can't you see that they're gonna make the

same system, the same

oligarchy, just with new faces?

Shut up!

What's that? I can't hear you.

You bastard! You betrayed your own people

Unlike you

I fight for the people of Koth.

I know...

I believe...

That Zhang Gao will be

that person to save us.

And if Nova...

Nova is chosen,

so be it.

Why?

Before you cast judgment on your comrade

you must be certain

death is the only option.

What about the star's tribunal?

Despite his methods

I disapprove of them, but

he's right I've been hypocrite.

Contradicting my ideals like

I'm painting the rule of nature.

These are these claims deserve to be

heard by the council.

Oh.

They will be.

I agree with Tshak.

You're wrong.

I'm wrong. We

are wrong.

You

know I've realized something.

I don't want to be the

Commander of the people of Koth.

I've lived here, but it is not my home.

A Martian should run this fight.

Why are two Jovians fighting over a

position they weren't even elected for?

Just doesn't make any sense.

What are you saying Nova? [Nova] I'm saying

I will not be taking the position of

commander. I reject it. If I don't then

We're no better than the Pastel

Corporation and the

entire Martian government.

That's... that's right, that's right! Don't you

see you're wrong Nova.

Everything I've done was to

protect the people of Koth.

But then that brings

us to your choices, Tshak.

Who are you to criticize me?

Was a temporary appointment really

justification for murdering thousands

upon thousands of Kothians? [Zhang] Is that true?

They promised a peace agreement. [Nova] Never

trust a promise from a corporate slug. The

people of khub 23 are all dead and more are

dying from drone bombings

as we speak.

And it's all thanks to you.

But you know I've realized something.

You're right Zhang, the people, the Stars

they deserve a tribunal

for their crimes. But this man...

This man is not one of ours.

He is the enemy.

And this is a battle field. And

I do not take prisoners.

That's the last of it.

Nova, jos, please make a detailed report

of the events here to council. [Nova] Of course, Zhang.

So...

Jovia Academy?

Jovia city?

That's where you're headed?

Why leave the mission here?

This is all a part of the mission.

We must bring awareness

of our cause here on Koth.

There are so many other systems across

the stars that suffer

from oppressive leadership.

Jovians fought against their oppressors

long ago and vowed to help others in need.

They will hear our cause.

I've been there.

Jovians will be

sympathetic to our organization.

They've already sent aid to the Black Gun,

Cera 7, and others.

Now I hope they do the same.

Stop yapping on old man.

Should be halfway to

Rancort station by now.

Get going or you'll never make it. [Zhang] Before

I go. I must give you something, Nova.

My sword.

Sel-Sik.

Was crafted out of

pure and refined Malrhye.

You earned this blade.

May it only be used to further

the fight against oppression.

Zhang I-[Zhang] I must go.

Goodbye my friends may you carry on the

revolution to the stars.

So

What do we do now, Commander?

I have no idea.

And I'm not your commander.

The council will decide that.

But with the courage you've shown today,

the position sounds perfect for you.

Are you a chief a warrior or a renegade?

Or some combination of the three?

There is a time where we all must test

our morality and

character in the face of judgment.

Other times we find it easier to solve

our problems with physical force.

In our next tale, DI.

A young fighter has something to prove

with his fists.

So All right, all right everybody hush. I

said shut the fuck up!

Now.

A fight is over

When a fighter gets knocked out

or his crew surrenders.

If none of those happen...

Then we will have ourselves a new Black

Gun Militia crew on our hands.

Fighters ready?

Fighter ready?

Fighter ready?

All right, let's stop pussy footing around.

When I dropped the

gloves you're free to swing.

Atta boy atta boy!

That guy couldn't even touch you! [Rubia] How are

you feeling? Rubia he couldn't even touch

him. All right, they

sent the amateurs out first.

Listen, you don't need to kill the

opener. You just need to make it through

the night. That doesn't mean that we

can't make some noise, right?

A lot of noise means a lot

of enemies. Everyone lock in.

Hey, you okay?

Looks like this is gonna be easier than

we thought. Let's just stay in your box.

Black gun militia, baby. Play your short game.

Not too up not too down. Just don't let the hits affect

you either way, all right?

All righty. Here we go. Fight

number two is about to begin.

Fighters... [Zhek] Come on.

Enter the ring!

Di, please just please be careful.

Don't get tunnel vision out there.

Hey Hey Hey- Back up now! Settle down before I

have to kick both your asses.

All right, now let's get this fight

started. Are you ready?

All right.

Yeah, what's up?

What's up now y'all? I'm here. I'm here. I'm

coming for you. I'm coming

for you. I'm coming for you.

Yeah, and I'm coming for you too.

Get ready. I'm here

I'm ready.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, end of round one.

He's swinging big all right, you have to

wait. You're not gonna beat this guy

running through a wall. [Di] He's hurt.

Why are you fighting? [Di] His leg is broken.

Why are you fighting today?

What do you mean? Look at me. All right.

Who are you fighting for? Why are you

sitting in that ring?

Dude, Rust I get it but

he's just swinging out there. He's trash.

All right, don't focus on

anything outside of that ring. Just focus

on what's in front of you.

Imma break his leg. Like a twig baby.

Here you gotta work with me on this.

I can't stop the

bleeding. [Rust] Look at me.

You're right about the leg, alright? You can use

that but you have to be smart about this.

All right, no dilly dallying. All right.

Which leg? [Rust] What?

Which leg was it? [Zhek] Left.

It had to be.

All right, All right.

Round two. Ready? Ready? Let's fight!

All right, I guess that's the end of that.

Folks before we move

on to our final fight

five minute intermission?

He didn't even touch him all right, he's

getting us in guys he's

getting us in. Rubia's right, Zhek

All right, so how about it kid? You

holding up alright?

Think you can go for one more?

Yeah.

There's just one more. There's just

one more fight. You can't quit now.

One more one more.

We need those badges. All right, we need them.

Why so much we talk?

You're not the one out there.

Think! I'm just saying think, Ruby.

All right, think about the stakes.

Revenge for Rot's death is not going to get

us anywhere. All right. We can't keep

losing. [Zhek] I say yeah. Yeah?

Look who's missing Rust. Look who's missing. All right, your

brother died alone without us.

I know why we're here, but there is a

fine line between

motivation and self-destruction.

Just make it a short round, okay?

You think you can go for one more kid?

huh, huh? All right, let's do it.

Let's do it. [Rust] All right.

You got this

champ. [Rust] All right, I can make the call

whenever you need me to, alright?

You remember the call, right?

Just in case take this.

That's my brother's poncho, I want you to

have it. Take it all right.

Here we go.

All right

On to our final fight!

Now

entering the ring

the one

the only

commander of the combat

corps of the Black Gun. Zo-Rah!

You better be ready. All right commander.

Are you ready? All right, let's separate.

Now it's on y'all.

Sharp skills, good balance, you are a warrior.

Just not one of mine.

Let's fucking go then!

That's it!

And now you're fighting mad.

He can do it.

He can do it.

Are we ready for round two?

Fighters ready!

Let's go, Sarg!

Let's play!

Why are you fighting today?

Look at me!

Di!

Get up!

Get to LIV!

Ah!

You think you're ready for Liv?

Ruthless! Lawless!

Deadly!

Hold on, man!

That was a valiant effort, folks!

A warrior's one!

With that being said,

give it up for our new

Black Militia crew member,

DI!

In our final tale

John returns with a purpose.

Getting himself into a

group wilderness trip

with the eccentric Ranger Winkler.

Who gets to the bottom

of the lies on Ganymede.

Who knew that I would be here?

So far away from the university?

I was so lucky to have

been chosen as an RA,

off-running errands,

like when I was an agent of Gaia.

Now on the Jovian frontier.

But why would Professor Gao send me

to the middle of nowhere?

What am I gonna do about that dead body?

And why the hell did he tell me this was

going to be a solo trip?

Hello, I am Chief

Park Ranger Hank Winkler.

You can call me Winkler, you can call me Hank,

you can call me Hankie,

you can call me Winky Boy.

Just don't call me Sweetheart.

I am only in love with

the Jovian Park services.

Hi, yeah, I'm John, nice to meet you.

Was this supposed to be a group trip?

Yes, yes, it's a

happy campers group trip.

Isn't it exciting?

You are just in time.

Just in time for...

Hey everybody, let's huddle up.

Let's riff for just a second.

First things first, everybody sound off.

That's when you say your names.

Well just fucking call them why don't ya?

Okay... Karlotz Myerland.

Ow, what?

That's you.

Yeah, I'm here.

Alright, and that must

make you Ms. Myerland.

It's actually just Xerrie thanks.

Ms. Cassie Rae Cestarian.

Present, I love your outfit.

Oh, thank you.

You're so welcome.

Thank you, and Ms. Nora.

Also present.

Hi, and that must make

you Mr. Bryant Lewood.

Yes sir, Chief Winkler, sir.

You college kids are on a break?

Good, I think you're

gonna have a good time.

We're excited for the falls.

Awesome, awesome.

And I've already met John.

I suppose you don't have a last name?

Well technically it's... it's... it's John.

Okay, Okey Dokey,

everybody's here, let's go.

Now the avian species

around here are quite feisty,

so watch your head.

Okay, so first off, my

name is John of Jovia.

I'm not even supposed to be here today.

At least I didn't think

so for the longest time.

See, I come from the past,

like the very distant past,

like so far in the past

that there's no real record

of my time, but people

are generally the same.

There's war, love,

peace, that sort of thing.

I personally never thought

Professor Gao would actually

make me dig up the corpse

of an old military officer

of a now dead society, but well,

that's the whole reason I'm here.

For science.

I didn't break the fucking bottle, Xer. You did.

You know what, I don't

want your fucking grubby hands

to touch me ever again.

I mean, you're the one who

put it in the blind spot.

I see they left you behind as well.

I'm Nora, by the way.

Yeah, when he was doing the roll call...

sorry. I'm John.

Yes, same, I know, same reason.

Oh, come on, we need

to catch up with them.

Right.

I am just here to retrieve

the journal of Major Archon,

which is believed to

hold within its pages

crucial logs that Professor

Gao has spent years looking for.

I'm not super clear on why he wants them.

I've only been his research

assistant for a short time,

but I know not to ask questions anymore.

I do know that they're in the pocket

of the honorable Major

Archon's decaying corpse.

Ah, I just didn't expect to get caught up

in all of this mess.

Hey guys.

Hi, isn't Dakota Creek glorious?

So, it's really something.

I'm so ready for a break though.

Yes, yes, drop your bags, kick off your shoes,

take yourselves a break.

I'll have something for

you to eat in just a minute.

I hope you like "Murr delights."

What is that?

It's a marmalade made

from a certain species

of Chloradil's third heart.

I guess I'll try some.

I'll pass.

Thank you.

Suit yourself.

Go ahead and relax, I'll

be with you in a minute.

Yeah, I kicked that ball so hard,

they had to turn gravity back on to retrieve it.

Look at this, Lolo, it's so shiny.

It reminds me of yours.

Wow.

You must be really... powerful

Okey dokey, everyone, dinner is served.

Lunch is ready.

What the fuck is that?

It's called "Murr Delight."

It's from Murr country.

It's delicious.

Now eat up.

I'm good thanks.

Yeah, I'll just stick to my jerky.

Do we have to eat that, Mr. Winkler?

I'm gonna pass, sir.

Same, no offense.

So, nobody wants to try this?

Nope.

I do, sir, I mean, it

looks, it smells interesting.

Oh good, John, thank you, it's delicious.

Eat up, and you can have

what anyone else doesn't want.

Yep, eat it all.

You can take mine, it's all you, brah.

Yeah, you can mine too.

You're all missing out.

Yeah.

In the big rock candy mountains,

All the cops have wooden legs.

All the bulldogs all have rubber teeth.

And the hens lay soft boiled eggs.

And the farmer's trees are full of fruit.

And the barns are full of hay.

Oh, I'm bound to go

where there ain't no snow,

where the rain don't fall,

and the wind don't blow...

I'm bound to go

where there ain't no snow,

where the rain don't fall,

In a big rock candy mountains.

In a big rock candy mountains

you never change your socks,

and the little streams of alcohol

come on trickling down the rocks.

And the brake men have to

tip their hats and

rail road bulls are blind.

There's a lake in a stew in a whiskey tube.

You can paddle all around in a big canoe.

There's a lake in a

stew in a whiskey tube.

You can paddle all around

in a big rock candy mountains.

Okay, we have reached

our last point of interest

before making it to

the cabin for the day.

How long is the cabin away from?

About 20 minutes on foot.

Oh, God.

Now, I know most of you

don't care about this,

so I'll keep it brief.

This is the final

resting place of Major Archon

of the Tellux Federation.

He and most of his men

died here during the plagues,

many millennia ago.

Now, John, I know you have

some interest in the subject,

so do you have any questions?

No, I just wanted to see it.

I have a fascination with

the plagues of the first era.

Weird.

Noted, but weird.

So does anyone else have any questions?

Yeah, is there any more wine?

I just ran out of my stuff.

I have a nice bottle of

port back at the cabin.

Oh, yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

Oh, God.

Oh, Mr. Winkler, do we get

to see any more waterfalls?

In good time, Ms. Cassie Ray.

Well, if there are no more questions,

let's head to my home away from home.

To the Ranger cabin.

If I can have my

married couple right here,

the first door to my left.

John, you'll take the end,

and kiddos right over here.

How does it look?

- Come on. - Okay.

This place.

Yeah, you're first. I'm not going in there until you check for bugs.

All right, all right, all right.

Here we go.

Sorry, hanky boy.

That'll work.

Professor John!

Nora.

Hey, are you going for a walk?

Yeah, I was just gonna go on a quick hike

around the cabin area.

Mind if I join you?

Bryan and Cassie went for a walk, alone,

and kinda tired of

playing the third wheel for now.

Sure, I can't think of a

good reason why you can't.

Cool.

How did you hurt your wrist?

It's advanced carpal

tunnel from operating machines

at the lab at the academy.

I'm a senior at the JA.

It's so cool that you're a professor.

Why did you decide to

come on this whole trip?

Long overdue vacation, I mean,

you know how classes are, right?

What about you?

I was kinda dragged along by my friends.

They wanted to do this as a last hurrah before we go to

different planets after college.

We've been friends since childhood,

and it will be our first time apart.

Oh.

Yeah, I just feel like

we've been drifting apart

for a while now.

Ever since they got engaged,

things have been a bit

different between all of us.

I just really want my

friends back, you know?

It doesn't matter, nevermind.

No, look, I get that feeling.

I mean, that makes sense, you know?

Yeah.

Look, Professor John,

thanks for talking with me,

but I just think I need to

clear my head for a minute.

I'm gonna head back to the cabin, nap,

and probably shower.

- Okay. - I will see you at dinner though, right?

100%.

Little did I know digging up a dead body

would be the least of my worries.

Successful missions deserve treats.

Yeah, okay, in hindsight,

this was not the best time

for a double dose of jarta oil.

Let me tell ya.

She's dead!

Wait, what?

Who?

What the fuck, who?

Someone, she's dead.

What are you saying?

What is going on?

I just saw her body!

Who's body?

- Who's dead? - Cassie Rae.

Oh.

John, we're gonna need to see the body.

Take us there now.

Well, this was not on the itinerary,

but now we know Miss

Cassie Rae is dead.

And by the looks of it, she was murdered,

bludgeoning to the head.

And since we don't have any culprits,

I'm afraid you're all suspects.

Everyone get back to the cabin.

We have a few things to discuss.

Folks, we're going to

get to the bottom of this.

Somebody has murdered Cassie,

and we're not leaving this cabin

until we figure out who did it.

Wait, what if she just fell?

Her head was bashed in.

This was not an accident.

Now, Mr. John, why don't you tell us

how you came across her body?

Like I said, I was walking along

and I came across her body,

and I came here to tell you all.

Mr. John, please be honest with me.

What were you doing before that?

I was just going on a walk.

To where?

Just around.

Just around?

Mr. John, I am going to need a recap

of everything you did after

we got back here to the cabin.

You fucking killed my fiance.

Mr. Lewood, please, I am in

charge of this interrogation.

So what were you doing?

Well, I put my stuff away,

and then I decided to go

on a short walk with Nora.

And then we walked for a little while,

and then she decided to

turn around and come back here,

and then I decided to turn

around and come back here.

Really?

Just a quick walk, huh?

Then why are your pants covered in mud?

Fuck, this little fucking psycho did it.

No, Professor John would never.

What did you do to Cassie?

If you're not honest with me, Mr. John,

there's nothing I can do to help you,

and I'm going to have to reprimand you.

All right.

I went back to Major Archon's grave site.

Why would you do that?

For this.

Oh, God.

That is fucking disgusting.

You dug up a corpse?

Technically.

Mr. John, I just have

one more question for you.

Why?

I did it for my job.

I'm a research assistant at the Jovian Academy,

and I was told to come here

and retrieve this item for our research.

I thought you said you were a professor.

You were a professor? Who the fuck?

What?

You mean you're not here on this trip

to reconnect with nature?

No, Hank, I did.

I mean, half of my job is

caring about that history.

I wasn't lying to you.

Well, it's Mr. Winkler to you now.

Well, you were lying to me.

I thought you said you were a professor.

I mean, how can we trust

anything else that you say now?

Because everything else

I'm saying is the truth.

I mean, yeah, I lied about my job,

but that was a slight exaggeration.

That doesn't prove that I'm

out here murdering people.

I mean, I was just trying to look

impressive to you all.

That's it.

That's all.

Why would I do something like that?

Ahoy campers.

While, I believe what Mr.

John has done is a crime

and absolutely disgusting.

I don't believe he murdered Cassie.

That being said, we don't

know who the murderer is yet.

Miss Nora. You were with John

for about half the time.

Can you corroborate his story?

Yeah.

I was with John.

We actually had a

really nice conversation.

Ugh.

Then I just came back here.

I was tired.

I needed a shower.

I just can't believe Cassie.

Miss Nora, I need you

to get a grip on yourself

and I need you to be a lot more specific.

After I left John, he

ran off to dig up a corpse.

I walked a couple

miles back to the cabin,

came inside and went to

take a nap for like 45 minutes.

Then when I woke up, I took a shower.

And then I heard that loud noise

and came out here to find out

that one of my best friends

was murdered by one of you.

Oh.

That's all I did this afternoon.

While, my best friend was killed.

Now can you stop interrogating me

like I would kill my best friend

and talk to someone who

was actually with Cassie?

What?

Who actually was with Cassie?

Probably Karlotz.

Why me?

No, Bryant was.

Him and her left before I did.

Mr. Bryant, you wanna

tell us what you were doing?

Well, Nora's right.

We went for a walk, but

it didn't go as planned.

See, I took Cassie out there to,

because... I took her out there

because I was gonna confess

that I wasn't faithful to her.

See, a couple weeks ago,

I kissed one of our friends.

It was in a study session

and I felt terrible about it.

And I thought that I should tell her

that she deserved to know.

She deserves the world.

And she yelled at me.

Rightfully so, I made a mistake.

I was wrong.

And after that, Cassie walked away.

She said she was gonna

come back to the cabin,

but I didn't see where she went.

What did you do after that?

I came back to the cabin.

And hung out with Xerrie.

Holy shit!

You cheated on Cassie?

As if you weren't

looking at those dumb girls

all fucking day.

Listen, Xer.

We have broken up now.

I don't have to take this shit from you

Excuse me.

The two of you aren't together anymore?

Yeah, we broke up as of today.

See?

No rings, we threw them off the cliff.

Well, I'm gonna have to ignore the fact

that you littered in our

beautiful planetary park.

For now.

Mr. Karlotz, can you

tell me what happened?

Okay, all right.

So, me and Xer, we

thought that we would take

this opportunity and

maybe relax in nature.

So, this could

rekindle things between us.

So, we decided to take a

walk around the property.

And, uh...

very quickly, it was

not very pleasant of a walk

and it turned into a big argument.

I mean, you heard her.

She thinks that I have a

thing for college girls.

So, that turned into an argument.

That's right, you're a fucking pervert.

So, eventually, I broke down

and I've just had it

with her drunken outbursts

all the time.

So, I decided to call it quits.

I mean, I just feel like the

world is so much more peaceful

for me without her

constant fucking nagging

and just yapping all the time.

I think I'm better off without her.

You know what?

I'll fucking stop nagging

you when you start paying

some bills and stop

mooching off my own parents,

you fucking cunt.

So, I told her that I need a divorce.

She agreed. Damn right I did.

So, we threw off the rings of the cliff

and parted our ways.

Think after that, I just

returned back to the cabin.

That was it.

No, you didn't.

Yes, I did.

What do you mean? [Xerrie] No,

because when I got back here,

you were nowhere to be found.

I sat here and drank the shitty port

for 30 minutes with Bryant.

So, where were you, Lo?

Mr. Karlotz, you do understand

that if you don't tell us where you were,

you are a primary suspect.

Okay.

Okay, I'll tell you all.

But you have to promise me

that you're not gonna

judge me for this, all right?

No.

It completely depends on what you did.

So, after we parted our ways,

I went through the woods.

And I jerked off there, okay?

I jerked off.

So fucking disgusting

and so low, even for you.

You were asking for it.

This is not on me, okay?

It was my private time,

so I did my own thing

You're a fucking pig. You're a fucking pig.

Look, I'm sorry, all right?

I really wasn't prepared for this trip.

And definitely not prepared

for somebody getting murdered

on this trip, all right?

That was my own private time,

and I decided to do my thing,

and I went into the woods.

Besides, you and Bryant

went on a little adventure.

So talk about that.

No, we didn't.

I was in the bedroom.

Wait, I thought you

said you were with Bryant.

Oh, I was.

We were in the bedroom.

What were you doing in the bedroom?

Oh, we were just having

a little make out time.

Oh, fuck.

Xer, what?

Oh my God, after all

these years of hard work

to impress your parents and

everything I've done for you,

and you sexualizing me and berating me,

Karlotz do this, Karlotz do that.

What the fuck?

When do I get my break, Xer?

When do I fucking get my break?

I mean, what did you think?

You can just come in here and say,

"Oh yeah, I went into a room

to fucking make out with some fuck."

I never came in and just said,

"Oh, I'm just gonna go and

make out with some chick."

Fuck, Xer, I mean, what

the fuck is wrong with you?

I'm fucking done with this shit.

I'm done with y'all.

Are you fucking done now?

No, fuck you.

Oh my God, why don't you

just go take a fucking timeout,

jack it some more,

make you feel better.

Okay, all right.

Thank you.

All right, can I tell my story now?

So, I was here drinking

some of the shitty port,

and I was about four glasses in

when Bryant, all heartbroken, came in,

and we had some wine.

And then, you know, we just

made our way to the bedroom,

where I was about to give him

the best fucking blow job

he ever received. Until we heard a noise.

And it was John yelling at the door,

he's ruined the whole thing.

So, and by the way,

let me know if you

wanna continue that later.

Oh God.

Well, excuse me, a

little break, if you will.

Look.

I wish it was under better circumstances,

but dinner is served.

We can't get to the

bottom of this atrocity

on an empty stomach.

That looks like fucking

penises, I'm not eating that.

I spent hours making this meal,

and you all look at it like it's garbage.

Yeah.

Fine, that's the way you

wanna be, then be that way.

Mr. Bryant, did she

give you any indication

as to where she might be going,

or who she might be going with?

No, I assumed that she was

gonna come back to the cabin.

I didn't tell her who it was,

so I assumed she was gonna

come back and visit Nora.

If you didn't tell her you kissed me,

then why the hell did she scream at me?

I thought you said you

were coming straight back here

after you left John.

When did you talk to Miss Cassie?

Yeah, I guess I saw

Cassie after Bryant told her

about our romance.

She didn't really like that.

What is wrong with you?

What the hell?

You have always been

jealous of me, but this?

I cannot believe you

fucking kissed Bryant.

What do you mean?

It's not dumb, he

told me and we broke up.

And we're not gonna get married, so.

Well, actually, he kissed me, so.

So it's true.

How could you?

Honestly, I've known

Bryant had a thing for me

ever since we were kids.

I just knew it.

And I've had a crush on him and you knew.

Shut the fuck up, shut up.

You always have some goddamn excuse.

So what if you thought he

had a childhood crush on you?

He is my fucking fiance.

Bryant has always been nice to you,

but he confessed that he

has been in love with me

his entire life.

Fuck you, Cassie.

God, oh my gosh.

I mean, you know what?

I just, I hope y'all

both move away and die.

Says the childish whore.

You're fucking dead!

Ms. Nora, you are under arrest for the

murder of Cassie Rae Sustarian

You fucking killed Cassie. Fuck you!

My kicking leg!

Silence!

It's taken me a while to accept it.

Nora fucking murdered Cassie.

I think after all this,

all I've really learned

is I can't trust anyone.

I guess no one can trust me either.

I mean, how could they?

Mr. John, it's a shame

you don't think people

can trust you.

Because I trust you.

Even after all this?

My friend, you are not a liar.

Especially after your

testimony at the cabin

and everything you told

me this morning. The truth is...

I think you're one of the most honest

folks I've ever met.

Problem is, I don't think you're being

honest with yourself.

What's that supposed to mean?

How should I know?

I'm just a crazy park ranger.

I think you're pretty sane, Hank.

That you've seen.

Now, take a look out there.

This is one of the most

iconic views in the park.

The great peckers.

I just wish the others

could be here to see this too.

Yeah, I guess they were

out of here pretty quick

after Nora was picked up, huh?

Yeah.

Another thing, I noticed

when you started this journey

you were wearing a wrist brace.

How did you do all that

digging with an injured hand?

Well,

I guess,

I don't fucking need this.

Very good.

So, what's next?

Ms. Nora will be sent to a Jovian prison

and the others have already

begun their journeys back home.

The question is, what's next for you?

Well, I guess it depends.

What do I find in this?

You know, technically I

could give you a ticket

for digging that up.

But if I'm being honest

and in the name of science,

I hope you find what you're looking for.

You know, I think I probably did.

I'll find out soon enough.

Well, I hope you've

enjoyed our program tonight,

The Tales of Jovia.

A collection of stories

from the far reaching histories

of humanity's past.

A lifeline of lessons for

those from distant worlds

who are joining us in

this new and turbulent era.

May the golden gods bless your souls.

Thank you and have a good night.