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Last time on Naomi.

Every superhero has an origin story.

And this is mine.

What's going on? Annabelle says there's a stunt happening in the square.

Something happened to me during the Superman thing. And then I went to the

woods and found some kind of disc. Can be hard once you realize you're not like

everyone else.

Daddy!

You were there on the day I was adopted.

Who? Who are you?

Still asking the wrong question.

What is the question?

Who am I?

I don't know who you are.

Not exactly.

But I know that it all started March 14th, 2004, when I saw the

light in the sky.

That's when I first sensed it.

Sensed what?

You.

What does that mean? There are invisible vibrations all around us. In the air, in

the water, the trees.

People like us have a unique vibrational signature.

Think of it like a fingerprint.

My wings give me the ability to sense it.

Your wings, because you have wings.

They're a part of me, made from a rare metal found on my

home planet.

Your home planet?

Thanagar.

Thanagar.

Right.

But if you're from another planet, that would mean... I'm not human.

And if your special wings could send to me, that would mean... You're not human

either.

Okay.

Okay, this isn't real. I'm having a very bad dream right now, and I just need to

wake up.

Just wake up, Naomi. Just wake up. Just wake up. Sometimes when I'm stressed, I

do some deep breathing.

I think I'll stick with a straight-up panic attack.

I know it's a lot.

Why didn't you tell me sooner?

You don't just blow up someone's life for no reason.

Your abilities seem dormant.

You seem... happy.

I think that's enough for tonight.

You should go home and get some rest.

I'm pretty sure I'm never going to sleep again.

And plus, I have like a million more questions.

I know.

And I'll do my best to answer them.

I promise.

Tomorrow. Please.

You just told me I'm an alien from outer space.

No disrespect, but am I really just supposed to believe you?

No.

I'll prove it.

I know my birth parents died in a crash.

But what kind?

Was it a car or a plane or a bus?

We don't know, Pumpkin.

You know we don't know.

We've talked about this dozens of times.

Baby, what's going on?

Nothing.

I guess I've just been thinking about it.

Wait, Lee, that's all?

That's completely normal.

You're getting older, and it's natural to want answers.

We wish we had them, but you know everything we know.

But is there anything else?

Like what town, or was anyone else there?

All the agency would tell us is that it was on the East Coast. It was a close

adoption.

But didn't it bother you, not knowing who I really am or where I actually came

from? None of that mattered to us. It still doesn't.

We know who you are.

You're our daughter.

Our miracle.

I better start getting ready. Excuse me.

I'm sorry, Dad.

We're your parents.

Keeping you safe is... Basically our entire job.

So it's hard to accept that we can't keep you safe from everything.

But what I can promise is that we love you and we are here for you.

I know that, Dad.

I really do.

Good.

Better get to school.

Sorry, I thought you might want some caffeine after our late-night

expedition. That's really nice. Thanks.

Sorry we didn't find that disc you were looking for at Zimbardo's. Oh, that's

okay. I mean, it was fun, though, hanging out with you. It was always fun,

actually. I mean, it got me thinking. I was wondering if maybe you wanted to

hang out this weekend, or maybe without the trespassing. I figured we could try

that new pizza place. Yeah, yeah, sure. Pizza sounds good.

Really? Mm-hmm.

Okay, great. Okay, wow. Okay. All right, text me later. Okay, yeah, I'll text you

later. Okay.

You're welcome.

V?

Naomi, you made it.

I don't really like height.

Did you know that the first bridges were built?

By the people of ancient Egypt.

No machinery.

Just chisels and stones at their own two hands.

Humans have the capacity to do incredible things.

What are we doing here?

Chopping.

Hold up. You're serious?

You asked for proof.

Here it is.

You'll defy gravity. You won't even make a splash.

You won't get hurt.

It's easy for you to say. You have wings.

True.

Have you ever had a broken bone?

Stitches? Any injuries at all?

Sure. One.

You've never been injured.

Because you're not like everyone else.

Besides, if I'm wrong, what's the worst that can happen?

Make a big splash.

Break your foot. That sounds pretty bad.

You're afraid.

You just told me to jump off a bridge.

What happened to you in the woods?

The lights going out of my shop.

That was all you.

The sooner you accept that, the safer you'll be.

Safe from what?

Your world has fundamentally changed.

And I doubt I'm the only one who's noticed.

We need to get you ready.

It's impossible.

Superman once told me impossible is relative.

Superman?

I fought with him in a war a long time ago.

He is real, Naomi.

No. No, I'm sorry, but no.

Superheroes are not real.

Aliens are not real.

Your wings must have been some kind of harness or machine or something.

And the light that you saw in the sky was probably a meteor or satellite.

I'm going to find the crash site and figure out what really happened that

day.

To accept that I'm an alien from outer space?

No. No, I'm not.

Finding

the

crack site won't change the truth, Naomi.

This is real.

Whether you believe it or not.

Mrs. M, hi!

Is that a new top?

Loving that color on you. Thanks, honey.

I went shopping last week. You were right. I can pull off pastels. Want a

smoothie? You know I do. Naomi sent me a soft 9-1-1.

It's one step down from an actual medical emergency.

It includes, but is not limited to, romantic emergency, school emergency,

snack emergency, fashion emergency. Good to know.

She's working on a school project.

It's a little...

You know, I always thought we'd be cute little old ladies before we went full

conspiracy theorist.

Good, you're here.

Can you come help me with the... What's going on here, babe?

It's a topographic map of Puerto Suego.

It's pretty dope. It shows water, elevation, and surface features.

No, um, what's going on here?

There was a UFO sighting back in Puerto Suego in 2004.

And we're hunting aliens because we're not.

That's the point.

UFO doesn't mean aliens. It means unidentified flying object.

So I'm trying to identify it.

Right.

Weren't we on a disk mission like five minutes ago? This is more important.

There have been a lot of UFO sightings in Puerto Suego. Like, a lot.

Did you know that?

Can't say that I did. A lot of people thought that the March 14th UFO landed

in Red River Forest, but I compared the wind reports to an article about soil

testing, and my theory is that it landed somewhere around Falls Creek.

I want to go look around.

Mom said that I can borrow the car.

March 14th, 2004?

As in the day you were adopted? I think it was a secret military drone, and

that's why no one came forward. Apparently the government was running

this whole... Naomi!

You were telling me on the day you were adopted, way on the other side of the

country, there was a UFO sighting here in Port Oswego, where you now live.

Smoothie time.

Fresh fruits and vitamin C coming your way. Thanks, Mom. You're the best, Mrs.

M. Naomi, I just got a call from Dad. He's stuck at work, so you won't be able

to use the car tonight.

Don't worry.

I happen to know somebody else who loves UFOs.

No offense, hon, but will this thing even make it to Falls Creek?

Shh. You'll hurt her feelings.

Who wants snacks?

Ooh, now it's the road trip. You got any gummy bears in there? Ew.

Thanks.

You wanted to see me, sir?

I did.

Come on in, Major.

Have a seat.

Very impressive resume, Major.

Counterintelligence analyst for the DOD.

On-the-ground experience in several countries.

Thank you, sir.

You're aware of the incident that happened a few days ago in the town

square? The Superman publicity stunt?

We're not sure what it was.

All we know is that it was an unidentified flying object near our

base. I thought the owner of the tattoo shop admitted to planning it. He did.

But we think that there's more to the story.

Our team found this during a sweep in the Red River Forest near the alleged

landing site.

Our lab techs have had it for the last couple of days. We can't break it, burn

it, blow it up.

It's virtually indestructible.

Sounds like boron carbide or maybe some other kind of synthetic. That's what I

thought. But the technology is far more advanced.

It's unlike anything we've ever seen.

And you think it has something to do with the Superman incident?

I don't know what to think.

Why would D say he planned it if he didn't?

What does he have to do with this?

That's what I need you to find out.

I am definitely not wearing the right shoes for this.

Speaking of shoes, Naomi.

Let's talk about what pair you're going to wear on your date with Anthony.

What? My first thought is your blue high top. But your tux could be super cute

too. No, what do you mean date?

Was Anthony not supposed to tell me?

I think he was just excited.

We're having pizza.

Like, we do all the time. It's not a date.

It's not a date.

So much internal cringe, babe.

What's in the suitcase?

My gear.

Every good UFO investigator has gear.

He thinks aliens are real.

Really?

Definitely. It's pretty much a mathematical certainty.

But there's never been any proof that they exist.

There's never been any proof that they don't.

What exactly are we looking for? I mean, 16 years is a long time.

Debris or any other evidence of a crash.

Trees that are broken, newer growth, scorch marks or burns.

There could also be trace elements, like radiation or chemicals.

I'm good.

Latex isn't really my color.

Let's get started.

I should have worn gloves. This stop is everywhere.

Big leaf maple.

Hairy daisy on a pancake.

But very messy.

Are you okay?

I could hear it, Annabelle.

Hear what?

Everything.

Okay.

Don't freak out.

See, when someone says that, it means you definitely should be freaking out.

Are you moving?

After we broke into Zimbardo's, I went to see Dee, and... things got weird.

He sprouted these, like, actual metal wings, and then he told me that he's an

alien from outer space, and that he thinks that I, too, am an alien from

outer space.

Oh, and he also said that Superman is real.

Annabelle, please say something.

I am literally speechless.

It's never happened to me before.

OMG, babe, are you a superhero?

No. No. Suddenly the whole UFO thing makes so much more sense. Wait.

Why are we trying to prove you're not a superhero?

Aliens aren't real.

Superheroes aren't real.

Right? But what if they are?

If you could be any character from Greek mythology, who would you be?

What? It's one of my questions.

For our project, here's my list.

Mine's not done yet. I'm sorry.

I'd be Zeus.

He has, like, a ton of powers, which make him the coolest. Maybe having all

those powers wasn't actually that fun.

Or maybe Zeus wished that he could just be regular God without all the pressure.

Or maybe he didn't want to be a God at all.

What is happening right now?

Nothing. Can you come by after soccer to work on our project?

Sure.

Do you think your mom would make me a smoothie?

Totally. Yesterday's had fresh coconut. The woman is a visionary.

Thanks for this.

Anytime.

All these tweets look exactly the same.

What are we hoping to see here?

Patterns, markings, anything we might have missed at the site.

Wait. Is this Pulse Creek?

I can't believe you guys went there because of Steve O'Brien?

Since you were looking into the 2004 sighting, I assumed you knew. It's a

port of twig of urban legends.

Let's definitely tell horror stories in an actual dark room.

So Steve is this local guy who's obsessed with UFOs.

And in 2004, he would have been a junior or a senior in high school.

And he and some friends went into the woods to look for the craft site.

And apparently some weird stuff started to happen at Falls Creek.

What kind of weird stuff?

It depends on who you ask. Some people think he saw the ghosts of dead loggers,

and other people claim he saw Bigfoot.

A lot of people just think he was high with his friends, but after he came back

from the woods, Steve refused to talk about it.

Where is he now?

He still lives in Puerto Fuego.

This is where Steve lives?

I was really expecting more of a cabin in the woods vibe.

A lot less true crime and more mommy blogger.

Anthony, you got tall.

Thanks for making the time to see us, Mr. O'Brien. Sure, sure.

How's your dad these days?

My father's good, sir.

Works just a little slow.

My dad and Mr. O'Brien have done some logging jobs back in the day.

So what can I do for you?

Anthony said something about a school project.

It's about the UFO back in 2004.

I'm not really into UFOs anymore.

Because of what happened in 2004?

It's less about what happened and more about what I wanted for my life.

I realized I could keep being the strange UFO guy or I could fit in with

everyone else.

Be normal.

What happened back then?

I... I don't like to talk about it.

Please.

It's important.

Um, I can't really explain it. I just... I feel like I'm meant to solve this.

I was skateboarding in the square when I saw the light that day.

So me and a couple of my friends decided to try and find the crash site.

We were almost to the mill when things started to...

The woods started to feel alive.

We heard voices.

Lots of voices.

We never saw anyone else out there.

What happened when you got to the mill?

We never made it inside.

We were almost there when we heard this horrible noise.

And then I saw this really bright light.

And that's all I can remember before.

Before what?

I was somehow back at the car.

I have no idea how I got there.

We didn't see a mill at Falls Creek.

Wait. False Creek.

The crash site.

The UFO didn't land at False Creek.

We were a few miles away.

We've been looking in the wrong place.

We have to find that male.

No, thank you. Those voices Steve heard must have been someone trying to cover

up the crash.

Maybe the military or someone else.

Jacob, you're with me, right?

Definitely.

Well, not technically.

I'm with you in spirit.

My backlog of homework is getting pretty serious.

Same. Me too.

No, we have to solve this!

I thought we were just having fun.

You're right.

I'm sorry.

Thanks for all your help.

We should pack this up. I'll go get some boxes.

Is this a safe space?

I'm sorry for stabbing at you.

I know that weird stuff is happening to me, but aliens, superheroes, it's crazy,

right?

I don't know, babe.

I mean, yes, it seems crazy.

Maybe even impossible, but... I mean, people used to think the Earth was flat.

Doctors used to not wash their hands before surgery, which is very gross.

We didn't even know gravity was a thing.

Even if you're right.

Even if there are aliens and superheroes.

Why does it have to be me?

What do you mean?

I'm adopted.

I was always moving around because of my dad's job.

Most of the time, I was the only black girl in my town or in my school.

My whole life has been about being different, and now I'm supposed to

accept the fact that I'm literally an alien from outer space.

I just want to be normal.

You are a lot of things, babe, but normal is not one of them.

You, Naomi McDuffie, are exceptional.

I'm pretty sure you're biased.

Nope.

It's a fact.

So you know the serenity prayer?

May be granted the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.

The courage to change the things I can.

And the wisdom to know the difference.

I think what it means is that there's some things in life we can't change.

And that's okay.

I'm scared, Annabelle.

I know.

And that's okay, too.

But denying something doesn't make it any less real.

Maybe accepting it is the first step towards making it less scary.

More cheese.

A little more.

A little more.

A little more.

Perfect. You're natural.

The secret to mom's pasta is 90% cheese.

She's right.

Speaking of, I left a grocery bag in the car.

Now, let me take these bowls to your phone.

You're still here.

We all are.

If the UFO hunt is important to you, it's important to us.

Also, I couldn't say no to Mrs. McDuffie's pasta.

Hope I'm not interrupting.

Nathan, what are you doing here?

Your mom left me here.

What's he doing here?

You know, I'm standing right here.

Could you take these both to Jacob and Annabelle?

What are you doing here?

Seriously?

You told me to come by after soccer practice.

Our project.

You keep forgetting about our project. You forgot I was coming over. And then

when I show up, all these people are here.

Anthony's here?

That's pretty not cool.

I know.

I'm sorry. I can explain.

I... What's going on with you?

For real?

Nothing. I just have a lot on my mind, that's all.

This about Dee?

What? When we went to see him the other day, you seemed upset.

I know we're not together, but I'm still your friend.

You can talk to me.

Naomi, you need to come see this.

Steve said the mill was close to the creek.

But none of these are within a 10-mile radius.

Maybe Steve was wrong.

These are the only operational mills near Falls Creek.

This is the Pacific logging map. It lists all the mills.

Pacific number 42 decommissioned in 1989.

Three miles away from the creek.

I feel like I, uh...

Missed a lot?

We'll catch you up on the way.

I guess homework will have to wait.

Is that just me, or is the car getting a little crowded?

I knew this car was living on borrowed time.

Found the call trip away?

I have a better idea.

You guys are really bad at hitchhiking.

Thanks for coming, Lourdes.

You know I'm always happy to get a text from you.

We have to walk the rest of the way.

It's about a mile.

This is the beginning of literally every horror movie.

What the hell is this?

These markings were on the disc.

Someone's coming. Guys, we have to go.

I know you're here, Naomi.

And you brought your friend.

Did you know someone broke into my dealership?

Called criminal trespass.

Police came by, asked if I had any idea who might have done it.

I'm still deciding on what to tell them.

You all must really care about Naomi to put yourselves in harm's way.

You can leave now.

Except Naomi.

No way.

Hell no.

If he thinks we're leaving you here, he's crazier than we thought.

If I stay, will my friends be safe?

I give you my word.

That did not make me feel better. We're not leaving you alone with the criminals

doing creepy things inside of a creepy mill.

Annabelle, I'll be fine.

Remember?

Zeus.

Fine.

If Naomi says to go, we should go.

We have to trust her.

We'll be right outside.

Aim for his eyes.

Okay, okay.

What do you want?

Why did you follow me here?

I want you to stay out of this before you get hurt.

Impressive?

Much more focused than your display in the woods.

Using those will get you into trouble.

What happened here on March 14th?

Nothing to do with you.

You're lying.

If you're not going to believe me, then why ask?

What is this place?

What are those markings? Tell me what the...

Start messing with things that you don't understand.

Go and don't ever come back here.

Anthony,

wait up.

Thanks again, Mona.

Literally any time.

Hey. Are you sure you're okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I think Zimbardo was just trying to scare us or something.

Mission accomplished.

What was he even doing there? Was that payback for the break-in?

I don't know.

Hey, about that pizza.

You changed your mind.

I didn't know you wanted to get pizza like that.

Oh.

This is awkward.

No, no, I don't want it to be.

I just have a lot going on.

So for right now, could we just stay friends? Yeah, yeah, of course. I get

it. No, I don't think you do.

I'm not saying no, Anthony.

I'm just saying...

Not right now.

I can live with that.

What is going on here?

Naomi's doing a school project.

I tracked down that actor T hired, but all I got was a full voice mailbox.

So it's a dead end?

It's feeling like it.

Commander Steele wanted to see me first thing. He said he had something to tell

me. Do you agree with him? Is T some kind of threat?

I don't know if he's a threat, but he's definitely hiding something.

Why are you helping me?

You didn't have to tell me the truth.

Wouldn't it have just been easier for you to stay quiet?

I know what it feels like to be different and not know why.

I really wanted you to be wrong.

I told myself that if I could just prove that something else happened on March

14th, something real, that things could just go back to the way that they were

before Superman, before all of this.

Now I know I can't.

I don't know what is happening to me.

All I know is that it is happening.

And how do you feel?

Scared, confused, excited.

Dee, I think I have powers.

Yes.

And they're actually pretty great once you get used to them.

Could you introduce me to Superman?

Maybe.

One day.

Thank you for telling me the truth.

You're welcome.

That energy thing, it happened again, like it did in the woods and in here

with the lights.

But this time I meant to cause it, but I couldn't control it.

I think I can help with that.

Welcome to the team, Major.

Sir, what is a UAPTF?

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.

It was developed by the DOD and Naval Intelligence to investigate otherworldly

threats.

Otherworldly threats, like aliens?

That's right.

The Superman appearance was just the latest in a long line of mysterious

incidents.

So Superman's an alien.

Yes, we believe he might be.

You're saying aliens are real?

It's worse than that, Major.

We believe they're already here.

We have no idea what they want or what they're willing to do to get it.

So we have to assume they're extremely dangerous and awful.

Are you ready?

If there are aliens in Borizuego, we will find them.

I'm ready to try.

No splash.