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Last time on Naomi.

March 14th, 2004.

I saw the light in the sky.

That's when I first sensed you.

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.

Well, you're just not ready to face the truth.

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.

Dee, I think I have power.

I can help with that.

That's a cute baby turtle.

It's not a baby, Daddy. It's a grown-up bee. It has all these wings on its

shell. You're right.

I'm going to go put it back in its home.

Can you tell us what you're doing out here, Naomi?

I'm saving the world.

You sure are, Pumpkin.

Is this about college week?

No.

Can't your parents just pull out keepsakes on a random Tuesday?

Dad. You're wearing your Hartford shirt.

Busted.

Which is excited.

You've been talking about Hartford since you were practically in diapers.

And now here you are, making your dreams come true.

It's not for sure yet. I haven't even finished my admissions essay.

Really? I would have thought you would have had five drafts done by now.

I've just been busy.

Also, I'm only a junior. A lot can happen. What if I don't get in? What if

I change my mind?

About Hartford?

Right. Don't you remember all our spreadsheets?

Check all the boxes.

A great engineering program.

Great, great bio program.

Close to the mountains, to the coast.

I know.

Has everything I wanted.

Is that my report card? First grade.

A in math, A in reading, A in science. Award for best personality.

Oh, we were so proud.

Every kid in class got an award.

But did they get best personality?

I can't believe you guys kept all of this.

I can't believe our little girl is all grown up.

But no matter how old you get, you will always be our Naomi.

You wasted the element of surprise, so either you're going soft or you want

something from me.

Take it as a sign of respect.

Respect.

Right.

Sixteen years isn't long enough to forget.

Or forgive.

I didn't expect to find you in a place like this.

I hate this planet.

The noise.

The food.

People.

This is the only place that makes me feel a little bit sane.

The same way we'll find everyone.

You have the disc.

It's just when I thought things couldn't get any worse.

I didn't just find the disc, Akira.

I found the girl.

You stay away from her. You know I can't do that.

Her powers are beginning to manifest.

We can use her.

That she's a danger.

Doesn't matter.

There was never any avoiding that.

I'm not talking about people from our world.

This world isn't safe anymore.

They're hunting us.

Yeah.

Do you know what the future holds?

That we can take the heat like some crucible.

I'm going to take a seat, watch the losing fall. We just need some boosters

like a two-year-old would have known.

The key to this whole thing is keeping the soul clean. No evil and no leaving.

Our peace and the love, we don't need them to grow. It's deep and deep in the

soil. It's deep in the water.

Now ask yourself if love is a sign of our natural love. And would anyone be

poor if they had your help? Frozen in a single chapter, disaster stuff. We have

to tell them if we had the wrong stuff. And I ain't felt this good in a long

time. Cause I'm on your squad and you're on mine. What we told is be bold, you

are all fine.

You just gotta be yourself and free yourself today.

Then free someone else.

This is what's under the tattoo shop?

What is this place?

I come here to sharpen my skills.

They look pretty sharp to me.

Can you teach me how to use these?

Here.

These come later.

This is your first session.

You start with this.

Bouncing on the floor, alternating hands.

Hold up. I thought you were teaching me how to use my powers.

You have to walk before you can run.

My motto is start small.

You had me jump off a bridge.

True.

Mark Lawrence is about being deliberate.

Brick knife.

Control your body.

Control your mind.

Control your powers.

I've been thinking about that disc.

You put me on your thrill.

Right. Sorry.

It's just... I saw those markings again at the mill.

And I feel like the disc has something to do with me.

With who I am or where I'm from.

Same thing, but faster.

It's natural to want answers.

But you're not going to get them from Zimbardo.

It's best to leave it alone.

I can handle it.

Yeah. One day.

Having powers doesn't mean you're ready to use them.

It takes time.

If the

fame and money is nice, but it's not about that.

Docker's my rock.

It's the one thing that's never changed for me.

Robots are changing everything.

I want to build a robot that goes to Mars.

I'm going to be the next Bezos.

That's my 10-year plan.

I want to use my architecture degree to revitalize Ordis Wago.

I'm more in the browsing stage, professional ukulele player, park

ranger, chemist.

My plans have been the same since I was 8 years old.

Become an environmental scientist specialized in geoengineering.

The global climate crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever

faced.

I'm going to help fix it. Those are lofty goals.

It's going to take complete dedication to achieve them.

Is that something you're ready to commit to, Ms. McDuffie?

Absolutely.

Fantastic.

I think Hartford would be a great fit for you.

I look forward to reading your essay.

What am I supposed to write about?

Hi, I'm Naomi. My special skills include blowing up light bulbs and jumping off

bridges. Um, that actually sounds awesome.

You know, college isn't mandatory.

Shake it on.

It's gonna work.

Last month, when I was fundraising for the junior class trip... Mrs. Anderson

tried to convince me to give her a two-for-one deal on $5 wrapping paper.

It's gonna work.

You have to come over and see my mom's new car. I mean, it has seat warmers,

cup holders, and did I mention the sunroof? It's basically a luxury

vehicle.

It's a used car, right?

Oh, yeah.

Extremely used. Previous owners galore.

But the best part?

Zimbardo gave my mom a 20% discount.

I'm kind of locals only deal.

Something wrong with Anderson?

I'll say.

I bought a car from Zimbardo last week.

He didn't breathe a word about any discount.

And I've lived in this town my whole life.

I'm going to call him right now. Oh, no, no, no. You shouldn't call him. That

lets him off the hook. The real power move is to go to him face to face.

Power move.

We could go with you if you want.

Mrs. Anderson, I assure you that I have never offered a local's discount.

If I did, I'd go bankrupt.

I'm a small business owner just like you.

I will not be made a fool of, sir. That was not my intention.

Mrs. Anderson, maybe you should go look around the lot.

See if there's something cheaper you'd like.

Yes.

That's a wonderful idea.

Of course.

Right this way.

Please don't blow up.

Baby, did you just open that thing with your mind?

These markings are giving me real Hellraiser vibes.

It has to be some kind of language.

MIT has prototypes of this neurodecipherment program online, but

the sample size is way too small.

It might be hieroglyphics, but there aren't any logographic elements.

You know who probably has some great insight on this?

Your mom, the linguist.

I can't tell my mom because then I'd have to tell her about my...

The disk.

I think she'd be very happy to learn about the disk.

Jen is very understanding.

Or telling her about the disk will ruin everything.

These markings should have weakened the material, but they didn't.

I would love to analyze this.

Jacob, you're a genius.

Doesn't Central Oregon have, like, a pretty advanced geology department?

Almost as good as robotics.

I think we need to add another stop on our tour.

And to our right is the Alumni House.

Built in 1902, it is the oldest building on campus.

The geology building is just up ahead.

I'm going to sneak off, find the lab, and I'll be back as soon as I can.

Can you cover for me?

Please, it's like asking LeBron to not play basketball.

He's good, right?

I'm definitely coming.

Robots can wait.

Besides, you need me to run analysis.

Okay, then who's going to cover for us?

Hey, we need to ditch the tour. Can you cover for us?

No way.

This school is boring. I am never playing soccer here.

If you're ditching, I'm coming.

Hey, guys.

We need you to cover for us.

Whatever's happening, I'm in. I do not want to go to business school.

Someone has to cover.

Well, it can't be LeBron.

I'm the analysis guy.

He joined last.

I don't want to be left out.

Hey, guys.

I think you're good.

What are we doing?

Lourdes, hi.

What are you doing here?

Nice to see you too, Nathan.

I have check-ins with Mrs. Verratti. She strongly encouraged you to attend.

Wait, but you don't even go to school.

That doesn't mean she can't go to college.

Lourdes is almost finished with her GED, which means she's way ahead of all of

us.

Thanks, Naomi.

Any more questions?

Nope. No.

So really, what are we doing?

Do you remember that disc we were trying to get back from Zumbados?

I have it. How?

I'm guessing he didn't just give it to you. It's a long story involving cars

and beer.

I'm going to sneak into the geology lab to analyze it.

But I don't want any of you getting in trouble.

That sounds way more fun than the tour.

What is this?

Breaking clothes.

This sneaking around thing is really becoming a habit.

Never forget the secret compartment.

What is this thing?

This is the inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer they used

on Mars.

It performs laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.

We're zapping the disks with lasers to find out what it's made of.

Kind of awesome.

That's weird.

It's not returning any data.

It's impossible.

Uh, hun, is your super cool machine supposed to do that?

Is everyone okay?

Uh, I think it's time to go.

What the hell?

The disk is gone.

Naomi, we gotta go!

This is why they sent you out here.

Public shame.

Wow. Guess I am gonna be valedictorian.

I'm sorry, guys. This is on me. I'll take the blame.

You didn't exactly twist our arms.

We should be okay. None of us have really been in trouble before.

Or they go hard at us to set an example.

Suspension.

Expulsion. That's one of the good things about dropping out.

They can't really expel me, right?

Does this mean we have records now?

The dish just disappeared.

How did that happen?

We need to talk.

Mom, I'm really sorry.

Please say something.

Anything.

Be mad. I'll even take the yelling. I'm not going to yell at you.

I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed.

I know.

I'm sorry you had to come down here.

I'm sorry that I did it. What I don't understand is why you did it.

Instead of working on the essay that gets you into your dream school, you go

on a tour of some other school?

Where you trespass and destroy property?

What were you even doing there?

Of all the times to start acting like a delinquent, Naomi.

A delinquent?

Mom, I really am sorry.

But you're treating me like it's my third strike when I've never been in

trouble before ever.

You've just worked so hard for Hartford.

These last few days, it seems like your head has been somewhere else.

Maybe you're just growing up.

Changing.

Would that be such a bad thing?

That's your dad.

I want you home by six tonight.

Okay? Okay.

See you at six.

Slow hands often mean heavy head.

What's on your mind?

My mom and I got in a fight today.

Is that normal?

No. I never fight with my parents.

I kind of blew up a geology lab trying to analyze the disk.

That is not wise, Naomi.

I'm sorry.

I really don't mean to disrespect you or your advice or your training, but my one

lead, it just vanished into thin air.

Do you know something about it?

Dee, there is literally no one else who can help me with this.

Please.

I don't know anything about the death.

But I know someone who might.

His name is Adam Blake.

We fought together a long time ago.

Is Adam an alien too?

With abilities that may help.

Darkovo. My man.

D is short for Darkovo.

Adam, you said you had some information about the disk.

It's an ancient form of encrypted communication, but they don't usually

disappear without a trace.

Your hands, please, ma'am.

Naomi, it's okay.

Adam can read energy signatures.

Direct contact allows him to tap in and trace it.

You're for real.

Everything's energy, man.

You do have a connection.

This energy is matched to yours, almost like you're its key.

That death you had today, it wasn't real.

Yes, it was. I saw it. I held it. I carried it all day.

Different energy.

What you had is called a transmutation.

An object conjured from nothing.

Whoever did this is dangerous.

You believe it was a warning.

You have power I have never felt before.

That makes you a threat to a lot of people.

I ought to be the one to tell you, eh? You seem cool.

Adam, if I'm connected to the disc, why can't I read it?

I'm guessing that language is only one of the secrets, but every language can

be translated.

You're in Port of Suego.

Early explorers were there about a century ago. They would have had what

you need.

Someone's coming.

Get down.

Sorry, B.

Looks like I didn't stay as well ahead as I thought.

Take care of the girl. I'll be right behind you.

We should have stayed to make sure Adam was okay.

Adam is a soldier.

He can take care of himself.

So can I.

You are not prepared for that level of combat.

You've seen what I can do.

I have powers.

You have no control over it.

That's dangerous.

Especially with the military.

That was a special opportunity.

No. If the military was involved, my dad would have said something.

No disrespect, but maybe I'd be more ready to use my powers if you actually

let me use them.

I will.

In time.

You heard Adam.

I'm connected to the disk.

I have to find out why.

Even if that means using my powers.

Naomi, I understand your frustration.

You're not ready.

Are you guys

waiting

for me?

Have a seat.

This sounds serious.

Is everything okay?

I told you to be home by six.

I know.

I'm sorry, but something came up.

Didn't you get my text?

You broke a promise to your mother.

Is this about the lab?

This is about you.

Not listening.

Where were you, Naomi?

I was with Lourdes.

I asked her to help me with my essay.

Lourdes called about an hour ago, looking for you.

Why don't you tell us the truth?

Hand over your phone, then.

Go to your room.

What? You heard your father.

Wait, are you grounding me?

You've never grounded me before.

You've never lied to us.

My whole life, you've treated me like I was an adult and I've acted like one.

Now, because I slipped up a couple times during college week? Not about college

week. Then what is it about?

You've never cared who I was with or how late I stayed out.

And now all of a sudden things have just changed.

If you had any idea what's going on out there right now... What are you talking

about?

Dad, what's going on?

The only thing you need to know is that it's very dangerous out there.

Your phone.

I thought I made myself clear.

I have no interest in joining whatever it is you're doing.

You know she's the only one who can make you do that.

Involving the girl is putting into motion something you can't control.

How do you know she'll help you?

She doesn't have a choice.

Whether she's ready or not, It's time to reunite them.

You really think she's the key? You know she is.

This.

It's how we take back our planet.

You talk about our planet like it's something you care about.

You and I were allies once.

We could be again.

I will never trust you again.

Then trust in the girl.

She's just a pawn to you.

Join me or don't.

But this is bigger than her.

It's bigger than any of us.

If you won't help me, I will make sure you cannot stop me. I'm certain you'll

try.

Do you ever miss it?

Home?

It doesn't matter I can't ever go back You made sure of that

This looks way easier in movies.

What are you doing here?

I brought you some Zatanna comics.

Zatanna is dope, but why?

The way that disc vanished reminded me of her run a few years back.

Zatanna needs to keep a special artifact away from bad guys.

She creates a huge fire to destroy it, only to reveal it was just hidden the

whole time.

Really, I just came over to say sorry I blew your cover story.

It's not your fault.

I forgot to call you.

Not that I can call anyone anymore.

It took your phone?

Ouch.

At least you have your laptop.

Only for my admissions essay.

Which I can't seem to figure out what the topic's for.

You just need to find something with a surprising angle.

Like this one.

Is it always best to tell the truth?

Yes is easy.

No is interesting.

No is also what gets you grounded.

I've always had this, like, really clear idea of who I was, who I was meant to

be, but lately, I just feel like everything is changing.

Welcome to life.

Change happens.

Like when my dad got hurt.

One random accident on a tour overseas, and now I'm... a high

school dropout.

I don't even really miss school anymore.

Really?

Really.

I see the people I like.

In the comics, the Thomas fire concealed her artifact.

In 1921, the Port Oswego fire happened above the underground bomb shelter.

Maybe that's... where the translation cue was hidden.

Cannibal? People aren't answering their phones, though. As soon as a zombie pops

up, it's finally a bonus.

Guessing you're grounded?

Aren't you grounded?

It's a conversation.

Are we running away from home?

I'm going to the underground bomb shelter in the square.

Weird choice for a hideout, but okay.

Obviously, I'm coming with you. I mean, ride or ride.

You mean ride or die.

I don't want that kind of negativity in my life.

So you've met another alien, but this was fake. Your powers make you a target.

The military is hunting aliens, and both parents are mad at you.

Yep, pretty much.

Okay, and now you think there's an alien Rosetta Stone hidden somewhere

underneath this building because space explorers. That's what I said.

There were early sightings in the 1930s, but I never connected the Port Asuego

fire to the underground bomb shelter until Lourdes visited.

Lourdes, we're definitely going to unpack that later. Okay, okay.

Good evening, sir.

We need to see those tunnels.

You're probably wondering why we're here so late. Go ahead.

Just don't graffiti anything down there, okay?

What exactly are we looking for?

I'm not totally sure, but if it's anything like a railroad that is down,

it'll have the same markings as the disc.

Is it weird that I now just assume Zimbardo will show up in scary

situations like this?

We should, we should hurry.

I see something.

I think it's the translation key.

It's way back there.

Annabelle.

That definitely looks like something from Space Explorers.

The rocks are too heavy. It's lodged. I can't grab it.

Stand back.

I'm going to create a path so we can get to it.

You know I'm pro-powers, but the plates of them exactly seem stable.

I can control it.

Naomi, come on!

I've almost got it! Naomi, we need this boat now!

Naomi!

Come on!

Naomi,

you're very dusty.

Please don't be mad, but I went.

To look for the translation key Adam told us about.

I appreciate your honesty.

Did you find what you're looking for?

Yeah.

And then I lost it.

And I almost killed Annabelle and myself in the process.

I thought I could control it, but you were right.

Well, thank you for saying that.

But it's not about right or wrong.

The ups and downs.

The unbalance, you feel.

It's normal.

That's why they're called Growing Pains, not Growing Joys.

That could really use a rebrand.

It would probably help.

I was able to translate the markings on the disc.

It says the 29.

Is it always best to tell the truth?

People assume the answer is always yes.

But in real life, no one can be truthful 100% of the time.

Sometimes a lie is less cruel than the truth.

But if there's one area where the truth is important, it's when you think about

change.

I've always thought I was a person who didn't have any doubts about where I'm

going to college.

That I'm someone who embraces things changing.

Because there are a lot of things to like about change.

But I never really understood how difficult

change would be.

How hard it would be to let go and move on.

But change is not a choice.

You are the most important part of my life.

And last night I realized that more than anything I need you.

I don't want to fight anymore. I just want to be honest.

Because there's something I need to tell you.

We have something to tell you too.

The military discovered that there are aliens living here on Earth.

They believe them to be a threat.

They're hunting them.

They're hunting them?

That's what I haven't been telling you.

That's not why we're driving out here.

Then why are we driving out here?

It's better if you just see it.

Change is hard.

But if you can accept that it's inevitable, you'll be okay moving

forward.

No matter what happens next.

Are you guys bringing me out here to kill me?

You changed your diapers and kept you alive for 16 years so we could murder

you in a forest?

You're the one who made me watch all those horror movies.

We're here.

Okay, you're really freaking me out now.

What is this this is where we found you