Original subtitles

[DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Somebody is going to die, tonight.

Will it be you?

Will it be you?

Or is it gonna be...

You![WHIZZES]

[CLATTERING]

[APPLAUDING AND CHEERING]

[CARNIVAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Tony... Where are you going?

I'’m outta here tonight, Diane.

You don'’t have to run. I told you, you'’re safe here.

No, I don'’t have time to explain. I gotta go.

Then let me come with you.

Diane, I can'’t take...Just let me get my things together

and I'’ll meet you at the chamber of souls, okay?

Okay.Okay, all right.

[KEYBOARD CLACKING]

Lexa, it'’s three o'clock in the morning.

I still haven'’t gone to sleep.

What gives?

Something real heavy'’s going on with the Dominion.

Adam warned us there'’d be a war.

[YAWNS] [SNIFFS]

Sorry if I'’m boring you.

Oh, come on. Give me a break. I just woke up.

Okay...

What have you got?

One of the Dominion'’s top agent'’s is on the run. This guy, Tony LaPorta.

Oh, I thought the only way out of that place was in a pine box.

Well, I guess something big must'’ve inspired him to take the risk.

By now they must have every agent after him.

Why didn'’t they call us?

I'’m guessing Tony must know something the Dominion doesn'’t want us to find out.

Hmm.

Diane?

Diane?

DEKLIN: Leaving so soon, Mr. LaPorta?

Yeah!

Sorry, I... Should'’ve told you. I never intended this to be a longterm gig.

What a pity. Huh...

I must'’ve neglected to tell you...

That in my circus...

nobody leaves.

No!

[SCREAMING]

[SCREAMING IN DISTANCE]

[SCREAMING]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

NARRATOR: Scientist Adam Kane was a pioneer

of genetic research,

Manipulating DNA to save human lives.

But in many, their genes unexpectedly mutated

and they developed superhuman abilities.

Together, four of the most powerful fight

to protect a world that doesn'’t even know they exist.

They are Mutant X.

Let me get this straight. You actually want us to run away and join the circus?

Look, if Adam was right about the Dominion,

we have to find LaPorta, find out what he knows.

We can'’t afford to let him slip away.

Well, what makes you actually think he'’s there in the first place?

Because Cirque Des Merveilles is a traveling underground. It'’s a refuge for mutants.

The place is run by a Deklin Charvet.

He'’s managed to keep the place under the radar, so far.

Well, it makes sense.

I mean, where else can mutants like us

actually blend in and make a living at the same time, right?

You actually sound like you'’re going to enjoy this.

And so what if I am?

We may actually be able to have some fun this time.

The point is, you both have the perfect in.

I mean, Ferals do make natural-born acrobats.

And elementals... [CRACKLING] ...never cease to amaze.

[LAUGHS]

I'’m having a little fun. Come on.

It'’s lucky for Tony he found this place, huh?

Tell me about it. May be the only thing that'’s keeping him alive.

Whoa...

[LAUGHING] [APPLAUDING]

Very nice.

It seems you were less than honest with me, calling yourself a beginner.

Well, I guess I'’ve just always kept it to myself.

Hmm. Well, that'’s why I created Cirque Des Merveilles in the first place.

Gives people like us a safe retreat where we can be ourselves.

Free to be whatever we want to be.

I can feel it.

I'’m sure in time you'll consider this your home.

Well, I guess it'’s my turn.

Deklin, this is Brennan...Brennan Mulwray.

...Mulwray.DEKLIN: I see.

And what'’s your area of expertise?

[CRACKLING] Electricity.

[CRACKLING]

That'’s truly remarkable.

What can I say? It'’s a gift.

DEKLIN: Yes, it is.

DEKLIN: Diane...

would you be so kind as to help them get settled in?

Of course.

And then I'’d like you to start rehearsing for the show tonight.

Do you really think I'’m ready for that?Are you kidding?

[WHISPERS] you'’re a natural.

Come.

[SIGHS]

You hear that? "Natural."

Hey. So Shal and Bren are in...

Sounds like Shal'’s having a blast.

Oh, that'’s great.Yeah.

Tony'’s in serious danger here. The sooner we get him out, the better.

Oh why? I thought this place was like a mutant equivalent of a witness relocation plan.

It is, for now.

Until the Dominion finds out about it.

How much do we know about he Circus?

All I know is Tony'’s in there, we gotta get him out.

Okay, yeah, I heard that. But...

Don'’t you think it'’d be a good idea

to know a little bit more about what it is we'’re getting into?

Oh. Knock yourself out.

[LAUGHS]

[LAUGHS]

I thought everybody in this circus was supposed to be a mutant.

[SQUEAKS]

[LAUGHING]

Oh, you thought that'’s funny?

[LAUGHING] Yeah.Yeah? I'’ll bonk you.

Don'’t you think it'’s amazing Deklin managed to create a place like this?

It was just a matter of time until somebody found a way

to exploit our mutancies for a buck.

Come on, he'’s not exploiting us.

He actually created a place where it'’s okay to be us.

Uh-huh.

Yeah, sure.

Brennan...

Are you jealous of Deklin?

No. Nah, I just think the guy'’s full of himself, that'’s all.

Why? What do you think?

[LAUGHS] you don'’t want to know what I think.

You know, how about we just find Tony and get outta here? How'’s that sound?

Sounds like a plan.

Fine.Fine.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Looking for Shalimar...

Hey, Deklin'’s ready for rehearsal, so...

Hey, you know what? You can help me out.

I'’m looking for a friend of ours, a guy that turned us on to this place,

Tony LaPorta.

Oh, uh...

Well, I haven'’t seen him today, but I'’m sure he's around somewhere.

So how long have you been with the circus, Diane?

Wow, from the beginning.

Deklin and I go way back.

He'’s an... incredible man.

Yeah, so I'’ve heard.

I don'’t know what I'’d do without him.

Wait. So you guys are together, then?

[LAUGHING]

Well, I don'’t' want to keep Deklin waiting.

Now that we both know you'’re not jealous.

Lexa, we gotta talk.

[SHOWER RUNNING]

Is there anywhere in this rock where a girl can get a little privacy?

LEXA: It better be good.

What?

I started tracing all the cities that the circus has passed through,

everywhere from Bridgeport to La Jolla.

Okay... and?And...

And, uh, well, mutants have disappeared from almost every town that they'’ve been to.

Well, isn'’t this what the circus is all about?

Offering protection for mutants on the run? No?

Yeah, but these people were people already in the mutant underground.

I mean, they were, uh... they had families, they were established,

they had nothing to run from.

Oh, and... The thing is that once they join up,

Their families never hear from them again.

It'’s like they vanish off the face of the earth.

So what are you telling me? These people never left this place?

All except for one. Mike Robson.

He'’s a canine feral. He disappeared six months ago, turned back up a month later.

He'’s the one mutant who somehow decided to leave the happiest place on earth.

Oh...

So what do you say we take little dog boy here for a walk, then?

Yeah.

Thank you.

I'’m gonna go put some clothes on.Yeah.

[MELANCHOLIC POP SONG PLAYING]

Hey, Deklin, where you at?

Deklin?

[CLEARS THROAT]

Yeah.

[SCREAMING]

[SCREAMING]

Tony... Oh, my God.

[SCREAMING]

DEKLIN: Found what you were looking for?

[GRUNTS]

[SCREAMING]

[SCREAMING]

JESSE: I had a tough time tracking Robson after he left the circus.

But I figure...

since he'’s a canine feral, there'’s a good chance

he'’d come back to his old stomping grounds.

You'’re out of your mind.

JESSE: Really?

There'’s an urban myth in these parts,

about a guy who creeps around in dog parks late at night.

They call him the werewolf.

Okay, you know I'’m not crazy about dogs to begin with, right?

This full moon outside isn'’t exactly helping.

[GROWLING]

[GROWLING]Hey, hold on.

[GROWLING]

Good boy...

[GROWLING]JESSE: Easy.

Good dog.

It'’s okay. Down boy!

[BARKING]

Good boy. It'’s all right. Stay down. Easy!

MIKE: Don'’t hurt him.

He'’s just protecting me.

What are you doing?

Call off your dogs and we just might tell you.

[GROWLING]

So...

You spent some time at the circus.Yeah, so?

Oh, you'’re looking for somebody, is that it?

Something like that.

I can'’t help you.Why not?

Did it ever occur to you that whoever you might be looking for

just doesn'’t want to be found?

For many of us, that circus offers the only way out.

If that circus is as good as you say how come you only lasted a month?

Guess it wasn'’t for me.

What'’s that supposed to mean?

Like I said, it wasn'’t for me.

Look, Jess, I think we'’re barking up the wrong tree here.

Um, I'’m sorry to have disturbed you. We'’re going to go.

Just, um... One more question.

Why'’d you join the circus?

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

DEKLIN: She moves exquisitely, don'’t you think?

I suppose.

The real test will be to see how she fares on the trapeze.

She'’ll be splendid.

Oh, that was amazing!

Well, perhaps you'’re ready for something a little more challenging.

Oh!

[LAUGHS]

Oh... [LAUGHS]

Don'’t be nervous.

You'’ll be fine.

You ready?

I was born ready.

[LAUGHING HEARTILY]

DEKLIN: Shalimar?

Diane, why don'’t you check on Shalimar'’s costume,

and make sure it'’s ready for the show tonight?

Of course.

[SIGHS] What'’s up, Jess?

How are things going under the big top?

Well, if I ever get tired of saving the world,

I always have a job as an acrobat.

Any sign of Tony?

Uh, not yet, but Brennan'’s gone to look for him.

Oh, well, when you'’re done playing lady on the flying trapeze,

you might want to go give him a hand.

Things have turned up a notch.

I need you to find Tony and get out of there, okay?

Okay.

[LAUGHS]

Must feel nice to do what comes naturally.

[LAUGHS] You have no idea.

Can I, um...

Can I take you on a little private tour?

I feel like I need to get ready for the show tonight.

Oh, please, please.

I want to show you the real magic that lies within our tents.

[SHALIMAR LAUGHING]

I promise... I promise

it'’ll take your breath away.

Okay.All right.

Uh-oh. It'’s Brennan's com-link. It'’s off the grid.

It'’s like he's fallen off the face of the earth.

Maybe he took it off.

No! No! I mean, even deactivated, it still sends off a signal.

I'’m getting nothing.

Must be a computer glitch.

I'’m sure we'll be able to track it somehow.I'’m going to contact Shalimar.

Hey, what for?

To make sure that he'’s okay.

Brennan'’s fine.

He'’s probably off making out with the bearded lady or something.

Lexa, what'’s going on with you?

Since we started this thing, you'’ve been walking around with your blinders on.

No, it'’s just if we don'’t find Tony soon we'’re screwed, that's why.

JESSE: But what if we'’re too late?

Look, what if the Dominion'’s already found him?

Where are you going?To find out.

It'’s a house of mirrors.

Uh-uh-uh.

It'’s so much more than that.Really?

Witness those sinners...

lost forever between heaven and hell.

Oh, my God...

It'’s quite the illusion, isn'’t it?

[INDISTINCT VOICES]

So real...

[BOTH LAUGH]

Not half as real as you.

I can'’t do this.

[FOOTSTEPS]

I'’m sorry...

They need to fit you with your costume for the show, so...Sure.

Why are you getting involved?

You can'’t trust her.

What are you talking about?

She'’s working with others on the outside.

They'’re looking for Tony.

I don'’t believe you.

[SIGHS] Deklin...

Oh, Deklin. I'’m just... I'’m just trying to look out for us... [GASPS]

I don'’t need your help.

Okay?

Deklin, please. Please...

MAN: What is it, Lexa?

Did you find Tony LaPorta yet?

How did you know about that?

I keep my ear to the ground.

Listen, I'’m calling to offer up our help.

You'’ve stuck your neck out for me in the past...

MAN: That won'’t be necessary.

We have the situation under control.

Really?

Well, good. I'’m glad to hear that.

So the, uh, renegade agent has already been neutralized?

As I said, this situation is under control.

Lexa, you are to stay away. Am I clear?

Crystal.

[BEEPS OFF]

Well, that was swift.

I got what I needed to hear. They don'’t have Tony.

Hey, did you figure out what'’s wrong with Brennan'’s com-link?

No, not yet.

But I did find out why dog boy joined the circus.

He got married.

Hmm, how romantic.

Lexa, he lied to us.

Two of them went in, one came out, and that'’s a pretty big detail to leave out.

I'’m telling you, I can feel it. He'’s covering something up.

So what do you suppose we do?

Hope he tells us the whole story if we scratch him in his sweet spot?

I'’m going back there.

Uh, Jess, wait.

I'’m coming with you.

[TRIBAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[CROWD EXCLAIMING]

[CHEERING]

She'’s beautiful...

She'’s magical...

And she'’s been given wings.

An angel in motion.

[CHEERING]

[GRUNTS IN PAIN]

[CROWD GASPING]

I don'’t know how this could'’ve happened.

This wasn'’t an accident. Someone tampered with this.

Look, Diane, do you know what'’s going on here?

Don'’t be afraid. I can protect you.No, you can'’t.

There'’s nothing you or anybody else can do.

Diane, tell me what'’s going on.

It'’s Deklin, he'’s got Tony and the others.

Others? What do you mean?

Do you mean Brennan?Yeah.

Where are they?

They'’re trapped in the chamber of souls.

Oh, my God. They'’re real.

MASON: Deklin, I am entrusting you with the future of mankind.

This is your task, your reason for being.

If I don'’t survive to carry out my plan,

Then you must purge the world of mutant abominations.

You must not fail.

[BARKS FEROCIOUSLY]

Can'’t you people just leave me alone?

JESSE: She'’s the reason you joined the circus.

My friend here can be a real pit bull. You might want to answer his question.

Look, whoever you'’re looking for,

if you haven'’t heard from them by now, they'’re gone.

Mike... what happened to your wife?

We were trying to start a life together.

At first, everything was great,

then Deklin started hitting on her.

He wouldn'’t let up.

The more she turned him down the more he went after her.

What did you do?I couldn'’t take it.

I wanted out. I started packing.

Donna said she wanted to go meet him, thought she could work it out.

I followed her to the chamber of souls.

The freak show exhibit.

You come in, but you don'’t come out.

MIKE: I tried to keep her from happening, but I was too late.

What do you mean you were too late?There was no bringing her back.

Something happened with the mirror.

It just... swallowed her up.

I knew I was next.

[DOG BARKS][DEKLIN GRUNTING]

I tore the bastard up pretty good.

I only wish I'’d killed him.

Have you ever come face to face with pure evil?

Deklin, I am entrusting you with the future of mankind.

You must not fail.

Your mission must not end until all mutants

are wiped from the face of the earth.

Brennan?

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

[THRUMMING]

[THRUMMING]

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

[BRENNAN SCREAMING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Diane, you have to help me!

DIANE: Of course.

Diane?

[SHALIMAR SCREAMING]

SHALIMAR: Diane!

Shalimar, can you hear me?

Why isn'’t she responding?

Well, because now her com-link'’s gone off the grid just like Brennan'’s.

That'’s gotta be a mistake.

[KEYS CLACKING][BEEPING]

Hey, look. The scan I did shows faint signals coming from the circus

No, those are just echoes from when the com-links were active.

[BEEPING]Oh, look at that.

Dominion on line two.

Lexa, have you any idea what you'’ve done?

I'’m sorry?

You sent in Fox and Mulwray after I deliberately warned you not to.

Well, they were in the area...

I advise you to pull them out immediately.

Why? What'’s the rush?

Cirque De Merveilles is a traveling death camp.

What are you talking about?

Deklin Charvet was the last of Genomex'’s sleeper agents.

Eckhart brainwashed him into being his fail-safe method.

for extinguishing mutants in case of his demise.

What? This is his plan B.

Take a look.

Upon my last breath, Operation Apocalypse will take effect.

If I can no longer control the mutant population,

then they can simply... no longer exist.

They must be exterminated one by one.

It'’s Eckhart's final revenge.

So you knew this circus existed, but let Deklin continue his plans for mutant genocide?

We simply took what was there and used it to our advantage.

By luring Tony in, by making him believe this was a safe haven?

I get it, that'’s why you wanted us to stay out.

This was a self-cleaning mission from the start.

You wanted LaPorta dead, didn'’t you?

Precisely. So if you have any love for your teammates, you'’ll pull them out now.

We'’re too late...

[SCREAMING]

Are you pleased with what you see?

You know I am.

I'’m glad.

You know I'’ve always wanted to make you happy.

You know you do.

[CHUCKLES]

[SHALIMAR SOBBING]

Huh...

[MOANING]

Uh-uh.

We have much more work to do.

Yes.Yes.

Hmm.

JESSE: I hope this is worth it,

Because I am not going to let Brennan and shal pay the price of your arrogance.

I should'’ve known better.Yeah. You should have.

It'’s over, Jess. Why can'’t you see that?

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

It'’s all my fault.

I didn'’t listen to the warnings. I should'’ve...

Stop it. Stop it!

You know what, I quit. I just quit.

No, you don'’t. No, you don'’t.

Okay? I'’m not going to let you.

Okay? We'’re going to get them back.

Yeah.

We'’re going to get them back.

I wish I could believe you, Jess.

MASON: Deklin, I am entrusting you with the future of mankind.

This is your task, your reason for being.

If I don'’t survive to carry out my plan,

Then you must purge the world of mutant abominations.

You must not fail.

The mission must not end until all... [BEEPS OFF]

Soon we will have them all.

And then my job will be done.

He would be so proud of you.

[FOOTSTEPS DEPARTING]

Yes...

Yes, he would.

Diane is a multi-dimensional psionic.

She has the ability to shift physical energy into alternate dimensions.

What kind of dimensions?

Well, that'’s not entirely clear.

But it would seem that she can cast energy

into any environment she chooses to create.

Well, what if this dimension isn'’t a place that sustains life?

You gotta learn to see the world as glass half full, not half empty, all right?

All right.

I'’ve downloaded the rest of Deklin'’s manifest from the Genomex database.

Let'’s take a look.

If I don'’t survive to carry out my plan,

then you must purge the world of mutant abominations.

You must not fail.

Your mission must not end until all mutants are wiped from the face of the earth.

Uh-huh. How'’s that glass looking to you at the moment?

Our cup runneth over.

Think about it.

When Deklin'’s done, where does that leave Diane?

Last mutant standing?

JESSE: Yeah.

Hello, Diane.

Do I know you?

No, but you will.

And I don'’t think you're going to like me very much.

Why is that?

Well, because unless you put an exit into that little house of horrors you'’ve created

you'’re never going to see Deklin again.

What have you done with him?

Want to go for a little whirl in the chamber of souls and find out?

Deklin?

Where is he?

Deklin?

JESSE: I want them back, Diane.

One twist of her wrist...

and your boyfriend'’s barbecued.

Get rid of them both, Diane.

You know you can.

He doesn'’t care about you, Diane.Yes, he does.

He'’s been using you.

That'’s not true.It'’s in his manifesto!

What are you talking about?Don'’t listen to them.

They'’re only trying to trick you.

Eckhart'’s manifesto.

He must purge the world of mutant abominations.

He must not fail......His mission must not end...

Until all mutants...

are wiped from the face of the earth.

Diane, that includes you.

Do it! Take them out!

LEXA: It'’s time to decide, Diane.

It'’s now or never.

No!

No!

What are you doing?

[SCREAMING]

Brennan!

Are you insane?

I never cared about them. I only care about you.

You disgust me.

You really want him?

He'’s all yours.

[DEKLIN SCREAMING]

Brennan?

[COUGHS]Oh, thank God. Hey...

Shalimar? Shalimar?

Come on.Where am I?

Back in the land of the living.JESSE: Okay. It'’s all right.

[PANTING]Okay, okay...

Where'’s Diane?

Take a look.

Looks like she got her guy after all.

[TONY COUGHING]

Looks like so did we.

[TONY COUGHING]

Hey?

Hey, you all right?

Who are you?We'’re from Mutant X.

You were dead from the start, you know that? The Dominion set you up.

I had to take a chance.

That place has gone bad.

I knew they'’d come after me.

[EXPLOSION][GLASS SHATTERS]

Oh my God, who did this?

He'’s the creator.

You have to stop him.

Okay, whoever this creator is, he is deep.

I'’ve culled every database and contact I got.

I got nothing.

It'’s like he never even existed.

SHALIMAR: So the mystery continues.

What? So this whole thing was for nothing?

Not necessarily.

Well, at least now we know who our enemy is, right?

Guys, there'’s... um, something I want to say.

Oh, no, no, no... Lexa, it'’s all right. I already told them, you know,

about the other mutants in the circus.

We think it'’s great you managed to hide them all in the mutant underground.

Yeah, hopefully they'’ll be able to start a new life.

I just can'’t believe that circus was too good to be true.

You really had a thing for that Deklin guy, didn'’t you?

She'’s talking about all the other mutants like us who aren'’t as lucky.

[SHALIMAR CHUCKLES]

Whatever. I knew that.

Come on. Let'’s get out of here.

[SIGHS]Okay, why did you do that?

I was actually just about to try to apologize.

Trust me, the last thing they want to hear right now

is how you almost got them killed.

They barely like you as it is.

I'’m sorry, did I say that out loud? [CHUCKLES]

Good one.

Okay. What has happened to you and what have you done with Lexa?

Thanks, Jesse.For what?

For giving me faith.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]