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What?

What the...

What the...

Oh, did you... Oh!

Hi, it’s Molly Martin. I can’t get to the phone.

Leave me a message and I’ll get back to you.

Molly, you were right about the geostorm.

It’s amazing, but we need to track

what other phenomena are happening.

God, it was just floating in the air.

I was just staring at it like some Neanderthal

that had just seen television for the first time.

I’m headed home.

Tonight is the night, I can feel it.

Call me back.

I’m gonna start tracking and see how large the readings get.

It’s looking good. Shit, it’s moving really fast.

What?

Hello?

Molly, it’s Nijat.

The CME hit early.

If it keeps going, we’ll have global disasters.

It’s moving faster than your research model.

I’ve got readings off the charts.

I’ve got...

It’s beautiful.

The kids are meeting us at Nijat’s to get readings

and figure out where and what’s gonna hit next.

Molly?

You okay?

Molly?

I know he was your friend. I get it.

I’ve clocked over a hundred tremors over the past six hours.

Okay.

And Nijat, he said, geostorm.

He wouldn’t have concluded that if the numbers didn’t add up.

Right.

The earthquakes that we’re experiencing.

The temperature drops.

The ocean currents, they’re all over the map.

We need to warn the administration.

But without R.E.A.C.T., they won’t listen to us.

We need hard evidence, and I know we’ll find it at Nijat’s.

Molly?

I’m fine.

Okay.

I want my computers, and I want my company back.

What would all those computers

tell you that you don’t already know?

How am I gonna know that now, huh?

Come on.

This isn’t you, Molly.

David Diaz took R.E.A.C.T. from me.

Yes.

He took all of my equipment, my research, my whole life.

You know, I was really building towards something, and now...

You don’t need all that gear.

You got us.

You got us.

God.

This whole house is completely destroyed.

This is not a good sign.

I set up the array.

Connectors on backwards.

Huh?

That’s why your signal to noise is tanking.

I’m not a scientist. She knows that.

I shouldn’t even be here.

That’s fine.

Why isn’t Clay doing this?

Your brother’s over there doing science stuff.

Hey, don’t let her get under your skin, okay?

You’re just as qualified to be here.

Yeah?

My liberal arts degree is really

helping next to your multiple PhDs.

I could help you weave a basket.

I have two PhDs and I’m still replaceable

by AI with three prompts.

Your basket weaving has another two minutes.

Okay, Einstein.

Just help me turn this connector around.

Okay. This goes here...

Mom.

Look at the grass.

The dendritic pattern from the strike point,

it looks like it radiated from the ground, not from above.

Well, lightning doesn’t come from the ground.

Didn’t they teach you at...

What college did you go to again?

Funny.

You know, I’d love to go to school,

but I’m too busy helping my family stop disasters.

For some reason, they just keep happening.

Molly?

Solar wind speeds picked up 600 kilometers per second.

Proton densities through the roof.

Magnetometers are pinging like crazy.

We shouldn’t be seeing this.

Auroras are northern lights. This is too far south.

The CME’s massive magnetic fields

are reacting with our own.

That’s why we can see the auroras.

Okay, so then what is it?

Geostorm.

A geomagnetic storm.

The heat it would take to make

an imprint like this is enormous.

Could lightning do that?

Not normal lightning.

Mom.

These are Nijat’s notes.

Travis? Travis Hayes?

Wait, the Travis Hayes?

Do you know him?

That sounds like a story.

Please. We went to Berkeley together.

We did a few Peace Corps runs together. It’s nothing.

Was that before or after he won his first

or second Nobel Prize in mathematics?

Clay, I found this in the rubble.

Make sure the memory card is intact.

If it’s not, then the last 90 days of work are useless.

Let’s get back and figure out why this geostorm

is growing so large.

And what about the card?

The data box only suffered superficial damage.

So if we take it back to the lab, I can open it.

Is there anyone left in the house?

Nijat lived alone.

I found his ring.

He never took it off, even after Sadia passed.

Mom, I’m so sorry about your friend.

- I’m sorry, Mom. - I’m sorry, Molly.

Hey, you want some company?

Everything just vanished.

No warning. Just gone.

The neighborhood... The house.

People.

Nijat.

It’s a lot.

Not his journals. And I just...

I feel like there’s an answer in here somewhere.

So you can use these?

I’m trying to, but it just feels like a

math problem that I can’t figure out.

Well, why do you have to figure it out?

I mean, who else is going to?

David Diaz?

David’s a tool. He’s short-sighted.

You know, maybe he’s surrounded himself

with a lot of smart people this time.

You don’t have to save the world again and again and again.

And you don’t have to do it alone.

I’m sorry. I can’t stop. I can’t stop.

I feel like everything that’s happened so far

is just building to something really big.

And I don’t know how we’re going to survive this.

Your family. Us. We have our strengths.

We want to support you. We’re here for you.

Use us.

I know. I just want everybody to be safe.

I do, too.

I do, too.

Sunspots.

What?

Sunspots. Come on.

How you doing?

Huh? Oh... Um...

I got the memory card out and intact.

And I’m trying to see what’s on it, but...

Trouble?

It isn’t password protected.

That’s interesting.

But there’s three security questions.

And if I answer any of them wrong, everything’s deleted.

Well, try me. Maybe I can help.

Okay.

What do you do when your round of golf

is interrupted by lightning?

Undoubtedly, Travis’ golf humor.

No one plays, but he did, so no one got the joke.

Use a one iron. Even God can’t hit a one iron.

Dumb, I know.

One dash iron.

Huh.

- One iron worked. - Nice.

Okay, next question.

Who is the Wilbur Hall cat?

It was a stray cat we all used to feed.

He would roam the commons.

I keep thinking his name is Chowderface.

Carrotcake.

Yeah, long story.

It worked!

Okay, two down.

Okay, last question.

Think you’re faster than me? What’s the measure--

Eject that card now. Clay, right now.

No, no, the card is self-deleting data.

Travis, it’s Judy. Again.

I know you have a mssive Nobel trophy.

But you also owe me four months rent.

Unknown device.

You’re not getting Nijat’s info that easily.

Whoa, what? What the...

Whoa.

Holy, that was the longest one yet.

The readings are accurate. 2.53 seconds.

That is a measurable loss of gravity.

In your face, Isaac Newton.

You know, I was very instrumental

in all that funding.

I told President Carlson that day that when he...

What?

We got it. Another gravitational anomaly.

A big one.

2.53 seconds?

That’s insane.

Dr. James, send Director Nakami the data.

I mean, this is incredible.

These are off-the-chart gravity pulls.

Finally, we can quantify their existence

and get the Paladin project off the ground.

We can prevent these geostorms for good.

We have the proof.

Emergency dispatch in Roanoke.

Lit up with 911 calls of people

and things lifting off the ground.

And this was after a magnitude 6.2 in Tramway, North Carolina

took everyone by surprise.

It’s just 163 miles between the two locations.

Both events only three months after

the weightlessness incident in Wilmington.

Natasha, there is a pattern emerging here.

We need to move forward with the Paladin project.

Okay.

- This is good, but... - No buts!

Sorry.

The proposal that I laid out for the Paladin project

has everything in there to stop this geostorm.

We launch a set of magnetic sails at the size and

the gauge specs that I proposed, then we can stop this storm.

It’s not enough, David.

I need more ground data that points

to concrete evidence for an actual solution, not theory.

The Paladin project is not theory.

My sails will reflect and reduce the effects

of solar flares hitting the Earth.

Without it, I don’t know where we'll be in a year.

FEMA is overseeing disaster response

for multiple catastrophes.

Lightning storm, earthquakes, you name it.

The president’s even launching a program

to get citizens to help us.

That’s how strapped we are.

This is...

preventative... speculative at best.

I agree.

But per the president, I am under your jurisdiction.

Without Paladin project to stop this geostorm,

the entire East Coast is going to be destroyed

and millions of people are going to die!

So please, help me.

Help FEMA’s R.E.A.C.T. program.

Help everyone.

You want to launch Paladin?

You get me the support I need in explaining

why this should be approved and funded.

She can’t do that.

She loves playing gatekeeper.

I’ll talk directly with the president.

I’ll tell him that he needs to make R.E.A.C.T.

an independent body from FEMA.

- You can do that? - Of course I can.

Yeah.

My fellow Americans, we have weathered

ice and inferno, earthquake and despair.

I stood shoulder deep in the frozen darkness

of that killer ice storm.

And I rose from the dead a better man.

Not the president chosen by the people, but by divine power.

And I take on this role with humble gratitude.

Even though I am ready to lay down my life for America,

I know our country needs more than just one man in this fight.

It feels like only yesterday this country

weathered catastrophic disasters on the same level.

Yet we made it through.

This time will be just as tough.

But we will do it together.

I am honored to introduce the Rebuild America program.

Sign up. Rebuild infrastructure.

Restore power.

Defend our future.

Resistance is not dissent.

It’s surrender.

We will not thumb our nose at the brave

men and women who sacrificed their very lives

to keep our country safe so that we may have a future.

Now, more than ever, we owe it to them to rebuild America

even better and keep the dream

of a more perfect union alive.

This is not sacrifice.

It’s opportunity.

Those who answer the call will receive training,

resources, and the gratitude of a nation.

Those who hesitate will have plenty of time to reflect

on what it means to truly be an American.

God bless you.

And God bless the United States of America.

Mr. President, Dr. David Diaz is on the phone for you.

Who?

Dr. Diaz from R.E.A.C.T.,

the team that responds to natural disasters.

I know who he is.

So, you’ve seen the commercial. What do you think?

I like it.

Hopefully, it will get everyone to enlist.

Not too authoritarian?

America is going through too many disasters.

It needs a strong hand.

A strong hand.

That could be a campaign slogan.

Okay, let’s go.

Let’s release the commercial immediately.

And, uh, the Diaz guy, can you get somebody else

- to take the call, please? - Yes, sir.

A strong hand.

I like it.

Do you know anything about sunspots?

Would it affect the tides?

- That’s the moon. - Right. Then, no.

I know nothing.

Well, uh, Travis and Nijat were...

They were tracking one. A cluster.

It was pretty big.

It’s been visible for a couple months.

The... The aurora that lit up the sky?

Perhaps it’s all connected.

I don’t know why they’re so severe,

but these sunspots could be the source of the geostorm.

Then maybe that has something to do with the...

the low gravity that we all witnessed.

Well, that would sort of wrap it up

in a pretty little package, wouldn’t it?

Yeah. Wishful thinking, huh?

Yeah.

Now, I know things haven’t been ideal

between us lately, and you hate corny,

but I have something for you.

Well, you are just full of surprises.

Oh, no. It’s our anniversary.

I’m so sorry, Eric.

No, no. It’s okay.

We’ve had a lot of challenges these last three months,

but if there’s one thing I’ve learned

that I can’t take for granted,

it’s our marriage and our family.

Or gravity.

Especially gravity, yeah.

These are so beautiful.

You know, it’s a species that blooms in very harsh conditions.

That’s why they grow in pairs.

We’re facing incredible challenges.

But if we can’t fight for ourselves or

our family, what’s the point of fighting?

And there is nothing we can’t overcome.

Just like those flowers.

You should have been a writer.

I could listen to you talk all day.

Oh, come on.

Just a few minutes ago, you wanted to kill me.

Oh, don’t ruin the moment.

Okay.

Oh, sorry to interrupt.

Where are you going?

Chrissy wants to go back and see where she can help.

There’s a lot of evacuations going on there.

Are you sure it’s safe?

Yes. We’ll stay in the evacuation zones

and we have our meters.

She is prepared.

I’d feel helpless waiting around.

I need to do something.

I have too much of Mom in me.

Happy anniversary.

So yeah, I guess I should go call Travis Hayes.

Oh, well, okay.

I need to get back to work.

- Good. - Good.

Happy anniversary.

Hey, give me a hand over here.

Today is the first day we all rise to meet this challenge.

The Rebuild America program begins now.

Every citizen is a soldier in this fight.

Sign up for the Rebuild America program.

America needs a strong hand.

I just, I don’t even want to hear him speak.

Do you know that if you don’t join that

volunteer program, you can get sent to jail?

Yeah, I know.

But I guess people really need work and food and shelter, so...

I mean, at least this gives them that.

Yeah, fine. Okay, then make it volunteer.

Not difficult.

I’m not disagreeing.

Sounds like you are.

You know what?

How about when this is all over, you and me just go...

somewhere safe, by yourselves, and...

just have a nice time. Just us.

Yeah?

Yeah, that’d be great.

Are you okay?

Yeah, um... I’m just worried.

About what?

Come on, you can talk to me.

Maybe I can help.

You don’t always have to keep everything bottled up inside.

I think my brother’s hiding.

Felix?

Yeah, he’s...

He’s been drafted into that Rebuild America program,

and he’s not really a fan of

President Carlson or the program.

I just...

I don’t think you should get thrown in jail because of it.

Why didn’t you tell me?

Yolanda, maybe we could help.

How? Your parents are literally being ostracized

by the people that they’re saving.

I mean, they have no connections.

Then, I don’t know, maybe he can come work for us?

No, no, I’ve asked him. He doesn’t want the help.

I’m sure we can figure this out.

No, not everything needs to be figured out, Chrissy.

I mean, if we try hard enough...

No, stop! Okay? Please, just...

Look, my brother and I don’t always see eye to eye.

Okay? Even on our best days.

And I just...

Let’s just go where we’re needed. Okay?

Okay.

Knock again.

Yeah?

Hello.

Molly! And friends.

What took you so long to come see me?

Wait till you hear what happened.

- Come in, come in, come in. - You were expecting us?

Yeah, you opened up the questions.

I floated for 2.53 seconds.

- What? - Yeah, come in, come in.

Sit down, sit down.

Travis, that’s incredible.

It’s impossible.

I’m like a superhero, except I float.

I’m a floating superhero.

Did you bring my memory card?

This is my son, Clay.

- Clay. - Big fan.

Oh, Clay, thank you.

Well, I see Molly’s been the one talking about me.

Not this guy.

So you still haven’t shaken the old kiwi off the tree?

I’m not from that island, boy. I’m Australian.

I left there when I was 24 years old.

Ah, just because you lost the accent doesn’t change things.

Alright, you guys ready to jump in?

I still haven’t cracked why the CMEs

are so intense and consistent.

Data shows atmospheric electricity keeps increasing.

Yeah, the energy has to go somewhere

when it hits the planet.

That’s why the lightning storm got so intense.

And took Nijat from us.

The energy from that solar material seems to be building.

Building? Building where?

Above us, below us.

The entire east coast?

Yes.

So you’re saying whatever happens

on the ground can affect the air, the sky?

Kind of, but the other way around.

The solar flares are aggravating the gravitational pulls.

They’re affecting the earthquakes.

And that’s when the gravitational failure hit.

It lasts about 2.53 seconds.

And then there’s a quick drop in barometric pressure,

about 10 to 15 millibars.

So if this energy is building up, what does that mean?

Hundreds of fault lines on the east coast can be triggered.

The next CMEs that come through here will

have enough strength as a whole roll of them.

Yeah, based on all this data, in less than 48 hours,

a massive X-class solar flare will erupt.

The east coast won’t survive that.

Travis, you said there was a 10 to 15 millibar decrease

in barometric pressure before.

I’m seeing a 25 millibar drop in your readings now.

Yeah, I see two in Wirtz, Virginia.

Wirtz, where’s that?

Uh, about 20 miles south.

Take the 240 through Franklin County.

How are we going to stop this?

Those earthquakes are going to be everywhere.

We need to go to R.E.A.C.T. and warn them.

They won’t listen.

We can be of more help in the field.

Let’s head out, see what we can do.

Travis, you coming?

I think I’m gonna... if that’s...

if that’s rude, I’m sorry, but I don’t do good out in the field.

I can be more of a help monitoring here.

I have a system. It’s just, it works better.

I’m gonna stay too.

I just, um...

I just... I don’t want to go outside right now.

And I think if I stay, I can help and...

Like I said, dude, I have a system.

- It works better. - Travis...

Fine, fine, fine.

He can stay.

There’s a lot to keep track of

so I guess he can help this once.

Just this once.

And don’t touch my stuff.

Okay.

All right, let’s go.

Bye.

Go get him, kid.

Alright, well... Welcome aboard, Clay.

Have a seat, my friend.

Travis...

Am I reading this right?

Yeah, those coordinates are Philadelphia.

It’s an 8.1 magnitude.

Nearly 6 seconds with peak ground acceleration of 1.7 G.

Those are Northridge ’94 numbers.

Why are we finding out about this after the fact?

The Ramapo Fault is closest to the epicenter

but it’s still 80 miles south of the city.

Fine.

This is great. This is perfect.

It is?

Yes, we’re going to Philadelphia.

We are?

There are multiple weather anomalies in Philly.

We need to see them firsthand.

Pull over.

There’s no way this was caused by an earthquake.

Think a hurricane did this?

No, the trees are intact.

It can’t be the wind.

So you’re saying the gravitational pull thing,

that’s what did this?

Whoa, Molly, hold it.

Hey, wait, wait, wait a minute.

The gravitational pull is gone.

The train’s upright. It’s not floating.

Molly, it can still fall over.

- Ow! - Damn it!

What was that?

I don’t know.

- Look. - What is it?

Look at that.

What is it?

The elevated geomagnetic activity is all over this place.

Ooh!

This isn’t good.

No. No, it certainly isn’t.

If this is happening out here,

then major cities near fault lines

all across the mid-Atlantic are in danger.

And it could be catastrophic.

All right.

- Mom? - Go for mom.

A lot of infrasound sensors are

detecting 15 hertz waves at 170 decibels.

Clay, how are you reading that?

Those numbers are from NASA.

Yeah, I kind of hacked those. Does that make me a bad person?

What does that mean?

It means the universe is giving us a tell.

It’s like a bad poker player at a blackjack table.

It’s telling us something before something lousy happens.

By measuring tectonic plate vibrations,

it can predict earthquakes and...

Oh, no.

Now I’m seeing seismic activity.

Philadelphia is lighting up.

Come on, we gotta go.

- Where? - Philadelphia.

Yolanda.

Okay. You’ll be okay.

What happened? What...

Oh, no.

Where?

Philadelphia. There was a major earthquake.

I think the Red Cross has it handled here.

Come on. We have to go.

Man, this is nuts.

Help!

Where are you going?

Someone needs help!

And they’ll get it, but not from us.

That is not our job. This is.

- But, David... - We need to focus.

We’ll set up camp over there.

The quicker we can get these readings, the quicker

we can get back to Wallops Labs and save billions of people.

That’s the better plan rather than blowing it on one person.

Now move!

What was that?

I don’t know.

Let’s just show the government Paladin is the only option.

This is crazy.

The devastation of this city is... It’s horrible.

People are gonna need help. We need to do something.

What was that? Was that lightning?

I’ve never seen anything like that.

I think it was an electromagnetic surge.

I don’t think it’s safe to drive.

Come on, let’s get our stuff

and check out the rest of the city on foot.

Mr. President, the earthquake in Philadelphia.

While extraordinary, it’s only the start

of what could be a series of similar incidents

across the eastern part of the country.

Why is that? What happened?

It starts with the sun.

It continues to launch excessive amounts of

material causing large amounts of geostorms.

Geostorms?

Solar-driven storms that fry the Earth’s ionosphere,

causing everything from earthquakes to gravity loss.

Gravity loss?

Localized gravitational collapse because of

the curvature of the planet and the ionosphere.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Where are these storms?

At NASA, we have confirmed they’re isolated

to the east coast, but they’re getting bigger.

We’ve got under 24 hours before it completely

takes over the entire eastern seaboard.

Why am I hearing about this now?

Mr. President, we’ve never seen anything like this before.

No one has.

We’re just now connecting the dots.

The information’s coming in fast and furious,

and we’re collecting accurate data

to bring to you so you can act swiftly and accurately.

Solutions.

Longshot. Dr. David Diaz from R.E.A.C.T.

He has what he calls the Paladin Project.

It’s a series of giant umbrellas that,

when deployed, blocks the sun spots

and stops the geostorms.

Umbrellas?

Titanium umbrellas, sir.

That’s the best we got?

Scientifically, that’s the best we got.

Okay, how long?

Umbrellas are ready to launch.

You say go, we can be up in space in less than two hours.

Well, let’s go and get this done then, kids.

Yes, Mr. President.

P waves arriving early.

That shouldn’t happen.

Vertical acceleration?

Spiking, straight up.

Gravimeter?

Fluctuating, but it could be noise.

Or it could be the first clean data that we’ve ever had.

Log it in and wrap it up.

We need a hit while of now.

Is that Molly Martin’s kid?

Oh, FEMA’s here.

You guys come with me. I’ll take care of this.

Great.

Oh, no, let’s go a different way.

Just be cool, okay?

Okay, fine.

This is a surprise.

Why? We actually do work.

The surprise is that you’re here.

Okay, look, this isn’t productive.

It’s a big city. We’ll just go somewhere else.

Dr. Diaz, the body we found is conducting electricity.

You need to stay away from anything conducting electricity.

She’s right. It’s usually a source of electricity.

It’s not on a source of anything.

It’s its own source.

It’s creating its own electricity.

The excess from electrons from the sunspots.

The current is still underground.

But the body is conducting it through the rubble.

Wait, what?

Energy is being created from the atmosphere

and through fissures from the quake.

How do you know about this?

This is my research, not yours.

Excuse me? Your research?

I don’t think you’ve done a day of research in your life.

That’s enough.

Can you please just give us a minute?

I’m gonna go to the car and find people

who actually need my help.

Chrissy!

The Paladin Project, Before Molly lost R.E.A.C.T.?

It’s gonna happen.

And I want you there.

We are ready to launch.

Just waiting to hear from the President.

What?

You’re wasting your time with this family.

Join me and the R.E.A.C.T. team. Okay?

We have the tech, the funding.

We’re ready to go.

We can stop these geostorms with the Paladin Project.

Isn’t that what you want?

I know you love Chrissy.

But if she loves you, she knows you’ll be happier

doing the right thing.

Think about it.

But not too long.

We’re collecting data here and then

we have to leave the launch site.

Two hours.

The answer is still no, David.

And Molly didn’t lose R.E.A.C.T.

Who took it from her?

Let’s go.

Mr. President, I’m requesting

we make Project Paladin go live.

Paladin is a go.

Head to Wallops and get started.

We need to hit Wallops now.

Rachel? David?

Chrissy?

Yolanda, where are you?

Downtown Philadelphia.

The gravitational pulls and then these cars,

they all just started lifting and then...

Are you talking about the earthquakes?

- I just... We were... - Where’s Chrissy?

I’ll track her location.

We were talking to David Diaz and then

- she walked away and... - We can’t hear you.

We found Chrissy’s phone location.

You just stay there. We’re gonna pick you up.

The President gave us clearance to go forward with Paladin.

And I’m only gonna ask each of you for one thing.

Your best.

We just won the coin toss. Okay?

All right.

- Okay? - Okay.

All right. Capcom, report.

Secure satellite communication relay established.

We can tap Nevada in as well.

And we have backups prepared just in case.

DPS, are we online yet?

We are online.

Rachel, keep an eye on storm shifts.

Anything that will interfere with this launch.

I’m on it, Dr. Diaz.

Rachel, initiate countdown.

- These numbers... - Suck.

- The Paladin project... - Isn’t gonna work.

Probability-wise, it doesn’t look good.

But that’s our only hope.

It has to work, otherwise everyone on the East Coast...

- It... - The numbers don’t lie.

Well, then what’s plan B?

Popcorn.

- Excuse me? - Popcorn. I’m gonna make some.

You want some?

No, no. We need to fix this.

Do you want butter on it?

Because, I mean, that’s all popcorn really is, right?

It’s a vessel of all that butter and deliciousness.

Really good popcorn.

Can you focus? Please?

Look, we’re eight billion ants holding onto a rock,

spinning a thousand miles an hour,

slingshotting around the sun,

and right now that rock is getting fried

by a solar tantrum big enough

to make extinction look efficient.

Okay, so sometimes,

sometimes popcorn is the solution.

This popcorn’s nice and tasty. You won’t regret it.

I really hope Mom and Dad come up with something soon.

Molly! Hey! Oh my God! I’m so sorry!

I don’t know where she went!

She was with me one second and then she was gone the next.

I don’t know!

We’re gonna find her.

Wait...

Oh my God.

Oh my God, that’s her car!

- Okay, let’s go. - We gotta go.

She’s up there!

- Chrissy! - Chrissy!

Chrissy!

Chrissy!

Come on, move it, move it!

Chrissy!

Hold on, guys. Hold on.

- My phone says she’s here. - Yeah, mine too.

Found the car, guys. 12th floor. Let’s go.

The CME data has changed.

The wind intensity has increased by 0.3.

DPS, onboard status.

- Status! - Go for launch.

10 minutes.

- 10 minutes. - 10 minutes to launch.

Auto sequence start.

Launch command is now yours, Dr. Diaz.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait! Stop! Stand back! Stand back!

One wrong move, the car goes over, guys.

We need to balance the car.

Or tie it off on something.

Tie it? Tie it with what?

Find something!

Cables or extension cords, whatever you have.

Chrissy! Can you hear me?

Chrissy, wake up! Wake up, Chrissy!

Hurry up!

Chrissy!

- I found something. Let’s go. - Let’s tie it around here.

Let’s go wrap it around there.

Give me some slack. Give me some slack.

Hold it. Hold it. Hold it.

Hold on, guys.

Chrissy, we’re going to get you out of there.

Give me some slack.

Hold on to it. Hold on to it!

Chrissy!

- Chrissy! - Chrissy, wake up!

- Chrissy! - Chrissy!

You’ve got to wake up. Let’s go. Let’s go.

He got her. He got her.

Here comes the car!

We got her. You’re okay.

You’re okay. You’re okay.

I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.

Let’s go. Let’s go, guys. Come on.

The building’s going. The building’s going.

Let’s go. Let’s go.

All personnel, stand by for launch.

T minus ten seconds. All systems functional.

- Ignition go. - Initiate main ignition start.

T minus five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

We have ignition.

Yes!

Woo!

It’s taking off.

It might actually work.

This is good popcorn.

Damn straight.

Is there any more back there?

Popcorn? Bra!

Add a little butter.

On it.

Paladin has passed the moon belt.

Transmit signal is strengthening.

Prepare for cell extension.

Keep heading alignment.

Okay, Paladin Two and Three.

Connect stations.

Prepare for supplemental wing lock.

Initiate magnetic dock parameters.

Paladin Three extender twelve.

35% extend.

Enable sail rigidity.

Sail rigidity established.

Sails are launched.

We did it!

Woo!

Great job, great job.

Thank you.

It’s time to get the president on the phone.

This is Amy.

Initial estimates are showing

the sails are in place on schedule.

Dr. Diaz is on the phone.

Dr. Diaz, this is the president.

Mr. President, hello?

Blackout.

Uh, someone talk to me. What just happened?

Data systems are offline.

We’ll call the backup.

Dr. Diaz...

Dr. Diaz?

Dr. Diaz?

Something must have happened.

The umbrellas are offline.

What do you mean the umbrellas are offline?

That’s impossible.

Dr. Diaz, the solar flares are too strong.

Umbrellas 6 through 14 have been completely destroyed, sir.

You’re reading it wrong.

The geostorm is not stopping.

It’s growing in magnitude.

What the hell is going on here?

Reserve gennies are firing up.

Dr. Diaz, do you smell that?

Status report.

Initial reports suggest that the deflections from

the umbrellas widen the scope of the geostorm.

- Widened? - Globally.

It’s moving more aggressively.

It’s already hit Nevada and, uh...

Clay, you’re not going to believe what

happened in Winnipeg, Jamaica, and...

Looks like Vegas.

This geostorm...

It’s not going to just stop the eastern seaboard.

- It’s... - This is global. Yeah, yeah.

That’s ball lightning.

Right. Ball lightning.

No, it’s only ever been scientifically caught

on camera once.

If everyone’s seeing this, then...

- Clay, Clay, it’s okay. - No, no, no.

You don’t understand.

I need to get a hold of my mom and dad.

I need to tell them.

Clay, I’m sure they already know.

Natasha, the president will be addressing the nation shortly.

You have five minutes.

You wanted to see me?

I’m headed to the Wallops Flight Facility in five.

Dr. Diaz missed his mark, but so did

the rest of the scientists of the world.

Of course, Mr. President.

What is the current status of the geostorms?

The geostorm targets are seemingly random.

We’re trying to figure out how to stop them,

but it’s hit or miss.

From the info that we have, we’re concerned

that this could go on for years.

But our core survival resources, food, shelter,

water, will be gone in less than a month.

Quicker if the storm accelerates.

It’s already accelerated.

Just depends on how we spin it.

Mr. President, what are you planning

on saying to the nation?

I haven’t decided yet.

I’ll come up with something.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Natasha.

You didn’t tell the president about

Dr. Diaz and the R.E.A.C.T. team at Wallops.

It’s been over 45 minutes with no communication.

I think we can assume no one survived.

I’m headed to Wallops now.

Until I can confirm it and you hear

from me directly, you know nothing. Understood?

- Understood. - Okay.

I knew R.E.A.C.T.’s magnetic sails would fail.

Instead of stopping the CMEs, it worked

as a bounce board for the flares.

So frustrating.

David’s smarter than that.

Yeah, obviously he’s not smarter than his ego.

When we get there, you’ll set him straight, won’t you?

The geostorm is moving at an accelerated rate.

It’s global now.

What if we can’t convince him?

Well, then I’ll have to kick the living ego out of him.

Works for me.

My fellow Americans, tonight I speak to you

with a heavy heart and an unshakable resolve.

We are a nation born of resilience.

These past weeks have tested us

with earthquakes that split our soil,

solar flares that scorched our skies,

and storms that froze our cities.

These are not isolated acts of nature.

They are what scientists are calling geostorms.

I will not lie to you.

Cloud cover’s thick.

Geomagnetic currents are penetrating deeper.

Radiation is off the charts.

DSCOVR’s telemetry is lacking

like a snail through peanut butter.

We’re going to have to extrapolate

the CME from the rest of it.

Sunspot region AR4667.

It doubled again.

It’s about to fire.

The last CME took about 14 hours to reach Earth.

If these projections hold,

we’re going to get hit by another geostorm explosion

nearly twice the size in less than 35 hours.

That’s enough to destroy the planet.

This is not surrender. It’s survival.

It’s unreal. Everything’s destroyed.

What happened to the building?

Looks like it collapsed on itself.

I don’t want you going in there.

You’ll be more helpful keeping watch down here,

especially if we need someone to rescue us.

Please.

For me.

Well, um, we’ll stay here.

Keep an eye out for David Diaz.

Okay.

If you sense anything going south, just get out.

Unless it’s another gravity pull and you need

to tie yourself to something locked down.

Promise?

If you find David, get him in touch with Travis.

Travis knows what to do.

Okay. Come on.

It’s not working!

Networks fried. Here, try it.

Use the radio.

Can you switch that off?

I can’t deal with listening to the president right now.

Mom? Dad?

Chrissy? Yolanda? Is anyone there? Over.

When the ground shakes, we stand.

You need to shut that off.

The CMEs must have knocked it out when it hit Earth.

No, you need... It’s too much, okay?

It’s too noisy.

I don’t know where the clicker is.

I’m trying to find the clicker.

No, no. You need to shut it off!

I’m trying. I’m trying. I’m trying to shut it down.

It’s off. I powered it off.

Okay? I powered it off.

It’s off.

No.

I can’t. I’m...

I’m sorry, okay? I’m sorry. I’m sorry.

Listen, it’s okay. It’s okay.

If you could rename the moon, what would you call it?

What?

What would you name it?

I don’t know.

Whatever comes to your mind. No wrong answers.

What would you name it?

The sun.

Great.

Sit down.

Sit down.

When I see you, I see me.

The old version of me.

Alone.

Head full of static.

Always worrying that the world’s watching every single twitch.

That weight, it will break you.

It will break you.

I’m sorry. I didn’t...

Listen. Just listen. Okay? Just listen.

If I could give my younger self any advice,

it would be this.

All that over-correcting.

That wasted, wasted fuel.

It’s...

You’ll survive.

You will survive and you will wonder why

you carried all that weight around all by yourself.

But if I don’t carry it, then...

the world will...

What?

The world will what?

Once you know the answer to that question,

you’ll find that peace.

All right?

You hear me?

Good.

Want some popcorn?

- Let’s have some popcorn. - Yeah.

All right.

What do you think Chrissy meant

when she said you could have been in there?

- What do you mean? - She said that to Yolanda.

Do you think Yolanda’s gonna work for David?

Does it matter?

Yes. He stole my company from me.

Well, she chose us.

But...

But you... But, Molly, stop.

Whatever you’re thinking, okay? Stop.

Yolanda’s an adult.

She loves Chrissy, she puts up with us,

and we are quite a handful.

So she’s making her choices in life, and guess what?

She’s here now with us.

- Help! Hello! - Do you hear that?

Is someone there?

Help!

The door’s jammed!

Pull!

Molly?

What... What are you doing here?

Looking for you.

Dr. Martin, I’m a huge fan.

I’ve read all your court cases and your books.

That’s enough.

Right, of course.

Molly, this is my husband, Eric.

How are you? Good to meet you.

Oh, it’s like all of R.E.A.C.T. is back together.

All we’re missing are your kids.

- Are they here? - Well, I...

The team is not back together.

She’s not a part of R.E.A.C.T. anymore.

Molly, really, we need to get out of here now.

For once, David’s right.

The building’s not safe. We gotta go.

Let’s go.

Wait.

We have nothing to discuss.

I know why the sails didn’t work.

It’s a moot point, okay?

You can launch again, but not with the umbrellas.

You’re not coming back to R.E.A.C.T.

This isn’t about me.

I have no interest in being a part of R.E.A.C.T. again.

Yeah, it doesn’t sound like it.

This is about saving lives.

This is all gonna get so much worse if we don’t do something

and we’re running out of time.

Listen to me.

We can’t stop the next CME, but we can dampen its effects.

Molly, you are wasting your time.

We can do that using bulk metallic glass.

It’s the same material NASA used in 2001 for Genesis Probe.

The Genesis Probe was for collection, not mitigation.

It can mitigate the impact by absorbing the energy.

It won’t leave a trace behind. It won’t pollute the atmosphere.

You know what? Stay in your lane, okay?

This is my problem to figure out.

Oh my God, that building.

It looks like it’s gonna collapse even more.

We have to get down and do something now.

Yeah. Yeah, you’re right. Let’s go.

Let’s just keep going forward.

- This way. - Hey.

Are you okay?

Hey.

I’m all right. I just need a second.

Okay. Just stay right here. I’m gonna check everything out.

Okay. Okay...

Watch your step.

You guys, I found another set of stairs.

Me first.

You feel that?

Something’s wrong, I feel a little...

- Yeah. - Sort of woozy.

It’s happening again.

Guys, I’m not feeling too good.

It’s another gravitational pull.

I’m feeling kind of light-headed too.

Hold on to something.

Brace yourself to the ground.

These stairs right here. These stairs.

I’m feeling dizzy... the air.

Are you okay?

I feel like my feet are lifting off the ground.

Hold on to me.

Go over there!

Hold on to something.

Gravity shifting.

Hold on tight!

Grab a hold of whatever you can.

I’m lifting up off the ground.

- Watch out! - Just hold on! Hold on!

Don’t move! Hold it!

She’s lifting up off the ground!

Watch out!

David!

David, where are you going?

Hold onto something!

- You okay? - Yeah, I’m good.

You? Okay.

We have to get to them before this whole building collapses.

We got you. We got you.

Ty, are you okay?

Yeah, I’m all good.

All right, I think it’s stabilizing.

- Okay. - We’re okay.

Okay. Okay.

I think it’s done. Okay, let’s go.

Okay.

Do you smell that?

What is it?

It’s sulfur.

It’s coming from over there.

Where are you going?

It could be another clue.

Are you crazy? You’re gonna walk into the building

after we’re trying to get out of here?

I’ll go with you.

Take your friend and go find David Diaz and find an exit.

I’ll go with Molly. Go ahead.

Ty, come on!

Okay, Rachel, I’m coming.

Hold up, Molly.

Oh, my God. That stench.

It’s sulfur, but it’s sharp and pungent.

Probably a broken sewer line.

Sewer gas smells like rotten eggs.

This is rotten eggs mixed with burning matches.

That’s magma.

Magma? There’s no active volcanoes near here.

That’s the smell. It’s a continental rift.

There are basins all over the East Coast.

The magma had nowhere to go

except for these basins way underground.

This surface rupture, it’s a result of

a deep crack within the Earth’s crust.

This is a geological event that should take centuries,

but it’s happening in a matter of days.

Why is it blue?

Something’s happening under there.

And all of this geomagnetic energy,

it’s accelerating whatever that is.

So the whole Earth is breaking apart.

We have to find the others and get out of here now!

Yolanda?

What is that?

I don’t know.

It’s not good.

Come on, take cover!

I thought you knew everything!

Clay would know.

Yeah, yeah, probably.

We have to find another way.

All the doors are blocked off.

Why am I not surprised that David just ran away like that?

Molly...

No, he doesn’t think about anybody.

Right, for right now, let’s just focus

on finding Chrissy and Yolanda.

You don’t think I am?

Come on, I’m not like David.

Wow.

What? I didn’t say anything.

Sure seems like it.

Are you that determined on getting R.E.A.C.T. back

or proving that David’s nothing without you?

He’s doing fine proving that all on his own.

He failed and now the Earth

is destroying itself from the inside.

And we’re all going to deal with the effects of that,

especially our kids.

No argument there.

But Molly, look at Clay.

He was too terrified to even come with us.

And Chrissy, she’s very capable.

But you treat her like she’s ten years old.

What are you trying to say?

That they’re struggling.

Yeah, this is hard on everybody.

You want to protect our kids?

Be a mom, not a commander.

You think I want this life for them?

You don’t think I’d rather Chrissy with her big heart

join the Peace Corps or do something amazing?

Or Clay with his big brain cure cancer.

They don’t have a choice.

They were born into a war and they have

to fight to have those things later on.

We’re all going to die if we don’t stop these geostorms.

That’s your rationale?

Risking them because you can’t save yourself?

Molly, they are not you.

Let them be themselves.

Why are we fighting about this

if not for a future for them?

If we make it through this, we need to have a bigger talk.

Help!

Get it off!

- No, no, no. - That’s not going to move.

Yolanda! Over here!

I found a way in! Come on, hurry, I can hear them!

Molly!

- What happened? - Are you okay?

The roof caved in.

Fortunate for your fast exit, huh, David?

I was trying to get help.

Guys, are all the stairways blocked?

We just need a crowbar or something.

Are you okay?

I’m fine, okay?

Just get me out of here.

Mom!

Dad! Are you guys there?

- Dad! - Chrissy!

- Mom! - Chrissy!

Yolanda.

Let me see this.

All right. I’m going to wedge it in here.

I’m going to try to lift about half an inch.

That’s about all I can do. You have to pull him out.

On the count of three. You got it?

Yep.

One, two, three!

Pull! Pull! Pull!

Pull! Pull! Pull!

Pull him out!

Pull!

We’re going to go over this.

This is it. Our only way out.

You ready?

Start climbing! Go! Let’s go!

Who’s next?

Careful. Careful.

- Let’s go. - Careful.

Anybody else?

Anybody else down there?

Yell out if you’re there!

I think that’s it.

Let’s go.

Oh, no.

Look who’s here.

Are you okay? Is the team intact?

Yes, yes, we’re fine.

Listen, you should send more rescue crews in

to check for more survivors.

Yeah, okay, but David...

Look, I know, the data was incorrect,

but we can get back on track.

You need to go back to the president.

You need to tell him that we can’t give up now.

This is too important, okay?

Are you two getting the band back together?

What?

Molly?

No.

Molly is unhinged, okay?

She is not qualified.

She’s not a team player.

She undermines literally everything.

The president wants this.

Do you want me to convey your reservations,

or would you like to call him yourself?

Molly!

Oh, great. Here we go again.

It’s good to see you.

Are you okay? Is the family okay?

I came to see if I could help in any way.

We didn’t expect the whole facility

to be in ruins when we got here.

The geostorms are growing globally

at an uncontrollable rate.

There’s a deep fissure inside the Wallops facility.

It measures miles under the Earth’s crust.

There’s magma coming from continental rifts there.

You’re positive?

Absolutely. And it gave me an idea.

The lava veins, they were emitting a strange color.

It wasn’t orange. It was a bright blue glow.

It smelled like sulfur.

I wasn’t sure why at first, but then I realized.

Ionized gases.

Exactly.

So here’s my theory.

We’ve always had solar flares. Always.

But why are we having this problem now with the geostorms?

Because we’re in a feedback loop.

How?

Why now, after billions of years?

The solar flares, they ionize the atmosphere,

triggering disasters like earthquakes.

The earthquakes pump ions back into the geostorms.

Repeat.

It just keeps feeding itself.

We have to break the cycle.

What is your solution?

Disrupt the ions.

But we don’t have any tools or resources.

We need bulk metallic glass.

We launch it into the mesosphere right before the next geostorm.

The glass will reflect the solar flares,

and stopping that feedback loop.

We’ll need an insane amount of it.

Where would we source this?

Fusion reactors.

Yeah. But where are you getting it from?

Amazon?

JPL.

Does this mean we get Molly back on the R.E.A.C.T. team?

- No. - No.

You two have to work this out.

I’m here on behalf of the president,

and he’s willing to do whatever it takes

to support R.E.A.C.T., Dr. Diaz, and the team.

And Molly, you could be part of this.

Sorry.

I need to think about this.

What’s going on?

They want us to work with David,

but we gotta speak to Travis first.

It’s open.

Hey, kids.

Rough night at the office?

Remember the movie "Grease?"

At the end when the car goes flying through the air?

Yeah, it’s classic.

That’s what happened to me.

Did you know Sandy was dead the entire movie?

Yeah.

She drowned at the beginning.

Ascended to heaven in a 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Convertible.

Pretty cool, right?

You need to get out more.

Molly. Come here.

So estimates have the next solar flare

peaking at about... what time is it?

Three hours.

And then one 27 hours after that.

So there’s less than 30 hours between those big hits.

But there’s more.

The sun is 300,000 times bigger than Earth.

So it has a stronger pull of gravity.

Yeah, that’s why we rotate around it.

When two objects are closer, the gravity’s stronger.

When it’s further away, the weaker it gets.

Clay, are you saying that the Earth

is pulling away from the sun’s orbit?

No. The Earth’s gravity comes from its own mass.

Not the sun’s.

But if the Earth is pulling away from the sun,

that would mean the Earth is somehow...

losing its own mass.

Am I hearing that correctly?

CMEs are what’s causing all the electrical storms,

solar flares, earthquakes...

And it’s worse than before.

There’s been documented proof

of ball lightning all over the world.

- Ball lightning? - Told you Clay would know.

Wait, you guys saw one in person?

That explains the ionized fissure at Wallops.

Ionized fissure? Is that a thing now?

It might be the thing.

Ooh, a disruptor.

Exactly. A bulk metallic glass package.

It’s our best solution.

Why?

And where do we get metallic glass?

Weather satellites?

ISS stations?

Right. Right.

So?

A disruptor because BMG powder

retains energy absorbing properties and

neutralizes solar flare ions.

I like this team.

Not bad, right?

And the BMGs protect the structures.

It’s like Superman with kryptonite

or a vibranium shield against...

So what you’re saying is if we get enough

bulk metallic glass, we can effectively stop this geostorm.

It can absorb the ions.

Yes.

Well, how do we physically get it?

Getting it’s not the problem.

It’s where to launch it that’s more difficult.

See, before the storm there were

15 operational launch pads in the US.

And now?

With Wallops down, three.

And you won’t establish a remote interlink connection

in time for that.

Does anybody know any rich folk that aren’t in jail?

Funny.

I mean, I do.

I know a guy, but he’s in California.

California’s been hit pretty hard.

It’s an underground silo designed

to withstand a nuclear attack.

I only know this because I helped

build the molecular dynamics structures.

Why would a private citizen need a space shuttle?

I didn’t ask. I just built it.

No. President Carlson instituted martial law in California.

You have to be a resident to get into the entire state.

We’ll figure it out.

We’re still technically residents there, but

just in case, I ran into FEMA director Natasha Nakami.

We have full support of President Carlson.

David Diaz does. We don’t.

No, we’re fine.

Natasha’s on our side.

And she’s seen David’s messy handiwork

on more than one occasion.

David? Why would we even...

If we can just, if we can get to California,

we would have full access to the facilities.

I still have some connections with some military buddies.

Can you get a plane?

Why is David involved?

- I’m going. - You’ll need me, too.

Seriously!

Are we working with David Diaz again?

Mom, the man took your company away from you

and you want to work with him again?

I don’t get it.

Clay!

Go ahead.

Say it.

You always said, stand up for what you believe in.

Is that a lie?

Or out of convenience?

Here’s what I believe.

And it’s going to be hard for you to hear.

I believe we’re going to die if we don’t do something.

And sometimes when your back’s against the wall,

you need everyone you can working towards the same goal.

I know who David is.

I know we can’t trust him most of the time,

but he’s a smart man.

And we need him.

Just as much as he needs us.

Where are you going?

Back.

Okay, you justified everything.

You’re so smart, but you understand nothing.

You think your dad and I do this

because it’s the easiest way?

No.

It’s because right now this is the only way.

And if we have to deal with David

or some billionaire named Griffin Richards,

that’s just the price we pay.

Life isn’t always so morally clear and simple.

The only clarity your dad and I have

is your safety and survival.

That’s our guiding light.

You need to find yours.

Hey, Tony.

Thanks for flying us on short notice.

Happy to be of service.

So we’re good here?

I’ve done this a thousand times.

You’re in good hands.

Now take your seat, please.

All right, everyone.

Now, the FAAs going to start locking down US air space

in the next several hours.

with the inclement weather that’s coming in.

That means buckle up, Travis.

We have to get above the storm.

It’s going to get a little bit bumpy.

Hang on, please.

Did he say hang on?

He did.

Hang on. We’re entering the geostorm.

We have a little bit of chop going on.

Hang on. We’re almost through the storm.

I’ll get you through this.

Hang on.

I don’t want to crash.

We’re going to be okay.

Baby? Breathe.

We’re going to get past this. Okay?

Count to five. And breathe.

Three.

Four.

Hang on. We’re almost through the storm.

Now that we’re through, enjoy the rest of your flight.

- You good? - Yeah.

Are you?

A thousand times.

Damn.

Molly, you have a phone call.

I’ll be right back.

Thanks.

This is Molly.

I ran the numbers.

The metallic glass package won’t work.

What do you mean it won’t work?

Your numbers are flawed. The geostorm’s too big.

You don’t have enough BMGs to dissipate in the clouds.

I know.

We just need enough to start a small hole.

It’s a feedback loop.

It’ll take care of itself after that.

That’s just a theory.

You have no real evidence that any of this will work.

None. Zero.

You have to stop this back and forth.

Take all the credit if you want. I’m not going to fight with you.

I have the means to launch.

But it’s in California and

they’re under strict martial law.

You have the power of the president.

So either get us through the checkpoints

and help us save the world, or die

a petty little man in your perfectly pressed suit

and manicured hands without saving anyone.

Your choice.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

Only California residents can pass this checkpoint.

Martial law has been declared in California

by order of President Carlson!

So David Diaz is the devil

regardless if he helps us or not.

I could really use that vacation right about now.

This reminds me of, uh...

- Uganda, 2013? - Yes, exactly.

Seems like simpler times.

- No they weren’t. - Simpler for us.

People change. And that’s okay.

And?

He got you through.

Will wonders never cease.

And he got you a private transport.

Still don’t trust him.

Devil. Definitely the devil.

Well... Still, we need him.

Let’s go.

My guy was surprised to hear from me, but he said

he’ll have the rocket prepped and ready for BMG delivery.

This is the control base.

They got the silo online prepared for countdown start.

We’re cutting it close. It’s 7:29 p.m.

The X-93 reaches peak within the hour.

The payload team is just waiting for the bulk metallic glass

to arrive and we can initiate countdown.

- I didn’t touch anything! - What did you do?

It’s a failsafe.

I have some redundancies built in. I got it.

Three, two, one.

Huh.

So it’s sensing a zap coming through so

the backups are happening after the reboot.

We would’ve been aware of this had

we been sitting here 45 minutes ago.

Guys, this is not good for the launch.

My NASA software won’t be of any use now.

So we have no idea when the solar flare actually

hits peak and can’t track the CME eruption?

We’re working blind.

We need to work the phones. We need to get the glass.

We need to get direct access to NASA.

We need to go all the way to the President.

Natasha, I know it’s asking a lot,

but the President has to clear airspace for the transport.

It is urgent.

Okay, okay.

Tell Director Landsberg this is a direct order

from President Carlson.

Yes, NASA will fully be compensated.

Oh, come on.

No, you don’t have to put me through to another department.

NOAA can just send over the data so I can

crunch the mass estimate numbers on my end.

David, where are we? Clearing airspace now.

30 minutes? That’s a tight window.

No, I appreciate it. Thank you.

Bulk metallic glass being loaded in 15.

About two hours until touchdown. Let’s get ready.

The glass package is 15 minutes out.

What was that?

We lost bay door control of the silo.

I can try and override.

The signal’s dead.

The lightning strike must have taken out the antenna.

The Falcon won’t launch until we get that back.

Where is it? Where’s the antenna?

North exit, top of the gantry. It takes two.

One to hold the cover open, the other to reconnect it.

- Got it. - Dad, I’ll go with you.

Okay, let’s go.

- We’ll be right back. - Yeah.

Come on.

Does it ever get any easier?

Nope.

We need to get back inside

before the next round of lightning.

- Right behind you. - Yeah, I know.

Okay.

Grab the connector and reconnect it.

- All right, hold on, hold on. - I’ll hold the cover.

Alrighty.

- You gotta shear it lower. - I know what I’m doing.

You need to do it simultaneously.

All right.

Don’t switch anything yet. Hold on.

I’m not.

- All right, hold on. - You almost got it.

All right, I got it. No, I got it.

- Ready? - Yep.

One...

- Two, three. - Two, three.

- It’s working! - Go!

- Let’s go. - Go, go, go!

Both antennas online.

There’s a heavy storm front

moving very fast in our direction.

I’m going to circle around, stand by.

We have to launch.

There’s no way through. I’m going to have to land.

I’m losing control. I can’t fight the storm.

Hello? Hello?

That was our only shot.

There’s no more BMG. That was everything out there.

That’s it. Out there.

I know this, Clay. What do you got?

It’s the satellites.

The weather ones, the GPS, the military.

Some of them have BMG powder on them, right?

You know, for backup fixes, redundancies.

Yeah, and most of them have at least 10 to 50 liters each.

Can you get any of them on remote?

You should probably limit to magnetic confinement pads.

- That’s the most reliable. - Good idea.

We should be dealing with weather and...

- Military. - Right.

- Yeah. - How many?

Uh, 500, maybe even 1,000.

That’s great.

Yeah, but 10 will do if we just strategically place them.

I’ll call David. Yolanda, get Natasha.

Yep.

I’ll call NASA. A few others.

If we can coordinate a signal for launch.

Uh, multiple tanks to release BMGs all over

the entire globe at the exact same time.

Yes, brilliant. Brilliant, brilliant.

Natasha, this is Dr. Yolanda Lee.

I’ve got a lock on GO-16.

It’s pinging back from geostationary orbit

at 35,800 kilometers.

Pull up the command interface.

NOAA uses CC-SDS protocols.

Should be able to spoof an admin handshake

if we route through their ground station in Wallops.

X-37B’s comms link is encrypted end-to-end.

NSA grade AES-256.

Start by spoofing their uplink frequency.

They’re using S-band, same as GPS.

Frequency match. Sending handshake request.

Injecting fake credentials.

Handshake initiated.

Wait.

They’re running MIL-STD-1553 bus architecture.

That means that manual overrides are possible,

but they’re buried deep in the subsystems.

Hey, this is Travis Hayes. Focus on the payload bay.

Pods magnetic confinement should show up

under experimental systems.

All right, query the manifest.

Running decryption algorithm.

God, this is slow. Come on. You can do it.

Hurry up. The solar flare ETA is less than one minute,

and the apocalypse won’t wait.

- Let me... - Got it. Thanks, Dr. Hayes.

We need to release the BMG.

Everybody ready in ten, nine, eight,

seven, six, five,

four, three, two, one.

Yes!

Yes.

Okay, it worked.

We did it.

Again.

I like you guys.

We make a good team.

Got a place I can park my RV?

Oh, hey. You know, Natasha keeps calling from FEMA.

Yeah, she wants me to meet with the president.

Yeah, you should go.

I don’t know.

Clay got me thinking.

About what?

The friends I keep.

People I want to associate with.

Yeah, but it’s our job.

Well, we’ve done our job.

You’re right. We have.

Hey, Mom. Yolanda and I were wondering if...

Dad, where are you going?

Well, your mom and I have been just discussing...

Are you serious?

You can figure out how to save the world,

but you can’t figure out how to save your marriage?

Honey.

Unbelievable.

- I’ll talk to her. - Wait a second.

You’re an amazing mother.

I was too hard on you earlier.

You’re an incredible father.

Oh, no.