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Yale... Princeton... Harvard...

maybe Brown...

I guess I have quite a few options open,

I mean, Dad was Ivy League

but I don't want to go some place

where I'm just the President's son, you know?

Why not go somewhere with regular people,

like you guys?

[laughs]

Can you guys hold on for just one second?

Hey, wait up!

Where are you going?

Our ride's about to get here!

Are you sure you don't want to stay here

with the regular people?

You know what I meant by that.

You haven't changed one bit, Andrew.

[horn]

Oh my god.

I can't believe that thing still runs!

[Hums national anthem]

[Phone Ringing]

[Coughing]

[Phone Ringing]

Who hates me now?

Turn on your computer.

I'm busy, why?

Celia, turn on your computer!

Is this a joke?

The signal's definitely extrasolar,

we're getting it from two directions...

it seems like something is receiving the signal

and sending it back.

What kind of something?

I don't know, but there's a spike right

near your neighbourhood.

Look, I'm going to head into Moose Ridge and I'll...

Celia...

careful.

I'm going to Moose Ridge.

Come on, come on, come on,

Come on, come on, dammit!

Pretty as a picture, hey?

Yeah.

Think Sam's gonna make it this year?

Well, three years running he's cancelled so...

Hey, come on.

Your brother is running the free world,

cut him some slack.

[Phone rings]

Speak of the devil.

I'll catch up with you.

Alright.

Hello?

This is a White House operator,

please hold for the President of the United States.

Brubaker, military spending has gone up twice

on my watch.

Frankly, I don't want to spend the fourth of July

debating defense policy with my own VP!

Mr. President, respectfully, I was in Washington

while you were still chasing skirts in college

and taking Poli-Sci 101.

Respectfully?

Sam, look.

If I was in your position...

You're not in my position, Dennis,

that's the point.

Hang on.

You are now connected with the President of the United States.

Guess what?

Uh, you decided to annex Canada?

Abolish the metric system?

Close.

I'm invading my hometown.

Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it.

My boy staying out of trouble?

Well...

to be determined I'd say.

Keep an eye on him.

I gotta run.

Well, that's what the Secret Service is for, Sam.

I'm not a baby sitter.

Your connection has been terminated.

Hello?

Hey, hey!

Hey, Uncle Pete!

Remember Betty?

You used to love riding up in the front seat!

Yeah, well I was six.

Oh yeah?

You're a big man now?

Too cool?

Where's Nick?

Nick?

Nick Miller?

Why?

There was a raffle at school to meet the President.

He won.

Wait, wait, wait!!

Woah, woah!

Betty?!

Sweet!

Yeah, yeah.

Hey, guys!

A raffle?

Better lucky than smart, I always say!

Who wants to ring the bell?

Come on!

Really?

Yeah.

Ok.

It's gonna be a long day.

You're meeting the President, and you're wearing that?

What?

It's patriotic!

Hey look, here they come.

They actually made it.

[ground rumbling]

Woah.

Wait, where are they going?

Lieutenant, what's happening?

We're being re-routed to Dixon Air Base.

What? Why?

[Screaming]

Let's go, move, move, move!

[Screaming]

What the hell is that?

Stay here.

Wait! Where are you going?

Just stick close to the Secret Service, don't panic.

But...

How about now?

Oh my god.

Stay with the agents, alright?

You'll be safe.

Not with us!

Rendezvous at Dixon Air Base.

Hey, hey!

What're you doing?

The area's not secure.

Yeah, so take them with you!

Not our responsibility.

Listen, they're kids!

Listen. I gotta get back to my town.

Are you really telling me you want to put them

in harm's way?

Get in the car.

Sam, can you hear me?

Yeah, I'm here.

Uh...

I'm seeing some uh... projectiles.

They're um...

I can't really describe them.

They're coming out of the sky

Do you have him?

Mr. President, this is General Moore.

Are you alright, Sir?

Are you hurt in any way?

No, I'm fine.

I'm fine.

General, what the hell is going on?

Sir, NORAD is tracking unidentified contacts

at nine different locations in American air space.

Listen, I'm looking right at them.

They're ships of some kind.

Where the hell did they come from?

Unknown.

They just appeared on our radar.

How is that even possible?

across the United States.

There's at least a dozen more in Europe,

Asia and Africa.

Alright, let's talk to our allies.

Let's find out what these things are and where they came from.

Yes, Sir.

General.

Are we under attack?

Sir, I recommend we scramble Air Force units

and go immediately to DefCon Three.

Do it.

Get me an update on my son.

Yes, Sir.

I can't get through to anyone!

Cell service is probably down.

Where's my dad?

The President is fine.

You'll be with him soon.

What were those things?!

Russians!

They've been developing

underground single-fighters since...

They're not Russians, Nick.

How do you know?

They've got secret factories in Siberia.

Google it.

Why are we going to an air base?

Cause they can secure the surrounding air space.

Once it's safe, they'll fly us out.

What about my family?!

If the authorities follow protocol,

they'll call on the National Guard.

This is so...

awesome.

Hey, hey!

Stop!

Woah!

Are you crazy?!

I could have killed you!

Did you see them?!

They came out of nowhere!

This is a full-scale invasion!

Ma'am, listen to me.

You need to get back in your vehicle,

An act of god wouldn't get that thing working again

Then...

walk!

I'm sorry, but Moose Ridge isn't safe.

What're you doing?

Moose Ridge is exactly where I need to go!

I'm coming with you!

No, no.

You're not.

I work for SETI.

It's an agency.

It's the Search for Extra Terrestrial...

I know, I know what SETI is, ok?

I look for intelligent life beyond this planet!

I think this qualifies!

Listen!

Lady, you need to get outta here,

leave this equipment behind.

Then you'll have to run me over.

Do you know what's going on here?

Get in.

Great!

Help me with my stuff!

Sir, they're everywhere.

Unknown origin, highly advanced design.

From what intelligence we do have,

they are chewing their way up out of the ground.

It looks like some kind of drill.

Who could build that?

Until today, I would have said no one.

We don't have anything close to this level of technology.

No one on Earth does.

That's what you're telling me, isn't it, General?

I realize how that sounds, Sir.

But we have eliminated all possibilities

and the simplest answers.

The airborne contacts are clustered

around these larger machines.

They're coordinated.

Mr. Vice President, your helicopter is ready.

We'll be taking off on the capital.

Continuity of operations is in effect.

We'll be on our way to Mount Pemberton in minutes, Sam.

Good.

and what they're doing, and if necessary,

how to stop them.

Understood.

This is Pete Garsette, can anyone hear me?

Please respond.

It could be interference.

Those ships?

What the hell?

Incredible!

You know, that was my home.

I'm going to look for survivors.

Pete.

There's no one left.

You don't know that, alright.

You don't know that!

They didn't come here to make friends!

Yeah, well, I thought you people loved aliens.

I'm not exactly SETI's employee of the month.

I work out of a van.

They're drilling.

We don't even know what we're dealing with!

We know exactly what we're dealing with!

It's an invasion!

By who?

From where?!

We need intel.

I want to make a calculated strike,

not some pot shot in the dark!

No one, I mean no one,

engages those ships without my direct order.

Sam, you're making a mistake.

Look...

Everybody out!

Get them out!

What're you doing?

Get in the truck!

I've got to get a reading off this thing!

Come on, let's go!

Now!

Come on!

Victor?

General?!

Get us outta here!

Mayday, Mayday!

We're going down!

Wait, what did it say?!

Dad?

[Explosions]

We gotta go! Let's go!!!

Come on!

I just need...

We gotta move, now!

[Sirens]

Come on!

Pete!

Pete, it's gone!

It came out of the ground and disappeared!

The whole thing's gone!

We've gotta find cover!

The aliens are coming!

Get back!

[Explosion]

[screams]

Come on!

Wait!

What are you doing? Leave it!

Let's go!

Go, go, go!

Right away, Sir!

Sir, we got a mayday from the President's helicopter.

They were going down.

This is Pete Garsette out of Moose Ridge,

can anyone read me?

I repeat, this is Pete Garsette out of Moose Ridge,

can anyone read me?

I think we're clear.

Can anyone read me, hello?

Hello?

Dammit!

This is Pete Garsette out of Moose Ridge.

Can anyone hear me?

Pete?

This is Pete Garsette out of Moose Ridge,

can anyone hear me?

Anyone at all?

Pete? Pete?

Hello, this is Pete Garsette...

What?

I just wanted to thank you for saving my life.

Yeah. Don't mention it.

I'm sorry about your friend.

Alright, listen.

You said you know what's happening, right?

So what are those things?

This morning we detected a signal,

a phonon burst

that seems to have triggered these machines...

A what-on burst?

Phonon.

Look, it's not important.

The point is we detected a signal.

A distinct signal, not some random sound,

that couldn't have possibly come from around here.

So they sent me to investigate,

my van broke down, and then we met.

A signal.

That's all you've got?

Well, I have theories...

Look!

Where are you going?

Dixon Air Base, that's where the kids are headed.

Are you coming?

[crying] Nick?!

Nick!

Where are you, buddy?

Nick!

Nick, where are you?!

NICK!

Nick!

Nick, Nick, Nick!

Can you hear me?

Am I dead?

No!

Nick!

Is there anyone else?

Any survivors?

No, just us.

Aaah!

I admit it, it probably wasn't the Russians.

We gotta get to the air base.

You need a doctor,

and these things could come back at any second.

Sound like a plan?

Andrew, your dad.

Don't worry about him, let's just get to the rendezvous.

Washington.

London.

Beijing.

Paris.

All gone.

Communications?

We have a patchwork linking into our military networks,

but we've completely lost contact with our allies.

Who made it out of D.C.?

General Moore got out in time, he's on his way

to the emergency operations center now.

And so is the house majority leader.

Most of the cabinet is still missing.

And the President?

Nothing, Sir.

After the President's initial mayday,

it's been dead quiet.

Keep looking.

The bastards decapitated us in a single stroke.

Our satellites picked up a distinct wave form coming in,

but we picked up the same signal going back up.

Even if the signal came from deep space,

there was clearly something here to bounce it back, so...

So what?

How is that possible?

Humans are a very young species,

they could have been here for millennia.

I don't care if you have to row out

to the middle of the Atlantic and knock on the damned hatch!

I need every missile sub combat-ready and accounted for!

Anything?

No sir.

Not even a transponder.

We can't wait any longer.

I'll address the nation as soon as we land.

People need to know there's someone in charge.

Yes, sir!

I'm sorry, Sam.

Hello?

Lieutenant?!

Dammit.

Andrew?

Nick?

No sign of them out there.

Those are Secret Service agents in the wreckage.

Wherever the kids are, they're on foot.

How do you know kids with Secret Service protection, anyway?

My nephew, Andrew.

You're that Garsette?

As in President Garsette?

Yeah.

That's my brother.

Alright, the air base is that way.

That's where they would have headed.

Come on!

Maybe this is my heroic origin.

I think I got hurt by the aliens.

Nick, are you ok?

And then I gain their superpowers!

And fall in love with a Vice reporter!

Nick!

Oh god, Nick!

I'm not feeling so hot...

Oh my...

It's not as bad as it looks, just breathe.

Give me your bandana.

Shhh, it's ok buddy.

[Groans in pain]

Shh, it's ok.

Just breathe.

Andrew.

Hold on.

Hey!

Hey, over here!

Wait, wait, there they are!

Uncle Pete!

You alright?

Yeah.

You ok?

Yeah, yeah I'm fine.

Nick's hurt pretty bad, though.

Listen, there's a kit in the back of my truck.

Hey, you alright?

You ok bud?

Breathe, alright?

Just one second.

Better lucky than smart, huh?

Totally!

Alright, this is gonna sting a little, ok?

They said my dad's chopper went down.

Andrew, listen to me.

Your dad has the best pilots in the world flying him.

Ok?

If anyone can get him down safely, it's them.

Mr. Garsette, what happened in Moose Ridge?

It's gone, sweetie.

I'm sorry.

But right now, we gotta get him off the road.

Here, come on guys.

Let's go.

Easy, easy.

Come on, let's go.

Come on!

You alright?

They're all gone.

Look...

Eliza, sweetie, we gotta go ok?

I'm sorry.

Let's go.

Hey, hey!

Listen to me.

We're gonna find your dad, alright?

We're gonna find your dad, I promise.

Right now, I gotta keep you safe.

I gotta get him to a hospital, ok?

We're gonna get to the base,

and we're gonna get answers. Both of us.

Alright.

Let's go.

Come on, let's go.

Search teams are back at the base,

they'll stay on high alert.

Good enough, what about our allies?

The British Prime Minister is missing,

the President of France is confirmed dead.

Most of these countries are running around

without a head of state.

I know the feeling.

Prep the emergency broadcast system,

let me know the second I can address the nation.

Yes, Sir.

Miss Spears, good to see you.

Why the hell did you pull back the President's search teams?

Our resources are limited,

and we don't even know if he's alive.

I won't spend time and material

on a potentially hopeless mission.

That is not your call to make, Mr. Vice President!

The President is nowhere to be found!

It's exactly my call to make.

General.

Glad you made it.

You too, Mr. Vice President.

Miss Spears.

General.

They've invaded cities, countrysides,

remote locations all over the world.

Even Antarctica.

What's the pattern?

It's not just population centers.

Military targets.

It's as if they're attacking the Earth itself.

Have they tried to communicate?

Not by any means we can detect.

Lieutenant.

Yes, sir.

Whatever it is they want, it's causing global chaos.

How long until our forces are in position?

Minutes away.

The President explicitly ordered us not to engage.

If we wait, we may never get a chance to engage at all.

Prepare the attack.

Tell me when it's done.

Hello?

Is anybody here?

[knocking]

Hello?

What?

[knocking]

Can you please open this door?

...freaking alien invasion.

My helicopter went down.

I need to use your phone.

You're the President.

Yes.

Yeah. Of course!

Mr...

Mr. President. Sir.

Come... Come on in.

Thank you.

Uh, do you want to sit down or something?

Uh, no, I'm fine.

I really just need your phone.

I'm sorry the place is such a mess.

My parents are in Orlando, it hasn't been hit yet, thank god.

The power's out in the house,

but I have a genny in here so...

[static]

Can you turn that up for me please?

...The attack has come from beyond outer space.

This threat to our nation, the world,

and indeed the entire universe, will not go unanswered.

As your new Commander in Chief,

I have authorized a complete military mobilization.

These aliens and their machines of mass destruction

will soon feel the full might of our armed forces.

So please.

Remain calm.

Stay in your homes.

And be assured that we will end this conflict

as quickly as possible.

God bless America.

I thought you were the Commander in Chief.

So did I.

This isn't working.

Uh, civilian traffic has shunted through continental hubs...

between the infrastructure damage

and the amount of traffic, it's impossible.

I mean, when they laid down the grid,

they weren't expecting...

You said you were blogging.

How are you still online?

Let me show you something.

Come on, come on!

Come on!

Welcome to my kingdom.

I've got uh... satellites, fibre,

3G, 4G, all meshing together.

I kinda designed this really cool way that they um...

it doesn't matter.

Um, if it's possible to be online, I am.

Alright, I need to reach the White House.

Oh, wow.

Uh, Washington DC was wiped out.

The White House kinda doesn't exist...

anymore.

I just um...

I thought you knew.

Alright, connect me with the nearest military base.

I can reconnect with command and control there.

I can try, but um...

a bunch of bases got hit, too, and any still standing

will have major firewalls.

A credit to you guys on that one, too.

You've got some quality nerds at the Pentagon doing security.

Quality nerds, huh?

I can hook you up, it just might take...

a felony.

Or two.

Aliens have invaded the Earth, Todd.

So... thumbs up to the felonies then.

Yeah, thumbs up to felonies.

Right, yes, ok.

Yes, Sir, Mr. President.

I just need some back-up.

Ok.

If those ships come back,

we're going to need a way to defend ourselves.

Tell me more about this device of yours.

What is that?

It's a phonon emitter,

same type of device the aliens used.

A photon emitter, so like a light?

Dude, a light emitter would be called a flashlight.

It's a phonon, not photon.

Quanti's notation for atomic lattice vibrations.

What? I like physics.

It's like standing next to the speaker

at a heavy metal concert.

You don't just hear the sound,

you also feel the base vibrate through your whole body.

Phonons are that vibration.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

So how loud does that thing get?

How do you mean?

Well, I mean if a speaker at a concert gets loud enough

you can go deaf, right?

Is there any chance that thing can do the same

to these aliens?

Do some damage?

Maybe.

It's them!

No, that's the good guys!

We've committed everything we have

and you have no idea what these aliens can do

or how they will respond.

On your order, Sir.

This is not what the President wanted.

I am the President!

Commence the attack.

All team leaders, engage.

We have a visual, target confirmed.

Roger that.

Team, maintain flank, coming by 225.

Roger, Roger 225, maintaining altitude.

We're going in hot.

We have missile launch.

Roger.

We have engaged the targets.

Confirmed, we have multiple bogies down!

Confirmed!

We have multiple bogies down, confirmed!

Stand by for assessment.

We need to send teams to the crash site,

salvage any wreckage, find out what we're dealing with here.

Do it!

They picked the wrong day to mess with us.

Coming around to 316.

Something's wrong.

There's too many of them, get them off!

Cover my flank!

They're on my tail !!!

Go left, go left!

I can't track them!

Get them out of there!

Right side, right side!!

I can't see!

Brubaker!

Ejecting, ejecting, ejecting...

All units break off.

I repeat: all units break off!

Multiple targets...

I've lost them!

Turn right, turn right!

I can't see 'em!

Everybody get behind the truck!

You alright?

It's coming back!

Give me that thing!

Give me the gun!!!

Give me the gun!

Turn it as loud as you can!

You got it?

Uh huh!

You guys get back!

It might not work!

How do I turn this thing on?

Green button!

What?

Green button!

Get back!

[laughs]

One third of our fighter divisions

are reduced to 10 percent or less,

another third wiped out completely.

Regroup for another strike.

Excuse me?

Even if we only shot down a few,

it proves we can hurt them.

We need to push them back.

With what?!

How many squadrons did we lose to take down

a dozen of those things?

Sam was right, we need more intel.

They are coming from somewhere.

Start looking.

I want a target.

I wanted to do some damage, but that was impressive!

What can I say?

Science!

What is that, a rescue mission?

They're not even paying attention to us!

Let's go see it!

No, no.

We've got a weapon now,

the military needs to know about it.

Come on, let's go!

Where are they taking it?

[Phone ringing]

Yes?

Put it on the screen.

What is that?

It just emerged from behind the moon,

heading for Earth.

It's over 12 miles long.

12 miles?

Weapons unknown, defensive systems unknown.

We could be looking at something

that could wipe out the Earth entirely.

All I see is a target.

Where did you get this?

Cell phone footage somebody uploaded.

Dammit, that is exactly what I told them not to do.

You said you could put me in contact with my people,

is that really possible?

Yes, but it's crazy out there.

Everything's either locked down or falling apart.

Todd?

The cavalry is here.

This better be good, Todd.

Oh, it is. It is!

Hi.

And I'm President Sam Garsette.

And I need your help to save the world.

Ok.

Great, thanks.

He's the President!

I know, Todd!

Where is everybody?

Let's look around, alright?

Fast.

Nick!

Stay with her, ok?

Stay here with Nick.

Stay by the truck.

Let's go inside, come on.

It's ok, it's ok.

Here, come on.

Andrew!

Come on, let's go!

Hello?

Hello?

Can anyone hear me? Hello?

Anybody there? Hello?

They sure left in a hurry.

Do you hear that?

Hey, hey, hey, you ok?

Yeah, I'm fine, I'm fine.

Here, come here,

Sweet!

There's gotta be pain killers in here or something.

[alarm wailing]

Hello?

[alarm wailing]

Hello?

[alarm wailing]

[Voice over speaker] ...it's something else,

it's bigger!

You're breaking up... hello?

It's a feed from another base.

...hello?

What do you mean, they're bigger?

Get the hell outta there, before it's too late!

Evacuate now!

Go now...

Are you sure she knows what she's doing?

I remember this one time we were hacking,

she cracked under pressure.

I was fine, but all the screens went black...

I can hear you, Todd.

She's the best!

I've never met a server she couldn't hack.

And it's done!

With all due respect, Sir,

we don't even know it's defensive capabilities!

Then we'll find out!

But the one option we haven't got is sitting around!

Is that clear?

Yes, Sir.

Then prepare to launch.

I want a nuclear strike the second that mother ship

is in range.

[Scrambled noise] What is that?!

Greetings, Earthlings.

Who the hell are you?

A buddy of mine wants to talk to you.

How did you g...

Sam!

Mr. President!

Sam!

Thank God!

It's good to see you, too.

Can you bring me up to speed?

We think we've found the point of origin.

A massive object has appeared from behind the moon.

Excellent.

Can we get a line on their technology?

How do they communicate with each other?

Uh, we don't know yet, Sir, but we're working on it.

The attacks have increased in frequency.

We're getting hammered.

These aliens have the advantage,

but they're not invincible.

We just need to find their Achilles Heel.

Yes, Mr. President.

Eliza, I am your father!

Hilarious

What was that?!

On the roof!

Celia, wait!

Celia!

What is that?!

[screams] Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Come on, let's get out of here!

Let's go, come on!

Go, go, go!

[Screaming] Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Nick!

Come on, Eliza, we've gotta go!

Let's go!

Sam, these things are everywhere, ok?

We don't have time for fact-finding missions.

More importantly,

I want more real information.

I don't want to just fly off the handle

and run attacks at these things.

We may only have one chance at this.

Sam, we're running out of time!

I don't want to put any more people at risk!

Sam, listen...

Mr. President!

You're breaking up.

My son, is he safe?

We're searching for him, sir.

Look, we're prepped for a nuclear strike

against the aliens' mother ship.

End this right now!

No. Don't do it.

We don't have enough information.

We don't know what it'll do.

We need to launch immediately!

Do you concur?

Sam?

No, I don't concur...

Sam!

Brubaker!

What happened?

Where did he go?

Another server's down, I lost the signal.

Swiss cheese.

It's the aliens.

The more holes they make in the Earth,

the more the network degrades.

Get him back!

Back?

Put a trace on that signal!

If we don't act immediately, it will be too late!

He just gave you a direct order!

The man's in a barn in the middle of nowhere

with no reliable communications and we're running out of time!

If it's impossible for him to give commands,

then he's hardly the Commander in Chief.

Prepare the launch.

It's almost like they lay dormant.

Waiting.

They seed a planet eons in advance,

and they wait for the colony to arrive.

They send a signal, they wake up, and then...

terraforming.

No, this is an all out war.

No, it's not war.

It's extermination.

It's all alone, now's our chance.

Get the emitter!

It's charging, it won't be at full power...

I don't care, just get it!

...but...

Just do it, alright?!

We're gonna create a diversion.

Are you serious?

Ok, listen.

I'm going to try to draw it in, ok?

As soon as he gets in range, you guys blast it.

Just... wait behind that bush.

Ok.

Come on, careful, careful.

You're gonna love this.

Come on.

i knew there would be fireworks tonight.

Stay.

You got it?

Yeah.

Get back a little bit.

Here it comes!

[Fireworks explode]

Oh, no!!!!

Come on, dammit!

Get it, get it!

Ok, gotcha!

It worked!

[cheers]

Welcome to America!

Find a new IP address to find us a new server...

I'm going through a government proxy.

Well, that's not gonna work, Leni, ok?

It's gonna work!

Can you not touch that?!

I'm not doing anything!

You're kind of in my space right now!

Can you help us out before the world ends?

Stressing me out does not speed me up, Todd!

Yeah, ok.

Shut the front door.

What happened?

I can't get on the internet.

Ok, we just need to talk to the satellites directly.

Great, how?

I've got some gak at my place, it could do the trick.

I thought you said you had no power?

We can bring it here, Todd.

Come on, let's go.

Leni...

Alright, we've probably got a couple minutes

before they come back and salvage that one.

Yeah, well, we're not going anywhere.

We're not?

No, we're going to go say hi to our new friend, ok?

You guys stay here.

You see anything, you call me on the radio, alright?

Anything.

Hold on a second, alright?

Is there any juice left in that thing?

Nope.

Alright, just... stay here, ok?

There's no windows, no hatch.

This thing's damn near solid.

There's no cockpit, no pilot...

no alien.

They're drones.

Remote controlled?

That's why the emitter works so well.

It disrupts the connection to the mothership.

They just...

shut down.

Ok, so if we can shut down the mothership,

then all the other ships will shut down?

No more invasion?

What is that?

We can't stay here!

Not like this,

We'll die...

...just gonna die, just...

I'm glad you're here.

Me too.

It's cold.

It's a power source.

It's how they're transferring power to the drills.

Uncle Pete, they're right on top of us!

There's too many of them, it's not their charge!

Give me that thing I've got an idea.

[Laughing]

Whooo!

We're tracking a small swarm of alien craft

headed towards Springview.

Sam!

Yes, Sir.

Shall I prep an extraction team?

We just can't devote the resources.

Sir, by not doing anything

we would be putting the President directly...

I understand the risks.

[Arguing all at once]

I've got an idea, listen to me.

Listen! America is under attack!

On the fourth of July!

Now I don't know about you guys,

but I'm tired of running from these damn things.

And...

I think I know how we can beat them.

I just, I need you to fix this.

Fix?

Yeah.

Fix?!

Alright, listen.

We're going to build a Trojan Horse.

Ok.

We get the emitter and that power core

to the mothership and bang!

We the connection to any ship on this Earth.

To the mothership.

In space.

How exactly do you plan on doing that?

Well, that's it.

We don't have to, they're going to do it for us.

The salvaged drones.

That's right.

I mean, listen.

We have the power core, right?

We know they want it back.

So let's give it to them, with the emitter.

All the way up to the ship.

It took me six months to build this prototype,

I'm supposed to fix it

with just some stuff I can find in a small town?!

Yeah, well I thought you were a genius?

Well, we still have to figure out a way

to remotely trigger the emitter.

Well, just one miracle at a time, ok?

I remember when your dad gave you that watch.

What happened with you two?

You did.

Your dad was on a campaign trail for senate a long time ago

and you were staying with me.

It was my job to keep you safe, and...

Uncle Pete...?

There was an accident.

You almost died because of me.

You know, the bottom line is I let you down,

and I let him down and...

I don't know.

Well, you saved my life more than once today.

For that, I'm sure he'd be grateful.

I know I am.

Look out!

Did you see that?

Sam?

Pete!

Andrew!

Dad!

You ok?

Yeah!

Yeah?

You alright?

Thanks for keeping him safe.

You ok?

What're you doing here?

Well, uh, we're going to save the world

from inside this barn if you can believe it.

Hey, listen, we can help with that alright?

We've got an idea.

We've already taken out a few of these bastards,

thanks to her.

Uh, sorry, Celia, this is my brother.

Sam.

Hi.

Thank you.

Eliza, how're you doing, sweetie?

Uh, this is Todd...

Happy Independence Day!

...this is Leni.

Hey.

Ok.

but we need to fix this thing first.

I hardly think the barn's gonna cut it.

I need tools, I need circuit boards,

I need transistors, computers...

Woah.

Let's get to it.

I'll get the emitter!

So, here's the plan, right?

Take the power core emitter out of town, we dump it.

Now, these salvage drones,

they don't leave anything behind.

And, from what I've seen, everything they pick up

they take right back up to the mothership.

Alright, let's say this Trojan Horse idea works

and we get this device up to this mothership,

how are we going to trigger it?

The SETI installation.

We've got transmitters and our own power source.

If the aliens haven't gotten to it,

it should do the job.

Ok, what do you need from me?

Ok, this Trojan Horse only buys us a small window of time.

When that happens, and the signal hits it,

you need to send everything you've got at it.

That's just assuming I can still make contact.

Doubt not the master, it'll be done.

Yeah, but when?

The master works on her own time.

The gasses and energy being released by these giant drills

are fundamentally changing our atmosphere.

Rate of growth is exponential.

In a matter of days,

the air will be toxic to human life.

So they don't even need to press the attack.

They can just...

sit back and watch us die.

Brubaker was right.

We can't wait.

Finally, someone talking sense around here.

Prepare the assault on the mothership.

Yes, Sir.

You can't do that.

And what's your suggestion?

Do it.

Yes, Sir.

If whatever you have at SETI has a strong enough signal,

this'll trigger that widget of yours.

Good stuff.

That's great.

How's that?

Good to go.

I think we're done.

There's just a few more tweaks...

ICBM is ready for launch.

Look.

Give us a fighting chance.

Fire.

Launch.

Yes!

What?

Look at this!

Battery operated, mobile, wireless!

Communications are up!

The master is ready, and with one strike...

[crash sounds]

They're here!

[crash sounds]

Alright, out.

Everybody out, let's go!

Come on, we gotta get back on the road.

Pack it up, Leni

Seriously?

Brubaker's attacking the mothership.

They'll never get past the drones.

Let's go, come on, let's move!

Come on, come on!

Wait, dad?

Um...

I'm gonna go with Uncle Pete.

What?

I can help Eliza with the signal at SETI.

No, I want you to stay with me.

I want you to be safe!

I want to see this through.

Ok.

Come on. Let's go.

Try to contact Brubaker on the way.

Listen, if we get split up, let's meet at SETI.

Alright.

Take care of Andrew, and yourself.

You too, bud.

Leni!

What?

He's the President!

They found us!

Now they know we're a threat.

Ahhhh!!!!!

Todd...

I can't keep the signal!

It's beautiful.

Come on.

I got it!

The signal?

Yes!

Ok, stop!

We can't!

It's right on top of us!

Copy that, all systems are looking good...

contact has not been made...

we have been defeated...

Dammit.

Keep firing!

target has not been affected...

Keep firing!

There's nothing left to fire!

Everything is offline.

Get it online, then!

Keep firing!

It didn't work!

Hang on!

Stop the car.

What?

Stop the car, stop the car!

Pete, stop the car!

Why?!

Stop, stop it!

[tires screeching]

Get to SETI, make sure you send the signal!

Celia, wait!

Celia! Hey!

Celia, wait! Hey!!!!

They've hit the base, we have to go!

We have to go!

[Explosions]

This can't be safe.

Todd, Todd!

Right there, right there.

Yeah?

We're in, we're in.

Can anybody hear me?

Can anybody hear me?

Can anybody hear me?

Sam, I'm here!

I'm here, Sam!

Spears!

Spears!

Listen to me.

I need you to prepare a nuclear launch.

We tried, it failed!

They intercepted the missiles!

Listen to me, Spears...

It's too late, we're under attack!

[Explosions]

Where's Spears?

Go!

Good luck!

Ahhhh!!!!!!

Help me!

Just, hang in there!

You've got to launch from the silos directly!

Sam, we can't launch them here.

Find another way!

Can you hear me?

You're breaking up.

Launch from the silos directly!

Come on, we've gotta get out of here!

Come on!

Spears?

Come on!

What's going on there?!

Spears!

Help me!

Help me!

I'm sorry!

Wait!

Spears!

We lost them.

Alright, so what do you wanna do?

What's the plan?

That's it.

We're gonna get out of here,

we're gonna find some place to hole up,

we're gonna find others...

What about the missiles?

We have no way to launch those.

What are you talking about?

Listen to yourself!

You left this town to serve your country.

The people of this nation believe in you

and what you stand for.

So you know what?

No.

You don't get to just walk away.

Quit.

It's your job to lead, so man up and do your job.

You always did like kicking my ass.

Yeah, I still do.

Wait, how are we gonna launch these missiles?

I think we can help with that.

We gotta stay put though.

'Cause getting a stable signal from a moving car

is just impossible.

Even for the master.

You'll need this.

you guys get those missiles in the air, alright?

Hey!

Give 'em hell.

You too.

Ok guys, what's the progress?

Uh, the central command lines are all down,

so we're searching for individual silos.

Which aren't on the usual networks.

Because the government doesn't want hackers

launching ICBMs.

Which is what we're trying to do!

So...

But there are people manning those sites, you know.

I could talk to one of them.

They do work for me.

Good point.

Place looks locked up!

I got this.

Hey!

Woah, woah, no, no!

What're you doing?

Give me this.

[Electronic signals]

Ok.

Yeah?

Alright, then.

Let's uh, let's do this.

Sir!

Who am I speaking to?

Major Addison Preston, Sir.

Major Preston, I need your help.

Course, Mr. President.

I need you to launch some missiles for me.

Prepare for authentication codes.

Here!

Ok.

A little help?

Sure you know what you're doing?

I think I got the gist of it.

The gist?!

You sure you know what you're doing?

Ivy League, remember?

That's your dad.

Same thing.

Alright?

Sir, the chances of success...

I understand.

Major, it may seem dark now, it may seem impossible.

But our country was founded against odds like this.

That's who we are.

That's what we do as Americans.

We won't give up.

We can't give up.

And we will win.

Here and now, on this fourth of July,

we will make a stand.

Yes, Sir.

For America, and the world.

Ok!

The dish is in position.

Alright, Sir.

Delta, four, one, three.

Target and coordinates are entered, Sir.

Good job, soldier.

Man.

I feel really bad for not voting.

Three, two, one.

[Missiles launching]

What was that?

Shh.

You hear that?

You guys hear that?

Relentless bastards, aren't they?

Wait, what are we gonna do?

We gotta launch this thing now!

Um...

Ok, listen.

As soon as the power comes back on,

you guys send the signal.

What?

Just send the signal!

Where are you going?!

Come on.

There's gotta be like a breaker or something.

Yeah.

Uh, anything?

No.

[siren wailing]

My favourite part of the fourth of July...BBQ.

Come on, baby.

It's back!

Set.

Do it!

They did it.

Mr. President, happy fourth, Sir.

How do you like the fireworks?

Happy fourth of July, Uncle Pete.

Happy fourth, buddy.