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JOHNNY: Previously on "Endlings"...

GRETA: Could this really be the last polar bear?

Mom?

[ice cracking]

Mom!

‐ Come on. Stay this time!

[whimpering]

‐ Two endlings are loose?

‐ Sounds like it's time to divide and conquer.

‐ We have a perimeter alert.

‐ There you are, Ling.

‐ You're not Ling, are you?

[chittering]

♪

♪

[endling growling]

[Tabby grunting]

[endling chittering] TABBY: It's gonna be okay, Finn.

‐ How?

‐ I didn't think you'd ask for specifics!

Hey!

That's not yours!

[chittering]

Ugh. Someone doesn't like to brush.

Maybe you could try a toothpick.

[laughs] That looks like it hurt.

[Tabby yells]

Ow! Not as bad as that.

[endling chittering]

[growling]

[electricity zapping] [Tabby yells]

Or that.

Aah!

[whirring]

‐ What are they doing?

‐ Looks like they're building a prison.

‐ For who?

‐ Or what?

[monitor beeping]

‐ How shall we proceed?

‐ Deactivate security protocol for section 31 and 32.

Let them in.

‐ So, anything else I should be keeping an eye out for?

‐ Um... do you have time for a quick stroll, Kenneth?

‐ Uh, sure. Yeah.

‐ Great.

Uh... we'll just be right back, Noah, okay?

♪

‐ So, how's the new kid working out?

‐ Oh, well, his heart's in the right place.

Let's hope he can keep it there.

‐ It's not easy, is it? ‐ No.

No.

Listen, Kenneth, uh, Tabby's mom has petitioned

to have her custodial rights restored.

‐ Oh. I see.

‐ She's finished her treatment program,

and she's held employment for over a year now.

‐ Well, that's, uh... That's what we want, right?

‐ Yes, our hope is always to reconnect kids in foster care

with their biological families.

‐ Of course. Of course.

‐ Doesn't make it any easier though, does it?

‐ No. No, it does not.

‐ Oh, Kenneth. I'm so sorry.

‐ [Kenneth sighing] I'm going to miss her.

‐ I know.

She's gonna miss you too.

‐ I'm not so sure about that. [chuckles]

Pretty self‐sufficient, that kid.

[endling chittering]

‐ You may have my blaster but at least I don't have

[quietly]: something in my eye.

I said, at least I don't have something

in my eye! [endling shrieking]

Oh! Ugh!

Why are your eyes so gross?

[whirling]

Finn!

[growling]

[energy zapping]

♪ triumphant music playing ♪

‐ Ling!

‐ Okay, nice move, but still not as cool as my head‐butt.

[chittering]

So was that like your brother or sister or something?

[electricity zapping]

Definitely a sister.

Let's go help.

[song playing on car stereo]

♪ I know there's something going on ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ You're standing too close to me now ♪

[Tuko trumpeting]

[lowers volume]

♪ You're standing too close to me now ♪

♪ What am I supposed to... ♪

[Tuko trumpeting]

[Tuko groaning]

‐ I understand you don't want to wear it, but I need to check your vital signs.

[trumpeting]

What is it? Did you hear something?

[snorts]

[trumpets]

Quiet, Tuko.

[trumpets]

[trumpets] ABIONA: Shh.

♪ ominous music playing ♪

‐ We need to get one of those ID cards.

‐ I'm on it.

‐ Me too?

‐ First one to get the card wins.

♪

[no audio]

♪

♪

‐ Hey, you shouldn't be back here.

‐ You're telling me? I'm trying to get to 2450 Union Street.

I was supposed to be at an interview, like, 15 minutes ago.

‐ This is 2448. You're one off.

‐ So is it that way or that way?

‐ It's that way. ‐ Oh, great, thank you so much.

♪

[engine powers down]

‐ Impressive, weren't they?

Call up all biographical information we have on these two.

[monitor beeping]

I want to know everything.

♪

‐ Mission accomplished.

What? How? ‐ Shh.

That's how.

Come on, let's go get that endling back.

♪

[panting]

[grunts]

[Tuko trumpets]

‐ [softly]: Quiet, Tuko.

♪ ominous music playing ♪

♪

[beeping]

‐ Someone doesn't like to follow the rules.

[chittering]

‐ Help!

‐ I don't know which one is Ling!

[both chittering, growling]

[Ling whimpering] Ling!

It's okay. Come on, get up!

‐ Watch out!

[Ling groaning]

♪ somber music playing ♪

♪

WOMAN: Hello.

‐ Mom.

‐ You're already on shaky ground. Come on.

‐ He's not a danger to anyone.

‐ Leave me alone! [grunts]

WOMAN: Except himself.

Come on.

‐ It's time to finally come home, Tabitha.

[alarm blaring]

[groaning]

[growling, chittering]

‐ Tabby, you okay?

‐ I think so.

But Ling's not.

‐ Can I help you? ‐ Uh... I, uh... I thought I heard a‐‐

‐ Heard a? Oh, there you are.

‐ I was just working in the barn.

‐ It... It sounded like a‐‐

‐ Sounded like what?

‐ You know, I‐‐ It was probably nothing.

Yeah, I don't‐‐ I'm so sorry to disturb you.

I'm Noah. I'm doing a placement with Sharon.

And you are?

‐ A friend.

[Noah laughs hesitantly]

‐ Well, uh, Sharon's waiting, Noah.

‐ Yeah. Uh, nice to meet you.

‐ That was close. ‐ Too close.

We're going to need to be more careful if we're going to keep Tuko...

[device beeps]

...and her baby safe.

[chuckles]

♪ ominous music playing ♪

‐ You are aware this is private property?

‐ Didn't seem to stop you.

‐ That's fair.

I never met a rule I didn't love breaking.

It's done well for me. Very well.

What about you, Johnny? You seem like the rule‐breaking type.

‐ How do you know my name?

‐ I know a lot about you, and your histories.

I was sorry to hear about your father's passing, Julia.

I know how hard it is to lose someone you love.

Never really leaves you, does it?

And, Johnny, I'm sorry about your dad too.

‐ It doesn't matter.

‐ Of course it does.

Oh, does she not know?

‐ I'm fine. Really.

‐ Really? You shouldn't be.

You should be angry. I know I would be.

Why should you be the only one hurting?

I bet you he isn't.

In fact, I know he isn't.

‐ We should go.

‐ Of course, but if you ever feel like breaking some rules, let me know.

I'm sure we could find a way to help one another.

‐ Come on, Johnny.

‐ Nice to meet you, Johnny.

‐ Ms. Hewes, we found something.

‐ So did I.

‐ You all right?

‐ No, not really.

‐ Do you want to talk?

‐ No.

‐ What do you want to do?

‐ Get even.

‐ Hewes'?

‐ Do you want to see if Tabby can hack it?

[Ling chittering, vocalizing]

‐ Oh, Ling. What did you show me?

[Ling vocalizing softly]

Is that the future?

[Ling croaking]

Is that... what's going to happen?

[Ling vocalizing]

It is?

‐ What? What happens?

‐ Ling dies.

[Ling whimpering]

♪ ominous music playing ♪

‐ What am I looking at?

‐ A chemical analysis of the plant enzyme we recovered

from the body of the camera after the creature‐‐

‐ Attacked it?

‐ Yes. ‐ And?

‐ Still inconclusive.

‐ Test it on something. I want to know what it does.

DISTORTED VOICE: Mom.

Mom.

‐ Greta.

GRETA: Mom.

JULIA: So, let me get this right. I'm at a graveyard, Finn meets his mom,

Johnny gets arrested, you move back home and‐‐

TABBY: And Ling gets captured.

MR. LEOPOLD: Tabby, did... did Ling show you anything else?

‐ Was that not enough?

‐ Then it's over.

‐ Why?

‐ What's the point in trying if we already know we're gonna lose?

‐ We don't know that for sure.

‐ Ling dies.

[Ling squealing, whimpering]

And everyone‐‐

‐ Leaves.

[Tabby sighs] ‐ Maybe this is a gift.

If you knew something bad was going to happen in the future...

or you were going to become someone you didn't want to become...

wouldn't you work extra hard now to make sure that didn't happen?

‐ I would.

‐ Me too.

‐ Maybe Ling was just showing us a possible future

so that we can change it.

It's not like my mom is coming to get me any time soon.

She's not...

is she?

‐ We should talk in private.

[Ling whimpering]

‐ So it is all happening.

JOHNNY: Tabby!

Tabby, wait! ‐ What?

‐ We'll get through this together.

‐ No, we won't! We don't.

‐ We have to try. ‐ Why? It's hopeless.

[Ling whimpering]

I just want to‐‐ I just want to scream.

‐ Then scream!

Scream!

[Johnny screaming]

[Julia screaming] [Finn screaming]

[all screaming]

[Tabby screaming]

[all laughing]

[Ling vocalizing] ‐ Johnny.

‐ We make our own future, Tabs.

‐ Maybe we just have to break things more before we can fix them.

‐ Maybe.

‐ Did that hurt?

‐ Yes. A lot.

‐ Let's get some ice on that. Come on. ‐ Yeah.

MR. LEOPOLD: Maybe from now on we'll stick to breaking things

outside the house?

JOHNNY: Yeah.

[growling softly]

[chittering]

Mom.

Mom!

‐ Greta.

♪

[monitor trilling]

‐ We're ready to begin trials.

‐ Go ahead.

GRETA: Mom.

‐ Greta.

♪