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(gentle music)

♪ Look into the future what do you see ♪

♪ I really need to know now is there a place for me ♪

♪ If we're gonna survive ♪

♪ the dream must stay alive ♪

- Just what I've always wanted.

- What?

- Fame.

The mall then.

(jingles)

- I bet you used to lock your little pencil case up

at school, right?

What, you're not coming?

Oh no, that's right,

you're starting Zoot classes today, aren't you?

You better work hard, girls, get those knees hardened up

for Zoot worship.

- You're pathetic, Alice.

- I can understand you, Patsy.

You're frightened.

We're all frightened, sweetheart.

And May, I can even understand you.

You only look after number one.

But Saline, I expected more from you.

- You shut your mouth, or I'll shut it for you.

Move them out.

- Well, you think you're taking the easy way out?

You're wrong.

They'll get inside your head, you'll never get them out.

- They're not gonna brainwash us, are they?

- Don't worry, Pats, we're just pretending, remember?

- Is that really what you're doing, Saline, pretending?

- Aren't you?

- This'll serve as a good base.

So what did you find out?

- They've got most of the city under their control.

It's heavy security on all the main roads, and the gates.

It's simple.

It's too many of them and too few of us.

- What do you wanna do, Bray?

- I wanna get my friends out, that's all.

- Do you remember when we took Horace and his brothers

out of that fort?

- We had a map.

- So do we.

Dal knows every nook and cranny of the mall.

He helped set up the security system.

Any suggestions?

- The sewers are still our best bet.

Let's hope they haven't found the entrance yet.

- Well, we got surprise on our side.

But as soon as we make our move,

security's gonna go ballistic.

We got one shot at this, guys, so whatever we do,

we've gotta make it work.

- You're right.

Owl and Lynx will scout the streets.

I'll take the sewers.

- I'll go with you.

- Uh, no, Bray.

Pride's got skills you don't.

I know him, he's better on his own.

Hey listen, be careful.

(gentle music)

- You aren't thinking of just walking in, are you?

- Just look, Lex.

See that?

- What? - There's a password.

That's all we need, and we're in.

Let's get somewhere safe where no one's gonna spot

your ugly face.

- Wait.

Tai-San.

- Leave him.

- He's sick, he needs help.

- The sickness must run its course.

You will not interfere.

- Is that what you believe?

Well, I don't.

- Don't be a fool, Lex.

- I wouldn't do that if I were you.

- I guess the sickness will just have

to run its course then.

- We go after them, we wait for the right moment,

then we spring them.

- Forget it, Lex.

Forget it.

- [Lex] They've got them tied up like animals.

- I know what you're feeling, but they're using Tai-San

and the others as bait.

We'd be walking into a trap.

If we're gonna make a move, Lex,

it has to be when The Chosen will least expect it.

I've got a plan.

Trust me.

- You better have, Ebony, and it better be a good one,

'cause if it's not, I'm gonna get Tai-San out my way.

- Time to leave.

(intense music)

- Look at me.

Why are you here?

- I-I wanna understand.

- Good, and you will, all understand.

You.

The little one.

Tell us about your parents.

- My dad was a journalist,

and my mom--

- No, tell us how they died.

- I can't, I don't want to remember that.

- But we want you to.

Tell us.

- No, I can't.

- Then we will wait until you can.

(sobs) Listen to her.

(sobs)

Perhaps it was her mother who got the virus first.

Perhaps it was her father.

Perhaps they both lay together, dying in the bed upstairs.

And she couldn't go up there,

too frightened by what she might see.

Or maybe,

after waiting for a week,

when there was no more sound up there,

she crept up those stairs alone,

opened that door slowly, slowly, and saw it.

You see.

To be free, she must remember.

All of you, all of us, must go back, open that door again,

and stare into the face of chaos.

Then we can be born again.

Leave her.

- I only meant--

- To trap her in her fear?

You are here to become free.

You are about to be shown secrets,

and you must keep them safe from the unbelievers.

There is no turning back beyond this point.

You must live in our way, or die.

Now.

Are there any here who wish not to make

the journey to freedom?

Good.

Then we will begin.

- Where have you been?

- Arranging a few things.

- Are you gonna let me in on it?

- You'll see.

It's amazing, isn't it?

I mean, the Guardian's got the whole city shaking

at the knees.

Fear's the most powerful of all tools.

- Well, I never would've guessed.

The great Ebony a fan of the Guardian.

- Okay, so I admire him.

He's got this place sewn up.

As a leader, he knows exactly what he's doing.

That's why you and I are going to work together, Lex.

- What do you mean?

- We're going to annihilate the Guardian.

(gentle music)

- So Ryan and Saline were here,

and the rest of us were here and here.

- Have they changed their security systems?

- Don't think they'd know how.

- So if we got trapped, we could go out through the cage?

- Yeah, I could.

- And what about here, Dal--

- Um, I've got things to do.

Call me when you need me.

- I never thought I'd be looking at it again.

The mall.

- No.

He's a brave and capable guy, isn't he?

- Dal?

- Pride.

- Yes, he is.

- You two seem very close.

I've seen how you trust him.

- I trust Pride with my life.

My sister got involved with the cult, way back,

before the virus.

- Oh, I didn't know.

- It was like she'd been taken over somehow.

- Amber, the Mall Rats will never surrender, I know that.

- The longer they're in the hands of these Chosen,

the more likely it is that one or more of them will go over,

just like Trudy did.

- Well then, we've got to get them out soon.

- And what if one of them gives the alarm?

- If you don't wanna do this--

- I'm not saying that.

It's just like you said, we've got one chance at this.

There can't be any mistakes.

- You know the problem with these Chosen?

- Tell us KC.

- They don't wanna trade; no music, no booze, no nothing.

It's like trying to sell to a vice squad.

I mean, how am I supposed to make a living?

- What's Tai-San doing?

- She's collecting herbs.

She says we need the extra vitamins.

- But what if the guard--

- Just, just ignore it.

(whistles)

- Here, it's parsley.

Seep it in hot water and drink two glasses a day.

And make sure Saline gets some too.

- Thanks, Tai-San.

- The herbs will help, but they can only do so much.

- What do you mean?

- All this work, and the food they give us,

we'll start to get sick soon.

Look, it's already happening.

(coughs)

- Oh, hi, Dal.

You were right about the sewers.

I wish you weren't, but it's our way in.

Well, let's go talk to the others.

- Don't you know this place?

This is Dead End City, not even The Chosen wanna know

about the losers here.

- Exactly why we're here, Lex.

- I'm not taking orders from you.

So why don't you stop playing this little mystery game,

and tell me what we've come here for.

What, Ebony?

- Poison.

(knocks)

- I went all the way through.

There's a gate at the end, locked.

- That's what Jack and I fixed up.

- Then you can break through it without triggering anything?

- Sure.

- There are no guards?

- No, perhaps it's as Dal said

and they haven't realized yet.

- So we can get right in then.

It's our way in and our way out.

- So, what do we do?

Get a message to your friends, tell them to prepare?

- No, Pride, it's better if no one knows.

- Then you realize we'll have to go in and find them.

It will be dark, and there will be guards.

- I know.

- Good, when do we go?

- We do it tonight.

- What's he doing back there?

- Getting the things I asked for.

- And where are you going after this?

- To the mall, that's where the Guardian's holed up.

- But what if he's not there?

- What's the matter, Lex?

You getting nervous?

- Well maybe I am.

Maybe because this whole thing is crazy.

You're going on a suicide mission.

You'll never get close enough to him to do it.

- You don't have the guts to do it, have you?

Big, macho Lex.

- You do what you wanna do.

I'm going back in to get Tai-San out, and anyone else I can.

- And how are you going to do that on your own, Lex?

It'd be just as crazy.

We need to join forces on this.

I mean, think about it,

what are The Chosen with the Guardian?

We cut the head off the snake and everyone,

including Tai-San, will be free.

Good.

And the other thing?

- You must pierce the skin.

Just a scratch is enough.

It will do the rest.

- You see him?

- Yes.

- Gives me the creeps the way he looks at you.

- Don't worry, the Guardian's interest is just

what I'm trying to get.

- Nearly time to go then?

- Amber, you should stay here.

- Don't be stupid, I'm coming with you.

- You can't.

- What?

- We should talk about this.

Please, just a word.

- You don't tell me what to do, Gray.

- Hear me out. - Not in front

of my people. - Listen.

- Not ever. - Just listen to me.

Okay, this is gonna be dangerous.

- Don't throw me the macho line.

- And if you come with us, and we get trapped, or caught,

you know, something happens, then they're gonna have

all the leaders of The Resistance wrapped up

in one neat little package, and that, Amber,

that is why I want you to stay behind, okay?

Be here in case.

- Alright, I'll stay.

- Amber.

If some of us don't come back--

- What?

- I just want you to know that I--

that I'm glad I found you again.

(gentle music)

- Once we're in there, we get into position and wait

for the right time to strike.

- Once you've made up your mind,

you don't let anything stop you, do you?

- It's called survival, Lex.

- We'd have a better chance of survival if we forgot

about your idea and concentrated more on mine.

- Could you stop being so negative?

- Oh, I know what this is all about.

You wanna take over that lot?

Why not.

You've done it before, haven't you?

- Best to leave the thinking to me, Lex.

We wouldn't want you wearing yourself out

before the fight's even started.

- There's a few minutes to give here.

We either go in or we get outta here.

What am I supposed to do with this?

- Point it directly at them, then push record.

That's enough, now push the replay.

- Corned beef?

- What'd you expect, beef bourguignon?

You wanna carry this?

- Ladies first.

- Password?

- Corned beef.

- We can't just keep taking it, Ally.

We gotta do something to strike back.

Form an escape committee or something.

So, I wonder how Sunday School was?

- It was fine.

- Oh, fine, like the weather's fine.

Like my health's fine.

Like everything's just fine.

- We just went through the motions, that's all.

- So what motions were those?

Did they have to stand on their heads?

Did they make them do cartwheels?

- It wasn't like that.

- Well, tell us what it was like then.

- I can't.

They told us to keep it a secret.

- A secret?

- Yes, Ally, a secret, on pain of death.

- Well, you finally realized it's not a game.

I told you, Saline, you can't play ball with a bunch

of guys that want the whole world

to be as cracked as they are.

- It's not just cracked, some of it actually makes sense.

- What?

- I didn't mean--

- Yeah, but you said it.

- Look, I'm gonna go lie down, I'm really tired.

- Of course, you've had a hard day, haven't you?

- Do you think she's been won over?

- I don't know.

- What about the others?

- I don't know.

We'll just have to keep everything to ourselves

from now on, right?

- You know what we need?

An informer.

- What do you mean?

- Well, someone who can pretend to go along

with The Chosen, but we know for sure never will.

- Well, they're not gonna buy a sudden conversion

from you and me though, are they?

Besides, it'd be a dangerous game to play.

- I'll do it.

- Tai-San risked a lot to get that for us.

And you need it more than anyone, Sal.

Think of the baby.

- I'll have some tomorrow, I'm tired.

Ryan, you don't have to worry.

I know what I'm doing.

- Do you?

(gentle music)

(squeaks)

(water drips)

- We're ready.

- Dal's just checking the alarm.

I need to know something.

- What is it?

- You and Amber.

Eagle, you two seem very close.

- I loved her from the day I first saw her.

There's a custom in my tribe.

Two people pledge themselves before the others.

She and I have made that pledge together.

- It's done.

We're ready.

- Stand your men down, Luke.

I wish to be alone.

- But-- - You're dismissed.

(gentle music)

- Thought the little fishes had got me?

Wrong.

- Ebony, back from the dead?

Go on then, kill me.

Make me remembered as a great leader.

Help the cause.

- I'm gonna wipe out every trace of your existence.

They won't even remember what you looked like.

Do it, Lex, do it.

(screams)

♪ Liberty, this is our destiny ♪

♪ We can all build a new history ♪

♪ Feeling like something will set me free ♪

♪ Knowing I belong in the Tribe ♪

♪ I believe you and I ♪

♪ That together we're the guiding light ♪

♪ Abe Messiah ay ya ♪

♪ I'll be here for you night and day ♪

♪ Abe Messiah ay ya ♪

♪ Oh just look this way ♪

♪ Oh just look this way ♪

♪ Abe Messiah ay ya ♪