Original subtitles

(gentle instrumental 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 of staying alive ♪

- Authorities are appealing for calm

throughout the evacuation process.

(ominous music)

- Here I come, killer sky.

(bird squawking)

Here I come.

Here I come.

(bird squawking)

- Pride?

Pride, calm down, take it easy.

- Leave me alone.

(bird squawking)

- Pride, wait.

Let me come with you.

- Yes, you can come too.

(grunts) (punch thuds)

- Are you ready to fight?

Are you ready to win?

Are you ready to take on the game?

- This is unacceptable.

I mean, firstly they don't even want to be scanned,

and after this little piece of PR

they're not exactly gonna want to play, are they?

What is Ved thinking?

Where is he?

- Doing his stuff at the scanning center, I guess.

- You haven't seen this before?

- Well, he wouldn't let me.

- (chuckles) You're in charge of PR.

You don't let Ved tell you what to do.

- What's the big deal?

I mean, this is just some game, isn't it?

Or is there something else behind all this?

- Well.

- Don't tell her, Ram.

She doesn't need to know anything.

Don't trust her.

- I'm warning you, Java.

You learn to get along with Ebony

or else you go the way of Siva and Jay.

Now, get this business at the hospital over with,

and then see what Ved's doing.

I want the people playing the game.

Everyone playing.

- What did he mean about Jay?

- What do you think?

(dramatic instrumental music)

- What are you doing?

Go back!

Go back!

- Don't be stupid, it's harmless.

- Harmless!

Those kids are frightened.

Is that what you want?

- Well if they don't get scared they can't play the game.

- Then why not ask them to make up their own minds?

- Seems to me, Sheriff, that you're one of them.

I don't suppose you've been scanned, either.

You hear that boys?

She hasn't been scanned.

What do you think we should do?

- What?

You put me down, right now!

(screams) Put me down!

(dramatic instrumental music)

(bird squawking)

(woman screams)

- We don't know what they've done to you,

but you've just got to rest, okay?

(Pride sighs)

Rest, rest.

- What about the hospital?

- I can't leave him like this.

- Salene, they're bringing equipment.

Medicines, manpower.

If we're not they're to accept it,

Ram will just say forget it.

Couldn't Mouse and Sammy look after him?

- I'll go tell them.

- That was quite a punch.

- (chuckles) Sorry, nothing else came to mind.

- It's okay.

Just remind me to do it to you sometime though, all right?

- (chuckles) Sure.

- You saved my life.

- Yeah, well I guess we're even now.

- It was like I was being taken over.

What if they plan to use this technology

in all the kids that play the game?

- I think what they did to you

was some kind of experiment,

something my brother and Ram have been working on.

- But what if it's not?

What if this game is what the technology is all about?

(gentle instrumental music)

- The safe.

- It's fine.

Really, it's just a nice, old safe.

Completely harmless.

- Not the stupid safe, stupid!

The thing in the stupid safe.

- It's probably just a mouse or something.

- Do I look the kind of girl who's scared of a mouse?

- Well, yes.

- No Lex, it's a thing.

I saw it, and I think it saw me.

- Now, how's this?

You back off, and I'll open the safe.

- Here, take this.

I'll keep you covered.

(laser whirs)

- Going in.

(door squeaks) (screaming)

- Is it dead?

- I think so.

- What is it?

- Well, I'd say blueberry pie,

perhaps plum.

- (sighs) I can't stay here anymore, I can't.

- Come on, now.

I've got some good news for you.

Ram doesn't want you anymore.

You're free.

- Free?

Then you can take me to come live with you.

- Back at the mall?

- Yes, the mall.

- It's not exactly like that, Siva,

and I don't know if the others would--

- Please, Lex?

If you loved me, you'd take me there.

(gentle instrumental music)

- Mouse, Sammy, I thought I told you to--

- But the game's about to start.

- I don't care!

- I wanna play.

- Now you listen to me, both of you.

You don't let Pride out of your sight

for one moment, not one moment!

I don't want you going anywhere near the stupid game!

I forbid you to play it, Mouse.

You got that?

Sammy?

Now go on, both of you, look after Pride.

- Maybe it's nothing sinister, Salene.

Maybe it is just a game.

- You want to live in a world of maybes?

Then maybe the Technos didn't take your brothers,

maybe they didn't take my friends.

You want a reality check, Patch?

Then why don't you ask Jay about it,

and maybe he'll tell you!

Jay, I'm sorry, I didn't mean.

- No, you're right.

- Salene, Salene!

- Oh, hi Dee.

- That little jerk, Ved,

he's forcing people to be scanned

and Cloe has volunteered to go first.

- She's playing the game?

- Yeah.

- Come on, let's go to the hospital.

(mysterious music)

- Okay, just put her in there.

(machine beeping)

Do you feel anything, Cloe?

- Not a thing.

This scanning thing is painless.

- You hear that, viewers?

- So how do you play?

- Easy, two different tribes

fighting each other to find the magic key.

Whoever has the magic key

has power over Game City.

Each tribe is represented by a color, blue and red.

You're a blue.

So get in there and zap everyone before they zap you.

- Ved, this isn't gonna hurt or anything, is it?

- Relax, Clo.

You're gonna have the time of your life.

(sighs)

(computer beeping)

You ready?

(rapid beeping)

(laser guns zapping)

- We're glad you're here.

We're the blues, the reds are the invaders.

(laser guns zapping)

(upbeat instrumental music)

Find the key if you can.

(zapping)

(crowd gasps)

(laser guns zapping)

- Oh my.

- We're never gonna be able

to turn this place into a hospital, never!

- This is hopeless.

- We're gonna make this happen, Salene.

- How?

- It'll just take manpower, that's all.

- And the schools, the training, the medical knowledge?

- It'll come.

- From where?

Jay, there may be people willing to learn,

but who's here to teach them?

- That's what Ram's technology can do.

That's where I can.

- (sighs) Your medicines.

- What about the equipment?

- Coming later.

- And the Techno personnel?

- No personnel.

This is a vert thing.

Run for verts, by verts.

- It's not just for them.

It's for everyone.

- This is all out of date.

(sighs)

- We need more.

You have to tell him.

He still listens to you.

- You think so?

The only person he listens to is Ebony.

Reckon I'll be getting my notice

to quit any day now.

- You mean that?

- Why are you doing this?

- I told you.

- No, I mean spending your time with them.

You're making all the wrong choices.

(dramatic instrumental music)

(both laughing)

- It's one of them!

Pride, Pride, Pride!

- Don't they wash?

- They're just playing.

- What are you two on about?

(Siva sighs)

Lex.

- This is Siva.

She's gonna be staying here.

She was thrown out.

I had to risk my neck to get her bags out of the hotel.

We've got to give her sanctuary, Pride.

- No Lex, we don't.

- She's one of us now!

- One of us?

You bring her in here, you're bringing in a spy.

- Who are you to lay down the law, anyway?

You're not even a Mall Rat!

- Look, this is obviously a bad idea, I'll--

- No, sweetheart.

She's staying Pride, I mean it.

- Once step outta line, one step,

and I'll show you the door personally.

(dramatic instrumental music)

- Patch?

- No, you can't watch the game.

- Please?

It'll only be for a little while.

- Yeah, just a minute, one minute, that's all.

Please Patch?

- Now let's go over for the latest update on the game.

After almost being wiped out in the early stages,

the blues are now coming back strongly.

- Just one minute, okay?

(dramatic instrumental music)

(laser guns zapping)

(mysterious instrumental music)

(laser guns zapping)

(laser guns zapping) (gate clangs)

- The key.

(dramatic instrumental music)

- [Man] Warning, energy level critical.

Warning, energy level critical.

(laser guns zapping)

Warning, energy level critical.

You must leave the battle zone.

Time to reload.

- No!

No!

I need to get back!

The key, I was so close!

- And you're not hurt?

- No!

Let's just get me back, now!

- See, she's having fun.

You want fun, well then play the game.

You didn't happen to see anybody

by the name of Cloe in there, did you?

- No, just get me back.

(ear piece beeps)

- Somebody get me Ram.

I think we have a problem. (ear piece beeps)

- Ram.

- Busy, busy.

- I think I'll go work out.

- You know, I used to think

that you and Java were so alike.

But you're not, you're different.

You understand power as well as needing it.

No, we really should find something for you to do.

- Like what?

Minister in charge of sewage collection?

(laughs)

- Jay!

What a surprise.

I thought you were out there in vert land playing hospitals.

- Why didn't you send anyone?

- Everyone's busy with phase four.

- The hospital is phase four.

Or has it changed?

What's going on?

- Oh, nothing you need to worry about.

You just carry on out there.

We've got the rest covered.

- You trying to sideline me?

- Should I be?

- I don't understand.

You're giving the city a game,

when we could be sorting out schools,

a library, a hospital.

- I've given this city food, water, power,

and now your hospital.

I've delivered on everything that was promised,

and I've said that the rest will come.

- After the game?

- No!

When I'm ready.

Ugh!

What is it, Java?

- You asked me to check up on Ved?

- Yeah, and?

- Well it seems he's been trying

to force verts to get scanned.

- These brothers, turning out to be

more pain than they are worth.

But nevermind, I'll sort it out.

Just leave us.

(exhales)

Personally, I find it an irritant.

- What?

- Power.

Tell me, how would you like to take over from Jay?

(dramatic instrumental music)

Not yet, but soon.

We could rule the world together, just you and me.

Enjoy your workout.

(wind howling)

- Why don't you go away, little girl?

- I'm not little.

Why have you got so many clothes?

- Don't touch my clothes, ever, got that?

- Why?

- Because they're clean and you're dirty,

so if you touch them, they'll get dirty too, okay?

- That doesn't matter, 'cause we have a washing machine.

- Mouse, Mouse!

- Let go, let go!

- She'll torture us.

- No, wait.

I won't, I promise.

You've really got a washing machine?

What was your name, Mouse?

Mouse, how would you like to be my maid of honor?

It's real important.

You get to wash my clothes,

and you boy, you could be my butler.

- No.

- If you don't, I might have to torture

both of you after all.

So, let's just clarify what your duties are, shall we?

(gentle instrumental music)

(laser guns zapping)

- Are you okay?

- All over the city, kids are playing this,

and Cloe too.

How do you stop kids playing?

You can't.

I don't know what to do, Sal.

They're in my head,

and now they're getting in everyone else's too.

I don't know how to fight this anymore.

- You know, today at the hospital,

I felt like giving up.

I thought there was no way through it all.

But you know what?

Dee suggested we use the public announcement channel

to ask for volunteers, and it worked.

We had 50 people come to visit us.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

We had to turn the rest of them away.

Right now, I don't know how to fight them either,

but we'll find a way, we always do.

- Oh, sorry.

- Oh, it's okay.

- Me and Patch have been talking.

Go on.

- I don't know much about medicine, just a few basics.

Not even that really, I mean--

- Stop babbling and just tell them.

- Right, well I reckon I could hook up

a couple of computer programs to help diagnose people.

We could get some more medical books.

We'd have to work on observation,

but we could use the books and the programs to guide us.

- Are you saying you want to help?

- Uh.

- Just say yes, Patch.

- Right, no, I mean yes.

Yes!

- What are you two doing?

- Nothing.

- Then why do you have all of that laundry?

- It's Siva.

- What?

Lex actually brought her to the mall?

- She said if we don't do her laundry, she'll torture us.

- She said what?

(gentle instrumental music)

How dare you!

You ever threaten these kids again

and I swear you'll be out on the streets.

And the only reason why you're not right now

is because of Lex.

You only get one chance at this, Siva, you understand?

This is it!

- Then who does my laundry?

- (gasps) Lex, I'm sorry, I can't talk to this woman.

- I will speak to her about it later.

- Mouse, Sammy, you've got nothing to worry about anymore.

She ever pushes you around,

you just come see me or Pride.

It's up to you, Siva.

You want to live in this place,

then you'd better start changing, and fast!

(dramatic instrumental music)

- I can't do my own laundry, Lex, I can't.

(sighs)

- You mind if I sit with you?

- Hope I'm not going to regret this,

but believe me, Jay, if I do, so will you.

You want a drink?

Hey, two more.

So what are we gonna talk about?

You got something in mind?

- Yeah, the future.

(keys clacking)

- I don't understand you.

Your job is simple.

Get the city on our side

and to get the people to sign up

for what we have to offer them.

But you have to go and start

throwing your weight around.

- They were troublemakers.

I decided that--

- You don't decide anything.

You're here to follow orders, my orders.

- What do you know?

I have to make it happen down there on the ground,

and it is happening.

As of tonight, the game is everywhere.

Over half the city is being scanned.

I'm doing my job, and I don't need you

and your new wife telling me I'm not.

Look, I--

- No, no don't.

I mean, perhaps you're right, man.

Perhaps I don't know what it's like

being out there in the front line.

If what you say is true,

then congratulations, Ved.

- Thanks.

- Just one thing.

(chair whirring)

You ever suggest that you don't need me.

- I never--

- You ever suggest it, Ved,

no one you know will ever see you again.

(dramatic instrumental music)

Bye, Ved.

(keys clacking)

- So he hasn't told you anything else?

- Phase four is all about getting them hooked,

but you knew that.

- He used me.

All this time, he needed me to do his donkey work,

and what a donkey I turned out to be.

- Why are we talking about Ram

when we could be talking about you and me.

Oops, think I've said something I shouldn't have.

I'd better go powder my nose.

(clears throat)

Oops.

I must be tipsy.

You wouldn't take advantage of me, would you, Jay?

- You should be in bed.

- Mine or yours, I really don't mind, Jay.

- Mm, can somebody give me a hand?

(ear piece beeps) - Is she here yet?

- I cannot see. (ear piece beeps)

(beeping)

(laser guns zapping)

(exciting music)

- Ooh!

- Where'd she go?

(door banging)

Go, get in there!

(doors bang)

(exciting instrumental music)

(singing in foreign language)

- Yes!

- [All] Yes!

(crowd cheering)

♪ Listen to the wind blow ♪

♪ Look inside what does it show ♪

♪ Time passing so very slow ♪

♪ I see ♪

♪ Dark clouds across the skies ♪

♪ Children asking why, children asking why ♪

♪ Is there hope above for me ♪

♪ Where is our love ♪

♪ Lighten my life, let it be ♪

(singing in foreign language)

♪ The dawn of a new day ♪

♪ The child is born, who will pray ♪

♪ For hope, peace and love ♪

♪ What do they say ♪

♪ The spirit of the tribe is yours and mine ♪

♪ The spirit of the tribe is yours and mine ♪