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[dramatic 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

- Authorities are appealing for calm

throughout the evacuation process.

[Bray cries]

- Please, don't take my baby!

- But I must to keep him safe.

- Please, please!

- Amber, have you heard what they're announcing on City-Net?

- No.

- Well, you better come and have a look, now.

- You're not gonna drink anymore, are you?

- I'll try.

[Salene grunts]

- [Announcer] The following measures are being implemented

to ensure safety and security.

One, a strict curfew is to be imposed

effective from this evening.

Two, spot checks will be carried out during daylight hours.

Three, all work parties are to be increased

by one full hour.

- Someone should turn Ebony in.

She is making everyone suffer.

Why doesn't she just stop?

- Maybe because she doesn't wanna live in a police state.

- At least we're safe here.

- Are we?

Ebony is just an excuse, Trudy.

This is just the way Mega wants it,

everyone in the hive working to his schedule.

If we stay here, slowly, inch by inch, he'll take away

our freedom until we're just cogs in a machine.

- Maybe you misunderstood him, Amber.

Maybe he wasn't trying to threaten Bray.

- I didn't misunderstand.

- Then maybe you should get out.

- I already tried that.

- What?

What do you mean?

When?

- Last night.

I can't leave the safe zone.

He's letting me know, Trudy,

that I'm his prisoner, me and Bray.

- Then what are you gonna do?

- The only thing I can do.

- It's a pretty big aware they're offering for you.

Maybe we should cool it for a bit.

- Cool it?

Why?

- Someone may get greedy.

- No.

Mega's not offering enough, not for me.

We don't stop!

This is a siege.

He's in there behind his fence thinking he's oh so safe,

but he isn't.

It's time to hit him where it really hurts,

somewhere that's gonna make him reconsider

the size of that reward.

Let's see what Mega's really prepared to pay out.

- Hey, it's one piece each!

- Let her have it.

- But--

- Look, she's hungry, and we've got enough.

- For how long?

There's more of them each day.

We can't go on doing this.

- I know.

Darryl.

Here.

Just what do you think you're doing?

- Nothing.

I was simply--

- [scoffs] Grand opening, state of the art entertainment,

the saloon, this afternoon.

- It's, uh--

- Don't tell me.

Lex.

You stay here.

Help her.

- But--

- Do you wanna eat tonight?

Feed them.

- It's a ladle, Darryl.

It's for ladling.

- You're not seriously gonna eat all that.

- Seriously, I am.

I've gotta keep my strength up for the work parties.

Do you want some?

- I thought your workload hadn't been increased.

- Mega might change his mind.

Mmm.

Maybe you should tuck in, girl

before he decides to pull out your food privileges too.

You don't wanna get any slimmer than you are.

- You think I'm slim?

- Yeah, I mean in a nice way.

- Thank you, Sammy.

- You're welcome.

- It's fruit, Sammy.

You should eat lots of fruit.

- No, I don't like that.

I tried that once.

Have we got any ketchup?

- Yuck!

- It's pretty good, actually.

Or maybe not.

[machine beeps]

- Hey.

- What are you doing?

- Oh, just, uh, checking for something.

- What?

What something?

- Infestations.

- What sort of infestations?

- The kind that gets inside your skull.

- Right, see you then.

- What does she mean?

What gets inside your skull?

- They're looking for bugs.

Okay, gotta go.

See ya.

- You mean lice?

Have we got lice?

No, not lice!

Please, not lice!

- I wanna give these puppies a test drive.

Everything loaded?

- Of course.

I don't anticipate any problems.

After all, you are in the very best of hands. [chuckles]

- So, shall we?

- Why not?

[rock music]

- [Lex] Not bad.

- [Ram] Not bad.

- Of course, it's not Caesar's Palace yet.

- These things take time, Lex.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

What's your lucky number?

- What do you mean?

- It's a simple question.

- 19.

You mean we can control this?

We can fix the numbers?

We are gonna clean up.

[Ram chuckles]

- Oh, yeah.

- Ebony, please, let me out.

- What's the matter?

My big sister getting all hot and bothered?

- I can't take it.

I can't take this anymore.

- Yeah, well, I had to take it!

Only my cage was in here, wasn't it, Java?

Maybe I should put one in your mind too.

Yeah.

Only right now, we're off to see your friend, Mega,

to give him a big surprise.

- Ebony, please!

I'll do anything, anything you want.

- All I ever wanted from you, Java, was to be loyal.

But I don't think you're any good at that, are you?

- I can be.

You can trust me.

Honestly, I've come to my senses.

- Maybe you have, but there is another problem.

Me!

I'm still mad!

But then, that's just the way you wanted me to be, isn't it?

- You two are minced meat.

Hey!

I want a word with you two.

What the hell do you think you're doing in my saloon?

- Uh, we were gonna tell you.

- Oh, yeah.

What, you're spreading paradise to the masses now?

That'll explain the amount of helmets everywhere.

- It's not paradise.

Well, not as such.

Ram will tell you.

- Well, it's gaming, games for the kids,

you know, the refugees.

They play games inside of a virtual game center.

It was Lex's idea.

- No, no, you're not.

I am not having this stuff in my bar.

- Wait!

Listen.

Those kids out there have nothing to do, nothing.

Soon, they're gonna get restless.

They're gonna get bored.

And then there's gonna be trouble, lots of it.

You don't want that in here.

Just give it a chance, see how it turns out.

I mean we can always get rid of it later.

- You have one chance.

And if I see you exploiting these kids--

- Ruby, would I do that?

- He's tracking them down one by one.

Soon, he'll have them all and we'll be blind.

How is he doing it?

What?

- Amber's here.

- Amber, a nice surprise.

- Alright, you've made your point.

So what do you want me to do?

- You're free to do whatever you want to do.

But naturally, I hope you'll work with me

to build a future that we can all live in.

- We both know I've got no choice.

So I'm telling you I'll cooperate, alright?

Just tell me specifically what you want from me.

- It won't be hard,

very little, the occasional speech, a broadcast or two.

Like I say, you're a figurehead.

People listen to you.

That's all I want them to do, listen.

- And that's ti?

- That's it.

Just one thing, Amber.

Your cooperation has to mean your cooperation.

There'll be no other agenda.

I wouldn't want to find

that you've been up to something behind my back.

That wouldn't be good for you.

- Or my baby?

So I take it you'll send for me when you want your speeches.

- Absolutely, whenever we need you.

- Do you think she'll do it?

- Oh, I think so.

Perhaps we don't need the bugs after all.

Amber is the only Mall Rat that matters anymore,

her and Jack.

Now he would be an asset to the team.

[Salene groans]

[machine beeps]

- You know, you're pretty amazing, Jack.

You know that?

- Yeah, I guess.

- No, I'm serious.

You are.

- Ellie, we haven't cleaned this room yet.

There might be someone watching.

- Yeah, I know.

It's kinda exciting, isn't it?

- I guess it is.

- Oh, Jack, Ellie, hi.

Do you guys know where I can get some delousing powder?

- You've got lice?

- I don't know.

I don't want to know.

- Well, let me see.

If I'm not infested, you might be.

Please, do we have any powder?

- Sure, I'll just get some for you.

- Well, it's not my fault, is it?

Anyone can get them, even girls.

- I think this should be enough.

[group laughs]

- Well, I guess that's opening time.

Where are you going?

- Do you seriously think I'm gonna hang around here

until someone recognizes me?

I don't think so.

- I guess this is a self-running show then.

Hey, Darryl, let the patrons in.

Remember, we accept jewels, personal valuables, even food.

They put their deposit in the box.

We give the equivalent value in cyber chips

for the virtual casino, and they're free to find a booth.

- Hold it, hold it.

You'll all get a place.

Put your payments in the box one at a time

on your way in, and we'll give you credit.

Remember, once you're in, you're here until close.

- I wonder how they'll get on without electricity.

Well, time to see.

This one's from me, Mega.

[explosion blasts]

- One of the major grids is down.

I'll get the reports as soon as I can.

- I don't need any reports.

I know what's happened.

Ebony.

Enough is enough.

We take her out now.

- Gel, what are you doing?

- 20 more seconds and then to the shower

and I can get it off.

- Get what off?

What is that?

- I just realized how it works.

- What?

- When you lose your soul.

No one sees.

No one hears.

There's no

crack of thunder.

It just happens.

- Oh, hey.

[alarm rings]

- Sorry.

- This is stupid.

I'm alright.

I've gotta see Bray.

Um, you should know, both of you, that I've been to see Mega

and I've told him I'm ready to cooperate.

- I don't believe it.

- Believe what you want, Jay.

- She had no choice.

- If she goes over to him, the whole city will follow.

He's won!

She can't do it.

She can't!

[upbeat music]

- No more bets, please.

The wheel of fortune is spinning.

The ball of destiny is bouncing.

And the lucky winner might just be you.

- So what do you think?

- I think it's a casino, Lex.

- A word missing, Siva.

It's a thriving casino.

You can run it with me.

What do you say?

- Oh, now what would I wanna do that?

- Well, you get a share, you get a big share.

- [Siva] And why would you want to do this?

- You know, I thought I might make you

a little more [mumbles].

- Not a chance, creep, not even in a realities place.

[suspenseful music]

- Mega!

- Where's Ebony?

- She's not here.

- Well, where is she?

- She's gone on some raid.

She's not back yet.

- We leave, now.

- Hey!

What about me?

Well, go on, open up.

I'm getting sick of this rat trap.

- Jay, I thought you were someone

who listened before judging people.

- I'm not judging anyone.

- Yes, you are.

You're judging her.

- What am I supposed to do?

I carry no weight in this city, Trudy.

Only Amber can do that.

I just never thought she'd give up.

- You wanna know why?

Do you?

Mega threatened her, Jay.

- What do you mean?

- He threatened her baby if she didn't cooperate.

- He what?

- Wait, wait, what are you gonna do?

- See him.

- No, no, no, you can't go like this, Jay.

You have to calm down, first.

- I've stayed calm long enough.

- No, Jay.

Jay!

- Is that alcohol?

- What's it to you?

- I don't want any.

I just want help, please.

I hurt my hand.

I'll pay you back as soon as I get back to my tribe.

- What tribe?

- The Mall Rats.

- Your lodged a deal with Mega.

Now you're living like kings.

- No, that's not true.

- It was Mega.

He came for you, Ebony, not your sister.

And he'll come again.

- I'll be waiting.

- With what?

He's got the weapons.

You don't.

- And you talk too much.

- That's something I've never been accused of before.

Your strategy isn't working.

Or is it just blind revenge?

- I suggest you leave, mister.

Fast.

- If that's what you really want.

But you tell me this.

What would have happened if you were here today.

Do you think you'd still be standing here

or lying in the dust like your friends?

Good luck, Ebony.

You're gonna need it.

- What?

Ellie, what are you doing?

That's the last bug.

We kill it and the whole place is clean.

- Yeah, well, maybe we don't want it clean.

- Okay, that's crazy.

- Look, listen to me.

If we can--

- What are you two looking so guilty about?

- We've done it, Gel.

Mega's surveillance bugs, we got rid of them all.

- Surveillance bugs?

- Yeah, the whole place was crawling with them.

But it's okay now.

They won't be in anybody's hair.

- Great!

Great job, Jack.

- Okay, are you nuts?

Of course we want this place clean.

That thing is in our room.

- Yeah, exactly, Jack.

That why we've got to leave it there.

Think about it, Jack.

With that one bug, we control the situation

and Mega's only gonna hear what we want him to.

- You're pretty amazing, aren't you? [chuckles]

- Yeah, I know.

- Salene.

- Go away.

- What happened?

- Some kids didn't like the Mall Rats.

- Do you think you can get up?

- Ah!

- What happened to your hand?

God, it looks bad.

Come on.

Get up.

We've gotta find somewhere safe.

- Jay.

Jay.

Jay, stop, Jay.

Stop!

- No babies to threaten here, Mega.

Just you and me, and that's one too many.

♪ Listen to the wind blow

♪ Look inside, what doesn't show ♪

♪ Time passing so very slow

♪ I see

♪ Dark clouds across the sky

♪ Children asking why

♪ Is there hope above for me

♪ Where is all the love

♪ Lighten my life, let it be

[woman chants in foreign language]

♪ The dawn of a new day

♪ A 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 ♪