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[bellows]

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[giggles] Wow.

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[chuckles]

Wow.

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Ant?

Ant?

Yeah?

You haven't blinked for ten minutes.

Look at it, Fontaine!

I don't want to close my eyes and miss this!

Anyway, Jeffrey hasn't blinked either.

Jeffrey doesn't need to blink.

He's underwater.

Oh.

That would explain why he wins all of our staring contests.

Remarkable!

What you hold in your hands, this Ephemychron,

could unlock the secrets of the sea and, hopefully,

locate lost Lemuria itself!

Great!

How does it work?

Um...

well...

Do you know what these symbols mean?

Er... no.

Do you know what parts of Earth these point to?

I wouldn't have a clue.

Are you being evasive again?

No. I'm genuinely quite lost here.

This "remarkable" Emphemychron

is getting a little less remarkable.

Nektons!

World Oceans Authority deep-sea mapping satellite

is falling to Earth!

It's set to crash into the ocean a few miles from you.

I'm sending the coordinates.

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Those coordinates.

It's a marine reserve!

Yes!

And the satellite's thruster fuel is toxic.

If it leaks, the contamination would threaten

every living thing in the area.

Hmm. Ant...?

Yeah. I know.

The secrets of the Ephemychron will have to wait.

We're needed.

I'm glad you understand, Ant.

You can probably blink now.

I can't.

I understand.

No. I think my eyelids are stuck to my eyeballs.

Fiction.

On our way!

Fiction: Hurry!

Impact in five...

four...

... three...

two...

one!

[splash]

My family are explorers. We have been for generations.

While others look up to the stars...

... we know there are an infinite number of things

that shine in the darkness below.

There are things lurking in the seas

that long ago vanished into myth.

My family are the Nektons. And we explore... THE DEEP!

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[growl]

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Kaiko: We're coming up to the crash site.

Nektons? Suit up.

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Go ahead, Nereus.

So according to Fiction, the satellite has been mapping

the seafloor for years.

Mapping under the sea?

With infra-red, ocean penetrating radar,

targeted sonar, the works!

Cool!

And everything is stored on the satellite's hard drive.

The most pressing issue is still the leaking toxic fuel.

We have to find it before it harms any sea life.

Nereus: That just got a lot easier.

There's a locator on the hard drive.

I think I'm transferring the signal to you...

now.

Wait. No. No.

I've just turned the lights off.

OK. Now.

There!

Will: Let's move.

Nereus: The World Oceans Authority will be

on the surface to collect the satellite.

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Ant: That must be it!

Fontaine: That can't be the whole satellite.

Ant: It's the hard drive.

It must have broken off.

Kaiko: The rest of the satellite'll be further down.

Will: We'll keep searching.

Kids, take the hard drive to the surface

to meet the World Oceans Authority.

Fontaine: On it, Dad.

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Ant: Hello!

Fontaine: It's not stopping!

Both: AH!

Thanks. Real nice.

Here. We found the hard drive

but we're still searching for the--

Right.

Fontaine: The mapping data in there sounds interesting.

We'd love to learn more if--

Yeah. You're welcome!

[grunts]

Are you serious?

Well, that was weird.

And rude.

Nereus: Ant and Fontaine.

The World Oceans Authority just gave an E.T.A.

They're twenty minutes away.

But if they're twenty minutes away.

Then who was that?

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Kaiko: Kids. What's happening?

We might've just accidentally handed the hard drive

to an imposter.

What? Imposter?

Don't worry, Mom.

You and Dad keep looking for that satellite.

We'll get it back.

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[grunts]

Stop!

Whoa!

AHH!

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Ant!

Are you OK?

I'm fine.

Go after him!

Time for some answers.

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Whoa!

You're not shaking me off.

[grunts]

That's enough of that.

[motor sputters and stops]

Impressive.

Hello, Nektons.

Huh?

Now let's see if you can keep up.

Whoa.

Who are you?

Catch me if you can.

Ant!

Don't worry Fontaine.

Jeffrey and I have him in our sights.

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What?

Whoa!

Ahh!

Robotic female voice: It doesn't look very impressive.

Nothing's as impressive as you, ARIA.

We've been over this.

You sound...

displeased?

The almighty Nektons were there.

And?

Well, they barely offered any resistance.

I was hoping they'd be more of a challenge y'know like -

[clanging]

What was that?

That was the Nekton children attempting

to breach the airlock.

OK Jeffrey, what's our plan of attack?

You're asking your fish how to gain entry to a submarine?

He's very insightful.

You have a whole human here, Ant,

who can communicate with words.

OK, human.

What's our plan of attack?

I don't know...

brute strength?

[grunts]

It's time we met properly.

ARIA, stop the ship.

[power down]

Did you just stop a whole submarine?

I don't think so.

Hold on, Ant.

That seemed... too easy.

Oh, Fontaine. Always the skeptic.

Sometimes, things just, AH!

Ant!

Ant? Can you hear me?

[no audio]

Oh, no.

Ant.

I think the ship scrambled communications.

Which means you clearly can't hear me telling you this.

ARIA: Antaeus Nekton.

It is now safe for you to exit your suit.

Uh. Sorry.

I make it a rule not to trust weird,

disembodied voices who know my name.

Completely understandable.

Hmmm.

The air is breathable.

Correct.

Jeffrey.

Stay and guard the exit.

Ant! Are you crazy? Where are you going!

Ant?

ANT!

[growl]

[sigh] Jeffrey? You and I really need to train him better.

Uh...

hello?

Antaeus Nekton.

My name is Alpheus Benthos.

Hmm.

I wanted to meet you.

Meeting on the boat wasn't good enough for you?

Ant!

She sure is persistent isn't she?

My sister--

-- is fine. ARIA, make her more fine.

[grunts]

ANT!

Finally.

I'm not sure this is an improvement, Jeffrey.

So.

You are destined to be my nemesis, Antaeus.

I'm kinda busy most days.

I don't have a lot of time for nemesising.

So how 'bout you just give me back the satellite hard drive.

Here, take it.

Uh, thanks?

It doesn't change our destiny.

This sub is amazing.

Where did you get it?

I created it.

Seriously?

Wow!

It runs on a nuclear fusion system.

Faster than anything else beneath the--

Your pilot's chair has a cup-holder!

Yes.

The pilot's chair has a cup-holder.

Hmm. I can't see any crew? Are they hiding?

[gasps]

Is your sub crewed by Ninjas?

[groan]

An artificial intelligence, ARIA, performs most tasks.

ARIA: Augmented Response Intelligence Application. ARIA?

Ohhh.

The disembodied voice.

Hmm. We tried the artificial intelligence thing once.

It did not go well.

Decided to go back to regular intelligence.

The risk of contamination from the satellite is increasing.

Hmm.

Your parents still haven't found it.

What?

How do you know?

Mom? Dad? Do you read?

Ooooh. No, they can't. I'm jamming the signal.

Why are you spying on us?

Because I was the one who hacked into the satellite

and brought it down.

Why?

Well, partly to meet you.

Mostly for what the satellite held.

What you gave me.

I've just downloaded the most comprehensive map

of the ocean floor ever created.

Everything that has ever been swallowed by the ocean.

The secrets of the sea.

But I'm more interested in finding...

Lemuria!

Huh?

Yes! The sunken city we both seek.

And, once I find Lemuria, I will find the device to control

[sighs]

The Terror.

Huh?

Older man's voice: He doesn't know about the Terror.

Proteus?

What are you doing here?

The Ephemychron is the key to finding Lemuria, Alpheus.

We must retrieve it from the Nektons.

Wrong.

I now have everything I need.

I don't need your ancient relics!

ARIA: Updating. The Nektons have located the satellite.

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On screen.

Kaiko: I'd say it fused with the ocean floor when it cooled.

Will: Well, if we can't take the satellite off the seafloor...

then we'll take the seafloor, too.

That's actually a very good plan.

Will: That should do it.

ARIA: Warning. The experimental power source has been exposed

to water. It has now become volatile.

A chain reaction will cause the satellite to explode

in exactly nine minutes, fifty-three seconds.

What?

Nine minutes, fifty-one seconds.

Mom! Dad! Hello?

ARIA - deactivate scrambler.

Deactivating.

Mom! Dad!

The satellite's power source has been exposed to water!

Where are you, Ant?

It doesn't matter.

Get rid of that thing before it explodes!

Nine minutes, thirty-two seconds.

Nereus!

Ah.

Yes?

Set a timer for nine minutes and twenty seconds.

Uh.

Nine fifteen, nine fourteen, nine thirteen.

Oh!

Don't be foolish, Ant.

There's nothing you can do.

Fontaine.

I'm outside the airlock.

And we need to leave. Now.

[clanging]

She's not getting in here.

Hmm. You think?

See, outside, she didn't have any leverage.

Inside...

[clanging]

Huh?

[grunts]

I'd stand back if I were you.

[whoosh]

[gasping]

Nice rescue, Jeffrey!

Sure. Jeffrey.

Ant, stop. You can't leave!

I erased that hard drive; there's nothing on it!

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It's not important anymore.

Hitting manual release.

Let's get out of here.

Agh!

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Will. This thing looks warmer.

It is gonna blow.

Will: Anywhere but here. Nereus? Any suggestions?

Seven o-nine, seven o-eight.

I can't see any alternatives nearby.

Seven o-seven.

Nereus, meet Mom and Dad with the Aronnax.

We're coming.

Alpheus: No. You're not.

Ant: Huh?

You have to be kidding me.

I'm shutting you down and you're coming back with me.

Ah!

Ant. You and I are linked.

I'm not letting you sacrifice yourself.

AH!

You have some really serious issues!

[grunts]

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AH!

[zap]

WHOA!

[grunts]

I can't... move!

Ant!

[zapping]

Whoa!

Ah!

[crash]

[grunts]

Oh, no!

Uh...

[grunts]

Why are you doing this?

What do you want?

I'm trying to save you, Ant.

Don't you see?

You're the only one who might...

might understand.

[grunts]

Listen. This whole nemesis thing is gonna have to wait.

My parents are in danger.

ARIA: Alpheus.

Six minutes.

Thirty-eight seconds.

I have to help them.

You get that, right?

Even nemeses have parents.

No.

I don't.

You have to come back with me, Ant.

Fontaine: No!

[shouts]

He really doesn't.

[shouts]

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Let's get out of here.

Whoa...

[sighs]

I am not giving up on you.

ARIA: Alpheus.

You must clear the area and get to a minimum safe distance.

No. Not without Ant.

Then I must take action.

What are you doing?

Obeying your own programming.

Protecting you from imminent danger.

No wait!

[grunts]

ARIA!

NO!

Fontaine: Dad!

Ant: Mom!

Kaiko: Kids!

Will: What was that?

Oh. My nemesis.

Since when do you have a nemesis?

Can we worry about that later?

That thing's about to blow.

It is. And there's nowhere on earth

that it's not gonna cause harm.

Wait.

That's it!

We have to bring it aboard the Aronnax!

Hold on.

You wanna bring an imminent explosion into our home?

Absolutely.

We need to fire the core into orbit!

Ant? Did you ask Jeffrey for a plan of action again?

Nereus: Two minutes, twenty three seconds.

The solar ski tubes.

We'll re-route all power to one tube.

That won't give us enough propulsion for escape velocity.

BUT... I can use the Aronnax to get us more.

OK, everyone.

I have to go deep and rise very fast.

Hang on tight!

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Nereus: One minute, eleven seconds.

Kaiko: Here we go!

This is gonna be rocky.

[grunts]

Hang on, little buddy.

Loading solar ski tubes now.

Rerouting all power to tube one!

Get ready!

We're going to take off in a way submarines really shouldn't.

[slowed down shouts]

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[splash]

Yes!

If we got the time wrong and we haven't sent it high enough,

it's going to fall down on top of us, right?

Um. Yeah.

This may not have been Jeffrey's best idea.

Three, two, one.

We've hit zero!

Uh, unless my counting was wrong.

You were counting in your head?

I guess I got confused!

[explosion]

Woo hoo!

Yeah!

All right!

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ARIA: Every piece of data I'm processing

tells me that should not have been possible.

They...

they did it.

I told you.

Antaeus Nekton and his family are more than they appear.

A true nemesis.

Thank you, Ant.

Fontaine: [sigh] It's beautiful.

And it's even more beautiful because

we didn't explode with it.

Yeah.

Ant? Are you OK?

Normally not exploding is a good thing.

It's just...

that guy, Alpheus.

Who is he?

He's a deluded young man and...

dangerous.

You know him?

I've encountered him.

He has a map of the entire underwater world now.

He said he was going to use it to find Lemuria,

where he could control something called "The Terror".

Mmm.

Nereus?

The Terror is...

ancient.

A force capable of worldwide cataclysm.

Fortunately, you have the Ephemychron.

Yeah. But if we don't know how to use it,

it's just an impressive lamp.

We're explorers, Ant.

We figure out mysteries.

We'll figure this one out too.

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[gasps]

Wait!

Stay right here!

Is he coming back, or...?

[chuckles]

We were trying to work out where it pointed on the planet.

It doesn't!

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Will: It aligns to the stars!

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Wow.

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Um. You can blink, Fontaine.

No. I think my eyelids are stuck to my eyeballs.

All of those points, those symbols.

Nereus: Every one of them significant

to the Lemurian Empire.

But what are they?

I don't know.

But let's find out.

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captions by sassonique