Worlds Apart (2025) Movie Script
[eerie music]
[birds chirping]
(Marcus off-screen) Oh shit.
[Paul] What?
What happened?
(Marcus off-screen) You remember...
(Marcus off-screen) Kristin, right?
Yep.
Yeah.
[Paul] The girl you went to prom with. Why?
[Marcus] Yeah, well...
[Marcus] She's...
Pregnant.
[Paul chuckles] Seriously?
[Marcus] Yeah, look.
Oh.
Oh, boy.
[Marcus sighs] Mm-hmm.
Wait a sec, is it?
Oh, no.
No shot! Don't you even hit me with-
[Marcus grunts]
Hey.
Hey you alright, bro?
Hold on, hold on.
What the hell is that?
Huh.
Looks like some kind of -
glowing rock?
What kind of rock looks like that?
I don't know.
What should we do with it?
[Marcus] Sell it, obviously. Look at it.
It's just a random rock.
[Marcus] People don't need to know that.
We'll tell them it's like a...
like a space rock or something.
[Paul laughs] What?
[birds flapping away]
[crows cawing]
I think we should start heading out -
You think there's any more of these things?
No. No, I don't think so.
[Marcus sucks teeth]
[Marcus sighs]
If you don't want to look, I'll
look. Just give me two minutes.
Two minutes?
(Marcus off-screen) Yeah, I'll be real quick.
(Marcus off-screen) Just stay with that one, okay?
Alright, stay right there.
Two minutes, two minutes, two
minutes, two minutes, two minutes.
[birds chirping]
[Paul exhales]
[creature roars]
[Marcus screams off-screen]
(ominous music)
Jonathan!
Jonathan!
(ominous music)
[Paul grunts]
[crows cawing]
[Paul screams]
[roaring]
(ominous music)
[MUSIC PLAYING] "Hard Knock Livin" - k9ine
[Sebastian] Alright Dee, straight ahead.
[Sebastian over walkie-talkie] Road Captain, see him?
[Dee] Copy that.
(dramatic music)
Oh, sorry man, hey.
[Road Captain] Come on man.
Just in a bit of a rush.
Yo Dee, we got a problem man.
Shit.
Hey, I think that guy took my wallet.
- Who, him? - Yeah
(chase music)
Hey, guys, there's a guy getting mugged over there.
Look!
What?
Gosh damn it.
Oh.
Oh man.
Yo, you good?
Yeah.
Thanks for pullin through.
I had to.
[Sebastian exhales] We've been
cutting things way too close lately, man.
Nah, we made it out.
Barely.
And you know that's kind of where I'm getting at.
Don't you feel like we've just
been relying on luck lately?
No such thing as luck.
And if there is, she don't look my way.
How much you think we're cashing in so far?
Not enough.
Where's the money going, Dee?
Come on, man.
What kind of question is that?
A valid one.
How long do you think we're
going to keep this up for, man?
As long as it takes.
I understand, but -
I don't know. I just feel like it's just time for a change.
I don't know what else to do.
You know I got offered a job.
It's salaried.
But I'm going to have to travel a lot.
You gonna to take it?
Man, I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
It's just a lot to commit to, man.
You're a smart guy, Sebastian.
You dumb if you don't take it.
I know.
I know.
[Sebastian sighs]
Listen, we've been best friends since the first grade.
You guys have helped me out
more than I could have ever asked for.
You know if there's anything I can do to help.
I'm going to be there.
There might be one more thing.
What's up?
Remember Damien and those guys?
Mhmm.
And I told you not to get involved with them -
I know, I know.
Look, they loaned me money and
I just haven't paid them back yet.
You don't have to say anything. I already get it.
Whatever, man. I'm gonna head out.
Just don't do anything stupid, alright?
And if you need me, I'll be there.
Okay?
Yeah, whatever.
I'll see you later.
You know, I love ya.
But sometimes you just really piss me off.
[MUSIC PLAYING] "What is love?" - k9nine
(wind sweeps up)
(bell strikes)
[MUSIC RESUMES] "What is love?" - k9nine
(crickets chirping)
[Dee] Ma.
[television playing]
Ma.
C'mon.
Time to take your medicine.
[Mom coughs] I hate taking those.
I know.
[Mom coughs] [clears throat]
(birds chirping)
(bed creeks)
[MUSIC PLAYING] Here I Am (feat. Sphere) Vendredi
'Scuse me. You guys hiring at all?
[Store Employee] Uhh... I don't -
I have a resume.
It's my first day.
- Got it. Thanks. - Sorry.
[MUSIC RESUMES] Here I Am (feat. Sphere) Vendredi
[Store Manager] Sorry, bud, we're not hiring right now.
(birds chirping)
(door chime)
How's it going?
[Store Owner] Hey, how are you?
Uhh... I'm looking for the manager.
[Store owner laughs] We're not open yet.
Grand opening is on the 8th.
Got it.
So how can I help you?
I'm just looking for a job.
You have a resume, Mr -
Jackson.
Ray.
Have a seat.
Alright.
So your last employment was at the Aquarium.
That's amazing!
You know, I really like looking at the turtles there.
How was it there?
Uhh, the people were great.
But I wouldn't really call being
a janitor a highlight in general.
Hey, no job is beneath anyone.
Even a janitor helps a company run smoothly.
So -
So it says you never finished high school.
Yeah, but not for the reasons you might think.
Okay.
Um.
My mom is sick.
Summer after my junior year she was diagnosed.
It just got to the point where she really needed me.
Never got to finish.
I'm terribly sorry to hear that.
I understand that could be a struggle for anyone.
Yeah.
Tell me something about yourself Mr. Jackson.
Aside from being a loving son.
Why do you want to work here?
[Dee clears throat] Um.
I'm -
fast paced -
goal driven and detail oriented.
[Ray laughs]
I aim to reach my goals and
help my coworkers if needed.
How many jobs have you told this to?
I don't -
It... I'm sorry, it just sounds a bit rehearsed.
I don't know, man.
I just, I guess I never really had
to put too much thought into myself.
Well, from this moment forward, you will.
Invest in yourself.
Put some belief in yourself.
If you don't think you can do it, why should anyone else?
Let's try it again.
Tell me about yourself.
But this time, think before you answer.
I'm determined -
and perseverant.
Okay.
I don't just aim to reach my goals, I push past them.
[Dee off-screen] Whatever it
takes to prove myself, I can do.
[Dee off-screen] Especially if I put my mind to it.
Because I know.
There is nobody, that you can
find that can work harder than I can.
(dramatic music)
[group laughs]
[Damien] Listen to this guy, man.
[Travis] Yo, my parlay hit last
night, I won about 500 big ones.
[Travis] Ayo, ain't that Dee?
You think he gonna ask you for some more money?
Yo Dee! Where my money at?
(suspenseful music)
[Nico] He runnin, he runnin!
(chase music)
[Damien] Yo, Dee!
[Xavier] Come on out, man.
Just pay us, we'll be good.
It's been three months now, Dee.
Now you promised me that if I helped
you out with your mom, you'd pay it back.
[Damien off-screen] I'm all about
helping a brother out but not like this!
- I'm gonna get this dude, man. - Ayo, I think I got him!
[Nico off-screen] He's right there behind that tree.
Well, bring his ass here then.
(dramatic music)
(gun fires)
(dramatic music) [crows cawing]
[Damien groans]
Dame!
(gun fires)
[Damien screams]
(chase music)
[distant roar]
(war drum music)
[Alora] Come on.
(war drum music)
(birds chirping)
Who are you?
[Alora] My name is Alora.
Dee.
[Alora] Like the letter?
Yeah, sort of.
Did you see that thing?
[Alora] Do you wanna sit and chat?
[Alora] Or would you like to get out of here?
What is going on?
[running river]
Hang on.
[Dee breathing heavy]
What?
What is going on?
You need to stay out of this area.
You say stay out of this area
and you head right back in?
[phone vibrates]
[Dee sucks teeth]
Damn.
[crickets chirping]
[Mom off-screen] Got a new watch?
Uhh, yeah.
Thank you baby.
How'd you sleep?
Fine.
Medication helping at all?
Sometimes.
Had a couple interviews today.
Interviews?
I thought you already had a job.
I do.
I just... thought it was time to get a
little something more secure for us.
Things not working out at the aquarium?
If there's anything out there telling
you that there's something better -
You should go after it.
Don't let anyone or anything stop you.
Everything's gonna work out.
I know it.
I wanna take you somewhere in the morning.
As much as I would love that, I
just, I don't think it's the best idea.
Come on, Ma.
Just you and me.
Cool.
(calm acoustic guitar music)
It's beautiful out here.
Anytime I needed to get away just to clear my head.
This is where I'd sit.
Talk to me.
What's bothering you?
I think you know the answer to that.
Mmm, I do.
I still want you to tell me.
Trapped.
I actually don't even work at the aquarium anymore.
I left right after you were diagnosed.
Why?
I just needed more money, Ma.
Sweeping and mopping around
that place just wasn't cutting it.
Baby.
I'm dying.
And it doesn't seem like there's
a lot anybody could do about that.
But that shouldn't stop you from
becoming the wonderful man.
I know you're meant to be.
We can't focus on what's gonna happen.
Even if it -
doesn't always end the way we imagined it.
But don't ever let desperation
lead you in the wrong direction.
I don't know which way to go.
I think you do.
[clock ticking]
(city ambiance)
Shit, I left something in the car.
[Dee's footsteps ascending]
Where are they?
Man, what are you talking about, man?
Don't play with me.
[Travis off screen] Bro, you starting to piss me off.
[Dee off-screen] Oh, so you following us now?
[Dee off-screen] Yo, you need to back up off me.
DEE - Man, get the -
[Travis] Tell me what you did.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Yes, you do.
[gun cocking]
- Bro, what the - - Hey, what the hell is going on here?
I didn't do anything to them.
- Bullshit. - Hey!
[Travis] Yesterday, we saw him in the streets -
and since he still owes some money -
we pulled up on him -
and like a little bitch, he ran into the woods.
My boy's vanished one by one -
and I know he had something to do with it.
All right, then let's go.
Where?
- The woods. - I ain't going back there.
You want to find your boys, right?
Bitch.
(suspenseful music)
You don't need my permission.
[birds chirping]
(dramatic music)
[Travis] Ugh, I hate the woods.
You really don't spend much time out here, do you?
Do I look like someone who spends time out here?
No, I do not.
My family came out here campin' one time.
Bear came by.
Haven't been out here since.
Well.
You're back now.
Do you remember where you guys went?
Nah, man, he just kept runnin'.
[Travis off-screen] Hey.
Can I have my gun back?
Yeah, no problem.
I'm gonna get my gun back.
(birds chirping)
(fantasy music)
(water splashing)
So I'm guessing you didn't understand my warning?
I did.
Then why are you here?
Why the hostility?
I told you to stay out of here for a reason.
I know.
I just had something I had to handle.
Mmm.
It's cute, though.
For you to be worried about me.
I'm not worried.
I just wouldn't want a pointless incident.
Yeah, whatever.
Yo.
Who are they?
Tall dude's my best friend, Sebastian.
Other dude is part of the
reason I was out here the other -
What are you doing out here?
Tryna handle some business.
What business?
[Travis] Why? You a park ranger or something?
Not exactly.
Something happened the other day.
And I'm looking for the boys I was with.
Dee was the only person I saw.
Yeah.
I lost them when things started popping off.
It's hard to explain what happened.
[Travis off-screen] Something
was moving really fast all around us.
DAME!
Like it wasn't even human.
You say that and you still
think that I killed your boys?
I don't know what type of freaky shit you're into.
This guy, man.
What are the chances they felt
comfortable enough to cross the river?
Zero chance.
Well, that's a start.
Well.
We're open to suggestions.
In that case, start at the tree line.
Work your way deeper into the forest.
Listen, it's not safe out there.
The faster you find them, the faster you can get out.
Alright.
We'll head out tomorrow.
Oh, why? You want to help now?
If it wasn't for me, we wouldn't be out here.
Plus, if I die -
I don't have to pay y'all back.
So...
I'll bring the tent.
Tent?
Y'all are sleeping out here?
Not me.
[Sebastian] Where'd she go?
How did we not see her leave?
This place freaks me out.
(crickets chirping)
[Dee clears throat]
[Dee sighs]
[Dee knocks on door]
[Dee] Ma?
Ma!
[Mom struggling to breath]
Shit!
[Mom struggling to breath]
[phone ringing out]
(somber music)
(radio chatter)
[Paramedic] We're gonna be taking
her in overnight to keep an eye on her
Has everything been kept up
regularly with her medications?
Yes.
Okay.
Uh, we're about to head back to the hospital.
So you can either ride with
her or you can follow behind us.
Okay.
Thank you.
Yep.
(somber music)
Okay.
(somber music)
[monitor beeping]
[Mom off-screen] Hey baby.
Hey Ma.
How you feeling?
I'll be alright.
[Mom clears throat]
Okay. Umm...
Doctors want to keep you for a couple more days.
I'm getting really tired of rooms like this.
I know Ma.
But it's either this or home
and at least here they can help you.
[Dee] Look -
I've been thinking to help you out a little bit
maybe we should sell the house. You know just -
[Mom coughs]
We're not selling your grandfather's house.
[Dee sucks his teeth]
Deion.
Look at me.
[Mom] Deion
[Mom] Look at me.
I need you to go.
Go apply for jobs or -
just do what you gotta do, okay?
Don't worry about me.
Okay?
I'll be home before you know it.
[Mom] Go.
I don't need you to see me like this.
They'll take good care of me in here.
Go.
[Dee's footsteps receding]
[door opening]
[hallway chatter]
[door closing]
[Mom sighs]
(somber music)
[crickets]
[Sebastian coughs]
[crickets chirping]
How do y'all like it out here?
[Sebastian sighs]
(ethereal music)
[sounds of the woods]
I've never heard a sound like that before in my life.
When we were younger,
Dee's mom used to take us camping out here all the time.
And sometimes I would just go
off on my own just to listen to it.
What about your parents?
[Sebastian groans]
Mom and dad really weren't in the picture much.
I hated my parents.
It was either mental, physical, or emotional abuse.
Sometimes all three on Sundays.
I got through it though.
(Travis off-screen) What about Dee's mama?
(Travis off-screen) She still
come out here with you guys?
(ethereal music) [crickets]
[Young Dee] Who do you think
would win in a fight? A wolf or a bear?
[Young Sebastian] I think a bear would beat a wolf.
No, no way.
But they're just so much bigger and stronger though.
[Young Dee off screen] Yeah, but
wolves are faster and smarter and -
[Mom] So then what about a tiger?
[crickets]
It's not even -
[Young Sebastian off screen] It's not even the same.
Alright, sorry.
[Young Sebastian off-screen] Dee, you're still a baby.
[Young Sebastian off-screen] You don't even know.
[Young Dee off-screen] We're...
we're literally the same age.
Yeah, but at least I know when my marshmallow is done.
[Mom clears throat]
[Young Dee blows out fire]
[Young Sebastian laughs]
(somber music)
[crickets chirping]
Any luck finding those guys.
Do you ever go home?
It's complicated.
Part of me feels like they're
not even out here anymore.
What makes you say that?
I don't know.
Just a feeling, I guess.
You wanna sit?
[crickets chirping] [owl hooting]
You vanished again yesterday.
Complicated, got it.
You know, I lived out here my entire life -
and I've never seen you around.
Yeah, I don't really get out much.
What do you call this?
I call this -
a misunderstanding.
[Dee chuckles]
[Dee off-screen] So what, you
got a house out here or something?
I don't usually tell strangers where I live.
[Dee] And what makes you think I'm a stranger?
I don't know anything about you.
[Dee] That's not true.
Okay, besides your name.
[Dee scoffs]
Okay.
[Dee] What do you wanna know?
Who said I wanted to know anything?
[Dee scoffs]
(crickets chirping)
What, are you leaving?
Why?
You don't want me to?
I'm gonna sit right here and talk your ear off
until you don't consider me a stranger anymore.
I'm listening.
[wolf howling]
[fire crackling] [crickets chirping]
(howl)
(deep howl)
[fire crackling] [crickets chirping]
[roar]
(eerie music)
Travis, get up.
(eerie music)
Travis.
[Travis] If I get up, you're going to make
me go toward whatever the hell that was.
[crickets chirping] (eerie music)
[owl screech]
Matter of fact.
Let's go explore the creepy woods.
[crickets chirping]
Yo, what do you think that was?
I don't know.
A bear?
No, Travis.
You don't know that.
Alright, I think we should go back to the fire.
What, you don't wanna find out what that is?
I think we should just go back to the fire.
Whatever.
I think whatever it was is gone.
(crickets chirping)
[Alora off-screen] So how long
have you known Sebastian?
Man.
We grew up together.
Some of my earliest memories are with him.
Sebastian's mom left when he was a baby -
and his dad died a few years later.
He got matched up with a solid family in the system
who lived right up the street from us and -
Now we're here.
Every party.
Every birthday.
He was there.
And vice-versa
We just bonded and we're inseparable.
That's my brother.
[Dee laughs] This is one time I thought
it'd be stupid to pull a prank on my mom.
After it failed.
Sebastian tried taking the blame.
Obviously she knew better, but -
it was cool of him to try.
Causing trouble from the beginning.
[Dee chuckles]
Yeah.
I guess so.
I'm sure your mom appreciates that.
The fact that you have a friend like Sebastian,
not you trying to cause trouble.
[Dee chuckles]
Yeah.
[roar]
(suspenseful music)
(magical chime)
Raise the fire.
[Sebastian off-screen] What was that?
Grab whatever you can and put your backs to the fire.
Where's Alora?
She's probably the smartest out of all of us.
(eerie music)
Nah.
I'm trippin.
(eerie music)
[female howling]
(eerie music)
[crickets chirping]
What are you doing?
There's something out there I need to see.
And you think now's the best time?
Yeah, come on man, for real?
I need to know what it is.
Lord, I know I've done some very bad things in my life.
Please watch over me as I'm with some -
very, very dumb people right now.
[crickets chirping]
What is that?
I have no idea.
[Alora off screen] I do.
We need to leave now.
None of you have any idea what's going on here.
And you do?
That thing out there needs this.
Wait, you know that thing?
[Travis sniffs] [Alora off screen] Yes
[Alora off-screen] And if that thing
gets ahold of this stone then it's -
[Travis] Do y'all smell that?
[Travis] Oh, shit!
[Travis screaming] (intense music)
[creature grunts in pain]
(suspenseful music)
[camera shutter] [creatures ears ringing]
Yo, what the hell is that?
[Dee] You alright?
Just get me out of this place.
[Alora] Do you have a safe place to go tonight?
Yeah.
Let's get moving.
[Sebastian] Go, go, go, go.
[crows cawing]
(birds chirping)
How long you been out here?
I didn't get much sleep.
I don't think any of us did.
[Dee sighs]
So you were saying your life is complicated.
[Dee off-screen] What'd you mean by that?
[Dee off-screen] Please, Alora.
I just wanna know what's going on.
I'm not from here.
Define here.
Not from this world.
And that thing out there?
Same world.
Okay.
You're not surprised?
Not after what I saw.
How did y'all get here?
The Entity stole the stone and went through
the portal to a world closest to our own.
[Alora VO] I went in after it just thinking on impulse.
[Alora grunts]
Why?
In it's natural state -
the stone binds itself to planets -
slowly stipping them of their
natural resources until ultimately -
it's uninhabitable.
[Dee sighs]
[Alora off-screen] Once the planets destroyed
the Entity will absorb the power from -
the stone to become stronger.
So we're currently dealing
with a world destroying rock -
and monster in the woods.
(Dee scoffs)
Fantastic.
I'm not gonna let it get to that.
And who are you in all this?
I'm one of the keepers of the stone.
A tribe of protectors that dedicate
their lives to keeping it safe.
[Alora off-screen] The Entity came here -
to use your planet as a way to get stronger.
[Dee off-screen] That's crazy
What... exactly is the Entity?
No one knows.
It's only purpose is to grow and destroy.
[Dee scoffs] Like jellyfish.
No brains, just do.
[Sebastian off screen] What
purpose does the stone have to
you guys' colony?
[Alora off-screen] The stone is sacred to my people.
For centuries we've been using as a way
to cure illness.
[Alora off-screen] It wasn't until they
got their hands on it, that we realized -
it can be used for a much darker purpose.
Okay.
So why don't we just kill it?
[Alora scoffs]
It's not that easy.
Once they reach adulthood -
their strength -
their agility becomes unmatched to ours.
What about that weapon of yours?
I mean, it seemed to do some damage to it.
Weapons can kill them before they become adults -
But after that -
I dont know.
So wait a second, theres a possibility -
we can't kill it?
I'm not sure.
But I have an idea.
[Dee exhales]
I'm gonna go talk to Travis.
Yo.
You ready to head back to the city?
I was gonna have Sebastian take you back.
I'm ready.
Alright.
I'll let em know.
Nah.
I mean I'm ready to help.
I want to.
[Dee off-screen] Travis, you don't have -
[Travis off screen] Whatever the hell that thing is -
It took away my brothers.
I can't let that slide.
Whatever you need.
I'm in.
You really think they're dead?
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
(dramatic music)
(somber music)
[birds chirping]
So you've killed a few of these things before, huh?
Not alone.
But yes.
There's only one person who's ever gone
up against one of these things by himself
and he barely made it out with his life.
Did he kill it?
He did.
Why the smile?
Because that story's about my dad.
He's part of the reason why I joined the Keepers.
I wanted to follow in his footsteps.
And the other part?
That same story's about how I lost my mom.
She fought with everything she had until, um -
But I was just a child then.
Too young to help, but not too young to understand.
My dad was an Air Force vet.
He got caught in a huge
dog fight during a routine flyby.
Took out two planes by himself.
He went for the third and got clipped by a few rounds.
He was ordered to land but ignored the call
because he still had a brother in the air.
Took out the plane and saved his weight man.
(soft music)
On his flight back to the carrier -
his plane caught fire and exploded
before he even had time to pull his ejection cord.
Definition of a true hero.
That's what the article called him.
Wow.
I don't know what most of those words mean
but your father is a hero for saving his friend.
[They both laugh]
Yeah.
He is.
Still miss him though.
I know the feeling.
[phone vibrating]
Hello?
(somber music)
It's spreading.
Doctors say she's at the point where
they can't even help her anymore.
You know how crazy it is -
to dead ass look somebody in
the face and say, I can't help you.
It's bullshit.
I mean you remember the way she was.
Never had anything bad to say about anybody.
Always making us laugh. Always had a smile on her face.
You know some of the best memories
I've ever had was because of her.
There's gotta be something
out there that can help this.
You know if there is, we're gonna find it.
We have to.
[Sebastian's footsteps receding]
(soft music)
Earlier.
You said something about the
stone being able to cure illness.
Explain it to me.
[Sebastian off-screen] Okay,
so let me get this straight.
[Sebastian off-screen] We need
to distract this thing long enough
for one of us to grab the stone.
Yeah.
Okay, and then rush back here to save your mom.
And then Allura is going to take the stone
reopen the portal and send her and that thing back
to wherever the hell they came from.
Little harsh, but yeah.
Sorry.
Hm, and now what's to stop one of these things
from coming back through?
Once I'm through, I'll close the portal.
We have to have enough distance between the object
and the trap to give us enough time.
How far?
About a kilometer.
How do you expect us to get that thing
about a kilometer away?
(birds chirping)
I think I might be able to take care of that one.
(dramatic music)
Hey Travis? Do you copy?
[crows cawing]
[Sebastian over walkie] Travis, do you copy?
Yeah! Yeah, I copy.
[Sebastian over walkie] Hey man, how's it looking?
[Travis over walkie] Uhh, it's good!
Yeah.
I'm all set!
Perfect.
Hey
You guys wanna take a
second to recognize that Travis
(Sebastian over walkie) is alone in the woods
(Sebastian over walkie) right now, like that's gotta
(Sebastian over walkie) be some
kind of a medal, don't y'all think?
[Dee and Alora laugh]
[Travis over walkie] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Whatever.
No.
Your brothers would be proud.
You're doing this for them
Alright, Sebastian. What's the count?
Sixty seconds
You ready?
Yeah.
Remember.
When you get to your mom you have to place
the stone directly on her chest so that -
the healing energy can flow through her.
Got it.
(dramatic music)
Hey, you guys are gonna hear me coming long
before I even get near ya, so make sure when you do
[Sebastian over walkie] make sure you're set.
Copy that.
(dramatic music)
Alright, final checks.
(Sebastian over walkie) Y'all ready?
(dramatic music)
Ready.
(music intensifies)
(rock music)
(eerie music)
(rock music)
Shit.
Okay.
[distant roar]
(suspenseful music)
[speaker glitching in and out]
[music intensifying]
(intense chase music)
Come on Sebastian.
(intense chase music)
(eerie music)
(Entity grunts)
(eerie music)
(screaming)
[Travis groans in pain]
Hey, hey are you okay?
It's... It's up there.
Okay, can you walk?
Yeah?
Go get ready.
We gotta do this.
This is what you want, right?
[Sebastian off-screen] Taking us out one by one.
[Sebastian off-screen] Well, come on!
[Sebastian off-screen] Where the hell are you?
Sebastian!
(suspenseful music)
[Entity roar]
Go, go, go, go, go, come on.
We gotta go!
Ma, I got it.
It's gonna help you.
Ma.
Ma.
[tearfully] Ma.
Come on Ma.
Not like this.
[sobbing]
[medicine bottles crashing] Come on Ma!
Please.
[sniffling]
(dramatic music)
[Dee sobs]
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I was so close.
[Travis groans]
Hey, close it.
Oh, jeez.
Hey, how's it going?
[Alora] I don't know, he hasn't come out yet.
Okay, go.
Let me check these wounds.
I'm fine.
- I need to see them. - Alora, trust me, I'll be fine.
Just go help him.
As soon as me and that thing make it through
the portal, me and my people will take care of it.
Okay, how long do you think that trap will hold it?
I'm not sure, but right now while it's trapped,
that's the best time to move.
Okay, well I think we should just wait for Dee
and give him as much time as he needs.
Okay.
(power down)
What was that?
(power on)
Hey, get away from the win -
I'm sorry man.
I really am.
Through the pain of loss,
we experience the unwavering love that was shared.
Please try to remember that Dee.
(dramatic music)
We need to go.
Now.
I can help.
You can barely walk.
That's kind of the point.
What else do I got going for me?
[Travis off screen] I lost my friends.
I ain't got no family.
All cause that thing took him for me.
So why not take me too?
[Travis off-screen] Give you guys a chance.
No one is gonna let that happen
Yeah man.
No matter what you think -
you're apart of this group now.
[Alora off-screen] We do this together.
We get me, the stone, and the
entity to the falls as quickly as possible.
We're gonna need another distraction.
What about the fireworks?
Do we have those?
Closet.
(intense music)
[Alora VO] Stay with them.
[Dee VO] Alora I can help
[Dee VO] If I go, then we can -
[Alora VO] I'm the only one that needs to go
[Dee VO] I just don't wanna lose you too
[Alora VO] Dee.
[Alora VO] Please.
[heartbeat]
[Alora VO] You won't
(firework)
[Entity grunts]
(war drums music)
[Alora VO] Dad?
[Alora VO] What if I can't do it?
(tribal chants)
(distant fireworks)
(music intensifies)
(distant fireworks)
[Alora's Dad VO] You can.
[Alora's Dad VO] Just remember.
[Alora's Dad VO] Why -
[Alora's Dad VO] You are fighting -
[Alora's Dad VO] And you will never lose focus.
(tribal music)
(war drums)
(tribal chants)
(triumphant music)
(distant thunder)
[Alora breathing heavy]
[Alora struggling]
[Alora grunts]
[distant roar]
(suspenseful music)
[heavy bang]
[heavy bang]
[table saw]
(eerie music) [distant thunder]
[Alora off-screen] You gotta get out of here.
[Farmer] Who the hell are you?
[blade unsheathes]
[crashing thunder]
(horror music)
Hey!
[Entity roars]
[Entity growls]
[thud] [grunt]
[Dee off-screen] Alora!
[heartbeat]
[Alora's Dad VO] Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] Just remember
and you will never lose focus.
[Alora's Dad VO] Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] Remember?
[Alora's Dad VO] Why and you will -
[Alora's Dad VO] Never lose focus. Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] Just remember - lose focus.
[Alora's Dad VO] And you will never lose focus.
[Alora's Dad VO] Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] Just remember -
[Alora's Dad VO] Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] And you will never lose focus.
[Alora inhales]
You okay?
Yeah. Dee, what are you doing here?
We've been through this.
[Alora] No, please just listen to me for once and go.
I'm not going anywhere.
I can't do it, Dee.
Yes, you can.
No.
I can't. It's too strong.
So are you.
Alora, look at me.
Look at me.
I know these past few days have been crazy, but -
You kept your cool in every
situation that was thrown our way.
Keep that same focus.
I know it sometimes feels like you can't do it.
And that's okay.
But it's never okay to give up.
You can do this.
I know it -
And that thing ran because it knows it too.
[tribal chants]
You're the only one waiting to believe it.
So stand up.
Dust yourself off.
And do what you came here to do.
And I'll be here to help you any -
Get the stone!
[objects crashing] [Alora grunts]
[Entity growls]
Alora!
This way!
Come on!
Run!
Come on!
(music intensifies)
RUUUN!
(fire crackling)
[Entity heavy growl]
[Entity Leader] This world will not last.
[Entity Leader] More will be made.
[Entity Leader] More will come -
(gun cocking)
[Dee] I wish things were different.
[Alora] Then maybe we wouldn't have met.
I don't see a universe where that happens.
I'll miss you Dee.
Why you said it like you won't see me again?
I'm gonna miss you too.
I'll find you.
No matter what.
What happens after this?
I don't know.
Well then, I don't want to miss my opportunity.
(romantic music)
[Dee chuckles]
Bye Alora.
(soft music)
[birds chirping]
How you doing?
Not good.
But that's okay.
I think what's helping me the most is
just knowing that she's at peace now.
No more pain.
You know she's always gonna be with you.
Crazy part is, I just can't pick up my
phone and call her anymore you know.
Yeah.
I do know.
[phone vibrating]
Hello?
[Ray over phone] Hi, is this Deion?
No. Uhh -
He actually just stepped away.
But, am I able to take a message?
[Ray over phone] Absolutely.
[Ray over phone] Please let
him know to give me a call back.
[Ray over phone] I'd really like
to offer him a position at our office.
I absolutely will.
Thank you.
[Ray over phone] No, thank you!
[MUSIC PLAYING] "When a guy is sad" - Olexy
[birds chirping]
Never thought I would be here
so soon burying you after pops.
I can't even lie.
It hurts.
A lot.
It was just you and me and now it's just me.
Now, why would you say that?
You know I couldn't be there forever.
I still feel like -
I'm gonna go home and you're just gonna be there.
I know.
It's gonna be tough.
But you're gonna get through it.
Because that's how your father and I raised you.
Oh, Ma.
I met this girl.
In the strangest way.
There was this entity, a magic stone, a portal.
I won't get too much into it, but Ma.
God took his time with her.
Mhmm.
Wow.
I am happy to see that you're
finding some type of happiness.
And scared.
Cause I didn't get to give her the rundown.
I can already hear every question you want
to ask her to make sure she's good enough.
I don't know if I'll ever see her again though.
Dee.
There you go being negative.
Nothing's ever that bad that it can't be mended.
She's not from this world.
And it's not like I can hop in a car
and drive across space to see her.
You know -
- If it's meant to be, it'll happen.
- If it's meant to be, it'll happen.
Yeah.
I know.
(dramatic music)
Love you, Mom.
(uplifting music)
(eerie music)
[Travis groaning]
[low growls]
[Entity Leader] Come Home.
[MUSIC PLAYING] "Worlds Apart" - k9nine
[MUSIC PLAYING] "When a guy is sad" - Olexy
[birds chirping]
(Marcus off-screen) Oh shit.
[Paul] What?
What happened?
(Marcus off-screen) You remember...
(Marcus off-screen) Kristin, right?
Yep.
Yeah.
[Paul] The girl you went to prom with. Why?
[Marcus] Yeah, well...
[Marcus] She's...
Pregnant.
[Paul chuckles] Seriously?
[Marcus] Yeah, look.
Oh.
Oh, boy.
[Marcus sighs] Mm-hmm.
Wait a sec, is it?
Oh, no.
No shot! Don't you even hit me with-
[Marcus grunts]
Hey.
Hey you alright, bro?
Hold on, hold on.
What the hell is that?
Huh.
Looks like some kind of -
glowing rock?
What kind of rock looks like that?
I don't know.
What should we do with it?
[Marcus] Sell it, obviously. Look at it.
It's just a random rock.
[Marcus] People don't need to know that.
We'll tell them it's like a...
like a space rock or something.
[Paul laughs] What?
[birds flapping away]
[crows cawing]
I think we should start heading out -
You think there's any more of these things?
No. No, I don't think so.
[Marcus sucks teeth]
[Marcus sighs]
If you don't want to look, I'll
look. Just give me two minutes.
Two minutes?
(Marcus off-screen) Yeah, I'll be real quick.
(Marcus off-screen) Just stay with that one, okay?
Alright, stay right there.
Two minutes, two minutes, two
minutes, two minutes, two minutes.
[birds chirping]
[Paul exhales]
[creature roars]
[Marcus screams off-screen]
(ominous music)
Jonathan!
Jonathan!
(ominous music)
[Paul grunts]
[crows cawing]
[Paul screams]
[roaring]
(ominous music)
[MUSIC PLAYING] "Hard Knock Livin" - k9ine
[Sebastian] Alright Dee, straight ahead.
[Sebastian over walkie-talkie] Road Captain, see him?
[Dee] Copy that.
(dramatic music)
Oh, sorry man, hey.
[Road Captain] Come on man.
Just in a bit of a rush.
Yo Dee, we got a problem man.
Shit.
Hey, I think that guy took my wallet.
- Who, him? - Yeah
(chase music)
Hey, guys, there's a guy getting mugged over there.
Look!
What?
Gosh damn it.
Oh.
Oh man.
Yo, you good?
Yeah.
Thanks for pullin through.
I had to.
[Sebastian exhales] We've been
cutting things way too close lately, man.
Nah, we made it out.
Barely.
And you know that's kind of where I'm getting at.
Don't you feel like we've just
been relying on luck lately?
No such thing as luck.
And if there is, she don't look my way.
How much you think we're cashing in so far?
Not enough.
Where's the money going, Dee?
Come on, man.
What kind of question is that?
A valid one.
How long do you think we're
going to keep this up for, man?
As long as it takes.
I understand, but -
I don't know. I just feel like it's just time for a change.
I don't know what else to do.
You know I got offered a job.
It's salaried.
But I'm going to have to travel a lot.
You gonna to take it?
Man, I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
It's just a lot to commit to, man.
You're a smart guy, Sebastian.
You dumb if you don't take it.
I know.
I know.
[Sebastian sighs]
Listen, we've been best friends since the first grade.
You guys have helped me out
more than I could have ever asked for.
You know if there's anything I can do to help.
I'm going to be there.
There might be one more thing.
What's up?
Remember Damien and those guys?
Mhmm.
And I told you not to get involved with them -
I know, I know.
Look, they loaned me money and
I just haven't paid them back yet.
You don't have to say anything. I already get it.
Whatever, man. I'm gonna head out.
Just don't do anything stupid, alright?
And if you need me, I'll be there.
Okay?
Yeah, whatever.
I'll see you later.
You know, I love ya.
But sometimes you just really piss me off.
[MUSIC PLAYING] "What is love?" - k9nine
(wind sweeps up)
(bell strikes)
[MUSIC RESUMES] "What is love?" - k9nine
(crickets chirping)
[Dee] Ma.
[television playing]
Ma.
C'mon.
Time to take your medicine.
[Mom coughs] I hate taking those.
I know.
[Mom coughs] [clears throat]
(birds chirping)
(bed creeks)
[MUSIC PLAYING] Here I Am (feat. Sphere) Vendredi
'Scuse me. You guys hiring at all?
[Store Employee] Uhh... I don't -
I have a resume.
It's my first day.
- Got it. Thanks. - Sorry.
[MUSIC RESUMES] Here I Am (feat. Sphere) Vendredi
[Store Manager] Sorry, bud, we're not hiring right now.
(birds chirping)
(door chime)
How's it going?
[Store Owner] Hey, how are you?
Uhh... I'm looking for the manager.
[Store owner laughs] We're not open yet.
Grand opening is on the 8th.
Got it.
So how can I help you?
I'm just looking for a job.
You have a resume, Mr -
Jackson.
Ray.
Have a seat.
Alright.
So your last employment was at the Aquarium.
That's amazing!
You know, I really like looking at the turtles there.
How was it there?
Uhh, the people were great.
But I wouldn't really call being
a janitor a highlight in general.
Hey, no job is beneath anyone.
Even a janitor helps a company run smoothly.
So -
So it says you never finished high school.
Yeah, but not for the reasons you might think.
Okay.
Um.
My mom is sick.
Summer after my junior year she was diagnosed.
It just got to the point where she really needed me.
Never got to finish.
I'm terribly sorry to hear that.
I understand that could be a struggle for anyone.
Yeah.
Tell me something about yourself Mr. Jackson.
Aside from being a loving son.
Why do you want to work here?
[Dee clears throat] Um.
I'm -
fast paced -
goal driven and detail oriented.
[Ray laughs]
I aim to reach my goals and
help my coworkers if needed.
How many jobs have you told this to?
I don't -
It... I'm sorry, it just sounds a bit rehearsed.
I don't know, man.
I just, I guess I never really had
to put too much thought into myself.
Well, from this moment forward, you will.
Invest in yourself.
Put some belief in yourself.
If you don't think you can do it, why should anyone else?
Let's try it again.
Tell me about yourself.
But this time, think before you answer.
I'm determined -
and perseverant.
Okay.
I don't just aim to reach my goals, I push past them.
[Dee off-screen] Whatever it
takes to prove myself, I can do.
[Dee off-screen] Especially if I put my mind to it.
Because I know.
There is nobody, that you can
find that can work harder than I can.
(dramatic music)
[group laughs]
[Damien] Listen to this guy, man.
[Travis] Yo, my parlay hit last
night, I won about 500 big ones.
[Travis] Ayo, ain't that Dee?
You think he gonna ask you for some more money?
Yo Dee! Where my money at?
(suspenseful music)
[Nico] He runnin, he runnin!
(chase music)
[Damien] Yo, Dee!
[Xavier] Come on out, man.
Just pay us, we'll be good.
It's been three months now, Dee.
Now you promised me that if I helped
you out with your mom, you'd pay it back.
[Damien off-screen] I'm all about
helping a brother out but not like this!
- I'm gonna get this dude, man. - Ayo, I think I got him!
[Nico off-screen] He's right there behind that tree.
Well, bring his ass here then.
(dramatic music)
(gun fires)
(dramatic music) [crows cawing]
[Damien groans]
Dame!
(gun fires)
[Damien screams]
(chase music)
[distant roar]
(war drum music)
[Alora] Come on.
(war drum music)
(birds chirping)
Who are you?
[Alora] My name is Alora.
Dee.
[Alora] Like the letter?
Yeah, sort of.
Did you see that thing?
[Alora] Do you wanna sit and chat?
[Alora] Or would you like to get out of here?
What is going on?
[running river]
Hang on.
[Dee breathing heavy]
What?
What is going on?
You need to stay out of this area.
You say stay out of this area
and you head right back in?
[phone vibrates]
[Dee sucks teeth]
Damn.
[crickets chirping]
[Mom off-screen] Got a new watch?
Uhh, yeah.
Thank you baby.
How'd you sleep?
Fine.
Medication helping at all?
Sometimes.
Had a couple interviews today.
Interviews?
I thought you already had a job.
I do.
I just... thought it was time to get a
little something more secure for us.
Things not working out at the aquarium?
If there's anything out there telling
you that there's something better -
You should go after it.
Don't let anyone or anything stop you.
Everything's gonna work out.
I know it.
I wanna take you somewhere in the morning.
As much as I would love that, I
just, I don't think it's the best idea.
Come on, Ma.
Just you and me.
Cool.
(calm acoustic guitar music)
It's beautiful out here.
Anytime I needed to get away just to clear my head.
This is where I'd sit.
Talk to me.
What's bothering you?
I think you know the answer to that.
Mmm, I do.
I still want you to tell me.
Trapped.
I actually don't even work at the aquarium anymore.
I left right after you were diagnosed.
Why?
I just needed more money, Ma.
Sweeping and mopping around
that place just wasn't cutting it.
Baby.
I'm dying.
And it doesn't seem like there's
a lot anybody could do about that.
But that shouldn't stop you from
becoming the wonderful man.
I know you're meant to be.
We can't focus on what's gonna happen.
Even if it -
doesn't always end the way we imagined it.
But don't ever let desperation
lead you in the wrong direction.
I don't know which way to go.
I think you do.
[clock ticking]
(city ambiance)
Shit, I left something in the car.
[Dee's footsteps ascending]
Where are they?
Man, what are you talking about, man?
Don't play with me.
[Travis off screen] Bro, you starting to piss me off.
[Dee off-screen] Oh, so you following us now?
[Dee off-screen] Yo, you need to back up off me.
DEE - Man, get the -
[Travis] Tell me what you did.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Yes, you do.
[gun cocking]
- Bro, what the - - Hey, what the hell is going on here?
I didn't do anything to them.
- Bullshit. - Hey!
[Travis] Yesterday, we saw him in the streets -
and since he still owes some money -
we pulled up on him -
and like a little bitch, he ran into the woods.
My boy's vanished one by one -
and I know he had something to do with it.
All right, then let's go.
Where?
- The woods. - I ain't going back there.
You want to find your boys, right?
Bitch.
(suspenseful music)
You don't need my permission.
[birds chirping]
(dramatic music)
[Travis] Ugh, I hate the woods.
You really don't spend much time out here, do you?
Do I look like someone who spends time out here?
No, I do not.
My family came out here campin' one time.
Bear came by.
Haven't been out here since.
Well.
You're back now.
Do you remember where you guys went?
Nah, man, he just kept runnin'.
[Travis off-screen] Hey.
Can I have my gun back?
Yeah, no problem.
I'm gonna get my gun back.
(birds chirping)
(fantasy music)
(water splashing)
So I'm guessing you didn't understand my warning?
I did.
Then why are you here?
Why the hostility?
I told you to stay out of here for a reason.
I know.
I just had something I had to handle.
Mmm.
It's cute, though.
For you to be worried about me.
I'm not worried.
I just wouldn't want a pointless incident.
Yeah, whatever.
Yo.
Who are they?
Tall dude's my best friend, Sebastian.
Other dude is part of the
reason I was out here the other -
What are you doing out here?
Tryna handle some business.
What business?
[Travis] Why? You a park ranger or something?
Not exactly.
Something happened the other day.
And I'm looking for the boys I was with.
Dee was the only person I saw.
Yeah.
I lost them when things started popping off.
It's hard to explain what happened.
[Travis off-screen] Something
was moving really fast all around us.
DAME!
Like it wasn't even human.
You say that and you still
think that I killed your boys?
I don't know what type of freaky shit you're into.
This guy, man.
What are the chances they felt
comfortable enough to cross the river?
Zero chance.
Well, that's a start.
Well.
We're open to suggestions.
In that case, start at the tree line.
Work your way deeper into the forest.
Listen, it's not safe out there.
The faster you find them, the faster you can get out.
Alright.
We'll head out tomorrow.
Oh, why? You want to help now?
If it wasn't for me, we wouldn't be out here.
Plus, if I die -
I don't have to pay y'all back.
So...
I'll bring the tent.
Tent?
Y'all are sleeping out here?
Not me.
[Sebastian] Where'd she go?
How did we not see her leave?
This place freaks me out.
(crickets chirping)
[Dee clears throat]
[Dee sighs]
[Dee knocks on door]
[Dee] Ma?
Ma!
[Mom struggling to breath]
Shit!
[Mom struggling to breath]
[phone ringing out]
(somber music)
(radio chatter)
[Paramedic] We're gonna be taking
her in overnight to keep an eye on her
Has everything been kept up
regularly with her medications?
Yes.
Okay.
Uh, we're about to head back to the hospital.
So you can either ride with
her or you can follow behind us.
Okay.
Thank you.
Yep.
(somber music)
Okay.
(somber music)
[monitor beeping]
[Mom off-screen] Hey baby.
Hey Ma.
How you feeling?
I'll be alright.
[Mom clears throat]
Okay. Umm...
Doctors want to keep you for a couple more days.
I'm getting really tired of rooms like this.
I know Ma.
But it's either this or home
and at least here they can help you.
[Dee] Look -
I've been thinking to help you out a little bit
maybe we should sell the house. You know just -
[Mom coughs]
We're not selling your grandfather's house.
[Dee sucks his teeth]
Deion.
Look at me.
[Mom] Deion
[Mom] Look at me.
I need you to go.
Go apply for jobs or -
just do what you gotta do, okay?
Don't worry about me.
Okay?
I'll be home before you know it.
[Mom] Go.
I don't need you to see me like this.
They'll take good care of me in here.
Go.
[Dee's footsteps receding]
[door opening]
[hallway chatter]
[door closing]
[Mom sighs]
(somber music)
[crickets]
[Sebastian coughs]
[crickets chirping]
How do y'all like it out here?
[Sebastian sighs]
(ethereal music)
[sounds of the woods]
I've never heard a sound like that before in my life.
When we were younger,
Dee's mom used to take us camping out here all the time.
And sometimes I would just go
off on my own just to listen to it.
What about your parents?
[Sebastian groans]
Mom and dad really weren't in the picture much.
I hated my parents.
It was either mental, physical, or emotional abuse.
Sometimes all three on Sundays.
I got through it though.
(Travis off-screen) What about Dee's mama?
(Travis off-screen) She still
come out here with you guys?
(ethereal music) [crickets]
[Young Dee] Who do you think
would win in a fight? A wolf or a bear?
[Young Sebastian] I think a bear would beat a wolf.
No, no way.
But they're just so much bigger and stronger though.
[Young Dee off screen] Yeah, but
wolves are faster and smarter and -
[Mom] So then what about a tiger?
[crickets]
It's not even -
[Young Sebastian off screen] It's not even the same.
Alright, sorry.
[Young Sebastian off-screen] Dee, you're still a baby.
[Young Sebastian off-screen] You don't even know.
[Young Dee off-screen] We're...
we're literally the same age.
Yeah, but at least I know when my marshmallow is done.
[Mom clears throat]
[Young Dee blows out fire]
[Young Sebastian laughs]
(somber music)
[crickets chirping]
Any luck finding those guys.
Do you ever go home?
It's complicated.
Part of me feels like they're
not even out here anymore.
What makes you say that?
I don't know.
Just a feeling, I guess.
You wanna sit?
[crickets chirping] [owl hooting]
You vanished again yesterday.
Complicated, got it.
You know, I lived out here my entire life -
and I've never seen you around.
Yeah, I don't really get out much.
What do you call this?
I call this -
a misunderstanding.
[Dee chuckles]
[Dee off-screen] So what, you
got a house out here or something?
I don't usually tell strangers where I live.
[Dee] And what makes you think I'm a stranger?
I don't know anything about you.
[Dee] That's not true.
Okay, besides your name.
[Dee scoffs]
Okay.
[Dee] What do you wanna know?
Who said I wanted to know anything?
[Dee scoffs]
(crickets chirping)
What, are you leaving?
Why?
You don't want me to?
I'm gonna sit right here and talk your ear off
until you don't consider me a stranger anymore.
I'm listening.
[wolf howling]
[fire crackling] [crickets chirping]
(howl)
(deep howl)
[fire crackling] [crickets chirping]
[roar]
(eerie music)
Travis, get up.
(eerie music)
Travis.
[Travis] If I get up, you're going to make
me go toward whatever the hell that was.
[crickets chirping] (eerie music)
[owl screech]
Matter of fact.
Let's go explore the creepy woods.
[crickets chirping]
Yo, what do you think that was?
I don't know.
A bear?
No, Travis.
You don't know that.
Alright, I think we should go back to the fire.
What, you don't wanna find out what that is?
I think we should just go back to the fire.
Whatever.
I think whatever it was is gone.
(crickets chirping)
[Alora off-screen] So how long
have you known Sebastian?
Man.
We grew up together.
Some of my earliest memories are with him.
Sebastian's mom left when he was a baby -
and his dad died a few years later.
He got matched up with a solid family in the system
who lived right up the street from us and -
Now we're here.
Every party.
Every birthday.
He was there.
And vice-versa
We just bonded and we're inseparable.
That's my brother.
[Dee laughs] This is one time I thought
it'd be stupid to pull a prank on my mom.
After it failed.
Sebastian tried taking the blame.
Obviously she knew better, but -
it was cool of him to try.
Causing trouble from the beginning.
[Dee chuckles]
Yeah.
I guess so.
I'm sure your mom appreciates that.
The fact that you have a friend like Sebastian,
not you trying to cause trouble.
[Dee chuckles]
Yeah.
[roar]
(suspenseful music)
(magical chime)
Raise the fire.
[Sebastian off-screen] What was that?
Grab whatever you can and put your backs to the fire.
Where's Alora?
She's probably the smartest out of all of us.
(eerie music)
Nah.
I'm trippin.
(eerie music)
[female howling]
(eerie music)
[crickets chirping]
What are you doing?
There's something out there I need to see.
And you think now's the best time?
Yeah, come on man, for real?
I need to know what it is.
Lord, I know I've done some very bad things in my life.
Please watch over me as I'm with some -
very, very dumb people right now.
[crickets chirping]
What is that?
I have no idea.
[Alora off screen] I do.
We need to leave now.
None of you have any idea what's going on here.
And you do?
That thing out there needs this.
Wait, you know that thing?
[Travis sniffs] [Alora off screen] Yes
[Alora off-screen] And if that thing
gets ahold of this stone then it's -
[Travis] Do y'all smell that?
[Travis] Oh, shit!
[Travis screaming] (intense music)
[creature grunts in pain]
(suspenseful music)
[camera shutter] [creatures ears ringing]
Yo, what the hell is that?
[Dee] You alright?
Just get me out of this place.
[Alora] Do you have a safe place to go tonight?
Yeah.
Let's get moving.
[Sebastian] Go, go, go, go.
[crows cawing]
(birds chirping)
How long you been out here?
I didn't get much sleep.
I don't think any of us did.
[Dee sighs]
So you were saying your life is complicated.
[Dee off-screen] What'd you mean by that?
[Dee off-screen] Please, Alora.
I just wanna know what's going on.
I'm not from here.
Define here.
Not from this world.
And that thing out there?
Same world.
Okay.
You're not surprised?
Not after what I saw.
How did y'all get here?
The Entity stole the stone and went through
the portal to a world closest to our own.
[Alora VO] I went in after it just thinking on impulse.
[Alora grunts]
Why?
In it's natural state -
the stone binds itself to planets -
slowly stipping them of their
natural resources until ultimately -
it's uninhabitable.
[Dee sighs]
[Alora off-screen] Once the planets destroyed
the Entity will absorb the power from -
the stone to become stronger.
So we're currently dealing
with a world destroying rock -
and monster in the woods.
(Dee scoffs)
Fantastic.
I'm not gonna let it get to that.
And who are you in all this?
I'm one of the keepers of the stone.
A tribe of protectors that dedicate
their lives to keeping it safe.
[Alora off-screen] The Entity came here -
to use your planet as a way to get stronger.
[Dee off-screen] That's crazy
What... exactly is the Entity?
No one knows.
It's only purpose is to grow and destroy.
[Dee scoffs] Like jellyfish.
No brains, just do.
[Sebastian off screen] What
purpose does the stone have to
you guys' colony?
[Alora off-screen] The stone is sacred to my people.
For centuries we've been using as a way
to cure illness.
[Alora off-screen] It wasn't until they
got their hands on it, that we realized -
it can be used for a much darker purpose.
Okay.
So why don't we just kill it?
[Alora scoffs]
It's not that easy.
Once they reach adulthood -
their strength -
their agility becomes unmatched to ours.
What about that weapon of yours?
I mean, it seemed to do some damage to it.
Weapons can kill them before they become adults -
But after that -
I dont know.
So wait a second, theres a possibility -
we can't kill it?
I'm not sure.
But I have an idea.
[Dee exhales]
I'm gonna go talk to Travis.
Yo.
You ready to head back to the city?
I was gonna have Sebastian take you back.
I'm ready.
Alright.
I'll let em know.
Nah.
I mean I'm ready to help.
I want to.
[Dee off-screen] Travis, you don't have -
[Travis off screen] Whatever the hell that thing is -
It took away my brothers.
I can't let that slide.
Whatever you need.
I'm in.
You really think they're dead?
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
(dramatic music)
(somber music)
[birds chirping]
So you've killed a few of these things before, huh?
Not alone.
But yes.
There's only one person who's ever gone
up against one of these things by himself
and he barely made it out with his life.
Did he kill it?
He did.
Why the smile?
Because that story's about my dad.
He's part of the reason why I joined the Keepers.
I wanted to follow in his footsteps.
And the other part?
That same story's about how I lost my mom.
She fought with everything she had until, um -
But I was just a child then.
Too young to help, but not too young to understand.
My dad was an Air Force vet.
He got caught in a huge
dog fight during a routine flyby.
Took out two planes by himself.
He went for the third and got clipped by a few rounds.
He was ordered to land but ignored the call
because he still had a brother in the air.
Took out the plane and saved his weight man.
(soft music)
On his flight back to the carrier -
his plane caught fire and exploded
before he even had time to pull his ejection cord.
Definition of a true hero.
That's what the article called him.
Wow.
I don't know what most of those words mean
but your father is a hero for saving his friend.
[They both laugh]
Yeah.
He is.
Still miss him though.
I know the feeling.
[phone vibrating]
Hello?
(somber music)
It's spreading.
Doctors say she's at the point where
they can't even help her anymore.
You know how crazy it is -
to dead ass look somebody in
the face and say, I can't help you.
It's bullshit.
I mean you remember the way she was.
Never had anything bad to say about anybody.
Always making us laugh. Always had a smile on her face.
You know some of the best memories
I've ever had was because of her.
There's gotta be something
out there that can help this.
You know if there is, we're gonna find it.
We have to.
[Sebastian's footsteps receding]
(soft music)
Earlier.
You said something about the
stone being able to cure illness.
Explain it to me.
[Sebastian off-screen] Okay,
so let me get this straight.
[Sebastian off-screen] We need
to distract this thing long enough
for one of us to grab the stone.
Yeah.
Okay, and then rush back here to save your mom.
And then Allura is going to take the stone
reopen the portal and send her and that thing back
to wherever the hell they came from.
Little harsh, but yeah.
Sorry.
Hm, and now what's to stop one of these things
from coming back through?
Once I'm through, I'll close the portal.
We have to have enough distance between the object
and the trap to give us enough time.
How far?
About a kilometer.
How do you expect us to get that thing
about a kilometer away?
(birds chirping)
I think I might be able to take care of that one.
(dramatic music)
Hey Travis? Do you copy?
[crows cawing]
[Sebastian over walkie] Travis, do you copy?
Yeah! Yeah, I copy.
[Sebastian over walkie] Hey man, how's it looking?
[Travis over walkie] Uhh, it's good!
Yeah.
I'm all set!
Perfect.
Hey
You guys wanna take a
second to recognize that Travis
(Sebastian over walkie) is alone in the woods
(Sebastian over walkie) right now, like that's gotta
(Sebastian over walkie) be some
kind of a medal, don't y'all think?
[Dee and Alora laugh]
[Travis over walkie] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Whatever.
No.
Your brothers would be proud.
You're doing this for them
Alright, Sebastian. What's the count?
Sixty seconds
You ready?
Yeah.
Remember.
When you get to your mom you have to place
the stone directly on her chest so that -
the healing energy can flow through her.
Got it.
(dramatic music)
Hey, you guys are gonna hear me coming long
before I even get near ya, so make sure when you do
[Sebastian over walkie] make sure you're set.
Copy that.
(dramatic music)
Alright, final checks.
(Sebastian over walkie) Y'all ready?
(dramatic music)
Ready.
(music intensifies)
(rock music)
(eerie music)
(rock music)
Shit.
Okay.
[distant roar]
(suspenseful music)
[speaker glitching in and out]
[music intensifying]
(intense chase music)
Come on Sebastian.
(intense chase music)
(eerie music)
(Entity grunts)
(eerie music)
(screaming)
[Travis groans in pain]
Hey, hey are you okay?
It's... It's up there.
Okay, can you walk?
Yeah?
Go get ready.
We gotta do this.
This is what you want, right?
[Sebastian off-screen] Taking us out one by one.
[Sebastian off-screen] Well, come on!
[Sebastian off-screen] Where the hell are you?
Sebastian!
(suspenseful music)
[Entity roar]
Go, go, go, go, go, come on.
We gotta go!
Ma, I got it.
It's gonna help you.
Ma.
Ma.
[tearfully] Ma.
Come on Ma.
Not like this.
[sobbing]
[medicine bottles crashing] Come on Ma!
Please.
[sniffling]
(dramatic music)
[Dee sobs]
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I was so close.
[Travis groans]
Hey, close it.
Oh, jeez.
Hey, how's it going?
[Alora] I don't know, he hasn't come out yet.
Okay, go.
Let me check these wounds.
I'm fine.
- I need to see them. - Alora, trust me, I'll be fine.
Just go help him.
As soon as me and that thing make it through
the portal, me and my people will take care of it.
Okay, how long do you think that trap will hold it?
I'm not sure, but right now while it's trapped,
that's the best time to move.
Okay, well I think we should just wait for Dee
and give him as much time as he needs.
Okay.
(power down)
What was that?
(power on)
Hey, get away from the win -
I'm sorry man.
I really am.
Through the pain of loss,
we experience the unwavering love that was shared.
Please try to remember that Dee.
(dramatic music)
We need to go.
Now.
I can help.
You can barely walk.
That's kind of the point.
What else do I got going for me?
[Travis off screen] I lost my friends.
I ain't got no family.
All cause that thing took him for me.
So why not take me too?
[Travis off-screen] Give you guys a chance.
No one is gonna let that happen
Yeah man.
No matter what you think -
you're apart of this group now.
[Alora off-screen] We do this together.
We get me, the stone, and the
entity to the falls as quickly as possible.
We're gonna need another distraction.
What about the fireworks?
Do we have those?
Closet.
(intense music)
[Alora VO] Stay with them.
[Dee VO] Alora I can help
[Dee VO] If I go, then we can -
[Alora VO] I'm the only one that needs to go
[Dee VO] I just don't wanna lose you too
[Alora VO] Dee.
[Alora VO] Please.
[heartbeat]
[Alora VO] You won't
(firework)
[Entity grunts]
(war drums music)
[Alora VO] Dad?
[Alora VO] What if I can't do it?
(tribal chants)
(distant fireworks)
(music intensifies)
(distant fireworks)
[Alora's Dad VO] You can.
[Alora's Dad VO] Just remember.
[Alora's Dad VO] Why -
[Alora's Dad VO] You are fighting -
[Alora's Dad VO] And you will never lose focus.
(tribal music)
(war drums)
(tribal chants)
(triumphant music)
(distant thunder)
[Alora breathing heavy]
[Alora struggling]
[Alora grunts]
[distant roar]
(suspenseful music)
[heavy bang]
[heavy bang]
[table saw]
(eerie music) [distant thunder]
[Alora off-screen] You gotta get out of here.
[Farmer] Who the hell are you?
[blade unsheathes]
[crashing thunder]
(horror music)
Hey!
[Entity roars]
[Entity growls]
[thud] [grunt]
[Dee off-screen] Alora!
[heartbeat]
[Alora's Dad VO] Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] Just remember
and you will never lose focus.
[Alora's Dad VO] Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] Remember?
[Alora's Dad VO] Why and you will -
[Alora's Dad VO] Never lose focus. Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] Just remember - lose focus.
[Alora's Dad VO] And you will never lose focus.
[Alora's Dad VO] Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] Just remember -
[Alora's Dad VO] Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] Why.
[Alora's Dad VO] And you will never lose focus.
[Alora inhales]
You okay?
Yeah. Dee, what are you doing here?
We've been through this.
[Alora] No, please just listen to me for once and go.
I'm not going anywhere.
I can't do it, Dee.
Yes, you can.
No.
I can't. It's too strong.
So are you.
Alora, look at me.
Look at me.
I know these past few days have been crazy, but -
You kept your cool in every
situation that was thrown our way.
Keep that same focus.
I know it sometimes feels like you can't do it.
And that's okay.
But it's never okay to give up.
You can do this.
I know it -
And that thing ran because it knows it too.
[tribal chants]
You're the only one waiting to believe it.
So stand up.
Dust yourself off.
And do what you came here to do.
And I'll be here to help you any -
Get the stone!
[objects crashing] [Alora grunts]
[Entity growls]
Alora!
This way!
Come on!
Run!
Come on!
(music intensifies)
RUUUN!
(fire crackling)
[Entity heavy growl]
[Entity Leader] This world will not last.
[Entity Leader] More will be made.
[Entity Leader] More will come -
(gun cocking)
[Dee] I wish things were different.
[Alora] Then maybe we wouldn't have met.
I don't see a universe where that happens.
I'll miss you Dee.
Why you said it like you won't see me again?
I'm gonna miss you too.
I'll find you.
No matter what.
What happens after this?
I don't know.
Well then, I don't want to miss my opportunity.
(romantic music)
[Dee chuckles]
Bye Alora.
(soft music)
[birds chirping]
How you doing?
Not good.
But that's okay.
I think what's helping me the most is
just knowing that she's at peace now.
No more pain.
You know she's always gonna be with you.
Crazy part is, I just can't pick up my
phone and call her anymore you know.
Yeah.
I do know.
[phone vibrating]
Hello?
[Ray over phone] Hi, is this Deion?
No. Uhh -
He actually just stepped away.
But, am I able to take a message?
[Ray over phone] Absolutely.
[Ray over phone] Please let
him know to give me a call back.
[Ray over phone] I'd really like
to offer him a position at our office.
I absolutely will.
Thank you.
[Ray over phone] No, thank you!
[MUSIC PLAYING] "When a guy is sad" - Olexy
[birds chirping]
Never thought I would be here
so soon burying you after pops.
I can't even lie.
It hurts.
A lot.
It was just you and me and now it's just me.
Now, why would you say that?
You know I couldn't be there forever.
I still feel like -
I'm gonna go home and you're just gonna be there.
I know.
It's gonna be tough.
But you're gonna get through it.
Because that's how your father and I raised you.
Oh, Ma.
I met this girl.
In the strangest way.
There was this entity, a magic stone, a portal.
I won't get too much into it, but Ma.
God took his time with her.
Mhmm.
Wow.
I am happy to see that you're
finding some type of happiness.
And scared.
Cause I didn't get to give her the rundown.
I can already hear every question you want
to ask her to make sure she's good enough.
I don't know if I'll ever see her again though.
Dee.
There you go being negative.
Nothing's ever that bad that it can't be mended.
She's not from this world.
And it's not like I can hop in a car
and drive across space to see her.
You know -
- If it's meant to be, it'll happen.
- If it's meant to be, it'll happen.
Yeah.
I know.
(dramatic music)
Love you, Mom.
(uplifting music)
(eerie music)
[Travis groaning]
[low growls]
[Entity Leader] Come Home.
[MUSIC PLAYING] "Worlds Apart" - k9nine
[MUSIC PLAYING] "When a guy is sad" - Olexy