Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2012) s02e03 Episode Script
Second Chance
Narrator: The last fragment of a once-living planet.
Its body blasted into dust by the madness of its own inhabitants, while its head was cursed to roam aimlessly through time and space, screaming in pain and in sorrow.
In legend and in fact, it is known as Metal Hurlant.
You're sure you don't want to have some fun times? I'm sorry, honey.
I'm gonna spend my money elsewhere.
I'll tell you what, though: As soon as I get rid of that last container, you got yourself a deal.
Mm-hmm.
Don't forget me then.
I really know how to give men like you a real ride.
Oh, I know you do, honey.
I know you do.
( grunting ) What do you want? All those sexy working girls want my money and you critters do too? Get out of here! All right--all right, take it--take the money.
That's only because you probably got some smaller critters somewhere starving.
In a trashcan! All right, Joe, moment of truth.
You get in, you get rich, you get out.
That's all you're gonna do.
Then you can shove that last container up your boss' ass.
Let's do it.
Hey--Aah! Another human who wants to make me lose time.
Speak quick.
I'm sorry.
I apologize, okay? It was completely my fault.
Humans.
( exhales sharply) Give me some bull vodka and tell me who can make my day.
Well, first, let me serve you right.
- So? - So? The one you've been looking for would be Little miserable gambler, you.
Take your small victory and leave this bar right now or I'll make sure my men will make you small forever.
- Hunh! - That's him.
Xero Throbe.
But beware.
I think he's been having a bad day.
That birdy guy from earlier, apparently made his day miserable.
Yeah? Well, he hasn't met me yet.
( sighs ) So Heard you might be looking for some real competition.
Well, well, well.
How far are you ready to go? All the way.
Believe me.
I hate small players.
( laughs ) Hey, guys, get the table ready.
Looks like I could still have a bit of fun today.
Check.
All in.
You're bluffing, space trucker.
Oh, I ain't bluffin', Xero.
I'm betting my eyes.
That's what I wanted to hear.
Ah! Now yours.
You bet your freightering ass on that handful of junk? Can we work something out, guys? Huh? Quarter million per eye.
Okay.
I can get it, I can get it.
Just give me a little more time, okay? - You get one day.
- Oh, one day?! His eyes are gonna look great, running in my head.
Calm, everyone, nothing to worry about.
Let's get back to the game.
Enjoy yourselves.
Okay, Joe, what are you gonna do? You can make a run for it, make a fresh start, or ( techno music blares from within ) Screw it.
Hell of a day.
All right.
Who wants to party with big Joe? Not you.
Anybody else? How about you? You in the mood for love, darling? Not really.
Oh.
Okay, so, uh, you in the mood for work? Now you're getting more interesting.
Follow me.
So you must really like your job.
Do you enjoy it? Must be kind of a pain in the ass, though, sometimes, right? Well, it depends who the fuck is getting it in and people usually ask me for it.
Well, don't worry.
I'm not into that kind of thing.
( grunts ) So, you like gentle and submissive girls that can take care of your little prince.
That's better than, uh, you know.
Boring.
Come on, I'll get you Charity.
She's young and nice.
She'll be more like your type.
Hey, wait a minute.
You don't get to tell me who I screw.
Well, looks like there's a big man finally touching me.
Baby, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
Happens to everyone, right? Nope.
Great.
Xero Throbe's gonna harvest my eyeballs.
I lost my money.
My freighter's gone.
You have a ship? Used to have a ship.
Let's go get it.
I'm not so sure about this.
Relax.
I have a map to a pirate ship.
A pirate ship? You mean, with treasure? Take that, and you'll see.
Whoa.
How much treasure are we talking about here? Enough to buy your way out of anything.
( electronic warbling ) Where did you say you got the map? From a dead-- from a client.
You know, before we go anywhere, we're gonna deal with this guy.
Nice.
Put the auto-map disk into the-- Yeah, I know how it works, sweetheart.
But we gotta escape first.
Sit down.
All right.
Hold on.
Hey--what the? He's getting out! Catch me that bastard! Do something! Send your fighters right away! If I don't have my money or my eyes, at least I will get him shred to pieces.
Fighters two, three, five, and seven, you're cleared for launch.
Now I'm gonna enjoy that.
If you're as good a pilot as a card player, then I'm sure to be the winner.
Come on.
You're my cheerleader.
You're the best, Xero.
You can do it! ( laughing ) I want him dead.
Unh! Okay.
These guys really want me dead.
( Xero laughing ) This is just my usual luck.
Watch them! What do you think I'm doing, honey? Besides, we got bigger problems.
The navigator's supposed to be programmed before we reach the jump gate.
Tell those damn fighters that I will self-destruct their ship right away if I don't get what I want, and I mean it! Three new assholes in this damn Joe Manda.
You're the best, Xero.
You're gonna win.
( gunfire ) Where's the A.
M.
D.
taking us? Damn it.
What? No Man's Land? Oh, you gotta be shitting me.
We have to.
The treasure's there.
Goodbye, Manda.
I'll eat your heart for dinner.
Oh, Xero, you're so strong.
You are my champion.
You never said anything about No Man's Land.
You never asked.
Ah, who am I trying to kid? Like I even had a choice.
All right.
Here we go.
And a little present for you, my friends.
Evade! Mandaaaaa! Aah! Aaaah! Aaah! Give me an X, give me an E, give me an R, give me an O, Xero! Shut up! Nobody's ever made it back from No Man's Land before.
You know that, right? Don't be such a baby.
We made it.
- What the hell is this? - Oh, my God.
Okay.
This is bad.
The ship's not gonna be able to take much more of this.
There it is.
There, a dock pad.
Nah, that's never gonna work.
Strap on a pair and get to that ship.
All right.
All right.
Let's do it.
How do you know where you're going? I know it.
Trust me.
( metallic screech ) Wait.
You hear that? There it is.
I'm rich.
I'm rich! No, sweetheart.
We're both rich.
That's what I meant.
Whoa! I think we broke the orbital pattern of the ship by docking on it.
Quick! We gotta reset it! The orbit's broken.
The black hole is-- Yeah--yeah, whatever.
I can correct it by using max engine power to try to put the ship back on course.
Hang on! Go on, we can make it.
It's not gonna happen.
It's gonna pull the engine right off! We don't have enough power, damn it! Come on! What's happening? I don't know! ( both scream ) ( birds chirping ) Ah! I can't believe we made it.
I can't believe I'm still in one piece.
Yeah, great.
You're in one piece.
What is this place? I don't know.
Look at this place.
It's like a-- a different world.
Hey, what's that? We shouldn't go over there.
Why not? I got a bad feeling about this.
( roaring )
Its body blasted into dust by the madness of its own inhabitants, while its head was cursed to roam aimlessly through time and space, screaming in pain and in sorrow.
In legend and in fact, it is known as Metal Hurlant.
You're sure you don't want to have some fun times? I'm sorry, honey.
I'm gonna spend my money elsewhere.
I'll tell you what, though: As soon as I get rid of that last container, you got yourself a deal.
Mm-hmm.
Don't forget me then.
I really know how to give men like you a real ride.
Oh, I know you do, honey.
I know you do.
( grunting ) What do you want? All those sexy working girls want my money and you critters do too? Get out of here! All right--all right, take it--take the money.
That's only because you probably got some smaller critters somewhere starving.
In a trashcan! All right, Joe, moment of truth.
You get in, you get rich, you get out.
That's all you're gonna do.
Then you can shove that last container up your boss' ass.
Let's do it.
Hey--Aah! Another human who wants to make me lose time.
Speak quick.
I'm sorry.
I apologize, okay? It was completely my fault.
Humans.
( exhales sharply) Give me some bull vodka and tell me who can make my day.
Well, first, let me serve you right.
- So? - So? The one you've been looking for would be Little miserable gambler, you.
Take your small victory and leave this bar right now or I'll make sure my men will make you small forever.
- Hunh! - That's him.
Xero Throbe.
But beware.
I think he's been having a bad day.
That birdy guy from earlier, apparently made his day miserable.
Yeah? Well, he hasn't met me yet.
( sighs ) So Heard you might be looking for some real competition.
Well, well, well.
How far are you ready to go? All the way.
Believe me.
I hate small players.
( laughs ) Hey, guys, get the table ready.
Looks like I could still have a bit of fun today.
Check.
All in.
You're bluffing, space trucker.
Oh, I ain't bluffin', Xero.
I'm betting my eyes.
That's what I wanted to hear.
Ah! Now yours.
You bet your freightering ass on that handful of junk? Can we work something out, guys? Huh? Quarter million per eye.
Okay.
I can get it, I can get it.
Just give me a little more time, okay? - You get one day.
- Oh, one day?! His eyes are gonna look great, running in my head.
Calm, everyone, nothing to worry about.
Let's get back to the game.
Enjoy yourselves.
Okay, Joe, what are you gonna do? You can make a run for it, make a fresh start, or ( techno music blares from within ) Screw it.
Hell of a day.
All right.
Who wants to party with big Joe? Not you.
Anybody else? How about you? You in the mood for love, darling? Not really.
Oh.
Okay, so, uh, you in the mood for work? Now you're getting more interesting.
Follow me.
So you must really like your job.
Do you enjoy it? Must be kind of a pain in the ass, though, sometimes, right? Well, it depends who the fuck is getting it in and people usually ask me for it.
Well, don't worry.
I'm not into that kind of thing.
( grunts ) So, you like gentle and submissive girls that can take care of your little prince.
That's better than, uh, you know.
Boring.
Come on, I'll get you Charity.
She's young and nice.
She'll be more like your type.
Hey, wait a minute.
You don't get to tell me who I screw.
Well, looks like there's a big man finally touching me.
Baby, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
Happens to everyone, right? Nope.
Great.
Xero Throbe's gonna harvest my eyeballs.
I lost my money.
My freighter's gone.
You have a ship? Used to have a ship.
Let's go get it.
I'm not so sure about this.
Relax.
I have a map to a pirate ship.
A pirate ship? You mean, with treasure? Take that, and you'll see.
Whoa.
How much treasure are we talking about here? Enough to buy your way out of anything.
( electronic warbling ) Where did you say you got the map? From a dead-- from a client.
You know, before we go anywhere, we're gonna deal with this guy.
Nice.
Put the auto-map disk into the-- Yeah, I know how it works, sweetheart.
But we gotta escape first.
Sit down.
All right.
Hold on.
Hey--what the? He's getting out! Catch me that bastard! Do something! Send your fighters right away! If I don't have my money or my eyes, at least I will get him shred to pieces.
Fighters two, three, five, and seven, you're cleared for launch.
Now I'm gonna enjoy that.
If you're as good a pilot as a card player, then I'm sure to be the winner.
Come on.
You're my cheerleader.
You're the best, Xero.
You can do it! ( laughing ) I want him dead.
Unh! Okay.
These guys really want me dead.
( Xero laughing ) This is just my usual luck.
Watch them! What do you think I'm doing, honey? Besides, we got bigger problems.
The navigator's supposed to be programmed before we reach the jump gate.
Tell those damn fighters that I will self-destruct their ship right away if I don't get what I want, and I mean it! Three new assholes in this damn Joe Manda.
You're the best, Xero.
You're gonna win.
( gunfire ) Where's the A.
M.
D.
taking us? Damn it.
What? No Man's Land? Oh, you gotta be shitting me.
We have to.
The treasure's there.
Goodbye, Manda.
I'll eat your heart for dinner.
Oh, Xero, you're so strong.
You are my champion.
You never said anything about No Man's Land.
You never asked.
Ah, who am I trying to kid? Like I even had a choice.
All right.
Here we go.
And a little present for you, my friends.
Evade! Mandaaaaa! Aah! Aaaah! Aaah! Give me an X, give me an E, give me an R, give me an O, Xero! Shut up! Nobody's ever made it back from No Man's Land before.
You know that, right? Don't be such a baby.
We made it.
- What the hell is this? - Oh, my God.
Okay.
This is bad.
The ship's not gonna be able to take much more of this.
There it is.
There, a dock pad.
Nah, that's never gonna work.
Strap on a pair and get to that ship.
All right.
All right.
Let's do it.
How do you know where you're going? I know it.
Trust me.
( metallic screech ) Wait.
You hear that? There it is.
I'm rich.
I'm rich! No, sweetheart.
We're both rich.
That's what I meant.
Whoa! I think we broke the orbital pattern of the ship by docking on it.
Quick! We gotta reset it! The orbit's broken.
The black hole is-- Yeah--yeah, whatever.
I can correct it by using max engine power to try to put the ship back on course.
Hang on! Go on, we can make it.
It's not gonna happen.
It's gonna pull the engine right off! We don't have enough power, damn it! Come on! What's happening? I don't know! ( both scream ) ( birds chirping ) Ah! I can't believe we made it.
I can't believe I'm still in one piece.
Yeah, great.
You're in one piece.
What is this place? I don't know.
Look at this place.
It's like a-- a different world.
Hey, what's that? We shouldn't go over there.
Why not? I got a bad feeling about this.
( roaring )