01x04 - Element 4

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I didn't

I didn't even know her name.

But you can avenge her.

Fight to free all those

whose names you do not know,

and may never know.

Helena, are you prepared

to do what is necessary,

to fight,

to k*ll,

in order to free these people?

I think so.

Yes.

This is dangerous.

Dad,

what on this island isn't?

We would need to return

to the camp

for reinforcements

for a proper as*ault.

But the size of the force

required to break through

their fortifications,

would take everything we have.

We won't need an army.

Indirect methods are the way

to secure this victory.

From within and from without.

Just as when we routed Nerva

at Beartooth Ridge.

If that drawbridge

can be lowered from inside,

then all we would need

is a pack of good,

solid creatures

to break the outer gate.

But we are too recognizable,

you and I.

The Beast Queen

and Thunder Comes

We will need others.

An infiltration mission! Yes!

Alasie, weren't you suffering

from Swamp Fever just yesterday?

Yeah, and I got better,

and I helped save

the whole village!

Chava said they'd never

have gotten the egg

if not for me.

All the more reason

not to risk

I know where we can find

some fearsome critters,

just like you

were talking about!

Don't be led astray.

You just said

I could join the council!

That means that sometimes

you actually have to trust me!

Climbing a mountain

and fighting trained soldiers

are very different.

I'm not you, Dad.

I'm not the people you lost.

I love you, and I know

you're worried about me,

but I can't replace your family.

I won't spend my whole life

ignoring other people

getting hurt

- so that we can stay safe.

- Daughter

Hmm?

Huh?

Raising her, loving her

It's the best thing

I've ever done.

If you love her,

then don't fight

who she's becoming.

Help her on the path ahead.

Give her the support she needs

to grow into the person

she chooses to be.

Can you do that for her, John?

See? I told you

I knew where we could find

some fearsome critters!

This is not an adventure.

Both of you

must conduct yourselves

as soldiers in battle.

There can be no hesitation.

All our lives depend upon it,

as well as the lives of those

we intend to free.

- Understood?

- Understood.

Now, these creatures. Hmm.

How can we take charge

of so many

- in so little time?

- Hmm?

The guards will soon wonder

what became of the soldier

they sent to track down

- their escaped prisoner.

- I think I have an idea.

Ah.

I love it when she says that.

Don't you, Meiyin?

Behavioral adaptation.

Uh, yeah.

"Behavioral adaptation,"

- of course!

- Correct, Alasie!

This environment has changed

the stegosauruses'

social hierarchy.

Huh. How?

They're closer

to danger than ever.

They'll protect their young

with everything they have.

But if we gain the trust

of that little one,

- the rest will likely follow.

- Then that's no problem!

Let her prove herself.

Oh, beans.

Alasie! Get to the juvenile!

Easier said than done!

Easy. Easy.

- Alasie, catch!

- Huh? Huh?

Oh.

- Alasie, heads up!

- Huh?

Not bad.

No.

Not bad at all.

Cavalry acquired!

So, how do we lower

the drawbridge, Meiyin?

Actually,

there's something we could try.

- I saw it in a movie once.

- I'm in!

If it breaks the camp

and frees those within,

then my spear

is at your service.

Just a question.

What's a movie?

Guards!

I found this one

trying to escape!

Alert the Legatus.

It worked!

Hmm.

Domina, there was

another escape attempt.

Ah. Fresh meat.

Hold.

By order of The Gladiatrix,

High Legatus of General Nerva.

Domina, we have

Outfit the plump,

little pup for the games.

But leave this one

for questioning.

Did this work better

in your "movie"?

Bold of you to assume

that a trick so old would work.

Tricks only get old

because they work.

That is truer than you know.

The guards call you Gladiatrix.

So, you must have been

a sl*ve yourself once,

a gladiator of Rome.

How can you do this

to other people?

I had a name, once. "Octavia."

Before they took it from me.

It turns out that every world

is the same.

"Hit first, hit hard."

And that justifies

the suffering you've caused?

You think these sl*ves

are any better?

Any one of them

would cut my throat

to sit in my chair,

and take what I have.

I chose to fight in the arena,

the only place I could be free.

Free?

And to be free,

you and Nerva have destroyed

so many lives.

- Helena?

- Alasie!

We all heard about the woman

who unleashed Nerva's serpents

upon his camp

and slaughtered

half a battalion.

Your handiwork,

but you wanna talk to me

of k*lling?

Let her go!

I find a person's last moments

to be the most meaningful

and entertaining.

The fight. The struggle.

The desperation.

Wouldn't you agree?

I'll do it!

- I'll fight them!

- No.

You will watch.

No! No!

You've kept those soft,

little hands clean.

But she is no doubt here

because of you.

You give the orders,

but you don't swing the axe,

and so,

you think you're somehow pure

and innocent.

You were supposed to be

this splendid thing.

The rebel trickster

who defied even Nerva himself.

But look at you. Pathetic.

And without even the Artifact

they say you stole.

You don't deserve the death

Nerva would have given you.

All it takes is one person

to stand up to you,

and then others will follow.

Like the brave, kind woman

who escaped you,

who you sent a soldier

to hunt and m*rder.

What was her name?

If she was one of my sl*ves,

she didn't have one.

And by the time I'm finished,

neither will you.

I can't believe

the the last thing I said

to my dad was

It's okay, Alasie.

We're together.

Everything's gonna be fine.

- Alasie.

- Helena?

Huh. I wonder

There we go.

Meiyin told me

about these fire worms.

Nerva's lackeys

have been so used

to having everyone

under their feet,

they haven't noticed

what else is under the ground.

Wait, was this always

part of the plan?

Hmm.

Use this to break every lock

on the prisoners holding cells.

Anyone in chains, let them go.

Got it.

- What about you?

- I'm going to the drawbridge.

That she-wolf

only makes the varmints fight

'cause Nerva don't like her

k*lling so many of his sl*ves.

Sorry.

Hmm? You hear that?

Yes.

Let's check it out.

Hello again, little k*ller.

And to think

a little nothing like you

got the better of Nerva!

I wanna look

into the eyes of the butcher

who slaughtered Nerva's men

before I bleed you dry.

What was her name?

- Who? The dead sl*ve?

- What was her name?

Annika.

Annika?

You're not paying attention,

little k*ller.

What did I say about old tricks?

Old tricks

grow old

for a reason.

For freedom!

How amusing!

I needed a new dwarf jester,

and for that,

I'll leave you your tongue!

Guards!

Huh?

Hmm.

Well done, soldier.

Yeah! Beast Queen!

Enough!

Yutyrannus.

Hmm.

Go on, my pet. Eat well.

Dad!

Hello, daughter.

We'll drive them back, together.

Hmm.

Helena!

Beast Queen.

Huh?

Training eliminates fear.

You little

Look around,

little k*ller.

You

and your friends

are no better

than me and mine.

What was it for?

To take my camp?

To take my place?

This? This is for Annika.

Every one of you is free!

Join us if you wish,

that we may break these camps,

break these chains,

and break the stranglehold

Nerva has over this land!

Huh?

Stop!

It's over.

Take the shot.

Helena! Take the shot!

Huh?

Please.

Do not let him escape!

Helena!

Hmm?