01x06 - Free Will

[bunniefuu]

[Insects chirping]

Tammy, where the hell
did you get off to?

[Indistinct chatter]

[Sighs]

You must be Tammy.

Your uncle has filed a
missing persons report for you.

[Grunts]

Ow! She bit me!

[Chuckles] Impressive.

Don't worry.
Just forget about your uncle.

We're protecting you now.

[g*ns firing]

[Growling]

You's gonna be studying
all sorts of techniques.

It's that woman again.

Nobody can keep up with her.

[Gasps]

[Film reel rolling]

["Love is Entropy"
plays in Japanese]

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If the universe is
really infinite,

then every possibility should
also be occurring infinitely.

That means somewhere
out in space,

two people who
look identical to us

are having this exact same
conversation right now.

Oh, jeez.

Infinite yous and
infinite mes, you know?

Exactly. There are
countless versions of us.

Whoever wants to
listen to Morty's

little space lecture here
can go right ahead.

Everyone's responsible
for their own emergency prep.

And for the record, this is
supposed to be math class.

I didn't do anything
to save Rick.

In fact, I was the one
who got saved.

Thanks to him, I escaped
from the spacetime distortion

and got to meet you.

Mm.

School seems like
a pretty fun place.

Totally. School is great.

And if you start going, then
we can be together every day.

You know, assuming it's okay
for you to stay in this world.

Morty, don't be silly.
I'm not going to go anywhere.

I promise. I will stay by your
side forever and ever.

And ever?

There are no such things
as coincidences.

Everything that happens
happens for a reason.

It is destiny.

Oh, nice.

- Ah!
- I'm Toby. What's your name?

Oh. Hello, Toby.

Are you here to be part
of my destiny?

Huh? Totally,
destined for sure.

Girls tell me that all the time.

Mm. Uh, Jeez. Toby, sorry,
but Elle is my girlfriend.

Morty, you do not want
a ticket to the g*n show.

Well, I'm afraid that's
a destiny that's not for me.

Plus, that would be
such a boring life.

Morty, show me the cafeteria.

[Laughter]

[Laughter stops]

Destiny's stupid.

After earning the ire of Zeus,

Sisyphus was punished
by being forced

to roll a huge boulder
up a hill for all eternity.

I feel a real connection
to this Sisyphus guy.

That's how we roll.

The entire school won't stop
talking about that girl.

She's super popular, and she
doesn't even have a new phone.

So I guess our family
gains an extra member

without consulting Jerry.

They met over some stupid video
game that Grandpa made for Morty

so that he would stop spazzing.

She's from a whole
other dimension.

I can feel the flow of time
whenever we're together, Morty.

Like right now.
I'm alive in this very moment.

Hm.

I appreciate what that girl did,

but something is strange
about her.

Strange stuff is the norm
around here, you know?

Thanks to Dad.

Come on.
You know what I mean.

Nobody would fall for Morty

without some kind of
ulterior motive.

Of course she did.
Morty's charming.

I can exist in this place

because you're
looking at me, Morty.

This moment is only happening
because you're here.

It's the same for me.

You're shining light in my life
like a really bright light.

I don't think there's
much point in digging

into her personal history.

I mean,
how are we any different?

Hmm.

Why don't you just ask Dad
if it bothers you so much?

He probably knows something.

But I'm willing to bet

that Morty will get dumped
pretty soon.

You know, it's a shame
because I quite like that girl.

Oh, hold on.
You can see the future, too?

It's not very hard.

I mean, Morty is
my son after all, huh?

[Gasps] Oh, I'm sorry,
that wasn't a dig at you.

No, I get it.

Actually, Dad wasn't
the only one

- who got saved by that girl.
- Huh?

She saved my life
once before, as well.

So, wait.
You've met Elle before?

I have.

Just one time.

[Grunts]

Arrangements made?

Everything's ready.

Mm.

What are you gonna do
if we stab you in the back?

If you guys betray me,

then count on Rick Sanchez
coming for revenge.

[Chuckles]

[Rumbling]

[expl*si*n]

[Door opening]

It's a trap.
Run, Rick's daughter!

[Gasps]

[Laughs]

[Groans]

That explains why I thought
this was too damn easy.

I'll be more careful next time.

The Federation is going to
use you and Bird Person

as bait to lure Rick Sanchez
out of hiding.

Oh, yeah?
Are you sure it's smart to spill

your whole plan at me like that?

It is a cowardly plan.

Seeing your face
helped remind me

of what I should
actually be doing,

Morty's Space Mom.

[Gasps]

[Grunting]

[Grunting]

We've been betrayed
by one of our own... Ah!

[Grunting]

You need to flee
before more come.

- What about you?
- Don't worry about me.

I need to stay here.

But it won't be long before
we have a chance to meet again.

And also...

...Morty will accept you
with open arms.

You can trust me.

High energy reading
coming from Earth.

Huh? I know that house.

Hm.

Huh?

[Beeping]

Incoming call
from the escort ship.

We've been betrayed
by one of our own... Ah!

What was that?

- Huh?
- My name is Elle.

There's no need to rush because
we'll see each other again.

That's the agent,
the female one.

What is going on?

I'm never going to let
fate control me.

And don't you forget it.

Uh, forget what?

- Will she be okay?
- No need to worry.

From a bird's eye view,
she's regained her memories.

Memories of the future that is.

Caw!

Look, I had nothing
to do with her being there.

All I know about her
is that she's the one

who saved you and bird person
from that stupid prison mess.

I'm not lying. It's the truth.
If you want to know more,

then find the Rick from her
dimension and ask him instead.

But why does she
hang around Morty?

Worried about Morty, are we?

No surprise there.
You're his mother.

Hmm.

But there are bigger problems
to worry about.

Like the fact that we have three

intergalactic fugitives
in the house.

Not to mention, they're some
of the galaxy's most wanted.

You're absolutely right, Dad.

I'm going to take care
of what needs to be done.

[Door closes]

[Sighs]

Hey, Elle.

Come, let me teach you
how to cook Earth food.

If you're going to stay, I want
you to help around the house.

And that includes the kitchen.

Okay.
That sounds good, Beth.

I'm going to borrow her
for a little bit, okay?

Don't worry, Morty,
That's cool, Mom.

Just don't take too long.

This is a hologram g*n.

These are perfect copies down
to an elementary particle level,

so the way they touch
and respond will seem

just like the real deal.

Hmm. So then what happened
to the real Beth?

The hologram is transmitting
all of its experiences

to Beth's brain in real time,

so she won't notice anything,
no matter how long it takes.

You didn't have to go to
such extremes.

Why not ask me?
I would be willing to talk.

This is something
you don't want Morty

overhearing, am I right?

If Morty saw you and I chatting,

then he'd definitely try
to find a way to intervene.

So this is your way
of being considerate?

You didn't come here
from another dimension, did you?

You were actually born
in this world

as the antimatter
from this thing.

Or am I wrong?

No, that's all correct.

All right, so what the hell
am I supposed to do with this?

It's very simple, Rick.
That's for you to decide.

If I use this,

I destroy both you and
this thing at the same time.

In fact, things will get
incoherent if I don't.

Because by all rights,

you shouldn't even exist
in this dimension.

Elle helped make this one,

although mostly just
by shredding the lettuce.

Wow! Shredded lettuce!

Competing for affection
isn't my thing, Dad.

Thanks, but no.

Please don't misunderstand.

I have nothing
but appreciation for you, Rick.

It was thanks to you
that I was able to meet Morty.

First you rescue Beth
and Bird Person,

and then you showed me
all those stupid fantasies.

So now you think
you won me over?

Those weren't fantasies,
and you know better.

Besides, that device caused
the time distortion,

which only happened

when you brought it through
that fissure in space time.

I just happened
to get swept up in it.

Living in the other versions
of me sucked.

That was a cheap shot.

Oh, but didn't you enjoy
showing the same thing to Morty?

And on the bright side, it seems

like you might understand me
more now because of it.

I got jack sh*t
to do with any of this?

Well, I'm not supposed to exist.

And yet I saved your daughter
and your best friend.

So I would say you have
a stake in this now, right?

I mean, yes, it's true

things might have been
too abrupt for Space Mom.

She's obviously
suspicious of me.

Look, Beth does appreciate
what you did.

And, of course, so do I.

What really bothers us is

why you appeared
at that exact moment.

There is no forward
or backward in time for me.

Every moment in every place
just exists simultaneously.

That includes the present
I'm spending with Morty

and the past where I
saved his mom.

It all happens concurrently
from my perspective.

The only reason
that you guys perceive me

as being a part of the flow
of time is because of

how you keep encountering me
within your own timelines,

but time simply doesn't exist
for me in that way.

I understand. It just
doesn't sit right with me.

You're still trying to find
something on that girl?

There's just nothing
to be found.

But the lack of data
doesn't make any sense,

because it would mean
that she doesn't exist.

So there has to be something.

Well, this is just
what I heard, mind you,

but there used to be a race
of people who knew the future.

- Except they went extinct.
- Went extinct?

Not so much extinct, but
rather they were all wiped out.

It was those Federation
b*stards.

They felt it necessary to find
and eliminate every race

that might pose a threat
to them.

But then how?

If this race could
see the future?

That's what I thought, too.

Those people were nuts.

They knew they were
going to get wiped out,

but they just sat back
and accepted it.

Seeing the future
is like the ultimate power,

but I guess they're
not much of a threat

if they don't use it.

Well, it's all just
rumors anyway.

Suppose they did use it.

Could they have changed fate?

If you already know, then you
could at least tell me

what the hell I'm going to do?

Your actions are
something that you

and you alone get to choose.

And I have no right
to tell you that.

Because I have faith
in free will.

["The Other Side"
by Ayuko Saito plays]

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[Wind whistling]

Huh?

Something I can help
you with, mister?

[Burps] I'm looking
for somebody.

We don't want your trouble.
Do your searching elsewhere

-[Burps]
You were warned ahead of time.

Uh...

Rick Sanchez would be coming
for his revenge!

Agent Tami,
as part of the operation

to wipe out all
rebellious factions,

you are hereby ordered
to infiltrate Earth

and pose as
Summer Smith's classmate.