03x08 - What If... What If?

[bunniefuu]

[chorus vocalizing]

So this is

[The Eminence] Everything.

It's just so much.

How can anyone ever be

expected to take it all in?

Well, not everyone can. But

you are not just anyone.

You are a disciple of the

Order of the Watchers.

Of me.

It's natural to fear a

new beginning, my friend.

We're asked to

sacrifice so much.

Our wills, our wants, even our own

names for the powers we are given.

But of everyone I have ever trained,

I have never been more certain

of a disciple's

devotion to our mission.

Me? Why?

Well, because I know you

do not fear sacrifice.

But what if you're

wrong about me?

[chuckles] Well"What if"

is an irrelevant question.

Or have you not

studied our ways?

- I have.

- And you understand

that to preserve the natural order, you

must only observe the natural order.

Yes, of course.

And are you prepared

to relinquish everything

in your life to do so?

"To watch over everyone,

I must become no one."

Then you are ready, as I've

always known you would be.

[sighs]

I guess I should probably

take that oath then.

You just did.

So, rise. A Watcher.

[exhilarating

instrumental music playing]

- Now you can see

- Everything.

It's beautiful.

[The Eminence] No, it just is.

You are a Watcher now.

You make no judgments.

Only observations.

Then what is the point

of just watching?

[chuckling] Well, only with time

can a Watcher begin to

understand that for themselves.

If I am certain of one thing,

it is that your conclusion

will not disappoint.

Thank you.

I will never fail you.

You failed me!

[foreboding music plays]

You came to us all those

eons ago a believer.

But you return a heretic.

You have broken

your sacred oath.

And now you must answer for

your crimes against our Order.

Crimes? Everything I've ever

done has been to help people.

To save a Multiverse whose

sanctity I vowed to preserve.

You exposed our secrets

to mortal beings.

I shared them with heroes.

Is that what you would

call Stephen Strange?

The sorcerer who destroyed

his entire universe,

and then used the knowledge you gave him

to birth an entirely new one all his own.

He sacrificed his own soul to

resurrect the home he destroyed.

It is unnatural.

It is a miracle that continues

to birth new branches of reality

for us to watch over.

Surely you can see,

for a garden to thrive,

it must be cultivated

so its trees grow higher,

its flowers bloom brighter,

and and pests that

threaten to destroy it all

are weeded out.

It is a convenient argument,

but one that does not explain

your intervention to

save Riri Williams.

That was one time

out of trillions.

Or Kwai Jun-Fan.

Reed Richards, Nick Fury,

some girl named Madisynn

with two Ns and one Y.

Well

The list goes on.

But of all your pet causes, none

has proven more dangerous

than her.

Peggy, what the hell

are you doing here?

- Uh, rescuing you?

- [grunts]

So you see, your heresy

now threatens us as well.

[The Executioner] You really

think it worth it, Watcher?

Jeopardizing the Fifth Dimension

for these insignificant beings

whose lives in the grand scheme

of the Multiverse matter not.

But they matter, to me.

[The Eminence] And

therein lies your failure.

Nothing can matter to a Watcher.

For a Watcher is no one.

Do not listen to them.

No one is no one.

You showed me that.

I would not expect a

heretic to understand.

Which is why you must die.

- Wait, what?

- Please. This is not our way.

It wasn't. But now we

must break our oaths

to restore what you

have desecrated.

Of all your betrayals, that is

the one that hurts the most.

[music crescendoes]

[crackling]

- [gasps] No, no, it's

- Ultron? You're alive!

[energy whooshes]

What? He's with you?

Congratulations. Now you know

what a surprise feels like.

What?

I'll cover you. Get to the ship.

- What ship?

- [engine rumbles]

[rumbling]

- That ship!

- Come on, let's go.

Ultron! We can't leave

you. Come with us.

This is what I was

programmed for. Go!

Go, I'll cover you.

[Infinity Ultron grunting]

- Byrdie, go!

- Let's fly.

[whooshes]

Appreciate the rescue.

You said you're not in the

business of losing friends.

Nor are we.

[speaks Mohawk, then English]

Maybe next time, though,

tell us before you run off

to a higher plane of

existence. [speaks Mohawk]

- Hey, big guy. Where to, huh?

- There is no "where" to go.

Ultron will not be able to

hold off The Eminence for long.

[dramatic music playing]

We cannot run from

them. We cannot hide.

If we can't hide in the Multiverse,

maybe we can lose 'em in between it.

You're taking us inside the

seams of the Multiverse?

Ultron 2.0 taught this ship a few

dance steps ain't nobody seen.

- Theoretically, it should be possible.

- [all] Theoretically?

Hold on to your butts.

You do not understand.

Their powers are beyond

anything you've ever faced.

They've seen every

moment of your life.

They've seen every

variation of every moment.

But nothing is impossible

in the Multiverse.

We've proven that

time and again.

There must be a way.

[Infinity Ultron screaming]

If The Watchers' powers are too great,

then somehow, we need to strip them of it.

Yes, and I might

just know a place.

The universe created

by Stephen Strange.

Strange shapes reality

in that universe.

What if, in there, he can shape

it to restrict their powers?

- I thought he sacrificed himself.

- [The Watcher] He did.

And now his soul courses through

every atom in that world.

There's a shot he may still

be perceptive enough to help.

Genius. Setting course now.

[Infinity Ultron screaming]

[energy crackling]

Too late.

No more running.

[crashing]

[suspenseful music playing]

Aw, man, my ship.

This doesn't look like

Strange's universe.

[Byrdie] I'm sorry, team.

Yeah, I think we crashed

a few universes short.

[energy whooshes]

Do it now!

[energy crackling]

Kahhori, open the gate!

[speaking Mohawk]

Onen ki tehotonhokte!

- Your efforts are useless.

- You cannot touch us.

To think, I had never been more certain

of a disciple's devotion to our mission.

You weren't wrong. I just

see the mission differently.

There is no seeing differently.

- For to see from every point of view

- A Watcher must have none of their own.

That's no longer true.

You took an oath.

[energy whooshes]

[dramatic music playing]

[both screaming]

No.

[all yelp, scream]

[crashing]

[all groaning]

[screaming]

[straining] I have an idea,

but you may not like it.

- Hey, I'm all ears, buddy.

- You'll need to take an oath.

Wait. "The oath"?

Your oath?

All right. So, can I see the

fine print before we sign it,

cause [screams]

[all screaming]

We can deal with the consequences

if we survive. Just do it.

Then repeat after me.

I relinquish my life

to stand my watch.

[all] I relinquish my

life to stand my watch.

[straining] Observing the natural

order to preserve the natural order.

[all] Observing the natural order

to preserve the natural order.

[screaming]

Forget it. Just say you accept.

- [Byrdie and Storm] I accept.

- I accept.

[expl*si*n]

[debris clatters]

[suspenseful music playing]

[energy crackling]

[dramatic music playing]

No, it cannot be.

This is sacrilege.

- You share our sacred gifts

- With mortals!

Mortals who do not

fear sacrifice.

Is that not what you saw

in me all those eons ago?

[energy whooshes]

[exhilarating

instrumental music playing]

You were meant to be an observer.

You were meant to be no one.

I am not no one.

I am Uatu.

[breathing heavily]

[grunts]

[energy whooshing]

[expl*si*n]

[all grunting]

[yelps]

[grunts, groans]

- [energy crackling]

- [all grunting]

So, Uatu, eh?

- It's a strong name. It suits you.

- Everyone is someone.

You showed me that.

- [grunts]

- [Uatu groans]

- [grunts]

- [yelps, groans]

[both grunting]

- [panting]

- [grunting]

[both grunting]

[energy crackling, exploding]

- [grimacing]

- [grunts]

- [groaning]

- [grunting]

- [grunting]

- [The Executioner groaning]

[both grunting]

- [energy whooshes]

- Yeah!

Heretic!

[energy whooshing, exploding]

[X-Men: The Animated

Series theme music playing]

- [grunts]

- [groans]

[dramatic music playing]

Mind if I cut in?

[The Executioner grunts]

[grunting] You are not

worthy to stand against me!

- [grunts]

- [Kahhori groans]

No.

Abomination!

- [grunting]

- [energy crackling]

[groans]

Please, I do not

want to fight you!

You understand the

power a choice can have.

You've made yours!

[both grunting]

[yelps, groans]

[both grunting]

[both grunting]

[grunts, groans]

[both grunting]

[expl*si*n]

[groaning softly]

My old friend, you must

stop and see reason.

You betrayed destiny.

All my life, I have summoned

the forces of nature.

But now, I am nature!

- [voice echoing]

- [energy rumbling]

[both gasp]

Please, this does

not need to continue.

Then surrender!

- [grunting]

- [groaning]

[grunts]

[groaning]

[both grunting]

[groaning]

Yield!

[groans, yelps]

[groaning]

Yield!

Never!

You have lost. Yield!

[straining] Never.

[groaning]

Never!

[screaming, groaning]

[groaning]

Never!

Wait.

[panting]

Please.

This is not what you taught me.

[panting]

I did not teach you everything.

Uatu, what are they doing?

[The Eminence] Behold, your end.

[both groaning]

[The Eminence] You

will not just die here.

Every version of yourself will

be erased from every universe.

Along with everything

you've ever done.

No!

[The Eminence] And every

life you've ever touched.

You will have never existed.

[crying] No!

[The Eminence] It's over.

You cannot fight this.

[groaning]

[energy rumbling]

[breathing heavily]

- [screaming]

- [groaning]

[grunts]

[straining]

[groaning]

No!

[grunting]

[gasps]

- [grunting]

- [energy whooshing]

Peggy, what are you doing?

I am not losing

any friends today!

No!

[screaming]

[expl*si*n]

[triumphant instrumental

music playing]

[groaning softly]

You're not

[both groaning]

You're alive.

We're alive.

Wait. Peggy.

- Peggy!

- [The Eminence] She's gone.

Her great sacrifice for nothing.

This is where your story

finally ends, Uatu.

[grunts]

[grunting]

What? Why aren't

my powers working?

[Uatu chuckles]

Because you're in his world now.

Stephen Strange is

[Uatu] A living universe.

And in here, he

has absolute power.

You have none.

How

I don't know

How did I not see this coming?

When you spend so many eons

looking down on everything,

it becomes hard to imagine

something you've never seen before.

And how did you learn?

The people I watched

over showed me.

You can find lessons in every

corner of the Multiverse,

if you open your eyes.

I suppose if you brought me

here, you mean to k*ll me.

That is not our way.

You still believe that? After

everything I've put you through?

You once told me, "Every Watcher must come

to understand our mission for themselves."

I only hope that I might be able

to share what I have learned.

With me?

You've taught me so much.

I owe it to you to

return the favor.

[panting]

[Storm] Peggy did it.

She got us here.

Of course she did.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

It is a sunrise.

What something is, is not

the same as what it means.

But to understand that, you will

need to do more than simply watch.

You must learn to see.

[pleasant music playing]

Perhaps here, you can begin.

[pleasant music

continues playing]

[Kahhori] The winds blow

the birds sing

the water flows

and our eldest brother,

the sun, rises,

I only wish she could

be here with us.

I miss her.

[Uatu] Perhaps she is.

Someone somewhere

is always watching.

And ever since her sacrifice,

for the first time in all time,

it feels like someone

is watching over me.

[poignant music playing]

[Kahhori] My people

believe that in death,

we move on to an even

greater adventure.

Uatu, do you know if there

truly is a road after this one?

Beyond all we have seen?

[Uatu] With some mysteries,

sometimes the only answer

is another question.

You see

Time.

Space.

Reality.

It's more than a linear path.

It's a prism of

endless possibility,

where a single choice can branch

off into infinite realities,

creating new phenomena beyond

what you could possibly imagine.

I am Uatu.

I see all of these

vast new realities.

Open your eyes,

dare to face the unknown

and ponder the question

"What if?"

[exhilarating

instrumental music playing]