01x01 - The Guardian

[bunniefuu]

Deep in the woods,

there lies a secret door,

and behind it, nightmares.

No!

Real nightmares.

I belong to a colony that

has sworn for centuries

to guard this door and

to protect our world

from the horrors that lie behind it.

[BANGING ON DOOR]

It is my duty, and I cannot fail.

- [BANGING CONTINUES]

- [BREATHING HEAVILY]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry! [SCREAMS]

[BANGING CONTINUES]

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

[BIRDS CAW, ANIMAL BLEATS]

[HAMMERING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

♪

[CHILDREN LAUGHING]

♪

[GASPS]

♪

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[LOUD HAMMERING]

♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Shh!

All right, listen close.

Count to 100 after I leave

and then go to the council.

Tell them that Disciples have been hurt.

Can you do this?

Warmth to you.

Carrie?

Carrie Ecker?

Hey, there, why aren't you at your post?

♪

Carrie!

Carrie!

Get back here, Carrie Ecker!

- [PANTING]

- Hey!

♪

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

[SHOUTS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

This way, follow me.

Quickly!

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

She's close.

Let's go.

[DISTANT SHOUTING]

[GASPS]

- [BIRD SCREECHES]

- [GASPS]

♪

[ENGINE RUMBLES]

♪

[DARK ROCK MUSIC]

♪

- This is how we dance

- In West Pine!

[BOTH GRUNTING]

Like this. Like this.

BOTH: This is how we eat in West Pine.

["NEVER NEVER" BY SCOUT]

- Mmm!

- Ah!

You want to get a fresh egg

[BOTH LAUGH]

And then pour your artisan toppings.

♪

BOTH: This is how we express

our emotions in West Pine.

[g*ns POPPING]

Why isn't anyone watching these?

We're literal comedic geniuses.

Because no one knows what West Pine is.

It's a town. They get the concept.

Like, I need to be famous fast

so I don't have to get a job

selling diapers and Vaseline.

Eh, make an OnlyFans.

You make an OnlyFans.

Also, what do you even

put on your résumé?

You haven't done sh*t.

Skilled in math, spreadsheets, dance.

[CHUCKLES] Okay, dance.

And cashiers don't make spreadsheets.

Wha okay.

Well, a robber comes in and is like,

"b*tch, organize my data!"

I don't know.

Don't need to assure you ♪

That I was wrong ♪

Unrealistic.

Robbery is far too

interesting for West Pine.

Bro, you're about to be on TV.

Stop pretending that's not interesting.

Not the kind of interest that I want.

Maybe your parents would stop

putting everyone out of a job, then.

I will m*rder you,

like, actually.

Look, all I'm saying is,

if I'm gonna stare

into the void all day,

I might as well get paid for it.

Ooh, ow.

Make some rent for when we graduate

and can get the f*ck out of here.

[SIGHS] But then I won't get

to stare into the void with you.

Wow, you Frisks really hate jobs.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

- For the billionth time, Nolan.

- [MUSIC STOPS]

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING OUTSIDE]

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪

Hey, Lumi.

You ready to get on camera?

There's something out there.

Come on. Hold up your sign, baby.

The dead girl is me.

[CHUCKLES] Okay.

That deserves a chocolate.

[CHUCKLES]

There he is.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Would you like to take

another four hours?

We can wait.

Why the earring?

Why the dye job?

Women suffer enough for the vanities.

Now the boys want in, too?

I just wanted to pizzaz

you on your big day.

[SCOFFS] Get beside your dad.

You're distracting. Seriously.

I'm here at the home

of Victoria Frisk

lawyer behind the high-profile suit

against West Pine Nickel

as she celebrates the closure

of one of the mine's tunnels.

Gallery eight was dumping acid runoff

right into our drinking water.

I can't say I'll miss that.

But our work isn't over.

So long as WPN operates, we tempt fate.

[VOICE FADES SLIGHTLY]

We're inviting a blight

onto our town

one that will drive our children

to sickness and death.

History is defined by those who act

in the face of intense opposition

simply because they know it's right.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

Calm mind, steady hand.

Calm mind, steady hand.

[METAL CLATTERS]

[LAUGHTER]

Excuse me, sir.

Do you know where I

might find a bus to Salem?

Front of grocery, on the hour.

Do you know when might be?

Your religious group

not teach you to read?

Look at the schedule.

[LAUGHTER]

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

I'll take this to the back

for Lee to review tomorrow.

Appreciate you. Thanks.

[DOOR OPENS, BELL JINGLES]

Hey.

Are you all right?

[TENSE MUSIC]

Have you seen this girl?

♪

Hi, sir. How can I help you?

Just looking.

♪

Go, go.

♪

[BELL JINGLES]

Something for your kids.

[CHUCKLES]

[BELL JINGLES]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

- [SHOUTS]

- Hi.

Sorry.

Uh, cool if I join?

You're from the

Disciples of Dawn, right?

You, um, running from the colony?

Like like, leaving them?

We don't see y'all much. [CHUCKLES]

Here.

Oh.

I'm Tasha.

Thank you for helping me.

Uh, i-it's yours

a gift between new friends.

Although friends usually

know one another's names.

Carrie.

My name is Carrie.

Cute name.

Carrie

I think you might need a disguise.

[GENTLE MUSIC]

♪

Five, four,

three, two, one.

Ready or not, here I come!

♪

Snowball, you freaky b*tch.

We both got our cages, huh?

Gonna find you, Lumi!

You can't hide from me, you little bug.

[DOOR CREAKS]

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

♪

Here I come!

- [GIGGLES]

- Lumi!

I'm gonna find you.

♪

Lumi?

Lumi?

♪

Hello.

♪

Gonna get you, Lumi!

Gonna find you.

♪

[ALARM BEEPING]

[THUDDING]

Shoes.

Shoes off.

Dad's never seen a Sharper

Image catalog he didn't love.

[BEEPING CONTINUES]

[COMPUTERIZED VOICE] Disarmed.

The living room has taken a real

man cave sort of aura since Mom died.

Not sure if Disciples,

like, bathe or whatever,

but feel free.

Red's hot, blue's cold.

Are you okay figuring it out?

I know you haven't spent

much time in the real world

We're not as blind as you might think.

Right, no, I didn't mean,

like, you don't, like

You'd be surprised what

the real world looks like.

Uh, clean towels are here.

Um

- [CHUCKLES]

- Just gonna

Oh, okay.

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪

[GIGGLES]

[SOBBING]

[SHOWER CREAKS, POPS]

[CREAK, POP]

[SHOUTS IN PAIN]

♪

[STICK THUD ECHOING]

♪

[KEYS CLACKING]

♪

"Anti-technological"?

♪

Thank you for the wash.

Oh. Okay.

I put some, uh, clothes over there.

Yeah. [CHUCKLES]

[SCISSORS SNIPPING]

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

Would your father be able

to take me to Salem tonight?

Uh, you know people in Salem?

I-I was told that I

could disappear there.

Yeah. We can figure something out.

Are the scars from them?

The Disciples?

We don't hear much about you guys.

I mean, kids tell stories,

but kids also chug cough syrup.

[LAUGHS] So

Just curious why y'all live

out in the woods like that.

It's to protect you

so you don't have to know what we know

about the dangers that go on out there.

Like what, Bigfoot?

Sexy werewolves?

Your eyes are very yellow.

It's my signature look

electric.

Do you want to try?

They'd never recognize you.

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

♪

I never thought you'd ever ♪

Show up, show up, show up ♪

But look at you now ♪

I never thought you'd ever ♪

Blow up, blow up, blow up ♪

Just take a look at you ♪

♪

Just take a look at you now ♪

Just take a look at you now ♪

Just take a look at you now ♪

♪

[WHISTLES]

Lumi, babe!

- Lumi!

- Lumi!

Lumi!

- Lumi!

- Lumi!

Lumi! [WHISTLES]

Lumi!

- Go for the tree line!

- Lumi!

- Oh, my God.

- Hey.

Do you think it might be an angry miner?

One of your ex's friends?

[WHISTLES]

She's not a dog, Gordon!

Where is she?

- [SOBS]

- No, no, no.

Lumi!

[SOBBING] Lumi.

Lumi!

Lumi!

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

I'll go down here. Lumi!

Lumi!

Where are you?

Hello!

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪

[TWIG SNAPS]

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

♪

Ah, New Colony, who dis?

- You like?

- [LAUGHS]

Yes. Uh, maybe less colors.

[SNIFFS]

- [PERFUME SPRITZES]

- Oh.

- Is that pickles?

- Sandalwood.

It doesn't hurt to try, right?

Disciples don't use internet, do you?

Hmm?

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

- [KNOCK ON WINDOW]

- Oh!

You're safe.

Oh, it's okay! Nolan's a friend.

You will never guess what's going on.

- Lumi's missing.

- Wait, what?

I was supposed to be watching her

I-I'm freaking out. Is Khalil home?

No, but he's about to get off work.

There's something I have to tell you

Everybody blames me,

which may be valid

I was so stoned, but

[WHISPERING] I'm actually scared.

Like, I think something bad

might have really happened.

- Oh, my God.

- Just

This was on a tree, like,

20 feet from my house.

Evil, right?

A-a-and I heard this, like,

freaky, like, whistling sound.

- What?

- I don't know.

Are you ready?

For Fat Freddy's!

Dad, you get disco fries?

[WHISPERING] Don't hide in there.

Go under the bed. No, no, don't.

- Why?

- Go under the bed. Go under the bed.

[SIGHS]

What the f [MUFFLED SHOUT]

Do I look like a joke to you?

What?

Hell, yeah, I got disco fries.

[CHUCKLES]

[MUFFLED SHOUT]

What was that sound?

What was what sound?

Well, hello, there.

You with him?

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

Saw you on the telly, Nolan.

Nice of you to pay us a visit.

Take in the sights before your

parents put us all out of work

I'm not my family, Rhys.

So you're cool with WPN, then?

Chill with the mine?

Maybe you should talk to

your parents or something.

[HEAVY METAL PLAYING THROUGH EARBUDS]

♪

What I can't stand, Tasha,

is when you so

audaciously defy my rules.

His cousin is missing.

Probably out hugging a tree somewhere.

She's a Frisk.

She's probably cold

and scared, actually.

Oh, speaking of, Carrie,

my friend's girl volunteers

at a church in Salem,

helps runaways.

I'll take you there

before work tomorrow, okay?

They'll help you make a whole

strategy for reintegrating

work, all that.

Her strategy is Salem tonight.

Let's give her money and a ride.

What money, baby? Medical debt.

Sell the massage chair.

I'll sell you first.

Tomorrow's fine.

I want to help your friend

search for their family tonight

as a thank-you for helping me.

Mmm. [CHUCKLES]

I respect a woman who eats.

- You ready for round two?

- Mm-hmm.

[ROCK MUSIC]

♪

Tasha, your friend shows

his face on our block again,

I'll rip his g*y little earring off.

You're tough, Rhys. How cool.

Hey, strong features, Tasha.

Still in high school, Spoons.

- Not bad.

- [LAUGHTER]

Tasha, my dear friend, my muse,

who's she?

I'm Carrie Ecker.

I'm going to find your cousin.

♪

[BIRD HOOTS]

Okay, did the pumpkin-humpers

take Lumi? I'm confused.

Don't call the Disciples

"pumpkin-humpers."

What does that even mean?

It means one who humps

pumpkins in woods.

Wouldn't want to offend

my cousin's kidnapper.

It wasn't the colony, but

we've dealt with this, too.

Oh, good.

Let's see what turns up. Who knows?

I'll split off. You two go ahead.

We'll cover more ground.

[INSECTS CHIRPING]

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

To vast Gehenna I give my skin,

pray, warm shadow, let me in.

♪

[SOUND MUFFLES]

[HEART BEATING]

[MUFFLED] Calm mind, steady hand.

[HEART BEATING]

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

♪

- [TWIG SNAPS]

- [SHOUTS]

♪

[SUSPENSEFUL NOTE]

- [SHOUTS]

- [SCREECHES]

[GRUNTS IN PAIN]

♪

Come, demon!

Get your blood!

[GRUNTS]

[SCREAMING]

- Um

- [SCREAMING]

Carrie?

Who are you?

♪