01x02 - A Fateful Day

[bunniefuu]

[gentle music plays]

[dramatic music plays]

[gentle music plays]

[music fades]

[quiet tense music plays]

[man 1] Over here!

We've got survivors in this lifeboat.

- [man 2] Unharmed?

- [man 3] Don't know. They aren't moving.

There's something blocking the door.

I can't get it open.

They've been there for a while.

- If we don't get them out soon

- [man 2] Get more help!

[panting]

Are you okay?

Code red!

Get him to the fifth floor, stat!

[man] Jacob, do you like

this world of ours?

[young Jack] Yeah, I like it.

[music fades]

[groans softly]

[gasps]

[gasps]

[somber music plays]

[Jack] It can't be.

Excuse me.

Oh, Mr. Shadow.

Looks like you're awake. That's great.

[somber music continues]

[deep breathing]

[exhales]

[man] Your parents? Well

Sapientia is unable

to confirm their safety.

[breathes deeply]

[truck engine revs]

[horn honks]

[Jack] Rhys

The others! The others in the lifeboat?

[doctor] I'm afraid you were

the only one brought here, Mr. Shadow.

[music fades]

I appreciate it.

Damn, I can't get through to anyone

on the CyPhone.

[grunts]

Damn it! Not even Eric?

Rhys!

f*ck!

[sighs]

Starting today, I vow

that we shall no longer allow the Earth

to meddle in our affairs

or plunder our resources!

On this great day,

we stand strong together

and declare our independence!

Children of the Moon,

it is time to rise up!

Moonrise!

[newscaster] Today marks the ninth day

since Bob Skylum,

also known as "the Moon Devil"

declared unilateral lunar independence.

A militant organization

using the moniker the Moon Chains

has occupied the settlement of Timaeus

in the northern Mare Frigoris region.

And it seems the unrest will soon spread

to the near side of the Moon.

Are you Jacob Shadow?

[newscaster] estimations place

the number of

[man] Missing something?

[newscaster] of millions. Breaking news.

Just now, in the suburbs

outside Los Angeles,

the Joint Army has detained

a person of interest

suspected of aiding the t*rrorists.

The individual will be transported

then held at a Joint Army facility in

NEVADA

JOINT ARMY HQ FACILITIES

[groans]

You stay put. The boss'll be here soon.

Don't give us any trouble.

[Jack] Hold up!

[Jack grunts]

What the hell? What's going on here?

Why am I being held?

I think you're pretty c*ck

for a f*cking t*rror1st.

[lock clangs]

[Jack groans]

- [door opens]

- [Jack groans]

[Jack] Hey! Wait!

I'm Jacob Shadow.

Don't you know who I am?!

Hey!

[Rhys] And you've verified this?

We have. It's new intel, but reliable.

Where are they holding him?

[man] Just up ahead.

You've gotta act quick.

The Joint Army is serious.

They'll sway the public in their favor

and press on with the proceedings.

I'll try to stall them.

As much as I can anyway.

Thank you.

[man] Those are some stern faces.

Funny, it reminds me of this time

See, I got locked in a bathroom.

- [Rhys] Jack.

- [Jack gasps]

[Jack] Rhys.

I'm so glad you're okay.

Jack, you've been named as an accomplice

in the recent t*rror1st attack.

I assume they've told you.

Yeah.

[Rhys] The Joint Army is mobilized

and actively working

to substantiate the charges against you.

Once the investigation officially starts,

neither me nor anyone else

will be able to intervene.

I swear I didn't do it.

I must have been hacked.

That possibility is also being explored.

But ultimately,

the judgement will be reached

based on depositions from you

and those near you

during and before the attack.

But that's

You know me better than anyone, Rhys.

You know I could never do

anything like that.

There's more.

New intel suggests

that your gene screening results

have been intentionally falsified

for years.

Wha

Wait, what now?

[Rhys] And they're speculating

that this falsification

was a key factor that enabled

the attack on the orbital elevator.

There must be some mistake.

This is insane!

Whether your mother and father were aware

of this discrepancy, we still don't know.

And I'm afraid they're still missing.

[somber music plays]

Of course, they haven't

ruled out the possibility

that your genes may have mutated

as a result of some external factor.

Does anything come to mind?

Jack, you must know something.

Some detail that you might be forgetting.

Jack, I need you to think!

We need to act

while I can still intervene.

[Jack] I had nothing to do with this.

But I remember

that man.

Who?

[suspenseful music plays]

Bob Skylum.

They call him "the Moon Devil."

[Rhys gasps]

No. Just tell them I don't know anything.

It's just that I was

Or rather that

we were raised by him years ago.

Long before I met you.

It was before my mom and dad adopted me.

Most of my childhood

was spent in that that strange facility.

Strange facility?

[Jack] Here's what I remember.

[music fades]

[Bob] Jacob.

Jacob!

It's almost time.

[young Jack] Okay.

[Bob] Do you like this world of ours?

[young Jack] Yeah, I like it.

[groans softly, sighs]

[young Phil] It's about time!

Come on, Jack. Hurry!

You're cutting it close. See you there!

Oh. Oh, okay. Good morning.

Whoa, hey! Uh, Phil! W-Wait for me!

[computer beeps]

[electronic voice] Seed 1, Seed 2,

this is your final assignment.

Program #521.

[intriguing music plays]

Begin.

[computer beeps]

[tinkling]

[chuckles]

[gasps] No way!

I lost again!

[intriguing music continues]

[groans]

[young Jack] I can't believe we actually

made it to the morning session on time.

[chuckles] Right? I stayed up

way later than I should've.

Oh yeah. You didn't come back to our room

till really late last night.

Yeah, about all that

I'll tell you all about it later tonight,

okay? Sorry. I'm late.

[exhales]

[children chatter indistinctly]

[Bob chuckles] Another day in paradise.

Oh, hey! Good morning, Dad.

Good morning, Jacob.

Today, you'll practice

the programs I taught you yesterday.

Children, listen carefully.

You are the future of the Moon,

and your growth and development here

are essential for our great revolution.

I expect your best work.

- [all] Yes, sir!

- [girl giggles]

[girl] Daddy! [giggles]

Are you leaving again? Why can't you stay?

[chuckles] But Phil is here.

He can take care of you.

Ew, I don't want Phil.

[young Phil] That was mean, Sophie.

[laughter]

Well, go on

and finish up your lunch, okay?

Okay!

[music fades]

[young Phil hums "Moon River"]

[stops humming]

- [young Phil] Jack?

- Huh?

[children chatter]

What's wrong?

Nothing. It's just that, well

How long do you think we'll be stuck here?

And this revolution

that Dad keeps telling us about

Phil, what?

[Sophie] Phil! Jack!

Hey, guys!

Time to go back inside.

Hey, we'll talk about it later, okay?

- But--

- [young Phil] Come on.

Let's head back for now.

[young Jack] Man, am I tired.

All I have to do is turn in my report

and then I'm done.

[chuckles]

But first, time for a little treat.

[gulps]

Ah, that's good!

Huh?

What are you doing over here, Phil?

Lights out soon, you know?

Hm.

[quiet unsettling music plays]

[Jack] In all the time I spent there,

I never once questioned our daily lives.

Venturing beyond the facility grounds

was strictly forbidden.

As was passing though the doorway

used by the man we called "Dad."

[music fades]

But we were given

plenty of free time to play,

and every night, Phil and I could talk.

Hey, Jack. You awake?

Of course! Wouldn't miss it.

[chuckles softly]

["Moon River" plays]

Moon river ♪

Wider than a mile ♪

I'm crossing you in style ♪

Someday ♪

Oh, dream maker ♪

You heartbreaker ♪

Wherever you're going ♪

[Jack] We were happy.

I'm going your way ♪

I almost forgot. Phil?

Yeah, Jack? What's up?

Didn't you have something to tell me?

see the world ♪

Oh, right.

Hm. The truth is

a lot of world ♪

[rumbling]

[gasps]

What was that? That noise?

I I don't know.

I'm scared, Jack.

[somber music plays]

How could

[panting] What's going on?

Where is everyone? What's happening?

Jack, this way!

[young Jack] No, don't do it!

We can't go through there.

Father forbids it.

We can't worry about that now!

[cracking]

[ominous music plays]

[gasps]

[loud banging]

Now what the heck is that noise?

[gasps]

[suspenseful music plays]

[gasps]

What's this?

[suspenseful music continues]

[young Jack gasps]

[dramatic music plays]

[weapons blast]

What is happening?

[young Phil] Jack, look.

[suspenseful music plays]

[gasps]

[object clatters]

[young Jack gasps] Sophie!

[panting]

[breathes shakily]

[young Jack breathes shakily]

[boys strain]

[both gasp]

[dramatic music plays]

[Jack] And that's when we learned

the truth.

[young Jack breathes shakily]

[Jack] That our world

had been completely fabricated.

[young Jack screams]

[dramatic music continues]

Dad, why? What are you doing?

Why is this happening?

[Bob groans]

[Bob groans]

Father?

- [Bob groans]

- [young Phil] Father!

[Bob groans]

[music stops]

[young Jack] Damn it! sh*t!

Hey, Phil?

Were we being lied to the whole damn time?

Don't know.

But one thing's for sure.

That the world that we've been living in

was not everyone else's reality.

[groans]

Whiz, activate.

- [whirring]

- [groans]

Phil. What are you

[young Phil] We're running out of time.

This is where we part ways.

I'm giving you my right arm.

It's yours now. So

You survive!

You live a long life.

For both of us.

[melancholy music plays]

[machine whirs]

Bye, Jack. Goodbye.

[weapons blast]

[melancholy music continues]

[exhales]

[Jack's dad] Over here!

It's gotta be here.

[Mona] Call an ambulance. Hurry!

- [Jack's dad] It's a boy!

- [Mona] Is he conscious?

Are you all right?

Don't be afraid, son.

It's okay now.

You're safe.

[music fades]

[Jack] And that's it.

That's all I can remember.

[exhales]

[door clangs]

[gasps] Prosecutor Landry?

I've been listening to your conversation

from the other room.

You mean

[Jack exhales]

Jack!

[footsteps approach]

Oh. Hey, long time no see.

You are indicted.

Until Sapientia passes judgement,

you're in my custody.

- Take him.

- No! Wait!

[Landry] There is one more thing, Jacob.

No avoiding it. You will submit

to taking a new gene screening.

[scoffs] What did you expect?

Your prior gene screening results

have been expertly faked for years.

And, Rhys, you'll undergo

the test as well.

Huh?

What the hell?!

[grunts]

What are you trying to do?!

[ominous music plays]

[music fades]

ONE YEAR LATER

[Rhys] Jack.

Mm.

[Rhys] I know you're probably aware,

but you haven't

been cleared of suspicion yet.

Of course you know

that I believe you, but

Listen, you can't do anything

that might seem suspicious.

Just keep a low profile

or they might just order your execution.

[scoffs] Yeah, sure. I know that.

I'll behave, Major!

[Rhys grunts]

Huh? Uh

You do know that I'm serious, right?

I really don't want that to happen.

If they ordered your execution,

I don't know what I'd do.

So, will you knock it off?

[Jack] Come on, Rhys.

There's really no need to worry.

- Don't you trust me?

- Rhys? Hello? Rhys?

We still got a briefing to--

Oh, leave 'em alone. It's no use.

[Rhys] Then I have to swing in and

[Georg] I agree.

Let's continue the briefing, Inanna.

[Jack] I get it. So sue me

for having a sense of humor.

- [sighs]

- [Rhys] Are you even listening?

[Jack] Of course I'm listening!

[Inanna] As the VC3 Reconnaissance

and as*ault Unit,

we are tasked with a singular mission.

Terminate Bob Skylum,

leader of the Moon's rebel army.

In order to locate

the target's whereabouts,

we'll need to infiltrate

the enemy's territory.

[sighs] Over the last year,

not even one of our experts

has been able to pinpoint

the exact location of Skylum's hideout.

Why can't we use Sapientia

to track him down?

Rank and file don't know about this.

Sapientia's supervision

doesn't reach the underground cities.

Which means in-person mobilization.

[Zowan] Check out the big brains on Osma.

You get a gold star!

One of our squads below

has already successfully established

a base on the front lines in the city.

First order of business,

rendezvous with their leader.

What's our destination?

The Copernicus Elevator.

We head for the largest lunar city

with an orbital elevator.

The base is located

deep within its lower-level blocks.

[Eric] Okay, then.

[suspenseful music plays]

[man] Bob, we, the Moon Chains,

easily have the advantage here.

Why, it's almost time, isn't it?

Your presence is required

on the main bridge.

[suspenseful music continues]

[music fades]

[gentle ballad plays]

[music fades]