Speaker 1: I remember a time before the Great Quake. I found
Speaker 1: the love of my life and I married her. But
Speaker 1: that wasn't the greatest day of my life. The greatest
Speaker 1: day was when I found her three months after the
Speaker 1: Great Quake. I thought we could take our family and
Speaker 1: live quietly in the woods. But we couldn't stand by
Speaker 1: and watch.
Speaker 2: People become refugees. and refugees become slaves.
Speaker 1: Chosen by the resistance, my wife became the lone survivor,
Speaker 1: the savior of the refugees. I stand by her side,
Speaker 1: fighting for all.
Speaker 2: Of God's people.
Speaker 1: This is life on the changing earth.
Speaker 3: Good morning, TJ.
Speaker 2: What's for breakfast?
Speaker 3: The butcher made some new sausage.
Speaker 2: It better not taste like that last crab.
Speaker 3: He said it was good.
Speaker 4: How long?
Speaker 5: Ten minutes.
Speaker 2: How we feeling this morning, girly?
Speaker 3: Fine, TJ.
Speaker 2: Could you smell that sausage cooking all the way back there? Oh, yeah,
Speaker 2: you can. Can you smell it?
Speaker 3: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 2: Do you want some?
Speaker 3: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 2: Tell me what I want to hear.
Speaker 3: I won't lie to you.
Speaker 2: You don't have to. Say it and mean it.
Speaker 3: I'm fine.
Speaker 2: How long do you think you can last?
Speaker 3: Long enough. You can't let me die.
Speaker 6: I can do whatever I want, girly. You think you
Speaker 6: have a say over what happens to you?
Speaker 3: No, I don't. What the Supreme General does. TJ, your
Speaker 3: breakfast is ready.
Speaker 2: It's about time.
Speaker 3: Shouldn't she eat something?
Speaker 6: Jeannie, don't make it your business. She's not hungry anyway.
Speaker 6: I want her cell cleaned tonight.
Speaker 3: But where will Erica be?
Speaker 2: Not in the cell.
Speaker 3: Okay, TJ. I'll get it.
Speaker 7: Hola, chica. Is TJ home?
Speaker 2: Send him in.
Speaker 7: Buenos dias, hermano. That food smells good.
Speaker 2: You want some?
Speaker 7: You know I do.
Speaker 1: Jeannie.
Speaker 4: I've got it, TJ.
Speaker 7: You got yourself a fine chica there, TJ. You keep
Speaker 7: her to yourself?
Speaker 2: No one touches her. Sit down and have a shot.
Speaker 7: Not so fast, brother. Where's the other chica? Miss Savior.
Speaker 2: She's in the cell.
Speaker 7: Can I meet her?
Speaker 2: No.
Speaker 4: Why not?
Speaker 2: She's a pain in the ass, Javier.
Speaker 7: She can't be that bad. You're the master.
Speaker 2: That's true. But she's nothing but problems. Don't worry. You'll
Speaker 2: get to meet her later.
Speaker 7: I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 2: Jeannie, bring a bottle.
Speaker 3: Here you go, sir. And a bottle with glasses.
Speaker 7: You don't have to call me sir, chica. My name
Speaker 7: is Javier.
Speaker 2: Whatever Javier wants, get for him. You understand?
Speaker 3: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 7: She is cute, TJ. What are you saving her for?
Speaker 6: Javier, don't touch her. She can choose her own man.
Speaker 2: When she's ready.
Speaker 7: You're a lucky chica. What did you do to earn
Speaker 7: such a position from TJ?
Speaker 8: I don't know.
Speaker 7: Ha ha ha. She is too much, TJ.
Speaker 2: Jeannie, go do the dishes.
Speaker 9: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 4: Aren't you headed out with Bowman to scour the towns?
Speaker 7: Getting rid of me already? You're serious about that little girl,
Speaker 7: aren't you?
Speaker 10: I am.
Speaker 2: I promised her.
Speaker 7: Por qué?
Speaker 2: Don't worry about my business.
Speaker 7: This guy Bowman, he used to be a fed?
Speaker 2: He was.
Speaker 7: Why him? Why is he on the collection crew?
Speaker 6: He was at the camp in Las Vegas while Erica
Speaker 6: was there. He hunted that woman for years. He knows
Speaker 6: what Erica's friends and family look like.
Speaker 1: He hunted her?
Speaker 6: She's always been problems. But she flew under the radar.
Speaker 6: He could never get enough evidence to bring her in.
Speaker 6: Or I would have had her years ago.
Speaker 7: Another trophy for yourself?
Speaker 2: Exactly. Don't worry. She'll occupy that spot soon enough.
Speaker 7: I have no doubt, hermano.
Speaker 2: Where are you headed?
Speaker 7: We're covering ground in the towns around where the farmer
Speaker 7: reported his truck. I figure since we haven't seen the
Speaker 7: truck since, they must have ditched it and they're on foot.
Speaker 2: They can cover ground quickly. You have a.
Speaker 7: Respect for these fighters that I've never seen before.
Speaker 4: I've seen them in action. Each of them is a
Speaker 4: skilled fighter.
Speaker 7: Well, hermano, we'll see you later.
Speaker 2: Let's take.
Speaker 11: A break.
Speaker 12: I'll second that.
Speaker 4: Me too, little man.
Speaker 2: I told you that you weren't going to be happy
Speaker 2: about walking by morning.
Speaker 7: It'll be better to rest during the day, anyhow.
Speaker 2: It's risky to travel with so many people out and about.
Speaker 13: Well said, my Canadian friend. And my legs need to
Speaker 13: rest big time.
Speaker 4: Are you going to make it, buddy?
Speaker 13: Yeah, I just need to give it a rest.
Speaker 4: Then let's get a tarp set up.
Speaker 14: I'll help.
Speaker 11: All day long.
Speaker 2: Orange haze.
Speaker 13: It's so dreary.
Speaker 15: Bound to break.
Speaker 2: Sometime, right?
Speaker 16: I'm going to head out and see what I can
Speaker 16: forge to supplement our food supply.
Speaker 3: You want to come, Danny?
Speaker 17: No.
Speaker 14: I think I'm going to stay with Dad.
Speaker 2: Be careful, Star.
Speaker 10: I will, Dad.
Speaker 18: I'll come with you, Star.
Speaker 15: Man, I wish I had that girl's energy.
Speaker 10: My super star.
Speaker 14: You know, Dad, I've been thinking.
Speaker 1: About what?
Speaker 14: I could just adjust a few of the movements in
Speaker 14: the sword forms to do the movements with pistols. The
Speaker 14: sword is great for close range, but I need guns
Speaker 14: to handle more attackers at once.
Speaker 6: You know?
Speaker 1: I think that would work. Bennett could probably help you
Speaker 1: refine it when he gets off watch.
Speaker 14: Vince, you need to.
Speaker 19: Eat something before you go on watch.
Speaker 4: I know.
Speaker 1: I'm just not hungry.
Speaker 3: Greg, he can't go on like this.
Speaker 8: Hey, brother.
Speaker 12: You're already not sleeping much. You're not going to be
Speaker 12: of any use if you stop eating, too.
Speaker 10: Okay.
Speaker 3: Nothing is growing correctly this year.
Speaker 4: Look how small the cattail shoots are.
Speaker 3: The shoots will be good, but none of the berries
Speaker 3: are ripe.
Speaker 18: It's weird.
Speaker 1: It's this damn haze covering the sun.
Speaker 10: Look at the forest.
Speaker 2: He's right.
Speaker 13: The trees are sickly. They're going to wither away.
Speaker 1: Not a lot of ash came this way, but I
Speaker 1: bet the amount that did fall didn't help.
Speaker 4: It's all quiet.
Speaker 15: I'm headed out.
Speaker 3: But you hardly ate anything.
Speaker 1: I'll eat the rest of it later.
Speaker 2: I have got some pocket snacks.
Speaker 1: I will make sure he gets some.
Speaker 2: You got pocket snacks?
Speaker 4: I want some. Oh, you do, do you?
Speaker 15: Calm down.
Speaker 2: You'll get yours.
Speaker 15: Guess I'm headed out with Thor and Odin.
Speaker 4: I'll see you later, babe.
Speaker 3: Be careful.
Speaker 20: Get some sleep.
Speaker 1: You two make sure you get some sleep as well.
Speaker 8: We will, Dad.
Speaker 14: You don't have to tell me twice.
Speaker 4: Good morning, TJ. Well, my morning is good. I don't
Speaker 4: know about yours.
Speaker 2: Good morning, Mr.
Speaker 11: Lee.
Speaker 2: How's she been doing?
Speaker 4: He meets every challenge and makes sure to exceed it.
Speaker 2: Good fighter. Is everything all set up for the test?
Speaker 8: We're ready.
Speaker 10: Come on.
Speaker 2: The trainees are in the mess. Yes, sir.
Speaker 8: Just wait here.
Speaker 2: Let me do the introduction. Yes, sir.
Speaker 4: Good morning, boys and girls.
Speaker 2: This morning we have a special treat.
Speaker 4: Bow your heads to our fearless leader.
Speaker 2: Good morning, Mr.
Speaker 4: Lee. Good morning.
Speaker 2: DJ, look at me. Are you enjoying the food?
Speaker 17: Yes, sir.
Speaker 4: Are you finding the abilities of your fellow men at
Speaker 4: arms suitable?
Speaker 2: Yes, sir. Any problems?
Speaker 12: Nothing I can handle, sir.
Speaker 17: Excellent.
Speaker 2: Are you done with your breakfast or should I come back?
Speaker 8: I'm done, sir.
Speaker 2: Stand up. Let's get started.
Speaker 4: Yes, sir.
Speaker 7: Good morning, sir.
Speaker 2: Put him in the pit.
Speaker 21: Yes, sir.
Speaker 2: That's a female one. Interestingly.
Speaker 21: You're in, kid.
Speaker 2: Not bad. You studied her style.
Speaker 10: But she can switch it up.
Speaker 2: Oh, that had to hurt.
Speaker 6: If the boy can't best a female fighter, maybe I
Speaker 6: should reconsider my decision.
Speaker 4: Just give him a second.
Speaker 2: He's calculating on me.
Speaker 22: See?
Speaker 10: I told you.
Speaker 4: Send in another fighter.
Speaker 11: Come on!
Speaker 6: He's running out of gas.
Speaker 2: I've had him on half rashes.
Speaker 10: Don't work out for a week.
Speaker 2: Send in another.
Speaker 23: He has a maze.
Speaker 2: You like this kid?
Speaker 13: Definitely growing up.
Speaker 2: You want me to throw in another, sir? No, bring
Speaker 2: him out. Very impressive, son.
Speaker 4: Thank you, sir.
Speaker 6: I've always respected archers.
Speaker 12: My mom used to bow, hon.
Speaker 8: She loves archery.
Speaker 2: You don't say. Mr. Lee, how do the archer numbers look?
Speaker 12: Sir, I'm sorry. I saw the arrow, and I just moved,
Speaker 12: and I'm sorry, sir.
Speaker 2: No need for explanations, son. You just saved my life.
Speaker 2: You see this boy? You should all strive to be
Speaker 2: like him.
Speaker 4: Yes, sir. DJ, go get your black shirt and meet
Speaker 4: me at the game. Yes, sir.
Speaker 11: Yes, sir.
Speaker 3: Hi, this is Sarah F.
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Speaker 22: Know why you want to come all the way back out.
Speaker 11: Here.
Speaker 7: Ah, you're just worried we're going to be late for
Speaker 7: the party.
Speaker 8: Maybe a little. TJ has never invited me to one
Speaker 8: of his private parties.
Speaker 7: Oh, you got promoted.
Speaker 8: You've known TJ for a long time, right?
Speaker 7: Longer than anyone else he knows.
Speaker 4: Really?
Speaker 8: What was he like as a kid?
Speaker 7: That's not a story for you to hear. Know your role, Bowman.
Speaker 8: Sorry, I mean, he had to be a good fighter,
Speaker 8: even back then.
Speaker 7: He always was.
Speaker 8: He saved me. I would have died in Las Vegas
Speaker 8: if you hadn't made me a black shirt.
Speaker 4: What?
Speaker 7: The chica saved you. If it weren't for her, you
Speaker 7: wouldn't have the position you have with TJ.
Speaker 8: I never thought of it that way.
Speaker 7: Give credit where credit is due, amigo.
Speaker 1: Can I help you, sir?
Speaker 7: You saw the red truck we were looking for a
Speaker 7: few nights ago?
Speaker 2: That's right.
Speaker 1: They were out in my field.
Speaker 8: Can you describe any of them?
Speaker 9: Well, the main guy doing most of the talking was
Speaker 9: like a big Viking man. He was scary. I would
Speaker 9: have asked them for the past myself.
Speaker 7: And how many were there?
Speaker 4: Oh, shoot.
Speaker 8: A lot.
Speaker 9: Maybe ten or fifteen. They had a boy with them, too.
Speaker 9: I remember because I wanted to buy a boy, but
Speaker 9: the kid I got was older than I wanted, but
Speaker 9: he was a hard one.
Speaker 8: How old was the boy?
Speaker 15: Maybe 13.
Speaker 9: Strong young man, that's for sure.
Speaker 8: How about any of the other men? Can you remember
Speaker 8: anything about them?
Speaker 9: One guy was as big as the Viking. He was
Speaker 9: chained like a slave, but I could tell that that
Speaker 9: man was no one's captive. He had a mustache shaved
Speaker 9: like a walrus, you know, all the.
Speaker 4: Way down his chin.
Speaker 9: Come to think of it, the man they were answering to,
Speaker 9: his face looked so young, but he was older and experienced.
Speaker 8: That's Bennett and Burgess. I'd put money on it.
Speaker 7: Where's the kid you got that night?
Speaker 9: He's out in the stable, stacking eggs.
Speaker 7: Can I talk to him?
Speaker 9: Sure, but I bought him at the Capitol. He doesn't
Speaker 9: have anything to do with this.
Speaker 7: It's strange that they showed up the same day you
Speaker 7: brought him home.
Speaker 2: You can talk to him.
Speaker 15: Well, come on.
Speaker 2: Hey, Johnny.
Speaker 13: Yes, sir.
Speaker 2: Come here.
Speaker 7: Can you give us a minute?
Speaker 10: Yes, sir.
Speaker 15: Let me know when you're finished with him.
Speaker 4: We will.
Speaker 7: Let me see your arm.
Speaker 8: He has an encrypted tag.
Speaker 7: Can you read it?
Speaker 8: Hold on.
Speaker 7: What's it going to say, Nino?
Speaker 4: Nothing important.
Speaker 7: Then why is it encrypted?
Speaker 4: Because my father was a traitor.
Speaker 7: And who was your father? Who was he?
Speaker 2: General Dwayne McClintock.
Speaker 10: Oh, shit.
Speaker 8: He's not lying.
Speaker 7: Did they come to see you?
Speaker 11: No.
Speaker 7: Don't lie to me, Chico. This place is much more
Speaker 7: cozy than the one I could.
Speaker 13: Take you to.
Speaker 4: I said hello because the farmer told me to. I
Speaker 4: was captured and sold.
Speaker 7: I have a tracker.
Speaker 13: Where am I going to?
Speaker 7: Bowman, radio to Mr. Lee and see what he wants
Speaker 7: us to do.
Speaker 8: Yes, sir. Nest, come in. Urgent message for command.
Speaker 2: What did you find?
Speaker 8: The kid the farmer bought is General McClintock's son.
Speaker 24: They made contact.
Speaker 8: They definitely saw him.
Speaker 2: You know it was them.
Speaker 8: The farmer described Bennett, Virgis, and the boy. Should we
Speaker 8: bring home McClintock's boy?
Speaker 10: He has a tracker, right?
Speaker 8: Yes, sir.
Speaker 22: Just get the number and leave him there.
Speaker 8: Yes, sir.
Speaker 7: What did he say?
Speaker 8: Get his tracker number and leave him.
Speaker 7: Serve your master well, Chico, or we'll be back, and
Speaker 7: your life will be much different.
Speaker 16: Yes, sir.
Speaker 13: Thank you, sir.
Speaker 7: He's clean. Good kid. If you hear anything else, you
Speaker 7: tell us immediately.
Speaker 4: Yes, sir.
Speaker 2: I'll stay vigilant.
Speaker 25: That's still glowing Under that orange sky Money already Ancient
Speaker 25: blood flowing.
Speaker 13: From the streets to the end, I keep owning.
Speaker 4: El puño del barrio, forever.
Speaker 10: See?
Speaker 2: DJ could be the next.
Speaker 16: Maybe.
Speaker 12: But this situation with his family bothers me.
Speaker 4: If he knew his.
Speaker 6: Father was alive, would he be so loyal? We should
Speaker 6: have that problem taken care of soon. It's only a
Speaker 6: matter of time until they show themselves.
Speaker 10: And then.
Speaker 2: We'll squash them.
Speaker 4: Well, I think we should continue with his training. He's
Speaker 4: a good pick.
Speaker 2: You're coming by tonight, right?
Speaker 4: Yeah, I'll be there.
Speaker 2: Trust me, you won't want to miss this.
Speaker 24: Well, if she's as impressive as her son, you may
Speaker 24: actually be right.
Speaker 2: I'll see you later. I've got other work to do
Speaker 2: before the night begins. Have fun with that.
Speaker 23: Right away Oh, it hits you like a ton of lead.
Speaker 18: Oh yeah, it'll mess with your head.
Speaker 8: Hello, sir.
Speaker 2: You all set?
Speaker 8: Yes, sir.
Speaker 2: You never come here unless you're invited.
Speaker 8: Yes, sir.
Speaker 2: Don't call me sir. My name is TJ.
Speaker 4: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 21: Hi, TJ.
Speaker 2: Have a seat.
Speaker 3: Here you go, TJ.
Speaker 4: Oh, hi.
Speaker 2: You want whiskey or beer?
Speaker 12: I'll take a beer, TJ.
Speaker 2: You heard the man, Jeannie.
Speaker 3: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 12: What are all of these maps about, if you don't
Speaker 12: mind me asking?
Speaker 2: A bounty I'm hunting.
Speaker 13: Hello, sir?
Speaker 15: Is TJ home?
Speaker 2: Send him in, Jeannie.
Speaker 11: Come on in.
Speaker 2: Dr. Bones, how are you doing tonight?
Speaker 15: Good. Let's go into the kitchen.
Speaker 2: I need a glass of water. Jeannie, get it for him.
Speaker 4: Here you go, sir.
Speaker 3: Should I go to my room, TJ?
Speaker 2: Stay here. I want you to learn how to mix this.
Speaker 8: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 22: I'm especially proud of this, TJ. It should work much
Speaker 22: quicker than my traditional blend. Even in the state she's in,
Speaker 22: her body should be able to process it just fine.
Speaker 2: What about missed doses?
Speaker 22: The withdrawals come much faster. Erica will be begging you
Speaker 22: for more. I'd be impressed if anyone can get off
Speaker 22: that stuff. She'll never be able to live without it.
Speaker 22: Like I said, you pushed me outside the box, and
Speaker 22: I found the golden recipes.
Speaker 2: That's usually what happens when you have to leave your
Speaker 2: comfort zone. You grow.
Speaker 22: You only need to put a drop of it into
Speaker 22: a glass of water.
Speaker 15: A little will go a long way. You don't want
Speaker 15: to give her too much.
Speaker 2: Are you listening, Jeannie? Yes, TJ.
Speaker 6: What if I want to take her off of it eventually?
Speaker 6: You know I hate this stuff.
Speaker 22: Eventually, you can do whatever you want. Right now, you
Speaker 22: need her to perform, right?
Speaker 4: I do.
Speaker 6: Nothing can go wrong on the wedding day. Even if
Speaker 6: she breaks, this girlie is crafty. I don't know that
Speaker 6: she could ever be trusted.
Speaker 22: Double her dose on the wedding day. She should keep
Speaker 22: her mind blank enough to handle the stress of the event.
Speaker 22: It doesn't change the clarity of the water and barely
Speaker 22: changes the flavor. It's almost perfect.
Speaker 2: Why isn't it perfect?
Speaker 22: It won't erase all her memories. She'll know mechanical things
Speaker 22: like how to fight, but her loved ones will be
Speaker 22: faint memories buried deep within her brain. A perfect mix
Speaker 22: would completely erase her mind forever.
Speaker 11: Ha ha.
Speaker 2: If you say so, Doc. Thanks for this.
Speaker 22: Of course.
Speaker 15: Have a nice night, TJ.
Speaker 13: Let me know when you need more.
Speaker 2: When I ask you for water for Erica, you make
Speaker 2: this and bring it to her.
Speaker 11: Uh-huh.
Speaker 13: Yes, TJ. Oh, the worst, best thing.
Speaker 2: What route were you going to take to the capital
Speaker 2: before you were captured?
Speaker 12: Well, um, truthfully, TJ, Johnny had the route planned.
Speaker 2: You were along for the ride?
Speaker 12: I mean, yeah, I guess so.
Speaker 6: There was your first mistake. Never go without a plan A, B, C,
Speaker 6: and D. Trusting your friend clouded your focus. We'll fix that.
Speaker 2: DJ, are you home? You know that I am. DJ,
Speaker 2: go stand in the kitchen. Sit down, my brothers.
Speaker 26: It's so epic that all the boys are getting back
Speaker 26: together just like old times.
Speaker 13: You think we can get grumpy-ass.
Speaker 26: Lee over here for this one?
Speaker 7: You know we'll have to try. All he does now
Speaker 7: is sit around on his ass yelling at kids.
Speaker 6: He's still training the finest fighters in the nation. Still
Speaker 6: doing the same job he's always done. And he already
Speaker 6: said he's coming.
Speaker 13: No way.
Speaker 7: Nice job, DJ.
Speaker 15: What's the kid doing here in your house?
Speaker 4: That kid saved my life today. Here in a real dinner.
Speaker 7: No joking?
Speaker 2: Come here, DJ. No joke.
Speaker 6: Some slacker misfired his bow at my head. Luckily, DJ
Speaker 6: was there to save me.
Speaker 2: Check it out. Even bled for me.
Speaker 4: Badass, brother.
Speaker 7: Well, en la que, pull up a chair. Have a cerveza,
Speaker 7: mi amigo.
Speaker 12: Gracias, senor.
Speaker 7: Smart boy, too. Good pick, DJ.
Speaker 2: Bye.
Speaker 25: Fistful of fury, wild and free.
Speaker 27: But the changing earth calls sharpened our blades.
Speaker 8: Turn, brothers, to.
Speaker 15: Reapers in these endless shades.
Speaker 25: From the astro-canyons to the fractured sea, we track them.
Speaker 7: Silent on I want that girl even more, TJ. This
Speaker 7: spaghetti is delicious.
Speaker 2: You aren't getting her, so shut your damn mouth.
Speaker 7: I'm telling you, DJ, no love. He's got no love
Speaker 7: for his brother.
Speaker 12: My sister was one hell of a cut. But I
Speaker 12: don't even think she could make spaghetti this good.
Speaker 7: Your sister? Is she hot?
Speaker 2: Don't worry about it, Javier. We don't discuss the past
Speaker 2: at this table.
Speaker 13: She was.
Speaker 4: Enough.
Speaker 7: I'm sorry, TJ.
Speaker 2: It's not your fault.
Speaker 15: TJ, I brought you a bottle.
Speaker 6: Come on in, Scott. TJ, it's time for you to
Speaker 6: go home, son. And let the big boys play. Don't
Speaker 6: get too comfortable, though.
Speaker 2: I may call for you later.
Speaker 7: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 12: Thank you. The spaghetti was awesome.
Speaker 7: Nice meeting you, kid.
Speaker 12: Nice meeting you, too, sir.
Speaker 4: Where am I? No light. No light.
Speaker 13: The bomb shelter?
Speaker 10: Vegas?
Speaker 3: No more chains and cuffs. I promised myself. But here
Speaker 3: I am. I can't. I can't go on. I'm so thirsty.
Speaker 3: I can't win. I can't leave. I can't stay awake.
Speaker 11: Where's TJ?
Speaker 4: I need water.
Speaker 19: He took them.
Speaker 3: He took Vince. But it can't take your spirit. Don't
Speaker 3: you break, Erica. Don't you break.
Speaker 17: Here.
Speaker 3: A whole glass?
Speaker 6: Just for you. Here's your food. I really suggest you
Speaker 6: try to eat. You're going to need your strength tonight.
Speaker 6: You didn't earn anything but a bowl of maggots. Who
Speaker 6: made it this way?
Speaker 3: I did.
Speaker 2: That's right. Now eat.
Speaker 8: I can't.
Speaker 2: Suit yourself. That's right, girly. You can do it.
Speaker 3: So hungry. That wasn't so bad.
Speaker 11: That was.
Speaker 17: Nasty.
Speaker 6: She's so stubborn. Miss Wild and Free. Now that wasn't
Speaker 6: so tough, was it?
Speaker 2: Reply.
Speaker 3: Can I get some salt next time?
Speaker 2: Push, push, push.
Speaker 6: Just keep pushing, girly.
Speaker 2: That's okay. I'll be back for you later.
Speaker 10: She ate it.
Speaker 4: Ate what?
Speaker 15: DJ has been giving her maggots to eat.
Speaker 13: She's never eaten them before.
Speaker 8: That's disgusting, brother.
Speaker 4: She ate them?
Speaker 2: Yep, without question.
Speaker 20: She's gonna break tonight for sure.
Speaker 15: When's Carl supposed.
Speaker 4: To be here?
Speaker 2: Anytime now.
Speaker 4: I'm a V.I.
Speaker 16: Human trafficking is not fiction. It's a reality in every country.
Speaker 16: The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children explains that
Speaker 16: every 30 seconds a child is trafficked.
Speaker 3: In the United States.
Speaker 16: If you see something, say something. Dial 888-373-7888 or visit humantraffickinghotline.org
Speaker 16: for more contact information.
Speaker 3: You may be helping to save a life.
Speaker 12: He is so powerful. He could command the sun. But
Speaker 12: his place.
Speaker 15: The chains.
Speaker 12: The big boys need time to play. Wonder what that means.
Speaker 4: Scary.
Speaker 12: Mom was there. In that place. Wonder if he really
Speaker 12: will call for me later. Guess we'll find out later.
Speaker 10: They're not back yet.
Speaker 25: I should have washed this better when it happened.
Speaker 12: Probably mean it's bitches. Oh, wow.
Speaker 28: A fearless mask I'll wear But I'm something more The
Speaker 28: right I knew is distant Yet it claws inside my
Speaker 28: chest While the rush of wrong.
Speaker 25: Consumes me Puts my soul to the.
Speaker 10: Test Hey, DJ.
Speaker 2: Where were you all afternoon?
Speaker 4: At TJ's.
Speaker 10: No way.
Speaker 2: Are you serious?
Speaker 13: That was pretty cool, what you did in this training field.
Speaker 7: I thought you were trying to take TJ out.
Speaker 15: Shut up, Rick.
Speaker 8: DJ wouldn't do that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Rick.
Speaker 13: You shut up too, James. You thought of the same thing.
Speaker 13: At least Rick has the guts to admit it.
Speaker 21: How come you still have your shirt on?
Speaker 12: Swimson said he might call for me later.
Speaker 13: To go to his party?
Speaker 4: I don't know.
Speaker 12: I guess so.
Speaker 13: What was his place like?
Speaker 17: It's simple.
Speaker 12: There's a kitchen, and the other room has his couch
Speaker 12: and dining table. Oh, but his dinner was amazing.
Speaker 4: Genie can cook.
Speaker 2: We can take him to the market during the week.
Speaker 13: Who was there?
Speaker 12: This creepy doctor guy, Kane.
Speaker 2: Dr.
Speaker 13: Bones was there.
Speaker 10: Why?
Speaker 4: TJ hates to forgive me not.
Speaker 15: Weird.
Speaker 10: Be quiet, guys.
Speaker 8: Let DJ talk.
Speaker 12: Then, Chuck, Yuri, and this guy, Javier, came in.
Speaker 15: Now, I was watching Javier practice yesterday.
Speaker 7: That dude is an awesome boxer.
Speaker 13: He's not lying.
Speaker 2: It was pretty good.
Speaker 10: Pretty good?
Speaker 18: I'm gonna kick your ass in about three seconds.
Speaker 25: But deep within a whisper mourns the boy I used
Speaker 25: to be. Torn between the light and dark, which one
Speaker 25: will set me free?
Speaker 15: Here you go, Gimp.
Speaker 13: Thanks.
Speaker 12: You were supposed to be on lookout, not making crutches.
Speaker 4: I did both.
Speaker 6: If he cannot hobble along a little faster... He would
Speaker 6: not have a leg to stand on by the time
Speaker 6: we get there.
Speaker 14: A leg to stand on. That's funny.
Speaker 15: Eat your chow and let's get moving, guys.
Speaker 13: We got a good trail scouted.
Speaker 2: Damn, Star. This is good.
Speaker 4: Very good.
Speaker 3: Usually, it's easier to find better ingredients.
Speaker 21: But this year.
Speaker 4: It's going.
Speaker 15: To be interesting.
Speaker 1: Isn't that the truth?
Speaker 9: All right, boys and girls, nothing left to do but
Speaker 9: get moving.
Speaker 15: You guys know the drill. Six pairs of night vision,
Speaker 15: four scouts on front, two pairs with the group. Bennett, Nicholton, Starr,
Speaker 15: and I will blaze the trail.
Speaker 4: Yes, sir.
Speaker 25: Dust chokes the wind under fractured skies. Boots carve the
Speaker 25: earth where the old roads died. Whispers of thunder chase
Speaker 25: the fading light.
Speaker 13: We slip through the crowd.
Speaker 6: Sir, we've got more barbed wire up ahead.
Speaker 2: What is the hold up here?
Speaker 15: More fencing. We can't cut anymore. I don't want to
Speaker 15: leave a trail.
Speaker 13: Then fix it.
Speaker 22: What?
Speaker 13: We can cut the wire by the puss and fix
Speaker 13: it after we go through.
Speaker 3: Wouldn't it be faster to go over?
Speaker 13: We only need to cut a strand or two.
Speaker 18: The key is to avoid red flags.
Speaker 4: If we go over.
Speaker 18: We may press the fencing down, but animals do the
Speaker 18: same thing.
Speaker 29: If we cut the line, whether we fix it or not,
Speaker 29: only a person.
Speaker 4: Can do that.
Speaker 15: Then we go over. Let's keep moving.
Speaker 18: Going to Topeka will take us very close to the capital.
Speaker 3: I know.
Speaker 15: Eric and McClintock are in the capital.
Speaker 2: We need more intel and time.
Speaker 15: So we go to Topeka.
Speaker 1: What did you find, Star?
Speaker 3: There's a neighborhood up there, but it looks abandoned.
Speaker 13: All the homes look like they're intact, but I don't
Speaker 13: know why people aren't living there.
Speaker 18: Don't they need all the land they can get right now?
Speaker 4: Exactly.
Speaker 15: We've got a route, but let's double time it. Nobody
Speaker 15: collect water here.
Speaker 3: Why not drink the water, Dad?
Speaker 1: If they abandon the land because of the chemical contamination,
Speaker 1: the water resources would be compromised as well.
Speaker 27: We've got a small group camped in that home over there.
Speaker 12: Let's go down this alley.
Speaker 25: So we avoid it.
Speaker 2: But he did.
Speaker 6: That means I get two nights with Tina. I'll take
Speaker 6: the first one tonight once we're done.
Speaker 11: Tonight?
Speaker 4: Tonight?
Speaker 2: You took the bet, my friend.
Speaker 4: I know.
Speaker 2: Ready to come out and play?
Speaker 3: Can I say no?
Speaker 2: No.
Speaker 3: I figured not.
Speaker 4: Give me your hands.
Speaker 3: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 2: Put your shackles on.
Speaker 3: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 6: I want to hear them click tight. Gentlemen, I present Mrs.
Speaker 6: Erica Moore.
Speaker 24: Mrs.
Speaker 3: Erica Moore.
Speaker 4: Vince.
Speaker 2: Here she comes.
Speaker 13: You said it's been two weeks without food?
Speaker 7: She's strong.
Speaker 13: I'm telling you, Robert.
Speaker 4: I guess we'll see.
Speaker 7: So this is the chica everyone's been looking for? I
Speaker 7: expected her to be bigger.
Speaker 13: Trust me, Javier.
Speaker 4: This woman is one hell of a fighter.
Speaker 13: No, this chick is a freaking badass. I was just
Speaker 13: telling TJ, I bet she could do amazing things in
Speaker 13: the pit.
Speaker 6: And I told you that her face can't get messed
Speaker 6: up yet.
Speaker 4: And I'm not sure I want it messed up at all.
Speaker 4: She's so pretty. Seriously, Mr. Lee.
Speaker 13: TJ lit her up something fierce. And she still didn't break.
Speaker 2: It was epic.
Speaker 13: Let's see what she can take, TJ.
Speaker 2: Don't worry, Scott. She won't disappoint.
Speaker 7: Damn, T.J., that's some fine work right there.
Speaker 2: We call that the pain frame.
Speaker 10: Right, Carl? Oh, shit.
Speaker 17: Oh, shit.
Speaker 4: Oh, shit.
Speaker 3: I can't break it.
Speaker 6: Ever since I first met Miss Erica Moore, I've only
Speaker 6: wanted her to tell me one thing.
Speaker 10: T.J.
Speaker 2: I will never run from you. She killed two of.
Speaker 6: My top men, bringing her home, and callous others when
Speaker 6: I sent them to capture her in the past. She's
Speaker 6: escaped three times from my personal custody, if you can
Speaker 6: believe that. After all of this, I'm still going to
Speaker 6: give her the opportunity to end our whole night if
Speaker 6: she will just tell me what I want to hear.
Speaker 4: Give in.
Speaker 8: Damn you.
Speaker 2: Say it and mean it.
Speaker 3: Say the words, and I'm the person.
Speaker 2: That's right.
Speaker 13: I have to face them in heaven.
Speaker 3: Piss off, TJ.
Speaker 1: Oh, man.
Speaker 7: This chica has some cojones.
Speaker 15: Let me go first, TJ.
Speaker 8: I told you.
Speaker 7: Didn't I tell you?
Speaker 6: That's why I tell everyone you can't underestimate this girly ever.
Speaker 2: Let's get the pain frame lit.
Speaker 7: Up.
Speaker 10: Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!
Speaker 11: Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!
Speaker 2: Ha ha ha ha ha!
Speaker 11: Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!
Speaker 7: No noise? You're not doing it right, TJ. Let me try.
Speaker 11: You two.
Speaker 10: Both suck.
Speaker 29: You gotta get some Nordic strength on that one.
Speaker 17: Why won't you pray?
Speaker 11: Why won't you yield?
Speaker 7: Oh, sweet Maria, how could you let me down? This
Speaker 7: woman can't feel the warmth of your touch.
Speaker 4: Go over and listen, Javier.
Speaker 15: This time it's the one. She pass out yet?
Speaker 10: Nope.
Speaker 1: She can take more.
Speaker 7: Watch this time.
Speaker 24: Knock that shit off you're gonna ruin her muscle she
Speaker 24: wants to pass out by now i've never seen anything
Speaker 24: like it most men will be crying for the pain
Speaker 24: to stop or be passed out by.
Speaker 8: Now like i told you robert badass can't say i.
Speaker 4: Disagree Let me in your mind, girly.
Speaker 2: You want a drink of water? Maybe you could have some.
Speaker 2: You've learned manners. Tell me what I want to hear.
Speaker 2: Say it and mean it.
Speaker 10: No!
Speaker 11: I will not break!
Speaker 7: I ain't in my bones, I'll never break! This chica
Speaker 7: is tough!
Speaker 4: Maybe we should bring her to the pit.
Speaker 1: The user's a sparring dummy.
Speaker 4: She's so tough.
Speaker 2: After the wedding, Mr.
Speaker 10: Lee.
Speaker 13: Uh, after the wedding?
Speaker 26: Imagine what this woman could do in the bedroom, and
Speaker 26: you're going to let the Supreme General have her first?
Speaker 8: D.J., you've been tracking her for years.
Speaker 14: Yeah.
Speaker 10: Good morning, D.J., D.J.
Speaker 20: You get to have all of our favorites. The Supreme
Speaker 20: General would never know.
Speaker 2: You dumbasses make the bets. It's not my fault you
Speaker 2: lose them.
Speaker 7: Put her on her knees, TJ.
Speaker 15: Supreme Leader can have the first stab.
Speaker 18: That doesn't mean she can't take care of us first.
Speaker 17: This hunger devours Back up, Scott.
Speaker 2: She's mine.
Speaker 6: You should consider yourself lucky I even let your whip
Speaker 6: touch her back.
Speaker 18: Whoa, okay, T.J.
Speaker 12: Damn, man.
Speaker 15: Come on, boys.
Speaker 4: If T.J.
Speaker 24: Doesn't want to share, at least we.
Speaker 13: Can still drink.
Speaker 11: Give in. Damn you.
Speaker 13: Make me complete.
Speaker 15: Don't worry, Scott.
Speaker 7: The girls will be here soon.
Speaker 4: Leave it be, man. She still has a role to play.
Speaker 6: Someone else still has a role to play, too.
Speaker 2: Yuri, go get DJ.
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Speaker 15: Do you think TJ will call for you?
Speaker 13: It's been a few hours now. The parties there go
Speaker 13: all night.
Speaker 2: I heard they are the best.
Speaker 3: Of course.
Speaker 13: TJ's top shelf liquor is so smooth.
Speaker 10: Never had any. I did.
Speaker 11: When?
Speaker 4: This guy I met at the pit. He had some.
Speaker 2: I bet it's all watered down. What do you think
Speaker 2: that they're doing?
Speaker 13: TJ's probably drinking.
Speaker 2: You've been there, TJ.
Speaker 15: What'd you think?
Speaker 4: Yeah, TJ.
Speaker 2: I don't know.
Speaker 12: He had those chains on the wall.
Speaker 2: Of course he did.
Speaker 7: He retrains refugees.
Speaker 2: That woman, Susan, that was a Margaret.
Speaker 10: She tried to.
Speaker 2: Kill him years ago.
Speaker 13: He broke her.
Speaker 7: And remember Angelo?
Speaker 10: DJ messed that dude up.
Speaker 15: DJ, get your butt up, you piece of garbage.
Speaker 20: DJ wants you.
Speaker 17: Yes, sir.
Speaker 4: Move your feet.
Speaker 12: Ow, I'm coming!
Speaker 15: You want to talk to me, boy?
Speaker 11: No, sir.
Speaker 2: I'm sorry.
Speaker 20: It would give me nothing but pleasure to watch the
Speaker 20: life drain from your eyes.
Speaker 12: I'm sorry I can't give you the honor, sir.
Speaker 20: Don't think you're something you're not.
Speaker 15: Without TJ, you are nothing. Don't you forget that.
Speaker 2: Yes, sir.
Speaker 4: Get up.
Speaker 10: Let's go.
Speaker 12: Yes, sir.
Speaker 4: This is not decent.
Speaker 7: Let me in on that. Let's see how many more
Speaker 7: this girlie can take.
Speaker 18: Oh, this woman's gonna take it.
Speaker 13: I could crush you.
Speaker 17: Bend every bone But.
Speaker 27: It's your soul I need on.
Speaker 30: The throne The final submission The one.
Speaker 4: I can't take.
Speaker 18: It's tearing me.
Speaker 1: Open for.
Speaker 17: Heaven's sake.
Speaker 13: Unbroken.
Speaker 11: Unchained.
Speaker 8: Why won't you break?
Speaker 4: Look who's here.
Speaker 10: Baxter.
Speaker 2: Tell me what I want to hear. Your son dies.
Speaker 2: Come here, boy.
Speaker 3: Don't hurt him, TJ.
Speaker 22: Please.
Speaker 2: Tell me what I want to hear.
Speaker 3: TJ, I promise I will never run from you.
Speaker 2: Tell me again.
Speaker 3: TJ, I promise you, I will never run from you.
Speaker 2: TJ, come here.
Speaker 3: TJ? The girl with the wit marks. He's wearing a wit.
Speaker 2: I would never kill this boy. I think of him
Speaker 2: as my own son.
Speaker 3: Don't you touch him!
Speaker 2: You don't make demands of me, woman. Who is your god?
Speaker 3: You are, TJ.
Speaker 2: That's right, I am.
Speaker 4: Jeannie.
Speaker 8: Yes, TJ?
Speaker 2: Get Eric a glass of water.
Speaker 3: Yes, TJ.
Speaker 2: Good girls get rewards.
Speaker 3: Thank you, TJ.
Speaker 2: Now we're getting.
Speaker 4: Somewhere you're the master my.
Speaker 6: Brother you did a great job son you understand I
Speaker 6: would never let Yuri harm you I needed you.
Speaker 7: For this I understand sir.
Speaker 12: Glad I could be of assistance.
Speaker 10: Excellent.
Speaker 7: Leave the kid alone, TJ. He needs a shot.
Speaker 6: No hard feelings, brother. You understand that this woman is
Speaker 6: the Supreme General, right?
Speaker 13: You're the man in charge.
Speaker 18: You always have been.
Speaker 2: Come here.
Speaker 6: This is my private stash. Best moonshine made since the
Speaker 6: Great Quake.
Speaker 2: This bottle is yours.
Speaker 29: No hard feelings, brother.
Speaker 7: Aw, you guys get to make up.
Speaker 2: Shut up, jerk-off.
Speaker 8: Let me get a shot of that stuff, Scott.
Speaker 7: DJ never shares it.
Speaker 13: So where's the kid?
Speaker 2: With Mr.
Speaker 10: Lee.
Speaker 13: Oh, that will not be.
Speaker 7: Come on, let's go save.
Speaker 11: Him.
Speaker 13: So you're the son of Erica Moore.
Speaker 8: Yes, sir.
Speaker 4: Well, it all makes sense now. You know TJ's taking
Speaker 4: a big risk training you. You better make him proud
Speaker 4: or they'll be hell to pay.
Speaker 26: Dude, your mom is one badass mama. After all this
Speaker 26: is said and done, we're going to have some good
Speaker 26: time together, little brother.
Speaker 6: Don't fill his mind up with the future. The focus
Speaker 6: is always the now.
Speaker 13: You're just a stick in the mud.
Speaker 7: Always focus on the next objective. Having a family and
Speaker 7: taking a break will be good for.
Speaker 19: You, buddy.
Speaker 6: Speaking of the next objective, the girls will be here soon.
Speaker 6: And I still have a job to finish. You better
Speaker 6: head back to your bunk. But you did a great
Speaker 6: job here tonight, son.
Speaker 4: Thank you, sir. Come on, I'll walk you back.
Speaker 7: You're leaving already?
Speaker 13: Y'all have fun.
Speaker 11: I'm out of.
Speaker 4: Here.
Speaker 2: Where are we at?
Speaker 3: I'm right here, sir.
Speaker 4: Sir?
Speaker 2: What's your name? I, um.
Speaker 2: I.
Speaker 3: Mrs. Erica Moore, sir.
Speaker 2: Sir again.
Speaker 4: Interesting.
Speaker 2: You're married? Who's your husband, Erica? I.
Speaker 14: I.
Speaker 2: What happened to him?
Speaker 1: I don't know.
Speaker 2: Do you have any kids?
Speaker 19: No.
Speaker 2: I mean, I don't... Who is your God?
Speaker 3: You are, TJ.
Speaker 4: Tell me what I want to hear.
Speaker 3: TJ, I will never run from you.
Speaker 2: And you said I couldn't control your mind.
Speaker 4: I did?
Speaker 13: Yes.
Speaker 6: And there you have it. It may have taken a while,
Speaker 6: but eventually they all break.
Speaker 13: I'm impressed, DJ.
Speaker 19: Whispers in the haze Pulling me under Faces fade like
Speaker 19: dust in the desert wind I reach for the light
Speaker 19: But it's slipping, brother Memories bleed out Where do I begin?
Speaker 8: You know, DJ, you have a real good future ahead
Speaker 8: of you here.
Speaker 4: Thank you, sir.
Speaker 8: No, DJ, I'm serious.
Speaker 4: I'm the one who trained DJ.
Speaker 24: I found him when he was just a bully little boy.
Speaker 9: Scared to turn a corner.
Speaker 17: But he.
Speaker 4: He was a race fighter like you were.
Speaker 24: You could be absolutely unstoppable with.
Speaker 2: The right training and dedication.
Speaker 7: I don't know.
Speaker 9: Unbelievable.
Speaker 4: You need time to think about it.
Speaker 24: Most of the fighters around here would be ecstatic to
Speaker 24: have the personalized attention you receive. You need time to
Speaker 24: think about it.
Speaker 12: I just want to make sure I'm fighting for the
Speaker 12: right reasons, sir.
Speaker 10: It's amazing.
Speaker 24: You can dominate anything, yet you are humble, respectful, and compassionate.
Speaker 24: The world is what it is now, and people gotta eat.
Speaker 24: How do you think we can afford all those supplies
Speaker 24: and food to feed this many fighters?
Speaker 7: I understand, sir. But I was in the system.
Speaker 12: I lived it.
Speaker 4: Look at your wrist.
Speaker 2: You are in the system.
Speaker 24: Remember, do you want to train to lead or follow?
Speaker 14: Lead, sir.
Speaker 4: Good answer, son. Now get back to your boom.
Speaker 7: Yes, sir.
Speaker 30: Do I chase the warmth I lost or embrace this
Speaker 30: sharpened edge? Am I still the dreamer or a shadow
Speaker 30: on the ledge?
Speaker 7: The choice is like a blade. It cuts me to
Speaker 7: the bone.
Speaker 30: To stand in my forever or to find my way
Speaker 30: back home.
Speaker 12: She did it for me. I was the reason she broke.
Speaker 8: Stupid freaking idiot.
Speaker 27: Drifting in the silence where my battles never cease. A
Speaker 27: soul caught in the balance Torn between war and peace
Speaker 27: The power pulls me forward But the past won't let
Speaker 27: me go Who am I beneath it all?
Speaker 4: I may never know.
Speaker 2: Dolores, my sweet, welcome.
Speaker 27: Hello, T.J.
Speaker 2: And the lovely Miss Tina. Come on in.
Speaker 4: Hi, T.J.
Speaker 13: Can I take her to her room, T.J.? No, she.
Speaker 2: Stays here, Dolores.
Speaker 21: Erica?
Speaker 6: Get on your knees. She's going to put cream on
Speaker 6: your back, and you're going to let her.
Speaker 3: Okay, TJ.
Speaker 2: Here, let's get that hair out of your face. Does
Speaker 2: that feel better?
Speaker 3: Yes, TJ. Why did my back hurt so badly?
Speaker 4: You had an accident, but it's fine now.
Speaker 3: Why do I have a chain around my neck?
Speaker 2: Because sometimes you're violent.
Speaker 3: I'm scared.
Speaker 2: Come here.
Speaker 4: It's okay.
Speaker 2: Everything's going to be okay now.
Speaker 11: Come on.
Speaker 2: We're going to chain you to the wall for a while.
Speaker 4: Why?
Speaker 2: Those violent tendencies, remember?
Speaker 3: Yeah, but I'm so tired. I'll never run from you, T.J.
Speaker 2: This is for your own good.
Speaker 3: Okay, T.J.
Speaker 2: Good girl.
Speaker 7: Beautifully done, T.J. That's why you're the master.
Speaker 2: Thanks, Chuck. Now where's Tina?
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