Warrior Nun

"I want to live." That's God's honest truth.

I don't owe anything to a bunch of holier-than-thou nuns.

Life's unfair, ladies.

Take it from me.

I'm going back to my friends,

and I'm going to live the hell out of this life.

I'm going to swim and eat and kiss and dance

and maybe even make love to, well...

someone.

Eventually.

Speaking of which...

Temptation awaits.

Why am I cold all of a sudden?

Oh, no.

Don't stop. Don't look.

Just a girl walking home after a tough night.

Alone.

Nothing to see here... except...

No, no, no, no, no, no!

Ignore it. No one's asking for a hero.

That's not the life I chose.

Goddamn it!

Hey!

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- Wait! Stop! -

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See what you get for being a hero?

Mom?

Mom!

Mommy?

What's happening?

Why can't I move my body?

Hush, little lamb.

You've been in a car accident.

Your mother is gone.

But you're a very lucky little girl.

You're in my care now.

I'm not lost.

Just taking the scenic route.

I know it's around here somewhere.

Ava!

Ava, stop!

JC?

You're fast. What the hell?

What the hell, you? I was on my way to find you.

Yeah, the homeowners came back.

So, we had to bolt.

Holy shit! What happened?

- Oh... - Are you hurt?

No, no, no. I'm fine, really.

You should see the other girl.

She's essentially fine, by the way.

So, where is everybody?

Uh...

I'll take you.

Okay. Let's go.

- Oh, yeah. - It's...

So, Romeo finds his Rosaline.

You know, this sad dope's been going on and on about you since you disappea...

Good Lord, girl! What is that?

Uh... uh...

My time of the month?

Looks like your time of the year.

Hand her to me, Romeo. I'll find Carrie a prom dress.

- Oh... - It's all good.

Girl, the shit you get into.

This view is freakin' incredible.

And the wife has some expensive, eclectic tastes.

Let's see what we can find you that won't embarrass the rest of us.

Oh, what about this one?

Absolutely not.

Why not?

I'm sure it could work.

That's your problem, doll. You're too easily satisfied.

That is so not my problem.

My problem is that I've never had the chance to pick out my own clothes.

To find my own style, discover who I really am.

This probably makes no sense to you.

No.

Actually, it took me a while to figure out who I was, too.

So how do you do it?

How do you choose who you are?

The key is to remember that... your clothes don't define you.

They define your image for the world.

Fashion can be an illusion.

A book jacket, describing the fun story inside.

You see?

Yeah.

Yeah, I think I do.

All right, then, doll.

Let's find you.

Wow.

You look, uh...

perfect.

You're welcome.

Hey, we picked up some supplies.

The fuck is she doing here?

You didn't tell her?

Tell me what?

Yeah, um, we're moving out.

Bugging out's more like.

What's that mean?

We had a visitor.

A visitor.

We found Jillian Salvius right here in our fucking home.

It's technically not our home.

Jillian Salvius?

Yeah. She was looking for you.

What? Why?

She didn't mention.

Somehow, she figured out we were at the party together,

so she came here to threaten us.

Now, we've gotta fly.

Thanks.

Zori, back off.

Well, let's just go then.

- Disappear, hit the next town. - Are you deaf and fashion-crippled?

Hey, easy now.

I prefer fashion-disabled.

You brought the heat down on us, chica.

You're radioactive.

I'm sorry, I didn't...

Listen...

you're my only friends right now.

You're the only people I know.

We're leaving.

And you are going to disappear.

Zori, enough! Okay?

What did we say when we started all this, huh?

"We're in it together," remember?

I remember.

We said it right before Little Miss Spotlight showed up.

We also promised not to take stupid risks,

to never get caught.

We had a good thing going here, JC.

You fucked it up by bringing her in. Now you bring her back here?

How stupid are you?

- Stop! Stop it! -

Stay out of this, you weirdo bitch!

Do not talk to her like that!

- I said stop! -

I'm sorry.

Ava!

All right. One more time.

Any luck recreating the effect?

No.

Any sign of the girl?

Our people are searching the city.

But... we did find Blair Macready...

at the bottom of a quarry.

Jesus.

Don't worry. We do have the situation contained.

Contained?

You think Cardinal Duretti is going to stop at Macready?

The Church has been killing heretics for centuries.

You know that.

I also know Duretti.

He's desperately protective of his reputation.

And his religion.

He thinks I'm going to open a portal to Heaven

and steal their business.

My point is, if you oppose them openly,

you could find yourself at war.

Looks a lot like war already.

Father, the Vatican is watching.

Yes, we can limp on, but without the Halo, we are effectively neutralized.

Ava will come back.

- You can't know that. - But I can have faith.

Vincent.

Mother Superion.

May I have a word?

Cardinal Duretti, please join us.

I trust you're squared away for your return to Rome?

My orders have changed.

Please have a seat.

Given the difficulties we are facing,

I have decided to postpone my return.

For the time being, I will remain here in an oversight capacity.

May I ask why?

To determine what it might take to save this operation.

I wasn't aware we needed saving.

Sister Shannon is dead.

You have failed to bring the new Warrior Nun to heel.