Monster Hunters (镇魂歌)

Getting closer, ain't ya?

Whoa! Ah!

Ha ha! I knew it!

I knew it! I knew it!

I knew it! I'm not crazy!

I knew it!

It's been circling for days.

Okay.

Eh.

Where you at?

Come on. Where you at?

Come on. Where are you? Huh?

They said I was crazy. I'm not crazy.

It's 40 degrees. 40... 40 north.

115.

Dammit. Still half an hour until Shepherd's there.

It's early.

Dale for Shepherd. Come in Shepherd.

Dammit.

Sy, if... if you're listening, if anyone is listening,

at 0600 a vessel of unknown origin

has crash landed in, uh,

40 degrees north, 115 west.

Shepherd, I told you.

I told everyone, and now I have proof!

It's been circling for days, and they...

they've finally arrived.

They've arrived.

They're...

They're... they're here.

Come on, where you at?

Where they at?

Ah!

In 1947, mankind learned that we are

far from alone in the galaxy.

In the decades to follow, we discovered dozens

of intelligent extraterrestrial species

with the capability of reaching Earth.

Some of them are friendly... but some of them are not,

so the US developed the Alien Defense Unit.

If you're hearing this, it's because you've been

selected to join this elite force.

Together we work in secret to study, communicate with,

and, if necessary, defeat these alien entities.

They can be powerful allies...

or terrifying new threats.

Now it's up to you to know the difference,

and to defend our planet if and when the time comes.

Welcome to the ADU.

Oh, seven hundred.

Come in, this Early Bird for the Worm.

Hello?

Dale, come in.

Dale? It's Shepherd. You out there, bud?

Come on, don't make me come looking for you.

I told you to lay off of that moonshine of yours

or I'd have to come out and confiscate it.

All right, Dale, this isn't funny.

Shepherd over and out.

Ooh.

Colonel Mayweather. Good morning, sir.

That could change, Shepherd.

I'm sure you're aware that reported sightings

in your sector were ten times the monthly average last night?

Right?

Yes. I have a call into my guy at NORAD.

Don't bother NORAD.

The Air Force wasn't flying, and our satellites

didn't get a picture of anything but a lot of desert.

You think something came down and we missed it?

Well, Since Roswell, nothing falls from the sky

that isn't tagged and tracked before John Q. Public

can pick up a smartphone and snap a picture.

But hundreds of people have been calling from your sector

reporting that they've seen some...

fireball in the sky.

A fireball.

Now, is there anything from your security details last night?

Anything to suggest this?

No, sir. Business as usual.

Nothing? Come on. Nothing weird?

Well, I mean, now that you mention it,

we do have a local guy out here that radios me

an all clear every morning like clockwork.

It's not exactly confirmation of

an alien invasion or anything, but

I haven't heard from him today,

and I don't much like the coincidence.

You know, if he saw a fireball,

he's the kind of guy that would go looking for it.

Well, you know, usually I'd avoid getting my intel

from the tin foil hat community,

but sometimes you gotta hand it to 'em.

Right now that's the best lead we have, so let's go with it.

We'll check it out pronto, sir.

Now, if something did come down,

it was invisible until it was in your airspace.

I need you to confirm and contain

any conceivable alien force or give me an all clear.

Otherwise you know what the protocol is.

I do.

I'm sure it's just, um, some piece of alien junk

that we don't want falling into the wrong hands.

We've seen what happens when these extraterrestrials

make it planetside.

There's a big difference when they're "just visiting".

When they come in peace they normally make a show of it.

It's when they're sneaky that I start to get itchy,

so use precaution.

Because when it goes the other way, it goes bad, so...

- Colonel? - Mora?

Specialist Fairchild should be inbound now.

One other thing, Shepherd.

I expedited the transfer of your new specialist.

She should be there shortly.

Utilize her.

The A.D.U. is, um, it's changing.

They're pushing the old grunts like us out

and, um, bringing in these new xeno-anthropologists.

Alien experts.

They think that these young kids can talk

to these big-headed monsters.

I don't know.

That's not exactly accurate.

Shepherd, say hello to Melissa Mora.

- Master Sergeant. - Ma'am.

I'm looking forward to hearing what you find out there.

I'm sure you're aware, but your team has

significantly expanded our understanding

of alien culture and technology.

Happy to help.

Here's to one last find before you retire.

Uh, well, that depends on what we find.

With all due respect, I'm not done yet.

There's still plenty to do here.

Retirement seems a ways off.

Could be sooner than you think, but before you go,

Shepherd, Fairchild is the best

and the brightest of this new generation.

Army, Air Force, MIT.

It wasn't challenging enough for her, so I'm sending her to you.

And I need you to take an active role in her training,

because when all this shit's over with,

she's going to be your replacement.

Thank you.

So, what are you in for?

How do you mean?

Well, I was on the fire team that relocated

the spacecraft from the dig in Turkey.

That's how I found out that aliens are, you know, real.

We got a guy on the base that brought

his date to the test site.

Idiot.

Point is, if you end up on this detail,

you either screw up or you see something

that you're not supposed to.

I see.

So which is it for you?

I requested it.

Life outside our solar system is a statistical likelihood.

Once I realized that, I knew I would do anything

to make first contact.

Well, I've seen enough alien weapons to know that

if I'm the one making the first contact,

it's gonna be with this bad boy.

You know what I mean?

Don't you think a first contact

should be more delicate than that?

Not if you want to survive it.

Why do you think no one ever mentions a second contact?

That's something I'm hoping can change.

Well, good luck with that.

Let's go, newbie.

Welcome to the Alien Defense Unit.

Don't let the looks fool you.

There's more underground than there is above.

It's hot out here.

This is just where we hang out and eat and sleep

and train and live,

and probably die.

You'll get used to it.

Where do I find Shepherd?

This way.

You must be Specialist Fairchild.

Reporting for duty, Sergeant.

Uh, sir, I've already been briefed

on the anomaly in your sector.

It's our sector now, isn't it, Specialist?

Yes, sir.

I've taken a closer look at the satellite imagery

and there seems to be something causing

a blind spot in your... our sector, sir.

There's no technology on Earth that I'm aware of

that can do that.

I've sent in a request to the USGS for a seismic report.

It's possible whatever fell...

Who mans this comms room?

You do.

Sir, sorry for asking,

but I notice that most of the staff here is combat oriented.