In the Aftermath

'I was nine years old

'and they said I was ready for travel and experience.

'And I wondered, when I rendezvoused with my brother,

'of all the places he'd seen

'and whether he'd ever carried an egg.

'Because my brother... oh, my brother, he had plenty of advice for me.

'And I didn't want to hear it.'

I won't do it.

Why did you call me here? I want to go swim in the clouds.

Because, Angel, it is time for you to run.

Run through the many rooms of this constellation you're standing in.

What?

Find and save a group of special creatures and the land that they live in.

What if they have sharp fangs and want to bite me?

I'm just a little angel, I don't know if I should be doing this.

But it is the duty of all angels to be angels.

Angel, we do fly in the face of all peril.

- But I'm not ready yet. - Oh, you are.

You'll need to judge who needs your help and who shouldn't have it.

Remember, the devil lurks.

So go nurture your egg and when the time comes,

save only those creatures who will blossom from your energy.

How will I be able to know who's deserving?

Wouldn't it be better if you did this?

I don't want to mess things up.

Because the force that makes the starts shine and the planets spin around

will send your heart on the proper course.

Hey, Frank, look at this. It looks clean.

Do you think it's from an eagle?

Not unless the eagle has a gas mask.

Come on, Tonto, let's find some air.

October.

No way, mate. October is in a couple of weeks.

Hey, Goose, I'm sorry to inform you, but today is October 12th.

What makes you so sure?

Well, my girlfriend's birthday used to be on the 14th.

- What girl? - Daisy.

- From where? - Daisy from Groesbeck, Texas.

Come on, let's keep going.

Oh, that Daisy.

She was a nice bird.

Well, what the hell.

- Hey, Goose. - Yeah, Frank?

I think we found it.

Found what?

Water.

- Oh! - Ow!

Goose?

Goose, you read me?

Can you hear me, Goose?

Ahoy!

Matey! Hahaha!

You scared the piss out of me!

I see HQ on the other side.

Goose, get your arse down here.

I know I didn't scare the piss out of you.

Yeah? What makes you so sure?

Cos I haven't pissed for days. Have you?

Nope. Haven't got much to do with the old boy.

Yeah? Well, it's a good thing Dave is not here.

Shut up, Goose.

What's with the John Wayne?

Just follow me, soldier.

Check over there.

Nice tune, soldier.

What can I do for you?

We're running out of charcoal filters for our air pack.

How long have you got left?

About six days.

Six days...

Six days of pure oxygen?

Where did you get the air-purifier unit?

It came with the recon unit.

God... I could kill for six days of pure oxygen.

Well, I gotta move.

Where are you going, buddy? I didn't mean anything personal.

- Hey, don't worry. - It's just a figure of speech.

It's just a figure of speech.

I said, "Nothing personal."

Hey, buddy, I didn't take it personally.

Why did you do that, buddy?

Come on!

Hey, Frank. I found another empty.

I'm good at finding empties.

Did you have any luck?

I said, "Did you have any luck?"

Who are you?

Give me your backpack.

- Identify yourself. - Give me your backpack.

Bloody typical.

'There weren't many creatures left with breath,

'and this one looked dangerous,

'and fiendish and beastly strong to me.

'I was still a little angel,

'more suited to find some gentle creature to save with my power.

'But then he showed me a sparkle I had not yet seen in men.'

Goose!

'He was the only one left of his gang so I ventured to him with timid hope.

'But I was too afraid.

'This creature staggered with dizzy thoughts.

'I'm sorry he had to drag his bones after me

'but I didn't know what to do.

'I held everything he desired

'but I was wary of evil grabbing hold of it

'and I didn't know if this was a man who could sing harmony with us angels.

'I tested him with a sign and he fell from confusion.

'I needed advice and wasn't about to ask the creature.

'I didn't know what to do.

'My parcel trembled at the idea of wicked hands taking hold of it.

'It told me to run.

'And the faster I ran, the more I saw the grey world.

'I think my crafty brother planned it that way.

'It was though I stepped through a tiny door

'and on the other side was a vast galaxy of grey.

'And somehow I had to make use of it.

'I felt I was the only one present at a carnival of ghosts.

'It was filled with everything but vastly empty.

'So I attended to my duty as custodian of the egg.

'But then I thought, as I sat in this carnival of shadows,

'that he too might be lost, bewildered in his world.

'And that if he would seek me with his heart

'I would seek and save him with mine.'

'My brother... I had something most important to tell him.'

Jonathan!

I have something for you.

It's over here.

Hello.

How are you feeling?

Who are you?

I'm Doctor Sarah Fallsburg.

You're at Green Acres Memorial Hospital.

I found you about a hundred yards from here.

I thought you were dead.

Why did you lock me in the operating room?

The reason the door is closed is because this is the only room in the hospital

that has a constant supply of clean air.

Those supply oxygen tubes are connected to air-purifiers in the basement.

Contamination level is very high.

Did you find anybody else?

No.

Why?

Who else is here?