Firebite

Neeks?

Neeks!

What now?

Come here, look.

I'm doing my history assignment.

Hey, true history happenin' right here.

What are you lookin' at?

Satellite.

Nah, nah, nah. Come here. Look.

What?

There. Look there.

See? But look wider.

See that dark emu?

Don't look at the stars. Look at the dark space around the star.

There. You see him?

He's beautiful.

Our mob have been lookin' at that for 80,000 years.

Hey, you know what,

some white fella comes along and calls it negative space.

Nah.

Nothin' negative about that.

Nothin' negative about being dark.

Hey, you know what they should call it?

Tyson Walker space.

Ask me why.

- Why? - 'Cause I'm dark and deadly.

There? See, you're laughin'.

That's a dad joke.

Hey, look out. She finally calls me Dad.

Thank you, daughter.

Oh, that bloody sucker got me!

You're the one that got too close to his fangs.

Yeah, I'm the one that staked him good too, OK?

- Where were you? - You told me to stay back.

You sure it's not a firebite?

Neeks, don't even say that.

Do you know what to do with a firebite?

I'm not talkin' about a scratch like this here, bub.

I'm talkin' about a firebite that turns you into a sucker.

All right? Hurts like hell.

Your blood's boilin', you're lost forever.

I never want that to happen to me. You hear me?

I never want that to happen to me. I'd rather die.

So you don't hesitate,

you don't ask any questions, you don't muck around.

Stake straight through the heart.

Even if it's me, bub.

Hero's life, Neeks. You've gotta make those tough decisions.

You get me?

Kill a firebite fast. I got it.

Yeah.

See, you're like me: dark and deadly.

Here. Pound it.

- No. - Come on!

- Nuh. - Pound it!

Dolphin!

Yeah.

Hey. Shh, shh. It's all right.

It's all right. Shhh!

Shh, shh. I'm here. I'm here.

I'm here. I know.

Listen... Listen to my voice, all right?

You trust me, you trust my voice.

The darkness is going through your veins like fire

and it is burning up your humanity and your memories,

and it hurts now, but it will not last forever, OK?

Don't fight it.

Those memories will come back in a few years,

so no need to fight it now.

All right? You can trust me. I'm gonna take care of you.

It's all right. Shhh.

It's all I could salvage.

Hold still, hold still. Tyson.

Hey! Tyson!

Here! Tyson!

Tyson?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

The traps.

Check the traps.

Come on.

Come on. All right. Come on.

Here, watch your light.

No!

Come on, come on. Quickly.

Yeah.

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

It's all right. Let's get him out of that.

It's uncomfortable, isn't it?

Yeah. Here we go. There we go.

Now, you show me your hands. Show me your hands.

Come here.

Give me your hands. That's right.

You're a good boy. Come on. Come on. Come on.

That's right.

Follow Mummy.

Follow Mummy.

Here we are.

I know.

Here.

Wait here.

Well, this is perfect.

Hey, El, not working at the bar today.

No, Razz. Listen.

I got these opals.

I need to change them for cash so I can rent a room.

I got a heap more. How much do you reckon I can get for these?

Jeez.

If they're all like that, you could buy the whole place.

Give me blood.

Where'd she take Tyson?

- Blood. - No!

- Please? - Tell me where she would go!

Where would she go?

This all we got?

That'll do.

It's only a few of us left, so we gotta be ready.

How's Rona?

Left Smokey to watch her.

It's gonna be a long road, but...

They're making her comfortable.

Can't imagine what she's seen.

You heard from Shanika?

I need to ask you questions.

Kitty, it'll just break your heart.

If I'm gonna stay, I need to know.

He got a firebite. That's what the old fellas call it.

His body moves like his blood's on fire.

It's agony.

He's gone.

Can't we get him back?

No.

So... what do we do?

Shanika's taking care of it.

Poor bastard.

He's gonna be wanting his own people's blood for eternity.

Loved that dickhead.

He knew.

He went thinkin' every woman in town loved him.

You stay...

... you fight.

Come on. Come on.

Enough of that. Here, drink. Drink.

Hey, come on.

Drink!

You need the blood, right?

It's already helping to heal you. Come on.

Yeah. It's good, innit?

Mmm. That's right.

Hmm. Very good. All right, there you are.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Bad, bad, bad. Don't snatch.

Need me to hold it, do you? Here, you try.

That's right.

Ahhh! Ahh.

This place is empty.

Lots of space.

Think of what you could do and build. Colony for the taking.

You wanna see my fangs, Lucas?!

Boo!

You want others to do the hard, dirty work, don't you? Hmm?

And then when things go bad,

you can't be accused of any wrongdoing.

That falls on others, doesn't it?

Some people would call that cowardly.

You're right, Eleona.

A colony would never follow me.

They follow power.

And they've seen yours.

But they'll never follow a vampire that doesn't kill.

Of course they won't. You're pathetic.

Oh, Matthew.

Just leave it. Leave us!

I'll leave you, but I'm not leaving here without him.

You tainted our bloodline by turning a black.

Oh, of all the ignorant things!

You bow down to this whore, Lucas?

The King will have both your heads.

I don't see him around.

I'll find him...

... and restore him.

Pathetic! You don't even hide it anymore!

Go! Lucas, get him!

Shh, shh, shh, shh. It's all right.

We'll keep coming until you kill the dog.

OK. Settle. Settle.

Listen. Listen.

Calm. You're all right.

Calm. Settle. Down.

Good. Good boy.

That's right. That's right.

Mummy's gonna get you some blood.

It's all right.

Shhh!

Shhh.

That's some healing blood you have there, Shanika.

I'm doin' the talking.

You came here on the first ships.

One of the first eleven.

Who sent you?

Kings of distant lands.