The Librarians: The Next Chapter

How was I supposed to know

that he would eat all our clothes?

-It was a giant moth. -I thought it was...

What, Connor? A what?

A goth butterfly? A vampire caterpillar?

Not as hungry as it turned out to be?

If you just waited like I said...

Just listened like I said...

I know, I know.

I shouldn't have opened the big moth-shaped box that said,

"Do not open the big moth-shaped box" written on it,

but it was so big and moth-shaped.

And it was fortuitous that we were able

to acquire these emergency vestments

from the Imperium of Inconspicuous Attire.

It was a costume shop. You think this is inconspicuous?

Oh, it isn't?

Oh, you must have less interesting friends than I did.

The point, sir, is that your recklessness

is rubbing off on Connor and I do not like it one little bit.

Me, reckless? No. Never.

You gotta live a little, Charlie.

And you know, occasionally, open a giant moth-shaped box.

Mm.

Oh, great, a bromance is forming.

Incoming.

Here we go again.

Roskin Convention Centre here in Belgrade.

Roskin Convention Centre?

Well, we know where Con-Con 25 is happening.

And what is a Con-Con?

It's a Conspiracy Convention.

It's in its 25th year.

It is an international gathering of idiots with way too much time

-and Internet on their hands. -Hmm.

Conspiracy theorists.

You know, people who believe the Earth is flat

or the moon is a spaceship or the Loch Ness Monster is real.

The Loch Ness Monster is real.

Yeah, you'd fit right in.

Intriguing. Shall we visit?

No.

You don't want to do that. Trust me, it's super dumb.

Ah, this is your old crew, isn't it, Connor?

Not really. No, no.

Well, you know, maybe, perhaps a smidge.

Oh. Oh, a smidge.

So then, hardly at all? Barely any?

A crumb? Like, a tinge at best?

Exactly. Just passing through.

-They barely knew me. -Care to explain this?

"Whatever happened to Connor Green?"

But, Connor, you're Connor Green.

Probably another Connor Green.

No, this is a photo of you. Connor Green.

Hmm.

If, uh, the pendulum says we gotta go...

-No, no, sure, but... -We gotta go.

-Guys. -We gotta go.

I'm gonna put on some underpants.

Besides, it will give me a great opportunity

to test my latest invention.

Someone already invented a phone?

Oh, ye of little faith.

Your average smartphone

is a mass of sensors and receivers.

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, radio, sound and light.

I have harnessed all of them to create an app

that transforms your average, ordinary cell phone

into an unknown science detector.

You made a magic app?

No, I have made an unknown-science-sensitive app.

-A magic app? -And what's it telling you?

That there is a massive energy spike.

-Here! -You mean me?

Ah. Having a Librarian nearby

is really screwing up my science.

A poor workman blames their tools.

Well, if anyone's a tool...

And why is there a keynote speech

about you disappearing, Connor?

I didn't disappear. I joined the Library.

And secrecy's part of the deal, so I had to stop posting.

And the Con-Con's noticed because you're, what,

a celebrity in the world?

Kinda. I used to be a serious academic.

I was doing my masters at Stuttgart.

I was the rising star of the teaching staff.

Just to be clear, you're talking about the Stuttgart.

And everything was going great

until he wrote a paper on vampires.

More specifically, that they're real.

Mm, vampires are real.

Exactly. Thank you. But this is Stuttgart.

And so, I was laughed out of my job.

But I still had research I needed to do,

places to go, things to see,

and illegally access and occasionally steal,

so I needed funding.

Wait. That's why you did

your conspiracy theory videos? For the clicks?

Partly, yes, but, also, I wanted

to give my Spectral Snoops the inside scoop.

"Spectral Snoops"?

My followers. Don't laugh.

but I only, only ever tried to spread the truth,

their way, as opposed to this guy.

Harvey Pope.

The worst human being I ever met.

Now I get it.

You don't want us to know about your past life

because then we would realize that you were King of the Nerds.

I was not their king, all right?

Oh, my God. King Con.

It's you. King Con.

-Nah. Nah, mate. -You're back.

Nah. Sorry. I just look like him.

Honestly, it happens all the time.

-And I'm gonna need a disguise. -Hello.

-500. -Uh, whatever.

King Con. Hmm.

It was my handle back in the day, okay?

Connor but with "King" in front of it.

Such grandiosity. I like it.

Welcome to Con-Con.

That is a lot of alternative facts.

It's like flypaper for freaks.

I think I'm going to like this very much.

All this nonsense that they're peddling,

it's just a room full of lies.

Hey, it's not all lies, okay?

Like the Drekavac Believer's Club.

We could all join that one.

Wouldn't make me a liar now, would it?

No one's saying you are.

No, I'm just saying I cannot stand being called a liar.

This vehement aversion,

can it be traced back to your dismissal from Stuttgart

after your vampire paper?

I lost my whole career because they said I was a liar.

The whole time I was telling the truth.

- Go figure. - Oh, I found something.

Oh, no. It's still Vikram.

And these people, did they think of you as their leader,

did they not?

Sorta.

And a leader

has responsibilities to his community.

-Like what? -Like not to disappear.

Okay, but how could I tell them about finding the Library?

Well, you never could.

-Well, exactly. -Mm.

"The Earth is triangle."

"The Moon Landing Conspiracy Conspiracy."

"Ducks Aren't Real."

I know. But if you're a French fry guy,

you're gonna find yourself hanging out with a bunch

of hamburger guys, and nugget guys,

and the Earth-is-flat, don't-take-the-5G-vaccine guys.

Okay, but in the end, I really became fond of them.

Especially one guy, he was like a little brother to me.

You know, we did everything together.

-What was his name? -Pedro. Pedro Worth.

And this Pedro Worth,

was he around yay high, 18 or thereabouts?

Black hair, brown eyes,

and always knew how to pull off a plaid shirt?

Vikram, that's incredible. How did you do that?

Well, there's a young man standing behind you right now

who matches that description entirely,

staring very intensely.

- Pedro! Dude! - Connor! Oh, my God.

I thought you were dead or...

You're okay! You, you...

You lousy no good...

-Ow! -Welcome home.

Hey! What do you think you're doing?

No, no, no. No, he's cool.

He's cool. He's...

Pedro, why did you do that? That hurt.

Did it hurt like it hurt when you abandoned me

and I thought you were dead?

No, it didn't hurt like that.

It is an honor to make your acquaintance, Pedro Worth.

My name is Vikram and I...

Not a word you should probably say in here, sir.

Ah, good point. Too many true believers around.

Hi. Lysa.

Sorry. He's clean.

I know he's clean. He's like my little brother.

Was. And then you ran out on me.

-I didn't run out. -You disappeared!

Months ago. You, you didn't phone.

You didn't message. You...

I know, I know. I'm sorry. It's complicated.

Okay. Fair enough.

Your life has always been complicated

and it's easy to judge without knowing all the facts.

So here's your chance to make it all good.

Just tell me where you've been.