Earthbound

>2,100...

>2,100... I am transmitting

I am transmitting from planet earth.

From planet earth. This will be the final entry

this will be the final entry of my mission log.

Of my mission log. It's too dangerous

it's too dangerous to repeat this transmission,

to repeat this transmission, but if someone's hearing me now,

but if someone's hearing me now, listen carefully

listen carefully and tell others

and tell others what you've heard.

What you've heard. People need to know

people need to know what happened here.

What happened here. In case you don't know,

in case you don't know, earth is a blue planet

earth is a blue planet with a yellow sun.

With a yellow sun. It's a nice planet.

It's a nice planet. It's big.

It's big. There's 6.9 billion inhabitants.

There's 6.9 billion inhabitants. It's the sort of place

it's the sort of place it should have been

it should have been easy to hide,

easy to hide, unless you didn't really fit in.

Unless you didn't really fit in. I've been hiding since I was 11.

I've been hiding since I was 11. That's when my father

that's when my father first told me these stories,

first told me these stories, and that's where we'll begin.

The air is breathable.

Here on earth, the last born son of zalaxon

the last born son of zalaxon will live amongst the humans

will live amongst the humans and will, at last, find peace.

> Space commander.

Pew pew pew pew pew. Pew pew pew pew pew.

Pew pew pew.

Ah!

He's awake. He wants to see you.

He wants to see you. >>Right now?

Right now? >Yeah joe.

>Yeah joe. >>Just one minute.

Just one minute. I have to finish this.

>What have you got there? >>It's a comic I'm drawing

it's a comic I'm drawing from a story my dad's

from a story my dad's been telling me.

Been telling me. >Well, I'm sure

>well, I'm sure he'd love to see it.

He'd love to see it. Come on.

I've drawn where they're on zalaxon, see?

On zalaxon, see? >Oh, that's good.

>Oh, that's good. >>And xalador

and xalador has taken the pregnant women

has taken the pregnant women from each of the 12 tribes

from each of the 12 tribes and he's going to sacrifice

and he's going to sacrifice the newborns.

The newborns. And mathius and baby jace

and mathius and baby jace are about to escape into space.

Are about to escape into space. See?

See? >You like this story?

>You like this story? >>Yeah.

Yeah. But you haven't told me

but you haven't told me what happens next.

What happens next. The good guys win, right?

>Do you think so? 'Cause it's not looking so good

'cause it's not looking so good for them, is it?

For them, is it? >>But they're the heroes.

But they're the heroes. They'll keep fighting

they'll keep fighting no matter how bad things get.

No matter how bad things get. >Joe.

>Joe. What if I told you

what if I told you what happens next is mathius

what happens next is mathius and jace escape

and jace escape to the planet earth

to the planet earth and they live among the humans.

And they live among the humans. And when jace is 11 years old

and when jace is 11 years old mathius gets ill and he knows

mathius gets ill and he knows he's gonna die.

He's gonna die. So he decides to finally

so he decides to finally tell the truth to jace

tell the truth to jace about where they came from.

About where they came from. >>But it's just a story, right?

>What if it wasn't? What if it was true?

What if it was true? Joe, I need to know

joe, I need to know you're gonna be all right.

You're gonna be all right. That you'll survive.

That you'll survive. 'Cause this is a hard world

'cause this is a hard world to live in.

To live in. The sun is bright,

the sun is bright, and the gravity is strong,

and the gravity is strong, but you've got to

but you've got to keep fighting, joe.

I was 11 years old when I learned the truth

when I learned the truth about who I was.

About who I was. My name is joe norman

my name is joe norman and I am an alien.

And I am an alien.

>Mission log. Earth date 29th,

earth date 29th, the 9th, 9:24 local time.

The 9th, 9:24 local time. If my calculations are correct,

if my calculations are correct, the tennarias wormhole

the tennarias wormhole should open at any second

should open at any second and I'll be able to see

and I'll be able to see the bedastear constellation.

If the beacon on zalaxon is lit, it should be visible,

dead center.

Something's happening.

>I can see it. I can see the constellation.

I can see the constellation. Come on.

Come on. A flashing light.

A flashing light. It should be visible

it should be visible at the center any second.

At the center any second. Any second now.

Any second now. Any second.

that is a negative sighting on the beacon.

On the beacon. The wormhole reopens

the wormhole reopens in a few months,

in a few months, by which time the rebellion

by which time the rebellion will have succeeded.

End log.

>Hey! What do you think you're doing?

What do you think you're doing? Get back here!

And in other news,

and in other news, stargazers were treated

stargazers were treated to an unexpected display

to an unexpected display of aurora borealis,

of aurora borealis, or the northern lights,

or the northern lights, this evening.

This evening. Scientists are attributing

scientists are attributing the unpredicted...

>mrs. reiley.

>mrs. reiley. >>Oh, you scared

oh, you scared the life out of me, joe.

The life out of me, joe. >I'm sorry.

>I'm sorry. I thought you were a burglar.

I thought you were a burglar. >>What did you plan

what did you plan on doing with that?

On doing with that? >This?

>This? This is just a toy.

This is just a toy. Oh.

Oh. >>I just left a little surprise

I just left a little surprise for your birthday.

I always look after my best tenants.

I just thought I'd do a little bit of a tidy.

A little bit of a tidy. >Oh, there's no need for that.

>Oh, there's no need for that. Thanks very much, mrs. reiley.

Thanks very much, mrs. reiley. Thank you.

Thank you. How did you know

how did you know it was my birthday?

It was my birthday? >>Oh, I saw it in your passport.

Anyway, I thought you'd be out celebrating with your friends.

Celebrating with your friends. >It's a weeknight.

>It's a weeknight. >>It's friday.

It's friday. >Yeah, but I've got to work

>yeah, but I've got to work tomorrow, so...Thank you.

Tomorrow, so...Thank you. Thanks.

Good night.

>Hello ham.

>Hello ham. Hello.

Hello. Missed you.

Missed you.

>Father. >>My son.

My son. You are well.

You are well. >Yes father.

>Yes father. Just logging mission update.

Just logging mission update. There's no zalaxon energy

there's no zalaxon energy signals detected nearby.

Signals detected nearby. Doesn't seem that any

doesn't seem that any bounty hunters even know

bounty hunters even know what planet I'm on.

What planet I'm on. And today was september

and today was september the 29th, the tennarias wormhole

the 29th, the tennarias wormhole finally opened

finally opened but there was no beacon.

But there was no beacon. >>You must be patient.

You must be patient. The rebellion

the rebellion will succeed in time.

Will succeed in time. >It's 26 years to the day

>it's 26 years to the day since we first arrived

since we first arrived on earth.

On earth. >>Don't be discouraged, joe.

Don't be discouraged, joe. The wormhole will reopen

the wormhole will reopen soon enough and

soon enough and the beacon will be lit.

The beacon will be lit. >But what if it isn't?

>But what if it isn't? After next time it's another

after next time it's another 25 years before it opens again.

Sorry father. I just thought I was finally

I just thought I was finally going to be able to go home,

going to be able to go home, you know, and just be able

you know, and just be able to tell people who I am.

To tell people who I am. >>And be a hero?

And be a hero? >Yeah.

>Yeah. Plus, on zalaxon

plus, on zalaxon I'll be really strong