Guardians of Time (2022) - full transcript

[dramatic music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

Alex!

Another nightmare?

Do you wanna tell me about it?

It's... complicated.

[groaning]

Try and get some sleep.

It's only a few more hours
before everyone gets here.

[dramatic music playing]

[arrows thwacking in distance]



[birds chirping]

Sybil! Time for breakfast!

- Whoa!
- Papa Nickolaou!

Alex! Who are you racing this
fine morning?

No one. You can't lose
when you're not racing anyone.

Yes, but you can't win either.

You're getting swifter
every day,

which means you are growing.

Not fast enough.

Everyone grows at exactly
the rate they were meant to.

But I suppose
some breakfast might help.

[chuckles]

[door locks]

[cutlery clinking]



Uh, no books
at the table, please.

- What are you reading?
- It's called Last Flight by Amelia Earhart.

It's her notes and diaries of how
she crossed the Pacific Ocean

- all by herself.
- Not entirely by herself, as I recall.

I believe she had
a navigator with her.

- Yes, it's Fred No on an!
- That's him.

Didn't do her much good,
apparently.

I wouldn't be
too sure about that.

I imagine it must be
very comforting

to have someone with you
when you're lost.

Being alone
is a very hard thing.

Everyone should have someone
they can get into a little mischief with.

[vehicle honking in distance]

- Speaking of which...
- Eh, eh.

Eat your breakfast.

- Done.
- Me, too!

- [girls] Sybil!
- [screams]

[all chuckling]

Aw, it's good to see
the girls together again.

Yes, it is.
[chuckles]

[Zoe] I saw your post from Peru.

[Theo] The whole country
looked amazing.

It was kind of haunting.

The City in the Clouds,
apart from it all.

- Sounds beautiful.
- It was.

Oh, Andres,
it's so beautiful here!

- [all] Ooh!
- Stop, it Alex.

Who is Andres?

You haven't told them
about your foreign fling?

It's not like that
and you know it.

What foreign fling?

Oh, he's this handsome
Peruvian travel buddy...

who you keep on texting!
[screams]

He's helping me with my Spanish.

- [girls] Mm-hmm?
- [Alex] Oh, yeah?

Say one thing in Spanish.

Te quiero mucho.

- [all laughing]
- Mucho, mucho!

Enough!

I hereby terminate

this preposterous Peruvian
pen pal conversation

and submit a motion to commence the first
challenge of this year's Nickolathlon.

I second it!

What's the challenge?

- Archery.
- Easy.

Not so fast.

It has been decided

the first challenge
of this year's Nickolathlon

shall be archery!

Three targets,
three arrows, no excuses.

[upbeat music playing]

[arrow whooshes]

[cheering]

This is ridiculous. How do
I even aim with this thing?

Three targets,
three arrows, no excuses!

All right, all right.

- Ooh! So close.
- [scoffs]

[exhales]

[arrow whooshes]

[pan clunks]

[clattering]

Um, I-I did that on purpose.

- Mm-hmm.
- Mm. Okay.

Ooh!

It's not over yet!

Zoey could still win this round

for hitting the closest
to the target.

I can't believe it!

It's neck and neck!

Things are really heating up

as we head into the third
and final round.

- You're kidding.
- Nope.

[exhales]

[gasps]

Oh! Way off course!
Don't know what happened there.

With Alex and Theo eliminated,

this is Zoey's window
to get it all.

This is the showdown
of the century!

It's cousin versus cousin.

Young versus old.

They're one year apart.

[screams]

Yes! You did it! That pencil
didn't stand a chance.

Good game.

Are-are you okay?

I'm fine. Just need a
chance to redeem myself.

- Right now?
- Now's as good a time as any.

- What's the challenge?
- A footrace.

- [sighs]
- You don't approve?

Why does it have to be
a footrace?

Can't it be like...
Like trivia or something?

I'm much better at trivia.

You guys know that I can't
beat you guys in a race.

Then, you can stand
at the finish line.

[sighs]
I'll be inside.

Alex, wait!
Alex, don't be like that!

She'll be fine.
She just needs to learn

that not everything
is about her.

She can't control her age.
You were ten once, too.

I'd trade entrance exams
for losing a race any day.

[clock ticking]

- [door clicks]
- [whoosh]

[clock ticking]

[birds chirping]

[clock ticking]

This is the finish line!

Ready...

- [clock ticking]
- [clock hands whir]

Set...

Go!

[exhales slowly]

[clock hands whir]

[groans]

[crying]

[clock hands whir]

[gasps]

[panting]

Nice save.

- What happened?
- How did you react so fast?

Uh, so no winner for this
challenge. Call it a draw?

Uh, I guess so.

Um, maybe we
should go find Alex.

Yep.

[clock ticking]

[grunts]

[whispers] Wow.

[indistinct chatter in distance]

- What a silly question!
- You know what I mean.

Yeah, we didn't exactly have
the most conventional childhood.

And yet you still have all of
your fingers and all of your toes.

- And lots of character.
- We're leaving the girls with you.

We trust you, but you don't
exactly discourage perilous activities.

- What, what...
- Scraped knees and bruises are one thing,

but just look at what you
have in this room alone.

I think it's safer
that I have them in here

rather than the alternative,
don't you agree?

Besides, no one's allowed
in my office.

Oh, I think Alyssa
is just worried

about the things
you don't have control over.

- Like when Sybil was young.
- That was taken care of.

- You helped me take care of it.
- Oh, I remember, Dad.

Okay, we just want you
to remember that, yes,

they are smart and clever,
but they are still young.

They're gonna try to get in
enough trouble on their own.

[chuckles]
I shan't underestimate them.

[chuckles]

[clock dings]

Oh, time to go.
You better go get your bags.

Hello, little one.
It's all right.

I was young, too, once.

I understand the allure
of the unknown.

Let me see what you've chosen.

Hmm.

Oh!

Ah!

[chuckles]

These are not easy books.

It's okay. I'm already
at a 10th-grade reading level.

[both chuckle]

I think these might be
even more advanced than that.

Oh.

Hmm.

[blows]

Maybe just one.

Just this time.

[sighs]

But you must promise me
to take care of it.

This is one of the most
important books in my study,

and I'd be very sad if
something were to happen to it.

Hmm?

Let's go see everyone off,
shall we?

Let's go! Let's go!
Time waits for no man!

And the beautiful beaches
of Greece

won't suntan themselves.

It's a research trip, Papa.

Oh, hopefully you can mix in a
little pleasure with all that business.

The country holds a very
special place in my heart.

You be safe
and look after the girls.

Everyone is old enough
to take care of themselves.

Still, you're the oldest.
I'm counting on you.

Now, listen, it's not
about the time you spend...

[both] It's who
you spend it with.

That's right.
Listen to your Papa

and minimize the funny business.

Now, give your big guy
a hug. [chuckles]

Hey. You really don't
have to drive us, Dad.

Oh, nonsense. Gotta keep
these old eyes sharp.

Besides, I think the girls
have earned a few hours away

- from their dusty old Papa.
- [all chuckle]

- [mutters]
- Okay.

- [all] Bye!
- Have a good trip.

[door closes]

So, what should we do next?

Tag. You're it.

- Tag.
- Hey! I'm not playing!

I couldn't catch any of you.

Besides, I have
a new book to read.

- [clock ticking]
- [clock chiming]

Where'd you get that?

Papa Nickolaou.

He let me borrow it.

Really? From his study?

Must be a cool book.

It is.

Take a look.

So, who won the race?

Uh, no one, actually.

Zoey almost tripped,
so we called it a draw.

So, she tripped
and you didn't win?

No, I caught her.

We both stopped
before the finish line.

I would have blown right by her.

Better take your wins
when you can get them.

You're probably just used
to winning all the time.

I'm sorry about before.

I know you're not as fast as us.

But trust me when I tell you

that growing up is not all
it's cracked up to be.

You're just saying that
because you're not ten anymore.

Do you know why I want this year's
Nickolathlon to be the best ever?

Because it's my last one.

After I graduate this summer,

I have to go to some
prestigious school

in the middle of nowhere.

Mom and Dad are already
helping me with applications.

I had to be ten, too, you
know? For a whole year.

Then I suffered through 11
and survived 12.

You will, too.

And once it's over,

you'll miss it as much as I do.

I highly doubt that.

Well, we'll see.

It's not about the finish line.

It's about the steps
you take to get there.

I was about to send
a search party.

What's that?

It's a book Papa Nickolaou
let Alex borrow.

[both] From the study?

- Can I see it?
- Sure. Just be careful.

Of course.

"The beginning is the end is..."

Weird. Is that a typo?

No, you're reading it wrong.

As a linear sentence,
it doesn't make sense,

but read it in a circle.
It's a cycle.

"The beginning is the end is the
beginning is the end is the beginning."

The sentence
doesn't start or stop.

Wow!

It's beautiful.

- Is this the manor?
- It is.

Look, here's the kitchen,

down here is the hallway,
and there's the study.

What does spatium mean?

Could mean a lot of things.
"Room" maybe.

- Time Room.
- That makes no sense.

It says "The Gate
of Space and Time".

Right? That makes
so much more sense.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Wait.

Where is the Time Room?

If this the study,
and this is the drawing room,

then there's no physical space
for this room to exist.

Did they tear it out?
Renovate?

No way. There isn't even
a closet where it should be.

[dramatic music playing]

This is it.

Hmm. Well, I'm fascinated
to see where this leads.

It's physically impossible to put
another room where you're standing.

What does the paper say?

"How oft Time's hands
join half a day,

this age The Four
will make their way."

Time has hands?

"With darkness drawn
and chaos mounted,

a new day dawns,
though time is counted."

That's just gibberish.

Is this it?

I've never seen this before.

I-I don't understand.

This... this door
can't lead anywhere.

Isn't weird that we've
never seen this before?

We've been up and down
these hallways a million times.

[door creaks]

- Whoa.
- This is impossible.

Guess not.

[chuckles]

- Alex!
- [Alex] What?

It's just
an imaginary Time Room!

What's the worse
that can happen?

[Alex chuckling]

I've never seen
anything like this.

Why has no one ever told us
about this room?

- What if nobody knows about it?
- Well, someone made that map.

What does it say to do next?

Um...

nothing. There's nothing else.

What about the book?

Mm.

[Theo] I don't see anything
about a Time Room in here,

but there are more maps
and pictures.

[indistinct whispering]

Sybil, come look at this.

[marbles clinking]

[Theo] They look like they
could be thousands of years old.

They're incredible.

[fire whooshes]

No, no! Fire, no!

[sighs]

I-I just don't understand.

Where can this room
fit inside the manor?

Um, maybe it
isn't inside the manor.

[birds chirping in distance]

Close the door, Zoey.

- What did you see out there?
- Uh, it... it was a... a forest with, uh...

- And you?
- It's a magical forest.

Okay. Okay.

Uh, open the door again,
would you, Zoey?

[birds chirping]

Close it.

All right. Okay.

Is there another door
in here somewhere?

Right.

Alex!

It's fine! It's just
a magical forest!

Zoey!

All right, well,

this is the only door in or out
of this room,

and it seems this room is
no longer inside the manor.

So, I think we have
to leave this room

in order to find the manor.

We have to go out
in order to come back in.

[sighs]

[groans]

Girls?

It was the only way out.

We'll be all right as
long as we stick together.

Yes!

[particles whooshing]

We're nowhere near the manor.

Uh, um...

Do you recognize something?

I wouldn't say recognize,
but I think it's a door.

[Theo] A door? Where?

It does look like a door.

And so it begins.

Where's the doorknob?

There is no doorknob.
Just a keyhole.

If you get that open and just
jump in there all willy-nilly, I swear...

Hey, guys, look at this.

If it's in the book, maybe
it can help us get home.

Over here.

This looks like
a piece of that tablet.

But it's broken.

Fan out and search
for other pieces.

[clock ticking]

[clock hands whir]

I found one!

Me, too!

Let's see how these
fit together.

Okay, Zoey, yours is,
like-like, at the bottom.

Maybe, like, rotate it.

Uh, no. Okay, Sybil,
yours is, like, at the top.

No, put it, like,
at the other top.

Okay, wait. I just...

[Alex] Zoey and Sybil,
seriously, get it together!

- [laughs]
- Would you like to try?

Turn your piece again
just one more time,

counterclockwise instead.
Yes. Perfect.

That just leaves this one.

[whirring]

[wind whooshing]

- [gasps]
- [groans]

Stay back!

- We're not gonna hurt you.
- Careful, Zoey.

[grunts]

Take it easy!

[grunts]

- Nice.
- [Agot grunts]

- Ow! That's it!
- Hey, Zoey, look at him.

- He's just scared.
- Scared?

Agot is never scared!

Agot...
What is this?

Not daemon or pixie.
Those faces...

What are you?

We're just... people.

People? People.

Human people?

And that book?

She likes to read.

You really don't know
where you are?

This is the Forest
of Forgotten Thoughts.

It's where people
are sent to be... well...

Forgotten?

But who would wanna forget you?

Most things
are forgotten eventually.

[exclaims] Forgive me.
Isolation has dulled my senses.

I did not recognize you.

I am Agot,

humble servant
and Protector of the Passage.

And who do you think we are?

This is the Eleventh Age,

which means you
are The Warriors Four,

the Guardians of Time.

And you're the Protector
of the Passage?

Wherever you'd like to go,

and whenever you'd like
to be there.

Can you help us open it?

- I cannot.
- [sighs]

Listen, we're not
who you think we are.

We just came here by mistake
and we just wanna go home.

You are the Guardians of Time,
it's undeniable,

but regardless,
I cannot open the passage,

because I do not have
the Tempus Key.

- Well, where is it?
- It was disassembled long ago.

Is there no other way
to open it?

The Tempus Key is the only way.

Otherwise, it's just a door.

But why is the door here in
the middle of a forgotten forest?

To protect it, of course.

Do you know
how much power that is?

The ability
to go anywhere, anytime?

I could read the scrolls in
the lost Library of Alexandria.

You'd have to know Latin.

I can learn Latin
and then read the scrolls

in the lost Library
of Alexandria!

Or we could return home.

So, to get back,

we have to go through
a locked door,

and to unlock it, we
have to find a broken key?

Not broken. Disassembled.

All you need to do is gather the
three Crystals of Time to reassemble...

[feet thudding in distance]

[growling in distance]

Someone must know you're here.

[suspenseful music playing]

[growls]

It can teleport?

Time works strangely here.

Some creatures can
manipulate it in subtle ways.

[growls]

Are you okay?

[growls]

[gasps]

Alex!

[growls]

[clock ticking]

[dramatic music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

- Sybil, we have to run!
- But Alex...

[Zoey] Sybil, now!

[Agot yells]

[yelps]

- [growls]
- [pants]

[Agot] Good riddance!

- [Alex] What happened?
- [groans]

- Are you hurt?
- Poison branches.

I'll be all right if we can
stop the infection in time.

[groans]

How we do that?

Grey a, an old friend.

She can help.

Where are the others?

Far from here.

I'll help you get there.

And I shall help you reunite
with the other Guardians.

[suspenseful music playing]

[growls]

There! I see
a break in the woods!

[screams]

[shrieks]

[growls]

[shrieking]

[Pamphilos] Well done, Shadow.

[squawks]

[Pamphilos] The Treefolk are not
usually aggressive creatures.

But they can be
controlled with magic.

You must have angered
someone very powerful.

We didn't do anything.

We were just trying to find
a way out when they attacked us.

- They?
- Yeah, there were two...

- [gasps] Alex.
- No, you can't go back in there.

- It's too dangerous.
- I don't care, Theo!

- I can't just leave her there with...
- With Agot.

He knows what he's doing
far better than we do.

And they could be anywhere.

Who knows how far
that thing teleported them?

You lost a member of your party?

Yes. My sister.

[sniffing]

Shadow has her scent now.
He will find your sister.

[grunts]

What brings you to Kairos?

Is that what
this place is called?

You don't know where you are?

We didn't mean to come here.

We entered this world
through a door that doesn't exist

in a room that doesn't
exist in our grandpa's house.

We're hoping if we find the Tempus
Key, then we can get back home.

The Tempus Key?

But that means...

I apologize for not
recognizing you sooner.

You're the Warriors Four.

The Guardians of Time.

That's us, I guess.

I am Pamphilos,

former soldier
of the Atlantean Guard.

Uh, well, I'm Sybil.
That's Theo and Zoey.

Zoey? I've never heard a name
like that before.

I've never heard a name
like Pamphilos.

Well, welcome to Kairos,

world between worlds
from which time itself springs.

Last line of defense
against Kronos

and home to all
who have been lost to time.

Lost to time? Is that where
the dinosaur came from?

Indeed, it is.

Shadow and I were not always
travel companions.

But we met each other here,
fellow outcasts.

I am honored
to be in your presence.

Permit me to accompany you
in your journey.

I pledge my fealty and swear to
give my all to fulfill the prophecy.

Prophecy?

"How oft Time's hands
join half a day,

this age The Four
will make their way."

How do you know that rhyme?

I've heard it
since I was a child.

Everyone has.

The foretelling of the arrival
of The Warriors Four

to lift the curse
and take their place

as the Guardians of Time.

Okay. I think we're gonna need an
explanation about this whole guardian thing

if everyone's gonna keep
bringing it up.

Pamphilos, could you explain
to us what you've just said

as though we've never
heard any of it before?

[soft chuckle] I see.

- Follow me.
- One second.

We are about to follow
a mysterious stranger

off into the wilderness.

- He seems nice.
- Nice doesn't mean safe.

[Sybil] We are also
effectively giving up on Alex

- and hoping she's okay.
- We are not giving up.

With or without Alex, we can't
get home without the Crystals.

Okay. I just wanted to make
sure we were committed to this.

Next challenge of the annual
Nickolathlon... find Alex.

[Zoey and Theo] Find Alex.

[Agot] You have shown me great
kindness, strength, and bravery.

Are these attributes part of
your powers as a Guardian?

I don't have any powers.

Perhaps you do not see.
But I...

[groans]

Will your friend know
what to do?

Grey a is an incredibly
powerful sorceress.

Is she nice?

She is... wise.

[groans]

Hello.

[water trickling]

[groans]

He needs your help!
We don't have much time!

[groans] - [Grey a]
Time is not kind to all.

Indeed there are those who
would prefer its dissolution.

It appears time has been less
kind to me than it has to you.

You may not recognize
your humble compatriot Agot,

at your service.

Agot. Always good
to see a friend.

Your venom
is spreading. Come.

[groans]

Is he gonna be okay?

In time.
And with the right care.

What brings you so far
from home, little one?

How do you know
I don't live out here?

[Grey a] You wear
your feelings like a veil.

And nothing lives out here,
they've made sure of that.

[indistinct chanting]

Thank you, old friend.

Rest now.
Let it run its course.

What do you mean,
nothing lives out here?

Agot and I share
an unfortunate history.

The same people
who imprisoned him

banished me to live out
my days in this cursed place.

Crops cannot grow in this soil,

and no living thing
comes within miles.

Who would do this to you?

They're gone now.

But their presence echoes.

The Crystals
could restore order.

Right these wrongs.

Is that why
you've come this way?

The Temple of Chronoception?

But without a Guardian of Time,
you won't be able to...

I see.

Chronoception.
I think I read about that.

[pages flipping]

[bird squawking]

The Age of Gods rose and fell,
but the Titans remained.

The ruthless Titan Kronos
was trapped in the outer realm,

but the Titan Prometheus found
mankind noble and beautiful,

and chose to live among them.

He fell in love, married,
had children, and grandchildren.

All the while,
his brother, Kronos,

plotted to undo reality
as we know it,

return this realm
into a timeless, space less void

where he can rule once more.

Kairos is the front line
of conflict eons in the making,

and in the Eleventh Age,
prophecy tells of four warriors

who will lead us to victory
as the Guardians of Time.

And you think we
are those warriors,

the... Guardians.

We're almost there.

Hold on!

[Zoey] So we're trapped
in the Bermuda Triangle of time

and Papa Nickolaou
is supposed to be a Greek god?

That's right, if I understood
the story correctly.

This is ridiculous. I barely
made it through midterms.

I don't think I'm ready for a
save-the-universe level of responsibility.

Let's not get ahead
of ourselves.

First, we have to reassemble
the Tempus Key and find Alex.

If Papa Nickolaou is who you
say he is, he'll know what to do.

Do you know anything
about the Crystals of Time?

There are three:
The Crystal of Chronoception,

the Crystal of Chronometry,
and the Crystal of Chronology.

They're hidden deep inside
three unique temples,

and that's how you'll know
what I'm saying is true.

What do you mean?

Only the descendant of a Titan
can enter each temple.

I know you must have
many questions,

but when your feet touch
the floor of the temple,

there's no denying that the blood
of Titans flows through your veins.

Is that where you're
taking us now?

Not yet.

[dramatic music playing]

[Pamphilos] I don't know what
you'll face in the Temples of Time,

so you need to be
prepared for anything.

- [Theo] Is this Avalon?
- What's left of it.

Yeah, as in King Arthur
and the...

Knights of the Round Table.

It's so well maintained
compared to the rest of the castle.

[chuckles] A few fellow soldiers
and I

preserved and protected
this location

before the Dark Times.

After the First Great War,

I started hiding caches
in various locations

should the need arise.

I will help you focus the magic,

but you must
envision your weapon.

Focus your energy.

See yourself
fighting confidently

to protect what you love
and make it reality.

[dramatic music playing]

That was incredible.

You did beautifully.
Who's next?

[grunts, sniffs]

[Grey a] I see this view
so often every day,

I sometimes forget
how beautiful it is.

What troubles you?

Agot says the Temple of
Chronoception is near here.

I should be brave, like he says.

But I'm afraid...

without them.

I've always thought I
would be this great explorer.

But I'm just scared and lonely.

I want Sybil.
[sniffs]

I want to show you something.

Wow. It's beautiful.

When I was banished here,
I used this to feel less alone.

Look here.

Relax.

The glass responds
to your heart.

[breathes deeply]

Whoa.

Is that what I think it is?

Perhaps.
What do you think it is?

Amelia Earhart's plane!
The one she disappeared in!

She and her navigator!

I do not recall the name,

but I do believe
it was a female pilot.

Wait, is this here?

Everything you see in this looking
glass is somewhere in Kairos.

So... she didn't crash.

She landed here, safely,
lost to time.

This was many years ago.
She's with the Atlanteans now.

Atlanteans?
Like the city of Atlantis?

Can we go there?
I'd love to see it!

[Agot] The Atlanteans
are not a welcoming people,

- particularly to creatures like me.
- You're okay!

How are you feeling?

Much better, thank you.

So, what do you mean,
not like you?

I am a "less than..."

less than tall, less than
fast, less than smart.

I know how that feels.

How could you?
You are less than no one.

You are a Guardian of Time.

Not back at home.

I'm just a little sister
who can't keep up.

What? What...

What are they doing?
They're not even looking for me!

- And who is that boy?
- He looks like a member of the Atlantean Guard.

The images in the looking glass
are not always what they seem.

I'm sure they didn't
mean to replace you.

Take me to the Temple
of Chronoception.

[eerie music playing]

We should be close.

[blows]

All right, let's go.

[Agot] Unfortunately,
I cannot join you inside.

Only a Guardian may
set foot inside the temple.

For me, it is a simple archway.

But I can't do it alone.

As I have said before, you can.

You were born
to hold the Crystals.

The Tempus Key
is rightfully yours to wield.

Nothing inside the temple
can defeat a Guardian of Time.

I don't feel like
a Guardian of Time.

Possessing the Crystal itself
may unlock your powers.

[sighs]

Okay. Here goes nothing.

[dramatic music playing]

"Chronoception.

The perception
of the speed of time

both forward and backward."

[gasps]

[case unlocking]

[chuckles]

[chuckles]

You retrieved the Crystal?

- Yes, I have it here.
- And your powers?

I think you might be
wrong about those.

I don't feel any different.

We shall see.
Have you used it yet?

Used it?

Yes, the Crystals hold the
powers of Time within them.

So... what do they do?

The others affect the
nature of time around you,

but this is the Crystal
of Chronoception.

It affects the way
time moves through you.

Sounds like I have
to do some homework.

[thunder rumbles]

Pamphilos,
can I ask you something?

Of course.

In the woods,
something strange happened.

- With the vine giant.
- Strange?

Yeah, time stopped.
It just froze, kind of.

The giant was about to crush me,

but then it was frozen and I
was able to get out of the way.

Is that normal?

Does that happen
a lot around here?

There are some with the ability
to manipulate time in small ways.

Like the Treeback
you encountered.

But to stop time completely,
that is a very powerful feat.

It must be your powers
manifesting.

- Powers?
- Ah, yes.

You wouldn't have heard of this.

The Guardians of Time
each have a special gift.

It is their birthright.

It comes from
your Titan lineage.

It will take some time
to develop naturally,

but will be of great help
to you in your journey.

I haven't experienced
anything like that.

Is there something
we can do to unlock it?

There are ways, but it's best
to let it happen naturally.

Your powers will come to you
when you need them.

It's important to be ready
for something like this.

Too much power too fast
can be a burden to carry

rather than a strength to wield.

Come, we are almost there.

This is it?

- It's just an arch.
- To everyone else.

But to you, this is
the Temple of Chronometry.

Chronometry?
As in the measurement of time?

Yes. Time moves in a
measured, ordered fashion.

But that was not
always the case.

Kronos's universe
was one of chaos.

There was no temporal order.

Okay.

- You sure about this?
- Not even a little bit.

But if it means getting
closer to finding Alex,

it'll be worth it.

[dramatic music playing]

[groans]

Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm-I'm just
getting a headache.

"Two bodies have I,
though both joined as one.

The more I stand still,
the faster I run."

What?

An hourglass.

Wait, this is timed?

What happens if we don't
figure it out in time?

Let's not find out.
[chuckles]

[whispers] An hourglass...

There was an hourglass
at the entrance.

- [groans]
- Are you okay?

No. Something's wrong.

- It's in my head.
- What do you mean "in your head"?

The book. The pages
I looked at,

I can remember them all exactly.

Every picture and every word.

I remember what you had for
breakfast last Sunday morning.

Eggs on toast, over-easy,
with two squirts of hot sauce.

Mom had a breakfast burrito
with green pepper,

and Dad had leftover pizza
from the night before,

half pepperoni
and half pineapple.

I remember everything.

I mean, it's a weird thing to
remember, but it's hardly everything.

No. I mean everything.

I remember that you're on page
235 of the book you're reading.

Your bookmark, it's...
It's blue with gold dots.

When I was five, we hid painted
rocks in the woods behind the manor.

When we went
back to find them again,

we couldn't remember
where we had put them,

but I remember now.

I remember everything.

[pants]

[pants]

Just breathe, Theo.

You're okay. Just breathe.

Clear your mind.

I'm okay. It's just
a lot to process.

I suddenly have all these memories
swimming around in my brain.

It's like I'm still there
hiding the rocks,

or at breakfast.

I can see it all in
perfect detail, but...

[sighs]

If I don't think about it...

[scoffs]

I think having powers might
not be all it's cracked up to be.

[chuckles]

- I know what to do.
- You sure?

It's in the book. I can see
it like it's right in front of me.

That hourglass, the one with the
red sand, turn it over on the altar.

- Look!
- [all chuckling]

You did it.
I knew you would.

I'm glad one of us did.

Come, we need to find shelter.

We don't wanna be travelling
when the darkness rolls in.

The darkness?

[dramatic music playing]

[sniffs]

We'll use these stones
to channel ancient magic

to create a barrier stronger than
any physical one we could build.

I hope you don't
think me ungrateful,

but why are you helping us?

I know this must be very new
to you and the others,

but to me, this is the most
important conflict of all time,

the only conflict that matters.

And if I can contribute to the
victory of good in any meaningful way,

then it is my solemn duty and
distinct honor to do just that.

I also enjoy your
company considerably.

Um, the symbols on those
stones, what do they mean?

It's an ancient
Atlantean dialect.

The key to harnessing
the magic of nature herself.

[thunder rumbles]

How much time do we have?

Enough.

What is it?

The high servant of Kronos
once led an army of dark forces

in an effort
to free the old Titan

and shred the fabric
of time and space.

His name was Deimos.

I fought alongside
the armies of Atlantis,

and together, we defeated
and imprisoned him.

That darkness
is what remains of his army,

cursed to endlessly wander
in the night.

Angry, violent, and hungry.

We wouldn't last long
outside the circle.

- What about Alex?
- Anyone who lives in Kairos

knows a safe place
to go at night.

I'm sure she'll be safe
with your friend.

Incredible. Such power.

I feel it emanating even now.

That's the last of it. I shall
see you on the morrow.

You sure I shouldn't
come with you?

Not until your powers
have fully manifested.

It's too dangerous.

- [thunder rumbling]
- [gasps]

What is it?

Disorder. Chaos.
The undoing of time itself.

Many creatures thrive in it.
Others are torn apart.

But I thought the Crystals
restored order.

- Won't it protect me?
- One of three.

Stay here.
You're safe with Grey a.

I must go to the others
now that we know where they are.

There's no time to lose.

I'll be back before you know it
and you'll all be reunited.

[shuddering sigh]

- That darkness...
- Pay it no mind, child.

I know how to make
your powers manifest.

[soft chuckle]

[panting]

[fire crackling]

[thunder rumbling]

Can't sleep?

I have dreams sometimes.

This one specific dream,
actually.

A lot.

I'm beginning to wonder
if it isn't really a dream.

What do you mean?

Doctors tell me it's the
response to a childhood trauma,

but it feels different.

When I was small,
I was alone in the manor.

Everyone else had gone
to a party,

but I wasn't feeling well.

A man broke in and ransacked
my grandfather's study.

I bumped into him.

He frightened me.

Sounds frightening.
Especially for a child.

But it's more than that.
I don't just see that night.

I see us as we are now.

I've seen it my whole life.

You've always dreamt this?

As long as I can remember.

Sometimes I see things
when I'm awake,

like déjà vu for something
that hasn't happened yet.

Visions.

It's more than that.

They feel like
more than memories.

Like I'm actually there.

It's clearer this time, though.

It's always felt like
something was wrong with me,

something to be afraid of.

The impediment to action
advances action.

What stands in the way
becomes the way.

A gift can seem like a curse
until you find its meaning.

[thunder rumbles]

It's so dark.

This is the work of Deimos.

The desire of Kronos.

What we're fighting against.

If we fail,

the universe will fall
into darkness and disarray.

Then we won't fail.

- [thunder rumbles]
- [gasps]

What was that?

The Dark Army
is very active tonight.

They sense its power.

Are we in danger?

You retrieved this Crystal
on your own.

You have nothing to fear.

If that isn't enough
testament to your power...

you will soon see
what you truly are.

I wish my sister was here.

You don't need your sister.

Not anymore.

[yells]
I can't let go!

Grey a, please help!

[groans] Ow, ow!

[screams]

I'm so sorry
you had to experience that.

How do you feel?

I-I don't know.

[slurping]

- [dragon growling in distance]
- [gasps]

Grey a?

Grey a?

[growling]

What's that noise?

- [growls]
- [screams]

No! No!

[growls]

[suspenseful music playing]

[roars]

[growls]

[panting]

[crying]

Hush, child.
You're safe now.

No one can hurt you ever again.

- What happened?
- Your powers.

It would seem you wield
the power of Entropy.

Entropy?

Change over time.

You hold at your fingertips
the very powers of change.

Did I... did I do this?
I'm sorry.

Don't you understand?

You are the most powerful
creature I've ever met,

more powerful than the other
three Guardians combined.

- What?
- Yes.

Judging by the sigils
on their armor...

Hindsight, Presence,
and Foresight...

They each wield one component
of past, present, and future.

But you...

you wield the power
of all three at once.

Rest now.
Recover.

And when you wake,

take your rightful place
as a Guardian of Time.

[birds chirping]

We aren't far
from the Temple of Chronology.

We should easily
arrive there by midday.

- That's great news.
- Splendid news, indeed!

- Agot!
- State your business, traveler.

I see you have company.

- Where's Alex? Is she safe?
- You know him?

That's Agot. He helped us
when we first got here.

- Alex is safe and sound.
- Where is she?

Waiting for you
in the Temple of Chronology.

- I'll take you there.
- Thank you, Agot.

We have some breakfast left,
if you'd care to join us.

Oh, there's breakfast?

I have enough for
my needs, thank you.

If he ever asks to see the
Crystals, you mustn't oblige.

What do you mean?

The Crystals hold great power on
their own, even without the Tempus Key.

There are many
who seek them at any cost.

If Deimos were to ever obtain
all three Crystals,

he'd becomes unstoppable
and the war would be lost.

You heard him.
Alex is waiting for us.

[Grey a] And the way is clear.
Continue as planned.

She will face the others
at the gate.

I'm with them now.
Will she be ready?

She already is.
She just doesn't know it yet.

How long was I asleep?

As long as your body needed.
How do you feel?

Different.
But the same.

Who were you talking to?

- I have some difficult news.
- What is it?

The other Guardians.

Their Atlantean companion
has stolen and now wields

the Crystal of Chronometry
and all its power.

He now seeks
the Crystal of Chronology,

- but they are powerless to stop him.
- No!

Agot is traveling there to help,

but I fear he may not survive.

We have to help them!
You can stop him!

Until all three Crystals
are removed from their temples,

I cannot leave this place.

- I can.
- It's too dangerous.

Maybe. But what
other choice do I have?

It controls the way
time flows through me.

So let's make this
an even fight.

I'm done with being weak.

I'm finished with being small!

I'm through with being young!

[groans]

[screams]

I'm so tall.

And powerful. And fast.

All the strength of age.

He won't know what hit him.

How will you get there?

- I'm gonna run.
- But you have no armor.

I don't need any.

We're very close now!
Almost there!

You said the war
will continue on,

even after we find the Crystals?

Deimos and his servants will
stop at nothing to free Kronos.

What happened before?
How did you defeat Deimos?

We almost didn't,
but fate was on our side.

We were able to imprison him
where he remains to this day.

Imprison how?

In a stone table in the Forest
of Forgotten Thoughts.

The tablet was shattered
to ensure he couldn't escape.

- It can't be.
- Oh, no!

- The stone in the forest.
- That broken tablet.

- Deimos.
- What are you talking about?

Agot is Deimos.

He's taken the form of Agot,
no doubt to gain your trust.

He needs you
to gather the Crystals

since he can't enter
the Temples himself.

How can we trust him about Alex?

How do we even know she's safe
or even waiting for us at the Temple?

She's too valuable to him
to cause her any harm.

At least, until he has
all three Crystals.

We can't let that happen.

Was he lying
about all of it then?

Will the door not take us home?

- Door?
- The door in the tree.

The Tempus Key unlocks time
and space, not a door.

The Key houses the Crystals
and channels their powers.

Deimos wants the power
of the Crystals, not the Key.

You should take it.
Take it far from here.

- Keep it safe from him.
- I must refuse.

The Crystals belong in the
hands of The Warriors Four.

Our only choice
is to stand and fight.

[dramatic music playing]

[Agot] I see it!
We're here!

I can't help but think
this is some kinda trap.

It's the only way to get
Alex back and go home.

The last challenge.

We can do this.

We'll do it together.

[exhales]

- I'm confused.
- What happened?

Nothing.

I was wondering when you
were gonna get here.

This is the second Crystal
I've retrieved all by myself.

It's the Crystal of Chronology.
It wasn't even that hard.

- Alex, look out!
- You're trouble.

What did you do to him?

Alex?

What happened to you?

I got better.
Better than you, at least.

Just admit it. I won.

I got two Crystals all by myself

and the three of you
only managed to get one.

Alex, this isn't a game!
What did you do to Pamphilos?

Don't worry.
He can't hurt you now.

- You-you didn't...
- He's fine.

He's just trapped behind
an ancient rock formation.

See how he likes it.

Alex...
we were...

so worried about you.

Oh, yeah? So worried you got
matching new outfits and picked up a boy?

The Crystal of Chronology!
Incredible!

Beautiful, isn't it?

- Alex, don't!
- Relax, Zoey.

Alex, you can't trust him.
He's using you.

Agot kept me safe.
He protected me.

Where were you?
Off with some boy.

It's not like that, Alex.

Whatever. Let's just get the other
Crystal from Pamphilos and go home.

He doesn't have it!

I don't know what Agot
told you, but it was a lie!

- Sybil, I'm not a kid anymore!
- Clearly!

I am more powerful than
the three of you combined!

Just give me the Crystal,
so we can go home!

Ow! What the...
Look out!

[pants]

Alex!

Get away from her.

I've been trying to tell you,
he's here to help us.

Your powers
are truly incredible.

If you hand me the other
Crystal as well, I might be able to...

Verum adte!
Show your true form!

[Agot groaning]

Agot?

This is my true form.

I didn't want
to frighten you before.

But... you're Agot.

You're small and weak, like me.

You're not small
and weak anymore.

You are strong.

You can save this world,
and I can help you.

No. You...

You lied to me.

No, Alex.

I protected you.

They must be working together,

in league with the forces
of darkness.

No.

It's me.

What have I...

[screaming]

Alex, you have to stop this!

I can't.
I can't control it.

You can.
I know you can.

I'm scared.

- No, Sybil, stop!
- You can't!

I have to.

- [panting]
- I can't stop it.

You can.

I can't!

Then we'll just have
to stop it together.

[sobbing]

[screams]

I'm so sorry.
[sniffles]

It's okay. I'm here.

[sighs]

No matter.

[dragon growls]

- Oh, no.
- What?

- It's Grey a.
- Who's Grey a?

A second ago, I would
have said a friend of mine.

Right.

[chuckles]

Grey a is a dragon?

Long story.

[grunts]

[roars]

- It's now or never.
- For what?

To become the Guardians of Time.

This should be interesting.

[old Alex] Agot kept me safe.
He protected me.

Where were you?
Off with some boy.

[Theo] It's not like that, Alex.

- [old Alex] Whatever.
- I wanted to go back further.

[old Alex] Get the other Crystal
from Pamphilos, so we can go home.

He doesn't have it.

In exactly 17 seconds,
that creature is gonna strike.

Theo has photographic memory.

It's a little more
complicated than that.

- Why aren't we noticing?
- [old Alex] Sybil, I'm not a kid anymore!

[Sybil] Clearly!

Are you gonna
throw that rock at me?

I already did.
In three, two...

Ow! What the...
Look out!

That really hurt, you know?

[Theo] It had to be done,
for the good of the group.

- [Zoey] Deimos.
- [Pamphilos] Show your true form!

[Zoey] What do we do?
He's gonna see us.

- [Theo] He won't see us.
- [Zoey] How do you know?

[Theo] Because he didn't
see us before.

What we don't know
is what happens

after our past selves
travel back in time.

[Zoey] So, what you're saying
is, he won't see us yet?

[Theo] Precisely.
We narrowly escaped before,

but we need to formulate a plan
for what comes next.

[rocks crumbling]

I'm sorry about this next part.

I have to say, Alex, it's
quite an impressive ability.

You've managed
to utilize time itself

as both a defense mechanism
and a weapon.

I probably shouldn't have
rushed into it, though.

It's not the age,
it's the experience.

[Theo] This is it. We just caught
up with our previous timeline.

- [Zoey] So, what's the plan?
- [Sybil] We improvise.

Clever trick.

But you'll need more
than that to defeat me.

[thwack]

I think that's our cue.

- [old Alex] Agot?
- [Theo] Fascinating.

Now, we're watching our past
selves watch our past selves.

This is getting complicated.

It seems like we can't go back
any further than this point in time.

Not without the Key.

Sorry, everyone, but my
embarrassing solo performance

is coming up again.

[Theo] I'm sorry we
keep reliving this, Alex.

[Sybil] It's all in the past.

[Alex] Well, so are we.

If we can't go back any further,

aren't we kind of
out of options?

[Sybil] One thing at a time.

I'm sure there's something
we can do.

If we can't change
any of the variables,

then our fate is pretty much
fixed at this point.

- Speaking of, Sybil...
- Right.

[Deimos] Nice trick,
but you'll...

- Tell me when.
- Now.

Are we going to keep
playin' this game?

It's grown rather tiresome.

That's right. We can't
keep this up forever.

And we can't let him take the power
of the Crystals for himself either.

[Deimos laughing]

This?

I don't want this.

I don't want the power
of the Crystals.

I want to destroy them.

It's the only way to bring
about the return of Kronos!

Whoa. So, freezing time
is Zoey's power.

- What's your power, Sybil?
- We don't know yet.

Past.

Present. Future!

You can see
the future, can't you?

[Theo and Zoey]
You can what?

I think my mind
can travel through time.

I'm glad we got that
straightened out,

but I don't know how long
I can hold this.

What's the play?

- I think I can change one of the variables.
- How?

If I use my power together
with the Crystal of Chronology.

- You mean that pile of dust?
- I can fix that.

Yeah. I don't know
how much more I've got in me.

Whatever you're gonna do,
do it fast.

[dramatic music playing]

Alex!

I'll be right back.

[dramatic music playing]

[Papa Nickolaou]
It's all right, Sybil.

I suppose
he wasn't expecting me.

And neither were you, I gather.

Did you find
what you were looking for?

Yes, Papa.

I have to go
and take care of something,

but you go right back
to what you were doing.

Alex! It's here.
It's in the bag.

- What?
- The Tempus Key!

I put it in the messenger bag
ten years ago.

Tear open the lining!

- [fabric ripping]
- [grunts]

[roars]

[shrieks]

[roars]

[chuckles]

I have it here!

- [growls]
- [shrieks]

[roars]

Enough!
Give me the Crystals!

Get your own!

[groans]

Thank you.

It's been my honor.

[kisses]

Let's go home.

[all laughing]

We couldn't have done it
without you, Alex.

I think I'm okay with
turning 11 before I turn 20.

Probably a good idea.

You're gonna be
an amazing woman someday,

but right now I just want
you to be my little sister.

Looks like you
have a lot to tell me.

I can say the same about you.

[all laughing]

[man] Did you tell them
the truth?

I told them
what they needed to know.

[dramatic music playing]

[woman vocalizing]