The Outpost (2018–…): Season 4, Episode 3 - The Gods Thank You - full transcript

TALON:
Previously on The Outpost...

All hail Queen Falista!

CROWD:
All hail Queen Falista!

KINJ WHINES
- CROWD SHOUTS

- Falista, stop.
- Arrest him!

You're going to be a father.

Oh, oh, oh!

Talon doesn't like this new queen, huh?

Now I know how
to pay my debt to Talon.

SHE GASPS
- BLOW THUDS

Why did you let her go, Tobin?



I'm coming back for you this time, Corven.

- You are not one of The Three.
- I am the King.

Meaningless.
Your kinj won't work on me.

It appears now that we are The Three.

You must learn to control the kinj
you just received

if we are to rule together
and serve the will of the gods.

We? We are not ruling.

The Queen and I are ruling.
You are advising.

Of course.

You are King and Queen

but we who possess the powers
are The Three.

Tobin, just think if you had this ability
when my life was being threatened.

- The assassin couldn't have escaped.
- Exactly.

Learn to use it for me.



I will. For you.

Good.

- I will teach you.
- No, no, no.

I don't need you breathing down my neck
watching my every move.

I will learn how to use it myself, alone.

- It will be much faster...
- Alone.

Come on, kinj, do it.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

What are we looking at?

TOBIN SIGHS

- Seems important.
- Munt!

HE GROANS

HE SIGHS

Come on.

Just work!

HE GRUNTS

Eh...

I could jump further.

Shut up, Munt.

If Three can do it, I can do it.

OK.

HE GRUNTS
- CHAIR CLATTERS

I give up.
HE SIGHS

Oh...

branberry mead.

This would be so much easier
with a little ale in my head.

Hmm.

HE YELLS
- TOBIN LAUGHS

It worked!

It worked.
HE LAUGHS

How did you do that?

I have no idea.

I have no clue...

Tobin?

I see you, Levare.

Come to me.

MUNT:
Tobin?

HE GASPS

Tobin, you alright?

HE PANTS

SHE SIGHS
Warlita, thank you so much.

This is certainly helping
to put my mind at ease

after the chaos of the last few days.

Maybe Warlita can bathe me next.

Absolutely not. Get your own attendant.

Preferably a less attractive one.

Anyway...

I don't know how I did it.

I just...

popped across the room,
and I wasn't even trying.

Well, I mean, I'm no expert

but mine seems to work best
when I sort of will it to

without really trying too hard.

CUPS CLATTER
- SHE GASPS

My clumsy fingers are to blame.

Allow me to get Her Majesty
a fresh plate of food.

Are you alright?

Do I look alright to you?

You've been on edge for days.

You can't keep doing this, Falista.

Do you really blame me?

My assassin is still out there.

Probably with accomplices.

For all we know, the food and drink
could be poisoned.

How am I supposed to rule
if my subjects just...

reject my very existence?

You show them

the caring and intelligent person
that you are.

Show them the girl I fell in love with.

That's sweet.

Now come here.

Oh.
SHE LAUGHS

Come here.

SPONGE SQUEAKS

Am I... Am I doing it right?

Just try not to drown me, Munt.

Tobin, I'm not sure
I'm the right man for the job.

HE SIGHS
You're the only man for this job.

Me?

- Why me?
- Because I trust...

WATER SPLOSHES

And as my valet, not only will you
bathe me and serve me...

HE BLOWS
- You can advise me.

You want my advice?

And since you can't bring me a vat of ale,
that advice would have to do.

Unless...

Do you have any ale?

I thought you quit partaking of the drink.

I did, but I...
HE SIGHS

I thought maybe the...

you know, the ale might help

loosen up my mind, you know?
To help me use the kinj.

Some drink?

Yeah.

To help...

You know what?

I'll talk to the owner.

Maybe I can put together a few things.

This is another reason
why I hired you, Munt.

You're well-connected.

Yeah. Ah...

Right, here we go.

And now, we can...

- figure out...
- There it is.

- ...how to track down...
- MUNT GRUNTS

...the assassin who tried to kill Falista.

It is my fault she got away.

Sounds like what you need
is an old-fashioned investigation.

There's only one man I can
think of who can help with that.

I assume you've summoned me here
to schedule my execution.

Quite the contrary.

We have summoned
you here to enlist your help.

Well...

as long as you're working with her

- that's not going to happen.
- Garret, please. Listen.

My life was recently threatened.

Tobin's reminded me
that your family have a history

of investigating these sorts of issues.

HE CHUCKLES

You want to make me Gate Marshal?

- Yes.
- HE SCOFFS

Swear your allegiance
and I will grant you your freedom

in exchange for finding this criminal.

Do you accept?

As I've already explained to your husband

I shall never swear allegiance to you
so long as you align yourselves

- with The Three.
- Enough.

Take him away.

Oh. I see who's giving the orders.

Let me speak to him.

Guards!

Give us a minute.

You're wasting your time.

You should have left me to rot
in jail like you promised.

Three is dead.

- What?
- I killed him.

And I have his kinj.

Can you control it?

I'm working on it.

- So you're one of The Three now?
- Absolutely not.

I'm trying to give Falista and myself
a legacy to be proud of, but I can't do that

with Falista being stalked
by crazy criminals in the Outpost.

HE SIGHS
- Now I trust you.

I need you to do the same for me.

Oh, I trust you, Tobin.

But I don't trust Falista,
and I don't trust Two.

Did they tell you the cost
of bringing you back?

The life of a...

a Relman soldier.

I would have done the same for her

as you have already done for Gwynn
and myself once before.

I won't swear allegiance to The Three.

- I can't.
- How many times do I have to tell you?

- I am not one of The Three.
- Alright.

Alright.

Will you release me if I swear
my loyalty to you, Tobin, and only you?

Will you find the girl
who tried to kill Falista?

I'll do my best.

I'll ask Falista.

Why ask Falista?

Aren't you King?

Set him free.

You redecorated.

Yes. Warlita did a beautiful job,
didn't you?

It feels like home now.

I liked it the way it was.

Now, I assume you didn't bring us here
to drink tea and gossip.

You're my honoured guests.

I wanted you to feel at home.

So you won't be kicking the Blackbloods
out of the Outpost?

No, of course not.

In fact, I invited you here to see how
I can make things better for your people.

I know us royals don't have
the best track record

as treating Blackbloods as equals

but I want to change that.

How?

You tell me.

Why are you doing this?

I'm sure it's no surprise to you all,
I need allies.

The people here don't seem
particularly inclined to accept a new ruler.

Well, replacing Gwynn is no easy feat.

What can I offer the Blackbloods
in exchange for loyalty?

I'm giving you all the olive branch
that Rosmund was never willing to give.

I'll give you land...

autonomy, gold.

- That actually sounds fairly reasonable.
- So now our loyalty can be bought?

We can't just reject an offer
that lifts our people out of oppression.

The Blackbloods belong here
as much as anyone else.

And we don't need her permission.

Wren?

You're the High Priestess.
It's your decision.

High Priestess?

I didn't know.

Well, from one royal to another...

- I'm not a royal.
- Well, from a Queen

to a High Priestess then.

What can I offer you?

We plan on bringing our people through
from the Plane of Ashes soon.

We do?

Well, you said it yourself.

The Blackbloods belong here
as much as everyone else.

We want our people to be treated as equal

promised land of our own, and shelter.

Absolutely.

And in return, I'll have your support
as Queen of the Realm.

How do we know that you'll keep your word?

I'll sign a formal decree. Will that do it?

We should talk about this.

Is that a deal?

Yes.

We have a deal.

Your Majesty.

So we're just going to give Falista
exactly what she wants?

She's giving us exactly what we want.

Take it this means
you're going to accept your fate?

You're gonna be High Priestess?

My mother had a collection of ancient texts

that were passed down
from one High Priestess to the next.

I'll need them to learn more,
and then I will make that decision.

Then we'll retrieve the texts and the rest
of the Blackbloods at the same time.

- Yes.
- Hold... hold on.

I'm not so sure it's a good idea
to bring them through right now.

It's time, Talon.

I can keep them in line like my mother did.

Hopefully, I can convince my brother
to come home with me this time.

If he won't come willingly,
we'll have to force him.

We're not leaving anyone else behind.

Oh, she sure sounds like
a High Priestess to me.

I hope she knows what she's doing.

"Everyone" means bringing
the Blackfists through as well.

This is a terrible idea
and I don't agree with it, not one bit.

Janzo, you do realise that I lived
in the Plane of Ashes for years?

- And were you with child then?
- Well, no, but I...

- Why must it be you who goes, Wren?
- Because...

my mother had thousands of texts.

I am the only one
who can read the Yindrian

therefore I'm the one who knows
which ones are important.

Uh-huh. Well, I can read Yindrian,
so I'll go instead.

And do you know which texts are important
to Blackblood culture and religion?

HE SIGHS
It's called the Plane of Ashes, Wren!

Ash can't be good for the baby.

Since when do you care so much

- about High Priestess responsibilities?
- I...

No. I distinctly remember

you refuting any belief that bloodline
should play any role in choosing this.

I merely feel a scientific responsibility

to protect our ancient texts
and recorded histories.

Janzo, come on, aren't you even just a little
curious about what we might find?

I'm sorry, but I won't watch you
risk your life or our baby's.

It is so sweet that you care.

It is so...

so...

so...

sweet.

But you can't change my mind.

LOUD CRASH

What was that?

Stay here.

MUNT GRUNTS

Alright, fine. Here we go.

Ah...
HE ROARS

- Munt!
- Oh!

- What are you doing?
- Nothing.

You're trying to steal
the outlawed libations, aren't you?

Lub... libet... lubub...

- Drinks.
- Ah, yeah.

No. No, no. No.

Munt, you can get arrested
if you're caught, you know that.

Well, that's not very fair, is it?
The King himself asked me to do it.

King? Oh, right, yes. Tobin. Um, right.

The King asked you to steal for him?

Well, he didn't use the word "steal".
It was more like "fetch".

Interesting.

It's what he said.

If the King still wants to drink,
even with it outlawed

that means certainly others will be willing
to take the risk also, which means...

Eh?

Means maybe they'll be willing
to pay a premium for it.

Munt, you're a genius.

HE CHUCKLES
People keep telling me.

You've had a key this whole time?

HE CHUCKLES

Just you wait and see, Munt.

This! This!

This is gonna be the start
of something fantastic.

HE LAUGHS MANIACALLY

Yeah.

MUNT MUTTERS

Talon?

Tobin freed me.
HE CHUCKLES

And, uh...

made me Gate Marshal.

Talon?

Oh! Get off me!

If you're Gate Marshal,
that means you're in charge

of hunting me down
because you think I tried to kill the Queen.

I just got the job.

I don't want to hurt you.

Doesn't matter.
I can't trust you now.

Suit yourself.

THEY GRUNT

So much for not hurting me.

Luna, you can't run forever!

RATS SQUEAK

Luna, let's just talk!

HE COUGHS

FLIES BUZZ

Come on.

I found her just like that.

Barely able to speak.

She's barely moved.

I can't blame her.

It was a gruesome sight.

Maybe she wouldn't have stumbled upon
a mass grave if it wasn't for you.

Hold on.

Don't put this on me.

She ambushed me,
not the other way around.

She's a child. Alright? She was scared.

Yes, of getting caught for trying
to assassinate the Queen.

- Which she could be executed for.
- Why are you protecting her?

Why are you trying to expose her?

I came here looking for you,
not to expose Luna.

Although Tobin did appoint me Gate Marshal,
so I guess it is sort of my job.

So now you're working with The Three.

No, I'm working for Tobin.

He actually killed one of them,
took his kinj.

Tobin has the orange kinj?

So he's one of them?

Why do you care so much about this kid?

- You see yourself in her, is that it?
- Well, don't you?

HE SIGHS

I have to go to the Plane of Ashes
with Wren and Zed.

We're bringing through
the rest of the Blackbloods.

What? Why now?

Wren decided.

I guess she's High Priestess
or something now.

But I agree with her.

- We might need them to fight The Three.
- If you can control them.

Wren thinks she can as High Priestess.

I need you to promise me
you'll look after Luna while I'm gone.

You want me to protect the person
I'm meant to be arresting?

Yes.

HE SIGHS

Promise me.

Alright.

There you go. Come on.

MUNT GRUNTS

- Is this going to work?
- JANZO LAUGHS

I passed the message, just like you told me.

It is an entirely fool-proof operation,
Munt.

We need a way to make money and people
need a place to socialise and imbibe.

We're simply supplying the demand.

Ah. Just like Mum.

Yes. Wait, no.

Not like Mum.

But not not like Mum.

Right, uh...

Our first guests.

This goes here...

Welcome.

What happened to all the tables?

Don't ask.

Let's keep going. There's no time to waste.

Slow down.

Alright, we need
to talk about the Lu-Qiri.

HE SIGHS

We can't bring new ones through.

We don't know where they're running off to.
It could be dangerous.

The Blackbloods won't be so easily convinced
to leave their Lu-Qiri behind.

So we bring them through
and put them on a tight leash.

How? Keep them in the stables
with the horses?

Do you have a better idea?

We wait until we know more.

No. I need those texts, Talon.

Our people have waited long enough.

I know you're concerned about the
Blackbloods mistreating the humans again

- like last time...
- No, I'm worried about the Blackfist.

Alright? They've already proven
they can't be trusted.

They'll follow the High Priestess.

You sure you can handle them?

No, but what other choice do we have?

Good. We leave tomorrow. First thing.

INDISTINCT STREET CHATTER

It looks beautiful on you.

You must keep it.

Please take this as a token
of my deepest sympathy.

I know since the great battle,
things have been difficult

and I want to help.

Tobin was right.

I just had to get out amongst the people
and show them who I really am.

And then they'll love me...

PEOPLE GASP
- MAN: Go away.

We don't want you.

Royal or no.

You will come to find I don't tolerate
unruliness in my kingdom.

KINJ WHINES
- HE SCREAMS

Apologise to your Queen.

HE SPITS
- THEY GASP

KINJ WHINES
- HE SCREAMS

CROWD MUTTERS

SHE GASPS

There you are...

just as I remember you.

We will be reunited

soon enough.

The gods have spoken to me...

and I have heard them.

- Be careful.
- We'll be fine.

All of us.

Promise me you won't leave Wren's side.
Not for one second.

Well, I can't if you're holding me.

Pinkie promise?

I promise, Janzo.

Thank you for meeting me.

Did you find the assassin?

You told me the price Falista paid
to bring you back to life

was a single Relman soldier.

Yes, what of it?

You lied to me.

You lied to me
about who died to save you.

TOBIN GRUNTS

What makes you say that?

The 20 dead soldiers that I came upon
in the sewers make me say that.

I know what a body looks like
after Two siphoned the life out of it.

They signed up
to give their lives to their ruler.

- They died with honour.
- Gwynn would never have murdered her troops

to save herself or someone she loved.

She would have died first.
She did die first!

You declared your loyalty to me.

Because you said you weren't one of them.

I'm not.

Yet look what you've done.

Covered up murder
at Two's hands on behalf of Falista

- or should I call her One?
- It wasn't murder.

They were soldiers dying to
save their King.

Now do your job

and find the woman
who tried to kill my wife

or you'll find yourself back
in a prison cell!

You did precisely what you had to.

The key to ruling is power

and the key to power is fear.

I had hoped that love would win them over.

Love does not ensure submission.

Those who deny your power
are a threat not just to you...

but to our gods.

I see that now.

You were right all along.

What are your orders, Your Majesty?

Orders?

To deal with the many dissidents
in our midst

spreading their poisonous beliefs
against you.

What do I do?

We have to find them.

Guards?

Search the Outpost
for any soul not loyal to the crown.

Hunt them all down
and lock them all up.

GROUND RUMBLES

What in the gods happened to those Lu-Qiri?

ZED: That's most of them remaining
in the Plane of Ashes.

Who would do such a thing?

I don't know.

Perhaps Corven will be able to tell us.

Any idea where he might be?

Probably somewhere inside the cave complex.

I'll go and check.

Something feels off.

Aside from the dead Lu-Qiri?

No, when we were living here

there was always a Blackblood
or two at this entrance.

You need to come and see this.

Zed, this looks like it's almost everyone.

No.

What do you mean?

Our people. This is all of them.

Or at least most of them. All dead.

More bodies here, too.

Corven.

ZED:
He's not one of them.

What happened here?

The Blackfist finally did it.

They killed them all.

WOMAN:
Not all.

Issa, what have you done?

Wren.

- Zed.
- Issa, where's Corven?

ISSA:
That crazy fool? Who knows?

Doesn't much matter now.

Doesn't much matter?

We came to take you home. All of you.

Too late.

For all we knew,
you stranded us here forever.

So your solution was
to murder all our people?

Your people tried to murder us.

So we killed them first.

How many Blackfist survivors?

You killed them all.
An entire civilisation.

You're not surprised the Blackfists
won the war, are you?

You see this as somehow winning?

Actually, not quite.

We still have a few problems
to resolve first.

One...

two...

three.

Actually, four.

We get two lives for one with you.

Get back.

THEY GRUNT

You alright?

Is that a child's doll?

Yes.

But there are no children here.

TALON:
We need to save the children.

You think they're still alive?

I hope so, otherwise we're all that's left
of our entire civilisation.

Well, those and us remaining at the Outpost.

Zed, you go and find Corven.
Maybe he knows.

I'll head back towards the chamber
where we left him.

Think I can remember the way.

Alright. I'll go find my mother's
ancient texts.

Do they even matter now?

Seems to me,
they're more important than ever

if I'm to advise what's left of our people
and preserve our history.

Well, I'll come with you.
Meet us back here.

You're just as bad as Talon,
do you know that?

With your perpetual sustaining
of injuries.

SHE WINCES

You feeling better?

Just restoring her stitches
before they get infected, no thanks to you.

Why aren't you handing me over?

I can't very well turn you in
for something I plan to do myself.

That's very big of you, Garret.

You want to kill Falista?

I thought you swore loyalty.

To Tobin, not Falista.

Garret, you know he will do anything
he can to protect her.

Which is why we need to gather
as many people loyal to Talon as we can

and find somewhere safe to meet.

- Do you know a place?
- No.

Yes. Maybe.

- Where?
- First I have to ask you

are you still the Gate Marshal?

- I suppose.
- Sorry, I can't help you.

What are you up to, Janzo?
Something illegal?

No. Maybe.

Depends when you're asking.

If you were asking before the Prime Order
shuts down the Nightshade, then no.

Nothing illegal at all.

If you're asking after...

You're still selling libations.

Garret, how dare you accuse me
of such a crime?

I'm not going to arrest you.

Yes, I opened up a secret underground pub.

Perfect. Do you know when Talon
and the others will get back?

Soon, I hope. I'll feel much better
once Wren's back safe.

Right. We need to organise as many
like-minded people as we can find

before the Blackbloods return.

WREN:
This is my mother's cave.

They took everything.

And why would they, if they were just
going to wipe everything out anyway?

Good point.

SHE GRUNTS

What did that Blackfist mean
when she said she'd be killing two for one?

Uh...

Have the tips of your ears
always been that colour?

I remember everyone fussing over
a woman with white-tipped ears

in my village when I was younger.

You're with child.

Mm-hmm.

Wren, you could've died in there.

And why wouldn't Janzo tell me?

I told him not to tell anyone.

No wonder why he was such a wreck.

He's being a little bit overprotective.

SHE SIGHS

I just wish that my mother...

I just wish that I had some family here
to help me through this.

And now with all of our people gone,
I have no idea how I'm going to...

You have Janzo.

And you have me.

And Zed,
when he's not being a complete arse.

Hmm.

HE SIGHS

HE GRUNTS

HE YELLS

Levare...

you have come to us.

Stay away! Stay away!

It is time to wake you, Levare.

HE BREATHES HEAVILY

If there was ever a time
you were gonna work

now would be a good time.

I will you to work.

I am begging you to work!

I'm begging you!

FOX CRIES

I need to talk to you now. Alone.

Tobin?

DOOR SHUTS

My kinj, it took me to this place.

There was a cave and there was a tomb.

There was this being there.

It was nothing like us.
It was ancient and white.

You visited the gods.

The gods?

I've only seen them in my visions

but to be granted the honour
of visiting them in person...

No, no, no, no.
This was no god, Falista.

This was a monster.

You've been blessed.

This is just a sign
that I'm on the right path.

That we're on the right path.

- No, no, no.
- Yes, yes.

The gods of The Three are real.

And we will be honoured
unlike any other royals before

because we have been chosen.

This is our divine right.

Can't you see it?

This is our destiny.

- I don't know.
- Yes.

ZED:
Corven?

Corven!

I came back for you like I promised.

METAL CLATTERS

VOICE LAUGHS

Your promise means nothing to me.

You should never have returned.

We fixed things in the other world.

I returned to take you
and the Blackbloods there.

There are no more Blackbloods.

I'm alive.

And so are you.

And Wren. Wren is alive, too.

HE LAUGHS
It's a trick.

A lie.

Why would I lie to my own family?

Wren would come to find me herself
if she were really here.

She had to find her mother's texts, Corven.

Yavalla is dead.

Wren is the High Priestess now.

Wren will fail without me.

Take me to Wren.

Beautiful Wren!

Corven!

Oh!

Did you find what you were looking for?

No.

No, consider this trip
a failure on all fronts.

Blackfists destroyed everything.

The whole place was ransacked.

Wren will fail without me.

Don't ask me.

Wren will fail without me.

SHE GASPS

My mother's texts. You saved them!

For you, dear Wren.

SHE CHUCKLES

CORVEN:
No!

They found us.
HE YELLS

Corven, wait!

- We need to leave now.
- I'm not going anywhere without my brother.

WREN:
We need Corven and those texts.

If anyone has any brilliant ideas,
now's the time to share.

ARROWS WHISTLE

Zed.

You and your brother always did need me
to get you out of trouble.

Even as kids.

Nedra.

Long time, Zed.

It's been a long time.

How did you survive?

We had to.

SHE WHISTLES

WREN GASPS

You saved the children.

Yes. Yes, I did.

NEDRA:
He had a little help.

We've come to take you home.
Away from this place.

Well, you're a little late.

- I'm sorry, Nedra.
- Let's not wait another moment.

Come on. Come on.

PORTAL WHOOSHES

No!

Corven! Corven!

HIS BREATH SHUDDERS

Thank you... for keeping your promise,
dear brother.

DOOR OPENS

Leave us.

You have been imprisoned
because of your disloyalty to the Queen.

But now, your disloyalty
will be your salvation

for there is no higher honour

than to give your life

for the power greater than us all.

HE SCREAMS

HE YELLS
- PRISONERS SCREAM

THEY GASP

Hm...

The gods thank you.