The Outpost (2018–…): Season 4, Episode 6 - All We Do Is Say Goodbye - full transcript

TALON:
Previously on The Outpost...

These symbols, I've seen them before.

- The puzzle room under the Outpost.
- What?

JANZO SCREAMS

What if "Skevikor" is a thing,
like this altar?

And to unlock
the Skevikor you need a key.

Rise, Tera.

TERA GROWLS

VORTA:
Janya's soul...

is free.

The kinj bearers



will go to the place
that they call the Capital

and present themselves to the gods.

You're coming with us to the Capital.

You're making a huge mistake.

- Chain them.
- HORSE WHINNIES

HORSE HOOVES CLATTER

HORSE SNORTS

HORSE WHINNIES

KINJ WHINES

GUARD:
Hey!

HORSE NEIGHS

You really think I didn't warn my guards
about what tricks you have up your sleeve?

Try that again and their orders
are to kill.

You're fools. Both of you.



GUARDS SHEATH SWORDS

TOBIN CLICKS TONGUE
- HORSE WHINNIES

HORSE NEIGHS

We've been given the gift
to go to the Capital

to unburden ourselves of our kinjes
and deliver them to the gods.

This journey is a death sentence.

The gods will reward us for our loyalty.

They'll murder us as soon as they see us.

Tobin, please.

Just listen to us. Turn back.

There's still time to stop this madness.

This is the only way we can truly be free.

All of our problems can be traced back
to one thing.

These kinjes.

All the destruction, all the death.

This will be no different,
it'll just be our death and destruction.

Once we sacrifice our kinjes willingly,
the gods...

They're not gods.

Whatever they are...

they shouldn't have a reason to harm us.

Just as delusional as your wife.

We'll be unburdening ourselves of a power
that doesn't belong to us.

You'll be handing over our greatest strengths
to monsters who are nothing but evil.

Zed and I have seen it.

Alright, they slaughtered all our Lu-Qiri.

They tried to kill me and they killed Two.

Two deserved it,
and if you'd just handed over your kinj

they wouldn't have a reason to kill you.

They won't hurt us.

They've spoken to me.

Trust us.

HE SCOFFS
She's the last person I'd trust.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Sister Janya, I see you.

Sister Vorta.

Regain your strength, sister.

Soon we will be reunited.

VILLAGERS SCREAM

VILLAGERS SCREAM

INSECTS AND BIRDS CHIRP

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

You're late.

I can't watch the children again.
I have too many other responsibilities.

The children are your responsibility.

- I'm not the caretaker.
- NEDRA: And neither was I.

Until I had to be.

You need to teach these children
the ways of our people.

It's important.

Alright, well, you teach them.

They know and listen to you.
They don't even understand who I am.

Because you left us
in the Plane of Ashes to rot.

You and Yavalla, Zed and Talon.

You orphaned these children
by forgetting about us.

I think you underestimate
what we've been through here.

Alright?

- It wasn't easy.
- It never is.

But now it's your turn
to make up for your mistakes.

I protected these children.

I taught them to protect themselves.

But I can't teach them our histories

our rituals, our purpose.

I'm just now learning about
those things myself, Nedra

and it's no small undertaking.

Like I said,
I have another job to attend to.

High Priestess is a job only you can do.

Can you say the same for this other job?

With your own child on the way

I would've thought
this would be important to you.

Of course it is.

Of course it is.

- I'll do my best.
- Good.

I'll take you to them.

- Wren, where are you going?
- Um...

Wren is fulfilling her duty

to the Blackblood community.

Teaching the children.

Right, well, Wren and I have work to do.

We're under the threat of death,
unless you forgot?

Falista's left the Outpost, right?

We have some time. I'll just be a few hours.

She could be back any moment.

Wren, these children are really
distracting you from our important mission.

Children are not a distraction, Janzo.

They are very important to the future
of my people, thank you very much.

I didn't mean it like that.

Will our future child
just be a distraction?

Wren, did you forget the part
where we're under the threat of death

unless we follow Falista's commands?

SHE SIGHS

We will we have no future child
unless we determine what the Skevikor is

how to unlock it and then how to stop it.

I can't be in two places at once, can I?

SHE SIGHS
I'm sorry, Janzo.

Look, we're going to be parents, so we need
to learn how to divide and conquer.

Right? You go look into the Skevikor,
I will fulfil my duties as High Priestess

and then I will come back and help you.

Not as if I need to sleep
or eat or anything.

GUARD:
Let him in. He can pass.

CHICKENS CLUCK
- GUARD: Keep it moving.

Oi.

CHICKENS CLUCK

Shh!

Talon, you seriously need a new lock.

Hm.

Hmm.

HE GRUNTS

HE GASPS
Gotcha.

Push the lever

or leave it alone?

What would Janzo do? No!

What would Wren do?

Whoa!

- What is this place?
- Luna, what are you doing here?

Is this some kind of secret lab
for your little experiments?

Well, you shouldn't be here.
It could be very dangerous.

You're down here.
It can't be all that dangerous.

- What's that?
- Hm? No!

HE SCREAMS
This is the end of the world!

- Whoa!
- Am I dead?

CHIMES JANGLE

DOOR OPENS

Did you know all this was down here?

Nobody did.

You're welcome.

That was very careless,
what you just did, Luna.

You could've blown yourself up.

Worse, you could have blown me up.

You don't get the riches
if you don't take the risks to see them.

What?

Who knows what dangerous thing
you've exposed us to now.

OWL HOOTS

WREN HUMS TO CHILDREN

HUMMING CONTINUES

HUMMING STOPS

They're all asleep.

I haven't heard that song since I was a kid.

I haven't sung it since I was a kid.

Thanks for watching them today.

Seems I didn't have much choice, did I?

NEDRA:
Still, it means a lot to us

to pass down the traditions of our people
to the next generation.

It meant a lot to me, too.

More than I expected.

I thought it might.

Which is why I'm a bit surprised
at your choice in a partner.

Partner?

That human man. The brewer.

That human man is named Janzo.

So, he's the father?

That's none of your business.

I would've thought the High Priestess
of the last remaining Blackbloods

would choose one of her own
as a partner

when bringing new life into this world.

SHE SCOFFS

I didn't know that our people
had been wiped out.

Of course you didn't.

Because you weren't there.

I didn't plan for any...

This is really none of your business.

I didn't intend to offend.

My only interest is to protect
the future of our people.

DOOR CLOSES

Look at the size of that place.

It must have been untouched for centuries.

No!

You listen to me this time.

No touching.

If I listened to you,
then you wouldn't have found this at all.

No touching.

What does it all mean?

JANZO:
If only I knew.

Maybe Wren's High Priestess texts
will be able to help interpret the symbols.

I'll have to bring her down here.

Do you recognise something?

Uh, no.

It's all just creepy.

I wish Talon and Zed were here too.

They might be able to recognise something.

What do you mean? Where's Talon?

- You don't know?
- Know what?

Tobin and Falista took her
and Zed.

They drove them off in chains

to go and "visit the gods"

whatever that means.

Locked Garret up, too.

And you're down here exploring
a stupid cave?

Listen, the more we learn
about what's going on down here

the more we can understand
about what these "god" creatures are up to.

Besides, Talon can look after herself.

She always has done.

- Talon?
- What?

The portal. Use it.

By the time I get it open, we'll be
ten feet away from where I opened it.

Besides, we're chained up.

It's useless.

TALON:
Exactly.

Our best bet is to try something
when we're stopped.

I'll go crazy before then.

Tell me about your Blackblood friend.

Nedra.

What's the story there?

Why, are you jealous?

Far from it.

There is a story.

ZED: It's not like that.
We were friends as children.

Us and Corven,
always getting into trouble together.

Learned to fight together,
learned to survive together, and then I left.

Not sure she'll ever
forgive me for it, though.

She will. You're easy to forgive, sometimes.

Almost sounds like a compliment.

Don't let it go to your head.

Now that there are so few of us left

don't you feel we owe our people?

Owe them what?

Our future, our loyalty.

Don't you feel an obligation
to bring more Blackbloods into this world?

I'm with Garret, Zed.

It's never gonna happen between us.

I'm not talking about us.

But what about somebody else?

Another Blackblood.

Like I said, I'm with Garret.

- Maybe you shouldn't be.
- Maybe you should watch your mouth

before you say something
I won't be able to forgive.

I'm just saying, assuming we ever
manage to find a way out of this mess

don't you think we have a responsibility
to rebuild our population?

Can't you see that Falista and Tobin
have put the entire Outpost at risk?

Damn it, Josa! You know me.

Lives are in danger.

JOSA:
Hey!

You're not permitted here.

LUNA: I've been sent here
on official business with the prisoner.

Private business.

Wish I could help.

But I'm under strict orders.

Very strict.

You have two minutes.

Where did you get gems like that?

- Wouldn't you like to know?
- Alright, come on.

So impatient.

Talon's in trouble.
I could be too late already.

Why do you think I'm here?

Didn't think I cared about you, did you?

Need your help rescuing Talon.

Will you get a move on?

Uh, how about a thank you?

Or a "Oh, Luna,
what would I have done without you?"

Thank you.

- You're very welcome.
- KEYS JANGLE

How much of a head start does Talon have?

Oh, I thought you didn't care
about rescue missions

or saving lives or anything like that.

I owe her.

Didn't you repay that debt already?

Alright, I like her.

LOCK CLICKS
- Is that what you wanna hear?

Guardie!

So you have a heart after all.

GUARD GRUNTS

Greedy bastard.

HORSE SIGHS

HORSE NEIGHS

HORSE NEIGHS

SHE SIGHS

What happened to you? Are you alright, Wren?

Children. That's what happened to me.

They were so sweet last night.
Such demons this morning.

Half an hour with them and look at me.

I think you look adorable.

I also think this child is a huge mistake.

- What?
- WREN: I just mean look at us.

How are we going to raise a child?

It won't be as hard for us, Wren,
because we'll only have one child...

at first.
HE LAUGHS

At first?

I'm High Priestess, Janzo.
I shouldn't be having one half-human child

much less another.

Say something.

Yeah.

I didn't know you felt that way.

I don't. I don't feel that way, Janzo.
I'm so sorry.

I don't. It's just Nedra
was saying that

the Blackbloods are angry at
our having a child together

and it's really messed with my head.

How am I supposed to be their High Priestess

if the others think that
I'm betraying the future of our people?

I think that's a ridiculous thing to think.

I think it's insulting.

And I think it's ignorant,
and I think it's outdated.

No, it's not so simple.

It's not so simple.
You have to see it from their perspective.

Our entire species could go extinct.

Oh.

We have work to do.

We do, but can we talk about this, please?

Can we not?

It's fine, I promise.

Janzo, Falista's taking Talon and Zed
to those things calling themselves gods

where they'll most likely be killed
if we don't figure out what's going on.

Right.

Well then I've got something to show you.

Follow me.

SHE SIGHS

SHE GASPS

JANZO:
Isn't it amazing?

WREN GASPS

Come here.

What do you make of these etchings?

This one, here.

Seven creatures in a circle.

Could they be the, um,
seven gods of the Blackbloods?

Quite possibly.

Or the deities of another culture.

And this one here? Talon's portal?

Interesting. I think you might be right.

Huh.

This is the Plane of Ashes.

JANZO:
Are you certain?

Absolutely.

This is one of the talus systems
we built around an ancient mountain range.

Called it "The Stairs to the Gods".

If these gods came to our world
from the Plane of Ashes

what do you think we'll find down there?

WREN SIGHS
The real question is

do we even want to find anything?

SHE SIGHS

INDISTINCT CHATTER
- HORSE NEIGHS

HORSE NEIGHS

JANZO GASPS

Are these doors?

There are thousands.

WREN:
There's no hinges, no handles.

Look at the intricacies in the design,
the precision.

Everything heptagonal is spaced
perfectly apart.

It's a mathematical impossibility
to be this way just by chance.

This stone...

It seems nearly impenetrable.

WREN:
Nearly but not completely. Look.

JANZO:
Huh.

Looks like this tree root grew from within

and then penetrated the door.

JANZO EXHALES SHARPLY

Nature's power is fascinating.

WREN: Looks like it pushed
the whole panel out a bit.

Think we can open it?

THEY GRUNT

MECHANISM GRINDS
- It's opening!

What in the gods is this thing?

I have no idea.

But if every door leads
to one of these things...

HE GASPS

...there are thousands of them.

GUARDS LAUGH AND CHATTER

GUARD GRUNTS

GUARD GROANS

GARRET GRUNTS

GUARD GROANS

GUARD GRUNTS

GUARD MOANS

Shh.

SHE GASPS

- How did you get out of prison?
- Luna.

We'd better hurry. We don't have long.

Where is she?

LEAVES RUSTLE

SOLDIER GRUNTS

SOLDIER GROANS

SOLDIER:
King Tobin!

TALON GRUNTS
- SOLDIER SCREAMS

SOLDIER SCREAMS

We're under attack!

- What's going on?
- SOLDIER: It's Spears and that girl!

TOBIN:
Spears!

Where are they?

Spears and the girl who tried to kill you

they've ambushed us.

Well, don't let them get away!

Fix this!

KINJ WHINES

We need to split up the kinjes
so they can't get to both of us at once.

Get Luna out of here.

Garret and I will take care of Tobin.

HORSE NEIGHS

HORSE NEIGHS

Maybe he won't be able to find us.

GARRET GRUNTS
- Surrender now and no one gets hurt!

It doesn't have to be this way, Tobin.

- Let's just talk.
- I'm done talking!

KINJ WHINES
- GARRET GRUNTS

INSECTS CHIRP
- OWL HOOTS

KINJ WHINES

Talon, look out!

TALON MOANS

KINJ WHINES
- GARRET GROANS

HE YELLS

I don't like Tobin's kinj.

Yes, and he seems to have mastered it.

KINJ WHINES
- Yep.

THEY GRUNT

I don't want to fight you, Tobin.

- Then give up!
- GARRET GRUNTS

Get out of here, Talon.

You can't let him take you.

I'm not leaving you.

Tobin, kill me now if that's what you want

but I don't think it is.

You don't know what I want, Spears.

All you've done is undermine the queen and
me since we took the throne.

I thought we were friends.

GARRET:
We are, we are...

We are friends.

Everything that I have done
has been to help you.

Just come with us. Come with us.

- I won't leave Falista.
- TALON: She's not herself, Tobin.

Alright? She's been poisoned

- by that kinj and those visions.
- You really think I don't know that?

I want my wife back!

GARRET GROANS

I just want my wife back.

I'm doing this so I can get rid of the kinj.

I'm gonna take her to them

and we're gonna get rid
of the kinjes together.

That's the only way.

GARRET BREATHES HEAVILY

You're making a mistake.

It is my mistake to make.

Take this.

Take it!

As assurance that someone I trust

can lead the Outpost until we return.

- Tobin...
- Spears.

I'm letting you go free.

Now do the same for me.

KINJ WHINES

KINJ WHINES

What happened?

- Where are they?
- They got away.

That's unacceptable.
You must go back and find them!

- It doesn't matter.
- FALISTA: It does matter!

We've failed the mission
that the gods entrusted to me.

We've let them down!

We'll go deliver our kinjes as planned.

Hey, hey, listen to me.

Forget the others.

This is about us.

Our future.

Our destiny.

MUNT GRUNTS
- Careful.

Careful, we don't want to kill
whatever's living inside this.

You really think
whatever's in there is alive?

Well, its shape and protective material
seems to imply

that whatever lies within it
is meant to be hibernating

without being disturbed.

If it isn't meant to be disturbed

this can't be good, can it?

The roots that penetrated
through the door frame

they must have breached this shell also.

MUNT:
Ooh! Urgh!

Must be what made this all...

HE SCREAMS

WREN SCREAMS AND WRETCHES

- MUNT: Urgh!
- WREN: Munt!

I told you it was dead.

JANZO:
I'm not so sure.

Help me open it, Munt!

- Pull this!
- MUNT GROANS

JANZO SQUEALS

MUNT GRUNTS

THEY GASP

COCOON SQUELCHES

It appears to be breathing.

JANZO GASPS
- CREATURE GURGLES

Took you long enough.

Says the bastards who took both horses.

We were a bit busy trying not to get killed.

Tobin?

- He let us go.
- He went back to Falista.

- They're going to the gods.
- ZED: We have to stop them.

They're running straight into a trap.

Well, they don't think so.

If Tobin and Falista turn themselves over

Talon and I will undoubtedly be next.

The gods aren't going to just stop
hunting the kinjes.

Falista and Tobin made their choice.

Alright? There's nothing more we can do
to stop them.

The best thing that we can do now

is get back to the Outpost
where there are better defences, regroup.

See if Janzo and Wren have learnt
anything that might help us.

There's something I think I should tell you.

What?

It could be nothing

but when I snuck back into the Outpost

Janzo and I discovered
all these ancient drawings

in the chambers under your room.

I saw a drawing there that reminded me

of this thing from the Sanctuary.

I think it might be important.

From the Dragman Sanctuary?

- Can you describe it to me?
- LUNA: Not really.

It's like rays of sunlight
coming out.

Well, can you tell me
where it is at the Sanctuary?

I don't even know exactly.

It just reminded me of something.

I don't like talking about
that part of my life.

But you think it could help us?

I think...

it might be the key Janzo's looking for.

Right, I'll take you to get it.

No, no. I'll go.

The place doesn't
hold fond memories for you.

You should head back to the Outpost.

Fill Janzo and Wren in.

Talon.

I feel like all we ever do is
say goodbye these days.

Well, if there's even a chance
I can find something to stop those creatures

I need to take it.

But we'll be back as soon as we can.

Don't worry about us.

Maybe it's your breath.

COCOON SQUELCHES

JANZO GASPS
- CREATURE GURGLES

JANZO:
It's like it's suffocating.

- We need to get it out.
- Whoa! Do we?

That thing looks like the drawing of the gods
that Falista's serving

Maybe it's better just
to let nature run its course.

If we murder the first of a new species

I'll never forgive myself.

I'm with Wren. That thing looks scary.

JANZO: No. I will not let a living thing die
if I think I can save it.

And if I can save it,
maybe we'll have answers, huh?

CREATURE GASPS FOR AIR

It's alright!

We're trying to save you.

Oh, Janzo, what are the odds that this thing
even speaks the same language as us?

Do you have a better idea, Wren?

MUNT SCREAMS

Is that black blood?

If its anatomy
is anything like yours or mine

the oxygen's being cut off

which means that it's causing swelling
in the airwaves

which means it's blocking it off
even further.

Alright, well what do we do about that?

Hmm.

Coltsfoot, hellebore and hyssop.

CREATURE GURGLES

When combined with the juices from the roots

of mandragora officinarum...

Munt.

Munt.

Drinking this concoction

should allow its airwaves
to open up in its lungs

if it has any lungs.

CREATURE GURGLES

It worked! That worked, Janzo. You did it!

What are you going to do now?
Experiment on it?

Absolutely not.

This could be the start of a new species.

It could be someone's child.

It might even have a child of its own.

No.

We're going to look after it
like one of our own.

Who knows, we might all learn
a thing or two from it.

MUNT:
Wren?

I think it's time I make this very clear.

Children, including mine

no matter what colour his or her blood
ends up being

will be cared for and raised

by our whole community.

That means Blackbloods and humans.

- I never said...
- WREN: Let me finish.

I intend to treat every child in this Outpost
like the treasure they are.

I advise you do the same.

I never said we shouldn't do that.

But I think...

it is our responsibility

to continue our own bloodline
by having pure-bred Blackblood children.

No, Nedra. It is our responsibility
to have children who we love.

With partners who we love.

Not just people who check off
a bloodline requirement.

I love Janzo.

And I already love our child.

So, you get over it.

All of you.

I'm sorry.

HORSE NEIGHS

Where is everyone?

HORSE NEIGHS

Leave the horses here.

We continue on foot.

The gods wait for no one.

Not even a king or queen.

We have to turn back, Falista.

Otherwise we'll end up like them.

SOLDIER GROANS

Turn back.

Get out of here. Get everyone out of here.

No, we might need them.

It's the gods' will.

We must continue on
and give them our gifts.

We're unaffected by
whatever is devouring life here.

The gods clearly only want those
with kinjes in their presence.

Go back outside the city limits.

We'll return
once we've completed our mission.

Go!

Tobin.

Don't be afraid.

Doesn't the sight of this...

this slaughter make you question
the righteousness of these gods?

Those most faithful to the gods
will be rewarded.

We're gonna have
everything we've ever wanted.

KINJ WHINES

Come to your gods.

I will lead you to us.

Follow my voice.

VORTA WHISPERS:
We are right beneath you.

LUNA:
So why are you doing this?

TALON:
What?

LUNA:
Coming with me.

Why didn't you let your boyfriend come?

You seemed upset about going.

I thought it would be better if it was me.

Why?

Because I know what it's like
to be in a place

where you've lost so many people you love.

I wanted to help you through it.

But why do you care?

Because I'm your friend.

Luna, I know how you feel.

You don't trust anyone. I get it.

I was just like you at your age.

But there are people
in this world you can trust.

You can trust me, for one.

I've gone this long without trusting anyone.

I'm not about to start now.

LUNA:
There it is. That's it.

SHE BREATHES SHAKILY

SHE EXHALES SHARPLY

DISTANT BELL CLANGS

I can go in alone if it's too much.

No. I have to go.

I don't even know
exactly what it is we're looking for.

Alright.

But I'm right here by your side.

BELL TOLLS

Let's find another way in.

I know what's in there, Talon.

This is the only passage
to that section of the sanctuary.

LUNA GASPS

CHILD SCREAMS
- HAUNTING NOISES

This is where I hid from the Prime Order.

From Dred.

SHE BREATHES SHAKILY

Where I watched them take my sister
away from me.

SHE SOBS

TOBIN:
I had no idea this was beneath the Capital.

We have been waiting for you.

But where are the others?

Our most sincere apologies, my gods.

But the other two kinj bearers
slipped through our fingers.

We are here to return
the power of the kinjes to you.

Their rightful owners.

So, please, tell us how.

TERA:
Come down here.

Kneel before your gods.

Have you unlocked the Skevikor
as my sister instructed?

We found the Skevikor

under the Outpost

but I'm afraid there was a missing piece,
a key.

And we don't know where it is.

We need the Skevikor key

to awaken our kind
and return their souls.

KINJ WHINES

They waited long enough.

It is time for three to become five

awaken our brother and sister
to re-join us

so we may rule this world together.