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49 posts created (92%)

4 posts reblogged (8%)

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I tagged 53 of my posts in 2022

#shirozora draws - 46 posts

#the mandalorian - 33 posts

#star wars - 32 posts

#din djarin - 31 posts

#luke skywalker - 28 posts

#dinluke - 28 posts

#skydalorian - 27 posts

#shirozora awkwardly responds to asks - 9 posts

#our flag means death - 9 posts

#tbobf - 9 posts

Longest Tag: 131 characters

#you ever love something so much you just wanna cry and scream and claw at the walls bc it's so hard to breathe?? that's me with din

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

an exercise in "thinking about vague shapes and gestures, how do i flesh that out" that took 4 days longer than i can spare. the companion sketch to the staircase AU scribble that i tinkered with almost every day since Sunday and now it's Friday and i had to tweak the layers 2 minutes ago, so.

seriously though. I really need to stop drawing and actually write like I've been meaning to since last month. get with the program, brain.

1,536 notes - Posted August 12, 2022

#4

Episode 6? What episode 6? I don't know what you're talking about. Din needed help not slicing himself open with the Darksaber and went to the one person who seemed most willing to help.

They have a cheerleader and a snack.

Okay but real talk - I sketched the idea on my phone while waiting in the ER (it was an eventful Tuesday morning - for my mom, I'm all right and so is she!) and had been turning it into a finished doodle when TBOBF ep 6 dropped. Canon can do whatever it wants because I can do whatever I want, too.

P.S. the name of this file is "broad v twunk".

1,649 notes - Posted February 3, 2022

#3

So. I said I wanted to clean up and color one of my sketches and uh. Um. Well. Remembered a post about the "leggy blond" and the whole thing got away from me.

I really need to stop listening to my brain.

Post-S1 cozy warm weekend vibes anyone? *walks into the sea*

1,756 notes - Posted April 23, 2022

#2

"Din needs to do some maintenance on his midlife crisis space bugatti and just happened to be near wherever in the galaxy Luke, Grogu, and Artoo are."

As irritated as I am with how The Book of Boba Fett is being handled, I'm also vibrating with so many thoughts and ideas and cannot draw fast enough. I also have a project with a looming deadline and also, uh, an entire fic to write, if you wanna know how bad I am at self-control.

This doodle came out of some very... spicy thoughts about the Naboo starfighter and negotiating tight spaces. I'm just horribly weak for sleek starships (looking at you, USS Enterprise).

2,359 notes - Posted February 8, 2022

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What if Corey has a CNC kink-

But he's worried you don't wanna do it so he keeps to himself but he gets upset and when you say that you also have the kink he just- goes feral-

Combined this with the ask from @yllcm below. . . my inner sommelier felt it was a good pairing.

Notes: NSFW 18+, unprotected PIV, CNC (con-noncon), noncon, Corey and Michael both alive after Halloween Ends.

PSA on Corey requests: don't take it personally if I don't answer something fast or spin it into Michael thirst lol. 💟

Background Notes: Corey and Michael both survive. I cant resist mentioning Michael revived Corey by snapping his neck, and the whole midnight procession was just from Laurie’s novel, a therapeutic exercise in closure. Corey gets out of town while things cool off.

-

You don’t quite believe it when Corey insists Michael is still alive, until you see Michael lurking around one day. Then, you see him again. It doesn’t seem like a coincidence that you’ve seen him twice in one week. It stays on your mind. You have trouble sleeping.

When you finally drift off for a nap, you have a very hot dream that Michael attacks you and has his way with you. Dream Michael is pummeling you and you’re about to come when you wake up. Shortly after, you receive a call from a restricted number.

- - -

“Hello?”

“Hey babe.” Corey's low voice sends a chill down your spine. “What are you doin?”

“Ohh, I was just taking a nap.”

“Aww, sorry for waking you up.”

“Nah, already woke up. What are you doing?”

“Nothing. Has anyone seen Michael around yet?”

“Actually I saw him myself.”

“You what? really?”

“Yeah, the first time I thought I was seeing things so I didn’t mention it. But today, I was sure.”

“No shit. Is he following you?”

“When are you going to tell me what happened?”

There’s a long pause.

“Not on the phone,” he says. “Wow, I wonder if he’s stalking you. Are you scared?”

“I was, but I just had the strangest dream and I'm not now.”

“What was the dream?”

“Actually it was kind of, um, sexual. I’m still pretty worked up.”

There’s a long pause.

“Sorry, I guess that’s weird.”

“No,” he says. Something changes in his voice. “It’s hot as hell.” He sighs. “What happened, did he fuck you?”

“Really? Okay. Yeah, he came into the diner when I was working. Everyone cleared out but me because I was in the bathroom.”

“Uh-huh”

“He walked straight across the diner and-”

“Did he pull his knife on you?” Corey breathes heavily.

“Yeah. I thought he was going to kill me, then he bent me over a table.”

“Fuck,” Corey breathes. “Then what.”

“Are you hard right now?”

“So hard. What happened next”

“I tried to escape while he had his cock in his hand. He caught me and threw me back down.”

“Ohhh my god”

“Then he forced me.”

“And you liked it?”

You moan softly. “Never felt anything like it before. No offense.”

“What was it like?” He whispers.

“God, now I’m wet.”

“Fuck, I wish I was there so bad.” It’s obvious he’s jerking off.

“Me too, trust me,” you whine as you touch yourself.

“What was it like,” he repeats, darker.

“Like my whole body was being filled.”

“Oh, God,” Corey’s breath becomes ragged.

“It was so hard. And big, it was huge, but it didn’t even hurt.”

“Fuck me,” Corey whispers. “Did he come?”

“Oh yeah, like a firehose.”

“But I didnt. I woke up."

"Fuck, I wish I could stuff you with my cock right now, make you come." You're twitching on the edge.

"Me too, I miss it so bad."

"Suck your tits while I pound you."

You moan as you come. He's grunting.

You say, Iit was so vivid. I guess I liked it, being forced. Would you ever do that for me?”

Corey groans "fuck yes," then sighs in relief as he comes.

As he catches his breath, he says "absolutely.”

You groan and say, "I feel so empty. When are you coming back? Can I come to you? I dunno how long I can wait. "

He sighs. "Michael's following you. What if he really tries something?"

"I dunno, would you be upset?"

"God no, you should do it. Hell, I'd do it"

"Now that's hot."

- -

A few days later, you’re about to leave for work. You open your apartment door and Corey’s there with the darkest look in his eyes. He pushes you right back into your kitchen.

“Corey-”

He cuts you off with his mouth, kissing you ferally. He sucks your neck, gropes your breasts.

“I have to work,” you pant.

He pulls you into him so you can feel how hard he is and you moan, dropping your bag and keys.

He manhandles you onto the sofa without a word and pulls down your pants and underwear. You start to get up to take them off entirely but he forces you back down on your back and pins your hands above your head as he lays his whole body into you. He keeps your wrists pinned with one massive hand and takes his cock out with the other. You’ve never been so turned on. He shoves himself into you with a grunt and pounds you until you come.

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SKB Short Story 2 - Mushroom Keeper Caravan

summary of a short story published in Dengeki Bunko, vol 62. takes place between v1 and 2.

this is the only short story that had original art with it (above), and I love it so much🥺 anyway...

Milo is taking a bath alone under a cold waterfall. as you do. it’s transitioning into winter, so bathing in the tepid waters isn’t really appealing to most people, but milo seems to be glad that he’s clean.

He gets out of the water and dresses himself. he wonders if bisco is still busy, since he hasn’t shown up yet to take his own bath.

He finds bisco by their camp, helping actagawa finish pulling off the shell layer he’s shedding. once free and feeling better, actagawa goes to play in the river.

B: “I’m beat. He hadn’t shed in a while, so I thought he was done growin’... but looks like he’s still got a lot left to do.” M: “Come on, you should go take a bath! I’ll make lunch in the meantime.” B: “Can’t, still got one more thing to do. Actagawa’s markings came off ‘cause he shed, so I gotta paint those back on before--”

Bisco picks up on a faint noise, then gives a look to milo. they draw their knives just as steel arrows come flying at them. the arrows are knocked into nearby trees, and explode into mushroom clusters.

Actagawa comes to help. he makes a beeline for the waterfall and bashes the cliff with his claws, causing a person who was at the top of the cliff to fall into the pool in front of them.

Milo saves the person from drowning. he and bisco realize it’s a male mushroom keeper. bisco angrily asks if he had come after them for the bounty money, and wants to know which tribe he’s from.

The guy explains that because actagawa had no markings, he thought they were part of some enemy group. he then looks up at bisco... and seems to recognize him?

??: “It’s me, Chaba! Y’know, grandson of Gana from the Tottori tribe. Wow, this takes me back. I used to read to you all the time!” M: (“Do you know him?”) B: (”Uh... maybe... but I don’t remember him at all...”)

Chaba says that his caravan, the entire Tottori tribe, was about 30 minutes behind him while he scouted the path. gana, who is the tribe’s elder, decided that they should all move to Imihama now that it’s become a mushroom keeper refuge.

He’s about to go bring the caravan to their location, but then looks bisco over again and gets teary-eyed. C: “...Man, you really became a right mushroom keeper, didn’t you Bisco? I bet gran will be happy to know that. And I’m sure Jabi is happy too, from up in heaven...” B: “Uh? Wait, Jabi isn’t....!” Chaba runs off without listening.

Slight skip ahead to when they meet up with the caravan. bisco and milo talk with gana as she skillfully paints the mark of the god enbi onto actagawa’s shell. after she finishes painting, she starts smoking from a pipe.

Gana asks how “akemi” is, and bisco tells her that he is not only alive but doing well after having his rusting cured. G: “Monster with the devil’s luck, he always has been. I was lookin’ forward to defacin’ his funeral portrait, but s’pose that won’t be happenin’.” M: (”Who’s Akemi?”) B: (”That’a Jabi - Hebikawa Akemi. If you read ‘hebikawa’ different, it’s ‘jabi.’“ M: (“What, it was just a nickname...?!”) G: “And his little brat, too, just narrowly avoided leavin’ this mortal realm and grew up strong. Guess I should give praise where it’s due. ... You even managed to nab a pretty girl. Well, it don’t matter how strong ya get if ya can’t pass it on to the next generation.” B: “Wait, by ‘pretty girl’, you mean him?”

Milo is uncomfortable under their stares. M: “Um, hello. I’m Milo, Bisco’s--” G: “My, yer even cuter up close. Lemme see yer hands. Do ya know how to use a bow?” M: “Y-yes! Bisco taught me...” G: “Well ain’t that great! At least this kid did somethin’ right finding such a nice wife. But yer just all muscle... ya don’t look well suited to breastfeedin’.” M: “Wife?? Huh? Wait- what...! GYAHHHHH!!”

Gana pinches milo’s chest with incredible strength and milo starts yelling in pain. he doubles over and bisco just stares at him, not knowing what to do or say. he then gets slapped on the head.

G: “Damn fool! Do I gotta hold yer hand to bring ya to yer wife? Don’t ya know we’re havin’ less mushroom keeper kids these days?!” B: “I never fuckin’ said that I got a wife, you old bitch! Jabi retired and this is my new PARTNER! I gotta spell it out?” G: “Oh, is that right? With a face like that, I thought he was a lady! Hehehe... ahaha!”

She bursts into a fit of laughter. everyone seems happy seeing their leader in a good mood. they crowd around bisco and milo, asking them for favors like if bisco can fire a shot for them or if milo can read books to the kids. gana then calls on the tribe to bring out their best alcohol and meat, and of course good food for actagawa too.

Bisco turns red in embarrassment and tries to tell Gana something. B: “Uh... ma’am. Sorry, but I don’t really--” G: “Oh I know, ya think ya won’t like what we got. Don’t worry, I like to drink so I have lots of good stuff. Ya won’t be bored here, I tell ya.” Milo was the only one who knew that Bisco didn’t drink alcohol, and he snickered as he whispered into Bisco’s ear. M: (“It’s okay, I’ll take your drink if you take some of my food. If they bring out centipede karaage, make sure you eat it for me.”) B: (“O... okay. Let’s do that.”) G: “Would yer panda friend like his own tattoo? I’m good at ‘em, unlike the other elders. How about one that gives divine protection from a real strong god?” M: “No way! Really?! Okay, then I also want mine under my right eye here...” B: “Hell no, stop! Calm down, old hag! And stop listenin’ to her, Milo!”

They spend the entire night partying with the caravan, getting strung around teaching people archery and medicine and other things. off to the side, actagawa just quietly ate his food and played in the river.

THE END

Other notes:

Chaba means tea leaf, and Gana (her name written in the story as ガナ) might be a reference to Ghana (ガーナ) chocolates?

I didn’t expect to be waken up by a lightning strike next to me.

[Imposter!Sagau thing] / [This is literally my first time writing so yeah] / [I write this only for fun tho] / [Not some deep story, just some light comedy in this dark Imposter AU cuz we already has so many angst :’)]

[NEXT]

Waking up in the middle of the storms are not one of the thing in your list of life that you expected to happen. Like, getting a spouse that is nice and caring? Yes. Waking up in the middle of nowhere in a fucking storm?? Nope.

Yeah, You’re sure you didn’t register to anything that has anything to do in trying to survive in the unknown.

Maybe God was playing with you in your dreams?? Maybe that’s what happened. Maybe you can continue to sleep.

A lightning lands beside you

or not.

Groggily (and fearfuly), you opened your eyes, tries to get away far from there and clear your head from the ringing of the lightning. It’s not the best ringtone for an alarm if you ever set one, to be honest. Looking around, you realized that  the wilderness around you is kinda familiar looking. A sweet flower? Three lavender melons in the ground? Kaburagis in the distance training despite one of their teammate get hit by the lightning and continue to stand like nothing has happened?

Oh you know where this is.

Or what you assumed this place must be.

Genshin Fucking Impact.

Are anyone has the contact to celestia right now? Cause I’m about to complain!

A lighting strike again near you.

Or maybe after we get out of this place.

---

You tried to go to the samurai.. er- ronins?, seeing that they are the only intelligent creature near here. You tried to ask some question, maybe you could have some answer! But nope, one of them really just rush to you and you do your best to dodge so you wouldn’t be sabitonare’d by some random ronin. You’re very much still wanted to be alive.

”WHY DO YOU SUDDENLY ATTACK ME?! I DON’T BRING ANY WEAPON!”

“Because, you look like the creator!”

Excuse me who?

You tried to ask them again. But one of their friends just suggested that they try to sell you to the black market! Something about your face and your likeness to the creator that may have gotten them some fortunes! And maybe some money to heal their friends that just got hit by a lightning strike.

“Hey man, dude, samurai, whatever. It’s rude to plan about kidnapping someone when the someone you plan to kidnap is right in front of you. Anyway, I’m not that worth kidnapping, brodudes. Even I’ll be surprised if someone see some worth in me. My price could be only one potato chips! Plus who is this creator you talkin’ about?”

The samurai’s look at you as if you’re an idiot. You felt offended. “Hey! I just arrived here with no memories on how do I get here. Cut off some slack will ya?”

To your surprise they really considered that. Huh, maybe they really aren’t as bad as you think they would be. Maybe you should try to reduce the amount of time you farm for their handguard.

One of the nobushi in the back suddenly go forward to you. His face looking weirdly somber. “You... didn’t remember anything? Poor one, I know how that feels...” Choruses of ‘Not this again...’ can be heard in the back. The leader smacked his forehead in some tired resignation.

“Nobu, you know we can’t...” But ‘Nobu’ who you assumed was the one standing in front of you, yelled back. “No, We can leader! This poor little one right here is amnesiac in the middle of the storm! You know how we all started right? We have no one and no where. We stays and recruit people and we survived together until today! Are we really going to abandon them?!”

Wow, uh... this is really turning into some anime sad moments right now. Well, this is one of your chance to survive.

“Hello Mr, Leader sir! I really have no idea how I get here. Can I stay with your group?? I promise, doing something nice will bring you great luck today!” You hoped it would convince him, with the nobushi in front of you making a weird begging face too. Man, you didn’t know these npcs are so expressive. The leader sighs.

“Right, you wouldn’t listen to me anyway. Alright brat, you win. Okay now, what’s your name kiddo?” 

The towering height of the leader is unnerving you. WHAT DID THESE PEOPLE EAT? And how about your name? Is it save to give them your real name? Not worth the danger.

“I’m... Bob.” The leader looks at you with more suspicion. “Family name?”

“Uhm... The builder?” Sweats are rolling to your jaws. Curse you and your stupid naming sense in the middle of danger!

“Right... Bob the.. Builder. We are going somewhere urgent. You follow us and maybe we’ll find a role for you. Let’s see if your so called speech in me doing nice thing will give us some luck,” says the leader sarcastically. You laugh in a nervous way, praying to whatever deities or Gods in this place that your bullshit was going to go smooth. “Aye aye sir.”

What you didn’t expect was the bullshit, it was working. Not long after you followed them, no bad thing have happened to you all. In your journey. There is no monster who is getting close to your group. The leader even said maybe you’re quite the lucky charm. You grinned, and quickly try to establish some kind of friendly relationship with them. Especially the nobushi who tried to rescue you. He is just some amnesiac kid in the past and the leader saved him too. That was the reason he tried to take you and you really appreciate that.

And not after long, your group was stopping. They said they need to meet some important client. Nobu, the chad, explains their transaction.

“We kinda work with the Kamisato family to keep eyes on the more rough and aggressive ronins. We are going to give the reports to them right now. He said, if we do this job for them for a long time, They will guarantee a living quarter for all of us when we turned old! It was such a great deal. We thank him for that!”

Oh this group is kinda nice. You do are lucky, also it seemed the storms are already ending. Huh, that’s quite fast considering when you’re scared a moment ago it’s still raining heavily. Meh, maybe it’s the raiden shogun and her mood swings.

“Uh... Konnichiwa?”

‘Wait, Nobu, who is him?” You notice this mysterious figure mentioned in the line of someone who is working with your group. Nobu opened his mouth, but he’s interrupted by some man just poofing into existence from out of nowhere and it scared the bejeebus out of you.

“Kai’s group, you bring those reports?” The leader rolls his eye. “You guys are always dramatic. Here,” He give them a stack of rolled paper, each one with the information of ronins around kamisato estate and Konda Village. 

The ninjas immidiatelly secured the scrolls. “we thank you for your cooperation...” He suddenly became quite. The ninjas are looking right into you. You squirmed in your place, slowly goes behind Nobu to hide from their stares. 

They wield their weapon at once. ‘WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU IMPERSONATING THE CREATOR?!”

The ninjas stopped. The fearful look in their face as the cloud began to surround you and lightnings trying to hit them. They are terrified and starting to doubt their accusation. You, who was not aware of everything happening around due to the adrenaline, only smiles in satisfaction seeing they finally listen to you.

Oh fuck. The group hasn’t explained who is this fucking creator. One of the shuriken lands near your feet. And you leapt back. 

“HEY! I’m not this-” You dodge a shuriken. “--Creator you talkin about--” another shuriken, “--LISTEN TO ME YOU NARUTO RIP OFFS” The thunder and storms is already coming back. Clouding the area where you all was staying. 

“Now, that’s a good manner. Don’t go around swinging those weapon at some random people will you? I don’t like getting hurt,” The ninjas nodded quickly. Some of the nobushi, in the command of the leader who sense there are something peculiar about you, made a formation to protect from any further harm.

Then, you heard someone walking from behind. The sound of rustling clothes and you heard the sound of someone sipping something. Oh no, there is only one man in the entire Genshin cast that drinks in the middle of the road.

The leader walks up behind you, “Ya sure ya ain’t someone kid? Weather don’t react that way when someone ordinary is angry,” He said while pointing the clouds that has began to disperse after circling you. 

“Huh, no idea. What I remember I’m just an ordinary someone,” you shrug. Hey, you already need to deal being isekai’d to Genshin. You have no other reason to think why the weather is stormy. You’re not a forecaster. 

“Gentlemen, Is there something I can help you with?”

Look and Behold! The famous Mr, Kamisato is here! The man himself is sipping the boba tea that he just took out from his sleeve.

How the fuck the does that is still unknown to you.

One of the ninjas that previously attack you is already beside him. He is whispering something to the Kamisato Lord, while eyeing you disdainfully. Which earned a middle finger from you.

“Wow, great, I’m being accused. So fun.” “Shut up, Bob the Builder!” The leader whacked you in the head for talking disrespectfully in front of the Kamisato head, which make you yelp in pain.

“Hey Leader, he started it!” You pout. You have your pride and there is no way you would let somebody accuse you of anything. 

Ayato looks at you. A weird clothes. Disheveled and messy. Also a bit damp from the rain. But the fact that your face literally looks like the creator is also unnerving. But your name, Bob the Builder? Huh...

“Excuse us, it seems that our ninja here mistakes you impersonating our creator. We deeply apologize,” Ayato took another calculating look towards you. The warmth of the creator vanished moments ago. Lots of people are trying to investigate what happened, Ayato included. But then, you came. Someone who resembles the creator. Ayato also see what happened when you got mad before. He sees the cloud’s that’s circling you. He needs more information.

“Our creator, [Name], is the divine god all of us worship. Surely you understand why we have gotten suspicious, right, Bob the Builder?”

The confused expression in your face is the answer he’s looking for. You mouthed something along “How does he knows my name?”. Ayato smiled deviously. If his assumption is correct, “Our creator last mention about how they are happy at getting the Haran Gepakku Futsu sword after getting me as their vessel in 50 pulls. maybe they are celebrating that so that’s the reason they get away...” Ayato looks at your offended face.

“HEY NO WAY. I GOT SPOOKED WITH A FUCKING ELEGY! AYATO’S AWORD IS BLACK CLIFF NOW---” You eyes widen and you suddenly closed your mouth with your hands. Ayato smiled, he then once asked again, now with his black cliff sword out in the open. “Oh my, How do you know that? That information is only known by me and the creator,...” 

All attention now on to you. Nobu is looking for you in astonishment. 

“Bob... Are you?” 

“On my defense, I still don’t know who is this creator you talking about.” You slowly walked away from all of them. But some of the ninja’s restrained you. Your face is getting paler.

Kamisato Ayato’s eyes gleamed. Is this the reason their creator’s warmth is gone? So they chose to ascend to teyvat? Ayato walks forward. He kneels in front of you and slowly took your hand and kissed it softly. A strong possessive looks in his eyes makes you flinch. What is happening?

“Oh my lovely creator... Welcome. Such an honor to be the first vessel who meets you in this form...” You looks even paler. Your character knows you? You’re their creator? The sudden influx of information is making you dizzy. You looks at the samurai group that has been your traveling company. Eyes pleading for help but they look frozen. Nobu suddenly shouts.

“WAIT, THEY ARE THE CREATOR?!”

Or Maybe, this is all real?

Kamisato Ayato chuckled. How fortunate. It seems this group is really worth the investing. He never knew this little plan of his would result in something so fruitful. 

Your head is spinning. You don’t even know where to start thinking. Ayato took this as a chance to whisk you away to the Kamisato estate. “Oh estemeed creator, you seemed tired. How about we go to the Kamisato estate. I’m sure you will be delighted there!” You look at the men who surrounds you. Yeah, this is really confusing, but hey, a chance to rest is something you need right now. Maybe all of this is really just a surreal dream. Maybe you will wake up after this in your cozy bedroom.

part 6

Jimmy watched Joel fly off towards Animalia with a spare elytra he'd fished out of a shulker box somewhere, then started walking towards his creeper farm. He still had a shop to run, after all, and he'd gotten several cranky messages again about being out of stock.

After a while he heard fireworks go off nearby. He turned around, expecting Joel to have returned, but instead saw Pixlriffs walking around town. He stepped away from the mob farm and glided down towards him.

“Back again, Pix?” he said to the archaeologist.

“Ah, hello Jimmy,” he replied. “Is Joel still around here?”

“No, he actually went to visit Lizzie just now. He really wanted to see her for some reason.”

“Really? That's interesting,” Pix replied. “I might head over to Animalia too then. I had really wanted to talk to that Joel...”

Jimmy nodded. “Yeah, he's got some interesting stories for sure. You know, he told me he used to be a king in this mesa. Can you believe that?”

Pix froze when he said that, and his eyes widened. “No way. Did he actually say that?”

“Yeah.”

Then Pix started laughing giddily. “That- oh my goodness. That is incredible.” Jimmy hadn't seen him this excited since- ever, actually.

“Yeah, I guess that's pretty exciting for you, huh? I mean, he's gonna know everything about the world back then-”

“No, no, you don't understand. I mean, yes, that's amazing too, but that's not even the reason this is incredible.” Pix was talking rapidly. “Joel being a king is evidence- hell, it's almost definitive proof of the reincarnation theory!”

“...The what?” Jimmy was grinning with Pix- his excitement was contagious- but he had no clue what that was.

“I'm glad you asked! So, you know how there's some immortals in the world?”

“Uh, yeah.” Jimmy was not expecting him to bring that up. Respawing was kind of a taboo subject after all.

“Right. You, me, Joel... there's thirteen of us, and almost all leaders of some kind. I mean, some of the archaeologists even tried to get me to start a nation when we figured out I could respawn. And why? Because of our folklore. We've all heard the tales that those who come back from the dead are destined to rule.”

“Uh-uh,” Jimmy nodded. He first claimed the title of Sheriff after the first time a creeper got him, and he woke up right back in his bed. Everyone knew those stories.

“But why would those stories be so universal? How could every culture, from here to Glimmer Grove to the Eversea, have developed tales describing twelve rulers who can die and respawn? Well- and this is where the new Joel comes in- the theory is that it's happened before. That a long time in the past, there were twelve rulers just like there are now, who eventually disappeared, and now the Universe is slowly reincarnating them. And the fact that there was apparently a King Joel in the past, who specifically remembers both of us and mayor Lizzie... that's some damn good proof.” Pix stopped talking now, taking a breath of air, and leaving Jimmy to think about that.

“Wow.” he finally said. “But... if that's true... how is there two Joels now? How could the Universe have revived king Joel into- the other guy- if he's still alive now?”

Pix looked at Jimmy. “Well, he's a statue, isn't he? That probably isn't the actual king of the old kingdom. Someone must've built a statue in his honor, then enchanted it to be animate and infused it with the king's personality.”

“Oh.” Jimmy hadn't considered that. He assumed, from the way Joel had talked, that he had been the actual king, but... Pix's explanation did make sense. If that is true, then it's actually this Joel that's a fake, and...

No. He would not think further about that. Archaeology wasn't his ballpark anyway, and whether or not Joel was the original or a copy changed nothing about his relation to him.

“Right. Well, you'd better be off to Animalia then, huh?” he asked Pix instead. Joel had almost certainly reached the animal society by now.

“Yes, you're right. The amount of questions I have for Joel is now doubled. Thanks for the talk, Jimmy! I owe you one!” Pix grabbed his rockets and flew off.

Jimmy called after him: “Well, you could clean up the hole you dug...” but Pix had already flown out of earshot.

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Cynhelm, Astor (3:48pm)

Leon (text message): Just touched down. Omw to the palace rn. My father wants to see me.

Nora (text message): Did something happen?

Leon (text message): Idk. It’s probably nothing.

Nora (text message): Okie. Does Alfie and Lina knows ur leaving today?

Leon (text message): They know. They said it’s fine. As long as I can make it to the wedding.

Nora (text message): Oh. Alright.

Nora (text message): I’m with Alfie and Lina rn, he’s asking if ur going to his bachelor’s party when ur done with work.

Leon (text message): I’m not sure yet. My secretary just sent me my schedule. It’s packed.

Nora (text message): Oh no...

Driver: Your highness, we’ve arrived at the palace.

Leon: Alright. Thank you.

Leon (text message): Gtg. I’m at the palace rn. Say hi to Alfie and Lina for me. Take care.

Nora (text message): Ok. U too.

Hairi: Welcome back, your highness.

Leon: Hey, Hairi. Where’s my father?

Hairi: He’s in the yellow drawing room. He has guests over.

Leon: Guests?

Hairi: Yes, sir. The King invited Duke Hastings and his daughter for lunch an hour ago.

Leon: I see...

Hairi: I’ll show you the way. His majesty has been waiting for you.

Leon: Alright. Lead the way.

*door knocked*

Maximus (from the room): Come in.

Maximus: Oh, Leon. You’re here. Come, join us.

Leon: Sorry if I was late, father. I just arrived.

Maximus: It’s alright. Here, I want to introduce you to an old friend of mine. Isaac Hastings, the Duke of Northfolk.

Leon: Hello, your grace.

Isaac: It’s a pleasure to meet you, your highness.

Leon: The pleasure is mine.

Maximus: And this, is Lady Astrid. Isaac’s only daughter.

Astrid: I’m glad to finally meet you, your highness. You look better in person than in the pictures.

Leon: Oh, uh...thanks.

Maximus: Isaac is my good friend since high school. So I hope you and Astrid will get along well. Treat her nicely, Leon.

Isaac: I’m sure he will. I’ve heard that his highness is very kind to the people around him. I’m sure he’ll be kind to my Astrid too.

Leon:...

Astrid: I heard you went to St. George for University. How was it there?

Leon: It was fine. But I didn’t stay long.

Astrid: Really? Why?

Leon: St. George’s not really for me.

Astrid: O-oh, I see. I went to St. George as well and I heard rumours that you were a student too. But I’ve never met you. Now I know why.

Leon: Mhm.

Maximus: Why don’t you show Astrid around the palace, Leon? I heard Astrid loves walking in the garden. Maybe you can accompany her there?

Leon: But father, I—

Maximus: Leon.

Leon:...alright. Please follow me, Lady Hastings.

*door opens and closes*

Maximus: *sighs* I apologize for my son’s rude behaviour towards your daughter. It usually takes him a lot of time to warm up to someone new.

Isaac: It’s alright. Don’t worry about it. They have a lot of time to get to know each other. They’ll get along sooner or later.

Astrid: Oh wow...the garden at my family estate is not as big as the garden here. Look at all the flowers!

Leon: It’s nothing special. It’s just flowers.

Astrid: Some flowers can be deadly, y’know. Like that one.

Leon: Oleanders?

Astrid: Yeah. It’s poisonous. If you touch that, you’re going to get rashes. You can even die if you ingest it.

Leon: Oh, that’s...interesting. I guess.

*phone rings*

Leon: Sorry, I have to take this.

Astrid: Yeah, go ahead.

Nora, Alfie, & Catalina (on the phone): Hey~

Leon: Hey! What’s up?

Alfie: Nothing, we just want to see if you’re still alive.

Catalina: Yeah, Nora said you’re meeting your father. I hope everything is okay.

Leon: *laughs* I’m alive. Geez, you guys are overreacting.

Nora: Are you sure everything’s fine there? You don’t seem too happy.

Leon: I’m fine, Nora. Don’t worry about me, alright?

[♪♪♪]

[WIND WHISTLING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]

[WATER DRIPS ECHOING]

[BATS SKITTERING]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[MEN YELLING INDISTINCTLY IN SPANISH]

We shouldn’t be here when it gets dark.

Set the trap at the mouth of the cave, please.

[MEN SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[WINCES]

PILOT: You need a doctor?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I am a doctor.

It’s impressive, don’t you think?

Vampire bats weigh almost nothing, but they can down a creature nearly ten times their size.

[FLIES BUZZING]

Wow.

What are you using as bait?

You volunteering?

Leaving.

[TRAP CLANKS]

Pay me now.

Before the sun goes down.

You throw in that bushcrafter on your belt and we have a deal.

[♪♪♪]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[ALL CHITTERING]

[SCREECHES]

[BATS SCREECHING]

[SHOUTS IN SPANISH]

[YELLING IN SPANISH]

Come on.

[BELL TOLLING]

[STUDENTS LAUGHING, CHATTERING]

Move!

[TICKING]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

NICHOLAS: Should be able to take better care of you here.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES, CAR DRIVES AWAY]

Everyone’s here to help you.

Michael, this is Lucian. Lucian, Michael.

Michael knows more about this place than I do.

[WHISPERS] Play nice.

LUCIAN: Hello.

Hello, Milo.

My name’s Lucian.

The person who was here before was Milo.

No.

He was also the new Milo.

And before him was the other new Milo.

I don’t even remember the first Milo.

How long have you been here?

Long as I can remember.

[MACHINE BEEPS AND WHIRS]

And you’re still not cured?

There is no cure.

There’s something missing from our DNA.

Like a piece of a puzzle.

And until they find it, the only way to stay alive is an oil change three times a day.

What would you do if you could be normal?

Just for an hour?

I don’t think about it.

Hey, look at the freaks! Look at them!

[STUDENTS CHATTERING, LAUGHING]

Best not to be outside when school gets out.

Like the original Spartans, we are the few against the many.

[BEEPING]

Milo?

Milo?

[ALERT BUZZING]

Nurse?

[♪♪♪]

[WHISPERS] Okay…

[BEEPS AND WHIRS]

Lucian.

Lucian!

With one of these?

It took a team of scientists to build that machine and you fixed it with a ballpoint pen?

There’s a school for gifted children in New York.

I think that I could get them to agree to cover your tuition and provide private care to help manage your condition.

Somewhere you could study, learn, hone your skills.

You have a gift, Michael.

I don’t think I could forgive myself if I saw it go to waste.

MICHAEL: “Dear Milo, this isn’t goodbye. I’m gonna find a cure for us, so we can be cranky old men someday. Your friend, Michael.

P.S. You shouldn’t have unfolded this. Now you’ll never get it back together. See you this summer.”

No.

[STUDENTS CHATTERING]

“Dear Milo…”

[ALL LAUGH]

Please, can I have my letter back?

What?

Please, can I have my letter?

Okay. Here.

[LAUGHS]

Please. Ah!

[SHOUTS] Please!

[BOYS LAUGHING]

Please!

[YELLS]

Stop.

[GROANING]

[BOYS GRUNTING]

[NICHOLAS YELLS IN SPANISH]

Go away!

[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

Let me have a look. Let me have a look.

[SCREAMS]

He tried to steal my letter!

Milo, Milo, stop.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

[CRYING]

What about Milo?

I’ll look after Milo.

He needs me.

NICHOLAS: Michael Morbius completed his doctorate by 19 and quickly established himself as the world’s leading authority on blood-borne diseases.

His development of artificial blood has saved more lives than penicillin.

Michael Morbius, please step forward to acknowledge the receipt of your prize from His Majesty, the King of Sweden.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

[TRUMPETERS PLAY FANFARE]

ANNA: I can’t believe you dissed the king of Sweden.

The king and the queen, their loyal subjects, all of Scandinavia and the entire scientific community.

Yeah, but who does that?

Well, Anna, we both know I have issues.

But, hey, I kept the program.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[KNOCKS] There you are.

Hey, Dr. Bancroft.

Hey, Anna.

We going to play?

Oh, I don’t think so.

See, now that Dr. Morbius is back, maybe you should try losing for a while, see how that feels.

MICHAEL: Not gonna happen.

Michael.

Uh, yes?

You got a minute?

Of course.

New one. For your collection.

[WHISPERS] Dr. Morbius is in trouble.

I’m in trouble.

MARTINE: “I can’t accept a prize for the by-product of a failed experiment.”

Lab 1.

Front page, “American Scientist Rejects Nobel Prize.”

You know that people actually like writing checks to Nobel laureates?

Makes them feel better about their investment.

It would help if you stuck around long enough to cash them.

[GROANS]

You’re pushing yourself too hard.

[SIGHS]

Does our generous benefactor, Milo, know what you’re actually doing here?

What am I actually doing here?

Remixing human DNA with bat DNA.

I have no idea what you’re…

Talking about?

Is anything ringing a bell?

No bells ringing. Uh…

Okay. Maybe this will jog your memory.

MICHAEL: I wouldn’t go in there if I were you.

[BATS SCREECHING]

That is a…

It’s a fish tank.

Hmm.

Like, for… flying mammals.

Oh, I see.

Some friends I brought back from Costa Rica.

So when were you gonna tell me?

More importantly, how did you get my pass code?

It’s the first six digits of pi backwards.

It’s your password for everything.

You should change that.

You could lose your license for this.

I’m not gonna need it much longer, doctor.

You, on the other hand, will.

You know, there’s something called “plausible deniability.”

You should be thanking me.

These are the only mammals on Earth that have evolved to feed exclusively on blood.

So in order to drink it, these bats produce saliva that contains unique anticoagulants.

So your theory is, if you can successfully splice vampire genes into your DNA, it would allow your body to produce those same anticoagulants.

MICHAEL: Yes.

It would be a cure.

At what cost?

The fusion of different species is a legacy we already carry in our bodies.

Viruses insinuating their nucleic acid onto our own over hundreds of thousands of years.

That’s evolution. This is different.

I don’t think it is.

We have to push the boundaries, take the risks.

Without that, there is no science.

No medicine.

No breakthroughs at all.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

[CHIMES, THEN BEEPING SOFTLY]

Okay.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test subject for cell combination 117.

[MOUSE SQUEAKING]

[BEEPS]

Come on, come on, come on.

[SQUEALING]

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[SIGHS] Test subject 117 has resulted in…

failure.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

I don���t wanna see you get hurt.

I should’ve died years ago, Martine.

Why am I still alive if not to fix this?

To save my best friend, Milo.

And everyone else like us.

Not like this.

Dr. Morbius, it’s Anna.

[♪♪♪]

[MONITORS BEEPING RAPIDLY]

[PANTING]

Her temperature’s spiking, and her kidneys are shutting down.

We have to induce a coma before she has a stroke.

A hundred milligrams of propofol.

NURSE: Sure.

MARTINE: Now.

Come on.

MICHAEL: It’s okay.

It’s okay. We got you.

There you go.

There you go.

Thank you, nurse.

We’re gonna let you sleep a bit.

Take a nice long nap.

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY]

[SQUEAKING]

Michael.

What?

It worked.

[♪♪♪]

[CLOCK CHIMES]

Dr. Michael Morbius.

[IN NORWEGIAN] Some crippled guy’s here to see the Boss.

MILO: Michael! Get over here!

[IN NORWEGIAN] As long as I am a cripple you’ll be fine.

♪ Stop dreaming Of the quiet life… ♪

You’re late. I was trying out this new thing called “working.”

Oh, yeah. I don’t believe I’m familiar with the word.

I don’t believe you are.

So, what’s up with the goon squad?

Oh, I won a hand of cards against some Russian gentlemen.

Apparently they found his luck improbable.

There you are.

More like impossible.

So, doctor, how is our favorite patient?

Still determined to make his short life even shorter?

Yes, I am. Anyway, you’re one to talk.

You look terrible. Look at the state of you.

Says the man wearing… What is that, a quilt?

Oh, sorry. I didn’t get the memo to dress for a funeral.

[LAUGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

Right. I will see you later.

And you… my door is always open.

We miss you at Horizon.

We could use your mind.

I’ll leave you two to your fun.

Bye, Nicholas.

I have some good news.

Let’s go for a walk.

How’s Martine doing these days?

Dr. Bancroft? She is, uh, overqualified, outperforming, brilliant as usual.

And a royal pain in my ass.

But she’s keeping me honest for the most part. Why do you ask?

Eh, no reason. Just haven’t seen you in forever.

I wondered if she had something to do with it.

Aw, I miss you too.

But, yes, she has been working with me to save our lives.

I could ask her to stop if you like, put us out of our misery.

Just don’t do something stupid and go and fall in love because, believe you me, there is absolutely no cure for that.

Says the guy who knows absolutely nothing about the subject.

Not true.

I read about it in books all the time.

Books, really? Wow.

Yeah.

Or romantic comedies. The point is…

The point is, love is not on the cards for us, my friend.

Listen, if you start quoting The Notebook to me, I am going to stop and hobble very slowly in the opposite direction.

[LAUGHS]

Throw it!

MICHAEL: I’m close, Milo.

I can feel it.

A cure.

It’s finally possible.

Seriously?

Highly experimental.

Ethically questionable.

Very, very, very expensive.

I knew that was coming.

And not exactly legal.

Oh, and it has to be done in international waters.

[LAUGHS]

You were always expensive.

Is it dangerous? Should I be worried?

You want me to lie to you?

That would be nice, yes.

It’s a walk in the park on a sunny day.

Oh, yeah, that bad, eh?

Listen.

We don’t have much time left.

This could be our last chance.

So, what do you say?

We go out with a fight?

[SIGHS]

Yeah.

You with me?

Till the day you die, brother.

Till the day you die. You’ll have everything you need.

We’re the original Spartans, mate.

The few against the many.

Yeah.

[♪♪♪]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]

You know, I’m sure you’re cheating.

No. No, you’re not.

What you got?

MICHAEL: Putting another one in the oven.

Wish me luck.

[CHIMING]

The moment of truth.

[CHIMES AND BEEPS]

Success, Martine. We did it.

It’s holding together.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test 243.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Human trials.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

I’m glad it’s you.

Had a lot of other suitors, didn’t you?

Yeah.

You know, the whole near-death thing is very, very chic.

I read it in Cosmo.

[LAUGHS]

Do they still make Cosmo? I don’t know.

I know it’s just what you always wanted.

Could be a collector’s item one day, you never know.

This better not be my last one.

I know this is painful, but you got it.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

That’s it. Bingo.

Right there.

[SHUSHES]

[GROANS]

Almost there, almost there.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SHUSHES]

It’s all right. Come on. Come on.

There you go.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

You can buckle me up.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You all right? Great.

[♪♪♪]

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

I call.

Bringing out the big guns.

Let’s go again.

I’ll be back. I’m gonna check on the doctor.

All right.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

[DOOR CLANGS OPEN]

You shouldn’t be down here.

I can be wherever I want, nurse.

It’s “doctor,” actually.

[SNICKERS]

I’m afraid you’re gonna have to leave.

Doctor. Sure, I can see it.

But, uh, you’re still the help, just like me.

Wow.

You can tell all that by just looking at me, huh?

Here I thought you were just another jacked-up dumb shit.

[LAUGHS]

Get out.

[ALERT BLARING]

Michael?

[GUN COCKS]

[METAL CLANKS]

Michael?

Where is he?

[METAL CLANKS]

Don’t move.

[ROARS]

What the hell?

Everybody down to the lab now.

[WALKIE BEEPS]

Roger that.

[GRUNTS]

Don’t shoot!

[ALARM BLARING]

Michael!

[FOX GROANING]

Stop!

[GROWLS]

Michael.

[GROWLS]

It’s just me.

[ALARM BLARING]

It’s just me.

[POUNDS ON GLASS]

Michael, please.

Michael, stop!

Stop! Please!

You’re hurting yourself! Stop!

Hey! Step back! Move!

Stop. Put that gun down…

Move!

[GROWLING]

[GROANS]

[SCREAMS]

[YELLS]

Shit. Close it! Close it!

What the hell is that thing?

[♪♪♪]

[ROARS]

Fall back! Fall back!

Shit.

MAN 1: Let’s move.

MAN 2: Go, go, go!

[GROANS]

Johnny!

[GRUNTING]

[SCREAMS]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

Get out of here!

MAN [OVER RADIO]: Sweeping Level 3.

Jason, come in.

Jason. Jason?

[SCREAMS]

Oh, shit.

Son of a bitch!

[GROANS]

Shit! Oh!

Oh, shit!

[HIGH-PITCHED SCRAPING]

[GROANS]

[GAGGING]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

[PANTING]

[SCREAMS]

[ROARS]

[GASPS]

[♪♪♪]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Martine.

Martine.

[HEART BEATING STEADILY]

[WHISPERS] Oh, my God.

[VOMITS]

[GROANS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[FEEDBACK OVER RADIO]

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

This is the LCV Murnau.

Call letters 3-X5Y.

We are 13 nautical miles off the coast of Long Island.

Request immediate airlift.

Repeat, this is the LCV Murnau.

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

[♪♪♪]

It’s up here to the right.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

FBI Agent Stroud. Can we have the room, please?

RODRIGUEZ: You heard the man. Can we please have the room?

If you could start exiting, that’d be fantastic.

Well, we haven’t had anything this good since that thing in San Francisco.

Uh, eight bodies, running IDs right now, but apparently they all shop at the same mercenary supply store.

Uh, one survivor, a Dr. Martine Bancroft.

Can we talk to her?

If she wakes up.

Uh, she fell down and hit her head, apparently.

Anything else?

Someone made a mayday call.

Not Dr. Bancroft.

Nope.

It was a male, didn’t identify himself, then wiped all the surveillance footage.

SIMON: He grew a conscience and jumped overboard?

It happens. Oh, and get this.

All the bodies that you’re looking at are nearly drained of their blood.

So, what hunts at night and drinks human blood?

You’re gonna love this.

REPORTER: Early this morning an unmanned cargo ship was discovered near the eastern tip of Long Island with multiple bodies on board.

Authorities are not making any comment at this time.

But there are reports of one survivor, and we have learned from a high-ranking Coast Guard official that the vessel was flying a Panamanian flag when it drifted in from international…

What’s happened?

Some kind of accident.

How’s your pain today? On a one to ten?

Eleven.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY AND VENTILATOR HISSING]

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[WHISPERS] I’m sorry.

You’re going to be okay.

[♪♪♪]

Lab 1.

Privacy screens.

You did not just send me a transcription of Morbius 🤦🏿‍♂️

Aerie and flux double date with blood and galaxia

Aerie: *yawns hearing somepony at her door* coming *opens the door* oh hi there?

Rave: hi miss aerie my dad and mom invited u and one other to our lovely castle for a double date with them

Aerie: a double date? *I'll have to ask flux* thank u little one

Rave: ur welcome *disappears*

Aerie: flux?!

Flux: yes babe?

Aerie: we got invited to a double date tonight should we go?

Flux: why not wat could go wrong

Aerie: *opens the invitation card summoning blood*

Blood: thank u it was very cramped in that card hahaha

Aerie: dah my god

Flux: *flies down in front of aerie* who r u?!

Blood: im blood im the one who invited u two to me and my wife double date

Aerie: ooooo how nice where r we going for this double date?

Flux: yeah im curious judging by how u look u might kill us

Aerie: honey be nice he and his wife invited us we should atleast see how it goes?

Blood: if u guys do decide to join us the card has a portal to my castle see u soon *vanishes*

Flux: hmmmm wat u think babe?

Aerie: wat do we have to lose flux?

Flux: our lives we could die babe

Aerie: ur just paranoid honey i have a good feeling besides it'll be fun

Flux: im keeping my guard up though plus he smelled like weed

Aerie: i thought I'd smelled it too this is gonna be fun i think heheh

*few hours later while getting ready*

Flux: i still say were gonna die tonight babe

Aerie: ur being paranoid honey blood seem a very nice stallion and he went out of his way to be social

Flux: social my flank babe he's gonna kill us just u wait were gonna regret going

Aerie: ur so adorable paranoid honey heheh

Flux: *blushes looking away* ok we ready

Aerie: im ready *opens the card summoning the portal* wow so cool

Flux: I'll go first don't need u getting hurt babe *walks through portal*

Aerie: awwww so paranoid and a gentlepony heheh *walks after flux*

Rave: *running around with her siblings playing* mom dad there here hi miss aerie again

Jerak: *tackles rave headbutting her knocking her out*

Flux: ouch.......

Aerie: ur a strong young stallion wats ur name handsome *smiles*

Jerak: jerak pie grandma pinkie?

Flux: pinkie pie? She's still alive?

Aerie: *shrugs* i guess so

Pinkie: *walks out of the basement with fresh baked good*

Aerie: wat the heck she looks so young?

Flux: like she never aged at all right? Still regretting ur decision babe?

Aerie: nope *walks up to pinkie* hello miss pie

Pinkie: hello ma'am wat can i get ya?

Jerak: dog pile *tackles pinkie*

Pinkie: *catches jerak with her magic* sweetie i have a customer go play with ur other siblings plz *throw jerak upstairs*

Jerak: weeee

Flux: *whispers in aerie ear* when did pinkie have magic?

Aerie: i don't know

Pinkie: it's rude to whispers u know

Aerie: sorry miss pie

Flux: how r u this young miss pie i figured u be dead by now?

Aerie: honey stop be nice this is her home and were guests here

Pinkie: he's fine ma'am he's curious how im still alive right?

Flux: very curious miss pie

Pinkie: well my secret is im the mother of god and satan *giggles* so i can't die hehehe

Flux: have u been tested for insanity?

Blood: *teleports downstairs* aerie and flux welcome to my castle

Flux: where's ur so called wife at? If she's real

Aerie: honey be nice sorry he's paranoid were gonna die by u guys

Blood: that is paranoia haha but u guys r safe here beside my wife is putting the kids to sleep

Aerie: how many kids do u have if i may ask?

Galaxia: is our other couple here babe?

Blood: yup the kids r asleep but one and it's our new born

Aerie: a new born????!!!!! May i see? Plz?

Galaxia: *unfolds her right wing showing a baby unicorn colt*

Aerie: oh my god he's so handsome

Galaxia: thank u ma'am

Blood: hope u guys don't mind the new born with us

Flux: no uh I don't mind *wow he has a family maybe I was wrong?*

Blood: flux u ok? U seem out there fam?

Flux: huh oh yeah im fine ur new born is adorable by the way

Aerie: see honey u was paranoid for no reason

Galaxia: so r we ready?

Flux: were ready

Blood: awesome *summons a portal walking through it*

Flux: *walks through* wow wat place is this blood?

Blood: heaven's personal meadow the garden of eden

Aerie: after u miss pie

Galaxia: oh no after u plz *smiles*

Aerie: thank u *walks through the portal* wow this place is so so peaceful?

Blood: thank u heaven's personal meadow

Flux: babe this is the garden of eden were in heaven

Aerie: heaven? *looks around realizing it is heaven* .........uuuuhh *jaw drops*

Galaxia: magical isn't it? *closes aerie mouth*

Sadira: *appeared in front of blood* my lord ur back everything ok?

Aerie: omg it's a actual angel *runs up to her poking her* oh my god she's real

Sadira: anywho my lord u have a meeting today with the universe gods

Flux: universe gods?

Aerie: can we join ur meeting ma'am

Sadira: *looks at blood* my lord?

Galaxia: u two r very interested for this meeting

Flux: im only interested how blood is god wait pinkie said she was the mother of god and satan babe maybe pinkie was right?

Blood: *whispers in Sadira ear walking away*

Aerie: blood? *looks at flux* ??

Galaxia: u two coming?

Flux: *looks at Sadira seeing she's not there* we should follow them

Aerie: this is so cool honey so amazing were in heaven

Flux: yes it's amazing very amazing

Blood: aerie can u help galaxia real quick she need help

Aerie: uh sure *walks over to galaxia* u needed me miss pie?

Blood: hey flux over here dude

Flux: *follows blood* everything ok blood?

Blood: yeah *sits on the edge of heaven* relax my friend

Flux: *sits looking down*

Blood: don't look down too long god says if somepony looks down of the edge of heaven they see their life happening before their soul

Flux: and wat is god blood u seem u know alot about them?

Blood: and why would i know about them im a killer flux

Flux: then why not kill me and aerie?

Blood: because my wife told me i need friends

Flux: *looks at galaxia* is she a killer too?

Blood: no she's from another realm she's a princess

Flux: i did notice that but how does a princess from another relam love a killer

Blood: story of my life

Flux: u'll have to tell me and aerie someday

Blood: ?? Uh yeah sure

Aerie: *sneaks up to flux quietly*

Galaxia: *tackles blood of the edge*

Flux: wat the? *turns getting tackled by aeries off the edge* ahhh

Blood: relax *hugs galaxia*

Galaxia: *hugs blood*

Aerie: *hugs flux* love u honey

Flux: love u too *hugs aerie*

*10 hours they been falling from heaven*

*Aerie and galaxia did a little air dance for blood and flux while blood held the baby colt*

Flux: *amazed by the air aerie and galaxia r doing* blood I'll say this ur wife is awesome at wat she does

Blood: ur gf is a sweet one I'll say that flux don't let her slip away

Flux: blood can u tell the future

Blood: not as good as my daughter glass

Flux: can me and aerie see her sometime?

Blood: i don't see why not just don't be surprised or mad of wat u hear

Flux: ??? Ok but question r u god?

Blood: im his vessel same with my brother for satan

Flux: i see can u live without god?

Blood: no im dead im alive because of god

Flux: i see

Aerie: *kisses flux* hello handsome

Galaxia: *hugs blood* how was were air dance my dead god *kisses blood*

Flux: *kisses aerie back* hello beautiful

Blood: I enjoyed it very much cutie love *lands on the surface with galaxia aerie and flux*

Flux: were back on the surface?

Aerie: wait we r wow ten hours falling cool

Glass: dad have u seen my husband and my child

Blood: ur uncle or ur aunt probably wanted them to visit hell glass

Glass: huh i think i remember death saying that

Flux: glass? So ur glass

Glass: *turns her head to flux* and who the fuck r u calling me glass

Flux: uh flux this is aerie

Aerie: hi u seem nice *smiles*

Glass: *looks at her mom and dad* where u get these two numbers

Galaxia: glass be nice these two were our double date

Aerie: numbers? *looks at flux*

Flux: *shruges*

Glass: ah i see but I'm going back in time for something dad I'll be back *summons a time rift*

Flux: ??? A rift in time wow

Glass: first timers i swear *walks in time rift*

Flux: how is that possible blood?

Blood: we rather u guys don't know too much about us just yet

Aerie: hmm? why not?

Flux: yeah why be so secretive?

Galaxia: love?

Blood: the pies r the reason that bitch celestia isn't here anymore but my big sister princess luna is the true princess now

Luna: *teleports behind blood*

Flux: *gulps* s-so luna is ur big sister huh

Aerie: ..... i-is she a nice big sister

Blood: she's behind me ask her urself

Luna: there to scared to ask me little bro but their about to be terrified

Aerie: wat does she mean by that blood?

Galaxia: yeah im curious

Flux: same here

Luna: *smiles ripping off bloods fake skin showing his shattered bone body* behold the freak of god

Blood: *decks luna knocking her out cold with busted open head* sorry that my big sister can be a prankster but she went too fair and again im sorry

Flux: that was a sick cold cock u gave her busted her head right open

Galaxia: huh!?! *shocked*

Aerie: say wat?

Blood: respect flux

Galaxia: hmm?

Aerie: flux wat r u saying he has no skin how r u alive blood?

Blood: aerie ur just in shock and fear just calm down

Aerie: *starts sweating then faints from her heart skipping rapidly* flux......

Flux: *catches aerie* aerie babe u ok? Blood wats happening???

Ambrosine: *appears coming to clam aerie soul* move aside flux

Flux: no shes not dead....is she?

Ambrosine: one of her heart vessel bursted she'll be dead soon unless u make a deal pretty boy mahahah

Flux: if it means keeping her safe and alive name ur price death

Ambrosine: *holds out her boney hoof laughing evily*

Flux: *grabs deaths hoof without hesitation getting teleported away to purgatory* huh?...... *looks around* aerie? blood? Galaxia? Aeire!?

Ambrosine: *appears* welcome to purgatory flux

Flux: is aerie alive??

Ambrosine: till next time flux

Flux: next.....time?

Ambrosine: yeah sugar without u in her life she'll probably kill herself

Flux: wat!?! U fuckin cheated me out of my own life!?

Ambrosine: hahahaha ur nowhere near dead flux ur in limbo

Flux: limbo?! Wait *grabs death by her cloak* take me back now this wasn't the deal

Ambrosine: wat was the deal? Hahah

Flux: *pushes death to the ground* start explaining skull face

Ambrosine: heheh ur so mean just like my wife hahah

Flux: explain!!!!

Ambrosine: fine the deal was u can't have kids ever but if u do have kids with aerie i will take them away as my own hahahah

Flux: *grips his hooves breaking down* just as long i get to be with aerie........

Ambrosine: good it's a deal then *knocks flux out cold with memory lost spell*

Aerie: flux? wake up flux!

Flux: *sits up* huh wat happened

Blood: hmmm *something is wrong flux god*

God: i sense it blood but flux memory of death isn't there interesting

Blood: flux wat do u remember?

Flux: i don't know it's all a bit hazy

Aerie: well ur back honey that's all that's counts *kisses flux deeply* i love u flux

Flux: i love u too babe

To be continued

Tag for @aerialaim @whirlwindflux

[♪♪♪]

[WIND WHISTLING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]

[WATER DRIPS ECHOING]

[BATS SKITTERING]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[MEN YELLING INDISTINCTLY IN SPANISH]

We shouldn’t be here when it gets dark.

Set the trap at the mouth of the cave, please.

[MEN SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[WINCES]

PILOT: You need a doctor?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I am a doctor.

It’s impressive, don’t you think?

Vampire bats weigh almost nothing, but they can down a creature nearly ten times their size.

[FLIES BUZZING]

Wow.

What are you using as bait?

You volunteering?

Leaving.

[TRAP CLANKS]

Pay me now.

Before the sun goes down.

You throw in that bushcrafter on your belt and we have a deal.

[♪♪♪]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[ALL CHITTERING]

[SCREECHES]

[BATS SCREECHING]

[SHOUTS IN SPANISH]

[YELLING IN SPANISH]

Come on.

[BELL TOLLING]

[STUDENTS LAUGHING, CHATTERING]

Move!

[TICKING]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

NICHOLAS: Should be able to take better care of you here.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES, CAR DRIVES AWAY]

Everyone’s here to help you.

Michael, this is Lucian. Lucian, Michael.

Michael knows more about this place than I do.

[WHISPERS] Play nice.

LUCIAN: Hello.

Hello, Milo.

My name’s Lucian.

The person who was here before was Milo.

No.

He was also the new Milo.

And before him was the other new Milo.

I don’t even remember the first Milo.

How long have you been here?

Long as I can remember.

[MACHINE BEEPS AND WHIRS]

And you’re still not cured?

There is no cure.

There’s something missing from our DNA.

Like a piece of a puzzle.

And until they find it, the only way to stay alive is an oil change three times a day.

What would you do if you could be normal?

Just for an hour?

I don’t think about it.

Hey, look at the freaks! Look at them!

[STUDENTS CHATTERING, LAUGHING]

Best not to be outside when school gets out.

Like the original Spartans, we are the few against the many.

[BEEPING]

Milo?

Milo?

[ALERT BUZZING]

Nurse?

[♪♪♪]

[WHISPERS] Okay…

[BEEPS AND WHIRS]

Lucian.

Lucian!

With one of these?

It took a team of scientists to build that machine and you fixed it with a ballpoint pen?

There’s a school for gifted children in New York.

I think that I could get them to agree to cover your tuition and provide private care to help manage your condition.

Somewhere you could study, learn, hone your skills.

You have a gift, Michael.

I don’t think I could forgive myself if I saw it go to waste.

MICHAEL: “Dear Milo, this isn’t goodbye. I’m gonna find a cure for us, so we can be cranky old men someday. Your friend, Michael.

P.S. You shouldn’t have unfolded this. Now you’ll never get it back together. See you this summer.”

No.

[STUDENTS CHATTERING]

“Dear Milo…”

[ALL LAUGH]

Please, can I have my letter back?

What?

Please, can I have my letter?

Okay. Here.

[LAUGHS]

Please. Ah!

[SHOUTS] Please!

[BOYS LAUGHING]

Please!

[YELLS]

Stop.

[GROANING]

[BOYS GRUNTING]

[NICHOLAS YELLS IN SPANISH]

Go away!

[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

Let me have a look. Let me have a look.

[SCREAMS]

He tried to steal my letter!

Milo, Milo, stop.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

[CRYING]

What about Milo?

I’ll look after Milo.

He needs me.

NICHOLAS: Michael Morbius completed his doctorate by 19 and quickly established himself as the world’s leading authority on blood-borne diseases.

His development of artificial blood has saved more lives than penicillin.

Michael Morbius, please step forward to acknowledge the receipt of your prize from His Majesty, the King of Sweden.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

[TRUMPETERS PLAY FANFARE]

ANNA: I can’t believe you dissed the king of Sweden.

The king and the queen, their loyal subjects, all of Scandinavia and the entire scientific community.

Yeah, but who does that?

Well, Anna, we both know I have issues.

But, hey, I kept the program.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[KNOCKS] There you are.

Hey, Dr. Bancroft.

Hey, Anna.

We going to play?

Oh, I don’t think so.

See, now that Dr. Morbius is back, maybe you should try losing for a while, see how that feels.

MICHAEL: Not gonna happen.

Michael.

Uh, yes?

You got a minute?

Of course.

New one. For your collection.

[WHISPERS] Dr. Morbius is in trouble.

I’m in trouble.

MARTINE: “I can’t accept a prize for the by-product of a failed experiment.”

Lab 1.

Front page, “American Scientist Rejects Nobel Prize.”

You know that people actually like writing checks to Nobel laureates?

Makes them feel better about their investment.

It would help if you stuck around long enough to cash them.

[GROANS]

You’re pushing yourself too hard.

[SIGHS]

Does our generous benefactor, Milo, know what you’re actually doing here?

What am I actually doing here?

Remixing human DNA with bat DNA.

I have no idea what you’re…

Talking about?

Is anything ringing a bell?

No bells ringing. Uh…

Okay. Maybe this will jog your memory.

MICHAEL: I wouldn’t go in there if I were you.

[BATS SCREECHING]

That is a…

It’s a fish tank.

Hmm.

Like, for… flying mammals.

Oh, I see.

Some friends I brought back from Costa Rica.

So when were you gonna tell me?

More importantly, how did you get my pass code?

It’s the first six digits of pi backwards.

It’s your password for everything.

You should change that.

You could lose your license for this.

I’m not gonna need it much longer, doctor.

You, on the other hand, will.

You know, there’s something called “plausible deniability.”

You should be thanking me.

These are the only mammals on Earth that have evolved to feed exclusively on blood.

So in order to drink it, these bats produce saliva that contains unique anticoagulants.

So your theory is, if you can successfully splice vampire genes into your DNA, it would allow your body to produce those same anticoagulants.

MICHAEL: Yes.

It would be a cure.

At what cost?

The fusion of different species is a legacy we already carry in our bodies.

Viruses insinuating their nucleic acid onto our own over hundreds of thousands of years.

That’s evolution. This is different.

I don’t think it is.

We have to push the boundaries, take the risks.

Without that, there is no science.

No medicine.

No breakthroughs at all.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

[CHIMES, THEN BEEPING SOFTLY]

Okay.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test subject for cell combination 117.

[MOUSE SQUEAKING]

[BEEPS]

Come on, come on, come on.

[SQUEALING]

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[SIGHS] Test subject 117 has resulted in…

failure.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

I don’t wanna see you get hurt.

I should’ve died years ago, Martine.

Why am I still alive if not to fix this?

To save my best friend, Milo.

And everyone else like us.

Not like this.

Dr. Morbius, it’s Anna.

[♪♪♪]

[MONITORS BEEPING RAPIDLY]

[PANTING]

Her temperature’s spiking, and her kidneys are shutting down.

We have to induce a coma before she has a stroke.

A hundred milligrams of propofol.

NURSE: Sure.

MARTINE: Now.

Come on.

MICHAEL: It’s okay.

It’s okay. We got you.

There you go.

There you go.

Thank you, nurse.

We’re gonna let you sleep a bit.

Take a nice long nap.

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY]

[SQUEAKING]

Michael.

What?

It worked.

[♪♪♪]

[CLOCK CHIMES]

Dr. Michael Morbius.

[IN NORWEGIAN] Some crippled guy’s here to see the Boss.

MILO: Michael! Get over here!

[IN NORWEGIAN] As long as I am a cripple you’ll be fine.

♪ Stop dreaming Of the quiet life… ♪

You’re late. I was trying out this new thing called “working.”

Oh, yeah. I don’t believe I’m familiar with the word.

I don’t believe you are.

So, what’s up with the goon squad?

Oh, I won a hand of cards against some Russian gentlemen.

Apparently they found his luck improbable.

There you are.

More like impossible.

So, doctor, how is our favorite patient?

Still determined to make his short life even shorter?

Yes, I am. Anyway, you’re one to talk.

You look terrible. Look at the state of you.

Says the man wearing… What is that, a quilt?

Oh, sorry. I didn’t get the memo to dress for a funeral.

[LAUGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

Right. I will see you later.

And you… my door is always open.

We miss you at Horizon.

We could use your mind.

I’ll leave you two to your fun.

Bye, Nicholas.

I have some good news.

Let’s go for a walk.

How’s Martine doing these days?

Dr. Bancroft? She is, uh, overqualified, outperforming, brilliant as usual.

And a royal pain in my ass.

But she’s keeping me honest for the most part. Why do you ask?

Eh, no reason. Just haven’t seen you in forever.

I wondered if she had something to do with it.

Aw, I miss you too.

But, yes, she has been working with me to save our lives.

I could ask her to stop if you like, put us out of our misery.

Just don’t do something stupid and go and fall in love because, believe you me, there is absolutely no cure for that.

Says the guy who knows absolutely nothing about the subject.

Not true.

I read about it in books all the time.

Books, really? Wow.

Yeah.

Or romantic comedies. The point is…

The point is, love is not on the cards for us, my friend.

Listen, if you start quoting The Notebook to me, I am going to stop and hobble very slowly in the opposite direction.

[LAUGHS]

Throw it!

MICHAEL: I’m close, Milo.

I can feel it.

A cure.

It’s finally possible.

Seriously?

Highly experimental.

Ethically questionable.

Very, very, very expensive.

I knew that was coming.

And not exactly legal.

Oh, and it has to be done in international waters.

[LAUGHS]

You were always expensive.

Is it dangerous? Should I be worried?

You want me to lie to you?

That would be nice, yes.

It’s a walk in the park on a sunny day.

Oh, yeah, that bad, eh?

Listen.

We don’t have much time left.

This could be our last chance.

So, what do you say?

We go out with a fight?

[SIGHS]

Yeah.

You with me?

Till the day you die, brother.

Till the day you die. You’ll have everything you need.

We’re the original Spartans, mate.

The few against the many.

Yeah.

[♪♪♪]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]

You know, I’m sure you’re cheating.

No. No, you’re not.

What you got?

MICHAEL: Putting another one in the oven.

Wish me luck.

[CHIMING]

The moment of truth.

[CHIMES AND BEEPS]

Success, Martine. We did it.

It’s holding together.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test 243.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Human trials.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

I’m glad it’s you.

Had a lot of other suitors, didn’t you?

Yeah.

You know, the whole near-death thing is very, very chic.

I read it in Cosmo.

[LAUGHS]

Do they still make Cosmo? I don’t know.

I know it’s just what you always wanted.

Could be a collector’s item one day, you never know.

This better not be my last one.

I know this is painful, but you got it.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

That’s it. Bingo.

Right there.

[SHUSHES]

[GROANS]

Almost there, almost there.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SHUSHES]

It’s all right. Come on. Come on.

There you go.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

You can buckle me up.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You all right? Great.

[♪♪♪]

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

I call.

Bringing out the big guns.

Let’s go again.

I’ll be back. I’m gonna check on the doctor.

All right.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

[DOOR CLANGS OPEN]

You shouldn’t be down here.

I can be wherever I want, nurse.

It’s “doctor,” actually.

[SNICKERS]

I’m afraid you’re gonna have to leave.

Doctor. Sure, I can see it.

But, uh, you’re still the help, just like me.

Wow.

You can tell all that by just looking at me, huh?

Here I thought you were just another jacked-up dumb shit.

[LAUGHS]

Get out.

[ALERT BLARING]

Michael?

[GUN COCKS]

[METAL CLANKS]

Michael?

Where is he?

[METAL CLANKS]

Don’t move.

[ROARS]

What the hell?

Everybody down to the lab now.

[WALKIE BEEPS]

Roger that.

[GRUNTS]

Don’t shoot!

[ALARM BLARING]

Michael!

[FOX GROANING]

Stop!

[GROWLS]

Michael.

[GROWLS]

It’s just me.

[ALARM BLARING]

It’s just me.

[POUNDS ON GLASS]

Michael, please.

Michael, stop!

Stop! Please!

You’re hurting yourself! Stop!

Hey! Step back! Move!

Stop. Put that gun down…

Move!

[GROWLING]

[GROANS]

[SCREAMS]

[YELLS]

Shit. Close it! Close it!

What the hell is that thing?

[♪♪♪]

[ROARS]

Fall back! Fall back!

Shit.

MAN 1: Let’s move.

MAN 2: Go, go, go!

[GROANS]

Johnny!

[GRUNTING]

[SCREAMS]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

Get out of here!

MAN [OVER RADIO]: Sweeping Level 3.

Jason, come in.

Jason. Jason?

[SCREAMS]

Oh, shit.

Son of a bitch!

[GROANS]

Shit! Oh!

Oh, shit!

[HIGH-PITCHED SCRAPING]

[GROANS]

[GAGGING]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

[PANTING]

[SCREAMS]

[ROARS]

[GASPS]

[♪♪♪]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Martine.

Martine.

[HEART BEATING STEADILY]

[WHISPERS] Oh, my God.

[VOMITS]

[GROANS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[FEEDBACK OVER RADIO]

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

This is the LCV Murnau.

Call letters 3-X5Y.

We are 13 nautical miles off the coast of Long Island.

Request immediate airlift.

Repeat, this is the LCV Murnau.

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

[♪♪♪]

It’s up here to the right.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

FBI Agent Stroud. Can we have the room, please?

RODRIGUEZ: You heard the man. Can we please have the room?

If you could start exiting, that’d be fantastic.

Well, we haven’t had anything this good since that thing in San Francisco.

Uh, eight bodies, running IDs right now, but apparently they all shop at the same mercenary supply store.

Uh, one survivor, a Dr. Martine Bancroft.

Can we talk to her?

If she wakes up.

Uh, she fell down and hit her head, apparently.

Anything else?

Someone made a mayday call.

Not Dr. Bancroft.

Nope.

It was a male, didn’t identify himself, then wiped all the surveillance footage.

SIMON: He grew a conscience and jumped overboard?

It happens. Oh, and get this.

All the bodies that you’re looking at are nearly drained of their blood.

So, what hunts at night and drinks human blood?

You’re gonna love this.

REPORTER: Early this morning an unmanned cargo ship was discovered near the eastern tip of Long Island with multiple bodies on board.

Authorities are not making any comment at this time.

But there are reports of one survivor, and we have learned from a high-ranking Coast Guard official that the vessel was flying a Panamanian flag when it drifted in from international…

What’s happened?

Some kind of accident.

How’s your pain today? On a one to ten?

Eleven.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY AND VENTILATOR HISSING]

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[WHISPERS] I’m sorry.

You’re going to be okay.

[♪♪♪]

Lab 1.

Privacy screens.

Send the WHOLE script pussy

get morbed

[???] [WIND WHISTLING] [BIRDS CHIRPING] [THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE] [WATER DRIPS ECHOING] [BATS SKITTERING] [HELICOPTER WHIRRING] [MEN YELLING INDISTINCTLY IN SPANISH] We shouldn’t be here when it gets dark. Set the trap at the mouth of the cave, please. [MEN SPEAKING IN SPANISH] [WINCES] PILOT: You need a doctor? [CHUCKLES SOFTLY] I am a doctor. It’s impressive, don’t you think? Vampire bats weigh almost nothing, but they can down a creature nearly ten times their size. [FLIES BUZZING] Wow. What are you using as bait? You volunteering? Leaving. [TRAP CLANKS] Pay me now. Before the sun goes down. You throw in that bushcrafter on your belt and we have a deal. [???] [GROANS SOFTLY] [ALL CHITTERING] [SCREECHES] [BATS SCREECHING] [SHOUTS IN SPANISH] [YELLING IN SPANISH] Come on. [BELL TOLLING] [STUDENTS LAUGHING, CHATTERING] Move! [TICKING] [CAR HORN HONKS] NICHOLAS: Should be able to take better care of you here. [CAR DOOR CLOSES, CAR DRIVES AWAY] Everyone’s here to help you. Michael, this is Lucian. Lucian, Michael. Michael knows more about this place than I do. [WHISPERS] Play nice. LUCIAN: Hello. Hello, Milo. My name’s Lucian. The person who was here before was Milo. No. He was also the new Milo. And before him was the other new Milo. I don’t even remember the first Milo. How long have you been here? Long as I can remember. [MACHINE BEEPS AND WHIRS] And you’re still not cured? There is no cure. There’s something missing from our DNA. Like a piece of a puzzle. And until they find it, the only way to stay alive is an oil change three times a day. What would you do if you could be normal? Just for an hour? I don’t think about it. Hey, look at the freaks! Look at them! [STUDENTS CHATTERING, LAUGHING] Best not to be outside when school gets out. Like the original Spartans, we are the few against the many. [BEEPING] Milo? Milo? [ALERT BUZZING] Nurse? [???] [WHISPERS] Okay… [BEEPS AND WHIRS] Lucian. Lucian! With one of these? It took a team of scientists to build that machine and you fixed it with a ballpoint pen? There’s a school for gifted children in New York. I think that I could get them to agree to cover your tuition and provide private care to help manage your condition. Somewhere you could study, learn, hone your skills. You have a gift, Michael. I don’t think I could forgive myself if I saw it go to waste. MICHAEL: “Dear Milo, this isn’t goodbye. I’m gonna find a cure for us, so we can be cranky old men someday. Your friend, Michael. P.S. You shouldn’t have unfolded this. Now you’ll never get it back together. See you this summer.” No. [STUDENTS CHATTERING] “Dear Milo…” [ALL LAUGH] Please, can I have my letter back? What? Please, can I have my letter? Okay. Here. [LAUGHS] Please. Ah! [SHOUTS] Please! [BOYS LAUGHING] Please! [YELLS] Stop. [GROANING] [BOYS GRUNTING] [NICHOLAS YELLS IN SPANISH] Go away! [SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE] Let me have a look. Let me have a look. [SCREAMS] He tried to steal my letter! Milo, Milo, stop.Stop. Stop. Stop. [CRYING] What about Milo? I’ll look after Milo. He needs me. NICHOLAS: Michael Morbius completed his doctorate by 19 and quickly established himself as the world’s leading authority on blood-borne diseases. His development of artificial blood has saved more lives than penicillin. Michael Morbius, please step forward to acknowledge the receipt of your prize from His Majesty, the King of Sweden. [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] [TRUMPETERS PLAY FANFARE] ANNA: I can’t believe you dissed the king of Sweden. The king and the queen, their loyal subjects, all of Scandinavia and the entire scientific community. Yeah, but who does that? Well, Anna, we both know I have issues. But, hey, I kept the program. [TONE SOUNDS, THEN WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY OVER PA] [KNOCKS] There you are. Hey, Dr. Bancroft. Hey, Anna. We going to play? Oh, I don’t think so. See, now that Dr. Morbius is back, maybe you should try losing for a while, see how that feels. MICHAEL: Not gonna happen. Michael. Uh, yes? You got a minute? Of course. New one. For your collection. [WHISPERS] Dr. Morbius is in trouble. I’m in trouble. MARTINE: “I can’t accept a prize for the by-product of a failed experiment.” Lab 1. Front page, “American Scientist Rejects Nobel Prize.” You know that people actually like writing checks to Nobel laureates? Makes them feel better about their investment. It would help if you stuck around long enough to cash them. [GROANS] You’re pushing yourself too hard. [SIGHS] Does our generous benefactor, Milo, know what you’re actually doing here? What am I actually doing here? Remixing human DNA with bat DNA. I have no idea what you’re… Talking about? Is anything ringing a bell? No bells ringing. Uh… Okay. Maybe this will jog your memory. MICHAEL: I wouldn’t go in there if I were you. [BATS SCREECHING] That is a… It’s a fish tank. Hmm. Like, for… flying mammals. Oh, I see. Some friends I brought back from Costa Rica. So when were you gonna tell me? More importantly, how did you get my pass code? It’s the first six digits of pi backwards. It’s your password for everything. You should change that. You could lose your license for this. I’m not gonna need it much longer, doctor. You, on the other hand, will. You know, there’s something called “plausible deniability.” You should be thanking me. These are the only mammals on Earth that have evolved to feed exclusively on blood. So in order to drink it, these bats produce saliva that contains unique anticoagulants. So your theory is, if you can successfully splice vampire genes into your DNA, it would allow your body to produce those same anticoagulants. MICHAEL: Yes. It would be a cure. At what cost? The fusion of different species is a legacy we already carry in our bodies. Viruses insinuating their nucleic acid onto our own over hundreds of thousands of years. That’s evolution. This is different. I don’t think it is. We have to push the boundaries, take the risks. Without that, there is no science. No medicine. No breakthroughs at all. [MACHINE BEEPING] [CHIMES, THEN BEEPING SOFTLY] Okay. [RECORDER BEEPS] Test subject for cell combination 117. [MOUSE SQUEAKING] [BEEPS] Come on, come on, come on. [SQUEALING] [RECORDER BEEPS] [SIGHS] Test subject 117 has resulted in… failure. [RECORDER BEEPS] I don’t wanna see you get hurt. I should’ve died years ago, Martine. Why am I still alive if not to fix this? To save my best friend, Milo. And everyone else like us. Not like this. Dr. Morbius, it’s Anna. [???] [MONITORS BEEPING RAPIDLY] [PANTING] Her temperature’s spiking, and her kidneys are shutting down. We have to induce a coma before she has a stroke. A hundred milligrams of propofol. NURSE: Sure. MARTINE: Now.Come on. MICHAEL: It’s okay. It’s okay. We got you. There you go. There you go. Thank you, nurse. We’re gonna let you sleep a bit. Take a nice long nap. [MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY] [SQUEAKING] Michael. What? It worked. [???] [CLOCK CHIMES] Dr. Michael Morbius. [IN NORWEGIAN] Some crippled guy’s here to see the Boss. MILO: Michael! Get over here! [IN NORWEGIAN] As long as I am a cripple you’ll be fine. ? Stop dreaming Of the quiet life… ? You’re late. I was trying out this new thing called “working.” Oh, yeah. I don’t believe I’m familiar with the word. I don’t believe you are. So, what’s up with the goon squad? Oh, I won a hand of cards against some Russian gentlemen. Apparently they found his luck improbable. There you are. More like impossible. So, doctor, how is our favorite patient? Still determined to make his short life even shorter? Yes, I am. Anyway, you’re one to talk. You look terrible. Look at the state of you. Says the man wearing… What is that, a quilt? Oh, sorry. I didn’t get the memo to dress for a funeral. [LAUGHS] [CHUCKLES] Right. I will see you later. And you… my door is always open. We miss you at Horizon. We could use your mind. I’ll leave you two to your fun. Bye, Nicholas. I have some good news. Let’s go for a walk. How’s Martine doing these days? Dr. Bancroft? She is, uh, overqualified, outperforming, brilliant as usual. And a royal pain in my ass. But she’s keeping me honest for the most part. Why do you ask? Eh, no reason. Just haven’t seen you in forever. I wondered if she had something to do with it. Aw, I miss you too. But, yes, she has been working with me to save our lives. I could ask her to stop if you like, put us out of our misery. Just don’t do something stupid and go and fall in love because, believe you me, there is absolutely no cure for that. Says the guy who knows absolutely nothing about the subject. Not true. I read about it in books all the time. Books, really? Wow. Yeah. Or romantic comedies. The point is… The point is, love is not on the cards for us, my friend. Listen, if you start quoting The Notebook to me, I am going to stop and hobble very slowly in the opposite direction. [LAUGHS] Throw it! MICHAEL: I’m close, Milo. I can feel it. A cure. It’s finally possible. Seriously? Highly experimental. Ethically questionable. Very, very, very expensive. I knew that was coming. And not exactly legal. Oh, and it has to be done in international waters. [LAUGHS] You were always expensive. Is it dangerous? Should I be worried? You want me to lie to you? That would be nice, yes. It’s a walk in the park on a sunny day. Oh, yeah, that bad, eh? Listen. We don’t have much time left. This could be our last chance. So, what do you say? We go out with a fight? [SIGHS] Yeah. You with me? Till the day you die, brother. Till the day you die. You’ll have everything you need. We’re the original Spartans, mate. The few against the many. Yeah. [???] [INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO] You know, I’m sure you’re cheating. No. No, you’re not. What you got? MICHAEL: Putting another one in the oven. Wish me luck. [CHIMING] The moment of truth. [CHIMES AND BEEPS] Success, Martine. We did it. It’s holding together. [RECORDER BEEPS] Test 243. [INHALES DEEPLY] Human trials. [RECORDER BEEPS] [EXHALES SHARPLY] I’m glad it’s you. Had a lot of other suitors, didn’t you? Yeah. You know, the whole near-death thing is very, very chic. I read it in Cosmo. [LAUGHS] Do they still make Cosmo? I don’t know. I know it’s just what you always wanted. Could be a collector’s item one day, you never know. This better not be my last one. I know this is painful, but you got it. [GROANS SOFTLY] That’s it. Bingo. Right there. [SHUSHES] [GROANS] Almost there, almost there. [EXHALES SHARPLY] [SHUSHES] It’s all right. Come on. Come on. There you go. [GROANS SOFTLY] You can buckle me up. Yeah. Yeah. You all right? Great. [???] [ELECTRICITY CRACKLES] I call. Bringing out the big guns. Let’s go again. I’ll be back. I’m gonna check on the doctor. All right. [MONITOR BEEPING] [DOOR CLANGS OPEN] You shouldn’t be down here. I can be wherever I want, nurse. It’s “doctor,” actually. [SNICKERS] I’m afraid you’re gonna have to leave. Doctor. Sure, I can see it. But, uh, you’re still the help, just like me. Wow. You can tell all that by just looking at me, huh? Here I thought you were just another jacked-up dumb shit. [LAUGHS] Get out. [ALERT BLARING] Michael? [GUN COCKS] [METAL CLANKS] Michael? Where is he? [METAL CLANKS] Don’t move. [ROARS] What the hell? Everybody down to the lab now. [WALKIE BEEPS] Roger that. [GRUNTS] Don’t shoot! [ALARM BLARING] Michael! [FOX GROANING] Stop! [GROWLS] Michael. [GROWLS] It’s just me. [ALARM BLARING] It’s just me. [POUNDS ON GLASS] Michael, please. Michael, stop! Stop! Please! You’re hurting yourself! Stop! Hey! Step back! Move! Stop. Put that gun down… Move! [GROWLING] [GROANS] [SCREAMS] [YELLS] Shit. Close it! Close it! What the hell is that thing? [???] [ROARS] Fall back! Fall back! Shit. MAN 1: Let’s move. MAN 2: Go, go, go! [GROANS] Johnny! [GRUNTING] [SCREAMS] [MORBIUS GROWLS] Get out of here! MAN [OVER RADIO]: Sweeping Level 3. Jason, come in. Jason. Jason? [SCREAMS] Oh, shit. Son of a *censored*! [GROANS] s***! Oh! Oh, s***! [HIGH-PITCHED SCRAPING] [GROANS] [GAGGING] [MORBIUS GROWLS] [PANTING] [SCREAMS] [ROARS] [GASPS] [???] [BREATHING HEAVILY] Martine. Martine. [HEART BEATING STEADILY] [WHISPERS] Oh, my God. [VOMITS] [GROANS] [BREATHING HEAVILY] [FEEDBACK OVER RADIO] Mayday, mayday, mayday. This is the LCV Murnau. Call letters 3-X5Y. We are 13 nautical miles off the coast of Long Island. Request immediate airlift. Repeat, this is the LCV Murnau. Mayday, mayday, mayday. [???] It’s up here to the right. [PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY] FBI Agent Stroud. Can we have the room, please? RODRIGUEZ: You heard the man. Can we please have the room? If you could start exiting, that’d be fantastic. Well, we haven’t had anything this good since that thing in San Francisco. Uh, eight bodies, running IDs right now, but apparently they all shop at the same mercenary supply store. Uh, one survivor, a Dr. Martine Bancroft. Can we talk to her? If she wakes up. Uh, she fell down and hit her head, apparently. Anything else? Someone made a mayday call. Not Dr. Bancroft. Nope. It was a male, didn’t identify himself, then wiped all the surveillance footage. SIMON: He grew a conscience and jumped overboard? It happens. Oh, and get this. All the bodies that you’re looking at are nearly drained of their blood. So, what hunts at night and drinks human blood? You’re gonna love this. REPORTER: Early this morning an unmanned cargo ship was discovered near the eastern tip of Long Island with multiple bodies on board. Authorities are not making any comment at this time. But there are reports of one survivor, and we have learned from a high-ranking Coast Guard official that the vessel was flying a Panamanian flag when it drifted in from international… What’s happened? Some kind of accident. How’s your pain today? On a one to ten? Eleven. [TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA] [MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY AND VENTILATOR HISSING] [TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA] [WHISPERS] I’m sorry. You’re going to be okay. [???] Lab 1. Privacy screens. [SHOE SQUEAKS] [SIGHS] [BREATHING HEAVILY] Come on. Come on. [GRUNTING] [GULPING] [HISSES] [BEEPS] [RECORDER BEEPS] As a result of my procedure, I have an overpowering urge to consume… blood. Human blood. In certain respects, I have succeeded far beyond anything I could have imagined. For the first time in my entire life, I feel… good. Yesterday, I could barely walk. Today, I don’t know what I’m capable of. For a period of time after ingestion, my numbers are off the charts. I have the constitution of an Olympic athlete. Increased strength and speed that can only be described as… superhuman. And all of this… on artificial blood. [???] I’ve become something different. I feel a kinship with these creatures. They would tear anyone else apart, but they welcome me. Like a brother. [BATS SCREECHING] I’ve even developed a form of echolocation. Bat radar, for the uninitiated. The question is: How do I control it? Isolate it? Breathe. [INHALES DEEPLY] And let it go. [EXHALES DEEPLY] [BALL BOUNCING ECHOES] [KEYBOARD CLACKING] But, unfortunately, this condition is temporary. [WATCH BEEPING] I’ve been timing myself. Artificial blood keeps me stable for six hours. But that window… is growing shorter. Artificial blood won’t work forever. One question remains: What if…? What if artificial blood becomes ineffective? What happens if I go without? No blue… No red… Nothing. [GROANS SOFTLY] Eventually, my vitals drop precipitously and my illness returns with a vengeance. Soon, I’ll face a choice. [GRUNTS] Drink the red… or die. But what happened on that ship… can’t ever happen again. [SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE] [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS, THEN DOORS OPEN] [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS, THEN DOORS CLOSE] Michael. It’s me. You in here? Where are you? [MICHAEL GROANING SOFTLY] Michael? Michael? What are you doing? Michael, it’s Milo. What are you doing? Do you need help? What? “Blood.” You want the blood in the freezer? Wait. [GROANS] MILO: I’m coming, I’m coming. I’m coming. Michael, hang on. Here. Here. [GROWLS] [GROANS] Michael… [GROWLS] You’re… You’re strong. [GROANS] Michael. You did it. You did it. You found a cure to live. Michael. [WATCH BEEPS] What? What is it? I’ve made a terrible mistake, Milo. We all make mistakes. Don’t worry about it. You’ve never made one like this before. Michael, enough. Just give it to me. I need it. I can’t live like this any longer. Please. I can’t. What do you mean, you can’t? I can’t. I need this. I… I’ve done things, Milo. I killed people. W-we… We can make that go away. The ones on the boat, they’re thugs, guns for hire. I can make that go away. You don’t understand. I do understand. Please. Have I ever denied you anything? Said no? Have I always given you…? I can’t control it! What, so… So you get to live and I get to die? Is that it? It’s a curse. Believe me, brother. It is. Now, please, I need you to go. It’s not safe here. No. No, don’t make me go. Please, Michael, don’t… I said, get out! I said, get out! Milo. [DOOR CLOSES] She’s right here. Dr. Bancroft? Agents Stroud and Rodriguez. How you feeling, doctor? Like I’m in a hospital, eating really crappy Jell-O. This shouldn’t take long. You were out on a container ship that washed up off of Long Island. Doctor, there were eight dead bodies inside. We also noticed that their blood was… What do you call it? Exsanguinated. I looked it up. So, um, sorry for the graphic nature of some of these photos. But, um, you’re a doctor, so you know what people look like on the inside. These puncture wounds right there, those look like fang marks to you? Well, you were out there conducting a major experiment. We’re just hoping you could shed some light. Yeah, that… Not exactly sanitary, isn’t it? I’m having a little bit of a hard time remembering what happened that night. Sure. Let’s go. You also work at the Horizon Lab, right? With Dr. Michael Morbius. Yes. Appreciate your time, doctor. [DOOR CLOSES] [TICKING] [SNIFFLES] [GLASS SHATTERS] Hello? Who’s there? [NURSE GASPS] Hello? [???] [WHIMPERING] [SOBBING] [PANTING] [GASPS] [SCREAMS] [???] [WATCH BEEPING] [SNIFFLES] [TONE SOUNDS, THEN WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA] [HEART BEATING] MAN 1 [ECHOING]: Get away from her. Just step back. MAN 2: Has she been there all night? MAN 3: Looks like all the blood was drained from her body. [PEOPLE MURMURING] Any contusions? Not that I can see. Back to our rooms, okay? [???] [BREATHING HEAVILY] [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS] [PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY] [BEEPS] Dr. Morbius? Agent Stroud. Agent Rodriguez. Can we have a minute? Of course. How can I help you? SIMON: First, I wanna say thank you. Your artificial blood actually saved my arm in Afghanistan, sir. I’m glad I could be of service. I mean, I must admit, doc, you don’t look anything like you do on the news. Yeah, you look downright robust. I have good days and bad. Pilates helps. How are you on boats? As you can see… don’t have very good sea legs. Why do you ask? ‘Cause you’ve been looking for a cure for your condition your whole life, right? You’ve pretty much tried everything. Crazy experiments, maybe on a boat? “Crazy” isn’t a term that I would use… detective. Unorthodox, maybe. But I’d do just about anything to save a life. I’m sure you can understand that. Anything else I can help you two with? [INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER POLICE RADIO] DISPATCHER [ECHOES OVER RADIO]: All units, the 120 block, Horizon Labs, female body drained of blood, initiate lock down. Copy that. Doc, got a couple more questions for you. RODRIGUEZ: Yeah, you’re coming with us. [GRUNTING] Hey, freeze! SIMON: Stop him! Hey! [GUN COCKS] Hold fire! Get backup and meet me up top. [???] [WIND WHISTLING] [SIRENS APPROACHING] [GUN COCKS] Enough. [SIRENS WAILING] MICHAEL: It’s worse than I first thought. At this rate, artificial blood will stop working in a matter of days. 8:13 p.m. Down from six hours to four hours, 22 minutes. I got a problem. [SHACKLES RATTLE] [LATCH CLICKS, DOOR OPENS] [DOOR SLAMS SHUT] Holy water? Really? What? I’m not taking any chances. It’s triple blessed. [BUZZER SOUNDS IN DISTANCE] We found this little guy on the container ship… with those bodies. That’s a little hobby of yours, right? RODRIGUEZ: You know, eight dead mercs on a boat really doesn’t ruffle our feathers. I’m pretty sure they were guilty of something and happy to have them off the water. But Nurse Sutton, single mother with twin girls, that’s… something else. Yes, I know. Her name was Kristen. We worked together every single day for seven years. She was a good person. So why’d you do it? I can’t answer that. [SIGHS] What did you do to yourself, doctor? Make us understand. I wish I knew. [GASPING] Okay. Great stuff. Um, Really informative. Thank you. Uh… I dropped a bag. There’s something inside that I need. Bag of artificial blood. Yeah. Yeah. It’s in evidence, I’m sorry. [TABLE RATTLING] [GROWLING] I’m sorry. I’m starting to get hungry. And you don’t wanna see me when I’m hungry. [GROWLING] SIMON: We’re done here. Let’s go. [KNOCKS ON DOOR] Guard! Your lawyer’s here. [DOOR SLAMS SHUT, THEN LOCK CLICKS] You look terrible. Lawyer, huh? I don’t remember you ever finishing law school. ‘Cause I didn’t. Sit down. Sit down. I mean, if one of us was going to end up in bright orange trainers, I would never have guessed it would be you. They’re charging me with murder. I don’t know. I don’t know. I… Maybe I blacked out? Uh… [INHALES SHARPLY] Hey. Now listen to me. [QUIETLY] I don’t believe it. You’re not capable of that. I know that all you’ve ever tried to do is help people. You don’t belong here. This place is for terrorists and drugs lords and God knows who. Michael, we need to get you out of here. In whatever way possible. Maybe this is where I belong. If I’m in here, then nobody else dies. Listen to me. You are not capable of killing that woman. [POUNDING ON DOOR] Hey, Your Highness, time’s up. Michael, here’s something to keep you going. Guard. [LOCK CLICKS] [BUZZER SOUNDS] [PRISONERS YELLING INDISTINCTLY] [BUZZER SOUNDS] Never too early. [???] [BUZZER SOUNDS IN DISTANCE] [BREATHING HEAVILY] [GATE RATTLING OPEN] Milo. Milo! [GRUNTS AND GROWLS] [SLURPING] [ROARS] [CONCRETE CRUMBLING] [ALARM BLARING] OFFICER: Let’s move! Come on, this way! [ROARS] [GROANS] Let’s go. Let’s go. Open the door. Now! Go! He’s getting away! [GRUNTING] [WIND WHISTLING] [HORNS HONKING] Daily Bugle, please, sir. There you go, buddy. Here you are, my friend. [SNIFFS] Always figured that guy for a freak. How’s that? You’ve never met him. I mean, look at him. What else you need to know? MILO: You know, you shouldn’t judge someone by how they look. Didn’t your mother teach you any manners? Take me, for example. I may look harmless enough. Do you think I’m joking? [ROARS] [VENDOR SCREAMS] [???] [GRUNTING] Milo! Got me. You see? I knew you could do it. You took the serum even after I warned you. What am I gonna do, lay down and die? Thank you for the death wish. I tried to protect you! Protect me? Protect me from what? Becoming a monster like me. I don’t think you’re a monster. Okay? I killed the nurse. I killed the nurse. I know. But you know what it’s like your first time. You have no idea what you’re doing. You have no control. No. Milo, you have to stop. You have to stop. You have to stop denying who you are. It’s boring. We can go anywhere, we can do anything. Let’s go. Let’s have some fun. This isn’t you. I know you. Where’s the brother that I used to have? How can you say that to me? Look what you’ve become. Everything I am, I am because of you. I looked up to you my whole life. I will never leave you, and I will not go back. You cannot make me go back. I won’t let you make me go back! [GROANS] [PEOPLE CLAMORING, SCREAMING] [ROARS] Move, *censored*, move! [BOTH GRUNTING] [GASPS] Goodness. Whoo! We’ve evolved! You’re a scientist, Michael. Surely, surely you understand that. That’s not what this is. This is a mistake. But I can fix it. I’ll figure out how to reverse it. Artificial blood will keep us stable until I do. Yeah, I’m fine just the way I am, thank you very much. OFFICER: Hey! Hands up! Up against the wall. Now. MILO: Officer. Come on. MILO: Anything you say. You. Don’t move. Okey-do key. We have the suspects. Like we used to say… live a little. [GROANS] Hey! Freeze! [OFFICERS GROAN] All our lives, we’ve lived with death hanging over us. Why? Why shouldn’t they know what it feels like for a change, Michael? [ECHOES] Michael! [SINGSONG, ECHOES] Michael. [???] I’m not gonna fight you, Milo. [TRAIN HORN BLOWS] [FOOTSTEPS ECHOING] [TRAIN RATTLING AND TRAIN HORN BLOWING] [BRAKES SQUEALING] [WIND WHISTLING] [???] [TRAIN HORN BLOWING] [WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA] SIMON: Now he’s laying out officers in my city, huh? It’s unforgiveable. Just keep your eyes on Dr. Bancroft. Yeah. [THUNDER RUMBLING] [SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE] [???] [BOTH SPEAK IN SPANISH] [SPEAKING IN SPANISH] [EMPLOYEE SPEAKS IN SPANISH] Woman in the jeans, where’d she go? Yeah, right. [???] Great. Hey, stranger. Michael? You shouldn’t be here. I didn’t kill Nurse Sutton or the police. Or any of those people. I know. Milo, he… He took the serum. He’s out there. And I have to stop him. But I need your help. Coffee? No, thanks. I quit caffeine. It’s decaf. [GASPS AND SIGHS] [BLOWS] Not that kind of vampire. Just checking. I shouldn’t have dragged you out there. I’m sorry. You didn’t. I wanted to be there. Well, then apology rescinded. I guess we’re both a little crazy. How do you feel? Incredible. I mean, I went from dying my entire life to feeling more alive than ever. Thankfully, artificial blood keeps me stable. I just have to drink it more often. How often? Uh… Every four hours, 22 minutes. Down from six. It’s losing its effectiveness. The issue is, when it stops working… I’ll become like Milo. You won’t. [DOOR BELL DINGS] Hi. Over there. Sorry, this one’s no good. Check it again. And keep one for yourself. No, I don’t wanna do it. There’s plenty more where those came from. Come on, man, we gotta get back to the lab. [HEART BEATING] Michael? Okay, I know that look. You’re up to something. What is it? I’ll need a couple of things from the lab. Can you do that for me? Yes, I can. But you didn’t answer my question. What is it? You’re right. I’m up to something. [???] You got the blood? Got it. [SIREN WAILING] [DOG BARKING] [VIALS CLINKING] [PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY] [HORNS HONKING] [SIREN CHIRPING IN DISTANCE] MAN 1: The ink on this new batch is pretty legit. It’s a good thing we switched the chemicals. MAN 2: Yo, finish up. [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] [JINGLING] [LAUGHS] [VOICES CHATTERING ON TV] It’s a nice place that you got here. Oh, I love this movie. Is this the part where the mysterious guy with the hoodie comes in and kicks everybody’s asses? I love that part. Who the hell are you? It doesn’t matter, but I am gonna need your laboratory. [MAN LAUGHS] MICHAEL: You can keep the money, all your little toys. Just leave the science-y stuff and that bag of spicy Cheetos. He wants my lab? Yeah. [KEYBOARD CLACKING] You trying to be funny? No, no, no. Absolutely not. That’s their job. I mean, look at their matching necklaces. Time to go. [GROANING] [BONES CRACKING] Did you know that there are 27 bones in the human hand? [YELPS] Allow me to introduce the phalanges. [SCREAMS] The metacarpals. Shit. Let’s get the f*** out of here! And the pretty, little stinky pinkie. [SCREAMS] [PANTING] Who the hell are you, man? Me? [IN DEEP VOICE] I am Venom. [HISSES] [GASPS] [IN REGULAR VOICE] You can go now. Six to eight weeks, a little ibuprofen. Should heal up just fine. [???] [OFF THE MEDS’ “EXSE” PLAYING] [ROARS] [GROWLS] [ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC PLAYING AND PEOPLE CHATTERING] Yo. Can I get a tequila, please? Don Julio 1942. [CHUCKLES SOFTLY] Do I know you? Me? Yeah. No, I don’t think so. We’ve met. I’m sure of it. No, I’d remember. You’re too pretty. You know what they say, “Tequila to remember, whiskey to forget.” That’s good. Sir, two tequilas, please. Hey, yo. Her drinks are spoken for, bro. Salute. [CHUCKLES] You know, uh, ahem, I’m gonna do you a favor and let you walk out of here, all right? That’s very kind of you. Here was I thinking you were a complete asshole. Sir, can I get my friend here… Relax. …and his friends a round of whiskeys? JEAN: Hey! [GLASS SHATTERS] [MILO GROWLS] MAN: I’ll get you another drink. [SIGHS] Hey. Another time. Jerk. You see the size of that guy? I’m not paying for those drinks. [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION, THEN ALL LAUGHING] [ROARS] [???] MILO: Martine. Milo. Sorry. I let myself in. I hope I didn’t startle you. It’s okay. If I’d known our biggest funder was coming, I would have planned a nice dinner for us. Actually, I’ve already eaten. Whatever it is, it’s doing wonders for your health. [CHUCKLES] I feel great. What can I do for you? Well, it’s Michael. I’m worried about him. He’s alone out there. And I think he needs me. If I can get to him before the police do, I can help him. You wouldn’t happen to know where he is, would you? You two have always been so close. I’m sorry. I don’t. Hmm. [HEART BEATING RAPIDLY] Just to be sure, I’m going to ask you one more time. You don’t happen to know where he is, do you, Martine? I wouldn’t lie to you, Milo. I don’t. Now, if you don’t mind, I have work to do. Okay. Well, if you see him, if you hear from him, tell him: “We are the few against the many.” We’ll have to do that dinner another time, Martine. [TAKING SHUDDERING BREATHS] [???] Police! Clear! Clear! [CLICKING TONGUE] Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty. Cat’s gone. And she’s probably gone along with it. [CAT MEOWS] It’s time to eat, you little monster. Oh! [WINCES AND SIGHS] Shit. [GROWLS SOFTLY] Michael? Hey. [SLAMS FLOOR] Michael. I’m sorry. [SIGHS] You may wanna close that up. Yep. [EXHALES DEEPLY] [MICHAEL SIGHS] How does it feel… when you’re on red? Something wakes up inside of me, something… primal. And it just, uh… And it wants to hunt. And wants to kill. [BREATHING HEAVILY] I’m sorry. [CAT MEOWS] [COUGHS] [MEOWS] [???] [SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE] Hi. Good as new. Nice work, doctor. Thank you, doctor. You know, for the record, I… I wasn’t gonna go full Dracula on you downstairs. For the record… I find him to be quite the romantic. Come here. Just close your eyes. Okay. Move closer. [???] [TRAIN RATTLING] Did you know the average male body has 12 pints of blood? I mean, how much do you think the doctor can drink? I don’t know. When’s the last time you had 36 beers? When’s the last time you had any beers? CCTV. I’ll go grab the footage. I don’t want you to have to move or anything. All right, check this out. Wait, wait, wait. Zoom in. And hold right there. That’s not the doctor. RODRIGUEZ: It’s what these bloodsuckers do. They multiply. Breaking news on the Lower East Side where three people have been killed. Authorities have confirmed the discovery of three new bodies outside a bar popular with Wall Street traders. And like the victims before them, they were completely drained of their blood, earning the killer the moniker “Vampire Murderer.” The prime suspect, renowned scientist Dr. Michael Morbius, remains at large. What have you got yourself into? However, another source inside the department has told us that CCTV footage of the murders suggests the killer could be a copycat. Residents are being urged to stay home after sundown until the killer, or killers, are brought to justice. NICHOLAS: Milo? [PILLS RATTLE] You’ve discovered my secret. I mean, look at me. I am reborn. I am the resurrection. My God, what have you done to yourself? What? Do you disapprove? What’s the matter, Nicholas? Is Daddy cross? All right. Settle down. Let’s go and have a drink together. Come celebrate with me, please. No. Just one drink. Milo, you’re scaring me. Please. Just… Just… Just calm down. [SIGHING] What’s the matter? I can’t… I can’t sleep. I can help you with that. I’ve been more than a friend to you all this time, Milo. And I’m going to stay here with you. But there will be no more violence, understand? That doesn’t do it for me. I should have known. You always take his side. Tell me your side, then, Milo. Michael doesn’t accept what he is, Nicholas. I’m gonna make him accept it. By ruining his good name? See? There! There you are! Perfect Michael, selfless Michael, Michael the favorite! Don’t be childish, Milo! If anyone has a claim to being my favorite, it’s you. I’ve devoted my life to you. Liar. You pitied me before. You did. You pitied me before. You’re repulsed by me now. I am repulsed… by what you’ve done, by what you’ve become. Whatever this thing is… you’re not up to it. There’s no shame in what we are. “We are the few…” “Against the many.” [GROWLS] Tell Michael, you tell him I’m going to kill as many as I want. [GROWLING] [ROARS] MARTINE: “He’s only destroyed by a stake through the heart, made from the wood of the Holy Cross.” You don’t believe this. MICHAEL: No. But after the week that I’ve had, anything is possible. What is that? This is an antibody. It inhibits ferritin, induces a massive iron overload, instant hemochromatosis. Deadly to bats, fatal to humans. Okay. Who’s the second one for? My window’s closing. We both know that. By tomorrow I’ll be forced to consume human blood. I can’t do that. I won’t do that. So this is your solution, huh? Injecting yourself with poison? I brought this into the world. It’s up to me to take it out. I need you to go now. It’s not safe here. Okay? [CELL PHONE RINGS] [PHONE BEEPS ON] Nicholas, you okay? [WEAKLY] Michael, I need help. [GASPS, COUGHS] I went to see Milo. Nicholas? Nicholas! [GROWLS] [???] Nicholas. Nicholas? Michael. Come on, we have to get you to a hospital. [WEAKLY] You have to stop him. [BREATHING RAPIDLY] MILO: Michael. Michael. Call out for him. I want him to hear you. No. Yeah. I won’t ask you again. Say, “Michael.” MARTINE: Michael. MILO: Good girl. Michael. MARTINE: Michael. MILO: Yeah. MARTINE: Michael. [MILO CHUCKLES] MARTINE: Milo. You’re hurting me. [SHUSHES] It’s okay. [MARTINE SCREAMS] [???] [HEART BEATING] [SIREN WAILING DISTANTLY] MICHAEL: Martine? Let me take a look. Martine. [WHIMPERS] Let me look. It’s bad. Michael. Make it mean something. I can help you. I’m sorry. [SHUDDERING] [GROWLING] [???] [YELLS] [MILO CLAPPING] Drank the red. Good for you. [GROWLING] It’s just you and me, Michael! Nothing, no one, to hold us back. [ROARS] I’m all you have left. That’s the spirit. Yeah. [MILO LAUGHS] [BOTH GRUNTING, GROWLING] [GROANS] [GRUNTING] Bye. [???] [MILO LAUGHS] [GROANS] [EXCLAIMS, THEN LAUGHING] Come on, Michael! Come on! You can do better than this! It’s not a curse. It’s a gift. You started this, you created this, you created us! [ROARS] [???] [BUBBLING] [BATS SCREECHING] [???] [GRUNTING] [YELLING] [GROANS] Michael. You can’t kill me. I mean, it’s me. [WHISPERS] You can’t kill me. [WHIMPERS] You gave me my name. Remember? I remember everything. [SOFTLY] I’m sorry. [???] Lucian. [SIRENS APPROACHING] [INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER POLICE RADIO] [HELICOPTER WHIRRING] OFFICER 1: Stay back, people. OFFICER 2: Get back! Back! [???] [GASPS] [???] [ENERGY CRACKLING] [???] Hope the food’s better in this joint. REPORTER [ON TV]: The bizarre story developing at the Manhattan Detention Center when a man identifying himself as Adrian Toomes simply appeared in an otherwise empty cell. A hearing has been set that could likely lead to his immediate release. [OFFICER YELLS INDISTINCTLY] [???] [GRASS RUSTLING] [???] [WIND WHISTLING] Thanks for meeting me, doc. I’ve been reading about you. I’m listening. I’m not sure how I got here. Has to do with Spider-Man, I think. I’m still figuring this place out, but I think a bunch of guys like us should team up. Could do some good. Intriguing. [???] [???]

My first time meeting Nai (Inaaya)

Lily: *looks out of the car seeing other fans outside cheering while Blake Lily’s brother was talking about her future and her singing how we need to practice more and sighs deeply* Hmm,

Blake: Lily? LILY!?

Lily: EPP-

Blake: did you fucking heard what I said😤

Lily: yes! I uh…. (The driver opens the door for Lily and Blake) oh t-thank u😅😰 *comes out the car and starts walking to the really tall building while there were thousands and thousands of people cheering for Lily* This is a beautiful place😊

Blake: yes, you’ll meet the boss of around here he mostly famous then you his name is Nai he’ll be your boss for now on but I am still charge of u so if I say something you just do it….Okay?

Lily: okay,

(there was a lady from the counter seeing two of them walking in slowly while they look around the place)

???: Ah you must be the “Pureheart’s” Mr Nai will be seeing Lily soon for a conversation in mind…*looks at Blake* Mr Pureheart can you give Lily her VIP pass,

Blake: don’t lose it,

Lily: I promise I won’t, and I’ll see you around…

Blake: yeah then I have something to talk about….

Lily: okay, (A member of staff takes her to her room) Woah this room is big! It’s like a richest person alive could have this room it’s like a billionaire,🤩🤯😱😲 *gets change into party dress* now go to the party…ohhh this is freaky….*goes to the party while everyone was shouting, laughing, and dancing while the DJ was jamming to the music* Wow I wonder who owns the party it’s like one million people, *dumps into “someone” and almost falls backwards and luckily a person catches her while everyone to stop dancing for a split second* Thank y- ou….. *looks at his face* oh hehe hi,

???: Have u ever heard about “watching we’re your going” princess?

Lily: I am sorry- I-I…

???: *looks at her* Lily Pureheart Right???

Lily: yes everyone knows who I am, why are you asking me this question,

???: *let’s Lily stands up* well I am your boss your brother told me a lot of things about you, *smiles*

Lily: d-did he?….and your Mr Nai I may ask?

Nai: Just call me Nai,

Lily: nice^^ so it’s so loud do yo want to go out?

Nai: sure, *goes out and into Nai’s office* Alright Lily let’s see….uhhh ur 23 and you graduated in high school and university and is starts working as a actress in some famous movies/series about 7 years and you became a singer as well when you were 15 and you and ur brother own a lot of businesses and well fame for that, very well your in for this career job?

Lily: Yes, so when do I start working as a actress in this new movie?

Nai: so ur playing as “Mia” the main character and we’ll explain the details later,

Lily: Thank u, *Blushes and looks at the time on her phone* Oh, LOOK AT THAT IT’S GETTING LATE- hehehe..

Nai: can I take you???

Lily: no it’s fine, *goes upstairs* shit I feel like I am in love how when I never felt love for anyone….*in the room* At least I am here boi it took a long trip like that time my bffs went on a plane to Australia and that was a time to remember- oh maybe I should call them? *calls Avery and Katie*

Katie: hello?

Lily: Katie omg you wouldn’t believe it,

Katie: what???

Lily: I have a crush!

Katie: ohhh how’s the lucky guy~😏 is it someone from our high school that we’re in are class or is it from somewhere what’s there name,

Lily: oh it’s Nai-

Katie: *drinks tea and spits it out* PFFFT- NAI LIKE THE FILM DIRECTOR AND SINGER, ARTIST NAI???!!!

Lily: yeah why, and why is Avery not on the chat?

Katie: she’s busy- BUT WTF??!!! He is honestly the greatest person of all times sake he’s like a legend of legends! And you have a crush on him?

Lily: it’s not my fault oaky it just suddenly happened! *sighs deeply* I understand if you don’t support it you don’t need to-

Katie: Gurl are you kidding me?! I love Nai he is the coolest person that a person would expect to meet anyway how where’s your harassing brother of yours?

Lily: *Gasp while saying her name* KATIE!!!

Katie: Wut? It’s true tho, you need to tell him that stop harassing you and forcing you! It isn’t right even if he’s your brother is still not the right thing, Oh anyway I have a some things to do catch you around tomorrow!

Lily: Cool bye, *hungs up, charges phone and switch off lights* hmm, he is a legend… *sleeps*

(sorry if I rushed it way to much)

[♪♪♪]

[WIND WHISTLING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]

[WATER DRIPS ECHOING]

[BATS SKITTERING]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[MEN YELLING INDISTINCTLY IN SPANISH]

We shouldn’t be here when it gets dark.

Set the trap at the mouth of the cave, please.

[MEN SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[WINCES]

PILOT: You need a doctor?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I am a doctor.

It’s impressive, don’t you think?

Vampire bats weigh almost nothing, but they can down a creature nearly ten times their size.

[FLIES BUZZING]

Wow.

What are you using as bait?

You volunteering?

Leaving.

[TRAP CLANKS]

Pay me now.

Before the sun goes down.

You throw in that bushcrafter on your belt and we have a deal.

[♪♪♪]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[ALL CHITTERING]

[SCREECHES]

[BATS SCREECHING]

[SHOUTS IN SPANISH]

[YELLING IN SPANISH]

Come on.

[BELL TOLLING]

[STUDENTS LAUGHING, CHATTERING]

Move!

[TICKING]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

NICHOLAS: Should be able to take better care of you here.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES, CAR DRIVES AWAY]

Everyone’s here to help you.

Michael, this is Lucian. Lucian, Michael.

Michael knows more about this place than I do.

[WHISPERS] Play nice.

LUCIAN: Hello.

Hello, Milo.

My name’s Lucian.

The person who was here before was Milo.

No.

He was also the new Milo.

And before him was the other new Milo.

I don’t even remember the first Milo.

How long have you been here?

Long as I can remember.

[MACHINE BEEPS AND WHIRS]

And you’re still not cured?

There is no cure.

There’s something missing from our DNA.

Like a piece of a puzzle.

And until they find it, the only way to stay alive is an oil change three times a day.

What would you do if you could be normal?

Just for an hour?

I don’t think about it.

Hey, look at the freaks! Look at them!

[STUDENTS CHATTERING, LAUGHING]

Best not to be outside when school gets out.

Like the original Spartans, we are the few against the many.

[BEEPING]

Milo?

Milo?

[ALERT BUZZING]

Nurse?

[♪♪♪]

[WHISPERS] Okay…

[BEEPS AND WHIRS]

Lucian.

Lucian!

With one of these?

It took a team of scientists to build that machine and you fixed it with a ballpoint pen?

There’s a school for gifted children in New York.

I think that I could get them to agree to cover your tuition and provide private care to help manage your condition.

Somewhere you could study, learn, hone your skills.

You have a gift, Michael.

I don’t think I could forgive myself if I saw it go to waste.

MICHAEL: “Dear Milo, this isn’t goodbye. I’m gonna find a cure for us, so we can be cranky old men someday. Your friend, Michael.

P.S. You shouldn’t have unfolded this. Now you’ll never get it back together. See you this summer.”

No.

[STUDENTS CHATTERING]

“Dear Milo…”

[ALL LAUGH]

Please, can I have my letter back?

What?

Please, can I have my letter?

Okay. Here.

[LAUGHS]

Please. Ah!

[SHOUTS] Please!

[BOYS LAUGHING]

Please!

[YELLS]

Stop.

[GROANING]

[BOYS GRUNTING]

[NICHOLAS YELLS IN SPANISH]

Go away!

[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

Let me have a look. Let me have a look.

[SCREAMS]

He tried to steal my letter!

Milo, Milo, stop.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

[CRYING]

What about Milo?

I’ll look after Milo.

He needs me.

NICHOLAS: Michael Morbius completed his doctorate by 19 and quickly established himself as the world’s leading authority on blood-borne diseases.

His development of artificial blood has saved more lives than penicillin.

Michael Morbius, please step forward to acknowledge the receipt of your prize from His Majesty, the King of Sweden.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

[TRUMPETERS PLAY FANFARE]

ANNA: I can’t believe you dissed the king of Sweden.

The king and the queen, their loyal subjects, all of Scandinavia and the entire scientific community.

Yeah, but who does that?

Well, Anna, we both know I have issues.

But, hey, I kept the program.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[KNOCKS] There you are.

Hey, Dr. Bancroft.

Hey, Anna.

We going to play?

Oh, I don’t think so.

See, now that Dr. Morbius is back, maybe you should try losing for a while, see how that feels.

MICHAEL: Not gonna happen.

Michael.

Uh, yes?

You got a minute?

Of course.

New one. For your collection.

[WHISPERS] Dr. Morbius is in trouble.

I’m in trouble.

MARTINE: “I can’t accept a prize for the by-product of a failed experiment.”

Lab 1.

Front page, “American Scientist Rejects Nobel Prize.”

You know that people actually like writing checks to Nobel laureates?

Makes them feel better about their investment.

It would help if you stuck around long enough to cash them.

[GROANS]

You’re pushing yourself too hard.

[SIGHS]

Does our generous benefactor, Milo, know what you’re actually doing here?

What am I actually doing here?

Remixing human DNA with bat DNA.

I have no idea what you’re…

Talking about?

Is anything ringing a bell?

No bells ringing. Uh…

Okay. Maybe this will jog your memory.

MICHAEL: I wouldn’t go in there if I were you.

[BATS SCREECHING]

That is a…

It’s a fish tank.

Hmm.

Like, for… flying mammals.

Oh, I see.

Some friends I brought back from Costa Rica.

So when were you gonna tell me?

More importantly, how did you get my pass code?

It’s the first six digits of pi backwards.

It’s your password for everything.

You should change that.

You could lose your license for this.

I’m not gonna need it much longer, doctor.

You, on the other hand, will.

You know, there’s something called “plausible deniability.”

You should be thanking me.

These are the only mammals on Earth that have evolved to feed exclusively on blood.

So in order to drink it, these bats produce saliva that contains unique anticoagulants.

So your theory is, if you can successfully splice vampire genes into your DNA, it would allow your body to produce those same anticoagulants.

MICHAEL: Yes.

It would be a cure.

At what cost?

The fusion of different species is a legacy we already carry in our bodies.

Viruses insinuating their nucleic acid onto our own over hundreds of thousands of years.

That’s evolution. This is different.

I don’t think it is.

We have to push the boundaries, take the risks.

Without that, there is no science.

No medicine.

No breakthroughs at all.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

[CHIMES, THEN BEEPING SOFTLY]

Okay.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test subject for cell combination 117.

[MOUSE SQUEAKING]

[BEEPS]

Come on, come on, come on.

[SQUEALING]

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[SIGHS] Test subject 117 has resulted in…

failure.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

I don’t wanna see you get hurt.

I should’ve died years ago, Martine.

Why am I still alive if not to fix this?

To save my best friend, Milo.

And everyone else like us.

Not like this.

Dr. Morbius, it’s Anna.

[♪♪♪]

[MONITORS BEEPING RAPIDLY]

[PANTING]

Her temperature’s spiking, and her kidneys are shutting down.

We have to induce a coma before she has a stroke.

A hundred milligrams of propofol.

NURSE: Sure.

MARTINE: Now.

Come on.

MICHAEL: It’s okay.

It’s okay. We got you.

There you go.

There you go.

Thank you, nurse.

We’re gonna let you sleep a bit.

Take a nice long nap.

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY]

[SQUEAKING]

Michael.

What?

It worked.

[♪♪♪]

[CLOCK CHIMES]

Dr. Michael Morbius.

[IN NORWEGIAN] Some crippled guy’s here to see the Boss.

MILO: Michael! Get over here!

[IN NORWEGIAN] As long as I am a cripple you’ll be fine.

♪ Stop dreaming Of the quiet life… ♪

You’re late. I was trying out this new thing called “working.”

Oh, yeah. I don’t believe I’m familiar with the word.

I don’t believe you are.

So, what’s up with the goon squad?

Oh, I won a hand of cards against some Russian gentlemen.

Apparently they found his luck improbable.

There you are.

More like impossible.

So, doctor, how is our favorite patient?

Still determined to make his short life even shorter?

Yes, I am. Anyway, you’re one to talk.

You look terrible. Look at the state of you.

Says the man wearing… What is that, a quilt?

Oh, sorry. I didn’t get the memo to dress for a funeral.

[LAUGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

Right. I will see you later.

And you… my door is always open.

We miss you at Horizon.

We could use your mind.

I’ll leave you two to your fun.

Bye, Nicholas.

I have some good news.

Let’s go for a walk.

How’s Martine doing these days?

Dr. Bancroft? She is, uh, overqualified, outperforming, brilliant as usual.

And a royal pain in my ass.

But she’s keeping me honest for the most part. Why do you ask?

Eh, no reason. Just haven’t seen you in forever.

I wondered if she had something to do with it.

Aw, I miss you too.

But, yes, she has been working with me to save our lives.

I could ask her to stop if you like, put us out of our misery.

Just don’t do something stupid and go and fall in love because, believe you me, there is absolutely no cure for that.

Says the guy who knows absolutely nothing about the subject.

Not true.

I read about it in books all the time.

Books, really? Wow.

Yeah.

Or romantic comedies. The point is…

The point is, love is not on the cards for us, my friend.

Listen, if you start quoting The Notebook to me, I am going to stop and hobble very slowly in the opposite direction.

[LAUGHS]

Throw it!

MICHAEL: I’m close, Milo.

I can feel it.

A cure.

It’s finally possible.

Seriously?

Highly experimental.

Ethically questionable.

Very, very, very expensive.

I knew that was coming.

And not exactly legal.

Oh, and it has to be done in international waters.

[LAUGHS]

You were always expensive.

Is it dangerous? Should I be worried?

You want me to lie to you?

That would be nice, yes.

It’s a walk in the park on a sunny day.

Oh, yeah, that bad, eh?

Listen.

We don’t have much time left.

This could be our last chance.

So, what do you say?

We go out with a fight?

[SIGHS]

Yeah.

You with me?

Till the day you die, brother.

Till the day you die. You’ll have everything you need.

We’re the original Spartans, mate.

The few against the many.

Yeah.

[♪♪♪]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]

You know, I’m sure you’re cheating.

No. No, you’re not.

What you got?

MICHAEL: Putting another one in the oven.

Wish me luck.

[CHIMING]

The moment of truth.

[CHIMES AND BEEPS]

Success, Martine. We did it.

It’s holding together.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test 243.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Human trials.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

I’m glad it’s you.

Had a lot of other suitors, didn’t you?

Yeah.

You know, the whole near-death thing is very, very chic.

I read it in Cosmo.

[LAUGHS]

Do they still make Cosmo? I don’t know.

I know it’s just what you always wanted.

Could be a collector’s item one day, you never know.

This better not be my last one.

I know this is painful, but you got it.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

That’s it. Bingo.

Right there.

[SHUSHES]

[GROANS]

Almost there, almost there.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SHUSHES]

It’s all right. Come on. Come on.

There you go.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

You can buckle me up.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You all right? Great.

[♪♪♪]

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

I call.

Bringing out the big guns.

Let’s go again.

I’ll be back. I’m gonna check on the doctor.

All right.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

[DOOR CLANGS OPEN]

You shouldn’t be down here.

I can be wherever I want, nurse.

It’s “doctor,” actually.

[SNICKERS]

I’m afraid you’re gonna have to leave.

Doctor. Sure, I can see it.

But, uh, you’re still the help, just like me.

Wow.

You can tell all that by just looking at me, huh?

Here I thought you were just another jacked-up dumb shit.

[LAUGHS]

Get out.

[ALERT BLARING]

Michael?

[GUN COCKS]

[METAL CLANKS]

Michael?

Where is he?

[METAL CLANKS]

Don’t move.

[ROARS]

What the hell?

Everybody down to the lab now.

[WALKIE BEEPS]

Roger that.

[GRUNTS]

Don’t shoot!

[ALARM BLARING]

Michael!

[FOX GROANING]

Stop!

[GROWLS]

Michael.

[GROWLS]

It’s just me.

[ALARM BLARING]

It’s just me.

[POUNDS ON GLASS]

Michael, please.

Michael, stop!

Stop! Please!

You’re hurting yourself! Stop!

Hey! Step back! Move!

Stop. Put that gun down…

Move!

[GROWLING]

[GROANS]

[SCREAMS]

[YELLS]

Shit. Close it! Close it!

What the hell is that thing?

[♪♪♪]

[ROARS]

Fall back! Fall back!

Shit.

MAN 1: Let’s move.

MAN 2: Go, go, go!

[GROANS]

Johnny!

[GRUNTING]

[SCREAMS]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

Get out of here!

MAN [OVER RADIO]: Sweeping Level 3.

Jason, come in.

Jason. Jason?

[SCREAMS]

Oh, shit.

Son of a bitch!

[GROANS]

Shit! Oh!

Oh, shit!

[HIGH-PITCHED SCRAPING]

[GROANS]

[GAGGING]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

[PANTING]

[SCREAMS]

[ROARS]

[GASPS]

[♪♪♪]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Martine.

Martine.

[HEART BEATING STEADILY]

[WHISPERS] Oh, my God.

[VOMITS]

[GROANS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[FEEDBACK OVER RADIO]

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

This is the LCV Murnau.

Call letters 3-X5Y.

We are 13 nautical miles off the coast of Long Island.

Request immediate airlift.

Repeat, this is the LCV Murnau.

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

[♪♪♪]

It’s up here to the right.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

FBI Agent Stroud. Can we have the room, please?

RODRIGUEZ: You heard the man. Can we please have the room?

If you could start exiting, that’d be fantastic.

Well, we haven’t had anything this good since that thing in San Francisco.

Uh, eight bodies, running IDs right now, but apparently they all shop at the same mercenary supply store.

Uh, one survivor, a Dr. Martine Bancroft.

Can we talk to her?

If she wakes up.

Uh, she fell down and hit her head, apparently.

Anything else?

Someone made a mayday call.

Not Dr. Bancroft.

Nope.

It was a male, didn’t identify himself, then wiped all the surveillance footage.

SIMON: He grew a conscience and jumped overboard?

It happens. Oh, and get this.

All the bodies that you’re looking at are nearly drained of their blood.

So, what hunts at night and drinks human blood?

You’re gonna love this.

REPORTER: Early this morning an unmanned cargo ship was discovered near the eastern tip of Long Island with multiple bodies on board.

Authorities are not making any comment at this time.

But there are reports of one survivor, and we have learned from a high-ranking Coast Guard official that the vessel was flying a Panamanian flag when it drifted in from international…

What’s happened?

Some kind of accident.

How’s your pain today? On a one to ten?

Eleven.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY AND VENTILATOR HISSING]

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[WHISPERS] I’m sorry.

You’re going to be okay.

[♪♪♪]

Lab 1.

Privacy screens.

.

[♪♪♪]

[WIND WHISTLING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]

[WATER DRIPS ECHOING]

[BATS SKITTERING]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[MEN YELLING INDISTINCTLY IN SPANISH]

We shouldn’t be here when it gets dark.

Set the trap at the mouth of the cave, please.

[MEN SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[WINCES]

PILOT: You need a doctor?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I am a doctor.

It’s impressive, don’t you think?

Vampire bats weigh almost nothing, but they can down a creature nearly ten times their size.

[FLIES BUZZING]

Wow.

What are you using as bait?

You volunteering?

Leaving.

[TRAP CLANKS]

Pay me now.

Before the sun goes down.

You throw in that bushcrafter on your belt and we have a deal.

[♪♪♪]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[ALL CHITTERING]

[SCREECHES]

[BATS SCREECHING]

[SHOUTS IN SPANISH]

[YELLING IN SPANISH]

Come on.

[BELL TOLLING]

[STUDENTS LAUGHING, CHATTERING]

Move!

[TICKING]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

NICHOLAS: Should be able to take better care of you here.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES, CAR DRIVES AWAY]

Everyone’s here to help you.

Michael, this is Lucian. Lucian, Michael.

Michael knows more about this place than I do.

[WHISPERS] Play nice.

LUCIAN: Hello.

Hello, Milo.

My name’s Lucian.

The person who was here before was Milo.

No.

He was also the new Milo.

And before him was the other new Milo.

I don’t even remember the first Milo.

How long have you been here?

Long as I can remember.

[MACHINE BEEPS AND WHIRS]

And you’re still not cured?

There is no cure.

There’s something missing from our DNA.

Like a piece of a puzzle.

And until they find it, the only way to stay alive is an oil change three times a day.

What would you do if you could be normal?

Just for an hour?

I don’t think about it.

Hey, look at the freaks! Look at them!

[STUDENTS CHATTERING, LAUGHING]

Best not to be outside when school gets out.

Like the original Spartans, we are the few against the many.

[BEEPING]

Milo?

Milo?

[ALERT BUZZING]

Nurse?

[♪♪♪]

[WHISPERS] Okay…

[BEEPS AND WHIRS]

Lucian.

Lucian!

With one of these?

It took a team of scientists to build that machine and you fixed it with a ballpoint pen?

There’s a school for gifted children in New York.

I think that I could get them to agree to cover your tuition and provide private care to help manage your condition.

Somewhere you could study, learn, hone your skills.

You have a gift, Michael.

I don’t think I could forgive myself if I saw it go to waste.

MICHAEL: “Dear Milo, this isn’t goodbye. I’m gonna find a cure for us, so we can be cranky old men someday. Your friend, Michael.

P.S. You shouldn’t have unfolded this. Now you’ll never get it back together. See you this summer.”

No.

[STUDENTS CHATTERING]

“Dear Milo…”

[ALL LAUGH]

Please, can I have my letter back?

What?

Please, can I have my letter?

Okay. Here.

[LAUGHS]

Please. Ah!

[SHOUTS] Please!

[BOYS LAUGHING]

Please!

[YELLS]

Stop.

[GROANING]

[BOYS GRUNTING]

[NICHOLAS YELLS IN SPANISH]

Go away!

[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

Let me have a look. Let me have a look.

[SCREAMS]

He tried to steal my letter!

Milo, Milo, stop.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

[CRYING]

What about Milo?

I’ll look after Milo.

He needs me.

NICHOLAS: Michael Morbius completed his doctorate by 19 and quickly established himself as the world’s leading authority on blood-borne diseases.

His development of artificial blood has saved more lives than penicillin.

Michael Morbius, please step forward to acknowledge the receipt of your prize from His Majesty, the King of Sweden.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

[TRUMPETERS PLAY FANFARE]

ANNA: I can’t believe you dissed the king of Sweden.

The king and the queen, their loyal subjects, all of Scandinavia and the entire scientific community.

Yeah, but who does that?

Well, Anna, we both know I have issues.

But, hey, I kept the program.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[KNOCKS] There you are.

Hey, Dr. Bancroft.

Hey, Anna.

We going to play?

Oh, I don’t think so.

See, now that Dr. Morbius is back, maybe you should try losing for a while, see how that feels.

MICHAEL: Not gonna happen.

Michael.

Uh, yes?

You got a minute?

Of course.

New one. For your collection.

[WHISPERS] Dr. Morbius is in trouble.

I’m in trouble.

MARTINE: “I can’t accept a prize for the by-product of a failed experiment.”

Lab 1.

Front page, “American Scientist Rejects Nobel Prize.”

You know that people actually like writing checks to Nobel laureates?

Makes them feel better about their investment.

It would help if you stuck around long enough to cash them.

[GROANS]

You’re pushing yourself too hard.

[SIGHS]

Does our generous benefactor, Milo, know what you’re actually doing here?

What am I actually doing here?

Remixing human DNA with bat DNA.

I have no idea what you’re…

Talking about?

Is anything ringing a bell?

No bells ringing. Uh…

Okay. Maybe this will jog your memory.

MICHAEL: I wouldn’t go in there if I were you.

[BATS SCREECHING]

That is a…

It’s a fish tank.

Hmm.

Like, for… flying mammals.

Oh, I see.

Some friends I brought back from Costa Rica.

So when were you gonna tell me?

More importantly, how did you get my pass code?

It’s the first six digits of pi backwards.

It’s your password for everything.

You should change that.

You could lose your license for this.

I’m not gonna need it much longer, doctor.

You, on the other hand, will.

You know, there’s something called “plausible deniability.”

You should be thanking me.

These are the only mammals on Earth that have evolved to feed exclusively on blood.

So in order to drink it, these bats produce saliva that contains unique anticoagulants.

So your theory is, if you can successfully splice vampire genes into your DNA, it would allow your body to produce those same anticoagulants.

MICHAEL: Yes.

It would be a cure.

At what cost?

The fusion of different species is a legacy we already carry in our bodies.

Viruses insinuating their nucleic acid onto our own over hundreds of thousands of years.

That’s evolution. This is different.

I don’t think it is.

We have to push the boundaries, take the risks.

Without that, there is no science.

No medicine.

No breakthroughs at all.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

[CHIMES, THEN BEEPING SOFTLY]

Okay.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test subject for cell combination 117.

[MOUSE SQUEAKING]

[BEEPS]

Come on, come on, come on.

[SQUEALING]

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[SIGHS] Test subject 117 has resulted in…

failure.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

I don’t wanna see you get hurt.

I should’ve died years ago, Martine.

Why am I still alive if not to fix this?

To save my best friend, Milo.

And everyone else like us.

Not like this.

Dr. Morbius, it’s Anna.

[♪♪♪]

[MONITORS BEEPING RAPIDLY]

[PANTING]

Her temperature’s spiking, and her kidneys are shutting down.

We have to induce a coma before she has a stroke.

A hundred milligrams of propofol.

NURSE: Sure.

MARTINE: Now.

Come on.

MICHAEL: It’s okay.

It’s okay. We got you.

There you go.

There you go.

Thank you, nurse.

We’re gonna let you sleep a bit.

Take a nice long nap.

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY]

[SQUEAKING]

Michael.

What?

It worked.

[♪♪♪]

[CLOCK CHIMES]

Dr. Michael Morbius.

[IN NORWEGIAN] Some crippled guy’s here to see the Boss.

MILO: Michael! Get over here!

[IN NORWEGIAN] As long as I am a cripple you’ll be fine.

♪ Stop dreaming Of the quiet life… ♪

You’re late. I was trying out this new thing called “working.”

Oh, yeah. I don’t believe I’m familiar with the word.

I don’t believe you are.

So, what’s up with the goon squad?

Oh, I won a hand of cards against some Russian gentlemen.

Apparently they found his luck improbable.

There you are.

More like impossible.

So, doctor, how is our favorite patient?

Still determined to make his short life even shorter?

Yes, I am. Anyway, you’re one to talk.

You look terrible. Look at the state of you.

Says the man wearing… What is that, a quilt?

Oh, sorry. I didn’t get the memo to dress for a funeral.

[LAUGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

Right. I will see you later.

And you… my door is always open.

We miss you at Horizon.

We could use your mind.

I’ll leave you two to your fun.

Bye, Nicholas.

I have some good news.

Let’s go for a walk.

How’s Martine doing these days?

Dr. Bancroft? She is, uh, overqualified, outperforming, brilliant as usual.

And a royal pain in my ass.

But she’s keeping me honest for the most part. Why do you ask?

Eh, no reason. Just haven’t seen you in forever.

I wondered if she had something to do with it.

Aw, I miss you too.

But, yes, she has been working with me to save our lives.

I could ask her to stop if you like, put us out of our misery.

Just don’t do something stupid and go and fall in love because, believe you me, there is absolutely no cure for that.

Says the guy who knows absolutely nothing about the subject.

Not true.

I read about it in books all the time.

Books, really? Wow.

Yeah.

Or romantic comedies. The point is…

The point is, love is not on the cards for us, my friend.

Listen, if you start quoting The Notebook to me, I am going to stop and hobble very slowly in the opposite direction.

[LAUGHS]

Throw it!

MICHAEL: I’m close, Milo.

I can feel it.

A cure.

It’s finally possible.

Seriously?

Highly experimental.

Ethically questionable.

Very, very, very expensive.

I knew that was coming.

And not exactly legal.

Oh, and it has to be done in international waters.

[LAUGHS]

You were always expensive.

Is it dangerous? Should I be worried?

You want me to lie to you?

That would be nice, yes.

It’s a walk in the park on a sunny day.

Oh, yeah, that bad, eh?

Listen.

We don’t have much time left.

This could be our last chance.

So, what do you say?

We go out with a fight?

[SIGHS]

Yeah.

You with me?

Till the day you die, brother.

Till the day you die. You’ll have everything you need.

We’re the original Spartans, mate.

The few against the many.

Yeah.

[♪♪♪]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]

You know, I’m sure you’re cheating.

No. No, you’re not.

What you got?

MICHAEL: Putting another one in the oven.

Wish me luck.

[CHIMING]

The moment of truth.

[CHIMES AND BEEPS]

Success, Martine. We did it.

It’s holding together.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test 243.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Human trials.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

I’m glad it’s you.

Had a lot of other suitors, didn’t you?

Yeah.

You know, the whole near-death thing is very, very chic.

I read it in Cosmo.

[LAUGHS]

Do they still make Cosmo? I don’t know.

I know it’s just what you always wanted.

Could be a collector’s item one day, you never know.

This better not be my last one.

I know this is painful, but you got it.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

That’s it. Bingo.

Right there.

[SHUSHES]

[GROANS]

Almost there, almost there.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SHUSHES]

It’s all right. Come on. Come on.

There you go.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

You can buckle me up.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You all right? Great.

[♪♪♪]

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

I call.

Bringing out the big guns.

Let’s go again.

I’ll be back. I’m gonna check on the doctor.

All right.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

[DOOR CLANGS OPEN]

You shouldn’t be down here.

I can be wherever I want, nurse.

It’s “doctor,” actually.

[SNICKERS]

I’m afraid you’re gonna have to leave.

Doctor. Sure, I can see it.

But, uh, you’re still the help, just like me.

Wow.

You can tell all that by just looking at me, huh?

Here I thought you were just another jacked-up dumb shit.

[LAUGHS]

Get out.

[ALERT BLARING]

Michael?

[GUN COCKS]

[METAL CLANKS]

Michael?

Where is he?

[METAL CLANKS]

Don’t move.

[ROARS]

What the hell?

Everybody down to the lab now.

[WALKIE BEEPS]

Roger that.

[GRUNTS]

Don’t shoot!

[ALARM BLARING]

Michael!

[FOX GROANING]

Stop!

[GROWLS]

Michael.

[GROWLS]

It’s just me.

[ALARM BLARING]

It’s just me.

[POUNDS ON GLASS]

Michael, please.

Michael, stop!

Stop! Please!

You’re hurting yourself! Stop!

Hey! Step back! Move!

Stop. Put that gun down…

Move!

[GROWLING]

[GROANS]

[SCREAMS]

[YELLS]

Shit. Close it! Close it!

What the hell is that thing?

[♪♪♪]

[ROARS]

Fall back! Fall back!

Shit.

MAN 1: Let’s move.

MAN 2: Go, go, go!

[GROANS]

Johnny!

[GRUNTING]

[SCREAMS]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

Get out of here!

MAN [OVER RADIO]: Sweeping Level 3.

Jason, come in.

Jason. Jason?

[SCREAMS]

Oh, shit.

Son of a bitch!

[GROANS]

Shit! Oh!

Oh, shit!

[HIGH-PITCHED SCRAPING]

[GROANS]

[GAGGING]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

[PANTING]

[SCREAMS]

[ROARS]

[GASPS]

[♪♪♪]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Martine.

Martine.

[HEART BEATING STEADILY]

[WHISPERS] Oh, my God.

[VOMITS]

[GROANS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[FEEDBACK OVER RADIO]

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

This is the LCV Murnau.

Call letters 3-X5Y.

We are 13 nautical miles off the coast of Long Island.

Request immediate airlift.

Repeat, this is the LCV Murnau.

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

[♪♪♪]

It’s up here to the right.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

FBI Agent Stroud. Can we have the room, please?

RODRIGUEZ: You heard the man. Can we please have the room?

If you could start exiting, that’d be fantastic.

Well, we haven’t had anything this good since that thing in San Francisco.

Uh, eight bodies, running IDs right now, but apparently they all shop at the same mercenary supply store.

Uh, one survivor, a Dr. Martine Bancroft.

Can we talk to her?

If she wakes up.

Uh, she fell down and hit her head, apparently.

Anything else?

Someone made a mayday call.

Not Dr. Bancroft.

Nope.

It was a male, didn’t identify himself, then wiped all the surveillance footage.

SIMON: He grew a conscience and jumped overboard?

It happens. Oh, and get this.

All the bodies that you’re looking at are nearly drained of their blood.

So, what hunts at night and drinks human blood?

You’re gonna love this.

REPORTER: Early this morning an unmanned cargo ship was discovered near the eastern tip of Long Island with multiple bodies on board.

Authorities are not making any comment at this time.

But there are reports of one survivor, and we have learned from a high-ranking Coast Guard official that the vessel was flying a Panamanian flag when it drifted in from international…

What’s happened?

Some kind of accident.

How’s your pain today? On a one to ten?

Eleven.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY AND VENTILATOR HISSING]

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[WHISPERS] I’m sorry.

You’re going to be okay.

[♪♪♪]

Lab 1.

Privacy screens.

ok

[♪♪♪]

[WIND WHISTLING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]

[WATER DRIPS ECHOING]

[BATS SKITTERING]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[MEN YELLING INDISTINCTLY IN SPANISH]

We shouldn’t be here when it gets dark.

Set the trap at the mouth of the cave, please.

[MEN SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[WINCES]

PILOT: You need a doctor?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I am a doctor.

It’s impressive, don’t you think?

Vampire bats weigh almost nothing, but they can down a creature nearly ten times their size.

[FLIES BUZZING]

Wow.

What are you using as bait?

You volunteering?

Leaving.

[TRAP CLANKS]

Pay me now.

Before the sun goes down.

You throw in that bushcrafter on your belt and we have a deal.

[♪♪♪]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[ALL CHITTERING]

[SCREECHES]

[BATS SCREECHING]

[SHOUTS IN SPANISH]

[YELLING IN SPANISH]

Come on.

[BELL TOLLING]

[STUDENTS LAUGHING, CHATTERING]

Move!

[TICKING]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

NICHOLAS: Should be able to take better care of you here.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES, CAR DRIVES AWAY]

Everyone’s here to help you.

Michael, this is Lucian. Lucian, Michael.

Michael knows more about this place than I do.

[WHISPERS] Play nice.

LUCIAN: Hello.

Hello, Milo.

My name’s Lucian.

The person who was here before was Milo.

No.

He was also the new Milo.

And before him was the other new Milo.

I don’t even remember the first Milo.

How long have you been here?

Long as I can remember.

[MACHINE BEEPS AND WHIRS]

And you’re still not cured?

There is no cure.

There’s something missing from our DNA.

Like a piece of a puzzle.

And until they find it, the only way to stay alive is an oil change three times a day.

What would you do if you could be normal?

Just for an hour?

I don’t think about it.

Hey, look at the freaks! Look at them!

[STUDENTS CHATTERING, LAUGHING]

Best not to be outside when school gets out.

Like the original Spartans, we are the few against the many.

[BEEPING]

Milo?

Milo?

[ALERT BUZZING]

Nurse?

[♪♪♪]

[WHISPERS] Okay…

[BEEPS AND WHIRS]

Lucian.

Lucian!

With one of these?

It took a team of scientists to build that machine and you fixed it with a ballpoint pen?

There’s a school for gifted children in New York.

I think that I could get them to agree to cover your tuition and provide private care to help manage your condition.

Somewhere you could study, learn, hone your skills.

You have a gift, Michael.

I don’t think I could forgive myself if I saw it go to waste.

MICHAEL: “Dear Milo, this isn’t goodbye. I’m gonna find a cure for us, so we can be cranky old men someday. Your friend, Michael.

P.S. You shouldn’t have unfolded this. Now you’ll never get it back together. See you this summer.”

No.

[STUDENTS CHATTERING]

“Dear Milo…”

[ALL LAUGH]

Please, can I have my letter back?

What?

Please, can I have my letter?

Okay. Here.

[LAUGHS]

Please. Ah!

[SHOUTS] Please!

[BOYS LAUGHING]

Please!

[YELLS]

Stop.

[GROANING]

[BOYS GRUNTING]

[NICHOLAS YELLS IN SPANISH]

Go away!

[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

Let me have a look. Let me have a look.

[SCREAMS]

He tried to steal my letter!

Milo, Milo, stop.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

[CRYING]

What about Milo?

I’ll look after Milo.

He needs me.

NICHOLAS: Michael Morbius completed his doctorate by 19 and quickly established himself as the world’s leading authority on blood-borne diseases.

His development of artificial blood has saved more lives than penicillin.

Michael Morbius, please step forward to acknowledge the receipt of your prize from His Majesty, the King of Sweden.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

[TRUMPETERS PLAY FANFARE]

ANNA: I can’t believe you dissed the king of Sweden.

The king and the queen, their loyal subjects, all of Scandinavia and the entire scientific community.

Yeah, but who does that?

Well, Anna, we both know I have issues.

But, hey, I kept the program.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[KNOCKS] There you are.

Hey, Dr. Bancroft.

Hey, Anna.

We going to play?

Oh, I don’t think so.

See, now that Dr. Morbius is back, maybe you should try losing for a while, see how that feels.

MICHAEL: Not gonna happen.

Michael.

Uh, yes?

You got a minute?

Of course.

New one. For your collection.

[WHISPERS] Dr. Morbius is in trouble.

I’m in trouble.

MARTINE: “I can’t accept a prize for the by-product of a failed experiment.”

Lab 1.

Front page, “American Scientist Rejects Nobel Prize.”

You know that people actually like writing checks to Nobel laureates?

Makes them feel better about their investment.

It would help if you stuck around long enough to cash them.

[GROANS]

You’re pushing yourself too hard.

[SIGHS]

Does our generous benefactor, Milo, know what you’re actually doing here?

What am I actually doing here?

Remixing human DNA with bat DNA.

I have no idea what you’re…

Talking about?

Is anything ringing a bell?

No bells ringing. Uh…

Okay. Maybe this will jog your memory.

MICHAEL: I wouldn’t go in there if I were you.

[BATS SCREECHING]

That is a…

It’s a fish tank.

Hmm.

Like, for… flying mammals.

Oh, I see.

Some friends I brought back from Costa Rica.

So when were you gonna tell me?

More importantly, how did you get my pass code?

It’s the first six digits of pi backwards.

It’s your password for everything.

You should change that.

You could lose your license for this.

I’m not gonna need it much longer, doctor.

You, on the other hand, will.

You know, there’s something called “plausible deniability.”

You should be thanking me.

These are the only mammals on Earth that have evolved to feed exclusively on blood.

So in order to drink it, these bats produce saliva that contains unique anticoagulants.

So your theory is, if you can successfully splice vampire genes into your DNA, it would allow your body to produce those same anticoagulants.

MICHAEL: Yes.

It would be a cure.

At what cost?

The fusion of different species is a legacy we already carry in our bodies.

Viruses insinuating their nucleic acid onto our own over hundreds of thousands of years.

That’s evolution. This is different.

I don’t think it is.

We have to push the boundaries, take the risks.

Without that, there is no science.

No medicine.

No breakthroughs at all.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

[CHIMES, THEN BEEPING SOFTLY]

Okay.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test subject for cell combination 117.

[MOUSE SQUEAKING]

[BEEPS]

Come on, come on, come on.

[SQUEALING]

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[SIGHS] Test subject 117 has resulted in…

failure.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

I don’t wanna see you get hurt.

I should’ve died years ago, Martine.

Why am I still alive if not to fix this?

To save my best friend, Milo.

And everyone else like us.

Not like this.

Dr. Morbius, it’s Anna.

[♪♪♪]

[MONITORS BEEPING RAPIDLY]

[PANTING]

Her temperature’s spiking, and her kidneys are shutting down.

We have to induce a coma before she has a stroke.

A hundred milligrams of propofol.

NURSE: Sure.

MARTINE: Now.

Come on.

MICHAEL: It’s okay.

It’s okay. We got you.

There you go.

There you go.

Thank you, nurse.

We’re gonna let you sleep a bit.

Take a nice long nap.

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY]

[SQUEAKING]

Michael.

What?

It worked.

[♪♪♪]

[CLOCK CHIMES]

Dr. Michael Morbius.

[IN NORWEGIAN] Some crippled guy’s here to see the Boss.

MILO: Michael! Get over here!

[IN NORWEGIAN] As long as I am a cripple you’ll be fine.

♪ Stop dreaming Of the quiet life… ♪

You’re late. I was trying out this new thing called “working.”

Oh, yeah. I don’t believe I’m familiar with the word.

I don’t believe you are.

So, what’s up with the goon squad?

Oh, I won a hand of cards against some Russian gentlemen.

Apparently they found his luck improbable.

There you are.

More like impossible.

So, doctor, how is our favorite patient?

Still determined to make his short life even shorter?

Yes, I am. Anyway, you’re one to talk.

You look terrible. Look at the state of you.

Says the man wearing… What is that, a quilt?

Oh, sorry. I didn’t get the memo to dress for a funeral.

[LAUGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

Right. I will see you later.

And you… my door is always open.

We miss you at Horizon.

We could use your mind.

I’ll leave you two to your fun.

Bye, Nicholas.

I have some good news.

Let’s go for a walk.

How’s Martine doing these days?

Dr. Bancroft? She is, uh, overqualified, outperforming, brilliant as usual.

And a royal pain in my ass.

But she’s keeping me honest for the most part. Why do you ask?

Eh, no reason. Just haven’t seen you in forever.

I wondered if she had something to do with it.

Aw, I miss you too.

But, yes, she has been working with me to save our lives.

I could ask her to stop if you like, put us out of our misery.

Just don’t do something stupid and go and fall in love because, believe you me, there is absolutely no cure for that.

Says the guy who knows absolutely nothing about the subject.

Not true.

I read about it in books all the time.

Books, really? Wow.

Yeah.

Or romantic comedies. The point is…

The point is, love is not on the cards for us, my friend.

Listen, if you start quoting The Notebook to me, I am going to stop and hobble very slowly in the opposite direction.

[LAUGHS]

Throw it!

MICHAEL: I’m close, Milo.

I can feel it.

A cure.

It’s finally possible.

Seriously?

Highly experimental.

Ethically questionable.

Very, very, very expensive.

I knew that was coming.

And not exactly legal.

Oh, and it has to be done in international waters.

[LAUGHS]

You were always expensive.

Is it dangerous? Should I be worried?

You want me to lie to you?

That would be nice, yes.

It’s a walk in the park on a sunny day.

Oh, yeah, that bad, eh?

Listen.

We don’t have much time left.

This could be our last chance.

So, what do you say?

We go out with a fight?

[SIGHS]

Yeah.

You with me?

Till the day you die, brother.

Till the day you die. You’ll have everything you need.

We’re the original Spartans, mate.

The few against the many.

Yeah.

[♪♪♪]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]

You know, I’m sure you’re cheating.

No. No, you’re not.

What you got?

MICHAEL: Putting another one in the oven.

Wish me luck.

[CHIMING]

The moment of truth.

[CHIMES AND BEEPS]

Success, Martine. We did it.

It’s holding together.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test 243.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Human trials.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

I’m glad it’s you.

Had a lot of other suitors, didn’t you?

Yeah.

You know, the whole near-death thing is very, very chic.

I read it in Cosmo.

[LAUGHS]

Do they still make Cosmo? I don’t know.

I know it’s just what you always wanted.

Could be a collector’s item one day, you never know.

This better not be my last one.

I know this is painful, but you got it.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

That’s it. Bingo.

Right there.

[SHUSHES]

[GROANS]

Almost there, almost there.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SHUSHES]

It’s all right. Come on. Come on.

There you go.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

You can buckle me up.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You all right? Great.

[♪♪♪]

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

I call.

Bringing out the big guns.

Let’s go again.

I’ll be back. I’m gonna check on the doctor.

All right.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

[DOOR CLANGS OPEN]

You shouldn’t be down here.

I can be wherever I want, nurse.

It’s “doctor,” actually.

[SNICKERS]

I’m afraid you’re gonna have to leave.

Doctor. Sure, I can see it.

But, uh, you’re still the help, just like me.

Wow.

You can tell all that by just looking at me, huh?

Here I thought you were just another jacked-up dumb shit.

[LAUGHS]

Get out.

[ALERT BLARING]

Michael?

[GUN COCKS]

[METAL CLANKS]

Michael?

Where is he?

[METAL CLANKS]

Don’t move.

[ROARS]

What the hell?

Everybody down to the lab now.

[WALKIE BEEPS]

Roger that.

[GRUNTS]

Don’t shoot!

[ALARM BLARING]

Michael!

[FOX GROANING]

Stop!

[GROWLS]

Michael.

[GROWLS]

It’s just me.

[ALARM BLARING]

It’s just me.

[POUNDS ON GLASS]

Michael, please.

Michael, stop!

Stop! Please!

You’re hurting yourself! Stop!

Hey! Step back! Move!

Stop. Put that gun down…

Move!

[GROWLING]

[GROANS]

[SCREAMS]

[YELLS]

Shit. Close it! Close it!

What the hell is that thing?

[♪♪♪]

[ROARS]

Fall back! Fall back!

Shit.

MAN 1: Let’s move.

MAN 2: Go, go, go!

[GROANS]

Johnny!

[GRUNTING]

[SCREAMS]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

Get out of here!

MAN [OVER RADIO]: Sweeping Level 3.

Jason, come in.

Jason. Jason?

[SCREAMS]

Oh, shit.

Son of a bitch!

[GROANS]

Shit! Oh!

Oh, shit!

[HIGH-PITCHED SCRAPING]

[GROANS]

[GAGGING]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

[PANTING]

[SCREAMS]

[ROARS]

[GASPS]

[♪♪♪]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Martine.

Martine.

[HEART BEATING STEADILY]

[WHISPERS] Oh, my God.

[VOMITS]

[GROANS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[FEEDBACK OVER RADIO]

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

This is the LCV Murnau.

Call letters 3-X5Y.

We are 13 nautical miles off the coast of Long Island.

Request immediate airlift.

Repeat, this is the LCV Murnau.

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

[♪♪♪]

It’s up here to the right.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

FBI Agent Stroud. Can we have the room, please?

RODRIGUEZ: You heard the man. Can we please have the room?

If you could start exiting, that’d be fantastic.

Well, we haven’t had anything this good since that thing in San Francisco.

Uh, eight bodies, running IDs right now, but apparently they all shop at the same mercenary supply store.

Uh, one survivor, a Dr. Martine Bancroft.

Can we talk to her?

If she wakes up.

Uh, she fell down and hit her head, apparently.

Anything else?

Someone made a mayday call.

Not Dr. Bancroft.

Nope.

It was a male, didn’t identify himself, then wiped all the surveillance footage.

SIMON: He grew a conscience and jumped overboard?

It happens. Oh, and get this.

All the bodies that you’re looking at are nearly drained of their blood.

So, what hunts at night and drinks human blood?

You’re gonna love this.

REPORTER: Early this morning an unmanned cargo ship was discovered near the eastern tip of Long Island with multiple bodies on board.

Authorities are not making any comment at this time.

But there are reports of one survivor, and we have learned from a high-ranking Coast Guard official that the vessel was flying a Panamanian flag when it drifted in from international…

What’s happened?

Some kind of accident.

How’s your pain today? On a one to ten?

Eleven.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY AND VENTILATOR HISSING]

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[WHISPERS] I’m sorry.

You’re going to be okay.

[♪♪♪]

Lab 1.

Privacy screens.

did you just morb me :(

[♪♪♪]

[WIND WHISTLING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]

[WATER DRIPS ECHOING]

[BATS SKITTERING]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[MEN YELLING INDISTINCTLY IN SPANISH]

We shouldn’t be here when it gets dark.

Set the trap at the mouth of the cave, please.

[MEN SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[WINCES]

PILOT: You need a doctor?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I am a doctor.

It’s impressive, don’t you think?

Vampire bats weigh almost nothing, but they can down a creature nearly ten times their size.

[FLIES BUZZING]

Wow.

What are you using as bait?

You volunteering?

Leaving.

[TRAP CLANKS]

Pay me now.

Before the sun goes down.

You throw in that bushcrafter on your belt and we have a deal.

[♪♪♪]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[ALL CHITTERING]

[SCREECHES]

[BATS SCREECHING]

[SHOUTS IN SPANISH]

[YELLING IN SPANISH]

Come on.

[BELL TOLLING]

[STUDENTS LAUGHING, CHATTERING]

Move!

[TICKING]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

NICHOLAS: Should be able to take better care of you here.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES, CAR DRIVES AWAY]

Everyone’s here to help you.

Michael, this is Lucian. Lucian, Michael.

Michael knows more about this place than I do.

[WHISPERS] Play nice.

LUCIAN: Hello.

Hello, Milo.

My name’s Lucian.

The person who was here before was Milo.

No.

He was also the new Milo.

And before him was the other new Milo.

I don’t even remember the first Milo.

How long have you been here?

Long as I can remember.

[MACHINE BEEPS AND WHIRS]

And you’re still not cured?

There is no cure.

There’s something missing from our DNA.

Like a piece of a puzzle.

And until they find it, the only way to stay alive is an oil change three times a day.

What would you do if you could be normal?

Just for an hour?

I don’t think about it.

Hey, look at the freaks! Look at them!

[STUDENTS CHATTERING, LAUGHING]

Best not to be outside when school gets out.

Like the original Spartans, we are the few against the many.

[BEEPING]

Milo?

Milo?

[ALERT BUZZING]

Nurse?

[♪♪♪]

[WHISPERS] Okay…

[BEEPS AND WHIRS]

Lucian.

Lucian!

With one of these?

It took a team of scientists to build that machine and you fixed it with a ballpoint pen?

There’s a school for gifted children in New York.

I think that I could get them to agree to cover your tuition and provide private care to help manage your condition.

Somewhere you could study, learn, hone your skills.

You have a gift, Michael.

I don’t think I could forgive myself if I saw it go to waste.

MICHAEL: “Dear Milo, this isn’t goodbye. I’m gonna find a cure for us, so we can be cranky old men someday. Your friend, Michael.

P.S. You shouldn’t have unfolded this. Now you’ll never get it back together. See you this summer.”

No.

[STUDENTS CHATTERING]

“Dear Milo…”

[ALL LAUGH]

Please, can I have my letter back?

What?

Please, can I have my letter?

Okay. Here.

[LAUGHS]

Please. Ah!

[SHOUTS] Please!

[BOYS LAUGHING]

Please!

[YELLS]

Stop.

[GROANING]

[BOYS GRUNTING]

[NICHOLAS YELLS IN SPANISH]

Go away!

[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

Let me have a look. Let me have a look.

[SCREAMS]

He tried to steal my letter!

Milo, Milo, stop.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

[CRYING]

What about Milo?

I’ll look after Milo.

He needs me.

NICHOLAS: Michael Morbius completed his doctorate by 19 and quickly established himself as the world’s leading authority on blood-borne diseases.

His development of artificial blood has saved more lives than penicillin.

Michael Morbius, please step forward to acknowledge the receipt of your prize from His Majesty, the King of Sweden.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

[TRUMPETERS PLAY FANFARE]

ANNA: I can’t believe you dissed the king of Sweden.

The king and the queen, their loyal subjects, all of Scandinavia and the entire scientific community.

Yeah, but who does that?

Well, Anna, we both know I have issues.

But, hey, I kept the program.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[KNOCKS] There you are.

Hey, Dr. Bancroft.

Hey, Anna.

We going to play?

Oh, I don’t think so.

See, now that Dr. Morbius is back, maybe you should try losing for a while, see how that feels.

MICHAEL: Not gonna happen.

Michael.

Uh, yes?

You got a minute?

Of course.

New one. For your collection.

[WHISPERS] Dr. Morbius is in trouble.

I’m in trouble.

MARTINE: “I can’t accept a prize for the by-product of a failed experiment.”

Lab 1.

Front page, “American Scientist Rejects Nobel Prize.”

You know that people actually like writing checks to Nobel laureates?

Makes them feel better about their investment.

It would help if you stuck around long enough to cash them.

[GROANS]

You’re pushing yourself too hard.

[SIGHS]

Does our generous benefactor, Milo, know what you’re actually doing here?

What am I actually doing here?

Remixing human DNA with bat DNA.

I have no idea what you’re…

Talking about?

Is anything ringing a bell?

No bells ringing. Uh…

Okay. Maybe this will jog your memory.

MICHAEL: I wouldn’t go in there if I were you.

[BATS SCREECHING]

That is a…

It’s a fish tank.

Hmm.

Like, for… flying mammals.

Oh, I see.

Some friends I brought back from Costa Rica.

So when were you gonna tell me?

More importantly, how did you get my pass code?

It’s the first six digits of pi backwards.

It’s your password for everything.

You should change that.

You could lose your license for this.

I’m not gonna need it much longer, doctor.

You, on the other hand, will.

You know, there’s something called “plausible deniability.”

You should be thanking me.

These are the only mammals on Earth that have evolved to feed exclusively on blood.

So in order to drink it, these bats produce saliva that contains unique anticoagulants.

So your theory is, if you can successfully splice vampire genes into your DNA, it would allow your body to produce those same anticoagulants.

MICHAEL: Yes.

It would be a cure.

At what cost?

The fusion of different species is a legacy we already carry in our bodies.

Viruses insinuating their nucleic acid onto our own over hundreds of thousands of years.

That’s evolution. This is different.

I don’t think it is.

We have to push the boundaries, take the risks.

Without that, there is no science.

No medicine.

No breakthroughs at all.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

[CHIMES, THEN BEEPING SOFTLY]

Okay.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test subject for cell combination 117.

[MOUSE SQUEAKING]

[BEEPS]

Come on, come on, come on.

[SQUEALING]

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[SIGHS] Test subject 117 has resulted in…

failure.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

I don’t wanna see you get hurt.

I should’ve died years ago, Martine.

Why am I still alive if not to fix this?

To save my best friend, Milo.

And everyone else like us.

Not like this.

Dr. Morbius, it’s Anna.

[♪♪♪]

[MONITORS BEEPING RAPIDLY]

[PANTING]

Her temperature’s spiking, and her kidneys are shutting down.

We have to induce a coma before she has a stroke.

A hundred milligrams of propofol.

NURSE: Sure.

MARTINE: Now.

Come on.

MICHAEL: It’s okay.

It’s okay. We got you.

There you go.

There you go.

Thank you, nurse.

We’re gonna let you sleep a bit.

Take a nice long nap.

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY]

[SQUEAKING]

Michael.

What?

It worked.

[♪♪♪]

[CLOCK CHIMES]

Dr. Michael Morbius.

[IN NORWEGIAN] Some crippled guy’s here to see the Boss.

MILO: Michael! Get over here!

[IN NORWEGIAN] As long as I am a cripple you’ll be fine.

♪ Stop dreaming Of the quiet life… ♪

You’re late. I was trying out this new thing called “working.”

Oh, yeah. I don’t believe I’m familiar with the word.

I don’t believe you are.

So, what’s up with the goon squad?

Oh, I won a hand of cards against some Russian gentlemen.

Apparently they found his luck improbable.

There you are.

More like impossible.

So, doctor, how is our favorite patient?

Still determined to make his short life even shorter?

Yes, I am. Anyway, you’re one to talk.

You look terrible. Look at the state of you.

Says the man wearing… What is that, a quilt?

Oh, sorry. I didn’t get the memo to dress for a funeral.

[LAUGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

Right. I will see you later.

And you… my door is always open.

We miss you at Horizon.

We could use your mind.

I’ll leave you two to your fun.

Bye, Nicholas.

I have some good news.

Let’s go for a walk.

How’s Martine doing these days?

Dr. Bancroft? She is, uh, overqualified, outperforming, brilliant as usual.

And a royal pain in my ass.

But she’s keeping me honest for the most part. Why do you ask?

Eh, no reason. Just haven’t seen you in forever.

I wondered if she had something to do with it.

Aw, I miss you too.

But, yes, she has been working with me to save our lives.

I could ask her to stop if you like, put us out of our misery.

Just don’t do something stupid and go and fall in love because, believe you me, there is absolutely no cure for that.

Says the guy who knows absolutely nothing about the subject.

Not true.

I read about it in books all the time.

Books, really? Wow.

Yeah.

Or romantic comedies. The point is…

The point is, love is not on the cards for us, my friend.

Listen, if you start quoting The Notebook to me, I am going to stop and hobble very slowly in the opposite direction.

[LAUGHS]

Throw it!

MICHAEL: I’m close, Milo.

I can feel it.

A cure.

It’s finally possible.

Seriously?

Highly experimental.

Ethically questionable.

Very, very, very expensive.

I knew that was coming.

And not exactly legal.

Oh, and it has to be done in international waters.

[LAUGHS]

You were always expensive.

Is it dangerous? Should I be worried?

You want me to lie to you?

That would be nice, yes.

It’s a walk in the park on a sunny day.

Oh, yeah, that bad, eh?

Listen.

We don’t have much time left.

This could be our last chance.

So, what do you say?

We go out with a fight?

[SIGHS]

Yeah.

You with me?

Till the day you die, brother.

Till the day you die. You’ll have everything you need.

We’re the original Spartans, mate.

The few against the many.

Yeah.

[♪♪♪]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]

You know, I’m sure you’re cheating.

No. No, you’re not.

What you got?

MICHAEL: Putting another one in the oven.

Wish me luck.

[CHIMING]

The moment of truth.

[CHIMES AND BEEPS]

Success, Martine. We did it.

It’s holding together.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test 243.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Human trials.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

I’m glad it’s you.

Had a lot of other suitors, didn’t you?

Yeah.

You know, the whole near-death thing is very, very chic.

I read it in Cosmo.

[LAUGHS]

Do they still make Cosmo? I don’t know.

I know it’s just what you always wanted.

Could be a collector’s item one day, you never know.

This better not be my last one.

I know this is painful, but you got it.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

That’s it. Bingo.

Right there.

[SHUSHES]

[GROANS]

Almost there, almost there.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SHUSHES]

It’s all right. Come on. Come on.

There you go.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

You can buckle me up.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You all right? Great.

[♪♪♪]

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

I call.

Bringing out the big guns.

Let’s go again.

I’ll be back. I’m gonna check on the doctor.

All right.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

[DOOR CLANGS OPEN]

You shouldn’t be down here.

I can be wherever I want, nurse.

It’s “doctor,” actually.

[SNICKERS]

I’m afraid you’re gonna have to leave.

Doctor. Sure, I can see it.

But, uh, you’re still the help, just like me.

Wow.

You can tell all that by just looking at me, huh?

Here I thought you were just another jacked-up dumb shit.

[LAUGHS]

Get out.

[ALERT BLARING]

Michael?

[GUN COCKS]

[METAL CLANKS]

Michael?

Where is he?

[METAL CLANKS]

Don’t move.

[ROARS]

What the hell?

Everybody down to the lab now.

[WALKIE BEEPS]

Roger that.

[GRUNTS]

Don’t shoot!

[ALARM BLARING]

Michael!

[FOX GROANING]

Stop!

[GROWLS]

Michael.

[GROWLS]

It’s just me.

[ALARM BLARING]

It’s just me.

[POUNDS ON GLASS]

Michael, please.

Michael, stop!

Stop! Please!

You’re hurting yourself! Stop!

Hey! Step back! Move!

Stop. Put that gun down…

Move!

[GROWLING]

[GROANS]

[SCREAMS]

[YELLS]

Shit. Close it! Close it!

What the hell is that thing?

[♪♪♪]

[ROARS]

Fall back! Fall back!

Shit.

MAN 1: Let’s move.

MAN 2: Go, go, go!

[GROANS]

Johnny!

[GRUNTING]

[SCREAMS]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

Get out of here!

MAN [OVER RADIO]: Sweeping Level 3.

Jason, come in.

Jason. Jason?

[SCREAMS]

Oh, shit.

Son of a bitch!

[GROANS]

Shit! Oh!

Oh, shit!

[HIGH-PITCHED SCRAPING]

[GROANS]

[GAGGING]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

[PANTING]

[SCREAMS]

[ROARS]

[GASPS]

[♪♪♪]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Martine.

Martine.

[HEART BEATING STEADILY]

[WHISPERS] Oh, my God.

[VOMITS]

[GROANS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[FEEDBACK OVER RADIO]

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

This is the LCV Murnau.

Call letters 3-X5Y.

We are 13 nautical miles off the coast of Long Island.

Request immediate airlift.

Repeat, this is the LCV Murnau.

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

[♪♪♪]

It’s up here to the right.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

FBI Agent Stroud. Can we have the room, please?

RODRIGUEZ: You heard the man. Can we please have the room?

If you could start exiting, that’d be fantastic.

Well, we haven’t had anything this good since that thing in San Francisco.

Uh, eight bodies, running IDs right now, but apparently they all shop at the same mercenary supply store.

Uh, one survivor, a Dr. Martine Bancroft.

Can we talk to her?

If she wakes up.

Uh, she fell down and hit her head, apparently.

Anything else?

Someone made a mayday call.

Not Dr. Bancroft.

Nope.

It was a male, didn’t identify himself, then wiped all the surveillance footage.

SIMON: He grew a conscience and jumped overboard?

It happens. Oh, and get this.

All the bodies that you’re looking at are nearly drained of their blood.

So, what hunts at night and drinks human blood?

You’re gonna love this.

REPORTER: Early this morning an unmanned cargo ship was discovered near the eastern tip of Long Island with multiple bodies on board.

Authorities are not making any comment at this time.

But there are reports of one survivor, and we have learned from a high-ranking Coast Guard official that the vessel was flying a Panamanian flag when it drifted in from international…

What’s happened?

Some kind of accident.

How’s your pain today? On a one to ten?

Eleven.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY AND VENTILATOR HISSING]

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[WHISPERS] I’m sorry.

You’re going to be okay.

[♪♪♪]

Lab 1.

Privacy screens.

Anon, I don't know you but thank you for being the funniest person on tumblr dot com

[♪♪♪]

[WIND WHISTLING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]

[WATER DRIPS ECHOING]

[BATS SKITTERING]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[MEN YELLING INDISTINCTLY IN SPANISH]

We shouldn’t be here when it gets dark.

Set the trap at the mouth of the cave, please.

[MEN SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[WINCES]

PILOT: You need a doctor?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I am a doctor.

It’s impressive, don’t you think?

Vampire bats weigh almost nothing, but they can down a creature nearly ten times their size.

[FLIES BUZZING]

Wow.

What are you using as bait?

You volunteering?

Leaving.

[TRAP CLANKS]

Pay me now.

Before the sun goes down.

You throw in that bushcrafter on your belt and we have a deal.

[♪♪♪]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[ALL CHITTERING]

[SCREECHES]

[BATS SCREECHING]

[SHOUTS IN SPANISH]

[YELLING IN SPANISH]

Come on.

[BELL TOLLING]

[STUDENTS LAUGHING, CHATTERING]

Move!

[TICKING]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

NICHOLAS: Should be able to take better care of you here.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES, CAR DRIVES AWAY]

Everyone’s here to help you.

Michael, this is Lucian. Lucian, Michael.

Michael knows more about this place than I do.

[WHISPERS] Play nice.

LUCIAN: Hello.

Hello, Milo.

My name’s Lucian.

The person who was here before was Milo.

No.

He was also the new Milo.

And before him was the other new Milo.

I don’t even remember the first Milo.

How long have you been here?

Long as I can remember.

[MACHINE BEEPS AND WHIRS]

And you’re still not cured?

There is no cure.

There’s something missing from our DNA.

Like a piece of a puzzle.

And until they find it, the only way to stay alive is an oil change three times a day.

What would you do if you could be normal?

Just for an hour?

I don’t think about it.

Hey, look at the freaks! Look at them!

[STUDENTS CHATTERING, LAUGHING]

Best not to be outside when school gets out.

Like the original Spartans, we are the few against the many.

[BEEPING]

Milo?

Milo?

[ALERT BUZZING]

Nurse?

[♪♪♪]

[WHISPERS] Okay…

[BEEPS AND WHIRS]

Lucian.

Lucian!

With one of these?

It took a team of scientists to build that machine and you fixed it with a ballpoint pen?

There’s a school for gifted children in New York.

I think that I could get them to agree to cover your tuition and provide private care to help manage your condition.

Somewhere you could study, learn, hone your skills.

You have a gift, Michael.

I don’t think I could forgive myself if I saw it go to waste.

MICHAEL: “Dear Milo, this isn’t goodbye. I’m gonna find a cure for us, so we can be cranky old men someday. Your friend, Michael.

P.S. You shouldn’t have unfolded this. Now you’ll never get it back together. See you this summer.”

No.

[STUDENTS CHATTERING]

“Dear Milo…”

[ALL LAUGH]

Please, can I have my letter back?

What?

Please, can I have my letter?

Okay. Here.

[LAUGHS]

Please. Ah!

[SHOUTS] Please!

[BOYS LAUGHING]

Please!

[YELLS]

Stop.

[GROANING]

[BOYS GRUNTING]

[NICHOLAS YELLS IN SPANISH]

Go away!

[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

Let me have a look. Let me have a look.

[SCREAMS]

He tried to steal my letter!

Milo, Milo, stop.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

[CRYING]

What about Milo?

I’ll look after Milo.

He needs me.

NICHOLAS: Michael Morbius completed his doctorate by 19 and quickly established himself as the world’s leading authority on blood-borne diseases.

His development of artificial blood has saved more lives than penicillin.

Michael Morbius, please step forward to acknowledge the receipt of your prize from His Majesty, the King of Sweden.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

[TRUMPETERS PLAY FANFARE]

ANNA: I can’t believe you dissed the king of Sweden.

The king and the queen, their loyal subjects, all of Scandinavia and the entire scientific community.

Yeah, but who does that?

Well, Anna, we both know I have issues.

But, hey, I kept the program.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[KNOCKS] There you are.

Hey, Dr. Bancroft.

Hey, Anna.

We going to play?

Oh, I don’t think so.

See, now that Dr. Morbius is back, maybe you should try losing for a while, see how that feels.

MICHAEL: Not gonna happen.

Michael.

Uh, yes?

You got a minute?

Of course.

New one. For your collection.

[WHISPERS] Dr. Morbius is in trouble.

I’m in trouble.

MARTINE: “I can’t accept a prize for the by-product of a failed experiment.”

Lab 1.

Front page, “American Scientist Rejects Nobel Prize.”

You know that people actually like writing checks to Nobel laureates?

Makes them feel better about their investment.

It would help if you stuck around long enough to cash them.

[GROANS]

You’re pushing yourself too hard.

[SIGHS]

Does our generous benefactor, Milo, know what you’re actually doing here?

What am I actually doing here?

Remixing human DNA with bat DNA.

I have no idea what you’re…

Talking about?

Is anything ringing a bell?

No bells ringing. Uh…

Okay. Maybe this will jog your memory.

MICHAEL: I wouldn’t go in there if I were you.

[BATS SCREECHING]

That is a…

It’s a fish tank.

Hmm.

Like, for… flying mammals.

Oh, I see.

Some friends I brought back from Costa Rica.

So when were you gonna tell me?

More importantly, how did you get my pass code?

It’s the first six digits of pi backwards.

It’s your password for everything.

You should change that.

You could lose your license for this.

I’m not gonna need it much longer, doctor.

You, on the other hand, will.

You know, there’s something called “plausible deniability.”

You should be thanking me.

These are the only mammals on Earth that have evolved to feed exclusively on blood.

So in order to drink it, these bats produce saliva that contains unique anticoagulants.

So your theory is, if you can successfully splice vampire genes into your DNA, it would allow your body to produce those same anticoagulants.

MICHAEL: Yes.

It would be a cure.

At what cost?

The fusion of different species is a legacy we already carry in our bodies.

Viruses insinuating their nucleic acid onto our own over hundreds of thousands of years.

That’s evolution. This is different.

I don’t think it is.

We have to push the boundaries, take the risks.

Without that, there is no science.

No medicine.

No breakthroughs at all.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

[CHIMES, THEN BEEPING SOFTLY]

Okay.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test subject for cell combination 117.

[MOUSE SQUEAKING]

[BEEPS]

Come on, come on, come on.

[SQUEALING]

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[SIGHS] Test subject 117 has resulted in…

failure.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

I don’t wanna see you get hurt.

I should’ve died years ago, Martine.

Why am I still alive if not to fix this?

To save my best friend, Milo.

And everyone else like us.

Not like this.

Dr. Morbius, it’s Anna.

[♪♪♪]

[MONITORS BEEPING RAPIDLY]

[PANTING]

Her temperature’s spiking, and her kidneys are shutting down.

We have to induce a coma before she has a stroke.

A hundred milligrams of propofol.

NURSE: Sure.

MARTINE: Now.

Come on.

MICHAEL: It’s okay.

It’s okay. We got you.

There you go.

There you go.

Thank you, nurse.

We’re gonna let you sleep a bit.

Take a nice long nap.

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY]

[SQUEAKING]

Michael.

What?

It worked.

[♪♪♪]

[CLOCK CHIMES]

Dr. Michael Morbius.

[IN NORWEGIAN] Some crippled guy’s here to see the Boss.

MILO: Michael! Get over here!

[IN NORWEGIAN] As long as I am a cripple you’ll be fine.

♪ Stop dreaming Of the quiet life… ♪

You’re late. I was trying out this new thing called “working.”

Oh, yeah. I don’t believe I’m familiar with the word.

I don’t believe you are.

So, what’s up with the goon squad?

Oh, I won a hand of cards against some Russian gentlemen.

Apparently they found his luck improbable.

There you are.

More like impossible.

So, doctor, how is our favorite patient?

Still determined to make his short life even shorter?

Yes, I am. Anyway, you’re one to talk.

You look terrible. Look at the state of you.

Says the man wearing… What is that, a quilt?

Oh, sorry. I didn’t get the memo to dress for a funeral.

[LAUGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

Right. I will see you later.

And you… my door is always open.

We miss you at Horizon.

We could use your mind.

I’ll leave you two to your fun.

Bye, Nicholas.

I have some good news.

Let’s go for a walk.

How’s Martine doing these days?

Dr. Bancroft? She is, uh, overqualified, outperforming, brilliant as usual.

And a royal pain in my ass.

But she’s keeping me honest for the most part. Why do you ask?

Eh, no reason. Just haven’t seen you in forever.

I wondered if she had something to do with it.

Aw, I miss you too.

But, yes, she has been working with me to save our lives.

I could ask her to stop if you like, put us out of our misery.

Just don’t do something stupid and go and fall in love because, believe you me, there is absolutely no cure for that.

Says the guy who knows absolutely nothing about the subject.

Not true.

I read about it in books all the time.

Books, really? Wow.

Yeah.

Or romantic comedies. The point is…

The point is, love is not on the cards for us, my friend.

Listen, if you start quoting The Notebook to me, I am going to stop and hobble very slowly in the opposite direction.

[LAUGHS]

Throw it!

MICHAEL: I’m close, Milo.

I can feel it.

A cure.

It’s finally possible.

Seriously?

Highly experimental.

Ethically questionable.

Very, very, very expensive.

I knew that was coming.

And not exactly legal.

Oh, and it has to be done in international waters.

[LAUGHS]

You were always expensive.

Is it dangerous? Should I be worried?

You want me to lie to you?

That would be nice, yes.

It’s a walk in the park on a sunny day.

Oh, yeah, that bad, eh?

Listen.

We don’t have much time left.

This could be our last chance.

So, what do you say?

We go out with a fight?

[SIGHS]

Yeah.

You with me?

Till the day you die, brother.

Till the day you die. You’ll have everything you need.

We’re the original Spartans, mate.

The few against the many.

Yeah.

[♪♪♪]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]

You know, I’m sure you’re cheating.

No. No, you’re not.

What you got?

MICHAEL: Putting another one in the oven.

Wish me luck.

[CHIMING]

The moment of truth.

[CHIMES AND BEEPS]

Success, Martine. We did it.

It’s holding together.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

Test 243.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Human trials.

[RECORDER BEEPS]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

I’m glad it’s you.

Had a lot of other suitors, didn’t you?

Yeah.

You know, the whole near-death thing is very, very chic.

I read it in Cosmo.

[LAUGHS]

Do they still make Cosmo? I don’t know.

I know it’s just what you always wanted.

Could be a collector’s item one day, you never know.

This better not be my last one.

I know this is painful, but you got it.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

That’s it. Bingo.

Right there.

[SHUSHES]

[GROANS]

Almost there, almost there.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SHUSHES]

It’s all right. Come on. Come on.

There you go.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

You can buckle me up.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You all right? Great.

[♪♪♪]

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

I call.

Bringing out the big guns.

Let’s go again.

I’ll be back. I’m gonna check on the doctor.

All right.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

[DOOR CLANGS OPEN]

You shouldn’t be down here.

I can be wherever I want, nurse.

It’s “doctor,” actually.

[SNICKERS]

I’m afraid you’re gonna have to leave.

Doctor. Sure, I can see it.

But, uh, you’re still the help, just like me.

Wow.

You can tell all that by just looking at me, huh?

Here I thought you were just another jacked-up dumb shit.

[LAUGHS]

Get out.

[ALERT BLARING]

Michael?

[GUN COCKS]

[METAL CLANKS]

Michael?

Where is he?

[METAL CLANKS]

Don’t move.

[ROARS]

What the hell?

Everybody down to the lab now.

[WALKIE BEEPS]

Roger that.

[GRUNTS]

Don’t shoot!

[ALARM BLARING]

Michael!

[FOX GROANING]

Stop!

[GROWLS]

Michael.

[GROWLS]

It’s just me.

[ALARM BLARING]

It’s just me.

[POUNDS ON GLASS]

Michael, please.

Michael, stop!

Stop! Please!

You’re hurting yourself! Stop!

Hey! Step back! Move!

Stop. Put that gun down…

Move!

[GROWLING]

[GROANS]

[SCREAMS]

[YELLS]

Shit. Close it! Close it!

What the hell is that thing?

[♪♪♪]

[ROARS]

Fall back! Fall back!

Shit.

MAN 1: Let’s move.

MAN 2: Go, go, go!

[GROANS]

Johnny!

[GRUNTING]

[SCREAMS]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

Get out of here!

MAN [OVER RADIO]: Sweeping Level 3.

Jason, come in.

Jason. Jason?

[SCREAMS]

Oh, shit.

Son of a bitch!

[GROANS]

Shit! Oh!

Oh, shit!

[HIGH-PITCHED SCRAPING]

[GROANS]

[GAGGING]

[MORBIUS GROWLS]

[PANTING]

[SCREAMS]

[ROARS]

[GASPS]

[♪♪♪]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Martine.

Martine.

[HEART BEATING STEADILY]

[WHISPERS] Oh, my God.

[VOMITS]

[GROANS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[FEEDBACK OVER RADIO]

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

This is the LCV Murnau.

Call letters 3-X5Y.

We are 13 nautical miles off the coast of Long Island.

Request immediate airlift.

Repeat, this is the LCV Murnau.

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

[♪♪♪]

It’s up here to the right.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

FBI Agent Stroud. Can we have the room, please?

RODRIGUEZ: You heard the man. Can we please have the room?

If you could start exiting, that’d be fantastic.

Well, we haven’t had anything this good since that thing in San Francisco.

Uh, eight bodies, running IDs right now, but apparently they all shop at the same mercenary supply store.

Uh, one survivor, a Dr. Martine Bancroft.

Can we talk to her?

If she wakes up.

Uh, she fell down and hit her head, apparently.

Anything else?

Someone made a mayday call.

Not Dr. Bancroft.

Nope.

It was a male, didn’t identify himself, then wiped all the surveillance footage.

SIMON: He grew a conscience and jumped overboard?

It happens. Oh, and get this.

All the bodies that you’re looking at are nearly drained of their blood.

So, what hunts at night and drinks human blood?

You’re gonna love this.

REPORTER: Early this morning an unmanned cargo ship was discovered near the eastern tip of Long Island with multiple bodies on board.

Authorities are not making any comment at this time.

But there are reports of one survivor, and we have learned from a high-ranking Coast Guard official that the vessel was flying a Panamanian flag when it drifted in from international…

What’s happened?

Some kind of accident.

How’s your pain today? On a one to ten?

Eleven.

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY AND VENTILATOR HISSING]

[TONE SOUNDS, THEN MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

[WHISPERS] I’m sorry.

You’re going to be okay.

[♪♪♪]

Lab 1.

Privacy screens.

this is what they read to you when you’re entering the gates of hell