At the ends of the Earth lies a place so deadly,
it was sealed off forever from the outside world.
Welcome...
To the bug jar...
Where monstrous creatures roam free...
Where a faceless ruler seeks escape to inflict his wrath upon humanity.
But now the great barrier is on the verge of failure...
And the hope of all mankind lies in the bravest, most capable of hands.
And, uh, speaking of hands, you've got four.
Think you could lend one?
Whoops.
Guys, what's the shield status?
Power regulator's completely trashed, doc.
I'll need to control it manually until I can get it started.
Mm. Kind of ripe in here.
That little back door there not the bathroom.
More bug jar buddies.
I got the last one.
Fine.
Hold this.
And whatever you do, do not let go.
Or what?
Kaboom!
He will pay.
Okay, little wormie, come to papa.
Whoa.
Yet even in this forsaken place, our hero runs afoul of his evil Nemesis...
Van Kleiss.
â™Ş So make way to start the revolution â™Ş
â™Ş make way â™Ş
â™Ş we're gonna have fun tonight â™Ş
â™Ş make way to start the revolution â™Ş
â™Ş so make way â™Ş
â™Ş so make way to start the revolution â™Ş
â™Ş make way to start the revolution â™Ş
â™Ş so make way â™Ş
Activating stealth suit.
Looks like Van Kleiss decided to crash the party.
Just like that guy not to phone ahead.
And he brought his pack flunkies.
Biowulf, Skalamander, Breach.
Circe?
Get ready. They're headed straight for...
someplace else.
Gonna find out where.
No way.
You're not leaving me here with your...
Sorry. Another call.
Rex, why aren't you fixing that shield regulator?
Hint... you may remember him from such schemes as
"destroying Providence headquarters" and "trying to take over the entire earth."
Van Kleiss?
In there?
You're right. You should investigate, after you fix the shield.
Then it might be too late.
- She's there, isn't she? - Who, Breach? Yeah, but...
A quick recon, and that's it.
I'll try to buy some time at this end.
And I want regular check-ins.
Yep. Got it.
Intriguing.
An entire divergent branch of evo development.
This place is a waste of our time.
Van Kleiss knows what he's doing.
It's not your place to question.
Question?
You dare accuse me of disloyalty?
Hmm.
Sorry. Get a grip.
With no care for his own safety,
our brave hero tails his quarry into the very lion's den.
Unknown to the villain, he'll be meddling in forces he can't possibly control.
Circe, if you would?
Intruders!
Who are you?
Someone in a position to help you.
Follow.
Breach, with me.
The rest of you, remain here.
Master, my place is at your side.
I want no interruptions, Biowulf.
Is that clear?
Okay, folks, here's the 411.
V.K., Noface... getting cozy.
Gonna try to bust it up.
That's all I got for now.
Over and out.
Oh, don't you dare hang up.
I'm feeling a cramp coming on.
You're right, you know.
We should be down there with him.
What is he up to, anyway?
I... do not know.
You don't know?
I thought he trusted you with everything.
Of course he does!
He just...
Hey!
Easy on the stealth suit...
Which apparently isn't so stealthy.
Rex?
Providence spy!
Right!
Man, got it in one!
Yep, we heard V.K. was looking for a new second-in-command.
What?!
True story.
Got it straight from intel.
Not surprised, really.
That Noface is one bad dude.
Guess Bio-whelp here ain't cutting it these days.
Seen it before.
First they keep you out of meetings.
Then the boss chews you out for trying to do your job.
Next thing you know, you're king orders from the new guy,
and you're just another hench like Skalamander.
Now comes the moment where our hero sweeps the girl off her feet.
Don't let him!
Literally!
- Hey! Let... - See you around, henchie!
Follow them!
Down! Now!
Not till we hear each other out.
Sure. I'll go first.
Aah!
Oh, great!
Way to go, Circe!
Any word from Rex?
He ain't back, and I'm still holding the bag.
Hold on.
Rex? That you, pal?
Hidin' in plain sight.
I hate this place.
Invaders have come before.
They brought only pain.
It is a pain we both share.
The same Providence outsiders attacked my lands, destroyed my army.
There was one who tormented us...
Humiliated us.
The grower of machines.
Ah, Rex.
Another thorn we share.
My proposal is simple.
You control a formidable legion.
I, in turn, can provide the escape and the vengeance you seek.
I can be your liberator.
You can be my general.
Together, we will crush our enemies,
starting with the one you hate most.
Now, then, are we...
Master, I have a report.
This is a private conversation.
Can't you handle the slightest detail without bothering me?
Of course, master.
It was nothing.
Whoa!
Aah!
Ouch.
Our hero pursues the girl of his dreams,
heedless of her attempts to break his heart.
Along with the rest of him.
Circe!
Just give me one minute, okay?
Look, no powers.
One minute.
But if this is about leaving the pack...
Please.
I'm way past that.
There are bigger things going on here than who you hang out with.
50 seconds.
I wasn't sent here to spy on you.
I'm here to stop these things from ever getting out.
40.
Why are you telling me this?
You know who I am.
You've seen the things that live here.
Whatever deal you think Van Kleiss is making, it's going to turn out bad for everyone.
30 seconds.
I do know who you are, Circe.
Just once think for yourself!
Maybe your perfect leader could actually be wrong, maybe even a bit crazy.
Nuts!
Certifiably insane!
Shut up!
20. Talk about blinded.
Did you ever wonder why van kleiss is so interested in you?
Oh, I don't know.
Maybe he wants me dead.
Not anymore.
Something has changed, Rex.
Ever since you got your powers back, I hear him talking.
Says you have something that's the key to everything.
For whatever reason, he needs you alive.
I know it, Rex.
He'd never let you be killed.
- Never, huh? - Time's up.
Enough talk.
Free us.
You understand I need certain... assurances.
Assurances?
Explain.
If I free you, will you trust in my leadership and mine alone?
Leadership must be proven.
Show us you can defeat our enemies.
Now, this looks like a party.
Rex.
You never cease to amaze me.
Defiler!
Give it to us!
Now do you believe I can deliver what I say?
Will you agree to my leadership?
We agree to it!
Give it to us!
Now!
Van Kleiss, I didn't bring Rex here so you could...
He'll kill him!
Never forget how I found you, Circe, what you were before.
He's yours.
You!
Bring him to the vestibule!
You have your orders.
I'm going to enjoy this.
You were supposed to finish me off.
Now you just get to watch with the other hench bags.
Surrounded by the jeering throng, the hero faces certain doom.
The heartbreaker looks on.
When it's over, she'll regret shunning his advances.
Now you feel...
My pain!
First, a few ground rules.
Nothing below the belt, and I have a date on Friday, so easy on the face.
It's not exactly a problem in your case, having no face and all.
Huh?
Aah!
No anchovies on pizza.
No stripes with plaids.
Aah!
Termine ser sentados, por favor!
Is this what you wanted?
Stop this! Please!
You need him alive!
Alive... yes.
Heart pumping, lungs breathing.
But his mind?
The less that's left of that, the better.
Circe, I warn you.
Lift so much as a finger to help him, and you're finished.
I'll have this trash removed.
And now that you've had your fun, it's time to finalize our...
We will have our full revenge!
It seems we've reached something of an impasse.
We take orders from no one!
I'm not driving a wedge between you, am I?
Well played.
Good news for me.
For you, not so much.
Pity we couldn't have worked something out.
Breach, if you would?
Looks like the hard way, then.
Huh?
His work here finished, the hero does the noble thing.
He runs like a thief.
AdiĂłs!
Where the heck have you been?!
You're not still holding on to that, are you?
Because it's a good thing... you know, with the whole kaboom.
- Doc, I'm back. - There you are.
Rex, listen to me.
If the shield fails, the only solution is a cold reboot of the system.
I don't need to tell you what will happen if the things in there get out.
Keep your lab coat on. This will only take a minute.
Or maybe not.
Doc, you remember back at the briefing,
all that stuff you were saying about worst-case scenarios?
Yeah, we have a winner.
I got nothing.
Great.
'Cause this situation's not random enough already.
Let's throw some raging teen hormones into the mix.
You, Biowulf, even me...
We're all just means to an end for him.
He doesn't really care about any of us.
Oh, you finally figured that out.
Well, better late than never, I guess.
It's not too late, not if I have anything to say about it.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
There are some of us around here
that might not like the sound of whatever you're about to do.
I'll adjust the frequency to exclude friendly evos.
- Does that include me? - For now.
Whoa, mama!
I thought you said you could filter it.
It's not an exact science.
It worked.
You're calling them all back.
And right towards us.
Torn between saving his friends or the world,
our hero makes the stupid choice.
Come on, Bobo...
Focus.
Think bananas.
Think how much you hate 'em!
Get that thing running.
Rex, you'll need to follow this sequence exactly.
No time for that!
Shield activation in 60 seconds.
59...
58...
Gotcha.
Not seeing much of a difference.
We are out of here!
- You coming or what? - I was never here.
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Van Kleiss?
Eh, Breach'll get him out... Eventually.
But right now he's in there, you're out here.
You'll never have a better time to consider, you know, your options.
What is it about stealing from our own people that's so dang satisfyin'?
You forgot to remove the tracker.
Eh. Funny that.
I'm not going to Providence.
Doesn't matter where you go.
All that matters is that you want to go there.
That said...
I hear Hong Kong's nice this time of year.
And so the tired warrior journeys homeward...
crisis averted, world saved, villains vanquished.
Girl not got.
Again!
Do you have to rub it in?