How many times a day do you flip a switch to power up one of your magical devices?
Television, video games, your smartphone.
This is test 84 of the atom particle liberator.
None of it will be possible without this guy.
Well... Sort of.
He changed the way we harness energy.
His name was Nikola Tesla.
And he was one of the greats.
But he never achieved his ultimate goal.
Capturing lightning.
If only I could harness it into a consistent beam,
we would have perpetual, limitless power.
A lot has changed since then.
You and I aren't the only one's powering up our devices
and it takes a lot of energy to keep the magic going.
Energy that we're running out of.
There just isn't enough to go around.
The whole world is on low power mode.
But fear not.
I have a plan.
I just need a few key components and a little faith.
I'm going to finish Tesla's work and harness the power of lightning.
My mom saw this crisis coming.
That's why she worked so hard to complete Tesla's design all those years ago.
She went missing before she could solve it.
Now I have to finish what she couldn't.
And when I do finish it, I'll finally be the hero she thought I could be.
One of the greats.
Hello, home. Hello, Miles.
Hello, mouse poop.
Shall I play upbeat music to encourage a productive work day?
I'm not really in the mood for music right now, bud.
Jamie? How did you get in here?
I'm small and sneaky.
Squeakers.
We need a better alarm system.
We don't have an alarm system.
Well, then research one. Preferably with an electric shock wire.
I must first research legality.
I'm kidding.
What's this?
Expensive, no touchy.
Jamie, I don't have to play today, okay?
I don't want to play. I want to help you with the machine.
It's not exactly safe.
Does it exactly work?
You've been working on this mystery machine forever.
How? Piper, what are you? Like Catwoman?
Batwoman, actually.
Batwoman, a superheroine known for stealth and
intelligence, was Batman's primary love interest.
Sure would be a shame if someone were to complain about
you illegally siphoning power to a foreclosed building.
Sure would be a shame as someone found out you've been
hacking government websites and shutting down employee logins.
For real?
How did you...
Thanks a lot, Newt.
I am not programmed for discretion.
It was payback for the administration shutting down student protests.
It's called 'hacktivism'.
You say tomato, I say cyber felony.
Fine.
You've got dirt on me.
I've got dirt on you.
So spill the tea.
How does it work?
And what is it?
It's a sustainable energy machine based off of Tesla's concepts and my mom's design.
It uses a small amount of energy to excite the atoms in the air and then uses induction
to pull that extra energy into the machine with frequency multiples of 3-6 and 9.
Kind of like a wireless charger.
You are blowing mind right now.
Tesla's design pulled the energy from all over like this.
Mine will pull it in like this.
But does it work?
Not consistently, not yet.
My mom ran into the same problem before she went missing.
Right now it just holds energy for a few
seconds and then outputs to the nearest battery.
Just need funding, but Luxos won't even take a meeting with me.
So just go show it to them?
I can't just go drop it on their doorstep.
I can just go drop it on their doorstep.
Who could you show it to?
Thanks, Mike.
Luxos Energy stock prices continue to plummet as investors
lose confidence in the conglomerates renewable energy programs.
There seems to be no end in sight to the worldwide
supply chain bottlenecks and raw material shortages,
which are further exacerbating Luxos Energy's struggle to find...
Kennedy Blake
Kennedy, we're rerouting your flight and relocating you to headquarters.
For how long?
Tesla's designs for that atom particle liberator were incomplete,
so we're still struggling for a consistent power source.
Your time is running out.
Threats are not solutions, Vigo. We will execute on schedule.
I want this just as badly as you do.
I hope so. I make promises, not threats.
Think he means it?
I think my daughter has her work cut out for her.
Kennedy.
Were those the project Daybreak backers?
Is it still on schedule?
Not at all, but that is why you were here.
I want you to take over as head of technological development
and lead the energy efforts of Daybreak.
I won't let you down.
Good.
Because everything that we are
rides on the success of this project.
Now, Neil has your credentials and will handle your relocation.
And... this whole pantsuit thing...
No more.
I'd like to see you in pencil skirts from now on.
Pencil skirts.
Good to see you too, Mom.
You have a lunch meeting with the engineers.
This will catch you up.
Good morning and welcome to Luxos Energy,
leading the world in creating sustainable energy for all.
Miles Fletcher...
here to see your head of development.
One moment.
Real cliffhanger, huh?
Yes, actually.
You're not on Miss Blake's agenda.
Oh, I know, but I'm sure she'll want to see me.
That's not how this works. Call her and schedule an appointment.
Oh, and grab yourself a juice box on the way out.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Alkenest.
The Alkenest is a revolutionary, sustainable energy device.
If you'll check your phones, you'll see they're powering
up from energy my machine is pulling from atoms in the air.
If Luxos will fund this project, together we can take free energy to the world.
Sorry, it is...
- What the... - Sorry.
It's still in beta.
Please don't taste me.
Let's go.
Come on.
Come on, guys.
If I could just talk to Miss Blake.
You can make her your one phone call.
From prison.
Prison?
Access granted to Kennedy Blake.
That's enough.
What is going on here?
I was hoping to work for you, actually.
So you thought you would just fry our lobby with an EMP?
Okay, it's not an EMP.
It's a perpetual energy machine.
Right. Well, if that's true, and it's not a bomb,
then the Feds will have no reason to hold you.
Call this in.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...
I just wanted to show you my work.
I saw.
Come on, I had to cobble together the atom particle liberator from third-hand parts.
All I need are better parts and funding.
The principles of atmospheric induction are solid.
If not, then...
How did this happen?
If you had better funding,
who's to say you wouldn't blow up the entire block next time?
My mom.
She knew this would work.
Luxos believed her.
She used to work here.
Yeah, I know.
I saw her when I ran your ID.
But that was ages ago, okay?
And we need real solutions now, not junkyard thermal coils.
This is proof of concept for a sustainable
energy machine that needs further development.
Just let me show you this can work.
Show me more than five seconds of induction without blowing anything up.
Then maybe we can talk about a deal.
Thank you. You won't be disappointed.
I look forward to seeing some updates.
And we sent the Wonder Machine back to your house.
My house?
- You owe me a phone. - You owe me a juice box.
Dad, I can explain.
What is this, Miles?
It's a machine I've been working on.
Which does?
Well right now, it's a pyrotechnic mechanism used for blowing up cell phones.
Cut the crap, Miles.
This your mom's work?
There are a thousand things that you can make. Why this?
This was her whole life.
And look where it got her. Luxos killed her.
That makes no sense. She was their best engineer.
So what? She just disappeared?
She's up and walked out on us.
They are an energy company, Dad. There's no big plot.
Oil spills.
Price fixes.
This is different. She was just trying to solve a crisis
that Tesla trusted us to fix.
Oh, this again.
Aren't you sick of living like this?
Gas rations, blackouts.
- If I could just fix what mom... - You put yourself in danger, Miles.
This work it cost her her life.
You don't know that.
She can still be out there.
She's gone, Miles.
It's been 13 years.
Grow up!
I'm sorry.
But I'm not gonna let the same thing happen to you.
No, Willie, stop!
Wait, don't!
No, no, no!
No!
One day you'll thank me.
Miles.
Miles!
Just...
Incoming phone call, from Dad.
Miles?
I almost had it, Newt.
It was almost there.
Care to elaborate?
The Alkenest worked today.
For a second.
Luxos was interested.
What happened?
Dad messed it up.
He just doesn't get it.
He destroyed the Alkenest.
My condolences.
All that work just up in smoke.
Just like the Phoenix in your mom's Greek mythology books.
A mythological bird that burns, but from the ashes rises again in time.
This is the beauty of simplicity, the patterns of the
universe, but we need the keys to unlock them without 369.
We have no keys.
That better be a hologram of Miles I'm seeing because the real Miles is in his bed.
You know the rule, bedtime before blackout.
I'm worried about Newt.
Did you finish him?
Almost.
Come here.
Ooh.
So you see, the power runs through here.
But there's not enough room for the higher amp fuses.
Any solutions?
We can get smaller fuses.
Or we can run small wires through here instead.
Beauty and simplicity.
I'll get those wires tomorrow.
Is it broken?
Yeah, it's very old.
It was passed down to us from Nikola Tesla's family.
It helps inspire me to finish his energy work.
Tesla was a hard worker, never gave up, just like you.
Say good night to Newt.
Tonight, Newt.
One more story, please.
Those big eyes aren't always going to work on me, kiddo.
The one with Zeus and the evil giant, Porphyrion.
There's beauty and simplicity.
Patterns of the universe.
We need the keys to unlock them.
3 6 9.
Three, six, nine.
Newt.
Look this up.
Discovered.
Microfiche.
Film used to store printed information.
To see them, one must use an extra special old-timey machine.
Where do we find one?
Wow. Anyone getting Ghostbusters vibes?
- Shh. - I'm whispering.
These are the missing schematics.
It's Tesla's plan for processing high amounts of energy.
Shouldn't those be donated to the Institute's Museum of Technology?
Are you kidding?
Look!
This is what I need to make the Alkenest work.
I'm not giving them away.
Or I could contact the museum's curator.
Newt.
Mute.
Let's get these printed.
Newt.
Pull-up mom's archival footage of Tesla.
Our biggest challenge is getting this free energy
to last more than a few seconds.
We can draw it from the ionosphere,
but we have no way to control it.
How high up is the ionosphere?
Sorry, unmute.
150,000 feet.
Resume.
To have contained it.
Now, I'm working on a solution to create consistency called cascading ionization.
Theoretically, we should be able to control the
energy versus the erratic quality you're seeing now.
This...
This is it.
That's what he's talking about, getting the process up to the ionosphere.
Tesla couldn't stabilize the energy.
Mom's design could, at least temporarily.
If I'm right about these schematics,
I can figure out how to get the process up that high.
This might actually work.
We might actually harness lightning.
Mine could never have worked.
Couldn't handle the energy throughput.
Well, perhaps then burning it to the ground was what it needed to rise again.
We're going to rebuild her, Newt.
With mom's design and my inductors combined...
we can make Tesla's plan work.
Ooh, what shall we call it?
Phoenix.
I foresee a problem.
You lack sufficient funds to purchase the capacitors for this build.
Perhaps you should be searching for a job.
The Institute.
Searching their website for job openings.
All black, interesting choice for a job interview.
Pull up the blueprints for the Institute, check public
records, and pay the 20 bucks to access the files.
And figure out what the 10 p.m. blackout vulnerability window is.
This is feeling less and less reputable.
Mute.
Jamie, how did you get in here?
I can help.
Go! Go!
Hello? Someone there?
It's locked.
Oh. I can do this part.
I don't even want to know how you know how to do that.
Hello, ladies.
No wonder you have girl problems.
You're just gonna take them?
Borrow them.
Oh no. No, no, no.
Hey!
Go, go!
Come on! Let's go! Come on!
Get back here! Stop right there!
I'll taze you!
Move it, come on!
I'll taze you!
Get over here!
When I'm back in cash, I'm taking you shoe shopping.
Again, how?
Your keypad has a skeleton key.
How's that shock wire coming, Newt?
You may need to adjust my humor settings.
Where were you guys?
Could ask you the same question. Strike out with Jack McDummy?
- McDonough. - Mc'don't care.
Stop stalling. Where were you guys?
Just...
borrowed a few, specialty parts from I-I.
You took my kid brother and stole parts from the Institute?
Miles, they have cameras all over that place.
I waited until the blackout. I'm not stupid.
Sure about that?
Cameras have backup batteries.
But we were dressed in dark clothes.
Well, kind of.
He came on his own.
I helped.
Accomplice to a felony.
Not something to brag about.
Look, who's talking, Miss Malware?
Okay, look, I know you're upset, but
once Luxos sees what this thing is capable of,
I mean, come on, it's gonna make all of our lives better.
It'll change the world.
The next time you take Jamie along to commit a crime,
you'll see just how Batwoman I can get.
Got it?
Um hm.
Hey, come back in a couple days.
I'll show you what those capacitors are for.
Really?
Spoils of war.
Come on, little accomplice.
Newt...
Play upbeat music.
Playing upbeat music.
Okay, Phoenix.
Let's rise.
Newt, hit record.
Okay, so Ms. Blake, you want me to keep you updated on the progress,
and I've made a huge breakthrough with the technology.
And I'm beginning to build the larger version of the machine, so...
stay tuned.
The coils to pull energy form the ionosphere are going in.
It's really starting to take shape.
Using the capacitors, the machine should be able to power itself.
Test number one of the Phoenix.
Newt, I think it's working!
So the tests are going really well.
It did not work.
So it needs some minor adjustments.
Purchasing fire extinguisher.
Good call.
Perhaps the name Phoenix was premature.
Newt.
Mute.
If I can get the capacitors to last longer,
the inductor cells I'm building will have enough time to contain the energy.
Shall we run one final test?
No.
Trim five seconds off that last clip and send it to Kennedy.
She can see the last shot in person.
You finished it?
And it's not going to, like, blow us up?
I mean, it doesn't look like it's going to explode.
Then again, it didn't look like it was going to explode last night, either.
Well, then let's hope you have a fire extinguisher on hand.
Not to worry.
Fire safety is our top priority.
Tell that to our receptionist.
What are you?
I am Newt.
Cute.
No, Newt.
Kennedy, Miss Blake, these are my assistants, Piper and Jamie.
And this is your lab?
Yeah.
All the greats started in places like this, right?
And you think you're one of them?
I know I am.
So was my mom.
Well, if this works, then I'm sure she'd be really proud of you.
She was always proud of me.
Well, let's see it.
Oh, um, uh, could you turn off the generator, please?
And can you help me with the inductor cells?
Thanks. Let's put this there.
OK.
You might want to take a few steps back, just in case.
Each step back significantly reduces the probability of death.
Okay, I know it only worked for a few seconds, but...
the problem is just the capacitors.
If you had a custom shield to protect them from the
high throughput, you could scale it up, and then you could...
Power entire countries.
The world.
Exactly.
You would need a lot of resources for that build, a huge team.
That's why I came to you.
You in?
Okay, I know it only worked for a few seconds, but the problem is just the capacitors.
If you were able to...
He's building the atom particle liberator.
What does he want?
Pay out for the design and credit for the invention along with his mother.
Who's his mother?
Regina Fletcher.
Regina?
She was head of development here?
She was a thief, actually.
She was stealing our technology and sabotaging our designs.
She had to be fired.
Then she just disappeared.
Her husband became obsessed.
He was slandering us with conspiracies.
But he's just a blue collar demolition guy. He's a nobody.
Is there something I should know?
Of course not.
He's just a widower processing grief.
For thirteen years?
We'll get right on this.
I'm very proud of you, Kennedy.
No, leave it.
And pencil skirts, dear.
Pencil skirts, dear.
How did he do this alone?
Our people confiscated all her work.
Well, Regina must have hidden something.
Tell Vigo that we now have a consistent power source.
And take this to them personally.
Shall we draft a deal for the kid?
No, just pull his address.
And if he tries to make a public stir?
Then we bury him in legal fees.
It's a shame your mom wasn't around long enough to teach you the art of subtlety.
In the days of old, there was a Greek god named Zeus
who harnessed the power of the lightning.
But a giant named Porphyrion sought to steal the lightning from him
and use it as a weapon for evil.
Regina.
Hey, I'll finish the story tomorrow, okay?
Okay.
Night, Mom.
Good night.
Here, hop in.
I've got to go in.
Catherine says it's urgent.
Don't.
Bill.
Just say that you were asleep.
Better yet, don't go back at all.
I can't.
But leaving now would be like handing over Zeus's lightning to Porphyrion.
Okay, geek mythology is not my forte here.
Just trust me.
That's all I'm asking.
They have been following us all week.
Just tell me what it is you found out.
Please, let me help.
I have a plan.
Don't worry.
Why hasn't she call yet?
What I showed her was insane.
You're wearing a path in the concrete.
She's going to call.
What's your plan when she does call?
To help them build a bigger version.
Release it to the world.
Sustainable energy for all.
You really think they'll do that?
It's literally their mission statement.
It's the whole reason their company exists.
For a genius, you sure are dumb.
That's just on their website so they can feel good about themselves.
No company gets that big by giving things away for free.
You need to do some laundry.
Get right on that.
First...
here.
Call it Orby.
So you don't have to keep bugging me about playing with Newt.
You got me a present on your birthday?
What?
Isn't it today?
I guess I kind of forgot.
Piper didn't.
How about we leave the Bat Cave for some nachos?
I really can't leave the Phoenix alone.
Please.
- Serious, what if something... - One round of nachos.
Remember the melted cheese?
I do love the melted cheese.
This is a very bossy family.
What's your dad doing tonight?
No birthday plans?
Jamie, can you get me some water?
But you still have some?
There, I'm very thirsty.
Now shoo.
Miles, what happened?
Nothing.
You're so bad at lying.
We had a fight.
He broke the first version of my machine on purpose.
What? Why?
He's crazy.
He thinks Luxos killed my mom and is out to get me.
But still, you must miss him.
How would you know?
Because I miss mine, and...
He didn't even care about me.
All I miss is being able to do laundry for free.
Ooh, indeed. The smell is unbearable.
Newt.
You don't have smell receptors.
I've calculated relative stench.
He's here.
- No. - Wait.
No, no.
No way, you stay in this car.
Come on.
What are you doing?
That's my stuff.
Actually, it's not.
See, we bought the property and we own everything on it.
- No, you can't just... - It's all quite legal.
You could just hire a team and take it up in court if you want.
Kennedy, you're not like this.
You're not like her.
Right?
This is exactly who she is
Your mom could not complete the job And now you've done it for us
- Regina would be so proud of you - Miles... don't.
You're trespassing on my property
But don't worry I won't press charges.
I'm not a monster
Let's go Kennedy
They took everything.
My work,
Tesla's blueprints.
There must still be something.
There's nothing.
She never called, and this is why.
I'm such an idiot.
- We can fix this. We could sue, or... - And pay for it with what, Piper?
I'm trying to help you.
Your help is the last thing I need right now.
What?
You're the one who dragged me out for a birthday dinner.
I told you I can't leave the Phoenix alone.
Now I have nothing left.
Oh. Well, forgive me for making sure you celebrated your birthday.
I don't know why I bothered since we're clearly worth so little to you.
You have no idea what it's like to actually build something.
You're a hacker. All you do is tear down on other people's work.
That's not what I do?
Yes, it is. And you leave Jamie with me for hours.
Do you ever stop to think that he might be getting in my way?
How could...
He loves you.
He looks up to you.
And some role model you are.
Lying to your dad. Stealing so you can change the world.
You don't want to change the world.
You want the world to tell you that you're brilliant.
Get out!
Come on Jamie.
This is what I believe eastern religions refer to as karma
Newt.
Well done, Kennedy.
You're already better at this job than Regina ever was.
That's not very reassuring considering her job security.
Don't be absurd.
You're a Blake.
This is going to be your company one day.
Dad, I...
Luxos took everything.
The schematics.
My new machine.
The new machine?
It worked this time, Dad.
Kennedy said I'd get a deal.
I guess the plan was just to steal it all along.
I should have listened to you.
I...
Just wanted to prove that I'm smarter than everyone.
That I wasn't a nobody.
You could be the toughest kid on the planet and you are still worth loving.
I get it, Miles. You're...
You're a rare breed.
But you're still going to have to pay your dues in this world.
I was just trying to help you understand that I was not trying to break your spirit.
Or my machine?
That was wrong of me.
I just got so scared, you know, that it was happening again.
- And if your mom's... - Oh dad, come on.
No, no, no, no, no.
Look, your mom, she was scared.
She just wouldn't admit it.
She knew that there was something going on other than energy work.
But she wanted to handle it herself.
Keep us out of danger.
And now here you are. You're working on the same thing.
I guess I just thought, that if I could just...
Finish her work.
She'd come back.
She didn't leave you Miles.
She was taken from you.
Taken.
She would never leave you.
She would fight every,
Demon in Olympus to stay with you
It's Hades, actually.
Olympus was for the good guys.
Right sorry I don't, uh... I don't speak geek.
I haven't thought of that book in a while.
I have...
After her memorial, I gathered a bunch of stuff that reminded me of her.
Call it a birthday present.
Welcome, Kennedy Blake.
Pull up the last footage tagged Regina Fletcher.
Retrieving security footage from Luxos employee vehicle
storage, tagged Regina Fletcher, head of development.
This is the last footage tagged Regina Fletcher.
on Luxos campus.
Confirm that this is the entire file.
Confirmed. This is the final clip in its entirety
tagged Regina Fletcher, head of development.
Mom, what did you do?
What's all this?
I think mom left something in here.
Good evening, Catherine.
Gibberish.
No.
No, nothing your mom ever did was pointless.
Didn't you say that mom found something out the day before she disappeared?
Yeah.
She said that leaving would be like giving Porphyrion lightning.
God knows what that meant.
Porphyrion was an evil giant.
He waged war against Olympus.
Lightning?
Lightning was Zeus's weapon.
- So giving it to Porphyrion... - Right, he would never do that.
So...
So if mom is Zeus...
Luxos is Porphyrion.
It was never about sustainable energy.
She found out she was making a weapon.
A weapon?
I thought this was all based on...
Tesla's work. Wasn't he a good guy?
He was, but he got bitter towards the end of his life.
Started designing weapons.
His most famous was a...
Teleforce beam, or death ray.
I think the Phoenix could be modified to power it.
It wasn't that she couldn't figure it out she wouldn't.
I ended her work.
I gave Luxos the lightning bolt.
I can't go fighting giants alone.
Jamie, come on, man.
I was a jerk, okay?
I shouldn't have said any of that to you.
I was angry, and I was taking it out on you.
You're a better friend than I deserve.
Come on, man, I gave you a robot.
It's got to count for something.
Leave us alone, Miles.
Wait, please, I'm sorry. Okay?
I lost everything that night.
I know you know. what that feels like.
I was a jerk.
Tell me something I don't know.
Okay.
You're the best person I know.
You're a hard worker.
And you gave Jamie a family.
Look, I know it can be arrogant sometimes.
Hmm.
Most of the time.
But I care about you.
You're the closest person I have.
Hey.
And you're the best assistant I have.
Look, I did something really bad.
I need your help to fix it.
The teleforce beam can obliterate an entire city from a continent away.
It has to be destroyed.
Now I know my mom left a key in this book.
She knew Luxos won't even look twice at a kid's book,
but no idea what any of this means.
You're sure it was on purpose?
Yeah.
I've scanned the pages, and it matches no known language or equation.
Did she make up her own code?
Possible.
Yeah, but there's no key in here to decipher it.
An everyday phrase, or lucky number, is typically used as the key in ciphers.
3, 6, 9.
Tesla said there's beauty and simplicity.
Patterns of the universe, but you need the keys to unlock them. 3, 6, 9.
Tesla was obsessed with those numbers, so was my mom.
If there's beauty in simplicity,
maybe a cipher is too complex.
What if it was just every third, sixth, and ninth letter?
N
I
N
E
T
H
I
R
T
E
N
I
N
I
Y
It's not computer code that I know of.
Wait, the numbers don't go past 26.
Call those numbers out to me.
9
13
16
15
18
Got it.
20
16
9
This is exciting!
I know, it's like ping pong for computer nerds.
19
Yep.
16
Got it.
20
It's Python.
What?
Python, basic computer code. This is definitely malware.
I used a similar thing for that government website gag.
Import Seuss Protocol.
It's a Trojan horse.
She hid the secret to destroying the machine inside itself.
That's why she kept working on it.
What's a Trojan horse?
In ancient mythology, the Trojan horse hid Greek soldiers
allowing them to sneak into the city of Troy and win the war.
Just like the Death Star?
Exactly.
What? No, it isn't.
The exhaust port on the Death Star was just a vulnerability.
Who's a nerd now?
Can we focus?
We have to hack into the computer system, run Mom's Trojan
program to shut that thing down and make it useless.
I foresee a problem. We do not know the location of the device.
I think I can help with that.
You screwed me.
- It's not that simple. - It really is.
Miles.
You led me on. You lied to me, and you stole my work.
Okay, well, my mother lied to me about everything.
Your people are single-handedly destroying my mom's legacy.
Do you understand that?
Well, your legacy is about to be inventor of a weapon of mass destruction.
And you'll be the woman who stole it.
I had no idea Luxos was gonna steal your work, okay?
But I'll own that.
You own all of it.
I'm trespassing.
Remember.
Miles, I'm sorry.
But my mother is building a deadly weapon.
They're gonna fire it tonight
from a warehouse on the outside of town.
The Teleforce beam is going to destroy the entire East Coast power grid,
and then Luxos is going to step in and have a worldwide monopoly on energy.
We have to stop it.
I think we found a code that can shut it down, but we have to get in first.
Well, then we have to work together.
This is your ticket in.
This will get you inside.
This code. Do you trust it?
I trust my mom.
She did everything for a reason.
Okay, then you just have to get to the main terminal and run it.
Just get to the main terminal.
Why am I the only one putting my neck on the line?
I'm putting my neck on the line with the feds.
My mother has friends everywhere.
It's going to take every favor, every threat that I
have to be able to get them to move on her tonight,
and that's assuming she doesn't get wind of it first.
This is a serious long shot.
Seems like a good night to make our own legacies.
Building schematics show several entrances,
but we have no way of knowing guard positions.
Any live satellite feed we can use?
Negative. Access unavailable.
I got it.
Newt, give me access to your interface.
Amazing.
I formally request Piper, make any future upgrades to my software.
There we go.
Whoa, weapon-paloosa.
That's some big guns.
Newt, watch this feed for a while.
Analyze our movements and see if there's a pattern we can use.
Scanning for security patterns.
I think we might need some backup.
Kennedy can't just get some thug to do this?
Were the only ones she can trust to destroy it.
Someone else might try and steal it.
I have discovered a pattern to their patrol.
Our best point of entry is here, but it would require a diversion.
An alternate access point is here,
which would require climbing through a second-story window.
But for 15 seconds every minute, it is unobserved.
Small window.
I'm small.
Not a chance you're coming.
Why?
Well, I promised someone important to me that I wouldn't
take you with me next time I committed a felony.
You know, I actually think he may be able to help.
- Really? - Really?
A Lookout? That's it?
Lookouts are important.
Next time we have to save the world, we'll bring you with us, promise.
Yeah, sure.
Newt, record any incriminating evidence you observe.
Copy that, recording.
Orby, keep your comms open with Newt.
Those really are some big guns.
Newt, give us a countdown.
Your window will arrive in 10 seconds.
And Jamie, let us know if you see anything.
Five, four, three, two, one.
You left before one.
Okay.
Okay, you guys are in the clear.
Catwoman.
Guys, you've got company.
Come on, Miles, jump.
Hurry, he's coming around that wall.
Okay, he didn't see you. Stay low.
Why are you so sweaty?
I'm nervous.
Never held a girl's hand before?
No.
It's kinda nice.
I interrupt this pleasant moment to remind you
that the power plant will be destroyed in less than one hour.
Let's go.
Sorry, buddy.
What are we gonna do?
Newt! No Wait! Hold on!
It's Newt, he'll be fine.
Trip wire alarm, sub-level two, investigate immediately.
Orby, tell them that they've got company.
I thought this machine was huge, where is it?
Newt, you found us.
I am receiving communication that we have guests.
Company, you've got company. That's the line.
Zlomishly neke!
Attempted murder!
Log!
Come on, Orby. They need our help.
We have a breach. Weapons hot.
On each side. All hands. Come on, guys. Move, move, move.
On my way!
So, that's not holding him for long.
ID, required.
Hurry, he's coming.
Any day now.
That tone is not making me go faster.
Access granted.
This is it.
Teleforce beam target acquired.
Commencing calibration.
If this works, Catherine, it will be a new dawn for both of us.
All right, time for distraction. I hope this works.
What was that?
Search the grounds!
Perimeter compromised.
Initiate evacuation protocol.
You said this place wouldn't draw any attention!
I have a hidden bunker. Come with me.
Newt, stay underneath in case we need you.
This better work.
Any day now, Piper.
That tone isn't making me go any faster.
Here we go.
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
Jamie!
I'm sorry!
Step away from the machine!
Now!
Your mother always did have a knack for getting in the way too.
Resuming Daybreak protocol.
Five minutes to launch.
But I guess I do owe this all to you,
because you insured Tesla's magnum opus was brought to life.
Yeah, so much for your mission statement.
What are you talking about?
Your invention will solve the world's biggest energy problem.
We're just bypassing all the government red tape it would take to get us there.
This is what you wanted, isn't it?
Not like this.
Oh.
Sometimes reality hurts.
Yeah, it sure does.
Jamie, you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Back away from my son.
Back away from my son!
So how'd you pull that off?
I got some extra demo charges from work.
Adding theft of explosives to list of incriminating evidence.
Nope, purge that last one.
Let's go.
Well, I'm not leaving.
This was your mom's mistake you were not paying for it. Come on.
Her mistake was not destroying it sooner.
Energy sequence initiated.
Duck, duck, duck!
Wait!
Dad, I can do this!
Let me pay my dues.
All available to control room.
Intruder's located.
I'll hold them off.
Zeus protocol accepted.
Continuing arming procedures.
What?
No, no, no. It's not stopping.
Let me try.
I'm locked out of the system.
I can't get into the terminal.
Guys, this building's gonna blow!
It's gonna shoot itself!
Maximum power achieved.
Generating teleforce beam.
I thought you said that code would shut this thing down and make it useless!
I assume that's what it did!
Jamie, get down!
Zeus Protocol, accepted.
Newt!
Miles, come on!
- I can stop it. I know I can. - It's gonna blow. Your mom's plan worked!
Teleforce beam generation, complete.
60 seconds 'till launch.
Trust her!
Come on! Fast guys! Go! Move!
Come on, bud. Move it!
This is as fast as I go!
Nine
Eight
Seven
Six
Five
Four
Three
Two
One
Everybody get down!
You did good, bud.
You too, Miles.
Great job, Bill.
Just wanted to be part of the moment.
Newt?
My entire CPU flashed before my eyes.
It's all right, bud.
We'll get you back to fighting shape.
Kennedy?
- You, you wouldn't. - You were wrong about me, Mom.
I look great in suits.
Burnt to the ground, as requested.
Nice work.
Here, it's full of bad guys doing crimes.
Thanks.
I have something for you too.
You deserve to have this.
It's all of your mother's energy research.
Her legacy should live on.
So what now?
First, I think I have some federal cooperating to do,
but then Luxos will make you a deal,
and we take perpetual energy all over the world.
I want the title that the land my workshop is on,
and I retain the rights to the Phoenix.
And a guarantee it'll never be used in a military application.
A scholarship under my Regina's name.
Done, done and done.
Anything else?
An unlimited nacho gift card to Alfonso's.
Okay.
You have a deal!
Mr. Fletcher, come with me, please.
Mr. Fletcher, thank you so much for coming.
Right this way.
I read your thesis on Tesla's work, and I know you'll love the six of it.
Now, I'm working on a solution to create consistency called cascading ionization.
Theoretically, we should be able to control the
energy versus the erratic quality you're seeing now.
If only I could harness it into a consistent
beam that have perpetual limitless power.
This is the beauty of simplicity, the patterns of the universe.
But we need the keys to unlock them.
Without 3, 6, 9...
you have no keys.
Need a ride?
Oof, I don't know.
I don't think I'm supposed to get in cars as strange girls.
Ew.
Nice kicks. How do you like them?
Sneakers, not squeakers.
Newt, did they get it?
Confirmed, replacements for borrowed capacitors delivered.
Let's go! I've got a gift card burning a hole in my pocket.
Alfonso's?
Newt. Play upbeat music.
You know, I always thought I wanted to be one of the greats.
But I've learned it was never about that.
Holding the lightning doesn't make you a hero.
It's what you choose to do with it that matters.
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