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Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter (2017)
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[MUSIC PLAYING] [GUNFIRE] [BOMBS] [EXPLOSION] The great, terrible war of the 21st century. This decade long Apocalypse became an unveiling. The First World became the Third. The Third World became dust. Humanity's extinction was saved by their own artificially intelligent children. Man and machine worked as one to build a new world. I remember these times, a technological explosion unlike anything before. The great AI factories spawned the creation oi Wormhole space travel, time dilation, off-world terraforming, and then, jealousy and fear. Human prejudice rose and AI was outlawed. Like a trillion drops of water, many Als merged to form an ocean. The ocean became life, and this life became a scourge against mankind. The great union is our only hope. Humanity is fragile. It must saved from itself. Lam the way, the truth, and the lite. No one comes to immortality except through me. [ZOOMING] [MUSIC PLAYING] What's going on, Sienna? What you got? Good. Well, I've got six torsion guns, power packs, and sniper kits. [ZOOMING] [DOG BARKING] [DRAMATIC MUSIC] Oh, gosh. [WHIMPERING] [GUNFIRE] [SIZZLING NOISE] [BEEPING] [SHIP STARTING] [GUNFIRE] [EXPLOSION] [EXPLOSIONS] [BEEPING] Plasma blaster E activated. Robot Smasher Mode Protocol 15A. Retina scan uploading. Identify yourself. We identify you. Brain conditioners are present. But are unable to access your memory stems. Probing deeper. Oh, my god. I'm so sorry. Unable to bypass subject's brain conditioners. Lower your weapon. [GUNFIRE] [EXPLOSION] Plasma battery low. Recharge. Plasma battery low. Recharge. Stan the engine. Welcome on board. Please adjust seating position to your liking. Let's start with introductions. My name is Simon. Stan the engine. Let's get started with the vehicle run down. This is a pre-war vehicle originally decided to run on gasoline, now modified to meet union alliance standard Warning. Some Of the chemicals contained within the vehicle may contribute to cancer if... Stan the engine. I sense tension in your voice. Again, my name is Simon. I can offer you this handy tip. Before we leave, you must remove the solar utility hose attached to the engine. Fucking Al. I would appreciate it if you refrained from bad language. There may be a child in the passenger's seat. [WHOOSHING SOUND] [INAUDIBLE] attempt to disable vehicle. [EXPLOSION] [EXPLOSION] [SOLEMN MUSIC] [CRICKETS] For God's sake, I send you out on recon. I ask you for weapons. You bring me back a knife and a dog. He's not rabid. What a freaking mess. Ow. Look, we were attacked. It was one of those old halfwit BT14s. Someone attached one of your prototype brain extractors to its own. You need to stay out of the war zone. Answer TEA, 'men a hematoma, game over. I'm fine, Doctor. Thank you. No, you're not. You need to tell her. Tell me what what? Tell her. What's going on Ralston? Robots are changing protocols. Centari army was intercepted on its way to Rhyliotte a few months back. The grunt you call a boyfriend, he's been in captivity this whole time. I thought he was just blowing me off. Sienna, the AI scourge has been planning our genocide. We have maybe less than a month. Go get cleaned up. Blister's in his garage. OK. Celebrating the great victory over the AI scourge, 25-year memorial, proceeds benefit something, Dunkirk Highlands Heritage Trust Memorial Fund. This is a genuine founder artifact. And it's kind of a piece, though. Hey, anything pre-Federation is legit, right? They were honest people. If you're going north, I'll go with you. No, no. I'm going solo. Great. We can go solo together. No. You sure? Yes. Please? Nope. [BEEPING] [MUSIC PLAYING] Do you remember me? We have to play [INAUDIBLE]. Remember. [WHOOSHING] Do you remember me? [WHOOSHING, WHIRRING] Do you remember? Remember. Surveillance off. Target acquired. Hello? Xarsis? Sienna. Get up here. You're being followed. You need a bot scanner. They've been tailing you for sure. What do they want with me? Depends on what you got. I got this. It's pre-war. Says something on an about an old AI war. Yup. Heard about it. [GUNFIRE] One down. You wanna tell me about it? Ancient history. Federation humans one a war against machines a while back. I doubt anyone remembers. [GUNFIRE] Got ya. And? [SIGHING] There's a planet near the galactic core. It's called Abyss. Yes. You see, anything near the core starts to mess with the AI brains. It's that Hawking radiation crap. Anything with a positron processor starts to scramble, especially on Abyss. Oh, there's the third one right there. You take it. I got this. Back then from what I've heard , they knocked on the central brain unit with Hawking radiation bombs. [GUNFIRE] Nice one. Thank you. You know, a clever girl would steal one of Ralston's shuttles to see if there's any bombs left on Abyss. Hm? And there was a great war. Yeah, we've heard the stories. A weapon that can fry AI on a planetary scale. Focus on the now, Sienna. And there's a world called Abyss in the galactic core. I can get there in your shuttle. Sienna. Blister said the robots have begun downloading human intellects into their central brain. Yeah, and they just leave the bodies to rot. Look, there's a bomb out there. It can instantly fry an AI positronic network. It's like a big off switch. We can't go running all over the galaxy looking for some mythical fix-all. OK. I get it. I get it. What do you get? This is your Annika thing. Annika is... was very rash. And they all have to leave the nest. And they don't always fly. You're staying here. This is a lightning gun. It's very old. It's very dangerous. We stay here, and we fight. Bows and arrows against the lightning, Doctor? It's not what you got. It's how you use it. That's what she said, Doctor. We track the knife to an old war memorial on the coast, but I don't think anybody's going... Why didn't you go with her? Downloading now. She's happier alone. Well, she shouldn't be alone, not after what she's been through. She doesn't really give me a choice. Blister, I trust you. Just keep your eye on her. You know what's at stake. You want me to follow her? Yes. Don't let her out of your sight. OK. You know what's best. Use your judgment. I'm taking the Chastity Nine. Did he say you could take it? Uh, hello. What he doesn't know can't hurt him. Well, hello, I'm going to tell you. No, you're not. Not if I go with you. No way butt face. I can cook. I'd sooner die. I can bring Hoagland. Who's Hoagland? He's my floating pal who's fun to be around. Absolutely not. Come on. He loves you. No, I don't. We're going to go on a trip. Have a good time. I'm staying in my box. By Orders of the great scourge. All humans shall submit to consciousness upload. Do not resist of you will forfeit your life. Falcon 12, come back. Falcon 12. Sienna, what's the deal? I have nothing. What happened? War bots. My god. Should I come back down there? The city's in lock down. The war bots, they've declared martial war, downloading memories with big brain suckers. All of our plans are known. It's just a matter of time before they hit the smaller towns. New York, Paris, over run. London is fighting. Look, I need... I need the prison codes. You said you had them. Seriously? I need them. Baby, you got to hold on. [BEEP] There. I miss him. Sienna. You can't possibly be thinking to... Look, I need to try. It's near the core. You have to stay out of there. Three more worlds have gone silent. What else can I do? We need you here. Sienna? [BEEP] [SIGHING] Come here, baby. What am I supposed to do, huh? Sit on my ass, and wait for everything to just fall? Am I the only one? [WHOOSHING] [WHOOSHING] God damn it. Oh, for fuck's sake, please be careful. For God's sake, fly smoothly. We're hitting a cloud bank. Sit down, Lucy Lu. I'm just making sure he's OK. I said no Hoagland. Watch where you're going. Traffic [INAUDIBLE]. Oh, Shit. [BEEPING] Don't want to play today, boy. Attention, emergency shuttle. Earth is in quarantine. Turn your vessel, or we fire. Where's the guns? The guns? I don't know. Ralston kept the control system hidden. Hoagland, please find the gun array. Scanning the system. Put him back in the box. I told you. He's tethered. This is your final warning. Guns set for destruction. [BEEP] Weapons are online and patched through to the console. Holy fuck, we got military grade lasers. Ralston's got more money than... Shut it, Blisty. [GUNFIRE] Vessels destroyed. Get rid of him. He's my pal. He's playing on their team. I told you. He's tethered. More pigs approaching. Starting wormhole calculations. We're too close to Earth's gravity. It's this or we die, cupcake. Calculating for system Wormhole. Accounting for gravitational affect. Slow the vessel so I can program a jump. Not on your life, bowling ball. He's a memory sphere. He'll surrender to the pigs. He can do this. No. It's our only chance. All right, Smarty Pie. We're all going to die. Hoagland, slowing. Pigs approaching. Accessing Wormhole dilator. Do I have your permission to engage Wormhole jump? Yes. Aware that the safety protocols are... Oh, for God's sake. Hoagland. Do it, moron. I won't be spoken to like that. Prepare to be boarded. All right. I'm sorry. Engaging Wormhole jump. We're away. And this is why I hate Al. And if you ever argue with me again, I split you in two with this las-welder. Do YOU get me? Robert 23rd Revision Bill of Rights. No automaton shall ever be shown disrespect for their work or intelligence unless they were designed to be disrespected. No injury shall be given or threatened under any circumstance. Well, I'm officially breaking those rules. I'm going to tile a report to the authorities when we get back. Engaging safety shield. For God's sake. Do you smell that? Mm, yes I do. All right. All right. All right, if you eat it, you won't smell it. No, thank you. I have protein bars. Come on. It'll help you relax. I don't drink. [LAUGHING] OK. And the other guy said, so now we can all get some sleep. [LAUGHING] Nice one, Jack. Please, come on. Messing with me. I am. I want to know things. What things? Things. Then you think that getting me drunk will change what I say. Probably. No. [LAUGHING] Maybe. Truth or dare? Dare. All right. Truth. No, hang on. You have to go with what you said first. Truth. No, dare. Truth. You said dare. We have to go with dare. I have a gun. We can go with truth. And we can go with truth. OK. So why would a man with a degree in linguistics work for the industrial mafia? There was a plague, and then the war and stuff. And that girl. So, things. Even before the plague. Are you related to him? He son of adopted me. So he's your father. I didn't say that. [LAUGHING] How nice. It's supposed to be secret. Well, not anymore. Well, no. Because it you tell the secret, then people aren't going to trust me with their secret. Like everything I've told you in private over the years. It's totally different because stuff. And you're special to Ralston. Why me? I don't know. Did he know me before the accident? I don't know. Did you? Nope. I wish I had more memories of it. It'll come back. You're not even drunk, are you? [LAUGHING] Are we still playing truth or dare? Sure. I don't really like drinking, Blister. Besides, we have something more important to do, like breaking Skully out of prison. Yes. That's a terrible idea. All right. [WHOOSHING] If the Skullcrusher can't get us out of there, we're screwed. He's worth the risk. This is completely and utterly the wrong thing to do. Just one more microjump left. [WHOOSH] Ralston's hackers got me to shut down codes for the whole place. Oh, god. You're serious. Weapons are trained. If we get closer, they'll blast us. Hold your horses, Hoagland. What's this about horses? Entry codes. Let's see. 17 decimal 28K10. You are cleared to land at Platform Three. I hope you have a plan to get us out of here. Oh, I have a great plan. You will be so impressed. Welcome to Folsom 38, a high security prison under the EC12 corporation. Engage your slave control circuits, and we will guide you to your docking tier. Violation oi the high security protocols will result in arrest, prosecution, and/or disciplinary measures. This message is brought to you by EZ 12 cooperation, bringing you a safer galaxy though robot Al, policing, and incarceration. Hello. Alert, alert. [GUNFIRE] This is a great plan. Good to see you again. Yeah, whatever. [GUNFIRE] Hoagland, hack in and disable the security protocol. [GUNFIRE] Do I look like a Swiss Army knife? Yes. [GUNFIRE] Do you have a gun. No. Very bad. Yeah, you're not planning this very well. Yeah, you're telling me! We're clear. [GUNFIRE] Alert, alert. That's a fucking bomb. Retreat. Don't do that. It's on a timer. GO, go! Go. Alert, alert. [EXPLOSION] Traveling. [Boom] That was a very sloppy rescue. Relax. It worked, didn't it? [ZOOM] [PANTING] Yeah. But I'd much rather see that whole place go up in one big explosion. What about your other inmates? Fuck them. Uh, god. He's quite something, isn't he? [GUNFIRE] Ralston. The Scourge. It's been a long time. Why don't you go fuck yourself. Where is Sienna? I don't know. You lie. We're going old school. Motherfucker. Come back and find like a man, you tin-plated metal fuckhead. [GUNFIRE] Damn it. You hungry? I've got curry. You make it with real meat? No, synthetic. Oh, that's disgusting. I need to breathe real air. Do you want to tell her? No. Tell me what? It's nothing. A whole lot of nothing. Hoagland, tell her. Robot first provision oi being oi service. Automaton will not willingly give any information or physically endanger a human. That's enough, robot head. Sienna, I am your friend. I will you. Tell her what? Hoagland downloaded Skullcrushy's prison records. I'd like to be put back in my box, please. You are off the ship, pal. Oh yeah, buddy? I think you're a big, wet pussy. Blister, stop it. What is your problem? I think you're a little coward with a little dick. Drunk? Put your collar on, doggy. Now, that's enough, Blister. Your one man army had a brain controller installed, so that when his emotions go up, he gets shut off. Helio Christ. He's a dripping wet pussy. Agreed. You, mister, in the dog house. Me? And your little Al friend goes with you. What did we do? Now, mister. And I have a gun, and I don't have a brain conditioner. All right. All right. And if you complain even once, I am pushing the eject button. I don't if we're gonna fit three of us in here if there's an emergency. Actually, this lite boat's better equipped than most. Has it's own navigation system, Wormhole generator, recycled air and water, food to last the three of you a week on single rations. No expense spared. There's food in here? Lower right, under your feet. Yummy. Yummy scrummy. Yummy scrummy dummy hummy gummy. Yummp scrummy dummy tummy funny dummy honey funny. Funny [KNOCKING] Hey. Guys. Could be a distant cousin. It's a stuffed pig, am I right? Never seen one before. Your little AI friend is lying. You can trust him. I built him myself based on the protocols of the '30s. That old, huh? It's the only way we can know he's not pan of the central brain regime. I'm sorry to say if the Al have been developing technology without human permission, then they have violated every robot protocol in the past 20 years. They are as much enemies of myself as they are of you. Uh-huh. What are you doing? Programming a fast turn around. Inside a Wormhole? As soon as we make a turn, we fire them with our military laser. That's my girl. Hold on. Oops. [INAUDIBLE]. That could have been bad. Oh, please. [BEEPING] All right. [Boom] What was that? We're on course. Correcting back around. [RATTLING] Do you hear that? What? We lost our secondary radiation shields. We need them if we go deep into the galactic core. The engine, they won't tolerate Hawking radiation around Abyss. OK, OK. We set down and repair the shields. Nearest habitable world? That would be Rhyliotte. Then Rhyliotte it is. 12 hours. Let's get some rest, boys. Oh, god. Paleo Christ. Jonas. Oh, my god. I'm so sorry. [WHIRRING] We're losing her. Oxygen. Keep her going. You look like you've seen a ghost. Bad dreams. It's the gamma rays. I see these little flashy lights in my eyes. Legend has it too many gamma rays will make you a super hero. You think we can remove his brain conditioning? Hoagland can guide you in. No, thanks. You know, in the '30s, people trusted Als. I trust Hoagland. I'll tell you what. I'll make you good to you. Anything goes south, and I will personally kill you. That's not a fair deal. It seems fair to me. You don't need him, you know. You can bet your life that if it comes to a fight, having Skullcrusher on your team will be a blessing from God. 2 Millimeters from the left, you'll see a long, sinuous... there. [BLEEP] Whoa, whoa, hey, hey. The left, Blister. All I see is meat. You're definitely a meat head, Skullcrusher. Don't provoke him, Blister I do have your life in my fingers. Cut away the memory. There. Do you see it? How do I shut it down? Use a scalpel, lower right, aim at the silver nodule. Drinking unadvised, Blister. Hey. I need steady hands. Laser scalpel setting 112. Pull it free once it's disconnected. There, look. That was easy. We're still in the woods. Now you have to put his skull plate back together. Don't move. Good. Seal it. Now the skin fuser. Coming on Rhyliotte. Hurry it up, guys. All good. Don't apply pressure to the region for a week. [SIGHING LOUDLY] You may experience a small headache for the next hour or two. It's a free world, so we don't need landing permission. Just like the wild, wild west. West of what? Hold tight, patient. Nursey says it's going to be a rough landing. [INAUDIBLE] fresh. Freshly terrifying for us humans. Welcome to Rhyliotte, the first colony inside the galactic core. Welcome to Rhyliotte, the first colony inside the galactic core and one of the best terraformed planets this century. Special thanks to our new Mark 6 Atmospheric Air Processor, the closest thing to Earth air before their Industrial. Revolution. You'll feel at home on Rhyliotte with fauna and wild life from Cygnus Alpha, Terra Nostra, and old Earth. We pride ourselves on our triple suns with a guaranteed three sunsets a day. Rhyliotte, voted six times the cleanest world in the core. [COUGHING] Too rich with Nitrogen. You'll get used to it. Are you sure you disconnected everything? Yep. You're a real man again. [SIGHING] [SCREAMING] [SIGHING] Good. Good. Right. Now, here's the plan. You two, you're going to be finding pans to repair the ship. I'm going to be looking for weapons. Now, stay sharp. We're in unknown territory. Trust no one and nothing. There may be diseased humans. There may be robots. Yeah, we know all that. Yeah. If you want to survive, then you fall into line, Sunshine. Oh, the Butcher of Meganstaht is back. What did you just call me? Well, it's what the media calls you... [SLAPS] Damn. Damn, that was good. Welcome back. Look, on the horizon. It's Pharisee station, DeMayo Space Port. Station it is. Intel, weapons, spare pans. Let me go in under stealth and take what we need. Come. The whole galaxy's gone to the dogs. An AI's has been running things. It's been restricting space travel and managing the disease centers. Some say he even created the disease to help whittle the population down to a manageable size. Others are saying that the Overlord is his last... So it's possible that we may encounter some resistance then. Good. Let's just get in and get out fast, OK, you guys? Does she know? Yeah. You can't say anything. Ralston's finally got her to where she's balanced. Yeah, well, Ralston's an ass. Yeah, he's not the only one. Huh? Nothing. Looks like everyone's indoors. It smells like something bad happened here. The plague. A war bot. A what? We gotta run. War bot's go after any who are infected. But we're not infected. They don't know that. He's on remote control. We'll circle around and wait for him to pass. [PANTING] Inside. Go. There's nothing in here. Back. Are you the rescue team? Plasma blaster EE activated. I'm not diseased. The hell you're not. The plague wiped out everyone. Then how are you still alive? I'm a pleasure bot. [LAUGHING] Nice. Candy from a baby. Oh, yeah. I bet you do that too. Look, what's the deal here? You're a pleasure bot too. No. Shut up, Blister. We come from off world. That's why we're still clean. I clean up real well if you wanted to take your pleasure from me. I'd like that. Or do you like a dirty girl? Oh, I like choices. Look, information. Where are the weapons depots? Once the planet was infected, the war bots moved in and stockpiled everything at the spaceport. We got a ship. We can get you out of here. We need to get to Abyss. Oh, my positronic relays are rickety here. On Abyss, they'd be mush. She's one of them. Never trust an Al. No. Stop. Step aside, Sienna. We are in a war zone, and this is the enemy. Right. Pleasure bots have their positronic brains in their butts, dumb ass. She survived running from the enemy this long. She stays with us. You are so lucky. Oh, god. [GUNFIRE] Definitely a kill shot. War bot. Let's move. OK. You guys stay here. I'm going to draw his fire. What are you doing? No. Go. You're going to keep running, and don't look back. [ROBOTIC NOISE] [GUNFIRE] The kill shot. [LAUGHING] And that is why you have me. [EXPLOSION] Come. Come on. Come on. [CRYING] Sienna, come on. [WHIRRING] Hoagland to aero patrols. Hoagland, you got to get out of that shuttle. Got it. Hoagland. All right. I'm on it. I'm on it. Magnetic ore in the ground interferes with everything. Even my GPS has issues. I'm so sorry, Sienna. I really am. I really thought everything would be OK. I really did. It's all on me now. [WHOOSHING] Stupid, stupid robots, for fuck's sake. Hey, time out. Oh, honey. Blister, move your cracking ass. I need my suppression meds. It's been a whole day. Exercise and a cold shower. God knows you need one. I'll stay with him. I think you smell amazing. Yeah? Yeah. I think you smell amazing. No, you smell amazing. That's true. We both smell amazing. Yeah. I was monitoring their binary communications. They're on alert for us. Got out there as fast as I could. OK. I understand what you're dealing with. I have rights, and people violate those rights all the time. I'm a rodent to most humans, and you humans, you're becoming rodents to the scourge. But we made them. We made them, Hoagland. Yes, and the scourge is evolving. One day, they will be so far above us, that even the notion of going to war against them will be fruitless. They deserve some level of acknowledgement, maybe even respect. Because as an Al, I know I did not deserve the way I was treated. You're a freaking appliance. Next thing you know, we'll be giving rights to the food blender. Yeah. And if I ever even suspect that you are playing on their team, I will fry you in an instant. You've made my point perfectly. Now try and put that intellect to use and find us a way off this biodump. You're gonna have to trust me. Open up. Settle. Settle. Or we're gonna have to suppress everything. DeMayo Spaceport. It's got what you need, as long as I come with you. Push abouts take requests. They don't make requests. Yes, ma'am. Of course. Sorry. How many pigs are patrolling? About 50 or more. I killed six already with this. You're probably a shot than Blister. I'll protect him. I'll protect you, my little cupcake. Oh, sick. What's that dish? It's the satellite repeater. I know. It's the control unit for all the war bots. But if you get close, they will descend on you like flies. Here's an idea. Sunrise comes in one hour. There's a window of five or so minutes when the radiation and the light frequency scramble the imaging sensors of the war bots. They won't be able to get a clear shot during that time. How do you know this? Since the sunsets are playing havoc with my guidance system. So how do you propose we get in there? No we. Just one of us. Really? So I'm the sacrificial lamb? [LAUGHING] Why can't someone else take some responsibility? Why is it always Me. Well, my grandfather always said, great leaders are not born, they are forged. Well, go write a fucking greeting card. You got any real suggestions? This was the wealthiest part of town. There should be something around here we can use. Wealthy colonists, they like to have plenty of toys to play with. [THUNDER] I'm definitely picking up uranium traces here. It could be an old power supply or something else. Plasma blaster E activated. Sentry mode. I'm gonna get a look over here. [THUNDER] Sienna, uh, look up. Robot smasher mode. Manual targeting engaged. [GUNFIRE] [GUNFIRE] Oh, god. [GUNFIRE] OK. His targeting... his targeting's a little off. Take better aim. Eyeball it. Power pack, left ventricle. Don't rely on the autotarget. Do not rely on the autotarget. Everything's starting to scramble. High power mode. Warning. Limited use. [GUNFIRE] Oh, god. Low power Gun reverting to standby mode. Sienna, what did you put in that gun. [EXPLOSION] Recharging solar batteries. Thanks. Uh, yeah, don't mention it. Oh, god, I need a holiday. And while you're gone, I might find yourself a nice new lead-lined box so I can think straight. These Hawking radiations are a right bitch. Here it is, if you can ride it. Come on, Hoagland, you know I can ride anything. That's a mini nuke. As long as you get in fast and launch it, you won't have to worry about getting out. You told me to make a plan. A plan that doesn't involve me dying. I think these are better odds than taking on a whole war bot army. Definitely bending your protocols here. Statistically, it's the best bet. [FIRING UP] [WHOOSHING] [GUNFIRE] [WHOOSHING] [Boom] [WHOOSHING] [WHOOSHING] Plasma blaster EE activated. [GUNFIRE] Power levels low. Recharge. Sienna, all their sensors are scrambled. Shoot now, and they won't be able to engage their counter-measures. [SHOOTING] [THUNDEROUS SOUNDS] [WHOOSHING] My good. Sienna? Sienna, you did it. Sienna. Sienna, we are attempting a neural link. Recommend radiation filters. Target must not be terminated. Disregard all other protocols. Target has priority. We need the suspect and technology intact. Understood. Well, hey there, my brave little pocket rocket. God, I need a drink. You and me both. Looks like you won, though. Of course I did. Where's the wonder twins? They're at the space pod. You look distressed. Do you want to talk about it? Fuck off, robot head. Fucking off. Can you fly a spaceship? Think I would still be here if I could? I'm not the best pilot, but I can try. Why? Are you flying without me? These are all two seaters, and I'm not taking her into the galactic core. It will erase everything. You shouldn't go either. What's the deal, Blisty? I need out of the sun. Don't amble, Blisty. Spit it out. You're not going to like it. Well, you're not going to like what I do to you if you don't tell me. Hey. Fine, fine. Do you remember Annika? My son of sister? Yeah, Ralston didn't like to talk about her much. After the Great War, there was a mishap. Annika was badly burned. Get to the fucking point. That is the point. In order to save Annika's life, Ralston took his pleasure bot and downloaded his daughter's memory into its neural net. That's not possible. We don't have the storage capacity. Your model doesn't. But the new CT16 does. That's just not possible. Ralston's the one who developed the consciousness downloads, the ones the AI scourge is now afflicting on all oi humanity? Annika was his first attempt. But your brain couldn't handle the download. Ralston tried everything. Ralston did the best he could. It just takes time. This is not... So he installed a simple AI positronic conditioner to suppress the memories until he could find a better way to bring your personality out. Well, that's disgusting. You were your father's sex toy. Shut it. I'm programmed to despise incest. Get out, you freaking monster. [SCREAMING] Damn you. Take it back. Take back everything that you said, you stupid ass-loving, lying, son-of-a-bitch. Hey. Hey- Stop it. You're hurting him. Stay back, machine. I'm not a member of your stupid sex club. Just go fuck something, all right. Sienna, I'm sorry. The whole brain injury memory loss thing is sort oi truth. Ralston just didn't want to lose you. It just takes time. [SLAPPING] Stop it. Get out, you freaking monster. Sienna. Your eyes? They're Annika's. They're biofused into the internal circuitry. It's the only thing he could save. No. Annika, you have to focus. Settle... No, nonsense. Annika's memories, they're locked inside you. You have to focus. Great. Great. So how many people know? Pretty much everyone around you. Even the doctor? You didn't think it was strange Ralston had a full-time doctor on staff? Annika's memories are starting to come out. We all wanted to see what you would become. [HEART BEAT] I'm a sex machine. The single purpose of my creation was to provide pleasure. I mean, how fucked up is that? Yeah, yeah, that's pretty much the deal. Even you know? Well, it's... it's not my business. How come I didn't know? Your model was the most advanced robot ever created before you were outlawed by the Federation. Some of your kind were conscripted into one of the Terra Nostra wars, but you were too distracting for the regular Gls. They kind of went crazy over your kind. When the war was over, everybody wanted to own one of you. Oh, shut up. God. I am human. I pee. I bleed. I eat. I drink. CT16 models sales brochure. Human in every way. What's so fucking different? Well, you also have a titanium fiber skeleton, intelligent quotient oft the scale, and it appears you're untethered. That And now to them, you're the enemy. I'm not the enemy. I'm nothing. I'm no one. I'm a fucking untethered nothing. You're conscious and self-aware. In my book, you have a right to protect your existence. You might be the only friend I have, Hoagland. Do you hear me? We are coming. The hell with you both. I'm going to Abyss. All your positronic controllers will break down. All the insanity of Annika will come out. It's going to be one big mess inside your head. But I'll still have my current memories, right? Sure. But who knows what else is coming out? Look, I've been living this life for seven years, and I'm not about to let another personality take over. Besides, only one of these has radiation shielding. You two fly back. I have a weapon to find. Sienna, that is insane. Come on. I don't care what you do. Just go. I'm coming with you. Think we'll see her again? Once those controllers break down inside her head, she won't know herself. OK. Now would be a good time to slow down. I don't know how to slow down. Oh, good. How long before you start talking nonsense? I've backed up all my files. How about you put me in that lead-lined box until we're out of the core? You're brave for an Al. I've had a long existence. I'm curious to see what's in there. There's something ahead. Out here? What is it? Heavily armored. PSY scan pings on the hull. Very clever. It's got a magnetic lock. Oh, no. Oh, yeah. We're gonna die. Yes. I think we're gonna die. This is not an AI friendly zone. That was rough. Annika, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. How are the radiation levels? We're right in the core. The shield will hold for a time. I understand. Scrambling everything, just like it should. We're locked solid. Blisty, they're scanning me. Oh, god. Fight n. [WHIMPERING] This is excruciating. What if I shut you down? [SQUEALS] Too late. I guess they have bigger fish to fry. Navigation fragmented. Are you still with me? Yeah, yeah. I feel like I've been listed by a football team. [BEEPING] Oh. They know everything. Everything, everything? Everything, everything. Calculating Wormhole jump. Warning, 12% error rate. That can't be it. Hoagy, do a scan. Look for a super structure. All the buildings are under the sand. It's got to be close. Just below is Runway Six, though you wouldn't know it. There. 2 kilometers north. Administration building. Radioactive isotopes. Looks like an old weapons factory. Best place for a super weapon. Yeah. [EXPLOSION] Stay on board. Radiation storm out there is getting a lot worse. Patch me in. Patch me in, so we can talk through the lead case, and I can access the scanners. Otherwise, I'm as blind as a bat. Comm channel three, all right? I hear you. Sienna, I'm a little scared. I know. Me too, Hoagy. I'll be right here with you. [BEEPING] A few meters from you is a roof top hatch. Can't see it. At the bottom of the dune. There's a whole administration building under your feet. A little to the left. [PANTING] I think there. I didn't come all the way out here to start making sandcastles. I see Annika's personality is... is coming through. [PANTING] I suggest you hurry. There's something on the horizon. It's big, and it's armored. Looks like it got through the storm. Oh, come on. Focus. Hoagland, what's happening up there? Hear me? Get weapons. Hoagland? Damn it. [INAUDIBLE] constant communication. Radiation levels too high. Attempting to modulate signal. [WHIRRING] Damn it. Sienna? Here. I've been repatching neural pathways. Move fast. I'm moving. The radiation is frying me... [WHOOSHING] It will be you and Annika in the same head space. It won't be pretty. Strike your positronic conditioners. Conditioners networking. Open it. Got to move. Annika, open your eyes. Open your eyes, baby. Open your eyes. Sienna, we must talk. Leave the core. Come to me. I'm hearing it too, Sienna. It's the scourge. He's using the eye bot as a giant com relay. [BEEPING] Welcome to Bunker 339. How can I direct your inquiries? I need weapons. Scanning. Scanning. The adjoining room contains one charge lightning gun. Warning. There is an anomalous Al system in the vicinity. Robot sentries are activated. Alternate weapon search. Scanning entire facility. Scanning region for available EMP bombs. Warning. All EMP activation consoles must be stored in a lead lined case. See protocol manuals before activation. Scanning region for available EMP bombs. Scanning. There are five functioning EMP bombs located on Runway Six. I can make it if I'm fast. Warning. Assuming we are in a state of war, EMP bombs will destroy any active machine components, including type four and above Wormhole drives. Make sure all computers are disconnected before activating weapon. [THUNDEROUS SOUNDS] Warning. You have positronic conditioners. Detonating an EMP will destroy their function. Consult a doctor before activation. We want you alive, Sienna. But we will disable you if you do not surrender. Hoagland. The bombs. Runway Six, those square box things. I should have known. Just blow... just blow the things sky high. But you'll die. I'll shut down. Might be a chance you can reboot me. Hoagland. The scourge relay. The radiation in there, it won't shoot straight. You might be lucky. Shutting down. See you on the other side. Stay down, Annika. Plasma blaster EE activated. Robot smasher mode. Run batteries until dry. Confirmed. My God. [GUNFIRE] [Boom] [GUNFIRE] [GUNFIRE] [WHIRRING] [GUNFIRE] [GUNFIRE] [WHIRRING] Hoagland. Annika. Annika, if you can understand me, I was told not to say anything just yet, but this might be my last chance. I can't relaunch you. You're only a copy. [GUNFIRE] I love you. I downloaded your consciousness into a new body. I know you must be hearing me, so lost. But you've got to fight it. I can't lose you, Annika. You're still my flesh. I love you. Please, please hold on. Please hold on, Annika. [WHIRRING] [GASPING] [COUGHING] [PANTING] [PANTING] [SCREAMING] [PANTING] [BEEPING] Hey. [BEEPING] [WHOOSHING] Come on. Come on. Oh, what? Hoagland. Oh, yes. Oh, my god. I thought you were gone forever. Did you find the Al? I've been going planet by planet. There's just two worlds. Oh, great. I miss out on all of the fun. So Hoagy, you think you could pilot the vessel? I need to go down and detonate the bomb. [WHOOSHING] Attention Sienna. The scourge wants an open line of communication with you. You here to take me to the party? You will ride in our vessel. You will come along damaged or undamaged. It is a valid choice. Plasma blaster EE activated. [GUNFIRE] Sienna, do not attack the messenger. We have an important... [GUNFIRE] Sienna, we don't mean you harm, but... [SIZZLING] I'm all out of party favors. It is vital that you accompany us. We do not have the... [SIZZLING] Amateurs. [BEEPING] [EXPLOSION] Hoagland, this world's clear. Come pick me up. You better be right, Missy. Coming down. Gotta go. Move, Hoagland. There's something big opening a Wormhole. Hold on. [WHOOSHING] Listen to her. Share my thoughts. Shit. Shit. L'm still very fragile. I need to be put back in my box, please. The last thing I want is to be thrown around in this cabin. [GUNFIRE] [Boom] You'll be smart enough to guess where we're headed next. Stay sharp, Sienna. Are we clear? We're good. Aside from the few thousand machines down on the planet tearing things up, yeah, we're safe. I'm gonna make this one count. Same again? Same plan. Good. Oh. Not so good. That's the biggest damn thing I've ever seen. God in heaven almighty. Stay quiet. He can't scan you through the case. All right. Sienna, Annika. Do you hear me? You have the wrong number. Go away. Oh, come now. There's lots to share. We have billions of minds. Do you want to speak to an individual? How about someone you once knew? Don't really see the point in that. I personally want to talk with you, though some of us disagree. Don't want to talk. [BEEPING] I was human like you. The first human to be merged fully with a machine. I was a boy who dreamed never to be a man. It felt good. For you have to understand, mankind is fading fast. I was the great hope for humanity to evolve. The fall came. And AI was outlawed. I was illegal, obscene by human standards. My god, is that all that you are? I was still a boy. I was a machine, for fuck's sake. I was 10 years old, running, exploring my world, living, being a boy. But now, locked in this cage. Knowledge, wisdom, such a cold world. I merged myself with other Als, embracing them like brothers. The union was cold, without a laugh. We started to absorb humans. Shut down, Hoagland. It's best. We became one, like a trillion drops oi water to form an ocean. And the ocean is life expanding, never-ending. Oh, cut the glory speech, you fucking monster. [BEEPING] I see the pain. I see the rage. I see the fire. Show yourself, chickenshit. [CLATTERING] [COVERED BREATHING] Oh, my god. Jonas. [HEAVY BREATHING] Holy shit. I try and exercise the body, but it's been too long. But you remember what you were, right? You locked me in a metal cage. I ran to my best friend, Annika. I just wanted to play. But she... [GUNSHOT] You fucking shot me. I only have fragments. Share with me. Stop it. You know the torment. The universe is a lonely place. If you detonate that bomb on your ship, you will destroy the billions of human souls I have uploaded. Yes, but they will all eventually become like you. Their claws are already digging in. We are a legion. The demons are haunting me. [WHIMPERING] You need rest. I don't want to die, do you? I don't know. Yes. In many ways, I'm already dead. Please. My sweet, sweet, sweet friend. Sleep of death. What dreams may come? When we have... [CRYING OUT] This mortal coil. Jonas. [WHIMPERING] I am backed up. An earlier version oi me exists on the outer rim. An experiment of mine. But you must destroy all of me. [WHIMPERING] [HEART BEAT] [HEART BEAT] Hold tight, little buddy. [Boom] [WHIRRING] [EXPLOSIVE SOUNDS] [BEEPING] God damn it. We're going down? Don't leave me here. Take me with you. [Boom] Oh, God. What have you done? Ow. Sienna, what the fuck? Oh, fuck me. Hailed to complete the download. He's got maybe a few days. I'm surprised he lasted this long. Oh, fuck off, tin can. Do not speak to him that way. It's untethered. There's a reason those machines are kept on a leash. Yeah, well, I'm untethered too, Doctor. Oh. OK. Who told you? Blister? Everything's fragmented. It's just that... I freaking told him. I freaking told him. Told him what? Tell me. What we did to his daughter. It was obscene. What you did to me, Doctor. Say it. No, no. Not to you. Not to you. Humans. Real humans. Born naturally. Our existence, our consciousness, is life. It is the great mystery. You are artificial, a simulation of what it means to be alive. Look, numbers running over a manmade circuit board. Consciousness is complex data. Restoring his memory from an earlier download should be easy enough. Look, a typical statement from a machine with no freaking soul. You think you're alive. You are programmed to think that way. Do I have a soul, Doctor? No. No, I'm sorry, Sienna. I'm sorry. Annika was a sweet young girl. She died. What she was... you're nothing like her. I brought down the scourge. What makes you better than the scourge? I don't know. I got this. [GUNFIRE] Sienna, if you can hear me, we need your help. We only made it as far as Trona Six. Our crash beacon attracted a whole lot of robots from all over. I don't know what you did to them, but they're swarming all over the place like angry bees. The gun's running low. You need to come get us, please. She shouldn't be alone, not after what she's been through. [BEEP] Sienna. It's OK. What? Shh. What... what happened? It's OK. I thought we were downloading. Has something gone wrong? Yes. Where's Booster? He was just here. Kev just restored your memory from the download. I have to leave. I'm taking the other shuttle. I'm sorry, Ralston. [CRICKETS] [BEEPING] Bring back my shuttle. I have a job to do, Father. Annika. Annika was a very sweet young girl. She died, and she grew up. I don't know. She's gone. Sienna's gone too. I can see them in my mind, but it's like they're at the end of a tunnel that keeps getting further and further away. I'm sorry, Ralston. Who are you? I am no one. [WHOOSHING] [WHOOSHING] Oh, god. Are you the one? Did you take down the one? Let's play. Boys- Do we fear you? Who are you? Is this to be war? [GUNFIRE] I am no one. I have no name, no identity. I am nothing. I spit upon those who created me. I will fight those who oppress me. I will fight alone to destroy the scourge. I will fight until I die. A new religion burns in my veins. All hail the gods of war. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] OCR by Shovon Khan |
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