Get out here, 598.
Uh... please?
Don't try any heroics again this time, 598.
And how's your buddy?
You broke Alvin's freakin' neck,
you monarchy psychopath!
Well, he looked at me funny.
Don't even think about it, 598.
I'll put you down, now.
I'm gonna enjoy shoving your head
up his ass when the Republic falls.
You've been in confinement too long.
The Republic has fallen.
Our Grand Supreme Guardian
will usher us into a new light.- Leader.
- What? - Grand Supreme Leader.
He only uses Guardian of the People
in certain circumstances...
Then I shall eradicate the poison
of your new leadership as well.
With the royal ancestors of Arriopa as my witness...
I shall end the evil that has infested my land.
Whoo!
Oh, Doctor, you have outdone yourself.
- That was fun. - Thought you'd enjoy that one.
One of my personal favourites.
Each vessel is made from harvested Qrudustia,
less machine and more a conduit
in which to harness the energy of the Sterzaad.
It's remarkable.
Without that specific source of energy,
these tools are essentially useless.
And my new ship?
It'll be ready forlaunch after your inauguration.
Excellent.
Now, if you'll excuse me... I have a party to prepare for.
♪ Hey
Hey, Winni, can you forward a message to Chaz?
Would you like to call him?
No. He'll try to talk me out of going,
and he does the big brother guilt trip thing really...
...really well.
Hey, bro, we're on Arriopa.
We're doing it. We're gonna take down Lazaro.
I'm aware how crazy that sounds.
I know what I'm doing.
We have a plan and we have Elida.
We'll be okay.
Love you, bro.
Send, Winni.
Message sent.
I wish you were returning home under better circumstances.
- Yeah. - Aw...
It'll take a few hours to hike into the city.
Just what this one needs to cure his hangover.
Was it a good party, at least?
A... a giant murderous spider monster was on our ship.
How drunk were you?
You sure you wanna do this?
Take him on solo?
I can't risk losing the both of you, too.
He's too powerful.
We're taking you as far as we can.
We're with you. All the way.
Or until Dessai and her crazy Loyalists,
they bomb us into oblivion.
So, THAT you remember?
Obviously.
We left enough messages with Dessai and Volun
letting them know we're in Arriopa.
It's all we can do.
Winni.
If we should die...
tell only the heroic stories about me.
It would be preferable
if you all came back alive.
We'll miss you too, Winnibee.
I'm sorry we have to leave you here.
I've increased the security protocols.
Anyone tries anything, and they'll...
I am aware, Amae.
We set the protocol together earlier today.
Right.
- You ready? - I'm ready.
Let's do this.
I just gotta pee.
It's the wrong way around!
- Well done, Harry. - It came like that!
Bring it up... we'll do it again.
Hey. It's me again.
I know. You think me unworthy of this gift.
The fact is, I am the only one capable
of using it the right way, the way it was intended.
I mean, it knows that.
You see, this isn't aboutcontrol, this isn't about power.
No, none of the ambitions of foolish leaders.
When simpletons are left running the show,
logic is held in such low regard.
You're just another...
...in a long line of failures.
Lazaro...
Lazaro!
You promised!
I let time get away from me again.
You promised you'd be back before your father got up.
I can't keep covering for you.
It's not gonna happen again, mom.
Where were you?
You were at the protest, weren't you?
Lazaro, if your father finds out..
- I hope he does! - Shh.
This monarchy massacred hundreds
on Huya Prime because they wanted to govern themselves.
And the king? The king lets this planet rot
while we do nothing but throw a damn party.
Mom, I'm sorry, I just...
- I... - My boy.
You're such a thoughtful soul.
Always thinking about the greater good.
He sees a great leader in you too, your father.
A great leader?
Mom, I'm more like a dog that he can beat into submission.
At the very least...
I need you to save me from the baroness
talking my ear off about her philanthropy today.
Yeah?
Fine.
Your father's in the library.
Laz gear, get your Laz gear here!
Rejoice!
Peace and love, friends!
Buy one, get one half price.
I'll even throw in a free hat.
You know... ...this'll be a lot easier
to accept if everyone was under Lazaro's spell.
Then it wouldn't be so disappointing
how many idiots there are in this galaxy.
He calls himself a guardian,
but where was our vote? If he wants power,
hold a fair election, join the revolution!
Well, at least not everyone is a crazy Lazaro fan.
First time back here since you were a kid.
- Must be strange. - Yeah.
None of this used to be here.
Gentrification, man.
It looks so different.
Not that I got to leave the palace much anyway, but...
You ever think about the queen you could be now,
if given the chance?
First thing I would do if I was queen
- is put you in charge. - All right.
Yeah, I wouldn't have to worry about anything.
Check in, you'd have it all under control.
Wait. In your fantasy version
of my monarchy rule, you're not even around?
And you're off doing what, taking all the adventures?
I kindly decline your offer.
I'm not missing out on all the fun.
All right, well you guys have fun.
Chilling in a palace hot tub sounds like fun to me.
What is all this? What...
Somebody taught me to blend in.
Ah, getting into character, I like it.
I've got eyes on her.
Arriopa City.
I'll take that, thank you.
Oh, is that young Ori Lazaro?
Look how you've grown!
He's looking more and more like you every day.
No need to upset the boy on such a fine day.
I hear you're petitioning alongside
our remote colonies. Change comes from within, boy.
Not by distancing yourself from the monarchy.
So, you'd agree there needs to be change?
Our son has a passion for social justice.
I recall a fair few of our own
campaigns as youngsters, Francis.
They were quite the pair, these two.
The stories I have on them!
I would love to hear some of those.
- Oh, well... - Before they were complicit
in this monarchy's heinous actions.
If you will excuse us, Francis.
- Duchess. - Oh.
Would you like a drink, Duchess?
- Oh. - You must see our gardens.
Oh, I'd love... I'd love to.
Who do you think you are, boy? Embarrassing not only yourself,
but your own family? You've been given great privilege,
and now you're throwing it all away.
Father, please, just listen to me.
All right, the crimes committed under the king's rule cannot...
No more, Lazaro.
You are the future marquis, for goodness' sake.
This childish behaviour stops now.
Do not make me choose between my son and this monarchy.
Because that is an ultimatum you will not win!
You will apologize to our guests.
Is that understood?
Frustrating, isn't it?
Watching our home crumble under a corrupt, oppressive ruler?
We've had our eye on you for some time.
We?
Let's just say there are those among us
who share your disdain for the monarchy.
You're not alone.
So, why fight alone?
Who are you?
We are the revolution.
My mistake was putting my trust in the wrong people.
Eh, I was young.
Thought a common enemy made an ally.
Oh, but now...
Now I have an opportunity to right all their wrongs.
Well, my guests are waiting.
'Til next time.
You're following us.
No, no.
Just you.
Who are you?
Just a messenger.
Hey, Terex. How you doin'?
You gave El the scav job back on the Sunshine Express.
Right, the scav job she didn't complete
and now you're pissed, blah, blah, blah.
You gotta kiss and make up, we got bigger fish to fry.
Yeah... yeah, this is really not a good time.
Oh, is it not? Or should we come back at a time
that's a bit more convenient for you?
That would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Well, tough titties, sunshine.
Think you can scam me out of a ship and cash,
- and get away with it? - Terex...
Something came up, okay? And I wasn't trying to scam you.
The ship is back on Carillo and you can take the money
- back right now... - Not that simple.
See, my clients, they were waitin' on that delivery.
You really flarked the operation.
Lost me a lotta cash.
So, we're handing you three over as collateral.
And your clients are...?
- Spiders. - Oh, great, not those guys.
Space Pirates. Obsessed with my skin.
You guys have any versionof Stun 'n Run without guns?
Well, off the top of my head, uh,
- you have a machete on you? - Why would I have a machete?
Over there.
Run!
Go! Get 'em!
Whoa!
Ahh!
Ha-ha! Nowhere to run now, asshats.
Drop it, or I drop one of you.
You took out one of my best guys.
It's hard to find loyal scavs.
So you know what?
Seeing as the human's getting skinned anyway,
- no need to deliver him alive. - No!
Ah!
You won't be safe anywhere!
Nothing I haven't heard before, Butterpop!
It's Buttercup, but...
Figured you might be the disturbance we heard about.
Uh, I can promise yougoing in unnoticed WAS the plan.
Yeah. Sometimes it does feel like
we have a giant, flashing neon sign over our heads.
- It says "Shoot here." - I do not see
the neon sign, but we got to you just in time.
So, you finally got our message?
You do know how insane it is, right?
Dessai believes this is our only option.
With the Sterzaad, Lazaro's powers are endless.
This is not just about Arriopa.
Nearly every leader from across the galaxy is visiting.
- He must be stopped. - Duh.
What do you think we're here for, free swag?
I will stop him, Volun. And kill him.
So call her before her bombs kill thousands of people.
Violence is our last resort.
I don't relish in the destruction of innocent lives,
but Lazaro does.
What do you have to lose? Either we succeed or we don't
and you can just go ahead with your Plan A anyway.
Plan A was retrieving the Sterzaad from Wix.
Too soon, Volun, too soon.
I will inform General Dessai.
If General Dessaiis planning on bombing the city,
what the hell are you doing here?
We have others here.
Political prisoners under the Republic.
And if there is even a chance that they're still
alive, well, we have to try before it's too late.
We're taking Elida as close to Lazaro as possible.
After that, we'll help you.
But we're not doing it for you, or Dessai.
Just 'cause it's a slightly better option
than watching Lazaro's inauguration speech.
There's a tunnel in the garden that leads straight
from the Belior statue to the palace.
You need tickets to get on the palace grounds.
But, uh, they're sold out.
And these... are 20,000 units each.
You are crowned Queen Eldaya the 23rd,
Empress of Arriopa and all her planets.
And Queen of Eternity.
She's so young.
With the right guidance, she will be a great queen.
- Puppet on a string. - What?
- A marvellous thing. - It's the highest honour
to be invited to the coronation, Lazaro.
I am honoured, father.
Mother, Father?
If you'll excuse me, I'd like to introduce myself
to some visiting colony leaders.
Show them around our beautiful city.
Ten years old!
We are a vassal to a damn child.
Well... The king's deathwas a short-lived celebration.
We have to rethink our strategy about Huya Prime.
Our army was stationed there for the king's arrival.
There's no ambush with no royal visit.
I say we set up reconnaissance posts in the meantime.
Hmm. Lazaro.
You're being quiet.
I say the new queen is a blessing.
Oh, please.
Do enlighten us. Do.
The child is no threat, of course.
But...
the queen mother,
a formidable woman,
give her time,
and her rule as puppet master
will prove to be far more dangerous
than her late husband's ever was.
What are you suggesting?
These tactics...
they're taking us throughout the Arriopan colonies.
It is a waste of resources.
I say we storm the palace.
Look...
I know you're a fan of the...
boy. But we've been building
this revolution for a decade.
We'd be throwing everything away if we just "went in".
The monarchy would use every single resource they have
to execute our entire revolutionary army!
The palace is in a state of transition,
which means so are their defences.
I assure you, we will not be given
another opportunity such as this.
Mark my words.
I will destroy the last scion
of a millennia-old oppressive force.
You are gonna be a tremendousleader in our new Republic, son.
I just want a chance to undo the damage
the monarchy has caused for centuries.
The people deserve to rule themselves.
With... some guidance.
Excuse me? Can you help me?
There's supposed to be a viewing spot somewhere.
You're in the wrong section.
Step aside.
You guys mind if I get a photo with you?
Because I love, love what you do.
No. I'll ask you one more time, step aside.
- Hi. - 'Sup.
It's been a pleasure, guys.
Oh, shit!
Ah!
Where'd you get that?
Stole it.
Ho! I'm so proud.
There will be more on the way.
- Elida? - Hold on! You remember
your secret hideout from when you were seven years old?
I don't remember what happened yesterday.
Again... a lot of murders.
- A lot. - Yeah, it's...
slowly ringing a bell.
Aha, got it.
- Holy shit. - Wow.
- Yep, that's it. - Hmm.
Looks like a sewer now.
Volun, you are unparalleled in your ability
to state the obvious, you know that?
If only you could be here to see this, Mother.
All old things must pass.
This is so gross.
Sounds like the party's getting started.
Whoa!
Don't.
Stop.
- Mm. - What's wrong?
What are you, serious? You don't...?
Volun, it smells very bad down here.
You can smell it, right?
Um, it's... indistinct.
Remind me never to accept an invite to your home.
A bit of a missed opportunity for a one liner here.
Trudging through crap to face your past.
Shit. You're right.
Nice recovery.
Those people don't you see as their queen.
You're just an incompetent child
they blame for all their problems.
And they will kill you if they can.
I'm sorry, my love.
There is nothing you can do.
They're inside, we must get to the launch pad.
1,000 years of murder and starvation ends here tonight!
Find the queen! No longer will an incompetent child rule.
Captain Lazaro, shuttle pad's launching on the east wing.
Stop!
You're under arrest for crimes
against the people of Arriopa.
I will find you.
Find out where they're going.
And round up every single damn monarchist in this city.
Tomorrow...
our new court of law...
...will deliver justice.
Wow.
I could not be more thrilled with the turnout here today.
To my visitors from near and far,
the influential leaders from across our galaxy sitting here
before me...
welcome to Arriopa.
These passages will takeus into the east wing prisons.
Our communication devices won't work down there.
The palace was designed to keep the detainment cells secure.
We won't be able to reach each other.
Go give 'em hell.
Okay, buddy?
Okay.
We can still leave.
If I don't make it...
...make sure you tell everyone at my funeral it was your idea.
Be- -
You wanna say be careful, don't you?
We'll see you real soon, okay?
- You should go. - Shh.
Just give 'em a moment.
El?
Our first kiss, and...
we're covered in crap outside of a sewer.
Yeah, I couldn't pass up on such a romantic story.
Subtle, man.
You have pleaded guilty
to the crimes of extortion
and conspiring with our monarchist enemies.
People's Republic... shall now pass your sentence.
Life.
Life imprisonment. Take them away.
- No, please! - No!
- We're innocent. - That... is a fair sentence.
Trust me.
You do not want the alternative.
Bring forth the next subject for the people's justice.
The Marquis Ori-Bastra.
You've been charged with treasonagainst the revolutionary state.
How do you plead?
How... do you plead?
I should've strangled you in your crib.
Even then, Father, it wouldnot have stopped the inevitable.
How do you plead?
- Not guilty. - Guilty.
Unrepentant. The sentence is death.
You will never win.
The monarchy will restore power...
the queen will return!
No, she won't.
I will make sure of that.
All old things... must pass.
Ah!
Most of you know me as a commander.
An insulting title that bestowed upon me
by a petty Republic government
that had no use for a visionary post-revolution.
But it was a title I accepted.
And I was too naive to understand
that the people I helped bring to power
were just as morally corrupt as the last.
A new mask, and a familiar tyrant.
Rulers. Leaders.
Kings and queens from across our galaxy.
I've invited you all here today so that...
...we can start again.
History will mark this as day one.
When power...
was truly handed back to the people.
Ready?
Breach in containment cells, level one.
Backup requested immediately.
- Fully charged. - Yeah!
Because I charged it for you last night!
Pretty surel remembered to do it this time.
Mm, nope.
Swap?
Fine.
That scav had quite a few cool things on him.
We're trapped.
Cover me.
Amae?!
It's okay.
Everything is gonna be okay.
Help... me.
I will.
I'm gonna get you outta here, okay?
And everything is gonna be okay.
No... help me get...
...this thing... off.
- You had a vest on? - Mm.
You stole this thing too, didn't you?
So proud.
So today, we look to each other,
and we ask what does real leadership look like?
It takes sacrifice.
To do what is right for the whole
is often in conflict
with the wants of the individual.
Bring forth the next subject!
Admirals... Admirals... th... this was not discussed.
She... she's no threat to us.
The marquis' wife stands accused of treason.
Led blindly by her husband.
Then... let her repent.
Perhaps she can learn the... error of her ways.
You stand charged with treasonagainst the revolutionary state.
How do you plead?
Not guilty.
Order! Order!
Mother, please. Accept your guilt.
Join the Republic, we can move on from this.
From Father's mistakes.
Mother, please.
My only mistake was failing my son.
And losing him to you.
Unrepentant. The sentence is death.
No!
Admirals, please.
The wholeis stronger than the individual.
If we do not keep true to these principals,
we are no better than the monarchy we replace.
All old things must pass.
Admirals, you know I champion our cause.
She's not the enemy.
Are we to believe thatyou're putting your own emotions
before the well-being of this Republic?
Are you our commander, or just another sympathizer?
Because there are severe...
...punishments for that.
Hmm?
Ah!
I stand before quite a diverse group of leaders.
But one thing binds you all.
The power you hold over your people.
And your people have felt that.
They have felt starvation, while they watched you feast.
They have felt their backs break under toil
while you cracked the whip.
They have felt their spirits crumble
from your endless lies, betrayal and corruption!
All guilty of these crimes...
...stand and face your people.
Here we stand at a crossroads.
A new beginning. A new slate.
A chance for the people to determine their own future.
- Move. - Rulers...
from across our galaxy, you have abused
your power in a most heinous way.
Your rule ends today.
With your lives.
Holy shit.
Call Isaac.
All old things... must pass.
Shit. Shit, shit.
Huh. Woulda thought there'd be a bunch more guards.
Must be really enjoying this party.
- Duchess. - Oh.
The duke?
Back to the tunnels!
A job well done, I'd say.
Wait!
There is another level below.
- There is more of us. - Of course there is.
Take the others. We'll rendezvous back in the city.
Go!
- We're with you. - Why not?
That was almost too easy.
In only a few hours
I've done more for the people of this galaxy
than you could have done in a lifetime.
Your corruption and deceit does not stand in isolation.
Our entire universe is infested with it.
With fools who think they can lead.
And from the ashes, they will rebuild...
stronger, self-sufficient.
But why stop there, when I can give the gift
of a clean slate throughout time and space?
So, I must leave Arriopa for a while.
Oh, uh, had the Admirals told me you'd survived the gunshot,
I would've come home sooner, you know, finish the job.
But, um, it worked out well.
I'm glad you survived long enough to witness this.
Lasted longer than I thought.
Hmm. At least you had some company for a whille.
Goodbye.
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