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[Zero] Previously on Prisoner Zero...

-[grunts] -[Vykar] Welcome home, Zero.

Now I will need the key.

[screaming]

At last, the raw power of the Bioweve.

And it is mine!

Zero, we need to get away from here, Vykar's out of control.

And when isn't Vykar out of control, Tag?

We can't stop him. Not here, not now.

We need Guardian and...

Gem, I know we've lost Del.

Just as we lost Bowi. And Librarian.

And that's all my fault because being around me is dangerous.

And now it's time to end that.

Permanently.

[Tag] And how does having that help?

[evil laughter]

Because he created it.

Created the Bioweve.

Giving the Imperium the opportunity to control the galaxy.

That can't be true.

[sighs]

I don't remember doing it. They wiped my memories...

But you did.

We both know it.

And all it cost was your home.

You didn't answer my question.

What will getting the Codec do?

Vykar is drawing his power from it.

Like he did all those months ago on Kantria, but far, far worse.

Because here, the Codec is pure, raw Bioweve energy.

Not making this sound like a good plan.

Oh, I think it's a perfect plan.

Your greatest achievement.

My greatest crime!

[screaming]

Guys. Get away from here.

I'll deal with Vykar. Once and for all.

[Zero] A decade ago, the Imperium created the Bioweve,

a digital nightmare they wired into our brains.

They locked me away, stole my memories, left me with nothing.

Then one day, I was rescued and taken aboard the Rogue.

Now my friends and I are going to shut down the Bioweve,

and free humanity.

Because I am Prisoner Zero.

[theme music playing]

The Codec obeys my every thought, my every command.

The power, here.

Where we first met, Zero, all those years ago.

You can't contain it,

a human body isn't built to absorb that much raw power.

Time has not been kind to this planet, Zero.

When I first came here,

you had just erased all life from it in a matter of seconds.

I don't need you to remind me.

Zero, you...you did all this?

It was an accident.

I didn't know what I was doing.

No excuse.

-Soon you will share their fate. -[explosion]

Be gone!

Gem!

[laughing]

[video game beeping]

Zero placed me in command of the Rogue

while he is on Dosk, Mika Tarrant.

And these guys aren't making it easy, are they?

Sorry, Guardian.

I am more concerned that they may injure themselves

on this unfamiliar ship.

Yeah, and I'm equally concerned that we haven't heard from Tag for hours.

-Or Zero, or... -Hey, guys!

Kodi, Jevon, Hallah, get off of there, yeah?

And Shona, what have I told you about messing with VR weapon-columns?

[glass shattering]

Oh, come on!

[Centurion] Prime Tactician Barqel.

You are not like other Imperium officers.

You do not fight.

Because this is my weaponry.

This is what keeps me out of harm's way.

People want my mental, not physical, skills.

And yet you are here, on an empty starship,

running from General Vykar.

And aren't you a little ray of sunshine?

Zero, are you okay?

[rumbling]

[explosion]

Ah, this is not good.

What did Vykar do to Gem?

Where is she, Zero?

She irritated me, boy.

And like any irritant, I flicked her away.

He hasn't killed her.

I can...sense her heartbeat,

feel her breathing.

She's on the ridge above.

Still on Dosk.

Del! Listen, we have to stop them.

Why?

Because Vykar is evil and because Zero is our friend.

Zero is the reason my husband died!

No! That was Vykar.

He killed Bowi.

It was Zero.

Vykar told me everything.

This was Bowi's.

He gave it to you. Do you remember?

Please, Del, remember your past.

Remember me.

I can process all this with clarity

your fragmented mind will never achieve.

So what? You still aren't me.

You still don't understand this power.

You cannot absorb it.

Human bodies weren't designed for this much energy.

It will destroy you.

Zero.

Is this what the Codec is doing to you?

Get out, Tag!

This is between me and Vykar.

One last fight!

[screams]

[grunting]

[grunting]

[loud explosion]

Guys! They're out of their minds.

Both of them! Zero and Vy...

Can you feel that power, Zero?

Using the Codec, I will rule the universe!

You think, no matter what the cost,

I would let a man like you rule anything?

Interesting word "man".

Are either of us truly just men anymore?

We are titans! Supermen.

We are almost gods!

Are you crazy? This will kill you both.

Him before me.

Oh, I can manipulate it, amplify it.

I control the Codec!

My lords and lady.

What can I do for you, this fine day?

If General Vykar continues on his current course,

he could destroy the entire galaxy,

this whole cosmos.

What would you have me do?

We need to bring him here.

Strip him of this new power before it gets too much

even for us to contain.

Oh, that's absolutely easy.

Just jump him there.

To Avalon. With you.

[Lady] How? Jump Technology cannot bring him that far across space.

Of course it can. You just need a large enough power source

and a transmitter at his end.

To do that, we would drain the whole planet, the whole of Avalon.

The loss of life would be catastrophic.

A perfectly acceptable risk.

The citizens of Avalon are easily replaced.

If we were to create the receiver, how would you create the transmitter?

I'm a strategist, my lady.

I prepare for every possibility.

It's already done.

An idea I co-opted from Tag Anaton's pet robot.

Clever boy, that little rascal.

He put jump tech into it.

I created something similar and threaded it into Vykar's armor.

You activate your people-powered jump pad,

my little addition to Vykar will do the rest.

You have helped the Imperium immeasurably.

We are downloading the codes from your armor now.

And blocking your access to those codes at the same time.

Only the Faculty may have control over General Vykar.

Goodbye, Barqel.

You won't hear from us again.

[explosion]

-What's happening, Centurion? -[alarm blaring]

The self-destruct key codes of the Spire have been activated.

I cannot override them.

Then I need to leave.

You cannot leave the bridge as the air from the corridors beyond

has automatically been vented into space.

The Faculty!

So, Centurion, how do we get out of this mess?

I suspect we do not.

-Del. -We have to leave him.

-For now. -Are you mad?

-I'm not leaving Del here. -Use your brain, Gem!

He's gone to their side.

If you think I'm gonna leave behind the man

who is the closest thing to my father,

you are more crazy than I ever thought.

Del, for Gem's sake, if nothing else, listen to us.

She needs you. She needs her...dad.

Everything you fought for is right here.

Everything you fought against, is right there.

Look what they're doing to this planet.

You have to get Gem to safety. It's your duty.

My duty is to Vykar's Imperium.

[grunts]

Ever since I escaped Tartarus,

I've dedicated my life to fighting creatures like you, Vykar.

Creatures of darkness, oppressors, dictators, bullies.

You!

And no matter what you do to me, you can't stop me.

[snickering] You are a formidable foe, Zero.

But, oh, you can be such an old woman too.

Everyone connected to the Bioweve, their energy, their life force,

now...

mine to exploit!

[dramatic music playing]

[music continues]

Gem, it's not hurting me 'cause I'm an Omega.

Look what you've done to her.

[rumbling]

You're destroying Dosk.

[grunting]

[crashes]

Zero! You've gotta stop this.

Go to Rogue.

Zero!

[alarm blaring]

Prime Tactician Barqel, there is always the executive escape pod.

Oh, and now he tells me there's an escape pod.

Wait a minute. There is an escape pod? Where?

It is accessed via General Vykar's Ready Room.

It is his personal pod.

Start it up, Centurion.

-I cannot do that. -And why not?

I require authorization from the General.

[explosion]

And what exactly was that?

That was the primary engines exploding.

Open the wretched doors!

[explosions]

[alarm beeping]

Centurion! Open the doors!

Updated information.

Termination of this ship and this artificial intelligence

in 38 seconds.

Centurion! Please!

[dramatic music playing]

[groans]

[screams]

[grunting]

[grunting]

Giving up, are we?

Perhaps.

But do you see what I've done with my portion of the Codec energy, General?

Oh, do tell.

I've given this planet back everything I took from it

all those years ago.

What are you talking about?

Look around you.

I've given it back the life I took.

Remember when I told you one day I'd have a planet of my own?

Zero's World.

Here it is.

Your final act of compassion.

Utterly wasted because once you are dead,

I will destroy this planet.

[evil laughter]

Librarian.

Why am I here?

Because you were destined to create the Codec, the Bioweve network,

and use it to stop the Dark Times returning.

You are at its heart.

No, not just at its heart,

you are its heart.

Every sentient being in the universe can be connected to the Bioweve.

And you found a way to make it happen.

But after the Imperium found it, they abused it, twisted it.

Took the potential you found for good and made it bad.

You need to get back.

Take the power direct from the Codec, reclaim it.

How? I can't. Vykar defeated me.

But now I'm here - wherever here is.

This is somewhere from a recent memory,

a newly created memory untouched by the Imperium.

Memories. So, you're...

The Codec is using avatars. Us.

To show you there is still time.

Because if we believe you can do this, then you must realize...

That I can believe in myself.

Except, it's not that easy.

Because I don't.

I destroyed Dosk. Killed everyone.

But the power of your Codec is terraforming the planet,

rebirthing it right now.

You need to see it through to the end.

[people screaming]

Del?

No.

No. Vykar cannot do this.

-But he is. -Only you can stop him.

Remember Zero, you created the Codec. It is part of you.

It is you.

It runs through you, part of your very being.

It was your mind that linked into the whole universe

to create the Bioweve.

You are its master, not Vykar.

Believe in that. Believe in yourself.

As we all do.

[screaming]

[dramatic music playing]

No!

[groaning]

See, Vykar!

For all your dreams, all your plans, the Codec obeys me.

The key, my brain patterns.

Even with the Codec itself, you couldn't truly win.

It's all over.

-[beeping] -What's going on? What is...

[whooshing]

[thud]

You overextended yourselves bringing me here, I see.

One down, two to go.

Oh, I had so much power,

and I lost it...again.

[grunts]

Today sees the start of the glorious new Imperium.

My Imperium.

Well, well, well.

The power that used to be behind the throne.

Time we had a talk about the future.

Man to...brain.

[evil laughter]

[birds chirping]

[Librarian] Do not move, my friend.

After all, you still have work to do.

Librarian?

-Never do that again. -I'm okay.

But where's Del?

Hey, guys.

-Did we win? -Yeah, yeah.

You just saved the universe.

[theme music playing]

[Librarian] Well, this is nice.

We've been brought together here.

The Nexus of Reality.

Because you failed, Librarian.

My Lord Arbiter, I...

I believed in Zero.

Oh, Zero is a true hero, yes.

But merely the hero who drew us towards the true Doomsmith.

Then surely, it is not too late.

[Arbiter] It is too late.

Because the Dark Times have returned.

And you have failed to prevent

the catharsis of eternal destruction.