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On the day the world ended, the fate of mankind was carried in a small metal box.

In a secret location, architects, scientists and engineers met and concluded

that there was only one hope for our future.

To build an underground city designed to keep

its citizens protected for generations to come.

Set it for 200 years.

We'll keep them in the city for 200 years.

You're certain that'll be long?

None of us can be certain of anything.

We can hope.

Growing up with no knowledge of a world outside, future

generations will be spared sorrow for what they've lost.

For the good of all mankind.

The box was entrusted to the first mayor, who was to pass it on to her successor.

As the years counted down, the box passed from mayor to mayor.

None knew what secrets it held, only that it would open when it was needed most.

But fate ran another course.

And the chain was broken.

The

box was tucked away and forgotten.

And as the city grew old and began to crumble, the box quietly clicked open.

I am hurrying.

I'm proud of you, son.

Today's a big day.

Yeah.

I just hope I don't get assigned some useless job.

You can't control what job you get on assignment to.

That's not the point.

The important thing is that you do.

One, two, six, seven.

They're getting longer.

That one was.

Yeah, and it's the third one this week.

The generator's our only source of power.

If it goes, we all go.

That's dramatic.

Dad, this place is falling apart.

No, I will not just sit around while Ember collapses.

I'm getting into that generator, whatever it takes.

Have to beat him in there, Uncle.

I'll just wait for the next few minutes.

Uncle is not here yet.

It's about to explode.

It says that we've lost the power in aι juice.

Slow down, tidy up, turn right.

When it starts, you've got a eighty-five minute am tsen.

Go on ahead.

It's all right to wait for him.

I'll cheer him on so we can pull this off.

Congratulations on achieving this momentous occasion.

Your assignment day.

I'm late!

Lena, are you and your granny alright?

Yeah, we're fine.

You alright, Mr. Thomas?

Just another blackout, Lena.

Hi!

Introduce the book of the city of Elmer.

You need to sign in!

I'm late!

We swear... Eternal loyalty to our city.

We declare our infinite gratitude to the builders

who chose to side with the greatest care.

We flourish above our mighty flowing river.

We thrive thanks to the unbounded capacity of our mighty generator.

Beating at our very center like a magnificent heart.

Beyond Elmer, the darkness goes on forever in all directions.

Ours is the only light in the dark world.

It's true.

Back.

Be the first to discover your future.

Reach in, young man.

Read it aloud.

Electrician's helper.

I get to work in the generator.

Timekeeper's assistant.

You get to work with clocks.

Building repair assistant.

They have a lot of fun.

Greenhouse helper.

Attagirl.

Potato peeler.

You're gonna come in handy.

Warehouse clerk.

A vital job.

Pick one, young lady.

Pipeworks.

Louder so we can all hear.

I'm a pipeworks laborer.

You're a very fortunate girl.

That is an important job.

Mold scrapper.

We got a mold scrapper.

Great.

Messenger.

Lena.

Lena.

You're gonna need me.

Trade with me.

What?

Swap jobs, please.

You have to.

You wanna work in the pipeworks?

No.

I wanna be electrician's helper and work in the generator, but Joss won't swap.

I would rather die than be a messenger.

I don't wanna waste my time while the whole city crumbles.

Yes.

What?

Yes.

Thank you, dude.

Thanks.

But

all there is a brighter light.

Miss Murdo.

How was your assignment day?

I'm a messenger.

That's wonderful, Lena.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Where are you?

I'm a messenger.

You shouldn't make things up.

You're not a messenger, Lena.

But today was assignment day.

Remember?

Oh.

Hmm.

Where's Poppy?

Poppy.

Poppy.

She was helping me look for something.

Bye.

Bye.

Here's Poppy.

Poppy!

Poppy!

Poppy, take that out of your mouth.

Here.

It's for you.

Thank you.

I made it.

Yeah, I can tell.

Uh, what's it for?

It's for your graduation.

What does it do?

You'll figure it out.

There's more to a bottle cap than keeping liquid from leaking out of glass.

The main thing is, pay attention.

Pay close attention to everything.

Everything you see.

Notice what no one else notices.

And you'll know what no one else knows.

What you get...

is what you get.

What you do with what you get.

That's more the point.

Wouldn't you say?

Really useful, Dad.

You don't want to eat?

I'm not hungry.

You're in your way.

I'll be eating.

I'll play you the voices while you fall asleep, okay?

Yoo-hoo!

Yoo-hoo-hoo!

Anybody home?

Don't hold dinner for me, darling.

I'll be there before it lights out.

Mr. Knightley, your shoes are ready.

Hi, Rayne.

This is Clary.

The sprinkler system is down again in number two.

Rayne, it's me, Beryl.

I've been thinking about it.

I've got to watch my boy.

I've come around.

I've changed my mind.

Where do you go?

Lena Mayfleet reporting for duty.

You're early, Mayfleet.

At ease, at ease.

Eighty o'clock!

Stations, everybody!

It's beautiful.

Wear it proudly.

Take care of it.

And keep it in good repair.

I will.

Your station is Garland Square.

Stop!

I need to tell you the rules.

One, when a customer...

...gives you a message, repeat it back to make sure you've got it right.

Two, always wear the red cape so people can identify you.

Three, our customers pay 20 coins for every

message no matter how far we have to carry it.

So go fast.

I was going fast.

Very good.

I'm impressed.

Now go!

These overalls will go over your clothes.

That belt will have all the tools you'll need.

And I think there's enough traction left in these boots.

You need traction to work the pipes.

Now this locker is yours.

You can put in your shoes and whatnots.

All right?

Okay.

All right.

You've got a big head.

This one.

Oh, that fits.

All right now.

Cut your name in there.

Why?

Why?

In case something happens to you.

The guy who wore this helmet before you drowned.

If he hadn't cut his name in there, we wouldn't have known who he was.

Here.

Use this.

I think I can figure out what's wrong with the generator.

When can I see it?

Huh?

Done.

So?

Clary!

It's me!

Look at you!

Rona told me.

You're my first message.

That's great.

I'm ready.

From Arben Swen, the vegetable vendor.

Let me have it.

What?

If this is a potato, then I'm 16 and sexy.

I couldn't see it, but I ran right into it.

I swear, it was as big as a house.

I was just trying to get out along the river.

It was so dark.

I grabbed onto it.

I had to before it grabbed me.

Stop!

Stand back!

I

couldn't see anything!

Why would he risk being thrown in jail when

everyone knows it's against the law to go out there?

There's far too much to do here to worry about out there.

Your father would have known how to fix these potatoes.

Don't dig too deep, Lena.

The whole thing is rusted.

Yeah.

I'll have you replaced.

Yep.

So where do you store new pipe?

New pipe?

We haven't had new pipe since my second decade here.

We've been patching so long, we have more patches than pipe.

Here, hold that.

Check it.

Oh, yeah.

Check it.

Squeeze it.

Is it holding?

So far.

So far?

So far is so good.

What's gonna happen?

Same as always.

What's that?

We'll cope.

But what about the blackouts?

They're getting worse.

Slow down, kid.

You have to learn to take things as they come.

What's this tunnel called?

It's tunnel 25.

And this is 26.

How do you know?

Come on.

What's that for?

Russia.

Water wheel.

And this?

Oh, no.

It's not my job.

You've worked here forever.

How could you not know?

I did my own business.

It keeps me busy enough.

Can we go into the generator?

There's gotta be another way into the generator.

Huh.

The tunnel's been erased.

Hey!

What are you doing here?

I'm in the storeroom.

You're a looper.

Your brother was in my class.

Thanks for the enlightening information.

Is that why you're here?

No, I'm training in the pipeworks.

I'm training in the pipeworks.

I saw this rope.

I got lost.

I'm sorry.

Get lost again!

Are you okay?

Please.

Please.

Please, come on.

Lena?

Dune?

Lena, keep talking.

Dune, where are you?

Hey, you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Something's not right.

They never last this long.

What's that sound?

It's the generator.

But they can fix it, right?

Maybe for now.

We're running out of time.

We have to do something.

There was a man this morning.

He came back from the Unknown Regions.

He said he heard water.

Did you ever think there might be a way out?

A way out of Ember?

Look, I need to get down the pipeworks.

You stay safe, Lena, okay?

Dune.

Dune!

Wait!

Uh... where'd you get that?

I think it came from some kind of animal.

No, where did you get it?

A man came back with it from the Unknown ult Member.

It's from a beetle.

It's beautiful.

Can I keep it?

Miss Temple, I need to get home and check on my Granny first.

Pass the message as you go!

Tell everybody!

Everyone stay away Manuel!

We live, but we awaken... The joy of our soul, this is our joy.

Is

there somewhere?

What's there?

Somewhere.

Something is very, very important.

My great-granddaddy, he told me...

Wait here.

Poppy, no.

Spit it out.

Poppy, come.

You're ruining the couch, Granny.

You found it.

This is what you're looking for?

You sure?

What's so special about it?

I forget.

I don't remember.

I can't remember.

Okay, Granny, I've got to get back to work.

Okay.

See you, Pop.

Josh?

Josh.

Don't bother asking.

The generator's broken.

It's hopeless.

Next lot.

I have a message.

For Celie Schnapp.

I'm Celie Schnapp.

What is it?

Mun Milder sent me.

He did?

He wants me to tell you that he can't come over for lunch today.

Oh.

He said that your house is too far away from his and he's afraid of the blackouts.

I have a message for the mayor.

Your ship is in.

Good day, messenger.

What brings you to the Gathering Hall?

I have a message for the mayor.

Very good.

Right this way, if you please.

These pictures are of all the mayors of Ember.

I'm related to him.

He was my great... great... I don't know how many greats' grandfather.

Pod Morthwart.

7th May.

The mayor of Ember.

We still live in the same place he did.

Come in.

I recognize you from assignment day, don't I?

She's a direct descendant of our 7th mayor.

Are you?

How nice.

Name?

Lena Mayfleet.

Mayfleet?

Oh, that is a name for a messenger.

May your feet be fleet?

Oh.

Apparently you were born for the job.

What is your message for me, Lena Mayfleet?

It's from Looper, sir.

Your ship is in.

Excellent.

What are those boxes in the portrait, sir?

Is that part of the message?

No.

I was just curious.

Thank you.

Attention!

Doors will fill in five.

I'm just looking after myself.

You've heard the rumors.

You know what they're saying.

It's going black for good.

What's going black for good?

Clean your ears, little miss nosy.

I said back.

Going back for good.

Did you deliver the message?

Ember's been here a long time.

Blackouts are no blackouts.

The generator hasn't failed us yet.

The generator won't last.

It's falling apart.

And no one knows what they're doing down there.

Something's really wrong.

What can you do about it?

What can you do about it?

How do you explain that this used to be so small?

You're gonna give yourself a headache.

Ember.

Time.

Support.

Life.

One.

Proceed.

Two.

Release.

It's so shiny.

Look at this.

Oh, no.

20 packages of light bulbs.

My shop's out of peas.

I need 15 air tights.

Well, when you can't have 15, you can only have three.

Don't give me that.

Just yesterday, I saw plenty of air tights in Pot Street Market.

Well, that's why there aren't so many today, isn't it?

Don't be smart with me.

What do you want me to do?

Make peas out of thin air?

I need some help.

I need help.

Lena!

No!

Did you find a lie-back room?

You need to stay in bed together.

We found it, Granny.

We found it.

What is it?

Can you tell me?

Don't ask her to talk now.

What's best for you is to sleep.

Isn't there any medicine you could give her?

I'm low on medicine.

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

Give her as much water as you're drinking.

Can you look at Poppy too?

Hang on to her.

I'm just gonna look in your mouth.

Don't bite.

Well, what was that doing there?

Poppy, stand still.

Don't move.

Granny, we're coming!

You

and Poppy have to share, but I think the bed's big enough.

Poppy, let's make some dinner and let your sister get settled.

Do you know your part?

I think I remember it pretty well from last year.

A great day of singing is so important.

It lifts all of our hearts.

How lucky we are.

I don't feel very lucky lately.

There's nothing to worry about.

The blackouts worry everybody.

Help is coming.

Help?

Mm-hmm.

Who built our city, dear?

The builders?

That's right.

And the builders will come again and show us the way.

Whatever it is, Granny, we'll figure it out.

I promise.

It says Pipeworks.

That's why I brought it to you.

This printing.

You know what it reminds me of?

Come on, let me show you something.

The builders left us this book.

We learned about it in history.

Come on, open it up.

What?

No one but the mayor is supposed to.

The builders wrote these instructions.

It's exactly the same.

There's something I have to show you.

What do you think?

I think it's instructions.

Yeah?

What I don't understand is why would they have it in a circle?

I mean, I know it must be... Add a T.

What?

Add a T.

E-X-I-T.

Exit.

What if there's an exit from Ember?

I don't think we're supposed to be down here.

This tunnel was erased from Saul's map.

It dead ends in a locked room.

What's that?

I have no idea.

Hey!

Thanks for another great idea.

Moles need to eat all the time just to stay alive.

Probably just as hungry as we are.

Do you see anything?

Have you seen those storerooms?

They're completely empty.

We're going to run out of food.

It doesn't matter anyway.

The generator won't last.

And pretty soon it'll be black for good.

Mayfleet.

That's my name.

The man who wore that helmet before me drowned.

Drowned?

You weren't here.

There's no water but the irrigation pipes.

What's going on?

How could he have drowned?

I miss him so much.

Mom too.

How am I ever going to figure out what this is all about?

It's all these zeros.

That's what scares me the most.

What we count down to nothing.

It sounds like doomsday.

Please, honey.

Don't do anything foolish.

I couldn't bear to lose you too.

How did he die, Clary?

Did he really drown?

Your father thought it was doomsday too.

He believed there was a way to get out of Amber.

I couldn't dissuade him.

I said it was our duty to stay here and fix our problems.

But it's illegal to venture out into the unknown.

Why is it illegal?

Your father said the river runs in one direction.

So it must come from someplace and go to someplace.

But he must have hit it too early or something.

I don't know.

The tunnel flooded and...

And my dad died?

He was by himself?

Everyone else got out before it collapsed.

I was...

I was considering taking the box to the mayor.

Yes.

Do that.

Do that instead, please.

Let him handle the situation.

These are trying and troubled times.

Our problems...

are grave.

We need answers.

But beyond answers.

More important than answers.

We need solutions.

And in order to find those solutions...

I propose we launch...

a thorough investigation.

I hereby declare...

the creation... of a task force...

to investigate the blackouts.

Do I have... volunteers?

Today...

we... the people... stand united against the darkness.

Lizzie.

Lizzie!

Lizzie!

Give me that.

Pineapple?

Come on!

No one's had pineapple since my grandmother was a little girl.

Where'd you get this?

Give me that.

Lizzie!

Where'd you get that food?

Ugh!

Oh, Brian.

I got it from my boyfriend.

You don't have a boyfriend.

It's not official, but... there's this guy who really likes me.

He explores the storerooms.

The ones on the edges.

They're marked empty in the ledger, but they're not all empty.

I'll give you a bite.

Promise not to tell.

It's wrong, Lizzie.

Well, he says it's all gonna be gone soon anyway.

Why not live as well as we can right now?

Hey, there he is.

Dude.

Evie.

I need to tell you something.

It was Luca we saw near that 351 door.

Before that, I took a message to the mayor for him.

I'll bet there's something big on the other side of that door.

So much food!

And I thought he was lying when he talked about finding a solution.

He wasn't lying.

He's found his solution.

Bobby, lie down, okay?

It's time to go to sleep.

Could you just pump those pedals?

What is this?

It's the answering machine tape from my parents' phone.

When they still had one.

Yoo-hoo!

Yoo-hoo!

Anybody home?

That's my dad's voice.

I'll be there before it lights up.

Ray, it's me, Barrow.

I've been thinking about it.

I watched my boy and...

I've come around.

I've changed my mind.

I'm in.

What's wrong?

Light me.

Where are you going?

Well, meet me at the greenhouse, okay?

Good night, young man.

How was your rehearsal?

For the singing?

Oh, it was... fine.

It was really good.

Good.

Good night.

Good night.

Dad.

I heard you.

I heard you on the answering...

Lena Mayfleet has her parents' old answering machine tape.

I heard you.

You said her dad could count you in.

You tried to leave the city.

Didn't you?

Why would I do that?

Because of me.

Dad.

Please.

We were wrong.

No, you were right.

There is an exit.

Yeah, Rain thought so, too.

And it got him killed, son.

Dad, there's a way out in the pipe works.

But you have to tell me everything that you know.

Tell me what you know.

I don't know anything, and neither do you.

The builders left instructions.

The builders abandoned us.

No, they didn't.

They didn't, Dad.

I have proof.

Show me.

Wait!

Oh.

Happy great day of singing, young lady.

I need to speak to you in private.

Very well, then.

What I need to tell you is secret and really important.

What is it?

The mayor.

He's got a bunker in the pipe works.

It's filled with food.

The shortages aren't as bad as I thought.

Not as bad as everyone thinks.

You mean the mayor is stealing?

Looper, who works in the storerooms, is helping him.

This is shocking.

Shocking.

I'm shocked.

We have to report this.

Come with me.

Well done, Lena Mavley.

Once you arrest him, June and I can show you where the room is and...

Wait, where are we going?

This is a place for drugs.

But beg your pardon, your honor.

You remember Lena Mayfleet?

She wants to accuse you.

Accuse me of what?

Of stealing food from the people of Ember.

I love my city.

And everyone in it.

And I would never think to do such a thing.

We saw your room!

We saw you in it!

We?

She and her friend, Dune Harrow.

What's that box?

It's mine.

It's unusual looking.

Where'd you get that?

You related to one of the mayors.

Yes, he was the seventh mayor.

A lot of things got lost when the seventh mayor passed.

May I look at that box, Lena?

Why?

What's inside the box, Lena?

I imagine it's official mayor-related business.

Box.

Give it to me.

It's not yours.

Give me the box!

No!

Get it from me.

Now!

Take it from her!

Move!

Grab her!

Have you got her?

Get her.

This is the home of Dune Harrow.

Is he here?

I can't hear.

I have a weak ear.

You have to talk louder.

Dune Harrow.

No, Loras.

We're looking for Dune Harrow.

He's charged with treason against the city.

That's terrible.

If it's true, he's no son of mine.

Treason is the worst defense anyone could possibly commit.

Builders were wise when they said, if you have proof, you have to pursue it.

There's more to a bottle cap than keeping liquid from leaking out of glass.

Get him!

Go.

This way.

Dune!

The guards are here!

You traitor!

In here.

How did I get you?

Hold on.

The keypad is somewhere...

Just for the sake of it.

Is this the way to your apartment?

Apparently not.

I'm sorry!

You can't knock door!

Guards!

What?

Dune and I, we...

What is this all about?

We'll be late for the Great Day of Singing.

Oh, excuse me, ma'am.

I'm looking for Lena Mayfleet.

Well, she's not here.

She's probably already in Harkin Square.

Okay, okay.

Well, I guess I'll just have a look for myself.

I beg your pardon.

I'm so sorry.

You know, the mayor did ask for her specifically.

The greenhouse.

She was meeting a friend of the greenhouse.

Does that help?

That's food you're destroying!

Our food!

I know!

A warning.

If I discover you are helping, harboring or otherwise assisting those kids.

Why would I do that?

I have information they were coming this way.

Who provided you with that information?

It's confidential.

All I need for you to understand is this.

If you're involved, you'll regret it.

Anything you hear, anything you see, you tell me.

Otherwise, there will be consequences.

And should anything happen in the future that you hear of or see...

I'll expect to be informed.

I don't need to tell you that I have the mayor's ear.

Leave two guards!

We've got to find a way out of here.

Shh.

What is this?

My dad made this.

That doesn't look very safe.

That's my dad.

Everything he makes looks like this.

What do you mean, your dad?

Barrow.

His voice is in your answering machine.

But your dad's name is Lars.

Beryl Harrow.

It's his nickname after some wheelbarrow he used to push around.

You're the boy.

That means our parents were trying to escape together.

They're trying.

We're running out of time.

He'll come back for us.

Now, you stay here and be a good girl.

Okay?

And look for me up there.

Where is he?

Oh, she's here somewhere.

Here it is again.

The moment in the year when we pause to celebrate our fair city.

This beacon of light in a world of darkness.

Hey, that's stuff.

Cover it.

This miracle of planning.

This magnificent achievement that is our city of Ember.

This is all we know.

Emberite

will be with you.

When the light comes on.

Hope is everlasting.

I started singing.

Oh, I've got to show you.

The mirror had one too.

He gave this to you?

Not exactly.

Generator.

Okay, we have to get there.

We have to get there now.

Poppy.

I will be with you.

This is all we know.

Ember is forever.

And I will be with you.

Ember is forever.

And I will be with you.

That's it.

Maybe he knows.

Saul.

Saul.

Okay, we have to get him on his feet.

Wake up.

Saul, is there a key to the generator door?

I'm sure there's a key.

Great.

Where is it?

How should I know?

It's not my job.

Wait.

Something's not right.

The builders were smart.

They would have made it simple.

I wouldn't call any of this simple.

But they would have thought it through.

They planned...

There's something behind those lockers.

Poppy, come on.

Let's go.

What are these for?

Low app...

Release by... Rotating mechanism...

Clockwise...

What's that?

It has to be...

The

water level is too low.

Whoa!

It's gonna hit!

They should have moved out of the way!

We're not supposed to skip ahead.

We need to follow the instructions exactly.

Let's get the builders with a warning.

Access something something one room.

There wasn't one room we were looking for.

It was L.

Emergency control room.

Okay.

The cards.

Let's check the cards.

Come on.

To full thrust.

I will win.

Hey, what's next?

Set wire wheel two to full stop.

Wire wheel two full stop.

It's stuck!

It's stuck!

Saul!

Stay here.

Saul!

Go away, Tom!

Go away!

What are you doing up here?

This thing is jammed stuck!

I've got to free it!

How do you know that's what you should do?

It's my job!

Ah, nothing's working.

Try this!

It's beginning to move!

It's moving!

So this is the exit!

It's the way out, remember!

Where, boy?

We'll find out!

I've

got to keep this open!

So come now!

Come with me!

You go!

Now!

You mean it?

Fine!

You can't leave me here!

Fine!

No!

No!

We had a deal!

What?

What?

It was you and me!

Open the door!

We had a deal!

We had a deal!

Open the door!

You said!

There's

something up ahead.

They were right.

There's nothing but darkness.

They won't hear you.

It's way too far.

But...

But we've got to tell them somehow.

We need to tell them what's up here!

Lena and Dune tied their hope to a rock and tossed it down toward the city.

The rock could have ended up on a roof.

Or kicked into a gutter.

But fate ran another course.

And the message found its way.

Now the path was clear for all.

All of us who kept the flame of ember burning through the darkness.

So that we could live again on the earth.

In the air and the light.