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You're the spray painter.

My powers are chameleon.

So I can copy anyone else's power for, like, 60 seconds.

- That's Ally. - Hey.

They can clean up paint.

What we should be doing is... fuck shit up.

Cate Dunlap was viciously attacked last night.

Half your skull got blown clean away.

Your powers are totally fucked-up.

You're...

no better than a human.

That's Dr. Gold.

He delivered you.

I'm Cipher, your new dean.

You said Cipher was there.

- At Elmira? - Yeah.

And he's sus as fuck.

No one knows who he is,

what his powers even are.

I'm telling you, the dude's a blank slate.

Need help finding your way out?

Thomas Godolkin spearheaded a research program

called Project Odessa.

It's you.

You're Odessa.

After what happened to Andre...

I don't even know why he was trying to escape, given his condition.

I've got a dynamite speech for you.

- What if I say no to this? - Oh.

Well, unlike you, there's only one side to this coin,

and there is no "no."

Andre Anderson is dead.

His powers killed him.

Starlighters didn't attack Cate. I did.

♪ U.S.A...

Welcome to Truthbomb, America.

Bless your hearts and hold on to your butts,

'cause we're about to enter the gay-trix.

Major institutions...

Yes, even ones as stone-cold Christlike

as Godolkin University...

Are fighting off the rotten woke agenda.

Starlighters didn't attack Cate.

- I did. - Is he or she or they

lying in some pathetic attempt

to protect Starlighters from justice?

Now, thank God for heroes like Cate Dunlap,

who refuses to play the victim.

I was attacked by Starlighters. That's my truth.

As to why Jordan would lie like this?

All I can say is, Jordan will do anything... anything... for the likes.

And now all the dirty deeds are coming to light.

Another Godolkin student has come forward.

I was in the bathroom fixing my lipstick,

and I heard the stall door open.

I turn around and see Jordan.

They had their penis out.

Jesus Christ.

Just turn it off.

Fuck them.

I think I fucked up.

What did you think was gonna happen?

Okay, look, this is, this is on me.

Okay? I'll take the fall for it.

- Whatever it is. - No, I'm with you.

- Marie, I did this. - Jordan, I'm with you.

Okay?

Besides, what are they even gonna do now?

They made you number one.

They got to deal with it.

I used to check the rankings every week.

I wanted to be number one so fucking badly.

Then, when it finally happened, I just didn't care.

This school,

everything is so fake.

I just wanted to tell the truth.

What do you think they're gonna do?

Fucking bullshit.

Know your place or you fucking lose it.

Inside.

There they are. Hey, kids.

Seth Reed, Vought Marketing.

What is this?

Well, turning lemons into lemonade.

Sit.

Okay. So, we have Jordan Li.

Top dog but confused.

Confusing. Duplicitous.

Then there's Marie Moreau.

The baby face. One of the good ones.

Two powerhouses,

but only one can be number one.

And with that, I give you the greatest face-off in the history of God U.

"God U presents, colon,

Hostility at the University, colon,

The Gender Bender versus The Blood Bender."

Wait...

Title's a placeholder. Let it suck.

We have a team of writers doing punch-ups.

Uh, some legit crunch time motherfuckers.

You want us to... to fight?

Yeah, was, was that not clear?

Should I use the word "battle"? "Brawl."

- "Brawl." - We're not gonna fight.

You don't have a choice.

Why not?

Uh, because the public hates you, Jordan.

You lied about Andre,

you tried to protect the vicious Starlighters who attacked Cate.

- I told the truth. - Uh, you might as well have taken

a selfie with Bin Laden.

The people want red meat, they want to see your ass kicked,

and you will oblige.

I couldn't kick Jordan's ass even if I wanted to.

Look,

it was a rash decision, but I am sure

Jordan would issue some sort of statement...

You do not have a fucking choice!

Or you're walking out that door right now, down the stairs

and into the van I got waiting for you and your little friend Emma

to take you to Elmira.

Emma? She didn't do anything.

You should've thought of that before you popped your mouth off.

Consider it incentive.

Should I leave?

If we do this, you agree not to send anyone

back to Elmira, right?

Jordan, I'm not fighting you.

Uh, you are fighting in front of the entire world,

for real, no pulling punches,

and Marie will win.

I can leave, right?

This is insane.

I can't beat Jordan.

You are so hard on yourself, but I believe in you, Marie.

And after you train with me, you're gonna start believing in yourself.

I'm thinking today, 3:00.

See you then, Marie.

I am not going back to Elmira.

- I swear to God, you two... - No one's going back.

Okay?

Cipher fucking knows you're Odessa.

Why would he risk hurting you if you're so important?

I don't know what I am to him.

He was there when I was born.

Other than that, I... who knows?

So, every time Cipher wants you to do something,

he's just gonna pull the Elmira card.

This is never gonna fucking stop.

There is one thing we can do.

Get Cate to push him.

Fuck no.

Push him to do what?

Stop the fight a-and-and maybe get into his head

and figure out what the fuck he wants.

I mean, think about it. We don't know shit about him.

What his powers are, what the fuck he knows about Odessa.

Cate's the only one who might be able to help.

She's on his side.

Cipher was screaming at her.

Maybe she's not as far up his ass as we thought.

She fucking lives there, Marie. She's got a butthole timeshare.

Or she'll just sell us out again.

Which is a hundred percent what she'd do.

I really don't think she's with him.

And the enemy of my enemy...

Is extra enemy. Fuck her forever.

This is a bad idea.

It's a desperate idea,

but right now it's the only one I can think of.

So, if either of you have a better idea,

I would love to hear it.

Look, they made me say that shit for Truthbomb.

Yeah, like you didn't have a choice.

Jordan, you tried to kill me

and then you bragged about it in front of the entire school.

- I didn't fucking... - Can we just calm down for one second?

We're all on the same side here.

Bullshit.

I think you hate Cipher as much as we do.

So let's do something about it.

What makes you think I won't go to Cipher right now

and tell him what you're up to?

Just hear us out.

If you don't like it, we never have to talk to each other again.

Wait, is he gonna make them kill each other like some kind of emperor?

No... I don't know.

Maybe. Fuck.

And they think Cate's gonna stop it?

She's not gonna help.

Damn. All because of Jordan's stupid speech.

- Here. - No, it wasn't stupid. It was brave.

- Um, deviated septum. - Yeah.

Okay.

Guys, am I high...

or do we, like, need to stop this fight?

Uh, wh... how? What would we even do?

Well, like I've been saying, like sabotage.

Like, we'll use our powers and fuck shit up.

She's high as fuck balls.

I'll shrink or go gigantic.

Harper, you can be anyone for 60 seconds...

- Eh... - Ah! That's...

weird.

And, Ally...

what do you do?

Nothing good.

It's nothing special.

Oh, come on. It can't be that bad.

You got into this school.

Yeah, I'm actually only here 'cause my dad paid for the library.

Fine, okay.

I can manipulate my hair.

It's like Medusa, but not snakes.

That's cool as hell. Show me.

Well, it's actually not the hair on my head.

Yeah.

Okay.

That's great. Very '70s.

- You want to see it? - N-Not right now.

So, we'll circle back.

Okay, step one.

Show me how you did my powers.

What do you mean?

I mean, I can only do it when I destroy my sense of self-worth

- or, you know... - The eating disorder thing.

Mm, it's not an eating disorder.

Oh, it's Greg, my brother. He flies.

We have to hide this shit.

Emma, it's cool.

He's a Starlighter, too.

Ally, you're my sister, I love you,

but you're gonna have to pay for that weed.

Wait.

I know you. We've-we've got class together.

- Hi. - Uh, hi.

You're the one who's actively trying to fail Modesty Monarch's class.

Yeah.

I respect that.

Her weed's on me.

Thanks.

I've never seen his powers.

One of the creepier things about him.

You haven't read his mind?

I can't.

- Why not? You only mind-rape your friends? - Dude.

I've tried a million times,

but I can't get in and he won't let me close enough to push him.

Oh, so this is pointless. We can't do shit.

Maybe we can find some dirt on him

and-and force him to stop the fight.

What do you mean?

He's hiding something.

In his house, he's got security outside

and this big, weird locked door inside.

It wasn't there when Shetty lived there.

There's, like, this humming coming from inside, like a machine.

What is it?

I don't know, but whatever it is, it's important to him

and he doesn't want anyone to see it.

We'd need to get into that house.

You know how dead we'll be if he catches us.

He won't.

Because he'll be with me.

He wanted to train me.

It'll give you plenty of time.

No way.

Look, you don't know what he'll do to you.

Cipher doesn't want to hurt me.

He wants you to do that.

In the storied history of God U,

some matches become battles,

some battles become legends,

and some legends become gods.

That time has come again.

One has chosen their gender and their villainy.

The other was born with heroism in her blood.

Blood Bender versus Gender Bender.

The Bender Contenders.

One night only,

live on Vought pay-per-view.

Holy shit.

You shot a commercial for them?

They fucking deep faked us.

Jesus.

Oh, are you reading the comments?

Don't do that. It's brutal.

After the Flipped trailer came out, people said the worst things.

Oh, look, here's one.

"Cate is right, Jordan is a lying piece of shit."

How many times do I have to apologize to you?

How about fucking once?

Jordan, I'm sorry.

I really am. You don't deserve this.

Kinda like how I didn't deserve a murder attempt.

That's debatable.

Should've known to steer clear from you since freshman year,

when you fucked that T.A. with hooves.

We're going that far back?

I can recall someone chugging a bottle of rum

and four dicks in the bathroom of a TGI Fridays.

Those dicks belonged to the same guy,

and he was hot.

He had a cell phone attached to his belt.

I think I might be mad at you forever.

I hate that.

Me, too.

It was good, what you said about Andre.

And I'm glad you told the truth about him, too.

Cipher's on the move.

Okay, so...

just push this guy and we're in.

Yeah. Yeah. Okay.

I was here the other day visiting the dean and I left something inside,

so you're going to have to let us in.

Sorry. No visitors.

Okay, uh, I'm gonna need you to, uh...

give us your keys

and then fuck off and forget you ever saw us.

Sure. You got it.

Um...

What is he doing?

Oh, yeah, you take it all, you hot fucking Smurf.

Oh, yeah.

- He's fucking a garden gnome. - Oh, God.

Why?

Okay, look, my powers haven't exactly been consistent lately,

so, um...

Oh, yeah.

Oh, my God.

No, not yet.

Oh, yeah, you like that?

You like it.

You li... you want it. You want it.

That's it.

I'm gonna come. I'm gonna come.

You should've said something.

Jordan, this is all because you bashed my brain in.

When your powers aren't working right, you fucking say something.

The dude could've fucked us.

Well, he didn't.

He's rearranging a gnome's guts right now.

♪ Cherish is the word I use ♪

♪ to describe ♪

♪ all the feeling that I have hiding here ♪

♪ for you inside ♪

♪ You don't know how many times I've wished ♪

♪ that I had told you ♪

♪ You don't know how many times I've wished ♪

♪ that I could hold you ♪

♪ You don't know how many times ♪

♪ I've wished that I could mold you ♪

♪ into someone who could cherish me ♪♪

Shit, shit, shit.

Go, go. Go, go, go, go.

Oh, great, you're on time.

- What is this? - Training.

I'm not... fighting somebody?

Sure you are. Yourself.

Is everyone getting private lessons?

- Or am I just the lucky one? - I'm doing this with the students

whose powers are worth my time.

You know a lot about powers.

Yeah, I do.

Is that why they put you in charge of this school?

The last lady concocted a virus to kill us all.

The bar was pretty low.

Stand right here.

I want you to move

one of those bags of blood over to the empty table.

The trick here is to move the blood without bursting

the thin plastic bag containing it.

Well, as far as first times go, I'd say that was shit.

Try again.

What the fuck is the point of this?

I can't do it.

Because you are in your head.

You have to stop thinking and feel it.

Connect with every cell in that bag

as if it were a part of your own body.

Okay, okay. Ease up, Yoda.

- Fair enough. Sorry. - Yeah.

And what happens if I can do this?

Miracles.

Miracles beyond your imagination.

Again.

Drop the hand.

The hand doesn't do anything.

Feel it.

Come on.

Beautiful.

Did you feel it?

One night only

at the Vought International Hotel & Spa.

Gender Bender versus Blood Bender

fight it out in Unsafe Spaces.

Okay.

Let's give it a try, yeah?

Small.

It's not gonna work.

I feel really weird with you staring at me.

That's literally why you brought me here.

It's not that easy for me. If I don't puke, I need to feel...

Small?

Like shit.

Every time?

Look, it's an actor trick, you know?

When Daniel Day-Lewis wants to cry,

he just remembers when he sat on his balls.

That's actually how he won his Oscar, so...

Oh.

Oh? At least I'm not, like, shoving fingers down my throat.

Yeah. Okay, yeah, just...

Let's forget about small. Make yourself gigantic.

That's even harder.

No, just like...

Think about what makes you feel really awesome about yourself.

Thirty tacos.

Fuck it.

This was a waste of time.

You know, besides me,

you're the only one that Ally told about her powers.

Okay.

I-I'm just saying that's, like, kind of like a big deal.

Like, you know how you said that your friend said he believed in you

- and then you started to believe it? - Harper, that's really sweet...

You're like that for Ally.

And for me, too.

You're like...

an inspiration or something.

Shit.

I thought you'd go big. Didn't work.

I can't.

You absolutely can.

Elon here is no different than a bag of blood.

A living thing isn't a bag.

Since when?

We're all just blood bags.

Walking, talking blood bags.

What if I kill Elon?

That's why we name them for assholes.

Now, come on, we got a lot of ground to cover

before you get into the ring with Jordan.

What if I say no?

Well, you won't because you want to know what Odessa means.

And this is how you find out.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Come on, Marie.

I know you know that I was at your delivery.

You've figured out you're part of something called Odessa.

Hey, the whole point of this school

was to produce you.

Jesus, more fucking Yoda shit?

What the hell does that mean?

Thomas Godolkin

was devoted to developing ever more powerful Supes.

If you listen to me, that could be you.

The most powerful Supe

to ever come out of Godolkin.

Hell, the most powerful that Vought

has ever seen.

Yeah, right.

More powerful than Homelander.

Why would Vought want that?

Why would Homelander want that?

Tell me you're not a little intrigued by the idea.

Now what do you say you levitate Elon Musk?

Don't burst the bag.

Vance, bring in Julia Fox.

So we're working with murdering, lying, traitor-ass whores now.

Fantastic.

Emma, it's temporary.

No, no, it's cool, I've seen the movies.

Every team needs a psycho

who eventually sells them out and ruins everything for everyone.

I asked for a pamplemousse, bitch.

What'd we get?

Oh, show her.

Uh...

what am I looking at here?

Cipher has a super old dude in a hyperbaric chamber in his house.

Holy shit.

Who is it?

They don't know, but they found a giant nutsack in a can

- and we're supposed to be super psyched. - I have something.

Cipher isn't a Supe.

Um, wh-what are you talking about?

We don't know what his powers are because he doesn't have any.

He's human.

That doesn't make any sense.

There's no V in his system.

I can sense it.

So...

you can get up close to him and push him to do whatever we want him to do.

I can't.

My powers don't work like that anymore.

Unless you want him to make sweet, sweet, love to his stapler,

in which case she's your girl.

What are you talking about?

Uh, well, ever since...

I'm broken.

Your powers don't work?

Why the fuck are you here?

Because I am being gracious

and forgiving you assholes

- for fucking me up. - Oh.

So they're gone, like,

- forever? - No, I'm gonna,

I'm gonna figure out a way to fix it, I just...

Oh, no.

What?

"We live in a world of cameras, moron.

I saw you. Unacceptable."

It's Cipher. He wants to meet with me.

Fuck.

Meet him.

Are you insane?

He'll kill me.

He doesn't have any powers.

Just...

meet him somewhere public. At the fight.

But wear a wire.

"Wear a wire"?

This isn't some old cop show.

I mean, this, this isn't The...

- The Wire? - Then use your phone.

Get him to admit he's human.

Come on, a human dean

at an all-Supe school?

Cate, you said he was hiding something.

You were right.

This is the thing.

Marie, he's-he's already beyond suspicious of me.

If I start asking questions about that, he's gonna know.

Plus I'll be searched even before I get near Cipher.

There's no way I can set up a fucking camera.

I can do it.

I can do this.

How?

I have a crew.

You get him to talk.

I'll handle the rest.

It's a beautiful night for a battle here

at Vought International Hotel & Spa,

but the forecast calls for bloodshed.

I'm Dan Goodwin, here with my colleague for the night, Vikor.

We hope you're strapped in for some action, folks.

Welcome to Unsafe Spaces.

Jordan Li, who broke everyone's heart with their deception,

is going up against Marie Moreau, Godolkin's best and brightest.

And it's all about to happen right here

on VSNIII.

♪ Let the games begin ♪

♪ Let the games begin ♪♪

This is the smallest one I could find.

It'll fit through the sink drain, and it's waterproof and Bluetooth signal as well.

Perfect.

Hey, I wanted to tell you,

I think your powers are badass.

Oh, yeah, whatever.

- They're fucking weird, so... - Mm-mm, mm-mm.

I thought about your Superhero name.

Bushmaster.

Fuck yeah.

Move! I only have ten seconds left to phase.

Clothes?

Thank you.

I'll be lookout.

Be careful.

Go fuck some shit up.

Okay.

Let's fucking go.

Dick's got to be pretty raw, huh?

Empty your purse.

Just you and me.

No witnesses.

Relax, Cate.

Just thought you'd want some privacy.

Nothing bad's gonna happen tonight.

I appreciate that.

At least not to you.

Can't promise the same for your partner in crime Jordan.

Fuck you, Jordan!

Fuck you, Jordan!

Fuck you, Jordan!

- Jordan... - I'm okay.

- I'm okay. - Fuck you, Jordan!

I'm okay.

Fuck you, Jordan!

You don't have to be tough right now.

Not with me.

I know.

I got my powers when I was, like, six.

And...

I hid it.

From everyone.

And then I started to have this nightmare.

I'd be at school...

or shopping with my mom, and everybody would start just

pointing at me.

Screaming at me.

Like, so angry.

I guess even then I knew people would hate me.

It was a dream.

It wasn't real.

Fuck you, Jordan!

- Fuck you, Jordan! - I mean, it is now.

No.

Fuck you, Jordan!

No.

No, this is fake.

I mean, you said it yourself.

This whole fucking school is fake.

But you're real.

And I am.

And that is the only thing that matters.

I love you.

You know?

Yeah.

I do.

Shit, someone's coming.

Shit.

Fuck.

Dean Cipher, I want to...

My father sends his regards.

Your father?

The elderly gentleman you disturbed

in the hyperbaric chamber.

He's fine, by the way.

- Uh... - Let's chat.

Okay, okay, okay. Hurry, hurry, hurry.

Okay. Do you think she's okay?

How long was that?

No fucking way.

I was curious.

I mean, everyone is.

No one knows anything about you.

Where you're from, what your power set is.

I was foolish.

And I apologize.

Shit!

I do have one more secret to tell you.

Can't wait to hear.

My powers came back.

What wonderful news.

And...

I learned something.

Could you just pause for two seconds?

Nature calls.

Oh, sh...

Ladies and gentlemen,

who's hungry for some combat?

Cate.

Hi. Hi. Hello!

Holy shit.

Are you okay?

No, I am fucking not.

Okay, where does this go?

Is here good?

So...

tell me about this miraculous recovery.

Ladies and gentlemen,

let's get ready to meet our fighters.

♪ Come and get some ♪♪

Entering the arena, half man, half woman, all deceiver.

You know them, you hate them.

Godolkin University's number one,

Jordan Li.

Jordan Li showing up

for their first defense of the top spot is met

with a chorus of boos.

I mean, that's got to rattle you.

And now our challenger.

The girl with the battle in her blood.

Give it up for Marie Moreau!

Here she comes,

the youngest challenger ever to the top spot in Godolkin history.

The first and only person ever

to make the top ten as a freshman.

♪ Won't give me my credit, so I'm coming to get it ♪

♪ Won't give me my credit ♪♪

Yo, is it working?

Oh, my God.

Holy shit. You didn't drown.

Oh, no. I just saw a butthole as big as the sun.

Uh, hey, you're normal sized.

What'd you think about?

Nothing.

Guess I was too tired to think.

Welcome back, Miracle Grow.

Okay, look.

It's pretty overwhelming, to tell the truth.

My powers are so sharp.

It's like when they first manifested.

Better even.

Fascinating.

I can read people I couldn't before.

And I want you to know,

in the interest of trust...

your secret is safe with me.

My what?

I know what you are.

Or more importantly,

are not.

Listen, Cate, I don't know what you think

you're picking up from me,

- but... - You don't have to be scared.

I know.

You're human.

Okay.

You figured it out that I'm human.

And now I bet you're wondering

how I got away with it for so long.

It's a dangerous secret.

But we don't have to tell anybody else.

I'm sure we can come to an understanding.

Starting with ending this fight.

Now.

Well, that sounds reasonable.

Thank you.

- Is this angle okay? - What?

I mean, this isn't my best side.

If you're shooting from...

Low angle?

Oh, shit.

This is some crap, Cate.

I'm all, like, nostrils and chins

from down there.

This is sloppy work.

That doesn't make it any less true.

You don't have any V in your blood. You're not a Supe.

Oh.

So this is, uh, Marie's intel.

Well, that makes sense.

Hey, look, let's not let this awkwardness

spoil a good bloodbath.

- Didn't you hear me? No one's fighting. - Yeah.

And I think if you were a hundred percent, none of this would be happening.

Here.

Watch this.

Feel better?

Don't be rude, Cate.

Give us a wave.

Well, Jordan Li with a flex, waving to the dean's box.

What are you doing?

Jordan, stop!

I told you, Marie, don't raise...

your hand, that doesn't do...

anything.

Cipher?

Like a meat puppet.

With no strings.

Please stop! You'll kill them!

Come on.

Well, Marie Moreau's got to respond,

or this fight is already over!

Fight back! Do something!

Get off!

What is Marie Moreau doing?

I knew she had it in her.

Marie?

Please?

Marie! Marie!

- Marie! Marie! - Jordan?

Marie! Marie!

Marie! Marie! Marie!

Marie! Marie!

Marie! Marie! Marie!

Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie!

Marie! Marie!

Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie!

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