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I am Kai, last of the Brunnen G.

Millennia ago, the Brunnen G led humanity to victory in the war against the insect civilisation.

The Time Prophet predicted that I would be the one

to destroy the Divine Order and The League of 20,000 Planets.

Someday, that will happen

but not today.

As today is my day of death.

The day our story begins.

Stingers

Stingers ready

Our one chance and our one chance alone is to hit His Shadow's control pod

Good luck

Very, very good luck

ForeShadow in range

Crash into the control pod!

His Shadow

His Divine Shadow, yes

The Brunnen G will defeat you

I do not think so

The power of order has destroyed your planet

The power of order will destroy you

And you are the last of the Brunnen G left alive

The Time Prophet...

has seen your order destroyed by the Brunnen G

The Time Prophet's vision appears to be flawed

We will incinerate the carcass

No

This last specimen of a now extinct culture of romantic dreamers

merits punishment beyond death

Transport it to the Bio-Scholars

An insect

Curious

Only a thin dimensional barrier

separates us from the festering evil,

the malignant depravity

and alien chaos

of the Dark Zone

The Dark Zone is not separate,

like two different planets.

The Dark Zone coexists in the same space as our universe,

in the same place, at the same time.

The Dark Zone has no rules,

no sense, no order.

We give thanks to His Divine Shadow for his ceaseless vigilance,

protecting our universe of light and order from the horrors and disorder

of the Dark Zone.

We worship His Shadow

Long may he reign

Good morning

Security Guard Class 4

Number 47632943

Department 511

Level 4

This is your third wake up call

If you are late you will receive 7 demerits

You already have 991 demerits

Prisoner Transport 58K603 you are past the Frontier

Commence your revival sequence

Due to a bulkhead malfunction,

prisoner transport 58K603,

you are being diverted from gate 417

punishment level 2 to gate 511

Due to a bulkhead malfunction prisoner transport 58K..

Number 11 freeze-dried again

I've seen a lot of women in my life,

and you know something?

You've gotta be the ugliest one I ever laid eyes on

Does this mean anything to you?

No

Nothing means anything to me, handsome

It's your day of justice, Thodin

I worship His Shadow

I worship His Shadow

Prisoner transport 58K603 requesting docking beam

Authority code

Code?

Nobody asks for code anymore

Wrong code

I can't remember the code

I suggest you try another gate then

What rank are you?

Security guard, class 4

Security guard, class 4, sir

I'm a line major and I'm ordering you

to turn on your docking beam

Understand?

I can't do that

Why not?

You've got the wrong code

I am giving you a direct order,

4th class security guard

I can't help you

I worship His Shadow

I worship His Shadow

Docking beam is engaged now sir,

and security guard class 4 Stanley Tweedle

is presently being entered for correction and punishment himself

I request that he be demoted

Class 4 is already the lowest

Then I trust that his punishment will be severe

That will happen, sir

May His Shadow fall upon you

May His Shadow fall upon you

You must enter yourself into correction centre number 40

before watch change today, Stan

Stanley Tweedle

And may His Merciful Shadow fall upon you

May His Merciful Shadow fall upon

me, preferably

We have little time!

The sedative

No time

He fought well

A truly vicious human being

He will prove to be a good host

The second vac!

We don't have time, one will have to do

But he may not be fully cleansed!

We will have to risk it

Divine Shadow, you must perform the Kiss

Divine Shadow, the Kiss

We worship His Divine Predecessor

Divine Shadow, may your reign be long and worthy

Divine Predecessors,

I than you for your gift of selection

I will serve order,

I will serve you,

and I will serve myself

But how?

Divine Shadow,

today is a dark day for heretics and infidels throughout our universe

The Lexx will soon be fully grown

and we will be able to send it on its voyage

bringing destruction upon all those who would oppose the League of 20,000

How will we know which planets shelter enemies of order,

which planets are to be chosen for destruction?

That will be your task

Then my task is complete

I choose to destroy them all

That has not been our plan

Divine Predecessors,

I am formed from you,

but my host brain was not fully cleansed

and therefore I am also partly formed from humans

I will choose my own path,

and I choose that I myself

will command the Lexx on its voyage of destruction

But the prophecy-

I have no patience for your ancient superstitions!

The Brunnen G have been extinct for over 2000 years

The Divine Shadow must never leave the Cluster unless there is grave peril

We need each other's strength

I agree, Divine Predecessors

I will not risk being separated from your wisdom and guidance

as you will join me on my voyage

The prophecy is upon us

Impossible! The prophecy is false

The Brunnen G are extinct

Brethren,

I was the one who killed them all,

but I did not destroy them all

One specimen was preserved

Impossible!

Predecessors

look into me

I was the one who took his life

I have his memory

Prophet,

I have come to you because the forces of His Shadow grow stronger,

and we Brunnen G no longer have the weapons to combat it

I have the strength to answer one question

Say to me your question

Will the forces of His Shadow destroy us?

Time as you know had a beginning,

and time has an end,

and then time begins again,

as we shall each live our lives again,

exactly as before

I have been gifted to see into the old cycles of time

not very clearly, mind you,

but I have learned that in the future past the Brunnen G,

the great victor in the war against the insect civilisation,

shall be destroyed at the hand of His Shadow,

but after His Shadow leaves the Cluster,

they will be destroyed at the hands of the Brunnen G

This has happened before

It will happen again

We are boarding the Lexx

We will all be destroyed!

You! You, I know you!

Stanley Tweedle

it's him! Stanley Tweedle

Stanley Tweedle - oh!

Traitor!

My client -

Argon Protopi, pie maker, class 2, orbital 5 -

is innocent of the charge of

failing to pay money owed to the temple

and throws himself upon the mercy of this court,

ecure in the knowledge that His Shadow's wisdom will prevail upon these proceedings

Memory search commencing

Alms, alms, alms

I don't care anymore. I've had enough. I'm not paying the temple any more money, period

Memory search complete

You -

Argon Protopi, pie maker, class 2, orbital 5 -

have been found guilty of failing to pay money owed to the temple

You are therefore sentenced to

have your individual life terminated

However, His merciful Shadow will allow many of your vital organs

to live on as components used in the making of robotic drones

Your useful flesh will be contributed

to the protein bank where it will be recycled for purposes that serve His Shadow

poses that serve His Shadow

You can take whatever you want,

I'll pay, I promise!

In the execution of this sentence

you are hereby cleansed of your crime against the people of the 20,000 Planets

May His Merciful Shadow fall upon you

We worship His Shadow

I was supposed to escort a prisoner here - Stanley Tweedle 467329-43 Department 511 Level 4

Yeah?

He is refusing to turn himself in

Yeah?

I thought that if you told me what his punishment would be for not showing up, that might help persuade him

Oh - give me that number again

467329-43 Department 511 Level 4

If he's not here when we close at watch change

termination order will be issued automatically

That's about, er, twenty minutes

Termination?!

That's what it says - termination

But he's a designated data co-operator,

he can't be terminated because he might be needed someday for important information

DDC, eh?

Oh, sorry -

that expired five months ago

Let's see -

he's a level 4, class 47 transgression, normally - cauterisation

But...

he's got 991 demerits and there's a special rotation so,

looks like 1 to 3 organs

1 to 3 organs?

He'll have to donate 1 to 3 organs, depending on demand

Demand?

Demand for soft organs is red hot right now, so he's pretty sure to be a triple donor

But he didn't do anything, it's just a mix-up!

Life's a mix-up, huh?

What organs?

Usual combo -

eyeball, kidney, testicle

If they want bone, they'll take an arm or a leg,

but we haven't done a limb cut in days

I'd suggest he turn himself in

After all - triple organ's better than a termination

Hh - may His Merciful Shadow fall upon you

My client -

Zev Bellringer of B3K -

is innocent of the charge of

failing to perform her wifely duties and ridiculizing her husban in the temple

and throws herself upon the mercy of this court

secure in the knowledge that His Shadow's wisdom will prevail upon these proceedings

Memory search commencing

You are my every dream come true

There must be a mistake

There's no way I can marry that cow!

Husband - I shall serve - I shall love - I will-

You make me wanna throw up

Get her outta here!

Memory search complete

You -

Zev Bellringer of B3K -

have been found guilty

of failing to perform your wifely duties,

and humiliating your husband in the temple

You are therefore sentenced

to be transformed into a love slave,

and to be given to -

Seminary 166145 -

to be used for their pleasure, may His Shadow fall upon you

Oh please,

put me out of my misery

I volunteer for the protein bank

I don't want to live this terrible life anymore!

You - Thodin of the Ostral B pair -

are accused of-

Due to the special nature of this crime, the arch-heretic Thodin of the Ostral B pair will be tried in Cobalt Stadium

Following that, this sentence will be immediately executed for the entertainment of His Shadow's loyal followers

In the execution of this sentence you are hereby cleansed of your crime against the people of the 20,000 Planets.

May His Merciful Shadow fall upon you

Whatever

The arch-heretic, pirate and rebel of the Ostral B pair - Thodin

Bugbomb activated

Bugbomb searching, Thodin

Heading left

Bugbomb searching, Thodin

3 organs

3 organs

Better than termination

Bugbomb searching

Bugbomb malfunction

Thodin of the Ostral B pair

is accused

of heresy in the first degree,

of 26 counts of piracy,

of influencing the minds of the feeble,

of questioning His Shadow's truth and wisdom,

of destroying 31 military vessels loyal to His Shadow

This correction centre is now closed

It's me! I'm here!

VOICE: Fugitive alert. Fugitive alert

VOICE: This fugitive wanted, for immediate termination

Bugbomb bugbomb reactivating, Thodin

Bugbomb searching, Thodin

Target conduit located, Thodin

Target signal located, Thodin

Target signal located

Bugbomb detonation sequence initiated, Thodin

Mal-Mal-function

Target signal relocated, Thodin

Malfunction

Ah!

Bugbomb lost head

His Shadow bids welcome

to the finest examples of youthful devotion in all the 20,000 planets

Bugbomb searching, Thodin

Incorrect signal

You young fifty have been selected from the best,

the brightest,

and the most loyal of His Shadow's subjects from thousands of planets

Among plain stones, you are bright shining jewels

And after you receive your awards of merit today

you will return to your home planets

where you will dedicate the rest of your lives

o helping His Shadow's light reach those dark corners

where it still does not yet fall

- of training enemies of His Shadow in military tactics

- of slandering clerics on 11 planets, THODIN: You are all slaves!

THODIN: Wake up! Free yourselves from the tyranny of this false religion

THODIN: You are all slaves!

Target signal relocated, Thodin

Mal-malfunction

Detonation imminent

and finally, of 6 counts of blasphemous self-aggrandisement

Cannot locate correct signal

Due to the severe and heinous nature of your crime,

you, Thodin of the Ostral B pair-

- recognised for selfless love and devotion to His Shadow

- of 26 counts of piracy

- of piracy - of piracy

You, Thodin of the Ostral B pair -

- you are hereby given

an award of merit

A shining example for every planet

You are hereby -

- sentenced to be devoured by cluster lizards. Sentence to be executed immediately

Cluster Lizards!

- among plain stones, you are bright shining jewels

You - have been found guilty

Guilty. Guilty

11 planets. 11 planets

My client -

Zev Bellringer of B3K

Watch for disguises. Some fugitives may try to fool you

My client-

you have been found guilty

Hail Thodin of the Ostral B pair,

winner of His Shadow's award of merit

My client -

Giggerota the Wicked of Boron 7- is found guilty

is innocent of the charge of -

is innocent of the charge of - cannibalism of men, women, children and clerics of 62 temples

More like 162!

-and failing to perform her wifely duties,

and throws herself upon the mercy of this court

secure in the knowledge that His Shadow's wisdom will prevail upon these proceedings

Thodin - planets - of the Ostral B pair -Guilty!

Hail Thodin of the Ostral B pair, winner of His Shadow's award of merit

Hey, what about Giggerota?

Free me muscle brain, I'm next

What about her?

We can't get side-tracked

Hey, boneheads! Giggerota's about to die

You - take care of the others

Don't think so

Let's do it

Arms 2,3 - down!

Arms 2,3 - down!

-self aggrandisement

May His Merciful Shadow fall upon you

I will love you forever

B3K, don't leave me. No-one will ever worship you like I do

See ya, lover boy

VOICE: This fugitive wanted, for immediate termination

Nice picture

Zev of B3K, you are the woman of my dreams!

Zev of B3K, surrender at once

DOOR: Invalid code. Access denied

I'm beautiful

Zev of B3K, there is no escape

Ah!

I'm with you, Zev!

Divine Shadow, we have a level 3 security break. Hundreds have been killed

General, you have disturbed my meditation

When it is completed I will deal with you, and also with this minor matter

DOOR: Invalid code. Access denied

Zev of B3K, there is no escape. Surrender at once

I got her, I have her! I got Zev of B3A!

VOICE: Fugitive alert. This fugitive wanted, for immediate termination

Can you open it?

I can open many wonderful things for you, darling of all darling things

I worship His Shadow, I worship His Shadow!

Surrender at once

How did you do that?

I don't know. Maybe I've got some cluster lizard in me

I could get past that

790: Don't you even think about it, fugitive. She's my woman

Hail Thodin, winner of His Shadow's award of merit

Good boys

Hail Thodin, winner of - correction - award of merit rescinded

Thodin arch heretic and rebel, wanted for immediate termination

Please return our weapons

May His Shadow fall upon you

They appear to be headed towards the special projects area, Divine Shadow

There are many access points where they could potentially enter the Lexx

They cannot control the Lexx

We are closing all the throughputs

General, do you believe that time flows in a straight line?

I have observed that time is continuous

Major, do you believe that time travels in a circle,

that it is possible to see into the future by looking into the past?

I am not aware of any such divine teaching

So you do not believe that it is possible?

No, Divine Shadow

I am a more complex being than my Divine Predecessors

Unlike them I do not believe that time travels in a circle,

and therefore I do not believe in prophecies

Divine Shadow?

Yes?

How shall we deal with the heretics?

You will ensure that they make their way to the special projects area uncontested

The time has come to prove that all prophecies are false,

that no-one can know the future.

Major?

Yes, Divine Shadow

Kill him

Kill him?

Yes. Kill him

I worship His Shadow

Thank you. Now kill yourself

Kill myself?

Yes. Now kill yourself

But I - I -

Shoot yourself

I worship His Divine Shadow

Shoot!

VOICE: Disengage, repeat, disengage

Awake, last of the Brunnen G

You will show my misguided predecessors that I make my own destiny

Who would you like me to kill?

Code access denied, buttercup

Access denied

All access denied, except to the gates of my heart

I don't like it

We can't go up there, that's the special projects area

Do we have a choice?

Only authorised persons are admitted to the Special Projects highest level security area

If the system is not able to recognise your facial images from its library of authorised persons,

your flesh will be disposed of as useful organic material, and added to the protein bank

Doesn't this thing have a down button?

It's not fair, I was just doing my job

Life is not fair - something I know well

Special projects elevators offer their special passengers complimentary snacks

Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by elite officers of His Shadow's personal guard

The system does not recognise your facial images

You are unauthorised passengers

You will be disposed of as useful organic material to be added to the protein bank

May His Merciful Shadow fall upon you

Don't shoot! I'm Ostral B!

Stanley Tweedle?

Thodin?

You're alive!

It's a miracle, a wonderful, wonderful miracle!

I should kill you on the spot, worm

Hi. I'm Zev

Thodin

What is it?

Why don't you tell her what it is, arch traitor?

It's the Lexx - the most powerful destructive force ever built

I don't think it's necessarily a good idea to go up there

Do you remember Erico?

The only reason that millions - millions! - sacrificed their lives for that overheated rock

was because two Ericons were bio-code specialists for the Cluster

We fought that war, traitor, so that I could be here, today

They died, so that I could have the key to the Lexx

He must be inorganic

He's decarbonised

My life means nothing in the great equation

Beauty such as yours must live on

Don't leave me

Everybody always leaves me

I will never leave you

The Divine personal guard can be there in less than one minute

No. I do not believe in prophecies

Is it possible? You look Brunnen G. Could you be the fulfilment of the prophecy?

Brunnen G?

I guess not

Wait for me!

You're on your own, traitor

I'd better go with him

Excuse me

Hey!

ZEV: Let me in! 790: Let her in!

Giggerota drives

Oh bosom of electrical delight!

Look, over there - that looks important

Anybody know how to drive this thing?

Later

Today, I, Thodin -

Stanley

Come here

Why?

Come here

Up

Up?

Up

Your hand

What planet would you like me to destroy, Divine Shadow?

Huh?

What planet would you like me to destroy?

This one

This one

This planetoid is a member of the League of 20,000

I am not permitted to destroy it

Then take us out of here

Take us outta here

As you command

Destination?

The frontier

Yes, take us away from here, take us out past the frontier, take us some place better

As you command, Divine Shadow

Shadow, I gather you

Divine Predecessors, I have failed you,

but I will not fail you again

Predecessors, forgive me for my pride

Predecessors, this sacrifice I make for order

This sacrifice I make for you

Shadow, take my body

Who could ever imagine all this could be built from a tiny capsule of amino acids in my tooth?

What!?

You are really the famous arch traitor Stanley Tweedle?

I am not a traitor

The Stanley Tweedle?

Formerly designated data co-operator and presently fugitive

Stanley Tweedle was the one who provided the forces of His Shadow with the amino acid codes used to destroy a hundred reform planets

It was the Sub-Ns. They did things to me, to every part of my body. No man could've stood up to it

And it was more like 94 planets, not a hundred

So why did they let you live, tweed man?

In case they ever needed any more questions answered

This is frontier station 65-798-4-8

Unidentified vessel please provide your exit code

Earn your keep, security guard

No-one asks for the exit code anymore

To pass at the frontier an exit code is required one hundred percent of the time. Exit code please?

f you pass the frontier without the proper exit code,

I will arm the outer ring mines and your vessel will be destroyed

Exit code, please

Lexx -

would you please destroy frontier post 65-798-4-8?

As you command, Divine Shadow

I've got new appetites

I want to eat the liver

Ladies - I've got the hand, the key to the Lexx. It only does what I tell it, remember?

Ah!

what's that?

His Shadow's personal flagship, the MegaShadow,

and the Cluster's 24th attack wing

Er - Lexx,

could you please destroy them, if you don't mind?

I cannot fulfil your command

They are forces under the immediate direction of His Divine Shadow

And you are not permitted to destroy them

I'm security guard 4th class Stanley Tweedle,

and I've been captured by these escaped prisoners,

and I'm surrendering the Lexx, and I truly worship His Divine Shadow

You waste of skin!

You are Giggerota, also known as the Wicked?

You got a problem with that?

Aaaah!

You are minor heretics, disloyal to His Shadow

Very very minor

Are there other minor heretics with you?

Lots

They're coming up here now and they're heavily armed

No - you are alone

We worship His Divine Shadow and beg his forgiveness

Don't, Stan - die with some dignity

I,

the arch heretic

and reformer Stanley Tweedle,

although only an assistant deputy backup courier,

I did everything I could, I really tried,

but I was captured by Sub Nebula mercenaries and I tried my best, but they found the code

And then what could I do after they made me security guard 4th class on the Cluster, but I tried, I really tried, I did

You have the Lexx back, let us go

I do as His Shadow instructs

I will kill both of you

And if I do not return, destroy the Lexx

But the Divine Predecessors -

will understand that my priority must now be to end this prophecy.

The last of the Brunnen G must be destroyed

Who are you?

I have been sent by His Divine Shadow

I have been instructed, number one, to protect you,

number two, to kill those who are trying to steal the Lexx

Yes, kill those who have done this terrible deed

Kill them quickly - No, kill them slowly

Make them feel pain as no living thing has suffered before

I know - that sound

But you cannot remember it,

as you do not remember who you are

I am Kai,

last of the Brunnen G

The prophecy is upon us!

The Brunnen G are no more

You are animated flesh that kills as His Shadow instructs

You were once His Shadow

You - killed me

You may have recovered your memory, but you are nothing

You have no willpower of your own

Wrong

I have the willpower

You have given it to me

But they're not firing, they're not shooting at us

For how long? Stan, do you have any idea where we should tell the Lexx to go?

Yes

Where?

My tooth

Your tooth?

Yes! The Sub Ns never knew about my second tooth

It contains co-ordinates of locations supposedly inaccessible to His Divine Shadow

Which tooth?

This one, I think

It won't come out

Of course not!

Thank you!

Harder. Harder!

This it?

Yes

Read it

It contains detailed flight path co-ordinates

You're a regular bundle of surprises, Stanley Tweedle

Up

Lexx - follow the co-ordinates exactly

As you command, Divine Shadow

Hold course X axis 5-6.3441 Y axis 18.32815

I've killed mothers with their babies

I've killed great politicians,

proud young warriors and revolutionaries

I've killed the evil, the good, the intelligent, the weak

and the beautiful

I have done this in the service of His Divine Shadow and his predecessors,

and I have never once shown any mercy

Divine Shadow

I feel a loss of power from my predecessors. What have you observed?

The Divine Predecessors have suffered casualties, but they are now safe

And why are those who are disloyal to my rule still alive?

The prophecy, perhaps

You do not know that word!

You have no memory from your life. The protoblood only allows you to do as I instruct

I have the memory of one of your predecessors, as well as the memories of all those he killed

Kill them!

I will not do that

Then kill yourself!

I'm already dead

Then you cannot fulfil the prophecy

I think -

I think you should have listened to your Predecessors, Divine Shadow

or perhaps, not so Divine Shadow, as your Divine Predecessors will now die

No, you will die!

Admiral, if we maintain this course it means death

Having never before followed anyone into a fractal core I do not know that with certainty

It is composed of antiparticles crushed together by infinite gravity

even light cannot escape its pull

I do know with certainty the fate awaiting those who fail to obey His Shadow's orders

We will stay with the Lexx

I worship His Shadow

What is that?

That, perfection in the female form, is our destination

a fractal core. Oh universe of danger

What are you doing?

I don't exactly know. Coming?

Die, last of the Brunnen G!

Die, Kai!

Foolish woman!

Don't hurt me, Divine Shadow!

You will all die!

Zev!

No need, he's gone

Thank you

You're welcome

Hey Lexx, you did good. 790, sweetheart, you too

The MegaShadow made it through the fractal core too

Admiral, if we target the accelerator its energy will be released and the Lexx will be destroyed

Target it

The Lexx has directed its ocular parabolae at us

The Lexx is not permitted to fire on His Shadow's vessels

But Lexx, that was one of His Shadow's ships

Who is His Shadow?

I perceived that much of Lexx's memory was erased when we passed through the fractal core

That's what I call a positive development

I say we don't waste any more time. We turn the Lexx around and blow the Cluster into little tiny shadow bits right now

OK propeller head, let's find a course back to the Cluster

I have no knowledge of this area, love dumpling

What kind of robot are you?

I am a robot who wants to live in your underpants,

and I have knowledge of all sectors of our universe, but I have no knowledge of this sector of the universe, angel breath

Welcome to the Dark Zone

The Dark Zone?

We're in the Dark Zone?

So, what are we supposed to do now?

Perhaps you should find yourself a home

But the Dark Zone is full of depravity and evilness and darkness and -

My ancestors came from the Dark Zone. I was taught that although there are not many good planets, there are some

Perhaps you should find one

You mean, we should find one. We're together in this

I'm dead

I have no future

The protoblood will not sustain me for much longer

Be certain of your need before you choose to reanimate me

In the Light Universe, I have been darkness

Perhaps in the Dark Zone, I will be light

OK, Lexx

Let's find ourselves a new home

As you command, captain

Predecessors, I will avenge you