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How many times a day do you flip a switch
to power up one of your magical devices?

Television, video games, your smartphone.

This is test 84 of the
atom particle liberator.

None of it will be
possible without this guy.

Well... Sort of.

He changed the way we harness energy.

His name was Nikola Tesla.

And he was one of the greats.

But he never achieved his ultimate goal.

Capturing lightning.

If only I could harness
it into a consistent beam,

we would have perpetual, limitless power.

A lot has changed since then.

You and I aren't the only
one's powering up our devices

and it takes a lot of energy
to keep the magic going.

Energy that we're running out of.

There just isn't enough to go around.

The whole world is on low power mode.

But fear not.

I have a plan.

I just need a few key
components and a little faith.

I'm going to finish Tesla's work
and harness the power of lightning.

My mom saw this crisis coming.

That's why she worked so hard to complete
Tesla's design all those years ago.

She went missing before she could solve it.

Now I have to finish what she couldn't.

And when I do finish it, I'll finally
be the hero she thought I could be.

One of the greats.

Hello, home. Hello, Miles.

Hello, mouse poop.

Shall I play upbeat music
to encourage a productive work day?

I'm not really in the mood
for music right now, bud.

Jamie? How did you get in here?

I'm small and sneaky.

Squeakers.

We need a better alarm system.

We don't have an alarm system.

Well, then research one.
Preferably with an electric shock wire.

I must first research legality.

I'm kidding.

What's this?

Expensive, no touchy.

Jamie, I don't have to play today, okay?

I don't want to play.
I want to help you with the machine.

It's not exactly safe.

Does it exactly work?

You've been working on
this mystery machine forever.

How? Piper, what are you? Like Catwoman?

Batwoman, actually.

Batwoman, a superheroine
known for stealth and

intelligence, was Batman's
primary love interest.

Sure would be a shame if
someone were to complain about

you illegally siphoning
power to a foreclosed building.

Sure would be a shame as
someone found out you've been

hacking government websites
and shutting down employee logins.

For real?

How did you...

Thanks a lot, Newt.

I am not programmed for discretion.

It was payback for the administration
shutting down student protests.

It's called 'hacktivism'.

You say tomato, I say cyber felony.

Fine.

You've got dirt on me.

I've got dirt on you.

So spill the tea.

How does it work?

And what is it?

It's a sustainable energy machine based off
of Tesla's concepts and my mom's design.

It uses a small amount of energy to excite
the atoms in the air and then uses induction

to pull that extra energy into the machine
with frequency multiples of 3-6 and 9.

Kind of like a wireless charger.

You are blowing mind right now.

Tesla's design pulled the
energy from all over like this.

Mine will pull it in like this.

But does it work?

Not consistently, not yet.

My mom ran into the same
problem before she went missing.

Right now it just
holds energy for a few

seconds and then outputs
to the nearest battery.

Just need funding, but Luxos
won't even take a meeting with me.

So just go show it to them?

I can't just go drop it on their doorstep.

I can just go drop it on their doorstep.

Who could you show it to?

Thanks, Mike.

Luxos Energy stock prices
continue to plummet as investors

lose confidence in the conglomerates
renewable energy programs.

There seems to be no
end in sight to the worldwide

supply chain bottlenecks
and raw material shortages,

which are further exacerbating Luxos
Energy's struggle to find...

Kennedy Blake

Kennedy, we're rerouting your flight
and relocating you to headquarters.

For how long?

Tesla's designs for that atom
particle liberator were incomplete,

so we're still struggling for
a consistent power source.

Your time is running out.

Threats are not solutions, Vigo.
We will execute on schedule.

I want this just as badly as you do.

I hope so. I make promises, not threats.

Think he means it?

I think my daughter has
her work cut out for her.

Kennedy.

Were those the project Daybreak backers?

Is it still on schedule?

Not at all, but that is why you were here.

I want you to take over as head
of technological development

and lead the energy efforts of Daybreak.

I won't let you down.

Good.

Because everything that we are

rides on the success of this project.

Now, Neil has your credentials
and will handle your relocation.

And... this whole pantsuit thing...

No more.

I'd like to see you in
pencil skirts from now on.

Pencil skirts.

Good to see you too, Mom.

You have a lunch
meeting with the engineers.

This will catch you up.

Good morning and welcome to Luxos Energy,

leading the world in creating
sustainable energy for all.

Miles Fletcher...

here to see your
head of development.

One moment.

Real cliffhanger, huh?

Yes, actually.

You're not on Miss Blake's agenda.

Oh, I know, but I'm sure
she'll want to see me.

That's not how this works.
Call her and schedule an appointment.

Oh, and grab yourself a
juice box on the way out.

Ladies and gentlemen,
I give you the Alkenest.

The Alkenest is a revolutionary,
sustainable energy device.

If you'll check your phones,
you'll see they're powering

up from energy my machine
is pulling from atoms in the air.

If Luxos will fund this project, together
we can take free energy to the world.

Sorry, it is...

- What the...
- Sorry.

It's still in beta.

Please don't taste me.

Let's go.

Come on.

Come on, guys.

If I could just talk to Miss Blake.

You can make her your one phone call.

From prison.

Prison?

Access granted to Kennedy Blake.

That's enough.

What is going on here?

I was hoping to work for you, actually.

So you thought you would
just fry our lobby with an EMP?

Okay, it's not an EMP.

It's a perpetual energy machine.

Right.
Well, if that's true, and it's not a bomb,

then the Feds will have
no reason to hold you.

Call this in.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...

I just wanted to show you my work.

I saw.

Come on, I had to cobble together the atom
particle liberator from third-hand parts.

All I need are better parts and funding.

The principles of atmospheric
induction are solid.

If not, then...

How did this happen?

If you had better funding,

who's to say you wouldn't blow
up the entire block next time?

My mom.

She knew this would work.

Luxos believed her.

She used to work here.

Yeah, I know.

I saw her when I ran your ID.

But that was ages ago, okay?

And we need real solutions
now, not junkyard thermal coils.

This is proof of
concept for a sustainable

energy machine that
needs further development.

Just let me show you this can work.

Show me more than five seconds of
induction without blowing anything up.

Then maybe we can talk about a deal.

Thank you. You won't be disappointed.

I look forward to seeing some updates.

And we sent the Wonder
Machine back to your house.

My house?

- You owe me a phone.
- You owe me a juice box.

Dad, I can explain.

What is this, Miles?

It's a machine I've
been working on.

Which does?

Well right now, it's a pyrotechnic
mechanism used for blowing up cell phones.

Cut the crap, Miles.

This your mom's work?

There are a thousand things
that you can make. Why this?

This was her whole life.

And look where it got her.
Luxos killed her.

That makes no sense.
She was their best engineer.

So what? She just disappeared?

She's up and walked out on us.

They are an energy company, Dad.
There's no big plot.

Oil spills.

Price fixes.

This is different.
She was just trying to solve a crisis

that Tesla trusted us to fix.

Oh, this again.

Aren't you sick of living like this?

Gas rations, blackouts.

- If I could just fix what mom...
- You put yourself in danger, Miles.

This work it cost her her life.

You don't know that.

She can still be out there.

She's gone, Miles.

It's been 13 years.

Grow up!

I'm sorry.

But I'm not gonna let the
same thing happen to you.

No, Willie, stop!

Wait, don't!

No, no, no!

No!

One day you'll thank me.

Miles.

Miles!

Just...

Incoming phone call, from Dad.

Miles?

I almost had it, Newt.

It was almost there.

Care to elaborate?

The Alkenest worked today.

For a second.

Luxos was interested.

What happened?

Dad messed it up.

He just doesn't get it.

He destroyed the Alkenest.

My condolences.

All that work just up in smoke.

Just like the Phoenix in your
mom's Greek mythology books.

A mythological bird that burns, but
from the ashes rises again in time.

This is the beauty of
simplicity, the patterns of the

universe, but we need the
keys to unlock them without 369.

We have no keys.

That better be a hologram of Miles I'm
seeing because the real Miles is in his bed.

You know the rule, bedtime before blackout.

I'm worried about Newt.

Did you finish him?

Almost.

Come here.

Ooh.

So you see, the power runs through here.

But there's not enough
room for the higher amp fuses.

Any solutions?

We can get smaller fuses.

Or we can run small
wires through here instead.

Beauty and simplicity.

I'll get those wires tomorrow.

Is it broken?

Yeah, it's very old.

It was passed down to us
from Nikola Tesla's family.

It helps inspire me to
finish his energy work.

Tesla was a hard worker,
never gave up, just like you.

Say good night to Newt.

Tonight, Newt.

One more story, please.

Those big eyes aren't always
going to work on me, kiddo.

The one with Zeus and
the evil giant, Porphyrion.

There's beauty and simplicity.

Patterns of the universe.

We need the keys to unlock them.

3 6 9.

Three, six, nine.

Three, six, nine.

Newt.

Look this up.

Discovered.

Microfiche.

Film used to store printed information.

To see them, one must use an
extra special old-timey machine.

Where do we find one?

Wow. Anyone getting Ghostbusters vibes?

- Shh.
- I'm whispering.

These are the missing schematics.

It's Tesla's plan for processing
high amounts of energy.

Shouldn't those be donated to the
Institute's Museum of Technology?

Are you kidding?

Look!

This is what I need to
make the Alkenest work.

I'm not giving them away.

Or I could contact the museum's curator.

Newt.

Mute.

Let's get these printed.

Newt.

Pull-up mom's archival footage of Tesla.

Our biggest challenge
is getting this free energy

to last more than a few seconds.

We can draw it from the ionosphere,

but we have no way to control it.

How high up is the ionosphere?

Sorry, unmute.

150,000 feet.

Resume.

To have contained it.

Now, I'm working on a solution to create
consistency called cascading ionization.

Theoretically, we should
be able to control the

energy versus the erratic
quality you're seeing now.

This...

This is it.

That's what he's talking about,
getting the process up to the ionosphere.

Tesla couldn't stabilize the energy.

Mom's design could, at least temporarily.

If I'm right about these schematics,

I can figure out how to
get the process up that high.

This might actually work.

We might actually harness lightning.

Mine could never have worked.

Couldn't handle the energy throughput.

Well, perhaps then burning it to the
ground was what it needed to rise again.

We're going to rebuild her, Newt.

With mom's design and
my inductors combined...

we can make Tesla's plan work.

Ooh, what shall we call it?

Phoenix.

I foresee a problem.

You lack sufficient funds to
purchase the capacitors for this build.

Perhaps you should be searching for a job.

The Institute.

Searching their website for job openings.

All black, interesting
choice for a job interview.

Pull up the blueprints for
the Institute, check public

records, and pay the 20
bucks to access the files.

And figure out what the 10 p.m.
blackout vulnerability window is.

This is feeling less and less reputable.

Mute.

Jamie, how did you get in here?

I can help.

Go! Go!

Hello? Someone there?

It's locked.

Oh. I can do this part.

I don't even want to know
how you know how to do that.

Hello, ladies.

No wonder you have girl problems.

You're just gonna take them?

Borrow them.

Oh no. No, no, no.

Hey!

Go, go!

Come on! Let's go! Come on!

Get back here!
Stop right there!

I'll taze you!

Move it, come on!

I'll taze you!

Get over here!

When I'm back in cash, I'm
taking you shoe shopping.

Again, how?

Your keypad has a skeleton key.

How's that shock wire coming, Newt?

You may need to adjust my humor settings.

Where were you guys?

Could ask you the same question.
Strike out with Jack McDummy?

- McDonough.
- Mc'don't care.

Stop stalling.
Where were you guys?

Just...

borrowed a few,
specialty parts from I-I.

You took my kid brother and
stole parts from the Institute?

Miles, they have
cameras all over that place.

I waited until the blackout.
I'm not stupid.

Sure about that?

Cameras have backup batteries.

But we were dressed in dark clothes.

Well, kind of.

He came on his own.

I helped.

Accomplice to a felony.

Not something to brag about.

Look, who's talking, Miss Malware?

Okay, look, I know you're upset, but

once Luxos sees what
this thing is capable of,

I mean, come on, it's gonna
make all of our lives better.

It'll change the world.

The next time you take
Jamie along to commit a crime,

you'll see just how Batwoman I can get.

Got it?

Um hm.

Hey, come back in a couple days.

I'll show you what
those capacitors are for.

Really?

Spoils of war.

Come on, little accomplice.

Newt...

Play upbeat music.

Playing upbeat music.

Okay, Phoenix.

Let's rise.

Newt, hit record.

Okay, so Ms. Blake, you want me
to keep you updated on the progress,

and I've made a huge
breakthrough with the technology.

And I'm beginning to build the
larger version of the machine, so...

stay tuned.

The coils to pull energy form
the ionosphere are going in.

It's really starting to take shape.

Using the capacitors, the machine
should be able to power itself.

Test number
one of the Phoenix.

Newt, I think it's working!

So the tests are going really well.

It did not work.

So it needs some minor adjustments.

Purchasing fire extinguisher.

Good call.

Perhaps the name Phoenix was premature.

Newt.

Mute.

If I can get the capacitors to last longer,

the inductor cells I'm building will
have enough time to contain the energy.

Shall we run one final test?

No.

Trim five seconds off that
last clip and send it to Kennedy.

She can see the last shot in person.

You finished it?

And it's not going to, like, blow us up?

I mean, it doesn't look
like it's going to explode.

Then again, it didn't look like it was
going to explode last night, either.

Well, then let's hope you
have a fire extinguisher on hand.

Not to worry.

Fire safety is our top priority.

Tell that to our receptionist.

What are you?

I am Newt.

Cute.

No, Newt.

Kennedy, Miss Blake, these are
my assistants, Piper and Jamie.

And this is your lab?

Yeah.

All the greats started
in places like this, right?

And you think you're one of them?

I know I am.

So was my mom.

Well, if this works, then I'm
sure she'd be really proud of you.

She was always proud of me.

Well, let's see it.

Oh, um, uh, could you turn
off the generator, please?

And can you help me
with the inductor cells?

Thanks. Let's put this there.

OK.

You might want to take a
few steps back, just in case.

Each step back significantly
reduces the probability of death.

Okay, I know it only worked
for a few seconds, but...

the problem is just the capacitors.

If you had a custom shield
to protect them from the

high throughput, you could scale
it up, and then you could...

Power entire countries.

The world.

Exactly.

You would need a lot of resources
for that build, a huge team.

That's why I came to you.

You in?

Okay, I know it only worked for a few seconds,
but the problem is just the capacitors.

If you were able to...

He's building the atom particle liberator.

What does he want?

Pay out for the design and credit for
the invention along with his mother.

Who's his mother?

Regina Fletcher.

Regina?

She was head of development here?

She was a thief, actually.

She was stealing our technology
and sabotaging our designs.

She had to be fired.

Then she just disappeared.

Her husband became obsessed.

He was slandering us with conspiracies.

But he's just a blue collar
demolition guy. He's a nobody.

Is there something I
should know?

Of course not.

He's just a widower processing grief.

For thirteen years?

We'll get right on this.

I'm very proud of you,
Kennedy.

No, leave it.

And pencil skirts, dear.

Pencil skirts, dear.

How did he do this alone?

Our people confiscated all her work.

Well, Regina must have hidden something.

Tell Vigo that we now have
a consistent power source.

And take this to them personally.

Shall we draft a deal for the kid?

No, just pull his address.

And if he tries to make a public stir?

Then we bury him in legal fees.

It's a shame your mom wasn't around long
enough to teach you the art of subtlety.

In the days of old, there
was a Greek god named Zeus

who harnessed the
power of the lightning.

But a giant named Porphyrion
sought to steal the lightning from him

and use it as a weapon for evil.

Regina.

Hey, I'll finish the story tomorrow, okay?

Okay.

Night, Mom.

Good night.

Here, hop in.

I've got to go in.

Catherine says it's urgent.

Don't.

Bill.

Just say that you were asleep.

Better yet, don't go back at all.

I can't.

But leaving now would be like handing
over Zeus's lightning to Porphyrion.

Okay, geek mythology is not my forte here.

Just trust me.

That's all I'm asking.

They have been following us all week.

Just tell me what it is you found out.

Please, let me help.

I have a plan.

Don't worry.

Why hasn't she call yet?

What I showed her was insane.

You're wearing a path in the concrete.

She's going to call.

She's going to call.

What's your plan when she does call?

To help them build a bigger version.

Release it to the world.

Sustainable energy for all.

You really think they'll do that?

It's literally their mission statement.

It's the whole reason their company exists.

For a genius, you sure are dumb.

That's just on their website so
they can feel good about themselves.

No company gets that big
by giving things away for free.

You need to do some laundry.

Get right on that.

First...

here.

Call it Orby.

So you don't have to keep
bugging me about playing with Newt.

You got me a present on your birthday?

What?

Isn't it today?

I guess I kind of forgot.

Piper didn't.

How about we leave the
Bat Cave for some nachos?

I really can't leave the Phoenix alone.

Please.

- Serious, what if something...
- One round of nachos.

Remember the melted cheese?

I do love the melted cheese.

This is a very bossy family.

What's your dad doing tonight?

No birthday plans?

Jamie, can you get me some water?

But you still have some?

There, I'm very thirsty.

Now shoo.

Miles, what happened?

Nothing.

You're so bad at lying.

We had a fight.

He broke the first version
of my machine on purpose.

What? Why?

He's crazy.

He thinks Luxos killed my
mom and is out to get me.

But still, you must miss him.

How would you know?

Because I miss mine, and...

He didn't even care about me.

All I miss is being able
to do laundry for free.

Ooh, indeed. The smell is unbearable.

Newt.

You don't have smell receptors.

I've calculated relative stench.

He's here.

- No.
- Wait.

No, no.

No way, you stay in this car.

Come on.

What are you doing?

That's my stuff.

Actually, it's not.

See, we bought the property
and we own everything on it.

- No, you can't just...
- It's all quite legal.

You could just hire a team and
take it up in court if you want.

Kennedy, you're not like this.

You're not like her.

Right?

This is exactly who she is

Your mom could not complete
the job And now you've done it for us

- Regina would be so proud of you
- Miles... don't.

You're trespassing on my property

But don't worry I
won't press charges.

I'm not a monster

Let's go Kennedy

They took everything.

My work,

Tesla's blueprints.

There must still be something.

There's nothing.

She never called, and this is why.

I'm such an idiot.

- We can fix this. We could sue, or...
- And pay for it with what, Piper?

I'm trying to help you.

Your help is the last
thing I need right now.

What?

You're the one who dragged
me out for a birthday dinner.

I told you I can't leave the Phoenix alone.

Now I have nothing left.

Oh. Well, forgive me for making
sure you celebrated your birthday.

I don't know why I bothered since
we're clearly worth so little to you.

You have no idea what it's
like to actually build something.

You're a hacker. All you do is
tear down on other people's work.

That's not what I do?

Yes, it is.
And you leave Jamie with me for hours.

Do you ever stop to think that
he might be getting in my way?

How could...

He loves you.

He looks up to you.

And some role
model you are.

Lying to your dad. Stealing so
you can change the world.

You don't want to
change the world.

You want the world to
tell you that you're brilliant.

Get out!

Come on Jamie.

This is what I believe eastern
religions refer to as karma

Newt.

Well done, Kennedy.

You're already better at
this job than Regina ever was.

That's not very reassuring
considering her job security.

Don't be absurd.

You're a Blake.

This is going to be your company one day.

Dad, I...

Luxos took everything.

The schematics.

My new machine.

The new machine?

It worked this time, Dad.

Kennedy said I'd get a deal.

I guess the plan was
just to steal it all along.

I should have listened to you.

I...

Just wanted to prove that
I'm smarter than everyone.

That I wasn't a nobody.

You could be the toughest kid on
the planet and you are still worth loving.

I get it, Miles. You're...

You're a rare breed.

But you're still going to have
to pay your dues in this world.

I was just trying to help you understand
that I was not trying to break your spirit.

Or my machine?

That was wrong of me.

I just got so scared, you know,
that it was happening again.

- And if your mom's...
- Oh dad, come on.

No, no, no, no, no.

Look, your mom, she was scared.

She just wouldn't admit it.

She knew that there was something
going on other than energy work.

But she wanted to handle it herself.

Keep us out of danger.

And now here you are. You're
working on the same thing.

I guess I just thought, that if I could just...

Finish her work.

She'd come back.

She didn't leave you Miles.

She was taken from you.

Taken.

She would never leave you.

She would fight every,

Demon in Olympus
to stay with you

It's Hades, actually.

Olympus was for the good guys.

Right sorry I don't, uh...
I don't speak geek.

I haven't thought of
that book in a while.

I have...

After her memorial, I gathered a
bunch of stuff that reminded me of her.

Call it a birthday present.

Welcome, Kennedy Blake.

Pull up the last footage
tagged Regina Fletcher.

Retrieving security footage
from Luxos employee vehicle

storage, tagged Regina
Fletcher, head of development.

This is the last footage
tagged Regina Fletcher.

on Luxos campus.

Confirm that this is the entire file.

Confirmed. This is the
final clip in its entirety

tagged Regina Fletcher,
head of development.

Mom, what did you do?

What's all this?

I think mom left something in here.

Good evening, Catherine.

Gibberish.

No.

No, nothing your mom
ever did was pointless.

Didn't you say that mom found something
out the day before she disappeared?

Yeah.

She said that leaving would
be like giving Porphyrion lightning.

God knows what that meant.

Porphyrion was an evil giant.

He waged war against Olympus.

Lightning?

Lightning was Zeus's weapon.

- So giving it to Porphyrion...
- Right, he would never do that.

So...

So if mom is Zeus...

Luxos is Porphyrion.

It was never about sustainable energy.

She found out she was making a weapon.

A weapon?

I thought this was all based on...

Tesla's work.
Wasn't he a good guy?

He was, but he got bitter
towards the end of his life.

Started designing weapons.

His most famous was a...

Teleforce beam, or death ray.

I think the Phoenix could
be modified to power it.

It wasn't that she couldn't
figure it out she wouldn't.

I ended her work.

I gave Luxos the lightning bolt.

I can't go fighting giants alone.

Jamie, come on, man.

I was a jerk, okay?

I shouldn't have said any of that to you.

I was angry, and I
was taking it out on you.

You're a better friend than I deserve.

Come on, man, I gave you a robot.

It's got to count for something.

Leave us alone, Miles.

Wait, please, I'm sorry. Okay?

I lost everything that night.

I know you know.
what that feels like.

I was a jerk.

Tell me something I don't know.

Okay.

You're the best person I know.

You're a hard worker.

And you gave Jamie a family.

Look, I know it can be arrogant sometimes.

Hmm.

Most of the time.

But I care about you.

You're the closest person I have.

Hey.

And you're the best assistant I have.

Look, I did something really bad.

I need your help to fix it.

The teleforce beam can obliterate
an entire city from a continent away.

It has to be destroyed.

Now I know my mom left a key in this book.

She knew Luxos won't even
look twice at a kid's book,

but no idea what any of this means.

You're sure it was on purpose?

Yeah.

I've scanned the pages, and it
matches no known language or equation.

Did she make up her own code?

Possible.

Yeah, but there's no
key in here to decipher it.

An everyday phrase, or lucky number,
is typically used as the key in ciphers.

3, 6, 9.

Tesla said there's beauty and simplicity.

Patterns of the universe, but you
need the keys to unlock them. 3, 6, 9.

Tesla was obsessed with
those numbers, so was my mom.

If there's beauty in simplicity,

maybe a cipher is too complex.

What if it was just every
third, sixth, and ninth letter?

N

I

N

E

T

H

I

R

T

E

E

N

N

I

N

N

I

Y

It's not computer code that I know of.

Wait, the numbers don't go past 26.

Call those numbers out to me.

9

13

16

15

18

Got it.

20

16

9

This is exciting!

I know, it's like ping
pong for computer nerds.

19

Yep.

16

Got it.

20

It's Python.

What?

Python, basic computer code.
This is definitely malware.

I used a similar thing for
that government website gag.

Import Seuss Protocol.

It's a Trojan horse.

She hid the secret to destroying
the machine inside itself.

That's why she kept working on it.

What's a Trojan horse?

In ancient mythology, the
Trojan horse hid Greek soldiers

allowing them to sneak into
the city of Troy and win the war.

Just like the Death Star?

Exactly.

What? No, it isn't.

The exhaust port on the Death
Star was just a vulnerability.

Who's a nerd now?

Can we focus?

We have to hack into the
computer system, run Mom's Trojan

program to shut that thing
down and make it useless.

I foresee a problem.
We do not know the location of the device.

I think I can help with that.

You screwed me.

- It's not that simple.
- It really is.

Miles.

You led me on.
You lied to me, and you stole my work.

Okay, well, my mother
lied to me about everything.

Your people are single-handedly
destroying my mom's legacy.

Do you understand that?

Well, your legacy is about to be
inventor of a weapon of mass destruction.

And you'll be the woman who stole it.

I had no idea Luxos was
gonna steal your work, okay?

But I'll own that.

You own all of it.

I'm trespassing.

Remember.

Miles, I'm sorry.

But my mother is building a deadly weapon.

They're gonna fire it tonight

from a warehouse on the outside of town.

The Teleforce beam is going to
destroy the entire East Coast power grid,

and then Luxos is going to step in and
have a worldwide monopoly on energy.

We have to stop it.

I think we found a code that can
shut it down, but we have to get in first.

Well, then we have to work together.

This is your ticket in.

This will get you inside.

This code. Do you trust it?

I trust my mom.

She did everything for a reason.

Okay, then you just have to get
to the main terminal and run it.

Just get to the main terminal.

Why am I the only one
putting my neck on the line?

I'm putting my neck
on the line with the feds.

My mother has friends everywhere.

It's going to take every
favor, every threat that I

have to be able to get
them to move on her tonight,

and that's assuming she
doesn't get wind of it first.

This is a serious long shot.

Seems like a good night
to make our own legacies.

Building schematics show several entrances,

but we have no way of
knowing guard positions.

Any live satellite feed we can use?

Negative. Access unavailable.

I got it.

Newt, give me access to your interface.

Amazing.

I formally request Piper, make
any future upgrades to my software.

There we go.

Whoa, weapon-paloosa.

That's some big guns.

Newt, watch this feed for a while.

Analyze our movements and
see if there's a pattern we can use.

Scanning for security patterns.

I think we might need some backup.

Kennedy can't just get
some thug to do this?

Were the only ones she
can trust to destroy it.

Someone else might try and steal it.

I have discovered a
pattern to their patrol.

Our best point of entry is here,
but it would require a diversion.

An alternate access point is here,

which would require climbing
through a second-story window.

But for 15 seconds every
minute, it is unobserved.

Small window.

I'm small.

Not a chance you're coming.

Why?

Well, I promised someone
important to me that I wouldn't

take you with me next
time I committed a felony.

You know, I actually think
he may be able to help.

- Really?
- Really?

A Lookout? That's it?

Lookouts are important.

Next time we have to save the
world, we'll bring you with us, promise.

Yeah, sure.

Newt, record any incriminating
evidence you observe.

Copy that, recording.

Orby, keep your comms open with Newt.

Those really are some big guns.

Newt, give us a countdown.

Your window will arrive in 10 seconds.

And Jamie, let us know if you see anything.

Five, four, three, two, one.

You left before one.

Okay.

Okay, you guys are in the clear.

Catwoman.

Guys, you've got company.

Come on, Miles, jump.

Hurry, he's coming around that wall.

Okay, he didn't see you. Stay low.

Why are you so sweaty?

I'm nervous.

Never held a girl's hand before?

No.

It's kinda nice.

I interrupt this pleasant
moment to remind you

that the power plant will be
destroyed in less than one hour.

Let's go.

Sorry, buddy.

What are we gonna do?

Newt! No Wait! Hold on!

It's Newt, he'll be fine.

Trip wire alarm, sub-level
two, investigate immediately.

Orby, tell them that
they've got company.

I thought this machine
was huge, where is it?

Newt, you found us.

I am receiving communication
that we have guests.

Company, you've got company.
That's the line.

Zlomishly neke!

Attempted murder!

Log!

Come on, Orby. They need our help.

We have a breach. Weapons hot.

On each side. All hands.
Come on, guys. Move, move, move.

On my way!

So, that's not holding him for long.

ID, required.

Hurry, he's coming.

Any day now.

That tone is not making me go faster.

Access granted.

This is it.

Teleforce beam target acquired.

Commencing calibration.

If this works, Catherine, it will
be a new dawn for both of us.

All right, time for distraction.
I hope this works.

What was that?

Search the grounds!

Perimeter compromised.

Initiate evacuation protocol.

You said this place wouldn't
draw any attention!

I have a hidden bunker. Come with me.

Newt, stay underneath in case we need you.

This better work.

Any day now, Piper.

That tone isn't making me go any faster.

Here we go.

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

Jamie!

I'm sorry!

Step away from the machine!

Now!

Your mother always did have a
knack for getting in the way too.

Resuming Daybreak protocol.

Five minutes to launch.

But I guess I do owe this all to you,

because you insured Tesla's
magnum opus was brought to life.

Yeah, so much for your mission statement.

What are you talking about?

Your invention will solve the
world's biggest energy problem.

We're just bypassing all the government
red tape it would take to get us there.

This is what you wanted, isn't it?

Not like this.

Oh.

Sometimes reality hurts.

Yeah, it sure does.

Jamie, you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Back away from my son.

Back away from my son!

So how'd you pull that off?

I got some extra demo charges from work.

Adding theft of explosives to
list of incriminating evidence.

Nope, purge that last one.

Let's go.

Well, I'm not leaving.

This was your mom's mistake
you were not paying for it. Come on.

Her mistake was not destroying it sooner.

Energy sequence initiated.

Duck, duck, duck!

Wait!

Dad, I can do this!

Let me pay my dues.

All available to control room.

Intruder's located.

I'll hold them off.

Zeus protocol accepted.

Continuing arming procedures.

What?

No, no, no. It's not stopping.

Let me try.

I'm locked out of the system.

I can't get into the terminal.

Guys, this building's gonna blow!

It's gonna shoot itself!

Maximum power achieved.

Generating teleforce beam.

I thought you said that code would
shut this thing down and make it useless!

I assume that's what it did!

Jamie, get down!

Zeus Protocol, accepted.

Newt!

Miles, come on!

- I can stop it. I know I can.
- It's gonna blow. Your mom's plan worked!

Teleforce beam generation, complete.

60 seconds 'till launch.

Trust her!

Come on! Fast guys! Go! Move!

Come on, bud. Move it!

This is as fast as I go!

Nine

Eight

Seven

Six

Five

Four

Three

Two

One

Everybody get down!

You did good, bud.

You too, Miles.

Great job, Bill.

Just wanted to be part of the moment.

Newt?

My entire CPU flashed before my eyes.

It's all right, bud.

We'll get you back to fighting shape.

Kennedy?

- You, you wouldn't.
- You were wrong about me, Mom.

I look great in suits.

Burnt to the ground, as requested.

Nice work.

Here, it's full of bad guys doing crimes.

Thanks.

I have something for you too.

You deserve to have this.

It's all of your mother's energy research.

Her legacy should live on.

So what now?

First, I think I have
some federal cooperating to do,

but then Luxos
will make you a deal,

and we take perpetual
energy all over the world.

I want the title that the
land my workshop is on,

and I retain the
rights to the Phoenix.

And a guarantee it'll never be
used in a military application.

A scholarship under my Regina's name.

Done, done and done.

Anything else?

An unlimited nacho
gift card to Alfonso's.

Okay.

You have a deal!

Mr. Fletcher, come with me, please.

Mr. Fletcher, thank you so much for coming.

Right this way.

I read your thesis on Tesla's work,
and I know you'll love the six of it.

Now, I'm working on a solution to create
consistency called cascading ionization.

Theoretically, we should
be able to control the

energy versus the erratic
quality you're seeing now.

If only I could harness
it into a consistent

beam that have
perpetual limitless power.

This is the beauty of simplicity,
the patterns of the universe.

But we need the keys to unlock them.

Without 3, 6, 9...

you have no keys.

Need a ride?

Oof, I don't know.

I don't think I'm supposed
to get in cars as strange girls.

Ew.

Nice kicks. How do you like them?

Sneakers, not squeakers.

Newt, did they get it?

Confirmed, replacements for
borrowed capacitors delivered.

Let's go! I've got a gift card
burning a hole in my pocket.

Alfonso's?

Newt. Play upbeat music.

You know, I always thought I
wanted to be one of the greats.

But I've learned it was never about that.

Holding the lightning
doesn't make you a hero.

It's what you choose
to do with it that matters.

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