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-Do you know your name?

-No, I don't.

-Do you know where you are?

-I don't know.

-Don't be scared.

I'm here to help.

Your name is Taphony.

You're in a virtual reality prison.

-Why don't I know this?

-Because your memory has been blocked.

-Who put me here? -[ECHOING] Never mind that.

I'm getting you out of here.

In 30 seconds, I will disrupt the prison security server.

You will be able to escape.

You will need to step out of your cell.

There will be a portal.

-Who are you?

-A friend. 30 seconds.

Be brave.

-Emergency.

Security system breach.

System override.

System override.

[alarm buzzing]

-Halt.

Stop where you are. -You are a prisoner.

Return to your cell.

-You are a prisoner.

Return to your cell.

-It's taking way too long.

She should be safely away by now.

-As I warned you, you have no control.

She is an unstable time entity.

-That's no reason to lock her up.

I'm releasing her into time to allow

her to find a place where she belongs.

-I wish you state again for the record,

I do not think this is a good idea.

-Comment recorded.

-Seal the perimeter.

Nobody enters or leaves the prison.

-A break out?

That's an internal security matter.

-It was clearly engineered from outside the prison.

The locking system was tampered with, to one cell.

-So, only the one prisoner escaped?

-I don't know.

The video link to the prison is down.

I'll have the CCTV footage as soon

as the link's reestablished.

-So, who was this prisoner?

-A maximum security inmate associated with something

called Project Taphony.

-I can't keep the portal open much longer.

She hasn't left from the prison. Why hasn't she gone through?

It makes no sense.

-Because she does not obey the normal rules of time.

She is a time blank.

She has physical presence, but her essence

exists outside normal time.

-That's it!

She's gone through.

I've done it!

-You've done something.

GRYFFEN: What is it, K9?

Oh goodness.

DARIUS: [SINGING] For he's a jolly good fellow,

for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's

a jolly good fe-- Hello.

Uh, who are you?

-My name is Taphony.

-It certainly is.

Are you-- Are you a friend or Jorjie's?

-What's that?

-It's a birthday cake, do-- do you want some?

I guess that means you're on a diet.

Hey, Prof.

This is, uh-- -Taphony.

Yes, I know.

-Guys, this is Taphony.

-Hey, Taphony.

-Nice to meet you.

DARIUS: She wasn't in the mood for birthday cakes, Prof.

GRYFFEN: My birthday's not until tomorrow.

DARIUS: Are you sure?

GRYFFEN: After 38 years, yes, reasonably sure.

STARKEY: Uh, Prof?

-Uh, yes, I'm so sorry.

I'm Professor Gryffen.

To the lab, please.

-Oh, yeah.

Uh, this way.

-Professor.

This unit has done a thorough analysis of her.

She's a complete time blank.

She'll only be able to sustain her existence here

by absorbing the life force of another.

-Which is exactly why we need to get her back

into the portal as soon as possible.

But, I owe her an explanation.

Well, the good news is there doesn't

seem to be any physical damage as a result

of your incarceration or escape.

-That's for sure.

-I still don't understand why I'm here.

-Nor do we.

What's the lowdown, prof?

GRYFFEN: It's a long story.

-I'd like to know, too.

I remember I was in prison.

-Prison? -What did you do?

-She didn't do anything.

Something was done to her.

When the Department first started

acquiring alien technology, they began experimenting

to see if they could create a being capable of time travel.

I was brought in briefly because of my experience

in the subject.

-Taphony was being developed as a time traveler?

-Not quite.

-The Department considered the experiment a failure.

I recently learned that to keep it a secret,

they simply locked the poor girl up.

I couldn't rest until I freed her.

-For that, I am very grateful.

-Why don't we show Taphony around?

-A very nice idea, Darius -Taphony.

-According to my memory banks, your exact words

were we've got get her into the STM as quickly as possible.

-Yes, I'm aware of that, K9, but she's

a young girl who's been locked away.

Let her have some fun.

-94.78%.

That's the potential for her to cause major time disruption.

Once she's absorbed another's life force--

-Yes, I get the message, K9.

But you must understand, I was involved

in what happened to her.

It's my birthday tomorrow, and as I get older,

I find it harder to look away from some

of the things I've done in my life.

I have to make amends.

-Professor, I ask you to remember

why the Department had her imprisoned.

-Because they are inhumane and unscrupulous.

-And because she is very, very dangerous.

-We don't just play chess, but we

still call it the chess room.

So that's the grand tour.

What do you think about the place?

-Hm. -Grant.

-My visual sensors indicate Jorjie is considerably

paler than usual, while our visitor appears to be blooming.

Coincidence?

-Very well.

-Perhaps I can stay here with you all?

DARIUS: Cant' see why not.

-It is not advisible for Taphony to remain here any longer.

She does not belong to our time space continuum.

-I'm afraid K9's right.

My plan was to set Taphony free in time, not to bring her here.

Her being here is too dangerous to us all.

-You can't be serious.

-I'm deadly serious.

-But I want to be here.

This feels like home.

-I'm sorry, Taphony.

You must leave now.

-But this is where I should be.

-It's too dangerous to--

-You're too dangerous. JORJIE: Stop!

Please!

Taphony! -Hey!

-Why have you done this to me?

-Yeah, how have you done this?

-STARKEY: K9, what's going on?

-Scanning DNA aging rate.

DNA degradation.

has been accelerated by a factor of 100.

-Why have you done this?

-Fair's fair.

He helped make me me the way I am.

Now he can feel what it's like to be a freak in time.

You are all angry I've done this thing to Gryffen.

-Yeah, of course.

He's our friend.

-But you're sick, yourself.

Shouldn't you be more concerned about that?

-I'll bounce back.

Gryffen's in worse shape than I am.

-And th is important to you? -Yes.

This is all new to you, isn't it?

-I feel lost.

Possibly best you don't.

-I don't really understand what's going on.

But I can tell you've had a bad time.

I'm happy to be here for you.

-I've been alive for a long time.

But you're the only friend I've ever had.

-I just need to lie down.

We can talk more later.

-I'd like to help you, but--

GRYFFEN: What?

-I'd like to help you, but I don't know how.

-Well, of course you don't, you young whippersnapper.

-The only thing that can help me is getting rid of Taphony.

-Correct.

As long as she is here, the disruption to your timeline

will continue.

-K9, you were right all along.

No fool like an artificially old fool.

-And I'm afraid I have more unwelcome news.

According to my data processes, if you have a natal anniversary

in your present state, the state will become permanent.

-A natal what? -A birthday.

-You mean if he has a birthday, he's going to stay like this?

-That's my assessment.

-What, and his birthday's tomorrow.

Apparently.

-You've already nominated the solution

to your problem, professor.

-Taphony must be removed from the space time continuum.

-Yeah, well in case you haven't realized,

it's kind of dangerous trying to get her to do stuff

she doesn't want to do.

-Yeah, you don't want to end up a dried up pile of old--

-I'm far from dried up.

-I was talking about the cake.

-Soggy, unpleasant thing.

-You are talking about the cake, right?

-May I suggest discussions of baked confecturies

be postponed until a later date?

Taphony must be dealt with, for the professor's sake.

And Jorjie's. -Jorjie's?

She's dangerous, yeah?

-I don't think so.

I think she just doesn't understand.

She's never had the chance to mix with people before.

-She's trying to steal you.

-She wants your future for herself.

-And I think it's possible she doesn't

understand the harm she's causing.

-Look at you.

How could she not know. -Seriously.

I really think she wants to be friends.

How do you do that?

-I don't know.

I just can.

-So cool.

Isn't it, boys?

-Yeah.

Almost as cool as turning the prof into his own grandfather.

-I heard what you said before.

And I do want to be friends.

-And what about the professor?

-I'm just teaching him a lesson.

-And Jorjie?

-She'll be fine.

Let's have some fun.

All right.

Now throw it.

-So cool.

-So cool.

That's nothing.

Throw it to Starkey.

How about we speed things up a bit?

STARKE: To me!

-Darius, high!

JORJIE: That's amazing.

-What are you doing with my friends?

They're my friends, too.

We're having fun.

-My sensors indicate that that type of fun is over.

-Come on, K9.

Lighten up.

-Hey, Taphony said she's going to make everything right.

-She has precisely 2.33 hours to do so

before the professor's birthday.

Jorjie would appear to have even less time.

-Whoa, hey.

OK, maybe K9's right.

Taphony, it's time you-- -Right.

Let's go.

-My analysis confirms Taphony's life essence is increasing

as Jorjie's diminishes This is consistent with what

this unit predicted.

-Taphony is sucking up Jorjie's life force like a vampire.

-It sounds like she doesn't understand.

She wants to be friends.

-Yeah, some friend.

-Darius is right.

We need to treat Taphony as a threat.

Correct, K9?

-It would seem so, professor.

-Then how exactly do we deal with the threat?

-How do we even find her?

-Oh.

You must be Taphony.

-And who are you?

-My name's Inspector Turner, of the Department.

-You're the ones who locked me way.

-Not me personally, but, uh, the Department.

Yes.

I'm rather afraid we did.

It was a terrible thing that was done to you.

I know what you're capable of, but I

need to know my daughter's all right.

-Your daughter?

-Jorjie.

-You're Jorjie's mother?

-That's right.

-So cool.

-Do you-- do you know where she is?

-I like her.

She's my friend.

-I'm glad.

-She's in there. -Thank you.

Jorjie?

Gryffen?

You look awful.

What's going on?

-It's Taphony.

She's a time blank.

She's caused a major disruption in my timeline.

-Is that possible?

-Hello?

Geriatric.

-She's also absorbing Jorjie's life force.

-All of which this unit warned about from the beginning.

-Yes! Thank you, K9.

-And you can explain later on exactly

why you released her this way.

But for now, what do we do?

-She must be returned to the portal

and transported before she does anymore damage.

-And all before the professor's birthday.

-In precisely 1.57 hours.

-Yeah, and, uh, how exactly do we get her in there?

-That appears to be the question.

-Well, why don't you just ask me?

-Do you have any idea how dangerous

your being here is to the rest of us?

-So I should just jump into that thing and disappear?

-Not disappear.

Transport to a time and place consistent

with your metaphysical composition.

-A composition they gave me.

This place I'm going-- will I have friends there?

-It is conceivable there could be

other entities like yourself.

-And they'll play catch with me?

-The likely existence of pointless plastic entertainment

would seem minimal.

-And what about a mother?

Will I have a mother there?

-No.

Such a likelihood is zero.

-But if I stay here, I can have all of those things.

-Taphony.

Absorbing Jorjie won't make me your mother.

-Yeah, and it won't make us your friends.

-But you are my friends.

-Not anymore, we won't be.

-You hurt Jorjie, and we want nothing more to do with you.

-She's the only way I can stay with yo She understands.

-No, she doesn't.

Wait no, don't just-- Vanish.

So, what do we do?

-With 1.13 hours until the Professor's birthday,

I can think of only one option.

-Taphony!

-Taphony! -Taphony!

-There you are.

I'm not playing with you, li-- I mean it.

Either you help Jorjie, or I want

nothing more to do with you.

-Bet you can't catch me.

-Taphony!

You need to come and help Jorjie.

-But I want to play.

-Well, not with me you don't.

-I'll let you catch it.

-I said I'm not playing.

Now Coming and help Jorjie.

-Sorry, I'm just not feeling myself.

-Well, at least she hasn't taken your sense of humor.

-Yet.

-If everything goes pear shaped, I

wanna say thank you all for looking out for me.

-Everything's going to be OK.

Trust me.

K9, is there any reason why she has

to take Jorjie specifically?

-Negative.

She is a female of similar age, so most likely

she seemed the logical choice to Taphony.

-So she could take me, instead?

-Or me.

-Yeah, or me.

-If we're offering up bodies, I'm

the one with the least time left on my clock.

-Take it easy, old timer.

You've got enough problems as it is.

-Darius, enough with the ageist quips!

-Well, I'm her mother.

If anyone's going to make this offer, it should be me.

-She's not going to want to lose you.

And she's going to want to lose you?

DARIUS: Hey, why don't we draw straws?

GRYFFEN: Oh, very scientific.

-Either that, or we all offer.

-It's agreed.

We all offer to take Jorjie's place.

-You'd all sacrifice yourselves?

K9: Without doubt.

-You're not time frozen.

-Like you, I do not conform to all

the rules of this time continuum.

-Can you understand what I'm doing.

I just want to stay.

-I understand, but I do not agree.

-Jorjie understands.

She's my friend.

-Then why are you doing this to her?

You do not hurt friends.

You'd rather hurt yourself.

-Like they're doing for Jorjie.

-Affirmative.

That is what makes them friends.

-Taphony, there's no reason why you

can't take me instead of Jorjie.

-Yeah. Or me.

-Yes there is.

You're my friends.

How long until your birthday, professor?

-10 minutes.

-Then we'd better hurry.

-I was wondering, is there any way

I can get in touch with you?

-You won't remember me.

-I doubt that a lot.

-Me?

I'll never forget you. GRYFFEN: Darius!

Get a wiggle on. We've only got two minutes.

-I'll tell her what you did.

It'll be fine.

-STM powering up!

Stand by!

-Thank you.

-That's what friends are for.

-Hey! Catch.

-I can't keep the portal open much longer.

She's entered from the prison. Why hasn't she gone through it?

It makes no sense!

That's it! She's gone through!

I've done it!

-So it would seem.

DARIUS: [SINGING] For he's a jolly good fellow--

Happy birthday.

-That's a lovely thought, but it's not until tomorrow.

-Are you sure?

-I tell you what.

Let's celebrate anyway, hm?

I'll be right down.

And you thought transporting Taphony would be dangerous.

I think I rather proved you wrong for once.

-So it would seem, Professor.

Yes.

So it would seem.

Goodbye, young miss.

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