All language subtitles for Naomi.S01E12.WEBRip.x264-ION10-en

[woman] Last time onNaomi.

You knew my birth parents?

A lot of bad things happened
back then.

-[Lourdes]
I'm not used to this.
-Used to what?

Having friends.

War is coming,
I suggest you choose
the winning side.

-Who the hell is Mac?
-She works for Brutus.

But I suspect that Brutus
has sent someone
more formidable.

[Naomi] Julian trapped everyone
in here just to get to me.

Superman stands
for truth and justice.

I'm not Superman.

[Annabelle] No.
You're Naomi freaking McDuffie.

Wherever your destiny
is leading you,
I can't go with you.

But I'll always be
on your side.

[distant gunfire
and explosions]

[baby cooing]

[rumbling]

[baby crying]

[alarm blaring]

[woman] How did Brutus find us?

[man] I don't know,
but we have to hurry.

[woman] I don't know
if I can do this.

[man] We have to keep
Naomi safe.

[baby crying]

Hurry. We have to go now.

[blaring continues]

Start the transport vessel.

We're out of time. Go, go, go!

[man 2] There they are.

[man 3] Stop that ship!

[Naomi crying]

[heavy breathing]

[theme music playing]

[man] We can't go back
to Earth-29.

[woman] What about one of
the planets in this universe?

[man] That's not
far enough away.

[woman] If such a place
even exists.

[man] There's no
perfect option.

I don't wanna leave.

Everything I care about
is in Port Oswego.

My friends are here.
My life is here.

Do you know how long
it's taken me to find a place
that actually feels like home?

We do know.
We hate that it's come to this,

but after what happened
at the school,
we have no choice.

Yes, we do.
We can stay, fight.

Brutus won't stop, ever.

He's ruthless,
and we have no idea
what he's planning next.

What we do know is
sending Julian and Mac here
was an escalation.

We have to get you
someplace safe, Naomi.

But shouldn't I
get a say in this?
It's my life.

We could try to find
the power source.

What power source?

It's nothing.

A fantasy.

We can't just give up.

No one's giving up.

This is about
buying you more time.

To get stronger.

Dee, you've seen me train.

I'm getting stronger,
more skilled.

[Dee] You've made
great progress.

But beings like Brutus
aren't easily stopped.

You need more time.

Zumbado, please.

You said I was the key
to reuniting the 29.
You said it's my destiny.

That's why you have to
leave, Naomi.

I'm sorry.

But your future,
the future of our planet
depends on you being alive.

So I don't have a choice.

Since when did the five of you
agree on literally anything?

If all five of us agree,

then you're smart enough
to realize that
this is important.

We need you to trust us.

I don't agree with this.

But...

I do trust you.

So, if you say
this is the only way, then...

I believe you.

We've moved the pieces
from Naomi's transport vessel

from the mill
to Akira's workspace.

How long will it take you
to repair it?

Couple days at most.

Until then,
we all need to lay low.

It's gonna be okay.

I promise.

[school bell ringing]

Hi.

-This isn't the lunch room.
-[chuckles softly]

-I wanted some alone time.
-Alone time?

Who are you
and what have you
done with Naomi?

If you're lonely
when you're alone,

you're in bad company.

Jean-Paul Sartre.

AP Lit.

Ugh.

I... Right.

I may have slept
through start of the week,

[both chuckle]

And I don't blame you.
Existentialism
can be hella boring.

You know, for a minute there
I thought you might have
been avoiding

the lunch table
full of soccer players
in the cafeteria,

You heard about me
and Nathan.

Curse of a small town.

I'm sorry that happened.

Thanks.

But, I have something
that will cheer you right up.

Sneak peek of next month's
school paper. Check it out.

Wow, it's... It's great.

[chuckles]
Yeah, we're doing
a whole retrospective.

We're gonna talk
to local business owners,
eyewitnesses,

even a couple
of conspiracy theorists.

Conspiracy theorists?

Why would there be
conspiracy theories
about Superman?

So, apparently,
there are some people

who think
that the Superman stunt
wasn't a stunt at all.

They're saying
he's an alien.

[chuckles]

No, it seems
kind of far-fetched.

Yeah, that's the...
That's the fun of it.

I was also hoping
that I could interview you,

and then we could do
a little cross-promotion
with your site.

Actually, I've been,
kind of, taking a break
from my site.

So...

So, you don't want to talk
about Superman?

And you're taking a break
from your site

and you're hiding out
in a classroom.

Is everything okay?

Everything's fine.

I just think that
the Superman thing is...

It's old news.
Another topic
might be better.

Oh.

Uh...

Yeah, I mean,
it's kind of too late
for that.

But, that's...

That's okay.
[clears throat] Um...

I should go. Um...

I'll see you in class.

Yeah, sure.
I'll see you in class.

[pop song playing]

[gasps]

[baby crying]

[footsteps approaching]

[Akira] Naomi.

You shouldn't be here.

I felt something
when I touched it.

What do you mean?

I got this...

flash.

And I remember
being put in the pod.

Has that happened to you often?

The first time
was with Zumbado.

I...

saw our home planet

and I felt his memories
like they were my own.

Psionic powers.

I didn't expect that.

What are they?

Uh...

Memories.

Premonitions.

Psychic powers
are difficult to define.

You have
a very powerful mind,
Naomi.

Powerful enough
to let me stay?

That decision
has already been made.

-But you don't agree with it.
-Irrelevant.

Your parents, Dee, Zumbado,
they just want
what's best for you.

I know that.

But I think you know something
that can help me.

Akira, please.

There are many unique elements
in the multi-verse.

Some of them
we know about,

like kryptonite
or Nth metal.

Others have yet
to be discovered.

They are sources
of great power.

It is rumored that
one such power source
might be on Earth.

You think it could help me?

I'm not certain, but yes.

I think it can amplify
your powers.

I could get stronger.

Where is it?

I have never been able
to find it.

Perhaps I'm not meant to.

Your mother was my friend.

You remind me so much of her.

I told myself that
I was keeping you safe.

I wasn't sure
if you were ready. I...

I should've given this
to you a long time ago.

I've seen that locket before.

I believe it's the key to
finding this source of power.

[gasps softly]

You saw something,
didn't you?

A field.
What does it mean?

I don't know.
So much about the 29
remains a mystery.

But I do know
there is no such thing
as a coincidence.

Not when it comes to us.

I believe the secrets
of that necklace
are yours to unlock.

[pop song playing
over speakers]

What's the point of a locket
if you can't even open it?

I don't know.

You know, I stayed up
all night analyzing it.

The composition,
the construction,
nothing.

Have your minority report
flashes given you
any more clues?

No, I just keep seeing
the same red field
with red flowers.

Right.

The frittata.

The fritillaria gentneri.

[both chuckle]

It's an endangered species
that only grows in one place
near Nevada.

We should be there
in about four hours.

Still can't believe Akira
is the weakest parent.

I think we all had
our money on Dee.

Thank you for coming
with me, Annabelle.

Of course. I did not survive
babysitting Sophie

to get driving privileges
just so you could
move to space.

We are going to need
some fuel.

All that frittata talk
is making me hungry.

Oh, I've seen about
six billboards
for that diner.

Apparently they have
the world's best fries.

Then we have to go.

For science.

[rock music
blaring on speakers]

Hey, buddy.

Nice shirt.

It's laundry day,

and you've never
called me "buddy,"

which makes me think
you want something.

Maybe I want to buy a comic.

You don't like comics.

Okay, maybe I just
want to say hi.
Have a nice little chat.

Which I will then write down
for the next edition
of the POHS post.

Why would you want
to interview me?

Ah, well, I'm doing
a retrospective
on the Superman incident.

I wanna see how
it's impacted your shop.

You know, 'cause it's a...
It's a comic book store
and, uh...

well, Superman.

Yeah, I get that.
But why are you writing it?

You've never cared
for comic books
or Superman.

Uh, well, um...

Oh.

This is about Naomi.

What?
No, it's not.

Uh, it's nothing to do
with her recent breakup
with Nathan?

What?

No!

Okay, maybe a little bit.

But, it doesn't even matter
because she has zero interest
in talking to me about it.

Which...

Is weird, right?

Mm, not really.

I mean, not any weirder
than anything
she's been doing lately.

What do you mean?

Come on.

You must have noticed,
she's off lately.

All that stuff with a disc.

Yeah, those markings
at the mill...

and Camp Shadow Ridge.

Her parents' anniversary party
ending with a trip to the base.

Yeah. You know what,
you're right.

Naomi has been acting
strange for a while.

Ever since...

[both] The Superman thing.

Did this interview just turn
into an investigation?

It's time to find out
what's really going on
with our friend.

Great!

-Where do we start?
-At the beginning.

With the guy who confessed
to planning the stunt.

[Annabelle] There is no
false advertisement here.

World's best fries.

[sighs]

There's something about
eating diner food
in a place like this.

This milkshake
is even chocolatier
than the one at Murray's.

Never tell them I said that.

[girls]
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday
Dear Cheryl ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

Remember your 16th birthday?

You tried to surprise me
at the bowling alley.

While you were trying
to surprise me
at the skating rink.

For our third BFF-versary,
a sacred occasion.

If Jacob hadn't cracked,
we would have waited
for each other all day.

Instead, we combo-ed
the parties and invented
roller bowling.

[chuckles softly]

Feels like
such a long time ago.

Things were simpler back then.

Simpler doesn't always
mean better.

Naomi?

[exhales]

You okay? Too much grease?
I knew we should have blotted.

No. I just got another flash.

We better head out of here.

I am not about to argue
with the space locket.

I still can't believe Zumbado
was able to salvage this.

We caught a break.

The ship is constructed
from an ethilium composite.
It's...

Dynamic vibrational alloy.

We came across it
in our research back home.

You're trying
to re-endochronize
the ship fragments,

regenerate and fuse
the damaged areas.

That's the hope.
I'm sequencing
the molecular structure now.

Shouldn't be long.

Thank you...

for helping us get
Naomi off this planet.

We know you don't
agree with us.

No, I don't.

Running is a mistake.

We're just trying
to keep our daughter safe.

[Akira] I don't doubt that.

But Naomi
has a greater purpose.

This is what Naomi's parents
would have wanted.

Naomi's parents
loved our planet.

They wanted to restore it.

If they knew that she was
the key to doing that,
they would choose differently.

Their choices are the reasons
they're not here right now.

You don't know
what they went through.
They were my friends.

They were ours, too.

But they're not here.
We are.

It's our job
to keep Naomi safe.
She's not ready.

She's more ready
than you think.

You don't even know her.

I know she has the potential
to be stronger than any of us.

Your fear is holding her back.
Running is not the answer.

[gasps]

Who are you to lecture us?

To you and Zumbado,
Naomi is nothing
but a means to an end.

We're her parents.

We have been there
every single minute
of every single day.

All you've done
is run and hide.

You might be right about me.

But I am right about her.

Sit anywhere you want.

Hey, buddy.
Tips are for the servers.

[gasping]

[choking]

If we turn around now
and I push the upper limits
of the speeding law,

we can make it home
before night.

We're not going back,
not yet.

You just had a vision
of a red-eyed smoke monster,

and I'm not talking about
the fun kind from Lost.

It was just a memory.

But what if it wasn't?

We can't just give up.
I have to find
the power source.

Babe, you don't even
know if it exists
or what it might do.

Maybe it's like Superman
and the sun,

if I'm exposed to it,
it'll give me more power.

You're putting a lot of faith
in a magic locket.

I just don't want
to see you get hurt.

I know that.

And I love you for that.
But I have to try.

Please, Annabelle.

[mechanical whining]

Uh, don't worry,
that's totally normal.

This is normal?

[engine rattling]

It seems like
we're about to overheat.

Just needs a little nap and...

Maybe some coolant.

[engine sputtering]

There's a motel
two miles away from here.
We can stop there.

Whoa. This place is dope.

Anthony.

Lourdes.

Uh...

How do you know our names?

Uh, Naomi often talks
about her close friends.

During boxing.

What can I do for you?

Uh, we wanted to ask you
about the Superman incident
at the square.

That was months ago.
Why the sudden interest?

Uh, well, I'm working
on a Superman story
for the high school newspaper.

So...

That's not a good idea.

-Why not?
-Because I already confessed
to planning the stunt.

Right. We know that.
It's just...

Some of the specifics
don't really add up.

You said you did it
for publicity, right?

To get people in the shop.

That's right.

It's not really working.

The intent was more, um,

artistic than commercial.

That was around the time
Naomi started taking
boxing lessons, right?

I have an appointment soon.

I really should be
getting back to work.

Who's Akira?

[Zumbado]
How do you know that name?

Um... She was
with Naomi at my store

and I overheard her name.

-Who is she?
-It doesn't concern you.

What do you know
about the Superman incident
in the square?

Nothing.

Stop asking that
and don't come back here again.

[ballad playing]

[door opens]

I'm so glad this place
is vintage charming
instead of Bates Motel.

I put coolant in the car
and I called my mom

and told her
I'm staying at your place.

Teenage deception complete.

Babe, are you listening
to a power ballad right now?

That's definitely
not on our playlist.

[stops song]

Do you ever wish you could
go back to the way
that things used to be?

Before Superman,
before all of this?

Well, first off,
anything pre Olivia Rodrigo
is a non-starter for me.

That was a period
of true darkness.

I'm being serious.

I know.

No, I don't wish that.

Do you?

Sometimes.

Three months ago,
I was a normal teenager.

And now so much has changed.

With my parents,
with Nathan,
with everything.

And it's not just for me,
it's for you, too.

Yeah, I've had my fair share
of close calls, but...

isn't it also kind of awesome?

Almost dying?

Okay, not that part,
but there's been
a lot of good stuff too.

Would you have ever imagined

that we would be friends
with a tattoo artist
who has wings,

or find out that
scary used car salesman

is actually
a pretty stand-up guy,

or that your parents are aliens
or that you have superpowers.

Three months ago,
you were Superman's fan.

Now you're basically
Superman 2.0, babe.

Superman is Superman.

He's confident.
He's sure of himself.

He's always known
that he should be a hero,

that he couldbe a hero.

We don't know that.

Maybe his comics
are like Insta.

Maybe they only show
the good parts.

Maybe... Superman's
listening to sad girl music
in his Ice Castle too.

You mean,
his Fortress of Solitude?

Whatever, my point is,

even if you're
not Superman yet,

isn't the journey
kind of the point?

Everyone is expecting
so much from me...

and I've trained
as hard as I could,

but what if
the adults are right?

What if I'm not ready?

[intense music playing]

Naomi, what's wrong?

The man who chased me
when I was a baby?

He's here.

So, scary Red eyes,
the alien assassin
from your nightmare

is here
in this motel right now.

He was knocking on doors.

I can't believe
I'm going to die in Oregon's
oldest motel room.

I thought worst case scenario
I'd get dysentery.

Why would you get dysentery?

Like in the old video game,
with the horses
and the wagons?

Okay, we're not going to die,
and we're not
gonna get dysentery.

We just...
We just need a distraction
to get to the car.

Like in Jurassic Park.

When Jeff Goldblum
distracts the dinosaur

so the kids
can get to the car.

So we're Jeff Goldblum
or we're the kids.

Wait. Are we the dinosaurs?

I was thinking
more like Merry and Pippin
from Lord of the Rings.

They distracted the Orcs.

Okay, we definitely
shouldn't have let

Jacob talk us
into that movie marathon.

Fire alarm. Classic.

-Ready?
-Ready.

[fire alarm ringing]

Let's go.

[intense music playing]

[machine humming]

Where's the husband?

At the base.

We thought it was
best to act normal.

How's the ethilium bonding?

We're close.

I just have to
complete one more scan,

and then all that's left
is to reprogram the Nav.

We never wanted this
for Naomi.

Nobody wanted any of this.

I hate taking her
from this place she loves.

Sixteen years, and we've
asked ourselves every day
if we did the right thing.

Were we really the best ones
to take care of Naomi?

We love her
more than anything but...

Would she have been
better off with Zumbado,

or you?

Someone with powers.

Someone who could protect her
in a way that we couldn't?

Maybe you're right.
Maybe we have been
holding her back.

Do you remember
what it was like when
the Tear first happened?

It was devastating.

For all of us.

I had my own pain.

This event
that ruined our planet

also gave me powers.

I got stronger
while everyone else
around me suffered.

And I have never
come to terms with that.

[Jennifer] You can't
blame yourself.

It was a random accident.
Chance.

I believe it was destiny.

For better or worse.

But I had resigned myself
to the fate of our planet.

And then I met Naomi.

And for the first time,
in a very long time,

I have hope.

That's because you and Greg
raised an incredible daughter.

[whispers] Thank you.

I know you said
the middle of nowhere,

but, uh, this is like
the middle of nowhere.

[Naomi]
Why would it send us here?

Did the space locket lie to us?

[energy crackles]

I don't understand.

So, what do we do now?

[sighs]

[Lourdes] So, obviously,
we weren't going to listen
to Dee and Zumbado,

but what exactly
are we doing in the woods?

So, my buddy said
that he saw a weird flash
in the Red River forest

on the day
of the Superman thing.

So what do we think
evidence of a Superman stunt
looks like?

I'm not really sure.

What? I thought you were,
like, the CEO of this forest.

I don't know,
it could be anything.

It could be
scorch marks on the trees,

it could be discolored grass,

anything that
looks out of place.

[ominous music playing]

[gasps softly]

What about a very weird rock?

We've seen markings
like this before.

At the mill.

[leaves rustling]

I think it's time to go.

[Julian] You shouldn't have
come out here.

[light saber crackling]

Get behind me.

[intense music playing]

[grunts]

[Dee] It's time for you to go.

[Julian] This isn't over.

[Lourdes] What the hell?

Who are you?

Do you see anything
that seems like it could be
an energy source?

All I see is grass.

Which technically
is an energy source

for cows and other herbivores.

Maybe
the space locket's broken.

Annabelle, someone's coming.

Oh, no.

It's Red Eyes, isn't it?

[intense music playing]

I've been searching for you
for a very long time.

I won't let you hurt her.

I'm not here for your friend.
She's inconsequential.

Hey, that's very rude!

I'm not leaving you.

And I love you for that.
But this isn't your fight.
Please, go.

Not this time.

Well, then get behind me.

I've seen you before.

You came after me
when I was a baby.

Interesting how life
comes full circle.

In the end,
you always wind up
back at the beginning.

Everyone else,
the bounty hunter, Mac,
Julian, came to take you home.

But me,
I'm here to take you out.

[both grunting]

[grunting]

[Naomi groaning]

[Naomi panting]

[screams]

Naomi, no!

[grunts]

[intense music playing]

Way above my pay grade.

[gasping]

Babes, you're not bleeding!

Are you invincible?

I'm sure you have questions.

What was that rock?

Who was that guy,
and what the hell
is going on?

Perhaps one question at a time.

You have wings.

[stuttering] What is this,
some kind of secret
military experiment?

Are you soldiers?
Are you weapons?

We're none of those things.

The universe is vast.

Much bigger than humans think.

There are other planets,

other dimensions.

It really seems
like you're talking about
the multi-verse.

Which is very weird because
that's a comic-book thing.

It's not real.

It is real.

So is Superman.

Superman, the guy
who flies around in a cape

and is allergic
to kryptonite, that guy?

You guys are messing with us.

How were you able
to do those things?

Throw that guy, use... wings?

Because we aren't
from this planet.

We must have died
in the woods back there.

It's the only possible way
any of this could be
happening right now.

We are dead, right?

[Dee] This is a lot to take in.

It will take
some time to process.

You can't tell anyone.

You saved our lives. Why?

Because you care about Naomi.

And we care about her.

So Naomi
knows about you two?

Yes. For a few months now.

Naomi's not
from this planet, is she?

That is not our story to tell.

I don't know about you,
but I'm ready
to go back to that motel.

He said that in the end
you always go back
to the beginning.

Okay, well, we're definitely
not taking life advice

from a guy
whose day job is assassin.

This... was the beginning.

[indistinct whoosh]

Uh, was that always there?

I think we're
supposed to go through it.

Are you coming?

I think this one's
just for you.

I'll be waiting right here.

[birds chirping]

[male voice] Naomi.

We've been expecting you.

Who are you?

[female voice]
We're your parents.

[intense music playing]

[Naomi] Who are you?

[female voice]
We're your parents.

Mom?

Is that really you?

[female voice]
It's the essence of me.
The essence of your father.

I miss you so much,
even though
I never really knew you.

I have so many questions.

We'll answer them
as best we can.

What happened to you?

[father] We don't know.

But if you're watching this,
then it must have been
something catastrophic.

Because of me?

[mother] No. None of this
is because of you, Naomi.

Why did you send me
to that Earth?

Out of all of the planets
in the multi-verse?

[mother] We believe it offered
a path to understanding

what went wrong
on our planet.

The power source.

I couldn't find it.

[father] Because
there is no element.

You are
the source of power, Naomi.

That's why you
can save our world.

[electricity crackling]

I'm not here to fight.

Just talk.

There's nothing to talk about.

-I know who you are.
-And I know who you are.

A Thanagarian deserter
taking refuge on Earth.

You must have been
very tired of war
to risk execution.

Leave. Now.

You can't be looking forward
to what's coming.

Fighting another war
that isn't yours.

I came here
to make you an offer.

I'm not interested.

Even if it involves Qyeala?

Do not say her name.

She's alive.

You're lying.

I can help you find her...

if you do something for me.

[father]
You can save our world.

I'm just one person.
How can I save
an entire planet?

[father] You'll need the 29.
All of them.

I don't feel ready.

[father] Heroes rarely do.

What if I'm never ready?

[father] You need
to trust yourself,
your instinct, above all else.

What are you talking about?

[mother] Honey, the fact
that you're listening to us
and feeling us right now

means that
someone has betrayed us.

That's the only reason
we wouldn't be with you.

[father] As difficult as this
may be to accept, Naomi,

you must remember this.

Trust no one.

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