17

In Atlantis, Ramses is kneeling before the Ancient Statues of the Atlantean Guardians.

Ramses: (in Atlantean language) Forgive me, grandfather.....and fathers of my father....for I have shed blood of Atlanteans.....but it is shedding that must be necessary....(holding Tarnak's trident and in English) It was my fault...father, I am sorry.....for taking your life....for taking the lives of so many people....human and Enhuman alike....but I promise you....I will rebuild your empire....stronger....better.....I will be the King our species needs.

In the underground highway, after reaching the Borders of the Black Sea, the Eagle stops at a bridge, where a giant light statue is hanging above the ceiling.

Quantum: What the hell is that?

Caspian: That would be the lightning bugs...don't worry...they are harmless if you don't disturb their rest.

Snake-Bite: What happens when we do?

Keera: You don't want to know that answer, honey.

Sun Sorceress: We could rest here for the night. It would make perfect for camp.

Scarlett: why is that thing glowing?

Power Surge: natural phosphorescence....more or less....

Scarlett: Man, at least, I got a book to read with this light.

Mammoth: I'm going to have a problem sleeping tonight, man. I can't sleep with the light on.

Later, the light in the lamp stone above is dimed while the Supers and Purifiers are camping at separate campfires. Quantum, Dragonfly, Sun Sorceress, The Owl, Genesis and Caspian are talking while looking over a map.

Caspian: We only have one more day to get the last shard.

Quantum: I know....so where are we headed to after tonight, Caspian?

Caspian: (sighs) I'm not sure.

Genesis: what do you mean you're not sure?

Caspian: The exit to the temple was blocked off.....I guess our great ancestors really didn't want this crystal being made...

Dragonfly: Must be that powerful...

The Owl: Caspian, are you sure we're doing this for the right reasons?

Caspian: Yes, I'm doing to save both my species and yours....and the humans....

The Owl: I just want to make sure that no one else has to die in order to achieve our goal.

Caspian: Our goal is the same, Charles....

Caspian stands up and walks away, before Genesis speaks to Quantum.

Genesis: John, can we still trust Caspian? After Arianna, you should be questioning that.

The Owl: We're still questioning if we can trust you.

Genesis: So far, we haven't tried to kill each other yet, James. Not to mention, we're thousands of feet deep underground.

Sun Sorceress: I keep forgetting I am getting very claustrophobic...

The Owl: Yeah and I'm also very hungry.

Dragonfly: We've been on the road for seven days straight, Charles. I think we're all hungry.

The Owl: Sorry.....

The Owl turns to notice Snake-Bite cooking.

The Owl: At least someone on this trip knows how to cook.

Dragonfly: Who's to say we won't get "food poisoning" with her cooking?

Dragonfly laughs as the rest of the group raise their eyebrows, much to their confusion.

Dragonfly: Get it? Cause she's a snake and she—Ugh...nevermind.

At the students camp fire, Snake-Bite provides the young team members with his own cooking of appetizers.

Snake-Bite: Alright, young ones! Time for appetizers! (serves Alex a plate of Caesar Macaroni) Alex, you're a growing boy, so I give you the most!

Thermo: Gee, you shouldn't have.....

Snake-Bite: Stromboli. (serves Trisha a plate, who quietly looks in disgust) and ravioli (serves Power Surge the ravioli).

Power Surge: I wanted the Stromboli.

Neon Crane: (hands Power Surge Stromboli) you won't hear me arguing.

Snake-Bite walks over to Arachnica, who is resting in her web nest above the ceiling.

Snake-Bite: Oy, Lily! You hungry?!

Arachnica: No thanks! Spiders and ravioli don't really mix well.

Red Dragon walks over to Scarlett, who is practicing her stretches.

Snake-Bite: Scarlett, love? Care for some food?

Scarlett: Trying to hold back on getting carbs, Morgan, but thanks.

Mammoth is lifting a boulder as Snake-Bite comes by.

Mammoth: No thanks, Snake-Bite.

Snake-Bite walks over to Keera, who are practicing their spawning.

Snake-Bite: Uh...never mind....

Back at the young adult campfire, Neon Crane notices Arachnica laying in her web bed and walks over to her. Suddenly, Arachnica's web bed is cut down by neon beams, before she falls to the ground.

Arachnica: Hey! What the hell?!

Arachnica turns to notice Neon Crane standing up, before she sighs. Neon Crane walks back to the campfire, before sitting down with Arachnica joining the campfire.

Phantom: So who's going to start with the campfire songs?

Thermo: What are we doing?

Power Surge: well, we figured....we had campfires when we were kids....and we figured since these might be our last days....so we may as well have a camp fire...and with everything that's going on, we don't want our new friends to feel left out.

Power Surge, Neon Crane, who is laying her head on Power Surge's shoulder, Thermo, Phantom, Arachnica, and eventually, Scarlett, is sitting around a campfire. Thermo uses his powers to ignite the fire.

Neon Crane: You know, when I was a kid, my mom and I would have campfires like this when I was a little girl....

Arachnica: I remembered my first campfire was with my boyfriend at the time....before I discovered my Enhuman abilities by saving a black widow from being stomped on.

Neon Crane: (laughs)

Phantom: you never did tell us much about you, Lily....

Arachnica: I guess it's cause I never really had much of a family to tell it to....I mean....you Supers and Purifiers are not really considered "friends", but we're all are Enhumans....we're considered freaks and public enemy number one.

Scarlett: You got that right?

Power Surge: Let's not talk about that, guys. Let's instead.....let's do a group circle....

Scarlett: You mean like one of those things where you stand up and tell the whole damn group who you are and where you're from. What your favorite hobbies are?

Power Surge: Yeah! Okay.

Power Surge stands up.

Power Surge: I'll start. I'm Josh Adams.

Young Adults: (laughing) Hi, Josh Adams.

Joseph: And I'm an Enhuman...my powers are electricity...and my codename is Power Surge. I was born in New Jersey.....and I love to give some shocking news to those who do wrong.

The young adults laugh.

Neon Crane: Guess I'm next.

Neon Crane stands up.

Neon Crane: I'm Trisha Campbell. I'm from the small town of Owego, New York..... I'm an Enhuman..I have the power of neon....and I love to paint and create art.

Trisha draws a unicorn with her neon powers.

Phantom: Alright! Alright! Star player! Coming up! Isn't that what you Americans say? Star Player!

The young adults laugh as Phantom stands up.

Phantom: My name is Jessica Drakos. I am Phantom. I'm from France. I have the power of invisibility and I am an Enhuman....I'm just an outgoing and energetic person.....and I'm hoping to make my mother and sister proud with these powers.....I hope that they look at me as a hero and not a troublemaker....

Power Surge turns to Scarlett and Arachnica.

Power Surge: Which of you two wants to go next?

A brief pause.

Arachnica: How do we know you won't judge us?

Neon Crne: Because we know what you're going through....we're the same.

Arachnica: Well, no offence, human lover, but I think I'll pass.

Scarlett: Same here....

Neon Crane: Psssh....suit yourselves.

Neon Crane turns to Thermo, who looks around in uncertainty.

Neon Crane: Uh...Alex, do you want to go?

Thermo sighs.

Power Surge: You got this, man.

Neon Crane: Josh...it's fine if he doesn't want to—

Thermo: No, no...it's fine. I'll go.

Thermo stands up.

Thermo: I'm Alex.....I'm seventeen years old.....born in New York.....I'm an only child.....my Dad's a cop....been serving in the NYPD since I was born....and my mom....well, y'all know who she is...or was.....they separated when I was a kid....Dad never really explained why...always blew it off whenever I asked why Mom wasn't there to watch me open Christmas presents, win science prizes or birthday parties....Guess, given what I've learned about her....about this team....it makes sense.....you know, by the time cell phones were a thing, Instagram and Facebook, she would always message me....see how I'm doing....I sometimes questioned it, but now I see how much she loved me.

Phantom: Your mother was a great woman, Alex.....She did love you....and I know she kept away from you to protect you.

Thermo wipes his nose, sniffling.

Themo: Enough of this emotional crap then....Lily? Scarlett?

Arachnica: What?

Thero: It's your turn.

Arachnica stares at Scarlett, who shrugs.

Arachnica: (laughs) Okay....I'm Lily Dawson....I was a biologist....then one day in the Amazon, I fell into a pit of advanced ancient spiders....they bit the hell out of me, but instead of dying, I turned into....well, this...Makes me wonder if this is gonna be worth it...

Scarlett: Okay, since we're around this fire....if we were all to die tomorrow...how would all want to go out?

Power Surge: fighting...but I'd rather be here...

Neon Crane looks at Power Surge.

Neon Crane: Holding you.

Phantom: Dying with honor.

Thermo: surrounded by family....and loved ones....but....I don't know now.

Phantom takes Thermo's hand.

Phantom: Alex, you do have loved ones.....

Phantom and Thermo stare into each other's eyes.

Scarlett: well, I don't know how the hell to react to this...immortals....good guys and bad guys working together....Holy crap...it really is the end of days....

Genesis is watching the young adults socialize as Caspian approaches him.

Caspian: Do your adversaries socialize like they do?

Genesis: You mean the typical sitting around the campfire, telling scary stories and all that other bullshit? No.

Caspian: Surely, you must have some type of relationship with your daughter, besides teaching yours how to hate humans.

Genesis: I teach my daughter how to survive humans...and what do you teach your daughter? She's been alive longer than I have. Hell, you both have.

Caspian: We both are fathers trying to teach our children the right thing. Even though some of Parker's students don't have biological fathers or mothers to teach them the right thing, they have them to teach them the right thing and in essence, they teach themselves.....they're even taught to spare their enemies.

Genesis: (scoffs) Tell me; your brother murdered your father and Arianna, you planning on sparing him?

Genesis walks away as Caspian gives a conflicted look. Hours later, as the team is sleeping, Thermo, having nightmares of Arianna's death awakens, before he then snaps his fingers, igniting a fire light and tippy toing through his sleeping team members, before he walks over to a boulder and sits. Phantom awakens, before she walks up and joins Thermo.

Thermo: Jessica! I didn't wake you, did I?

Phantom: No. You did not....honestly....it is hard to sleep underground.

Thermo: You, too?

Phantom: Anyway, I figure you could use the company.....may I?

Thermo: Uh...please....

Phantom sits next to Thermo.

Phantom: Are you feeling a little better now that you have talked about....your mother?

Thermo sighs.

Thermo: I don't know....part of me feels relieved, but part of me still feels angry....so angry....I've never wanted to hurt people....I mean, even with Brandon....when he died in the flooding, I didn't feel relieved.....he teased me....humiliated me....and when I hurt him, hearing him crying, his friends, my friend and all those other students look at me like a monster, I felt immense guilt.....with Krull....I want to kill him....I keep replaying the image of him stabbing my mom and I just.....

Thermo's eyes turn into his fire state, before his right hand ignites and he throws a fireball at the chandelier, which suddenly turns brighter and causes small bugs to emerge from the light inside the chandelier. Thermo calms down, before he turns to Phantom.

Phantom: Alex....your mother loved you....you are good....and you mean a lot to so many people....

Phantom grabs Thermo's hands, before he raises his head and stares into her eyes.

Phantom: And me...you mean a lot to me...

Thermo and Phantom close their eyes and lean in, their lips nearly meet, before the small bugs fly around Thermo and Phantom as they swats at them.

Thermo: Get out of here! Go on! Get!

Phantom: Go on! Shoo!

Phantom smacks down one bug, creating a fire on her arm.

Phantom: Somcre bleu!

Thermo: Was that me?!

Phantom: No! Put it out!

Thermo uses his ice powers to snuff out the fire on Phantom's arm, before the two looks up to notice the small bugs coming from the lightened chandelier.

Thermo: Lightning bugs....

Thermo throws another fireball at the chandelier, which causes the chandelier to glow and disperse more bugs, much to Thermo's confusion, before Caspian arrives.

Phantom: Alex, I don't think that was wise.

Caspian: Hey! Alex! What are you doing?

Thermo: These damn light bugs won't stop flying around, so I threw a fireball at them.

Caspian: you shouldn't have done that because you've aggravated them!

Phantom: What? They're just light bugs.

The light bugs fly into the teams' tents as fire disperses.

Caspian: They're not light bugs! They're fireflies!

Thermo: Holy crap! Literal fireflies! Fire! Hey! Get up! Fire!

Quantum emerges from his tent to notice the team attempting to put out the fires with their powers.

Quantum: Not good!

Thermo is attempting to put of the fires with his ice powers, but with no success while Dragonfly attempts to put out the fire with his installed fire suppressor as does Red Dragon sucks up the fire and breathes it back at the fireflies, destroying most of them.

Dragonfly: V.O.X! Where the hell are all these fires coming from?!

V.O.X: Readings are indicating that the fires are coming from the insects.

Dragonfly: What insects?!

Mammoth: What the hell? Every time we squash one, a fire starts!

Caspian: We have to leave! Now!

The Supers and Purifiers enter the Eagle to cross the bridge, but the fire bugs attack the bird as the team struggles to fight them off. In the progress, Dragonfly attempts to fight off the fireflies as they cause critical damage to his armor.

Dragonfly: Damn it!

Dragonfly attempts to shoot a rocket at the hive, but accidently misfires, causing an explosion that causes a ceiling shard to fall and hit the top of the Eagle, causing it to crash into the pit below.

The Owl: This is so not good!