Moonrise (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

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[exciting music plays]
Bravo, moving to Point Delta.
Osma!
Alpha here. Roger!
[dramatic music plays]
[grunts]
[grunts]
[yelps]
Jack!
[rubble clatters]
[Jack yells]
[rubble clatters]
[groans]
Ow.
[groans]
[gentle music plays]
[dramatic music plays]
[gentle music plays]
[music fades]
[machine hums]
[groans softly]
[Inanna] Yeah. Look through
those documents.
- Hey.
- [Inanna] Sign pages four to eight.
- So, what's gonna happen to me now?
- [Innana] Give them to the one in charge.
Hello.
Oh. Sorry, Zowan. I'll explain
when I come to get you next week.
[Zowan] What do you mean?
Pick me up next week?
No, explain it now!
I'm not at liberty
to say any more than that.
We'll talk about it when you get here.
[Zowan] Don't give me that. We're not done
here! You don't get to decide!
Fine. Oh no, I'm losing you. Take care!
Sorry. Didn't mean to make you wait.
I bet you have a lot of questions.
The machine always makes our memory foggy.
But good news is your Gener position
has been decided, Mr. Jacob Shadow.
Hm?
I'm not really supposed to say anything,
but you're in for a treat.
[Jack] Hey. What is this place?
Excuse me. I'd appreciate an answer.
[unsettling music plays]
[Inanna] General, I present Jacob Shadow.
[General] Good.
Thank you.
Sir, I'd like to remove his handcuffs.
He's not a threat.
I'll allow it.
[Jack growls softly]
[sighs]
Wait. Where are they going?
[gasps]
[unsettling music continues]
[General] As you can see,
you're not so popular around here.
You're still considered a suspect
in the investigation.
Sir, all proceedings and charges
have been suspended indefinitely.
Primarily at Sapientia's recommendation.
[Jacob] Rhys?
What?
[General] Yes, but you'll agree
we proceed with caution during war.
Prisoners are required
to follow screening protocols.
You and other suspects
will routinely be rescreened.
We're particularly interested
in retesting genetic aptitude.
Yours was uniquely of interest
when we discovered
your genetic information was falsified.
Luckily, you've been retested.
So, what's your point here?
And more importantly, who are you?
At Sapientia's discretion,
it has been determined
you have an aptitude
for lunar military operations.
Specifically as it relates to type VC3.
The odds are one in a million.
Jacob Shadow,
you've been assigned.
You are to report to the VC3
Reconnaissance and Assault Task Unit.
So, you want me to be a soldier?
Killing Bob Skylum
is your ultimate objective.
It takes priority above all else.
What do you mean by that?
Even above your life. Are we clear?
[unsettling music continues]
[music fades]
I get to go to the Moon, right?
Yes, that's your mission.
[uneasy music plays]
You're right.
There's no one better suited for this.
You can count on me.
I won't return to Earth until
I bring you back that bastard's head.
I'm gonna kill Bob Skylum.
[uneasy music continues]
[General] Hmph.
Major Rhys here
will be in charge of your unit.
Huh?
- [General] We're done. All yours, Major.
- Major?
[uneasy music continues]
[music fades]
[Rhys] Sorry it took me so long
to get you out of custody.
Prosecutor Landry was already
building a case.
And because your parents
are still at large, I
I couldn't get you out of detention.
At least not on my own.
Oh. I see.
Well, I'm glad you're okay as well.
I really am.
We haven't had a chance to talk
since that day.
How are your parents doing?
Oh.
Um, anyway. So, you're a major now, huh?
Yeah. It's really only a result
of my rescreening.
I've been assigned
at Sapientia's recommendation.
Well, and rules state
that leaders of special force units
have to be majors or above.
So after the screening,
I was assigned my own.
I should introduce you to our team.
- Inanna.
- I'm looking forward to working with you.
Yeah. Same here.
You can call me Jack.
Inanna used to work
at a different organization.
But she was granted special dispensation
to join our squad.
And then we have these guys.
[exciting music plays]
[gasps] It's really you!
- Jack!
- Jack!
I knew it!
I knew you guys would be all right!
- Thank goodness.
- [Eric chuckles]
I'm so relieved!
Georg and Eric are in the same unit as us.
- [Jack] Oh yeah, Eric.
- It's sweet to see them reunited.
- Well, yeah.
- [Jack] Awesome!
You have to tell me all about it.
It's funny. They don't look
like hardened criminals to me.
[gentle music plays]
[dramatic music plays]
Bravo, moving to Point Delta.
Osma!
Alpha here. Roger!
Alpha here. Roger!
[gunfire continues]
[Jack] The combat on the Moon is expected
to take place in one-sixth gravity.
Urban areas have
functioning gravity control devices,
but that's not the case
for most of the lunar surface.
[Jack groans]
[grunts]
[yelps]
Jack!
[Jack yells]
[dramatic music continues]
[groans]
That hurt.
[groans]
[Jack] In order
to effectively deliver blows
in low-gravity combat
on the lunar surface,
we have to activate BRUSH,
the tech that controls the recoil.
Or so I'm told.
Now for the good stuff.
[uplifting music plays]
[electronic voice] Implement Engrave.
[Jack] This is Engrave.
It's a technology that can infinitely
reshape items into different objects
as long as their mass is the same.
[yells]
[grunts, groans]
[Jack] The weapons and suits we use
are made of a material called E2.
It's made up of hardened digital signals
that can be reprogrammed.
Only Engrave can be used
to reprogram E2 material.
When used in combat, this technology
helps carry out high-level covert missions
through the use of instant Engrave.
Pretty cool if you know how to use it.
[uplifting music continues]
[grunts]
- [Jack gasps]
- [music stops]
[yells]
[breathes shakily]
[breathes heavily]
[Eric gags]
[Jack growls] Damn it!
Why can't you guys
just get the hang of it?
Very pathetic.
[snarls]
Well, it's really hard.
Especially knowing we'll be
the first ones to use BRUSH in combat.
Well, I guess
it's a matter of talent then.
Hm, well, whatever.
Does anyone know
what's supposed to happen next?
Guys, how about we call it a day?
I love this plan.
[sighs]
And you?
I think I could still use a run.
I've barely broken a sweat.
[groans]
[sighs]
[Zowan] Hey!
Wake up!
It really is you!
You're the rich boy double agent
behind the Orbital Elevator disaster.
Cut it out, sis.
[jaunty music plays]
I'm sorry, but have we met before?
Stop! He's been conditionally released
at Sapientia's discretion.
[Zowan] Oh yeah?
In that case, rich boy,
come on, we're friends now.
I won't tell anyone.
Just give me all the details.
Zowan, please!
[groans]
Well, double agent or not,
if you're conditionally released,
it's because there's
a high probability you're involved
whether you know it or not.
Just give me a break, will ya?
Yes, of course.
Just as soon as you come clean!
- [Zowan laughs]
- Leave him alone. I'm sorry, Jack.
My sister used to be a hacker.
Total sucker for conspiracy theories.
Look, I know just as much as you do
about that day.
Oh, come on.
Call it professional curiosity. Please!
Whoa! Hey, let me go! Uh--
[Zowan whimpers]
Okay. Okay!
Who do you think you are, dude?
Zowan! You do not want to pick this fight.
Uh, I'm so sorry.
[music stops]
[Zowan snarls]
[gasps] Shit. I get it.
Don't kill me, okay?
That's the new guy.
He's a level five death row convict.
What's his name again?
I think his name is
Oh yeah. It's Duan.
And Inanna's older sister, Zowan.
I heard she was doing a lengthy stint
in a level four prison.
Oh.
[clears throat]
Now that we're all here, fall in.
Yeah, we're missing Osma.
Jack. Go get him.
Why me?
[hip-hop music plays]
This unit has one mission.
To kill Bob Skylum,
the leader of the rebel army.
In order to achieve that, we have to learn
to work together as a team.
And so, for the next year, we're going
to share all aspects of our lives,
including our training, meals,
and shared sleeping quarters.
Uh, what? That is a joke, right?
- Even in prison, we had our own cells.
- It's already been decided!
Those who disagree, please step forward.
I have no objection.
Understood.
Mm. No one? Not a single objection?
Oh, I see. You're the one
most opposed to this idea.
Got that right, didn't I?
That's gotta suck.
You already objected,
but they shot you down.
Didn't they, Major?
[squeals quietly]
[hip-hop music continues]
I'll find us an exit.
You create a diversion. Cover me!
[gasps]
[Jack] Eric, you okay, bud?
[Eric] Yeah, I'm fine.
[music stops]
[Zowan] All right. Here it goes.
I never lose a good serve.
[Rhys] Zowan's so good at this.
She's keeping Osma on his toes.
[Inanna] You hold your own, too, Rhys.
- Hey, what's up?
- Hm?
Oh, it's nothing. Yeah, I'm good.
Really? 'Cause you've been smiling
for a while now.
That's good, right?
You know, the makeup of this team,
does it feel intentional to you?
I think it's Sapientia.
They put us all together so that
we don't try to run away or something.
Rhys would kill us.
Seriously, I've been thinking
a lot lately.
It's weird. We've lost almost everything.
And somehow we still have hope
because we have what matters most.
I don't want us to lose that.
[gentle music plays]
[Jack] Nothing's gonna happen to us.
Trust me. I'm gonna make sure of it.
[music fades]
[Zowan laughs]
[Zowan grunts] This sucks!
[newscaster] Eleven civilians were killed
and nine injured
in a suicide bomb attack
at a bar in the Galanthus district
of the underground city
under the Copernicus Elevator.
None of the victims have been identified.
According to the MP News Agency,
one of the deceased was from Earth,
but due to the recent coup,
no details of a possible investigation
are being shared with the public
at this time.
[uneasy music plays]
[breathes heavily]
[uneasy music builds]
[music fades]
[Zowan] Hey, Jack.
[Jack] Yeah?
We're leaving now. Are you sure
you don't want to come with us?
Yeah. Very.
Okay.
We'll be back soon, all right?
COPERNICUS CITY
LOWER LEVEL DISTRIC
[bell tolls]
Thank you for accommodating us, Father.
I know it was a big, last-minute ask.
It's not a problem.
Since the war started,
it's rare to see anyone
come out to mourn their loved ones.
He must have been
a really kind-hearted person.
[Phil] Father.
Back so soon. Is everything okay?
[melancholy music plays]
I wonder who he was.
- Hey, Phil's back! Let's go find him.
- Really?
- He's in the church.
- [girl] Okay, let's go!
[Phil] What a terrible tragedy.
I'm so sorry about your friend.
The situation in the city
is untenable right now,
so please make sure
your people are careful.
[Rhys] I will. Thank you.
I'll leave you to pay your respects.
Father, I'll stop by
after I say hello to the kids.
Thank you for that.
They'll be happy to see you.
[melancholy music continues]
Get some rest.
I'm sure they'll be back soon.
[melancholy music continues]
[exhales]
Seriously, I've been thinking
a lot lately.
It's weird. We've lost almost everything.
And somehow we still have hope
because we have what matters most
I don't want us to lose that.
[Jack] Nothing's gonna happen to us.
Trust me. I'm gonna make sure of it.
[melancholy music continues]
[music fades]
[Jack] Oh.
Lost another one.
EARTH
RING STATION
I haven't seen his face
on our most wanted list. Who is he?
[man] Since the attack
on Orbital Elevator 40,
he's a person of interest.
We've received conflicting reports
on his identity and whereabouts.
We have no confirmed reports
of criminal activity.
But we do have
suspicious eyewitness accounts.
So? Why waste our time
if he doesn't fit our profile?
Our sources believe he's involved.
Recent activity reports
show us that he's been colluding
with the commanders of the rebel army.
You're sure?
You must be certain.
I am. I saw him en route to their base.
He was with them in Copernicus.
General, we must make a move
before they humiliate us again.
[suspenseful music plays]
[music stops]
[gentle ballad plays]
[music fades]