Previously on The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
You had a sister?
My mother was pregnant with her the night that things went bad.
You have your reasons for being out here.
But you're not ready for this. None of you are.
We should have told each other about what happened that night.
We would've been there for each other.
If you did have a plan to turn around, how would that even work?
Our last best chance is the Mississippi.
This is how we keep everyone alive.
You in?
[woman] What is the strongest force in the world?
[woman] If you were a lay person you might say gravity.
[woman] If you were a high school student you might say electromagnetism.
[woman] If you were a physicist you might say nuclear.
[woman] But you would all be wrong.
[woman] Because the strongest force in the world is the force of nature.
-Your grandpa does not listen to punk! -I swear.
[woman] Nature contains us all. We are nature.
[woman] Cogs in a massive machine playing our part.
My grandpa would just be like [Silas playing air guitar].
[woman] Playing more than our part.
[woman] We as a race think we can escape its pronouncements.
[woman] Skirt its rulings, sneak past its guards.
[woman] It gives no consideration to wants or needs, feelings or sentiment.
[woman] We think we can steal from it and take its bounty without consequence.
[woman] But it contains us from our beginning to our end.
[woman] The biological imperative that all organisms must survive.
[woman] To seek food, water, shelter. To procreate.
[woman] It's the only reasonable offset to the crushing power of nature.
[crickets chirping, birds tweeting]
[Iris] The military blew all the bridges over the Mississippi when things went bad.
[Iris] Means we need a boat.
[Huck] Crossing's tough.
[Huck] And the terrain that side.
It's a lot rougher than anything we've seen so far.
[Huck] You sure about this?
[Iris] Nah.
We really should turn back.
-Yeah, you've finally convinced us. -Ha.
[Iris and Hope giggling]
[Felix] Elton, you wanna gimme a hand? I got these lines all tangled up.
Yeah, sure.
-There is no tangle, is there? -Look.
I think this is the easiest route back around The Blaze.
Huck and I...we're gonna bring it up to the others soon.
Once you help us lay some groundwork...
-Make the others see that if we don't— -I never...I never said I was in.
Yeah, but you never said you weren't.
The Mississippi is our last chance.
For us to all get home safe—it just is.
And I need you to help me get Silas and the girls to see that, you understand?
What makes you think they'd listen?
Because they care about you, just like you care about them.
That's gotta count for somethin', right?
[woman] Yet, despite our will to survive, nature will end us.
[woman] Because that is its law.
[woman] Death? Inevitable. Extinction? Just another of its rules.
[empty wheezing]
[woman] Another part of the life cycle of the very old world convulsing.
[woman] There is no escape from the inescapable.
[woman] There is no respite from the unceasing.
[thunder rumbling]
[woman] It makes its choices for us. In short: accept the wind—it always wins.
[thunder rumbling]
[ducks calling, birds chirping]
Wow, so many options. I don't even know where to start.
Any updates?
Elton's with us.
[Felix] Maybe.
[Felix] In a perfect world we'd have one more of 'em on our side, but...
-This is the only angle we got. -I know.
That's why I'm thinking ahead to Plan B.
Maybe it doesn't have to be all or nothin'.
What do you mean?
I mean, if Corduroy gets Silas to see the light...
Best way to keep 'em safe might be if one of us keeps goin' with the girls.
-While the other takes back the boys. -Hmm.
-Just puttin' it out there. -Yeah, well...
Maybe we still got some time to change some hearts and minds.
[Silas] Seems the locals used the boats to leave when things got hairy.
It's likely these are the last of 'em.
Then we'll get creative—build our own.
-Not exactly what I was getting at with— -[Hope] Cool.
[Hope] Let's do it.
[Felix] Really?
[Felix] You're gonna build a boat?
[Iris] Well...
[Iris] What if it's more of, uh...
[Iris] A remodel?
Seems a bit precarious, don't you think?
[Silas] Could work.
If we fix it up, add stuff.
[Hope] There was a warehouse up north.
Might have stuff we can use.
I say we hit it.
-[Iris] This place looks turned out. -[Hope] Maybe, maybe not.
Uh, split up and keep looking?
[classical music playing]
[Elton's parents chatting]
Oh, careful, it's very, very old.
-Even older than you? -Older than pretty much everything.
One night when I was ten I was trying to take a photo of Mars.
And that flew across the sky.
Know what that is, Elton?
It's a meteor.
It's a big chunk of rock flying through space.
At thousands of miles an hour, faster than anything you've seen.
When the meteor touches the air around the earth, it starts to burn up.
Kinda like how when you rub your hands together, they get hot.
Like this?
Yeah!
Sometimes the meteor makes it all the way to the ground.
Then what happens?
Hmm, that's what made all the dinosaurs go away.
-This giant ball of fire just— -Isaac, he's five.
If he wants to learn, Amelia, he should learn.
-It's never too early for science, right? -Elton, come here, wanna feel something?
Come here.
Wait—right there.
-Is that my little sister? -She's kicking!
Oh, wait, I think she's also saying: "I can't wait to meet you".
If you teach him about departures, I'll teach him about arrivals.
[phone vibrating]
[Amelia] Oh.
[phone vibrating]
And my staff meeting at the U just got moved up.
I have to go—I know, I'm sorry, baby.
[Isaac] Be safe.
Something's going on near the hospital, there's a lot of police activity.
Okay.
I wanna get another one like that for my Esmerelda today.
Who?
My sister, that's what I'm naming her.
[Amelia] Oh.
Okay, yeah, maybe... we can talk about that.
Well, a bracelet is a very sweet gift, honey.
I will see you soon.
I love you both.
[Amelia] Bye.
Alright, come here, noodle.
Let's do some work, I'm gonna give you...
-Favorite brush. -[Elton] Thank you.
Blow on it—good—blow on it.
-Ready? -[Elton] Yes.
Go with the grain—that's the grain.
[sirens wailing outside]
[Isaac] You can't tell until—aha!
Okay, we have barrels for flotation, straps for binding-fastening.
[Hope] A fan blade for a propeller, and I saw a shit ton of pallets outside.
Uh, got these, too.
[Huck] So we sayin' we're in business?
[Felix] Except we have no engine.
There's nothin' to fight the current.
[Elton] There's not much left here.
Some long-dead batteries, huge broken air conditioner.
-Couple of bags of sand. -What? Hold on, the A/C.
I read about it, we could use the parts to make, uhm...
What's that called—a steam boiler. Like the still you made at the university.
[Silas] It's like the dorm furnaces I had to fix.
[Hope] I guess.
It's worth a shot, right?
Aight then, let's get to work.
Hey, thanks.
It's really coming together.
[Elton] Yeah... looking great...
It's funny, working on this boat.
It kinda makes it seem more possible.
Finding my dad.
I mean, the river is probably the last big thing in our way.
And once we cross it...
[Elton] It's all downhill from here.
Hey.
The closer we get to finishing this boat, the harder it'll be to sway the others.
-You wanna make the pitch now? -Yeah.
I think I should start things off, and you and Elton come in with the backup.
You're just looking out for 'em.
-I know, but... -[Felix] But?
Maybe it's time to let this plan go.
What are you talking about "time to let this plan go"?
You know this is the only way we get everyone back safe.
Hey, is it true? You're working behind our backs?
-Trying to get us to turn around? -I...
-Hold on, what? -[Iris] Hey, what's going on?
Him and Felix working against us together, trying to make us do a 180.
No way, he's committed to this.
Hope, Elton is not working with Felix.
Yes I am—sort of.
-Can we just talk about this? -Pass.
You've been trying to screw us over with Elton as your little sidekick.
What was your Plan B, huh? Sabotage the boat to make us go back?
[Elton] No, of course not.
Listen, he and I have been talking, and I agree with a lot of what he says.
-Alright? It makes sense. -You mean about going back?
Seriously—what the hell happened to seeing the world from start to finish?
[Felix] Listen to me.
Yes, I was gonna have us take the boat downriver
then head back up along the Missouri until we reached the University.
It's safer than cuttin' through The Blaze and the smartest thing for us right now.
We don't know where we're goin'.
We don't know what we're gonna do if and when we get there.
We don't even know that your dad's really in trouble.
Hell, for all we know he sent us messages.
Back at the university right now from him telling us that he's just fine.
-You don't even believe that. -It doesn't matter what I believe
He made me promise him I'd keep you safe and that is exactly what—
-Your promise means more than his life? -That's not what I'm saying.
-Yes it is! -Stop! We don't have time for this!
There is still so much left to do.
And you know what? Leave your shit at the door.
Because without each and every one of us giving 100%...
We're not making it across that river.
-[Huck] See anything that could be fuel? -Driftwood, driftwood, more driftwood.
That isn't nothin', let's grab it all.
I can't believe he would try and mess with Elton's head like that.
Actually, I can.
They were only tryin' to do what they felt was best for everybody.
Not something you could fault 'em for.
I can fault them for being shady.
You know what? I can fault them for what you said, too.
Whatever. They deserve it.
Whose side are you on?
Look, I heard what you said to him about calling it off.
Not gonna lie.
For a while... a long while... yeah, I was all for bringing you back.
But now... I dunno.
This thing we're doing right now, going cross-country.
It's big—maybe the biggest thing we'll ever do.
It's shit like this that makes us stronger, makes us better.
Okay.
Everybody knows how I got to the city.
The found me floating down the Missouri in a raft.
Arm broken.
Messed up.
Not sure if I was comin' or going.
Next thing I know they're callin' me Huck.
Not that I mind, it's kinda cool, right?
There's a lot I leave out of that story.
The days of not knowin' if I was gonna live or die.
How close I came to givin' up.
Letting the water just take me away.
Never would've lived long enough for Omaha security to pick me up
if I didn't keep pushing
every single moment.
Shit.
I'm sorry.
Nah.
Don't be.
Pushes me to overcome.
To be stronger.
Better.
Maybe that's what this whole thing is for you.
The others too.
Even Felix.
Maybe you should tell him that.
I was about to.
But then Hurricane Hope struck.
And, uhm.
Maybe it's not my place to tell him that.
Maybe he has to figure it out for himself.
His own way.
Lemme get, uhm, a word with her alone real quick.
[Felix sighing]
-[Felix] I know you're pissed off. -I am.
The thing is, I'm more pissed at myself.
Why's that?
For being dumb enough to think that we could turn you.
That I could turn you.
My dad first took you in, I was so excited.
Iris too.
We thought we were gonna get a brother, but we never got one.
You never acted like one.
Dad gave you every chance to be a part of the family.
And you never took it.
We're not your sisters, we're your problems.
All you had to do was be the one to tell him not to go.
He trusted you more than anyone.
-Hope, I— -He would've listened—no, it's cool!
I get it.
You had your reasons.
But still, I hoped... you know.
Joke's on me.
You are who you are. Guess it's time for me to grow up.
Fire's not hot enough.
-Shit ain't cuttin' it. -[Hope] It's the best we could find.
Well, I dunno what to tell you.
Well, there has to be something.
The nail polish box back at the warehouse, it said it was flammable.
Alright, you and Elton take care of that.
We'll finish up here.
[thunder rumbling]
Maybe double time it, huh?
[thunder rumbling]
[thunder rolling]
[Felix] I don't like the sound of that. We should grab what we can fast.
[Iris] Yeah.
[Iris] Whoa.
[Felix snorting]
Well, that doesn't quite live up to its hype, now does it?
[Iris] Uh-uh.
-[Felix] Well. -[Iris] Nope.
So this was your plan?
[Felix] You want to get into this now?
I'm not mad.
-I'm just... -Disappointed?
Do you really think my dad is safe?
[wind picking up]
This rope's still got some use in it.
Felix.
Yes.
I think they're safe.
Leo and Will.
They have to be safe.
What do you mean?
I was supposed to be the one to go with your dad, alright?
Not Will.
Your dad asked me to stay behind and watch after you and Hope.
And so Will took my place.
And that is why they have to be.
I'm not there to protect 'em if they aren't.
I mean, I knew all that, but...
I didn't know how you felt about it.
Guess I didn't think it mattered.
What? Being honest?
That matters.
When everything's burning down, it is the only thing that matters.
[storm brewing]
Well, we should go, c'mon.
[empties rasping inside]
[thunder rumbling]
What?
I just don't want anybody to die.
Yes, I know death is inevitable, but is it so awful to try put it off a bit longer?
The notion of fear is biologically obsolete.
It's just a chemical reaction to risk, so if you grasp risk on a conscious level
then there's no need for fear.
[flashback screaming]
[screaming, banging]
Listen to me, Elton.
Stay inside this box, be quiet as you can. You can't leave, no matter what, okay?
[banging, screaming]
Where are you going?
I'm gonna find us a safe way home and lock that door so nothing can hurt you.
[banging]
And to be extra sure...
[screaming]
[banging]
This is a very special horn, okay. Keeps anyone holding it safe forever.
So go ahead and hold it, hold onto it tight, okay?
[sirens wailing]
I'm scared.
[sirens wailing, banging]
Don't be.
I'm not scared, okay? And you shouldn't be, either.
It's gonna work out how it's supposed to.
[screaming]
I love you, Elton.
[banging]
I love you too.
[shots firing, bombs falling]
[bombs falling, banging, screaming]
Weird... is your skin tingling?
Get down!
-Shit! -The hell did that come from?
[thunder rolling]
[empties rasping]
Felix.
[empties rasping]
[Felix] Go!
[empties rasping]
[thunder rumbling]
[makeshift boiler chugging]
-[Huck] It's getting closer. -I know.
Where the hell are Silas and Elton?
[ping, clang]
[Hope] Shit!
[makeshift boiler conking out]
[Elton] That's a positive strike.
Positive strikes can happen 20 miles from the storm center.
We're minutes away from being in the line of fire
[Elton] Come on!
[Felix] Hey! -[Huck] There's a lightning storm coming.
-Yeah, we know. -[Iris] Empties too, couple dozen of 'em.
Maybe 15 minutes out.
[Felix] There's not enough time, we need to take cover.
Rising water will wash the boat away. We can't risk that.
[Hope] So we launch before the shit hits.
Where are Silas and Elton?
That wasn't on purpose.
C'mon.
-[Hope] Ow! Dammit! -[Felix] What happened?
[Iris] You okay?
[Hope] I'm good.
[thunder rolling]
Here they come.
Thanks.
[engine sputtering into life]
-[Iris] Yes! -[Hope] Alright!
Whoa!
[Iris] No!
[Felix] Oh, shit!
[engine dying]
Alright, add another problem. Elton, throw me your fisherman.
[empties rasping]
Drive belt's come loose.
[Huck] Can we fix it?
If somebody can fit down here.
[thunder rolling]
I can't.
I'm claustrophobic.
Elton.
[Iris] Elton, please!
[Iris] You can do it, Elton.
[empties rasping]
[pandemonium outside box, Elton reciting solar system planets]
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter—
[pandemonium outside box, Elton reciting solar system planets]
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn—
[empties rasping outside box]
[empties rasping]
Okay!
[engine sputtering into life]
[engine rattling and clanking]
I'm stuck! I'm stuck! Help! [Elton's voice drowned out by engine]
[empties rasping]
[empties snarling]
[engine rattling and clanking]
This is a very special horn. It keeps whoever's holding it safe.
[Elton's head filled with sounds of chaos from The Night the Sky Fell]
-[Hope] You okay? -I'm okay, I think, thank you.
Thank you—now to get this thing in the water.
We don't have enough fuel to keep it running.
-Not to mention them. -[Iris] Let's move.
[empties rasping]
Everybody ready? On three. One!
[Iris] Two! Three!
Come on! We can do this! Again!
[Iris] One!
[Iris] Two! Three!
[empties rasping]
No! There's no time! Let's drop the boat and make a run for it!
The boat won't make it!
-We won't make it! -C'mon! I can't do this by myself!
[Felix] Let's go!
-[Iris] Come on everyone! -[Felix] Keep going!
[Felix] C'mon!
[Iris] It's moving! It's going!
[Iris] Come on! Almost there!
-[Hope] Go! -[Iris] Go!
[Felix] Get up! C'mon! Get up!
[Felix] You good?
-Why'd you do it? -What?
We would've ditched the boat, giving you more time to turn us around.
Yeah, well, that would've done zero good.
You and your sister...
You really are stubborn as shit. You know that, right?
Look who's talking.
Huck thinks this'll be good for us.
That it'll turn us into who we're supposed to be.
You'll see.
And for what it's worth...
It was never just about... a promise I made to your dad.
I need you to know that.
I do.
[Hope] For what it's worth...
Leaving those clues behind wasn't just so you'd come and turn us around.
I was also hoping that...
You're here now, alright, so whatever.
[Felix chuckling and aahing]
[Felix] So I take it you're just... you're just good with this moving forward?
We'll keep 'em safe.
And when we find Leo and Will, keep 'em safe too.
Yeah.
-[Huck] But for now... -Huh?
I say we divide and conquer.
What do you mean?
[Huck] Hey, listen up, everybody.
I'ma spend the next day or two scouting ahead.
Our intel's weak this side of the river.
And you're only as solid as your intel.
-You're going off? On your own? -[Huck] Don't sweat it.
I'll be back 48 hours max.
Promise.
[Huck] Till then...
You're in good hands.
[Iris] Wow.
[Elton] Here's the thing.
[Elton] Nature accounted for everything about the human race
except our self-awareness.
[Elton] Because we know we can change.
[chaos outside box]
[Elton] We can act in ways nature wasn't expecting, wasn't ready for.
[chaos outside box]
[soldiers entering room, inspecting and leaving]
[Elton] Every now and again that lets us see the path through the wind.
[Elton] Even if it's just for a moment.
[Elton] And sometimes a moment is all you need.
[Hope] Hey.
You okay?
Yeah.
The Night the Sky Fell...
My father told me not to be scared.
He said that he wasn't scared and that I shouldn't be either.
But he was.
Probably more than he'd ever been in his entire life.
But...
That didn't stop him from doing what needed to be done.
He was brave because he was scared.
Not in spite of it.
I wish I could've met your dad.
And your mom.
They must've been pretty cool to make a kid like you.
I know... it's crazy to even say... and...
The odds against it are astronomical.
I sometimes think she's still out there.
Somewhere.
With my sister Esmerelda.
Both surviving... together.
That's not so crazy to me.
[leaves cracking]
[Iris] It's an empty.
[Iris] I can do it.
[Silas] Be right behind you.
I got this. ight behind you.