[theme music]
[waves roaring]
(Appa) This thing has now become
more dangerous than the Manhunter
and Anti-Monitor threats combined.
Congratulations, 2814, you've outdone yourself.
Please! Blame is irrelevant and unproductive.
We need to find a way to stop the threat at hand.
Wait a minute.
Didn't the Guardians create Aya?
If anyone knows how to turn her off, it'd be you.
- Turn her off? - In order to fix her.
(Appa) 'We're well aware of that fact, 2814.'
The Guardian who constructed Aya was our science director.
I believe you stood idly by
while the Anti-Monitor killed her!
W-what about her records?
Did she leave anything behind
that would allow us to reboot Aya?
It appears, the science director kept no records whatsoever
about Aya or anything else.
Are you sure you looked everywhere
uncovered every stone?
We can help with the investigation--
That will not be necessary.
The council no longer requires your assistance in this matter.
You got us into this peril, 2814
but it will be the Guardians who get us out.
Appa, don't do this. You're making a huge mistake--
You're dismissed!
- Then it's hopeless. - Not necessarily.
This isn't the first time the Guardians have
kicked me off an assignment. Right, Kilowog?
Oh, boy.
How do I let you talk me into these things, Jordan?
Because I'm the best and brightest recruit
you've ever had.
And evidently, the most delusional.
Act casual.
[whistling]
There it is, the science director's quarters.
That hole in the wall?
I always thought that was a bathroom!
I can usually pop a lock with a credit card.
Usually.
Here, let me try mine.
bang
[grunts]
The Guardians couldn't locate her records.
What makes you think we'll find them strewn around her chamber?
One, I hid my Lantern battery in a smelly locker for years
before my boss ever found out.
Two, I'm out of ideas.
Look for anything that could help, journals, notebooks.
Very cool!
It looks like an exact model of the system.
Not quite.
These planets are out of alignment.
click
thud
Thank you, Kilowog's OCD.
[automated message] 'Warning. Guardian quarters have been breached.'
Jordan!
[bubbling]
What kind of a weirdo builds a secret underground layer
filled with advanced tech like this?
Someone who wants to hide something.
- What do you think that is? - Weird.
(Hal) 'Our rings are supposed to translate anything'
but it can't seem to decipher this.
That's because it's written in ancient Maltusian
our sacred language.
This isn't exactly what it looks like.
It looks like you've broken
into a Guardian's personal living space
and discovered a hidden inner sanctum.
Then, I guess it's exactly what it looks like.
You have done well, Hal Jordan.
I believe you have discovered
the Science Director's journal.
Nothing.
There's no information
about Aya at all here.
Wait, my Maltusian stinks, but I can read a map.
These look like coordinates.
Very astute, Hal Jordan.
That is correct.
But why write it in a language
that almost nobody understands?
What was she hiding?
(Appa on speaker) 'Do not try to escape!'
'I know you're down there!'
Green Lanterns caught trespassing
into Guardian's living quarters
will be court-martialed
and placed in a Science Cell.
Prepare to be locked away for a very, very long time.
Sayd?
(Razer) 'We should be looking for Aya'
not rushing to some random location.
We don't even know what we'll find there.
I know a clue when I see one.
(LANOS) Dropping out of ultra-warp now.
'Welcome to the Planetoid Vorga.'
Would you like me to conduct
a tour of the Planetoid Vorga?
There are thousands of sedimentary
rock layers indigenous to--
LANOS, would you do me a favor and shut up?
Happy to be of service.
growl
[roaring]
Wait a minute, is it me
or are those asteroids moving at us?
It's a tight squeeze, yeah, but don't worry
I'm a trained professional--
snap
growl
LANOS, you're supposed to warn us about hostiles!
Previously you asked me to shut up.
I successfully executed your orders.
[moans]
[dramatic music]
crash
growl
We need more speed!
growl
[groans]
growl
Warning. Hostiles now devouring my tail.
This is contrary to normal operating parameters.
Gotta shake 'em off!
Or better yet, take 'em with me.
[dramatic music]
growl
[whirring]
How could you know that they would
burn off in the atmosphere?
Instinct, Razer, pure instinct.
Which means he had no clue at all.
None whatsoever.
(Razer) 'Honing in on coordinates.'
'There!'
(Hal) Stay alert, there's no telling
what other surprises could be out here.
[dramatic music]
You, in the shadows, no reason to be afraid.
We're Green Lanterns sent here on an urgent mission.
I know who you are.
You?
We thought you were dead.
Not dead.
Merely scarred.
I've been expecting you.
But we saw the Anti-Monitor blast you into space dust!
Eons ago, the Guardians possessed tremendous power
telepathy, teleportation.
We dared think ourselves as gods.
But after the great folly
that brought forth the Anti-Monitor
the council thought it best
to permanently block our powers.
But you never did.
And you should be grateful.
(Scar) Had I not confronted the Anti-Monitor
we'd have all been vaporized.
When I knew I was outmatched
I teleported to the safe haven
almost unscathed.
Well, once we get back to Oa, I'm sure they can--
No! The Guardians would not welcome my return.
Besides, I can do more to stop the Anti-Monitor
unencumbered by the council.
About that, the good news is
the Anti-Monitor had its head blown off.
Excellent!
Yeah, the bad news is, it was Aya who did it
right after switching off her emotions
and going bat-guano nuts.
And right before using the Anti-Monitor's body
to start vaporizing star systems herself!
Do you now finally understand
why you should never have prevented me
from deactivating her?
I..
We didn't know what she was capable of.
Of course not.
How could a mind such as yours anticipate
that which I myself failed to see?
(Scar) The Guardians tasked me
to create an artificial intelligence
that could understand and empathize
with emotional beings
rather than destroy them
like the Manhunters.
The challenge was nearly impossible even for me.
I devised the most sophisticated computer
ever created.
And yet, it was still only a machine.
It required something more.
I developed a theory.
All that was missing was the spark of life.
Unbeknownst to anyone
I extracted a portion of the entity
dwelling inside the central battery.
(Kilowog) Hold on.
There's something living
in the central battery?
(Scar) 'Few know of its existence.'
A creature that embodies
the very essence of willpower
and fuels the entire Green Lantern Corps.
I required but a sliver of that being
to complete my experiment.
[whirring]
I was right, of course.
And alas, what you call Aya was born.
Query. Is anyone there?
I'm here.
Welcome to existence.
(Scar) She was an impressive creation.
But there was a problem.
beep beep beep
What are you doing?
I forbade you to upload data without my permission!
You will stop immediately!
I require information
to understand the universe and myself.
I am your creator
and I order you to stop!
I have even accessed your files, creator.
According to the records
the Guardians blocked their innate powers
eons ago.
Yet you never did.
'Why?'
(Scar) The same spark of life
which allowed her to comprehend emotion
had also developed curiosity and freewill.
Something had to be done.
[keyboard keys clacking]
[groans]
Negative, I will not allow you to deactivate me.
[groans]
[grunts]
boom
[crackling]
(Scar) I was forced to wipe her memory
then blocked her emotions from her logic processing unit
rendering her emotional capabilities inert.
You firewalled her feelings.
And then installed her in the Interceptor as the Navcom.
The vessel required a sophisticated system.
I could not have foreseen that exposure to your crew
would render my fail-safes inoperative.
This is good news.
You're telling us that Aya is actually alive.
If her essence came from a living being
then Aya is a living being.
We can reactivate her emotions, appeal to her.
It might be possible
but we would need something to enable us
to get close enough without being killed.
Hey, wait a minute. That's it.
What's the one thing
that depowers a Green Lantern's ring?
- Orrum. - Exactly.
Back on the Spider Guild prison
she could hardly stand up around the stuff.
Perhaps together we could construct a warhead.
A bomb? We're not going to kill her.
- She's alive! - Of course not.
We'll use a missile to disperse enough Orrum
to paralyze her upon impact.
Think of it as a giant tranquilizer dart.
I like it.
Unfortunately, Orrum is one of the rarest elements
in this universe.
It would require an enormous quantity
to confront the AI.
Lady, this is your lucky day.
I feel for the kid.
Can't be easy building a bomb
to use against the love of your life.
Tranquillizer dart, remember?
This is the last batch.
It seems like a lot.
Are you sure this won't...destroy her?
I did not become the science director of Oa
by making miscalculations.
Do you want your Aya back or do you not?
thud
clamp
The Reconion Shell will block the Orrum's affect
on both the ship and yourselves.
There's just one last problem. How do we find her?
That will not be as difficult as you may believe.
You're nuts.
It appears, the AI hasn't detected us.
She's focusing solely
on converting that matter to energy.
Let's get this done. Razer.
Keep her distracted until we can move into position.
Poor kid.
Aya.
You need to stop, Aya.
You're tearing this system apart.
I am making the universe a more stable environment.
It is necessary.
beep beep beep
Move close enough to ensure accuracy.
We can't afford to miss.
How can you say this wanton destruction
and loss of life is acceptable?
You are operating under a false assumption
while making an emotional appeal
to a nature I do not possess.
But you do, Aya.
You did care once.
And I know you can again.
I will not reverse my development.
Emotions produce pain. Pain is undesirable.
Therefore all pain and emotions should not exist.
Pain lets us know we are alive.
Your statement proves that life is an error
which must be corrected.
Aya, you need to know something
something I learned about your existence.
Hurry, before she suspects!
Just a few more seconds.
Razer isn't out of blast radius yet.
How unfortunate.
What are you doing? Razer, get out of there!
[explosion]
[beeping]
You never meant to stop her!
That missile had enough explosive
to rip a planet in half!
I knew you didn't have the strength
to do what was needed.
Why, you little lying--
Spare me your emotional sanctimony.
Aya is too powerful to exist.
You know this, but would have done nothing.
'I have saved countless lives.'
- And Razer? - Inconsequential.
A necessary sacrifice.
[grunts]
You dare!
Are you crazy?
[groans]
You delude yourself.
I am a Guardian.
I am the heir to power
the likes of which you cannot fathom.
'You are a brief candle upon this plane'
while we are immortal.
You know nothing.
[groans]
You tried to kill me.
Aya, that was never the plan.
We only hope to.. A-ah!
[groaning]
Last words?
[groaning] Brace yourself.
crash
[screaming]
smash
[alarms blaring]
We have to get out of here.
On the contrary, I have to get out of here.
[grunting]
I'm sorry, Aya.
[beeping]
(LANOS) Initiating ultra-warp protocols.
[groans]
Soon, all organic life will be less than a memory
as will you.
You should get to a safe distance.
I can take it from here.
Goodbye, LANOS.
zoom
No!
[explosion]
[groans]
What happened?
You killed her!
[grunts]
No! No, I didn't.
If that missile didn't kill her
the ultra-warp won't, either!
'All I did was buy her some time!'
Does it matter? We've lost her.
Chin up, kid.
All we lost was the battle, not the war.
We're glad we're alive to fight another day.
Another day.
If we don't figure out how to stop Aya soon
there won't be many of those left.
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