Weeding

Captain James Hook :

Thank you. 

Thank you. 

Thank you.

Well, my stupid, sorry, parasitic sacks of entrails.... 

Revenge is Mine.

Long live The Hook!

I baited that Hook 

and now I'm proud to announce...

We have his children.

Finally I'm going to 

kill Peter Pan,

that cocky boy who 

cut off my hand 

and fed it to 

The Crocodile!

And who killed that 

cunning Crocodile? 

HOOK!

Who stuffed him?

HOOK!

Who made him into 

a quiet clock? 

HOOK!

Who went to 

The Other World 

and stole 

Pan's children?

HOOK!

And who didn't believe 

I could DO it?

Who doubted me?

Who amongst Us 

Does not Belong?

Someone here does 

not belong --

Stranger amongst 

The Loyal,

I'll weed you out.

[Command ship]

(Skagra snaps his fingers and the sphere settles on a pillar.)

ROMANA: 

Why don't you tell me? 

Why won't you just say what 

you're trying to do? 

(Skagra looks out of a big window.)

SKAGRA: 

Tell me what you see. 

ROMANA: 

Stars. 

SKAGRA: 

What are they doing? 

ROMANA: 

Doing? 

SKAGRA: 

Yes. 

ROMANA: 

Well, they're just there. 

They're --

SKAGRA: 

Exactly. Spinning uselessly through The Void. 

And around them, billions of people 

spinning uselessly through their lives. 

ROMANA: 

Says who?

SKAGRA: 

I Say. 

ROMANA: 

And Who are You? 

SKAGRA: 

What I am now is Not Important. 

But what I, what We all shall become... 

ROMANA: 

What do you --

SKAGRA: 

Shush. Look. 

(He opens his hands.)

ROMANA: 

What? 

SKAGRA: 

What do you see? 

ROMANA: 

Nothing. 

SKAGRA: 

Billions of atoms spinning at random, 

expending energy, running down, 

achieving nothing. 

Entropy, like the stars. 

But what is the one thing that 

stands against Entropy, 

against random decay? Life. 

(indicating himself)

See how the atoms are arranged here? 

They have Meaning, Purpose. 

And what more Meaning and Purpose 

than in here. (his head) 

You do not understand Me. 

Your Mind is too limited.

 

My Krargs. They shall be The Servants 

of The New Generation. 

ROMANA: 

New Generation? New people?

SKAGRA: 

Not new people. 

A new Person.

[Krarg generator room]

(They enter a vapour-filled room.)

ROMANA: 

What? 

SKAGRA: 

Shush. 

(Skagra activates A Machine, and a new Krarg is created. Giant shaggy alien red yeti with post-it notes instead of fur, pretty much.) 

KRARG: 

What is Your Command, O Master?

Metron Enthroned

“Metron was Kirby’s avatar of ruthless, questing intellect, whose Mobius Chair twisted through time and space to make him the god of couch potatoes, surfing channels, gathering information, without ever leaving the comfort of his armchair. 

Metron’s magic furniture seems less a wonder of supertechnology than a fact of daily life. 

As Kirby tried to tell us in his book of the same name, 

We are The New Gods,

just as We are The Old Ones, too.”

The Destiny Spear

“Pirate” means “Man of Fire” —

That’s why they run away To Sea.

He said, "Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)

"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)

"But my life, my lover, my lady is The Sea"

That’s actually Wrong — Destiny has absolutely nothing to do with conscious desire...

Indeed, if you want to Do something, the chances and likelihood that it is What You Are Meant to Do is practically zero.

Donnie Darko’s Father is Jehovah — a Father God of pure desires and passions, outside of Time and History.

This becomes yet another instance of 

Fate vs. Destiny

Thor doesn’t WANT to Battle Thanos (Twice), but He chooses to —

And Thor is Right.

Thanos Doesn’t WANT to Wipe Out Half of All Life in The Universe (not really),  He just sees that task as necessary, essential and unavoidable — and since he is the only one with the requisite Strength and Will to Act, nobody else can do it, it therefore becomes 

The Thing He Was Always Destined to Do.

And Thanos is right — 

Seers, Fortune Tellers, Mystics, Time Travellers, and indeed 

The Fates

THE GODDESS HEKATE HERSELF

in the person’s of 

The Norns

CANNOT See Past Thanos’ finger-click —

So it HAS to occur.

It’s a Fixed Point in Time.

DESTINY

But Then Again — 

Thanos is The MAD Titan....

Or is he....?

I rather suspect He is just merely very misunderstood.....

Like Thor, Donnie Darko is a mag

Heretic —

A Son of God Who Chooses

Against his own personal interests, wellfare and petty mortal desires.

And Dies Laughing, Kim

Ego, The Living Narcissist :

For the first time in my existence,

(beats chest)

I am Truly NOT ALONE!!!

(Peter, Son of Ego looks crestfallen)

Ego, The Living Narcissist :

What is it, Son?

Peter, Son of Ego :

My Friends...

Ego, The Living Narcissist :

Ah — Well, y’see, 

That’s... The Mortal in you, Peter.

Quill, Son of Ego :

(weakly)

Yes...

Ego, The Living Narcissist :

We are... Beyond such things

Peter, Son of Ego :

(More firmly)

Yes...

Ego, The Living Narcissist :

Now, -

Quill, Son of Ego :

But My Mother -

You said you loved My Mother.

Ego, The Living Narcissist :

And that I did -

My River-Lilly, 

Who Knew All The Words to Every Song 

That Came Over The Radio

I returned to Earth to see her 3 Times -

And I knew that if I returned a fourth, well...

I'd never leave.

The Expansion - The Reason for My Very Existence 

would be over,

so I did What I Had to Do.

But -

It Broke My Heart to Put That Tumour in Her Head.

Peter, Son of Ego :

.....wha-

STAR LORD :

-hat..?!

Ego, The Living Narcissist :

Now, I know that sounds bad....

( -HURRICANE QUILL- )

Ego, The Living Narcissist :

(mouth reforming and regenerating)

....ho THE HELL Do You Think You ARE?!?

STAR LORD :

! YOU KILLED MY MOTHER !

(Not a Question - Telling, Not-Asking.)

How Not to Be Used : III — For, Not-Knowing Will Surely Get You Killed

Thanos Did 

Exactly 

What He Said 

He Was Gonna Do

The Titan

Thanos, 

Titan of Titan,

GodEmperor of Fools :

"You Never Used Your Most Powerful Weapon."

Yes he did.

Of course, he did.

You Damn Fool.

Anthony Stark

Afghanistan 

Ten Years Ago :

They say that the best weapon is the one you never have to fire. 

I respectfully disagree. 

I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once. 

That's how Dad did it.

That's how America does it.

And it's worked out pretty well so far. 

Thor Odinson 

GodKing of Fabled Asgard 

Lord of The Storm

God of Thunder 

Hulkfriend

Guardian-Protector of The Nine Realms Champion of Midgard

Lover of Jane

Point-Break :

Loki, God of Mischief :

"You Will NEVER Be a God..."

Of course He won't — 

He's a Titan.

Time to Be The Captain

"It's an old naval tradition. Whoever's in command of a ship, regardless of rank, is referred to as 'captain.' "

"You mean if I had to take command, I would be called 'captain,' too?"

"Cadet, by the time you took command, there'd be nobody left to call you anything."

- O'Brien and Nog

Rear-Admiral Kirk: 

Why! Bless me, Doctor! 

What beams you into this neck of the woods?

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart :

'Beware Romulans bearing gifts.' 

Happy Birthday, Jim.

Rear-Admiral Kirk: 

Romulan Ale! 

Why, Bones, you know this is illegal.

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart :

I only use it for medicinal purposes. 

I got aboard a ship that brings me in a case every now and then across the Neutral Zone. 

Now don't be a prig.

Rear-Admiral Kirk: 

Twenty-two, eighty-three.

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart :

Yeah well it takes this stuff a while to ferment. 

Here now, gimme. 

...Now you open this one.

Rear-Admiral Kirk:

I'm almost afraid to. 

What is it? Klingon aphrodisiacs?

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart : 

No.

Rear-Admiral Kirk:

Oh. ...Bones, this is 

...charming.

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart :

For most patients of your age, 
I generally administer Retnax Five.

Rear-Admiral Kirk:

I'm allergic to Retnax.

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart :

Exactly. Cheers!

Rear-Admiral Kirk:

Cheers! 

...Aahh!

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart :

Happy Birthday!

Rear-Admiral Kirk: 

I don't know what to say.

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart :

Well you could start by saying 

'Thank You'.

Rear-Admiral Kirk:

Thank you.

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart : 

Damnit, Jim, what the hell's the matter with you? 

Other people have birthdays. 

Why are we treating yours like a funeral?

Rear-Admiral Kirk:

Bones, I don't want to be lectured.

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart :

What the hell do you want? 

...This is not about age, ...and you know it. 

This is about you flying a goddamn computer console when you wanna be out there hopping Galaxies.

Rear-Admiral Kirk:

Spare me your notions of poetry, please. 

We all have our assigned duties.

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart :

Bull. 

You're hiding 

...hiding behind rules and regulations.

Rear-Admiral Kirk: 

Who am I hiding from?

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart : 

From yourself, Admiral!

Rear-Admiral Kirk:

Don't mince words, Bones, 

What do you really think?

CMO Leonard H. McCoy, 

Son of David - The Heart :

Jim, I'm your doctor and I'm your friend. 

Get back your command. 

Get it back before you turn into part of this collection. 

Before you really do grow old.

*****

Rear-Admiral Kirk :

 We've got a problem. 

Something may be wrong at Regula I. 

We've been ordered to investigate.

Captain Spock - The Head : 

If memory serves, Regula I is a scientific research laboratory.

Rear-Admiral Kirk :

I told Starfleet all we had was a boatload of children but 

...we're the only ship in the Quadrant. 

Spock, these cadets of yours, how good are they? 

How will they respond under real pressure?

Captain SPOCK - The Head: 

As with all living things, each according to his gifts. 

Of course, the ship is yours.

Rear-Admiral Kirk :

No, that won't be necessary, just get me to Regula I.

Captain SPOCK - The Head: 

As a teacher on a training mission, I am content to command the Enterprise. 

If we are to go on actual duty, it is clear that the senior officer on board must assume command.

Admiral KIRK :

It may be nothing, ...garbled communications. 

You take the ship.

Captain SPOCK - The Head: 

Jim, you proceed from a false assumption. 
I am a Vulcan. I have no ego to bruise.

Admiral KIRK :

You're about to remind me that logic alone dictates your actions.

Captain SPOCK - The Head: 

I would not remind you of that which you know so well. 

If I may be so bold,  
it was a mistake for you to accept promotion. 

Commanding a starship is your first best destiny. 

Anything else is a waste of material.

Captain KIRK :

I would not presume to debate you.

Science Officer 

Capt. SPOCK - The Head: 

That is wise. 

In any case, were I to invoke logic, logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

Captain KIRK: 

Or the one.

Science Officer 

Capt. SPOCK - The Head: 

You are my superior officer. 

You are also my friend. 

I have been and always shall be yours.

Captain Rabbit :

Okay — time to be The Captain...

So dead brother, huh? 

Yeah that can be annoying.

Thor: 

Well, he’s been dead before. 

But this time, I think it really might be true.

Rocket: 

And you said you hate your sister and your dad?

Thor: 

Both dead.

Capt. Rocket:

You still got a mom, though?

Thor: 

Killed by a dark elf. 

Capt. Rocket:

Best friend?

Thor: 

Stabbed through the heart.

Capt. Rocket:

You sure you’re up to this mission?

Thor: 

Absolutely! 
[ starts crying ]
Rage, vengeance, anger, lost are tremendous motivators to clear the mind. 
So I’m good to go. 

Capt. Rocket:

Yeah, but this Thanos guy you’re talking about...
he’s the toughest there is.

Thor: 

Well, he’s never fought me. 

Capt. Rocket:
Yeah, he has. 

Thor :

Well, he’s never fought me twice. 
And I’m getting a new hammer, don’t forget. 

Capt. Rocket:

Well, it better some hammer.... 

Thor: 

You know, I’m 1500 years old. 
I’ve killed twice as many enemies as that. 
And every one of them would 

have rather killed me 

than not succeeded. 

I’m only alive because 

Fate wants me alive. 

Thanos is just the latest 

of a long line of bastards, 

and he’ll be the latest to feel 

my vengeance. 

Fate Wills it So. 

Capt. Rocket: 

And what if you’re wrong?

Thor: 

Well, if I’m wrong, what more could I lose?

Rocket: 

I could lose a lot. Me, personally? I could lose a lot.

[Enterprise-A bridge]

Gen. CHANG

Have you not a shred of decency ...in you, Kirk? 

We come in peace - and you blatantly defile that peace. 

And for that - I shall blow you out of the stars.

Capt. KIRK: 

We haven't fired.

Capt. SPOCK: 

Captain - according to our data banks, we have. 
...Twice.

Lt. VALERIS: 

Captain, they're coming about!

Capt. SPOCK: 

They're preparing to fire.

Cmdr. CHEKOV: 

Shields up, Captain?

Lt. VALERIS: 

Captain, our shields!

Cmdr. CHEKOV: 

Shields up, Captain?

Captain James T. 

KIRK:
(It means "Church")

Signal Our Surrender.

UHURA: 

Captain?!

Captain KIRK: 

We surrender!

*****


Capt. "Rabbit" :
Okay... Time to be The Captain...

*****
The Ancient One :
You Cannot Beat a River into Submission - 
You Must Surrender to It's Currents
and Use It's Power as Your Own

I..? I... 
Control It by Surrendering Control..?
That Doesn't Make Sense..!

Not Everything Does - Not Everything Has to

Your Intellect has Taken You Far in Life -
But it Will Take You No Further :

Surrender, Stephen.

Silence Your Ego
and 
Your Power Will Rise
I've spent so many years, peering through 'Time',
looking at This exact Moment - but I can't see past it.

I've prevented countless, terrible futures - and after each one, there's always another.

And they all  lead here - but never further.

You think this is where you die..?

You wonder what I see in your  future..?

No...
...yes.

I never saw Your Future - only it's possibilities.

You've such a Capacity for Goodness -
You always excelled - 
But not because you craved Success
But Because of your Fear of Failure

It's what made me a great Doctor.

It's precisely what kept you from Greatness

Arrogance and Fear still keep you from learning 
The Simplest 
and 
Most Significant Lesson of All :

Which is...?

IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU

“It was a Fool’s Leap, a Shot in The Dark. 
But anything of any value in our lives, whether that be a career, a work of art, a relationship, will always start with such a leap. 

And in order to be able to make it, you have to put aside the FEAR of FAILING and the DESIRE of SUCCEEDING. 

You have to do these things completely purely without fear, without desire - 
Because things that we do without lust or result, are the purest actions that we shall ever take.”

Alan Moore

Wizard