[Hughie, Frenchie and M.M. go over their escape plan]
HughieOkay, so we hit the east gate.
Oui, Petit Hughie, when the guards change shift.
Hughie
And we go at dawn.
MSMother's Milk
We've been through this.
Hughie
I know. I just wanna go over it a few more times just so I can get it in my head.
MSMother's Milk
Hughie… [holds out moonshine jar] Take a fuckin' drink, will you?
Hughie
No, thanks.
MSMother's Milk
[shrugs; to Frenchie] Mon ami?
MSMother's Milk
Leave it up to you to have your shit the tightest you've ever had it in a fuckin' internment camp.
Yeah, what about you? Have you been eating the fresh produce I smuggle in?
MSMother's Milk
Moonshine's got corn in it. [takes a sip of moonshine]
[beat; to Hughie] Hey… Don't worry. Annie will be fine. She's strong.
Hughie
[takes liquor bottle from Frenchie] Kimiko, too.
MSMother's Milk
[laughs] Y'all mοthеrfuckеrs are trippin'. Y'all don't know what the fuck's going on with them. [to Frenchie] Hey, you don't even know where Kimiko's at.
Hughie
What, so you don't think you're gonna see Janine and Monique again? Is that it?
MSMother's Milk
What I know is that they're a shit ton safer without me making a mess out of their lives.
Hughie
M.M, you're the strongest guy I know. We've been in tougher spots than this.
MSMother's Milk
You know, I did two tours in the 3/8 in Farah Province. The shit I saw would fuck you up. And even that was Emily in Paris compared to the shit that we looking at here. And even if we make it outta here, we ain't surviving this fuckin' war. We are dead men walking. Chin-chin, mοthеrfuckеrs.
[Hughie is shocked to see all of his prison bunkmates brutally murdered in their bunker. He sees Homelander sitting on his bed reading from his journal.]
"Well, Annie, today marks two months. It's a little insane how much I miss you. I've been having trouble eating. Every day, I see people giving up, but not me. Because I have you." It's very, very sweet.
Hughie
They were innocent.
Oh… [looks briefly at one of the corpses] Well, I'd hardly call them innocent. They lied to me. Played dumb about your little stash in the wall there. We've known about that for quite some time, but I just wanted to give you a little hope.
Hughie
You're not the one who gave it to me, asshоlе.
Ooh, I like Internment Camp Hughie. She's zesty.
Hughie
Fuck you. Do it.
Hughie
Kill me.
Not until we flush out Butcher and Starlight.
Hughie
You think they're dumb enough to just walk right into your trap?
Let's not insult each other. We both know they're coming. [throws the journal at Hughie's feet] Do you remember when we first met?
Hughie
How could I forget?
Believe Festival. I tried to cleanse your soul. I remember thinking... [sighs] "Why him?" What does Starlight see in this gangly simp that reeks of fear and Strawberry Smoothie kids' shampoo? You know, William and Victoria Neuman love you, too. I mean, I get it from your perspective. You're punching up. Good for you. But why are they so hopelessly devoted to such staggering mediocrity? Why would Starlight and Butcher piss away their lives to try and rescue you?
Hughie
Because I'd do it for them.
[Butcher and Kimiko find Hughie, Frenchie and M.M. tied up and gagged by Homelander when they break into the Vought internment camp]
Hughie
Butcher?! Oh, fuck.
[waves] Surprise. Welcome, William. [to Kimiko] And you. The gang is almost all here. Oh, and uh, [looks down at M.M.] you never told me that this one's nickname is... Mother's Milk. [licks his lips; laughs] Okay. So, what's the big plan? What, are you gonna sandbag me with the Godolkin virus? [Butcher looks shocked] Yes. I know all about it.
[Homelander lasers Kimiko in half. The top half of her body falls to the floor.]
Hey, where's Starlight? Just doesn't feel like a party without my little lightning bug here... [pause; stares at Butcher] Jesus Christ, William. You've got a viper's nest in there. I'd heard about it, of course. But seeing it for myself, it's uh… it–it's incredible. I mean, it's fucking disgusting of course, but it's–it's beautiful. What you've done to yourself, what you've become… and you did all that for me? [pause] Now that… that is devotion. You know, William, I know we're not exactly equals, but I'm compelled to say… you are the only one that's ever challenged me. And there's a part of me that will be sad to see you go.
[Butcher sees Hughie looking despondent on their way back to the Teenage Kix mansion]
Oi, fuckin' smile, Hughie. I mean, ain't you a little glad A-Train's dead?
Hughie
…No, I'm not glad he's dead. A-Train did a lot of horrible things, but he saved our lives, and he died a hero. A real hero. There are a lot of other Supes that don't deserve to die either.
Listen, I know you just done a year in the gulag. You've earned your seat at the table, so... I'll give it to ya straight. You gotta knock this wet, gapin' pussy shite on the head, mate. Ain't doin' no one no favours. Especially your girl. I mean, that's why she's givin' you the cold shoulder.
Hughie
Don't talk to me about Annie. You don't know what's going on with her.
Well, I know that she finally knows the fuckin' score. And she knows that you poncin' about with this Jiminy Cricket, "listen to your heart" bollocks is just gonna get her killed.
Hughie
Is there any part of you left that's still human? [pause] You're gonna get Annie killed, not me… but I won't let you do it.
[A shield suddenly pierces the windshield of the Boys' truck. Hughie catches the virus vial right as they crash into another vehicle.]
Hughie
Fuck!
Hughie
It's good. [stares at the shield] Wait, is that...?
[They see Soldier Boy walking up the street towards them]
He's dead, right? He's supposed to be dead?
Supposed to be. Mallory put him in ice for a bit.
Hughie
[slowly turns to face Butcher] You're telling us this now?
Somebody up there likes us, mate.
Hughie
In what fucking way?!
Well, we wanted a guinea pig. Who better than Homelander's old man? New plan.
[The Boys are hiking through the woods near Fort Harmony]
It's weird. No birds or animals. It's like…
Fuckin' hell. [to Mother's Milk] Had to park on the other side of the state, didn't ya?
MSMother's Milk
Well, if the hike's too hard, why don't you try tying your boots, mοthеrfuckеr.
[Hughie is shocked to see a heavily decomposed corpse]
Hughie
Oh, fuck that.
Eh. Not really my type, son.
Hughie
Hey, how about showing a little respect?
MSMother's Milk
You know, Hughie's right, Butcher. You should take her out to dinner first. [chuckles; sighs] Let's see here. Based on the decomp, these bodies have been here for a while.
Something ripped them apart. Whatever killed those Boy Scouts might still stalk these woods.
Let's get a move on, then. Didn't come out here to get bummed by Bigfoot.
[...]
MSMother's Milk
Could already be inside.
[to Hughie] What's wrong?
Hughie
Annie.
Hughie
No. I almost died, but she made it all about her and she took off. I mean, last year, I got bad-touched by a shape-shifter, and she still found a way to make it about her. She can be such a fucking bitch. [pause; sees Kimiko looking at him in shock] Uh... Jesus. Sorry, I–I didn't mean for that to come out so harsh.
[The Boys see an entire field littered with animal carcasses]
MSMother's Milk
The fuck happened here?
Our V'd-up beast enjoyed an amuse-bouche, perhaps?
Well, explains why we didn't hear no animals.
I said that ten minutes ago.
[The Boys discover more decomposed corpses as they make their way downstairs to the lab inside Fort Harmony]
Fuckin' hell. They've been here a minute, haven't they?
Decades. Hunters... [pause; notices the knives embedded in the corpses] Look at their knives. These men, they killed each other. What if there is a monster here, but it's us?
What the fuck are you on about, Frenchie?
Toxoplasmosis. It's a parasite in cat shit. It can infect humans. Makes them react with explosive anger.
Hughie
You think we ate cat shit?
Ate? No... If the V1 spilled into the groundwater, it could mutate the plants. Their spores fill us with rage, we murder each other, and voilà. We're plant food for these vines.
Hughie
Okay, so like The Last of Us?
No, that is just The Walking Dead with mushrooms. The dead campers, the animals, these hunters... Surely, you all see how strangely you've been acting.
Us? I've seen you blow cоcaіnе up your dіckhole.
Wait... You have a point. The copious amount of drug I've taken for decades has surely altered my brain chemistry. That's why I'm not affected.
Guess being a junkie was good for something after all.
MSMother's Milk
[laughs] Romeo and fuckin' Juliet. You two survive this war, I give you six months tops.
[Homelander and Soldier Boy search the ground floor of Fort Harmony while the Boys are in the basement below looking for the V1]
[sniffs] Smells like deer piss. The last time I was here, I was fresh off the front lines, still picking Nazi brains out of my hair. And only the best of the best got selected for Dr. Vought's trials.
Not soft little hog-chompers.
Of course. No, I forgot how tough you were.
Hey, I'm not the weirdo who doesn't fuck. I mean, your cock's as useless as your cape. What's the point of being famous if you're not getting your dіck wet?
Oh, my dіck was sopping wet when I pulled it out of Stormfront and wiped it on her fucking chin!
[pause; looks down at the decomposed corpses] Ooh, look. More uggos.
[They unknowingly set off the motion detector that the Boys set up near the stairs]
MSMother's Milk
Oh, shit. They're right above us.
We best get the fuck outta here. Come on.
Hughie
Hey. Hey, what about the V1?
MSMother's Milk
If Bombsight has the V1, then it saves us from having to torch it.
Hughie
What are you talking about? Who's "us"?
[beat] What? You think the world needs more immortal cunts, do ya?
Hughie
We need it to save Annie and Kimiko! You've been planning this this whole time, haven't you?!
Shh. Homelander will hear us.
Hughie
[to Mother's Milk] And you, you've just been going along with it again.
MSMother's Milk
We can't take the risk, Hughie. And if she has to be collateral damage so that Homelander dies and my daughter lives, we ain't got no fucking choice!
Oh, easy for you to say. It won't fucking kill you!
Well, at least he knows when to keep his gob shut and do as he's fuckin' told!
MSMother's Milk
Excuse me?
No, no, no. We don't have time for this. We need to find a way out now.
MSMother's Milk
Wanna know a little secret, Butcher? I cheered when I found out that you were dying, 'cause at least we'd finally be done with your miserable ass.
Hughie
You know, I used to say to these guys, "Don't give up on Butcher. There's good in him fighting to get out." I was wrong. If there was anything human in there, it's dead. Underneath that chestful of octo-cocks, you are just a fucking monster.
Well, maybe I like it better that way.
Hughie
That parasite's not just in you. It is you. You're the cancer!
Hughie
You are just as bad as Homelander, maybe worse. And I'm not gonna let you drag us all down with you.
And whatcha gonna do about it?
Hughie
I'll fucking kill you.
Hughie
If you and M.M. still think–
Oh, for fuck's sakes, Hughie. Knock it off with this V1 shite! You're doin' me fuckin' head in! [sees his dog Terror eating out of the trash] Oi, Terror. Cut it out. Come on. [to Hughie] Now, listen. If we do find that stuff, we're not makin' any fuckin' vaccines out of it, alright? We're not the department of fuckin' health. We burn that shit before Homelander gets his paws on it, and that's that.
Hughie
Well, if you wanna kill yourself, knock yourself out, but why do you have to decide for the rest of us?
Oh, 'cause I'm fuckin' right! 'Cause I've always been right! I've been tellin' you lot from the fuckin' start the sky is fallin', and guess what? The sky fuckin' fell.
Hughie
Well, you kinda helped bring it down.
Oh, don't give me that bollocks. Listen, Homelander thinks he's a fuckin' god. Once he becomes immortal, he's gonna start killin' like one, and we are talkin' millions of people. Now, are you tellin' me you're honestly happy to risk all of that for a life on the run with your girl, knowin' that you could've stopped it? You can live with that, can ya?
Hughie
What if it was Becca? You'd just let her die?
Hughie
Look… I know that Homelander comes first. I really do. All I'm asking is that we try. Annie and Kimiko deserve that much.
[Hughie and Annie are laying down on the hood of his car looking at clouds together]
Hughie
Okay, so that one?
Hughie
It’s like a rabbit, but it’s got way too many feet.
Really? I see a frog eating a dick. This is definitely in my top five.
Hughie
Top five what?
Hughie
You’re saying that like… this is the last time we’re gonna get to do this. Hey, listen to me. The guys are gonna find Bombsight, they’ll get the V1. You’re not dying. We will have plenty of time to look for filthy shapes in the clouds.
God, I don’t know where it comes from. This… unshakeable hope.
Hughie
Whenever I’d get upset as a kid, which was a lot… my dad would always say, “You know, son, life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react.” And that was infuriating. But then, I spent a year in an internment camp, and I had no control over anything. I’d just lay there at night, just… so fucking angry, hearing my dad’s voice in my head… but then I finally understood what he meant. ‘Cause the only thing I had left was… hope. And it is really fucking hard to hang on to, but I… I’m trying.
I think… you might be low-key the strongest person I know.
Hughie
I’d prefer high-key… [Annie chuckles] but thank you.
[beat; points at the sky] Look, it’s–it’s Big Bird eating a dick.
Hughie
You see an unsettling amount of dicks up there, I’m just saying.
[Hughie sees Kimiko suffering from radiation exposure inside a homemade uranium chamber while Butcher and Frenchie watch]
Hughie
What the fuck is going on in here?
[to Frenchie] The second she's ready, we go the next dose, alright?
Hughie
"Next dose?" Are you kidding?! Look at her! What are you doing?
Plan fuckin' B, my son. If at first you don't succeed, find another hole to fuck. See, Soldier Boy's flashy tіt blast got me thinkin', he–he weren't born with that power. The Ivans gave it to him through a consistent application of scientific methodology.
They threw an atom bomb worth of radiation at him.
Right. So, usin' the research we nicked from 'em a few donkeys back, me and Frenchie are doin' the same thing to Kimiko. She gets Soldier Boy's power, she tіt-blasts Homelander, bees and fuckin' honey.
Hughie
So when we kept asking what you two were up to, and you kept saying, "Mind your fuckin' business, cunt," it was this?
Hughie
Butcher, this is... the most insane-ass shit I ever heard. In a few weeks, you're gonna somehow do what it took the Russians over a decade?
Yeah, 'cause unlike the Ivans, we got us a livin', breathin' supercomputer bunked down in student services.
Hughie
Sage? All she does is self-medicate and binge Love Island. This could fucking kill Kimiko. Frenchie…
Hughie
Fuck Butcher. Who cares what he wants?
[Kimiko coughs and stumbles out of the uranium chamber]
Not Butcher. [panting heavily] Me. It's my call.
Oh Father's up to something big at Vought Studios, but we don't know what. Could be a trap.
[to Frenchie] You stay here with Kimiko and Sage. We'll bust into the studio, nab the holy twat, stomp on his bollocks till he gives us Homelander's next move. And then I'll do the cunt and we'll call it an honest day's work, yeah?
Hughie
No. Quit acting like we're going on a milk run. It's over. [voice breaking] We lost.
[beat] Posh Spice was easily the most shit member of the squad. Could barely sing or dance. No discernible talent whatsoever. Wasn't even featured on "Wannabe", but did that stop her? No. You look at her now... still married with Becks. Fifteen engagement rings, 32 Vogue covers, inducted by Prince William into the Order of the bloody British Empire. Even I doubted her move into women's apparel, but her line is a staple at Paris fuckin' Fashion Week. You see, despite her obvious disadvantages–includin' a tragic inability to smile–she never gave up, and we ain't givin' up either.
MSMother's Milk
[shakes his head] Your fuckin' pep talks.
Ah, bollocks. That was a fuckin' knockout.
[Butcher and Hughie are captured by a psychic shapeshifter named Synapse]
SSynapse
How are you two feeling?
Why don't you just fuck off outta my head and I'll tell ya.
SSynapse
I already know. You wanna rip me in two, which makes me a tiny bit erect, not gonna lie. But believe me… I'd rather not be in that rat's nest of yours. So much pain, regret and abject failure. Like with this fucking guy.
[Synapse's body twitches as he transforms into Joe Kessler]
SKSynapse/Kessler
[chuckles; sighs] I got a little bit of an erection myself. You miss me?
Hughie
Who's this?
He ain't real. He's just fuckin' with us.
SKSynapse/Kessler
Come on, man. [to Hughie] Joseph Alan Kessler. I served with Bill. Actually, you know what? More than that. Billy and I… [makes a hand heart gesture] we were besties. See, the problem you're having is that curdled cottage cheese you got inside your skull that remembers me as being some sort of a sociopath head case. That hurts my feelings, Billy. It’s not true. That wasn’t me. No, that was always you. You know, sometimes, Billy’d get real friggin’ blitzed. All quiet and sullen. And then he’d admit that he had this darkness inside of him. A shark that couldn’t stop. [pause] You see, Billy had no conscience. So, I was there to be that for him. Pull him back when he went too far. [to Butcher] Does that ring any bells?
Just ignore him, Hughie. It’s just psyops bollocks. That’s all. Just bollocks.
SKSynapse/Kessler
Do you remember when the night finally came to cash that check? Panjshir Valley. We were there to take out this mid-level ISIS clown. Billy got us into the compound. The problem is that we got this call that this asshat had a hundred men that were minutes behind us. Now, any sane command leader, they’d pull their men out. Make sure they were safe. But not Billy, no. See, Billy got that little glint in his eye. Wouldn’t give the order, so I got in his face. I screamed at him, "The target’s not worth it. The target wasn’t worth it!" [beat] Nothing, so I popped him one. Smacked him right there on the forehead, got him this sweet little scar you see. But Billy? Well, Billy didn’t budge. No. And sure as shit… we were surrounded. Good news is that old Butcher, he got his target. The issue was that Billy was the only member of the unit to walk out of there alive. So, he will ask you to pull him back. But the truth of the matter is, is you are fucked when you get in his way. Lot of dead canaries in old Billy Butcher’s coal mine. Anyway… Good luck with that, Hughie.
Why don’t you just piss off, you fuckin' nonce? We ain’t tellin' you shite.
SKSynapse/Kessler
You don’t have to tell me “shite.” I know everything. I’ve been inside your cassava the whole fucking time. I’ve just been distracting you. Let’s see, Sage is in an abandoned school in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Kimiko? Seriously? You’re gonna saddle her with Soldier Boy’s power blast? Are you fucking insane? [laughs] Homelander is gonna love this shit. Alright, boys. I’ll see you soon.
Starlight... It was all a test. Yes! The universe is rewarding me for my loyalty, just like Sean Connery rewarded Costner at the end of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves!
Hughie
Sweet Jesus, you're a moron.
[glances at him in annoyance, then points at Starlight] I'm gonna kill you. And then Homelander will finally see.
[to M.M. and Hughie] I got him. Keep going.
[She lunges at the Deep, carrying them both through a window and across Washington before they crash land on a seashore. They both pick themselves up, and the Deep keeps trying to attack her.]
Why are you doing this, huh? Risking your life for a man who wouldn't even piss on you if you were on fire?
I'm his right-hand bro! He'll piss on me whenever I want!
Listen... I know you're scared–
Deep, Kevin... I can see in your eyes. Homelander terrifies you, but he sure as fuck doesn't respect you. Don't you wanna be free of it? Of him?
That fucking mouth of yours...!
OF COURSE IT IS! I used to have it all! Real power, respect, a Top 50 STARmeter on IMDb Pro! But all the bad shit started when you showed up! I LOST EVERYTHING!
You made those fucked-up choices. You ruined your own life. You're not a fucking baby. For once, take some responsibility for yourself!
[exploding with rage] NOOOO!
[They fight, and though the Deep manages to knock her to the ground once, Annie delivers several heavy blows, including one to his groin, before blasting him and sending him flying backwards into the sea. He is immediately surrounded by a mob of angry sharks.]
SSharks
Justice for Ambrosius!
[terrified] Oh, my God! Oh, shit! I'm so sorry! Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck! Stay away from me!
[He pitifully tries to swim back to shore, but a giant octopus grabs him by the leg.]
Fuck! I'm sorry! Oh, shit!
[The octopus uses its tentacle to fatally impale him through his backside, the tip erupting from his mouth. He is then dragged underwater, and the sharks devour him in a cloud of blood as Annie watches in shock.]
[Hughie confronts Butcher at Vought Tower to stop him from releasing the Supe virus. Butcher is looking out the window when Hughie enters the main conference room.]
Hughie
Yeah. Accident on the bridge. Should've taken the tunnel.
[turns around] I thought you might try to stop me. But you shouldn't have come alone. You should've brought a fuckin' army.
Hughie
No. If you were gonna release the virus, you would've done it already.
Unless… I'm waitin' for all the Supe cunts to clock in for the day shift. Not much point shootin' spunk into an empty fuckin' building, now is there?
Hughie
Okay, well, now I kinda wish I brought an army. Where's the virus, Butcher?
I dumped it in the sprinkler tank. Frenchie's idea, God rest the mad bastard. [picks up remote controller] All I gotta do is pull this trigger, and it rains kill juice on all 99 floors. Shit will be worldwide within a couple of days.
Hughie
Why? I mean, we already won.
Won? No, we just gave 'em a black eye. As long as there's Vought, there'll be Supes. And sooner or later, some cunt that's already out there becomes the next Homelander, and you fuckin' know it. No. We need to end the whole bloody notion of Supes, and we need to make it permanent. I mean, you can see it, right? This is it. This is the moment.
Hughie
You dragged me through fucking hell… for this. For now. To be your… canary. Or your Kessler. Or Lenny. But here's the thing: You don't need me for that. You never did. It's already in you. I can see it. You might have a broken fucking heart, but you have one. You are not a monster, Butcher. It just hurts to be human.
I'm sorry, mate. Superheroes… are done.
Hughie
[pulls out gun] I can't let you do it.
Petit Hughie and his gun. Takes some big bollocks to pull the trigger on a mate.
Hughie
[aims the gun at Butcher] I will if I have to.
[chuckles] Nah. You ain't got the…
[Butcher takes the gun from Hughie, punches him and throws him across the room]
[Butcher sees Hughie staring at the remote and rushes to take it before Hughie does. Hughie quickly gets up and trades more blows with Butcher, spitting blood onto the floor after getting punched hard in the gut. Eventually, Butcher gains the upper hand and picks up the remote while Hughie lies helpless on the floor. Before he can pull the remote trigger, he has a vision of Lenny while looking at Hughie. He gets shot in the abdomen by Hughie as he moves his finger away from the trigger. Realizing what he did, Hughie rushes to Butcher's side.]
Hughie
I'm sorry. Um… I didn't wanna–I didn't wanna do that. Um… I'm–I'm gonna call an ambulance, okay?
I wouldn't bother. It's alright, Hughie. I gave you no choice. I… I wasn't gonna stop. All the blood… and shite I put you through… and none of it made a blind bit of difference. You–You stayed yourself… no matter what I done. [coughs]
Hughie
Hey.
…I don't know what to do.
Hughie
You don't need to do anything.
[beat; Hughie holds his hand] You really are… the spittin' of Lenny.
[Butcher slowly loses his grip on Hughie as he dies]
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