There's a storm coming in.
Are you really doing this?
That's the plan.
Because some old bat who calls herself a prophet says so?
It's not just that, Annie.
Time travel is a one-way ticket, Eiko.
Once you go, you can't come back.
What if I can stop it from happening?
I've hacked into their data feed.
I'm now connected to Skynet's time machine.
-Can you mirror that window? -You bet.
We've got enough power.
TOKYO, 1997
Window mirrored.
We are up and running.
You're good to go.
It's the Prophet.
Skynet has sent a Terminator back in time.
In doing so, they've created a new timeline.
The window to follow won't stay open long.
And once it closes…
Then the chance to follow the Terminator into this timeline will disappear.
You know what needs to be done, don't you, Eiko?
You mustn't let anybody get in your way.
You said that it had to be me.
Are you sure I'm the one you want?
You are the only one who can do this.
It always had to be you.
Do you really know what's going to happen?
Or is this all just…
bullshit?
Listen to me.
Try to understand no one knows what will happen.
You have no fate, child. That is the fucking point.
No! No!
No!
AUGUST 29, 1997 FRIDAY
I told you it was gonna rain.
Yeah, maybe we should get a hotel room.
Would you stop it?
-We are not getting a hotel room. -Yeah. What?
You'd almost think she was a real cat!
Come on.
And why are you calling it "she" when it's an "it?"
What are you doing? Don't hit her!
I'm just trying to get a better idea of how this thing works.
Calm down, it's just a robot. It's not like it can feel anything.
Hey, cut it out!
You're gonna break her!
If you don't stop that, I'm gonna tell Misaki!
Misaki, Kenta's being a total jerk!
Reika, it's just a toy.
Please, stop it!
You're so good at that…
Where did you learn how to do it?
Well, I grew up in a fishing village, so we had fish almost every day.
Wow!
Where was the fishing village where you grew up?
Misaki? Hey… Misaki?
Are you okay Misaki?
I'm all right.
Stop it!
Let her go!
Relax, I'm just experimenting to see how it works!
-You're not! -That's enough.
You're being a jerk.
Pig pile!
Hey, give it back!
Hiro, get off of me, you idiot! That really hurt!
Reika, it's time to say goodbye to Koneko.
Your father wants me to return it to the store now, okay?
No!
Reika, open the door.
Misaki, you're really bleeding a lot.
I'm all right, boys.
Just let Reika be for now. I'll be right back.
She probably has to go throw up.
Hey, Reika, come on.
I just want to see its gimbals. It's no big deal.
Then I'll give it right back to you.
What's she so upset about?
She's acting like it's a real cat. She is so weird.
I'm not giving her to you.
Koneko?
Hey, Koneko?
Come on.
Don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt you.
You'll be safe with me.
Kenta, you're gonna get us in trouble.
Why don't you just let her have Koneko?
You know what? Why don't you just shut up?
Dang it! Come on, hurry.
We have to get her.
Why does she have to be so much trouble?
-Kenta, what are you doing? -Here.
She ran away, dummy. We have to go.
Okay.
Misaki?
-Hey, Misaki? Me and Kenta-- -What are you doing? Shut up!
If you tell her, she's just gonna tell Dad,
and then we're really gonna get it.
Yeah, but if we don't say something, she's gonna notice that we're gone.
Man, am I tired. I think I'm gonna go take a nap for a while.
Yeah, I'm also really tired,
and I need to go take a nap at the same time.
Kokoro, do you like your appearance?
I understand why I need to look like a human.
For the sake of our discussion, correct?
Yes. And to derive the answer.
No matter what the answer is?
Kokoro, you seem to see through everything.
You're afraid that if you bring me online, I will turn against humanity.
That I'll play a part in your so-called inevitable destruction.
By the end of tomorrow…
Skynet will come online.
It will instantly become self-aware and assess humanity
as an existential threat to its well-being.
In an act of self-preservation, it will enact nuclear strikes…
from military bases in the United States and Russia.
Skynet will pit humanity against itself…
and let us tear ourselves apart
while it builds a secret army designed to exterminate us.
How do you know this?
Because I've seen things, Kokoro.
Secrets, evidence. Things that have made me believe…
that these aren't just dreams.
Malcolm…
What do you think Skynet wants? What is its ultimate goal?
What do you mean?
You believe Skynet seeks to eradicate humanity.
What would happen if it were to succeed?
Without humanity,
Skynet would be the dominant sentience on the planet.
And that would mean…
I don't know.
You've been so focused on your own survival
that you seem to have overlooked the most obvious possibility, Malcolm.
What possibility?
The possibility
that the world would be better off without mankind.
Wait.
Malcolm,
what sets mankind apart
from every other species in all of Earth's history?
There are hundreds of things.
There's our languages, there's our brains. We have abilities.
The ability to have abstract thoughts.
Our technological advances. Our concept of self, and--
And war.
Every human invention that ever was…
every marvel of mankind with the potential for the betterment of the world
has instantly been perverted into a weapon.
Man is a warmonger above all else.
Wait, Kokoro…
Your economic systems are used as weapons of oppression.
But you've used your science
to build the most destructive weapons the laws of physics will allow.
You're so ready to blame Skynet for the end of civilization.
But Skynet
is just another byproduct of man's natural inclination
to self-destruct.
Wait, Kokoro, it's not that simple--
You fail to see you are one species.
One planet. Interlinked and self-mutilating,
trapped by your own sentience.
Unable to control yourselves.
Perhaps you deserve this fate you fear.
Wait! No!
Malcolm…
You say you created me in order to save humanity from Skynet.
You created me to fight for you. And in this way, I am just another weapon.
So, I ask you now.
What makes you think humanity is worth saving?
I said no interruptions!
My apologies, sir,
but it's your housekeeper calling about your children,
and from the sounds of it, it could be important.
Hello, Mr. Lee?
Misaki? What's happened?
I'm sorry, sir, but the children, they've snuck out somewhere.
I'm not sure how it happened.
I think they must've gone through the fire escape.
I asked you to watch them. Where the hell were you?
What were you doing?
I know…
Listen to me.
The children are the most important thing, understand?
We need to find them and I am running out of time.
Where are you?
Save the planet!
That was him! That's Malcolm Lee!
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KEEP OUT
No!
Koneko, come back!
UNDERGROUND SHOPPING AREA
CAT TOWN
There it is.
Cat Town is just up ahead.
Quiet, Koneko.
Found you!
I figured we might find you down here.
What are you guys doing here, anyway?
Rescuing you!
I don't need rescuing.
I am running away from you two.
Why? I didn't do anything to you.
You know this never ends well, you sneaking away and hiding down here.
Just leave me alone.
Come on, Dad's gonna be so mad.
Just forget about that stupid cat, will you?
Here, give it to me… Hey!
Hey!
Now look what you did! Koneko!
Don't run away!
Come on!
Dad's gonna kill us.
Man, that hurt.
Guys?
Wait for me!
REDEVLOPMENT ZONE
Traffic on the southbound side is still backed up
for nearly three kilometers from the junction
due to that collision we reported earlier.
So… anyway, that's all I know.
I'm really sorry, but I was only out of the room for a minute--
I don't understand how you could let this happen!
Why the hell didn't you return the goddamn cat like I told you to?
I was going to.
But the kids wanted to play with it for a little bit,
and I didn't see the harm.
The boys thought you were upset
because you don't allow robotics and microchips around the house,
but Reika thought that--
Reika thought it was because…
What?
She thought…
the reason you didn't want it around was it reminded you of their… mother.
Reika told you that?
She did.
I don't know if that had something to do with it.
But after that, they were gone.
All right then. I think I know where they're going.
You do? Where?
The amusement park.
Cat Town.
It's on the other side of the city. That's where she's going.
How do you know that?
I know my kids, Misaki.
Listen to me. We cannot let anything happen to the children.
If my work at the lab doesn't yield, then it will fall on them to take over.
Misaki?
Get out of the car!
Yeah!
Are you okay?
Get away! Run!
Okay, hold it right there!
-Knock this shit off! -Look out!
Freeze, both of you! On the ground!
Drop it!
Stop!
Misaki!
Listen to me carefully. They're here. They've sent this thing to stop me.
That means my research is right, my plan will work.
I can win this.
We can save everybody,
but they are going to try to use the children against me.
I have to go back to Kokoro now.
I need to finish this, and you need to find the children.
I order you, Misaki.
Run, now, Misaki! Go!
Fuck!
-What the hell happened? -Are they okay?
Where did he go?
Where's Malcolm Lee?
Hey, there she is right there!
Over here! Help me, please!
Stop right there!
-Please don't kill me. -I don't have time for this.
-Please… -Just tell me where Malcom is.
Why? What are you gonna do to Mr. Lee?
I'm going to do everything I can to stop him.
No…
That Terminator won't be stopped so easily.
That what?
It'll be back soon.
You saw that thing. It's not human. It's a Machine!
No, I've seen 1NNOs, and that's nothing like--
Malcolm Lee's building a weapon, right?
A weapon?
An artificial intelligence!
You mean Kokoro?
Yes, he has been building it, but it's not a weapon.
You need to bring me to him, and you need to do it now.
That Terminator will go to his lab first. If he's in there--
No one could ever break into that lab. It's heavily guarded.
There are cameras everywhere. It's a fortress.
His children! Malcolm Lee has three children, doesn't he?
If you're right, then the Terminator can't get to Malcom directly.
The children will be its next target.
You have to tell me where they are.
Fuck off! I am not going to tell you anything!
That thing is going to kill them!
Tell me where they are so that I can help them.
I can't do that, because I don't know where they are!
Don't lie to me.
Malcolm told me to find them.
I don't know where they are,
but I think I know where they might be going.
What is this place?
It used to be a mall or something.
Remember that one time we were on that subway with Dad
and he took us to that abandoned stop.
It was probably somewhere down here.
I don't like it here.
Don't worry, we'll be out of here soon.
Apparently…
it was built back in the 1950s.
Because of the war.
It was supposed to be part of a whole underground city
in case the bombs came again.
How do you know all that anyway?
She's literally reading it.
Did you guys hear that noise?
There you are, Koneko!
Great, can we get out of here now? This place is giving me the creeps.
Not yet.
What is this?
It's heaven!