1. Yeah, I know it's almost curfew, Mom,
but I'm practically home.
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2. I'm taking a shortcut
across the Kurd parking lot now.
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3. What is all this?
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4. Recall, Jaime Reyes,
you allowed Aqualad to take us prisoner.
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5. Uh, right, right. Better armor up.
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6. Negative. Containment pod
has neutralized all combat systems.
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7. Providing translation.
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8. The Scarab's memory files are corrupted.
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9. Only recoverable data
is from the last eight months.
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10. That is, since it fused
with this host body.
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11. In fact, I was just reviewing
the point of inser...
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12. Spare me the details.
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13. If the Scarab is off-made,
perform a reboot.
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14. I'd rather assess the cause of the crash,
Ambassador...
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15. to make certain
it cannot happen again.
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16. Now, scientist, admit it.
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17. You just enjoy playing with the meat.
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18. Well, there's that too.
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19. Season 2: Invasion
Episode 10: "Before the Dawn"
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20. Your ship
is most impressive, Ambassador.
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21. As are your people.
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22. We call ourselves the Reach.
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23. And these are our labs, most dedicated
to researching the human Meta-Gene.
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24. - Meta-Gene?
- A genetic marker...
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25. indicating the potential
of an individual human...
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26. to survive catastrophic physical trauma
by adapting new abilities.
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27. In other words, Ambassador...
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28. the Meta-Gene allows certain humans
to develop super-human powers.
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29. Kaldur'ahm, this is the scientist
in charge of all Meta-Gene research.
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30. I understand you are responsible
for providing several of our test subjects.
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31. Gratitude.
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32. I assume it would interest you to know...
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33. that in this lab, we are attempting
to isolate the Meta-Gene...
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34. by stimulating potentially dormant
powers in average humans.
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35. But La'gaan already has powers.
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36. He is Atlantean.
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37. Hardly an average human.
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38. Ah, but his powers are based
on training in sorcery.
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39. Beyond that, he is an average Atlantean,
is he not?
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40. Now, in this lab, we study humans
with active Meta-Genes.
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41. And how they respond
to various levels of stress.
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42. The goal is to learn if their abilities
can be extracted or duplicated.
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43. I see.
You seek to weaponize the Meta-Gene.
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44. You never mentioned he was clever.
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45. A pleasure meeting you, Kaldur'ahm.
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46. Blue Beetle is unaccounted for.
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47. I assume he is inside this third lab.
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48. That particular laboratory does not concern
you or your masters, the Light.
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49. And frankly, neither does Blue Beetle.
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50. He may be human,
but he is of the Reach.
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51. As you say.
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52. - The new test subjects?
- Soon to be on their way.
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53. My best operative
oversees the shipment.
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54. Gratitude.
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55. What are they gonna do with us?
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56. - I wanna go home.
- Let us go!
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57. Bring out the pods. Now!
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58. Get those pods open.
We're on a schedule.
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59. And Kaldur'ahm does not tolerate delay.
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60. - Hey!
- What are you…?
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61. Shh. We're here to help.
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62. Why should we trust…?
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63. Okay. Never mind.
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64. One per pod. Move.
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65. Hey!
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66. Stop it!
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67. Into your pod.
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68. Okay, go. Boat them and float them.
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69. Good. They're leading us
to Lagoon Boy and the others.
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70. How can you be sure?
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71. Wishful thinking.
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72. And the abductee shipment
at the docks?
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73. How did you know about that?
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74. Aquaman came across the intel
while searching for La'gaan.
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75. Yeah.
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76. Whoa, Tye, what's up with this fog?
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77. Translating.
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78. This human beetle is a disappointment.
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79. How can he be the Reach's
advanced operative on Earth...
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80. if his Scarab refuses
to function on-mode?
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81. Then reboot.
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82. Yes, that may be necessary.
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83. Of course, we'd require a new host.
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84. Finding another will not be difficult.
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85. Though removing the Scarab for mode-repair
will kill this Jaime Reyes...
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86. Meat is plentiful here.
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87. So this is the Light's Partner.
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88. That ship shares
the same alien design sensibility...
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89. …as the bombs that destroyed
Malina Island and Mount Justice.
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90. Kind of reminds me of Blue's armor.
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91. Miss M, you're up.
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92. Alpha Squad,
I'm heading into the alien ship.
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93. Are you aboard?
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94. Affirmative.
We're in some kind of docking bay.
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95. We have a visual on the new aliens,
a.k.a. the Krolotean's competitor...
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96. a.k.a. the Light's Partner.
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97. And we've got other company.
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98. It's Aqualad. If he makes us,
we're over.
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99. Stay whelmed.
He won't be looking for you.
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100. Just don't attract attention.
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101. I've found Gar and Bart.
They're unconscious but alive.
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102. No sign of Jaime or La'gaan.
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103. We've got eyes on Lagoon Boy.
And Shimmer?
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104. Plus four civilians
and all the teens we came with.
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105. We're unsupervised now,
but Blue's still unaccounted for...
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106. and escape could trigger response.
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107. - Do we wait?
Negative. Make your move.
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108. Before you need rescuing too.
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109. You too, Miss M. Get our boys.
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110. Garfield?
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111. Knew you'd come for me.
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112. Are you shorter?
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113. What? Oh, the pressure
of the water outside the ship compacted…
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114. Thanks for the rescue. I'll find Blue.
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115. Impulse!
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116. Which way?
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117. This way.
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118. Hold your position, trooper.
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119. Docking bay, secured.
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120. Nice timing, handsome.
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121. Docking now.
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122. All right, people, let's move!
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123. You!
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124. Murderer!
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125. M'gann, where are you guys? M'gann?
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126. The link's down. I'm going in.
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127. Apologies, meat.
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128. But no one goes anywhere.
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129. Listen, uh, Black Beetle.
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130. You're totally outnumbered.
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131. Open those doors now
and we'll go easy on you.
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132. You will go easy on me?
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133. Oh, that is not a good sign.
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134. No.
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135. M'gann? M'gann?
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136. Kaldur!
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137. M'gann, what have you done?
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138. I thought he had killed you,
that he deserved...
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139. I'll take mine. You take yours.
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140. And count yourself lucky, boy.
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141. M'gann, snap out of it.
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142. You did good. You took out Aqualad.
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143. But the others still need our help.
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144. Look out!
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145. On your feet, slave.
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146. That's how it was. I mean, how it will be.
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147. Somehow the Reach
gets you on-mode...
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148. and Blue Beetle becomes the biggest,
baddest big bad in history.
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149. Don't make me tell you again.
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150. Ugh. No. I wouldn't.
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151. I'd never.
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152. Except you do.
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153. And that's the real reason, well,
the main reason, I came back to the past.
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154. To stop you
from betraying the human race...
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155. and bringing on
the Reach apocalypse.
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156. Can't you at least get the link back up?
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157. Oh, thanks.
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158. Now, come on.
We're sealed out of the docking bay.
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159. - What's going on in there?
Don't know.
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160. I'm cut off aboard the Bio-Ship.
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161. We're fighting Black Beetle
and Shimmer.
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162. Lagoon Boy, Robin, and Bumblebee
are already down, and… Conner, look out!
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163. Superboy's down.
It's just Batgirl and me now.
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164. You've got to get in there!
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165. What? How?
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166. What do you mean, how? Density-shift.
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167. Right. I can do that.
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168. I can still do that.
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169. What did you do to her?
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170. Shifted the density of the door.
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171. Wasn't quite prepared for that, was she?
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172. But don't be jealous.
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173. I can put you halfway
through the door too.
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174. Halfway...
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175. The hard way.
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176. Little brother, one way or another,
I'm putting you back on-mode.
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177. You are of the Reach
and cannot escape it.
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178. I have to.
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179. Jaime Reyes, you do not function
at full capacity.
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180. grant me total control
of armor and all weaponry.
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181. Do it.
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182. Hold up. Blue's keeping Black busy.
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183. Impulse, Beast Boy, and I
will drag everyone else into the hold.
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184. Once in, you need to be at the helm,
ready to make a fast exit.
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185. Right. Execute.
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186. No. Can't let you win.
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187. Everyone's aboard except Blue.
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188. Going back in for him.
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189. Nightwing, seal the hatch.
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190. - Docking bay is flooding our hold.
Acknowledged.
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191. - But Blue!
- We can't help him if we drown...
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192. or are crushed
by the pressure at this depth.
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193. It's me! It's me!
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194. Course it is.
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195. Mission accomplished, everyone.
Well done.
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196. Care to take the controls, Miss M?
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197. Think she's still basking
in the glow of victory.
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198. She totally nailed Aqualad.
You should have seen it.
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199. Well, actually, it didn't look like much.
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200. But I'm sure it was very cool
inside their heads.
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201. By now they'll have moved
their ship.
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202. There's still the Beetle
connection to figure out.
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203. But you can tell the world they're here.
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204. Their secret invasion
is no secret anymore.
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205. That would be an understatement.
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206. Repeating today's top
a small group of extra-terrestrials...
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207. the Reach, have arrived
at United Nations Headquarters...
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208. in New York City.
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209. For more on this, we go live
to GBS' own G. Gordon Godfrey at the U.N.
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210. Thanks, Cat. And, yes, folks,
it seems Earth's finally met some aliens...
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211. who know how to get it right.
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212. The Reach comes to your world
as friends.
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213. We come with open arms,
extending our hands...
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214. our reach, if you will, to help.
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215. Well, thumbs up to the Reach.
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216. Oh, I know what you're thinking.
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217. Old G. Gordon's gone soft
on the spacemen.
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218. But don't you see? This is exactly
how aliens should come to Earth.
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219. Knocking on our front door...
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220. not sneaking in the back,
like some Leaguers we know.
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221. So before we warn the public,
they go public.
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222. It could be worse.
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223. At least we know exactly where they are.
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224. That's right.
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225. We know what we're up against.
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