Episode 3 Mission: 2110

Caleb? Caleb? Please, talk to me.

I've lost one of them.

You've lost recruits before, you've always known it can happen.

They were good kids.

Caleb, they came here because they wanted to.

They came here because I called them!

This isn't their war, this isn't their time.

-Don't you care?

-Of course I care.

-No, you don't!

All you care about is defeating the Roboidz, whatever it takes.

-Caleb...

-What happened to you? Is that the last thing

the Future Gate humans programmed into you, destroy the Roboidz?!

-No one programmed me, Caleb.

-What about me?

-You'd even send me to the slaughter.

-Yes. Yes, I would.

Because humanities survival is more important than anything,

even though it would break my heart.

-Your heart?

-Caleb, I am your mother.

They're strong, almost unstoppable, but we can do it.

We can take back Earth if we work together.

The year 2110. A world very different to the one you know.

A place crushed by the machines humanity created to help them.

A world where, for all I know, I am the only human being left.

If indeed that is what I am.

I don't really know who I am, or where I'm from.

I awoke from a cryostasus and found myself aboard Future Gate.

A place riddled with thousands upon thousands of Roboidz.

But now I have my recruits.

And together we will smash the canheads.

Together, we will make Mission 2110 a victory for humanity.

So, we are down in number.

One of our own, Charlie, swallowed up by the vaporiser.

A terrible sight to behold, and a clear warning to us all

of just how dangerous Future Gate can be.

-Are we happy to carry on?

-Yeah, those Roboidz are going down!

Fighting talk, I like it.

But I should warn you that we will be losing more of you today.

Four missions ahead, and this time

the vaporiser will spirit two of you far, far away.

Plus, I'm going to get really tough with your bio-rod scores

which, from now on, are all reduced to zero.

Are we still happy to carry on?

-Yeah, those Roboidz and Shades have got nothing on me.

-Very impressive!

By the end of this phase of Mission 2110,

I will have found the first of my ultimate recruits,

who will go with me into the final battle against Neuros.

-Have you heard of Neuros?

-Is it an ice cream?

-Ha! No, no, no.

Let's just say, you wouldn't want to go on a date with her, him, it!

An ugly sight, a test-tube full of squelchy gunge

with tentacles oozing out of its test-tube.

So, are you with me?

-Yes!

-Are you going to steal plenty more of these bio-rods?

-Yes!

-Are you going to give me 1,000 press-ups?

-Yes!

-Come on, then.

Come on, I'm waiting for my press-ups.

I'm waiting.

I'm still waiting for my press-ups!

Things are certainly starting to heat up

down here in Cargo Hold Three,

and you three are going to come face to face

with three of the toughest Roboidz around,

the workers.

Otherwise known as the drone class, these heavy metal monsters do

the jobs around Future Gate that no one else wants to do.

From loading massive fuel containers,

to cleaning out the robo fish tank.

So you'd best steer clear.

This mission, recruits, is called Flame Thrower.

But don't panic, you won't be throwing any flames.

No, instead you'll be chucking these aero-dynamic rotating projectiles.

Or ARPQs. Never worked out what the Q is for.

You're going to be throwing these over the heads of the workers

and into those cage containers behind them.

For every correct aim you can step forwards

and grab yourselves a bio-rod, up to a maximum of three.

However, you'll need to be careful, this is a timed mission.

As soon as you have 30 seconds left, the workers start to close in.

When that happens, I suggest you make sure you can get out quick.

Good luck, get lobbing. Go for it!

Mission on!

OK, recruits, get throwing!

Three bio-rods each up for grabs, but you have to get them

before those workers start crashing forwards.

Brilliant, it's dropped in! Now go grab a bio-rod.

Go for it, Alistair, grab that first bio-rod!

First one in for you, Serena! Go and collect that bio-rod.

This is a timed mission. Try and make every throw count.

You've hit that worker, careful! It's getting angry.

Fantastic, get that bio-rod.

-Yes!

-That's your second one, well done.

That's your second. Go for it, Serena!

Those nine-foot metal lumps are determined to get in your way.

The pincers on that worker

could do serious damage if it gets too close.

Serena, get your third bio-rod and get out before that Roboid moves.

Alistair, excellent, throw that third one, get out.

Millie, you've got to get more shots on target. Brilliant, that's it!

Go grab your second bio-rod.

Those workers are about to step forward.

When they do you have just 30 seconds left.

You've got to make this one count.

Stay calm, Millie. Take your time, focus.

The workers are advancing so you haven't much time.

Yes, Millie, grab that bio-rod and get out!

Today is my luckiest day,

three bio-rods in Flame Thrower. Brilliant!

I thought Flame Thrower would be impossible cos the Roboidz

were much bigger in front of the cage, but I did it!

I started the next phase of the missions just like I did last time,

win a lot of bio-rods.

Ha! Gotcha!

Don't you worry, there'll be no surrender on this mission,

no siree. I laugh in the face of fear.

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! And I tweak the nose of terror.

Ow! I was going to say I gouge my eyes out

in the name of courage, but perhaps not.

My three final recruits did really well in Flame Thrower,

they've already managed to stash some bio-rods.

But I wonder how they'll fair when faced with,

not one, not two, but five stinky Shades in the next mission.

Well, I imagine the stench will be pretty unbearable.

It will come as no surprise for you to learn that this next mission

involves the Shades. Cargo Hold Four is absolutely crawling with them.

Probably why it's so stinky down here. The by-product of the Roboidz

destruction of the human race in the latter part of the 21st century,

the Shades now serve their mechanical masters.

They will never attack you, but they will get in your way.

You must never, never touch one.

There are a massive five bio-rods to be retrieved in this mission,

which I call Shade Grid. It's a logic test that involves

these luminous bars and a whole bunch of circuit blocks.

The grid itself is made up out of 12 squares

which can only be formed by locking the bars into position.

Try to box in the Shades which will stand at various points around

the grid. For every one you enclose, that Shade will give up one bio-rod,

-but be very careful taking it from them, understood?

-Yes.

OK, good luck and plan your moves carefully. Go for it!

'Mission on!'

Five Shades guarding five bio-rods.

All you have to do is lock in a Shade to unlock one bio-rod.

Each recruit has to place their coloured bar in position,

one at a time.

Think logically and plan ahead.

Think about what the other recruits are likely to do next.

Don't be hasty, think carefully.

Remember, recruits, if you complete a square, then you can move again.

Box in a Shade and you will release one bio-rod.

Five bio-rods are available,

so this could be very good news for some of you.

Alistair, make move number five. How are you feeling?

I'm feeling a bit scared.

Think very carefully about your next move

and the consequences it will have for your opponent.

Serena, all five bio-rods are still in play, how are you faring?

I'm feeling quite on-edge at the moment.

Millie, are you going to be the first one

-to grab one of these bio-rods?

-I hope so,

but my team are good, so we'll have to see.

Once you've laid down your coloured bar,

you are unable to move it, so think carefully

before you lock it into position.

Alistair, congratulations. That first bio-rod is yours.

Be very careful

taking it from that Shape. If you touch it, you're out of the mission.

Yes!

Good work, Alistair, and you've earned yourself another go.

Hold your noses, recruits, as you move around the grid.

Some of those Shades haven't washed in over 40 years.

Serena, an opportunity there for you to make your first square.

No bio-rod, but you do earn another turn.

Another Shade-free square,

but will this next turn be crucial to your mission?

There are still four bio-rods up for grabs,

better think carefully about where you place this next bar.

What are you thinking, Serena?

I'm going to do what Alistair did, and make sure

there's a box where Millie can't get a bio-rod.

OK, Millie, your move.

SHADE BREATHES HEAVILY

Well spotted, Millie. Completed a square there.

That means you've earned yourself another turn. But can you

make this lead work to your advantage? Four bio-rods in play.

You're going to have to think very carefully

about where you make this next move.

OK, Millie. Let's see what the consequences will be.

Alistair?

That's a square completed, you've earned yourself another turn.

SHADE BREATHES HEAVILY

That has earned you another bio-rod, if you can take it

from that Shape.

-Yes!

-Congratulations, Alistair!

That's your second bio-rod and you've earned yourself another turn.

This move, I think, could be crucial.

Good work, Alistair, you've made another square,

However, no bio-rod because it doesn't contain a Shade.

But you do get another go.

SHADE BREATHES HEAVILY

Well, I definitely know that Serena will get a bio-rod,

so I think she should get it.

-Thanks, Alistair.

-Yeah, no probs.

And congratulations to you, Serena. Looks like you've earned yourself

a bio-rod, well done. Of course,

you've also earned yourself another turn.

-How are you feeling?

-I'm feeling great.

Another square completed,

another turn earned.

Has your generosity backfired, Alistair?

Serena has just completed another square and gets another turn

and with it, another bio-rod. Congratulations, Serena.

A second bio-rod is yours.

SHADE BREATHES HEAVILY

Alistair, you may want to remember in future that although

our collective mission is to destroy the Roboidz, only one

of you can become my ultimate recruit,

so every bio-rod counts.

SHADE BREATHES HEAVILY

Congratulations, Serena, that's your third and final bio-rod.

And it looks like we've got ourselves a mission winner.

-How are you feeling, Serena?

-Great, three more bio-rods!

OK, recruits! We're finished here, let's get out of here!

Shade Grid was a good mission, but I made a mistake

which led to Alistair and Serena getting five bio-rods.

I'm really annoyed.

I would have thought she would have realised it,

but she didn't, so in my head I was like, "Yes, Millie! Thanks!"

I'm so happy I got three bio-rods in Shade Grid.

It all happened because Millie

made a mistake on the square, so Alistair got two and I got three.

I feel bad for her, but three more!

Gooood morning, Resistance!

This is your incredibly heroic Resistance fighter/radio DJ, Caleb,

transmitting live from the studios at Future Gate.

Now, before we move on to play our next track,

here's some details on the latest climbers and sliders

on Future Gate FM.

# And it's oh, Serena... # who is at the top

of the bio-rod chart, but Alistair is a high climber,

now in at number two.

And there's just one more chance to alter those positions

before the end of the day.

So keep it locked in to Future Gate FM,

and to any of you Roboidz listening out there...

SQUEAKING AND FEEDBACK

-Plays havoc with their circuitry.

-FEEDBACK

OK, recruits.

Here we are in Cargo Hold 5 for your next mission.

This is the combat training facility. This is where

Roboidz are turned into hardened tools of destruction,

otherwise known as Wardroidz.

They're programmed to destroy

anything and everything in their path,

up to and including young recruits like you.

I'm going to send you recruits one by one into the combat zone

to confront our metal-head friend face-to-face.

Show me some battle moves!

-SWOOSHING

-Yeah, not bad!

The aim of this mission is to grab three bio-rods

from the far end of the room and swap them

into the power boxes on the opposite wall.

This will reverse the polarity of the power feeding the can-head,

causing it to short-circuit. Manage to get all three,

and it'll shut down completely,

allowing you to grab a fourth bio-rod from its back.

You'll have to outwit outpace and outclass the enemy at every turn

if you want to be successful.

If you step onto or over those hazard markings, you are

automatically out of the mission. I'm sorry, I'm going to be tough,

you have just one minute to complete your task. Millie, you're up first.

Good luck. Get robo-dodging!

'Mission on!'

That Wardroid is ferocious, be careful!

WARDROID GROWLS

Remember, the aim of this mission is to reverse the polarity

of the power in this area to short-circuit that Wardroid.

Be extremely careful to avoid that metal bar, recruit!

WARDROID GROWLS

Excellent work, Millie!

Fit that bio-rod into the power box and hit the button!

BANG!

Time is ticking away!

That's one circuit blown. Let's see if we can bust

this Wardroid's electronics well and truly.

Good work! 30 seconds, Millie!

You've got to pick up the pace

if you're going to get all four of these bio-rods.

WARDROID GROWLS

That's it, get that second bio-rod in there!

Hit the button!

BANG!

Millie, you've got 15 seconds left!

Come on! Let's see if we can grab that third bio-rod

and shut down this hunk of scrap metal.

Five seconds, Millie!

Four! Three! Two!

One! That's mission over, you're out!

WARDROID GROWLS

Battle Zone was a really good mission, but I got hit

loads of times by the Roboid.

But I got my revenge

by shocking it twice.

-WARDROID GROWLS

-'Mission on!'

One minute. Four bio-rods up for grabs.

-Go for it, Alistair!

-WARDROID GROWLS

Brilliant move! You just missed getting hit by that bar!

Get a bio-rod and sneak past that Wardroid if you want to be safe.

Remember, if you step on those hazard lines,

you're out of the mission.

Hit that button!

BANG!

Good work! Come on, let's see you get another one.

Get a move on, you're against the clock!

That Wardroid means business.

Be careful.

Time is running out.

Just 30 seconds left and two more bio-rods to secure.

Great work. Slam that bio-rod in.

Hit the button!

You've busted another of the Roboid's circuit boards.

Great work, but you have to get a move on.

Ten seconds, Alistair!

Five seconds!

Five, four, three,

two, one.

That's mission over. You're out.

I was gutted that I got two bio-rods instead of four

because I knew I could have done even better.

I was kicking myself afterwards.

Mission on!

OK, recruit, you've got one minute to grab three bio-rods

and power down the Roboid.

Really careful of those hazard markings,

and even more careful of that Wardroid.

Place the bio-rod in the power box and hit that button!

Excellent! Let's make it number two.

Well done, Serena. You've zapped your first circuit!

Grab that second bio-rod and spirit it safely across.

That Wardroid won't want to let you past.

It's trained to destroy anything in its path

so keep your wits about you. OK, hit the button and let's make it three!

Time's ticking but you're well on the way to shutting this brute down.

Be careful of that pole.

You've got to dodge that Wardroid one more time

before you can get your hands on all four bio-rods.

Well done, Serena! Brilliant work!

Go on, recruit. Smack that button and short-circuit this bot.

-Excellent, you've powered it down.

-Yes!

Now grab that bio-rod from its back.

-Fantastic work, Serena.

-Yes!

-Four bio-rods in the bag.

-You tell that Wardroid who's boss.

-In your face!

I was so scared of the Wardroid, but once I started destroying it,

I had no problem.

I'm quite proud of this watch-cam I've made from spare parts.

Let's see if it works.

Hello? If there's anyone listening out there -

if there's anyone still out there fighting for the Resistance -

I'm here to tell you that it's not all bad.

Whoever you are, WHEREVER you are in the world,

you've got to be strong, have hope

and know that we WILL wipe the Roboidz off the face of the planet.

As for me, I'm still trying to get over the news

that my mother's a computer.

My mother's an actual computer!

A computer! Great!

I suppose I'd be proud if she DESIGNED computers

or even if she worked in IT... I suppose.

But an ACTUAL computer?

This place gets weirder and weirder.

I've half a mind to go to the Vaporiser and vaporise myself

right out of Future Gate.

OK, recruits, we've been here before.

The deadliest of missions. This time, even more deadly.

The Vaporiser takes no prisoners.

Two of you WILL fail in this mission, leaving 2110 for good.

Only one of you will remain to join me in the final phase.

This time you'll face the stinky, spooky and scary Shades.

Trust me, they WILL make your lives difficult.

You must never touch one.

If you do, you will be automatically vaporised.

You will start on the far corners of the grid.

In the centre is your holy grail -

a bio-rod packed with so much energy and life force,

it will guide my successful recruit to our final quest

to shut down the Roboid Empire.

You will make your way across the Vaporiser one step at a time.

the Shades will also take one step each.

However, unlike before, you will have no way of knowing

which direction the Shades will move.

That will be determined by the Vaporiser itself.

I'm sorry, but you cannot use your panic buttons

to get yourselves to safety.

So good luck!

And, this time to two of you, goodbye.

Mission on!

You are about to face the Vaporiser once again.

This time, you're up against those horrible, stinking Shades.

One final bio-rod to grab.

Forward.

Forward.

Forward.

The lights are blue, so that's a forward step for the Shades.

You have to avoid the Shades at all costs.

-Left.

-Step into their path or let them into yours...

-Right.

-You WILL be vaporised.

-Right.

The Vaporiser is blue - a forward move for the Shades.

Forward.

Forward.

Forward.

You must always think ahead to your next step.

The lights are green - a right step for the Shades.

Serena, how you feeling?

Really nervous - there's a Shade in my face.

-Make a move.

-Right.

Right.

-Right.

-Remember, it's the Vaporiser that decides the Shades' every move.

The lights are purple - a left step for the Shades.

-Forward.

-Try not to get trapped...

-Forward.

-..or the Shades will grab you.

Forward.

The Vaporiser has turned purple - a left move for the Shades.

That Shade's getting close, Millie.

If it touches you, it's mission over.

Left.

Right.

Millie, you're very close to those Shades. How's it smell down there?

Stinks. They stink. They need to take a bath.

Time for you to take a move, Millie.

Right.

The lights are blue - a forward step for the Shades.

Let me remind you, only one of you will survive this mission.

the other two will be vaporised.

-Serena, what are you thinking?

-I...am terribly scared and...

..I'm really stuck on where to go now.

I'm going to go left.

-Make a move.

-Left.

Alistair, Serena has now occupied that space to your right.

You cannot retrace your steps left or back.

There's nowhere left for you to go.

you have now fallen victim to the Vaporiser.

Serena and Millie, you are now going head-to-head.

Concentrate - one of you will become the first member of my elite team.

Forward.

The Vaporiser has turned blue.

That's a forward move for the Shades.

Left.

Millie, make a move.

Left.

The Vaporiser has turned purple - a left move for the Shades.

Unfortunately, for one of you, that move has sealed your fate.

Serena, you are trapped. You have no other move

and will now be vaporised.

Millie, you can grab that bio-rod!

That means you have survived.

Congratulations, Millie.

you are the first member of my elite team!

Millie, you made it.

you have battled your way through 12 missions,

-collected ten bio-rods...

-I got one!

..and made a serious dent in the enemy's armour.

-What do you make of that?

-Five words - in-des-cri-ba-ble!

I'm pleased to tell you that you are now the first of four elite recruits

who will join me for the final phase.

As for the other two...they did their duty well.

Perhaps one day we'll find out

if they made it back to the 21st century. Until then,

Mission: 2110 continues!

It seems you're intent on following this dangerous path, Caleb.

Continue to bring more of your so-called recruits to Future Gate

and they will face my wrath.

My Roboidz will protect me

whilst your recruits will be flung out of Future Gate forever...

to a fate you will never know.

My Vaporiser will see to that.