AIMY The Deep

This is Matilda Marshall. Can anyone hear me?

Please help.

'This is the World Oceans Authority. What is your situation?

A storm. Came out of nowhere.

Worse than I've ever seen.

'Stay calm. I'm tracing your GPS signal now.'

Argh!

Please hurry.

Hello? Can you hear me?

Hello? Hello?

My family are explorers.

We have been for generations.

While others look up to the stars,

we know there are an infinite number of things that

shine in the darkness below.

There are things lurking in the seas that long ago vanished into myth.

My family are explorers

and we explore the deep!

Professor Fiction!

Nektons!

Yeow!

I thought you weren't due until...

Right now. Welcome!

Working on something new and exciting?

Huh! Changing a light bulb.

But I forgot to get a new bulb.

Is our super-cool secret project ready?

The first one or the second one?

The one that was my idea.

Yes!

HE LAUGHS

Do you always keep a crowbar in there?

A good scientist is always prepared.

Stop! What about my presentation?

Oh, yes, I forgot.

You won't need that later?

Nah! I have more.

CLEARS THROAT

Did you build the smoke machine, too?

Of course.

'Once in a lifetime, a technological advancement comes along

'that changes deep sea exploration forever.'

So true.

'The submarine. The SCUBA suit.

'The old-timey diving costume with the fishbowl head.'

Classics.

-Isn't that you?

-Shh. He's nearly finished.

'And now,

the Shadow Knight!'

The crate!

Ant's passion project!

-Nice!

-That's awesome!

I call it the Shadow Knight. It's like the White Knight.

But the sleeker design makes it easier to manoeuvre.

And the grey metallic colouring...

Makes it almost invisible in the water.

Whoa!

Uh!

-Oh.

-Good try, Ant. I'm sure you'll fix the kinks.

I didn't get to the coolest part. You'll love it!

You said there was a second project, Professor?

Ah, yes, to the Aronnax!

I'll catch up.

I just need to figure out how to load the Shadow Knight on board!

Just need to... Ow!

..install an extra... Ow!

..hard drive

and we're ready.

Ahem. Hello, AIMY.

'Hello, Professor.'

Nektons, meet AIMY,

the artificial intelligence.

'Hello, William and Kaiko Nekton.'

Ooh! Watch this.

AIMY, status report, please.

'Surface temperature is 14 degrees.

'Wind speed is 30 knots.

'I have organized a list of maintenance tasks

'in order of priority.

'Tomorrow is Professor Fiction's birthday.'

HE LAUGHS

This is so awesome!

'I am merely well-programmed.'

It's all voice-controlled. Check this out

AIMY, take us out.

It's impressive.

But?

I have enough trouble with Ant talking back.

I don't need another voice on the ship.

'I am programmed to help and protect the Nektons.'

Help. Protect. Nektons.

Three of my favourite words.

'Incoming call from Commander Pyrosome

'of the World Oceans Authority.'

-Nektons.

-Commander Pyrosome.

We have a situation.

A kayaker attempting a long-distance record

has encountered a severe storm.

Huh! Matilda Marshall? She's my idol!

The severity of the storm is keeping our planes back

and our submarines are too far away.

You're the closest vessel.

Of course we'll help.

OK. Just turn around and drop me off at HQ, then you can...

No time. You're coming with us.

But I didn't pack anything!

AIMY, take us to Matilda!

Er, Ant, I've got this.

Ahem. AIMY, please take us to Matilda

via the quickest possible route.

'Your proposed route takes the Aronnax through Dead Man's Reef,

'a dangerous journey.

'I suggest a safer route.'

Ah! A life is at stake.

'Understood. Setting quickest route.'

Maybe the wrong time, but... Ooh!

Does anyone have a spare toothbrush?

I only packed crowbars.

AIMY, I'm in a hurry. Can you feed Jeffrey for me?

'22 calories, exactly.'

FISH BURPS

We copied the controls from the White Knight,

but the weight distribution is different, so they need adjusting.

That's why it didn't work before.

'Untested equipment can be dangerous. I advise caution.'

Caution? Pfft! I don't know the meaning of the word!

'Caution. Noun. Care taken in order to...'

Ah. It's just an expression, AIMY! Sheesh!

Just over an hour, Matilda.

OK, but if I'm not here when you get here,

please tell...

No. We're coming now.

I promise. You will be there.

Fontaine out.

Shadow Knight demonstration! Moon Pool Room!

Oh, bring your own snacks.

We'll watch from here, thanks.

I've adjusted the controls, but I left the smoke machine

back at the workshop, so you'll have to use your imagination.

Ooh! And the music?

Der, der, der.

Duh-duh!

Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun.

Uh! Ah! Whoa!

Huh?

What's going on? Don't touch me!

I just need to practise.

'We can't be too careful.'

Whoa!

'I recommend against continuing.'

I just need to practise. Get used to the weight.

Almost got it.

Engaging propulsion.

Whoa. Uh. Whoa!

'You must stop immediately.'

He's fine, AIMY.

'Antaeus' recklessness could lead to injury.

'I advise paying greater attention to his activities.'

No offence, AIMY...

'I am incapable of being offended.'

..but I don't need parenting advice from a computer.

You're a little bit offended, aren't you?

'No!'

It's going to be a little awkward.

The Shadow Knight isn't designed to be used out of water.

I just want to know the balance is right before I jump

into bone-crushing depths!

Uh!

'This demonstration is over.'

Let him go.

'I am programmed to protect the Nektons,

'even from themselves.'

It's OK if he falls.

We let Ant do what he needs to do.

It's also kind of funny!

Exactly!

It's an issue with the higher centre of gravity.

If I can just adjust the gyroscope...

'New data suggests that the Nektons cannot be trusted

'with their own safety.'

Er? What's that?

Whoa.

AIMY? Are you diverting us to the longer route?

I repeat, AIMY, are you diverting us to the longer route?

Professor, what's happening?

We need to stop AIMY before...

Before things like that happen.

AIMY, Matilda needs us.

'Your safety is my prime directive.

'Everything else is secondary.

'The kayaker must wait.'

Is anyone there? Fontaine?

Don't worry, Matilda. Everything's under control.

We're coming.

We just have to deal with an insane computer.

'Sanity is not a measure one applies to an operating system.'

We may be able to use the Rover to reach Matilda.

Why are we whispering?

'William Nekton, could you speak louder

'so you are audible to the ship's security system?'

Let the others know what we're doing.

'The Moon Pool Room is off limits for your safety.'

Erm, we're going to make sure the other vehicles are secure

so that nobody takes them out through that reef.

Because of...the danger.

'Good. Responsible thinking.'

'Interfering with the Aronnax's equipment

'could endanger our mission.'

-Oh!

-I think there may be another way of accessing the bowels of the ship.

Ew. "Bowels."

HE LAUGHS SHE SIGHS

This should lead us back to the space under the bridge,

where AIMY's hard drive is located.

I'll go first. I know this ship inside and out.

CLANG Ow! Where did that come from?!

No. I need you to keep AIMY distracted.

What? I should be part of the action. It's what I do.

Look, AIMY is a futuristic, hyper-smart artificial intelligence

designed by one of the world's greatest scientific minds.

It's almost impossible to outwit her, even for a second.

I'll do it!

"One of the world's greatest scientific minds"?

Huh! You can be smug after we remove the insane computer YOU installed.

I cannot recommend your current course of action.

If I need advice from a heartless machine, I'll ask a toaster!

SHE GASPS

Ooh!

No, no!

Please hurry, Fontaine!

The server room is just up...

Ow!

Watch out! AIMY's throwing pipes at us!

That was always there.

I hope Ant has found a way to distract her.

AIMY! You're programmed to keep us safe, right?

Correct.

Well, I'm standing cold and half naked in front of the fridge,

even though it's flu season!

Brrr!

I recommend that you return to quarters and cover up.

I'm reading in the dark!

Ah! These words are so small and difficult to see.

You risk permanent strain to your eye muscles.

I'm in danger!

The sugar will rot my teeth

and cause dangerous chemical imbalances in my liver!

Your recklessness is affecting my ability to run this ship, Antaeus.

You are nearing Dead Man's Reef.

Proceeding poses an unacceptable risk.

You and I have very different ideas of "unacceptable risk."

Does this reef worry you?

Nope.

Even if you make it through the reef, you must surface to

retrieve the kayaker, putting you in the path of the storm.

We understand. The storm is too dangerous and we should turn back.

Yes, precisely.

We just have to pick one thing up first.

GRUNTING

There's too much water!

The pump can't keep up, Fontaine!

We're only a few minutes away now. You'll be OK.

Just hold on!

No, I am putting a stop to this.

-No!

-AIMY!

Whoa!

BOTH: Whoa!

Fontaine?! Fontaine?!

Please tell me you're nearly here.

Whoa. Um, Ant, are you there?

Can you read me?

-Ant!

-Huh?

-We're stuck. AIMY's taken over the Rover.

Did you make it to Matilda?

No! AIMY shut us down when we got too close to the reef.

I didn't know AIMY was in the Rover.

The Rover is hooked up to the Aronnax's network.

All of our vehicles are.

All of them except...

-What?

-No time for cookies!

BOTH: Cookies?!

Why are you running Antaeus?

I'm helping my family" The family you put in danger!

Remember?

No.

I cannot allow you to...

To let me save them? Protect them?

Isn't that your prime directive?

I do not...

I m-m-must...

Ha! Told you it was the gyroscope!

This equipment is still untested and dangerous.

I strongly advise against taking it out into the water.

OK. I'll take your advice under consideration.

Very good.

And then ignore it.

Whoa!

Ah!

Thanks, that was very helpful.

Whoa!

Ha-ha! It works! It totally works!

You can't control the Knight, can you, AIMY?

That must be annoying.

I do not get annoyed.

That sounds like a challenge.

What's happening? Did you touch something?

I didn't touch anything.

It's not me.

-Whoa!

-Whoa!

Stand by to intercept.

Intercept? Intercept what? Is that Ant?

Are we intercepting Ant?

Yes. I am able to detect his current course

and plot an interception point.

You have to let him go, AIMY.

He's trying to save a life!

By risking his own.

Not acceptable.

Ant! Look out! We're coming for you!

Whoa!

Whoa!

Whoa!

Oh!

Oh, AIMY?

I never got to show off the coolest part of this Knight, did I?

What is this coolest part?

Stealth mode!

I don't know how you did it,

but you just disappeared from radar and GPS.

Antaeus has disappeared from all instruments.

Good for him.

William, perform a visual check for the Shadow Knight.

Antaeus? Shadow Knight? Huh! Never heard of them.

There it is!

You have to be very careful removing that hard drive.

It's connected to a lot of delicate machinery.

Can't I just rip it off?

Ripping it off is also worth a try.

SHE GRUNTS

Argh!

Oh!

Are you OK?

Nothing serious. Just enough of a charge to keep people away.

I programmed AIMY to protect you.

Now she's preventing anyone from disabling her,

so she can keep on protecting you.

Why am I so smart?

What do we do?

I... I...

I don't know.

ENGINE WHIRS

AIMY, what are you doing?

I do not need to know where Antaeus is presently.

I do know where he is going -

the kayaker.

No.

Intercepting in three seconds.

Come on, come on!

Do not interfere with the operation of the R-r-rover.

Look out!

I repeat - do not tamper with the vehicle.

-BOTH:

-Whoa!

Hold on!

You're normally very opposed to breaking things!

I'm more opposed to being controlled by artificial intelligence!

This is a very delicate mission that...

All yours, Ant! Go save Matilda!

I'm on it!

Next time, instead of a terrifying and unpredictable

artificial intelligence, can we get a dog or something?

Argh!

Did you drop this?

Argh! SHE COUGHS AND PANTS

Thank goodness you're here!

-Don't touch me!

-What?

If you do, it's considered assistance

and you'll be disqualified from the world record, right?

Don't you still want to try?

Of course, but you've come all this way!

And now we're close if anything goes wrong!

Good thing somebody brought a patch kit.

You can still try to do this on your own, if you want to?

Yes, I really do!

You see, AIMY? People need to be allowed to fail on their own,

so they can try again and succeed!

Nobody knows more about failing than Ant.

You're programmed to help and protect us, right?

Yes.

We're explorers! Scientists! We have to take risks.

We don't get better if we don't let ourselves fail!

We fall down, then we pick ourselves up and keep going!

But my programming...

If you protect us like that, you're not really helping us.

I...

That is my d-d-d-directive.

-AIMY?

-I...

I think she's shutting down!

Tell her to come aboard the Aronnax.

I want to meet her!

I really can't.

It's nice. We have cookies.

I ate all the cookies. Sorry.

Get an autograph!

After I finish the journey.

I have to do this.

I get it. If you don't finish it yourself,

you'll never know if you could have.

Exactly.

I think we can help.

Mom? The rules say we can't touch Matilda,

but we can shield her from the storm.

I think I know where you're going, Ant.

SHE GASPS

How's it going, Professor?

Oh, I feel terrible.

I think I should step down as your scientific advisor.

Maybe I could be a baker. Or a fighter pilot.

Have you ever flown a fighter jet?

No.

But I once made one out of microwave parts and an old bicycle.

You tried something. It didn't work, but that's OK.

We'll keep testing and keep learning until we get it right.

And by the way...

Happy birthday.

For your next bright idea.

Well, it looks like the storm has finally cleared.

You're on your own now!

Thanks for not saving me!