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[THE SPIDER chitters in the distance. Otherworldly music continues to play.]
[Panting and tapping as NOAH rushes down the BOARDWALK.]
NOAH: You're not gonna catch me!
[Chittering continues.]
NOAH: You gotta be quicker than that. You gotta caaaatch me.
I'm quicker than them!
[Screeching.]
[Chittering.]
NOAH: You're gonna be so surprised when I fuckin' get outta here!
[Loud, shrill screech.]
[Chittering.]
[Screeching.] NOAH: I don't need anyone's help!
Not even my own!
NOAH (frantically): I can do this! I can fucking do this!
NOAH (yelling): Come at me! Come at me, you fuckers!
NOAH: What are you waitin' for, huh?!
NOAH: I'm HERE!
NOAH: TAKE me!
NOAH: SPOOK me!
NOAH: Make me your bitch, I DARE you!
[Panting, NOAH shuffles forward.]
NOAH: Huh?
NOAH (out of breath): What?
No!
[THE SPIDER screeches.]
No!
[Silence.]
[Otherworldly, slow music. Bugs chittering in the background.]
[Music and bugs continue. A bird chirps in the distance.]
[Rattling as NOAH rolls the HUNDRED-SIDED DIE.]
NOAH: 96...
[Rattling; NOAH rolls again.]
79... [NOAH rolls again.]
NOAH (whispering): Come on...
NOAH (growing frustrated): 32! [NOAH rolls again.]
NOAH: (angrily, through his teeth): 32 AGAIN!
[NOAH loses control of the HUNDRED-SIDED DIE.]
Rrrgh!
Dammit!
[NOAH rolls once more.]
NOAH (hopefully): 4!
NOAH (whispering): So close!
Maybe... Maybe I can...
[Clattering.]
NOAH: (whispering): Shit!
NOAH (exasperated): Oh, fuck my life!
[CAR KEYS jangling.]
NOAH (desperately): Where is it?
[A single click.]
[Jangling.] Where's the beep?
NOAH: Where is it?
[NOAH continuously clicks the remote.]
[Clicking.] The beep, where is it?
[Clicking.]
[Clicking.] NOAH (whimpering): I don't hear it anymore!
[Jangling, clicking.] NOAH (whimpering): -place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home.
[Jangling, clicking] There's no place like home. There's no-
NOAH: Really?!
["You will never find the journal."]
NOAH (angrily): I tell you, the novelty's really wearin' off!
[NOAH snickers.]
["☺"]
[NOAH continues to snicker.]
NOAH (sarcastically, shrilly): So cute!
Ooh, I am LOVIN' this!
[Crunching as NOAH consumes leaves.]
NOAH: Mmhm! Mmm!
[NOAH continues to consume the leaves. Distorted music.]
[Silence.]
[Music. A strange stalk omits a strange noise.]
NOAH (whispering, horrified): What... in the fuck... is that?!
[Unintelligible chattering picks up nearby.]
NOAH: Huh?
[A group of unfamiliar people talking.]
NOAH: No!
[NOAH coughs roughly. The chatter continues.]
NOAH: Hey!
Fuck!
NOAH (more frantically): Fuck!
NOAH: Hey!
NOAH (yelling): YOU GUYS, HEY!
[THE SPIDER screeches.]
OVER HERE!
[Screeching.]
[Screeching.] NOAH (screaming): WAAAAIT!!
[Screeching continues.]
WAAI--
[Silence.]
[Music.]
[Audio distortion.]
NOAH: Come on, not again.
[NOAH smacks the camera.]
[Audio distortion.]
NOAH: Come on.
[Clicking.]
[Clicking.] NOAH (whispering): Shit.
[Clicking continues.]
[Clicking.] NOAH (whispering, frustrated): Come on!
[Audio distortion.]
NOAH: Ugh!
[NOAH clears his throat.]
[NOAH spits.]
[Audio distortion.]
NOAH: Shit.
[NOAH smacks the camera again.]
[Clicking.]
[Clicking, audio distortion.] NOAH: Come on!
[Clicking, audio distortion.]
[Clicking. THE ADMINISTRATOR appears, growling.]
NOAH (surprised): What the fuck...?
NOAH (defiantly): Yeah, good one!
Real scary!
[Clicking.]
[Clicking.] Stupid motherfuckers!
[Clicking continues.]
[High pitched giggling.]
NOAH (surprised): What the fuck?
[Audio distortion, music.]
[NOAH coughs.]
[Clicking as NOAH continues to switch the nightvision on and off. Music.]
NOAH: Fuck.
[Clicking continues.]
[Sinister laughter.]
[Sinister laughter continues. KEVIN appears, stomping forward. Heavy audio distortion.]
[NOAH grunts as he is tackled by KEVIN. The camera falls to the ground.]
[Audio distortion.]
NOAH (angrily): God DAMN it!
[Scratching as NOAH picks the camera up.]
NOAH: Urgh!
[NOAH grunts.]
NOAH (yelling): What are you, tryin' out for the FOOTBALL TEAM?!
[NOAH grunts in pain.]
NOAH: Shit!
NOAH (in pain): Ah, fuck!
[Giggling.] KEVIN: Yoo hoo!
[Maniacal giggling. NOAH startles.]
KEVIN: Hi, buddy!
[KEVIN laughs maniacally as NOAH runs away.]
[Silence.]
[Music.]
[Shuffling as NOAH fumbles with the camera.]
[Music continues.]
NOAH (whispering to himself): If I was a god-demon from the future...
NOAH: Hmm.
NOAH: I wonder...
NOAH: Oh shit.
[NOAH fumbles with the camera.]
["Enjoy the small things you find on your path."]
[Scraping as NOAH pulls out a packaged band-aid.]
[NOAH quietly laughs.]
[Crinkling.]
NOAH: Alright, I'll take it!
[Camera shuffling.]
[NOAH opens the package.]
[Crinkling.] NOAH: Merry FUCKING Christmas.
[Crinkling as NOAH places the bandage.]
[Camera shuffling.]
NOAH (whimpering): Just like new.
Heheh...
[Music has quieted somewhat, replaced by a watery, quiet growling.]
[Music picks back up in volume.]
[Shuffling as NOAH sets the camera down. Watery, demonic moaning as THE SPIDER creeps into the swamp.]
[Shuffling as NOAH picks the camera back up.]
[Skittering as NOAH rushes down the BOARDWALK.]
NOAH: Is that a fortune?
Just a fuckin' leaf!
[Skittering.]
[NOAH pants.]
NOAH (exasperated): Shit!
[Panting.]
Where do I go?
[Panting.]
NOAH: Fuck!
[Panting.]
[Silence.]
NOAH (sarcastically): Ooh boy, I wonder what THIS one says.
[A piercing whistle sounds from the distance.]
NOAH: Huh?
NOAH: Oh no...
KEVIN: Hey Noah, I got somethin' to show ya!
NOAH: Oh, shit!
[Growling from behind.]
NOAH: No!
[THE ADMINISTRATOR appears, accompanied by distorted ringing.]
NOAH: Fuuuuuck!
[Ringing continues.]
KEVIN: Trust me, you're gonna love it!
NOAH: Oh, fuck this!
[NOAH begins to panic. The ringing rapidly builds.]
[THE SPIDER screeches. KEVIN/THE OBSERVER lets out a piercing, demonic laugh.]
[NOAH shrieks. THE SPIDER's screeching becomes louder.]
NOAH (frantically): No, no, no, no, no, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!!
[Quiet music.]
NOAH: What the...
[NOAH coughs.]
NOAH: Oh, I know this place.
I haven't been here in years...
Even in hell, it's still closed.
[Audio skipping, distortion.]
["Stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes."]
[Audio skipping as visuals distort heavily.]
NOAH (whispering): Okay...
[Audio skipping.] NOAH: I...
am going...
to try...
[Audio skipping.] and get past-
FUTURE NOAH: Hey there, buddy. Have a seat, we gotta talk.
NOAH: Oh, hell no! Not this shit again!
FUTURE NOAH: Have a seat! We have to have a conversation right now.
NOAH (yelling): No, FUCK you!
And I ain't your buddy!
NOAH: Y-you and your freak show back there can SUCK MY ASS!
You're not me! You're just a DOPPELGANGER!
FUTURE NOAH: Take out the die.
NOAH: What?
FUTURE NOAH (exasperated): Take out the fucking die and roll it.
NOAH (sarcastically): Pfft, sure. Here you go.
[Clattering.] FUTURE NOAH: You're gonna roll a 72.
NOAH: Uh...
NOAH: Wow, that's impressive.
NOAH (sarcastically): Do you do children's birthday parties?
[MILO'S JOURNAL snickers.]
FUTURE NOAH: I want you to have this back. It's a good read.
NOAH: Oh, shit! [Audio skipping.]
MILO'S JOURNAL: Hello again, Noah. I missed you.
FUTURE NOAH (sharply): Now, if you don't sit down, and SPEAK to me,
then you're gonna be STUCK here forever.
So put that camera down, and let's talk.
NOAH (angrily): Like I have a choice!
NOAH: I'm literally gonna be sitting beside myself.
My life is a joke and I'm a walking punchline.
[Brief, heavy audio distortion.]
FUTURE NOAH: I don't even get a thank you?
NOAH (sighing): THANK you.
FUTURE NOAH: You are SUCH an asshole.
NOAH: Sorry, I've just been...
FUTURE NOAH: Through hell?
Yeah, been there. Still there, really.
NOAH: Where are we?
FUTURE NOAH (snidely): A room? What does it look like?
[FUTURE NOAH sighs.]
FUTURE NOAH: Sorry, excuse me.
Uh, it's a small recess that I've been given to have this very conversation with you.
NOAH: So...we don't get out?
FUTURE NOAH: No, we do,
it's just that... it ain't the last time you come.
FUTURE NOAH: You see, after we get Sebastian's journal,
and we get it on our terms,
they get royally pissed.
FUTURE NOAH: And we get plunged into this...
state of perpetual darkness.
the, uh, "dark times", he likes to call it that.
NOAH: How far in the future are you?
[FUTURE NOAH sighs.]
FUTURE NOAH: Not as far as the first, uh, guy you met.
I've been here for... around a month?
Uh, just in case you haven't been keeping track, you've been here for about a week now.
Um, that OTHER Noah?
Uh, he's been here... quite a while.
Um...
Yeah, um, not really sure.
We've met a few times. It wasn't pleasant.
[FUTURE NOAH sighs.]
Nothing's ever pleasant in here.
NOAH: What is this place?
FUTURE NOAH: This...
This is where the monsters live.
FUTURE NOAH: You see, if the conditions are just right,
the creature that's tormenting us can access these tiny
dimensional pockets within ripples of our space-time.
Uh, the boardwalk, and our home,
are two of a myriad of places with special levels of energy,
and- which they can take advantage of.
MILO'S JOURNAL: I hate this place.
FUTURE NOAH: Think of it this way.
A three-dimensional object casts a two-dimensional shadow, right?
This dominion is the three-dimensional shadow
cast by our four dimensional space-time.
Essentially, it's a mirror of our reality
that they've trapped us in.
MILO'S JOURNAL: It sucks.
FUTURE NOAH: I'm not even exactly sure if we were ever supposed to
discover this place in the first place.
Uh, but we're here.
So... there we go.
Firebrand works in mysterious ways.
NOAH: How can we even trust him?
If-if he's what comes after...
THAT Noah, then...
FUTURE NOAH: Let me ask you something: Who do you think's been
teleporting you around this whole time,
every instance since this all started?
Observer? Nope.
His powers are limited.
Tall Dude? Nuh-uh.
He wants to EAT'chya!
It's Firebrand. Yeah!
He's the one who's been doing this,
it's always been him from day one.
He's keeping us safe every chance he can,
because he's the only one who knows how to save us.
NOAH: More like keeping us alive so we turn into him.
FUTURE NOAH: Listen, I'm not gonna lie to you.
You got lured in here by both sides.
Our side wants to strengthen you.
The other side wants to break you down even further,
make you into a more form-fitted puppet.
I'm fairly certain that Firebrand brought you here in the first place
to prepare you for these inevitable dark times.
NOAH: Sounds more like three sides to me.
It sounds like Firebrand don't give a fuck about what happens to us,
so long as we end up turning into whatever the hell he is.
I think he's only preserving himself,
and I, for one, DON'T want to become that.
NOAH: He AIN'T us!
FUTURE NOAH: He's spoken to me directly.
By following his instructions,
we have an opportunity to fix everything.
When the time comes, we will actually have a chance,
a REAL chance, to stop the creature:
to end this hell once and for all.
NOAH: Huh...
Okay, so...
there's no chance that I...
that we...
FUTURE NOAH: No.
Our ascension to godhood
is essential for this to work.
It's key to maintaining the loop.
NOAH: Really?
So that's... that's our only option?
NOAH: Have you ever, like,
considered that maybe this loop is his way
of tricking us into giving in and joining the Collective?
Huh?
How about FUCK destiny?
What if... maybe I DON'T wanna be you?
What if I DON'T wanna to turn into another Charles Manson?
Maybe I DON'T want to become an Egyptian god.
Huh?
How about that?
FUTURE NOAH: Would you rather be a mindless puppet?
Would you rather let them win and this all be for nothing?
FUTURE NOAH (angrily): You don't quite UNDERSTAND right now,
but it took us a lot of FUCKING effort to get here!
FUTURE NOAH: And, if changing form is what it takes
to beat those cosmic fuckers and save countless lives from their curse,
then I'm all in.
NOAH: You know what you sound like?
You sound like one of those cult fuckers.
Y-y-you-you're so far gone,
you got suckered into believing someone else's bullshit?
You know what?
I think you're the puppet.
You're the puppet, dude.
Wow, I can't believe this shit.
FUTURE NOAH: It ain't BULLshit!
I have proof of this:
that our fate has been sealed, since the 40s.
It's all because of this.
[Shuffling as FUTURE NOAH picks something up.]
[FUTURE NOAH slams SEBASTIAN'S JOURNAL onto the table.]
FUTURE NOAH: There is something contained within this journal
that is so powerful that it allows Firebrand
to exist on his own, separate from the Collective.
FUTURE NOAH: And I can't tell you what it is
because my future self didn't tell me either:
it's against the loop rules.
To break that rule would be to alter your future events, my events,
and... we don't want that.
NOAH: Can I ask you something?
I know it's crazy, but,
if you want me to be on YOUR side,
if you want me to truly trust you,
why are you, Firebrand,
all these damn future versions of me, so damn CRYPTIC?
Wh-why does communication have to be
so fucking DIFFICULT all the time?
Why can't you just be straight with me
and tell me things straight out?
FUTURE NOAH: Don't you think we've tried that?
You know, it’s all making sense to me now,
that- now that I’m finally the one explaining it.
This, right here, is a tutoring session that we're having,
and I’m helping you learn how to pass the final exam.
I just- If I just TELL you the lesson, you're not gonna learn anything.
You need to experience it for yourself so it sticks.
Hands-on shit.
FUTURE NOAH: You need to wake up and realize that you’ve been playing Jumanji
this WHOLE time, and the monsters are not gonna stop.
This plague has been going on for a long time before you were born.
We need to finish it.
We need to WIN.
It’s your move now.
They loooove this game, and they're damn good at it.
We're teaching you not only how to play this game,
but how to rig it in your favor.
So, in order to stay one step ahead of them,
we communicate in puzzles.
Firebrand isn't being cryptic to you,
he's being cryptic to THEM.
He relays information to us in a way
that's beyond their visual field.
He's fucking with the timeline so goddamn much,
that they can't reliably see ahead anymore.
He is compromising their omnipotence.
He's changing our fate to complete the loop,
and that's why it all must play out as I remember it,
or else you'll end up doing something different that will throw the timeline off,
and if that happens they'll stop us from doing what we're trying to do.
And if I give away too much, they'll take advantage of my knowledge and...
who knows what will happen then. So, no,
I-I can't tell you what makes this journal powerful.
But I did show you.
[Shuffling as FUTURE NOAH unties the journal.]
[Extremely heavy audio distortion.]
[FUTURE NOAH snaps the book closed, snickering.]
NOAH: WHAT in the FUCK was that?!
FUTURE NOAH: Yeah, you felt that?
MILO'S JOURNAL: Do it again! Do it again!
FUTURE NOAH: That's right! (MILO'S JOURNAL: Do it again!)
That's the reason why they've been after our family since the 40s.
That's why Karl's been safe for years.
They want this. They want this baaaad.
I can't tell you how I got it,
because if they knew how, it would be disastrous for us.
[Audio distortion.]
[Audio distortion.] I can tell you that the protective powers of this journal are based on ownership.
[Audio distortion.]
It can only be transferred willingly.
It belongs to me now, uh, so I'm safe.
[Audio distortion.]
[Audio distortion.] They can't just... come take it away from me.
[Audio distortion.]
Uh,
the only way they can possess it really is
for it to be willingly gifted to them by the current owner.
NOAH: So... you're saying I...
need to go to Karl and get him to hand it over to me?
[FUTURE NOAH sighs.]
MILO'S JOURNAL: He won't give it.
FUTURE NOAH (exasperated): See, this is the problem with you, Noah, with-with us.
We are so desperate for answers after all this that we-
we just jump to conclusions, into situations without thinking,
and we do dumb shit, and dumb shit happens to us.
Let's be real, we're... fucking bad at this.
We're stupid as shit!
Let's stop that,
okay? Try being a bit more cerebral.
You gotta keep your mind sharp here,
or else they'll take it from you.
NOAH: So...
how do we get out, then?
Do I... really have to roll a 5 or an 8?
[FUTURE NOAH sighs.]
FUTURE NOAH: I'll tell you,
only if you promise me that you'll be attentive.
Don't just LISTEN to this shit, but think critically about it.
Think critically about applying it.
We only get this talk once.
NOAH: Alright.
[Clattering.]
FUTURE NOAH: This dice is a ruse.
In fact, had you actually rolled a 5 or an 8,
you would have been taken deeper into the infinite maze.
NOAH: What?!
FUTURE NOAH: So yeah, be thankful you didn't actually roll it.
NOAH: Then why the fuck did you make me roll it?
FUTURE NOAH: Because I knew which number you were going to roll.
[Audio distortion.]
[Audio distortion.] It's the same one that I rolled back then, and I'm you.
That proves it, we're the same person.
I've watched this video that you're filming right now
enough times to know exactly how this entire conversation goes.
I even already know what you're gonna title it.
NOAH: Okay, then...
why the fuck did Firebrand leave this evil dice for me?
FUTURE NOAH: You think that was him who left it?
Firebrand ain't the only monster in here, man.
You're deeeep in enemy territory. Anything obvious is a trap.
This place is a network of mirrored pathways that change constantly;
it's MC Escher's worst nightmare.
You gotta find your way out of here, on your own, just like I did.
It may seem impossible, but there is structure to the chaos.
It's very possible to find your way back.
I did it once, and you're going to do it again.
NOAH: But-but-but how?
FUTURE NOAH: You've studied aerial photos of the boardwalk for years.
We know that place very well, don't we?
But,
you've been seeing discrepancies in the path, yeah?
Patterns. Things are off.
NOAH: Th-the path repeats.
FUTURE NOAH: Yes, the path repeats, but sometimes it flips, sometimes the tower isn’t there,
sometimes everything’s reversed, sometimes you find weird shit.
Follow the path to the pier, but take note of the changes.
If you catch something different, something wrong,
then turn around. Head in the opposite direction.
It's like one of those 'Find The Difference' games.
However,
when you find misleading, confusing, or negative fortunes,
shit you’d never see in a REAL fortune cookie,
just ignore them and continue on,
because they’ve anticipated your movements, after everything we've done,
and those fortunes have been placed there intentionally
to manipulate you into going in the wrong direction.
So, keep doing that, and eventually,
you'll find the end of the boardwalk.
So, at the pier, you're going to find that intersecting eye symbol.
Now, what are you going to do with that symbol when you find it?
NOAH: Uh…? I’m… I’m gonna…
FUTURE NOAH: You’re going to DESTROY it.
Through the function of severing a connection,
that thing can be used in many ways.
Like a lock: remove the lock, and the doorway opens.
THAT'S your lesson.
Didn’t you listen to anything that fucking demon told you in Jersey?
NOAH: Okay, okay. I... I understand now.
FUTURE NOAH: Good.
Now you're going to need to think real hard,
and remember this part, because it's fucking crucial.
After the symbol is destroyed,
you're gonna have a window of just about... a minute
to get from the pier, to the entrance,
before they can reseal that gateway.
No matter what you hear,
no matter what you see, what you THINK,
you cannot turn around or look behind you
until you hit that fucking parking lot, you understand?
Any hesitation, and they will grab you, and DRAG you back in.
Fear is their ally. If you give into it, you die here.
NOAH: But… you saw what we turn into.
That’s not even Firebrand yet!
He-he’s a god-monster… like, what am I gonna do after this?
Wh- how... how can I stop...
FUTURE NOAH (interrupting): We can't stop the future, we can only prepare for it.
NOAH: But I-I don't know how to prepare!
FUTURE NOAH: Yes you do, I just TOLD you.
Take some... deep... breaths, you aren't thinking clearly.
NOAH: How can you assure me that I'll be okay in this?
FUTURE NOAH: I’m here TALKING to you, aren’t I?
The reason I can't just TELL you the way out, as I remember it,
is because, again, they are listening to us right now.
Firebrand’s clouded their future vision to a point
where not even they know where you’ll be headed.
FUTURE NOAH: They're watching this video right now.
[Audio distortion.]
[Audio distortion.] They’re counting on me to give it away,
so... you're gonna have to find the way out yourself.
You're gonna have to solve this maze on your own.
[Crinkling as FUTURE NOAH picks something up.]
FUTURE NOAH: Here's a bag of supplies -
[FUTURE NOAH drops the bag.]
- you're gonna need them.
It's not going to be easy, and it's not going to be short,
but it can be done.
Remember what I said to do, and map your way out of the labyrinth.
Note the patterns, follow them intuitively,
and you will get out.
I know for a fact that you can do this because... you already have.
NOAH: Th-Thank you.
Thank you for helping me.
FUTURE NOAH: There it is.
Thank yourself - you're the one who gets out.
MILO'S JOURNAL: Thanks, Noah!
FUTURE NOAH: So, you're welcome!
But this is the part where I leave,
so uh, you're going to need this.
[Audio skipping. Scratching as FUTURE NOAH picks up the camera.]
FUTURE NOAH: ¡Adiós, muchacho!
[Scratching as NOAH grabs the camera.]
NOAH: Hold up, hold up, hold up.
So, since you exist,
that means I DO get out of here for sure, right?
FUTURE NOAH: Hey, I’m just the middle man here, dude.
I’m not the guy pullin' the strings.
Not yet.
FUTURE NOAH: Um, so... who knows?
Maybe you're fucked.
I guess you’ll find out when you’re me.
FUTURE NOAH: I miss you, Milo.
MILO'S JOURNAL: Miss you, too.
FUTURE NOAH: Uh, good luck fam. Seeyaz.
NOAH: Wait, wait, hold on. I have more questions-
[Heavy audio distortion and skipping.]
NOAH: What?
NOAH (whispering): What?
NOAH: Wait...
[Audio distortion.] NOAH: Huh?
[Audio distortion.]
NOAH: Wait!
[Audio distortion.]
[Audio distortion.] NOAH: Huh?!
[Audio distortion.]
[Audio distortion.] NOAH: What is this?
[Audio distortion.]
NOAH: What's goin' on?
NOAH: I'm back.
MILO'S JOURNAL: Hey, Noah!
NOAH: Hey!
MILO'S JOURNAL: Isn't this exciting?
[NOAH clutches MILO'S JOURNAL to his chest.] We get to go on one last adventure together!
[NOAH weeps.]
MILO'S JOURNAL: Oh, I'm having so much fun!
[NOAH coughs.]
[MILO'S JOURNAL laughs.]
MILO'S JOURNAL: Found a good one. ["Whatever we are, I still remember the way we were."]
[Continuous beeping starts.]
MILO'S JOURNAL: What's that noise?
NOAH: Oh no.
Oh no...
MILO'S JOURNAL: What is that?
[FINAL FRAME: A maze with an eye in the center. Firebrand's text reads: "The labrynth awaits."]