Chrissy soon realizes that it’s impossible to navigate the expressway due to all the stalled cars and dead bodies.
So she makes her way to Paris Métro Line 3.
There she picks up the emergency phone.
Chrissy
Please answer if you can hear me…
Operator
Quelle est l’urgence?
Operator
Quelle est l’urgence?
Chrissy
Do you speak English?
Operator
What is your emergency?
Chrissy
I’m on Paris Métro Line 3.
Chrissy
It was moving a minute ago.
Chrissy
But it just stopped.
Operator
What’s the emergency, miss?
Chrissy
The train just stopped.
Chrissy
It was about to arrive at Gare du Nord, and it just stopped.
Chrissy
No, THOUSANDS of bodies on the platform.
Operator
What’s happening, miss?
Chrissy
There’s a boy and a girl.
Chrissy
They’re in another train.
Chrissy
They’re trying to open the door.
Operator
What happened, miss?
Chrissy
He just coughed up blood.
Chrissy
It’s running down the girl’s hair.
Chrissy
She’s just standing there.
Chrissy
They collapsed inside the car.
Operator
I understand, miss.
Operator
But this line is reserved for emergencies only.
Operator
Please state your emergency or hang up now.
Chrissy
And I’m stuck in a train with my daughter.
Operator
Of course everyone’s dead, Chrissy.
Operator
It’s the most common side effect of the X1-B virus.
Operator
Once it’s in the air, everyone dies.
Operator
But you should be all right, Chrissy.
Operator
Original carriers are immune.
Operator
Is there anything else I can help you with today?
Chrissy
How do you know who I am?
Operator
It’s one of the benefits to being REALLY smart, sis.
Operator
The ability to stay one step ahead. Or twenty.
Operator
This is especially true with you.
Operator
I’ve had the past six years to learn your behaviors.
Operator
I know what you’re going to do even before you do.
Operator
And now you’ve told me exactly where you are.
From the other side of the train door, John motions Chrissy to pick up the emergency phone, which he’s diverted to his smartphone.
John
I didn’t mean for you to see all this.
Chrissy
The people you killed?
John
The people WE killed, yes.
John
This is the ugly part.
John
Out here in the open, it will take about twenty years for the bodies to skeletonize.
John
But wild animals will help speed up the process.
John
There’ll be thousands of wild animals scavenging through cities in the years to come.
John
So my guess is places like Paris should be clear of human remains within a decade or so.
Chrissy
This can’t be happening.
John
It’s going to take a while to adjust to this new world.
John
But you WILL adjust, sis.
John
You’re the strongest woman I’ve ever known.
John
And after the initial shock of what’s happened starts to wear off…
John
We can go anywhere you want.
John
But there are going to be rules.
John
I control everything now.
John
And I’m happy to rule this new world alone.
John
But I’d be much happier if you join me.
Chrissy
And WHO, exactly, do you plan on ruling?
Chrissy
Unless you plan on ordering those wild animals to sit at your feet, you’re ruling options appear to be limited to ZERO.
John glances at Sylvie, who’s sleeping against Chrissy’s shoulder.
Chrissy
Don’t even look at her.
Chrissy
If you get within ten feet of my daughter, I’ll kill you.
John
I’m going to take her, sis.
John
It’s for her own good.
John
There’s nothing you can do to stop that.
John
But things just wouldn’t be right if you didn’t join us as well.
John
There’s something I’ve never told you…
John
My own little secret.
John
Something I’ve kept to myself because the time wasn’t right yet.
Chrissy
Do you think you’re the second coming of Christ now?
Chrissy
Nothing would surprise me at this point.
John
I just…this is hard to say, but…
John
I love you, Chrissy.
John
And not as a brother.
John
You’ll see how much in time.
John
And I promise to be good to you.
John
Now use the emergency latch to unlock the doors.
Chrissy
I don’t care how you feel.
Chrissy
If you think I could ever love you back after…
Chrissy
After all of this.
Chrissy
Just look around.
Chrissy
There are no words for what you’ve done. But…
Chrissy
But there’s something you should know about ME.
Chrissy
You’re not the only one with a secret.
Chrissy
And if you can accept it, and you promise to never lay a finger on my daughter, I’ll unlock the doors and come with you.
Chrissy
And I’ll give you anything you want.
John
I told you I love you.
John
And there’s nothing about you I couldn’t accept.
John
I NEVER would do anything to your daughter.
John
You should know me better than that.
Chrissy
Really, John? Really.
Chrissy
I should know you??
John
At least as far as family is concerned.
John
So tell me your secret.
John
Tell me and then we can go wherever you want and start the world over.
Chrissy
Here’s the thing, John…
Chrissy
The world ended when you made me release that virus.
Chrissy
We’re not going to be some modern-day Adam and Eve.
Chrissy
Once you, me, and Sylvie are dead, that will be it as far as humanity goes.
John
What are you talking about?
Chrissy
After I had Sylvie, the doctor examined me.
Chrissy
He told me I would never be able to have more children.
Chrissy
So, everything you did was for nothing.
John stares at Chrissy for a few seconds, before shifting his gaze to Sylvie.
He finally looks to his left, snaps his fingers, and the little boy Chrissy had seen with him earlier approaches.
John
How many times have I told you, Sis?
John
I know everything about you.
John
Including the fact that you can’t have more children.
John
I never thought for one moment that you and I would be the ones to repopulate the world.
John
But I’m flattered that it crossed your mind.
Chrissy
And how is he still alive?
John
You and I have so much in common, sis.
John
It would be downright scary if it wasn’t all part of God’s plan.
John
We both have a virus that killed everyone in our home towns.
John
We both were adopted by the same man and ended up getting closer than real siblings ever would.
John
We both became parents when we were only children ourselves.
John
And most importantly, our children are both immune to the virus.
John looks at the boy and smiles, just as the train doors start to open.
John
This is my son, Noah, and today is his fifth birthday.
John
He likes fishing, video games, and basketball.
John
Noah, why don’t you go introduce yourself to your new friend Sylvie?
John
You’re going to be spending a lot of time together.
