July 18, 1870.
The eve of war between France and Prussia.
Napoleon III and his faithful Marshal Bazaine make a discreet visit
to a young scholar, Gustave Franklin.
So Gustave
My serum ready?
Your Majesty, I have admit that my research
did not have the expected results.
My last serum version has modified the body of my subjects
but unexpectedly.
You'll see, it's extraordinary.
Rodrigue, Chimene!
Do not be shy, my children.
Say goodnight to the Emperor.
GOODNIGHT TO THE EMPEROR.
But they talk like animals.
Yes they do..
Indestructible? - No.
Who are you kidding, Gustave?
Where is the ultimate serum for my indestructible soldiers
to defeat Prussia? Tomorrow is war!
You promised a secret weapon to win
and all I see are freaks!
I have no time to lose with a chemist and your delusions!
Bazaine, get your gun and shot these things!
If they are not indestructible as expected, too bad for them.
At your service, Majesty.
No! Wait!
Boom. - Boom?
Hush Prosper,
it's nothing, just Dad working.
And that's how Napoleon III, Emperor of all the French,
ended its existence.
The next day his son Louis Napoleon became Napoleon IV
and immediately sign a peace treaty with Prussia.
The course of history diverts.
The 1870 war did not happen
and the dynasty of Napoleon continues to reign over France.
Several years later, across the globe,
this is the beginning of the mysterious disappearance of scholars.
Powerless police around the world have no explanation
and nobody knows what happened
Mr Branly, Einstein, Hertz,
Marconi, Nobel, Pasteur,
and many others promising young scientists.
The best scholars have disappeared,
the world is declining with outdated science,
Without electricity, radio, television and dozens
other discoveries and essential inventions.
Deprived of the use of oil or atom,
No humanity operates massive coal.
The mines are depleted
and coal is replaced by charcoal.
All Forests in Europe are shaved.
This is the energy crisis.
It's war between the French Empire
and the League of the Americans
for woods in Canada's forests.
To win this war, the Empire needs researchers
to improve its weapons.
His best policemen chase the remaining scientists
who have not yet mysteriously disappeared
and refuse to work for the army.
So, 70 years later, the child of Gustave:
Prosper Franklin and his son Paul hide
to continue secretly research their ancestors.
Hunted by police since the year 1931
when the world is still stuck at the age of steam.
Papa,
I was sure to find you here.
It's stronger than me
I need to see everyday.
I know, this is the last and it reminds you of your childhood
when there were still trees. Sorry, but today,
I need to remind you that we have something important to finish.
You know well it's risky to come here.
You want them to catch you to make cannons?
I've told you a thousand times: it's stronger than me, that's it.
Hey! Hey!
A penny for a song! A penny!
Please!
Load, load Our Soldiers Empire
Sabrez, sabrez The enemy must die
Load, load Slay unfailingly
Take fearless That's our future
Full steam We will cross
This ocean For the last battle
At the sound of the bugle At the sound of the bullets
To us their forests To us their coal
You will not say anything to Annette?
Of course.
Inspector, they have returned.
The family is all here.
It is time, we can bust them.
My little Limousin, we have weeks to investigate,
we can wait ten more minutes before I finish my nap, right?
Prosper! Where were you again?
I have to take care of her dosages!
First, it is Pops to you
and the dosage does not concern you!
Annette! My love,
please, you quarrel again.
It's supposed to be a great day today.
Filtration?
Ready.
Adding enzyme?
That's good.
Molecular hybridization?
Done.
Adding mutagen?
Let's do it.
Emulsions one and two final mix?
Here they are!
April, it is not the time.
So? This mix works?
My sparrow, the best way to help us,
is to stay there and not to touch anything!
Good, resume.
Emulsions one and two?
Here they are. - Hydrostatic pressure?
Correct. The density is stable.
Stop this grumpy face. Come play.
It will be more fun than this stinky chemistry.
Darwin, thanks these chemicals created you.
And you're proud of your parents?
It was a failed experiment.
If it had worked I could have been an indestructible cat.
This time yes, if we did not make any mistakes,
we have created it.
The Ultimate Serum.
All life
will be indestructible.
Disease,
old age and death
will be a memory.
It's a better goal than trying to create
invincible soldiers, is it not grandpa?
We had made the same mistakes as you,
but today we will finally succeed!
We can test on the guinea pigs.
Prosper, if you will.
Pops. I am your Pops.
-Here Pizoni the inspector!
Imperial Security!
Any escape is useless, you're surrounded!
And remember, I want them alive.
You are under arrest for violating the law
All scientists shall serve the Empire!
Open!
Serum.
This serum must not fall into their hands.
Open!
The hatch. Quick.
Come on! Quick!
Pops!
I heard you!
Meet me at the Vapomobile!
Come on! Get the hell out of here!
Stop!
Hands in the air!
With pleasure.
Stop!
Surprise.
Hands up!
Come on, stop the boiler.
With hands raised,
it'll be a little difficult.
And like that, it is easier?
Boiler! Aim at the boiler!
Papa!
Grandpa!
Do not move!
AGAIN! NOT AGAIN!
Ahoy! RIGHT HERE!
Come here, bastards!
Our only chance is the train station.
Annette! April!
Everything is fine? Nothing broken?
-Attention! Attention!
-Dock number 2
imminent boarding from Paris to Berlin at 13h47!
Ah!
Here, stop them!
For the sake of the Empire, stop them!
Stop them!
-Dock number 2.
The Paris-Berlin Car is departing!
-It is prohibited at the third class
to speak to the other passengers.
We wish you a pleasant trip.
Goodbye, Paris.
And grandpa?
Do not worry. He is smarter than the police.
I'm sure he will be fine!
Once in Berlin, we will find a way to contact him.
There will be police officers in Berlin too.
We must hide the serum.
Stop them!
For the sake of the Empire, stop them!
Bastards!
Where are you hiding?
Ah!
The pods!
Annette! Quick!
Rubbish lock! We will tie you up
Annette, what are you doing?
All right, I'm coming!
Stop!
Stop right there
Stop the circus! I am arresting you!
And this time you won't be able to escape
APRIL!
Mama! Papa!
A cable car was destroyed.
Paul and Annette Franklin,
Two important scholars we have been investigating
for weeks are dead!
Scattered all over the Marne
with all passengers and your men!
The grandfather, Prosper Franklin,
another important scholar: not found!
The girl is dumb! We do get her.
Pizoni, I ask you again:
what happened?
But I've already said,
there was a storm,
lightning, and then everything blew up!
And it is the fault of the old geezer!
I would have caught the whole family if it wasn't for him!
When I go out,
I will catch the grandpa!
Oh, no way!
No more disasters! No escaping scientist!
It's an order!
When you leave,
it's tramps and vegetables thieves
that you will be catching, agent Pizoni!
Huh?
Yes, officer.
And inspector!
You can thank the Empire.
After he's feed,
he will be welcome in the orphanage:
a nice place
where lice are not allowed.
Halt! Police!
I have a few words to say to the girl.
Well, uh ... Well,..
I'm sorry for your parents.
Yes, what happened to you was ugly.
But you still have your grandfather?
Prosper Franklin?
You wanna find him, is that true?
Come on!
You must know where he is?
Speak up now! Say something!
You got a tongue, dammit!
Ah!
Come back! Come back!
Stop it! Stop it!
So?
Nothing. She disappeared.
I give up.
April Franklin!
You can't hide, I'll find you!
And I'll find your grandpa too!
I'll come back strong as an inspector!
Franklin, fear the wrath of Gaspard Pizoni!
Ah!
18 June 1941!
Napoleon II and Victoria crossing the Channel!
Our beloved heads of state inaugurate the bridge opening
finally England to France!
Rome: new mysterious disappearance of a scientist
No trace of the unfortunate Enrico Fermi.
Grave incident with the League of the Americans:
a crossfire off Canada.
Once again, the Empire navy was almost victorious.
The Cable Car line Paris-Berlin finally repaired;
Enjoy the quick trip! 82 hours of comfort
now linking the two capitals!
Summer is coming, change the dust filter
of your masks and come to the carnival of summer.
Magnificent rides
and other great attractions await you.
Like chemistry?
You do not have anything more recent?
Oh no, little lady.
Any latest developments in science were in the last century.
Good then, I'll take that one.
There you go.
No, wait!
You cannot do this!
You will be sent to prison.
Excuse me. Sorry.
Shit!
It's me!
Darwin,
you know that it tires you
reading alone like this.
No more reading, Okay?
Any news?
Always the same, war.
Another scientist disappeared ... in Rome.
Now there is a bridge connecting England and France.
Damn! So much soot!
And I brought you this.
... and fruit candy.
Perrault: Puss in Boots
Thank you, we already have this!
You forgot?
What was your favorite story,
when it was my turn to read to you.
Sorry, I have not really had time to choose.
Darwin, what is Rome like?
If you remember my geography lessons, you'd know.
Chemistry doesn't give you a life.
Rome is ... beautiful.
The Coliseum,
the throne of Bernini.
I will never see all of it.
What are you talking about?
April!
Reading exhausts me, I have a headache.
And I have more soot than air in my lungs.
You will be better off here in no time,
you will not have to clean my litter.
Whatever!
you head is really heating up.
I'll take your temperature.
Leave me alone.
It's hotter than yesterday
and the fever does not go down.
This serum, I'll find it and you will be cured.
You should rather find a new friend
I don't need anyone.
You say that because you're afraid of meeting someone and then lose him.
But that cable car explosion, it only happened once in a lifetime.
Sorry.
It's ready. You're going to swallow it, and then
you should shut your big mouth, cat.
Is it good?
I come here for the views. So?
Nothing new.
She goes out every day to steal.
Always alone.
She is seeing him.
And I have still not found her hideout.
I lose her on the site every time.
She is here, she is there ... and gone!
And the old Prosper?
You ask me every time.
I told you. She is seeing him.
You do not want to drop the case?
What happened,
it's been ten years after you ran across the old man.
The scholars, you have caught others.
And I am getting a bit sick of being given the run around.
The pretty girl likes to be followed.
She is not a bad looking one.
Is it radishes or mushrooms?
Listen to me carefully!
as long as you work for me,
you don't have to understand anything!
That Prosper, even if it will take me another 10 years,
I will catch him!
And if you don't do your job well, you go back to jail!
Little rogue like you,
I can always hire another one!
Hey -- alright then!
Calm down, I get it. What's the next order?
First: find out where she hides.
Two: keep an eye on her so she won't get away.
More misses and you go back to prison.
Three: beat it!
I want to finish my meal quietly.
You must have a difficult childhood.
Get out.
The cat said: In exchange for
what you have done for me, I will bring you happiness.
Just give me a bag, a pair of boots
and I will make your fortune.
So?
Sorry I have not made your fortune.
Idiot.
How are you feeling?
The serum should have worked by now.
You should change your recipe,
if I may say so.
Molecular hybridization did not work,
because the polymerization is incomplete
because I did not have enough active agents:
potassium permanganate, oxygen and ...
In French, thank you.
It did not work because it lacked the right doses
of certain ingredients.
But I know where to find them.
Carnival of Summer.
Wonders and magic of fun chemistry.
With luck, I shall find my happiness..
I am coming with you.
In your condition? No way!
-Come, come! The bearded ladies
Siamese twins are waiting for you!
Free for military!
April?
Shh!
I would like to dance.
Cats don't dance.
And don't speak either. So shut up.
Thanks to the magic potion,
abracadabra!
Hop come green flame! The colour of hope!
-this little girl wins a barrel of coal!
Thank you, I can feel that you're
dying for the next miracle.
Lithium, potassium, calcium!
The rainbow sky of fire!
Brace yourself!
April!
Eh!
Hang on!
Hurry up!
I got you, bitch!
Stop it!
Thief!
-Hurry up!
Hurry up!
A talking cat? Maximum surveillance.
Send a rat spy. At your service.
Thief! Come back! Stop it!
Well, where have you been sweetheart?
I have been looking for you for an hour!
Open your bag!
Hey! What you think you're doing?
Gently with my girlfriend!
You better watch your girlfriend.
Oh!
You're lucky I'm with my girl,
otherwise I would have beat you up clown hat!
-The baby Leopold awaits her mom beside the boiler.
He is not looking well, your tiger.
I do not know what to say, so..
thank you.
Look, I think this is yours.
Magic, huh?
You also do magic with the stuff?
I would love to see too ... at your home.
Listen
thanks again,
but I do not think you'd like it at my place.
Beside I'm not alone. It's best we leave it at this.
Filtration is working.
Adding enzyme, molecular hybridization,
adding mutagen and colloidal solution. Now!
Redox
glycolyse
It's not exactly what I would have liked, but it should work.
The healing begins.
Come on.
How it feels to be kissed?
Did he bite?
Licked the tongue?
Did you like it?
Swallow
and shut up.
It should work.
You smell something?
Thank you for a nice day.
Now I can go.
To where, Andouille?
To see Homer, Plato,
Shakespeare. And Perrault.
I have something to say to you, cat
April! I'm thirsty...
Darwin.
Darwin!
It is your fault! Why did I listen to you?
You should never have gone out to breathe
more of this rotting soot!
And this!
This too is rotten!
And everything is rotten!
Rubbish! Useless!
Everything!
I warned you! This wasn't my taste.
Darwin?
You ... you're healed?
You're tickling me.
Hop!
It's not possible.
But it is.
I just swallowed this and it did the job.
Wait ... You drank this liquid and you're not sick anymore.
Mom gave this ball to me on her last day.
The serum.
The latest version of the serum
that my parents were unable to test.
I do not know how, but they put it in there
and you swallowed it.
Darwin!
My parents had succeeded.
The Ultimate Serum works.
And I can tell you that it's better than your soup.
It is as if I had swallowed a panther.
Whoa!
Hop!
Ah! Ah! Ouh!
Oh joy!
You! What are you doing here?
I haven't seen anything? I am going to fall. Help me!
Thank you.
Damn it, this sucks.
I really thought I was going to pee on Napoleon's eye.
So Romeo ... It is love that makes you climb up the balcony?
You are spying on me?
I told you to leave me alone!
Uh...
It is calling your number?
-April, my sparrow, it's papa.
Papa?
-April, listen to me, I have very little time.
You're in danger. They are coming.
Leave now! The Oak, Find the oak tree as soon as possible.
With a little luck, he will find you.
Darwin!
Sorry. it's my instinct.
I can't help it.
What is that?
How? Dad? Living?
There's something going on there, outside.
Ah...
We must leave. Right now.
Where are you going?
Your home.
A wise guy like you can sleep anywhere.
You're going to put us up for the night.
Thanks.
So? I asked you a question?
You don't like unexpected visits?
And don't think more will happen because of the kiss.
I sleep on my side while Darwin is on guard
I think she likes you.
So where's home?
What's just happened?
Finally. And the rat?
Recovered. It is in the lab. What's happened?
We finally found the serum, but it got away from us.
It is as if she was warned before we arrived!
It's exactly what happened.
Someone used a free frequency
to take control of the spy rat.
Come, I have prepared everything.
My love,
you are too kind to these people..
These scholars have too much freedom.
This one should be punished, for example!
Brutality is contrary to our principles.
Paul Franklin, stand up please.
Paul, you have cleared your transmission.
What did you say to your daughter?
Now you know your project can finally
succeed through April.
Where can you find her?
In a moment, you will smile a lot less.
Rodrigue!
It was just to warn him.
Paul, if you do not want to tell us,
I think you'll be more talkative with someone else.
You can come now.
Superbe.
It is how you pay your rent?
I found them.
I am a collector. This bothers you?
You can sleep there, I will put myself in this corner.
Here is the bucket for ... well, you know what.
How you doing? Feeling like a normal cat?
I am normal, I do not like people staring at me.
Oh yeah, I'm Julius.
Goodnight, Julius.
Could you tell me what happened back in the statue?
I don't know.
And your cat, why can he talk?
He can talk, that's all.
That rat that said "papa", was it like Darwin?
No, I don't think so.
You lost your parents, right?
How do you know that? Why asking all these questions?
You're young, you live alone,
I suspect it's not nice.
You don't need to tell me.
My dad and mom, I never knew who they were.
At least you won't regret knowing.
But ... how about yours?
A brother, an uncle or ... a grand father?
It's not your business!
Anyway, me and Darwin will leave tomorrow.
You can resume your life as a collector.
Now let me sleep.
I could help you, you should think about it.
I already told you, I don't need anymore.
We could have been arrested if he wasn't there to help..
and you would never have got the message from your father.
Julius, you know where we can find an oak tree in Paris?
What?
An oak. A tree.
I know a place, but it's the only one.
It's been hours that we're here. What are we waiting for?
I do not know. Just be quiet and wait.
Certain varieties could live up to 1100 years.
Oak was widespread throughout Europe.
At present, there remain three specimens.
Are you not interested?
No! Mr. Darwin, you annoying scientist!
-Don't look at me.
Do not look at me!
101 Bayonet Street, Sevres.
To enter,
remember this number. 1931
Wait an hour before leaving.
I will be by myself.
-What are you doing? He said to wait.
I thought you were in a hurry.
Annette! I have been watching the screens for 10 years!
Now I finally found April
and you play cops for these freaks!
You realize that Avril has what we have been seeking for so long?
Even all the best equipment and the best biologists
of the planet are here, we haven't had any results.
Thanks to her, thanks to Ultimate Serum,
this project will become a reality.
Where is April?
What did you say to her?
Paul! April will be safe here.
We will be a family and we will work together again.
You do not want to find her,
you want to recruit for this sick fantasy.
You shared this dream too not so long ago.
I woke up! No, April will not be safe here!
There is no scientific evidence
suggesting that this project will not end in catastrophe!
So sorry, I prefer that my daughter
can stay as far as possible from this madness.
Our daughter.
Uh...
Anyone here?
Oye!
This is real.
You see?
April! April?
You know whom we're with?
Yes.
April!
Why did not you wait for me,
as I told you?
It's been ten years.. I have looked everywhere for you.
Orphanages, hospitals,
even cemeteries.
I had my doubt at the Museum,
but with Darwin, I knew it was you.
You have grew so much
You too, huh, Darwin.
Look, I even bought cakes.
Who is this young man?
Why you came so early?
I wanted to wait for you and
gave you a surprise.
The holiday is ruined.
This is not a reunion anymore.
But it's a reunion, grandpa.
Pops. Call me Pops,
You forgot?
How did you know where to find me?
This tree was a secret between me and your father.
Yesterday I received a message from daddy.
And if he's alive, then Mom must be too.
And that's not all. There ...
the formula that you could not test ten years ago.
It healed Darwin.
You were successful.
This is the Ultimate Serum.
Can you explain to me?
It's not really the time.
Paul and Annette, alive?
It's not possible.
Were you more persuasive than me?
Paul won't tell.
Are you going to hurt him?
You know I won't.
Darwin absorbed the serum from this ball.
Just after his recovery, Paul sent you a message
from a rat equipped with some unknown technology.
Then came the black cloud, lightning
and your lab was destroyed.
Who is behind all this and why?
Perhaps to recover this?
The serum.
What is it? It's used for what?
It's just a prototype. I did not even activate it.
Come on, move your legs away.
Well ... Let's assume t your attackers
want to take the serum. Very good,
but it can also lead us to your parents.
We have to track them down, but no clue.
Yes, the rat.
You're right. Let's check its equipments,
I can probably find something there.
Back to the statue.
I want to go.
You sure it's a good idea?
He is right, it's too dangerous.
I lost you once, that's enough.
You stay here,
this place is safe.
I set up everything here.
Do not worry about me,
I have had ten years
to become an expert on being discreet.
Pops?
Yes?
You have chalk mark on your nose.
Ah yes. Good.
The most important thing:
do not touch this serum!
We must further examine it, test it.
Ah! Yes, uh ...
You will find new cloths to change upstairs.
Pizoni, someone is on telephone.
Pizoni!
Well then, it's not too early.
Pizoni, Imperial Police.
Go ahead.
Hey it's me.
I have found the old Pops.
And I know where you can trap him.
But first,
you must honour your promise.
Not before I have him handcuffed!
And the girl?
-Missing.
Don't ask me where is she.
Julius?
What do you think about this?
Julius?
A signal.
electromagnetic activity.
Someone has discovered electricity.
Locate the place, and send a spy rat.
Don't just stand there!
Come help me!
Do something!
What's up with you? You OK?
Be quite, don't move.
Turn around.
Make up your mind,
you want me to turn or not move?
Not so clever anymore, Pops?
Turn around!
Oh!
Memory.
It reminds you of something?
Here is Prosper Franklin..
Better late than never.
And you were trying to kill my career?
Not now.
Get him!
Not now.. Stop.. No!
Thanks for the capture, agent Pizoni!
But an order remains an order, even ten years later.
You are still prohibited from chasing after scientists.
Who knows what more disasters you could cause
with your talents.
Psss! Pops...
Darwin.
Warn April.
In case of danger, look at the world map.
Uruguay.
The "U" means urgency.
Bastard!
Go! Get onboard!
No I won't!
Everyone's off to Fort La Latte!
Let me go!
You still won't tell me where did you go?
Outside. I needed to think alone.
I need to tell you something.
I'm listening.
That's it..
I can't stay!
They found her, finally.
Where is she located?
The electrical signal.
This time the serum will not escape us.
So are you going to leave?
In the middle of the night?
You should at least say goodbye to Pops.
Sorry.
It's better this way.
Darwin will also be sad.
I thought you liked me.
Darwin?
Darwin!
April!
Pops was arrested!
What? How? Then?
Where did they take him?
Fort La Latte!
I don't know where it is.
Gentlemen, Fort La Latte staff is happy to welcome you
to the best kept secret base of the Empire.
The perfect place to keep us from your disasters, Pisoni.
A small room of the nineteenth century awaits you.
Prosper Franklin, we have plenty of things to occupy your brain
while you work for your Empire.
Help us win the war. Thank you.
Dear sir, what is the exact nature of this place?
A research lab
where you kind of people
are working to invent new weapons.
There's even a machine we found in the sea.
But no one knows about it.
This is our nineteenth attempt.
I have a bad feeling, my colleague.
Attention.
Oh!
Well, lunch then?
Oh...
what a wonder.
Yeah, except we do not know what it is,
where's it came from or who made it.
So if you have any ideas, do let us know.
Fort La Latte, Brittany.
A strong medieval fort,
abandoned on a cliff.
And how do we go? Walk?
Julius, do you know?
Uh...
Ah!
What are you doing?
You see, the globe is always useful.
-Dear visitor, if you hear this,
you're in a critical situation.
There, Welcome to my Metal House.
To operate the Metal House
pick the location of your choice
type the destination using the keypad.
For more information,
read the user manual.
What the hell is this?
Where are we going?
Find Pops.
Where are we?
At the bottom of the Seine.
-April could have been hurt.
Change the tactic next time!
-My dear, if you know a nonviolent way
to overcome this cabin with legs, I am happy to hear.
Now, let me take charge, thank you.
That's Normandy?
It's a surprise to see everything so screwed up
even that fish and fungi.
And more wars.
This trip gives me the blues.
Patience.
A few more hours.
Julius?
Yeah?
Even you haven't much of a choice,
thanks for helping me to recuse Pops.
Always at your service.
You are in love.
Do you have cat stuff to do?
Go lick your back or catch a rat or something?
You are in love.
This cat is such a pique!
He's annoying the hell out of me.
No time to waste.
I must prepare to attack the Fort.
Come, dear colleagues,
it is not the right method at all.
The energy that powers this device is obviously around here.
These cables go in here, and there.
Exactly, we have been wondering for years.
What is this energy?
A phenomenon we have known for a long time,
but it was never mastered:
electricity.
Magnetism or lightning.
Remarkable!
This is a mechanical masterpiece.
These cables are channeling.
What is happening?
Close the door!
Alert!
Hit the switch!
Alarm bell
Everybody out!
Evacuation! Run!
Are you ready?
We need to move in..
Help!
Open!
Well, it goes up and it goes down.
Pops!
Shit, shit ... Shit!
Where's the fucking exit?
I don't know. Advance!
Pops!
Pops?
Pops!
April?
April, it wasn't necessary, it's too dangerous.
I don't mean to disturb, but we're surrounded
by soldiers and their fleet in this castle
Give me just a few minutes.
I am about to start up this marvellous machine.
But you're a nutter? We are leaving here!
Direction: back to your engine house!
Oh no.
My house...
Sorry.
Let's find another way out of here.
Hands up! Next time we shot at you!
Climb in!
Hold on!
Was there a door there before..
I am in control, young man.
Now that we are safe,
there are questions to be asked, right?
To land this, we must know our position first.
But we're flying blind at night,
and the guiding devices are inactive.
Wait.. we have no clue where we are flying over the sea
in this broken down machine?
You're safe.
It's on automatic pilot.
It works all the same,
I manage pretty good, right?
Since you're in charge,
you know where we're going?
Not at all.
We could be flying to North Pole via Madagascar.
We will know
when I repair
the mechanical location.
But first, I would like
some explanations, young man.
Pizoni, the agent who arrested me,
owned two pieces of information
that he wasn't supposed to have.
First, my family nickname: Pops.
Second, the place I was going:
the statue of Napoleon.
It couldn't be April, Darwin or myself
who reported me to the police.
Julius, why did you do that?
You lied to me? All these times?
You used me,
all you wanted was to give Pops to the cops.
I have no choice! It was that or jail!
And I came back! For you!
To say goodbye, yes!
You should have just left! Stay away
and don't talk to me!
Pizoni told me Pops wanted to work for the Empire
and he would be treated well. I didn't know it would end like this.
But that was before.
Before you fell in love.
You've just been stupid at the wrong time.
Thanks.
Ah, there.
It should work now.
Well then? Come on?
-Dear scientist, welcome onboard.
We're Rodrigue and Chimene, your new masters.
In a wonderful setting, away from the stupidity of your government,
we can use your talents at our service.
All science is useful to us. As a cruel species,
we realise that knowledge is power.
With your skills, our technological superiority
will continue to dominate
The purpose of your job will be specified later.
If you're carrying any diseases, or have any injuries
please report them to us.
Your diet will be strictly vegetarian.
In case of air-sickness, please use the vomit bags.
We wish you a pleasant trip.
-Lizards?
These are the lizards who kidnapped papa and mama?
-I think, if I may say so,
they're more like monitor lizards.
So? Where are they?
On Aeroplane 13.
We can locate and hear but not able to see them.
Did we lose Areoplane 13 in a storm?
How did they recover it?
Doesn't matter.
The important thing is that April is found.
Be ready to take off! I will bring back this Areoplane.
No way! We saw the result of your methods.
Rodrigue, let me handle this.
Sorry for being carried away.
If you know how to bring back April safely
I will be at your disposal.
Chimene, never criticise me in front of the children!
Reptiles can talk.
Just like Darwin.
We will find an explanation later.
The urgent task now is to find out where we are.
If only I could put these bitches back together.
-Dear friends, thank you for visiting.
April, I look forward to have you here with me,
with your serum.
They are taking over the aeroplane.
The controls are not responding.
Where you going?
The cargo dock!
The propulsion is down. I'll try to fix it.
You are crazy! Stop!
Stay where you are, granddad!
I heard everything.
I won't become to a prisoner to some lizards!
This machine must be stopped!
Right now!
Ah! Such music..
I recognise that this is one of the few delights created by humans.
So, Fleming?
You are extremely tight. Must be the stress.
You should take a vacation.
-Rodrigue we managed to take control of the aeroplane.
Congratulations, my love. So what now?
-We lost signal. It crashed into the base.
Remarkable. Our fugitives must be delighted
by your methods.
It was stupid to bring them in here by themselves!
April could be anywhere in the jungle now!
-Your anger is childish. It would be useful now
to conduct a search in the jungle
Pops?
Pops!
Pops?
Where are we?
Show some courage, Pizoni..
I am old enough to be your father, and I am down here.
I don't care! I am not moving!
Come on, hurry.
I have to find my granddaughter.
Why there are no stairs on these dirty trees?
Pizoni
close your eyes
and slip yourself down this splendid vine.
So that's what the lizards want?
But why?
They're monitor lizards.
All these trees are beautiful,
these plants.
And this clean air.
You hate me?
But what do you really want?
that I eventually realise that we're made for each other?
We start from scratch and we kiss?
Why not.
Oh Julius, I will build my life around you.
And I'll forget that you sold my grandfather out to the cops
and you've been lying to me!
Yeah, well,
if Pops had not been arrested we wouldn't be here now!
So maybe you are destined to find mom and dad with me!
I am here looking for my parents
and I will do it without you.
Happy now? Are you finished?
What do we do now?
I know!
You go sniff around and we'll see what we find.
And I take all the risk! Ah, what a good idea!
Go sniff yourself.
Darwin, don't leave me now.
I need a spot to pee now.
For a cop I do get locked up too often.
Unbelievable.
Like the fences?
It's not me, it's him who botched your machine.
Let me go. I will work hard for you.
I know how to do good.
Where is April?
I would be a happy man if only I knew.
Me too.
And I'm sure you're lying.
Rodrigue,
stop acting so cruel.
Of course they know nothing.
The children have found the front part of the aeroplane
and some footprints
We must continue the searches
Did you see? I almost had him, right?
I was so close to getting us freed.
Papa?
Paul?
Ah! It smells good.
Can I have a taste?
If you like, this is cockroach pate.
Eh...
-Grazie mille ("Thanks so much" in Italian), I don't want to deprive you of your proteins.
Are you sure?
Dear friend, I have to work.
I thought these scholars were prisoners.
Shhh
And I'm tired of Schumann, they could play Verdi, right?
Eh!
Hey, what's up?
Tell me, dear colleague,
do you know where are Annette and Paul Franklin?
Scusi, ma ("Excuse me" in Italian,) who are you?
Well ... uh ...
The Franklins, where are they?
You do not know who you are?
And why you are looking for Franklin?
He's a traitor! Who are you? Guard!
Come here! There are spies!
Aiuto! ("Help" in Italian)
No! Not here! Stupido ("Idiot" in Italian!)
OH!
Oh no, it is not saved.
Activate the backup generators!
It will take a while, Chimene.
Go check what's happened at the power plant!
Night falls quickly in this hole.
Papa?
Paul!
Oh!
And now, what do we do?
We must find April right now.
And Annette?
Do not worry about her.
Hey tadpole!
Here!
At the foot!
Ah!
No, please! I have vertigo!
Paul and Annette Franklin, where are they?
The woman I don't know. The man is locked up.
Papa, a prisoner? Where?
The cell area. Follow the blue lights.
I tear you down creepers.
Where are we going?
Find my daughter.
I have an idea where she maybe found.
I have something to do with your family history.
What I want now is to escape
How do we get out of this damn jungle?
Fucking vegetables!
We are better off without him.
Very good. With this outage,
the surveillance systems are deactivated,
you can go up the chimney.
The chimney?
-Papa? 521 here.
We are with 238. We just find them.
What happened 238? Is it April and her gang?
Um yes. They are heading to the cells.
They are looking for Paul Franklin.
They have my ray launcher. Sorry Dad.
They are in this sector.
We will soon capture them.
Be careful.
We must allow gunfires at all costs.
Chimene, I have an idea.
A peaceful one. You will appreciate it.
Paul, slow down.
I am over 60 now.
Tell me where we are going first..
April doesn't know the jungle, so she will surely be caught.
I know where they are going to take her. It is far.
What it looks like now?
Follow the blue lights.
It is not that complicated.
You sir didn't want to walk in the middle of a trail.
You sir didn't want to be trapped by these vegetation like a wild beast.
You sir wanted to be caught so stupidly!
Yes you sir is getting us lost!
Can you two argue without making any sounds.
They can hear you miles away.
Mama?
April.
Mama!
Mama, look, Darwin is here.
And this is .. Julius.
We will get to know each other later.
We must leave, we can't stop there.
Did you manage to escape?
From the cell?
Where's papa?
You know how to free him?
I will explain later.
Beautiful, right?
Technologies for a paradise.
A paradise with prisoners.
Where is papa?
Avril, here has the greatest brains of the planet,
working with animals.
Monitor lizards and scientists.
Working together for the to make this project a success.
What are you talking about? What project?
It has something to with the serum?
Why were you not a prisoner like papa?
Hold on.
Welcome, bitch.
You lie to me. You betray us.
I have not lied to or betrayed you.
April, you are here for a good cause.
Excellent work, thank you.
The last of Franklin.
What a pleasure to meet the family after so long.
Here is your serum.
Is it what you want?
Take it! Give me my father and let us go.
Idiot! We don't want this stupid ball ..
we want what's in your head.
What we want, April, is what you've been
seeking for so long.
The formula that saved your cat.
The Ultimate Serum.
What are you talking about?
My cat was cured by my parent's serum,
that was inside the ball.
My formula never worked.
April, the serum that we left you ten years ago,,
it didn't have any effects.
We reconstructed it here and it always failed.
329!
Euh.. I am 156, mama.
Here is the spy 217
that we sent to your laboratory.
It does takes a few drops of your serum
for him to recover like your cat.
Like Darwin,
this rodent has been transformed. It can now regenerate,
and survive any attacks on its cells.
Did you see that? I can be a cat warrior.
A cat samurai.
Phew!
How could I have invented anything in that shabby lab?
You murderer!
You're sick!
Shut up!
Wait and see..
Cat samurai!
It really was not necessary.
April, you have to rebuild the Ultimate Serum,
Here for the project.
The project?
The backup generators are working now.
Activate immediately.
This is a rocket that we can blast far up to space,
scattering leaves and creepers,
pouring down billions of spores nurtured in our jungle.
These organisms, if treated with your formule,
they can withstand the explosion and interstellar space.
They will survive and multiply on new plantes.
April, thanks to your discovery, life will never die.
Everything is ready and we just need your serum.
Project Second Life will finally become reality.
Wait,
you're planning to blow up this giant bomb to save lives?
What's the point in all these sciences?
April,
thanks to your ancestor Gustavus, we understand how
your kind use sciences.
You will eventually destroy everything around you.
Use your invention to preserve life is our only solution.
Nature will survive beyond your reach.
I have seen better benefactors than you.
You took my parents from me,
destroyed a cable car and killed all the passengers!
That was an accident.
It was nothing comparing to the wars your kind has started.
April, if you refuse to help me, even though it's repugnant to me,
I will let Rodrigue take care of your mother.
Sorry, Annette.
This is to save the nature.
Where is your lab?
You need a hand?
Pass me the catalyst,
the liquid.
-You sure it's a good idea to give those lizards your serum?
Julius
it's water.
Here. It is done.
First a little test.
132!
Hold this for me.
The Ultimate Serum.
You succeeded.
BRAVO! BRAVO!
The vial!
You're welcome.
Final step!
Adding the serum to the veins of the rocket.
Check the guide. Prepare for combustion
and clearance for taking off.
Rodrigue,
give me the serum, would you?
Rodrigue?
The serum should be used for the rocket only.
Korolev, start preparing
for immediate takeoff.
But we have not added the serum.
We haven't finished checking.
I took care of everything. Start preparing for firing
if you want to keep your legs.
Damn.
Ah!
What joy to be indestructible.
Chimene!
I set the altitude meter of the bomb.
The explosion will take place at five hundred meters.
All life on earth will be destroyed!
-Reactors pre-burning, phase 1.
These humans will suffer the fate they deserve!
We will dance on their ashes!
We the lizards, alone, will live until the end of time!
Indestructible No more disease and ageing
Chimene, yes, we will protect life,
but only for those deserve us!
Drink the serum!
Never!
I will never let you commit such an abomination!
Chimene, my Chimene...
I have supported your commands.
your ways in treating those human scumbags
I am so frustrated!
We no longer see eye to eye!
It is time to separate!
It is me who is taking care the children
Children!
Make up your mind!
Live and reign with your father?
Or die with your mother?
You dirty maniac!
Mama!
PAPA! PAPA!
MAMA! MAMA!
-Combustion reactors, phase 2.
PAPA! - MAMA!
They have gone crazy.
Those lizards are freaks!
The monorail, quick!
Physicists first!
Let me pass!
Go away!
Wait for me!
Julius! Julius!
The project ... our life ...
All is lost.
April,
if only you know how sorry I am.
We must find Chimene.
Only she can prevent this disaster.
But I can't leave you here.
Go! I will be fine by myself.
April.
Chimene.
Listen. Our only chance is the bomb's attitude meter.
We must get inside the rocket and adjust the meter,
so it will explode in space.
Chimene.
April!
Thank you again for everything.
Ah!
Hey lizard.
You idiot. I'm indestructible!
Ah!
Oh yeah, tadpole, the serum is here.
Yes, I gave you water.
Rodrigue, King of the universe,
you have just been duped
-Takeoff in 3 minutes.
Please evacuate the area.
Go!
The rocket!
The rocket?
No, it's crazy.
April, wait!
-Takeoff in 2 minutes.
Attention, airlock is closeing.
Darwin! Darwin!
Leave now!
Ah!
-Precombustion reactors, phase 3.
April!
Papa!
Run! Quick!
April, what are you doing?
Papa!
-Takeoff.
What?
Where are we?
No time to explain!
Get out and run!
Ah!
Outside! Quick! Quick!
Over here, come on!
Quick! Must flee as far as possible!
Climb in! Climb in!
Paul, it's too late. The bomb will explode.
You should try it!
The further we drive, the more we can
get away from the explosion!
Don't worry, Darwin will succeed.
What do you mean?
What have we done?
We have committed sin with science.
You surprise me.
Bloody crappy chimney!
-16 September 1941.
Napoleon V, in gratitude
for his immense services to the Empire,
has named Pizoni as chief of the Secret Service.
Be fearful criminels! Pizoni will catch and punish you
like he has liquidated this evil gang
that was terrorizing our civilisation.
-20 July 1951.
Thanks to oil, inexhaustible and clean,
the energy war is over.
In science: despite collaborating with the best scientists,
April Franklin is still stuck
All our biologists have failed
to make the famous Ultimate Serum
compatible for human consumption.
-In Astronomy: the insane project
that destroyed the Eiffel Tower, seems to have succeeded.
Plants are growing on the moon, Mars and Venus.
-21 July 2001. This is a small step for me,
but a great leap for the Union of Democracies.
I am walking on the Moon!
My sensors tell me the atmosphere is safe.
Let's bust a move! I am not alone!
-What took you so long!
Lazybones!
April, I'm coming!
April!
They have found Darwin!
On the moon!
April?
April!
Oh!
You scared the shit out of me.
This drink is not serum, but it goes back to you.