Fantastic S5 Episode 131(7/3/24)

It’s a new day. On the shore of Lawrence’s island, Rebecca, Ciara, V.J, and Kaylie have just finished getting off the boat. “That was a bumpier ride than I was expecting.” Kaylie notes. “I don’t think any of us had realized that we would be taking a boat here in the middle of a bad storm.” Rebecca says. “At least we lived to talk about it. That’s something to celebrate, right?” V.J asks. “I’m not gonna celebrate until Lawrence Stanpatos is taken down for good.” Ciara says. “So what exactly is the plan here?” Kaylie wonders. “Extracting the hostages needs to be our first priority.” Rebecca says. “I’m not sure I agree with that. Lawrence is holding the world hostage. We need to focus on taking him out and THEN rescuing the hostages.” Ciara says. “I hope by “taking him” out you mean arresting him.” Kaylie says. “Lawrence doesn’t deserve to be judged by a jury of his peers. If I find him, he’s dead!” Ciara states. “Agreed.” Rebecca says. “Hold on, I never signed on for murder!” Kaylie points out. “In the past day, Lawrence has gone from being a kidnapper and murderer to being a full blown terrorist. With all the crap he’s pulled, I can guarantee you that most governments probably already have a kill order out on him. If we don’t finish him off, someone else is gonna.” V.J says. Kaylie sighs. “Well we still need to figure out what the plan is. Rebecca wants to rescue the hostages, Ciara wants to jump right to killing Lawrence…” Kaylie notes. “I’ve got a compromise. We should separate into teams of two. One team can focus on finding and extracting the hostages, the other team can focus on finding Lawrence.” V.J suggests. “I want to look for Ava.” Rebecca says. “But then you might miss out on a final showdown with Lawrence.” Ciara points out. “Kaylie and I can handle looking for the hostages. I think out of all of us, the two of you deserve the chance to take on Lawrence the most.” V.J tells Ciara and Rebecca. “Alright, fine. Just make sure you bring my little girl back safely!” Rebecca says. “You know we will. Before we can start looking though, we need to find out how the hell we’re gonna get inside the building.” V.J notes. “I didn’t even notice any sort of building when we were first approaching the island.” Kaylie says. “The journal stated that this particular facility was underground.” Rebecca recalls. “How do we find the entrance then?” V.J wonders. “The closer we get, the more guards we’re probably going to encounter. Once we find an area of the island crawling with a security presence, we’ll know that is where Lawrence is hiding.” Rebecca says. “Alright, we better get to work then.” V.J says, before he, Kaylie, Rebecca, and Ciara proceed deeper into the island.

On Lysandros’ plane, Lysandros is sitting in the pilot’s chair and Daisy is sitting in the co-pilot's chair. “I still can’t believe you know how to fly a plane!” Daisy says. “I have a lot of hidden talents.” Lysandros tells her. “Well this one came in handy. It’s making getting to Lawrence’s island a lot easier for me.” Daisy says. “Out of curiosity, what’s your plan if you do happen to bump into Lawrence?” Lysandros wonders. “I brought a gun for a reason.” Daisy says. “Not just for the protection?” Lysandros asks. “No. I mean, my top priority is obviously finding Harper and Dylan and rescuing them, but if I find Lawrence during all that, I won’t hesitate to shoot him.” Daisy says. “You never struck me as a murderer.” Lysandros notes. Daisy shrugs. “My daughter being involved changes things.” Daisy says. “I’d be more than happy to kill Lawrence myself. He did frame me for kidnapping Lydia, after all. I spent months in prison because of him.” Lysandros says. “I know…just so you know, I never stopped trying to prove your innocence. I found out that Lawrence was responsible for Lydia’s kidnapping because I was working to prove that you weren’t.” Daisy says. Lysandros smiles. “I appreciate that. Out of curiosity, if we do happen to survive this mess, what’s next for us?” Lysandros wonders. “What do you mean?” Daisy questions. “Before I left, you and I were growing closer. In fact, one may even say that we were together.” Lysandros says. Daisy nervously smiles. “I mean…I…I wouldn’t go THAT far…” Daisy says. “We could go that far if you’d like. I’m enchanted by you, Daisy, and I would love to explore our relationship and see how far we can take it.” Lysandros says. “A lot has changed while you were away, Lysandros.” Daisy says. “Meaning?” Lysandros questions. “I’m just going to come right out and say it. Dylan and I are back together.” Daisy reveals. Lysandros nods. “Now it all makes sense…” Lysandros says. “What does?” Daisy questions. “Why you are so determined to rescue him as well. Before my arrest, you and Dylan were barely getting along. Now suddenly you’re traveling halfway across the world to rescue him. I’m a little surprised that he would give you another chance, he acted like he couldn’t stand you.” Lysandros points out. “He and I grew closer when we were working together to find out what Lawrence was up to. Things got even more intense between us when Lawrence kidnapped us both and left us to die in a dungeon in Monte Carlo.” Daisy recalls. “I see…” Lysandros says. “I’m sorry.” Daisy says. “No need to apologize. I was gone for quite some time, and you and I were barely even a thing before then. I wouldn’t expect you to wait for me all that time. Besides, it’s obvious that the connection between you and Dylan is stronger than anything I ever could’ve hoped to have with you.” Lysandros says. “He’s the only person who has ever loved me for me, I don’t think I’d ever be able to replicate that with someone else.” Daisy says. “I understand. Well, now that we’ve clarified the state of our relationship, we can focus on what’s important: bringing Lawrence Stanpatos to his knees and making him beg for mercy.” Lysandros says. Daisy smiles. “Now THAT sounds like a wonderful time!” Daisy says.

Inside Lawrence’s compound, Lawrence is pacing back and forth in the control room when Gizelle walks in. “Mr. Stanpatos.” Gizelle says. “Do you have any news for me? Have more countries surrendered control to us yet?” Lawrence wonders. “Two in the past hour, but that isn’t the reason I came looking for you. I just spoke to the guard stationed at the lookout tower and he has informed me that a plane is approaching the island.” Gizelle reveals. “How in the hell could anyone have found us?” Lawrence wonders. “I don’t know. What would you like me to do?” Gizelle questions. “Is that a serious question? We can’t afford any distractions! If a plane is approaching the island, the only thing to do is to shoot it down.” Lawrence says. “I’ll pass along the message.” Gizelle says, before walking out.

Back on the plane. “We’re getting closer. I should be able to land in a few minutes.” Lysandros says. Suddenly, a huge explosion is heard. “What the hell was THAT?!” Daisy questions. “We’ve been spotted. They are trying to shoot us out of the sky!” Lysandros shouts. “With bullets?!” Daisy asks. “More like explosives. I’m gonna have to land this thing now before they can do any real damage…” Lysandros says. Another loud explosion is heard and alarms begin sounding. Lysandros looks out the side window. “DAMN IT! We lost one of our wings!” Lysandros shouts. “What does that mean?!” Daisy questions. “It means we better brace for impact! We’re going down!” Lysandros reveals!

In the woods on the island, three guards are standing around when Ciara grabs one of them from behind and puts him in a chokehold! The other two guards turn towards Ciara, but before they can do anything, V.J and Kaylie come up behind them and knock them out with the butt of their guns. Ciara then releases the guard and punches him, knocking him out as well. Rebecca steps out of the shadows. “Nice work.” Rebecca says. V.J shrugs. “That was nothing.” V.J says. “For us to be running into guards, we must be getting closer to the entrance of the facility.” Rebecca notes. Ciara turns around. “Maybe closer than we think. Look!” Ciara urges. V.J, Kaylie, and Rebecca turn to see a bulkhead leading underground. “That must be the entrance.” Ciara says. Kaylie turns towards V.J. “You want to give me a hand with that?” Kaylie asks. “Sure.” V.J says. V.J and Kaylie manage to pry the bulkhead open, revealing a staircase leading underground. “Here we go…” Rebecca mutters. The four draw their guns and then head down the stairs…

In the control room, Gizelle rejoins Lawrence. “I’ve got some news. Within the last five minutes, nine more countries have agreed to your terms and have begun the process of giving control of their countries over to you.” Gizelle says. “That is wonderful news indeed, but if I am correct, we’re still waiting on quite a few nations to give in.” Lawrence notes. “My guess is that some still believe they can track you down and eliminate you before the timer reaches zero.” Gizelle assumes. “Well they only have one hour left to make a decision. If they still refuse to comply with my demands, all they will be doing is signing their own death warrants, as well as the death warrants of their people.” Lawrence says. “I’ll go and see if any more have surrendered yet.” Gizelle says. “Please do.” Lawrence says. Gizelle goes to leave. “Oh, Gizelle! One last thing.” Lawrence says. Gizelle turns towards him. “Yes sir?” Gizelle questions. “Is there any update on our uninvited guests from earlier?” Lawrence wonders. “The plane they were flying has been shot down by our forces and the occupants are likely dead.” Gizelle reveals. Lawrence smiles. “Excellent news! Though I still don’t understand how they knew where to find us in the first place. I made sure that the broadcast we did could not be traced, which means they must have found this island via different means. I hope they didn’t share that information with anyone else, or we may have more uninvited guests on the way.” Lawrence says. “We’ll eliminate them, just as we did the others.” Gizelle says.

On the beach of the island, a soaking wet Lysandros and Daisy exit the water. “I cannot believe we actually survived that!” Daisy says. “Yeah, neither can I. It helped that the plane crash landed in the water. Had it hit land, we would’ve been done for.” Lysandros says. “Luckily it didn’t. It kinda sucks we don’t have a way home though.” Daisy notes. “We’ll sort that out later. Right now, we should focus on getting into Lawrence’s facility. I didn’t notice any sort of visible building when we were approaching the island.” Lysandros notes. “Neither did I. Are you sure we have the right island?” Daisy wonders. “I used the coordinates that you gave me.” Lysandros points out. Daisy notices a boat docked at the beach. “Looks like we aren’t the only ones here.” Daisy says. “That could belong to Lawrence or the guards.” Lysandros suggests. “Come on, Lawrence probably came by plane or helicopter, not my boat! If there’s a boat here, it’s probably because there are more party crashers looking to stop Lawrence.” Daisy says. “I hope they had an easier time getting on this island than we did. You ready to find the facility?” Lysandros wonders. “I’m ready to find my daughter, and hopefully give Lawrence a well deserved bullet in the process.” Daisy says. Lysandros smiles. “That’s something I can get behind. Come on, let’s go find this son of a bitch.” Lysandros says, before he and Daisy head towards the woods.

In Lawrence’s facility, Dylan is sitting in the cell as Ava paces back and forth. “Wearing a hole in the floor isn’t going to help us get out of here any faster.” Dylan notes. “Neither is sitting around and doing nothing!” Ava snaps. Dylan nods. “Touche. My plan was to wait for one of the guards to stop in so we could hopefully knock them out and run, but that doesn’t look like it’ll be happening any time soon.” Dylan says. “We need another way out.” Ava says. “I’m not sure there is another way. I’ve checked all the walls to see if there was any kind of secret door and I found nothing.” Dylan points out. Ava begins looking around and then looks towards the ceiling. “What about the vent up there? That looks big enough for a person to fit through.” Ava suggests. “How do you plan on getting up there?” Dylan questions. “I could stand on your shoulders and climb in! I’m relatively small, I shouldn’t have any problem fitting in the air vent. Then I can find my way into the hallway and hopefully open the door from the other side, letting you out.” Ava says. “That sounds dangerous. What if you bump into a guard out there? You’re unarmed!” Dylan points out. “Is there anything around here we could use as a weapon?” Ava wonders. Dylan looks around and spots a pipe in the wall. “Maybe that pipe over there?” Dylan suggests. “You sure pulling that out of the wall wouldn’t blow the whole place up?” Ava asks. “This facility hasn’t been used in decades. Somehow I doubt the pipe connects to anything.” Dylan says. Dylan walks over to the wall and manages to wrestle the pipe out. Dylan then turns towards Ava and hands her the pipe. “Here you go.” Dylan says. “Hold onto it, help me get into the vent first.” Ava tells him. “Promise me you’ll be careful. Your mother would kill me if she knew I was letting you walk into a potentially dangerous situation like this.” Dylan says. “I won’t tell if you won’t.” Ava says. Dylan rolls his eyes. “Okay, ready?” Dylan asks. Dylan picks up Ava and helps her onto his shoulders. Once Ava is standing on him, she begins reaching towards the vent cover, her hands barely missing it. “It’s just a LITTLE too far! Any chance you could give me more height?” Ava questions. “Oh yeah, let me grow a couple of inches real fast!” Dylan sarcastically responds. “You know how to stand on your tippy toes, don’t you?” Ava asks. “Are you kidding? Having you on my shoulders is making me unbalanced as is! If I try that, I’ll probably end up falling over, which means YOU’LL end up falling over!” Dylan notes. “It’s a risk I’m willing to take if it means getting out of this freaking room! Now just DO IT!” Ava shouts. Dylan sighs and stands on his tippy toes. This gives Ava the boost she needs to grab the vent cover and rip it off the ceiling. “GOT IT!” Ava announces. Ava grabs ahold of the vent and pulls herself up inside. “I’m in! I’ll be back ASAP, I promise!” Ava tells him. “Yeah, just don’t forget the pipe.” Dylan says. Dylan holds the pipe into the air and Ava manages to bend down far enough to grab it and pull it inside the vent with her. “Thanks! See you soon!” Ava tells him, before proceeding through the vents…

Out in the woods, Lysandros and Daisy stumble upon the three unconscious guards. “See what I mean? I doubt Lawrence’s people did this to themselves. I have it under good authority that Rebecca was planning a rescue mission for Ava, maybe she beat us to the island.” Daisy suggests. “If that’s the case, she could have already killed Lawrence.” Lysandros says. “I doubt he would make it that easy for her, not when she’s been trying to take him down for months.” Daisy notes. Lysandros pulls out his gun. “You ready to head inside?” Lysandros asks. Daisy nods. “Ready as I’ll ever be. Let’s do this.” Daisy says.

In the control room, Lawrence and Gizelle are standing face to face. “I’ve been trying to reach some of the guards stationed at the facility entrance to see if they have seen or heard anything.” Gizelle says. “And?” Lawrence questions. “They are unreachable. It’s possible that some intruders have slipped onto the island undetected and incapacitated the guards.” Gizelle admits. “Bloody hell! Tell the others to kill any intruders they come across. I don’t want ANYONE getting near this room!” Lawrence states. “Understood. Any other orders?” Gizelle asks. “Yes. Don’t bother coming back, I’m going to be sealing the room to make sure no one else is able to enter. It’s almost time to make good on my threats against the countries who have opposed me and I cannot afford any intrusions.” Lawrence says. “Just so that you are aware, one of the countries who has not yet responded to your threats is the United States. If the timer hits zero and you fire at them, you’d be destroying Fantastic City in the process.” Gizelle notes. “I’d be perfectly content with that. The people of that city have been a constant obstacle for me, I’d be delighted to eliminate all of them.” Lawrence says. “Understood. I’ll go and see if I can track down any intruders.” Gizelle says. “Good luck.” Lawrence says. Gizelle walks out.

In a different part of the facility, Rebecca, Ciara, V.J, and Kaylie are standing around in a corridor. “I think now would be a good time for us to split up. Once you find Dylan, Harper, and Ava, you should probably take them back to the boat.” Rebecca tells V.J and Kaylie. “And if Rebecca and I take too long coming back to the boat ourselves, you should leave the island without us.” Ciara adds. “That’s not going to happen. We came here not just to rescue the hostages but also take Lawrence down, and we aren’t leaving until both objectives are accomplished.” Kaylie says. “At the very least, find a way to make sure Harper and Ava make it back to the mainland. I want them both off of this island the first chance we get.” Rebecca says. “That seems doable. I’m sure we could send somebody back with them.” V.J says. “Good. In that case, good luck.” Rebecca says. “Same to you.” V.J says. Rebecca and Ciara walk away as V.J and Kaylie head in a different direction.

After a few minutes of proceeding down a hallway, Kaylie stops in her tracks. “What is it?” V.J asks. “Someone is coming.” Kaylie reveals. Two guards come around the corner and spot V.J and Kaylie. V.J and Kaylie draw their guns quickly and shoot both of the guards! “Well if Lawrence didn’t know we were here before, he probably does now.” V.J says. V.J bends down next to one of the dead guards, picks up his gun off of him, and removes the bullets. “What are you doing? Do you think he’s going to come back to life and shoot us?” Kaylie wonders. “I wasted a bullet on this dude, he owes me a couple.” V.J says, before pocketing the bullets. Kaylie smiles. “I’ve missed you, you know that? The force isn’t the same without you on it.” Kaylie says. “Hopefully I’ll be back real soon, assuming the wife lets me go back to police work.” V.J says. Suddenly, loud noises can be heard coming from the ceiling. “Hey, do you hear that?” Kaylie asks. “Hard not to. What the hell is that?” V.J wonders. The vent covers falls off the ceiling and Ava jumps down onto the floor! “AVA?!” V.J asks. Ava stands up and notices V.J and Kaylie. “Hey guys! Fancy meeting you here!” Ava exclaims. “What were you doing in the ceiling? We thought Lawrence would’ve had you locked up somewhere!” Kaylie says. “Oh, he did! That’s why I was in the ceiling! Dylan and I couldn’t figure out a way out of the room Lawrence locked us in, so I suggested I crawl through the air vent. Looks like it paid off!” Ava says. “Yeah, looks that way. So is Dylan still locked in the room?” V.J asks. “Yeah. I told him I’d come back around and open the door for him.” Ava says. “Do you remember the way to the room?” Kaylie asks. “Shouldn’t be too hard to find. Come on, follow me!” Ava urges. Ava runs off and V.J and Kaylie follow her. Once V.J and Kaylie are out of sight, Gizelle comes around the corner and discovers the two dead guards. “Damn it!” Gizelle mutters.

In the control room, Lawrence’s radio goes off. “Mr. Stanpatos, I just discovered that two of our guards have been shot inside the facility. We definitely have intruders, likely more than one.” Gizelle reveals. “Just bloody wonderful! Well I don’t care what you have to do Gizelle, I want each of these intruders eliminated promptly!” Lawrence shouts. “Yes sir.” Gizelle answers. Lawrence places his radio on the table. “Only fifteen minutes left for the remaining countries to surrender. If they don’t, I pity anyone that is foolish enough to oppose me.” Lawrence says…

In the corridor, Gizelle is still with the two dead guards when Lysandros and Daisy come around the corner. Gizelle quickly draws her gun and points it at them! “Are the two of you the ones responsible for this mess?” Gizelle wonders. “I really wish I could take the credit, but I can’t.” Lysandros says. “Where the hell is my daughter?!” Daisy questions. Gizelle smirks. “I know who you are now. You’re the incubator for Mr. Stanpatos’ granddaughter.” Gizelle realizes. “I am not an incubator, I am her mother you dumb bitch!” Daisy snaps. “Whatever the case may be, I’m willing to bet that Mr. Stanpatos would be most appreciative if I were to do away with the both of you.” Gizelle says. Gizelle points her gun at Daisy. “And I think I’ll start with you.” Gizelle says. “GET BACK!” Lysandros shouts. Lysandros grabs Daisy and pulls her out of the way just as Gizelle fires at her! Lysandros pulls Daisy around the corner and draws his own weapon. “No, you can’t shoot back! It’s way too dangerous!” Daisy tells him. “I have to do something!” Lysandros states. Lysandros peeks around the corner and goes to return fire at Gizelle, but Gizelle shoots at him and hits him in the shoulder! “LYSANDROS!” Daisy screams. Lysandros falls to the ground and Daisy rushes to his side. “Are you okay?” Daisy questions. “Don’t worry, it’s just a flesh wound.” Lysandros tells her. Gizelle approaches them and aims her gun at them. “Don’t worry, the next one will be much more serious. Before I finish you off though, I think I’ll take care of your little girlfriend first.” Gizelle says, as she points her gun at Daisy. Daisy closes her eyes in fear and a shot is fired. After a few moments, Daisy opens her eyes and discovers that Gizelle has been shot! Gizelle collapses to the floor and Ciara is revealed to be standing behind her, holding a gun! “That’s for the other day! Payback’s a bitch, and so weren’t you.” Ciara states.