Rex Dangervest
This is going to be easy. You're weak
Emmet
No, you're the one who's weak.
Rex Dangervest
Huh?
Emmet
[struggles as he tries to get up]
I'll never grow up to be like you. It's easy to harden your heart, but to open it. That's the toughest thing you can do. I'm gonna grow up, but I won't stop caring about the people in my life. They may see the world differently. It's not bad. I think it's inspiring. 'Cause everything's not awesome, but we can make it a little more awesome if we remember... We're not alone in this world. We're in it together.
Lucy
[After Lucy defeats Rex]
It's over, Rex. Emmet's never gonna be you. But you can be like him. You don't have to be the bad guy.
Emmet
You can join us.
Rex Dangervest
[grunts]
I can't.
Emmet
What do you mean?
Rex Dangervest
She came back for ya. You're never gonna turn out like me, which means: I'm never gonna exist
Emmet
W-Wait, no.
Rex Dangervest
[His right arm disappears]
Ha ha! Look, I told, I knew it! look, I'm Back to the Futuring! Totally called it.
Emmet
What's Back to the Futuring?
Rex Dangervest
[his left leg disappears]
It's a classic movie older kids get to watch. And now it's happening to me
Emmet
Come on! Take our hand while you still have a hand to take!
Rex Dangervest
That ain't how it works, kid.
Emmet
Rex...
Rex Dangervest
It's okay. I'm proud of ya. [his right leg disappears] And you're gonna grow up to be better than me. But kind of thanks to me, so, [his left arm disappears] I'm also great. And, Lucy, thanks for coming back for us. [his lower body disappears] Besides, this is a pretty righteous way to go out, no regrets! Except again not trademarking "No regrets", that was a mistake, one love! [his head disappears into nothing]
Emmet
Just to be clear of that really happened, you could see him. Right?
Lucy
Uh-huh. Time to go?
Emmet
Yeah. [he and Lucy leave]
Lucy
Hey, um, I'm really sorry I tried to change you.
Emmet
Oh, and I'm sorry I blew up the wedding and almost banished everyone to an eternity of lifelessness in a cosmic storage bin. It's fine.
Lucy
Can we be special best friends still?
Emmet
Fo' eva. [he and Lucy hold hands as the screen fades to white]
Emmet
Rex, why are we leaving? We gotta save my friends!
Rex Dangervest
Do we? They didn't come to save us when we were all alone.
Emmet
What are you talking about? Who are you?
Rex Dangervest
Look a little closer. We're not so different.
Emmet
Wait, you and I?
Rex Dangervest
We, and us.
Emmet
Huh?
Rex Dangervest
Emmet... I'm you.
Emmet
But I'm me.
Rex Dangervest
I'm you, from the future. All grown up.
Emmet
Wait, if you're me, why do we sound so different?
Rex Dangervest
[sounding exactly like Emmet]
Why do we sound so different? [Emmet gasps in horror] It's a mind-blower, I know. That's why I was so cagey in telling you my backstory.
F Finn
You ruined everything.
B Bianca
I just wanted you to play with me.
Lucy
Emmet… what have you done?
Emmet
[distraught]
What have we done?
Rex Dangervest
It's called growing up. Isn’t that what you wanted?
Emmet
No, I wanna save my friends.
Rex Dangervest
You don’t have friends! They’re just pieces of plastic! [chuckles] You still want to go back to The Matrix when you know the truth?
Emmet
[after Rex ruffles his hair to match his own]
What's The Matrix?
Rex Dangervest
It’s a movie only cool older mature dudes like us have seen. It’s time to put away childish things.
