Jake Pentecost [Narrating]
My generation, we were born into war. Giant monsters attacked our world. We called them, "Kaiju". They came from the Breach, a gateway to another dimension, at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. They were sent by an alien race on the other side, the Precursors. We fought back, building our own monsters– Jaegers. Giant robots, so big they needed two pilots to run 'em. My father was one of them. He sacrificed himself to help save the world. I– am not my father. It's been 10 years since we won the war, and closed the Breach. Most of the world's recovered. But a few coastal cities never did. And the world is still picking up the pieces. But some of us live better in a broken world. And squatting in half a mansion is better than paying for some crappy apartment. Now, in the relief zones, you have to get creative. You have to hustle, or somebody else might eat your breakfast. And your cookies. And you damn hot sauce. You know, out here, we place a different value on things. The Pan Pacific Defense Corps usually looks the other way, as long as you don't go poking around where you don't belong. Say, like a decommissioned Jaeger Scrapyard. Big risks means big reward. And nothing pays more than stolen Jaeger tech. Plenty of nutcases out here trying to slap together their own Jaegers. But they need the parts to do it. So if you can steal what no one else can steal– you can live like a king.
Jake Pentecost [Jake and Amara are locked up in a cell.]
Should've let me pilot.
Oh, like this is my fault? You compromised my command center.
Jake Pentecost Wow. Your command center?
Jake Pentecost Wait, sorry, sorry, I didn't hear that. Your command center?
[Jake and Amara start talking over each other.]
Yes! And you had no place to come in, and try to tell me what to do.
Jake Pentecost I go wherever I want. I go wherever I want. It's a different world, right? Okay? It's a different world.
Oh, yeah, 'cause it really worked out well, right? Look where we're at, right?
Jake Pentecost You know what? Your top lip and your bottom lip, they need to meet and become friends.
Smart. That's a good one.
Jake Pentecost Need to close up, alright? Shut up. Shut up.
Jake Pentecost Conversation done.
Jake Pentecost Junkyard baby.
Jake Pentecost [Pause.]
Why did you build it?
What happened to the shutting up?
Jake Pentecost You said you wasn't gonna sell it, so what the hell was you gonna do? Rob a bank or something?
I built her because one day they're gonna come back. The Kaiju. And when they do, I'm not gonna be stuck waiting for someone else to come save my ass. Not like before.
PG Prison guard
[Two prison guards open the cell door.] [To Jake]
You. Let's go.
[Jake is forced into an interrogation room. Mako appears via hologram.]
Hello, Jake. Here we are again.
Jake Pentecost It's just a stretch of bad luck. I'll figure it out.
Father used to say we make our own luck.
Jake Pentecost Yeah, well, Dad said a lot of things.
You were arrested in a rogue Jaeger.
Jake Pentecost Hold on a second. That wasn't my Jaeger. There's this little kid. She's about this tall–
You have priors. This is serious.
Jake Pentecost Okay. That's why I need my big sis to help me get the hell out of here. Just one last time.
They are not going to let you just walk, but there might be another way.
Jake Pentecost Okay. See, that's what I wanna hear. That's what I'm here to talk about, the other way. [Sits down on a chair] Lay it on me. What do I gotta do?
Re-enlist and finish what you started.
Jake Pentecost I'm not doing that. Look, I'm too old to be a cadet.
I don't want you to be a cadet. I want you to help train them.
Jake Pentecost Train who? Train what? I'm not training no damn kids.
The transport is standing by to bring both of you to Moyulan.
Jake Pentecost Both of us?
You and your new recruit.
Jake Pentecost [The hologram turns off.] [Stands up]
Mako! [Waves at the sensors, then sits down, knowing he has no choice but to go with Amara to the Shatterdome] I can't believe she just hologrammed me.
Jake Pentecost [Jake and Mako make their way down to the hangar.]
Well, that was slick. So how long until all this is shut down so I can go home?
I don't trust the tech. Not yet at least.
Jake Pentecost Well, it looks pretty good to me.
Remote systems can be hacked or compromised.
Jake Pentecost No, you've got the key vote, right? So there you go, it's your decision. [Goes to the handrails]
[Follows her brother to the handrails]
I wish I could just go ahead and approve them. Nearly half the counsel is backing Liwen. They aren't going to like my decision.
Jake Pentecost Who cares what they like, and what they don't like? I tell you what? I'm gonna go with you. For moral support. Plus I wanna get out of this place.
I'm glad you offered, because I already requested Gipsy Avenger as honor guard at the Council Summit.
Jake Pentecost You know Gipsy's Nate's ride.
His co-pilot works for Liwen now. He needs a new one.
Jake Pentecost One that you already know is drift compatible. Alright. I'll do it. I got your back. But I wanna be there when you tell Nate, cause I just want to see his face. He's gonna be so pissed. He's just gonna stand there like– [Imitating Nate] "Yeah, I don't think you belong in a Jaeger, Jake. Get out of my Jaeger. I'm handsome and sexy." [Normal voice] He is handsome. He is sexy.
Thank you, Jake. [Puts her hand on Jake's back and pats it]
[Jake looks at his sister and smiles. They turn to stare at Gipsy Avenger.]
[Jake enters a room where Amara is trying and failing to drift with Sarah, a brain in a container.] [Groans angrily]
Come on, Sarah! Do something! You stupid brain thing! [Sees Jake] Hey.
Jake Pentecost Hey.
[Takes off her helmet]
So, I'm not really good at– emotional stuff, but– I really am sorry about your sister. [Jake nods] Half-sister?
Jake Pentecost Yeah, her family died during the Onibaba attack. My dad took her in. She was my sister. My family.
Why are you out of your uniform?
Jake Pentecost Just had a lot in my mind after Sydney. Guess I just wanted to be comfortable.
Well, don't let Ranger Lambert see you in that. He might take the stick out of his butt and beat you with it.
Jake Pentecost I think I'm safe. It's wedged in there pretty tight.
Jake Pentecost [Amara chuckles.] [Looks at Sarah in the container]
So they're still using Sarah. [Taps the container]
Yeah. And I can't drift with her for some reason. All the other cadets have been training for years, and I just– hate feeling like the slow kid.
Jake Pentecost You gotta relax. Or you're just grinding gears. I'll help you out. [Activates the simulator]
Jake Pentecost Don't call me "coach".
Jake Pentecost Concentrate. [Flicks Amara's ear, then readies his helmet] You have to make a good connection. You can't do that if you're yappin' your gums.
Jake Pentecost [Jake and Amara put on their helmets.]
You ready?
Jake Pentecost Alright. [Pushes a few buttons on the screen] Let's see if we're drift compatible.
Jake Pentecost [As Jake and Amara drift, memories from their past flash by.]
Stay focused, Amara. Remember, the stronger your connection, the better you fight. [Amara relaxes] That's it.
Jake Pentecost [Amara suddenly gets caught in a memory of her past.]
Amara! Don't hang on to the memory. Just let it flow right through you. Amara!
[The memory shows Amara, as a young girl, with her parents and brother at the Santa Monica Pier. Young Amara and her mother and brother gather for a family photo.] Amara's father: Amara, jump in there. Yeah, come on. Get together. Ready? One, two, cheese. [Clicks the camera, then takes out the photo from the camera] Got it. Wanna see? [Gives Young Amara the photo. Young Amara takes it] Wait a sec.
Jake Pentecost [Young Amara runs past Jake on her way to the edge of the pier to look at the photo.]
Amara. Amara, you have to let it go. Amara! Look, just listen to my voice! AMARA!
Jake Pentecost [Young Amara looks at the photo when water droplets started coming down. She looks up to see Insurrector emerging from the water. Everyone at the pier runs for their lives as the Kaiju roars. Young Amara tries to run to her parents and brother, but Insurrector's breaks a gap of the pier as it walks, separating Young Amara from her parents and brother.]
Amara!
Daddy! Daddy!
Amara's father: Amara! Come on, jump!
Jake Pentecost Amara! We need to break the drift!
Amara's father: [Holds out his hand] Jump to me. Come on!
I'm scared!
Amara's father: Baby. I will catch you! I promise. Come on!
Jake Pentecost AMARA!!!
Amara's mother: Amara, come on!
Amara's father: Jump!
Jake Pentecost [Young Amara runs towards her parents and brother, but before she can jump to them, Insurrector's foot stomps right where Young Amara's parents and brother were standing, killing them all, as Young Amara looks on in sadness. The memory finally ends, returning Jake and Amara to the present day.] [Takes off his helmet]
Amara! Take it off! [Takes off Amara's helmet, then holds her head as she starts sobbing] Are you okay?
[Amara looks around and realizes that she is back in the present day.]
I was there. I felt it.
Jake Pentecost Yeah. I felt it too.
[Over Jake's walkie-talkie]
Jake, it's me. You there?
Jake Pentecost [Takes out his walkie-talkie and speaks into it]
Yeah, I'm here.
[Over Jake's walkie-talkie]
Meet me in the lab right away. Marshal wants to see us.
Jake Pentecost [On his walkie-talkie]
Alright. On my way. [Puts his hand on Amara's shoulder] You okay? [Amara nods]
[Making sure that Amara is okay, Jake heads out.]
