Preserve

Preserve is the 5th episode of season one of Defiance and the fifth of the overall series.
== Overview ==
Florida Scientists are studying the technology of the futuristic with weapons as a woman attacks it. Doctor Krueger is analyzing Tides-5 as Florida Scientists are attacked it turns out to be Lorena, who is going for the reactor core.
== Plot ==
In Florida, Scientists are in the lab that is creating weapons technology with improvements for the future technology rising as they work on prototypes of weapons with futuristic items that can be made into everything while they are studying tech for the future as more started to develop drones and many weapons worn different attachments with sights and everything. An unknown woman in a mask starts to attack the city with her weapons as she fights against the scientists many of them scatter as she has a place to
In the U.N.I.T. HQ, in the lab with the scientist including Doctor Krueger is doing test subjects on her latest projects that she planned for. Doctor Krueger is working on analyzing the weapons of Tides-5, she sees that it has a Cannon and Scanner with attachments with it. Scientist sees this as more successful in the weapons they are making than scanning through walks and many places like a force field. Black Shadow/Aiden is bush looking out of the window of U.N.I.T. Soldiers going inside of the Jet and Copters, as U.N.I.T. Uses their weapons for training with the gear they have. Logan is driving his water after training in the simulation room by doing all the trials as Aiden still looking outside as Logan tries to talk him down about it. Aiden doesn’t talk while he is thinking about the missions, as Logan wants him to do something else as he still thinking about the next attack by Todd. Logan talks to Aiden about the mission in Texas that he has the first Destructive Key and he is not happy that he and Aiden for not there in Texas because he had a mission in New Zealand, which he stopped as Glenn and Logan got beaten by Todd and Volkov during the ambush in Texas military. An unknown woman while he sees her on the screen. Logan sees that FCPD has attacked her too and it turns out that she beats many of them including her combat skills. Aiden recognized the woman in the mask who turned out to be Lorena as she was going to take over the technology and the drones. Logan realise that he is going for the reactor core to overheat the city as Doctor Krueger said. 
Lorena had taken over control of the Mini-Drones and Weapons that she had with everything that she had prepared. She also controls the security which can cause panic all over the city in Florida. Glenn sees it on the screen with Aiden and Logan will ahead there on the mission with a lot more equipment that both of them will prepare for the big task at hand. Glenn urges them to get the people safe and stop Lorena with Aiden knowing her because he used to fight her in battle and manages to him tied with Logan also knows that she can be tricky but she is good. Both of them went to Doctor Krueger to give new equipment improvements including Smoke Grenades and Hacking Devices to fight what was against them. Doctor Krueger urges them good luck while she communicates with them in comms with both of them heading the jet with Logan seeing another attack is happening elsewhere other than Seattle and Texas but it isn’t Todd and his army doing this with other problems that are rising to the occasion in the fight. More comms seeing that FCPD have to get the people off the streets while they take a beat from them in the battle which Logan and Aiden's task has gotten even harder but won’t change their approach to stop Lorena.
Aiden is about to use the jet to fly to Florida in a jet but Doctor Krueger changes her mind because Glenn sends her on the mission too with Glenn in comms advising her to come to the mission. Logan wants to know about Doctor Krueger has past with Lorena as she did with her destroying Doctor Krueger's greatest creation it was nearly completed and unruly she destroyed it with the bombs that she put in but she was okay. While they fly in the jet to Florida in the sky. Aiden thought of her many times as she was a tougher opponent than the rest but he defeated Lorena many times in combat she does escape prison multiple times which concerns him. Lorena has beaten many of the security that try to attack her but she defeats them in combat while she enters the room of tech in the future earlier on before she shuts down with the blackout as Doctor Krueger fears as they go inside the room in Florida gate. Many Scientists are down while many have escaped from her are gone and none are in the building. Aiden and Logan see more in the cameras in Florida that many people including injured Scientists and FCPD as many of them have been attacked by Lorena, Mini-Drones, and her weapons and skills on the battlefield which has become destructive. Doctor Krueger sees the camera footage as she hacks it which Aidan has too and sees that Lorena attacks many of them to get in her way, as she is very good with her reflexes. They go to more rooms to find out.
They land while helping get the civilians to safety with Aiden, Logan, And Doctor Krueger. Logan destroys many of the drones that trying to attack them with lasers Aiden hacks and destroys many of them to target themselves Doctor Krueger destroys more while Car is destroyed. Logan saves the civilians in the battle, and Aiden uses his stick to destroy the mini-drones more come into the room which turned to be A.I. Robots, who are charging at them Doctor Krueger sees that she has hacked many of them, and reprogrammed them. Logan knows that Lorena is one step ahead while she heading the reactor core while it is overheating in the camera which will take 10 minutes until it creates destruction in Florida. Logan, Aiden, and Doctor Krueger need to head there inside where Lorena is with the reactor core, which will destroy anyone but a thousand miles. Lorena has weapons that she can use with Doctor Krueger fears that she can improve it by making upgrades from the Scientist that she took from. Doctor Krueger searches for more that relates to Lorena's plans as the pipelines are destroyed which causes the flood on other floors except the main one. Lorena has been studying for it to cause her formula for the destructive way of mind in the battle which she reverses the mini-drones while she tries to find a way to reverse but she has the controls. Doctor Krueger sees the robot A.I. Being controlled while she fights many of them they try to hold her down with Logan and Aiden saving her and destroying more and shutting down the robot A.I. Which chase Florida people to breathe easy but more mini-drones are still caused by her while she has it with the reactor core about goes off more than 5 minutes. She takes some of the equipment to use for her tests as Aiden and Logan are gone to find her as she goes to find them.
Aiden and Logan use the tracker to scout for many rooms to find Lorena. FCPD forces are fighting back with min-drones with Lorena has defeated many of them inside. Logan is surprised that she is getting better and more dangerous with the reactor core about to go off while they continue to scout they look everywhere they found it and Logan is about to shut it off and destroy it but Aiden tells Logan to stop and it’s a trap which turned out to be Lorena throwing bombs at them which pushes them back as she appears. Lorena has been impressed by both of them growing throughout the years with her knowledge of Black Shadow with the rematch after her battles with him many times but Logan vows to stop Lorena from knowing his name because of the files except Aiden. That made him angry, they battle her in combat as she is very skilled. She fights off Aiden and Logan’s attacks in the battle with Aiden using equipment Lorena dodges Logan throwing a kick but blocks it too while she pushes him away. Lorena dodges Aiden’s attack with his stick which gives. Lorena praises that she remembers how Black Shadow fights, as she remembers him for being a tough opponent. Logan calls her a "Tough to move from". Doctor Krueger searches for her plans, as she uses blueprints to make different traps and ideas to use. Logan fights Lorena in combat while she dodges his punches and kicks but she grabs him and pulls him down to the ground with him nearly being defeated. Lorena tells Logan to watch the city in horror with Aiden using the Katanas to destroy the reactor core much to Lorena's dismay. Doctor Krueger tells them about a machine, traps, weapons, and creating many more crazy. Aiden and Logan battle her again, while Lorena continues to hold off their combat abilities and they manage to fend her off, Logan chases her but he stumbles from Lorena's attack while he is knocked out as she escapes. Logan wakes up by Doctor Krueger, as Aiden couldn't find her, Logan got what they wanted, and Aiden wanted Glenn to confirm it.
Back at the U.N.I.T. With both of them seeing that Glenn is looking at his screen both of them saved Florida. Logan is not happy Lorena has escaped which she can do much worse than before. Glenn was happy that Logan stopped the reactor core, as they got Lorena's plans. He wants Logan and Aiden to capture Lorena for this as they think, she is helping Todd and Volkov. Glenn tells Aiden about a dangerous opponent he faced, as it turned out to be Lorena. Aiden looks up and thinks about the next ahead.
== Characters ==
*Logan Payne
*Aiden Rhodes
*Glenn Ross
*Doctor Beverly Krueger
* Florida Scientist
*FCPD
=== Villains ===
*Lorena
== Cast ==
Voice Actor 	Role(s)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	Logan Payne
Me (Beast Force 141) 	Aiden Rhodes
John Goodman 	Glenn Ross
Paget Brewster 	Doctor Beverly Krueger
Grey Griffin 	Lorena
Scientist #1
Eric Bauza 	FCPD #1
Florida Scientist #2
Jason Marsden 	FCPD #2
Florida Scientist #3
Billy West 	FCPD #3
Reactor Core Voice Mode
Grey Griffin
James Arnold Taylor	Additional Voice Actor
== Trivia ==
* Lorena is voiced by Grey Griffin.
* FCPD stands for Florida Central Police Department.
* Doctor Krueger is building weapons for scanners and detections.
* Aiden is thinking about the mission as he is prepared.
== Gallery ==
Preserve/Gallery
== See Also Edit ==
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Rages Run Deep 	Preserve 	Lumps Of Brand
Category:Season One Episode
Category:Defiance Episode