Persistence (Part 1)

Season 1, Episode 19

**Persistence (Part 1)** is the 19th episode of season one of Defiance and the 19th of the overall series.

## Plot

Todd and Volkov launch the weapons in a secret base as he is about to launch it to Washington D.C. Washington Monument. He launches it with missiles as he gains control of the weapons. He uses it as the missile builds as it is about the launch it as it travels a long way to Washington D.C. It lands at the Washington Monument and it falls down people inside. The Washington Monument is destroyed people are stunned as well and the people report the news as soldiers and the army arrive. The U.N.I.T. will arrive too as Todd has formed an army of his own too, Lorena, Colt U.N.I.T., Robert Taylor, and Connor. Todd introduced me to him having tech of his own as he is good at fighting and supplies for Todd when needed as they will target U.N.I.T. instead of launching it as it will make sure that the clearance is here.

Aiden and Carl both head to the Washington Monument in Washington but it is destroyed, as it turns out it was missiles and someone has destroyed it. President Brooks is upset about this as Aiden knows who it is. Carl tells them that it is, Todd who caused all of this. He used it now, as he killed a lot of people inside of it. President Brooks will make a statement about this for his speech as Aiden needs to find, Todd, as he has the Destructive Keys to use it for launching the warheads. Carl knows that he can do whatever he wants as Aiden vows to stop him. President Brooks makes a statement about the attack on the Washington Monument by missiles on it which is caused by Todd and his forces. He advised all the museums, shops, and everything except the military to be shut until Todd's weapons were stopped as it is the biggest terror for all mankind.

Every Shop, Museum, and everything around is closed, Everyone is stunned as Todd is himself and everyone is looking for him as they need to make U.N.I.T. network is down, so that they don't find him. Volkov asks him about Glenn as Todd will capture him for a bonus. Logan and Doctor Krueger saw the news with them assuring that they would be safe, Logan doesn't think so as he hearts feels that they will be coming for the U.N.I.T. as he wants to go to Glenn. He talks to him as Logan wants to protect him. Glenn doesn't need anything as he is aware of Todd causing the missiles with the Destructive Key as they are looking for the location. Doctor Krueger speaks with the other Scientists as they do the test for the gun, which is a Sonic-Gun, that recharges for 10 seconds as she does need to work on things as well as the prototype. Todd sees the U.N.I.T. base as his Ship turns into camouflage as they slip the security for now, with Lorena going with Volkov to shut down the controls inside of the U.N.I.T. for Robert and Connor to take care of U.N.I.T. who stands in there way as Todd will destroy the U.N.I.T.s jet and planes to make them defenseless and dealing with Glenn.

Aiden and Carl are at the President's Office as they are talking about Todd's latest attack before launching it. President Brooks saw, what happened in Canada as Aiden wasn't involved in taking the armor. Carl wants to protect him as he is worried that Todd and his army will come after him. President Brooks is not scared of taking a challenge as he embraces it. They go to the President's bunker as he introduces the system that can track everything from the Pentagon to here. They can find trouble around America and the world as President Brooks is aware that U.N.I.T. is taking care of it, which is fine. They do need to do for themselves too. They found something in the system from the HQ in Key Largo, Florida, it turned out the be the U.N.I.T's base as Todd and his army were attacking the base. Aiden and Carl had to stop them before they did any damage inside with Carl worrying about Glenn. Aiden goes in his jet with Carl to fly back to the base.

Todd attacks the jets with his men as he gets hit with his armor withstanding any attacks, Glenn urges the guards to his office as many of them to keep them away from the battle. Lorena and Volkov attack U.N.I.T. soldiers for control center inside as they fight their way inside of it. Robert And Connor attack the U.N.I.T. who try to fight Todd, as they attack the lab as Doctor Krueger gets to cover behind the firing weapons. They all fight back as they can't Todd's team as their equipment and abilities are too good for them. Glenn uses weapons defensive for security but it doesn't work as Todd destroys them, the U.N.I.T. fights with sticks and gadgets as they are all defeated. Glenn needs to put more in the security room. Glenn laughs as he knows it is useless as he goes close to it. Aiden and Carl head there as they see they arrive on the scene to help as it is chaos.

Aiden and Carl arrive, he contacts Logan as he is heading to the Control Centre inside of the U.N.I.T. as Krueger having trouble in the lab as Colt U.N.I.T. isn't here. Aiden learns that the soldiers have been wounded from the attacks, with the jets and planes being destroyed. He does there to fight Todd's army, he beats them as Doctor Krueger uses her weapons and gloves with energy to beat up Connor And Robert. She fights them with her martial arts by using technology to hurt them as they are defeated and run away from them. Lorena and Volkov defeat the U.N.I.T. as they fail to fight back as they deal with Logan, who arrives. Lorena sees him outnumbered as Logan can take care of them as he fights both of them in the Control Room. Todd goes to Glenn's Office and hides from him by taunting him about his failures as Glenn is not scared even in that armor with Todd laughing at him. Glenn fights in his suit by controlling it with the system that he used when he fought Todd in a fight as he did damage to him but his armor doesn't affect him as much shocking Glenn as he destroys it with a power launcher that he used by defeating Glenn.

He is about to kidnap Glenn with Aiden arriving knowing that he used the weapons to launch missiles to hurt a lot of people. Todd will make sure that more chaos will happen, as he gets the government's attention as soon as the world is in his sight. He will kidnap the U.N.I.T.'s leader and destroy the Control Centre, which has a better defense base than other normal military with no controls and systems leaving it defenseless. Aiden fights him with his weapons and Todd uses his stick to battle him in a hard fight with Todd really getting good on Aiden by smashing the stick on the floor, to back away. Aiden hits him with his combat as he beats him, down to the ground despite the strong armor. Todd sees the electricity go off as Logan is defeated by Lorena and Volkov, by shutting down the defense system in the HQ. They all run to Todd as he laughs while being defeated by Colt U.N.I.T. breaking the walls of his office and blasting missiles as Aiden, is defeated. The group retreats back as Todd collects Glenn as they fly away in Colt U.N.I.T.'s ship. The rest of the U.N.I.T. including Logan and Doctor Krueger fight back with weapons as they go away fast. They are stunned that U.N.I.T. HQ is ruined with Glenn being captured by Todd.

## Characters

* Logan Payne
* Aiden Rhodes
* Doctor Beverly Krueger
* Commander Glenn Ross
* Carl Leslie
* U.N.I.T Soldiers
* Canada Police

### Villains

* Todd White
* Colt U.N.I.T
* Lorena
* Volkov
* Todd's Men
* Robert Taylor

## Trivia

* It's aired on 24th August, on Grey Griffin's birthday, who voiced Lorena in this episode.
* Todd has all the Destructive Keys.
* Colt U.N.I.T. mask is designed by himself, with tech.
* Carl always pays attention to Aiden, most of the time.
* Logan has learned combinations from Carl and Aiden, who here different fighting styles.
* Glenn said the U.N.I.T. motto, "When there is a mission, U.N.I.T. is the call".
* President Brooks always makes a statement, when it's serious.
* Doctor Krueger uses the drone, as she mentioned in the previous episode.