Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World

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> ”And there we were. In a spaceship, chasing Kathy Beefer into space to stop her from opening a cardboard box. We need to stop her, keep this brave world from becoming a new one. A messed up, broken, dystopian one.
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> -Bryson Martinez

**Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World** is the fourteenth and final episode of Season 3 of *Tales From The Darkside,* and the thirty-fifth overall. The episode serves as the grand finale to The Origins Arc, prelude to The Titanic Arc and the end of the first part of The Jackson Cosmology Project Trilogy.

Also known as **Tales From The Darkside Movie: The God Box Adventure,** it is a 2023 science-fiction comedy-drama dark fantasy film, and is the first film of *Tales From The Darkside.* It premiered on October 6, 2023.

## Synopsis

**THE GRAND FINALE** — Angel0 and James have reached the God Box, but Bryson and his team must put a stop to it in an epic battle in space that could change their lives forever.

## Press Release

**FIRST FILM** — *Tales From The Darkside* is proud to present its first film*, Tales From The Darkside Movie: The God Box Adventure.*

The Origins Arc has been an arc that began with *Chapter Twenty-Five: Fortune and Men’s Eyes.* It has revolved around revealing the origins behind Katie Jackson, who was believed to have been a normal human, but turned out to be something completely different. The arc then shifted into Bryson Martinez’s “murder,” and Katie, Carson Vagil and Veronica Cortez attempting to make it seem as if Bryson was dead. Later, in *Chapter Thirty-One: Black Friday,* the murder mystery concluded with Bryson revealing himself, and Kathy Beefer revealing herself to be alive as well, and possessing a group member, Angela Nalie to form an Eldritch being named Angel0.

Eventually, The Group would track down Angel0 to a facility on the outskirts of Nelson, but they would fail in destroying them. Angel0 invited a friendly ally from Georgia, James, to eventually build a rocket, and blast off into space in search of a mystical and mysterious object named, the “God Box.” Can our heroes save the universe and Angela and finally take down Kathy once and for all? Find out on Friday, October 6, 2023 when the grand finale to Season 3 and The Origins Arc, *Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World* and the film *Tales From The Darkside Movie: The God Box Adventure* releases.

## Plot

Angel0’s rocket reaches space, and enters a portal into “The Great Beyond.” Angel0 briefly shows Kathy, and Angela desperately trying to get out, before returning to Angel0. James then pops out, and starts freaking out about seeing the God Box. “Oh my god! Oh my god! I’m actually going to see the God Box! I thought they were just rumors, but no! They’re real! They’re real!” Angel0 splits into Kathy and Angela. Angela takes control of the ship while Kathy walks around, berating James for “not following protocol.” Angela slowly tries to turn the ship back, but Kathy notices, and takes control of her again, and Angel0 turns the ship back on course. Bryson and his team are in a ship of their own, and continue chasing Angel0 and James.

Back on Earth, the rest of The Group try to break Gordon out of Angel0’s Energy Zucker, but fail. Eventually, the machine is unstable, and when Gordon thinks it’s over, it explodes, killing him, launching the members away and destroying a part of the facility.

Angel0 says, “We’re here.” James looks out the front, and sees the God Box. He freaks out, and begins chanting, “Dear God Box, please show me the divine way of your power. Dear God Box, please show me the divine way of your power.” Angel0 uses the energy that was sucked from Gordon’s life source to power up a giant energy beam. It shoots out and hits the God Box. The God Box opens, which stuns the two. The God Box shoots out dark magic, which James is stunned at, but Angel0 simply smiles.

Bryson’s team continues heading to space, but suddenly sees the sky has turned red. Katie remarks, “The God Box is open. Kathy did it.” Meteors start raining down, which narrowly miss the team. Bryson contacts everyone else, and warns them of the meteors. He tells them, “Evacuate to my house! I have a safe basement where you guys can relax. If you guys see anyone that needs help, help them! Let’s try to not cause any unintentional deaths!”

The God Box continues to spill out dark magic. Angel0 parks the ship near the box, where James gets out, and witnesses seeing the God Box first hand. He is amazed, and jumps in head first. He starts receiving unlimited power, which he laughs maniacally at. Suddenly, he starts glowing, and asks the God Box that he has enough. He starts freaking out, saying, “Too much! Too much!” He screams as he explodes from the power. Angel0 simply calls him, “Idiot,” before flying the ship directly into the God Box. They leave the Time Machine near the scene, however, without them knowing. Bryson’s team reaches the God Box, where Katie says, “So the rumors were true. The God Box is a real thing.” Bryson says, “Yeah, I never thought this would be real.” Katie tells Bryson, “Honey, I’ll stay out here to figure out how to close this thing. You go on.” Carson says, “I’ll go with you man. You and me against the world.” “Me and Shelby will join you,” Amelia says. “Ok, so me, Yasmin and Sabrina will stay out here to close it.” Katie duplicates the ship, and Bryson and his team fly in the box to find Kathy. Amelia and Shelby are concerned and nervous, so Bryson and Carson help the two calm down (“Pokeballer”).

Angel0 finds a broken universe, which houses the de facto ruler of the God Box, The Dark Lord. Angel0 swears allegiance to him. The Dark Lord asks, “How many have you sacrificed?” Angel0 responds, “An Argos High student, Marta, Megan, Sonia, Michael, Gordon, James, about 7 sir.” The Dark Lord then says, “Kathy, you know how the God Box came to be?” Angel0 splits into Kathy and Angela. Kathy imprisons Angela, then goes back. “Yes sir. The meteor that brought that Katie girl blew up in Japan, which caused a giant shockwave. The shockwave blew up your origin planet, and you used the pieces to build the God Box.” The Dark Lord says, “Very well. You’ve done your research well, Kathy. Now, where is Katie now?” Kathy says, “Probably on her way after me. She’s definitely looking for her.” She points to Angela, and The Dark Lord goes up to her. “Hm, a worthless human. Perfect.” The Dark Lord pulls out his hand as Angela screams in fear.

Bryson looks around, seeing different broken universes. Carson asks, “Man, what the hell is this?” Katie calls, and tells them, “Guys, Kathy left the Time Machine! Maybe we can use this?” Angela wakes up, and finds herself back on Earth. She is confused, and walks around. She finds a few people, but no one she recognizes. She goes to a temple, where there are people, one of who calls herself “The Angel Lord.” Angela asks, “Where am I?” The Angel Lord simply says, “The Angel Graveyard, sweetie.” Angela asks, “Am I dead?” The Angel Lord says, “Well, no, but you have been erased from existence. Who did this to you?” “The Dark Lord.” “Oh, of course he’d do this.” The Dark Lord smiles as Kathy is stunned at witnessing the erasure of Angela. Katie looks around the Time Machine, figuring out how to use it. Amelia and Shelby say, “We don’t know how it works. We’ve never seen James use it.”

The Dark Lord brings Angela back, and tells Kathy, “Your final form. I think it’s time.” Kathy fuses with Angela, but is influenced by The Dark Lord, and becomes Eldritch Kathy. Eldritch Kathy flies out of the universe, and sees Bryson’s ship. The team spot Eldritch Kathy, and try to fly away (“Speed Me Up”). However, Eldritch Kathy catches up to them, and destroys the ship, launching the team out, unconscious.

As Eldritch Kathy is about to kill them, Angela wakes up from her mind. She finds herself chained up, but manages to break out. She walks around her mind, and stumbles upon Kathy controlling Eldritch Kathy. Kathy is maniacally laughing, when she notices Angela behind her. Kathy tells Angela, “You cannot stop me anymore Angela. I’ve taken you over. What’s your friends gonna do?” Kathy then teleports her to The Angel Graveyard, but Angela returns with a sword. Bryson wakes up and sees Eldritch Kathy pause for a second. Suddenly, Eldritch Kathy smiles, and doesn’t kill them. Katie yells from Bryson’s phone, “Guys! We can’t close it! We have to blow it up with this bomb!” Yasmin takes control of the ship with the bombs, and tells Sabrina, “I’m sorry,” before flying into the God Box.

Bryson sees Carson fixing the ship and Yasmin flying in. Yasmin tells them, “Guys! Get out of here! Save yourselves!” In a panic, Bryson grabs Yasmin, and pulls her into his ship, and flies away. As they reach the exit, Eldritch Kathy flies out to drag them down. Angela and Kathy have dueled, with Angela on the verge of losing. Kathy laughs saying, “You just don’t know when to quit, huh?” Angela says, “No, but I do know how to win.” Kathy is confused, when realizes her control panel is destroyed. Kathy yells at Angela, but Angela quietly accepts her fate. Eldritch Kathy falls and crashes into Katie’s bomb ship, blowing it up and the God Box begins crashing and exploding. Bryson and the team manage to escape (“Light ‘Em Up”) and rescue Katie, Amelia and Shelby as well. The God Box explodes in a giant fiery explosion, destroying Eldritch Kathy and killing Angela and Kathy alongside it. They crash land back on Earth, where the rest of The Group are. Yasmin cries as she realizes she couldn’t save Angela, and Sabrina and Kayla comfort her.

Days later, Angela’s funeral takes place, and The Group reflect on the tragedy and loss. Katie tells everyone, “Guys, let’s just relax. I need a big break.” Everyone agrees, and look into the sunset. The season and movie ends with pieces of the God Box remaining in space, and The Dark Lord’s hand twitches, signifying he survived.

## Kills/Deaths

Gordon Molina: Killed by Angel0’s Energy Zucker

James: Exploded from the God Box’s power

Angela Nalie, Kathy Beefer: Killed when Eldritch Kathy was destroyed, and the God Box exploding

## Trivia

* The episode title comes from the 1980 TV film of the same name.