Editing ChildrenOfChildren:Opening Sequence - "It's Not My Time"

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''Still sepia photos in rapid succession: Young Sara hanging off anchor Nathan, while Josh looks on in pain - Keenan holding anchor Yukiko as they cry into each other's shoulders - Anna kissing Anchor Meredith goodbye - the run on the base - the exploding moon.''
 
''Still sepia photos in rapid succession: Young Sara hanging off anchor Nathan, while Josh looks on in pain - Keenan holding anchor Yukiko as they cry into each other's shoulders - Anna kissing Anchor Meredith goodbye - the run on the base - the exploding moon.''
  
''Then, color photos: A sixteen-year old Sara in a plain white wedding dress and Josh in a makeshift suit - Anna's funeral, and Sara and a child Archer strewing her grave with flowers - a child Archer Lin kissing Sophie, to her shock and Keenan's amusement ...''
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''Then, color photos: A sixteen-year old Sara in a plain white wedding dress and Josh in a makeshift suit - Anna's funeral, and Sara and a child Archer strewing her grave with flowers - a young teenaged Archer Lin kissing Sophie, to her shock and Keenan's amusement ...''
  
 
Looking back at the beginning of this  
 
Looking back at the beginning of this  
  
''Sara walking with her son and daughter in the evening, Ari talking with Isaac to Jon's amusement.  Kids play [[ChildrenOfChildren:The Pilots, Anchors and Monsters game |PA&M]] in the background - then the lights flash red.  Sara, worried, kisses Jon, then Ari, who then rush to the creche.''
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''Sara walking with her son and daughter in the evening, Ari talking with Isaac to Jon's amusement.  Kids play [[ChildrenOfChildren:The Pilots, Anchors and Monsters Game |PA&M]] in the background - then the lights flash red.  Sara, worried, kisses Jon, then Ari, who then rush to the creche.''
  
 
And how life was  
 
And how life was  
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''Suddenly a tentacle snakes up from the waters, dragging Casey's mech down.  She, in the cockpit, silently screams:  Jon, in his cockpit, gasps in shock and his ANIMa grabs for her mech's hand.  More tentacles whip out, latching on to them and slowly, surely, dragging them down.''
 
''Suddenly a tentacle snakes up from the waters, dragging Casey's mech down.  She, in the cockpit, silently screams:  Jon, in his cockpit, gasps in shock and his ANIMa grabs for her mech's hand.  More tentacles whip out, latching on to them and slowly, surely, dragging them down.''
  
Now the current's slowly pulling me down, it's getting harder to breathe
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Now the current's slowly pulling me down  
 
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It's getting harder to breathe  
''Noah tries to slice away tentacles, as does Archer, but to no avail.''
 
 
 
It won't be too long and I'll be going under  
 
It won't be too long and I'll be going under  
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Can you save me from this
  
''Casey slowly submerges, eyes wide with fear and she opens her mouth, with a silent "Don't let go!"''
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('Cause) It's not my time,
 
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I'm not going  
Can you save me from this...?
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There's a fear in me  
 
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It's not showing  
''Jon closes his eyes and grits his teeth in preparation...''
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This could be the end of me  
 
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And everything I know  
'''Cuz it's not my timeI'm not going!'''
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Oh, I won't go  
 
 
''...and unfolds his razor sharp wings at the same time that he flings Casey - and the helpless Deep One reject - high into the air, as he screams a silent, triumphant "NOW!"''
 
 
'''There's a fear in me - It's not showing!'''
 
 
 
''Ariana pumps her fists and nods, screwing up her face in mock seriousness, and starts to collimate energy into the Staff of the First Heroes.''
 
 
 
'''This could be the end of me, and everything I know -'''
 
 
 
''Archer, with a savage sneer, levels his claws, and waits for his Anchor to confirm lock-on... then he and Ariana fire at the exact same moment...''
 
 
 
'''Oh, I won't go!'''
 
 
 
''...blowing the alien into what motes of Essence must look like.'' 
 
 
 
''The title fades into place, superimposed over the action - the Bliss Stage logo:''
 
 
 
BLISS STAGE
 
 
 
''Followed by a flash of light reflected from the newly appearing subtitle:''
 
 
 
Children of Children
 
 
 
''The pilots awaken, and spill out into the creche with various "we did it!" gestures to thier Anchors - Jon and Lily glomping each other,  Ariana high-fiving Jessica, Archer's simple satisfied nod and smile to Hope, Karen hugging Casey's leg as Case cracks a sad smile and pats her head, and Noah looking at Celine, who sighs in relief, with a smile.''
 
  
 
I look ahead to all the plans that we made  
 
I look ahead to all the plans that we made  

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