Episode 5: Bravery

"Bravery" is the fifth episode of the Project Infinity web series.

Plot Summary
The Rebels' comrade Randolph has been captured by Union soldiers and placed in a cell. Octavia joins them and begins interrogating Randolph. She pushes for answers on the other Rebels' whereabouts and confirms that he is for certain a part of the same group by tricking him. He reveals he crawled through a drainage pipe to gain access to the airbase and was looking for information on the Princess. After he refuses to tell Octavia where the rest of the Rebels are, she pulls out a knife and begins torturing him.

Meanwhile, Gun, Josephine, and Lars head inside the Union Airbase where their comrade Randolph sent a distress signal from. They are wearing Union soldier uniforms to avoid drawing attention to themselves. Violet and Morris take their positions guarding the entrance while Elise waits on the Adonais in preparation of a quick escape.

Once inside the facility, Gun notices Josephine is keeping quiet and asks her why she's mad at him. She explains how selfish she found his behavior over the Randolph mission and points out how he was practically forced into joining the mission. She also says she knew he was a coward, but she didn't know he was heartless. Lars breaks up their spat and leads them down the hallway and inside an elevator. While in the elevator, they listen to Conner's L.I.A. earpiece to monitor if any orders are being sent from the airbase.

After concluding it is clear, they exit the elevator and carefully continue down a hallway. Randolph's crying and whimpering can be heard coming from the cell around the corner. Lars assesses the situation and decided they must act immediately. He rounds the corner and poses as a Union soldier. He tells them Val has ordered them to report to Royal City to fight the Rebels. When Octavia's reaction is less than assuring, Gun joins Lars and supports the story. However, Octavia recognizes his voice and her soldiers prepare to attack. Josephine steps in front of them and uses her stun gun to render them unconscious. Octavia then attacks and startles Josephine which causes her to drop the stun gun. Octavia shoves Lars out of the way and prepares to shoot Gun. At the last moment, Josephine hurries and pushes Gun out of the way. Octavia's bullet grazes her arm. Lars suddenly strikes the back of Octavia's head, and she faints. Lars now has an injured Randolph over his shoulder and asks if Josephine is alright. She says it only grazed her and to not forget the mission. Lars heads forward shortly before Gun and Josephine begin to leave as well. They are shocked when Octavia sends a bullet only inches away from them. Seeing she has regained consciousness, they run away as fast as they can.

Gun and Josephine realize they aren't going the right way and call Morris for assistance. Morris immediately prepares to enter the facility but is stopped when a group of Union soldiers suddenly spots them. Morris tells Violet to get behind him as he lets out a round of fire against the soldiers. His efforts are successful but the stress takes its toll, and he begins coughing up blood.

Gun and Josephine find themselves in a courtyard with nowhere to run. Soldiers from above aim their weapons and Octavia catches up to them soon after. Just as Octavia puts her finger on the trigger, the first generation L.I.A. appears and attacks Octavia as well as all the nearby soldiers. This allows Gun and Josephine to escape.

Back on the Adonais, Lars stumbles in with Randolph over his shoulder. Clearly worried and stressed, Lars asks Elise for help as they Randolph out on a bed. Violet then boards the ship with an unresponsive Morris leaning onto her. Elise arranges a bed for him as well. When Gun and Josephine join them, it is clear that neither Morris nor Randolph are doing well.

Randolph tells them he managed to hear that the Union is planning to execute Princess Annabelle in one week on her eighteenth birthday. He urges them to rescue her and not let his death by in vain. Randolph dies, and Josephine breaks into tears. Lars proclaims he was the bravest of them all.

Afterward, Gun takes a moment to be by himself in the neighboring room. He finds himself confused as to why he feels sadness over Randolph's death having not known him until today. Violet slowly approaches him to see if he is doing alright. Elise and Lars join Gun and assure him this is normal. Gun says he knows they all must think he's a big jerk, but Lars says he's just young. Elise claims Gun is still as transparent as he was as a child. After this, Josephine is seen sitting beside Morris who is unconscious.

At Acland Academy, Conner is speaking with his father via video chat. Harrison informs Conner of the current Rebel situation. Noticing Conner's silence, he asks if he has something to say since he seems preoccupied. Conner insists he is fine and will serve the Union to the best of his ability. He also tells Harrison he may have some news to share with him soon, and he hopes he will be understanding when the time comes.

Important Events

 * Randolph is tortured by Octavia but refuses to give away the Rebels' location.
 * Octavia recognizes Gun's voice and tries to attack the Rebels. Lars manages to knock her out before anyone is harmed.
 * Josephine saves Gun from being shot by Octavia and is grazed by a bullet herself.
 * Lars throws Randolph over his shoulder and returns to the Adonais.
 * Gun and Josephine are chased by Octavia and cornered in a courtyard until the first generation LIA saves them.
 * Randolph reveals he learned Princess Annabelle will be executed in one week at an air base outside of Royal City.
 * Randolph dies and is buried by the Rebels in the forest.
 * Gun feels sadness for the loss of Randolph.

Trivia

 * The cell Randolph is kept in is actually a dog pen.
 * Josephine's soldier uniform was never stained after being grazed by Octavia's bullet. A separate piece of fabric was wrapped around her arm with the blood stain on it.
 * The hallway Josephine and Gun run down to escape Octavia is entirely green screen.