We're Alive: Descendants - Chapter 20 - The Angel of Death - Part 3 of 3
39 min
•Dec 30, 20254 months agoSummary
This episode concludes a dramatic narrative arc from the We're Alive: Descendants audio drama, featuring intense conflict within a supernatural family organization, a critical escape sequence involving an aircraft, and a devastating loss. The episode interweaves multiple storylines involving infected creatures spreading a unified consciousness and internal family betrayal.
Insights
- Organizational loyalty conflicts emerge when family hierarchy demands contradict individual moral codes, forcing members to choose between obedience and conscience
- Immunity to infection may not provide complete protection against evolving pathogens that operate through different mechanisms or consciousness-linking methods
- Information withholding within crisis management teams creates cascading failures and prevents optimal decision-making when critical context is hidden
- Sacrifice narratives in survival scenarios often involve irreversible choices where protective instincts override logical alternatives
Trends
Narrative complexity in audio drama production utilizing multiple concurrent storylines and character perspectivesExploration of hive-mind infection mechanics as antagonistic force in post-apocalyptic fictionFamily organization structures as both protective and oppressive institutions in speculative fictionIntergenerational conflict resolution through forced proximity and survival circumstancesMedical improvisation and field trauma response as critical plot elements in survival narratives
Topics
Family organizational hierarchy and successionInfection transmission and immunity mechanismsMoral dilemmas in survival scenariosAircraft emergency procedures and escapeIntergenerational communication breakdownSacrifice and protective instinctsHive-mind consciousness in infected populationsBetrayal within organizational structuresMedical emergency response in field conditionsTrust and information disclosure in crisis management
People
Casey Wailand
Writer, director, and producer of We're Alive: Descendants audio drama series
Quotes
"I know who I am"
Character in conflict•Early episode
"She's no longer one of us"
Family member•Mid-episode
"The only way we'll be able to continue is to cut off the parts of this family that won't let it move forward"
Character discussing organizational change•Mid-episode
"I'd like to be where someone actually does care"
Character expressing vulnerability•Late episode
"Svata. It means together. But in this case, to bring them all together"
Character explaining infection mechanism•Late episode
Full Transcript
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He can't you still have protection. He can't hurt you unless you attack Hey don't you move either. I saw you twitching for those darts Why do you care about us anymore you have what you wanted? I think you've done enough You stole something from me and I want it back Well Don't even try to lie Hand it over no Vera there's no other way Fuck him and fuck you stop My trigger finger is getting real heavy Don't you test me girl Just give him the book and the ring ring what ring All right, that's good take it out Slowly slowly no sudden moves We didn't see you ring what is he talking? It's in the envelope That's ring That's it toss it over Along with the book just wait you think I'm playing here To Vera of the blackburn house Welcome to the family What I passed his test It kind of fits doesn't matter take it off That's mine I'm getting real impatient here no This belongs to a blackburn You know I don't miss that was a warning now stop fucking please just listen to him Vera neither of you can tell me what to do Fuck where he's standing What she just say What did you just say what she say I I don't know I handed over Last chance she's not going to Fine Vera you know you may still have protection from the family Where she doesn't No come on Oh shit dad Run run now I'm just gonna take it no you're not Well, that's how it's gonna be uh, okay then dead wait Vera dropping. He will shoot Jesus You confuse me with someone who gives a fuck no come on shallow breaths help me hold pressure on it You want to be my third for the night now take the ring off Dad she doesn't have her katana anymore. She's not a threat. So what she's no longer one of us Moot and stem right it's does it work like that. Oh, you're gonna fucking tell me how it works She's a stubborn as a old man even if she did hand over what she stole You know she'd come back at us. So this will only work one way No stop that's enough The fuck do you think you're doing get out of the way Vincent this isn't right Vincent she's dying please If you get who's in charge I'm the one who tells you what's right. I make the rules now to get the fuck out of my way Right, I won't leave you but you have to get a good Hold onto me This is just beautiful move Vincent so I can at least finish what I started I said move No You motherfucker I Okay, okay go Oh You did Are one I don't I just let's just focus on getting you out of here, okay Okay I know which way isn't left left There's a medical kid on the plane They will all Blood trail That doesn't matter now we just need to get there come on Ah Son of a bitch Ah I'm over here Where are you over here Here What happened oh what does it look like happened just cut me down You and your fucking god damn traps Oh, I'm I got it. Oh Oh my god damn leg out Let me help you no Just just go after them they headed to the airport they can't leave you hear me Ferrin the coma yes and Vincent they're fucking traitor Stop them By any means all of them, but he's your son. He's no son of mine. He betrayed his family That is your task Do it Do it yes sir Oh There there's the plane Just a little further oh boy I'm guessing now one over there with left of next plane Come on. What a landing at least that Rex not on the runway Ah Take my don't please Please I can't right now. I need to help you don't Have the yours you're keeping them okay Ah shit Give me your katana I can do this no I need to you help her Fine Hold on to come okay I thought you wanted all of this Everything you've been working for my dad was gonna kill both of them One he may have already The other is still protected by this family Right that's what happened I swear you turned on our patriarchy And he gave me special orders You don't want to do this fingers Enough people have already died tonight he's right you know The only way we'll be able to continue is to cut off the parts of this family That won't let it move forward Huh if that's the way it has to be I can do that Just know I don't want to You don't have to side with him must be nice having deep roots left in this family All mine are gone That doesn't lead me with much of a choice Me either Now I was never going to the long blades to throwing ones however Yes Not warned you I did Fuck you He'll be fine I didn't aim for anything vital Coming Oh You flying I've only been on the simulator you do it fine close the door Done go go go Pre-tank I can't What I'm not a slow thing Lucoma Your lungs are collapsing I need to relieve the pressure this is gonna hurt but I have to Do it That should help The club will help the leading now throw on your left side It'll help keep your lungs open Take my dark please You're pulling through this okay Don't think that way That should help stabilize you for now I still need to Whoa What what is it now fuck fuck you're bleeding too fingers cut you no Kind of got shot in the arm My dad Earlier Not getting harder to move now you weren't going to mention that didn't want to bring it up You're already mad enough now. It's just slightly worse Oh All right, I got controls turn hard left by the subit the runway God let's do fast see all those lights coming first that's the family right good point punch it Get up to speed get up to speed I know I remember Tron driving on the other runway pull back now Oh We're clear we made it Holy shit no it could stop us now not from this distance We're out of range were there other planes on the ground could they follow us? I I don't think so. Oh, what about the transponder turn that off. Oh I forgot about that one If we fly low enough it should keep us off any radars or line of sight it's dark enough Just a simulator, huh you already know more about this than me doesn't take much Where are we going west for now To west port Maybe I Don't know what to say right now then it's better if you keep your mouth shut You know this GPS thing works can you put a nix location all of her said He's at a place called lechigia in new mexico That's where you want to go is Nick even gonna be there. It's where he was headed if he's not Then I'll figure out where to go next You sure you want to go there? Uh-huh You're gonna tell him all of it. He needs to know That's gonna go over just great not my problem I'll check on the coma Her lung was collapsing. I relieved the pressure, but oh shit what what is it she's unconscious Do something or come up here and I will I know what I'm doing Come on come on She's lost a lot of color she's sweaty and cold Oh god blood pressure is through the roof. I gotta start a night. V Oh guys not working her face or collapsing Come on come on come on She's got to be bleeding bad internally You Where would you want to go me? You know I never really thought about it tend to go where the wind takes me But if you could choose For as long as I've been on my own no one ever really give a shit about me I'd like to be where someone actually does care That's all Even if it was just for a little while We could find that place Yeah Maybe it's not that far Oh Come on come on I'm sorry I'm so sorry Vincent Vincent what's happening Vera Are you back there keep working on her I did everything I could But there's too much what We lost her You Descendants will continue after a word from our sponsors Get a free bet when you bet five pounds every week of the premier league season and a big boost every day That's satisfaction from ladbrooks and for extra ladders faction here's the TZ's garage style Max one free bet per week values vary Restrictions and TZ supply Baby arts boosts TZs on ladbrooks.com Gambin with the org Hey listeners meet Russell. 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I say we head that way No, there's got to be another option. The caves going all directions, right? None of those will work Can't remember any that reached a surface and without a guide At least in the Republic will be safe right from those infected From infected sure from their red guard Not really we need to get to Westport and that place is the exact opposite What alternatives do we have right now Tch Did you guys hear that? Yeah, where's it coming from Are they already down here? Tonya said there were other ways. I can't tell Dean check on the other side of that airlock copy Should we stay in the elevator until I know where it is Above us get out of there Oh Breathe Forget about it. What about you? What happened? Know how big you in the shelter? Oh, no Wasn't too bad Most of that was closed, but it still got you right number 14 Know how was the dark infected too had those black eyes But look at me. I'm still fine Nick I'm still here your immunity fought this off to why would this be any different Move outside the revolving door. I'm gonna jam it shut I'm trying to some time Well, what are we doing we need to go right? Let's just keep going But but are we sure that Tonya's immunity's gonna hold she was baked by what dark infected. Yeah, Tonya. It's Tonya She's coming. I'm fine. I feel the same see Nick your call Well, what do you mean? It is my choice. It has to be Nick Please we're not leaving her behind, right? Nicholas Fuck fine fine fine. We'll take the tunnel to the Republic Dean in front your appointment will stick by him Pigs you stay behind me in the back and I'll watch the rear Grandma stay in the middle where we can keep an eye on it. Whatever you think is best More coming down the other better. I got the UV grab the flashlights Ah these all have dead batteries. There's two torches over here. I don't like to use them Who cares grab them and let's get going okay here will I'll take the other well you got your modapistol is it still working? Yeah, yeah, okay, Pigs take my nine millimeter. No, no, I don't please please just take it but I got my mom. I need you safe Okay, do this for me you saw how many there were Okay, all right now Dean get moving pick up the pace Oh Oh, get careful down this part is steep This is rough Our path is still clear more UV markers ahead Can we stop and rest we've been walking forever No, not a good idea that I was just give them time to catch up. We haven't heard anything for over an hour And they may not even know which direction we went or may not care Yeah, I don't want to take any chances I Could also use a rest my arms are tired from holding the torch. Yeah me me me too And in in my ankles hitting I am my back Oh, this case is no joke. Oh All right, but but not for long we have to keep moving we got a bit of a climb up ahead break now's not a bad idea Climb It's not bad. There's a ladder in place If I can make it you shouldn't have a problem Still It's so cold down here Well you're doing okay Yeah, yeah Right the hell he is Is he infected? What no no no He never touched me It's something else Nick You took it Didn't you will Where's the star dust my pills What no, I do not Boy sit me will I will leave your ass behind Fucking no I'm so sorry after after what happened you know When we were I just couldn't handle myself anymore because I Nick I'm so sorry toss them down there Into the cavern Right now those what mine you don't need that shit either Grandma he especially doesn't Fine fine Here you take it no you need to do this Me why because it's gotta be your choice Otherwise what does it matter I can Well you can But it has to be you Is that all of them Yeah, yeah, yeah, it is Good job well Yeah You had to throw away my pain pills My hip is killing me and I'm not an addict Why punish me you know what grandma you don't have a lot of room to speak right now All this shit that you hid from us Actually is there anything else that you're not saying I don't know what you're talking about Peg said she already told you about what you call a dean the dark infection And pegs what happened before what the hell even is that There was a man That returned from where you you went the crash site Inks tunnels God you severely injured he walked the whole way to Westport to get help He didn't test positive for the infection At least not the one we knew of We all thought he might have information about where you went Well once they brought him back to the hospital his eyes went Dark And he started attacking others Including hope What happened to hope She's dead Shit And you guys are just now telling me there's been so much happening I I didn't know how to bring it up. I told Tanya I didn't know what it could be I thought it was nothing I was wrong Everyone that man attacked their eyes changed like the ones we just saw Pure black. It doesn't sound like nothing Svata What is that I heard Alvin say that before the hell does that mean what are you trying to hide? I'm not trying to hide anything I just didn't fully know It's why I wanted Inks notes that's what Alvin was meant to find The infected I saw in Saul's video that The one he witnessed before He died Ink had somehow brought to life what I had only seen described on the walls from so long ago I didn't fully know what it meant But I I think I do now Well, what is it Svata It means together But in this case To bring them all together Alvin those on the horses the pacifists Even know huh Whatever this new infection is it's uniting them all as one You can't be fucking serious Cole is the key to all of it like I keep telling you He started this he must be Makhart now their true leader It's um it's spreading to other infected connecting them No more infighting one tribe or one huge ass army Well, this is terrifying all right all right that's enough on your feet everyone we need to get the hell out of you Oh Am I helping your dear old mama? Come on, man. You're not that old Yes Well, thanks It's still a ways to the eggs. It isn't it Actually there is so we need to pick up the pace no more breaks Oh great The sooner we get out of here at least and the sooner we can warn people I can try calling Erim again once we get to the surface They've got to be informed what's going on It might even be willing to help This isn't something the family usually gets involved in but the impact of this could definitely change their mind Yeah, it's going to affect everyone Family It's oh boy. Oh explain later. We tell nap time Maybe Maybe we should even give the Republic a heads up considering what they're working on Really you you think so why? Are you sure that that's a good idea? I don't think it is You You are the last person that should be talking about this and why not we already know you are collaborating with the Republic One of the reasons you had to disappear right? She did you Tanya you did that's the reason Might have been one of them Uh-huh, and then I think we know right what how are you involved with them? I'm not not anymore But you were yeah apparently the Republic's been working on a way to kill all of the infected for a while back in the day Tanya was helping along the research even giving them her own blood samples to find that way Then for some reason whatever reason you changed your mind I couldn't trust the Republic and neither should you what they were planning That's not the way and what is This piece you keep rambling on about how can you still think that's possible Especially after one of your pacifists just try to take a chunk out of you after we attack them. Oh did you forget? Hey, I'm I'm really sorry about that. No, no, no, no, will don't apologize. They would have done that anyways It could have been different. It's still can Oh, I just wish you'd see that possibility. Yeah, sure whatever grandma I'm sure if they catch up with us. We'll just sit down right and just talk this all out. Can we not right now? I just want to get out of here. Agreed All right, coming up on the ladder got a climb from here. Oh boy That's yeah, that is much higher than I imagined. She likes 16 feet We took the fuel canisters up and down this. It's not that bad Dean you first then will sure will stay close Hold it steady One at a time pegs stay behind me. That's what I've been doing Torture still hanging in there. Don't know how much longer does left though We still clear in the back Uh Nothing. Yeah, they may not be coming after us. You want to sit and find out come on move get up there Dean all right Nicholas Can it wait. I don't really have much to say to you right Nick Listen to me. I've spent my whole life learning what they are Trying to find the best way we can survive Please understand that it's all I wanted to do Yeah, and guess what maybe that time would have been better spent with your real family where you were needed more Clear up here Well you next Or you know maybe it would have been better if you had just left us all the hell alone Nick No, I'm sorry, but if she didn't get involved none of this would have happened Call when it have been let out we'd still have Lisa those other guardians hope shit maybe Maybe even Michael and to think he was it was right this whole time. I never should have followed your journal I wouldn't be here And and and and prim it would still be Well prim wow great two good things out of all of that. I am sure there are others Thank you, Bix Okay, come on your churned on you I know Nick you cannot put all this on your grandma no mom every bit of that is true and you know it Anyway, you look at what happened. This is all her fault Oh, hey, Tonya don't look down your halfway there Okay Fuck Nick. I know I know I know Look look grandma. I'm sorry. Okay. I'm just I'm just really frustrated with everything that's happening We've been through so much already But look I know I know you didn't mean for any of this to happen. Okay And I believe you when you say that you're only trying to help. It's just Fuck it's just really difficult for me to understand how really that's the best you can do Nick Grandma I Love you You know that right no matter what I Do Now can we please just get the hell out of here. I'm not leaving you That's it one step at a time Tonya No, oh no, hey, hey, just relax. Okay, don't don't sense up your arms. Do you need help? She's locking up Pigs stay back. Okay grandma. I'm coming I'm right behind you. I hold the ladder you need a push Oh You were supposed to be holding it from up there. I was I was she just push off. See what Grandma did you Mama no She's getting away. I can't see Tonya from here. I do Breathe I miss Okay Oh stop stop I have to do it. I have no no you don't put it down. Please mama don't don't do this. Okay There has to be another way No It won't matter. Oh no no No, I can't hear you pieces of darn me myself by the way I can't I No, no, I'm I'm immune that has to mean something my blood my blood is not gonna work there There's only play I can stop it mom. I'm gonna. Please don't I'm sorry. I'm so sorry Stop I can't please Oh, I can't I can't do it. Oh It's not letting me what it's mom. No, please It's inside it's stopping me You have to do you have to do it. Oh, no, no way mom. I'm I'm not doing that Please My I can't see I can't see you Mama Please I don't want to leave you I am begging you I'm sorry. I am so sorry You're all that I have left You learned my everything My side giant No, no Hurry I I will always be with you no matter what I love you I love you Mama I I I I To be continued in the next episode of where alive descendants And now a word from our sponsors You've been listening to we're alive descendants produced by wailand productions written and directed by kc wailand starring deton gober as necklace Hagen show as Vera sam skullnick as well michael ursu as vincent haze don laugh as dean Paul bend victor as angel tenuto senior Alita lache as fingers the nesa born as mucoma morgan tall as noha Alisa Elliott as pecs surely jordan as tanya and i'm michael swan additional voices by film the Kelsey Hughes Shannon Zimmerman Amy Newman Eric daines dj Hughes Jason Patrick gallant Teresa june tau produced by kc wailand editing and sound design by kc wailand post-production supervisor kc wailand original music by robert my theme music by denny berkov hopkins scores assistance by evan tomani recording and engineering by wailand productions sound engineering by gino jang and victoria jang script supervisors gino jang aron rirman kelsi hughes and lin mkila audio production manager de metri keel associate producers jace oley mistriss zenika ral miller john grills mandy arnd and christof la pucca co-produced by rusty quill executive producer Alexander j new chief marketing officer calum dowerty marketing assistant hadi quimman network liaison tom park thank you to the following kickstarter backers marie sendjennie daniel howell toney driscoll and jake up jankins for more info about the show and a complete list of cast and crew viseless at www we're alive dot com access exclusive content and lore on our patreon and follow us on social media for regular updates special thanks to our patrons and kick starter backers for making this series possible this has been a theater for the mind by wailand productions you get a free bet when you bet five pounds every week of the premier league season in a big boost every day that's satisfaction from lab brooks and directs relaxation here's the t's and c's garage style and and c's apply daily arts boosts c's on lab brooks dot com oh yeah gambler with the org hello listeners meet Lisa hey there Lisa runs an online boutique specializing in sustainable fashion with a cast she found a whole new way to reach eco-conscious shoppers yep i recorded a quick ad targeted listeners interested in fashion and sustainability using eakass audience attributes targeting feature and accept double jet before a new it people all over we're hearing about my shop now that's a smart way to grow your business hey Lisa what's trended right now shopping sustainably and my sales of course start reaching your ideal audience through podcast ads with a cast visit go dot a cast dot com slash advertised to get started