Rubinrot

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This way! Quick.

They're catching up, Paul.

Go that way.

Don't let them get away!

That Way!

Hurry!

Paul!

Gwendolyn will be safe now.

Grace will protect her.

Give up now!

Never!

16 YEARS LATER

Living with my grandmother,

Lady Arista, is a real drag.

I have to deal with attitudes

from the nineteenth century...

...and a cousin who thinks

she's the eighth wonder of the world.

Charlotte, my dear!

Come.

Charlotte suffers from

a rare genetic defect

which apparently

makes her very precious.

She can't be...

Well lets just say she's not

like other children.

For as long as I can remember,

they've all made a big secret of it.

My Great-Aunt Maddy thinks

that one day this gene will

allow her to "travel through time".

But Maddy's always had a thing

for the supernatural.

A life of great responsibility now

awaits my lovely granddaughter here.

Here's to you!

Here! Here!

My mother and my brother Nick

at least try to be reasonably normal,

but in this family

that's practically impossible.

Gwendolyn, can't you put that

camera away?

Gwendolyn, we're having cake!

And that's me,

I'm known as the black sheep

of the family.

Oh Qwenny! You shouldn't try to

compensate your ordinary looks

with tacky clothing!

You'll never find a date

for the St Lennox's ball like that.

Nice party, Charlotte.

Can't imagine anything so exciting.

Gwendolyn

Silence is a virtue

that a lady of your age

should should have mastered by now.

Didn't I send your mother enough money

to buy you descent clothes for this dear?

Mom's right, your birthday's

tomorrow, isn't it?

There'll be leftovers.

It'd be a shame

to throw everything away.

Gideon! How lovely!

Lady Arista.

Gideon. Hi.

Happy Birthday! Thank you.

Would you be so kind as to get us

three glasses of champagne, please?

Ya... What?

Ya, why not...

How embarrassing!

Gwendolyn, really!

They all think

I'm a complete moron.

And unfortunately

I sometimes feel they're right.

Is that him, with the ponytail?

Hmm. He looks great with

Charlotte, right?

Do you think they're together?

I don't really care.

If she with him, they

deserve each other.

At least his ugly suit is ruined now.

Mr Bernhard, the dress!

Gwen!

Crazy!

Your family has more secrets than the

secret service and MI6 put together.

This is better than any soap opera.

Great dress.

Where are they taking Charlotte?

The Temple.

The Order of Count Saint-Germain.

What kind of order? Like a secret order?

They're a bunch of

fanatical old conspirators

who think they're incredibly important.

How's he involved?

Ya! Is he one of those guys?

Gideon de Villiers also has a

problem, much like Charlotte's.

So then he also carries the

extra special gene, I take it?

In the de Villiers family, the

gene's passed down the male side.

In the Montrose family,

down the female side...

That's none of our business.

And fortunately,

it's not our problem!

The Guardians of the Order

have been working towards

this moment for centuries.

Now we are about to witness

the last member

of the Circle of Blood shine.

"Time is in flux.

The Ruby marks the Alpha

and the end is foretold."

So did you find out what went

on with Charlotte at the Order?

They don't tell me anything.

Can you ask Maddy?

Not very reliable!

Last week she said I was going to

be queen of the ball, according

to what read in the stars, ha, ha!

And this morning she read

in her tea leaves that it...

that it would rain beans for me today.

Not again.

Who can actually eat this stuff,

anyway?

Do you want my food too,

cover your blouse?

No, thanks.

So embarrassing, Gwenny!

Just ignore her.

I talked to Gordon, okay.

He's got a stepbrother who might

go to the ball with you.

Except, he's in Essex... you'd have

to cover his costs to get here.

Gwenny? I won't be going to the

ball anyway.

Hey, Gwenny! Watch out!

Are you crazy?

You can talk, you're the one

with the genetic mutation.

It is a gift, Gwendolyn.

It's all connected to your

birthday, isn't that right?

Are you in pain?

I mean, did they do any kind of

experiment or something?

And, and that guy...

Was he with you?

Gideon? Naturally!

Gideon and I have trained for

our roles for years.

Together.

Well?

Charlotte. Say something honey.

I'm still here, as you can see.

Are you dizzy?

They said that's how it starts.

Charlotte... Gwendolyn, go to your

room and play. Mr. Bernheart?

Gwendolyn, my angel. Come and

sit with me,

Keep me company, a bit.

Say something, my dear.

Glenda makes me really nervous!

You feel something, don't you?

I don't know.

Where's Lady Arista?

Your grandmother's in there

on the phone.

But I can't hear because

she's so quiet.

What if...

... we saw Charlotte vanished into

thin air, right in front of our eyes?

The de Villiers are expecting us

at the Temple. Come along.

So arrogant, the de Villiers.

Why is everyone's so sure that

Charlotte's the one

who inherited the gene?

I refuse to say another word.

Your grandmother would kill

me if I said anything at all.

Except there was an astronomical

occurance that day when Charlotte was born.

Mr. Newton envisioned

the date of her birth.

You mean our milkman? That Mr. Newton?

No, Isaac Newton,

the mathematician.

Sometimes it's better if you don't

know the truth. It's safer.

The Order...

...it has a time machine...

...underground.

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