Origins

"Origins" is the second episode of Season 1 - Ascension, and the second episode overall.

Synopsis
5 days after the events of Rise, Nebula still feels shocked about the whole thing, so him and Maxwell try to find the "Time Scroll" to find out who Lazarus really is...

Plot
The episode starts off with Nebula sitting in his room, with a shocked expression on his face. Maxwell snaps his fingers in front of him, and Nebula’s eyes start to glow purple. Maxwell asks him if he is feeling okay, to which Nebula says that he is fine, but Maxwell points out that it has been 5 days since the events of “Rise” and that he hasn’t been himself the past few days. Nebula thinks that him and Lazarus are somewhat connected, and wishes that he knew who he was. Maxwell then starts talking about a “Time Scroll” and that you can visit any moment in time. Nebula agrees with that and they both leave.

The duo arrive at a cemetery, which scares Nebula, as his eyes glow purple again. He then makes up an excuse to not go in, but Maxwell doesn’t buy it, and leashes him and drags him in. Nebula notices a gravestone, with the name, “Jack Stone,” on it and his eyes glow purple again. Maxwell walks up to a giant pedestal with an orb on with, and a key lock on the orb. Maxwell looks at Nebula, and sees him crying. A little while after, Nebula creates a white glowing orb and it turns into a key. He then placed it into the key lock, and a couple of white beams come out of the orb. The duo look down to see the Time Scroll. Nebula points to “the beginning” and the duo are teleported to a black void. Nebula notices that is a purple shard, a red jewel, and a “space looking orb.” It then cuts to a back view of a man in a grey robe in front of a person. The robed man raises his hand and teleports the red jewel in his hand.

Maxwell wakes up in the daytime, and sees Nebula kneeling down at the gravestone, crying. He walks over to him and asks if he is alright, to which Nebula says that he is fine. Then, his hand starts to glow purple. Nebula tries to move it, but he can’t. His hand then punches threw the gravestone, and Nebula looks at it in shock. The screen goes static, and it is revealed that Lazarus was spying on them. The mysterious figure appears on screen and asks how the “manipulation process” went, to which Lazarus replies that it went well. He asks when they’re going to activate it again, to which he says, “Soon…”

Characters

 * Ben Smith as Travis Johnson/Nebula, Lazarus and The Paradigm


 * Sam Smith as Maxwell Johnson

Trivia

 * It is revealed that this episode takes place 5 days after Rise.
 * This is the last episode with the “Revelations” music as the outro.
 * It is the shortest episode of Nebula so far, with a runtime of 4 minutes and 36 seconds.

Key Story Details

 * This episode reveals "how" Lazarus got his powers.
 * This episode introduces us to the "Time Scroll."
 * Nebula's arm turns purple and destroys the tombstone. It is immediately revealed that Lazarus was controlling his arm using the crystal that he stole in episode 1.
 * The Figure mentioned how the "Manipulation Process" went.
 * Lazarus asks the figure when they use the manipulation again, to which The Figure responds with, "Soon...."