- The Control Voice: Throughout history man has been driven to seek out his origins to determine whether he's the result of a divine plan or merely the sum of all his yesterdays. But what happens if, at the end of his search, he should discover he's neither?
An alien called "Mother" raises a group of humans in a commune in the woods. A couple rebels when "Mother" confiscates their baby.
- The Control Voice: Every life is a destination unknown, a journey of tragedies and triumphs that ultimately allows us to discover not only our world, but more importantly, ourselves.
Tropes Of Passage:
- Big Damn Heroes: Shal and her baby are attacked by snake-like monsters. When they are about to be killed, Mother arrives and shoots the monsters with a ray gun.
- Clones Are People, Too: Shal, Brav, and the other humans are revealed to be clones, but Mother and the other Vorak assure that they are loved.
- Depopulation Bomb: Humanity was wiped out centuries ago through unknown means. The Vorak discovered Earth sometime later and used their genetic expertise to recreate humanity using the samples left behind on skeletons.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Because Shal and Brav showed courage and strength in braving the monsters outside to try to rescue their baby, the Vorak return their baby and agree to give them more freedom.
- Easily Forgiven: The Vorak forgive Shal and Brav for trying to escape with their baby, even when Brav stabbed one of them in the gut.
- Humanity's Wake: The Vorak discovered Earth after humanity was wiped out and recreate the original inhabitants using DNA samples found on skeletons.
- Ignore the Fanservice: Mother orders K'ren to seduce Brav to get his mind off Shal. Even when she strips naked in front of him, he rejects her and asserts that he loves Shal.
- Mama Bear: Shal is a perfectly ordinary human who has convinced her baby's father to help her rebel against their alien caretakers after their baby is confiscated. The aliens did that because they felt that they were better equipped to care for it. After realizing that it is no excuse for separating a mother from her child, they apologize and return the baby.
- Post-Apocalyptic Dog: There is a Labrador in the commune which, contrary to Mother's theory, cannot receive telepathic commands.
- Ruins of the Modern Age: Shal and Brav come across the ruins of an underground carpark which is littered with skeletons.
- Shock Collar: The Vorak put shock wristbands on the humans they were raising to prevent them from trying to leave their enclosure. It wasn't due to malice; the woods were full of dangerous creatures.
