The End of This World and the Beginning of the Next - Pitch #10

With Iorek and Roger, Lyra sets off for her father's prison. When Lord Asriel first sees Lyra, he is shocked and angry. He shouts for her to get out, which makes Lyra puzzled because she believed her father would be happy to see her come to rescue him. However, as soon as he sees Roger behind Lyra, he immediately calms down.

He tells Thorold, his manservant, to bring the children some food and warm clothes. Although Lyra came to her father to give him the alethiometer, he refuses to take it, and tells her to keep it. Lyra fills Lord Asriel up on details of her long journey to the north. In return, Lord Asriel teaches Lyra about 'Dust' and the other worlds.

The next morning, when Lyra wakes up, she finds that Roger and Lord Asriel and gone. By talking to Thorold, Lyra finds out that her father has taken her best friend to use as a sacrifice in order to complete his experiment! On Iorek's back, Lyra tries hard to catch up to her father and Roger. However, she is too late. When she reaches her destination, her father is only a minute away from killing Roger.

Lyra struggles hard to save Roger, but fails. Just then, Mrs. Coulter shows up. Lord Asriel beckons her to come with him to the other world on the bridge he had built, but she refuses his offer. Lord Asriel and Mrs. Coulter go on separate ways while Lyra sobs sadly at the fact that she had actually betrayed her best friend, although she strongly believed she was rescuing him. Lyra steps onto the bridge and continues on into the new world...