0:08:20 > 0:08:27.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37So I need a climbing rope,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40a cape, skis,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42a special superhero suit,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45diving gear,
0:08:45 > 0:08:46a helicopter
0:08:46 > 0:08:48and, um,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51some really big glasses.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56Hello. I'm Jonas and I was just reading in this book
0:08:56 > 0:08:59what equipment I need to be a superhero.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Everything makes sense, even the superhero suit,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06but I'm just not sure about these glasses.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Apparently, all the really cool superheroes have them.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13There's a superhero in tonight's story.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16It's by Anne Cottringer and Alex T Smith
0:09:16 > 0:09:19and it's called Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25By day, Eliot is quiet.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29He reads books, he feeds his goldfish.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31He watches Mr Smith wash his car.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36"Eliot is such a quiet little thing," say all the grown-ups.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42Tick, tock. Tick, tock. Bong!
0:09:42 > 0:09:46But when the clock strikes midnight, Eliot is a superhero.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50He hangs out of helicopters, skis down glaciers,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54returns teddies to babies. Sometimes the Mayor needs Eliot's help.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00"The lions have escaped and are rampaging through the streets!"
0:10:00 > 0:10:03But luckily, Eliot is an expert lion tamer.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07He leaps from his bedroom window, races through the crowds
0:10:07 > 0:10:09and comes face to face with lions.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12He stares into the eyes of the roaring beasts.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15One by one, Eliot stops them in their tracks.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19He leads the lions back to the zoo as the crowds cheer.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Sometimes, the coastguard call on his services.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28"Help!" they shout. "A ship is about to crash onto the rocks!"
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Luckily, Eliot is a champion swimmer.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36He dives into waves, grabs the anchor and tows the ship to safety
0:10:36 > 0:10:39as the sailors shout, "Hurrah!"
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Sometimes the Queen requires his assistance.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46"A criminal mastermind has stolen the royal jewels,"
0:10:46 > 0:10:51announces the royal butler. Luckily, Eliot is an excellent sleuth.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54He sneaks into the criminal mastermind's hideout,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57cracks the code, opens the safe
0:10:57 > 0:11:01and returns the jewels to the grateful Queen.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Eliot receives an urgent message
0:11:03 > 0:11:07from the world's most important scientists.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10"A gigantic meteor is heading this way!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12"It's going to smash into Earth!"
0:11:12 > 0:11:16This is Eliot's most important mission ever.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21But luckily, Eliot has built a meteor-busting rocket launcher
0:11:21 > 0:11:22for such occasions.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Unluckily, it's hidden in a deep cave in the mountains of Tibet.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32The only way to get there before the meteor strikes is by supersonic jet.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Luckily, Eliot is a skilled jet pilot.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Eliot sets off.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Over the Alps, over the Caspian Sea.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Across the Himalayas.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Uh-oh, clouds are forming in the mountains.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Eliot can barely see.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51A snow-capped peak flashes past the window.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Another looms straight ahead. Eliot swerves just in time!
0:11:57 > 0:12:00To reach the cave, he must land on the shortest,
0:12:00 > 0:12:04most dangerous runway in the world. He grips his controls.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07The wheels bump the ground. Screech!
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Eliot skids to a halt!
0:12:09 > 0:12:12The sky is blazing with the light of the meteor.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17Closer it comes. Eliot can see the entrance to the cave above him.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Luckily, Eliot is an experienced mountaineer.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23He scrambles up the cliff and into the cave.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Eliot swings the rocket launcher towards the sky.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30He aims, holds his breath, waits until the right moment.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32He fires - kapow!
0:12:32 > 0:12:37Eliot saves the world from destruction. Hurrah!
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Phew! That was close.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43The Queen gives Eliot an award for his courage.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47The Earth trembles with deafening applause.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51But being a midnight superhero is very tiring.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55And it doesn't leave Eliot with much energy.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58So by day,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Eliot is quiet.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Shh.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09And that story was called Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14I should get some sleep in case I have a midnight superhero adventure.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17And it's time for you to go to bed, too.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19I'll see you soon for another story.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24Hmm. I wonder how Eliot wakes himself up.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Maybe I should set my alarm clock.
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