Inheritance M.I. High

This is an outrage!

I am Grand Duke Nicholas, heir to throne of Garrland!

I will not be followed around by a bunch of dull old peasants!

They're not peasants, Your Grace, they're highly trained MI9 agents.

-I do not care who they are.

-We have received kidnap threats

from a secret group called

the Democratic Revolutionary Army of Garrland.

My family are descended from Ivan the Terrible's nastier brother.

I'm not afraid of the DRAG!

While you are in this country, you are our responsibility.

If you refuse extra protection, you will be sent home...

..today.

Excellent. I do hope you won't find our agents too old and dull.

They have been specially trained to blend in.

The secret police! I can spot them a mile away.

Really?

Then you'll be more than aware that one of them just poured your drink.

The 21st century faces a new kind of threat

and MI9 must create a new breed of skilled undercover agent.

Hidden in a place no villain will think to look,

welcome to MI High.

Grand Duke Nicholas, only son and heir of

King Emperor Alexander the Cruel. Their family have ruled Garrland

with an iron fist since the Middle Ages.

I've read about them. They're the kind of people we should fight.

We may not approve of the regime,

but we don't want kidnappings on British soil!

Crown Duke Nicholas has received threatening messages.

-We need to protect him.

-What's the plan?

Tight surveillance, plus my latest invention. A genetic tracer.

It scans DNA, then pinpoints the exact location of the person

with that specific genetic profile.

So if the Duke goes missing, we'll know where he is!

-Exactly. I'll show you. Tom, give me a hair.

-Certainly.

Ow! I meant one of your own.

Sorry, you should have said.

There, that's Zoe, here at St Heart's.

-If that's Zoe, who's that?

-Frank, why are there two dots?

A DNA profile's meant to be unique!

-How can there be two Zoes?

-Maybe a twin?

I have a brother or sister?!

-Zoe, don't get your hopes up.

-But this could be family.

-That's what I'm worried about.

-I don't understand.

If the Shadow Master was right and the Master Mind is your father,

then he's the father of whoever this is too.

-So they might be in danger?

-Or dangerous.

Or they may be leading a quiet life, with no knowledge of any of this.

How would you like to find out your father

-was one of the most evil men to have lived?

-I did.

I'm just saying, we don't know what we'll find.

We'll investigate it properly when this mission's over,

but right now, I need you to focus. Can you do that?

-Of course.

-Let's go.

The sooner we're done, the sooner we can find Zoe's family.

The Count and Countess de Saint Coeurs.

Ha! These two commoners would never pass for nobility.

-Commoners?!

-You may dress a pig up in fineries,

Madame, but she is still a pig.

Agent, stand down! You don't have to like him,

-just do your job.

-As you see, I need no protection.

Timosz has been with me since I was a babe.

He accompanies me wherever I go. He even sits with me at meal times!

Everyone else's families sit with them at meal times,

but I suppose yours don't want anything to do with you.

My father is...very busy man.

OK, guys, keep Grand Duke Nicholas in sight, but...

Uh-oh. Frank...

Zoe's offline. I think she's gone.

Where?

Where do you think?

Her sister! I should have known she wouldn't wait. OK.

We complete the mission as quickly as possible,

then use the genetic tracer to find her.

There's a chance those threatening letters will turn out to be a hoax.

Letters? They used snail mail?

-Did they use any of those envelopes that you have to lick?

-DNA!

Bingo!

But that's the ballroom. Whoever licked that envelope is at the ball.

Dan, we've got a problem. Get the Grand Duke

out of there as fast as possible.

The person who sent those kidnap threats is at the ball.

..And then I turned to Harry Stiles and said,

"You may be beautiful, but I will not marry you..."

Ahem... Excusez-moi, gentlemen,

I must borrow the Contessa. She must...

How do you say it in English? ..have her armpit fungus scraped.

Dan, that was really uncalled for!

The DRAG kidnapper's here.

OK, let's go.

Grand Duke Nicholas, Timosz. Danger.

Timosz, what's the meaning of this?

OK, I'll clear the way ahead, get the exits. Eyes open.

-Zoe?

-Negative. Zoe is no longer on the mission.

-'She's gone to find her sister, hasn't she?'

-Dan, focus.

This is not a drill, we are code red, get the Duke out of there.

There are 91 people in the building.

And the letter was posted in Garrland on the 15th.

Only two people at the ball were in Garrland on that date -

the Grand Duke himself and...

Timosz.

-Repeat?

-Arnold Schwarze-monster is the kidnapper!

Where'd he go?

-MAN:

-Hey, that's my cab!

He stole a taxi.

Follow the cab, I will do the rest. He's only been in the country

a few hours. He can't know his way around.

-He must be using the GPS in the taxi.

-It'll take hours.

-We need to identify the cab, then...

-OK, Dan, I've hacked the cab.

I'm sending him down a dead end!

OK, I'm not sure we can take him without Zoe.

Doesn't matter. As long as he's not sure we can't. Look confident.

-NICHOLAS:

-Help me!

Help me!

Well?! Untie me, peasants!

You know, if we'd run a bit slower, he might have had time to gag him.

-Frank, can we use the genetic tracer to follow Timosz?

-Absolutely.

Negative. We'll have to find another way.

-How come?

-Zoe took it.

-The Grand Duke's safe. I'm going after her.

-'Hang on.'

I just got a message you probably want to hear first.

'Hi, it's Zoe. I'm sorry I snuck in and took the genetic tracer.

'I've gone to find my family.

'I hope you'll understand it's something I have to do on my own.

'Good luck with the mission, see you when I get back.'

Stand down, team.

'Zoe's made her choice,'

we must respect it.

If you recall, Your Grace, you didn't want our protection!

I demand their dismissal!

-You know, a thank you would have done!

-You owe your freedom

to this team. You'd do well to remember it.

How dare you talk to me like that!

-I will not stay to be insulted!

-The kidnapper's still out there.

My father will send new bodyguards!

No, he won't. Apparently, his guards are busy.

So it looks like you're staying with us. But where, I wonder?

I know the perfect place.

You think people will believe I'm just another peasant?

-They might, if you stopped calling them peasants.

-Very well. You, there!

Carry my bag.

Why didn't I think of that?

'They may be living a quiet life, with no knowledge of any of this.

'How would you like to suddenly find out

'your father was one of the most evil men ever to have lived?'

Please don't hurt me! Take anything you want!

You're safe. I'm here to help.

Who are you?

My name is Zoe. I'm your sister.

So many young people!

This is just one class. How many in your school?

The Grand Duke is educated by only the finest minds in the kingdom.

So you don't go to school?

-What about friends?

-You are boring me.

Kindly move, I require your seat...

-Chop, chop!

-What?!

Stand!

Morning, class.

You will stand when I tell you to, boy!

I most certainly will not!

This should be fun(!)

You expect me to believe that my dad was some kind of super-villain

-and that you're my sister?

-It must be a lot to take in.

-You think?!

-That might be why your house got attacked.

-Did you see who did it?

-I was so scared that...I hid.

Where have they taken my foster parents?

Whoever it was, they won't come back, will they?

I don't know. I think it might be safer

-if you came with me.

-Why should I trust you?

I mean, all I know about you is that your name's Zoe.

Actually, I'm not sure what my name is.

That's just what my friends call me...

because of this.

Well, then, I guess that even though my foster parents call me Sam...

this means I'm really...

Kloe.

-MR MCNAB:

-And I'll see you after school every night this week!

Getting detention from Mr McNab is not the best way

-of keeping a low profile!

-He will pay for this insult!

-My father...

-Isn't here protecting you. We are!

Very well. I will pretend to be a common peasant.

That's all we ask.

-Think we got through to him?

-BOY SINGS

Stop that terrible noise, or I will have you thrown in the dungeons!

Ugh!

Might have a bit of work to do.

Hello, I never like to see anyone lunching alone.

-Do you mind if I...?

-Go away.

Yes, well, I suppose I could always go and sit...somewhere else.

Oh, well, then, please yourself. I see what you're doing.

-What?

-You don't let people get close to you,

-so you never get hurt.

-Ludicrous!

If anyone did hurt me, I have an army to destroy them.

Yeah? Where's your army now?

Trust me, I know a bit about putting up a front.

I could tell, the moment we met, that you were faking that attitude.

I am going to be King Emperor.

-I need to keep a distance.

-You need people you trust around you.

Not people you pay, or people that are scared of you.

You need people that will be by your side, no matter what.

You need friends.

Why do we even want to protect him?

D'you know why I haven't found any potential accomplices?

Whoever questions his father's regime disappears!

We can't blame him for what his father does. Don't forget,

-he is the same age as us.

-Ahem!

Aneisha, I wish to make some friends.

I order you to help me!

OK, lesson one - how to speak to people.

Guards! Ugh! Arrest those cooks!

Very good!

Thank you, Byron, that was...

-music.

-Thanks, Nicholas.

Nick.

Byron actually thanked me.

I bet it felt good, right?

Hey, Nick, I'm having a party next weekend.

-You can come, if you like.

-Thank you.

People are being nice to me, after I treated them like...

Peasants?

I must do something to thank them.

Excuse me.

Right...

Who is responsible for this mess?

Me, Mr McNab!

Look at the state of this room!

What's to stop me...

giving you detention for the rest of your miserable life?!

I got you tulips.

In my country, the tulip is the flower of a real man.

What?

Really?

A real man.

Well, that would be me.

Ahem...

Flowers? Strange, but he is trying.

Hang on, he didn't have enough time to go out and buy flowers.

He probably ordered them over the phone, using a...credit card.

-Oh, no.

-It'll be traceable!

-Too late. The payment's gone.

If the DRAG have a financial tracer, they'll have seen it.

-The kidnappers could be on their way already!

-I'll cover the gates.

You two, search the school! Tom, do what you can online.

Dan, Aneisha, there seem to be numerous heat signatures

coming from Flatley's office. I'd check there first.

MUFFLED CRIES

Tom, Frank, Timosz got the jump on us and kidnapped Nicholas!

He's getting away! Argh!

You know, you might stand a chance normally...

but not today. Today, there's two of me.

-Have you done this before?

-I don't think so.

It's like I just know how to do it!

We're definitely sisters!

Zoe, care to introduce us?

This is my sister...

-Kloe, stop!

-Argh!

Sorry.

I got carried away.

Hi, I'm Sam...

I mean...Kloe.

Pleased to meet you, I'm sure.

-Wow! I have so many questions...

-Aneisha, no time. We need to get him

out of sight as quickly as possible. Dan, give me hand.

Let's go, let's go!

Sorry.

If we'd had it down here, we could have located Timosz in seconds.

He nearly kidnapped the Crown Duke.

I'm sorry, but it did lead me to my sister.

-She'll be a brilliant MI9 agent.

-Kloe doesn't automatically

-get to join the team.

-But she's clearly been trained

just like me. Why wouldn't we hire her?

You were trained by SKUL. What if she was too? For all we know,

-she was working for them.

-Frank!

-I'll run some standard tests,

if they check out, I'll consider recommending her.

Thanks, Frank. She's going to make a fantastic agent!

I'm helping Melissa with the yearbook,

and later, after school, Roly asked me if I wanted to play football.

You know, I'm thinking of abdicating as Grand Duke and staying here.

Nicholas, could you help me move some boxes, please?

-Coming, Mr Flatley!

-Thank you.

-Still got the doubts?

-He's annoying, but he's not stupid.

He must have known using his credit card would be a bad idea.

You think he was trying to attract

-Timosz's attention?

-Timosz bothers me too.

He's had countless opportunities to kidnap Nick.

Why decide to do it when we're guarding him?

He picked an odd time to stop following the Grand Duke's orders

-and become a revolutionary!

-Is it possible

that he's not stopped taking his orders?

That was so exciting! We totally rescued him. What were they

-going to do, ransom him for millions?

-I can't really

talk about the details. You're not technically a member of MI9 yet.

It's just a formality. I mean, if they let you in,

-they've got to let me in.

-We just have to wait for

-the results of the tests Frank did.

-I can't wait to get started!

You want to track down the people who took your foster parents?

-You must be really worried.

-Yeah. I hope they're OK.

I...will...never...never...

talk.

You don't have to. We're just here to pass on a message.

The Duke sends his regards.

He understands how hard it must have been to pretend to be a traitor.

He says you'll be suitably honoured for your loyalty.

OK, well, that's it.

Since there was no real kidnap attempt, there's no crime.

Someone will be along to release you soon.

It's really over?

I stop pretending?

I don't mean to rush you, Frank, but Kloe's really excited...

It's not going to happen.

What? Why?

Zoe! When can I start? This is going to be so great!

-We'll be a team! When do I get my uniform?

-Kloe, stop.

-They found something.

-Found what?

I'm sorry. There's something wrong with your genes.

They think someone's been tampering with them.

They make you paranoid, dangerous.

-I'm fine!

-You're not fine, but we're going to try to help you.

-MI9...

-I don't need a doctor! I want to be a spy.

I'll be good at it. Look how I fooled you.

I didn't live in that house, I just pretended to.

I was the one who broke in!

-See?

-You trashed the house?

Yeah. Did you really think that was MY bedroom?

The stuff in there was for a four year old!

I wondered why there weren't any photos of you in the house.

-Why did you do it?

-To steal stuff. Why do you think?!

You can't rob people

-and destroy their homes!

-You're missing the point! I fooled you.

-I'd be a good spy!

-No, you wouldn't.

I should have known.

I saw that look in your eye when you were kicking Timosz. You...

-You enjoyed it.

-I was helping!

Well, you know what you can do?

You can stuff your stupid job!

Nick, can we have a word?

-Byron and I are going to write a song together.

-It can't wait.

-What's going on?

-Another time, Nick.

Look out! The kidnappers!

-We know everything.

-I'm sorry. They tricked me.

It's OK, Timosz, I'm sorry I got you involved in this deception.

One question - why?

I thought that maybe if I had been kidnapped,

my father might take some notice.

-That didn't turn out so well.

-No.

Then I met you and the other students and, for the first time,

I was surrounded by people I might call friends.

I did not want it all to end.

I'm sorry. I let you down.

We're still your friends, Nick.

-Yeah, we'll stay in touch when you go home.

-Hmm.

Don't worry, once she calms down, it'll be fine.

The situation has taken a rather serious turn. We just received this.

'I would have made a great MI9 agent,

'but you didn't want to give me a chance.

'Fine. Now we're playing it MY way.

'Give me ten million pounds, or you don't see this again.'

-What do we do now?

-We do nothing. I do this alone.

Find her.

Why haven't they called? They should have called by now!

My father won't pay £10 million for me.

-He won't pay anything.

-Shut up!

If you don't be quiet, I'll make you quiet! Understand?

-I can't allow that.

-KLOE GASPS

-You don't have to fight.

-I do! I have to fight for everything!

Kloe, please, it doesn't have to be like this.

You just get everything handed to you! You always did!

-What do you mean, always?

-Even at SKUL,

I had to work twice as hard as you, and they still threw me out!

You trained at SKUL too?! I didn't know.

Of course you didn't! I wasn't even allowed to speak to

-the Golden Girl!

-You should have said.

-Would they have let me join MI9 if I had?!

-No. You're too violent.

-Too angry.

-You'd be violent and angry,

if you'd been through what I have! I've had to survive on my own!

You're not on your own any more.

MI9 medical can work wonders. With treatment,

they may be able to reverse whatever SKUL have done to her.

Then maybe she'll be able to join us after all.

-Can I visit her?

-Of course.

Thanks.

I know she can be a bit full-on,

but besides you and the others, she's the only family I've got.

Nobody has that many sisters.

Master, you remember we placed surveillance on B92?

-DEEP VOICE:

-One of many hooks we baited.

Well, I think this hook just caught a big fish.

How big?

The biggest!

And you'll never guess who she's working for!