Episode 12 Nowhere Boys

-It's an immobilising spell.

-How long does it last?

I have no idea.

-Did you check on the other Benny?

-Yeah, well, no.

-He's so cute.

-Really, Kayla?

Oh, man, oh, man, oh, man, oh, man.

You two could really work.

-Hey, Heath!

-Hiya, Karla.

The Atradax is making you hate everything.

Did we do that?

We'll take this one down to the station.

The scars form a symbol.

The Atradax appeared in this world after we came back from the empty

world, which is when you had those marks on your back.

So it divided up and travelled in parts?

By attaching itself to us?

We brought those things back.

Guard them with your life!

What? No, Luke!

Someone came up behind me.

It's got to be Bad Ben.

Then he has the Atradax.

What are you doing?

Duh, make-up.

So you really think that much is a good idea?

Yeah. I think it looks hot.

That'd be one word for it.

Girls, hurry up!

Please, I don't have to be like you.

I don't even want to be like you.

You're not perfect, you know.

Mum, did you see her make-up?

It's hard to miss it.

Why didn't you say anything?

-It's her face.

-Yeah, but, Mum, it was so, like...

Sometimes you need to let people make their own mistakes.

I can't believe you didn't do it. It was your turn to check on

Bad Ben. You said you were on to it!

He was frozen. I didn't see what the harm was.

The harm was that there was no guarantee the spell

was permanent, Jesse.

OK, I'm doing my best.

But between burning down the school and Luke getting arrested I have not

-had a whole lot of downtime.

-Getting arrested wasn't my fault!

Hold on a sec. Let's just think about this.

The Atradax need magic to break free, right?

Yeah, well, technically, they are magical.

But they also need the talisman, right? ALL: Right.

Well, other Ben's not going to get that.

So we're OK for now.

Nicco has it.

I thought I did.

I...

It's not in my pocket.

-What?

-You're kidding me.

I had it last night, I'm sure.

You definitely had it then?

-I think.

-You think?!

I usually keep it in my pocket.

No, you had it in the library when we caught the Atradax.

That was two days ago.

-Without the talisman...

-We're sitting ducks.

I just don't understand. I mean, I don't think I could have dropped it.

Well, maybe...

..maybe someone took it.

If Ben's got the talisman, then the Atradax might already be free.

No, if he did have it, bad stuff would already be happening.

-Bad stuff?

-People would be disappearing.

Come on, let's check out the hide-out.

Let's hope he's still frozen.

Please, please, please, please be here.

Ugh! Come on, scaredy-cats.

Argh! Bad Ben was right here.

Well, he's not any more.

And, safe to say, unfrozen.

It looks like he's been awake for a while.

I think it's safe to assume he has our bags.

-This is bad.

-You think?

We have to find the talisman now.

Elements, reveal and show,

what I seek, what I must know.

-There's nothing there.

-Try it again.

Elements, reveal and show, what I seek, what I must know.

There it is.

Yeah, but where's there?

Um...somewhere red.

No, it's not red, it's more...

..vermilion.

At least there's no sign of Bad Ben, or the Atradax.

Many thanks, magic powers. Once again, you've given us nothing.

There's something familiar about this.

-We can make this work if...

-Look,

I think we've done enough things your way.

Whatever. We have to find it.

OK, you, Ben, Jesse, search the track in case Nicco dropped it,

then school. We'll search Nicco's.

And be quick about it - we've got to get it before other Ben does.

Hey, Mum, just me.

Oh.

Oh, hello. Nicco?

Oh, sorry, this is Heath.

My mum and yiayia.

Hi, Mrs Pandelis. Hi...

-..yiayia.

-Handsome!

-Nice knitting.

-Thank you.

We're going to study in my room.

With your door open.

-Yes, yes, yes.

-So your sister's at Tilly's house tonight.

She's having a sleepover, so you'll have a nice and quiet house.

Thanks, Mrs Pandelis.

Yiayia.

Hey, knit me something!

Would you come on?

-Maybe it's in here.

-Whoa! Did Bad Ben raid this place,

or are you just a lot messier than I imagined?

Life's kind of been busy since we've come back.

Right.

If I were a talisman, where would I be?

Here...

-Er...

-What might this be?

Hey! That's my diary.

PHONE RINGS

Hey, Luke.

Give me some good news.

Did the alarm code work?

Yeah, it did, but things aren't looking good.

We didn't find anything on the track and there's nothing here at school

-yet, either.

-OK.

Well, keep looking. I'll give you a call when we're done here.

All right, see ya.

Nothing.

It's not here, either.

I was so sure it would be here.

This is the worst.

What about in the wash?

My mum's always putting important stuff through the machine.

Hey. Don't be so hard on yourself.

I know from personal experience screwing up is easy.

Yeah, but your screw-ups haven't had the potential to destroy the world.

Yeah, but you never do things by halves...

..or quit.

HE GRUNTS AND MOANS

This is very unhygienic.

Is Jesse going to help us look?

Dude, we're over here going through rubbish, and you're on your phone?

There's writing.

Oh, you're still on about that red colour.

I told you - it's vermillion, not red.

Let me see.

E S P...

I know this font.

Espresso.

I know where this is.

PHONE CHIMES

Enough with the selfies, Kayla.

-That's my jacket.

-What?

I know who's got the talisman.

And Jeremy said that she said that I said that he was a loser.

Hey, is that a new necklace?

Kayla, creepy Ben.

Hey, Kayla.

How's it, uh, going?

Uh, good.

I've got something for you.

I promised Heath I'd drop it off.

Heath?

Make sure you read it.

What does it say?

Heath wants to meet me.

Oh, he drew you a map to find him.

That's so romantic.

How do you know they're at Little Gino's?

Oh, come on, it's Bremen.

There's only one place with an actual barista...

..and he still burns the milk.

Hey.

Kayla's not answering her phone.

-Any sign of her?

-Not yet.

There's Tilly.

Where's Kayla?

-I don't know.

-Come on, I saw the selfies.

You were just together.

Tilly, this is important - she's in danger.

Hey. Aren't you supposed to be with...?

-What is it?

-Ben, if that note was a prank...

-What?

Tilly, I need you to tell me exactly what happened.

He gave Kayla a note, said it was from Heath.

He wanted to meet up.

No, I didn't. I didn't.

-It's Bad Ben.

-What?

-Bad Ben?

-Where were they meeting?

Ben? Why are YOU here?

-Hi, Kayla.

-Where's Heath?

This way.

It's OK.

He's waiting for you.

He's in there.

Hmm... This is really weird.

Don't be scared. He won't bite.

He really wants to see you.

Heath? Hello?

Ben, what are you doing?!

Let me out!

It's OK. Just wait there for Heath.

It's going to be great.

I can't believe she would do something so stupid -

come out here, alone.

Nicco, listen, she'll be OK.

Bad Ben is willing to raise a demon to wipe out life on earth,

and you think my little sister's going to be OK with him?

Now, come on!

Kayla!

No, Kayla! Don't!

-Kayla!

-Nicco, wait.

-Get out of there!

-Stop, don't touch her!

-What is that?!

-What do we do?

Don't get too close!

Don't worry, Kayla, I've got you.

-Pull her back.

-Stay with me.

-It's too strong.

-Nicco, hold on.

We can't hold her!

ALL GRUNT

-It's taking her.

-Well, how do we stop it?

Where did she go?

What is THAT?

It all just...stopped.

This can't be good.

Don't, don't touch it!

Yeah. We don't know what it is!

-Kayla?

-It's mine.

-Give it to me.

-Block him!

I've worked so hard for that.

-What?

-It's controlling him.

Let me go, I have to have it!

-Don't let him go.

-I'm not planning on it.

Give it to me, please!

-Not going to happen.

-Settle down, please.

This isn't over!

-What just happened?

-I have no idea.

-It's taken her.

-Kayla and the Atradax - they combined.

At least we have the talisman now.

And that freaky football.

It's OK, Kayla. We'll get you out.

Let me try something.

It's OK, Kayla.

What? What did you see?

-Ben?

-We've got to destroy this.

Why?

It's an egg, a demon egg, and I think...

Kayla's inside it?

We need help.

What do you think?

I think it's like nothing I've ever seen before.

I think it's like a chrysalis.

A shell that protects an animal while it

evolves into its next life-stage.

Oh, like a butterfly?

Except this butterfly could make everyone in the entire

world disappear, thanks to you knuckleheads.

Well, why did it take Kayla?

From what you described, I'm guessing that was an accident.

Kayla got too close and accidentally

got drawn into the vortex.

I can't believe she's in there.

THUMPING

It's making a sound.

Like a thumping.

It's like a heartbeat.

OK, how do we get Kayla out?

I mean, do we cut it open...?

No, we can't cut it! That's a terrible idea!

-You could hurt her.

-OK, well, maybe we should put it somewhere safe.

-Like, er...

-Send it back to the empty world.

-Or negative space.

-Wait, what?

It's a place between worlds.

You want to send my sister into some cosmic no-man's-land

with a demon as company?

Nicco, we can't just leave it.

-Can we?

-If we do, it'll hatch into the demon that ate my world.

-That's what I saw.

-Fine.

Send it anywhere you like, OK? But first, we have to get Kayla out.

What do you think my parents will do if she doesn't come home tomorrow?

-Not going to happen.

-Nicco...

I know this is hard to hear, but I'm not even sure that's possible.

-What?

-Kayla's not even in there.

-It's too small.

-No, she has to be.

I saw her get sucked inside of it.

My guess is, she's merged with the demon.

You know, she's formed into some magical energy.

I know we can't let it hatch, but she's my sister.

Can't we try?

I say we sleep on this.

And maybe Ellen can find us something,

like a spell or something?

Yeah. I'll try.

Ben, I'll need your help.

In the meantime, you need to keep a careful eye on this.

I'm really sorry, but setting fire to the school

means curfew from hell.

It's fine. I'll guard the egg.

Count me in.

Thanks.

-Hey, Mum.

-You missed dinner.

There's a plate in the fridge.

I grabbed a burger with Tim.

Nicolina! The rule is you text me if you're not coming home.

-Sorry.

-Your principal left me a message.

He wants me to come in on Monday.

Oh, that. Yeah, it's just...

Yeah, it's nothing. Don't worry.

Are you sure?

Yeah, it's cool.

-Evening, madame.

-Shh!

I have two large Hawaiians, and a small meat-lovers.

You want to pay cash or card?

Get inside and keep your voice down before my parents see.

Hurry up.

That's funny. I thought you said you weren't the pink princess,

cuddly toy type.

-I'm not.

-Mr Schnookums begs to differ.

HE LAUGHS

Yiayia made it for Kayla.

When I was sick with tonsillitis,

Kayla gave it to me cos I couldn't sleep.

He was her favourite cuddly.

Sorry.

I'm an idiot.

Yeah, you are.

You know everything's going to be OK, right?

Do I? We either let a monster loose on Bremen,

or send my sister to some unknown magic place.

How do I make that choice?

Well...

..whatever happens, I'm with you.

I'm tired.

-We should get to sleep.

-Good,

good...good plan.

Uh, the egg?

With you there and me here, it's not going anywhere.

THUMPING

Nicco. Help me.

Nicco!

Nicco!

Nicco! Help me!

Nicco, where are you?

I need you!

At last, it's started.

Kayla, you're scaring me.

It's cold. Kayla, come inside.

Please be there, please be there. Please be there.

Oh, thank goodness.

What time is it?

Almost six.

RATTLING

Can you hear that?

What is it?

Don't know.

But it's coming from the yard.

I'll go check it out.

Watch the egg.

Who's there?

Your mum really ought to start locking the back door.

I can help you.

CLANGING

What the...?

Nicco?

Oh, no. Doo-doo.

Is that your idea of backup?

Or can someone not sleep without their teddy?

Can you shut up?

We've got bigger problems.

-Why, where's Nicco?

-Nicco's gone with Bad Ben.

-Gone with him?

-Maybe he grabbed her.

It's Nicco. If he'd tried, she would've put up a fight.

-I would have heard.

-So she just left with him?

No, she left because she was scared of us.

Scared of what we'd do to the egg.

What do you think she's going to do?

This is hers. See what you can get.

OK.

Quiet.

The talisman.

She's going to give the egg to the other me.

Where?

This way.

The talisman - hand it over.

The egg. Let us see it.

You do want your sister back, don't you?

And you're sure this will work?

I've told you it will.

And you promise that hatching this thing will release Kayla?

If we don't hatch it, your friends will destroy it,

and she'll be lost forever.

If it was my sister...

..I know what I'd do. Still, it's your choice.

Do it.

HE CHANTS IN LATIN

It's got its own soundtrack.

Creepy.

Nicco, what are you doing?

Stay where you are. Don't come closer.

If they stop me, all will be lost, including your sister.

Nicco, you can't trust him.

He's lying. What are you doing?

I said stay back!

Nicco, don't do this. It's crazy!

Nicco, you have to stop him.

He said it won't hurt us.

-It'll leave.

-Please, Nicco.

I'm sorry, but Kayla's my sister.

-You can't.

-Nicco, don't!

Ah! I'm stuck.

-I can't move my feet.

-Neither can I.

She's holding us down.

Let us go!

Guys, do you hear that?

-It's hatching!

-Into what?

Move! Now!

Get out of there!

What's it doing?

THEY GRUNT

It's becoming something.

I can't see Kayla.

-She's back! Kayla!

-Is she OK?

-Let's get you out of here.

I've got you.

No! Get away from there.

-Ben, don't!

-Stop!

-Stop, Ben!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

It's taking him.

Where is it going?

Not going - coming back.

We've got to get out of here!

It's coming for us.

It's coming for Kayla.

Leave her alone!

Divinity of the elements, I summon thee...

ALL: Air, fire, water, earth... I call him forth.

-It's gone.

-For now.

Oh, Kayla, are you OK?

You're OK.

-You're OK.

-Hey, you're safe now.

It's going to be all right.

You're safe.

The demon's gone.

So's the other me.

Maybe it's all OK.

I mean, maybe it's been sent back to the empty world.

Somehow, I don't think so.

I'm guessing that is not a good sign.

-Whoa.

-It's happening again!

What do you mean?

It's exactly how the sky looked on the day my world ended.

The day my world became empty.

Two moons.

Get in if you want to live.

Kayla?

-Are you OK?

-I think she's the definition of not OK.

-Not helping.

You wouldn't believe me, OK?

I'll listen.

-Started disappearing people.

-Mum!

I'm going to destroy it.

Luke, we need to get your head in the game.

You feel OK?

Maybe not so OK.