Episode 2 Nowhere Boys

-Shhh!

-Welcome to Bremin High.

You remember Principal Bates?

Now, I know I'm new here, but as a new principal,

I will not tolerate this behaviour.

Brooklyn for SRC!

Wasn't that Brooklyn?

No-one remembers Brooklyn, Peter or Bates.

It doesn't make sense that we still do.

Maybe we're immune somehow. What do we have in common?

Nothing!

Where is everybody?!

BELL RINGS

Catherine of Aragon,

Anne Boleyn,

Jane Seymour,

Anne of...

Anne of...

Who's the second Anne?

Who's the second Anne?!

Why can't I remember?

Hello?

Is everything OK in there?

Everything's OK. I'm...I'm fine.

Niccolina?

-I said I'm fine!

-Nicco, open the door, please.

Fair warning! If you don't open the door, I'm coming up.

Fine doesn't usually include locking yourself in a toilet.

You wouldn't understand.

What wouldn't I understand?

I, I can't remember, OK?

I've read this page 1,000 times, but it won't stick.

I know you're a straight A student,

but I think you should be easier on yourself.

Please, just go away.

OK. But I'll be checking on you later.

-So there's no-one in the police station?

-Nothing.

I don't understand.

What is happening? It's like they've all disappeared.

-No! That doesn't just happen.

-Really? Maybe it does.

Hey, guys!

It's the same all over town. Nobody anywhere.

-There has to be an explanation.

-Bushfire evacuation.

-What, with no smoke?

-A gas leak?

-Ebola outbreak?

-Zombie apocalypse.

How did I know you were going to say that?

-I'm calling Mum.

-You can't, there's no service, I've already checked.

This is so not good.

This is like Star Trek...

Next Generation, season four, episode five.

Everyone on the Enterprise disappeared without a trace.

-You cannot be serious.

-Except Dr Crusher.

It was like the crew never existed.

-Give it a rest, fanboy. I'm out of here.

-Wait! Can we stick together?

-Why?

-Bad stuff always happens to people

-when they don't stick together in these situations.

-These situations?!

-Yes!

-I can't be around you people.

-Where are you going?

-To find Mum. She'll be at work.

-I guess we're not sticking together.

-Maybe we can meet up later?

It'll be fine. I'll be fine. I'll live the life I can imagine.

I need to go make sure Quinn's OK.

-Wait, I'll come to yours if you come to mine.

-Done.

What?

This... This doesn't make sense.

Jesse, wait up!

Jesse!

You didn't know it was for sale?

Does it look like I knew?

My sister should be here.

Quinn!

Quinn!

Where's our stuff?

Everything's gone!

Quinn!

HE CRUNCHES LOUDLY

Do you have to creep up on people?

There was no creeping.

There was crunching, but no creeping.

Seriously, we have to find where everyone's gone.

Could you be any more uptight?

You haven't begun to see uptight.

Mum wasn't there.

I'm not OK about this, but freaking out about it isn't going to help.

What do you think's happened?

Evacuation makes the most sense.

Or it could just be plain abandonment.

No way, my parents wouldn't leave without me.

They'll be waiting for me. Besides, if it was an evacuation,

we would have heard the trucks.

We could go back to yours if you want.

Yeah, OK, but don't think I need some guy to protect me.

Good. You can protect me.

Good.

Hello?

I don't get it.

No power here either.

There's no moving boxes, everything's put away.

This is crazy.

Well, maybe your dad tidied up.

You don't know my dad. Mum?

Dad?

Your place, now this?!

Whoa.

Love your high-concept merchandise.

It's all Dad's. Why's everything different?

Except us.

Kayla? Mum?

Never picked you as the girlie-girl pink doona type.

This isn't mine.

I should be up here!

It's like I've been edited out of my own life!

-Er, where are we going?

-Your house!

Jesse's house is for sale?

-What?

-Come on.

Hello?

Mum?

Where are my magazines?

-What about your dad?

-Divorced.

Hey, you should see this.

We sat right here this morning before school.

My brekkie is fossilised!

The school, it's the evacuation point for town.

Come on, someone might be there.

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

Find it?

I thought we were looking for people.

I thought it would be here.

If I knew what you were looking for, maybe I could help.

How come some things are the same,

and some aren't?

How do you eat that stuff?

Really, a toothbrush?!

-When it's a world of chips and chocolate!

-Oral health is important.

You guys, you will not believe what we found.

No-one.

Hey.

-Was there any sign of Quinn?

-No.

Your folks?

-How was your place?

-Same-same, but different.

Pass me a pen.

Is that an IOU for the muesli bar?

-Perfect.

-This is like Next Gen.

Is there an episode where the main character just shuts up?

Look, Nicco, just hear him out, OK?

Maybe it'll help.

-Go.

-OK!

Everyone Dr Crusher knew stopped existing.

Everything was different, except her.

This is like that, only there's four of us.

Like, four, like the Bremin Four, Felix, Jake, Sam and Andy.

What if their disappearance was something like this?

-Are you hearing yourself?

-Something freaky?

You're buying this?

Our families are gone, we have absolutely no idea where,

and we don't seem to exist, but you think there's a logical answer?

I don't think there is, Nicco.

I'm voting for alien abduction.

Fine.

What happens at the end of the episode?

-What's the explanation?

-It was a warp bubble gone wrong.

-A warp bubble?!

-Look, I know how it sounds!

-You really are an idiot!

-Don't speak to him like that.

-You can't tell me what to do.

-What is your problem?

-You are my problem!

Come on, guys, let's just...

-Oh, just butt out!

-What is the story with you guys?

That's none of your business.

It is my business, Nicco, if it's just going to be the four of us.

That's ridiculous, there's more than four of us.

-There has to be.

-Don't bother, there's no talking to her.

-I am not staying here!

-Neither am I.

-And in the red corner...

Can we please stick together?

Why? Nobody wants to.

Maybe we light a bonfire.

Back at school. And then anyone out there will know where to find us.

Do what you want!

Well, that went well.

GRUNTING NOISE

-Whoa. What is that?

-Haven't you ever heard koalas fight before?

That's a koala?

Yeah, they live in the gums around here.

I guess it's a new experience for you, huh?

Well, you don't often see them in the city cafes.

CAWING SOUND

SCREECHING NOISE

-Oh!

-Oh, my...

-It's you.

-I'm sorry, did I scare you?

-No, it's fine.

-There's nothing out there, except really spooky noises.

I heard something too.

-Hey, about before...

-Don't worry about it.

WIND WHISTLES

Nope, I'm not freaked out.

Yeah, me neither.

This bonfire, want to check it out?

Definitely. I mean, it sounds pretty lame, but...

-Let me grab your stuff.

-Oh, thanks.

HARMONICA MUSIC

Let's just hope there's someone out there to see this fine work.

Attracting attention was a good idea.

We made a fire on school grounds.

That's an automatic suspension.

Must be hard being a teacher's kid.

It's OK, you get used to it.

Move around a lot, though.

Anywhere but here sounds amazing.

Dude, it's not that bad.

OK, maybe not today.

What about you?

You play football and cricket, you're a hero.

You're a kid like me...

You get by.

What about friends from the city?

Five schools in four years, it's...

kind of hard to make friends.

That would suck.

What about you?

What's your deep, dark secret?

Nicco's the one with the secret.

Aren't you, Nicco?

Come on, tell us how the teacher's pet got into trouble.

Yeah. How did you get that detention?

Yeah, fess up.

Really? You're letting him off the hook that easily?

My deep, dark secret for yours. What do you say?

There's nothing deep or secret about you.

Ooh, someone's being a big wuss.

OK, prove me wrong.

OK, well, before,

you know, when you said your parents wouldn't leave without you...

What, you think yours would?

Maybe.

They're so caught up in their own stuff...

I don't know.

Too busy arguing.

So, detention mystery?

-Nothing big.

-She's perfect, remember?

WIND WHOOSHES, FIRE ROARS

Whoa!

OK...

Maybe we should go inside.

You don't have to ask me twice!

Come on, come on, come on!

All right.

Jesse! Hurry up! Hurry!

Goodnight, Luke.

-Goodnight, Jesse.

-Goodnight, Heath.

Really, we're doing this?

Goodnight, Heath.

Goodnight, Jesse.

Goodnight, Nicco.

Goodnight, Jesse.

WIND HOWLS

-Come on! Let's go, let's go.

-What even is the time?

We should just go back to sleep.

Nicco, you're way too sunshiney in the morning.

We're going in search of intelligent life.

Hey, couldn't we do this at a more civilised hour?

What are you wearing, Jesse?

It's my Cookie Monster cardy.

-Do you like it?

-Nicco, what's the plan?

Well, we find an alien spaceship and we join the party.

-This guy, hilarious.

-It can't only be us. There has to be others.

And we are going to find them, starting with Rochford.

-You want to steal a car?

-Not steal, borrow.

The good girl who never breaks the rules, who lives for the rules?

Are you going to leave another IOU?

Can you drive?

Ultimate Velocity 2, I thrash my cousins every Christmas holidays.

OK, what about driving a real car?

On an actual road?

OK, pick a car.

I already have.

Whoa!

I call shotgun!

Are you sure you're going to need all that?

-The keys are here.

-Well, if we're trying to get noticed.

Luke, I am your father.

What a sweet ride.

And the jacket?

ENGINE SPLUTTERS

This is a bit anti-climactic.

Come on, come on, come on.

-It's dead.

-What about this?

No way.

There's just no-one.

Hey. It's show time!

Say it loud, say it clear!

Wake up, Bremin, we're still here!

-Get out.

-Come on. We can see the whole town from up here.

Maybe if you didn't pack so much, Jesse.

Phew!

Hey, Jesse, give me the binoculars.

Anything?

No.

There's no-one anywhere.

It freaks me out, Bremin being so empty.

-Same.

-Same.

I can see my house from up here.

Yeah, me too.

Hey, what's Heath doing?

Do you always carry a spray can?

Relax. I got it from the art room before we left.

Typical!

We're in trouble and you're, what, painting stupid body parts?

Body parts?

Yeah, you know...

No, I don't know.

I'm in extension maths, I know what guys are like!

"We are here."

Not a body part in sight.

What do you know? He's being useful.

Yeah. Well, he could have said.

Not so good with apologies, huh?

What?!

What?!

Who knew we needed to lock it?

My bag, it's gone!

All my stuff was in it!

You know what this means, right?

Yeah, we're not alone.

Guys, let's get out of here.

Wait, there's no keys!

The distributor cap's gone.

Someone's sabotaged us.

Why would someone do that?

To stop us from leaving.

Guys, can we talk about this somewhere else?

That is not a garden variety storm.

-No kidding.

-We need to go. Let's get back to the school!

We have to make sure the classroom is secure.

We should set up a roster on who's keeping watch.

Gee, you really like being in charge.

-No, I don't.

-Yeah, she does. Control issues.

-Jesse!

-Niccolina doesn't play well with others.

-That's it.

-Wait!

-Nicco.

-Again?

That was mean, you guys.

-We should say sorry.

-OK, fine.

She'll be in here, for sure.

-Nicco!

-Go away, Jesse!

I'm not coming out.

Just leave me alone!

Oh... I always wondered what it was like in here.

Nicco, I'm sorry.

-Leave me alone!

-What's with all the angst?

-Come on. Open up.

-No.

-Please?

Come on. I was only joking.

Well, it's too much, OK?

-What is?

-Everything!

Can you be more specific?

Everyone disappearing, someone's after us,

that thing with the sky and...

And I cheated!

I'm a cheater.

What? Wait, sorry.

What are you talking about? You always get straight As.

I used to, but lately I just can't manage everything.

And that's why detention, OK?

I freaked out. I, I cheated.

And that's why I was in the principal's office.

You were trying to get your test back?

I never thought you had it in you.

It's not funny!

It is a bit.

LOUD CRASH

What was that?

Someone's out there.

Hello?

Anyone there?

Who do you think it was?

This is creepy.

WIND MOANS

Do not say that's just a breeze!

Let's get out of here.

Whoa!

Luke, help me! It's got me, it's too strong!

-Luke, come on!

-Grab my hand.

Grab my hand. Run, run!

Come on, quick!

What is that?!

Wha...?

You guys all saw that, right?

What was that?

Check this out.

Weird carpet burn.

What could have done that?

And what does it want with us?

That spooky stuff we saw yesterday...

I can tell Heath's not scared

by the way he "wasn't freaked at all" yesterday.

I know this place.

Guys, looks like a diary.

"Freak storm batters Bremin."

We'd remember if this stuff had happened.

If it had happened in our world.

It looks like everyone's disappeared,

but what if WE are the ones who disappeared?

Luke, stop. Stop! No, I saw someone!

-Who are you?

-Gotcha!