Episode 3 Nowhere Boys

-What is going on?

-It's like everyone's just disappeared.

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

We are going to find them, starting with Rochford.

-My bag, it's gone!

-You know what this means, right?

Yeah, we're not alone. Someone's sabotaged us.

That is not a garden variety storm.

It's too strong!

-Luke, come on!

-Grab my hand!

-Grab my hand.

Run, run!

GROWLING

You guys all saw that, right?

-MUSIC PLAYS

-OK, you ready?

# Oh, whoa, oh-oh

# You

# Can't bring me down

# You

# Won't beat us, take our ground No, you... #

Oh, sorry.

-Oh, Nicco!

-Sorry.

-You were supposed to go behind me.

-No, you were supposed to go behind me.

-No.

Maybe we could make, like, a bloopers reel.

No need. It's nothing but bloopers.

Hey, Nicco, it's five o'clock.

-I totally forgot.

-What?

Erm, sorry, Jesse. I'm trying out for that football club today

-and we're supposed to be there at 5:30.

-One more take.

-We've nearly got it.

-Come on!

-I can't, I'm late.

Well, what about tomorrow?

I have maths tutoring and then the day after I have piano.

-Nicco!

-You should totally do a solo.

Show me at school tomorrow? All right, wish me luck! Bye.

Wish ME luck.

BANGING

LUKE: Well, you see, the whole point of this is...

sharing everything, pooling our resources.

You know, YOU could go down to the shop

and get your own marshmallows and chocolate.

Unless you're...

HE MIMICS A CHICKEN

It's fine. You know, who even eats chilli and lime corn chips anyway?

Jesse! Want some breakfast?

I'll pass.

I'm going to break out just looking at that stuff.

-Hang on, where are you going?

-I'm going to the toilet.

-Do I need a note or something?

-No, it's just that...

Luke thinks it is dangerous, you know?

Aliens.

Are you serious?

That spooky stuff we saw yesterday.

If you knew anything about alien abductions,

you'd see there's a pattern here.

So is that why Nicco's in the corridor playing football?

-COUGHS:

-Scared.

You can tell Heath's not scared by the way

he wasn't freaked at all yesterday.

-It's cos I wasn't.

-Right.

Aliens or not, when nature calls, Jesse answers.

Even if there's no running water.

BEEPING

Hey.

I thought you'd be feeling pretty seedy

after all that rubbish you ate yesterday.

-Excuse me, boys' toilets.

-Yeah, I've noticed.

-How many insulin pens have you got left?

-Plenty.

-Jesse, if you get sick...

-I just told you, I'm fine.

Anyway, my diabetes is my problem and I want it to stay that way, OK?

Fine. I won't tell anyone.

We should be careful out here.

It all looks pretty normal.

Yeah, for a town where everyone's disappeared into thin air.

Right.

Well, given the lack of marauding aliens,

I say we go check out the wood-fired pizza joint.

-You're kidding.

-What? No electricity required,

and I've got a hunger for a large Mexicana.

So we could be in the middle of a major disaster, I don't know,

a toxic gas leak or something, and you're thinking pizza?

Er, not just pizza. Wood-fired gourmet pizza.

Heath, she is right. We can't just stay around here.

What, so, Nicco's in charge, is she?

No, she isn't.

All right, well, what's the next move, o fearless leader?

Well, we had a plan. I say we stick to it.

We should head to Rochford and look for the authorities.

Maybe we don't need to go to Rochford

to find out what's really going on.

If there's been an emergency,

somebody will be broadcasting instructions.

Where to go, who to contact.

-Like when there's a bushfire.

-Exactly like that.

But why the ranger's station?

Ranger Wyatt was a scoutmaster. His specialty was DXing.

It's like, erm...

Using high-powered radio tuners to pick up signals from far away.

-So Wyatt's DX radio is here?

-Should be.

State-of-the-art and portable.

Exactly how do you know all this?

Beam me up, Scotty.

Little Heathy was a Scout, right?

Aww, cute.

Can you tie knots too?

-Ah!

-CLATTERING

I quit when I was 11, OK?

-Sure you did.

-Ow!

-Heath?

-You, you good?

It's dark in here.

Here, grab this.

You know what? I will give it to you.

-You are the man.

-Was it in doubt?

One small problem, team.

Batteries not included.

-You sure that's where he kept them?

-Totally sure.

My cordless mic chews through the batteries.

That just means the shop's out of batteries, right?

Or someone's taken them all.

Have you guys noticed anything wrong with the newspapers?

It's old.

12 months old.

12 months old?

It's the same with the magazines.

That doesn't make any sense.

Two days ago, when we were here, this shop was normal.

-It was totally legit.

-If our stalker's raiding shops,

taking batteries and stuff, then maybe we should do the same.

Stock up on food and bottled water.

Too late.

Water's all gone.

And with the supermarket locked tight...

this is all we've got.

Jesse, you can't.

What? I'm thirsty.

We need to find fresh water right away.

-Why? There's litres of soft drink.

-Soft drink is no good.

-Jesse needs...

-Shut up, Niccolina.

Jesse's concerned about his figure.

His figure?

Look, if we find batteries, contact the authorities,

-all this other stuff won't matter, right?

-Right.

So let's find batteries.

Oh...

poor Teddy.

Eugh.

Guys, check it.

Takes D-size batteries.

Yes, yes.

STATIC

-Is that normal?

-Sh.

BUZZING That's a signal, right?

-I don't believe it.

-What?

It's a special Nasa call sign. We learnt it in Scouts.

They use it to signal for mass alien abductions.

You're joking.

Yes.

It's just static, nimrod.

STATIC

SWITCHES RADIO OFF

There's nothing.

The entire band's empty.

So there's no-one broadcasting for 1000Ks?

What if it's the same everywhere?

What if we really are the only people left on Earth?

How do we know that thing's even working?

It's working, Nicco.

Well, it still doesn't prove that there is no-one out there.

I say we get out of here, check for ourselves.

We still don't have proper food.

We don't even have water.

Well, let's get some.

Let's.

Are you sure at this stuff is OK to drink?

The Bremin River is one of the cleanest and most...

scenic waterways in the state.

Bates used to bang on about it.

HE GAGS

Idiot.

Right...

I'll be around that bend washing my hair.

If anyone comes near, they die.

Heath, soap.

Finish filling up the water bottles,

and then you might want to take a dip yourself.

Is she saying I smell?

Could be there's a dead animal nearby.

Hey! Hey, hey, guys! Come quickly!

Someone's camping here.

It's totally set up.

WATERS SLOSHES

What is this?

The fire's still warm.

This looks recent.

So, the world ends and this guy goes yabby catching?

That's a pretty chilled stalker.

CRACKING

Fudgito!

I saw these same wrappers in school.

Hey.

There's a trail.

Look at you all Boy Scouty.

Hang on, is this smart?

-What?

-What if Mr Fudgey is the same guy who sabotaged our car?

This could be a trap.

OK, you can stay here, keep watch.

Wait for me!

Hey!

Whoa, this looks like something out of the zombies walk.

I know this place.

Let me guess. It's a make out spot.

You guess good.

And when the last time I was here, it was totally abandoned.

-Well, looks like someone moved in.

-Sh.

If our stalker's in there, we need to take him by surprise.

You two cover the back, make sure there's no way out there.

Yes, commandant.

What is that?

-I do kendo.

-Oh, OK. I thought it was cheerleading.

Hah! Do not offend ninja.

OK.

-You ready?

-Are you?

On three.

One, two, three.

All clear!

Why would anyone live out here

when there's a town full of empty buildings?

Same thing that brought us here. Fresh water.

Whoa.

Check it out.

He's made a charger.

-This guy's good.

-Hey.

This looks like a diary.

"Finding spell"?

Or not a diary.

My bag!

It was in the car.

So this is stalker HQ.

Maybe Luke was right.

I don't like this place.

Oh, check it.

"Freak storm batters Bremin.

"Insane rainstorm devastates forest.

"Two moons in the sky.

"Scientists puzzled."

As you would be.

This doesn't make any sense.

It says here that the freak storm happened

on the 12th of June last year,

but that was the day of the big win against Rochford.

The weather was beautiful.

Nicco's right, guys.

We'd remember if this stuff had happened.

If it had happened in our world.

I saw an episode of Doctor Who

where they were transported to a parallel universe.

Maybe something like that happened to us.

Does someone want to wake me when the Time Lord

returns to planet Earth?

It looks like everyone's disappeared.

But what if WE are the ones who disappeared?

We got shifted out of our reality into an alternate reality,

an alternate Bremin, where all this stuff happened.

OK, but where are all the alternate Breminites?

I have no idea, but whatever happened to them

happened like a year ago, according to this.

Which is why all the newspapers in the shops are old.

And everything's so dusty.

Luke, even if what you're saying did make sense, how does it help us?

Well, I used to play this video game where you used portals

to teleport from planet to planet,

and sometimes there was invisible portals,

and if you weren't careful, you can walk right into them.

-Which could be what happened to us.

-Yes.

-OK.

There's this other game called Super Mario.

-Maybe we should call him in for help.

-Why are you on my back?

Because you're living in fantasy land.

Real life isn't like video games, Luke.

We have to be realistic, OK? Stick to the plan.

-Your plan?

-OUR plan.

Look, Nicco, if Luke's right, our world could still be there.

And if there's a chance of getting back, I'm taking it.

Come on. Let's go find that portal.

OK.

So, we're in the store. Everything was normal.

-Bang, the lights go out, and suddenly...

-Empty world.

All right, so I spray gunk all over the area.

And I'll look for a spot where it disappears.

-And that's our portal. You ready?

-Spray away.

SPRAYING

This stuff smells like cat vomit.

SPRAYING CONTINUES

Luke, stop, stop!

-What, did some of it disappear?

-No, I saw someone.

Someone as in a person?

Hey, you!

Stop!

He's going into the church. We've got him.

Man, my mum was right.

Too much screen time is not good for my physical fitness.

He's trapped.

-Jesse, you don't look too good.

-I'll keep watch. You get the others.

-Are you sure?

-Go.

Go. Hurry.

-Jesse, are you all right?

-Jesse?

-Jesse?

-Jesse?

I'm OK. He's in there.

Hey.

Who's there?

Who are you?

Gotcha.

-Ben?

-Hi, guys.

You're the one who's been stalking us?

I never stalked you, I swear.

I didn't even know you are here until just now.

LUKE: OK, well, then why did you run away from us?

BEN: I was scared.

I mean, one minute I was at school, normal afternoon,

and then suddenly the place was empty.

-I ran out, but when I got outside...

-The whole town was empty.

I'm so glad to see you.

We need to talk.

In private.

So someone's been stalking us, messing with our heads.

I can't prove it was him, but there's no-one else around.

-Mm, I think he's in the same boat as us.

-Well, maybe.

But his story doesn't make any sense.

What is this, Survivor?

You're going to vote him out of Bremin?

He gives me the creeps.

Should've known it.

It's always about you.

Everything's always got to be just the way YOU want it.

-I need a drink.

-Jesse.

What's wrong with him?

Diabetes. His blood sugar's too high.

-So what do we do?

-We need to give him insulin.

He hasn't got any pens left.

OK, so where can we find some?

Can't you just pick the lock?

Do I look like a criminal to you?

Yes.

Ah, thank you.

Try these.

-It's really hard.

-Give me a try.

-Oh.

-Well, I must have weakened it.

Ugh!

Oh, there must be another latch in the inside.

Ugh.

-You OK?

-Yeah.

-Maybe one of us should just bike it to Rochford.

What, and back? It would take hours.

SHUTTERS CLICK

Quick, get back.

There was a latch on the inside.

I got some insulin pens.

Are those what Jesse needs?

LUKE: Going around back was a good idea.

BEN: I figured it was worth trying.

Noticing that the skylight was open, well, that was just lucky.

-LUKE: That smells terrible.

-Yeah, it's my mum's recipe.

She's a truly woeful cook.

But, you know, a healthy, home-cooked meal,

low sugar for Jesse.

Hey, I'm totally fine now so there's no need for the sugar police.

Right.

We have to pick up some bedding for Ben from sickbay.

I'm assuming you can look after my pasta sauce till I get back.

Will do, Mr MasterChef.

Ben, come with us.

Hey, erm...

-What you said before...

-I was overreacting.

Yeah, but you know I never saw you that way, right?

I came down to barrack for you first time you played

with the football club. You won, and it was amazing,

but then afterwards you had all these new friends.

Jesse, I introduced you to them.

I introduced you to everyone.

Look, I know and I tried, but I couldn't join in.

They were just chatting about the game.

Headers, offsides, slam dunks.

Slam drunks is basketball, you nuff-nuff.

I did also make some suggestions on improving that team uniform.

It's so dowdy.

Nicco, before, it had always been just us two.

Like, it didn't matter about anyone else because...

Well, because I always knew you were there.

Yeah, I felt the same.

Sorry.

It's no biggie.

Things change, right?

-Mm.

-SIZZLING

I'm burning the sauce!

Heath's going to kill me.

-WHISPERING MALE VOICE:

-Ben...

Ben.

Come.

It's time.

Ben, this way.

Come on. Hurry up.

Here.

What is this place?

What are you up to, Ben?

Felix Ferne, one of the Bremin Four.

It's them, the kids that went missing!

Sam Conte, Jake Riles, Andy Lau.

ENGINE STARTS

Ben, we need the book!