The Competition Paradise Cafe

-That's the hole we made.

-Dad thinks it's why the coral's got worse.

-Can Ragnar get out?

-Unless the seal gets broken.

Then yes, Ragnar can escape. Because he doesn't have a human body,

he has to steal the Sea Born's body.

My spy tells me Megan knows you're a ghost.

But it means she trusts me. You need someone on the inside.

Someone they can all trust.

So, the extra-large hot chocolate is in case it snows?

Man, you think of everything, bro!

-What are the emergency flares for?

-I thought they'd come in handy.

In case we get shipwrecked on a desert island.

-Aren't we already...?

-Hello? Yeah, I'm still here.

I've double-checked the account and I've given you and your sister

a ton of stuff on credit. Now, I need the money you owe me.

If you can't pay me by this time tomorrow, I'll take back everything.

Jukebox, fridge, chairs, the lot.

Yes, I'm terribly sorry.

-The things I do to keep your business.

-And you've succeeded!

There's your smoothies.

A few special ingredients in for a few special ladies.

Phew! Just enough for the supplier dude.

-Hey bro, you wanna take all this money upstairs?

-Yeah, yeah...

< Yeah, hope you enjoy them!

Ha-ha!

Hey!

HE SIGHS

You're a dope, Robbo!

Come on, the stinky ghost took the cash. How's that my fault?

Yeah, those ghosts are some sneaky little critters.

There wouldn't have been anything to take

if someone hadn't left it on the counter! Would there?

-Listen, we can stand around playing the blame game...

-Blame game?!

Robbo, you want to be in charge, but you don't take the cafe seriously.

-You take it seriously enough for the both of us.

-What does that mean?

Hey, guys, come on. Time out.

You two arguing won't help you find the money to pay the supply man.

What we need is a way of making a lot of money in a very short time.

OK, OK. Any ideas?

-Washing cars!

-Yeah! In bikinis!

-Man, you won't look good in a bikini.

-No, I didn't mean...

I'd look better in one than you!

We could sell rickshaw rides.

You know rickshaws? Like in China? With the carts and the handlebars.

What about a diving competition?

Yeah! Underwater dive competition.

Tomorrow afternoon. Big cash prize!

-Enough to pay the supplier!

-You should all do it!

Yeah(!) Er, entry fee? 50 each.

Thanks to Robbo, we can only afford one entrant.

-And it should probably be me.

-Here we go again!

The best underwater swimmer should enter.

We should test everyone to find out who that is.

-Yeah! Let's do it!

-No probs. I'll win, anyway.

Pretty determined today, best ghost friend!

I thought that the best swimmer underwater may well be the Sea Born.

True! The Sea Born has a superhuman breath-holding ability.

Most ingenious, Chloe.

Who would have thought you capable of such duplicity?

And I thought you cared about the children.

I...I do!

But how can you, when you know there'll be

no happy ending for whichever one of them is the Sea Born?

You do know that, don't you?

Yes. Yes, I know.

SHE SIGHS What are you doing?

This isn't the correct way to conduct the test!

Look, he breathed! Look!

Man, she's right. This is stupid!

Why can't we, you know, do it in the sea?

Yes! Yes, I agree with Tai.

No. Not after all the money we lost.

We can't afford to shut the cafe and go diving.

-Now, hold your breath!

-Man, I'm better in real water!

Just shut your mouth and pretend to swim good!

Come on, he's out! He's breathed a million times already.

That's one. In the real competition,

you have to find three flags hidden in the sea bed

-before time runs out.

-Which it just has! Tai, you blow.

Man, I'm better in real water!

And I'm Posh Spice.

-Robbo, you're up.

-Oh!

- Are you gonna try out, Chloe? - No. No, I'm not a good swimmer.

- How about you? - Nope. Abi don't dive.

The water doesn't agree with my hair. It frizzes up.

Ready, Robbo?

THEY LAUGH

Laugh it up, losers. You're about to see something pretty incredible. Wo!

Sure thing, little mermaid. Go! HE BREATHES IN

Time's up.

Still, pretty good!

-HE PANTS

-Beat...that!

-I rock...losers.

-Ready, Megan?

Piece of cake.

Go! SHE BREATHES IN

Looks like we have a new winner!

Wow, Megan. You really can hold your breath like a fish!

Well, I suppose I do rock.

Yeah, all right!

'The Sea Born has a superhuman breath-holding ability.'

Oh, man. Don't worry if your little sister Megan's better

than you at pretty much everything!

Oi, what am I saying? Man, that's shocking! Sort it out, mate.

Hmmm... You may be a problem, eh, girlie?

# When you have to go

# When you have to leave

# And you hear your name... #

Here. It's to supplement your new fingernail diet.

Are you OK? You seem really uptight today.

I'm not uptight.

I'm just nervous about the contest.

Good luck today!

Kick some bottom.

Bottom?!

Stupid dive competition. Flippin' waste of time.

Is everything all right?

HE SIGHS Robbo?

I dunno. The cafe's in trouble, yeah? And it's all my fault.

I just wanted it to be me who saves the day.

With my rickshaw rides, or something.

HE SIGHS Robbo, you want to be a good leader?

Well, sometimes that means knowing when to let others lead.

That doesn't even make sense.

I am wondering, young man. Is this establishment open for custom?

Yeah, Megan's inside. She'll sort you out.

She is? Excelente.

MUFFLED MUSIC THROUGH HEADPHONES

EERIE SPANISH GUITAR MUSIC

Who's there?

-Argh!

-HE LAUGHS

-Megan?

-Megan?

I can't find Megan anywhere!

Did anyone check if she's on the beach?

Practising for the dive?

-HE SIGHS

-That's where she'll be.

Either that or she got cold feet.

Cold feet? Because they're wet?

Because of the responsibility. She's probably bailed on us

because of the weight of expectation on her shoulders.

Not everyone's cut out for it.

-You sure about that, bro?

-Not a doubt in my mind.

We'll have to get the cash for the supplier some other way.

-What about the dive?

-Dive-shmive.

I don't mean to be big-headed, but any of my ideas

are a gazillion times more likely to save the day.

How about it, mate? Robbo and Tai ride to the rescue once again?

HE LAUGHS

I've told Lucy to watch the entrance. You watch the girl.

Anything happens, let me know.

-Ready, mate?

-As I'll ever be.

-Let's do this thing.

-Are you going?

-Yeah! You heard Robbo.

But Abi, I'm very worried about Megan.

-Her disappearance just doesn't make sense to me.

-I know what you mean!

It's not like her, is it?

-So, where do you think she is?

-I don't know.

But this is the last place anyone saw her.

There might be a clue to where she is here.

-Somewhere.

-A clue!

-I think it's pretty obvious what's happened here.

-It is?

Yeah! Look what we've got, Chloe.

Scrape-trail on the floor, a frayed rope, the red sand,

the strands of hair. It all points to just one thing.

The only possible solution to this mystery.

A sea monster.

A sea...monster?

Yep. A big old nasty one, too, I bet.

I reckon it was trapped at the bottom of the ocean, with the rope,

but it escaped. It broke into the cafe and using its powers,

turned Megan into the red sand.

Everything but a few strands of hair. It's obvious.

Let me go! Let me go right now!

Oh, of course! Right away!

No! You can wait until after the dive competition.

The competition I intend to win and romp to glory in! Ha-ha!

-But you're a ghost. The water will give you away.

-Not if I'm using all

of my ghostly powers to wear human clothing.

Like this.

And thanks to you, the entrance fee is no problem.

Hey, that's mine! Give it back!

I don't think so.

But what if it wasn't a sea monster?

Wasn't a sea monster?

Interesting theory.

Well, what if someone snuck in, tied Megan up with the rope

and dragged her out, leaving the scrape-trail?

I'm not saying that your conclusion is any more accurate than mine,

but I'm willing to roll with it. Someone. Who?

Maybe the scrape-trail will lead us to them.

Another interesting theory.

I was a prince, once. Next in line to my father's throne.

When I told him that I was destined to be a diver and not a king,

he disowned me.

I dedicated my life to perfecto-ing my diving skill.

I knew that if I could win a trophy, hold one in these very hands,

I would prove myself to him.

And did you?

No. On the verge of becoming a great champion,

I snagged my foot underwater and I perished.

I intend to win this competition.

And I will do anything to make sure that happens.

Even kidnapping my only real competition. You! A squirly-girlie.

That is how dedicated I am.

You're in big trouble. My brother and his mate -

they'll make you pay, big time.

Oh, please stop(!) I'm positively shaking in my shiny boots.

They're probably on their way right now.

THEY LAUGH

You're funny!

Rickshaw rides, get your rickshaw rides! Best ones on the island!

Built by me and my friend, Tai. Very reliable, strong,

pretty fast, as well - got some sport tyres on there!

-Um...

-Let's see what we've got here, mate.

-It's a rickshaw.

-I'll have a go, mate.

-Ah, hop on!

CREAKING

TRIBAL PERCUSSION

-This is easier than I thought.

-Yeah, I know. Look, one hand! Ha!

Oi!

I really thought I could pull this one off, Tai.

You know, the others were right.

We would have made more by just keeping the cafe open.

Actually, where are the others?

The scrape-trail!

SHE GASPS

Go find Robbo and Tai. I'll wait here. Hurry!

Your legs. They need to be straighter.

And the knees less bent.

You dare offer me advice?

I have trained for this my whole life. I think I know what I'm doing.

You know...

..a teensy part of me is sad

that I do not get to pit my skills against

an admirable opponent, such as yourself. Mano e girlie.

Of course, an even bigger part of me is happy.

Because now I am finally going to win! Ha-ha!

ABI SCREAMS

Let me go!

< Let me go!

You'll be sorry! Do you know who my mother is?

How delightful! Some company for you, Megan. Tie her up.

SHE WHIMPERS

-Hey!

-And now I must go.

It won't be long before I am holding the trophy in these hands,

proving my brilliance to one and all! Ha-ha!

The ghost has Megan. And I think Abi, too. I heard her scream.

And you want us to go in? What if it's that scary Ragnar dude?

Well, it's not. I mean...let's hope it's not. Ha.

I can't believe Megan's been in there this whole time,

while I've been messing around.

Robbo, please. Now is not the time.

-The competition is in an hour.

-We need a plan. And as leader...

..I say let's open this up to the group.

Does anyone else have any ideas?

I think I have one.

I brought it for light.

But maybe we can use it for something else.

EXPLOSION

-SPOOKY VOICE:

-How dare you take these innocent children!

You are a fool! There's only one way to deal with fools.

I am Ragnar!

See! Fear me!

I said, FEAR ME!

THEY SCREAM

< Robbo, Tai, come on!

ABI SCREAMS

MEGAN GROANS

My ankle! I think I twisted it.

-I tripped over this.

-My bag!

I mean, you tripped. That's awful.

Oh, no! The competition's about to begin. Don't you think you can do it?

No. It hurts way too much.

Well, that's it then. It's all over.

I'm doomed.

-Er, you mean the cafe's doomed.

-Yes, that too.

Robbo? Tai?

Oh, we're a bit early.

-Robbo? Megan?

-Oh, get out of the way.

-Open up! We're here to collect.

-Well, we'll come back.

-There.

-What?

-There!

HE GROANS

Ha-ha! I knew they wouldn't have your money in time.

Which means they'll have to close

and all their customers will return to me!

-STRAINED:

-Oh, yeah. Fabulous. Ooh!

Sorry, Meg.

I should've worked out what happened earlier and come for you

-and not been so wrapped up in myself.

-Hey, it's OK.

And I'm sorry for, you know, not taking the cafe as seriously as you.

All I need is a little help now and then.

I know I can be pretty demanding sometimes.

I guess it's too late now, though.

Why doesn't Robbo enter?

No. I'm not leaving Megan after all that's happened - no way.

And she was the only one that stood a chance.

-Me! I can do it! Honest, I'm better in real water.

-Really?

How much better would you say? Superhumanly better?

What's all this superhuman stuff?

Let me prove it. If that's all right with you, mate?

Sometimes, being a good leader means letting other people lead.

What have we got to lose?

SPANISH STRUMMING

THEY CHEER

Oh, no! We're too late!

Oh, let our friend enter, I beg you.

It's literally a case of life or death.

-SHE SIGHS

-Come on, please? Give a kid a break.

THEY CHEER

'In a truly amazing time of 2 minutes, 33 seconds,

'Edward Alonzo has broken the island free-diving record!'

Ah-ha-ha!

'Wait a moment. I've just had news - we have a last-minute entrant.'

THEY CHEER

You'll never find those three flags and beat my time.

It's simply impossible! There isn't a man alive who could do it!

Lucky I'm not a man. I'm a kid.

THEY CHEER

Alonzo broke the record. Tai doesn't stand a chance!

Well, imagine if...what if... it would be...

Yep. A flippin' miracle.

THEY CHEER

-Tai! Tai! Tai!

-Tai! Tai!

-ALL: Tai! Tai! Tai! Tai!

Come on, Tai!

THEY CHEER

-No!

-'..the island record has been smashed again! Tai wins!'

No way! How did he do that?

-THEY LAUGH

-Go, Tai! Wo-hoo!

Is Tai the Sea Born?

THEY CHEER

A trophy. I finally have a trophy in my hands!

HE LAUGHS

Amazing, mate. Absolutely amazing.

I still can't believe it myself!

My mum and dad taught me to swim when I was little

and I've always been able to hold my breath for ages.

But I'm not a superhero or anything.

Hey, where's Chloe?

She's the one that convinced them to let me enter.

Tai won the competition.

I think...well, he might be the Sea Born.

Tai is the Sea Born!

Well, perhaps. Look, I don't know!

Yes! Yes he is, I know it!

We must divert all of our efforts onto him.

You are torn, Chloe.

I feel it.

No, Ragnar. I remain, as ever, your loyal servant.

Of course you are.

-Let's wait five more minutes.

-Trust me, they won't have the money!

Tell your people to come and pick up their stuff.

-We got the money, we got the money!

-Tai won it. He was amazing.

-Fantastic!

-Shh! Here, give me that.

That'll cover it.

Mum, were you behind this?

Was this to do with the hotel losing customers?

Oh, no, no, no, sweetheart. I-I just happened to be...

I was just...

I just came by to tell this MONSTER to cut your friends a break!

Isn't that right?

Yes. Break.

Uh...why don't I slash the cafe's debt by half?

-Wo-hoo!

-Woo-hoo!

-Ha-ha!

You really don't know how special you are, Tai.

What do you mean, special?

-You're needed at the cafe.

-They're the past, Tai. We're the future.

Come with us and be treated like a king.

-RAGNAR:

-He got a taste for our life and took a step closer to us.

In time, he will find it impossible to say no to me!

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