Fallout Rocket's Island

-I wish for a friend my own age who gets me.

-My name is Shada.

Mama hid me in van, she said that we'd be in London, England,

and she would follow the next day.

Something's definitely gone wrong.

This is our new foster kid.

She can only stay until Kim finds her somewhere more permanent.

It's dark in there.

Yep. Pretty dark.

You say people lived here?

They were meant to. It's a fallout shelter.

We did it in school.

It was a place to go

if anyone was ever stupid enough to drop a nuclear bomb.

And you want to go down there?

Only for an hour. Cos then we'd have beaten the record.

What record?

No-one's ever lasted longer than 20 minutes. If we do an hour

we'd be legends. No-one would ever dare mess with us.

What is so legendary about spending an hour in the dark?

It's haunted.

-Boo!

-Oh!

Al, will you bring this toast out to us when it's done, eh?

How can you eat toast? You just had Sunday roast like an hour ago.

Well, two words - Mum's cooking. And you've still got

plenty of jobs to do this afternoon, now don't forget.

According to the story, no-one knows who built the shelter.

But whoever did got themselves locked in.

You are not serious?

By the time someone found it, all that was left was bones.

Why is it so important to you to break the record?

The record holder is Madison.

Then we will go to the shelter and we'll stay longer than an hour.

One hour!

Do you know how long I spent in a small dark space to get here?

I knew you wouldn't be put off by ghosts.

Which obviously do not exist, by the way.

Obviously.

We can't get out of chores so we'll go first thing tomorrow.

If we get up early, we can make it before school -

we might be ten minutes late, but...

You'd best not have eaten all the cheese worms.

What you doing?

Telling Shada about the island.

How boring it is?

You really haven't got a clue.

Seriously, you could have got yourself washed up somewhere

more exciting.

I was lucky to wash up anywhere.

In this country, the phone makes a noise.

If your mum rings, we'll hear it.

Do you want a cheese worm?

I've been doing this a long time.

Living in places where I don't belong.

They try to make me belong.

Yeah, but you don't really, do you?

-This is not for ever.

-I remember thinking that too.

Waiting for my mum to come and get me.

In the end, you stop waiting.

We're all on our own here.

Sooner you get used to that idea, the easier it is.

-What? I only said...

-Thank you.

You're meant to be feeding the chickens.

I'm collecting evidence - look,

my phone has just started picking up ghost shapes!

Your phone doesn't have ghost shapes. It's got water in it.

I dropped it down the loo.

You dropped my phone down the loo?!

I thought ghosts could walk through walls -

they're not going to be stopped by a bit of basket.

It's not just basket. It's got bells too.

There's no such thing as ghosts.

Then how come it went off on one last night?

Something was out there.

Listen, Shada and I might be late in.

If so, tell Mrs S there's a farm crisis.

-You're skipping school again? Spill.

-Awww.

Something Shada and I know that you don't?

Don't get too used to having her around.

You know how it goes.

It doesn't have to.

She could hear from her mum any time.

Soon as she does, she'll be gone.

Is there anything for me?

Sorry.

You two are off to school early.

You must be a good influence on her, Shada.

We'd better get moving.

Or are you too chicken?

Who knows what terror awaits...

Detention awaits, Alli Boulsworth,

when we are late to school by one full hour.

OK, so the short cut wasn't so short, and I couldn't find the map.

But we're here now.

Oh, it's jammed.

What are you doing?

Shada, hurry up, it's heavy.

I don't like to think of people alone in a place like this.

Your mum's fine.

I'm sure she is.

In the end, you stop waiting.

-What?

-Something I heard.

"We can't believe what you've done to Bethany."

Have you seen this?

Healey is doing his very best to get me into deep doo-doo with my mum.

See, I was trying to crack the password all night

but I was trying too hard.

Sparko! Could it be any more obvious?

Why would you hack the school records?

Well, Bethany Summer, born first of August,

piano lessons since you were three

and excused from swimming lessons cos of...

aww, eczema.

EVERYONE LAUGHS

It's cos I can.

You dirtbag.

If my mum finds out, she'll destroy you.

Don't listen! It's funny! Do someone else!

Do him!

Rocket. Hm, OK.

Parents called about a possible attention deficit...

and about possible hyperactivity disorder.

And about living in a fantasy world. Twice!

Once! It was one time!

Touched a nerve, have we? What else does it say?

Drop it.

Oh, OK, then. Let's try...

-Brandon!

-Don't.

Let's start with a letter to Mrs Sparks for home.

Whoa!

That's mine!

It's brand-new!

Uh-oh.

THEY SCREAM

It's OK, it's OK!

Your face!

Your face!

Is this cool or what?

Apart from the whole skeleton thing.

That's just a story people tell to scare each other.

If you think that, why have you never done this yourself?

You said many people have been here. It looks like no-one has been here.

Loads of people have.

I mean, they all said that they... Oh.

OLD-TIME ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC PLAYS

Woo-hoo!

Least scary haunting ever!

You should not make fun of ghosts, Alli Boulsworth.

MUSIC STOPS

I told you, the ghost is just a story.

My mama tells me nothing is only a story.

How'd she work that out?

She says all stories are about something true.

Um... Pretty sure Little Red Riding Hood's not true.

Girl is lost in the woods. Cannot find her family.

Wolves are waiting at home. This sounds true to me.

Shada, there's something I should have mentioned before we...

Did you tell her? Did he get done?

Brandon?

No! He wouldn't be the only one who got done, would he?

"Do another one! Do Rocket!"

He has to pay for my laptop!

And your so-called brother has to learn how to control his temper.

Or he's out!

You won't last five minutes.

Or in words that you can understand, when the little hand's

at the 12, and the big hand's at the one.

Don't. It's what he wants.

Whatever it is you're not telling us... It can't be that bad.

There's no signal at all. We must be too far down.

They will find us.

There must be some candles... We should save the battery.

This is nothing. I spent days in a worse place.

And that was a small island. No-one could get trapped down here

-and not be found.

-What about the person who built it?

You said you didn't believe that.

See? Candles.

You said all stories are true.

We could starve down here, or die of thirst.

Alli.

And it's all my fault, it's cos I did a bad thing.

Was that there before?

It must have been.

That is my language.

That is my name.

Oh, no...

Which one do you think I should get?

Ignore.

I could go for the same as before but it's tempting to upgrade.

-Especially as you're paying.

-Ignore!

When I get my new laptop after school today,

do you know what I'm going to do?

Log straight back on to the pupil records.

Everybody happy over there?

What?

-Is this a joke on me, Alli Boulsworth?

-Joke?

You tell me this place is haunted.

I find my name on the wall. How could this be?

I don't know!

Maybe there have been people here over the years.

It's just graffiti.

Someone from my land, with my name?

It's possible.

What exactly does it say?

Shada, you...are not alone.

So what, you believe in ghosts as well now?

When you come from a place where everyone has lost friends

and family, you have to believe you will see them again.

Something is here with us, Alli Boulsworth.

No. That's...that's just...

OLD-TIME ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC PLAYS

I told you!

Something is here. Something is very bad!

-No.

-Something is here.

It's like you said, a joke, someone's playing a joke.

This is not a joke. Something is here.

Who are you?

Something is here. Someone. What do you want?

-Tell me what you want.

-Shut up...

-Tell me what you want!

Shut up!

Tell me what you want! Please tell me!

I hid the letter, OK?!

What letter?

And then he said, "Flick Bethany Summer with a ruler, it's flirting."

She hit me straight back, nearly took my eye out.

Look, I told you Healey knows nothing about girls.

Well...

That's why I need YOU to speak to her.

-I'm not speaking to Bethany Summer!

-It's easy.

-All you have to do is list all my amazing qualities.

-Like...?

Here, write it down.

I'm...good-looking.

No, great-looking.

You're great-looking.

Funny. Smart.

You are funny...smart.

Super-cool, popular.

Awesome hair.

Sensitive, strong, the only kid in school that even matters.

Awesome hair, is that a bit too much?

PHONE RINGS

Hello, the Knot.

Ah, Wendy.

Alli and Shada aren't in school?

Yeah... Yeah, of course I know where they are.

How could you do this?! When you know how much...

I know, I really know.

It was just going to be till after school, that's all.

Was it from home? An airmail letter?

-Yes.

-Return address? My grandfather's name? Mama's name?

-I don't know.

-Remember!

-I can't.

I thought you were my friend.

I am. It's because we're friends that I did it.

This is not what friends do.

The important thing is that there's a letter. It's got to be good news.

And if it is good, or if it is bad, what is the difference?

-I don't get...

-What is the difference when we are stuck down here?

Maybe she is fine. How will I ever know?

How will I ever know? Thank you, Alli.

-We'll get out. We will.

-No, we won't.

It is just like Brandon said. We are on our own.

The sooner we get used to the idea, the easier it will be.

No-one will find us down here.

Aw, you need your little girlfriend to defend you?

Go away! It's not going to work!

She even talks for you now.

I guess that's cos she knows a lot more big words than you.

Cat, dog... Laptop.

-Want it back? Take it.

-Brandon...

Take it!

Walk. Walk away. Walk!

One more chance, Healey! One more!

Loser. Or L-O-S-E-R for those of us who can't read properly.

'Hi, it's Alli. Leave a message

'and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.'

Alli, I told you what would happen if you skipped school again.

Look, just...just call me, OK?

Your sister skipping school again? Almost starting to like her.

-BOTH BOYS:

-Me too!

I don't believe you two.

-BOTH:

-What?

Alli, been phoning you all morning. Where are you?

Just call back.

I don't suppose you've seen a tin opener anywhere?

OK, don't talk to me.

But it could get lonely down here.

Fine! Be like everyone else!

-Wanting to be like everyone else is your problem.

-What?

You see things other people do not see.

You believe but you do not want to. You are frightened to believe.

Frightened of what people will say.

I just remembered, I've got a sandwich.

It's cheese and pickle, it's from the other day,

I didn't eat it cos I don't like pickle, might be a bit stale now...

No sandwich?

I promise you, I did not put these pictures of you and I in my bag.

"Shada. You are not alone."

"Wait a little longer."

"Wait a little longer."

You swear to me, Alli Boulsworth, this is not your doing?

"You are not alone."

'Hi, it's Alli, leave a message...'

Still no answer from Alli.

She said she'd be a bit late, not all day.

For your mum and dad. Receipt for my brand-new laptop.

Brandon, just go home.

OK, then. Let's do this.

Password: Sparko1.

You really should have a word with your mum about security.

-No!

-Brandon.

Why are you doing this?

He has a secret and people have the right to know what it is.

-Just stop it, Healey.

-What are you going to do, smash it?

Cos that can be doubled.

Here we are. Brandon Kelleher.

Where's that letter...? OK, let's open it,

and see what he did that's so...so...

Listen, I'm sorry. Um... Maybe I shouldn't have. Bye.

Brandon, what did it say?

What if you're right? What if there is a ghost?

-I don't care.

-It's like these people who reckon

they're psychics, you know, on the stage?

"I've got a message for someone in the audience called Sarah,

"Sandra, Shada..."

And it's important, something the person needs to know.

Whatever's down here, maybe it knew you hadn't had the letter.

Maybe all this is instead of the letter.

This is all we've got left.

Come on. Come on.

Help! We're stuck down here, help us!

We're stuck!

Don't think I'm telling Mum and Dad about this.

You don't have to. Healey's dropped his complaint.

Eh?

Said he provoked me. Took a bit of explaining.

You don't even have to pay up?

I have to do extra anger management sessions.

But...I don't think Healey'll be bothering me as much any more.

What did he see in those records?

Peter!

I just found her on her own outside.

Where's Alli?

I haven't been able to get hold of her all day.

Hello? Help!

We're stuck down here. Help us! Please...

OK.... Listen up, ghost.

I believe in you. Course I believe.

I always have. And I'm frightened, just like she said.

I'm frightened of you, I'm frightened of being stuck down here for ever

and...most of all,

frightened of losing the first proper friend that I've ever had.

So please, if that means anything...

..open the door now.

Help!

Help us! Help us!

Jade...

I am not playing with a doll.

I'm too old for dolls, obviously.

Look, never mind that. Jade, have you seen Alli and Shada?

No.

-Please!

-Help!

-Please help us.

-Help us!

Someone, please, help us! Help!

Are you coming out or what?

Cheese worms.

How did you ever find us?

Do you think I'm thick?

Alli, where is the letter?

-It was you.

-What was?

The messages.

What were you thinking?

I asked you what you were doing with that map and you lied.

-So you thought it'd be a laugh to...

-No. I felt bad.

Something I said to Shada.

Most people say sorry, they don't invent a ghost to...

Thought...the ghost might say it better than me.

Were the words right?

I got Mr Boton to get them off the internet.

Told him it was homework.

-When?

-Snuck out last night and copied it onto the wall.

Thought I'd been sussed when I got back.

Bumped into that stupid ghost trap.

Now I have to tell Shada that there is no ghost.

-Those messages really got her hopes up.

-You don't have to tell her.

Where've you been?

Shada! Shada, Sarah's talking...

Just...give her a minute. Dad, please.

How did you know where...?

Ohhh, I'm going Dibber's.

Shada?

It's from my grandfather. He says...

He's heard nothing from Mama.

-Shada, I...

-Shhh. It's OK.

I know it's OK.

I have to wait a little longer.

Wow. Really building up brownie points this week, Rocket.

Wait!

There's something I have to... WANT to talk to you about.

Why should I talk to you?

I know. It's just, er...

I wanted to say... Oh, what was it?

"You're great-looking."

Rocket!

Er... No, that came out wrong.

What I meant was... Dibber...

"You're funny. You're smart."

Awww... Do you really think I've got awesome hair?

-Uh...

-"The only kid in school that even matters."

Uh... Right. How to put this?

Don't worry, I know exactly what you're trying to say.

Ohhhh!

I'll wait a little longer, Mama.

-Morforwyn.

-Morforwyn?

The Mermaid of Dirgelmor.

When she sings, even the birds stop to listen.

Is that our boat? We're trapped!

-Over here!

-Help!

The tide's coming in really fast.

-HE BARKS

-Wayne! Fetch help!