Here Be Dragons Rocket's Island

Ow!

Argh.

WOOF!

For goodness' sake.

You said it wasn't high!

This isn't high.

-THAT'S high.

-Oh...

Rocket...

HE SIGHS

WOOF! WOOF!

Here, boy!

Remind me, why am I going up there again?

To claim it as ours.

And then what do we do?

And then we can tell everyone that we own a castle!

-You smell of farm.

-You smell of farm worse.

You smell of farm in August.

-You smell of farm...

-We all smell of farm, all right?

Look, just stop it!

Come on, the new foster kid's going to be here any minute.

Ugh, we're never going to be ready for Haf's Night.

-I don't even get what haf is.

-It means summer.

On the first night of summer,

everyone parades around the island to thank the sun for coming back.

They say that if we didn't, then it will be winter all year round.

Which is interesting, because now, with global warming...

It is still so weird having to tell you to button it.

-How come you're not making anything?

-I am, but it's top secret.

I can tell you which ideas I rejected - sun spider,

a giant tube of sun cream, Apollo the sun god...

Button it!

WOOF! WOOF!

Wayne II, here, boy.

Here, boy! Here.

BARKS ECHO

What have you found down there?

Rocket!

Rocket, you could get trapped!

WOOF! WOOF!

Look.

Fossils.

WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!

WOOF! WOOF!

WAYNE II WHINES

Dibber...

PHONE BLEEPS

If that's Rocket, you can tell him to get home.

Lucas, aww!

"Can't stop thinking about you, Alli Bear!"

It makes no sense. A better name would be...

-HORN HONKS

-Here they are!

Yes, Archie is quiet.

I never thought I would be so pleased to see a new kid.

Welcome to your new home.

Everyone...

-meet Benjamin Bean.

-You must be Sarah.

-I am.

-I brought these for you.

-Oh, Benjamin!

-What a suck.

-And these are for all of you.

Aww, Benjamin!

Come on in.

WOOF! WOOF!

You will not believe what we've just found.

Only the greatest scientific discovery of all time,

right here on Dirgelmor.

We've only got proof of dragons.

Right.

Newsflash - dragons aren't real.

Can't you two just get into football or something?

We found a whole dragon fossil!

We're not making it up.

It's possible.

There have been dinosaur skulls found with unexplained injuries,

like a massive flying claw from above.

It had to be about...ten metres long? Horns and stuff?

Horns this big.

Wings?

Massive wings.

It makes sense. European dragons have wings, Chinese dragons don't.

I read a lot of geeky stories. People don't normally get it.

Yeah, boring people. Don't worry, you're going to fit right in here.

Get a load of this.

My name is Dibber, by the way.

Welcome to The Wish-cave.

This is where we keep our memories of the foster kids.

All the kids that have ever been to stay at the Knot.

And that's the wishing wheel.

-The what?

-You take a sweet, say the rhyme, and you make a wish.

Anything you like.

As long as it's for someone else.

-Like who?

-Like someone you haven't seen in a while, or...

..someone you left behind.

There's nobody.

Well, we've got a dragon to find.

-Let's see what the Oldest Man knows.

-The who?

You'll see.

What do you think of the new lad?

Don't know what he's doing here.

Don't seem weird enough.

SHE CHUCKLES

This is coming along nicely.

Told you I could grow better veg than you.

Yeah, well, we'll decide that when I've got one on my plate.

You'll have to buy it first. This is my first million, growing here.

-Oh!

-Hate weeds.

Do you know...

..if you told me a year ago you'd be doing this...

I wouldn't have believed you either.

That's why I've had to think very carefully...

..about this.

Ah, dragons.

Once, they were all over the island,

but sadly they were hunted to extinction, all for their teeth.

-Teeth?

-Pure gold.

It was believed if you held one, it would ward off evil.

And if what you have found really is a dragon's fossil,

-then it couldn't have come at a better time.

-How's that?

You know what tomorrow is.

-Haf's Night?

-Yes.

But it's not just the sun that returns,

but all of Dirgelmor's legendary beasts.

At sunrise, they wake from their slumber, roam the island,

then at sunset return to their rest.

The goblins, the fairies, the grass sharks...

The what?

We will get to them one day.

..the witches, the dragons...

Hold on a minute. So, you are saying that we could actually see a dragon?

You could, but they are very skilful at staying out of sight.

Your only real chance is to be inside their lair.

I know it sounds like he's making it up, but the Oldest Man really knows.

-Anyway, it's in the book.

-You think it's really possible?

Even if there is only a tiny chance, we need to get there at sunrise.

Erm, whatever it is you are up to, you won't be doing any of it

first thing tomorrow.

Two words - farm duties.

Dad, I'll make up for it later on.

There's only two chances to see a dragon - sunrise and sunset.

The farm doesn't take holidays.

I hope you had a good first day, Ben.

You need to get home.

Nearly bedtime, boys.

You could go.

The only place I'm going to be at 5.30 is in my pit.

Will I have to do farm duties tomorrow?

Mmm, not usually on your first day.

Uh, oh, no, you're not going on your own.

-That's too risky.

-But you don't mind sending me?

My dad is not going to kill me if I let you get eaten by a dragon.

Nice to be so popular around here! See you later.

OK, I officially love Ben.

These are gorgeous chocolates

and he has agreed to do the washing up, which is my least favourite job.

Plus...

-What's that?

-Give it here!

-Who writes letters to you?

-Give!

Tell us, is it a girl? It's a girl, isn't it?

Right, I'm opening it.

It's from my mum.

That is brilliant. Amazing!

Open it.

You know what would be even more amazing?

If it weren't the first one that I'd had.

If I had had a birthday card or a Christmas card,

that would have done.

Eight years, nothing.

So read it.

Maybe you'll get the reason why. Hear her side of it.

She doesn't deserve to be heard.

COCKEREL CROWS

ENGINE RUMBLES

Benjamin?

Benjamin!

Benjamin!

Ben!

Ben.

Ben!

Idiot. I said we'd go later.

You've wrecked my new quad.

I saw it.

-What?

-I saw the dragon.

What happened here, then?

Crashed it.

I told you not to go.

You had to show off to the new boy, didn't you?

You'll be doing double chores to pay for that, Rocket!

-WHISPERED:

-Sorry.

-What were you doing in there?

-Secret Haf's Night project.

-Let's see.

-No way!

I'll give you one clue.

It's to do with eclipses and...

Guess who got up early to bring you your favourite breakfast?

Oh, wow.

That is just...wow.

You would rather spend time with Charlie, right?

I got up early to do this! It wasn't even on two for one today.

Mr Romantic.

I'm glad you're here.

A dragon? Really? Like, flying?

Breathing fire? Any hobbits?

Morning, Rocket.

-That's Bethany Summer.

-It was near the castle.

It had wings and it was fast.

A bird. A plane, maybe.

Well, there's only one way to find out for sure.

Be at that castle at sunset tonight

and maybe we will see a dragon for ourselves.

Hey, everybody, Boulsworth knows where a dragon lives!

Where is that, exactly? Just past the three bears' house?

Healey, take your infant army and do one.

-BETHANY:

-Why would you think there's a dragon on Dirgelmor, Rocket?

Because he saw one.

Oh, you have got to be a Knot kid if you think you have seen something

that doesn't exist.

Who says they don't exist?

Fine, come on the dragon hunt with us. We'll see who's right.

I genuinely can't wait.

Of course, you won't mind if I find video it

and post your humiliation on every corner of the internet?

LAUGHTER

Grr.

-Having trouble?

-Stupid costume.

I've been here since first thing, getting nowhere.

-I don't remember you ever being up for Haf's Night before.

-It's Madison.

She has got this idea of me and her, hand-in-hand at the parade.

She thinks it's romantic.

See now what a low-maintenance girlfriend I was?

You can stand out laughing at me or...

You can help.

Please.

Only because you look so pathetic.

This has to be our secret, all right?

Madison can't know I had help.

She'll kill me for that instead.

THEY LAUGH

-To put out the flames.

-This is very useful against non-existent dragons.

-Look, if Ben said...

-He's lying!

He said it to get your attention away from the wrecked quad,

it's obvious.

I found these. They should help.

Look at this!

How not to train your dragon. Are we going soon?

Sun's going down.

I'm really worried. I didn't bring my water pistol!

Oh, wait, I keep forgetting - dragons are a fairy story.

Let's just go.

Daniel, Rocket!

I hope you're not skipping Haf's Night!

Daniel!

Oh, nice to se someone is heading up to the cliffs on time, Archie.

Is this for the parade?

-Hey, I'll do your face paint.

-Face paint?

This is how far we got with the 20m sunflower idea.

Just don't make me into anything stupid.

I'm a bee, you're a wasp.

-Why do I have to be a wasp? No-one likes wasps.

-Shh!

You know what?

Another good reason to read the letter is your mum...

Can I give you ten good reasons to shut up about it?

One, it's nothing to do with you,

two, it's nothing to do with you and three...

I'm doing you as the night-time instead.

Eh?

Well, the parade is all in aid of making the sun come back, yeah?

Well, what if it never did?

Imagine having to be in the dark - always in the dark.

Read your letter.

Brandon!

I don't mean read it without me!

Admit now you made it up and we can all go home.

I did see one.

Are you 100% sure?

It couldn't have anything else?

It couldn't have been a bump to the head?

-What was that?

-What was what?

Something big just went over.

A big cloud, genius.

I don't see many clouds, Healey.

Rocket, I...

Look at that.

Scorch marks!

Some tourist let the campfire get out of control? So what?

WAYNE II WHINES

WHINING CONTINUES

Come on, everyone, it's almost sun down.

CHEERING

How clever is my boyfriend, making these?

Come on, you. Let's get to the front so everyone can see us.

Hey!

Let the parade begin!

CHEERING

Go on, then, Healey, explain that.

It's unbelievable!

-I've never seen anything like it.

-Exactly.

You don't know everything, do you?

How many myths are just animals that haven't been found yet?

-How many secrets...?

-All right.

No, I have seen something like that before.

In this book.

"Great Hoaxes."

Very interesting read. This chapter is most amusing.

See, there was this rich Victorian fossil hunter

who loved playing pranks,

so he made this.

Of course, the joke was on him because no-one believed it -

until now.

Face it, Boulsworth, there is no dragon.

EERIE ECHO

What was that?

ECHO BECOMES LOUDER

Something is coming. Take cover!

BARKING

SPLUTTERING

There you are! Your dog pounced on me outside.

I'm totally allergic.

SHE COUGHS

BEATING DRUMS

Brandon, where are you?

Just give me a call back when you get this, OK?

Come on, Alli!

I make it sun down time, Boulsworth.

I'm not seeing any dragons.

If it doesn't come, is it going to totally ruin your life?

It's highly probable.

I should never have told you about it.

As a matter of interest, did you make it up?

Well, it's not going to matter in a minute, so you might as well say.

Look, I...

It doesn't matter...

..whether you're told the truth or not.

I mean, who cares, anyway?

What really matters is that I believe my friends.

Well, as you can see, there is definitely no dragon in this cavern.

Proof that there is a new village idiot in Ballabungie and his name...

ROAR!

THEY SCREAM

I can't believe they're missing all this.

Yeah, wait till I get my hands on Rocket.

This would have been a bit of excitement for Ben's first week.

ROAR!

DRAGON CREAKS

Wait a minute...

Archie!

You just took ten years off my life, dude!

Where did you get a dragon?

It's my Haf's Night project.

People once believed that the eclipse of the sun was

caused by a dragon swallowing it up. I thought, "Cool, great idea."

Guys...

Wait a minute, you're speaking to him?

-It took you months to speak to me!

-Guys!

-I think it's a tooth.

-Is that real gold?

Here, a souvenir for what you saw.

CHEERING

After everything he has put into this, you want to ruin it for me?

-Ask him what he has been doing with Alli.

-Nothing, obviously!

Because he knows his life wouldn't be worth living.

Hang on, you think me and Tyler...?

I saw you, all touchy-feely, giggly, wink-wink...

We were not!

He's your ex, you shouldn't even be talking to him.

No, Lucas, wait.

He is bang out of order.

You aren't going to go chasing after him, are you?

-Hey, at last! Where have you been?

-We found a dragon tooth.

-You found...? You found a what?

-A dragon tooth!

And when we upload it to every corner of the internet tomorrow,

you can see the evidence for yourselves.

SCREAMING ON VIDEO

So, where's your big secret project, then, Archie?

Oh, I didn't bring it.

It was too...

unrealistic.

Hey, you. Thought you were conquering a castle with that thing?

I can't, it's already occupied.

You know what? He is one cool foster kid.

In fact...

he might be the perfect foster kid.

OWL HOOTS

No.

You can't.

You can't!

Be quiet.

I made a wish.

Stay away.

I made a wish!

Be quiet and stay away!

Be quiet!

Stay away.

Stones falling out of the sky? That could happen.

Lies make the stones angry.

And I don't care what they say, no-one's lying to me!

One about the past, one about the present. Next one's the future.

-Something terrible's going to happen, you said.

-Oh, no.