The Knights of Dirgelmor Rocket's Island

She's asked me if I want to go live with her.

"Izzy, you're not to leave the house today. You have to clean..."

This is not going to end well.

Sometimes it feels like you're in a different world.

This island's full of fairies, isn't it?

(Maybe I'm one of them, too.)

"Once upon a time, three wandering knights travelled to Dirgelmor,

"seeking a place to call home.

"They searched the island and came upon a castle deep in the forest.

"They asked the King and Queen if they could stay,

"and in return promised to protect their daughter, the Princess,

"and defend the castle, keep his people safe from harm.

"The King and Queen agreed and everyone was happy.

"As the sun reached the highest point in the sky, time stood still."

Jade?

Jade? Ah, there you are.

Oh, hi, Bradley.

Er, I'm going to go to Dibber's, if you want to come.

We're going to test this out.

So, apparently, if you soak an egg in vinegar for a couple of days,

it goes like a bouncy ball.

No, you're all right, thanks.

You sure? This is our last day of freedom before calving.

I just want a bit of peace and quiet.

IZZY SCREAMS PLAYFULLY

IZZY GIGGLES

-Peace and quiet?

-Honestly, I'm fine.

All right.

Well, you know where I am.

ENGINE ROARS

Rocket?

TYRES SCREECH

-Is Jade not coming with you?

-No.

-I'm worried about her.

-Give her some time.

She and Brandon were really close.

Well, maybe if Brandon's room wasn't empty...

Well, look, I'm just saying... what if we got a new foster kid?

It's not that straightforward, is it?

Well, no-one's caused any trouble. Izzy is settling in really well.

Yeah, I know.

Be patient. With Jade as well.

Everyone finds their own way to move on and look forward.

Look forward to what?

I miss him too, you know.

Look, it's hard when you spend...

every day with someone and then suddenly they're just gone.

He didn't die, Rocket. He moved to Leeds. We talk all the time.

Really?

You could have told me. I would've said hello.

You've got a phone.

Anything else bothering you?

You have been really quiet recently.

IZZY SCREAMS PLAYFULLY

Maybe I just seem quiet by comparison.

I don't know, Brandon going got me thinking about stuff.

Like what?

The future.

No-one expected things to turn out like they did for Brandon...

least of all him.

Makes you wonder.

-Will I get a happy ending?

-Maybe that's up to you.

We can't choose our beginnings,

but we can write the rest of the story ourselves.

CHILDREN YELL PLAYFULLY

-You could join in.

-I just want to read my book.

Just...give her some space. Yeah?

Yeah.

SHE SCREAMS

Right, young lady! You'd better run for your life!

You're in big trouble, I'll get you!

So weird. I didn't think it would work.

So apparently the acid in the vinegar reacts with

-the calcium in the eggshell...

-Oh, Rocket!

Don't ruin it by making it educational. It's a bouncing egg!

So, I was thinking...

I should just say to him,

"Look, Dad, I think it's time we get back on the fostering wagon."

Well, that took your mind off filling Brandon's room

for about 12 seconds. A new record?

Sorry.

Ugh! Yuck!

Um...

Science experiment. Purely educational.

Just clean it up.

-Er, what is SHE doing here?

-She has a name.

-And believe me, SHE doesn't want to be here either.

-Come on, now.

-It's only for one night.

-I'm sorry, what?

We are having a new kitchen fitted.

So your mum has kindly offered to put us up.

My grandad does B&B.

See you later.

-I'll take these upstairs, shall I?

-Up where?

We don't have a spare room.

I'm sure you'll be fine on the sofa for one night, Daniel.

-If anyone's going on the sofa, it's her.

-Oh, very chivalrous.

Just clean up that egg!

I mean it, there's absolutely no way I'm giving up my room. No way!

Bethany Summer!

"And as the walls of the castle crumbled and the forest grew up

"around it, the lights remained, frozen in time.

"Legend has it that they're still there to this day,

"saying they has been for almost 1,000 years."

I know, I wish I could freeze time.

Then I could stay here and be happy forever.

I think I know where these woods are.

They'll be so busy, they won't even notice I've gone.

ROOSTER CROWS

LOUD SNORING

LOUD SNORING

SILENCE

Finally!

LOUD SNORING

DIBBER SIGHS

Dad?

-Dad...

-Rocket.

-..about Brandon's room...

-Hey, Rocket, look, we are heading into

literally the busiest, most difficult week of the year.

One thing at a time, all right?

Look...

if we can get through calving trouble-free, I'll think about it.

All right?

Right then, you lot.

Look lively, we've had five born during the night already.

I don't need to tell you how important the next few days are.

These aren't just calves, they are...

-ALL: The future of the farm.

-Yes.

-It's all right, Dad. We're with you.

-We won't let you down.

Well, come on then. Action stations!

Oh...

and get Jade up, it's all hands on deck.

Time for a Knots-style wake up.

We haven't got time for this. Come on, Jade, up!

Oh...

Where is she?

Uh-oh...

ROOSTER CROWS

-Oh!

-IZZY GIGGLES

'Please leave a message... '

Urgh, voicemail again.

What's she thinking?

Dad can't find out she's gone.

Maybe one of us should go after her.

I can go.

Uh, it's miles away.

Besides, Dad needs us here.

That's the whole point.

I can't believe this is happening.

What are we going to do?

BIKE TYRES SCREECH

Don't ask. Just give me a job that'll keep me out of the house.

As long as I don't have to stick my hand up a cow's bum.

Any calves get stuck on the way out, frankly, that's their problem.

What?

ECHOING SHOUTS, METAL CLANGING

CLANGING CONTINUES

BIRD SCREECHES

MARCHING FEET

DRAMATIC MARTIAL MUSIC

CALVES MOO

OK.

So...

This...

This is the nursery, OK? This is where we put the newborn calves...

..when they've just been born.

But why are you taking them away from their mums?

Well, they won't be together all the time,

so it's best that we separate them now,

while they're still young.

They won't remember.

They won't know any different.

Yeah, I know it seems cruel,

but it really is in their best interest.

That's why they've got to stay in here.

Now...

This is a special milk...

..that we make up for the newborns.

I wondered if you'd like to feed them for me.

Leave it to me.

Thank you.

Right, you three, come on.

Er, where's Jade?

Oh, um, she won't be long.

COW MOOS

KNIGHT GRUNTS LOUDLY

GRUNTING AND YELLING

Aren't you meant to be somewhere?

Whoa!

-FIRMLY:

-What are you doing here?

Me? I'm here to save the day. What are you doing here?

Come on.

Leave the bike! Come on!

Jade, stop mucking about! You need to get back to the farm!

Whoa!

Go!

Were they knights? As in, knights?!

I don't think they saw us.

Right! You have five seconds till I lose my cool.

Now, start at the beginning and tell me exactly what's going on here!

COWS MOO

Just because you don't know any different,

that doesn't make it OK.

I can't believe there's no other way out of this whole tower.

I can't believe you expect me to buy,

"Those are the actual Knights of Dirgelmor."

They look exactly the same.

And the castle.

A pop-up book? What are you, five?

My mum used to read this to me.

Why would you come here

if you thought this really was the same castle?

-Are you mad?

-It sounded nice.

The knights found a home and they got to stay

-and everyone was happy forever.

-What? That's not how it goes.

You're missing pages, Jade.

The story doesn't have a happy ending.

The knights were cursed.

Izzy!

Peter said to leave them where they were!

But they were upset.

They wanted to be together.

HE SIGHS

What part of this do you think Mr B is going to see

as "not getting into trouble"?

Tell me the missing bit.

You don't want to know.

Dibber...

-The princess was stolen.

-Stolen? Do you mean kidnapped?

Do you want me to tell you or not?

The king blamed the knights for not defending her properly.

He gave them until noon the next day to get her back,

or they'd be cursed.

Doomed to stay alone in the castle

and do what they were meant to do,

-until the day the princess returned.

-What were they meant to do?

Fight intruders.

To the death.

-Rocket!

-Archie?

-Have all the calves been fed?

-Er, mm-hm!

-Yeah?

Ah, well done! Good work!

Why don't you take a break, then?

Are Dibber and Jade back yet?

-Uh...

-Something's wrong.

-Rocket.

-They should be home by now.

-Rocket.

-I'm going to go look for them.

-Rocket!

Izzy!

We need to get the calves back in their own pen right now.

-I'll go look for Jade.

-OK, go.

But get back as soon as you can.

Uh, we need to sort this before Dad finds out.

Before Dad finds out what?

Jade!

Dibber!

Hello?

Hello?

Is anyone here?

Archie!

Uh-oh.

Hello!

Is anyone here?

HE GROANS

No!

No!

Where are they taking him?

Archie!

THEY PANT

Right, separating the calves and their mothers is difficult,

but it's necessary. I've had to do that twice today,

which wasn't necessary.

-At all!

-I was only...

-Tch!

Izzy, go on inside.

I don't need your help.

Go on.

-Dad?

-Don't.

I expect better from you two.

Especially after our conversation this morning.

If that was supposed to be our big rescue,

we're in serious trouble.

Don't you get it? We're not going to get rescued.

We have to rescue ourselves, and Archie too.

What? Do you think that ladders magically appeared there

since the last time you looked?

Sarah says we write our own stories.

This isn't how mine ends.

Fine, but unless you want to fall to an early death,

there's no way down.

That's a really, really bad idea.

Stay, then. But I'm getting Archie, then I'm out of here.

Why is Izzy in tears, saying she's been sacked?

Well, she can't be trusted to do as she's told.

She has to stay out the way, it's as simple as that.

-I haven't got eyes in the back of my head.

-All right.

I'm sorry.

I should have been out here with them.

I think it's about time that Jade lent a hand as well, don't you?

And where's Archie, eh?

I told him to take a break, not a holiday.

Aren't they out here with you?

Neither of them?

DIBBER SIGHS

Don't.

Seriously, if you fall...

Have you got a better idea?

JADE EXHALES HEAVILY

This is so dangerous!

When Mr B and my mum find out, they're going to kill us.

-Now you!

-Are you insane?!

I can't do that!

Dibber, come on! I did it!

And it's a miracle you're still alive!

Look, just go round and open the door!

-FROM BEHIND DOOR:

-Jade, come on, hurry up!

Dibber...run!

Wait!

Grandad?

Your mother talked me into it, thought I could get to know Elfyn.

-And besides, they were a man down.

-Man down for what?

The re-enactment.

The legendary Knights of Dirgelmor.

Mind you, if you ask me, we are not going to be ready.

Beddoe still can't handle his sword!

What I want to know is, which one of you shut us in that tower?

Oh!

Sorry about that!

I didn't know you were in there.

I told you I heard something.

I thought it was Alan Healy spying on us again.

He's heading up the king's men, been trying to work out our routine

so he can outdo us.

You know, there's still one person we don't have.

I was going to ask Bethany

but, under the circumstances,

it only seems right...

My lady.

Huzzah!

The Princess has returned!

Hang on!

So if you guys have been here since the crack of dawn,

then who woke me up snoring?

Oh, that'll be Bethany.

Terrible snore on her, that girl.

Huh! Bethany Summer!

PHONE RINGS

'The person you are calling is unable...'

-Gerry's still not answering.

-Right.

Right, well, we'll have to go look for them.

Look for who?

We were worried.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be gone so long.

Don't blame Archie either.

It's my fault.

-And here's me thinking you'd all turned over a new leaf.

-We have.

It was just a one-off.

But it wasn't, though, was it?

Every single one of you has let me down today.

Disappearing without telling us where you were going,

not following my instructions, lying to me.

-Peter...

-No!

We had an agreement.

-Yeah, but...

-No buts, Rocket.

This is your last chance, all of you.

Any more trouble and there'll be no more kids at the Knot.

I mean it.

Where's Izzy?

BELL TINKLES

KNOCK AT DOOR

Izzy?

-If you're here to make me feel bad...

-I'm not.

I'm here to say...

I know how you feel.

It was calving time when I first got here

and there was this baby bull...

Well, anyway, it was hard.

I didn't mean to make things worse.

It might take some time, but the calves will be all right.

I promise.

-Is Peter still angry?

-You could say that.

We basically have to be angels from now on.

I can do that.

Oh-ho!

Hello, what's this?

-I've been learning to cook and it turns out I'm a natural!

-Wow!

You have been busy.

We've had fun.

We're going to do cakes and puddings next time, aren't we?

I'm glad to see my two favourite ladies getting on so well.

I tried so hard to keep everyone out of trouble today.

And I couldn't do it.

And what if we can't do it next time?

There won't be a next time.

Everyone knows the score. They'll be good.

It'll be all right, I promise.

We can do this.

We don't give up on people, remember?

That includes ourselves.

"With the Princess's return,

"peace was restored to the island

"and they all lived happily ever after."

There, that's a better ending.

I'm listening!

She's been enchanted by the Weeping Oak.

IZZY SCREAMS

Look out!

An oak tree enchanting Izzy?

What were you doing in the woods with Archie?

He said you vanished into thin air.

Sprites, I summon you,

and with your power, set Izzy Wizzy free.

Dad! Come outside quickly!

It's Izzy Wizzy!