The Tell Stones Rocket's Island

-Everyone, meet Benjamin Bean.

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

I saw you! He's your ex! You shouldn't even be talking to him!

-Who writes letters to you?

-It's from my mum!

I made a wish.

Be quiet and stay away.

Is that your mum's dressing gown?

-No, it's my sister's.

-That was going to be a really good take!

Oh, I'm sorry for barging in.

-I guess you're having too much fun to actually invite me.

-Dibs...

Two voicemails, three texts.

Your phone's dead, isn't it?

I think I would know if...

It is.

Anyway, we're just doing homework.

Homework?

For your mum, on the stone circles, for tomorrow.

Tomorrow?!

-You guys have done loads, I've done nothing.

-But the teacher's your mum.

-So I get treated ten times worse. I'm still on probation.

-For what?

There was a little accident at school last year.

She's been on my back ever since. I can't catch a break with her!

So, you haven't done it, what's the worst that's going to happen?

You're going to get detention.

My mum says, if I fail to hand in any more homework,

-she's giving me private tuition for the whole summer holiday.

-What?!

-The whole summer?!

-No, she can't do that.

-She can and she will.

Well, we'll help you. We'll do it together.

But I've got to be home in ten minutes!

If you start when you get in, you could at least get something down.

Right, I can see it now.

"The whole point of the exercise,

"Daniel, was to research, and you have done none!"

Same result.

So, what are you going to do?

KEYS JANGLE

DOOR CREAKS

Remember, you two, not a word.

Bethany, you want those ridiculously pink shoes for your birthday,

don't you?

Not one word.

PEOPLE CHATTER

Bethany Summer!

Still not heard from Dibber?

Dibber's silent and Dibber's never silent.

Can I, er, read you my presentation before school? I need to practice.

What? So I get to hear about all the fluffy animals that

live in the stone circle?

I'm all right, thanks.

OK, it's just I thought your baby tantrum

might have ended, that's all.

-I'm fine.

-Yeah, that's why you smashed up your veg patch.

Look, why don't you just tell me what was in your mum's letter?

-Cos it's my family.

-I'm your family.

Right, I could walk out of here tomorrow

and you'd never see me again.

-That's not going to happen.

-Isn't it?

Where are you going?!

BELL RINGS

-Where's Brandon?

-So, what? No-one cares!

So, I hope you've all been working hard on your presentations.

Come on, Daniel.

And since you're the last to arrive, you can be the first to read.

I'm not...feeling very well.

I think it's that trapped wind thing you get.

Daniel...

read.

We're waiting.

My presentation is about...

It's about the mythology of the stones.

They are thought to be... to be some of the oldest megaliths or

menhirs in Britain.

It's believed that they were erected in about 2000 BC by one of

the first tribes to settle on Dirgelmore.

They are officially known as the Dirgelmore Circle,

but the locals use another name for them - the Tell Stones.

-The what stones?

-Tell Stones.

According to legend, they had some great powers.

If anyone in the tribe told a lie, the stones would be angry with them

and they'd cause small stones to descend from the heavens.

Stones falling out of the sky - that could happen(!)

These small stones would be covered in the same runic symbols that

you'd find on the big ones and they'd tell you three truths.

One about your past, one your present and...

..a third stone, a terrible truth about your future,

something that would happen if you didn't change your ways.

-What's so bad about the truth?

-For a liar, everything!

This is very good, Daniel.

BELL RINGS

Your mum must have helped you with that. You suck.

I'm sorry, Bethany, that was all his own work, wasn't it, Daniel?

-Totally.

-So, no more critical remarks, please.

-I want to see you two getting on this term.

-Yes, Miss.

I'm proud of you.

You're really starting to put the whole fire incident behind you.

You have to mention it, don't you?

Thank you again for your hard work.

-Where did you get it?

-Mum keeps all the old essays.

Found one with an A*,

changed it just enough so she wouldn't recognise it.

-You stole it!

-I was in a tight corner, OK?

If she finds out what you did, then you're...

She's not going to find out, is she?

It's done. End of story.

Only had plain left.

-If this is a joke, it's not funny.

-Is that what I think it is?

"Let's freak out Dibber," that's the plan, isn't it?

It's nothing to do with us.

What...?! What are you doing?!

There's a translation app for the symbols -

I downloaded it when I was doing my research.

Why am I not surprised?

"The one you love the most has lied."

-No, I'm not the one you love the most.

-Of course not, obviously.

It's just like you said, Dibber. The Tell Stones...

The Tell Stones are an ancient myth from thousands of years ago!

Lies make the stones angry, that's what you said.

OK, I lied, but I don't care what they say!

No-one's lying to me!

Dibster...

What?

It's nothing to do with me.

It's not!

Oh, Daniel, I forgot to say, I'll be out tonight - Spanish class.

I thought that was last night?

-Erm, I'm taking the advanced class.

-Really?

Er, puedo ir al bano?

Quarter past one!

Yeah, well, I just asked her if I could go to the toilet

-and that's pretty basic.

-She's lying.

PHONE RINGS

Dad?

Charlie? What's the matter with him?

-So, she's not having Spanish lessons?

-We asked the teacher.

Night classes have been cancelled due to a lack of interest.

Wherever Sparko's going, it's not her Spanish lessons.

Then where is she going?

There's a number I don't recognise in the history.

It comes again and again, she's called it loads!

Just call it and find out.

She's never lied to me before. I don't like it. I don't like it at...!

'General Hospital, can I help you?'

'Hello?'

-'Hello...'

-DIBBER ENDS CALL

Dibber, don't jump to conclusions, OK?

She's sick and it must be something serious for her not to tell me.

-Well, maybe I caused it. The worry about the fire!

-Dibber, just chill.

Ask her.

Afternoon, class.

Go!

Mum, I know.

Don't ask me how, I just do.

-Daniel, this isn't really the place.

-How serious is it?

-Let's talk tonight.

-Are you going to die?

Erm, I've made some changes to my stones presentation.

I think you can reconsider it for an A* now.

Daniel, I'm not ill.

But...

I'm fine. I'm better than fine.

Back to your seat. We'll talk tonight.

She's OK. She's OK!

Then what is she lying about?

So you think you can just...bunk off school

and I don't get a call about it?

Hmm?

Think I don't know where you go?

Hey, good work smashing up your veg garden, by the way(!)

It was quite some effort.

Could've just said you needed someone to talk to.

Look, I can...

I can guess how that letter from your mum made you feel and...

Well, because of that, you get a pass for today, and today only.

Look, this is your home.

There's nothing that she can do or say that can

take you away from here.

Come here.

You're not even a little bit worried about

whatever she's going to tell you?

She's not sick and that's all that matters.

The way I see it, the Tell Stones have done me...

..a favour!

Couldn't find my other shoe in the changing rooms,

turns out it was in my bag the whole...

Is that another stone?

"The one you love most loves another more."

DOORBELL RINGS

Ah, Daniel. Is your mother home?

-Staff meeting.

-Oh, well, er, I didn't want to bother her anyway.

Just tell her I had a lovely time last night

and I hope to do it again soon.

Er...

PC GERRY HUMS

Alli.

I've had three whole days of Madison and Tyler telling me

-what an idiot I am.

-Well, no argument from me.

-This really isn't a good time.

-I've brought you these.

-Thank you.

-Charlie's not well.

-If you don't want to see me, just say so.

No, I told you!

Yeah, spending time with Charlie's more important

-than spending time with me.

-Right now, yeah.

You don't even know what's going on with my life at the moment!

You never even thought to ask!

Lucas...

this is getting to be like hard work.

What's that supposed to mean? You don't want to do this anymore?

-Alli, wait.

-Having a boyfriend is meant to be fun!

This isn't fun.

PC Gerry Beddoe? Again?

What is she thinking?

Small island.

There's not a lot of choice.

The man who carries his cat around in a bag is

a better choice than Gerry Beddoe.

Maybe you'd feel better once you've spoken to your mum about it.

What's the point? She obviously doesn't care how I feel!

She hardly has time for me as it is. Now I'll never see her.

There is maybe a bigger problem.

One about the past, one about the present.

Next one's the future.

Something terrible's going to happen, you said.

-Unless you change your ways.

-Meaning what?

Meaning, tell your mum you stole the essay, I guess.

No way, no-how!

Well, you've just been moaning about how you never see her.

At least you'd get to spend the whole summer holidays.

You think it ends with tuition?

-I'll be grounded until I'm older than my grandad!

-Your grandad's 997!

-Exactly! Of course, that'd suit you, eh? Me out of the way.

-Dibber...

How do I know that you didn't write the stones?

-You come running in after it lands.

-I didn't. I didn't!

Are we going to do this every single time there's a new foster kid?

Hey!

Don't worry, love.

You heard what the vet said, it's just a touch of colic.

He'll be fine.

Hey. Eh, won't you?

He's taking it out on me

cos he thinks I'm like your new best mate or something.

But that's his problem, not...

-Dibber! What are you doing?

-Fixing this.

-Fixing it how?

-A letter.

-To Gerry Beddoe from my mum...telling him he's dumped.

-Dibber!

-You wrote the letter and you've just told another lie.

-And what?

The Tell Stones are going to be angry with me again?

I've just stopped the worst possible future.

I'm not scared of anything they have to say.

Oh, no.

"The one you love the most will not see summer."

-Yes, you're quite right, that's what it says.

-Are you sure, Grandad?

Of course I'm sure. I wish you'd come to me with this sooner.

-But it could be wrong?

-Perhaps.

-But I've never known a Tell Stone to be wrong.

-You've seen one before?

Of course I have. I remember Ann Boleyn getting one.

It told her not to buy any more scarves.

Wait, didn't she get her head...?

Like I say, never known one to be wrong.

And now, "The one you love the most" finished.

It had to come, I suppose. I was hoping to make 998.

-Grandad, I think it means Mum.

-Oh?

Oh, dear.

But summer's already started.

So the stones got it wrong, Mum's already seen the summer.

I didn't want to tell you this before, but the tribe who

built the stones would have used a different calendar.

Their summer would have started...

Tomorrow!

I don't know what lie you've told, young Daniel,

but it has angered the stones.

Go to them, apologise with your whole heart, tell them

you'll never lie again and hope that they believe you.

-Come on.

-Daniel!

I hope they believe you too.

The most massive snail is right under that leaf

and I'm not taking my eyes off it.

Snails can't hurt you.

Yeah, I know that. I don't let anything hurt me.

I like snails.

They've hard lives.

Live in hard places.

So, they have this hard shell...

..to show everyone that they're hard and they're not. They're soft...

..but they can't show anyone that.

I mean, they wouldn't last five minutes.

If they're with other snails, they can show it, can't they?

-They're safe there.

-I think that's what Sarah was saying.

Yeah, well, we're all snails here, whether you like it or not.

Look, you don't have to tell me what she wrote.

I know it must have been something horrible.

It weren't horrible.

It were worse.

She were nice to me.

You know, another thing about snails,

their home's wherever they want it to be.

THEY CHANT

Stones, I did a bad thing. I took something that didn't belong to me...

..cos I wanted not to let my mum down for once.

I'm always letting her down...

..especially one time. I did something that...

..could have hurt lots of people, and it didn't,

but I think it hurt me and my mum.

She might love me but I doubt she likes me any more.

That's my problem. Seriously, now, please, let my mum be OK.

Stones, I'm sorry I lied to my mum.

Please believe me, I will never do it again.

Mum?

You can be so...

stupid sometimes.

I know it was bad to nick the essay but...

If I'm on your case all the time...

..it's because I think the world of you.

Because I know how...

brilliant, smart and funny you can be when you try.

You should have been straight with me,

but I should've been straight with you too.

I never meant for you to think I was ill.

-You called the hospital like ten times.

-For your grandad -

to sort his bunion appointment. He's too deaf to do it himself.

You've got him worried sick, by the way.

-Luckily he told me where you were.

-Grandad.

But there is something I need to speak to you about.

-STONES RUMBLE

-I want you to go back to the village...

-Mum!

-SHE SCREAMS

I changed the future.

You ARE going to see the summer, Mum.

You are going to see the summer.

BICYCLE WHEELS CLICK

We're meeting here.

Mum, I don't think he'll be here.

Whatever you think is happening...

I should say, I kind of wrote to him pretending to be you

-and sort of dumped him, Mum.

-What?

But if you think about it this way,

I've kind of let you off the hook here.

-Gwendolyn.

-Or not.

Gwendolyn, I'm confused.

-I don't know what this means.

-It's easy, she's too good for you.

Daniel.

When you gave me those tickets the other day,

I didn't know you were thinking we...

-I wasn't, Jerry.

-Tickets?

For a classical concert. A parent give them to me as a thank you, not my thing,

so I gave them to him.

So you two aren't...?

-No!

-No!

Don't get me wrong, either of you, but, sorry, I can't be seen

fraternising with the parent of a known young offender.

Thank you.

So if you're not meeting him, then who...?

Oh, Daniel's here.

Splendid news. No more Spanish lessons, eh?

We can all get to know one another properly now.

We'll have you out on the boat with us before you know it.

Put some muscles on you.

I didn't want you to go through the whole

meeting mum's boyfriend thing too soon.

Shall we see if they've got a bigger table?

We'll talk about the other stuff later.

Could you be any more slow?

My mum and your dad?

And do you know whose fault it is? Yours.

He met her at a parents' meeting after the fire.

-So, basically, you're now my sister?

-How many hints did you need?

"Will not see summer." Elvin Summer.

-It's obvious.

-You wrote the stones?

And you were too thick to get any of them.

Lucas' dad and Wendy Sparks?

He was in bits.

Oh, no, that's what's been eating Lucas.

Only last week he was telling me that he thought his

mum and dad might get back together.

Well, it's not going to happen.

Ali, are you calling him cos he feels bad or you do?

Cos you've no reason.

Don't suppose anyone saved us any tea, then?

JADE SNIFFLES

Jade? It's that idiot Brandon.

I'm done with him. Someone else can sort him out.

BICYCLE WHEELS CLICK

Last night was the first time I've ever been given free food...

-and not been able to eat any.

-That's bad.

Sorry for accusing you of doing the stones - I was wrong.

No-one listened to me anyway.

You know, Rocket and I thought we'd see

if dogs pick up extra-terrestrial signals today.

I've got an idea for an experiment which...

Oh, come on.

-You'll destroy the one that goes fast in the sky.

-Huh?

Rocket.

You'll destroy Rocket?

No way, that's stupid. No way would I do anything to hurt Rocket.

Why would Bethany send...?

If it was Bethany Summer.

Hang on, you saw it. This one's for you.

A terrible truth about the future.

-Who got you that?

-I found it under my bed.

-Trust me, if a toy's been hidden away, never disturb it.

-Why?

Well, in case you bring it to life, of course.

Do you really want a real-life soldier hiding in your room?

It's too late. I'm here.