Independence Day/Beaker Witch Project The Story of Tracy Beaker

# I can make my world come true All my dreams will see me through

-# It doesn't matter what may come my way

-No! No!

# Believe me now I will win some day. #

Nothing to worry about, I promise.

Come inside for a look. It's lovely.

No, thanks.

You'll be fine. Everyone's nice.

-Everybody?

-I'm nice. >

-I'm very nice.

ALL: We're all very nice!

Will you get inside!

Not you, um, yes, you...you too.

You can't live in the garden!

We'll show him round later.

You're letting him stay outside? Any idea how hard it was to catch him?

If he runs away again, he knows he'll get caught.

So let's give him some space, eh?

-It's not that bad.

-You get used to Elaine the Pain.

Did you really live with the wolves and snakes?

RAAAAAAAH!

BOTH: AAAAAAARGH!

THEY CONTINUE TO YELL

I'm Crash, what's your name?

Wolf Boy.

I'm not trying to steal your soul!

-Wolfie, then.

-Hi, Wolfie.

-I'm Lol, and this is Bouncer.

What's a big guy like you doing here?

I'm leaving. I'm moving to a halfway house.

To half look after yourself?

That lady gonna bring you half your dinner?

-And wash half his clothes!

-Yeah, well, I've got things to do.

You coming, Lol?

Lol?

Er... Go ahead.

Elaine and the police caught him with a big net!

They had to use a poison dart on him.

He was brought up by wild animals.

Probably why he won't sleep in the house.

No, thanks. Wolfie's teaching me how to survive.

Lesson number one - never turn down free food!

What's that?

-Nettle soup. You can live on it.

-You live on nettles?

-There's plenty of things.

-Roots and berries?

Fish, rabbits...

BOTH: Rabbits!

-How d'you catch them?

-Show you later. Look, starters!

BOTH: UGH!

He's a cannibal!

Cannibals eat people, silly!

Oh, I knew that.

Anyway, he hunts and eats...

..rabbits!

Thing is, we can't let you sleep out here alone.

I've slept in worse places.

The powers-that-be get funny about us leaving children outside.

-Don't tell them.

-It's not that simple.

-I'm not coming in.

-One of us will sleep here with you.

-Ooh, my back!

Trusting me was an act, wasn't it?

Sid, you're spooking him. Let me sleep out here tonight.

I promise I'll wake you if he as much as takes a step...

Are we still on for tomorrow?

-What?

-Going to see the halfway house, remember?

What's the hurry? I've got to see it sometime!

-We can catch the bus...

-You can get a half-fare!

Or Elaine the Pain could drive you halfway there!

Yeah.

Hilarious.

Sssh...

Be quiet...

Come on, swim into the net.

I'll stop the mad boy-wolf eating you.

Come on, swim into the nice net.

It'll be dark soon.

-WOLFIE HOWLS

-Very funny.

-That big guy your mate?

-Yeah, and my brother.

-You're close, then?

-Very.

How you gonna manage when he moves?

What's it like living out here, just you and nature?

I do rain dances, and the God of Hunting guides my spear.

Stupid question.

It's hard. You get tired.

-Why don't you come inside?

-I don't like being locked in.

We know where the keys are, so we can get out.

-Yeah?

-And if you ever need a mate,

there's no-one better

than a Dumping Ground kid.

I'll keep that in mind.

Night, Wolfie.

By the way, what's your real name?

-Lights out soon, mate?

-Yeah.

Big day tomorrow, seeing your new place.

It's no big deal. Time I moved on.

-When you're ready. No rush.

-I'm not a kid, you know!

-Yeah, I know it.

Buffy!

Buffy's escaped!

She's probably in the garden.

We need to find her before someone else does!

You need a spring action on the trap door, otherwise they get away.

You ready?

-What?

-The halfway house.

-Can't we go another day?

-I said I'd go today.

Won't be a tick.

I reckon I can convince him to come inside.

With a bit of time. Can you go by yourself?

Yeah, sure.

No problem.

We're gonna have rabbit, then?

This is your room. Take as long as you like.

-I'll leave you to it.

-Thanks.

Here, Buffy, come to Marco. Here, Buffy.

Here, Buffy.

BOTH: A rabbit trap!

D'you know where our fishing rod is?

Wolfie and me are going fishing.

He can catch fish with a bow and arrow!

-What are you doing?

-Making a start.

-What are you talking about?

-I'm moving.

-Straight away?

-No point hanging about.

We've been talking about it for ages.

Yeah, yeah, right.

-What is he doing?

-I don't know.

-He's got a bow and arrow!

-Wolfie's gonna shoot Buffy with a bow and arrow!

-AAARGH!

Those little kids are a scream. "Aaaargh!"

Yeah, so are you.

What?

-You mad at me for something?

-Don't act innocent.

If I freaked them out too much, I was only kidding...

-You've got everyone fooled, haven't you?

-What's that supposed to mean?

You think you can suck Lol in, but we're family, right?

-But you wouldn't know about that.

-No.

Well, you can keep your hunting and fishing rubbish and leave him alone!

-I didn't invite him, he sucked up to me.

-Yeah, right!

-I don't need anybody.

-What are you doing here, then?

You're right. What am I doing here?

Ah, Wolfie, wait!

Wolfie's not going to eat Buffy!

-He eats bugs!

-He's a wild animal!

He's had a terrible time! Stop being silly!

Buffy's probably asleep and she'll come back when she's hungry.

-But...

-Ah! I promise you, no-one's going to eat her.

-Wolfie's taken off!

-What?

-It was all my fault.

-Tell me later.

We'll have to find him!

Get lost!

-They'll put you somewhere you can't run away from.

-Leave me alone!

-You need a babysitter now?

-Don't be stupid!

I thought it would be hard...

-without you.

-He wouldn't even see where you're moving.

-I thought you didn't care.

-You know what "thought" did.

Planted a feather and thought a hen would grow.

-Planted a brick and thought...

-Forgive me if I puke.

-Listen, I didn't mean what I said.

-Come back with us.

-Please?

-I've got better things to do.

Wait...

I can't sleep in a bed.

-Sid'll let you sleep on the floor.

-Come on, Wolfie.

My name's Sean.

You know, I might wait a few weeks before I move.

OK.

This living rough's not bad.

Buffy? Buffy?

Ha ha ha!

BOTH: AAARGH!

Fried chicken, anyone?

-You do know that every Tracy Beaker episode starts with a...

-BANG!

Come on Rio. There won't be any wild beasts, I promise.

..Hey, Beaker, wanna come camping?

There'll be enough room if we strap Elaine to the roof.

I can't, Wolfie. Cam's taking me on a holiday of a lifetime. Can't wait!

THUNDERCLAP

Rio! Come out!

CAR HORN TOOTS >

Gotta go. Don't wanna miss our flight!

-I'll do you a video of our holiday.

-Can't wait.

I hope you packed the sunscreen. I burn like a tomato without it.

-Please Cam, tell us where we're going.

-Hmm-mm!

OK, you can open your eyes now.

Tracy!

Surpri-ise!

You are not serious!

-What?

-Camping with Elaine the Pain - how could you?!

I thought you'd love to go on holiday with your friends.

-you're always on about how you miss them all!

-I've spent my whole life

getting away from the Dumping Ground! This is my worst nightmare ever!

-Sorry we're such a pain for you, Beaker(!)

-No, wait, I...

"Worst nightmare"? What sort of freaks does she think we are?

Come on, Rio. There's nothing to be afraid of. You'll be here with me!

Look, there's lovely, lovely food! Come o-on, Rio.

-Let's sit over there.

-OK. Don't want to ruin anyone's holiday, do we(?)

They'll get over it.

I realise camping isn't what you were expecting,

but we can still have a good time.

Well, this is nice isn't it?

No. It's boring. B-O-R-I-N-G. Boring!

Boring? This is going to be the most action-packed holiday of your life!

We're gonna be firewood collecting, marshmallow toasting

and, best of all, campfire singing!

-But first, I'm taking you all on a lovely nature walk!

-(Oh-h!)

-Not...going!

-Course you are, Rio. There's nothing to be afraid of.

Come on, out!

Here you go. There's no wild beasts.

You're going to have a lovely time.

Rio!

-What you got in the bag, then?

-Got to be prepared on a trek.

Tracy!

Tracy, come on, we're all waiting for you!

TRACY!

Probably blubbing in her tent. Boo hoo hoo(!)

Tracy!

Tracy! No arguments, Tracy. Everyone's going, including you!

All right! Keep your wig on!

You'd best bring a jumper. It might get chilly later.

LOUD BLASTS

(Look, everyone...wild peacocks!)

-They're pheasants, Elaine.

-THEY GIGGLE

Right. Well, er, tick it off then.

-Page 19, I think.

-RIO WHIMPERS

-It won't bite you, Rio!

-Watch out -

-wild peacock!

-SHE SQUAWKS

Roxy, quick, collect them all up!

-<

-They're getting muddy. Well, somebody help me! Look...aw!

FOOTSTEPS RUSTLE

Well, it looks almost...

Aw, not again!

-One more go?

-I don't see why not.

OK! "Slot pole A into inner grommet F,

"carefully tightening eccentric flange D...

"whilst supporting side pole C with the semi-crossbar J."

What does it mean?

I don't know what it means!

We didn't have namby-pamby TENTS when I went camping.

That's right, we built bivvys

with our bare hands out of dead branches and bracken.

-Yeah!

-Yeah!

BOTH: Yea-eah!

And that must be a sycamore.

Or it could be a, um...

WARGH!

THEY LAUGH

Here, Elaine.

Oops(!) Sorry!

-Where's the rest gone?

-Dunno. But they've got the right idea.

Let's go.

-Perhaps we should go back now.

-Rubbish!

We haven't ticked off all the boxes yet.

-Come on everyone!

-Elaine, stop! We're missing half the kids.

Oh, my goodness.

-Um...

-Well, look, they can't have gone far, I'll round them up.

Unless the wood troll gets 'em first.

Wood troll?

Right, um, no need to panic. Everybody stay close to me.

we don't want to lose anyone else. Stay close, come on.

'And this is a fine specimen of, um... What's it called, again?'

-Er, a tree, maybe?

-THEY LAUGH

DISTANT HOWL

ANOTHER HOWL

WHAT is that?

BRANCHES CRACKLE

EERIE HOWL BRANCHES CRACKLE

EERIE HOWL

CREAK!

HOLLOW GROWLS

-Oh...

-Did you hear that spooky noise?

-Yeah...but I wasn't scared.

-Cos nothing scares me.

-Except a holiday with us.

-EERIE WHOOP

-Ah! I don't like it!

Where's it coming from?

WARGH!

THEY ALL SCREAM

Keep together, everyone.

Where's Layla and Rio?

One minute they were here, the next, they'd completely disappeared.

Don't you know about these woods, Elaine? It was in all the papers.

People go in but they don't come out.

-You OK?

-No!

Maybe we're letting our imaginations take over.

'Maybe just an old woman out for a walk.'

-In a long, hooded cloak?

-Yeah, well, maybe she feels the cold.

It's like that film where tourists get lost in a creepy forest.

-The one where they get home safely?

-No.

-The one where they get eaten by zombies.

-Takes more than zombies

to scare me. It's not gonna eat my mates, either.

So...we're still your mates, then?

Course. I mean, if you want to.

-OK, let's go.

-Which way?

-We're lost.

'No, we're not. The Beaker Satellite Navigation System says...

'That way.'

LAUGHING HOWL

-Uh-oh!

-Quick! It's witchcraft -

RUN!

THEY SCREAM

-She didn't even see us go!

-Let's get back to the camp. I'm starving.

< AOOOOWW!

-Ooh, what's that?

-Probably the wild peacock!

-Really?

I don't know. But I'm not scared with you here, Rio...

-A-Aren't you?

-You're so tough

you're not scared of anything.

Y-Yeah...!

If anything tries to attack us... I'LL soon see it off.

FIERCE GROWLS

Where did Crash go? We've got to go back for him.

-Nothing is dragging me back there!

-Hang on...

This means we're heading back the right way.

-I left it in my tent.

-Something so freaky's going on in these woods.

-Argh! Help!

-That's Cam!

-Someone help!

-It's coming from that creepy place.

-CAM!

-What if it's a trap

-by that spooky old woman?

-Cam's in trouble!

ANOTHER EERIE HOWL

CAM!

RAGGED BREATHS

Oh, Cam! Thank goodness!

-I thought something had happened and I'd never see you again!

-I'm fine.

-I think I've just sprained my ankle.

-Oh. Right.

-And where did you get to?

-You disappeared. I thought something happened to YOU.

-I found him.

Me? I was fine! These two found it a bit freaky, though.

Freaky? Wolfie, Lol and Bouncer were having a great time when I saw them.

Lol was mucking about with a blanket on. And Wolfie had your red jumper.

Oh, I'll kill 'em!

Hey!

-Which one's the best?

-They're both rubbish!

-We can do better than that.

-Let's show them.

-Yeah!

Oo-ooh, really(?)

We'll wait and see, shall we? ..Hey.

-Where's Elaine?

-Left her in a field. She's got some new friends.

MUSIC: "In An English Country Garden"

MOO!

MOO!

MOO!

Ta-daa!

Not bad!

-For beginners.

-<

-Cows!

Big...cows! Big, big cows!

-Big, big, big c...

-I think you'd better sit down, Elaine.

Come on, try my stool.

Have my stool, that's it.

-Hello, what's happened here?

-Oh, I'm fine, it's just a sprain. Stupid.

Find it a bit scary in the woods, eh, Beaker? Meet any freaks?

EERIE HOWL

You wait.

I think she took it pretty well...

for a girl!

EERIE HOWL

Ooh, Tracy, we're really scared(!)

-That the best you can do, Beaker?!

-What?

So if that isn't you...

..or any of them...

..who is it?

WAAAAAAAAAARRGH!

# I can make my world come true All my dreams will see me through

# The fight won't get me down My dreams will turn things all around

# With a smile upon my face I can see a better place

# Doesn't matter what may come my way Believe me, I will win some day. #