Freedom World's End

ALARM WAILS

Run! BARKING

Well, look what the cat dragged out.

Or was it the other way around?

Get back to your quarters now!

-Or what?

-Or your freedom will be a distant memory.

You call this freedom?

Don't touch us! I said, don't touch us!

-You can't keep us here!

-Watch me.

I found this down at the perimeter.

Noah!

If you want to stay at this facility, Stephanie,

I suggest you keep your son under control.

If you value my input, Lena, I suggest you don't threaten me,

or threaten my children again, all right?

-I'll deal with this, thank you.

-Be sure you do.

There's an emergency meeting in my office.

Now.

We have more pressing things to be dealing with

than these children stirring up trouble.

Oh, come on.

Neither Cat nor Noah are deliberately stirring up trouble,

but lock them up and don't tell them anything, what do you expect?

-We all agreed this was the best approach.

-Not all.

-So, what would you have us say?

-Well, I don't know, I just...

Oh, come on, Professor, you're the expert at lies.

Leave your personal issues out of this, Duncan.

Maybe Stephanie's right.

If we don't want them poking around, we've got to loosen the reins.

They're on too loose a rein.

If we kept them busy, they'd have no time to poke around.

Was it because of me?

-What?

-You running away.

Because of what I said about ruining things with Duncan?

I'll give him his key back and tell him I don't want to see him.

You don't have to do that.

-Absolutely not!

-Luke!

-What's going on?

-Excuse me, I didn't say you could come in!

Luke, I thought it might be a good idea

if you came and stayed with me for a while.

-Why?

-Well, to give Noah and your mum

a chance to get some things off their chests.

You don't have to do that, Luke.

-We're really fine here, honestly.

-What do you say, Luke?

I don't really know you.

Come and stay with me and we can put that right.

I'm not going anywhere without Noah.

HE SIGHS

SQUAWKING

Pff!

(Get up!)

What are you doing?

Plan B.

So we heard the great news about your mum.

-I said she didn't look like a criminal!

-Yeah.

Not great news?

Wow, man, what did she do?

Must've been, like, really bad!

So, um...speaking of parentals, your dad...

What about him?

Well, we were wondering if he might be the ghost.

Yeah, that's impossible.

Turns out he's very much alive and he lives here.

Oh, that's disappointing.

I mean, it's also great news

and crazy and confusing.

Yeah. Why are you asking me about ghosts?

Well, we had actual contact from The Other Side last night.

Yeah. It was all, like...

HE GIGGLES

-That sounds like a guinea pig.

-I love guinea pigs!

Yeah, well, the ghosts didn't sound like guinea pigs.

They were more like...

EVIL CACKLE

-So, there was more than one?

-Yeah.

Guys, I think I know who your ghosts might be.

ALL: Who?

I'm looking at them right now.

What are you all staring at?

They heard you trying to break out last night.

Thought you were ghosts.

You were trying to escape? Why?!

Because we hate the place.

You couldn't have heard us. We weren't near your quarters.

And we looked. There was no-one there.

More importantly...

We think we're all being held here for some reason.

What, like prisoners(?)

-Exactly like prisoners.

-Why would you think that?

The place is a fortress. There's no way out.

Well, of course you couldn't get out. It was night-time.

Even houses are locked at night.

OK. So if this isn't a prison, we can all just leave right now

and take a turn around the village, right?

Right.

Wrong?

Barbed wire, locked gates, 24/7 CCTV.

But it is a military research centre.

There's got to be some security.

This isn't security, it's a giant holding cell.

Come on!

I'm going to get you! Let us out!

THEY CHANT: Let us out! Let us out!

Let us out! WHISTLE

Enough!

We'll stop when you tell us why we're being treated like prisoners.

This particular branch of the military

is working on highly confidential defence programming.

That's why security is so tight.

-That doesn't explain why we're not allowed to leave!

-You can.

You may go to the village, but there are rules.

You carry these ID cards,

you come back at 2pm on the dot,

anyone asks about the facility, you say nothing.

Break these rules and you'll be locked in for good.

-MOCKING:

-For your own safety!

-THEY CHUCKLE

Perhaps this will put an end to the histrionics.

Open the gates.

Keep your eyes and ears open.

Still think it's a stupid idea.

You believe her about the defence stuff?

I dunno. But I'm out of here.

They won't see me for dust.

BIRDSONG

It's so beautiful! So tranquil!

So...nothing.

Still no reception.

-Hey!

-Hey.

They letting you out into the wilds of World's End?

Not through choice.

Well, it's good to see you.

I mean, when I say you, I mean all of you.

Hey, maybe you could give us a tour?

Er...yeah, not sure there's time.

You'd need at least 20 seconds.

THEY CHUCKLE

Well, can you at least show us somewhere out of this hideous wind?

If I stand here much longer, my hair will look like that.

Aye. Aye, of course. I can do that.

Come on.

Them twins are like a double-scoop of tasty!

Skink, think about it.

Anyone who looks exactly like someone else has got to be weird.

Quick, test run!

Check, I can see her. Gregor's mum's got a soul.

-Do you like it?

-Where did you get it from?

I made it myself.

(They're coming.)

Watch your back. Those girls look like they'd steal your purse,

then your boyfriend and then your soul.

-BOTH:

-Oh, that's so got to be...

-AJ!

Nuh. It's totally AJ. Look!

It looks exactly like him.

AJ?

See?! I told you it was him!

-BOTH:

-He is so hot!

Hey, I drew him. It's destiny!

What sounds better?

Mackayjay...or Skadge?

Couple name wins, he's mine! Oh, wait!

Yep, got a soul. He's mine.

-What can I get you?

-Um...I'll have one of these, please.

Oh, and one of those.

Oh, er...and one of those.

Hi, my name's Cait...

"Sorry, the number you require is unattainable.

"Please check the number and try again."

We were wondering, do you sell something called a Tasmanian?

-I'm sorry?

-He means a talisman.

Yeah, something to scare off a ghost.

Sorry, I can't say that I do.

You're going to miss her when she goes?

Oh. I don't really know her.

"I'm sorry, the number you..."

BIRDSONG

You OK?

I tried phoning my lawyer, Elizabeth Aspen.

She manages my trust fund.

Line's dead, no forwarding number.

Looks like I'm stuck here.

Tell me if I'm sticking my nose in,

but if you've been living off a trust fund, where are your mum and dad?

-You take those pics in the castle?

-Yeah.

I found this room up in the tower.

I was, I don't know, looking for answers, I guess.

and I saw...well, I thought I saw a swing

hanging down from one of the beams.

But when I looked again... I completely imagined it.

I swear, this place is making me crazy.

How do you fancy another midnight stroll?

Wa-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Want to help me scare Slim and AJ?

I can't. I got plans.

And that was lame, even for you.

Give me the flashlight.

Aw, come on, man, it'll be a blast!

Besides, how can you have plans? Everyone's in bed!

Ah. Cat.

We can do it tomorrow.

I just...I feel sorry for her, that's all.

You ready?

Yeah.

-Hurry up!

-I'm done.

-Was that you?

-No.

SQUAWKING

HE KNOCKS

HE CHUCKLES

-You guys are so gullible!

-Look!

What?

Who's there?

Creepy.

See? No swing.

I am going crazy.

Or not.

Rope.

Old rope.

I don't think you're crazy, Cat.

I think it was a memory.

I think you've been here before.

-Where did they go?!

-Nowhere.

They've completely vanished.