02x24 & 02x25 - Night of the Living Dummy III

[bunniefuu]

Hello. I'm R.L. Stine.
I write the Goosebumps books.

You're not R.L. Stine.
I am.

Oh, yeah? Who's working
your head? [ Giggles ]

- You look almost lifelike.
- Thanks for the compliment.

- But I'm the real R.L. Stine.
- Really?

If you're R.L. Stine,
what is today's story?

It's Night of the Living Dummy III.

It's about an evil dummy
that comes to life.

[ Laughs ]
What a crazy idea.

Sit back and enjoy the story,
everyone.

- Was that okay?
- You were a little stiff.

- [ Creaks ]
- [ Door Opening, Closing ]

- [ Tinkling ]
- [ Door Opening ]

[ Door Closing ]

[ Thud ]

[ Thud ]

[ Glass Shatters ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Man, Faint ]
Trina.

[ Window Creaking ]

- Hello?
- [ Clattering ]

Hello. Who's there?

[ Man ]
Trina.

All right. Who is it?

[ Man ]
Trina.

Whoever this is,
you're not funny.

Go, Trina.
You shouldn't be here.

It's past your bedtime.

Come off it, Daniel.
I know it's you.

- You can't disguise your voice from me.
- Trina?

I heard some bumping in the hallway.
Was that you?

Oh, no.

[ Laughing ]

[ Continues Laughing ]

- [ Whispering ] It's Dad.
- Huh.

- [ Stammers ]
- Hi, Dad.

[ Chuckles ]
Hi, guys.

- Got ya.
- No, you didn't. We weren't scared at all.

Oh, yeah?
[ Chuckles ]

I can still do it.
Can I throw my voice or what?

Pretty amazing, Dad,
but can you do it in stereo?

- I'm working on it.
- What's with the suitcase?

Oh, you guys are gonna love this.

- [ Trina ] Where'd you find him?
- At a junk store.

- The guy practically gave him to me.
- Yeah. I'm not surprised.

Hey, are you kidding?

Slappy here is an antique.
This is a dummy with class.

- Slappy, what happened to your face?
- It's your bad jokes.

- They cr*ck me up.
- [ All Laugh ]

- [ Light Clicks On ]
- I thought I heard gremlins in the attic.

Dad brought home
a new addition to our family.

Another mouth to polish.
You're home from your trip early.

I thought you were coming home
tomorrow morning.

Uh, well, I thought I should
be here when Zane arrives.

- Zane's coming?
- Oh, great.

- Now, come on. He is your cousin.
- That's not our fault.

Yeah,
why do we get punished for it?

[ Trina ] You weren't even
gonna tell us he was coming.

It was supposed to be a surprise.

We figured it would give you
less time for your tricks.

- Like dad's trick tonight?
- Oh, now, hey, there's a difference.

You know, you and your brother
can take a joke, but Zane can't.

So for the next three days, I want
you on your best behavior, all right?

- And no practical jokes.
- Come on, Dad.

That's the only way
to have fun with Zane.

Yeah, right.
And after Zane's last trip here,

he was afraid to sleep
in his bed for weeks.

[ Trina Chuckles ]

- [ Screams ]
- [ Moos ]

You have to admit
it was pretty funny.

- No. Not to Zane it wasn't.
- Come on, you guys.

[ Clears Throat ] Zane is gonna
be your guest, not your hostage--

so I want you to promise:
No tricks at Zane's expense.

All right.
We promise.

Yeah. Okay.

What's this?

Oh, I guess Slappy comes
with his own business card.

What's it say?

"Karru marri odonna loma...

Molonu karrano."

[ Scratching Sound ]

Uh-oh.
Guess the glue didn't hold.

- Back to bed, guys.
- [ Both Groan ]

Come on.
Let's get a move on.

Zane's gonna be here
first thing in the morning.

- [ Both Groan ]
- You coming, Danny?

- Uh, in a second, honey.
- Okay. Don't be too long.

Okay, honey.

Now.

Good as new.

[ Lights Clicks Off ]

- Morning.
- Good morning.

We, uh, making any money?

Enough to keep
the wolves from the door.

Daniel, can you
pass me the cereal?

Daniel?

- [ Gasps ]
- [ Chuckles ]

We thought you'd like some
company at breakfast. [ Chuckles ]

- Isn't one dummy at the table enough?
- Do you want a cracked face?

Hi, Slappy.

[ Trina ]Dad, you did
a good job of gluing him back.

That's right.
I should've been a surgeon, hmm?

[ Cries Out ]

Oh, honey, I think
I've done myself an injury.

- I cut my thumb off.
- [ Trina Laughs ] Dad.

- I cut my thumb off.
- [ Both Laughing ]

[ Tinkling ]

[ Horn Honks ]

[ Cow Mooing ]

You know, I really don't know
why you have to leave me here.

I mean,
if you wanted to t*rture me,

couldn't you find something
a bit more humane?

- Hey.
- I have nothing in common with these peop--

- They're your cousins, Zane.
- That's not my fault.

You could try to show
a little more enthusiasm.

- What's that on your shirt?
- Hi, Zane. - Hi, Aunt Patty.

- Great to see you. That's a great shirt.
- Oh, thank you.

- Dear.
- I have something for you.

- Hi, Trina. Hi, Dan.
- Daniel.

- Okay.
- Good to see you.

[ Exhales ]

- So--
- So--

So, you don't have to
worry about that old cow.

- d*ed.
- Oh, well, that's good.

So, um, are you
going to camp this summer?

Yeah.
It should be really, uh, cool.

Oh, well, uh, that's great.

- What's with the camera?
- Oh, didn't you hear?

- I'm a photographer now.
- [ Together ] Oh.

I've won awards and everything.
It's really great.

- Ow! Daniel!
- [ Camera Clicks ]

- That'll be an award winner.
- Get in there!

Let's get one of you two together.

[ Together ]
Okay.

Ruffle your hair a bit.
Ah, beautiful. Beautiful.

Cross your arms and maybe
lean a bit to that side.

Ah, beautiful. You're happening.
You're here. Great stuff.

Hey, wait. Wait.
Get one of me by myself.

- All right. Okay.
- Oh, wait. I think I gotta sneeze.

[ Fakes Sneeze, Laughs ]

- Here, get this one.
- [ Gasps ]

Conquering your fears?
[ Laughs ]

- Hey.
- Is there a problem with that?

- No. Not at all. Right, Daniel?
- [ Car Horn Honks ]

Yeah. Right. Yeah.

- [ Zane ] I hate dummies.
- Nonsense.

Dummies are fun.
Look who I married.

[ Danny ]
Slappy, here we go.

Okay, Slappy.
Say hello to your cousin.

Hello, coz.
What's his name?

His name is Zane.

Well, I guess that's better
than being "inzane."

[ Laughing ]

[ Crickets Chirping ]

[ Door Creaks ]

[ Gasps ]

Help me! No, no!
Help me! Help me!

No, no, no, no!
Help! Help!

[ Screaming ]
Help me, please!

- Zane.
- Help me! No, no!

Let go of me!
Help! Help! Help!

[ Coughing ]
It was gonna k*ll me, Auntie Patty.

- It was really gonna k*ll me.
- It's all right. All right.

All right.
Who did this?

- Don't look at me. It's Daniel's mask.
- [ Coughing ]

[ Yawns ]
Hey. Cool. Snow. All right.

Take that smile off your face.
This is not funny.

- What's going on?
- As if you didn't know.

No, I don't know.
Why don't you tell me?

You know very well that
you put Rocky in Zane's room.

- I did not.
- They hate me.

- No one hates you, Zane.
- Hardly anyone.

- Hey. If you didn't, who did, Mr. Wiseacre?
- Who do you think?

- You're nuts. He's such a liar.
- Yeah, right.

Next time you wanna play a trick,
leave my stuff alone.

Okay, Daniel. Now you're in trou--
Mom, listen, why would--

Enough. Enough.

Why don't you take them downstairs,
give 'em some ice cream or something.

- All right. Sounds good to me.
- Don't even think about it.

The two of you are going
to clean up this mess.

- [ Both ] Dad. Come on.
- Right now. Come on.

- Dad, no. I didn't.
- Go on. Go on. Go on.

We'll, uh-- We'll talk
about your punishment later.

How come they're like that, Aunt Patty?
They love to play jokes on me.

- I don't know, Zane. Do you
like chocolate sundaes? - Yeah.

- With sprinkles?
- Oh, yeah.

- And gooey red stuff?
- Mm-hmm.

Comin' through.
Look out.

Don't just move the dirt around.
Pick it up!

Why don't you get on
your broom and fly away?

- Ah.
- Hi.

I-I'm sorry that
I got you guys in trouble.

What can I say?
My brother's a jerk.

She did it and she knows it,
but I'm sorry you got scared.

Yeah. Well, uh,

I-I really shouldn't
get scared so easily.

M-my dad and I are-are
trying to work on it.

It really was kind of funny...

in-in a twisted sort of way.

I'm gonna go
develop those pictures.

If you'd like,
I'll show you how it's done.

- Sure.
- Okay. Come on.

I just swept those stairs.

[ Trina ]
Don't the negatives go up here now?

You gotta put all the negatives
together first to make a proof sheet...

So you know which ones
are worth blowing up.

Uh, sorry, Zane. Dad doesn't
let us blow up things anymore.

- [ Forced Chuckle ]
- Just ignore him.

Uh, there we go.

And you grab this like that.

Slide it in there.

And we wait.

[ Daniel ]
I look kind of pale.

- It gets darker.
- Oh. Okay.

Wait a second. That's me.
But who's that?

Look at this.

What?
Why'd you guys do this?

- Thanks a lot, you guys.
- Zane?

No, really.
Thanks a lot.

- Zane.
- Zane.

- [ Zane ] Oh, man!
- We didn't do it!

[ Zane ]
Be quiet! Please be quiet.

- [ Tinkling ]
- [ Patty ] This is just great.

Now Zane's afraid to develop
his own pictures,

- thanks to our charming children.
- Mm-hmm.

It wasn't bad enough they
took his camera without asking.

They made fun of his photography,
the one thing he's so proud of.

Mm-hmm.

- Are you listening to me?
- Are you listening to her?

- Danny.
- Yes, I'm listening to you.

Look, Zane needs a confidence boost,
and I know how to give it to him.

Well, we scoured the bathrooms.
We weeded the garden.

We washed the windows and we
set the table. Are we done yet?

- Did you dredge the moat?
- We don't have a moat.

Oh.
Well, then I guess you're done.

Why are you so sure
that it was both of us?

What if only one of us did it?

Then you could be punishing
an innocent person.

- Somehow I doubt that.
- Yeah, well, all I know is I didn't do it.

- Well, I know I didn't do it.
- Oh, yeah. Right.

- [ Trina ] Excuse me--
- Stop.

- Stop. Now, breathe in.
- [ Inhales ]

- [ Both Inhale ]
- And breathe out.

- [ Both Exhale ]
- [ Both Exhale ]

So we're both guilty until proven
innocent? Isn't this a democracy?

- [ Parents ] No.
- Not unless your father and I say so.

- [ Scoffs ]
- [ Scoffs ]

Zane. Zane.

What's up?

I was thinking that if I taught you
something about these dummies,

you might start to
have some fun with them.

- I-I guess.
- Do you think that this is a good idea?

That's very good, hon. I didn't
see your lips move or anything.

Zane, come on.
Sit down.

Listen, do we have to do this?

Lighten up, Zane.
This isn't the inquisition.

I'm sure Dad could even
teach you how to like dummies.

Zane, ventriloquism has been
going on for hundreds of years.

These dummies are supposed to
entertain people.

Now, you keep your lips
a little bit apart, okay?

And you have to learn how to control
all the muscles in your mouth.

That's right, and you also have to
learn new ways to make sounds.

Which just goes to show you--

there's nothing scary about a dummy.
[ Laughs ]

Okay. Dinner's ready.
What would everyone like to drink?

- Well, what do we have?
- Ow! He kicked me.

- Who-who kicked you?
- The-the dummy. The dummy kicked me.

- [ Chuckles ]
- [ Chuckling ]

Well, Zane,
that's just not possible.

- What did you do?
- I didn't do anything.

- I hate this place.
- Zane. Zane. Wait.

- Wait. Zane. Zane.
- Come back here. [ Exhales ]

Let's just forget about
these dummies.

Look, everyone in this family
cares very much for you.

We really do. Now, let's just
calm down and go into dinner.

This meal is in your honor,
so you can't just leave. Right?

Please? For me,
your sweet Aunt Patty?

- Well, okay.
- Okay. Good. Come on.

Wait till you see what I've done
for you. [ Gasps ] Oh, no.

- [ Danny ] Good--
- [ Trina ] What happened here?

Mom?

Dad?

- Don't jump to conclusions.
- Why would--

Not another word.
[ Clears Throat ]

We'll just clean this up,
we'll have dinner,

and then we'll talk about it
when we're able to control ourselves.

Honey.

Honey?
At least we still have the roast.

Mm-hmm. Oh, no!

- [ Screaming ]
- Oh! My roast!

- [ Screaming Continues ]
- [ Patty Crying ]

I'll make sure
you don't touch my dummies.

I can't begin to imagine
what you were thinking.

- I wasn't.
- Obviously not.

That's not what I meant.

We have given you
every punishment in the book,

and there's only one left.
And it's really too bad,

because we know you both
wanted to go to camp this summer.

- [ Gasps ]
- What?

That's not fair.
I didn't do it.

And what is it that you're saying?
That the dummies did it?

That they got up on their own
and they went downstairs?

Well?

- So neither of you is gonna confess.
- There's nothing to confess.

- Daniel.
- I didn't do it.

Okay.

Fine.

You can both forget about
going to summer camp.

[ Together ]
Dad.

[ Thudding ]

[ Continues ]

[ Boy Sneezes ]

- You liar! It was you.
- Get off me. Ow.

It wasn't enough for you to ruin
Zane's life; You have to ruin mine too?

Nice try, but I've been
hiding up here all night

to see who's been messing
with the dummies.

Oh, and look who showed up.
Trina.

You little creep.
You're still trying to pin this on me.

Yeah, well, it wasn't--
Shh! Someone's coming.

[ Laughing ] Oh.
What a great weekend this is.

- Is that Zane?
- What?

- Zane.
- [ Whispering, Indistinct ]

They thought I was afraid of you?
[ Laughing ]

Let's see. Um,
I think we'll put you in the shower,

and, uh, yeah, we'll hang you
outside my bedroom window.

After this trip, Trina and Daniel
will never mess with me again.

Looks like Zane's been
a naughty boy.

- Uh, what?
- Ha, ha. Poor, scared little Zane.

- Wait. No. I-I have to explain.
- Oh, yeah. Sure.

[ Arguing, Indistinct ]

So, you wanna be a prankster,
do ya, Zane?

[ Evil Laugh ] Well, let me
show you how the pros do it.

[ Laughs ]

Yeah. Except,
I do hate to work alone.

[ Snickering ]

Well, Rocky, are you ready to
have some real fun?

Sure, sure.
Whatever you say, boss.

[ Evil Laughter ]

[ Cow Lows ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Trina ] You're, uh, making
pretty good time there, Zane.

[ Daniel ] Yeah, but, uh, hey,
don't forget to trim around the trees.

You'll have to get down on your hands
and knees and use the shears.

Listen, I'm sorry, you guys.

I didn't mean to ruin
your whole dinner and everything.

I guess I got a bit carried away.

I suppose your mom and dad hate me

just as much as you guys
do now, don't they?

Okay. Fine.
Back to work.

Zane.
You need this more than I do.

Thanks.

And I don't think
Mom and Dad are mad at you.

I think they're just shocked
that it was you.

Yeah, well, you really got Trina
and me back for your last visit.

I know. I really
fooled you guys, didn't I?

Those pictures with the dummies
and the gag with the hockey mask?

- I liked that.
- I didn't know you had it in you.

- Oh, I know. Me neither. But the roast--
- They're talking again.

It looks as if our, uh,
crisis has been successfully diffused.

And we didn't have to
call in the national guard.

So you think it's safe for us
to go out tonight?

Mm-hmm. If anyone ever needed
a night out, it's you and me.

[ Laughing ]

Hurry up.

Here we go.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Laughs Menacingly ]

Cool. There's a monster movie
marathon starting at 9:00.

What time are your parents
getting home? Oh, good.

Really late.
We can scare ourselves silly.

- Does anybody want a drink?
- I do.

Make that two.

- Here. You wanna play?
- I don't know how.

It's easy.
I'll show you. Come on.

All right.

Now, we each roll one die,
and the highest number goes first.

[ Exhales ]
Zane.

Zane!

- Zane!
- What? What's wrong?

- You don't know when to stop, do you?
- What are you talking about?

- That.
- [ Zane Gasps ]

I didn't do it.
I-I swear.

Oh, come on, Zane.
You expect us to believe that?

- Who else could have done it?
- Wh-whoever did that.

[ Trina ]
Wow.

That's a pretty good trick, Zane.

- Yeah. How'd you do it, Daniel?
- Get off it. We know it was you.

Oh, yeah? How?

You can't fit anything that huge
inside this bottle. It's impossible.

[ Rustling ]

W-where'd he come from?

[ Trina ]
He wasn't there a minute ago.

- Was he?
- I didn't see him.

Did you?

You guys are pulling something,
aren't you?

Uh-uh.

Oh, come on.

I mean, when I was pretending
to be afraid of the dummies,

I did a much better job than that.

We're not pretending.

Neither am I.

Zane, didn't you say that
Slappy kicked you yesterday?

Y-yeah. I thought that was just
your dad playing a trick.

Dad wouldn't do that to you.

Well, maybe he did it by accident.

You know,
hit a wrong lever or something.

But that doesn't explain
how Slappy just got here now.

Does it?

No. I'm not falling for it.
I don't believe it.

Here. Watch this.

Come on, Slappy,
old buddy, old pal.

Talk to me.
Call me names.

Here, kick me again.

Kick me. Come on.
I dare ya.

Well, how come he won't
do anything now, huh?

How come?

Ow!
[ Gasps ]

- You didn't say "please."
- No!

- [ All Gasp ]
- What's the matter, Zane?

I thought we were gonna be buddies.

- [ All Scream ]
- [ Laughing ]

- Abracadabra!
- Whoa!

Oh, I love that trick.
[ Snickering ]

[ Evil Laughter ]
Got ya.

- I don't think so.
- [ Yells ]

[ Slappy Groans ]

Pardon me.
Get off my necktie.

- You with the legs, get off me.
- Get his case in the attic.

No, Zane.
Don't listen to her.

- Come on. Quit this. I can't stand you.
- Zane!

- Zane.
- Yeah. His case.

[ Slappy ]
Where are you goin'?

Quit it!
Oh, boy. I'll get my time.

Quit it. I--

- That oughta shut him up.
- [ Slappy Talking, Muffled ]

- Zane!
- Zane, hurry up!

[ Slappy Yelling ]

Zane! Open it up. Quick!

Zane!

[ Spits ]
Oh, I hate linen.

Hey, what are you doing?
Not the box! Not the box!

- He doesn't fit!
- He's gotta fit!

Quit it! Quit it! Hey,
you cannot get away from me!

Hey, you're scratching
the veneer!

His arm.
Open it up. Quick.

Now what?

- Zane, I could use some help.
- I don't like it.

- Ow! Zane!
- Here. Put it up.

- Okay. Wait. Wait, wait.
- [ Slappy Yelling, Muffled ]

Okay. You ready?
One, two, three.

- Quiet.
- [ Case Splashes ]

[ Growls ]

- I say no way we tell our parents.
- Yeah. No way.

- They'd never believe us.
- I guess you're right.

I don't believe it,
and I saw it.

Whatever it was or is,
it's over.

So, I guess we should
just go to bed, right?

Right.

Right.

So I guess nobody wants to watch
the monster movie marathon anymore.

No. Guess not.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Good night.

[ Thunderclap ]

[ Loud Yawn ]

- Waitin' up for me?
- [ Gasps ]

[ Evil Laughter ]

[ Coughing, Gagging ]

- [ Screams ]
- Frog in my throat.

- What is it?
- [ Screams ]

- What happened?
- It's Slappy. He's back.

You're joking.
Please tell me you're joking.

Look for yourself.

[ Croaking ]

[ Slappy ] So, you wanna be
a trickster just like me, huh?

All you had to do was ask.

[ Together ]
Zane.

- [ Both ] Zane! Zane, are you in there?
- [ Trina ] Open up the door.

- Zane, are you okay?
- [ Both ] Zane!

Zane, if you're all right,
answer me.

Hey.
Look who's come to join the party.

Better late than never.
[ Chuckles ]

These are my friends.

And have you met
my new bodyguard?

He's not too bright,
but he'll do anything I say.

- Won't ya, Rocky?
- Sure. Sure, boss.

- What have you done to Zane?
- See for yourself.

[ Slappy ]
Oh, this will be great.

- [ Gasps ]
- [ Slappy Chuckling ]

Loosen up, Zane.
Don't look so wooden.

- [ Mumbling ]
- Get it?

- Wooden! [ Laughs Hysterically ]
- [ Thunderclap ]

Turn him back, Slappy.
Turn him back now.

Quiet. You don't give
the orders around here.

I do.
From now on, you listen to me.

- We've gotta tell Mom and Dad.
- [ Slappy ] Bad idea.

If you try to tell anyone,

I'll turn both of you into
dummies... just like Zane.

[ Laughing ]

So, Zane,
did you hear the one...

about the three kids that
tried to outsmart the dummy?

No, Slappy.
Tell me all about it.

They couldn't do it.
[ Evil Laughter ]

Daniel!

- What are we gonna do, Trina?
- Daniel--

- I thought I was scared before, but now--
- Daniel. Listen to me.

We're gonna find a way
out of this, okay? You and me.

- Yeah, but what if he turns us--
- Forget about what if!

I don't care what he thinks.
We're smarter than him.

We're not gonna end up like Zane.

We've just gotta figure out a way to
b*at him. We've gotta find it, right?

- Come on, Daniel. Right?
- Right.

He has to have some weakness.

Wait a minute.

There was that card in Slappy's
pocket with the weird words.

I remember.
It was like a spell or something.

Yeah. A magic spell.
I think it's what brought him to life.

- Do you think we can reverse it?
- I don't know.

- Well, what if we read it backwards?
- Yes.

Daniel,
we need to get that card.

- Wait. Was that... oh, no.
- Here. One second. Let me get this.

Whoa! Whoa! You okay?
Whoa! Watch it.

- Yeah.
- Careful.

- Okay.
- You okay? Okay. Wait.

Awesome. Yeah, I got it!
I got it. I got it.

Pull. Pull it up. Pull. Pull it.
Pull it quickly.

- Wait a second. This will be easier.
- Oh, yeah. Good idea.

- Is it coming?
- Wait. Wait. All right. Yes.

Yeah. It's coming.
Slowly.

I see it.
It's coming closer.

- Keep going.
- Hold it there.

All right. I got it.
Got it.

[ Daniel ]
I can't unhook it.

Okay.

All right.

Okay.

- You ready?
- All right.

[ Daniel Groans ]
The card's not here.

He must still have it.
We gotta get it back.

They must've gone
back up to the attic.

[ Zane Mumbling ]

- [ Whispering ] I think they're sleeping.
- Do dummies sleep?

Quiet.

Stay here.

- [ Floor Creaks ]
- [ Gasps ] Come here.

You're lighter than me.
You'll make less noise. Go.

Go.

- Don't touch the merchandise.
- Not so fast there, lady.

Okay, Daniel. You saw what
I did to Zane. Now it's your turn.

- [ Chuckles ]
- [ Grunts ]

- Are you okay?
- I think so.

- [ Daniel ] Get the card.
- Huh?

Got it!

- "Onarrak,
- You can't!

- "Unolom,
- Don't. Don't!

- I order you to stop!
- "Amol, annodo,

- No!
- Irram, urrak."

No!
[ Choking ]

Oh, no.

It worked.

- [ Laughing ]
- [ Both Scream ]

Got ya!

Shut up.
Who said you could laugh?

Face it.
You two are mine.

And you'll do whatever I say for
the rest of your lives. [ Laughs ]

You are my slaves,
just like Rockhead over there.

Now, you go teach them a lesson.

Rocky, you don't
need to be anybody's sl*ve.

Rocky, listen to me.
You were always Dad's favorite.

Whenever he had a charity show
to do, he'd always take you.

He would never call you a sl*ve.

Don't listen to her.
You serve me now.

Get her, you sorry sack
of sawdust. Get her.

When Dad found you,
you were falling apart.

But he fixed you up like all the others.
He made you part of our family.

- Mm-hmm.
- Is that how you're gonna repay us?

I gave you life.
Who are you gonna listen to?

Her or me?

You see?
There was no contest.

Hey, what are you doing?

Never go against the family.

Ow!
[ Whimpering ]

[ Panting ]

Hey, buddy,
I could use some help.

Wake up.
[ Whimpering ]

Keep your bad breath to yourself.

You tacky tower of termite thing.
Put me down.

No. No. No!

- [ Grunting ]
- No. No.

[ Yelling ]

- [ Breathing Heavily ]
- [ Rocky Laughing ]

Don't you get it?

I'm invincible.
[ Maniacal Laughter ]

[ Screams, Scream Echoes ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Clears Throat ]
Man, I just had the weirdest dream.

- Zane.
- Zane.

Oh, boy.
Are we glad to see you.

That'll be a good one.

Thanks, Rocky.

- There she is.
- Hi, Uncle Cal.

Hi, Trina.

Well, I'd love to stay and chat,
but we got a long ride ahead of us.

- Um, hope to see you again soon.
- Me too.

No. I mean it. We, uh--
we kind of liked having you around.

- Mm-hmm.
- Really?

Um, well, maybe next time
you could come over to my house.

As a matter of fact,

we thought we'd send Trina and
Daniel to spend Christmas with you.

- Really?
- Sounds great, huh?

- That'll be fun.
- [ Tinkling ]

- Bye, Zane.
- See ya.

I'll be seeing ya real soon,
cousins.

[ Engine Starts ]

Now, there's a story
that's sure to turn some heads.

The ending did have a good twist.

Well, that's all for now.
Have a good night, everyone.

- What?
- [ Man ] Have a scary night.

[ Laughing ]