04x03 - The Tale of the Water Demons

[bunniefuu]

[Child's laughter]

Hey, yo, guys!

[Whispers]
Where is everybody?

"I don't know
how to tell him

"how special
he is to me.

"I only give him
a hard time

"because I don't want
anyone to suspect

my true feelings for F--"

Frank.

[Footsteps]

Oh, hi, guys.

Hi, Sam.

What's up?

[Laughs]
Nothing special.

Is there anything special
you want to tell me?

Oh. Yeah.

Is, um,
a fresh zit?

Gotcha.

That's OK.

I know why you
give me a hard time.

You don't have to
pretend anymore.

Uh...

W-what are you
talking about?

I, um, snuck a peak
at your diary, and...

Um...

This isn't my diary.

That's Tucker's
handwriting.

You little squirt! I'm
gonna tear you apart!

Whoa, big fella!

You looked through
Sam's things?

It wasn't even hers.

But you thought
it was.

Why did you
do that?

To prove a point.

What, that you
have a death wish?

No. For my story.

You shouldn't mess with
other people's stuff,

no matter how much
you're tempted.

'Cause you can really
get b*rned.

You mess with my
stuff all the time.

You're my brother.
You wouldn't hurt me.

You're... alive.

Don't mess with
the dead.

And no matter
what you do,

Don't mess with
their stuff.

Submitted for the approval
of the midnight society,

I call this story...

The Tale of the Water Demons.

days left

of the most boring
summer in history.

It's not that bad
here.

There's nobody
under here.

There's no movies,
and there's no girls.

I'd say that's
pretty bad.

Besides... what do you
get to do for fun

in this dumpy
little town,

sit around and watch
things get moldy?

What're you doing?

No one'll know.

I'll know.
Cough up cents.

[Telephone rings]

[Ring]

Shawn Mckenzie was a kid
with a chip on his shoulder.

He was getting into
a lot of trouble at home,

so his mom sent him
to spend the summer

with his uncle
and his cousin Dean,

hoping the change
would straighten him out.

[Cough]

For the gum.
Ya happy?

What's with you?

We gotta make
a delivery.

So?

So it's to
the Westchester house.

That big old creepy
house on the water?

Doesn't some rich guy
live there?

Yeah. Captain
Abraham Westchester.

How'd he get
so rich?

He used to salvage
stuff from shipwrecks.

But they say too
many years at sea

made him a little...
Light.

I hate goin' there.

Why? If he's
in a good mood,

we'll get a big tip
outta the deal!

It's gettin' dark. We
should wait till tomorrow.

Don't be a squid.
It's on the way home.

Every second we waste,
our tip shrinks.

Every second I spend with
you, my brain shrinks.

Now listen.
I'll do all the talking.

If we're lucky,
we can both cash in.

[Annoyed]
Come on!

"Door's open.
Put coffee in pantry.

Charge Westchester
account."

There's a map
how to get there.

A map to get to
the pantry?

Man, this guy is
rich.

It's locked.

We'll go around back.

[Ding ding ding ding ding]

It's a booby trap.

You deliver it.
I'm outta here.

Would you chill? The old guy's
probably just afraid of prowlers.

Yeah, like us!

Come on, pustule!

Whoa! Check this out.

I bet they're solid gold!

Are you crazy?

I just wanna
see 'em!

Forget it!

I'm not gettin' k*lled
by some psycho sea captain

who catches us
touching his stuff.

This place is creepy.

Shawn?

Shawn?

Shawn?

Aah!

Don't do that,
skinhead!

Oh, man,
did you jump!

You chump!
Quit foolin' around!

Yeah? Who's gonna
stop me?

I'll stop you!

Yeah? Try!

Please...

Don't hurt me!

Please, I'm sorry!

I'm sorry
I disturbed you.

Uh... I have a delivery

from my dad's store.

The coffee?

Oh.

Oh, you're...

You brought the--

ha ha ha.

I must look like
an old fool.

You?

Nah!

We put the coffee
in the pantry

like the note said.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Please, you must excuse
my surly behavior.

I'm a little edgy.

Yeah. It looks like you
could use a little sleep.

Oh, no, no.
I couldn't possibly.

[Cup rattles]

I don't think I've
had more than a catnap

for the last
years.

So... you collect stuff
from sunken ships, huh?

Guilty. But I don't
any longer.

What kinda stuff?

Oh...

Watches, jewelry.

Whatever I can find
of value.

Cool.

Cool?

Do you think it's cool

to slide a ring
from a bony finger

or steal a necklace from
around a rotted skull?

Uh... yeah.

Well, it isn't!

That's why I can't
sleep nights.

I've been cursed
for what I've done.

Cursed by the sea.

The moment
I fall asleep,

I'm visited by...

Water Demons.

By what?

Spirits of those
who've d*ed at sea.

Angry spirits

who come back...

Looking for what I've
taken from them.

They want to drag me back
to their watery grave

as payment for
taking their valuables.

They're not at rest,

so they don't let me rest.

When I sleep
is when they come.

I think we'd
better get going.

Uh, yeah.

Good luck with those,
uh, water things.

That's the last time
I deliver here.

Yeah, really! We
didn't even get a tip.

If only I could
stay awake.

Maybe he's just lonely.

That can make anybody
screwy.

.

It's not yet.

It's close enough.

Lights out, guys.

Forget it!
It's still early.

When you sleep
under my roof,

you sleep
under my rules.

Then maybe I won't
sleep under your roof.

Don't pull that
on me, Shawn.

Your mother might put
up with it, but I won't.

No problem.
I'll leave.

Gets pretty cold
around here at night.

Dad.

He'll be back
when he cools off.

Shawn?

Shawn?

[Gasps]

Aah!

Aah! Aah!

Aah!

Shawn?!

Aah! Aah!

Aah! Aah!

Aah!

Grave robber.

Grave robber!

No!

You got the wrong guy!

Come to the water!

[Honk]

[Honk]

Shawn!

Dean!

Help!

[Honk]

Aah!

Shawn. Shawn!

Shawn! Who was that?

They're real, man!
They're after me!

Oh, man. Look!

They're crawling
all over the place!

What are you two
doing here?

We were just
leaving.

The mark of
the Water Demon!

So...

The old captain's not as
crazy as you thought, eh?

Get inside, quickly!

It was on that very spot

over years ago,

that a yacht named
the Del Rio hit the rocks

and sank.

Big storm.
No survivors.

That's the wreck you
got all the stuff from?

One of them.

I've looted shipwrecks
all over the world.

Ha ha. Here I have one
right in my own backyard.

I curse the day
she hit the rocks.

That's when they
started coming for me,

ghosts from
that cursed ship.

I started to time my sleep.

I'd go to sleep long enough
for them to reach my door,

and then I'd wake up

and they'd slide back
into the deep.

I finally couldn't
take it anymore,

so I returned everything
I took from her.

I tossed it all back
into the ocean.

And?

And they kept coming!

It's revenge they want,
not restitution.

You're sure you gave
everything back?

All but what
I traded away.

You traded some away?

Well, I have
quite a collection

of sea-faring memorabilia.

Cost me a handsome sum.

I had to trade some of
the gold from the Del Rio

to get it.

Well, that's it!

Beg your pardon.

You traded some of
the gold from the wreck.

You didn't
give it all back.

Well, I tried to track
the pieces down,

but it was no use.

I couldn't return
all that I took.

Then give them
your collection.

Dean, give it up!

No! Think about it.

If you give back
all that you traded for,

it might
even things up.

He's not gonna throw all
the stuff in the water.

He's loony,
not stupid!

You know something, lad?
You might be right.

This all has to go back!

Every last bit of it.

I don't know who's
crazier, you or him.

Let's get outta here.

You can't leave now!

I need to return
this tonight.

To who?

To the site
of the wreck!

This might just do it!

I need your help
loading the dingy.

No way!

Remember, my friend,

they're after you,
too.

Once they know you,
they're not gonna stop.

I'm not so sure you want to
try going to sleep just yet.

OK. But as soon
as the boat's loaded,

we're outta here!

Ah. Excellent.

Well, now. Uh...

Everything
in that case goes...

Hey, maybe you should
take this in case--

Captain!

And you knocked
my glasses in the water!

Could you be any more
of an idiot?

Come on, man.
Don't go now!

Let's go!
He'll be OK.

We can't just
leave him here.

The Water Demons'll
get him for sure.

But you could
stop them.

Me.

You could take
the stuff back.

What about you?

I can't see without my
glasses. I'd never make it.

Then we'll both go.

Someone's gotta stay and
make sure he stays awake.

If he conks out, the Water
Demons'll get him for sure.

Coming...

They're coming!

You want me to go
out there by myself.

Why don't you just do the right
thing for once in your life?

You keep him awake!

Come on, captain.

Hang in there.

Here's your stuff!

Hope you like it!

Captain!

Captain, wake up!

You gotta stay up,
captain!

Here's the last piece!

Now leave us alone!

Aah!

Aah!

Grave robber!

Captain, please!

[Breathless laughter]

Ah ha ha ha ha!

Did you do it?

Yeah. I dumped it all.

How's he doing?

Not good.
He's out cold.

What are we gonna
do?

We'd better get him
to a doctor.

Looks kinda big.

Let me try to find
my glasses.

Hey, Dean.

He doesn't look
so good.

I gotta find my glasses.

Dean!

Dean!

No! Let him go!

He didn't do anything!
What do you want?

Why don't you
leave us alone?!

Is this it?
Is this what you want?

I'm sorry I took it!
I was wrong!

And the captain was wrong!
We're sorry!

Dean! Oh!

You OK?
I thought you were dead!

[Coughing]

Yeah.

Yeah.

What hit me?

Uh... that's not
important.

How's your head?

It's lumpy.

What happened?

Shawn took it
all back.

It worked.

The demons
are at rest.

Thank you, boys.

Finally, I can sleep
with a clear conscience.

Hey, look!

Dean, look at this.

"Please accept
this $ .

"as payment for
candy bars

and one pack
of gum."

This mean anything
to you?

Yeah.

Kinda does.

The end.

All right!
Good story.

That still doesn't get you
off the hook for the diary.

Samantha: Lay off,
Frank.

Betty Ann:
Come on, Frank.

Hey, whose is this?

It's Tucker's.

Hey!

This is mine.

And this.

It's my magic book.

"Dear Gary,

"thanks for letting me
borrow this stuff.

"Sorry I didn't
ask first.

"P.S. What are you doing
in my knapsack?

"Didn't you get anything
out of my story?

Tucker."