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This way!

Come on, Ellis, we're nearly there.

Here.

Look! Nori. Meesha.

-A footprint? -Here.

They're huge.

Way too big for any of the animals on Rock Island.

Or people.

Ew! Huge feet, purple ooze.

- You don't think... - The Mantuk?

The spotted, purple, cave-dwelling beast

that devours people?

The Legend of the Mantuk

has haunted Rock Island for centuries.

Uncle Charlie used to say...

What was that?

- What was that? - The tracks lead up this way.

Towards that cave.

We should check it out.

Nice.

I think she's onto us.

- Shh! No she's not. - She kind of is.

In my good eye!?

- Ellis. - Uh-oh.

You're the most terrified person I've ever met.

You're scared of ice-cubes and weather and...

- Spoons. - Spoons?

But somehow you want to go into that cave

with a giant purple creature that eats humans?

Oh, no. She's going to kill me!

Nori, you are the most sceptical person on the earth.

I don't think that's true.

You don't believe any of the island's mysteries

but somehow you're not calling this out

or cracking jokes.

Meesha.

You're always at boot camp at this time

but you skipped it today. Why?

It's like you really want me to go into that cave.

Can you at least pretend like it's a...

Surprise! Happy birthday, Taylor!

Lila, is this for me? I had no idea.

- Alright, who told her? - Wasn't me, Lila.

I did not deviate from the script.

You had me for a while with the footprints.

Really?

I just wanted to give my clue-loving stepsister

a mystery to solve,

like your Uncle Charlie used to tell you about.

Surprise party fail!

We'll unpack this later.

It's not a fail. It's awesome.

You like what I did with the footprint, right?

Blood-sugar levels dropping.

Must...open...piñata!

Ah, Ellis!

That's...not...a...piñata!

Feel the burn, baby! This is better than boot camp!

♪ It's a curious situation

♪ A strong case of speculation how

♪ It takes more than intuition

♪ To work the situation out

♪ It's right before your eyes Can you feel it?

♪ It's right between the lines Try to reveal it

♪ So look until you find All of the pieces

♪ Put them together Now you see it

♪ Rock Island Mysteries.

Sunny, they'll love the pizzas!

Here's the birthday girl!

Hey, Mum. Hey, Sunny.

- So, how was the surprise? - A total bust.

A 101 in wasp training.

It's not my fault wasps' nests look like piñatas.

It could have happened to anyone.

Between that

and your daughter's razor-sharp powers of deduction,

- the party did not last. - Hmm.

OK, there's a lot I didn't understand there

but nothing that can't be solved by pizza!

Dad, is that supposed to be Taylor?

- It's fine, sweetheart. - Yeah.

- It's awesome. - I didn't mean it, Dad.

I wanna start again.

Alright, I'm going to work to check on the jellyfish.

Call me when you're done, da Vinci.

Bye, Mum!

Maybe we need olives.

Yeah! Yeah. I'll be back.

Taylor!

Package for you.

- Hey, Ellis! - Argh!

Ooh, who's it from? A secret admirer?

Cargo Shorts R Us?

Uncle Charlie!

But I thought...

- Isn't he... - It's OK.

We all know the deal. He's missing.

But guys, look at the postmark. The day his plane disappeared.

Maybe it got lost in the mail.

That was five years ago. How does that work?

Cool! You think it's treasure?

- "Happy 14th birthday, Taylor." - Hold the phone!

How did he know it would arrive today?

And how did he send it to this address?

We only moved to Rock Island a year ago.

Whoa!

Take cover! Everyone, behind me!

I've planned for this moment. What did I plan?

Please not exploding!

What's happening? Are we alive?

"To the world's best niece.

"Inside this chest are secrets of the island's mysteries.

"They cannot fall into the wrong hands.

"I believe you have what it takes to open it.

"If not, the contents will be destroyed

"four hours after the timer is activated."

Ah, yep. That's activated.

Um...

..happy birthday, Taylor?

Maybe it's a joke.

He wouldn't do that.

"You have what it takes." That has to be the key, right?

It makes sense, except I don't have it

or have any idea where it is.

Focus. Take it one quarter at a time.

This isn't a football match.

There's a final siren in four hours.

So the good news is no bomb. I think.

I think we knew Taylor's uncle wouldn't explode her.

But how will he destroy the contents if the timer runs out?

Uncle Charlie was the king of contraptions.

Where would he put the key?

Maybe your mum might know. Charlie WAS her brother...

IS her brother.

There's no time to waste.

I have no idea.

Your uncle had a weird sense of humour.

But you know this... It doesn't mean he's...

You've seen the card. And the date.

It has to mean something.

I just don't want you to get your hopes up.

It's been five years.

He's not coming back.

I just need to open my present.

Taylor.

I put some of his old things in a storage shed

near the Milk Shack.

Talk to Gillian.

- It's not much, but... - Thanks, Mum.

This hasn't been opened for years.

Your uncle was a very special man.

Well, if you kids need anything else, you just let me know, OK?

- Thanks, Nan. - Thanks, Gillian.

Where are you hiding, key?

This was his plane?

The Bermuda Queen.

Charlie was obsessed with all the boats and planes

that went missing on Rock Island.

Said it was more than a coincidence.

Then one day he took a flight and went missing himself.

It's not a coincidence.

Everyone thinks his plane crashed in the storm

but I...I don't.

How cute was mini-Taylor! Look at that smile!

Lila, we don't have time...

I remember this.

Wow!

The thing you have to remember about this island, Taylor,

is that nothing is as it first seems.

Can you see it, Uncle Charlie?

Well, keep looking, kiddo.

There.

Happy birthday, Taylor.

- The key's at the waterfall. - How'd you figure that?

Uncle Charlie took me there

when I visited the island on my ninth birthday.

There's this amazing hiding spot

in a cave behind a waterfall.

Meesha, what's this place called?

The photo's not great.

And there are heaps of waterfalls on Rock Island.

We don't have time to check all of them.

Yes! Use that fire, girl!

I zoomed in on the plant from the photo.

Afloratica. Endemic to the southern part of the island.

Then we're talking Kaysher Falls.

- We can make that on foot. - Nice one, guys.

Let's do this.

OK, we need to hike to the base of the waterfall, then climb.

Come on, people, move it!

Whoa, Lila, look at you.

- Thanks! - He means you're sunburnt.

What? When did this happen?

Maybe when you were in the sun?

- But... - Maybe you should

stay back out of the sun, in the shade.

I am feeling weird.

And itchy.

We have less than an hour.

Ellis, can you stay and keep an eye on her?

Meesha, Nori, let's get moving.

I need to open the chest before it's too late.

OK. Move it! Move it!

So what do you think's in this chest, exactly?

Uncle Charlie was an adventurer who devoted his life

to studying the mysteries of the island.

And whatever's in there is going to be amazing...

No, no, no!

Am I right in assuming this boulder is not the key?

This is the entrance.

At least it fell before we were standing here.

You gotta look at the positives.

I can move it.

I... I... I can move it.

I...can...move it!

There's another way in

but we'll have to leave the chest here.

Oh, you're not thinking...

Of course she is.

Are you sure there's not another way in?

One less wet and spidery?

Just so you know,

I could have moved that boulder.

Ew!

Guys? Ew!

Leech alert!

Can't we get you another present?

Games console? Pony?

- Check it out. - Cool, huh?

Guys, I am absolutely not going back that way...

Oh, whoa!

This is amazing.

I started to think I dreamt this place.

Here!

"Well done, birthday girl.

- "You found the key." - Yeah, baby!

With plenty of time to spare as well.

- It's empty. - What?

Maybe someone took it?

Maybe this place got flooded and it washed away.

This can't be happening. It has to be here somewhere.

- Ellis? - Mantuk. Come quick!

I'm not falling for that again.

Please, you have to help!

Ellis, I don't have time for a party.

Taylor, you need to get back here. Now!

She's turning into a Mantuk!

And I thought I had trouble letting go of a joke.

It's not a joke! Taylor, what's happening to me?

Have you eaten anything

that might have caused a skin reaction?

You don't really believe this, do you?

Remember, the clock is literally ticking.

She locked herself in our bathroom

for two days for a single zit.

She wouldn't make herself purple.

Exactly!

Light blue, maybe. But...

- Lila, the question. - Right.

Did I eat anything weird?

Just some chips from the party.

OK, a lot of chips.

Same, and I'm not purple.

What are you doing?

We need to tie her up before she turns on us!

She's getting aggressive.

Did you go anywhere we didn't?

No. I spent hours in the cave decorating before you all came.

Maybe there's something there. Let's go back and check it out.

We might not need to.

Were you vlogging?

So, when you're setting up a surprise party,

lighting is key.

There!

Ew! I didn't even know I did that.

Maybe the purple ooze is causing a reaction.

- Where'd you get it? - The Mantuk!

I made it with purple dye, flour and glycerine.

But I didn't put any in the cave.

The Mantuk lives in a cave!

Guys, the Mantuk's just a story

people tell to scare each other.

Meesha's nana uses it to sell merch.

It's the story we used to get Taylor to her party, remember?

Except what if Lila accidentally

came across the cave of the real Mantuk?

Uncle Charlie said there was something true about the myth.

Nothing is as it first seems.

Maybe instead of getting eaten by it,

you're somehow consumed by it?

OMG! I'm turning into a monster!

Give her more chips before she eats us all!

We should take her to a doctor.

A doctor can't help. These aren't normal symptoms.

This is something from the island. Think about it.

Uncle Charlie sent me the secrets

of the island's mysteries.

If I'm right, whatever's inside could save you.

Come on. I know we're in the right place.

The key has to be around here somewhere.

I went through the cavern but no luck.

I checked all the birds' nests.

I went to the river.

But we couldn't find anything.

Taylor, what do we do?

I'm sorry.

What if I stay like this forever?

The thing to remember about this island

is that nothing is as it first seems.

You found the key.

Nice!

What? Where are you going?

Taylor, what are you doing?

She's not going to jump, is she?

- Don't jump! - I like it.

Can someone explain what is happening?

The key isn't at the waterfall. The waterfall is the key.

I think that's what Uncle Charlie was trying to tell me.

- I think she's gonna throw it. - I like it!

Ah, but if you're wrong you could ruin whatever's inside!

And I'll be purple forever. And it is not my colour.

Things aren't what they first seem.

You're running out of time!

This is a bad idea, Taylor!

Please. Please work.

Do it!

This was a mistake. I knew it was a mistake!

Taylor?

Here.

Please tell me it worked.

Is it still ticking?

Yes!

Neat!

There's a special compartment behind the keyhole

and when it's filled with water

at the same time it's hit with a pressure force,

it triggers the lock mechanism and deactivates the timer

that was set to release an acid of some kind.

If you look closely at the design...

- Ellis! Not now. -What's in the bag?

Whoa! What is it?

It's Uncle Charlie's journal.

Look.

Notes on all his adventures. Mysteries he discovered.

- Ahem! - Oh, yep.

And look.

Lila, there's a whole page on the Mantuk.

This myth started centuries ago

but the real Mantuk isn't a monster at all,

it's a rare, deep-sea jellyfish.

When stung, humans develop an unusual skin reaction

that can only be reversed

by topical treatment of Ecklonia kelp.

I can't believe I knelt on a jellyfish. Gross!

So topical treatment means what, exactly?

We wrap you.

In this.

You know, purple's kinda growing on me.

Yeah. Literally.

My skin is so soft.

I might have to do this whole process again

as a regular cleanse.

Joking!

I know it wasn't exactly what we planned,

but you did get to solve two mysteries on your birthday.

Ah, the Mantuk thing was more science.

A skin reaction to the jellyfish sting.

Except what were deep-sea jellyfish doing

in a cave in the middle of the island?

Well, um...

- Maybe... - Should we put a timer on him?

Face it, Nori, this island is full of mysteries.

And now we can explore them all.

Sunny finally has a pizza he's happy with.

I take it you found the key.

Happy birthday, Taylor.

Now last warning.

That pizza is being devoured by Ellis and Meesha.

One sec.

To my amazing niece.

There's a lot about this island you won't understand at first.

But keep exploring, keep searching and keep believing.

If you do, I'm certain we'll see each other again.

But be careful.

There are those on the island that cannot be trusted.

♪ Rock Island Mysteries.