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He's got a blue tail.

It's definitely a boy. Have a look.

There's a patch behind the eye.

It's most likely a blue-winged kookaburra.

Actually, it's pink.

I don't think there are pink kookaburras.

No, I meant something pink is coming towards us.

- It's an aurora! - It can't be!

It's an aurora.

It's happening.

We need a radio receiver

as big and as powerful as possible.

Copy that.

We need to find a spot on the island with the best reception.

My belaying gear is ready.

I can take you as high as you need, and then a little higher.

I love everything about this!

Also...

..I understand nothing about this.

So you're saying those pretty pink lights in the sky

let you receive radio messages from...

Uncle Charlie! Yes!

"The appearance of an aurora over the island

"appears to amplify radio signals,

"allowing them to transmit through space and time."

- Whoa! - How is that even possible?

Auroras occur in geomagnetic conditions

that radically change the ionosphere,

altering radio wave propagation.

How do you know all that?

- Do you really wanna know? - No.

Less explaining, more receiver building.

We don't know how long the aurora will last.

So when can I climb something?

Not yet.

If we can get in touch with Uncle Charlie,

we can find out what happened to him.

It's working!

Highly improbable.

I haven't built it yet.

It's coming from up here!

- The plane's radio? - I thought it was broken.

- It is. - WAS.

Uncle Charlie?

This is Ellis Grouch. I am in danger.

Repeat, I am in serious and life-threatening danger

and I need immediate assistance.

- What? - How?

I hate hearing my own voice.

Wait! What? Me?!

You have to help me!

Ellis, watch out.

Back away slowly, Ellis. It's not safe.

Oh, why me? It's not my time!

Please help me!

What was that?

It's a distress call.

- From us? - From the future!

I don't want to be distressed in the future!

♪ 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.

It's horrifying!

This is incredible.

Incredibly awesome!

E, you need to breathe.

No. If anything, I need to breathe less.

That couldn't be us from the future.

So, what'd we just hear?

Maybe someone recorded our voices.

I heard birds. Maybe bird-watchers?

I've never said those words in my life.

- Same. - Me either.

And I'd definitely remember being in the future.

They...

I...said I was in danger.

What sort of danger?

Killer robots? Meteorite strikes?

New and as-yet undiagnosed fungal infections?

If we're getting radio messages from the future,

it proves Uncle Charlie's theory

that there's some sort of temporal rift on the island.

- A what? - A rip in the fabric of time,

where things, messages,

or even people could move or fall through.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.

Are we talking full-blown time travel here?

Who knows?

Uncle Charlie did talk about the possibility

of people being sucked into time rifts here.

Maybe that's what happened to him.

Maybe.

Sounds crazy when you say it out loud,

but messages are getting through,

which means communication is possible.

We need to find the place the call was transmitted from.

Ellis, help me locate it.

I think he needs some...

Comfort food, coming right up.

It's not every day you get a view like this, kids.

- Enjoy it while it lasts. -Thanks, Nan.

So, what's the plan?

Those bird sounds were baby kiskadees.

So we find the kiskadees?

We find where the message came from.

On it.

Gillian, do you think it's possible

to see or hear the future?

Of course. The cards know everything.

I can give you a reading, if you like.

For a small fee.

Guys, we need to focus.

- Do you mean tarot? - Yeah.

I have to find where that message came from. Who's in?

-Me. -Alright.

No way, times a thousand to the power of nuh, no way.

'Now me' does not want to encounter 'future me'

in - and I quote - "serious and life-threatening danger"!

Come on, Ellis. Face your fear.

- Would you think about it? - Of course!

There. Done. No!

But the aurora will start fading soon.

It's my only chance to maybe reach Uncle Charlie.

I've got it.

This says that kiskadees only nest in one place -

just inland of Mangrove Bay.

- We need to go there. Now. - We...so...don't!

You don't have to worry, E. We'll keep you safe.

How? There's no phone reception at Mangrove Bay.

- You can't call for help. - It was a radio message.

And it was sent when we were all together.

If we go to Mangrove Bay without you,

we're not together, so it can't happen.

- That makes perfect sense. - Can you stay with him?

That makes zero sense. I'm a warrior, not a babysitter.

Please? Think of yourself like a presidential bodyguard.

The strongest soldier assigned to protect the target from...

- Target? - Mission accepted.

If they want to take you down, they'll go through me.

- Take me down? -Guys!

Gillian sold me tarot cards.

Of course she did.

Cool, right? Want me to do a reading?

No!

Just a quick one, then.

Only to show Ellis

everything in his future is going to be A-O...

Nothin'!

A-O what?

A-O nothin'!

I can't believe I might get to talk to Uncle Charlie.

Hopefully today's the day.

I've been waiting for an aurora forever.

Sunny said it was meteorologically impossible

at this latitude, but look.

Are you guys really not gonna let me do your readings?

No!

I knew you were going to say that.

- Was it in the cards? - Yes! How did you know?

Anyway, I keep getting this same card for Ellis.

It's the ten of swords.

And it does not look... What's the opposite of great?

Should we check in on him, Tay?

We need this radio charged

to contact Uncle Charlie.

I'm trying to save the battery.

Meesha will call if they need us.

Quick! It's already fading. We need to hurry.

What's that noise?

And that? Can you hear it?

It's like a really loud thumping sound.

It's getting faster.

And faster!

I can, Ellis!

It's your heart.

Really? Wow.

What's that?

Probably just a branch falling.

And that?

Wind.

Sorry - it must have slipped out.

This is base, target is secure. Come in!

Hey, it's Lila.

'Now Lila' or 'future Lila'?

What? 'Now Lila'. Look, I can't talk long.

I've 'borrowed' Taylor's radio and it's low on battery.

Stay safe and watch out for swords.

Swords?

What was that? Was it swords?!

Where are you going?

The best defence is offence. I'm checking it out.

Can you do that without leaving me? You're my bodyguard.

- At least chain the door shut. - I don't need to.

Do you want a replay of my blood-curdling scream

from the future?

Please!

Anything but that.

Baby's in the cradle.

Baby?

This was a bad idea. A very bad idea.

Lila, Meesha's left me and...

Meesha!

Ellis?

Ellis, you OK?

Ellis?

Ellis!

Ellis!

What do you mean, "he's gone"?

I went to scan the perimeter, heard him scream.

By the time I got back, he'd gone.

I checked the whole plane. The only trace of him is his phone.

But how do we contact him?

He probably got scared. Went to find Meesha.

He'd never go into the jungle alone, would he?

- And never without his phone. -Guys, you don't get it.

The plane was locked - padlocked - from the outside.

- He couldn't have got out. - It's like he just vanished.

Or got sucked into a time rift.

Nuh-uh. Impossible.

Ellis is not in a time rift.

Where...am I?

"Allies at war"?

1939?

I'm in a time rift!

We need to go back and help.

What about the aurora? And contacting Charlie?

If we turn back now, we lose our chance.

Ellis needs us.

-Ellis! -Ellis!

Ellis, where are you?

-Anything? -No sign.

That's a 2K perimeter sweep. He's nowhere.

I called his house, the library and the Milk Shack.

Checked all the nerdy and boring places.

Scoured the socials. Nada.

He was my responsibility. I let you down.

It's OK.

Maybe he shook the door,

the screws came loose and it fell off.

Right! And then it screwed itself back on again.

Maybe the ejector seat shot him into the jungle?

What?

And then the seat returned and the roof covered up again.

There's no time for this. We just need to find him.

Yeah, he's in danger. We heard him say it in the message.

The message... Of course! Lila was right!

- I was? - Yes!

We should've gone to Mangrove Bay. That's where Ellis is.

But you said if we kept Ellis AWAY from Mangrove...

I thought we could stop it and change the future,

but that's not how this island works.

But if we don't go there, we can't send the distress call,

which means Ellis won't be in danger.

But Ellis already IS in danger.

And if he is caught in a time rift,

this could be our only chance to get him back.

Come on! Hello?

- Is it just me, or is...? - No. It's fading.

Well, let's move, people! Go, go, go!

Hello? Do you read?

This is Ellis Grouch. I am in danger.

Repeat, I am in serious and life-threatening danger

and I need immediate assistance.

The message. It's happening again.

Ellis, where are you?

Come on! Come on! How's the battery dead?

I must have left it on.

I have fallen into a time rift.

It is 1939. We are at war.

I am untrained, unarmed, hyper-allergic

and unbelievably scared!

Hello?

Hello? Anyone?

What about the rest of the message?

We can't communicate with him until my radio's charged.

I need sun on these panels.

We need to find him. Now.

Were there kiskadee calls?

So Ellis isn't at Mangrove Bay.

Not yet, but he will be soon. We need to hurry.

I am safe, and I have food!

Except there are still six years of war to come,

and the only thing I've got to eat is beans.

The ventilation in here is terrible.

I'll be nearly 80 years old by the time I'm even born.

The only way I'll be able to go on the internet

is if I invent it myself!

I can't stay here. I need to get out of this time rift.

Think. What would Taylor do? What would Taylor do?

Go to Mangrove Bay. Yes, that's it.

Be more Taylor.

Actually...

..be more Meesha.

Be more Meesha.

Look out, Mangrove Bay, I'm coming!

Oh, this never happens to Meesha.

Come on, charge already!

Kiskadees. We're nearly there.

Guys! Look what the cards found!

Oh, the cards know it all!

Ellis's asthma puffer. And this.

A medal from World War Two?

What does that mean?

It means Ellis got sucked way back in time.

He'll be an old man the next time we see him!

That's...terrible.

Do you really believe Ellis will be an old man?

Uncle Charlie always stressed

the importance of keeping an open mind.

So, what's the plan, then?

We go to Mangrove Bay

and suck Grandpa Ellis back through some rip in time?

- I was joking. - Look...

..I don't know how this works.

I just know Ellis is our friend and we need to help him.

Come on.

This is it. Mangrove Bay.

So, where is he? Where's Ellis?

I've got a fix on the target.

Look! He's hunched over.

Oh, the poor thing can barely walk.

Ellis? Sir?

Can we make you a cup of tea?

Yeah, he's not old.

He's the same age as he was this morning.

Help me! I've been sucked into a time rift.

It's 1939 and the Allies are at war!

And I'm your bodyguard!

You don't want to get sucked into the rift with me.

Ellis, it's not 1939. You're here, now, with us.

You haven't been sucked into a time rift.

- You sure? - Really.

Then what's Lila holding?

A medal from...1939.

Time rift. Time rift!

Meesha? Why are you so short?

I'm normal for my age.

- Quicksand! -I'm stuck!

- You have to help me! Argh! - Ellis, stay calm.

At least scream less loudly?

Oh, Lila gets to scream. Why can't I?

Everyone needs to stay perfectly still.

The more you move, the faster you sink.

- You have to help me! - Ellis, watch out.

Back away slowly, Ellis. It's not safe.

Oh, why me? It's not my time!

Please help me!

That was it.

The message from the future. We've caught up.

- This is so very cool. - Which bit?

The message from the future or the sinking in quicksand?!

So now the message from the future is in the past,

and while we thought it was Ellis that was in danger,

it was actually us.

Um...Taylor?

Oh. Yeah.

Help!

Ellis, please, we need your help.

No, you need to help me! I'm stuck in 1939,

there aren't enough beans and the ventilation is terrible!

- Did you hit your head today? - Many, many times.

Listen, it's the 21st century.

Really?

Yes! We, your friends, are stuck in quicksand.

- We need you to save us. - Or we're doomed!

Ellis, what have you got in your kitbag?

Beans. More beans.

Even more beans.

Oh! Now we're talking!

Throw us the rope and pull us out.

No, he's not strong enough. He'll end up in here too.

I can't. I'm not brave like Meesha.

No, you're not...

But you're Ellis, and you're smarter than all of us.

Now think! How can you get us out?

Scout knots. Trench shovel.

Grappling hook. Tree anchor. Yes!

Go, Ellis!

Ha!

Anytime, Ellis. Anytime.

Ellis Grouch, you're my hero.

In fact, you deserve...a medal!

Oh!

I can't believe I saved everyone!

I can't believe you thought it was 1939.

- What happened to you? - It's a blur.

I just remember being scared and running and running

and then the rift opening up and swallowing me.

The "rift" was probably just a World War Two bunker.

My dad says they're all over the island.

Oh, no!

- No, no, no, no, no! - What is it, Taylor?

My radio. It must have fallen in.

I need it to contact Uncle Charlie.

I'll get it.

It's too late.

The aurora's gone.

Sorry, Taylor.

It wasn't the right time.

A-ha!

I knew it! I knew there was an explanation.

Meesha gone, Ellis was alone.

He must have got scared,

ran and accidentally released the hatch in his panic,

and fell into an old bunker.

Yes!

Home time?

I keep thinking,

maybe there's still a trace of the aurora in the sky.

And if I wait long enough...

Need another distraction?

We can read Gillian's tarot cards.

Do you even know how to use them?

No. But...we could play snap with them.

It's gone, hasn't it? The aurora.

Yeah.

Come on, you need to shower.

I'm not the only one.

Hello? Anyone there?

Taylor? It's Uncle Charlie.

Are you there, Taylor?

♪ Rock Island Mysteries.