Original subtitles

Uncle Charlie thought the Lost Caves of Gaia

were in the east jungle.

it's up ahead.

(BIRDS SCREECHING)

- Whoa! What was that noise? TAYLOR: The spangled drongo.

They're the loudest birds on the island.

(SCOFFS) Even louder than Lila?

Hey, cool rock!

Coarsely vesicular, pyroclastic,

with a basaltic composition.

I like it!

I think this is it!

Uncle Charlie could never find the caves. But we have.

The 'No Longer Lost Caves of Gaia'.

What if the caves were lost for a reason?

Maybe there are animals in there,

like cave-dwelling rat snakes!

Wait for me!

Actually, don't.

(BIRDS SCREECHING)

Gee, OK, wait!

(EERIE MUSIC)

- Wow! - This is crazy.

LILA: Amazing. NORI: No way!

Brilliant!

I'm standing in the Lost Caves of Gaia.

And guess what's here!

Glow worms! (SQUEALS) I know what you're thinking.

What kind of island mysteriousness is this, right?

Actually, it's a chemical reaction

between luciferin, luciferase,

adenosine triphosphate and oxygen!

In other words...

..these beautiful creatures were born this way.

Do you feel that?

- (SOFT WHOOSHING) TAYLOR: Uh, what just happened?

The glow worms just became no-glow worms.

They probably just ran out of battery.

Oh, now how will we find

Ellis's cave-dwelling rat snakes?

- Nori! ELLIS: Oh, no! Oh, no! No...

Ellis, stay still or you'll...

Argh!

..hit your head.

Ow!

Anyway, if you feel my vibe, make sure you hit subscribe!

I knew it was a bad idea to go into a cave without a helmet.

Or an airbag. Or full body armour.

You'll live.

What happened to the rock?

According to Sunny, it died the day they invented disco.

(LILA CHUCKLES)

- Listen. - (SILENCE)

The birds. They're silent.

Is it normal for glow worms to just...

(CLICKS FINGERS) ..switch off?

It happens, but not suddenly.

But they did stop suddenly, so it has to at least be possible.

Science says no.

Let's go back to the Bermuda Queen.

I'll catch you guys later.

I've gotta edit this vlog, and, Meesh, you promised to help.

You're not gonna put in that clip of me falling over, right?

Right?

Would we do that?

(BOTH SNICKER)

Right?

What? Where is the Bermuda Queen?

Maybe it's a mirage?

Or maybe someone stole it?

How could something that big

be removed without leaving any trace?

It was the only proof that I had

that Uncle Charlie didn't go missing in a plane crash.

And now it's gone.

Hi, Lila.

You need to come home.

TAYLOR: Kind of in the middle of something.

Trust us, you need to come home right now.

(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC)

SUNNY: How was it?

It was my smoothest flight yet. She practically flew herself.

She's a dream on days like today.

Uncle Charlie!

Hey, kiddo!

THEME SONG: ♪ 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 you! It's really you! - Yeah, who else would it be?

Uh, what happened to your trip to the mainland, kids?

We, er...uh... we came back early.

(WHISPERS) Is it really him?

I... Uhh...

Hi, Nori.

ELLIS: You know me?

Of course, you're part of the gang.

How are you here? How did you get back?

- What is going on? - Wow, that is quite a welcome.

- What's with the 20 questions? - Where have you been?

Aerial survey of the east coast. You knew that.

I got you something.

For your collection.

My collection... Cool.

Why are you all acting like this is just a regular day?

This is amazing! Uncle Charlie is back!

You're delirious!

Have you got a temperature?

Everything OK, kiddo?

Lila and Meesha were weird earlier, too.

- Where are they now? - In your bedroom.

Can you excuse us for a minute?

I didn't know what to do, so we ran in here and waited.

This is crazy. What's going on?

I don't know, but from what I gather,

we're sharing a room now?

And I really like what we've done to the place!

And where did they come from?

MEESHA: That's not all. Look at this!

That's us. With him.

And your cross-country award from, like, the other week.

Maybe this is some kind of prank.

We need to check for hidden cameras.

Mum wouldn't do that to me. Not about Uncle Charlie.

Besides, we already checked.

Well, maybe he's a body double.

You know, someone who looks like him, but isn't?

It's him. A little older, but definitely him.

(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC)

- His journal's gone. - (KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Hey, kiddo, since you're back early,

why don't we bring forward your maiden voyage

on the Bermuda Queen?

Fly up the coast?

(HESITANTLY) Flying...

In the Bermuda Queen?

Um...sure.

- (GASPS)

(WHISPERS) Taylor. Do you think this is a good idea?

(WHISPERS) Uncle Charlie's back!

And he wants me to fly with him!

In a plane that went missing. It might not be safe.

(WHISPERS) No offence to your uncle,

but the Bermuda Queen doesn't have the best track record

when it comes to not vanishing with people inside!

I can't not go with him.

Fine. I'm coming along, though.

Just in case something happens up there.

And we'll stay here. In case something happens up there.

You need to get some more fruit.

I bought all this this morning.

What...?

And I just watered this.

Hey, Uncle Charlie, is it OK if Nori comes with us?

Of course. But no backseat flying.

Will you be passing over the northern reef, Charlie?

- We can do, why? - I just got an urgent report

that the coral there's bleaching.

- Could you check it out? - We'll do a flyover.

Radio back what we see.

Enjoy yourself, Taylor.

You've waited a long time for this day.

- You have no idea. - You really don't.

- Bye. EMILY: Bye, guys.

(STIRRING MUSIC)

There she is, kiddo.

Now we know where the plane went.

So this is real? Really real?

UNCLE CHARLIE: Believe it.

You never forget the first time you take the controls.

You want me to fly it?

You've been doing simulations long enough.

I'll be right by your side.

What's going on with you two?

It's been a strange morning.

Well, it's about to get a whole lot better.

Get ready for take-off!

(WHISPERS) Did he just say I could take off?

(WHISPERS) I think so!

We've done weird before, but this is next level.

Only the three of you here today?

Yeah, Taylor and Nori are with...Uncle Charlie.

Lucky them. He's a dying breed, that man.

Did you see that? She didn't react at all

to Taylor being with Uncle Charlie.

So we're the only ones

who think Uncle Charlie was ever missing.

But how can that be? He has been missing.

Hasn't he?

Maybe we're experiencing a shift in reality.

just different events.

But I like this universe.

Uncle Charlie's back. I'm sharing a room WITH Taylor.

But what stops us from shifting realities again?

To one where there is no cake?

Or where insects are our overlords? Or both?!

We need to work this out. Now!

You know you can't fly this, right?

I know none of this makes sense,

but I don't want to let him down.

He promised me this years ago. What if it's my only chance?

I mean, what if he disappears

just as suddenly as he reappeared?

What if we disappear with him?

That won't happen.

It might be out of your control.

Safety check complete. We're all set.

Wait, first, where are the parachutes?

(CHUCKLES) You can do the honours.

You want me to take off?

Well, no, that would be crazy.

Yeah, that would be the craziest thing to happen today.

But you can start the engine.

Once we're cruising, she's all yours.

(STIRRING MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

(ENGINE STARTS)

(ENGINE POWERS UP)

(STIRRING MUSIC BUILDS)

TAYLOR: This is amazing!

Alright, kiddo. Place your hands on the controls.

Nice and steady.

(TIGHTENS SEATBELT)

I'm flying!

In the Bermuda Queen. In the air.

Now remember to keep watching the altitude.

And the horizon.

OPERATOR: (OVER RADIO) BQ62351, copy.

BQ62351 here. Go ahead.

OPERATOR: (OVER RADIO) We need you to do a flyover

of Cape Duncan Archipelago and update the erosion survey.

Copy that. We'll head there now.

Erosion survey at Cape Duncan Archipelago?

Everything alright?

I could do with a break. I might stretch my legs.

(TENSE MUSIC)

That's exactly what he was doing when he disappeared.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

- Well, what are you gonna do? - I don't know.

Taylor! This isn't like you. What's going on?

I can't go to Cape Duncan Archipelago.

And neither can you.

You flew out there to do that same survey five years ago...

..and you never came back.

Once we found the Bermuda Queen,

I knew you were still out there somewhere.

We kept it a secret

until we could work out what happened to you.

Until this morning.

I know all this sounds crazy and hard to believe...

Are you kidding? This is me.

I've swum with mermaids, spoken to animals,

been chased by shadows.

There's no such thing as crazy or hard to believe.

I know, right?

Oh, and good work finding those lost caves.

I could never do it.

Wait, so, uh...we can skip

the survey of Cape Duncan Archipelago?

Normally I'm up for anything,

missing for five years.

missing for five years.

Can we still check the reef for Mum?

Good call. We're just about there.

(PLANE RATTLES AND THUMPS)

Whoa, what's happening?

Turbulence. Tighten your seatbelts.

Attention traffic control, this is the Bermuda Queen.

We've encountered some bad air.

We're going to try and climb out of it.

So there's the Mandela effect, where a bunch of people have

a clear memory of something that never actually happened.

But we were there when it was happening.

So it's not a dream, not a delusion, not a false memory.

What if Uncle Charlie's disappearance

isn't the only thing that 'never happened'?

Maybe the Bermuda Queen never happened.

You're right.

Maybe it never existed in the first place.

Maybe WE never existed in the first place.

Oh, no.

What if we're just figments of someone else's imagination?

(PANICKY) Is this chair really a chair?

If the birds don't sing, are they really there?

(CLICKS FINGERS) Do something. We're losing him!

(HYPERVENTILATES)

Argh!

Was that...really...necessary?

We need you to think, not panic.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Come on, show me the sun!

(PLANE RATTLES AND THUMPS)

(TENSE MUSIC BUILDS)

(RATTLING AND THUMPING STOP)

Finally, clear skies. You two hanging in there?

- (TAYLOR AND NORI WHIMPER) - (CHUCKLES)

Let's have a look at that reef.

Completely white.

It wasn't like that last time I flew over here.

Well, what does that mean?

- That it's either dying... - Or already dead.

So, what do we do?

We find out what's causing it.

When did you get so fearless?

The dead section looks like it's a path.

Let's follow it back towards the island.

You got it, kiddo.

(PLANE RATTLES AND THUMPS)

Oh, here we go again. Hold on!

- (DASHBOARD BEEPS RAPIDLY) - (TENSE MUSIC BUILDS)

Whoa, what happened to that plant?

All the grass outside is dead, too.

I have no idea.

Yesterday it was thriving, and then all of a sudden, this.

I mean, I'm no great gardener, but this is nuts.

What happened to him?

He's fine. Nothing to see here.

Yep, mm-hm...

We need to get out of these clouds.

I'm trying!

- Taylor, I need your help. - It's not parachute time?

- Uh, what do I do now?

- Uh, what do I do now?

Need you to help me keep her steady. Hard as you can.

We need to keep level through this.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(ENGINE REVS)

Great work, kiddo!

(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)

That...was nuts.

- Is that normal? - No.

That must have been a freak Rock Island weather event.

The forecast was clear.

It's not just the reef that's sick.

The jungle looks like it's dying too.

TAYLOR: But why?

I should get you two on the ground.

After we find out what's going on.

You're the boss, kiddo.

We need to think like Taylor.

She'd say the answers are in the details.

But what details?

Everything was fine this morning, until...

The Lost Caves!

We need to go over everything we did then and since.

My phone!

The dead section stops there,

near the cliff.

near the cliff.

That's where the Lost Caves were.

cool rock outside

cool rock outside

and the birds were singing.

Then we went inside.

LILA: (ON VIDEO) I am standing in the Lost Caves of Gaia.

And guess what's here!

Glow worms! (SQUEALS)

I know what you're thinking.

What kind of island mysteriousness is this?

In other words...

..these beautiful creatures were born this way.

this weird sound.

this weird sound.

(SOFT WHOOSHING)

So we went back outside.

- What happened to the rock? NORI: According to Sunny,

it died the day they invented disco.

- Then I went home. - And you were there.

Everything's that's changed

has changed since we went inside the cave.

So, what does that mean?

The Lost Caves! They're it!

How?

What if the Lost Caves aren't glow worm caves?

What if they're glow worm wormholes?

It's like we've been transported

through some kind of...

BOTH: Portal.

Are you saying that Uncle Charlie

has come from a parallel world?

No. We have.

And our presence is killing this world

because we're not supposed to be here.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Since we've been here, the birds have gone,

the reef is dying, the jungle.

(SIGHS) Everything.

We have to go back.

Well, how?

Theoretically, a wormhole works

as a bridge between different universes.

So we go back across the bridge, which is a cave.

- Easy. - From what I understand,

you need to retrace your steps in reverse,

otherwise you risk entering another parallel universe.

One with insect overlords.

Or one where the effects might be worse than here.

It wouldn't be safe. For anyone.

And Uncle Charlie has to make sure

the cave entrance is closed,

so no-one can access the wormhole again.

Even me.

(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)

But it's so great having you back.

We'll find each other again.

We just need to find the right way.

Come on.

I'm so proud of the person you've become.

I've missed you so much.

Don't give up on me. I'm out there somewhere.

Solve my mystery.

OK, so what was the last thing we did in the cave?

Ellis ran into the wall.

After the womp.

We'd better do it to be on the safe side.

Fine! But only because I don't want insect overlords!

(ELLIS WHIMPERS)

Ow!

(SOFT WHOOSHING)

(BIRDS SCREECHING)

Drongos, check.

Rock, check.

Where to next?

Here goes nothing.

Here goes nothing.

Plants. Check.

Fruit.

Check.

Hey. How was your day?

Amazing.

How was yours?

Same old. Work, groceries. You know the routine.

Hey. You OK, hon?

Just missing Uncle Charlie.

It's been five years. I still miss him every day, too.

I need to go somewhere.

OK.

Bye, Mum.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

- Hey. - Hey.

Look what I found.

I know I'll find you.

I'm sorry you had to say goodbye.

No need to be. It was the best day of my life.

And, like Uncle Charlie said, we'll see each other again.

(PLANE ENGINE WHIRRS FAINTLY)