Original subtitles

Last time...

We discovered a side effect

with the addition of a mercurial-based compound

we call GC Divide.

Hey, where are you?

Al-- whoa.

No, wait!

I think I may have lost Alex.

I'll be right over.

What is this?

What do you think?

I'm your better half.

Hey, wait for me!

I don't think so.

( Hinge creaking )

This building's blowing up tomorrow afternoon.

Really?

Cool.

You're starting to scare me.

We're going to run tests.

No, I'm sick of taking orders.

I wouldn't hold my breath for more testing.

This is my life.

I will live it like I want.

Please, come get me, Annie.

What's going on with you?

I... I don't appreciate your tone

one little bit.

Too bad.

( Horn honking )

I'm Alex Mack.

I was just an average kid

until an accident changed my life.

And since then...

Nothing's been the same.

( Zapping )

My best friend Ray thinks it's cool.

My sister Annie thinks I'm a science project.

I can't let anyone else know.

Not even my parents.

I know the Chemical Plant wants to find me

and turn me into some experiment.

But you know something?

I guess I'm not so average anymore.

Man ( On loudspeaker ): Attention...

Help!

...the demolition

will take place in 20 seconds.

Please clear the area.

Ten...

( Ticking )

Nine...

Eight...

Seven...

Six...

Five...

Four...

Three...

Two...

One.

What is going on with her?

I'm sure she probably has a good reason.

I know I can be kind of annoying at times.

Robyn, don't go there.

I mean, she was totally rude to you.

You don't have to accept the responsibility.

I know, it's just that I don't really

have many friends.

If I don't have Alex, I'm down to you.

Not that there's anything wrong with that at all.

Nothing.

Hey, Scott!

Oh, what's up, Alex?

How you doing?

Good.

We're doing fine, Alex.

I'm sorry.

Did I ask you over, too?

No, you asked Scott

but, as you can see, I'm with him.

I know you'd prefer I didn't exist

but unfortunately

I do.

( Telepathic hum )

( Chuckles )

Gosh.

Wow.

How dorky of you.

( Gasps )

So, Scott...

What's up with you

and these really mean girlfriends?

What?

Last year was Jessica.

This year it's Kelly.

Are you attracted to these little...

Witches, or what?

Kelly comes off like that...

We're not talking a heart of gold.

We're talking about a girl with no heart

and I want to know what this says about you

that you like these kinds of girls?

Uh, you know, I... I got to get going.

I mean, I hope I didn't say anything wrong.

I'm just trying to be honest.

No, you know, I'll, um...

I'll see you later.

Hi, honey.

Oh, Barbara, thanks for coming home so early.

Well, what is it?

Well, I got a call from Lois Gantner.

She's a counselor at Alex's school.

Oh, no.

Yes, apparently, Alex was a problem all day

not going to class

talking back to her teachers.

Talking back to her teachers?

A little bit.

Alex?

Well, allegedly.

She was sent to the principal's office twice

and she may be suspended

but the counselor said

she was willing to talk with us first.

We're meeting her in 20 minutes

with or without Alex.

Where is she?

She's not home yet.

If she isn't back soon

we're going to have to leave anyway.

What do you think this is all about with her?

I don't know, sweetheart

but I'm really scared.

( Sighs )

I'm really scared, Ray.

I just... I can't figure it out.

Annie, you have to figure it out.

She's turned into a monster.

Could the accident have affected her brain

or her emotions or something?

Anything's possible, Ray, anything.

But this can't be Alex.

I mean, if it is, then I totally destroyed her.

Annie, it was an accident.

It's not your fault.

Yes, it is.

You have to tell your parents.

Yeah, I'm going to have to tell them everything

from the truck accident till now, everything.

You know what that means?

( Sighs )

( Sighs again )

Yeah.

I... I just don't know what to say.

It must be difficult for you

but I've seen cases like this before.

Now, has Alex been hanging around

a different group of friends?

No, not that we know of.

I know she's a good kid.

Sometimes children just decide they want

to see how far they can push the boundaries.

Oh, this just seems so all-of-a-sudden to us.

It's so unlike her.

Well, be that as it may, Mrs. Mack

you need to find a way to talk to her.

Now, I'll tell Principal Cunningham

to hold off on a suspension for now

but I expect her in tomorrow.

I want her to apologize to her teachers

especially Mrs. Ward.

Of course-- no one wants to bite

into their sandwich and find blackboard chalk.

Exactly.

Thanks for your understanding, Ms. Gantner.

Good luck.

( Door closes in background )

Hello!

( Rock music plays on TV )

Where's Mom and Dad?

Where are they?

They are at school

talking to one of your counselors.

That's where they are.

( Giggles )

It isn't funny.

I think it is.

Alex, I really need to trust you.

Can you just tell me what's going on, please?

Trust?

What about you?!

I trusted you, and you dumped

some experimental chemical on me.

You're lucky I'm still here.

But this can't be you.

Stop fighting this.

I'm here, I'm your sister.

So things are going to be a little different.

Change is good.

From this point on, this is my life

and there's nothing you can do about it.

She's gone.

Figure it out, Annie.

Where's the other one?

Where is she?!

I doubt if she's anywhere.

We ended up in the pit of this abandoned warehouse.

( Sighs )

Somehow, she got stuck in there

and I got out.

Okay, she's alone in there.

Follow me and be careful with those balloons.

Come on.

( Doorbell rings )

Now!

Windy tonight, huh?

( Jackhammer rattling )

What happened?

Oh, we blew this thing up today.

But my sister might have been in there.

Wait a second.

Is she, like, 14... blondish hair?

I saw her walking around here before the demolition.

Is that the one?

I don't know.

( Birds cawing )

( Wind whistling )

( Crickets chirping )

Annie, did Alex get back yet?

Yeah. Um...

S-s-sort of.

What is that supposed to mean?

She was home a little while ago but...

But what?

( Sighs )

Um... I really need to talk to you guys.

( Sighs )

Let's go inside.

Alex?

Alex, are you here?

She probably left again.

Annie, you should have kept her here.

Mom, there's no stopping this Alex

from doing whatever she wants.

Both: This Alex?

Well... that's what I wanted

to talk to you guys about.

( Sighs )

Please be home, Annie

please be home.

( Phone rings )

I'll get it.

( Phone rings )

Hello?

Annie?

It's me.

Which "me"?

Alex?

Is that Alex?

No.

Um.

Annie, it's Alex.

Are you there?

How do I know this is you?

Did I call at a bad time?

You sound busy.

I can call you back later.

Or... or I can just stay here overnight

if it's too much trouble.

( Chuckles )

No. No, no.

I know it's you.

Tell me where you are

and I'll get you.

Okay, I'm at the phone booth...

where Hyssop meets Glenville.

Yeah, I know, near Peaceful View.

I'll be right there.

( Dial tone )

( Phone dialing )

( Phone ringing )

( Softly ): Ray?

Yeah, I found her.

The only problem is

I need a car, and I need a driver

who's not going to ask a lot of questions.

No problem? Great.

Have him meet me outside

and you come over and watch the house.

I do not need my parents to see

two versions of Alex at the same time.

Okay.

That wasn't Alex?

Who was it?

( Gasps )

Um, uh, that was Bryce.

Um, there was an accident at the library.

Some damaged books, but nothing serious.

Wait a second.

What did you want

to tell us about Alex?

Al... Alex.

Alex! Oh... nothing, Dad.

It wasn't a big deal.

I'll tell you later, okay?

( Kisses ) Bye.

( Sighs )

Annie, you beautiful thing

I knew you'd need my help, sooner or later.

So where are we going?

To pick up Alex.

She's in the field.

But I saw Alex two minutes ago

across the street.

I yelled, but she ignored me.

Yeah? That wasn't her.

Sure looked like her.

Nope.

Okay. So...

Mm-hmm.

We are going...

To head out to highway six

where Pittsville Gardens meets Peaceful View.

Perfect.

It's near the 19th Parallel.

The sewer system began in 1908.

When we get there, I'll tell you about it.

This will be great for the project.

( Gurgling )

Something's wrong with the sink.

It's all backed up.

It was working fine a while ago.

I'll fix it later, honey.

( Phone rings )

Where do you think

she could be, Barbara?

( Sighs ) I have no idea, George.

No idea.

Hello? This is Barbara Mack.

Hi. Yes?

What?

Are you sure it was Alex?

Oh, um, um... I'm, I'm terribly sorry.

We'll be right over.

This is a woman who lives down on court street.

She says that Alex is responsible

for the power outages... On her block?

Power outages.

Ray... would you mind waiting here?

If Alex comes back, please, don't let her leave again.

Okay, sure, Mr. Mack.

( Car approaching )

Alex. Annie.

Alex! I can't believe

Ray and Annie talked you

into coming here by yourself.

Good for you.

Tell me what you've researched.

I'll take it from there.

We should get her back.

But I have so much stuff to show you.

This is where it all began.

Yeah, but look at Alex.

We should really get her home.

Boy, there are some people in this neighborhood

with no sense of humor.

Al!

Where is everyone?

Out looking for you.

Gee, I hope they're having fun!

( Sighs )

( Zapping )

( Groans )

Leave me alone, Ray.

Thanks for everything, Uncle Cliff.

Hey, no problem.

And remember, kids:

pipes are power.

See you.

Bye.

Thanks for everything, Uncle Cliff.

( Engine starting )

Ray! Oh, Ray!

Alex.

Where's the other one?

Uh... up, upstairs.

( Giggling )

Come on.

Ray, wait outside

keep my parents from coming in

and don't let the other Alex out.

Uh, okay.

Well, look who made it out alive.

I can't believe it.

We don't have much time.

Mom and Dad will be home any minute.

You two have to try to recombine now.

No way.

Come on, don't you want

to go back to the way we were?

Why? So we can go back

to being just an average kid

even though we have these awesome powers?

If you saw things my way

you'd never go back to that.

I'm free.

I can do what I want.

I don't have to listen to Annie, or Mom or Dad

or even Mr. Cunningham.

I just do what I want. It's great.

And everybody hates you.

So?

Small price I have to pay.

If you don't recombine now

how are we going to explain you both

to Mom and Dad?

We won't have to explain anything.

You will. This is your fault.

You never told Mom and Dad about the truck accident.

You haven't told them about this.

When they find out

they're not going to be too happy.

When they get home, I'll change all that.

Yeah, too bad I won't be here

for the big moment at the Mack house.

You want to recombine?

You got to catch me first.

( Creaking )

( Whooshing )

( Roaring )

( Sloshing )

Sorry, it's only me.

( Disposal grinding )

She's just going to come out

upstairs or something.

Normally, yeah.

But I clogged the pipes earlier.

I know for a fact

there's no way she can get through it.

Let her out.

( Zapping )

( Crashing )

( Shouts )

I've got what I want, Annie.

When she re-forms in those pipes

it's not going to be pretty.

But then we can both move on.

Let her out.

She will not be able to breathe!

Shut up, Annie!

( Gasps )

Please... let her go.

You can both exist.

Don't be ridiculous.

When she's gone, no one will believe

there was another Alex.

This is best for everyone.

( Metallic grinding )

Just a few more seconds or so.

( Door opening )

( Yells )

Let go of me.

( Banging )

Ray: Stay down.

Let go of me.

Ray, get this side, go.

Hold still.

Stop it!

( Sloshing )

( Dishwasher rumbling )

( Rumbling continues )

( Rumbling, popping )

( Exploding )

( Crickets chirping )

It's me.

Mr. Mack: Alex!

What is going on?

I think that we're all okay now.

Alex just had to get this out of her system.

Annie, this is between your sister and us.

Mom...

Dad... I'm sorry.

( Sighs )

I'm so sorry.

Alex, do you think "sorry" is going to make up

for everything you've done?

I don't know what to say.

I didn't mean a thing I said.

Please believe me?

( Sighing )

Well, we'll talk about this later, okay?

Oh.

( Sighs )

Ah.

Alex: Anyway...

I know problems at home

aren't any excuse for what I did.

You guys are my best friends

in the whole world, besides Ray.

And I didn't mean to hurt you.

I'm sorry.

Could you... Tell me

when you're going to act like that

so I can stay home that day?

I'll never act like that again, Robyn, I promise.

Nicole, forgive me?

Yeah, I forgive you.

Just don't act like that again, okay?

I know, Miss Gantner... Detention.

Yes, Alex.

The first of many.

So I knocked you down with a zap?

I kind of remember that.

It wasn't fun, though.

It was scary.

It made me think what it will be like

when I won't know you anymore.

One day, we'll graduate, and go off to college

and you'll forget about me.

Ray, I'll never forget about you.

I hope not.

She's not going to be so forgiving.

Guess not.

See you, Ray.

Later.

Annie, I got to admit

it was kind of fun...

Being the bad girl, a little.

Everybody wanted to kill you.

But I didn't care.

I guess this was

the closest you ever came

to telling Mom and Dad about me.

Yeah.

It's going to happen one day.

This made me realize it.

I guess it can't be our secret forever, hm?

I love you, Annie.

I love you too, Alex.

Go to bed.

I'm sure you need your rest.

Definitely.

( Zapping )

Captioned by Grant Brown