Escape to Witch Mountain Page #4

Is probably looking

for this camper.

[distant frogs croaking]

There you are.

Some hot chocolate?

- [Tia and Tony] thank you.

- Mm-hm.

- What's that you have there?

- My star case.

Here. Let me show you what we

found in the secret compartment.

See where stony creek is,

Mr. ODay?

Yes.

Well, there's a path

that leads away from it.

Up into some mountains.

We think that's where

we may come from.

Somewhere in those mountains.

No, I don't think

it was that way.

Not exactly.

There was an accident.

Well, go on!

I... It's gone.

What kind of an accident?

I don't know.

- [Tony] in a car?

- No.

At... On the ocean!

Someone helped me

save my star case.

Well, who?

Whoever put the map in

the star case hid it so well,

It took you

all these years to find it.

That's right, Mr. ODay.

Why would anybody do that?

I don't know. Maybe...

Maybe waiting for you to get old

enough to do something about it.

Like now!

Very peculiar, huh?

I wonder...

I wonder how I'd handle you

kids... If you were mine.

[exhales] well...

...Maybe that's why

I never married, huh?

[Tia] but Mr. ODay...

...You were married.

What?

[Tia] a long, long time ago.

And she was so pretty.

And you had a little house.

[Tony] yeah, I can see it.

It was white,

with yellow shutters.

And there was a big elm branch

over the whole roof.

Tony knows about people.

He can see places they've been.

- What else?

- [Tia] well, your wife died.

Only a few months after you were

married. And you were so sad.

You took an oath that

you'd never give your love

To another woman,

or to anyone.

And you never have.

I'm sorry, Mr. ODay.

The name's Jason.

If you know so dang much about

me, you might as well use it.

- Jason, you understand?

- I like the name Jason.

We didn't mean

to make you sad, Jason.

Come on. Are we going to

dawdle here all night?

Let's clean up here.

Get some sack time in.

We'll pull out of here

a couple of hours before sun-up.

They're headed towards Longview.

Do you understand that, sheriff?

Mr. Deranian, a $1000 reward

speaks mighty clear

in these parts.

You can count on me.

- Yes, I'll do that, sheriff.

- It's been a pleasure,

a real...

A real pleasure.

Hey, Ubermann.

Over there.

[distant car door opening]

This time no mistake.

[Winky snarls]

[men groan]

[engine starts]

Now, listen close.

We're coming into Longview.

My brother's house is about

two Miles outside of town

up the north road.

His name is Hiram O'Day.

There's a car

behind us, Jason.

Somewhere in Longview I'll find

a place to make a fast turn

and a quick stop.

You two jump out the side door

and hide, you got that?

Sure, Jason.

You watch Winky, now.

Yeah.

I'll keep going.

If luck is with us, Deranian

and his pal will follow me.

You wait till he gets past.

Then we'll head for your

brother's house, right?

Hiram O'Day.

Don't lose him.

Well, now! Welcome

to Longview. [chuckles]

6:
10 am

Okay, let's have your names.

- Tony castaway.

- Tia casta...

Castaway?

That's no name, it's a word.

Your legal name is Malone, and

don't go kidding me about that.

I think I'll let you see

what lying to the law gets you.

Hmm.

[grunts]

In you go.

[door shuts, locks]

Tony, I've been thinking

about why we would have

said our name is "castaway."

I think it might have

something to do with

us speaking another language.

- When the Malones took us in.

- Another language?

That's why we didn't

talk for so long.

You mean we

had to learn English?

We spoke a

funny kind of language.

Uncle Bene

spoke it to us.

Who's uncle Bene?

I...

I think he died. Drowned.

What did he look like?

He had white hair...

[man] I'll tell you,

We don't want no panic

around here, sheriff.

[sheriff] well, I've been

in touch with Mr. Deranian

and he's on his way.

[man] I'll be home

if you need me, sheriff.

Tia, we've gotta think

of something fast.

Hey, Tony, look.

[groans]

Tony, that bear

looks so unhappy.

Tia, we need my harmonica.

Now open the cell door.

[door unlocks]

When I get the star case you run

out to the edge of the woods.

As soon as I free the bear,

I'll be there.

Tia, how do you expect us to get

anyplace with a great big bear?

He's counting on me.

But this is an emergency.

Come off it, Will you?

We still have to

get past the sheriff.

Why don't you start

thinking about that?

[plays harmonica]

Hey. Hey, what?

[gasps]

Get that thing off of me!

[groans]

[explosion]

[gasps]

[moaning]

[groans]

I just hope we don't

have to pass a zoo

Before we get

where we're going.

[bear groans]

[all shouting]

Look,

I know what I saw!

And I say there's

only one explanation!

Those two kids are witches!

And they're from witch mountain.

[shouting]

I want every available townsman

to arm themselves,

And we'll divvy up

into hunting groups.

Hey, sheriff.

Whatcha gonna do,

Chase them all the way

to witch mountain?

[all] yeah!

We'll stop them

before they get there!

Now you listen close and I'll

give you the areas to cover.

Those look like

hunting parties.

[all shouting]

They got away, Mr. Deranian,

but we know what they are.

Evil itself.

We got to catch them.

He's right. They're

from witch mountain.

Sheriff, we need

some more ammunition.

All right.

We'll get them,

Mr. Deranian.

They've really got

blood in their eyes.

There's no use trying to

reason with them now, sir.

Security? This is Deranian.

I want a complete check

on a Jason O'Day.

Tia, I know how you feel

about the bear,

And I think he's

real neat too, but...

...Well, a lot of people

are gonna be looking for us,

And he'll be safer

on his own.

Anyway, they might shoot him.

Just for the sport of it.

- [bear grunts]

- look.

He'll be safe there

until tonight.

Then he can move on

when it's dark.

Maybe you're right.

I'll talk to him.

You be a good bear

and wait in that cave.

[bear groans]

We don't want

anything to happen to you.

[bear howls]

Tony, his feelings

were hurt.

[Tony sighs]

- [growls]

- [men scream]

Watch it!

- Jason!

- Oh!

These woods are full

of hunters looking for you.

They think you're witches.

Brother Hiram ain't home,

but I'll get you some food.

You'll have a good rest.

There's a brother.

Hiram O'Day.

244 Cahill,

just north of Longview.

15 minutes. We can

be there in 15 minutes.

[tires screech]

But I still can't figure out

Why we both came up

with a name like "castaway."

I noticed that you two

are very smart for your years.

You really know what

a "castaway" is?

Sure.

It's like being shipwrecked

and left on a desert island.

- Ah.

- Tony, I just remembered!

"castaway." that's the name of

someone we're supposed to see.

That's funny. I just

remembered the same thing.

But suppose you two

are castaways?

Then it would sure fit things

Tia's been remembering.

Uh-huh.

We were in some kind of wreck,

Jason. And we were in the sea.

You mean like a boat sinking?

I guess.

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