Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Page #2

and done will be done.

Good morning, buddy. 0700 hours.

I'm busy.

I don't think you're gonna be

too busy for this.

I'm going to Palau?

Ha, ha. Close.

We're going to Palau.

What?

I know you've won

the esteemed Rochefort Award...

...but I've been on these adventures before

so let me handle this.

Easy, buddy. Just remember

who's financing this whole trip.

Queen Isabella didn't tag along

with Columbus.

Okay, Isabella. I'll let you handle your thing.

We'll see how...

Wait, watch the lizard. Watch.

Big man's afraid of a little lizard?

Big man's not afraid.

I love lizards when they're boots and belts.

Excuse us.

Hi.

Hey, how's it going? We, uh...

We Americans.

Uh, you...

...tour guide?

- Sean.

- I got this.

You... You take us on boat.

On water.

You wanna charter a boat?

The official language of Palau?

English.

Thank you.

Uh, yeah, we need someone to take us

to an island located here.

Absolutely not.

Wait, why?

Because there is no island,

just a bunch of storms.

It's a graveyard for ships.

We'll pay you good money, $1000!

Only a fool trades his life for money.

Excuse me, excuse me.

Today is your lucky day.

Hey, I'm Gabato Laguatan,

best captain in Palau.

I understand you in need

of transportation.

That's great.

We need someone to get us here.

A thousand bucks if you can.

Ooh, baby! Easy-peasy, easy-peasy.

Let's go.

Here we go.

Let's go. Man, this is gonna be...

...good. You won't be disappointed.

I've taken hundreds of people out to sea.

I come back with them almost every time.

- Nice ride.

- Nice ride.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

What in the blue heck is that?

That's the finest helicopter in Palau.

Hate to see the worst.

Oh!

That's my security system.

Heh, heh.

- I'd rather take the Titanic.

- Kailani!

We have customers here.

You simply must meet my daughter.

She's a real beauty.

Looks just like me.

This chopper's not gonna work out.

Actually, Hank, you know what?

Now that I get a better look at it,

this chopper's...

...pretty freaking gorgeous.

This daughter looks like you?

Look. Same nostrils.

- Who are these guys?

- Uh...

I am a scientific explorer. Hi.

And he's a...

- Hank.

- Hank.

Right. So we need to get

to these coordinates.

Not on this helicopter.

That's the deadliest part of the ocean.

Time-out. Sweetness, sweetness.

Sweetness, look.

They agreed to pay us

I could help with college for you then.

Make it 2000.

No way. We had a deal.

Then make it 3000. And good luck

finding someone else to take you there.

Please?

Do you take Visa?

Good afternoon, folks,

and welcome to Gabato Luxury Tours.

Please sit back, relax

and get ready for the ride of a lifetime.

And now a word from our pilot.

This is your pilot, and...

Here we go.

Gotcha!

If you look out your window

on your left...

...you will see what is known...

...as the Pacific Ocean.

On your right side, you will see...

...the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

- You gonna do that the whole trip?

Sir, you did pay for the luxury tour.

- It's a beautiful sky, huh?

- Mm-hm.

I mean, today just seems especially...

...majestic.

"Majestic"?

Really?

- I have to finish this in-flight safety check.

- Yeah.

We have to go around the storm.

Uh, according to these coordinates,

that's where the island is.

There is no island there.

We're about to find out.

Whoa.

We gotta get out of here now!

I was thinking the same thing!

No, no, no. Wait!

The Mysterious Island, chapter one!

"The passengers...

...had been taken into...

...the movement

of a column of air. "

We're about to fly into a Category 5 hurricane!

Now's not the time to take the book literally!

We have to go into the eye

of the hurricane to get to the island!

Are you psychotic? We'll never survive!

We gotta trust Verne!

You know what I trust? Gravity.

Gabato, get us out of here now!

You're right, I agree with you.

But here's the deal:

I'm not flying this helicopter anymore!

The throttle's...

...broken!

What?

We're going down!

Hold on!

Here we go!

No! Not like this!

Hang on! Hang on!

Sean!

Sean!

Come on, buddy.

Come on.

It's okay. It's okay.

Try and sit up.

Attaboy.

I told you it'd work.

You were right.

I can't believe we made it.

It's Jules Verne, man.

You gotta believe.

Where are we?

Where's my father?

Somebody help me!

Help me!

My body's been cut in half!

Your foot's right there.

My severed foot.

And it's moving!

It's moving.

Oh, and I'm still in one piece. Yay.

Well, you were right.

There is an island.

Not much of one.

- This is not what I was expecting.

- All right, guys, listen up.

We have to gather up everything that

washed ashore and take stock of our supplies.

We need to find shelter. Let's go.

There you are, baby. I thought I lost you.

Oh...

Oh, yeah. My girl.

Hey, I think I found

a way off the beach!

What was that?

It's a scary noise in a dark cave.

Keep moving. Keep moving. Go, go.

If this is heaven, I'm checking in.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...

The Mysterious Island.

What is this place?

Whoa!

This island, it shrunk us!

Or turned us into giants?

Sean, what does Verne say

about this?

It's one of the first laws

of island biogeography.

Small animals become large

and large animals become small.

Lilliputian. Swift alluded to it

in Gulliver's Travels.

I'd like to keep him as a pet.

I could knit him a little trunk-warmer.

See you, buddy.

Hey, check it out.

You guys see that smoke?

- That's gotta be my grandpa's campsite.

- How do you know?

What else could it be?

The natives sparking up a barbecue,

getting ready to cook us for dinner.

Only one way to find out.

Whoa, time-out!

I hope your grandfather's okay,

but my father and I aren't going.

- We're headed back to the beach.

- To do what?

Spell SOS with seashells

and maybe kelp.

Kelp? There's a boat-eating,

plane-eating hurricane out there 24/7.

Nobody's gonna see your kelp.

Sean's absolutely right.

We stick together, find his grandfather,

use his radio to call for help.

Fine.

Just know that if we get torn to bits,

I'm blaming you.

I'm blaming you too.

Real smooth.

What did I do?

Seriously, what did I say?

What did I do?

SPF 100?

You squeeze it

and a sweater comes out?

Yeah, that's funny, Navy man.

Don't come crying to me

when you're as red as a tomato.

Do I look like I burn?

Oh, man...

...that's one gooey rock.

No one move.

These aren't rocks.

They're eggs.

Get out. Why don't we crack

a couple open and make some omelets?

Not a good idea.

Come on, man,

I haven't had breakfast yet.

Shh! Where there are giant eggs,

there must be a giant mother.

It had to be a lizard.

Why couldn't it be snakes?

Okay.

Okay, we just need to move quickly

but carefully.

Lizards have incredible hearing

and an acute sense of smell.

Uh-oh.

Let's move. Just move.

We are literally walking on eggshells.

Ooh!

Guys?

Don't take another step.

Papa, be careful.

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