Lady in the Water Page #5

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- Is he serious?

- We're gonna throw a party.

- Huge party. We are serious.

- Tell them...

Anything you can do for us,

all right? Tables...

We definitely need a band. It's like

the most important thing. Oh, my God.

You don't think this is gonna work,

do you?

I'm nervous too.

You being out there tomorrow night.

Me not knowing what to do

as the Guardian.

Think I can go out there tonight

and maybe face that thing without you?

Get a little practice with him?

Scare him, maybe?

Show him who's boss?

I know you wanna get home.

You will need a mirror.

Can you hear me? I'm here.

Peer over your shoulder carefully.

It is only through a mirror that one can

see the eyes of a scrunt in the grass.

It will appear to you

as two red spots in the darkness.

Yeah, l... I don 't... I...

Wait.

I see him.

The Guardian has instincts

of when the scrunt will attack.

He is a great weapon against him.

You should walk backwards

towards him.

When you are close enough

to be certain of his position...

...turn and face the hidden scrunt.

I'm facing him.

I am scared.

It is about to get very dangerous.

Okay.

I'm ready.

You must invoke the ancient words

"Nef Ra Mora."

It is a command to rise

and a challenge to fight.

What is happening?

He's rising out of the grass.

His legs are bending and coiling...

...underneath him.

Oh, my God. Oh, my... Oh, no.

He's standing in front of me.

The Guardian can hypnotize a scrunt.

If the Guardian looks directly

into the scrunt's eyes...

...it will be compelled to stay frozen

or move backwards.

What is the J.G. Scrunt's reaction?

Is he frightened?

I'm not sure.

- Look into his eyes.

- I am.

- Is he moving away?

- No.

The Guardian can control his mind.

The J.G. Scrunt will not

be able to attack.

- Okay.

- You must look into his eyes.

I think something's wrong.

He's stepping forward.

He's stepping forward?

Something's wrong!

Cleveland, run!

What is it you are doing?

Hey there.

Anything I can do for you there,

Mr. F... F... F... Farber?

No.

So how was the m... Movie?

- Sucked.

- Oh, what a... What a shame.

Characters were walking around

saying their thoughts out loud.

Who does that?

And a typical romance...

...where the couple finally tell each other

they love one another in the rain.

Why does everyone like to stand around

and talk in the rain in movies?

Well, maybe...

Maybe it's a metaphor for purification,

starting new.

No. It's not.

Are you okay?

He'll choose to move

only when no one is looking.

They're masters of hiding.

A scrunt will hide unless

he cannot hide in his environment.

If a tenant hadn't walked by...

...I'd have been eaten alive.

I had no powers over him.

You are not the Guardian.

I do not understand.

I cannot protect you.

Where are the Tartutic?

Why isn't he being punished?

Where is the justice?

How come you don't ask

about bedtime story anymore?

I've been busy.

You... You coming to the party tonight?

I have to study.

Bye, Mr. Heep.

Mr. Leeds,

did you hear about the p... Party?

You coming?

- A picture here

of the enemy they're...

Does man deserve to be saved,

Mr. Heep?

- What?

- Man.

Yes.

That's not the answer I expected.

Why'd you a... Ask me that?

I know about your family.

I looked you up

when you started working here.

I know someone killed them.

But you can't give up.

You can't hide here, son.

I know.

You don't wanna become like me.

By the way, your invitation would sound

more real if it had the guy's name on it.

There's something strange going on

around this building.

Don't think I haven't noticed.

It is finished?

You can see things in the future?

Some things.

I have a question to ask you.

I will do my best to answer it.

You'll tell me the truth, right?

Yes.

Change doesn't happen the way

you say it's gonna happen...

...without dramatic events

that accelerate thinking.

I wrote this thing.

It might take decades or longer

to create a reaction...

...before it anchors

in the consciousness.

That's not the type of change

you're telling me is gonna happen, right?

I was wondering

why he didn't meet me...

...this leader who's just a boy.

If he was so inspired by my words,

why didn't he try to meet me?

There's a lot of things in The Cookbook

people won't like to hear.

I'm not anything, you know?

I don't think I'm anything special.

So I started thinking,

"How is this gonna happen?

Why are people gonna suddenly

take me seriously?

And why didn't he meet me?"

And I thought of how it could happen.

Story, I wanted to ask you,

is something gonna happen to me?

Is someone gonna kill me

because I write this?

Yes.

Man thinks they're each alone

in this world.

It is not true.

You are all connected.

One act can one day affect all.

What are you guys whispering about?

Is he trying to get you to tell him

how many kids he's gonna have?

I told him eight, all bratty boys.

I asked her if she knew the name

of the deaf, dumb and blind guy...

...that's gonna marry you.

Very funny, Herb.

Okay.

Don't tell my sister.

Hi. I'm Mr. Farber.

I wanted to thank you.

I was completely surprised by all of this.

I was expecting some kind of greeting,

of course.

But this is beyond my expectations.

I'm 13B.

- Oh, yeah. How you doing? What's up?

- Oh, yeah. Good for you.

I know of your future, Cleveland.

Do you wanna hear it?

No.

Tell me what happens

when the eagle takes you back.

It is only what I have been told

by others.

They tell us the world will line up

and reveal we are on the right path...

...that the universe will give us signs.

The Tartutic could have not come yet.

I can still sense

the scrunt's presence near.

You have to believe

that this all makes sense somehow.

I don't know why I'm the Madam Narf.

I'm not special. I'm clumsy.

They make fun of me.

I don't know how to lead.

Do you get sick

every time you break a rule?

Every time that you tell me

something that you shouldn't?

There's a storm coming.

- I am scared.

- It's okay to be scared.

I do not have courage.

I do not want to be a Madam Narf.

You do what you think is right.

You are very brave.

You were always meant to lead, Story.

Cleveland...

...the Great Eatlon is coming.

Okay.

I'm glad you read my journal.

Don't worry. We're all watching you.

Oh, come on.

The music should have started already.

Do not leave this spot.

- Yo, come on.

- Hey.

Find a mirror.

Why hasn't the m... Music started?

It's been working smooth.

We've been playing with it all night.

You used up the battery.

Wave to him.

They told her that the universe

would line up...

...and reveal that we're

on the right p... Path.

Why isn't this working?

Okay.

Sometimes animals just look dead.

Something went wrong.

They took her inside, up by the pool.

It is not time for you to go.

It is not time for you to go.

Isn't this supposed to work?

Fourteen across.

No. No.

I don't know.

I don't know.

This world is about finding

your purpose, right?

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