Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Page #5

to drop a bomb on the house.

The point is, September the 3rd, 1943

wasn't perfect.

The thing that killed Victor

came back.

- Wait, watch out!

- Don't utter off!

You can see it, can't you?

No one else can. It's invisible, Jake.

That was Abe's greatest gift of all.

He could see the monsters.

We call them 'Holocaust'.

Hollows for short.

My grandpa told me about people who

turn into monsters. Is that what they are?

I will explain everything, Jake.

I fear it's my duty now considering...

But you should know that in doing so

I'm breaking a solemn promise.

I knew you were peculiar

when you were born.

But your grandfather

forbid me to tell you anything.

His dearest wish was for you

to have an ordinary childhood.

- Well I definitely had that. - He intended

to tell you the truth when you turned 18.

He hoped his bed-time stories

would pave the way.

Here's my book.

PECULIAR HISTORY

PECULIAR SCIENTISTS

Many years ago, a splinter faction

emerged among our people

disaffected peculiars

tired of living in loops.

That's... That's Mr. Barron.

He believed that by harnessing

the essence of an Ymbryne's powers,

he and his cronies

could gain immortality

and be able to live outside loops.

He devised an experiment.

He kidnapped an Ymbryne

not knowing or caring whether

she would survive at the experiment.

But the fate of Barron and his group

was more horrifying still.

Why didn't Barron turn into one?

He did. But years later he found

a way to reverse the effects...

to regain humanity.

They had become not immortal gods

- but Hollows.

Invisible beasts.

Dangerous, cold-blooded, deadly!

Remember I told you

they raided loops? This is why.

Barron discovered that by consuming

the eyes of other peculiars...

Especially children.

He began to change.

Consume enough, and a hollow

can fully regain its human form.

Bon appetit!

Just as Barron and

some of his friends did.

The rest of them are

stuck as Hollows.

Are you saying that Barron

ate my grandp...

He needs no more eyes himself,

but I fear he led a Hollow

to your grandfather, yes.

After the first attacks on loops,

we all got better at hiding

making new loops...

keeping our whereabouts secret.

The Hollows grow more

desparate every year

and Barron wishes

to help his friends.

Miss Peregrine! Come quickly!

Miss Avocet's awake.

I was scared off and suddenly I fairly

through to came "Bam! Bam!" and...

Oh Miss Peregrine!

They found my new loop. The children...

I tried to save them but

there were so many Hollows...

I don't know how I escaped.

You are safe now.

None of us are safe.

They set up the machine in my loop.

They put it in the cellar at

Blackpool Tower. They're still there...

The machine?

The experiment.

They intend to do it again!

This time, he's using more Ymbrynes.

He still wants to be immortal.

Do Hollows only attack peculiars?

Of course not! They're monsters, Jake,

they'll slaughter anything in their path.

Well, some sheep

on the island were killed.

You don't think they're

here already, do you?

Have you seen anyone

with white eyes?

I'm sorry children,

we can't remain here.

- What? - We leave on the first ferry,

off the island tomorrow.

Pack anything of importance.

And eat your sandwiches and lead you to bed.

Are we leaving for good?

When are we coming back?

Never. If Miss Peregrine's not here

to reset the loop tomorrow night

the house gets bombed.

- What? Our house?

Don't cry, Miss Peregrine will find you

another lovely house... somewhere else

Once this loop closes, that's it!

I can't get back to my own time.

You didn't seem very happy there.

I can't just leave!

I have a family.

And you felt ordinary.

Like nothing you do changes anything.

And, now you have a chance to do

something that changes everything!

Jake, we are in danger and you're

the only one who can see the Hollows.

Yeah, I see them sure but,

I'm not my grandpa.

I'm not and I... I can't fight,

I can't kill somebody...

- There's only one reason that

I'd stay here. - Please!.. just go.

Jake... Jake, here you are!

Thank God!

When I heard they

found a body, I freaked.

- Are there stray dogs around here?

- What are you talking about?

It's like, when they find an injured animal,

they go for the soft parts first.

Same thing happened to my father.

The police are on their way.

- Dad, I gotta go.

- No... you don't Jake.

If this was not an accident

there's a lunatic on the island.

I've known everyone on this island

my whole life except you and him.

- And he's been in the pub all afternoon.

- So have I... I was sleeping.

What about the blind fellow?

I mean... I assumed he was blind.

Gentleman with the dark glasses.

Arrived on the same ferry as me.

I kept seeing him around.

Jake! Jake! Jake!

Wait! Wait!

- Is your son alright?

- No, he has mental health issues.

- I can't go...

- Let me, I run 5 k's all the time.

Hello!

Hello! Is that you, young man?

You came through?

You're peculiar?

Oh yes, and I'm extremely

grateful to you.

It's terribly hard...

to find loops these days.

So you followed me from

the beach on purpose?

Oh no. I've been following you

much further than that!

- Dr. Golan?

- Sometimes... when it suits me...

The breadth of my peculiarity

is purely limited by my imagination.

The only thing I can't change...

is my eyes.

Mr. Barron, how do you do?

I saw you, at your grandfather's.

I was hoping to get

Miss Peregrine's address from him,

but alas my travelling companion

got to him before I did.

and as you know, there's just

no stopping a hungry Hollocaust.

Speaking of my

travelling companion...

He's coming.

And believe me when I say to you,

you don't want to be here

when he arrives.

So, let's be on our way... shall we?

I musn't forget our calendar.

Could you fetch it from

the parlor please, Miss Avocet?

Go and help the others.

Miss Peregrine, what a pleasure

to meet you, at last! May we come in?

Children, would you make your

way down the stairs please?

I give the orders

in this house, Mr. Barron!

Not today. You should know that

Jake has served his purpose.

If you value his life I suggest

everyone does as they are told!

Children!

Shussh!

No one tells my children what to do.

Children, come down here, please.

- Miss Peregrine...

- I thought I told you to be quiet!

Children, for Jake's safety,

we are going to do

what Mr. Barron asks.

He wishes to take me with him

to his rendezvous in Blackpool.

So for his protection,

he would like me to assume bird-form,

preferrably caged...

And he'd like you to make your way

into a lockable room, such as the parlor.

As he won't relieve Jake if he fears

an attack could be mounted upon him

once he loses his leverage.

Correct, Mr. Barron?

You are sacrificing yourself

and all of us...

for Jake?

Mr. Barron travels

with a Hollow, Enoch.

Once it arrives here,

we're all dead.

Enoch, only Jake can see them.

She means he's our only hope.

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