Nim's Island Page #4

What was I possibly thinking?

You were thinking, " Wanderlust,

adventure, frequent flier miles. "

Can I just have a little privacy

in the bathroom?

I mean, I mean, please.

Is nothing sacred?

- What are these?

- Motion sickness pills.

Don't they make you drowsy?

Drowsy.

Miss Rover? Miss Rover?

Miss Rover?

- Wha-

- We're here. We're in Borneo.

Oh, but I don't wanna be in Borneo.

I wanna be in Rarotonga.

Well, your connecting flight to Rarotonga

leaves from Gate F-71 in-

- in 12 minutes.

- Okay.

- Do you want a hand or anything?

- No. I'm... good.

Okay.

- 'Scuse me. Sorry.

- Hey!

Oh! Oh! Oh!

I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.

I- I didn't mean to.

I gotta go, though.

No, no, wait.

Wait, how-

I think there's been

some mistake. I'm- Um-

I- I'm supposed to be

on the plane to Rarotonga.

Oh, yes. No mistake.

Well-Well- No.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Expedia specifically said to me that

I would be on the big plane to Rarotonga.

Oh, this is the big

plane to Rarotonga.

Oh, this is the big plane

to Rarotonga. Oh.

Isn't that funny?

Alex Rover.

Same name

as great adventure hero.

Yes. It's hilarious.

Okay. First, the most important thing

is that they don't know we're here.

Kill that fire.

We'll cover the path too.

We have to make this place seem horrible...

the last place anybody

would wanna be.

When Jack gets back,

I'm telling him I protected this island.

We can take 'em, Selk. We have no choice.

No fire tonight, guys.

No fire and no light.

Nobody can know

that we're here.

Come on, guys.

Nobody's out there.

We'll just all close our eyes.

Oh, please.

Please don't take me now.

I promise that if I survive this,

I will never leave the house again.

I promise I will only listen

to my deepest fears and doubts.

Orion is there,

and-and this is April.

Then I must be

nine degrees north of-

There's a shipping lane through-

What?

Am I too far north?

Yeah, maybe you're right.

I mean, you know

your stars, Galileo.

Emily?

Is it you?

I will get back to her, Emily!

I- I swear it!

I will take care of Nim!

Emily?

Look at 'em. I promised Jack

no one gets on our sand.

Courage is something

you find every day.

Selkie, wake up!

Today's the day we fight

for our piece of the world.

This is our island!

Oh, it's fantastic.

Amazing!

Check it out, Dad.

Totally undiscovered.

Course it's discovered, Edmund.

Cruise line done discovered it.

- Come on, Eddie.

- Wait, Mum.

My dollar's not up yet.

Let me take one more squiz.

What the-

Quick, Mum!

Give me another dollar!

- I think I saw a mermaid!

- Come on, Edmund.

Now, move it!

The tender is leaving!

- But the mermaid!

- Come on. Zip it! Here's your hat.

Honey bunny, come on!

It's leaving.

Uh, no, no, no.

I'm- I'm looking for, uh, Fire Mountain.

Uh, there's a volcano there.

Two hamburger. Two hamburger.

Two hamburgers.

- Oh, no, no. That's not a hamburger. Trust me.

- One dollar.

- Oh, you look beautiful.

- One dollar bangle. Very cheap.

Aah.

- Goat. Goat. You need goat.

- No, no, no.

I- I-I don't need a goat.

You-You need that goat.

You should wash your hands

before you touch anything else.

- Buy from me! Buy from me!

- I can't. I need Fire Mountain.

- I know what you need. I take you.

- You know Fire Mountain?

It's 20 degrees south

and 162 degrees west.

- I know what you need. I take you.

- Okay. Um-

- I know.

- All right. I'll get in.

- Toothbrush. Your very own toothbrush!

- I don't need any toothbrushes.

I always bring my own.

Thank you.

You can use that for yourself.

Your own teeth. Brush, brush.

Okay. Thank you.

Good-bye.

Wait! Are you-

Are-Are you positive that

you know where you're going?

I know what you need.

I take you.

You wouldn't happen to have any hand sanitizer

up there amongst all those Coke cans, would you?

I know what you need.

I take you.

That's all you know how to say,

isn't it?

I know what you need.

I take you.

Trust, Alex.

Trust, trust.

That's easy for you to say.

Trust is the secret to adventure.

Chapter four, The Trek to Kilimanjaro.

- Can't you come up with anything more original?

- Boat!

- What you need. Boat!

- Ah. See?

What did I tell you?

They've come to the wrong place.

Nobody invades my island

and gets away with it.

Okay, Selk.

Go get 'em now.

Gas 'em out. Teach 'em what happens when

chunks of dead fish and plantains mix together.

A picture-perfect paradise.

What's that down there?

Some kind of

underwater geyser, maybe.

Oh, my God. What's that filthy smell?

Rancid! Oh!

- Turn this boat around.

- It's horrible! I'm going to vomit.

Hey, look! It's a sea lion.

Look at him. Our very own welcoming committee.

Smells fresher over here.

You gave it your best, Selk.

Jack, where are you?

Keep your eyes

on the horizon.

Keep your eyes on the horizon,

eyes on the horizon. Then you won't vomit.

Eyes on the horizon. Eyes on the-

I'll take you as far

as Tuvalu Island.

- That is as far as the little boat goes.

- Okay.

But-Wh-What's that?

That? Ah.

That is a monsoon.

You-You mean, like a-

like a monsoon monsoon?

Storm wants to come this way.

The sky won't let it.

- And I trust my sky.

- "I trust my sky. "

That's a very good line. You know,

I might steal that. I'm a writer.

No, no. My line. I'm a writer too.

- I use line in my story.

- Yeah?

Well. Okay. That's fine.

It's all yours.

No! Hey!

Mateys and wenches,

Buccaneer Olympics in half an hour!

All right, all right. There you go.

What are those little houses

they brought with them?

Ladies and gentlemen...

the porta-potties are

now open for business.

Drop the volleyball.

My telly.

Edmund, don't go too far.

You don't know what sort of

horrible creatures are in there.

There are no horrible creatures, Mum.

- Aah.

- Shh, Fred. Not yet.

No one can know

that we're here.

Get it off! Get it off!

Get it off me!

Dragon! I saw a dragon!

Help! Flying dragons!

Help!

- Edmund, where were you?

- Help!

What's wrong with

that boy now, Shirley?

The scavenger hunt in 20 minutes.

Any mateys or wenches who

want to explore the island...

20 minutes.

No, don't worry about me, Fred.

I'm okay.

Time for the second wave.

Call to your friends. Come on now.

Oh!

Come on. Move it.

Let me at it, kid.

Okay. Are you ready to really fly, Freddie?

Bury my lollies!

It's on me!

Oh, what is it?

- Shirley, help me! Aah!

- Dragons! Flying dragons!

Dragons!

Oh, they're just lizards, ladies and gentlemen!

They roam all over

these islands.

But, uh, how many lizards

can fly, Captain?

To the boats now.

Come on. Be gone with you.

Ladies and gentlemen, do not fear!

Lizards are afraid of fire!

It's just nature,

and we know how to tame it!

Everyone, please! I'd like to introduce

the world-famous Buccaneer Dancers!

Tuvalu Island.

You walk from here.

What? I-I walk?

Uh, it's-That's like

a hundred yards offshore.

I mean, you-you said to Tuvalu.

This is-

This is Tuvalu adjacent.

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