Skyward

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Boy:
Where are you?

Girl:
[giggling] Here I am.

Over here. [giggling]

[giggling]

Boy:
Where are you, Piper?

Gotcha!

Curtis.

Do you see that?

What is that?

It looks like it's moving.

Do you feel that?

Feel what?

That. I can feel it.

Come on. It's getting dark.

Your dad's gonna be mad.

[rock on radio]

[music turns off]

[car alarm blaring]

[screaming]

[thud]

[door creaks]

Piper:
Have you always felt

deep down that we're not alone?

That maybe there's more to life on Earth

than the naked eye can see?

If you have, then your ears

are in the right place

because UFO Radio is looking for

that connection to something

greater in the universe.

So join me and my sidekick

as we go on this ride.

Our first believer today is Heather.

Hi. You left a message on our hotline

about experiencing

an unusual phenomenon.

Do you mind if I record you

for our Podcast?

- Heather:
No, not at all.

- Tell me what happened.

Heather:
Well, I keep hearing

the most freakish sound at night.

Eerie, like it's following me,

haunting me.

It comes out of nowhere

when I least expect it.

Can you describe the sound?

Heather:
Mm-hm.

I... I actually recorded it.

- Do you want to hear it?

- Absolutely.

Man's Voice:
You've been roasted.

You've been roasted.

- Heather:
[laughing]

- [beep]

[sighs] Wow.

You just got roasted over the phone.

I didn't even think that was possible.

- It is now.

- As usual,

we either get prank callers

or Ira, our only follower.

Nobody takes us seriously.

They should. Wildwood has a

history of unusual sightings.

Technically, there was one UFO

sighting, like, four years ago.

Five years. And you were

standing right next to me.

We both saw the orb.

Your dad said it was just

a weather balloon.

And the strange bellowing sound?

You heard it, too.

Probably the balloon deflating.

Come on, Piper.

We've been doing this Podcast

for over a year,

and we still haven't found any

evidence that aliens exist.

Curtis.

I know, I know.

Both:
Believe.

[phone rings]

[beep]

UFO Radio hotline.

You're being recorded.

So, what did you see?

Let me guess. Little green man.

Man:
Actually, it looked like

a giant eyeball with teeth.

I might have hit it with my truck,

then crashed into a sign.

- [beep]

- Another pranker.

Man:
[on radio] We have an 11-83

out on Mill Road. Fender bender.

Delivery driver saw something

strange in the road.

[chuckles] Downed a trail head sign.

We got a live one.

[police radio chatter]

[grunts]

[siren blaring]

All right, keep it movin', Butch.

Yeah, there's nothin' to see here.

Piper:
Look. They're gathering evidence.

I'm gonna hang onto you.

Hey, Sarah. Look at this.

Let's get a closer look.

Okay, on the count of three. All right?

One...

T...

Three.

The driver said he

hit it with his truck,

so keep your eyes open for

some kind of alien blood.

- [muffled gasp]

- Don't move.

[whispers] Something's right above us.

Sorry to drop in like this

and burst your bubble,

but that's not alien blood.

Yeah. I dropped my Popsicle.

- Hi, Ira.

- Hey, Ira.

Hey, Curtis. What's up?

- Piper.

- What are you doing out here?

That's what I should be asking you.

Out looking for alien life forms?

You don't know what

you're talking about.

Yeah, my dog ran away.

We're trying to find him.

Let's drop the charade, missy.

And Curtis, you don't have a dog.

We all live on the same street.

Plus, I've been

hacking you two for months.

I know you're the brains

behind the UFO Radio Podcast.

- You hacked us?

- I'm always one step ahead.

Doing whatever it takes. Believing.

Tracking. Finding.

- You found something?

- Slow your roll, Nancy.

No.

But I will.

We will. Right, team?

- We'll think about it.

- Well, think about this.

I'm the one with the skills, the

technology, and the sixth sense

to find whatever we're looking for.

[screaming]

What was that?

- Did you see it too?

- It was round.

- Like a giant eyeball.

- Probably just a possum.

Were you recording?

Oh...

I want to say yes, but...

- We missed it.

- Ira:
Or did we?

These, my friends,

are called Ira glasses,

named after the inventor.

Wearable telecommunicator,

and video capturer.

Cloud linked.

[beep]

Proof.

[beeping]

Cool glasses, but

that could be anything.

Where'd you get those glasses?

That's confidential, Piper.

I stole them from my dad's lab, Curtis.

Man:
Is someone down there?

Hey. Did you guys see anything?

Let's get out of here.

Piper:
Guys, we need to

keep quiet about this.

Curtis:
Agreed.

Ira:
Sleep tight, alien hunters.

Goodnight, Curtis.

I don't know what we saw out there,

but it was something.

Uh, maybe.

- Night.

- All right, see ya.

Uh-oh.

Hey, sweet pea.

You been home long?

While.

While, huh?

Okay, well, I tell ya what.

To avoid pre-teen one word responses,

how about I tell you about your day,

and you correct me if I'm wrong.

- Cool.

- Cool.

School was okay.

Track practice was fun.

We're still unbeatable.

You came home, finished your homework,

and now you're tired.

You know me too well.

That was a five word response.

Wow. Now my day's complete.

- [giggles]

- It's time to unplug.

I'm powering down the Wi-Fi.

Thank you.

When do I get a real phone?

When I think you're old enough to

be exposed to the entire world.

So... never.

Ha, ha.

Anything interesting at work today?

No.

One word response.

Touch.

Okay. Um...

Well... [sighs]

There was a delivery driver who

was working a double shift,

smashed up his truck.

Said something otherworldly

ran out in front of him

instead of what it really was:

- road kill.

- But what if he was telling the truth?

What if he really did

see something weird?

And yet another reason why

we unplug in this house.

Too much noise out there,

makes an imagination

like yours run wild.

I should have stuck with

my one word response.

Goodnight, sweet pea.

Love you.

Goodnight. Love you.

[clattering]

[school bell rings]

Piper:
I didn't get

any sleep last night.

Well, stop trying to change the world,

and you might get some rest.

I got my solid nine in.

No time for sleep.

I'm gonna do whatever it takes

to prove that we saw...

An alien.

Hello, team. What's first

on today's agenda?

Reminding you that

you're not on the team.

I see how I need to play this.

If we're all wearing these,

we won't miss a beat.

[beeping]

All information is constantly

being uploaded to the cloud.

If one of us gets abducted...

most likely Piper...

then Curtis and I can tap in to

find your location and save you.

Maybe.

Zoom.

Thermal imaging.

Enhanced audio.

Girl:
Did you study for

the geometry quiz?

Boy:
Yep.

If you make me your partner,

I've got access to

a lot more than glasses.

These specs are pretty sweet.

Maybe we give him a shot.

Here's how it's gonna work, Ira.

We'll definitely consider you,

but we need to see how

you perform in the field.

Basically, probation.

I prefer the term internship.

Probation. And I'm the boss.

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