Tideland Page #4

- Well, I always try...

- I know.

I know. Now, Patrick...

these deliveries...

they is all paid for, ain't they?

Sure.

Thank you.

Are you...

are you go...

will you...

I will.

I will... but not here.

Not in the yard...

not by the tomatoes.

It's a zoo room.

It stinks of disinfectant.

Miss Munro.

What are they doing?

She's touching his boy-thing.

It's gone all angry and red!

She's kissing it!

She's sucking his blood!

- He's trying to call for help.

- She's a vampire.

You're next.

Oh, sh*t. Why'd you stop, Miss Mun...

We're safe. We escaped.

I thought she was gonna be my friend.

Say... isn't that the rabbit hole you found?

It looks bigger than before.

Maybe I could crawl in.

I want to look in. Show me.

Okay. All right.

Mustique!

I'm falling very slowly, dear.

The sides of the holes are filled

with cupboards and book-shelves.

Can you hear me?

No, don't listen to her!

She's gone, Jeliza-Rose.

It's too dangerous to rescue Mustique.

You have to face up to it.

Take that! She's not dead yet.

You just wanna take her place.

You're all traitors.

You don't have hearts.

You're just heads!

- And you too!

- No, no.

Jeliza-Rose, please.

I want to help save Mustique.

I truly do. Because of my eyes,

I can sense things in the dark.

You're better than those other two.

I'm sorry Mustique was so mean to you.

I'm almost a ghost.

That's why Dell didn't see me.

I really think I am...

don't you?

I really can't say, Jeliza-Rose.

I don't know about those things.

Come in, Mustique.

Are you there?

Can you hear me?

This is radio Jeliza-Rose.

Am I loud and clear?

Come in, please.

Over.

Dickens?

Thought you was a squirrel.

He's spoiled.

He's cutting muffins, is all.

I guess that's what it is... I guess.

Whatever it is.

Your daddy sleeps a lot.

- My mama does too.

- Is she a ghost?

No, not any more. Not really.

She's just a dozer.

She isn't as pretty as your daddy.

Her hair isn't nice like his is.

It's only fake.

See.

That's funny.

You fooled me because I didn't know.

It's not supposed to be funny.

It was Mustique's idea.

Dickens... will you help me

save my friend?

She may be dying.

She's farther than the ocean, I think.

I probably can't do it.

But you're the captain!

Yeah, I am.

Because I've got my own submarine.

Can we feed the shark?

I'd like to do that.

If you want you can help me too.

We can lure it.

Meaner than death.

Okay, I'll help you.

Then you'll rescue my friend?

Yeah.

What'll happen?

The end of the world.

The monster shark will die?

The monster shark never dies.

Bad dog.

You watered all the fish and seaweeds.

Bad dog!

- You're the bad dog.

- No, you're the bad dog.

- You're a bad dog!

- You're a bad dog for looking.

We better go.

If the monster shark catches us here,

we're doomed.

Monster shark!

Monster shark. Gonna kill you.

It's gonna eat you.

The bus! We can hide there.

No, that's a bad place.

It's wrong there.

No. Come on!

Can't go there.

You use the bus for shark bait

and it tips over and burns up.

And then you get in trouble.

And Officer Waller said "You can't

drive a bus on the tracks, Dickens...

you should know that.

That'll get you sent away, Dickens."

So I can't go there with you.

I can't go there with you.

Captain, you're acting wei...

- silly

- Can't go.

Sometimes you just worry about it

too much.

Just pretend it never happened, okay?

I better go home now and eat, I think.

Maybe we can find some food together.

We shouldn't play no more today.

You have to save my friend.

You said you'd do that.

I don't know, because I make mistakes

if I try some things.

But you have to.

You promised.

What is your friend?

A head.

- A doll's head.

- Does she bite?

No.

Her mouth is like this.

She doesn't have teeth.

All right. Okay.

Wait! I got her. It has to be her.

- It has to be.

- Yeah, it has to be!

No, it's weird.

It's not a head at all,

it's not like what you said.

And that's all that's down there, okay?

There's nothing but dirt and more dirt.

She's dead.

I can feel something coming.

It's the monster shark!

He's coming for the bait!

- Look out!

- Wait! Where are you going?

Dickens! Dickens!

Dickens!

Damn you. Trouble-maker!

Vandal!

Hold on, Jeliza-Rose. We're coming.

Come on, hurry up.

Is she dead?

I can't be sure.

Look, she's breathing.

She's weak. And must be pretty hungry,

pretty thirsty too.

What's that?

Smells like disinfectant.

- Look, I try to be good, okay.

- Dickens...

And I'll get the boy.

Where are you going, Jeliza-Rose?

Don't go downstairs. Dell's there.

Don't go, Jeliza-Rose.

I wish Mustique were here.

Don't cry. Mustique's gone forever.

Don't go downstairs. I'm afraid.

- You're always crying.

- Baby.

- I'm not a baby.

- You act like one.

Cry baby.

Cry, cry baby, cry baby.

Maybe you two want to come with me?

Well, you're coming anyhow.

Please don't go, Jeliza-Rose.

What is that terrible smell?

I told you...

disinfectant.

What can she be doing down there?

I don't know.

We'll find out.

To meet again like this...

I won't let you go though. Not again.

No more running away.

I love you so much.

There's so much damage done already.

But I'll save what's left. Oh, I will.

Put this there.

- Who welcomed you down here, child?

- Not me, Dell, I didn't!

Not me.

Wigs and blush, they won't cut it, child.

You can stay and watch if you must,

but you be quiet or else.

Now I want to chill him.

What a mess.

This isn't fun. This is a sad man.

This a sad, sad man.

Now...

Sinister apples.

Sinister, sinister apples.

I'm tired, I'm tired, tired, tired.

See the skin has to be peeled.

And then the fat trimmed...

and the bones, they get sprinkled

with powdered Borax...

then the shaping of the wire begins...

and the mending,

the sewing, the varnishing...

Rose.

Rose.

Arise, Rose...

and behold Noah.

- Is he all better now?

- Course he's better, course he is.

Are you gonna give him something?

A gift for his new life.

- Like what?

- Oh, I don't know.

You have to choose. It has to be

something dear to you, though.

- No, not me!

- No, not me.

- No, don't. Oh, please. Please!

- Don't, Jeliza-Rose... I'm scared.

Not me! Jeliza-Rose, I'm your friend.

Jeliza-Rose!

- Goodbye.

- No.

Have a nice trip.

Jeliza-Rose, get me out.

- We're so afraid!

- Somebody save me. Help!

Can anyone hear me? Help!

You brought Noah back to me.

So we'll share him now.

But you're his.

You understand, child?

Go to the porch, draw in,

it's the fumes.

It's unhealthy for your lungs.

Go on, get!

It's a new day.

We'll get your house in order.

An untidy home means an untidy person.

Monster! You nasty thing!

Nasty thing.

Come on, things to do.

Come on. Up. Up!

Dickens.

- Gotta clean, clean, clean.

- Clean, clean, clean.

Wash me in the blood of Jesus

And clean the tarnished soul

He will heal me

Make me whole

Wipe it!

Rise and shine

Rise and shine

We'll rise and shine with Jesus

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