Under the Mountain

Not far now.

Stay together!

What are they?

Johan!

Johan!

Mr. Jones, help us.

Please.

Please help us!

Oh no.

Theo's on the left.

Oh, he's away.

Oh no.

You're going to die if you do that.

A police car.

Police?

Why is there a police car?

Where's Mum's car?

-I'm scared.

-Rachel.

There are a few formalities

we'll have to go through.

Rachel, there's been an accident.

It's Mum.

Rachel... Rachel...

Dad's crying.

Theo, there's been an accident.

No... No...

Theo, please,

I need you.

No, I can't.

Theo, are you there,

are you there?

On the left, you'll see, One Tree Hill,

formerly known as Muangakiekie Pa.

That's just one of the almost fifty

volcanoes that Auckland City is built on.

-Let me see.

-Get off.

Where is he?

Sorry.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Ah, did you see my phone? Did I have it?

What's the time?

-Sorry I'm a bit late.

-That's okay.

-How's it going?

-It's great to see you guys.

Nice hickey

So your dad, he's okay, right?

Yeah. He just needed

some time out.

He's having a total meltdown.

That's a really great

thing to tell people.

It's true.

Hello, you two.

Good to see you.

Hello.

Welcome.

Cool place.

If you want to live in

a concrete bunker, eh?

Nobody's forcing you.

Ricky's room is down the end there.

And you're in here.

Bunks.

-You're so much like her.

-I know.

I'll let you

get unpacked.

See the volcanoes on the way in?

Are they dangerous?

Only when they erupt.

But that hasn't happened round

here for a few hundred years.

I want to go check them out.

You don't have to go far.

You're right on the edge of one.

-The lake?

-It's a crater.

what's that smell?

It's like rotten cabbages.

I can't smell anything.

The beach is just over the way, but

it would be a bit cold for a swim.

Just getting close to the fire.

And there are kayaks?

Richard, you'll show them the kayaks?

They're under the house, round the back.

Show them.

When do we get to meet this girl.

What's her name? Tangerine?

Clementine.

-What's with that old house?

-The Wilberforce place?

-Wilberforce?

-They're freaks.

No, they just keep to themselves.

I've seen him sitting out there by the

lake at, two o'clock in the morning.

Old people have

trouble sleeping.

You'd know.

-It used to be a funeral home.

-Richard!

Who told you that?

The crazy old guy still

drives the hearse.

Honestly!

His car does look

like a hearse.

I bet the house is

full of corpses.

Probably does autopsies

and taxidermy and stuff.

Shut up, Theo.

He might embalm you if he catches you.

Shut up.

Oh God. Another one.

Don't everyone get under

the table at once.

That was awesome.

That's got to be a 3.5,

a four even.

Really?

We've been having them for months.

Aucklanders ducked for cover

last night as the latest in a...

series of small earthquakes

rattled the region.

The Seismic Research Institute said

today that the quake is...

unlikely to be an indication of volcanic

activity and have no cause for alarm.

That's One Tree Hill.

That's Mount...

Krakatoa, Mount Vesuvius.

Mount Etna, North Head...

And Rangitoto, over there.

I thought Auckland was

supposed to be warm.

Yeah, not so much. No.

I'm going to check out the crater.

Another one.

Is he okay?

I can't get

through to him.

It's like he's

on another planet.

On your way, boy.

"Bleeding Skies".

I know. I'm sorry.

We will.

I can't.

I'm supposed to drive

my cousins around.

I know.

I do want to. I promise.

Theo?

Bleeding Skies.

Uncle Cliff...

this stuff is disgusting.

You'll see. They love it.

Got something.

-How am I looking?

-Yeah, you're great. Stellar.

Can you smell that?

It's the same smell as the lake.

It stinks.

It's a hearse.

Must be them.

The Wilberforces.

Well, don't open it.

Theo!

What is it?

Gross.

What are they doing here?

Theo, are they watching us?

Theo!

Why don't you lock your door?

Keep the light off, Ricky.

Enjoying the view?

Please...

Just...

call me when the school

holidays are over.

Text me?

thanks a lot, Theo.

Is she your girlfriend?

-Have you...?

-No.

You think they're home?

Theo, it's just a creepy old house.

-Why don't we go check it out then?

-No way.

-Why not?

-Because it's a creepy old house.

Don't blame me if old Wilberforce keeps

a shotgun under his bed or something.

Theo! Don't go in there.

I can do what I want.

Ah, the gargantua.

Come on.

They shake the earth.

Soon the gargantua

are free.

What is it?

I smelled them.

On the lake. Twins.

Does the fire-raiser know?

The fire-raiser watches the mountains,

but his fire is dying.

And if the twins

find the fire-raiser?

Then we make them dead.

Soon, we make them all dead.

-Are they gone?

-Yeah. Down that hole.

Come on.

Let's go.

We have to go.

Where goes this go?

Come on!

Look!

Why did you have to go into their house?

No one asked you to come.

We're supposed to be there for each other.

Why?

Because Dad says so?

-We should tell someone.

-No.

But they're going to kill us.

So?

-You don't mean that.

-Get off.

Theo, please...

Get the hell out of my head.

Leave me!

We need to know you're going to

leave us alone. I feel so alone.

We are alone.

We feel so alone.

Get used to it.

It's him.

The fire-raiser.

Get up.

I need a favour.

Get lost, Theo.

What would your old man say if he knew

what you were doing in here last night?

I wasn't doing anything,

thanks to you.

What do you want?

Come on.

What is it that you want, boy?

That's you, right?

-No, you're mistaken.

-You're the fire-raiser.

No, my name is Jones.

But they call you that.

The Wilberforces.

I don't know anyone of that name.

And I don't know you.

Wait! They said

they'd kill us.

Me and my sister.

You're twins.

Yeah.

And they've seen you,

these Wilberforces?

They could smell us.

What is it?

Where is your sister now?

Our Aunt and Uncle's place.

The lake.

She's alone?

At Lake Pupuke?

Hey, get out of my car, old man!

It's okay, he's with me.

Well, he's not with me.

-Do as you're told, son. Drive.

-We have to go home.

Half an hour ago, all you wanted

to do was get out of there.

-Who the hell are you?

-Now, Ricky!

Ricky?

Ricky?

Aunty Kay?

Theo?

Who is it?

Police.

Open the door. Please.

Message for the twins.

Been an accident.

What?

It's mother...

Been hurt.

But that's... not possible.

Open the door.

Why are you doing

this to me?

Open the door.

Leave me alone!

Open...

the door!

What, what is it?

Help me!

Help me!

Lovely day.

Bloody foreigners.

Rach?

Rachel?

Theo!

Rachel, what happened?

-Rachel, are you okay?

-We have to get her inside.

-I'll call an ambulance.

-No. No ambulance.

Are you, are you a doctor now?

Quiet please.

Theo, This is crazy.

Or maybe I'm crazy.

Rest now

For now, they

think she's dead.

It will buy us some time.

We must leave.

Ricky, can you

drive us somewhere?

No.

I know another way.

A way we won't be seen.

Help me get her up.

Over here. Now, put this on.

What the hell?

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