Under the Mountain Page #2

-Now you, Theo.

-Theo.

Some dodgy old man...

no offence...

wants to have a group hug and

I'm supposed to be, like...

Cover for us, okay?

Hold on to me as

tight as you can...

And whatever you do,

do not let go.

I am in charge.

No one is going anywhere.

How did you do that?

How did you do that?

Inside. Inside.

Now listen.

And listen very carefully.

I was not always what you see.

You're right, Theo.

I am the fire-raiser.

And I am not of this world.

Just as they are

not of this world.

They can take human form,

but human they are not.

What are they?

The ones you call the Wilberforces

were a predatory species.

Merciless, cunning, greedy.

Their hunger for power was great.

All they lacked was the

strength to conquer...

until they met

the gargantua.

Gargantua?

The gargantua are immense beings...

with the power to lay

waste to entire worlds.

The Wilberforces tamed them and

together they were unstoppable.

They learned to

travel through space...

To make whole worlds their own.

And they did it again and again.

-To your world?

-Yes. It was a catastrophe.

But a few of us escaped and

we gathered our strength...

and we followed them here.

And we imprisoned them under

millions of tons of rock.

-The volcanoes?

-The volcanoes.

The largest gargantua, the mother,

under Rangitoto Island.

Her children, under North Head,

Mount Victoria...

One Tree Hill,

Mount Wellington...

Lake Pupuke and Mount Eden.

Seven Wilberforces.

Seven gargantua...

Seven volcanoes.

But now the Wilberforces

have freed themselves.

And the gargantua

will follow.

Together they will make the

Earth a festering wasteland...

where only

they can survive.

-When?

-Soon.

Then...

-Let's call the Army.

-The New Zealand Army?

No. The Wilberforces can

only be defeated...

with these.

Rocks?

These are weapons of a strength

you can only begin to imagine.

When we realised that the

Wilberforces were waking up...

we knew we had

to destroy them.

We captured the last of our

fire within these stones.

And my twin and I were

chosen to wield them.

Your twin?

All of my

people were twins.

We shared everything.

The journey here was hard on us

both and my twin did not survive.

My only hope was to find other

twins who could use the stones.

They must be thrown together

into the crater of Rangitoto.

The fire will be unleashed...

the Wilberforces will perish and the

seven gargantua will be destroyed.

This alone can

save your world.

But only twin-ness

can ignite the power.

Twin-ness?

Yes. You know what

I'm talking about.

Not all twins have it,

but I think you do.

But your twin-ness

must be strong...

for you to have any chance of

defeating the Wilberforces.

So...

Theo...

one of these is for you.

This one.

And this one is for you.

Pick it up, Theo.

It's heavy.

Warm.

Open to your mind to the stone.

Feel its power.

And let it feel yours.

I saw other twins.

Yes. They tried to use the stones.

Many years ago.

What happened to them?

They failed.

Now try yours.

She looked really upset.

He just dragged them inside.

-And you, you saw them arrive.

-Yes.

Theo, if you believed

in your twin-ness...

Rachel would be able

to hold her stone.

She needs you.

And you need her.

Do you understand?

You need to fix this.

What are you so afraid of, Theo?

Rach?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry left

you this morning.

I thought I was going to die.

I won't ever

let that happen.

Rach, I can take care of you.

I can be strong enough for both of us.

Is that what you think I want?

It's them!

It's alright.

It seems these officers want a

word with us at the station.

I think we should do as they say.

Theo, yours, I believe.

Alright, son.

You're not in trouble.

We just want a word.

All we're concerned about is that

we don't know who this man is.

Or what he wanted from you.

He gave us these stones.

They're weapons.

Ah, please sit down.

Theo?

What's going on?

We leave you for one day,

you destroy the house.

The front

door is ruined.

What are we going to do with you?

We're going to the beach house.

What?

There won't be any trouble

there for you to get into.

We have to stay.

Uncle Cliff, please.

We realise you've been through

a lot the last few months...

but we can't watch you

every second of the day.

Especially if you're going to

run off with complete strangers.

He wasn't a stranger.

Dad, I saw it.

Rachel wasn't going to...

And you are coming too.

Bit of time without...

cell phone coverage might be good for you.

You know what?

Sometimes you have no idea.

Get an early night.

We'll be off first thing.

As soon as they're asleep

I'm going to find Mr. Jones.

What if Mr. Wilberforce comes?

Then I'll deal to him.

No passport, Driver's License

or date of birth.

Not even a Christian name.

Frankly, Mr. Jones, we're

puzzled as to just who you are.

When did you first make contact

with Rachel and Theo Matheson?

They found me.

But you didn't discourage them?

Two impressionable teenagers...

vulnerable,

open to suggestion...

They were a means to an end.

Just like the others.

Others?

They were frail... weak.

You all are.

We all who?

All you humans.

I see.

Without me, they'll be dead by morning.

I think you should let me go.

Come with me.

Not your brother.

Just you.

Rach?

Rachel?

Rachel!

Mr. Jones, wait.

It's safe.

They've gone to the mountains.

Mr. Jones?

Well. I have to leave now.

Do you now?

I suggest you get everyone

out of the building.

I'm tired.

I don't know how many

more times I can do this...

And I don't know what

will happen when I do.

I don't think you're

going anywhere, Mr. Jones.

Now sit down.

Mr. Jones?

Mr. Jones?

It was you.

Rachel!

Get back!

I said, get back!

You should not be...

in my house.

Theo, up here!

Come on!

Let her go!

-How did you do that?

-I don't know.

They're locked.

I found the fire-raiser!

I'm going to stop you!

Is that so?

Did the fire-raiser tell you...

what happened to...

other twins?

We...

made them dead.

The fire-raiser...

observed them to die.

He does... nothing.

No. he wouldn't!

Now you die.

One will be enough.

You, boy?

Or give us your sister.

No. No way.

It must choose.

Jump!

-What?

-Jump!

there's more coming.

there's no other way!

-No, we can't!

-Come on!

Theo!

Air-con must be

on the blink.

Gross.

We have to find a way...

out.

That's a gargantua?

There are seven of those?

How are we supposed to fight that?

this must be

the one under the lake.

They're coming.

Over there!

-You go first.

-It could go anywhere.

We can't stay here.

Listen...

some stuff's been going on...

really crazy stuff.

What stuff?

What if I said...

What?

What if I said that the

world was going to end?

Maybe real soon.

How soon?

Maybe tonight.

Then I'd say...

we don't want to die without...

Dirty old man!

Oh, Ricky.

He's coming over.

I'll take care of it.

The twins need

your help.

The twins are in bed.

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