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Action.

- Z?
- Cut.

Exactly.

You know, sometimes,

when we immerse
ourselves in technology,

we cut ourselves
off from nature

and from each other.

You know what? Try this.

Think of your minds
as powerful tablets

and nature as one never-ending

- Ew! Guh!
- and always evolving
engineering challenge.

Now look around.

See everything
that is open to you

now that you have put
your cell phones away.

We had no choice.

You took them from us.

Yes,
but that was in hopes

that you would interface
with each other

and not just your screens.

You know, humans,
we are social beings.

We thrive
on interaction, right?

So just by simply
talking to someone,

you can expand your
individual body of knowledge

and exponentially increase
your collective power.

Isn't that amazing?

Yeah. When will we get
our phones back?

When you start communicating
with each other.

Yes, Z.

When will we be able
to use all the equipment?

When you show me
that you're ready.

Okay. I-- I guess it's time.

Everybody, off.

Go off and explore.

What does she mean,
show her I'm ready?

I was born ready.

When have I not talked about
wanting to be a filmmaker?

Hasn't happened.

If I could have
filmed my own birth,

I would have.

That's commitment.

Rae's really nice and all,

but this nature
obsession of hers

is a little unnatural
at a STEAM camp.

Cosine. Nature would
be a lot cooler

if tablets grew on trees
and if trees were robots

and if robots were powered

by sustainable,
locally sourced ice cream--

ideally mint chocolate chip.

I'm working on a prototype
and open to other flavors.

If I got an allowance,

I would be your first
investor.

The point is,
these hands came here--

...to build things,

not to squash-- bugs.

You're cultivating
a new challenge.

Hello, explorers.

Who was that?

Whoops.

Sorry about that.

I know I should stop
or at least slow down

when I talk to people.

My parents are
always telling me

I'm going to give
somebody whiplash

one of these days.

Your parents
are on to something.

Hi. I'm Suzi,
but everyone calls me Z.

Well, that's E-Z to remember.

I'm Paws,

and you are--

So excited.

Don't you think our
collective new friends vibe

is absolutely
pulsatingly kinetic?

Well, I have to run
to the garden

to tend to my gourds,
tubers, pods,

and night shades,

but I can't wait
to get to know each other

and, as Rae says,
expand our minds.

Goodbye, explorers.

Forget wind turbines
and solar panels.

She's a great renewable
energy source.

Did she seriously just
forget to tell us her name?

Whoops! Drew!
My name's Drew!

Ohh.

Here.

When we decided to come
here for the summer,

I said I did not want
to get up close and personal

with nature.

This...

is very close
and very personal.

We just have to stick it out
until Rae changes her mind.

As long as she changes hers
before I lose mine.

Ohh.

I'm done.

Paws:
Stay up!

The left side is sort of...

Paws:
Stay up!

Now the right side is...

Paws:
Stay up!

The middle's
all kinds of messed up.

Paws:
Stay up!

Hey, look at you go.

In it to win it.

Good job.

Unless, you know,

it was raining or something.

If we have to build a fire,

I am burning that thing.

Yes.

Yeah!

Ha.

Nice handiwork, Paws.

Bona fide genius
up here.

That's really awesome.

Even upside-down.

I've always thought
that filmmaking

is a great way to
bring people together.

Everyone loves seeing
stories brought to life.

Oh, no.

Look at all
that cool equipment.

You know what we need
at this very moment?

An ax?

I was going to say
fairy godmother.

I'm neither,
but maybe I can help.

Sorry. Didn't mean
to scare you.

I'm Jordan.

- Hi, Jordan. I'm--
- Z and Paws.

I know.

Because you really are
our fairy godmother?

Just your counselor,

but I used to be
a camper here

for ten amazing summers.

I loved this place.

Wish we could
say the same.

There's no way
I could survive

nine more no-tech
summers.

If Rae is conducting

some kind of deranged
science experiment--

does withholding
tech from kids
make them crazy? --

she can absolutely
conclude yes, it does.

It's true.

This camp used to be
run a lot differently.

Has hearing about
the good old days

ever made anyone
feel good?

Where did she go?

But there's a lot
to race bio mimicry.

Without observing
the burdock plant's
hooks and loops,

you can't invent

the Velcro
on your wristband.

Without observing
birds in flight,

you can't
invent an airplane.

Without observing water lilies
and starry nights,

you can't paint some
of the world's most
beautiful paintings.

Nature is one big laboratory
and artist's studio

rolled into one.

Mind blown.

I have a feeling
about you two.

No. A hypothesis.

That if you put
your heads together,

you'll figure out a solution
to your predicament

and maybe
even come to realize

that Rae's experiment
isn't so deranged after all.

Whoa. What a cool
charm bracelet.

I've never seen one like it.

Thanks. I made it myself.

It's a constant reminder
of things I love.

I used this piece
of circuit board

as a pinhole projector
during the last solar eclipse.

Whoa.

And I use these
for stargazing,

bird watching,

or just to find my way home

if I'm ever lost.

No. That's
the lunch bell.

I say we commemorate
this moment

with a threefie.

Do you have a phone?

Rae confiscated ours.

Who needs a phone
when you have these?

Popsicle sticks?

They're an awesome
aerodynamic tool.

I never set off on a hike
without them.

That, my friends,

is what you call
a window of opportunity.

Now I just need
something for impact.

Perfect.

What are you making?

It's called a cobra-weave
stick bomb,

but for our purposes,

just think of it
as a remote control.

See if you can find
some pinecones

with sap on them. Hurry.

Is she amazing or what?

I'm voluntarily
looking for pinecones.

She's a miracle worker.

These
are pretty sappy.

Nature's glue.

Ready?

Not sure what for,
but heck, yeah.

Bombs away.

Quick. Say STEAM.

- STEAM!
- STEAM!

I vote for calling Jordan
our fairy geekmother.

Cosine. She could almost
be an actual fairy,

the way she just appeared
out of nowhere.

You know, that thought
had crossed my mind.

- What thought?
- Why we didn't meet her

at the start of camp,
with the other counselors.

Hello, explorers.

I just foraged some yummy
grub for my glow worms.

Ew! We're eating.

So are they.

Today's special
is sea lavender salad,

also known as snail chow.

Seriously, Drew? Snails?

They're considered
delicacies by the French

and bioluminescent beetles.

Arthropod and chordataman,

we are all connected.

There's Rae.

Let's go ask her
about Jordan.

- Rae: Hi, girls.
- Excuse us.

Oh. Okay.
Um, see you later, then.

Child:
Can we go to the tech
lab after lunch?

- Hi, Rae.
- Oh, hi, girls.

How are you two
coming along?

Great. In fact,

we're really starting
to get the hang of things,

thanks to Jordan.

Jordan?

Yeah. Our counselor.

We were actually wondering

why we hadn't met her
before today.

But we totally love her.

Yeah. Jordan is awesome.

I had so much fun with her,

I almost forgot
I was outside.

Uh, there is no counselor
here by the name of Jordan.

Excuse me.

What just happened?

How could Rae not know who
one of her own counselors is?

What if Jordan isn't
really a counselor?

How could she not be? She knew
everything about the camp.

She knew who Rae was.

That's true.

But then why would Rae lie?

It doesn't make any sense.

I don't know.

Maybe she wasn't lying.

Maybe she just forgot.

She is a vegetarian.

Huh?

Sometimes they can
be low on iron,

which impairs
brain function,

which could affect memory.

She's always drinking
spinach smoothies.

She can't be low on iron.

Yeah. Maybe not.

I've got it. Our threefie.

What about it?

It's proof Jordan exists.

We show it to Rae.

You're a genius.

- What in the world?
- Oh, my gosh.

Why isn't Jordan
in the photo?

I don't know.

She was standing
right next to us.

- She was there.
- I know.

She was there--

her Popsicle sticks,
her charm bracelet.

They were all there.
They were all real.

They don't
seem real anymore.

Z, that's insane.
She has to be real.

Wait a minute.

What's that in the upper
right-hand corner

of the photo?

I can't tell.

It's too small in the frame.

We have to zoom in
somehow.

Here. Let me help you.

Thanks. My arms
are getting tired.

Hey!

You aren't going
to believe this.

What? What is it?

Take a look.

No way.

How did Drew photo bomb us?

She's really fast.

But we would have at least
heard her run away.

Fine. I'll say it.

This is now officially
extremely weird.

How is Drew in our threefie
photo but Jordan isn't?

There's
only one explanation.

Don't say Jordan's a ghost.

Please don't say
Jordan's a ghost.

There might be
another explanation.

Which is?

Jordan's a zombie.

Fine.

Jordan isn't a zombie.

Rae is.
You said it yourself.

She's low in iron,
so she ate Jordan.

Not helpful.

Fine.

Let's investigate
this problem

scientifically,

starting
with what we observed.

Jordan,

a very nice,
very cool, very real,

and very alive-seeming
human being.

Further evidence of which,

I touched her arm,
and it didn't fall off.

Excellent
clinical observation.

What's that noise?

Are we still investigating
things scientifically?

Always.

Mm, in that case,

based on the evidence,

I'd conclude that was
just the wind.

Just the wind?

Rattling a chain?

I'm going to go
investigate.

I'm going to hide
under the covers.

I can't let you
face this seriously
rude ghost alone.

Okay, on the count of 3--

Thousand?

Both: 1, 2, 3!

See? Nothing here.
It's just the wind.

Look. It's Jordan's
charm bracelet.

That's what was
making the noise.

Now we have empirical proof.

Jordan isn't a ghost
or a zombie.

Neither accessorizes
with jewelry.

Skulls, yes.

But where is Jordan?

And why would she leave
her bracelet on our door?

- Drew: Hello, explorers.
- Aah!

Drew, you scared us
half to death.

Are you a ghost?

I don't think so, but it
would be really cool.

No!

What are you doing out here

in the middle of the night?

Oh, uh, I saw you guys
come outside, and I--

I wanted to make sure
you were all right.

I like to think of myself as
the camp's watchful guardian

of the night realm.

What a curious coincidence.

"Watchful guardian
of the night realm"

is an anagrammatic
acronym for "wrong."

Wow. I didn't realize that.

You're fast.

Did you hang this
on our door?

No, but it's really cool.

Did you see who did?

- No.
- Then how exactly

are you a watchful guardian
of the night realm?

Uh, it's more
of an honorary title

because I don't sleep.

Listen, Drew,

this is really important.

We're trying to find
our friend Jordan.

Is she the older girl
you guys were hanging
out with today?

Yeah. Speaking of which,

how did you photo bomb
our threefie?

I didn't mean to.

I guess I'd just been
standing there so long,

I didn't realize you guys
were taking a photo.

It was really cool
how she did that thing
with the Popsicle sticks.

How long had you
been standing there?

The whole time.

Why?

It looked like you guys
were having a lot of fun.

I guess I was hoping
you'd notice me

and invite me over
to join you.

Good night, explorers.

I think we actually
have proof of two things.

Which are?

Wherever she is,
Jordan's not a ghost.

And Drew's been wanting
to hang out with us.

Head up just a bit.

Perfect.

Hey, Drew.

Hi, explorers.

Drew, we've been
a little blind.

What do you mean?

We mean,

for science-minded people,

we haven't been
very observant.

And, as a result,

we've missed a big opportunity
to make a new friend.

We'd really like
to start over.

I'd really like that, too.

If we're going to find Jordan,
we have to formulate a plan.

How do you formulate
a plan to find someone

who isn't a ghost
but acts like one?

Well, she gave you
her bracelet,

so she's acting
like a ghost

who wants to be found.

So maybe she'll
leave us another clue.

- Exactly.
- So all we have
to do is wait.

Yep.

I hate waiting.

Z, isn't this
your flip book movie?

No. Mine's in the cabin.

Are you sure?

Oh, my gosh.

This is mine,

but this is ours--
I mean, it's Jordan's.

I mean, she made it for us.
It's another clue.

See? That wasn't
too long to wait.

This is the last page
of my movie

that flew out of the window.

How'd Jordan wind up with it?

That's another question
we'll have to ask her

if we ever find her.

What's all this
supposed to mean?

It's some kind of riddle.

And this is some type
of bug. I'm out.

No. That's
a bioluminescent beetle,

or, as I like to call
them, baby fireflies.

I know this one.

This dot orbiting the Earth

is a symbol for time.

Bug time? I'm out.

Come on, Paws.
We can do this.

What do you think these
are supposed to mean?

Those are geometric
dimensions for a blueprint.

All right. I'm in.

Look, each of us can
figure out a part
of this riddle.

I say we divide
and conquer.

Too bad we can't
use the computers
at the tech facility.

Hey, I know
the perfect work space.

Cool sundial.

That dot that looks like
it's orbiting the Earth

is actually a diagram

that represents the
coordinates of this camp.

Whoa.

Based on direction
and position

relative to the sun,

I determine
that whatever it is

we're supposed to do,

we're supposed to do
right here at noon.

Right here?
In the garden?

Yep.

But my alfalfa won't
be ready to harvest

for weeks.

Then we can safely
eliminate that.

Look, this blueprint

is unlike anything
I've ever seen.

It doesn't illustrate
a conventional space.

I can't really
describe it.

It's-- It-- It's like
a factory with no walls.

A factory with no walls?

What's the point of that?

Beats me.

I've found the complex
chemical solution.

It's luciferin
and oxyluciferin.

Great. What is that?

They're one half
of a compound enzyme.

The flip book didn't
include the solution
for the other half,

but, whatever it is,
together they create
bioluminescence,

which makes things like
our firefly friends glow.

So what does it all mean?

We're supposed to be
here at noon

to look for an unconventional
space with glowing beetles?

Look. We still
haven't figured out

what this isolated
addition sign's
supposed to mean.

Holy cow. That's not
an addition sign.

What is it?

A first aid kit?

Which is where you put
hydrogen peroxide,

which must be the other
half of the compound

that makes things glow.

Let me get my goggles,
my gloves, and a mister.

Voilà.

Mind blown.

Behold firefly footprints.

Whoa.

Wow.

No more footprints.

How do we know
which way to go?

Pretty sure I did that.

But how?
Is there a trip wire?

Ah.

I think it's her
very first clue.

Ah.

You know what always
comes in...

handy?

Whoa.

So we have three keys.

What do they unlock?

And how do we find it
with no footprints?

And without
getting lost?

Lucky for us
we have a telescope.

Oh.

This way, explorers.

Adventure awaits!

Wow.

A factory without walls.

A laboratory and an artist's
studio rolled into one.

Glad you could make it.

Z, Paws: Jordan!

I'm sure my godmother
was very shocked

to hear you mention my name.

Godmother?

And Rae's mom,

my personal hero,

built the STEAM camp.

Back in the 1950s,

she made history by being

one of the very first female
civil engineers in California.

But the camp was her true
passion project.

She wanted to make STEAM
accessible to girls

from all walks of life.

I don't understand.

If Rae's your godmother,

why did she pretend
to not know you?

Yeah. And say you
weren't a counselor.

Because
I'm not a counselor

anymore.

Rae's mom passed away
last year.

It was a tough time.

Rae wanted me to run
the summer program,

but I couldn't.

I knew I could never
fill her mom's shoes.

But then you came back.

It seemed like the camp
was calling me back.

I was just going to sneak
around a little bit,

check things out,

but then I saw you two,

and you reminded me so much
of myself my first summer.

But I don't get it.

Why not just come back
and chat with us?

Why create the big mystery?

Because I knew,

with a little
bit of encouragement,

you'd realize Rae
wasn't preventing you

from doing
what you loved.

Thinking creatively

and not backing down
from a challenge,

like solving a mystery,

is going to serve you well
for the rest of your lives.

Thank you.

Paws, you're welcome
here any time

to build absolutely
anything

your imagination
can come up with.

Deal.

I don't suppose you could use

an extra set of hands
in your garden.

I was hoping you'd ask.

Deal.

So you digitally
lifted yourself

out of our threefie.

And I promise to teach you

every shortcut from every
piece of software I know.

Why stop there?

Why not come back with us

and teach all the campers
everything you know?

Jordan, you were right.

Your mystery challenge
was really exciting.

And we learned so much
from working with each other.

That proves you're
the perfect person

to run the whole
summer program.

Cosine.

When I saw all this,

I knew
it was a good sign.

I'm sorry I let you down.

Let me down? No.

You gave me
all the hope I needed.

Welcome home.

We can dream of
anything we want

Working together,
we have so much fun

We have all of the tools
right inside us

Every molecule

I've got your back,
and you've got mine

We can do this,
it's our time

Show the world
how much we shine

Together we can
conquer whatever

Together we can
conquer whatever

Take a deep breath
out in the wilderness

Let's use our head,
make it fun instead

Things aren't always
what they seem

Let's find
what's in between

We can open up our eyes

Feels so good
to be outside

Together we can
conquer whatever

Together we can
conquer whatever

If we believe
and we persist

And keep asking questions

Stay curious

We'll find what
we're looking for

Using our minds,
we always score

- Together
- If we believe

- We can conquer whatever
- And we persist

And keep asking questions,
stay curious

- Together
- We'll find

- We can conquer whatever
- What we're looking for

Using our minds,
we always score

If we believe
and we persist

And keep asking questions

Stay curious

- Together
- We'll find

What we're looking for

Using our minds,
we always score