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Wow! It's been at least 20 minutes.

That portal is not shutting any time soon!

Mm, doesn't look like it.

Awesome!

I mean...awful, really awful!

So I suppose that means that until we close it...

Which we can't do until we work out why the Spookies won't go home.

..then new Spookies are going to be pouring through!

Not for long.

I think I have a solution.

Ugh!

FIL, please show them the plan.

I will scramble the frequency at which this portal operates.

This will act as a camouflage, disguising the portal in the

Spooky Dimension and thus slowing down the arrival of Spookies.

So it's like hiding your Brussels sprouts under your napkin?

Exactly. But just like concealing your vegetables, it's not foolproof.

How long till you're ready, FIL?

I work faster alone. Please see yourselves out.

OK. I guess we should get the Spookies back to

the shipping containers for the night.

Ooh! Someone's keen!

Chaos can't get out of here fast enough!

ALARMS BLARE

KNOCK AT DOOR

Bert! You want me to start on... popcorn?!

Hey, Bill. You ready for your pretend high-school day?

If you mean high school orientation, then yes, but what's the deal

with this clean room thing?

I couldn't sleep, so I got up early, did all of my chores,

now I'm heading to Xena's to see the Spookies, feed Chaos

and take Forget-A-Bull for a little stroll.

But you realise more Spookies means more problems, not more fun, right?

Agree to disagree, sis.

Mm, all right, I'll turn on the popcorn machine for you.

Clean room to the max!

Mm? RATTLING

Hm.

Better do another bag.

Chaos gets pretty hungry.

OK. Final checks.

All right. Biology, section one.

Physics, section two.

You nervous? About a permanent portal and Spookies

who don't want to go home? Uh, obviously!

No, about orientation.

You've been working on that for weeks.

Look, the Stem programme at Sunny Valley Secondary sounds cool.

If they ask me something, I want to be ready.

PHONE RINGS

Xen, what's up?

This is no time for pleasantries, Bert.

Do you recall how I though it would be safe to store

the Spookies in my parents' shipping containers?

That plan is now obsolete.

Don't love where this is going.

My parents have just informed me they are being shipped overseas

this very afternoon.

What?! How am I meant to deal with this when I've got

orientation all day?!

Let's divide and conquer.

While you focus on being a Stem legend,

Xen and I can take care of the Spooky sitch.

Right, Xen? As always, I applaud your optimism, Bert.

How long have we got?

Until 3.30pm. Hmm.

I got it! Spooky HQ!

We'll get Spooky HQ back and move the Spookies there.

Agreed. You must arrive post-haste.

Forget-A-Bull!

See? Got it sorted.

DOOR CLOSES

Oh-oh-oh, my little baby going to high school soon!

How did you get so big?!

OK, hold it together, Ed.

And where do you think you're going, Bert?

Just because it's a lesson planning day for the teachers doesn't mean

you get the day off, too. One step ahead of you, Mama Bear.

All my day-off chores are done, and my room is perfecto.

So I'm off to Xen's for a VIP popcorn delivery. Uh, excuse me

while I just witness this minor miracle with my own eyes.

DOORBELL Billie! Let's go!

Got to go!

I'm off, too. See you, Ed. If you need me, I'll... Bert!

Get in here, please!

What?

So this is ready to inspect, is it?

This is not how it looked before!

And that is why my time as school captain will make me an invaluable

member of the Sunny Valley Secondary School Council.

You're going to smash this.

No, WE'RE going to smash this.

Aren't we, Derek?

D-train's ready to rumble!

I'm literally so excited to be going to high school with you two.

Being teenagers is going to be the actual best, especially now

all of that Spooky stuff is finally behind us.

Let's do it, team.

OK, affirmation time.

We are smart.

We are capable.

We have never been more ready.

We are smart.

We are capable. We have never been more ready.

SVP represent.

I'm going to work the room.

Probably not a good time to tell Beans that Spookies are back, eh?

No way!

You doing OK?

Hey, smart, capable,

never been more ready, right?

You bet. See you afterwards.

I'm off to break some PBs.

Sorry I'm late, Xen. I think we've got another Spooky! Already?!

Drat! Should we go catch it?

I'm afraid it's not a priority, Bert.

We only have until 3.30 to get Spooky HQ back

and transfer our Spooky friends there, feed Chaos,

then we can go.

What?! I popped this myself!

See, Xen? This is a Spooky strike, for sure.

Someone has to catch it.

But Derek and Billie are otherwise engaged. That's OK.

I know just the person to call.

Bert, talk to me! Hey, Backpack Jess.

Xen and I were wondering... Yes!

But we haven't even told you...

Does it involves Spookies?

Maybe?

Then I'll do it!

OK. Your mission.

Collect the Spooky Detector and pinpoint the Spooky's location.

Do not engage.

Alert us and we will advise a safe course of action.

Thank you for your impending service.

JESS SQUEALS

I'm going to find a Spooky! I'm going to find a Spooky!

Extended Spooky Crew for the win.

Next stop, Bowl-O-Rama.

I hope the Johns are amenable to our resurrection of Spooky HQ.

Pfft! What do they care?

We practically own the place.

Whoa! Where are you tiny trespassers going?

Since when do you walk around like you own the place?

Since...always?

Not any more, kiddos. We've got to be extra careful around here

with all the special loot we just scored.

Guess who just got a set of genuine imitation

Planet Battle light shaders at the low, low price

of four hundie bucks a pop?!

Wah! I challenge you to a duel!

Phwoah! I accept your duel!

Ka-zing! Wa-pow!

Ka-laser!

Would it not be more entertaining to free them of their packaging?

Not if you want them to hold their value. Doy!

THEY GRUNT

O-o-o-o-argh! GRUNTING

Cool, dudes!

We're just going to go into that, uh, room that we used

to hang in. Thanks. Bye.

A-a-a-a-a-actually, Bertorino...

..we might have a little problem there.

Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha!

Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew!

DETECTOR CHIRPS

Where are you, Spooky?

I'm coming for you.

And then last year, I spent a month on exchange in South America, doing

a volunteer programme, studying capybaras, which never

would have happened if it wasn't for the Stem programme.

So today is a really great day for us to get to know some of our

potential candidates for next year.

Um, so we're going to start off with some experiments

and then we'll hear from you guys.

So, everyone get up, grab a lab coat, and we'll get to it.

All right, future sports stars,

how about we get started with a lap of the field, OK?

Come on, guys. Let's break some PBs, champions.

OK, on your marks.

Get set.

Go!

Check out this firecracker!

INTENSE CHEERING, UPBEAT MUSIC

CHEERING MUSIC DISTORTS AND SLOWS

Nice. Nice job.

Well done, everyone.

Good job, guys. Good job, guys.

Good job. Nice job, everyone.

Get a drink.

Hey. Nice one, mate. It was a great start.

You've just got to pace yourself.

Bowl-O-Rama 5000 pet accessories?

Miniature collector's edition medieval space farmer action boots?!

Hey. Those are valid investments.

Yeah, and this future gold mine means there's not exactly space

down here for your little nerd club. HE CHUCKLES

Soz, lolz.

Johns, you have indeed amassed a treasure trove.

How sad to think it won't last.

Wait.

What do you mean it won't last?

Damp air, irregular temperatures, black mould.

These are not the conditions in which to store

such valuable items.

W-w-what do we do?

I only have 3,000 of these

Detective Catfish MD, Undercover Attorney at Law, action figures!

I can't afford to lose a single one!

Well, Xen and I are on a day off today.

We could move it all to a better spot for you.

Yeah, yeah. Exactly.

There are plenty of other spaces in the building more suitable.

But do we want to do that on our day off?

Come on. You do. Come on, kids. You do. Kids! Come on!

Eh...

Commiserations, Johns. JOHNS GASP

Wait, please, tiny people! Kids!

If we could sell this stuff, we could save the alley. OK, OK.

Wait! What if we let you guys have this space back once you're done?

Eh...

AND...we'll give you a...

6% bowling discount. Eh...

And free slushies for a month!

For life! John!

Gah! It's too much.

Accepted.

Yes! Oh! Yeah!

Now leave us alone.

We must get to work.

SPOOKY DETECTOR CHIRPS

It's orange! I'm getting close!

SHE GASPS OK.

Express instructions - "Do not engage."

FRANTIC CHIRPING

I found you! I found you, Spooky! SHE SQUEALS

Do not engage.

SPOOKY CHITTERS

Do not engage.

Well, maybe engage just a little bit.

SPOOKY CHITTERS

So now it's time to hear about some of your Stem goals.

How about...Billie?

Sure!

I had a couple of things I wanted to talk about.

Billie?

Well...

..I guess...

..the biggest thing

I'd like you to know about me...

..is that I am all about the mysteries in life.

Cos there's loads, right?

Everywhere you look, even right in front of us.

We think we know how the world works, but we only understand

the tiniest part of the whole universe.

That's why I love Stem,

because I have so many questions

and I never want to stop looking for answers.

Endless curiosity. Love it.

And that's the exact attitude that we're looking for.

All right. Who else would like to share their Stem goals?

Hi, everyone. I'm Sam and I've been...

Ugh!

So this is my card.

Call me, day or night.

"Participation"?

Hey, keep smashing it, Firecracker.

PHONE CHIMES

Great work, Xen.

One more box and we're good to go.

I did it! I did it!

I got the Spooky!

You captured it without assistance?!

That's awesome! That's ill-advised.

Well, either that or it's the biggest centipede I've ever seen!

Look! SPOOKY SCREECHES

What is it doing?! Ah!

Help! What...? No!

Hey! Come back here! Eww!

Mega Spooky bug alert!

No! What?!

What kind of overgrown insectoid is that?!

No, not the shirts!

It's undoing all of our doing!

We'll never get HQ ready in time!

No, no, no, no! Ugh!

THEY COUGH

We have to catch it!

There it is!

We sweep it into the bucket,

in three, two...

XENA SCREAMS No! Whoa!

Grab it! BUG CHITTERS, BERT LAUGHS

HE EXCLAIMS So tickly, Bert!

I can't hold on!

Wait! Xen, don't let...go! THEY LAUGH

Oh! Grab it!

No! Quick, get it!

Stop! No! No, it's getting away!

It's too slippery!

Come back!

What happened in here?!

I thought you said HQ was ready!

It's a Spooky!

A giant, wormy bug that has a squillion tickly legs!

And a very overactive slime gland!

It also seems that this Spooky has an uncanny ability to reverse

whatever it is you're trying to achieve.

A wormhole worm, if you will.

So let's go catch it already!

But what about Chaos and the others?

We're running out of time to get them from the container.

You're right. Derek and I can keep cleaning.

You three go after the Spooky.

It can't have gone far.

You know I could totally just catch it with my hands again.

I salute your bravery,

but the vacuum technique, as invented by my arachnophobic father,

may be a better containment method.

Ooh! Here's a piece of his space rake!

Yes!

Whoever puts the last piece in gets top bunk tonight.

Don't let the Johns see us!

What if we bought another set of bunks so we could both

have top bunks?

What, do you think we're made of bunk money? Dude!

I see it! I see it!

Then it is, as they say...

..go time!

THUD!

Yes!

Woo! Yes, we got it! ALARM BLARES

3.30 already?!

Oh, no. We still haven't collected our Spooky friends!

I've got it.

Come on, let's go to Xen's.

Bert, do you have a plan?

Do I have a plan?!

I didn't have a plan.

I was hoping I'd come up with something on the way.

Are the Spookies in that one?

Afraid so.

SEDATE MUSIC PLAYS

LOUD RUMBLING, SPOOKIES CHIRP

Spooky Hunter, silencio!

OK. New Jersey, check. Mm-hm.

Tokyo. Yes!

And Oxford.

All done, milady.

Well, looks like everything's properly packed

and correctly categorised.

Friends, I do not wish to overstate the seriousness of this situation,

but our Spookies are seconds away from being shipped to Tokyo!

Let's get Tokyo on the road. Come on.

They're lined up now, Jerry.

Maybe we can get the Spooky to help us.

We know it messes with time,

and we are out of time.

What if we create a distraction?

Then we can sneak the Spookies out.

Oh!

I grabbed some stuff on the way out,

just in case it's...useful?

I may have an idea, and not in a Bert sort of way. Huh?

Looks good, right?

Earth to D-train.

Is that race still bothering you?

Billie, I came fourth!

I didn't even place!

That's never happened before.

Oh. Sounds terrible.

Imagine not coming first!

I know it sounds silly, but all through primary school, sports

has always been the thing that I'm best at.

What if I'm not the best in high school?

I just don't think I'm ready.

Change is hard.

Nobody's ever really ready for it.

But high school isn't about who we were before.

It's about who we want to be in the future.

So you can be whoever you want.

I've never thought about it that way. Thanks, Billie.

It's now or never, people.

OK, worm, let's make a distraction.

BEEPING

We need it to make one big slime circle.

Get those slimy footsteps going!

I wonder what it's going to reverse!

I was not expecting that!

Oh! Oh...

Oh, no! What...? What's happened?!

There must be an unstable substance. It's a disaster!

Stop! Stop the truck!

Oh! Stop the truck!

Here we are...! BEEPING

OK, they're distracted.

Now let's get the Spookies back to HQ.

Let's tame those time-travelling toes.

Tiny boot, please.

Voila.

So, no slimy footprints, no wormholes.

That's the idea.

OK. Nearly there. Just one more.

And...it's on!

Who would have thought?

A practical use for the Johns' utterly impractical trinkets!

Nice work, Spooky Crew.

Today was definitely a team effort.

And we are definitely the best team in Sunny Valley.

Except for maybe Derek's basketball team,

and his fencing team,

and his swimming team, and...

Actually, I think I'm going to cut back on all the teams.

Oh, I hear you.

I'd love it if Mum let me drop a few of my after-school activities.

I think I'm going to drop them all, for good.

What?! Is this because of today?!

It's like you said, Billie.

I don't need to be just a sports guy any more.

In fact, I don't need to do sports at all.

That's not quite what I meant.

Plus, we've got way more important things on our plate,

like what we're going to do if Spookies keep arriving

and none of them want to go home.

Oh, like the one that arrived a few minutes ago?

FIL, we have another Spooky?!

Why didn't you say?! I'm sorry,

do you want me to put my massive computing power into hiding

an interdimensional portal,

or performing the role of a glorified doorbell?

Here I am, brain the size of a planet... FIL, this isn't the time

for petulance. Nope! It's time for action.

SCREECHING