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[pop song] ♪ The secret's out ♪

♪ I can't even bear to say♪

♪ You might not live another day ♪

♪ Now we'll find out ♪

♪ You got the fire in you...♪

[Nori] Ah... April Shon...

I thought I was the one bringing the merch.

[Nori] Um... just helping Lila out.

This is from April's last album.

I was under strict instructions -

current album promo material only.

It's for April to sign

when you take her on that dive, isn't it?

Only if she has time.

[hiccups]

[laughs] It's okay.

My bodily functions also go skew-whiff when I'm nervous.

-I'm not nervous. -Okay.

[hiccups]

[Lila, on radio] That was superstar April Shon,

who will be performing live today

on Rock Island FM

for our special beachside broadcast.

She'll be giving us a sneak peak of a brand-new song!

Don't you just love her?

-Here's the merch. -Thanks for the help.

There's so much to get organised.

Meesha told me to remind you...

I am not delaying April's performance

for a karate comp.

She either gets here in time or she doesn't.

I'll let you tell her that.

-Move. Back over there. -[hiccups]

So?

Nervous about your date with April?

It's not a date. It's a dive.

-Organised by her management. -Right.

You, April, underwater, nobody else around...

-Come on, it's a date. -[hiccups]

Hey! I'm nervous too.

About my date? I mean, dive.

Sure.

But also, April's halo effect is huge.

And having her on the show

could really spread the word about our anti-mining campaign.

Her follower numbers always triple after a live performance.

And with a new album coming out,

she's gonna be even bigger!

And... I...

I'd better help with the set-up for April's gig.

-Yeah. You should. -Yeah.

Don't want anything to go wrong.

Um...

That was April Shon, breaking hearts everywhere.

She'll be performing live in just a few hours

so we're all getting excited over here.

[electricity crackles]

Wow. The... atmosphere over here is electric.

Literally.

Coming up next, from...

-[zap!] -[screams]

Nori!

[Ellis] Nori! Can you hear me?

April Shon?

-What happened? -Did you get electrocuted?

-Was that what that was? -Let me help you up.

-[zap!] -Ahh!

Ow!

What was that?!

[groans]

Was that me? I'm sorry.

I feel tingly.

[electricity crackles]

Is this what an electric shock feels like?

The electricity should've left your body already.

But... I think...

-[zap!] -Ow!

Really?!

It makes no sense.

[zap!]

But you are electric!

♪ It's a curious situation ♪

♪ A strong case of speculation how ♪

♪ It takes more than intuition ♪

♪ To work the situation out ♪

♪ It's right before your eyes Can you feel it? ♪

♪ It's right between the lines Try to reveal it ♪

♪ So look until you find all of the pieces ♪

♪ Put them together ♪

♪ Now you see it ♪

♪ Rock Island Mysteries. ♪

Power's out everywhere. Bad, bad news.

Show's off until they get it fixed.

I can't be electric.

The human body conducts electricity.

If you got a shock from the power surge,

it should've left you

as soon as you took your hand off the power source.

But instead it got trapped? In me?

[phone buzzes]

Oh. It's just my phone. Sorry.

-It's April's people. -[phone buzzes]

If they've found out about the blackout,

they could cancel!

Hello.

It's just like my hiccups.

A blip! I can still take April out.

-Um... on a dive?

-In water? -Yeah.

A situation which doesn't exactly

mix well with electricity!

April's already on the ferry.

She'll be in here in two hours!

I'm not sure about this, Nori.

Electricity is just power.

And I need to burn it off.

[gasps] I don't feel so good...

-[zap!] -Ahh!

It's obvious what you need to do.

Earth.

Nature's very own electrical conductor.

Gaia! Mother Earth!

Take from our friend that which he does not need.

Let his energy flow through you!

Okay.

-[zap!] -Ow!

Sorry. Guess Gaia didn't want it.

Both good theories,

but it's time for some real science.

A Leyden jar.

Leyden jar? That's science?

My award-winning entry to the Grade Five science comp.

That was five years ago!

Is it even gonna work?

It's designed to de-charge electricity.

Just attach these...

and then turn the wheel and... de-charge.

It was voted most innovative design.

Brock Jefferson's ant farm,

while impressive, didn't stand a chance...

Is it safe?

Of course!

Just... turn the wheel. Slowly.

[wheel squeaks]

A little faster.

Yeah.

-[Lila chuckles] -Yeah. And faster.

Okay, and...

[electricity crackles]

Oh.

That should have worked.

-Why didn't that work? -[phone buzzes]

[both mutter indistinctly]

It's April!

Directly to me!

She says she's excited for the dive.

Oh, what do I do?

I can't cancel. It's April Shon.

Your phone.

It's not fritzing!

The case must be protecting it?

How am I gonna type a response without zapping the screen?

And what am I gonna tell April?

She's gonna hate me.

-[electricity crackles] -I'm gonna hate me.

-[zap!] -Ow!

He didn't even touch me!

I can feel it getting worse.

-Here, take this. -[stammers]

We're going to help you,

but we need to protect ourselves first.

Is this really necessary?

The protective foam suit

is meant to act like your phone case.

It's meant to keep youinsulated and usunzapped.

Yes, but if you do wanna cancel on April,

I wouldn't do it in person.

Bro. What is with the get-up?

[groans]

Oh! What is that smell?!

Fish bait.

Half melted thanks to the freezers going down.

-Dude, you look like a floatie. -Ha!

Is there a kids' party going on? Are you the entertainment?

-I hope they're paying you well. -[electricity crackles]

Maybe the power's coming back on.

-Can this day get any worse! -[zap!]

[glass breaks]

Whoops.

This isn't normal electricity we're dealing with.

Could it be your emotions?

Think about it.

You zapped me when you were worried about April.

And when Silas was teasing you made the lights go bang!

[laughs]

You're like an electrical mood ring.

Does the why even matter at this point?

I just want it to stop!

-Nori, breathe. -How?!

I've been infected with some strange electrical current

on what was supposed to be the best day of my life!

-[electricity crackles] -Ow! Stop!

Was that me?

Quickly!

Take off anything metal you're wearing!

Check your pockets!

My lucky coin. It's stuck!

I can't get it out!

-Get out of here now! -Ahh!

[electricity crackles]

[zap!]

[Ellis] I can still feel it! It burns!

Is nothing safe anymore?

[announcer] This is an emergency broadcast.

Please be patient and stay home while we work to restore power.

Thanks for the loan, but, please,

don't cook any more of my clothes.

Guys, I'm so sorry.

If I could stop zapping you, I swear I would.

Well, it definitely gets worse when you're stressed.

So just try and take some deep breaths.

Inhale, exhale.

What's this in your pocket?

Did you have this when the surge happened?

It's a guitar pick I made for April.

Awww. [giggles]

How sweet.

Is it burnt too?

This piece of wood should've been fried to a crisp.

Hold this.

So that pick is somehow unaffected by his electricity?

What wood did you use to make that from?

I don't know. Faraz gave it to me.

The wood could be the key.

We need to find out everything about the tree it came from.

And if he has any more that I can study.

Let's talk to him. Now.

You find Faraz.

I'm not letting anyone else see me like this.

We could just say

you're testing an extra-insulation suit

to protect against jellyfish stings.

[electricity crackles]

Is he out there?

I can't see him.

-Whoa! -[zap!]

What?

[both] Nothing.

And Meesha for the win!

Total annihilation.

Ooh! Yeah! Ah!

Uh... excuse me?

-Victory cheer? -Power's out everywhere.

April's show is off. And Nori's electric.

Um... 'electric' as in he's on his game?

-Or 'electric' as in... -Voltage.

It's a whole thing.

But...

I think I found something in Uncle Charlie's journal.

What is it?

There is a this tree called The Lightning Tree.

But, weirdly enough, it doesn't get affected by lightning.

Aren't trees the first victim in a lightning storm?

But this one doesn't get charred or burnt.

Just like the guitar pick.

What if it came from the wood of that tree?

Guitar pick?

But what are those dots and those squiggles?

Bats? I don't know.

How about you catch me up properly?

This has been a day.

Gillian left me in charge

and thanks to the island-wide blackout

I'm having to get rid of all this spoilt food.

The wood you gave Nori to carve this from -

is there anything important we should know about it?

Oh, excellent work, Nori.

Thanks. I worked hard on it.

Actually, I'm using the power outage

to sell some Faraz originals.

Don't know why Gillian wont let me

set up a permanent display.

Faraz? The tree the pick came from?

Oh, yes.

It's driftwood from the Rock Island strangler fig.

There's a big tree on the ridge over there

on the Eastern Bluff forest.

Anything else special about it?

No. Should there be?

Anyway, I've gotta get out there.

April Shon's fans will be swarming

and I've got some art to sell.

[phone buzzes]

[sighs] Good news.

Meesha says she's got something to show us.

Let's go.

Oh. You're back.

I leave for five minutes and you get all zappy.

-Nice outfit, by the way. -[electricity crackles]

Electrical mood ring, remember?

Well, we have good news. Lila's found something.

A tree that traps lightning.

That has to have something to do with your sparky situation.

But I didn't get struck by lightning.

Power surges and lightning hold a huge electrical load.

What's that squiggle?

Snap! That's what I said.

Hmm.

Faraz told us that the pick is made out of driftwood

from the Rock Island strangler fig.

And there's a big one in the Bluff forest.

That's gotta be the same tree, right?

If I could get a sample of its root,

I can run a DNA analysis to understand how it works.

[phone buzzes]

Oh, could you chuck my phone here?

-Oh! -[Nori] What? Who is it?

It's from April.

She wants to know where to meet you for the dive.

What does she say? Her exact words.

Oh, yeah.

"Where should I meet you for the dive?"

Question mark.

Great.

Right, okay, um...

Write back, uh...

"Yo, April..."

'Yo'?

"Hey, April...

"Looking forward to the dive.

"Just the minor issue of me being electric..."

"Being electric".

Huh? You can't say that!

I can't see her.

But I can't cancel, either.

This could be my only chance to go on a date...

-Dive. -...dive with her!

-Whoa! -[phone beeps]

Please tell me you didn't send that.

Okay, bad news.

Yes, I sent it.

Good news - autocorrect changed it!

Show me.

"Just the minor issue of me being flatulent"?

-How is that good news?! -Nori, just calm down!

Stop telling me to calm down!

-[electricity crackles] -Argh!

Ow. Oh.

Are you okay?

Ow!

[gasp]

What?

What is it?

Why are you being weird?

We don't want you to get more upset, but...

You zapped your eyebrow off.

No!

How can this day get any worse?

No. This is okay. That I can fix.

My make-up bag is in the radio van.

We're gonna go find the tree.

Yeah. Okay.

Nori's zaps are getting worse.

This tree better give us some idea of how to help him.

If Uncle Charlie investigated it, it has to be special.

If it's trapping lightning,

how come it hasn't gone up in flames?

It's probably not actually trapping the lightning.

Usually when a tree is struck

the outside shows signs of damage.

And this one isn't showing those signs?

So the lightning's going somewhere else.

And whatever that somewhere else is,

it might be able to help us.

Whoa.

That's funny.

You don't usually see fireflies at day time.

This must be it?

No signs of exterior damage

despite being the tallest tree in the area.

I'd say high probability we've found The Lightning Tree.

We need to find a tree root to run the DNA analysis.

-You call that digging? -Huh?

Light feathering motions.

Ohh!

April will be here soon.

-Any response? -Still nothing.

She's probably trying to figure out

how to politely cancel because of my flatulence.

Maybe it's for the best. Sparks and gas don't really mix.

It was a typo! Ohh!

Besides, what does it matter, anyway?

I can't let her see me like this.

Your eyebrow only needs a tiny adjustment.

-I meant being electric! -Right.

I'm gonna be like this forever, aren't I?

I can say goodbye to diving. Or any form of human contact.

Nori, your feet!

Now I'm barbecuing the beach!

Let's go.

Whoa!

Hold on.

Is it strange the fireflies are only around one tree?

The journal.

Sure. Here.

Of course!

So that must mean...

We've got it all wrong. It's not the tree!

It's the fireflies!

Fireflies?

Nori, you look dreadful.

I don't feel great.

He's overheating!

Please, tell me you found something to help?

Fireflies!

There were a bunch of them around the tree.

And the squiggle, it's actually an E,

the symbol for energy.

The tree discharges energy into the fireflies!

And that causes their unusual heat signature.

So, the wood from the pick

somehow transferred all of the island's power

from the surge into me?

It's not the strangest thing to happen on the island.

Are you saying I'm a firefly?

How do fireflies get rid of their electricity?

These were at the tree.

Their electrical charge builds up until they...

...burn out.

[Lila] How do we help him?

It's not like we can pour water on him to cool him down!

-I've got it! -Not the Leyden jar.

-What is it? -A failed science experiment.

Let it go, Ellis! It doesn't work!

Because I needed the right conductor.

And now we have the best one possible -

the root of The Lightning Tree.

-Put this in the ground. -Okay.

Now stand back.

[Lila] Stay with us, Nori!

Careful, Ellis.

[Ellis gasps]

Okay, now, turn that wheel to release the charge.

-I can't. -Yes, you can.

April's waiting.

We're waiting. You can do this.

[gasps]

[Meesha] Go, Nori.

That's good, Nori!

[electricity crackles]

[Ellis] It's working!

The power's back on!

Does that mean Nori's de-charged?

I feel... deflated.

Okay, let me test him.

Come on.

[laughs]

Nice!

April's here!

Guy, I don't know if I can do this.

What?! You just survived being a firefly for a day!

You can totally go on a date with April.

You might just want to fix... that.

That's easy, but April's gig is off.

Nothing is set up!

There's no stage, no seating. Nothing.

I might have an idea.

[slow acoustic ballad]

♪ I promise I'm learning ♪

♪ Learning how to listen to myself ♪

♪ But it's so exhausting ♪

♪ Coz I don't ever wanna ask for help ♪

♪ Or keeping much new hope ♪

♪ I always hope you'll do the same ♪

♪ We're in this together ♪

♪ Don't say you'll do my best ♪

♪ Just stay ♪

[cheering and applause]

And that was April Shon unplugged

with a brand-new track.

It's a Rock Island exclusive!

You're listening to Rock Island FM.

Heya. You still up for our dive?

I am, if you're feeling... okay?

Oh. You mean my little... issue?

Autocorrect fail, sorry.

This dive's going to be awesome.

[hiccups]

[laughs] Cute.

I need my dose of Rock Island

before this tour really kicks off.

Get it while you can.

Have you heard about the mine that just set up here?

Mining? No way!

What can I do to help? I have a pretty big reach on socials.

Really? I didn't know that.

Well, uh... if you're keen,

Lila's got about 100 things to run by you.

[April laughs]

♪ Rock Island Mysteries ♪