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You don't think old Red will be finding

our treasure here now, do you?

No, he be knowing what's good for him.

Hey,

it's a kid. He's been watching us.

Okay, he'll kill us if we get

discovered.

Come here, kid.

Hey, come here, kid.

What the How did he do that?

Get it. Get it.

The swamp is my world. It is who I am.

It is what I am.

I was once a man. I know the evil men

do.

Do not bring your evil here. I warn you.

Beware the wrath of

Swamp Thing.

Whoa. Hold it, young man. What's the

rush?

Pirate treasure. Swap monster.

Homework first. monster. Second,

I did my homework.

I found your school books in the bushes.

Joshua,

a big man stole them and I put them

there.

No, Joshua, you did.

I thought you were going to clean out

your closet and give me some stuff for

my yard sale. I told you if you didn't,

I would. And you might not like what I

sell. I cleaned out my closet. I didn't

find nothing.

Joshua,

the lying has to stop.

But this is monster. I saw him. He

grabbed nasty beat the pirate and his

henchmen squid.

Joshua, turn your imagination off.

Please.

Mrs. Mendelson at school.

He doesn't believe me either.

Dad wouldn't believe me.

Joshua. Joshua.

useless. All totally worthless to me.

All my hydration units lost. Not one of

them where they're supposed to be.

I don't know, doctor. They said they'd

bury them where you specified.

Well, they forgot, didn't they? Each of

these units has to be buried in a

specific spot for my plan to work. These

sparks, Graham. Those hillbillies you

hired had 50 units and they buried 50

units in the wrong places.

You know, maybe it's just too much to

ask to better mankind. I finally devised

a plan that everybody would laugh. And

who botches it?

They said they knew the swamp, so I

figured.

You figured? You figured, did you?

Don't ever do that again, Graeme. Not

while I live and breathe this fresh air.

or I shall kill you on the spot. We'll

find them, doctor. The the tracks are

pretty fresh.

I told you we shouldn't have slept down

here last night. We could have been out

of here by now.

I didn't want to be moving around that

thing out here. Let's head out of this

way.

Move around Creek Side. I want them

captured. Do not kill them. Do you hear

me? We can cut them off. They'll have

nowhere to go except toward Dr. Arcane's

compound.

Let's go.

Dr. Arcane. Dr. Arcane. What? Do you

have them yet?

Not yet, sir. But I was just thinking,

what about the perimeter fence?

It's electrified. They're not that

stupid.

We got to jump it. Come on. You first. I

GIVE YOU A LEG UP. HURRY UP.

NO, DON'T TOUCH THE FENCE.

SECTOR 3, CUT IT OFF NOW.

NUTS. Now we'll never know.

Where ye be monster?

There be treasure buried here.

Ready treasure.

If that's who I think it is. You've got

a lot of explaining to do, Graeme. I've

been trying to readjust the remaining

units.

Where'd you get that?

How about a yard sale?

I'm sorry to drag you all the way out

here so late, Will, but

Joshua likes you so much. You're like

his big brother.

I'm glad that I can help, Mrs. R.

I really appreciate it.

That swamp has already taken the man I

love. And now it's wrapping its dirty

tendrils around my son.

It's not the swamp's fault.

I know it's mine.

No, it's not your fault either.

Well, other people find themselves

single parents and their kids don't turn

into Heliens. I It just keeps getting

worse with no end in sight.

You know, it took me about 2 years after

my mother died before I could even be

civil around anyone.

That's got to be really tough on a young

kid to to handle that kind of sudden

loss.

Time, huh?

Well, I guess you didn't turn out too

badly, Will.

My old man's got a different gray hair

for every day of that two years.

Is that the good news or the bad news?

You get some rest. I'll go find Joshua.

Well, I can't just sit here and do

nothing.

Well, you're going to have to because

you see what's probably going to happen

is he's going to get tired and he's

going to want to come home. Now, you

should be here when he does. Okay.

Thanks, Will.

Besides, that little Rugrat still owes

me 50 cents for a comic book that I

loaned him. I'll find him.

A Hawaii. Who goes there?

Put your hands up.

Why?

Cuz I'm ready at the lower caves and you

be my prisoner monster.

Nice fire, Red. What now?

I don't know. I can't bring you back

with me.

Why not?

Cuz you don't really exist.

I don't.

No. You're my imagination. The mom tells

me I got one that won't quit.

No,

Joshua.

Joshua.

Joshua, is that you? Joshua, this isn't

funny.

Lost something.

I guess it broke when those nasty

pirates were chasing me. It was my

dad's. He gave it to me.

He must love you very much.

He died.

I'm sorry.

He used to take me everywhere and play

games with me. Mom doesn't do that. She

says she's got to do work all the time

now.

Joshua, sometimes adults aren't free to

do all that they like. So, you can't

judge them that way.

They all judge me. They can't tell when

I'm playing. But dad always knew the

difference.

It's not like I really think I'm ready.

I mean, I wish I could be. Dad said I

could be anyone I wanted to.

Then keep listening to him, Joshua. Let

your father's spirit guide you. It's

there in your conscience.

Trust in what you feel.

What your mother needs you right now.

I guess.

What were those bad pirates burying?

Treasure. I followed them for two days

and made a treasure map.

May I see it?

I I I I don't have it. He

just Somebody stole it.

Joshua,

I should get home.

Mom. Mom, I'm

Hello, Joshua.

Looking for your mommy.

We'll have to talk about that, won't we,

now?

Just as we'll have to talk about a very

interesting device I obtained at your

yard sale.

Mom.

Mom, are you okay?

Touching, isn't it, Graeme? Makes you

want to go out and procreate, doesn't

it? They'll never mind.

What are you doing to my mom?

Nothing.

Not yet, anyway.

You see, Joshua, I'm rather a nice man.

But him on the other hand, oh, he's

evil, mean, and nasty.

A bit of a bully, if you know what I

mean. And unfortunately, we're in Mr.

Graham's playroom. He likes to do all

kinds of terrible things here.

Real terrible.

Now, we don't want anything terrible to

happen to your mommy, do we?

Good boy. Now, why don't you tell me

where you found this little hydration

unit? Hey,

I don't know what that is.

I'm sure like most little boys and

girls, you like to tell little lies,

don't you? But you see, we're serious

here. Now, you tell me, you little sod,

before I lose my patience.

I found it in the swamp.

Good boy. Where?

I don't know.

What are you doing?

Mr. Graeme has been playing around with

the effects of severe infrared light on

human flesh. It's very nasty. Very

painful. You want to watch?

Stop. Let her go.

Energetic little sword, isn't he? Now,

you listen to me. You'll tell me what

happened to my hydration units quickly

or your mother dies a painful death.

I don't know. It has to hear my map.

Map?

You have a map?

Yes. I follow the pirates who made a

treasure map of their treasure spots.

NOW TURN IT OFF.

He made a map of the treasure spots. I

can find all my units and replace them.

Graham, we can go ahead as scheduled.

Now, Joshua, take me to your map.

Let her go.

No, I think we'll bring Mommy with us.

And if the map isn't there, Joshua,

you'll find out what happens when Mr.

Graham and I decide to play pirates.

Matey.

Alex.

Alex.

Over here. Will.

What's that?

Another of Arcane's deadly toys.

Ingenious. I'll give him that.

Doesn't sound good. What is it exactly?

It's powdered alkalines and crystallized

acetic bases in a benign decomposition

matrix.

English allec. It's my first language.

Sorry. Normally, these chemicals are

nature's building blocks. But in this

configuration, leech slowly into the

water. They could neutralize life

supporting algae.

The jerk's trying to destroy the swamp

again.

Apparently, with the algae gone, other

microorganisms would soon follow. Then,

with nothing to eat, the insects would

die. Then the fish, the birds, the

plants, everything. an ecological

disaster. You can stop it, can't you?

These are natural elements, Will. I

can't distinguish them from what nature

intends. I can't find the other cases.

You mean there's more? How do you know?

A small boy followed Arcane's men.

Joshua?

Joshua Rigger? That's That's why I'm

here. He's missing.

He left here hours ago to return home.

Arcane.

Well,

I'm not going any further till you let

my mom go.

It's not going to happen, kid. Till we

get the map.

Give him what he wants, Josh. Please.

I don't trust him. The big green man

told me to trust in what I feel.

Big green man.

Holland. Damn it. I was hoping to avoid

him. Spread out. Lock down the perimeter

until we're done here.

You listen to me, you little muppet.

I've heard about as much from you as I

can stand. Now you will give me the map

or I shall skewer your dear mother.

Okay, I I'll give it to you.

Perfect.

Perfect.

They must have grabbed Mrs. Rigger when

I left her.

We'll have to take those guards out

first. No way. Arcane hears us. He'll

kill both of them.

No. Joshua will keep them occupied with

the swamp's help.

Now let us go. You got what you want.

Well, you see, that brings us to another

little problem. You both know where my

little treasures are buried. And if

you've seen any really good pirate

movies, you know what must be done.

No.

Oh, please.

What the hell?

Mom, I'm him.

I'm red hair.

What the hell? OH MY GOODNESS.

This my imagination. Pretty good, huh?

Haven't you? You stupid.

Keep those guards away.

Graham. Graham, I've been stuck. Where

are the guards? Damn you all. Where are

my guards?

Holland,

you win at last.

My life's blood trickles away.

Don't be so dramatic, Arcane.

Go. Leave my swamp.

Bradley,

I don't believe what I just saw. I mean,

you know, it's like dad always used to

say, a man's got to do what a man's got

to do.

Heat. Heat.