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(bright upbeat music)

(drawer opening)

- Hey.

- Oh, hey.

- Let me rephrase that.

Hey, that's my desk.

You see the way you can tell them apart?

Mine's visible.

- I, know that's your desk.

I was looking for your silver bracelet.

Thanks.

- And when you return it, you think

I can get back my copy of "The Scarlet Letter"?

- I thought I returned that.

I was gonna ask you for my bookmark.

- I don't have your bookmark.

You have my book.

- In that case, why don't we just call it even?

- Huh? (bell ringing)

- For a long time, people thought that sponges

were plants, because they never saw them move.

In fact, sponges or the Latin phylum porifera

are one of the oldest kinds of animals.

Marine biologists have found sponge fossils

dating back half a billion years.

Now, as animals go, porifera are pretty much home bodies.

Some are capable of movement, but the vast majority

of sponges live their entire lives

attached to rocks, live valves, or coral.

- Unless, when a sponge is not looking,

Josie takes the rock plus the matching silver bracelet.

- [Professor Z] And shapes.

- Marshall. What did Craig say?

- Something about Josie taking stuff.

- Did you hear that? Josie got caught taking something.

- Really? I'm so not surprised.

Hey! You hear what the freckled elf did?

(teacher lecturing) (fish tank bubbling)

- Mr. Z.

- Yes, Von.

- I thought you said we only had one sponge.

- Well they can reproduce asexually.

(soft mysterious music) But never this fast.

- That's right.

She's got a record for stealing a mile long.

(eerie music)

- Okay, so my mom drops me at this boring school.

And I'm thinking it's like all the other places I've gone.

Students.

Teachers.

Principal.

You know, like normal schools. But it's not.

Weird stuff happens here, really weird stuff.

And what's this guy doing here?

Something's going on and someone's behind it.

And we're gonna get to the bottom of it.

- There's nothing wrong at Blake Holsey High.

(bright upbeat music)

- Hey, what are you doing?

- Looking for those CDs I got for my birthday.

I put them on my desk and now they're gone.

- Maybe they're with all that

other stuff that's gone missing.

- What other stuff?

- I don't know, I just heard some stuff had gone missing.

And somebody else said that Durst caught someone.

- Don't let this get around, but, I heard it was Josie.

- Stealing? No way.

- I heard it too.

- Guys, Josie is a lot of things, but she is not a thief.

- You're right, there could be

a way more sinister explanation.

Like, did you know in '93 the CIA -

- I must have just put those CDs somewhere and forgotten.

- Exactly.

(muffled speaking) Shh shh shh.

Nobody cares.

- Oh, shoot.

Okay, I'm gonna need something to soak that u...

How about a sponge?

- Ooh, you have been working out.

(punch landing)

Your abs are like totally a six pack.

- You know, just a few crutches.

- I just bought a Pilates machine

from one of those shopping channels.

Anytime you want to use it.

- Hey Von.

- I've lost two pounds.

- And if you got your brain liposuctioned,

you'd lose another ounce.

Can I talk to you for a sec?

You've got a CD burner, right?

- Oh, my dad does. Why do you need it?

- I need to burn these.

- Look, Josie, some people have been saying stuff about you.

- Yeah, people are always saying stuff about me.

So is after lunch okay?

- Yeah. Yeah, sure.

- Okay, cool.

- Now hear this. Trent update.

(odd sound effects)

- Ugh.

(mysterious music)

What the?

(sponges replicating)

- Kleptomania?

- A lot of stuff has gone missing around school.

And, there are rumors that Josie is responsible.

- So you're reading up on kleptomania

to understand why people

are spreading the rumors about Josie?

- My new CDs are gone, Professor Z.

I saw them in Josie's backpack.

- That sounds serious.

Did you ask her what they were doing there?

- No. I mean, what am I gonna say to her?

Hey, did you steal my CDs?

- Well, that would be a start.

- Scientific probability.

What are the odds five CDs will fall off

a specific owner's desk into another owner's backpack?

- Well, the odds are slim, I admit.

But, how can you be sure

unless you ask her for the truth?

- Listen to this.

Strong compulsion to take other people's stuff.

Rarely of value. No premeditation, unlike shoplifters.

More common among girls than boys.

She fits the profile, Professor Z.

- Okay, but sometimes a scientist,

in the face of what appears to be

irrefutable evidence, has to question whether or not

her conclusions are supported by the facts.

So, setting your rational conclusion aside,

what does your gut instinct tell you?

- My gut instinct says she stole my CDs.

- Then you owe it to Josie to tell her

exactly how you feel, don't you think?

(girl screaming)

- I don't get it.

How could the sponges be multiplying so fast?

- Not to mention maturing.

If we could find their food source,

we might know the answer.

- My. Heavens.

- I suppose you want an explanation for this?

- Is the truth going to please me?

- No.

- Then don't tell me, just fix it.

(sponge falling) Quickly.

- We started with one sponge.

Then there were two, then four, then eight, 16, 32.

Does anybody recognize this?

- A geometric progression.

- Very good, Corrine.

Using this method of analysis, we can determine

the future population growth of the sponges.

Oh, well.

- What, well?

- In about 72 hours, they're gonna cover the place.

- You mean the whole school?

- I mean the whole planet.

(dark ominous music)

(dog barking)

- Your dad's computer could use some more ram.

Not to mention a voodoo graphics accelerator card.

- Josie, you have to listen to me for a minute.

- Relax, I'm not gonna copy any of your dad's files.

Besides, they're password protected.

I already checked.

- Yeah, that's not what I'm worried about.

It's about stealing.

- Well, come on, everybody does it.

- That's not true.

If everybody did it, it wouldn't be illegal.

- I'm talking about CD burning.

What are you talking about?

- Corrine's CDs.

- Which I took to burn her a greatest hits CD,

as a surprise for her birthday.

CDs that I was gonna give back.

- Oh no. Do you know what everybody thinks?

- You know I don't care what everybody thinks.

- This I think you're gonna care about, Josie.

They're saying you're a kleptomaniac.

- What?

- It's like a thief, who can't -

- I know what a kleptomaniac is.

Who's been saying this stuff? Madison?

- Yeah, but other kids.

- And what did you say?

- I didn't say anything.

- Why not?

'Cause you believed her.

- Look, it wasn't just me.

- Who else?

- Everybody.

- Not Corrine and Lucas and Marshall.

- Actually, I think the rumor started with Corrine.

No wait, you don't, I didn't mean.

I'm sure she didn't mean, she.

She probably just, Josie...

(door slamming)

(sponges replicating)

- Premise number one, an unknown food source

is acting as a metabolic accelerant

within the sponges' ecosystem.

- Well, these sponges only eat plankton

and microscopic vegetables.

- But there's not that much plankton

found in the average high school.

- But then again, what about this place is average?

- True.

- Possibly they've mutated,

and are thriving on a food source

located somewhere in this lab.

- Let's find it.

- As an educator, as an administrator,

as a woman who doesn't like to find

things like this in her workspace,

I am angry and confused.

Not only for myself, but also for the children in my charge.

No, you'll have your chance to talk.

Now Blake Holsey promises its students

an environment conducive to learning,

and the development of lifelong friendships.

Not a soggy invertebrate in every lunch bag.

Now, you have examined this school time and again.

But in light of this development, I demand

you give me the results you've been withholding.

- You may have your answer sooner than you think, Amanda.

- Oh?

- I'm reopening my investigation.

And this time, I'm going to ensure

none of my experiments is sabotaged.

- When did you say you would be

doing the next round of tests?

- I didn't.

In the meantime Amanda, I would like a briefing

on Professor Zachary's experiments.

The one filling the school with invertebrates.

- Now, -

- He prattled on about phylogeny

and the students educations.

But I'm sure I don't need to remind you

that unwanted attention of any kind

would far outweigh whatever benefits

this experiment might yield.

Am I clear?

- As crystal. I'll see to it myself.

(intense ominous music)

(chimes ringing)

- What if we dissect one of them?

We might find a clue to what it's feeding on.

- Wait, I just thought of something.

What if they're not really sponges?

What if they're actually alien beings

and it's our job to save them?

Just ignore me.

- Well, good news.

I got through to the Aquarium.

- And?

- He said they'd take three.

- Marshall, Lucas and Corrine, start any rumors lately?

- Don't yell at me.

- Well, at least I'm talking to you, to your face.

- Where do you get off being angry with me?

You're always taking my stuff,

moving my stuff around, borrowing my stuff

and not bringing it back.

And now you steal my CDs and you want the apology.

- Oh really, really? I stole your CDs.

- I saw them in your backpack!

- And did you call me on it? No.

I had to find out from Von.

- Von?

- This isn't about Von, Corrine.

(sponges replicating)

You know what?

Don't even bother worrying about

your precious stuff being stolen anymore.

I'll move out.

- There is no way you're moving out.

I'm moving out.

(footsteps receding)

- Wasn't there just one of these?

(footsteps landing)

- We found no evidence of an aberrant food source

in the sponges' ecosystem, although arguably

what is happening here far exceeds the scope of aberrant.

But, perhaps we can stop their growth in another way.

- Find a predator.

- Something that eats sponges.

Could be a marine animal, possibly a microorganism.

- Sea stars.

- The good news is sea stars are an excellent suggestion.

- And the bad news?

- We don't have any.

- I've got an idea.

You know how whales sometimes beach themselves?

And they think it's because of

underwater SONAR mapping or something?

- Yes, many marine species have a

sensitivity to underwater sounds.

- Well, what's the most annoying,

worse sound we can make and aim at the sponges?

- You're kidding me, right?

(objects clattering)

- This is something I should have done

the second you moved in here.

- Oh, you're saying I don't respect your space?

- Duh.

And I don't want one more of your skateboards,

or your sweatshirts, or anythings on my side.

Your bookmark.

- And here's your birthday present.

It's the best from all five CDs, plus some lyrics,

and concert art I got off the web.

- You took my CDs to make this for me?

Thanks.

- That's it. Thanks?

How about thanks.

Oh, and by the way, here's your reputation back.

Sorry, it's a little tattered around the edges.

- Fine. Okay, I messed up.

But be honest Josie, this started with you.

- What? - With you

not respecting my space.

- Oh, I get it. Sorry, what else?

- What else?

You're guilty of being a, snot face.

(Josie laughing)

(both laughing)

- A what?

- That's all I could think of.

(sponges replicating)

? Baby you're the one ?

? I want you to know ?

? Every night and day I think about ya ?

? I'll sing forever mine ?

? 'Cause I can't let you go ?

- I don't know about the sponges, but I wanna leave.

- Maybe we need something even more annoying.

- I've got Mo Ostanek's Polka Time.

It was a gift.

? My heart skips a beat ?

(sponges disappearing)

- Hey, it's working. Turn it up.

(sponges disappearing)

- Look, the sponges are disappearing.

- Something must have changed.

Maybe it's us.

- Talking?

So, those rumors spreading about me,

and us not talking started the sponges growing.

- It's like the school is one big ecosystem

and all the lies are feeding the sponges.

- So maybe, truth is a predator of rumor.

Z said an ecosystem, everything has a predator.

- How do we confirm it?

- I don't know.

Tell me something about me you've been holding back.

- Okay. You have no impulse control.

- I do too.

- You always say the first thing that comes to your head.

- Well, you overthink everything.

- You snore.

- So do you.

- You're a slob.

- Well you're a neat freak.

- You're hot for Von.

- I am not.

- Yeah you are.

- Okay well, you have a thing for Marshall.

- No, I don't. (sponges returning)

Do I?

- This is what we should have done.

If one of us has a problem with the other,

we need to talk it out.

- Deal.

And if there's something you want,

ask for it, don't just take it.

- Deal.

(sponges disappearing)

- You wanna keep the dividing line up?

- I don't have a problem with that.

- You don't?

- I like it. It works.

(both laughing)

? Hey hey ?

? Ooh ooh ooh oh oh ?

? I can't live without you ?

? Baby you're the one ?

? I just want you to know ?

? Every night and day I think about ya ?

? Stay forever mine ?

? 'Cause I can't let you go ?

- Just in case you've been too busy to notice,

our sponge problem is over.

- Yeah, it's the music look.

- No it wasn't. It was...

(music resuming)

? Ever since I met you ?

? My life has never been the same ?

? My heart skips a beat ?

? I can't stand on my feet ?

? My heart is spinning around ?

? And round and round ?

? I can't think without you ?

? Baby you're the one ?

? I just want you to know ?

? Every night and day I think - ?

- It wasn't the music.

- Josie and I got rid of them

by being honest with each other.

- Well you could've said.

- And interrupt your performance?

- So basically we made idiots of ourselves,

for nothing?

(girls laughing)

? Two three four ?

? I can't live without you ?

? Baby you're the one ?

? I just want you to know ?

? Every night and day ?

? I think about you ?

? Stay forever mine ?

? 'Cause I can't let you go ?

(keyboard clacking)

- Von.

(typing)

- Oh yeah, Josie Trent came over

to burn some music onto a CD.

- Well how do you know she didn't copy my files?

- Because I was right here.

Most of the time. But she wouldn't do that.

I trust her.

- How many times do I have to tell you, Von?

Trust no one.

Especially Josie Trent.

- [AI] Security code accepted. Access granted.

Paradigm two, lavatory plans, submitted 19, February.

Construction of delta housing completed.

Fiber network installation completed.

Security and communication system installment completed.

Power grid installation completed.

(dark ominous music) Projected earliest

online date.

(explosion sounding)

(bright upbeat music)

? Oh oh oh yeah ?

? Oh wow oh yeah ?

? Oh wow oh oh ?

? Oh yeah ?

(bright music fades)

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