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Hello Ros.

How's that novel you're working on?

It's okay. If you like scrumpled pieces of paper in a bin.

You just haven't found your story yet.

What's this one about?

Kids, magic, wishes that cause trouble.

Sounds a bit young.

No ones too old for wishes.

Let's go monkey.

No no no - No Charge.

Thank you.

Is that gel in your hair?

Come on, we're in a rush.

- Why? - It looks weird.

How weird?

Really weird.

There you are!

You are coming with me young lady.

I'm busy.

Busy, this is not busy.

I'm making friends. You said I should make friends, right?

Friends? This is not what a friend looks like.

This - this is a mugshot on the six o'clock news.

You're lucky I don't call the cops.

Go ahead, with any luck I'll get deported.

Robby.

I thought I asked you to pack.

What good is that?

What're you thinking about wearing for underpants?

Because those games cartridges are not gonna supply adequate coverage.

Come on, a bit of action please.

I just don't know what's wrong with you Smash.

I've got a good mind not to take you on this vacation at all.

So don't, take me somewhere good like back home.

We are home.

This sucking little country?

Have you seen what they eat? Mushy peas, they eat mushy peas, Mum.

And they drive on the left! Gosh, you almost killed us.

You're gonna absolutely love this place guys - I promise.

Is there a phone signal?

I hope not.

Imagine that Robbie, peace and tranquility, romping in the dunes.

And there's a... a bit of a surprise.

Is there WiFi?

No. There's no WiFi.

Is that the surprise?

No.

It isn't a very good surprise.

It's not the surprise.

What if Mum wants to phone us?

What if she's having a crisis?

Mum is a big girl, she can look after herself.

Robbie, if you play that thing all the way you're gonna to be sick.

See? I've been packed for weeks!

I did mention we're going to the British coast, right?

You are maybe, this is my luggage for the Seychelles.

Where I'm moving, as soon as Dad makes the call.

Smash - Smash I don't think your Dad is...

- Smash! Smash! - Hey Maudie.

- You wanna fly? - Yeah, fly!

What is this?

This is... some sounds I'm getting into.

Some new ones.

Yeah, how cool these guys actually... They're... umm...

What do you think the surprise is going to be?

Nothing good.

What if it's Mum. What if they get back together?

It'll be like before.

Long silences and emotional repression.

Shush - Before that it was all alright.

...in the Seychelles. And flamingos.

..... and civil unrest.

There's no unrest in the Seychelles.

Your father's there. Give them time.

What is this?

Oh no. You've got to be kidding me.

What! I can cook.

I'm a Mum, aren't I?

Mums are supposed to cook.

I don't want to get poisoned.

You can't cook! - You'll see... You can't cook!

So...

What do you think?

I feel sick.

Just keep calm, deep breaths, in through the nose.

Out through the mouth.

It's coming out.

Well, try to keep it in.

There you go Ros.

Thanks.

Mum.

Who are they?

Let's go inside.

Maudie, Smash this is David.

Guys. I'd like you to meet Alice.

You should know your Mum talks about you girls all the time.

What a coincidence - She doesn't talk about you at all.

Why are you holding hands?

Well, um...

We have something to tell you.

I feel sick.

Ros, Robbie...

Your Dad and I...

Well, we've been, ah...

We've been seeing each other.

Agh.... That is revolting.

Thanks, Smash.

Can we go home please?

Wait, when you say seeing each other...

You mean seeing each other.

Look, this holiday's a great opportunity for everyone to get to know each other, come on.

What d'you say?

Great going Mum.

You've ruined my life. Again.

I'm going to my room.

But what about Mum?

Ros - Mums not....

Hey. That's my room! I was here first!

Are you kidding me? It's my room.

I said get out.

- Stop it, it's my room now, I was here first. - Stop it go away, my room.

This is my half. Stay out.

Who brings books on a holiday?

- People who can read. - People with no lives.

I mean, look at these losers.

Get off that.

Hey. We're gonna make it work, for all of them.

- Yes, we are. Is that... - Yes.

Get off of me!

- You get off of me! - Stop it!

Hey hey hey. Both of you calm down!

She started it.

You're just impossible - I don't want to be here. - I don't want to be here.

Right. I have an idea why don't we all go for a picnic.

This place is gross.

Smash, try to be nice.

Gross stuff on my shoe.

Tell you what, why don't we play a game, I spy with my little eye...

something begining with W.

Weirdo.

Maudie, David is not a weirdo.

- Oh. - Hello.

You must be the new tenants over at the cottage.

You must be Mr. Trent from the er...

The mansion.

Yes, that's righ.t I live in a mansion.

Which is all part of my estate.

Quite some back yard you've got here.

I'm sorry. I can't quite understand what you're saying.

Oh, This is American.

You're an American! For a Mument I thought you had a speech impediment.

And you've got 4 children.

You have been busy haven't you?

No, they're not all of our... No, we're still getting to know each other.

As if we have a choice.

Smash, please.

And this is er Alice's daughter.

And for some reason you've called her Smash.

How delightful, who's the rest of the crew? Crash, Bang and Wallop?

Oh my! - Well, that is extraordinary.

You - You, don't move

Brilliant!

Oh! And one of the rest of you.

Well, better be getting back to the old mansion.

Do let me know if you need um...

Anything?

Yeah!

That will go there as a noun wouldn't it. Anything- Anything - Anything.

He seems like a very interesting fellow.

Shall we?

W

- Anyone? - Water.

Very good.

Why do you call her Smash?

Her real name's Samantha.

- 'Scuse me. - Hey.

Hey!

Give it back.

Smash!

Hey! Give that back now, Samantha.

Don't call me that.

Gimme that back!

Give it back!

Smash!

Smash are you alright?

Smash.

It's a tunnel.

Where does it go?

Away from you.

We should tell someone, she might get hurt.

She's got my game.

Robbie, Robbie come back.

Wait for me.

Maudie, No come back.

Maudie.

Maudie

Maudie come back.

Robbie! Be careful. It's dangerous.

You wanna see dangerous.

Smash come down.

You're frightening Maudie.

Hey, Robbie Hood. Fetch.

Smash!

Come on kid, what you scared of?

Fairy?

It's got my shoe! It's got my shoe!

It's got my shoe!

Go Maudie! Run to the rocks.

Maudie, take my hand.

No!

Here!

It's coming.

What?

I can hit it - can I hit it?

No! Hit her - she's hurting me.

Did it just speak?

Speak - that was angry shouting.

If I was going to speak I would have said something like...

Oh! What's that?

Fine, you've got me.

What do you want?

My sister's shoe.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You stole it right off her foot.

Anything that touches this beach

is an offering to the Psammead.

Psammead.

Yes. Hello.

I'll take most offerings, I'm not fussy.

I know this, this is from my book 5 Children and It.

The kids, they find this thing, and it gives them wishes.

One a day, but nothing longer in a sentence, but

you don't want a wish. They never work out.

There's consequences. Something unfortunate happens, you blame me, I get a bad name.

Whishes are bad news.

I wish I was the best climber in the world.

Was that it?

What do you mean was that it, I nearly burst.

So we make a wish and you what? Make a fart?

Magic isn't all twinkly lights and stardust you know.

Some of us have to work with enchanted stomach gases.

Now,

If you'll excuse me.

- Wait! Don't go. - Yeah, we want to wish for some more farts.

I'm sorry - Did I make the granting of your heart's desire look easy, because it isn't.

It's extremely tiring.

And stinky.

If you want a dead Psammead on your hands,

go ahead ask for two wishes. Until then

one a day is the best I can do.

Come back tomorrow, if you survive this one.

I want my fairy.

Look! It works.

Robbie! Be careful.

Hey! Robbie!

These wishes, they can... there's a catch, I know there is.

Higher, Faster!

Maybe we should go and look for them.

Maybe we should stay here and...

No, I think we should look for them.

I guess that would be the responsible thing to do.

Ooh! Got bars.

Wait one second. Hello? No, it's fine, shoot.

What. Hello can you hear me.

Hey Ros, you enjoying the sea air?

Can't talk - Book.

Well, it's nice to see you running about a bit.

Robbie! Robbie, get down. The wish ends at sunset.

Faster.

Higher.

More dangerous.

Robbie hang on.

Grab the rope.

My Switch.

Come on Maudie.

You ok?

Yeah. My game's okay.

Oh, for goodness sake.

Get your head out of that screen Robbie.

Bit of exercise.

Come on.

You'd think they didn't mention Oh! and by the way

The magic wears off at sunset.

There's dribble on my fairy.

It was pretty amazing today right.

I mean, wishes.

Real wishes.

Have you thought about what you might...

No.

Fine. You're not the only one with a phone.

Oh, you call that a phone.

My dad got mine. It's the best.

Just like my life will be when he takes me away from all of this.

Yes! I got a bar.

Look! Let's make songs of us.

Here you go. Your favourite.

Let me get you two together.

Do a kiss.

Let's see what else that thing does shall we.

Okay.

- Hi. - Dad!

I'm sorry I can't take your call right now.

Please leave your message after the tone and I'll get back to you as soon...

Looking for someone?

Hey! Don't pelt me with sea barf.

Sorry, it's a reflex.

To what?

To foolish children in search of ill advised wishes.

Then I've got great news for you Sammy.

This is the best wish you've ever heard.

Mum?

Ros I want you to bring Maudie. I don't want her to miss this.

Miss what?

You'll find out. I'm sending someone to pick you up.

Where from?

Um... Smash said she's gone out for a nature walk.

What did she really say?

That she hates all of us and we should just butt out of her life.

That sounds like my daughter.

No Whisk - so um

Spoon

Anyway we were just wondering if maybe we could join her.

That's a funny way of butting out of her life.

Well, just trying to make an effort.

Well, good for you Ros.

Making new friends, that's nice.

Okay. Gotta go.

Has Smash run away again?

No, she just wants us to take you to her.

Am I running away too?

No one's running away.

She's made a wish, that's all. She got up early and made a wish.

Without telling us.

- What wish? - Don't know.

Maybe she wished to be invisible.

Invisible would be cool.

I don't think she wished to be invisible.

Maudie, Robbie wait.

Wait! Come back!

Maudie!

Where are we going?

Put your seat belt on.

Robbie, Maudie, the other one.

Coco's waiting inside, follow me.

Who's Coco?

That's Coco Raine.

You made it.

Not long to go now, you must be so excited.

Confused mostly.

Where's Smash?

Come with me. I'll take you to her.

Of course none of this is any surprise to me.

I knew she had it the Mument I first saw her.

Hey Maudie, your big sister's a star! What do you think?

Come on, lets get you into makeup Maudie.

The new video has got 2 billion views.

Smash, you are the hottest act on the planet.

What about us?

There are some superfans who won a competition, go and stand by them.

- Hey excuse me. - Yeah.

Photos. Take photos.

Yeah.

Nice. Alright, let's go talk to the media.

Okay. Don't forget to talk about your fragrance, okay?

This is forever, Smash.

You could of at least told us before you just ran off.

Somebody throw a sheet over that.

- Robbie. - Smash, Maudie? - Ros.

Yes, where is your mysterious daughter.

What's she up to eh?

Mr Trent.

Oh. Hello.

Well, fancy seeing you up here.

On this craggy pathway.

What are you doing?

What on the, with the, and the....

Nature survey actually,

Just studying the fauna and flora of the area. Oh there's a bee.

You haven't seen our children have you, they seemed to have dissapeared.

They haven't dissapeared, we just don't know where they've gone.

Which is pretty much the same thing. I knew we shouldn't have let them wander off.

But David, they're children, you've got to give them some freedom.

I do give them freedom, I just tend to be with them at the time.

Which, d'you know what, they're going to be fine.

I grew up here myself and I was always darting off into

these moors in pursuit of some creature or another.

To be young again, and innocently pulling the

wings off some natural creation.

Here's a thought. Why don't you and your family

come over to the mansion tomorrow,

We could all spend some time together,

have a little drinkie, it might be rather fun.

Oh no we wouldn't want to impose.

It's not an imposition, I insist, I'd love it.

I was never blessed with children myself, and I think

you can learn so much from them can't you?

Well that's very, very very kind of you. Thank you.

So you'll come , I'll put it in the pad, tommorrow.

[Chanting] - Smash! Smash! Smash!...

Hello, Smash,

maybe we can stop to talk about how...

Go, go, go, go!

Smash!

Who wants to party?!

Who - wants - to - party?!

This one's for my sister Maudie!

Let's Smash everyone!

What! What happened?

Sunset.

No, no, no, but I'd hardly started.

- No, I want them back! - Oi!

How did you get in here?

Run.

Run.

This is trash, I want it back, I want... I want it all back!

You can't, you have it for a while then it's gone.

That's the way it is.

We're going to be in so much trouble.

They are going to be in so much trouble.

I thought we should give them some freedom.

Sorry. Come on Maudie.

You're so slow!

Smash.

Have you got any idea how we're going to get home?

Wait!

The train service for Penzance is now standing at platform 8.

Calling at Reading, Bristol......

- We don't have tickets. - Just act natural.

Okay.

Shut the door.

We used to do this all the time back home.

Bathrooms are so much bigger there.

Americans have bigger butts.

Two girls, both 13 years old, a boy 9 probably

with his hood up, and a 5 year old girl.

You sure they're not on a nature ramble?

At night - No.

Well, theres a lot to see at night, badgers, owls.

David, why is he asking about owls?

They're not looking at owls.

Are you sure, fascinating creatures.

Okay.

Now,

this is a Tawny Owl.

I DON'T.....

I don't want to look at owls. I want you to find our children, please.

You tried ringing them?

Hmm hmm, but theres no signal.

There's one up that ladder.

I make a crash, In the flash...

I'm... forgetting it.

- It's my turn on the seat. - No!

You know, none of us chose this, Smash.

We could a least try to get along.

Not me!

I'm going to go and live with my Dad in the Seychelles.

Yeah, and what about your Mum?

She'll even notice, all she cares about's her dumb job.

It's your mum.

What are you going to tell her?

That it's your fault.

Hi, hi Alice it's Ros.

Ros, where are you, are Maudie and Smash with you?

Yes, Smash's hand got stung by a bee,

and it swelled up, and we got taken to hospital.

What! Hospital...

- What? How did you get to the hospital? - We're fine, we're fine.

They gave her an injection and we're just waiting for the swelling to go down.

Occupied.

That was Smash.

Which hospital, we'll come and get you.

They're going to put us on a train, you can pick us up from the station.

A train? Hasn't this country heard of a ambulance before?

Calm down, calm down.......

Where's your Mum?

She's at university.

Your Dad cheat on her? No! Of course not.

She just wanted to find herself.

Found herself a long way from you.

Is that why your dad left you?

No.... He just got fed up with my

Mum just like everyone else does.

Daddy's gone to live with a new lady.

She reeled him in with her tight 20 year old tushy.

We are now approaching St Austel.

This is our stop.

Tickets. Now.

Oh! Finally.

- Unbelievable. - Totally unbelievable.

- I just can't get my head around it. - I know totally out of control.

I can't believe Ros and Robbie would ever do anything like this.

It's just not like them.

Meaning what?

It's all Smash's fault?

Of course not, although

they've just never broken the law before.

Well, you never let them out of your house, David.

I mean, what are they going to do, embezzle your rhuburb?

Lets not argue.

No lets argue.

Come on, you've got a problem with my parenting, I wanna hear what you have to say.

I don't have a problem with your parenting, although obviously...

Obviously, obviously what?

Smash has her issues but....

Issues.

You said issues, you told me that she had iss....

Let's just forget everything and move on.

No no no don't do that, don't try and smooth everything over.

Tell me what you mean.

I don't mean anything.

I'm sorry I mentioned it.

I don't want apologies, David.

I want to know what you feel. What are you thinking?

Do it again, I want it again.

I don't do the same wish twice.

What are you doing?

It's my turn for a wish.

Oh, great.

And what lamo thing are you going to ask for, World Peace?

World Peace? Finally.

NO!

Maybe you should wish to be a famous writer.

Maybe you should wish youself up a brain.

Maybe you should wish youself up a boyfriend.

Maybe I should wish for the sweet release of oblivion.

What about two wishes today Sammy?

Two wishes a day is extremley hazardous for me.

If you want two wishes a day I suggest you

find one of the two wish a day Psammeads.

Where are they?

Extinct.

Great, now you've scared him off.

I scared him off?

Yeah, you scared him off.

Stop it!

- I touched you. - You pushed me.

Good morning.

Do you think maybe we could not, em...

Can we put last night behind us.

Thats the problem isn't it, putting things behind us?

Pretending everythings okay.

I don't know if it's going to work.

Because of what I said?

It's not what you said, it's what you don't say.

I never know what you're feeling because you're...

You're always so damn resonable.

Sometimes you've just gotta let it rip...

Do you think that might be too many raisins?

Yeah, maybe.

Look I promise I will, I will try to be

a lot more unreasonable. Okay?

Okay.

Lets give the kids another chance today, maybe they'll calm down a bit.

Yeah.

- I'm just trying to walk through the door! - So am I!

- You pushed me! - I didn't push you!

This is it.

Welcome. Welcome to Trent House, come in, come in.

Well, this is charming.

Oh. I wonder if I might trouble you to remove your outdoor footwear.

Of course.

Would you mind awfully, shoes.

This is a heritage site.

If you don't mind.

Daddy shot that Hippo.

An incredible hunter. Put up a real struggle, that beast.

I'll just pop those, there.

So, what do you think?

It's charming. Yes really, really charming.

It's old and kind of worn looking.

I guess that's a British thing right.

Well it's not Disneyland but we do our best.

There was a time when the Trent's were kings of the world,

my ancestors explored the globe, bravely uncovering lost civilations and

liberating their primitive nic-nacs.

Great grand pops, he made his fortune in Africa

then blew it all on, well, lets call it his final quest.

A quest? really for... what?

Ultimate power,

riches beyond the dreams of man, the usual.

It was an obsession that finally destoyed him but which

may yet have a positive outcome.

Do you think I could perhaps offer you a cocktail.

and give the children a tour of the house.

Let's leave the adults to their stuffy entertainment

and I've got some things I think you'll find rather intriguing.

Through here, come this way young lady. Through here, now.

This is an absolute gem and it's the only one like it in the world, whats more.

Now look at some of these genuine marvels. Don't mind the smell.

Wow, look at all of this.

What's this do?

No, no, no, no we don't touch that, that's not for children.

Cool!

Night vision goggles.

Yes well plainly I'm a keen badger hunter enthusiast and er..

and like to keep a keen eye on the goings on of the badger.

Ah now you'll like this. This is the last living Dodo.

It looks kind of dead.

Formerly the last living Dodo, don't be pedantic, it's not an appealing quality in a child.

Come though this way...

- What's this? - That's from China.

It's a Tyrannosaur's claw.

Did your family shoot it too?

No, but they did shoot the peasant that found it.

Please don't touch that, come on.

Should be in a poor store.

Now I've got some real treats for you in here,

a menagery of wonderful beasts and creatures

that we've painstakingly preserved as treasures...

Ah!

There you are.

Oh!

Where's the toilet?

The water closet is upstairs on the right.

Okay.

Now who would like to see a stuffed elephant?

Formerly endangered, but now, obviously, extinct.

But, there are some real treasures...

Hello there, nothing of interest in there for a young person.

Ros, while I have you for a Mument,

Could I just ask, have you ever been here before?

Or had a relative from here, a grandmother perhaps?

- No. - Curious

Since you've been here have you come

across anything unusual, any oddities?

Other than you, you mean?

Well, listen, if you should see anything unusual

do let me know, I'll make it worth your while.

For example.....

Look at these.

Hey!

I want to replace your Mum.

That's pretty much how she sees me.

No.. no its not - maybe a little bit.

Here. Let me have a go.

Smash.

I am your step father.

- We're so revolting. - The Force is strong with this one. Ouch!

Forgive me for interrupting your ethnically insensitve erotica

but I think I'd rather like to get on with my afternoon.

- Yes. - Sorry.

Where are the others?

We said they could go.

Ros, Ros we need to talk to you darling.

I'll take that, thank you.

I know Smash isn't always easy,

She has difficulty making friends.

Girls anyways.

So, she knows how to talk to boys?

The wrong sort of boys.

Look. Ros, I just want to say I really care about your Dad.

- So do I. - I know you do honey.

Your Dad, he's sweet.

Even when I first crashed into him, he was just so... has he told you this?

How we met, I crashed into him with my car.

He asked me for my number.

I was like, can you believe this guy,

he's hitting on me at a road traffic accident.

Turns out it was for insurance, but I wasn't going to

let him get away without buying me coffee.

And he wasn't badly hurt, although his bike was wrecked.

So, Ros, I guess what I want to ask is.....

Wait, you have bars.

Do you actually have bars.

It's my Mum. My Mum. I...

I'll let you guys be alone.

Mum, is that you? It's noisy.

I'm at a party.

Seriously?

How are you doing out there with your father?

You getting on okay with Alice?

You know about her?

Your Dad's got to move on sweetheart.

Yeah but, I was actually wondering

Do you think that maybe when you've finished with all

the partying and the studying and stuff

you might, you might actually come home.

Ros, we talked about this, your Dad's a lovely man..

Yes he is. He is a lovely man and you used to like him.

Ow.... That is sharp.

What kind of maniac leaves a Spinosaurus claw on a beach?

It's supposed to be a Tyrannosaur.

Excuse me, I think I know a Spinosaurus claw when it stabs me,

It's a very particular kind of impalement.

You've met Dinosaurs?

Of course I haven't met Dinosaurs, I hid from Dinosaurs,

or I wouldn't had survived long enough to be pestered by you.

Now, the important thing about Dinosaurs is...

Can we have our wish now? It's Maudie's turn.

Oh yeah, never mind about the incredible prehistoric anecdotes.

Give us our wish.

What is it this time?

I wish, we could all...

You all right darling?

Um!

Yeah, I'm just feeling a bit light headed.

You know.

Alice is a really nice person.

I think you'll grow to like her.

You just have to give her a chance.

What are you doing?

Hugging trees, you know, love the wildlife.

Why don't I give it a hug with you.

Oh! yes sure.

How am I doing, all right?

Great! , yeah.

Ros, there's something I want to ask you.

Oh! Really?

How would you feel if Alice moved in?

with us, all of us living together, like, well, like a new family.

I know it will be a difficult transition in the beginning, but what do you think?

Rossie?

Rossie.

Maudie!

Ros!

Maudie wished we could fly, how great is this?

Dad wants us to live with Alice.

I thought so.

That's all you can say?

It's not as if there's anything we can do to stop them.

Dad.

It's Smash's phone.

What?

She got a text from her Dad.

There's no room for her at the Mument.

Big surprise.

'But how about I buy you some sneakers.'

Some sneakers.

Wow.

I tried not to let her get her hopes up.

I really tried.

This way she stays with you, with us. It's a good thing.

Yeah. She's gonna be so excited.

Ros, there's something wrong with Smash, come on.

Smash! Stop it.

I'm okay.

Why don't you just leave me alone.

You could have killed yourself.

So what!

Who cares?

Even my Dad doesn't want me.

We want you, don't we Robbie.

Yes, you're all right.

There you are, just in time.

Dinner's ready.

There you go.

Oh! You found it.

We need to talk about that.

I'll save you the trouble, that was so expensive,

you're so irresponsible, what's wrong with you,

why don't you just dissapear huh, why don't you just become someone else.

Smash. No.

I'm going to give this the funeral it deserves.

There's cakes.

I'll get the cakes.

I liked it when we could fly.

You ran away earlier darling.

I think maybe we should talk about...

I talked to Mum.

She still likes you, you know.

Fly.....

Maudi.

Imagine if none of this happened.

Imagine if your Mum said to your Dad, they loved each other.

and they had enough time for you.

That wont happen.

My Mum and Dad cant even be on the same continent.

What if they could.

We could wish it.

We could wish them together.

Only for a day.

What if there's a way to make the wish last forever.

Its my turn tomorrow, I've got an idea.

It's over.

What?

The holiday.

We've been moving too fast, asking you to adjust too quickly.

It's not fair.

So you can pack your bags and then we'll go.

- But, but you cant. - Pathetic!

I thought you were committed.

We are committed.

You're going to let it slide just because your kids act up a bit?

What'd you think we were going to do, hold a jamboree?

We're supposed to hate you, don't you know anything?

- Smash, It's not... - I'm very dissapointed in your attitude,

Not you, but you.

I thought you had guts.

I've got guts.

Yeah that's right Dad, you tell her.

If you want something then you're gonna take it.

And if you want to force your kids on some awful holiday

Then you're damn well going to.

We need to know our boundaries.

We need to find a way through this,

because I tell you, you let us win this one

the next time you try to put us together,

we're going to be burning down bus shelters. - Yeah!

You need to take a long hard look at yourselves.

Burning down bus shelters!

Ok, It was your boundary thing, I was like lets go total bling.

Your Mum said that you've had a lot of boy friends.

Did she?

I was just wondering how the whole getting them to notice you thing worked.

Just run up and hit them on the arm.

Really?

Yah, boys are the simplest thing in the world. Don't over think it.

Oh, and do something about your hair.

Curly hair helps too.

You new type of children are just so demanding.

The last one's were much more considerate.

Funny you should mention them.

That's who we want to meet.

We wish to go back in time and meet the original children.

The one from E. Nessbit's book, Five Children and It.

That's your wish I thought you were...

I just want to ask them something.

Time travel wishes are dangerous.

Time lines change, people stop exisiting.

There's always consequences with time travel. Always.

I'm decided.

Fine! Who cares about reality anyway?

Wait, what if we want to get back?

See that shell, blow on that if you get into bother.

Is it magic?

I don't know, one of them is, might be that one.

Gracious! You're a rum looking lot.

Says the dude in fancy dress.

I beg your pardon

Do you speak English?

She's American, we're from the future. The Psammead sent us back here to meet you.

Golly, that's a cracking wish.

Perhaps we should wish to go to your time.

Not in that getup.

Say's the girl in the scarecrow costume.

I'm Cyril.

Ros.

And this must be Robert, Jane, Anthea and the Lamb.

Listen, there was something we wanted to ask you.

Is there a way to make a wish permanent?

There's something I really want to ask for,

but it has to last forever, not just a day.

You mean you don't know yet?

Tell me.

That's simple, you just wish for something else.

Something that can...

- Bloody poachers. - Scarper!

Scrumpers, I knew it.

Stop them!

Caught yer boy.

I didn't steal anything.

Don't you dare move your ear lobe.

Get off of me, stop it.

Let go, you're hurting me.

Empty your pockets, lets see yer loot,

see what you've stolen from me, what you have pilfered,

come on, what have you got in there?

Hop to it.

Shell, that's of no interest to me, what's this now?

What sorcery is this?

These infernal beasts, trapped within here.

See how enraged they are.

They're Angry Birds.

I'm not surprised, trapped for all eternity in a prison.

Hey!

What are ya. A witch, a sorcerer, a necromancer

a leprechaun, a Frenchman?

Whatever it is you are I'll wager you're

highly collectable, a real treasure.

Please, I'm a girl.

The Psammead brought us here.

Psammead? Who's this Psammead?

I don't know. It's not a person, it's just this thing that gives us wishes.

Interesting.

And where might I find this magical wish granting entity?

Tell me.

Tell me.

I shan't be asking you again.

You got that right!

Ros, come on.

Robbie, How did you?

Smash got Cyril to go back and see the Psammead.

And I wished for us to have super powers.

I've got xray vision so I could see through walls.

That's how we found you.

Maudie is telekinetic.

and Smash is super strong, and you've got...

Laser eyes, cool.

This is a wheeze.

We have to get out of here right now. The Psammead's in danger.

Come on, this is fun.

You see that, that's Tristan's great grand father over there.

Once he's seen all this he's going to spend the

rest of his life hunting down the Psammead.

That was his life's quest and I just handed it to him.

Our Tristan's hunting him too.

I guess we ought to do something about that.

Where's the Psammead?

There.

My offerings.

My offerings.

Oh my gosh! It's true.

The legend is true.

Leave this to me.

- Smash, no! - Smash!

That wish expired about a hundred years ago.

Come on!

Maudie.

Stop, Stop.

Out of the way, the creature's mine.

Try and make us!

Oh! Okay then.

Come on!

Run Maudie, run.

Oh, this is really helping.

Let's go!

I'm too far from it!

Take me back!

We've just rescued you.

Oh, that was rescuing was it? I'm sorry. I thought you were trying to kill me.

You have a problem with our rescuing then maybe

you should have magic-ed yourself out of it.

I can't do magic on myself.

Well that sucks.

Hey you I'm stuck.

We'll tell the coast guard in a couple of days.

Maybe a week.

I'm really sorry about your beach.

It's not your fault.

Well, actually you know that whole going back in time thing,

may kind of been what made the Trent's obsessed with hunting you down.

Oh. Oh!

I see.

Gosh you must feel so awful about it,

Look, don't worry.

Seriously. I was thinking of moving on anyway.

Really.

NO, NOT REALLY.

I've lived on that beach for 100 million years.

It's survived global floods, 2 ice ages and a comet

which wiped out most of the life on Earth.

But apparently it couldn't survive you.

I'll make it up to you.

Wow.

That actually looks edible.

Hey!

This is unacceptable. I can be very, very, very unreasonable about it.

Those kids never finished telling you want you wanted.

How to make a wish last forever?

I worked that out.

The Psammead's wishes always end at sunset.

but what if we wish for something else.

What if we wish for something that could make permanent magic?

Like another Psammead?

No. I'm more thinking an app that

makes people fall in love forever.

Put everything back as it was.

So, the app disappears at sunset but then both of our

parents are still together. Ros, you're awesome.

Thanks.

You're pretty okay too.

How're we going to sneak him in?

Wait. Stop.

I think I heard something.

There's a stolling lack of... sand.

I'll get the bucket.

Dad said you spoke to Mum.

Yeah, she's doing really well you know, I think this University stuff

is just a temporary thing. She still really likes...

Stop! Just stop.

She's had to make a lot of very difficult choices Robbie.

It's not like any of this is straight forward and then there's...

That's Dad talking. She left us Ros, she left us.

Oh, okay. It's ice cream!

- What do you think? - Well, it's not on fire.

Never happened before.

- Water bottle. - Water...

What was that?

Oh. Just me.

That sounded like it was upstairs.

Oh actually you know what, I am tired and

would like to go upstairs to do some sleeping.

I'm also very tired too so, yeah. I should turn in.

Me too. I'm really tired, but thank you.

What's going on?

There's a sand monster in the bath. It's mean but we love it.

Offerings.

We seriously have to find it a new place to live.

Do you think it's the tart?

It's not the tart. The tarts amazing.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Actually do you think I should check on them?

Oh no, they're up to stuff they don't want us to know about.

It's like we're a real family already.

Hmmmm.

It has to be one sentence.

It is, these are semi-colons.

Wow, who's for punctuation, who knew.

You know, if it's too vague, or if there's holes in it then...

It's not. It's water tight.

Tomorrow everything will go back to how it should be.

Our real parents back together.

Not just together, in love, forever.

It'll be like, we never even met.

This was my favourite when I was her age.

Tell her you got it though, I don't want

her to think I'm trying to buy her.

Four children, double trouble.

Do you think we can handle it?

What's life without a challenge?

Really peaceful.

Can't wait to see them grow and blossom.

Yeah maybe, I wish that they'd never grow up.

Do not complete that sentence.

Hey, you're supposed to be asleep.

Oh.

Smash, I er...

fixed your phone.

Thanks.

It's not as flashy as it was before, but...

But it works, that's what counts right.

Yeah.

Right!

Okay girls, go back to sleep now.

Arrgaaa...

Sunrise.

Smash. Wake up. The wish.

Stop! No!

Girls? Girls, what's going on in there?

Why are you wet?

Um...I....

Sorry, did we wake you getting showered.

This holiday is just so great. Why sleep through it, right.

Yeah, Yeah we just thought we should make an early start and

see the sun come up.

Do you know what?

That is a brilliant idea, let's do it!

Let's start the day. Let's have breakfast on the beach.

What?

Ros.

Let's have a bit of human interaction today.

Leave the books behind, alright?

Them.

No.

Come on, you can rescue a Psammead, you can do this.

You got this. This is so cool.

Just do it.

Oww!

What are you doing Psycho?

I'm sorry, I'm...

You've got issues.

I don't know what came over me.

So, d'you wanna get an ice cream?

Okay girls, time to go.

Aaah.

Hey!

I want to, I want to see rude photos!

Door's open.

We've been robbed.

What the...

Oh my...

Tristan.

Ros.

Tell my Dad I've gone for a walk.

No!

- I'm coming too. - No! Just go away okay,

This is my mess, if I hadn't mad that stupid time travel wish

none of this would have happened.

I have to sort it out.

No you don't.

- We do. - This is our mess too.

Fine, come on then.

It'll be pretty easy to get in, we can force windows, I think.

I mean the place is pretty run down.

Woah!

Welcome, I knew you would'nt be able to resist.

Well!, what do you think?

Dazzling isn't it.

When do the fashion police get here?

You might still have time to run.

Bring them to me.

But I suppose I do owe you a debt of gratitude.

Une French fancy?

The only thing we want is the Psammead, where is he?

Psammead, Psammead, Psammead, Psammead, Psammead.

Psammead.

Oh! You mean my latest acquisition.

What've you done to him?

Nothing, couple of mild electric shocks,

nothing that would trouble the Geneva convention.

He's a bit of a wuss to be honest with you.

Let him go, he's given you everything that you want.

This, this is just the beginning, first thing I thought of.

Flash pad, purple lady army, velvet.

And it's refusing to give me any more.

Please, I can't.

Do you see, I need you kids to

help me change it's mind.

It won't listen to us.

It can only do one wish a day, any more

is dangerous for him, he could hurt himself.

Oh, Ros my dear child, I don't need you to talk to it.

I need you here so that I can change its mind.

Get off my sister.

Please don't hurt them.

Well that's rather up to you, isn't it.

More wishes please.

Very well.

If you must.

Make a wish.

I wish that...

Ah! very good, very good.

Nearly got me there, shoot that one first.

Stop.

Take your wish Tristan Trent.

It will be your last.

Yes, yes spare me the platitudes.

Gold, I wish for gold, creature.

Beyond the dreams of man.

Where's my gold?

Children... you have to...

You have to...

It's okay Psammead, we'll take care of you.

No...

You have to leave... now.

Poor sand monster.

Sammy? Sammy!

No. No!

Robbie. Please stop.

No! No!

I... I can't...

I can't.

Shoe sand, yum yum.

Maudie.

Sand monster's hungry.

Do you mind?

Careful.

You'll love this new beach.

What's the sand like?

Be quiet.

I'll take it.

Okay. Let's go.

Last day. Let's make the most of it.

Let me take your bag for you.

Thank you.

I think I'm sitting on a snorkel.

- Oww. - Sorry.

Girls, what's that? Where are you going?

Oww... what's that?

It's just a shell baby.

- See? - Okay. I'm over it now.

Okay.

Good grain, that's quality.

So, this'll do?

Oh yes, I'm digging deep, no ones finding me for another 100 years.

If I have any luck.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

- Wait! - Our final wish.

Okay, for the last time.

Wish me.

So, you're really gonna do it then?

Yeah, Our Mum and Dads back together.

Robbie, don't you want to be happy?

We wish to create a mobile phone application,

Hereafter referred to as an 'app'.

Ros.

What?

Why's your shoe flashing?

I don't know what...

Where is it? Eh?

Where is it?

I don't...

I've a signal.

Yay, we have a signal.

Okay, 287 emails.

19 voicemails.

I'm on vacation.

Is that...?

Hang on.

What's going on?

Stay out of this, this doesn't concern you. It's between me and these children.

Just calm down, I'm sure we can all...

Yes. I think you should calm down and let me carry out my investigations.

Mr. Trent, be reasonable.

I'm being resonable, I've not shot them or flogged them, have I?

Now why don't you toddle off into the dunes with your American tart

and let me take care of business.

You keep your hands off my family.

Alice, phone the police.

Oh yes, well, I have a phone too.

4 bars.

Ros stop.

No Ros, no.

But the wish, I never made the wish.

It was just here, it can't have gone far.

Why aren't you helping me?

It's gone Ros.

No, I want it back, I want it back.

Let it go.

Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I'm still

looking foward to hearing this ludicrous wish.

We wish...

Can I say goodbye first.

We had a good time didn't we?

We had the best.

I don't want to say goodbye.

We have to Maudie, we have to.

I wish...

I wish...

I wish...

I wish that you have a long peaceful sleep in the sand,

and no one disturbs you for at least another 100 years.

Maybe there's hope for you yet.

Goodbye Psammead.

Bye Psammead, thanks for the horrible wishes.

Well goodbye children, it's been awful knowing you.

Bye bye sand monster.

See you never.

That I can promise.

...and just the way he's been behaving... Now don't arrest me!

There's been a misunderstanding.

Un-arrest me!

Arrest them.

If you're gonna arrest anybody.

He struck me. She's American.

They destroyed my house with a magical sand thing.

It decimated my mansion, it's in ruins.

Kids?

Are you alright?

We're fine, we're all completely fine.