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This is where the story begins...

and also where it ends.

I've lived around here my whole life,

and the one thing I've learned in all those years

is that science can't explain everything.

Blaze, you're soaking wet.

Down!

It's the middle of the night!

Don't wake Mom!

What's wrong with you? There's nothing there.

Here, Blaze. Blaze.

Mom's still sick.

She'll give you away if you wake her.

Blaze!

Blaze!

Blaze!

A hole in the sky in his own backyard.

Who would've thought?

For many years before me and my family,

they said they saw something out there.

But it would take a bright young boy and his dog

to solve this mystery.

Robbi! Robbi!

Robbi!

Are you okay?

Are you okay, honey?

Push.

There you go.

Oh! Oh, my God, Robbi.

Are you okay?

- What were you thinking? - Blaze's out there.

Where?

In the water. He disappeared.

He disappeared.

Oh, sweetie.

Oh, my God.

You step in a sewer?

I was in the lake, looking for Blaze.

And you couldn't change?

You embarrass me.

Leave me alone!

You can't offer a reward.

Can, too.

Nobody wants your stupid baseball cards.

Hey, is that my poster board for schoolwork?

It's summer!

I'm telling Mom!

Punk.

Maybe we should help him.

Here you go.

Thanks.

What a great kid.

Meeting Robbi Otto that day was a chance meeting,

but it would be the beginning of many occasions.

Hey, you're ruining it!

It was blowing away.

Come on!

Hey, Verty, check it out. He peed himself.

Hey, I'm talking to you.

No, you were talking to Verty.

Ha ha ha!

Give it up, punk.

Your dog's dead. Boo-hoo!

Robbi!

I told you you weren't allowed out here by yourself.

- Dad always lets me. - Terrific.

Listen, are you sure that Blaze ran into the water

and maybe he didn't just run off?

I'm sure!

Okay.

Well, it's time for lunch. You really shouldn't be using

your daddy's good scuba mask either.

When's Dad coming home anyway?

Thursday or Friday, he said.

That's today.

Yeah, I know what day it is.

Come on, let's have lunch.

R-O-B-B-I!

- How's my favorite son? - I'm your only son.

Then that makes you eligible for a hug.

Hey!

Oh, damn it, Robbi!

Oh, come on, boy, you're soaking wet.

I was looking for Blaze.

Robbi, it's a leather jacket.

Sorry.

You're home one minute, and you're already yelling at him.

- The boy is soaking wet! - You picked him up!

And this is suede.

Is that my good mask? Pearl, what are you doing,

letting him use my good mask?

There's your good mask!

Oh, nice.

What in the hell is the matter with you, girl?

When are planning on getting to this, huh?

What'd you say?

Pearl, what did you just say?

Damn, I can't even come home.

Out of my tree.

Vermin!

You had Chinese?

R-O-B-B-I, indeed I did, sir.

What'd you guys have?

We were waiting for you.

Oh, well, here. Finish that off.

Don't say I never gave you none.

What about Mom?

What about her?

Come to me, you squirrel from hell.

Come to me, you furry little runt.

Dad, squirrels don't hurt anything. They're interesting.

No, no, no. Not true, my little friend.

Poop on the porch, walnut shells on the rail.

They are flying rodents, and they must be eradicated.

They can fly?

They do when I... connect!

Lucky. Lucky!

Dad, Blaze is gone.

Uh, well, honey,

that's part of life in the country-- coyotes, you know.

We'll get you another dog at the pound.

Shh.

Dad, he disappeared over the lake.

Oh, he drowned, huh?

Not exactly.

He jumped, but never hit the water.

I'm coming to school with you tomorrow.

Why?

You obviously didn't say no to drugs.

- Dad. - What?

- There is no school. - Oh.

It's summer!

Is that acting-out I just saw?

Look at this. Turn you back on your own beloved father.

Oh-ho!

R-O-B-B-I, aye, sir!

Waitin' a long time, and you jump up into my line.

I think that there is no better time than right now.

Here we go.

Go get 'em.

I know you're out there.

And my granddaddy said he got you all the way to God

to get you to flip the whale.

See if we can bring you in this morning.

A beautiful morning like this.

Ohh!

Oh, my-- What?

Dear God. Oh, my God.

It's happened again.

This up and started again.

00 in the morning and still sleeping.

I haven't been feeling well.

At least I've been getting things done around here.

Your boy wasn't fed last night.

What? You just said you were bringing home Chinese food.

How could I even imagine

that you would only bring enough food for yourself?

Nora never eats at home,

and I gave up trying to figure out your mind.

I can't keep doing this, Vernon!

- Then leave! - You leave!

What the hell happened to the thermostat?

What temperature is in here?

It's zero.

It's off!

Just like my unemployment.

Oh, the disappearing dog.

Did you see Blaze last night?

Don't tell me you believe the little liar.

Don't call him that!

Make sure your room's clean before you go anywhere.

It's my room! Stay out of it if you don't like it.

- Excuse me? - It's clean!

It better be!

And go tell your brother that Blaze is back.

There! Yes, Blaze is back!

Blaze is back!

Bravo, Delta, Charlie, 1-2-9,

requesting permission to come aboard.

This is the Mother Load. Permission granted.

- Spike! - I brought lunch.

I'm not hungry.

This doesn't make any sense.

It's not supposed to. It's a secret code.

There. Lance, can you figure it out?

Of course.

But give me a legend anyway.

We can spy on people,

and they won't know what we're saying.

Let me see.

Well, every letter's a symbol,

but there is no rhyme or reason to it.

I'll say.

I can break it. Can you?

I'm not good at that stuff, remember?

I'm head of club security.

Robbi, your dog's back!

What?

Told you he never left.

Yes, he did.

- Poop on you!

Poop on you! Poop on you! Poop on you!

- Poop on you! - You little A-holes!

Guys, how we gonna get down?

Cool! Did your dad leave his pole here?

No.

Wow. That's a real nice one.

I don't think Mom liked your idea for dinner.

Yeah, well, there's a lot of things about me

your mom doesn't like.

Besides, frozen pizza's a beautiful thing.

I got through 6 years of college on 7 frozen pizzas.

It's a wonder food.

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa! Watch it. Face here.

God, it's junk!

Oh, now, now, R-O-B-B-I, yi-chihuahua. Come on.

Why do you say my name like that?

Oh, I didn't even know I was doing anything wrong, R-R-Robbi.

You know, I took the day off to hang out with you,

but you were busy running around with your buds.

I didn't know.

That's all right.

Where do you even work?

I'm self-employed.

So are you done with astronaut school?

That's a hell of a cast.

Where'd you get that rod?

Let me see that.

Your mom been hoarding her unemployment again?

- Mom didn't get it. - Where'd you find it?

I don't know. Someone dropped it here.

What do you mean, someone dropped--

Oh, that son of a--

I have to put up more trespass signs.

Robbi? Robbi, what happened to Blaze's collar?

Look at these little drawing things on here.

Did you do that?

Robbi, did you-- You been messing with my soldering gun?

I don't know. I don't touch guns.

Look at these drawings all over it, Robbi.

Okay? You did this with my soldering gun.

This was brand new.

Do you know how much this cost?

Quit yelling at me!

Wha--

More quality time with your son, huh?

Boy's acting out again.

- Bye, Dad. - Bye, sweetie.

Make sure you get a real meal today.

Whatever!

So what did he do that was so wrong this time?

This was brand new.

What is it?

You tell me.

It looks like he decorated his dog's collar.

So what?

These look like symbols from his spy club.

And those kids can't even color between the lines.

He didn't do this. He didn't do this, Vernon.

Mama's little boy. Never his fault, is it?

No, it's not his fault!

It's not his fault! It's your fault!

You blame him for everything,

and you have got to stop disappointing him

every single day of his life!

And you have got to stop sleeping

until30 in the afternoon every single day of your life!

What am I supposed to do?

All on me, huh?

Used to be two careers in this house.

Night, honey.

Why do you sleep so much?

I've been in a funk lately.

And to tell you the truth,

I-- I have to take something or I can't sleep.

'Cause of Dad?

No, no.

It's just that things are tough right now, that's all.

I can mow lawns.

Oh, sweetheart, we're gonna make it.

Your dad and I just have very specialized jobs, that's all,

and... and...

your dad went to school for many, many years,

and he just couldn't get the job he wanted.

Why'd you quit your job?

They wouldn't use my research.

They actually threw it in the trash can.

But really I wanted to be home with you kids.

Then-- Well, can--

I need to ask you a favor.

What?

Can you just stop telling lies?

- I didn't. - You said Blaze drowned.

I thought he did, really.

Okay, all right.

All right.

Just stick with the truth, okay?

Good night, baby.

I don't even know what a "soldier" gun is.

Mom?

What is it, boy?

The wind scaring you?

Don't disappear again.

They didn't believe me last time.

I...

I can see the stars.

What the heck?

Idiot! What are you doing?

This rock fell into the lake from the sky.

You've been drinking Dad's beer.

It has symbols like the collar.

The collar you ruined?

I didn't-- I need your help.

You're a B!

You need your mouth washed out with soap!

You better run!

Dad, you're home!

Hi, Horace.

Hey, punk.

Can you help us now?

I know where Blaze was that night,

and this rock fell from space.

It has messages on it just like the collar.

I need your help building a spaceship so we can go there.

My mom got some great stuff.

Hi, Mr. Otto.

More punks.

Robbi said you went to space school.

Hey, did you hit a deer or something?

Something.

Um, can you hold this?

I'm not an astronaut.

I'm not an astronaut.

And you guys are not freakin' rocket scientists, get it?

You're mean!

Hey, hey, hey, come back here and clean up this mess!

Spaceship. That's cute.

Hey, NASA, can I be your copilot?

Shut up, Horace.

Oh, that's cold.

Don't worry, Robbi, we'll figure it out.

Dude, he's upset about his dad, not the spaceship.

Oh.

Can you watch him?

Sure.

Just hold the leash, and he'll think you have hold of him.

But what if another dog comes?

We'll be quick.

Can we have some help here?

Shh!

Sorry.

Do you have any books about building spaceships?

And I need to see codes and symbols.

Have you checked the card catalog?

The directory?

Oh, okay.

Dude, we could've just used the Internet at my house.

Poor boy. You're loose, and you don't even know it.

You see the leash, but have no idea your collar is missing.

You aren't very bright, are you?

I don't see these symbols anywhere.

Hi, Robbi.

That's quite a stamp collection you have there.

- Do you have any-- - Excuse me.

What?

Not "what" You say, "Pardon me."

And when you speak to someone of authority, you say, "Excuse me."

Oh.

Do you have--

Excuse me.

Where can I find blueprints to build a spaceship?

Ah.

Never mind.

- Lance! - Shh!

Wait up!

Be quiet!

- Blaze! - I'll look in the woods.

Hi, dog.

- Throw it there.

Over here.

Whoa, whoa!

Well, hello there.

Come here. Who are you, huh?

Who are you? Where'd you come from?

Blaze! Good dog.

No, he's not.

So why'd you take your dog's collar off, son?

If he got hit by a car, he'd be gone forever.

We're trying to figure out these symbols.

Did you ask your mom and dad for help?

My dad thinks I messed it up.

Well, I've never seen anything like that before.

Have you been to our lake?

Your lake?

It's private property out there, right?

- Ooh! Ow!

Hi, Mom.

Oh...

I'm at the park with Robbi Otto.

Yes.

You okay?

Those machines, son, they hurt my head.

Hey, good luck with your spaceship.

She wants to know if I'm bothering you.

What a mess!

Help me.

It's your mess. You want a ride or not?

I'm leaving.

Wait!

Dad's gonna kill you.

Well, you wouldn't help me.

I'm late for work,

and I can't give you a ride after today.

You have to. Mom's made me quit Tai Kwon Do.

Why?

'Cause she's selling the car.

She did not say that.

We can't afford the payments.

That B! I need a car to get to work.

Use Dad's truck.

- Hyah! - Hyah!

Hee-yah!

I'm a Chinese action star, and I will slice the very wind.

You move the wind, all right.

What do you expect me to do?

I expect you to die, Mr. Bond.

Show us what you learned today.

Well, you can try it free for a month.

Don't have the time. You show us how you defend yourself.

Yeah, practice on us.

We're taught to walk away.

From a fight? That's stupid.

You need to get your money back.

No! No!

Aah!

Well, hey, rascal. What happened to you?

My dad's gonna kill me.

Well, you know, a little bleach will take care of that.

Come on.

It's the third thing I messed up. I'm dead.

And the collar? I didn't do it.

Well, then I guess we have to find out who did.

He came through the hole with it.

Who came through the hole with it?

Blaze. That's why I'm building the spaceship to go through it.

You're trying to build a spaceship

so you can go through the hole?

Hmm.

I've been waiting ten minutes.

You just pulled up.

I've been driving everywhere looking for you.

What did you do?

I got beat up.

It doesn't do any good, does it?

That's why I quit.

Get in the car, Robbi.

Robbi, I got Miss Wonderful to make these copies for us.

You know I can't get too close.

What's going on?

Clarence is helping me figure out the symbols

since you wouldn't.

You made them up.

No offense, young lady,

but I can't get anywhere near your car.

My driving is that bad?

No, I didn't say that.

Where are you going?

Ooh...

Ohh!

Computers, too?

Wi-Fi signals.

Okay, what is the deal? Why do you hate me?

Oh, no, it's not that.

I suffer from EHS.

Don't worry. It's not contagious.

But anytime I get near anything that emits an electronic signal,

my brain feels like it's too big for my skull.

- Electronics? - Mm-mm.

Wow. How do you even live?

How do you type so fast?

There. I sent it to a few historical forums,

as well as some science geeks.

But will they respond?

I included my picture.

Geeks and my picture are like bread on butter.

You mean butter on bread.

Bread on butter.

Blaze!

Gross!

What is that?

What'd you get yourself into?

It's like... jelly.

Wow.

You went through the space portal again.

Maybe I don't need a spaceship.

Show me where the portal is.

Come on.

Come on, Blaze.

We missed it, didn't we?

I really do think it's dangerous for him

to be out there in the lake by himself.

I actually had to jump off and save his life the other day.

I wish to hell the dog had jumped in after you.

Took me two hours to get those weird marks off of him.

But really, he can't be in the lake by himself.

And he said that you said it was all right

for him to be in the lake.

And I don't want him to be in the lake.

because it's dangerous.

Honey, honey, boy, water, good.

No, not a great combination

if I have to jump in there and save his life.

Okay, sweetheart, I'll take care of it.

How?

I don't know. I'll take care of it.

I'll just... take care of it.

- Uh-huh. - I will.

All right.

You know, honey,

with Robbi I've been thinking about

maybe sending him to one of those boot camps.

Yeah, yeah, the state pays for it.

He'll get three square meals a day.

Probably ship the poor guy off to Afghanistan, though.

What are you talking about?

Work with me, honey.

Tiny ears are listening.

You're terrible.

Hey!

Dude!

- Have you seen my cat? - What are you doing?

Your mom called and said you were heading our way.

What?

She said your dad was kidding.

They're not sending you away.

My cat's been gone for two days.

Maybe he went to the other side of the portal.

Where you going now?

Here, Blaze.

I gotta tell your mom I saw you.

Okay.

What are we gonna do, Blaze?

What is it, boy?

What is it?

Take me to your leader.

Ohh...

Oh, I'm melting.

Mom!

Mom! Mom!

Don't run. Help me!

- Leave me alone. - I'm melting.

Mom!

- Mom! - What's the matter, Robbi?

Oh, it's okay.

Robbi, it's okay, it's all right.

Not funny!

This is how you keep him out of the lake?

You scare the hell out of him?

No one's any fun around here anymore.

I'm getting the hell out of here.

Sorry.

Ooh, girls, lookin' good.

Oh, come on, don't worry about this.

It's not contagious.

Hey, Irv. Irv, come here.

What would you say if I told you I went to outer space?

- Irv, come here, come here.

Seriously, come here.

I got this portal thing in the backyard.

I may go to Mars tonight.

I'm telling you this because if I'm not around tomorrow,

I don't want you to worry about me.

Hi, Aunt Doris. I'm at a bar.

What are you up to?

Can we turn the cell phones off for a moment, please?

Clarence, you know you can't be in here.

Hey, he's talking to you.

Hey, bum, get lost.

Get your lard ass out of here.

Ain't nobody gonna disrespect my friend Clarence.

- But I thought-- - Get out!

- Of course not. It's not-- - Shut it off!

So, uh, what's your story?

Electro-hyper-sensitivity syndrome.

Electronic signals play havoc with his system.

It comes from too many years as a plant engineer.

Am I right, Clarence?

I don't think so, scooter.

Wait a minute.

So you're telling me if I, like, whoo, hee, ooh--

Clarence, it must've been important

for you to come in here.

What can I do for you, my friend?

So...

ahem...

what's the deal with your face?

Well, I got in a fight.

It was a... It was a really bad fight.

No, not yet.

I tell you what, champ.

How about I take you to the other side,

and I'll just go ahead and leave you there, huh?

I got this by trying to be a good father.

Right.

Looking for your phone?

Fell on the floor.

Hey.

Fell a really long way.

I've been helping your son with a project.

My son?

If you can call him that, yeah.

Okay, champ.

Irv, me and the champ,

we got a little something to discuss outside.

Come on.

- Take it easy on him. - I will.

I wasn't talking to you.

I figured out two of the symbols.

Dad?

Dad?

Dad?

- Hey, buddy bud. - Uncle Mike!

How's my favorite nephew?

I'm your only nephew.

Man, you are getting so big.

Hey, your dad's going to come stay with us

for a little bit, okay?

- I guess. - Okay.

Now, you be good

'cause you're the man of the house while we're gone.

Okay?

Have fun.

Is Dad hunting with Uncle Mike?

You want the truth?

I guess.

Honey, your daddy and I are probably not gonna make it.

Make what?

And it's not you kids or anything.

Do you want to see the symbols I figured out?

Yeah. Just later, okay?

Scholars have tried estimating possibilities as in--

Or actually,

numerous superfluous possibilities

have been described as the correct theory

for interdimensional travel.

- Scholars have, uh-- - Sir Martin?

Should I start shooting?

What?

Oh, no.

I'm too nervous.

You guys with TV news?

Sir Martin is the eminent scholar

on conscious portal manipulation

as well as the only living multi-dimensionalist.

Multi-what?

He travels in and out of other dimensions, sometimes daily.

Is he in one right now?

It happens on another plane so fast you can't even see it.

I think we have one of the portals

to another universe.

Dimension. It's the same universe,

just a different dimension of it.

Yeah, a different dimension.

It's at our lake.

That would be why we are here.

D'ohh!

It's here!

Actually, it's over there.

Oh, of course!

You, you have seen it?

We must interview him.

Y-You okay?

I can't. I'm too nervous.

Why? I'm just a kid.

Well, if you travel in and out of other dimensions,

sometimes even simple social interaction can be daunting.

You ready? Rolling.

You, young man, uh,

did you come over from the other side of the portal

in this property?

Actually, my dog did.

Oh.

Fascinating!

Uh, could we interview him?

Stop! Stop taping!

I didn't give permission for my son to be taped!

They're here about the portal, Mom.

I don't care, honey.

Oh!

Perhaps my assistant was a little lax

in getting the proper credentials to you.

I apologize.

Could we interview you?

Get off my property. There is no stupid portal.

Hmmph. Yes.

Let's go, Derek.

Time wasted with unbelievers.

Honey, please,

if anything ever happens again, you come and get me, okay?

Sheesh.

You have to stay away from that Clarence.

No! He's helping me!

Did you see your daddy's black eye?

Daddy needs our help.

Daddy's gone over to Uncle Mike's to...

straighten out.

I didn't know he was crooked.

Did you just cross over?

Oh, my gosh! Wow!

I captured your physical self while you crossed over.

We gotta get this to the lab so we can study it.

Playing your spy game?

No, these are symbols we're trying to figure out.

Huh.

What's cosmology?

It's the study of the cosmos. It's what my degree is in.

So you know all about the universe?

Our universe.

The one you can see with a telescope.

Hi, Robbi.

Don't ignore your friend.

She isn't my friend.

Robbi...

- Hi, shortcake.

How's it going?

- That's an animal. - I know!

Your dog maybe? Oh, that looks painful.

- What? - That symbol.

It looks like it would hurt.

I wonder if they're trying to tell you something.

And this one looks like four objects.

Definitely.

- How do you know that? - What else could it mean?

They're really in the simplest terms, don't you think?

- You mean you didn't know? - Of course I know!

Did these really come from the other side of the portal?

- What about this one? - Hmm.

Why can't you clean your room once in a while?

Whatever! If you don't like my room, don't go in it!

- It's my room! - How about the grocery store?

- You go to the grocery store! - I do everything around here,

and in case you haven't noticed, your father's not much help.

I'm moving out!

- Hey! - Wrong!

- Right! - You're not 18 years old.

You'll do whatever I tell you to do.

The hell I will! I'll do what I want!

That'll be the day.

You have a very dysfunctional family.

It's okay. So is mine, only worse.

The water has to be still.

Whoa!

Did you see that?

You're hallucinating.

It's like... a reflection.

Does it-- Does it come from above?

Hold me.

I'd rather hit you.

Hurry before it goes away.

You rotten-- You ruined it!

It's just a reflection.

Yeah? Do you see a moon?

It's probably just--

What the heck?

Peace and quiet.

I'm getting a new tattoo.

That's nice, honey.

Right across my bosom.

That's nice, honey.

I told you guys to stay out of my jelly.

Dad said I could.

That's my good microscope.

And my science books.

Stop yelling.

We're trying to make the jelly stuff that was on Blaze.

I wonder if this is what protected him

in their different atmosphere.

Listen to you people.

And you call me crazy.

You are.

That microscope is half Dad's.

What planet are you from?

Earth.

Does dad know you have his grease?

- Ready?

We need to take this seriously.

Really?

Nora, get my back.

Gross.

I'll do it.

Nora, I need you to throw me into the hole.

Aren't you guys worried about the paradox?

The same being can't occupy the same space.

It's old-school Trekkie stuff.

You said you were already in that universe.

You think he'd explode? Cool.

Blaze when through okay.

Maybe he doesn't exist on their side.

I do and you do, but...

Not me. My family may not be together,

but I still have to be home for dinner.

Blaze went through okay.

Do I look like a dog?

Yes.

Robbi, you need her. Go.

You agreed this is important.

Important enough to risk your girlfriend's life?

We're not--

Not yet anyway. We're friends. Good friends.

We are?

Just help us out, and we can talk later.

Over ice cream?

I guess.

But what if I break the paradox?

Then you'll go down in history.

Think of the money and the fame.

Kiss me and I'll do it.

Forget it.

- Hey. - Dad, you're home.

Is that my good ladder?

You don't want to jump into the portal like Blaze did.

Whatever happened to normal summertime activities

like throwing rocks at trains?

Oh, not you, too?

Why aren't you helping us?

'Cause it's stupid.

Cat's in the cradle, Daddy.

Yeah, don't you dare imply

I don't spend enough time with you brats.

Hey, sport, think that thing needs a little support, huh?

Come with your old man. I'll help you out.

Ho! Come on!

Move it out!

Dad.

What's the matter, boy?

- They took her. - What are you talking about?

Nora. She's gone.

Robbi, Robbi, listen to me. It didn't happen, okay.

It's impossible. It couldn't--

That couldn't have happened.

What are you guys doing?

Nora! Nora!

What the hell?

Sweetheart.

Honey, honey.

It's after noon.

You gotta stop sleeping like this.

Ambie--

Oh, Pearl, this is strong stuff.

This is just for people who have real problems sleeping at night.

You can't be taking this during the day.

Leave me alone.

Pearl.

Pearl, look at me.

Pearl, honey, look at me.

I'm not gonna leave you alone.

I--

I made lunch.

I-- I'd like you to come sit with me.

You made me lunch?

Well, don't get used to it or anything.

Oh!

Here we go.

All right.

So, your mom and dad worked out some of their problems?

Oh, this is beautiful. What are you doing here?

I told you I was helping your son with his project.

Oh, so those "No Trespassing" signs out there--

Robbi, do you want me to leave?

What is this, a Democratic process?

I got more right to be on this land than you.

And you know the only reason you got that shot in the other night

was because I was buzzed.

- Is that right? - Yeah.

Are you buzzed now?

Dad.

Robbi! R-O-B-B-Isaiah!

Come on, man, it's time to tell your little buddies to go ho--

Oh, my Lord.

Not you, too. How did you--

Hey, don't ask.

It wasn't easy.

Dad, we figured it out.

Now, what the heck's going on?

Well, that's the sun.

That symbol over there, that's the lake.

And then this... This is your boy Robbi.

Don't tell me you're going for this nonsense, too.

You got a bright kid, and he says that he gets it from you,

so maybe you could pretend to be a little more interested.

Yeah, some of that old sage stuff, right?

You got it.

All right, guys, so I have been noticing

that every day the level of the lake

gets a little bit lower and lower.

Now, whatever this hole thing is,

it seems to be having a real strange effect on the lake.

Yeah.

What do you think, Dad?

I think you think something's going on,

so I think we'll all get to the bottom of it.

Yup.

What's going on?

Well, you have been trying so hard lately

that I thought you deserved a reward.

- A reward? - Mm-hmm.

That's not the way it works, you know.

- Oh, it's not? - No.

- Oh, okay. - Ah-ah-ah.

I didn't say I minded the reward,

as long as there's refills.

Dad, I need your help.

I'm busy! Come back in an hour.

- An hour? - Mmm, you never know.

- Dad!

Robbi, Robbi, go to bed, kiddo, okay?

- I need your help. - Robbi, I'm counting.

1, 2...

- 3!

Damn it! Robbi, you don't listen to me,

I'm gonna tan your hide, do you hear me?

What? The kid's gotta know who's in charge.

Since we're all here, and we're all kids,

who would that be?

What do you mean?

You went to Irv's today.

Uh...

- And you were doing so well. - Yeah, yeah, I was, wasn't I?

Ah!

Thank you.

I would like to say a personal thank you

to the powers of the universe at large

for giving me a rotten friggin' life!

You make one lousy choice,

one bad choice,

and you end up in East Podunk broke

with a family that hates you.

Thank you, and thank you.

Oh, yeah, baby.

Thank you! Mwah!

So much.

I get more respect from you.

You're a good boy.

You deserve better than me.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Let's not forget...

Let's not forget our beloved portal.

Oh, yeah, baby, just when the chips are down.

Just when things couldn't get any worse,

along comes our own rip in the universe.

Three cheers for our beloved portal.

Did you see that?

No. No, no, no.

No, no, no!

No, no, man. We're doing this right.

R-O-B-B-I.

We're testing the theory, kiddo.

Here we go. Here we go.

Open wide for for me, baby.

Robbi?

Robbi!

Robbi!

- You're leaving? - My mom won't let me stay.

Bye, sweetheart.

Mom, where you going?

I'm going over to Syl's.

Hey, why don't you come with us?

Yeah, and you could stay the night.

Well, I can't.

Dad's helping me close the portal.

See what I'm dealing with here?

Robbi, your spy club was too cool,

but all this pretending to jump through universes--

It's not pretend!

Lance, in the car.

It's all over the Internet.

People are talking.

Okay, sweetheart, well, you be careful.

I'll be home right after the movie.

Movie?

Yeah! You should really come with us.

And Syl's gonna buy ice cream afterwards.

Bye.

Come on! You're gonna miss a ride in the fun car.

Hey, you mind if I check something out?

Hey, Vern.

Vern. Vern.

Hey, Vern!

Oh, Lord. What'd your mother do now?

Hank!

A little early for fishing, isn't it?

- Looks like you had a few. - My business.

So what's going on with all these lights?

What is this, an interrogation?

I'm only trying to figure out what these lights are for.

Bull, Hank! We both know why you're here.

We're trying to close the portal to another universe.

Clarence thinks something bad's gonna happen if we don't.

Simple.

You know that's all over town.

What's that?

What happened to the ladder?

Gee, Hank, light is matter conducive form of energy.

The ladder has an obvious physical presence.

They must have interacted somehow,

leading to a molecular breakdown, but you knew that.

- Why don't you come with me? - Take a hike.

Listen, Pearl asked me to come, and I think--

You're embarrassing me in front of my boy.

Hey!

What you gonna do, huh? Cuff me?

- Stop messing around! - What are you gonna do, huh?

You're never gonna take me alive, copper.

Oh, gee--

- Where'd it go? - You knucklehead!

Now they're gonna think we're trying to hurt 'em.

Who?

The people on the other side.

Of the lake?

Vern, the ladder, it's gone.

It is.

That's the point.

Vern, you've really got a portal here.

I do?

You guys stay here.

I'm gonna go get help.

You go get 'em, Deputy Dawg.

So the lights didn't work.

I want to tell you something.

You are one tenacious boy.

Thanks, D-A-D-D-Y, oh-my-my-Daddy.

Bye.

Punk.

You didn't teach us. Now we need to extract a penalty.

A broken arm, perhaps?

Stop it. I'm not paying you.

Wrong answer.

Ugh...

Hee-yah!

Teach us how to fight.

There's two of you.

Pick either one of us, punk.

Hyah!

Mess with my brother, you mess with me!

Wow.

You okay?

Yeah. You still got it.

So what you're saying is

every night this big hole in the sky opens up.

That's crazy.

Potentially it is not feasible for a wormhole to exist

in a dimension that contains matter

without destroying that matter by pulling it to...

wherever it goes.

You should do a TV show or a book.

Oh, well, hell, Earl, that's a hell of an idea.

- Well, I thought of it first. - You sure did.

Pearl, baby, how you doing?

What are you doing sitting around here?

You're supposed to be helping me with an intervention,

and instead you're having a male bonding session.

I'm on the wagon. I told you that.

Since yesterday?

You know what Pearl? That is a good idea.

Let's have a space/time anomaly frickin' intervention.

Would that make you happy?

That ladder did disappear in thin air.

Put that in your police report,

then you'll be looking for a new job, too.

Thanks a lot, guys.

Pearl.

Always a pleasure.

Now, me and your mommy grew up together.

We were to be married.

And what a lovely couple you two would have made.

Earl and Pearl, the toast of the prom. Hoo-wee.

You can ask your mom, son.

I was the football star. She was the cheerleader.

She called me her destiny.

That was in 8th grade, Earl.

I would have had you anyway.

Could've been more handsomer. I got this, squirt.

Only trained professionals.

Isn't it gonna break the canoe?

Easy, easy there, big boy.

I don't think so, Dad.

- Hold it, whoa, whoa. - Got it.

Wow.

You handled that like a pro.

Okay, turn it on, please.

Wow.

Something's happening.

Something--

No, there's nothing happening. Ah, jeez.

I see no conclusive results.

Tastes funny, Dad.

You tasted it?

Like what?

Like... ashes.

So the magnet didn't close the portal,

but it interacted with it somehow.

It smells funny, too.

We're running out of time.

This has to be some sort of a chemical phenomenon.

It's more than that.

My family knows more about this lake than anybody here.

I've been coming out here every day watching this lake,

and it's getting lower and lower.

So you're saying that it's like it's being sucked dry,

like the water's being teleported someplace.

Something.

I believe that if that hole or whatever it is

gets below the lake level,

we're in a world of trouble.

I'm guessing that that's not a good thing.

No, sir.

Strange things have been happening out here at this lake

ever since before my grandfather was born.

I tell you what, this is the worst I ever seen it.

So you're saying this phenomenon,

it's been increasing exponentially.

You better believe it.

We need to get somebody out here that knows about that stuff,

and we need to do it now.

Like a scientist.

The university is like four hours from here.

I know one much closer than that.

Pearl, Pearl, what are you doing?

Somebody's gotta do it.

Pearl, forget about that.

Forget about that! Pearl, look at me.

Our jobs, they were all about discovery.

- Do you remember that? - Yeah.

Yeah, and right now there is something amazing

right down there just waiting to be discovered.

Good heavens.

Oh, Pearl, believe whatever you want, but--

Pearl, look at me!

But there's something more important at stake here:

Robbi, our son.

We need to show him that we believe in him,

and we need to do that together.

So you want me to go down there

and humor him about something impossible?

No, I want you to go down there and show him that you love him.

That we love him.

Five minutes, Pearl. That's all I'm asking for.

Five minutes.

Clarence, Earl.

Mom!

Hi, honey.

Nice hat.

I'll wear it for you on a special night.

All right, sweetie,

we gotta figure out the chemical difference

between their world and our world.

I think it's the only way we're gonna close the portal.

Help us, Mom. Just help us figure out the chemicals,

and then you can go back to bed.

I'm not gonna go back to bed.

- I'm not a chemist. - You are a chemist.

You had to study chemistry to become a cosmologist.

I can call Mira. She's been a hairdresser for 20 years.

That's a hell of a good idea, Earl. You go do that.

Physicist, scientist, chemist--

you were at the top of your class in every "ist" there is.

Come on, baby.

It's been a long time.

And it's just like riding a bike, you know that.

What do we know?

Here's a sample of the lake water.

And here's jelly, and the jelly stuff that was on Blaze.

I analyzed that stuff.

It's some inert substance mixed with water.

I think they put it on Blaze to protect him

from their atmosphere.

Now I know what happened to my jelly.

So they have water,

and our universe is made up of oxygen and hydrogen.

So if they had to put this on him to protect him,

they must have an opposite molecular structure.

Bingo. You gonna go dust of your computer?

Yeah, why not?

That's my girl.

So if they have water, then they have hydrogen, oxygen...

So what is she doing?

This is the good part, when she starts mumbling.

- Mom? - Leave her alone.

She's working it out in her head.

Tree, honey.

Our little genius is back.

Hopefully we'll find out tonight.

Because the portal's not finished yet?

Watch this.

- Ugh!

Wow. Mine's black.

Come on. Get off the truck.

So, when do the fireworks start?

Shut up!

Well, you better enjoy 'em, honey.

They'll never make that sweet sound again after tonight.

We're gonna die?

I'm dying right now... of boredom.

Well?

Nothing yet. She's still trying.

- Wow!

Who threw a firecracker?

That wasn't a firecracker.

- Oh, my God, it's Blaze. - Whoa!

- Blaze! - Come here, Blaze.

- Come here! - Blaze!

- Come here, boy! - Blaze, come here, boy!

Come here, boy!

Come here, Blaze!

He's got that smell again.

It's the jelly again.

It's starting.

Robbi!

- Robbi! - Oh!

Robbi! Oh, Lord! Boy, get out of there.

I can't, Dad.

Robbi!

Vernon!

Vernon! Vernon! Come back!

- Vernon! - Clarence, no!

Come on, reach! Right here, man, come on!

Vernon!

What is this force field thing?

Nora!

Nora!

Nora!

Take Robbi. Grab him.

Oh, my God!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, Pearl!

What's going on?

No! Stay there! Stay there!

- Mom, the symbols! - What?

I couldn't figure out the elements.

I tried every scenario.

We're wasting time here, people!

What about the chemical?

I don't know. It wasn't the right element.

It's never been about the elements!

It's always been about love!

We may fight sometimes, but we all still love each other.

It's all about family.

It's about the four of you! Together!

That's always been the key!

The four of us.

It was a symbol! It was four objects together!

That's us!

What about the fire symbol?

It's good fire. We're in the good fire.

Mom.

You can do it. Go to him! Go!

Yeah, that's it.

I love you.

I love you, Nora.

I love you.

I love you kids.

Look down. Look at it!

The people... it's us.

That's not us.

I'll explain later.

You figured out the good fire was love,

just like we'll have someday.

Did you see my cat on the other side?

There's something I need to tell you, son.

The other day I was driving,

and I was driving when I shouldn't have been.

Your cat, it ran out in front of me.

It happened so fast. I--

I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry.

- It's okay. - No, it's not.

But it's gonna be.

I'm so proud of you.

I love you, Robbi.

You did it, you did it.

We all did it, huh? We did it!

Yeah!

Your family's in order now.

Yeah, they are.

Thank you.

Why did you choose us?

I didn't.

Good night, Clarence.

Good night, ma'am.

Good job, kid.

That's how I learned from a young Robbi Otto

and his space-traveling dog

that no matter how bad things get,

people can come together if love is in their hearts.

Oh, by the way, my head doesn't hurt anymore.

I wonder.

How many other worlds are out there?