[theme song plays]
♪ Demons come from every side ♪
♪ In the darkness is the light ♪
♪ Out of the shadows of my life ♪
♪ In the darkness is the light ♪
♪ Surrender will win the fight ♪
♪ This girl's walked on fire and ice ♪
♪ But I come out ♪
♪ On the other side of paradise ♪
♪ Paradise ♪
[Fi] Every kid knows that you can use your imagination
to change the way you see reality.
You can make the sky green or the trees purple
or whatever you dream up.
The greatest minds in human history
have even changed the way other people see things.
Leonardo da Vinci with his inventions,
Sir Isaac Newton with his theories about how the universe fits together,
they've helped all of us see the world differently,
but is it possible to do even more than that,
to change not only the way we see reality, but to change reality itself?
Is it possible that we can use our mind
to read others' thoughts or actually move objects?
Some people think so.
Some people even think that, with enough imagination,
we can create life itself.
[Clu] Ten seconds left in regulation.
Clu Bell has dominated his opponent in the first quarter.
He's in a zone. He's unstoppable.
He's so busy talking, his ten seconds just ran out.
Oh, yeah!
-Beat that. -OK, so we go to overtime.
Yeah, where I will own you.
Sure.
-Whoa! -Looking for this?
[Clu] Nice.
OK, let's see you dunk.
Hey, I practice free throws, not flying.
So can I play?
You guys, I don't want to play two on one.
What if I find a fourth?
Good luck recruiting.
Hey, what about him?
Hey! You want to play?
No, don't leave. Come on, we need a fourth.
I have to go.
You got a fort in there, huh?
Come on, be on my team.
-I'm Fiona. What's your name? -James.
So, let's take these guys.
You be on my team. That'll be most fair.
Why?
Oh, just because you and Fi are smaller, that's all.
I can shoot better than you.
Whoa!
I didn't mean anything by it.
-If you don't want to play-- -I'll play.
OK.
Let's go.
Clu! Back door!
-Good try. -Hey! Hey, James!
[mumbles] James!
[grunts] Hey!
Jack!
[Clu] Whoa!
James!
-Are you OK, Jack? -You all right, man?
-What's with you, kid? -I was going for the ball.
You don't get the ball by knocking somebody down.
-You fouled me before. -What are you talking about?
You dropped the ball. It's ours.
Just let him have it. We're winning anyways.
That was a foul. I don't want to play like that.
-Well, too bad. -James, what's the problem?
[Jack] It's our ball.
OK, go get it.
-Oh, that was nice. -I'll go get it.
Fi!
[grunts]
Oh, my gosh. Are you OK?
-Yeah. -How'd you move so fast?
I don't know. Something pulled me.
-Where's that kid? -Who cares?
-Can you walk? -Let's go get you checked out.
Yeah. I've got a killer headache, though.
Just leave me alone!
What?
That's game.
No way. Set it up. Set it up.
Clu, you don't have to keep playing with me out of sympathy.
Well, actually, I thought 'cause of your concussion, I might finally win for once.
Was there anybody behind me when the car was coming?
-No. -Then it was him.
-Who? -The kid, James.
[Clu] What do you mean?
It was like I got yanked out of my shoes.
Honey, I brought you some aspirin.
And here's another blanket.
You know, nothing like a good book.
Thanks, guys.
OK, how's your vision? Is it blurry?
No, I'm OK.
What about your ears? You have any ringing in there?
Really, I'm doing fine.
[Molly] You know, I think the doctor was right.
She just needs to rest for a couple of days.
-[Fi] Mom, I'm not staying in all weekend. -I'm sorry, honey,
I'm not going to negotiate on this.
-Mom, I'm fine. -Hey, somebody here need ice cream?
[Molly] Wait, that might give her a headache.
She already has a headache.
I'm fine!
I don't think there's any danger I'll pass out in the bowl.
OK, you're right. I'm sorry, we'll leave you alone.
OK, you need to rest... and you need to rehearse.
I'll be up front if you need me.
Bye, honey.
Hey, maybe I can win if your vision gets blurry. [laughs]
Uh, Jack? Could you hold on for a second?
-Yeah. What's up? -Uh, can I ask you a favor?
I'm not playing checkers with you, Fi.
No, I, uh... wanted you to go back to the park for me.
-How come? -Well, I want you to go find James.
Fi, he almost got you killed.
No, actually, I think maybe he protected me.
He rolled the ball into the street right in front of a car.
Come on, Jack, I have to stay in all weekend.
Doctor's orders. I have a feeling about him.
Could you just ask him to come here so I can talk to him?
-There is no way. -Why not?
How hard did you hit your head? That kid is messed up.
He didn't even stick around to see if you were OK.
Come on, Jack.
No, I'm not going to do it.
I just don't get my sister.
This is something new?
She wants me to go look for that kid for her.
-You know, the kid from the park. -Is she mad at him?
Now, that would make sense, but no, she's got a feeling about him.
She wants to talk to him. Anybody else would want to flush him.
Nobody ever accused Fiona of going with the crowd.
Yeah.
Well, I'm not going to go look for him.
Mr. B, come on.
-She's wrong about this kid. -How do you know?
Because I have a feeling about him, too, and it's a bad one.
Oh, I see. It's your hunch against hers.
My hunch is based in reality.
Jack, when I was in my 20s, I used to work in this biker bar.
I had hair down to here, and my entire wardrobe
consisted of Harley Davidson t-shirts with the sleeves ripped off.
[chuckles]
What would your hunch have been about me?
Give me that!
Whoa.
Hey, I was just looking. All right?
You better not have wrecked anything.
I'm sorry, OK?
You know, those pictures you drew, they're pretty good.
Is that some sort of supervillain you made up?
Get out of here.
Fine.
[sighs]
-Look, my sister wants to talk to you. -Why?
I don't know. I guess she thinks there's something special about you.
Aside from your serious lack of people skills.
She doesn't know anything about me.
Yeah.
Well, if you want to talk to her, our bus is parked outside the Dowd Hotel.
You live in a bus?
Yeah, it's a tour bus. My mom's a singer.
So, stop by, and we'll buy you a soda or something. OK?
[wind blowing]
You've got to leave.
Look, I'm just trying to make peace here.
Get out of here!
[groans]
What'd you do, you little jerk?
I said go!
No problem. I'm out of here.
[Molly] OK, explain this to me.
How do you have a party on a computer?
No, I just called it a party room.
It's a chatroom, so, like, me, candy, Gabe,
and some of my other friends can get together at the same time
and type back and forth and talk about stuff.
Why do I suddenly feel so old?
OK, Fi, message delivered, no more favors, subject closed.
-Wait, you saw James? -James, the kid from the park?
Look, Fi, I gave the kid a second chance.
And now I don't like him twice as much as I used to.
Is he going to come talk to me?
I told him where we are. Even that was probably a bad idea.
Fi, is it so hard to let me look after you every now and then?
I mean, why can't you just trust me?
Honey, what happened?
Prince Charming pushed me over again.
What that kid lacks in personality he makes up for in speed.
What do you mean?
He tied my shoelaces together while I wasn't looking, the little twerp.
I don't know how he did it. We were talking the whole time.
Anyway, Irene says it's time for sound check.
-Give you a hand? -Oh, yeah, that'd be great, honey.
-You OK, baby? -I'm OK.
Are you OK?
I'm OK.
All right, Fiona, no more trips to the park to see this kid, James.
I don't want anybody else getting hurt.
Mom, he's not bad.
No, no, no. Honey, I'm serious about this.
-[sighs] -[Molly] OK?
Wait, Jack...
You didn't see him do it, right? You know, the shoelace thing.
Then it's true. He must have some kind of power.
Fi, I didn't mean it like that.
No, I wasn't sure before, but what he did to you proves it.
No, no, no, no, no.
I won't take credit for any of this weird stuff that you think is going on.
The kid's a jerk. My elbow will heal. Case closed.
That's OK, big brother. This'll be our little secret.
[music playing on headphones]
Fi, are you there?
[knocks]
James?
Hi. Can I come in?
My mom didn't say anything about you coming to see me.
-What? -Nothing. Come on up.
Thanks.
I have a door.
I'm really sorry you got hurt.
You did something to help me, didn't you?
No. I mean, I would have--
I mean right when I almost got hit by that car
-it was like you almost grabbed me. -It wasn't me.
I know, you were too far away, but I think it was you.
I've been looking some stuff up on the web.
I'll show you. Have you ever heard of psychokinesis?
Look, I just came to say I'm sorry.
I've got to go now. I've been here too long.
No, wait. You just got here.
It's not safe. He knows I'm here.
-Who? Is someone hassling you? -I've got to go.
James, I... I think I can help you.
Why would you want to do something like that?
Could you just sit down for a second, please?
Fine, stand.
This is about psychokinesis. PK.
People with this ability can move things around with their minds.
That's how I think you stopped me from getting hit by that car.
I'm telling you, it wasn't me.
It's the same when you tied Jack's shoelaces, when he came to see you.
It's not me! It's him!
Look, I made him up when I was little, and now he won't leave me alone.
I've tried to get rid of him, but I can't.
No, there's no imaginary friend. This is you.
You're just like everyone else. No one believes me.
No, no, no. I believe that something weird is going on here.
He's real. I feel what he feels.
I draw these pictures of him so he'll be happier,
and he'll leave me alone sometimes.
James, there is no "him." Those are your feelings.
I have to go.
Listen, kids with the PK ability, they don't know that they have it.
I mean, just weird stuff happens.
They get all mad all the sudden, and a chair will fly across the room.
Let me go.
See? He always finds me!
James, wait! James!
Hey, hey, who are you?
-James, wait up. -Let me go!
Just stay away from me!
-Are you OK? -Yeah, I'm OK.
-What happened? Who is that? -The kid from the park.
Man, that Mozart must've put me in dreamland.
[Fi] What do you mean?
I've had it out with some irate bikers,
but I never met one that could throw me across the room,
and I swear that's what your friend James just did.
I felt his hand right on my chest.
Excuse me, Mr. B, I've got to check out something.
Fi?
Fiona, honey, do you need me to get anything before I...
Fiona?
-Jack! -[Jack] Yeah?
Do you know where your sister went?
Well, my usual guess would be somewhere she's not supposed to.
[sighs] I can't believe this.
She goes out when I tell her not to, she's not wearing her sling,
and her room is covered with computer printouts.
I'm gonna have to put an electronic bracelet on that child.
What's a tulpa?
"A magical creature created by concentrated thought."
"An alternate explanation for incidents of moving objects
usually ascribed to poltergeists or psychokinesis."
James.
She's looking for James.
So, take me to James.
Mom, you have an in-studio with that DJ guy in 20 minutes.
-So, I'll cancel it. -Don't worry about it. I'll go.
Mom, I'll take care of it.
OK, honey, but listen, take the cell phone,
-and page me when you find her, OK? -OK.
-See you.
Bye.
[Fi] James, I have to talk to you.
I've got to go.
No, I'm sorry I didn't believe you, but look, he did it to me.
That's why you've got to stay away from me.
He'll hurt you. He hurts everyone.
You're not the only one this has happened to.
There's even a name for it.
The thing you created, it's called a tulpa.
They say you have to think really hard and a really long time to create it.
James, please. Just wait, please.
Before my grandma took me in,
I lived in a bunch of different foster homes,
never for more than a few months. Never got to know anyone.
So, I started thinking about a friend. I mean, the friend I wish I had.
He was big, strong, fun... that's how he used to be.
I don't know how he got to be so mean.
It's not your fault. That's what happens.
The longer they're around, the more they get a mind of their own.
-They get harder and harder to control. -I can't control him at all.
Yeah, you can. I mean, why do you think he pulled me
out of the way of the car?
You can stop this thing from hurting people.
-No. He's too strong. -He's not!
And you know what else I found out? It works both ways.
I mean, if you really want to, all you gotta do is think hard,
and you can get rid of him. Forever.
Hey!
-He heard you. -What?
[James] He heard you say get rid of him.
You've got to get out of here.
[wind blowing]
James!
[grunting]
Run! Please, run!
I'm not running, James! You can do it!
Man...
Come on, James, think hard!
Think hard!
-Fi! -No!
Stop it.
James?
Fi, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
It's OK.
I didn't mean for you to get hurt. I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt.
I'm all right. We're all all right.
Yes, we're OK. Now, let's get out of here.
-In a minute. -Fi, come on.
Jack, can't you trust me?
I'll wait over here.
You did it, didn't you? That was you.
Yeah.
Told you. Listen, right here, this is my e-mail address.
I want you to write me and tell me how everything turns out. OK?
OK, bye.
So, I think I'm gonna call it "She Sells."
Is that the one about when you were doing jingles?
It's my revenge.
[all laughing]
So, Mom, what've you got so far?
So far, all I have are the chords. E, C, D, A.
-OK, you guys? -[Fi] Cool.
OK, check it out.
[vocalizing]
Something like that.
Hi.
Hey, James.
Hi, James. I'm Molly.
Oh, the singer.
My mom had a pretty voice, too.
I'm sure she did.
What's going on, James? You want to go back in my room and talk?
You can use the door this time.
Well, actually, I... I came to talk to Jack.
Me?
Yeah, I got something for you.
'Cause the other one got lost.
Thanks, man.
Uh, no problem.
OK, see you.
[Jack] Um, James...
We could break it in if you want.
-OK. -Let's go.
You know, James, that e-mail address my sister gave you,
that works for me, too.
I told you he was OK.
You sure do pick interesting friends.
I guess I'm lucky that way.
[laughs] Something like that.
It's kind of cool when you think about it.
I mean, think of what you could do
if you had this big invisible person to help you with stuff.
Yeah. Maybe then I could get you to stay in your room.
-Sorry. -Forgiven.
You know, if you have a daughter of your own someday,
I hope she's just like you.
[wind blowing]