[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] Everybody dreams, but no one really knows why.
dreams seem to come from our most private thoughts,
our deepest hopes, and, sometimes, even our most horrible fears.
But if dreams are so personal,
then why do we dream of people and places we've never seen before?
And what's even stranger...
Why do some people report having the same dream at exactly the same time?
Is it possible the dream world is an actual place,
one that's just as real as the waking world?
The aboriginal people of Australia believe that the waking world
is actually made from the dreamtime, that what we call reality
is literally the stuff that dreams are made of.
And if that's true,
who's to say which world is dream and which is reality?
Jack? Is this what it's like?
[voice] Kevin.
No! No! Get back! Stay away!
Jack, it's me.
What? What are you doing?
Mom said we're going to be at the Braddock's house soon,
so you should get your gear together.
[sighs]
Are you OK?
It was just... it was just a nightmare.
[guitar strums]
Sounds great, Carey.
Thanks, Mrs. P.
We're going for coffee. You want some?
-Yeah, can you grab me a latte? -Sure.
Thanks.
Molly, our schedule is really tight. Maybe we shouldn't stop at my sister's.
Oh, come on, Irene, we've been through this.
Ned can go on to Fresno with the rest of the crew,
and then come back and pick us up when they're set up.
And I do not want to miss meeting her and finally getting the dish on you.
Oh, you're not nervous about seeing her, are you?
Oh, no. Why should I be?
Just my younger sister owns a gorgeous house,
has lots of money and a high-profile career,
while I, on the other hand, live on a bus,
and have this computer thing surgically attached to my hand.
Irene, you have a great home, a wonderful career, and some money.
Yeah, but she always makes me feel like what I've got isn't good enough.
Well, I'll buy you some really good coffee.
Maybe she doesn't have that.
[chuckles]
[man] I'm glad you could stop by.
-[Jack] It's really nice to meet you. -[Fi] Mr. and Mrs. Braddock,
your house is awesome.
Oh, well, thanks. We have put a little bit of work into it.
-Yeah. -[laughing]
-So, Carey, how's college? -Oh, it's... it's good.
It better be, for what it's costing us.
[all laughing]
So, Uncle Kevin, you still have those old jukeboxes?
Yeah, down in the rec room.
Why don't you go down and take a look at them?
-[shattering] -Jack!
I'm sorry. I just... I slipped.
Danny, I thought you were resting.
Hey, there, cuz.
-[Carey] Hey, Danny. -[Irene] How you doing, little guy?
Kevin, why don't you show everyone else around while I take Danny back upstairs?
Now that everybody's here now, why don't we just skip the nap for today?
Well, you know, he hasn't been sleeping very well.
-All he needs is a night lights. -No night lights!
-The research says-- -Just because you read it in a book,
-doesn't mean-- -Look, I'm... I'm sorry, everyone.
I guess we're the ones who need a nap, huh?
I'm going to take Danny upstairs.
Kevin, why don't you show them the whirlpool we just put in, huh?
[Kevin OK, why don't we take the bags in first?
You need to get going.
All right. She's a harsh taskmaster, but I do have a show to set up.
Ah, sorry. Next time, buddy.
Sorry I couldn't stay longer.
Have some fun. See you later.
-Bye. -[Fi] Bye, Ned.
-Later, guys. -Come on.
-Here it is. -Cool.
[Kevin] Come on in, everybody. The bedrooms are upstairs.
Carey, is everything OK at college?
College? Yeah, it's great.
-Really? -Really! Yeah.
It's, uh... It's challenging, it's interesting.
I love it! I dropped out.
-You dropped out? -Shh.
Carey, your parents haven't told tell me.
They don't know. They wouldn't understand.
You know, maybe college is gonna be an option at some point,
but I don't want to study business right now.
I want to be a musician.
Oh, couldn't you think of a more practical career?
I don't know, astronaut? Czar of Russia?
It's what I love, Mrs. P.
Oh, I completely understand that, but you still have to tell them.
I know, I know, I will.
Just, Mom's got a lot on her mind right now...
I will. Really. I will.
[gasping]
Clu?
What's going on?
Is this a joke?
[Danny] Jack! Jack!
It's after you too, Jack. It wants both of us.
What are you talking about?
[gasping]
[Clu and Fi laughing]
[Molly] Jack? Jack, honey!
What? Pancakes, thank you.
I guess someone didn't sleep too well last night.
Did you have another nightmare?
Have you been having nightmares, honey?
It was no big deal... just your typical creepy dream.
Hmm... what was it about?
I don't know. Actually, at first I thought I was just in the house,
but it was all dark and kind of...
Yeah, it was kind of warped, right?
-How'd you know that? -I had that same dream, dude!
And there was, like, this weird, freaky sound, right?
Wow! You guys must've had a convergent dream!
[Clu and Carey] A convergent what?
Convergent dream.
It's when two or more people have the same dream at the same time.
Actually, it's pretty rare, but if there's a strong psychic connection
-between the dreamers-- -Mom, how do you know all this?
Well, I read it in a Cosmo article:
"When you and he share that special... dream."
Not that I read Cosmo that often.
There's nothing psychic going on here, OK?
We just had a similar dream. It was a coincidence.
Oh, hey, Danny.
Good morning! Did everybody sleep well, huh?
Elaine was just showing me their organic garden where she grows her own herbs.
We should grow herbs on the bus and then we could sprinkle them
-on all our take-out food. -[chuckles]
Well, it is a beautiful day, so how about letting Kevin and me
spoil the kids with a little shopping spree?
Oh, I have... I have to work.
But, Kevin, it is Saturday. It'd only be for a couple of hours.
-I already told you I had to work. -Fine.
Well, a trip to the mall sounds great to me.
-What about you guys? -[Fi] Count me in.
-Sure. -I'm there.
Great.
I was eight and Elaine was seven
and she was throwing this tea party for her dolls,
and I brought my favorite ratty old stuffed bunny,
but Elaine wouldn't let him sit at the table.
-Oh, no. -Oh, Molly, the thing was heinous.
She had dragged it through every mud puddle in the neighborhood.
So without asking me, she washes him.
She totally overreacted.
After that, he wasn't Mr. Ratty Bunny anymore.
He was this cleaned-up, normal bunny with a life.
We never got along ever again.
Oh, uh, look. There's that China shop I told you about.
We should get you some settings.
Well, that'll work well on the bus.
[laughing]
What's up, o anti-social one?
-Hi, Jack. -Hey, Danny.
Say, anybody want to go check out the music store?
Yeah, I could use some new CDs for the road.
Yeah. Hey, Danny, you want to come, buddy?
I'll stay with him. Let's go sit down.
-All right, see you. -Come on.
[Jack] I wanna see if they got the... [indistinct] CD.
-[Carey] I'm totally into techno now. -Hey!
-I don't think Jack likes me. -He's just a little on edge.
-Because of the nightmares? -You heard us talking about them, huh?
I already knew. I mean, they're my nightmares.
-Yours? -There's this monster.
I try to hide from it, but it's been getting closer.
So, Jack's in the nightmare with you?
I kept wishing someone was there with me, and then Jack showed up.
I think he knows something about the monster, but I'm afraid
it's going to get us before he can help me.
-I'm scared, really scared. -Come here.
[gasps] Oh, no.
Ha!
-Oh, it's only you. -Dude, this is awesome!
-We're totally having the same dream! -No, no, we're not.
I'm dreaming. You only exist inside my mind.
-Jack? Clu? -Fi! This is too cool!
Hey, Mom was right. We're having a convergent dream.
Danny must be reaching out to all of us now.
I've got to give myself credit. I have a pretty amazing imagination.
You two actually look real.
Hey, I wonder if the monster's around here.
Oh, Danny told me about it.
There's no monster. There's no house.
There's no you. This is all just a dream.
Jack, I did some research on dreams before I went to sleep.
You know, if something bad happens to us here,
it could affect our physical bodies!
[Clu] Whoa, that's intense.
I wonder what happens if you die in your dreams.
Uh, I wasn't, like, looking for a demonstration or anything.
Hey, Jack, guys, let's go down this hallway. Come on!
This is just a dream. Guys, this is just a dream.
This is just a dream!
Jack, what are you doing?
Jack!
[grunting]
Shoo! Buzz off, you bogus apparition!
Cool! Mission accomplished.
Guys, we need to find Danny.
Well, if we're gonna get out of here, we're gonna have to pick a door, Fi.
-Let's go. -Come on.
Whoa.
Suddenly I'm dreaming about winning the grand prize on a game show.
Hey, Clu, isn't that the bed from your aunt and uncle's bedroom?
Hey, yeah, that's the one me and Danny were jumping on last night.
I mean, I was jumping on.
Whoa!
[Clu making motorcycle noises]
It's only a dream. It's only a dream.
It's only a dream. [echoing]
It's only a dream.
[engine starts]
[high-pitched buzzing]
[all yelling]
Hey, guys! Over here!
Go, Fi, go!
[grunts]
I'm getting so sick of this!
It's getting louder!
[buzzing stops]
I know how to hide from it. Follow me.
No way. I'm not letting a figment of my imagination tell me what to do.
Suit yourself. The rest of us figments are getting out of here. Let's go.
This is my dream room.
If I think of it, I can put lots of neat stuff in here.
Whoa, check it out... dream candy!
Danny, there must be some way to get out of this dream.
We just have to hide and hope we wake up before the monster gets us.
I'm sorry it's after you, too. I hope it's not because of me.
You guys, we have to come up with some kind of plan.
Do you guys have any idea why this shadow monster is after you?
That's it. I'm leaving.
Jack! Wait.
If you go, the monster will get you.
Jack, we've got to stick together.
This is my dream, and I'll go wherever I want!
Mom...
Mom? Mom?
[voices whispering]
Rick, you can't keep doing this.
It... it's getting too strange.
It's scaring me. I don't want anything to happen to you.
Dad.
Moll, I'm sorry, but I can't stop now.
Not with what I've seen, with what I know.
Don't worry, honey. I'll be home soon.
No, Dad, no.
Dad! Dad, no!
Come back! Dad!
[crashing]
[buzzing]
Dad!
He's here? Dad's here? Dad's here in your dream?
I tried to talk to him, but he couldn't hear me.
Hey, Dad! Daddy!
It's me, Fiona, Daddy!
It's no good, Fi. He's gone.
Where are you, Dad? You've got to get him back.
This could be my only chance!
-Hey, Daddy, Daddy! -Fi, Fi, he's gone.
[crying] It's not fair!
At least you remember him. I never even knew him.
Shh...
I know what the monster is...
Well, my monster. It's my fear.
My fear of losing you and Mom the same way I lost Dad.
It wasn't your fault, Danny.
[sighs]
The monster's always been after me.
I don't know why it's after you, too, but I think I know how to make it go away.
I'll help you if you want me to.
Hey, it's all right.
We can't stay here. This is where the monster is.
Danny, it's OK, buddy. I think we keep ending up here
because this is where we're supposed to be. OK?
[buzzing]
Stop it! Leave him alone!
Can't you see what you're doing to him?
Tell it you're not afraid, Danny.
It's all right. I won't leave you.
I'm not afraid of you. I'm not afraid of you!
Stop it! Stop scaring me!
Take a good look at what you're afraid of.
Don't worry. I'll be right here.
[overlapping voices]
-Money! -Never enough!
-Spend more time with him! -What do you want from me?
Do you even want me around anymore?
[Elaine] What does it matter? You're never here for us anyway!
I do everything for you and you're never satisfied!
Stop it! Stop fighting!
I don't want you to go away and leave me. Please, please stop fighting.
[gasps]
[birds chirping]
No, Clu, I'm glad you told us.
It'll be OK, just talk to him.
You ready?
OK.
Danny, honey?
Could you come here?
Danny, sweetie, we had no idea that you were having nightmares about us,
but we are going to try to make everything OK again, OK?
We're going to get some help, buddy.
OK, we promise, you won't need to be scared again, OK?
-OK. -Come here.
Come here, kid. I love you.
[Elaine] I love you.
Thanks for your help, Irene, and for Clu's.
I guess we never realized how out of hand everything was getting.
I love you, little sister.
I love you, too.
Stay in touch this time.
Yeah, I will.
-So, that's the ten-cent tour. -That's great.
-Hey. -Hey.
Your mom seems to be feeling better.
Now might be a good time to have that little talk with her about dropping out.
Right. Yeah, you know, honesty is just always the best policy.
You wouldn't consider telling them for me, would you?
No.
-Right. -Yeah.
I figured it was worth a shot.
[chuckles]
Now, I'm warning you, Danny-boy, you're going to get sick of me
calling you all the time to see how you're doing.
And of me e-mailing you.
I don't think so, dudes!
All right! Oh!
-Bye, Danny. -Bye.
Jack.
I know, you don't want to talk about it,
but thanks again for making the monster go away.
You know, Danny, any time you want to talk or anything,
you can call me, too, sort of like an extra cousin.
-OK? -OK.
[chuckles]
-[Elaine] Hey, you! -Hey.
[Fi] Thanks for having us.
-Come back again, OK? -OK.
[chuckles]
[all] Bye.
[horn honks]
[cooing]
[babbling]