♪ 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 ♪
[Fi] The power of attraction, electricity, magnetism,
isn't just about electrons.
I think people have it, too.
Uh...some more than others.
Like, some people attract friends,
others attract luck.
With me, it's paranormal stuff.
Face it, if weirdness were lightning, by now I'd be toast.
Sure, I look hard to find weird things,
but is there an energy in me that attracts the paranormal?
And if that's true, there must be other people like me,
'cause I've seen too much to believe that lightning never strikes twice.
[Molly] Lisa!
Molly! You look fabulous.
Oh, it is so good to see you. It's been way too long.
I'm sorry Kevin couldn't come.
Oh, thanks. He's finding us an apartment in Eastern Pakistan...
-[chuckles] Or possibly a tent. -[Molly laughs]
Where is that girl of yours?
-I haven't seen here since... -Molly! Oh!
I totally owe you an apology for the last time I was here,
but I was just a little kid then, and I was all into techno and french rap.
But since then, I've listened to all your old records,
and I think it's so cool that you have a new one coming out.
You are my hero.
Well, you and the U.S. women's soccer team.
But next to them, you're the greatest.
I like this girl. Come on in, you guys.
Hey, how's the chicken, everyone?
Hey, is there any ketchup?
You are no longer my son.
-Does that mean I can have his stereo? -Get in line.
[all laugh]
So what's your favorite place?
Probably Peru.
I don't know why. I was really little when we lived there,
but of all the places, it still feels like home...
Sweetheart,
we don't need to bore our friends by talking about
every single trip we've taken.
Oh, yes, you do. You guys have lived in South America.
Last year, we went to...
-Buffalo. -[laugh]
I liked Buffalo.
-I could live on Mexican food. -Me too.
Hey, look at that.
That's the biggest firefly I've ever seen.
Hey, mom, come check out this huge bug.
What do you want?
Oh, he flew away.
He'll be back.
-So what happened in Peru? -What do you mean?
Well, when Annie mentioned it at dinner,
you looked like you'd just eaten a hot pepper.
Annie was so young, the jungle is so big...
She just gave us a scare, that's all.
What kind of scare?
You guys know what it's like traveling with kids.
We have some idea, yeah.
Whoa, whoa, hey! Where are you guys going?
If we move fast enough, the guys will be stuck with the dishes.
Her idea. I like this girl.
Annie's seen so many new places because of our work,
But sometimes I wonder if we're not being selfish dragging her along.
I don't think anyone drags Annie anywhere.
She seems to go exactly where she wants to.
Hm... Sounds kind of like her mom.
She's really more like you, actually.
Her whole life is music.
She writes songs... Dreams them, she says.
Maybe I'm biased, but she's a fascinating kid.
Has she had any formal training?
No, it just seems to come naturally to her.
She can pick up almost any instrument and play it.
What does she charge? We could use someone like that.
Funny...
That's something I wanted to talk about.
You know, Kevin and I want to encourage Annie,
but where we're going,
it'll be hard just keeping up with her schooling,
let alone any opportunity to develop her music with...
friends, with real musicians.
We were wondering, we were hoping...
Maybe if you had the time and the space and the energy,
you'd take Annie under your wing for the school year.
She just needs a normal family for a while.
Well, our family usually has four wheels under us.
Believe me, she's comfortable on the road.
Lisa,
back when Rick and I were struggling,
you were always there for us.
When Jack was sick and we had a gig, you were there.
When Fi was born, you were there.
Always there, Lisa. Always you.
Just give it some thought?
[playing guitar]
Oh, hi.
-I hope you don't mind I'm using this. -No, it's OK.
It was my dad's. Sounded nice. What is it?
Not sure yet. I think I'm still writing it.
You think?
Well, I don't always know right away.
Like, sometimes I have to wait for the notes to come.
Maybe from a bird, or the sounds of cars on a freeway,
or maybe even from...
I can tell by your look that you now think I'm, like, hugely weird.
Annie, believe me, you would have to be way weirder to get that look from me.
I think it's really cool.
Hey, guys. Hey, Fi. Hello, Annie.
I heard you playing.
You sound amazing. I was moved.
[suppressed chuckle]
-Thanks. -[Fi and Annie laughing]
Clu, what's the holdup?
Oh, Annie and I were discussing music.
Really? Let me guess...
He was moved.
Hey, I was, and I was thinking,
since I'm heading back to college and I won't be around for a while,
maybe I should take this opportunity to help Annie with her song,
-and Fi could go riding with you instead. -Dude, you're bailing on me.
It's an artist thing, man. You wouldn't understand.
Plus, I have a sore knee.
Well, since Clu is injured, mind if I go riding with you?
I love mountain biking.
Clu, maybe we could talk later?
Yeah. You can use Clu's bike.
I'll adjust the seat.
Welcome to my life.
[Annie] Do you want to come riding with us?
No, um... I kind of had plans to see someone.
OK. See you later.
[Fi] Annie!
Is there something on my face?
You're OK.
You're... you.
Is something wrong?
No, um, I just...
You can use my bike helmet. It's in the garage.
Thanks.
[Wisp] Oh, you've got a wee bit of mail.
OK, why are you here?
What just happened? Why didn't you take over Annie's body?
[Wisp]Oh, she's protected, off limits, forbidden.
I hate it when that happens.
People like her should come with a warning label.
What do you mean, people like her?
[Wisp]Ah, cyberspace. Good to be back.
Reminds me of the spirit world.
No walls, instant access to millions of souls...
Although your modem is a wee bit slow.
Perhaps I'll get a web site. You know, a vacation home. [laughs]
Get out of my computer.
[Wisp] Oh, come now. Is that how you greet an old friend?
Friend?
Last time we talked, you left me and my mom in a burning warehouse.
[Wisp] Ah! Don't be a baby. You got out fine.
I have power over you.
If I speak your one true name, you have to go away.
[Wisp] Well, then, save your family's lives without my help.
Goodbye, little duck.
OK, wait.
-What? -[Wisp] Oh, terrible danger.
Time is short, only you can save them.
Would you still have that book of Celtic magic?
-From my aunt's theater company? -Yeah.
[Wisp] Excellent.
-But I'm not reading it. -[Wisp] Oh, I'm hurt. You don't trust me.
Gee, I wonder why, given that history has shown you to be a big fat liar.
[Wisp] I'm not fat.
I'm not reading any magic spells until you tell me what is going on.
[Wisp] Fiona Phillips, you have a gift.
Aye, and you've used it to see wonderful things,
But there are spirits on this side
who are angry with your intrusions into their world.
That's what my father told me.
[Wisp] When you open a door, it doesn't just mean you can go in.
It also means things can get out. Get the book.
Now, open to the sixth chapter, fifth page, first incantation, and read.
Do you see?
No.
There's something else going on here.
Like, why this spell?
Why not this one, this one, or this one?
[Wisp] This is not a game.
Don't like this one, huh? Why not?
Is this the one that sends you away forever?
-Am I right? -[Wisp hisses]
You know what? Let's give this one a try.
Spirits fly, tear down the wall, all are lost, for changed are all.
[Wisp] No, you foolish girl!
Consider this payback.
[Wisp] No, no!
Am I good or what?
[Clu] Fi, huge favor.
If I use your bike, I can catch up to Jack and Annie.
What about your sore knee?
Oh, well, sometimes you've got to play hurt. [chuckles]
Oh, here, let me.
Hey, is this that book from your aunt's theater?
From the play with the witches and stuff?
-Macbeth? -Whoa, bad luck.
-What? -Remember?
The name of the play. It's bad luck to say it out loud.
I think we'll be OK.
Uh... Or not!
-[Fi] Oh, no! Clu, drop the book! -[Clu] I can't!
Oh, man, Fi, what's happening? This feels seriously weird.
Carey, have you seen Clu?
Uh-uh.
Oh, but listen, if you see him,
tell him mom and dad are coming to pick us up, so...
[Fi] Oh, no, no...
Mom, Mrs. Thelen! No!
So many weeds.
Molly should pay more attention to her garden.
There's nothing like the feeling of helping things grow,
connecting to nature.
-[Jack] Hey, Fi. -Jack, thank goodness.
Jack?
[Jack] Yeah, listen... Could you tell Annie I don't feel like riding bikes?
I think I'd rather run around in circles or chase a stick or something.
Uh...
Jack...
How are you feeling?
[Jack] Great. Why?
Whoa, look at that squirrel. You're mine, fuzz butt.
[Molly] Fi?
Mom?
[Molly] We're going to go into town and do some shopping, have lunch...
You know, maybe hang out by that pond in the park.
[Lisa] Tell Annie I'll be home around 3:00.
See you soon. Got to fly.
[Ned] Hello, Fiona.
[Irene] Beautiful sunshiny day, huh?
Uh, yeah. Beautiful.
Got to go.
[Ned] She's always in such a hurry.
[Carey] Hey, Fi, are there any more carrots?
Oh, man...
[Carey] What's her problem?
Please still be in there. Please, please...
Undo last command.
[Wisp] Where was I? I'll have none of these shenanigans.
Listen, everybody's gone.
Well, not gone. Changed.
They don't seem to know it, but, boy, have they changed,
And I know it's my fault, but you have to help me fix this.
[Wisp] Do I? Must I? Will you read the proper incantation?
Yes. Anything. Please, just help me.
[Wisp] Stop sniveling and get out the book.
The book.
[Wisp] Yes, the book, the magic book.
To bring everyone back,
you must read the next spell after the one you read before.
I don't have the book. Clu was holding it when he disappeared.
[Wisp] Oops. Too bad. 'twas your only hope.
Well, so long.
I'm going back on the web. It's great fun. I think I'll try spamming the Pentagon.
No, come back here!
[Annie] Fi?
Annie.
Oh, no.
Hey, cute cat.
Annie...
You're OK.
-You're... you. -You keep saying that.
Where is everyone? Cause when I got to the driveway,
Jack was gone, and I can't find my mom, either.
Your mom and mine... took off.
OK, because after I talked to Clu,
I was feeling like there was a practical joke I wasn't in on.
By the way, there's a rabbit in your fridge.
Wait. You saw Clu?
He sounded like he was there, by that maple tree in the backyard.
There is no tree in the back... yard.
Right.
Listen, why don't you check for him in the garage,
-and I'll check back here. -OK.
Clu?
Hello?
[Clu] Uh!
Don't pull my hair. I was asleep.
Sorry.
Wow. You know, you get taller every time I see you.
[Clu] Well, mom says I'm growing like a weed.
Oh, I'm going to get back to my nap.
No. Clu, wait. I need something.
Remember that book you had up in my room? Do you know where it is?
Yeah, yeah, it's right here.
[wind howling]
[howling stops]
Wow, fall comes fast in Colorado.
Here, have a souvenir.
[Annie] Hey, is that writing on the leaves?
[Fi] The book!
You're amazing. Help me gather them all.
This is the one.
The one what?
Here goes...
Trapped inside the mirror's crack, mend the glass and put them back.
[wind howling]
[Annie] Fi, what's happening?
[Fi] I don't know!
[ducks quacking]
I remember wanting to go swimming. I just can't remember why.
Found the car keys.
OK, so the wind must have...
Blown the leaves out the open window?
I'm gonna go with that.
Um, I think I'll go downstairs and call my mom.
Hey, annie.
Thanks.
Sure.
Any time you need help raking leaves printed with ancient Irish magic spells,
just give me a call. See you.
[Wisp] Now, you weren't going to put the book away just yet, were you?
I'll keep our bargain. Just tell me, exactly, what does this do?
[Wisp] With this spell, you agree to block your ability to enter my world.
It is the only way to keep your loved ones safe from attacks like today's or worse.
In your language, you're taking yourself off-line.
Are you sure this is the only way?
[Wisp] Let me ask one question.
What would your father want?
He'd want to protect his family.
"Though I have eyes,
I close them tight.
Snuff the candle,
douse the light.
Willingly, I lock the door,
break the key, to see no more."
[Wisp] Look at your ring.
[Fi] The engraving... It's all gone.
[Wisp] It's done. Goodbye, little duck.
I'm off to make new friends. I'm free of you at long last!
You aren't free of me.
I have power over you. I know your one true name.
[Wisp] Oh, do you? Then say it. Send me away.
I can't remember.
You...
You lied.
This whole thing was a trick to get me to give up power over you.
[Wisp] Not the whole thing. The danger to your family was real.
Thanks to you, evil spirits will never vex you or your family again.
But now you can vex someone else.
[Wisp] Uh! Why do you care about some stranger,
particularly since there's nothing you can do to stop me?
We'll see.
[Wisp] Oh...
What was that? I felt something.
That was me taking you off-line.
-[Wisp] You're powerless to hurt me. -Hurt you? I don't want to hurt you.
I want to save you.
[Wisp] Oh...What's happening? Where am I going?
I feel... No, Fiona!
No! [screaming fades away]
[Fi] Final score...
Technology, one. Evil spirits, the big zip.
Hey.
Hey. Oh, why don't you chop the broccoli for me?
No. I, uh, I need to talk.
OK. What's up?
I know that mostly things were great on the road,
but I also know that sometimes it was hard for you,
that I scared you sometimes.
-Fiona... -[Fi] No, I know it.
And I also know why you're not going on tour again.
Cause you're worried about me.
And that's not fair. This album is your dream.
Baby...
Listen, I appreciate that,
but I've made my decision, and I'm happy with it.
I called Aunt Melinda in Seattle.
She has a spare bedroom, and the school year hasn't started yet,
so transferring is no problem.
What are you talking about?
Then Annie can go on tour with you, and have my room on the bus.
No.
Fiona, stop this. It's not your place to worry about my job.
[Fi] Mom, please.
Last year was fun.
I just want to stay in one place for a while.
Just for the school year. I'll be OK.
I can worry about normal teenager stuff.
You know, the other stuff...
It's gone.
I don't understand.
A long time ago, when I felt like everybody else was laughing at me,
I asked if you believed me.
I remember.
And you didn't say yes...
but you didn't say no, either,
So I'm asking you again.
When I say that everything will be OK,
do you believe me?
Yes, I believe you.
Hey, what's going on?
[Fi] Cleaning bad files off the hard drive.
My mom's downstairs telling your mom more stuff about me than even I know.
[scoffs] You think that's bad?
My mom and I talked one whole night about me leaving,
and then the next whole night, she talked on the phone to Aunt Melinda.
-[Annie chuckles] -[Fi] And then, today,
she got me on the speaker phone with Aunt Melinda for two hours.
I think this decision was kind of stressful for her at first.
[Annie] Hey, can I ask you a question?
The other day with the leaves...
Would you call that a... typical day around here?
Let's just say I do have a habit of finding weird stuff.
That's wicked, because weird stuff sort of finds me too, you know?
Mostly in my dreams,
but also things like...
Like this stick.
Things sort of talk to me, like they have a story to tell, you know?
I understand exactly.
I figured you would.
Hey, cool ring. Where'd you get it?
My dad used to wear it,
and my great-grandmother before that.
It used to be nicer. It had a pretty engraving on it,
but it, uh...
wore off.
I really wish you were coming on the road with us, Fi.
Two teenage girls fitting all their stuff on one little bus?
I've seen some strange things, but that is just too weird to...
The ring...
[Annie] Hey, the engraving isn't all worn off. See?
Why don't you wear it for a little while?
You know, good luck on the road.
Really? Are you sure?
Positive.
Thanks, and don't worry. I'll take really good care of it for you.
I know you will.
[thunder rumbles]