♪ 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 ♪♪
[Annie] What's the earliest possible memory you can think of?
From the moment we're born, we begin memorizing.
Everything you are is because of memories,
whether it's remembering how to read
or who your mother is
or remembering that touching a hot stove hurts.
In Ancient Greek Mythology, there was a river named Lethe,
and its waters were said to wash away your memories.
Just like leaves float downstream,
once you touched water from the River Lethe,
your memories floated away.
Could there really have been a River Lethe,
and is it possible
that someone could have saved the water?
Que rico.
I just love Mexican night at the Phillips' house.
You love every night at the Phillips' house.
Somebody better go upstairs and tell Annie dinner's almost ready.
Oh, I'll do that.
[doorbell ringing]
After I do that.
Got a package for an Annie Thelen.
All right.
-Have a good day. -Thanks.
Hey, Annie!
-Who was it? -Oh, it's a package for Annie.
Here, catch.
Clu, what'd you do that for?
It didn't say fragile or anything. How was I supposed to know?
Well, it was an accident, all right, guys? Why don't we just clean it up?
What time's your concert tonight, Mom?
Um, in two hours.
You guys forgot my plate.
Who was that girl?
Clu, can you pass the salsa?
Who are you?
Oh, that's very funny, Jack.
I'm Princess Krazmentalack from the Planet Zeptor.
Now, can you please pass the salsa?
-How did you get into our house? -How do you know our names?
Oh, everyone on Planet Zeptor has ESP.
[laughs]
Excuse me.
I don't know, Irene. She just appeared from upstairs.
I know I should call the police, but she seems so harmless.
I just don't know what to think. Yeah.
"Strange Artefacts, Inc.
Interstate 65, Exit 13."
Exit 13?
Ziegler's the name,
purveyor of fine Native American antiquities.
[engine puttering]
Where do you think you're going?
Stop bothering me, little girl.
I'd be happy to stop bothering you,
as soon as I can break this curse.
Look, you have the stone, so the curse is your problem.
Actually, you're wrong.
Since you're the one who dug it up, you're the one who's still cursed.
[chuckling]
"I'm forgotten and unloved out here on this miserable freeway exit.
"Now you'll be forgotten and unloved, too.
"See you down at the River Lethe.
Ziegler."
Ziegler?
He did this to me.
You really don't know who I am.
-Should I? -Yes, you should,
but you don't, because of Ziegler.
He sent you that jug. Do you remember that?
It wasn't my fault, Jack.
You were the one who threw it.
It was both of your faults.
You're a bad thrower, and you're a bad catcher.
Enough, already. Now is not the time.
Why don't you tell us who you are and where you live?
I'm Annie Thelen. I live here.
I came here six months ago. Think back.
Where is that girl of yours? I haven't seen her--
Molly!
Okay, I totally owe you an apology for the last time I was here,
but I was just a little kid then, all into Techno and French Rap.
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.
I remember Lisa coming to visit,
but I don't recall that she had a daughter.
I'm her daughter.
Jack, you remember, don't you? Someone is messing with your brain.
No offense, but my brain is off-limits
for anyone who wants to mess with it.
Carey, what about you? Remember ban--
[coughing]
Are you okay?
Could I get a cup of tea?
I guess so.
With honey and lemon?
Honey and lemon.
Carey, remember Banglebye?
Remember what happened?
Do the kids in this town seem normal to you guys?
My personal opinion is that kids aren't supposed to be normal.
At school today, Annie said every single grade was an A plus.
These kids, they don't goof around, they don't shout,
nothing. It's like they're perfect.
Hey, guys.
What's you playing?
It's a cool new game. It's called Banglebye.
Yeah, sure. I mean, I remember the game
and how Jack and Clu were acting weird, but--
What are you talking about? It was just a video game.
No, no. You guys were...
I don't know, like zombies.
I didn't feel anything.
Someone was messing with your minds, just like Ziegler is now.
That's impossible.
Clu, you and I were together when something else got stolen.
I don't think so. I've never been to the Planet Zeptor.
I'm not from Planet Zeptor!
It was here in this house
when we were babysitting Dylan. Someone came in and stole him
and put a monster in his place.
What happened to him?
Well...well, you know how sometimes your face gets all scrunched up
when you sleep kind of funny?
[belches]
[passing wind]
Sounds like your responsibility needs a diaper change.
Lock and load. We're going in.
Boy, I'll never forget that diaper change,
but somehow, I don't remember you.
Hold up. I was there, and that baby was perfectly normal.
Here you go.
Jack, you have to try and remember.
No, I don't.
Now, you can try and fool these guys, but you're not going to fool me.
You don't know me. If you knew me,
you'd know that I'm not into all this weird stuff.
I don't believe in it.
Believe me, I've been through this with my sister.
But you and me, we--
We don't know each other.
She seems to know a lot about us.
-I know, man. It's pretty strange. -Shh...
"See you down at the River Lethe.
Ziegler."
And what is the River Lethe?
Let's just find out the old-fashioned way.
You want me to read this?
"Lethe. The River Lethe.
From Ancient Greek Mythology,
the River of Forgetfulness.
Said to flow to the gateways of Hades,
where one must leave memory,
hope, and love behind.
To touch its waters was to have memories washed away."
What? I don't think so.
I can remember everything, except for...
you.
Well, hey, it doesn't say that it destroys them, right?
Maybe it just kind of moves them around.
So memories can't be destroyed.
You hear that, Mr. Ziegler?
We've got to get going. I cannot be late for this concert.
Mom, I think it's time we call the police.
It's...it's just...
there's something about this girl, the way she believes.
Don't you feel it, too?
What, the fact that she knows us or that she's from Zeptor?
Jack, I know how hard it is for you
to accept things that can't be explained,
and I know why,
but sometimes, you have to be willing to take a small step.
Okay.
I'm beginning to understand how this happened,
and why you're all confused.
Why we're confused?
You've been confused about me before, Jack.
Remember? A letter? Washington?
It's a letter.
From who?
Annie.
Annie? Annie who?
Annie. Our Annie.
What's it say?
What is she trying to pull here?
She's 15, traveling alone with some girl named Jennifer,
getting tattoos?
Right. Doesn't sound like the Annie I know.
Well, maybe it's the new Annie.
What's up, dawg?
Straight up.
Annie? We have to talk.
Late, MP. I'm out.
Oh yeah. That girl was really strange.
Think hard.
Did she not have any kind of resemblance to me?
Wait! So now there's actually two of you?
No, Clu!
That mix-up was way separate from this mix-up,
which...never mind.
Okay, honey, I'm a singer, and tonight, I've got a show,
and you should probably come along.
Jack, what choice do I have?
All right, I'm going to go change.
Then we're going to get this show on the road.
Okay, are you sure you're from this Planet Zeptor?
I could be stuck like this forever.
Look, nothing's forever.
But you and I once thought we had something that would last forever.
That time we got locked up together in detention?
[woman] Get to it.
No talking.
Thanks.
I saw that.
Maybe it's time we take out our homework.
We don't have any homework.
[rumbling]
Drop and give me 40.
And while you're down there,
you can do gum detail.
Remove every disgusting wad.
Oh no.
This young man may well be here forever.
You may not get another chance, Annie...
ever.
Go.
Annie...
Jack...
I know it's been weird having me around,
and I know you Miss Fi,
but I miss people, too, you know.
My mom and dad.
Everyone misses somebody, don't you think?
Yeah.
I miss Fi...a lot.
You know what, Annie?
I don't think I'm going to mind having you around at all.
Thanks, Jack.
[Annie] We got out of it 'cause we trusted each other.
We beat it, and we can beat this.
Jack, what are you looking at?
That ring. My mom and sister have rings exactly like it.
Come with me.
-Hey, listen-- I have something I think belongs to you.
I know that ring. It belongs to my daughter.
Fi.
That's impossible.
How did you get that?
She gave it to me, Molly.
She's my friend.
Hey, cool ring. Where'd you get it?
My dad used to wear it,
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 of their stuff in one little bus?
I've seen some strange things, but that is just too weird to...
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 promise I'll take really good care of it for you.
I know you will.
Here, you take it.
And there's just one more thing I want to remind you of.
-What? -It's about Fi.
When she asked you if she could spend the year with her Aunt Melinda.
-Hey. -Hey.
Ooh, why don't you chop the broccoli for me?
No. I need to talk.
Okay. What's up?
I know that mostly things are great on the road,
but I also know that sometimes it was hard for you,
that I scared you sometimes.
-Fiona-- -No. I know it,
and I also know why you're not going on tour again--
because 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, the school year hasn't started yet,
so transferring is no problem.
What are you talking about?
That 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.
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 okay.
I can worry about normal teenager stuff.
You know the other stuff... is gone.
I don't understand.
A long time ago,
when I felt like everybody else was laughing at me,
I asked you 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 okay,
do you believe me?
Yes, I believe you.
But you weren't there.
How would I know that unless Fi had told me herself?
I don't know.
[man] Hello, and thanks for coming.
Tonight we have a very special guest.
I sort of hoped that you'd believe me, too,
like you did Fi,
and now you don't even know who I am.
[man] Please, everyone,
give a big hand to Molly Phillips!
Annie!
Hi, everybody. Thanks for coming out to see us.
[band plays]
♪ I woke up this morning ♪
♪ And looked out the window ♪
♪ And smiled with a tear in my eye ♪
♪ Reflections of you silhouetted by dawn ♪
♪ Painted by clouds in the sky ♪
♪ I can't change where we've been ♪
♪ And I can't change who we are ♪
♪ And I can't explain ♪
♪ All the things that we've seen ♪
♪ Or the reason we've travelled so far ♪
♪ But I can picture the moments ♪
♪ Passing by me ♪
♪ While I stare ♪
♪ At the memory of yesterday ♪
♪ That only you and I can share ♪
♪ We can share ♪
♪ I stand here reflecting ♪
♪ Reliving connecting ♪
♪ In every direction I look ♪
♪ A story unfolds ♪
♪ Of a road painted gold ♪
♪ In a chapter that's missing its book ♪
♪ I can't change where we've been ♪
♪ And I can't change who we are ♪
♪ And I can't explain ♪
♪ All the things that we've seen ♪
♪ Or the reason we've travelled so far ♪
♪ But I can picture the moments ♪
♪ Passing by me ♪
♪ While I stare ♪
♪ At the memory of yesterday ♪
♪ That only you and I can share ♪
♪ But I can picture the moments ♪
♪ Passing by me ♪
♪ While I stare ♪
♪ At the memory of yesterday ♪
♪ That only you and I can share ♪
♪ I can picture the moments ♪
♪ Passing by me ♪
♪ While I stare ♪
♪ At the memory of yesterday ♪
♪ That only you and I can share ♪
♪ We can share ♪
♪ We can share ♪♪
[applauding]
Hey. I think this belongs to you.
I love you.
Hey, Mom, great show.
Thanks.
Hey, Annie,
you ever feel like something weird's going on,
but you just don't know what?
All the time.
Guess there are just some things in life you can't explain.
All right.
-Great show, Molly. -Whoa, what's with Annie?