- [theme music plays]
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- ♪ You've been driving me crazy ♪
♪ But I've been
- Oh, I didn't order that-- - I know.
I thought you could do with a treat.
- A treat would be a two-week trip to Hawaii.
- Hawaii's overrated. Shangri-La.
- Shangri-La is a myth.
- Are you kidding? The skiing--
- Kyra!
- Oh, hi, Peter.
This is Darra. - Hi.
Sorry to interrupt, but I need to speak to Kyra.
- Later.
- Did you get my email?
- Yeah, but I haven't opened it yet.
- Open it.
- Aren't you a little young to be buying property?
- My uncle Terry is selling this house.
Last week, a family took a look, and their son vanished.
He returned after a couple hours
saying that he'd been teleported to a beach.
- You know what kids are like. They make stuff up.
- True, and the nearest beach is at least an hour away.
But here's the kicker.
The kid's shoes were full of sand.
Even you have to admit that's strange.
I asked Uncle Terry if I could take a look.
He said I could go around today.
- Peter-- - I know you think I'm nuts.
I really think this could be something.
Do you wanna come with me?
- Hmm.
- Why do I even bother asking?
There couldn't be anything there
'cause Kyra Glen doesn't believe in spooky stuff or magic.
- Okay, I'll come. - Really?
- I like to keep an open mind.
- Music to my ears! Let's go!
- [cell phone rings]
- [phone beeps]
- What, Dad?
I delivered them six baguettes.
Why can't they make up their minds?
Alright, I'm coming. - [phone beeps]
- I have to make a delivery.
See you back here? - Mm-hmm.
- Your friend's in a hurry. Problem?
- Peter thinks he's found a haunted house.
I said I'd go with him and check it out.
Does this look like a haunted house to you?
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- Your friend might be right. - What?
- We should take a look.
- ♪
- Excuse me? - Yes?
- Could you move? You're in my way.
- I'm not finished here.
- You've been here a while.
- I wasn't aware there was a time limit.
- Ladder, move.
- [Ladder creaks]
- Ladder, stay.
- [Ladder creaks]
- How long are you going to be? - As long as I need to be.
- ♪
- KYRA: Did somebody you know live here?
- DARRA: Edward Boynton,
the architect who designed the library.
I met him when my parents had him around for dinner.
Talented guy.
Elf...obviously.
- But the library's awesome and this house...isn't.
- Our world's hidden in plain sight.
It's better to keep things low key.
What's supposed to have happened here?
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- Ladder, come here, please.
- [Ladder creaks]
- Hey, I wasn't finished!
- Tough.
- Ladder, come back.
- [Ladder creaks]
- Ladder, here.
- [Ladder creaks]
- IMOGEN: Ladder, come here!
- [Ladder creaks]
- Be careful. The ladder's quite sensitive.
- How can a lump of wood be sensitive?
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- Nothing inside.
- The Architect was clever.
We could be looking at something magical
and we'd never even know.
- The boy said he ended up on a beach.
I think I'd know if I saw a beach.
- You check down this side. - Mm-hmm.
- Anything?
- Not yet.
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- There's nothing here.
- ♪
- Any luck?
Darra?
Aren't you a bit old to be playing hide-and-seek?
- ♪
- [magic tinkling]
- ♪
- Uh...Darra?
- ♪
- Whoa!
I was wondering when you'd get in.
- [waves crashing]
- Where are we?
- Tell me if I'm wrong, but I think it's a beach.
- The beach where that boy went.
- That's the portal we both just came through.
He must've found it too.
Bet he freaked out.
We should report it to the DMI.
We can't have an open portal around
for people to fall through.
- I'll call Peter and tell him there's nothing there.
No signal.
- So what's--what's the deal with, uh, Peter?
Is he your boyfriend?
- Uh, Pete and I grew up together.
He's like a brother,
except I don't have to share a bathroom with him.
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- Where's the portal gone?
- It should be right here.
- It's not.
How are we going to get back?
- Ladder, here.
- [Ladder creaks]
- No, Ladder. Here, please.
- IMOGEN: Here!
- Here! - Here!
- [Ladder creaks]
- Stop it! You're confusing the poor thing!
- It's a ladder! How can it get confused?
Ladder, come here!
- [Ladder creaks]
- [Ladder crashes]
- [books tumbling]
- LILY: That didn't sound good.
- It's your fault. You both upset Ladder.
Oh!
- [Ladder creaks]
- I warned you. You really upset it.
It's alright, Ladder. - We better clean this up.
- Have fun. - You did this too.
- You started it. - I did not.
- Enough!
I'm gonna get a juice.
And when I get back, you better have this cleared up or else.
- Or else what?
- I've read a lot of these books, so I know a lot of stuff.
Stuff you've never heard of.
Stuff you don't want to have heard of!
Do I make myself clear?
- She can be scary.
- Hmm, let's get this done.
- [waves crashing]
- We can't be trapped. That boy got out.
- Relax. We can jump.
- [whoosh]
- Um, assuming you didn't mean to do that!
- Oh, this place is a magical construct.
The rules of magic must be different.
- [chuckles nervously]
The Architect built this?
- It's like I said-- talented guy.
- Any idea where that portal went?
- If they've been in place too long,
they can become unstable, appear and disappear at random.
- So it might come back? - Or it might not.
- We should look for another way out.
- PETER: Kyra, where are you?
I'm ready to go.
Call me. - [phone beeps]
- Oh! - I'm so sorry.
Are you okay? - I'm fine.
- Don't I know you?
- Uh, the hot dog boy from the basketball game.
You had mustard on your chin.
- Fashion choice, obviously.
It's all the rage.
Dragonflies or Gazelles? - What?
- Which team were you supporting?
- Oh, uh, Dragonflies?
- Great win, eh? - Yeah.
- So, do you know Kyra Glen? - Yes?
- Have you seen her?
She was meant to meet me here.
- No.
- We're meant to check out this haunted house.
Of course it's not really haunted.
Only an idiot would think that.
But something odd did happen there.
I better get going.
Who knows? I might want to buy it.
Kidding. Go Dragonflies!
- Wait!
Um, we should--we should go together.
- Why?
- Because I--I like looking at houses.
It's my hobby.
- Looking at houses?
- Is something wrong with that?
- No, no, it's just...unusual.
I'm Peter.
- Ruksy.
- [Ladder creaks]
- [humming]
[humming continues]
- [magic zaps]
- ♪
♪ Well, it's a Saturday night
♪ I'm in love and I just can't wait ♪
♪
- Why would the Architect build a beach?
- Well, according to my dad, he was a celebrity.
He designed the DMI building too.
And then one day, he just dropped out of sight.
- So where is he now?
- Good question.
Once the library was built, he was never seen again.
- Hey! - Kyra?
- Maybe he's still here.
Hello? - Give it up.
He's gone. There's nothing here.
- You were saying?
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- Mr. Boynton?
What are you doing?
- Going in.
- What if he's, you know, dead...
and his body's in there?
- Not scared, are you?
- DARRA: Well, I'm just...cautious.
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♪
- [door shuts]
- ♪
- [paper rustling]
- [yells]
I hate spiders.
- [giggles]
- ♪
- These are drawings of the library.
- This must be where he designed it.
- Is that him? - DARRA: Yeah.
I wonder what he's so happy about.
- Is that...
- DARRA: Cute mermaid.
No wonder he's smiling.
- So when I heard this kid disappeared,
I'm thinking maybe he fell into a parallel universe.
Have you heard about that stuff?
- You mean, like, the multiverse?
- You know about it?
- Why are you surprised?
- No reason.
It's just unusual to find someone who knows about it.
I mean, unusual in a good way.
- It looks pretty ordinary to me.
- PETER: Appearances can be deceiving.
We should take a look. - That's trespassing.
- My uncle's a real estate agent.
He said it was okay. Come on.
- ♪
- Well, nothing's changed here.
We should go.
- Ah-ha!
- What?
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- Sand.
- What's so interesting about sand?
- Uncle Terry said that the kid who disappeared
came back with sand in his shoes.
How do you explain that?
- There was a sandpit here. Come on, let's go.
- I suppose.
I was sure there'd be something here.
Maybe I am-- - Ow!
- What's wrong? - I...twisted my ankle.
- Are you okay? - I think so.
Can you help me out to the street?
- Sure. This place is a bust.
- ♪ Though your daddy said not too late ♪
♪
♪ So baby, do your hair and your makeup too ♪
♪ 'Cause everybody's gonna wanna dance with you ♪
♪ Put the dollar in the jukebox ♪
♪ Dance the night away
- Come on, Imogen!
- Fine. You call that dancing?
- [magic zaps]
- ♪
- KYRA: No one's been here for ages.
- Maybe he took off with the mermaid.
We should check the beach.
- [door shuts]
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♪
- [electricity sizzles]
- [magic tinkling]
- ♪
- [magic buzzing]
- ♪
- [magic tinkling]
- ♪
- [pants]
Darra? Darra?
- ♪
- You okay?
- That drawing.
- DARRA: What about it?
- I touched it, and then I was in the library.
- You mean you imagined you were in the library.
- No, I was there.
I could see Lily and Imogen.
I could see them, but they couldn't see me.
How is that possible?
- Some kind of magical connection maybe.
Can you do it again? - I don't know.
- DARRA: Try.
- [magic tinkling]
- ♪
- [pants]
- ♪
- They're still dancing.
- My sister is dancing?
Are you sure that's her?
- She's not bad either.
Well, what do you think it means?
- You know what?
You might've just found us a way out of here.
- You're sure you're okay? - It's fine.
I just must've stepped on it the wrong way.
- Sorry to drag you off on a wild goose chase.
- It's okay. Sorry you didn't find anything.
- It's cool.
Thanks for coming.
I guess I'll see you around.
- I guess.
- ♪
- Try and attract their attention.
Call their names.
- [magic tinkling]
- KYRA: [echoes] Lily!
Imogen!
[echoes] Lily!
Ladder, move!
- [Ladder creaks]
- [magic zaps]
- It's no good! They can't hear me.
- So much for that plan.
- But I think Ladder did.
- If Ladder could talk, he could tell them where we are.
- Darra, you're a genius!
- I could've told you that. [chuckles]
How do you mean?
- ♪ Put the dollar in the jukebox, dance the night away ♪
- [music stops]
- Good job. - Thanks.
- You took your time.
- I ran into Kyra's friend Peter at the café.
And guess what?
We went to the Architect's house.
- You didn't.
- How did you know it was his house?
- I don't only read books about magic, you know?
- What did his house look like? I bet it was big.
- It's small, actually.
But there was a portal in the backyard.
- [Ladder creaks]
- ♪
- What's Ladder doing?
- Ladder?
- [magic tinkling]
- Aisle...75, shelf 3.
- [Ladder creaks]
- ♪
- You didn't upset it again, did you?
- No.
- Aisle...26. No, wait.
Uh...
- [Ladder creaks]
- ♪
- [Ladder creaks]
- ♪
- What? - I've got movement control.
- [Ladder creaks]
- ♪
- Ladder, what are you doing?
- ♪
- [Ladder creaks]
- ♪
- [magic zapping] - [pants]
- Are you okay? - A bit dizzy.
- Come on, let's get some fresh air.
- ♪
- [Ladder creaks]
- IMOGEN: A book on Boynton.
A book on ships.
A book on beaches.
And a book on houses.
What does this mean?
- Maybe the books are wrongly shelved
and Ladder didn't like it?
- RUKSY: Boynton, the architect.
Funny, I was just at his house.
The boy had sand in his shoes.
The books are a message.
Architect.
House.
Beach.
And that flag on the ship, it means help.
- Someone's trying to tell us
they're at the Architect's house.
- Kyra!
You said Peter couldn't find her.
- He also said the boy who visited the house found a beach.
And now Kyra's on it! - How is that possible?
- Through the portal I saw. And she needs help to get back.
- That is so clever.
- How did Kyra do this?
Where's this portal? - It's gone.
- How will we get Kyra back?
- We need to look for magical residue.
- [magic tinkling]
- How will we get out of here?
- If you had to be stuck somewhere,
this place isn't so bad.
- Dad lost Mum.
If he loses me too, it'll be the end of him.
- Don't worry. We'll work it out.
- There it is! It's almost gone.
- We need to reenergize it.
- [magic zapping]
- What if they don't get it?
- Then we've got a beach house with a million-dollar view
we don't have to pay for.
- [chuckles]
- RUKSY: [echoes] Kyra!
- Ruksy!
We're here! We're here!
- Hurry, before it closes!
- [laughing]
- It's okay, Lily. We're fine.
- You alright? - Of course.
I wasn't worried for a moment.
- You're such a liar.
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- KYRA: Even though I wasn't in the library,
I could make Ladder pull out the books that I wanted.
How was that possible?
- It's a mystery, you'll have to admit.
Did you notice anything in the shack?
Any peculiar objects?
- None.
Has anyone else ever done this?
- Not to my knowledge, but I'll check.
The main thing is that you're safe.
But in future, don't go poking your nose into places
you don't understand.
You'd look unsightly without one.
- Has anyone ever told you you're funny?
- Yes, but they were joking.
- [nervous chuckle]
- DARRA: Lucky your message got through.
- Yeah, imagine if we'd been stuck on that beach.
- We would've driven each other nuts.
- Total disaster, for sure.
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