[doors opening]
[narrator] Shape Island had a very big storm last night.
Thunder and lightning and big, choppy waves.
-[seagulls calling] -But now, the sun's back.
[chuckles]
[sighs]
[Square grunting] Circle! Circle, look.
I'm the ocean, and Triangle's on vacation. [chuckles]
Stop calling me. I'm on vacation.
Very cool.
[gasps]
What's this?
[Triangle] Hey, who took a chomp out of our island?
The storm. I think a big wave crashed into the cliff and washed away the rock.
Isn't it amazing?
See, these layers of rock show the island's history.
This layer of ash is from a volcano eruption eons ago,
and all of these little fossils are the remains of ancient life.
[gasps] Wow, an ancient swirly thing.
Close.
That's an ammonite. A sea creature.
You know, when the tide comes in tonight, this will all be underwater.
I bet one more big wave would wash all this away.
Hot potato! Circle, have you ever seen a tooth this big?
[Circle gasps]
Yeah, I have!
[narrator] "The Big Tooth."
We need that tooth!
Yeah, we do! We could start a museum.
The Museum of Big, Ancient Teeth and Also Smaller Ancient Swirly Things.
I like it. We'll dig 'em all out before that tide comes back in.
[chuckling] Hey!
[straining]
[narrator] I don't think that's gonna work.
[straining]
[all grunt, panting]
You know what? We need a plan.
Let's start with the small fossils and work our way up to the tooth.
Triangle, you like smashing stuff.
Do I?
You're gonna smash the big rocks around the fossils to loosen them up,
then someone's gotta carefully chip away the mineral deposits.
[chuckles] Oh, I was born for this.
And I can use my powers to do the heavy part.
I'll move the boulders after Tri smashes them up. Let's go!
[straining]
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
No, wait! [sighs]
That spot is definitely gonna get smashed.
[grunting] I'm trying to help you, buddy.
[sighs]
[straining, grunting]
[sighs] Oh, dear.
Everything shipshape, Tiny Circle?
Oh, yeah. Uh, just a hiccup.
Did that crab hurt your feelings?
So, it's really not a big deal,
but sometimes my powers stop working.
[Square, Triangle gasp]
I'm fine.
It doesn't hurt, and they come back eventually.
Eventually, like, in an hour?
[chuckles] Well, um, one time it took a week, and--
A whole week, Tiny Circle?
Uh, yeah. I don't love "Tiny Circle."
Aw, you got it, Itsy-Bitsy Circle. We'll help you through this.
Want a snack? A little cushion for a little resty-poo?
[Circle groans]
[Square, Triangle] Aw.
[narrator] I don't think Circle likes being aw-ed at.
Back to work! Both of you!
We have so many fossils to excavate.
[straining]
[groans]
Circle, what if we just try again another day?
What? So an even bigger wave can just wash away the rest of the cliff at high tide?
No way.
Well, uh, do you wanna trade jobs with Square? Do something easier?
No! I can do this.
I guess, if you're really sure.
[narrator] It was quite the excavation.
Triangle smashed the big stuff.
Square chipped away the little stuff.
And Circle tried to clear away the rubble.
[straining]
[narrator] But it's hard to keep up when you're just a little potato.
-You really don't want any help? -Nope. All good here.
[strains, grunts]
Whoo! [chuckles]
[groans] Shoo! Skedaddle!
[huffs]
[narrator] And it's even harder to accept help
-when you're usually the helper. -[sighs]
-[sighing] -[tools tapping, scraping]
How will I ever catch up? [sighs]
[gasps]
[gasping]
[pants]
-[hammering] -[sawing]
[drill whirring]
Friends, meet the beachcomber.
She's a water-powered loop-and-scoop-and-dump pulley system.
[both] Wow.
[Circle] She does all the heavy lifting on her own
and dumps the rocks up top and out of the way.
All I do is check the pile every once in a while
to make sure it's not getting too big or wobbly.
[narrator] That is an elaborate way to avoid asking for help.
Circle, it's genius.
Yeah, you're doing great! [chuckles]
Triangle and I are kinda behind.
I mean, we did find those exceptional Wiwaxia corrugata specimens
and, like, 42 swirly things.
But the tide is starting to come in,
and we haven't even started on the tooth, so…
Don't worry. I got you.
Now I have plenty of time to help you both.
[panting, grunting] Okay.
-[Triangle] Ah. -[groans]
[grunts]
[inhales sharply, sneezes]
[groans]
[Circle whimpers]
[gasps]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
[panting]
Whew.
[groans] I don't need your help.
[screams]
[panting, sighs]
[grunts]
It's wobbling. We're so close.
Oh, I can't wait to open
our Museum of Big, Ancient Teeth and Also Smaller Ancient Swirly Things.
[breathing heavily] Yeah, tooth!
[laughs, coughs]
You wanna take a breather for this last pull?
You don't look so hot.
[groans] I'm fine.
Stop worrying about me. [chuckles]
[narrator] Circle was not, in fact, fine.
We're running out of time. Let's go.
One, two, three!
[all straining]
-[gasps] -Whoa!
No, no, no, no, no. [grunts]
I can't believe it.
How could this happen?
Someone messed with our rock pile.
Someone so sneaky Circle missed them every time she checked the pile.
Actually, I-I wasn't checking the pile up top.
I mean, I did at first, but then I got busy helping you two.
You weren't checking the rocks at the top? But that was your job.
All you had to do was fly up for a little look-see every once in a while.
How hard is that?
You're blaming me?
I stopped checking because you needed help.
Circle, you didn't have to help! You offered!
Yeah. If you were so swamped, why didn't you just ask for help?
Because helping is supposed to be my job!
I'm the helper. Me!
I'm the one who fixes stuff.
I'm not supposed to need any help.
Then everything changed.
[groans] And you looked at me just like that!
[groans]
[groans, grunts]
[both gasp]
[straining, groaning]
[Triangle] Hey, Circle. You okay? Can we help?
No, you cannot! I-I-I don't need help!
[gasps] Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. The tide.
[groaning]
[groans]
[grunts] Why is this so hard?
[panting] Why is this so hard?
Triangle, Square, I need your help.
[narrator] Attakid.
[all slurping]
So you really thought we didn't need you anymore, huh? 'Cause you got tiny?
And 'cause I needed help. [slurps]
It probably sounds silly, but keeping that a secret felt really important.
Well, you're really important. We'd need you even if you were as small as a marble.
Even if you were as small as a crumb.
Hey, don't sweep up that crumb. We need her.
-[laughs] -[Square, Triangle laugh]
[gasps] Circle, your magic!
-[laughs] Whoo! -Yeah! [laughs]
Oh! I forgot.
While I was in the bucket, I figured out how to get the tooth.
You wanna help?
[gasps] Ooh!
Anyone know how to build a museum?
[sighs]
[sniffs, slurps]
-[sighs] -[narrator] Circle loves her picture wall.
Every year, the shapes take one group photo
as a celebration of their friendship.
[Circle sniffling]
[narrator] I know how you feel, Circle. Where did the time go?
This wonderful tradition all started
when Circle discovered something called a time-lapse.
[Circle humming]
[gasps]
Triangle, Square!
Wouldn't it be lovely to have a series of pictures that show us growing up together?
You know, a document of our long-lasting, beautiful friendship.
When I don't know the answer, I always just say, "Yes."
Yes!
Well then. Today, we'll start our new tradition.
Hmm, we'll call it…
-[narrator] "Picture Day." -[shutter clicks]
Traditionally, Picture Day is the moment
when each shape tries to look their fanciest.
They really wanna impress their friends.
The shapes also take their time to practice their most elegant poses,
so the camera can truly capture them at their best.
[mumbling] Wait, I wore this before.
[growls] Mmm!
Eh, still not quite right.
No, no, no. [screams]
I don't know what to wear!
[appliance whirring]
-[Square muttering] -[brushing]
-[Square] Oh, yeah. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. -[air hissing]
-Hmm? [grunts] -[thud]
[narrator] I guess we'll just have to wait to see what Square wears.
[chuckles] Looking long, Circle!
[chuckles]
Ooh, shoes! You know, I'm crazy about shoes.
[scatting] Ta-da!
[chuckles] This is my pose, what do you think?
[clapping]
-Whoa. Oh. -Aha!
Happy Picture Day, everyone.
Happy Picture Day. Is everyone ready?
[narrator] Picture Day tradition states that the event must begin
with a complicated Picture Day handshake,
followed by a highly choreographed Picture Day dance.
Yeah. They practiced that a lot.
To the picture spot.
Uh, there seems to be a little issue with the old picture spot path.
[birds squawking]
[Circle] Must've been a mudslide.
But-But-But what are we gonna do?
We've taken every Picture Day picture at the same spot.
That's the number one Picture Day tradition!
Oh. Oh, oh! I just remembered.
There's a shortcut to the picture spot. We can just take that.
A shortcut? Why haven't we taken it before?
Huh. Not sure. Let me get back to you on that.
But for now, to the shortcut!
-[insects buzzing] -[birds chirping]
Triangle, are you sure this is the right trail?
No, no, no, it can't be.
If we go this way, we'll ruin our fancy outfits.
And looking fancy is the number two Picture Day tradition.
[groans] Quit worrying, Square.
I remember that the trail opens up after this part. Come on.
[panting, groaning] Oh, brambles!
Oh. [breathing heavily]
Hmm.
[shrieks]
-[grunts, pants] -[panting]
How's my hair holding up?
Ooh. So good.
[gasps]
Whoa. What a beautiful flower.
I've never seen one like this before.
Hey there, little one. [sniffs]
[exclaims, chokes]
[breathes heavily]
Is it bad? It's bad. [stammers]
Um, don't worry, Circle! I have a solution.
[grunts]
[spits]
Uh, next solution.
[coughing]
Oh. I look fancy again. [sighs]
Picture Day tradition number two is saved.
[all chanting] Tradition. Tradition.
[breathing heavily] Tradition. Tradition. Tradition.
-[babbling] -[Circle sighs]
You look different.
[groans, grunts] Humidity is the number one enemy of gorgeous hair.
[grunts]
No, you don't.
[exclaims, pants] Oh, this is unacceptable.
I gotta go home to fix this lion's mane.
You two go ahead, I'll meet you at the spot.
Uh, that sounds really risky, Square.
I mean, what if you can't find the way back up?
Don't you have any other hair products with you?
[whimpers] I don't think so.
[Triangle mumbles] Huh?
[mumbles]
[grunts, mumbling]
Hmm. Okay.
[grunting] Hmm.
[humming]
[mumbling, panting]
[chuckles] Huh?
[groans] Sticky.
I'm gonna go wash these in that pond.
[sighs] I guess it's good enough for a picture.
-[rain drops] -[screams] My hair!
[screams] Your face!
[exclaims] Oh! We have to get to the spot before it pours.
Triangle, lead the way!
[Triangle] Help!
Triangle?
[frogs croaking]
A tar pool? What is going on with this trail?
No time to analyze!
Save my shoes!
[cries]
Who packs a teapot and cups, but no rope?
I thought we could have tea together after the photo.
The view is magnificent up there.
Square, what a kind gesture.
Thank you, Circle.
[Triangle] Uh, hello?
[whimpering] Oh! Here, hold on to the pot.
[straining]
-[inhales deeply, sighs] -[Triangle pants]
No, Circle, not your flowing drape! I'd rather si-- [grunts]
Just grab it.
-And it's called a toga! [strains] -[straining, grunts]
Thank you, Circle. Oh. But your flowing dra-- Uh, your toga.
[sighs] It's okay. I'm sorry about all that.
-[Triangle grunts] -[rain pattering]
[all chant] To the spot! To the spot!
We made it. [chuckles] We--
[gasps]
Oh! I remember now. [chuckles]
I took this shortcut before and ended up stuck here just like this.
[chuckles] Oh. Whoops.
[groans] If we don't take our picture at the same spot every year,
then my time-lapse project won't work.
Picture Day is ruined.
[groans] All our traditions are broken.
We might as well just go home before we catch a cold.
No. Not yet.
[strains]
What are we gonna do with a log?
We're gonna use it to build a bridge across that gap,
and we're gonna take our Picture Day picture in our Picture Day spot!
[all chanting] To the spot! To the spot! To the spot!
-[Circle, Square grunt] -[Triangle] Yeah.
-[all chanting] To the spot! To the spot! -[Triangle] Yeah!
[log creaks]
[all gasp, exclaim]
[all screaming]
[screaming, laughing]
Whoo! Whoo!
Whee! Whoo-hoo!
-Yeah! -Whoo! [chuckles]
-Whoa! -[all laughing]
[laughs] That was so much fun.
-That was crazy! -Oh, what a ride!
But we ruined Picture Day.
We messed up every single tradition.
Not every tradition.
We forgot the most important Picture Day tradition of all.
It's us. It's us.
It's about documenting our long-lasting, beautiful friendship.
As long as we're together and smiling, I say the party is on.
So should we still take a picture?
But we're all covered in mud.
What's a little mud between best friends?
[sighs] No.
The shutter button's been stuck on all day.
It's been taking pictures of this whole mess of a day,
and now the battery's completely drained.
[Square, Triangle sigh]
Huh, let's see what we got.
[Triangle] You know, it occurs to me,
this really is a wonderful document of a long-lasting, beautiful friendship.
"Occurs to you"? That's what I've always called it.
-He knows. -I do know.
[narrator] Yeah. They all know.