"( Horn honking )" "I'mAlexMack." "Iwasjustanaveragekid untilanaccident changed my life." "Andsincethen..." "Nothing'sbeenthesame." "( Zapping )" "MybestfriendRay  thinks it's cool." "MysisterAnnie thinks I'm a science project." "Ican'tletanyoneelse know ." "Notevenmy parents." "IknowtheChemicalPlant wants to find me andturnme into some experiment." "Butyouknowsomething?" "Iguess I'm not so average anymore." "Hey, do you realize what today is?" "Wednesday." "So what?" "It's exactly 18 months since the accident." "You've had your powers for a year and a half." "Whoo!" "Party time." "( Knocking at door )" "Annie, don't forget, the admissions officer from M.I.T. Is coming today at 4:00." "How could I forget?" "You and Mom have been reminding me every hour for the past two weeks." "Oh, sorry." "I guess we're just nervous." "For you, or for me?" "Both, I guess." "Now, we'll be coming home from work early to meet him here." "Here you go." "Oh, Alex, have you gotten your mother's birthday present yet?" "Let me guess, Alex, you forgot." "After I reminded you two days ago." "Here's some extra money, Alex." "Uh, get her something special." "It'll mean a lot to her." "( Kissing )" "Ooh." "Wow, ten bucks." "18 months with my powers and I'm not any more popular my grades are still average and my dad still sometimes treats me like I'm that other kid that lives in Annie's room." "Nobody knows what you can do, Alex." "If they did you'd be the most popular eighth-grader in the world." "And I'd be your famous best friend." "If they knew, I'd be locked up at the Plant with wires and tubes stuck to me." "Wasn't Annie supposed to find a safe way for you to expose Danielle?" "That's exactly my point, Ray." "Annie's going to find a way, not me." "Powers or no powers it's never anything that I do." "[Danielle] 18 months we've been looking for that kid!" "That child shouldn't have been running loose for 18 hours!" "If I'd been able to experiment on that kid" "I'd have a nobel prize by now." "I'd have a trillion-dollar patent by now!" "I'd be running for governor bynow!" "But instead what have I got?" "An ulcer!" "And I love spicy food." "Just give me a little bit more time, Miss Atron." "I'll take care of it." "I'll think about it." "( Doorbell rings )" "Whoa!" "( Panting )" "Do I look all right?" "You look great, how about me?" "Oh, yeah." "( Hushed ):" "Okay." "Annie Mack?" "Dr. Matsumura from M.I.T." "It's nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you." "Come in." "I'm George Mack." "How do you do?" "Hi, I'm Barbara." "Oh, of course." "Uh, shall we get started?" "Mm-hmm." "We can go in here." "Oh, I should've made it clear." "All candidate interviews are conducted without parents present." "I'm afraid you can't be here." "Um, okay, sure." "You can hang out in the garage with Alex." "I told her to wait there until it was over." "We'll be about an hour." "Right, well!" "So, we'll just, um..." "Why don't you guys go for a walk?" "A walk?" "We'll go for a walk." "( Laughs )" "[Both] See you in an hour." "[Both] Jinx!" "( Both laugh again )" "Now, let's take a look at your accomplishments." "Okay." "Thanks for lending me your allowance, Ray." "Now I can afford to buy that nice date book for my mom." "So, I'll get this back next week, right?" "Right, like next week or the week after." "Alex!" "All right, next week, I promise." "I should have just enough time to get there before the store closes." "Uh-oh." "Can you float it out of there?" "( Clanking, bumping )" "What am I going to do?" "I have to get this gift today." "Just move the car back a couple feet." "You know I can't drive." "Who said anything about driving?" "Just roll it." "Uh-uh." "No way." "This car belongs to that guy from M.I.T. Who's interviewing Annie." "Come on, Alex, he won't even notice it." "Just use your powers and roll it back." "It'll be a snap." "Come on." "Okay." "Yes!" "All right, ready?" "This independent research project is impressive, Miss Mack." "How long have you worked on it?" "18 months." "And you say it's secret research?" "Yes, for now." "I hope to complete the project and then make the results public once I'm at M.I.T." "Well, based on your academic record and this interview" "I'd say your chances are excellent." "( Chuckles )" "I can't move it, it's too big." "Come on, concentrate." "That's it!" "Cool!" "All right!" "Okay!" "Stop!" "I can't!" "It won't!" "( Car alarm sounding )" "[Ray] This is really bad." "I think I should be going now." "What was that?" "I don't know." "( Alarm wailing )" "My car!" "( Alarm stops )" "What happened?" "I'm sorry." "( Near tears ):" "I'm so sorry." "Sorry's not good enough, Alex we demand an explanation!" "I was trying to get my bike out to get Mom's present." "So I pushed his car" "If you needed the car moved why didn't you just ask him?" "You were in mid-interview." "Which you ruined anyway." "Do you think I'll get accepted after this?" "!" "Sorry, Annie." "Mom?" "This is totally irresponsible of you!" "How can you expect us to trust you again?" "Well?" "!" "Alex!" "Alex, come back here!" "Alex, come here!" "Alex!" "Oh!" "( Crickets chirping )" "How can I ever go home again?" "( Sniffling softly )" "I wish I may, I wish I might have this wish I wish tonight." "I wish..." "I wish I had never been born at all." "( Birds chirping )" "Oh, they're going to kill me." "( Clicking )" "( Coin drops )" "Whoa." "( Dial tone )" "( Ringing )" "[Mr. Mack's voice] You have reached the Mack residence." "Please leave a message." "( Beep )" "Hi, guys, it's me." "I fell asleep in the park." "I'm okay." "Um, I'm going to school." "I'll call you back." "I love you." "Bye." "Free Chemical Plant tours every Wednesday." "Bring this coupon today for your free tour." "Meet Danielle Atron in person." "Ray, what are you doing?" "Every Wednesday I give free tours to the kids." "Coupon for free tour?" "You don't give free tours, Ray." "Is this a joke?" "Excuse me, do I know you?" "Don't play that game." "It's bad enough my whole family hates me." "I don't know how you know me but I've never seen you before." "Oop, got to go or I'll be late to class." "( Laughs stiffly )" "Coupon for free tour?" "Ray!" "Ray, wait!" "Can I help you, young lady?" "Oh, Mr. Cunningham, I'm glad you're here." "My locker won't open." "Oh, this is your locker?" "Yeah, good old a-33, my locker." "Oh, really?" "Marvin here says it's his locker." "Marvin?" "What's your name, young lady?" "Come on, you know my name." "Alex Mack." "Alexandra Mack." "( Under his breath ):" "Let me see here." "( Beeping )" "Nothing." "What do you mean, nothing?" "I'm Alexandra Mack." "I'm supposed to be in Miss Elkin's Algebra class." "You're making it harder on yourself, miss." "The record shows no Alexandra Mack in this school or in Paradise Valley, either." "There must be a mistake." "I'm Alex Mack." "My parents are George and Barbara Mack." "There's a mistake, all right, young lady and you've made it." "Now, wait right here and don't move." "( Sighs )" "What is this?" "Hello?" "( Closes door )" "Anybody home?" "( Phone rings )" "[Mr. Mack's voice] You have reached the Mack residence." "Please leave a message." "[Woman] This is the assistant to Principal Cunningham at Atron Junior High." "We had a girl at school today insisting she was your daughter, Alexandra." "If you know anything about this, please call us." "( Dial tone, machine clicking )" "Hey!" "Where am I?" "What's going on?" "!" "Where's my bed?" "Where's my stuff?" "IwishImay ,Iwish Imight , have this wish I wish tonight." "Iwish I had never been born at all." "Oh, no." "[Atron] Vince?" "Do you know what today is?" "Ah, an anniversary, is it not?" "Yes." "Today it's been exactly 18 months since we began testing GC-161 on our human subject and I'm happy to report that the chairman of the board is coming today for a demonstration." "Well, now, that is excellent news, Miss Atron and we are more than ready." "I can't wait to see the chairman's face when he realizes what GC-161 can do!" "All my dreams are about to come true, Vince." "Once I'm elected governor" "I'll push to make sure that GC-161 is approved for sale in the United States and we'll make a fortune!" "Then... it's on to the white house." "And I have you to thank, Vince." "Your outstanding job in plant security has made sure that nobody found out about our human testing." "The tricky part was keeping George Mack away." "But the kid that lives next door to him is keeping an eye on him for me." "Just make sure that nothing goes wrong today." "We're this close, Vince." "You can count on me, Miss Atron." "I am so sorry that I'm late, Dr. Matsumura." "Well, let's get started, shall we?" "I'm concerned about your academic record, Miss Mack." "Your grades have fallen badly in the last three semesters." "I can explain that." "A year and a half ago my mother disappeared under mysterious circumstances." "I had to take a job after school." "You'll need a scholarship for college?" "Yes, money's very tight now." "My father got demoted at his job and..." "I'm sorry." "But I can only offer scholarships to the most qualified applicants." "Perhaps you should apply to less competitive colleges." "Mom disappeared?" "A year and a half ago?" "( Beeping )" "Welcome to Paradise Valley Chemical Plant." "I'm Raymond Alvarado, your host." "What was your name again?" "Alex Mack." "Enzie." "Alex MacKenzie." "Ah." "So this is going to be a private tour." "Hmm... in fact one person is more than I usually get." "Well, let's begin, shall we?" "Paradise Valley Chemical Plant's here to help mankind." "Over 197 environmentally safe products are made here." "Pretty impressive, huh?" "What's in there?" "That's the vacu-zone." "That's where they work on the Chemical that's going to change the world." "Can I see it?" "Sorry, even I'm not allowed in there." "Let's go." "Hey, Mr. Mack, how's it going?" "Fine, Ray." "Today's shipment of environmentally safe products is almost ready to go." "Good, good." "This is Alex MacKenzie." "I'm giving her a tour today." "Alex?" "That's a great name." "If I'd had another daughter" "I would have named her Alex." "Didn't you use to be a scientist?" "Yes, Alex, I was head researcher for a special chemical called GC-161." "But Danielle Atron canceled the project and this was the only job left at the Plant for me." "It's time for us to move on." "Nice to see you again, Mr. Mack." "And remember, keep those packages moving." "You got it, Ray." "Good-bye, Alex." "Bye." "( Coughing )" "The real truth is they didn't cancel the GC-161 project." "Mack was fired because he was a security risk." "What happened to his wife?" "Huh, really sad." "I hear she ran away from home and went to Tahiti or something." "How do you know all this?" "I know everything." "I'm best friends with Vince head of plant security." "Excellent work, Vince!" "The chairman was extremely pleased." "So, he'll take our subject to Europe?" "Yes, it'll be easier to keep her hidden away." "My only regret is that I'll be losing all that free public relations advice." "( Both laughing )" "[Ray] That concludes our tour." "So, wait, your best friend is a 40-year-old man?" "How come you don't have any friends your own age?" "Well, growing up" "I didn't have anyone my age to play with." "Do you have a best friend?" "Um, I did." "You know, where I come from." "Must have been nice." "Yeah." "He was the best." "So, I'll see you at school?" "Sure, see you." "All right." "( Beeping )" "( Beeping )" "( Machine beeping )" "Mom?" "Mom." "Annie?" "Annie, is that you?" "No, Mom, it's me, Alex." "Who are you?" "Alex!" "How did you end up in here?" "Oh, it's a long story." "Tell me, please." "I'm here to help you." "I was driving to pick up my daughter at school one day and suddenly a truck slammed into me and spilled a kind of a chemical all over everything." "And then... the next thing I remember" "Mr. Carter and Miss Atron locked me in here and I've been here ever since." "You got in that accident because I wasn't there to run into the truck first." "What are you talking about?" "I don't have time to explain." "Come on, we have to get you out of here." "Here, morph into this and I'll sneak you out under my sweater." "Morph?" "What's a morph?" "A toast..." "To GC-161 and Barbara Mack." "Hear, hear." "My security card was stolen!" "And there's an intruder loose in the Plant!" "Someone could be here to free the test subject." "And I thought she was going to be my friend." "Stop this person." "If Barbara Mack goes free" "I'll dunk you in a GC-161 bubble bath and send you to Europe for testing." "Got it?" "!" "I'll take care of it, Miss Atron." "Just imagine yourself as a puddle of water." "( Alarm sounding )" "I can't believe this." "Okay, um..." "Just follow me out of here." "Where is my family?" "Are they okay?" "They're okay." "We have to get you out of here." "I'm really glad you're rescuing me." "You aren't rescued yet." "Zap him, Mom!" "( Zapping )" "Run, run, run get help!" "So I won't be going to college after all." "Vince ( Over loudspeaker ):" "Attention, plant personnel!" "There is an intruder who has stolen valuable secrets." "Don't be fooled by her youth." "She's extremely dangerous." "If you see this person, take her into custody at once." "Dad!" "Annie!" "Vince is after me, you got to hide me." "You're the intruder, aren't you?" "No, you're my dad, help me." "[Vince] Mack, grab that girl!" "Dad, no." "Mack, are you related to this girl?" "I've never seen her before in my life." "You're a brave kid... but a foolish one." "Since our primary testing subject is off to Europe" "I'm afraid the only way we can continue our research here is with your help." "Welcome to the secret world of GC-161, kid." "( Spray hissing )" "( Voices echoing )" "[Mrs. Mack] This is totally irresponsible!" "[Alex] How can I go home again?" "IwishI'dneverbeen born ." "[Mrs. Mack] Alex!" "[Mr. Mack] Alex, come back!" "[Annie] Alex!" "[Alex] Where am I?" "Icanexplainthat." "Ayearand a half ago mymotherdisappeared under mysterious circumstances." "Annie,Annie,is thatyou ?" "No,Mom,it 'sme ,Alex." "[Mr. Mack] Alex?" "I'venever seen her beforeinmy life." "Look,I don'tknow how you know me..." "Good-bye,Alex." "Welcometo the secret world ofGC-161,kid." "( Hissing )" "Where am I?" "( Crickets chirping )" "[Mr. Mack] Well, we will." "Thank you very much, officer." "( Hanging up phone )" "He said just to stay calm." "Mom?" "Dad?" "[Mr. Mack] Alex?" "You're safe!" "We were so worried about you!" "( Laughing )" "Sorry about the car." "Oh, gosh, don't worry about the car." "What's important is that you're here!" "Captioned by Grant Brown"