"[waves] [swings creaking] [shutter banging] [child laughing]" "[footsteps] [flame sizzling]" "Okay, from now on, whoever gets here late, has to lug the firewood for a month." "She's not even late yet." "Oh." "She will be." "In five seconds Megan gets a month of hard labor." "Five... four... three... two..." "Sorry guys!" "This is way heavier than I thought." "Getting out here took forever." "One second short of forever." "Huh?" "Don't worry about it." "Whatcha got?" "Oh it's for my story." "Could you put it by the chair?" "Thanks." "I've got a story about artists, and the amazing things that they create." "That's pretty low on the amazing scale." "But it isn't." "To us, this is just a chunk of marble." "But to an artist, there's a beautiful creation inside, waiting to be released." "Yeah... this could turn out to be... anything!" "It's the same thing with a blank piece of paper or an empty canvas." "It's the vision of the artist that turns a piece of nothing, into something special." "That's what my story's about." "When an artist creates something, they put so much thought and care, so much of themselves into it, it's almost as if they're giving their work..." "life." "And where's there's life, there's emotion." "What if a statue could be happy, or sad, or lonely or even angry?" "Submitted for the approval of The Midnight Society," "I call this story..." "Game point!" "Game point!" "Say goodnight, folks!" "Good game!" "Good game!" "The Dynamic Duo strikes again!" "Kevin." "Oh, right." "We got lucky." "Gimme a break." "You're right, we kicked your butts." "Hey!" "Hey, I'm dying of thirst here." "Who wants a soda?" "Hey man we'll get 'em, losers walk." "Oh no." "We're not spoiled winners." "It's on us." "I'll come with you." "Use the time to practice." "That means volleyball." "Ha ha." "Hey!" "Come on make some funny faces." "Great!" "Great!" "Enough pictures, stop." "No, one more!" "Hey!" "What was that?" "What?" "I thought I heard..." "It's nothing, let's go." "Wait, I wanna talk to you." "Uh oh, this sounds serious." "Are we having dinner with your parents tonight or not?" "Oh, yeah, my dad..." "I forgot my dad had to go out of town on business and Mom's having friends over." "So..." "another time." "Hey what?" "Well don't you think it's kinda weird I haven't met them yet?" "We've been together for three months now." "You'll meet 'em, it's just gotta be the right time." "Why?" "Well... they're not used to people like you." "What do you mean "like me"!" "?" "That came out wrong." "It's just that they're so straight." "They don't get arty types." "What, I've got an eye in the middle of my forehead?" "C'mon, don't overreact..." "I'm not overreacting Kevin, this is serious." "It's like you're ashamed of me or something." "I'm not, but, you're different." "And that's bad?" "No, but... it makes it hard Julie." "Well then, being with me is just so hard, maybe we shouldn't be together at all!" "I didn't say that Julie." "But that's how you feel." "C'mon..." "No, Kevin." "I'm tired of feeling like I'm not good enough for you." "So what are you saying?" "I'm saying maybe we should take a time out here, to figure out where we're going." "I don't believe this." "If that's the way you feel, fine." "But this isn't my choice." "It's not mine either." "Well yeah, it is!" "Okay, could things get any worse?" "Thanks." "I shouldn't have done that." "[clattering] Julie?" "Julie?" "Oh this is bad." "Whoa!" "Who are YOU looking at?" "Back off man." "Back off!" "You broke up?" "Just now?" "But you guys are like made for each other!" "Yeah, I thought so too but, Kevin doesn't." "He's gotta come back this way, his pack's still here." "I'm gonna go find him." "He's probably at the snack bar." "What for half an hour?" "No, I'll find him." "I don't think he's here." "He must have gone home." "What do you want to do?" "Let's just... go." "Uh..." "Maybe you should call him tonight, now that you're cooled off and all." "Yeah, maybe." "Yes." "Doctor Tyler?" "This is Julie Hart." "Kevin's friend?" "What can I do for you?" "Could I speak to him?" "Isn't he with you?" "Is that Kevin?" "Where is he?" "It's his little friend." "We were at the park together but he left before me." "He didn't say where he was going?" "Well... no." "He's not home?" "What is it?" "What's wrong?" "No, and he's very late." "Could you ask him to call me when he gets in?" "He'll have to speak to you tomorrow, he's already well past curfew." "Oh, okay, thanks." "Goodnight." "Any news?" "No." "It's like he dropped off the face of the earth... no one has seen him." "I'm sure he's okay." "What if something happened to him?" "Hey, heads up." "It's the Tylers." "It's all right honey." "Dr. and Mrs. Tyler, I'm Julie." "Where is my son?" "I don't know." "He hasn't been the same since he met you, young lady." "If you had anything to do with this..." "Honey, honey..." "This won't solve anything." "C'mon." "I want to find him as much as you do." "[crack]" "Ahhhhh!" "Ahaaaa!" "Wait!" "Leave me alone!" "I-I-I won't hurt you!" "It's okay!" "What do you want?" "Your friend!" "I know where he is!" "Kevin?" "Where is he?" "I'll take you to him..." "Don't be afraid, please." "There..." "see for yourself." "This is not funny." "Who are you?" "Well I'm..." "The Protector." "I bring the message..." "We must follow the 4 Rs." "Reduce." "Reuse." "Recycle and recover." "I saw you, in the picture!" "You were watching us!" "Where is Kevin?" "Well, there!" "That's him!" "He turned to stone!" "I saw it, myself!" "Yeah right." "It's true!" "Look." "He drank the water - and then... it, well, it just happened." "You're crazy." "Maybe, a little... but I'm telling the truth... and I-I saw who did it to him." "He was right here... he took a drink... and then he looked sick..." "I tried to help him, but he-he just got up and, and he ran." "And then you saw what happened." "Why are you making up this story?" "I'm not!" "She-she did this to him." "It's her fault!" "Look I wish I didn't see it, but I did." "The Stone Maiden by Vivian White." "Why would I lie?" "I don't know whose nuttier, me or you." "That-that would be me." "Ha ha ha." "Hello!" "Is anyone here?" "Can I help you?" "Vivian White?" "My name's Julie and this is The Pro... what's your real name." "I never tell." "Make an exception." "Henry." "And this is Henry." "Look, I know this is going to sound completely ridiculous." "But, you know your statue in the park..." "The Stone Maiden?" "Well, Henry says it turned my boyfriend into stone." "Look, I'm sorry, we'll go now." "Wait." "Turning people to stone, is exactly what she does." "Amazing." "Recycling as art!" "Ha ha!" "This is incredible!" "I made the Stone Maiden, years ago when I was depressed about not having any romance in my life." "Ha ha." "Still looking." "The legend of The Stone Maiden dates back to ancient Greece." "It's a tragic romance about a young couple whose families didn't approve of their relationship." "So, rather than be torn apart, she found a potion that would turn them both into stone." "Their love was so strong that they chose to be together forever as statues, rather than spend the rest of their lives apart." "Oh here here look!" "I based the statue on this very sketch." "That's it!" "But who's that?" "Her young lover, of course." "Why didn't you sculpt him too?" "Well..." "I did." "Are we talking about the same statue?" "Yeah that's her, but she's alone." "There's no boy statue." "No..." "No!" "You can't do that!" "I don't care what your reasons are, that's my WORK!" "I demand that you... hello?" "Hello?" "Bureaucrats!" "They hung up on me." "What did they say?" "They sold half my statue to a park in New York... to balance their budget!" "I can't stand it!" "That's like... that's like tearing up the Mona Lisa for postcards!" "Well, at least it still works." "What do you mean?" "The water pump, they didn't break it." "There's no water pump in my statue." "Yes there is, water pours out of her vase." "I saw it." "I promise you Julie, there is no water pump in my statue!" "Uh, excuse me." "I know you don't believe me, but it's true." "There is water and Kevin drank it." "That's when he turned to stone." "Now, isn't that what happens in the legend?" "Yes, but it's just a story." "Maybe." "Or maybe the statue doesn't like to be apart from its mate!" "If she gets him back, then maybe she'll let Kevin go." "Let's put 'em back together." "Look lady, it's not my decision." "The statue's on the way out." "half a statue, I donated a whole statue to this park." "Look here's the agreement." "It clearly states that the Statue cannot be cut up and sold piecemeal." "Well, yeah it can cause, there it goes." "Wha..." "How dare you." "Hey!" "Hey!" "That's my bike!" "Are you crazy?" "He coulda killed you!" "You can't take that statue, you've gotta put it back." "This thing is booked on a train to New York in twenty minutes, it ain't gonna be late." "Get on the truck." "No, you can't!" "Look they made a mistake okay." "The statue never should have been sold in the first place." "Why don't you put it back." "We can't do that, I've got a signed order here that says that this thing has got..." "[tires screeching]" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Put it back." "Back in the truck." "Oh go away." "Remarkable." "I wouldn't drink that." "Look, we're just gonna take it away again." "Oh no you are not!" "That statue remains intact." "Julie!" "What is this?" "What are we doing out here?" "Where is Kevin?" "Look, I don't know how to say this." "And I'm not even sure I understand it myself, but we think something happened to Kevin because he drank the water from this fountain." "What?" "He's poisoned?" "No!" "Not exactly." "Julie!" "There ain't no water pump in that statue." "Henry:" "She got her boyfriend back." "The spell is broken!" "Ha ha ha ha!" "But where's Kevin?" "Julie!" "Kevin?" "Kevin!" "It didn't work." "It was just a story!" "I want answers young lady!" "NOW!" "I'm sorry." "I was wrong." "I don't care what your parents think about me, or of us." "We may be different but, we belong together." "I love you." "Please Kevin, come back to me." "It's Kevin..." "You're back." "No, we're back!" "Well." "This is uh... different." "I'm not sure we'll ever understand exactly what happened here." "Oh I don't know." "I think we learned that if two people are really made for each other, nothing should ever keep them apart." "Ready?" "We're working on a new line of sculptures with an important message." "So, when do I meet your parents?" "Not yet." "So the stone maiden and her boyfriend got back together, the way they were always meant to be... just like Julie and Kevin." "That was a good story." "That was amazing." "Now you gotta lug that rock back home." "I know." "I was kinda hoping one of you guys were gonna help me." "Ooh, sorry." "I'm already late." "I would, if I was stronger, but I'm not... so I can't." "Bye!" "Yeah, right." "You know I'll help." "Thanks Andy." "You're the best!" "Here." "Bye!" "Hey, I said I'd help, I didn't say I'd..." "From now on, anyone who leaves early has to lug the fire wood for a month!" "Alright?"