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BLUE ANGEL BEACH. Saturday, December 23rd. Shelley Bentley spins her boat around and cruises into the shallows. ‘Everything okay, love?’ she asks the girl sitting alone on the beach
NEWSFLASH! The Week Before. By Friday morning it is no longer just a rumour. The Island is buzzing with the news and a bunch of kids on Glencairn are ready for the fight
THE MAN FROM UGJECT. The conniving Dwayne B. Slew, the Sales Supremo of Ugject Developments, should be in his small office on the 8th Floor. This Saturday morning, however, he is sneaking around in his boss's lavish executive suite on the 33rd Floor of the CBD tower
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SHOOTING THE PROMO ‘Cut!’ yells Jack. ‘Let’s start again and jeez, Zanth, can you just keep your hands in your pockets? Stop waving ‘em around everywhere. Act natural. Don’t be ... you know .... don’t be so––'
ISLAND GERTIE? YES, NO? It’s not like anyone has ever seen Island Gertie in the flesh. In Zoran’s words, she is just a ‘pigment’ of the imagination
A BULL'S EYE! It is late in the morning on the following day when everyone finally takes off for Gertie’s Hill
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STRANGE APPLES. By the time the others join Xanthe at the clubhouse, she has already gathered her weapon––a huge pile of dog poo
EEEK! FIRE! Glencairn Islanders always avoid the mysterious house on top of Lindquist Hill
LOST IN THE RAINFOEST. Honey dives into a bed of sharp ferns on the side of the steep hill and hits the ground, hard
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A WEIRD STILLNESS DESCENDS. Jack and Xanthe, having made their escape, run down to the beach, scramble over the rocks and scoot all the way around the island to the O’Rourke’s boathouse
MISTAKEN IDENTITY. Angel has a vision. In this vision, she sees the witch stirring her brews, mixing her potions and grinning her evil grin as she ties up poor little Lucien
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BLUE WATER LADY. It is rare that the Blue Water taxi does pick-ups or drop-offs as far around the island as Gertie’s Jetty
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THE FABS ARE SCARED. Afraid, but not too afraid if it means recovering his board and his little brother, Zoran shakes his head to clear the fog and creeps closer and closer to the hollow log
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A MOVIE IN SLO-MO. Something isn't right in Honey’s rainforest
STORM RIDERS. The skies are clouding over. The flocks of restless seagulls signal the brewing storm
FOLLOW THAT CAT! Angel, Honey and Zoran hold their noses as they follow Pi*Wackitt up Lindquist Hill towards Gertie’s place
BATTLING THE STORM. Jack and Xanthe are in big trouble
A BREAK-IN. Zoran is staring hard, trying to see through the dimness of the house’s interior when Jack and Xanthe come around the side, puffing hard as they push through the clumps of bamboo
THE OLD MANSION. Zoran hasn’t bought the Pi*Wackitt story and isn’t following the procession through the tiny doorway into the darkness
WHO WAS THAT? Zoran and Honey take the slippery steps two at a time, trying to catch up with Jack, Xanthe and Angel who are somewhere down in the gloomy interior of the cellar
A VERY STRANGE PLACE. The tiny beach shack is nestled snugly among the dune grasses, its greying and dilapidated timbers a reminder of other days
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THE CAPTAIN. Pi*Wackitt appears once more and leads them. Where?
SCONES & JAM! The kettle’s piercing whistle interrupts their viewing of the old charts and the maritime paintings on Captain Lindquist’s dusty walls
THREE BIND MICE. The sun is dipping over the escarpment when Shelley Bentley receives an angry and urgent call from the stranger
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BESIDE A GRAVE. By the time they get to the top of the hill––Zoran piggy-backing Lucien––and find themselves at the back of the old house, the Fabs decide on an important matter
MOON*DANCING ‘Ah, yes,’ cries the Captain, clapping his hands together as Xanthe emerges from the clearance and approaches them. ‘Look, lassie! What did I tell you? She’s on the case. Henrietta. Just look at her go!’
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DRIFTWOOD LODGE. The trek back around to their side of the island took its toll, and now the Fabs are ready to flop on their couches and wait for dinner––an ordinary family mealtime that doesn’t include strange people and places from a lost era
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A MOONLIGHT PICNIC. The word "food" is mentioned and Zoran is suddenly aware he is starving
THE GOLDEN LOCKET. Xanthe beats the others up the hill after quitting the clambake. Her locket is her major concern
SHELLEY'S REVENGE. Dwayne Slew make sure the two nosey brats have left the graveside before he creeps out of the cover of the long bamboo
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BRING IT TOGETHER. Friday, December 22nd.. Preparations for the big community meeting are complete. If it goes as the Fabs plan, then they are on track to stop the ruination of Glencairn
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NO PROBLEMO! Dwayne Slew stares at his reflection in his shaving cabinet mirror and curses those stupid island yokels
THE BIG DAY. Saturday, December 23rd. Saturday sailors are setting their sails, doing their best to catch the wind. Anglers are setting their lines, doing their best to catch the fish. Less sporty types are catching the news, sipping coffee and reading the morning papers. Others are content to just catch a few minutes longer in bed
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BARBECUE QUEEN. Jo Purdy is anointed Barbecue Queen, in charge of the day’s sausage sizzle
THREE MEN FROM UGJECT. Zoran is on the case. ‘Three suits, bro? On Glencairn? Whadda ya reckon?’
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GLENCAIN SPEAKS! Xanthe gulps. Feels light-headed. It's a case of pins, needles and a big dose of tummy butterflies
THE CELEBRITY VILLAIN ‘What the heck?’ cries Dwayne Slew, exposed, and seeing a crazy mob rushing towards him
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KIDNAPPED! ‘Hello? Me is Lucien. Hello?’
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ZORAN BLITZES IT! Shelley comes puffing, short of breath, up to Jack. ‘The phone! It's his detonator! It’s set and ready to blow up the house!’
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AN IMAGE ON THE MOON. The night before Christmas. On scorching hot nights like this, the Fabs sometimes take their food down to the beach and cook it on a fire
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It was school morning, last day of term. The wharf was packed. The Curlew was about to pull in.
‘Hey, you guys?’ yelled Zoran as he flew down the jetty, leap-frogging three dogs and four schoolbags before skidding to a halt in front of the twins. 'Did you see theStar’sfront page?’
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Zoran shook his head. ‘Look at ‘em. We’re not gonna change this lot’s mind about anything? What’s a couple of dumb videos gonna do?’
‘We’ll show how much this place means to the birds and tiny creatures. Show how a bridge and a resort would ruin everything,’ said Honey.
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