[Child's laughter]
[Breathing heavily] Are you OK?
Yeah. What's your problem?
There's some huge animal out there, a monster!
I swear, it almost got me!
Uh...Yeah.
Are you sure it wasn't a raccoon or a squirrel?
It was bigger than me.
Did you ever see a squirrel that big?
No. And I never saw a monster, either.
Eerrraahh!
Aah! Aah!
Wait a minute.
Eerr....
Ow!
Ha ha!
Psych!
Very funny.
What, your story isn't scary enough,
so you gotta go and pull this?
Oh, it's scary, all right.
This is just the setup.
People have been scared
of monsters in the wilderness forever...
But not just bears and mountain lions and stuff.
I'm talking about the strange beast that can't be explained.
Like what?
Like the abominable snowman of Tibet,
the loch ness monster of Scotland,
and the flesh-eating giants of mandalay.
Nobody knows for sure if these monsters are real,
but a lot of people think so, because they've seen them.
And tonight, if you're not too scared,
you might see them, too.
Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society,
I call this story...
Eew! I've got poison Ivy!
It's sergeant slimeball.
Attention!
[Twirr]
How did I end up with a bunch of dirtballs like you?!
[Snickers]
Roll the tent
over the back, dimwit!
It's for dinner:
Pasta with a light tomato garlic sauce.
Lose it, chubby.
Good. Good.
Volume 6. First edition.
You bring these, and we're using 'em to start the fire.
I can't go.
I've got poison Ivy.
I can't go. I have poison Ivy!
What kinda wimp are you?!
Any kinda wimp you want. Just don't make me go!
Put your shoes on. You're goin'!
Hey, guys, wait up!
Wait!
I thought I was gonna miss you.
And what do you want?
I'm coming on the overnight.
Forget it, runt. You will never keep up.
You gotta let me come.
Mr. Austrosky gave me permission.
"How to survive in the bush,
by Oscar Butz"?!
I've been reading it all summer
to get ready for the overnight.
Anything you'll need to know, you'll learn from me.
You boys are about to embark on a vision quest,
a test of endurance, intelligence,
and courage.
None of you have ever spent a night in the forest.
It's an experience you'll never forget.
By the time you return tomorrow,
I'm sure you'll know a lot more about yourselves
and each other.
Just remember to check in with the ranger.
I don't want to have any problems.
Yes, sir!
[Twirr]
Troops,
about-face!
Forward...
March!
Jonah, are you sure you wanna go through with this?
Absolutely.
OK.
Have fun.
Yo, Junior!
Keep up unless you wanna be lunch for some hungry grizzly.
There's grizzlies out there?
No. Chapter 9.
According to Oscar Butz,
grizzlies are only found in Northwestern forests.
The nearest grizzly is 3,000 miles away.
You saying I'm a liar?!
Uh...No.
I just think your facts are a little off.
Well, keep your opinions to yourself.
In fact, doesn't Oscar Butz have a chapter
that says you must carry the leader's pack?
Uh, I don't think so.
See? You learned something new.
Don't make it worse for us, all right?
Why don't they have pull-off lids on these things?
Always pack carefully. Chapter one.
Oscar Butz's first rule of hiking.
Watch out!
Hey...My knapsack!
You idiot!
You pushed me!
Go down there and get it.
But it's steep!
You wanna climb down
or fall down?!
What are you lookin' at?
Aw, cool!
Beware...
The Manaha have returned.
They have once again
smelled the scent of human flesh,
and they hunger.
You must leave this place
forever!
Squirt, where are you?
We gotta get outta here.
The Manaha are coming!
The what?
The Manaha.
Tell them--
What are you talkin' about?
There was a shaman.
He says there's monsters out there called Manaha
that'll eat us!
Yeah, sure.
Oh, man.
Hey...
This stuff is really old.
I mean, people get famous
for discovering this kind of stuff.
Ha.
Good thing I found it.
You didn't. I did!
Oh!
This's gotta be worth some bucks!
I'm gonna have my picture on the front page.
Ha ha ha ha ha!
This thing is heavy.
What is it?
It's a statue of a Manaha.
A what?
Jonah said he saw this guy
who told him monsters are gonna eat us.
This is a joke, right?
I wish it were.
Yeah, right. Ha ha!
It's no joke!
I'll get it on the way back.
And I'll make sure someone else carries it!
[Snarling]
Hello!
We're here to check in.
[Cb transmissions]
Anybody home?
Jeez, he left all this food.
What a waste.
It's the Manaha! They got the ranger!
We gotta get outta here!
Aah!
[Laughter]
Is there anything wrong?
Yo, kid!
Get some dead branches for firewood...
Unless you're scared.
I'm not scared.
Don't worry, Jonah.
The bogeyman won't eat you.
You're too small.
[Snarling]
That's it?
Man, you are useless!
Where are you going?
I'm gonna get more wood.
You can't go in there.
And why not?
Hey, just 'cause you're chicken
doesn't mean I'm not gonna cook!
Why is he so spooked?
I'm not.
Chapter 12.
Oscar Butz says "fear is only an emotion.
If you conquer fear, you conquer the forest."
That kid is gonna pay for making me have to...
[Growling]
[Loud growling]
What was that?
What is it?
We gotta get Lonnie!
Guys.
[Snarling]
[Twirr twirr]
[Roaring]
Aah!
Lonnie!
You OK?
Look.
Uh-oh.
Lonnie!
I thought you were kidding about that manaha thing.
The ranger station! He has a 2-way radio.
We can call for help!
Yeah.
Mr. Ranger, we lost our leader, and--
It's busted!
What's going on? What's happened?
We gotta get back to camp.
But it's dark. How will we find the way?
Chapter 7: Don't rely on trails.
Rely on the stars...
And your compass.
Yeah. OK. Yeah.
Go, go, go, go!
Guys!
OK.
Take that path.
But take it easy. It's dark.
Guys, something really weird is going on.
Yeah. Tell me about it.
That wasn't here before.
Maybe we took the wrong path.
No. It's the right path.
Something put it there.
Then we'll go around it.
Wait. We gotta stick together!
You have been warned!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Hello.
Guys?
You around?
Wah!
Whoa! It's just me.
[Gasps]
Where's Eddie?
Jonah?
Alex?
[Growling]
Jonah?
[Snarling]
[Muttering in guttural language]
Rraaahh!
Aah!
Guess we found Eddie.
We've gotta get back.
This way. Come on.
Look.
I don't believe this.
Yes, you do believe it.
We all believe it.
But Oscar Butz says fear is only an emotion.
If you believe there are monsters in the woods,
then there are.
But if you don't...
Then there's nothing to be scared of.
Lonnie's gone, Jonah. So is Eddie
and the ranger.
I think that's pretty real.
There's more going on here than we think.
So?
So I think we can save them.
No way! I'm going back to camp.
Chapter 4.
What happens when you run from a wild animal?
What?
It chases you.
You guys do what you want. I'm tired of running.
Don't be scared.
They'll only get you if you believe in them.
And I don't believe in them.
[Snarling]
You hear that?
I'm not afraid.
I don't think you're real,
and if you're not real, you can't hurt me!
It was just an illusion,
a trick.
But I am no illusion.
I was a powerful shaman
until my people sealed me in that cave.
The fools thought my magic had become too powerful,
too evil.
They said that I wanted the forest
only for myself.
Perhaps they were right.
Now that you have released me,
the forest is my hunting ground once again.
I warned you to leave.
Now it is too late.
Stop!
Put the torch down, now!
Ha ha ha ha ha!
And if I do not?
I'll use the magic in the statue against you.
The power is not in the statue, young fool.
It is with me.
Then I summon the Manaha!
Maybe you don't know as much about magic as you think.
This cannot be.
Away with you!
I no longer need you!
You don't control them anymore.
I do.
Stop!
I created you.
You do not exist!
I own the Manaha now.
I will make them destroy you.
I command you to disappear!
You were put in here for a reason.
Now you're going back.
No!
No! No!
Aah!
Jonah!
How'd you do that?
I just used a little...
Manaha magic.
Manaha, I command you,
show yourselves.
How'd we do?
Meet my Manaha.
Yeah. Yeah.
All right.
We've got 5 miles due west
at 20 minutes per mile
and a half hour break.
And a snack.
We should arrive at camp in time for lunch.
Everybody set?
Yes, sir! Yes, sir!
All right. Let's go!
Pick up the pace, Lonnie!
Jonah might have been small,
but size has nothing to do with how brave you are.
That depends on what's up here...
And in here.
The end.
Good story, Tuck.
[Chittering sound]
Maybe it's a giant squirrel.
And maybe being small also means
you gotta run faster!
Hey, you forgot your head!
Let's go catch the headless gorilla.
Captioned by Grant Brown