[Creaking]
[Clattering]
[Eerie laughter]
Figures. She's not here.
Probably too afraid to face us.
What are you guys talking about?
Betty Ann.
What did she do?
Betty Ann: She wouldn't let her friends
sneak into a movie.
We were coming out of one movie theater,
and the next one's right there.
The door was open. We were in.
But I didn't want to do it.
So she yells out, "hey, guys, this way out."
The Usher sees us-- bang, we're dead.
If you didn't want to go,
you should have stayed quiet.
I'm not so sure about that.
I really thought it was wrong.
So I had a choice.
Should I stand up for what's right?
Or stay silent?
I hope this is about your story.
It is, kind of.
Silence is power--
the power of the unknown, the unspoken.
Silence can be a blessing, a welcome moment of peace,
or it can be evil.
The trick is to know when to welcome it,
or be very afraid.
Submitted for the approval
of the Midnight Society,
I call this story...
What have you done?
It attacked me. It's here.
Calo vecto sollemnis.
The words don't work.
[Rattling]
I told you never to reveal yourself.
I command you, be still.
I'll return for you later.
[Chuckling]
After I take care of our friend George.
Betty Ann: Jarred Conner was visiting
his cousin Ann's farm for the summer.
Jarred's greatest love was baseball.
All he wanted to do was play.
Unfortunately for Ann,
baseball was not her favorite pastime.
Let's quit. I'm tired.
Just throw the ball.
Go back for a long one.
Aw, jarred.
You a wimp, or what?
Farther.
[Glass shatters]
I told her not to go back so far.
There's too much work to be doing right now
for you to be causing trouble, young lady.
I got a crop to get in.
I know. I'm sorry.
You both have to work off the price of a new window.
Mark? Take their gloves.
Aw, you can't.
As I see it, it takes 2 to play catch.
Now, there'll be no more baseball
until you show some responsibility.
Hey, nice glove. Maybe I'll use it
at my softball tournament this weekend.
You better not.
Hey, hey, cool it. I was only joking.
Settle down. No one's gonna use your glove.
Now toss those things in the tractor.
Now, you 2 have some work to do.
Start by taking some beans to Mr. Galloway down the road.
This isn't fair.
Well, breaking my window wasn't fair.
And tomorrow, I want you both to help mark
build a fence around the garden.
Isn't there an easier way to keep the deer out?
None that I can think of. Now get going.
Cool barn.
It's old man Earlstead's.
Let's check it out.
No.
Why? Scared?
Jarred, we got to deliver--jarred!
It's Mr. Earlstead's.
People say that he was some kind of sorcerer,
and that he had invisible servants work his farm.
And you believe that stuff?
No.
Yeah, right.
This is great.
We could make a dugout for our baseball field
with these boards.
Let's go.
Give me a hand.
[Screams]
Ooh, bogeyman.
Let's get out of here.
No way. We could hang the scarecrow in the garden
instead of building a fence.
Scarecrows scare crows, not deer.
You're just scared.
I am not.
You gonna help me, or what?
Hey, wait.
OK.
This isn't such a hot idea.
Hey, what's going on, you guys?
It'll keep the deer from eating the vegetables.
Nice try. You still got to help me build the fence.
I told you.
Did Mr. Galloway give you that?
We never went.
We kind of got sidetracked.
You best be on your bikes and start peddling,
unless you want to spend
the rest of the summer doing chores.
There it is.
We better hurry or Dad's gonna kill us.
Good death comes
to those who wait.
We were just...
The dragons have been stolen.
Have you seen my dragons?
We haven't seen any dragons.
The better for you then.
Such sorrow.
I used to see rainbow-colored lights,
but now... darkness.
Such sweeping blackness.
He made me this way.
His evil was contagious.
He raised the silent servant.
Calo vecto sollemnis.
But I was too clever for them.
The power was between the dragons.
They could stalk the silent servant.
Always the master could break the spell,
but he's dead.
[Sobbing]
There...
The servant walks.
Be forewarned. Once the word is given,
it cannot be undone.
It is always listening.
Always listening.
Calo vecto sollemnis.
The servant will hear it never more,
for the true master is dead...
And the beast runs free.
[Hysterical laughter]
Who was that?
Crazy George.
He was Mr. Earlstead's foreman, until--
until he went crazy, probably.
Man, what a loon.
Ouch.
What is it?
It fell off the scarecrow.
Look, dragons.
We should bring it back.
Something's inside.
Jarred, don't.
Cool.
"He who recites that which is written,
shall summon the silent one hither."
Kind of Shakespeare-like.
I don't think you should.
"Awaken slumbering servant.
Awaken, say your master."
"Abide by ye true master's word,
"and hold ye bound by this incantation.
Never turn back upon thy mission."
Maybe we shouldn't.
"Thy power, the word.
"Calo vecto sollemnis.
"As thy true master divides the dragons,
and sets thy silent servant to rest."
Enough.
This must have been Mr. Earlstead's.
Who cares? When do you think we'll get our gloves back?
[Knocking]
Hello. Anyone home?
I'm only home for a bite to eat.
Would you 2 take out the garbage?
You don't think all that silent servant stuff is real?
I wish. I'm sick of doing chores.
[Footsteps]
Mark?
[Both scream]
Whoa, what's the rush?
It's the scarecrow-- alive, I swear.
The silent it came servant-- after us.
Whoa. One at a time.
There's a scarecrow,
and we hung it in the garden.
There's a scroll, and Jarred read it,
and now it's alive!
Why don't you guys show it to me?
It was standing right here.
There's you man.
Doesn't look like he's going anywhere too fast.
It was alive. I saw it too.
Come on, you guys. Dad probably just took it down
and put it over here,
and when you guys came by, it fell, that's all.
You guys want me to help you hang it back up?
No, thanks.
OK, then, don't stay up too late.
I got that new glass for the window.
We'll fix it first thing tomorrow.
Night, guys.
You never should have broken that window.
You're the one who threw the ball.
You should have caught it.
Why don't you fix the window?
You're supposed to be the servant.
Let's go in.
And deliver the stupid beans, while you're at it.
Yes. Uncle Pete must have fixed it.
Wasn't me.
Hmm.
Mark must have had pity on you 2.
Oh, Mr. Galloway called and thanked us for those beans.
Does this mean we can go to mark's softball game?
Sure. Right after you put in
a good day's work on the fence.
We'll finish tomorrow. I got to get to my game.
Can I go?
Sure. Ann, you want to come too?
No, I got stuff to do.
Suit yourself, then.
Bring the tools.
I'm gonna go get my gear.
I don't want to have to do this tomorrow.
Don't say that to the silent servant.
Yeah, right. Like it exists?
Jarred, mark didn't fix the door,
and it sure wasn't us who took the beans to Mr. Galloway.
I don't believe it.
Then how else do you explain it?
OK, let's see.
Jarred, don't.
I command you: Finish this fence.
Take it back.
You heard what George said, it's evil.
George is crazy.
What's your excuse?
"Only the true master can separate the dragons
and dispel the magic."
How'd you guys do it?
Do what?
This is great.
I didn't know you guys had it in you.
Pretty good, huh?
This just bought you guys the afternoon off.
Nice work.
Oh, baby.
Don't ask anything. It's evil.
Evil? It's excellent.
This our ticket to the best summer ever.
But the scroll--
I command you: Build me a dugout
for my baseball field out back.
Calo vecto sollemnis. Cancel the command.
Calo what?
It's in the scroll. This is dangerous.
Get over it.
I'm getting a dugout. Let's go into town.
There's a baseball card shop I want to check out.
Yeah.
I told you. This is great.
Jarred, where did these boards come from?
Who cares?
We got a real field now.
Mark: Ann and Jarred, get over here now!
You guys want to explain this?
It was the scarecrow, honest.
We didn't know it would wreck the fence.
Come on, you guys. Come up with a better story.
It's the truth. Mr. Earlstead--
Sorry. I have to ground you 2.
But I was going to your game tonight.
I don't think so. Here are your gloves.
Stay out of trouble.
I don't believe it.
What?
My glove's not here. Mark's still got it.
Come on, mark wouldn't take your glove.
I'd like to kill whoever did.
Jarred?
No way. That wasn't an order.
Aw, man, that thing's going after Mark.
We got to stop it.
How? You couldn't stop it from building the dugout.
Only the true master can stop the servant.
The power's in the tube.
Then smash it.
The dragons have to be separated.
Calo vecto sollemnis.
We got to warn Mark.
The game'll be over by now,
but I know where he'll be.
Congratulations. That was some pitch.
Hey, you guys are grounded.
The scarecrow is after you. We can't stop it.
What are you talking about?
It's 'cause you have my glove.
I gave you your glove.
No. There were tractor parts in that bag.
Tractor parts? Oh, I guess I gave you the wrong bag.
Then where are the gloves?
Gee. What the heck?
What in blazes?
Where is he?
I don't know. He could be anywhere.
Dad's in a lot of trouble.
We got to get to Earlstead's barn.
What's going on?
Forget it. We got to find Uncle Pete.
That'll take hours. We don't have enough time.
Listen, Ann--
No. I've listened to you long enough.
We're doing this my way.
Only the true master can separate the dragons.
But Earlstead is dead.
Exactly.
Only the true master can separate the dragons.
Calo vecto sollemnis.
Go back where you came from.
What in blazes?
Would you mind telling me what's going on?
Sure. I'll tell you all about it tomorrow,
while Jarred rebuilds his fence.
[Laughing]
The end.
Great. I declare this meeting
of the Midnight Society closed.
Good story, Bett.
Thanks.
[Whispering]
Uh...
We were thinking -- you want to go to a movie tomorrow?
You're kidding.
No, and we'll buy the tickets.
You don't have to do that.
Yeah, we do.
Wow. Thanks, guys.
No problem, except I pick the flick.
What? I pick good movies.
Yeah.
It's gonna have action, big car chase.
Captioned by Grant Brown