Return from Witch Mountain

- Nice landing, Uncle Bene. Right on the 50-yard line. - Should've gone for a touchdown.

Next time I'll put it right between the goalposts.

Can't wait to see the museums and go to all the concerts.

That's why we arranged this little vacation.

We've been so busy establishing our own community on Witch Mountain...

that you two haven't had an opportunity...

to see what life in the big city is all about.

I'd rather go down to the beach and learn how to surf.

There'll be another time for that.

Just remember what I told you and have a lot of fun.

It's locked.

Tia.

Tony!

Come back here!

Never energize unless it's absolutely necessary.

Tia.

If Earth kids can live here without energizing, you can too.

- You the party what I'm supposed to pick up? - Right. Just the children.

All right. Meter's running. Hop in.

I got it.

I've been waiting here forever.

People are supposed to wait for taxis, not taxis wait for people.

We're exactly on time.

Yeah, well, kind of a strange time and place to be making a pickup.

I mean, if you're here for the next game, it's in three months.

We have seats on the 50-yard line.

Deliver the children to this address and you'll be paid after you arrive.

Hey, this is a big fare here. I mean, if these kids are gonna pay me...

I hope they know I get a big tip.

Now, everything has been arranged.

- I'll see you Friday. - Okay. Good-bye, Uncle Bene.

- Good-bye. - Have fun, you two.

- Look at that dummy. -

Get off the road, you dummy!

These civilians, they don't know how to drive.

They oughta be kept off the streets.

The streets belong to us professional drivers. Taxis, buses, trucks.

That's all that should be allowed on the streets.

I happen to know a great deal about driving. I have a perfect safety record.

- - Come on, get outta the way, you bum!

Thank you. Thank you, Sickle.

This is a perfect test site.

Little traffic and low real estate value.

It's adequate, I suppose.

Okay, let's get this over with. This thing on all right?

It's ready.

What do you want him to do this time?

I want you to climb that fire escape...

to the absolute top.

Wait a minute.

Uh-uh. This is as high as I go.

You want me to break somebody's leg? Just tell me how many pieces.

But up there, I don't go.

Why not?

Because I'm afraid of heights. I will get dizzy. I will fall.

That is true, Victor. He has acrophobia, among other things.

Find a different test.

Acrophobia is not a problem with my device.

Start climbing.

I will do anything else you say.

But I am not going up that building! Do you understand? I--

Sickle, I command you...

to climb up that fire escape.

You will go to the very top.

You will turn around, and you will look down.

And you will not be frightened of heights.

Off you go.

It's working.

It's working!

It seems to be.

Victor, you are risking his life!

He's my nephew, my only living relative.

He's the only one I can leave my... bankruptcy to.

That's what experimentation is all about, Letha.

We cannot afford to lose him.

I am the only one we cannot afford to lose.

Can't you see I've got complete control over his mind?

He has no fear, no memory, no will.

He can only carry out my commands.

What-- What's up? What's happening?

We're out of gas!

Are you crazy? Look at the dial! It points to... empty.

Empty?

It was all that waiting I had to do for youse.

I'll run down the street to the gas station and get some gas.

Boy, oh, boy.

You guys are costing me a lot of dough. I hope you make the tip worth it.

Something's gonna happen to someone near here.

- We've got to help. - No. I think you'd better stay here and wait for the driver.

I'll go.

I think he came from back that way.

Be careful. And remember what Uncle Bene said.

That is enough! Bring him down!

Sickle, turn to your right.

Balance yourself...

and walk along the ledge.

Victor, no! Stop!

I'll bring him down myself. Give that to me.

Look what you've done!

Sickle, stop!

Sickle, I'm commanding you to stop.

Sickle, this is Dr. Victor Gannon commanding you to stop!

- He's out of control. - Sickle!

Go back!

Sickle!

No!

- Letha, look. - I can't look!

You must.

It's miraculous!

There are no miracles, only scientific explanations for everything.

Then just explain to me what we're seeing.

It must be...

that boy.

There's a-- There's a force...

that centers 'round that boy.

A force capable...

of countermanding the basic physical law of gravity.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Molecular mobilization.

I need that boy, Letha. I need him desperately.

Now, just a minute.

Brilliant, my boy! Brilliant!

Congratulations, young man, for a fantastic--

Well, whatever it was you just did, it was absolutely heroic.

It was nothing. I just--

- Get off the street! - Run! Hide!

Here come the Golden Goons!

Let's get 'em!

They run like chickens!

More Goons!

We're trapped!

Hide, or they'll get ya! Over here!

It ain't no use hiding behind those trash cans.

Hey, the Earthquakes got girls in their gang. Let's finish 'em.

Hey!

Where in the world did that come from?

It was a setup!

- Let's give it to 'em. - Yeah!

- Hey! - Hey!

That was an ambush!

- Stop banging into me! - I'm stuck in here!

I can't see!

- I can't get up. - It stinks in here.

- Pull me out. - Get it off me.

- Oh, yeah! - All right!

Hey, you really saved us from getting wiped out.

- Yeah, thanks a lot. - What's your name?

Tia.

I'm Rocky!

- I'm Muscles! - Crusher!

And I'm Dazzler! We're the Earthquake Gang.

Does that scare you?

No.

Aw!

Let's change our name again. We gotta have a name that scares.

Yeah.

Hey, how'd you do what you done?

Well, I really didn't do anything.

- Yeah. You a magician or something? - No.

You want to join our gang?

I'm sorry...

but I'm looking for someone.

- Thanks anyway. - Ah, sure. I guess you're like the rest of 'em.

You must've heard we're a nothing gang.

Yeah? Well, we ain't always gonna be nothing.

Someday we're gonna be the toughest, take over this whole territory.

Someday they're gonna run when they see us comin' down the block.

- All right! - It's just that I've got to find my brother.

- What gang does he belong to? - He doesn't belong to any gang.

I never heard of a guy that never belonged to a gang.

I'm sure something's happened. I've got to find him.

Well, if anybody could find him, we could. I mean, we know this town inside out.

Oh, would you?

Hey, yeah, sure! Listen, you done us a big favor. Now we'll do one for you.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Hey, come on, let's go.

That Tony sure made himself scarce.

- We better walk you home. - Where do you live?

I was supposed to stay at a hotel, but I don't know which one.

- You can stay at our secret hideout. - Thank you.

- We'll look for Tony tomorrow. - If we aren't too busy beating up the Goons.

Hey, it's Yo-Yo!

- Get down! - Come on, hide!

- Did he see us? - I don't know, but he's coming this way.

- Who is he? - Our worst enemy.

He's worse than the Golden Goons.

He's Mr. Yokomoto, the truant officer.

He's trying to make us go back to school.

Let's go.

- Yeah! - All right!

That's our hideout.

- What time do the ghosts get here? - Hey, don't say things like that.

- This place could really scare ya. -

Come on!

This is where we're gonna live when we run away from home.

Yeah. You can't be tough if you take orders from your mom or older sister.

That's why we quit school. You can't be tough and educated too.

Yeah.

- Tony! - Where?

- Where? - I had a contact with him.