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TOBY NARRATING: Hi, I'm Toby.
I'm just a regular student.
Well, I was before I got zapped.
Now I'm some kind of science genius.
The only problem is, Elizabeth is too.
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[roar]
-Sorry.
-Don't worry, Elizabeth.
I'm sure they're not that happy underneath.
-What would you know?
You've never even had a boyfriend.
-You know, there comes a time when everyone
has to move on, Elizabeth.
-Excuse me?
-Toby's not the only guy in the world.
-That's everything.
-Good.
Good, I'd forgotten I had some of this stuff.
-What did you want to go through all this stuff for?
You're gonna use something on Nikki, aren't you?
-Maybe.
-Do we have to?
I mean, some of this stuff can be really dangerous.
Elizabeth!
-Huh?
VERITY (OFFSCREEN): What's wrong?
-Nothing, I'm just thinking.
-It's Jack, isn't it?
I can't stand that guy.
I mean, as if you would be interested in him?
-Well, he is cute.
-What?
-I don't need any of this stuff.
I know how to make Toby jealous.
-OK, everyone.
Let's get started.
[students talking]
MR. WOODS (OFFSCREEN): Can I have your attention please?
[students talking]
[explosion]
-Awesome, sir!
Do it again.
-Eh, I thought you'd be impressed.
That was last year's top student project.
I'm hoping it'll inspire you with your own projects, which
you can start tomorrow.
-Tomorrow?
MR. WOODS (OFFSCREEN): And which will count for 30% of
your year's mark.
-30%!
-Now, if you'll just divide into pairs, you can spend the
rest of the lesson planning your assignment.
-I'm so gonna fail.
-You are not, Russ.
-Hello?
30%.
If I mess this up, I'm gone.
-Come on, Russ, you'll be fine.
-No, I won't.
I'm hopeless.
I'm going to fail.
-Can I go with Russ, sir?
-Interesting choice.
Why not?
TOBY (OFFSCREEN): I'll go with Nikki, sir.
NIKKI (OFFSCREEN): (LAUGHING) Me?
TOBY (OFFSCREEN): Well, why not?
-So, what are we gonna do?
-We're not.
Jack.
How about being my partner?
-Thought you'd never ask.
-Ooh.
Thanks.
-You know, I've got a feeling we're
gonna be so good together.
-Me too.
-Hey, since when have Elizabeth and Jack been keen
on each other?
-First I've heard of it.
NIKKI (OFFSCREEN): So, what's going on
with you and Elizabeth?
-Look, I know she's not my usual type, but I like her.
I mean, come on.
She's hot.
-Elizabeth?
Hot?
-Yeah.
Don't look so spun out.
It wouldn't have happened without you.
-Me?
-Yeah, she's had this thing for Toby.
-Tell me about it.
-But since you and Toby got together, I've got a shot.
So thanks, sis.
I owe you one.
-OK, this is what we're going to do.
We're going to create polymers.
-Poly-what?
SACHA (OFFSCREEN): Polymers.
-I don't even know what they are.
-Not yet, Russ, but you will.
First, we create two reagents, then we mix them together and
start a chemical reaction.
They form polymers and bubble up over the beaker like this.
We wait until we've got the shape we want and then we
spray it with another chemical.
The reaction stops and we end up with--
-An ice cream?
-It's called a "frozen moment." I thought it was you
could relate to.
-Cool.
What do you think, Tobes?
-Huh?
Oh, yeah, it's, it's great.
Hey, what do you think's going on with Elizabeth and Jack?
-Why?
-It's just--
Elizabeth and Jack together?
It's gotta be trouble.
NIKKI (OFFSCREEN): Toby, no.
-I'm going to take it.
NIKKI (OFFSCREEN): No!
TOBY (OFFSCREEN): I could take--
NIKKI (OFFSCREEN): No!
TOBY (OFFSCREEN): Nikki, it's your favorite piece.
NIKKI (OFFSCREEN): I know, but it's not very good.
-I've been looking forward to working with you, Jack.
NIKKI (OFFSCREEN): I'm not.
It's not good and you'll laugh.
TOBY (OFFSCREEN): I, I, I-- what if I promise I won't
laugh.
-I know what you're doing, Elizabeth.
You're trying to make Toby jealous.
It's OK.
I don't mind.
TOBY (OFFSCREEN): One look.
Show me.
You have to.
-And then-- ah!
-So why don't we make him really jealous?
-Nikki--
-Toby?
-You might be pretending, but I'm not.
I really do like you.
-Hey.
Hey.
-Sorry.
-Toby, do--
do you have a thing for Elizabeth?
-What?
-Well, she's always had a thing for you
and I thought maybe--
-No way.
Nikki, honestly.
Ugh.
No way.
-Then why do you care so much about them getting together?
-Well, I--
you know, I guess I wasn't expecting it.
I got a surprise.
-Is that all?
-Nikki, I'm with you.
Why would I care about her?
Come on.
-I can't believe it.
You like him?
-I don't know.
He's a good kisser.
-But what about Toby?
You're supposed to be making him jealous.
-Oh well, yes, but--
come on, Verity, it's not like he ever kissed me.
Not like that.
-Elizabeth, please.
You can't think Jack is serious.
You know what he's like.
All he wants is your genius stuff.
He'll do anything to get it.
-What are you saying?
That I'm not attractive?
-Of course not.
-That he could never be interested in me?
-No, Elizabeth.
-Well, you're wrong.
He does like me.
-Really?
Prove it.
-OK, I will.
-What are you doing?
-Just a little test, Verity.
[beep]
-Great.
-Keeping me waiting, huh?
-Just had to get our stuff.
-So, did you enjoy making Toby jealous?
-It was all right.
-Want to try it again?
[elizabeth laughing]
-Ahem.
-Well, this looks interesting.
What are you up to, Sacha?
-Well, Russ is the expert, sir.
Oh, we've been going over the theory together all night.
Haven't we, Russ?
-Yeah.
SACHA (OFFSCREEN): He'll tell you.
-OK, so we're doing this experiment and
we're, we're making--
um, p-poly--
poly-things.
-You mean polyesters?
Polypeptides?
Polysaccharides?
Polypropylene?
Polyurethane?
-No.
-Polly wants a cracker?
-No, no, no.
Frozen ones that look like ice creams.
-Keep trying, Russell.
-I'm gonna fail.
-Oh, come on.
That was his fault.
-This is not going to work.
-I'll--
I'll just sit over here, out of the way.
-Russ, get back here.
This is my mark, too, and I can't do all the work.
-All right.
-I'm starving.
JACK (OFFSCREEN): Already?
-I didn't have much breakfast.
I'm gonna get something.
-I'll come with you.
-Uh, no, you'd better keep going.
Anything I can get you?
-You were wrong.
He took it.
-He can't have.
-Yeah, well, he did.
I told you that was all he cared about.
He hid it under his jacket.
-Hey.
What's the matter?
What's wrong?
What are you looking for?
-Where is it?
-What, your invention?
-Yes, my invention.
-Well, you left your bag open.
Anybody could have seen it, so I put it in the
bottom to be safe.
-Hello?
Anybody home?
-Whoops.
-Sorry.
-No, my fault.
Uh, don't worry.
This was there and-- that'll be fine.
Thanks.
-I told Verity you wouldn't take it.
-What?
You set me up?
So that was some kind of test?
-I--
I needed to know.
-Yeah, right.
I'm going for a walk.
Thanks.
-Jack.
Jack, I'm sorry.
-It's not gonna work, Elizabeth.
-What?
-You don't trust me, so that's that.
It's over.
I'll see you around.
-Jack, please, I said I'm sorry.
Maybe I shouldn't have done what I did,
but I had to be sure.
And now I am.
-Elizabeth, I thought we were gonna start something really
good here, but--
look, I don't like playing these games.
You don't care and--
-I do care.
I do.
I can prove it to you.
Come on.
[beep]
-Well, here it is.
My lab.
-You are the most awesome girl I have ever met.
-You ready?
Mr. Woods, you might like to watch this.
Russ is about to mix the reagents
to create the polymer.
OK, Russ, add test tube four to beaker two.
Now add beaker two to beaker one.
-Blast off.
Is it supposed to do that?
-Everything all right?
-Yes, sir.
You did add test tube four, didn't you?
-Of course.
-Um--
Sach, which one's four?
Oh no, I think that's the one I knocked over.
-What?
-Um, everything's still all right, sir.
You mixed them up?
TOBY (OFFSCREEN): Well, I didn't mean to.
-Russell, what have you done?
-No, no, it wasn't me, sir.
I got it right.
-Well, it certainly doesn't look very right to me.
[sacha gasps]
[gasp]
-I, I believe he's out cold.
-Uh.
-Oh man, I am so dead.
-No.
Mr. Woods?
Can you hear me?
[snoring]
-Sir?
Well, it's no use.
It's hardening.
I, I can't get him out of the bubble.
-I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone--
[snoring]
-Russ, Russ, this is not your fault.
-So what?
I'm still gone.
You can't turn your teacher into a frozen moment and pass.
-Just let me think, OK?
Let me think.
-What can you do?
-I don't know, but I'll come up with something.
I hope.
-Well, you'd better do it fast.
That polymer is hardening and he's going to run out of air.
-I got it.
Sach, just keep everyone out of here.
Quick!
-Watch this.
[zap]
-Wow.
This is just amazing.
-One more thing to show you.
[beep]
-My personal safe.
You wanna know how I became a genius, don't you?
-Elizabeth, you don't have to do this.
-It's all right, I want to.
I can trust you.
This minidisc contains the genius formula.
It works by--
-You don't have to say any more.
I believe you.
-So, um, you and I are--
-We're good.
We're--
we're very good.
Oh, look at the time.
We're not gonna finish our project.
-Who cares?
-Come on.
It'll be fun.
-What is that?
-Hey.
Let us in.
-In a minute!
-What?
-That's not fair.
Gotta finish our project!
-Come on, man, open it.
-Toby.
-I'm going as fast as I can, Sach.
-Tell him to let us in.
-I did all that.
-Toby?
What's going on?
-Nikki!
Uh, just a sec.
NIKKI (OFFSCREEN): What are you doing in there?
-We're just, um, helping Mr. Woods.
-Hurry up, Tobes.
TOBY (OFFSCREEN): I've got it, Russ.
-Quick, Tobes.
-Come on.
OK.
Here goes.
-Enough of this.
-That should be enough.
[bubbles popping]
[pounding on door]
-Get out of the way, get out of the way.
Let me through.
RUSS (OFFSCREEN): You OK, sir?
-Uh, you--
you slipped and hit your head, sir.
[students yelling]
-Well, uh, it doesn't matter.
Let's, um, let's get back to work.
-We want extra time for this.
-Nikki, I'm so--
-What?
Who?
Who did this?
-I know, sir.
-(WHISPERING) Sach, don't.
It was Russ.
-Hang on.
I've just forgotten something.
I'll, I'll catch up, OK?
-OK.
-Uh, time's almost up.
Is, is everyone finished?
-Just about, sir.
-Well, I can't give you much longer.
-OK, let's go for it.
-OK, Russ.
Test tube four to beaker two.
Now add beaker two to beaker one.
-Fingers crossed.
They're doing it!
The polymers are go.
Now?
-Now.
-Well done, Russell.
Excellent work.
[applause]
-Hey!
SACHA (OFFSCREEN): Well done, Russ.
I knew you could do it.
-Let's get out of here.
[beep]
-What's the hurry?
I've been waiting for this.
I want to tell you something.
-Um, I think you've said enough.
[beep]
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