(crickets chirping)
(orchestral music)
(whimsical music)
(red creature yelps)
(green creature laughs)
- Hello.
My name is John Dixon.
It's the 14th of August, 2015.
Now, earlier today, a bunch,
I mean, a fleet of alien spacecraft
appeared above the sky in Edinburgh.
Take a look!
I'm here with my flatmate, Michael.
- [Michael] John!
Hurry up, man, you're gonna miss this.
- Miss what?
- I don't know, but something's happening, come on.
You all right, mate?
- [John] No.
- [Michael] Look at this!
(spacecraft humming)
(explosions rumbling)
- [Michael] John, John, run, run!
(John screams)
- [John] Michael, Michael, Michael.
- John, John, John, John, look at this.
Get it off me, John.
What's it doing?
- [John] Nothing.
Calm down, calm down, it's okay, it's okay.
Look.
- [Michael] Don't get too close to it!
- [John] There's hundreds of them.
(creature screams)
(creature giggles)
(John laughs)
Hiya, hi!
They wave back!
(battery indicator beeps)
Ah, crap, bat--
Hello world.
It is 9:30 a.m. on the 28th of August.
So yeah, the toons have been with us for two weeks now.
Oh, we call them toons now.
And yeah, the spaceships left pretty much
as the toons landed, so,
I guess that means they're here to stay.
And it turns out they make pretty awesome flatmates.
Morning, guys.
So we called this one David and that one Steven.
Yeah, so they moved in with us on the day they arrived.
We couldn't just leave them outside.
Still need to sort out rent though.
Morning, Michael.
- Morning.
Why are they eating that?
That's mine!
(Steven screams)
We said they shouldn't be eating our food.
- [TV Reporter] The world, divided.
- [John] What else are they supposed to eat?
- [TV Reporter] Anti-toon riots continue to spread
across the globe. - I don't know!
- Causing damage to several cities.
- [Michael] They're not even supposed to be living here!
- Why are you filming this? - In towns and cities
around the world, armed forces have been deployed
to control protests. - I'm making a wee diary.
You know, for history's sake.
- That sounds like a massive waste of time.
- It's not a waste of time.
I could be the next Attenborough.
Here, we have the toon in its natural habitat.
No?
Mm.
- Have you seen the mess they've left in here?
You better be helping me clean this up, now!
- [John] All right, they didn't mean it.
So, it's the first time I've had the camera out in a while.
It's the toons' first-ever Christmas and as you can see,
they're helping Michael set up the Christmas tree.
Say hi, guys!
Yeah, yeah, looks pretty good,
but need something for the top though.
(John laughs)
Aww, look at Christmas bringing you all together.
- Shut up.
- Okay, so today is the first year anniversary
of the toons' arrival here on Earth.
Now, I managed to persuade Michael to take the toons up
to Calton Hill while I organized a surprise party
here in the flat.
The thing is, they should be here any second now, so.
(door thuds)
- Shh!
- [Michael] Gee, fellas, I am knackered.
Can't wait to put my feet up.
- [All] Surprise!
(people applauding)
(John laughs)
- Hello!
This party is insane.
- [Partier] Right hand red.
Left hand blue.
- [John] What is going on here? (laughs)
All right, all right, let's go see
what our favorite wee toons are up to.
(toon screams)
- Hey! - Gotta down it, Dave!
- No, no, no, come on, come on,
he doesn't have to drink all that.
- [John] Aye, shut up, man.
Let's see if he can down it.
Chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug!
- Hey, hey, come on, come on, man!
You don't know what this is gonna do to him!
- [John] Chill out, man, it's funny.
You all right?
- Oh!
God, Jesus.
(John laughs)
Oh come on, he's not a toy!
You can't just make it do something
because you think it's funny.
- [John] Aw, well, you've changed your tune.
- Oh, fine, fine, party's over.
- Whoa, hold on. - Turn that off.
- Lens cap.
It's
5:30 in the morning.
- [Michael] Hey.
(John groans)
Did you leave the front door open?
- No.
- [Michael] Have you seen the toons?
Oh my god.
Steve?
(sirens wailing)
Steve?
- Wow. - Dave?
Come on.
They're not here.
(window shatters)
The hell?
(car alarm blaring)
- [John] What is going on out there?
- [Michael] I don't know, can't see much.
- [John] What is it?
- Someone looked for direction from here to Calton Hill.
- [John] Isn't that where you took the toons earlier?
- Yeah, they loved it.
They must've gone back there.
- [John] Right.
Well, I'll deal with it in the morning.
I'm going to bed. - No!
(explosion rumbles)
What the fu--
(explosion rumbles)
We need to get out of here and find the toons.
(glass shatters)
Oh my god!
(sirens wailing)
(fire crackles)
(toon roars)
- Hey!
Hey, hey, you!
This way!
Oh no, look out!
- [Michael] John, John!
- [Charles] We should be safe here.
What were you doing outside?
- Oh, we were looking for our toons.
Here, have you seen them?
- I have no idea.
There were hundreds of them running around tonight.
- [John] Look, look, forget about the toons for one second.
What the hell was that thing?
- Not sure. - We're interrupting
our normal schedule to bring you this breaking news.
Reports have been coming in from all over the country
of large, aggressive creatures attacking humans.
Police are urging the public
to stay indoors. - Oh my god!
What have you done? - And not to approach
the creatures under any circumstance.
- Oh, that, that's just Bruce.
Don't worry.
Bruce, pull yourself together.
- [Michael] Oh my god.
Why was he all chopped up?
- Oh, my name's Charles.
Oh, you're documenting, that's good.
I'm a zoology student at the university.
I've been conducting some experiments on Bruce
for the last year or so.
- Well, that's disgusting.
- Ah, wouldn't worry too much about him.
The toons are virtually indestructible.
They feel no pain.
Bruce has been happy to help.
Haven't you? (Bruce giggles)
- [John] So, what are those things outside then?
- Never seen anything like them.
- I can now confirm that it is, in fact, the toons
that are turning into these larger creatures.
However, reports suggest that only some of the toons
are being affected. - Of course!
It must be the females!
- [John] What?
- Well, in nature, the female is often the larger,
the more aggressive of the species.
When they're coming into season,
there can be some physical change.
The toons are getting ready to reproduce.
- [John] But, wait, hang on,
why are they attacking us?
- Where's Bruce?
Bruce!
Bruce?
(Bruce snarls)
Oh!
- [Michael] He's turning, oh, he's turning, run, run!
Oh god! (Bruce groaning)
(panicked chatter)
(Bruce roars)
(heavy footfalls)
(wall smashing)
(panicked panting)
- [Charles] Okay.
Jesus.
- Oh my god.
Oh my god, your face.
- What?
What is it?
- [Michael] Oh my god.
- Ah!
Get it off me.
Help, get it off, get it off! - How, how?
I don't know, I don't know how!
What do we do, what do we do, what do we do, what do we do?
Run, run, run, run!
(Michael and John screaming)
(sirens wailing)
- [Michael] Oh god!
- [John] Michael, Michael, what are those things?
Oh, what did they do to Charles?
(toon screams)
- Did you not hear what they said?
This is how they reproduce!
They're turning us into the next generation of toons!
- [John] But why?
(toon roars) Jesus!
Where are we going?
- Our toons must still be at Calton Hill.
We're gonna go get them.
- [John] What?
No chance, did you see what Bruce did to Charles?
- [Man] Help!
- [John] Michael, look, Michael.
- [Man] Help, help please!
(toons roaring)
(helicopter soars overhead)
- [Michael] Oh my god.
Oh Jesus.
(toons chattering)
David, David, David, oh my god, you're all right!
- [John] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Get away from him, he could change any minute!
- Yeah, what if he doesn't change, all right?
We can't just leave him here!
He's trying to show us something.
- [John] Of course we can leave him here!
He's not our responsibility!
He doesn't even pay rent!
- [Michael] Steven, Steven!
Shh, shh, it's okay.
- [John] What is it?
- It's Steven.
- [John] Oh my god, Michael, we have to get out of here.
- Wait, wait!
He's still our friend, right?
Oh god.
Steven?
It's me, it's Michael.
Okay?
I know you're still in there.
See, you remember us, yeah?
Okay, I think.
You don't have to--
(Steven throws up) - Michael!
(John screams)
Get away from me!
(Steven growls)
Steven!
(Steven roars)
- [Michael] Ugh.
(Michael yelps)
(Michael chattering)
(dramatic music)
(Michael screams)
(calm music)
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