( music playing )
Reporter: We're here at Ruddy Creek, where, just steps behind me,
a local energy company is extracting oil
from deep below Millwood.
Ruby: Previously on "Red Ruby"...
- Is there something wrong with Annabele? - ( screams )
We haven't seen her since last night.
Reporter: Longtime residents may recall Ruddy Cavern from 1994,
when a group of students went missing in the underground caves.
Just one of the Millwood Six was recovered.
Please just do me this one favor.
Stay away from that place.
Why would someone be walking out of the cave?
- Who are you? - I'm Ruby, by the way.
And I'm hungry.
( hisses )
- Do it again. - ( clicks )
Wow.
- Again. - ( clicks, hisses )
( laughs )
So, is it, like, hard to push out?
Like a Wolverine claw sort of deal?
Or like you just sneeze and then, like, they pop...
Are you okay?
Sorry, it's-- it's stupid.
Well, what is it?
I-I don't know. I just--
I kinda thought my parents would still be here.
Obviously that was dumb. It's not 1994 anymore.
Hey, don't worry. I'm sure they just moved somewhere else nearby.
I think the only family I have left are the Others.
The Others? What others?
Mother: Theo!
No Netflix before bed.
I'm coming in there.
Were you talking to someone.
Where'd she--?
Jeez, it's cold in here.
You're letting out all the heat.
Mom, who used to live here before us?
Like, before we moved into the house?
Oh, an old friend of mine.
But she-- we lost her.
Uh, why?
No reason.
Uh, good night.
I will see you in the morning.
Love you.
♪ Oh, I'll burn you like a fever ♪
♪ Never seen it clearer ♪
♪ I'll be seein' red in the starlight ♪
♪ Oh, the flame will never flicker ♪
♪ Run through you like a shiver ♪
♪ You won't hear a sound, gonna run you down, down ♪
♪ I'll run you down, down ♪
♪ Run you down, down ♪
( music playing )
Teacher: By the end of the 20th century,
the Ottoman Empire was almost totally dissolved.
Can anyone guess why?
Anyone?
All right, look.
I know we're all pretty worried about Annabelle.
But I'm sure she'll come back to us soon.
In the meantime, I'm here to talk
if anyone needs the extra support.
( school bell rings )
Hey, Theo, can you hang back a second?
Yeah.
Sure, what's up?
I just wanted to catch up, make sure you're all right.
I know you're pretty fond of Annabelle.
Me?
No, no, no. Um, we're just friends, you know?
Uh, I hardly knew her.
I hope that, um, she comes back, though.
Is something else on your mind?
Yeah, actually.
Vlad the Impaler?
You said he was like the real life Dracula, right?
That's right. The inspiration for the book.
Did he, by chance, also have, like, red eyes
and could disappear really quickly?
( chuckles )
"Dracula" is a work of fiction, Theo.
Besides, we're already two chapters past this.
So, why don't you catch up on your reading tonight, cool?
Yeah, cool.
And, Theo, try to smile once in a while, okay?
Everything's gonna be fine.
( overlapping chatter )
( gasps ) Simon, sorry.
- I didn't see you there. - Oh.
Doing your rounds?
I used to go 36 hours without yawning.
Getting older, I guess.
Do you know I have pain in my ankles now?
It started in my lower back and never stopped.
Doctor says keep taking ibuprofen,
but at some point, isn't my heart gonna stop?
If it does, you're in the right place.
Although it won't be Ibuprofen that kills me.
- It'll be-- - Blood.
The what?
The blood rushes to your head more when you get older.
It does, you're right.
Well, have a good one, Simon.
Yeah, you, too, Maya.
( music playing )
( engine revs, tires squeal )
Barnes!
What do you want, Charlie?
I see the way you look at Annabelle.
It's pathetic. You're obsessed with her.
Hey, man, chill out. We're just friends, okay?
Friends?
She doesn't even know your name.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Chill out. - Tell me where she is.
I don't know, I don't know, I promise.
- Can I jog your memory? - What?
Ah!
Theo.
Theo, are you okay? What happened?
Charlie Van Der Hoek happened.
What does he want from you?
I don't know. Thinks I have something to do with Annabelle
'cause I had a crush on her from, like, the third grade!
I mean, he kind of does have a point.
You kind of were a stalker.
What?
Flora, I was nine years old.
How could I not have had a crush on her, you know?
She's just so pretty.
Even when she was mean to me.
And with those weird glasses, too.
Her weird glasses, exactly.
Look.
What?
- ( shouts ) - I know she's annoying...
( protesters shouting indistinctly )
Come on, we gotta go. Come on, let's go.
- What about her glasses? - Give me your hand.
- Where are you taking me? - You'll find out in a second. Come on.
( whoosh, click )
Oh, what can I grab ya?
Soda? Sandwich?
We're not hungry.
( scoffs ) You and those other teenagers.
"I'm not hungry."
Other teenagers?
Maybe you can help us, then.
We're looking for our friend.
Her name's Ruby. About yea tall,
black hair, fiery eyes.
- Pale. Sallow. - Pallid. Cadaverous.
You're looking for her, you say, huh?
That's right.
So, have you seen her?
I-it doesn't ring any bells.
All right, listen, if you need anything, just let me know.
( whoosh )
Wait.
We've decided.
We're hungry after all.
( screams )
So, uh, you really think
that these are the same glasses, then, right?
Positive.
When the cops picked us up, I stepped right on 'em.
So, you think she's living underground now or something?
Time will tell, Theo.
Okay.
Well, looks like they stopped digging.
Yeah, they stop at 3:00, just like school.
Found what you're looking for?
No, but a second set of eyes wouldn't hurt.
I mean you.
I swear they were right over there.
- Maybe over... - Here?
Haven't you heard?
It's dangerous to wander 'round here alone.
Where did you get these?
Oh, this land has been in my family for centuries.
Nobody steps foot here without my noticing.
So you-- you saw Annabelle, then?
The Van Der Hoek girl? No.
I suspect she's miles from here, if she's still breathing.
Come on, Theo, we better get out of here.
'Kay, well, if you know anything, you should tell someone, all right?
Careful, children.
There are foul creatures about these parts.
( music playing )
We are offering $50,000
to the person who can bring
our sweet, darling Annabelle home.
- Annabelle... - Theo, dinner will be ready in ten!
...if you can hear us, please come home.
We're not mad at you, honey.
We miss you and we love you.
Any new leads you can share with us, Sheriff Preston?
No, I'm sorry. We have no new information at this time.
Any information should be sent directly
to the sheriff's office for the reward.
Yeah, you have a question?
Where's the rest?
It was that girl. Ruby.
She was at the hospital.
Why didn't you stop her?
She was too fast. She got away.
She took six bags of blood.
I'm sorry, Claudia. I tried.
I tried, I really did.
Sleep tight, Simon.
Hey, you know, something was really off about that woman.
Like, I couldn't tell if she was 50 years old or 150 years old.
- Flora. - Really makes me wonder how my skin's aging.
Shh, shh, shh, shh. You hear that?
- ( crackling ) - Do I hear what?
- ( whoosh ) - Flora!
Flora!
Wake up, Flora!
Who-- who-- who are you guys?
We're looking for an old friend of ours.
We thought you might know where she is.
Why does everyone keep asking me that?
I have no idea where Annabelle is.
All right? I had nothing to do with that, okay?
That's not who we're after.
We're looking for Ruby.
Ruby? Okay, she straight up disappeared
and she didn't tell me where she was going, okay?
If you lost our friend...
Then maybe we ought to borrow yours.
Hey.
( hisses ) You were looking for me?
Don't even think about it, Amber.
Stay behind me, Theo.
You won't be so lucky next time.
( exhales )
Guess I'll just tell my mom she fell off her bike.
From what I saw, that's not completely untrue.
Those two back there, man.
Ian and Amber.
Wait, you-- you know them?
They were in the cave with me for 25 years.
Then why are you running from them?
It's complicated, Theo. And I need rest.
When will I see you again?
When it's safe.
( music playing )
Ruby: Next on "Red Ruby"...
This fax just came in. You need to see this.
- Give me the blood. - ( chuckles )
Don't worry, child. You're safe now.
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