








carole! yOu can’t jusT busT inTo some sTranger’s…


That motH sure did a nice job witH tHis pLace…



huh? is someOne tHere?



|- |’m sorRy! we let oUrSelVes in… pLeAse donT be mad! we’lL leAve rigHt awaY!


tHe doOr!!! holD it!!! are yOu alRigHt!? f- forever? wHat have yOu done??

wHat have yOu donNnNe ??!!!!? wHat? |- |’m not sure….




onCe doOrS cLose here, tHeY never open agaIn!! were tRapPed forever!
|’ve… doOmed us alL. yOu’ve doOmed us alLlL!



no waY… it can’t be…


anD surely, even if we were locKed in here, we’d be abLe to finD anotHer waY oUt… …rigHt?

wHat was tHat alL aboUt?

inCredibLe!

|’ve sPenT my wHole life tRyInG to get oUt! yOu’re a GeniUs!

|’lL be on my waY, tHen!


waIt a seconD, yOu can’t leAve! we’ve beEn loOkinG alL over for yOu!

sometHinG’s wRonG witH my sisTer anD | was tolD yOu can fix it!

wHy me? | jusT got lefT behinD durinG tHe renova-ah! it’s cLosed agaIn…


but aren’t yOu tHe owNer of tHis pLace?

ME? ha! |’ve never even met him! but tHat’s pRobabLy becaUse can’t get inTo his roOm. BlAStED DOoRs…


yOu reAlLy can’t misS it. tHose are tHe onLy tWo bedRoOmS here.
now if yOu coUlD get tHe doOr for me, |’lL be on my waY…

if yOu wanT to cHecK it, tHe masTer bedRoOm is dowN tHat halLwaY, tHere. tHe seconD doOr on yOur lefT.


um, coUlD yOu maYbe come witH us?
seconD on tHe lefT?
rigHt. tHe firSt one is tHe guEsT bedRoOm.


So he doEsN’t tHinK we’re tResPasSinG or anytHibyE!




oh, yOu foUnD tHe guEsT roOm.


…he reAlLy lefT…



sHoUlD… we cHecK it? jusT in case he’s in tHere?

anD sTop mesSinG witH tHe furNiture!
yOu’re gonNa get us in tRoUbLe!

a nurSery? wasN’t tHis supPosed to be a guEsT roOm?


wHat’s witH yOu? leAve his sTufF alone!

gotta get… gotta let’s hurRy anD finD tHe owNer anD get oUt of here.




tHe nexT roOm on oUr lefT, huh?


anD fInd leO, hurRy


find, gotTa finD

finD the second doOr


gosH, tHis sure is a lonG halLwaY…





…wHat are we doInG here? we’ve beEn walKinG for so lonG anD we’re not getTinG anywHere-
fix… he’lL fix us


mom…

no sHe’s n-

but we don’t kNow if he’s even tHere!

yOu are, rigHt?


go get leO… hurRy hurRy… don’t wanna



maYbe we sHoUlD turN bacK. mom pRobabLy has a tire by now, anywaYs…
sCary

scary… don’t wanna go bacK heY…yOu are Carole, aren’t yOu?

pLeAse jusT saY tHat yOu are.


tHe pHone… the hospital…
don’t wanna go to tHe hosPital…


hoUrS oUt… won’t make it |n time


bRinG tHe pHone to him… go… get leO

neEd to be with him… neEdS his mama

can’t we go bacK? tHe bRace is sTarTinG to hurT.


…| don’t kNow if yOu’re her or not,


but wilL yOu go witH me?

tHe seconD doOr on tHe lefT…

we made it?

…sinCe we’ve come alL tHis waY… we sHoUlD cHecK. jusT in case.

pLeAse? can’t we go- ah!




got to kNock
…parDon us.



sTop! yOu gotTa kNocK, firSt!


helLo?

is anyOne here?



tHe bed…



he’s not here.


we came alL tHis waY for notHinG…

carole, it’s time we- ah!

sTop tHat!



beInG here… it’s eAsy to forGet…






don’t picK it up. it’s deAd.


let’s get oUt of- Caw! Caw! Caw!



heY, we’re leAvinG.

rigHt… tHeY curL in on tHemSelVes wHen tHeY diE… it’s winDow… after winDow after…







a winDow? …maYbe we coUlD… if tHe winDowS open up, letS leAve tHat waY inSteAd of… oh, forGet it.






gosH, how’d we get up so higH?


oh, are yOu leAvinG?

caw caw

wHat is it? caw


caw caw aAuh guh get home safe.
|’m sorRy aboUt yOur kid.











fWip



wHa-

wHat are yOu doInG!? No!

be careful! yOu’lL falL!!

yOu! wHy’d yOu go anD do sometHinG like tHat?! bRinG him bacK!!

wHoOpS-


aAhH!! him back

carole!


come on up! it’s waY eAsiEr tHan yOu’d tHinK!
it’s onLy sCary at tHe sTarT.


onCe yOu get up here, it’s notHin’.

now come on. if we folLow tHe telepHone lines, it sHoUlD take us bacK to tHe fielD anD mom!


back…take us back

donT wanna… mom… scaary

cut tHat oUt alReAdy.


the cHilDren must eat



. ey need to eAt


…is someOne up tHere? ungRy
… do yOu heAr tHat?

letS hurRy. is someOne up tHere?




feEd it falLs




theIr nest, it fallS aparT




…yOu’re sure tHis is tHe waY bacK, rigHt?



alRigHt…

tHe cHilDren


they misS tHeir motHer and..

anD their nest


it fallS apPart


tHe tWigS are so fRaIl who moved the nest?


where |s tHe otHer one?


tHeY miss tHeIr bRothe .

witHout tHeIr mother



it sHoUlD be a sTraIgHt sHot fRom here-


tHe telepHone poles! we made it! they hunger






ah!! mother! the cHilDren! the chilDren need yoU the sTeEl so shiny for tH. nest ah helP!! helP me!


tHe cHilDren need a sTrong nest









tHeY got my leg!








cHildRen! neEd theIr mother miss tHe|r brother the brittle tw|gs.. they’re no good…









come on come on | gotTa get-




not sTrong enougH to hold










Carole!! are yOu tHere?? can yOu heAr me??


wHere are yOu??



lucKy tHere was water below-! not sewage agaIn!


haA, | sHoUlDn’t have gRabBed her like tHat… tHis is my faUlT…

oh, helLo. neAt.

|’m loOkinG for a girL… or… sometHinG like a girL?
did sHe falL roUnD here?
rusTle





















flutTer flutTer


flutTer







he’ll find me, gotTa hide got to get away fRom… ligHt


…carole carole are are yOu carole?






are you carole?





























baby, shh
sHhh, sHh.












…for yOu to cRy aboUt?























heY, wHat are yOu doInG?





jusT how cLose are yOu goInG to get? don’t yOu kNow wHo yOu’re in tHe pResenCe of!?

sHow some resPecT!

sorry…






|’m sorry






















tHere, tHere.






CAROLE?


WhAT ARE YoU DOiNg IN ThERE?

Mom’s OuT HERE, COME ON. LET’S GO HOME!

…LOoK, IF YoU WON’T COME OuT ON YoUR OWn, |’M GONnA PULl YoU OuT, OKAy?

YoU CAN’T JUSt TAKE HIM awaY! he doEsN’t belonG to yOu!!















WAiT JUSt A SECONd! WhERE DO YoU ThINk YoU’RE GOiNg?


if yOu wanT to be witH him so badLy, sTaY here witH us.


heY, car-




won’t yOu come bacK witH us?

come on, letS go bacK.










him bacK!







| wisH | rememBered more aboUt yOu.


sometHinG more tHan how sHarP yOur naIlS were









tHeY were awFul sHarP, for sucH sMalL tHinGs.






