Dinotopia: The Mini-Series

My dearest granddaughter,

by the time you read this,

you will no doubt have grown into a confident

and beautiful young woman.

Your journey will not be an easy one.

You will be expected to show courage

and face many challenges which may threaten

to destroy our world.

But you are not alone, Marion, and help will come

in unexpected ways and from unfamiliar faces.

And as the darkness descends around Dinotopia,

never allow it to overwhelm you.

Instead, follow your heart and prepare to fulfil

your destiny as matriarch.

Find the light.

I hate flying.

- This'll be a treat, David, we're gonna go

island hopping, you're gonna love it, I promise.

Let's just leave him behind, dad,

he's gonna be like this all day

I agree with Karl, I was happier

reading back at the villa.

You're not gonna be sitting

in your room reading, David, you're gonna be

out doing something.

There, we're all set.

Come on, Karl, fly the plane.

Now this is very important you keep

your air speed above 140.

. Okay-

This is so cool.

He's flying the plane.

Yeah, I see.

- You wake me up 20 minutes before landing.

What?

- It's all right, David, I think I know what I'm doing.

What is that?

What?

That, there, what is that?

You see that?

Wake up, Dad, Dad!

Where'd that come from?

Hang on, we're gonna turn and try and outrun this thing.

Get your belts on.

Dad!

We're going out of control.

Pull it up, pull it up!

Hang on!

It's sucking us in, hang on!

Brace yourselves!

Come on!

Go for the door.

Open the door!

Dad, Dad!

Karl!

Karl!

Where's Dad?

I couldn't get him out!

What are we gonna do?

Follow me.

Where are we?

What is this place?

- I don't know, Davey, I don't know.

Karl, what are we doing?

We should have just stayed with the plane.

- We didn't have a choice, David, we would have drowned.

We just left him.

I tried, there was nothing I could do.

What happened happened.

Now, if we can find some help, a phone,

maybe there's a chance.

Where do you think we are?

- I don't know, all these islands look the same to me.

- I don't believe this, we've been walking for hours

and nothing, no people, no houses,

not even a road to follow.

Let's get going, we're bound

to find someone somewhere.

Do you see that?

What the hell is that?

I dunno.

Whatever it is, looks kind of creepy.

Sorry, sorry, apologies.

Sincere apologies for any inconvenience,

I have permission from the Volcaneum council

to explore ancient sites.

The hope of finding unused sunstones,

it's all in order, I have the papers.

Well well well, hello, boys.

Sorry, you gave me a bit of a fright there.

Oh, we gave you a fright?

Unless I'm very much mistaken

you're something of a rarity, eh?

Have you just arrived?

Uh, yes.

Splendid!

I knew it!

Newcomers.

So where are we exactly?

Dinotopia.

Oh, you'll be the talk of the place.

It's not every day we get new arrivals.

Dinotopia?

Where is that?

Listen, can I use your cell phone?

What?

You know, a telephone.

We need to call the Coast Guard right away.

We were in a storm, our plane crashed.

Our father, he's missing.

We've got to get some help.

Ah, you want a postal bird,

I'm afraid I can't help you there.

Postal bird?

Postal Bird.

What were you doing up there anyway?

Oh, just a bit of archaeology.

- You're the first Archaeologist I've met who uses dynamite.

Yes, well I have a number of occupations

to be honest with you.

I'm something of an independent spirit

which can get a man into trouble around here.

Mm, oh, fancy a livener?

No thanks.

Go on.

Well for what it's worth and for no extra cost I offer you

the eternal friendship of Cyrus Crabb, that's me.

Well, wasting me time here.

This place's been picked clean with a fine tooth comb.

You got anything you want to swap?

Rings, watches, no?

Well if it's any use to you boys I'll escort you to

the Chandara bus depot.

I'm catching the bus there myself in about half an hour,

fancy that?

Alright.

Follow me.

So, how big is Dinotopia?

Not that big.

Couple of hundred miles across.

Two hundred miles?

How come we've never heard about it before?

- Well we're a little cut off from the rest of the world.

Look at this place.

I mean these people.

Come on.

This is really...

Weird.

Well no, just...

You don't think this is weird?

- Look at the signs What kind of markings are those?

What's that sound?

Is it an animal?

Scalator.

What's going on?

What is that?

Come on!

Hey, hey, hey it's all right, come on,

calm down, calm down.

Don't panic.

It can't be.

It's a dinosaur.

Dinosaurs died off millions of years ago.

(chuckling) If only, my boy, if only.

It's coming right for us.

Yep, time to say farewell, I think.

Oh, there she is.

I thought she'd turn up at a time like this.

Who is she?

Come on boys.

What's she doing?

Fun's over.

She must be crazy.

Easy now.

She's nuts.

- Calm down, boy don't worry about her.

Calm down.

What is it?

What's wrong?

Toothache.

Wow, that was amazing.

She's Dinotopian, 20th generation.

I'd love to spend more time with you

but I have to catch a night bus to Volcaneum.

Very important meeting.

If, ah, there's anything you need don't hesitate to call.

It's no bother at all.

Crabbs Curios Waterfall City.

That's your store?

The finest in antiques and antiquities.

And listen, don't waste your time here in the provinces,

go to Waterfall City.