01x01 - The Sleepers are Awake

[bunniefuu]

Welcome to
Tanah Merah, my friend.

Before you look around,

there are some things you
need to know to keep you safe.

Here, all gods are revered.

All spirits are believed.

All demons are feared.

Gods live in the high areas,

in the sky, in the clouds,

on mountain peaks,
and in the tall trees.

In the middle ground,

the spirits of our ancestors
wander freely amongst us.

Hidden, they watch
over and guide us.

Demons, however,
inhabit the low areas.

Shadows lurk in the
depths of the sea.

Creatures hide in the
dark of the jungle.

Heed this warning.

And take note, my friend.

It is believed

the very worst of
the ancient evils

are waiting to re-emerge
from under the earth.

Especially, the Red Earth.

It's not safe here.

Home. Quickly.

Welcome to another
episode of Night Patrol.

Spooky stories from the
heart of spooky Asia.

Tonight, the chilling story of
"The Wraith of Jeruk Purut."

Jeruk Purut, a cemetery in Indonesian…

Oh, sh**t!

Ibu! Ibu! Why
didn't you wake me?

Had a bit of a sleep in, did we?

You stayed up too late, Tyar.
You need to take responsibility.

I had to wait for Ling to
finish editing our latest video.

Not that Night
Patrol thing again.

Why don't you just do
normal teenage things?

What normal teenage things?

You know, like, go to the mall.
Hang out with your friends.

Ibu, you know that's boring.

Me, Nat and Ling, we
love making our videos.

Speak of the devil.

Hey, Aunty. Hey, Uncle.

Hey!

Good morning, Ling. Did
you get enough sleep?

Don't worry about
it. She's just messing with me.

Slept in again?

We thought you were up already.
We heard you in the hallway.

Nope. Wasn't me.

Must be the ghosts then.

Come on,
sayang. Let's go.

- Be good, Tyar.
- All right.

Bye.

Well, maybe, we should do a
Night Patrol story about it.

Yes, "The Haunting
of Tyar's House."

It'd be a hit.

What strange spirit lives in
this simple suburban house?

What does it want?

Oh, no.

What is it?

A bird. Broken neck.

- Poor little guy.
- Yeah.

What happened?

I… I don't know.

Well, come on, we'd
better get to school.

Good morning. Would
students in Mr. Lee's writing class

please note that Mr. Lee is sick
today and will not be attending.

During that period,

students have free study
time in the library.

We wish him a speedy recovery.

Finally, due to the ongoing
power outages in Room 44,

any students with classes in
that room, please head to Room 8.

- Wassup!
- Whoa!

Nat! You bodoh! You
scared the crap out of me.

- You uploaded it, right?
- Yeah, yeah.

Of course.

Have a look.

- Here.
- Hey, thanks.

Welcome to another
episode of Night Patrol.

I still think we need
music that's more creepy.

- Right?
- Yeah.

Tonight, the chilling story of
"The Wraith of Jeruk Purut."

I'm good.

Jeruk Purut, a cemetery in the
Indonesian capital of Jakarta…

Skip to the end.
I want to see my finish.

Fine.

People visiting Jeruk Purut
cemetery on Friday nights

travel in even-numbered groups

because if you're in
an odd-numbered group,

you're sure to meet up with the
headless wraith of Jeruk Purut.

Ling!

Hey! I thought you were
gonna edit that out?

Oops!

Oops? That's it? Oops?

Hey, my tryout's after school.
You guys coming, right?

- Of course.
- Wouldn't miss it, man.

Ling, did you see that guy with
the briefcase at the accident?

What guy?

Well, see ya.

Hi, guys. Welcome
back to my channel.

So, I've only been in Tanah
Merah for a couple of days now,

and I can tell you it's
not like Crazy Rich Asians.

I mean, it's not exotic at all.

I thought Asia was all about the
sights and the sounds and the smells.

Turns out, it's mainly
about the smells.

Ugh! They have this fruit
here that really stinks.

- Disgusting.
- Ling. Who's that?

That is our new
exchange student, Zoe.

What is she doing?

Introducing
us to the world.

- She's a vlogger, too.
- Any good?

Nah. Wannabe influencer.

Hey!

Hey, bule!

Hey.

I think he's next.

Well, I guess
he's not nervous then.

Whoo! Go, Nat!

Five, six, seven, eight.

One, three, five, seven.

- One, three, five, seven.
- Yeah, there we go.

One, three, five…

Nat!

Nat!

Hey, sorry!

Nat!

- Don't touch it!
- Are you okay?

Are you serious?

Can you help him?

Sembuhkan dia.

What?

Sembuhkan dia.

- Who are you talking to?
- Him.

Huh?

Deep breaths. Relax.

Sembuhkan dia.

It's gonna be okay.

What the…

Tyar, you okay?

How did you do that?

Whoa!

I didn't fall asleep
during practice, did I?

Nat, is your arm okay?

Sure. Why wouldn't it be?

You hit hard. We
thought you broke your arm.

Um, just dislocated, guys.

Luckily, Tyar's mum is a
doctor, so he knows what to do.

- Ling, Ling.
- Yeah?

- You didn't see him?
- See who?

I gotta go.

Hey, wait.

Sorry.

Hey, hey! Wait!

Where are you going?

It's not your business.

What did I just see?

Dislocated arm. Tyar fixed that.

- Bull! It… It was broken, right?
- Uh…

Look, we don't know what
happened, but we gotta go, okay?

I wanna come!

Which part of "none of your
business" do you not understand?

Well, if you don't want me tagging along,
I guess I could always go and post this.

Fine. I don't care.

Can I have a lift?

Uh, sure. If you tell
me what happened.

Okay.

I don't care.
Just pull it down.

We need to get started
on the new apartments.

Mr. Jimmy, I don't
think it's safe.

Perhaps, we should wait for
the machinery to do this...

- Yeah, it's...
- Time is money.

Just pull it down.

Do I need to get new workers?

As soon as the wall comes down, I
want the surveyors in here pronto.

Dad, I gotta go!

All right, jump in, Ben.

Sylvia, get it done.

Yes, sir.

Her kind just drives me crazy.

She thinks she's
better than everyone...

Let it go. It's not worth it.

I know, I know.

You're right.

So what's going on?

What's with this guy
you said you saw?

He spoke to me. He
said, "Sembukhan dia."

He told you to heal him?

Was his arm broken?

I think it was.

Great. What's she doing here?

She needed a lift.

And Nathaniel here was like
my knight in shining armor.

Okay, ready
there? Okay, hold, hold.

Okay, standby, standby there.

- Okay, ready?
- Ready.

Okay.

Three… Two… One!

Whoa!

Whoa!

Awesome!

Does this happen often?

Oh, great. She made it.

Be nice.

Let's get some snacks.

Hey. Come in.

Tyar.

How do you know my name?

It knows you are awake.

What does?

Be strong.

What do you mean?

What do you mean?

Who's he talking to?

Tyar, what do you see?

Is it the same guy again?

No. It's… It's a worker.

There's no
one there, dude.

That's it. The chief has
officially lost his marbles.

Bodoh! Shut up.

Just saying.

- Ling.
- Yeah?

Something strange is happening.

What is it?

What's that?

Wow! Spuddles!

Nat.

Ling, look. You're going
to think I'm crazy.

Trust me, I already
do. So, what is it?

I think I see...

What?

What's he done now?

Gross!

What's that?

I don't know.

Some kind of a snot?

Nathaniel?

Nat, are you okay?

Nat?

What…

I think the Spuddles here are
past their use-by date.

Ugh!

Nat?

Where are you guys?

Zoe?

Zoe!

What are you guys doing?

- Nat!
- Zoe!

Guys.

Nat! Zoe!

Ling!

Zoe!

Nat! Nat?

Zoe! Where are you?

Guys, just stop. We
need to work this out.

Help me up.

Stay where you are, guys.

Ling is climbing up
to get a better look.

What do you see?

- What the…
- What do you see?

Guys, you're not
going to believe this.

What do you see?

It's a never-ending maze.

Run!

Run! Run!

Oh, wow.

Cool mask.

Are you serious?
That's not a mask!

Oh…

Run! Come on! Go!

I need something. Liquid.

Um…

Try this.

Come on, come on, come on.

- He's coming. He's coming!
- Okay! Okay! Okay!

Nat!

Sorry. Swept up in the moment.

It was right behind us!

We should keep going!

No, no. It can't
take on all of us.

This way, this way!

Hurry! Hurry!

My heart's beating
like a rabbit!

- There's no exit!
- What?

Guys, give me a hand!

Go! Go!

What…
What's in that thing?

Vinegar.

Guys, do you think he's gone?

Guys! What are you doing here?

Get out! Get out!

Get out! Get out!

Sorry.

Go! Get out!

- All day I've been seeing strange stuff.
- What just happened?

- I don't even know.
- What was that thing?

That was the first time you
guys saw it, too, right?

- It was crazy. It was huge!
- It was huge!

Pa! Pa!

Pa?

Pa! Pa?

Down here.

- Downstairs.
- Hey, no, man. No, no.

Are you gonna turn
into that? Is that after us?

- Uncle Tan!
- Pa!

You're not going
to believe what happened.

Try me.

Well, spirits are like people.
Some are good, some are bad.

Some want to be
seen, others do not.

This creature, what was it?

An ogre?

Do I know you?

I'm Zoe. Hi.

Hello, Zoe.

This ogre. Oni. Yokai.
Whatever you want to name it.

This spirit wanted
all of you to see it.

It delighted in your
fear and confusion.

Has anything else unusual
happened to any of you?

Well, now that you've mentioned
it, Tyar saw like this...

Tyar saw three people
taking photos together.

Did I?

Yeah, you said it
was very unusual.

Right.

Unusual 'cause, you know, three.

Bad luck.

Yeah.

That's not what I meant.

I believe something is
stirring in the spirit world.

You should all be very careful.

For some reason, the spirits are
particularly interested in you.

What was that all about?

Why didn't you tell your dad
about the ghosts Tyar's seen?

He shouldn't be involved.

Why not?

Your dad loves
this kind of stuff.

Seriously, look around.

He's not strong, okay? So
just leave him out of it.

Whatever that's going on, we
need to work it out ourselves.

And how are we going to do that?

Maybe other people
have seen strange stuff, too.

Why don't we ask them about it?

No one is going to talk
to a bunch of teenagers

about creepy stuff they've seen.

Hang on.

Zoe's onto something.

What if we did like
a podcast or blog

where people could send in the stories
of the strange happenings they've seen?

Like Night Patrol?

No. Come on, not Night Patrol.

Not a group of teenagers.
Hey, it's an adult.

A who. A mysterious stranger.

An outsider. Someone that
will make people listen.

Someone they feel they
can tell their fears to.

Someone…

Someone anonymous.

We all have
things that scare us.

Some of these things are simple.

Spiders, snakes, falling.

Some of the things that scare us

are not so simple.

The quiet,

enclosed spaces…

…being alone,

strangers,

or death.

We all have things
that scare us.

If something is scaring
you, let me know.

Anytime.

I'm the midnight man.

But you can call me…

Mr. Midnight.