04x07 - Beneath the Surface

[bunniefuu]

♪ Pa-pum ♪

[grunts]

[panting]

[Terry] Previously on The Dragon Prince...

- [dagger piercing flesh]
- [groans]

- [gasps]
- [thuds]

How do I live with this?

How do I deal with these feelings?

Get a grip.

[Zubeia] A Startouch Elf
is no ordinary enemy.

Mages were his prey.

[Rayla] Soren's missing.
He didn't come back.

[sighs]

[Callum] He's brave.
He's got to be down there looking for Rex.

[Soren] Guys?

- [growling]
- Huh?

Claudia?

[theme music playing]

[music fades]

[suspenseful music playing]

There are three levels between here
and the lair of Rex Igneous.

I call them "Zones of Peril".

If we survive all three, we'll seek
our audience with the great Archdragon,

give him your gift of sacrifice,
and hope for the best.

Wait, did you just say "gift of sacrif..."

We're here at the first zone.

[all gasp]

[N'than] The Crystal Labyrinth.

- [Ezran gasps]
- Oh, ho, ho, ho.

[N'than] Yup, I've always said
if there was anywhere I could go

and get lost forever and starve to death,
this should be it.

It's just so pretty!

[whimpering]

- [Bait grunting]
- [yips]

[cuddlemonkey chitters]

[gasps]

Is this how we're going to find Soren?

Soren is strong.
He'll find a way to survive.

[Squeaky growling]

[snarling, growling]

Claudia?

I-Is that you?

Why...

Why...

Why are you wearing pajamas?

Wait, what?

- Oh, yeah! Oh.
- [Squeaky growling]

So, I realized my new dragon friend
is afraid of shiny things that clang,

so I took my armor off.

And under your armor, you wear pajamas?

Uh, yeah. Saves time and super comfy, duh.

Uh, but enough about my pajamas, Claudia.

You have to stop trying to release
the greatest evil

the world has ever known!

[groans] I knew you wouldn't understand.

If you won't stop...

then I will stop you.

- [grunts]
- [coughing]

[grunts, pants]

Daed Eht Fo Sgniw!

[coughs]

[grunts] Hyah!

[snoring]

Oh, come on.
We've got to follow her! Let's go.

Please?

- Yip, yip?
- [snarls]

- [screeches]
- [yells]

[Callum] This is super intense.

The gemstones are making my rune cube
glow so bright.

The gems down here aren't just sparkly,
they're filled with Primal magic.

Wait, I know about this.

Moonshadow assassins use moon opals
as a power source

for stealth and illusion spells.

Exactly!

Fire rubies contain sun magic,

aquamarines have ocean energy,

- stoneheart emeralds are earth...
- [gemstone tinkles]

...and sky sapphires

- have sky magic inside.
- [whining]

[N'than] There are gemstones
for each Primal source.

Well, five out of six, anyway.

[Callum] Wait, is there no Primal gem
for star magic?

Technically, there is.

It's called a quasar diamond,

but they're unbelievably rare.

Legend says there are only three
quasar diamonds in the whole world.

There's lots of these though.

[whispers] I think it's fine
if you want to take one.

[Callum] Uh...

Oh, nice. Moon ones are the prettiest.

Yeah, I think so, too.

Uh, I mean the opals.

[chittering]

[Bait grunting]

So, as epic and beautiful
as these crystal passages are,

how are we going to find our way out?

We're going to let music light the way!

- [Rayla, Ezran hum]
- [Callum] Huh.

Does anyone know what he means?

Nope!

[calm music playing]

So, um, I was just thinking
Claudia hasn't come back yet,

and it's getting quite late.

She does not have a curfew, Terry.

No, o-of course not. [chuckles]

She's a grown woman, powerful mage,

able to bring people back
from the dead and such.

She can handle herself,
choose her own bedtime.

Perhaps she's enjoying a moonlight stroll

and, uh, getting a few breaths
of fresh air to wind down.

- [pants, gasps]
- [Squeaky screeches]

[screeches]

[continues screeching]

Leave me alone, Soren!

Claudia, watch out!

[yells]

[grunts, screams]

- [screeches]
- Clauds! [grunts]

[screams]

[Soren grunts]

[both grunting]

[thuds]

[N'than] This is a tuning crystal.

When you tap it, the crystal creates
a resonating tone frequency

that causes
a harmonic photo-emission that...

well, you'll see.

Who wants to tap it?

[Bait grunting]

- [Callum, Rayla laugh]
- [Zym whines]

[grunts, pants]

[tinkling]

[ethereal music playing]

There's the next tuning crystal. Go!

[grunts]

- [tinkling]
- Whoa!

- Ah! Oof!
- [thuds]

[grunts]

- [tinkling]
- [chittering]

- [Zym whimpering]
- [tinkling]

[all tinkling]

[all laughing]

[tinkling continues]

[majestic music playing]

[all] Wow.

[all laughing, panting]

[sighs] That Zone of Peril was so fun,
I can't wait for the next one.

That's the spirit!

The next one is just as fun,

particularly if you like things
like hide and seek with deadly monsters.

[Callum] Uh, what?

[ominous music playing]

[gasps] Huh?

[grunting]

- I'm sorry. I had to tie you up.
- [panting]

I-I... I just want to talk.

Okay, um, most people don't have a sister

who can sprout scary bat wings
and fly off. [chuckles]

[crickets chirping]

Why didn't you come home, Claudia?

After the battle, like,
let-let me know you were alive.

I was worried about you, okay, and...

I missed you!

But-But Claudia, you're on the wrong side.

I know, because...

Because I was, too.

But it's not too late to change.
Please, I know you can change!

Dad is dead, Claudia.

You don't have to do
what he wants anymore.

[Terry] She's still not back.

You're really not worried about her?

And what good would worrying do?

So, um...

[scoffs] I want you to know
I've given a lot of thought

to the wisdom you shared with me earlier.

Wisdom? I'm...

I'm not sure I recall
what you're talking about.

[chuckles] I believe
you summarized your philosophy...

[mimics Viren] "Get a grip."

Ah.

[sighs] Well, I've thought a lot about it.

A-A lot.

You know, Claudia always says
I think too much about everything,

and she says it makes me weird and...

And wonderful, so...

I think what you're trying to say is...

Is that I should stop having feelings.

Oh?

Well, I'm not going to do that.

No way, I-I'm gonna be strong enough
to do whatever I need to do

and have feelings.

I-I'm gonna have all the feelings!

Hmm. Claudia's right.

You are certainly weird.

And?

[sighs] Perhaps wonderful?

Aw! [laughs] Thanks!

You know, there is one part
of your "Get a Grip" philosophy

that I think we could both use.

Mm-hmm, and what's that?

A big old hug! [chuckles]

Please do not.

Right! [chuckles]

Okay, I-I respect your boundaries.

The Bridge Through the Darkness
is just what it sounds like.

We crawl across a narrow bridge
that goes over a deep abyss.

If you fall, you plummet and die.

But here's the hard part:
It's completely pitch dark in there.

- Can't we just use torches?
- Or Bait!

- Sometimes a friend can light the way.
- [grunts]

That's really sweet.

But no, there are terrifying monsters
in there

that are drawn to even the faintest light.

Unclear if they hate the light,
or eat light.

[whimpers]

But whatever it is,
you don't want to have any light,

or these monsters will tear you apart.

- [gate opens]
- [footsteps thudding]

- [Ezran] Everyone doing okay?
- [Callum] Yup.

- [N'than] Great.
- [Zym whining]

- [cuddlemonkey chittering]
- [Rayla] More than great.

[Rayla] This bridge isn't so treacherous.
In fact, I'm going to do a cartwheel!

[Callum] Uh, Rayla I'm not sure
that's such a great...

[Rayla] Whee!
[laughing]

[Callum] Uh, can we, please, slowly crawl,

please, across this bridge?

[Rayla] Ugh, I was teasing, Callum.

Just lighten up and enjoy the darkness.

- [gemstone clanking]
- [Callum] Ugh, I dropped my moon opal.

- Right over here...
- [gemstone clanking]

- Found it!
- [N'than] Light!

- Light!
- Callum, put away your cube!

[N'than] Okay, hopefully none
of the creatures saw that.

Just keep moving,
we're more than halfway across.

- [suspenseful music playing]
- [creature chirping]

[Callum, echoing] Come on, everybody.
We're almost there.

- How we doin'?
- [N'than] Doing good.

- [Ezran] Great.
- [Rayla] Almost there.

[Ezran] Bait? You there?

- [Bait grunts]
- [Ezran] You okay, buddy?

- [Bait whimpering]
- [Ezran] Bait, it's going to be okay,

- trust me. [echoing]
- [creature chirping]

[Ezran] You just need to stay calm
and keep moving forward.

- No glowing. [echoing]
- [creature continues chirping]

[Bait grunting]

[creature 1 growling, chirping]

[yelping]

Fulminis! [grunts]

- [creature 1 screeches]
- [creature 2 roaring]

- [Callum] Come on!
- [creature 2 screeches]

[N'than] Everybody run!

[creatures growling]

[creatures screeching, growling]

- [creature roaring]
- [panting]

[all screaming]

[Zym whimpering]

[creature screeching]

[Bait grunting]

- [all panting]
- [creatures growling, roaring]

[whimpers]

- [Callum] Whoa!
- [roars]

- [Zym whimpers, growls]
- [electricity crackling]

- [Ezran] Zym!
- [whines]

- [creatures growling]
- [electricity zapping]

[shrieking]

[all creatures shrieking]

- Go!
- We have to go!

[Ezran] I'm not leaving without him.

Zym! [echoing]

Zym!

Come on, buddy.

- [melancholy music playing]
- Nothing.

I can't see anything.

[Rayla] Zym...

No.

[whines]

- Zym! Woo-hoo!
- [whining]

- [Rayla gasps]
- Yeah!

[both laugh]

Those things might come back.
Let's get out of here.

[adventurous music playing]

[calm music playing]

- [sword hissing]
- Come on, Clauds.

I know you're not talking to me,
but this has to stop.

I know about Arva-dose.

- [Claudia groans]
- Uh, Avaroney?

Avravadose. Amber-nose!

Aaravos. It's Aaravos! It's not that hard.

That's what I said!

No, you didn't.

And you don't know anything about him.

I know that he wants us all
to fight and-and hate each other!

He wants the world to burn.

You're wrong!
The dragons and the elves already hate us.

That's not true.
I'm friends with dragons and elves now.

Oh, are you sure? Are they real friends?

Or are they just taking advantage of you?

[melancholy music playing]

You'll always be a human to them.

You'll always be less!

Thousands of years ago,
humans had nothing.

We were starving,
and wretched, and helpless.

There was famine, and disease, and...

Uh, there was w*r and fighting
over the few resources

that we could get
our grubby little hands on.

Life was pain and struggle,

and the dragons and elves,
they did nothing!

They judged us. They pitied us.

How do you know this?

The same way you do.

You can feel it's true, can't you?

Humans understand suffering
deep in our bones

because so many generations
went through it.

Claudia, I...

I don't think we have
the same bone feelings.

Aaravos believed in humans
when all the other elves and dragons

thought we were worthless,
stupid, dirty animals!

Aaravos believed we could be better.

So he gave us magic!

You say that like it's such a good thing.

But if you ask me,
it's caused nothing but trouble.

Maybe the world would be better off
without magic.

Without magic, you would be dead.

Without dad's magic.

[N'than] Who's ready
for zone three, Lavaland?

[Ezran] Um, it's lava.
How are we supposed to cross this?

[N'than] The lava ebbs and flows
like the tides.

We just need to wait here,
and in a few hours,

we'll be able to walk right through.

[Zym whimpers]

Well, maybe it's a good time
for us to get some rest.

All this lava? It's so hot!

There's no way
I'm going to be able to sleep.

Uh, actually, I think I copied a spell
down in my book that might be perfect.

It makes a breeze-dome.

- [chittering]
- [Bait groaning]

Breeze-dome?

I didn't even know that was a thing,

and now I need it
more than anything in the world.

Mm, it's, uh... Yeah.

Ventum Circulo!

[breeze whistling]

Now I'm cold.

[lava bubbling]

[Bait whimpering]

Hey. Rayla? I think I need to talk.

[yawns]

Of course, of course, I like talking.

It's okay, Callum.

Whatever it is you have to say to me,
everything will be fine.

Phew. Okay.

[exhales] Rayla...

Yeah?

I need you...

to k*ll me.

Wha...

I need you to k*ll me.
[stammers] I mean, not now!

But if bad things happen,
I need you to k*ll me.

Back at the Storm Spire,
when Aaravos possessed me,

I felt so weak and out of control.

I was his puppet.

I'm not afraid that he'll hurt me.

I'm afraid that he'll use me
to do awful things.

Or hurt people I care about.

So that's why all I'm asking
is that if he takes control of me again,

you have to k*ll me.

I need you to promise.

Ow! Why are you honking my nose?

I couldn't think of a better response
to your stupid request.

I'm not going to k*ll you.

Callum, you're the "Destiny is a Book
You Write Yourself" guy.

No one can control you
or make your choices for you.

I'm afraid, Rayla.

What if I'm on a path of darkness?

[groans]
Then take a different path, dummy!

[inhales]
I have to do this.

[dramatic music playing]

[lava bubbling]

[inhales, exhales]

[sighs]

Do it, Callum! It's the key of Aaravos.
No good will come of it.

[sighs]

[grunting, gasping]

Yes. Yes, that's right.

That's why I know
I can count on you, Claudia.

She will be a valuable asset.

She is not an asset.

She is my daughter.

[gasps]

It's morning and she's still not back.

[snarls]

So, um, I was actually brought up
not far from here.

Oh, is that right?

Yeah, my village is smack-dab
in the middle of the Uncharted Forest.

- [chuckles]
- [thuds]

I'd point it out to you on a map, but...

- well, it's uncharted.
- [leaves rustling]

So it's not on a map. [chuckles]

- [leaves rustling]
- So in terms of exact location...

I'm content not to know.

That smell. [inhales, exhales]

That brings me back.
Smells of my childhood.

Back then, when I was just a little one,
the other elves saw me as a doe.

But I knew.
I always knew that I was a buck.

I chose the name Terrestrius.

It's a strong name.

[screeching]

He's found something!

[Viren] Claudia's bag.

[Terry] She's in trouble!

[adventurous music playing]

We made it!

The Lair of Rex Igneous.

[birds twittering]

[groaning]

Something's weird.

Why didn't you try to escape?

- [twig snaps]
- [leaves rustling]

- [screams]
- [screeches]

[screams] Who are you?

What's going on?

- [vines whooshing]
- [grunting]

[grunting, gasping]

Thanks, baby.

Oh, I didn't know
you could control plants.

Nah, it's not like that.

I have a very good relationship
with plants.

If I need something, I can depend on them.

Where's dad?

Right behind me.

No. No.

No!

[closing theme music playing]