02x76 - House of Illusion

[bunniefuu]

I can't believe it.

You mean the time pieces Granny Martin She's been hexed just like us.

How did senkhara even get to her? I don't even know how long she's been cursed for.

She started getting sick when she was staying here! Senkhara's one mean spirit lady.

We failed the constellation task.

It's game over for all of us.

Because of me.

Hey.

Joy, really not a good time.

Yeah.

Well, I just wanted to say sorry For the jackal anonymous thing.

I mean, I guess it was a slow news day.

It's fine, Joy.

You were right.

Maybe I wasn't taking enough care of my grandma.

Nina, admit to nothing.

Joy, if you have something to say to any of us, You should have the courage to say it to our faces, Not write it on a website.

Pretending to be someone else.

If anyone in here should be embarrassed, it's you.

Just my opinion.

Anubis, curses, Tutankhamen, senkhara.

Queen senkhara, eh? But why is she haunting anubis house, corbiere? Mm? And what does she want with the mask? Mara, Mara.

You just can't help yourself, can you? Chip off the old block, father son story.

Human interest, warm, fuzzy, That will do nicely.

What you doing? Damage limitation.

Just checking are you okay? So are you okay? Yeah, sure, Considering everything's changed, And I wasn't told, And I'm still trying to catch up, And everybody thinks I'm this horrible person, And I'm not, and Nor is Nina.

Don't try and compare us.

I don't steal people's friends, and I don't steal boyfriends.

Joy, you and Fabian weren't actually together.

I don't skip class and get my friends to cover for me, And I don't abandon old ladies in the hospital.

That's not fair.

I didn't lie in the article, Patricia.

Nina admitted it herself.

It's not my fault if the truth hurts.

Joy, you've been back a long time now.

That excuse won't wash anymore.

You need to get over it.

And okay, maybe a lot has changed, But so have you.

You need to be careful 'cause you're not gonna have any friends left.

Mm.

Any news? Gran's still the same.

The hospital said they'd call if there are any changes.

Look, if your gran is the timepiece, It's more important now than ever.

That we find a solution to this task.

But how? The stars have gone, And we've got nowhere to put the reflectors on.

Why don't we just hold the reflectors up ourselves? Alfie, there's six reflectors and only five of us.

So why don't we borrow someone.

Like a Sibuna temp? No way.

I'm not letting senkhara mark anyone else.

There has to be another way.

Girl scout meeting, or can anyone join in? Anyone but you, weasel.

Right.

No, seriously, this is girl talk.

Since when do you do girl talk? And since when do they? Since Nina's gran got really ill, And we're all being there for her.

Sorry, I I'll be in the kitchen with my foot in my mouth if you need me.

If you ever need me, yacker.

I didn't think it was possible, But you're actually meaner to him now you're together.

Than when you hated each other.

Nah.

Seriously, you're the queen of mean.

Hey! Eddie! Oh, now you want to talk.

I think I saw you more when we hated each other's guts.

You're seeing me now.

Yeah, but every time we get close.

To having some real quality time, You have to rush off every time.

Oh, come on.

That's, like, the biggest exaggeration in the world.

Well, what are you doing tonight? Actually, sweetie junior, You and I are going on a date, A very, very special date.

Meet me by the frobisher library after school.

What's so special about the date? We're starting over from scratch.

Oh, from you walking into me and then yelling at me? You are a glutton for punishment.

So I've decided to retire Jack jackal.

Since everyone thinks it's just about you trashing Nina.

But you sent me an article last night.

I've already put it up on Jack's blog.

What? That was a feature for the homepage.

You have to put my name on it.

I just want to get some real journalism out there.

Oh.

I forgot.

That's an alien concept to you.

Hey, Jack jackal.


- Hi.


- Hi.

Oh, I keep forgetting.

Joy's Jack, or Jack's Joy, Or whatever.

Yeah.

Anyway, you know the article you wrote this morning, The father and son piece? It was pretty cool.

Thanks, Eddie.

I'm glad you liked it.

Excuse me? What? It's no biggie.

You're banned from writing.

I'm doing you a favor.

At least this way, your stuff's getting read.

Thanks, Jasper.

I really appreciate this.

Anything to help, you know that.

One hour, okay? Then I have to open up.

Good luck.

Thanks.

Okay, Patricia, what's this master plan? We need a Sibuna temp, I need to be a better girlfriend, So I'm k*lling two birds with one stone.

Patricia, what have you done? That sounds like the start of a bad, bad plan.


- Mm
-hmm.


- Trust me.

Alfie was right.

If there's enough of us down there, We don't need the staffs.

So get down there, get your reflectors out, And don't say a word.

But we can't just For Nina, for the mask, and her gran.

Sibuna all over that.

All right.

Let's go.

Okay.

You really weren't kidding about the library.

One thing I didn't mention: This is a blind date.

What, you trying to kidnap me now, yacker? Oh, I can't get any money for your sorry self.

Come on! Your mystery tour starts here.

Okay.

Everyone got their reflectors? And remember, if Eddie finds out what's going on, We put him at risk too, So no one say a word, okay? Not even a peep.

I can do quiet, thank you, Nina, If it's absolutely called for.

You'll see.

Peep free.

So what are we doing again? They're coming! Shh!
- It's kind of funky
-smelling.

Secret cellars tend to be.

Hey, leave that blindfold alone.

You are not allowed to take it off.

It spoils the fun.

Fine.

Okay, we are pretty much there.

And pretty much alone.

Finally.

Yup, finally alone.

Just me and you being alone.

You know what? I'm kind of glad.

I've been meaning to talk to you, But the house has just been so busy.

Yeah, it really is.

I know things have been weird with us, But I need you to know.

I think you're pretty awesome, Patricia.


- Steady, Eddie.


- I do.

I get kind of goofy around you.

And I was glad that you were jealous of Mara.

Because it means you like me too.

I've never met anyone like you before.

I think I'm falling for you, yacker.

I just have to hear your whiny British yack, And I turn to mush.

So come on.

Hit me.

Tell me how you feel honestly.

Did you just huff at me? No.

Just, Ahh, breathing.

Enjoying the air.

Refreshing.

Would you look at that.

I've smudged my makeup.

I really can't talk mushy with panda eyes.

So here, hold this mirror up.

You have been hanging out with Amber way too much.

Yeah, whatever.

Just hold the mirror.

Where'd you go? I'm right here next to you, doofus.

Uh, it sounds like you're, like, a mile away.


- I'm actually long
-sighted, And I'm pretty sensitive about it, So if you could not go on about it, okay? Okay, can you move it a little bit to the left.

And a little bit up? I just want to look pretty for our date.

That's it! Don't move a muscle.

Okay.

You find makeup pretty exciting, huh? What was that? My, um um, my, um My shoe.

I've got chewing gum on my shoe, And I was just getting it off.

What, are you wearing stone shoes? Patricia, that was a little freaky.

Are you sure we're the only ones down here? Of course! I said blind date! Eddie! Eddie! Hey! You were about to lose your head! I
-I mean bang your head.

Low ceilings.

Thanks, I guess? Well, this is cozy.

No, you can't take that off yet.

I'm not ready.

I'm Flossing.

Anyway, there's somewhere else I need to take you, So let's go.

Watch out.

Low ceilings.

Right, right, right.

You're acting weirder than normal.

You know that, right? Just go a little bit more forward.

Okay.

Okay, stand still.

Okay, back where we started.

It was a trust exercise.

And congratulations, you passed.

Good.

Well, what's my reward? This And this.

Thank goodness you flossed.

Whoa.

So this is the chamber of the mask? And the mask is
- Not here.


- No! Well, maybe there's another door.


- No, no, no, no, no.


- Wait, no.

We don't want to rush in.

It might be a trap.

Wait.

I think this is a game.

I've seen this board before.

We need to look it up.

Let's go.

We can do this.

Joy, you know this article you wrote.

On fathers and sons? What about it? "the resentful son and the guilty father.

" Now, that all sounds kind of familiar.

Does it? I mean, possibly, yeah.

I just Basically my life in your words.

How could you possibly know that my dad is in prison? Unless Unless what? Unless Mara told you.

Yeah, Mara told me.

But don't say anything, will you? Don't worry, Joy.

"discretion" is my middle name.

All right, let's see what those brats meant.

By "secret passageway.

" Vera.

It has been days without a word.

Nothing! Nothing can be as important as this ritual.

The mask! The mask is beyond your comprehension.

The person who wears it will pass through the trials.

Of the egyptian afterlife.

And take his place among the pharaohs of old.

As a God, I'm offering you immortality, Riches beyond your dreams, The power of anubis himself.

I was looking for awards in this life, Rufus.

Your ambitions are so limited.

You could have had the world as your servant.

Very well.

I will go alone.

I am akh.

I go to the sethet an I am akh.

I go to the sethet an I go to the sethet anu! I go to the sethet anu! You don't seem to be going.

That's because it's a fake.

You've been tricked.

Now, you get me the real mask, Or I will make sure that you do go to the afterlife The old
-fashioned way.

Hey.

Have you heard from your dad since our visit? I'm not sure I'd tell you even if I had.

Why did you tell Joy all my personal stuff, Mara?
- I
-I didn't.

I thought you were being a friend, But the whole time, you were clearly taking notes.

I promise I didn't tell Joy anything.

Then how could she have written it? She didn't write it, did she? You're Jack jackal.

It's a long story.

Well, wait a minute.

If you're Jack, then nina
-gate, that was you? No, that was Joy.

I told you it was a long story.

I'm listening.

Aw, who'd have thought you and your dad.

Had so much in common? Jack jackal, right? Yeah.

Are you sure you didn't tell Joy.

Any of that stuff? Quit with the accusations.

I thought we trusted each other now.

Right, right, right.

Must have been Mara then.

You've told Mara personal stuff.

About you and your dad? Well, we had time to k*ll.

When we were in the cellar staking out for ghosts.

Eddie, can I have a word, please? In private.

Rude.

Sorry, Patricia.

Boy talk.

Cars, football.

Well, you can't drive.

And he thinks you play football in tights and a helmet.

So enjoy.

sh**t.

What if I were to tell you.

That Joy didn't write that article.

About you, me, and our dysfunctional dads? We need to continue in this quest, Victor, If we are to have any kind of future.

We need that mask.

You appear to be forgetting.

That I no longer have an amulet, And what about this? It was just a dream.

You are not remembering clearly.

You were frozen, incapacitated.

I can remember more than you think.

It's been coming back to me slowly, And I'm sure I heard the kids.

Talking about a secret passageway.

From the library to the tunnels.

Really? If we can enter the tunnel system halfway through.

Yes, but this spirit, senkhara, She appears to be on the side of the children.

Are you afraid, Victor? If I'm prepared to take the risk, Why aren't you? I am afraid only for your safety! It is you she marked! Don't worry about me.

I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself.

Oh, Victor, let's get this finished.

Let's get the mask.

We could be rich.

We can escape.

Littering will not be tolerated.

In this school.

Semper salubritas.

No, stronger, stronger.

Semper salubritas.

I don't remember saying "enter.

" Do you want us to go back out? No.

No.

Come.

Well, what can I do for you? You remember the latest jackal article.

You said you liked? The one about fathers and sons? Ah, yes, written by the elusive Jack jackal.

Mm.

Oh, dear.

You two have written it, haven't you? No, but we know who did.

Thing is, this person has been writing under a pseudonym.

Because they didn't want to get in trouble.

But we'd like it if you gave her another chance.

Her.

Um, Mara Jaffray.

Look.

I Internet searched "ancient games," And this is what came up.

Senet.

Yes.

That's our board.

Well, similar.

Look, it says here that no one knows the exact rules.

As played by the ancient egyptians.

Oh.

Well, print it off.

We'll bring it down tonight, and we'll compare it with ours.

You know, I thought I was sneaky, But you are something else.

What? Listen up, everyone.

We have an announcement to make.

We thought you should all know.

There are two Jack jackals: The real one who writes a sharp, insightful blog.

About stuff that matters And the one who criticizes her classmates.

And takes credit for a blog she didn't write.

Do you want to tell them the truth, Joy, Or shall I? What did you do? Blackmail Mara into keeping quiet? I never blackmailed you.

No, it's true.

She didn't.

I was trying to help you.

Oh, and sweetie has lifted the ban on you, Mara.

You are now free to write under your own name.

All part of the service.

All right.

Okay, so it's basically the same game, Except without the playing pieces.

And the guards? What are they all about? Let's face it.

We have no idea what we're doing.

If only we had the Dollhouse.

It could give us a clue.

But we haven't.

So there's only one thing for her.


- No, Alfie!
- Alfie, no! Wait, what's happening? Nina.

The mask of anubis.