02x13 - Fistful of Doppelgangers

[bunniefuu]

Hold still or
you'll be lopsided.

[mysterious music]

Might improve Madteo's looks.

I get why we need to steal
the Never Witch's staff.

I mean, if that
really is the only way

to prevent her from Doom
Doming more dream realms,

but I don't get why you
have to do it alone?

Because she's headed
for the Candy Realm!

I'd feel a lot better
if everyone else

helped evacuate the realm
before she gets there.

And I'd feel better if
someone had your back.

-[door thuds]
-[wheels screech]

Ha ha, never fear, big,
Bad-Astrid is here!

Wait, what are you doing?

Izzie's right, someone
needs to go with you.

And why settle for the rest
when you've got the best? Me.

[opening theme music playing]

[mysterious music]

We need everyone
helping the Candy Realm!

Everyone except you?

You would need backup.

Or maybe you would need
to let someone else

pull the strings and lead
for a change, like me.

Look, I know you're
used to leading

official Dream
Chaser missions, but...

Um, yeah, I've led tons

of Dream Chaser
mission simulations.

Wait, you've never
led an actual mission?

I trained leading!

And I have top marks in strategy
and planning... in my training.

Being a Dream Chaser
isn't about training.

You need a solid plan,

but you also need to be
able to change a plan

at a moment's notice.

I'm sorry, who are
you supposed to be?

I'm the big, Bad-Astrid!

Like the big bad wolf in
Little Red Riding Hood?

So what, you gonna huff and
puff and blow my house down?

That is not the original text!

Besides, you are
mixing up fairytales.

The big bad...

Whatever, well,
the witch probably

hasn't even made a Bad-Astrid!

[Astrid scoffs]

-[dramatic music]
-[ravens cawing]

We're here!

[boosters rumble]

No time to talk, whoa!

[dramatic music]

-[Astrid panting]
-[Mateo grunts]

That was not cool.

[mysterious music]

[Astrid] Hello,
fellow doppelgangers!

Who are you?

I'm Bad-Astrid!

I don't remember the Never Witch
cooking up a Bad-Astrid.

Of course there's a Bad-Astrid!

What is wrong with
everyone today?

[ravens cawing]

Hey, guys, it's me!
Oh, hey there, Bad-Astrid,

who the Never Witch
cooked up last night,

when the rest of us were
busy doing bad stuff.

Man, that Never Witch
don't tell us nothin'.

Now to find that staff.

Finally, something we agree on.

[door thuds]

-[mysterious music]
-[ravens cawing]

-[door thuds]
-[mysterious music]

This place is huge,
we'll never...

Huh, hide!

Where is that bottle library?

I hate this place.

[mysterious music]

Ah, finally!

[mysterious music]

She's made a
doppelganger of herself?

And why is she crying?

Whoa, I've never
seen that before.

[screams] I told you
not to disturb me!

Give me a reason why I shouldn't
liquefy you here and now!

My rugged good looks?

[grunts]

[dramatic music]

[scoffs] My recipe shall not be
sullied by your filthy fingers.

Recipe book, what kind
of magic you cooking up?

Oh, a spell which will
reform the Dream World

to what it once was and
shall again and always be.

Ooh, dark, but cool.

Enough, come, we must prepare
for the mission at hand.

[mysterious music]

Come on, the staff
is getting away!

Reform the Dream World spell?

Don't you wanna see
what that's about?

Ugh, fine, but quick.

Oh, look, the Spiral Key
leads to an Eye of Confusion?

It says that the staff
uniting the Ruby Replication,

the Eye of Confusion
and the Crown of Control

can combine all of
the Doom Domed Realms.

To what, don't tell me the
answer's on the next page.

It's on the next page.

We gotta find a way around this.

Why, the plan is to steal
the Never Witch's staff.

If we do that, she
can't cast the spell.

The Never Witch
isn't here, we are.

The perfect time
to change the plan.

We need to know
what she's up to.

Okay, have fun wasting your time
sticking your nose in books.

I'll stick with the original
plan and get that staff!

-Fine!
-And I'll find that
Bad-Astrid while I'm at it.

There's got to be one.

[engine humming]

We need a plan.
What do we got?

-Uh-uh.
-We need to evacuate
these dreamers

before the Never Witch's
army activates the guardian

so she can Doom Dome this realm.

Yeah, I got that part.

But how do we get
people out of here?

What is the plan?

That's not a plan?

Hey, maybe we could make
a giant Easter basket,

because, you know, candy, ha.

You know, like in one of
those weird fairytales

Astrid's always talking about.

Man, if I had normal skills,
I'd make something epic,

like a spaceship or,
or a transporter.

Just beam everyone up
and warp us outta here.

Oh, like that ancient space
show, "Star Something"!

Sounds a bit out of your league
right now, sorry, Cooper.

I guess we'll just go with
the giant Easter Basket?

-Sweet!
-Ugh!

Can you believe that?

The Never Witch wants
us to rally the troops.

Inspirational
speech and all that.

Says the troops are bummed
after that whooping we took

in the Dunes of Duralumina.

Ugh, a speech to bummed wolves
and ravens? No, thank you.

Besides, I thought
the Never Witch ordered
you to do it?

No way, she was pointing at you.

-Well, I'm not doing it.
-Neither am I.

Then who will be
dumb enough to do it?

[whimsical music]

And, who exactly are you?

Eh, you know, it's
me, Bad-Astrid?

[suspenseful music]

Ah, Bad-Astrid, of course!

The Never Witch needs
someone to lead the troops,

but I don't think this one got
what it takes, right, Izzie?

Yeah, she doesn't seem
like a leader to me.

I... I can lead.

Nah.

I can lead!

Fine, you twisted our arms.

The troops are
waiting, Bad-Astrid.

I knew there was a big, bad me.

Was there a Bad-Astrid?

[Izzie] Mm-mm.

[mysterious music]

Wait, where are we going?

Well, go on.
The troops are waiting for you.

Give them that inspirational
speech, great leader.

Wait, speech?

-[suspenseful music]
-[door thuds]

-[ravens cawing]
-[suspenseful music]

Well, go on, then.

Inspire them with your words,

before you lead
them into battle.

I... wait, inspire?

Ah, ah, lead, ah,
ah, Mateo, help.

Time to break the barrier,
get that book, turn that page.

[triumphant music]

[electricity zapping]

[Mateo growls]

[triumphant music]

[Mateo grunts and groans]

[sword clangs]

[triumphant music]

[fists thudding]

[Mateo grunts and groans]

[Mateo sighs]

[triumphant music]

[sighs] Well, I'm out of ideas.

[grunts] It's
better than nothing.

[suspenseful music]

-[ravens cawing]
-[suspenseful music]

All right, everyone,
into the basket!

Uh, it's my idea, by the way!

[suspenseful music]

This isn't working!

There are too many.

Argh, I've got all of
these sci-fi ideas,

but I just can't get it out.

But you dreamcrafted
the Coopersaurus Rex?

Yeah, but that was
cobbled together

with the junk in Oz's
trash compactor, recycling!

I can't make a starship.
I can't make a transporter.

I might as well just be sitting
on my butt at the landing!

[gasps] That's a brilliant idea!

We'll use the landing,
great thinking!

Just keep it basic, Coop!

[suspenseful music]

So we're not gonna
use the epic basket?

Come on, everyone!
You're all invited
to our Dream Landing!

Let's get you out
of the Candy Realm

before the Never Witch
gets here!

[suspenseful music]

Wait for me, honey!

No, no, no, no, no, wait,
wait, wait, hold on!

-[suspenseful music]
-[head crashes]

[suspenseful music]

[straining]

And done.
Well, I guess not quite.

We don't really know what
the spell actually does,

but I guess this is
a good as it gets.

Let's find Astrid.

[suspenseful music]

[Mateo and Madteo grunt]

Man, back at the...
What?

[mysterious music]

I knew it!

You're not a reflection,
you're...

-What?
-Another doppelganger!

[Mateo gasps]

What, does the
Never Witch believe

I can't get the job done alone?

Don't know what
to tell you, bro.

Maybe you should go talk to her?

Oh, you better believe I will.

[sighs] Gotta find Astrid!

-[ravens cawing]
-[suspenseful music]

I, uh... [clears throat]
Well, you...

[wolves growling]

She's not very good
at this, is she?

Are we sure there's
a Bad-Astrid?

Sorry, sorry, I'm late.

You know, Never Witch business.

Ugh, Madteo, of course.

[gasping] Mateo, help me out!

I've never given a big speech!

You are giving the
speech, Bad-Astrid.

I can't. If we mess this up,

we'll be discovered and
have to fight our way out.

You got this.

I've never given a speech
in front of a crowd before.

What do I even say to a
bunch of wolves and ravens?

-Caw, caw.
-What?

You gotta think like a raven.

[ravens cawing]

Hurry, they're getting restless.

Caw?
Caw!

-[ravens cawing]
-[wolves snarling]

Now howl.

[Astrid howls]

[wolves howling]

[Astrid giggles]

[Astrid clears throat]

Caw, ca-caw!

[Astrid and wolves howling]

[both] Caw, caw, caw!

[suspenseful music]

[Izzie and Zoey howling]

Why did that work?

Sometimes, you have to
improvise, change the plan.

It's best to keep it simple.

[chuckles] Thanks.

Big Bad-Astrid is
the best, right?

[laughs] Public speaking
was never my thing.

Wait, did I just motivate

an army of ferocious
ravens and wolves

to attack our friends
in the Candy Realm?

Oh, no.

What do we do now?

-[Cooper and Logan grunting]
-Come on, push, pull, whatever!

We gotta get these guys through
before the Never Witch shows up!

[grunting] I know! [grunting]

-[ravens cawing]
-[wolves snarling]

[screams]

[all screaming]

Okay, this is bad!

If only Astrid were here.
She would think of something!

Really, hm, I guess I
have to recycle an idea.

[roaring]

We gotta at least know
what the Witch's plans are.

I tried blasting through,
striking, Z-Blob punches,

and I even dropped
a piano on it.

[suspenseful music]

But we don't need to
break through the barrier.

We just need to see the
spell she's casting, right?

-I guess.
-It's time for this big bad
wolf to do what it does best.

[Astrid inhales
and exhales deeply]

[suspenseful music]

What, it was that simple?

Mm-hmm, no force,
just huff and puff,

and blow the page over.

[suspenseful music]

Shouldn't you be drawing?

Right.

The Never Witch is casting

a spell that, in her mind,

is going to fix the Dream World.

To bring everything back before
anyone, anything existed.

[chuckles] So new dreams
can't be dreamt ever again.

Beautiful, isn't it?

Once, the Dream World
was much more... serene.

None of these ridiculous
colors, sounds, imagination.

Yeah, and you ain't
tellin' nobody,

'cause she's gonna end ya!

What are you still doing here?

I kinda got lost.

Go down to the Candy Realm
to assist with the others.

Awake the guardian now!

I will deal with these two.

[suspenseful music]

[sighs] It's so hard to
find good help these days.

Then why isn't
there a Bad-Astrid?

Eh, what?

You went through the trouble

to copy every one of my friends,

but you never bothered
to copy the best of us.

What are you doing?

You wish to add irony
to your demise? [scoffs]

Very well.

-[fingers snap]
-[suspenseful music]

-[metal clanging]
-[suspenseful music]

-[electricity zapping]
-[Astrid screams]

From Astrid's essence,
I twist your soul.

Bad-Astrid summoned
to claim my goal!

[suspenseful music]

[bell rings]

[suspenseful music]

Oh, but we are far from done.

Newly born from clay still wet,

I split to seven my lucky pet!

-[spider legs swishing]
-[suspenseful music]

[sighs] Entertain
our guests, please.

I have a realm to dome!

[suspenseful music]

Care to step up to the best?

[suspenseful music]

[Cooper and Logan yelp]

[Izzie and Zoey grunt]

What is going on?

-[Lo-Lo] Hey, ugly!
-[Dogan] You're ugly! [groans]

[Zoey] Looks like the
realm is in real danger!

[Izzie] That means
this... this is bad!

Is it that bad?

[Zoey] Yeah.

[suspenseful music]

[chameleon screeching]

[suspenseful music]

[Lo-Lo grunts] Ugly!

[suspenseful music]

Well, I guess it's official!

The realm is in real danger!

[Izzie and Zoey yelp]

-[suspenseful music]
-[roars]

[Cooper] Get back,
you foul fowl!

Whoa!

[Zoey] Ha ha ha!

We're gonna lose, aren't we!

Izzie, focus, we still need
to evacuate everybody.

I'll lead the smaller
ones through the doorway.

You get the larger ones
in the airship and basket.

You got it. Anyone smaller than
Gummy-Daddy here,
through the door!

Bigger, follow me!

You stick with Daddy, honey.

Don't let him go.

This way, people,
nice and orderly.

-[animals growling]
-[suspenseful music]

[electricity zapping]

[suspenseful music]

[Cooper yelps]

[grunts] Oh, woofy,
woofy! [screaming]

[Madteo] There's a
little snack for you.

-[ravens cawing]
-[screaming] No, no, no, no!

[suspenseful music]

-Oh, no!
-[suspenseful music]

[wolf snarls]

Why did you goad
the Never Witch?

Now your obsession
with being the best

has made seven doppel-yous!

That's the plan, pulling the
strings, changing the plan.

I know we don't have a
chance against seven mes

who are all the best.
We surrender!

What are you doing?

But we'll only
surrender to the leader.

That'll be me!

Excuse me, I'm the leader.

-Leader here, missy!
-[speaks in German]
I was born to lead!

I was born to lead!

-I wanna be leader!
-Get out of the way!

-Take that!
-No, me!

-[Bad-Astrids grunting]
-[fists thudding]

Take that!

I'm the leader!

[suspenseful music]

-[chameleon screeching]
-[suspenseful music]

Zoey, time to jet!

It's too heavy.

I need a boost!

I'll be right with you!

Gotta pick up the boys!

-[engine roaring]
-[suspenseful music]

-[Cooper grunting]
-[suspenseful music]

[Cooper yelps]

[suspenseful music]

Great driving, Iz!

I need a tow-line
on that basket.

On it!

[Logan gasps] We're
using the basket again?

-[engine roaring]
-[suspenseful music]

-[staff rumbles]
-[suspenseful music]

The realm is getting domed!

We're getting pulled in!

[suspenseful music]

Oh, no!

[suspenseful music]

[Never Witch laughs maniacally]

[suspenseful music]

And that's why we need
to get those items,

or the Never Witch will
be able to cast her spell.

I guess we really failed.

I should have stayed and
focused on the staff.

You were right, Astrid.

Oh, I don't think it
was complete failure.

We didn't get the staff, but
we know what she is up to.

And maybe we got the
second-best thing.

[suspenseful music]

[mysterious music]

I am the leader!

[mysterious music]

-[suspenseful music]
-What?

-[mysterious music]
-How did you...

When I huffed and puffed
and blew the page over,

I also blew the key's
string out of the barrier.

All I had to do was
pull the string.

Good or bad, you're
the Best-Astrid.

[giggles] Well, someone did
suggest to change the plan.

Now, what do you
say we get that Eye?

[suspenseful music]

[closing theme music playing]