03x05 - I Alone Can Save Them

[bunniefuu]

[blade ringing]

[metallic thwack]

[sword slicing]

[roaring reverberating]

[roaring]

[wind blasting]

[Thunderfang]
This is the closest to freedom

I have been in a millennia.

Yet three more chains keep me imprisoned.

Don't fear, the Forbidden Five
hunt the remaining blades

as we speak.

[roaring reverberating]

[Roby] Yeah, put that by the window,
the backlight will be Stang-Zoot-Cubed!

That's the back of the piece.
Turn it around, please.

Huh. No, you were right,

- it looked better before.
- [bot mumbling]

When I'm done with this remodel,
this place ain't gonna be a museum,

it's gonna be a you-see-um,
with the huge crowds

that are gonna come through here!

What, no reaction?

Even Uncle Bleckt
used to at least give me a scowl

for my genius wordplay.

Hermes?

- Hermes?
- [screeching awake]

Hermes...

I need you to take this note to Geo

in the Land of Lost Things.

Another sculpture order.

Tell him we need more blue in here,
but not azul.

I'd say we're pretty full up on azul.

As they say, too much azul, is not a-cool.

Hold a sec. Hey! Wait, wait, wait, hey.

That's gotta go
right by the front entrance to this floor.

That statue of me is going to be the most
photographed art in here,

so we have to place it
in prime selfie light.

[smashing open]

[stone crumbling]

Hey, you can't just storm in--

Wait... you're one of the Forbidden Five!

Ah!

[blasting]

[screeching]

[screaming]

[scream fading]

What have they done to you?

You think you can sneak up on me, child?

- H'yah!
- [smashing]

Whatever you need that blade for,

Wyldfyre and the other Ninja
will kick your butt

all over the Merged Lands
before you can use it.

[cackling wickedly]

A funny one, you are.

Let us see how hilarious you find

my Elemental Power of... Decay...

[screaming]

♪ Lost in the unknown ♪

♪ Together we will rise ♪

♪ We fight ♪

♪ Be a ninja for what's right ♪

[thunderclap]

You said you were taking me to my parents.
There's nothing up ahead.

I mean, literally nothing.

[snarling] Once again
you are misjudging the situation.

Oh, am I?

You see anything
but miles and miles of sand?

Was I not right about Master Wu
causing the Merge?

Just take me to my parents.
Like you promised.

That's what I'm doing.

No, you're leading me
across an empty desert.

I risked my life saving you.

- I believed--
- Stop.

[gasps]

[dramatic music playing]

[glint dinging]

How... how did you know this was here?

I have many resources
hidden across the Merged Lands,

as a contingency.

Now perhaps you will cease doubting me.

I... I'm sorry.

Do you know how to pilot such a vehicle?

Yeah, pretty much.
When I was a mech racer,

my best friend Sor-- Uh, a long time ago,

someone taught me how to drive
and pilot all kinds of vehicles.

Hmm... Show me what you've learned.

Huh...

[inhaling thoughtfully]

Okay, power should be...

[alarm ringing]

[hits button, alarm shuts off]

[wiper squeaking]

[mariachi music playing]

Yeah, that's there,

so this is...

[drone engine powers up]

It has a drone? I-I mean, I knew that.

Just confirming. There it is.

Now to make it land...

[pushing button]

Got to make it land on the jet...

- Ah!
- Fool!

Whew!

[engine powering up]

I was going to hit that next.

Buckle up!

[power surges and backfires]

Oh, right, uh...

disengage landing gear.

Uh, okay, now hold on to--

[yelping] Whoa!

[wailing]

Hey, look!

Maybe Ras traveled on this,
and Arin dragged him?

Oh, makes sense.

Ras looked pretty hurt
last time we saw him,

and it would explain their strange tracks.

- What do you think, Frak?
- Love it. Super cool.

You love Arin pulling Ras on a sled?

I'm sorry, I was kind of preoccupied

wondering what that
terrifying-looking place is?

I have no idea.

Looks like the edge
of another realm that merged.

We don't have to go there, do we?

It's probably full of puppets.
I just know it.

[sniffing]

[grumbling]

Yep, this sled was definitely Ras's.

[sniffing, grumbling]

Two sets of prints. If Ras was injured,

- it looks like he got better.
- Only two sets.

Which makes it more likely they are alone.

No Forbidden Five.

Where could the Five have gone then?

Who knows, who cares?

We're back on track to find Arin,
and that's all that matters, right?

Let's go.

[grumble barking]

What is it, Riyu?

[grumbling urgently]

He wants us to follow him.

Uh, that's the opposite direction
that Arin was headed!

Maybe someone needs help.
Riyu's never led us wrong.

Well, he has led us
to more than one noodle house in the past.

And was that wrong?

Really? We're just...?

Um, okay, but for the record,
I think this is a mistake.

Noted.

Hey there, Rapton here.

Are you sick of the 9:00 to 5:00?

[munching]

Rapton is here to invite you
on the ride of a lifetime.

We have a great healthcare plan,

and you'll be rich!

And famous!

No autographs, please.

[upbeat music playing]

Join the Freebooters

today!

Hello, handsome.

Whoa! [grumbling]

What?

Primary... electronics disrupted...
secondary elements--

Shh... Zane. Save your energy.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

What makes you think
you can just use our stuff?

We stole all that gear
fair and square, lady!

If it wasn't for that Nindroid there,

you and your poorly-named "Freebooters"
would all be smashed against that cliff.

Told you it was an awful name.

The only reason
you and your hair-piece are still alive

is because of Zane,

who needs a lot of help to survive this.

So you are not only
going to let me use your gear,

you are going to help me find
the pieces I need

to save him.

Have I made myself clear?

[clearing throat]

Uh, Freebooters,

I, Rapton,

have decided it's up to us to save Zane.

So when P.I.X.A.L. here,
who's assisting me,

asks for something, let her have it.

Unless it's like super valuable,
and then still ask-- ask me first.

Also, this is definitely my real hair.

Get me more parts like these, please.

We are not going to lose
each other again, Zane.

Whatever it takes.

[Nya] I don't get it. How did Jay play
this old game remotely?

Nothing on the motherboard
allows remote access.

Hmm... Did you check the fatherboard?

I'm thinking he cheated somehow.

Only way he could have
beaten my high score.

Check for cheat-ware.

[Nya sighs]

If we could figure out
how he transmitted the signal,

we could trace it back
to Jay's location, and...

...and force him to admit he cheated!

[groaning]

[gasping] Yes!

Ooh...

Somebody's getting another "love scroll".

Am not. [giggling] Shut up.

Okay, I totally am. [guffawing]

[gasping] No!

What? Is Roby breaking up with you?

Let's go kick his little butt!

No, Roby's hurt!

The City of Temples was attacked!

[gasping]

[Arin] Welcome to Arin Airlines,

we've reached cruising altitude, so--

Your commentary is not necessary.

Hey, what's that?

I know that place. Lloyd and I were there.

What are you doing?

It looks like they need help.

Stay focused on the task at hand.

We can't just ignore this.

If you're distracted
by everything in your path,

you'll never find your parents.

That's why Lloyd is so ineffectual,

and he has clearly
passed his bad habits on to you.

Time to prioritize your needs.

Oh, wow!

Look what we've found.

It's nothing.

And over there, more nothing!

When you get to know Riyu better,
you'll learn to trust him.

If we'd stayed focused on finding Arin,
we might already have--

[shrieking growl]

Riyu, what gives?

[grumbling]

I'm... not hearing anything.

Fan out! The blade must be nearby!

We should have found it by now!

[quietly] Now we know
where the Forbidden Five are.

Well, one of them.

That's Tyr.

The leader of the Dragonians we met.

The ones that helped us out of the river?

What have the Forbidden Five done to them?

Is this what you wanted to show us?

[grumbling softly]

[Lloyd] They look corrupted,

maybe ancient magic.

The Five must've come through
the village after we did.

Those poor Dragonians...

[grumbling softly]

[Zarkt growling] You fools.

It's a small blade, about this big,
of a shimmering metal.

ThunderFang said
you'd be able to sense it.

What's wrong with you?

He mean this?

[snarling]

[gasping]

Ninja?

[growling]

Give that blade to me!

Yeah, I'd say
this is what he's looking for!

Ninja... go!

[Frohicky] Oh, dear. I do hope
I'm following these operating instructions

from Master Zane correctly.

"Just walk up to the portal and state
your desired destination."

Take me to Roby!

No, state your destination.

Take me to Roby town!

[together] The City of Temples!

- Let's go!
- Thanks, Mr. Frohicky.

Hey!

When did that happen?

That portal wasn't active before.

Who cares?

My boyfriend's way more important
than stupid gates!

[door smashing]

Roby, what happened to you?

[sighing] Wyldfyre...

I knew you'd come.

[weakly] Rawr.

[gently] Rawr.

Whoever did this to you,
I'll heat blast them!

Then resurrect them again,
then heat blast 'em again!

It was one of the Forbidden Five.

She got Hermes, too.

[croaking weakly]

The zootless jerk and her g*ons
came for a weapon.

The Five don't have
enough weapons already?

I should know the importance
of the Prismatic blade she took,

but I don't.

I used to think old lore
was a just waste of time,

like the Source Dragons being a myth,

but I was wrong. [groaning weakly]

Let me help with that.

Ah, thanks.

My eyes are getting worse.

I can't read this,
but the answers could be in here,

"The Sagas of the Eternal Sources"
by King Urd Leatherwing.

It's a book of history my family kept.

You have to find out what they're doing.

You have to stop the Forbidden Five.

[coughing]

Shh... Roby.

The Forbidden Five are going to be
the Forgotten Zero

when I'm done with them.

[coughing]

[roaring]

Come on! You were so nice before.

Can't we all just be cool?

[snarling]

[rumbling]

Quake works better
against people who stay on the grou--

[wailing]

Tyr, buddy, you got any tech on you?

Anything at all?

Guess not.

Then let's give Spinjitzu another try.

Did I do it?

[wailing] I don't think I did it!

[grunting impact]

[snarling]

Whoa-ah! Unh!

- [stomping heavily]
- Uh-oh. I hate that sound.

[grunting]

[roaring] H'yah!

Rah!

That belongs to me.

I don't know exactly who it belongs to,

possibly a giant, creepy desert puppet,

but I 100% know
it doesn't belong to the Forbidden Five!

Everything we desire belongs to us
by right of conquest!

H'yah!

See, told you!

- Told me what?
- That we shouldn't follow Riyu.

You noted it.

Riyu can hear other dragons.

I bet he could sense
the Dragonians were in trouble!

Still shouldn't have followed!

[deep roaring overhead]

It's Zanth!

Zane found us!

Zane looks... different.

P.I.X.A.L.!

Where were you? How'd you find us?

Zane's been looking for you!

Yes, we found each other.

[grunting]

H'yah!

Somebody had a glow up.

We haven't met. I am P.I.X.A.L.

- I don't care!
- You should.

You are attacking my friend,

and that is something I will not tolerate.

Ah!

Dragonians, pull back!

We can always find you, Ninja,
and when we return,

you will give us the blade
or die defending it!

The what?

The blade!

You will give us the blade!

- Parade? Why would we give you a parade?
- [Frak laughs]

That's not what I said!

We'll never throw you a parade.

'Cause of how you're evil.

[growling] Bah!

- He clearly said "blade" not "parade".
- I know.

P.I.X.A.L.! Oh, you're back!

And Zane, you're... huge?

What happened?

We will explain everything.

But first, you must know
the Five are gathering special blades

for an unidentified nefarious purpose.

Yeah, blades like this.

It looks different, but it sounds the same
as the sword from my fight with Zeatrix.

[Zane] It is made of the same kind
of rare metal that sword was.

But why would the Five want them?

You let the Ninja get the blade?

They already had it. I couldn't--

Ah!

Fail me again,

and the Forbidden Five
will be the Forbidden Four!

Kur, tell me you didn't also fail!

I got the blade,

but I found it like this.

Hmm...

We can fix it.

All it will take is a little wish magic.

But all the Djinn are gone.

No. Not all of them.

You said they'd be here.

No tricks? No lies?

This is real, my parents are there?

No lies.

Mom? Dad?

No...

[panting]

[thunder rumbling]

[panting]

Mom! Dad!

No!

[crying]

Why didn't you tell me?

Would you have believed me

- without seeing it for yourself?
- No.

How did they die?

That is unclear.

Whatever happened, it must've been
because of the Merge.

But I can fix it all.

"Fix it"? They're dead!

There's nothing to fix anymore.

Not true.

Reverse the Merge,
and you can create anything in its wake,

and I will reverse the Merge.

That's why I, alone, can save them.

What exactly are you saying?

Your parents. My people.

Help me undo the Merge,
and they will return,

restored to life

like nothing ever happened.

[dramatic music playing]