04x01 - The Legend of the Library

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♪ Who's gonna help
when the danger overwhelms ♪

♪ And the mysteries
are piled high? ♪

♪ Who's gonna be around,
never gonna let you down ♪

♪ When you're on a wild ride? ♪

♪ Your friends are
always by your side ♪

♪ It's Craig of the Creek,
he's gonna save the day ♪

♪ It's Craig of the Creek ♪

♪

[ Thunder booming ]

[ All breathing heavily ]

[ All sigh ]

Man, five days of rain
in a row.

I mean, I like the creek,
but not when it's on my face.

Ugh. I know. My jersey feels
like a weighted blanket.

[ Splat! ]

Oh.

Well, at least
we have the dry,

quiet sanctuary
of the library to...

[ Laughter ]
Gotcha!

[ Water dripping ]

[ Trash clattering ]

[ Purring ]

I guess the whole creek
had the same idea.

This place
is falling apart!

How can Harold the librarian
stand for this!

[ Sighs heavily ]

[ Sniffles, groans ]

Just promise to
bring 'em back eventually.

[ Growls ] Pathetic.

When the kid uprising begins,

you'll be the first to fall.

[ Boom! ]

Agh!

Huh?

[ Majestic music playing ]

Uh, is that allowed?

Uh, I dunno.
I don't wanna get in trouble.

It's the Stacks Signal!

Come on!
We've been summoned!

Stacks: Disculpa.
[ Meows ]

That's my seat.

[ Yowls ]
I will never
understand why

people bring their pets
into the library!

[ Grunting ]

The library is a special place,
and nobody is respecting it!

[ Books thudding ]

Whoops, looks like I left
my backpack open.

Books got
a little soggy.

[ Rip! ]

We should probably
put these in some rice.

[ Sighs ] I swear, this
is enough to awaken La Llorona.

Who?

Oh, you've never heard of her?
[ Chuckles ]

Let me tell you
the harrowing tale of

La Llorona
del Biblioteca...

the tale of
librarian scorned.

Stacks: Once upon a time, there
was an overworked librarian

who was terrorized
by misbehaving children.

Until one day
she was pushed too far.

Thousands of books were ruined,

and the librarian
swore revenge.

She chased the children
into the woods

and cast them into the creek!

Never to be heard from
again...

And even though many years have
past since that terrible day,

they say that whenever
library property is damaged,

the ghost of La Llorona
rises out of the creek

to take revenge!

[ All gasp ]

[ Squawks ]

S-So what happened
to the kids?

They were fine right?
[ Chuckles nervously ] Right?

They were cast into the creek,
Craig.

Cast into the creek!

Don't worry.
It's just a story.

But maybe...

Nah.
[ Sighs ]

Neat stuff like that
only happens in books.

[ Thunder booms ]

[ Electricity crackles ]

[ Thunder booming ]

[ Electricity crackles ]

Uh-oh.

[ Wind howling ]

♪

[ Gasps ]
Do you think that could be...?

Let's go investigate.

Harold...

He's gone!

[ Gasps ]
Look, soggy footprints!

[ Eerie wailing ]

Oh, my gosh!
It's her!

La Llorona!
Something is happening!

Something is finally happening!

Oh. Oh, my gosh.
So cool...

Anyways, we should
get out of here.

Wait! We can't hide!
People are in danger!

We've got to warn our fellow
creek kids before it's too late.

Let's split up.

Good idea. We should
do it by section.

Me and Kelsey
will take fiction.

Craig, take
science and nature.

And JP, do a sweep
of the story corner.

We're gonna
get this ghost!

[ Thunder booms ]

Benny?
Paintball Benny-y-y?

Where are you?

Benny!
Aah! Who's there!

It's me, Craig.

I can't see you, man,
where are you?

All I can see are books!

Not so loud!
You'll get caught by La Llorona.

La Ll-what?

[ Eerie wailing ]

Huh?

[ Splat! ]

[ Eerie wailing ]

Aah!

[ Gasps ]

♪

There there, little bud,
it's just a bit of thunder.

Besides, the junk
will protect us.

[ Meows ]

[ Thunder booms ]

[ Mews ]

Junk Lord!
We gotta go.

We gotta --

[ Yowls ]

Aah!

[ Shouting, cat yowling ]

No!

♪

[ Eerie wailing ]

Oh.

[ Thunder booming ]

♪

[ Both gasp ]

Kelsey: La Llorona
already got Sewer Queen!

[ Eerie wailing ]

[ Gasps ]

I think we're next!

I mean...

Oh, creek!
I think we're next.

Absolutely not!

Come on!

[ Both whimpering ]

[ Eerie wailing ]

Oh, no.

I can't believe I led us
to a dead end!

That's so corny!

[ Eerie wailing ]

[ Squawking nervously ]

[ Squawks ]

[ Gasps ]
Mortimer!

Ew, he pooped.

Huh? Aah!

Kelsey!

[ Both grunting ]

I don't understand!
Why is she after you?

We both love
and respect books!

Stacks, there's something
you don't know about me.

I...

I have overdue books
from the library!

[ Gasps ]

I can't help it,
okay!

It's really hard to
find odd number volumes

at the store for some reason,
so I just keep them

for an excessively
long period of time!

Aah!
[ Grunting ]

Aah!
[ Gasps ] No!

Tell my story-y-y!

Kelsey-y-y-y!

[ Thunder booms ]

[ Clattering ]

Sorry, it's just me.

Did you have any luck
saving the other kids?

Where's Kelsey?

I...
I lost her!

She and all the other kids
are gone.

[ Sighs ]
I was afraid of that.

When I went to look for JP,
this was all I found.

I think we're
the only two left.

This is terrible.

We really are in a horror story
right now!

And I fell for the ol'
tragic romance trope.

Just like the protagonist

in "Interview with
the Swamp Monster."

Sweet tragedy makes
the journey worth living!

Are you enjoying this?

No.

This is terrible.

I said that, right?

Yes, terrible.

Well, you can have
all the fun you want,

but I'm not gonna stand here
and let this story play out.

We gotta fight back!

There's gotta be something
we can do.

How does the story of La
Llorona del Biblioteca end?

Her story doesn't just "end."
It's folklore.

My tias have always said
that we tell these stories

to keep the past alive.

This library,
these books...

These are capsules
of souls long past,

whose stories continue to live
on through the pages.

I want to be someone who takes
care of these stories.

Scary or not,
they deserve to be told.

I was the one who told you
the story of La Llorona

and let her out of the book.

So maybe if I was able to lure
her out of the book,

I can put her back in!

Huh. It's worth a shot.
[ Gasps ]

I know just what we can use
to trap her inside.

But we need to
draw her to us.

Just leave that to me.

She only comes after
naughty children

who abuse library materials.

I know what I must do.

♪

La Llorona del Biblioteca!

I call upon thee!

From one kindred spirit
to another,

I beg of you,
bring back my friends

and leave this world
in peace!

Your spirit has overstayed
its welcome

and has captured those
who I hold dear.

And for that,
you must be punished!

Sorry about this,
Mary Shelley.

[ Ripping ]

Aah!

[ Thunder booming ]

[ Wind howling ]

[ Ghostly shrieking ]

[ Eerie wailing ]

So cool.

Now, Craig!

Aah!

[ Crash! ]

[ Electricity crackles ]

The lights are back.

It must have worked!

Huh?
Wait, what?

La Llorona is alive!

Ugh!

La Llorona?

My name is Lorraine.

And why'd you glue a book
to my face?

We were trying to stick you
back into it, obviously.

You're...
You're not a ghost?

[ Groans ]
I don't know what ghost

you're talking about.

I'm just here as a substitute
librarian for Harold.

Substitute?

[ Wailing ]

Achoo!
[ Sighs ]

Pobrecito, Harold,
please go home already.

That cold
sounds just awful.

Yeah, I know.

I think I sneezed a piece
of my brain out in the sink.

Thank you so much for stepping
in on such short notice,

Miss Murillo.

Wait, if you aren't
a ghost,

then what happened
to the creek kids?

Kelsey: Yo, Craiggy!

We've been looking for you
everywhere.

Lorraine grabbed a couple of us

and said she'd give us
sparkly blue stickers

if we helped her
clean up the library.

I got a kitty.
Don't be jealous.

I got one that looks
like Mortimer.

Uh, but, Kelsey,

I saw you get grabbed
through a bookcase!

Yep, you sure did.

And I'll do it again if you
don't return all those books!

Wait, so...

La Llorona wasn't real?

There isn't a monster?

I think the only monsters
around here

are the kids making
a mess in the library.

[ Both chuckle nervously ]

But...
I've got hot cocoa

for anyone who can help me

put these go-back books
where they belong.

We can help with that.

I'd like that very much.

♪

[ Sighs ]
I just don't get it.

I really thought
I saw a ghost back there.

I'm glad
everybody's safe.

But if books
have taught me anything,

it's that anything
can happen.

I guess... I just wanted to see
some of that come alive.

Well, I think as long as you
keep searching for stories

and sharing them
with friends,

cool stuff
can always come alive.

Now I wish I hadn't
ripped that book.

You two better be kinder
to your books.

They don't just hold stories,
y'know.

Books also hold...

grudges!

[ Both gasp ]

♪ When it's time to go to bed ♪

♪ I know
I don't have to feel alone ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll see you tomorrow ♪

♪ At the creek ♪

Just like I drew it.