09x02 - Altercation at the Auspicious Auction

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Calm down into depths of no.

In.

So are we just going to stand

around thinking about this in silence or.

I know this place is weird, but

a fairy tale. I mean, that's impossible.

What we've seen is improbable, but that doesn't

mean we're in an actual fairy tale. Are we seriously entertaining this?

Do you have a better explanation for what's going on?

Well, let's try to be more logical,

shall we? We fell from the sky.

Ruby made friends with a tiny mouse.

Friends? Blake and I got caught by k*ller vines.

And you got your arm stolen by by a.

What was it that you said?

A talking raccoon riding on a purple wagon filled with trash.

Yes, that. Okay. I see your point of view.

I am going to go over here now.

Of course, it's driving a little trash flying right now.

It probably has a little driving wheel to it because as..

Crazy as it sounds, something about this is familiar.

The girl who fell through the world.

I.

I think we're in the ever after.

Blake. That world is make believe. It was

just part of a story we all read as kids.

It's not make believe. It's where I..

Live. Can you tell us more about it?

Have you ever heard the name Alex and Alex?

Is that a purpose.. In the story?

Alex fell from the sky and met with the hunter mice.

Got trapped in vines, bought a jabber

walker and got her Kn*fe stolen by a talking raccoon.

Yeah, and then she b*at the Red King at a board game,

met the curious cat, the Rusted Knight, and finally got out through.

The tree. So what now? Do we go

to the tree? Look for Alex Yang's arm.

Ruby. You're still missing Crescent rose.

I'll bet the Jinxi peddler has it. Who?

The Jinxi peddler. That's the only talking raccoon I know.

Do you know where he might be? Of course.

You lead the way right too. So

the town is just ahead, right?

to this town, we need to be careful.

Alex didn't know their customs and ended

up starting a w*r among the townsfolk.

Trouble followed her everywhere she went.

Well, yeah, but she was kind of a mean person, right?

She lied and cheated her way through most of the book.

She was trying to survive. The morals

of those old stories are so simplistic.

Either way, we need to tread lightly.

The town's just up ahead. The Jinxy

peddler always stops by our village before he goes to town.

Do they steal stuff from you guys to steal?

Never. They just take the things we're not looking at. Fair's fair.

Sounds like a legitimate business person. How

did they manage to steal your arm, anyway?

I was knocked out from the fall.

When I came to, that sneaky raccoon

had already grabbed my arm and ran

off before I could stop him.

So would you say he caught you on an arm? How disarming.

Guess we'll have to catch this. About time.

For what? Nothing. Don't worry. We'll find a way out of here,

and then we'll go back home.

Why's. It's. It's all gone. There's nothing

left for me to go back to. Just like beacon.

You did the best you could for Atlas Weiss.

But it wasn't enough. We hatched a crazy

plan that put a whole kingdom at risk,

and we don't even know if we saved the relics from.

Maybe. John and Winter were able to get

them out despite everything, despite us.

I. I know that, Penny. I know that was a lot to hear.

So this is the entrance to the other acre you called it?

Yep. All we do is cross the bridge

and we'll be well wherever..

Over there is. You don't know? Nope.

Never been this far from home. Oh.

Uh, maybe you should go back. I wouldn't

have any idea how to go back. Maybe I'll live by this bridge.

I'll handle this. Building housed my very first house.

Gonna find my purpose in my best house.

Would you like to come with us?

Yeah, that's probably for the best.

G g g. He got the best news on this side of town.

Just act like you belong. Everybody. I've

always wanted to be long. But I'm still just small.

There it is. So what's the strategy?

Just start roughing them up. Or what?

In the book, Alex had to barter with Jinxy for her dagger.

Yeah, I think I'd rather hit him.

Welcome.

He's adorable and a lot older than I remember from the book.

I am jinksy and these are the finest treasures of the acre.

I don't see my arm. All of Jinx's

treasures are just other items in disguise,

so that people think they're buying something extremely valuable.

Okay, so which one is Yang's arm?

What does your heart tell you? That's how Alex knew.

I mean, that one looks roughly arm sized ish.

Ruby. There's something about that one.

First item.

The diamond studded rabbit you jinxes. How

are we going to bed without any money?

I don't think there's any money in the ever after, Jinxy.

Just names whatever price he wants.

What did Jinxy want from Alex? Her saddest memory and her happiest.

Sold for a hug. Hugs are very.. Valuable.

Maybe this won't be so bad after all.

Second item. A golden scepter. Neat, huh? The bidding..

Starts. No, I was.. The first one to..

Knowing what it is to feel loved.

A fair price for some, I'd say.

Knowing what it's like to feel loved by royal decree. Sold.

Wait. That's my arm. Whatever it is, it's royal property now.

No price is too high for His Majesty's birthday item.

The jade. We tried it your way, Blake. Me too.

Ruby, what are you doing? Bidding starts

at enough. Hope to fill this jar.

Hmm. You don't have enough, do you? Huh?

Huh? Why you little.

Leave that alone. You can't touch it until the deal is done.

Huh?

Huh? It's a fake.

I'm going for it.

Fair's fair.

I got it, Ruby. Come on.

Mm hmm, mm mm mm.

Oh. Those people

take auctions very seriously. High five. Uh.

High five. We're doing the same thing Alex did. We're ruining everything.

That's your biggest concern right now.

I've read so many stories I never thought.

I'd be the moral of one.

Ruby.

I couldn't explain why, but I. I was drawn to it.

Great.

Now it's raining on just us. We're getting out of this nightmare.

Alex went to the tree. Right? Let's go.

I don't think it's going to work like that in the book.

We are not in a book. And even if we were,

we know how it ends. Right over there.

Uh.

Stupid dream.

Yeah, already tried that earlier.

You can't get any closer to the tree that way.

Well, then what do we do now? We've got my arm, but we still

don't have Crescent Rose or the slightest

idea how to get out this way.

Somebody said I'd be sad, too, if I ruined the royal birthday.

These guys again? Blake, what did Alex do next?

She went to the Crimson Castle and b*at

the Red King at his own game.

Hands up, you treasonous birthday, ruiners! Okay,

we want to go to the birthday party.

We want to.. Go to the birthday party.

Well, too bad, because we're going to.

Oh, yes. That's where we're taking you

as prisoners for stealing royal property.

What if I offered you something better?

The w*apon of a powerful warrior.

Go on. Not just a powerful warrior.

The most powerful to ever live. She was touched by magic.

And she gave her life for thousands.

She took a message of hope to the stars.

And she saw the world through better eyes.

Take us to the royal birthday and allow

us to present this most precious gift.

Yes. By royal decree. Come on man. You heard her.

We've got a birthday to celebrate. Hup

hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup! Ruby.

Are you sure about this? Look, we may

not know exactly what's going on,

but for whatever reason, this place is putting

us on a similar path as a book we all read as kids.

I say we follow it. And stop

pretending we know what we're doing.