03x04 - The Lost Harp of Mervana!

[bunniefuu]

[Huey] Mervana!

A shining civilization,

until its people disappeared...

into the sea!

Never to be found again.

Until now!

Solving the clues in
Isabella Finch's journal,

we'll finally able to find

one of her
legendary Missing Mysteries:

The Lost Harp of Mervana!

Doesn't Uncle Scrooge
usually make

the long winded
treasure speeches?

Long winded?!

I like 'em.

We know.
Ugh, we know.

This is Huey's quest.

We're all here
to support him.

Well, go ahead lad.

- [clears throat]
- But I will add

that when the Mervanans
disappeared into the sea,

the priceless
Harp of Mervana

disappeared as well...

How did the Mervanans
survive under the sea, you ask?

Well, Mervana was home
to a mystical race of...

Half-man,
half-fish creatures!

Their legs could
turn to fins underwater...

Allowing them to live...

- Land and sea!
- Land and sea!

[laughing]

We find the Mervanans,

document the harp
in Finch's journal,

and the missing mystery
will no longer be missing!

Cool. Now there's two people

putting us in constant danger.

Half person, half fish?!

Do you know what that is?!

Dis-gust-ing!

Still afraid
of sea life, I take it?

I'm not afraid of fish!

I'm just not a fan of
anything made of fish parts.

Slimy, wall-eyed,
unnatural...

Hey! Cut it out!

Yeah, I can't wait
to find a bunch of

lost undersea
monsters who definitely

won't have a dark secret
that almost gets us all k*lled.

Why do you always
assume the worst?

Because I have a running
tally of the number of times

each of us has been
"offered as a sacrifice."

Dewey's on top!

You could
learn from her Louie.

I applaud Webby's positivity.

Aw thanks, Granny.

Oh, Please.
Life's not some fairy tale

filled with
happy endings and...

[excited gasp]
Mermaids!

[all] Ooh! Ahh!

I've never seen anything
more beautiful in my life...

[alarm blares]

[submarine voice]
Arming torpedoes.

[all] Della no!

Theme music plays...

♪ Life is like a hurricane ♪

♪ Here in Duckburg ♪

♪ Race cars,
lasers, airplanes ♪

♪ It's a duck blur ♪

♪ Might solve a mystery ♪

♪ Or rewrite history ♪

♪ DuckTales ♪

♪ Woo-oo ♪

♪ Every day
they're out there ♪

♪ Making DuckTales ♪

♪ Woo-oo ♪

♪ Tales of derring-do,
bad and good luck tales ♪

♪ Woo-oo ♪

♪ D-D-Danger lurks
behind you ♪

♪ There's a stranger
out to find you ♪

♪ What to do,
just grab on to some ♪

♪ DuckTales ♪

♪ Woo-oo ♪

♪ Every day they're
out there making ♪

♪ DuckTales ♪

♪ Woo-oo ♪

♪ Tales of daring
bad and good ♪

♪ Not ponytails
or cottontails ♪

♪ DuckTales ♪

♪ Woo-oo ♪

- [Donald squawks]
- Hi, I'm Webby!

I am Aletheia.

It means "truth."

I am Vero.
It also means "truth."

So, speaking as a mermaid,

what's it like
to achieve my dream?!

Breathe in,
and breathe out

all your worries, my child.

Here in Mervana,
we are free of all suffering.

[scoffs] Nonsense.

Suffering builds character.

- Right, Donald?
- [phew]

See? He's full of character.

You sure you don't want to come
on this undersea adventure, Mom?

I'm good here, honey.

Away from the fi... fiii...

Ah, can't even say it.

[gasps]

[Webby] Woah!

Look at this stuff!

Isn't it neat?

[gasps]

[squeals]

In Mervana,

we believe in finding
your personal truth.

[Scrooge] Ugh.

But you must be
self reliant

and find it on your own.

Oh.

Once found,

we give up all
material possessions

to live in peaceful
harmony under the sea.

Ugh.

[both]
Welcome to Mervana!

Many generations ago

our ancestors
spent their time

equally between there land

and the sea.

Until our enlightened leader,
King Honestus,

brought our people
down here to escape

the troubles of the land.

Right.

And uh,
what happened to him?

One day he left
to find his own truth

and never returned.

It's said he became one
with the ocean.

We honor him
by living our truth,

in the hopes that
he shall return.

And those that
are worthy,

can learn all his
secrets of Mervana.

Something's fishy here.

So if we prove
ourselves worthy

will we learn
the secrets of the Harp?

Anything you seek,

it can be found... here.

Phooey.

Yes! Wonderful!

Honesty is the first
step to living truthfully.

You are on
the right path!

I'll ready
the drum circle.

I hate this.

Wow!

A laid back society
where everything is free?

This place is
perfect for you.

It's too perfect.

Ugh, this again.

The King has
a priceless harp.

He "mysteriously disappears,"

- and a bunch of monsters...
- Mermaids.

Who worship him claim
they've never heard of the harp,

and set up what is clearly

a sacrificial platform
to feed him.

- Oh, come on.
- [rhythmic drumming]

He's smiling!

It's. A. Trap.

And take it down
a notch, Beakley!

I was just trying to
drown out your nonsense.

These hippies are harmless.
I would know,

I did some undercover
work back in the 60s.

Operation Flower Power was...

groovy.

[beats drum]

See?

If even Granny isn't
worried, we're fine.

They're hiding something,
and I'm gonna find that Harp

so we can get out of here
before we all

get sacrificed
by those mer-murderers.

[drumming]

It's time to make
your ceremonial fins

for arts and crafts hour.

Dibs on all
the blue markers!

Come on,
Uncle Scrooge.

If we prove ourselves
worthy,

the Mervanans will share
their "secrets" with us

[coughs] and the Harp!
Get into the spirit.

Fine, lad.

I'm done.

Look here's a heart,
a rainbow,

and a fluffy doggy
playing a Harp.

Speaking of such,
where's yours?

This is not your truth.

[growls]

Also, please don't throw
toxic markers in our waters.

They're your markers!

Ah-ah.
They're all our markers.

[grumbles]

For the record,
I'm only coming along

to prove the mer-people
aren't liars

and that Honestus
cared about his kingdom.

[sing song voice]
No, no, no!

King Honestus is fibbing,

- fibbing, fibbing!
- [both gasp]

Ha! See?

Mysterious Voice
in the Darkness gets it.

There is something
very wrong happening here.

Follow that creepy song!

[gasps] See?

This isn't a scary dark
cave of secrets,

it's a beautiful castle
made of coral and shells...

And the bones of the last
people to come to Mervana.

[growls]

[roars]

And we're next!

[screaming]

AH!

I told you
this was a trap!

No, no, no, no.
This is a chase, not a trap!

[sea serpent growls]

Okay, this is
technically a dead end.

Again, not a trap.

[growls]

[both scream]

[growls]

I've never been happier
to see an adult!

Granny, what are
you doing here?

Same thing we are.
Snooping.

No, I was just...
meditating.

About how these people are
obviously hiding something?

Okay, let's be
positive here.

Maybe the noble Mervanans

think they're telling the truth

and they just don't know?

Yes, Webby,
I'm sure that's it.

This is all some...
wacky mix-up.

We'll sort it out.
Lead the way.

[hushed]
Something's going on here.

But we can't tell Webby
until we know what.

That girl believes
in the best in people.

Especially mer-people.

If she finds out they're lying,
she'll be devastated.

[hushed] And if she doesn't
she'll be fish food.

Her optimism
is her strength.

You can't hide
the truth from her.

I kept her in
a mansion for a decade.

That worked pretty well.

[hushed] What are you
whispering about?

- [both] The plan! - I mean, we love you.
- How much we love you, darling!

Aw, you guys!
I love you too!

Hmm. Hm-hm.

[gasps]

[gasps]
We may have just met,

but this, Donald Duck,
is your soul.

Namaste.

I'm gonna go show
these sweet racing fins

off to mom and prove to her
that fish can be awesome.

Back in a flash!

A flash!

Man these are hard
to get around in...

And off I go.

I think the voice
was coming from up here!

Ugh! Stairs.

[marker squeaking]

Yeah!

No! [groans]

Ugh, this is ridiculous.

I should be out
there with my family.

Mom, look at my
super cool fins!

[gags]

I have no family.

Life is a journey,
not a destination.

You are all worthy
of the truth of Mervana.

Except you.

What?!

Your negative
and judgmental attitude

is exactly what's
stopping you

from finding
your inner truth.

I don't want
inner truth,

I want outer Harp!

Until you all
achieve your truth,

you will not find
the knowledge you seek.

Scrooge,

back to the arts
and crafts section.

Ugh.

How come these temples...

never have escalators?

[screams]

Hmm.

Ugh, those stairs
were a mess!

[sing song voice]
♪ Correct! ♪

I told King Honestus
we needed to repair them,

but did he listen? No!

He didn't want
to hear the truth.

Which is what I offer.

[gasp] Part harp,
part lady,

part mermaid?!

This is the most amazing
whole thing I've ever seen!

Aw, thank you.

♪ Correct! ♪

Could you please tell Louie here

that there's nothing sinister
happening below the water?

Oh, bless your heart.
But no.

I can't do that, as it would be
a lie and I only tell the truth...

A thing the mer-people
used to value.

So could you tell us the truth
about what happened here?

[clears throat]

Me-me-me-me!

♪ Once upon a time
it used to be ♪

♪ The mer-people were
creatures of land and sea ♪

♪ Until the day
Honestus became king ♪

♪ And I by his side,
hard truths I would sing ♪

♪ I agree lounging
in the water is fun ♪

♪ But the truth
is there's work ♪

♪ On the land to be done ♪

♪ He just laughed ♪

♪ And he ignored
my cry, saying ♪

"What's that?
I don't listen to bummer news.

Bye!"

♪ Until the day
I told my sea-loving master ♪

♪ "Hiding from the truth
has led to disaster!" ♪

♪ But he just rolled his eyes
and shook his head ♪

[scoffs] Whatever, brah,

I'm gonna find
my own truth instead.

♪ The mer-people
needed a leader ♪

♪ But he thought
it was better to flee ♪

♪ So he ran from his kingdom ♪

♪ The truth, and me ♪

♪ He left me in this tower ♪

♪ Truth far from his ears ♪

♪ That likely became gills ♪

♪ After all these years ♪

♪ For the longer the mer-people
stay under the sea ♪

♪ The more monstrous
their bodies grow to be ♪

Wait, the sea serpent
we saw before was actually...

King Honestus himself.

♪ Correct! ♪

So you have no idea

if the mer-people are gonna try
to feed us all to their monster king?

♪ Correct! ♪

No clue!

Oh they definitely are.

Granny,
you don't think that's true, do you?

Of course not, dear.

♪ She's fibbing,
fibbing, fibbing! ♪

That is to say,

even if they did know,

I believe there's
a little good in everyone.

♪ She's fibbing,
fibbing, fibbing! ♪

I believe people
are trying to be good.

♪ She's fibbing,
fibbing, fibbing! ♪

What do you
want me to say?

That people often lie?!

That I don't think
you should trust anyone,

especially not
a pack of mer-murdermaids?

That I lie
to my granddaughter?!

[Webby] Granny,

you... lied to me?

Webby dear,
I don't want to lie.

I just want to protect
you from the hard truth

that in this world,

not everyone means well.

Sorry but...

♪ Correct! ♪

We gotta get the harp
down to the Mervanans

so we can find out the
truth or we're all gonna die.

♪ Correct! ♪

Aw, man.

[♪♪]

You may be outsiders

but your inner light shines
bright among our truth.

Soon will be
time for the sacrifice...

of all of your worries.

Ultimate knowledge.

A Woodchucks dream!

I was wrong.
So wrong.

Please give me another
chance to live truthfully.

Scrooge McDuck,

are you ready to embrace
the oneness of the many?

Yeah, that'd be
totally righteous.

Are you prepared
to seek the truth within?

Peace and love.

Follow your bliss.

Are you willing
to give up all

of your worldly possessions?

Sure...

You can have my money...

When you pry it
from my cold dead hands!

I can't just ignore
the hard work of the world

for some "far out,
touchy-feely love-fest,"

dude.

Thank you.

That is your truth.

Welcome home,
fellow Mervanan.

What?

Uh, yes, fine,
well good for me.

Now, where is that Harp?

We do not know.

But one day,
Honestus will return

and he will reveal all
the secrets of Mervana.

Could that one day
be today

or later today?

Time is a construct.

[grumbles]

C'mon!
You're Della Duck!

You can handle some
fish for your family...

Oh! I said fish
without gagging!

Oh! I said it again!

[growl]

[screams]

Gotta get Harp down.

[grunts]

Gotta save family.

[straining]
Possibly sell Harp later.

Hey!

I'll handle this.

You two go ahead and warn
the family about Honestus.

Let's go, Webby!

Let's go, Webby!

[Webby sighs]

Ooh. You're very strong.

Correct.

[grunting]

[yells]

C'mon, Webs!
I need you to run!

Oh, why?

So we can continue
to get by in a cold,

dark world where Mermaids

and Grandmas are liars

and good people
don't exist?

Oh, boy.

Is that what
I sound like?

Ah... Oh, boy.

[growl]

[screams]

[growls]

The King is coming!

[cheering]

Don't cheer!
We have to get away

before they feed us
to their monster king!

[gasp] We would never!

Yeah. We are vegan.

- [bubbles popping]
- Uh...

[Aletheia screams]

[growl]

[everyone screaming]

All right you
Serpentine Sovereign.

Where's the Harp?!

♪ Right here! ♪

[gasps]
I have so many questions!

♪ Correct! ♪

Urgh! I can't get
out of these fins!

Also correct!

[screams]

Uncle Donald!

It's time to use that famous
anger of yours and save us!

Peace and love.

Oh man, uh...

you know your famous
chili we say we love?

It's just okay.

[roar]

[growls]

Our King returned and
then he tried to eat us!

Our ideal world...

was a lie.

Join the club, lady.

We should all face
the real truth

that everything
is terrible.

Hey. Your ideal world
is still possible!

Our "ideal world"
lead to a monster.

Ah, well, we're all
monsters on the inside.

We are?
Get it out of me!

Stop!

The king turned
himself into a monster.

But you're not him.

You built a society
based on truth.

And the truth is

you don't need
Mervana to be good,

because Mervana
isn't a place,

it's... Oh, boy,

it's in your heart.

Do you actually believe that

or is it just another con?

Somebody once told me that you
have to look for the best in people

and not assume the worst.

That was me.

[sighs]

All right!
We need your inner truth

to move from your
hearts to your fists.

[growls]

Where are those feckless flower
children when you need them!?

Your life lacks balance!

[grunts]

Welcome to Mervana!

- [growls]
- [screams]

[growls]

[Harp]
♪ They're over here! ♪

What? He asked,

I had to answer with the truth.
You know this.

[growls]

[crash]

[both scream]

We have to get
out of here now!

Nowhere in
the ocean is safe!

We gotta jump out this
window and swim to the beach!

- [Harp] Corre...
- [all] We get it already.

[growling]

Quick! Get on!

[gasps]

[gasps]

[groans]

Oop, new to the whole
leg thing. [chuckles]

[roars]

Ugh! Why does
he look like that?!

He stayed under
for too long.

Time to send this fish
back to school!

I did it!
I touched a gross fish!

Ugh, I touched a fish!

[sniffs, gags]

No!

It's too hard on land.

You can't keep
escaping your problems.

The only way to fix
your fallen kingdom

is to put in
the hard work.

But I don't wanna!

Please don't put me
in charge anymore.

Seriously dude,
it's so hard, I hated it.

Our society doesn't believe
in labels like "leader."

You don't have to do
all the chores alone, brother.

We'll all work together
to rebuild Mervana.

And first, we shall
all conquer walking!

[struggling]
You can do this!

Well, that is definitely
gonna collapse.

[screams]

She is, uh...

kinda harshing my vibe.

And she's not telling
you hard truths

to discourage you,
but to help you succeed.

Maybe we should have
a little faith in the truth.

Your world isn't perfect.

But it isn't
all bad either.

[Webby]
It's all about balance.

Lost Truth-Telling Harp:

Found.

[Louie] And it's finally
where it belongs.

Telling shiftless hippies
to work hard and get a job.

A harp after my own heart.

Ha! We don't
need it anyway

because we're always
honest with each other,

right Granny?

I'm your
grandmother, dear.

I have no secrets from
you from here on out.

[Harp] ♪ She's fibbing,
fibbing, fibbing! ♪

Theme music plays...