02x16 - Grim Vengeance

[bunniefuu]

[mysterious music]

-[birds cawing]
-[staff zaps]

[dramatic music playing]

[birds cawing]

She's never prepared
for a battle like this before.

[staff zapping]

It's almost as if she thinks

the Nightmare King
stands a chance.

Didn't you hear what happened
the last time she fought him?

Z-[staff zaps]
-[gasps]

Enough! We've arrived.

-[lightning crackles]
-[thunder rumbles]

Ah, time for vengeance.

[opening theme music playing]

[vehicle whirring]

Whoa, man.

He is huge.

So that's what you did
to the Nightmare King.

[Cooper] He looks
even scarier now.

[grunts, groans]

Wake up, you overgrown turkey!

Izz, what are you doing?

He can tell us where the
Crown of Control is. Duh!

Guardians only wake up
if the realm is in real danger.

And he'd never tell us
where it was anyways.

We have to find it ourselves
in the Shadow Keep.

I've never been inside
the Shadow Keep before.

It's scary, but not as bad

when you have
someone by your side.

[dramatic music]

[Grimspawn laughing]

They are... bored?

Grimspawn are a
pretty mindless bunch.

Without my dad here,

it seems like they don't know
what to do with themselves.

Anyone else think it's
wack the Nightmare King

had the Crown of Control
this whole time,

but never used it?

Ah, that's a really
good point actually.

The Never Witch already
has the Eye of Confusion,

and the Ryby in her staff.

She'll be coming for the crown.

We've got to get it first!

-And do it quietly.
-[Izzie grunts]

[grunts]

-Izzie!
-They're distracted, let's go!

What kind of a plan is that?

-Plan?
-[Susan] Well, well, well.

Look what the swamp
toads barfed up.

Okay, maybe I really
should stop throwing rocks.

-Guys, let's get outta here!
-[Grimspawn laughing]

Look, we're not
here to fight you.

The Never Witch will
be here any minute

looking for something
called the Crown of Control.

We know
the Nightmare King had it.

We need to get it
far away from here.

-[sword clangs]
-[Teo gasps]

Hey, didn't you hear the man?

We have a common enemy now.

[Zoey] Listening isn't
really their strong suit.

Pyewacket, if you please.

[energetic music]

[tires screeching]

Hey, you said you
didn't wanna fight.

What other tricks
you got up your sleeve, huh?

I bet that traitor Sneak

is around here somewhere...
sneaking.

Ha, Sneak works with us now,

and he likes us better than you.

He gets to eat whatever
he wants all the time.

Ah, sounds like he has you
wrapped around his little paw.

Look, none of that matters.

Give us the crown and I'll
tell my dad, the Night Hunter,

that you helped us
save the Dream World.

How's about we don't?

How's about that thing
turns back into a cat

and I have myself a snack.

Whoa, those are big words
coming from you,

a closet diehard vegetarian.

[all gasp]

What? That is not true!

[both chuckling]

-Sneaky sneak!
-You? A vegetarian?

[Susan laughing]

What's so funny, Susan?

Wanna run off to Chernabog Hill

and sing your favorite song,
Rainbow Dance Kitty?

-What, are you...
-Okay, okay, we'll talk!

That crown thing is not
even in the Grim Realm.

It's somewhere that even his
Heinousness doesn't wanna go!

Yeah, he said that place
is its own nightmare.

So don't even think about
asking us to help you.

We're not your friends.

-[Never Witch cackling]
-[lightning crackles]

What in the smog was that?

The witch, she's here!

So much for talking.
We gotta go.

This concerns you too.
You coming?

Nah, we're kind of tired
of getting our butts kicked.

We'd rather...

-Stay here and do nothing?
-Huh? Wow.

Yous really do know us.

Maybe we aren't so different.

Trust me. We are.
But we're gonna go fight.

You can either gather up all
your creepy little friends

and defend your Nightmare King
from being doom domed,

or you can abandon him and see
how happy he is about that.

-[tires screeching]
-[dramatic music]

Aw, smog.

[dramatic music continues]

[beasts roaring]

[mysterious music]

[Bunchu chirps]

[beasts roaring]

-Let's go!
-[bike engine roaring]

Oops, didn't see you there.

[tires screeching]

[mysterious music]

Whoa, amigo,

not quite what I was
expecting, but, uh, cool.

[beast roaring]

Yeah, go Z!

-[birds cawing]
-Huh?

[Teo yells]

Susan? You...

[shouts] What are you doing?

Fight them. Not us!

Sorry, this is gonna take
some getting used to.

For the Nightmare King!

[dramatic music]

[horse neighs]

Nice one, Astrid!

[beast roaring]

[Cooper shouts]

[ground rumbling]

Huh? What just happened?

They're with us,
mush for brains!

Oh, right. [chuckles]

[beasts roaring]

-[metal clangs]
-[dramatic music]

Snivel, tell me where
the Nightmare King

said the Crown of Control was.

[grunts] Sorry, boss,
he never told anyone.

Then how are we
supposed to find it?

Oh, yeah!

Feels good to be the one doing
the butt kicking! [laughs]

You betcha!

We've got all this
under control.

His Wretchedness won't even need
to wake up to defend the realm.

-[dramatic music]
-[beasts roaring]

[weapon blasting]

Woo! Nice.

[engine revving]

Teo, they're right.

Look around.
We're kicking too much butt.

If the Nightmare King
is the only one

who knows where the crown is,

then we need him to wake up.

But that means the realm
needs to be in danger.

We have to start losing.

I mean, that makes sense, but...

-I'll handle it.
-Izzie, no! Wait!

[metal clangs]

Hey, what gives?

Izzie? What the heck?

All of us working together,
we're too strong.

So I broke up the alliance.

[dramatic music]

Now the Nightmare King
can wake up.

How are we supposed
to keep the realm

from being domed on our own?

-Easy. We just...
-[Cooper screams]

[dramatic music]

Oh, maybe this wasn't
such a good plan.

It was never a plan.
It was an impulse.

Uh, guys, we got incoming!

-[ominous music]
-[birds caws]

[Never Witch cackling]

[stone crackling]

You foolish Dream Chasers

brought me just
the chaos I needed.

[dramatic music]

Did you miss me?

I've been looking
forward to this for days.

You've been looking forward
to seeing me for days?

Awkward!

That's not what I meant.
Tell me what you did with Dizzy.

Don't worry.
She gave up real easy.

Enough! We are not
here to mingle!

This meddlesome thief

is going to tell me
where my crown is,

even if I have to rip his
memories straight from his mind!

-[bird caws]
-[dramatic music]

We gotta stop her from
getting to the Nightmare King.

[dramatic music]

[laughs] Yes, I'm free!

I'm... What?

[tires screeching]

Stop the Never Witch!

[dramatic music]

[bird caws]

Where is the Crown of Control?

Ah, where's the what?

What's going on here?

Why would I tell you that?

[bird cawing]

[gasps] You!

-[staff zaps]
-Z, look out!

-[dramatic music]
-[staff zapping]

Never Witch,
I've defeated you once!

I'll do it again!

Ha! You've always been

so dependably arrogant
and predictable.

You may never tell me
where the crown is,

but your memories will.

[Nightmare King groans]

Pyewacket, get me up there!

[tires screeching]

[punches thudding]

[Zoey grunts]

Foolish child, what are you...

-[staff zaps]
-[Never Witch shouts]

[both gasp]

[dramatic music]

Now, where was I?

[screams]

Is something on your mind
or someone in it?

[groans]

[all shouting]

What's going on? Are we awake?

Why can't I see?

Where's my Bunchu nightlight
when I need it?

Izzie! We're not awake, but
something weird is happening!

Guys, what is that?

No, no, no!
We're going into the light!

We're not supposed
to go into the light!

Literally, every movie says so!

[all screaming]

[birds chirping]

[Izzie inhales]

Mm, smells like...
What is that?

Fresh air, nature.

Two things we're not used to.

What is this place?

It's so...

Peaceful?

I was gonna say familiar.

I've seen this place before.

[both giggling]

-Have you gotten faster?
-You tell me!

[both laughing]

That little girl,
that's the Never Witch!

[dramatic music]

Teo! Teo!

What's wrong with them?

I don't know,
but we need to split up.

One of us protects them.

The others stop
the Never Witch.

Uh, who's gonna protect us?

[dramatic music]

[beasts growling]

[engine revving]

[tires screeching]

[all screaming]

I'll watch them,
go after the Never Witch!

On it!

[bird cawing]

[mysterious music]

Oh, boy, the only time
I've ever been glad to see you...

Sorry, bro! Need your help!

Hey, wait! Ah!

Ha ha, thanks Snivel!

-Ugh!
-Oh, that's not good.

[dramatic music]

[birds screeching]

[staff zapping]

[Never Witch growls]

[both laughing]

Peaceful or not,
I don't like this.

[Zoey] What is this place?

Where are the
other dream realms?

You're it! I'm gonna get you!

I'm gonna, oh.

I got ya!



What is that?

[mysterious music]

Uh, I don't like it.

Let's play.

I... [sighs] okay.

What are we watching?

Something I bet the Never Witch
doesn't want us to see.

[Never Witch groans]

[dramatic music]

Keep pushing, clear my path!

-[birds cawing]
-[bird thuds]

[groans]

So weak, so tiny.
I can barely see you.

I will... Ah!

[Nightmare Kings laughs]

Ah, now I see you.

I thought the Murky Realm
would be your end.

When have you ever been
right about anything?

Oh, I've made my mistakes, sure,

but I accept them.
Can you say the same?

Mistakes are meant to be undone!

-[staff zaps]
-[dramatic music]

-Wait, no, no, no!
-[staff zaps]

Hey, dude, I know c*ck
is kind of your thing,

but there's a ton of people
trying to destroy you right now.

So maybe read the room.

[Never Witch screams]

Get your friends out of my head!

[ominous music]

[bird cawing]

[horse neighs]

[body thuds]

[mysterious music]

Come play with me!

Look, there's another one!

Let's go see what it is.

I told you I don't want to,
and you shouldn't either.

We don't need them.

We have each other.

You can't say that when we
don't even know what they are.

They may be wonderful.

I know what they are!

They're different!
They're scary!

I just wanna stay here
together with you.

We will be together.
I want you to come with me.

What? Oh.

Why doesn't she wanna see
the rest of the Dream World?

It's so amazing!

Sometimes things
are so special to us

that we don't wanna change.

Even if we should
or even if we have to.

I don't wanna be
stuck in one place,

not when there's
so much more out there.

I love our yellow flowers,

but what if those places
have rainbow flowers?

I don't need rainbow flowers.

I need my sister.

Sister?

The memory jar in the
Never Witch's ship.

It was her memory.

Not this one,
but sort of similar.

If you go, I never want
you to come back!

[grunts]

-[dramatic music]
-[thunder rumbles]

[wind howling]

Wait, where's the rest
of the memory?

You said she watched
it in a memory jar.

She must have taken
it outta her mind.

Repressed it.

What would make someone
remove their own memory?

-Maybe it's...
-Unbearable.

It was something she
couldn't stand to remember.

A pain she never thought
she could heal from.

I... I don't blame her.

-[dramatic music]
-Whoa!

Why won't you tell me
what you did to her?

Where is my sister?

I did nothing
I wasn't meant to do.

She did as her heart desired.

She went everywhere and became
one with the Dream World.

What is inevitable
must be embraced.

No! Bring her back to me!

Make it the way it was before!

Ah, that is not
within my control.

Do not let this distress you.

Like all that has come before

and has been turned
into new dreams.

She's now part of
the vast everything.

She changed, that's all.

Know that though she left,
her heart was always with you.

If change was so good,
then it wouldn't hurt this much.

Often pain is the pavement
of the road to growth.

We must move forward.

-[dramatic music]
-[rumbling]

[gasps]

I refuse!

[Never Witch shouts]

[punches thudding]

[horse neighs]

[groans]

-Enough!
-[lightning crackles]

[dramatic music]

[ground rumbles]

[lasers zapping]

[metal clangs]

Did not see that coming.

You?

Oh, come on!

Oh! I'm never
trusting you again!

Tear him down!

[mysterious music]

[laser zapping]

You are no king.
You are a guardian.

No different than the scores

of guardians
I've already defeated.

[Never Witch screams]

[staff zapping]

Do you not understand?

The Crown of Control
is too powerful!

You may undo the
entire Dream World.

I will not allow that to happen.

For one to win,
there must be one to lose!

[dramatic music]

[staff zapping]

No!

That's it.
That's the Crown of Control.

-[crown clangs]
-[Never Witch] Ha!

[cackles]

[Nightmare King growls]

-[crown clangs]
-Hand it over.

Never.

So be it!

[both screaming]

[Never Witch] My eyes!

[expl*si*n rumbling]

Huh?

[dramatic music]

Welcome back and goodbye.

-[Izzie shouts]
-[metal clangs]

-What kind of dream crafting...
-Oh!

Izzie, are you okay?

I'm not sure what I just did,

but wow, I just went with it!

Let me get in on that action.

[dramatic music]

[weapon blasts]

Uh, please tell me
that's on our team.

[lasers zapping]

I'd chalk that down as a big no.

[Teo] Astrid!

Whoa!

-Astrid, are you okay?
-No, things are really...

Not good! Not good! Not good!

[beast roars]

You may think you are powerful,

but you are nothing
compared to me.

I am the first dream!

Show me the Crown of Control!

-[cat meows]
-Come on, we have to stop her!

[vehicle whirring]

-Whoa!
-Uh, guys?

We have a problem.

Where are you?

Where did you go?

Cooper, it's now or never!

Get to the Never Witch!

[dramatic music]

Logan, get on!

I know you're in here.

[dramatic music]

[lasers zapping]

[Never Witch cackles]

[dramatic music]

[grunts]

[all screaming]

At last, there she is.

My Crown of Control!

[both gasp]

Oh, my, my.

[dramatic music]

Guys, I think we're too late.

[dramatic music]

Logan!

Don't worry, Astrid.
They're safe.

Get outta here!

-[groans]
-I'm going to enjoy this.

[dramatic music]

[Teo] Z, get us out of here!

[mysterious music]

[vehicle whirring]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no!

-[Izzie] Cooper!
-[gasps] Oh, you're okay.

-Oh, I was so scared that you...
-Cooper!

-[Cooper gasps]
-Kidding.

We didn't get doom domed.

Oh, thank goodness.

Oh, sorry to bail.

Logan and I woke up before
the Never Witch could zap us,

but we found out where
the Crown of Control is.

[both] You did?

Izz, your wildest dreams
are about to come true.

We're going to the Beast Realm.

[Izzie cheers]

[closing them music playing]