06x05 - Sledkin Stakeout

[bunniefuu]

[growls]

[fizzles, zaps]

[snarls]

[thunder rumbles]

[epic theme playing]

[zaps, snarls]

♪ ♪

[grumbles]

[grunting]

[panting]

[grunting]

[panting]

-Why is this taking you so long,
Webs?

You have eight legs. It should
take you half the time!

-That's not really how
math works, Eugene.

-Then math is wrong.

-Come on, guys.
We're almost done.

[Eugene sighs]

-Fine.
But why are we even doing this?

-My dad needed the extra help.

-But, like, what do we even
get out of it?

Hey, is your dad gonna throw us
some cash at least?

-Sometimes, Eugene, you do
things just to be a good person.

-Forget it, D.
You're wasting your breath.

Eugene cares about Eugene.

-And my hefty bank account.
Cha-ching!

- [sighs]
- [Thunder growls]

-That's it, pal. Perfect.

-You've already done enough
Dragonsite research, Wilma.

Unauthorized research
that put animals in harm's way,

I might add. No more!

-This is groundbreaking work,
May.

You know I'm right.
I won't stand for this!

-Well, you're gonna have to

because I am putting you
on suspension.

-What?!

-I think you need some time
to examine your ethics.

Align yourself
with the team's vision.

Which means no more
mining Dragonsite.

[scoffs]

-Fine.

[gasps]

♪ ♪

[frustrated sigh]

-Did you guys hear that?

-I can't believe Mrs. Wong
finally laid it down on Sledkin.

-Which means she won't be
messing with dragons

or the Hidden Realms anymore.

[music crescendos]

[laughing, deep sigh]

Things have been so nice down
here since Sledkin was punished.

- [dragons growling]
- [Webmaster squawks]

[snarling]

Spoke too soon.

♪ ♪

[snarling]

Okay, buddies, okay!

No need to argue.
Let's just calm down.

[roars]

-You sure this is a good idea,
Tom?

[growling]

-I feel bad for the smaller one.

Looks like the bigger one
might have stolen her dinner.

-Hm. Probably the older brother.

-And what is that
supposed to mean?

-Oh, nothing.

-Ugh! Fine.

We'll be the mature ones
and handle this.

Come on, Feathers.

[growling]

[squawking]

Okay. Heavier than it looks.

[growls, snarls]

[Alex screams]

[snarling]

[roars]

- [growling]
- Look out! They're gonna blow!

[growls]

[snarling]

[chewing]

- There you go.
- Eat up.

-Gross.

-Talk about a Dr. D-escalation!

- Am I right?
- [all groan]

At least you appreciate
my humor, girl.

[reluctant growl]

- Problem solved.
- Great.

Now, we can do something,
oh, I don't know, more fun?

[grumbling, sniffing]

-Guys. Something's up with Plow.

- [growls]
- Whoa!

♪ ♪

[annoyed sigh]

- [sniffing]
- Is this it, girl?

[growls]

TOM:
What happened here?

-What could have done this?
You think it was a dragon?

-It would have to be a dragon
with a heck of a blast.

[snarling]

-Did you see that?
It was definitely a tail.

[growling]

-Okay, great.
Uh, what was that again?

"Let's leave"? Yep. Mm-hmm.
I like the way you think.

-Watch yourself, D.

[gasps]

- [hisses, growls]
- D'ANGELO: Oh.

What kind of dragon are you?

[roars]

[gasps]

[hisses]

Oh, no. I think she's hurt.

-Hurt or not, watch out.

This one does not
want us around.

-We can't just leave her.

- [growling]
- Don't mind me.

Just over here
minding my own business.

Definitely not trying
to sneak up on you.

[nervous laugh]

♪ ♪

[hissing]

- [growling]
- There you go. See?

I'm not gonna hurt you.

[weak grumble]

[inhales] Looks like she's got
some pretty nasty scorch marks.

-That doesn't make sense
if she caused the expl*si*n.

-I don't think she did.

This should numb
any pain she's feeling.

[grumbles]

♪ ♪

[weak growl]

-You're welcome!

-So, if she didn't cause
all this damage,

- who did?
- [Thunder growls]

[sniffing]

- [growls]
- [Tom sniffing]

-It smells like a...
firecracker?

Over there!

A huge deposit
of Dragonsite was removed.

I think we all know who did it.

[music crescendo]

[knocking]

[dramatic music]

-Olivia and friends.
Can I help you?

MAY: This was extremely
irresponsible.

Not to mention insubordinate.

Setting off an expl*si*n
to mine Dragonsite?

You were warned about this!

- What are you talking about?
- OLIVIA: Wilma.

Come on.

-Well, it wasn't me.

I've been in my dome, working on
reinvigorating my plants.

Oh! In fact, here comes Linda

with the supplies I ordered now.

[brakes squeal, engine cuts]

-Mom, she's lying.

-Am I? Check the security
footage if you don't believe me.

[Linda muttering]

-[sighs] Look out.

[grunting]

-There are plenty of cameras
around Rakke Town

that will prove
I haven't left my dome.

-Sorry! Kind of heavy, guys.
Here we go.

Kind of heavy. [nervous laugh]

SLEDKIN: I'm a
world-renowned scientist

and I do not deserve
this kind of harassment.

[door creaks, slams]

-I guess I'll just come back
later. [nervous laugh]

- Wait, y-you're leaving?
- MAY: There's nothing we can do.

She said she was in her dome.

-But that expl*si*n
had to be her.

-You might be right, boy-o.

But right now, all we can do
is keep an eye on her.

♪ ♪

[music crescendos]

[Plowhorn snoring]

-I say we set a trap for her.
Prop up a box with a stick,

put some food inside, then the
second she walks in there, bam!

The box falls, and we got her!

-She's a scientist, Eugene,
not a raccoon.

- Observation deck,
helipad, hangar.
- [beeping]

- Anything?
- Ugh... Okay,

here we are. Sledkin's dome.

-[sarcastic]:
Wow. This is just riveting.

You're right, Tommy. We better
do something about this quick.

- Just wait a minute.
- Here. I'll fast forward.

-Wait! Go back.

♪ ♪

Oh. It's just Linda.

And there's Sledkin at home.
Like she said.

-And... that's the end of it.
It's not Sledkin.

-This doesn't make any sense.

Th-There's got to be
something after that.

Maybe she tampered
with the video files.

-Nope. I checked the metadata.
It's legit. No editing.

-What if Sledkin
was telling the truth?

Maybe she really didn't leave
her dome.

-Or maybe we use one of those
rope loops on the ground.

And when she steps in the loop,

she gets yanked in the air
by a tree branch!

- [pops tongue]
- [June groans]

-Well, if the cameras
can't catch her,

then I guess we'll have to.

♪ ♪

JUN: You know what this
reminds me of?

-What?

-Agent Jun to Agent Tom.
Come in, Agent Tom.

Meet me in the tree house
for snacks.

-[laughs] Secret Agents!

I haven't thought
about that game in forever.

[sighs]

-We had fun together
when we were little.

-Yeah, we totally did.

It's still fun hanging out,
right?

Even though we don't have
juice box grenades.

-[giggles] Totally.

♪ ♪

[nervous laugh, clears throat]

-I mean, you know,
being Dragon Riders and stuff,

it's, uh, it's fun.
[nervous laugh]

[nervous throat clearing]

[nervous laugh]

-[whispers]: You think she's
gonna sneak out?

-She has to at some point.

[birds chirping]

♪ ♪

[brakes squeal, cuts engine]

-Oh, man! Why did we get stuck
following her?

- [shushing]
- [Eugene groans]

ALEX: She was Sledkin's sidekick
when they kidnapped the Terrors.

If anyone's gonna be an
accomplice, it's her.

-Kicking rocks?

[sarcastic]:
Oh, what a criminal mastermind.

Who knows what she might
do next?

Spill some milk
or trip over her own shoelaces?

♪ ♪

[sighs]

-Sushi? Oh, Murray,
you know me so well.

[snoring]

[sighs]

[birds chirping]

[sighs]

- See anything suspicious?
- Nothing. You?

-Only if you think Sledkin
blasting show tunes

is suspicious.

-I consider show tunes to be
a crime against humanity.

[tires squealing]

-Shh! This could be it!

[tires squeal, engine cuts]

I bet this is where
their whole plan comes together.

[music crescendos]

-Nice one, Kullersen.
You caught her red-handed.

Guilty of gardening. [grumbles]

[beeping]

-The sensors. It's the same area
as the expl*si*n.

- [van door shuts, engine starts]
- How?

Sledkin hasn't left her dome.

♪ ♪

What? How did she
set off another expl*si*n?

-We were watching her
the whole time.

-This doesn't make any sense.

-Unless it's not Sledkin.

-Of course, it is!

-Tom, we have to look
at the evidence in front of us.

And right now,
it isn't pointing to Sledkin.

-But who else
would be in the realm,

setting off flashy explosions

with no regard for
the safety of the dragons?

-Sounds like we gotta pay
you-know-who a visit.

-Yeah. Totally.

[music builds, stops]

Wait, who?

[Jun groans]

- [fire crackling]
- Is the bread ready yet?

-Dah! Don't touch!

You'll ruin the artisanal,
pillowy texture!

- [Thunder roars]
- Ah! What's that?

♪ ♪

Get your dragons. Hurry!

Here to pick a fight?
We're ready!

[Ford and Winston struggling]

- [snarling]
- [men yelling]

[groans]

[dragon call]

[roaring]

♪ ♪

[growls]

[dragons growl]

- [electric fizzling]
- Buzzsaw! I just wanna talk.

Thunder, hey, ease up.

[dragons growl]

-If the Little Leaguers
make one wrong move,

take 'em out. Got it?

[deep grumble]

[quiet snarl]

[music crescendos]

Lucky for you,

I was just going over
battle plans.

- And baking bread.
- Yeah, we can still smell it.

-Shush! What do you want,
shrimp?

-Someone set off an expl*si*n
in the Nature Realm,

stole a bunch of Dragonsite,
and injured a dragon.

Was it you?

-I don't need any stupid rocks.

And even if I had done it,

I wouldn't have to
explain myself to you.

I am the Dragon King.

Everything down here is mine.

Including the sourdough!

[lid clangs]

[beeping]

-Uh, Tom? I think we...

ot-g*y another-yay expl*si*n-ay.

- You sure?
- Well, what do you know?

Turns out,
it wasn't me after all.

What a huge surprise. Not!

-Tom, whoever set that off
could still be there.

-She's right. We gotta go.

-Hey! I thought we were
gonna fight this oser-lay!

-We'll deal with him later.

Right now,
we've got more important things

to take care of.

-Nothing's more important
than me! Nothing!

Well, lucky for them,
it's panini time.

FORD:
Mm. Smells great.

-Thank you, Ford.

WINSTON:
Can, uh, we try some?

-No.

- [metal clanging]
- [Tom and Jun coughing]

-Whoever set off the expl*si*n
can't be far away.

-Wait. Do you guys hear that?

- [clanging continues]
- [women grunting]

[rocks sliding]

♪ ♪

[beeping]

[dramatic music]

-This place is wired to blow.

-Normally, I would suggest
we leave, but we never do.

[beeping continues]

-This final blast should
loosen the deposit from...

- [both gasp]
- You!

-Sledkin! I knew it!

-Phew!
At least it's not the thing

with the beady yellow eyes.

[shudders]

-We caught you red-handed.

-And when everyone
at Rakke hears about this,

you are so fired.

You'll never harm dragons again.

-Who cares about those
cave-dwelling mongrels

when this place is packed
with what will soon be

the most rare and sought-after
mineral on Earth?

-You can take that
up with Rakke,

but your time down here is over.

You're coming with us.

-Not so fast.

There's a chunk of
Dragonsite in that wall

the size of a basketball,

and I'm not leaving
until it's in my hands.

Now, step out of the way.

- I don't think so.
- [dragons growl]

[triumphant music]

-Seriously?

-Okay, fine.

[annoyed sigh]

-Ooh! A standoff.

-Ugh. Listen,

I'm a very busy woman
and I don't have time for this.

Now, move or else.

-Okay. Okay. I guess we could...

- [yells]
- [both struggling]

- Tom!
- [straining]

[growls]

[struggling continues]

[dramatic music]

[gasps]

[both gasp]

[slow-motion gasp]

[click, beeping]

- [gasps]
- [snarls, grunts]

[sustained beep]

[all scream]

[dragons roar]

[coughing]

[gasps]

[rocks clattering]

-The kids. I-I didn't mean...

Th-They shouldn't have even
been here!

That little brat set it off!
You saw him!

-[gasps] We have to do
something!

-Help me!

[both straining]

- It won't budge.
- Now what?!

-Uh... Well, you saw it.
They... did this to themselves.

There's nothing we could do.

Now let's get out of here.

- Now!
- [yelps]

[panting]

[music crescendos]

[panting]

♪ ♪

- Help!
- Can anyone hear us?

-Help! What are you guys
waiting for? Make some noise!

-Making noise
isn't gonna do anything.

That wall is too thick.
And we're alone down here.

-And screaming is gonna make us
run out of oxygen real fast.

-[whimpers] Jun! You're smart.
Figure something out.

-I'm looking for an opening,
but...

-Thunder,
think you can blast us out?

[growls, fizzles]

-No, don't!
A blast at this close range

could create another cave-in
or toast us all.

[growls, stops fizzling]

-Digging might be
the only way out.

-Come on, everybody.

♪ ♪

[all struggling]

[exhausted struggling]

-[weakly]:
Come on, Eugene. Keep going.

[panting]

-[weakly]:
Is it getting harder to breathe

or is it just me? [sighs]

- ALEX [weakly]: Not just you.
- [weak growl]

-[weakly]:
Even I'm too tired.

And I'm way stronger
than all of you.

[panting]

♪ ♪

- [sighs]
- [weak growl]

- It's useless. [sighs]
- [growls]

There's no way out,
and with no oxygen...

-Didn't think it would end
like this, Junebug.

-Got any last-minute insults?
[laughs]

-Nah. Wait...

Nah.

♪ ♪

[pops tongue]

[pops tongue]

[grumbles]

-It'll be okay, Plow.
It'll be okay.

[growls]

-If this is the end, I'm glad
I'm here with all of you.

[purrs]

-Me, too.

♪ ♪

[rocks moving]

- [growls]
- Ah!

- What is it, D?
- That dragon, we helped earlier.

She was just here.

-That's impossible.
W-We're sealed in.

-It looks like...
the lack of oxygen

is messing with you, D.

-I'm sorry I lead us here.
This is all my fault.

-It's not your fault, Tom.

You were just trying
to protect dragons.

It's what we do.

- [rocks falling]
- [gasps]

-There it is again!

- [yelps]
- [growls]

-Huh?

Oh, man.
Now, I'm seeing it, too.

[sighs]

-I told you. Guys,
don't you understand?

If that dragon can get in,
that means...

- [ground rumbling]
- [yelping, growls]

[rumbling]

[growls]

[all gasping]

[all inhaling]

- Yeah!
- Alright!

-A way out!

- Yo! You saved us!
- [purring]

[grunts]

-Oh, I get it!

You helped that dragon earlier,
so it would save us now!

-No, Eugene,
that's not why I did it.

I did it to be nice,

and she just happened
to return the favor.

-Let's get outta here. There's
someone we have to confront.

- [knocking]
- [gasps]

-I am so sorry
they're missing...

[fake concern]:
I am so sorry. They're missing?

Oh, I am so sorry that...
Yeah. That's it.

♪ ♪

[gasps] Uh...

-You have gone too far, Wilma.

-I don't know
what these children told you,

but, as I stated before,
I have not left this dome.

-Except when you set off
that expl*si*n

that sealed us in a cave.

-That was messed up,
even for you.

-Nonsense.
Check the surveillance footage.

-The only thing we can't figure
out is how you got down there.

-You can't "figure it out"

because I've been here
the whole time.

This is getting tiresome.
Director Wong,

I'm a world-renowned geologist

and was handpicked
by William Rakke Jr. himself.

I have been stung
by one of your dragons,

my experiments canceled,

and finally put on suspension
for no reason.

And now, I am being accused of...

-Why would you bring
a dirty garden lattice inside?

-Uh... Um...

-And now, there's dirt
on your new rug.

♪ ♪

-[scoffs] What difference does
it make? I mean, rugs get dirty.

And you know I've always loved
plant life

and other... green things.

-And where did these rocks
come from?

-We saw Linda dump a planter

full of rocks
all over the ground.

But. it's back.

And... full again.

[rug sliding]

-Linda! No! Get out of there!

[straining, grunts]

- Oh my...
- What?

-Oh, that is not up to code.

-And this is how she did it.
We never saw her leave her dome

because she tunneled her way

right down
into the dragon world.

It's over, Sledkin.

- [footsteps departing]
- [door opens, shuts]

[van engine starts]

[revving, tires squeal]

-Hold it right there, Wilma!

-No. You are not going
after them.

-But, Mom! What if she tells
the world about dragons?

[dragons purr, squawk]

-Wilma will keep the secret.

She'll want all the credit
for discovering Dragonsite.

[sighs] I blame myself.

I shared my findings with her.

The Dragonsite's strange
oxygenating properties,

its potential value...

-Hold on. If Dragonsite is
an oxygen source,

removing it could make
the Hidden World

uninhabitable for dragons.

-You're right!

The presence of Dragonsite
oxygenates the realm.

No wonder there's such
an abundance of life down there.

-There won't be
if Sledkin returns

and continues to
mine it all out.

-Well,
we're not gonna let that happen.

-Yeah! Nobody messes with Eugene

and gets away with it. Boom!

[music builds, stops]

Or, you know, the Dragon Riders.
[pops tongue]

-We'll keep our eyes
and sensors peeled.

-And if she does come back,

we'll be ready for her.

[dramatic crescendo]

♪ ♪