02x14 - The First Temple

[bunniefuu]

[munching]

Who knew there was a bug
that tastes just like chocolate?

Why didn't anyone
tell me sooner?

Hop Pop, you never let us
have chocopede pancakes.

What's going on?

I thought you kids deserved
a treat after, well...

You lied and buried
the music box,

causing Anne to almost
leave the family forever?

[both gasp]

[whimpers]

Mm, boy am I glad
Anne forgave you.

Some people would carry
the scars of that betrayal for life.

Not you two, though.
[laughs]

- Sprig!
- What?

Mm-hmm.

I hope you like pancakes.

[chuckles]

I-I-I made the batter
from scratch, you know.

Uh, been up since the
cr*ck of dawn, mixing.

Oh! Great.

[bird shrieks]
I'll get it.

Oh, thank frog.

[bird shrieks]
[all] Huh?

[chirping]

[screams] A monster bird,

ridden by a pile of books!

- Wait, huh?
- Hiya, Plantar family.

[all] Marcy.

Aah!

[bird chirping]

Big news,
everyone.

I finished my preparations
for the...

Whaaa...
Is this your house?

Oh, it's so rustic and cute.
When was it built?

Third century? No. No, no, no. Second.
Yes, of course. Okay, when it was af...

Hey, hey! Marbles.
Big news? Oh, right.

I finished my prep, Anne.
We're ready for the first temple.

No way! Awesome.

I just need to see the music
box. Then it's go-time, g*ng.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Yeah-oh!

Sorry, sorry. Long flight.
A lot of pent-up energy.

Anyway, music box.

Good thing she didn't
show up a few days ago.

Am I right?
You need to stop.

Here you go.

[joints cracking]

Okay, if my studies
are correct, then...

[music playing, whirs]

[all] Wow!
There you go, bud.

Oh, uh... [sighs]
...I better not.

- Hmm?
- It's nothing. Don't worry about it.

Well, we've got
a big journey ahead.

I'll explain everything
on the way.

Come on, Joe. Joe?
[gasps] Joe Sparrow!

[chirping]

[chirps]

Leave that snail alone!

[chirps]
[chirping]

[Marcy] Up you go.

Oop, pardon me. Pretty
cramped up here, huh?

Oh, uh, eh,
so where do I sit?

[screams]

[Hop Pop screaming]
[Joe shrieks]

So, according to
my research,

these three ancient temples
are filled with difficult challenges

to keep out the unworthy.

All we have to do
is complete

the challenges, and then
we can charge the stone.

Nifty. So, what kind of
challenges we talkin'?

This first temple is said to
specifically challenge your intelligence.

So I'm pretty sure
it's full of puzzles.

No frog, toad or newt in history
has been able to survive it.

[all] Uh...
But don't worry,

because none of them
were Marcy Wu,

head of the chess club,
master RTS player,

straight-A student, except for gym,
but only because I was reading in class,

which only proves my point.

That's all great, Marcy,
but be careful.

When you get this into something,
you tend to tune everything else out.

Oh, my gosh, Anne. I'm
about to b*at my all-time record!

I'm so happy for you!

Marcy! [Screams]
Let me down! Marcy!

Help!
[audience gasping]

Breaking news, snakes
have escaped from...

Wait, is that
a middle school student?

Marcy! No!

That was the worst Saturday
of my life.

That's called being
in the zone, Anne.

It's pretty much my superpower.

[sighs] Okay, okay.
Just don't forget about us.

This place is gonna be
dangerous, and we're here to help.

Oh, please! Like I
could forget you guys.

Penny? Sprout?

Polly.
Sprig.

Look, the point is, I'm not
gonna let you guys down.

You know, I wouldn't mind
being let d... [screaming]

[screams]

[grunting]

I'm upside down.

[chirping]

Welcome to Amygdala Woods,
everyone,

home to the first temple.

[spits]

[all] Whoa!

[Hop Pop]
Little help here.

Whoa! What are
these things?

Gyromitra esculenta.
Also known as brain mushrooms.

[all grunting]
[screams, grunts]

A forest full of brains
for the intelligence temple?

[groans] Kinda on the
nose, don't you think?

Speaking of temples, I think
you way overhyped this place.

[buzzing]

No, no, no.
That's the temple.

[all gasp]

[wind whistling]

So what's this then?

Outhouse. It's an
outhouse. [Buzzing]

All right, guys. Let's
do this thing. [Echoing]

Oop, sorry about that.
After you, dude.

Oh, no, no, no.
A-After you, my dear.

[chuckles] Oh,
don't be silly. I insist.

Those two seem a bit off.
[Hop Pop] No, I insist.

Did something happen?
[both] Don't ask.

[all] Wow.

Wow.

[clicks]
Uh-oh.

Did I learn an entire dead
language just for today?

You better believe I did.
Now, let's see.

"Keeper of the box,
one strong of mind,

three trials await, that will
return the stones' shine."

Eh, looks like there's
three trials, guys.

And here we go.

[wind howling]

A dead end. Well, we tried
our best and that's what counts.

Hey, come on. There's a
puzzle here somewhere.

Everyone,
look for clues.

[chuckles] Hey, guess
who found the puzzle?

Whoa! Whoa!

[gasps]
Frog, help us.

A cursed cube possessed
by evil magic.

No, it's the puzzle.

Also, I'm pretty sure that's a
magnetic field holding her up.

Isn't that what I said?

Well, whatever it is, all
yours, Marbles. [Grunts]

[Anne screams]

Whoa, this thing's got, like,
a zillion permutations.

If this temple thinks
it can b*at me,

it's got another thing coming.

[all groan]

[rumbling]
Uh, guys?

[all grunt, screaming]

Anyone else tasting chocopede
pancakes right about now?

Marcy, can you at least let us know what
you're gonna move before you move it?

[all] Whoa!

[Hop Pop, Anne, Polly,
Sprig screaming]

[screams]

[screams]

- Marcy!
- Ha! Got it!

[all scream, groan]
We did it!

One down, two to go.
[laughs] How fun is this?

Yeah! [Laughs] Whoo!

[all groan]
Wow, Anne,

you weren't kidding
about her being in the zone.

Not to mention she's
a tad overconfident.

Hard to argue with
the results though.

[groans]

Oh, hey, a dance floor.

Not quite. Watch.

Whoa! Not getting good
vibes from this room.

Welp, time to turn back.
Thanks for playing, everyone.

Hold on, g*ng. Look!

"A dangerous room. What to do?
Don't be jealous of my hue."

[all] Huh?
Who's Hue?

Hmm. I wonder...

Okay, so pink is death by flame,
blue is death by crushing.

I'm still not following...
Marcy!

[vocalizing]

- [all scream]
- [grunts]

- [sighs]
- Ha! Solved it.

Okay, guys, listen up.

Green is the safe color. Get it?

[all] Eh?

"Don't be jealous of my hue."

It's a reference to green,
the color of envy.

Hmm, swell.
Ah, yes, naturally.

I have a lot
of green friends

who would find that
offensive.

But why hasn't
the door opened then?

Hmm. Looks like this
is a two-person job.

Someone go stand on
the other green square.

Mar-Mar, are you... sure?

Yeah, how do we know that one
isn't some kind of trapdoor?

With spikes in it?
Not helping, Polly.

Guys, I've done the research.

Plus, it's me, remember? I said I
won't let you down and I meant it.

Now, who wants
to hit that button?

Hmm... I'll do it.
I'll do it.

- Excuse me?
- Huh?

Anne, no. I'll do it.

The whole point of this
is to get you home alive.

I've already had
a good life.

No, Hop Pop.
I'll step on the tile.

This is my quest.
It's my responsibility.

Your responsibility is keeping
your family safe, not me.

Uh-oh.

I care about you too, Anne.

I mean,
to an extent, right?

You kinda proved that when
you buried the music box.

Now, hold on. That's unfair.

Listen, Hop Pop, when push
came to shove, you made a choice.

It's fine. But let's stop pretending
I'm part of the family, okay?

Hmph. [Croaks]

Uh, everything okay
over there?

Can someone please hit
the button?

Gladly. And a-one,
and a-two...

[screams]
[grunts]

Careful, girl.
Anne!

- [all scream]
- Whoa!

[screams]

[screaming]

[chuckles, gasps]

Whoo! What did I tell ya?
This temple is toast!

Consider the stone charged,
baby!

[hums]

Dang, girl. I think
I lost an eyebrow.

[Polly] Cool.

Hmph.

[gasps] This leads
to the top floor.

That means there's only one
puzzle left. Come on, team.

Anne, I told you I was
gonna step on that tile.

And I told you
I didn't want you to.

Hey, we kinda need to be a
team in here so we don't die, so...

I don't understand, Anne.
I thought you forgave me.

Yeah, well,
maybe I spoke too soon.

[Hop Pop] Spoke too soon?
What do we do, Marcy?

This is fun
to watch and all,

but it can make
the last puzzle rough.

I'm sure they'll work it out
by the time we get there.

[Hop Pop] Give me
a break. [Both] Hmm...

So there's nothing I can
do to fix this? Not one thing?

Nothing's coming
to mind.

Man, this is a long hallway.
[grunts]

- Ha! Here we are. The final puzzle.
- [arguing]

Oh, I'm so excited.

[arguing continues]
Guys, k*lling the vibe.

Thank you.
Now, where was I?

"Few have the brains
to make it to this door,

but are you wise enough
to solve what's in store?"

Yep, let's go.

[Hop Pop groans]
[Anne] Hmph.

[gasps] I don't
believe it. It's flipwart!

[gasps]
What's flipwart?

It's a strategy game
I learned to play in Newtopia.

It's like chess but to the max.

I got so good at it,
I even b*at King Andrias.

Impressive.

They say King Andrias is one of
the best flipwart players around.

So, both sides have
a wart, right?

And they're trying
to flip it.

Each piece has a different set
of abilities.

These archers, for example,
can only att*ck in a straight line.

Oh, I love this game!

Hmm. Hey, Marcy,
what does this say?

"Any commander
whose wart falls

may never again set foot
inside these temple walls."

Looks like you only get
one sh*t at this.

One sh*t is all I need.

But first,
to set up the board...

Well, I guess we'll just
sit back quietly and watch.

Yeah, it'll be nice
to sit this one out.

'Cause these flippers
be tired.

[screams]

[all] Polly!

A giant flipwart board?

Polly, are you okay?

"Okay"? I've got
a sword, baby.

I'm doing better
than all of you.

Marcy, do you think we should
stop? This could get dangerous.

We don't have a choice, Anne.
You wanna get home, right?

Then we've gotta play or
we'll never recharge the stone.

She has a point. I
didn't ask you, Hop Pop.

Trust me, okay?

[sighs] Okay. I hope you
know what you're doing.

[both scream]

[screams]
Ooh, I get a scepter.

[screams]
[chuckles]

You're a pawn.
Ah, man.

Get ready, Anne. There's
a good chance you're next.

Oh, looks like
I'm not in the game.

Well, you guys have fun,
I guess. [Screams]

Wait, what?

Anne, no!
Traitor!

No, this is good.

I'll just play badly
and sabotage the other team.

Didn't think of that,
did ya, Temple?

Ha! Here we go. Sabotage!

[groans] Okay, I can't move.

Anne?
What's going on?

Our hands are tied,
literally.

[all straining]
Don't worry, everyone.

I'll just play well enough
so that none of you gets hurt.

It'll be like hard mode.
[chuckles] Fun.

You wouldn't be saying that
if you were the pawn.

Okay, white goes first,
so it's our move.

Let's flip this wart.

You got this, bud.

Now, let's see
how they respond.

Pfft!

I don't like this game!

[scoffs] Such a basic
response. This is gonna be easy.

[all gasp]

[laughs]

Whoa! Phew.

[grunts]

[screams]

[all panting]

[groans, panting]

Gotta admit, this temple's
good, but not good enough.

Gotcha! We win!

[chuckles, taunts]

Ho! What? No!
Guys, this thing cheats.

[all gasp]

- Hop Pop, look out!
- Huh?

- [groans]
- [screams]

[grunts, straining]

[grunting]

Man, what a day.

Hop Pop!
Marcy, do something!

All right, so what if it cheats?
Still not enough to b*at me.

[screams]

[screams]

[thuds]

I still have way more pieces.

If I can just att*ck from a
different angle, I should be fine.

[screams, grunts]

Oh, I bet you're loving this,
ain't ya?

What? No! I might be mad at
you, but I don't wanna hurt you.

Well, you're already hurting me.

Every time you remind me
of the mistakes I made,

every time you rub it in my face
that I let you down.

I mean, what's it gonna take
for you to let this go?

Hop Pop, I... I...

Just tell me and I'll do it.
Anything.

I don't know!

Huh?

I just need time. Look, I want things
to go back to the way they were.

But... but... [sobs]

I'm sorry, Anne. You
take all the time you need.

Maybe it's enough to admit
we still got issues,

instead of pretending
they don't exist.

[sniffs] I think
that'd be good.

I'd hug you except,
you know, magical restraints.

[sobbing] He had a
family. He had a family!

[screaming]

What am I doing?

- No, no, no, no, no!
- [screams]

No, Hop Pop, Anne!

Who cares about this
stupid game? I forfeit.

[grunts] It's not working.

Maybe I have to flip
the big wart too.

[grunts]

[alarm blaring]

[grunts, screams]

What the heck's going on?

I'm trying to throw this
game, but it won't let me.

I need your help.
Help you? How?

[screams]
[grunts]

[screaming]

[grunts]

[squeals]

[panting, groans]

Whoa!

[coughs]

[coughs]

- Ow.
- Marcy?

Marcy,
I don't understand.

Yeah, why'd you
throw the game?

Because it wasn't worth
you guys getting hurt.

I got so caught up in proving
I was smart enough to win,

I couldn't see what
I was about to lose.

Well, in your defense,
that game was a ding dang cheat.

Yeah, I still think
you're pretty smart.

A little obsessive,
though.

Thanks, Sprig, Polly.

I got it, Temple. I wasn't smart enough
to win, but I can find the exit, okay.

[groans]

[Anne] Need a ride,
old-timer?

I'm not that old,
but, yes, thank you.

Guess we won't be charging
the stone today, huh?

No, and since I lost, I'm not
allowed back in the temple.

You guys will have to try
it all again without me.

We'll manage, dude.
Somehow.

Hey, guys. The failure arrows
want us to keep going this way.

[sighs] Well,
if we're gonna lose,

might as well lose
all the way.

What? The outhouse?

Wait a second.

[all gasp]
What's that?

No, it can't be.

Guys, this is where
we charge the stone.

- Huh?
- But we failed.

Uh, wouldn't recommend
touching that.

[all gasp]

"Only the worthy will
have the wisdom to choose

whether it's more important to win,

or have the humility to lose.

A choice was made to save
thy friends and, honestly,

doesn't that make you
a winner in the end?"

That last bit
was oddly casual.

Of course! Why didn't
I think of it sooner?

The temple wasn't just
testing for intelligence.

It was also testing
for humility.

Well, don't give the temple a chance
to change its mind. Charge that bad boy.

[all gasp]

We did it?
We did it!

[all] Yay!

[all screaming]

Guys, it's leading us
to the next temple.

That's good.
Thank goodness.

I should be able to triangulate
its location with a bit of work.

[inhales] Whoo! This
just keeps getting better.

All right.
One down, two to go.

Ow!

Oh, Anne, uh,
whoops, I, uh...

Hop Pop, it's totally fine. It hurt,
but I know you didn't mean to,

and I want you to know that
I'm really not mad about it.

Well, thank you, Anne.

And I want you to know
that I will make an effort

to be more careful
about where I walk because...

Hey, uh,
can we leave now?

Yeah, this is
uncomfortable to watch.

[both] We're working on it.

Hey, you guys wanna go
straight to the next temple tonight,

or take a break first?

[all] Break, please.

[Marcy] Fair enough.

The political situation
is worsening, Your Highness.

What started as a small valley riot
is quickly becoming something more.

Not only that, the toad lords
have agreed to meet.

This could spell disaster.

How disappointing.

And the traitor, Grime,
is still at large

and currently being aided
by a... Aah!

[laughs]

Why, it's a message from Marcy.

Looks like they're
making progress.

That's enough for now,
Yunnan. I'll handle the rest.

Sire?

[moans]

[beeping]

[King Andrias] The prophecy is
being undone as we speak, my lord.

Soon we will have our revenge.