[man] Ladies and gentlemen,
I, the Great Spiedini, will perform an amazing feat.
In front of your very eyes, I will make the Great Sphinx disappear.
Wow, this is so cool. How did you meet the Great Spiedini?
He's a college pal.
He became quite popular when he made our math professor disappear.
[shushes]
He's gonna do it. Look.
Is everything prepared, my dear Aurora?
Yes, maestro.
Abracadabra, and broccoli spear
I command the sphinx to disappear
[all whooping]
[laughs] Thank you very much.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, time to bring back our dear old Sphinx.
Abracadabra and elephant ear
I now command you to reappear
[chuckles]
[stammers] I said, reappear.
[clamoring]
Reappear!
[Ben] Huh?
[theme music playing]
♪ Who's the mouse who's fun and witty Scoops the news for New Mouse City ♪
♪ Geronimo! ♪
♪ He's amazing, he's terrific Watch out world, he's cheddarific ♪
♪ He's outta sight and in the know ♪
♪ Go! ♪
♪ He's the one we call Geronimo ♪
[Trap] What happened?
Where's the Sphinx?
I don't know, and it doesn't look like Spiedini does either.
-How could something that big disappear? -One thing's for sure.
-Spiedini is going to need help. -Better fire up the Meta-Mouse.
[sighs]
Wow, the pyramids of Cheeza.
Hey, Uncle G, think we'll have time to check out one of those?
I hope so but our first priority is to figure out what's become of the Sphinx.
[Ben] Wow, it really is gone.
[chattering]
What a disaster. The Sphinx disappears,
the crowd is calling for my head, and I've gotta pay all these bills.
[sobs] How could one illusion be so expensive?
The bigger the illusion, the more it costs to stage.
-It'd be easier to use real magic. -We've been through this a thousand times.
There's no such thing as real magic.
Then how do you explain what happened?
[sighs] I can't.
[Ben and Pandora giggling]
Oh-ho-ho. Wow, look at this.
Trap, don't...
touch that.
Geronimo.
What brings you to Egypt?
I saw the broadcast and thought I'd help.
[laughs] Same old Geronimo. When a friend is in trouble, you're there.
And the disappearance of the Sphinx is the story of the year.
Oh-ho-ho! I see you've brought your family. Welcome, welcome.
[Geronimo] How are you holding up?
Not bad considering my career is ruined. But it's about to get worse.
If the Sphinx isn't returned in 48 hours, they're going to throw me in jail
-until the pyramids crumble. -That's a pretty long time.
Huh?
Hmm.
Hey, Trap, why don't we go check out the magic props.
As a magician, I don't suppose you're willing to tell me
how you made the Sphinx disappear.
I guess I'd better go have a look around the scene of the crime.
-I'll go with you. -Is that a good idea?
If I were you, I'd lay low.
You're right. Aurora.
-Please take them to the site. -Coming, Trap?
I'm gonna hang out here with Spiedini. [chuckles]
I happen to be a good amateur magician.
I thought I'd hang out, we could talk a little shop.
[laughs] The magic sack trick. This is one of my favorites.
[mumbles]
Now, tie the sack with me inside and I'll escape from it.
Are you sure about this?
Ah-ah-ah. Benjamin, I am a magician.
[sighs]
[Trap] Okay, now I just say the magic words:
Ala kazam, ala kazack Don't look now, I'm out of the sack
[grunting]
Should I tell him he's inside my laundry bag?
Sorry for the taxi but my only vehicle is a motorcycle.
-[Thea] I wouldn't mind a look inside. -Why don't you guys go explore?
-Uh-uh. We're here to investigate. -[Geronimo] I can handle this one solo.
Uh, the tunnels and passages are like a maze.
Without a guide, you'd be lost forever.
I know the layout. I'd be happy to take them.
All right, thanks, Aurora.
I'll pass. Everything in there happened thousands of years ago.
I'm about what's happening now. I'll stay with Geronimo.
[Pandora] Huh.
Where do we start? Everything looks the same.
Just keep your eyes on the ground. Let me know if you find anything other than sand.
I'll look over there.
The pyramid was built almost 5000 years ago,
but these tunnels were discovered recently.
-What do these hieroglyphics mean? -They're dedicated to Queen Rodentis.
They show that she was an amazing magician
who harnessed the awesome powers of the Sun deity.
-[Ben] Really? -No, it's what people believed.
Her magic was quite real. I'm sure of it.
And this is her sarcophagus.
-Wow, and in there is a-- -A mummy, that is correct.
She looks like you, Aurora.
[chuckles] Really?
[Geronimo] Well, any clues?
-Nope. -What's that?
Oh, nothing. Just a glove I found. Oh, wait.
It is a clue isn't it? Maybe I can find some info online.
Thanks for showing us around. It was cool.
My pleasure, Benjamin.
-What happened? -The battery died.
I fear that I've angered Queen Rodentis by bringing you here. I'm sorry, my queen.
Okay, Aurora, cut it out.
[moaning]
[Trap] Oh, the old cup and balls trick, huh?
This is my favorite.
The one where you're nailed inside a coffin but magically escape? Can I try?
Ah-ah-ah. That wouldn't be a good idea. The Coffin Escape is a difficult illusion.
Come on, please.
I'm a fellow magician.
[groans]
Why don't you escape from something a bit easier first?
A cardboard box? That's kid stuff.
All right, I’ll show you a thing or two.
Tape it up tight.
If you insist.
Okay, prepare to be amazed.
[grunting]
Do you think that could really be Queen Rodentis?
I'm sure there's a logical explanation.
[whispering sounds]
Aurora, where are we going? Is this the way?
I'm calling for help.
-[device beeping] -[Pandora] Hmm. [gasps]
I found a glove just like it, except without the tacky pattern.
It's on sale at Ratmeister's department store.
The tacky pattern is what makes it unique and a clue.
Why didn't you say so? It's a distress signal from Benjamin.
-Something's wrong. -Let's go.
Geronimo, don't go in there. Aurora said it's dangerous.
-You could get lost forever. -Right.
But I don't have a choice.
-It's getting louder. -We have to follow Aurora.
Without her we'll never find our way out of here.
It's not a mummy. It's the wind playing music.
Phew.
[gasps]
What's going on? What are we doing back here?
Never mind. Let's get out of here.
This is some kind of trick cardboard, right?
Ta-da! I'm ready for the coffin escape.
Trap, to be a successful magician, takes years of practice. There's no shame--
Ooh. Sounds like someone's afraid of a little competition.
Very well, the coffin escape.
Yes.
To escape takes a great deal of concentration and patience.
Yeah, yeah, just get the nails.
[giggling]
First time in a coffin.
[Aurora] I'm sorry about what happened earlier.
Sometimes when I'm in the presence of Queen Rodentis' spirit,
she sends me messages.
Our spirits are linked.
-[whimpering] -[gasps]
Hey, that sounds familiar.
[Geronimo] Thea, Benjamin!
There you are. I got your distress signal and I've been looking all over.
-Were you lost? -Lost? Me?
[chuckles] Certainly not.
Shall we continue? The exit is just a few turns from here.
[gasps] Wait for me.
That glove belongs to only one mouse.
-Ratstone. -Your arch-rival magician?
His gloves are his trademark.
-How could Ratstone be involved? -Maybe Ratstone is mad
because you stole Aurora away.
-Magician's gossip blog. -That's ridiculous. I did nothing.
-Aurora came to me. -Well, we should pay Ratstone a visit.
-He's here in Cheeza to perform. -Let's go.
-What are you doing? -Hiding my face.
I'm not going to miss this. Trap, are you ready to give up?
You'd like that. I'll be out of here in a jiffy.
Making a pyramid disappear and reappear is a tall order.
He's a thief.
He stole my illusion and now he's presenting it.
By the powers of the Nile and the winds, I command you to disappear.
[clamoring]
Disappear, disappear!
I hadn't expected that.
[laughs] Serves him right.
Good show. Where did you learn your tricks? Barber college?
[laughs]
You, this is all your fault. You sabotaged my trick.
You're the saboteur, you fool. We found that ugly glove you left.
I only went to the site of your debacle to make sure
I didn't make the same mistakes as you.
Gentlemen, calm down. Spiedini has been with me the entire time.
He had nothing to do with your trick not working.
But I think the two events are related.
Would you both be willing to cooperate to get to the bottom of this matter?
-No. -No.
Someone is going to great lengths to make you both look bad.
I'd think you'd want to find out who it is.
He does have a point.
I suppose.
Then it's settled.
[grunting]
There's got to be some way out of here. Unless it is magic.
-[clattering] -Huh?
So, Spiedini's going to jail. I doubt he can escape.
Ratstone has been ridiculed.
The world is going to need a new number one magician.
-Like the Great Aurora? -If you're good.
I'm good because I don't rely on tricks and illusions.
I hold the secret of magic, taken from Queen Rodentis herself.
[snickers] Do you now?
[chanting indistinctly]
Nuts.
[cackles]
-You make it look pretty real. -It is real.
[laughs] If you say so.
I'll have my lawyers draw up the contracts, good night.
-[laughs] -[gasps]
[Geronimo] To figure out what went wrong, I need to know
-how the trick worked. -[both] Out of the question.
I understand the magician's code,
but I don't need to remind you that this is very serious.
[both] I'm not telling if he's around.
[scoffs] We're not getting anywhere.
-I use a projection screen. -Me too.
How does it work?
[Spiedini] Well, when the lights go out, a screen
is quickly raised behind the stage. When we turn on the lights,
we also turn on a projector that beams an image onto the screen
of the same landscape without the Sphinx.
It appears as if the Sphinx is gone.
When the lights go out again, we drop the screen.
The lights go back on and everyone sees the Sphinx again.
But something went wrong. The Sphinx actually disappeared.
Maybe it was real magic.
[laughing]
-Impossible. -[Trap] Or is it?
What's to eat?
I just spent five hours stuck in a coffin and I am starved.
That's when I came back here. Ha! Boy, that Aurora sure is scary.
What do you guys think of Aurora?
[chuckles] Aurora is out of touch with reality.
She thinks she's the reincarnation of Queen Rodentis.
Yes, she told me this as well. She's mad.
Perhaps, or maybe she's just very clever.
I think it's time she and I have a chat, a magic chat.
Don't worry, you'll get your money. Give me time. The contracts are--
-I can't talk now. -You can.
Soon, with Spiedini in prison and Ratstone a laughingstock,
you'll do whatever you want. Even become the world's greatest magician.
-I don't know what you're talking about. -There's only one problem.
The world's greatest magician is me.
[laughs] You think you can fool me with a simple illusion?
I have the powers of Queen Rodentis. Real magic. Have some coffee.
Very impressive.
If you've got magical powers, Aurora, surely you can make me disappear.
Well, of course, I could.
But I have no energy to waste on you. Goodbye.
Don't be alarmed. It's a common magician's illusion.
You see?
Aurora's escaped. Meet me on the street. We have to follow her.
Great.
Quick, everybody out. We've got to get to high ground
or we could be buried. Cover your faces.
She's headed for the pyramid.
-Why, of course, that's it. -What's it?
I'll tell you on the way. Come on. We'll follow her, on foot.
Don't, it's a trap.
Remember what happened last time you went in there?
Yes, but I have an idea. If it works, I might be able to extract a confession.
I'm coming with you.
No, there's no reason for more than one of us to take the risk.
If my idea doesn't work, I could be... [gulps] lost inside forever.
Geronimo?
[Geronimo laughs] I'm getting good at these tricks.
[sighs]
[Geronimo] Aurora, wait.
You'll never find your way out of here. You'll be trapped inside forever.
Well, since I'm stuck here, you may as well tell me the truth.
It was you who made the Sphinx disappear, wasn't it?
There's only room for one "world's greatest magician" and she is me.
-How did you do it? -Magic of course. Now, goodbye.
-How did you--? -If you were a great magician,
you would have made my footsteps disappear.
I shined a light on them in 5000 years of dust and retraced my steps.
You're quite the escape artist, but not as good as me.
A great magician always has a great assistant.
[groans] How come I don't have a great assistant?
Last chance. Return the sphinx or you're going to jail.
Inspector, if I'm right, you'll be seeing the Sphinx in a moment.
The Sphinx.
It was buried.
Yes, by Aurora. Part of her plan to take over the world of magic.
How did she managed to bury the Sphinx?
It all came to me when I saw our taxi being buried in the sand.
You see, the Sphinx site was closed to allow them to construct
the stage for the performance.
During that time, construction crews working for Aurora dug under the Sphinx
and lowered it by several meters, then covered it up again.
That's why Spiedini noticed the expensive bills.
She had to pay the crew a handsome wage, because she also had to buy their silence.
When Spiedini performed his trick, he was the one being tricked.
The sphinx we were seeing was being projected.
When the lights went out, the screen lowered to reveal what was actually there,
the empty landscape above the buried Sphinx.
That explains Spiedini's illusion, but what about mine? Why did it go awry?
[Geronimo] Aurora sabotaged the projection, but her goal was simpler.
She only wished to make you look like a fool.
No prison can hold me.
I'll get my revenge one day with the help of Queen Rodentis.
-Does Aurora really believe in magic? -Yeah, and what about the mirrored box?
I saw it myself.
It was just a prop.
All part of her ruse to make the world believe her magic was real.
I'm afraid that Aurora is nothing more than a very gifted con artist.
There's no such thing as magic.
There is only illusion, achieved through hard work and practice.
We're coming to you live from Cheeza, Egypt, where the masters of magic,
the Great Spiedini and Ratstone the Magnificent,
are preparing to perform together for the first time.
-I hope Trap's all right. -Why wouldn't he be? He loves to perform.
-[stammers] I don't know about this. -Don't worry, dear chap. You'll do fine.
Spiedini tells me you're quite the skilled amateur.
Oh. [giggles] Well, that's true, actually...
Before my friend Ratstone the Magnificent and I begin our show,
we'd like to present to you the Wondrous Trap.
[cheering and applause]
Rama-lama ding dong Rama-lama-hi
I command you to take wing and fly
[clamoring]
Uh... I said, take wing and fly!
[crowd laughing]
[closing theme playing]