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♪
[gleeful panting]
It's working! It's working.
No more messing around with headsets.
This machine, it can brainwash everyone from everywhere,
and people just won't know what's hit them.
That's, uh, amazing,
but can we please turn off the machine now?
I'm worried about the baby.
The baby's fine, I told you, the baby will be fine.
But you, Erik Hunter, you won't be fine,
and you probably never will be.
[machine powering off]
No, keep filming.
The machine may be off, but we're not done yet.
Sit.
♪
Stand.
Dance!
Dance like the fools you are.
[breathing heavily]
I think we have enough to convince our buyer.
♪
Now what will happen to you, Erik Hunter?
Now that you and everyone here
have had their minds completely wiped?
♪
Mom, please, come on.
[upbeat dance music]
♪
I'm hungry.
[quirky music]
Erik? Can I come down now?
♪
Erik!
♪
Hey, guys.
♪
Erik, didn't you hear me? I was calling you.
Uh, hello?
Kate! Erik! Dottie?
Guys? Guys, you're acting, kind of, weird.
Stop it!
Is this a joke?
Because it's so not funny.
[tense music]
Where is Nick?
Erik, Kate, where is the baby?
[toy rattling]
Hello. Hello. Hi! Hello.
Did we really have to take him?
Shh!
The footage I sent you
should be more than enough proof
to demonstrate the power of the machine.
The subjects were completely under my control.
No, you listen to me.
Do you want to buy the machine or not?
Because there are plenty of people who do.
[phone beeping]
[exhaling]
The buyer wants a bigger demonstration,
proof that the technology works on a large scale.
Who is the buyer?
It's better you don't know. So how do--
[baby gurgling]
♪
If they want bigger, I guess we just have to give them bigger.
What are you going to do?
Use Chuckles here to get exactly what I want.
Isn't that right, Nicky poo?
Yes, it is, isn't it?
♪
Hey! Where is everyone?
Did you guys find Miss Lucas?
[phone dinging]
It's from Evie.
"GET HOME, NOW!"
Evie, we are home! Where are you? Evie?
-Nika! -Is everything okay?
No, no it's really not.
Something happened with Dottie, and Kate, and Erik.
Kate and Erik, they're back?
Evie, I just got your text.
What's going on? Are you alright?
No!
Wow, first me, then Evie.
Brainwashing is really having a moment.
-Anika! -Sorry, I deal with things
by making jokes. You know that about me.
It doesn't mean I'm not worried.
Like, really worried.
Evie! Are you okay? I got your text, what happened?
[footsteps]
Mom?
[door creaking]
What happened?
♪
[upbeat adventurous music]
♪
c]
Did Miss Lucas do this?
'Fraid so.
How?
I got an anonymous text.
"Get back to Hunter House now. Family in danger."
I think she completed the Oscillator.
Guys, that gives her so much power.
You know, Erik, Kate, Dottie, they are brainwashed,
but not the way you were, Nika.
They're not being controlled. They're just not there.
They're like dolls. It's really creepy.
We are going to fix them though, right?
Of course we're gonna fix them,
and we're going to make Miss Lucas,
and anyone who helped her,
regret they ever laid a finger on the Oscillator.
But, this shouldn't have worked.
You mean, because of the higher frequencies
-in the upper neuro-- -No,
because the Oscillator isn't complete.
We still have the last piece, the capacitor.
[tense music]
The capacitor is gone.
Wh-who could have taken it?
Uh...
Florian? Must be. I don't know how he got in here,
but I don't know anyone else
who would do something like this.
Guys. Uh...
[phone dinging]
Another anonymous text.
"Help, Miss Lucas is planning another test.
This time on the whole of Amsterdam."
What?
Everyone will be like Erik,
or Kate, or my mom?
Is this Miss Lucas crazy?
I think, maybe, she is.
She's pretty obsessed with Erik, you guys.
-Erik? -And not in a good way.
In a you-abandoned and-betrayed-me kind of way.
I found out that she's been plotting revenge
against him for years.
Wait, Erik abandoned someone? He would never do that.
So, Miss Lucas is super wrong and super evil.
Right now, we need to stop her
before she goes arch villain on this city.
We have to find her.
And rescue baby Nick.
Hey, Miss Lucas took Nick?
Yeah, according to Evie, so we have to find Miss Lucas,
-rescue Nick, rescue Daniel-- -What happened to Daniel?
Oh, he's kidnapped, but don't worry. I have it.
So, we have to find Miss Lucas, stop Miss Lucas,
rescue everyone, and then make sure
Kate, Erik, and Dottie are back to normal.
Well, near to normal in Dottie's case.
Pretty big to-do list.
Yeah, so we should get started.
Where do we think Miss Lucas might be?
Well, to enable the waveform signal from the Oscillator
to reach the entirety of the city,
she'd need to be somewhere high.
So, like, a roof or a communication tower?
[Jennie] But the interference of the atmospherics
would cause fractal diffusion, so...
Oliver, what were you trying to say earlier?
About the last piece of the Oscillator?
Right, yeah.
It was me.
-I took it. -[Jasmyn] What?
I took the capacitor and gave it to Miss Lucas.
I didn't know she was gonna do that
to Erik, or Kate, or my mom.
But why, Oliver?
Because Alex Jackson really is our dad.
How do you know that? And even if it's true,
why would that make you help Miss Lucas?
Miss Lucas has him, and she told me
that if I didn't give her the capacitor,
we would never see him again.
I feel awful, but I had to do it.
No. You don't just do what the baddies tell you to do.
-You did! -Well, uh,
except if you're brainwashed
and you don't have a choice, but you should have told us.
We could have discussed this, we could have helped you.
I know.
Now look what happened and it's all your fault.
Yeah. You're right.
Erik, Kate, baby Nick, my mom,
-it's all my fault. -Oh, Oliver, wait.
[door slamming]
[sighing]
What do we do now?
[grunting]
Let me go!
[beeping]
Ugh!
[machine beeping]
[tense music]
♪
Do we have to do this?
Yes. I do what I'm told
and I was told to get rid of all his memories
and turn him into a mindless puppet,
so that's what I've done.
[charge building]
[Daniel groaning]
Gotcha!
[chuckling]
Just kidding.
Hey, this is a lovely, little light show and everything,
but, uh, maybe if you have some time,
you can get me a cup of tea? Maybe some biscuits?
You know, I've been here for a while.
Wow. I didn't know mindless puppets like biscuits.
No, no this isn't funny. It's not working.
Miss Lucas will not be pleased.
Why isn't it working?
Some people are harder to target than others,
but I can, I can remodulate the frequencies, try again.
Hey, and while you do, please carry on talking
about who's who in your evil organization.
That way, if you never actually do manage to erase me,
you'll have confessed everything
to an on-duty police officer. Saves a lot of time.
[quirky music]
Okay, are we all clear on the plan?
Mm-hm. I'm meeting Josh at the Academy.
He'll sneak me in and together we'll figure out
where Miss Lucas is and find out what her plan is.
And if you can't find her,
just look for clues as to where she might be.
Okay, also try to find out who's been sending
those anonymous text messages. They might be able to help us.
Jasmyn and I will go back to Orphans Inc.
We think Daniel's being held there.
Maybe even the Jacksons.
Evie, you have the most important job of all.
Look after the grownups, on it.
Great.
Good luck, you guys.
[all] Thanks, Evie.
[door clicking]
It just didn't work.
He's like the dreaded Jennie girl and the Jacksons.
So, I brought him here and locked him up
in the usual place. Sorry.
Okay. It would have been preferable
to just make him forget everything,
but soon the whole city will be under my control,
so we'll keep him locked up until then.
And as for you two, finish the Oscillator.
Or else, well, you know.
[dramatic music]
♪
Wow, she must be in a really good mood.
Normally, she'd flip her lid over something like that.
How did she finally get the Jacksons to work for her?
After all this time?
How do you think?
Whilst their son was with the Hunters,
she had no leverage, but now.
You mean she's threatened Nick?
But, she wouldn't really hurt their baby. Would she?
[exhaling]
You've got a lot to learn about your mother, kid.
[footsteps retreating]
♪
t music]
And then Anika and Jennie and Jasmyn, and maybe Oliver,
will get back and we'll sort you out.
Isn't that great?
Hm, nod your head if you agree.
[mimicking Erik] It is great, we are not worried.
[mimicking Kate] No, we're not worried at all, not one bit.
[normally] Stop nodding!
Okay, I've had enough.
I'm not letting you guys stay zombies
until the others get back. I'm gonna fix you.
[mimicking Erik] But how?
[normally] Well, Erik, the same way we got Anika back.
We use the reprogrammed headset.
[mimicking Dottie perfectly] I am so glad you know
what you're doing, Evie.
[normally] I know, thanks, Dottie!
Except, I don't. Not exactly.
I wasn't there when they...
but Anika told me all about it, and really, how hard can it be?
[dramatic music]
[door rattling]
Locked. How are we gonna get back inside now?
Well, if you can't get in through the back,
all that's left to do is walk in through the front.
Nika, they aren't gonna just let us in.
They know who we are.
Which is why I brought disguises.
Disguises?
[quirky music]
You are not on the list.
No, but we are the emergency cleaning crew.
They probably didn't even have time
to call you and let you know,
what with all the stuff they spilt.
What did they say it was, Roxy?
Oh, yes, right. Me.
Uh, hydrochloric acid and sulphuric...
flesh-eating slime?
I'm sorry, you're just not on the list.
Yeah, I can see that's a problem.
Well then, Roxy, you can call Miss Lucas and tell her
that she can clean up that huge toxic, chemical spill
in the secret basement lab all by herself,
because we are leaving.
No, wait!
I'll let you through.
♪
[keys clacking]
[upbeat drums]
[machine beeping]
♪
Yes! Dottie?
Dottie, are you in there?
Ah, Evie? Hey.
Dottie! I did it! Yes!
What do you mean, you did it?
Ew, what am I wearing?
Is this some kind of backward chic
or, or did I just fall into a bin?
What if Marcus comes around?
He's such a cool guy! Oh, he can't see me wearing this.
I need to borrow some clothes, and stat.
So... I think what happened is the stuff on the headset
was meant to bring a teenage girl to her senses,
not a middle-aged lady who lives in a forest and--
Good? Bad?
I mean, I can mix jaguar prints and stripes, right?
Ew! My hair is just the worst.
I need to make some changes to the formula.
Oh, and maybe not turn it all the way up to 11.
[dramatic music]
I can't believe that worked.
-Hey! -I mean, of course it worked,
the way Anika's plans always do.
Let's just find Daniel, okay?
If he's even here.
♪
[upbeat music]
Okay, we're going to the game room.
Erik, stand up. Start walking.
♪
Stop.
Whoa, you really do whatever someone tells you.
♪
Erik, turn around.
♪
Would you buy me a pony?
Okay, Erik, say, "Evie, yes, I will buy you a pony."
Evie, yes, I will buy you a pony.
Hah! Okay, so, there are a few other things
we need to talk about.
♪
[dramatic music]
You know, it's really good to see you again.
Concentrate. Stop grinning, you look like a hyena.
I hope this plan works.
Of course it's gonna work. You ready?
[tense music]]
Oh, uh yeah, so, she got thrown out last week, but last night,
I caught her going through my family's records.
So, I used the headset on her and I think Miss Lucas
might have a few questions for her, so do ya mind?
♪
-Okay. -Okay. Thank you. Walk.
That was amazing, did you see that?
I should be an actor.
Should be serious!
Underappreciated in my own lifetime?
[quirky music]
Okay, so, repeat all that back to me.
Evie, you can have a pony and the biggest room.
You can choose whatever we have for dinner every night,
a remote control a new laptop, no chores,
and have an ice cream fridge in your room.
Okay, now say, "I will remember all that."
I will remember all that.
♪
"Especially the pony."
Especially the pony.
Great, let's get you un-brainwashed then.
Put on the headset.
♪
Okay, let's hope this goes well.
[key clacking]
[beeping]
[tense music]
Okay, Erik, all done. Take off the headset.
[low music]
Erik, are you okay?
What happened, Evie?
Yes!
I feel so... strange.
Oh, because of the headset. I know, it's weird, right?
Yes, there's something very important I must remember.
Yes, Miss Lucas brain-whooshed you
with an amber-Aussie something, and she's an evil--
No! That's not it.
I know, a pony.
-What? -I must buy you a pony, Evie.
Uh, no. I mean, yes, but not now, Erik. You need to listen--
What about a Shetland pony?
[quirky music]
-Oh no. -No!
-No, too small. -No, I--
Oh, look at that Piebald one. Isn't he cute?
No.
What about a Welsch Cob? Good-natured, hardy,
and excellent with children, apparently.
Stop. I don't need a pony.
You don't?
No, I need you to listen to me.
Okay. Listening.
[sighing]
♪
[dramatic music]
So, Miss Lucas just left it unlocked?
♪
I mean, she's cleared it out, look.
Wow, I guess the Academy has really served its purpose.
I mean, she got us to steal everything
and she'll probably just shut it all down soon.
Okay, we need to check the drawers, the bins, everywhere.
♪
Whoa.
♪
What exactly are we looking for, again?
Any clue as to where she is planning
to use that machine of hers.
This desk is all empty.
♪
What's that?
[paper furling]
Well, I've seen this before.
This is the map of the underground tunnels.
But why has she scribbled all over it?
Uh, Josh, what's this?
It looks like some form of mathematical equation.
[sound becoming murky]
[sound returning to normal] Josh?
Sorry, this is all weirdly fascinating.
Um, you're right.
This is some kind of formula.
Does it say "Tesla" there?
Yeah, we think the Oscillator
is based on some of Tesla's earlier designs.
His theory on energy transfer
involved sending oscillating waves underground?
♪
She's using the tunnels!
♪
Okay, the optimum place for sending out the waves
is somewhere in this area.
Okay. Let's go.
-We'll bring this with us. -Cool.
I will also group text everyone. Let them know.
♪
-Anika! -Is it Daniel?
No, Miss Lucas, and she's with the Jacksons.
[rapid footsteps]
♪
[Miss Lucas] So, it's finished?
♪
Just, but obviously, it's, it's not been tested yet so--
I'll test it.
And hopefully, that test will convince the buyer
once and for all.
[phone dinging]
Who's there?
[a different phone dinging]
I said, "Who's there?" Come out, now!
It's me.
I've come to help you, Miss Lucas.
[dramatic music building]
[closing instrumental theme]
♪
[enthusiastic Nickelodeon theme]