Hedgehog! Where are we running to?
To Susie's, to get my wand back!
Is...time... of the essence?
What?
I guess what I'm asking is, uh, must we run?
Thanks. I just ate a huge breakfast and --
Whoa. Whoa!
Oof!
She must've stepped out. I'll just run in and grab it.
Come on, Oscar, help me look.
Hurry up and find it so that we can get out of here.
Where is it?
Come on, it's gotta be here.
Aw, come on, come on.
Hello, Susie.
You have one reminder.
Play reminders?
Hey, uh, Hedgehog?
What? Come look.
Hello, Susie.
You have one reminder.
Play reminders?
Susie's intimate deets.
Maybe we shouldn't -- Play reminder.
Good morning, Susie.
Susie here with an important reminder from me to you.
Remember, no matter what anyone says,
you are a perfect, delicate princess.
You're beautiful and strong
and the architect of your own awesomeness.
Also, you're late for Meeting of the Minds
at the Bank of Heartforde at 9:00.
Get a move on.
Did you hear that, Oscar?
That must be where she took my wand.
But 9:00 was over an hour ago.
Yeah, but don't worry. I bet it's one of those meetings
where the first hour is them just gabbing
and talking about their weekend and stuff.
You know, you're right.
Come on, let's go find that meeting.
But what are you gonna do
if she won't give you your wand back?
If you take it from her, she'll just take it back again.
Yeah, well, we'll see about that.
I'm a lot stronger than she thinks, you know?
Um, yeah, for sure.
Stronger than anybody thinks.
"Closed for meeting."
I think it's closed, Hedgehog.
Something's moving in there.
Look, it's unlocked.
Come on.
Um, excuse me. Excuse me?
What?!
Oh, I thought I smelled something.
Baby powder.
It's Stuart, your nemesis from the library.
I know who Stuart is.
Excuse me, the bank is closed today.
If you'd like to return tomorrow,
after you've had your nap,
I'm sure someone will be available to assist you.
What are you even doing here, Stuart?
I'm just here to keep any goober-fingered little rug rats
from snotting all over
this serious, grownup -- oh -- meeting.
Oh, really? Well, I'll have you know
that we're not here for a meeting, Mr. Know-it-all.
We're here to open checking accounts!
'Cause we're grownups, Stuart!
And we need checks to pay our bills!
Because we're responsible! Bah!
You could never handle a checking account.
Those are for serious non-babies.
You'll be hearing from my lawyer.
Thanks, Stuart. That's right,
I have a lawyer because I'm a grownup!
That's right,
I'm a grownup!
Man, that Stuart really cheeses me off.
I'd like to go right back in there and give him
another piece of my --
Up-bup-bup. Maybe let's try a different way?
I think I know just the thing.
Come on!
Did y'all go anywhere in your flying saucer?
No, we mostly stayed in.
Finally got up early enough to go to the farmers market.
Ooh ooh.
He was cute, but I just can't take Tauruses seriously.
You know what I mean, Betsy?
Okay, okay, that's enough chitchat.
Glad everyone had a nice weekend.
I've assembled you all here today to talk about...
this!
Well, the peaches were just gigantic.
I mean, these...
Leaders, hello?
This is a wand?
A wand I saw Hedgehog using?
Eeny, meeny, miney, chocolate.
Yeah, we had a candy slide and, uh...
Okay, well, what if I told you that unbeknownst to all of us,
Betsy has been teaching Hedgehog magic behind my back!
What?! Oh!
Oooooo-oo-oo.
I love this juicy drama.
Ugh! I need your keys so we can lock this
in the safe until further notice.
Seriously, just pass your keys up here so we
can get on with it.
Georgina: These oil pastels should do the trick.
Voilà! A magnificently perfect Pointillist mustache.
Thanks, Georgina. This is gonna be great.
I'll do yours, Hedgehog.
Uh, Hedgehog?
Hedgehog, what's this?
I'm designing a rudimentary siege engine, a tank of sorts.
Stuart's gonna rue the day he stood between me and my wand.
But that's crazy.
But you're not crazy.
Wait! Don't you see?
What?
Susie put Stuart there to throw you off your game
so you'd make mistakes!
And it's working!
You may have a point.
Don't worry, though, 'cause my plan is foolproof.
Your plan?
Props. Props?
Elaborate props.
Ooh-boo-boo. Thank you,
Saxophone.
Now, who's next?
Gosh, I don't know what to do.
You said you'd go first.
Hedgehog's smart, responsible, and conscientious.
I don't see why she can't learn magic.
Hedgehog has a lot of potential.
Yeah, Susie, Hedgehog would be a great witch.
You know that. So, why are we here?
'Cause some of us have plans.
Mortimer: And then just go take a look around, you know?
There's so much great -- Need I remind you
all of Mildred?
Everyone said she's so smart, so much potential,
a real preteen prodigy.
Ha!
Hmm!
Susie: But she never learned to use her powers responsibly.
And when confronted about it,
she threw a tantrum and left home.
Ugh!
Oh, goodness! My hat!
Aah! Aah!
Ha! Aah!
Oh!
She's a witch! She's a witch, she's a witch!
Susie: She walked into the woods that night and disappeared.
If Hedgehog goes bad, we don't know what she'll do.
She could end up blowing all our covers.
As Prime Monister, I speak for the monisters --
I mean, monsters. And you have our support.
Yeah, it's not necessary to talk. Just give me your key.
Thank you. I accept your apologies.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Am I the only one here who thinks Hedgehog
is mature enough to handle it?
Georgina: Ooh! There we go.
Oscar: Very nice. Now, hold still.
Exquisite.
I'll admit, it's not bad.
What are we doing, again?
Where are you going, Mister, with...
It's soup and salad. I'm delivering this to grownups.
Tss -- I mean, to the meeting.
I am French.
I don't speak French.
Go that way.
Gosh, I didn't know.
I know Hedgehog. She's no Mildred.
We can't afford to be afraid of things
that haven't happened yet.
Do you really want to start a beef with the witches?
Allô, mon chéris.
I, 'ow you say, thought you might be 'ungry
for a petite sa-lad.
I am French.
Oscar, I don't know how you got in here, but get out.
I'm about to lock up a wand.
No!
It's Hedgehog dressed as a sa-lad.
Wait! I've worked so hard for that wand!
Why is it so bad if I have it?
See? What'd I tell you? Angry salad.
This is exactly the type of stuff Mildred would do.
Mildred couldn't wait.
Mildred tried to take everything she wanted.
Everybody thought she was so special.
But you have to learn like everybody else!
Thank you.
Actually, forget it. I'm not gonna lock this up
for safekeeping.
Yes!
I'm tossing it in the middle of the ocean.
No! Reconsider, Susie!
You don't know how conscientious and reliable I can be.
Sorry, Susie, I can't let you through this door.
Aah!
Oh, yeah, you're stronger than me.
Ramona: Enough!
Ramona? How long have you been here?
Long enough.
Butter Goth, can you turn the camera toward Susie?
Um, Waiter?
Oui, oui.
Lovely. Thank you, Butter Goth.
Susie, can you see me? A-Am I coming through?
Nope, can't see you. You're in frozen time,
and we're in a bank basement, so...
Ah, Ramona, you beautiful sorceress.
This is Mortimer. We see and hear you perfectly.
Coming out of retirement, MoMo?
Not quite. Oh, it's good to see you all.
Susie, it was I who told Betsy to train Hedgehog.
Seriously? Oh, my gosh.
Betsy was just a pawn?
Susie, I've been trying to tell you,
but you refuse to listen.
I had Betsy begin Hedgehog's training
since you've been otherwise occupied
and neglecting to do it yourself.
Now, Susie, you will not destroy Hedgehog's wand.
Yes!
But you will lock it up.
No.
But Hedgehog will continue to learn magic.
What? Okay.
But she has to be taught by you, Susie.
No! No!
And you still stop hammering on about Mildred!
Ooh! Ooh!
What a meeting.
Oscar! Is that you?
I didn't recognize you! You're a natural waiter.
Aww, merci beaucoup.
See you later.
Here, just take it.
Hmph.
Who's Mildred?
Eeny, meeny, miney, chocolate.