[henchman] I got you as soon as I figured out who was missing.
All of them except at one in the jar.
Exactly how long did that take you?
Let's see, one, two... Huh?
Stop straining your few remaining brain cells and search the ship.
And empty that jar.
Its eyes are laughing at me.
[both snicker]
[annoyed hissing]
[snickering]
[both chuckle]
[both cackle]
[laughing wickedly]
[theme music playing]
[evil mogwai laughing]
So... being a henchman must be hard work.
It is, but the camaraderie is nice.
We call ourselves, "The Greene Team."
Oh, that's sweet.
Must be fun too. I mean, you have access to...
How many rooms does this ship have?
Ten cabins. Plus the engine room, boiler room, kitchen,
and Greene's quarters.
Not that we're allowed inside.
Not to sound cruel,
but it'd help us more if they caught gangrene.
No. This is how we learn what we need to know for step three.
We're on step two? I thought this was step one.
Anyway, Step three is where we escape?
There's no escape until we get Sam.
Wherever he is, I hope he's okay.
[Sam] We're okay!
Grandpa's map says this should take us straight to the Ghost City,
once we walked through... the scary forest.
So we're on the right path.
Hmm. He really did label it "the scary forest."
Gotta give your grandpa credit for being honest.
Yes, and I'm sure Grandpa also gave us tips
on how to survive it.
"When you meet danger in this scary forest,
stab it or run.
-Always stab or run." -[caws]
-[all gasping] -[Gizmo whimpering]
It's okay, Gizmo.
That's probably just a bird.
-[caws] -[creatures growling]
Run!
-Ha! -[all scream]
All right, kids, give me everything you got.
Money, food, socks, that umbrella, your toothbrushes...
You want our toothbrushes?
[chuckles] I want anything.
They say it's easy to rob people in a dark forest.
[chuckles]
But what they don't say is, nobody walks through a dark forest.
Now empty those pockets!
Uh, yes, sir, Mr. Bandit.
[whimper]
Huh, smart dog.
How about you? That umbrella still work?
Elle, Grandpa says it's always safer to give thieves what they want.
He might have been giving this advice as a thief.
But still.
I'm not giving him anything,
because this guy's not a hardworking thief.
He's a bandit.
And bandits are like rats.
Lazy, dirty, scavengers.
See, this isn't the Scary Forest, it's the stupid forest.
Guess Grandpa wasn't so great after--
[growls]
[screams]
[exclaims]
-[growling] -[both scream]
[both scream]
What is that thing?
And what did it do to Mr. Bandit?
Stop calling him Mr. Bandit. He's not your friend.
[both exclaiming]
Jeez, how fast is that thing!
[Gizmo chatters]
It's not fast. It's got friends.
[Gizmo chatters] There, over there!
-[both scream] -[growling]
What are you doing?
Following Grandpa's advice, always stab.
-[growls] -Or run!
Sam, move.
-[growls] -[screams]
-Now what? -I'm open to crying.
Blue Mahua, this is Greene Alpha.
Reply 42, over.
Aah.
[Egyptian music playing]
[all chuckling]
[cackling]
[firecrackers exploding]
Ooh.
Huh, it's the lights.
Huh?
[cackles]
Hello? Who's there?
You, get out of here, now!
You, get out!
[screams]
You can't do this to me.
I am the captain!
[screaming]
I captain. [cackles]
No, don't stand up if you wanna live.
You're at a very delicate stage of the healing process.
I'll check on what's happening.
-You keep constant pressure on that. -[groans]
His life is in your hands. Hold it firmly, but gently.
[groans]
You know, as someone who's hidden behind
a lot of locked doors in my life,
this one's not gonna hold much longer.
[whimpering]
Gizmo, you know kung fu?
-[screams] -Elle!
She'd jump in after us.
Hiyah!
[groans softly]
[whispers] We're not alone.
[floor board creaking]
Hi!
I almost hurt a kid.
Nah, you almost hurt his feelings.
I'm Radish.
Been a long time since we had company.
"We"?
Me and my best pal, Theodore.
Oh, hi, Theodore.
Nice place you got here.
How are you?
I'm the outgoing one.
So, welcome to our home.
I'm so glad you dropped in. [laughs]
Get it? Of course you do, You're the ones who fell.
Let me give you the tour.
Here's our pantry.
If you're hungry, have a carrot.
They're fresh from our garden where I'm growing, carrots.
Here's our library.
Only instead of books, carrots!
And behind that curtain is our outhouse.
I wouldn't eat the carrots in there.
How bad was it upstairs again?
Home. You live here?
I do now. Speaking of which, help me patch my ceiling.
I ran away from the orphanage,
which is good, because the other kids were so weird.
But then those hopping guys chased me into here,
where Theodore was already hiding.
Thankfully, he let me stay.
[banging on door]
Don't worry, it's safe down here.
They never get through the door.
Until now.
Boy, you guys really messed things up.
Boss, I'm pretty sure this is just a momentary outage.
We are dealing with creatures
who, unlike you, are good at their job, and their job is chaos.
Sound the alarm.
[Gremlins mimicking sirens]
[Greene grunts]
[both] Where are you going?
Away from that magic maniac who can create
floating balls of light.
Lawrence the henchman said there are lifeboats up on top.
Hon, we need to get Sam, and this ship is taking us straight to him.
But if we don't have a way to fight Greene, it'll all be for nothing.
How are we supposed to fight magic?
With magic.
[groans]
[door opens]
This must be Greene's office.
Grab anything that looks magical or deadly.
[Hon] Psst.
Which is deadlier, a giant dried bat or a giant pickled scorpion?
-[music starts] -[both exclaim]
Come on, Grandpa, tell me what to do.
Kid... You had enough time to plant a garden down here,
but you never thought to dig another way out?
Why would we?
Me and Theodore built the perfect life here.
Carrots, friendship, being alive.
What more could a boy want?
[thudding]
Besides, maybe less of those undead hopping guys upstairs.
What did that other guy call them again?
"Kid, kid, let me in before I'm killed by the Jiangxi!"
Yes, the Jiangxi, Grandpa told me about these things.
[humming]
Ah!
[clears throat]
Come on, Grandpa, I'm trying to work.
And I'm trying to save your life from the Jiangxi!
The what?
Legend has it, the first Jiangxi
was a government official in the Qing Dynasty.
This official always followed the rules.
Oh, too scared to ever think for himself.
So much so that when he died,
his soul could not even decide to leave his own deceased body.
Oh, so instead, he turned into an undead corpse.
Now the Jiangxi reside in only the darkest corners of our country,
wondering aimlessly and indecisively.
But if they scratch you,
you become one of them.
When you encounter a Jiangxi,
oh, you can only defeat them with this!
A receipt from the knife store?
Uh, yeah.
This talisman will freeze a Jiangxi right where they hop.
Oh. You can just stop them with a well written note? That's not so bad.
Uh yes, but you must also do, what they cannot do,
be brave.
The talisman must be placed on its forehead,
and to do that, you have to get right up to it's horrible face.
-We need paper. -[shushing]
[whispers] And ink.
[Jiangxi hopping and growling]
[both sigh]
[all scream]
Come on.
[grunts]
No! You can't have him!
Let it go. It's just a radish.
No, I'm Radish. He's Theodore!
Sam, he's not gonna survive out there.
Come on, come on, talismans.
Pen? No talismans.
Ugh, that dead scorpion.
Yes!
Sam, what are you doing?
Saving Theodore, uh, Radish.
I got paper, I got ink.
The only thing I still need is bravery.
[exhales]
[Elle] Where are you going?
Not sure if Sam picked right now to be brave or go crazy.
Either way.
-[screaming] -[chains rattling]
Hello!
[banging]
[both exclaiming]
[both gasping]
[mogwai chittering]
[growling]
[acid sizzling]
[laughing maniacally]
-Ha! -[groans]
Ah, get it off me, get it off!
Not acid, just pureed toad.
Aah!
[splattering]
[exclaims]
Uh, oh.
[zaps]
[music starts]
[exclaims]
[screams]
Get away from my wife.
[screams]
[zaps]
[zapping]
I can take 'em.
Hey! Jiangxi! Over here, you no good bureaucrats!
That's right! We're using bureaucrat in a bad way!
Theodore.
[Elle] Come get us.
[Gizmo exclaims]
Aah!
Too many! Split up and lead them away from Radish!
Hey! Jiangxi!
Over here!
[screaming]
Huh?
Oh.
Just be brave. Be brave! Be brave.
Huh.
Yes!
Woah. [screaming]
Woah. Woah, woah!
Grandpa was right! The talisman stops them.
Okay great, I slow them down, you pin the talisman on the Jiangxi.
I need a minute to make more.
[Radish] Heads up!
Yeah!
[exclaims]
[screams]
[all panting]
Good job, everybody.
Whoa! Yeah!
Whoa!
Get him, Theodore!
[pants]
Thank you for the save, Theo.
I mean, Rad.
Actually, I mean both of you.
Sure, anything for a houseguest.
[Gizmo exclaims]
You know, if you don't want to live in a hole
and don't mind facing other terrifying dangers,
you can come along with us, if you want.
What? What's that? Mm-hmm, Mm-hmm.
We're in!
Look, the Ghost City.
Grandpa's directions were right.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But it was you who got us through the scary forest.
Your grandpa would be proud.
[Gizmo chuckles]
[chuckles] Even though Grampy was also insane.
Please, I'm not a strong swimmer.
[screaming]
[both exclaiming]
Oh, hello, doctor.
-You will not eat us! -[zaps]
Oh, no, bright light! Bright light!
The Wand of Sunlight is instant death to a mogwai,
but to me, it's a glorified reading lamp.
[both pant]
[giggling]
[grunts]
Now watch while I restore order.
[zapping]
Hello! I wish to parlay with your leader.
[cackling]
Ah, Hello, Captain... Let's say, Claw.
Now, I could crush your uprising right now.
[zaps and screams]
However, since you've thrown my captain and all but one...
No, please... [screaming]
...All of my men overboard,
I need a crew to get me to the Valley of Jade.
What would you like in return?
Ship.
My ship?
What do you want with a ship?
Ah, you wish to see the world.
And I cannot tell what your people are doing to the Eiffel Tower,
but it seems unpleasant.
Yes.
Fair enough.
Get me the furry mogwai, and the ship is yours, Captain Claw.
Deal?
Deal.
[evil mogwai chanting] Deal, deal, deal, deal...
[theme music playing]