[intense music playing]
[all yelling]
Mmm.
Gizmo!
[yelps]
[whimpers]
[sighs]
[Sam gasps]
[magical music playing]
Maman?
Ma petite.
What the... How is... Okay.
Did you just form yourself out of water?
Ma petite, I can explain...
[gagging]
But I can only hold my human form for so long.
Right now, I need to get back in the water or I'll die.
No. You don't just get to leave me again
without any explanation.
I'm sorry. But meet me on dock 25 at midnight,
and I promise I will tell you everything.
Wait, Maman.
Maman!
Ugh. She always does this.
She always does this?
Well, no. She always... She leaves.
-Why should-- -[explosion]
[dramatic music playing]
Noggin's still out there.
And his gang.
I think I hate Chinatown.
[theme music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[woman screaming]
[yelling]
[playing discordantly]
[singing gruffly]
[intense music playing]
[groans]
[laughing]
[farts]
[both laugh]
Have I not been a kind and patient leader,
Chinatown?
I know Gizmo is hiding here.
And since he chose some humans over me,
all humans will suffer
until I find him.
[gasps]
You see Gizmo?
[stammering] What's a Gizmo?
-[chuckling] -[man yells]
Ahhh!
Work with me, Chinatown.
Find the furry mogwai or...
Well, actions speaks louder than threats.
Yes,
[gremlins laughing]
This is bad and getting worse.
Noggin still seems really upset that Gizmo dumped him.
[chattering]
[groaning angrily]
Uh, your friend's doing that thing again.
Gizmo. Gizmo.
[laughing maniacally]
[Gizmo chants tauntingly]
-[laughs] -Gizmo, snap out of it.
-[straining] -[exclaims]
[whimpering]
Gizmo, wait. It's okay.
I'm okay. See?
Uh, guys, it's getting weirder.
A lot of commotion out here tonight. We can stay,
or we can leave.
[Chang] Bribing officers out in the open?
That's not how it's done.
You see all this?
If my father were around right now,
he'd surely be dying a second death.
Well, we're alive and open
to any suggestions you have to fix this.
Yeah. Follow me.
[sad music playing]
[whimpers]
[chatters]
-[sighs] -Sam. You coming?
[intense music playing]
Chang, what are we doing here?
-[strains] -Your big idea is doing laundry?
[chuckles] See you kids on the other side.
Wait! Chang!
Huh?
My favorite speakeasy in Chinatown.
Hey, everyone, I'm not dead.
[laughs]
Who missed me? Come on. [chuckles]
Zhu, glad to see you made it out alive.
May Lee. Hey, I hope you kept my tab open.
Charlie! [laughs]
Get three Old Fashioneds...
Uh, one Old Fashioned and two ginger ales.
Why aren't you dead, Chang?
And not so loud. They'll hear us.
Wait, wait, wait.
You mean to tell me you're all scared?
Of that big-mouthed, big-headed monster
and his cackling cronies?
We should be up there kicking them out.
No, no, no, no.
[all murmuring indistinctly]
What happened to my hometown?
Look, I know things weren't perfect before.
We had to fight for our place in this world.
But we fought and we can fight again.
My father came here for a better life.
You all came here for a better life.
Is this what you meant?
We have a plan for how to drive out those monsters.
I can have them stacked and strapped on a ship back to Shanghai.
50 to a case, just like I used to do with rum bottles.
All we have to do is corral them towards the pier and--
And how do you expect us to do that?
With the help of my friend, famed Shanghai monster hero,
the kid in the hat.
Kid, tell these folks how these monsters fancy bright light.
Well, they hate bright lights, [gasps]
so we can use that to drive them back.
Exactly.
And Chinatown's got lights, flashlights, headlights--
Uh, I got fireworks.
See? So all of you take to the streets with the kid in the hat
to light these creatures up.
We chase them down the street to the piers.
Where I drive in with bright headlights to move them onto a ship--
You wait safely in the car while we fight the monsters?
-No. -Oh, oh...
-Uh... -[man] No.
We've heard enough of your false promises, Chang.
False promises?
Did you forget what I've done for us all?
Fan, remember how I had that erhu smuggled from Beijing for you?
Now you're Chinatown's highest paid musician.
Yeah. And you made me give you 10% of everything I made.
It could've been 15. Never mind.
May, who got you this job?
You, but only so that you wouldn't have to pay your tab.
You always act like Chinatown needs you,
but it's really you who needs Chinatown.
So beat it.
-I've lost so much money on all your drinks. -[all shouting]
Get outta here!
[all grunt]
[grunts]
And don't come back!
Wait, wait, wait.
Sure, I made a buck. But that doesn't mean I wasn't looking out for you too.
[strains]
Chang, what happened in there?
I thought you said they'd help us.
[scoffs] They need to learn how to help themselves first.
You know, Chang, with people skills like that,
I can see why your dad didn't make you boss.
[Sam] Elle!
Chang, what are we gonna do now?
Chang!
Kid, I don't know.
Look, Chinatown's made its choice.
So go ask them.
Where are you going?
[whimpers]
Sorry I got your hopes up.
[Gizmo whimpers sadly]
Well, fine, then.
We don't need you.
We don't need quitters.
And we especially don't need quitters who talk a big game
only... only to quit.
[sighs] I guess that's just par for the course, isn't it?
Everyone abandons each other in the end.
[groaning sadly]
[Sam] But that's not who we are.
We're not going to abandon anyone.
Especially not each other.
Ever.
[murmurs]
Elle, we're not giving up because we never give up.
Who defeated the Odd-Odd,
survived the Jiangshi, saved Shanghai,
turned Greene into a cockroach,
and preserved the Valley of Jade for centuries to come?
We really have seen a lot.
These evil mogwai have got nothing on...
the kid in the hat,
-the cat-dog in a box... -[chuckles]
...and the girl with the scarf.
Fine, but I'm coming up with my own nickname.
So, what's the plan?
At least your rainy day money's hiding spot
didn't change while I was gone.
But, baba, why didn't you make me boss?
I know I'm not the son you wanted me to be,
but we're still family.
If you had trusted me, named me the next boss
instead of that... that... that thing,
Chinatown wouldn't be in this mess today.
But you gave up on me!
Chinatown gave up on me!
[gremlins laughing]
[man grunting]
Noggin!
Mmm.
We have what you want.
Stop hurting Chinatown. Please?
And you can have your only friend back, Gizmo.
Thank you. Though, I should point out,
Gizmo isn't my only friend after all.
Wherever I go, I can take a bath
and make new friends.
[all laughing maniacally]
[dramatic music playing]
I'll miss you, Gizmo.
Once I take my friend Gizmo,
my other pals here will take you.
Ugh. If I'm being honest with myself,
I knew this was a trick.
Where is Gizmo?
[tramway bell dinging]
[Gizmo exclaims]
-[tramway bell dinging] -[Noggin yells]
[thrilling music playing]
How are we gonna pull this off without Chang?
Do we have enough fireworks to get these mogwai onto the boat?
Oh, definitely not.
But maybe we can inspire Chinatown to join our fight.
And when they don't?
[laughing evilly]
Not again.
Hold on, Gizmo.
Gizmo.
Ah! [whimpering]
[chattering happily]
The monsters do hate bright light.
Chang's terrible plan is actually working.
Ah!
Kid in the hat!
My faith in humanity is renewed.
Everyone, drive them towards the boat.
[Chang sighs]
[Sam] To humanity!
[man] Get 'em!
[all clamoring]
I'll be damned.
No. I will never get on that boat again.
Chinatown is my town.
[tramway bell dinging]
Gizmo, hit the brakes. Now! Now!
[wheels squealing]
[all yelling]
-[growls] -Hmm?
Oh-oh.
You caca!
[laughing]
No. Stay away from Gizmo.
[all laughing evilly]
[Sam] No!
[brakes screech]
Your ride's here.
Chang, you came back.
You're late.
Well, I guess I needed a watch.
Hop in.
My brethren.
We regroup in the factory.
I see you've chosen the humans
over your fellow mogwai yet again, Gizmo.
But soon we shall see who has made the right choice.
-[both gasp] -[Gizmo muttering]
[mimics explosion]
Don't worry, Gizmo.
Leave it to me,
the kid in the hat.
Ah, Noggin, you've done it once more.
Outsmarted the humans by finding this warehouse
filled with nothing but delicious, safe...
cookies.
No! No!
[intense music playing]
[Sam] Noggin, it's over. You'll never win.
Come out and surrender.
You hear me?
No!
Your plan is gonna blow up in your face.
Ahhh!
[gasping]
[people chanting] Kid in the hat! Kid in the hat!
Kid in the hat.
[chuckles] And how about one cheer for the guy who brought him here?
[all cheering]
It wasn't... I mean, I don't think I did it.
[all continue chanting] Kid in the hat!
I'm sorry your species blew up.
I don't know what happened.
[Gizmo chattering]
Well, kid. Looks like there's no more need to fake it.
So I guess this means
you're the new boss of Chinatown now?
You know, I had always hoped
to build Chinatown into the envy of America.
But after today, I think I'm giving up on Chinatown.
It's just not big enough for my dreams.
Not anymore.
But I won't give up on you again, kid.
Wherever you're headed, count me in.
Seems like your friend could use a bit of that
kid in the hat magic.
[Elle sighs]
Elle, it's almost midnight.
Aren't you going to meet your mom?
Elle, whatever happened in the past between you and your mom,
nothing is more important than family.
Nothing. That goes for the family we've built together,
or your blood-slash- enchanted water one.
I... I want to. But...
If you don't help your mom, or at least try to trust her,
you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
Mm-hmm.
[Elle sighs]
Magpie, you came.
I knew you would.
I'm here, Maman.
So, lay it on me.
But this time, I want the truth.
I was telling the truth.
Up to a point.
When I lost my grip on the lanterns,
I did fall into the Pacific.
But as I was drowning,
the water spirits within saved me with a choice.
I could become one of them, bound to serve their water god,
or I could die in peace.
The only thing I could think of in that moment
was that if I traded my soul to Kung Kung,
at the very least, I might see you again.
I tried to reach out to you for so long, every day.
I thought I'd lost you forever until one year ago.
One year? That's when I died for a few minutes and the dreams began.
Being dead has its benefits, no?
After all, now you're here,
and that makes everything that happened worth it.
And it can always be like this
with your help.
What do you need now?
I'm trapped here, bound to the waters of the continent
in which Kung Kung resides forever.
But he can change that with a wish.
One wish, and all you want is to be human again?
Ha! Wow, you have changed.
You know, I thought about not coming back here.
About what it would be like to abandon you like you did to me.
But I've learned that I'm not the abandoning kind.
So, while I still don't fully trust you yet, I'll help.
Besides, it doesn't seem that hard.
The hard part won't be asking for the wish.
It will be getting there, in time to save me.
Before the dawn of the century, Kung Kung was brought to America
and imprisoned somewhere in the desert along the railroad.
You'll need to find and free him.
That's all?
Sure. I've always wanted to see the American West,
ride a horse, meet a cowboy and beat him at cards.
Look, I couldn't help overhearing, but I got a truck, and was already skipping town,
so if you kids need a ride...
So it's settled.
We'll help with one condition.
Never lie to me again.
Then the last thing you must know is that
I don't have much time, ma petite.
If I'm not human again soon,
my fate will be to become one with water forever.
Elle, I need those wishes.
That wish, in order to live.
No matter how far you go, I'm with you
In every river or stream, I'll be watching.
But until I'm human, we can't truly be together.
Once I am free, we'll never be apart again.
This time, I mean it.
Well, that was an incredibly long and uncomfortable journey.
But at least we made good time.
And we got a perfect view of the fireworks show last night, didn't we?
♪ And they say, in fact Watch out for the kid ♪
♪ The monster he rode With the hat ♪
But what a mess.
See, this is why I never wanted to come to America.
All presentation, but no one ever thinks of the cleanup.
♪ And the cat-dog in a box ♪
Wait a sec. Did you say, "the cat-dog in a box"?
Ugh.
Yes.
Were they here? Where did they go?
[grunts]
♪ Off to find Kung Kung ♪
♪ The great water god ♪
Kung Kung, the water god? Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
These kids are in grave danger.
What do you mean, Dad?
We have to stop them
before they usher in the end of the world...
Again!
[dramatic music playing]
[growling]
[theme music playing]