Grab your brother, and come right out.
Okay, Mom.
I'm serious. Don't keep me waiting.
Okay. I won't.
Guess who.
Samus, is that you?
Yeah, right. You beat the high score yet?
Almost there.
Shoot!
Better luck next time.
I was so close.
I'm coming for you, King,
whoever you are.
It's probably a girl.
Yeah, right.
Maybe you should stick to multiplayer games,
you know, ones where I can help you out.
I don't need your help.
Obviously.
How about a little friendly competition, then?
Lowest score has to do the dishes for the week.
Deal.
I'll try not to beat you too bad.
I know how emotional you get.
You wish.
Hey, guys, your mom's waiting for you out front.
Looks like it's your lucky day.
Want me to distract Mom for a couple minutes
so you can give it one last go?
Definitely.
One game!
Don't make me come get you.
Whoa. A new game.
Rancala.
Oh, The King.
Where is your brother?
"The adventure awaits."
No way.
Mother: Where is he?
New menus arrived.
Wow. Those are perfect. Great job.
Thanks.
No, that's what I'm saying.
This is an exact replica of the old arcade.
Yeah. No, right down to every last game.
No, no, this isn't a pop-up.
Mm-hmm. No, this is the real deal.
This is here to stay.
Well, I mean, I guess, until someone decides
to buy it, tear it down, and build more condos.
I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
Okay, but for real, you're not going to want to miss this.
Oh, my God. This is going to be the perfect combination
of geek meets chic all in one place.
Mm-hmm. I'm serious. I want to see a line
wrapped around this building. You understand?
Okay. Uh-huh.
All right, I'll see you then.
Wow. Look who decided to show up to work today.
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize it was
a social media and event manager's job
to help you hang chandeliers and make sure
the change machines were operating properly.
First off, there's only one change machine,
and, uh, second, you know that,
without me, this place would still be an empty room, right?
I do. I do, but, without me,
it would still just be an empty room,
so you better be nice.
Remind me again how the two of you
survived high school without killing each other.
What? We love each other. Totally.
Okay, but unless you guys really want to deter everyone
that I'm bringing here for Friday night's opening,
I'd get back to work,
because this place is looking a little...
meh. Is that right?
Just a little.
Speaking of Friday night, where are we on everything?
Uh, I mean, I have every geek, blogger,
and podcaster in town coming.
Everyone is so excited about this idea,
that you're bringing back the arcade from their youth.
Should be a packed house.
How 'bout tech?
Techwise, we're good.
All the games have been tested,
and we're just waiting on one more to arrive,
and then we are at 100%.
It's gonna be great.
Right?
Don't be ridiculous.
Of course it is. I mean,
Don't be ridiculous.
you've been planning this for how many years?
Not to mention planning and replanning.
It's gonna be fine. Promise.
It's gonna be great.
I just wish he was here to see it all.
Yeah, so do we.
Actually, so do a lot of people.
Really? Yeah.
Everyone's really happy that you built this place.
Kind of give them a place to come to pay homage.
You know what I mean? Kind of like
a communal catharsis, if you will.
Well, that's what I'm telling everyone in the press, anyway.
Regardless, if he was here,
he wouldn't miss this for the world.
God, are you kidding me? He'd lose his mind
if he could see this place. You think?
We wouldn't be able to get rid of him.
Yeah, he would definitely keep a cot in the back
so he could play nights for free.
I still can't believe we're doing this.
I mean, this is crazy, right?
Totally crazy.
Okay, you said it yourself.
Just because we grew up
doesn't mean we actually have to grow up.
The final pieces arrived.
Hey, over here.
He'd be really proud.
Thanks. I just can't stop thinking
that maybe he's out there somewhere.
Maybe he'll just magically appear,
and it'll be like he never left.
Well, if magic exists,
then this is definitely the place for it.
All right. Last one is good to go.
This is so exciting.
God.
This is so exciting.
You know, I feel like we're walking
into a portal into the past, you know?
Sarah?
Sorry. What? I said it feels
like we're walking into a portal into the past.
Yeah. You did an amazing job, Rae.
I can't thank you enough.
Shucks, thanks, guys.
Oh.
Rancala.
Rancala?
That's cool.
Well, that's not good.
It might just be a problem with the wiring.
These ones over here are all off, too.
Think we blew a fuse?
Maybe.
Anything?
Doesn't smell like anything burned up.
Those lights are on.
Rancala.
Oh, hang on.
"The adventure awaits."
"Join your friends in the quest of a lifetime."
"Player 1 ready."
That's weird.
It seems to think that somebody's already playing.
Who does that look like to you?
I don't know, a young Ron Weasley?
It--That kind of looks like...
Who?
My brother.
Whoa.
Yeah.
What?
Why are you making that face?
I hate when you make that face.
It makes me so nervous.
This is nuts.
What if it's been stuck on the start screen
of a game that Jake started back in high school?
That--No, that's crazy.
Yeah, I'm with Chrissy, okay?
That's crazy.
Yeah, and besides, why is it stuck on some start screen
of a game he started and then never finished?
Like, why didn't it reset when it was unplugged
or when it fried the other games or whatever?
There could be a hundred reasons
why it's just stuck and not resetting.
Judging by that look on your face,
I'd say you have a theory. I sure do.
It's simple, yet it's... Crazy?
It says it right there.
So, what, you think this is stuck or whatever
because it's waiting for somebody to play through it?
Not just someone, three someones.
Okay, all right.
I'm gonna stop you guys right there.
This is getting a little too Twilight Zoney for me.
Let's just unplug it, shelf it, and then deal with it
after the opening. How--How do you do this?
Okay, you're the one who thought it was haunted.
Well, yeah, exactly, and that's not why I want to play it
and then find out if it really is
God, all the more reason just to get it out of here A.S.A.P.
Okay, don't be ridiculous.
Let's just try playing the final three colors
and see what happens.
Worst case, it doesn't work,
and we just shelve it until after the opening.
But, if it does...
It'll be like he's able to celebrate with us.
Exactly.
You know, I wouldn't put it past Jake
to break a multiplayer game by trying to fly solo.
Well, he did love how to point out
how he didn't need any of our help.
Mm, but he always did.
Oh, absolutely. Oh, yeah.
I say we play...
for old times' sake.
Fine.
All right, fine. What could it hurt?
That a girl!
All right, I call blue.
Oh!
It really is like he's here with us after all.
Told you.
He wouldn't want to miss this.
Okay.
Ooh. All right.
All right.
You want to take one?
Steady hand, girl.
Fill it to the top, all the way.
Healthy pour? Oh, yeah.
One for me.
All right. To Jake.
To Jake! To Jake!
All right. To Jake.
All right, let's do this.
I'm coming for you, Jake.
Rae? Rae!
Rae?
What just happened?
Rae?
No. No. Oh, no, no, no way. No.
Rae?
Why are you just standing there?
Sarah! What?
Do something! What do you want me to do?
I don't know! Call the police or something!
Okay. Operator: 911.
Yes. Um, hello? What's your emergency?
Yes, my friend was just sucked into an arcade game,
and we think she may be trapped in there.
It fell on her? No, no, inside the game.
No, please!
No! Hello? Hello?
What? They hung up.
I really hate cops.
Where did she go?
She was right here!
It ate her!
This is an arcade game.
But then, how would it know her name?
It's not like we entered it or anything.
I think I might have an idea.
Okay, what if Jake is in there?
That's your idea?
Come on. You said it yourself, all right?
The game ate Rae!
And Jake's name was on the screen
as soon as we turned it on.
So? So...
I mean, what if he's been trapped in there
ever since the night he disappeared?
Sarah, that is insane!
The police found no trace of him, okay? Zero!
It's like he just-- Disappeared into thin air.
Exactly.
God. Okay, all right, fine.
Let's pretend what you're saying is true
God. Okay, all right, fine.
and Jake has been stuck in there since high school.
How do we get him out?
Maybe we go in ourselves and get him.
God, no! I am sorry, Sarah, but no!
If what you're saying is true, then no!
That's the last thing I'm going to do!
If we don't go in there and join them,
they could be stuck in there for another 10 years.
Okay, fine. Then, why don't we go get
some man wolves to go in there for us?
They need our help, Chrissy! All right. All right.
Okay.
I better not die in there.
Oh, my God.
Hey! Over here!
Look out! Behind you! Look out!
Behind you! Hey!
Chrissy? Run!
This way! Behind you!
Sarah, come on! Run! Come on!
What was that?
Where are we? What is going on?!
I don't know, but I think this is the first level.
What? Of Rancala!
I think this is level one.
Whoa! Level 1!
I guess that answers that.
Oh, my God.
Bathing suits? Really?
How do they expect us to fight in--
Okay, you know what? Forget it. Forget it! Ohh!
Well, you think a man designed this game?
Well, obviously.
I had a few minutes to poke around before Chrissy got here,
and it does look like we have to go that way
to get to the next level. How do you know that?
Oh, jeez!
What is that?
It's like our own personal menu system.
We all have them. Hey, look.
Where's the rest of it?
Well, it's like a progressional map.
Basically, that means that it reveals itself to us in pieces
as we go along through the game.
So you see here, we're on the beach level.
What's a warcamp?
Well, the warcamp is where we have to eventually end up,
and I'm pretty sure that's where we're gonna find Jake,
as well as a slew of other terrible, terrible things.
Hey, guys. Perfect.
Perfect! Okay, how do we get there?
Well, we have to complete the level objectives.
Guys. What are the level objectives?
We have to find the fisherman and defeat the level boss.
Level boss? Guys!
What?! What?!
There's a man running this way.
Get out of the waves! Now!
What is he saying?
So you see here, we're on the beach level.
Run!
Go!
Run!
Are those...
Run!
What's happening?
I'll explain later! Just come on! Go!
Get out of here! Now!
Get in! Get in!
Get in here now! Come on!
Where are we, and what is going on?
Oh, sorry.
Where are we, and what is going on?
Welcome to Rancala,
the island of adventure and...
something.
I'm a little rusty.
We don't get visitors that often.
Rancala? This is real?
To win Rancala, you must travel to the warcamp
on the other side of the island.
There you will fight the Super Boss
on your way to freedom.
Now, you must do this before your timers expire.
Otherwise, you will be trapped here forever.
We're looking for our friend, Jake, okay?
We think he may be here somewhere.
Where are we, and what is going on?
If your friend Jake's timer has not expired,
he will be at the warcamp,
where you could potentially team up with him,
and, together, you can fight the Super Boss.
Expired? How much time do we have?
Come on! Let's go! We need to run!
Rae: I thought you said it was safe in there!
Everything in Rancala is constantly evolving!
You need to guard yourself! You don't know
what's gonna jump out from you the next moment!
Why are there sharks falling out of the sky?
Everything in Rancala is designed to kill you!
You need to guard yourself! Especially the level boss!
Wait! Level boss?
Yes, level bosses!
Haven't you been paying attention?
Look, when you entered the game,
you were given special new fighting abilities, right?
Look, when you entered the game,
Yeah, so you have these special fighting abilities,
and you are lethal weapons.
You will go, and you will battle your opponents
until you get to the next level.
Once you get enough experience,
you will combine your powers, work together,
and if and only if you can work together,
you will end up fighting the Super Boss,
and, if you do and you succeed,
then you will harness the power of Rancala!
Now what?
You don't want to know.
Good luck! You're on your own!
Wait! Wait! Stop--
I hate this game!
This is bad.
Okay, so now what? I don't know.
I guess we fight.
A tornado full of sharks?!
Are you crazy? Rae: I don't know!
I've never been stuck in an arcade game before!
Okay, well, you're our technical genius!
Figure something out!
Maybe there's something in our packs that can help.
Check your inventory.
Guys...
incoming!
Hyah!
I know kung-fu.
Boss fight.
Hah!
This isn't working! They just keep coming!
I think these are the secondary enemies!
We must have to fight the boss directly!
How do we do that?
Will this work?
Where did you get that?
It was in my pack.
I think it's some kind of a bomb?
That could work.
How do we get it all the way out there?
I think I have an idea.
Nice throw. Thanks. See?
I told you all those years of softball would pay off.
Hey, look. We got experience points.
Okay, where to next?
Um, all right. Looks like we're headed to the jungle.
Okay, where to next?
Hey, hang on a second. What is that?
That must be the timer he was talking about.
Okay. So we have to get to the warcamp, find Jake,
and defeat the Super Boss, all before the timer runs out.
All right, guys. That's where we're headed.
Let's head out.
Wow, dexterity is no joke.
Come on.
Okay.
Much better.
Aww. Those bathing suits were cute, though.
Level 2!
I hate it when it does that!
Come on. Let's keep going.
So how many levels are in this game?
It's hard to say. I mean,
the first level wasn't exactly easy,
and that's actually kind of a good thing.
Fewer levels, but harder enemies?
Yeah, exactly.
Please.
Save it, villager.
You stole from The King.
How do I know what she means when she does that?
Now you will face the consequences
of your actions.
My family is starving.
All our food has already been given to The King 877
as part of the yearly harvest.
Surely you don't-- Silence!
Do you know what the sentence is
for stealing from His Holiness?
Please.
Death.
For you and your family!
What? No! Please!
For you and your family!
By the order of The King's right hand, Jake...
For you and your family!
"Jake." first of his name
For you and your family!
and feared ruler of these lands,
For you and your family!
you are hereby sentenced to death.
For you and your family!
Chrissy, you okay?
Oh, my God. Get it off. Calm down.
Get it off!
Okay. Get it off!
Okay.
They're coming.
Hey.
Behind you!
We can't just leave her!
It's okay! I'll find you!
God, why is everything in this stupid game
trying to kill us! Because that's the point,
to try to do everything that they possibly can
to keep us from winning.
Well, I don't like it.
Oh, really? You don't like it?
Okay, well, if you'd rather wait for the soldiers
that are chasing us, maybe they can help you.
Hey, look. I know it's a lot,
but I just need you to focus
and help me find a way across this river, okay?
Yeah. Okay, good.
Don't freak out.
Okay.
Oh, my God!
Not fish! What?
I hate fish.
Chrissy, I need you to walk slowly towards me, okay?
Don't focus on what's down there.
It can't hurt you up here.
I can't. I can't.
You have to! If you don't,
those soldiers are gonna kill you!
I can't! You have to!
No, Rae, I can't!
Don't focus on what's down there.
I can't. I can't.
Look, I know that you're scared right now,
but I need you to trust me.
Sarah and Jake are out there somewhere,
and it is up to us to go and find them.
Now, I don't know about you,
but I'm not gonna let a couple of little fish and some water
get in the way of that, okay?
Are you with me?
Okay. Okay, okay.
Okay.
Okay, you can do this.
Okay, okay.
Come on.
Rea!
Oh, my God!
Okay. Quick, think. What do you think?
It's okay. It's okay. Just think.
It'll be okay.
Oh, God.
It'll be okay.
O-Okay. It's okay.
It's okay.
Rae!
I thought you were dead!
Me, too!
How are you not hurt? I-I don't know.
I literally just saw you got eaten by an alligator.
I know. I-- How are you not dead?
I-I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm so glad you're not,
but I just--
Oh.
I guess, um, technically I was.
O-Okay, wait. So you--
you just died, like, for real?
Yeah.
How is that possible?
I-I think we just have three lives within the game.
What just happened to those soldiers?
Maybe they disappear once they get defeated.
Oh, my God. Okay.
I am having such an existential crisis right now.
Maybe they disappear once they get defeated.
Did it hurt?
Yeah, a lot.
You know, but surprisingly,
I feel really great now.
I mean, you look really fantastic.
You know, but surprisingly,
Okay, come on. We really need to go.
Yeah. We need to find Sarah.
Okay. Okay.
You know, but surprisingly,
Boss fight!
Sarah!
Rae? Sarah?
Sarah!
Chrissy!
Rae? Sarah?
Sarah!
Level 3!
Oh.
Okay.
Rae!
Rae. Rae.
Rae!
Chrissy!
Chrissy. Chrissy.
Chrissy! Rae!
I'm so glad I found you guys!
Yeah! Me, too!
Rae died, but we're okay.
Technically!
Let's head for those boulders!
Okay. Thanks.
Yeah. We need to start climbing.
Okay. Thanks.
I'm glad you two are okay. Yeah, me, too.
Those soldiers said that Jake was the right hand of The King.
I think we can assume that that means he's in the warcamp.
Yeah, so is The King. Exactly.
Find The King, find Jake, and then we go home.
All before the timer runs down.
Get down. Get down.
Hey, it doesn't look like we have much time left.
And it looks like the next level's over these rocks.
Are you kidding me? That means we have to fight
these dinosaurs before we can make it to the next level?
No. It seems like the level boss is on top of the climb,
so I guess we'll find out soon enough.
I really hope these things can't fly.
Come on, guys. Keep going.
Oh, my God.
Do you guys think Jake is stuck in the game now?
What? Come on! We're all thinking it!
I mean, think about it. If your clock--
If you have to escape before your clock zeroes out
and our time is already this low, I mean,
it's safe to assume Jake's zeroed out a long time ago.
Look, she has a point.
What if we find him and he tries to kill us? I mean,
Those soldiers did say that he's the right hand of The King,
so what if we're just walking ourselves into a trap or--
He's fine, okay?
I'm sorry, okay?
It's just...
we can't give up on him.
Hey, nobody's giving up on him.
We just have to be prepared
for whatever we might find over there.
I should have tried harder. What?
I gave up on him!
Everyone did, okay?
They moved on, my parents, friends.
Sarah, we were kids!
I could have done more!
Okay, he's been trapped here, and it's all my fault!
You did everything that you could. We all did!
I should never have stopped looking.
I should never have let the police
stop searching for him! Okay, listen.
All right, we're gonna find him.
We're gonna bring him home.
Promise.
Rae!
G'day, ladies.
Boss fight!
Yeah.
Chrissy!
We should really...
really check our packs more often.
Oh, Chrissy. Oh, I'm so glad you're okay.
Thank God that was only a four-foot drop.
Ooh. Rae.
Is she...
Yeah,
but pretty sure she still has another life.
Guys?
Rae!
Okay. That is really freaking me out.
Can we please get out of here?
Yeah, for sure. Good.
Aw, great.
Listen. Maybe you should stay behind.
What? No way!
Uh, she's right. We don't know what happens
when you have no lives left in this place,
and I'm guessing it's not great.
Okay, forget it. We're all getting out of here with Jake.
Guys, he was my brother.
You don't have to-- Hey!
He was just as much my brother as he was yours!
Maybe not by blood, but he's still our family,
and we don't give up on family ever!
She's right.
Okay.
Then, Chrissy and I will protect you and make sure
we don't find out what happens when you reach zero lives.
I'd appreciate that.
All right.
Looks like the warcamp
is on the other side of these woods.
Why do they call them the Dark Woods?
Guessing we're gonna find out.
Come on, guys. Let's go.
Level 4!
God, we've been in here for a while.
You sure that map's not broken, Rae?
God, we've been in here for a while.
I really don't think so.
I mean, by my calculations, it should be on the right track.
Hey, this place is all just kind of
starting to look the same.
That's kind of the point, isn't it? It's a video game.
There's something over here.
This place is creepy.
Okay, I seriously can't handle this anymore.
What is this place?
I don't know, but it's not good,
whatever it is.
Can't we just go around?
I highly doubt it.
Maybe there isn't anyone here.
Hello? Well, don't announce yourself!
Maybe she's right. Maybe we can just go around.
Hello?
Sarah.
Hello.
All right. My name is Sarah,
and we're looking for a friend.
I don't have a good feeling about this.
His name is Jake.
I don't have a good feeling about this.
We heard he was taken prisoner by The King.
Not prisoner.
Do you know where we can find him?
Not your friend no more.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
What do you mean?
Friend belong to Rancala now.
Been here too long.
What does that mean?
Are you saying that he's stuck here?
How do we get home?
Too late. Too late for what?
No hope, not for you,
not for your friend, not for nobody.
This is a waste of time, you guys.
She's not gonna tell us anything about finding Jake.
Come on. Let's go.
Rae! Rae!
Rae.
Please. She only has one life left.
Please! Please! I beg you!
Please stop! Stop! Stop!
Please. I am begging you!
Please! Take my life instead!
Please. Chrissy!
No. Just let her go. Please.
Chrissy!
Tell us where our friend is!
Tell us how to get home!
Friend is with The King, down, down, down!
Down in the camp?
Down, yes.
How do we get home? Get out.
Get out before it's too late.
Too late? How long do we have?
Too late to go back. You will no win.
Win? I-I don't understand.
What does that mean?
How do we get home? Where is my friend?
Too late to go back.
Have to go down, down, down, down to go back up.
Back is up, up, up, up.
Ohh. Chrissy!
I'm so glad you're okay.
Yeah, me, too.
God, that really sucked.
I know.
Thank you, really.
No, wait! Please!
You have to tell us how to get to our friend!
Please, we need to go-- know how to get home!
Please! Where are you going?!
Please! We need to go--
Okay, well, now what?
Okay. She said we need to go down to get back up.
I think that means we have to get into the warcamp.
Here.
Let's go.
Eh, battle the boss?
You mean that nasty old hag wasn't it?
I guess not.
Oh, I really hate this place.
Protect Rae.
On it.
What are those things?
I have no idea.
It doesn't matter. Just fight.
Boss fight!
Hey, guys, a little help here!
They seem really interested in me!
I think they can sense you only have one life left.
Leave her alone!
Rae, find somewhere safe! We got this!
Why isn't this thing dying?
It seems to work better when you guys work together!
Maybe it needs all three of us to defeat it!
Yeah.
One... Two...
Yeah.
Three!
Did it work?
Oh, my God.
Oh, come here.
Okay. Let's point up and get out of this place.
Yeah.
Okay. Let's point up and get out of this place.
Wait. Hang on. What is it?
I think we should be strategic about where we put our points.
I mean, we're going into the final level.
You have a point. Uh, what were you thinking?
Well, I mean, you only have one life left,
so I think you should put all yours into health.
All right. That's true.
We're gonna meet The King.
We're probably gonna have to fight him to get Jake.
Well, if I'm putting all of my points into health,
then somebody should definitely put their points into strength.
I'll take strength. Ah, hang on. True to form,
Super Bosses usually have a trick or two up their sleeve.
So we need to outsmart him. Exactly.
And who are the smartest out of all of us?
And so I think you should put all yours into intelligence.
I resent that, but only because it's true.
Intelligence will definitely
give us the upper hand and maybe save our lives.
Fine.
Well, I don't think I'm the smartest,
but it's a fair point.
Okay. Agree, agree.
That's the plan. That's the plan.
All right.
Let's get out of here.
Yeah. Yeah.
"Down, down, down."
So what's the plan?
All right, we stay low,
get as close as we can,
find Jake, and extract him...
all without getting detected.
Should be a piece of cake.
all without getting detected.
Yeah, piece of cake, totally.
Let's do it.
All right, let's go.
Final level!
Looks like the guards are armed.
Let's keep moving.
What was that?
Let's hope we never find out.
Jake.
Okay, now's our chance.
We go in, grab him.
We come back the way we came out.
Wait! What if Chrissy's right
and he doesn't want to come with us?
Hey, do you have anything else useful in that pack of yours?
That'll work.
Okay.
Sarah, you try and talk some sense into him,
and, if he doesn't want to cooperate,
I'll be there to subdue him, and you'll be there to dose him.
Got it. Any questions?
Okay. Guys, let's do this.
Okay.
Jake.
Jake, it's me, Sarah.
I'm here to take you home.
I heard you made it past the Dark Woods,
though I thought for sure that'd be as far as you got.
I have to say...
I'm disappointed.
Jake, what did they do to you?
They've given me everything I ever wanted,
power, recognition, infamy.
I'm the most feared man in all of Rancala...
second only to him that I serve.
The King.
Yes, that's right.
Have we met?
Yeah, a long time ago.
Gotta say I liked you better back then.
I'm your sister.
You have to remember.
Sarah?
Yes, it-it's me.
Yes, Jake. You remember?
Sarah, don't.
No!
The King has been expecting you.
Guards! Chrissy, now!
The King has been expecting you.
Bedtime.
My King, I have done everything you asked.
I told you about the outsiders.
You promised you would spare my family.
Did I?
Yes, Your Grace.
My apologies.
Thank you.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.
My apologies...
but your family's already been dealt with.
No! You take from The King,
The King takes everything from you!
Now take him to the gallows!
No! No! No, no, no!
The King: You'll join your family soon enough.
No, please, Your Grace...
Now... don't do this!
You promised me!
who's next? Please, no!
These are the three outsiders he spoke of.
Is that so? Pick her up.
We caught them sneaking around the camp.
Impressive. Only a very few have made it this far.
I just want my brother.
Silence!
Do you know who I am?
You're The King.
And do you know why they call me that?
Because I am The King!
Now, what have you to say to The King?
Please! No, no, no!
Well?
I'm sorry, Your Grace.
Please forgive me.
Do you see that creature over there?
That rhinoceros
is under my complete control.
It obeys my every command like a dog.
Do you know why?
No, Your Grace. Because I am The King!
I control everything in this land,
from the animals to these soldiers,
even your friend Jake.
And pretty soon, I'll control you and your friends, too...
or not.
The choice is yours.
Now tell me, how did you get here,
and what do you want with Jake?
He's my brother.
She speaks lies, my King.
No, it's true! We're here to take him home!
Liar!
What year is it there?
Very well.
Take them away! No, no.
Once Rancala has dealt with your minds,
I will decide what to do with you.
Perhaps you will prove more useful to me
when your time runs out, as your brother did,
and, if not, maybe we'll find some amusement in your deaths!
Take them away!
Jake, please, you need to help us! Please!
I can't believe this is how it's going to end.
Yeah. Becoming a mindless arcade game character
is not exactly my plan to go out.
Hey, you okay?
Doesn't matter.
None of it does.
In the morning, we're gonna be just like Jake,
no memory of our lives,
our family, nothing.
Did you guys notice anything strange about The King?
What, besides him being a total tool?
Yeah, besides that.
You know, he did seem different from the others,
like, you know, more like us.
Exactly.
He seemed less...
controlled.
It doesn't make any sense.
It makes perfect sense!
Would everyone please stop doing that?
Hello?
I'm Sarah, and these are my friends, Chrissy and Rae.
I...
I had name.
Don't remember.
How long have you been trapped in here?
Trapped.
I don't know.
I don't know! I don't know!
Something I remember.
You remind me of someone,
someone so beautiful...
me...
back there, where I had a name.
The reason he seems more like you
is because he is like you!
The King, he came here from your world.
Legend has it his incredible abilities
provided him with great power here, here...
in our home.
Eventually he challenged the former rulers of this land.
The Super Boss.
Exactly.
It was a--
It was--It was a battle of epic proportions,
and in the end, in the end,
in the end, the old king fell!
A wielder of the power of Rancala
and somehow is able to stop the countdown
and, uh, save himself.
So that's--that's how we stop the countdown.
We challenge The King, and then we win.
It's not that simple.
There's a terrible price
awaiting for those who challenges King and lose.
Is that what happened to you?
Is that why you're still here?
Yes.
I wanted to challenge the great King...
long time ago.
I was not fortunate like your brother.
That's why they put me here, behind bar!
I pray. I pray every day
for The King to have mercy on me somehow,
to put end to my suffering.
Oh, my God. That's terrible.
Yes.
It is a sad story, yes,
but certainly not the first one.
And, unless you succeed where all of us have failed...
I fear it will not be the last.
Beware of The King.
He once had the chance to return to our world.
Yes.
But when he faced the opportunity to go home,
he decided to stay and take his place as the new King.
And he handing out judgments
and ruling through fear and temptation.
Something I fear you will soon know all too well.
Why did you say my brother's fortunate?
Your brother will live on here in Rancala.
But our fate, the four of us--
the four of us!
Listen carefully!
The four of us will not find ourself so fortunate.
There's got to be a way to save him.
Clock run out long time ago
when he challenged The King and lost.
Same as me.
I'm sorry...
but there's no saving him now.
He will forever be a part of Rancala.
There has to be a way to save him.
There's no party in all of Rancala
strong enough to save him or you!
Only death promises us peace now.
Rest. Rest, all of you.
You will need your wits about you...
for the trials to come.
Hey! No! No, stop! Don't take her!
Hey, leave her alone! Get your hands off her!
Leave her alone. No.
No, no, no! Hey, what are you doing?!
Hey! Hey, stop!
Please don't! Please!
Where are you taking her?!
Stop! Come on!
Be strong!
Resist!
I feel terrible for her.
Hey, look, we're gonna figure something out, okay?
We always do.
What do we do? I mean,
we can't just sit here and wait to die.
We have to figure out a way to get out there and fight.
Okay, but, in order to fight, we have to challenge The King.
Who's gonna challenge The King?
Okay, but, in order to fight, we have to challenge The King.
Hello.
Hey!
I wish to challenge The King.
My soldiers tell me you wish to issue a challenge.
I do.
You realize that I alone defeated the former Super Boss,
and no one, not even your brother,
has been able to defeat me.
I'm not my brother.
Obviously.
Okay, I accept your challenge.
Challenge Accepted! But first...
how 'bout a little entertainment?
Protect The King!
Oh, our odds just got a whole lot worse.
Never tell me the odds.
Get them!
Round one, fight!
Round two! Fight!
Sarah!
Rae!
Sarah!
Final round!
All right, guys, let's do this!
Round three! Fight!
Finish them!
Nicely done.
Your time is up.
Nicely done.
Your soldiers have been defeated.
We're taking Jake, and we're leaving this place.
Do you know why I made Jake my right hand?
He made his way through Rancala level by level,
singlehandedly dispatching his enemies,
a feat that had only been done once before...
by me.
There's your problem right there,
by me.
both of yours.
You've spent so long
worrying about fighting every battle by yourselves
that you forgot the truth.
There's strength in numbers.
And while there may be no greater power in all of Rancala,
in my world, there's something stronger.
It's called family...
and my brother, he's not alone,
not anymore, because we're here,
and we're taking him home.
"No greater power in all of Rancala."
Nicely done.
Told you that extra intelligence
would come in handy.
Give me the order, my King,
and I will cut out her tongue and feed it to the beast.
Jake, I know you don't remember me right now,
okay?
You don't remember any of us or anything before this,
Jake, I know you don't remember me right now,
but we remember you.
Jake, you had a life before you came here.
I mean, you were happy,
and, more than that, you were free.
You're family, our family.
We spent our days in that arcade
tucked in the back corner of the mall.
Every day after school, we would go,
and we would play games,
and we'd laugh and talk
until our parents made us go home.
You and I, we were always the last two to leave.
Jake, that arcade was where we discussed our dreams
and ultimately our grand plan to open up our own arcade
and not one in the back
of some crappy old shopping mall, either.
I'm sorry, Jake.
I'm so sorry that I left you that night,
and I'm sorry that I stopped searching,
but I never stopped thinking about you.
We did it.
We built our own arcade,
and it's waiting for you in our world.
We built our own arcade,
It's waiting for you to remember.
Remember where you came from, Jake.
Remember who you are.
Sarah.
Rae.
Chrissy.
I remember.
I remember everything.
You do realize that, in order to go home,
you have to defeat the current Super Boss?
Maybe you'll have better luck than your brother.
Maybe you can succeed where he failed.
I'm sure he remembers
how he lacked the skill to defeat me,
beaten and alone,
lost in a strange land.
He had two choices,
to die or serve me...
and serve me he did.
What are you doing?
I'm fighting him alone.
Jake, we need to fight him together to win.
Did you not hear anything she just said?
I'm not gonna be second place, not to him.
Are you serious?
After everything we've just done to come and save you?
This is exactly how you got
into this mess in the first place!
I have to finish it.
You can try.
...try. ...try.
Unbelievable!
Boss fight!
See? Told you I could handle it.
You were unbelievable!
Um, where's the portal?
That's what I was just thinking.
Portal?
The portal home.
When you defeat the Super Boss,
there's supposed to be a portal.
Okay, hang on a second.
Why didn't that rhino attack?
I mean, what's the point of having something like that
if you're not even gonna use it?
Maybe it knows who the, uh, true King really is.
Oh, my God.
Really?
What?
Where is it?!
Where's the portal?!
You were saying?
It's supposed to be here!
If you defeat the Super Boss,
the portal appears, and I can go home!
Those are the rules!
Maybe we all have to fight him.
That's why there's no portal.
Where is it?
That's not good.
Where is it?
That's really not good.
Super Boss fight!
Now you will pay for your insolence!
Feel the wrath of my full power!
Are you ready to do this again?
Together, this time.
You okay?
Right. Let's get this guy!
Okay.
Rhino!
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!
I admit all that talk about family
made me want to go back home.
I admit all that talk about family
For a moment.
Then I remembered why I'm the Super Boss!
Why I defeated everything in this place alone,
by myself, with no one to help me!
That is why your roads will end here.
Looks like there's not gonna be a portal for anyone.
Any last words?
Yeah.
Resist.
Fight!
That felt interesting.
Is he dead?
No, but he will be soon.
Is he dead?
We thought you were dead.
They tried, but it did not end well for them.
I think that's our ride.
Finally.
Wait!
Aren't you coming with us?
Wait!
No.
Someone must stay behind, become the new Super Boss,
someone who will rule this land and its people justly.
I will gladly accept such a task.
Now go quickly
before the portal closes! Go!
You don't have to tell me twice.
Thanks...
for not giving up on me.
You're family.
We take care of our own.
Thank you.
Safe journey.
Thank you.
What's gonna happen to him?
He'll beg for his death,
but his wish will not be granted
until he has suffered painfully for everything he has done here.
Now you're free. Go.
Oh, God. Thank God we're home!
I'm so glad you're okay. Me, too.
We did it!
I can't believe we did it.
Where's Jake?
He was right behind me. Jake?
Jake? Jake?
He was literally right behind me.
Do you think, because he didn't go in with us,
he wasn't able to come out with us?
Come on. Let's go.
Come on. Almost there.
Come on.
Come on. Get him. Get him.
Go into--Block. Block.
Jake?
Oh. Hey, sis.
Jake?
Is that...
Jake?
Uh, his real name is Martin.
Jake?
I couldn't leave him in there.
It just didn't feel right.
You did the right thing.
Are you sure about that?
Sorry I tried killing you guys.
Spending half your life trapped inside of an arcade game
can do some serious damage to your psyche.
But you are okay now, yeah?
Yeah, I'm good.
Okay, good.
So the two of you remember everything that happened?
Yep.
Whoa.
How come they came back as kids?
Maybe you just come out the same age you go in.
Look on the bright side.
Now the two of you have your very own arcade.
that you can play in whenever you want.
You always play for free.
You, I am not so sure about.
That's fair.
Wow!
You're the inspiration behind this whole place.
Can't believe you did it.
You really did it.
I'm proud of you.
Proud of you too, little bro.
Hey, I'm still older than you.
Yeah, nobody's gonna believe that.
Which reminds me, we should probably call Mom and Dad.
Don't know how that conversation's gonna go,
but I'm sure they'll be very happy to see you.
Hey, that's us.
We make a pretty good team, huh?
Yeah. We do.