[upbeat music playing]
Somebody tags a wall, and you want me to put my nose on it.
Just sniff it, Hoag.
Oh, I get it. This is some kind of prank.
Like a really stupid, unfunny prank.
You can smell magic, so smell.
Why are you being so weird about this?
[chuckles] Excuse me. I'm being weird? Please.
You go ahead and rub your face on some knockoff Banksy.
[sighs] If we're gonna beat the League of Alchemists to the Gryphon's Egg,
we need special gear, and to get the gear, we need something to trade.
Uh-huh. So what are you gonna trade me for my services?
Sniff a few walls, I'll get you Thai curry wings.
[chuckling] Hey, my nose is working better already.
[sniffing]
Hmm. Strong bouquet of old paint,
top notes of rotten garbage, and just a hint of pee-pee.
Vintage New York alleyway.
No magic whatsoever.
Good news is, New York has tons of graffiti.
Let's keep checking.
Ugh!
[sniffing]
Man, I've smelled half the graffiti in Manhattan.
Whatever your plan is, it ain't working and it's gross.
[sniffing]
Oh, come on, man.
The best stuff hides in the grossest places.
Let's just check a few more. We gotta be close.
Easy for you to say.
You're not rubbing your nose all over crusty old--
[sniffing] Hold the phone.
This one actually smells like magic.
[sniffing]
And pee. There's never not pee-pee.
[Daniel] Nice.
This could be dangerous, so you chill here, okay?
I'm just gonna pop in and out.
Pop in where? The wall?
Something like that.
[grunts]
Whoa! That was cool.
Ah, you know, one little peek can't hurt.
Here we go.
[screaming]
[screams]
[gasps]
[Hoagie gasps]
Daniel wanted me to miss this?
Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Straight fire!
[chittering]
Whoa-ho-ho, this place is deep.
I think it, like, really gets me.
[chitters]
[Hoagie] Whoa!
[gasps]
[buzzing]
[Hoagie gasps]
What are those beautiful things?
Dude! What part of "chill here" did you not understand?
The part where you tell me what to do?
I don't work for you. We're a team.
Oh, cool.
Well, you almost teamed up with a whole swarm of Fairies.
Fairies?
Whoa! Fairies are beautiful!
I've seen cartoons.
Look, I'm used to them, but Fairy Hives can be trippy.
I'll get what we came for, then we'll get you out of here.
Yeah, yeah. Cool, cool.
Hey, you think we can stream these tunes somewhere?
[chuckles] Hoag, Fairy music is trash.
You just don't want me to connect with the beat.
You're not deep enough.
Just stay put.
If the fairies catch us here, we are so dead.
[dance music playing]
Hey, Danny!
Where'd you go?
[dance music playing]
[insects buzzing]
[giggles]
[gasps]
Ooh!
[laughs]
This is my jam!
Uh-huh.
-[music stops] -[cuckoo whistle]
[yells]
-Hoagie! -[grunts]
[buzzing]
[chuckling] Oh, hey!
Um, love your whole scene.
[buzzing]
Whoa-ho!
You are not beautiful.
Cartoons lied to me!
[buzzing]
Uh, hi, everybody.
There you are.
Uh, my friend and I are here because, uh, we're huge fans of your music.
It's so deep.
What? But you said Fairy music--
[interrupting] We love all those, uh, bleeps and bloops. [chuckles]
[whispering] Run.
We can't not dance when we hear it.
Oh, no. No, no. No.
W-W-What is your body doing?
I-Is it supposed to be dancing?
That is just shameful. That's-- Oh. That's just wrong. Really.
Run!
-I-I don't even know this guy. -[buzzing]
Hoagie, I said, run.
[growls]
[growl]
[buzzing]
Uh… [chuckles] Run!
[buzzing intensifies]
[panting]
Why are we leaving?
Party was just getting started.
[buzzing]
[grunts]
[Hoagie yells]
[both screaming]
-[grunts] -[yelps]
[buzzing continues]
[scream]
[screams]
[both grunt]
[spraying]
[buzzing]
[breathes heavily]
That'll hold him for a bit.
[sighs]
That amazing place was, was…
[grunts]
Awful.
Yo, what happened to me?
I told you, Fairy Hives mess with your head.
Especially your first time.
Did I really say I liked their music?
[chuckles] You said it was "deep."
You put it on your playlist.
That experience was like your dancing, shockingly unpleasant.
Did we at least get what we needed?
[upbeat music playing]
[sighs] We'll trade this Fairy Jelly for a bunch of gear.
The most important thing we need is a Boatman Token.
All right, be real. Now you're just making up words, right?
Some magic places require exotic passage to get to.
From what I've read in my dad's notebook,
we'll need a special token to pay a Boatman for our journey.
Ugh. We can't order a Boatman Token online?
No. But you can get it at the coolest place on Earth.
You have a messed up idea of what a cool place is.
Wait for it.
[beeping]
[gasps]
[mysterious music plays]
[Daniel] Welcome to The Cheat Code.
[sighs] The Cheat Code is legendary.
The toughest, greatest Trackers in the world come to this place.
Then why are you here?
Ha, ha.
Seriously. This is where Ilya Nosa planned her quest for the Shadow Jewel.
Where Ajax Tyrell--
[interrupts] Okay.
This does look pretty cool.
Oh, watch out, brat.
Real tracker coming through.
[automated voice] Bixby Prospero, demi-goblin.
Whoa! Do all goblins smell like wet Sasquatch?
'Cause this one is ripe.
Don't mess with goblins.
They can be real jerks.
Just avoid them.
Hey, what's this?
Oh, that's to help enforce the Trackers Code.
Part of the Code says,
you can't enter deals while shape-shifting as someone else.
This keeps people honest.
[automated voice] Daniel Spellbound. Human.
There's been some cool creatures in The Cheat Code.
Nothing cooler than a one-eyed talking, magic smelling--
-[voice] Hoagie Green. Human. -Human?
Human?
You thought I was born a talking, magical pig?
Like I was on some farm, eating slop with normal pigs,
then started speaking like a person and sniffing magic.
Yes, I guess.
[scoffs]
Daniel, dude. Don't make a big deal about this.
Don't you wanna be human again?
Hmm, let's see, would I rather have fingers or hooves?
[grunts] Come on.
[grunts]
Hmm? Hmm.
That answer your question?
Too bad the hex that changed me is irreversible.
This is me for the rest of my life, 100% pig.
[chomps]
[glass breaking]
You sure?
Certain spells that are otherwise irreversible might have--
Much as I love you being all up in my magical pig business,
didn't we come here so you could gear up?
[Tracker] Hunting for Gryphon's Egg? Can you imagine the payday?
[tense music playing]
Great to see you again, Hector.
[chuckling] If it isn't the non-powered Tracker himself.
Let me guess, Spellbound, you need gear but, oh no,
you don't have anything of value to trade.
Again.
Actually, this time, I do.
You have any interest in Fairy Jelly?
[thud]
[laughing and snorting]
Oh wow. Weak.
Hope you didn't promise friends you'd win them a stuffed animal.
[growls]
Sorry. That was rude.
You obviously don't have any friends.
[yelps]
Fairy Jelly is very valuable. What are you looking for?
Not much. A new slingshot, some ammo.
A Boatman Token.
[whistles]
There it is. I was waiting for this to go south.
A Boatman Token?
There's only a couple left in the whole city.
You know what that means.
I'm ready to pay a fair price.
Do you know what that means?
That you're ready to pay a fair price?
Uh, yeah, exactly.
[shooting]
[laughing] Were you trying to hit me?
'Cause you missed. I'm over here.
[growls]
Let me check my inventory.
Gotta see if we even have what you want.
In the meantime, I think your friend could use some help.
[grunting]
I'll take one of those too.
Listen, swine, I'm the best magic shooter in the five boroughs.
Your mom's the best magic shooter in the--
Don't mind my friend.
He's, uh, not all that used to magic. [chuckles]
Your pig that talks ain't used to magic?
Your mom that talks ain't used to--
[automated voice] Now entering, Burden.
Unknown.
[ominous music playing]
Hector, what's the reward for a Minotaur Horn?
Seven hundred credits and free games all night.
But no one's ever gotten--
[all gasping]
[chuckles] Bring the credits to my table.
Whoa, who's Biggie McMinotaur Horn?
His name's Burden. He's a Tracker, like me.
[chuckling] Maybe not exactly like you.
[yelps]
[Daniel] Burden's the best Tracker in the world.
He's also a Wizard.
A Wizard and a Tracker. What is that? A Wacker?
[Daniel] Oh, here.
Just a little something to make you feel more human.
[chuckling] Hey. Looking sharp.
And in my color. What gives?
Can't have my friend walking in the buff.
Still buff where it counts.
[door opens]
You called for me, Primus?
Dowser Santana,
you've encountered Daniel Spellbound on several occasions, correct?
Yeah. I caught him the first time with stolen witch warts.
-No clue why the witches wanted them back. -What do you think of him?
Smart, tough, resourceful, but completely out for himself.
I don't trust him.
Me either, which is why I need someone looking over his shoulder.
You want me to babysit Spellbound?
I want someone loyal who can help him make good choices,
someone who's been looking for their big chance
on a mission of utmost importance to me. personally.
Uh, yes, Primus. I'm happy to volunteer.
Good. Make sure that no matter what happens, the Gryphon Egg gets to me.
Oh, and you'll need these.
[video game sounds]
[Hector] Spellbound.
You're in luck, we got your stuff.
The Fairy Jelly.
[sighs] Please tell me you have more.
I-- This is all I've got.
The Boatman Token alone will cost you twice that.
Look, I got an idea.
Take this Fairy Jelly as a down payment, then I'll get you more later.
[laughs] You'll pay all that once, upfront, or no deal.
Tell you what though, I'll hold this stuff for you for… 15 minutes.
I can't get more Fairy Jelly in 15 minutes.
Not my problem, unless you got anything else worthwhile.
Well, so much for that.
Oh, don't let it get you down.
Hey, at least he didn't want that notebook
with all the Gryphon's Egg secrets.
[tense music playing]
I should not have said that.
Gryphon's Egg info could be valuable.
The book isn't up for trade.
Everything's up for trade.
Not this. It was my dad's.
Hold up, Spellbound!
I've seen you playing all these games since you were a kid.
Well, a littler kid.
I'll challenge you to a game, my pick.
You win, you get that Boatman Token and all the gear you asked for.
For free.
But if I win, I get your dad's notebook.
[video game sounds]
This info's worth more than that.
If I win, you throw in three Sphinx Charms and triple the ammo.
Hmm.
You drive a hard bargain, kid.
You sure about this?
You got a deal, on the honor of the Tracker Code.
Of course!
Tracker Code.
I've mastered every machine in here.
Pick how you wanna lose.
Name your game.
No problem!
Grooves of Fire! [laughs]
The dance game? [chuckles nervously]
You sure there's not another game?
Pinball? Whack-a-Troll?
Dancing is like--
I mean, is it even really a game?
What? Didn't bring your dancing shoes?
I-- [chuckles] Uh…
I brought mine!
Dancing hooves, actually, but same thing.
What do you think you're doing?
Bruh, I'm an amazing dancer, and I know you can't do it.
I saw you dance back there. It was--
[inhales sharply] Ooh…
[shudders] It was a massacre.
But hey, I can dance. Trust me.
I trusted you and sniffed graffiti all over town, so return the favor.
Tag me in. Can you tag me in?
-Can I tag him in? -Yes.
Partner substitution is allowed by the Tracker Code.
I guess it is.
Your talking pig can compete in your place then.
[laughter]
You will have no regrets.
I already do.
[customers laughing]
[bones cracking]
[automated voice] Four, three, two, one.
[dance music playing]
[Hoagie] Whoo! Ha-ha. Yeah!
[laughs]
Come on now!
My special move, the Pork Roll!
[dance music continues]
[music ends]
[electronic sounds]
Yeah!
[cheering]
[laughs]
You don't have to embarrass yourself. You can give me my winnings now.
[ominous music playing]
Did… you know about this?
That the dude is a Spider-Centaur?
No. Not a clue.
Maybe those webs were a clue.
[automated voice] Four, three, two, one.
[dance music playing]
[gasps]
[Hector grunting]
Check me out!
[Hector laughs] Whoo!
[laughs]
Ha!
[Hector] Ha-ha!
[laughing]
[Hector] Whoa!
[grunts]
Look at that.
Guess who the new world record holder is?
Now, the book.
That wasn't really fair, Hector.
He followed Tracker Code. A deal's a deal.
[tense music playing]
[grunts]
People will kill for the Gryphon Egg information in here.
Hey! There's nothing in it!
What do you mean? That book's not--
[grunts]
[Hector] What are you pulling, Spellbound?
[all] Fight, fight!
That thing's useless.
[all] Fight, fight!
Kid, you messed with the wrong Spider-Centaur-slash-Prize-Booth-Official,
and now, you're gonna get crushed!
[customers] Fight, fight!
Your dancing sucks.
[Hoagie grunts]
[rock music playing]
[thud]
Hoagie!
[grunts]
[gun blasting]
[grunting]
[gun blasting]
Hoagie, the notebook!
[rock music continues]
[thud]
[grunting]
Miss. And another. Are you even trying?
[grunts]
[tense music builds]
If this book was really blank,
you wouldn't want it.
Sorry, bruh, finders keepers.
-[blast] -[yelps]
Goblins can be real jerks.
[chuckles] Right?
Whoa, you're helping me?
You gave Hector the book, he tossed it away.
By rights of the Tracker's Code, it's no longer his.
Hector's crazy. There's writing all through this book.
Uh. I can't see anything, and I have one guess why.
Yeah. Inheritance spell.
Only members of your family can read it.
Your dad always was a smart guy.
Wait. You knew him?
-[thuds] -[blasting]
[grunting]
[guns blasting]
Hoagie, let's get out of here!
[chuckles evilly]
[loud hum]
What the--
[automated voice] Now entering, Viktor Albright. Alchemist.
[closing theme music playing]