[ominous music playing]
Hoagie?
You here?
[gasps]
[ominous music continues]
We gotta move.
[squeak]
[Viktor] Mr. Spellbound, I need to have a word with you.
[scoffs]
You know, you're a real buzzkill, Viktor.
Oh, is it Viktor, Mr. Albright,
or do you prefer Lord Looming Creepy Guy?
I hope I didn't alarm you.
Oh, is turning people into solid gold not alarming where you're from?
Forgive me.
We have so much to discuss.
Privately.
Just you, me, and a squad of your scuba suit friends.
For centuries, the League of Alchemists has operated in the shadows.
But the brazen acts of Primus Thomas and her Bureau of jackbooted cronies
have left us no choice but to move into the light.
The more you talk,
the less I think this has to do with the new Albright mouthwash.
[Viktor] Your theft of the Fugu Rose was a setback we cannot allow again.
It's imperative the power of the Gryphon's Egg
not fall into the wrong hands.
Hey, that's my plan.
You guys are hearing this too, right?
The fate of the magical world, of all worlds,
-rests in our hands, Daniel. -[ice cream truck music playing]
Will you join me in-- Who is playing that infernal song?
[ice cream truck music continues]
[tires screeching]
Get in, now!
A friend of yours?
[sighs] Not really. Peace.
[thrilling music plays]
Stop them!
Why, Lucy Santana. It's been so long.
What are you doing talking to the Dark Mage?
You got any anti-gold glaze in here for Hoagie?
Or some Rocky Road?
[thud]
Hold still. We'll fix this King Midas situation after we get out of here.
[guns blasting]
Yo. You've been going easy on me?
-What is "T"? -"T," Daniel, is for "Teleport."
[tires screeching]
[blast]
[thrilling music playing]
So is this what you meant by "get out of here?"
Uh…
[Lucy grunts]
How was I to know they're gonna turn my car into gold?
Alchemists love gold like Ogres hate breath mints.
Gross. Hey, where are you going?
To get your boss the Gryphon's Egg, remember?
At this rate, I'll go faster on foot. Later.
I found him. Spellbound's out here.
Okay, new plan.
[banging on door]
How good are you at dealing with the League?
Let's find out.
[loud clang]
[body thuds]
[yells]
[grunts]
[grunting]
Oh, yeah, she's been going easy on me.
[clang]
[body thuds]
Thanks for the help, Hoag.
[grunting]
[straining]
[electricity crackling]
Thanks. [grunts]
Hey, remember the stun spell you used on me at--
Where was it?
[grunts]
[body thuds]
The Goblin Grocery Store on York.
-Right, fun times. Use that now. -[body thuds]
Way ahead of you, Spellbound.
[electricity crackling]
[body thuds]
-Oh, use the levitation-- -Oh, do not backseat magic me.
[blast]
Whoa!
Hold tight, I'll free you.
[squeals]
[grunts] Huh?
Danny, look out for--
Okay. You got this. Whatever this is.
[blast]
[thrilling music playing]
[grunting]
[straining]
[groans]
I almost had him.
[chuckles] Story of your life, Spellbound.
[thrilling music continues]
[guns blasting]
[tires screeching]
This is Dowser Lucy Santana.
I've secured Spellbound and… associate.
I'll escort Spellbound on our mission.
Good work, Santana.
Primus Thomas looks forward to your report.
Your what?
Associate? [clears throat]
I'm clearly more of a Junior Executive.
Sir, Spellbound's escaped in the, um, ice cream vehicle.
Daniel is following his father's trail.
I know where he will go.
Lieutenant, make sure this tavern is completely restored.
Shall we continue our pursuit?
No, I have another idea.
You say "escort," you mean, "Drop us off and leave us alone," right?
I mean, Primus Thomas is trusting me to make sure you stay on track.
Do you know how many magic death traps I've survived?
I'm the world's greatest Tracker in the wo--
Whatever. I can get an egg, alright?
Pfft!
I'm sure getting almost captured by the Dark Mage
in a shady arcade was all part of your brilliant plan.
That locator tattoo is the only thing that let me find you and save your butt.
First, it's a supremely cool shady arcade.
Second, my butt didn't need saving.
And third, the Primus knows I can handle this.
I get the job done.
[chuckles] We trust you to find the Egg.
We just don't trust you to do the right thing with it.
[Hoagie clears throat] Excuse me.
I got turned into gold, so maybe I missed the memo here.
What's with the ice cream truck?
It's an undercover Bureau vehicle.
But does it have Cookies and Cream?
Ice cream is for good boys.
Like a minute ago,
I literally had a heart of gold, so I'm the best boy. [squeals]
[chomps]
[slurps]
[groans]
Oh, brain freeze!
I haven't figured out if you're good yet.
[grunts, annoyed] Figure it out soon. If the League is on to us,
it won't be long until the rest of the magic world is on our tails too.
We have to move fast.
Let's get to the Desert of Giants inside the Mirage.
Not yet. First, I gotta find the Mermaid Queen of Shanghai.
[tires screeching]
The what?
If the bird-thingy is in the desert, then why are we going to China?
The reason no other Tracker's been able to break into the Mirage is,
unlike yours truly, they don't even realize it's locked up.
The key to opening the Mirage is a special gem,
the Mermaid Queen's Emerald.
[chuckles] Tell me you're not taking direction from a blank notebook.
Oh, right. You can't see it.
[Daniel] A long time ago,
the deserts and the seas warred for years,
though neither nation could gain true power over the other.
It all changed when the Insect King of the Desert
saw the Mermaid Queen.
Though they met in fierce battle, it was love at first sight.
Try as she did to fight it,
the King stole the beautiful Queen's heart.
The war came to an end.
Before they separated forever,
the King left his Queen with an emerald ring,
a token of his love.
I don't do bugs at all.
Ooh! They creep me out.
Ooh! What happened next?
Tell me true love conquered all.
I don't know. The Mermaid Queen hasn't been seen since.
But Dad wrote, "She hides under the open waters in Shanghai."
To Shanghai seas it is.
Oh! Oh! Tell me this means a beach day.
This pig's gonna roast.
[chuckles] Figuratively, of course.
Spellbound, you were pretty familiar with that story.
[sighs] You wanna track something, you gotta study everything around it.
And?
[chuckles]
Dad would tell the story at bedtime.
Ah, there it is.
[Lucy chuckles]
[investigative music playing]
So what's next, Mr. "Greatest Tracker in the World"?
This Boatman Token buys us a trip to the Queen.
If we find the Boatman, we find her.
Okay. Hoagie, sniff out our mark.
Uh, doesn't work like that, Luce.
I can't just pinpoint some boat captain I never met.
What does this Boatman even smell like?
Uh…
Fishy? I don't know.
Okay, well, that makes two of us. Danny, back me up.
Hoagie, smell this.
[sniffing]
[snorts] Hey! What are you doing?
You can't just jam something up people's noses.
What do I look like to you, a--
[sniffing]
Hello.
[snorts] Oh, I smell it.
It's coming from…
[Lucy] How long is this gonna take?
[Daniel] We'll be there before you know it.
-[Daniel pants] -[Hoagie continues sniffing]
[Lucy pants]
Before… I know it, huh?
How… many times
are you… gonna say that?
Ta-da! And here we are.
[grunting]
Hoagie, why are we in some stupid back alley nowhere near the ocean?
Hey, it's where the Boatman Token scent is.
And more importantly, where the food is.
It's twelve o'clock somewhere.
I am taking my lunch break.
Is food all you think about?
[chuckles] Nah.
Just 90% of what I think about.
Think. Think.
What am I missing?
[intriguing music playing]
Hey. While you were gone, I--
Not now, Lucy. I got it.
I know how to find the Open Waters.
Do you now?
Magic is everywhere, Lucy,
hidden behind a secret door, or a tunnel, or a manhole.
But nothing is hidden to a genius Tracker.
Observe.
What do you see there?
A waste of time.
[chuckles] You would say that.
Mermaids cry pearl tears, pearls like these.
And what's in the window's reflection? Don't answer that.
This weird little statue hiding the entrance
to the Open Waters of the Mermaid Queen
right under here. [grunts]
Under here. [straining]
Yes, come on.
Bring it home.
[both straining]
[whistles]
Think that could be it?
Or are you positive there's a secret entrance?
Well, yeah, okay, that might be it.
[Lucy] Try to keep up, Genius Tracker.
[Daniel] Hey, it was right behind the statue.
[ominous music playing]
[ringing]
[mysterious music playing]
[music sting]
[screams]
Hello, ma'am.
I, uh…
like your fish…?
[snapping]
Ugh. Get me your manager.
Luce, Luce, no one straight-up asks for the manager.
Grease the wheels. Try the old Santana charm, huh?
Do you want to save the world or be charming?
You can't have both.
I'm just saying, no one ever saved the world by asking for the manager.
Can we do an exchange? A goldfish for my janky pig?
[scoffs] Takes janky to know janky.
[mysterious music playing]
Excuse me, miss, are you the Boatman?
[sniffs]
Mm. [chuckles]
[mysterious music continues]
[laughs]
I told you there's a secret entrance.
[whistling]
[mysterious music builds]
[rumbling]
[croaks]
Whoa!
That is the second-biggest frog I've ever seen!
Maybe first and a half.
[gurgling]
This is great.
I can't remember the last time I had Goliath Frog saliva.
Do you know how much this sells for?
Ugh!
I have been to some gross places, but frog mouth takes the cake.
[chuckles] Come on. Don't you trust me?
[scoffs]
I trust the frog more.
Hoag, let's go.
[grunts, scoffs] Hard pass. There is no way I'm gonna--
[yelps]
[rumbling]
[groans] Now I understand how flies feel.
Please cool it with the bug talk.
Keep the meter running.
Okay, stay close until we figure this out.
Let's see what the journal says.
"To enter the nursery, hail the Queen's name."
Let's see.
[humming sound]
Um…
I turned something on.
[ominous music playing]
Hoagie, look out!
[gasps]
Oh, no. The statue's protecting the Queen.
It thinks we're intruders.
What's going on?
I think it's some kind of energy wall.
[intense music playing]
We have to move. Now!
[Lucy] This must be some kind of puzzle.
Oh, are we supposed to spell her name out? Are these things letters?
Okay, it's Mermish, which I can't read.
Uh, I-I might be able to.
Mermish was my elective at Bureau Academy. What's her name?
Oh, uh…
Esther!
Marina!
Uh, um, uh…
Mermaida.
It's not Mermaida.
You got a better guess?
We need to figure out the Queen's name. Daniel--
♪ Insect King and Mermaid Queen ♪ [hums]
What are you doing?
When I was little, I made up songs about Dad's stories, so just stow it.
♪ Insect King and Mermaid Queen Gave her a wedding ring ♪
Oh great, he finally cracked.
♪ Insect King Mermaid Queen Gave her a wedding ring ♪
♪ Wedding ring with emerald green to-- ♪
Nurenya!
That did not even rhyme.
I know her name in English, you can kind of read Mermish.
We can figure this out together. We need an "N."
[gasps] This one.
[Daniel] Are you sure?
-If it's the wrong one, we're toast. -Just come on.
[beep]
[unlocks]
We have an "N." Now for a "U."
Here.
[unlocks]
"R."
[unlocks]
"E."
[unlocks]
Second "N."
"Ya"?
Is it a "Y" or a soft "J"?
Which is "Y" and which is "J"?
[grunts]
Oh! Mermish only has "Y's."
I can't remember which one that is.
[tense music playing]
Come on, Lucy, you know this.
That one.
[Lucy] No!
This one!
[majestic music playing]
[all sigh, relieved]
[rumbling]
I knew you'd figure it out.
[sighs] I'm glad this brought us together.
Now let's move it before we do die.
Nurenya may have a scary, deadly house, but she has such a beautiful name.
I wonder what it means.
Uh, in Mermish, it means "Mermaida."
[laughs]
Who was right? [whispers] I was right.
Thanks… for saving my life.
Ah. It's what I do, but you're welcome.
[ominous music playing]
She's in there.
This is Dowser Lucy Santana, I--
[tuts] Shh!
You don't talk to royalty. Royalty talks to you.
[Nurenya] Only ones without magic may enter.
Was that the Queen?
Okay Luce, get this thing off me.
What? No. Wait. What?
[grunts] You're a magician, Hoagie's enchanted.
I'm the only one without a drop of the stuff in me, except for this.
Remove it and I can pass.
[scoffs] And hand you a chance to escape?
No escaping. I promise.
If you've taught me anything, Spellbound, it's never trust you.
Lucy, come on. We're partners.
[laughs]
Partners? Us?
I've busted you how many times?
Hoagie may not know you, but I do.
We're not partners.
Not now, not ever.
So what have we been doing all day?
Why didn't I bail when the League attacked, then?
Why did I get into your truck in the first place?
Because after everything we've been through,
every time you've busted me,
I decided I could trust you.
So for once, will you trust me too?
Uh…
I don't trust you…
but I don't have any choice but to try.
Well, good. Thank you.
If you screw this up, everyone's in danger.
I hope you know that.
[tense music playing]
Ah!
A surface boy.
Hmm.
Why have you come?
Your Grace, I am Daniel Spellbound.
I humbly ask a favor,
the use of your treasure, the Insect King's emerald.
[rumbling]
Whoa!
[grunts]
[growls]
[in tinny voice] Or we can figure something else out.
[closing theme music playing]