[growls]
[fizzles, zaps]
[snarls]
[thunder rumbles]
[epic theme playing]
[blasting]
[growls]
[heavy breathing]
**
-Mom... Hi!
-What is that?! What is it?! Get away! Go! Get out of here!
-[growls, purrs] -No, it's fine! Stop!
Please! Just... Just calm down!
-What?! Calm down?!
Don't you see what that is?! It's a...
-[happy growl] -Wow.
It's an actual...
That! What is that?!
-Okay! Mom, Mom. This is Thunder.
-[purrs] -Thunder, this is my mom.
[happy growl]
-Thunder is a-- -TOM: A dragon.
Yes. Thunder isa dragon.
[purrs]
-Wait, you named it? He named you?
-Of course! He's my best friend.
And I know that sounds weird.
I was just as shocked as you are when I first saw him.
But, come on. This is the find of the century!
-[purrs] -Maybe of all time.
Come on, Mom.
He's a realdragon.
You have to admit, th-this is cool.
[happy growl]
-It is.
* *
[gasps] No.
No, Tom!
I am not letting you sweet talk your way out of this one.
-But, Mom!
-It's a dragon! - Hold up. Nobody move.
-[Tom talking indistinctly] -[quietly] What? Why?
-Something's going on up there.
-[scoffs] Out of my way, dorks. I'm zonked.
-I gotta go to bed. -Hey! Eugene! Hey!
TOM: You gotta know that...
[gasps, whimpers]
I... No! No, no, I know. You're right.
I should have known to stay away from here.
* *
[Eugene whimpers]
-That's right! You should have!
TOM: Okay, okay...
-[quietly] It's Tom's mom! -Oh! Shh.
Is my dad there, too? Oh, he's gonna kill me.
-You are going home, and you are going to your room,
and you are going to be punished for a very long time!
-[purring] -Mom, come on! Just promise me
that you won't tell anyone about him.
-I need to keep him safe. Please!
[growls]
-I...
I can't think about that right now! I'm just so...
[angry growl] We're going home!
-Can I at least say goodbye? -No!
[growls]
-Mom, wait!
[sad purr]
-Shh. I think they left.
* *
It's safe.
-But for how long? She's gonna tell our parents.
-And maybe Rakke Corp.
[sad grumbling]
[sad growl]
[sad purr]
D'ANGELO: You're sure this is cool?
[knocking]
-He wants us to.
He hasn't been allowed out of his room for a week.
-Uh... -Hello, Dr. Kullersen. [nervous laugh]
-He's in his room. Still on restriction.
-For how long? -Probably forever.
[nervous laughs]
-Hey! Thanks for coming by.
My mom's still super upset.
-Does she suspect that we have dragons, too?
-Yeah! Spill it, Kullersen! Did you sell us out or not?
Ah!
-[muffled] Hey! -TOM: No.
No. She's just disappointed in me.
She said she'll keep Thunder a secret
until she can figure out how to handle it.
[sighs]
So, I'm doing my best to follow her rules.
I wanted to show you something.
I've been putting my downtime to good use.
-Tom and I found some runes on the internet.
-Wait, wait, wait. No, you actually found them.
-Oh no, no, no.
If it wasn't for you misspelling the word "Viking,"
I never would have stumbled on them.
-Well, that's true.
[both laugh]
Anyway, the runes helped us put together a key
to decode the Book of Dragons.
-You and Jun did this? -Together?
-Yeah. [clears throat] Mm-hmm! Yep.
A-and there's so much to go through,
but we've made, uh, good progress.
Check it out.
-You remember these guys, right?
According to the translation, they were called "Gronckles."
-Gronckles? Not a bad name.
-Yeah! And this says
-"Gronckle babies feed on puddles alone." -[Alex grunts]
-Tom, I think that says pebbles.
-Oh! Yeah. Yeah, that makes better sense.
[clears throat] Once my mom lets me out again,
we're gonna have tons of new info.
-There's so much to go-- -[knocking]
-Everyone okay in here?
ALEX/TOM/D'ANGELO: Swell! Fine! All good!
-Great! -All good, Mrs. K!
* *
-Wrap it up, Tom.
[sighs]
TOM: Thanks for stopping by.
I'll keep on translating the book.
Gives me something to do at least.
-Let me know if you need more help.
-Will do. You guys sit tight.
-This'll be over soonish. -EUGENE: What?
Don't tell me you still want us to keep that dumb promise.
-Eugene.
-You said you guys were gonna tell him
-it wasn't fair. -ALEX: Uh...
-What? -Yeah...
I guess we didn't get around to it.
-Look, putting a hold on exploring until I'm allowed out again,
with my mom knowing about Thunder and stuff,
isonly fair.
-[muttering] Yeah. Only fair to you.
-We get it, man.
We'll stay busy till you get released.
* *
-Just don't narc on us, Kullersen!
I know where you live, okay?
[sighs]
Because... you live here.
[sighs]
[dragons grumble, growl]
-Ladies and gentledragons,
welcome to the new and improved Dragon's Lair.
We've got a tool wall over there,
a scratching post for these
[baby voice] hard-to-reach itchy places...
[snarling]
...and this a special dragon feeding area
to refuel after a long day of saving the Hidden World!
[growls]
And over here, my finest work yet.
A first aid station for...
-[crunching] -Plow!
Are you even paying attention?
-[laughs] You had her at feeding area. -[snorting laugh]
-[groans] This is so lame!
Can we please go somewhere and do something?
Webmaster's bored.
-Enough, Eugene.
-Hey, why do I have to stay here anyway?
I didn't get caught in the lair.
-Tom took the heat for all of us.
-Aw, guys, keep it down. You're upsetting Thunder.
* *
Sorry, big guy. You miss Tom, don't you?
[sad growl]
[beeping]
-The sensors are going off in the Ice Realm!
-[sighs] None of you wanna say it, so I will.
-Let's go! -Eugene...
-Yeah, that wouldn't be cool.
We promised to wait for Tom.
-What if there's a dragon in trouble?
We promised to wait for Tom,
but we also promised to protect dragons.
-Yeah! Gonzo's right. Uh, protecting dragons and stuff.
Tom would wantus to go.
-He obviously wouldn't want us to go.
If he did, he wouldn't have asked us to promise not to.
-Yeah, and he's our friend.
Who trusts us!
-[sighs] -[beeping]
-Guys, this might be something serious.
* *
-Okay, fine. We'll go.
[curious purr]
But no exploring! We'll just swoop in,
check the sensors, then back home.
-And nobody breathes a word about this to Kullersen.
-Sweet! The Kullersen ball and chain
has been taken off! [laughs]
TOM: Whoa.
* *
Huh.
[typing, ringing]
Hey, Jun! Uh, sorry for the voicemail.
Just... nobody's getting back to me in the group text.
Is something wrong?
Anyway, I translated another page.
Some cool stuff about the Sky Torcher.
Call me back, okay?
[beep]
* *
-Alright!
Eugene and his dragonriders are back, b-b-baby!
-Stay on task, Eugene.
Remember, this is a quick in-and-out mission!
-We're coming up on the sensors. -[Eugene laughing]
[gasps]
D'ANGELO: I guess Buzzsaw has expanded his operation.
-Great. Should've guessed.
-It looks like a Christmas card,
-but with dragons held against their will. -[squawking]
-[bang] -[Jun sighs]
JUN: We're gone for a little while,
and look what happens.
-Let's do what we do, team.
* *
[dragons squawk, chirp]
-Don't worry, guys!
-We're here to help. -[roars]
-Whoa, whoa! What is it, girl?
-JUN: Is Plowhorn okay? -Something's got her upset.
[whimpering]
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. -EUGENE: Look out!
[roaring, snarling]
-Defensive circle! [grunts]
[Eugene yelling]
-No, no, no, no, no! I'm too young and pretty to--
Huh?
[growling]
Are these things domesticated?
-They're all tethered to the ground.
BUZZSAW: Oh, look!
The Dragon Middle Schoolers!
It's been a minute.
I see you've met my gang of Fire Spitters.
-[snarling] -Actually,
they'rethey're called Flame Throwers.
-[scoffs] Flame Throwers? What an idiotic name.
[gasps]
They spitfire out of their mouths,
-hence Fire Spitters. -[roars]
They don't throw flames with their paws.
-They don't havepaws.
-They have claws! -BUZZSAW: Enough!
* *
[dragon call]
[grumbling]
-Oh, great! He carved another whistle!
[whimpering]
[dragon call]
[roars]
-One more word, and I'll have Ol' Jack here
turn you brats into braughts.
-[growls] -[all whimper]
[snarls]
-[both whimper] -[snarls]
[zap]
[powering down]
[clicking]
-Ugh.
[phone ringing]
Hello? Yeah, my power's out, too.
It looks like a complete blackout.
Don't worry, I'll head over.
[sighs] I've gotta run down to the lab.
[door opens, shuts]
[sighs]
[rattling, creaking]
* *
[rattling]
-[roars] -[gasps, grunts]
-[purring] -[laughing] Pal!
I was hoping that blackout was you.
-What are you doing here? -[grumbles]
-No, I-I can't. -[growling]
I'm still punished.
[sighs] Pal, please.
[roars]
-I'm sorry! You don't understand -[growling]
If I get caught leaving with you, my mom...
-[door opens] -Mom!
-[sighs] I forgot my ID card.
Have you seen-- [gasps] Ah!
Dragon!
-Get out! [grunting] -[growls]
-Get out! Get out! -TOM: No, Mom! Wait!
-No, no, no! No, no, no! Mom! -[growls]
-Mom, Mom! -[snarls]
Put that down! I told you, he's my friend.
-Get... him... out of here. Now!
-Pal, I'm sorry. -[sad growl]
But you gotta go.
[sad purring]
[pouting]
Aw, you...
-You have to leave. -[growls]
What? Come on! You gotta...
-[growls] -He's not... usually... this... stubborn.
[grunting, struggling]
He won't go!
Something must be wrong in the Hidden World.
Did something happen to the other riders?
OLIVIA: Hidden World?
Other riders? Whatother riders?
What else have you not told me, Tom?
* *
[sighs] Okay. Okay. I didn't tell you everything.
The truth is Thunder isn't the only dragon.
And I'm not the only kid who has one.
All my friends do, too.
* *
-Tom...
-I know, I know! I know it's a lot,
but if Thunder came up here,
they must be in trouble down there.
And if they are,
Thunder and I are the only ones that can help them now.
So, I am begging you, pleading with you, to let me go.
Let me find them and let me help them.
Please.
-You expect me to just let you go with a dragon
to rescue your friends
who alsohave their own dragons?
-I mean, when you put it that way,
it sounds like a bad parenting decision. [nervous laugh]
But... yeah.
[hopeful growl]
-No way. -Mom!
-I said no. No rescue mission,
and no dragons in this dome.
Thunder, out!
[defiant growl]
[snarls]
* *
[snarls]
-[deep growl] -[nervous laugh]
[rumbling]
[struggling]
-Thank you for your cooperation, Bird Wing.
-That is a Feather-- [sighs] Never mind!
-You have to let us out of here. -[snarls]
BUZZSAW: Do I?
Because my Flame Spitters seem to disagree.
-[snarls] -Oh!
Touchy. Eh. They'll learn to love me,
just like Ol' Jack here.
[angry growl]
-You don't understand. These dragons don't work alone.
Wherever they are,
the Sky Torcher isn't far behind!
-Sky Torcher? Ha! Another dumb name.
-Look, you loon.
These guys know what they're talking about.
They, like, understand dragons.
-And we fought the Sky Torcher!
It's the most dangerous thing down here.
-Please. You're talking to the Dragon King!
I am the most dangerous thing down here!
I frighten them.
[weak squawk]
[menacing laugh]
* *
[sad purr]
[quiet purr]
-He can sit there and sulk all night.
I'm not changing my mind.
[weak growl]
-[sighs] Why would I talk to her?
She'll never trust me anyway.
-How can I trust someone who lies?
-I lied because I was protecting Thunder!
-From who?
Me? You don't trust me?
-You work for a giant corporate science lab!
Who knows what they would do if they found him?
* *
Wouldn't you lie to protect me?
-I would. But it's not the same!
-To me it is.
[soft purr]
* *
[purrs]
And sending Thunder away only proves I was right
to hide him in the first place.
I mean, how am I supposed to earn your trust
if you don't even give me a chance to earn it?
-[sighs] Tom,
I know your heart is in the right place. It's just...
What if you get hurt?
-And what if you don't let me go?
What about D'Angelo? And Jun? And Alex?
[growls]
And Eugene?
They need me!
They need us.
* *
-I can't believe I'm about to say this, but...
[music swells]
[whimpering]
[zapping]
[screeching]
[roars]
-Thunder! -It's about time!
-Better late than never!
[screeching]
[roars]
-[gasps] Tom? How did you-- -My mom let me out.
[sighs] I just told her everything.
-[D'Angelo gasps] -You what?!
-Th-this isn't the time to have this conversation.
And what were you guys even doing out here?
-We were responding to a sensor. -Our mission is to help dragons.
-[quietly] And we were really bored.
[sighs]
* *
Let's go.
[roars]
-Uh-uh! Why don't you get in the cage
with the other kindergarteners, fearless leader?
-No way.
-I'm afraid you don't know who you're messing with.
See, while your team goes on missions behind your back,
my dragons do what I say or else.
-Watch. -[dragon call]
[snarl, roars]
Now, you! Lightning Skunk!
-Get down here! -[growls]
[laughs]
See? That'scalled being a leader.
Now stop wasting my time, and get in the cage.
[distant roar]
-He's here. -Who's here?
[snarling]
[roaring]
What-- What is that thing?
-TOM: It's the Sky Torcher. -[roars]
He will kill us, our dragons,
and everything else in this entire realm.
-Yeah, right.
I know you. You think all dragons are good!
-Not this one.
And the only way to stop him is if we all work together.
* *
We might not see eye-to-eye on dragons,
but we all wanna get out of here alive.
So work with us.
Together, we can drive off the Sky Torcher.
What do you say?
-EUGENE: Uh, Tommy... -[screaming]
-What a jerk! -Uh, Buzzsaw's not wrong.
-We should all be running! -Tom,
last time it took all of us, the Fault Ripper,
and an army of Crystal Realm dragons
-to chase this thing off. -But we didn't have this.
-You're gonna read it to death?
[distant growling, roaring]
[roars]
-I think... I think I have a way to beat him.
* *
Hold steady. Steady...
[roars]
Alright, pal. Now!
[growls]
- Thatgot his attention!
[roars]
He's coming!
[growls]
Look out!
TOM: Get to the lake!
-Here he comes! Let's get this over with.
-Keep it together, Eugene.
[roars]
Let him have it!
[all roaring]
[growling]
-Here it comes! -Everybody wait.
Wait...
Scatter!
[crackling]
[growls]
-It worked!
-Uh, maybe not.
[roaring]
-I thought you said the cold water would squash his blast!
-That's what the book said! Evasive maneuvers!
[roars]
* *
EUGENE: We are so dead.
[growls]
Look out!
[hollow roar]
[Eugene whimpers]
-[hollow roars] -TOM: Ha! It worked!
-The book was right!
-The ice bath temporarily disarmed him!
-But if the Sky Torcher hates the cold,
why come to the Ice Realm?
[dragons squawking]
[roars]
[squawking]
-Wait. Why haven't the Flame Throwers
tried to blast us?
[roars]
[squawking]
Huh? They're not trying to get at us.
They're trying to get to him. What if...
[roars]
-Help me free them! -ALEX: Free them? Are you nuts?
The Flame Throwers weren't scoping out territory this time.
Buzzsaw lured them here and captured them.
Sky Torcher just wants them back.
-[roars] -Huh?
-Yeah! He came here to rescue his army.
-Kinda like you, Tom.
* *
[snarling]
[roars]
TOM: They're a team, too.
See?
[roars]
Whoa.
[gasps]
-JUN: It's a whole new realm. -[birds chirping]
TOM: It looks like a rain forest.
JUN: It's hot down there.
-Just got a little hotter with that monster.
-Guys, I'm sorry I made you promise not to come down here.
It was selfish of me.
-Mm. It was.
-But we get it.
I'm an introvert, and even I can get FOMO pretty bad.
-And it's not like you haven't taken a midnight flight or two without us.
[laughs]
-I don't know when I'll be allowed back here,
so you should keep protecting the Hidden World.
-But, if you wouldn't mind... -Don't worry.
We'll hold off exploring this new one until you can come.
-[purrs] -Thank you.
[sighs]
-There you are!
Is everybody okay?
-[sighs] -Thanks for letting me go, Mom.
-Was it dangerous? Were you hurt?
-No, no.
They got stuck, helping a dragon.
Let's just say it was good I showed up. [laughs]
-Good. -And thanks for trusting me.
I understand how you must have felt,
to have someone you care about break a promise.
-From now on, I'm gonna need you to tell me everything.
-[quiet gasp] Everything?
-Everything.
* *
[Ford and Winston sighing]
-To our old boss.
He was rich and unstable,
but working for him was... stable.
[sighs] Oh, I'm gonna miss that.
And he had great taste in flannel.
[laughter]
BUZZSAW: Hold it right there, roughnecks.
[gasps]
I got a new job opportunity for you,
and it's going to require you to relocate.
[both yelling]
[dramatic sting]
* *