[growls]
[zaps]
[screeches]
[thunder rumbling]
[majestic theme playing]
[blasting]
[growls]
-[zapping] -[grumbles]
*
-Public speaking.
-Yeah! -Cool.
ANGELA: As we've been discussing,
in our modern age, with smartphones,
video blogs, and social media,
learning to speak in public has become a lost art.
That's why, class, for your next assignment,
you're all going to give a speech
in front of the entire station.
-JUN: Ooh! Ooh! -Yes, Jun?
-How long should the speeches be, Mrs. Baker?
-No more than three minutes, Jun.
Now I know public speaking will be easy for some of you,
but for others...
Where did Alex go?
-She did that thing where she disappears.
Like the wind.
Whoosh.
-Alex isn't into public speaking.
-Of course, she's not. She's the wind.
-Whoosh... -[Jun laughs]
-Okay, everyone, that's it for today.
Practice those speeches!
They can be about whatever interests you,
and when Alex reappears,
remind her to practice, too.
*
-Now, buckle up, wingnuts. I'm about to share with you
the life and legend of Chuck Yeager,
the greatest aviator to strap on a helmet. Ha!
-[clapping] -[confused growl]
[clears throat]
-Behold.
Photographic evidence of...
the Chupacabra.
-[sleepy grumble] -[slap]
-Jun...
-You put that energy into the world, Kullersen,
and it comes back to you. Times three.
-That's not true. -[Thunder grumbles]
-Is that true? -Eh... [grunts]
[nervous sigh]
-And that's why proper dental care for pets
cannot be overstated. Which reminds me.
-The back molars are the toughest to reach. -[growling]
[straining, grunt]
Dang, girl! Flossing is your friend.
[growls]
[all groan]
-Alright, Alex. Your turn.
*
-I'm good. My speech is done.
-Done? You haven't even practiced.
-Don't need to. -[screech]
-JUN: [gasps] Whoa! -TOM: Cool!
-Good morning, ICARIS.
Today, I'm going to discuss the importance
of a good avatar. -Whoa.
A hologram for your speech?
That's way better than picturing everyone in their underwear.
-You picture everyone in their underwear?
-Doesn't everyone?
-[buzzing] -This is totally against the rules
and a cheat! The whole point is you have to be brave, Alex,
and get up in front of 100 people.
-Not send this thing. -[whirs]
-Yo! Ah, make it stop eyeballing me.
-Fine, forget it. I'll just take an F.
-Alex! No, come on.
You'll do great.
-Talking to people is easy for you guys,
but I'm more of a "behind the scenes,
speak only if a car's going to hit me" type person.
-Alex... -[beeping]
-Crisis alert. -What is it, Alex?
-Something's triggered the early warning sensors we placed in the Dragon World.
-[beeping] -And it's coming this way.
-We should strategize, set up a defensive perimeter, and--
[panting, grunt]
-Woo-hoo!
-Or we can just recklessly race towards a blaring alarm.
*
-Nothing's here.
-Tom, you can't just blaze off
on your own like that.
-Yeah. This could have been something bad.
-Uh, guys? Something bad.
[foreboding music]
[dragons grumbling]
-Dragon bones. -Cool.
-Cool? There's nothing cool about bones.
-Are you kidding me? If I'm going to be Dr. D.,
I have to understand the dragon skeletal anatomy.
Now, does that look like a rib or a tailbone?
-It looks like a good reason to head home.
-[beeping] -Huh?
-[beeping stops] -What is it?
-Every sensor's going off. -[beeping]
-They're all around us! -What's all around us?
-[screeching] -[all gasp]
[Alex whimpers]
[growls]
*
[roars]
-What the...
[hiss]
[yelps]
-Zombie dragon. Those bones
-must have been its last meal. -[snarls]
-Whatever it is, it still looks hungry. -[shrieks]
[growling]
-[gasps] -Uh, where did it go?
-[curious growl] -No, no, Feathers. Stay with me.
-[screech] -[all gasp]
[fizzles]
-They can cloak!
[growling]
ALL: Run! [panting]
-[hiss] -[gasping, panting]
[screech]
-Get us out of here, pal!
[shrieks]
-Ah! -[zap]
Nice one, pal!
-[panting] Ah!
[grunts]
[gasps] Thanks, Wu Wei.
[D'Angelo yelling, panting]
[shriek]
-You want some D'Angelo? Huh?
Come on!
Ah!
Ah...
-Thanks, girl. Ow... -[grumbles]
[dramatic music]
[panting]
-[gasping] Feathers!
-[shrieking] -No! No!
Feathers! Come back!
[shrieking]
No!
[shrieking]
[hissing, roaring]
[snarls]
[groans]
*
ALEX: She's gone.
I can't believe she's gone.
*
-Perimeter's clear.
-How can you be sure? They turn invisible.
-Jun's right. They look like Feathers, and they cloaked like her.
-Except these were white and seemed undead.
-[Alex gasps] -Oh no, Alex.
I'm sure Feathers will be fine.
-They're not undead!
They're just creepy-looking Feathers-like dragons.
-Actually, in Chinese mythology,
white dragons are an omen of death.
[whimpering]
-Really, Jun?
Not the time.
-I know, I'm sorry. Sometimes I get carried away.
*
-But what if she's right?
-She's not right. -I'm just being a nerd.
Fortunately, no one was bitten.
-W-why is that?
-If undead bite you, you become one.
-Huh!
Fortunately, no one was. [nervous laugh]
-Who cares? All that matters is
those horrible creatures have Feathers,
and we have to get her back!
-Alex, didn't you put a tracker on our saddles?
We can use that to find Feathers.
-Oh yeah. -[beep]
[beeping]
-Got her. -Okay. Let's do this.
-And whatever those things are... -Zombies.
-...we just have to be really quiet.
*
-We're getting closer. Head that way. -[beeping]
[sighs]
-So, uh, Jun, hypothetically speaking,
how long does it take to turn into a zombie?
You know, once bitten.
-The time seems to vary by myth,
but the symptoms are always the same. Fever sweats...
-[sighs] -...dizziness...
-[groans] -...a ghastly moan.
[ghastly moan]
-Yeah, just like that. -Ah!
-And then there's the insatiable hunger for brains.
[gags]
-You airsick, D? -[gasps] No, not at all.
-[beeping] -Feathers is down there! Hurry!
*
-Watch our backs, pal. -[growls]
Yeah, yeah. I know they're invisible.
[beeping]
-[gasps] She's here! [giggles]
[panting]
[sighs] Huh?
-It must have fallen off when they dragged her away.
-I got scared and ran.
I should have been more brave. I should have saved her.
-Alex, it's not your fault. If you didn't run,
they would have grabbed you, too.
-At least we'd still be together.
Now, I'm all alone. Again.
-You're not alone. We're with you.
-You'll always have us.
[distant screech]
-That sounded like Feathers.
-Plowhorn, track that screech. -[sniffing]
[growls]
-We're going to get her back.
[panting]
-[Alex gasps] -Whoa.
-[whirring] -[dragons mewing]
-Wow, look at that. They're acting in unison
like they're psychically connected.
-Do zombies have a hive mind?
-I don't know about zombies in particular,
but these guys seem to be linked.
Zombies are generally considered just eating machines,
but I suppose they could be connected
in that singular drive to find food.
-[groggy]: Yes...
-What are you doing? -Nothing!
-What creature in the animal kingdom
actually has a psychically linked hive mind?
*
-Why are you looking at me? -You're the animal expert.
-It's not like I'm a part of their hive mind or something.
-Jeez. -That isn't what I asked.
-Can we focus on Feathers, please?
I'm running a thermal scan.
It should be able to spot her if she's down there.
[mewing]
JUN: Hm. The others are all registering as cold.
-Zombie theory is looking more and more-- -TOM: Jun!
-JUN: Sorry. -ALEX: There! She's still alive!
And they're holding her prisoner.
Those monsters!
-It's okay. We'll get her back, Alex.
How are we gonna get her back, Tom?
[D'Angelo groaning]
TOM: Their wings, they're all torn up.
I bet we can fly right over them and rescue her. Come on!
[groaning, grunts]
*
You got her?
-Mm-hmm. She's on top of the tower.
[dragons hissing]
[roaring]
-Tom, I think they saw us!
-Stay up high! We'll be fine!
-You know, maybe we should just go down there and join them, girl.
Give ourselves over to the power of the horde.
-[growling] -No? Just a thought.
[roaring]
-Hold on! -[whimpering] I'm trying!
-I hear you, my zombie brethren.
Your cries echo in my beatless heart.
-[growls] -Oh. Sorry, girl.
I can't help myself.
[roars]
[both grunting, straining]
[roaring]
-[grunting, gasping] Ah!
[sighs] Tom!
-We can't keep this up! -ALEX: We're almost there!
*
[whimpering]
There she is! Hurry!
[growls]
-[both gasp] -[roars]
-Pull back!
[snarls]
-No! Feathers! -[Feathers whimpers]
[loud roar]
[screaming]
[grunting]
[panting]
-You okay, pal? -[grunting]
-Is everyone alright? -I think I need a reboot.
-I'm okay. Not sure about Wu and Wei.
[weak grumbling]
-[dragon growling] -Feathers...
-D'Angelo, you good?
[heavy breathing]
D'ANGELO: Stop! Don't come near me.
*
-Look at his arm. D'Angelo! You've been bitten!
-[gasps] I'm one of them!
The undead!
Bug out and save yourselves!
-Oh, come on, D! You just let Jun's stories get in your head!
-Zombies aren't real. -You sure they're not real?
-Course I'm sure! You're perfectly healthy.
-He's right. I got caught up in the stories.
And besides, if you had been bitten,
the zombie saliva in your bloodstream
would have made you undead long before now.
-[gasps] I have... been feeling it.
It's [gasps] been happening!
-Ah! -D'Angelo.
[yelling]
[growls]
-It's true! I'm turning! Just-just leave me here, girl,
and save yourselves, I'll roam the Hidden World
with the rest of the hideous horde.
-You are not a real zombie, and nobody's leaving you here.
-Fine. Then there is only one way
to keep you guys safe from me.
[growls]
-Seriously, I can't believe you're making me do this.
You are not a zombie. Is that too tight?
-It needs to be tight! Okay, this is the only way
to keep you safe from me.
-Can someone scratch my nose? -[dragons screeching]
*
[screeching continues]
-The horde. -We gotta get outta here.
[growls]
Our dragons can't fly. We'll have to make a run for it.
-But, what about Feathers?
-Alex, we don't have a choice. We'll have to come back later.
-No! We are not leaving without Feathers.
D'Angelo, Plowhorn, make a barrier
out of these crystals to hold back the horde.
Jun, Wu, and Wei, fortify it with freeze blast.
Tom, Thunder, give them some cover.
I'm going to get Feathers.
-I'll go with you. -No.
Stay here and help Jun and D.
Some things you have to face alone.
[heroic music]
-Be the wind, Alex. Whoosh!
-You heard her. Let's do this! -[growls]
[dragons snarling]
[growling]
[thumping]
[straining]
*
[zapping, blasting]
[snarling]
[growling]
[Alex whimpering]
[grunts]
-[growling] -[whimpering]
-Hold on, Feathers. I'm coming.
[gasps]
[whimpers]
[growls, snarls]
[snarling, hissing]
[growls]
You're brave, Alex. You're brave.
You are brave.
*
-Hey, Jun? We could use
one of your mythology-based teaching moments
right about now!
[screech]
-Yeah, how to win against hordes
of undead zombie dragons?
No real allegorical fable for that.
D'ANGELO: Use me!
I'm dripping in fever sweats. Bathe yourselves in it,
-then they'll think you're one of them! -Ew...
[roars]
-Let's just keep blasting.
We gotta buy Alex more time.
[blasting, zapping]
[panting]
*
[straining, panting]
[grunt, sigh]
-[whimpering] -[dragon growling]
-You're brave, Alex. You're brave.
[panting, grunting]
[sighs]
-[gasps] Feathers! -[Feathers whimpers]
It's okay, it's okay. I'm gonna get you out of here.
[growls, purrs]
[chirping]
I'm going to get you all out.
[grunting]
Come on. Come on.
-[growls] -Co--Uh...
-[growling] -[whimpering]
Ah! [yelling]
-[panting] -[snarling]
[gasps]
[hissing]
[panting]
[growls]
You can do this, Alex. You're the wind.
[growling]
[snarl]
*
[roars]
[snarling]
[hissing]
[grunting]
-We're almost out of juice!
-Wu! Wei! Circle of protection!
[ice crystallizing]
[blasting]
-[boom] -[dragons shrieking]
[cheering]
-Where'd thatcome from?
-Just one of those circus tricks we've been working on.
[growls]
[dragons grumbling]
[snarling]
-[panting] -[Feathers whimpers]
[grumbling]
-Uh...
-Uh? -[growls]
[gasping]
-[shriek] -[gasping, screaming]
-[panting] -[snarling]
[whimpering]
-[panting] -[snarling]
[growling]
[snarling]
[roars]
[gasp, screaming]
-Good morning, ICARIS. Today, I'm going to discuss
the importance of a good avatar.
Avatar. Avatar.
[roars]
-[grunts] -[excited growl]
[purring]
[loud snarl]
[growling]
-Hurry! Hurry! -[screech]
Stay away from my dragon!
*
[growls]
[growling, snarl]
Feathers, watch out!
[snarl]
[growls, roars]
[snarls]
[growls]
-[growls] -[Jun grunts]
-[shriek] -[Tom gasps]
-Giant dragon of death incoming!
-[roars] -[all yelling]
[all panting]
[dragons hissing]
-[snarl] -[Jun grunts]
[growls]
-That's it, we're out of steam.
[growling]
-Oh, no you don't!
ALL: Alex!
[roars]
[crumbling]
-[chirping] -ALEX: Wait a minute.
They're colorful underneath.
They're not zombies.
[chirp]
-Of course! They're just molting!
Shedding old skin.
It can make some animals feel vulnerable,
so they act aggressive.
Wait. That means...
-You're not turning into a zombie, D. -Phew.
-You're just nuts.
-Hey... -[Plowhorn grumbles]
I'm back, girl!
Can someone untie me? My hands fell asleep.
[dragon growls]
*
[snarl]
-Alex! Blast the rest of them! Hurry!
-Sing 'em to sleep, Feathers.
-[growling] -[dull roar]
-[hissing] -[cracking]
[chirp]
[growls]
[roar, snarl]
[dull roar]
[growls]
[squawk]
[chirping]
[dull roars]
[dull roaring]
[screeching]
[majestic music]
[roars]
[cheering]
[laughing]
[squawk]
[chirping]
[laughter]
[panting]
-You did it, Alex!
-Yeah, I guess I did.
[purr, squawk]
[squawk]
[chirping]
[purring]
-Looks like Feathers chose you
over going with the other Featherhides.
-She needs me as much as I need her,
and she doesn't care if I can't give a speech
in front of a crowd of people.
I'm brave enough for her when it counts.
[purr]
-You sure are. -D'ANGELO: Hello?
Now, I can't feel my thighs!
-Alright, alright, alright. Let's get you untied.
*