[upbeat music playing]
♪ Won't lie, don't try...♪ Wait.
♪ Won't lie, don't mind...♪ Nope.
Hartley, you've been singing the same song
in the study hall for three days straight.
What is this? Some form of slow torture?
Sorry.
The band at the Round-Up Cantina
is holding auditions for new lead singer.
So I'm gonna try out.
I just wanna make sure
I have all the lyrics right.
Well, maybe I can help you out.
I know all the words by heart
because you've been singing them
for three days straight.
I've always wanted to sing in front of an audience.
Until now, I've only been able to perform for my grandma,
which she usually ends with her shouting,
"Move! I'm trying to watch TV."
Anyways, I think your singing in front of everyone
at our school's favorite hangout is the best place to start.
Oh, and after every show, the band gets free tacos.
The roundup only has two stars online,
so that might not be a perk.
Can I run my audition by you? See what you think?
Sure. What else am I gonna do in study hall?
Study?
[instrumental music playing]
♪ I wanna wake up, take the good with all the bad♪
♪ I wanna run right, left, cry never looking back♪
♪ What good is day without the night?♪
♪ What good is dark without the light?♪
♪ Just like a sunrise the best part's gonna be♪
♪ Somewhere in-between♪
Wow, Hartley, you're amazing.
Really? Thanks.
[bell ringing]
You know, trying out for a band sounds fun.
I never told you, but back in Centropolis,
I was the lead singer of my own villain band.
We didn't last too long, though. Our drummer broke up.
Don't you mean the band broke up?
No, our drummer.
Onyx turned him into stone
and he shattered into tiny pieces.
Hey, Hartley.
New girl.
Gem. My name is Amy
and I've been here for months.
Funny how time flies when you don't really care.
Anyway, Hartley, I heard you're trying out for the Roundup band.
Me too.
Good luck. Hope you don't choke.
Weird. It's like she's nice and mean.
Pick a lane already!
I didn't know Gem was auditioning.
There goes my dream of being lead singer.
Anytime there's something I want,
Gem always goes up against me
and snatches it away.
So? Just because she's auditioning, it doesn't mean you can't.
I know I shouldn't let it bother me,
but ever since we competed
in the Little Miss Valley View Pageant,
Gem's always had a way of getting into my head.
She pointed and laughed at me the entire time.
I felt so self-conscious
I tapped dance right off the stage.
Well, it could've been worse.
You could've been Little Miss Valley View.
Look, you want that lead singer spot more than anything
and you're talented enough to get it.
I'm not letting you back down because of Gem.
-I don't know. -Hartley!
You need to start acting like a villain.
We don't back down from anyone ever.
You are trying out for that band and I'm gonna be there to support you.
Or catch if you fall off the stage,
which apparently is a real concern.
[theme music playing]
[rock music playing]
Hartley, you're gonna be fine.
You have an amazing voice.
That's half the battle to being a great singer.
What's the other half?
Looks but you're not supposed to say that.
Hey, Hartley.
And Hartley's friend.
Again, it's Amy, but I know
that's a big word for you to remember.
Wow.
There's so much tension in the air.
It kinda reminds me the time we competed against each other
for a part in the school play.
You know, the one where I played the lead
and you... didn't.
Good luck.
You know, she says good luck
but I'm starting to think she might not mean it.
All right. Please welcome our first audition, Hartley.
Oh, Amy, I don't think I can do this.
Yes, you can. You got this.
You're right. I got this.
[slow rock music playing]
Sorry. Can we try that again?
Come on, Hartley.
Yeah, give it everything you've got.
Even though it isn't enough.
[slow rock music playing]
I can't do this.
Hartley.
So much for my competition.
I have got this on lock.
Not if I have anything to do with it.
-What? -Oh, nothing.
You are going down.
-Are you talking to me? -No, mind your own business.
[upbeat music playing]
CELIA: Open up. I know you're in there.
Celia.
Colby!
Be a love, shape-shift into me
so I don't have to deal with her.
I don't have all day.
Well, I do.
But I don't wanna waste it on y'all.
Anyway, I just came to let you know
I installed security cameras around the property.
Oh, well...
If this is about
the missing tomatoes from your garden,
I'm betting a deer stole them.
Or ate them.
I don't know what deer do.
Well, they don't like you to ride them.
That much I know is true.
So what's with the security camera, Celia?
Trying to stay safe from criminals?
Or helping criminals stay safe from you?
By the way, thanks for stopping by.
I suppose to tell you, you might be recorded
since one of my cameras is facing your house.
That's the law, according to the chief of police,
AKA my boo.
Wait, what part of the house?
-The back door. -That back door?
Why's y'all talking to me?
Sorry, he was cuter when he was little.
Now, why is this child talking to me?
Anyway, I can use this app to watch all the footage.
I just need to read the instructions
and figure out how it works,
which is gonna be way more exciting
than sitting around listening to you, people.
This is bad.
So I stole a few tomatoes.
Hey, it might be the least evil thing I've ever done.
No, I think Celia's camera caught me using my power.
That's on me. I had him shape-shift
into a key when we got locked out.
I wasn't shape-shifting.
I didn't wanna tell you guys,
but there's something else I can do.
The camera might've caught me doing this.
You have super speed?
Either that or those are really cool shoes with wheels.
You mean these?
They only go this fast.
Yeah, I was disappointed, too.
Okay, how can I have both shape-shifting and super speed?
Villains are only supposed to get one type of power.
Yeah. I mean, Jake's a strength-based,
Amy's a sonic-based, mine are electrical,
and your father lives here, too.
Hold up,
are we really not gonna talk about dad's shoes?
Look, while having two powers is certainly unique,
it's not completely unheard of.
Why didn't you tell us?
Yeah. I could've sent you
to get my breakfast and my lunch.
And then maybe a little afternoon treat
at the macaron shop.
No, it's macaroon.
I am not getting into this with you again.
It doesn't matter what it's called.
I wouldn't wanna go. That's why I didn't tell you.
Because I knew you'd all take advantage of my new power.
-What? -No.
Absolutely.
Okay, whenever I leave the house now,
I kick it into super speed
as soon as I'm out the back door.
So I guarantee it's gonna show up on Celia's cameras.
Once she figures out that app,
she's gonna learn the truth about us.
Unless we delete the footage
on her phone before she sees it.
We need to get Celia back here quick.
Did someone say "quick?"
[upbeat music playing]
Our next audition is Gem.
Time for a little vocal manipulation.
♪ I wanna wake up, take the good with all the bad ♪
[in deep voice] ♪ I wanna run right, left, cry, never looking back♪
[clears throat]
[normal voice] That is not my voice.
One, two, three.
[deep voice] ♪ What good is day without the night?♪
♪ What good is dark without the light?♪
♪ Just like a sunrise, the best part's gonna be♪
♪ Somewhere in-between♪
Well, thank you for...
whatever that was.
Let's take a break.
What did you do?
I used my powers to sabotage her audition.
Why would you do that?
Come on, Hartley, after all the time
she's messed with your head?
I think the real question is, why wouldn't I?
Look, we shouldn't stoop to her level.
Even though she's horrible and has ruined a lot
of good things for me totally, has it coming,
we're not stooping to her level.
Hartley, I'm a villain.
Stooping is all I know.
Amy, all you did was make me feel like
I can't beat her on my own.
But if we're being honest, probably can't.
[dramatic music playing]
Hartley, please don't give up. Maybe I went a little too far.
But in the villain world, we do whatever it takes to win.
We're not in the villain world.
I know. It's like you have to pay for everything here.
Like I said, I was just trying to protect you.
And I appreciate it.
But I wanted to beat Gem the right away.
With my own voice.
Look, we can fix this.
I'll go back and convince them
to give you another chance.
You'd do that for me?
Of course.
And for Gem, too?
What? No. Ew.
Why? No. Ew.
I need to prove to myself that I can get this gig.
How can I do that if Gem's out of the competition?
Fine.
But if I do this for you,
will you do something for me at your next audition?
Let me guess, not let Gem into my head?
I was gonna ask you to pick me up a Taco Party Pack,
but yeah, that works, too.
Okay. Celia's on her way back over.
We have to get our hands on that phone
so we can delete the footage
of Colby using his power.
Okay. I have an idea.
Oh, you've done enough, speedy.
Just follow my lead.
I'm a master of improv.
I'm back. Why'd you call me over?
I got nothing. You're captain now.
Hello. Celia, we were thinking
that you might like a nice portrait.
And I could take it for you using your phone.
Why do you think I invented selfies?
You invented selfies?
All I know is, I was doing this back in 1975.
I guess it just caught on.
Well, then, why don't you give me your phone
and then I can take a nice wide shot of you with everyone else?
After all, we're one big family now.
-That's quite an assumption. -That we're family?
No, that I'd want your weird faces on my phone.
Wait, Celia.
You play that Word-O puzzle every day, don't you?
Sure do. I'm a Word-O wiz.
Well, I'm bit of a Word-O nerd-O myself.
-Wanna compare high scores? -Uh-uh.
Touch my phone and it'll take more than six guesses
to find your body.
This is why I don't look you in the eyes when we talk.
What are you all up to?
Nobody touches my phone but me.
At least I can figure out how to make certain pictures private.
Oh, but you know what I did figure out?
How to use my security app.
Time to check my footage.
[cell phone beeping]
[screams]
-[grunting] -[door closing]
Our cover's blown.
She obviously saw Colby use his power.
Well, at least we avoided seeing those pictures
she was talking about.
[rock music playing]
Sorry, audition's over for the day.
Oh, I'm not here to audition.
I came to talk to you about my friend, Hartley.
Hartley.
Oh, yeah, run off the stage
into the bathroom girl.
So she was memorable. Great.
She's actually a really good singer.
She was just nervous.
Is there any you could give her a second chance?
Well, right now, our frontrunners
are the drummer's mom
and a girl who yodel-raps,
so I think we're open to it.
Great.
Also, and I can't believe
I'm about to ask this.
Would you give Gem another shot too?
Feel free to say no.
Sure. Why not?
Her deep voice is oddly soothing.
Thanks. [chuckles]
Hey, are those custom humbuckers?
Wow.
You know your guitars?
Yeah. Can I try it out?
[distorted guitar music playing]
Sick shred.
Thanks. I used to sing and play in my own band.
Nice.
Hey, me and the band were just working out
a new version of our song.
Is there any chance
you'd wanna take vocals so we can hear it?
Oh, yeah, sure. Why not?
Hartley sings lyrics nonstop, so I know all the words.
Great. Let's jam.
One, two, three, four.
♪ I wanna wake up, take the good with all the bad♪
♪ I wanna run right, left, cry never looking back♪
♪ What good is day without the night?♪
♪ What good is dark without the light?♪
♪ Just like a sunrise the best part's gonna be♪
♪ Somewhere in-between♪
[crowd applauding]
Wow, that was awesome.
Thanks and thanks again for giving Hartley a second chance.
I'm gonna go give her the good news.
No need. Our decision's made.
We want you to be our lead singer.
[rock music playing]
Hartley.
You look awfully excited.
That's because I'm here to nail my new audition
and my spirit is strong.
You are not getting back in here, girlie.
This is a Gem-free zone.
And what makes you think you have another audition?
Isn't that why you're here?
Amy got both of us another chance
to try out for lead singer.
No.
She got herself an audition
and now she's the new lead singer.
-What? -Yeah.
Your so-called friend pulled a fast one on you.
She wouldn't do that.
I'm not gonna stand here and listen to you spread
nasty rumors about my best friend.
Oh, that's cute that you have her back.
Too bad she didn't have yours.
♪ I wanna wake up, take the good with all the bad♪
♪ I wanna run right, left, cry never...♪
Hey, what's going on?
I was just showing her this video
of the band's new lead singer.
How could you do this to me?
-Hartley, wait, I... -Wow.
You didn't even have to play any mind games
to crush her dreams.
Respect.
That was really evil.
And if you ever hurt her again,
I promise, you will remember my name.
[sighs]
At least no one brought up that weird thing
that happened to my voice.
[vocalizing]
Still got it.
It's been hours since Celia saw that footage.
I got all the essentials in case we need to make a quick escape.
Like cash, toilet paper, and a backpack full of cereal.
Great!
Oh, by the way, I spent all your money,
used all your toilet paper, poured milk in your backpack,
and ate your cereal.
[door opens]
Celia! Wonderful of you to stop by without any feds,
which is what we call people who've just eaten
because they've been fed.
Stop me anytime.
Celia, you left so suddenly before.
By the way, why did you leave so suddenly before?
Let's not make this weird.
We all know I saw something on the footage
that made me so upset I had to go hatchet tossing.
Well, that's one way to cope with something shocking.
We're dead.
Celia, whatever you saw in that footage,
we just want you to know we're trying to keep
a low profile.
We don't wanna
expose ourselves too much.
Believe me, I saw plenty.
And you should be ashamed of yourself.
-Me? -Yes, you.
Are we talking about the same thing?
You tell me.
-Whoa! -Whoa!
Oh, dude, no!
What is wrong with you?
I could never unsee that.
Oh, like you're all so perfect.
You act like you've never felt the crisp morning on your--
ALL: No!
So Celia, aside from Vic's undergarments,
is there anything else you saw on the footage?
Just a mama bird mouth feeding her baby.
So wholesome.
Unlike your filthy little movie I had to watch.
Celia, you have my word.
I will never again walk outside
of the house sans pants.
-It's sans. -Seriously, Eva,
I can't with you.
I don't need your word.
I took down all the security cameras.
I'd rather be robbed blind than see that again.
[rock music playing]
Hartley, wait, turn around so I can talk to you.
Why?
So you can stab me in the front instead of the back?
Would you please just hear me out?
I'm sorry.
I know what it looked like back there,
but I promise you it's not what you think.
Gem is still trying to get in your head but this time
she's trying to turn you against me.
You're really gonna blame her?
You're the one who went behind my back
to get the lead singer spot.
No.
I went to get you and Gem another audition.
I started talking guitars with the band
and the next thing I knew, we were jamming it.
After we finished, they offered me the spot.
What's the difference?
-You're still the lead singer. -No, I'm not.
What Gem doesn't know is I turned them down.
Wait, really?
Hartley, I would never hurt you.
You should know that.
You're right.
I do know that.
You've never done anything to hurt me.
I shouldn't have doubted you.
I get it.
You wanted that spot really bad.
I did.
But none of this wouldn't have happened
if I would've just believed in myself
like you told me to.
For all the times I've come down
on you for being a villain,
this time, your instinct was right.
I knew you'd come to the dark side.
Oh, finally, I can tell you about all the bad stuff
I've been doing in secret.
You know, Amy, with you, I've come to realize
that the less I know, the better.
But from now on, I'm gonna stand up for myself
and not back down to anyone.
Well, anyone except my grandma.
Yeah, she scares me, too.
Well, I guess I'll have to tuck away my singing dream for another day.
Why? You could still go on audition.
Don't let that amazing voice go to waste.
You have an amazing voice, too.
[chuckles]
Wait a second.
I have a better idea.
What if we just start our own group?
[scoffs]
[guitar music playing]
♪ Won't lie, I try to be sugar sweet but I'm not the same♪
♪ Won't lie, sometimes♪
♪ I'm running wild but sometimes I ain't♪
♪ Won't lie, don't lie, 'cause nothing ever stays the same♪
♪ We're not living perfectly♪
♪ No♪
♪ But I don't wanna be♪
♪ I wanna wake up, take the good with all the bad♪
♪ I wanna run right, left, cry never looking back♪
♪ What good is day without the night?♪
♪ What good is dark without the light?♪
♪ Just like a sunrise the best part's gonna be♪
♪ Somewhere in-between♪
[laughter]
[rock music playing]
So everyone saw Dad in his underwear.
[groans]
Get it out of my head. Get it out of my head.
I don't understand.
You can build a device
that sends people to other dimensions
and you can't tie a knot in a bathrobe?
No, too tricky.
What am I, a sailor?
I still don't understand.
If Colby was clearly
using his super speed on camera,
how is it not on any of Celia's footage?
Because I deleted it.
What?
Yeah, when Celia put her phone down, I just scrolled through
and deleted the footage.
-She had no idea. -That's impossible.
Even with your super speed, we would've seen you do it.
It wasn't my super speed.
I didn't know how to tell you,
but there's something else I can do.
It's something totally unexpected.
-Well, spit out. -Yeah, hurry up.
I don't know, I kinda like the intrigue.
This.
I got another power. Invisibility!
You got another power?
How is that even possible?
Every generation has one villain with multiple types of power.
What does that mean?
Son...
I think you're the chosen one.
[rock music fading]