Niko and the Sword of Light (2015) s01e03 Episode Script
From the Swamp of Sorrow to the Hills of Humiliation
Previously onNiko
And the Sword of Light
Lyra: Every third moon's
darkening,
a champion is created
to defeat the evil
sorcerer Nar Est.
Every time,
they have failed.
Woman: The Chrysalis
has been shattered.
- The champion has awoken.
- This is too soon!
Keep him hidden,
keep him safe.
You have to sever the link!
Bring you fully
into the world?
Aah!
You are much less
floaty than usual.
I'm real.
We get him to Nar Est,
he might reward us.
♪[theme]
I'm Niko, and this
is my Sword of Light!
I am here to free my people
and defeat the darkness
forever!
"From the Swamp of Sorrow
To the Halls of Humiliation."
Niko!
[growling]
[twittering]
Hyah!
Huh?
Darkness, begone!
- Huh?
- What happened?
We've been rooked!
- No! No!
- [Niko grunts]
[grunting]
Ooh. Careful.
My dress is hooked
on a root or something.
[twittering]
Lovely.
Hoo-hoo! Will you
look at that?
Just helpless
opposterums.
Not so tough now,
are you?
Quick! Play dead.
These are innocent creatures,
like Flicker. We cannot
leave them like this.
[grunt]
I hope you're right.
Even uncursed,
they look pretty shifty.
Nice knowing you creeps.
Now look at us,
back to our old selves,
hideous!
Ohh, ohh,
what do we do?
I'll think of something,
not like you two would.
Very impressive
back there, Niko.
You are really getting
the swing of this hero thing.
Truly I am. Nothing can stop
the Champion of Carondo-rondo--
Where am I from again?
- Carondolet.
- [stomach growling]
[gasp] Hear that?
I vaguely remember
that feeling in my stomach.
- I'm hungry.
- Then come.
Let us forage
together in the bogs.
Whoops. Need a little more
practice with these legs.
Mm. If I'm remembering
the lay of the land,
the Terrapinian stronghold
of Carapace isn't too far.
- We'll be safe there.
- [twig snaps, rustling]
What was that?
[twittering fanfare]
Brackish berries?
Huh. No, thanks.
I'm not that hungry.
Too many--
Gimme!
Heavenly.
When you haven't eaten
in 768 y-- ow!
Thorns.
As I was saying,
too many thorns.
- [prick]
- Ow! They are not perfect.
Cook used to say,
"You want perfection?
Go eat at the Pools
of Destiny."
Is that a place?
I believe so,
but I don't know.
Legend has it the Pools
were magic waters
that make everything perfect.
Or are they where you
never get sick?
The way I heard it,
the Pools
help you grow hair.
Dunk your head in them,
and by morning,
you shall have hair.
Right.
Some fable or other.
Let's keep--
[yawn]-- moving.
[snoring, muttering]
Aw. Poor spittle-kit's
exhausted.
[twittering]
Rest, princess.
I shall practice
my champion punch.
Huhh! Hah! Hyah! Hah!
[animal chatter]
Hah! Huh!
The Swamp of Serenity?
- Oh, good name!
- Hah! Hah! Hah! Huh!
[animal chatter]
Hmm. Curious.
Mm.
These came from
the Swamp of Sorrow.
Now, that's one place
where I have plenty of eyes.
Huh! Hah! Huh!
There's the princess!
Rasper, you have a genius
for stating the obvious,
but I don't see
the champion, unless
No.
[squawk]
- That tiny boy.
- Hah! Huh! Hah!
Yes. It seems the new
champion is a bit runty.
And you were so worried,
Rasper.
I care too much.
A boy. That's
how he came early.
This little sham-pion
won't make it through
the swamp alive.
One of my darkest creations
will make short work of him.
[laughing]
Oh! He is short.
Good one, Lord.
[laughing]
[humming]
What is this song
that I hum?
I find it
oddly familiar.
I remember it, too.
It was the favorite
of Anatole,
another champion.
Do I share his memories?
Mm, some, maybe, but mostly
talent and experience.
And every champion used
a sword such as this?
You're each born
with a different weapon.
- [twittering]
- Thank you, Flicker.
[twittering]
There was the Battle-ax
of Light,
the Flails of Light,
the Crushing Hammer
of Light.
Oh, the worst weapon had to
be the Harpsichord of Light.
Its dreadful discordance
shattered friend and foe alike.
Plus, it was hard to move.
Anyway, there was
the Javelin of Light
and the-- [gasp]--
Uh, that's enough.
Who was that?
It's no one. [gasp]
Oh, no.
Carapace.
The safe haven
that darkness
was unable to reach?
That Carapace?
It's gone.
If Nar Est's creatures
could level
the Terrapinian Stronghold--
Niko, you're not ready
to take on Nar Est.
We must remain hidden
until you are,
even if that
takes us years.
Lyra, I believe
you know best,
but is a champion
supposed to hide?
Should a hero not seek
danger at every turn,
battle the darkness
as he finds it,
challenge evil where it lies?
- Raah!
- Niko: Uhh!
Who stands
on the Mugwhump's eye!
[growling]
Aah! Uhh!
Apologies, large creature.
I did not mean
to stand on your eyeball.
I thought it was a rock.
And now I am one eye down,
temporarily
blinded by your foot.
It is good that you have
so many eyes, then.
[growling]
Great, uh, Mugwhump,
can you tell us what happened
to the Stronghold of Carapace?
- [growling]
- Hello?
What happened to Carapace?
Huh. You want an answer
to that riddle?
First you have to solve mine.
I love riddles!
Do you even know
what a riddle is?
The more you have of it,
the less you see.
What is it?
It is
I don't know what it is.
Give up?
The more you have,
the less you see.
- Termites?
- Darkness!
Too late. The weasely
creature answered first,
and answered wrong.
Come on. Just tell us
about Carapace.
Fine.
If you must know,
heh heh, I ate it!
You are
a rather large creature,
but I doubt even you
can eat an entire city.
You dare question my appetite?
Have you ever
heard of the phrase
"An eye for an eye"?
No.
But there are many
phrases that are--
Whoa!
Hyuh! Hyuh!
Hyah!
Foul trickery!
Aah!
[slurp]
Oh! Whoa!
Aah!
Niko! Can you hear me?
Return Niko at once.
[growling]
What's a Niko?
It's what you just
had for lunch.
Lunch?
Ha! I only ate it
because he stepped
on my eyeball.
An eye for an eye.
It's not
"An eye for I'll eat you."
Please, gracious,
benevolent Mugwhump,
return our friend to us,
and we will never
bother you again.
[burp]
Ah. There you go.
Now beat it.
That's not him.
I said beat it!
Niko's the champion.
We have to save him.
I'd say that ship
has been eaten.
He's our only source
of protection.
You'll never make it
out of the swamp
alive without him.
Oh!
Don't just stand there!
We have to save Niko!
[snoring]
[groan]
Incredible.
The Mugwhump is even
larger on the inside.
Aha!
[grunting]
- Careful, sailor.
- Aah!
Who are you?
Commodore Algus Chompsky
is the name.
What is this place?
The last stop before
eternal digestification.
It also happens to be
my home and hiding place.
[meowing]
Huh. Don't mind
the swamp kittens,
unless you have
an open wound
or soup in your pocket.
I ask you, Commodore,
have you seen a sword
about yea big,
impressibly glowy?
Sword? Uh, nope.
Can't say I've seen it.
You got lucky there, sailor,
very lucky indeed.
Most of his food ends up--
ahem-- down the hole.
Ugh.
I know what to do.
They don't call me
Mandok the All-negotiating
for nothing.
Who calls you that?
My good behemoth, you are
a beast who knows a deal.
In exchange for that
filthy, worthless boy,
let me offer you
this valuable trinket.
No.
Well, I tried.
That thing's just not
in a regurgitating mood.
That's it. If we
can't get Niko out,
we'll have to go in.
By go in,
you don't mean--
Good grief,
you do mean that.
We have to get
the Mugwhump to eat us.
[gulp]
It's a long way to climb up.
So stay a while.
Forgive me, Commodore.
I am on a mission
to defeat the darkness.
I must find my sword
and escape this foul beast.
A mission, huh?
I've had those.
But you know,
it's not so bad in here.
Try these on.
Positive dioptrics.
Wow! This is amazing!
Is this real?
It's real enough.
Things are bad out there.
But it'll all blow over
eventually.
Until it does,
no better place to hide
than in here.
That is what Lyra
wants to do, too,
but champions are
not supposed to hide.
Are they?
You're asking the wrong guy.
But look around.
We have everything
we need right here.
- [flies buzzing]
- Are those nectaroons?
Okay, once I get
the Mugwhump's mouth open,
- you jump in it.
- You got it.
[grunting]
Go!
- [growling]
- both: Whoa!
Aah! New plan.
You be the go-in
creature,
and I'll be
the pry-mouth-open
creature.
[gasp] I'll stand on its eye.
Go on! Gobble me up! Aah!
Uhh. This would be easier
if I could still
walk through walls.
There's plenty more
where that came from.
- Bleah.
- Well, as soon
as the Mugwhump
swallows more.
You're welcome to wait.
Ugh. No, thank you, Commodore.
My mission must come
before-- ugh--
delicacies.
I must find my weapon.
You sure have
a one-track mind, kid.
I used to be like that.
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
My tchotchkes!
I have them
arranged just so!
That is you.
Once I thought I could
save the world, too,
but there's only so much
one Terripinian can do.
The Great Battle of Carapace.
We were fantastic tacticians,
but they outnumbered us,
and we never mastered
the hasty retreat.
A lot of good we did.
Nar Est
destroyed our home.
The other Terrapinians
are gone, all of them.
Are you sure?
As long as there is hope,
there is always a way
to defeat the darkness.
There is no hope,
only hiding.
You're lucky
you found this place.
It's fine as long
as you look at it right.
What do you say, sailor?
You can start out
as a deck hand,
and you'll be a deck
officer in no time.
No, Commodore.
The right way
to look at a thing
is to see it for
what it really is.
I shall find my sword,
and I shall escape.
- [grunting]
- Niko, no!
Aah!
You are one stubborn
creature.
Commodore Chomsky, look!
There it is! My sword!
You'd brave acid slime
and who knows what else
for a sword?
It is not just any sword.
It is the Sword of Light.
It is the only hope
for us all.
[meowing]
Well, I can help you get it,
but that's as far as I go.
- Wha-hoo!
- Hey!
Yahoo!
[grunt] I cannot reach!
That's all the rope I got!
Aah!
He'll never make it
out of there.
Quick! Get me that wardrobe.
Look out below!
Uhh!
Quick, Commodore!
More furniture!
[grumbling]
It must be someone I ate.
[burp]
[roaring]
Now's our chance!
Mandok:
I'm not so sure about this!
Oh! Oh!
You don't taste so good.
How dare you! I am delicious!
Aah!
Aah!
Havoc!
Huh. I'm getting the hang
of having a body.
[meowing]
Terrapinian!
Terrapinian?
Why are you-- No matter.
Have you seen a boy
about yea big?
Sword? Yells gibberish?
Down there.
Hurry, Commodore!
I am sinking!
Lyra: Here, Niko!
Lyra!
You can't make that jump!
I must try!
He needs help.
[meow]
[grunt] Hyah!
Aah!
[meow]
My gratitude, friends!
Huh! Hah!
- Good work!
- You did it!
Now take cover
while I stir up a storm!
Turbulence tornado!
Take cover!
This is going to be
a big one!
[meowing]
And furthermore,
I'll have you know
that hideous creatures
have been trying to eat me
my entire life-- three times
in the last week alone.
Uhh
Uh-oh. Yaah!
[meow]
Aah!
Hyah! Uhh!
Raah!
Nobody attacks the Mugwhump
from the inside.
I will do more
than that, vile beast!
[inhale]
- Blaah!
- Yaah!
Darkness, begone!
Whoa! Aah!
It flies?
Oh, don't think you can
hide from me, little fly.
I see everything.
Darkness, begone!
I see you.
[inhale]
- Raah!
- Whoa!
That behemoth
sees everything.
[gasp] I have an idea.
[whispering]
[groaning]
[growling]
You are a pest.
I detest pests!
[inhale]
Lyra:
He's in position! Now!
- [twittering]
- Ow! Ow!
[shouting]
You're all
giving me a headache!
[growling]
Darkness
begone!
I'm king of this swamp!
Devourer of cities!
Bow down before me!
Bow, I say! I said bow!
My mugwhump!
So unfair, Lord.
A coin! I call dibs.
I am glad you decided
to come out of hiding,
Commodore Chomsky.
Thank you, Niko.
The world needs
heroes like you.
You're right.
Champions don't hide.
You mean it?
All this trying to lay low,
and we've had
nothing but close calls.
Near-death
experiences, you mean.
Hey!
The Ovoid of Delphinus!
Forgot I even had it.
Directly powered with light
from the Pools of Destiny.
Both: Pools of Destiny?
Are you saying they're real?
Oh, they're
quite beautiful.
There are lots of legends
about the Pools of Destiny.
But what they really do
is change things
into what they are
destined to be.
I've never heard that
version of the story.
It's not a story,
Princess.
No, no, no. The Pools
of Destiny exist.
Lyra, that is
where we must go!
The Pools will make me
into the champion
I am destined to be!
No hiding, no waiting.
Not a bad idea.
The Ovoid
can lead the way.
The closer you get
to those magic waters,
the brighter it glows.
If you say it exists,
Commodore,
then it's worth a try.
Thank you.
Come with us!
Ha ha. Thanks, sailor,
but I'll stay
and rebuild Carapace.
Other Terrapinians
might return.
Are there others?
There's always hope.
You'll want to head that way,
past the Endless Expanse.
And if you pass
the Mountains of Molehills,
you've gone too far.
[meowing]
Destiny awaits!
Endless Expanse.
I hope that's not
as far as it sounds.
One of my fiercest
creatures is guppy food.
[growling]
Spread the word. I want Lyra
and this half-sized
champion stopped!
And I want that sword
brought to me!
[cawing]
[growling]
Well, Niko, it was
touch and go at first,
but you got us
through the swamp,
and now we have
an exciting new goal.
For once,
I actually feel safe.
Aah!
Once again, I've
misjudged the situation.
♪♪
Chirp.
And the Sword of Light
Lyra: Every third moon's
darkening,
a champion is created
to defeat the evil
sorcerer Nar Est.
Every time,
they have failed.
Woman: The Chrysalis
has been shattered.
- The champion has awoken.
- This is too soon!
Keep him hidden,
keep him safe.
You have to sever the link!
Bring you fully
into the world?
Aah!
You are much less
floaty than usual.
I'm real.
We get him to Nar Est,
he might reward us.
♪[theme]
I'm Niko, and this
is my Sword of Light!
I am here to free my people
and defeat the darkness
forever!
"From the Swamp of Sorrow
To the Halls of Humiliation."
Niko!
[growling]
[twittering]
Hyah!
Huh?
Darkness, begone!
- Huh?
- What happened?
We've been rooked!
- No! No!
- [Niko grunts]
[grunting]
Ooh. Careful.
My dress is hooked
on a root or something.
[twittering]
Lovely.
Hoo-hoo! Will you
look at that?
Just helpless
opposterums.
Not so tough now,
are you?
Quick! Play dead.
These are innocent creatures,
like Flicker. We cannot
leave them like this.
[grunt]
I hope you're right.
Even uncursed,
they look pretty shifty.
Nice knowing you creeps.
Now look at us,
back to our old selves,
hideous!
Ohh, ohh,
what do we do?
I'll think of something,
not like you two would.
Very impressive
back there, Niko.
You are really getting
the swing of this hero thing.
Truly I am. Nothing can stop
the Champion of Carondo-rondo--
Where am I from again?
- Carondolet.
- [stomach growling]
[gasp] Hear that?
I vaguely remember
that feeling in my stomach.
- I'm hungry.
- Then come.
Let us forage
together in the bogs.
Whoops. Need a little more
practice with these legs.
Mm. If I'm remembering
the lay of the land,
the Terrapinian stronghold
of Carapace isn't too far.
- We'll be safe there.
- [twig snaps, rustling]
What was that?
[twittering fanfare]
Brackish berries?
Huh. No, thanks.
I'm not that hungry.
Too many--
Gimme!
Heavenly.
When you haven't eaten
in 768 y-- ow!
Thorns.
As I was saying,
too many thorns.
- [prick]
- Ow! They are not perfect.
Cook used to say,
"You want perfection?
Go eat at the Pools
of Destiny."
Is that a place?
I believe so,
but I don't know.
Legend has it the Pools
were magic waters
that make everything perfect.
Or are they where you
never get sick?
The way I heard it,
the Pools
help you grow hair.
Dunk your head in them,
and by morning,
you shall have hair.
Right.
Some fable or other.
Let's keep--
[yawn]-- moving.
[snoring, muttering]
Aw. Poor spittle-kit's
exhausted.
[twittering]
Rest, princess.
I shall practice
my champion punch.
Huhh! Hah! Hyah! Hah!
[animal chatter]
Hah! Huh!
The Swamp of Serenity?
- Oh, good name!
- Hah! Hah! Hah! Huh!
[animal chatter]
Hmm. Curious.
Mm.
These came from
the Swamp of Sorrow.
Now, that's one place
where I have plenty of eyes.
Huh! Hah! Huh!
There's the princess!
Rasper, you have a genius
for stating the obvious,
but I don't see
the champion, unless
No.
[squawk]
- That tiny boy.
- Hah! Huh! Hah!
Yes. It seems the new
champion is a bit runty.
And you were so worried,
Rasper.
I care too much.
A boy. That's
how he came early.
This little sham-pion
won't make it through
the swamp alive.
One of my darkest creations
will make short work of him.
[laughing]
Oh! He is short.
Good one, Lord.
[laughing]
[humming]
What is this song
that I hum?
I find it
oddly familiar.
I remember it, too.
It was the favorite
of Anatole,
another champion.
Do I share his memories?
Mm, some, maybe, but mostly
talent and experience.
And every champion used
a sword such as this?
You're each born
with a different weapon.
- [twittering]
- Thank you, Flicker.
[twittering]
There was the Battle-ax
of Light,
the Flails of Light,
the Crushing Hammer
of Light.
Oh, the worst weapon had to
be the Harpsichord of Light.
Its dreadful discordance
shattered friend and foe alike.
Plus, it was hard to move.
Anyway, there was
the Javelin of Light
and the-- [gasp]--
Uh, that's enough.
Who was that?
It's no one. [gasp]
Oh, no.
Carapace.
The safe haven
that darkness
was unable to reach?
That Carapace?
It's gone.
If Nar Est's creatures
could level
the Terrapinian Stronghold--
Niko, you're not ready
to take on Nar Est.
We must remain hidden
until you are,
even if that
takes us years.
Lyra, I believe
you know best,
but is a champion
supposed to hide?
Should a hero not seek
danger at every turn,
battle the darkness
as he finds it,
challenge evil where it lies?
- Raah!
- Niko: Uhh!
Who stands
on the Mugwhump's eye!
[growling]
Aah! Uhh!
Apologies, large creature.
I did not mean
to stand on your eyeball.
I thought it was a rock.
And now I am one eye down,
temporarily
blinded by your foot.
It is good that you have
so many eyes, then.
[growling]
Great, uh, Mugwhump,
can you tell us what happened
to the Stronghold of Carapace?
- [growling]
- Hello?
What happened to Carapace?
Huh. You want an answer
to that riddle?
First you have to solve mine.
I love riddles!
Do you even know
what a riddle is?
The more you have of it,
the less you see.
What is it?
It is
I don't know what it is.
Give up?
The more you have,
the less you see.
- Termites?
- Darkness!
Too late. The weasely
creature answered first,
and answered wrong.
Come on. Just tell us
about Carapace.
Fine.
If you must know,
heh heh, I ate it!
You are
a rather large creature,
but I doubt even you
can eat an entire city.
You dare question my appetite?
Have you ever
heard of the phrase
"An eye for an eye"?
No.
But there are many
phrases that are--
Whoa!
Hyuh! Hyuh!
Hyah!
Foul trickery!
Aah!
[slurp]
Oh! Whoa!
Aah!
Niko! Can you hear me?
Return Niko at once.
[growling]
What's a Niko?
It's what you just
had for lunch.
Lunch?
Ha! I only ate it
because he stepped
on my eyeball.
An eye for an eye.
It's not
"An eye for I'll eat you."
Please, gracious,
benevolent Mugwhump,
return our friend to us,
and we will never
bother you again.
[burp]
Ah. There you go.
Now beat it.
That's not him.
I said beat it!
Niko's the champion.
We have to save him.
I'd say that ship
has been eaten.
He's our only source
of protection.
You'll never make it
out of the swamp
alive without him.
Oh!
Don't just stand there!
We have to save Niko!
[snoring]
[groan]
Incredible.
The Mugwhump is even
larger on the inside.
Aha!
[grunting]
- Careful, sailor.
- Aah!
Who are you?
Commodore Algus Chompsky
is the name.
What is this place?
The last stop before
eternal digestification.
It also happens to be
my home and hiding place.
[meowing]
Huh. Don't mind
the swamp kittens,
unless you have
an open wound
or soup in your pocket.
I ask you, Commodore,
have you seen a sword
about yea big,
impressibly glowy?
Sword? Uh, nope.
Can't say I've seen it.
You got lucky there, sailor,
very lucky indeed.
Most of his food ends up--
ahem-- down the hole.
Ugh.
I know what to do.
They don't call me
Mandok the All-negotiating
for nothing.
Who calls you that?
My good behemoth, you are
a beast who knows a deal.
In exchange for that
filthy, worthless boy,
let me offer you
this valuable trinket.
No.
Well, I tried.
That thing's just not
in a regurgitating mood.
That's it. If we
can't get Niko out,
we'll have to go in.
By go in,
you don't mean--
Good grief,
you do mean that.
We have to get
the Mugwhump to eat us.
[gulp]
It's a long way to climb up.
So stay a while.
Forgive me, Commodore.
I am on a mission
to defeat the darkness.
I must find my sword
and escape this foul beast.
A mission, huh?
I've had those.
But you know,
it's not so bad in here.
Try these on.
Positive dioptrics.
Wow! This is amazing!
Is this real?
It's real enough.
Things are bad out there.
But it'll all blow over
eventually.
Until it does,
no better place to hide
than in here.
That is what Lyra
wants to do, too,
but champions are
not supposed to hide.
Are they?
You're asking the wrong guy.
But look around.
We have everything
we need right here.
- [flies buzzing]
- Are those nectaroons?
Okay, once I get
the Mugwhump's mouth open,
- you jump in it.
- You got it.
[grunting]
Go!
- [growling]
- both: Whoa!
Aah! New plan.
You be the go-in
creature,
and I'll be
the pry-mouth-open
creature.
[gasp] I'll stand on its eye.
Go on! Gobble me up! Aah!
Uhh. This would be easier
if I could still
walk through walls.
There's plenty more
where that came from.
- Bleah.
- Well, as soon
as the Mugwhump
swallows more.
You're welcome to wait.
Ugh. No, thank you, Commodore.
My mission must come
before-- ugh--
delicacies.
I must find my weapon.
You sure have
a one-track mind, kid.
I used to be like that.
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
My tchotchkes!
I have them
arranged just so!
That is you.
Once I thought I could
save the world, too,
but there's only so much
one Terripinian can do.
The Great Battle of Carapace.
We were fantastic tacticians,
but they outnumbered us,
and we never mastered
the hasty retreat.
A lot of good we did.
Nar Est
destroyed our home.
The other Terrapinians
are gone, all of them.
Are you sure?
As long as there is hope,
there is always a way
to defeat the darkness.
There is no hope,
only hiding.
You're lucky
you found this place.
It's fine as long
as you look at it right.
What do you say, sailor?
You can start out
as a deck hand,
and you'll be a deck
officer in no time.
No, Commodore.
The right way
to look at a thing
is to see it for
what it really is.
I shall find my sword,
and I shall escape.
- [grunting]
- Niko, no!
Aah!
You are one stubborn
creature.
Commodore Chomsky, look!
There it is! My sword!
You'd brave acid slime
and who knows what else
for a sword?
It is not just any sword.
It is the Sword of Light.
It is the only hope
for us all.
[meowing]
Well, I can help you get it,
but that's as far as I go.
- Wha-hoo!
- Hey!
Yahoo!
[grunt] I cannot reach!
That's all the rope I got!
Aah!
He'll never make it
out of there.
Quick! Get me that wardrobe.
Look out below!
Uhh!
Quick, Commodore!
More furniture!
[grumbling]
It must be someone I ate.
[burp]
[roaring]
Now's our chance!
Mandok:
I'm not so sure about this!
Oh! Oh!
You don't taste so good.
How dare you! I am delicious!
Aah!
Aah!
Havoc!
Huh. I'm getting the hang
of having a body.
[meowing]
Terrapinian!
Terrapinian?
Why are you-- No matter.
Have you seen a boy
about yea big?
Sword? Yells gibberish?
Down there.
Hurry, Commodore!
I am sinking!
Lyra: Here, Niko!
Lyra!
You can't make that jump!
I must try!
He needs help.
[meow]
[grunt] Hyah!
Aah!
[meow]
My gratitude, friends!
Huh! Hah!
- Good work!
- You did it!
Now take cover
while I stir up a storm!
Turbulence tornado!
Take cover!
This is going to be
a big one!
[meowing]
And furthermore,
I'll have you know
that hideous creatures
have been trying to eat me
my entire life-- three times
in the last week alone.
Uhh
Uh-oh. Yaah!
[meow]
Aah!
Hyah! Uhh!
Raah!
Nobody attacks the Mugwhump
from the inside.
I will do more
than that, vile beast!
[inhale]
- Blaah!
- Yaah!
Darkness, begone!
Whoa! Aah!
It flies?
Oh, don't think you can
hide from me, little fly.
I see everything.
Darkness, begone!
I see you.
[inhale]
- Raah!
- Whoa!
That behemoth
sees everything.
[gasp] I have an idea.
[whispering]
[groaning]
[growling]
You are a pest.
I detest pests!
[inhale]
Lyra:
He's in position! Now!
- [twittering]
- Ow! Ow!
[shouting]
You're all
giving me a headache!
[growling]
Darkness
begone!
I'm king of this swamp!
Devourer of cities!
Bow down before me!
Bow, I say! I said bow!
My mugwhump!
So unfair, Lord.
A coin! I call dibs.
I am glad you decided
to come out of hiding,
Commodore Chomsky.
Thank you, Niko.
The world needs
heroes like you.
You're right.
Champions don't hide.
You mean it?
All this trying to lay low,
and we've had
nothing but close calls.
Near-death
experiences, you mean.
Hey!
The Ovoid of Delphinus!
Forgot I even had it.
Directly powered with light
from the Pools of Destiny.
Both: Pools of Destiny?
Are you saying they're real?
Oh, they're
quite beautiful.
There are lots of legends
about the Pools of Destiny.
But what they really do
is change things
into what they are
destined to be.
I've never heard that
version of the story.
It's not a story,
Princess.
No, no, no. The Pools
of Destiny exist.
Lyra, that is
where we must go!
The Pools will make me
into the champion
I am destined to be!
No hiding, no waiting.
Not a bad idea.
The Ovoid
can lead the way.
The closer you get
to those magic waters,
the brighter it glows.
If you say it exists,
Commodore,
then it's worth a try.
Thank you.
Come with us!
Ha ha. Thanks, sailor,
but I'll stay
and rebuild Carapace.
Other Terrapinians
might return.
Are there others?
There's always hope.
You'll want to head that way,
past the Endless Expanse.
And if you pass
the Mountains of Molehills,
you've gone too far.
[meowing]
Destiny awaits!
Endless Expanse.
I hope that's not
as far as it sounds.
One of my fiercest
creatures is guppy food.
[growling]
Spread the word. I want Lyra
and this half-sized
champion stopped!
And I want that sword
brought to me!
[cawing]
[growling]
Well, Niko, it was
touch and go at first,
but you got us
through the swamp,
and now we have
an exciting new goal.
For once,
I actually feel safe.
Aah!
Once again, I've
misjudged the situation.
♪♪
Chirp.