Amphibia (2019) s03e14 Episode Script

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[frogs croaking]
[villagers murmuring]
-[baby crying]
-Okay, guys. Listen up.
We are here today to recruit volunteers
to join the Resistance.
Join us today
and give Amphibia a fighting chance.
Are there any perks?
Besides saving your world? Well…
There sure are!
And allow me to tell you all about ’em.
Oh, frog, no.
This plant was grown underground
in our very own
hydroponics-based resistance garden.
Join us, and you, too, can take part
in a horticultural revolution!
-Oh, no. We’re losing ’em.
-Anne, code blue!
Wait a second, everyone.
If you join today,
you could eventually look like this.
[grunts]
-[cheering]
-All right! Sign me up!
[sighs]
Resistance forces detected.
Tracking device activated.
Wowza. Almost half the caravan signed up.
Here’s to another successful recruitment.
[cheering]
Baa.
What’s wrong, Hop Pop?
Sometimes I feel like I’m the only person
who actually appreciates
cultivating nature.
I mean, farming is cool.
-Totally.
-Of course.
Super cool.
I just wish
I could be surrounded by people
who love what I love for a change.
[wind whistles]
Did we take a wrong turn somewhere?
I have no idea where we even are.
[thuds]
[all screaming]
[wind whistles]
[gasps]
What happened?
Am I dead? Where are the kids?
What in the--
Kids, wake up!
Huh? Where are we?
And why are we all wearing dresses?
[all gasp]
[children giggling]
[all murmuring]
What ho, friends.
So you’re awake.
Name’s Horace.
Welcome to the hidden village
of Gardenton.
Gardenton?
That wasn’t on any map.
We don’t like drawing attention
to our little slice of paradise.
A place were every frog
is a highly-skilled horticulturist.
Our plants are treated
with the love and respect they deserve.
I don’t believe it.
This place is full of frogs just like me!
Oh, do I sense a fellow plantophile?
Guess who has two green thumbs
and loves the smell of fertilizer.
This guy!
-Ooh! [chuckles]
-[all laughing]
Clever, clever. You do have the thumbs.
A village of horticulturalists?
Now we’re talking.
Let’s recruit ’em. I’ll take point!
I don’t know, HP.
Does the Resistance
really need plant people?
Yeah, the last village made catapults.
I don’t exactly think horticult--
I’m doing it.
Horace, my friend, we’ve got a proposal,
and, as head of this town,
I think you’re gonna wanna hear it.
Oh, I’m afraid I’m not the head
of this community.
Oh, well, can you take us to your leader?
But of course.
Follow me to the greenhouse.
Say, Horace,
have you seen our snail or wagon?
They’ve been stored safely.
Now come along.
[giggling]
I’m officially creeped out.
[birds chirping]
Horace, this place is incredible!
These parsnips are prodigious!
Ghost orchids?
The balance of heat and humidity
must be perfect!
And this-- this is just a big cucumber!
I’m glad you like it,
but it wasn’t always like this.
In fact, the land before you
used to be barren and lifeless.
But then he appeared.
And with his guidance,
we were able to become one with nature.
-[crunching]
-Whoopsie-daisy.
[screams]
[all sobbing]
[all sobbing, groaning]
[screams]
[screaming]
Uh, is it insensitive
if I say this feels like an overreaction?
Please, guests, be careful.
These plants are as much members
of our community as we are.
My apologies, Horace.
Some of us don’t respect nature.
[sobbing, groaning continues]
[distorted chanting]
[Horace] We have arrived.
You must be the mayor. Put her there!
[clears throat] Not a toucher, eh?
That’s okay. Not everyone is.
[clears throat] Uh, we’d be mighty obliged
if you and your green-fingered friends
joined our little resistance.
We’ve got hydroponics
like you wouldn’t believe.
Uh, we also have casual Fridays
and bagel Tuesdays…
Kids, am I forgettin’ anything?
Hey, is this guy asleep or some--
[all] Oh, my frog!
[distorted cackling]
Well, well, well,
if it isn’t Hopediah Plantar.
[gasps] Jeremy the Beetle?
No, up here, you idiot.
It’s me, Apothecary Gary.
[all] Apothecary Gary?
[groaning]
Zombies!
Ha ha! Guess those muscles
were just for show.
I-I don’t understand. You’re extinct!
I saw to it myself!
I nearly was,
but thanks to Jeremy here,
I was able to survive
and make my way out of Wartwood.
Problem was, I was weak
and needed to find a place
to regrow my strength.
It’s a harsh world out there
for a little spore and his beetle host.
Then I was taken in by these folks,
and together,
we formed a true symbiotic relationship.
You see, these frogs wanted my spores
because it made them better gardeners.
It wasn’t mind control.
Not this time, really.
And with this power,
we turned Gardenton into a paradise.
I’ve never had willing subjects before.
And let me tell you,
it makes a big difference.
-[growling]
-[screaming]
With Gary’s spores, we can feel
the very needs of the plants we cultivate.
We’re one with nature!
It’s perfect harmony.
[all] Perfect harmony.
[whistles]
Well, this has all been very educational.
Kids, now!
[all screaming]
[grunts]
After them!
We can’t let them escape
and lead others to Gardenton!
[all groaning]
We need to find Bessie.
[chirping]
[grumbling]
Hang on, girl!
-[Apothecary Gary] Not so fast.
-[all gasp]
[screaming]
You have to admit this is all pretty cool.
See how versatile plants can be?
[all] Not the time, Hop Pop!
Well, Plantars, are you ready…
-[beeping]
-…to be fertilizer?
Hold on, can anyone hear that?
Kind of an obnoxious beeping sound?
Resistance base located.
Extermination team deployed.
Oh, hey. When did that get there?
Extermination team? What the heck is that?
[rumbling]
-[both scream]
-It burns us!
[all screaming]
Our precious plants! No!
I know a golden opportunity
when I see one.
Come on, guys!
[villagers screaming]
Well, that worked out.
Yeah, sure did.
[sighs]
You wanna go back
and help them, don’t you?
-Yes, please.
-[groans]
Don’t hurt me.
I’m just a cute little beetle!
[grunts]
Hyah!
Plantars? You’re back?
Yes. Burn!
[screeching]
We’ll help too!
Charge!
[groaning]
[groaning]
[all panting]
Dang, Gary.
That was some incredible coordination.
Thanks. It comes with the whole
hive mind situation.
You and your kids fight well too.
What can I say?
We’ve had a lot of practice.
Okay, well, I think, um…
We’re still going to try
and kill you guys.
Yeah, let’s just go with that. Attack!
Gary, wait!
I know we’ve had some bad history.
You tried to enslave my hometown,
and I violently murdered you
that one time.
Yes. Yes, you did.
But your skills
as a botanist and farmer are undeniable!
[chuckles] Oh, stop.
You’re making me blush!
My whole life, I’ve been lookin’ for folks
who care about farming as much as I do.
And, well, here you are!
Won’t you join our Resistance
and help us take down King Andrias?
Well, I don’t know…
Gary, if we don’t do something,
the village will always be under threat.
That’s right! They know the location
of your village now.
That’s a good point.
And Gardenton is so isolated,
I had no idea how bad it was out there.
Well, Hopediah, you can count on us!
Let us know when and where to be,
and we will be there.
-I cannot believe this is happening.
-Ditto.
Hey, Gary, one more thing.
Andrias has been using
these mind-control collars,
and we think they’re utilizing spores
similar to yours.
Huh? Then that means there must be
at least one more of me out there.
Oh, that’s amazing!
And who knows? Maybe it’s a lady mushroom.
That’s not a thing.
Yes. [chuckles] Well, everyone knows that.
Okay, see ya around!
[wind whistling]
[clears throat] So, anyone else lovin’
the feel of these dresses?
-Oh, yeah, absolutely.
-Heck yeah!
-Mm-hmm.
-A guy can really breathe in these.
[frogs croaking]
[distorted chuckle]
As we thought.
This technology is pathetic.
[clears throat] Greetings, Marcy!
I mean, the Core.
I mean, Mar-Core?
Okay, what do I call you?
Hmm. Good question, big guy.
Uh, why don’t you call us Darcy?
Darcy?
Yeah! You know, like Dark Marcy.
It’s a reference to one of Marcy’s
favorite video games.
We searched her memories,
and the name appeals to us.
-So, is Marcy in there? Or…
-No, no, no.
This is her body, but we got her locked
in a little room up here.
We’re the ones in control.
Although we’ve inherited
some of her quirks.
Speaking of which,
here are those cupcakes you asked for.
[gasps] Red velvet with ube frosting.
Marcy’s fave!
We can’t tell you how delighted we are
to finally have a body.
Now, then. Follow us!
We have a very important mission for you.
[grunts]
[laughs] This thing
needs some calibration.
So we need to purge our system
of some excess data.
Redundant memories, that sort of thing.
This requires a full system reboot.
And you’re the only one we trust to--
Andrias?
Hmm. Maybe we’re not the only ones
who need to let go of old memories.
Nonsense! The past means nothing to me.
[birds squawking]
[both grunt]
I’m disappointed, Barrel.
Shouldn’t a Newtopian guard
always be aware of his surroundings?
Shouldn’t Amphibia royalty know
never to put a toad in a headlock?
[croaks] Ha ha!
Another victory for Barrel!
Oh, yeah. Leif left a note for you.
But it’s blank,
so I don’t know why she even bothered.
Blank to you perhaps.
Leif and I came up with a way
to leave secret messages for each other.
She’s in the garden. Come on. Let’s go!
Hey, Leif! How’s it going?
Shh. I have just perfected a dance
that mesmerizes any creature that watches.
Behold.
[drums beating]
[grunting]
[drums stop]
-Uh, what?
-See?
Even the strangest
interdimensional animals love it.
That was weird.
Anyone else just black out?
Brilliant! Classic Leif.
Aw, thanks, Drias.
Say, uh, what ya got there?
Oh, I almost forgot. Your surprise.
-Ta-da!
-[both] Whoa!
An official portrait of us.
It looks just like us.
Whoa, that’s a huge honor.
What’s the occasion?
Dad’s appointed me
to lead the next invasion.
-[Leif] Say what?
-[Barrel] Score!
And I never would have made it
this far without you guys.
Thank you. I mean it.
Aw, thank you, Drias.
Now, what are we standing around for?
We gotta celebrate.
May I suggest running
through the hallways,
screaming at the top of our lungs?
Sounds good to me. Let’s go!
[both laughing]
Ah, there you are, Son.
Come with me. We have much to discuss.
We’ll catch up with you later, Drias!
[sighs] Sorry, guys.
Gotta do prince stuff.
Don’t you think it’s time to say goodbye
to those childhood friends of yours, Son?
What? Why?
Because you’re about to become king.
It won’t be long before those two
start asking for favors.
Using you.
No, Leif and Barrel would never do that.
Our friendship is true.
Friendship doesn’t last, Son.
Now let me show you something that does.
Behold, the Core!
[shrieking]
It contains the combined memories
of our greatest minds.
Including your ancestors.
Uh, hello.
[King] With the Core by your side,
you will need no friends.
Now, about your mission.
We’ll be invading
a medieval world called Earth.
You must exterminate the savages there
so that we can mine their planet
for its resources.
What? Wipe out a whole race?
Doesn’t that seem a little extreme?
Invading other worlds is expensive,
and we need all the resources we can get.
For our way of life to continue,
this kind of work needs to be done.
The key to the music box?
-But then I’m--
-Officially in charge.
Now, make me proud, Son.
Yes, of course, Father.
-[chuckles]
-[both] Ooh!
-[Leif] Ooh.
-[Barrel] Whoa.
And this is where the magic happens.
Literally.
-Wow!
-Whoa.
So it’s already official?
It’s not announced yet, but yeah.
Then I bet you’d get in big trouble
if anything happened to this, huh?
[grunts] Okay, guys, come on.
-[grunts]
-It’s important!
[gasps]
[gasps]
[panting]
-Leif! You okay?
-What happened?
I-- I saw something.
Andrias,
if you go through with this mission,
if we continue to use the box,
I think Amphibia is doomed.
[sniffles, sobs]
I-- I think the music box
was giving me a warning.
As a gardener, I know the dangers
of messing with a fragile ecosystem.
And I believe by interfering
with other dimensions,
we have upset the ecosystem
of the multiverse.
We have to stop using the box.
[crowd murmuring]
But how will we invade?
Mmm.
[distorted whispers]
Nonsense! You sound like
those cowardly Olms.
You speak of fate and warnings,
but the stones are our sacred birthright.
They are unique to our world and proof
that only we are destined to conquer.
But, Y-Your Majesty--
Silence!
The expedition will continue as planned
with the prince presiding.
This council is adjourned.
[murmuring]
Thank you for hearing her out, Father.
No. Thank you for bringing this
to our attention.
Now we know the gardener is a traitor.
Wait! What? No, Father.
She’s not a traitor.
She’s just worried.
Are you certain?
You’ve had that key less than a day
and suddenly your friend wants to dictate
how we use the most powerful object
in the world.
I warned you about this.
It won’t be long
before I join the Core, Son.
Our people will be counting on you.
Well, that didn’t go great.
Yeah, sorry.
But that’s okay. You’re in charge.
You can just decide not to use the box.
It’s not that simple, Leif.
Our society is built on these expeditions.
Look, I know it won’t be easy,
but we have your back.
See? Together we can use
your power for good.
Look, Leif,
maybe you should just focus on gardening
and leave the ruling to me, okay?
Ooh.
Ouch.
[sighs] Sorry. That was harsh.
I’m just under a lot
of pressure right now, you know?
For sure. No, I get it. Friends?
[sighs] Friends.
[laughs]
Any orders for the portal operation
tomorrow, Your Highness?
Don’t ask me.
Andrias is calling the shots tomorrow.
Show them the key, Son.
Hmm? Oh, yes. Of course.
Um… Be right back.
[groans]
Huh?
Leif, what are you doing?
If you won’t stop this, I will.
Don’t!
-[grunts]
-Wait! No!
[both scream]
[whistles] Huh?
[both grunt]
Hey! What’s the ruckus?
Leif has betrayed us.
What? She would never do that.
I saw it with my own eyes.
Come on! We gotta find her
before she does something crazy.
[pants]
[both panting]
She’s heading for the armory!
I’ll cut her off!
Stop right there, Leif.
Don’t make me do this.
Barrel, please trust me.
What I do, I do for all of us.
Geez, Leif. I-I don’t know.
-[grunts] Hey! Get back here!
-Leif!
[both grunting]
[rattling]
You had a chance to stop her.
What happened?
-She confused me.
-[groans] Come on!
[snores]
Come on, girl. Let’s get outta here.
-[beeps]
-[thud]
That came from the garden.
[groans]
[thunderclap]
Leif.
[echoing] Leif!
We must find the Olms.
They’ll know what to do.
I’m sorry, my friend.
This thing can’t stay in Amphibia.
The worst has come to pass.
The box has left this world.
It is lost and with it, our legacy.
I promise you I will do everything
in my power to right this wrong.
There is nothing you can do, Son.
Our way of life is ruined.
-[Core whispering indistinctly]
-Mmm.
I see. According to the Olm prophecy,
the box will return.
When and how is impossible to calculate,
so we will wait.
We will bury and preserve
our glorious civilization,
until our birthright has returned to us.
And only then can you begin
to redeem yourself.
That slippery little frog
has ruined everything!
Her and her kind will need
to be kept in line.
And as for you, you failed me as well.
I’m having you reassigned.
You will travel to the outskirts
and defend the villages.
Now, get out of my sight.
[sniffles] Your Highness.
[grunts]
[rhythmic beeping]
[Leif] We have your back.
Together we can use your power for good.
[sighs]
[beeping]
All right. You did it!
Gold star for you, bud.
But now that that’s taken care of,
who’s ready
to finally start invading Earth?
Ready? After a thousand years,
I’ve thought of nothing else.
Why, Son, I think I’m almost proud of you.