Niko and the Sword of Light (2015) s01e05 Episode Script

Previously onNiko
And the Sword of Light
The new champion
is a tiny boy.
The Pools of Destiny exist.
The Pools will make me
into the champion
I am destined to be!
You want to head
that way.
That's
the Endless Expanse.
That thing is
the hoo-man's sidekick.
If we get him to Nar Est,
he'll put us back
together again.
Will we ever see
Mandok or Flicker again?
I hope so.
- [growling]
- Aah!
Aah!
Both: Uh-oh.
♪[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 Sea of Suffering
to the Faraway Shore."
[growling]
[burbling]
Mm-mm!
Mmm!
Look, Cecil, drylanders.
Hey, what are they
doing, Norm?
Mm-mm-mm!
I think they want
to play charades.
Oh, drylanders dancing.
Drylanders flailing.
- Mm!
- Drylanders drowning?
Oh, you are both
terrible at this.
[gasp, exhale]
[spitting]
Say here! Personal space!
[exhale] Sorry about that.
Needed the air bubble.
Whoa! Whoa! Aah! Whoa!
Ptoo! How rude!
Niko, are you all right?
[gasp] Yes.
How did you know those
fish make magic bubbles?
We had puffer-huffers
in the castle pool.
These bubbles
can last a week or more.
Now let's see where we are.
Mm. Which way do we go?
[rumbling]
[growling]
Did you hear or see something?
Something large and whooshy?
[growling]
Wherever we are headed,
we must not linger here.
Look. A light.
Maybe it's a village.
I just hope
they're friendly.
[knocking]
Who goes there?
Hello, curious
undersea creature.
I am Niko. Could you open
the gates and let us in?
Just let you in?
I'm not falling for that
a seventh time.
Hey! Wait!
Please.
I'm Princess Lyra
of Carondolet.
- Princess Lyra?
- Oh, Princess Lyra.
You said your name was Niko.
I can't let a liar
through the gate,
not for a fourth time.
I am Niko.
You just said your name
was Princess Lyra.
No. I'm Princess Lyra.
He's Niko.
What the-- How does anyone
tell you two apart?
Open the gate, Captain!
It is Princess Lyra.
♪[fanfare]
See? That's her image
on these shiny discs
that the drylanders
send us during storms.
Why they sink
their boats to do so,
I haven't the murkiest.
Princess Lyra, I am so
deeply honored to meet you.
Over here.
How ingenious
to spawn a twin
to foil assassins!
I, King Scampi XLIV,
greet you.
I greet you, King Scampi
of the Shrimp Folk.
Let our nations join
in a friendly backstroke.
[laughing] Princess Lyra
you indubitably be.
Ride on my throne coach,
and the kingdom you shall see.
Heh heh. Not bad.
Ooh! Can we?
And away we flow! Hyah!
Kino: [whooping]
[whooping continues]
Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
[groan]
Coming through
with royal apologies.
Amazingness.
Uhh. I may be sick
if it gets
any more amazing.
Oh. We have a diplomatic
bucket for that.
Keep it as a gift.
[groaning]
King Scampi, if I may,
we're on our way
to the Pools of Destiny,
but we've gone a bit
off course.
Can you tell us
where they are?
Lackaday, I don't know much
about the drylander world.
It's a little too,
uh, dry for me.
[laughing]
That's very good.
But my Dolphin Queen
knows everything
about
the drylander world.
Excellent, Your Excellence.
We must speak
with her at once.
Unfortunately,
she's gone, Princess.
Years ago, my beautiful
Dolphin Queen
was taken by the Mantagore,
an evil monster with gnashing
teeth, fearsome claws,
and the most terrible ear wax.
Then we must save her.
And so we shall,
as I have a plan
to do just that.
After a dinner in
the Princess' honor,
let us chitchat.
What a day. And we get
to keep the bucket.
Oh. Oh. I feel
so little and runty.
I can't wait for Nar Est
to curse us again.
Mandok: While we're
sharing feelings,
would you mind carrying me
instead of dragging--
Oof! Ow!
[grunt] Let us through!
We have important
business with Nar Est.
Ah, you three
are sketchy-looking,
even for here.
Listen, you,
we're a terrible
darkness-infused
three-headed creature.
Don't mess with us.
[snarl]
Ha ha ha! Well!
Why don't you try
to force your way in?
All right, we'll go
and tell everyone
you were the reason
Nar Est didn't get
this incredibly
valuable prisoner.
- Mandok: Hey, will you--
- I'm sure he's real forgiving.
[gulp]
Yeah! Whoo! Whoo-hoo!
Ha ha ha ha!
[gurgling]
Niko: [laughing]
Keep your mind
on the mission, Niko.
But should we not pause
from time to time
on our journey
to enjoy
these wondrous sights?
[sigh] Fine.
Here's me enjoying this
wondrous seaweed chair.
Tell me, how do you
know that swim dance?
Have you been here before?
No. And it's
called a "swance."
Father had me learn
90 million customs
from around the world.
He never guessed I'd be
anything important.
To him I was still
his little girl.
Yet he did make sure
you knew that very dance
we needed today.
Ow! Let me go!
Let me go!
I also learned not to stick
my hand in a mugger clam.
[knocking]
You have won this round,
trickster mollusk!
Pray I do not put you
to the test a second time.
[gurgling]
Tell Princess Lyra
her presence is
requested at the banquet.
You may also attend,
lackey.
I'm Princess Lyra.
Unclam me, you beast!
Have at you!
In honor of our guests,
a shrimp toast.
We welcome Princess Lyra
and her identical twin.
If other people kick you out,
we will always take you in.
Ha ha ha ha!
That's not bad.
And now we dine.
Delicious.
Your Highness,
how do you know
the Mantagore has
the Dolphin Queen?
She went missing the very
day the beast appeared.
It was no coincidence,
I tell you.
Worry not. The rescue plan
we've been rehearsing
is quite foolproof--
at least to a fool
like me.
Ha ha! That's really good.
Aw.
Well, then,
since you're finished,
let me bedazzle you with
our devious stratagem.
The Dark Jewel--
my greatest treasure,
my greatest hope,
Once I have
that missing shard,
everything will be
coming up Nar Est.
And all the world
will tremble
before your might,
Lord. Ha ha ha ha!
Ahem. Uh, excuse me,
Your Lord High Evilness.
Uhh. Unbelievable.
A gaggle of bumpkins can
waltz through the catacombs
and pass the guards
just to chat me up?
Is this what it's come to?
Rasper, dispatch them.
Aah!
Uh, Lord Nar Est,
this is the sidekick
of that hoo-man
you're looking for.
The one with
the glowy stick.
And the sometimes
floaty friend.
Aah!
[snap]
The champion's sidekick.
Is this true?
Absolutely not.
So since there's nothing
I can help you with,
I'll move along.
Useless.
You can eat that,
Rasper.
[chuckling]
Hey! I called dibs!
Did I not call dibs?
Ow!
Wait! Wait! Now I remember.
I am the champion's sidekick.
Oh, the sidekickiest
of all sidekicks.
Me, Lyra, Niko,
we go way back.
Hmm. Despite your
slack-jawed appearance,
you three have done well.
Hear that, boys?
This is where
we get our reward.
and 2.
And 1 and 2 and 1 and 2.
And left, right.
Shake it, don't break it.
And big finish-- jazz hands.
And that is how we'll
defeat the Mantagore.
You move in formation well.
That's a plus.
I know.
We do do that well.
But what clever strategies
have you planned for battle?
Battle? I'm not
familiar with the word,
although it is fun to say.
Battle. Battle.
Battle, battle, battle.
Say it, everyone!
Battle!
Battle!
Battle means fighting,
good King Scampi.
Oh, no. We shrimp folk
never fight.
We live in peace,
like the deep at night.
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out.
The ebb and flow
is what we're about.
Ha ha! That's a good one.
But how in the deep
do you plan on rescuing
the Dolphin Queen
from a monster?
By singing, of course.
[conductor's baton taps]
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
I am the king, and I
lead the shrimp folk ♪
My name is Scampi,
that's a pretty good joke ♪
If there's any trouble,
we swim off double double ♪
And hide from all
the angry fish ♪
While making
pretty bubbles ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
Don't you know
that under the sea ♪
Is a wonderful
place to be? ♪
- Oh, here we are
- [stomach growling]
Right under the sea
A delightful place to be
A delightful place for we
A vast hungriness
has invaded my belly.
Stop!
♪♪
You cannot do this
in front of the Mantagore.
You'll be eaten.
But how else
will we save the Queen?
I can help. I've trained
dozens of champions to fight.
Really? You can train us
to be victorious
like your champions?
Uh, the point is
I can make you
more effective.
Then hurrah hurray!
We're coming for you,
my Dolphin Queen!
So, uh, Lord Nar Est,
[chuckle],
seeing that we brought
you the sidekick,
we were thinking that we
could get, I don't know,
some kind of reward?
A what?
Long ago, you turned us
into a vicious
three-headed beast,
but the nasty hoo-man
uncursed us.
We were way better
before.
Can we be
remonsterized?
Please?
I thought I recognized you.
Initiative. I like it--
to a point.
[growling]
[laughing]
[laughing]
[growling]
- You're the best.
- Thank you so much.
Can we keep the poncho?
Let's you and I
talk, hmm?
Kyra: Lunge! Block!
Right claw! Left claw!
- Tail whip!
- Hah! Good!
Do not relent!
Aah! Aah! Aah!
Oof!
- [groan]
- [squeal]
You win this round,
sneaky crustacean.
Niko, take a look.
Shrimp troopers,
attention!
Lunge! Block!
Right claw! Left claw!
Tail whip!
And jazz hands.
They insisted
on leaving that in.
Of course.
Now let us save my queen.
With your excellent
tutelage, we cannot lose.
Huzzah!
♪[military drum beat]
We shall distract
the Mantagore
while you rescue
the Dolphin Queen
from the beast's cave.
Please remember
what I've shown you.
If there's trouble,
you won't be able
- to sing your way out of it.
- Won't we?
My shrimp troopers can be
well nigh irresistible.
That's the problem.
Hail, beast!
I, King Scampi XLIV,
have come to reclaim
my Dolphin Queen!
Face me now!
[growling]
Something approaches.
Let us hide.
Raah!
Steady on, troopers!
Hold the line.
Wait till it's in range.
5, 6, 7, dance!
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
I am the king,
and I lead the shrimp folk ♪
My name is Scampi,
that's a pretty good joke ♪
Oh, no. They're going
to be lunch.
Hold, Lyra. Watch and see.
The terrible beast is being
lulled into a trance.
It is working.
O Mantagore
I can see
that you're sore ♪
We'll make you feel
much better than before ♪
Just breathe out
and relax ♪
We'll clean out
all your ear wax ♪
And do it with such care
That you will never
have a relapse ♪
The Dolphin Queen.
Let's get her
before it wakes back up.
I believe I see
the back of the cave.
Something is there.
Both: Aah!
[sigh] It's okay.
Only fish bones.
I don't see her.
Do you?
Only these ugly remains.
- Speak for yourself,
you sea ape.
- Aah!
If you're done
being hysterical,
could you get me
out of here?
Niko, help him.
[grunt]
Thanks, kid.
Have you seen
the Dolphin Queen?
We are here
to rescue her.
What would she be doing
in a place like this?
I've been stuck here
a long while,
and it's just been
the monster and me.
I was too afraid to strike
my light until you came.
She's not ever here?
Those silly shrimp folk
are risking themselves
for nothing.
We have to get
back out there.
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
The tide rolls in,
the tide rolls out ♪
O Mantagore,
don't you wakey-wakey ♪
Watch all these shrimp folk
circling around me ♪
But it's not working.
Oh, golly gee.
Raah!
Swim for your lives!
Aah!
Aah!
- Aah!
- Help!
I was wrong!
I was woefully wrong!
Singing was not the answer!
Whaah!
We must help our friends!
Hop on!
It's the least I can do.
Oh, my--
- Raah!
- Oh, bother.
It seems the tide will be
rolling out today.
You shall not harm
the shrimp folk!
Aah!
Revolting sea beast,
you will be destroyed!
Turbulent tornado!
King Scampi:
Take aim!
- Fire!
- ♪[harp chord]
Raah!
Don't forget jazz hands!
Left claw! Right claw!
And jazz hands!
- [cheering]
- Hurray for jazz hands!
What news?
Did you find my queen?
I'm sorry.
She wasn't in the cave.
Impossible!
She swam into the cave.
Darkness fell, and then
the Mantagore swam out!
It's circling back!
Aah!
Wait. Did darkness
fall like nighttime,
or was it a sort
of momentary darkness?
Darkness fell into the sea
and flowed into the cave.
Is that important,
Princess Lyra?
Now you get my name right.
Niko!
Ohh!
Lyra:
The Mantagore's cursed!
You can cure it!
It would be my pleasure.
Hi-yah!
[roaring]
The Sword of Light
will quiet your howl.
Darkness, begone!
[squeal]
[chattering]
Oh! A thousand thanks!
I am freed!
[chattering]
Huzzah! Huzzah!
O little Scamp!
My Dolphin Queen!
She's back again!
This time, the tide's
surely come in.
Niko, bringer of light,
please accept
this green conch.
A small token
of our appreciation.
And now we celebrate.
♪♪
My happy little Scamp.
A finer swancer
has never swum the seas.
Now that you're back,
I have
an important question.
Do you know where
the Pools of Destiny are?
Do I? I can bring you
within a day's journey
of the Endless Expanse.
The Pools
lie just beyond.
Yee-ha! Faster!
Stupendous awesomeness!
Lyra! Forget your worries
and enjoy this!
I always say, Niko,
uneasy lies the head
that wears the crown,
even delayed as her
coronation may be.
I understand none of that.
The princess wants
to become queen,
yet it was all delayed
by evil intent.
A coronation?
Yes. Your father
had set the day.
Didn't you know?
Lovely invitations.
See? He did think
you were ready
for important things.
Father, thank you,
Your Highness.
[twittering]
Flicker!
Oh! You found us.
And you're bigger.
The Endless Expanse
lies that way.
But remember,
what you find
at the Pools of Destiny
is not always what you
were looking for.
Niko: Goodbye,
great Queen!
Thank you!
We're a little closer now.
Then we continue. Onward!
Oh! Ow! No, no!
Oh! Ow ow ow ow ow!
- Get him!
- Make him talk!
- How's he taste?
Pathetic vermin.
You'd be doing us both
a favor if you gave in.
After all,
the end is in sight.
I will reign supreme,
and the entire world
will cower at my feet.
Sounds great. May I
live to see it?
Tell me what you know!
Okay, okay! Last I heard,
they were headed
to the Pools of Destiny.
The Pools. Of course.
Lyra wants to turn
her stripling brat
into a real champion.
That must be stopped.
Hyah! Yuck!
You taste awful.
Oh!
Can I go now, please?
Ha ha ha ha. Yes.
After I improve you,
like your friends.
I'd say we're more
acquaintances.
I'm thinking tusks.
Yeah! Can't beat
a big pair of tusks.
Hold on! I am so,
so honored, of course.
And as great as those
three-- or one-- are,
they're dumb as a bar
of brake iron.
Thanks.
- [growling]
- Ow!
Go on.
Now I'm just spitballing
and in no way
telling you what to do,
but I could serve you
much better
the way I am,
don't you think?
Ow!
Please let that be
a goodbye peck.
No. It means
you're with us now.
You will report back
to me with this.
From this day forth,
you are my spy.
[laughter]
Ohh.
Chirp.