Daniel Spellbound (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Episode #1.4 - full transcript
Hoagie?
You here?
We gotta move.
Mr. Spellbound, I need
to have a word with you.
You know, you're a
real buzzkill, Viktor.
Oh, is it Viktor, Mr. Albright,
or do you prefer Lord
Looming Creepy Guy?
I hope I didn't alarm you.
Oh, is turning people into solid
gold not alarming where you're from?
Forgive me.
We have so much to discuss.
Privately.
Just you, me, and a squad
of your scuba suit friends.
For centuries, the League of
Alchemists has operated in the shadows.
But the brazen acts of Primus Thomas
and her Bureau of jackbooted cronies
have left us no choice but
to move into the light.
The more you talk,
the less I think this has to do
with the new Albright mouthwash.
Your theft of the Fugu Rose was
a setback we cannot allow again.
It's imperative the power
of the Gryphon's Egg
not fall into the wrong hands.
Hey, that's my plan.
You guys are hearing
this too, right?
The fate of the magical
world, of all worlds,
-rests in our hands, Daniel.
Will you join me in... Who is
playing that infernal song?
Get in, now!
A friend of yours?
Not really. Peace.
Stop them!
Why, Lucy Santana.
It's been so long.
What are you doing
talking to the Dark Mage?
You got any anti-gold
glaze in here for Hoagie?
Or some Rocky Road?
Hold still. We'll fix this King Midas
situation after we get out of here.
Yo. You've been
going easy on me?
- What is "T"?
- "T," Daniel, is for "Teleport."
So is this what you meant
by "get out of here?"
Uh…
How was I to know they're
gonna turn my car into gold?
Alchemists love gold like
Ogres hate breath mints.
Gross. Hey, where are you going?
To get your boss the
Gryphon's Egg, remember?
At this rate, I'll go
faster on foot. Later.
I found him.
Spellbound's out here.
Okay, new plan.
How good are you at
dealing with the League?
Let's find out.
Oh, yeah, she's been
going easy on me.
Thanks for the help, Hoag.
Thanks.
Hey, remember the stun
spell you used on me at...
Where was it?
The Goblin Grocery
Store on York.
-Right, fun times. Use that now.
Way ahead of you, Spellbound.
- Oh, use the levitation...
- Oh, do not backseat magic me.
Whoa!
Hold tight, I'll free you.
Huh?
Danny, look out for...
Okay. You got this.
Whatever this is.
I almost had him.
Story of your life, Spellbound.
This is Dowser Lucy Santana.
I've secured Spellbound
and… associate.
I'll escort Spellbound
on our mission.
Good work, Santana.
Primus Thomas looks
forward to your report.
Your what?
Associate?
I'm clearly more of
a Junior Executive.
Sir, Spellbound's escaped in
the, um, ice cream vehicle.
Daniel is following
his father's trail.
I know where he will go.
Lieutenant, make sure this
tavern is completely restored.
Shall we continue our pursuit?
No, I have another idea.
You say "escort," you mean, "Drop
us off and leave us alone," right?
I mean, Primus Thomas is trusting
me to make sure you stay on track.
Do you know how many magic
death traps I've survived?
I'm the world's greatest
Tracker in the wo...
Whatever. I can get
an egg, alright?
Pfft!
I'm sure getting almost
captured by the Dark Mage
in a shady arcade was all
part of your brilliant plan.
That locator tattoo is the only thing
that let me find you and save your butt.
First, it's a supremely
cool shady arcade.
Second, my butt
didn't need saving.
And third, the Primus
knows I can handle this.
I get the job done.
We trust you to find the Egg.
We just don't trust you to
do the right thing with it.
Excuse me.
I got turned into gold, so
maybe I missed the memo here.
What's with the ice cream truck?
It's an undercover
Bureau vehicle.
But does it have
Cookies and Cream?
Ice cream is for good boys.
Like a minute ago,
I literally had a heart of
gold, so I'm the best boy.
Oh, brain freeze!
I haven't figured out
if you're good yet.
Figure it out soon. If
the League is on to us,
it won't be long until the rest of
the magic world is on our tails too.
We have to move fast.
Let's get to the Desert of
Giants inside the Mirage.
Not yet. First, I gotta find
the Mermaid Queen of Shanghai.
The what?
If the bird-thingy is in the desert,
then why are we going to China?
The reason no other Tracker's been
able to break into the Mirage is,
unlike yours truly, they don't
even realize it's locked up.
The key to opening the
Mirage is a special gem,
the Mermaid Queen's Emerald.
Tell me you're not taking
direction from a blank notebook.
Oh, right. You can't see it.
A long time ago,
the deserts and the
seas warred for years,
though neither nation could
gain true power over the other.
It all changed when the
Insect King of the Desert
saw the Mermaid Queen.
Though they met in fierce battle,
it was love at first sight.
Try as she did to fight it,
the King stole the
beautiful Queen's heart.
The war came to an end.
Before they separated forever,
the King left his Queen
with an emerald ring,
a token of his love.
I don't do bugs at all.
Ooh! They creep me out.
Ooh! What happened next?
Tell me true love conquered all.
I don't know. The Mermaid
Queen hasn't been seen since.
But Dad wrote, "She hides under
the open waters in Shanghai."
To Shanghai seas it is.
Oh! Oh! Tell me this
means a beach day.
This pig's gonna roast.
Figuratively, of course.
Spellbound, you were pretty
familiar with that story.
You wanna track something, you
gotta study everything around it.
And?
Dad would tell the
story at bedtime.
Ah, there it is.
So what's next, Mr. "Greatest
Tracker in the World"?
This Boatman Token buys
us a trip to the Queen.
If we find the
Boatman, we find her.
Okay. Hoagie,
sniff out our mark.
Uh, doesn't work
like that, Luce.
I can't just pinpoint some
boat captain I never met.
What does this Boatman
even smell like?
Uh…
Fishy? I don't know.
Okay, well, that makes two
of us. Danny, back me up.
Hoagie, smell this.
Hey! What are you doing?
You can't just jam
something up people's noses.
What do I look like to you, a...
Hello.
Oh, I smell it.
It's coming from…
How long is this gonna take?
We'll be there
before you know it.
Before… I know it, huh?
How… many times
are you… gonna say that?
Ta-da! And here we are.
Hoagie, why are we in some stupid
back alley nowhere near the ocean?
Hey, it's where the
Boatman Token scent is.
And more importantly,
where the food is.
It's twelve o'clock somewhere.
I am taking my lunch break.
Is food all you think about?
Nah.
Just 90% of what I think about.
Think. Think.
What am I missing?
Hey. While you were gone, I...
Not now, Lucy. I got it.
I know how to find
the Open Waters.
Do you now?
Magic is everywhere, Lucy,
hidden behind a secret door,
or a tunnel, or a manhole.
But nothing is hidden
to a genius Tracker.
Observe.
What do you see there?
A waste of time.
You would say that.
Mermaids cry pearl
tears, pearls like these.
And what's in the window's
reflection? Don't answer that.
This weird little statue
hiding the entrance
to the Open Waters
of the Mermaid Queen
right under here.
Under here.
Yes, come on.
Bring it home.
Think that could be it?
Or are you positive
there's a secret entrance?
Well, yeah, okay,
that might be it.
Try to keep up, Genius Tracker.
Hey, it was right
behind the statue.
Hello, ma'am.
I, uh…
like your fish…?
Ugh. Get me your manager.
Luce, Luce, no one straight-up
asks for the manager.
Grease the wheels. Try the
old Santana charm, huh?
Do you want to save the
world or be charming?
You can't have both.
I'm just saying, no one ever saved
the world by asking for the manager.
Can we do an exchange? A
goldfish for my janky pig?
Takes janky to know janky.
Excuse me, miss,
are you the Boatman?
Mm.
I told you there's
a secret entrance.
Whoa!
That is the second-biggest
frog I've ever seen!
Maybe first and a half.
This is great.
I can't remember the last time
I had Goliath Frog saliva.
Do you know how
much this sells for?
Ugh!
I have been to some gross places,
but frog mouth takes the cake.
Come on. Don't you trust me?
I trust the frog more.
Hoag, let's go.
Hard pass. There is
no way I'm gonna...
Now I understand
how flies feel.
Please cool it
with the bug talk.
Keep the meter running.
Okay, stay close until
we figure this out.
Let's see what the journal says.
"To enter the nursery,
hail the Queen's name."
Let's see.
Um…
I turned something on.
Hoagie, look out!
Oh, no. The statue's
protecting the Queen.
It thinks we're intruders.
What's going on?
I think it's some
kind of energy wall.
We have to move. Now!
This must be some
kind of puzzle.
Oh, are we supposed to spell her
name out? Are these things letters?
Okay, it's Mermish,
which I can't read.
Uh, I-I might be able to.
Mermish was my elective at
Bureau Academy. What's her name?
Oh, uh…
Esther!
Marina!
Uh, um, uh…
Mermaida.
It's not Mermaida.
You got a better guess?
We need to figure out the
Queen's name. Daniel...
What are you doing?
When I was little, I made up songs
about Dad's stories, so just stow it.
Oh great, he finally cracked.
Nurenya!
That did not even rhyme.
I know her name in English,
you can kind of read Mermish.
We can figure this out
together. We need an "N."
This one.
Are you sure?
- If it's the wrong one, we're toast.
- Just come on.
We have an "N." Now for a "U."
Here.
"R."
"E."
Second "N."
"Ya"?
Is it a "Y" or a soft "J"?
Which is "Y" and which is "J"?
Oh! Mermish only has "Y's."
I can't remember
which one that is.
Come on, Lucy, you know this.
That one.
No!
This one!
I knew you'd figure it out.
I'm glad this
brought us together.
Now let's move it
before we do die.
Nurenya may have a scary, deadly house,
but she has such a beautiful name.
I wonder what it means.
Uh, in Mermish, it
means "Mermaida."
Who was right? I was right.
Thanks… for saving my life.
Ah. It's what I do,
but you're welcome.
She's in there.
This is Dowser
Lucy Santana, I...
Shh!
You don't talk to royalty.
Royalty talks to you.
Only ones without
magic may enter.
Was that the Queen?
Okay Luce, get
this thing off me.
What? No. Wait. What?
You're a magician,
Hoagie's enchanted.
I'm the only one without a drop of
the stuff in me, except for this.
Remove it and I can pass.
And hand you a chance to escape?
No escaping. I promise.
If you've taught me anything,
Spellbound, it's never trust you.
Lucy, come on. We're partners.
Partners? Us?
I've busted you how many times?
Hoagie may not
know you, but I do.
We're not partners.
Not now, not ever.
So what have we
been doing all day?
Why didn't I bail when
the League attacked, then?
Why did I get into your
truck in the first place?
Because after everything
we've been through,
every time you've busted me,
I decided I could trust you.
So for once, will
you trust me too?
Uh…
I don't trust you…
but I don't have any
choice but to try.
Well, good. Thank you.
If you screw this up,
everyone's in danger.
I hope you know that.
Ah!
A surface boy.
Hmm.
Why have you come?
Your Grace, I am
Daniel Spellbound.
I humbly ask a favor,
the use of your treasure,
the Insect King's emerald.
Whoa!
Or we can figure
something else out.
You here?
We gotta move.
Mr. Spellbound, I need
to have a word with you.
You know, you're a
real buzzkill, Viktor.
Oh, is it Viktor, Mr. Albright,
or do you prefer Lord
Looming Creepy Guy?
I hope I didn't alarm you.
Oh, is turning people into solid
gold not alarming where you're from?
Forgive me.
We have so much to discuss.
Privately.
Just you, me, and a squad
of your scuba suit friends.
For centuries, the League of
Alchemists has operated in the shadows.
But the brazen acts of Primus Thomas
and her Bureau of jackbooted cronies
have left us no choice but
to move into the light.
The more you talk,
the less I think this has to do
with the new Albright mouthwash.
Your theft of the Fugu Rose was
a setback we cannot allow again.
It's imperative the power
of the Gryphon's Egg
not fall into the wrong hands.
Hey, that's my plan.
You guys are hearing
this too, right?
The fate of the magical
world, of all worlds,
-rests in our hands, Daniel.
Will you join me in... Who is
playing that infernal song?
Get in, now!
A friend of yours?
Not really. Peace.
Stop them!
Why, Lucy Santana.
It's been so long.
What are you doing
talking to the Dark Mage?
You got any anti-gold
glaze in here for Hoagie?
Or some Rocky Road?
Hold still. We'll fix this King Midas
situation after we get out of here.
Yo. You've been
going easy on me?
- What is "T"?
- "T," Daniel, is for "Teleport."
So is this what you meant
by "get out of here?"
Uh…
How was I to know they're
gonna turn my car into gold?
Alchemists love gold like
Ogres hate breath mints.
Gross. Hey, where are you going?
To get your boss the
Gryphon's Egg, remember?
At this rate, I'll go
faster on foot. Later.
I found him.
Spellbound's out here.
Okay, new plan.
How good are you at
dealing with the League?
Let's find out.
Oh, yeah, she's been
going easy on me.
Thanks for the help, Hoag.
Thanks.
Hey, remember the stun
spell you used on me at...
Where was it?
The Goblin Grocery
Store on York.
-Right, fun times. Use that now.
Way ahead of you, Spellbound.
- Oh, use the levitation...
- Oh, do not backseat magic me.
Whoa!
Hold tight, I'll free you.
Huh?
Danny, look out for...
Okay. You got this.
Whatever this is.
I almost had him.
Story of your life, Spellbound.
This is Dowser Lucy Santana.
I've secured Spellbound
and… associate.
I'll escort Spellbound
on our mission.
Good work, Santana.
Primus Thomas looks
forward to your report.
Your what?
Associate?
I'm clearly more of
a Junior Executive.
Sir, Spellbound's escaped in
the, um, ice cream vehicle.
Daniel is following
his father's trail.
I know where he will go.
Lieutenant, make sure this
tavern is completely restored.
Shall we continue our pursuit?
No, I have another idea.
You say "escort," you mean, "Drop
us off and leave us alone," right?
I mean, Primus Thomas is trusting
me to make sure you stay on track.
Do you know how many magic
death traps I've survived?
I'm the world's greatest
Tracker in the wo...
Whatever. I can get
an egg, alright?
Pfft!
I'm sure getting almost
captured by the Dark Mage
in a shady arcade was all
part of your brilliant plan.
That locator tattoo is the only thing
that let me find you and save your butt.
First, it's a supremely
cool shady arcade.
Second, my butt
didn't need saving.
And third, the Primus
knows I can handle this.
I get the job done.
We trust you to find the Egg.
We just don't trust you to
do the right thing with it.
Excuse me.
I got turned into gold, so
maybe I missed the memo here.
What's with the ice cream truck?
It's an undercover
Bureau vehicle.
But does it have
Cookies and Cream?
Ice cream is for good boys.
Like a minute ago,
I literally had a heart of
gold, so I'm the best boy.
Oh, brain freeze!
I haven't figured out
if you're good yet.
Figure it out soon. If
the League is on to us,
it won't be long until the rest of
the magic world is on our tails too.
We have to move fast.
Let's get to the Desert of
Giants inside the Mirage.
Not yet. First, I gotta find
the Mermaid Queen of Shanghai.
The what?
If the bird-thingy is in the desert,
then why are we going to China?
The reason no other Tracker's been
able to break into the Mirage is,
unlike yours truly, they don't
even realize it's locked up.
The key to opening the
Mirage is a special gem,
the Mermaid Queen's Emerald.
Tell me you're not taking
direction from a blank notebook.
Oh, right. You can't see it.
A long time ago,
the deserts and the
seas warred for years,
though neither nation could
gain true power over the other.
It all changed when the
Insect King of the Desert
saw the Mermaid Queen.
Though they met in fierce battle,
it was love at first sight.
Try as she did to fight it,
the King stole the
beautiful Queen's heart.
The war came to an end.
Before they separated forever,
the King left his Queen
with an emerald ring,
a token of his love.
I don't do bugs at all.
Ooh! They creep me out.
Ooh! What happened next?
Tell me true love conquered all.
I don't know. The Mermaid
Queen hasn't been seen since.
But Dad wrote, "She hides under
the open waters in Shanghai."
To Shanghai seas it is.
Oh! Oh! Tell me this
means a beach day.
This pig's gonna roast.
Figuratively, of course.
Spellbound, you were pretty
familiar with that story.
You wanna track something, you
gotta study everything around it.
And?
Dad would tell the
story at bedtime.
Ah, there it is.
So what's next, Mr. "Greatest
Tracker in the World"?
This Boatman Token buys
us a trip to the Queen.
If we find the
Boatman, we find her.
Okay. Hoagie,
sniff out our mark.
Uh, doesn't work
like that, Luce.
I can't just pinpoint some
boat captain I never met.
What does this Boatman
even smell like?
Uh…
Fishy? I don't know.
Okay, well, that makes two
of us. Danny, back me up.
Hoagie, smell this.
Hey! What are you doing?
You can't just jam
something up people's noses.
What do I look like to you, a...
Hello.
Oh, I smell it.
It's coming from…
How long is this gonna take?
We'll be there
before you know it.
Before… I know it, huh?
How… many times
are you… gonna say that?
Ta-da! And here we are.
Hoagie, why are we in some stupid
back alley nowhere near the ocean?
Hey, it's where the
Boatman Token scent is.
And more importantly,
where the food is.
It's twelve o'clock somewhere.
I am taking my lunch break.
Is food all you think about?
Nah.
Just 90% of what I think about.
Think. Think.
What am I missing?
Hey. While you were gone, I...
Not now, Lucy. I got it.
I know how to find
the Open Waters.
Do you now?
Magic is everywhere, Lucy,
hidden behind a secret door,
or a tunnel, or a manhole.
But nothing is hidden
to a genius Tracker.
Observe.
What do you see there?
A waste of time.
You would say that.
Mermaids cry pearl
tears, pearls like these.
And what's in the window's
reflection? Don't answer that.
This weird little statue
hiding the entrance
to the Open Waters
of the Mermaid Queen
right under here.
Under here.
Yes, come on.
Bring it home.
Think that could be it?
Or are you positive
there's a secret entrance?
Well, yeah, okay,
that might be it.
Try to keep up, Genius Tracker.
Hey, it was right
behind the statue.
Hello, ma'am.
I, uh…
like your fish…?
Ugh. Get me your manager.
Luce, Luce, no one straight-up
asks for the manager.
Grease the wheels. Try the
old Santana charm, huh?
Do you want to save the
world or be charming?
You can't have both.
I'm just saying, no one ever saved
the world by asking for the manager.
Can we do an exchange? A
goldfish for my janky pig?
Takes janky to know janky.
Excuse me, miss,
are you the Boatman?
Mm.
I told you there's
a secret entrance.
Whoa!
That is the second-biggest
frog I've ever seen!
Maybe first and a half.
This is great.
I can't remember the last time
I had Goliath Frog saliva.
Do you know how
much this sells for?
Ugh!
I have been to some gross places,
but frog mouth takes the cake.
Come on. Don't you trust me?
I trust the frog more.
Hoag, let's go.
Hard pass. There is
no way I'm gonna...
Now I understand
how flies feel.
Please cool it
with the bug talk.
Keep the meter running.
Okay, stay close until
we figure this out.
Let's see what the journal says.
"To enter the nursery,
hail the Queen's name."
Let's see.
Um…
I turned something on.
Hoagie, look out!
Oh, no. The statue's
protecting the Queen.
It thinks we're intruders.
What's going on?
I think it's some
kind of energy wall.
We have to move. Now!
This must be some
kind of puzzle.
Oh, are we supposed to spell her
name out? Are these things letters?
Okay, it's Mermish,
which I can't read.
Uh, I-I might be able to.
Mermish was my elective at
Bureau Academy. What's her name?
Oh, uh…
Esther!
Marina!
Uh, um, uh…
Mermaida.
It's not Mermaida.
You got a better guess?
We need to figure out the
Queen's name. Daniel...
What are you doing?
When I was little, I made up songs
about Dad's stories, so just stow it.
Oh great, he finally cracked.
Nurenya!
That did not even rhyme.
I know her name in English,
you can kind of read Mermish.
We can figure this out
together. We need an "N."
This one.
Are you sure?
- If it's the wrong one, we're toast.
- Just come on.
We have an "N." Now for a "U."
Here.
"R."
"E."
Second "N."
"Ya"?
Is it a "Y" or a soft "J"?
Which is "Y" and which is "J"?
Oh! Mermish only has "Y's."
I can't remember
which one that is.
Come on, Lucy, you know this.
That one.
No!
This one!
I knew you'd figure it out.
I'm glad this
brought us together.
Now let's move it
before we do die.
Nurenya may have a scary, deadly house,
but she has such a beautiful name.
I wonder what it means.
Uh, in Mermish, it
means "Mermaida."
Who was right? I was right.
Thanks… for saving my life.
Ah. It's what I do,
but you're welcome.
She's in there.
This is Dowser
Lucy Santana, I...
Shh!
You don't talk to royalty.
Royalty talks to you.
Only ones without
magic may enter.
Was that the Queen?
Okay Luce, get
this thing off me.
What? No. Wait. What?
You're a magician,
Hoagie's enchanted.
I'm the only one without a drop of
the stuff in me, except for this.
Remove it and I can pass.
And hand you a chance to escape?
No escaping. I promise.
If you've taught me anything,
Spellbound, it's never trust you.
Lucy, come on. We're partners.
Partners? Us?
I've busted you how many times?
Hoagie may not
know you, but I do.
We're not partners.
Not now, not ever.
So what have we
been doing all day?
Why didn't I bail when
the League attacked, then?
Why did I get into your
truck in the first place?
Because after everything
we've been through,
every time you've busted me,
I decided I could trust you.
So for once, will
you trust me too?
Uh…
I don't trust you…
but I don't have any
choice but to try.
Well, good. Thank you.
If you screw this up,
everyone's in danger.
I hope you know that.
Ah!
A surface boy.
Hmm.
Why have you come?
Your Grace, I am
Daniel Spellbound.
I humbly ask a favor,
the use of your treasure,
the Insect King's emerald.
Whoa!
Or we can figure
something else out.