Daniel Spellbound (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Episode #1.8 - full transcript
Burden's filling in his
boss, the Dark Mage.
This is bad, Daniel.
How're we gonna get the
Gryphon's Egg away from him?
I don't know yet.
Dad's book says that the
Mirage is a death trap.
-We'll have to...
Can you lot never shut up?
Can't you take a mint? Or five?
Goblin breath is real.
Here's our deal, guide
me into the Mirage,
through the Insect King's traps and
to the Egg, and I'll let you go free.
When we return, Viktor
Albright will be here,
and I'll get the biggest
payday in magic history.
Yeah, by giving the Gryphon's Egg to
the biggest slimeball in magic history.
Kid, jealousy's not a good look.
If you could, you know
you'd do the same thing.
Excuse me, Mr. Burden? I have
to use the little girl's room.
Never know what's on the other side
of an ancient portal. Okay, bye.
Bathroom breaks
aren't in the deal.
Tracker ethics do call for two
breaks per day. Plus one meal.
You got three minutes, no more.
What about you, little man?
"Little?"
Primus Thomas.
Dowser Santana. I trust
you've retrieved the Egg?
Uh, a tracker for Albright and
The Alchemists intercepted us.
I'm officially
requesting back-up.
You have one job:
Bring me the Egg.
Nothing else matters, not the
Alchemists, not Spellbound.
I'll get it Primus, I swear.
See that you do, Santana.
Do not fail me.
Luce, you in here?
Good talk?
No talk.
The, uh… comms
system… is broken.
Point 28, I'm tall
for a pig my age.
So again, we return
to point one:
How dare you?
That's it. I have to eat ya.
You're Goblin chow.
Guard the entrance, Prospero, and
make sure no one tries anything funny.
So, we gonna do this?
After you, baby Tracker.
-Are you picking up
any unusual scents?
Everything here is unusual.
The sky is green, all
your scents keep swapping,
and I suddenly got
hankering for coconut.
-Tell me you have something.
"The Gryphon is in the ring
within the ring." Look.
We have to move.
The Insect King designed this place
so no one could survive for long.
Great. Now what?
What are you waiting
for, baby Tracker?
We need the Egg.
I don't care how just as long
as the Primus ends up with it.
I'll think of something,
Lucy. I always do.
But right now, I need to focus
on getting us through this.
What do you think Mr. Dark
Mage'll do with the Egg?
Is it part of his balanced
breakfast of doom?
That's what I can't figure out.
With the Rose, you have death.
With the Egg, a magic container.
But together, what would…
You know the Rose Wizard story?
Of course. Every kid knows that.
Yeah, duh, Danny.
But you tell it so
I know you know it.
Way back when,
a wizard grew enchanted roses.
The roses stole little bits
of life force from others
and could extend
the wizard's life.
Wasn't enough for him.
He wanted more.
Using enchanted crystals, he cast
a terrible spell with the Rose
to steal the powers of his
town's magicians one by one
until only he could wield magic.
But still he wanted more,
so he crafted a new spell,
darker and greater than before.
In his greed,
the wizard forgot that
magic belongs to no one.
Magic wants to be free.
So what you're saying is...
I think that story wasn't
just some fairy tale.
It really happened.
The roses were Fugu Roses, and
the wizard used the Gryphon's Egg,
which means the Dark
Mage's plan is...
Total control of
magic everywhere.
I know what the Egg does.
It makes me rich.
I got ya.
You have very small hands.
You know, you could
say, "Thank you,"
or cut us in for a
percentage on the Egg?
We made a deal on the Tracker Code
you'd get me through these traps.
Your "thank you" is
that I let you live.
What if we're right?
What if the Egg is used
against the entire magic world?
I don't care.
Tracker Code rule
one, do the job.
You can hatch any little schemes
against Albright or whoever
after my work is done.
Schemes? What schemes?
If you even think of undermining
me again, I will leave you to die.
I got something.
Smells like chicken.
And kitty.
That's the Gryphon.
Take me there.
The trail leads here.
Well, what are you
waiting for? Move it.
Aren't you coming?
No, thanks.
I'll just wait and see if you
guys get yourselves killed.
Hmm.
This looks like some
sort of puzzle lock.
Hurry up, Spellbound!
I'm looking. Chill.
I think we need to rotate
these rings to open the lock.
Get to it.
Dad didn't just
talk about rings.
He left a note.
"Ask V.A.'s help."
"V.A.?"
Like Viktor Albright?
Why would your dad ask Sir
Evil Fire-Face for a hand?
I don't know, but we gotta
do this if we wanna find out.
Whoa!
Okay, maybe not that one.
No, you're right, look.
Moving it completes
this side of the circle.
Probably this one too.
-Lucy, no!
Watch it, Spellbound.
Why didn't it work?
We were right.
Because we have to move all
the tiles at the same time.
That's not possible,
they're spread too far.
No one could do it.
Of course, the Insect King.
He had enough limbs to
make this easy for him
and a death trap
for anyone else.
Could use a hand here, Boss.
I'm fine right where I am.
If you really
wanna "do the job,"
you're gonna have to help.
We need to move all the panels
in tandem if this is gonna work.
On three.
One, two, three!
You were right. Look.
Nice cave.
Can't wait to see how
it tries to kill us.
Nuh-uh. The Insect King built
all this to imprison the Gryphon.
Be careful.
How's the Dark Mage gonna eat
that without breaking his jaw?
I thought it would be an Egg.
Gryphons are made of
almost pure magic.
They gotta get rid of
the excess somehow.
The Egg is like a shed
skin or a magic molting.
Then it won't care
if we take it.
Whoa!
-You didn't have to hit it.
That thing was gonna kill me.
You mean that
innocent cat-eagle?
If it wants to play, I
say we give it a toy.
Do I look like a
squishy plushie to you?
Wait, Gryphons feast
on Fairy Hives.
That's where this is
gonna come in handy,
a hundred percent
pure Fairy Jelly.
We need a moving target.
Something distracting,
annoying, nosy.
I'm not letting Hoagie go.
Wait, why are you looking at me?
This is gonna be such
a dumb way to die.
-Here girl.
Here birdie-kitty,
you want some candy?
I'm a giant Fairy.
Wee-hee!
Jelly, yay!
Oh no.
Take the shot.
Nice Gryphon.
No wrestling?
Let's exit, double time.
Wait, we have to set her free.
She'll die here.
Old girl reminds me of me if I
was a beautiful crystal monster,
and I will be.
Our deal was your
freedom for the Egg.
I said nothing about
releasing a wild animal.
- I can't leave it.
- Then I leave you.
The second I'm out,
I will close the Mirage
and destroy the staff.
Trapping us in here
breaks our deal.
I held up the bargain.
I haven't done a thing to you.
If you miss the
exit, it's on you.
Come on, let's go.
Lucy?
The Gryphon is safe
here, the world isn't.
You know what's at risk.
You're okay being
the distraction?
After my time with the Pie Maker,
I can't leave this girl locked up.
Besides, maybe she'll
give us a ride.
Yoo-hoo!
Gryphon.
Hurry, we have to get to the
exit before Burden seals it up.
Fine. Giant rock
bird's got no taste.
I hope this works.
You can't cast a spell on me.
We had a deal on
the Tracker's Code.
Yeah, but I'm not a Tracker.
I thought you were
the smart one.
Just give me the Egg
You lose.
We did good, Hoag.
Hey Gryphon, can you give
us a lift to the exit?
Oh, wild animal. Right.
Run!
Lucy!
Ah!
Wow, you abandoned us for the Egg and
you still didn't get it. Great plan.
If you actually made a
plan, I would have stayed.
You only care about the
Bureau and the Primus.
Low blow.
-I don't see a free Gryphon.
No, it's definitely free.
We'll never catch him at
this rate, let alone the Egg.
Still have the
Goliath Frog saliva?
This won't last long.
Make the best of it.
Why do I hate this already?
Trust me, you'll love it.
Now who's little?
I hate them.
Gryphon on our six.
Should've kicked your butt
back at The Cheat Code.
Whoa!
- Danny?
- I'm okay.
Hang on!
Round two.
Whoa!
You're done here.
Score!
Oh!
No!
I was finally the size
of my personality.
Goodbye forever.
Does this mean I never
have to see that pig again?
That's the plan.
Cantharis.
He's closing the portal!
We're not gonna make it!
Just keep running.
What the...
-Oh no.
We did it!
Oh, yeah.
Score one for
Hoagie and friends.
You're welcome, universe.
See you later, Spellbound.
You ate my Rocky Road!
Get back here, you monster!
The Bureau's got ice cream with
our names on it, right Lucy?
Lucy?
Did she just leave us?
After everything we did?
How can this be a surprise?
The Egg was all
that ever mattered.
The Primus never cared about us.
Lucy did.
I know she did.
The Egg or die.
boss, the Dark Mage.
This is bad, Daniel.
How're we gonna get the
Gryphon's Egg away from him?
I don't know yet.
Dad's book says that the
Mirage is a death trap.
-We'll have to...
Can you lot never shut up?
Can't you take a mint? Or five?
Goblin breath is real.
Here's our deal, guide
me into the Mirage,
through the Insect King's traps and
to the Egg, and I'll let you go free.
When we return, Viktor
Albright will be here,
and I'll get the biggest
payday in magic history.
Yeah, by giving the Gryphon's Egg to
the biggest slimeball in magic history.
Kid, jealousy's not a good look.
If you could, you know
you'd do the same thing.
Excuse me, Mr. Burden? I have
to use the little girl's room.
Never know what's on the other side
of an ancient portal. Okay, bye.
Bathroom breaks
aren't in the deal.
Tracker ethics do call for two
breaks per day. Plus one meal.
You got three minutes, no more.
What about you, little man?
"Little?"
Primus Thomas.
Dowser Santana. I trust
you've retrieved the Egg?
Uh, a tracker for Albright and
The Alchemists intercepted us.
I'm officially
requesting back-up.
You have one job:
Bring me the Egg.
Nothing else matters, not the
Alchemists, not Spellbound.
I'll get it Primus, I swear.
See that you do, Santana.
Do not fail me.
Luce, you in here?
Good talk?
No talk.
The, uh… comms
system… is broken.
Point 28, I'm tall
for a pig my age.
So again, we return
to point one:
How dare you?
That's it. I have to eat ya.
You're Goblin chow.
Guard the entrance, Prospero, and
make sure no one tries anything funny.
So, we gonna do this?
After you, baby Tracker.
-Are you picking up
any unusual scents?
Everything here is unusual.
The sky is green, all
your scents keep swapping,
and I suddenly got
hankering for coconut.
-Tell me you have something.
"The Gryphon is in the ring
within the ring." Look.
We have to move.
The Insect King designed this place
so no one could survive for long.
Great. Now what?
What are you waiting
for, baby Tracker?
We need the Egg.
I don't care how just as long
as the Primus ends up with it.
I'll think of something,
Lucy. I always do.
But right now, I need to focus
on getting us through this.
What do you think Mr. Dark
Mage'll do with the Egg?
Is it part of his balanced
breakfast of doom?
That's what I can't figure out.
With the Rose, you have death.
With the Egg, a magic container.
But together, what would…
You know the Rose Wizard story?
Of course. Every kid knows that.
Yeah, duh, Danny.
But you tell it so
I know you know it.
Way back when,
a wizard grew enchanted roses.
The roses stole little bits
of life force from others
and could extend
the wizard's life.
Wasn't enough for him.
He wanted more.
Using enchanted crystals, he cast
a terrible spell with the Rose
to steal the powers of his
town's magicians one by one
until only he could wield magic.
But still he wanted more,
so he crafted a new spell,
darker and greater than before.
In his greed,
the wizard forgot that
magic belongs to no one.
Magic wants to be free.
So what you're saying is...
I think that story wasn't
just some fairy tale.
It really happened.
The roses were Fugu Roses, and
the wizard used the Gryphon's Egg,
which means the Dark
Mage's plan is...
Total control of
magic everywhere.
I know what the Egg does.
It makes me rich.
I got ya.
You have very small hands.
You know, you could
say, "Thank you,"
or cut us in for a
percentage on the Egg?
We made a deal on the Tracker Code
you'd get me through these traps.
Your "thank you" is
that I let you live.
What if we're right?
What if the Egg is used
against the entire magic world?
I don't care.
Tracker Code rule
one, do the job.
You can hatch any little schemes
against Albright or whoever
after my work is done.
Schemes? What schemes?
If you even think of undermining
me again, I will leave you to die.
I got something.
Smells like chicken.
And kitty.
That's the Gryphon.
Take me there.
The trail leads here.
Well, what are you
waiting for? Move it.
Aren't you coming?
No, thanks.
I'll just wait and see if you
guys get yourselves killed.
Hmm.
This looks like some
sort of puzzle lock.
Hurry up, Spellbound!
I'm looking. Chill.
I think we need to rotate
these rings to open the lock.
Get to it.
Dad didn't just
talk about rings.
He left a note.
"Ask V.A.'s help."
"V.A.?"
Like Viktor Albright?
Why would your dad ask Sir
Evil Fire-Face for a hand?
I don't know, but we gotta
do this if we wanna find out.
Whoa!
Okay, maybe not that one.
No, you're right, look.
Moving it completes
this side of the circle.
Probably this one too.
-Lucy, no!
Watch it, Spellbound.
Why didn't it work?
We were right.
Because we have to move all
the tiles at the same time.
That's not possible,
they're spread too far.
No one could do it.
Of course, the Insect King.
He had enough limbs to
make this easy for him
and a death trap
for anyone else.
Could use a hand here, Boss.
I'm fine right where I am.
If you really
wanna "do the job,"
you're gonna have to help.
We need to move all the panels
in tandem if this is gonna work.
On three.
One, two, three!
You were right. Look.
Nice cave.
Can't wait to see how
it tries to kill us.
Nuh-uh. The Insect King built
all this to imprison the Gryphon.
Be careful.
How's the Dark Mage gonna eat
that without breaking his jaw?
I thought it would be an Egg.
Gryphons are made of
almost pure magic.
They gotta get rid of
the excess somehow.
The Egg is like a shed
skin or a magic molting.
Then it won't care
if we take it.
Whoa!
-You didn't have to hit it.
That thing was gonna kill me.
You mean that
innocent cat-eagle?
If it wants to play, I
say we give it a toy.
Do I look like a
squishy plushie to you?
Wait, Gryphons feast
on Fairy Hives.
That's where this is
gonna come in handy,
a hundred percent
pure Fairy Jelly.
We need a moving target.
Something distracting,
annoying, nosy.
I'm not letting Hoagie go.
Wait, why are you looking at me?
This is gonna be such
a dumb way to die.
-Here girl.
Here birdie-kitty,
you want some candy?
I'm a giant Fairy.
Wee-hee!
Jelly, yay!
Oh no.
Take the shot.
Nice Gryphon.
No wrestling?
Let's exit, double time.
Wait, we have to set her free.
She'll die here.
Old girl reminds me of me if I
was a beautiful crystal monster,
and I will be.
Our deal was your
freedom for the Egg.
I said nothing about
releasing a wild animal.
- I can't leave it.
- Then I leave you.
The second I'm out,
I will close the Mirage
and destroy the staff.
Trapping us in here
breaks our deal.
I held up the bargain.
I haven't done a thing to you.
If you miss the
exit, it's on you.
Come on, let's go.
Lucy?
The Gryphon is safe
here, the world isn't.
You know what's at risk.
You're okay being
the distraction?
After my time with the Pie Maker,
I can't leave this girl locked up.
Besides, maybe she'll
give us a ride.
Yoo-hoo!
Gryphon.
Hurry, we have to get to the
exit before Burden seals it up.
Fine. Giant rock
bird's got no taste.
I hope this works.
You can't cast a spell on me.
We had a deal on
the Tracker's Code.
Yeah, but I'm not a Tracker.
I thought you were
the smart one.
Just give me the Egg
You lose.
We did good, Hoag.
Hey Gryphon, can you give
us a lift to the exit?
Oh, wild animal. Right.
Run!
Lucy!
Ah!
Wow, you abandoned us for the Egg and
you still didn't get it. Great plan.
If you actually made a
plan, I would have stayed.
You only care about the
Bureau and the Primus.
Low blow.
-I don't see a free Gryphon.
No, it's definitely free.
We'll never catch him at
this rate, let alone the Egg.
Still have the
Goliath Frog saliva?
This won't last long.
Make the best of it.
Why do I hate this already?
Trust me, you'll love it.
Now who's little?
I hate them.
Gryphon on our six.
Should've kicked your butt
back at The Cheat Code.
Whoa!
- Danny?
- I'm okay.
Hang on!
Round two.
Whoa!
You're done here.
Score!
Oh!
No!
I was finally the size
of my personality.
Goodbye forever.
Does this mean I never
have to see that pig again?
That's the plan.
Cantharis.
He's closing the portal!
We're not gonna make it!
Just keep running.
What the...
-Oh no.
We did it!
Oh, yeah.
Score one for
Hoagie and friends.
You're welcome, universe.
See you later, Spellbound.
You ate my Rocky Road!
Get back here, you monster!
The Bureau's got ice cream with
our names on it, right Lucy?
Lucy?
Did she just leave us?
After everything we did?
How can this be a surprise?
The Egg was all
that ever mattered.
The Primus never cared about us.
Lucy did.
I know she did.
The Egg or die.