Nexo Knights (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - The Book of Monsters, Part 1 - full transcript
It is final graduation fighting exams for the latest Knights from Knights' Academy. All our new Knights demonstrate their prowess: Clay, Aaron, Alex and Lance. Princess Macy gets to join them, but her father doesn't want her to graduate. As part of the entertainment, Merlok does an amazing magic trick. His act is followed by Jestro, the King's Jester. He's terrible and everyone laughs because he's a real joke. While Jestro roams the halls of the King's Castle, forlorn, he hears the Book of Monsters calling to him from Merlok's library. The book talks Jestro into gathering as many books of spells as he can carry, but they're interrupted by Clay! As Jestro quickly pages through the Book of Monsters to attack Clay, Merlok arrives. There's a battle in the library between Jestro and Merlok. Finally, the wizard summons up his most powerful spell in self-defense. Boom! There's a big explosion and when Clay forces his way back into the library, Merlok, Jestro and the magic books are gone!
[MONSTERS LAUGH]
[MERLOK CHANTING INDISTINCTLY]
[MONSTERS LAUGHING]
Ah!
[MONSTERS LAUGHING]
Today's the day,
Clay Moorington...
[MERLOK LAUGHING]
[♪♪♪]
The entire kingdom
of Knighton
is abuzz with
excitement, Alice!
I'm certainly excited,
Herb!
And abuzz!
HERB:
Knighton News Network presents
the 151st Knights' Academy
Graduation celebration!
And King Halberd and his
lovely queen have arrived,
so the festivities can
officially begin.
And they look so radiant
for the 151st Annual Knights'
Academy Graduation Ceremony!
There's a small class of five
knights graduating today.
Not much for a knight to do
since it's been peaceful here
in the realm for over
a hundred years.
It's gonna be an amazing show,
featuring Merlok the Magician,
and Jestro
the Royal Jester!
Now, the big question
on everyone's mind,
will Princess Macy Halberd
be allowed to become a knight of
the realm with her classmates?
Well, now, Alice, she did
graduate second in her class.
Even so, Herb,
I think the king would rather
see her in a sparkly dress,
than in a suit of armor.
Heh!
Dad, you promised
I could graduate!
Honey, Princess,
you know I don't want
you going out
and doing any of that
messy fighting, pumpkin.
I wanna be a knight,
Dad.
It's what I was meant to be.
Mom? Talk to him!
You did promise,
dear.
Hm.
Please?
Oh, all right.
Yes!
But no fighting,
young lady!
I'm Herb Herbertson,
and she's Alice Squires,
here to introduce you
to the stars of this show,
the newest knights
of the realm.
Ready for their
graduation battle-bration.
ALICE:
The Knight's Knight,
Clay Moorington.
I don't think
anyone expected
this country boy
to be top of his class.
It's Lucky Lance Richmond and
his amazingly lithe lance.
HERB:
Well, boy,
I wish I could be him.
ALICE:
Doesn't everyone?
HERB:
The thrill seeker, Aaron Fox.
ALICE:
He's got mad skills,
as the kids say.
HERB:
Uh, what kids say that?
ALICE:
I don't know, but some must.
HERB:
Hoo hay! It's big, bad Axl.
ALICE:
And his big, bad ax.
HERB:
And the amazing Macy joins in.
[GRUNTS]
ALICE:
I never doubted it
for a second.
HERB:
Except when you just did
a minute ago.
And we'll be back
to start the official
graduation battle-bration
in a few minutes, folks.
Stay tuned.
[JESTRO GROANING]
Oh...I wish I could
be out there
graduating and
becoming a knight.
We're only freshmen
at the Academy, Robin.
We're just lucky they let us
coordinate these dummies.
Uh, target dummies.
No offense.
Hey, we volunteered
for this.
Yeah, we like
being dummies!
[SQUIREBOTS GRUNTING]
[BEEPS]
[SCREAMING]
[RUMBLING, WHOOSHING]
[GRUNTS]
Okay, let's give 'em
a good show, everybody.
[SIGHS]
Lance, I've prepared
a rundown for each of us
on the specific battle moves
we should highlight
in our graduation
battle-bration.
Relax, would you,
super knight?
We're gonna graduate
no matter what.
It's important that we
make a good impression.
Hm. I do that just by
being me.
[SHATTERS]
Huh. Have you seen Merlok?
I need to talk to him.
Who knows what
that old wizard's up to.
I'll give you all
the advice you need,
just spin your sword around,
smile, and they'll all love you.
Not as much as they love me,
but we all knew that.
Sparkling water?
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
You nervous, Axl?
Nope. I'm hungry.
[LAUGHS]
You're always hungry.
But you're about to become an
official Knight of the Realm!
Have you thought about
how important that is?
Hm...
Will it get me
an extra slice of cake?
That's our cue!
Time for a bodacious
battle-bration.
[IMITATES
ELECTRIC GUITAR]
[CROWD CHEERING]
HERB:
The sensational super-swordplay
of Clay Moorington.
[GRUNTS]
[BUZZING]
[CROWD SHOUTS]
ALICE:
Merlok the Magician
really helped Clay
be all the knight
he could be.
Yup, Merlok's friendship
and advice sure paid off.
Ooh, look, it's Aaron Fox.
ALICE:
Aaron Fox, the airborne archer.
Oh.
He's simply off the hook!
HERB:
Uh...do the kids say that too?
ALICE:
No, I say that.
I am pretty hip.
HERB:
Lance Richmond is always
so polished.
Oh! He's the shiniest knight
I've ever seen. Ah!
[CROWD CHEERING]
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTS]
[HORSE NEIGHS]
CROWD:
Oh!
Ha, ha! He missed!
[HORSE NEIGHS]
[SCREAMS]
[GRUNTS]
Whoa!
CROWD:
Oh!
Ah!
[GRUNTS]
I planned that.
ALICE:
And here comes Axl.
He's always hungry
for action.
HERB: Hungry? Really, Alice?
Hm...
[GRUNTS]
[ELECTRONIC BUZZING]
HERB:
Axl the Ever-Hungry,
gives way to
Princess Macy Halberd.
[CROWD CHEERS]
[GRUNTS]
ALICE:
She is sure to bring a woman's
touch to this battle-bration.
[GRUNTING]
HERB:
And there's that touch now.
Ouch.
CROWD:
Ooh!
Wow!
That's a-mace-ing!
And now,
ladies and gentlemen,
the moment every newly
graduated knight dreams of,
the shield presentation!
[CROWD CHEERING]
[♪♪♪]
Good citizens of this land!
We welcome these
new knights of the realm,
and present them with the
symbols of their achievement,
the Shields of the Kingdom
bearing their family crests.
Uh-oh. I don't think Macy's
getting a shield, Alice.
Oh. That's gotta
sting, Herb.
Where's mine, Dad?
Ahem...
We'll discuss this
later, Pumpkin.
Oh!
This is so unfair!
[CROWD CHEERING]
Ha-ha-ha!
Oh, yeah!
This makes an awesome
hover shield!
You know what that is?
That's disrespectful.
With a capital D.
[CLANKS]
Lighten up,
uber-knight.
This is supposed
to be a party.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the
Knights' Academy Graduates of--
[ROARING]
[GROWLING]
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
[ROARING CONTINUES]
Monsters?
There haven't been monsters
here in 100 years.
[SQUEALS]
I'm so scared, Alice!
[CROWD SCREAMING]
Monsters!
Macy, here! Take this!
Hyah!
Knights! Defend
the people of the realm!
[ROARING]
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTS]
Huh?
Hyah!
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTING]
[CROWD CHEERS]
Oh, my!
It's chaos and bedlam
as monsters have invaded
the arena!
[GASPS]
I'm so afraid,
I can't even speak.
I think our ratings
just went up. Heh!
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTING]
We've got to coordinate
our attacks.
Lance, drive your monster
towards me!
Like you know better.
I can handle this thing.
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH GRUNT]
[SCREAMS]
[ALL GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
[CROWD YELLING]
[LAUGHS]
That was a good trick,
wasn't it?
'Tis I,
Merlok the Magician.
This is supposed to be
a celebration.
It was Merlok.
Oh, that's a relief.
Merlok?
What is this all about?
Ha-ha-ha!
Good show, Merlok.
You truly are the greatest
wizard in the realm.
I'm also the only wizard
left in the realm.
Our new knights,
while you may be graduating,
you must recognize that
you still have much to learn.
And now, for a little magic.
Fireworkes Disappearum!
ALICE:
Wow! He made the new knights
disappear?
HERB:
What an eccentric performer.
[KING HALBERD LAUGHING]
ALICE:
And then reappear.
Awesome!
Oh...
Hey, Jestro.
You're up next.
Heh, don't worry so much.
You'll be great.
I'm kind of
nervous, Clay.
"Never follow a better act,"
they say,
and the people
all love Merlok.
Uh, "love" is
a strong word.
I'd say "adore,"
maybe "cherish."
[GROANS]
Just stay positive,
you'll be fine.
Oh, right.
Time for some comedy.
That's the spirit.
[♪♪♪]
Uh...is he gonna
crash and burn?
No, no. Of course not.
But probably?
Uh, yeah.
HERB:
And there's Jestro,
the royal jester.
[GRUNTS]
Whoa!
[LAUGHING]
Oh. You can do this.
Be the funny.
Hey, it's good to be here.
But, I'm always here.
I live here.
[LAUGHING, GROANING]
[BREAKING]
[GRUNTING]
[CROWD GROANING]
[GRUNTS]
Oh, oh, whoop!
[GROANING]
Aha!
[GASPS]
Ah! Oh! Ah! Ow!
HERB:
Do the juggling, Jestro.
Everyone loves juggling.
[SINGING GIBBERISH]
MERLOK:
Hm. Tough crowd.
Uh...does he know
that's a power mace?
Does that make a difference?
It might.
You can do it, Jestro.
[SINGING GIBBERISH]
[YELLING]
[SIZZLING]
[CROWD GASPS]
[ALL GASP]
[CRACKLING]
[CROWD SIGHING]
Wow, Alice.
And Jestro finishes
his act with a power outage.
I've heard of bringing
the house down,
but bringing
the power down?
Ah? Get it?
Yeah, I get it.
MERLOK: Say something nice to--
Oof!
Oh. I'm a horrible failure.
I can't do anything right.
Come on,
nobody thinks that.
SQUIREBOT 1:
You're a horrible failure!
SQUIREBOT 2:
You can't do anything right!
[CRYING]
Jestro! Wait!
I wanna talk to you!
[♪♪♪]
Oh... Uh... Oh?
[CROWD CHATTERING]
[CLEARS THROAT]
All is well!
Even though darkness falls
across the land!
[CROWD BOOS]
Uh, I don't mean it
like that.
It is dark,
but not evil, world-ending,
soul-sucking darkness.
[CROWD SCREAMING]
You're not helping, dear.
Oh. Another big chance,
and I blew it.
I'm just bad at everything.
VOICE:
I bet you could be good
at being bad, jester.
[GASPS]
Are you talking to me?
VOICE:
See any other jesters around?
No, you're not
hearing things.
You're not talking
to yourself, either.
Come find me.
I'm in Merlok's library.
Oh, this place
is usually locked up.
VOICE:
Heh. Yeah, your little power
outage trick unlocked the door.
Hm...
Aha!
VOICE:
No, no, no. Over here.
[♪♪♪]
Boo!
[YELLS]
Ha! I love doing that!
Ha, ha!
You should've seen
your face!
Huh.
You're a book?
Yeah, I'm the book,
the Book of Monsters.
And I think
I could make you
the baddest baddie
in the realm.
Uh, heh, I don't know...
You wanna have everybody
laugh at you?
You wanna be a joke?
Aren't you tired of everyone
laughing at you?
How many more times
do you wanna be
the laughingstock
of the whole kingdom? Huh?
[PEOPLE LAUGHING]
Ah, quit living in the past.
[BITES]
Aah! You bit me!
I had to snap you out of
your sad-face-clown-boy mode.
I can make you
somebody!
A real bad boy,
a guy who's respected.
I can make you the most feared
guy in all of the kingdom.
That's gotta be better
than spinnin' plates, right?
Heh... O-okay,
I'm listening.
Look around, there's lots of
power in these magic books.
Grab as many as you can,
and let's jailbreak
this musty old place.
Ho, ho. You're gonna be bad.
Really, really bad.
[PANTING]
BOOK:
That's it, kid, grab more.
This one? I want this one...
And you'll need a magic staff
to make my pages come to life.
Merlok has a dozen of 'em
lyin' around.
Hm...
Huh? Jestro? You in here?
I wanted to
talk to you.
It's that
goodie-goodie knight.
Quick, page 205.
Wave the magic staff over me
and conjure a monster.
Bu-bu-but's it's Clay.
He's, like, my friend.
Nobody's your friend but me,
joke-boy! Remember that!
Now quick, page 205.
Quick! Quick!
Jestro?
Ohh.
What are you doing?
BOOK:
Yes, that one.
Jestro, wait, stop.
[MONSTERS ROARING]
Huh? What is that?
[GROWLS]
[ROARS]
Oh. What have I done?
[BOOK LAUGHING]
This is gonna be
one monstrous takedown.
You see, kid.
You're good at something.
You're good
at being bad.
[ROARING]
[GRUNTS]
[LAUGHS]
[CLANKS]
Ah!
[ROARS]
[GRUNTS]
[GROWLING]
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
More monsters.
Make more monsters.
[MONSTERS GIGGLING]
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTS]
[GROANS]
Merlok!
[ALL GROWLING, LAUGHING]
That crazy Merlok.
I hate that old kook.
Now's our chance.
Destroy them both.
Jestro! Stop this!
You shall not be monstrous!
[GROWLS]
[♪♪♪]
CLAY:
Ah!
Merlok! No!
Yes! Finish him!
[LAUGHING]
Owah! Tagu! Siam!
[JESTRO SCREAMING]
[GRUNTS]
Wha...what...
What happened?
Uh...You tell us,
buddy.
[GRUNTS]
Ugh. Must be
the maid's day off.
Merlok's gone.
It was Jestro, and he had
monsters and a magical book,
and he was gonna crush us.
[ALL GASP]
[SIGHS]
Merlok used some big spell
and...boom!
I couldn't save him.
I was helpless.
I... I don't deserve
to be a knight.
Don't blame
yourself, Clay.
None of us are ready for
whatever...this is.
We better be. And fast.
[♪♪♪]
[GROANING]
BOOK:
Get off of me, you big joke!
Teh. Who does that Merlok
think he is? Hm.
At least that
old fool failed.
He's gone and we're free.
Huh? Ah. Yeah. Free.
Free to be
as bad as we wanna be.
[LAUGHING DIABOLICALLY]
[♪♪♪]
[MERLOK CHANTING INDISTINCTLY]
[MONSTERS LAUGHING]
Ah!
[MONSTERS LAUGHING]
Today's the day,
Clay Moorington...
[MERLOK LAUGHING]
[♪♪♪]
The entire kingdom
of Knighton
is abuzz with
excitement, Alice!
I'm certainly excited,
Herb!
And abuzz!
HERB:
Knighton News Network presents
the 151st Knights' Academy
Graduation celebration!
And King Halberd and his
lovely queen have arrived,
so the festivities can
officially begin.
And they look so radiant
for the 151st Annual Knights'
Academy Graduation Ceremony!
There's a small class of five
knights graduating today.
Not much for a knight to do
since it's been peaceful here
in the realm for over
a hundred years.
It's gonna be an amazing show,
featuring Merlok the Magician,
and Jestro
the Royal Jester!
Now, the big question
on everyone's mind,
will Princess Macy Halberd
be allowed to become a knight of
the realm with her classmates?
Well, now, Alice, she did
graduate second in her class.
Even so, Herb,
I think the king would rather
see her in a sparkly dress,
than in a suit of armor.
Heh!
Dad, you promised
I could graduate!
Honey, Princess,
you know I don't want
you going out
and doing any of that
messy fighting, pumpkin.
I wanna be a knight,
Dad.
It's what I was meant to be.
Mom? Talk to him!
You did promise,
dear.
Hm.
Please?
Oh, all right.
Yes!
But no fighting,
young lady!
I'm Herb Herbertson,
and she's Alice Squires,
here to introduce you
to the stars of this show,
the newest knights
of the realm.
Ready for their
graduation battle-bration.
ALICE:
The Knight's Knight,
Clay Moorington.
I don't think
anyone expected
this country boy
to be top of his class.
It's Lucky Lance Richmond and
his amazingly lithe lance.
HERB:
Well, boy,
I wish I could be him.
ALICE:
Doesn't everyone?
HERB:
The thrill seeker, Aaron Fox.
ALICE:
He's got mad skills,
as the kids say.
HERB:
Uh, what kids say that?
ALICE:
I don't know, but some must.
HERB:
Hoo hay! It's big, bad Axl.
ALICE:
And his big, bad ax.
HERB:
And the amazing Macy joins in.
[GRUNTS]
ALICE:
I never doubted it
for a second.
HERB:
Except when you just did
a minute ago.
And we'll be back
to start the official
graduation battle-bration
in a few minutes, folks.
Stay tuned.
[JESTRO GROANING]
Oh...I wish I could
be out there
graduating and
becoming a knight.
We're only freshmen
at the Academy, Robin.
We're just lucky they let us
coordinate these dummies.
Uh, target dummies.
No offense.
Hey, we volunteered
for this.
Yeah, we like
being dummies!
[SQUIREBOTS GRUNTING]
[BEEPS]
[SCREAMING]
[RUMBLING, WHOOSHING]
[GRUNTS]
Okay, let's give 'em
a good show, everybody.
[SIGHS]
Lance, I've prepared
a rundown for each of us
on the specific battle moves
we should highlight
in our graduation
battle-bration.
Relax, would you,
super knight?
We're gonna graduate
no matter what.
It's important that we
make a good impression.
Hm. I do that just by
being me.
[SHATTERS]
Huh. Have you seen Merlok?
I need to talk to him.
Who knows what
that old wizard's up to.
I'll give you all
the advice you need,
just spin your sword around,
smile, and they'll all love you.
Not as much as they love me,
but we all knew that.
Sparkling water?
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
You nervous, Axl?
Nope. I'm hungry.
[LAUGHS]
You're always hungry.
But you're about to become an
official Knight of the Realm!
Have you thought about
how important that is?
Hm...
Will it get me
an extra slice of cake?
That's our cue!
Time for a bodacious
battle-bration.
[IMITATES
ELECTRIC GUITAR]
[CROWD CHEERING]
HERB:
The sensational super-swordplay
of Clay Moorington.
[GRUNTS]
[BUZZING]
[CROWD SHOUTS]
ALICE:
Merlok the Magician
really helped Clay
be all the knight
he could be.
Yup, Merlok's friendship
and advice sure paid off.
Ooh, look, it's Aaron Fox.
ALICE:
Aaron Fox, the airborne archer.
Oh.
He's simply off the hook!
HERB:
Uh...do the kids say that too?
ALICE:
No, I say that.
I am pretty hip.
HERB:
Lance Richmond is always
so polished.
Oh! He's the shiniest knight
I've ever seen. Ah!
[CROWD CHEERING]
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTS]
[HORSE NEIGHS]
CROWD:
Oh!
Ha, ha! He missed!
[HORSE NEIGHS]
[SCREAMS]
[GRUNTS]
Whoa!
CROWD:
Oh!
Ah!
[GRUNTS]
I planned that.
ALICE:
And here comes Axl.
He's always hungry
for action.
HERB: Hungry? Really, Alice?
Hm...
[GRUNTS]
[ELECTRONIC BUZZING]
HERB:
Axl the Ever-Hungry,
gives way to
Princess Macy Halberd.
[CROWD CHEERS]
[GRUNTS]
ALICE:
She is sure to bring a woman's
touch to this battle-bration.
[GRUNTING]
HERB:
And there's that touch now.
Ouch.
CROWD:
Ooh!
Wow!
That's a-mace-ing!
And now,
ladies and gentlemen,
the moment every newly
graduated knight dreams of,
the shield presentation!
[CROWD CHEERING]
[♪♪♪]
Good citizens of this land!
We welcome these
new knights of the realm,
and present them with the
symbols of their achievement,
the Shields of the Kingdom
bearing their family crests.
Uh-oh. I don't think Macy's
getting a shield, Alice.
Oh. That's gotta
sting, Herb.
Where's mine, Dad?
Ahem...
We'll discuss this
later, Pumpkin.
Oh!
This is so unfair!
[CROWD CHEERING]
Ha-ha-ha!
Oh, yeah!
This makes an awesome
hover shield!
You know what that is?
That's disrespectful.
With a capital D.
[CLANKS]
Lighten up,
uber-knight.
This is supposed
to be a party.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the
Knights' Academy Graduates of--
[ROARING]
[GROWLING]
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
[ROARING CONTINUES]
Monsters?
There haven't been monsters
here in 100 years.
[SQUEALS]
I'm so scared, Alice!
[CROWD SCREAMING]
Monsters!
Macy, here! Take this!
Hyah!
Knights! Defend
the people of the realm!
[ROARING]
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTS]
Huh?
Hyah!
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTING]
[CROWD CHEERS]
Oh, my!
It's chaos and bedlam
as monsters have invaded
the arena!
[GASPS]
I'm so afraid,
I can't even speak.
I think our ratings
just went up. Heh!
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTING]
We've got to coordinate
our attacks.
Lance, drive your monster
towards me!
Like you know better.
I can handle this thing.
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH GRUNT]
[SCREAMS]
[ALL GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
[CROWD YELLING]
[LAUGHS]
That was a good trick,
wasn't it?
'Tis I,
Merlok the Magician.
This is supposed to be
a celebration.
It was Merlok.
Oh, that's a relief.
Merlok?
What is this all about?
Ha-ha-ha!
Good show, Merlok.
You truly are the greatest
wizard in the realm.
I'm also the only wizard
left in the realm.
Our new knights,
while you may be graduating,
you must recognize that
you still have much to learn.
And now, for a little magic.
Fireworkes Disappearum!
ALICE:
Wow! He made the new knights
disappear?
HERB:
What an eccentric performer.
[KING HALBERD LAUGHING]
ALICE:
And then reappear.
Awesome!
Oh...
Hey, Jestro.
You're up next.
Heh, don't worry so much.
You'll be great.
I'm kind of
nervous, Clay.
"Never follow a better act,"
they say,
and the people
all love Merlok.
Uh, "love" is
a strong word.
I'd say "adore,"
maybe "cherish."
[GROANS]
Just stay positive,
you'll be fine.
Oh, right.
Time for some comedy.
That's the spirit.
[♪♪♪]
Uh...is he gonna
crash and burn?
No, no. Of course not.
But probably?
Uh, yeah.
HERB:
And there's Jestro,
the royal jester.
[GRUNTS]
Whoa!
[LAUGHING]
Oh. You can do this.
Be the funny.
Hey, it's good to be here.
But, I'm always here.
I live here.
[LAUGHING, GROANING]
[BREAKING]
[GRUNTING]
[CROWD GROANING]
[GRUNTS]
Oh, oh, whoop!
[GROANING]
Aha!
[GASPS]
Ah! Oh! Ah! Ow!
HERB:
Do the juggling, Jestro.
Everyone loves juggling.
[SINGING GIBBERISH]
MERLOK:
Hm. Tough crowd.
Uh...does he know
that's a power mace?
Does that make a difference?
It might.
You can do it, Jestro.
[SINGING GIBBERISH]
[YELLING]
[SIZZLING]
[CROWD GASPS]
[ALL GASP]
[CRACKLING]
[CROWD SIGHING]
Wow, Alice.
And Jestro finishes
his act with a power outage.
I've heard of bringing
the house down,
but bringing
the power down?
Ah? Get it?
Yeah, I get it.
MERLOK: Say something nice to--
Oof!
Oh. I'm a horrible failure.
I can't do anything right.
Come on,
nobody thinks that.
SQUIREBOT 1:
You're a horrible failure!
SQUIREBOT 2:
You can't do anything right!
[CRYING]
Jestro! Wait!
I wanna talk to you!
[♪♪♪]
Oh... Uh... Oh?
[CROWD CHATTERING]
[CLEARS THROAT]
All is well!
Even though darkness falls
across the land!
[CROWD BOOS]
Uh, I don't mean it
like that.
It is dark,
but not evil, world-ending,
soul-sucking darkness.
[CROWD SCREAMING]
You're not helping, dear.
Oh. Another big chance,
and I blew it.
I'm just bad at everything.
VOICE:
I bet you could be good
at being bad, jester.
[GASPS]
Are you talking to me?
VOICE:
See any other jesters around?
No, you're not
hearing things.
You're not talking
to yourself, either.
Come find me.
I'm in Merlok's library.
Oh, this place
is usually locked up.
VOICE:
Heh. Yeah, your little power
outage trick unlocked the door.
Hm...
Aha!
VOICE:
No, no, no. Over here.
[♪♪♪]
Boo!
[YELLS]
Ha! I love doing that!
Ha, ha!
You should've seen
your face!
Huh.
You're a book?
Yeah, I'm the book,
the Book of Monsters.
And I think
I could make you
the baddest baddie
in the realm.
Uh, heh, I don't know...
You wanna have everybody
laugh at you?
You wanna be a joke?
Aren't you tired of everyone
laughing at you?
How many more times
do you wanna be
the laughingstock
of the whole kingdom? Huh?
[PEOPLE LAUGHING]
Ah, quit living in the past.
[BITES]
Aah! You bit me!
I had to snap you out of
your sad-face-clown-boy mode.
I can make you
somebody!
A real bad boy,
a guy who's respected.
I can make you the most feared
guy in all of the kingdom.
That's gotta be better
than spinnin' plates, right?
Heh... O-okay,
I'm listening.
Look around, there's lots of
power in these magic books.
Grab as many as you can,
and let's jailbreak
this musty old place.
Ho, ho. You're gonna be bad.
Really, really bad.
[PANTING]
BOOK:
That's it, kid, grab more.
This one? I want this one...
And you'll need a magic staff
to make my pages come to life.
Merlok has a dozen of 'em
lyin' around.
Hm...
Huh? Jestro? You in here?
I wanted to
talk to you.
It's that
goodie-goodie knight.
Quick, page 205.
Wave the magic staff over me
and conjure a monster.
Bu-bu-but's it's Clay.
He's, like, my friend.
Nobody's your friend but me,
joke-boy! Remember that!
Now quick, page 205.
Quick! Quick!
Jestro?
Ohh.
What are you doing?
BOOK:
Yes, that one.
Jestro, wait, stop.
[MONSTERS ROARING]
Huh? What is that?
[GROWLS]
[ROARS]
Oh. What have I done?
[BOOK LAUGHING]
This is gonna be
one monstrous takedown.
You see, kid.
You're good at something.
You're good
at being bad.
[ROARING]
[GRUNTS]
[LAUGHS]
[CLANKS]
Ah!
[ROARS]
[GRUNTS]
[GROWLING]
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
More monsters.
Make more monsters.
[MONSTERS GIGGLING]
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTS]
[GROANS]
Merlok!
[ALL GROWLING, LAUGHING]
That crazy Merlok.
I hate that old kook.
Now's our chance.
Destroy them both.
Jestro! Stop this!
You shall not be monstrous!
[GROWLS]
[♪♪♪]
CLAY:
Ah!
Merlok! No!
Yes! Finish him!
[LAUGHING]
Owah! Tagu! Siam!
[JESTRO SCREAMING]
[GRUNTS]
Wha...what...
What happened?
Uh...You tell us,
buddy.
[GRUNTS]
Ugh. Must be
the maid's day off.
Merlok's gone.
It was Jestro, and he had
monsters and a magical book,
and he was gonna crush us.
[ALL GASP]
[SIGHS]
Merlok used some big spell
and...boom!
I couldn't save him.
I was helpless.
I... I don't deserve
to be a knight.
Don't blame
yourself, Clay.
None of us are ready for
whatever...this is.
We better be. And fast.
[♪♪♪]
[GROANING]
BOOK:
Get off of me, you big joke!
Teh. Who does that Merlok
think he is? Hm.
At least that
old fool failed.
He's gone and we're free.
Huh? Ah. Yeah. Free.
Free to be
as bad as we wanna be.
[LAUGHING DIABOLICALLY]
[♪♪♪]