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[Kevyn] Previously onMax & The Midknights...

- Find my people, Sir Max. - [Max] We will,

so that Sam doesn't grow up without a family.

Millie, why did you turn us into Gnomes

when that's precisely what the Ogres were looking for?!

They're taking us to where the kidnapped Gnomes are being held!

We're breaking out of here tonight!

One last tunnel. The plan worked!

We can't just let the Shadow Man go free.

[both grunt]

Finally it's mine!

Dispose of them.

- [cheers] - Where's the Shadow Man?

[Simon] He's gone, Max.

♪ Majestic music playing ♪

[King Conrad] Where could they be, Sam?

Where's Gadabout or Mumblin?

- [Sam cooing] - Where are the Midknights?

[Sam] Poo-poo.

Oh yes, if they don't come back,

I fear we're all in deep, deep poo-poo.

Dada!

No, no, I'm King Conrad.

But I get that a lot. [chuckles]

It's the beard.

[giggles] Max! Max!

- What's that? [gasps] - Dada! Papa!

- [Sam giggling] - [King Conrad] Max!

♪ Triumphant music playing ♪

[King Conrad] They've done it!

The Midknights have saved the Gnomes of Tresk!

- Huzzah! - [giggles]

Max!

♪ Music fades out ♪

♪ upbeat rock theme music plays ♪

♪ Lotta people tellin' me what I should be ♪

♪ But I wanna make my own destiny ♪

♪ Got a feelin' that it might be time for me ♪

♪ To find my own way ♪

♪ 'Cause I can feel it in my heart ♪

♪ It takes a lot to be brave but just a little to start ♪

♪ Let's go take a million chances ♪

♪ Let's go and change our circumstances ♪

♪ I'm gonna write my own story and the hero is me ♪

♪ song ends with echoing rock note ♪

-♪ lively music playing -[laughter]

[Millie laughs and talks indistinctly]

[grunting]

Little help here!

- [grunts] - Allow me!

Whoa!

Oh. [chuckles] Thanks, Millie! Mm. Mm.

- [bleating] - [Nolan laughs] Yep. Will do.

[scared bleat]

Oh, Max, I am eternally grateful

for what you and the Midknights have done.

We were happy to do it, but I have to admit something.

Your amulet, it was taken by the man

who kidnapped the Gnomes.

I'm so sorry, Queen Nerelia.

Oh, that was just a piece of jewelry!

You have done something much more important:

saving my people

and reuniting that lovely family.

- We're so proud of you kids. - Thanks, Dad!

And Simon, your room's exactly how you left it.

[sniffles] I told myself I wouldn't cry.

Hey, Doris.

- Hm? - Have you seen Mumblin?

He said he was gonna come on the quest with us,

but he totally bailed!

- [bleats] - [Simon] What?!

She said Mumblin was stripped of his magic

and sent to do community service.

And he still hasn't returned!

Show me Mumblin!

Aah! All it's showing me are a bunch of weird birds.

This thing is busted!

[Timmy grunts] I'm okay.

And we never would've escaped

if Rovak hadn't been brave enough

to sneak away and find the Midknights!

Aw, oh stop!

I-I couldn't have done it without all of you!

[spoon tapping on chalice]

A toast to Max and the Midknights

on another job well done!

- [crowd cheers and applauds] - [King Conrad] Now let's party!

Three cheers for Max & The Midknights!

[all] Hip-hip-hooray! Hip-hip-hooray!

[muffled cheering] Hip-hip-hooray!

Really?! Another banquet?!

Well, Boney, you do know what this means, don't you?

[chuckles] No, I'm not going to get you a mozzarella stick!

I'm going to escape while everyone's distracted.

And besides, you're lactose intolerant!

Ugh, I'm wasting time!

- [indistinct chatter] - ♪ sneaky music playing ♪

[laughs mischievously] I'm a master of blending in.

I'm a chameleon extraordinaire.

Am I here? I don't know!

Am I here? No, I am. I'm not!

No one can see me!

Hello, Gastley.

[yelps] Iron Maiden!

- [screams] - [clangs]

[grunts]

Back to the dungeon.

[grunts while struggling]

Mark my words, I will escape!

Give me that mozzarella stick!

No, it's not for me!

It's for my lactose intolerant friend!

- Max, we're so proud of you! - Thanks, guys!

Pardon me. Max, I hate to be a spoilsport,

but something has been picking at me.

I know I've seen the Shadow Man's face before.

But I can't quite place him.

Really? You recognized a rotting skull with no nose?

Yes! Again, I'm sorry to interrupt

- the joyous festivities, but... - No, no, Kevyn, it's okay.

Honestly, I can't stop thinking about how he's still out there.

Hey, you two! Congrats on saving the Gnomes!

Oh, thanks!

Uh, how's Knight School been?

Oh, uh we haven't had Knight School.

Yeah, not since Sir Gadabout left.

- Wait. He hasn't come back? - Uh-uh.

Kevyn, this can't be good.

My thoughts exact... [yelps]

Kevyn, dear boy!

When can we read your next book?!

Soon! Soon!

But please temper your excitement.

Most authors' sophomore works often disappoint the public.

[laughs] Come on, bro!

Give the people what they want!

[gasps] My book!

No, no! It's not complete!

[panting]

Hey...

Nice try, Mr. Modest!

Everyone, I give you Kevyn's next masterpiece!

Millie, no!

♪ Tense music plays ♪

Kevyn, why are all the pages blank?

- [shocked gasps] - What, blank?

Because...

I haven't written anything!

[all gasp]

Uh...

♪ dramatic music playing ♪

Bro, wait!

I'm not your bro!

- I swear I didn't know! - [door opens and shuts]

♪ grand music playing ♪

Thank you again for a lovely feast, King Conrad.

And now it is time for the Gnomes to return to Tresk.

You may use any of Byjovia's ships

for your journey home.

Except for the Mighty Acorn, of course,

'cause we destroyed it. [laughs nervously]

[laughs in guilt] Yes. I'm so sorry about that.

[laughs awkwardly]

Oh no, a ship won't be necessary!

I've arranged other transportation.

[screeching]

[screeches]

[crowd gasps]

[screeching continues]

[Queen Nerelia] Incredible!

♪ Majestic music playing ♪

[chirrs softly]

She said, "All aboard!"

[Gnomes talking indistinctly]

Bye, Baby Sam.

Oh, I almost forgot.

I think this belongs to you.

- [giggling] - Thank you, Sir Max.

If you hadn't risked everything to save us, well... [chokes up]

- [cooing] - Thank you.

Come on, Sammy, we're going home!

Well, I guess this is goodbye, Midknights.

Oh, uh, we got you something, Rovak.

[gasps] An autographed copy

of The Story of Max and the Midknights?!

This is the best day of my life!

And guess what?!

Queen Nerelia is making me her head knight!

Well you earned it, Rovak!

Aw, jeez.

Thank you, Sir Max. Truly.

Come on, Gnomes! Let's go home!

Thank you, Max!

- Goodbye, Sir Max! - We will miss you!

Thank you, Midknights!

[gasping for air]

[grunting]

[laughs] Au revoir, loo-sers!

[laughs] Translation: Later, losers!

[gasps] Move it, bird!

[grunts and screams]

Won't you ever learn, Gastley?

Learn? Ugh!

Boring!

[screeches]

You know what we need? A traveling song!

And hit it!

♪ Home is where the Gnome is ♪

♪ Home is where the Gnome is ♪

♪ Home is where the Gnome is ♪

[humming the tune of "Home Is Where The Gnome Is"]

Who's ready to go home?

[sighs] I can't wait to jump into my bed!

One thing I don't like about quests,

very bad sleeping conditions!

Yeah, come on, Kev.

I can give you back all your toothbrushes!

No thanks.

I have tasks to attend to in the library.

[sighs]

[chicken clucks]

It's okay, Millie. Just give him time.

He'll come 'round.

[King Conrad] Max, you've done a great job.

And yet, I can sense that all is not well with you.

I'm glad the Gnomes are safe,

but that guy who stole

Queen Nerelia's amulet is still out there,

Sir Gadabout hasn't come back, Mumblin's not here,

and... what's that?

[grunting]

[awkward laughter]

Right, that.

Am I crazy for thinking that all these things are connected?

No, I feel the same.

I only wish I knew howthey were connected.

[Millie] Hey, Kevyn.

Can we talk?

Millie, I'm quite busy rearranging my books!

Though I don't even deserve to be in the presence

of such great writing.

Why?

Because I'm a fraud! [voice echoes]

Everyone thinks I'm this great writer, but I'm not!

- [yelps] - You think you're a fraud?

Even with Mumblin training me,

I still feel like a terrible wizard!

My potion wore off too soon and I almost messed up our escape!

I'm sorry I embarrassed you in front of everyone.

No, no. [grunts]

I'm sorry for yelling at you. I...

The truth is, I'm suffering from a terrible condition

called writer's block.

What? You're sick?!

- Let me check your tonsils. - [grunts]

Wait, where are your tonsils?

No, Millie, it's not a physical ailment.

It's purely mental.

You see, I-I can't get started on my next book.

No matter how hard I try.

- Oh. I had no idea, Kevyn. - I-I know.

And instead of admitting that I was struggling,

I took out all my anger on you.

I'm sorry.

It's okay, Kevyn.

I know I'm not always the easiest sister.

And I know I've been getting on your nerves.

No... Uh... Okay, yes.

If you want, we can just go back to being friends and co-workers.

Millie, no.

Despite my constant pleas for personal space,

I love having you as a sister.

Really?

Yes, and I hate to admit it,

but I secretly enjoy seeing how you manage

to use my toothbrush in new and disturbing ways.

[sobs] Aw, jeez, now you've got the waterworks going!

[sobs] So you forgive me?

- Mm-hmm! - Alright!

- Chest bump! - [grunts]

♪ tense music plays ♪

Hey, that face.

- Millie! - Aw, jeez!

I know! I'm such a klutz!

No, you're a genius!

- Come on, sis! - Wah!

[Max] Ugh, something's not right here.

Tell me about it, these cold mozzarella sticks

are more like mozzarella bricks!

[panting] I finally figured it out!

- Oh, did you two make up? - [Millie] Yup!

We're siblings again!

Milvyn in the house!

Yes, and I remembered where I've seen that face!

Millie, show them!

[gasps]

[all] The Shadow Man!

Precisely! The first king of Byjovia!

- [gasps] Say what now? - Uhh?

♪ Tense music plays ♪

[Max] Kevyn, are you saying the Shadow Man

is King Torin, the first king of Byjovia?

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wouldn't that make him

like 500 years old?

Well, the guy did look like an old evil raisin.

Well, it's not exactly the king.

You see, I believe the man we faced was the Bodkin.

What is the Bodkin?

I give you, The Legend of King Torin and the Bodkin.

[Kevyn] "A long, long time ago, the very first king of Byjovia

was named Torin.

He had wealth and power,

but was he grateful for his blessings?

No, he was selfish and vain,

with a vile temper that made him feared and despised

- throughout the kingdom." - Boo!

[Kevyn] "One day, King Torin was visited

by his Fairy Dogmother..."

Wait. Dogmother? No, no,

this must be a typographical error.

I'm sure the scribe who wrote this meant Fairy Godmother.

- Hey, Kevyn, can we keep going? - Oh, sure.

[Kevyn clears throat] "The Fairy Dogmother..."

Did this scribe not have an editor?

- Kevyn! - Apologies.

[Kevyn clears throat] "The Fairy Dogmother told Torin

that if he desired to be a good king,

he must first become a better man.

The King wisely agreed,

and so the fairy conjured up an enchanted mirror.

With a wave of her wand, she magically extracted

all of King Torin's negative qualities

from his body, even his debilitating fear of snakes,

and put them in the mirror.

- The enchanted mirror worked." - Yay!

[Kevyn] "And King Torin was now a perfect king:

wise, generous, and possessing a wonderful sense of humor."

[laughing]

Mmm. Sounds like everything worked out for ol' Torin.

Oh no. Unfortunately,

that was just the beginning of the story.

[Kevyn] "On the other side of the mirror,

Torin's bad qualities bonded

into malevolent spirits called Formlings."

And that, my friends, was when the real trouble started.

♪ Ominous music playing ♪

[Torin's Bodkin] King Torin...

Hello? Who said that?

[Torin's Bodkin] In the mirror.

The mirror?

[Torin's Bodkin] Look upon me.

- Hello. - [startled gasp]

Mind if I join you?

[grunts] No!

What are you doing? This can't be!

- You're... - All of your worst qualities

come to life?

Correct!

Thank you ever so much for creating me.

I didn't create you!

- I... - Ah, but you did.

And now your face, your name, your kingdom,

it will soon be all mine.

I am you now.

Not if I have anything to say about it.

- [clangs] - ♪ intense music plays

[grunting]

Sire!

- Ooh! Sires? - [grunting]

Remove this man at once.

[grunts] He's an impostor!

Don't listen to him.

[grunts] I'm the real king.

He'sthe impostor!

Which one do you think is the real king?

- I don't know. - Uh...

We'll be right back, Your Highnesses.

We're gonna go get a second opinion!

Don't you see how brainless your people are?

[grunts]

Once I defeat you... [grunts]

they'll easily bow at my feet!

[grunting]

You underestimate the people of Byjovia!

- And you underestimate me. - [yelps and groans]

Wait, please! I'll go back into the mirror.

I-I won't cause you any harm. Please!

[sighs] Very well.

♪ Dramatic music plays ♪

Thank you for your mercy.

You are a gracious king.

And a stupid one at that!

♪ Suspenseful music plays ♪

[surprised grunt] That blasted fairy!

Oh! Ow!

[Kevyn] "With the Bodkin defeated,

the mirror was destroyed

to ensure that no Bodkin could ever form again.

As for the Bodkin, it was ultimately entombed.

But before the tomb was sealed in the ground,

the Bodkin shouted a warning."

Someday I'll take your place,

and steal your life, my body kin to yours!

♪ Music fades out ♪

"The end."

Or at least that wasthe end.

- Until now. - Kevyn, are you saying

Torin's Bodkin somehow survived

for hundreds of years, escaped from his tomb,

kidnapped the Gnomes, and he's the one

who took the amulet?

As unlikely as it sounds,

I fear that might be the case.

I can't believe I let him get away.

I can't believe it either! [laughs]

You twerps really messed up!

This must be so embarrassing for you!

I mean, it is for me and I'm just watching!

Hey, get out of my room!

Oh chillax, Animal Boy!

- [door slams open] - [gasps]

- Gastley! - [gasps]

Okay, okay, okay, I-I give up.

I'm no match for... Hey, what is that?!

[laughs] Later, peons!

Why don't you just close up that escape hole in the dungeon?

Eh, it's good exercise for me.

Gotta go.

[panting and grunts]

Hey! You, watch it!

I can practically taste the freedom and it's delicious!

[grunts]

[yelps] How did you get here so fast?!

[panting] Doesn't matter!

Still not stopping me! Grrrr!

[grunts and screams]

[grunts in pain]

[sobs]

Why?! Why are you so mean to me?!

I am so small and helpless!

- [crying] - There, there, Gastley.

I think it's finally time we close up that escape route.

Could we stop for mozzarella sticks? [crying]

Kevyn, I got your note! Is it true?

Was the man you encountered the... Bodkin?

I can't prove it yet, but that is my theory, Your Highness.

Oh, come on.

There's no confusing Mr. No-Nose right here.

It was him!

Well, what if we go to the Bodkin's tomb

and see if he actually got out?

Just to make sure.

That's smart, Sir Max.

The tomb is only a day's journey away.

I can't help but worry about the Bodkin's warning

before he was entombed.

If the Bodkin is out for revenge,

that means he's coming for Byjovia.

King Conrad isn't safe.

Dude, that stinks... for you.

No one in Byjovia is safe

as long as the Bodkin is on the loose.

Then until you all return, I shall shut the gates.

♪ Dramatic music plays ♪

No one shall enter or leave Byjovia

until the Midknights return.

- [bell tolling] - [Byjovians panicking]

Get back inside!

King Conrad is shutting the gates!

This can't be good!

[bell tolling]

[screams]

[bleats]

As we always say...

"You'll be here when we get back."

[chuckles] Exactly.

Kevyn, don't forget your book.

Oh, it's okay, Mom.

I-I don't need it this time.

[wind whistling]

On the road again!

- Bye-bye! - [chuckles] Bye, love you guys!

- Bye, kids! - Be careful!

Come on, Midknights.

This could be our chance to get the Shadow Man

and stop him once and for all!

♪ Grand choir music playing ♪

♪ music fades out ♪

♪♪