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Previously on Just Add Magic: Mystery City...

ZOE: One coin down, two to go.

It's a music box.

A music box with no sound.

LEO: I think we just found our next clue.

Which means we're ahead of the Wessons.

That sourdough starter was stolen from our family.

Okay, Dad. What do you want me to do?

Lexi, you stole my phone?

We're gonna get the starter before you do.

PIERCE: Thanks to your good work,

we finally know how to use these.

Where should I put these?

Uh, top shelf?

No way.

PIERCE: Oh.

Carnejian basil.

What was in the other bottle?

I think it's Livonian sugar.

My grandparents had a story

about spice families not getting along.

So everything you know about magic came from stories?

PIERCE: Not quite.

Everything I know... came from these.

Recipes by the Wesson protectors,

handed down for generations.

This is our magic.

Now it's yours.

CODY: Whoa.

But how are these gonna help us find the next coin?

Now that we know which spice is which...

...we finally have what we need to get the starter.

♪ ♪

Ugh, seriously, what's taking Leo so long?

-He's not a morning person. -But school starts in an hour

and we still have to figure out the clue.

School's like ten minutes away.

We'll be fine. Relax.

(music playing)

What's this?

Chill-out music.

The Glass Jackets. "Gone to Dust."

They have this show tonight if you want to check them out.

Nah. This is terrible.

Way too mellow.

Sounds like whining cats.

Next time, try "No thanks."

Sorry I'm late. I had to organize my charcoal.

-What? -The art competition is today.

They don't tell you what you're drawing until you get there,

-so I have to be ready for anything. -You're still doing that?

I thought you said you were done after losing last year,

and the year before that and the year before...

Doesn't mean I shouldn't try.

Competition breeds creativity.

Did you get that from a comic book?

No. Movie poster.

Guys, we don't have time for this.

Come on.

It's still not working.

Do you think it's broken?

No. Ian Maddox left this box behind.

Whatever it's playing,

it should definitely take us to the next coin.

Maybe there's a spell on it.

Then we need to find a way to break it.

ISH: Look for a loudspeaker recipe.

Or a recipe for something that sends sound

directly into our minds.

You mean ears?

How about this?

"Super Hearing Breakfast Gyro."

"No whisper too low, no sound too soft."

Instead of making the box louder,

we make our hearing better.

The recipe doesn't seem too complicated

and I help my dad with breakfast at the restaurant all the time.

Okay. Let's hurry.

And you guys said we'd never cook a superhero spell.

It's not a superhero spell.

It literally has "super" and "hero" in the title.

Ish. What are you doing here this early?

Uh, cooking.

School starts in half an hour and you kids are cooking?

We're making breakfast.

Our cafeteria food is not the best.

Okay. Just finish up soon.

You're gonna be late.

How do we know when it's working?

FEMALE VOICE: Silent words and whispers hide in quiet speech.

It's working.

That sounds like a riddle.

But where is it coming from?

FEMALE VOICE: Listen to the softest sound

till you find the truth you seek.

Guys, I think the book is talking to us.

Creepy.

Maybe that's how the recipe works.

We cooked a hearing spell so maybe we hear the riddle?

Still creepy.

It said we're spelled until we find the truth we seek.

We cooked to figure out the spell on the music box...

So until we solve it, the spell won't break.

Then we'd better get started.

ZOE: Ready?

(distorted, off-key melody playing)

It's working.

Sounds like a mess.

Is it even a real song?

I don't think so.

Then what are we supposed to be figuring out?

ERIN: See you, sweetie.

I got to make sure the kids get out the door

and then I have a meeting.

Zoe better have cleaned up her room last night.

Uh-oh. Help me clean up.

All right, Zoe, it's...

wait, you cleaned?

Just like you asked.

I'm impressed.

Come on, guys. It's time for school.

What are we gonna do?

We're still spelled.

That might not be so bad.

This is kind of awesome.

(bell ringing)

(overlapping voices speaking)

This is so cool.

I just heard Ms. Thomas say she was gonna be out tomorrow.

No pop quiz.

And I heard Robin's having a party on Saturday.

I'll try and act surprised when I get my invite.

This is so much fun.

But as long as we're still spelled,

we should work on the clue.

-I could skip Math. -No need. I can take it.

I've got Study Hall first period.

Okay, let us know as soon as you figure anything out.

After today, my work's gonna be in that trophy case.

Totally.

But even if it's not, you're still a great artist.

You don't think I could win.

I think you should win, but, I mean, will you?

No.

Not as long as Mr. Bryant is one of the judges.

LEO: I know. He thinks comic book art is trite.

So give up.

It's a waste of two hours

and you're better than a little contest.

I can't. I have to do this.

Comic book art is art and I'm gonna prove it.

I'm gonna win this.

Not for me, for all comic book artists.

Mm'kay. But do you even know what this year's theme is?

Not yet.

I wanted something a little more open-ended this year,

so I made the theme community.

Should give them plenty to play with.

Augie, I know this year's theme.

Really? How?

I got a good hunch.

Okay.

(footsteps approaching quickly)

Geez.

-He almost flattened me. -Yeah.

Kids who run in the hall are the worst.

They never seem to hurt themselves.

(scoffs) Seriously.

-I'm... -Claire Delaney.

Middle school cross country top five, eastern conference, right?

Yeah. And what's your...

I'm a runner, too.

I was going to ask your name.

Oh. Zoe.

I should get to class.

Hey.

What's up?

Going to the bathroom.

Wanted to check in.

Have you found anything yet?

No. I've poked and jiggled every part of this thing.

It still sounds like garbage.

Keep trying.

Will do.

How do you make friends?

For starters, I don't ask how you make friends.

I'm serious.

I ran into someone new and tried talking to her,

but it was a total fail.

What'd you say?

I told her I'm a runner.

Then-Then what?

So, you walked up to a stranger, said, "I'm a runner,"

and then stopped talking?

That's bad, isn't it?

It's not great.

Who is this person, anyway?

Claire Delaney.

The one who wears the jogging shoes everywhere?

Yeah. It'd be nice to have a friend

I actually have something in common with.

Thanks.

You know what I mean. She's on the cross country team.

So, what should I do?

I guess figure out what Claire likes,

and talk about it.

Find a way to start a conversation.

-It's not that easy... -What are you doing?

Nothing.

There's something going on with you guys, isn't there?

(sighs) What do you want, Cody?

Forgot my homework.

I know, so scary.

Ugh, gross.

Right? At least stick it under a table.

(school bell ringing)

(laughter, indistinct chatter)

("Gone To Dust" by Glass Jackets playing)

♪ ♪

Hey, Claire.

I know this is random, but have you ever heard

of the Glass Jackets?

Yeah. I'm listening to them right now.

Are you a fan?

Huge. They're great.

I mean, I know some people think they sound like whining cats...

Right?

All my friends think they're too mellow.

No way. My running playlist is, like,

100% them.

Me, too.

Finally, someone at this school has taste.

(horn honks)

Oh, there's my ride.

Zoe, right? I'll see you around.

...very talented group this year.

I just hope they're more creative.

I'm tired of all the parks and family dinners.

(distorted, off-key melody)

♪ ♪

(playing off-key notes)

LEXI: Maybe stick to fashion.

What's going on?

Nothing that involves you.

Come on, Ish, we both know you have the clue.

It'd go a lot faster if we solved it together.

Well, that's not gonna happen,

so...

-Didn't I lend you this? -No.

I lent it to you.

And it took you three weeks to return it.

Oh.

Right.

Okay, you're leaving now.

Okay, fine.

I tried.

Good luck with that clue.

(sighs)

No. Not allowed, remember?

That is so not fair.

That was, like, the best run ever!

I did the whole East Bay Loop,

and on the way back, I took a photo

of this amazing sunrise.

Let's grab a slice.

I'm going to get some more iced tea.

If they try to charge you,

tell 'em you know the owner of the place.

That joke never gets old.

Hey, Claire. What's up?

Hey. Not much. Grabbing a slice.

Cool. Hey, do you know

any good places for a run?

Yeah, tons.

There's this awesome track on Seventh...

Actually, I keep hearing about some trail near the pier?

The East Bay Loop?

That's it. The sunrise there

is supposed to be amazing.

I was just talking about that.

It's like you can read my mind.

Wow. Crazy.

But, yeah, I gotta check it out sometime.

I go every morning. You should come with.

Meet up at, like, 5:00?

Sure. I'll see you there.

I need to wake up at 4:30 tomorrow.

Also, where's the East Bay Loop?

Seems like everyone wants to draw

people holding hands.

True. At least Peter's trying to work in a skyline.

(playing melodic notes)

♪ ♪

(off-key notes)

(slamming piano keys noisily)

(resumes playing)

Ms. Gupta, do you mind?

Sorry.

I'm kind of having a hard time with this piece.

Does it sound like anything you know?

(playing same off-key notes)

Honestly, it sounds like a mess.

What are you playing?

A bunch of notes.

(playing along) A, E, G-flat.

A-sharp, then D, A-sharp.

Then D-flat, another E, and C.

Well, no wonder you're having trouble.

Those tones are way too dissonant.

I don't know what the song is,

but maybe try a different arrangement?

That's it.

It's not about playing the notes,

it's about arranging them, like letters.

Well, notes are letters.

No, like letters for a word.

TEACHER: Uh-huh.

How long you gonna be here?

(groans)

Time's up.

Everyone, pencils down.

Did you see Leo's piece?

Yeah. I don't know what he was going for.

It's too bad-- he really took a step back this year.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

♪ ♪

This is gonna take forever.

(laughter nearby)

My favorite Glass Jackets song?

That's hard. There's so many.

But it's got to be... "Gone to Dust."

Oh, so you like their new stuff.

Definitely. That guitar solo, next-level.

Be right back.

Tell me you figured something out.

Not yet, but I think I'm close.

By the way, "Gone to Dust" is your favorite song?

What happened to whining cats?

I know. Turns out Claire really likes that band.

So you lied?

You told me to find a way to start a conversation.

I didn't mean like that.

Let's focus on the clue.

You said you're close?

I might have a lead.

"Adage Aced."

"A Dace Aged."

What is that supposed to mean?

No idea. Hold on.

"Ada Decage."

That sounds familiar.

Yes! Ada Decage, or Ada Uncaged,

was an old opera-- and guess where it premiered.

The Bay City Opera House.

That must be where we're supposed to go next.

You figured it out.

But if we solved the clue...

♪ ♪

Oh, no, we broke the spell.

What am I supposed to do now?

Go talk to her?

It's not a big deal. Just be yourself.

I tried being myself-- it didn't work.

I'm not like you.

What do you mean?

Well, you know-- you can talk to anyone.

True. It's not that hard.

For you. But for me... it is.

You don't have to pretend to be interesting.

-Yeah, right. -Zoe, you've lived

all over the country, you take great photos,

and you have, like, a billion running trophies.

I guess.

You got this. Go over there and be yourself.

Just... don't be weird about it.

(Ish laughs)

(music playing over earbuds)

Check it out-- from their Tokyo album.

You'll love it.

♪ ♪

Actually... I hate it.

Like all their stuff.

Too mellow.

-But you said you were a fan. -I just wanted

something to talk about.

It's hard to make friends when you're the new kid.

I know.

Weird. Sorry.

Hold on.

I get it.

You do?

I was the new kid last year.

Where'd you move from?

Saffron Falls. But I've lived all over.

That's so cool.

You've got to tell me all about it on our run.

Unless... that was a lie, too?

No. I'll be there.

-But how about 5:30? -(laughs)

Deal.

(laughs)

Great job. Congratulations again, Peter.

BRYANT: Wow.

That's some nice work, Leo.

It... is?

I thought you hated comic book art.

(scoffs) Who told you that?

I guess... no one.

Look, I like all art, as long as it makes me feel.

Comics don't usually do that for me.

But this... I can feel how important Sellitti's is to you.

Keep practicing.

I look forward to next year's piece.

And then he said he's looking forward to next year's piece.

So I'm thinking I should play around with street art, just...

Leo, the contest is next year.

Right now we need to find that coin.

Right.

This place is amazing.

Yeah. And huge.

Where do we even start looking?

Guys, remember how I said Ada Decage opened here?

Well, to honor the premiere,

the opera house commissioned... this.

LEO: That pin on his cape looks like one of our coins.

We need to find that tapestry.

♪ ♪

I don't believe it.

Told you to trust your old man.

LEO: What are you doing here?

CODY: Beating you.

You guys aren't the best superheroes after all, huh?

PIERCE: So, I finally have a chance

to meet the other protectors.

Hi, Ish.

You kids are in way over your heads.

We know what we're doing. Give us the coin.

Look, we're not your enemies.

Really? 'Cause you're acting like them.

We know what happened in the 1800s.

Yeah. Your side of it.

Our family is owed that starter.

Why? So you can use it and hurt more people?

Why do you think your father was looking

-for the starter in the first place? -To destroy it.

You really don't know the first thing about him...

do you?

♪ ♪

How did they beat us?

We never let the clue out of our sight.

I don't know. Maybe I took too long solving it.

Zoe, what Pierce said about your dad,

he was just messing with you.

Yeah. Those guys have no idea what they're talking about.

It's not that. It's what Cody said.

We're bad superheroes.

-I know. That hurt me, too. -Really?

How did he know we were talking about superheroes this morning?

We were up here, alone.

Ew!

LEO: Gross. Who just leaves

-their gum lying around? -No way.

LEO: Why? Is someone...

Ew!

(groans)

(shudders)

(quietly): Come on.

The Wessons must have spelled that gum to spy on us.

That's why Cody put it on the door.

And why Lexi ruined my favorite jacket.

They've been using it all day. That's how they beat us.

So they might be spying on us right now?

♪ ♪