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[Kevyn] Previously on Max & the Midknights...

Foolish child.

[grunting]

Finally, it's mine. [laughing maniacally]

I am suffering from a terrible condition called writer's block.

There's been no sign of anyone suspicious.

- Ah! - Where is Kevyn?

The Shadow world, the world that lies inside the mirror.

♪ ominous music playing ♪

Need a weekend break?

Well, come stay in our Bed and Breakfast!

Voted best B&B in a creepy witch's lair!

Almost entirely bed bug-free! [chuckles]

So itchy! Shoo! Shoo, bed bugs! Shoo!

Focus, Bean! We're not here on holiday!

We're here to make sure the Midknights are safe

after being kidnapped

- by those Ogres! - Oh yeah!

And also to advertise!

- [trumpet playing] - Oh!

King Conrad is about to speak! Come on!

[crowd murmuring]

[King Conrad] Hello, my loyal subjects!

Today is a momentous day for Byjovia,

for I have decided that the time has come

for me to abdicate the throne!

- [gasps] But why? - No!

You've only just returned, Your Majesty!

[whispers] What does abdicate mean?

I think it's like retiring, but for Kings and Queens.

As I have no descendants,

the throne should pass to my brother.

- [crowd gasps] - [Juliet] Not Gastley!

But fear not. Gastley is unfit to be king.

So I hereby relinquish the throne

to my next closest relative!

Please welcome your new king, Torin!

[stomps feet]

- [man] Who? - [woman gasps]

Torin? What is this about?

-♪ tense music plays -[thunder crashes]

[Max] Stop!

There can't be a new king in Byjovia!

[crowd gasps]

Not without a warm welcome

from the Midknights!

Oh! There's the Midknights!

They look totally fine!

Welcome, King Torin!

[Midknights] King Torin!

If Max and the Midknights are on board,

that's all I need to know!

Hear hear!

Oof! Huh? Oh!

My fellow Byjovians, it is an honor to serve you!

And my first act as king is to invite you all to the castle

to meet with me personally!

Ooh!

A private audience

with the King?

How gracious!

I look forward to seeing you all

at the castle.

I can't wait to meet the new king!

- Me too! - Good thing I took a bath today!

Ensure all remaining citizens come to the castle.

Soon, every wretched Byjovian will be a Bodkin!

- [sinister chuckle] - ♪ menacing music playing ♪

[maniacal laughter]

♪ 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 ♪

[sighs, yelps]

[heavy breathing]

Woah...

♪ ominous music playing ♪

[trilling]

- [screeches] - [sword clangs]

[growls]

[yelps] What?

[Max grunting]

[pants, yelps]

[sighs in relief]

[trilling, snarling]

[distorted voices echo] You're weak. Just give up.

You don't know what you're doing.

You can't win. You're just a kid.

You're not a hero! This is hopeless.

You're weak. You're hopeless.

Who cares about the others? You're not a hero.

This is hopeless.

- [howling] - [voices cross talking]

- [trilling] - You're not a hero.

[screeches]

[shaky breathing]

♪ heavy rhythmic music playing ♪

Don't worry, Max. I'll keep you safe.

[grunts softly] Ke-Kevyn?! Kevyn, is that you?

[snickers] No one calls me that anymore.

In here, I'm known as The Shadow Slayer.

Now, come on!

Welcome to the Shadow World, kid.

♪ suspenseful music playing ♪

- Excuse us! - Oh, pardon us!

- [chuckles] Excuse us! - Take one of these!

- Bed and breakfast! Come rest! - Best B&B in the realm!

- [chuckles] - Okay, Bean!

Here's the plan: if we impress the new king,

maybe he'll tell all these people

about our Bed and Breakfast!

It's what I like to call "a celebrity endorsement"!

Oh, that would do wonders for business!

Exactly! [gasps] Here we go!

Oi! One at a time!

But I can't go anywhere without my emotional support husband!

King Torin insists.

You wouldn't want to upset him, would you?

- Oh no, no! Course not! - Oh, definitely not!

No. Alright. Bean, you go first.

Just impress him with all the B&B has to offer!

Oo! And don't get distracted!

Wasn't there a rug here before?

- Bean! - I mean, right! Sorry!

- Don't get distracted. - [groans softly]

Pesky bugs.

[snarling]

What are those things?

Formlings.

All of King Torin's bad qualities

were put in the mirror, remember?

Into this place. That's what they became.

Now move!

[both panting]

They're his anger, doubt, greed,

and if you get too close, well, you felt it.

They yearn to take form,

but there's only one way they can.

[gasps] By becoming Bodkins!

[Kevyn] Exactly.

[grunts, pants]

[snarls, screeches]

What's going on? Where are they going?

Shhh!

There's something even the Formlings are afraid of.

[trilling]

[growling]

What is that?

The stuff of nightmares. Heh. Literally.

If the Formlings are King Torin's worst qualities,

then I suspect that this creature

is an amalgamation of his fears,

which, per the legend, were also placed into the mirror.

[grumbles] But what do I know?

The Shadow Slayer doesn't think. He acts.

Now come on, we've got to keep moving!

♪ suspenseful music playing ♪

[trilling, growling]

♪ dramatic music playing ♪

[snarls]

[Kevyn whispers] Inside. Quick. We can't let them find us.

[man sings] ♪ Just go with the flow ♪

♪ If you're feeling forlorn ♪

Nothing quite rhymes with forlorn...

- [gasps] Uncle Budrick! - [gasps] Max!

-♪ heartwarming music plays -Oh, Max! No!

Wait, what's wrong? Aren't you glad to see me?

Oh, of course I am, Max!

But if you're here with me,

that means you're trapped too!

I let them capture me! It's part of my plan.

I came to rescue you!

Oh, that's so you!

But you should've run far away, Max!

You know I'd never leave you behind, Uncle Budrick.

And I promise, I'm gonna get you home!

Simon, do you think I could catch a Formling in this jar?

I've always wanted a pet!

- Sure, Millie. - Simon! Millie!

[both] Max!

I have questions! First, you guys seem fine

so what is up with Kevyn?

- Oh, you mean the Shadow Slayer. - Right. That.

Well, Kevyn's been feeling lost as a writer,

and I guess this place was a chance to reinvent himself.

In a world without books, who needs writers?

It's probably just a phase.

-♪ tense music playing -Not a phase.

This is who I am now.

[grunts]

Okay, this seems like a not-now problem.

Where's everyone else?!

♪ tense music playing ♪

[inaudible whispering]

We can't escape by magic.

Young Millie has tried

and her sorcery only seems to work

in a limited capacity.

Our only hope is the mirror.

If it's the way in, then it's our way out!

But even if we could get to it,

the Bodkin will have the Throne Room guarded

- on the other side. - Don't worry!

I've got a plan for that!

[King Conrad] Sir Max?!

Ah, It's good to see you!

- Oh, thank goodness! - What a relief!

It's good to see you all too.

What was that about a plan?

Sir Alva and Doris are still on the outside,

and they're going to make it safe for us to come back.

We've just got to get everyone to the mirror.

There's only one problem.

- [in unison] The creature. - [Formlings growling]

Right. Can we fight it?

My men and I tried, Sir Max, but our weapons were useless!

[sighs] We were lucky to escape with our lives.

Indeed. There's no escape

while it stands between us and the mirror.

Then there's only one thing to do.

[all gasp]

We gotta find a way to defeat it!

Took the words right out of my mouth!

Oh ho ho! There he is!

- How's our wee Shadow Slayer? - Dad!

Stop! I'm trying to be brooding and morally ambiguous!

Oh aye, sorry, my sweet laddie...

Eh, eh, I mean Shadow Slayer!

- [King Conrad and Alice chuckle] - [whimpers]

[Max] Come on.

[clears throat]

[Sir Gadabout] The creature stalks this region,

directly in our path to the mirror.

Young Kevyn has managed...

- [clears throat] - Ahem. That's not his name.

Sorry, the Shadow Slayer has managed to sneak people through

to the barn, but getting everyone to the mirror

at the same time would be far too dangerous.

The creature devours anything in its path.

Uh... Why?

That's the thing about fear. It's all-consuming.

Where is it?

Anyone see anything?

[Simon] Just Formlings and...

- Millie?! - Pssp-pssp-pssp!

- Come here, little Formling! - [growls]

Momma needs a new buddy! [grunts]

[gasps] It's coming!

I've got to get her out of there!

- I'm on it! - Okay.

♪ suspenseful music playing ♪

- [Kevyn grunts] - Aw, I almost caught one!

Yeah, and that almost had you!

[growls, snarls]

Millie, what were you thinking?!

Oh, I would have been fine!

[trilling, snarling]

- [roars] - ♪ menacing music plays ♪

Okay, maybe not.

That was too close!

Let's go back inside and make a plan.

[snarls]

[Bean] Your Highness, if you come to our Bed and Breakfast,

it would be an honor!

And fear not, we have a king-sized bed

fit for a king! [chuckles]

Yes, you mentioned the bed.

- Mm-hmm! - Four times!

- Yeah! - Now perhaps...

Ah, but it's not just a bed!

It's a Bed and Breakfast, so you also get...

- Breakfast! Yes. - [Bean] Breakfast! Exactly!

- Yeah. - I understand the concept!

- Now... - Mm-hmm.

Perhaps I can tempt you to look

into my beautiful antique mirror?

Oh, lovely. That doesn't sound suspicious at all!

Oh, oh! Sorry! But...

Ooh, I promised Barley I wouldn't get distracted.

- Oh, but I really must insist! - ♪ menacing music plays ♪

Well, if you take a flyer,

I'll take a little peek in your mirror. Deal?

- Fine! - [chuckles]

Yes! Give me a flyer!

Great! [grunts]

Oops! Oh no! Sorry, your Majesty!

I'm ever so clumsy! I'll just pick these up! Sorry!

There we go! Oh! Sorry! [nervous chuckle] Woah!

- Just grab him! - I'll get him!

- [groans] - Oh, no one gets away from...

Is there a bit of a breeze in here?

Ah! Here you go!

♪ menacing music plays ♪

- [grunts] - [whimpers]

[yelps] Huh? What are you doing?

No! Stop!

[Formlings growl]

The creature seemingly has no weaknesses to exploit!

There's got to be a way to defeat this thing!

[Formlings snarling]

- Everyone, quiet! - [Formlings growling]

[whispers] It's here.

[all scream]

[roars]

♪ suspenseful music playing ♪

- Everyone, run! - I'll create a distraction!

I'll create a distract... What?

Ugh, come on!

Millie!

Come and catch me, you beast!

- [roars] - [Kevyn screams]

- [groans] - [gasps]

[growls]

[roars]