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-Uh, I--I only got a glimpse of the creature

that took Peng and Everest.

Who could it be?

JIN: And where is it taking them?

I'm trying to track the chip in Peng's rocket sneaks

and Everest's Mini-Mountain-Mimicker.

-Nian?

-Every winter, during the New Year,

the ferocious monster, Nian,

comes out from the far reaches of the land

in the mountains near the ocean, to feed.

He ravages villages, searching for food.

And if there isn't enough food,

he eats animals and little children too!

But what happens if Nian really does come one day?

-Well, then, I assure you that I will be ready

with lots of dumplings!

-That's it! It's Nian.

Everything lines up!

It's New Year's, the scales, the claws,

creatures are missing-- It--It all tracks.

-That makes sense!

The way we found Fèng huáng's nest,

she must've been taken!

The Minticon are gone!

-Nian probably got his claws in Sewer Koi too.

Peng and Everest's tech is still active,

which means they're probably not in Nian's intestinal tract.

Yet.

Okay, I got a lock on Peng and Everest.

They're together and still moving, which is good!

But they are really, really far away, which is bad.

-Ugh! How are we gonna get there in time?

We don't have Everest's cloud, and we don't have Fèng huáng.

-I have an idea.

YI: I hope this works.

-Here you go.

-Uh, xie xie,Nai Nai,

but we're actively trying to not think

about the digestive process right now.

- Aiya! These aren't for you, girl!

They're for Nian.

-What?

-Well, I told you before that Iwould be ready.

Nai Nai sees everything.

-But how did you--

-'Tis I who saves the day!

'Tis wewho save the day.

-No seat belt, no service, mister!

-Sorry, ma'am. Of course.

-This is our rescue ride to confront

the giant creature-eating beast?

-What? It gets greatmileage.

-I can't believe Nai Nai knew what we were up to this whole time.

How did she find out?

Like, why didn't she say anything?

How much does she know?

-All good questions, Yi,

all right, but right now,

I'm trying to focus on notthrowing up.

Not that I throw up. I never throw up.

I'm a never-throw-upper.

-Here, you take this.

-Guys, we're getting closer to Peng and Everest.

Oh, no, no. No!

Oh, we lost the blinking dot thingies.

-What do you mean, "We lost the blinking dot thingies"?

-I'm sure it just means

that they're in a place that's blocking their reception.

Or--Or that Peng and Everest are in serious trouble.

-Oh, warts of worry,

we have to keep going if we are to save our BFFs.

Which way now?

-In my book, it says

Nian lives in the mountains by the ocean.

So... keep going straight?

MR. BURNISH: You're quite right, Duchess!

There is no more roads to go straight!

Or any road to go any direction, for that matter.

Duchess says she'll tap into her rodent instincts,

which usually means burrowing under the earth,

only to rise to give me grief about how I--

Somehow, I don't think this is the right way.

-Don't worry, guys, we're going to find a way out.

If the movies I've seen are true,

which of course they are,

there should be a secret latch

that will release us, so we can escape!

And the president of the world will award us

with very expensive sports cars.

-Aha! I knew it!

It's...

a key?

Not a key! Not a key!

Aaah!

The movies lied.

-Can't you use your violin to, like,

magic us a nature bridge or something?

-Uh, yeah, about that--

The weirdest thing happened.

When I was at the temple, this kid came up

and stole my violin and threw it in the air,

and it fell and broke my strings

which were made from Everest's magic fur,

which have now been replaced with normal, non-magic strings.

-What?

Yi, we are literally going into the dragon-lion's den

to face the dragon-lion of the den's name with no magic?

-Yes. But don't worry.

We'll figure it out! We always do!

-With magic! We don't have time

for figuring things out the normal-people way!

We are sinking into mud, which is my fourth worst nightmare!

Mr. Burnish, don't you have

some spare tech in the car we could use

to get us out of this?

-I'm afraid all my tech is in the mud.

-Mr. Burnish, can I borrow your cane?

-Of course! This is just a performative cane.

-What are you doing, Yi?

The branch can't hold you.

-It will!

You will! Let's do this, branch!

-Ooh! -Aah!

-Yes!

-Well? Come on! -Okay.

Ju--Just like Peru back in '82.

-I dunno about this.

I think my balance is still off from that crazy ride.

-Duchess does not appreciate that.

Come on, Jin. You can do it!

-Jin, the mud is getting awfully close to your shoes!

-Ah! Aaaaah!

-That was embarrassing, Jin,

but what matters is that you made it.

-Huh. Phew!

-I see mountains, but which way is the ocean?

Ugh, how are we gonna find Peng and Everest?

Ah! Paw prints!

We can follow Nian's footsteps.

-Yahtzee! -Ooh, my favorite game.

I'm sorry. When I'm nervous

and feel like we're on the brink of death,

my mind tends to wander to simpler times.

Wait, what happened to the footprints?

They just stopped!

-The ground is covered with boulders and rocks,

an impossible condition for footprints to be imprinted.

-Where now? -Fear not! Ihave a map!

-Ah!

Now, we fear.

-That's it! Nian must've leaped!

But which way?

Uh-ho-ho! Minti! How did youget here?

Oh, little guy, I'm sohappy to see you!

Nian must've missed you.

He's trying to tell us something.

What is it?

-Look, guys! Minticon dust!

They must've been shedding during Nian's transport.

Oh, I can see the trail!

Follow me.

-Those sound like hungry footsteps.

This is it. We're dinner. I've become my favorite meal!

Uhh, Mr. Nian, you seem very hungry,

but I assure you that we have awful nutritional value,

and we would definitely constipate you, especially Morty.

Everest, use your magic!

No! Everest!

-No!

Everest!

-Come back!

Okay, guys, we have to save Everest!

We are a team.

-Do you know what teams do?

We win together. We go down together.

And today, we rise up together, so that we can--

Win together! So we don't die together!

Yeah! Whoo-whoo! Yes!

Okay, but let's just win a little quieter

so Nian doesn't get mad.

-Hey, little guy, are you okay?

We have to keep going.

-I lost the trail.

-Why did the Minticon stop?

The candy dust must've run out.

Could Nian be here?

-But it doesn't look like anything is here.

It's just greenery.

-A red bean rice cake!

It still has the perfect amount of squish!

-I know red bean rice cake is your favorite, but...

-Peng knows it's my favorite!

He must've left it for us as a sign!

Which means Everest and Peng must be close.

Jin, scan with your glasses

and see if there are any

sort of secret latches like in the movies.

-Oh, Yi, come here.

Behind these vines.

-Bingo!

-Not my favorite, but also a great game.

-We can't go in there.

It'll be too dangerous. We have no magic.

-But we do... have dumplings.

-It's time for us to make our move.

Are you ready for Operation Bones?

-No creature can resist Nai Nai's dumplings.

We just have to lure Nian out

so we don't get trapped in his territory.

-Hopefully, these dumplings are enough.

Don't want him to think those are appetizers

and we are the main course.

-Or Duchess the amuse-bouche.

YI: Here we go!

-Oh, gosh!

-Everest! Are you okay?

-Nian, the famed creature

that haunted the imaginations

of the old and young for generations,

is standing right in front of us.

Is it true that the famed Nian

will eat whatever is in his path?

Ooh! Yep, definitely in his path.

-Everest, is Peng okay?

MR. BURNISH: Oh, dear!

-Yi, what are you doing?

-Guys, I don't think

Nian is trying to eat the creatures.

-How do you know?

-I can feel his sadness.

He's lonely.

-Charge!

Get away from my friends!

Thank you, Nai Nai.

This may not be money, but right now, it's so money.

Aah!

Aah!

JIN AND MR. BURNISH: Peng!

PENG: Uh! Ah! Ah!

-MR. BURNISH: Oh, no! -Everest!

-Everest!

Where is Nian taking him?

-My dear Yi, we just destroyed Nian's home.

He's going to destroy ours.

-No, no, he won't! Uh, uh--

Argh, we better stop him!

-Everest, hang in there!

-This is not how I imagined the last moments of my life.

-I realize Nian is about to destroy the city,

but, Duchess, can you believe

we are riding on a flying fish in the sky?

-A flying fish! In the sky!

MAN 1: What is that?

MAN 2: No! How did it get here? Run!

-Look out! -Not the kids!

WOMAN 2: Watch out!

-Run! -Go, go!

-Brace yourself, Duchess.

-Everest!

-He's okay, but he's pretty beaten up.

Hey, just stay low, buddy. Don't move too much.

-Peng, I have a plan!

-Great! Because I really didn't have

a fallback post Operation Bones.

-I need you to lure Nian to the scaffolding.

-Easy-peasy! Can do!

Fèng huáng, I'm gonna get Nian to the scaffolding.

Can you peck at his jaw and get Everest out?

Don't worry, Everest, I'll be careful.

-I love you too.

Yoo-hoo! Mr. Nian, catch me if you can!

But please can't.

-Minticon, cover Nian's eyes!

Everest!

-Everest, tell Nian that he has to stop.

We don't want him to hurt anyone.

And we don'twant to hurt him.

-Incoming!

-Yi, do something!

-Hey! Woo!

Aaah! Ugh!

No!

-Timber!

-Yi! Run!

-Nian, please... stop.

-Stay away from my daughter!

-I never thought I would use this sword

on anyone other than the cabbage man.

But here we are!

-You heard the lady! She's got a sword!

And I've got... dumplings!

They are frozen and very...

...very hard!

So don't you dare mess with my daughter!

-Ma, Nai Nai, don't worry.

I got this.

I'm sorry, Nian.

I lost my dad. I know what it's like to feel alone.

-Wow!

ALL: Wow!

-Uh--How did you do magic without Everest's fur?

-Holy moly!

You played your non-magical violin magically!

-I don't know how I did it.

I just-- I really wanted to protect

all of you, my--my family.

And help Nian.

-We are...

your family?

Okay, just checking. I didn't know

if you were looking at me or past me.

I--I've made that mistake before.

-Yi, you were right. Nian ismisunderstood.

-Yeah, Everest just told me that when Nian took him away,

they were playing tic-tac-toe!

-Another great game.

-For hundreds and thousands of years,

we told the story of Nian,

the ferocious beast who gathered children and animals to devour.

But... it was wrong!

We feared him when we should've tried to understand him.

-Nian, don't go!

I owe you an apology.

I'm sorry I misjudged you.

And sorry for destroying your house,

that was partially Nai Nai's fault.

-Please stay.

We can be friends if you want.

These creatures are allour friends.

You don't have to be alone anymore.

Nian!

His paws are scratched up pretty badly.

-We'll take care of you.

From now on, you can alwayscount on us.

-Whoa! -Amazing!

MAN 2: How did she do that?

-That was magic! -Realmagic!

-I can't believe it! -Who are they?

-Creatures are out of the bag! -Am I dreaming?

-Uh... A happy new year?

MAN 4: How did they do that?