Original subtitles

I have a scary story for everybody.

It's the story of the Exiled. They can enter the bodies

of whoever looks them in the eyes.

That's how they trick people and get their trust.

(CLATTERS)

ANDREA: Betta. That's the curse of the Stria.

She kidnaps children. We can use that door,

but you'll need the keys to open it.

And both of them are hidden.

Andrea, it's you.

-RICCARDO: Faster, faster. -BETTA: Come on, hurry up.

(ALL PANTING)

-RICCARDO: She's getting closer, guys... -BETTA: It's not opened.

-(RICCARDO SCREAMS) -BETTA: Help!

I think that these children came to the wrong house.

Everyone's forgotten about us completely. We don't even exist at all.

'Cause we were all just exploring that wonderful castle of yours

after freeing one of the kids, your mom had trapped in there.

The Nowhere isn't a paradise at all. I know Giulia was right.

-I'm not your son anymore. -A new area appeared in the game.

-(PHONE BEEPING) -ALL: The Mad Sisters' House.

SISTER 1: Welcome back, young knights.

-I'm in need of your services, Exiled. -I will take back your keys...

and bring your son back to you.

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

THE KNIGHTS OF CASTELCORVO

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I see that together, you've been able to solve every riddle.

And thus, proved yourselves worthy of finding the magic keys.

SISTER 2: But beware, the path will be difficult,

because your very lives are what's at stake now.

Well then, don't just stand there like statues. We don't have much time.

Come along now.

(CLOCK TICKING IN THE DISTANCE)

(CREAKS)

Have you been enjoying the game that we've invented?

-BETTA: Huh? -SISTER 1: The game.

The Knights of Castelcorvo.

-It's our creation. -RICCARDO: (CHUCKLES) Really?

Awesome job, you guys. I especially liked the app.

-The what? -The app.

Sorry. Didn't you make the game?

-Yes, of course. -So, why don't you know about the app?

Well, when we created it, it was just a... a simple old fashioned board game.

SISTER 1: It's always had a mind of its own.

Come take a seat. Sit down, sit down.

-Make yourselves comfortable. -(ELEPHANT TRUMPETS)

So, how do you children like our home? I'm the decorator. Thank you.

SISTER 1: No, I decorated it.

-SISTER 2: No, me. -No, I did more.

-Hmm. All right. We both did. -MATTEO: Hmm.

-(TIGER ROARS) -(GASPS)

Hey there. Yes, you. Make yourself comfortable, young man.

Well, then, who wants some tea?

(CROW CAWING)

LET'S MEET AT THE SQUARE IT'S IMPORTANT

MY MOTHER'S DISAPPOINTED IN ME, CAN WE TALK?

-(SIGHS) -(KEYS TAPPING RAPIDLY)

-(WIND BLOWING) -(SHIVERS)

No. (EXHALES)

GUILIA, YOU'RE ALL IN DANGER

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

-(CROW CAWING) -(GASPS) Oh, dear Arturo.

So then, where should we start?

SISTER 2: First, let's introduce ourselves.

(INHALES) Me first. I am Diana.

And I'm Atena. As you might have realized, we are both witches.

Oh, don't worry. The Stria uses her magic only for her own personal gain.

Whereas, we try to use it for everyone.

But it's true for a short time,

-we were working with the Stria. -Hmm. That's right. That's right.

We were the Stria's assistance.

Wait, you...

-actually helped kidnap children? -DIANA: Yes, but...

that's not exactly the way she explained it to us.

-Oh, yeah. -No. She said

we were really saving children from difficult families.

But that wasn't the truth. We know now.

She doesn't want to get old.

So, the Stria uses the children, she keeps prisoner in the Nowhere...

to harvest the energy she needs to keep herself young and pretty forever.

-Young, pretty, and strong. -(DIANA SCOFFS)

The most important thing those children lose in the Nowhere

is their memory.

That's where the Stria gets her power.

When we learned the truth about her, we decided to steal

-her precious magic keys. -Then, we cast a little spell.

So, that everyone would forget about it.

DIANA: Including us.

Memories are never safe when the Stria is involved, you see.

-(BREATHING HEAVILY) -Open your eyes and look at me.

Where are the children with the keys?

Open your eyes.

That little girl will trust me if I look like you.

-I won't have to hurt her that way. -I know of your kind, Exiled.

-You're all liars like she is. -(LAUGHS)

That's right.

You're very lucky, boy.

-Your mother wants me to protect you... -(SIGHS)

...as well as keep you away from that girl.

(GRUNTING)

-Enjoy your cage, boy. -ZENO: No!

-(DOOR BANGS) -Open up!

Open the door. Open it!

-(THUDS) -Open it!

And the keys, why not just destroy them?

BETTA: If they destroyed the keys,

the forgotten children would've been lost forever in the Nowhere

-with the Stria. -Exactly.

Um, I also have a question.

Why did you give that strange card to us that day in the garden?

(CAWING)

Arturo told us to.

He saw you acted selflessly and courageously

facing those older boys.

DIANA: You were clever.

And then the two of you were able to pass our little chessboard test.

RICCARDO: Knight takes queen.

That's checkmate.

-Heart, courage, and smarts. -(CAWING)

You proved yourselves more than worthy.

-Look, there's a missing piece here. -(CLOCK GEARS GRIND)

ALL: And long live the Knights of Castelcorvo!

That's why it's such a shame that all of you are doomed to be forgotten forever.

(COUGHS)

Unless of course you manage to defeat the Stria once and for all.

There's... not one thing,

she can't do... except for being brave... and pure of heart.

Oh, wow! That's just beautiful.

-(WIND BLOWING) -It's freezing cold.

-(DOORBELL RINGS) -Yes, be right there.

Hi, there. Can I help you, sir?

I want the children and the two magic keys.

DIANA: You're not just any ordinary children.

I see, if you were able to find the first two keys,

then, perhaps you can find the Stria's Midnight Key as well.

-A third key? -DIANA: Well, yes.

Only it wasn't hidden by us, I'm afraid to tell you.

No, the Stria hid it away herself.

Because it's the key to unlock her true heart.

Poor thing. She lives her life without feelings.

Otherwise, she would lose all her magic powers.

Yes, even powerful magic can become very unpredictable,

when you get feelings and emotions involved.

GIULIA: I just met an interesting guy today.

-Hi. I'm Giulia. -Zeno.

If you want, you could give me your phone number or something.

We don't have to keep running into each other that way.

-We'll take a walk together. -Uh... Okay. Well, let me just...

-I'll see you very soon then. -Bye, Zeno.

'Cause we were all just exploring that wonderful castle of yours,

after freeing one of the kids, your mom had trapped in there.

Impossible. Here, is this what you're looking for?

-GIULIA: Yeah. -ZENO: Take it.

ATENA: The only way to defeat the Stria is with the Midnight Key.

And that's why, she entrusted it to the most terrible of all the creatures.

To the Lord of the Whispers.

-All right, then where's the key? -That's just it. Nobody knows.

Except for the Stria and the game.

But now, children, give us the ingredients you've all gathered.

Leaves of alluaudia procera.

And sheets of homemade paper.

DIANA: A raven's feather.

(WATER BUBBLING)

And now, the curse of the Stria has been interrupted.

Wait a minute. Yes, check it out. We're back now, guys. Look at this.

-ALL: Yes! -Whoo!

-Interrupted but not broken. -DIANA: It's only a temporary reprieve.

It's just enough time for all of you to find the third magic key.

How much time do we have left?

Oh, until approximately, the next full moon.

So, until next Thursday.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

On the full moon when the interrupting spell runs out,

the two of us will forget that we have ever met all of you.

And each of you as well, will forget ever meeting the others.

Only the Stria will remember.

She will hunt you down until she finds all of the keys again.

There's one thing she forgot about. We'll be the ones hunting her now.

(RUSTLING)

What if...

(SIGHS)

What?

You just gonna stand there?

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

-What... Hey! -MOM: What's going on, you guys?

ANDREA: Mom.

-(MOM SIGHS) -I'm so happy.

(ANDREA CHUCKLES)

I missed both of you so much.

-You missed us? -BETTA: Yes.

That's right. For a second, I thought that...

DAD: What?

(CHUCKLES) It's nothing. Don't worry about it.

-Yeah? (CHUCKLES) -(BETTA CHUCKLES)

Why is it so cold now?

The door is open.

Where's Auntie?

-She could be inside. Let's check. -Okay.

It feels even colder in here.

(DOOR CREAKING)

Auntie, are you here?

Auntie?

Hello there, kids.

Are you hungry?

Maybe I should make you something.

She's weirder than usual.

Hey, do you remember that story that Betta told us?

The one about the ghosts who could enter people's bodies?

RICCARDO: The Exiled?

Yes. Let's try this.

-Auntie, have you fed the ostriches yet? -Yes, I have.

The ostriches have all been fed.

-She's an Exiled. -Don't look her in the eye.

Let's go. Go, go!

-(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING) -GIULIA: Run!

(BOTH PANT)

Why do you run, children?

Resistance is only a waste of energy. (CHUCKLES)

What was all that?

Our aunt wasn't really our aunt.

-She was an Exiled. -No.

-You're messing with me, right? -No. I wish that I was.

Luckily, Giulia noticed right away.

The Exiled couldn't know that she doesn't have any ostriches.

So, I tried asking her a trick question. And she totally went for it.

But what was the Exiled doing here at all?

-Who knows! -It was definitely the Stria.

She's trying to get the keys back.

Matteo, can we stay here with you tonight?

Yeah, of course you can.

Wait a minute, if you're telling me the Exiled can possess anyone they want,

then that means we can't trust anybody.

How do I even know my mom is really my mom now?

If you feel very cold when you're standing next to someone, then get out of there.

(PHONES CHIME, VIBRATE)

"Away from wind and sky, the last test you will find.

"In a house without windows and doors of he who lies but is always heard.

"You'll need to show your backbone, to enter a house for men of stone."

ALDO: Here, pass it. What are you waiting for? (CLAPS)

BULLY 1: Here it comes.

-ALDO: Uh. Oh! There we go. -BULLY 1: Right under the crossbar.

-I win again. Pass it, now watch this. -BULLY 1: Go.

-Sorry, Aldo. -ALDO: What are you doing?

(DOG BARKING)

-(WIND BLOWING) -(SHIVERS)

BULLY 2: You good, Aldo?

-Aren't you cold? -Cold? Not really.

Hey, what do you want? What?

(CHUCKLES) I want you.

(ALDO GROANS)

Let's go get the keys together.

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

(THEME MUSIC CONCLUDES)