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The Series* Season 03 Episode 09

The Series* Episode Title: "Be Very Afraid"

Sync corrections by srjanapala

I can't control it.

You will, Cassandra.

In time.

I thought by taking the MoonStone,

my destiny would become clear.

But...

what if I don't even have a destiny?

Of course you do.

It is to destroy Rapunzel.

Destroy Rapunzel?

But... I-I couldn't...

- What's happening? - You are connected to the rocks.

They respond to your feelings.

Even fear.

What does it mean, Demanitus?

What does it mean?

Varian!

Dad! No!

No, not again!

Serves you right, traitor.

- This is what you deserve! - Dad?

Varian!

No! What? Uh...

Morning, son.

What is it, buddy?

Well...

this is new.

Last up on our tour,

the north balcony.

Technically, the last stop is the royal kitchen,

but I lost kitchen privileges after last month's incident.

Word to the wise, a meatball catapult

may sound like a brilliant idea in theory,

but in practice... Well, it's a long story.

Let's not talk about it, let's just move on.

Okay, biceps, let's do this!

Whoa!

- Oh. Whoa! - I call that move,

"the slingshot."

Give it up for Princess Rapunzel!

Ah, just doing my part.

- Everybody okay? - We're fine,

but we have some new additions.

Cassandra?

Ruddiger!

R-Ruddiger!

W... Ruddiger, where are you?

Hey! Buddy, where you headed?

Oh! Sorry. Hi.

Don't you have a kingdom to overthrow or something?

Yeah...

Uh, you haven't seen a raccoon around, have you?

Hm!

Okay. Uh...

N-never mind.

Ruddiger! Hey, hey, come back here!

Ruddig...

Hey!

Buddy, I was looking for you!

Wha... What are you...

Hello? W-what's wrong?

Aaaaah!

Stop, thief!

Hey, what's with all these red rock...

- Ah! - Attila!

You burned us! Now, we'll burn you!

I'm sorry I overcooked your golden, flaky crust!

Max! Max!

It's okay. It's okay, buddy!

They're only roc...

Hm. Has everyone lost their minds?

Oh, Lance!

A clown-spider!?

Now, sing!

No!

Looks like there's more of those red rocks here, too.

You can't make me sing

in front of all those people!

No!

Hey now, what's gotten into him?

It's like these new rocks

are making people see their worst fear.

Yeah, but the rocks aren't

doing anything to me.

Probably because I'm not scared of much.

No. No, no, no...

Not a cowlick. Not a cowlick!

Somebody wake me up from this

fresh misery!

It's okay, Eugene!

These rocks are messing with our heads.

Whoa!

Sorry! Sorry. Just me.

Hi. And, uh,

and Ruddiger. Kinda.

Varian, is he okay?

What happened?

Uh, I'm not quite sure,

but I think it has something to do with these new rocks.

I mean, I've only been able to study them for a few hours,

but their effects appear to be

extremely dangerous.

Oh yeah? More dangerous than

bringing people's greatest fears to life?

Yes well, if people remain under that fear spell for too long,

it looks like they'll become frozen

with terror permanently.

Well, gang, then it sounds to me like

we need to find a way to turn these fearful frowns

upside down!

Okay, yep. Sorry.

That just wound up making him look creepier.

Think this'll keep people away from these rocks?

Couldn't you have made us look a little more, I don't know,

brave?

I really wanted to get the point across.

Besides, you're so cute

when you're screaming in terror.

Well, that is true.

Hey, sunshine,

how come you're not affected by these rocks?

I mean, why aren't you screaming your head off

at some vision of your worst fear?

Because...

as long as I have Pascal with me,

I'm not afraid of anything.

Guys, I think I might have an idea.

Now, theoretically, if we sever

this chain of rocks,

using one of my alchemical solutions,

then we can cut off the red rocks' fear power.

Oh, we can so cut off their power.

You just need a cavern that runs deep enough.

Deep cavern...

I know just the place!

Hey! You didn't change the linens!

No, no, no, no!

Oh no.

It's getting worse.

We can't let this happen to anybody else.

Your plan starts now.

It's up to you two to keep the people's spirits up.

Remember, you can't let fear take hold

of anyone for too long, or...

Don't worry, sunshine, we'll think of something.

Yeah, with us two putting our heads together...

Get away from me, Clown-spider!

Or I'll be thinking of something at the very least.

No problem.

We got this. No problem, we got this.

You okay, Varian?

Because you've said, "no problem, we've got this,"

23 times now.

Look, I'm actually keeping track. Heh.

That's...

I'm fine, really.

Uh, you know, just trying not to set off

the 3,000 traps down here!

Relax. We've been through these tunnels

too many times for that to...

- Look out! - Whoa!

My supplies!

Oh!

Ooh! Oh, thank you.

- Oh, are you okay? - I'm fine.

Oh, but we've only got one vial of my solution left.

Well then, I guess we'll just have to make it count.

Lance, I've got it!

We are going to throw a talent show!

You wanna do a talent show? Now?

Yes! Now is the perfect time for a talent show!

Think about it. The production will be so entertaining,

the people won't even remember to be scared.

Ah! Get away! No!

Dragons! Dragons!

There are dragons everywhere!

And... our show's gotta start now.

Not much further. We're almost there, Varian.

Have that solution of yours ready.

Varian, whatever the red rocks are showing you,

they're just visions. They're not real.

But they are. Do you know what this is?

It's what's gonna help us sever the red rocks' power.

Yes, but it's also the same compound that encased my father.

You know, the red rocks make

everybody else see hallucinations,

but what I see is something that really happened.

This stuff ruined my life.

Because of this, I did... I did terrible...

Great snag, buddy.

If that had smashed, then Corona would've been done for,

and everyone would hate me even more than they do now.

Not that I blame them.

Varian, you can't be so hard on yourself.

That's easy for you to say.

You're the embodiment of the Sun Drop.

You know, the wondrous, magical Sun Drop.

Ah! You hear that, Pascal?

He called me wondrous and magical.

No, what I'm saying is for ordinary people, like me,

fear is just a little bit more debilitating.

Varian...

There is nothing ordinary about you.

There must be another way.

You once questioned why you have no destiny.

Now that you have one, don't question it.

You must wield the power of the MoonStone

and the Sun Drop,

but you cannot do that

without destroying Rapunzel.

Welcome, one and all, to Corona's first ever talent show!

Now, let's turn up the talent!

And now, we're gonna add some happy little eyeballs.

There.

This fella's got blue eyes.

Unicorns!

In my job, I fold a lot of laundry,

so when I play cards,

the last thing I'm gonna do...

is fold!

Laugh!

Gather close, one and all,

for the truly astounding feats

the likes of which you have never seen before.

Standing beside me today is a young woman, my sister.

You know her as Catalina,

but I know her as the eighth wonder of the world!

A girl who possesses a singular talent that is,

I guarantee, the most stupendous,

the most eye-popping...

- Oh no. - The most fantastical spectacle

ever to be witnessed!

Feast your eyes upon

the Beast!

But I didn't even get to my soft shoe routine!

ADo, re, mi...

No, no, no! You're singing all wrong.

Stand with your feet hip width apart, knees relaxed,

do not raise your chin, it puts tension on your voice,

and please breathe through your diaphragm.

We're doomed, doomed! There's nowhere to hide!

Attila! Ah, not like that! Like this!

♪ Figaro, figaro ♪

♪ You have to dig through the belly! ♪

In through the nose.

♪ Figaro me, figaro you, figaro me ♪

- ♪ Figaro her, figaro dog, figaro cat... ♪ - Lance.

- Huh, uh, what? - I just figured out who's up next. You.

You are gonna calm the people of Corona down

by singing!

What?

Rapunzel, we really gotta hurry.

- How much farther is it? - Uh, we're here.

You wanted a big underground cavern? I give you...

the Demanitus Chamber.

Whoa. It... it's amazing.

You should have seen it before all these red rocks.

Y-you've actually s-seen this before?

You could say that.

Man, I would've loved to have met Demanitus.

I did. Nice guy.

He was a monkey. Uh, long story.

Oh! Okay, there's the base.

Encasing it in amber should stop the fear from...

Okay, less explaining, more pouring.

Varian!

Please help me!

What? Gah, I don't understand!

This solution should encase the red rock...

Oh, of course!

Oh, so dumb, Varian!

Whatever turned these rocks red must've also

changed their internal chemistry.

So, that solution only works on black rocks?

Yes. Well,

what's left of it.

But, I... I don't even see any black rocks.

I do.

Okay, this just got a lot harder.

Lance!

Time to sing in public, Lance!

Oh, yes! Yes!

Time to sing in front of all these people!

They're waiting on you,

Lance!

Come on, buddy. You've got this!

I believe in you!

You know what?

I'm bigger than you. I'm bigger than you.

I'm bigger than my fear.

Hm!

♪ When you're scared and stricken and losing your cool ♪

♪ When you're such a chicken ♪

♪ You feel like a fool ♪

♪ Don't freeze up, just ease up ♪

♪ Take one deep breath ♪

♪ And don't forget ♪

♪ This little rule ♪

Uh! There it is! Ha ha!

Yeah!

♪ When your palms are sweatin' ♪

♪ When panic attacks ♪

♪ When you're close to wettin' your favorite slacks ♪

♪ Stop freakin' and shriekin' ♪

♪ Don't look so bleak and just relax, kid ♪

♪ And if you weaken when your courage starts to plummet ♪

♪ Step up and overcome it ♪

♪ 'Cause you're bigger, you're badder ♪

♪ You're better than that ♪

♪ You know you're stronger and harder ♪

♪ And smarter than that ♪

♪ So, when you're haunted ♪

♪ Or daunted, stay calm as a cat ♪

♪ What are you afraid of? ♪

♪ You're bigger than that ♪

Yeah! Aw, I feel good now!

Woo! Come on!

♪ If you're still uneasy ♪

♪ Still tremblin' in dread ♪

♪ You're still so queasy ♪

♪ You'd rather be dead ♪

♪ Don't sweat it, don't fret it ♪

♪ 'Cause if you let it turn your head, kid ♪

♪ You can forget it ♪

♪ So if anything dismays ya ♪

♪ No need to let it faze ya 'cause you're bigger ♪

♪ You're badder, you're better than that ♪

♪ You know you're bolder! Uh! You're buffer ♪

♪ You're tougher than that ♪

♪ And since you're braver, don't waver ♪

♪ Just hand it its hat ♪

♪ Show it what you're made of ♪

♪ You're bigger than that ♪

♪ And once you know this ♪

♪ There's nothing to fear ♪

♪ Every neurosis ♪

♪ Will just disappear ♪

♪ Because you're bigger, you're badder ♪

♪ You're better than that ♪

♪ You know you're chiller and you're flipper ♪

♪ And you're hipper than that ♪

♪ So face your demon, stop screamin' ♪

♪ And pummel it flat ♪

♪ What were you afraid of? ♪

♪ You're bigger than that! ♪

You're telling me I gotta climb all the way up there?

Nobody in their right mind would climb...

Race you up to the top!

Oh, come on.

Whoa! Watch out!

Varian!

Oh!

- Phew! - It's no use, Rapunzel! I can't do this!

Varian,

you cannot let fear run your life.

Look, I'm afraid, too.

Yeah, you said that, Princess,

but you don't see what I see.

That's true. I don't.

But that doesn't mean I'm not seeing...

other things.

I see Corona.

It's covered in black rocks.

And I see Cassandra.

She's conquered the kingdom,

destroyed it forever.

And you know what the weird part is?

What I'm most afraid of

is losing Cassandra as a friend.

Forever.

I had no idea.

I guess we both have trouble

talking about what scares us.

I'll do it.

Just, uh, gimme a lift.

One lift coming up.

Hurry, Varian!

Cass?

Rapunzel?

Uh, Varian?

It's not real. I can do this.

Okay.

Ah!

Come on! Come on.

Ah!

The vial! No!

Varian!

Oh no, no, no! Don't!

Fight the fear! Fight it!

Come on! Come on!

It's working!

Oh!

Oh!

You tackled your fears, Varian!

I knew you had it in you!

They did it!

So did you, Lance.

They love me. They really love me!

Do you see now?

Rapunzel can strip you of your power, Cassandra.

If you do not destroy her,

she will destroy you.

If it weren't for Rapunzel, I'd be...

Ruddiger! H-hey!

- It's good to see you, buddy. - Oh!

Nice job with those rocks, Varian!

Rapunzel says you were a real hero,

so, uh, yes.

Just doing my part.

So, Cass is attacking Corona now?

Well, that's delightful.

She wasn't.

I don't know how to explain it,

but when I touched the rocks,

and stay with me on this,

I sensed her.

And she wasn't attacking us.

She was just as afraid as we are.

As I am.

So then that means...

There's still a chance to save her.

- ♪ Oh-whoa, oh-whoa ♪ - ♪ Oh-yeah ♪

♪ Now I got my eyes open and wide ♪

♪ My heart burnin' like fire ♪

♪ Feels like I'm so alive ♪

♪ I'm never going back ♪

♪ Whatever I want now, I'm gonna chase ♪

♪ Who I am I can't contain it ♪

♪ I'm not gonna hold it in ♪

♪ 'Cause there's more of me to give ♪

- ♪ Oh-whoa, oh-whoa ♪ - ♪ Oh-yeah ♪

♪ There's more of me to give ♪