SShelby
[narrating] Kent proceeded to relate his fantastic journey to me. It was all super good. But he had also partaken of the food of the underworld, and so he was compelled to return there by dewdrop law. That's what he said, at least. Maybe he was having second thoughts about infinite riches, true love, and eternal life. Or maybe he had just decided that fighting bad guys wasn't really his deal. But I do know this—free from the Rat King's cursed teeth, that spring, for the first time in many years, the willow tree was in bloom.
[nudges Shelby on top of her head] Shelby? Shelby, wake up.
SShelby
W-where am I? Tree Trunks, what's going on?
Uh, you've been snoozing on my dome. I just woke up in this room with these fellas: Nectar, Ice Cream, and one of the Lemoncarbs.
Awake! Avast! Hold tight your buns, if buns you do hold dear, for time has come to wake and run AND NOT GIVE WAY TO FEAR!!!
What are those awful words?!
I am reading the wall. They are wall words.
[reading] "Beyond this room are a thousand rooms, outside of them still more."
SShelby
"Behind each door on every floor, danger, danger evermore!"
"Stranger, hark! The traps galore may kill you whilst you do explore to free yourself..." [Ice King stops scribbling on his book, looks back at the others]
Huh? Oh! Now where were we? "To free yourself from this tomb and nevermore re-enter, find the room amidst the rooms that lies exactly center"? [glowing orange lines form a map on the walls]
[walks to a color-coordinated door] This door lead to the center exit!
The door is secured with an esoteric encryption system.
[picks up Tree Trunks] Well, that's okay 'cause you can "hack the mainframe" or whatever, right, BMO?
I'm not BMO. I'm your son, NEPTR. I-I throw pies.
[beat, drops Tree Trunks] Ahhhs!! I grabbed the wrong robot! Dirt! Nuts! Face!!
SShelby
Uhh, what is going on here, Ice King?
Yes. I am getting a weird feeling in my stomach, and I think it's 'cause of you, Mr. Wizard. You'd better fess up to whatever you're doing. I got no time for nobody dancin' around and actin' a fool at my expense. I'm Tree Trunks, and people know I'm kind and honest. That's why people like me. [Ice King scribbles his book]
Huh? Wha-what? What was she saying?
So stop sellin' fib bibs and give it straight.
Oh!! All right! I knocked y'all out and brought you here! [puts book in his beard] I'm sorry, but I had to do it! Each of you possess the exact qualities to pass the various tests of this dungeon. Tree Trunks, with your baking skills... Lemongrab, with your lemony, juicy...
Yeah... Shelby, who should have been the bait for the fish.
SShelby
Yeah, but no thanks.
And BMO, who should have been here instead of this weird piece of junk that I don't remember nothin' about. [NEPTR strolls to the side] Argh!! I failed!
Father, look at me! [he throws a baked pie at the door, it short-circuits and recoils itself; Ice King gasps] Are you happy with me now, Papi?
[pants] Yes! Yes! [picks up and hugs NEPTR] Oh, my son! The grand prize of me loins!
[to Shelby and his little brother Kent] You can chop up a worm and get two? I thought that was a myth.
SShelby
Myth is a powerful force in my life, dude. So, the thing is, I don't know beans about being a big brother. Can you give me some tips?
Ah, it's easy. You just give him something sharp and get him to fight bad guys.
Yeah, you might have to stretch all big if he gets in real trouble. But, yeah.
SShelby
All right. Sounds good. [slithers off, Kent looks up to Jake]
KKent
Someday, you'll be Kent's food. [runs off laughing]
[Finn looks back at an empty and emotionally traumatised James Baxter as he makes herbal tea]
Oh my Glob... James Baxter is in my house! [Shelby pops out of teapot]
SShelby
Hey, Finn, you... you look a little nervous.
That's James Baxter out there! He's an artist! What if I say something dumb and he's like, "Man, that dude is so dumb, why am I even here"?
SShelby
Just treat him like a normal guy. That's what people want, even great artists.
Okay, yeah. [walks off] Normal, normal.
[Finn brings the teapot, a water bucket and towel to James Baxter, places them down on the floor. He dips towel in the bucket, twists towel and pats it on James Baxter's head. Finn sees James Baxter's empty stare for a long pause]
Normal, normal. [tries a deep voice] So, uh, you got any weekend plans? Doin' anything fun for the weekend? [dips towel in bucket]
SShelby
You're really bad at this, man.
[tends to James Baxter] Want some soup? I made it out of ice cream sandwich.
[Shelby slithers on Finn's head]
SShelby
You're still being weird.
Well, what am I supposed to do?
SShelby
You gotta slap him, dude.
SShelby
Slap him with some real time.
SShelby
With a giant syringe.
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