[She and Eugene were running from a cloaked figure who was following them, until...] Ugh. Dead end!
Rapunzel! That vase! Now!
[Rapunzel runs into hiding as Eugene prepares to face the cloaked figure himself. But, turns out, the cloaked figure looks kind of familiar.]
Lance
[laughs] Gotcha, Rider! [removes his hood] Man, you should’ve seen your...
[Before he can finish, he was conked on the head by a vase. Turns out Rapunzel knocked him out with a vase.]
Bam! Haha! Follow that, buddy? Hmph!
You know I meant "hide in the vase", right? Princess Rapunzel, meet Lance Strongbow.
Lance
How you doin'?
(Pins Lance against the wall)
Okay, Lance! What are you up to?
Lance
Up to? Me? You'd think I come all this way jut to tell you- Okay. I need help with a job.
Let's just get out of here Arnwaldo.
Lance
Don't call me Arnwaldo! Besides, don't you at least wanna know whose basement this is?
Lance
It's the baron's.
The baron? The baron-baron?
Lance
You said we'd get him later.
That was eight years ago.
Lance
Exactly. We waited eight long years for revenge. And I'm not letting till I settled the score. And now the score is settled. Let's get out of here.
Sounds like painter's block.
Painter's block? You mean like writer's block?
Yeah. You're just having a hard time being creative, is all.
Lance
What the Princess needs is a way to punch through the painter's block.
Or what she needs is a little inspiration.
That's it! Come on, Pascal! Let's go find some real inspiration.
Oh, okay. Whoa. (Lance grunting) (Pete takes one of the presents from Lance)
Lance
Present delivery for the princess! (telling Pete and Stan)
Sorry. No one goes in or out. (tells Lance)
Lance, I know what you're trying to do. Frankly, I don't blame you. We don't wanna see the princess locked up either.
Lance
(gasps) Wait! Are you insinuating that I am trying to break the princess out? Well! I'm just embarrassed for both of you.
Well, Stan said it, so...
Lance
I assure you, there's nothing but gifts in these packages. (putting the presents on the ground then tells Pete and Stan) Have a look. (Pete is shaking the present that he is holding to find out what is inside it) (upbeat music) (Pete and Stan are opening the presents) (Rapunzel opens the door to see if Lance has Pete and Stan distracted with presents then Lance winks at Rapunzel then she closes the door) (Stan holds a nightgown and Pete holds a music instrument)
(gasps) An accordion? I have always wanted to play one of these.
Lance
Well, what's stopping ya? (asks Pete)
Stan, wasn't I just saying-- (starts playing the accordion)
I was just saying-- We wanna start a band called "The En Gardes". You know? Do you get that? (asks Lance) (Rapunzel sees that Pete and Stan are distracted then gives Pascal a thumbs up) (Pascal squeaking when he goes outside to give a signal to Cassandra)
That's our signal. (sees Pascal with a telescope then jumps off) (Eugene checks the note and sees that he doesn't have to be launched)
Ha! I knew it! There's nothing here that says "I have to--"
Oop! My mistake! (about to launch Eugene and Hook Foot)
Wait! No! (turns around and sees Cassandra slicing of the rope with her halberd) (rope snaps) (catapult cranks) (Eugene screaming)
Man, that felt good. (Eugene and Hoot Foot screaming)(Eugene and Hoot Foot thud on a dome then Eugene points the bow to the top of the dome while Hook Foot holds the rope that is attached to the bow then Eugene aims an arrow) Are you ready? (asks Hook Foot)
Nope. Not in any way. (tells Eugene)
I'll take that as a yes. (tells Hook Foot then Eugene puts the grappling hook and picks up the rope and runs with Hook Foot) (tense music) (Eugene and Hook Foot swing as they tie the rope around and around the tallest tower while holding onto the rope) I am not loving this plan! (thuds) (groans) (Eugene and Hook Foot slammed to the side of the wall)
(discordant music playing)
Lance
(coughing) You sure you haven't accordion-ed before? (asks Pete while he continues to play the accordion)
(laughs) Right? It's just coming out of me! (tells Lance)
Sounds great, Pete! (tells him)
(straining) That was a lot more painful than I expected. (he and Hook Foot are groaning when they fell on the ground) Hook? (asks Hook Foot)
Hook. (hands his hook to Eugene and he hangs it on the bars) (gives Eugene rope then he walks to the edge and throws the rope to Big Nose, Ulf, Vladmir and Maximus then they grab the rope) (Maximus chuffs) (has rope tied around his waist) (Maximus, Vladmir and Big Nose are pulling the rope while Ulf is miming it) (all grunting) (Maximus neighs) (Eugene and Hook Foot are watching the window cracking) Seriously? (asks Eugene) This is the whole reason you needed me? Couldn't you have just used a regular hook? (annoyed at Eugene) (wall crackling)
Um... possibly, but probably best not to overthink it. (tells Hook Foot) (bars clank open) (Hook Foot is mad at Eugene)
(screams) (falls off from the tower)
Wait, did you hear something? (asks Lance)
Lance
Only musical genius! (laughing) (referring to Pete)
I got him, I got him. (Maximus pulls the cart with teddy bears while Vladimir pushes it to catch Hook Foot) (Hook Foot thuds) (toys squeaking) (holds a teddy bear) I got him. I'm the winner! (Maximus whinnies) (Hook Foot wakes up and sits) (bars thudding then it fell over Shorty)
Lance
Maybe Rapunzel was wrong and we... (Cassandra jumps off Fidella) overestimated the little guy. (referring to Varian) (Eugene jumps off Maximus while Cassandra walks a few steps away if she sees anything)
You don't know Varian very well, do you, buddy? (asks Lance) (music playing)
Shh! (turns around) Listen. (ominous music playing) (she, Eugene, Maximus, Lance and the kingdom army hear a noise) (rumbling) (an automaton appears from the ground) (cranking)
Oh man, not this guy again! (referring to an automaton that he, Rapunzel and Cassandra fought inside the castle)
Okay, everyone. This thing may be tough, but we got him outnumbered. (more automatons appear then Eugene, Lance and Maximus see them)
Uh, Cass... are you sure about that? (he asks Cassandra then she notices more automatons then she turns around to see them) (an automaton also appears behind Lance, Eugene, Maximus, Shorty, Monty and the two guards)
It's an ambush! (turns around to tell everyone)
Lance! Let's give 'em the old "Bob and Weave".
Lance
On it! (holds a bat to swing the automaton to the ground and it thumps and powering down then Eugene jumps off)
Ha! Still got it! (the automaton explodes) (an automaton runs after Maximus) (Maximus sees a leg of the automaton that was skewered and pushes it to the automaton) (clangs) (the automaton that was running after Maximus falls on the black rocks and explodes) (Cassandra runs on the automaton and jumps up then jumps back down to destroy the timing cylinder with her sword) (the automaton's timing cylinder shatters and powering down then explodes)
Rapunzel! Do me a favor and try not to run off like that. Not that I don't think you can handle yourself, but, I promise your dad I keep you safe and I hate to lose you less than a week on the road.
Has it been that long already?
You’ve got to exercise at least some caution around here. Trust me, Raps, the real world isn't all fun and games.
Lance
City of fun and games! [laughs]
I am so glad we decided to bring those two along.
Aww! C’mon, Cass! Vardaros is an amazing city, you’re going to have fun. Which I’m guessing is a new thing for you.
C’mon, Pascal! It’s our first big city outside of Corona! You heard him, Cass! This is going to be fun!
[he was about to poison Eugene with the spider] I’ve should’ve done this from the beginning!
[picks up food from the ground] Alright! Floor chicken!
[Shorty bumps into Baron, causing the spider to poison the Baron]
No, no, no! [gets bitten] NO! The anti-venom! Where is the anti-venom?
[Turns out Pascal has claimed the anti-venom and is using it to cure Lance.]
Lance
Clovis! You shaved your goatee!
If I’m going down, I’m taking you with me!
Hey, Baron! [knocks Baron out with a frying pan.]
"Pascal, is there anything better than the sun on your face, and the wind blowing through your hair? Well, blowing through your scales?"
"You know, I gotta admit: When I saw the black rock trail was leading us across the water, I had my doubts about converting the caravan into a boat. And, as it turns out, those doubts were not completely unfounded."
Lance
"Don't worry. By my calculations, we should just miss it."