Hi-yah!
Think you can sneak up on me?
I've been awake for hours!
Boom!
Excuse me, young lady.
Where do you think you're going?
Meeting Sprig for bug hunting. I told you last night.
I remember saying you had to finish your chores first.
Now let's see how good a job you did.
Aha! What's this?
A plate?
A filthy plate!
And just look at these napkin swans.
Their necks are looking pretty sad.
Aw, come on, Mom. They're good enough.
They most certainly are not!
Now fix your shoddy work or you aren't going anywhere, young lady.
- But, Mom, I'm gonna be late! - Buh-buh-buh.
Should have thought of that before you rushed your chores.
Heavens! That'll be the morning rush!
- Come on in, everyone! - Tea time. My favorite time of day.
Is that a new scarf?
Ahem. Hello, Ivy. Uh, how's it hanging, Ivy?
Oh, Ivy. Sorry, didn't see you there.
Ambush!
Hey, Ivy. I wasn't here talking to myself. That's for sure.
Uh-huh. Well, sorry I'm late.
My mom was on my case again. It's so annoying!
- I'm sure she's got her reasons. - I guess.
Muay Thai! Muay Thai! Muay Thai!
We're Muay Thai-ing!
You're what?
It's a form of traditional Thai martial arts.
My mom enrolled me in a class when she realized how high-spirited I was.
D I'll tell you what I need What I really, really need d.
You know what Mommy needs?
You. Out of her kitchen.
Anne's gonna teach me some moves.
You wanna join?
Man, that sounds awesome.
But Sprig and I can't. We're glitter-bug hunting.
Muay Thai! Muay Thai! Muay Thai!
- Now, let's catch some bugs. - Okay!
- Gotcha! - Nice one.
Tell me more about your adventures on the road.
I wanna hear all the details.
They looked up to me in Bittyburg.
Ribbitvale was crazy ritzy, but I fit right in.
I have friends in every town from here to Newtopia.
Ah, your trip sounds amazing.
Man, I've never even been out of Wartwood.
Next time I head out of the valley,
maybe you can come with me.
If you want, no big deal.
Heck, yeah, I do.
Check it out.
All right, Sprig. Time for the super net.
Ha-ha!
Ready? One, two, three…
Ivy Sundew!
No! Come back!
You're late for your tea ceremony lessons.
But, Mom, me and Sprig just got started!
Don't "but, Mom" me. Come home this instant!
She's so cool.
Okay, listen well, my young pollywog.
Muay Thai is all about…
Enough talk.
Ow!
Wha…? How did you…?
You're too eager.
My instructor always used to tell me: "Jai yen yen."
It means to have patience and a cool heart.
Hiyah!
Ouch!
Uh, totally wasn't watching. Nothing creepy going on here.
Say, that looks fun. Mind if I give it a try?
Heh. You? Good luck, Wallers.
Huh?
Holy cow, Wally, you're pretty good at this.
You see this right here, Polly? This is what you should be doing.
First things first.
We need to evaluate your attention to detail.
Now, this was my table setting from this morning.
And this was yours.
What's wrong? There's no difference!
You're missing that extra something-something.
It's the details that count.
Now, I'll demonstrate. Then you follow.
We'll start with folding the swan napkins.
We all have our off days, I suppose.
Next, let's steep the tea.
Careful. Don't break my frog china.
Did I leave a kettle on?
We'll deal with that in a bit. Now for my favorite part.
Changing the tablecloth!
If you're gonna do things halfway, we'll have to start over.
That does it! I don't wanna do this boring, frilly garbage.
I wanna travel the world and have my own adventures.
The only thing that's garbage is your attitude, young lady.
A nice cup of oolong will cure that right up.
Do you care about anything other than tea?
You just don't get me, Mom!
I gotta get out of here.
"Adventure waits for no one."
Posters on my wall,
are you trying to tell me something?
I can't just leave!
There has to be another way!
It's hard to argue with that logic.
Whoa. How'd I do that?
Huh? Ivy?
Come on, Sprig.
- You and I are leaving the valley. - Wha…?
You said you had friends in every town from here to Newtopia.
Uh, yeah. But…
You can be my guide. Let's go!
Freedom!
No more tea, no more swan napkins,
just me, you and the open road.
Ivy, hypothetically, what if I was exaggerating
about how much of an out-of-valley expert I was?
Ivy Hibiscus Matcha Sundew!
You come home this instant!
- You're in big trouble, young lady. - Oh, yeah, Mom?
Me and Sprig are running away and leaving Wartwood for good!
So there!
You kids are in big trouble!
Not bad, Polly. But you still lack
- patience. - This is impossible.
I'll learn how to fly before I learn…
Oh, hey, thanks.
Ivy Sundew, I've had it with your disobedience!
I've had it with your nitpicking, your rules and your tea lessons!
I can't believe I've raised such an ungrateful
and disrespectful daughter!
Oh, yeah? Well, then, maybe I don't even wanna be your daughter!
Sorry, I wanna see the world, you know?
Get my hands dirty, learn martial arts, things like that.
Martial arts, eh? Fine.
You don't have to take tea lessons,
if you can beat me in a martial arts fight.
Three rounds. And you only need to win one.
Wha…? Seriously?
Me against you?
This is gonna be easy.
Begin.
Whoa.
Must've been a lucky dodge. Here I come!
Huh?
And Felicia gets the boop! Round one to Felicia!
Whoa, where'd you learn those moves?
Oh, picked them up on my travels.
Travels? What travels?
Two for Felicia!
It's the third and final round. Whoever wins this, wins it all.
Tsk, tsk. Shouldn't have rushed in.
Now you're getting it.
Finish it.
- Fold the swan napkin. - Huh?
I said, fold the swan napkin.
I got free, but…
- Now sift the tea. - What?
Sift… the… tea!
Now, Ivy, change the tablecloth.
It's all right. Do it.
- Round three to Ivy! Ivy wins! - Whoo!
Mom, where did you learn those moves?
I was a little bit of an adventurer myself back in the day.
Where do you think my exotic selection of teas comes from?
Or my frog china?
I had no idea.
Ivy, you think I don't see you, but I do.
You want to travel the world, I get it.
You have to be patient because it's dangerous out there.
And I want you to be ready before we go.
You don't mean…?
Mm-hm. All of these tea exercises were to prepare you
for when I take you on my next tea-gathering adventure.
- You're the best mom ever! - Mmm.
I still can't believe you used to be some kind of world traveler.
Oh, honey. Where do you think I met your father?
Mom, please!
Well, I guess our work here is done.
To be honest, I have no idea what's going on.
Have you guys seen Polly?
- Gotcha! - You what?
That was technically your fault.
Eh, there's a chance he won't remember this.
Guys, check it out! I got a Mail-Fly message.
Look how cute he is.
- Pfft, jealous! I never get mail. - Open it.
It's from Marcy.
She says we're ready to travel to the first temple.
All right!
Ooh! She even included a checklist of things to bring.
Let's see here. "Food. Weapons."
- Check. - Double check.
Jumpy, little fella.
Cool, what else?
- "Armor." Armor? - Got it covered!
Believe it or not, I made each of you your own suit of armor.
- Seriously? - Cool!
I'm down. Anne's down!
Hop Pop! This is the opposite of a suit of armor.
Exactly. Less mobility means less trouble.
Yeah, yeah. Hey, Anne, anything else on that list?
Yeah. Just one thing. "The music box."
Right, the music box. No problem.
My contacts will have it ready by tomorrow.
Great. You're the best.
All packed and ready to go.
Too excited to sleep.
Sounds like someone else can't sleep either.
Classic old Hop Pop being a freak.
I'm gonna give that nerd a scare.
It can't be. The music box. It's gone!
What?
What are you doing here?
Did you just say the music box is gone?
I can't lie anymore!
I buried the box here. And now it's missing!
Wait, what? But you said your contacts were gonna…
There were no contacts! I read the box was dangerous.
I didn't know what to do! I panicked!
You gotta understand.
I was just trying to protect Sprig and Polly!
So, you've been lying to me? This whole time?
No! Well, yes, but… It's complicated!
No, it isn't!
I need the music box to get home
and you buried it under a tree!
What are you trying to do, keep me here forever?
That's it, isn't it? You sicko.
No, no! It's not like that.
It's just… I've lost so much already
- and… - Stop.
I can't be here right now.
- Anne! - Don't follow me.
Don't!
I see you!
Quest, quest, quest!
Hold up.
Uh, Hop Pop, are you okay?
I really mucked it up this time.
I lied to Anne about the music box
and I buried it under the tree out front.
- What? - It gets worse.
When I went to dig it up, it was gone!
Anne saw the whole thing and ran off.
I've been waiting here all night for her to come back.
Look, Hop Pop. I don't know why you did what you did,
but you gotta fix it.
Get out there and bring Anne back!
You're right.
I caused this mess, so dang it, I'm gonna clean it up!
Then I'm gonna clean that up.
Well, this is a bummer.
We gotta find that music box or Anne'll never forgive him.
Right on. Let's motor, bro-bro.
Hmm. If there was only some clue as to which way she went…
A bobby pin?
And hairbrush, mascara, sunglasses, teen magazine.
I think I'm on the right track.
Never thought I'd be sleeping in this cave again.
Not since the Plantars took me in. At least I'll always have you, Rocky.
Sweet, sweet, dependable Rocky.
I can't take you seriously with that hair.
Maybe someone in town has seen the music box.
Whoa.
- My veggies! - There goes the school money.
Archie?
Hey, Maddie, what's going on?
Someone dug a bunch of holes and stole stuff from everyone in town.
I even lost a talisman that, if it fell into the wrong hands,
would bring an end to all living…
I've said too much.
Who would dig a bunch of holes in the ground?
Holes in the ground?
And missing valuables, too?
Sounds like the work of the Magpie beetle.
- Never heard of it. - Stop popping out of bushes.
The Magpie beetle is a rare breed of insect that lives underground.
Every 20 years, it burrows to the surface and steals junk to make its shell.
It presents that shell to prospective mates
- in a ritual called the "love-nado dance." - Ew.
A spectacle much too dangerous to observe…
You should hear the rest of this!
- On a mission! - Thanks, Joe.
Sprig, look. Soggy Joe was right.
There's a burrow off to the side. Come on!
Think this will lead us to the box?
There's only one way to find out.
Where are we?
Oh, no, Sprig!
We're right smack-dab in the middle of the love-nado!
Maybe we should've listened to the end of Soggy Joe's thing.
Okay, the music box has to be here somewhere.
Whoa. We have to find it. Whoa!
There it is.
All right. I'm going for it!
Wait. Sprig, no!
Sprig!
Wait! No!
I thought I knew him. But he was lying to me the whole time.
Wish I had my bobby pins.
Oh. It's you. Go away.
Please, Anne. Just let me explain.
I am not talking to you, Hop Pop.
If that's your real name. Oh, wait, Hop Pop's a nickname.
I need you to know why I hid the music box.
It's dangerous.
I was trying to protect the family.
Then why did you lie?
Well, because
there's something I've never told you.
Something hard to talk about.
The truth is…
- That sounds like… - Sprig, Polly!
What is this?
It's some kind of love monsoon.
Help! Help!
Anne, we have to work together.
Work with you? Not gonna happen. I'll save them myself!
Please, Anne. I know I lied to you, but trust me.
At least long enough to save the kids.
Sprig, grab on!
Yoink.
All right, kids. Hang on!
- That was amazing! - I can't believe we did it.
Yeah, we did. And now
we're through here.
- Anne, no. - Where will you go?
I'll go stay with someone who isn't a liar.
I don't know, maybe Loggle? He seems like a straight shooter.
Wait. Let me at least explain.
What I did wasn't right. But I didn't do it to trick you.
Sprig and Polly's parents.
Hop Pop.
That wasn't your fault.
It was a few years ago.
I was on a journey when the herons attacked Wartwood.
Sprig and Polly survived.
But their parents weren't so lucky.
If I had just been there,
I know things would've been different!
Ever since then, I swore I'd never let my family down again.
I'd do anything to protect them.
When I found out the box was dangerous,
I lied to you and hid it away.
I thought I was protecting my family.
But now I realize how foolish it was.
You're my family, too.
And I've let you down.
I let us all down.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry!
I'm just so sorry!
- Huh? - Hop Pop, I forgive you.
Reconciliation.
Frog pile!
Can we get out of this rain?
This book's been in our family for as long as I remember.
And look.
- Whoa. - Cool.
"Calamity Box." Yeesh. That does sound bad.
Yeah. Not exactly comforting.
All we can do now is wait for Marcy.
Yeah. I hate to say it,
but this temple quest may be more dangerous than we thought.
Well, Anne. Think this gang can handle it?
After today, I'm sure this gang can handle anything.
- Mmm. - Aww.
You sure you don't wanna wear the puffy suits?
- Hop Pop! - Okay, just had to ask.