Just breathe in that country air, Toadie.
I can't believe it, but this town's growing on me.
Okay, sir. Item one, there are potholes that need filling,
but the money we have is supposed to buy us that swanky new jacuzzi.
Mm. You know what, Toadie? Go ahead and fill those holes.
Who are you, and what have you done with my beautiful mayor?
Get a hold of yourself.
It's just that ever since we saved a couple of lives at Toad Tower,
people have been seeing me a little differently.
And, well, it's been rubbing off on me.
There we go.
Toadie, grab the other side!
- Thanks, Mayor. - Good ol' mayor.
We didn't vote for him, but he turned out okay.
What?
Mayor Toadstool? I am Jacinda, Official Emissary of Newtopia.
We have come to discuss the events of Toad Tower.
Sure, I may have been to Toad Tower that day.
But I had nothing to do…
Enough prattle. Let's get right to the point!
By order of Newtopia, I decree that Mayor Froderick Toadstool
has been appointed the new Head Toad of Toad Tower.
With Captain Grime gone, we need someone we can trust.
And we've heard you're the toad for the job.
Frog in heaven.
Right? A lot of money.
Dodged some bandits to get it here safe and sound.
Anyway, this money is for rebuilding Toad Tower.
But who's to say that's all it's for?
So, pack your bags. We leave at sundown.
Wait, leave? As in leave Wartwood?
Yeah. You didn't think we'd build the tower here, did you?
Yeah, hypothetically, what would happen if I refused?
You'd find yourself rotting in one of the deepest, dankest dungeons in Amphibia.
- Hypothetically. - He accepts. He accepts!
Great. The job is yours. Pending an evaluation. Toodles.
Sir, what are you doing? A gig like this is all you've ever wanted.
Just look at our vision board. Look!
I know. I know it's crazy, but wouldn't you miss this place?
We are not having this conversation.
If you'll excuse me, I have to go pack all 800 pairs of your silk pajamas.
Yo, Toadstool! Hop Pop sent me to ask about these parking tickets.
He says he wasn't even in town on these days.
Boonchuy, you ever work your entire life to fulfill a dream,
but when it comes true, you realize maybe it wasn't your dream.
We still talking about parking tickets?
I've been appointed the Head Toad of Toad Tower.
All I have to do is leave this crummy town and never look back!
It's everything I ever wanted! So, why do I feel so down?
Maybe you've come to love this crummy town.
I can relate.
I just wish there was a way out.
Well, back home, whenever Mom asked me to do chores,
I'd do a really bad job so she wouldn't ask me anymore.
That's it! I gotta convince them I'm the wrong toad for the job.
You gotta help me, Anne. No one's more incompetent than you.
- Not happening, bud. - You leave me no choice.
Prepare yourself for the cutest thing you've ever seen.
Okay, okay, I'll help. Just never make that face again.
- First, we're gonna need some backup. - Lead the way, kid.
All right. I've come up with two ways that this can go.
One, make the mayor look like a coward.
Two, make him look incompetent.
- Is there a third option? - No. Any questions?
- Kind of. - Several.
What about the parking tickets?
Shouldn't we get Frobo and Marcy in on this?
No can do. Marcy's gonna study Frobo all day.
Wonder how that's going.
Fascinating.
Don't worry. We can do this. All it takes is teamwork and coordination.
This is our Farmer's Market. It ain't much, but it's our pride and joy.
Give me all your coppers!
And make it snappy!
Mayor Toadstool, help!
No can do, random farmer, for I am but a lowly coward.
I guess I'll just hand over all my hard-earned coppers.
Anne and Sprig? Why are you robbing your own stand?
I can explain.
No need. I get it.
You distracted the robbers long enough for the muscle to show up.
You're truly Head Toad material.
Well, that didn't work.
Don't worry. We got the second option.
No talking.
And here's the fence I had built
to keep those burrowing moles from getting into Wartwood.
- Fence? But they burrow, right? - What's your point?
Come on, kids. Herd those moles.
A fence might not keep them out.
And I'm say…
I really thought that bad idea would work.
Incredible! What strength! Truly, we've made the right choice.
- Any other ideas? - Nope. We're sunk.
Looks like I have no choice. I better finish packing.
No need, sir. We're all ready to go.
You've got a competent assistant here, Mayor.
- Too bad he's about to be out of a job. - Excuse me?
Did you think you were going to be assistant to the Head Toad?
Adorable. But no.
I, Jacinda, will be Toadstool's deputy at Toad Tower.
Toadie! Now see here.
I got something to say, and I don't care if I go to prison.
Oh. I'm all ears.
Truth is…
The truth is…
- Where are you going? - What could it mean?
Fens? And, uh… Uh… The creepy one.
- Mire. - Right. Him.
Oh, no. That means…
Greetings, Wartwood. You miss me?
Oh, man. You stink.
Whose fault is that?
Ever since the tower fell, we've had to live as bandits.
What do you want, Bog?
Nothing much. Just everything valuable you frogs got.
And if we refuse?
Then we'll have ourselves a little cookout,
burn this place to the ground.
So, what'll it be, Mayor?
Look after Toadie for me.
Time for me to do what I do best, lie to a fairly large group of people.
Look at you, Bog. I'm surprised you ain't thinking bigger.
What do you mean?
I mean, how'd you like to be my second-in-command
at the newly rebuilt Toad Tower?
- What's he talking about? - Mayor Toadstool's leaving us?
Huh. But I heard you liked being mayor now.
Me, like being mayor of a disgusting, Podunk, mudhole town like this?
Ha! Not a chance.
Well, we are tired of living in caves and eating scraps.
Then you're gonna love this next bit.
Join me, and half of this is yours.
It's beautiful.
Oh, I agree. Why not take a closer look?
Attack!
Get them, boys!
Where'd you go?
Whoops. Sorry, Mire.
Go get him, Archie.
I know. I know. It's time to go to Toad Tower.
Just give me a minute to say goodbye.
I thought you were right for this job.
- But it looks like I was wrong. - Huh?
You're soft, Toadstool. Way too soft.
You love this town, and any moron can see it.
We need someone cutthroat, someone ruthless.
Someone just like him.
Huh?
Uh, you pointing at the right guy?
You were gonna burn this town if you didn't get what you wanted.
We could use that kind of resolve, that backbone, that ambition.
How about it, Bog? Wanna rule this valley together?
When do we start?
Sorry, Froderick, but a heart is the one thing
the Head of Toad Tower can't have.
See you, Wartwood.
I'm gonna make Grime seem like a big softy.
Well, that went well. Oh, who am I kidding? This is terrible!
Everyone, about what I said…
Ah, shove off, you big galoot.
We knew you were just looking out for the town.
You may be a corrupt, money-grabbing louse…
But you're our money-grabbing louse.
I don't know what to say.
Don't leave me!
I won't, Toadie. I won't.
Who's that snuggly little baby?
Who is that? Who is that?
Uh, should we be watching this?
Seed of swordspine.
One cup of dirt from a widow's grave.
Add both to bubbling bogwater.
And finally, one half drop of wormsnake venom.
Steady. Stead…
Maddie! Maddie! Maddie!
Hi, Rosemary, Ginger, Lavender. What are you doing here?
Hey, sis. You promised you'd play with us, remember?
I'm in the middle of a spell. Can we play tomorrow?
You said that yesterday.
Mrs. Jonkins is counting on me to bring her pet Fleafi back to life.
Hey! Get out of here!
Necromancy is really advanced magic.
Only level two witches can pull it off.
I've only done level one spells up until now, so…
Boo. Magic is boring.
And creepy. Let's play instead.
Remember when you used to juggle us?
Juggle us! Juggle us!
Fine. Give me a few minutes, and we'll play.
Yay!
Almost there.
What happened to a few minutes?
Huh?
No! That took all morning!
Uh-oh.
Croc's eye conifer. What a find.
And they said compiling a plantcyclopedia would be boring.
That doesn't sound good.
No froggin' way! A curse user, here?
- What's the matter with you three? - We were just trying to play with you.
Ugh! Well, now I definitely don't have time.
Go home and help Dad with the bakery.
I swear, sometimes I wish you three would just grow up.
Okay, Marce. Be cool. Get out there and introduce yourself with confidence.
Hi there! My name's Marcy.
Uh-oh. Oops. You're Anne's friend, right?
Oh, my gosh! That was the coolest, ever.
A low-grade fire curse?
I'm impressed you knew that.
Do you also have an interest in the dark arts?
Are you kidding?
I've read every Cynthia Coven book five times.
I searched all over Newtopia for someone who could teach me,
but magic users are so rare these days.
Wow. No one's ever been interested in what I do.
They usually run away screaming.
I'm running towards you. How do you feel about that?
Like a beautiful friendship is about to start.
Wanna help me bring a dead flea back to life?
Do I ever?
To bring this flea back to life, we need more ingredients.
First up, bile of a vomit bird.
Then, some big ol' ticks.
"A really rotted corpse."
No. No. Hey, perfect.
Did you girls just mistake me for a corpse?
Of corpse not, Hop Pop.
Fresh soil from a graveyard.
Assorted limbs.
"And lastly, a high five from your new best bud."
Well, this is me.
I hope my sisters are asleep. I do not wanna deal with them right now.
- What's wrong with your sisters? - Long story.
I used to play with them all the time.
Especially juggling, their favorite.
Then, I got my own interests.
Magic became my passion, my calling.
I didn't have time for kid stuff.
And since then, they've been so annoying.
As someone who goes hard into her hobbies, I relate,
but you should make time for them.
Nonsense. Being a witch is a big responsibility, Marcy.
I've got more important things to do now than babysit.
Well, you are the master.
See you at the sacrificial grove tomorrow for our unholy ritual.
Creepy spiders.
Can't wait!
I can't believe it. Maddie replaced us?
Why does she wanna hang out with that old lady?
I wish we were older.
And then Maddie would wanna play with us.
That's it!
We just have to use one of Maddie's witchy spells to grow up.
Grow up?
And then we'll be older, and Maddie will wanna play with us again.
Yeah.
- Night, girls. - Good night, Daddy.
Morning, Daughter.
Dad, have you seen my spell book?
I need to perform a resurrection with my apprentice.
I think I saw your sisters with it.
Agh! I'm gonna kill them!
Make sure you resurrect them when you're done.
What have I told you about playing with my stuff?
We're not playing. We're making a spell.
What did you do to my book? It's ruined!
This is why I don't spend time with you anymore.
Because you're annoying little babies!
Won't be babies for much longer.
Check it out. My first successful curse. A horrible abomination.
Okay. That's enough.
- You okay? - I'm so done with my sisters.
Look what they did to my spell book.
Yeesh. Didn't even color in the lines.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Whatever. They won't stop me from reaching level two.
Let's get to resurrecting.
It's alive. It's alive! Or there's a slight breeze.
We did it. We did it! I'm finally a level two witch!
Huh?
Maddie!
- Fleafi! - Holy cow!
Found you!
Wait. Ginger?
You wanted us grown up.
So here we are!
Oh, no. They didn't.
Didn't what?
Come on, Maddie. Play with us.
Hide-and-seek.
This is insane.
Why would they curse themselves with some half-baked growth spell?
Growth spell.
Oh, no. It's because I told them to grow up.
They only did this to spend more time with me. And it's really bad.
They did the spell all wrong.
How can you tell?
Because they're still growing.
A curse like that should be done already.
At this rate, they will balloon until they explode.
- Found you. - Aah!
Now we hide.
And you seek.
Ever think it's weird when the main characters aren't in an episode?
Eh. You don't miss them.
Wow. We're big. Maybe a little too big.
Hey, guys. How much bigger are we supposed to get?
I don't know. But I don't like it. Make it stop.
You grow tulips.
- We gotta do something. - What?
- Come with me. - Right behind you, teach.
All right. I got all the ingredients for the antidote.
Good. Make four doses while I calm them down.
But I'm not ready for that level of potion making.
Wait, four antidotes? Why?
Because one of them is for me.
Rosemary.
Lavender.
Ginger.
I'm here.
- Maddie! - Help us!
We made a mistake.
I made a mistake. I should've made time for you.
But now I'm gonna make up for it.
Crosshand shuffle.
Around the swamp.
Three wog monty.
Maddie, get ready!
Nice job with those antidotes.
I had a great teacher.
Maddie! Maddie! You're the best sister ever!
No, I'm not.
Because of me, you three almost exploded.
- Wait, what? - I got so caught up with my witch stuff
that I forgot that being a good older sister is my responsibility, too.
We forgive you.
No. You should be mad at me. I'm mad at me. Let me have it. Really.
I deserve it.
We love you, Maddie.
I love you, too, little scamps.
Now, that's magic.
Oh, my gosh. Everyone, look.
Fleafi.
Bring it in, Fleafi, you crazy freak of nature.
Fleafi!