| The episode opens... | |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
|---|---|
| Zak | Hey, you know the rules. Shock or be shocked. No mercy! Mwuhahaha! |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Zak | Hey! |
| Zak | You hid shock charges in your fur. That's just nasty! |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Zak | Reflex disruptor jousting. Nicely played, Komodo. |
| Zak | Hey, look out! |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Zak | Fisk, Dad's back at the airship monitoring Cryptid activity, and Mom's off on a supply run. For the first time in months, no one's looking over our shoulders. It'd be wrong not to play with every dangerous experimental weapon we can find! |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Zak | Okay, nice. I surrender. |
| Zak | Now give back to the remote, guys. |
| Zak | Come on, this isn't funny. If we don't put everything back the way we found it... Huh? Hey! |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| [Intro Plays] | |
| Zak | Gah! Wait. Wadi? |
| Wadi | Was the belt too much to steal? I feared it might give me away. |
| Zak | What? Wait, how are you here? |
| Wadi | I was told we were supposed to surprise you. |
| Zak | Huh? Ah! Ulraj? |
| Ulraj | This grip is called "the lobster's claw". I invented it. |
| Drew | Happy birthday, kiddo. |
| Wadi | Happy birthday. |
| Creepy Old Ian | Happy birthday. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Zak | You knew about this? |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Zak | Ohh Wow. That's a... Thanks, everybody. Um, can I get up now? Supply run, huh? |
| Drew | Party guests are supplies. We just figured with all the running and hiding and, you know, being the embodiment of an all-powerful ancient Cryptid... |
| Doc | We thought you might like to be a normal kid for a while. At least for one day. |
| Zak | So a fish boy king and a thief girl are normal party guests? |
| Ulraj | In my kingdom, this is how everyone wears them. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Doc | No. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Wadi | I call it a thieves yo-yo. With it, I can defend myself, grab things from far away, even use it to pull myself up a steep surface. |
| Zak | So basically, you made your own Claw? |
| Wadi | Yes, but I mean, I was not trying to copy you. |
| Drew | Zak, honey, can I talk to you? Just be a sec. Hey, birthday boy, can I give you some motherly advice? |
| Zak | Sure. Hey! |
| Drew | Hey, you don't have to flirt back, but you do have to be nice. |
| Zak | Huh? Flirt? With who? Oh, wait, Waddy's flirting with me? How do you know? |
| Drew | Zak, sweetie, under all this kick butt momness. I am a girl. We pay attention to these things. Of course, sometimes it's a little more obvious. |
| Ulraj | As you can see, a king must be in top physical condition. |
| Wadi | Yes, very... top. |
| Zak | Show off. |
| Doc | Yours too. |
| Drew | We are not looking at Cryptopedias today. I mean, look how much fun he's having. |
| Creepy Old Ian | Good form. Good show. |
| Drew | Well. It can't hurt to pee. |
| Reporter | Shocking footage from a Cape Town suburb today. What witnesses describe as grotesque animals of several unknown species have invaded the town, forcing residents to abandon entire blocks until authorities- |
| Doc | I saw at least four different Cryptids in that footage. Couldn't make out a species, but... wow. |
| Drew | But why were they all swarmed the same neighborhood? ...Is a question we can ask tomorrow, you know, when it's not Zak's nice normal birthday. |
| Doc | What? Uh, good point... that is. |
| Zak | Guys, it's okay. For one of my birthdays, this is pretty normal. Let's go. |
| Drew | I can take the Griffin and drop off Wadi and Ulraj before- |
| Wadi | No! I mean, I would rather go with you. Oh, all- all of you. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Ulraj | Also coming. |
| Doc | For a town supposedly overrun with grotesque animals, things are suspiciously quiet. |
| Zak | There are definitely Cryptids here. Feels like we're being watched- |
| Ulraj | |
| Zak | What? |
| Wadi | Zak! |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Ulraj | See? It's all in the nose. |
| Doc | This is a calabus. |
| Drew | What? How is it here? |
| [Act 2] | |
| Zak | Huh? Nice, um.. Yo-yo combat technique? |
| Ulraj | You think the yo-yo trick is impressive? Watch this. |
| Ulraj | Speechless. An even more impressive reaction than I'd hoped. |
| Zak | You guys sounded surprised those Cryptids were here. Calypusses aren't South African? |
| Drew | Not even African. They're native to the Euphrates riverbanks. |
| Doc | We should take some fur samples, measure footprints. It's possible we've identified the wrong species. |
| Zak | We'll scout around, see if we can spot some of those other Cryptids from the news footage. Come on, guys. And um, uh Wadi. |
| Drew | Ooh, boy. Well, still smoother than your dad ever was. |
| Doc | Hmm? |
| Drew | Nothing, sweetie. Go back to collecting animal fur. |
| Ulraj | Shark Sense isn't picking up anything nearby, but my range is limited. You should probably stand closer to me, Wadi. |
| Wadi | I'm fine with the current distance. |
| Zak | Uh. Hey guys, Fisk and I have to check something out alone. |
| Wadi | What? Why would you? |
| Zak | It's nothing. I mean, it's, you know, we just have to do this. I promise we'll be right back. |
| Wadi | Zak, if there is danger, you should let your friends help you. |
| Zak | Look, Wadi whatever boy-girl stuff is going on with you and me, this is pretty much the worst time ever, okay? I'll be right back. |
| Wadi | If that is how you feel... |
| Zak | Look, I'll apologize later, okay? Can we just hurry? |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Argost | Do forgive me for interrupting young l'amour. Lovely girl. Does she know you have dealings with a major television celebrity? |
| Zak | Our "dealings" are supposed to happen through your show. Why do you keep sneaking around and following me? |
| Argost | You're a fine one to speak of sneaking around. Or is your dear uncle Doyle nosing about in my past, all on his own? |
| Zak | Really bugs you, huh? Doyle must be getting close to something juicy. |
| Argost | Actually, I have been sending you messages through Weird World, but you are obviously not watching. |
| Zak | Can you blame me? It's not like your training's been outstanding so far. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Argost | Uh, but today's lesson is essential. May I ask, what is the power of Kur? |
| Zak | To influence Cryptids. Get them to follow him. Me. |
| Argost | Just one Cryptid? A few? Perhaps even a gaggle? |
| Zak | My mom and dad think Kur can build a Cryptid army. |
| Argost | And have you never wondered exactly how Kur would control such an army? One that travels on land, sea and air across the entire globe? |
| Zak | I... No, I guess I never. |
| Wadi | Zak! More creatures! Come quickly! |
| Argost | Well, it is something to think about, isn't it? |
| Zak | Where are the... |
| Wadi | Shh! |
| Doc | Mom and Gwari, this just keeps making less sense. |
| Wadi | Are they also from the Euphrates? |
| Drew | South America and I'm pretty sure something that big didn't fly here. |
| Doc | They're using guards? Lookouts? Something's turned these Cryptids into an organized force. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Zak | It's not a Kur thing, I swear! |
| Zak | Just hang on! I can calm him down! |
| Zak | Whoa! |
| Drew | Earthquakes? |
| Drew | None of these Cryptids is capable of- |
| Doc | High on your left! |
| Zak | Wadi... what are you doing? |
| Wadi | Does that supermarket seem unusual to anyone? |
| Zak | I'm kind of busy! |
| Ulraj | Now that I have rescued Zak, I have time. Show me the unusual market. |
| Wadi | Why does it stay still when everything else is shaking? And why does this creature not join the fight with the others? |
| Zak | That is weird. Let's go check it out. |
| Wadi | Oh, I am sorry, but this is something Ulraj and I must do on our own. We would bring you along. But it is all bad timing you understand. |
| Wadi | I believe I told you- |
| Ulraj | Show off. |
| Wadi | I do not see why it is okay for you to follow us when we could not follow you. |
| Zak | Because I know Cryptids. I can protect you. |
| Wadi | I do not need protecting. |
| Ulraj | Zak! Wadi! Did I tell you I once composed an opera about tuna? I'm told it's wonderful. |
| Zak | Huh? |
| Zak | What are they doing? |
| Zak | Don't! This is my job! |
| Wadi | What is wrong with you, Zak Saturday? I thought you were trying to be normal. Normal people let their friends help them. |
| Zak | Do I look like I'm allowed to be normal? Just let me do this and stay back. |
| Zak | Okay, so let's stop all the earthquakes and talk about why everybody decided to take a South African vacation this year. |
| Wadi | Go! Take the bait! |
| Ulraj | Wadi! |
| Zak | Huh? |
| Zak | No! |
| Zak | Ulraj! Try to hold them off while I get Sluggo here under control! |
| Ulraj | Try to hold them off? Zak, I once tamed three sharks with a handful of kelp and a starfish. I think I can handle-- |
| Wadi | Huh? We're alive! |
| Zak | We're buried alive. |
| [Act 3] | |
| Wadi | We have to reach the surface! |
| Zak | Wadi, we don't even know which direction the surface is? If we try to dig, it's just gonna make it worse. |
| Wadi | What about your claw? Call back the worm Cryptid. |
| Zak | It's gone, Wadi. It It could be miles away already. I just don't know. |
| Wadi | Your parents? |
| Zak | Even if they know we're gone, why would they look underground? |
| Creepy Old Ian | Then perhaps you would like to fix this by yourself. |
| Zak | Guys, I'm sorry. Look, I never meant to be such a jerk. I just... My life's been even more dangerous lately, and if there's anybody I didn't want to see hurt, it's you. |
| Zak | ...Two. You two. Both. |
| Ulraj | Oh, please quit pretending you don't like each other. I don't even find her attractive. |
| Wadi | What? |
| Zak | What? |
| Ulraj | I simply hate losing anything to Zak. |
| Zak | I'm sorry I couldn't save you. |
| Wadi | I'm sorry it wasn't a very good birthday party. |
| Ulraj | And I'm sorry I can't breathe dirt. |
| Drew | Happy birthday, kiddo! |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Doc | We thought you might like to be a normal kid for a while. At least for one day. |
| Wadi | Normal people let their friends help them. |
| Zak | Do I look like I'm allowed to be normal? |
| Argost | And have you never wondered exactly how Kur would control such an army? One that travels on land, sea, and air across the entire globe? |
| Zak | I know you can hear me. Wherever you are, I need you. Please, I'm not your enemy. Please. Please. |
| Ulraj | It came back. It saved us. |
| Wadi | I thought your powers. |
| Zak | Yeah, I think I just learned a new trick. Come on! |
| Ulraj | An entire network of tunnels! |
| Zak | I guess we know how the angry mob has been getting around. Wait, stop here for a second. |
| Wadi | I do not think this is an angry mob. |
| Ulraj | They are hiding. All these food supplies. This must be the reason they invaded that town. Not an army, a survival camp. |
| Wadi | But what are they trying to survive? |
| Zak | Me. |
| Zak | Hey, yeah, I'm Kur. I get it. But listen, I know you're scared, but all of this, it isn't going to help. Look, humans are freaked out by Cryptids already and stealing food and causing earthquakes. It's just going to make things worse. I don't know what's gonna happen with this Kur thing either, but if we're gonna get through it, everybody's gonna have to work together, okay? |
| Wadi | Ahem. |
| Zak | Uh, right. |
| Doc | The level of cooperation between different Cryptid species, it's unprecedented. |
| Zak | I guess they know something big and bad is coming. |
| Zak | I'll call you if I need you, I promise. |
| Ulraj | And will you call us too? |
| Zak | Huh? |
| Ulraj | I mean, obviously you will be calling Wadi. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Zak | Hey, so, uh, down there when we, you know, thought we'd never see each other again. |
| Wadi | It was a good party after all. |
| Wadi | Happy birthday, Zak Saturday. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Drew | So, I guess I'll be taking the party guests home then. |
| Doc | Apparently. |
| Ulraj | And I wish you a happy birthday as well. |
| Ulraj | But the Wet William is a traditional gift in my culture. |
| Zak | It's a Wet Willy. How can it be traditional if you don't even know what it's called? |
| Doc | Good friends? |
| Zak | The best. |
| Ulraj | Same time next year. |
| Doc | Good. Because if you boys ever touch the experimental weapons without permission again, you're gonna need a friend. |
| Zak | Gah... |
| Doc | Happy birthday. |
| Argost | Why, the prodigal students doth return! Imagine my shock. Perhaps my lessons were of value, after all? |
| Zak | This one was. Saved my life, actually. So, uh, thanks. I guess. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Argost | Pish posh. The smile on your face is the only gratitude I need. It is, after all, your birthday. |
| Zak | A neural parasite? |
| Argost | Consider it an emergency contact. If, heaven forbid, you should find yourself in another crisis, this parasite, placed on the neck of a suitable victim, will provide you a direct line to me. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Zak | Don't these things only work over a limited range? |
| Argost | Then I'll just have to stay close. Won't I? |
| [Credits Play] |