| The episode opens... | |
| Zak | [Voice Over] Everybody has secrets... |
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| Zak | My family just has bigger ones. They're called Cryptids. |
| Zak | All the strange, exotic creatures that regular science doesn't believe in. |
| Zak | That's what we do. |
| Zak | Any kind, any size, anywhere in the world. The Saturday family is going to get the call. |
| Miranda | Argost -- paid me a visit! He took my piece of the stone! |
| Doc | Argost. |
| Zak | Stone? |
| Drew | The Kur Stone... Ultimate, limitless power. |
| Doc | We split it into three pieces, each left in the care of a different secret scientist. As long as we kept them apart, the key to finding Kur was safe. |
| Zak | But you didn't keep them apart. Argost just got two of the pieces, right? |
| Argost | My name is V.V. Argost. You and your friends broke into my home, and stole a wonderful giant stone from me. Did I mention I'd very much like it back? |
| [Intro Plays] | |
| Doc | I'm hoping we won't even need your special abilities, Zak. But just in case, I've been working on something to help you use them. |
| Zak | It's... a stick? |
| Zak | That's really... Uh, what's it supposed to do? |
| Doc | Let's go find out. |
| Zak | Hm... Zak like. |
| Doc | Spring loaded cable, telescoping shaft, grappling hook, vaulting-and-retrieval functionality. I've been calling it the Multi-function Adaptive Combat Defensive Enhancement. A mouthful, yes, but maybe you could give it an acronym name like, uh... Mu.F.A.C.D.E.? |
| Zak | Or the claw. |
| Doc | The Hand of Tsul 'Kalu on the end should still help focus your Cryptid influencing powers. |
| Doc | Very good, son. |
| Zak | Sorry, Komodo. It was for science. |
| Doc | Now, this doesn't change the family rules. The minute there's any sign of a fight, your mother and I take over. |
| Zak | Are you saying Argost is tougher than Doc Saturday? Because I seem to be doing okay against you. |
| Zak | Oh, really? |
| Doc | Who's still the big dog? |
| Zak | Woof. |
| Doc | You're still not fighting Argost. |
| Zak | Are you kidding me? That was... |
| Drew | Zak, strap in! Doc, weapons. We found him. |
| Argost | Uh, Munya, could you possibly dogfight with a little more self-control? We're not savages! |
| Drew | Grab something! |
| Drew | Where'd he go? Doc! |
| Doc | I'm looking. |
| Doc | Behind us! |
| Drew | I can't get rid of him! Unless somebody calls in a miracle work, we're losing this dog fight! |
| Zak | Fisk? |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled inquisitive sound] |
| Zak | Nothing to worry about, buddy. I've got an idea. |
| Zak | You throw me towards Argost's warplane. Me and the claw will do the rest. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Zak | What? How do we know it's not gonna work? |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Drew | Zak! |
| Zak | You owe me. Remember, Fiji? You'd still be cursed if it wasn't for me. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled retort] |
| Fiskerton | Aah! |
| Zak | Aah! |
| Munya | [Chuckle] |
| Doc | Boys! |
| Drew | Zak! |
| Zak | Mom, Dad! |
| Drew | What were you thinking? Are you legally insane? Never, ever do that again! |
| Zak | I had it handled. You banked that plane on purpose, didn't you? |
| Drew | I can't believe you tried a stunt that stupid! |
| Zak | I can't believe you messed up my stupid stunt. Why do you guys always have to be the heroes? I've got what it takes if you just give me a chance to prove it. |
| Doc | Drew, why don't you see what supplies we can salvage? I'll take this one. Father/son bonding time. |
| Zak | Do we have to? |
| Drew | Anything broken? |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled "Uh, yeah."] |
| Drew | You're hilarious. Besides the airship? |
| Zak | I'm not a little kid anymore, Dad. I can handle myself in a fight. |
| Doc | Do you ever wonder why you have the power you do? That gift with Cryptids? |
| Zak | Sometimes. |
| Doc | Your mother has a theory. In every ancient legend, there's a balance. Or in terms I'm more comfortable with. For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. |
| Doc | Your mother and I brought the potential for great evil into the world eleven years ago... but that was also the year you were born. |
| Zak | I... I don't understand. |
| Doc | We told you Kur is the key to unlimited power, but we didn't tell you how. |
| Doc | If Argost can find and control Kur, he'll have the power to raise an entire army of Cryptids. What kind of power could stand against a man with an army of Cryptids at his disposal? |
| Zak | M-Mine? |
| Doc | Equal and opposite. Forces balanced. |
| Doc | Zak, we're afraid that if this Kur madness gets out into the world, you may be the only one who can stop it. Well, that's an awful lot of pressure to put on an eleven-year-old boy. |
| Zak | So I should just let you guys know when I'm ready to save the world? |
| Doc | Well, like I said, it's only a theory. Try to keep your ego in check for now. |
| Drew | Doc! I think you're gonna want to see this. |
| Doc | Now may be a good time to test that new equipment. |
| Zak | Ah! Whoa! |
| Drew | Zak! |
| Doc | No! |
| Drew | Zak! |
| [Act 2] | |
| Doc | There's a cortex disruptor in the cargo bay! |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled "Got it"] |
| Drew | There's no time for that. |
| Drew | Give me back my baby boy! |
| Zak | Ahh! Whoa! |
| Drew | Throw me a medical kit. I'm going after Zak. |
| Doc | Behind you! |
| Fiskerton | Ahh! |
| Doc | Drew, are you--? |
| Doc | Nnnh! |
| Zak | Hey! This thing works great! |
| Doc | I'm so glad... would you mind? |
| Zak | Hey, there. Who's a good birdie? |
| Doc | I don't see anything like it in any of the Cryptozoology databases. It looks like some holdout from the prehistoric era. |
| Drew | Zak, stop petting it. That thing tried to eat your father's head. |
| Zak | She was just defending herself, Mom. Look. We went right through her nest when we crashed. |
| Zak | Can you blame her for thinking we were the enemy? Poor girl. |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled interaction with Komodo] |
| Zak | Hey, wait! |
| Doc | Let's go. We've got a piece of stone to recover. [Montage] |
| Drew | This is it. |
| Doc | Zak? |
| Zak | Doing my thing. |
| Doc | No Tapire-lauara. We're in luck. |
| Drew | Yeah, we'll see about that. |
| Drew | Ah, It's still here. |
| Doc | Wrap it back up. We've pushed our luck here long enough. Let's get... |
| Zak | They followed us! |
| Doc | Drew, go! Save the stone. |
| Argost | [Insane cackling] |
| Argost | No more secrets, Saturdays. You can't keep me from what I was meant to have. |
| Argost | Oh, I'm going to find Kur. I only wish you could live long enough to see your own precious Cryptids turn against you. But sadly, "c'était de l'amour"... |
| Zak | Mom! |
| Drew | Zak! |
| Zak | Stay- back! |
| Argost | They're called "Devonian Annelid", filthy little brutes, but they do so love the taste of human essence. |
| Zak | No! |
| Argost | Sweet dreams, little Saturday. |
| [Act 3] | |
| Zak | Mom? Dad? What's-- |
| Argost | Ahem? Greetings and bienvenue! Young Saturday, I don't believe you've had the pleasure of meeting my manservant-- |
| Zak | Munya! Yeah, I watch- |
| Zak | ...All of the most wanted lists for the latest... |
| Zak | Ugh. I've seen your TV show, okay, it's wrong, you're evil. I know! It's still good TV... |
| Argost | Well, as long as we're all fast friends. |
| Drew | You got what you wanted, Argost. Why are you still here? |
| Argost | Dear lady? Would anyone ever visit the circus if they didn't secretly hope to see the lions eat somebody? |
| Fiskerton | [Garbled] |
| Argost | It's been a dry season. Poor hunting for the unfortunate Tapire-iauara. Won't they be thrilled to see the "hors d'oeuvres" I've prepared for them? |
| Drew | Zak, no! Don't let Argost see--! |
| Argost | Oh, dear boy! That's an unusual gift you have, hmm? |
| Zak | It's okay, Mom. I don't care if he knows what I can do. |
| Zak | I'm ready for this. |
| Doc | We've never pushed your power this far. You might only make them angrier. |
| Zak | No, Dad, I'm ready. |
| Drew | Doc, I-- |
| Doc | Give him a chance. |
| Argost | Now, now, my pet. No playing with your fool. |
| Argost | Attack them! Now! |
| Doc | It's not working! Cut it off! |
| Zak | Just about-- got him! |
| Argost | Nnh! Munya! |
| Zak | Did anyone else know that he could do that? |
| Drew | Don't try to take him alone, Zak. He's too powerful. |
| Argost | Ahh! |
| Zak | Sick 'em! |
| Drew | Zak, look out! |
| Zak | "Mongolian Death Worm Venom"! |
| Drew | How did you know-- |
| Zak | Saw that episode? |
| Argost | Ooh |
| Argost | Ahh! |
| Doc | No... Zak! Above you! |
| Zak | Huh? |
| Argost | It warns me to melt the insides of such a magnificent beast, but I'm a very petty man! |
| Zak | No! |
| Argost | Take -- your -- medicine! |
| Argost | Aah! |
| Argost | Alas, 'tis the hour of "adieu". Many unhappy pestilences to you all! |
| Zak | They got the last piece of the stone! |
| Zak | Sorry Dad. |
| Doc | I saw what you did, Zak. You made an impossible choice in an impossible situation. And as far as I'm concerned, you made the right one. |
| Doc | I can't speak for the rest of the world, but you're definitely my hero. |
| Zak | Hey, easy, Fuzz Face! |
| Drew | More importantly, you're a Saturday, and things always seem to have a way of working out for Saturdays. |
| Doc | Okay! Nobody touches that spot! |
| Zak | Looks like we got a new Secret Saturday, huh? |
| Zak | I'm gonna name her Zon. You know, like, Ama-Zon? She's coming home with us, right? |
| Zak | Ta-da! |
| Zak | What do you think? |
| Zak | Nice, huh? The guys have a nest warming gift for you... Guys? |
| Zak | Come on, I want to see how far they've gotten with the stone piece. |
| Zak | Whoa! Nice graphic modeling, Dad! Sweet detail work. |
| Doc | That pressing in the mud gave us a perfect mold. |
| Doc | Argost may have the whole puzzle, but at least we've got a start. |
| Drew | Now, my Sumerian's a little rusty, but I can make out a few words. |
| Drew | "Tomb" -- "Keys"... "Kur". |
| Argost | Greetings and bienvenue, faithful, Weird World watchers. I am the incomparable V.V. Argost, your most grave and gracious host. Perhaps you're already asking yourselves, "I wonder what's behind that curtain?" Well, I'm not going to tell you. Why? Because I'm an incorrigible tease. |
| Argost | But I will tell you this much. I've recently come into possession of my most precious find yet. A map, if you will. The key to unlocking the greatest secret in history. |
| Argost | I'm going to follow that map, and I can't wait to show the whole world what I find at the big... red... X... |
| [Credits Play] |