On their way back to the castle, Uniqua saw the hot air balloon and recognized the pilot. Not hard to recognize him, considering, well, you know.

"Austin that's him!" Uniqua said, stopping. "He's got the orb!"

"What?" Austin gasped. "Then we've gotta follow him!"

They turned around and did. Fortunately, since Knuckles thought Austin was dead he and Uniqua didn't meet up with any more traps.

Meanwhile, Tommy had stopped strangling Pablo but still looked irritated.

"You're not still mad are you?" Morton asked.

"Why should I be mad? I like hanging on for dear life." Tommy replied sarcastically. "Next to snorkeling it's one of my favorite activities."

Clavius landed into the mountain.

"How dare you leave in the middle of my birthday." Jane said sternly.

Clavius left the balloon and made his way down the stairs.

"Well I hope you brought a gift to say you're sorry." Jane added.

Clavius gloatingly showed Jane the orb.

"Ha! A fishbowl wasn't exactly what I had in mind!" Jane snapped.

Pablo, Tommy, and Morton climbed onto the platform that led from the balloon to the stairs.

"All right, we gotta get that orb." Pablo ordered. "Tommy, you're in charge of distracting Clavius."

"Okay, and you're in charge of coming up with a better idea." Tommy retorted.

"You gotta be in charge of something." Morton put his fists on his hips.

"Oh I'll be in charge of two things: running and hiding." Tommy ran off.

Clavius put the orb on a pedestal.

"Your highness, I am going to make this a birthday you will never forget." He said. "Let the powers of the Forbidden Arts flow into me."

They did, which you could tell because Clavius's hands started sparkling with magical electricity. Meanwhile, Pablo and Morton snuck over. Clavius tested the powers by sending a blast to a barrel. The barrel disintegrated, causing Tommy to find a new hiding place.

"It's stronger than I thought." Clavius chuckled; he then sent another blast, which bounced off a metal pole and the rock wall before landing back in his hand. "It's mine, it's finally mine!" He laughed. "The power to create" He conjured up a pile of treasure.

"Wretched crook!" Jane scolded.

"The power to change." Clavius turned a wooden stool into a tall throne.

"Despicable!" Jane glared.

"The power to destroy!" Clavius destroyed a wooden bucket.

"You horrid man!" Jane said angrily.

"The power of the Forbidden Arts is mine, all mine."

CLAVIUS:

You may not like my new found power

But I think it's totally hot!

And you may hate the way I use it

But am I concerned? I'm not!

'Cause the power to create is mine

And the power to change oh joy!

The power to rearrange your life

And the power to destroy!

He blasted a jar to pieces, created some tools, turned most of Jane's furniture to rocks, and used the tools to destroy the rocks and remaining furniture. He then created a magical electric guitar. He played it and slid along the ground on his knees.

Now I give the orders

And you're gonna take 'em

Things gonna be the way that I make 'em!

I'll be the one who gets every break

You gotta love it!

Yeah-ha! You gotta love it!

He let out a blast, which bounced off a wooden jar and hit Jane. The blast turned her gown into peasant rags and gave Clavius a royal robe. Pablo and Morton tried to get the orb by having Morton swing down like Errol Flynn but a blast sliced through the rope and cause Morton to slide into the wall instead.

Every day's gonna be a vacation

Now I am the king of gratification

I'll do whatever I want everyday

You gotta love it!

Yoo-hoo! You gotta love it!

Clavius now took Jane's earrings and turned them into gold coins which he tossed into a moneybag around his waist.

I'll take aim at any target

I'll stake claim to every wealth

And I think I'll fill the cup of power

And drink it to my health!

He destroyed more items, causing Tommy to run around finding new hiding places. Clavius then poured himself a goblet of punch, took a drink, and tossed the goblet aside. It hit Tommy on the head.

Yeah I wanna wish up every human

Everything anyone could consume

Ten thousands of lifetimes all in one room

You gotta love it!

Hey-hey-yeah! You gotta love it!

Clavius created more piles of treasure before destroying a small bucket, except for the metal rings around it. It turned out Pablo was sneaking up on the orb in that bucket and the metal rings became hula hoops for him. Clavius then removed Jane's shoes and gave himself golden shoes.

Oh you gotta love this power of mine!

Pablo and Morton now removed a drainage pipe from the wall and tried to use it to roll down the orb to them.

Meanwhile Clavius was playing a magic electric guitar and musically humming. He also sent out random blasts, which seem to only almost hit Tommy.

"What's he got, hippo seeking missiles?" Tommy said dryly, getting tired.

Clavius was now playing a magic piano. The first time Pablo and Morton tried to get the orb almost caused it to fall though, making them nervous. Clavius now switched back to his electric guitar.

I'll take aim at any target

I'll stake claim to every wealth

And I think I'll fill the cup of power

And drink it to my health

Pablo and Morton grew braver and made the orb land on the pipe so it could slide to them. Clavius didn't seem to notice the pipe, even though he jumped over it, but a blast from him did cause Pablo and Morton to accidentally toss the pipe up. This caused to orb to wind up back on the pedestal. Clavius was now using magic bolts to play a tune on the bars on the door to Jane's pen. He then zapped a yoke onto Jane, and then added full buckets of water. Jane couldn't handle the weight and she fell down.

Yeah I wanna wish up every human

Everything anyone could consume

Ten thousands of lifetimes all in one room

You gotta love it!

Clavius jumped from rock to rock, turning them to gold.

Yeah! You gotta love it!

Oh you gotta love this power of mine!

Oh zow! Rock and roll!

He took Jane's crown and gave himself a kingly crown. He then let out blasts so that they resembled fireworks. Fortunately, Uniqua and Austin saw them and was able to find their way to the cliff opposite the mountain that way.

"Oh no." Uniqua realized that Clavius got the powers.

"Fly across, make sure mom's okay." Austin told Uniqua; she left. "Be careful."

Austin then saw the gondola and made his way to it, but ran into Knuckles.

"I thought you were dead!" Knuckles was surprised.

"So did I." Austin replied coldly.

"I should've taken care of you how I know best: with these!" Knuckles raised a couple fists and charged.

They fought, Knuckles managing to knock Austin towards the edge of the cliff. Before Knuckles could push him over though Austin used his feet to throw Knuckles over him. Knuckles quickly grabbed the edge of the cliff.

"I beg you, grab my hand, please, I'm slipping." Knuckles begged. "You can't let me die like this."

Austin cringed, hesitating. Knuckles didn't listen to him when he pleaded for his life earlier, but he wasn't the type to let anyone die. So, just as Knuckles lost his grip, Austin grabbed him and pulled him back up.

"Oh thank you, thank you." Knuckles recovered before grinning evilly. "Sucker!"

He tossed Austin aside, causing him to almost fall off the cliff! Austin quickly grabbed the edge. Knuckles tried to finish the job by stepping on Austin's hands but Uniqua saw the whole thing and attacked him. Unfortunately, he was able to grab his belt and tie her up with it. He then forced Austin off the cliff! Austin screamed as he fell!

Uniqua watched the spot where Austin fell with horror as Knuckles carried her towards the gondola. But, what they both didn't know was that Austin was able to grab the root of a dead trunk and climb back to the top.

Knuckles set Uniqua down on the gondola floor and started it. Austin missed the gondola, so he walked on the ropes the gondola was attached to like a tightrope walker.

"Now you're gonna join your little friend." Knuckles picked up Uniqua and prepared to drop her!

Fortunately Austin got close enough to leap down and grab the edge of the gondola. Knuckles noticed the jolt of Austin landing, so he set Uniqua back down and went to look. Austin had already disappeared underneath the gondola, so Knuckles thought nothing of it. Uniqua took that moment to try to free herself, but she only got one wing free when Knuckles noticed her. He picked her up again!

"Bye-bye birdie!" Knuckles chuckled, preparing to drop her!

"No!" Austin cried.

Austin quickly used his sword to cut through the rope so that he could swing down. Knuckles, however, fell to his death.

Uniqua desperately tried to fly to safety but only managed to slow her descent. However this allowed Austin to swing over and grab her. They both landed on the wall without getting hurt, but wound up stuck.

"Now what?" Uniqua asked.

"I didn't plan any further than this." Austin admitted.

Suddenly, they were getting pulled up! It was Pablo, Morton, and Tommy, who were taking a break outside since Clavius was still partying inside.