Of course, once they got in there, they saw magical blasts that were zapped by the kindly wizard who helped them thus far on this adventure.
"Oh! You're just in time, everyone!" Merlin said before ducking behind the totem pole. "I'm sorry I can't join you. However, Emperor Kuzco and his lady friend can advise you in my absence. Be careful!"
"Lady friend?" LJ asked. "I know about Kuzco, but I didn't know he had a girlfriend!"
We are soon shown Kuzco was he seemed to be relaxing.
"Hey, King Ego, you got visitors." Nina told Kuzco, pulling him out of his reverie.
"Hm? Huh?" Kuzco asked, jolting up from his chair. "Oh, hey guys."
"Hey," Akito said. "So... What's going on?"
"So, here's the deal. Yzma's got another evil plan, and it's up to us to stop her," Kuzco told them. "Okay, so the not-so nice blue guy is helping Yzma. Evil villain team-up. Why is that important? Oh, right. It might affect ME!"
Nina rolled her eyes a bit from that.
"KRONK! Lazuli, Lord of the Underworld, has offered me another chance at power," Yzma told her sidekick. "If I find the Crystal of the Magic Kingdom, he'll make me Empress of Adventure Land! Ha ha!"
"We HAVE to save Adventure Land!" LJ exclaimed. "For the adventurer in us all!"
"So, what about the whole poison soufflé plan?" Kronk asked Yzma.
"We'll kill Kuzco later. Get me the leftover animal transformation potions," Yzma told him. "I'm going to steal that Crystal by turning everyone into... Alpacas! And make some nice sweaters too."
"Okay. You hear that?" Kuzco said to the others. "Killing and sweaters? That's not good."
"No kidding." Estelle agreed.
"So, team up to beat Yzma and, you're going to need to, you know, take care of them," Kuzco told the others. "Okay, take notes: Find this portal. Portals and magic is key, I know. Use your Sorcerer's Key to open it and get to it, problem solved! Nina and I will be here supervising."
"Alrighty then!" Fishy Joe exclaimed. "Let's move out and save the world again!"
"Good luck, you guys," Nina said to them. "We'll be waiting."
The group nodded and headed off.
"You could at least help." Nina told Kuzco.
"Hey, I told them what to do, didn't I?" Kuzco shrugged. "And they're the ones with the magic-y cards and stuff. I'm just the info guy."
Nina rolled her eyes slightly.
The others soon went off together with another misadventure to take care of.
"Hey, just in time," Kuzco's voice told them. "You're gonna wanna stop Sweater Man, here from peddling his suspicious snacks."
We see Kronk and his shoulder angel, debating on whether to pour a potion on a skewer.
"Guess it was pretty easy for Ol' Wrinkles to get Kronk to work for her again." LJ noted.
"Can't really be mad at the guy," Estelle said. "He's more heart than brain."
"Fair point." Zofia replied.
"Seems a shame." Kronk's shoulder angel said.
"Yeah, the potion could really spoil that wonderful tartness in the mango chipotle dipping sauce." Kronk replied.
Hades then appeared on Kronk's other shoulder. "What, are you kidding me?" he then scoffed. "Pour the potion on the skewers already. Then, find my Crystal, or your boss doesn't get the Empress gig. Capisce? It'll taste fine."
"Looks like he's trying to be the voice on Kronk's other shoulder." Ethan noted.
"Sure looks like it to me." Creepie added.
Kronk's shoulder angel and Hades soon disappeared as it seemed like Kronk made his final decision.
"Oh, no! Kronk's gonna turn everyone into alpacas!" Kuzco panicked. "You've got to save the children and all the baby animals and the pineapples from this terrible, horrible tragedy!"
"You can stop him with the magic of the Sorcerer's Crest," Merlin told them. "The symbol located on the back of your spell cards. Quickly, before it's too late!"
"Alright, so... Any time now," Kuzco then said. "You know, the Sorcerer's Crest thing."
Ethan held up a card. "SORCERER'S CREST!" he exclaimed.
Kronk saw that his stand was destroyed and began to use his skewer as a weapon. "No doubt a devious sorcerer attack. Probably after my recipe," he then took a bite from his skewer while going into a defensive stance. "Blackened Fruit Kabobs! This could be a whole new direction."
"Alrighty, here's where you're going next," Kuzco told the others. "Nice, tropical portal, beautiful views, great sunbathing, perfect for battling evil villains. You're gonna love it."
"I bet." Fishy Joe remarked, eyeing Fiona with a smirk.
Fiona glanced to him. "Uh, hi?"
"Hi, yourself." Fishy Joe winked in a sly manner.
Fiona looked to him and looked away a bit from that.
"Come on, we have to follow Kronk." Akito said.
"Alrighty then," LJ nodded. "Let's go!"
They soon found Kronk in his kitchen, putting the finishing touches on a dish. He poured the alpaca potion on it and lit it on fire. "A nice pupu platter with a lovely alpaca potion glaze," he then said to himself. "This ought to be popular with Yzma's targets."
"We hafta do something!" Estelle whispered.
"Kronk, listen to us, you're not evil and you don't have to work for Yzma!" Akito cried out. "She's bewitching you!"
"Hey, how'd you get in here?" Kronk asked after he noticed the group.
"We have to save you, guy." Creepie said.
"Sorry, but, uh, Yzma really wants me to stop anyone who tries to interfere with her evil plans," Kronk said before he started to fight with his food. "No hard feelings, I hope."
"Fine then," Ethan shrugged. "Let's do this thing!"
"Sorry about this, uh, Kronk," Creepie said. "You seem like such a nice guy."
"I use the... Wonderland Card Attack!" Zofia soon proclaimed.
The playing cards from 'Alice in Wonderland' soon came out and ambushed Kronk. The sudden, unexpected assault made Kronk drop the potion.
"Ha! You missed!" Kronk soon appeared to be unharmed before smirking playfully until a pot fell on him. "Uh-oh... "
A bunch of other pots then fell onto Kronk.
"Uh-oh..." Kronk said before falling through the floor as his timer went off. "Another batch of pupus are done!"
"I think he's done. Unfortunately, that's only the appetizer," Nina told them. "You've still got the main course to go, which is old and rotten."
"We're talking about Yzma. You see what I did there?" Kuzco added. "Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find the next portal and fight the scary monster lady. This portal will go bye-bye in five seconds."
"Well, everyone, we're heading into the breach," Fishy Joe stated. "We may see horrific things that will scar us for the rest of our lives, but we will know that we fought for the adventurers of the future."
"Right!" The others agreed in a Power Rangers fashion.
"Let's go see this crazy evil lady then." Akito narrowed his eyes.
And so, the kids headed off.
"Okay. Final showdown!" Kuzco told them. "Oh, I can't watch! Mostly because of the nightmares I get from looking at Yzma."
"Ha ha! How foolish of you, young sorcerers to disturb me in my lair," Yzma laughed. "This lair is full of potions that can drain you of your magic powers and other potions that can transform you into harmless animals!" she then threw a potion at them, but luckily, they avoided it and went to work. "I'll have this potion done in just a moment. Let's see did Kronk pick up the 12 pack of fur and the winner store. Oh, here it is."
"Holy empanadas!" Fishy Joe exclaimed. "It's so...disgusting to look at! My eyes...THEY BURN!"
"Tantor's Trumpet of Triumph!" Akito called out.
An elephant trumpet sound was heard along with a thunder shock, starling Yzma.
"Okay... We'll call it a draw..." Yzma said, a bit dazed and woozy from that before falling over.
"I guess that's another win for us!" LJ exclaimed.
"Hey, you beat her!" Kuzco cheered.
Yzma soon came right back up.
"Yaugh!" Kuzco yelped. "She's back! The ancient, nightmarish, unspeakable force of evil!"
"This is my most powerful potion yet!" Yzma grinned as she held a potion. "I will be empress!"
"It's Revenge of the Ugly all over again!" Fishy Joe exclaimed in terror.
"What cards do we have?" asked Ethan.
"We're almost running out..." Estelle said. "What about this one?"
"Oh, no, that one says 'use for final battle only'." Zofia pointed out.
"Well, we might as well use what we DO have," LJ sighed as he pulled out another card. "FRYING PAN ATTACK!"
"Frying Pan?" Akito blinked.
"Must be like the one Princess Rapunzel used when Uncle Casper met her." Estelle guessed.
"Sure..." LJ replied in disbelief as a frying pan flew out of nowhere.
The frying pan soon hit Yzma which made her slip and fall and the potion let out a poof cloud from the crash.
"You know, when I pictured you as Empress, you were a lot less itchy." Kuzco commented.
Sweater Yzma turned around angrily, revealing her eyes on the chest.
"Yzma, how's my favorite Empress-to-be?" Hades called as he came to see the evil old lady. "So, where's my Crystal?" he then yelped as he noticed her transformation.
"Whoa! Why don't we give that guy a little privacy while he tries on his new turtleneck?" Kuzco commented nervously as Hades fumed literally in anger. "In the meantime, you stopped Yzma."
Everyone did a triumphant victory pose.
"Hey, my man!" Kuzco said, coming up to Merlin, leaning against the totem pole while drinking from a coconut. "Yeah. I got the job done for you."
"Splendid," Merlin replied. "Although, I believe credit goes to our Sorcerers. Thanks to you, Adventure Land is safe from Yzma."
"It was nothing, really!" Estelle beamed.
"It was our greatest honor." Creepie gave a small smile.
"Unfortunately, we need the piece of the Crystal she sent to the Underworld," Merlin soon told them. "It's time to go after it and face Lord Hades!"
"This is it, team," LJ replied. "The final battle."
Fishy Joe sighed. "Ey, Fiona! Beforehand, I might as well get this offa my chest!" he remarked.
"Uh... What is it, erm, Fishy Joe?" Fiona asked the Mudkip.
Fishy Joe took a deep breath, then kissed Fiona on the cheek quickly. Fiona's eyes widened.
"Pokemon Love! So cute!" The girls gushed to that.
"Alright then...let's rock." Fishy Joe proclaimed with a determined attitude.
"Here we go," Akito said. "It's the final countdown!"
"The clash to end all clashes!" LJ added.
"I feel like I waited my whole life for this moment." Estelle said.
"So have I... Especially with helping Merlin!" Zofia smiled.
"Likewise!" LJ agreed.