Later that afternoon, Bugs sat on a lounge chair, reading "The Sword in the Stone?"
Bugs: I hear these stories are a hoot.
As he munched on a carrot, Bugs noticed Kayley sitting next to him, feeling dejected.
"Eh, what's wrong, toots?" he asked.
"It's my mother." said Kayley. "She's so...so...overbearing."
"Well, mothers do know best." said Bugs.
Kayley stared at him coldly. "And I thought you were on my side."
She then got up and stormed off.
Bugs: Was it something I said?
Daffy watched from outside the chicken house in jealously.
"Why, I oughta give him what for." he said. "Thinks he can steal my girl and my movie!"
As Daffy turned a corner, he heard a familiar voice.
"Hands in the air, duck!"
At that same time, flaming arrows came flying inside the house, while the door broke open, ablaze in flames, allowing an army of barbarians, including a Tasmanian Devil, to swarm in, followed by a tall knight in red armor.
"Mind if we come in?"
"Who...who are you?" asked Juliana.
The knight removed his helmet to reveal a sinister-looking face.
Juliana gasped. "Ruber!"
"Ah, Juliana. I was in the neighborhood and I thought I'd stop by for a visit." said Ruber as he placed a hand on Juliana's chin. "How about a little kiss? I hear you're still single."
"Don't touch me!" snapped Juliana, swatting Ruber's hand away.
"I'll take that as a 'no.'" guessed Ruber.
"I demand that you leave us immediately!" ordered Juliana.
"How rude!" said Ruber. "And after I came all this way just to see you."
"What do you want?" asked Juliana.
"What is rightfully mine," explained Ruber. "Camelot."
"Camelot will never be yours." said Juliana.
"It will be soon, my dear
Let's go back to war and violence
I'm so bored with peace and silence
Nights of evil filled with fear
Your worst dream, that's my idea of fun
"You've gone mad!" exclaimed Juliana.
"Oh, you've noticed." said Ruber. "I've been working at it for years.
Let darkness find its sad ways
Let's go back to the good old bad days
No more foolish acts of kindness
Arthur and his kingdom will be mine
And you, my lady, are just the right person to help me." he went on.
"Over my dead body!" snapped Juliana.
"What if it was your darling daughter's instead?" asked Ruber as two of his men dragged Kayley inside the house.
"Let go of me!" she demanded, which the two thugs did, roughly.
"Don't you dare harm her!" pleaded Juliana as two more of Ruber's men restrained her.
Kayley pulled out a mace from one of the thugs' belt and prepared to hit Ruber with it, but he caught ahold while saying to Juliana, "Either you do as I say or the girl dies!
Years from now, no one will bother
To recall your good King Arthur
Because all of this will be mine
This will all be mine
Kayley and Juliana were forced outside, still being restrained while Ruber's second-in-command, Siegfried, played by Elmer Fudd, placed Bugs and Daffy down, tied up in seperate spears, while Ruber kept singing.
I have a plan, it includes you
You, Juliana, will lead me to Camelot
Where I will claim all that is mine
In the back of your wagons, my men will all hide
You'll sit up front as the gates open wide
Now watch me create
My mechanical army with pride
"Siegfried!" he called out.
Seigfried hurried over to his boss and held up a box with a vial inside, courtesy of ACME.
With this potion I bought from some witches
A drop on this chicken
Oh, watch as it switches into a weapon
That I can use at will
Now this chicken can kill
Ruber poured some of the potion onto a nearby chicken and poured the rest of it down a well. He then threw the chicken and an ax into the well, which caused an eruption.
"Ta-da!" exclaimed Ruber. "Behold...uh...Bladebeak!
Stand right up and enter quickly
I'll transform the meek and sickly
Into iron men with hands of steel
Yes, yes, into the water quickly, now go you fools
One by one, each of the barbarians came up to the well with a weapon of their choice as Ruber cried out. "Prepare for the dawning of a new age! The Ruberian Age, Year One!
While they were distracted, Juliana whispered to Kayley. "Go to Camelot. Warn Arthur."
"I won't leave you here." Kayley whispered back.
"Kayley, Ruber will be in Camelot in three days. Take the main road. Get there before us."
"But, Mother..." Kayley began but Juliana cut her off, saying. "Go...while you have the chance. Go, Kayley! You're our only hope."
Kayley looked at her mother one last time and quietly slipped away while the transformed barbarians kept on chanting.
Bring on the darkness, bring on the gloom
We are the army of glory and gloom
Bring on the darkness, bring on the gloom
We are the army of glory and gloom
Ruber: Only one will be revered
Worshiped, hated, loved and feared
I'd just like to say a few words
I, me, mine
You were mistaken if you believed
Ruber was someone who'd crumble and leave
Now I am back and I will be staying this time
I told you once and I told you twice
Everything you see before you
Every last bit of it will be mine...now
"So, what now?" asked Bugs as Kayley untied him and Daffy.
"We have to go to Camelot and warn King Arthur." she said.
"Oh, no you don't, sister!" said Daffy. "I'm the hero of this picture. So I'm going to lead."
"We're all in this together, Daff." explained Bugs. "The world does not revolve around you."
"Listen, you pathetic excuse of a hotshot," sneered Daffy. "There is no 'we!' There never was a 'we,' and there never will be a 'we.' This was supposed to be my movie. Not yours, not ours, MINE!"
Just then, a loud screech filled the air. Kayley, Bugs and Daffy looked up to see the Griffin flying towards the farm. They quickly hid as the beast landed.
"I've been expecting you, my faithful pet." said Ruber. "Because of your dastardly deed, panic sweeps across the land."
"Precisely." replied the Griffin.
"My plan is perfect."
"Precisely."
"Without the sword, Arthur is vulnerable."
"Precisely."
"And now Excalibur is mine."
The griffin cleared his throat. "Yes, well, here's where we enter a gray area."
"Excuse me?" snarled Ruber as he grabbed the Griffin by the neck. "You lost Excalibur? What happened?"
"I was attacked by a falcon." explained the Griffin.
"I don't believe it." said Ruber. "My magnificent beast outmatched by a teensy-weensy pigeon."
"It wasn't a pigeon." snarled the Griffin. "It was a falcon...with silver wings."
"Silver wings?" repeated Ruber. "Oh, scary. You stupid animal! Where is the sword now?"
"In a place of untold danger." said the Griffin. "The Forbidden Forest. Precisely, Master."
"Have I told you today how magnificently and totally worthless you are?" yelled Ruber as he plucked out a lock of fur from the Griffin's head, causing him to shriek in pain.
"Excalibur is the one thing that can keep me from my conquest of Camelot!" Ruber went on when he felt a tap on his shoulder...from Siegfried, who said. "Uh, excuse me, boss?"
"What is it?" snapped Ruber.
Shaking in fear, Siegfried pointed to a trail of dirt heading towards the gate.
Ruber realized that Kayley, Bugs and Daffy heard everything.
"You idiot!" he shouted. "You were suppose to keep an eye on them!"
"But, I...uh...but...but..." stuttered Siegfried as Ruber turned to two of his iron men, the Tasmanian Devil, and Bladebeak. "You, you, you, and you...Fancy-Feet, find the fugitives and bring them back! In the meantime..."
He then pulled the Griffin closer to him and hissed. "You're gonna lead me to Excalibur and you're gonna lead me now!"
