Austin was exploring the castle, looking for Uniqua.
"Uniqua?" Austin checked their private dining room; nothing. "Where is she?"
He then met up with Tasha.
"Tasha do you know where Uniqua is?" Austin asked her.
"Well, as you know she left with Pablo, Morton, and Tommy earlier today so that Tommy could train for the obstacle course." Tasha explained, slightly worried. "But they should've been back by now."
"Oh boy..." Austin sighed as he continued on his search.
Whizzer had arrived at the palace and tried to go down the kitchen chimney. He had to come back up for a breath of fresh air, then he took a deep breath and tried again. This time he made it. He froze upon seeing the dead duck on the kitchen table, causing him to lie down on top of it when Jojo came back with the cookbook.
"Okay, next we pluck the duck." Jojo said to himself.
Whizzer's eyes widened upon hearing that. Sure enough Jojo grabbed him instead of the duck and started plucking him. Whizzer had to bite his beak to keep from crying out in pain.
"Add a touch of basil." Jojo continued reading. "A pinch of oregano, oh, fennel, yummy."
"Jojo, have you seen Uniqua?" Austin asked as he came in.
"N-no, n-not since she left with Pablo and the others in the carriage." Jojo shrugged. "Well I hope you find them soon, I'm making your favorite." He held up Whizzer without noticing his mistake.
Austin gave him a weird look and left. He never even ate mockingbird before.
"It used to be his favorite." Jojo said to himself, still not realizing his mistake.
Whizzer saw some pepper, so he shook it towards Jojo. Jojo sneezed, allowing Whizzer to break free and put the real duck in Jojo's hand. Whizzer quickly retrieved his feathers from the ground and put them back in without being noticed.
"I mean that's a good looking duck." Jojo rubbed the back of his head.
Whizzer then flew out of the kitchen through the chimney and saw the private dining room through a window. He flew in and dropped the note on a plate. He then had to duck down. Austin had arrived.
"Uniqua?" Austin checked again
He saw the note on the plate, grabbed it and read it. He couldn't believe it.
"No!" He gasped before running out of the room.
Whizzer, relieved, tried to leave but got his foot stuck in a broken tile.
Austin ran for the room the notes were supposed to be in but they weren't there.
"No!" Austin cried.
He headed for his mom's castle.
Whizzer was still trying to free himself, when he heard the last voice he wanted to hear.
"Austin!" Pablo called out, flying in. "Austin where are ya? Oh something foul's going on here." He said to himself just before he saw Whizzer, who grinned at him sheepishly. "And you're just the fowl who's behind it all aren't cha?"
Pablo dove at him, but Whizzer had managed to free himself so Pablo hit the floor instead. Pablo recovered quickly and flew after Whizzer all through the castle.
"I've got you this time!" Pablo said determinedly. "Give yourself up!"
Finally, in desperation, Whizzer tried to knock Pablo out with a suit of armor but it backfired. The armor fell down but Pablo ended up kicking the helmet towards Whizzer. Whizzer, trying to avoid it, hit the wall and ended up unconscious inside the helmet.
"You'd better enjoy your rest." Pablo went over. "Because when you wake up you've got some explaining to do."
Meanwhile, Mayzie made an orb in the fireplace.
"Just because I have to wait for the power to destroy doesn't mean I can't enjoy the power to change and create."
MAYZIE:
Formula non grata
Kayatus malvarta
I guess I've been naughty, I'm afraid I've been bad
I couldn't leave well enough alone
I dug up a horrible secret, you see
And I'm afraid I've made it my own
It's something so wicked I shudder to think
Of the despicable deeds that I'll do
Creating such chaos as you've never seen
And misery like you never knew
There ain't nothing but bad days ahead
Ain't nothing but bad days ahead
So kiss off your happiness, bury your dreams
Embrace this new feeling of dread
There ain't nothing but bad days ahead
Tommy was watching Mayzie in action with fear, when he saw a dagger down below. He hesitated at first, but knew that he couldn't leave without Uniqua and he desperately wanted to leave.
Formula non grata
Kayatus semper
The power to change is mine all mine
The first thing I'll change is the rules
Uniqua and Austin are soon going to find
That I've played them for sniveling fools
From now on the kingdom will hear what I say
And whatever Mayzie says goes
The world is my plaything, my yoyo, my toy
And I won't stop 'til everyone knows
Mayzie actually created a globe, rolled it along her arms and shoulders, and then turned it into a yoyo. Tommy snuck down towards the dagger.
There ain't nothing but bad days ahead
Ain't nothing but bad days ahead
Tommy was able to get the dagger without being seen by Mayzie, but unfortunately Mayzie turned some stalactites into gargoyles who did notice him. They flew down and surrounded him. Tommy held the dagger out in front of him protectively.
I'm the baddest of bad girls and now that I'm back
The forecast is written in red
There ain't nothing but bad days ahead
All the gargoyles leapt at Tommy but Tommy ducked, causing them to hit each other. Fortunately, that resulted in the gargoyles crumbling to dust.
Aren't you scared?
"Uh-huh." Tommy said to himself as he started cutting through Uniqua's ropes.
Full of fear?
"Overflowing is more like it." Tommy finished the job and started to run away.
Feel like running and hiding
Well ain't that a shame
Honey it's too darn late
Mayzie unintentionally cut Tommy off when she randomly created a boulder in front of him. To Tommy's shock Uniqua didn't follow him to the exit. Instead she went towards Mayzie!
There ain't nothing but bad days ahead
Ain't nothing but bad days ahead
Move over Medusa
Cruella get lost
Take a hike Wicked Witch of the West
Uniqua snuck in close to the ground and grabbed the orb while Mayzie had her back turned. Hopefully she could gain the powers herself and stop Mayzie.
There ain't nothing but bad days
Wonderfully sad days
You've never had days
'Til you've seen my mad ways
There ain't nothing but bad days ahead
Unfortunately, as Uniqua ran up the stairs, Mayzie saw that the orb was gone.
"What?" Mayzie gasped; she then turned around and saw Uniqua. "Oh I know how to teach you a lesson."
She turned Uniqua into a swan, causing her to drop the orb which rolled away. Sarcasm: well that was creative.
"These villains are stuck in a rut aren't they?" Tommy muttered sarcastically.
"Trap Uniqua!" Mayzie ordered another seeker.
Uniqua tried to fly away with Tommy but they both got trapped inside a dome of green fire. Uniqua decided to try flying out of the dome.
"I wouldn't try that." Mayzie said dryly.
She tossed a rock onto the fire dome, which disintegrated upon contact.
"The same thing will happen to you and your friend if either of you try to escape." Mayzie said coldly before leaving.
"Anyone for roast hippo?" Tommy joked weakly.
