02x01 - Wu You Gonna Call?

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

♪ ♪

-It's beautiful really.

Makes me feel special that

they've chosen to
live here with us.

-They're a menace!

I'm not comfortable
with them running around

where my children are.

-The six-legged spider
giraffe that abducted me

could see into the future.

So I've known this day
was coming for a while.

And I gotta say,
couldn't be happier!

MAN: One week ago,

our New Year's partay
was put on pause

when myth became reality,

and the infamous Nian
landed in the citay,

looking for more
than a dance partner.

Now that we have proof

these magical creatures
totes live among us,

many people are questioning
if they're friend or frenemy.

I'm Bryan Wu, and with
the help of our city's

self-proclaimed
creature brigade,

we're going to get a sneak peek

into the world of
these creachies

and take a journey
behind the magic.

Prepare to get Wu'ed!

So, Yi, keep it
one hundo with me.

How were you able
to tame that beast

and stop him from eating
everyone in the city?

-Actually, fun fact,
Nian is an herbivore,

so there was no chance
of that happening.

Unless you're a couch potato.
[chuckles, clears throat]

-Ha-ha! That spud was a dud.

Now, since Nian, no other
creach-creach has been spotted,

but a lot of people
still don't feel safe

knowing there could be
others lurking around.

Care to clap back?

-When it comes to creatures,
there's nothing to be afraid of.

They're completely harmless.

-Except when they rampage
through the city, right?

-Well, rampage is
a little dramatic.

It was more like an
impassioned flailing.

-And if peeps stumble
upon another one

in the middle of an epic flail,

they just call you?

-Yep. That's why we launched
RingRing Creature Ping.

It's an app that allows people

to alert us to
creature sightings.

-And then you hit it with the
ol' raz-daz to send it away?

-[muttering] If it
worked like that,

don't you think
I'd use it on you?

-Totally heard that!

Now, why don't you
give us a little demo

of how you handled
it on New Year's?

-It's not something I just
do. And I play the violin.

-I know, but the
violin is so Wu-Womp,

and I need something with
a little more "Whoo-hoo!

Whoo! Bryan! Bryan!"

Yeah! Pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!

- Ai!Yi, why is your friend
so loud and insecure?

You should use your mouth
to convince yourself

that you're worth it.

-Sorry, Nai Nai.

-Aah! Hold up.
You're Sword Granny?

♪ ♪

Nai Nai, do you have any
experience with magic

or play a supes lame instrument?

-First of all, I'm
not your nai nai.

And, second, soups heal the soul

which you don't have.

-Um... Yeah... Is... Oh, sorry.

Is it time for...
for my interview yet?

I'm just dying to tell the world
how proud I am of my daughter.

-[chuckles] Mom. Stop.

-Oh, I always knew
Yi was special,

but I had no idea
just how special.

You've got a little something
on your... Oh, wait, I got it.

-[groans] I need to
find my Wu factor.

Yo, thanks for hooking me up

with this exclusive
backstage look

- into the world of creachies.
- Of course!

When my bestie sends me a textie

asking me to be a
guestie on his vloggie...

That did not work.

I just have to say yaaas!

-I want to welcome to the
show my best friend, Jin!

How goes it, Jin-VP?

-Just thriving and
surviving, Bry-guy!

-So, Jin, since we're
such good friends,

can you be honest with me?

Are you also gifted
with the magic touch?

-Well, I have been known to
work my magic. [chuckles]

But no. No, I... I'm
going to medical school,

which ultimately lends itself
to my creature helping.

It's sort of the
best of both worlds.

-You know what's not the
best? This snooze news.

Wu-Womp!

- [Jin gasps]
- Shook!

I'm supes jazzed
about our next guest.

He is technically #grounded

because his mom found out

he'd been partaying
with creachies.

For his privacy, his face
and voice have been altered.

Welcome to the
show, mystery guest!

What should we call you?

-[distorted voice]
Just Peng is fine.

Oops!

-This can't be how you
all spend your free time.

You're... You're the
creature brigade!

Where's the action, the
drama, the creachies?

-Well, the creatures are
mostly in my fairy tale book.

That's how I learned about them.

Ask me anything! I'm...
I'm great at pop quizzes.

-Weird flex, but okay.

I just think it'd be better
for the video if I saw one IRL.

Maybe we can take a
trip to visit Nian?

-Actually, Nian is up...

-Set! He was upset.

-And that's why he
attacked the city!

Ooh, what if we do a
fun reenactment of that?

-Well, that wasn't
really his fault.

He was just mad because

I accidentally
destroyed his cave.

-Exactly. If anything,

Peng is way more
destructive than Nian.

Normally, Nian is super chill.

- [crash]
- [creature growling]

-It came from the roof.

-Is it a creature? Can I see it?

-Uh... No way. No way. Sorry,
the roof is off limits.

You stay here and read.
There will be a test later.

I also love giving
pop quizzes, so...

[loud crashing]

[Minticon chirping]

[Nian growling]

[knock on door]

-Uh-oh. It's okay. It's okay.

-I'm just saying, you were
a little rude to Bryan

which puts me at
a very high risk

of getting a second Wu-Womp!

You know what happened
to the last person

who got two Wu-Womps in one day?

- No.
- No one does!

They're completely
erased from social media.

Is that what you
want for me, Yi?

-I feel like you
want me to say no,

but really, I think
getting off social media

would be good for you.

And what I want

is to help creatures.

-That's what this video will do!

Plus, he's helping
spread the word

about RingRing Creature Ping.

-Yeah! His post is how
I found out about it.

-Peng, you were there
when I developed it

with Duchess and Mr. Burnish.

-Yeah, and you named the app.

-Huh? Ohhh, right.

-Look, I know he said

this was all to help
with creature awareness,

but it feels like
he's just trying

to get Nian on camera.

Or catch me using
magic on camera.

-That can't be that bad.

I mean, all those people
saw you do it on New Year's.

-No, Peng, that's worse!

We want everyone to stay
focused on helping creatures

and not making them spectacles

or distracting
people with my magic.

As a completely separate issue,
I have no idea how I did it.

I didn't even have
Everest's strings.

I just feel like every time

I think I have a
handle on my magic,

I go back to square one.

-Don't worry, Yi. We
figured it out before.

We can do it again. Together.

PENG: Hit the deck!

-It's okay, Nian. We
know it's tight up here,

but Mr. Burnish will be done
with your cave remodel soon.

And until then, we just
wanna keep you safe.

[buzzing]

- What the...
- Cool, a drone!

-Is it recording us?

YI: It's recording Nian!
We have to get it down.

[Everest vocalizing]

[sighs] It's worth a shot.

♪ ♪

[wind blowing]

-Ugh. Ah! Why are you
attacking me? I'm an ally.

I don't even eat my vegetables!

-[gasps] Yi, what are you doing?

A nimbus cloud? Oh, no,
my hair cannot get wet!

-I'm still getting
the hang of this.

[Nian roars]

Nice work, Nian!

-Where do you
think it came from?

-Aww! My drone!

[grunts]

Not cool, bro!

Whoa!

Uh... I mean, the magic dragon
doing magic part was money,

but you didn't
have to blow it up!

Wanna make it up to
me with a selfie? Huh?

-I told you the
roof was off limits!

-Bryan Wu is beyond limits!

Yi, no one's gonna
care about creah-awares

unless they get to see some!

I'm trying to help!

-Not anymore. You're
done filming us.

-Whhhyyyy? I just
found my Wu factor!

[phone pinging]

-Looks like we got our
first hit on the app!

Someone just sent
us the location

of a creature they
spotted in the city.

-It's our first ping, Peng!

Huh. Ping-Peng.

-You guys should
go check it out.

-Again, the roof is
off limits. Leave!

[softly] But yeah, we should
probably go check it out, guys.

-Peng is prepped to
answer that ping!

Peng-Ping. There's
something there,

just gotta find it.

-Yeah, I'll come too!

I can live-stream
the whole adventure.

-Are you crazy?

You're not coming anywhere
near another creature!

I meant what I
said. You're done.

-Hey!
[exhales]

-Nice going, Yi.
You just kicked out

my best friend who
was doing us a favor.

He's not going to help us now.

-We've been helping creatures
on our own for months.

We'll be fine without Bryan.

- [phone chimes]
- Is that another creature alert?

-No, it's Mr. Burnish.

He texted "Emergency at
cave. Need Nian a syrup."

[phone chimes]

"Sorry. Autocorrect.
Need Nian ASAP."

-Everest, can you take
Nian back to his cave

while we track down
this new creature?

[Everest grunts, hums]

[Nian groans]

[Everest humming]

♪ ♪

MR. BURNISH: Boys!
Great to see you!

Duchess and I wanted
to surprise you.

We've been binge-watching
home redecorating shows

and got inspired to give this
place a complete remodel.

And even though we were on
a stalag-tight schedule,

we've come up with something
we think you stalag-might love.

Yeah. You were right, Duchess.
Should've workshopped that.

Anywho, follow me!

We still have work to
do. The kitchen's a mess.

I can't decide
between subway tiles

or above-ground tiles.

And there's either a slight echo

or you have a ghost

with an uncanny skill
for impressions.

Nevertheless, when we are done,
this cave will be our home.

- [Duchess squeaking]
- Ah, yes,

this is the reason I
called you all down here.

Which of these do you think

would really make
the accent wall pop?

Midnight Milk or
Daydream Napkin?

Hmm? Hmm? Hmm-hmm?

Ah.

Did not take into consideration
that you may be color-blind.

[Duchess squeaking]

♪ ♪

- [Jin yelps]
- [mouse squeaking]

-Why is it always the sewer?

Just once, can't a creature
go to a nice day spa

or a make-your-own-pottery
place?

I mean, who doesn't love
hand-painted pottery?

♪ ♪

-Ugh, why isn't this working?

I can't even do basic
stuff I did before!

-Okay. Okay. Let's go
back to the beginning.

Start with what we know.

You were always able to do
magic with Everest's fur.

-Right. And then, on New Year's,

I did magic without
Everest's fur.

-Huh? Yeah, no, I guess
we don't know that much.

- [phone pings]
- Creature's on the move again.

It looks like it's
burrowing into the ground.

Oh, wait. I had it upside-down.

It's going up!

[all groaning]

There's got to be something
muy interesante up here.

♪ ♪

Whoa!

[upbeat music playing]

-You'd think being around
for a few thousand years,

he'd have picked up some
sensible design aesthetics.

[Everest groans]

BRYAN: Okay, Nian, if I
can find where you live,

I can hopefully get
you angry enough

to go beast mode again.

That will definitely make
the people go, "Wooo,"

and possibly, "Aaahhh."

[incoming call chime]

-Jin, my boy, I need to
call an emergency meeting

of our Informal, But
Requiring Formal Attire,

For Fashions.

I need your opinion
on some throw pillows.

- [pillow smacking]
- [Everest laughing]

I told you, these pillows
are not for throwing.

The throw pillows
are over there. Ugh.

Please hurry. You see
what I'm working with.

- [Everest laughing]
- [Mr. Burnish yelps]

- [Nian roars]
- [Everest laughing]

-Gotcha.

[all panting]

-What kinda creature can move
this fast through the city?

- I don't know.
- I'm not getting

anything on the glasses.

-Well, according to this,

it's at the top of the building,

and it hasn't moved in a while.

-No problem.

I can use my rocket sneaks
and carry you both up.

-No way! Being carried
like a baby once

was already too embarrassing.

Man, Duchess wouldn't
even look at me after.

YI: Oh, I got it!

I use my magic to grow
this shrub into a tree,

and then we can climb it
and get to the creature.

Trust me, this will work.

I can't believe
that didn't work.

-Maybe your magic is based
on your proximity to Everest.

[grunts] He was nearby
when you stopped Nian,

and earlier on the roof.

-That makes sense.

When I had Everest's fur,

I guess a piece of him
was near me at all times.

Suddenly, I feel
so alone. [sighs]

- [glasses beeping]
- Aah! Oooohhhh!

- [Jin sighs in relief]
- Uh, hey, watch it!

-Sorry, I'm... I'm
getting an alert.

It says I'm attempting to
log in from another location.

- Well, are you?
- No, Peng, I'm right here.

-Right. Like, no one's
ever heard of an evil twin.

-Maybe it's just a glitch?

-Good thing Mr. Burnish
didn't hear you say that!

[imitating Mr. Burnish] He'd
get his knickers in a twist.

I mean, totally freak out.

I may be spending too
much time with him.

MR. BURNISH: We absolutely
need a mid-century chair here.

But our budget won't allow
it, so I suppose a late...

[Bryan panting]

BRYAN: That was a supes
difficult journey to get here.

And I'm so out of selfie shape.

Sick place you got here!

-[Everest growling] -Oh, I'm
sorry. You can't record in here.

I sort of promised
exclusive filming rights

to a certain number-one-ranked
home remodeling channel.

-It's okay, man! I'm
friends with Jin!

You might recognize me
from my viral videos.

"Move It or Wu-se It,"
"I'm Feeling Wu-sie,"

"Knock Knock. Wu's There?"

[sighs] Never mind.

I'm... I'm helping film
some stuff for the crew!

You know, capture the magic.

Is there any way to get some
better lighting in here?

Oops!

Totes my bad!

[Everest gasps]

-A fireplace! That's what
this place is missing.

[Nian roaring]

[tense music playing]

And better ceiling support.

Duchess, are you
writing this down?

[all gasping]

[Everest grunting]

[Bryan yelping]

MR. BURNISH: Hurry, this way!

Uh-oh!

[music intensifies]

-[grunting] Guys, I'm
not seeing anything.

[phone ringing]

-Hey, Mr. Burnish, not
really a good time.

We're on our first
Ping app mission

and can't find the creature.

Is... Is everything going
okay with Nian's cave?

MR. BURNISH: [over speakerphone]
Well, my dear, we are on fire.

-Oh, awesome!

Okay, well, we'll come down a
little later to check it out.

MR. BURNISH: Oh, darn.
What I meant to say was...

[screaming] ...the
cave is on fire!

- What?
- [all screaming]

MR. BURNISH: Well, while
you've been searching,

we've come across a
creature of our own.

Very loud. Blond
spikes on his head.

Duchess thinks it's some kind
of human-porcupine hybrid!

- Argh!
- Bryan. He set us up!

-He must've hacked the app.

That's why we haven't been
able to find this "creature."

-He just sent us on
a wild goose chase

so he could track
down Nian's cave.

-We didn't find any wild
geese either. He's a monster!

- We have to help them.
- We'll never make it there fast enough.

-You know the drill. Hop on.

-It's not that bad, it's not
that bad, it's not that bad.

It's not... It's not
that bad! [Yi screaming]

- [Jin and Yi screaming]
- [Peng whooping]

♪ ♪

[Jin and Yi screaming]

[all grunting]

- YI: Everest!
- PENG: Oh, no!

-Mr. Burnish? Are you guys okay?

-I don't think the creatures
are taking too well to the heat.

- We have to get them out.
- [all grunting]

-You have to clear
some of the debris.

Maybe a little
magic might do it.

-I knew it! This was
his plan all along.

- Yi!
- Right.

-If we're right, you should
be close enough to Everest

to use his magic to
knock the debris loose.

-Come on, Yi. You can do this.

♪ ♪

Do you feel anything?

-Why isn't it working?

[faint humming]

[Everest humming]

[groans]

-Yi, maybe you do
have your own magic.

On New Year's, you were
able to calm Nian down

because you connected
with him emotionally.

-You do always say your magic
is tied to your emotions.

-What if my magic
is my emotions?

-Exactly! You never needed
Everest's fur to do magic.

It just gave you a boost.

-That's great
except I don't have

any of Everest's fur with me.

-Do you think your
magic would work

with a piece of any creature?

-There's only one
way to find out.

Let's save our
friends. [exhales]

- ♪ ♪
- [Yi screams]

- Oh-h*!
- It worked!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- JIN: Mr. Burnish!
- YI: We're here.

- PENG: Nian, wake up!
- YI: Come on, Nian!

Let's get out of here.

[all coughing]

- ♪ ♪
- [Everest humming]

[all cheering]

-Well done, children.
That was a close one!

Now I know how it feels

to be the last meat skewer
forgotten on the grill

because the dinner
host was telling

an impeccable dad joke.

A tea kettle and a teapot...

- [Duchess squeaking]
- Oh, but it's a really good one.

-I'm so happy you're okay.

-Ha-ha! Now that's
what I call a Wu!

Uh, let's go again,

but this time, we can dial
back some of the chit-chat

and get straight to the action.

-You are unbelievable!
How could you...

-Yi, wait. I've got this.

Bry-guy... I... I mean, Bryan.

I cannot believe you
manipulated us like that!

-Ah-ah-ah! Easy, Jin.

You're supes close to getting
your second Wu-Womp of the day.

-I don't care if you
give me ten Wu-Womps.

You broke into our fort,
put our friends in danger,

and most importantly, you made
me walk through the sewer!

-[clears throat]
Most importantly?

-Okay, okay, fine. Maybe
it's not the most important,

but it's up there!

I thought we were friends.

[laughing]

-I don't need friends!

I have followers,

and they are going to love
the sick vid I throw togets

with all the dope creach
footage I got today.

Sorry, Jin, you just
go Wu'ed! [cackles]

-It's creature!

Would it k*ll you to
finish the whole word?

-[sighs] Sorry, Nian.

Looks like you'll be staying
on the roof a little longer.

- [Nian rumbling]
- Not to worry,

I'm happy to rebuild
the cave... again.

And maybe Nian can
help me this time,

so it's just how he likes it.

[Nian grunting]

No bells, no whistles, no color.

But maybe just a
little shiplap? Mmm?

- [Nian groans]
- MR. BURNISH: That's not a "no."

[Peng and Yi laughing]

♪ ♪

JIN: Okay, are you ready?

-I... think so.

- JIN: Peng, are her eyes closed?
- PENG: No idea.

-Why not?

Ugh! Peng, you're not supposed
to be blindfolded too!

-I didn't wanna feel left out!

JIN: Fine. Just take
them off. Come on.

Ta-da!

-Whoa!

Wait, isn't this
just my same violin?

-Yep, but I restrung
it with Everest's fur,

and Mr. Burnish helped me
fashion one of Nian's scales

into a peg tuner.

So now you'll be able to do

a little bit of each of
their magic on your own.

-Thank you, Jin.

-Just make sure you practice.

- And make sure I'm far away.
- You got it.

And thank you both for
helping me figure out

the magic stuff earlier,
although I kinda wish

I didn't figure
it out on camera.

[sighs] I'm starting to
think things were easier

when we were helping
creatures in secret.

-But I thought we were
supposed to be helping people

learn more about creatures.

-And we will.

You said it yourself,
Yi. We don't need Bryan.

We can spread creature
awareness all on our own!

-Yeah, but as soon as
Bryan drops that video,

the only thing anyone will wanna
talk about is me doing magic.

-Don't worry. I still have
one more surprise for you.

I got rid of all
the footage he had

of any creature or
you doing magic.

-You hacked his page?

-Seemed fair considering
he hacked us first.

-Wait, then what's that video?

-Help! I'm lost! Ow!

How do I get out of here?

Ow! Why is my GPS not working?

Aah!

My phoooonne!

-Looks like he just got Wu'ed!

[all laughing]

♪ ♪