02x10 - The Write Pencil for the Job/The Crystal Koto

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[Sebastian]
"The Write Pencil for the Job."

What you doing, Ariel?

Oh! Hi, Flounder.

I was just noticing
how Sebastian gets ready for his day.

[humming]

Today is going to be
a very busy day.

[chuckles]
A very busy day indeed.

Sebastien works so hard to keep
the palace running in tip-top shape.

I love it
when things are tip-top.

He does so much.

How does he remember
to do it all?

Well, he always
writes things down,

so he remembers everything
he needs to do for the day.

Oh!

So that's why he's always scribbling
on that clipboard thingy.

There you are, Sebastien.

The Duke of Clownfish
is almost here.

How are the royal
lunch plans going?

Excellent, Your Majesty.

I have the whole day
perfectly planned out.

I wrote everything I need
to get done right here in my clipboard.

Wonderful.

And you've written
a new song for the Duke?

Almost finished, sir.

Fin-tastic.

And it's a perfectly
marvelous day outside.

Let's set the table
in the garden, shall we?

I'll write it down
on my clipboard, Your Majesty.

Lunch in the--

Oh!

Dropped my pencil.

Lunch in--

Oh! Dropped it again.

Uh-oh.

[Sebastian]
Come back here, you!

Oh. Sebastian's pencil
is so small, he must have used it a lot.

It's so tiny.

That's probably why
he keeps dropping it.

Uh, Sebastian?

Maybe you should try
writing with a new pencil.

Huh?

Like one
that's not so teeny-tiny.

Oh, no, no, no. This is my oldest
and most favorite pencil.

I call him Sir Scribbles.

Ooh!

Yes. "Ooh" is right.

Sir Scribbles has always
helped me write my music,

draw my pictures
and plan out my very busy day.

[speaking indistinctly]

What did I write down here
on this page?

It must be important.

-I think it says...
-What's happening?

I think he can read
what he wrote

because it's too hard to write
with that pencil.

Was I supposed
to set the table or get a bagel?

Wait, what's a bagel?

Come, Sir Scribbles.

Almost. Hang on.

There we go!

Flounder, we've got to help
Sebastian find a new pencil.

But Sir Scribbles is
his favorite pencil.

I know, but Sir Scribbles
is way too small,

and Sebastian's having trouble
writing on his clipboard.

Hmm. Sounds like Sebastian
needs a new pencil.

Good idea, Flounder.

[announcer] The Duke
of Clownfish has arrived.

Welcome, Duke.

What a pleasure it is
to have you join me for a royal lunch.

Sebastien has prepared
an excellent day for us in the garden.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I am thrilled.

And don't worry.

I told Sebastien that you don't like
to eat anything that's sour?

Now, what was that important
thing I wrote down on my clipboard?

You see, he can't read
the menu on his clipboard

because he wrote it
with that teeny-tiny pencil.

Oh, dear, oh, dear,
what does this say?

-[exclaims]
-[thudding]

[both gasp]

Let's see if I can read it.

[speaking gibberish]

Let me try.

Um...

Hmm.

It looks like it says...

"blah, blah, bloopy."

Ah, yes! Blah, blah, bloopy.

Hmm.

That's not a thing, is it?

I don't think so.

Are you sure you don't want
a brand new coral pencil?

No, thank you, Ariel.

A coral crayon?

I won't give up
on Sir Scribbles.

Come on, Sir Scribbles.

What did we write down?

[gasps]
I think I know what it says.

The Duke's favorite lunch
is sour sop soup!

Are you sure?

Well, it says right here,
sour sop soup.

So that must be
the Duke's favorite lunch.

Of course.

Lunch is served.

[slurps]

[exclaiming]

[screaming]

Too sour! Too sour!

[crying]

Too sour!

[exclaiming]

Sebastian?

I'm on it, sir.

Non-sour lunch on the way.

[exclaims] No need.

I'll be skipping lunch.

Daddy. Sebastian?
What are you doing?

Well, after the Duke's sour incident,

we decided to give him
a very special gift.

A portrait.

Oh! [chuckling]

The Duke loves
portraits of himself.

That's so nice of you
to draw a portrait of...

Huh?
That's not the Duke, is it?

But of course it is.

I guess it could look like him
if I...

-Is that a hat on the Duke's head?
-A hat.

Why would I put a hat on the Duke of
Clownfish when he has such perfect hair?

Oh! [chuckles nervously]

Right. His...

hair.

I guess Sir Scribbles
is too tiny for writing and for a drawing.

Let's have a look
at what you've drawn so far.

Hmm.

Perhaps this isn't the right
present for the Duke.

But what shall
we give him instead?

Hmm? A bowl.

That bowl.

I'm sure the Duke loves bowls.

Who doesn't?

A bowl, sir?

A present for you,
Duke of Clownfish.

Um...

-Thank you.
-Well, then, Sir Scribbles.

I guess it's time for us to go finish
writing that new song for the Duke.

We've got to get Sebastian
a new pencil and fast!

But Sebastian said he won't
give up Sir Scribbles.

Hmm.

Maybe we can switch
Sir Scribbles with a new pencil

without Sebastien noticing.

What do you say?

I say pencil-switcheroo.

Woo-hoo-hoo!

[mumbling]

[humming]

Huh? Flounder?

[humming]

Huh?

Ariel!

[chuckles]

And...

done.

Can you read this song?

No. Can you?

[♪ all singing off-tune]

Huh?

[♪ singing continues]

Oh, no!
It sounds like a royal mess.

The Clam Choir doesn't know what to sing
because they can't read the music sheets.

I kind of like it.

[♪ vocalizing off-tune]

Er...

Hmm.

Ah, Ariel.
Looks like you're right.

Sir Scribbles is just too tiny
to write with anymore.

But Sebastian...

Why are you so sad,
Sebastian?

I know, Sir Scribbles
is your favorite pencil.

But you can always find
a brand new favorite pencil.

A brand new pencil
won't be the same, Ariel.

Sir Scribbles was a gift
from your father,

the king!

He was?

Indeed!

He was Mr. Scribbles
when I first got him.

But he was so very sharp.

I bumped him
up to Sir Scribbles.

[both] Aw...

The king gave him to me
on my very first day at the palace.

I wrote my first list
of chores with it.

My first recipe,
my first symphony...

Oh... [chuckles]

And even my first birthday
card to you, Ariel.

It's made me so happy
throughout the years.

But...

it's time to say goodbye.

[gasps]
He really loves that gift.

Jumping Jellyfish.

That's it. I know what to do.

-[Triton] Sebastian?
-Sir.

I have a surprise for you.

A surprise?

Yes, it's a royal gift

from me and Ariel,
and Flounder.

A royal gift? For me?

A brand new coral pencil!

Oh, bubbles!

Thank you.
But why am I getting this royal gift, sir?

-Uh...
-[clears throat]

Well, because today is...

[Ariel] Um...

...Atlantica's official...

[Ariel] Um...

...Tip-Top shape day.

That's right. You keep the palace running
in tip-top shape...

[Ariel and Flounder]
Uh-huh!

...and that means
you make everyone happy.

Ah! Tip-Top shape day.

Of course!

Oh, she writes like a dream.
[laughing]

This gift means
the world to me...

because it's a gift
from the king and my sweet, sweet Ariel.

And me!

Don't forget,
from me, too.

And you too, Flounder.

Goodbye, Sir Scribbles!
Job well done.

I love my new pencil,
but I still want to keep you too.

[sighs]

It's like I always say...

There's nothing more precious
than a gift from dear friends,

even if it is an old,
teeny-tiny, worn out pencil nub.

See you later, Sir Scribbles!

[Ariel] "The Crystal Koto."

Everybody ready to go to the Crystal World
and play some music with our pals,

Akiko and Axyl?

[all cheering]

Let's use our crystals
to open the door.

[all cheering]

Yeah!

Come on, best fins!

Last one there
is a rotten sea grape!

[all laughing]

-Whoo-hoo!
-We're here.

The Crystal World.

Come on, friends.
Let's paddle!

Akiko, we're here.

[all chuckling]

I'm so happy you're here.

[exclaims]

And... we have
a surprise for you.

Axyl?

[exclaiming]

Axyl!

Did you lose the surprise?

[chirping sheepishly]

[continues indistinctly]

Ta-da!

Axyl and I made you all
best fin bracelets.

-Wow!
-Gracias!

-Mesi.
-Thank you. [laughs]

I love it.

Uh...

What's a best fin bracelet?

It's a bracelet to show
that we're all best friends.

[exclaiming]

[Akito] I made them with
special crystal strings.

-Fin-tastic.
-Wow.

So sparkly.

Are they magic?

All crystal strings
have magic.

These have friendship magic.

How about we celebrate
by playing a friendship song?

Great idea, Ariel.

I'm so excited to play music
with all of you.

I brought my guitar.
[plays chords]

I have my djembe.
[tapping]

I'm ready with my guiro.

Maracas are a go!

And this is my instrument.

A crystal koto.
Even the strings are crystal.

See? [playing]

Ooh, it sounds so pretty.

It's one of a kind.

[exclaims]

Oh! And Axyl plays the shell.

[tooting]

[laughs]

All right, everyone
ready to play some music?

Yeah!

[♪ all playing music]

[string breaks]

Huh? What was that noise?

My string broke?

Oh, no, the koto's broken?

One time a string broke
on my guitar,

but I was able
to put on a new string.

Can you do that
with your koto, Akiko?

I think so.

I've never broken
a string before,

so I've never needed
to put on a new one.

But we can try.

We'll all help you!
Right, friends?

[all] Right!

But my crystal koto
only uses magic crystal strings.

Mek wi go find some.

Let's go.

Crystal strings
grow on flowers here in the Crystal World.

They can be
a bit tricky to find,

but I think I see
some over... there.

So we just have to take one
of these crystal strings

and put it
on your crystal koto?

Yep.

These crystal flowers
are so finteresting.

And they all have magic?

That's right. Each crystal string
has a different kind of magic.

So we just have to try
them out on my koto and see what works.

Let's put this one on my koto.

I can help.

Ta-da!

We did it.

Now we just have
to try it out.

[♪ playing off-key]

That didn't sound quite right.

-[shimmering]
-[gasps]

What happened?
Where's the koto?

I think that crystal string
had invisible magic.

You mean it made you koto invisible,
so we can't see it anymore?

Yeah, and I dropped it
down there somewhere,

so now we don't know
where it is.

We'll find it, Akiko.
Don't worry.

Yeah, I'm sure
it's right here.

Or not.

Hmm. I really thought
that would work.

Maybe it's over...

here!

Sea biscuits!
I really thought it would work that time.

[laughs]

Maybe we should all help look.

[exclaiming]

Hmm... [gasps]

I have an idea.
Maybe this will work.

Venga guiro.

-[koto sounds]
-Huh?

[koto sounds]

-That sounds like the koto!
-It's coming from over there.

I think when
I played my guiro, the koto played back.

[koto sounds]

I think you're right, Lucia.

Keep playing, then we can follow
the sound to find the koto.

[♪ amusing percussive
music playing]

[exclaiming]

Ooh, I like this music.

I think we're close!

-[koto sounds]
-[gasps]

I feel it!

Aha!

You did it!

This invisible magic string
is definitely not right for my koto.

Yeah, it'd be hard
to play a song with it if it's invisible.

Yep, but we can't give up.

Come on, mates.

Let's try another string.

Maybe this red crystal string
has the right magic for my koto.

-Huh?
-Hmm.

Here we go.

[♪ plays harmoniously]

I think it's working.

Sounds lovely.

Now we can play our song!

[chirping]

Hi, Shrimp.
Do you like my koto?

[all laughing]

Whoa! That's a lot of shrimp.

One, two, three, four.

Wow, they're still coming.

I can't even count that high!

[all laughing]

Um, shrimp friends,
that's my koto.

I need it to make music.

I can't play
if you're all over it.

I don't think
that's the right string.

You're right, Ariel.

I think that's some powerful
shrimp-calling magic on that string.

They must really
like the music.

Wait a minute.

It says here that
some shrimp love to dance.

I wonder...

[beat playing]

Well, I don't know
about the shrimp,

but I sure love to dance
to your drum beat, Fernie.

[chirping]

They're so cute!

Que lindos!

There!

-Bye, Shrimp!
-[chirps]

It was fun dancing with you.

Have a nice day.

Looks like that wasn't
the right string either.

I definitely don't want
shrimp magic for my koto.

There's one crystal string left,
this yellow one right here.

I hope this one works.

Huh?

[sighs]

[discordant note playing]

Hmm, that's a
finteresting sound.

It's not quite like
the beautiful sound it made before.

[noise continues loudly]

Is it getting louder?

Is it supposed
to be that loud?

[exclaims]

You're right, Axyl, I don't think
this is the right string either.

Quick! We've gotta
stop that boing!

[all grunting]

Whoa!

Huh?

The loud noise broke all four
strings on my koto.

And we're out
of new crystal strings.

We've pulled them all
and they'll take forever to grow back.

[sighs]

I won't be able
to play my koto with you, after all.

There has
to be a way to fix it.

But what else can we do?

We've tried all
the crystal strings.

We'll find a way.

Your best fins
are here to help you.

Huh?

Best fins.

[gasps]

Jumping Jellyfish.

That's it!

You haven't tried
all the crystal strings yet.

What do you mean, Ariel?

Give us just a minute.

[all whispering indistinctly]

That's a great idea, Ariel.

[all laughing]

I don't understand.

You haven't tried every crystal string yet
because our bracelets are all

made with crystal string!

And there are four of them,

which is how many you need
for your koto.

-It's perfect.
-But I can't take these.

-I made them for you!
-And we love them.

But, Akiko, you using our best fin
bracelets to make music with us

is the best way
to celebrate our friendship.

Thanks, best fins.

[all laughing]

Okay, let's give it a try.

[chuckles]

[♪ music playing]

It's working.

[all cheering]

[exclaims]

[all] Our instruments!

Now, let's make
some music magic.

[♪ music playing]

♪ Look at us,
We're best friends In the making ♪

♪ Always having fun,
Fins up, just swaying ♪

♪ There's magic
in the melody we're playing ♪

♪ It's true,
This song's for you ♪

♪ No matter if
The water's rough or clear ♪

♪ Just give me a shout,
I'll be right here ♪

♪ I'll paddle double time
Whether we're near ♪

♪ Or far,
You know, we are ♪

♪ Friends forever, ever,
Together-ether ♪

♪ I'll always be
right by your side ♪

♪ Forever, ever ♪

♪ Together-ether ♪

♪ We're gonna be
Best fins for life ♪

♪ Ah, yeah, ah, yeah,
ah, yeah, ah, yeah ♪

♪ We're gonna be
Best fins for life ♪

♪ Ah, yeah, ah, yeah,
ah, yeah, ah, yeah ♪

♪ We're gonna be
Best fins for life ♪

[all cheering]

I'm so glad we were able
to play music together.

It was so much fun.

You make beautiful music
with your crystal koto.

[maracas rattling]

[Flounder laughing]

Flounder.

You're using
the invisible string, aren't you?

Yep.

[all laughing]

[♪ closing theme music
playing]

[Ariel] ♪ I'm making waves! ♪

♪ I'm swimming to the rhythm
Of my own beat ♪

♪ Playing my song
and I keep on singing ♪

♪ Aye, aye, aye ♪

♪ I show the world
what makes me me ♪

♪ Turn up the melody like
Aye, aye, aye ♪

♪ I'm making waves! ♪

♪ I'm singing, aye ♪

♪ I'm making waves! ♪