01x08 - The Power of Life

[bunniefuu]

Nyx, you're smiling,

in school.

Ugh, why'd you have to

remind me I was at school?

You're totally turning into

the next Mackenzie.

Happy Friday!

Remember, grinning is winning,

and a smile costs you nothing.

Might cost me my lunch.

So, why the smile vibes?

Well, if you must know,

they're finally releasing the sequel

I've been waiting years for.

The Blundering World

of Barnabas Billingsly?

Uh, no.

And

isn't that like a little kid movie?

Yeah, whatever.

I took Remy to the first one.

Totally didn't think

that it was super cute

and the music slapped.

What movie are you talking about?

They Come At Night.

Oh, it's gonna be so good.

You got to see it with me.

Ooh, horror movie?

Not my thing.

But you know what? I'm in.

If it's important to you,

I can give it two hours.

Well, more like six hours.

Uh, you gotta see the original first.

And the prequel.

But I promise,

it's a gory good time.

Watch party tonight?

- Sure.

- Whoo!

I love how happy this is making you.

But if I ever get so happy,

I start skipping

to the pencil sharpener,

send me down a manhole.

I'm starving.

I couldn't eat any of that gunk

they served for lunch today.

I loved it.

I even got some gunk to go.

Ooh, there's some funk in my gunk.

"Hi, kids. Won't be back

from Aunt Peggy's till late.

"Remy's sleeping over

at Carson's,

"so you're on

your own tonight."

You know what that means.

Breakfast for dinner.

Hello.

Is it morning already?

No, GR,

we're just having

breakfast for dinner.

Oh.

Nothing like drifting off to sleep

with a belly full of bacon.

Mmm, bacon!

Anyhoo, it's come to my attention

that a new escape room has opened up

in your dreadful

delightful little town.

And it has me quite intrigued.

I didn't know you liked escape rooms.

Oh, normally I don't.

But, uh, this one happens

to be Underworld-themed.

How original.

Nobody is creative anymore.

I've been trying to pop inside,

but as you know

I require a reflective surface.

And they don't seem to have any.

What if someone needs

to zhuzh their hair?

Why do you want to go

to a fake underworld

when you work in the real one?

For a touch of fun, my dear,

break up the monotony.

I mean, couldn't we all use

a little escape room.

That is good.

Anyway, I want you to go tomorrow.

Will you have your phone with you?

I'm a teenager,

I take my phone into the shower.

Good! I'll pop in while you're there.

Not the shower. The escape room.

Why don't you always

just show up on my phone?

Filthy germs, sweetie.

Uh, grubby little fingers

swiping all day, ugh.

Oh, is that a new

Grim Reaper emoji?

Grim, get out of my phone.

Ow!

Having trouble controlling

your side effects, my dear?

That's the second time today.

I sneezed in science

and totally flipped

Mr. Huerta's toupee.

So that's why he was crying

in the teachers' lounge.

Grim, can we talk about

these side effects?

They've been flaring up more lately.

Let's put a pin in that, darling.

Your friend will be here any

second.

I know things.

I also saw her walking up

through the window.

Hmm. Toodles! Till tomorrow.

Okay. Couple things to know

before we start.

Number one and most important,

this is a horror film,

not a tween romance.

If you ask who likes who,

I'll straight up walk out of here.

Harsh, but fair.

Number two. You will be scared.

So I brought you some stress ba*ls.

Let's do this.

Run!

Get to the barn!

Just grabbing some H-two

Oh, but maybe I'll stick around.

Nancy, no!

Drop the kombucha!

Best opening sequence ever.

The ba*ls aren't working, Nyx.

The ba*ls aren't working

Shh. You'll miss my favorite line.

Nobody interrupts our family dinner

and lives to tell about it.

Whoa! What was that?

Uh, forgot to shut the window.

We get extreme wind gusts.

I think the house is built

on a jet stream.

Scary, a little help grabbing snacks?

I don't know what's going on in there.

Really? It doesn't seem complicated.

Don't stop to drink kombucha

when you're being chased. Duh.

No, it's my powers.

I think they're evolving.

Nyx can't find out about them.

So stay calm.

And close your eyes

during the scary parts.

Easy for you to say.

But I'm a Barnabas Billingsly girl.

Stay calm. Stay calm.

Stay calm. Stay calm.

I smell popcorn!

Pretty, what are you doing?

Just got back from practice.

Pardon my arms.

Whoa, is your hair glowing?

No, what?

Hair doesn't glow.

Ooh, get ready to freak out

in three, two

Are they exploding?

It's how they multiply.

Uh, Nyx, I think you better get home

before the weather gets any weirder.

What? Wait, we still have

a movie and a half to go.

The pretty blond hasn't even gotten lost

in the cornfield yet.

I can only handle

so many scares in one night,

Let's finish tomorrow.

Uh, I can't tomorrow.

I'm starting a new job

at the Underworld Escape Room.

GR was just talking about that place.

Ow.

Who's GR?

Um, GR is my Grandma Ruth.

Yeah, she's an escape room fanatic.

Better get home

before the storm rolls in.

Maybe you're right.

Well you guys

should totally stop by tomorrow.

And bring GR.

She sounds like an old person

I'd actually be down with.

Already on the calendar.

Goodnight, Nyx.

Now thunder and lightning?

What is happening to me?

Why'd you never tell us

about your fun Grandma Ruth?

Ow.

I bet I just need

a good night's sleep to reset.

What relaxing sounds do you want?

Rain in the woods? Whales wailing?

Or boy bands reading bedtime stories?

Anything but boy bands.

They always try to read in harmony.

Whales, it is.

And top it off with a calming,

lavender scented mask.

Everything will be better tomorrow.

Pretty, what am I doing back here?

Hi. Welcome to the Underworld.

Name, please?

No, it's me.

You were just at my house

dressed as a spider.

Name, please?

Tell him, Scary.

Hello, I'm Scary.

Please insert your key.

No. We were just listening to whales.

Remember?

That was more of a dolphin than a whale,

but you'll have

all of eternity to work on it.

Insert your key.

Where's GR?

I am the

Grim Reaper and you're a woman,

and proud to be both. I know, GR.

Oh. It's you.

Well, she certainly gets the down arrow.

The down arrow?

What about all the tasks

I've been doing for you?

Is this all because

I can't control my powers?

You never even

told me what they were.

Wind? Thunder or

- Toodles.

- No, please. I don't wanna re-die.

Well, next time, my dear,

maybe you'll read your contract.

That thing is like 9,000 pages long.

Single-spaced.

The contract!

Of course, no table of contents.

Out of the way, sleepy head.

I'm a man on a mission.

Carson and I have gotten

multiple reports

about a singing dog

roaming the streets.

What are you doing with that thing?

I'm looking

for any mention of side effects

and how to control them.

- Why?

- Because I'm worried.

Look, I could get in real trouble

for telling you this,

but when I died and came back,

my white streak

wasn't the only side effect.

I have powers.

- Powers?

- And I think they're growing

and getting out of control.

Yeah, right.

Ugh!

Wow! My sister's a superhero.

So you have wind powers.

What else are we talking?

Heat vision? Invulnerability?

Unbreakable fingernails?

So far, just wind power

And maybe thunder and lightning.

That's a big maybe.

I know.

That's why

I'm reading this contract

hoping to find answers,

You looked at it before.

Do you remember anything?

I didn't get through it.

It's like 9,000 pages.

Single-spaced.

You don't understand.

I've got to figure this out.

Last night, I had the worst nightmare.

Was it the one

where your fingers were pickles

and they tasted so good

you kept biting them off?

No.

I was back in the Underworld.

Pretty and Scary had no idea who I was.

And Grim gave me the down arrow.

Don't worry, Frankie.

It was just a bad dream.

We're here to take you

to the Underworld.

What?

The Underworld Escape Room.

Are you ready?

Oh, right.

But no. The Underworld

is the last place I wanna be right now.

Huh, I used to hear that all the time.

I just need some time

figuring out how to control my powers.

All with the help of yours truly.

Hang on.

You told him about your powers?

Wait. Does he also know

I can heal and Scary can stop time?

He does now.

No way.

You can heal?

And you can stop time?

So cool.

Stop time right now!

- Did you do it?

- Yes.

- Really?

- No.

So, do you think

you guys could go

to the escape room for me?

Absolutely.

We're on it. Right, Scary?

I have been dying

to see what kind of hack job

they did to the Underworld.

I'm gonna cancel this escape room

so hard.

Thanks.

Oh, and don't forget your phone.

Hey, Scary, stop time.

- Did you do it?

- Yes.

- Really?

- No.

Remy. I found something.

Side effects may result in,

but aren't limited to,

strong wind, sudden weather

events and itchy elbows.

Oh, no! We have to do something.

I need to get

these powers under control.

Don't worry, I have a plan.

Your plan is to wear your bath robe?

It's a cloak.

You always wear a cloak

when you're training.

Also, we need

to choose a superhero name for you.

Remy, I don't have time for this.

Just, just hear me out

You're Storm Chaser

and I could be Captain Brainiac.

Because of my superior brain power.

Pump the brakes, Robe-y-Wan Kenobi

You haven't really helped at all.

Yeah, I have.

While you were looking

through that contract,

I dragged out

these weird happy flapper thingys.

- How'd you even

- Don't worry, I got a guy.

Concentrate. I'll call out a color.

Right and I'll see

if I can use my wind power to move it.

Blue happy flapper!

Let's try again.

Yellow happy flapper!

They're not looking very happy, Frankie.

Let's backtrack.

When did you notice you had powers?

My first day back at school,

I was in the cafeteria,

everyone was staring

Oh, yeah.

That's the day you spilt the smoothie

all over yourself.

Just stating the facts.

I don't get it.

I'm really trying to focus.

Dance! Be happy, flappies.

Okay, let's try a different approach.

Close your eyes.

We're going back to the beginning.

Back to the cafeteria.

You walk in, all eyes go to you,

but you're no longer Frankie,

you're Freekin

and then you get smoothied.

Everyone laughs.

You wanna die, but you already did.

You're trending and not in a good way.

This is the beginning.

This is your origin story.

It's working!

Velvet ropes, red carpet. How cheesy.

Why would Grim

even wanna see this place?

Hey, Nyx,

how's work going?

I get to lock people in a room

and watch them come to the slow,

painful realization they're not as smart

as they think they are.

I do this job for free.

Hey, where's Frankie?

I was hoping she'd come.

Frankie said

this is the last place she wanted to be.

That tracks.

She shredded those stress ba*ls.

Can we go in?

So, we can try to escape?

It's kind of tough.

No one's been able to escape yet.

Sorry, we have a "no phone" policy.

- But

- Nothing reflective is allowed inside.

Uh, sorry, I don't make the rules.

Good luck not escaping.

Thanks.

Holy banana splits.

Whoa, I can't believe

I'm saying this, but they nailed it.

Pretty, are you

thinking what I'm thinking?

Yep. They used

the same interior decorator.

No! Whoever built this

must have been to the real Underworld.

Yeah, I was thinking that too.

So, we know what triggers your powers.

Now, you just need

to learn how to control them.

Let's test it.

Remy, say something

that will make me upset.

You take blurry selfies.

That's all you got?

Come on.

Be the ultimate annoying little brother.

I'm giving you a free pass.

Fine. After you ended up in a manhole,

I read your diary.

Like, a lot.

Also, I let Carson read it.

And I read portions of it in class.

Oh, how could you do that?

Free pass. You said free pass.

That's before you read my diary.

Okay, good. Now take that thunder anger

and focus it on blue.

Yellow!

I'm doing it.

Orange!

This is amazing.

Red!

Now, all of them.

I'm crushing it.

I didn't even have to mention

that I ruined your Dua Lipa T-shirt

and buried it under a bush.

What? I've been looking

for that shirt for months. Remy!

Rain?

Now you're just showing off.

A little.

This is fun,

but how is Grim gonna contact us?

We'll just report back to her.

This brings back memories.

I do kind of miss this place.

I logged a lot of hours

in front of this elevator.

And a lot of naps.

Look, Scary. It's my old desk.

How could this place be

exactly the same?

Who could've done this?

We know it's not Frankie.

No, but Grim did say

there was another mishap.

Maybe that has something

to do with it.

If you need a clue, you can talk to me.

Who are you supposed to be?

I am the Grim Reaper.

Uh, the Grim Reaper is a woman.

And she would never wear polyester.

Uh, not sure if you two know,

but the idea of an escape room is to,

uh, actually escape.

Your, your time is running out.

Time goes on forever in the Underworld.

Please escape.

You've got it all backwards.

Grim's job is to bring people

into the Underworld.

His performance is so uninspired.

Your time is up.

Now exit the Underworld.

But I'm not ready to leave.

Yeah, uh, too bad, dudes.

It's time for my lunch break.

My mom's picking me up

and we're getting falafel.

Brian?

He'll never make it as a Grim Reaper.

Uh, dudes, hurry up.

They only give me, like, 30 minutes

and you don't want to see me

when I'm hangry.

Pretty, we forgot to escape

the escape room.

We're from the Underworld.

This is not a good look for us.

I guess that leaves us

with no other choice.

We have to do it again.

Look at the line.

Uh, Nyx, can we go again?

Yeah.

In, like, two hours.

No problem.

Yeah, this isn't gonna

work for me.

Stop!

Hmm.

I've totally got a handle on this.

- I think we're good.

- Not so fast.

We need to make sure

you could watch a scary movie

without destroying the house.

- Good point.

- Come, sit with me.

The key is no emotional response.

Close your eyes.

I want you to uninstall your emotions.

Mentally drag your emotions icon

over to the trash.

Now, empty the trash.

Trash is out.

Center yourself.

You are in control.

Be the rock.

I am in control.

Good. Now, this will be

your hardest test yet.

Are you out of your mind?

Mom and Dad are gonna k*ll us.

It was just a little rock

through a window.

At least the house didn't come down.

Now, I have

to go clean that up.

And you have to dig up

my Dua Lipa T-shirt.

But I don't remember

which bush it's under.

There you are, Frankie.

I've been looking for you.

Now, tell me, why does the escape room

look oddly similar to your kitchen?

Because we're not in the escape room.

I see. And why not?

I asked Pretty and Scary

to go for me.

You what?

Tasks are for you only.

Not Pretty and Scary.

They are here to guide you.

I didn't even know it was a real task.

You told me to

"Have a touch of fun, my dear."

I do not sound like that.

You're never up front

about the tasks, or anything.

You're all

"Let's put a pin in that. Toodles."

That's my word.

Now I'm having nightmares

and my powers are out of whack.

I even had to ask Remy

to help me figure them out.

What?

Uh, nothing.

Forget I said that.

Gotta clean this up.

Don't put me

Francis Eleanor Ripp!

It's never good

when you middle name me.

Don't dump me in the trash

and then walk away.

Your brother knows about your powers?

Um, no. I mean, maybe.

Okay, yes. But look at it from my side.

You sent me back with side effects

and no explanation on how to use them.

So, you spent all day playing with

your now-not-so-secret powers?

You can't just let 'em rip

all willy-nilly

like some kinda cool breeze

whenever you please.

I don't let 'em rip all willy-nilly

like I'm some kinda cool breeze

whenever I please.

And I don't even know what that means.

Don't change the subject.

We are supposed

to be in that escape room.

I'm sure Pretty and Scary

will have you in there any minute.

Frankie, that was epic.

We didn't even come close

to completing Grim's task,

but best day ever!

It was like being back

in the real Underworld,

minus Grim constantly nagging us.

"Don't chit-chat with the souls,

they're not your friends."

Enough!

Clearly, you're not holding up

your end of the bargain, Frankie

and this arrangement isn't working.

You leave me no choice but to

No, no. Don't send me

back to the Underworld.

I'll do whatever you want.

Oh.

You're not going anywhere.

They are.

What did you do?

Toodles.

Frankie, I found your shirt.

This is so not good.

I thought you'd be happier.

Now, this escape room

is even more authentic.

- This is the real Underworld, isn't it?

- Yep.

Congratulations,

you're no longer Frankie's guardians.

Now, back to work.

This is so not good.

On the next episode

of Pretty Freekin Scary

We're all hurting.

Pretty and Scary were taken back

to the Underworld very suddenly.

We should be back with Frankie.

You are in the Underworld for good now.

Please, can't you just send them back

if I can get you to the escape room?

You will complete that task

or else you'll end up back down here, too.

So, what's the plan?

I need my phone

so I can save Pretty and Scary.

Frankie, this is goodbye forever.

Remy, we're in danger.