02x08 - Beat the Clock

[bunniefuu]

[intense electronic music]

[wolves growling]

[wolves growling]

[deer bleating]

[wolves growling]

[grunts]

[wolves sniffing]

[wolves growling]

-[suspenseful music]
-[sniffing]

Whoa!

[wolves growling]

[deer sniffing]

Stop, stop.

Shoo!

Knock it off!

[Zoey yelling]

[grunting, panting]

-Easy, easy.
-[deer bleating]

Hey, I know you're scared.

[deer bleating]

[Zoey laughing]

It's easy to be scared
when you're all alone.

-[bird squealing]
-There you are!

You know, I could've
used your help with this.

Where have you been?

Jeez. Always thinking
with your stomach.

[laughing]

[opening theme music playing]

[Mrs. Castillo] Aw, little one.

Did that mean old witch
scare you out of your home?

We'll take care of you.

Izzie, if I tell you a secret,

you promise not to freak out?

[squealing]
Tell me what it is!

The anticipation is
already k*lling me.

Okay, okay.

Well, you know how I haven't

seen my dad
since, like, forever?

Well, yesterday,
he kinda sorta came back.

-Oh, my!
-No freaking out.

What happened?
Did he apologize?

Did he explain where he's been?
Did he reveal a dark secret that

he's been leading
a double life this whole time

and he just couldn't tell you
in order to keep you safe?

No. He just came by
my place and said hello.

It was weird. He wants to have a
father-daughter day this weekend

and like catch up or whatever.

You are gonna go, right?

You must be so curious.

I'm curious what
lava feels like,

but I'm not gonna go
stick my hand in it.

But this isn't lava.

This is your dad.

What's the worst
that could happen?

[school bell ringing]

[Logan groaning]

Sun Tzu's The Art of w*r.

Miyamoto Musashi's
Ancient Samurai Strategy Guide.

The Book of Five Rings.

-What class is this for?
-It's not for class.

It gives me an edge when
I face Astrid in the trials.

Without being able
to Dream Craft,

I don't stand a chance
against her.

But I got to thinking about

how you're dealing
with your missing memories,

so I figured I'd try something
totally different too.

Totally unexpected.

Like studying?

Exactly!
She'll never see it coming.

[Logan laughing]

He knows you actually
have to read those, right?

Logan, nobody wants to beat
Royce's protege more than I do,

but I'll be honest,
in this next round,

you're gonna be facing one
of the most diabolical,

most menacing, most insidious
things you've ever seen.

An alarm clock.

[gasping]
Squeal! It's so cute!

Look at those big, dreamy eyes.

In order to win the next trial,

you gotta catch
this clock and hit

the snooze button before
the alarm goes off.

No problemo.
I do that every morning.

Whoa, not so fast.

The goal is to catch it,
and in the trial,

your opponents will use
Dream Crafting to slow you down.

So I want you three to try

and stop Logan while he
goes after the clock.

Tap the clock, the timer
resets and you advance.

But whatever you do,

do not be near this thing
when the alarm goes off.

Uh, what happens
if the alarm goes off?

Anyone near it will be
ejected from the Dream World.

-Game over.
-Uh, Mr. Oz?

Not now, Izzie.

Can't you see
I'm trying to explain

to Logan about the...
Whoa, wait.

Why are you guys backing up?
Is it my breath?

Oh, nuts!

[alarm ringing]

-Where'd he go?
-Back to the Waking World.

That's the trick.
You gotta tap the clock,

but if anyone's too close
at the wrong time, poof!

Out you go and the timer
starts all over again.

You know, I've always wondered.

If you and Mr. Oz
are sort of the same,

why do you stay here in the
Dream World when he wakes up?

Isn't there a part of you
that's always dreaming?

Now, who's ready
to beat the clock?

Whoa!
Unexpected.

Game on!

[Logan panting]

[Logan growling]

Just trying to get you ready
for the real thing.

Fine. I'll just have to
bring out the big g*ns!

[yelling]

[screams in slow motion]

[grunts]

[exclaims]

[panting]

[yelling]

[exclaims]

[yelling]

Not good, not good, not good!

-[Logan growling]
-Oh, boy.

Somehow, it's even worse
than I pictured it.

Do you really expect
to win this thing

without being able
to Dream Craft?

Well, as it says in
the Art of w*r,

"One may know how
to conquer without

being able to do it."

You've certainly mastered

the "not being able to" part.

[giggling]
He actually did read it.

[Izzie] Hey!

This better not be BFF talk.

Okay, fine. I won't ask you
about your dad again.

Do you wanna come outside
and train with us?

We get to throw things at Logan.

[Logan] Oh, man,
there goes Cooper!

-This thing is gnarly!
-Tempting.

So, have you given any more
thought to meeting your dad?

Izzie.

Look, I know parents
can be complicated.

My mom never calls and my
dad's started dating again.

I get it.
You're afraid of getting hurt.

But come on. You just gotta give
the guy a second chance.

[Logan yelling]

[clock beeping]

[Logan coughing]

Come on, Logan.
Let's give it a rest.

I'm almost out of sand.

"In the end, we only regret
the chances we didn't take."

Was that from The Art of w*r?

Nah. Lewis Carroll.

Get back here!
[panting]

Fine!

-I'll call him when we wake up!
-Yes!

-[alarm clock ringing]
-[cat purring]

Hey, honey? If you're not
feeling okay about this,

we can call it off. Really.

I know, Aunt Jenny.
I know.

[doorbell ringing]

[door creaking]

[Aunt Jenny] Brother.

You know those are
poisonous for cats, right?

And here we go.

[bright piano music]

[camera shutter clicking]

[choking]

Zoey! How'd it go?

[door squeaking, slamming]

That good, huh?

Watching Astrid train
seemed like a good idea,

but man, I'm getting concerned.

Speak for yourself.

[tires screeching]

[gasping] What the...

[deer bleating]

Yeah, I just feel worse now.

[tires screeching]

Oh! Pretty.

Oh, man, I'm doomed!

Nah. You'll be okay.

You always pull some crazy
move no one sees coming.

Don't you get it?

Your Dream Crafting may be
garbage without Z-Blob,

but at least
you've got an hourglass.

What are Zoey and I gonna do

in this trial with everyone
throwing stuff at us?

Speaking of, where is Zoey?

I've been looking
for her all night.

She better be here
for the trial tomorrow

or she'll be disqualified.

[Susan] Where are you,
Dream Bandit?

Aha!

Gotcha!

Let me show you how it's done.

[Snivel yelping]
Sorry about that, boss.

[Night Hunter]
Take this thing down.

[Susan] You're sick
of her too, huh?

[Night Hunter]
I said, take it down!

[Susan] What's your problem?

Why you gotta ruin
our target practice?

[Night Hunter]
Because that's my daughter!

-[Susan] Your what?
-Your daughter?

[Susan] Are you sure, boss?

I mean, I... I don't
see a resemblance.

Then why have we been
fighting her all this time?

I had no choice.

If the Nightmare King knew,

he would've used her against me.

I had to keep her safe.

Why do you think
I kept letting her go?

[Susan] To be honest,

I just thought you were
a lousy henchman.

-[Night Hunter scoffing]
-Come on, boss.

You can tell us.

[Night Hunter] I know she'd
hate me if she ever found out,

so I thought maybe
we could reconnect

in the Waking World
and be a family again.

[sighing]
Turns out I was wrong.

I may be the ruler of
the Grim Realm here,

but out there, I'm just
another deadbeat dad.

[Susan] So in all
this time while

you've been fighting her,

she's never seen your real face?

[Night Hunter] Wait.
That's it!

-[Snivel] It is?
-[Susan] There he goes again.

[Snivel sighing]

Sorry, Zian.

I don't feel like playing.

[clock ticking]

[Beau] That's quite
the timepiece.

Dad? What are you...

Are you an aware dreamer?

Must run in the family.

Wow.
But, um...

Wait, how did you find me?

Licorice.
[chuckling]

When you were little
and you were mad or sad,

I could always cheer
you up with some candy.

Your mom said not to,

but a piece of licorice
always cheered you up.

I figured this is
where you'd be.

Right.

You want some more?

You won't choke on it here.

[chuckling]
Well, I'm trying to cut back.

But it is good
to see this again.

I remember hiding it under
the floorboards of my room.

Where did you get it?

When I moved in with Aunt Jenny.

So this watch was...
was yours?

A long time ago.

I loved how it could
give you a second chance.

Too bad it can't turn back time

far enough to fix the mess
I made with your mother.

I'm sorry, Zoey.

I'm sorry today went so bad

and I'm sorry I didn't
come to you sooner.

I guess I was just
afraid of getting hurt.

Yeah.

I know that feeling.

Hey, Dad, you ever
dream about flying?

[Beau laughing]

Wow! This is incredible!

Yeah, it sure is!

Hey, Dad, I've got kind
of a test... or contest or...

I don't know how to explain it.

But would you wanna come
see me compete in it?

Of course!
Just tell me where!

It's tomorrow night at this

really cool place
called Castle Nocturnia.

My friends will all be there,

and I want you to meet
our teacher, Mr. Oz.

Oz, you say?
Mr. Oz?

Um, I'm not sure
I can make it tomorrow, Zoey.

I work the night shift
some days.

Oh. Sure. Okay.

I mean, I'll try.
I just...

Forget about it.
No big deal.

It was a stupid idea anyway.

-[crowd cheering]
-[triumphant music]

By the end of this round,

we'll be closer to finding out

who among us
is the best of the best.

Closer to taking on
the Never Witch.

-[crowd booing]
-As per the tradition,

rules for Beat the Clock
are simple.

If you catch and tap snooze,
you advance.

Every tap or every 90 seconds,
the clock resets.

We are down to 14 contestants,

but only the first seven agents

to hit that button will advance.

Give it your all.
And remember,

you're allowed to Dream Craft

whatever you want
to help yourself

or incapacitate your opponents.

[suspenseful music]

Zoey! What are you looking for?

Get your head in the game!
We're about to start!

All right!
Good luck!

May the best and only the
best seven Dream Chasers win.

[clock ticking]

[Phil] And they're off!

They say time flies,
but never quite like this.

Check out that Dream Crafting!

[grunts]

Go time!

[Phil] Mateo of
Brooklyn Dream Crafts!

[Mateo yelling]

A snot-bug?

Follow that alarm clock!

[Phil] And there goes
Izzie of Brooklyn!

Oh, boy. This is gonna be one
heck of a run, folks.

[yelling]

[glass shattering]

Aw, man!

Seriously?

We just finished
repairing that window.

Come on, guys!
You got this!

[Mateo yelling]

Aha!

Now's our chance.

A little closer.
A little closer.

Now, Bunchu!

[Mateo yelling]

No!

Watch where you're going!

Sorry! This thing is
kind of hard to steer.

[Mateo yelling]

[clock ticking]

[suspenseful music]

[alarm ringing]

[Phil] Oh! Looks like it's back
to the Waking World

for the whole
South African branch.

And another 90 seconds
back on the clock.

[Izzie yelling]

Hey! Get off of
my pizza-platoon!

[Phil] Logan from Brooklyn...

-Thanks for the lift!
-...slicing it!

[Logan laughing]

[Logan yelling]

Zian! Why must you always
think with your stomach?

[Izzie humming]

He's not wrong.

[Izzie speaks in Spanish]

[Mateo yelling]

[alarm ringing]

[crowd cheering]

That's the first snooze
of the match.

Wow! You did it!

You got the first tap!

[Phil] Now the clock resets
and there are six slots left.

[alarm ringing]

[crowd cheering]

Yeah! All right!
Takashi!

[Zoey panting]

[Zoey yelling]

[crowd cheering]

Oh, man.

-[clock beeping]
-[suspenseful music]

-Yes!
-[crowd cheering]

Zian!
[yelling]

That's it!
I give up!

Zoey! Zoey!

Dad? Dad!

-You came!
-Are you kidding me?

Wouldn't miss it.

Are you gonna eat that
hotdog by your shoe?

Oh, it's you.

I mean, it's all you, all yours.
Help yourself.

[Mr. Oz] Five-second rule,
am I right?

[clock ticking]

[Phil] What a move by Zoey
from the Brooklyn branch!

I didn't even see her coming.

She's clinched her spot.

Yeah! That's my girl!

That's, uh...

I mean, good job, Brooklyn girl!

Say, who is that under there?

Your voice sounds familiar.

Who, me?

No, I'm nobody.
Just a fan.

Will you excuse me?
I gotta run.

[Phil] That's it!
Only one spot left,

and odds-on favorite
Astrid from

the Berlin bureau
still hasn't got it!

Logan!

[Logan yelling]

Nice. Time to even
the playing field.

[Logan yelling]

[crowd cheering]

[clock beeping]

[Phil] There it is!

Astrid of Berlin has done it!

The advancing finalists
are set!

[Izzie chuckling]

[triumphant music]

[grunts]

Here to gloat?

[Logan yelling]

Go ahead.
Get your fill.

You kept up with the entire
field without Dream Crafting.

I'll be honest,

I'm not sure even I could
have pulled that off.

Hey, now that I'm out
of the competition,

you gotta tell me.

You let me have that
jetty thingy, right?

Have you ever read
The Book of Five Rings?

Ah, I knew it!
I totally knew it!

Classic bait and switch.

Hey, what's your
favorite chapter?

Zoey, that was amazing,

I've never seen
anything like it.

And you won't again.

What's that supposed to mean?

The rules of Beat the Clock
are very clear.

You can only use Dream Crafting.

No outside gadgets.

I don't make the rules.
It's tradition.

But that's not fair!
She caught the clock.

-Who cares how she did it?
-I do.

Because facing the
Never Witch is no game.

Sometimes she won't have
her watch to save her.

I'm not sending anyone
but the best on this mission.

She is disqualified and another
Dream Chaser will take her spot.

Why, you stuck up
little so and so!

-You think you can just...
-Hey, it's okay.

I don't need the win.

I already got everything
I wanted today.

[mysterious piano music]

[suspenseful music]

Lower your weapon!

Since when am I taking
orders from you?

Oh, you'll be taking
lots of orders from me.

From here on out,

you'll be doing
everything I tell you to.

Why in the world
would I do that?

Because if you don't,
I'll show your daughter this!

No, no, no!
Please don't!

Just tell me what you want!

What I want

is the one they call Mateo.

[closing theme music playing]