The Tiger's Apprentice

Look who'’s finally awake.

Just in time for your first fireworks.

Aren'’t they beautiful?

Just like you, my sweet bun.

Hmm?

That'’s odd.

Oh, no. They found us.

Baby, hang on to your Binky.

Grandma'’s got this.

Look at the silly yaoguai.

Bye-bye, dolly!

"Bye-bye" is right.

Don'’t worry, Tom. Help is on the way.

So long, suckers!

Huh?

Meow, meow.

There you go. Nothing to worry about, see?

Come on. Come on.

Where are you?

Excuse me. Watch out. Coming through.

Make way for the Pork Chop Express!

Who says pigs can'’t fly?

Look who finally decided to show up.

Clear the path, Goat.

Let'’s go. You know the drill, Zodiac. Protect the Guardian.

Attack!

Eat feathers, yaoguai!

Kick and kick and kick.

Cute attack!

Horse, round them up.

Ooh, that'’s not good.

Mrs. Lee!

- Tiger, no! - Wait for us!

Watch where you'’re going next time, loser.

Maybe you can watch where you'’re walking, winner.

I guess not.

You okay?

Yeah, I'’m great.

Hey. You'’re the new girl.

Been a girl for a while now.

I'’m Tom. Okay, I'’ll be right back.

You are so dead.

Not just mostly dead, but actually, like, a hundred percent dead?

He'’s not worth it, man.

Run away, freak!

This is a walk, not a run.

Anyone ever see his house?

The whole place is covered with this junk.

Magic charms and incense.

It'’s his crazy grandma'’s.

What is she, some kind of witch?

Okay, for real, can we leave my grandma out of this?

Or what?

Say, "My grandma'’s a crazy witch."

Your grandma'’s a crazy witch?

Wait. No, no, no! Your--

This is what you get. You and your witchy grandma.

I told you, leave my grandma out of it!

You see that?

You can see his underwear.

What is happening?

Yo! Fight Club!

It'’s okay. It'’s just me.

Yeah. Well, you snuck up on me.

I'’m Rav.

I'’m Tom.

Yeah, you mentioned that earlier,

right before you threw a dude into the ceiling. Hello?

You know, maybe it'’s that protein bar I had this morning.

Wow. I gotta get one of those.

Oh.

- Wait for me? - Okay.

Hi.

I told her I'’d walk home.

Let'’s go. Come on.

Got you.

So your grandma makes these?

- Uh-huh. - Wow.

My foster mom, she loves these things.

My grandma'’s actually got a whole story about how they ward off evil spirits.

Okay, stop right there. Evil spirits?

- Sorry! - Coming through!

You know how grandmas always tell the craziest stories.

Yeah, actually, I don'’t.

Oh, I'’m sorry. I didn'’t mean to... It'’s all good.

I finally hit the foster jackpot.

The place I'’m at now is pretty rad.

That'’s cool.

My grandma took me in when I was super little.

But she'’s great.

You know, she can be--What? Weird and embarrassing?

Yeah. But she'’s cool too.

I'’d go live with a cool witch any day.

Do I have something in my teeth?

Nope. You'’re good.

How '’bout now?

Hey, Gigi.

Ooh, is that thing okay? Should she look like that?

Yeah, yeah. She just, you know, sleeps with her eyes open.

Bye, Gigi!

Your eyes must be so dry, dog.

Please just turn back now.

Once you see it, you can'’t unsee it.

Oh, come on, Tom. - I'’m sure it'’s fine. - Uh-huh.

People beat me up because of my totally normal house.

It can'’t be that bad.

Oh, dang.

A lot of people leave oranges on our stoop

because they think our house is a temple.

But on the plus side, free oranges.

Hey, Tommy!

Hey! Who'’s your friend? She looks so cute.

Oh. Hi, Tom'’s grandma.

Kill me now.

Ah Tom, you should invite her in.

All right. I'’ll be right there, Ah Ma!

I'’ll see you tomorrow.

["Moon Represents My Heart" playing]

You know, your parents met in high school.

Ah Ma, chill.

She'’s just a friend, okay?

She probably got scared off anyway by our crazy house.

Crazy amazing?

At least she didn'’t see the inside.

Tom, even if these charms seem silly to you,

they are important to me.

I still don'’t even know what they mean.

You don'’t have to know to understand.

Ah Ma, you'’re talking to me in riddles.

One day,

you will see yourself for what you truly are

and not what you appear to be.

And what does that mean?

We talked about this.

Ah Tom, we don'’t use these.

We use this and this.

We don'’t have to fight.

Besides, you'’re not too good at it.

The kid called you a witch.

So? Maybe I am a witch.

Ha-ha. Very funny.

This bully at school, he needs your compassion.

What? Why?

Because he himself was probably hurt at some point.

People are inherently good, Tom.

Our family has always believed this.

What family? It'’s just you and me.

Your lineage goes back a thousand generations.

Our traditions live on in you.

Yeah, well, maybe we could try being a little less traditional for once.

Obviously, I'’m proud of it or whatever.

"Or whatever"?

I just wanna be normal.

Ah Tom, you are not normal.

Great. Thanks.

Our entire family is very not normal.

I'’ve been waiting to talk to you about this for a long time.

But first, you must put the charms back up.

And then, we'’ll talk.

Okay, Grandma.

Hurry up!

You can'’t just put them up like that.

Whoa, dude!

There'’s a system.

Who are you?

How long were the protective charms down?

Like, for five minutes, okay?