Secret Magic Control Agency

Ah!

Ha-ha! Ha!

Only three more days until my birthday!

Your Majesty,

the dishes for your upcoming celebration are waiting for you to taste and approve.

Ahh! Ooh!

I'm coming!

Good morning, Rosario!

- Bonjour , Your Majesty. - Mm-hm!

So, what kind of surprises have you prepared for us this year?

Great pastry to whet your appetite.

And then there is chicken legs stuffed with apples in their own juices.

Magnifique!

And the main course,

bronzed turkey baked with potatoes.

And, of course, dessert.

Oh! Hey!

Hey!

Uh! Hey!

Hey, you! Get back to your place at once!

You hear me?

Hey, you. Hey, come here. Mon Dieu!

Huh?

Yee-haw!

- Yee-haw! Woo-hoo! - Rosario, I don't like this food! Guards!

Oh, no!

- Hurry up! - Save me!

Help!

Help!

Why are you standing still? Go and save the king!

You! Back off!

Go!

- Send Rosario to the dungeon! - Mon Dieu.

The king has been kidnapped!

What? How?

That's impossible.

It was black magic. Shall I assemble the army, sir?

No, we don't need any panic.

Keep what happened as a strict secret.

To fight against black magic, we must turn to the SMCA.

The Secret Magic Control Agency

covertly watches all the magicians of the kingdom.

They have registered every single magic wand.

No potion can be brewed without their knowledge.

S o if anyone can find the king...

they can.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Ah! Here it is.

Good, good.

What? Who are you? How'd you get in here, little lady?

Special Agent Gretel, Secret Magic Control Agency.

SMCA?

What would you need from me?

I'm just a law-abidin' circus worker tryin' to earn an honest wage.

Nice try.

Word on the street is you run a smuggling operation.

Let's go out into the fresh air.

We can discuss this out there.

Believe me, there must be some mistake.

The mistake was kidnapping the king!

Ow!

You should have minded your own business.

Boys! Show this lady her way home.

- Huh! - Huh?

Huh!

- Huh! - Hoo!

- Huh? - Hm-mm.

Uh...

For kidnapping His Majesty, you will be sentenced to life in...

What?

It was a false lead?

But still!

You're keeping magical creatures in cages?

This is forbidden.

Oh, what are you talkin' about?

What cages?

These are their houses.

They're absolutely happy here.

Let's see about that.

Hold on. How dare you...

Huh.

Huh.

- Sir Prime Minister. - Agent Stepmother.

Have you found the king?

We have checked into all wizards and witches,

everyone who wields some magic,

with a license and without, but all in vain.

There's only one last trail left.

Special Agent Gretel, have you managed to find the kidnappers?

No, Agent Stepmother.

It was a false trail.

We're at a dead end.

We are just missing something. Something right in plain sight.

Then we need to see it from a different angle.

We could use the help of someone who's done something of this kind.

Done what? Found kidnapped kings?

No, someone who's kidnapped someone in the daylight,

someone who tricked people,

took them for a ride,

made complete idiots out of them.

I can't really understand where this is going.

Oh, I do! I understand!

It's about Master Hansel.

Remember when he stole the statue of the king

from the Central Square?

Exactly! The whole kingdom was just going crazy.

Searching high and low.

Yeah, and remember how smartly he returned it?

Made such big fools out of us all?

People believe he is the greatest wizard in the kingdom.

Stop it! He's nothing but a charlatan.

You do understand, if the king is not present

at his birthday celebration in two days, it will lead to panic, chaos,

and more panic.

You need to explore every possible alternative.

Okay.

This could be our only chance.

Agent Gretel.

Aye, ma'am.

Arrest Hansel immediately and bring him to me.

Aye, ma'am.

You think he's going to cooperate?

Be sure that he will.

Agent Gretel is his sister.

- But will she arrest her own brother? - Of course, she's a ruthless professional,

and her dream is to become the Best Agent.

She puts her duties above her family.

Hurry up, we're gonna be late. I've been waiting for this day forever!

Waiting months to see him!

Did you see his show? Spectacular!

- There's a table over there! - We have to find a seat!

Great view!

- Ooh! - Oh!

I am Master Hansel!

My hands have been scorched by the flames of chaos

and haven't been harmed by any other fire since then.

My eyes have been blinded by the heavenly bodies,

and ever since, they can see farther than any mortal eyes.

I know you have no power over the coming future,

but I can prophesy it and help you.

Master!

Amazing.

Witness it, my children.

Oh!

Behold!

What is that disgusting thing?

This used to be a normal rabbit...

...innocently living on a farm on the edge of town.

Then the farmer had an issue

with a sorceress.

One thing led to another, next thing you know,

the farmer's property gets hit

with a jinx!

- A jinx? Oh, no! That's terrible! - How awful! What can we do?

Yes! But only if you don't have a protective ebony amulet,

the wood from the bewitched swamps

of the Miracle Forest.

Or a yew amulet from the Forbidden Mountains,

or the Norwegian boxwood,

unearthed from the Forever Fjord of the Fairies.

Wow! The Norwegian boxwood amulet!

I've been dreaming of this my whole life!

The owner of this amulet has no fear of any kind of jinx.

Over here!

Look!

I want it! I want this amulet!

I've been hexed just recently. Take a look!

I'll buy all of them!

I have a huge household and I don't need any kind of trouble.

I'm so gracious.

I also accept jewelry and precious stones over two carats.

- So jealous! - I'm so happy!

Goodbye. Have a great day. May the power of the amulets protect you.

I feel better already!

- Excuse me. - Uh!

- How did you... - I'm sorry, Master Hansel.

I just waited for everyone to leave.

Could you please lend me one of your amulets?

I'm an orphan, my little sister has fallen badly ill.

I can't afford a doctor,

so your amulet is the only hope.

No.

The thing is, these amulets, the magic doesn't work on children.

So , what should I do?

I do have some magic gold coins.

They'll help you pay for a doctor

and anything else you and your sister need on your own.

Oh.

Thank you so much, Master Hansel.

But remember, if you tell anyone that it was me

that gave you these magic coins,

they'll turn into dust.

We won't tell anyone. Thank you.

What now? Uh...

Hansel.

Gretel?

Uh...

- Sister! - You're under arrest.

Freeze!