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It's empty. Met by an eerie silence, Ty and the mob cautiously enter. The door barely hangs on its hinges. Villagers hold up torches. The flickering light reveals the furniture surrounding the area. Chairs. A coat rack. A feather duster. A candelabra. A teapot and teacup. A harpsichord. "Are you not the least bit concerned that this castle might be haunted?" Luis quietly asked Ty. "Don't lose your nerve, Luis." Ty looks at the small mirror.

As Ty does that, Luis notices Ally and brings his torch close to study her. Among the mob, Troy the potter stares at the eerie castle foyer. "This place seems familiar...like I've been here before." He said to himself. Ty approaches the west wing stairs. Luis brings his face down to the teapot and teacup. "You must be the talking teacup. And you must be its grandmother." Luis said. Ally's eyes opened. Furious. "Grand-mother? ATTACK!" Ally yelled.

Luis jumps back. All of it breaks loose as the furniture comes alive. Chairs kick the shins of several villagers. Normani feathers villagers' faces furiously, causing them to have sneezing fits. As other villagers funnel in, the "Lend-a-Hand" lights outside the door bonk several of them on the head. They're alive after all. Demi spins Ty around and is about to land a blow when Ty grabs Luis and puts him in the line of fire.

Luis becomes a human punching bag as Sean approaches and rears up on his hind legs. His shadow falls across Ty, who dives out of the way -- leaving Luis exposed. "Ty!" Luis exclaimed as Sean comes crashing down on him, squashing him flat. Ty looks down at his friend. "Ty...help..." Luis said weakly as he held out his hand. Ty looks from Luis to the enchanted mirror, then to the grand staircase.

"Sorry, old friend. It's hero time." Ty rushes up the staircase as Luis passes out.

Meanwhile, at the village

Roger paces in the square, when the door to the asylum wagon is ajar. He runs to flings open the doors, only to find it empty. Roger slams the doors shut -- and there's Mike, smiling beside him. "Hello. Oh, I believe this is yours." Mike casually hands the wagon's padlock to Roger -- just as Lauren rides past on Gracie! As she charges out of the village gates, she tosses her ball gown to the ground and notices the wagon.

Mike waves to her proudly, then turns back to Roger. "She's very headstrong. Do you have children?" Mike asked him. Off Roger's confusion--

Meanwhile, at the castle

Luis, bruised but alive, opens his eyes, sits up -- when Normani furiously begins feathering his face. "No one to protect you now, eh?!" Normani laughed. Luis swats -- and Normani flies away, laughing. Ty finds himself at the landing of two staircases. Unsure which one leads to the beast, he holds up the mirror, which illuminates the right way. Ty bounds up to them. Sofi rapidly fires saucers at attackers, counting them off as she dispatches them with glee. "One! Two! Three! Four! Five!" Sofi counted.

From above, Shawn looks down from the balcony, like the tinhorn general surveying the battlefield. "Good show, Sofi my girl!" Just then, a platoon of books arrives on the large table from the library, battle-ready. "Excellent! The infantry's arrived. Now go and teach them a lesson!" Shawn commanded. The books rocket down into the tray, thwacking villager after villager.

"Yes, those are called books, you third-rate musketeers!" This draws the attention of the three men.  "Oh, I'm off!" Shawn shudders and jumps down from the balustrade, as they bound up the stairs. The men face off against Shawn, and he backs up quickly. "Ah, terribly sorry, pardon me, I'm just a clock!" Shawn pleaded. Suddenly, Ariana leaps out, blocking the brutes' path, and unfurls her fabric, wrapping them up. "Yes, that's it...put it on...pretty little boys!" Ariana finishes. The two men look at each other and shriek, horrified at their girly make-overs. One, however, doesn't seem to mind his new look. "Go! Be free! Be free! Be FREE!" Ariana cackled.

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