It’s just as I remembered it.
Cool! Wow!
My old friend.
I know how you feel, buddy.
Don’t be such a cry baby!
And anyhow, I don’t get it.
You used to love it here.
But I was so much younger then...
I’ll bet you I’ll be dead
from boredom within 24 hours!
If you don’t want to be here,
you should have said something.
Oh come on!
You know how Mom gets
when she and dad
are about to go on some big job.
That I do.
And I love our workaholic parents for
Because this is still my favorite pla
And why would that be?
Because you are here, Granny Grams!
What about you, big boy?
Or are you now too grown up
to hug your grandmother?
I was just about to go to the
train station to pick you up.
We took an earlier train.
I couldn’t wait to get here.
What’s this?
Just some ad for the Dragon Drop.
What’s a dragon drop?
A local sight.
Apparently, dragons have appeared
there for centuries.
Or so claims the tourist office.
Hey, I wanna see that.
Don’t you, Leo?
Hatchoo!
I’m not really sure
if that could be fun.
Of course it will!
Let’s go. I’ll just get changed.
I only wear this costume in the shop.
You mean, right now?
Sure. Why wait?
You know, carpe diem and all that.
It’s always been my motto.
Let me get the bike!
Woah! Woah!
Quick! Into the doorframe!
Woahah! Woah!
No worries!
I never liked that thing.
Are you alright, Leo?
I’m fine Sophie.
What about you?
Right as rain.
But whatever that was,
it was strange.
Was that an earthquake?
Indeed.
We never had an earthquake before.
And I’ve seen some beauties!
Was that when you went
digging in South America?
That, too.
But let’s check first
if people need help
out on the street.
Jo!
You need help?
It has begun!
What has begun, exactly?
The alien invasion, of course!
Now that’s too silly, Jo.
I’ve told you before,
there is no alien invasion.
and please make sure, Sophie,
that Clara hoovers carefully
around Leo’s bed.
You know he’s allergic to dust mites.
It’s too bad we couldn’t go
on holiday with you.
Mom, we’re fine!
My phone!
What’s going on now?
Oh no my phone.
Madame Clara!
As ever, I am delighted to see you!
And in such lovely youthful company.
Count Alphonse, what a pleasure!
Found it!
But there’s no reception here.
This looks amazing!
What’s it run on?
And what’s that smell?
It used to be an electro-mobile,
but I modified it.
Now it’s running on soy whey.
Wow!
An unfortunate racing accident.
I get along fine.
Alphonse is a mechanical genius.
He modified the stick shift himself.
Cool! So it’s manual now
instead of the pedals?
Exactly.
I love machinery!
Sophie is a total gearhead, Alphonse,
as some people I know would say.
Don’t tell me you’ve run
out of whey again.
Well, no, it’s a more delicate thing.
The whey is giving me problems.
Hey, did you know
the first electro car was built in 18
Oh yes. As a matter of fact,
I used that one
as the model for my vegan limo!
What happened?
Are you and Sophie alright?
Were you in an accident?
We’re fine, Mom.
We’re just helping someone
with a car problem.
What car problem?
I thought you were in Clara’s shop?
Oh, hang on, it’s the office.
I got to take this.
Sure, Mom. Bye!
Why are you forever
glued to that thing?
I found something on the soy thing.
Listen.
Motors running on soy
and other whey can develop
“flatulence” which can cause the moto
to sputter and die.
Hey, I get that way whenever
I’m eating sour croute.
That’s why I put caraway seeds
in my choucroute.
They prevent that.
Maybe that would work
for the engine too.
A most fascinating idea, young lady.
Why don’t we just try it.
Because I happen to have some
caraway seeds in my bag!
Voilà! Here we go!
Most excellent!
Must make a note
to include caraway seeds
in the emergency kit!
Wow.
That looks great!
I can’t wait to explore its secrets.
Oh, well...
Hey! Not so fast!
So, tell me about this place, grandma
Dragons have been sighted
in this place as
early as the 11th century.
Are you alright? Sophie!
Careful now...
That bang or quake
or whatever it was might have
shaken something loose.
Okay. Okay.
I’m gonna go in there.
I will not be brained
by falling stalactites.
Nothing will eat me.
The dark is my friend.
Help me! Help me!
Who am I kidding?
Which way do we go now?
Hmmm.
This way.
Wow!
This looks amazing.
Grandma?
I think I saw something.
Look! Right there.
So far, so good.
Leo! Come quick!
You almost gave me a heart attack!
You gotta see this!
Wow!
They’re beautiful.
Grandma? Are you alright?
I’m fine, I’m fine. It’s just...
Just what?
These eggs
make me think of your grandfather.
I know, you’ve never met him, but...
I feel something.
It’s alive!
No no no!
Leo? Are you alright?
We’d better get out of here quick!
But first we have to save the eggs!
You’re right.
We can’t leave them here.
Careful when you put them down.
Well done.
What about the last one?
You stay here.
I’ll go back and get it.
It’s too big.
You can’t carry it alone!
This might sound strange,
coming from me,
but if we want to save that egg
I think we have to go back together.
Faster!
Oh no!
We did it!
This is already the
best holiday ever!
What?!
So, did you die of boredom yet?
Definitely not. But at this rate,
I’m going to need a holiday
to recover from the holiday.
Aren’t they beautiful?
I wonder where they come from.
And what does all this
have to do with grandfather?
I’ll tell you.
You deserve to know.
Madame Clara. Sophie. Leo.
You wouldn’t have some more
of these caraway seeds,
I presume?