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How Many Pinocchios Are There?!.Pinocchio, Jack, and Willie arrive in the town that's the final stop before the ship to devil island to try and free Geppetto; an old man give them directions to the castle of doom, where Geppetto is being held, but becomes frustrated with their dismissive reaction when they knock over a potted plant. When they reach the prison and attempt to sneak in they're noticed by the guards, but manage to escape to an ancient shrine in the forest which is guarded by stone statues, however the guard finds them and captures Pinocchio. That night the guard tells Geppetto that Pinocchio is imprisoned too and will be executed, after the guard tells the puppet what will become of him and his father and beats him, Pinocchio becomes discouraged and frustrated that no matter how he tries to do the right thing, everyone else seems to come out ahead of him. Just then the Oak Fairy appears and assures him that he is loved and will survive, and advises him to never stop trying to improve himself. After she leaves Charlie shows up, but he's unsuccessful in freeing Pinocchio and the guards take him to be executed by burning at the stake, with Geppetto being forced the watch; however when the fire is started it instead is thrown back at the guards by the Oak Fairy's magic which also frees Pinocchio, while the soldiers hurry Geppetto to the ship to devil island. While the puppet and his friends hurry to save Geppetto they're forced to hide in the forest, when Pinocchio decides they shouldn't be the ones hiding since the soldiers are the ones in the wrong the owls offer to help by creating a diversion where it seems dozens of living puppets are running through the forest. Once they reach the shrine with the stone statues the soldiers catch up to them again but the statues come to life and hold the soldiers off. The next day Geppetto is being transported to the docks while Pinocchio and his friends stop for a drink of water and the remaining soldiers catch up to them again, this time being stopped by the potted plant which grows and tangles the soldiers in its vines (which prompts the friends to thank the plant and apologise for knocking it over earlier). Finally they're able to cross a suspension bridge to the side Geppetto is on and the bridge collapses just as they finish crossing it, which helps reassure Pinocchio that he's being watched over and is on the right path as he goes to save his father.