... Kronk... [Finally unable to hold her anger back anymore, Yzma grabs him by the front of his shirt and yanks him close, her face twisted into a snarl.] You absolute, bumbling fool- I knew I never should have trusted you with any-
Wait.
If the last thing you remember is Kuzco as the emperor, then that means your memory must have been tampered with, too. Yours is just a bit further ahead than mine. [Yzma's grimace turns into a cruel smile, and the sudden change of mood is almost worse than if she'd started shouting. She lets go of Kronk and turns around, beginning to pace around the room.] Yes... Don't you see? Those profiles in the other room- the music that accompanied them- I'm still destined to finally rule the empire without Kuzco in my way.
[RIP to Yzma for thinking a one-off song in an "its a wonderful life"-adjacent episode of the high school au of emperors new groove is a prophecy of the future]
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Wait.
If the last thing you remember is Kuzco as the emperor, then that means your memory must have been tampered with, too. Yours is just a bit further ahead than mine. [Yzma's grimace turns into a cruel smile, and the sudden change of mood is almost worse than if she'd started shouting. She lets go of Kronk and turns around, beginning to pace around the room.] Yes... Don't you see? Those profiles in the other room- the music that accompanied them- I'm still destined to finally rule the empire without Kuzco in my way.
[RIP to Yzma for thinking a one-off song in an "its a wonderful life"-adjacent episode of the high school au of emperors new groove is a prophecy of the future]