Ngosuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lweshumi nesishiyagalombili, unquma ukuphanga idolobhana ukuze akhe indawo yokuhlala ehlobo ehlobo "Kuzcotopia", naphezu kokuphikisa kwenduna yesigodi uPasha. U-Kuzco unquma ukuxosha umeluleki wakhe u-Yzma. Ngaphambi kokuthi ukuhoxiswa kwakhe kube nolwazi lomphakathi, u-Yzma uhlela ukufaka ushevu ewayinini likaKuzco. Umlandeli wakhe ohlakaniphile u-Kronk uthatha ibhodlela lamakhemikhali elingalungile elebhu ka-Yzma, ngephutha eguqule i-Kuzco ibe yi-llama.