Flash Gordon s01e18 Episode Script
Blame
Previously on flash gordon.
He's stealing lake kendal.
Success, at last.
There's no way i'm going to let ming get away with stealing our lake.
There's no better way to screw him over Than to deliver it for free to the cantons.
I need you to bring me flash gordon.
Done.
Dale, shoot him.
Joe! No, joe! Joe, what are you doing? I can't live with this thing in my head.
This isn't your fault, it's ming's.
And he's going to pay for it.
I'm so sorry.
Is this guy going to show up? He will come.
A tea junkie's never absent from the steephouse for long.
Can we trust this guy? For the right price.
Good.
We've got know If ming did something to joe.
If? Joe tried to kill flash! He was under some kind of mind control And now he's dead.
It is best not to draw attention.
Maybe we should have planned this first? We have a plan-- To find out the truth about joe.
If ming could turn joe against us, What's to stop him from doing it again? To one of us? We should act quickly.
If ming learns flash destroyed his reservoir, Then he will seek vengeance.
It was nice to let the deviates take credit For giving away the water.
Terek's trying to top hatred toward deviates.
I guess some good p.
R.
Should help his cause.
You dare to speak the name terek Within these city walls? Just because he looks different, Doesn't make him a bad guy.
You defend the wretched deviate? Perhaps you are one.
We have a passer among us! Passer? A deviate who hides deformities To pass as normal.
Terek gave ming's water to the cantons, didn't he? His defiled water killed many-- Dactyls, turins, zurns, more! Deviates should be tracked and slaughtered! Who will hunt with me? Who will hunt with me? Death to the deviates! Death! Death! Death! Death! Death! Death! Somebody poisoned the water and blamed the deviates? The news wouldn't have reached terek's settlement yet.
I've got to warn him.
-I will join you.
-No.
No, it's my fault he's in trouble.
You need to stay.
Reach your contact, Find out what happened to joe.
I'll be back.
I regret to report the death toll rises.
This tragedy is the work of terek, The self-Appointed "king of the deviates.
" It is a sad reminder To accept only official source water, Distributed through proper channels.
How can you be certain the deviates were to blame? Because their leader, terek, confessed.
He announced it on the vis boards.
He confessed to releasing the water, Not to poisoning it.
So, you believe he would blow up the reservoir, Distribute my water, But that he's too principled To poison it? Hmm? Aura, there are packs of rabid deviates Who would rip a man apart like wild animals.
But this terek is worse.
To pretend to befriend the cantons, And then do this Why do you hate deviates so much, father? Has your post as their prefect Now turned you into a deviate sympathizer? No.
Good.
Because trusting deviates Is what brought on this terrible calamity.
Terek? Flash gordon! It's good to see you.
Where is everybody? They've been sent to the outer camps For their protection.
Ming may retaliate for the theft of his water.
Thank you for letting us take credit for your deed.
We hope that it fosters good will in the cantons.
Yeah, that's the thing-- You need to get out of here.
Now.
Why? What happened? You are terek? King of the deviates? I am.
Three of our pride Have perished from your poison water.
Poisoned water? No! You will be punished! It wasn't terek that released the water to the turin.
It was me.
Then you will be the one who will die.
Flash gordon µú1¼¾µú18¼¯ ʱ¼äöá:ê®èýâ¥óäáé How shall you die? Swiftly, choking on your own blood? Or in slow agony? Terek has nothing to do with this.
Deviates are blaming for all the misfortunes on our planet.
It's the burden we bear for our misshapen skin.
If you both claim fault, you both die in my hand.
No one here is guilty, Some one poisoned the water Knowing the deviates would take the blame.
I have no quarrel with the turin.
There are fallen victims in every canton.
And soon, my son will be one of them.
It is the first symptom.
Soon, i will grow weak, Then the blindness will come, And then death.
You need to get this taken care of.
Have you seen a healer? There is nothing we can do-- Except slay the ones responsible.
By killing us, you're only proving That revenge is more important to you Than saving the life of your son.
Uh hey.
I like this, this is, like, a real '60s ambiance thing You've got going on here.
It's nice.
Where's baylin? Hey.
Gindi smoke.
He will not bother us.
This is dard.
He knows lenu, The female scientist who works for ming.
The blonde with long hair and long legs? I know a little.
I could know more For the right compensation.
Tell them about the experiments.
Rumour is She likes to strap people to a table, And poke at their brains.
Poke? With what? Forks, twigs, how should i know? I'm not a scientist.
But her "test subjects" are never the same again.
Well, we can't exactly barge into the citadel.
That never goes well.
Maybe we could lure her into a trap? If she doesn't know that joe is dead.
Dard, i need you to arrange a message.
Tell her there is a disturbed man at the steephouse, Shouting that he's from a place called planet earth.
That's so good.
She'll totally buy that.
But who's going to be the disturbed Surprise.
What if she tells ming or alerts the guards? If she fears she has failed, She will want to handle the situation discreetly.
I'll arrange it later When i'm not so thirsty.
If the water's been poisoned, Somebody is working on an antidote.
Why don't you let me see If i can find one? Do we look weak and helpless? The turin do not need your aid.
Is this about pride? You think there's shame in receiving help from someone? I would not expect an outsider to understand our ways.
Don't waste your breath, flash.
The turin prefer death to life.
Perhaps flash gordon speaks the truth about an antidote? A man who takes company with a deviate Is not trustworthy.
Hey, the dactyls will vouch for me.
So will the omadrians most likely.
The word of a dactyl has no more worth Than an omadrian witch's forked tongue.
Oh, tough crowd.
Come, rivus, you look weak.
Sit.
Father, i gladly die here today, A proud turin.
But those ailing in our den If they could be spared I do not believe flash gordon's aid Would cast shame on the turin.
You are wise, my son, even in your weakness.
Make your journey.
Thank you.
You won't be sorry.
But terek of the deviates remains here As our prisoner.
Vestra.
You have to help.
There's something in the water.
I'm well aware.
Many omadrians have been afflicted.
Well, then you have to make the cure.
Sister, you must rest.
Physical exertion accelerates the poison.
I have no cure.
But the omadrians Are the finest healers on the planet.
It is not grey-Water toxin, And i haven't identified the poison yet.
So there's nothing we can do? If you want to help-- Rub tulibulb oil To this patient's affliction.
I must tend to other stricken sisters.
All right, i'm going to try and track down this antidote.
In the meantime Don't tease the animals.
Thank you for being a friend to the deviates.
If this is the last time we meet-- It won't be.
I'll be back.
-Your friend's life weighs in the balance.
-Yeah, i get it.
I don't bring back the antidote, You're going to kill him, right? It's one thing to risk your friend's life But another to risk your own.
Drink.
Poison water? You've got to be kidding me! Drink.
And if i refuse? If you are certain you can find the antidote, There is no reason to refuse.
But if you do-- You didn't have to do that! I did.
Drink! Fine.
There.
Is that good enough? Now i know this isn't a trick to escape.
You have until the convergence of the moons.
If you can not find the antidote by then, You will be dead! There.
Rest now.
I did not expect to see Such a privileged hand caring for the sick.
You told me i could help.
It was a compliment.
Compassion is a virtue.
Some day, when you rule, It will be from respect, not fear.
You are certain i will rule? You are the rightful heir.
The only heir.
And know this-- The friends or enemies that you make now, Will be there when you take the throne.
Vestra! Sorry to barge in like this, but Hi, aura.
Flash.
-The water that was sent-- -We know.
Okay, great.
Then i need Whatever potion or remedy or incantation that can fix it.
I'm working on it.
But these things take time.
Time is something that i don't have.
Terek is being held hostage At the deviate settlement by some seriously pissed-Off turin.
The deviate king Deserves the consequences of his actions.
Yeah, see, that's the thing.
It was me who blew up the reservoir.
You sent the water to the cantons? Yes, but i did not poison it, and neither did terek.
If i don't get an antidote back to the turin, They're going to kill him.
It seems your message wasn't as stupid as i thought.
Zarkov, showtime! I'd rather be gone, Just in case this gets bad.
Hey! You know what? You-- You should Wait till you see earth! Oh, yeah, yeah! It's great! I was a cop there, you know.
You know what the best thing about it is? What? No ming! Yeah, but, but-- But that lenu, she can come anytime, you know.
She's one hot babe-A-Lonia, you know.
Except when she's poking your brain.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Hey! Oh, look.
Hey! You're lenu, huh? You want some of this gindi wacky-Tobaccy? Who are you? Small puffs of gindi Provide a pleasant sensation.
Large doses Large? My name is dale arden, And my fiance joe, is dead because of you.
Ouch.
That's got to hurt.
I have identified the composition of the poison.
That's great! Not great? It is infused with a venomous potency That could only be conjured by one Esmaline.
A powerful, but vile omadrian castout, Sent away for using her gifts in violent ways.
Okay, but why Would esmaline want to poison the cantons? She sells her potions to anyone who will pay her price.
How long will it take to make the antidote? I cannot help you.
She who created the poison is the only one That can make the antidote.
What, seriously? Oh, come on! Her powers are too strong for me to overcome.
Okay.
Great, fine.
How do i find this esmaline? You would regret it.
The payment she would extract Would be more unpleasant than death.
Would you be willing to tend to her crops While garden maggots chew at your flesh? I'd rather just write her a check.
-Check? -Check? We are far enough off the main tunnel That no one will hear her if she screams.
You have some effective ways Of making her talk, right? Do you wish to seek truth, or inflict pain? In her case, can't it be both? Here.
I've drawn a map to the lower swamp forest.
And take this rare spice esmaline once adored.
Perhaps the gift Will make her less malicious than usual.
Let's hope so.
Thank you.
Vestra, there's something i want you to do for me.
Go to the deviate settlement.
Make sure the turin don't harm terek.
You must have a hundred omadrian curers Who can tend to your ill.
Indeed.
But why do you care about the deviate king? The deviates have been accused of a crime they did not commit.
I believe they have been misjudged.
I see your compassion extends to them.
Most turn their eyes away.
Shouldn't the next ruler of mongo Feel compassion for all? And terek looks almost as you and i.
He only has a small deviation, here, beside his ear.
Then, for the next ruler of mongo, I will go to this terek.
Flash! I'm coming with you.
What? No.
No, no, no.
No no.
Terek's life is at stake.
I'm not going to lose a brother i just found.
Did you hear what vestra said? This esmaline chick is crazy.
So, no.
If dale or baylin were here, You'd let them help.
If dale or baylin were here, They'd be helpful.
Just look at you.
Okay, no.
Look at you! You're all feminine And stuff.
All right? This is not-- It's going to be dirty, okay? There'll be dirt.
Just look at your boots, okay? You can't hike in those, so, no! At least i know which way to hike.
Can you follow a mongo map? Yes? Can you read omadrian glyphs? Fine, but you have to keep up.
Are you coming? You're going the wrong way.
Hey! Got it.
Zarkov, this is not a thorned nathalia branch.
It's not? But that's what you described.
It is a barbed holen root.
Is there any way we can use that instead? Only if you wish to comb her hair.
What's the branch for, anyway? It is a technique used to make the subject Forthcoming.
But it must be administered carefully, Or it can cause permanent damage.
Joe's death is pretty permanent.
We should return to the marketplace To find a nathalia branch.
And zarkov, here.
In case she wakes.
You, i think it is best if you came with me.
Who would want to poison so many people? I know the dactyls don't like the omadrians, And the zurins hate the dactyls Yeah, but they wouldn't poison themselves.
I think we both know who has the most to gain By continuing the discrimination Towards terek and the deviates.
Even my father wouldn't allow so many people to die Just to get revenge on terek.
Yeah, i wouldn't be so sure about that Hold on.
Stop.
Stop, stop, stop, stop.
Are we walking in circles? No.
You can decipher omadrian glyphs, right? Um okay, no, -See these squiggly lines here? -Mm-Hmm.
That must be those vines there The way to esmaline's.
So, we're good then.
This is the way? Okay, okay.
No.
No.
No! The vines are moving! Watch out! Oh! Your arms! Get out of there! Okay, not good! Not good! It's a vinulia vine! You know what this thing is, And you let me walk right into it? I thought it was just a scary story! It grabs little girls and eats them for dessert! I don't think it's going to eat me, But if i don't get out of here, I'm going to end up looking like this guy.
Wait! No, no, no, no.
No! No! Stay put.
Okay, this is not fun! You've almost got it! You did it! Don't, flash! All right, all right.
How many other children's stories That could potentially kill us? Dozens, if they're all true.
Ah, terrific! Come on.
Esmaline's is this way.
We should be there soon.
You drank the water.
I didn't really have much of a choice.
It was a turin incentive program.
They didn't think the threat of killing terek Was enough to motivate me.
You should rest.
Vestra said activity accelerates the poison.
I don't really have time to take a nap.
There's more lives at stake than just my own.
We have until the moons converge.
Halt! What business have you here, omadrian? I understand a turin has taken ill.
It is not your concern.
Flash gordon has gone to procure an antidote.
Until then, i brought a salve to ease his discomfort.
Why would an omadrian aid a turin? If the turin are a friend to flash gordon, Then the turin are a friend to the omadrian.
Flash gordon has not yet proven that he is our friend.
According to our map We're here.
Well, this looks promising in a creepy kind of way.
Hello? Anybody here? This is disgusting.
No one sane lives here.
It has a quaint charm When the light is right.
You can't go wrong with mood lighting.
Had i known you were coming, I would have dressed for guests.
You're esmaline? I should hope so.
You came all this way to find me.
Well, i'm flash, and this is-- Aura, daughter of ming.
Traveling without guards, To the lower swamp forest.
Your father would be furious.
Conjuring poisons that kill people Might also make him cranky.
Now that we're all acquainted You want the antidote.
I was going to lead up to that, But there's no sense wasting time, Is there? Who paid you to make the poison? Oh! A tiresome question.
My clients expect discretion.
So you'd make anything for anyone? Mm, for a price.
Will this buy me the antidote? Mm! The rarest spice on the planet.
Worth 1,000 dram For this little pinch.
Vestra was presumptuous To think that i would miss anything About their wretched little sisterhood.
Tell me Is she still pretty? Being good can be so hard On one's looks.
Then name your price.
It's simple, really.
Bring me the fruit of the vinulia vine A delicacy that grows among its roots.
You are insane.
That's impossible Without being killed.
If it were easy, it would have no value.
I can bring you jewellery, hair ornaments, Exotic pets I have all those that i need.
Don't i, pretty one? We can negotiate forever, But i don't think your friend has the time to spare.
How much of this fruit do you need? What's this for, hacking at the vines? Or one of your own limbs, should you become trapped.
Hey.
Hey Excuse me, yoo-Hoo.
Hey.
Who are you? What do you want? Hey, i'm the one asking the questions here, And we don't have much time.
So, tell me, how did you steal The lake from earth? Ohh.
You must be dr.
Zarkov.
What made the leap in technology possible? Was it the imex? Did you really think i would tell you? Yeah, i kind of hoped that, you know, Scientist to scientist, maybe you'd be forthcoming.
Rankol and i once had a meeting of the minds.
Really? You conspired with rankol? Uh, collaborated.
We-- We-- We had a shared concern That the dimensional veil was No, no.
No.
Hey, you know what, answer my questions, Maybe i'll answer yours, eh? So, tell me Is lawrence gordon still alive? Dr.
Gordon? Who designed the rift generator? Of course he is.
Yes! I knew it, i knew it! Rankol had said that he was probably dead, But i thought he was lying-- Rankol lies a great deal.
Yes.
So, if you've seen him alive, He must be still in the citadel.
If you let me go, i'll take you to dr.
Gordon.
No.
Sorry, i can't do that.
How long have you waited to know the truth? To talk to your mentor again? You'll have me arrested.
Scientist to scientist, you have my word, I will not raise the alarm.
Plus, you'll have your weapon the whole time.
My life is in your hand, dr.
Zarkov.
Dr.
Gordon has more than anybody About rift technology, So when ming stole the earth lake, I thought, well, maybe he's still alive And helping rankol.
See, my theory is, That the veil between dimensions contains fissures From the constant expansion of the universe.
If we could navigate those fissures, It would allow for exact placement of the rifts.
That is amazing.
You know, that is almost exactly How dr.
Gordon explains it.
Wow! I'm sorry to hear that.
What's wrong? Well, i made that stuff up, about the fissures, Because i wanted to test you.
I wanted to see if you were lying.
Clearly, you don't know anything about dr.
Gordon, so.
Oh, and-And-And-- Don't bother struggling.
I was pretending to untie you, too.
Zarkov? Oh, hey.
She's awake.
And, i think ming may have the imex.
Bulgar.
Your prisoner is injured.
May i tend to him? It is a waste of medicine! For, if flash gordon does not return, I will bleed him more.
It's my medicine to waste.
Thank you for your kindness.
Father! Father, where are you? I'm here before you.
Then the blindness has come.
She is almost ready.
The thorns are placed on meridians To disrupt the balance Of body And mind.
Get away from me, you verden.
Done properly, it is pleasant.
She will relax And reality will fade.
She will see what we tell her to see.
Hallucinations? She will answer what we ask.
Cool! Like evil acupuncture.
Lenu Lenu it is i, ming.
I need your help.
Yes, benevolent father.
I will serve you however you wish.
The earth man Joe wylie, your proxy.
What did you do with him in your lab? As you instructed, i inserted the implant.
It made him obey my orders.
What were those orders? There were many, as you know.
He was most useful in stealing the imex.
It's all right to look.
I'm not ashamed.
One day, i hope that all of mongo Will be able to look upon us Without being repelled.
Even if i don't live to see it.
When i held you in my arms as a baby, And i saw this deviation, I did not look away.
You were beautiful.
You have your father's intense eyes.
But my hands Strong and worn from honest labour.
You're my mother? You're far too young.
I was but a maiden, charmed by a powerful man.
Honoured to be chosen to give him an heir.
And i gave him two A perfect girl, And a fine son with a deviation.
He followed the code and purged his own son.
Until today, I did not know that my son was alive.
Why have you not told aura that you're her mother? It would mean so much to her.
With your own life in peril, You show such concern? She's my sister.
Then know that, when ming cast me out For birthing a deviate child, He forced me to take a blood oath.
If i were to ever speak of it to aura You would die? No.
She will.
What father uses his own daughter's life To enforce a blood oath? The same father who would reject his only son.
Okay this is definitely not My proudest moment.
All right, so, here's the plan.
This oil should prevent the vines From being able to get a good grip, And then i'll be able to get in there And dig up the vinulia roots.
Walk in the park.
Flash? No, i'm good.
Just a little dizzy.
Be ready with that basket.
All right.
Working! I've got one! Catch! You did it! Got the vinulia fruit! Can't get a grip 'cause i gave you the slip.
This is not funny! Well, i'm just really appreciating the fact That i'm not getting strangled right now.
I've got another one, it's under a root.
Almost got it.
There Uh flash? What's wrong? I can't see.
We have half a basket of fruit.
We could trade it in for enough antidote for you! No! We've got to get enough for everybody.
There's a lot here.
It's stuck on a root! Duck down! Your oil's wearing off! What? Agh! I hate this planet! Flash! Okay, this is not good! Not good! Hold on, flash! The hatchet! By your right hand! Hold on, flash! I'm coming to get you! Aura, stay away! No.
I'm not leaving you.
Okay, does this thing have a head? Um Kind of Then take the hatchet and aim for that! Hey, hey, did you kill it? I don't know.
But we're getting out of here.
Did you order joe wylie to kill flash gordon? I did as you instructed.
And did he succeed? I did not know.
When joe wylie was with his fiancee, Dale arden was she a part of his mission? I do not understand.
His feelings for her.
His love.
Was he lying? Following orders? When the implant was not activated, He was himself.
His feelings for her could not be pretence.
How how could you know that? When i inserted the implant, It caused him a great deal of agony.
Yet the only name he called out for Was hers.
If the thorns stay in much longer, Her mind will not recover.
Permanently disconnected from reality? Yes.
Shall i cease, or shall i dispatch her? Neither.
But i want her to get what she deserves.
Now, the antidote.
I suppose you've earned it.
How quickly will it heal him? Very quickly.
Just a few grains of powder.
My potions are very potent.
So, we've learned.
I have sent many others to the vinulia vine Who did not return.
You must be as clever as you are brave, Flash gordon.
Aura's the one that brought us back.
Really? And what would the benevolent father think Of his delicate petal looking like this? What would he think of you selling me the antidote When he paid so handsomely for the poison? I did not say it was ming.
You don't have to.
You have a triton cave snake.
Rare even in triton.
My father has two On stands just like that.
If ming wants to kill an enemy or two, What business is it of mine? But it wasn't just one enemy.
Ming spiked the water to every canton.
Hundreds of innocents grew sick, or are dead, Because of your poison.
He didn't tell you, did he? No one uses my father.
My father uses them.
I will not be trifled with.
Even by ming.
You have his fire, But not his devious cruelty.
Perhaps, aura, Some day, you will seek my services.
How does she do that? Don't know, don't care.
Let's get out of here.
Hey What? You saved my life.
And a lot of other people's.
Thank you.
When i am gone Tell my offspring to be proud And brave.
Rivus, please be strong.
It is time to yield.
Flash gordon has failed.
You you'll die For your crime against the turin! No! Spare him! You weep for a deviate, When my turin son is fading into the darkness? I know the agony of a son ripped from my arms.
Nothing can heal such a wound.
But striking another will not soothe you, bulgar.
You should listen to the lady, bulgar.
Flash gordon? You return.
I told you i would.
This is the antidote.
You'll feel better right away.
You should learn to start trusting people.
The omadrians will take this antidote To the other cantons.
While you're at it, Tell them that terek's innocent.
Son, you are cured.
Thank you, vestra.
An alliance between the deviate king And the future ruler of mongo is wise.
It will make you both stronger.
So ming would kill a lot of innocent people, Just to keep the masses angry at terek and the deviates? If he could do that to his own planet, I'd hate to think what he could do to earth.
Which is why we have to get the imex from him, And destroy it.
Well, at least now the people of mongo Know the truth about the water.
Yeah! Finally, lenu did something good-- Even if she didn't know it.
Citizens of mongo, You have been misled.
Poisonous water was distributed, But the deviates were wrongly accused.
Ming, our benevolent father, Wants you to know that he, not terek, Is the one responsible For contaminating the water with poison.
Citizens of mongo, you have been misled The lies! The lies they tell about me! Why would lenu say such things if they weren't true? Obviously, someone forced her! But the damage she has done is irreparable.
Black out the vis boards And change the security codes.
And then find lenu.
I think you know what to do then.
This must be a very difficult time for you.
Oh, i assure you, aura, The difficulty will not be mine.
I will hunt down the traitors in my midst One by one.
One by one.
No matter who they are.
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He's stealing lake kendal.
Success, at last.
There's no way i'm going to let ming get away with stealing our lake.
There's no better way to screw him over Than to deliver it for free to the cantons.
I need you to bring me flash gordon.
Done.
Dale, shoot him.
Joe! No, joe! Joe, what are you doing? I can't live with this thing in my head.
This isn't your fault, it's ming's.
And he's going to pay for it.
I'm so sorry.
Is this guy going to show up? He will come.
A tea junkie's never absent from the steephouse for long.
Can we trust this guy? For the right price.
Good.
We've got know If ming did something to joe.
If? Joe tried to kill flash! He was under some kind of mind control And now he's dead.
It is best not to draw attention.
Maybe we should have planned this first? We have a plan-- To find out the truth about joe.
If ming could turn joe against us, What's to stop him from doing it again? To one of us? We should act quickly.
If ming learns flash destroyed his reservoir, Then he will seek vengeance.
It was nice to let the deviates take credit For giving away the water.
Terek's trying to top hatred toward deviates.
I guess some good p.
R.
Should help his cause.
You dare to speak the name terek Within these city walls? Just because he looks different, Doesn't make him a bad guy.
You defend the wretched deviate? Perhaps you are one.
We have a passer among us! Passer? A deviate who hides deformities To pass as normal.
Terek gave ming's water to the cantons, didn't he? His defiled water killed many-- Dactyls, turins, zurns, more! Deviates should be tracked and slaughtered! Who will hunt with me? Who will hunt with me? Death to the deviates! Death! Death! Death! Death! Death! Death! Somebody poisoned the water and blamed the deviates? The news wouldn't have reached terek's settlement yet.
I've got to warn him.
-I will join you.
-No.
No, it's my fault he's in trouble.
You need to stay.
Reach your contact, Find out what happened to joe.
I'll be back.
I regret to report the death toll rises.
This tragedy is the work of terek, The self-Appointed "king of the deviates.
" It is a sad reminder To accept only official source water, Distributed through proper channels.
How can you be certain the deviates were to blame? Because their leader, terek, confessed.
He announced it on the vis boards.
He confessed to releasing the water, Not to poisoning it.
So, you believe he would blow up the reservoir, Distribute my water, But that he's too principled To poison it? Hmm? Aura, there are packs of rabid deviates Who would rip a man apart like wild animals.
But this terek is worse.
To pretend to befriend the cantons, And then do this Why do you hate deviates so much, father? Has your post as their prefect Now turned you into a deviate sympathizer? No.
Good.
Because trusting deviates Is what brought on this terrible calamity.
Terek? Flash gordon! It's good to see you.
Where is everybody? They've been sent to the outer camps For their protection.
Ming may retaliate for the theft of his water.
Thank you for letting us take credit for your deed.
We hope that it fosters good will in the cantons.
Yeah, that's the thing-- You need to get out of here.
Now.
Why? What happened? You are terek? King of the deviates? I am.
Three of our pride Have perished from your poison water.
Poisoned water? No! You will be punished! It wasn't terek that released the water to the turin.
It was me.
Then you will be the one who will die.
Flash gordon µú1¼¾µú18¼¯ ʱ¼äöá:ê®èýâ¥óäáé How shall you die? Swiftly, choking on your own blood? Or in slow agony? Terek has nothing to do with this.
Deviates are blaming for all the misfortunes on our planet.
It's the burden we bear for our misshapen skin.
If you both claim fault, you both die in my hand.
No one here is guilty, Some one poisoned the water Knowing the deviates would take the blame.
I have no quarrel with the turin.
There are fallen victims in every canton.
And soon, my son will be one of them.
It is the first symptom.
Soon, i will grow weak, Then the blindness will come, And then death.
You need to get this taken care of.
Have you seen a healer? There is nothing we can do-- Except slay the ones responsible.
By killing us, you're only proving That revenge is more important to you Than saving the life of your son.
Uh hey.
I like this, this is, like, a real '60s ambiance thing You've got going on here.
It's nice.
Where's baylin? Hey.
Gindi smoke.
He will not bother us.
This is dard.
He knows lenu, The female scientist who works for ming.
The blonde with long hair and long legs? I know a little.
I could know more For the right compensation.
Tell them about the experiments.
Rumour is She likes to strap people to a table, And poke at their brains.
Poke? With what? Forks, twigs, how should i know? I'm not a scientist.
But her "test subjects" are never the same again.
Well, we can't exactly barge into the citadel.
That never goes well.
Maybe we could lure her into a trap? If she doesn't know that joe is dead.
Dard, i need you to arrange a message.
Tell her there is a disturbed man at the steephouse, Shouting that he's from a place called planet earth.
That's so good.
She'll totally buy that.
But who's going to be the disturbed Surprise.
What if she tells ming or alerts the guards? If she fears she has failed, She will want to handle the situation discreetly.
I'll arrange it later When i'm not so thirsty.
If the water's been poisoned, Somebody is working on an antidote.
Why don't you let me see If i can find one? Do we look weak and helpless? The turin do not need your aid.
Is this about pride? You think there's shame in receiving help from someone? I would not expect an outsider to understand our ways.
Don't waste your breath, flash.
The turin prefer death to life.
Perhaps flash gordon speaks the truth about an antidote? A man who takes company with a deviate Is not trustworthy.
Hey, the dactyls will vouch for me.
So will the omadrians most likely.
The word of a dactyl has no more worth Than an omadrian witch's forked tongue.
Oh, tough crowd.
Come, rivus, you look weak.
Sit.
Father, i gladly die here today, A proud turin.
But those ailing in our den If they could be spared I do not believe flash gordon's aid Would cast shame on the turin.
You are wise, my son, even in your weakness.
Make your journey.
Thank you.
You won't be sorry.
But terek of the deviates remains here As our prisoner.
Vestra.
You have to help.
There's something in the water.
I'm well aware.
Many omadrians have been afflicted.
Well, then you have to make the cure.
Sister, you must rest.
Physical exertion accelerates the poison.
I have no cure.
But the omadrians Are the finest healers on the planet.
It is not grey-Water toxin, And i haven't identified the poison yet.
So there's nothing we can do? If you want to help-- Rub tulibulb oil To this patient's affliction.
I must tend to other stricken sisters.
All right, i'm going to try and track down this antidote.
In the meantime Don't tease the animals.
Thank you for being a friend to the deviates.
If this is the last time we meet-- It won't be.
I'll be back.
-Your friend's life weighs in the balance.
-Yeah, i get it.
I don't bring back the antidote, You're going to kill him, right? It's one thing to risk your friend's life But another to risk your own.
Drink.
Poison water? You've got to be kidding me! Drink.
And if i refuse? If you are certain you can find the antidote, There is no reason to refuse.
But if you do-- You didn't have to do that! I did.
Drink! Fine.
There.
Is that good enough? Now i know this isn't a trick to escape.
You have until the convergence of the moons.
If you can not find the antidote by then, You will be dead! There.
Rest now.
I did not expect to see Such a privileged hand caring for the sick.
You told me i could help.
It was a compliment.
Compassion is a virtue.
Some day, when you rule, It will be from respect, not fear.
You are certain i will rule? You are the rightful heir.
The only heir.
And know this-- The friends or enemies that you make now, Will be there when you take the throne.
Vestra! Sorry to barge in like this, but Hi, aura.
Flash.
-The water that was sent-- -We know.
Okay, great.
Then i need Whatever potion or remedy or incantation that can fix it.
I'm working on it.
But these things take time.
Time is something that i don't have.
Terek is being held hostage At the deviate settlement by some seriously pissed-Off turin.
The deviate king Deserves the consequences of his actions.
Yeah, see, that's the thing.
It was me who blew up the reservoir.
You sent the water to the cantons? Yes, but i did not poison it, and neither did terek.
If i don't get an antidote back to the turin, They're going to kill him.
It seems your message wasn't as stupid as i thought.
Zarkov, showtime! I'd rather be gone, Just in case this gets bad.
Hey! You know what? You-- You should Wait till you see earth! Oh, yeah, yeah! It's great! I was a cop there, you know.
You know what the best thing about it is? What? No ming! Yeah, but, but-- But that lenu, she can come anytime, you know.
She's one hot babe-A-Lonia, you know.
Except when she's poking your brain.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Hey! Oh, look.
Hey! You're lenu, huh? You want some of this gindi wacky-Tobaccy? Who are you? Small puffs of gindi Provide a pleasant sensation.
Large doses Large? My name is dale arden, And my fiance joe, is dead because of you.
Ouch.
That's got to hurt.
I have identified the composition of the poison.
That's great! Not great? It is infused with a venomous potency That could only be conjured by one Esmaline.
A powerful, but vile omadrian castout, Sent away for using her gifts in violent ways.
Okay, but why Would esmaline want to poison the cantons? She sells her potions to anyone who will pay her price.
How long will it take to make the antidote? I cannot help you.
She who created the poison is the only one That can make the antidote.
What, seriously? Oh, come on! Her powers are too strong for me to overcome.
Okay.
Great, fine.
How do i find this esmaline? You would regret it.
The payment she would extract Would be more unpleasant than death.
Would you be willing to tend to her crops While garden maggots chew at your flesh? I'd rather just write her a check.
-Check? -Check? We are far enough off the main tunnel That no one will hear her if she screams.
You have some effective ways Of making her talk, right? Do you wish to seek truth, or inflict pain? In her case, can't it be both? Here.
I've drawn a map to the lower swamp forest.
And take this rare spice esmaline once adored.
Perhaps the gift Will make her less malicious than usual.
Let's hope so.
Thank you.
Vestra, there's something i want you to do for me.
Go to the deviate settlement.
Make sure the turin don't harm terek.
You must have a hundred omadrian curers Who can tend to your ill.
Indeed.
But why do you care about the deviate king? The deviates have been accused of a crime they did not commit.
I believe they have been misjudged.
I see your compassion extends to them.
Most turn their eyes away.
Shouldn't the next ruler of mongo Feel compassion for all? And terek looks almost as you and i.
He only has a small deviation, here, beside his ear.
Then, for the next ruler of mongo, I will go to this terek.
Flash! I'm coming with you.
What? No.
No, no, no.
No no.
Terek's life is at stake.
I'm not going to lose a brother i just found.
Did you hear what vestra said? This esmaline chick is crazy.
So, no.
If dale or baylin were here, You'd let them help.
If dale or baylin were here, They'd be helpful.
Just look at you.
Okay, no.
Look at you! You're all feminine And stuff.
All right? This is not-- It's going to be dirty, okay? There'll be dirt.
Just look at your boots, okay? You can't hike in those, so, no! At least i know which way to hike.
Can you follow a mongo map? Yes? Can you read omadrian glyphs? Fine, but you have to keep up.
Are you coming? You're going the wrong way.
Hey! Got it.
Zarkov, this is not a thorned nathalia branch.
It's not? But that's what you described.
It is a barbed holen root.
Is there any way we can use that instead? Only if you wish to comb her hair.
What's the branch for, anyway? It is a technique used to make the subject Forthcoming.
But it must be administered carefully, Or it can cause permanent damage.
Joe's death is pretty permanent.
We should return to the marketplace To find a nathalia branch.
And zarkov, here.
In case she wakes.
You, i think it is best if you came with me.
Who would want to poison so many people? I know the dactyls don't like the omadrians, And the zurins hate the dactyls Yeah, but they wouldn't poison themselves.
I think we both know who has the most to gain By continuing the discrimination Towards terek and the deviates.
Even my father wouldn't allow so many people to die Just to get revenge on terek.
Yeah, i wouldn't be so sure about that Hold on.
Stop.
Stop, stop, stop, stop.
Are we walking in circles? No.
You can decipher omadrian glyphs, right? Um okay, no, -See these squiggly lines here? -Mm-Hmm.
That must be those vines there The way to esmaline's.
So, we're good then.
This is the way? Okay, okay.
No.
No.
No! The vines are moving! Watch out! Oh! Your arms! Get out of there! Okay, not good! Not good! It's a vinulia vine! You know what this thing is, And you let me walk right into it? I thought it was just a scary story! It grabs little girls and eats them for dessert! I don't think it's going to eat me, But if i don't get out of here, I'm going to end up looking like this guy.
Wait! No, no, no, no.
No! No! Stay put.
Okay, this is not fun! You've almost got it! You did it! Don't, flash! All right, all right.
How many other children's stories That could potentially kill us? Dozens, if they're all true.
Ah, terrific! Come on.
Esmaline's is this way.
We should be there soon.
You drank the water.
I didn't really have much of a choice.
It was a turin incentive program.
They didn't think the threat of killing terek Was enough to motivate me.
You should rest.
Vestra said activity accelerates the poison.
I don't really have time to take a nap.
There's more lives at stake than just my own.
We have until the moons converge.
Halt! What business have you here, omadrian? I understand a turin has taken ill.
It is not your concern.
Flash gordon has gone to procure an antidote.
Until then, i brought a salve to ease his discomfort.
Why would an omadrian aid a turin? If the turin are a friend to flash gordon, Then the turin are a friend to the omadrian.
Flash gordon has not yet proven that he is our friend.
According to our map We're here.
Well, this looks promising in a creepy kind of way.
Hello? Anybody here? This is disgusting.
No one sane lives here.
It has a quaint charm When the light is right.
You can't go wrong with mood lighting.
Had i known you were coming, I would have dressed for guests.
You're esmaline? I should hope so.
You came all this way to find me.
Well, i'm flash, and this is-- Aura, daughter of ming.
Traveling without guards, To the lower swamp forest.
Your father would be furious.
Conjuring poisons that kill people Might also make him cranky.
Now that we're all acquainted You want the antidote.
I was going to lead up to that, But there's no sense wasting time, Is there? Who paid you to make the poison? Oh! A tiresome question.
My clients expect discretion.
So you'd make anything for anyone? Mm, for a price.
Will this buy me the antidote? Mm! The rarest spice on the planet.
Worth 1,000 dram For this little pinch.
Vestra was presumptuous To think that i would miss anything About their wretched little sisterhood.
Tell me Is she still pretty? Being good can be so hard On one's looks.
Then name your price.
It's simple, really.
Bring me the fruit of the vinulia vine A delicacy that grows among its roots.
You are insane.
That's impossible Without being killed.
If it were easy, it would have no value.
I can bring you jewellery, hair ornaments, Exotic pets I have all those that i need.
Don't i, pretty one? We can negotiate forever, But i don't think your friend has the time to spare.
How much of this fruit do you need? What's this for, hacking at the vines? Or one of your own limbs, should you become trapped.
Hey.
Hey Excuse me, yoo-Hoo.
Hey.
Who are you? What do you want? Hey, i'm the one asking the questions here, And we don't have much time.
So, tell me, how did you steal The lake from earth? Ohh.
You must be dr.
Zarkov.
What made the leap in technology possible? Was it the imex? Did you really think i would tell you? Yeah, i kind of hoped that, you know, Scientist to scientist, maybe you'd be forthcoming.
Rankol and i once had a meeting of the minds.
Really? You conspired with rankol? Uh, collaborated.
We-- We-- We had a shared concern That the dimensional veil was No, no.
No.
Hey, you know what, answer my questions, Maybe i'll answer yours, eh? So, tell me Is lawrence gordon still alive? Dr.
Gordon? Who designed the rift generator? Of course he is.
Yes! I knew it, i knew it! Rankol had said that he was probably dead, But i thought he was lying-- Rankol lies a great deal.
Yes.
So, if you've seen him alive, He must be still in the citadel.
If you let me go, i'll take you to dr.
Gordon.
No.
Sorry, i can't do that.
How long have you waited to know the truth? To talk to your mentor again? You'll have me arrested.
Scientist to scientist, you have my word, I will not raise the alarm.
Plus, you'll have your weapon the whole time.
My life is in your hand, dr.
Zarkov.
Dr.
Gordon has more than anybody About rift technology, So when ming stole the earth lake, I thought, well, maybe he's still alive And helping rankol.
See, my theory is, That the veil between dimensions contains fissures From the constant expansion of the universe.
If we could navigate those fissures, It would allow for exact placement of the rifts.
That is amazing.
You know, that is almost exactly How dr.
Gordon explains it.
Wow! I'm sorry to hear that.
What's wrong? Well, i made that stuff up, about the fissures, Because i wanted to test you.
I wanted to see if you were lying.
Clearly, you don't know anything about dr.
Gordon, so.
Oh, and-And-And-- Don't bother struggling.
I was pretending to untie you, too.
Zarkov? Oh, hey.
She's awake.
And, i think ming may have the imex.
Bulgar.
Your prisoner is injured.
May i tend to him? It is a waste of medicine! For, if flash gordon does not return, I will bleed him more.
It's my medicine to waste.
Thank you for your kindness.
Father! Father, where are you? I'm here before you.
Then the blindness has come.
She is almost ready.
The thorns are placed on meridians To disrupt the balance Of body And mind.
Get away from me, you verden.
Done properly, it is pleasant.
She will relax And reality will fade.
She will see what we tell her to see.
Hallucinations? She will answer what we ask.
Cool! Like evil acupuncture.
Lenu Lenu it is i, ming.
I need your help.
Yes, benevolent father.
I will serve you however you wish.
The earth man Joe wylie, your proxy.
What did you do with him in your lab? As you instructed, i inserted the implant.
It made him obey my orders.
What were those orders? There were many, as you know.
He was most useful in stealing the imex.
It's all right to look.
I'm not ashamed.
One day, i hope that all of mongo Will be able to look upon us Without being repelled.
Even if i don't live to see it.
When i held you in my arms as a baby, And i saw this deviation, I did not look away.
You were beautiful.
You have your father's intense eyes.
But my hands Strong and worn from honest labour.
You're my mother? You're far too young.
I was but a maiden, charmed by a powerful man.
Honoured to be chosen to give him an heir.
And i gave him two A perfect girl, And a fine son with a deviation.
He followed the code and purged his own son.
Until today, I did not know that my son was alive.
Why have you not told aura that you're her mother? It would mean so much to her.
With your own life in peril, You show such concern? She's my sister.
Then know that, when ming cast me out For birthing a deviate child, He forced me to take a blood oath.
If i were to ever speak of it to aura You would die? No.
She will.
What father uses his own daughter's life To enforce a blood oath? The same father who would reject his only son.
Okay this is definitely not My proudest moment.
All right, so, here's the plan.
This oil should prevent the vines From being able to get a good grip, And then i'll be able to get in there And dig up the vinulia roots.
Walk in the park.
Flash? No, i'm good.
Just a little dizzy.
Be ready with that basket.
All right.
Working! I've got one! Catch! You did it! Got the vinulia fruit! Can't get a grip 'cause i gave you the slip.
This is not funny! Well, i'm just really appreciating the fact That i'm not getting strangled right now.
I've got another one, it's under a root.
Almost got it.
There Uh flash? What's wrong? I can't see.
We have half a basket of fruit.
We could trade it in for enough antidote for you! No! We've got to get enough for everybody.
There's a lot here.
It's stuck on a root! Duck down! Your oil's wearing off! What? Agh! I hate this planet! Flash! Okay, this is not good! Not good! Hold on, flash! The hatchet! By your right hand! Hold on, flash! I'm coming to get you! Aura, stay away! No.
I'm not leaving you.
Okay, does this thing have a head? Um Kind of Then take the hatchet and aim for that! Hey, hey, did you kill it? I don't know.
But we're getting out of here.
Did you order joe wylie to kill flash gordon? I did as you instructed.
And did he succeed? I did not know.
When joe wylie was with his fiancee, Dale arden was she a part of his mission? I do not understand.
His feelings for her.
His love.
Was he lying? Following orders? When the implant was not activated, He was himself.
His feelings for her could not be pretence.
How how could you know that? When i inserted the implant, It caused him a great deal of agony.
Yet the only name he called out for Was hers.
If the thorns stay in much longer, Her mind will not recover.
Permanently disconnected from reality? Yes.
Shall i cease, or shall i dispatch her? Neither.
But i want her to get what she deserves.
Now, the antidote.
I suppose you've earned it.
How quickly will it heal him? Very quickly.
Just a few grains of powder.
My potions are very potent.
So, we've learned.
I have sent many others to the vinulia vine Who did not return.
You must be as clever as you are brave, Flash gordon.
Aura's the one that brought us back.
Really? And what would the benevolent father think Of his delicate petal looking like this? What would he think of you selling me the antidote When he paid so handsomely for the poison? I did not say it was ming.
You don't have to.
You have a triton cave snake.
Rare even in triton.
My father has two On stands just like that.
If ming wants to kill an enemy or two, What business is it of mine? But it wasn't just one enemy.
Ming spiked the water to every canton.
Hundreds of innocents grew sick, or are dead, Because of your poison.
He didn't tell you, did he? No one uses my father.
My father uses them.
I will not be trifled with.
Even by ming.
You have his fire, But not his devious cruelty.
Perhaps, aura, Some day, you will seek my services.
How does she do that? Don't know, don't care.
Let's get out of here.
Hey What? You saved my life.
And a lot of other people's.
Thank you.
When i am gone Tell my offspring to be proud And brave.
Rivus, please be strong.
It is time to yield.
Flash gordon has failed.
You you'll die For your crime against the turin! No! Spare him! You weep for a deviate, When my turin son is fading into the darkness? I know the agony of a son ripped from my arms.
Nothing can heal such a wound.
But striking another will not soothe you, bulgar.
You should listen to the lady, bulgar.
Flash gordon? You return.
I told you i would.
This is the antidote.
You'll feel better right away.
You should learn to start trusting people.
The omadrians will take this antidote To the other cantons.
While you're at it, Tell them that terek's innocent.
Son, you are cured.
Thank you, vestra.
An alliance between the deviate king And the future ruler of mongo is wise.
It will make you both stronger.
So ming would kill a lot of innocent people, Just to keep the masses angry at terek and the deviates? If he could do that to his own planet, I'd hate to think what he could do to earth.
Which is why we have to get the imex from him, And destroy it.
Well, at least now the people of mongo Know the truth about the water.
Yeah! Finally, lenu did something good-- Even if she didn't know it.
Citizens of mongo, You have been misled.
Poisonous water was distributed, But the deviates were wrongly accused.
Ming, our benevolent father, Wants you to know that he, not terek, Is the one responsible For contaminating the water with poison.
Citizens of mongo, you have been misled The lies! The lies they tell about me! Why would lenu say such things if they weren't true? Obviously, someone forced her! But the damage she has done is irreparable.
Black out the vis boards And change the security codes.
And then find lenu.
I think you know what to do then.
This must be a very difficult time for you.
Oh, i assure you, aura, The difficulty will not be mine.
I will hunt down the traitors in my midst One by one.
One by one.
No matter who they are.
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