Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2008) s01e20 Episode Script
World on Fire
This is your birthright, my son.
You are the last Khan.
When you are of age, The Mandarin's legacy will be yours to claim.
What are the rings, mother? They are destiny, Temugin.
And when you have found them all, You will have the power to do anything you desire.
I will be the Mandarin? Yes, my son.
Gene? Gene! Are we keeping you up? Sorry, what were we talking about? The Mandarin, and what he wants with the Makluan rings.
Right.
Now I remember.
1x20 - World on Fire We know the original Mandarin was some kind of chinese boogeyman.
He hid the rings all over the world As part of a big test.
And this new Mandarin, he's after the rings.
He already had one the first time we saw him.
Two, you mean.
He had two the first time we ever saw him, When ultimo came after us.
Right, that's what I meant.
But you You said you thought he was wearing my dad's ring, The one that Stane stole.
Yeah, that's what I said.
You didn't get anything from the Mandarin From the wall in the temple of wisdom? I was a little preoccupied with saving your life After you passed out.
Knocked out.
Whatever you say, rhodes.
Gene, be nice.
So to sum up, we're in the dark about pretty much everything.
Well, we know the Mandarin Doesn't know where the rings are either.
If he did, he'd just go get them.
Luckily, we've got a map to the next one.
Uh, any luck with that? Well, no.
It's pretty confusing compared to the last one.
I've had my computers analyzing it for weeks now.
Call me when you get it figured out.
Then we'll go after it together.
Listen, I got to head back to my stepfather's shop.
There's a buyer coming in to look at a statue.
Oh, I'll walk you out.
Later, Gene.
Pepper never walks me out.
You live here, idiot.
I'm glad she's talking to me again, But it seems like she's really going overboard With the whole Gene thing.
Somebody's jealous.
T, look.
The computer found it.
The next ring, it's It's inside a semi-active volcano.
Great.
A volcano On top of whatever giant monster or robot that's waiting for us.
Can this get any more complicated? Uh, I just told Gene that Tony is Iron Man.
Together: What? Well, no, I didn't, But I think we should.
Pepper, are you nuts? I mean, I know you're all into Gene now, But seriously Seriously what? What does he need to do to make you trust him? He saved my life.
He saved your life! Gene's risked his neck to help us.
And he's Tony's friend, right? Tony? We should call Gene.
To tell him! To have him help us get the ring.
Huh? Temugin is all that matters.
I agree to this only for him.
Do you understand? Of course.
I-- The boy.
Temugin, do not be frightened.
This man, he is going to help us.
He will aid us on your journey.
He is going to be your stepfather.
His name is zhang.
Have you come for more guidance, boy? I don't need you, old man.
The next ring is within my grasp.
Soon, I will have them all, And then I will have back what was taken from me.
You mean the ring is in the grasp of Tony Stark.
Tell me, how do you plan to steal it from him this time? You are but a jackal, following him, Picking at his scraps.
You are not worthy of the Mandarin's rings.
Caller: Tony Stark.
Two missed calls.
Caller: Pepper Potts.
Playing messages.
We can't wait any longer If we don't want your parents to find out.
We have to go now.
We'll fill in Gene when we get back.
I feel bad.
He was really excited about helping us Find another ring.
Ugh, I hope he's not too bummed out.
You being insanely rich is really handy sometimes.
You know who else is handy? Gene.
Seriously, why not tell him the truth? He's already keeping quiet about the rings.
Why not this? Team Iron Man needs him.
Pepper, can't it wait until after we survive this? Well, what if we don't? If we all die, you're gonna be like, "man, we should have told Gene.
" We don't actually have to go inside the volcano.
I did a satellite geological scan of the area.
The temple is buried at the base of the volcano, A few meters from here.
You have a satellite? S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
does.
I borrowed it.
And by "borrowed," I mean "hacked into it.
" Ugh, so if a big monster doesn't eat us here, We get to go to jail, great.
Bet you wish Gene was here now, don't you? Don't you? I uploaded the entire chinese language Into my pod.
Symbol translation: Temperance.
Okay, that's hot.
I don't get it.
In both the other temples, the ring chamber opened As soon as we came inside.
Why not this one? What are you doing? You know what happens when these tests are activated.
Of course I know.
But we have to know what the test is In case something does happen.
That doesn't even make sense.
Let go! Blast! Did we activate the test? Wah! Rhodey! Rhodey! It's the history of the Makluan rings And their master, the very first Mandarin.
It says that this unnamed guy wanted an heir, Someone to give the Makluan rings to When he died, but that his many children Weren't worthy of them.
So he scattered them to the four corners of the globe And designed tests to measure the worthiness and virtue Of those who would seek them.
Rhodey! Pepper, no! Just--just wait.
We have to help him! I know, but first we have to know what's happening to him.
What we're seeing, it's covering him.
It's not in him.
I think this is the test.
You mean one of the tests that keeps trying To wipe us out? Yeah, those.
Ah! Rhodey, can you hear me? Are you-- Ah! It's all my fault.
Pepper! Pepper, are you-- Gene? Gene! It's all my fault! We're in mount st.
Helens, in a temple, And Rhodey's in trouble! You have to help us! Gene? My fault! We're in-- And Rhodey-- I have to-- Pepper! Pepper, you're breaking up! Where are you? Pepper! Signal lost.
Come on, Tony.
You'd better answer.
Rhodey, no! Are you worthy? Shields holding 74%.
Incoming call from Gene Khan, marked "priority.
" Connecting.
Gene? Tony! Can't talk right now.
Things are a little heated.
I'll call you back.
Stark, don't-- Disconnected.
Come on, Rhodey.
Please don't make me do this! Aagh! Warning: Enemy target power level has increased.
Heat shielding at risk.
What's going on? A seismic event is in progress.
An earthquake? Incoming call: Pepper Potts.
Marked "quadruple priority.
" Connecting.
Tony, where are you? I think the volcano's erupting! It's Rhodey.
Whatever he's doing, he's affecting everything.
Well, stop him! What am I supposed to do? Fight him? It's Rhodey! I can't.
Okay, give me the armor, and I'll beat him up.
You can do the test.
Environmental alert.
Unknown energy is putting this region in jeopardy.
Is there a town nearby? What's the affected region? The threat is planetary scale.
Did your armor just say what I think it said? Computer, explain.
Unknown energy is spreading beneath the planet's crust, Threatening simultaneous volcanic eruptions worldwide.
This would emit suitable amounts of ash to block out the sun, Causing extermination of all life.
Oh.
So if we don't pass the test, Everyone on the planet gets wiped out? Pepper, let me think.
No, I can figure this out.
I'm smart; I can do this.
Temperance, uh, it's like self-control, right? Or moderation, you know, not too much.
Pepper, what are you doing? When I activated the test, I knocked the ice into the light, Not the coal.
So it must be the other one.
Pepper, wait, don't! Well, that's weird.
Blast! Rhodey! So did anything happen out there? Are you worthy? Mother! Mother! I cannot find my mother.
Please! Your mother is gone, Temugin.
Where did she go? I want to see her! Your tears cannot bring her back, child.
Nothing can.
Where is it? Where is it, Stark? This is your computer? No, this can't be.
James.
James? Tony, are you in here? Gone.
Well, there's a shocker.
I wonder what those boys are up to now.
Rhodey! Gotcha! WhatHappened? Why is it so hot? 'cause we're at the beach, buddy, on vacation.
What? Really? I-- Blast! Ah! Tony! I'm in a volcano! Whatever Pepper did, it saved you.
But the volcano, something's still-- Watch out! Ah! Are you worthy? Pepper? Rhodey, stay back! It's not her.
I'll hold off Pepper.
Just figure out the test! Tony, I can't do this alone.
You have to! Pepper tried the coal.
It didn't work! Blast! Ah! Hugh-yah! The test, right.
What am I supposed to-- Come on, pick up! Stark! Where are you? Gene, it's Rhodey! The test has been activated.
I need your help.
Just tell me where you are.
There's no time! If we don't figure this out Blast! We're all fried! Okay, tell me what you see.
Blast! Armor emergency.
Heat shields on reserve power.
User intervention required.
I can't.
It's Pepper; I can't fight her.
Huh-ya! Ah! User intervention required.
I still don't understand.
A giant fire is chasing you? Gene! Fine! The test is temperance, moderation, Not too much of any one thing.
You said Pepper knocked the ice crystals into the light.
What about the coal? Pepper tried it, but the same thing happened.
The fire, it-- it just came back.
If neither ice or cold is the answer, what if What if it's both? What if you put both in together? But the tongs can't-- It's misdirection! Every test had a trap.
This is the answer, rhodes.
Do it! I hope you're right.
Pepper! You are worthy.
Blast! Did-- did it work? Did the coal work? More or less, Assuming Rhodey isn't an evil fire monster right now.
Rhodes? Rhodes! What's happening? I'll get back to you.
Thanks.
Rhodes, don't you dare-- Beep! Wanna try it on? I don't think so.
Rhodey won't try it on either.
I changed my mind.
I don't think we should tell Gene, You know, about team Iron Man.
Really? Because I trust him more than ever.
No, it's not that.
It's just I get so excited, I forget how dangerous it is.
I mean, what happened to us, I don't want that to happen to Gene.
I ran a few tests.
This thing The computer is picking up something, But it doesn't know what.
It's turned on, But I can't get it to do anything.
But the Mandarin can.
Right.
But what I'm really worried about Is what he wants to do with them.
They are destiny, Temugin.
And when you have found them all, You will have the power to do anything you desire.
You are the last Khan.
When you are of age, The Mandarin's legacy will be yours to claim.
What are the rings, mother? They are destiny, Temugin.
And when you have found them all, You will have the power to do anything you desire.
I will be the Mandarin? Yes, my son.
Gene? Gene! Are we keeping you up? Sorry, what were we talking about? The Mandarin, and what he wants with the Makluan rings.
Right.
Now I remember.
1x20 - World on Fire We know the original Mandarin was some kind of chinese boogeyman.
He hid the rings all over the world As part of a big test.
And this new Mandarin, he's after the rings.
He already had one the first time we saw him.
Two, you mean.
He had two the first time we ever saw him, When ultimo came after us.
Right, that's what I meant.
But you You said you thought he was wearing my dad's ring, The one that Stane stole.
Yeah, that's what I said.
You didn't get anything from the Mandarin From the wall in the temple of wisdom? I was a little preoccupied with saving your life After you passed out.
Knocked out.
Whatever you say, rhodes.
Gene, be nice.
So to sum up, we're in the dark about pretty much everything.
Well, we know the Mandarin Doesn't know where the rings are either.
If he did, he'd just go get them.
Luckily, we've got a map to the next one.
Uh, any luck with that? Well, no.
It's pretty confusing compared to the last one.
I've had my computers analyzing it for weeks now.
Call me when you get it figured out.
Then we'll go after it together.
Listen, I got to head back to my stepfather's shop.
There's a buyer coming in to look at a statue.
Oh, I'll walk you out.
Later, Gene.
Pepper never walks me out.
You live here, idiot.
I'm glad she's talking to me again, But it seems like she's really going overboard With the whole Gene thing.
Somebody's jealous.
T, look.
The computer found it.
The next ring, it's It's inside a semi-active volcano.
Great.
A volcano On top of whatever giant monster or robot that's waiting for us.
Can this get any more complicated? Uh, I just told Gene that Tony is Iron Man.
Together: What? Well, no, I didn't, But I think we should.
Pepper, are you nuts? I mean, I know you're all into Gene now, But seriously Seriously what? What does he need to do to make you trust him? He saved my life.
He saved your life! Gene's risked his neck to help us.
And he's Tony's friend, right? Tony? We should call Gene.
To tell him! To have him help us get the ring.
Huh? Temugin is all that matters.
I agree to this only for him.
Do you understand? Of course.
I-- The boy.
Temugin, do not be frightened.
This man, he is going to help us.
He will aid us on your journey.
He is going to be your stepfather.
His name is zhang.
Have you come for more guidance, boy? I don't need you, old man.
The next ring is within my grasp.
Soon, I will have them all, And then I will have back what was taken from me.
You mean the ring is in the grasp of Tony Stark.
Tell me, how do you plan to steal it from him this time? You are but a jackal, following him, Picking at his scraps.
You are not worthy of the Mandarin's rings.
Caller: Tony Stark.
Two missed calls.
Caller: Pepper Potts.
Playing messages.
We can't wait any longer If we don't want your parents to find out.
We have to go now.
We'll fill in Gene when we get back.
I feel bad.
He was really excited about helping us Find another ring.
Ugh, I hope he's not too bummed out.
You being insanely rich is really handy sometimes.
You know who else is handy? Gene.
Seriously, why not tell him the truth? He's already keeping quiet about the rings.
Why not this? Team Iron Man needs him.
Pepper, can't it wait until after we survive this? Well, what if we don't? If we all die, you're gonna be like, "man, we should have told Gene.
" We don't actually have to go inside the volcano.
I did a satellite geological scan of the area.
The temple is buried at the base of the volcano, A few meters from here.
You have a satellite? S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
does.
I borrowed it.
And by "borrowed," I mean "hacked into it.
" Ugh, so if a big monster doesn't eat us here, We get to go to jail, great.
Bet you wish Gene was here now, don't you? Don't you? I uploaded the entire chinese language Into my pod.
Symbol translation: Temperance.
Okay, that's hot.
I don't get it.
In both the other temples, the ring chamber opened As soon as we came inside.
Why not this one? What are you doing? You know what happens when these tests are activated.
Of course I know.
But we have to know what the test is In case something does happen.
That doesn't even make sense.
Let go! Blast! Did we activate the test? Wah! Rhodey! Rhodey! It's the history of the Makluan rings And their master, the very first Mandarin.
It says that this unnamed guy wanted an heir, Someone to give the Makluan rings to When he died, but that his many children Weren't worthy of them.
So he scattered them to the four corners of the globe And designed tests to measure the worthiness and virtue Of those who would seek them.
Rhodey! Pepper, no! Just--just wait.
We have to help him! I know, but first we have to know what's happening to him.
What we're seeing, it's covering him.
It's not in him.
I think this is the test.
You mean one of the tests that keeps trying To wipe us out? Yeah, those.
Ah! Rhodey, can you hear me? Are you-- Ah! It's all my fault.
Pepper! Pepper, are you-- Gene? Gene! It's all my fault! We're in mount st.
Helens, in a temple, And Rhodey's in trouble! You have to help us! Gene? My fault! We're in-- And Rhodey-- I have to-- Pepper! Pepper, you're breaking up! Where are you? Pepper! Signal lost.
Come on, Tony.
You'd better answer.
Rhodey, no! Are you worthy? Shields holding 74%.
Incoming call from Gene Khan, marked "priority.
" Connecting.
Gene? Tony! Can't talk right now.
Things are a little heated.
I'll call you back.
Stark, don't-- Disconnected.
Come on, Rhodey.
Please don't make me do this! Aagh! Warning: Enemy target power level has increased.
Heat shielding at risk.
What's going on? A seismic event is in progress.
An earthquake? Incoming call: Pepper Potts.
Marked "quadruple priority.
" Connecting.
Tony, where are you? I think the volcano's erupting! It's Rhodey.
Whatever he's doing, he's affecting everything.
Well, stop him! What am I supposed to do? Fight him? It's Rhodey! I can't.
Okay, give me the armor, and I'll beat him up.
You can do the test.
Environmental alert.
Unknown energy is putting this region in jeopardy.
Is there a town nearby? What's the affected region? The threat is planetary scale.
Did your armor just say what I think it said? Computer, explain.
Unknown energy is spreading beneath the planet's crust, Threatening simultaneous volcanic eruptions worldwide.
This would emit suitable amounts of ash to block out the sun, Causing extermination of all life.
Oh.
So if we don't pass the test, Everyone on the planet gets wiped out? Pepper, let me think.
No, I can figure this out.
I'm smart; I can do this.
Temperance, uh, it's like self-control, right? Or moderation, you know, not too much.
Pepper, what are you doing? When I activated the test, I knocked the ice into the light, Not the coal.
So it must be the other one.
Pepper, wait, don't! Well, that's weird.
Blast! Rhodey! So did anything happen out there? Are you worthy? Mother! Mother! I cannot find my mother.
Please! Your mother is gone, Temugin.
Where did she go? I want to see her! Your tears cannot bring her back, child.
Nothing can.
Where is it? Where is it, Stark? This is your computer? No, this can't be.
James.
James? Tony, are you in here? Gone.
Well, there's a shocker.
I wonder what those boys are up to now.
Rhodey! Gotcha! WhatHappened? Why is it so hot? 'cause we're at the beach, buddy, on vacation.
What? Really? I-- Blast! Ah! Tony! I'm in a volcano! Whatever Pepper did, it saved you.
But the volcano, something's still-- Watch out! Ah! Are you worthy? Pepper? Rhodey, stay back! It's not her.
I'll hold off Pepper.
Just figure out the test! Tony, I can't do this alone.
You have to! Pepper tried the coal.
It didn't work! Blast! Ah! Hugh-yah! The test, right.
What am I supposed to-- Come on, pick up! Stark! Where are you? Gene, it's Rhodey! The test has been activated.
I need your help.
Just tell me where you are.
There's no time! If we don't figure this out Blast! We're all fried! Okay, tell me what you see.
Blast! Armor emergency.
Heat shields on reserve power.
User intervention required.
I can't.
It's Pepper; I can't fight her.
Huh-ya! Ah! User intervention required.
I still don't understand.
A giant fire is chasing you? Gene! Fine! The test is temperance, moderation, Not too much of any one thing.
You said Pepper knocked the ice crystals into the light.
What about the coal? Pepper tried it, but the same thing happened.
The fire, it-- it just came back.
If neither ice or cold is the answer, what if What if it's both? What if you put both in together? But the tongs can't-- It's misdirection! Every test had a trap.
This is the answer, rhodes.
Do it! I hope you're right.
Pepper! You are worthy.
Blast! Did-- did it work? Did the coal work? More or less, Assuming Rhodey isn't an evil fire monster right now.
Rhodes? Rhodes! What's happening? I'll get back to you.
Thanks.
Rhodes, don't you dare-- Beep! Wanna try it on? I don't think so.
Rhodey won't try it on either.
I changed my mind.
I don't think we should tell Gene, You know, about team Iron Man.
Really? Because I trust him more than ever.
No, it's not that.
It's just I get so excited, I forget how dangerous it is.
I mean, what happened to us, I don't want that to happen to Gene.
I ran a few tests.
This thing The computer is picking up something, But it doesn't know what.
It's turned on, But I can't get it to do anything.
But the Mandarin can.
Right.
But what I'm really worried about Is what he wants to do with them.
They are destiny, Temugin.
And when you have found them all, You will have the power to do anything you desire.