Young Hercules (1998) s01e40 Episode Script

- To us.
- To us.
Hey, Hercules, Jason.
Great news, I'm a free man.
No more exams.
Cheiron finally expel you? I thought it was the academy or jail? Nope, I got a job with my Uncle Flatus.
Who's Uncle Flatus? He practically raised me when my dad was out soldiering.
If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be the man I am today.
Oh.
Hey, listen, your uncle Flatus, what's he do for a living? Yeah, nothing illegal, I hope.
No, no, no, he's a hunter.
He was the best in my village.
He's gonna teach me some of the tricks of the trade.
You want to be a professional hunter? Yeah, what's wrong with that? Well, going hunting is one thing and then, being a hunter well, that's something else.
They don't see their families for weeks at a time.
- Yeah.
- They live like beasts.
They have to grub for food.
Not-not bathing.
They eventually become the thing they hunt.
That's deep.
Yes.
No, you guys don't know what you're talking about.
My village worshipped my Uncle Flatus.
Holy Hera! Ugh, what's that smell? My gods! Whenever he enters an inn, everybody offers him their seat.
This seat taken? Not anymore! You can have it! Uncle Flatus! Ioley! Uncey! - Ioley? - Ioley? In an age of light and darkness, Zeus, king of the gods, ruled the universe.
He had a son, young Hercules.
Half-god, half-man, young Hercules longs to find his place in the world, the father he's never known, and what it means to be a hero.
Before the man became legend, before the legend became myth, came the greatest adventure of all.
Ugh, what died in here? Oh, yeah, little loley and me have brought down many a deer together.
Well, I'm not that little anymore, Unc.
Oh, no, no, 'course not.
I guess you're laundry shooting days are over.
What? We were we were coming back from a hunt and little loley here sees his father's long underwear hanging out to dry.
He thinks it's a demon from Tartarus.
Zing, he shoots it clean through! I don't do dumb stuff like that anymore, though, Unc.
Of course not.
Get my boots, boy, I put 'em over here.
Anyway, I bet you'll bring down the biggest deer in the forest tomorrow.
Till tomorrow, then! See you at sunrise! So, you're gonna hunt deer tomorrow? Yeah, it'll be our first hunt together since I was a kid.
I get to show him I'm not the goof-up I used to be.
Well, maybe you should take along some insurance? What? Oh, oh, you know what? We would love to come, right? We would? Yes? Yes, yes we would.
I mean, look, the three of us on one last hunt? We may never get another chance.
And then, Hercules and Jason can keep you from doing anything, uh Stupid? Or idiotic.
Aww.
You guys are the best.
I'm gonna go pay the bill.
Sure.
Hercules.
What? You remember Helene? The Golden Hind? Well, yeah, how could I forget somebody that's half-deer, half-woman? She's been seen near here.
If Flatus catches sight of her He's gonna go after her for sure.
There's so few of her kind left.
There's no telling what Artemis would do to anyone caught hunting them.
Where was she seen last? Near Artemis' sacred falls.
Okay, I'll keep the hunters away, but you know Iolaus, though right? He attracts trouble like a dog attracts fleas.
Well, something tells me that Uncle Flatus attracts both.
You sure this is what you wanna do? You mean becoming a hunter? Yeah.
I mean, it's okay and everything, it's just it's not where I thought we were headed.
"We"? Yes, "we.
" I just started thinking of us as a team, you know? You, me, and Jason against the world.
Yeah.
We're gonna go out and do great things.
Being a hunter's okay, it's just it's kinda ordinary.
Uncle Flatus was always there for me, Herc.
When no one else had any time, he always did.
He made time.
He never married, never had any kids, and, I guess now he's getting older, I think he needs me.
I think I need him, too.
Okay.
It's not gonna be the same without you.
I know.
- Yeah.
- All right.
We've been tracking for hours, we haven't seen anything yet, are you sure your uncle knows what he's doing? Uh, you'll see.
Come on! Quietly.
Deer spore! And judging by the warmth, he's close.
Now, the way to track a deer is to think like a deer.
He'll be seeking out water soon, so that's where we'll catch him.
This looks like a good place to set a snare.
Uh, we're we're gonna need some vines.
Uh, well, how about the three of us keep following that deer while you set the snares and if we see it, we'll chase it back here? That's a good idea.
Yeah, good idea, huh? Now, what's the real plan? Shoot the deer myself, of course.
Oh, of course.
You know, you don't have to prove anything to your uncle.
Yes, I do.
I have to show him that all the time he spent on me wasn't wasted.
Hey! There she is! You're mine.
Ugh! Hey, come on, come on! There it is! Hurry up, you guys, come on! We're right behind you! I think we're losing her, come on! No way, she's right there! Wait.
What, what's the matter? Well, she's heading into the Falls of Artemis.
That's sacred ground.
So what? Well, you never know how gods are gonna take these things, they're Hello? Artemis is goddess of the hunt.
We're hunting.
Might be her pet deer or Zeus in a disguise? Ha, ha, what? Sorry.
Look, I've made my decision, I'm going on.
Alone, if I have to.
We follow him at a distance.
Looking after that kid is a challenge.
Wait, don't! The Golden Hind.
This one's for you, Uncle.
Who dares hunt the Hind in the presence of Artemis? I'm toast.
Oh, man, that was close.
Artemis must've just let me off with a warning.
Oh, my mouth tastes like the bottom of a bird's nest.
Who's that idiot? Whoa, whoa, hold on, hold on.
That's me! Then Oh, my.
Oh, no! There's the deer.
I'm gonna bag it and lolaus can claim credit with his uncle.
Uh, hold on a second.
You think lolaus is gonna go along with a trick like that, huh? All right, you're right, take the shot.
Uh-oh.
I got some fast explaining to do.
You're mine.
Oh, big oops.
Deer can't talk.
Good luck, oh! I'm getting my hind quarters out of here.
Oh, I'm sorry, that I missed.
Hey look, there's lolaus.
What's he doing? He's eating grass.
He doesn't even like lettuce.
What? Something is definitely wrong here.
Yeah.
Come on.
Okay, so I'm a deer and it's deer season.
Oh, how could things get any worse? Uh-oh.
Oh, I had to ask.
Okay, gotta think fast.
Write my name in the dirt.
No, no, no, no time.
Uh, okay, I'll run.
Yeah, right, running is good, running is good! Hey, no fair, where's my weapon? Settle down, settle down.
Easy, easy.
Iolaus, it's me, remember? We're your buddies.
We're your friends.
Remember? It's us.
He's gone crazy, Herc.
You see that? It's in his eyes.
Look out! Ugh! Whoa! I think lolaus has taken his uncle's advice to think like a deer a little too seriously.
I think it's a little more than that, Jason.
Iolaus has been acting like this ever since he came back from the Falls of Artemis, right? What, you think this has something to do with Artemis? Yes, I think that lolaus stirred up a little godly wrath somehow and this is her revenge.
We gotta catch lolaus before he disappears into the woods.
If lolaus thinks he's a deer, we'll catch him like one.
Jason, it worked! What do we do with him now? What else? How can somebody that's so short be so heavy, huh? Whatever Artemis did, I wish it would wear off.
Uh-oh.
What do you mean, "Uh-oh"? Uh-oh, no, no.
I just thought of something.
What if this is more than a curse, you know? What if this is a switch? Huh? I mean, what if this is more than lolaus just acting weird? Maybe the deer is in lolaus' body? Which means That lolaus is inside the deer's body.
That Uncle Flatus is shooting at.
We gotta get to him first.
All right, we'll put whatever this is in the shade.
We'll make better time and get Flatus, let's go.
Oh, I never knew what it was like to have everybody trying to kill you.
No wonder deer always look do nervous.
Help, help me, please! The Golden Hind.
I wonder if she knows I'm the guy who was trying to shoot her earlier? Oh, it's you.
Oh, busted.
The one Artemis changed.
The human.
Yeah, but I've just walked a mile in someone else's hooves.
Is this one of your snares? If I could talk, I'd tell her how I've lost my taste for hunting anything, let alone Golden Hind.
At least I can lend her a hand.
Well, hoof.
Okay, here we go.
Don't mention it, Goldie.
It was my pleasure! Oh, no.
I know that smell.
Uncle Flatus! Sorry, can't stay and chat.
Agh! Excellent.
I've got ya! Uncle, don't! It's me, lolaus.
Please! You gave me quite a run.
So, out of respect, I'll make the end quick.
No, no! You better have a good reason for this, boy! My favorite nephew dying by my own arrow.
I'll never forgive myself.
Hey you couldn't have known what Artemis did.
You watching this, Artemis? You proud of yourself, huh? Is this what you wanted? Huh? Take an innocent life? Your friend hunted the Golden Hind, Hercules.
This was his punishment.
He did something wrong, but he doesn't deserve to die.
Change him back.
He has learned his lesson, it's true.
I can undo the transformation, but it won't save his life.
Change him back.
Do it! At least let him die like a man.
Stand back.
Ioley! Hey.
Listen, everything's gonna be okay.
Okay.
Hey, loley, you know I'd never I know I know.
You can fix him, can't you? No, but there is one who can, though she has little sympathy for hunters.
Please, please get her.
Helene.
Who is she? A friend.
You risked your life to save mine, lolaus.
You have a brave and caring heart.
Such character is rare amongst humans.
It's sorely needed in this world.
Live.
Fulfill your noble fate.
Thank you.
Wait! Goodbye.
Thank you.
Are you okay? Yeah yeah.
Let's go home.
Ioley! Hey! Hey, welcome back.
Uncle Flatus, um, about my becoming a hunter, uh I know.
Your destiny is greater than that of being a mere hunter.
Even a crusty old fool like me can see that.
Just don't wanna let you down.
You never have.
You never will.
Come on, I'll buy you dinner and tell your friends all those stories about when you were little.
How about I buy you dinner if you don't?