BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 3, Episode 2 - The Crystal Ark - full transcript

[ shattering ]

[ clanging and crackling ]

[ smashing ]

[ sizzling ]

ZAD'S KNIGHTS ARE DESTROYING
ALL SIGNS OF KING ELDAR'S REIGN.

EVERYTHING WE TRIED TO PROTECT.

WE CAN'T LET ZAD GET HIS HANDS
ON THIS.

THE OTHER RELICS?

FORGET THEM --
JUST SAVE THE TABLET.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING
TO DO.

TAKE HALF --
IF ONE OF US IS CAPTURED,



ZAD WON'T GET
THE WHOLE TABLET.

WE WON'T
GET CAPTURED.

WONDER WHAT
IT MEANS?
EVERY DAY,

BUT THAT'S FOR SOMEONE
MORE EDUCATED THAN US.

WE PROMISED MY GRANDFATHER
TO PRESERVE IT UNTIL THEY CAME.

ANYTHING HAPPENS,
WE SPLIT UP.

[ crackling ]

GUARDS!

[ footsteps thudding ]

NOW, RUN!

RUN, RHANA!

GO!

EMPTY YOUR PACK
AND POCKETS.

I HAVE NOTHING;
I AM A HOMELESS TRAVELLER.



I SEARCH EVERYONE
ON THIS ROAD.

THESE MEN HAVE LESS PATIENCE
THAN I.

THEY HUNGER FOR EXCUSES
TO DRAW BLOOD.

LOWER YOUR WEAPONS.

UGH!

[ gasping ]

[ grunting ]

STAY YOUR HAND!

THIS IS A LONELY PLACE
TO BE A WANDERER.

I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.

OUT OF MY WAY.

WHICH IS?

NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

ALL PASSERS ARE
ZAD'S BUSINESS.

THERE HAS BEEN ENOUGH KILLING;
DON'T ADD TO THE BUTCHER'S BILL.

YOU ARE BEING FOOLISH.

NOW,

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU FIGHT
SO HARD TO PROTECT.

IT WILL SEE YOU ROT IN HELL.

KING ZAD
WILL BE INTERESTED.

[ growling ]

[ chirping ]

[ soft thumping ]

RUH?

[ soft growling ]

[ rustling ]

Frolo:
BEASTMASTER.

PLEASE --
HELP ME.

IN AN AGE WHEN NATURE
AND MAGIC RULED THE WORLD...

...THERE IS
AN EXTRAORDINARY LEGEND --

THE STORY OF A WARRIOR

WHO COMMUNICATES
WITH ANIMALS,

WHO FIGHTS SORCERY
AND THE UNNATURAL.

HIS NAME IS DAR,

LAST OF HIS TRIBE.

HE IS ALSO CALLED BEASTMASTER.

FOLLOW MY FINGER.

YOUR EYES REVEAL A HEAD INJURY;
WERE YOU BEATEN?

BY ZAD'S KNIGHTS.

THEY'RE DESTROYING EVERY SIGN
OF KING ELDAR'S KINGDOM.

ZAD'S TRYING TO ERASE HISTORY.

THAT'S WHY
THEY ATTACKED YOU:

YOU HAVE SOMETHING
OF ELDAR'S.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE GIVEN IT
TO THEM.

NO, IT'S TOO VALUABLE.

I WAS TOLD TO SEEK YOUR HELP
IF MY CAUSE WAS THREATENED.

MY MESSAGE IS
ONLY FOR THE BEASTMASTER.

TAO CAN BE TRUSTED.

I BELONG TO AN ALLIANCE
LOYAL TO THE MURDERED KING.

WE WERE SWORN TO RESTORE
HIS RIGHTFUL HEIR TO THE THRONE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
ELDAR HAD AN HEIR?

THAT FAITH SUSTAINS US.

I CARRY PART
OF AN ANCIENT TABLET

ON WHICH THE ETERNAL TRUTH
IS WRITTEN.

[ chattering ]

PODO SAYS YOU HAVE NOTHING
IN YOUR BAG.

I HID IT.

MY COMPANION HAS THE OTHER HALF.

SHE'S BEEN CAPTURED
BY ZAD'S MEN.

WITH WHAT SHE KNOWS,
ZAD COULD SMASH US.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THE TABLET SAYS?

NO --
WE ARE ONLY GUARDIANS,

PLEDGED TO PROTECT THE KNOWLEDGE
FOR THE ONE WHO CAN USE IT.

TO RESTORE ELDAR'S LINE.

ELDAR -- I WILL NO LONGER
HEAR THAT NAME IN MY LAND!

TELL ALL; HE MAY
DISMISS YOU.

IF NOT?
PRAY HE DOES.

A NEW BEGINNING, MY REIGN --
WE WILL WIPE OUT

THE OLD KING'S TRACES --

OLD HABITS, OLD CUSTOMS,
OLD IDEAS: GONE!

IT IS
BEING DONE.

NOBODY SHOULD REMEMBER ANY KING
BEFORE ZAD!

WHAT TO DO WITH YOU?

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE MAN ENOUGH
TO DO ANYTHING?

WHAT IS THIS?

GET RID OF IT!

YOU'RE A FOOL.

IT'S NO WONDER
YOU STILL CHASE THE BEASTMASTER.

THAT --
SOME CHEAP SOUVENIR.

IS THAT
WHY SHE FOUGHT LIKE A TIGER?

SHE DID, SIRE.

AND YOUR PARTNER,
WHERE IS HE?

I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW
MUCH.

PERHAPS I CAN JOG HER MEMORY.

I SAW HIM LAST
WITH YOUR KNIGHTS.

WHERE IS HE?

HE RESISTED.
YOU KILLED HIM!

I'LL DEAL WITH YOU LATER.

GO AND DESTROY EVERY TRACE
OF THE OLD KING.

HISTORY...

BEGINS WITH ZAD.

Dar:
WE SHOULD HAVE
STAYED IN ARAKANN.

I'M FINE --
YOUR FRIEND IS A MIGHTY HEALER.

YOU'RE IN NO CONDITION
TO TRAVEL OR FIGHT.

I COULDN'T STAY
WHILE YOU FOUGHT.

YOU DON'T KNOW
THE TABLET'S WORDS?

WHEN YOU'RE TORTURED, YOU CAN'T
REVEAL WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.

WHY DO YOU
BOTHER ME?
ZAD'S ORDERS.

YOU MIGHT NEED
YOUR MEMORY.

I HAVE NOTHING!

[ screaming ]

SHOW SOME RESPECT.

BEASTMASTER,
THIS IS NOT YOUR AFFAIR.

ZAD HAS A PRICE
ON YOUR HEAD.

MY MEN CAN SEND IT TO HIM
ON A POLE.

WANT TO SEE THIS?

[ groaning ]

[ whooshing ]

[ shouting and grunting ]

[ poles clacking ]

WHY ARE YOU HERE,
DARTANUS?

KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGS.

ZAD'S NEW ARMY.

HE CALLS THEM "KNIGHTS",

AS IF THE WORD ALONE
COULD CARRY THE HONOUR.

THE WORLD IS CHANGING.

NEW ALLIANCES ARE FORMING.

SOME ARE FOR YOU,
MANY AGAINST.

BE SURE
YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

THAT'S IT?

WHO WAS THAT?

HE IS AN OLD...
FRIEND.

WE THINK --
DAR'S SPIRIT WARRIOR,

HERE TO HELP HIM DO
WHAT HE MUST.

OH, NOW, THAT'S MUCH BETTER.

LEAVE US.

HERE.

IT'S GOOD,
BUT IT WON'T GET YOU

WHAT YOU WANT.

MY WANTS ARE SIMPLE,

AS YOURS SHOULD BE.

I WANT TO WIN.

SO DO I,
SO IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

ONLY IF YOU'RE TOO STUBBORN

TO CHANGE SIDES.

I WILL CRUSH
YOUR RAG-TAG BAND,

BUT YOU HAVE A CHANCE
TO SAVE YOURSELF.

I'M NOT AFRAID
OF YOU.

MY COUNSELLOR, SLYTHIUS,
HE HAS WAYS

OF MAKING PEOPLE TALK
THAT SCARE ME.

AND I WILL MAKE YOU...

SING.

I'M LOSING PATIENCE.

THE TABLET IS FROM THE EAST;
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IT SAYS.

DON'T TOY WITH ME.

SOME SAY ITS RED CLAY
COULD BE FROM THE RED DESERT.

YOU EXPECT ME TO GO HALFWAY
ACROSS THE KNOWN WORLD

ON A "COULD BE"?

THEY SAY AN ANCIENT TEMPLE
STANDS THERE.

I HAVE ALSO HEARD
THESE RUMOURS.

ELDAR'S TEMPLE?

MAYBE IT'S WORTH A LOOK

BEFORE I LEVEL IT --
GUARDS!

WHERE IS ZAD
KEEPING HER?

IN HIS DUNGEONS
OR HIS CHAMBER.

Zad:
AREN'T WE READY YET?

YES, SIR.

WELL, LET'S GO --
MOVE OUT!

RHANA!
TOO LATE.

WE HAVE TO STOP HIM
IF SHE TALKS.

EVERYBODY TALKS.

IT'S NOT
HER FAULT.

HOW MUCH DOES SHE KNOW?

BREON,
WE MUST KNOW.

THERE IS A TEMPLE
IN THE RED DESERT,

OLD AS THE BEGINNING
OF ELDAR'S LINE,

THE TEMPLE OF THE TRUE KING.

MAYBE SHE'S TAKING HIM THERE,
TO PROTECT THE TABLET.

MAYBE THE TEMPLE
WILL DISTRACT HIM.

LET'S GET THERE
BEFORE ZAD DOES.

HALT!

BEASTMASTER.

ZAD WILL BE PLEASED.

OH!

[ thumping and thudding ]

[ thudding ]

[ groaning ]

[ moaning and gasping ]

FORGET ME.

SAVE RHANA.
WE CAN'T
LEAVE YOU.

LISTEN --
FIND THE OTHER TABLET.

RHANA ONLY HAD HALF;
I HID THE OTHER,

WHEN WE WERE ATTACKED.

AFTER WE FLED --
IT IS UNDER A TREE.

HERE.

XINCA.

THIS IS OUR HOME.

[ panting ]

AND THE TREE.

YOU MUST FIND THE PIECES,

PUT THEM TOGETHER.

WHAT ABOUT RHANA?

WITHOUT MY HALF,
HER SACRIFICE IS FOR NOTHING.

WE'LL SAVE RHANA
AND FIND THE TABLET.

BREON,
WHERE IS IT?

[ gasping and panting ]

YOU WILL KNOW YOUR FRIENDS
BY THIS MARK.

[ gasping ]

BEASTMASTER,
YOU ARE THE ONE WE AWAITED.

YOU ARE THE ONE.

WHERE IS IT --
WE NEED TO KNOW.

BREON.

BREON!

Tao:
I WISH HE'D TOLD US
EXACTLY WHERE THE TREE IS.

THIS LINE IS A ROAD,

BUT I HAVE NO IDEA
OF DISTANCE.

HE DID HIS BEST:

FOUGHT LIKE A HERO AND DIED
FOR WHAT HE BELIEVED IN.

ARE THE FRIENDS HE MENTIONED
THE ONES DARTANUS MEANT?

I HOPE SO.
HOPE
THERE'S LOTS.

WE CAN'T COUNT ON MANY PEOPLE
TO STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT.

EVEN IF THEY KNOW?

TAKE HEART THAT ANYONE
WILL FIGHT BY OUR SIDE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'LL FIND
THIS PLACE: ONE TREE.

WAIT FOR MORNING: WE'LL START
BY RETRACING HIS STEPS.

WHY ARE WE NOT MOVING?

THE MEN
MUST REST, SIR.

WE HAVE NO TIME.

FAST MARCH.

TO THE RED DESERT --
IN THIS HEAT?

AM I NOT SPEAKING CLEARLY,
CAPTAIN?

FAST MARCH.

EAT AND DRINK
ON THE MOVE.

WHY DRIVE THEM
SO HARD?

WHY ARE YOU
AFRAID?

THERE ARE FORCES
AT WORK HERE

THAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.

IF YOU'RE KEEPING
ANYTHING FROM ME,

I'LL KILL YOU.

I THOUGHT
IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND:

YOU'LL KILL ME
WHEN I CAN GIVE YOU NO MORE.

MAYBE YOU'RE WORTH KEEPING
AFTER ALL.

[ gloves slapping ]

WE'RE STILL SITTING HERE.

KNIGHTS, MOVE OUT:
FAST MARCH.

MOVE!

[ footsteps clomping ]

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
TO SAY?

IF I LOSE MEN
ON THIS EXPEDITION,

I ASSURE YOU I WILL, SIRE.

THERE'S ALWAYS METHOD
IN MY MADNESS, CAPTAIN.

THAT WOMAN MAY BE LEADING ME
ON A FOOL'S ERRAND.

SHE HAD HALF A TABLET.

THE OTHER COULD BE
WHERE YOU KILLED HER FRIEND.

IS SHE LEADING ME
AWAY FROM THAT?

UNTIL I KNOW,

I'LL LET HER THINK
SHE'S BEGUILED ME.

I WIN EITHER WAY.

HMM?

HMM.

NO.

THE TREE BREON DREW
HAS ANOTHER FALLEN BESIDE IT.

DAR, HOW WILL WE FIND ONE TREE
WHEN IT COULD BE THAT ONE

OR THAT ONE?
SHOW ME
THE MAP.

Dar:
WE MAY BE LOOKING AT IT WRONG.

MAYBE WE NEED SOME HEIGHT
TO RECOGNIZE THE GEOGRAPHY.

SHARAK.

[ twittering and fluttering ]

SHOW HIM THE MAP.

[ fluttering ]

[ squawking ]

GOOD WORK, SHARAK:
THAT'S THE PLACE.

THE PERFECT HIDING PLACE.

I'LL SAY.

IF BREON'S HALF IS IN HERE,

I CAN'T SEE IT.

I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING EITHER.

THIS IS A JOB
FOR EXPERTS.

[ chattering ]

PODO.

DON'T GET DISTRACTED --
JUST BRING IT OUT.

SEE, I TOLD YOU:
IT'S NOT HERE.

IT WAS.

TAO, WATCH OUT.

LOOKING FOR THIS?

TAKE THEM!

YOU READY?
DO I HAVE
A CHOICE?

[ yelling and metal clanging ]

[ thudding ]

[ yelling ]

[ thudding ]

ARGH!

[ thudding
and swords clanging ]

WE'LL SEE HOW GOOD
YOU REALLY ARE.

GET PAST ME
AND IT'S YOURS.

[ whooshing ]

[ clanging ]

[ grunting ]

[ swords clanging ]

[ groaning ]

[ grunting ]

ARGH!

[ panting ]

LEAVE!

WITHOUT YOUR WEAPONS.

[ whooshing ]

Tao:
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS BEFORE.

I CAN'T READ IT --
IF THIS IS SO IMPORTANT,

YOU'D THINK YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE
WOULD COME TO HELP US.

WELL, THESE ARE ANIMALS.

THE TIGER, GOAT, WOLF.

THIS COULD BE FOR ANYTHING.

A SHOPPING LIST FOR A RECIPE:
TAKE ONE TIGER--

PEOPLE ARE IN TROUBLE
BECAUSE OF THAT LIST.

THAT'S THE SYMBOL FOR ELDAR:
WE KNOW THIS.

NEXT TO IT, EVERY TIME,
IS THE RISING SUN.

WHAT IF THE RISING SUN
IS THE SYMBOL FOR THE TRUE KING?

HERE IT IS HERE,
AT THE BEGINNING

AND AT THE END --
MAYBE THE STORY

HAS A HAPPY
ENDING.

NOT WITHOUT THE REST
OF THE TABLET.

FIVE MINUTES, KELB.

AH.

THEY'RE ANIMALS.

I KNOW THAT.

BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE I BELIEVE YOU.

YOU'RE TOO STUPID
TO READ THIS.

AFTER WE FIND THAT TEMPLE,
I WON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE.

WE'RE NOT TOO FAR.

[ splashing ]

WHERE DID IT COME FROM?

IT'S RED CLAY.

BREON MENTIONED THE RED DESERT,
BUT IT COULD BE FROM ANYWHERE.

[ chattering ]

SHOW ME.

WHERE'S THAT
FROM?
IT WAS WRAPPED UP
WITH THE TABLET.

BLACK ICE --
THIS IS ONLY FOUND

IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

I'VE HEARD OF IT
NEAR THE DESERT.

AND THIS RED CLAY --
A SLIM CHANCE.

OUR ONLY CHANCE --
LET'S GO.

GOING SOMEWHERE?

THE RED DESERT.

IT TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?

SOME LESSONS ARE BETTER

DISCOVERED THAN TOLD.

IF YOU KNEW,

YOU'D KNOW WE'RE IN A HURRY:
ZAD'S IN FRONT OF US.

THEN WHY STAND HERE TALKING?

[ panting ]

IT WILL TAKE
DAYS

TO GET THROUGH
THIS FOREST.

Dartanus:
THERE IS A WAY THROUGH,
IF YOU CAN FIND IT.

IT'S A SHORTCUT:
IT WILL SAVE YOU DAYS.

AFTER YOU.
I'M NOT GOING.

JUST FOLLOW THE PATH.

ANOTHER TEST?

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN.

SOMETIMES I CAN
POINT THE WAY.

FOR NOW,
I STAY HERE.

WE'LL FIND IT.

I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.

[ stream splashing ]

[ rustling ]

[ rustling ]

Tao:
ISN'T THIS THE SAME PATH?

WE'RE GOING IN CIRCLES.

HOW --
WE NEVER LEFT THE PATH.

[ birds twittering ]

WE'RE BACK

WHERE WE STARTED.

DON'T SHOUT.

YOU SENT US
ON THE PATH TO NOWHERE.

DID I --
I TOLD YOU TO SEEK IT.

YOU SET YOURSELF
ON THE PATH.

BELIEVE ME:
IT IS THE WAY.

IT BETTER BE.

[ trickling ]

[ footsteps plodding ]

UH.

[ whooshing ]

DARTANUS,

WHAT IS THIS?

DON'T ASK ME --
IT'S OF YOUR OWN MAKING.

HOW CAN WE BE
COMING AND GOING?

WHEN YOU TAKE
THE WRONG PATH,

YOU FOLLOW
YOUR OWN FOOTSTEPS.

TELL US THE RIGHT ONE.

I SHOULD SAVE YOU

EVERY TIME
YOU MAKE SUCH MISTAKES?

YOU PLAY GAMES
WITH ME!

I'M TRYING TO TEACH YOU --
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME

FOR THE EASY ROAD;
THE WORLD IS SINKING INTO EVIL.

YOU WON'T ALWAYS HAVE ME

TO SHOW YOU THE PATH.

COULD HAVE GIVEN YOU
A MAP.

[ sighing ]

HE WAS RIGHT.

WE TOOK THE EASY WAY.

THIS WAS THE WAY
ALL ALONG.

WE DIDN'T TRY HARD ENOUGH
TO FIND IT.

HE COULD HAVE
GIVEN YOU A MAP.

DAR!

LOOK -- BLACK ICE!

LOTS OF IT.

RED CLAY.

THIS IS THE PLACE.

SAME COLOUR
AS BREON'S TABLET.

IT ALL FITS.

[ footsteps thumping ]

STOP!

WHO ARE YOU?

IS IT YOUR BUSINESS?

THIS MAKES IT
MY BUSINESS.

TAO.

ELDAR'S RUNE.

LIKE BREON'S.
YOU KNOW BREON?

HE WAS A GOOD MAN.

HE'S DEAD?

YES,
FIGHTING TO SAVE RHANA.

WHERE IS SHE?

SHE'S ZAD'S PRISONER.

WE PROMISED BREON
WE'D SAVE HER.

HE TOLD US ABOUT YOU.

HE BELIEVED DAR IS THE ONE
YOU ARE SWORN TO HELP.

NOW,
WHILE WE'RE STILL YOUNG.

PULL IT DOWN!

[ footsteps thudding ]

[ fires crackling
and pillar thudding ]

[ cheering ]

Frolo:
YOU CAN SEE THE TEMPLE
FROM THE CLIFF'S EDGE UP AHEAD.

WE THOUGHT
IT WAS A MYTH.

IT GOES BACK TO THE BEGINNING
OF ELDAR'S LIFE.

A STOREHOUSE
OF OLD KINGDOM KNOWLEDGE.

Dar:
NO WONDER ZAD WANTS IT.

IMAGINE WHAT'S IN THERE --
THE SUM OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE.

[ clanking ]

WE'RE TOO LATE.

[ swords clanking ]

I'LL STOP HIM
FROM DESTROYING IT.

WE MUST ACT
NOW!

THERE AREN'T
ENOUGH OF US.

[ clanking ]

DON'T STOP

UNTIL YOU TURN IT
INTO SAND.

[ pounding ]

NOTHING WILL RECALL
THE OLD KINGDOM

OR THE OLD WAYS --
THERE WILL BE

ONLY ZAD!

THINK!

THIS TOOK CENTURIES
TO BUILD.

BUT ONLY DAYS TO DESTROY;
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT

CIVILIZATION WAS SO...
FRAGILE?

YOU SAY RHANA HAS HALF
OF ELDAR'S TABLET?

ZAD HAS IT NOW.

SHE LED HIM HERE
TO SAVE IT.

HOW?

ZAD THINKS
IT'S A MAP OF THE TEMPLE.

HE WON'T LOOK
FOR ITS DEEPER MEANING.

WHAT IS THAT MEANING?

WE FIND OUT
BY GETTING IT BACK.

THE LOSS OF THE TEMPLE IS GREAT;
LOSS OF THE TABLET IS GREATER.

WHY DOES HE DO THIS?

HE DESTROYS EVERYTHING AND
EVERYONE HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.

ZAD UNDERSTANDS IT
ALL RIGHT.

IT GOES FAR BEYOND
CELEBRATING ELDAR.

A TRIBUTE
TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

SO HE FEARS IT.

HE BELIEVES THAT MAKING PEOPLE
FORGET THEIR OWN GREATNESS

WILL MAKE THEM ACCEPT HIM

AS A GREAT LEADER;
THAT'S WHY HE MUST DESTROY IT.

AND WHY WE MUST STOP HIM.

IT'S TOO LATE
TO CHANGE WHAT'S HAPPENED,

BUT WE CAN CHANGE
WHAT'S TO COME.

AREN'T YOU CURIOUS
ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS?

WHEN I FIND THE REST
OF YOUR TABLET,

MY SOOTHSAYER
WILL DIVINE ITS SECRETS.

YES, I'M LOOKING FOR IT.

MEANWHILE,

I'M LEAVING NOTHING BEHIND
FOR THE BEASTMASTER TO FIND.

HURRY UP!

DESTROY IT ALL!

[ pounding and thudding ]

[ pounding and thumping ]

THIS HAS BEEN FUN,

BUT IT IS POINTLESS
TO RESIST FURTHER.

BORED WITH ME?

I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

I HAVE YOUR DAMN TABLET
AND YOUR SACRED TEMPLE.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE TO GIVE
BUT YOUR BODY?

THAT SOUNDS
SO SIMPLE.

ANY WOMAN WOULD KILL
TO HAVE ALL THIS

AND TO HAVE ME.

AND YET--

DO YOU HOPE
FOR SOMETHING BETTER?

[ laughing ]

YOU HOPE FOR RESCUE?

AH!

YOU FIND THAT AMUSING?

[ choking ]

Zad:
BEASTMASTER,

THIS IS VERY BRAVE OF YOU.

I COULD HAVE MY KNIGHTS HERE
IN A MINUTE.

YOU'D BE DEAD,
RHANA AND I GONE.

YOU KNOW ME?

I'M A FRIEND OF BREON'S.

Zad:
GUARDS!

BAD MOVE.

I'LL TAKE MY CHANCE.

KING ZAD!
KILL HIM!

YOU WILL BE THE FIRST
TO GO.

JUST DO IT!

HE WILL NEVER KILL ME.

I WOULD.

WE'LL BE GOING NOW.

DROP YOUR SWORD.

DROP YOUR WEAPONS --
RHANA.

Zad:
YOU'RE TAKING ME
AS A HOSTAGE?

I'LL FIGHT YOU
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

[ gasping and choking ]

MOVE!

MOVE!

YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY
WITH THIS!

I ALREADY HAVE.

[ roaring ]

[ shouting and clattering ]

WE WERE LATE FOR THE TEMPLE
AND ANY KNOWLEDGE INSIDE.

SORRY ABOUT BREON.

Dar:
TAO!

Tao:
A-HA!

BREON SAID TO PUT THE PIECES
BACK TOGETHER.

Rhana:
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS?

Frolo:
NO, ONLY THAT

IT'S THE MOST VALUABLE
OF ELDAR'S RELICS.

WHERE IS THAT?

[ Tao laughing ]

WHEN THE SUN SETS
BEHIND THIS MOUNTAIN,

ITS LAST RAYS WILL SHOW US
WHERE TO GO NEXT.

THAT'S THE MOUNTAIN.

IF WE HURRY
WE'LL MAKE IT IN TIME.

[ birds crying ]

WATCH FOR WHERE THIS LIGHT
HITS THE ROCK.

THIS IS THE PLACE.

I FEEL IT.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR?

I'LL KNOW IT
WHEN I SEE IT.

WE'LL ENSURE
YOU'RE NOT INTERRUPTED.

[ roaring ]

[ gasping ]

OH!

[ knocking ]

[ tapping ]

[ thudding ]

[ hard thumping ]

[ panting ]

[ thudding and panting ]

UH.

[ birds chirping ]

Tao:
WHAT IS IT?

Dar:
IT'S WHAT WE CAME HERE FOR.

THINK OF IT
AS AN ARK,

A PLACE TO KEEP THOSE THINGS
THAT ARE BEYOND VALUE.

DAR.

LOOK.

THE RUNES:
WOLF, GOAT.

[ birds twittering ]

THE SAME ANIMALS
THAT ARE ON THE TABLET.

MORE THAN ANIMALS.

YOUR FATHER KNEW BALCIFER
WAS AFTER HIM AND HIS FAMILY.

TO HIDE THEM
FROM THE EVIL ONES,

WITH HIS DYING BREATH,
HE CHANGED THEM INTO ANIMALS,

UNTIL THE DAY
YOU COULD FIND THEM

AND RESTORE THEM
TO THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE.

Tao:
THAT'S BRILLIANT.

ONLY IF YOU FIND THEM ALL, DAR.

AND THIS ARK?

BRING THE ANIMALS TO THE ARK,
WHERE THEY WILL BE SAFE.

ONCE I'VE FOUND THEM ALL?

THEIR POWERS
WILL BE RELEASED,

THEY WILL REGAIN
THEIR HUMAN FORM

AND THEY WILL HELP YOU
TO DEFEAT BALCIFER

AND RESTORE PEACE AND JUSTICE
TO THE WORLD.

THEN THE THRONE
WILL BE YOURS:

DAR,
RIGHTFUL KING OF ARAKANN.

WE WILL SERVE YOU.

TO RETURN THE WORLD
TO GOODNESS.

THAT'S WHEN YOUR REAL WORK
WILL BEGIN.

Tao:
IT'S ALL GONE.

EVERYTHING.

ZAD DESTROYED
EVERYTHING.

NO MATTER
HOW HARD HE TRIES,

HE WILL NEVER DESTROY
THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

KNOW THAT BREON
WAS A HERO.

HE PROTECTED
THE TABLET.

WITHOUT YOU TWO,
I'D NEVER HAVE FOUND THE ARK.

WE ARE PREPARED TO FIGHT
FOR YOU,

WITH OTHER RESISTANCE FIGHTERS
THROUGHOUT THE LAND.

ONE DAY,
I WILL NEED YOU.
WE'LL
BE READY.

FOR NOW, THE FINAL BATTLE
IS NOT YET AT HAND.

AND ZAD
IS NOT BALCIFER.

GO HOME

AND LIVE YOUR LIFE.

KEEP YOUR LOYALTY HIDDEN;
ONE DAY, I WILL CALL ON YOU.

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