BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 3, Episode 5 - The Prize - full transcript
The Sorceress and the Apparition vie for Balcifer's favour by trying to corrupt the Beastmaster.
Tao:
THIS LAND WAS FERTILE.
J'SANDRA,
DIDN'T WE STUDY HERE?
J'Sandra:
NOW, IT BURNS FOR NO REASON.
[ squealing ]
YOU SEE?
IT'S UNNATURAL.
THERE'S NO FOOD -- IT'S DRIVEN
THE BARBARIANS INTO THE VALLEY.
THEY'RE KILLING ENTIRE VILLAGES
FOR A SACK OF WHEAT.
TAO, KWAIZA IS NEXT.
WE'LL HELP.
GET ARINA.
WE'LL NEED HER HELP.
ANOTHER HEALER LIKE YOU?
ARINA HAS
OTHER GIFTS.
I HOPE SO -- EVEN OUR SCHOLARS
CAN'T EXPLAIN THIS CHANGE.
THE WORLD
IS CHANGING.
[ whooshing ]
OH, WHAT A LOVELY SPOT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
NICE TO SEE YOU TOO,
BEASTMASTER.
YOU'RE A LONG WAY
FROM THE BURNING FOREST.
J'Sandra:
WHO'S THAT?
THE APPARITION --
A SORCERESS.
SHE CAN'T HARM US HERE.
REALLY --
LET ME CHECK.
[ whooshing and screaming ]
[ whooshing ]
GOODNESS,
ISN'T THAT A SURPRISE.
YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR POWERS
OUTSIDE THE BURNING FOREST.
I'M NO LONGER A PRISONER
OF THE OLD FOREST.
IT SEEMS I'M FREE --
BALANCE OF POWER IS SHIFTING.
THE LORD OF DARKNESS
IS BEHIND THIS.
YES -- BALCIFER'S FINGERS
ARE REACHING OUT
LIKE RIVERS OF DUST
TO STRANGLE THE WORLD.
[ whooshing ]
[ sizzling ]
[ scraping ]
WHAT --
NOT EVEN A HELLO?
WHO LET YOU OUT?
ANOTHER ONE.
WE'RE BOTH
FREE, NOW.
NOT
FOR LONG.
[ roaring ]
GET BACK.
[ trilling ]
WE'RE GOING TO DIE.
UHH!
THIS NEXT ONE'S FOR REAL.
[ scraping ]
LOSING YOUR EDGE.
JUST WARMING UP.
FORGET THEM --
IT'S ME YOU MUST DEAL WITH.
THIS WORLD ISN'T BIG ENOUGH
FOR THE BOTH OF US.
THEN ONE OF US WON'T BE AROUND
FOR MUCH LONGER.
THIS ISN'T
ABOUT US.
WHEN ELEPHANTS FIGHT,
MICE GET TRAMPLED.
WE NEED TO TALK.
HERE, IN THE DUST?
I'VE GOT A LOVELY LITTLE PLACE
BACK AT XINCA.
[ snapping and roaring ]
THEY'RE GONE.
NOT FOR LONG.
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.
[ squeaking ]
[ bird crying ]
Tao:
KWAIZA --
LAST OUTPOST OF KNOWLEDGE
AND CIVILIZATION IN THE UPLANDS.
EVEN ITS LOCATION IS STRATEGIC.
Dar:
IF IT FALLS, BALCIFER'S DARK
FORCE CAN SWEEP IN UNOPPOSED.
J'Sandra:
HOW CAN WE STOP IT?
WE'RE THINKERS, TAO, LIKE YOUR
PEOPLE WERE -- NOT FIGHTERS.
Tao:
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
J'Sandra:
WE KEEP OUT OF SIGHT
DURING THE DAY.
IN CASE THE BARBARIANS ATTACK.
IT'S ALL RIGHT --
THEY'RE HERE TO HELP US.
Tao:
CHIUMA!
CHIUMA IS CHIEF --
MY TEACHER WHEN I STUDIED HERE.
TAO, TAO!
MY HEART IS GLADDENED
BY YOUR RETURN
IN OUR TIME OF GREAT NEED.
THIS IS MY FRIEND, DAR --
HE'S OFFERED TO HELP.
BEASTMASTER, WE ARE HONOURED.
J'SANDRA HAS TOLD YOU
OF OUR PLIGHT --
THE FIRES,
BARBARIAN ATTACKS.
I'VE SEEN ENOUGH ALREADY.
WE ARE HOPELESS TO STEM THE TIDE
OF OUR MISFORTUNES.
SUDDENLY WE ARE FACED WITH
THE LOSS OF EVERYTHING WE HAVE.
IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD.
IF YOU WANT TO KEEP
WHAT YOU HAVE,
YOU MUST LEARN
TO DEFEND IT.
I THOUGHT YOU CAME HERE
TO SAVE US.
WE CAN TEACH YOU,
BUT YOU MUST SAVE YOURSELVES.
YOU'VE DONE WELL
FOR YOURSELF.
THIS --
KING ZAD HAD IT BUILT FOR ME.
IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY,
UNTIL I FIND SOMETHING BETTER.
I WOULDN'T
MAKE PLANS.
BALCIFER
HAS ME.
WHAT WOULD
HE WANT WITH YOU?
YOUTH, POWER, BEAUTY.
DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.
YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING:
HE DOESN'T NEED US BOTH.
LET'S ASK HIM.
THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS -- I
DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
YOU FEAR HIM?
NO, BUT ARE YOU AFRAID
TO WORK THIS OUT OURSELVES?
WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG --
WE HAVE TO ASK HIM.
ASK HIM YOURSELF.
WE'LL DO IT TOGETHER.
YOU START.
NO --
TOGETHER.
[ clattering ]
BALCIFER, LORD OF EVIL.
SUPREME LORD
OF DARKNESS.
YOUR SERVANTS CALL TO THEE.
[ splashing and hissing ]
WE MOST HUMBLY SEEK YOUR WISDOM.
[ thunder rumbling ]
[ lightning cracking ]
I AM DARKNESS.
TELL US HOW WE MAY PLEASE YOU.
WHERE THERE IS LIGHT,
I CANNOT REIGN.
IT MUST BE TURNED ASIDE.
WHICH ONE
OF US--
WOULD SERVE
YOU BEST.
I HAVE BANISHED GOODNESS,
YET ONE STILL CHALLENGES ME.
WHO?
SUPREME LORD
OF DARKNESS.
KING ELDAR IS DEAD, BUT HIS
BLOOD STILL RISES AGAINST ME.
CORRUPT THIS GOODNESS.
WE ARE YOUR WILLING SERVANTS.
WHO FAILS, NEVER TROUBLE
THEMSELVES WITH ME AGAIN.
OR WITH ANYONE.
SO, WE HAVE A CONTEST.
[ hissing ]
ARINA, RUH
BROUGHT YOU HERE?
JUST AS FAR AS THE PASS,
THEN HE WENT BACK.
NEEDS TO CARE
FOR HIS FAMILY.
THIS IS ARINA,
A GREAT WARRIOR.
SHE CAN FIGHT FOR US,
KILL THE BARBARIANS.
WE ARE HERE TO PROTECT,
NOT TO KILL.
WE'LL FIGHT BESIDE YOU.
FIRST,
WE NEED TO BUILD BARRICADES.
START TO GATHER WOOD AND VINES.
THOSE OF YOU
WHO WISH TO LEARN TO FIGHT,
COME WITH ME.
DO YOU REALLY THINK
THEY CAN DO THIS?
THEY HAVE TO.
Sorceress:
HOW WILL WE CORRUPT
THE BEASTMASTER?
HOW DO YOU THINK --
THE USUAL WAY.
HE'S A MAN --
PRIDE, ENVY, LUST, GREED.
YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MEN.
THE BEASTMASTER
ISN'T LIKE OTHERS.
I SUPPOSE
YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA?
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO --
APPEAL TO HIS VIRTUES:
FAITH, HOPE, LOYALTY.
COMPASSION.
OF COURSE.
HE HAS WEAKNESSES,
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER MORTAL.
Sorceress:
I CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE HIM
CHOOSE HIS OWN INTEREST
AND LEAVE THE KWAIZA
TO THEIR DEFEAT.
IF YOU CAN'T?
DON'T WORRY,
I WON'T FAIL.
YOU HEARD BALCIFER.
YOU'LL NEVER BOTHER ME AGAIN.
OR ANYONE.
[ crackling ]
HUH!
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
"THANK YOU"
WOULD BE NICE.
THANK YOU.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHY ARE YOU?
SINCE WE BOTH ARE,
AND IT'S PRIVATE,
AND WE HAVE ALL NIGHT...
THE PEOPLE OF KWAIZA
NEED MY HELP.
I THOUGHT THE WHOLE WORLD
NEEDS YOUR HELP.
DON'T YOU WORRY THAT BY
DEFENDING ONE LITTLE VILLAGE,
YOU RISK LOSING YOUR FAMILY?
FOREVER?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT MY FAMILY?
I KNOW THE FATE OF THE WORLD
DEPENDS ON THEM.
I CAN HELP YOU FIND THEM.
IN RETURN FOR WHAT?
WOULD YOU SACRIFICE
YOUR DESTINY,
TO DIE HERE,
FOR A BUNCH OF BOOKWORMS?
KWAIZA IS IMPORTANT.
IT'S A BEACON TO WARD OFF
BALCIFER'S DARKNESS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
BALCIFER IS BEHIND IT?
MAYBE YOUR BATTLE WITH HIM
LIES SOMEWHERE ELSE.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP ME,
TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW.
I KNOW THE BARBARIANS
WILL BE HERE IN THE MORNING.
IF YOU DON'T
LEAVE KWAIZA TONIGHT,
YOU MAY NEVER LEAVE.
I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU STAY SO CALM.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
A SORCERESS
CAME TO ME.
OFFERED TO HELP ME
FIND MY FAMILY,
IF I LEAVE
KWAIZA.
THOUGHT ABOUT LEAVING?
EVIL TAKES ROOT IN DESPERATION.
BUT IT CAN ONLY FLOURISH
WHEN WE BETRAY OURSELVES.
[ bird crying ]
SHARAK.
SOMETHING'S MOVING
IN THE VALLEY.
THEY'RE COMING --
HOPE WE'RE READY.
INSIDE.
IT'S TIME.
THE BARBARIANS
AREN'T EXPECTING RESISTANCE.
COME.
SURPRISE WILL BE
OUR GREATEST ADVANTAGE.
IT'S THE CHIEF OF THE ROGEN.
DAR!
STAND YOUR GROUND!
WE'VE COME FOR WHAT'S OURS!
FIGHT THEM NOW?
NO, WE LET THEM IN.
IT'S A TRICK.
THERE ARE MORE BARBARIANS
BEYOND THAT HILL.
IF YOU LET THEM IN,
THEY'LL DESTROY THE VILLAGE.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO FIGHT.
YOU KNOW
WHO I AM?
SHOULD I?
I AM GANNUK,
CHIEF OF THE ROGEN.
THE FARMERS TREMBLE
WHEN I APPEAR.
I'M NOT A FARMER.
WE ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT WE DO.
I CAME TO OFFER A PEACE.
LET'S HEAR IT.
THE FARMERS WILL GIVE US ALL
THEIR GRAIN, HALF THEIR WOMEN.
I'LL BURN THE VILLAGE, THEY'LL
GO AWAY, LEAVE US THE GAME.
I CAN'T LET THEM
ACCEPT THAT DEAL.
IF YOU ARE NO FARMER,
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
TO STOP YOU.
TOO LATE --
WE'RE ALREADY INSIDE.
GETTING INSIDE WAS ONE THING --
NOW, GETTING OUT,
THAT WILL BE SOMETHING ELSE.
HAVE IT YOUR WAY.
BUT 10 OF THESE MEN
AREN'T WORTH 1 OF US.
INCLUDING YOU.
WE'LL GO,
BUT WE'LL BE BACK.
ONCE I KILL YOU,
THERE WILL ONLY
BE THESE RABBITS.
WE'LL BE WAITING.
I AM NO LONGER BOUND
BY MY OFFER.
WE'LL PUT THE FARMERS
IN THAT TENT AND BURN IT.
THEY ONLY HAVE YOU TO BLAME.
BALCIFER GAVE YOU A CHANCE.
YOU FAILED.
I WONDER HOW YOU'LL MANAGE
WHEN HE TAKES AWAY YOUR POWERS.
Sorceress:
IT'S NOT OVER YET.
DAR MIGHT STILL ABANDON
THE VILLAGERS TO THEIR FATE.
Apparition:
HE WILL, BUT NOT BECAUSE
OF YOUR FLIMSY ATTEMPT.
Sorceress:
I SHOWED HIM THE RISK
TO THE WHOLE WORLD IF HE STAYED.
Apparition:
HAVE TO APPEAL
TO SOMETHING MORE PERSONAL,
MORE IMMEDIATE.
SOMETHING WE KNOW
HE COULDN'T REFUSE.
SUCH AS?
OFFER TO SPARE
THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT.
Chiuma:
HOW LONG BEFORE THEY RETURN?
SOON.
NEXT TIME,
IT WILL BE WORSE.
WHAT WILL
YOU DO?
NO, IT'S WHAT WE'LL DO.
CHIUMA, IT'S WHAT WE'LL DO.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
ANSWER ME,
OR I'LL BURN YOU ALIVE!
REALLY?
LIKE THIS?
I'M AFRAID WE GOT OFF
TO A TERRIBLE START.
SHALL WE TRY AGAIN?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I HAVE A PROPOSITION
THAT WILL HELP BOTH OF US.
YOU WANT POWER, WEALTH --
I CAN GIVE YOU THEM.
FIRST,
YOU MUST GET THE BEASTMASTER
TO ABANDON THE KWAIZA.
I'LL DO MORE THAN THAT.
I'LL KILL HIM
AND GRIND HIS BONES TO DUST.
WHEN I WANT HIM DEAD,
I'LL TELL YOU.
FIRST,
YOU GET HIM TO LEAVE.
WITH MY HELP, OF COURSE.
[ clacking ]
YOU MUST BE FASTER.
THE ROGEN WON'T GIVE YOU
A SECOND CHANCE.
AGAIN.
WOO!
HUH!
[ chattering ]
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WANT THESE.
EVERY FARMER KNOWS THEY'RE VILE.
WHICH IS VILEST?
THIS ONE -- HUNAT.
IT STINGS THE EYES
AND BURNS THE THROAT.
WONDERFUL.
GATHER ENOUGH
TO FILL THESE BAGS.
KODO AND PODO WILL HELP.
[ chattering ]
HERE YOU GO.
EACH VILLAGER GETS A BAG,
EVERY BAG GETS A BARBARIAN.
HERE YOU GO.
[ grunting ]
GOOD WORK.
[ grunting ]
[ screeching ]
[ grunting ]
[ crying ]
BARBARIANS ARE COMING BACK.
LOOK AROUND YOU.
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
THIS IS OUR HOME.
NOW FIGHT FOR IT!
[ cheering ]
[ screeching ]
IF YOU LEAVE,
I'LL SPARE THE VILLAGE.
JUST LEAVE AND LET US PASS.
I WON'T DESERT THE VILLAGE.
WILL YOU
LET INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE?
ALL WE WANT IS FOOD, WATER
AND SOME COMPANIONSHIP
FROM THE WOMEN.
TAKE IT -- IF YOU CAN.
[ wailing ]
CAN'T YOU SEE HOW MANY WE ARE?
YOU WILL ALL DIE.
THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
KILL THEM.
[ screaming ]
[ wailing ]
[ groaning ]
[ groaning ]
[ screaming ]
[ grunting ]
[ groaning ]
IT'S A TRICK --
THEY'RE NOT REAL.
IT'S A TRICK.
THAT ONE WAS.
THEY'RE GOING.
WE BEAT AN ARMY.
MOST WERE PHANTOMS --
HOW DID THE ROGEN DO THIS?
HE DIDN'T.
STAY HERE.
[ ferrets squealing ]
[ squeaking ]
YOU TWO BETTER STAY AS WELL.
[ squeaking ]
Sorceress:
PITY.
YOUR THEORY SOUNDED FINE --
BUT BALCIFER WILL BE MERCIFUL.
I WOULDN'T BE SO SMUG --
WE BOTH FAILED HIM.
GIVING UP?
WHY -- WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
EVERYONE HAS A WEAK SPOT --
EVEN THE BEASTMASTER.
I'D KEEP
LOOKING.
I COULD THREATEN HIS FRIENDS.
MIGHT TAKE MORE THAN THAT --
SOMETHING CLOSER TO HOME.
THE ONES HE'S LOOKING FOR --
HIS FAMILY.
WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?
[ squeaking ]
KODO AND PODO.
WHO'S CLOSER TO DAR
THAN HIS FERRET FRIENDS?
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TALK --
DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT THE BEASTMASTER.
I LIKE HIM, TOO.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME ABOUT
THE WAY TO HIS HEART AND SOUL.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
LIKE HE DOES --
BUT I'M A SORCERESS.
IF I CAN'T LOWER THE BRIDGE,
I'LL RAISE THE RIVER.
[ squealing ]
[ squeaking ]
I AM GOOD...
...PERHAPS TOO GOOD.
[ whooshing ]
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
ABOUT OUR FRIEND DAR.
TALK.
[ squeaking ]
KODO,
YOU CAN TALK NOW.
YOU'RE HUMANS, NOT RODENTS.
WE--
[ coughing ]
WE ARE NOT RODENTS,
WE ARE FERRETS.
HAVE YOU GOT ANY FOOD?
HE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY.
PODO, YOU ARE.
LOOK -- THUMBS.
OPPOSABLE THUMBS.
THAT'S NICE.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
EVERYTHING YOU CAN ABOUT DAR.
HE'S STRONG
AND FEEDS US.
Kodo:
AND LETS US SLEEP.
HE FEEDS YOU, LETS YOU SLEEP --
ANYTHING ELSE?
HE LETS US RIDE
IN HIS BAG AND SLEEP.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT HE CARES ABOUT.
THE ANIMALS.
WHAT DOES HE CARE
ABOUT THE MOST?
WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?
IT'S A GAME THE APPARITION AND I
ARE PLAYING.
WE DON'T LIKE HER.
GOOD --
THEN YOU CAN HELP ME BEAT HER.
HIS FRIENDS?
YES.
YES --
THAT'S IT.
HOW FAR WOULD DAR GO
IF HE THOUGHT HIS FRIENDS
WERE IN MORTAL DANGER?
HE'D RISK HIS OWN LIFE.
AND HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO
TO SAVE HIM?
I KNOW
YOU'RE HERE.
IS THERE SOMETHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU?
WHY THE KWAIZA VILLAGE?
WHATEVER DO YOU MEAN?
WHAT ARE YOU AFTER?
MORE IMPORTANT --
WHY DO YOU DEFEND THE KWAIZA?
WHY RISK
FRIENDS' LIVES?
THEY'RE HERE BY CHOICE.
THEY'LL DIE BY THAT CHOICE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN
THAT WAY.
I KNOW ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
I CAN FIND THEM --
YOUR SEARCH WOULD END.
[ clearing throat ]
THE SORCERESS DIDN'T TELL YOU?
TELL ME WHAT?
SHE MADE ME THE SAME OFFER...
...AND I'M STILL HERE.
SORCERESS!
[ grunting ]
DO WE HAVE TO WALK ALL THE WAY?
DAR
CARRIED US.
NOW YOU'RE WITH ME.
IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT DAR LEAVES KWAIZA.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO.
MAKE HIM LEAVE
OR HE'LL BE KILLED.
HOW CAN WE
IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO?
[ screeching ]
SHARAK'S LOOKING FOR US.
[ crying ]
WHY DOESN'T
HE STOP?
YOU'RE NOT IN DANGER
AND HE'S LOOKING FOR FERRETS.
OH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW SHARAK?
BETTER THAN
YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
DAR'S SEARCHING FOR YOU
BECAUSE HE'S A TRUE FRIEND.
IF YOU CARE FOR HIM, YOU'LL
CONVINCE HIM TO LEAVE KWAIZA.
CAN'T YOU DO ANYTHING?
APPARENTLY NOT -- YOU'RE
THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN SAVE HIM.
EVEN IF WE BEAT THE ROGEN, THERE
ARE OTHERS OUT THERE EVEN WORSE.
THAT'S WHY KWAIZA
CAN'T FALL.
IF IT DOES,
IT WILL CLEAR THE WAY
FOR BALCIFER
TO UNLEASH HIS HORDES.
[ clanging ]
[ grunting ]
[ screaming ]
[ clanging ]
[ grunting ]
[ grunting ]
SHE'S LEARNING.
I CAN SEE.
[ grunting ]
[ grunting ]
HARDER!
[ grunting ]
ANOTHER WEEK AND I COULD MAKE
REAL WARRIORS OUT OF THEM.
WE DON'T
HAVE A WEEK.
[ grunting ]
[ screeching ]
WHAT IS IT?
KODO AND PODO ARE MISSING.
SHARAK CAN'T FIND ANY SIGN
OF THEM.
TELLING DAR HE'LL DIE
IF HE DOESN'T LEAVE WON'T WORK.
DAR WOULD NEVER ABANDON PEOPLE
TO SAVE HIMSELF.
WE'LL HAVE
TO LIE.
TO DAR?
Podo:
PEOPLE LIE ALL THE TIME.
WE'LL TELL HIM PODO AND KODO
ARE IN DANGER
AND HE HAS TO LEAVE TO SAVE
OUR LIVES -- THEIR LIVES.
WHY WOULD HE
BELIEVE STRANGERS?
WE'RE NOT STRANGERS, WE'RE--
OH, YEAH.
Kodo:
IF WE TELL A GOOD STORY,
HE'LL BELIEVE US --
HE DID BEFORE.
THEY'RE READY AS
THEY'LL EVER BE.
SOME WILL BE DISAPPOINTED
IF THE BARBARIANS DON'T ATTACK.
I DON'T THINK
THEY'LL BE DISAPPOINTED.
CAUGHT THESE TWO
TRYING TO SNEAK IN.
WE WEREN'T
SNEAKING.
IT'S THE WAY
WE WALK.
Dar:
WHO ARE YOU?
TRAVELLERS.
YOU PICKED A BAD TIME
TO VISIT KWAIZA.
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU MUST KNOW,
BEASTMASTER.
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
WE KNOW OF YOU --
EVERYBODY DOES.
BARBARIANS --
THEY'RE COMING.
HIDE -- DON'T LEAVE
'TIL I TELL YOU.
[ wailing ]
[ screaming ]
[ groaning ]
GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN,
BEASTMASTER.
LEAVE THEM TO THEIR FATE.
[ groaning ]
[ grunting ]
YOU OKAY?
I'VE HAD WORSE.
[ grunting ]
COME ON.
[ laughing ]
[ screaming ]
[ wailing ]
[ choking ]
[ choking ]
WE DID IT --
WE DID IT!
TAKE CARE OF THE WOUNDED.
SOMEONE HELP TAO
PUT THE FIRE OUT.
[ sizzling ]
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU.
[ whooshing ]
TAO!
TAO!
TAO?
HE'S GOT TO BE HERE SOMEWHERE.
Woman:
QUICK -- OVER HERE!
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
WE MIGHT HAVE SEEN YOUR FRIEND.
HE WAS WITH SOME WOMAN --
A WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS.
THE APPARITION.
SHE'S GOT TAO.
[ grunting ]
[ muttering ]
ENJOYING
THE VIEW?
WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME?
YOU'RE ONLY THE BAIT.
GIVEN A CHOICE BETWEEN YOU
AND THOSE WEAKLINGS IN KWAIZA,
I'M BETTING THE BEASTMASTER
WILL SAVE HIS CLOSEST FRIEND.
[ grunting ]
IF IT TAKES TOO LONG,
IT MIGHT GET A LITTLE WARM.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY WARM?
[ whooshing ]
HEY!
[ grunting ]
ALL THIS IS A GAME?
THE WINNER
BECOMES BALCIFER'S EMISSARY.
THE APPARITION WANTS THAT,
BUT YOU?
[ chattering ]
HE SAYS
IT'LL MAKE YOU A PRISONER.
BALCIFER
PROMISED US GREAT POWER.
HIS POWER WILL ENSLAVE YOU.
Sorceress:
JUST AS YOUR LOYALTY
TO YOUR FRIENDS ENSLAVES YOU.
I CHOOSE WHO I'M LOYAL TO.
WITH BALCIFER,
THERE'S NO CHOICE.
AND WHAT DOES SHARAK SAY?
[ chattering ]
HE SAYS THERE'S GOODNESS IN YOU.
HE WANTS YOU TO BE FREE.
AND WHAT DO YOU WANT?
HELP ME RESCUE TAO.
THE APPARITION WILL WIN.
NOT
NECESSARILY.
SHE HAS A WEAKNESS --
TOO HIGH AN OPINION OF HERSELF.
YES --
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
THAT IS VERY HUMAN --
FOR AN APPARITION.
[ grunting ]
[ grunting ]
OH!
THE TREE'S BURNING.
APPARITION!
[ grunting ]
READY TO TRY
YOUR NEXT BAD IDEA?
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN I COULDN'T
DEFEAT ONE AS POWERFUL AS YOU.
THEN YOU
CONCEDE?
DAR HAS ABANDONED THE VILLAGE --
HOW DID YOU MANAGE IT?
FORGIVE ME IF I
DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
[ whooshing ]
HOW DID
YOU DO IT?
I MADE HIS FRIEND
FACE A SLOW DEATH IN A TREE.
I KNEW THE BEASTMASTER
COULDN'T TURN HIS BACK ON THAT.
BALCIFER'S MADE
THE RIGHT CHOICE.
LORD OF DARKNESS, I'VE WON --
I'VE CORRUPTED THE BEASTMASTER.
KWAIZA IS YOURS!
[ coughing ]
TAO!
[ coughing ]
TAO!
UP HERE -- HURRY!
I CAN'T BREATHE.
[ coughing ]
[ coughing ]
WE HAVE TO SAVE TAO.
IF WE WERE FERRETS,
WE'D BE UP THE TREE.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
MAY BE UNDONE.
[ squeaking ]
[ coughing ]
[ squeaking ]
[ grunting ]
ABOUT TIME --
CHEW THROUGH THE ROPES.
[ squealing ]
[ grunting ]
THANK YOU.
[ coughing ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH -- THANKS.
THANK KODO AND PODO.
[ squealing ]
NOW,
WHERE WERE
YOU TWO?
IT'S A LONG STORY, TAO --
LET'S GO.
PEOPLE OF KWAIZA --
THE BEASTMASTER ABANDONED YOU
AS I KNEW HE WOULD.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND --
THE LORD OF DARKNESS IS COMING.
NOT YET.
I SAW YOU LEAVE THE VILLAGE.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU STAND UP TO EVIL?
THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.
YOU MADE A DEAL WITH BALCIFER
THAT I'D ABANDON KWAIZA --
YOU FAILED.
TAO WILL DIE
BECAUSE YOU ABANDONED HIM.
THAT TAO?
WARM, ISN'T IT?
I WILL DESTROY YOU ALL!
[ grunting ]
[ grunting ]
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
YOU LOST.
YOU HAVE FAILED!
BALCIFER!
LEAVE HER.
BALCIFER!
SHE'S NO DANGER.
THE BARBARIANS WILL FIND
YOU CAN DEFEND YOURSELVES.
YOU SAVED US, BEASTMASTER,
YET ALL WE CAN OFFER YOU
IN RETURN IS OUR FRIENDSHIP.
IT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH.
[ growling ]
RUH!
[ growling ]
I THOUGHT
YOU'D NEVER SAY GOODBYE.
PODO AND KODO
THANK YOU.
THEY'RE GLAD
TO BE THEMSELVES.
THEY'RE LUCKY
THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE --
SOMETIMES I WONDER WHO I AM.
THAT'S WHAT
FREEDOM FEELS LIKE --
YOU GET TO FIND OUT.
LET'S HOPE SO.
[ screeching ]
[ crying ]
SHARAK HOPES SO, TOO.
THIS LAND WAS FERTILE.
J'SANDRA,
DIDN'T WE STUDY HERE?
J'Sandra:
NOW, IT BURNS FOR NO REASON.
[ squealing ]
YOU SEE?
IT'S UNNATURAL.
THERE'S NO FOOD -- IT'S DRIVEN
THE BARBARIANS INTO THE VALLEY.
THEY'RE KILLING ENTIRE VILLAGES
FOR A SACK OF WHEAT.
TAO, KWAIZA IS NEXT.
WE'LL HELP.
GET ARINA.
WE'LL NEED HER HELP.
ANOTHER HEALER LIKE YOU?
ARINA HAS
OTHER GIFTS.
I HOPE SO -- EVEN OUR SCHOLARS
CAN'T EXPLAIN THIS CHANGE.
THE WORLD
IS CHANGING.
[ whooshing ]
OH, WHAT A LOVELY SPOT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
NICE TO SEE YOU TOO,
BEASTMASTER.
YOU'RE A LONG WAY
FROM THE BURNING FOREST.
J'Sandra:
WHO'S THAT?
THE APPARITION --
A SORCERESS.
SHE CAN'T HARM US HERE.
REALLY --
LET ME CHECK.
[ whooshing and screaming ]
[ whooshing ]
GOODNESS,
ISN'T THAT A SURPRISE.
YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR POWERS
OUTSIDE THE BURNING FOREST.
I'M NO LONGER A PRISONER
OF THE OLD FOREST.
IT SEEMS I'M FREE --
BALANCE OF POWER IS SHIFTING.
THE LORD OF DARKNESS
IS BEHIND THIS.
YES -- BALCIFER'S FINGERS
ARE REACHING OUT
LIKE RIVERS OF DUST
TO STRANGLE THE WORLD.
[ whooshing ]
[ sizzling ]
[ scraping ]
WHAT --
NOT EVEN A HELLO?
WHO LET YOU OUT?
ANOTHER ONE.
WE'RE BOTH
FREE, NOW.
NOT
FOR LONG.
[ roaring ]
GET BACK.
[ trilling ]
WE'RE GOING TO DIE.
UHH!
THIS NEXT ONE'S FOR REAL.
[ scraping ]
LOSING YOUR EDGE.
JUST WARMING UP.
FORGET THEM --
IT'S ME YOU MUST DEAL WITH.
THIS WORLD ISN'T BIG ENOUGH
FOR THE BOTH OF US.
THEN ONE OF US WON'T BE AROUND
FOR MUCH LONGER.
THIS ISN'T
ABOUT US.
WHEN ELEPHANTS FIGHT,
MICE GET TRAMPLED.
WE NEED TO TALK.
HERE, IN THE DUST?
I'VE GOT A LOVELY LITTLE PLACE
BACK AT XINCA.
[ snapping and roaring ]
THEY'RE GONE.
NOT FOR LONG.
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.
[ squeaking ]
[ bird crying ]
Tao:
KWAIZA --
LAST OUTPOST OF KNOWLEDGE
AND CIVILIZATION IN THE UPLANDS.
EVEN ITS LOCATION IS STRATEGIC.
Dar:
IF IT FALLS, BALCIFER'S DARK
FORCE CAN SWEEP IN UNOPPOSED.
J'Sandra:
HOW CAN WE STOP IT?
WE'RE THINKERS, TAO, LIKE YOUR
PEOPLE WERE -- NOT FIGHTERS.
Tao:
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
J'Sandra:
WE KEEP OUT OF SIGHT
DURING THE DAY.
IN CASE THE BARBARIANS ATTACK.
IT'S ALL RIGHT --
THEY'RE HERE TO HELP US.
Tao:
CHIUMA!
CHIUMA IS CHIEF --
MY TEACHER WHEN I STUDIED HERE.
TAO, TAO!
MY HEART IS GLADDENED
BY YOUR RETURN
IN OUR TIME OF GREAT NEED.
THIS IS MY FRIEND, DAR --
HE'S OFFERED TO HELP.
BEASTMASTER, WE ARE HONOURED.
J'SANDRA HAS TOLD YOU
OF OUR PLIGHT --
THE FIRES,
BARBARIAN ATTACKS.
I'VE SEEN ENOUGH ALREADY.
WE ARE HOPELESS TO STEM THE TIDE
OF OUR MISFORTUNES.
SUDDENLY WE ARE FACED WITH
THE LOSS OF EVERYTHING WE HAVE.
IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD.
IF YOU WANT TO KEEP
WHAT YOU HAVE,
YOU MUST LEARN
TO DEFEND IT.
I THOUGHT YOU CAME HERE
TO SAVE US.
WE CAN TEACH YOU,
BUT YOU MUST SAVE YOURSELVES.
YOU'VE DONE WELL
FOR YOURSELF.
THIS --
KING ZAD HAD IT BUILT FOR ME.
IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY,
UNTIL I FIND SOMETHING BETTER.
I WOULDN'T
MAKE PLANS.
BALCIFER
HAS ME.
WHAT WOULD
HE WANT WITH YOU?
YOUTH, POWER, BEAUTY.
DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.
YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING:
HE DOESN'T NEED US BOTH.
LET'S ASK HIM.
THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS -- I
DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
YOU FEAR HIM?
NO, BUT ARE YOU AFRAID
TO WORK THIS OUT OURSELVES?
WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG --
WE HAVE TO ASK HIM.
ASK HIM YOURSELF.
WE'LL DO IT TOGETHER.
YOU START.
NO --
TOGETHER.
[ clattering ]
BALCIFER, LORD OF EVIL.
SUPREME LORD
OF DARKNESS.
YOUR SERVANTS CALL TO THEE.
[ splashing and hissing ]
WE MOST HUMBLY SEEK YOUR WISDOM.
[ thunder rumbling ]
[ lightning cracking ]
I AM DARKNESS.
TELL US HOW WE MAY PLEASE YOU.
WHERE THERE IS LIGHT,
I CANNOT REIGN.
IT MUST BE TURNED ASIDE.
WHICH ONE
OF US--
WOULD SERVE
YOU BEST.
I HAVE BANISHED GOODNESS,
YET ONE STILL CHALLENGES ME.
WHO?
SUPREME LORD
OF DARKNESS.
KING ELDAR IS DEAD, BUT HIS
BLOOD STILL RISES AGAINST ME.
CORRUPT THIS GOODNESS.
WE ARE YOUR WILLING SERVANTS.
WHO FAILS, NEVER TROUBLE
THEMSELVES WITH ME AGAIN.
OR WITH ANYONE.
SO, WE HAVE A CONTEST.
[ hissing ]
ARINA, RUH
BROUGHT YOU HERE?
JUST AS FAR AS THE PASS,
THEN HE WENT BACK.
NEEDS TO CARE
FOR HIS FAMILY.
THIS IS ARINA,
A GREAT WARRIOR.
SHE CAN FIGHT FOR US,
KILL THE BARBARIANS.
WE ARE HERE TO PROTECT,
NOT TO KILL.
WE'LL FIGHT BESIDE YOU.
FIRST,
WE NEED TO BUILD BARRICADES.
START TO GATHER WOOD AND VINES.
THOSE OF YOU
WHO WISH TO LEARN TO FIGHT,
COME WITH ME.
DO YOU REALLY THINK
THEY CAN DO THIS?
THEY HAVE TO.
Sorceress:
HOW WILL WE CORRUPT
THE BEASTMASTER?
HOW DO YOU THINK --
THE USUAL WAY.
HE'S A MAN --
PRIDE, ENVY, LUST, GREED.
YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MEN.
THE BEASTMASTER
ISN'T LIKE OTHERS.
I SUPPOSE
YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA?
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO --
APPEAL TO HIS VIRTUES:
FAITH, HOPE, LOYALTY.
COMPASSION.
OF COURSE.
HE HAS WEAKNESSES,
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER MORTAL.
Sorceress:
I CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE HIM
CHOOSE HIS OWN INTEREST
AND LEAVE THE KWAIZA
TO THEIR DEFEAT.
IF YOU CAN'T?
DON'T WORRY,
I WON'T FAIL.
YOU HEARD BALCIFER.
YOU'LL NEVER BOTHER ME AGAIN.
OR ANYONE.
[ crackling ]
HUH!
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
"THANK YOU"
WOULD BE NICE.
THANK YOU.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHY ARE YOU?
SINCE WE BOTH ARE,
AND IT'S PRIVATE,
AND WE HAVE ALL NIGHT...
THE PEOPLE OF KWAIZA
NEED MY HELP.
I THOUGHT THE WHOLE WORLD
NEEDS YOUR HELP.
DON'T YOU WORRY THAT BY
DEFENDING ONE LITTLE VILLAGE,
YOU RISK LOSING YOUR FAMILY?
FOREVER?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT MY FAMILY?
I KNOW THE FATE OF THE WORLD
DEPENDS ON THEM.
I CAN HELP YOU FIND THEM.
IN RETURN FOR WHAT?
WOULD YOU SACRIFICE
YOUR DESTINY,
TO DIE HERE,
FOR A BUNCH OF BOOKWORMS?
KWAIZA IS IMPORTANT.
IT'S A BEACON TO WARD OFF
BALCIFER'S DARKNESS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
BALCIFER IS BEHIND IT?
MAYBE YOUR BATTLE WITH HIM
LIES SOMEWHERE ELSE.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP ME,
TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW.
I KNOW THE BARBARIANS
WILL BE HERE IN THE MORNING.
IF YOU DON'T
LEAVE KWAIZA TONIGHT,
YOU MAY NEVER LEAVE.
I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU STAY SO CALM.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
A SORCERESS
CAME TO ME.
OFFERED TO HELP ME
FIND MY FAMILY,
IF I LEAVE
KWAIZA.
THOUGHT ABOUT LEAVING?
EVIL TAKES ROOT IN DESPERATION.
BUT IT CAN ONLY FLOURISH
WHEN WE BETRAY OURSELVES.
[ bird crying ]
SHARAK.
SOMETHING'S MOVING
IN THE VALLEY.
THEY'RE COMING --
HOPE WE'RE READY.
INSIDE.
IT'S TIME.
THE BARBARIANS
AREN'T EXPECTING RESISTANCE.
COME.
SURPRISE WILL BE
OUR GREATEST ADVANTAGE.
IT'S THE CHIEF OF THE ROGEN.
DAR!
STAND YOUR GROUND!
WE'VE COME FOR WHAT'S OURS!
FIGHT THEM NOW?
NO, WE LET THEM IN.
IT'S A TRICK.
THERE ARE MORE BARBARIANS
BEYOND THAT HILL.
IF YOU LET THEM IN,
THEY'LL DESTROY THE VILLAGE.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO FIGHT.
YOU KNOW
WHO I AM?
SHOULD I?
I AM GANNUK,
CHIEF OF THE ROGEN.
THE FARMERS TREMBLE
WHEN I APPEAR.
I'M NOT A FARMER.
WE ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT WE DO.
I CAME TO OFFER A PEACE.
LET'S HEAR IT.
THE FARMERS WILL GIVE US ALL
THEIR GRAIN, HALF THEIR WOMEN.
I'LL BURN THE VILLAGE, THEY'LL
GO AWAY, LEAVE US THE GAME.
I CAN'T LET THEM
ACCEPT THAT DEAL.
IF YOU ARE NO FARMER,
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
TO STOP YOU.
TOO LATE --
WE'RE ALREADY INSIDE.
GETTING INSIDE WAS ONE THING --
NOW, GETTING OUT,
THAT WILL BE SOMETHING ELSE.
HAVE IT YOUR WAY.
BUT 10 OF THESE MEN
AREN'T WORTH 1 OF US.
INCLUDING YOU.
WE'LL GO,
BUT WE'LL BE BACK.
ONCE I KILL YOU,
THERE WILL ONLY
BE THESE RABBITS.
WE'LL BE WAITING.
I AM NO LONGER BOUND
BY MY OFFER.
WE'LL PUT THE FARMERS
IN THAT TENT AND BURN IT.
THEY ONLY HAVE YOU TO BLAME.
BALCIFER GAVE YOU A CHANCE.
YOU FAILED.
I WONDER HOW YOU'LL MANAGE
WHEN HE TAKES AWAY YOUR POWERS.
Sorceress:
IT'S NOT OVER YET.
DAR MIGHT STILL ABANDON
THE VILLAGERS TO THEIR FATE.
Apparition:
HE WILL, BUT NOT BECAUSE
OF YOUR FLIMSY ATTEMPT.
Sorceress:
I SHOWED HIM THE RISK
TO THE WHOLE WORLD IF HE STAYED.
Apparition:
HAVE TO APPEAL
TO SOMETHING MORE PERSONAL,
MORE IMMEDIATE.
SOMETHING WE KNOW
HE COULDN'T REFUSE.
SUCH AS?
OFFER TO SPARE
THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT.
Chiuma:
HOW LONG BEFORE THEY RETURN?
SOON.
NEXT TIME,
IT WILL BE WORSE.
WHAT WILL
YOU DO?
NO, IT'S WHAT WE'LL DO.
CHIUMA, IT'S WHAT WE'LL DO.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
ANSWER ME,
OR I'LL BURN YOU ALIVE!
REALLY?
LIKE THIS?
I'M AFRAID WE GOT OFF
TO A TERRIBLE START.
SHALL WE TRY AGAIN?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I HAVE A PROPOSITION
THAT WILL HELP BOTH OF US.
YOU WANT POWER, WEALTH --
I CAN GIVE YOU THEM.
FIRST,
YOU MUST GET THE BEASTMASTER
TO ABANDON THE KWAIZA.
I'LL DO MORE THAN THAT.
I'LL KILL HIM
AND GRIND HIS BONES TO DUST.
WHEN I WANT HIM DEAD,
I'LL TELL YOU.
FIRST,
YOU GET HIM TO LEAVE.
WITH MY HELP, OF COURSE.
[ clacking ]
YOU MUST BE FASTER.
THE ROGEN WON'T GIVE YOU
A SECOND CHANCE.
AGAIN.
WOO!
HUH!
[ chattering ]
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WANT THESE.
EVERY FARMER KNOWS THEY'RE VILE.
WHICH IS VILEST?
THIS ONE -- HUNAT.
IT STINGS THE EYES
AND BURNS THE THROAT.
WONDERFUL.
GATHER ENOUGH
TO FILL THESE BAGS.
KODO AND PODO WILL HELP.
[ chattering ]
HERE YOU GO.
EACH VILLAGER GETS A BAG,
EVERY BAG GETS A BARBARIAN.
HERE YOU GO.
[ grunting ]
GOOD WORK.
[ grunting ]
[ screeching ]
[ grunting ]
[ crying ]
BARBARIANS ARE COMING BACK.
LOOK AROUND YOU.
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
THIS IS OUR HOME.
NOW FIGHT FOR IT!
[ cheering ]
[ screeching ]
IF YOU LEAVE,
I'LL SPARE THE VILLAGE.
JUST LEAVE AND LET US PASS.
I WON'T DESERT THE VILLAGE.
WILL YOU
LET INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE?
ALL WE WANT IS FOOD, WATER
AND SOME COMPANIONSHIP
FROM THE WOMEN.
TAKE IT -- IF YOU CAN.
[ wailing ]
CAN'T YOU SEE HOW MANY WE ARE?
YOU WILL ALL DIE.
THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
KILL THEM.
[ screaming ]
[ wailing ]
[ groaning ]
[ groaning ]
[ screaming ]
[ grunting ]
[ groaning ]
IT'S A TRICK --
THEY'RE NOT REAL.
IT'S A TRICK.
THAT ONE WAS.
THEY'RE GOING.
WE BEAT AN ARMY.
MOST WERE PHANTOMS --
HOW DID THE ROGEN DO THIS?
HE DIDN'T.
STAY HERE.
[ ferrets squealing ]
[ squeaking ]
YOU TWO BETTER STAY AS WELL.
[ squeaking ]
Sorceress:
PITY.
YOUR THEORY SOUNDED FINE --
BUT BALCIFER WILL BE MERCIFUL.
I WOULDN'T BE SO SMUG --
WE BOTH FAILED HIM.
GIVING UP?
WHY -- WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
EVERYONE HAS A WEAK SPOT --
EVEN THE BEASTMASTER.
I'D KEEP
LOOKING.
I COULD THREATEN HIS FRIENDS.
MIGHT TAKE MORE THAN THAT --
SOMETHING CLOSER TO HOME.
THE ONES HE'S LOOKING FOR --
HIS FAMILY.
WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?
[ squeaking ]
KODO AND PODO.
WHO'S CLOSER TO DAR
THAN HIS FERRET FRIENDS?
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TALK --
DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT THE BEASTMASTER.
I LIKE HIM, TOO.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME ABOUT
THE WAY TO HIS HEART AND SOUL.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
LIKE HE DOES --
BUT I'M A SORCERESS.
IF I CAN'T LOWER THE BRIDGE,
I'LL RAISE THE RIVER.
[ squealing ]
[ squeaking ]
I AM GOOD...
...PERHAPS TOO GOOD.
[ whooshing ]
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
ABOUT OUR FRIEND DAR.
TALK.
[ squeaking ]
KODO,
YOU CAN TALK NOW.
YOU'RE HUMANS, NOT RODENTS.
WE--
[ coughing ]
WE ARE NOT RODENTS,
WE ARE FERRETS.
HAVE YOU GOT ANY FOOD?
HE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY.
PODO, YOU ARE.
LOOK -- THUMBS.
OPPOSABLE THUMBS.
THAT'S NICE.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
EVERYTHING YOU CAN ABOUT DAR.
HE'S STRONG
AND FEEDS US.
Kodo:
AND LETS US SLEEP.
HE FEEDS YOU, LETS YOU SLEEP --
ANYTHING ELSE?
HE LETS US RIDE
IN HIS BAG AND SLEEP.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT HE CARES ABOUT.
THE ANIMALS.
WHAT DOES HE CARE
ABOUT THE MOST?
WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?
IT'S A GAME THE APPARITION AND I
ARE PLAYING.
WE DON'T LIKE HER.
GOOD --
THEN YOU CAN HELP ME BEAT HER.
HIS FRIENDS?
YES.
YES --
THAT'S IT.
HOW FAR WOULD DAR GO
IF HE THOUGHT HIS FRIENDS
WERE IN MORTAL DANGER?
HE'D RISK HIS OWN LIFE.
AND HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO
TO SAVE HIM?
I KNOW
YOU'RE HERE.
IS THERE SOMETHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU?
WHY THE KWAIZA VILLAGE?
WHATEVER DO YOU MEAN?
WHAT ARE YOU AFTER?
MORE IMPORTANT --
WHY DO YOU DEFEND THE KWAIZA?
WHY RISK
FRIENDS' LIVES?
THEY'RE HERE BY CHOICE.
THEY'LL DIE BY THAT CHOICE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN
THAT WAY.
I KNOW ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
I CAN FIND THEM --
YOUR SEARCH WOULD END.
[ clearing throat ]
THE SORCERESS DIDN'T TELL YOU?
TELL ME WHAT?
SHE MADE ME THE SAME OFFER...
...AND I'M STILL HERE.
SORCERESS!
[ grunting ]
DO WE HAVE TO WALK ALL THE WAY?
DAR
CARRIED US.
NOW YOU'RE WITH ME.
IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT DAR LEAVES KWAIZA.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO.
MAKE HIM LEAVE
OR HE'LL BE KILLED.
HOW CAN WE
IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO?
[ screeching ]
SHARAK'S LOOKING FOR US.
[ crying ]
WHY DOESN'T
HE STOP?
YOU'RE NOT IN DANGER
AND HE'S LOOKING FOR FERRETS.
OH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW SHARAK?
BETTER THAN
YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
DAR'S SEARCHING FOR YOU
BECAUSE HE'S A TRUE FRIEND.
IF YOU CARE FOR HIM, YOU'LL
CONVINCE HIM TO LEAVE KWAIZA.
CAN'T YOU DO ANYTHING?
APPARENTLY NOT -- YOU'RE
THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN SAVE HIM.
EVEN IF WE BEAT THE ROGEN, THERE
ARE OTHERS OUT THERE EVEN WORSE.
THAT'S WHY KWAIZA
CAN'T FALL.
IF IT DOES,
IT WILL CLEAR THE WAY
FOR BALCIFER
TO UNLEASH HIS HORDES.
[ clanging ]
[ grunting ]
[ screaming ]
[ clanging ]
[ grunting ]
[ grunting ]
SHE'S LEARNING.
I CAN SEE.
[ grunting ]
[ grunting ]
HARDER!
[ grunting ]
ANOTHER WEEK AND I COULD MAKE
REAL WARRIORS OUT OF THEM.
WE DON'T
HAVE A WEEK.
[ grunting ]
[ screeching ]
WHAT IS IT?
KODO AND PODO ARE MISSING.
SHARAK CAN'T FIND ANY SIGN
OF THEM.
TELLING DAR HE'LL DIE
IF HE DOESN'T LEAVE WON'T WORK.
DAR WOULD NEVER ABANDON PEOPLE
TO SAVE HIMSELF.
WE'LL HAVE
TO LIE.
TO DAR?
Podo:
PEOPLE LIE ALL THE TIME.
WE'LL TELL HIM PODO AND KODO
ARE IN DANGER
AND HE HAS TO LEAVE TO SAVE
OUR LIVES -- THEIR LIVES.
WHY WOULD HE
BELIEVE STRANGERS?
WE'RE NOT STRANGERS, WE'RE--
OH, YEAH.
Kodo:
IF WE TELL A GOOD STORY,
HE'LL BELIEVE US --
HE DID BEFORE.
THEY'RE READY AS
THEY'LL EVER BE.
SOME WILL BE DISAPPOINTED
IF THE BARBARIANS DON'T ATTACK.
I DON'T THINK
THEY'LL BE DISAPPOINTED.
CAUGHT THESE TWO
TRYING TO SNEAK IN.
WE WEREN'T
SNEAKING.
IT'S THE WAY
WE WALK.
Dar:
WHO ARE YOU?
TRAVELLERS.
YOU PICKED A BAD TIME
TO VISIT KWAIZA.
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU MUST KNOW,
BEASTMASTER.
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
WE KNOW OF YOU --
EVERYBODY DOES.
BARBARIANS --
THEY'RE COMING.
HIDE -- DON'T LEAVE
'TIL I TELL YOU.
[ wailing ]
[ screaming ]
[ groaning ]
GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN,
BEASTMASTER.
LEAVE THEM TO THEIR FATE.
[ groaning ]
[ grunting ]
YOU OKAY?
I'VE HAD WORSE.
[ grunting ]
COME ON.
[ laughing ]
[ screaming ]
[ wailing ]
[ choking ]
[ choking ]
WE DID IT --
WE DID IT!
TAKE CARE OF THE WOUNDED.
SOMEONE HELP TAO
PUT THE FIRE OUT.
[ sizzling ]
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU.
[ whooshing ]
TAO!
TAO!
TAO?
HE'S GOT TO BE HERE SOMEWHERE.
Woman:
QUICK -- OVER HERE!
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
WE MIGHT HAVE SEEN YOUR FRIEND.
HE WAS WITH SOME WOMAN --
A WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS.
THE APPARITION.
SHE'S GOT TAO.
[ grunting ]
[ muttering ]
ENJOYING
THE VIEW?
WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME?
YOU'RE ONLY THE BAIT.
GIVEN A CHOICE BETWEEN YOU
AND THOSE WEAKLINGS IN KWAIZA,
I'M BETTING THE BEASTMASTER
WILL SAVE HIS CLOSEST FRIEND.
[ grunting ]
IF IT TAKES TOO LONG,
IT MIGHT GET A LITTLE WARM.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY WARM?
[ whooshing ]
HEY!
[ grunting ]
ALL THIS IS A GAME?
THE WINNER
BECOMES BALCIFER'S EMISSARY.
THE APPARITION WANTS THAT,
BUT YOU?
[ chattering ]
HE SAYS
IT'LL MAKE YOU A PRISONER.
BALCIFER
PROMISED US GREAT POWER.
HIS POWER WILL ENSLAVE YOU.
Sorceress:
JUST AS YOUR LOYALTY
TO YOUR FRIENDS ENSLAVES YOU.
I CHOOSE WHO I'M LOYAL TO.
WITH BALCIFER,
THERE'S NO CHOICE.
AND WHAT DOES SHARAK SAY?
[ chattering ]
HE SAYS THERE'S GOODNESS IN YOU.
HE WANTS YOU TO BE FREE.
AND WHAT DO YOU WANT?
HELP ME RESCUE TAO.
THE APPARITION WILL WIN.
NOT
NECESSARILY.
SHE HAS A WEAKNESS --
TOO HIGH AN OPINION OF HERSELF.
YES --
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
THAT IS VERY HUMAN --
FOR AN APPARITION.
[ grunting ]
[ grunting ]
OH!
THE TREE'S BURNING.
APPARITION!
[ grunting ]
READY TO TRY
YOUR NEXT BAD IDEA?
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN I COULDN'T
DEFEAT ONE AS POWERFUL AS YOU.
THEN YOU
CONCEDE?
DAR HAS ABANDONED THE VILLAGE --
HOW DID YOU MANAGE IT?
FORGIVE ME IF I
DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
[ whooshing ]
HOW DID
YOU DO IT?
I MADE HIS FRIEND
FACE A SLOW DEATH IN A TREE.
I KNEW THE BEASTMASTER
COULDN'T TURN HIS BACK ON THAT.
BALCIFER'S MADE
THE RIGHT CHOICE.
LORD OF DARKNESS, I'VE WON --
I'VE CORRUPTED THE BEASTMASTER.
KWAIZA IS YOURS!
[ coughing ]
TAO!
[ coughing ]
TAO!
UP HERE -- HURRY!
I CAN'T BREATHE.
[ coughing ]
[ coughing ]
WE HAVE TO SAVE TAO.
IF WE WERE FERRETS,
WE'D BE UP THE TREE.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
MAY BE UNDONE.
[ squeaking ]
[ coughing ]
[ squeaking ]
[ grunting ]
ABOUT TIME --
CHEW THROUGH THE ROPES.
[ squealing ]
[ grunting ]
THANK YOU.
[ coughing ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH -- THANKS.
THANK KODO AND PODO.
[ squealing ]
NOW,
WHERE WERE
YOU TWO?
IT'S A LONG STORY, TAO --
LET'S GO.
PEOPLE OF KWAIZA --
THE BEASTMASTER ABANDONED YOU
AS I KNEW HE WOULD.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND --
THE LORD OF DARKNESS IS COMING.
NOT YET.
I SAW YOU LEAVE THE VILLAGE.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU STAND UP TO EVIL?
THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.
YOU MADE A DEAL WITH BALCIFER
THAT I'D ABANDON KWAIZA --
YOU FAILED.
TAO WILL DIE
BECAUSE YOU ABANDONED HIM.
THAT TAO?
WARM, ISN'T IT?
I WILL DESTROY YOU ALL!
[ grunting ]
[ grunting ]
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
YOU LOST.
YOU HAVE FAILED!
BALCIFER!
LEAVE HER.
BALCIFER!
SHE'S NO DANGER.
THE BARBARIANS WILL FIND
YOU CAN DEFEND YOURSELVES.
YOU SAVED US, BEASTMASTER,
YET ALL WE CAN OFFER YOU
IN RETURN IS OUR FRIENDSHIP.
IT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH.
[ growling ]
RUH!
[ growling ]
I THOUGHT
YOU'D NEVER SAY GOODBYE.
PODO AND KODO
THANK YOU.
THEY'RE GLAD
TO BE THEMSELVES.
THEY'RE LUCKY
THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE --
SOMETIMES I WONDER WHO I AM.
THAT'S WHAT
FREEDOM FEELS LIKE --
YOU GET TO FIND OUT.
LET'S HOPE SO.
[ screeching ]
[ crying ]
SHARAK HOPES SO, TOO.