Conan the Adventurer (1997–1998): Season 1, Episode 6 - The Ruby Fruit Forest - full transcript

After the
ocean swallowed Atlantis,

and before recorded history,

there was an age when mythical kingdoms

spread across an uncharted world.

This was the age of
Conan, enslaved as a boy,

Conan grew into a warrior.

He escaped to encounter mystery,

magic and myth.

Well forever facing the
ultimate master of sorcery,

lover, friend, hero.

His destiny was to free the oppressed



and become a king by his own hand.

Conan.

Otli give me a dagger.

My horse has a stone in his foot.

Take your time.

It's late.

We can camp here tonight.

If it rains,

the water will rise.

We cross first.

Put this between your toes and let's see

how far you can walk.

It is a ruby.

It's mine.



It's not yours.

I found it.

Give it to me.

It does not belong to you.

What?

Your horse found it.

Belongs to him.

And he gave it to me.

And you gave it to me.

Be quiet.

Otli gave her the stone.

Conan.

Conan,

Conan.

Now it belongs to the river.

Come on.

Come on.

Hey,

come on.

Hey, hia.

Faster, come on.

It's a man trap, back to the river.

Come on.

Otli, am coming.

Otli, am coming.

Otli.

Zzeben,

there.

I see you did not miss all the rocks.

Most of them.

And Otli?

I could not find him.

The river took him.

It is not what he could take all day.

Otli is not lost.

Come on, cha,

let's find him.

Otli lives.

But he is not alone.

You could be right.

Cha.

What manner of man is this?

Dead man.

Soldiers.

How many?

Which way did they go?

Bayu come, Zzeben may spot the trail.

Conan,

Yah,

yah

Bayu,

Bayu hold.

Why?

He lives.

He will speak before he dies.

From smiles upon you.

Tell me the truth and
I will spare your life.

Zzeben water.

There was a little man in the village.

Yes.

Does he live?

Why did you attack?

Orders.

Whose orders?

Tell us.

General Lore.

Who does he serve?

Hissah Zul.

They go nowhere.

It is magic.

No, they,

they back track.

Drink Conan.

You know my name?

Mordan has come.

He knows all, drink.

Pwa,

it is bitter.

It is called Tai.

It is good for you.

Conan,

what is this place?

Where are we?

We are with the people.

Who are you?

I am one of the people.

I am called Reyna.

Leave us,

take them to the fire of Mordan.

You may put me down.

This can not be.

Be quiet and learn.

Otli,...

Silence.

I am Mordan,

god of the river and the forest.

And these are my people.

Mordan,

what manner of just is this?

Keep your tongue.

You are Conan?

I am.

You come in peace?

I do.

You are the enemy of our enemy.

We are.

They speak the truth.

They are friends.

Put down your weapons.

We will have a feast in your honor.

Elden, release them and
see that Reyna feeds them.

And Elden, the hairy one,

make sure he bathes.

Otli.

They're a peaceful tribe.

They had no enemies until
Hissah Zul sent the soldiers

to find the rubies,

used them to submit certain evil spirits.

Where did the rubies come from?

I do not know the children find them.

They have no value to the people.

The children are in luck.

Hissah Zul would have killed them as well.

You look like a chicken Otli.

- But look at me.
- Really funny.

Do you like magic Dion?

What's magic?

Give me a red stone and I'll show you,

Ah, watch.

Where did it go Bayu?

It is here.

You see magic.

Will you teach me magic?

If I had more stones, I might.

Do you know where to find the stones Dion?

Some.

I may need many more.

More answers I cannot tell you.

I'll speak to Mordan.

He'll agree.

Then you can show me where they are.

And then you'll teach me magic.

And I will teach you all I know.

Alright.

Yeah.

Alright.

You will stay for the feast?

Yes.

And then we will go,

what will you do?

They are kind and simple people.

I'm pretty fish.

I can lead them.

They would live in peace.

You are not their God.

You are Otli.

Shh.

They do not know this.

No,

they do not.

But you do.

You could speak.

What would you say to me?

Does that mean that you like me?

Or you love me?

I have no man here in the village.

The elders want me to
marry my second cousin,

but he's ugly.

And he talks too much.

I think so much of you.

What has become of my rubies?

Answer me fool, I must
have them back at once

so you will sleep for
the rest of eternity.

Yes, master.

General Lore has not yet found the source.

Source.

What source?

Is the man completely incompetent?

And impediment master.

And impediment, an impediment,

what do you mean an impediment?

Conan master.

Conan, you refer to
Conan as an impediment.

You must have taken leave of your senses.

He is an obstacle, a major obstacle.

Yes master an obstacle.

What else should I call him?

That would please you.

Yeah, many things, but
nevermind, forget it.

Where is he now?

With the forest people master.

And where are they?

They are in the forest.

Ah, brilliant.

You take me for a fool.

Where in the forest?

I cannot tell they are well hidden.

You are no use to me.

You are not worth the ruby
it takes to sermon you.

I am sorry, master.

But I can not appear for less.

Lukie,

Lukie my lovely,

my beautiful.

Run to the forest.

Find Conan.

And when you've found him
report to General Lore

all of your success.

I spoken to Mordan and it's all right.

Take me to the stones.

How far is it?

Not far.

There's a hole by the river.

A hole?

Yes a very small one.

It is in a tree.

And there are many stones?

Very many.

Ah, good.

Let's go.

Tend to the horses down the river.

And where did you come from?

Lukey, you have something for me?

Yes.

We are here.

The village is there.

Collect as many stones as you can find

and leave no one alive.

We run.

Soldiers coming.

Go, I'll tell Mordan.

I have to leave soon.

Why do you have to go?

You can have peace here.

I have a quest.

I have to free my people.

Will you ever return?

Maybe someday.

After I've destroyed, Hissah Zul.

Conan, there are soldiers coming.

Where?

In the forest, they'll be here soon.

How many?

Many.

Zzeben find Bayu, bring the horses.

Where is Bayu?

He has gone Mordan.

He has taken the boy Dion with him.

He's looking for the rubies.

He's a fool.

No, he just thinks differently.

Which way did they go?

That way Mordan.

Otli, you have to choose now.

I will ride with you.

Good.

Elden, take the idol
and hide in the forest.

We will bring Dion back to you.

Let me go with you.

Dion is my brother's son.

We'll bring the boy back.

I promise you.

Go, now hurry.

Hurry.

Bayu?

What Dion?

Why do you want the red stones?

They're valuable to me.

They have great power in my world.

What power?

Wealth.

They'll give me an easy life.

You already have an
easy life right here.

Ah, but not wealth.

What is wealth?

It is power.

They are the same?

They are.

And that is why the soldiers kill.

That is why most men kill.

I do not like your world.

The hole is there.

Where?

There under the corundum tree.

Show me.

What?

You hear it?

I hear only the river.

Listen.

Their horses, run Dion.

But Bayu,

Go.

Get the boy.

Right now.

Want him alive.

Rah.

Come on.

Hello my friend.

Lukey was right.

You show me the source of
the rubies and you may live.

I know of no rubies.

The rubies that you found
in a hole by the river.

I know of no hole.

Again.

Where is it?

Again.

They mean that much to you?

No more than they mean to you.

Make a fire.

We will see my friend.

We will see.

My friend, I will ask you again.

Where is the hole where
the rubies can be found?

Shall I ask you again?

Ask me as many times as you want.

The answer will not change.

Do not hurt my friend.

Bring him.

Get away.

Grab him.

Come on.

The hole is by the base of the tree.

Fine boy.

Fine boy.

Halt, come on.

Is it deep?

Is it deep?

Find out yourself?

It's down in there.

Take a look.

Get him off, get him off.

I will kill you, slowly.

Go, go.

Come on.

Go.

Hey, down here.

Hello, again.

That's gotta hurt.

Get it.

This is hot my friend.

Would you like some?

I told you I will kill
you slowly and I will.

Bring the horse.

You will like this.

Chain him.

Lets get his leg.

Yes, forward.

Yeah.

Conan.

Carry your weapons.

Yah.

What of Dion?

He lives.

The gods had my prayer.

There's only four, get
in there surround them.

Get them you fools.

He is mine.

Take the horse.

Raah.

I'm sorry, Mordan.

We followed you.

Are you angry?

No, Elvin.

I'm not angry.

I'm grateful.

The other soldiers,

did they follow you?

They could not.

Mordan, you're a bleeding.

Dion.

It is nothing.

How can this be?

You are a God.

There's something I must tell you Elden.

Although I may look like your God,

I am not.

My name is not Mordan, it is Otli.

And I am a man.

You are a man?

Like you.

Now I'm sorry, but I must go.

You deny us our God.

Now you deny us a friend.

You'll always have my friendship.

Where are you going?

With Conan and my friends.

The people will miss you, God or not,

you have brought us unity.

The unity was already there
and I will miss my people.

Good.

Let him live.

Why should I hold owe this
vermin continue to exempt.

Let him return as a defeated man.

Why should I let him return?

He must be return with a bag of rubies

so that Hissah Zul will
not sent his soldiers here.

The forest people need a
chance to live in peace.

Come Bayu.

Hissah Zul will punish him
for failing to kill me.

If you live, I will find you.

He has learned nothing.

He's Bayu.

He's our friend.

Give him time.

You, bring me only one bag.

I bring a dozen.

And Conan do you bring
me his head as well.

No, Hissah Zul only the rubies.

Why no head?

He was there.

Lukey saw him.

Yes, he is a great warrior but my men,

they're no match for him.

What do you mean?

They are dead Hissah
Zul, Conan killed him.

I see.

But you lived.

My life was spirit.

Then tell me what
kindness Conan saw in you.

I do not know.

Nor do I.

Congratulations master.

I am still with you.

At a price.

Where is he?

He is buying provisions for his army.

Yes, with my rubies.

No master his servant Bayu has his own.

Well, he should be mine out.

How did he get this?

The same way you did master.

He stole them.

The man has no principal,

no principal my friend.

Like me,

he has an appetite for rubies master.

For, I have done.

They will all look like you.

There's food back at camp.

I know, I was almost rich.

You bought weapons for our rebels.

I know what I did.

You did the right thing and you know it.

I don't mind being wrong once in a while

or at least half wrong
and kept half the rubies.

I'm a fair man.

I could have been a little
fair and a lot rich.

You would not have been
happy with that decision.

Your conscious would not permit it.

So I feel a little guilty and been rich.

That might not be so bad.

I can handle a little dose of guilt.

I agree.

That I should've kept the rubies?

No, that you're a half guilty man.

Even in my gravest moment,

you managed to deflate me.

Only your ego.

Otli you have the
courage of a charging bull.

And you have the breath of one.

And one day I might just kill you.

No my friend, you will
only save my life yet again.

I'll have to think about that.

Do it while you eat and try
not to dribble on yourself.

I don't wanna have to
have you washed again.