Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 1, Episode 11 - Long Way to Morning - full transcript

While being pursued by Demona, Hudson keeps a wounded Goliath's spirits up with memories of their battle with the Archmage.

[SNARLS]

[HOWLS]

[GROWLS]

[KATHARINE] BUT FATHER,
I WANT TO STAY UP
FOR THE FEAST.

I'LL MISS THE TROUBADOURS
AND THE JUGGLERS.

HUSH, NOW. THE GARGOYLES
WILL GET YOU
IF YOU DON'T BEHAVE.

[GASPS]

IT IS ONLY ME, PRINCESS.

-YOUR HIGHNESS, WE MUST SPEAK.
-AYE, SO WE MUST.

GOOD NIGHT, KATHARINE.

YOU SHOULDN'T FRIGHTEN
THE GIRL



WITH THREATS
OF GARGOYLES, MY LIEGE.

WE WOULD NEVER HARM A CHILD.

OH, YOU ARE TOO SENSITIVE.

THIS I TAKE IT
IS ABOUT THE ARCHMAGE?

AYE. I'M NOT SURE BANISHMENT
WAS ENOUGH TO END HIS THREAT.

HE TRIED TO USE MAGIC
TO USURP MY THRONE.

LET HIM DARE TO RETURN AND--

[ARCHMAGE] YOU WILL DIE,
POMPOUS FOOL!

ARCHMAGE. YOU DARE...

YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD
BANISH ME?

I'M NOT SO EASILY DISPOSED OF,
PRINCE MALCOLM.

FULMINUS, VENITE!

WHAT DO YOU WANT, SORCERER?

WHY, REVENGE, OF COURSE.



OH-OH.

[EVIL LAUGH]

[GASPS]

GET AWAY FROM HIM!
LEAVE HIM ALONE!

[SOBS]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[YAWNS]

[GARGOYLE 1]
WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST?

[GARGOYLE 2]
I WAS THINKING BLINTZES.

YOU SEEM INTROSPECTIVE,
OLD FRIEND. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

JUST DREAMING OLD DREAMS.

[GASPS]

DEMONA, FREEZE!

YOU'VE JUST BEEN POISONED.

IN 24 HOURS, YOU'LL BE DEAD.

I HAVE THE ANTIDOTE.

TELL GOLIATH I'LL BE AT
THE OLD YORK OPERA HOUSE
IN THE VILLAGE.

CIAO.

[SIGHS]

LUCKY FOR ME
THE DART HIT MY BADGE.

WHAT'S DEMONA'S GAME
THIS TIME?

I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.

BUT I'M OK.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO.
YOU KNOW IT'S A TRAP.

IF HE DOESN'T GO NOW,
DEMONA WILL KNOW
HER PLAN FAILED.

SHE'LL GO AFTER YOU AGAIN.

-WE'VE GOT TO STOP HER.
-YES, BUT HOW?

WE CAN'T LOCK DEMONA UP HERE

AND I WILL NOT EVEN DISCUSS
THE ALTERNATIVE.

YOU'RE OUR LEADER, GOLIATH.

AS SUCH, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR ALL OF THE GARGOYLES.

MAYBE...
MAYBE I CAN REACH HER.

AT LEAST I HAVE TO TRY.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.
I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS
TO SETTLE WITH HER.

NO. YOU STAY HERE WITH BRONX
AND GUARD THE TOWER.

BROADWAY, YOU AND LEXINGTON
ESCORT ELISA HOME

AND STAY WITH HER
UNTIL SUNRISE.

SHE'LL BE SAFE
FROM DEMONA THEN.

HUDSON, YOU COME WITH ME.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD HAVE
BROUGHT THE OTHERS.

NO. BROOKLYN IS STILL
TOO ANGRY AT DEMONA.

I NEED SOMEONE I CAN RELY ON.

SHE WAS HERE...
WITHIN THE LAST FEW MINUTES.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[SCREECHING]

[GROWLING]

NO!

AAAH!

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[SCRAPING]

AAH, COME ON.

WELL DONE, OLD SOLDIER,

BUT YOU'RE PROLONGING
THE INEVITABLE.

I COULD SAY THE SAME TO YOU,
LASS.

IT'S NOT THAT LONG
TILL SUNRISE
WHEN WE'LL ALL CHANGE.

AND TOMORROW NIGHT
WHEN GOLIATH AWAKENS, HEALED...

HE'LL MAKE SHORT WORK
OF YOU.

[CHUCKLES] YOU WON'T MAKE IT
TO SUNRISE.

I'M SORRY
IT HAD TO END THIS WAY.

[HUDSON SCREAMS]

DESPERATE MEASURES.

[GROANS]

GIVE IT UP, OLD ONE.

WHY PROLONG
GOLIATH'S SUFFERING?

-LEAVE ME.
-NEVER.

THE DAWN WILL HEAL YOU.

WE CAN HOLD OUT UNTIL THEN.

YOU CAN RUN,
BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE.

IN FACT...
YOU CAN'T EVEN RUN.

WELL, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

IT IS POISON, MADE VIRULENT
BY A MAGICAL SPELL.

UNLESS A CURE IS ADMINISTERED,
YOU WILL DIE BY SUNRISE.

-CAN YOU CURE ME?
-UM... PERHAPS.

IF I HAD
THE GRIMORUM ARCANORUM.

THE ANTIDOTE IS GIVEN ONLY
IN ITS PAGES.

YOU CAUSED THIS!

[WEAKLY] TAKE HER BACK
TO HER BED.

WE KNOW IT WAS NOT YOUR FAULT.

SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.

[HUDSON] NO. SHE'S RIGHT.

I FAILED YOU.

-[GOLIATH] YOU SENT FOR US?
-YES. I'LL NEED YOUR HELP.

WE'RE READY. WHATEVER YOU
COMMAND, WE WILL DO.

GOOD.

WE MUST FIND THE ARCHMAGE
AND RETRIEVE THE MAGIC BOOK.

TIME IS ON HIS SIDE.

IF WE DON'T FIND HIM
BEFORE DAWN, WE NEVER WILL.

I CAN'T FAIL AGAIN.

PERHAPS IT'S TIME
HE STEPPED DOWN.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM
LOOK SO OLD.

HIS AGE BRINGS WISDOM.
THAT'S WHY HE LEADS.

[DEMONA] THIS GAME IS FUTILE.

YOU WERE TOO OLD TO PLAY IT
1,000 YEARS AGO.

I COULD RAKE THIS ROOM
WITH THE LASER.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'D ESCAPE.

BUT I'M GIVING YOU
ONE LAST CHANCE, HUDSON.

GOLIATH'S TIME IS OVER.
I AM THE LEADER NOW.

SWEAR FEALTY TO ME
AND YOU'LL LIVE.

VERY WELL, THEN.

DIE HIDING,
LIKE THE COWARDS YOU ARE.

PLEASE. LEAVE ME HERE.

SAVE YOURSELF.

GARGOYLES DON'T LEAVE
THEIR WARRIORS BEHIND.

[EXPLOSION]

OH, BUT YOU'RE
A CLEVER OLD THING.

ARE YOU FOOLISH ENOUGH
TO GO UNDERGROUND

WHERE YOU CAN'T USE
YOUR WINGS?

WE'LL MAKE IT
THROUGH THIS NIGHT YET, LAD.

NEVER FEAR.

YOU'RE A TOUGH ONE.
I ALWAYS KNEW THAT.

REMEMBER THE SEARCH
FOR THE ARCHMAGE?

NOW THAT QUEST
TOOK GUMPTION.

TRACKING WON'T BE EASY
ONCE THE STORM BREAKS.

HE'S NOT EVEN TRYING
TO DISGUISE HIS TRAIL.

HE FAVORS SPEED OVER STEALTH.

THAT COULD MEAN
HE'S EXPECTING PURSUIT.

IT COULD ALSO MEAN
THAT HE'LL BE LAYING TRAPS.

YOU'RE YOUNGER, STRONGER.
HE SHOULD BE FOLLOWING YOU.

YOU ARE WRONG, MY LOVE.
HE IS THE BEST ONE TO LEAD US.

AND, IN ANY EVENT,
NOW IS NOT THE TIME
TO ARGUE THE POINT.

[STONES CLATTER]

HE'S GONE TO GROUND THERE.

OUR WINGS WILL BE USELESS
IN HERE

AND THIS ARCHMAGE
HAS POWERFUL MAGIC.

I DID NOT TRACK HIM THIS FAR
TO GIVE UP NOW.

I WILL NOT FAIL
THE PRINCE AGAIN.

AND I WON'T LET HIM
DO THIS ALONE.

I DON'T KNOW
WHO'S THE BIGGER FOOL.

HIM FOR GOING,
YOU FOR FOLLOWING

OR ME FOR
NOT LEAVING YOU BOTH?

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE
THIS ALL MEANS?

[GASPS]

THERE!

FULMINUS, VENITE!

[DEMONA SCREAMS]

IT'S HOPELESS, HUDSON.
SAVE YOURSELF.

HEAR ME, LAD.
WE GO TOGETHER.

OR WE DON'T GO AT ALL.

YOUR COURAGE IS ADMIRABLE,
BUT ULTIMATELY FUTILE.

I'LL MAKE IT QUICK,
OLD SOLDIER.

WHAT?

AAARGH!

[PANTING]

STAY WITH ME, LAD.

WE'VE BEEN IN WORSE SCRAPES
THAN THIS.

REMEMBER?

[EXPLOSIONS]

WE'VE COME FOR THE GRIMORUM.

FULMINUS, VENITE!

[GROWLS]

-ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
-YES, AND SO IS THE PRINCE NOW.

[ARCHMAGE] FILTHY BEAST!
GIVE IT TO ME!

[GASPS]

AAARGH!

[GROANS] GOOD WORK,
YOU TWO.

DON'T TALK.
SAVE YOUR STRENGTH.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[DOOR CREAKING]

STAY HERE, LAD.

I'LL BE BACK FOR YOU.

YOU... CAN'T...

FACE... HER.

I CAN FACE HER.

I JUST CAN'T BEAT HER.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

NAH!

JOIN ME
OR JOIN GOLIATH IN DEATH.

DON'T BE A FOOL.

TOGETHER WE CAN RULE
THIS WORLD.

[ROARS]

ENOUGH OF THIS!
TIME TO DIE, OLD FOOL.

UHH!

[GUNFIRE, CLATTERING]

-[HUDSON SCREAMING]
-HUDSON!

[WEAPONS CLASH]

I WOULD HAVE
ENDED THIS QUICKLY.

NOW YOU WILL SUFFER!

[GROANS]

[WEAKLY] DEMONA, NO.

GOLIATH, SO GOOD OF YOU
TO JOIN US.

[GOLIATH GROANS]

GIVE IT UP, GIRL.
YOU CAN'T WIN.

I'M SMALLER, STRONGER.
I'M YOUNGER THAN YOU.

YOUR PRIDE WILL COST YOU
YOUR LIFE!

[HUDSON GRUNTS]

BUT I KNOW SOMETHING
YOU DON'T,

SOMETHING THAT COMES
ONLY WITH AGE.

I KNOW HOW TO WAIT.

-[CRACKLING]
-NO!

THE ANTIDOTE HAS WORKED.
YOU WILL RECOVER.

THANK THE STARS YOU WERE ABLE
TO BRING THE GRIMORUM IN TIME.

IT WASN'T ME.

I'M ONLY SAYING THAT THE CLAN
NEEDS A YOUNG LEADER.

-YOU'RE WRONG.
-[HUDSON] NO.

SHE IS RIGHT.

IT IS TIME FOR ME TO STEP DOWN
AND FOR YOU TO LEAD.

IT WAS YOUR SKILLS
THAT LED US TO THE ARCHMAGE.

-I CANNOT TAKE COMMAND NOW.
-IT'S TIME, MY FRIEND.

THEN I WILL,

BUT ONLY IF YOU STAY
BY MY SIDE.

I WILL NEED YOUR WISDOM
TO GUIDE ME.

[RUMBLING]

NOW IT ENDS!

YES, LASS. NOW IT ENDS.

FEELING ALL RIGHT, LAD?

JUST FINE.

YOU THINK YOU'VE WON,

BUT YOU'VE FORGOTTEN
WHY YOU CAME.

YOUR HUMAN FRIEND.

BY NOW, THE POISON
HAS RUN ITS COURSE.

AND THERE IS NO ANTIDOTE.

[DEMONA SCREECHES]

IT'S PROBABLY BEST
THAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW
ELISA IS ALIVE.

AYE. FOR AS LONG AS
WE CAN KEEP IT A SECRET.

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME ALIVE,
HUDSON.

THERE'S NO-ONE ELSE
I'D RATHER HAVE AT MY SIDE.

I'D FORGOTTEN THAT FOR A TIME.

[CHUCKLES] I THOUGHT
MY WARRIOR DAYS WERE OVER.

NONSENSE! THERE ARE YEARS
OF FIGHTING LEFT FOR YOU.

AH, NOW THERE'S SOMETHING
TO LOOK FORWARD TO!

[BOTH CHUCKLE]