Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 2, Episode 30 - M.I.A. - full transcript
The world tourers come to Britain only to be accosted by English gargoyles who blame Goliath for the disappearance of a clanmate in World War II.
GOLIATH:
One thousand years ago,
superstition
and the sword ruled.
It was a time of darkness.
It was a world of fear.
It was the age of gargoyles.
Stone by day,
warriors by night.
(SCREAM)
We were betrayed by the humans
we had sworn to protect,
frozen in stone
by a magic spell
for 1,000 years.
Now, here in Manhattan,
the spell is broken
and we live again.
(DEEP ROAR)
We are defenders of the night.
We are Gargoyles!
XANATOS:
Previously onGargoyles...
JACKAL: I’m sure tired
of taking punishment.
And I’d love to be able
to give some back.
Have you ever considered the
bounties of genetic engineering?
Or maybe cybernetics
is more your style?
They say clothes
make the man.
And my personal favorite,
the glory of robotics.
What’s the catch?
Please. It’s all compliments of
the hardworking men and women
of Xanatos Enterprises.
XANATOS: Come. We’ve got a full
day’s work ahead of us.
The Emir is having trouble
meeting your deadline.
(SNARLING)
Even the Archmage’s sorcery
brewed no creatures like these.
What’s the matter?
Never seen
a cybernetic Jackal before?
(MECHANICAL WHIRRING)
(MECHANICAL WHIRRING)
Man, I’ve had it with this
working class hero bit.
(GRUNTS)
When Xanatos helped us
skip the country
I didn’t know
we were gonna be slave labor.
Patience,
my hirsute friend.
After tonight
it’ll all be over
and we can go
our separate ways.
We’ve done our jobs, Emir,
you’d better have done yours.
Xanatos won’t be happy
if this project doesn’t--
Xanatos isn’t here, Coyote.
I am.
Besides, he will not be
disappointed.
Before midnight
has passed we will have
what man has dreamed of
since the beginning of time.
And the healing
will finally begin.
Let’s get back to work.
Midnight can’t come
soon enough for me.
By the way, robojock,
like the new design.
Wanna make sparks fly?
Later, perhaps.
Well...
EMIR:
It is not long till midnight.
Go and bring back
the sacred Tanna leaves.
Where are we?
Well, judging by the scenery,
I’d say Egypt
is a pretty good bet.
We have to take
a closer look at that.
It looks like
the world’s biggest gargoyle.
The sphinx.
It was ancient long
before I was hatched.
(DISTANT WHIRRING)
Over here, quickly!
What was that thing?
A robot named Coyote.
Are you sure? He was smashed
into scrap metal weeks ago.
Xanatos’ image
was on its video screen.
He must have
rebuilt the robot.
And probably upgraded it,
so it’s more dangerous
than ever.
But what’s Coyote
doing here in Egypt?
And is the rest of the Pack
with him?
Hmm. I’m not sure.
But at least we know
why we are here,
to protect this ancient land
from their evil.
(DEEP INHALE)
(SNEEZES)
HYENA: Argh!
These blasted leaves
are giving me hay fever.
It is almost midnight.
Let us prepare for the ceremony.
He pressed these carvings
in this pattern...
(GROWLS)
Ignite the braziers!
By the Scroll of Thoth,
by the sacred Tanna leaves,
by the power of Amon-Ra,
I adjure and compel you!
Come forth from your dark
domain, Jackal God,
Keeper of the Dead!
Come forth to do our bidding!
Well,
look who’s crashed the party!
Deal with them!
Hope you’ve enjoyed
your visit to Egypt, Goliath.
’Cause it’s about
to be cut short!
(CACKLING)
COYOTE: I’d sure like to know
how you got here,
but I’m programmed to shoot
first and ask questions later.
(GROWLING)
(WOLF GROANS)
(SAW WHIRRING)
(GASPS)
Uh-oh.
(GROANS)
(GROWLING)
(GRUNTING)
(YELPS)
(BOTH GRUNTING)
(GROWLS)
Nighty-night.
(EMIR LAUGHS TRIUMPHANTLY)
The spell was a success!
Behold the Jackal God,
the Lord of Death himself.
Anubis!
Well, shave my chest
and call me baldie.
Dingo’s gonna be
sorry he missed this.
The original model.
You’re not needed here now.
Leave me.
Xanatos will want to know
if you’ve secured immortality
for him.
He’ll get his report when I’m
ready! Not before! Now go!
Hear me,
Guardian of the Gate.
I demand a favor.
ANUBIS: I grant
but one boon, mortal.
And it will be given to you
as it is given to everyone,
when your time has come.
You took from me
my only son, Anubis!
Two years ago,
in a pointless car accident.
Death is always pointless.
That is the point.
Don’t toy with me, Jackal God,
I want my son back.
I will make you give him back.
What you ask is unthinkable.
Your son has passed.
Let him rest.
Death comes to us all.
Not anymore.
With you trapped here forever,
death has no sting.
No one can die.
And so my threat is very real.
WOLF: I say we finish off the
gargoyles and Maza.
I’m tired of them
giving us grief.
Second the motion.
(LAUGHS)
I would enjoy that too.
Unfortunately, I was not
programmed to expect them here.
Without definitive orders,
they get to live.
I’m giving the order.
You don’t qualify.
(GROWLS)
Shouldn’t one of us
be in there
to look after
Xanatos’ interests?
Are you volunteering?
You’re not exactly
Mr. Subtlety.
All right. Go ahead.
(BOTH GROANING)
(GROANING)
EMIR: I demand reparation!
My son was cruelly
and unfairly
taken from me!
On the contrary, death is
the ultimate fairness.
Rich and poor, young and old,
all are equal in death.
You would not like to see
the Jackal God play favorites.
Think what you’re doing.
All over the world
there is birth, but no death.
Our planet cannot
support so many lives at once.
My only concern is my son.
Return him to me
or suffer the consequences.
Very well! If you will
not give my son back
I will take him back!
The Papyrus of Thoth contains
a spell that transforms
the reader into an avatar.
Avatar?
A human who becomes a vessel
for a supernatural being.
I don’t think
I like the sound of that.
I will use the spell
to join with you,
and so command
life and death myself!
No! You cannot do this!
Death stole my only child
before I had
a chance to say goodbye.
To hold him again...
I will move heaven and earth
with my bare hands!
ANUBIS: You cannot comprehend
the forces you unleash.
(GRUNTING)
(RUMBLING)
- (GASPS)
- Stop it!
You’ll bring down
the whole temple!
What’s going on here?
Take these interlopers out
and dispose of them!
Is that an order, Emir?
Yes! Get rid of them!
Cheerfully.
(GROWLING)
Come on.
What is this place?
Amastaba,
or burial chamber.
The perfect resting place
for you four.
I’m not ready
to rest just yet.
-Get ’em!
-Where’d they go?
COYOTE: Over there!
She slices, she dices.
(GROANS)
Naughty, naughty!
No use hiding, big guy.
(SNARLING)
COYOTE: Go ahead.
Take your best shot.
You wanted my best shot.
COYOTE: Yes. Now take mine.
(GRUNTING)
This is our chance!
We’ve got to stop the Avatar!
(GROANS)
(YELLS)
In the names of Osiris,
Isis and Set,
let Anubis and I now be one!
(EMIR GROANS)
(YELLING)
(LAUGHING MANIACALLY)
(GROWLING)
What in blazes is that?
I think it used
to be my brother.
This can’t be what
Xanatos had in mind.
(LAUGHS)
(IN DUAL VOICES) It’s not.
(CHUCKLES) Never
did like that robot.
Well, I did.
Every time I meet a guy I can go
for, you have to ruin it!
(IN DUAL VOICES) I’m sorry.
Did I upset my baby sister?
(BOTH GROANING)
(LAUGHS)
(GROWLS)
(GROANING)
Goliath!
(MOANS SOFTLY)
(COOING)
Life and death at my command.
I like it.
No! I was to be
the avatar!
You know,
I think I’ll keep you alive
to watch as all life on
this planet withers and dies.
After I bring
the gift of death
to this world,
maybe I’ll reunite you
with your son.
(GROWLING)
(LAUGHS MANIACALLY)
(GROANS)
Stop!
(EXCLAIMS IN PAIN)
(WHINES)
Let the purge begin!
(GLASS SHATTERING)
(LAUGHS MANIACALLY)
If you can stop
this you must act.
I know you
grieve for your son.
But we’ve all lost souls
we care for.
Must I lose my daughter
to prove that this is evil?
Then we will stop him
without you.
Now, while he’s distracted...
You can’t stop me, you fools!
I am Death!
EMIR: The papyrus,
with it I can make
myself the avatar.
Your final moments
have come!
In the names of Osiris,
Isis and Set,
let the spirit of Anubis
flow into this vessel!
(SCREAMS) No!
(GROANS)
(IN DUAL VOICES)
Now, I understand.
What is dead and gone
cannot be restored.
But the stolen energies
can be re-channeled.
(RUMBLING)
What will you do now, Anubis?
Will you bring back your son?
No. The Jackal God
cannot play favorites.
I understand that now.
And I also understand
that no one must
ever have access
to such power as this.
What...
What do you think happened
to the Pack?
I’d rather not think about it.
How did you two manage
to attack Jackal
after he aged you?
I could barely move.
Gargoyles age at one half
the speed of humans.
Fortunately,
Jackal did not know that.
And the Emir?
What do you think
happened to him?
If there’s any justice
in this world or the next,
he’s with his son now.
At rest.
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
One thousand years ago,
superstition
and the sword ruled.
It was a time of darkness.
It was a world of fear.
It was the age of gargoyles.
Stone by day,
warriors by night.
(SCREAM)
We were betrayed by the humans
we had sworn to protect,
frozen in stone
by a magic spell
for 1,000 years.
Now, here in Manhattan,
the spell is broken
and we live again.
(DEEP ROAR)
We are defenders of the night.
We are Gargoyles!
XANATOS:
Previously onGargoyles...
JACKAL: I’m sure tired
of taking punishment.
And I’d love to be able
to give some back.
Have you ever considered the
bounties of genetic engineering?
Or maybe cybernetics
is more your style?
They say clothes
make the man.
And my personal favorite,
the glory of robotics.
What’s the catch?
Please. It’s all compliments of
the hardworking men and women
of Xanatos Enterprises.
XANATOS: Come. We’ve got a full
day’s work ahead of us.
The Emir is having trouble
meeting your deadline.
(SNARLING)
Even the Archmage’s sorcery
brewed no creatures like these.
What’s the matter?
Never seen
a cybernetic Jackal before?
(MECHANICAL WHIRRING)
(MECHANICAL WHIRRING)
Man, I’ve had it with this
working class hero bit.
(GRUNTS)
When Xanatos helped us
skip the country
I didn’t know
we were gonna be slave labor.
Patience,
my hirsute friend.
After tonight
it’ll all be over
and we can go
our separate ways.
We’ve done our jobs, Emir,
you’d better have done yours.
Xanatos won’t be happy
if this project doesn’t--
Xanatos isn’t here, Coyote.
I am.
Besides, he will not be
disappointed.
Before midnight
has passed we will have
what man has dreamed of
since the beginning of time.
And the healing
will finally begin.
Let’s get back to work.
Midnight can’t come
soon enough for me.
By the way, robojock,
like the new design.
Wanna make sparks fly?
Later, perhaps.
Well...
EMIR:
It is not long till midnight.
Go and bring back
the sacred Tanna leaves.
Where are we?
Well, judging by the scenery,
I’d say Egypt
is a pretty good bet.
We have to take
a closer look at that.
It looks like
the world’s biggest gargoyle.
The sphinx.
It was ancient long
before I was hatched.
(DISTANT WHIRRING)
Over here, quickly!
What was that thing?
A robot named Coyote.
Are you sure? He was smashed
into scrap metal weeks ago.
Xanatos’ image
was on its video screen.
He must have
rebuilt the robot.
And probably upgraded it,
so it’s more dangerous
than ever.
But what’s Coyote
doing here in Egypt?
And is the rest of the Pack
with him?
Hmm. I’m not sure.
But at least we know
why we are here,
to protect this ancient land
from their evil.
(DEEP INHALE)
(SNEEZES)
HYENA: Argh!
These blasted leaves
are giving me hay fever.
It is almost midnight.
Let us prepare for the ceremony.
He pressed these carvings
in this pattern...
(GROWLS)
Ignite the braziers!
By the Scroll of Thoth,
by the sacred Tanna leaves,
by the power of Amon-Ra,
I adjure and compel you!
Come forth from your dark
domain, Jackal God,
Keeper of the Dead!
Come forth to do our bidding!
Well,
look who’s crashed the party!
Deal with them!
Hope you’ve enjoyed
your visit to Egypt, Goliath.
’Cause it’s about
to be cut short!
(CACKLING)
COYOTE: I’d sure like to know
how you got here,
but I’m programmed to shoot
first and ask questions later.
(GROWLING)
(WOLF GROANS)
(SAW WHIRRING)
(GASPS)
Uh-oh.
(GROANS)
(GROWLING)
(GRUNTING)
(YELPS)
(BOTH GRUNTING)
(GROWLS)
Nighty-night.
(EMIR LAUGHS TRIUMPHANTLY)
The spell was a success!
Behold the Jackal God,
the Lord of Death himself.
Anubis!
Well, shave my chest
and call me baldie.
Dingo’s gonna be
sorry he missed this.
The original model.
You’re not needed here now.
Leave me.
Xanatos will want to know
if you’ve secured immortality
for him.
He’ll get his report when I’m
ready! Not before! Now go!
Hear me,
Guardian of the Gate.
I demand a favor.
ANUBIS: I grant
but one boon, mortal.
And it will be given to you
as it is given to everyone,
when your time has come.
You took from me
my only son, Anubis!
Two years ago,
in a pointless car accident.
Death is always pointless.
That is the point.
Don’t toy with me, Jackal God,
I want my son back.
I will make you give him back.
What you ask is unthinkable.
Your son has passed.
Let him rest.
Death comes to us all.
Not anymore.
With you trapped here forever,
death has no sting.
No one can die.
And so my threat is very real.
WOLF: I say we finish off the
gargoyles and Maza.
I’m tired of them
giving us grief.
Second the motion.
(LAUGHS)
I would enjoy that too.
Unfortunately, I was not
programmed to expect them here.
Without definitive orders,
they get to live.
I’m giving the order.
You don’t qualify.
(GROWLS)
Shouldn’t one of us
be in there
to look after
Xanatos’ interests?
Are you volunteering?
You’re not exactly
Mr. Subtlety.
All right. Go ahead.
(BOTH GROANING)
(GROANING)
EMIR: I demand reparation!
My son was cruelly
and unfairly
taken from me!
On the contrary, death is
the ultimate fairness.
Rich and poor, young and old,
all are equal in death.
You would not like to see
the Jackal God play favorites.
Think what you’re doing.
All over the world
there is birth, but no death.
Our planet cannot
support so many lives at once.
My only concern is my son.
Return him to me
or suffer the consequences.
Very well! If you will
not give my son back
I will take him back!
The Papyrus of Thoth contains
a spell that transforms
the reader into an avatar.
Avatar?
A human who becomes a vessel
for a supernatural being.
I don’t think
I like the sound of that.
I will use the spell
to join with you,
and so command
life and death myself!
No! You cannot do this!
Death stole my only child
before I had
a chance to say goodbye.
To hold him again...
I will move heaven and earth
with my bare hands!
ANUBIS: You cannot comprehend
the forces you unleash.
(GRUNTING)
(RUMBLING)
- (GASPS)
- Stop it!
You’ll bring down
the whole temple!
What’s going on here?
Take these interlopers out
and dispose of them!
Is that an order, Emir?
Yes! Get rid of them!
Cheerfully.
(GROWLING)
Come on.
What is this place?
Amastaba,
or burial chamber.
The perfect resting place
for you four.
I’m not ready
to rest just yet.
-Get ’em!
-Where’d they go?
COYOTE: Over there!
She slices, she dices.
(GROANS)
Naughty, naughty!
No use hiding, big guy.
(SNARLING)
COYOTE: Go ahead.
Take your best shot.
You wanted my best shot.
COYOTE: Yes. Now take mine.
(GRUNTING)
This is our chance!
We’ve got to stop the Avatar!
(GROANS)
(YELLS)
In the names of Osiris,
Isis and Set,
let Anubis and I now be one!
(EMIR GROANS)
(YELLING)
(LAUGHING MANIACALLY)
(GROWLING)
What in blazes is that?
I think it used
to be my brother.
This can’t be what
Xanatos had in mind.
(LAUGHS)
(IN DUAL VOICES) It’s not.
(CHUCKLES) Never
did like that robot.
Well, I did.
Every time I meet a guy I can go
for, you have to ruin it!
(IN DUAL VOICES) I’m sorry.
Did I upset my baby sister?
(BOTH GROANING)
(LAUGHS)
(GROWLS)
(GROANING)
Goliath!
(MOANS SOFTLY)
(COOING)
Life and death at my command.
I like it.
No! I was to be
the avatar!
You know,
I think I’ll keep you alive
to watch as all life on
this planet withers and dies.
After I bring
the gift of death
to this world,
maybe I’ll reunite you
with your son.
(GROWLING)
(LAUGHS MANIACALLY)
(GROANS)
Stop!
(EXCLAIMS IN PAIN)
(WHINES)
Let the purge begin!
(GLASS SHATTERING)
(LAUGHS MANIACALLY)
If you can stop
this you must act.
I know you
grieve for your son.
But we’ve all lost souls
we care for.
Must I lose my daughter
to prove that this is evil?
Then we will stop him
without you.
Now, while he’s distracted...
You can’t stop me, you fools!
I am Death!
EMIR: The papyrus,
with it I can make
myself the avatar.
Your final moments
have come!
In the names of Osiris,
Isis and Set,
let the spirit of Anubis
flow into this vessel!
(SCREAMS) No!
(GROANS)
(IN DUAL VOICES)
Now, I understand.
What is dead and gone
cannot be restored.
But the stolen energies
can be re-channeled.
(RUMBLING)
What will you do now, Anubis?
Will you bring back your son?
No. The Jackal God
cannot play favorites.
I understand that now.
And I also understand
that no one must
ever have access
to such power as this.
What...
What do you think happened
to the Pack?
I’d rather not think about it.
How did you two manage
to attack Jackal
after he aged you?
I could barely move.
Gargoyles age at one half
the speed of humans.
Fortunately,
Jackal did not know that.
And the Emir?
What do you think
happened to him?
If there’s any justice
in this world or the next,
he’s with his son now.
At rest.
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)