The Fantastic Journey (1977): Season 1, Episode 9 - Riddles - full transcript
Guided to an old house by a mysterious mounted messenger, the travellers - minus Liana - quest for an object that will assist their search for Evoland, and a strange couple conjures illusions drawn from their deepest fears.
Travelers, if you would find
the way to Evoland,
and the doorway
back to your own time,
Seek the house
that lies below.
Mom, it is you.
It's me, Scott.
I don't have any son.
Ah! Help! Get me out!
- Help me.
- My hands...
Hey, my hands!
Get it off. Oh, God.
Hey!
Lost in the Devil's Triangle,
trapped in a dimension
with beings from the future
and from other worlds,
a party of adventurers
journey through zones of time.
back to their own time.
Varian, a man
from the 23rd century,
possessing awesome powers.
From 1977,
Fred, a young doctor
just out of medical school.
Scott Jordan,the 13-year-old
son of a famous scientist.
Liana, daughter of
an Atlantean father
and an
extraterrestrial mother.
And Jonathan Willaway,
rebel scientist
from the 1960s.
Together, they face
the frightening unknown
on The Fantastic Journey.
Well, how long do
you think it'll take Liana
- to catch up to us?
- Several days, I think.
What'd she want to
stay there for, anyway?
Well, you know, she wanted
to stay in Coriel
and talk to Morgan
and Halyana once again
about the new order
of government there.
Yeah, she remembers
Atlantium's change over.
Well, maybe we ought to
not travel too fast.
Don't worry, if she
can't find us, Sil-L will.
What is it, Fred?
I don't know, I thought I saw
a horse and rider up there.
I don't see anything.
Well, that's
a horse I'm hearing.
Travelers, if you would find
the way to Evoland,
and the doorway
back to your own time,
hear me and take heed.
Seek the house
that lies below.
House?
What house?
Follow the runner
called Kedryn.
He will show you where.
What you need is hidden
in the Hall of Echoes there.
Hall of Echoes?
What is it that we need?
One ofthe 12 keys,
which is a stone
and the power of
the stone is this.
Approaching,
see with other eyes.
In holding,
alter shapes and size.
In giving,
you receive the prize!
Hey, hey!
Wait a minute!
Fred, on the western shore
the Arawak Indians
told of messengers
who ride from zone to zone.
Guiding people like us
to the east.
And they call them
"the Riders."
You mean, he was for real?
And he can tell us
how to get to Evoland?
Look!
Kedryn!
He doesn't hear us.
We can't let him get away.
Let's go.
Catch up when you can.
Oh, man.
The house below.
Just like that Rider said.
I wonder if the rest is true.
I wonder if there
really is a secret stone.
Let's go back
and get the others.
- Come on.
- Yeah.
Kedryn, what is it?
Kedryn, what's the matter?
The strangers,
they're coming here.
They know
about the stone.
They want it.
Oh, that's impossible.
We've never been
bothered before.
Krysta, the Riders know.
Sooner or later...
...we're gonna have
to gie it up.
Welcome. Welcome.
You're most welcome here.
This is my wife, Krysta.
Oh, and you're Kedryn?
Yes. How did you know?
- The Rider told us.
- A Rider?
That's strange.
I thought we're the only ones
in this land with horses.
Only people in this land.
But please, come in,
refresh yourselves.
Thank you.
We'd be delighted.
Uh, you'll love this.
It's not often
eastbound travelers
happen upon our little house
here in the woods.
We are grateful
for the opportunity
to share our comforts.
This is delicious.
It's fruit nectar.
The tartness is remoed
by a mysterious process
that's known only to Simkin.
My compliments, Simkin.
My family has long practiced
the art of
preparing food and drink
to demanding tastes.
I'm pleased
that you find it to yours.
Kedryn, why did you
run from us before?
Run from you?
Did you say
that I ran from you?
You didn't hear us yelling?
No.
No, I didn't.
I hope I didn't offend you.
The storms are coming.
Please, now,
you all look tired.
Why don't you
spend the night with us?
You should be warned, however,
the dark season
is due any day now.
He's lying.
I 'd bet my life on it.
Mmm,They're both a little
too innocent if you ask me,
and a little bit too eager
to get us going.
Yeah, like all that talk
about terrible storms.
Mmm.
I think you're both right.
I sensed something
strange about them.
Something peculiar.
What do you mean?
I don't know, Scott.
Maybe when I know more
about them. Maybe then.
That is extraordinary.
My husband
was a teacher of history.
We have a passion
for Earth antiques.
We were on
a collecting mission
when our craft
veered off-course
and we landed here.
And Simkin's
miraculousd dinner.
You flatter me.
Oh, no, no, Simkin
No, well-deserved praise.
I can't place this.
UHh, grouse.
The herbs confused you.
They come
from our home planet.
Haven't you ever
tried to get home?
We love it here.
I hope we never have to leave.
Our home planet
was unbearably overcrowded.
You can't imagine how...
How wonderful it is
to be alone
with all this space.
No other people.
Kedryn, there's something
think I should tell you.
We're not here by accident.
We were directed here
by one of the Riders
who told us to look
forsome kind of a stone
in the Hall of Echoes.
Kedryn, do you understand?
Uh, no. Uh...
I'm not familiar
with any place
called the Hall of Echoes.
Or Riders.
And as far as stones...
The Rider did say that Kedryn
would lead us to this house.
Well, I guess
have done that.
But as far as the rest goes,
don't understand.
I must admit,
it is not my idea
of perfect weather
to go gadding about.
Yeah, for a minute there, I thought
we were gonna lose the lights.
You don't have to
worry about that.
Ah! When we decided
to stay here,
we built the house
with the elements in mind.
We designed it after
traditional Earth structure.
It's a pleasing change
from the harsh cubes
of our home planet.
As far as
the poweris concerned,
it's impervious to weater.
Scotty?
You feeling okay?
Yes.
That weird lightning
had me going for a minute.
We rise early.
If you'll excuse us?
Oh, uh, if you don"t mind,
would like
to stay down here
and browse around.
You have quite a remarkable
collection of antiques.
Oh, not at all. Uh...
Please be comfortable.
Sleep well.
Oh, uh, would suggest,
for your own safety,
that you do leave tomorrow
during suntime.
And just forget about
chasing myths.
Goodnight to you all.
About time.
to hit the hay, Scotty?
Please. Let's do that.
Goodnight.
Simkin. Excuse me.
Simkin?
I just want
to ask you a question.
Simkin.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Another fellow
just came in here.
I wanted to ask him about
the French Gothic chest.
Oh, yes.
Yes.
Simkin...
He went
into the kitchen.
Oh.
But I can answer
any of the questions
you have
about the furniture.
Oh! Well,
thank you very much.
That really is a superb chest,
but I can't place it.
I don't know
whether it's late 16th
or early 17th century.
Varian, I think
you better hear this.
Tell him, Scotty.
I didn't want to
make a big deal out of it.
While We're sitting
at the dinner table,
I looked up
at Kedryn and...
All right,
what have we decided?
Are we going to
leave in the morning?
Or are we going to stay?
Jonathan, please.
Go ahead, Scott.
Well...
I look up at Kedryn and...
...all of a sudden,
I see the face
of an old man.
It was like...
I don't know,
like I was seeing
two separate images.
It was probably
just the lightning
playing tricks on my eyes.
An old man?
Well, I ran into
an old man in the hallway.
It was probably him.
You must've seen him
through the window.
No. It was right there.
Right where
Kedryn was sitting.
It was like he was
two people at the same time.
Are my eyes playing tricks?
Approaching, see
with other eyes.
A riddle.
Scott, have you seen
anything else unusual,
any other double images?
No. I sure don't want to.
You know...
So far, that Rider's
been right on.
Well, I get the feeling
that Kedryn and Krysta
have been lying to us
about eerything.
That's possible.
It's possible
that they're lying.
It's also possible
that they don't know
that there's a stone here.
Well, if it is here.
And if it will
open the doorway
back to our own time,
I say we don't
leave here without it.
You know, you really are dealing
in an awful lot of "ifs."
You know, I would like
to look around this place
if our hosts could
be kept out of the way.
Well, Krysta talked about
going riding in the morning.
Maybe I could go with them
and keep them away,
out in the countryside.
Hey, dynamite,
I'll go with Scott.
Good.
And then you and I will make
a clean sweep of this place
and we can just see
what we'll see.
They're suspicious.
They're wary
in a strange place. Natural.
They suspect something,
Kedryn, and you know it.
Yes.
Ah...
Master, in the hallway,
Willaway almost caught me.
I told you.
All right. I promise.
First thing tomorrow,
I get rid of them,
one way or the other.
What do you mean
you can't leave?
Well, look at the man.
He came down very ill
late last night.
He's running a fever.
Dizziness, nausea.
Looks like food poisoning
or an allergic reaction
of some kind.
I guess some ofthe herbs
from your planet
just didn't agree with him.
That's too bad.
When will he be
able to travel?
Maybe late today,
after he's worked this
out of his system.
That's when the storms begin.
I think that we should
stay until tomorrow.
Oh, you're
such a good boy.
Your mother
would be so proud of you.
Willaway, you aint Camille.
As long as we're gonna
have to stay here,
would it be all right if I
went riding with you, Kedryn?
I used to go
with my dad all the time.
I'd like to go myself.
Of course, I...
I haven't done any
for a while now.
What about your patient?
Well, I'm a healer,
I could stay with him.
Fred's been tending him
all night long. I...
I think he needs a break.
Oh, could we go with you?
I'd really like that.
Get two more horses ready.
I'll get the brown gelding,
the buckskin mare.
There they go.
Now Simkin's
going into the stables.
The house is empty.
Not a sign
of servants anywhere.
- Okay. Let's move.
- Ah.
Cover every room in the house.
- I'm gonna examine the grounds.
- All right.
Make it as fast as you can.
Oh, sure. Fine with me.
Whoa, whoa. Whoa!
Kedryn.
I'm afraid. Please
make them see they must leave.
If their friends
discoer our secret...
You ride your horse
up that way.
Don't look back.
Whoa!
Whoa!
Fred! Help!
Come on. Let's go.
Come on.
Whoa!
Whoa! He won't stop!
I only wanted you
to frighten them.
Whoa! Stop!
Ahhh!
Whoa! Come on.
Scott, don't stand up yet.
You took a bad fall.
Ah!
Ah!
Now, what's all this about?
Hello!
Echoes.
- Watch your step.
- Watch your step.
Listen.
Listen.
Come on, let's go.
Hello!
Now, if we're not moving,
that echo isn't ours.
And if it isn't ours,
whose is it?
The stone.
You.
You underestimate
the power of the stone.
I've never seen rocks
that give off light like this.
Who's following who?
I thought you were out riding.
Yeah, we were.
Until the horses stampeded.
Listen. let me lay
something weird on you.
I think Kedryn made it happen.
What?
Well, I never believed
in Merlin stories before,
but weird things
keep happening
when that dude's around.
That's him.
That's the face I saw.
Who are you?
Lies in a spider's web,
that's you.
The Rider's nothing more
than a lure.
An illusion.
A trap.
Your pretty hosts,
Krysta and Kedryn
are parasites.
Like the vampires.
The legend.
- Vampires?
- That's nonsense.
How do you think they stay
so young and perfect?
Hmm?
They suck the vitality,
the life force
out of gullible fools
like you!
This zone stinks with evil.
Go, go, go. Get out of here.
Leave by tonight.
Get out of here if you can.
Stay away
from those two in the house.
If that's true,
why do Krysta and Kedryn
also want us to leave?
And why do you stay around?
I stay because I'm too old.
But they are tricky,
subtle liars
and they'll put you
off your guard
and they'll suck you further
into the Rider's story.
Hey!
Fred!
Fred!
Help me!
Help!
You all right?
Yes, why?
- Didn't you call me?
- No, no, I didn't.
I'm sure
that old man's gone by now.
Look, none ofthis is getting
us any closer to the stone.
Yeah, and I wonder
where Willaway is.
I left him in the house.
Well, I'll go look for him.
No, no. I'm not so sure
I like the idea
of you going back
to that house by yourself.
No telling where Kedryn
and Krysta are by now.
Oh, I'll be all right.
Besides, Willaway's there.
I'll just go get him
while you guys are
looking around in here.
l think it would be safer
back there with Jonathan.
Ah! Don't let it happen!
Oh! Ohh!
This place has aged 50 years.
No. No!
No!
Willaway?
Willaway?
Are you in there, Willaway?
Willaway, are you in there?
Over there.
Oh, my God,
he's inside that thing.
Here.
We've got to alter the
molecular frequency quickly,
or he's gonna freeze to death.
Oh! Uh, oh.
I thought you guys
would never find me.
Oh!
You know, I have had some
chilly receptions in my time,
but nothing like that.
Oh-ho!
Look what I found.
The stone.
Oh, Willaway,
I never thought I'd say this,
- but you are beautiful.
- I know.
This is the key.
And that doorway's out there,
somewhere, waiting.
Hey, wait a minute, if youe
been in here all along,
that means that Scott's
alone in the house.
He is? We'd better
get back there fast.
I mean, theres no telling
what can happen to him.
Right on.
Yes!
You have the stone,
but now hear me! Having it
is not the end of it!
Scott!
Yeah, I'm here.
Hey, you found him.
That's not all.
Hail, the conquering hero.
You found the stone!
We thaw him
out of deep freeze.
and he's the hero.
Hey, what happened to this place?
This place was beautiful this morning.
Well, wait till
you see the inside.
You're really have a surprise.
- Oh, man!
- Oh, my...
Well, I...
Do you believe this place?
Look at it.
No, I don't.
Scott, have you seen
Krysta or Kedryn?
No. But you guys
should see upstairs,
it's like a tomb.
No, let's just get out
of this mausoleum.
Just a minute.
We've got the stone, but...
I don't know, I just...
I feel like we stole it.
Scott.
Come on now,
Kedryn and Krysta
weren't extending
any hospitalities to us
when they tried to wreck us
on those horses, right?
Scott, according
to the legend,
the stone belongs
to the finder.
And besides,
I did not
take it from the house.
I took it from the cave,
and the old man didn't say
anything about taking it.
He just said that, uh,
I underestimated it.
I certainly did.
Yeah, I guess so, but...
I just feel funny.
To tell you the truth, I don't
understand any of this.
Yeah, this place
is full of question marks.
And the one
that bothers me the most
is that old man saying
that having the stone
was not the end of it.
What is that all about?
We can all reflect
on these things later,
in the comfort
ofthe next zone,
thank you very much.
Fellas.
The knob's
come off in my hand.
Hey!
Varian! Scott!
Look, guys, I don't like
confined spaces, come on.
Varian!
Hey, Fred,
joke's over, come on.
Help, get me out!
Get me out!
Fred!
I'm hurt!
Fred, I'm hurt.
I need help!
Did you hear that?
It sounded like Scotty.
- Hey.
- Fred!
Man, what is
going on around here?
Mom?
Mom, it is you!
It's me, Scott.
Scott?
I don't remember any Scott.
What do you mean
you don't remember?
But you've got to.
It's me, your son, Scott.
I don 't have any son.
I'm hurt bad.
Help!
Get me out!
Fred, it hurts.
Help me.
Oh, it hurts.
Oh! Get it off.
Help me. Please.
Help me.
- My hands..
- It hurts.
- Oh!
- Hey.
Fred, it hurts. Help me.
Oh, it hurts.
Get it off.
Help me.
- Hey, hey.
- Please.
Help me.
Get it off.
Oh, God.
- Help me. Help me.
- My hands!
Help me.
Oh, it hurts.
Help.
Hey.
Help me!
Mom, please.
Please remember.
Get if off!
Hey!
Hey!
Somebody help me!
Fred!
Scott! Listen to me.
These are nothing
but our own nightmares.
The stone is testing us!
These are illusions!
Don't feed them!
Think of each other!
Oh!
Think of each other,
nothing more than that.
- Where is everybody?
- Here.
Ah!
Guess what happened? I...
I've been locked in some
mad, shrinking closet.
That stone
is still testing us.
Yeah, well, school is out.
I'm for getting out of here
right now.
Oh!
It's the old man
from the cave.
You're Kedryn and Krysta.
Our home planet
was overcrowded.
It was a place where
youth was so prized, that
any sign of age...
...meant banishment.
On our last
collection mission,
Kedryn saw gray
in his hair.
We did not wish to be apart...
...ever.
We broke the law.
We stole our ship
and fled with our servant.
We crashed here.
There was a traveler
who was dying,
and we helped him
and he gave us the stone.
We discovered
it gave us a kind of
perpetual youth.
It's power was
that of illusion.
A dream
became reality.
"Approaching...
"...see with other eyes."
"In holding,
altershapes and size."
The riddle was right.
The traveler said
that one day
we would have to
lose the stone.
It's yours now.
Varian...
Look at me now.
Can I show this face
to my husband...
...day after day..
...and have him
still love me?
Is it the way
that Kedryn looks
that makes you love him?
Is your love based
on the illusion of youth?
A brilliant writer
once wrote...
"Grow old with me.
"The best is yet to be,"
No.
What we have now is...
...real.
You're leaving us much...
Much more than you're taking.
Do you remember
the last part of the riddle?
It said,
"In giving,
you receive the prize."
One thing I gotta say,
Liana didn't really
miss anything here.
I wonderwhat her dream
would have been?
Oh, about her mother's city,
no doubt.
The city of crystal spires
and gleaming glass.
Yeah, but what about Sil-L?
Do cats dream?
Sure, they do.
Atlantian cats
dream of electric mice.
Electric mice?
Subtitles: Kilo
the way to Evoland,
and the doorway
back to your own time,
Seek the house
that lies below.
Mom, it is you.
It's me, Scott.
I don't have any son.
Ah! Help! Get me out!
- Help me.
- My hands...
Hey, my hands!
Get it off. Oh, God.
Hey!
Lost in the Devil's Triangle,
trapped in a dimension
with beings from the future
and from other worlds,
a party of adventurers
journey through zones of time.
back to their own time.
Varian, a man
from the 23rd century,
possessing awesome powers.
From 1977,
Fred, a young doctor
just out of medical school.
Scott Jordan,the 13-year-old
son of a famous scientist.
Liana, daughter of
an Atlantean father
and an
extraterrestrial mother.
And Jonathan Willaway,
rebel scientist
from the 1960s.
Together, they face
the frightening unknown
on The Fantastic Journey.
Well, how long do
you think it'll take Liana
- to catch up to us?
- Several days, I think.
What'd she want to
stay there for, anyway?
Well, you know, she wanted
to stay in Coriel
and talk to Morgan
and Halyana once again
about the new order
of government there.
Yeah, she remembers
Atlantium's change over.
Well, maybe we ought to
not travel too fast.
Don't worry, if she
can't find us, Sil-L will.
What is it, Fred?
I don't know, I thought I saw
a horse and rider up there.
I don't see anything.
Well, that's
a horse I'm hearing.
Travelers, if you would find
the way to Evoland,
and the doorway
back to your own time,
hear me and take heed.
Seek the house
that lies below.
House?
What house?
Follow the runner
called Kedryn.
He will show you where.
What you need is hidden
in the Hall of Echoes there.
Hall of Echoes?
What is it that we need?
One ofthe 12 keys,
which is a stone
and the power of
the stone is this.
Approaching,
see with other eyes.
In holding,
alter shapes and size.
In giving,
you receive the prize!
Hey, hey!
Wait a minute!
Fred, on the western shore
the Arawak Indians
told of messengers
who ride from zone to zone.
Guiding people like us
to the east.
And they call them
"the Riders."
You mean, he was for real?
And he can tell us
how to get to Evoland?
Look!
Kedryn!
He doesn't hear us.
We can't let him get away.
Let's go.
Catch up when you can.
Oh, man.
The house below.
Just like that Rider said.
I wonder if the rest is true.
I wonder if there
really is a secret stone.
Let's go back
and get the others.
- Come on.
- Yeah.
Kedryn, what is it?
Kedryn, what's the matter?
The strangers,
they're coming here.
They know
about the stone.
They want it.
Oh, that's impossible.
We've never been
bothered before.
Krysta, the Riders know.
Sooner or later...
...we're gonna have
to gie it up.
Welcome. Welcome.
You're most welcome here.
This is my wife, Krysta.
Oh, and you're Kedryn?
Yes. How did you know?
- The Rider told us.
- A Rider?
That's strange.
I thought we're the only ones
in this land with horses.
Only people in this land.
But please, come in,
refresh yourselves.
Thank you.
We'd be delighted.
Uh, you'll love this.
It's not often
eastbound travelers
happen upon our little house
here in the woods.
We are grateful
for the opportunity
to share our comforts.
This is delicious.
It's fruit nectar.
The tartness is remoed
by a mysterious process
that's known only to Simkin.
My compliments, Simkin.
My family has long practiced
the art of
preparing food and drink
to demanding tastes.
I'm pleased
that you find it to yours.
Kedryn, why did you
run from us before?
Run from you?
Did you say
that I ran from you?
You didn't hear us yelling?
No.
No, I didn't.
I hope I didn't offend you.
The storms are coming.
Please, now,
you all look tired.
Why don't you
spend the night with us?
You should be warned, however,
the dark season
is due any day now.
He's lying.
I 'd bet my life on it.
Mmm,They're both a little
too innocent if you ask me,
and a little bit too eager
to get us going.
Yeah, like all that talk
about terrible storms.
Mmm.
I think you're both right.
I sensed something
strange about them.
Something peculiar.
What do you mean?
I don't know, Scott.
Maybe when I know more
about them. Maybe then.
That is extraordinary.
My husband
was a teacher of history.
We have a passion
for Earth antiques.
We were on
a collecting mission
when our craft
veered off-course
and we landed here.
And Simkin's
miraculousd dinner.
You flatter me.
Oh, no, no, Simkin
No, well-deserved praise.
I can't place this.
UHh, grouse.
The herbs confused you.
They come
from our home planet.
Haven't you ever
tried to get home?
We love it here.
I hope we never have to leave.
Our home planet
was unbearably overcrowded.
You can't imagine how...
How wonderful it is
to be alone
with all this space.
No other people.
Kedryn, there's something
think I should tell you.
We're not here by accident.
We were directed here
by one of the Riders
who told us to look
forsome kind of a stone
in the Hall of Echoes.
Kedryn, do you understand?
Uh, no. Uh...
I'm not familiar
with any place
called the Hall of Echoes.
Or Riders.
And as far as stones...
The Rider did say that Kedryn
would lead us to this house.
Well, I guess
have done that.
But as far as the rest goes,
don't understand.
I must admit,
it is not my idea
of perfect weather
to go gadding about.
Yeah, for a minute there, I thought
we were gonna lose the lights.
You don't have to
worry about that.
Ah! When we decided
to stay here,
we built the house
with the elements in mind.
We designed it after
traditional Earth structure.
It's a pleasing change
from the harsh cubes
of our home planet.
As far as
the poweris concerned,
it's impervious to weater.
Scotty?
You feeling okay?
Yes.
That weird lightning
had me going for a minute.
We rise early.
If you'll excuse us?
Oh, uh, if you don"t mind,
would like
to stay down here
and browse around.
You have quite a remarkable
collection of antiques.
Oh, not at all. Uh...
Please be comfortable.
Sleep well.
Oh, uh, would suggest,
for your own safety,
that you do leave tomorrow
during suntime.
And just forget about
chasing myths.
Goodnight to you all.
About time.
to hit the hay, Scotty?
Please. Let's do that.
Goodnight.
Simkin. Excuse me.
Simkin?
I just want
to ask you a question.
Simkin.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Another fellow
just came in here.
I wanted to ask him about
the French Gothic chest.
Oh, yes.
Yes.
Simkin...
He went
into the kitchen.
Oh.
But I can answer
any of the questions
you have
about the furniture.
Oh! Well,
thank you very much.
That really is a superb chest,
but I can't place it.
I don't know
whether it's late 16th
or early 17th century.
Varian, I think
you better hear this.
Tell him, Scotty.
I didn't want to
make a big deal out of it.
While We're sitting
at the dinner table,
I looked up
at Kedryn and...
All right,
what have we decided?
Are we going to
leave in the morning?
Or are we going to stay?
Jonathan, please.
Go ahead, Scott.
Well...
I look up at Kedryn and...
...all of a sudden,
I see the face
of an old man.
It was like...
I don't know,
like I was seeing
two separate images.
It was probably
just the lightning
playing tricks on my eyes.
An old man?
Well, I ran into
an old man in the hallway.
It was probably him.
You must've seen him
through the window.
No. It was right there.
Right where
Kedryn was sitting.
It was like he was
two people at the same time.
Are my eyes playing tricks?
Approaching, see
with other eyes.
A riddle.
Scott, have you seen
anything else unusual,
any other double images?
No. I sure don't want to.
You know...
So far, that Rider's
been right on.
Well, I get the feeling
that Kedryn and Krysta
have been lying to us
about eerything.
That's possible.
It's possible
that they're lying.
It's also possible
that they don't know
that there's a stone here.
Well, if it is here.
And if it will
open the doorway
back to our own time,
I say we don't
leave here without it.
You know, you really are dealing
in an awful lot of "ifs."
You know, I would like
to look around this place
if our hosts could
be kept out of the way.
Well, Krysta talked about
going riding in the morning.
Maybe I could go with them
and keep them away,
out in the countryside.
Hey, dynamite,
I'll go with Scott.
Good.
And then you and I will make
a clean sweep of this place
and we can just see
what we'll see.
They're suspicious.
They're wary
in a strange place. Natural.
They suspect something,
Kedryn, and you know it.
Yes.
Ah...
Master, in the hallway,
Willaway almost caught me.
I told you.
All right. I promise.
First thing tomorrow,
I get rid of them,
one way or the other.
What do you mean
you can't leave?
Well, look at the man.
He came down very ill
late last night.
He's running a fever.
Dizziness, nausea.
Looks like food poisoning
or an allergic reaction
of some kind.
I guess some ofthe herbs
from your planet
just didn't agree with him.
That's too bad.
When will he be
able to travel?
Maybe late today,
after he's worked this
out of his system.
That's when the storms begin.
I think that we should
stay until tomorrow.
Oh, you're
such a good boy.
Your mother
would be so proud of you.
Willaway, you aint Camille.
As long as we're gonna
have to stay here,
would it be all right if I
went riding with you, Kedryn?
I used to go
with my dad all the time.
I'd like to go myself.
Of course, I...
I haven't done any
for a while now.
What about your patient?
Well, I'm a healer,
I could stay with him.
Fred's been tending him
all night long. I...
I think he needs a break.
Oh, could we go with you?
I'd really like that.
Get two more horses ready.
I'll get the brown gelding,
the buckskin mare.
There they go.
Now Simkin's
going into the stables.
The house is empty.
Not a sign
of servants anywhere.
- Okay. Let's move.
- Ah.
Cover every room in the house.
- I'm gonna examine the grounds.
- All right.
Make it as fast as you can.
Oh, sure. Fine with me.
Whoa, whoa. Whoa!
Kedryn.
I'm afraid. Please
make them see they must leave.
If their friends
discoer our secret...
You ride your horse
up that way.
Don't look back.
Whoa!
Whoa!
Fred! Help!
Come on. Let's go.
Come on.
Whoa!
Whoa! He won't stop!
I only wanted you
to frighten them.
Whoa! Stop!
Ahhh!
Whoa! Come on.
Scott, don't stand up yet.
You took a bad fall.
Ah!
Ah!
Now, what's all this about?
Hello!
Echoes.
- Watch your step.
- Watch your step.
Listen.
Listen.
Come on, let's go.
Hello!
Now, if we're not moving,
that echo isn't ours.
And if it isn't ours,
whose is it?
The stone.
You.
You underestimate
the power of the stone.
I've never seen rocks
that give off light like this.
Who's following who?
I thought you were out riding.
Yeah, we were.
Until the horses stampeded.
Listen. let me lay
something weird on you.
I think Kedryn made it happen.
What?
Well, I never believed
in Merlin stories before,
but weird things
keep happening
when that dude's around.
That's him.
That's the face I saw.
Who are you?
Lies in a spider's web,
that's you.
The Rider's nothing more
than a lure.
An illusion.
A trap.
Your pretty hosts,
Krysta and Kedryn
are parasites.
Like the vampires.
The legend.
- Vampires?
- That's nonsense.
How do you think they stay
so young and perfect?
Hmm?
They suck the vitality,
the life force
out of gullible fools
like you!
This zone stinks with evil.
Go, go, go. Get out of here.
Leave by tonight.
Get out of here if you can.
Stay away
from those two in the house.
If that's true,
why do Krysta and Kedryn
also want us to leave?
And why do you stay around?
I stay because I'm too old.
But they are tricky,
subtle liars
and they'll put you
off your guard
and they'll suck you further
into the Rider's story.
Hey!
Fred!
Fred!
Help me!
Help!
You all right?
Yes, why?
- Didn't you call me?
- No, no, I didn't.
I'm sure
that old man's gone by now.
Look, none ofthis is getting
us any closer to the stone.
Yeah, and I wonder
where Willaway is.
I left him in the house.
Well, I'll go look for him.
No, no. I'm not so sure
I like the idea
of you going back
to that house by yourself.
No telling where Kedryn
and Krysta are by now.
Oh, I'll be all right.
Besides, Willaway's there.
I'll just go get him
while you guys are
looking around in here.
l think it would be safer
back there with Jonathan.
Ah! Don't let it happen!
Oh! Ohh!
This place has aged 50 years.
No. No!
No!
Willaway?
Willaway?
Are you in there, Willaway?
Willaway, are you in there?
Over there.
Oh, my God,
he's inside that thing.
Here.
We've got to alter the
molecular frequency quickly,
or he's gonna freeze to death.
Oh! Uh, oh.
I thought you guys
would never find me.
Oh!
You know, I have had some
chilly receptions in my time,
but nothing like that.
Oh-ho!
Look what I found.
The stone.
Oh, Willaway,
I never thought I'd say this,
- but you are beautiful.
- I know.
This is the key.
And that doorway's out there,
somewhere, waiting.
Hey, wait a minute, if youe
been in here all along,
that means that Scott's
alone in the house.
He is? We'd better
get back there fast.
I mean, theres no telling
what can happen to him.
Right on.
Yes!
You have the stone,
but now hear me! Having it
is not the end of it!
Scott!
Yeah, I'm here.
Hey, you found him.
That's not all.
Hail, the conquering hero.
You found the stone!
We thaw him
out of deep freeze.
and he's the hero.
Hey, what happened to this place?
This place was beautiful this morning.
Well, wait till
you see the inside.
You're really have a surprise.
- Oh, man!
- Oh, my...
Well, I...
Do you believe this place?
Look at it.
No, I don't.
Scott, have you seen
Krysta or Kedryn?
No. But you guys
should see upstairs,
it's like a tomb.
No, let's just get out
of this mausoleum.
Just a minute.
We've got the stone, but...
I don't know, I just...
I feel like we stole it.
Scott.
Come on now,
Kedryn and Krysta
weren't extending
any hospitalities to us
when they tried to wreck us
on those horses, right?
Scott, according
to the legend,
the stone belongs
to the finder.
And besides,
I did not
take it from the house.
I took it from the cave,
and the old man didn't say
anything about taking it.
He just said that, uh,
I underestimated it.
I certainly did.
Yeah, I guess so, but...
I just feel funny.
To tell you the truth, I don't
understand any of this.
Yeah, this place
is full of question marks.
And the one
that bothers me the most
is that old man saying
that having the stone
was not the end of it.
What is that all about?
We can all reflect
on these things later,
in the comfort
ofthe next zone,
thank you very much.
Fellas.
The knob's
come off in my hand.
Hey!
Varian! Scott!
Look, guys, I don't like
confined spaces, come on.
Varian!
Hey, Fred,
joke's over, come on.
Help, get me out!
Get me out!
Fred!
I'm hurt!
Fred, I'm hurt.
I need help!
Did you hear that?
It sounded like Scotty.
- Hey.
- Fred!
Man, what is
going on around here?
Mom?
Mom, it is you!
It's me, Scott.
Scott?
I don't remember any Scott.
What do you mean
you don't remember?
But you've got to.
It's me, your son, Scott.
I don 't have any son.
I'm hurt bad.
Help!
Get me out!
Fred, it hurts.
Help me.
Oh, it hurts.
Oh! Get it off.
Help me. Please.
Help me.
- My hands..
- It hurts.
- Oh!
- Hey.
Fred, it hurts. Help me.
Oh, it hurts.
Get it off.
Help me.
- Hey, hey.
- Please.
Help me.
Get it off.
Oh, God.
- Help me. Help me.
- My hands!
Help me.
Oh, it hurts.
Help.
Hey.
Help me!
Mom, please.
Please remember.
Get if off!
Hey!
Hey!
Somebody help me!
Fred!
Scott! Listen to me.
These are nothing
but our own nightmares.
The stone is testing us!
These are illusions!
Don't feed them!
Think of each other!
Oh!
Think of each other,
nothing more than that.
- Where is everybody?
- Here.
Ah!
Guess what happened? I...
I've been locked in some
mad, shrinking closet.
That stone
is still testing us.
Yeah, well, school is out.
I'm for getting out of here
right now.
Oh!
It's the old man
from the cave.
You're Kedryn and Krysta.
Our home planet
was overcrowded.
It was a place where
youth was so prized, that
any sign of age...
...meant banishment.
On our last
collection mission,
Kedryn saw gray
in his hair.
We did not wish to be apart...
...ever.
We broke the law.
We stole our ship
and fled with our servant.
We crashed here.
There was a traveler
who was dying,
and we helped him
and he gave us the stone.
We discovered
it gave us a kind of
perpetual youth.
It's power was
that of illusion.
A dream
became reality.
"Approaching...
"...see with other eyes."
"In holding,
altershapes and size."
The riddle was right.
The traveler said
that one day
we would have to
lose the stone.
It's yours now.
Varian...
Look at me now.
Can I show this face
to my husband...
...day after day..
...and have him
still love me?
Is it the way
that Kedryn looks
that makes you love him?
Is your love based
on the illusion of youth?
A brilliant writer
once wrote...
"Grow old with me.
"The best is yet to be,"
No.
What we have now is...
...real.
You're leaving us much...
Much more than you're taking.
Do you remember
the last part of the riddle?
It said,
"In giving,
you receive the prize."
One thing I gotta say,
Liana didn't really
miss anything here.
I wonderwhat her dream
would have been?
Oh, about her mother's city,
no doubt.
The city of crystal spires
and gleaming glass.
Yeah, but what about Sil-L?
Do cats dream?
Sure, they do.
Atlantian cats
dream of electric mice.
Electric mice?
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