Young Justice (2010–…): Season 4, Episode 13 - Episode #4.13 - full transcript

We had dispersed Child's
Pillar of Fire

and quieted her volcano...

But the Earth
had been shattered

by the Witch Girl's
Chaos, and so...

There is work to do.

What began
with a stranger calling upon a savage,

would now come to a head

with the Savage summoning
the Stranger.

Yet one way or another...

the conflict would end.

Theme music playing...



Hey, goody-ten-shoes!
Been looking for you everywhen!

- Klarion?
- Well, duh!

Thank God we're off that bus.

That's Doctor Fate.

I saw a photo of him once.

He was in the Justice Society!

Justice League.

Hey!

Dumb heroes, pay attention!

We thought Child killed you.

She killed Teekl.

So I lost my familiar,

my anchor...

and my best friend.



Klarion
now uses that vehicle

to anchor himself
to the mortal plane.

Brilliant
deduction, genius.

This is perfect.
Now you two can team up.

Out of the question.

The Witch Boy
cannot be trusted.

Ugh, agreed. But right now
you need each other.

Look, I don't like it
any better than you, Naboobie,

but Child has the backing
of the Chaos Lords,

so we don't got
a lot of choice here!

Nabu, you know it's true.

If we must.

Great!
Everyone on the bus!

First stop: Wherever they keep
my new cat.

Since when did Doctor Fate
join the Justice League?

Yeah, that's not going away anytime soon.

Garfield!

Hey, Perdita...

Happy to see me?

Surprised.

I mean, surprised and happy.

Why are you in town?
Shopping spree?

Economic conference?

No, silly. I'm here to see you.

I brought you
vegan-Thai-Chinese fusion.

Your favorite.

Thanks, but I just ate.

Can we fridge it for later?

Of course.

Are we
clear on the plan?

Plan-schman.

None of it'll work
if I don't feline-up first!

And this magical hoo-ha

will really get us
where we wanna go?

Yeah, Fate's good
at giving directions.

So, uh,

you really been bouncing around
time and space for ten years?

Feels more like
a couple of hours,

but I guess so?

I really have to pee.

When this is over,

we will get you back
to your proper time.

- I promise.
- Mmm.

After Klarion
did this to these kids,

are we seriously gonna trust
him not to stab us in the back?

Uh, I can hear you.

Not even a little bit.

But right now,
we have no choice.

I can still hear you.

Which doesn't mean we shouldn't be ready
for whatever he might do.

You're inside
me. I can hear everything!

Good.

Where are we?

Oh, sorry.

The Stranger summoned
the Lords of Order and the Lords of Chaos

to hear the Savage's plea...

Here me, Lords.

You govern the balance
in all things,

from the largest galaxy
to the tiniest quark.

But upon the planet Earth,

I have partnered
with your Lord of Chaos

and begotten
your Lord of Order.

It is I, Vandal Savage,

who has maintained
the balance there.

Child has upset that balance,

threatening the destruction
of the planet.

And the true tragedy...
it is all so unnecessary.

If there is tragedy, Savage,
you are to blame.

Your alliance with Darkseid
has evolved Earth

into a significant front

in the war between
Order and Chaos.

If Child has upset
Earth's delicate sensibilities,

this Savage has no one to blame
but himself.

No.

Ugh.

You can't be serious.

What, are you guys even trying?

Ugh, what are you
looking for exactly?

I'm not looking!

The cat's supposed
to look for me!

There!

That's it! That's the one!

What was the point
of coming to an animal shelter

if he was gonna pick a stray
off the street?

It's magic, baby.

Remind me to tell you
how I found Leroy.

Now
all it needs is a name!

Um... "She." All she needs is a name.

I guess you could name her after your old cat.

Please,
you have no imagination.

New cat. New name.

Something totally original.

I've got it!

I'll call her...

Teekl!

Teekl! Teekl!

- But that was...
- Don't.

Now that
the Witch Boy and his familiar

have shared the bond of naming,

the animal has truly become
his anchor.

Gimme!

Lovely to meet you, Teekl.

We're gonna have such fun.

Come.
Child continues her rampage.

You and the kids
stay with the bus.

We'll be back to send you home.

Assuming the world
survives at all.

All is ready.
Begin, Witch Boy.

Take it, Teekl!

That is not sufficient.

She's a little kitty,
you big bully.

She just needs a boost.

What
a stubborn little boy,

willing to partner with Fate
to get your way.

But that only proves my point.

You're a tool of Order,
unworthy of Chaos.

Huh.

Well, um...

I've missed you, Garfield.

We haven't been
in the same room

since you returned from Mars.

I know it must be
very hard losing Conner.

I have some... experience
with losing family members,

and I want to help you
through this...

if you'll let me.

Too perfect.

We'll use their own power
to destroy them.

This can
only end one way, Child.

Yeah, with me laughing
my ass on!

That's it, Mary. Take it in.

Slow but steady.

Well, that's not right.

Now, Khalid!
While she's distracted.

You're sure she isn't human?
I'm a doctor, I took an oath!

Not even vaguely human.
Keep it up!

Huh. An effective technique.

If I were truly organic.

And if I were
in this fight alone.

But I have friends
in high places.

So... sorry, not sorry.

Peek-a-boo.

Dleihs!

Fortunately,

the Savage never learned
to surrender.

You referenced
my alliance with Darkseid.

But you ignore how that alliance
is fated to end.

With a final conflict
between Apokolips and Earth,

wherein if Earth falls,

the Anti-Life Equation
reigns supreme.

Chaos will virtually
cease to exist,

rendering Order moot.

For what is Order
without Chaos?

It is as light without shadow.

If Darkseid's will
comes to pass,

the balance
will be forever lost.

Remember, Lords.
Victory was never the point.

It is the balance that is all.

Rather than fight over
one embryonic world,

we should join forces

with an eye toward
long-term goals.

In the name
of the Holy Balance,

I charge you to honor
your true purpose.

What say you all?

The Lords of Order

agree to your proposal.

Chaos also agrees.

The Child will no longer
have our support.

But we shall not withdraw her.

Let the scales
balance themselves.

It will suffice.

Yeah, I feel it.

The little witch
lost her edge.

I still have more
than enough power stored up

to eliminate the likes
of all of you.

Burn.

Dleihs!

Burn, burn,
burn, burn, burn! Hmm.

Take care of the mortals, Flaw.

I need to maintain the shield!

No worries. Power of Zeus!

The tide
has turned, Child.

Has it?

Ha! Pathetic!

I'm okay, I'm okay!

Long as kitty's safe.

The kitty is not safe!

None of you are safe!

I need more power!

Mary, stop!

You're draining the life-force
from us, from everything!

Ooh, my kind of girl.

Yeah! I like her.

Zatanna, you have to stop her.

Right, right.

Ah!

You walked off
the set of Space Trek?

I needed a break.

And the Outsiders?

You know, I worry about you,

so I get an alert
every time they go into action.

And I see
they're in action now.

Are you on a break
from them, too?

I am, actually.

So, you know, you don't
have to worry anymore.

And what about us?

Are we... on a break?

A break you neglected
to tell me about?

I came 9,000 kilometers
to see you!

I didn't ask you to.

Why not? I've been
calling and texting.

All you had to do was
pick up your phone and...

What are these?

Nothing!

It's just something
to help me sleep.

Something to help you
checkout, you mean.

The show, the Outsiders,

you're pushing everyone away.

Garfield, you're
pushing me away.

You need help.

Let me get you help.

I don't need help.

Garfield, I love you.

But I don't do "breaks."

If you won't let me help you,
and if you won't help yourself,

I won't stand by
and watch you self-destruct.

Noted.

There's the door...
Your Majesty.

Let's finish this, shall we?

Flaw, do your worst.

Hey!

You're pretty powerful,
aren't you?

With only the tiniest of flaws.

Be a real bummer

if that one tiny, little crack
were to spread.

Real bad luck!

What just... No, wait!

I can fix... Dang it.

Ha! Bye-bye, Child!

Good riddance to bad robots.

Rubbish. Rubbish.

She knew I meant rubbish.

Wow. That left a mark.

Still, I kind of like it.

I feel all warm
and fuzzy inside.

Well, it's been fun...

not!

You're welcome,
and I'm out of here!

See ya later, avocados.

- Great job, Traci.
- You totally saved us.

That is a truth.

Your students
surprised me this day.

Each demonstrating
great potential.

I thought so, too.

Mary, you did great.

But there's
something we need to discuss.

- Wow.
- Very wow!

You cannot be serious!

We all fought side-by-side!

Why are they getting rewarded,
and I'm not?

It's not a reward.

It's more like
a curse.

And in any case,
you're just not ready.

You're too much like him.

He needs hosts

who can balance out
his less humane impulses.

I'm not humane?

I didn't mean that.

But the fact is
you're attracted to power,

and you're not careful about
where that power comes from

or whom it hurts
when you take it or use it.

I did what needed to be done,

and all without saying
you-know-what.

The cost
was worth the result!

That's how he thinks, Mary.

He doesn't need another him.

The world doesn't need
another him!

Of whom
do you speak? Of what?

Maybe now's not the time.

No. Go ahead. Tell him.
See what he thinks.

Indeed,
Sorceress. Speak.

Okay, fine.

I propose that Nabu
alternate host bodies,

between my father, Khalid,
Traci and myself.

Each wears the Helmet
for a week,

before handing it off
to the next in line,

keeping Fate's hosts fresh
and healthy at all times.

And
with the added benefit

that three weeks out of four,
the host gets a life.

Not this one?
She is powerful.

No.

Perhaps if I work
with her more...

Wait, you're agreeing to this?

The notion
has logic and potential.

And we have learned to trust
your mentor's judgment.

Mary, please,
try to understand...

Send me home!
Fawcett City. Now!

So, it's all settled then?

Nabu has agreed.

But one other
must yet be convinced.

- Oh, Dad...
- No.

Absolutely not!

I put on the Helmet
to save you from this curse.

Do you honestly believe
I'd let you take it on now?

- Absurd!
- You put on the Helmet to save 14-year-old me.

But I'm 24 now, Dad,

and you are missing
my entire life.

Not to mention your own.

You've sacrificed enough.

I can take this on
one week in four. Please!

I never could say no
to my girl.

Excuse us a minute.

I'm sorry.

I didn't even have a chance
to ask if you...

I think you know I'm on board.

My Uncle Kent
was always my hero.

I feel like my whole life

has been building
to this moment.

It would be an honor
to don the Helmet of Fate.

But I have real questions.

You let Mary do what she did,

only to penalize her
for it after.

And Traci?

As I understand it,
when you put on the Helmet,

you effectively become
its prisoner,

surrendering your body,
your agency, your life to Nabu.

For you and me,

this sacrifice is necessary
in the name of family.

But will Traci's sacrifice

balance against her
altruistic desire to help?

I need to know.
Was this your plan all along?

Did you take on proteges
with the express purpose

of using us to liberate
your father?

I want to be clear.
You do not have to do this.

But you're 18.

You can make
your own decisions.

I'm in.

Good. Thank you.

So...

Father and daughter
deserve time together.

And you and your father
should at least discuss this.

So I will go first.

Bismillah.

And thus
balance is restored.

Why do you tell us
what we already know?

I tell you what you
need to know.

Save your musings.

We have no intention
of thanking Vandal Savage

for cleaning up his own mess.

Admittedly, this chaos
did begin with one mortal.

But not with Savage.

The inciting incident

was no act of Chaos
or even of Order.

Come on now,

don't let a little constructive
criticism get you down.

You are all doing great!

In fact... In fact...

It was
the mere contemplation

of an act of love.

I made my father
disappear ten years ago.

My greatest act
of prestidigitation...

was bringing him back.

I know you've all
been through a lot.

Remember, there's no shame
in admitting you need help.

S'hanid drac.

Make sure everyone
has this number

and doesn't hesitate to use it.

She can help, I promise.

We have
a tower to rebuild.

Let us be done with this.

Wait. I wanna know
what they went through.

Wohs em rieht yenruoj!

They did it!

They sent us home!

Now,
can I go to the bathroom?

Farewell,
Sorceress.

Until your turn comes around.

Zatanna? Are you all right?

Help me! Please!

I'm... not sure.

But I think I saw
Conner's spirit... his ghost.

And he wasn't at rest.

He needs help.

Well, I've been
counseling a lot of them,

on and off,
for the last ten years.

When they first told me
their story,

I could hardly believe it.

But somehow they had
my private number

and a mystic reference from,

what was then, an impossibly
adult version of your daughter.

Plus they told me things,
gave me foreknowledge,

which I couldn't
possibly share...

until now.

Penny graduates college
next week.

She's an engineer,
wants to build safer bridges.

And Charlie,
he moved to Atlanta,

but he still drives
a school bus.

Frankly, he might just be
the bravest man I ever met.

But we're here to talk
about your ten years, Giovanni,

not mine.

Oh,
there isn't much to say.

My faith in God
and my love for my daughter

got me through the...

through the...

The long night?

The long night.

I understand your grief.

These so-called heroes,
your so-called friends,

are jealous of your strength
and grace.

Twice they've denied you power.

The power
that is your birthright.

You owe them nothing, my dear,

for they only seek to turn you
into nothing.

Into a nobody.

Why
listen to these petty fools

who wish to keep you down?

To force you to be unimpressive

only that they might seem
more impressive

in the absence
of your true glory.

You must see
there is no longer any need

to obey their rules,
their strictures.

Advice they claimed
to offer for your sake

was always just a ploy
to minimize you...

to keep you small.

Say it, child.

Say the word.

You know you want to.

Shazam.