Young Justice (2010–…): Season 4, Episode 9 - Episode #4.9 - full transcript

Zatanna and her protégées find themselves on the cusp of war.

[Big bang]

[Unknown Narrator]
The universe.

This universe
is 16 billion years old.

In those early days,

the conflict
between stability and change,

between stagnation and anarchy,

sparked beings of pure energy.

Great Lords of Order

and puissant Lords of Chaos.

Entrusted to maintain

the sacred balance
between opposing forces.



As the loss of said balance

once heralded the destruction
of the old universe.

There is
no moral judgment here.

No conflict
between good and evil.

Unless good is
the balance itself

and evil is
that balance's undoing.

Theme music playing...

*YOUNG JUSTICE*
Season 04 Episode 09

Episode Title: "Odnu!"
Aired on: December 02, 2021.

Zatanna chanting spell...

[Trogowogs giggling maniacally]

[grunts]

Got one!

- [Trogowog giggling maniacally]
- [Thirteen] Khalid!



Chanting spell...

[Trogowog screams]

- Ha! Two points. Mary!
- [Trogowog screaming]

No worries.

Speed of Mercury!

[screaming]

[groans]

Ha!

- [Leroy chirps]
- Ow! Quit it.

Oh. Thanks, Leroy.
Three more incoming.

Chanting spell...

[Trogowog screams and groans]

Chanting spell...

[grunts]

[Trogowog giggling maniacally]

Strength of Hercules!

[grunts]

[groans]

[Thirteen] Mary,
you crushed that magic.

You too, Khaleed.

Um, actually, I prefer
[pronouncing from throat] "Khalid."

Like in the back of the throat.

- Khalid?
- Khalid?

Mmm, pretty close.

[Zatanna]
Speaking of pretty close,

catching six Trogowogs
isn't bad, but...

Chanting spell...

[Trogowogs chittering]

[Zatanna] You're all becoming
great sentinels of magic,

but you need to maintain
a better awareness of your surroundings.

Aw, man, we flunked.

No, no, more like a...
a B-minus.

Chanting spell...

[Trogowogs laugh maniacally]

Chanting spell...

[Trogowogs groaning]

There.
The Trogs are home.

Now for the glamour spell
that's been hiding us all.

Chanting spell...

Oh. Sorry.
Didn't see you there.

No harm done.

Traci, you're still relying too much
on your bad-luck powers.

I want you to focus more
on your urban magic

until it comes to you
as easily.

Khalid, fix what you
bend or break.

Chanting spell...

It's important to balance
the natural and magical worlds.

Plus, the tree will thank you.

So would that swollen Trogowog.

Ugh. I totally forgot
to fix him.

No worries.
Trogs are pretty elastic.

He'll belch it out soon enough.

Huh, that I'd like to see.

And Mary, you're still thinking
too much like a superhero,

which is understandable
given your history.

But magic isn't just about giving
or getting meta abilities.

Use your imagination
when you tap into the Earth's ley lines,

or other sources
of mystic power.

Spread your wings.

Oh, come on now,

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

You're all doing great.
In fact...

In fact,
you are my best students.

[scoffs]

We're your only students.

And still the best.

- [all groaning softly]
- [Khalid] What was that?

I don't know.

[bell tolling]

[groans softly]

[Zviad Baazovi] The situation in Markovia
couldn't be better.

Another clutch of meta-humans
arrives each day.

In addition, Ultra-Humanite and Dr. Jace
are doing fine work,

using Tar
to activate still more.

[Ultra-Humanite grunts]

Best of all,
they're volunteers.

There's no coercion,
no trafficking.

A little patriotic nudge,

passed from myself
to King Brion to his people,

does the trick quite nicely.

And Helga has really taken
these newly minted metas under her wing.

She's like a mother
to them all.

- Oh, it's very sweet.
- [Klarion gasps]

And what of the push
from Secretary General Troia

to send UN inspectors
to Markovia?

- [Zviad Baazovi] A minor concern, but...
- This is bad. Not good.

- I have to go.
- Klarion?

No time to explain.
Teekl, you tell them.

[meows]

[chuckling] Our excitable friend
seems to be having a moment.

[Uknown Narrator]
Over 12 millennia ago,

Vandar Adg established a village
for his spawn...

-[kids laughing]
-...beings that today would be called...

meta-humans.

This was to be Vandar's utopia,

a place where all his children,

those that descended from him

and those he had taken
under his wing,

could live in peace and harmony
under his rule.

In time,

Vandar left
to conquer more lands.

Returning to his village
in triumph,

he discovered
his utopia had been undone.

[laughing maniacally]

Ugh!

Andie, isn't it Gar's turn
to clean out the fridge?

Yeah, but he was so tired,
I offered to do it for him.

The poor guy really looked like
he could use some sleep.

All right, climb aboard.

- [Leroy chirping, clicking]
- Ow!

Okay, okay.
The dragon it is.

I thought we were gonna figure out
what that weird energy wave was?

Isn't that what we're doing?

Fine.

Mr. Tawny, I choose you.

Chanting spell...

[carousel music playing]

- [Khalid] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
- [Thirteen laughing]

[all laughing]

[Mary] So crash!

[Zatanna] Class,
here's your next test.

Try to keep up.

You didn't have to go
all Mary Poppins.

You know,
we could've taken the subway.

[laughs] Where's the fun
in that?

Hey, Mary,
I know I'm the new guy here,

but what did Zatanna mean

when she said that you're still
thinking too much like a superhero?

Oh, that. See, I used to be a
superhero, called Sergeant...

Mmm, never mind.

I was on the covert team,
so you wouldn't have heard of me.

But I had the power,
or a third of the power, anyway of...

[sighs] Well...

I can't actually say it myself.

[whispering] Shazam!

[Khalid] Um,
so, what happened?

I was just a kid.

I wasn't ready
for power back then.

I had to give it up.

[softly] I had to.

[all screaming]

[tires screeching]

That was amazing!

You know, except for the part
where we nearly hit a bus.

Why's a school bus out
at this time of night, anyway?

Eh, buses happen.

Chants spell...

[Mary] What are we doing here?

Meeting an old friend.
Someone you all should know.

[Leroy chirping]

Nimue Inwudu,
also known as Madame Xanadu,

- allow me to introduce...
- Your students.

Traci Thurston, Mary Bromfield,
and Khalid Nassour.

Bonsoir, mes amis.

Madame Xanadu
offers you welcome.

[Klarion laughing maniacally]

[Unknown Narrator]
Vandar attacked this new foe.

[Vandar roaring]

[Unknown Narrator] But with a snap
of his fingers...

[Vandar groaning]

[Unknown Narrator] ...Klarion the Witch Boy
killed him...

only to see Vandar rise again.

Vandar soon realized
he wasn't facing a mortal,

not even a meta-human mortal.

This Klarion was something new.

Or despite appearances,

something incredibly old.

Something elemental,

fundamental...

to the universe.

[soft clinking]

Hello. I wish
to express my appreciation.

Thank you for being my anchor
on the mortal plane.

In return, I will provide you
with an appropriate name.

Let's call you Flaw, shall we?

Now, Flaw,
if you would kneel.

[soft scraping]

There.

You look absolutely darling.

Child, what you doing in here?

And what is that?

"Child"?

Hmm. I like it.

Thank you, sir.

You have served
a valuable purpose.

Flaw, please reward
this mortal accordingly.

Hey! Hey! Stop there.

Stop right there.
Don't make me shoot!

[guard groans]

[chuckles]

This new form looks adorable.

Still,

I wonder what these things
look like on the inside.

[elevator dings]

Uh, Gar, you got a minute?

Sure, BD.
What's up?

I figured I should check in
with you.

As part of my official
den mother gig, like.

Cool, cool. I'm crash.

Grand. Eh, except, you haven't been
going on missions,

which is fine. Eh...

But, uh, now you're not
doing your chores either.

It's not like you, Gar.

Should I be worried?

Nah, man.
I'm just tired's all.

But sorry.
I'll get on the chores thing.

Got you covered.

[elevator door alarm buzzing]

So, was that it?

I, uh, reckon so.

[buzzing stops]

[elevator departing]

[jazz music playing]

[Khalid] Hey,
where's that music coming from?

Hmm? Oh.

From Preservation Hall,
across the street.

But, Preservation Hall,
isn't that in New Orleans?

Of course.

[Thirteen] Whoa.

[music continues playing]

We entered through
the Harlem door.

Madame Xanadu's parlor
is actually in New Orleans,

but it has doors
the world over,

all leading here.

This "parlor"
looks more like a tourist trap.

[Madame Xanadu] It was,
once.

But now...

[inhales]

You okay?

Madame Xanadu is a seeker of secrets
and a keeper of knowledge.

For years, her natural gifts
lay dormant and forgotten.

She was a charlatan, a poser,

until an encounter with
Kent Nelson and Abra Kadabra

inspired her to become what
she had long claimed to be.

The greatest seer
and medium on Earth.

[gasps] Whoa.

Kent Nelson?

I assume you know
why we're here.

Powerful mystic pulse
felt all around the world, yes?

I've lost track of it,

but I can send you

to the last known
location of its locus.

Perfect.

[softly] Hmm.

Chanting spell...

That should get you there.

[clears throat]

Whoops. Sorry.

Chanting spell...

[scoffs] Really?

Favors don't keep
the lights on.

Thank you, Nimue.

Of course.
Now, please, be careful, Z.

I haven't felt a chaotic energy
like that in this lifetime.

[Thirteen gasps]

[Unknown Narrator] For 300 days
and 300 nights,

Klarion killed Vandar
in 300 different ways.

And every time,

Vandar rose again.

Until, finally, the Witch Boy grew
intrigued enough to stop.

Each was a revelation
to the other.

Klarion learned
that mortals had the potential

to interest
and engage him.

And Vandar learned of
the Lords of Chaos and Order

that helped govern the cosmos.

Vandar did not yet know
what use he could make of this entity.

But seeing
a valuable potential asset

and not being one to let
an opportunity slip away,

Vandar was certain
he would think of something.

Still, the priority
was to stop Klarion

from murdering
his people.

Unfortunately, the Witch Boy balked
at any restriction, asking,

"Why would I listen to you?"

"Give me 1,000 years,
and I'll show you why.

Meet me right back here
in this village called Atlantis."

"All right.
I'll play, for now."

Holy moly!

Who would do this?
And why?

Some kind of ritual killings?

I don't think so.

It reminds me
of first-year medical school.

An anatomy lesson.

I think you're right, Khalid.

Something inhuman did this.

Something that wanted
to know how we tick.

[both] What did you do?

[meows]

Yes, I know we shouldn't have stopped
to torture those hummingbirds,

but it seemed like a fun idea
at the time.

Chanting spell...

[Klarion] Oh, no.
I'm not falling for that again.

Took me 16 days to get out
of that tower last time.

I won't get stuck,

and I won't stand still
for what you got planned.

[chants spell]

- What do we do?
- Pool your energies into me.

Power of Zeus!

[Zatanna groans]

[all groaning]

No more ankhs.
No more meddling.

You all die today!

Hey! What do you think
you're doing?

Giving as good as I get!

- Strength of Hercules!
- [Klarion groans]

[in childish voice]
You would strike a little boy?

With his own evil power?
Damn straight.

You want my power?

You can't handle my power!

[groaning]

Chanting spell...

- [grunts]
- [groaning]

Ah! Tangles.

- [Teekl meows]
- Tingles. Tingles. They knew I meant Tingles.

Khalid, the cat is his anchor!

Chanting spell...

[Teekl whimpers]

Your type
always goes for the cat!

[Klarion growling]

[grunting]

Chanting spell...

[groans softly]

This will do.

[smacks lips]

I can taste him here.

Tastes like...
[smacks lips]

disappointment.

[meows]

[chanting spell, choking]

[both choking]

[grunts, chokes]

[all gasping]

[hisses]

If you would oblige me, please.

[clinking]

[Klarions] Aw, not her!
Of all the ones to send.

[Klarion groans]

No, no, no, not now!

[gasping]

Dang it. I wanted to
finish off these kids.

Sorry to split, losers,

but I got other figs to fry.

[meows]

They knew what I meant!

[chitters softly]

[Unknown Narrator] Thus, the threat of
the Chaos Lord was delayed.

But not dismissed.

Yet, in that moment,

a bond was forged
between an immortal mortal

and one of the cosmos's
elemental entities.

Come now, Stranger,

why do you tell me
what I already know?

To remind you

of what must not be forgotten.

Damn you
and your enigmatic musings.

For once, say what you came here
to... say.

[laser blasts and dramatic music playing
in video on cell phone]

[munching]

[Tork] Lieutenant Der'Chow,

reroute power
to the command console,

and use the lastof our beryllium crystals
to boost our tazer-beams.

We may be a billion lightyears
from home

and stuck in the middle
of a Klamulon Civil War,

but the crew of the Engager
does not know how to quit!

We'll get Captain Bender back

and take down that
zombie-cyborg-Ensign-Valiant.

'Cause, face it,

I didn't journey all the way from Mars
only to cut and run.

And I bet you didn't trade an easy life
on Klamulon-Prime just to bail, either.

Doesn't matter
how many friends we've lost

or how many ships
they throw at us,

we don't give up on the mission

and we don't give up
on each other!

Now, fire tazer-one!

[tazer-fire]

[Engager whooshing]

[dramatic music swells]

[explosion]