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Don't look now,
but we got a bogey
on our tail.
It's joe again.
What does he hope to achieve
by tracking us?
I don't know,
but it's going to stop now.
Wait here.
I'll handle this.
What are you doing?
I think
that's pretty obvious.
I'm following you.
Being suspended from the force
for being delusional,
I got a lot of free time
on my hands,
so get used to me,
because I'm going to be
hugging your shadow
till I get proof
that mongo is real,
and I'm not crazy.
First of all, you brought this
on yourself.
I told you not to
tell anybody.
Second, uh No!
And third, you,
you can't tell anybody.
Ask zarkov.
He'll tell you.
- Her method is ineffective.
- I'm goin' in.
Hey! The savior of the universe
and his alien pal now!
Say cheese.
Put the camera down.
Aw, it's too bad
there's no rift in that shot.
Oh, well, next time.
You got to stop following us.
- Make me.
- Very well.
What are you--
Whoa! Whoa! Hey!
- What are you doing?
- Making him stop.
Wait! Whoa! What is that?
Some kind of mongo raygun?
It's nothing.
Let's go!
Look, joe, I'm sorry
you lost your job, all right?
We'll do anything we can
to help you get it back,
but we're not going to
tell anybody about mongo,
and we're not going to
be intimidated.
You're wasting your time!
He's going to be
a problem.
Just be patient.
Just relax!
We're almost there.
Is all this screaming
really necessary?
I am sorry, benevolent father,
but he must remain conscious
while the device is being implanted.
What's going on here?
This procedure
was not authorized by me.
It was authorized
by me.
I'm tired
of waiting, rankol,
and, with lenu,
it seems I don't have to.
ah.
The process is complete.
And, as you can see,
the subject is still alive.
How?
I re-sequenced the neuron
telemetry sequence
to eliminate
receptor dissonance.
Something I understand you've been
struggling with for some time, rankol.
His brain
will be scrambled.
How are you feeling?
Fine.
Very impressive, lenu.
Wouldn't you say so?
Ah! Hey!
What are you doing?
You can't be in here!
Or what? You'll
call the police?
Be my guest.
No! Stop it!
W- what are you doing?
- Where is it?
- Where is what?
The rift blaster.
I know you've got one
around here somewhere.
no!
No, no, no, no, no!
I can't let you
in there! no!
??
You happy now? Oh!
That's not
What you think it is.
When you see dale
Tell her
I've gone to mongo.
No! No, you can't.
You can't.
- That's a very, very, very bad idea.
- Don't worry, I won't be gone long.
Just long enough to get proof
that I'm not crazy.
Proof? No! You can't!
Look, you can't.
Nobody can know
about this!
If anybody knows about this,
it'll be the beginning of the end.
We'll all die!
Do you want to die?
What are you doing?
I'm sorry about this,
but I can't have flash
following me.
Oh, that is freaky.
I wouldn't believe it either.
There
is a traveler in the glen.
It is only a man.
Zarkov?
Zarkov?
Zarkov? Zarkov!
Buddy, are you okay?
It was joe, wasn't it?
Did he hit you?
Okay, buddy,
this is going to hurt.
A lot.
On three.
Ready? One
He stole a rift blaster
and he's gone to mongo.
That is so not good.
I never thought
he would go this far.
We were clearly not
assertive enough with him.
You should have allowed me
to terminate him permanently.
No, baylin,
I shouldn't have.
Maybe if you'd tried
to talk to him
rather than try to shoot him,
we could have talked him
out of this.
Okay, okay, tomato/tomahto.
What we've got to focus on
is joe is on mongo.
Yes, with a recalibrated
rift blaster,
that, if rankol
gets his hands on,
he'll know right away that we've a way
to go to mongo on our own,
which we really don't want him
to know, so
Guess we're going to mongo.
Hey, it's all right,
we're here now.
Is there anybody scary,
or blue,
or seriously dead
in front of us?
- No.
No.
- ??
Are you certain this is the same rift
that joe came through?
He was here,
but moved on quickly.
To where?
Oh! Oh, hey.
Ornament?
Ornament for your bondmate?
- What?
- Come on,
tandis stone brooch
for the price of a steeppot.
- No, thanks.
- Hey.
Hey--
What's in there?
The steephouse.
Hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey.
You're from beyond
nascent city, aren't you?
Something like that.
??Honestly, I'm not in
the market for jewelry, okay?
Yeah, well, I am.
Let's see what we've got here.
All right, very nice.
??Okay.
And.
.
What-- okay!
See ya around.
These blossoms
are pungent.
Joe's scent is veiled.
We should try
looking for footprints.
Maybe we should
fan out.
Uh, is that
such a good idea?
Because I'd rather not fan.
Perhaps you should remain close.
There may be hazards.
I can take care
of myself.
Zarkov, come with me.
Hello.
Hey.
Didn't expect to hear
music out here.
It sounds great.
You didn't happen to see a guy
come through here, huh?
Dark hair, dressed kind of
foreign, like me?
I'm afraid
I rarely see anyone.
Then who are you playing for?
Oh, I'm playing
for my sister's children.
The music soothes them.
Uh Where are they?
They are sleeping now.
Well, then,
I don't want to wake them, so
No, you don't.
Right.
I'll leave you to it, then.
It sounds great.
Mind the bog
Wouldn't want
to step in that.
Thanks.
Baylin? Dale?
A lady!
You will be so pleased,
mistress!
Pardon, miss.
I did not mean to frighten you.
My appearance is displeasing.
No, no, it's okay.
I just wasn't expecting
to see anybody.
My mistress
needs this vessel opened,
but my fingers
have grown so feeble.
Could you pause to aid me?
Of course.
And maybe you can do something
for me, too.
I'm wondering if you've seen
a man pass by here recently?
I have not seen anyone
on this path.
The moons
Still three.
In the time
that it took, renda,
they could have built
another one.
It was not easy to find
where she buried the spirit jar.
Am I prettier than my sister?
Oh, by far, mistress.
Excellent.
Then we can proceed.
I hope you're
comfortable, pretty one,
because you're going to be
in there a long, long time.
Do you have the artifacts?
I, uh, have not
yet obtained them.
I'll do it myself.
- These legs feel strong, and--
- Dale?
It seems like you were
not traveling alone.
A companion like that
could be useful in so many ways.
Take the vessel and wait outside
the village for me.
Go!
Dale?
Over here!
hi!
Where'd you go?
We got separated,
so I got a little-- What?
Worried.
Me too.
Zarkov! Baylin!
We're over here!
They don't need
to come with us.
What? What are you
talking about?
- Where are you going?
- Nascent city.
What?
Joe's trail
also points there.
If he is looking for proof,
it is where he will go.
Well, let's hope that we can grab him
before he gets grabbed.
??Excellent.
Yes.
Let's get to the grabbing.
Flamed loin of henja
I killed it myself,
and it nearly took my leg off.
I will enjoy it
all the more, then.
Things hard-won
are always more delicious.
You like to win, don't you?
I like to achieve
what I set out to do.
And, like you,
I don't let anyone
stand in my way.
And what is it
that you have, uh
Set out to do?
To serve you, of course.
Excellent.
There're so few people
that I feel I can really trust.
Sometimes even those we work closest with
seem to have
their own agendas.
- I understand.
- I knew that you would.
Please
Before it gets cold.
I want you to think
of me as your friend.
Your confidant.
You come to me anytime.
A new day is dawning
for mongo and its people.
Those who support me
will flourish as I flourish.
Those who oppose me
I think
we understand each other.
Yes.
I think we do.
If you can't pay for it,
you know you can
work for it.
Sorry, miss, but I need
to talk to your date.
Leave that.
I changed my mind.
You do
have something that I want.
Get 'em outta here!
Come on!
That's right, buddy!
Nobody messes with joe.
- Let go of me!
- ??Hey, you forgot my--
That's official police business!
Let go of that!
We smell like--
Yes, I know, but sneaking through
the sewer tunnel
is still a lot easier than trying to
bluff our way past the trib scanners.
Oh, god!
I will not stay in these
repulsive clothes another moment.
Dale?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
??
Don't you have
somewhere to go?
The steephouse.
I have contacts
who will know
if a man from earth has
been seen in the city.
You and zarkov
should go.
Flash will stay
with me.
Whoa, hey, wait.
Why aren't we all
going to the steephouse?
Because I have
things to do here.
Come with me.
Anybody else notice that dale's not quite
acting like herself today?
I do not
understand women.
- What?
- Nothing.
Why don't you
take zarkov over to the steephouse?
I'll go find out
what's wrong with dale
and meet you guys there.
I hope these pants
stay up.
We share that hope together.
Hey! Hey.
You know what? You're not taking
another step
until you tell me exactly
what is wrong with you.
And what makes you think
something's wrong with me?
You know, you're acting
very un-dale-like, all right?
It's been so long since I've been
this close to a man,
and I have missed it.
Okay, that is something
between you and joe,
and not something I'm really
comfortable talking about.
I don't want to
talk about joe.
Can't we talk about us?
There is no us,
all right?
I think we both know
that that's not true.
You think about me
all the time, don't you?
Now and then, but, I mean,
that's only reasonable, considering--
Considering
how much you want me.
Are you okay?
I mean, you're acting
very friendly.
Is everything all right
in there?
I want you.
Look, I really
Miss you, but
And I think about you
a lot more than I should,
but this is not right.
We can't do this,
not here, not now,
and not while we're out
looking for joe, okay?
This isn't right.
Would everybody
stop talking about joe?
It is not good for me
to be seen with you.
Why? Because
i'm a known enemy of ming?
Yes.
Do not drink anything.
Do not eat anything.
- Do not speak to anyone.
- Okay.
Wait, this is
your important task?
Shopping?
Here?
A dagger with a klithmite blade
and three red chrondians in the hilt.
Look, first of all,
how do you know what that is?
Secondly, what are you
going to do with that?
Serious magic,
usually.
Uh, okay, this
is so not happening.
First of all, she's having
a seriously weird day.
Secondly, we're not
going to add daggers into the mix.
You know? Just give
it to me, okay?
The blood of an innocent.
Now I am truly alive.
Okay, you're so not dale.
okay, who are you,
and what have you done with dale?
My name is helia,
and because I do not have a body
of my own,
I borrowed your friend's.
Well, then, where is she?
Is she in there? Dale?
Dale, are you
in there? Huh?
She is safe.
You need not worry.
Safe? Safe how?
Safe where?
My servant
is tending to her.
I will return this body
once I have freed my children.
Your children, huh?
Funny, I didn't peg you
as the maternal type.
My family is everything to me,
and I will do
whatever I must to save them.
And I will do whatever I must
to save dale.
Then help me,
and I will make sure
she's returned to this body safely.
Okay, fine, your children,
what happened to them?
They were taken from me
by a vile sorceress,
the most evil
on all of mongo.
And this dagger
fits into this how?
It will drive her from the body
she stole from me,
and allow me to
take back what is mine.
And when you defeat
this sorceress,
you'll get your body back,
right?
Yes, I will no longer
need dale.
Now, are you going to help me,
or do I need to
dispatch you, too?
No, you're not going anywhere
without me, sweetheart.
I'm going to help you,
and when I do, I get dale back.
- Do you understand?
- Very aggressive.
I like that.
This dale must be very special
to you.
Yeah.
She is.
I would kill for her.
I doubt that.
Now, off to the
chamber of archives.
Oh, now, hey, hey, wait.
You can't just
walk into the citadel looking like that.
I can do
whatever I want.
- I'm beautiful.
- No, you don't get it.
Dale's not exactly welcome
in nascent city.
If ming sees her--
You
You'll be arrested
immediately.
Well, then you will have to make sure
that that doesn't happen.
What is that?
It's a gesture of friendship
from your friend over there.
Oh, I see, I'm
It would be rude
not to drink it.
That's
Oh, my
What is that?
A guaranteed good time.
The guy
you're looking for,
what price does
he have on his head?
He's a friend,
not prey.
Oh, well, you need
better friends.
But you do not need that hand,
or you would not be
so careless with it.
To think I was going to offer
to help you.
You're so tough?
You get him out of the citadel
yourself.
And you are certain
he is in there?
Unless the patriot guards
have someplace else for their prisoners.
Which of you
has weapons for sale?
And who was it that had this?
They're bringing him in now.
His name is joe.
A new visitor
from earth.
An unexpected
surprise.
Welcome to mongo.
I am ming, your host.
Joe wylee,
your prisoner.
You treat all your
visitors this well?
A necessary precaution.
It seems there are some
from your world who wish me harm.
Not me.
I'm not here to make trouble,
just passing through.
Coming here is not easy.
Who helped you?
Nobody.
I came on my own.
Nothing to do with anyone else.
Not even flash gordon?
Especially him.
So you know him?
This has nothing
to do with him.
I think we're in luck.
You have found
the perfect candidate.
Look, I don't know
what you're thinking,
but I'm not
flash gordon's friend!
Zarkov!
Zarkov!
Oh! Hey! Baylin!
Valicium tea?
This plays terrible
tricks on the mind.
- How many have you had?
- How many?
I think I
I can't count my fingers!
Oh! I didn't
want to be--
Sorry, what did you
say your name was?
I didn't say.
Idnsay!
This is baylin.
Baylin, meet ididnsay.
- You have a toothbrush?
- We are leaving.
Hey.
Hey!
Call me!
So this servant
who has dale?
She waits
for me to return.
When I have what I need
from the chamber of archives,
we will go to her.
Okay, now what?
Sorry I asked.
At last I will
have my revenge.
Okay, revenge?
I thought you said this was about
saving your children.
And to do so,
I must defeat my sister.
Wait a minute, your sister
is the most evil sorceress on mongo?
She is
a hideous beast,
and deserves
her punishment.
And
How are you going to punish her
with that?
It is a spirit jar.
I will draw in her soul
and imprison her,
just as she imprisoned me.
And she and her music
will finally be silenced.
I'm sorry, did, um
Did you say music?
Does she play the harp-thing,
or whatever you call it?
- The strummy thing?
- Yes.
Incessantly.
But not for long.
You know, actually,
I met her
And she didn't seem
all that terrible
Actually, she seemed
kind of nice.
You too?
I'm so sick of everyone
liking her more than me!
But it won't be
a problem much longer,
because soon, there will be only one.
But what about dale?
Don't worry.
I'll take good care of her.
Hey, know what
I never noticed before?
How nice you smell.
Like freshly-cut grass,
and lemon pledge.
Smell me again,
little man, and I will break you.
Oh, hey, there's dale.
I wonder
what she smells like.
Oh! What was that?
Was that a fireball?
Interesting.
I have not known her
to have balls before.
Hey!
Hey, are you
all right?
Hey!
What's up with dale?
She got bodyjacked
by a sexually frustrated sorceress.
Oh, I hate it
when that happens.
Did she do this to him?
Sadly, no.
He drank
a sensory-amplifying tea
and has become more
annoying than usual.
Oh, great, so dale's possessed,
zarkov's high, and joe's awol.
Joe is not missing.
He has been arrested.
- What? Ming has joe?
- It is not encouraging.
Oh, these clothes
are strangling me!
Oh, hey, no, no, no, buddy,
not a good idea, okay?
Hey.
Um Hey!
lookit that.
Want to play with these?
There you go.
All right,
what does this say?
It speaks of two sisters locked in
an eternal struggle.
One was granted
dark magic and the other, light.
Both are very powerful,
but only one
can reign at a time.
In order
to seize power,
one must kill the other
and trap her spirit in a jar.
So that's why ming
has the jar locked up.
The bad one must've been
getting too powerful.
And now that she's got the jar,
she's probably trying
to kill her sister.
And her sister
will try to kill her.
So if the good one wins,
dale dies.
And if the bad sister wins,
she keeps dale's body.
Dale is screwed.
Okay, you go save joe,
then try and find us.
We'll be in the bog
with the lady playing the harp.
Look for fireballs,
and good luck.
Keep your luck.
You will need it.
Fireballs!
You'll tell me
everything eventually
But if you enjoy
the struggle,
I won't deprive you.
- Go to hell.
- Show me the way.
Ming has a new playmate.
And we didn't invite you!
Are you injured?
I'm fine.
We must go back.
Your friends are
very worried about you.
You're back, mistress.
I'm so happy.
Did you get the dagger
and the vessel?
Of course.
Victory is just
moments away.
And where's the handsome one?
He wasn't as easily
swayed as I had hoped.
Strangely, he was more interested
in his friend's spirit than her body.
Soon, the transformation
will be complete,
and this body
will be mine forever.
May I take
your sister's, then?
I'd hate to see it
go to waste.
Don't get ahead
of yourself, renda.
I need to kill her first.
Well, well
Isn't this
a little embarrassing?
Oh, and it would seem
that your prisoner has escaped.
Get me out of here.
Oh, no.
I think that you've established
that you like to work alone.
I wouldn't dream
of interfering.
But don't worry.
I'm sure our benevolent leader
won't hold this failure against you
Much.
Greetings, traveler.
Your music is lovely.
Thank you.
Who knew my sister
was so talented?
Helia?
How?
I have come
to take what's mine.
Your magic is weak,
sister.
And your magic is useless.
My music will protect me
from you and your children.
Fortunately,
I don't need magic to kill you.
My body is so light!
I feel like I could fly,
but my body's so heavy.
Focus, all right?
See grandma over there?
All right, that must be the servant girl
she was talking about,
which means she's got dale's soul
in some sort of soul-sucking jar.
Dale's in a jar?
- Yeah.
- Doesn't make sense.
Go get it.
- What if she fireballs me again?
- Duck.
Where's dale?
I know you have her.
Get away from me,
you beast.
Hey, hey, hey.
Ladies.
Ladies, hey, what's with
all the commotion?
??
Don't you think it'd be
a lot more productive
with maybe a good heart-to-heart
and some counseling?
I've got her!
I think not!
no!
Flash! That's dale!
Sleep, children!
They're awakening!
Rise, children!
Rise!
no!
no!
no!
These are her children?
The harp!
Play the music,
it will keep her magic at bay.
Zarkov!
Play the harp!
Zarkov!
Flash!
The harp!
??
My children!
no!
How do I get dale
back into dale?
A dagger to her heart
will drive out my sister
and allow your friend
to reclaim her body.
No, no, there's got to be
another way.
There is none.
You can't do it,
can you?
no!
Dale!
Dale?
Dale!
Oh, dale! Come on!
The spirit jar!
No, no, no.
No!
Come on!
come on!
helia will reign in terror
no more.
wait, wait, wait!
What are you doing?
Shh.
Not all sorceresses
are evil.
come on.
come on.
dale's spirit jar!
come on, dale.
come on, dale.
- there you go!
- Flash?
Where am i?
and why are you
covered in mud?
what's that terrible smell?
a toast.
To a successful
trial run.
You're not angry
that he got away?
Suppose I were angry with you.
What would that change?
Would you refuse
my hospitality?
Would you prefer
not to drink what I offer?
Do you imagine
there is a place on this planet
you could hide
from my displeasure?
I would not hide from you.
I would accept
whatever punishment I deserved.
Then enjoy your drink.
No punishment today.
Everything has gone
exactly as I hoped.
You knew that
his friends would come?
It's not completely unexpected,
but, really,
it serves our ends.
They believe they snatched him
from my clutches just in time
When, in fact
They were just too late.
Joe! Baylin!
Over here!
Joe!
Are you okay?
I am.
Thanks to baylin.
She can really kick ***.
That's why we love her.
Are you still possessed?
I can be kick-***
and humorous.
You are soiled.
I'm glad
you're all right.
You were right
All of you.
This place is too dangerous.
We've got to keep it a secret.
It's about time
you figured that out.
I'm sorry I slugged you
And for all the trouble.
It's just good to be
on the same side.
Thank god everybody's
back to normal, huh?
Let's get outta here.