04x04 - Involuntary

[bunniefuu]

[Beast Boy] So this is really goodbye.

[M'gann] I'm gonna miss you, girl.

I can't thank you enough for everything.

[Superboy] You were as much a
member of the team as any of us.

[Beast Boy] Crashest. Ride. Ever.

[sniffles]

- [M'gann] Are you okay, Gar?
- [Beast Boy sniffles] Yeah. I mean...

[sighs] I'm sad,
but I want her to be happy.

[Superboy] Are you okay?

[M'gann] Not really.
It's very hard to lose her,

but I understand her decision
and I'll be fine eventually.

- [whirring]
- [gasps]

[M'gann chuckles and sniffles]
Yeah, that's right.

Baby's taking care of our family now.

[theme music playing]

[M'comm] How did you find me?

[M'gann] You know I do this
professionally, right?

[M'comm] So you're arresting me again?

[M'gann] I should. And someday, I might.

I still can't forgive
what you did to those two kids

on New Genesis. [sighs]

But you're a Martian on Mars.

I don't have the authority
to arrest you here

for crimes committed off world.

[M'comm] A rematch, then?

[M'gann] I didn't come to fight.

- I came to apologize.
- [Ma'alefa'ak] What?

[M'gann] When I went to Earth,
I never should have left you behind.

I'm truly sorry, M'comm.

[M'comm] My name's not M'comm.
It's Ma'alefa'ak.

[M'gann sighs]

Even... Even if you can't forgive me,

it's not too late
to reconcile with our family.

[M'comm] What family?
Our siblings? Please.

As for our parents,
you can say goodbye to Mom

and tell Dad I'm sorry.

Good luck with the wedding.

[S'yraa] C'eridy'all, Goddess of life,

Bless this altar and this canopy,

built with passion and affection.

With thy power, fill M'gann and Conner

with the light of Ma'ayava'ana.

The Light of Love.

[J'ann] You honor us with such
a beautiful blessing, S'yraa.

Thank you.

[S'yraa] I am honored to be officiating
at your daughter's wedding tomorrow.

M'gann and Conner's love
is inspirational.

[J'ann] Ask her.

[S'yraa] Is there something
I might help you with, Em'ree?

[Em'ree] No. Or yes.

[sighs] I'm a scientist-atheist.

I can't be asking
a priestess for advice.

[S'yraa] Then perhaps
you could ask a friend.

[Em'ree] It's M'gann.

Everything she said
about me yesterday was true.

I wasn't there for her or our brother

because I was afraid
of what others might think.

What can I do?

How can I possibly make it up to her?

[S'yraa] Well, to start,
tell her you're sorry.

[Beast Boy] This place is so crash!

Your party's gonna crush it!

[J'emm] Apologies.

I don't believe the psychic
translation is working properly.

[Superboy] He just wanted to thank you

for inviting us
to your birthday celebration.

- [Beast Boy] Yeah, that.
- [J'emm] My pleasure.

[J'emm] I understand.
I hate birthday fuss, too.

The day before we arrived on Mars,

M'gann threw a surprise birthday
party for me onboard Bio-Ship.

It makes her happy, but...

[Beast Boy] But maybe
that's not the problem?

[J'emm] No, it hurts that I won't be

able to share this day with my father.

[Beast Boy] Don't worry. We'll
bring the king's k*ller to justice.

- We promise...
- [Superboy] To do our best.

[J'emm] Thank you.
Now, if you'll excuse me,

I still have much to prepare
before tonight.

[Saturn Girl] We have to go.

[Phantom Girl] But you
psychically camouflaged us.

[Saturn Girl] Miss Martian's coming.

We can't risk her recognizing my
psychic signature from the cave-in.

[Chameleon Boy] I still don't understand

how we're supposed
to complete our mission

if we can't stay close.

[Saturn Girl] I'm really not sure.

But what choice do we have?

Come on.

[Beast Boy] So, how did it go?

[M'gann] About as well
as I thought it would.

[Superboy] That bad, huh?

[M'gann sighs] How are things here?

[Superboy] We need to get on
with the investigation.

Gar promised J'emm
we'd find answers for him.

[M'gann] And we still think
the King's death is connected

to the destruction of the Zeta-Tube

in the M'arzz-Earth
Communications Satellite?

[Beast Boy] That's the theory.

[Superboy] We should do
an even more thorough review

of the intel J'emm provided.

Where can we go to do that?

[M'gann] We don't have to go anywhere.

[Superboy] Here's what we know.

The king's body was found in
the Grand Hall of the Royal Palace.

I found traces of a familiar residue.

I've seen something like it before,

but can't quite place it.

[Beast Boy] I've tasted
multiple individual Martian traces

at the crime scene.

[M'gann] Then let's find out
who was in the palace that night.

[R'ess] Your Majesty, I must insist.

We are better off without the Earthers.

[J'arlia] But my late husband
was very much in favor

of a M'arzz-Earth alliance.

[R'ess] Perhaps,
but given recent events,

it seemed clear that even the King

would have changed his mind,
were he still alive.

[J'emm] Now you presume to
understand how my father thinks?

You go too far, R'ess E'dda.

[R'ess] These are adult concerns.

I would not expect
a child to understand.

[J'emm] I am Prince of the Realm.

Do not tell me what I do
and do not understand.

And do not put words
in the mind of my late father.

[R'ess] Your Majesty, surely
you will not allow this youth...

[J'arlia] Your prince has spoken, R'ess.

[Superboy] Nothing's
leaping out in the files

for the M'hontrss or Consuls
who were at the palace that day.

[M'gann] Nothing on the nobles,
priests and priestesses either.

[Beast Boy] Guys, guys, check
it out. I found a discrepancy.

According to this, seven servants
entered the palace that day,

but only six left.
The numbers don't add up.

[M'gann] This one.
She entered the palace,

but there's no record of her leaving.

At least not through
any of the palace gates...

[Beast Boy] Making her our lead suspect.

[M'gann] I hate to admit it,

but I was really hoping the k*ller
wouldn't turn out to be A'ashenn.

[Superboy] Maybe the M'hontrr at the
gate saw something when she entered.

[R'ohh] No one came in that night

except a couple of A'ashenn servants.

Honestly, I didn't pay
much attention to them,

but feel free to review
my memories of the evening.

Got R'ohh K'arr's memory record
right here.

[Superboy] There. Another
servant entered with our suspect.

[M'gann] His name is Kar Ming.
Here's his interview.

[K'arr] I didn't see anything.
Nothing at all.

[Beast Boy] That's it?

That's his whole interview?

[M'gann] We need to talk
to this K'arr M'angg.

[Beast Boy] Wow.
Little cramped in here, huh?

[M'gann] Not that the B'lahdenns
or G'arrunns ever noticed.

[sighs] Let's just find our Martian.

According to his file, his
home should be right over here.

K'arr M'angg, I am...

[K'arr] I know who you are.

The niece of J'onn J'onzz
and the Outsiders of Earth.

The whole city's been
sending about you three.

[Beast Boy] Flattering, I guess.

[Superboy] We've been looking
into the King's m*rder.

- I had nothing to do...
- [M'gann] You're not a suspect.

We were wondering
if you could tell us anything

about the female A'ashenn servant

that entered the palace
with you that night.

[K'arr] Oh, her. She wasn't A'ashenn.

[Beast Boy] She wasn't?

She was a G'arrunn posing as A'ashenn.

[M'gann] But how did
R'ohh K'arr not catch that?

You can't change color
without others realizing.

- Believe me, I know.
- [K'arr] Please.

It would never occur to a G'arrunn

that another G'arrunn would
ever pretend to be A'ashenn.

R'ohh K'arr took no notice of her.

He takes no notice of any of us.

He hardly sees us as Martians.

[Superboy] Why didn't you
tell this to the M'hontrrs

after the king's death?

[K'arr] My kind knows better
than to trust M'hontrrs.

That is why I keep this.

There's a reminder
that if I tell the truth,

I would only be
making trouble for myself.

G'arrunns would never believe
a G'arrunn k*lled the king.

[Beast Boy] Then why tell us now?

[K'arr] Because she is one of us.

[crowd exclaiming]

[Martian ] There's old king Ma'arrun!

[Martian ] And Queen Sykara!

All of our great leaders!

[Martian ] There's S'turnn!

- [Martian ] Prince J'emm!
- [Martian ] Best yet!

[J'arlia] Come now, Jem.

This is a glorious day,

one that would have
made your father proud.

Please try to dispel the dark cloud
shadowing your face and mind.

[J'emm] I'll try, Mother.

Excuse me.

You have news? I can tell.

[Superboy] We have a new lead suspect.

[J'emm] Show me.

[M'gann] We've discovered
that a G'arrunn female

entered the palace that night
posing as an A'ashenn servant.

[J'emm] I see.

Good work. Perhaps you could,

um, give me a moment to absorb this.

[crowd exclaims]

[Superboy] Hello, Megan.

It was right there

- the whole time.
- [M'gann] What?

Zatanna's spells always leave behind

microscopic magical residue

that looks slightly different
than, say, Doctor Fate's.

- Or Thirteen's.
- [Beast Boy] Residue? Gross.

[M'gann] Gar, focus.

[Superboy] Each magic-user's
residue is like a signature.

And Martian magic is basically a
signature in a different language.

That's why I didn't recognize it before.

I'm sure of it now.

[M'gann gasps] Ma'a.

Come on. We have to find J'emm.
I'll explain on the way.

S'yraa told me that she
and J'emm were together,

before the fact that they were from
different castes forced them apart.

[J'emm] S'yraa.

[S'yraa] J'emm.

[M'gann] S'yraa said
she agreed to marry us

because she wanted
to bring about change.

I think she also wanted to give us,

what she herself couldn't have

because King S'turnn forbade it.

[J'emm] My father always believed

that the prejudices separating
G'arrunn and A'ashenn

were ridiculous.

That there was no real
difference between the two races.

But...

[M'gann] I'll bet the king still
believed B'lahdenns were superior

to both A'ashenns and G'arrunns.

[J'emm] He felt the Royal Bloodline

had to remain B'lahdenn and pure,

[M'gann] So S'turnn wouldn't
allow his son to marry a G'arrunn.

[J'emm] Which is why you k*lled him.

[S'yraa] J'emm, no, it's not true.

You know, I'd never even been
to the palace.

You never brought me there.

[Beast Boy] Liar!
I definitely tasted her there.

[Superboy] And we've got
a match on her magic residue.

[J'emm] So it was you.

[S'yraa] No. No, no, no.

No, I didn't mean to.

I... I... [screams]

[Superboy] Everyone, get back!

[Beast Boy] We've got to stop this

before she brings the whole place down.

[M'gann] Prince J'emm, get clear!

[S'yraa] J'emm, please,
get out of the way!

[J'emm] No, S'yraa, you must stop this.

- [S'yraa] I can't!
- [J'emm] You'll have to.

Or you'll have to k*ll me.

[S'yraa] Please,
I don't want to k*ll you.

I never wanted to hurt you. I...

I still love you.

[J'emm] I simply do not
understand, S'yraa.

No matter his failings,
how could you m*rder my father?

[S'yraa] I didn't mean to.

I only snuck into the palace to talk.

I was sure if I opened my mind to him,

and he read just
how much I loved his son,

he'd have a change of heart
and give us his blessing.

But he was so dismissive,
so contemptuous.

I was upset. And my power...

I never felt I had a calling,

but I did study
with the Sorcerer-Priesthood

to help me control my magic.

But when I fell in love with you,

I neglected my studies.

And because of that, I couldn't
control my magic that night.

Thought became action,

and before I had time to take it back...

Then I panicked and morphed,

sneaking out through the plumbing.

After that, I knew
I could never be with you.

Even though the main obstacle
to our marriage was gone,

I knew we could never be

truly intimate again psychically.

So I took the Y'ellonn,

knowing that Sorcerer-Priests and
Priestesses lead celibate, solitary lives.

I am deeply, deeply sorry.

[M'gann] She opened
her mind to us fully.

She was telling the truth.

It really was just an accident.

[Superboy] And the King's death
had nothing to do

with the destruction of the Zeta-Tube

or the communication satellite.

[M'gann] We're sorry
it all turned out this way.

[J'emm] Not as sorry as I.

If I had just been braver,

if I had defied my father,
he would still be alive

and S'yraa and I would be together.

And the M'hontrrs would not be
taking the woman I love off to prison.

[Martian ] Did you hear?

[Martian ] A priestess has been
arrested for the death of the King.

[Martian ] They say she used
to be G'arrunn.

[R'ess] It's a ma'al trick.
It has to be!

Only an A'ashenn
would dare k*ll the king.

[R'ohh] No, it is true.

We have an open mind
confession of the crime

from the Priestess
who k*lled King S'turnn.

[R'ess] My fellow Martians.
Clearly, this is shocking news.

But there is a lesson
to be learned here.

Our king is dead because the
G'arrunn wanted the life of a B'lahdenn.

For just as there is much even
G'arrunns cannot aspire to,

there is much our A'ashenns
should not aspire to.

This is the reason
our caste system exists,

to preserve order.

It is the Martian way.

[Martian ] R'ess E'dda is right.

[Martian ] The system
is there for a reason.

[Martian ] It is as it has always been.

[Martian ] It is the Martian way!

[J'emm] Indeed!

This has been the Martian way,

but that does not make it the right way,

does not mean it is the way
things ought to be.

Our caste system is responsible
for all of M'arzz's problems.

Just think, my people.

How preposterous is it

that among a race of shape shifters,

the color of one's skin
defines one's worth?

It is long past time

for institutionalized tribalism
and scapegoating

to be eradicated.

The Martian way should be
a path toward empathy,

a path toward embracing
full equality for all Martians.

If we allow our society, our culture

to hold on to old prejudices,

then we are all to blame
for my father's death.

Together, we must all find a new way.

[Martian ] He forgets himself.

- [Martian ] Heresy!
- [Martian ] The Prince is right.

[Martian ] To dispose of caste...

[Martian ] We must embrace this now!

[Chameleon Boy]
Gotta give the Prince credit.

Guy knows how to make a speech.

[Saturn Girl] Stay alert.
Don't forget why we're here.

[J'arlia] My eyes are opening
to these words of common sense.

This dialogue will continue. It must.

But enough about death today.

We're here to celebrate
the birth of my son,

your Prince J'emm, son of S'turnn.

[all cheering]

[Superman] Conner, M'gann and Gar?

[Em'ree] I'll take you to them.

[cheering continues]

[Phantom Girl] The Time Scanner!

- [Chameleon Boy] He's here.
- [Saturn Girl] Hurry!

I'll mask our flight!

[Superboy] There's someone below us.

[M'gann] I'm picking up the same
mind signature from the cave-in.

- [Beast Boy] Meaning?
- [Superboy] Trouble.

- [grunts]
- [all gasp]

[Superboy] I know I saw someone...

...doing something with this.

[J'emm] What is it?

[Superboy] It's definitely
Apokoliptan tech.

It's a b*mb.

I'm guessing we've only got
minutes before it blows.

It looks like there's some kind
of virus in the containers.

[Beast Boy] It tastes of M'comm.

[M'comm] You can say goodbye to Mom

and tell Dad I'm sorry.

[M'gann] M'comm! This was his plan.

That's why he did what he did
on New Genesis.

Trading favors with Apokolips
to get this this viral b*mb?

My guess is it'll target and k*ll
all the G'arrunns in the arena.

Maybe the B'lahdenns as well or worse!

We don't know the expl*sive yield

or how far the virus will spread.

[Superboy] You three need to
get out of here. You're all in danger.

- [M'gann] But I'm...
- [Superboy] You're biracial.

We don't know
how it will affect you or Gar.

He has your blood in his veins.

- I'll get rid of it.
- [Beast Boy] Great.

Except you haven't seen
the sun in a while.

Right now you're not
as tough as you think.

[Superboy] It has to be me.
I'm the only one who's immune.

There's a heat source below.
A lava flow, I think.

should be hot enough to fry the virus.

[grunting]

Now, go! Clear the area!

[M'gann] Be careful, Conner.

[Superboy] Always. [grunting]

[Phantom Girl] I don't see him.

[Saturn Girl] Miss Martian's
blocking my telepathy.

I can't pinpoint any of them.

[M'gann] Attention, everyone.

You must evacuate the arena, now!

[J'arlia] J'emm?

[J'emm] M'hontrr,
get the Queen to safety!

[R'ohh] At once, Prince J'emm.

[all clamoring]

[Superboy grunting]

[screaming]

[expl*si*n]

[Beast Boy] No! Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

- [M'gann] Conner!
- [Beast Boy] M'gann, wait! The virus!

[M'gann groans]

[Beast Boy] He... He's fine.

He'll pop up any minute now.

[Beast Boy] The expl*si*n
can't k*ll super...

[M'gann] I can't feel his mind-touch.

I can't feel his mind-touch!

[Beast Boy] M'gann...

[M'gann gasping] No.

[Superman] Where are they?

[Mar-Ga'arzuu] Conner?

[J'emm] Down there!

[M'gann grunts]

[Mar-Ga'arzuu] Is...
Is the heat affecting him, too?

[Superman] No. Kryptonite...
traces in the air.

[J'onn J'onzz]
We all must leave this place.

[M'gann] But Conner...

[J'onn J'onzz] We all must
leave this place now!

[Beast Boy] Low oxygen on M'arzz.

Not enough solar energy
to recharge his cells.

A b*mb laced with Kryptonite...

And that shadow of ash on the wall...

[M'gann] Conner...
Please, please answer me.

[sobbing] Conner, please.

Please, please, please,
please, please, please, please.

[sobbing]

[Em'ree] I'm sorry. M'gann.

I'm so, so sorry.

[M'gann continues sobbing]