02x56 - The Magic Falls

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♪ He-Man!

[Adam] And the Masters of the Universe!

I am Adam, prince of Eternia

and defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

This is Cringer, my fearless friend.

Fabulous secret powers were revealed to me

the day I held aloft my magic sword and said,

"By the power of Grayskull!"

♪ He-Man!

"I have the power!"

[roaring]

Cringer became the mighty Battle Cat,

and I became He-Man,

the most powerful man in the universe!

Only three others share this secret:

our friends the Sorceress, Man-At-Arms, and Orko.

Together we defend Castle Grayskull

from the evil forces of Skeletor.

♪ He-Man!

[man] Gather round, gather round, gather round now.

Let the word be carried far and wide

to the far corners of Eternia.

On this day, at the announced hour,

King Randor will hear the requests of his people,

that he may do whatever he can to help them.

Long live King Randor!

♪ He-Man!

Skeletor, where are you? I have news.

[snarling]

I was feeding my pets, Evil-Lyn.

This had better be important.

My pets don't like their feeding time interfered with.

Do you know what today is?

On Eternia Day, people in need of help

are brought into the Royal Palace.

Once there, they can ask the king for whatever help they need.

And during the ceremony,

the king holds the Scepter of Power,

the symbol of authority over all Eternia.

Centuries old.

That's it!

We'll steal the Scepter of Power. But how?

I have a plan.

I can cast a spell

to make one of them look like a citizen of Eternos.

Once inside the palace,

he is to steal the Scepter of Power.

Yes, yes! Uh, it's risky.

We'll need someone expendable,

someone we can do without in case he's captured.

Uh, not me, not me!

I, uh... I'm not feeling very well today.

Me too.

Cowards.

I'll do it, Skeletor.

It'll be a pleasure.

There's just one danger, Skeletor:

Orko.

As a magician, he might see through a spell of disguise.

Ah, I can take care of Orko.

And the scepter will be mine.

An excellent plan I came up with, eh, Evil-Lyn?

[evil laughter]

-♪ He-Man! -The Scepter of Power, Adam,

handed down from generation to generation,

from my grandfather to my father to me,

and someday, Adam, to you.

You see the scepter embodies all that is true and honorable.

But more than that, it is called the Scepter of Power

because it serves to remind us

that the real power belongs to the citizens,

the people of whom the king is honored to serve.

That is why Eternia Day has always been important to me.

It's vital that you be here, Adam, and on time.

I'll be there, Father.

Which reminds me, I'd better go out and find Orko.

If he's out practicing his tricks,

we may not even see him until tomorrow.

♪ He-Man!

Okay. Now for the hard part. You like acorns, right?

-[squawking] -Good. Now watch.

Bring us something small and neat.

Appear now, something good to eat.

[squawks]

[nervous chuckle] Whoops. Uh, sorry.

[Adam] Orko!

Well, gotta go.

Here he comes.

Skeletor! Evil-Lyn!

What-- What are you doing here?

Why, we're here to see you, Orko.

Yeah, well, I hope you didn't come to see me too long, because I'm gone!

Now, Skeletor!

You can't see through our magic...

...if we take away his magic.

What-What was that?

[Adam] Orko, where are you?

Better get out of here, fast.

Oh, there you are.

-What kept you? -Skeletor.

Skeletor? I wonder what he's up to.

Oh, I don't know but I feel funny--

somehow like I lost something.

Hmm. I wonder...

Grow in lightning, grow in showers,

make a bunch of pretty flowers.

Oh, no. My-My magic, it's gone!

Skeletor. This must be his doing.

But why? And how are we gonna get your magic back?

[Man-At-Arms] I wish I could help you, Orko,

but I don't know what to do.

If this were a scientific or medical problem,

that would be something else again.

But magic... it's a little out of my league, Orko.

[Adam] Isn't there anything we can do?

[Orko] Well, there might be. According to legend,

there's a magic waterfall where people who have lost their magic and can get it back.

-Where is it? -I don't know.

But there's supposed to be a secret gateway

far below the surface of Eternia.

Then that's where we're going.

But what about the Eternia Day celebration?

Your father will be expecting you. If you're not there...

I'll be back in time. We've got a few hours before the ceremony starts.

If Skeletor wants Orko without his powers,

then we, or He-Man,

had better find out why.

By the power of Grayskull!

♪ He-Man!

♪ He-Man!

I have the power!

Come on, Orko. Let's try to get your magic back.

♪ He-Man!

[Orko] Is this it? I don't see the magic falls.

[Trak] These are the coordinates that you gave me.

If this isn't the right place, it's not my fault. I tried.

Well, let's go check it out.

There's something behind this, all right.

But first we'll have to clear some of this debris out of the way.

[grunts]

That's it!

A force field!

Hmm. "Speak the magic word and enter."

Must be a secret password,

but how do we figure it out?

We may not have enough time for that.

Let's try a more direct approach.

[grunting] It's starting to give.

Wow. That's some doorbell.

[grunts]

[deep male voice] Speak the magic word, friend, then enter.

But-But what kind of magic word?

I mean, what's the password?

What am I supposed to do? Say, "Please let me in"?

As a matter of fact, yes.

Even a door likes

a little politeness now and then.

Thank you. Now, let's go, He-Man.

Right behind you, Orko.

[door] No.

You tried to force your way inside.

Therefore, you may not come in.

Uh-oh. He-Man, now what do we do?

Hmm. Maybe He-Man isn't allowed inside,

but he didn't say anything about Adam.

♪ He-Man!

Boy that was quick thinking, turning back into Adam like that.

Now that we are inside, it's clear sailing to the magic falls.

Every time you say that, Orko,

something goes wrong.

-Not every time. -[crash]

[Trak] Every time.

Well, sounds like we're stuck.

We'd better check it out.

Hmm.

Looks like some sort of-- Hey!

[grunting]

I'm stuck.

Here, Adam, let me try.

It's... It's-It's no good, Adam.

It's stuck!

-If only I had my magic. -Wait. I have an idea.

I'm too far and you're not strong enough,

but together, maybe we can do it.

Here, me give me your hand. Now grab the sword and pull.

[grunting]

That's it, Orko. a little more.

By the power of Grayskull!

♪ He-Man!

♪ He-Man!

I have the power!

Sorry I can't stick around, but I've got some spinning to do.

Hey, neato! You're winding it all up.

So much for this.

There.

Now let's going and get your magic back

before Skeletor tries whatever he's got up his sleeve.

♪ He-Man!

[Orko] Well, there's the gateway that leads to the magic waterfall.

Oh, no. The bridge that leads the the gate--

it's broken.

Now I'll never get my magic back! Aw!

[He-Man] There's got to be a way across.

I guess I can float across, but what about you?

Looks like the bridge is our only hope.

Hmm. I have an idea, but I'll need to get some rope from the Attak Trak.

♪ He-Man! -[King Randor] Where is he, Duncan? Where is he?

It's almost time for the ceremony. Adam promised he'd be here.

[Man-At-Arms] There's still plenty of time

for Adam to show, Your Highness.

-He'll be here. -I hope so.

It's nearly time.

You know what to do, Kobra Kahn.

Yes-s-s.

S-S-Sneak into palace,

drop s-s-sleep pellet,

take S-S-Scepter of Power. [chuckles]

But first I must cast a spell of change

to disguise you as a citizen of Eternia.

And now where stands the Kobra Kahn,

there be a mortal man.

Nic-c-c-e.

"Nic-c-c-e"?

I could only change the way he looks,

not the way he talks.

It'll have to do.

Without that meddling fool, Orko,

no one will know what is happening until it's too late.

Then the scepter, the symbol

of all power over Eternia,

will be mine!

-[evil laughter] -♪ He-Man!

Like I've always said, Orko, if you can't get to the bridge...

then bring the bridge to you.

That's great, He-Man. But now what do we do?

There's nothing to tie the bridge to.

-I'll take care of that. -All right! Here I go!

Come on, Trak, you're next.

You sure it's safe?

We won't know for sure until you're across.

I wish I hadn't asked.

[chuckles] Only joking. Now, come on, move it.

We made it, He-Man, but-but what about you?

Right behind you, Orko. Here goes!

You did it, He-Man!

Now let's see if we can...

[man] Well, what do you want here?

Well? Answer me.

My friend here is trying to get his magic back.

Can you take us to the magic falls?

Can I take you? [laughing]

I am the gatekeeper.

I can take you everywhere and anywhere.

Oh, no. Uh, or was that, "anyplace and everywhere"?

Well, um, perhaps "someplace and no place"?

No, no, that doesn't sound right at all.

Well you see, it's been, uh, it's been --

No, no. Well, --

Well, a terribly long time

since anyone's asked me to take them anywhere.

[chuckles]

I'm afraid I'm a little trusty--

I mean, rusty-- but I'll try.

[He-Man] Thank you, Gatekeeper.

My pleasure.

The place you seek is in another dimension.

I'm just not sure which one.

So we'll just have to keep looking until we find it.

[Orko] He-Man, where are we going?

[He-Man] I wish I knew.

I guess we'll find out when we get there.

Hmm. I wonder what these are.

-[yawns] -Yike! [stammering]

Do you know if the magic waterfalls are around here?

-Oh, thanks anyway. -[squawking]

-[screeching] -[gatekeeper] Hmm.

I don't think this is the right place.

Let's try somewhere else.

Brr, He-Man. If the magic f-falls are here,

th-th-they're f-f-f-frozen.

Gatekeeper, I don't think this is the right place either.

Perhaps you're right, yes.

Well, well. uh, we'll try again.

♪ He-Man!

[man] Now, then, you say you have a request for the king?

-Yes-s-s. -What?

I mean, yes.

All right. You can join the rest over there.

Hey, I was here first.

Are you s-s-sure?

Uh, maybe not. Maybe you were here first.

[King Randor] Well, Duncan, any sign of Adam?

None, Sire, but I'm sure he'll be here,

if you can just give him a few more minutes.

No, the ceremony must begin on time.

If Adam wishes the people of Eternia to know

that he has better things to do than listen to them,

then let it be on his own head.

♪ He-Man!

[He-Man] Well, Orko, is this the place?

[Orko] I don't know. It's so dark, I can't see anything.

Yipe! W-We're not alone!

[gatekeeper] No, no, this...

this isn't the right place either.

♪ He-Man!

[Orko] Eh, we may as well give up.

We're never going to find the magic waterfall,

and I'm never going to get my magic back!

[ He-Man] Give up? But Orko...

No, no, wait! No, no!

Don't give up yet.

You forgot-- I am the gatekeeper.

I see all things.

I-I know all things. [stammering]

I know I'm a little confused, but, oh, come on.

Give me another chance. Huh? Just one.

-How about it? -Well, all right.

Thank you. Yes, you won't regret it.

I hope. [clears throat]

Orko, hear. Your magic calls.

Now we find the magic falls.

He-Man, look!

There it is! The magic waterfall!

Well, looks like we made it, Gatekeeper. Thanks.

It was my pleasure, He-Man.

Boy, this is where the very first Trollan got his magic.

I just hope it still works.

Well, here goes.

It's working! My magic's coming back!

I can feel it! Yahoo!

Well, Orko, how do you feel?

How do I feel? Great!

I'm supercharged! I can do anything!

Good. Then let's get out of here.

Right. Only this time, I'll drive.

Now, if we're going to b*at our foe,

back to Eternia we must go.

[man] All hail King Randor of Eternia!

I am sorry that my son, Prince Adam, will not be here.

But in his absence, we will...

-[Orko] No! Wait! -[Teela] Adam, Orko.

Sorry to be late, but we went out too far

and got, well, a little lost.

Well, at least you're here. Now we can proceed.

Let the first citizen of Eternia come forth.

Now, citizen, how may I help you?

-I... -[Orko] No, wait!

Orko, wait. What are you doing?

Something's wrong here. I can feel it.

Hmm.

Spell of change, spell of disguise,

show your true form to our eyes.

-[hisses] -[gasps]

Kobra Kahn!

Yes-s-s!

Want S-S-Scepter of Power.

Take it now.

Sleeping gas.

Leave it to me. Kobra Kahn, please don't stay.

Take your troubles far away.

-Good work, Orko. -The supercharging helped.

But it won't last very long. See?

-Back to normal, and at full strength. -[King Randor clears throat]

If there are no further interruptions, let us begin.

Call forth the first citizen of Eternia.

By the way, Orko, where did you send Kobra Kahn?

Oh, someplace where he can, uh,

get away from it all. [chuckles]

Oh, good. It's another visitor.

What can I do for you?

Get me out of here!

My pleasure.

Hey, what's-s-s going on?

♪ He-Man

Where is-s-s this-s-s?

[shouting]

You know, there are times

this job is an awful lot of fun.

[laughing]

On their way to the magic falls, Adam and Orko discovered

not only the secret of the gatekeeper

but an important lesson as well.

In the gatekeeper's cavern,

Adam was too far away to grab his sword,

and Orko, without his magic, wasn't strong enough to pry it loose.

But when they worked together they combined

their strengths and got the job done.

You don't have to be the biggest or the strongest when you help one another.

Cooperation-- it's almost as good as magic.

-Whoops! -Sometimes better.

[theme music plays]