00x05 - A Stake in the Serpent's Heart

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We'll fight for freedom
wherever there's trouble.

G.I. Joe is there.

G.I. Joe, a real American hero.

G.I. Joe is there.

It's G.I. Joe against Cobra and
Destro, fighting to save the day.

He never gives up, he's always there,
fighting for freedom over land and air.

G.I. Joe, a real American hero.

G.I. Joe is there.

G.I. Joe is the code
name for America's daring,

highly trained
special mission force.

Its purpose, to defend
human freedom against Cobra,

a ruthless t*rror1st organization
determined to rule the world.

He never gives up, he'll
stay 'til the fight's won.

G.I. Joe will dare.

G.I. Joe, a real American hero.

G.I. Joe!

Using the mass device,
Destro and Cobra Commander

steal a powerful satellite
and terrorize the world.

The G.I Joe team makes
out its own mass device

and fights Cobra
around the globe

for the three precious
elements needed to fuel it.

In the battle for the last
element, Destro kidnaps Scarlet,

but as he flies back to
the secret Cobra temple,

Scarlet blasts Destro's control
panel and sends their hopes

spiraling to their fate, all in
"A Stake in the Serpent's Heart."

You fool! You've
cost us both our lives!

Does stabilizer control still work?

Impossible!

Centrifugal force has me pinned!

My bow! The third arrow!
It's a trap array! Hurry!

Not that one, you jerk!

The third one! That's it!

Now, set it on short range or you'll
blow it through the instrument panel!

Gently hammer hands! Steady!

Nothing's happening!

It will!
Do something! Fast!

It's frozen! It's... no!

Congratulations!

Home port! I never believed this
grotesque hideaway would look so welcome!

Take her away!

Don't open any champagne
yet, scrap-iron breath!

You took a round, not the fight!

What a tiresome tigress!

She was my ticket out
with the third element!

I knew you would not fail.

However, all has not been
going well since your departure.

There was the ill-advised
attempt to destroy New York City.

What?

Ah, Destro!

Noble Destro, my old friend!

We congratulate you on
the success of your mission!

Success? You dare
speak to me of success?

You psychotic, sibilant
serpent of a dolt!

Really, Destro, is that any
way to talk to your leader?

Your stupid, bungled attempt
to disintegrate New York

has given our enemies the two
commodities they must not be allowed.

Time and hope!

Nothing undermines
our cause more greatly

than failure to
execute our threats!

Destro, even you must
see that with the meteorite

particles in our possession,
we are invincible!

Even you must see that!

Yes, Commander, yes!

And I shall assure us of victory

by taking full authority
over all operations myself!

You can't do this to me, Destro!

Stop! I'm speaking to you!

Destro!

This'll take the fight out of you!

G.I. Joe, witch!

Gia!

You haven't deceived
me! You're a Cobra spy!

[Grunts].

Tell your masters
that I told them nothing,

and I will tell you even less!

Relax, sister, we
have the same friend.

I do not understand.

The ring. Duke's ring.

Duke?

Six foot two, eyes of blue.

Look, I'll tell
you straight off,

Duke wouldn't want us to
sit this one out. Understand?

Gia!

Yes, now I understand perfectly.

Gia!

All right, you creeps, keep moving.

Now, gentlemen, G.I. Joe
has its own mass device,

and
it is ready for action.

G.I. Joe!

Halt, sl*ve! We have special
greetings for you from Destro!

Valonqar, where have we been?

It's all hazy.

I do not know, Flagg,

but that one, it
makes me afraid.

Silence! I, Destro,

order you now to speak to
the people of your nations.

The time has come to
surrender at once, or perish!

I can't be sure where I've
been or what has been or

what has been
happening to me, but,

Destro is the new Cobra leader.

Our severest test is yet
to come.

The monstrous imperialist
Destro is demanding that,

It is simple to command respect

when one has the power to
back up one's speech-making.

That is true, Destro.

[Laughs]

That strip of metal you
gave me works, Selena.

If I concentrate, I can override
the control of the Cobra soldiers.

It works best when the energy
level supplied to the headband is low.

Stop, slaves!

The cages of the male slaves.

We are expected
to serve their food.

Can we count on them?

Get to work!

They await only
the proper moment.

This is Ramar. When the time
comes, he will lead the male

slaves into battle against
our hated Cobra masters.

The time must come soon.

Our Patience is wearing thin.

I promise you, very soon.

Pass it on.

We will be ready.

Such bottomless stupidity!

The fools!

Something troubles you, Destro?

The world is not
yet at your feet?

Not one nation has surrendered.

This one must take a vote.

That one wants to take
it under consideration.

Don't they realize they're
dealing with Destro?

Oh, I'd say they all know that.

And it doesn't frighten
them in the least.

[hissing sound]

Trans... They shall learn
the price of their arrogance.

Baroness, is the device
at operating temperature?

Yes, Destro.

Then lock on homing devices
and eradicate New York. Now!

At once, do you hear?

The world has
denied my commands.

Let them learn the
consequence of insolence.

Cobra fired off another
mass destruction ray.

We've got to do something.

Maybe we can knock Destro's beam
off course with a zap from our baby.

It's worth a try.

Come on, beam baby!

Yo! Joe!

G.I. Joe will return
after these messages.

Now, back to G.I. Joe.

They stopped us!

They must have a mass device.

Brilliant deduction.

Hold the festivities!

Scarlet is still a prisoner and
we can't do anything about it.

Until I remember where
Cobra headquarters is.

You, the people of the world,
mistake my determination to conquer.

I am not soft and merciful.

Until your nation
surrender to me,

I shall execute your
leaders one at a time,

every half hour on the hour.

Starting with General Flagg.

Bring him to me

and I shall personally
carry out his sentence.

Is now not a suitable time?
- I don't see why not.

Duke will be proud
of me for this, Scarlet.

You bet, kid.

We shall be free! Yaaah!

Take them away!

You are a fool, Destro!

[Cobra hissing]

That's all, ladies.

Be glad you survived with
your beautiful skins intact.

Remove them from my sight!

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

Yes, you are very brave.

But Duke's our only hope now.

Everything is ready, Duke.

Relax. Breathe deeply.

Let your thoughts flow freely.

It looks so weird.

He's in no danger, Breaker.

And this special
sensory deprivation t*nk

may be able to get at the
memory of his Cobra captivity,

which has somehow been erased.

Let's start at the
beginning Duke,

with your childhood in Iowa.

Early on, your sense of justice and
honor was tested, and you responded.

It has never deserted you.

It is at the heart of
your idea of America,

an idea despised by Cobra.

That's it, Duke.

It's coming into focus.
Now concentrate on a

Cobra-headed fortress
on top of a bleak mountain.

It looks like the Hotel Dracula.

That's it, Duke.

Play it back slowly.
You can do it.

There. Start there and move
forward about half speed.

Hey, look at her.
Wow. She's pretty.

Hey, man, how could
he forget a face like that?

We've got it!

The sl*ve Girl has Duke's ring.

It's got special electronic
characteristics,

which can serve as
our homing device

right into the heart
of Cobra's hideout.

Perfect, Duke. The microchip
components of your ring

give us an excellent homing
fix on the Cobra hideout.

Then start massing
us out, Dr. Vanamir.

Cobra's had things
their way long enough.

Yo! Joe!

Yo! Joe!
- Yo! Joe!

G.I Joe will return
after these messages.

Now back to G.I Joe.

The ground unit's moving up.

Bring on the air cover.

Your turn, Snake-Eyes.

This is all Destro's fault.

His madness has
brought this upon us.

But my genius shall save us.

My robot cobras will
annihilate the G.I. Joe forces.

[Cobra laughs]

We're in a pinch, Snake.
What do you have?

Magnet grenade,
huh? Good thinking.

Must flee, Baroness.

Me first.

You shall be ex*cuted, General,

whether or not the
battle goes against me.

Yo! Joe!

Scarlet, are you all right?

Duke, it's about time
you guys showed up.

A girl gets tired hanging
around the house.

Later, sister. We've
got a w*r to win.

I was gonna bring flowers,

but I thought you'd
like these better.

Yo! Joe!

Look, it's Destro.

Yo! Joe!
- Yo! Joe!

The barricade
won't hold them long.

We've lost, Destro. Lost!

And it's all your doing!

There will be time
for recriminations later.

For now, mass will
take my revenge.

You've aimed for
the Earth's core.

If that disintegrates,
the planet will explode!

That's the general idea.

Goodbye for now, Commander.

Or as you might say, so long!

Destro!

That's the mass device.

It's pointed at the
center of the Earth.

Yo! Joe!
- Yo! Joe!

The Cobra Commander.

He's got to be here somewhere.

You have won this time.

But Cobra will
survive to defeat you.

Remember my words!

So much for the Cobra
Commander and his cronies.

But it looks like
Destro's slipped away.

I shall be back for
vengeance. I swear it!

I shall be back!

Using part of our mass
machine with what's left of theirs

and a little bit of
elements remaining,

I think there's just enough juice to send
the Eiffel Tower back where it belongs.

Here goes.

London? You put the
Eiffel Tower back in London?

I guess I goofed.

But there's nothing I can do.

All the elements are used up.

We can't just leave
things like this.

There may be a way.

It should reach
Paris in a few days.

Well, nobody's perfect.

No, but we do okay.

Yo! Joe!
- Yo! Joe!

G.I. Joe will return
after these messages.