03x18 - The Jade Dragon

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Mumm-Ra. Oh, Mumm-Ra!

You called me, oh, evil ones?

You are losing
your grip on Third Earth, Mumm-Ra.

If you cannot rid Third Earth
of the Thundercats...

...then we will replace you
with someone who can.

No. No, evil ones.

I will do it. I swear.

I will not fail you.

Go to the cauldron, Mumm-Ra.

And you will see something
to your advantage.

Behold...

...the Double-Headed Dragon
of Doom.

Many centuries ago...

...a samurai gave the dragon...

...to his wife-to-be.

But her father was an evil man...

...and he did not want his daughter
to marry the samurai.

So he bewitched that little dragon.

And that very night...

...your little jade bauble
swelled up and engulfed...

...the samurai.

But what does this have to do
with the Thundercats?

How can the dragon
help me defeat them?

Jaga the wise...

...who was then
the lord of the Thundercats...

...released that samurai.

The samurai knew that
if the Double-Headed Dragon of Doom...

...fell into the wrong hands...

...its powers would be
put to evil use.

So he entrusted the dragon
to Jaga's safekeeping.

But I still don't understand,
oh, ancient.

Fool!

Jaga put the dragon
in the casket...

...which held
the Treasure of Thundera.

And when the Sword of Omens...

...scattered
the Treasure of Thundera...

...it also freed
the Double-Headed Dragon of Doom.

Even now...

...the Thundercats
are searching for the dragon.

When they find it, Mumm-Ra,
you must strike.

Activate the dragon,
and use it against the Thundercats.

Then, once more...

...evil will rule Third Earth.

No! Lion-O, watch out!

The dragon!

Look out for the dragon, Lion-O.

Look out!

Hachiman, help me.

Hachiman.

Unh! Lion-O! On Thundera.

I saw him clearly.
He needs my help.

Fly to battle, Doji-Kage.

What is it, my pusillanimous pet?

What do you see?

Hachiman.

And it seems that he is headed
for New Thundera.

But why?
What can that samurai be up to?

Hachiman is as ancient as I.

He understands my magic.

Can it be that he senses
my threat to Lion-0O...

...and the she-cat Cheetara?

Come to me, best beloved.

Come to your master.

We must fix that samurai's wagon,
my pet.

And who better to do it than you?

Ancient spirits of evil...

...transform this mangy Ma-Mutt...

...to the Black Bat
of Perdition's Belfry.

There you are, Ma-Batt.

I have a mission for you...

...which should suit
your foul appetite.

Fly to New Thundera
and seek out the samurai Hachiman...

...and his mechanical steed,
Doji-Kage.

And when you have found them,
devour them!

What?

Stand and fight me,
you cowardly wraith.

Aaarggh!

This is the last time
you will attack a samurai.

I'm beat.

I vote we take a break...

...and turn Scooper loose
on this for a while.

Good idea. Here, Scooper.
Here, boy.

Seek, Scooper. Seek.

Find this.

Dig, Scooper. Dig.

What is it, Scooper?

What have you found?

I think we're in luck.

The Double-Headed Dragon of Doom.

Let's get back to it, Lion-O.
Who knows what else we may find.

Quiet, Scooper.
We're trying to concentrate.

Now, oh, evil ones.

Now, give me the power to activate...

...the dreadful
Double-Headed Dragon of Doom.

Yes. Yes, oh, evil ones.

Make the Dragon Of Doom
destroy the Thundercats...

...for once and for all.

Ah, good.

Oh, every time I try
to figure this book out, it gets more--

-Run, Cheetara. Run! I'll--
-No way, Lion-0.

Farewell, Thundercats.

You will never see your friends again.

Ah, so....

Now, my beloved...

...we shall put the finishing touches
to this little scheme.

The Thundercats will be trapped
like flies in amber...

...for all eternity.

Oh, no. This is bad.

Very bad.

This was done
by the evil lord of magic.

What he conjures up
the most resourceful...

...of flesh-and-blood warriors
cannot combat.

If it is magic that is needed...

...then I will call
the spirits of my ancestors.

The ancient masters.

Hear me, lords of light.

Prepare me for battle against the dark.

Send me into the shadow
of the underworld...

...with a shield of bright courage.

Uh, am I never to rest, Ma-Mutt?

Have I never to have the chance
to regenerate my awesome power?

What is this?
What powers threaten me?

Mumm-Ra,
the ever-living source of evil?

You know me, bad man.

I am Hachiman.

Ancient spirits of evil...

...destroy this interloper.

A man who allows others
to do his fighting for him...

...is truly a coward.

You will never survive this outrage,
samurai.

Ancient spirits of evil...

...transform this decayed form...

...to Mumm-Ra, the ever-living.

What has happened to my powers,
evil ones?

Why do I feel so weakened?

Your evil lords
pass their powers to you...

...through the man-beast statues.

That is why you are so weak.

Weak? I'll show you weak, samurai.

You have lived by the sword...

...and you will be destroyed
by the sword.

Thundercutter!

My powers may be reduced,
Hachiman...

...but I can still destroy
your Thundercat friends.

I cannot let Mumm-Ra escape.

Not while the lord of the Thundercats
is helpless.

Easy.

Easy, I am a friend.

You have nothing to fear, loyal one.
I am here to help.

The first thing is to free my friends...

...from this jade prison.

But how to do it
without harming them?

There is a risk. A chance of disaster.

But life itself is chance.

What happened?
-I'm not sure.

Hachiman.

It seems we owe you
a vote of thanks, my friend.

You owe me nothing, Thundercats.

For though I have freed you
from your prison...

...I cannot restore you
to your full size.

He who laughs last,
laughs loudest, samurai.

Your time has come, samurai.

There must be something we can do.

We have to save him, Lion-0.

Eye of Thundera, do not fail me now.

Thunder, thunder, thunder.
Thundercats, h*!

Hachiman.
-Are you okay?

Oh, it seems so.

There's no way
we can ever thank you, Hachiman.

We owe our lives to you.

And I owe mine to you.

Scooper.

He may not be
the bravest creature in the world...

...but he's certainly the most loyal.

And no one could ask
for more than that.

Konnichiwa, Hachiman, snarf, snarf.

It's been a long time.

Konnichiwa, Thundercats.
It is good to see you.

We saw the signal...

...but we just couldn't get here
any quicker.

What happened?

We had a little dragon trouble.

Dragon trouble?

Hold out your hand, Wilykit-chan.

Oh, it's beautiful.

Reow. What a shame it's broken.

You can fix it, can't you, Panthro?

You can fix anything.

Ah, I wouldn't do that
if I were you, Panthro.

Why ever not?

Because believe it or not...

...Lion-O and I were trapped
inside that thing.

If you don't believe me,
ask Hachiman.

Where did he go?

To the Planet of the Red Sun.

He didn't even wait for us
to say thank you.

He doesn't do anything for thanks.

He has his own motives.
His own honor.

Reow. We owe him.
And thank Jaga, you're both safe.

I'll second that.

Thundercats.

h*!