04x06 - Leah

[bunniefuu]

[THUNDER CLAPPING]

VOICE:
Mumm-Ra.

Mumm-Ra!

Mumm-Ra!

Show yourself!

Spare me, ancient spirits of evil.

I have struggled long and hard
against the Thundercats...

...and I am tired.

I need to rest.

-Ancie--
VOICE: Cease sniveling and listen!

Clearly, we have underestimated
the Thundercats.

You need help.

Look into the cauldron, Mumm-Ra.

See the Mirror Wraith.

MUMM-RA:
The Mirror Wraith?

What manner of evil is this,
ancient ones?

How will I use this Mirror Wraith?

Your chance will come, Mumm-Ra.

Watch the skies.

Look for the sign.

You will know it when you see it.

[ALARM WAILING]

LION-O:
Panthro, what is it?

An unidentified projectile
is approaching New Thundera.

It looks like an escape pod
from a Thunderian spaceship.

LION-O:
Perhaps it carries refugees.

Where is it headed, Lynx-O?

The pod will land
in the Jungle of Darkness.

Snarf, the Jungle of Darkness?
Oh, meow!

If there is anyone aboard that pod,
they're going to need our help, and fast.

-So, what are we waiting for?
PANTHRO: Keep in touch.

The Jungle of Darkness is a bad place
to be caught without friends.

MUMM-RA: Look into the skies,
the ancient spirits commanded.

Huh! Can this be what they meant?

Is this the sign?

[CRASHING AND CRACKLING]

Where am 1? Where are the others?

What happened
to my friends and family?

[CHUCKLES]
A miniature Thunderian, Ma-Mutt.

This is indeed the sign.
She is exactly what we need.

We will use her to infiltrate
the Thundercats...

...to attack them from the inside.

Ancient spirits of evil and gloom...

...bring me the wraith of malice
and doom.

Ah, Mirror Wraith, come!
[LAUGHS]

We have iniquitous work to do.

Now, ancient ones...

...change this Mirror Wraith
into a child's toy.

A plaything for a Thunderbrat.

Ah!

The perfect gift for a Thunderchild.

Hello? Hello!
Is there anybody out there?

LYNX-O:
Jungle of Darkness straight ahead.

Right. Whiskers to probe.

LYNX-O:
Whiskers to probe it is.

Who--? Who's there? Who is it?

Do not be afraid, little Thunderian.

I am merely the most powerful wizard
on all of Thundera.

Are you going to rescue me?

Will you help me find
my parents and my friends?

The Thundercats will rescue you,
little one.

Even now, they are on their way.

Oh, the Thundercats.

But I will help you find your parents.

Find my mommy and daddy? How?

With this magical doll.

Oh, thank you.

But you must promise
never to tell anyone...

...where you got it
or who gave it to you.

For this magic to work...

...you must keep this a secret
between you and me.

I promise.

It's a secret.

LYNX-O:
I've got a fix on the escape pod, Lion-O.

We're coming up on it now.

I can't see a thing.

Wait! There's something.

Why--? It's a child.

[MUMM-RA LAUGHS]

My plan is working perfectly.

If I know anything
about the Thundercats...

...that little squirt
will be inside the Lair...

...in two shakes of a snarf's tail.

And that means the Mirror Wraith
will be in there with her.

[LAUGHING DEVILISHLY]

SNARF:
Snarf, snarf.

Try some of these.

Um. Thank you. I was really hungry.

You're welcome.
What's your name, anyway?

-Leah.
-Snarf. Leah, that's a pretty name.

PANTHRO: This tape came
from the pod's onboard recorder.

It explains where Leah came from
and how she got to Thundera. Watch.

Leah and her parents
were part of a group of refugees...

...flying back to New Thundera
when disaster struck.

A meteor shower destroyed their ship.

[CRACKLING]

Leah and her parents had to eject
in individual escape pods.

[EXPLODES]

Leah's was the first
to reach New Thundera.

Then that means her parents
may still be out there somewhere.

Can you help me
find them, Thundercats?

We'll do our best, Leah.

Even now, the other Thundercats
are out there searching for refugees.

They may even have found
your folks by now.

Meanwhile, you're safe
at Cats' Lair with us.

[YAWNS]

Enough jawing. You're tired.
It's time for bed.

[HISSES]

[GASPS]
You're alive!

Shh.

Remember your promise.

If you want to see
your parents again...

...you must tell no one about me.

No one.

I won't. I promise.

Good.

I'll be back.

MUMM-RA:
Find the control room.

Seal the exits...

...and trap the Thundercats
inside Cats' Lair.

Then destroy
all their defense circuits.

[GROWLS]

As you command, Mumm-Ra.

[CRASHING AND CRACKLING]

[ALARM BEEPING]

By Jaga! What's going on here?

What in Thundera's happening?

Alarms? What is this?

SNARF:
Don't worry, Leah.

Old Snarf will get
to the bottom of this.

Snarf, snarf. Everything's going crazy.

[MEOWS]

Hey! Stop that!

Oh, meow!

[SNARF SCREAMS]

[MIRROR WRAITH GROWLS]

[SNARF MEOWING]

Put me down, you monster! Meow!

PANTHRO: Hey, put Snarf down.
-Let him go. Now.

[SCREAMS]

PANTHRO:
You'll regret that.

[HISSING]

SNARF:
Meow! Fire! Fire!

He went this way, Snarf.

[MEOWS]
What was that thing?

And where did it go?

It could be anywhere, Snarf.

We'll have to search the Lair
from top to bottom.

[MEOWS]
It could even be in Leah's room.

Leah's room! Quick!

[GASPS]

Remember your promise, Leah.

You know what will happen
if you break it, don't you?

You will never see your family
and friends again.

[GROWLS]

[FOOTSTEPS]

[KNOCKING]

Leah, are you all right?

I'm okay, but what happened?

All that noise....

[PURRS]
Nothing to worry about, snarf.

Nope, not at all.
I've got it all under control.

Snarf's right. It's all over now.
Go back to sleep.

PANTHRO: The place is wrecked.
All our systems are shot.

This doesn't look good, Lynx-O.

Whatever that thing was,
it sure knows a lot about demolition.

Worse than that,
all the exits are sealed.

Which means our visitor
is still somewhere inside Cats' Lair.

You mean, we're trapped in here
with that creature?

Right. And we've got to find it
before it strikes again.

I am ready, Mumm-Ra.

What shall I do next?

MUMM-RA:
Seek out the Lair's power chamber.

There you will find enough
Thundrillium stockpiled...

...to blast Cats' Lair
clear off the planet.

[GROWLS]

Whatever you say, Mumm-Ra.

[GROWLS]

[LAUGHS LOUDLY]

Huh! I have to warn the Thundercats.

[SQUEALING]

Hey, calm down, Leah.
It's only me, Lion-O.

-And good old Snarf.
-Oh, thank goodness.

I was so frightened. I--

Leah, what's wrong?

You look as though
you've seen a ghost.

I can't tell you.

It's supposed to be a secret.

A secret? What kind of secret?

I can't tell you.

But everyone....

All the Thundercats,
you have to get out of Cats' Lair.

Right now.

Leah, listen to me.
Something bad is happening here.

And if you know what it is,
you must tell us.

Tell us, Leah. We are your friends.

We will help you. Will you tell us?

My doll, it's not really a doll at all.

Hold it right there, whatever you are.
You've caused enough trouble tonight.

[GROWLS]

Enough trouble?
[GROWLS]

I haven't even started.

[GRUNTS]


with this one.

Thunder, thunder, thunder.
Thundercats, h*!

Lion-O needs us.

He must have found
that blasted thing.

Let's go!

[SCREAMS]

h*!

[LION-O COUGHING]

PANTHRO:
Lion-O!

It's awfully quiet. Snarf, snarf.

The Thundercats, they may need me.

Then, you must go help them.
Go on, I'll be fine.

Well, if you're sure.

I'm sure.

[MIRROR WRAITH HISSES]

MIRROR WRAITH:
Leah.

Remember your promise.

You can not tell anyone about me
or where I am.

No! You tricked me.

That promise was a bad thing.

I don't believe you'll help me find
my family or my friends.

I won't listen to you.

[MEOWS]
I don't like this, snarf, snarf.

-It's awfully quiet.
LEAH: Snarf!

[MEOWS]

-What is it, Leah?
-That creature.

That thing, it's hiding
in the mirror in my room.

The mirror in your room? Snarf, snarf.

Come on, Snarf, quickly.
Before it escapes.

[SNARF MOANS]

It's in there, Snarf.

[WHIMPERS]

I mean, we better find Lion-O
and the other Thundercats.

They'll know what to do.

But, Snarf, you're a Thundercat.

[MIRROR WRAITH HISSES]

What's the problem, furball?

Scared?

I'll give you scared, you mirror creep.

[SNARLING]

[MEOWS]
That fixed his wagon.

The mirrors, Snarf.
That thing must live in the mirrors.

That's how he moves
from place to place.

[MEOWS]
In that case....

-After you.
-No, after you.

[SCREAMS]

MUMM-RA:
No!

How dare you show
your miserable face in my pyramid.

You have failed. And now,
you must explain your failure...

...to the ancient spirits of evil.

MIRROR WRAITH:
No, Mumm-Ra.

Spare me. Be merciful.

Oh, Ma-Mutt, my faithful friend.

My powers grow weak.

Help me to my sarcophagus.

I must rest. Must rebuild my strength.

So that one day, one day...

...I will have my revenge
on those miserable Thundercats!

One day, evil will prevail!

LION-O: There they are.
We've found Leah's parents.

I can hardly believe it.

[PURRS] I told you the Thundercats
would fix everything, snarf, snarf.

We'll engage the tractor beams
and take them down to the Lair.

Look, Leah,
you can see them in the pods.

They look just fine.

Yes, but....

[PURRS]
What's the matter, Leah?

This should be one
of the happiest days of your life.

Snarf, snarf.

But maybe they'll be angry with me.

I mean, the doll and all that trouble
with Mumm-Ra.

In a way, it was my fault.

Your fault?
[LAUGHS]

Impossible.

You were tricked, and believe me,
that's not the first time...

...old Mumm-Ra's tricked
the Thundercats.

Besides, Leah, if it hadn't been for you,
we'd still be stuck in that wretched fog.

And we'd never have found
your parents.

The important thing to remember is that
whenever something bad happens...

...talk it over with someone
who cares.

It just doesn't pay to keep it a secret.

I'll never be able
to thank you enough, Thundercats.

I think this must be
the happiest day of my life.