04x11 - Helpless Laughter

[bunniefuu]

[RUMBLING]

[THUNDER CRASHES]

Ah, Ma-Mutt,
there is evil in the air.

And we must be prepared
to seize the main chance.

But what?

Why is everything so still?

[LION-O TYPING]

I don't like this at all, Lion-O.
It's too quiet.

You're right, Panthro.
But what could it be?

Our readouts are clear.
They show no indication of a problem.

Everything may seem okay,
but I have a very bad feeling.

[THUNDER CRASHES]

Ancient spirits of evil...

...show me what is happening...

...on this miserable planet.

[ANCIENT SPIRITS LAUGHING]

ANCIENT SPIRITS:
Look into the cauldron, Mumm-Ra.

Soon the five moons of Plun-Darr...

...will come between
Third Earth and Thundera.

This is a harmonic convergence,
Mumm-Ra.

And it will change...

...the Thundercats' destiny forever.

The convergence will result...

...in a drought so severe...

...that you alone, Mumm-Ra...

... will survive.

[LAUGHING]

[WIND WHISTLING]

PANTHRO:
This is getting serious.

The Dreary Canal has lost
virtually all its water.

LION-O:
Look at this, Panthro.

[WATER SIZZLING]

There hasn't been a drop of rain...

...since that eclipse
of the five moons of Plun-Darr.

Lion-O, I just tried to make some
iced thunder tea for all of us...

...and there's no water
coming out of the faucet. Reow!

-There's no water anywhere.
-What?

[PANTHRO TYPING]

What in the name of Jaga
is going on?

Virtually all the water on the planet
has simply dematerialized.

Everything's dried up.

Including all our water supplies
at Cats' Lair.

And every day, it's getting hotter.

We've got to find some kind
of water source quickly.

PANTHRO: Well, there's still
some water in the Dreary Canal.

Panthro, you and Snarf
head for the canal.

BENGALI:
Take care, Panthro.

Eezuka, the flying serpent,
lives in that canal.

And I bet this drought
isn't doing much for his temper.

As soon as we get to the canal,
I'm diving straight in.

I doubt there'll be enough water
left for that.

SNARF:
Wait a minute. Look, Panthro.

The Swamp of the Laughing Lily Pads
hasn't dried out yet.

I wonder why that would be.

Who cares? If there's water there,
let's make that our first stop.

[EEZUKA ROARS]

PANTHRO:
It's Eezukal!

He's attacking!

My guess is he can smell the water
in the ThunderTank's cooling system.

SNARF:
Reow!

Did we lose him?

It looks that way.

[EEZUKA ROARS]

If he's so desperate for water,
why didn't he drink this stuff?

Maybe he knows something
we don't.

Reow! It looks okay to me.
In fact, I'm gonna take a dip.

-Reow!
-No, Snarf, wait.

This is unexplored territory,
and who knows what's in that water.

Reow! Panthro, the laughing lily pads
are taking over the ThunderTank.

Stop them.

[PANTHRO GRUNTS]

Hey, give me, give me.
Come here. Cut that out.

SNARF AND PANTHRO:
Whoa!

SNARF:
Hurry, help! Reow!

[SNARF SPITS AND PANTS]

[GIGGLING]

What's so funny?

[LAUGHING]

Not much.
Except I almost drowned.

[SPUTTERS]

Hey.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

That's why they call this...

...the Swamp
of the Laughing Lily Pads.

[LAUGHING]

PANTHRO:
This water is dangerous, Snarf.

We could die of laughter.

[LAUGHING]

The reserve water tank
is in the courtyard.

It's full and ready to move
into the machine room, Lion-0.

Then let's get it safely inside.

[CRASHING]

-What was that?
-Who on Thundera...?

[ROARING]

What is that thing?

Eezuka, the water serpent
of Dreary Canal.

He's taken our reserve water tank.

We've got to stop him.

Maybe this will shake him up.
Firing main cannon.

That blasted snake
sealed our cannons' muzzles.

We have to get that water back.
Try to reactivate the cannons, Bengali.

I'm going after him.

[EEZUKA ROARS]

h*!

Great Jaga.
That's the last of the water.

[GRUNTS]

h*!

[ROARING]

[GRUNTING]

Bengali to Panthro.
Do you read, Panthro?

[LAUGHING]

Yes, I read,
novels mostly.

[LAUGHING]

There's nothing
to laugh at, Panthro.

Eezuka has trapped Lion-O
and sealed up the lair.

None of our weapons systems work,
and we need help.

So do we.

[LAUGHING]

What in the name of all the ancients
is happening out there?

Well...

...we found water.

[EEZUKA ROARS]

But it's from the Swamp...

...of the Laughing Lily Pads.

[PANTHRO LAUGHING]

[BOTH LAUGHING]

SNARF:
It's very, very dangerous.

Reow!

Do-- Do-- Don't drink it,
you'll split your sides.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Sorry, 1 don't think
we can help you.

[LAUGHING]

[MUMM-RA LAUGHING]

The ancient spirits were right.

The Thundercats are finished!

[LAUGHING MANIACALLY]

[ROARS]

[GRUNTING]

Ah! Sword of Omens
come to my hand.

h*!

[ROARS]

h*!

[ROARING]

[CRASHING]

LION-O:
Despite everything he's done...

...1 have the strongest feeling
that Eezuka does not mean to harm us.

Your instincts are correct, Lion-0.

Eezuka thirsts for water
just as you do.

If we had water,
we would gladly share it.

But New Thundera is parched, Jaga.

-Then you must create water, Lion-0.
-Create?

You must learn to use your resources,
your knowledge and your technology.

Otherwise, this planet is doomed.

Put your trust in your knowledge,
Lion-0.

And in the power
of the Eye of Thundera.

Create water. Water, ice, rain....

Rain, of course.

Sword of Omens...

...Eye of Thundera, give me, Lion-O,
lord of the Thundercats...

...the power to turn
the clouds to rain.

h*!

[ROARS]

So much for rain.
Now to turn some ice into water.

And there's nowhere that has more ice
than the Caverns of Cold.

MUMM-RA:
Blast!

Whenever he's really in a bind...

...that wretched
Thundercat hocus-pocus...

...always pulls his fat
from the fire.

I guess I'll have
to finish them off myself.

[PANTHRO AND SNARF LAUGHING]

Does the cannon work, Panthro?

It's filled with this
blasted swamp water.

It's completely useless.

We can't fight Mumm-Ra with that.

No. But we can do his laundry.

This is a joke.

The ThunderTank's radio
must be shorted out.

LION-O: We'll find them
on our way back, Bengali.

First, let's melt some ice and see
if we can fill the Dreary Canal.

Looking good, Lion-0.

If we keep everything under control,
we should be okay.

BENGALI:
Easy. Take it easy.

We don't wanna start a flood here.

MUMM-RA:
You may not want a flood, Bengali...

...but that's exactly
what you are going to get.

-What in--?
-Look out!

[YELLING]

Aah! This thing's red-hot.
But we have to stop it.

Let me, Lion-O.

[GRUNTING]

Way to go, Bengali.

[MUMM-RA SCREAMING]

LION-O:
Mumm-Ra.

This time, you're mine,
Thundercats.

We've started a tidal wave.

[expl*si*n]

[YELLING]

Oh, you look like a couple
of drowned cats.

Ah!

[PANTHRO AND SNARF LAUGHING]

It's a tidal wave.

Surf's up!

Thunder, thunder, thunder.

Thundercats, h*!

[MUMM-RA SCREAMS]

Oh, no, you don't, Mumm-Ra.

[MUMM-RA GRUNTING]

[LAUGHING]

-What's happened?
-Reow.

Where are we?

Reow!

Pull yourself together, Snarf.
Lion-O needs us.

Then what are we waiting for?

Well, at least
we've still got transport.

[MUMM-RA GROWLING]

Too late, Lion-0.

Your friends will never get here
in time to save you.

[MUMM-RA ROARS]

[LION-O YELLING]

[MUMM-RA LAUGHING]

MUMM-RA:
The lord of the Thundercats...

...washed away like
so much dirty linen. Ha-ha.

[MUMM-RA SPUTTERING]

Try some of this, Mumm-Ra.
Laugh it up.

MUMM-RA:
No, no, no!

No more!

Enough!

[LAUGHING]
Cease! Cease!

[LAUGHING]

MUMM-RA:
Oh, please, no.

This is so undignified.

[LAUGHING]

Mummy overboard!

MUMM-RA [LAUGHING]:
Man the life rafts.

Women and children first. Oh, no!

My cloak!
Oh, the colors will run, no.

MUMM-RA [LAUGHING]:
My bandages will shrink.

This is not funny!

[PANTHRO CHUCKLES]

Looks like we have
the last laugh, eh, Snarf?

SNARF:
Game, set and match.

It was Snarf's idea
to load the cannon...

...with water from the Swamp
of the Laughing Lily Pads.

It sure fixed Mumm-Ra's wagon.

Hey, Snarf.

Ah, water.
I'll never take it for granted again.

I owe you, Snarf.

No, just doing my job.

Speaking of which...

...we're gonna have a heck of a job
clearing up this mess.

Well, the sooner we start,
the sooner we'll finish.

Thundercats.

[IN UNISON]
h*!