04x15 - Shadowmaster

[bunniefuu]

MAN:
At last, the chance I've been waiting for.

[LAUGHS]

I, the Shadowmaster, shall end my exile
in this Shadow Realm.

My wall shadow shows...

...that an eclipse of the Dark Moon
of Plun-Darr is occurring.

This eclipse will allow me to send a
message to the ancient spirits of evil.

And with their aid,
I can return to Thundera.

[SHRIEKS]

Now, go, my Winged Terror.

Go!

[LAUGHS]

[WINGED TERROR SHRIEKS]

[BARKS]

SHADOWMASTER:
At last!

ANCIENT SPIRITS:
Who seeks an audience...

...with the ancient spirits of evil?

I am the Shadowmaster.

Hear me, ancient spirits.

I can do what this miserable mummy
has failed to do.

That is, defeat the Thundercats.

What?

You dare insult Mumm-Ra,
the ever-living?

Stay your hands, Mumm-Ra.

Let the Shadowmaster speak.

Thank you, great spirits.

Eons ago, before the destruction
of Thundera...

...I was the most feared
and powerful wizard on the planet.

None could stand before me
and my Cloak of Darkness.

Alas, in my youthful arrogance...

...I underestimated the combined
powers of the Thundercats...

...Jaga and Claudus,
the father of Lion-0...

...and that blasted Sword of Omens.

[IN UNISON]
h*!

Indeed, evil sorcerer,
your reign of terror is over.

I, Claudus, the lord of the Thundercats,
banish you to the Shadow Realm.

SHADOWMASTER:
So my exile began.

As I regained my strength,


...and I kept a watchful eye
on Thundera...

... waiting for my chance
to exact my revenge.

Finally that moment arrived
with the destruction of Thundera.

I spotted the noble Claudus
making his way to the last escape pod.

Then it happened.

The violent gyrations of the planet...

...caused a lunar eclipse
of the Dark Moon of Plun-Darr...

...and opened a small portal
back to Thundera.

Using my renewed powers,
I reached through and captured Claudus.

He remains, to this day, my prisoner.

[LAUGHS]

Enough of this senseless babbling.

What do you want from us...

...my overtalkative
and very unwanted guest? Speak.

With your aid, great ones,
I will destroy the Thundercats.

Just how would you rid us...

...of those meddlesome Thundercats?

SHADOWMASTER:
I propose to use Claudus as bait...

...to lure Lion-O
into my Shadow Realm.

There, I will destroy him...

...using the Cloak of Darkness and--

And without Lion-0...

...the other Thunderfelines
will fall in short order.

Hmm.

Why do you seek aid
from the ancient spirits of evil?

Only their great powers
can open the portal...

...between Shadow Realm
and New Thundera...

...wide enough for me
to end my exile forever.

We will aid you, Shadowmaster.

If you defeat Lion-0...

...we will order Mumm-Ra
to reopen the portal.

Go.

Destroy the Thundercats.

[LAUGHING]

Ma-Mutt, this sorcerer could prove
to be more troublesome...

...than the Thundercats themselves.

Ah, the sleeping Lion-0.

Let the Shadowmaster show you...

...what bad dreams are made of.

[GROANS]

No. No! Father.

Claudus, is that you?

I am the Shadowmaster, Lion-O.

As for Claudus, he is my prisoner
in Shadow Realm.

Claudus is mine.

And mine he'll remain
until you rescue him.

[LAUGHS]

Or I will destroy him.

No.

N-- No. What?

What a dream. Or was it?

MAN:
No, Lion-0.

-It was not a dream.
-Jaga.

The Shadowmaster
was a powerful sorcerer...

...who was defeated and exiled
by Claudus, your father, eons ago.

But how can he be here now, Jaga?

Look out the window, Lion-O.

LION-O: A lunar eclipse
of the Dark Moon of Plun-Darr.

This lunar eclipse allows
the Shadowmaster...

...to project his shadow images
across the Mystic Void to this world.

This same kind of eclipse occurred
during the destruction of Thundera.

LION-O: Then the Shadowmaster must
have captured Claudus at that time.

Jaga, I must save him.

How do I reach this Shadow Realm?

You must use
the Sword's Eye of Thundera...

...to project you through the Book
of Omens to the Shadow Realm.

But beware, Lion-0.

If the Sword and Book of Omens
are separated, you will become weak...

...and may be lost in the dark world
of shadows forever.

Thanks, Jaga.
I'll have to take that chance.

LION-O:
And so Jaga has told me...

...how to enter the Shadow Realm
to rescue my father.

But, Lion-O, this could be a trap.

I'm going with you.

No, Snarf. I must go alone.

Besides, I need you here...

...to make sure the Sword and Book
remain together as Jaga said.

Good idea.
And I'll search the Lair to see...

...if your shadowy visitor
is still lurking around.

Eye of Thundera, Book of Omens...

...transport me across the Mystic Void
to the Shadow Realm.

h*!

[REOWS]

Oh, Lion-0, I hope you know
what you're doing.

Because if you don't...

...we'll lose you
in that Shadow Realm forever.

[REOWS]

I have arrived in the Shadow Realm.

No sign of our intruder so far.

Aah!

[GROWLS]

Oh, no. A bat.

Yes, Panthro, a bat.

Your one weakness,
and your worst fear.

[LAUGHS]

No.

Stay away.

Blasted bat.

[GROANING]

Now, my Winged Terror.
Seize the sword.

[SHRIEKS]

Huh?

Shadowmaster, let Claudus go free
and I will take his place as your prisoner.

It is you I want, Lion-O.

Come, Thundercat.

Meet your doom.

[GROWLS]

What in Great Thundera?

[GROWLS]

[GRUNTS]

CLAUDUS:
Lion-0, my son.



Break the crystal, so I can help you.

I hear you, Father.

[GROWLS]

[GROANING]

[GROWLING]

[LION-O GRUNTING]

SHADOWMASTER:
Brute, my shadow ape...

...will crush you
as easily as that rock.

Finish him now!

[BRUTE GROWLS]

[BRUTE WHIMPERING]

The flash from the stones
bothers him.

They must be flint rocks.

This thing can't stand bright light.

Come on, Brute.

This time I'm ready for you.

[SNARF REOWS]

I wish Lion-O would return soon.

And where's Panthro?

[WINGED TERROR SHRIEKS]

[YELLS AND REOWS]

Beat it, you creepy shadow pest.

You won't get me.

[REOWS]

[SNAPS]

Oh, no, it's breaking the Sword
away from the Book of Omens.

Hey! Reow!
Come back here with that sword.

[REOWING AND WHIMPERING]

[CRACKLES]

[BRUTE GROWLS]

Your shadow beast is beaten.

Now free Claudus, and no harm will--

[GROANS]

Feel weak.

Oh, no. The Sword.

The Sword's bond to the Book of Omens
must have been broken.

[LAUGHS]

You are truly finished, Lion-0O.

Destroy him, Brute.

MUMM-RA:
So, Ma-Mutt.

The Winged Terror
has stolen the Sword of Omens.

If the Shadowmaster defeats Lion-O...

...the ancient spirits will force me
to free him from his eternal exile.

That shadowy upstart will try
to turn the spirits against us, Ma-Mutt.

We could become outcasts.

We must not anger the ancient spirits.

But we must act.

Listen closely, my loyal hound.

I want you to go....

[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

Mumm-Ra.

Aah! Uh, coming, my masters.

Go, my pet.

Look into the cauldron, Mumm-Ra.

Lion-0 battles the Shadowmaster
inside the fortress.

Oh! How-- How wonderful, ha, ha.

SHADOWMASTER: You grow weaker
by the moment, Thundercat.

The end is very near.

[LAUGHS]

CLAUDUS: No!
-What?

Hang on, Lion-0, my son.
Don't give up.

Claudus. Father, I'm so weak.

Snarf. What happened to Snarf?

[REOWS]

Put me down, you blasted creature.

Let go of the sword.
Lion-O needs it.

[MA-MUTT BARKS]

Reow, what's that?

[WHIMPERS]

Oh, no. Reow. Look out.

[GROWLS]

Gotcha! But--

But who has me?

[MA-MUTT SQUAWKS]

Thanks again, whoever you are.

Oh, no. Eye of Thundera.

Lion-O's in trouble. I better hurry.

Hold on, Lion-0O.
Old Snarf will save you.

[REOWS]

My strength has returned.

[BRUTE SCREAMS]

SHADOWMASTER:
No! I'm not through yet, Lion-O.

[GRUNTS]

Lion-0, hear me, Lion-0.

Summon the Sword of Omens.
It will save you.

Sword of Omens, come to my hand.

[HUMS]

[REOWS]

Panthro, what happened to you?

That blasted shadow bat
got the best of me.

How's Lion-0O?

Reow, I don't know, but I think
he just called for the Sword.

No!

Not that accursed sword.

[HUMMING]

Thunder, thunder, thunder.
Thundercats, h*!

No.

No. Not again.

[IN UNISON]
h*!

Come, Father,
we must make our escape.

Lion-O, my son,
this is where I leave you.

My time on Thundera has passed.

What? Father, wait.

No, my son, this was meant to be.

Farewell, Lion-O,
lord of the Thundercats.

You've made your father a proud man.

Lion-O, you're back.

Yes, Snarf, safe and sound.

Where's Claudus, Lion-0?
Did you save him?

Yes, Panthro, I did.

As to where he is now,
let's just say he's with a friend.

[MUMM-RA CHUCKLES]

Oh.

Welcome back, my intrepid pooch.

It seems the Shadowmaster has failed.

Oh, how sad.

Ancient spirits of evil...

...it seems that our upstart
of a sorcerer has failed us, ha, ha.

Lion-O has defeated him.

The lunar eclipse is over.

Shall I rescue him
from the Mystic Void?

No, Mumm-Ra.

We do not reward failure.

Oh, ha, ha, I agree.

[CACKLING]

And then, Lion-0,
this large bat saved me...

...from that awful shadow creature.

It flew me back to the Lair, and--
And-- And--

Reow, what a night.

But where
did that large bat come from?

What's this, Snarf?

These look like dog hair.

Whoever heard of a flying dog?

[ALL]
Ma-Mutt?

-That's crazy.
-No way.

-That couldn't be.
-It would be crazy.

[ALL LAUGHING]