05x10 - Rupert and the Deep Freeze

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Yahoo!

Whee!

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MR. BEARWon't be long now, Rupert.

(Big inhale)

(Big exhale)

We'll be... toasting marshmallows...

(Big exhale)

... in no time.

(Big inhale)

(Big exhale)

Marshmallows are ready, Dad.

And so is the cocoa!

How's it going with the fire? (Big exhale)

Fine.

(Big inhale)

Fine, dear.

(Big exhale)

Ahhh.

Well done, Dad!

I can always count on you

to keep the home fires burning, dear. Well...

I wasn't a... a boy scout for...

nothing.

Uh-oh!

(Coughing)

(Coughing)

Oh, dear!

Stand back, everyone!

(Sighing)

And I wasn't a volunteer fireman for nothing, either.

There must be something blocking the chimney.

Now's my chance to try out those chimney brushes I bought

at the Nutwood jumble sale!

I knew these would come in handy one day.

Ughh!

Huh?

A-ha, there is something blocking the... Ah!

Ooh!

Dad? Are you all right, dear?

I could have sworn

something pulled on... My word!

Ooh!

(Gasping)

I don't believe it! A baby dragon!

(Laughing)

Thank you.

What's a dragon doing in Nutwood?

And up our chimney to boot?

Perhaps he was trying to get warm.

Or looking for a snack.

He's obviously tame.

I wonder who he belongs to.

Hmmm... these are Chinese characters, I'd say.

Brilliant!

Pong Ping will be able to tell us what they say.

This way, little fellow.

(Laughing)

Nice catch!

Once Pong Ping translates the writing on your collar,

we'll have you back where you belong in...

Huh?

Oh, no! Where'd he go?

A-ha!

Got you!

Oh! Uh... Hello, Gaffer Jarge.

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(Gasping)

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Hmmm...

If I were a little dragon, where would I be?

(Laughing)

A most intriguing postulation, my boy.

Hello, Professor. Hello, Rupert.

Pretending you're a dragon, are you?

Well, you've most excellent

meteorological conditions for it, I must say.

It's a beautiful day, alright, Professor,

but I'm not pretending to be a dragon.

I'm looking for...

Uh, Professor, are you doing any baking today?

Oh, no, I'm hopelessly unskilled

in the area of culinary arts, I'm afraid.

Why do you...

(Gasping)

Fire!

Conflagration! Combustible calamity!

I must rescue

my important scientific papers!

I must call the fire brigade!

Whoa!

Hold on, Professor,

your papers are safe.

I beg to differ, Rupert.

It's a well-known scientific fact

that where there's smoke, there's fire!

Unless

there's a little dragon.

I say, right you are, my boy, quite right.


Well, I suppose that proves the rule:

"There's always an exception

to every rule."

My goodness, a dragon, in Nutwood.

Think of the possibilities!

I can't wait to see Pong Ping's face

when he sees a...

Ahh!

... dragon!

Zao an, Rupert.

Pong Ping?

(Laughing)

What an amazing costume!

I was practicing my dragon dance.

The Chinese Emperor has sent me an invitation

to attend the great celebration

of the dragon festival.

As a matter of fact, I've got a dragon, too.

(Laughing)

Only this one's a bit livelier.

A baby dragon!

Where did he come from?

I was hoping you could tell me.

Aiyah!

This is no ordinary dragon, Rupert!

He is a royal dragon!

He's royalty?

The royal dragons are a Chinese emperor's

greatest treasures.

It is said they bring him

good luck and great fortune.

Now I know where he came from,

but how did he get here?

It is said, "Shortest distance between two points

is a straight line."

A straight line to China?

(Laughing)

Of course! Your direct lift!

Look here, Rupert!

Dragon tracks!

Well, that's another part of the mystery solved.

We should return the little dragon right away.

It is most unlucky for a royal dragon

to be away from home.

Then we'd better get him home.

Let's go!

Hold on.

There's already someone on the way up.

Hey! Aiyah!

(Speaking Chinese)

(Speaking Chinese)

(Speaking Chinese)

Pong Ping, what's going on!?

We are under arrest for stealing a royal dragon.

Wait! There's been a mistake!

(Gong clanging)

(Speaking Chinese)

(Speaking Chinese)

(Speaking Chinese)

Hello, Your Majesty.

Pong Ping!

Rupert!

These are not dragon rustlers!

These are most honourable friends!

(Speaking Chinese)

It seems we've found something

that belongs to you.

He must have become lost and somehow wandered

into the lift to Nutwood.

Oh, thank you, my friends.

My bad luck has finally ended.

Where are the others?

Others?

One by one, my entire stable

of royal dragons has vanished!

If I do not find them soon,

I must cancel the dragon festival.

Aiyah!

And that means bad luck and misfortune will surely follow!

Stealing a whole herd of full-grown dragons

couldn't be easy.

Have your men found any clues?

No. Of course, they have had no luck at all.

Ahh!

You see?

Bad luck has started already.

But what about finding the little dragon?

That was a bit of good luck.

Yes! Perhaps he will bring enough good luck

to find the rest of the royal dragons

in time for the festival.

I hope you are right,

and I hope a very small dragon

can bring very big luck.

It sounds like the dragon festival

is a very ancient tradition.

It would be a shame to cancel it.

More than just a shame, Rupert.

The festival is when the royal dragons dance

to bring health and good fortune


in the year to come.

Well, the Emperor still has one lucky charm.

(Laughing)

(Flute playing)

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Listen!

Someone's playing the flute.

Probably an ancient Chinese melody.

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It doesn't sound very ancient.

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You know,

there's something very strange about this music.

Yes, a very catchy tune.

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Ahh! Whoa!

Oof!

Aiyah!

What is happening?

It must have been the music.

(Little Dragon squawking) Oh, no!

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Little Dragon, come back!

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Little Dragon, where are you!?

Little Dragon!

(Sighing)

I'm beginning to think

there might be something

to this bad luck business after all.

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Grrr.

Terrible news, Your Majesty!

The little dragon has disappeared!

Aiyah! I knew it!

That is a first game I have ever lost!

All my luck is gone!

A mysterious piper has cast a spell over the dragons

and taken them away!

Without good fortune, my kingdom is doomed!

Ooh. Doomed!

Don't worry, Your Majesty,

we'll find the royal dragons.

But how, Rupert?

China is a very big place to search for a dragon rustler.

We won't have to find the dragon rustler...

if we can make him come to us.

Luckily, you've been practicing

your dragon dance.

And we'll need lots of cotton wool.

The dragon rustler won't be able to resist us

in your costume.

I hope you are right, Rupert.

Ow! Aiyah!

Sorry, Pong Ping,

it's hard to see where I'm going under this dragon head.

You should try back here.

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That sounds like our song, Rupert!

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It's the piper!

Quick! put this cotton wool in your ears.

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Now, let's dance!

What!? Shhh!

Whoa!

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Whoa! Wherever we're going, I hope we get there soon!

My legs are ready to give out!

What?!

Shhh!

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Ow!

RUPERT (Whispering)It's a dead end.

We are captured, Rupert!

In a wooden cave?

Ahh! Earthquake!

Well,

my plan is working perfectly so far.

Yes, and soon we will find out if that is good luck...

or bad.

Aiyah!

Now Rupert and Pong Ping have disappeared as well!

My bad luck is getting worse!

(Gasping)

Ugh!

Ooh.

Ooh.

This was once a grand palace,

but whoever lives here

must have fallen on hard times.

Look over there!

It's the missing royal dragons!

What has happened to them?

They look tired out.

(Horse neighing)

(Volcano erupting)

Ooh.

h*! You must be a very old dragon

to be so wrinkled!


That means you will have the most good luck of all!

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RUPERTIt's no wonder

the royal dragons look so tired,

the piper has been dancing them off their feet!

What!? Shhh!

(Gasping)

Imposters!

Uh-oh! What!?

I said... Aiyah!

Exactly!

It is no wonder

you were the most clumsy dancing dragon

in all of China!

Why are you stealing the royal dragons!?

Everyone knows when the royal dragons dance,

it will bring good luck and great fortune.

(Volcano erupting) Ahhh!

Oh, no!

(Moaning)

I am the unluckiest mandarin in all of China.

I need all the luck I can get to save my palace!

But why would you build your palace

right under a volcano in the first place?

A fortune teller gave me this map.

"Build your palace here

and you will have great fortune for generations," he said.

Bah!

He was the most unlucky fortune teller

in all of China!

Hmm... But...

you've been looking at the map upside down.

Your palace should have been built

in the next valley.

Ah! You see?

How unlucky can I be?

But now that I have all the royal dragons,

I will be the luckiest mandarin in all of China!

Stop!

You have no right to keep

the royal dragons prisoners!

You're going to dance them to exhaustion!

But royal dragons are born to dance.

They are very happy to stay here with me

and dance to my music.

Please, see for yourself.

Let us out of here! Help!

You fell for my trick!

That is the first bit of good luck I ever had!

It is said, "Some people have all the luck,"

and now it is my turn.

(Growling)

I'm Rupert and this is my friend, Pong Ping.

Da jia hao.

We've come to rescue you.

Now, if everyone will take a bit of cotton wool...

(Growling)

Ah... aah.

I do not think dragons understand

our good intentions.

In fact,

I think they believe us to be dinner!

Goodbye, Rupert.

You have been a most excellent friend.

But now I fear you will be a tasty appetizer.

Little Dragon!

(Laughing)

Oh, we're glad to see you, too!

That's right, we're friends.

(Volcano erupting)

The volcano is growing angrier!

We must leave this unlucky place at once!

That's going to be difficult.

This dragon-proof door is very strong.

(Volcano erupting) Whoaaa!

Rupert, watch out!

Ah! Ooh!

Now that was lucky.

My flute! My flute! Where did I put it!?

The dragons must dance!

(Door banging)

It is no use! The door is too strong!

Yahh! Whoa!

That must be the strongest door in all of China.

Time to go, Pong Ping!

No!

It's time to dance!

The dragons must dance to bring enough good luck

to save my palace!

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What is wrong!? Why aren't you dancing!?

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(Growling)

(Growling)

Aiyah, my flute has lost its magic.

I am still the unluckiest mandarin in all of China!


Your flute hasn't lost anything.

This cotton wool prevented us from hearing your music.

But the volcano is coming in loud and clear!

Ahhh!

The lucky dragons are my only hope to save my palace!

Luck has nothing to do with it.

What you need is a plan!

And luckily for us, Rupert always has a plan.

Here we go...!

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The royal dragons saved my palace after all,

thanks to your clever plan, Rupert.

It is said,

"When royal dragons dance, it will bring good luck."

But we say,

"It is better to make your own luck."

Thank you, my friends,

for teaching me a very important lesson.

I only wish there was something I could do

to repay the royal dragons' kindness.

Well, luckily, I think there is a way.

(Flute playing, chattering, cheering)

Ahhh, I am the luckiest emperor in all of China!

Because you have the royal dragons back?

No, Rupert.

I am lucky

because I have the best friends in all the world!

(Laughing)

It was very kind of the Chinese Emperor

to give you such a beautiful gift, Rupert.

I win again!

That's three wins in a row!

Well, luck does seem to be on your side, Pong Ping.

That is true,

compliments of the Chinese Emperor.

(Laughing)

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