01x63 - The Adoption of Kshin

[bunniefuu]

- ♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

[dramatic music]

♪ Out of the sky, his rockets ignite ♪

♪ Jets into battle flying faster than light ♪

Flash Gordon!

♪ Lord of the jungle, the hero who st*lks ♪

♪ The beasts call him brother, The Ghost Who Walks ♪

Phantom!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ Master of magic, spells, and illusion ♪

♪ Enemies crumble in fear and confusion ♪

Mandrake!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ His strength is a legend, his skills conquer all ♪

♪ Armed with his power, we never will fall ♪

Lothar!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ With our new young heroes proving their worth ♪

♪ Four become eight defending the Earth ♪

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

[ship's horn blows]

[exciting music]

- Keep her on course, Ku-Shin!

These uncharted rivers can be treacherous!

- [giggles]

- There it is, Yung Gan!

Infinity Falls,

Gateway to the Lost City of Dreams!

- [laughs]

- I wish you luck, my son.

No one has found the Lost City in , years!

Looks like you'll be leaving me pretty soon.

- Miss you! - And I will miss you!

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[hydraulics whirring]

- Take care of your Mommy and Daddy, little Ku-Shin!

Captain Gramps will be waiting here for you when you return.

[m*ssile roars]

No!

[expl*si*n]

♪ ♪

River pirates!

[hydraulics whir]

[m*ssile roars]

[panic and screaming]

♪ ♪

Chyung, sir! Arm the crew for battle!

[panic and chatter]

[engine chugging]

[m*ssile roars]

Get to the foredeck, hurry!

[dramatic rock music]

♪ ♪

- The ship's out of control! We're running aground!

[panic and screaming]

♪ ♪

- Run, Yung Gan!

Take your family and hide in the jungle!

[lasers blasting]

♪ ♪

[screaming]

♪ ♪

If they're after this map,

they'll need both pieces for it to be of any value.

[explosions in the distance]

They won't take it from me, my son!

[m*ssile roars]

Now go, Yung Gan!

Take your family, and hurry!

♪ ♪

- Grandpa!

[waterfall thunders]

[fires crackling]

[engine chugs]

- Bring me the map to the Lost City of Dreams!

[hooks clatter]

[menacing laughter]

[lasers blasting]

- [battle cry]

Yung Gan!

[rock rumbles]

together[shouting]

- No!

[gavel echoes]

- Mandrake, you've come before this court

requesting that you be allowed

to adopt your young ward, Kshin.

- I want Kshin as my son

more than anything else in the world.

- Do you want to become Mandrake's son, Kshin?

- Yes, Your Honor!

- In light of the evidence presented,
[ … ]

the court now rules that--

- Stop! You can't do this!

You have no right to take my grandson!

- Your grandson?

- Birth certificate, passports, medical histories,

and photographs that will prove Ku-Shin is my grandson!

- Mandrake, do you know anything about this?

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

- We believed only that Kshin was on orphan!

- He is no orphan. He is my grandson!

Tell them, Ku-Shin. Tell them who I am!

- Captain Gramps!

Oh, Captain Gramps!

[emotional music]

♪ ♪

- In light of these new developments,

this court has no choice

but to award custody of Kshin to his natural grandfather.

Case dismissed!

I'm sorry, Mandrake.

[tranquil music]

♪ ♪

- There's one thing that still troubles me, Captain Hai.

It's been seven years since Kshin lost his parents.

Why have you waited so long to come for your grandson?

- I didn't know Ku-Shin had survived

until I saw a photo of him with you Defenders.

- When I saw Captain Gramps in the courtroom

it all seemed to come back to me.

The last thing I remember was my father holding me...

as the arch over the waterfall started to crumble,

he--he threw me to safety.

[rock rumbling]

I remember Mommy screaming my name!

Mommy?

Mommy!

Mommy! [waterfall thunders]

I was scared...and alone.

I cried myself to sleep.

- What are we gonna do with him?

- We'll take him back to Singapore.

Never let it be said

the Dragon Queen doesn't have a heart.

[dramatic music]

- The Dragon Queen?

- Yes.

They took me on a boat to Singapore.

- And that is where I found him.

Lothar and I journeyed to Singapore

to find the Lost City of Dreams,

the legendary birthplace of ancient mysticism...

when we arrived, Yung Gan's expedition

had already sailed on the "Lady Orient."

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[whispering]

- Please help us!

Oh, sir, it's my little brother!

He fell off the roof!

[sobs]

Please, sir! He's hurt bad!

- Take us to him, quickly!

No!

Let me take a look.

♪ ♪

I think I see the problem.

A rotten tomato.

- [giggles]

- A-ha! Here's another rotten tomato!

- Run for it!

- Tell me, where are your parents?

- Gone!

- Maybe he has some identification.

- What have we here?

- It is a map of some kind, Mandrake!

- More like half a map-- useless without the other half.

We never did find Kshin's parents,

or learn their identities--

only this half of a map.

- And here is the other half.

You see how they fit?

- It is a map to the City of Lost Dreams!

- Will you join us on our expedition, Mandrake?

- Oh, boy!

Please, Mandrake? Will you come with us?

[tranquil music]

♪ ♪

- Tie her fast, Chyung!

- All ashore that's goin' ashore!

- We'll set sail as soon as we're back with the provisions.

♪ ♪

- Look, Grandfather! Lanterns!

We're gonna need 'em when we find the Lost City.

- It might be more prudent

not to mention our destination, Kshin.

You never can tell who might be...listening.

[communicator chimes]

Mandrake to Defenders.

The bait has been taken. You know what to do.
[ … ]

[ominous music]

- [pants]

Hurry up, ya lumbering ox!

We gotta tell the Dragon Queen

before the "Lady Orient" sails with the map!

♪ ♪

- Well, what is it?

- We have news, Dragon Queen.

Captain Hai has returned with the map.

- And is ready to lift anchor for the Lost City of Dreams!

- At last!

I can finish what I started years ago!

Prepare my ship!

[tranquil music]

[ship's whistle blows]

♪ ♪

- There, Grandfather!

I remember, Infinity Falls!

That's where my mother and father...

- They would have been very proud of you, Kshin.

- This is as far as we go, Chyung!

Let's take her ashore.

- All engines stop!

[engine chugs slow]

[suspenseful music]

- Drop anchor!

Prepare to go ashore.

From here we follow on foot.

♪ ♪

Keep pace, you fools!

Faster!

Hai and his group are getting too far ahead of us.

♪ ♪

- Don't worry, Dragon Queen.

We're not gonna lose 'em. Not this time!

[ominous music]

- The Labyrinth of Doom!

- Gateway to the Lost City of Dreams!

This is as far as the map takes us.

From here we are on our own.

- The ancients' plan was that only those who find their way

past the dangers waiting in this vast maze

would be worthy enough to enter the City of Dreams.

- We could be lost in here forever!

W-which way to we go, Mandrake?

[suspenseful music]

- There are traps in every direction.

- I say we push forward.

- Captain Hai, wait!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Grandfather!

- Get back, Ku-Shin! - No, grandfather!

♪ ♪

- [grunting]

- Please hurry, Lothar!

I beg you, hurry!

- [straining]

♪ ♪

- Grandfather, you're safe!

- Thanks to Mandrake and Lothar!

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

- We must be careful.

There is no telling what kind of traps lie ahead.

- Mandrake, above you!

- Get back!

Everyone out of the tunnel, quickly!

- Too late, we're trapped!

- There's no way out!

- [grunts]

There's only one way to escape from here!

- You did it, Lothar! We're free, we're free!

- Well done, Lothar!

- Wow, it's the Lost City of Dreams!

♪ ♪

- And it is now mine!

- [gasps] The Dragon Queen!

- Precisely!

I've been following you for some time.

I owe you a debt of gratitude for leading me here.

I will show you my appreciation by destroying you swiftly.

- Chyung!

But you've been my first mate for--

- Almost as long as he's been working for me.

And because Chyung has been so loyal,

he will have the pleasure of eliminating you.

Chyung, throw them into the well!

[indistinct shouting]

- Take everything! leave nothing behind!

I want it all!

Chyung, I trust our guests are secure?

- They are confined to the well,

if that's what you mean, Your Highness.

By the time you have collected your spoils, my Queen,

the rising water in the well

will dispose of your guests... permanently.

- We must do something! We haven't much time.

The water is rising fast!

- I have a plan, but it's risky.
[ … ]

- We trust you, Mandrake. Go for it!

- What's happening?

- Mandrake, it's a crocodile!

[crocodile growls]

- Your Majesty!

They're being eaten by crocodiles!

[crocodile growls]

- Another one!

- They must be coming in

through an underground stream!

- Help us, please!

Please!

[screams]

[crocodile growls]

- The entertainment is over.

Back to work!

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[magic pulses]

all[gasping and choking]

- I have faced much danger on the high seas,

but nothing as frightening

as that illusion I just experienced.

- My apologies, Captain.

I had to convince the Dragon Queen

that the crocodiles were real.

- Now I think it's time we got out of here!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Those thieves are destroying the city!

The City of Dreams is an archaeological treasure

that belongs to the world!

♪ ♪

- Don't worry, Captain.

We'll put a stop to this--

right...now!

[magic pulses]

[indistinct shouting]

[gargoyle howls]

- Don't be fooled. There is an explanation!

- Yeah, this place is haunted!

- There's Captain Hai's loyal first mate, Chyung.

[magic pulses]

[expl*si*n]

♪ ♪

- This isn't a City of Dreams, it's a City of Nightmares!

And I think I know who's creating them.

[energetic rock music]

- Looking for me, Dragon Queen?

- You!

You are responsible for these happenings!

- But of course!

It is so easy to fool...fools!

- Get them!

♪ ♪

- Mandrake, Lothar, look!

♪ ♪

- Your timing is perfect as usual, Flash!

- No, no!

I won't let you take my treasure!

[energetic rock music builds]

♪ ♪

- I don't think you have any say in the matter!

- That, little girl, is where you are wrong!

- [shouts]

Mandrake, Kshin, look out!

- No!

- Grandfather!

- Captain Hai!

- [moaning]

- Oh, Grandfather!

Please don't be hurt, Captain Gramps!

- You are a very lucky boy, Kshin.

First loved so much...

by your father, mother, and me...

and now by...Mandrake.

- [sobs]

I love you, Grandfather!

[sad music]

♪ ♪

- Mandrake...you will now be Kshin's father...

protect him.

- With my life!

- Kshin...don't forget...

your Captain...Gramps...

[exhales]

- [sobs] I-I won't.

I won't, Grandfather! I won't, ever!

[sobs quietly]

- In view of the recent turn of events,

this court rules in favor of granting the requested adoption

of the boy, Kshin, to Mandrake.

[emotional music]

- Son!

- [sobs]

♪ ♪

- Kshin, why are you crying?

- [sobs]

Because I'm so happy...

that Mandrake wanted me as his son!