01x06 - The Mountain of the Roaring White Dragon

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[Yoko] Looks like Bon is late again.

[Tetsuo] That's just the way he is.

He's never been any good at being on time.

- [doorbell chimes]

- [both] Hmm?

That must be him.

[Yoko] Coming!

[dramatic sting]

[birds chirping]

Hoo-hoo.

Aah!

- [boys] Huh?

- [Yoko whimpers, grunts]

- [Tetsuo] Whoa. What's going on? You okay?

- [Bon] Hoo, ha, h*, ha, hoo.

[all scream]

[chuckles] It's just a joke. It's me, Bon.

[all groaning]

- Not cool.

- And you made us wait forever.

We're supposed to make a decision together

about what to perform

at the community fair.

Well, I'm only late

because I went out to borrow this.

- A monkey costume?

- Yeah, exactly.

I borrowed it from my uncle.

He happens to work at a movie studio.

Wow! So cool!

I also borrowed a pig costume.

So why don't we do a skit

based on Journey to the West?

And Journey to the West is?

It's an old Chinese folktale.

It's about a Buddhist monk

who travels with a pig,

a kappa, and a monkey.

And, yes! I shall play the Monkey King!

[cymbals crash]

I don't know. I think a choir group

is much better than a skit.

I'm telling ya, our best option

is to perform a magic show.

And I'm telling you

that we should form a band.

- [Yanagisawa] Everyone loves magic!

- [overlapping indistinct arguing]

- [Yanagisawa] It's magic.

- What the heck?

Guess I borrowed these suits for nothing.

[knocking on door]

- [Tetsuo] You know

- [Bon] Huh?

[Yumiko] Hi, everyone.

[chimes tinkle]

[Tetsuo] Guh.

- [murmuring]

- What is Yumiko doing here?

Yoko told me you're planning

a performance for the fair.

I'm here to help.

Yumiko's going to give us a hand

as an after-school activity.

Glad to be here.

[splutters] So are we.

I see you're getting hyped up

because Yumiko is here now, huh?

Would you quit it?

- You can sit here.

- [Tetsuo] So can I get you anything?

- This isn't even your house.

- [Tetsuo] Hey, Yumiko.

You wanna see a super cool magic trick?

- [beeping]

- Huh?

[Yanagisawa] Yeah.

Can you make your mouth disappear?

Hi. This is Bon.

[Ream] Looks like we have a new mission.

Where are you?

Well in the middle

of an important meeting.

[Ream] Oh, come on. That's no excuse.

It doesn't matter

how long a mission takes.

- As long as you return to the same time

- Come on out!

no one will notice.

[Time Boat whirs]

[whizzes]

Bon, you can't use your boat

for personal use.

I'm sorry, Ream.

I have some stuff I had to carry with me.

So who are we saving today?

We're going to rescue a young climber

who tragically died

in a mountain accident.

[Bon] Hey, isn't it time

I get to witness something

a bit more historically important?

Seriously?

Yeah, yeah. I'm only kidding. Ha.

No life is more precious than another.

If you think about it,

there's nothing glamorous

about being a Time Patrol agent.

We do it because we wanna

save people's lives.

Stop trying to sound smart, you rookie.

[Ream] All right, you two.

Next stop, the Tian Shan Mountains,

about 1,400 years ago.

THE MOUNTAIN OF THE ROARING WHITE DRAGON

- [Time Boats whirring]

- [wind howling]

Wow!

The highest peak here reaches 24,406 feet.

We're near the border between the current

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

of the People's Republic of China

and the Kyrgyz Republic.

[Bon] It's difficult to believe

that someone climbed a mountain so high

1,400 years ago,

and without any mountaineering gear

or even an oxygen mask.

This has been a path that has connected

the cultures of the East and West

since ancient times.

I take it you've heard

of the Silk Roads, right?

It's a network of trade routes

that spanned from China in the east

to Rome and Turkey in the west.

Traveling the Roads wasn't easy.

People had to make their way

through wilderness and deserts

and figure how to get

from one oasis to another.

[Buyoyon] They took big risks to travel.

[Ream] Back then, the Tian Shan Mountains

were like an enormous wall

blocking the Silk Roads.

So where's the person

we're supposed to be saving?

He's still in the village below.

He won't start climbing the mountain

until the weather's milder in spring.

I wanna check

the site of the accident first.

[sheep bleating]

[footsteps approaching]

Hey, Dad!

[pants] What are you looking at?

It's a traveler.

From the way he's dressed,

he's a monk from Tang.

How unusual.

[boy] He must be traveling

to a faraway country in the west,

just like you did when you were young.

I heard that there are

hundreds of countries out there.

They have beautiful palaces,

huge statues of Buddha,

and the mountains are so tall.

One day, I'll see 'em all!

[grunts]

Chamuku!

You better drop that stupid idea.

But, Dad

You're a shepherd, and that's all

you'll ever be. You understand?

Now, come on. Let's go.

- [sighs]

- [downcast music playing]

[Ream] That boy's our target.

He dies in a massive avalanche

in the Tian Shan Mountains,

leaving his father behind.

I see.

But from the way his dad is,

you'd think he'd never go

near the mountains.

Yeah, you'd think. But he will.

Forward two months.

[Time Boats whir, whoosh]

[father] You ungrateful brat!

I won't give up my dream.

I'm tired of being a shepherd.

I need to do more with my life.

You're so arrogant. You've got no idea.

- [Chamuku] But you did the same thing.

- [father] What did you just say?

It is true

that I once traveled far and wide

with my comrades in a caravan.

We shared many joys

and hardships together.

But every one of them died along the way.

Some starved to death,

some died of thirst.

Others either died in tornadoes,

drowned in rivers,

or were k*lled by bandits.

Traveling is not as easy

as you think it is. You hear me?

I'm old enough to look after myself.

I want to travel like you did.

A highly praised Buddhist monk from Tang

is going to the mountains,

and he'll take me with him.

We'll be traveling

in a huge group of 30 people,

so there's no need for you to worry.

You don't understand

how dangerous Tian Shan is.

Have you not heard?

A white dragon lives in those mountains.

Of course I've heard about the dragon,

but I don't believe in that kind of thing.

It's a terrifying creature who devours

dozens of men and horses, all in one go!

A single roar is enough

to knock someone out,

especially a child like you!

You just have to trust me!

All I want to do is what you did.

I want to be like you!

I want to travel

and see the big, wide world

with my own eyes!

[gasps]

Never! I will not allow it!

[whimpers] But why not?

Why can't you understand me?

[sobs]

Oh So he runs away.

And his dad never sees him again, right?

There's just no way you can come between

a person and their desire for adventure.

Hmm Wait a sec!

Why don't we talk to the monk

and tell him to cancel the journey?

No way. That is out of the question.

Why not?

We have to at least try it.

We should try every possible way.

[rousing music playing]

- Hmm.

- [Buyoyon] Buyo.

[Time Boats whir, whoosh]

Buyoyon, where's the monk now?

[Buyoyon] He's being entertained

as a guest in the kingdom of Baluka.

[Bon] These buildings are impressive

for a small country.

[Ream] Thanks to felt

and wool manufacturing,

the country is pretty affluent.

[Buyoyon] This way.

[music fades out]

[hawk screeches]

[bird chirping]

[monk] The spring wind is finally upon us.

This is what I have been waiting for.

So you're leaving soon

to cross the Tian Shan Mountains?

That is correct.

I shall begin my journey tomorrow morning.

Ah. I've never seen anyone like you.

Are you Persians?

Or perhaps you come from

somewhere near Rome?

The Tian Shan Mountains are dangerous.

You shouldn't go.

I'm fully aware of the danger ahead of me.

However, I must go, no matter what.

I must spread the teachings of Buddha

and help save people

in these turbulent times.

This is why I'm traveling to India.

There are still many

Buddhist texts in India

that have yet to reach us here in Tang.

I cannot turn eastward on my journey

until I bring the texts back to Chang'an,

no matter what happens to me.

See? I told you.

Him going to India is a historical fact

that cannot change.

Well, could you at least

not take the young boy

along with you on the journey?

[monk] A young boy?

Well, I left it up to Mr. Huanxin

to gather all of the people we will need.

Although, I heard

he was having a hard time,

because most people are too afraid

to cross the Tian Shan Mountains.

That would explain why he took on the boy.

- Very well.

- Huh?

We will leave the young boy here.

- [Buyoyon] Wah?

- [Ream gasps]

That's great! Thank you so much!

[all giggle]

[Bon humming cheerfully]

[Ream] I didn't expect us

to finish so soon.

[Bon] You never know

unless you try, right? [chuckles]

[Ream] Mm.

Later!

Bye!

- [door opens]

- I'm back!

All right, so this should be only

30 minutes after I snuck out. Uh-uh.

[all grumble]

We haven't decided on anything yet.

All of us

Have our own opinions

And everybody's refusing to give in.

In that case,

let's do Journey to the West.

But a choir is better!

A band is best!

Magic is bester!

[all grumble]

- [Yanagisawa] In a band, you get girls.

- [overlapping arguing]

- [paper whizzes]

- Mm.

Huh?

- [Buyoyon] Buyo. Quickly, come with me.

- [arguing continues]

[Time Boat whooshes]

[Bon] What's going on?

Did something else happen?

Headquarters have asked us

to do a follow-up investigation,

so I rushed to the day of departure.

[horses nicker, whinny]

[Bon] No way.

It's the boy!

Oh man. That monk, he lied to us!

Bon, don't you think it's more likely

you didn't turn your Forgetter off

back then?

[gasps]

[Buyoyon] Oh boy.

Of course he'd forget to turn it off.

[Bon] But the rule is

to always keep the Forgetter on.

[Ream] It depends on the circumstances.

- [rock crumbling]

- [cattle lowing]

- Come on! Come this way. [straining]

- [horse whinnies]

[foreboding music playing]

[Bon] Oh man. Time Patrolling isn't easy.

[Ream] Just figured that out, huh?

Looks like we're gonna be here a while,

so we'd better take an Eisha pill.

[Bon] Right. The anti-aging pill.

Because if we're off

the normal flow of time for too long,

we age much quicker, right?

Right. But take to many

and you'll turn into a baby.

[both] Om.

[music fades out]

[man 1] It was an honor

that Master Xuanzang even spoke to me.

[man 2] How gracious he truly is.

[man 3 snoring]

- [father] Chamuku.

- [gasps]

Your mother would complain sometimes,

back when she was alive.

She thought you were too stubborn.

She said you took after me.

She did?

I can't change your mind,

and nothing I say

will stop you from leaving.

Father, I promise,

I'll come back home safe.

[murmurs nervously]

[murmurs]

[father] It's okay to go

wherever you want.

However, you must promise me this.

[poignant music playing]

Chamuku,

promise me that you'll survive.

[inhales]

Dad.

[music fades out]

[fire crackling]

[man 3] We'll go through

this mountain pass to get to Syr Darya.

Then we'll travel along

the southern shore of Issyk-Kul.

It should take no more than seven days.

I'll be counting on you, my friend.

- [growl echoes]

- [monk gasps]

[growling]

What is that bizarre sound?

[growling echoes]

[tense music playing]

[growl echoes]

[gasps]

[roars]

[growls]

It's the White Dragon!

[roars]

[man 3 whimpers]

Master Xuanzang, we should run!

Whether I live or die

is at the mercy of Buddha.

White Dragon,

if it's prey you seek to devour,

spare everyone and eat me!

- [chants] Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu.

- Keep back! It's too dangerous!

[roars]

[chanting] Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu.

Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu.

- Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu.

- [roars]

[terrified murmuring]

Oh, please, Master Xuanzang

[chanting continues]

- [man 3 sobbing] Master Xuanzang!

- [Xuanzang chanting]

- [man 3 whimpers]

- [projector whirring]

[Buyoyon] Well, he's sure got

a lotta guts.

I just realized something.

That monk is just like Sanzang

in Journey to the West.

They both even travel to India

to get Buddhist texts.

- [whirring ends]

- [Ream] They're the same person.

What?! I thought that story's made-up?

No, he's a historical figure.

He's Xuanzang Sanzang.

So the story about his journey is true?

Yeah, he brought back 657 texts.

He wrote a travelogue

called the Great Tang Records

on the Western Regions

when he returned.

Journey to the West is a novel

based on his travels.

He visited 110 countries

that span modern-day Kyrgyzstan,

Kazakhstan, India, Nepal,

Bangladesh, and more.

He traveled through scorching deserts,

towering mountains, and dense jungles.

His life was even threatened

by bandits and wild animals.

It was a great journey

that took him 19 years to complete.

If he's Master Sanzang,

where's the Monkey King?

Where's Bajie? And Wujing?

That part of the story is purely fictional

and only small children believe in it.

Aw, man. What a bummer.

[chuckling]

[Bon] I'm getting pretty tired.

- Maybe we should call it a night and

- [Ream] No way.

We also have pills to keep us awake.

We should stay up all night

and keep our eyes wide open.

- [Bon murmuring]

- Don't you slack off even for a second!

You sure you're not

breaking any labor laws?

[wind gusting]

[cattle lowing]

- [horse nickers]

- [wind howls]

It is too dangerous to keep moving on.

Let's retreat to a safe place

until the blizzard stops.

Yes, that's a good idea.

Everyone, listen! We will take a break

once we get to a safe spot up ahead!

- [cracking]

- [men] Yes, sir!

- [man 1] Whoa, hey now. Whoa!

- [horse whinnies]

- [man 1 cries out]

- [Bon gasps]

- Aah!

- [horse whinnies]

- [whizzing]

- Time Lock on!

[man 1] Aah!

[zap]

- [Timeceiver beeps]

- Headquarters.

He's not our target,

but please investigate.

If it doesn't affect history,

I'd like to save him.

- [Time Boat whirs]

- They say there's no issue with it.

That's good to hear.

But how are we going to

save him from this?

[Buyoyon] Use the Gravity Canceler.

- [hatch whirs]

- [Bon] Oh.

- This thing.

- [beeping]

[whirring]

[cattle lowing]

- [man 1] Hey!

- [gasps]

[horse whinnies]

Down here!

Hey!

[men gasp, chuckle]

- [men chatter]

- Buddha has watched us and protected him.

- [man 2] Are you okay?

- [Chamuku murmurs anxiously]

[tranquil music playing]

[sighs]

- [Xuanzang] Something troubling you?

- [gasps]

Oh, Master Xuanzang!

Are you having difficulty sleeping?

[gasps] Yes.

[murmurs, sighs]

I I left home,

despite my dad trying to stop me.

But he was right.

Oh, I had no idea

that crossing the mountains

would be such a dangerous thing to do.

Are you not afraid, Master Xuanzang?

But of course.

There is fear lying inside of me as well.

Yet, despite that, I know I must go on.

I shall never turn my steps eastward

until I reach India.

I made myself that pledge

when I first embarked on this journey.

[stirring music playing]

[Chamuku] I have a lot

to learn from you, Master.

[horse nickers]

[horse snorts]

[exhales]

I gotta say, it's getting pretty cold.

Our uniform usually has good insulation,

but we've been out here

in the cold of this region for so long now

that its effects

are beginning to wear off.

Oh, right! I just remembered

I brought something useful.

[Buyoyon] Buyo?

[hatch whirs]

Ahh

Oh, yeah. This thing is pretty warm.

- [chuckles]

- [Ream murmurs hesitantly]

- [Bon] I have another one you can use.

- Huh?

[Ream grumbles disappointedly]

[whimsical music playing]

But I don't wanna be a pig!

- [Bon] It looks good!

- [Buyoyon] Perfect fit.

- [both laughing]

- [Ream] Stop making fun of me!

But it's actually very warm.

- [loud rumbling]

- [all gasp]

- [horses whinny]

- [cattle low]

[low rumble continues]

- What is that sound?

- [horse nickers]

Hmm. Could be

[gasps]

[tense music playing]

There's white smoke coming out

from near the top of the mountain.

Just like the White Dragon!

It's an avalanche!

[Ream] This is it.

The avalanche that kills the boy.

[loud cracking, rumbling]

Almost all of them

get trapped under the snow,

and only Master Xuanzang and a few

of his attendants are eventually saved.

[Bon grunts]

- [dramatic music playing]

- [Time Boats whir, whoosh]

[thunderous rumbling]

- [all scream]

- [man 4] Run!

[all grunting, panting]

[man 5 screams]

[both panting]

[man 6 grunting]

- Ah! My leg! [grunts]

- Hold on!

- [man 6 groans]

- [Chamuku strains]

[grunts] Come on.

- [Xuanzang] Chamuku!

- [gasps]

Master Xuanzang!

Are you all right?

- [dramatic music continues]

- [rumbling intensifies]

- Go!

- [Chamuku gasps]

[dramatic music swells]

[grunting]

[Chamuku whimpers]

Aah!

[soundscape stops abruptly]

[panting, grunting]

- [Time Boats whir]

- [man 5] Huh?

[Bon] Just in time.

[Ream] All right. It looks like

we have permission to save them all.

I guess it's easiest

if we push back the avalanche.

Are you going to reverse time?

[Buyoyon] It's not ideal,

but we have no choice.

Let me have a go!

[whirring]

[whimsical music playing]

[rumbling]

[Bon] Ta-ha-ha!

I'm rewinding it all! This is so much fun!

[laughs]

There's a monkey and a pig

and some strange yellow creature

chasing away the White Dragon.

Y'all seeing that too?

[rumbling stops]

I think that's everything.

Look, they're coming back!

Over here! Over here!

- [all cheering]

- So it's true.

It really was a monkey

and a pig that saved us.

Buddha must have sent them here

to help us all.

May we be protected

throughout the journey

that lies ahead of us.

[all cheering]

No way. They think we're divine spirits.

So cool!

I could get used to being worshiped.

[Buyoyon] Don't get c*ck, kid.

[whimsical music continues]

Ah.

I can see a plain ahead.

[music crescendoes]

- [music fades out]

- We finally made it through the mountains.

I'm glad everyone arrived safely.

- [footsteps approach]

- [Chamuku] Master Xuanzang.

Thank you so very much for saving my life.

You helped me keep the promise

I made to my dad.

Uh, the promise?

Yes. It was a promise to live.

Hmm.

It is the ordinance

of this world of the living

that all life ends in death

and every meeting ends in parting.

However, as long as you live,

you may see the day when you will reunite.

Yes.

[Xuanzang] Ah, we still have

a long way to go.

I shall keep counting on you, Chamuku.

[Chamuku] I am honored to be by your side.

[harmonious music playing]

Hmm.

I will definitely return home.

So, Dad wait for me.

- [birds chirping]

- [sheep bleating]

[Ream] They crossed

the Tian Shan Mountains,

but the journey of Master Xuanzang

has only just begun.

Seventeen more years

until his journey ends.

[Ream gasps]

Oh no!

- Huh?

- [Buyoyon] Buyo?

Because I was wearing

this ridiculous pig suit,

I completely forgot

to turn my Forgetter on!

And you're the one who told me

never to forget the Forgetter.

- [Buyoyon] Wah!

- [Ream] Huh?

[Buyoyon] Does that mean?

- [Time Boats whir]

- [Bon] Wait.

So you're saying

that the legend of the Monkey King

is based on the three of us

saving him today?

A monkey, a pig, and a kappa.

[both] Hmm.

I don't know.

You look nothing like a kappa to me.

- Piggy.

- Hey! Shut up, you!

[both snickering]

- [door opens]

- [Tetsuo] Hey, Bon.

Where did you disappear to?

[Bon] Hmm? Nowhere.

[Yumiko] They finally agreed

on what they should do.

Yeah? What is it?

We decided on

Journey to the West after all.

Awesome!

You're going to play the role

of Bajie the pig.

Wha?!

- Why am I playing the pig?

- [all giggling]

[Bon] I wanted to play the Monkey King!

He's cool and heroic and handsome like me!

It's the part I was born to play!

["Tears in the Sky" by Lena Leon playing]

[music fades out]