03x07 - The Sky Torcher

[bunniefuu]

-Thunder, fire!

Your breakfast
is getting cold.

Hello?

Earth to Tom.

- Huh?
- Are you feeling okay?

-Yeah. Yeah.

I just didn't get
much sleep last night.

Mom, you ever have

a really intense dream
you just can't shake?

-Sure, everyone does.

It's just your subconscious
working some things out.

It can't hurt you.

-Has there been any
seismic activity recently?

- You mean earthquakes?
- Yeah. Yeah.

Or even just, you know, a
little tremor or anything?

-Nope, not since we
collapsed the fault.

Isn't that great?

-Yeah.

Yeah, great.

-You know, we did have a
sinkhole open up in the woods.

I'm gonna check it out.
You wanna tag along?

-A sinkhole? Is it
near the fissure?

-No, it's out in the forest.

-Oh. Then I'll pass.

-Come on. Spend some
quality time with your mom.

-Eh. I think I'll spend some quality
time with my friends instead.

- Mwah.
- Mm.

So let me
get this straight.

You want to check
on the Fault Ripper?

-The biggest, meanest,

most dangerous dragon
we've encountered

that almost dragged you down
into the depths of the fissure?

-I just feel really guilty
about what happened.

I have these horrible
nightmares that I might have...

I mean, we're here to
help dragons, right?

Even if they pose a threat.

When I think about the
Fault Ripper, I...

I wonder if we're doing
more harm than good.

-Tom, one unfortunate incident

doesn't ruin all
we do for dragons.

- Uh, guys?

-Wait, wait, wait.
So blasting dragons

with fire and stuff isn't cool?

- What am I missing?

-Ugh. Everything.

-Hello-o-o? Guys?

-No, Eugene. As dragon
riders, we don't hurt dragons.

- But I did.

-In that instance, you
didn't have a choice.

-There's always another way.

-Guys! Please listen to me.

The sensors are going
crazy in the Crystal Realm.

- Which ones?
- All of them.

-Are you sure we need
all of this equipment?

-Doesn't hurt to be prepared.

On a similar note,

why did Rakke send both of
us to inspect a sinkhole?

-They didn't. I sent me.

I'm not sitting in an
office taking meetings

while you're off making
all the discoveries.

If something is
going to be found,

we'll find it together.

-This isn't exploration, Wilma.

I'm just making
sure the sinkhole

doesn't pose a threat to ICARIS.

-Maybe.

But one never knows
when more deposits

of a certain mysterious,

groundbreaking gem
might be discovered.

So let's get to work, shall we?

Who might you be?

-I'm the guy whose
land you're on.

Before you take another
step, I have a few demands.

-Sensors are still
off the charts.

- What is going on?

You hear that?

Some kind of tremor.

-That's no tremor. Look.

-Those dragons look terrified.

-I know I'm new to this,
but is this normal?

-No. Look at all of them.

-What did this?

-Flame Throwers.

-Shocker.

-You think a small
g*ng of Flame Throwers

could scare all these dragons?

-Let's find out. Come on, pal.

Oh, no. Somehow the Fire Realm's
spilling into the Crystal Realm.

The magma's
coming from that tower.

- Hey!
What is it, pal?

Plow. Whoa! Chill!

-Shh, shh. It's okay.

What's going on with them?

Maybe we
should turn back.

-Turn back? We've taken
on Flame Throwers before.

-That sounds a lot bigger
than a Flame Thrower.

-Tom, we should go.

-I'm with Jun.

-No way. We can't just leave.

This thing is
driving every dragon

in the Crystal Realm
from their home.

-Those things do its bidding.
They're like minions!

-Now it's all making sense.

The Flame Throwers we've seen
here in the Crystal Realm,

it's-it's like they've been
scouting the territory. For him.

We've gotta do something
to stop him and the magma.

Hey. What are you doing?

-Tom, listen to Thunder.

- Watch out!
- Oh, boy.

Go, go, go!

Everybody okay?

-Feathers is getting
there, aren't you, girl?

-I have never seen
a dragon that big,

and it commands an entire
army of Flame Throwers.

Things just got real.

-We can't just
stand by and watch

as the Sky Torcher transforms

the Crystal Realm into
another Fire Realm.

What will happen to all
the Crystal Realm dragons?

-Pfft. No way we
could beat that thing.

-It's not about beating
it, we just have to get it

back to the Fire Realm
where it belongs.

Doctor D, you and the others
go to the Crystal Realm

and do everything you can to
round up the injured dragons

and keep them safe.

-Where are you going?

-We need a way to
drain all that magma.

Otherwise, there won't
be a Crystal Realm

for the dragons to return to.

-So you're gonna
dig giant holes?

-No. I'm gonna find
someone who can.

You ready for this, pal?

Wait up.

You're not going after
the Fault Ripper alone.

You don't even know if
he's alive and if he is,

I'm not sure how happy he'll
be to see the two of you.

You're gonna need backup.

So what's down there?

-You know, poisonous
gas, rivers of lava,

and the Crystal
Realm's only hope.

- Unh!

Unh!

-Mm!

-I can't believe you
agreed to let this oddball

oversee our activities.

-The last thing we need

is some local rube reporting
us for trespassing.

Best to just give
the baby his bottle.

-Finding everything you're
looking for, ladies?

-So far so good.

-Yeah, I'll bet.

-Uh... what's with the net?

-Oh, that? That's a net trap.

Ordered it myself.

Made out of the
finest polyethylene.

-What are you trying to catch?

-A bird.

-What kind of bird is that big?

-Oh, I think you know.

-Uh, I do?

-I didn't just fall off the
organic avocado truck yesterday.

I know about your
lightning bird.

- Lightning bird?

-So you have heard of it.

-What'd you do, cook him up
in that fancy lab of yours?

Dig him out of that
bottomless pit?

Which one was it?

-I think it's time
we hurry this up.

-Way ahead of you.

Watch the gas.

That's the
poisonous stuff. Got it.

-Wow!

Can you believe this place?

-That "no pictures"
rule is the worst.

-Gah!

Thanks, pal. Gotta
watch my step.

- Glowing plants?

This place has glowing plants!

Gah!
Stop! Don't eat that!

They could be poisonous too.

Tom? You alright?

- No sign of
the Fault Ripper.

He would have landed somewhere
around here, but nothing.

I'd hate to think that I...

-Just the fact
that he's not here

means he must have moved.

It's a good sign.

-What is it, pal?

Looks like our
friend's been busy.

-That's definitely a
Fault Ripper tunnel.

He must be okay!

-See? All those nightmares,
all that worry for nothing.

-This is a huge
dragon-sized load off.

Now all we gotta do
is find the big lug

and convince him to help us.

-Yeah. Easy.

-Easy, fella.

Stay still.

-Look at that. We're next.

-Let's try to keep
things orderly, team.

Can we? Never had this many
dragons in trouble at once.

What is it, girl?

Uh-oh.

We've got trouble coming.

I hope Tom is having some
luck with that Fault Ripper.

-Easy pal. Hear something?

There he is. Wait here.

- Kullersen.

Hello, Mr. Fault Ripper.

Hi.

Hey, don't freak out.

We have a big problem
and we need your help.

-Hurry up.

-I'm moving as fast as I can.

Pretty accurate, huh?

I've been practicing.

And this hatchet's got that

lightning bird's
name all over it.

-This has been very
interesting, Mr. Saw,

but we've gotta get
back to the lab.

-Found what you were
looking for, huh?

- Thanks for your time.

-I see right through
you, you know.

Just like I saw through
the kid that was hiding it.

- Wait, what
did he say? What kid?

-Olivia, he's a nut. Let's go.

Before he kills us
would be preferred.

-Revenge is coming swift

and fast for your
lightning bird.

And when it does,

you won't see it coming.

Whoa!

-Maybe we should forget
this. He's alive.

We can figure out another
way to drain the magma.

-No. The Fault Ripper
is our best shot.

-Not if he eats us!

- He won't.

Thunder! Wu and Wei!

-Tom, no! Wait!

-Stop, please! Please.

We just need your help.

Other dragons need you. Please!

The entire Crystal
Realm is in danger.

-Tom!

-Come on, Tom, you tried.

It didn't work. Now let's go.

-No. No. Let me bond with him.

-I think we're past that.

-He remembers.

Thunder, no!

-Tom, what are you doing?

Stop!

He's just scared of us.

Just like we were of him.

You probably have
nightmares too,

just like me.

I'm sorry.

Guess I kinda came on strong.

It's-it's hard to imagine

someone as big as
you being scared.

But now I understand.

And we're not gonna
hurt you again.

The dragons could use your help.

So, what do you say?

-Guys, seriously, this
is a losing fight.

-You want to abandon
all these dragons?

-Uh, no, but...

You heard Tom today.

Maybe this is the
natural order of things.

Maybe we don't even belong here.

-This one dragon taking
over the entire realm,

driving out everything else,

losing the Crystal
Realm for good?

That's not natural.

-Survival of the fittest?

-And look at that thing.

In this scenario, we
are not the fittest.

Oh, great. More k*ller
dragons. Awesome.

-That's not another Sky Torcher.

Hey, guys, the
cavalry has arrived!

-With a dragon like the Fault
Ripper fighting on our side,

we might stand a chance.

-He's not going to fight. I
promised we wouldn't hurt him.

He's going to drain the magma.
But to get close enough,

we have to get the Sky
Torcher back to the Fire Realm

where he belongs.

-And plug up that magma
fountain for good.

-If we can't help dragons
without hurting dragons,

then what are we doing here?

Sharpen up, Riders.

This is a battle for
the Crystal Realm.

-Nice knowing all of you.

-Feathers, you clear a path.

The rest of you, deal
with the Flame Throwers

while I get the Sky
Torcher's attention.

-Come on, Webs.

-Whoa!

-Light him up, pal!

This way to the Fire Realm!

- Bogies at 12 o'clock!
- We're surrounded.

-Break left. Into that canyon!

It's gonna be tight.

-This is a dead end.

Ugh. Great idea, Kullersen.

-At least we lost him.

-Or not.

-He's smart.

-Great. Smart, huge, and angry.

-He's not gonna
miss again, guys.

- What do we do?
- I don't know.

- Whoa!
- Cool!

-Now's our chance!

-Oo-rah!

-Okay, guys, we got him
right where we want him.

Thunder, I need a streaming
blast right there.

Think you can hit that?

- It's working, pal!

Now, go back to the Fire Realm.

That's what I thought.

We did it!

- Now we can
seal off the tower

and the Fault Ripper can
finish draining the magma.

-And if those fire
dragons ever come back,

looks like the crystal dragons
are ready for the fight.

-I can't believe
we pulled that off.

And without hurting
a single dragon.

-It's all about
finding the balance

and putting nature
back where it belongs.

These realms are
safer with us here.

Good work, big guy.

You
too, pal. You too.

- Now, let's get out of h...

Hold on.

Whoa.

-The Fault Ripper's digging
must have opened up a chamber.

Whoa.

Guys, you are not
gonna believe this.

Check it out.

This might hold the answers
to my connection with Thunder.

-Where am I?

Snow?

Those creatures...

I was right.

I was ri...