01x21 - A Knight of Shadows: Part II

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Previously on justice league...

Morgaine le fay...

When camelot fell,

Merlin was able to hide

The philosopher stone from her.

With it, she can
resurrect camelot

And place her son
mordred on the throne.

Jason blood...

Doesn't he ever give up?

Argh!

My'ria'h?

I am truly home.

Etrigan: you fool!

Only a weak-minded simpleton

Would fall for this illusion.

Don't trust the martian.

He's been tainted by that witch.

Le fay: one of them
must have the stone.

Flash: harv hickman?
The magazine publisher?

Mmm...

Come in. Come in.

J'onn, snap out of it!

Blood: you let her
get away, didn't you?

Admit it, martian.

It's all your fault.

Ahh...

J'onn: lie still.

You have a concussion
and two cracked ribs.

I've survived worse.

I am truly sorry. Why?

I hesitated in battle, and it
nearly cost you your life.

Perhaps etrigan is right.

Perhaps I have been
tainted by that sorceress.

I know what I experienced
was a mere illusion,

But it felt so real.

The urge to embrace it was
almost more than I could bear.

Sometimes I believe
I would do anything

To see my loved ones again.

You can't imagine
how that feels.

Hickman: home
theater, complete gym,

Game room.

This is one of my most
prized possessions.

A genuine greek...

Roman.

Excuse me?

This statue is a roman copy.

How do you know that?

Trust her on this one.

I'm guessing she
posed for the original.

Oh. A model, eh?

I thought so.

Uh, I've got a fresh
lead. Carry on.

I have the power to
jump-start your career, babe.

But I'm guessing you
already knew that.

And what's the
source of your power?

Some kind of crystal?

Or stone?

How'd you guess?

I'd love to see your
stone, mr. Hickman.

Please, c-call me h-harv.

So, while I was working
on the castle excavation,

I found this.

It changed my life.

Soon, I had everything
I'd ever dreamed of:

Cars, cash, girls.

Let me understand this...

You possess the most
powerful object in the world,

And yet all you wished
for is money and women?

What else is there?

Grr...

Uh!

Uh! Uh!

Uh! Oh! Aah!

At last, my quest is
over. The stone is mine.

Not yet.

My neiman! Ah!

Aah!

Uh!

Superman? Yeah, he's a
close personal friend.

What?

Uh!

Excuse me, ladies.

You ok?

Morgaine's here.

Yeah, I kind of gathered that.

Get out the back.
I'll keep it busy.

Hey, cecil, over here.

What, are you blind?

You can do better than that.

Uh!

Aah!

Uh!

Sorry, harv.

Come to me.

No!

Fools! Why are you still here?

You have the stone. Run!

I never run from a battle.

Get the stone as far
away from le fay as you can.

I'll handle the witch.

Hornhead's right. Go!

All right,

But you get these
people away from here.

Got it.

Don't stop for anything!

Stand aside, beast.

I stood aside for you once.

Never again.

Uh! Uh!

Is that the best you can do,

My immortal beloved?

Ah! Ooh!

Ohh...

Time to finish this with
more than just a kiss.

What are you doing?!

You can thank me later.

Uhh.

Oh.

Man: yo, hickman.

Keep it down! Some of
us are trying to sleep.

Ha! I'd like to see
her try to get it now.

Be careful what you
wish for, little man.

Well, aren't you
a ray of sunshine?

As far as I'm concerned,
this mission's over.

The world's safe again, and
I for one am gonna kick back,

So go find some
other house to haunt.

He didn't mean that.

Do you think I care?

Woman: j'onn.

J'onn.

My'ria'h...

J'onn, the children and
I are waiting for you.

Come home.

Please come home.

No!

It's a lie!

Must fight it.

Le fay: he's weakening.

I can sense it.

He just needs a
little more coaxing.

Flash is right.

There's something
unsettling about your friend.

When he stares, it's like
he's looking into my very soul.

True. But I'd rather have
him with us than against us.

We are not alone.

Hey, who turned out the lights?

Yikes!

A little help here!

Uh, thanks.

Where is j'onn?

My'ria'h: j'onn, j'onn.

Listen to me.

No!

J'onn, come back to me.

I'm waiting for you.

Stop it!

How many of these
things are there?

Flash, we need a maelstrom.

A what?

A whirlwind.

Run fast... Now!

Right.

By the cold heart of hera,

I command you.

Freeze!

Faster!

Faster!

You got it.

Ah, uh!

That was a real
pain in the butt.

Is everyone ok?

We're fine, but has
anyone seen j'onn?

Spread out and
search every deck.

Etrigan: don't bother.

The martian's gone,

And so is the stone.

You stupid, ignorant,
pathetic excuses for heroes.

It can't be.

Oh, really, your highness?

Take another look.

I've pursued that
witch for centuries.

Yet you blindly
ignored my warnings

And doomed the world.

Enough!

The truth hurts,
doesn't it, princess?

Why don't you go straight to...

More bad news...
The javelin's gone.

And j'onn's access code is still
punched into the hangar controls.

Anymore questions?

Wonder woman:
watchtower to javelin 7.

Come in, javelin 7.

J'onn, if you're there, answer.

Please, j'onn...

He's turned off the comlink.

He belongs to le fay now.

We'll stop him. I promise.

Like you promised
to protect the stone?

We'll do whatever
it takes, etrigan.

Are you saying you're prepared

To take out one of your own?

I repeat, whatever it takes.

Listen, isn't this
kind of academic?

We're stranded here, remember?

Maybe not.

Get a lock on the javelin.

You asked when you would
receive your kingdom, my son.

Before the clock strikes 12,

Before this
all-hallowed eve ends,

The world will be yours.

A castle, mother?

I must have my own castle.

And so you will.

Le fay: behold,
here is your palace.

With the stone's infinite power,

I can make this last forever.

And now the final piece arrives.

Come forth, my noble knight.

Ding, fifth floor,

Sporting goods,
hardware, evil sorceresses.

Ah!

Get out of my castle!

Whoa, the kid's got chops, too.

The rotten apple doesn't
fall far from the tree.

Imbecile, that harpy
has you charmed.

She'll never give
you what you want.

Stand aside, demon!

She has promised to use

The stone's power
to restore mars.

All honey and lies.

Your reward will be an eternal
purgatory for you in this world.

I don't care.

This is my last
chance for happiness,

My last chance to
embrace my family.

You'll embrace them again...

After the worms
devour your bones!

Aah!

Ohh!

I'll not be denied.

Yield... Or suffer
my unending wrath.

Aah!

Play time's over.

Mother!

Unhand him!

Aah! Ohh!

What?

Aah!

Aah!

Stand and fight, blast you!

Nothing will keep me
from my loved ones!

Especially not you!

Aah!

Le fay: the stone.

Give it to me.

My'ria'h: j'onn, my
love, we're waiting.

No!

What have you done?

You could have had
anything you dreamed of...

Your family, your whole world

Could have been yours again.

The price was too high.

I see that now.

You can no longer tempt me.

Have we lost, mother?

Only this battle, my son.

But not the w*r.

What'd I miss?

It's over.

My friends, I have failed you.

In my yearning
for my old family,

I almost lost my new one.

Please, accept my humble apology

And my resignation
from the justice league.

Resignation?

Wait.

The demon was wrong
about you martian.

You redeemed yourself
here today. Did i?

Yeah, who knew?

Under that goofy green skin,
I guess you're human after all.

I only wish I had had your
strength centuries ago,

But I'm still cursed

And must walk alone
throughout eternity.

Poor man,

May he someday find
the peace he seeks.