01x12 - Chapter Twelve: Tournament of Death

[bunniefuu]

[theme music]

[expl*si*n]

NARRATOR: Blasting off
on a desperate mission

to save the Earth from
the evil plottings

of the tyrannical spacelord, Ming the Merciless,

Dr. Han Zarkov and Dale Ardenhave joined me, Flash Gordon,

on a fantastic journey
into a world where

peril and adventure await us.

Things are getting
a little too hot.

Why don't we call
them down a bit?

NARRATOR: Leaving the fantasticcavern world of the Witch Queen

Azura, Flash, Dale and
Zarkov are once more

captured by Ming the
Merciless and taken

to m1ngo City, where theyawait the emperor's pleasure.

And now, chapter 12,
Tournament of Death.

[growling]

FLASH: What's going on, Thun?

They celebrate.

The great games
will soon commence.

The tournaments of death,from which only one may emerge.

[screeching]

Silence!

The winner of the
death tournament

is given freedom, and
the right to marry

any woman in the kingdom.

I'll choose you, Aura.

You have to win first, Barin.

[laughing]

Do you doubt that I can, Aura?

[laughing]

As long as Flash
Gordon lives, yes!

Do you love the
earth man, Aura?

[laughing]

More than any other man.

And when he wins the tournament,I shall be his bride!

You all right, Barin?

I'm fine.

Just look to
yourself, earth man.

[growling]

[growling]

[growling]

Silence!

Take a good look, Aura.

If my father, Ming, didnot have other plans for you,

I'd teach you better
manners, Dale Arden.

You're welcome to
try any time, princess.

[laughing]

I will leave that
to Ming the Merciless.

Do Do you enjoy tauntinghelpless prisoners that much,

Aura?

More than anything else.

[laughing]

If our positions
were reversed order,

well I'd enjoy that very much.

What happens now, princess?

The woman will
go to my father--

become his sl*ve.

The rest of you will
not be so fortunate.

You don't paint a very
bright future, Aura.

In fact, no future at all!

That need not be
for you, Flash Gordon.

You have something specialin mind for me, is that it?

You might say that.

I offered you your life
once before, earth man.

I'd do so again.

Sorry, Aura.

I don't like your terms.

No matter what
else my offer may be,

it is far better
than what awaits

you in the tournament of death.

Think it over.

I hate to admit it, butwhat he said makes sense--

about not fighting in the arena.

Power, wealth, a
princedom, who needs it?

I can think of worse things.

The daughter of Ming
the Merciless never

kept a promise in her life.

In that case, let's not
depend on her goodwill.

You've got a better idea?

[coughing]

He's choking!
Help him!

DALE: Help him!

Oh, help him!

Even if he is an
incurable Romeo.

If you know what's goodfor you, you'll save him.

Princess Aura loves
the earth man.

[thump]

Flash!

[choking]

Thanks, old buddy.

Flash, are you hurt?

I feel like an
overcharged battery.

What's happening to him?

What a TV commercial I'd make.

Drink Fizzo, the best
soft drink in the land!

Whoops, here I go!

You were hit by
my invisoray, Flash.

You'll be just a shadow
again, for a while.

[laughing]

Sorry, Dale.

Hey, you want to know what it'slike to be kissed by a ghost?

Last time, the effect woreoff in a couple of hours.

How long will I stay
this way this time, doc?

Not long.

Only minutes, I'd say.

In that case, I'd
better get moving.

Look out, Flash!

[growling]

[laughing]

Hey, you mean you don'tbelieve in ghosts, fella?

You would, would you?

Now I've got you.

Flash Gordon, now
appearing in the flesh.

The keys, Flash.

Hurry!

That's better.

Those monsters of Ming willsoon be back with more guards,

and that's the only way out.

There's another way.

Ming has held me held me
here once before this.

[growling]

Flash, this way, hurry!

FLASH: Good luck!

How did they get away?

Prince Barin has
visited here before.

He knows the secrets of thepalace as well as you or I.

Then he knows there's noescape for him or Flash Gordon.

You saw them go.

Show me!

[buzz]

The prisoners are
going the shorter way.

It is also the most dangerous.

They will be close to freedombefore we can catch up to them,

unless something
slows them down.

[laughing]

[growling]

[growling]

Are you OK, Dale?

Just tired.

We'll rest a minute or two.

Funny, there's been
no hot pursuit.

It is odd and not like Mingto let anyone get away from him.

You can bet he's
not letting us

just walk out of these tunnels.

You figure they'll try
to cut us off, Barin?

Don't worry, we'll
get out of this scrape

just like we have
all the others.

[growling]

A royal Droc,
used to hunt down

escaped prisoners
through the tunnels.

There is no escape fromthem, once they take the trail.

As long as that gate
holds, we don't have

much to fear from this one.

[screaming]

THUN: There's another
one, coming this way.

And a third, coming
up the tunnel.

We're cut off!

No way to run!

FLASH: Thun, help me
get this gate open.

Hurry!

Are two Drocs enough for you?

Do we have to have a third?

Get ready to jump, now!

Inside, fast!

[screaming]

We won't be going that way.

Is there another
way out of here?

Yes.

Well, shouldn't
we get started?

There is a way out
from here, but it's

more dangerous than you know.

It can't be any worse
than what we've seen,

and it seems to me we
haven't much choice.

Flash is right.

As usual.

I warned you.

I don't understand
what's wrong with Barin.

I do.

He's jealous of you.

That's crazy.

Barin's the finest, strongest,brightest man I ever knew.

He thinks Princess
Aura loves you.

But that's ridiculous.

I don't love her.

And if she has any
feeling for me,

well, it could only
be infatuation.

I wish I was that sure.

[laughing]

Well, I am.

And that's what counts.

What inferno is this?

The only way out,across the cavern of fire.

FLASH: We'll be burned
to a crisp in there.

Beyond this flame
barrier, there is

a tunnel that leads to freedom.

We'll be fried in
that thing like eggs.

These flame clothes
will protect us.

The fire car will carry
us three at a time.

That means two trips.

OK, we know there's nobodyfollowing us, so three of us

are safe here.

Barin, you know the way.

You and Vultan
and Thun go first.

Make sure we're not
cut off over there, OK?

I'd rather stay
with you, Flash.

We'll be with you fast asthis tin frying pan can travel.

Now, hurry into these clothesand send them back in the car.

Flash!

VULTAN: No, Thun, you
wouldn't last a second

in that inferno of heat.

Flash, Dale, Zarkov, gone.

No, their protective
gear will shield them.

And Aura wouldn't harm Flash.

[laughing]

She has other plans for him.

We've got to try to save them!

There's nothing the
three of us can do.

You coming, Barin?

You two go on.

That tunnel ahead will
lead you to safety.

I must go another way.

Dale, Dale!

Father, I have
returned the prisoner.

Three of them only, daughter.

No matter.

The others are not important.

You'll change your opinionwhen the armies of King Thun,

Prince Barin and King
Vultan sack your city

and bring you to justice, Ming.

You will not see that
happen, Flash Gordon.

But your fighting spirit willserve to offer me amusement

in the tournament of death.

As for you, Dale Arden,
I have other plans.

Take her to my apartment.

What about me?

Dr. Zarkov, I still needyour scientific knowledge.

I will not serve you.

We shall see.

And now, let the
great games begin!

[trumpets blaring]

[trumpets blaring]

[growling]

Who are those men?

They aren't prisoners.

Three men who enter
the games for sport

and the chance ofvictory, gold and jewels.

What about the losers?

Their victory is endlesstoil in m1ngo's mines.

The last man to stand
will be made a king

and given any woman on
Mongo for his bride.

You remind me of
someone, another hunter.

A great fighter, too.

You saved my life, earthman, but I save yours, too.

We're even.

Expect no quarter from me.

If that's the way you want it.

Look out, behind you!

It will be over
very soon, now.

So, two of you are left.

The one to survive the
cable of green flame

will be declared winner ofthe tournament of death!

Flash!