01x04 - The sl*ves of Castle Plun-Darr

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Thundercats!

Thunder! Thunder! Thunder!

Thundercats, h*!

♪ Thundercats are on the move ♪

♪ Thundercats are loose ♪

♪ Feel the magic ♪

♪ Hear the roar ♪

♪ Thundercats are loose ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

Arrrrrhhhh!

Thundercats!

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Wilykit: follow me
if you can, wilykat.

If I can? Are you
kidding, wilykit?

Oh, whoa!

All right, all right.
So my foot slipped.

Shhh! Look.

Wh-who are they? And
what are they doing?

You mean, what are they,

And where are they going?

Uhhh!

Monkian: move it!

Get along there!

Faster, you lazy brutemen,
on to castle plund-arr!

The mutants!

And they've enslaved those poor
creatures they call brutemen.

Yes,

And we've got to find out
what those devils are up to.

Come on, kit!

Oh, my goodness, wilykat! Look!

Wilykat: that must be
the castle plund-arr

They were just talking about.

Wilykit: I don't want
to be anywhere near

A horrible-looking
place like that!

We've got to get back and
tell the other thundercats

About this place.

Careful!

There's a monkian
right below us.

Hmm! Look who's telling
whom to be caref... Ooh!

Sheesh!

Whoo! O-o-ow!

Monkian: hey,

What's going on up there?

Wilykit: yike! He sees us!

So, ooh, thunderkittens.
The pesky ones.

Uh-oh! Beat it, wilykit!

If you think you'll
escape through the trees,

You've chosen the
wrong route. Ooh ooh ooh!

Wilykat, he's gaining on us!

If you didn't keep looking back,

You wouldn't know
that! Keep going!

Whoa!

Ha ha ha!

End of the road, thunderkits.

I only wish you were
the full-sized ones.

Run, kit! I'll hold this
knuckle-dragger off!

N-n-no! We'll face him together.

You couldn't outrace
me in the trees, anyway.

Thanks for saving me the
trouble of chasing you.

Wilykit: monkian!

Hmmm? Huh! Impatient,
little one? Ha ha ha!

Your turn will come.

I'm taking my turn now!

Woo, ooh, ooh! Oh, oh, oh!

Whoa...!

You've got a pretty good
aerial act, monkey brain!

But it would be even
better if you had claws.

Monkian: whoo-oo-oo, whoa!

Ha ha! Monkians sure know
how to fall, don't they?

Uh-huh.

They could use a bit of
practice landing, though.

Cheetara: it works, tygra.

Tygra: it certainly
does, cheetara.

We'll be able to see
for miles around,

Once panthro gets the
telescopic equipment in.

Cheetara: I wouldn't have
believed the ro-bear berbils

Could have followed
your plan so closely.

They're just as clever
as they are gentle.

We have much to thank
the ro-bear berbils for.

Without their offer to help,

We'd still be working
on the foundation.

Tygra, look. Wilykat
and kit are back,

And they look agitated.

Yes. We'd better go see
if something's wrong.

And, uh, and these...
These creatures, uh, uh...

Panthro: easy now, easy.
Here's tygra and cheetara.

They'll want to
hear about it, too.

Wilykat: tygra, tygra!

The mutants are building a scary
place called castle plund-arr.

They're forcing these creatures called
brutemen to work on it! And... And...

Brutemen?

Wilykit: I don't know if
I can describe them.

They look as if they were
created out of leftover parts.

Yes, y-yeah, that's
what they're like,

Only much bigger.

Cheetara: but not
much upstairs, eh?

Tygra: they've enslaved them.

Who did what, tygra?

The mutants, lion-o.

Apparently, they've made sl*ves of a
simple tribe of creatures called brutemen.

I've been dying to give the
thundertank a real workout,

And there's just never going to
be a better reason for a trial run.

Let's go, thundercats!

Tygra: you two stand
guard back here.

Jackalman: and you
let them escape?

Monkian: ooh, they, um,
got lucky. That's all.

Slithe: the kittens
will bring the cats.

The thundercats, yessss.

Jackalman: the sl*ves haven't
dug the phosphor moat yet!

The lazy blobs! We're still
vulnerable until it's completed.

Have the brutemen
erect a barricade fast.

Jackalman: faster! Get moving!

Monkian: uh, no
laying back there.

Lift, you worthless hulk!

Slithe: that's enough! Lock up
the sl*ves and set the ambush.

Panthro: I'd say the thundertank
is passing its trial run

With flying colors.

I don't see anyone...

No mutants, no brutemen.

Cheetara: you can bet that they're
lying in wait for us nearby, though.

And that must be
castle plund-arr.

The brutemen are
probably inside.

I'm going to have a closer look.

Panthro: good. And
while you do that,

We'll move in from the sides and
try to ferret out the scurvy mutants.

Oh!

The dungeons are
probably below somewhere.

Someone's there,
beyond that door!

Locked!

Take it easy, fellas.
Help is on the way.

Someone's coming. I
smell thundercats.

Jackalman: yeahh!

This will slow you down.

You're trying too
hard, jackalman.

Just follow your...

Nose.

Oh!

Who-whoa!

Care for another
little spin, monkian?

Anything I can see, I can hit.

Ah, this isn't the time
to branch out, monkian.

Slithe: so...

I face the great panthro.

I am not impressed, panther.

You're no work of art
yourself, you scaly reptile.

Let's see what
you've got, ssslithe.

Had enough, reptilian?

I am unarmed, thundercat.

Dare you face me the same way?

I prefer it.

We'll finish this hand-to-hand.

Lion-o: you're not
prisoners, now.

You can leave this dungeon.

No, no! That way! The
way out is over there.

Sssss, that devil panthro
is more than I bargained for.

Since I cannot
defeat him physically,

I must rely on my
reptilian cunning.

The dungeon door!
Someone unlocked it!

And the brutemen are loose!

How did... But wait.

I can turn this to my advantage.

A dose of warp gas will
reverse the brutemen's natures

And turn these meek
blobs into raving monsters.

That will stop even
the great panthro.

Feel... Strange. Angry.

Get out of my way!
Let me out of here!

Sssslithe!

I'm coming for you!

I'm here, thunderkitten.

Yes, and ready for you.

But these guys are
supposed to be gentle!

Hey! I'm here to help you...

Wha... What happened? Felt
strange... Mean. That gas!

A thundercat in trouble!

Sword of omens, give
me sight beyond sight!

It's panthro, and he's trying to
hold off the gas-maddened brutemen!

Will the eye of thundera
penetrate stone?

We'll soon know.

Thunder! Thunder! Thunder!

Thundercats, h*!

♪ Feel the magic,
hear the roar ♪

♪ Thundercats are loose ♪

Cheetara: tygra,
there's trouble!

Yes, from inside the castle.

Let's go, cheetara!

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

Jackalman: slithe, what's
with the brutemen?

Are they revolting?

They are indeed, but
not the way you mean.

What is it, then? What
drove them berserk?

Warp gas. By reversing
the brutemen's nature,

They were able to drive
even the mighty panthro back.

Slithe: the other thundercats
have been summoned.

I will welcome their
arrival as well, yes.

Cheetara: lion-o,
what's the trouble?

Lion-o: it's panthro.

He's being attacked
by the brutemen!

Tygra: but why?

The mutants have
done something to them,

And panthro is trying
not to fight them.

But if the brutemen
are innocent,

We can't fight them,
either. What can we do?

I don't know, but we have
to do something! Come on!

Tygra: wait, look!

Maybe we won't
have to do anything.

What made them
switch off like that?

Not that I'm complaining.

Jackalman: what's with them?

Why aren't the
brutemen attacking?

Slithe: sssss, the warp
gas has worn off.

Monkian: so, give
them another belt!

Yessss...

So, that's it! Warp gas.

I thought the interstellar
council ruled against warp gas.

Ha ha! When did the mutants
ever go by the rules?

Rules are only meaningful if
people agree to follow them,

Otherwise, they're just words.

Lion-o, look out!

The warp gas is
moving right at you!

Oh, no. Not again!

Look! The sword's force field
is pushing the warp gas back.

And look where
it's headed. Ha ha ha!

Panthro: breathe
deeply, slithe. Ha ha!

Slithe, do something!
Make them go back!

Hold your breath.

Slithe: run! Run and hide!

Cheetara: ha ha ha! Their
evil ploy backfired on them.

Yeah, their warp gas turned
the meek brutemen vicious

And made the mutants meek.

But not for long, I'm afraid.

Panthro: no. No such luck.

Cheetara: oh, no! Lion-o!

Cheetara: get back, lion-o!

These poor creatures

Can't help what
they're doing, lion-o.

You mustn't fight them!

I won't fight them,

But the lord of the
thundercats can't run.

Cheetara: lion-o, pride
can be a good thing,

But pride carried
too far is foolishness!

Cheetara: they've stopped!

Panthro: the warp gas
has worn off just in time.

Tygra: the brutemen are their
normal, docile selves again.

Tygra: go, gentle brutemen.

Return to your simple
lives and peaceful ways.

Don't you understand?
You're not sl*ves anymore.

You're free.

All: free! Free!

Lion-o: the brutemen
seemed to understand

The word "free" all
right, didn't they?

Everyone does, lion-o,

Even those who would
deprive others of their freedom.

And then, the brutemen just turned and
walked away without so much as a thanks.

Tygra: is that why you
fought to free them, lion-o?

For thanks?

Panthro: you wasted
your time then...

Didn't you?

I did not! I did it
because... Because...

Because it was the
right thing to do.

Snarf: snarf! Nobody
bothers to mention

That he was just following
old snarf's example. Oh, no.