01x05 - Bits 'n' Chips

[bunniefuu]

- ♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

[dramatic music]

♪ Out of the sky, his rockets ignite ♪

♪ Jets into battle flying faster than light ♪

Flash Gordon!

♪ Lord of the jungle, the hero who st*lks ♪

♪ The beasts call him brother, The Ghost Who Walks ♪

Phantom!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ Master of magic, spells, and illusion ♪

♪ Enemies crumble in fear and confusion ♪

Mandrake!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ His strength is a legend, his skills conquer all ♪

♪ Armed with his power, we never will fall ♪

Lothar!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ With our new young heroes proving their worth ♪

♪ Four become eight defending the Earth ♪

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

- I see it. degrees north.

- You mean to tell me

you eyeballed that damaged satellite

before the radar saw it?

- Ready to take a stroll in space?

- Just as soon as we suit up.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Plasti-spray encasement activated.

Procedure complete.

Communications and environmental control units

attached and ready.

We're now prepared

for minutes of extra-vehicular activity.

Blow cabin pressure and raise the lid.

- Flash, wait! Get down.

- What? [lasers blast]

- Six Ming ships incoming!

- Thanks, pal.

Time for some fancy flying!

What do you say we give those ice robots a real hot welcome?

- We're hit!

- We'll burn up on re-entry without that canopy!

Keep moving! [lasers blasting]

[explosions]

Three down without firing a shot.

This is a piece of cake!

- I wouldn't be so sure of that, Flash.

- Uh-oh. More of Ming's ships.

Hang on to your mask, pal!

[engines roaring]

[expl*si*n]

[lasers blasting]

[lasers blasting]

Nice sh**ting!

- Thanks to your son Rick and his computer games.

- Got a target lined up for ya!

Well, why don't you fire?

- I did. The g*ns won't respond.

- The cabin controls are disabled.

Oh, great, now our g*ns won't work!

- Then we have no choice. - Hey, what are you doing?

- Preparing to initiate manual weapon control.

[laser blasts]

[laser blasting]

- Oh, Phantom, old buddy, you're a man of few words

but lots of firepower!

[upbeat music]

- Before we head home we have to

get to the Defender's space station for repairs.

- The loss of a few roboships

means nothing to me, Flash Gordon.

Octon.

- Yes, your malevolence?

- Prepare the throne room for departure.

[expl*si*n]

[engine roars]

[upbeat music]

- I know you're trying to teach us strategy, Dad,

but you haven't made a move for at least half an hour.

- LJ's right, Lothar. This is boring.

There's no action in this game!

- Chess is more than just a game, my young friends.

It teaches the fundamentals of generalship,

tactical strategies-- - And patience.

- Hmm...

[beam cracks]

The chess board!

Someone has made a very bad move.

- Richard, how did you manage to do that?

- With a new device I'm testing.

I call it the micronizer.

- That was great, Rick!

- It's capable of shrinking objects to infinitesimal sizes.
[ … ]

- My compliments, Rick. How long does the effect last?

- Only one hour, then the object returns to normal size.

- No problem, Rick. It'll take at least that long

for my dad to figure out his next move.

- Attention!

Stand by for an incoming message.

- Lothar, good friend.

I called to invite you and your group

to join me in Paris

for this year's International Chess Tournament.

- We would be delighted, Malachek.

Expect us there tomorrow.

- One more thing, Lothar.

Please bring Dynak X with you.

It would make for a good demonstration

against our own chess-playing computer.

- I see no problem there, Malachek.

- I will look forward to seeing all of you.

I did as you commanded.

[engine roars]

[hydraulics hissing]

[dramatic music]

- Octon, energize the electronic maggot!

♪ ♪

[electricity crackles]

- Electronic maggot energized, sire.

The exterior power plant is now operating.

- Good.

As soon as the Defenders hook up Dynak X

to my special chess-playing computer

I will implant the maggot in its circuits...

There it will unlock the top secret access codes

to the Earth's weapons systems.

[chuckles]

Then I will bring this world to its knees!

[peaceful music]

- The tournament looks well-attended,

but where's your friend, Malachek?

- More important, where's his great chess-playing computer?

- Straight ahead.

- It hasn't got a chance against Dynak X.

- First you gotta figure out how to hook it up.

- LJ, see if you can find Malachek

in the executive offices.

[both chattering quietly]

- Hmm, I didn't know

chess tournaments had so much to offer.

Now if I make the right moves...

Hi, girls. Can you help a, um--

- [speaks French]

- Checkmate! - [groaning]

- Sounds like somebody's in trouble.

[grunts]

Hiyah!

Malachek!

What's going on?

- Don't let them link up with Dynak X

to the main computer!

- One more cable to attach to Dynak X's monitor...

- Rick, stop! Don't link up Dynak!

- LJ! What is it?

- Rick, stop!

- Yeow!

- Something's... inside of me...

destroying my circuits...

Rick, help me!

Rick, Rick!

Ri--

- Speak, to me, Dynak X! I can't get through to her.

- Fools!

I now control Dynak!

- Dynak! Respond!

Dynak! She's gone, LJ.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[electricity crackles]

[electronic beeping]

- What is it, Phantom, old buddy?

- I thought I'd call Monitor and check in.

How much longer before repairs are completed?

- A few more hours and I think she'll be better than new.

- Jedda! - Dad!

Thank heavens! Ming has taken over Dynak!

- What? But how?

- Kshin and I are trapped here.

- Your attempts to override the will of Ming are useless.

Ming is the supreme power in the universe.

Ming conquers all.

- No, no!

- [chuckles]

Eat all you want, my little pet...

Soon you will reach the plans

for activating the Earth's weapon arsenals.

Then I will control more than Dynak X--

I will control the Earth!

- Your eminence--

The Defenders have left the chess tournament

and are returning to Monitor and Dynak X.

- Well, perhaps I should arrange

a little welcome home party.
[ … ]

Or should I say, a surprise party!

- Yes, master?

[electronic beeps]

- The outer security doors are locked.

They won't respond to the override signal.

- I've got a signal of my own I'd like to try.

[grunts]

- Let me try, Dad.

[grunts]

[metallic clang]

- That seems to be a waste of time,

and we have precious little time to waste.

[gears clicking]

[alarms blares]

- Intruder alert. Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

- Mandrake! Lothar!

Ming has armed Dynak's defense systems against you!

[dramatic music]

- And you had to design them so efficiently!

- Yeah...

♪ ♪

- [grunts]

♪ ♪

Grab on!

We're running out of places to stand!

♪ ♪

- Whoops!

[rock music]

- The rope is breaking.

We better hurry!

allMandrake!

- [gasps]

You pulled me up none too soon.

- Sometimes strength works better than magic.

- [chuckles]

I have no illusions about that, good friend.

- Dynak is programmed not to let anyone near her.

Ming has her totally under his control.

- Perhaps I could make mental contact.

- Help me.

Mandrake, help!

It's Ming.

There's nothing I can--

- [roars]

- What is it? - What did you see?

- Dynak, but not like I've ever seen her before.

It was horrible. She's powerless against...

a hideous worm-like creature.

- What does Ming want with Dynak X?

- He knows he can control us through her.

- It may be more than that.

The information stored in Dynak is endless.

If only I could get inside her, I know I could help.

- Rick, the micronizer! - Right!

That's how I can stop that creature.

- Count me in! - Me, too!

- Remember, if you don't return within one hour,

you'll be crushed as you regain your normal size.

[beam cracks]

- It's awesome! - It's beautiful.

- How are we ever gonna find that creature

in the middle of all this?

- If Ming is behind this we won't have to find it.

It will find us.

- The young fools!

The computer's own defenses will destroy them

before they even see the maggot.

- [snarls]

- What is it, Kisa? What are those?

- They're Dynak's internal monitoring systems!

Sorry, guys, but I'm gonna have to deactivate you.

[electrical expl*si*n]

- With Ming behind this just about anything could happen.

- What could happen?

[electricity crackles]

- [snarls]

[dramatic music]

- It's a maze of short circuits.

- The creature must have caused this.

- If I remember correctly,

the circuit breakers are over there--

- But we can't reach them!

- Kisa, listen to me. - [snarls]

- Get to the switches, Kisa.

Get to the switches and turn them off.

Go Kisa!

- [snarls]

- Good work, Kisa! Good girl, you did it!

Oh, what a good girl!

- Way to go! - Yeah!

- All right! - [snarls]

- We seem to be near Dynax's center,

and according to my detector the electronic maggot is, too.

This place is some crazy hall of mirrors!

- Now there's a good-looking fellow if I do say so myself.

Huh? Run for it!

- [screeches]

- The maggot, it's after us! - [screeches]

[dramatic music]
[ … ]

[glass shatters]

- Oh no, look!

Talk about dead ends! This could be ours, unless...

- Whatever you've got in mind, make it fast!

- [screeches]

- Give me room, guys!

Follow me!

- [screeching]

[screeching]

It's going to jump! - It'll never make it!

- Uh-oh!

- Never say never!

[rock music]

- [screeching]

- Rick! - On your feet, Rick!

- Get up and run!

- [snarls]

[snarls]

- Kisa! - Jedda, no!

- We've got to move! Get going!

Kisa will be able to take care of herself.

[screeching echoes]

Whoa!

- Rick, are you okay? - Yeah, I'm okay!

- Rick?

- Help me!

Help me, Rick. You can release me.

- Mom?

H-how can I free you?

- There.

The crystal within the room's center.

Smash it and you will free me.

- Mandrake is not the only one who can create illusions.

Obey your mother!

Smash the crystal,

and the secret of the Earth's weapons systems will be mine.

- No, Rick, don't do it!

- Mandrake, what's wrong?

- Ming is using Rick's memories

of his mother's life essence to trick him!

I must stop him.

[dramatic music]

No, Rick! This is a trick of Ming's!

Believe me. Do not hesitate.

You have only minutes before you return to normal size!

- We have no time left.

- If we had only stopped that creature

we could have saved Dynak.

- I know how you feel. - [screeches]

- Run for the exit!

[dramatic music]

- Ming has gained access to some top secret info!

I'm through running!

- [screeches]

- Kisa!

- Let's help!

[electricity crackling]

[screeching]

- Look!

- Thank you... for freeing me!

You must hurry!

[peaceful music]

- We've located the power source.

- Well done!

My congratulations to all of you.

- That is correct.

The power source is coming

from the coordinates indicated.

- Origin from power source located.

We're proceeding there immediately.

- Let's hope you're fast enough

or Dynak's finished... and so are we.

Our only hope is that Flash and the Phantom

will be able to stop him.

- There's the indicated target, a large volcanic atoll,

and Ming's power station is right there.

[engine hums]

- I've won!

The Defenders may have regained control of Dynak,

but the Earth's military weapons are mine!

No one can stop me now.

- Master, Flash Gordon and the Phantom

are approaching in a spacecraft.

- Launch the roboships!

The Defenders of the Earth must be stopped!

[exciting music]

- Heads up, Flash.

Looks like Ming is sending up a reception committee.

[lasers blasting]

- Hit retro-jets!

♪ ♪

Time to try out our new device.

- Swordship activated!

- Yahoo!

Now to find out if this ship is worth the time

we put in designing it.

- Raise the defense shields.

We will shatter their swordship.

It will be the end of Flash Gordon and the Phantom!

[shield charges up]
[ … ]

- What if this thing doesn't work?

- There won't be enough left to matter!

Hold on!

[triumphant music]

- It can't be!

My plan, my station-- all ruined!

Octon, prepare my throne room to depart immediately.

♪ ♪

- Success! The codes are destroyed.

- And we've stopped Ming. - For now.

- How's Dynak, son?

- Let her tell you herself, Dad.

- I'm fine, Flash-- thanks to Rick and all of you.

- We'll never let anything happen to you again, Dynak.

- That goes double for me, Flash!

- We're making our last move. We're coming home!