01x18 - The Panther Peril

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- ♪ Defenders of the Earth, Defenders ♪

♪ Out of the sky his rockets ignite ♪

♪ Jets into battle, flies 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 ♪

- You are watching a battle to the death

between Pantheria, Great King of the royal panthers

and Londar Lord of the lions.

A battle that took place over one thousand years ago.

Those were the days when the great cats

were the unquestioned rulers of Africa,

and the natives worshipped them as gods.

- Look, Mandrake, there's Kisa!

- More like one of her ancestors, Kshin.

- The body of Pantheria was cremated

by the Bandar natives.

- How come?

- That was the Bandar's custom, Kshin.

- Only Pantheria's largest canine tooth

survived the funeral fire.

To this very day, the Bandars believe

that the spirit of Pantheria lies within that sacred tooth

and that whoever holds the tooth

controls all panthers.

Legend has it that the tooth

is in the hidden temple of Pantheria,

somewhere deep in the jungle.

My next expedition shall be to find that temple.

To prove that the sacred tooth still exists!

This is Professor Andrew Huxley,

wishing you a safe safari.

- That was great!

Thanks for taking me, Mandrake!

- Glad you enjoyed it, Kshin!

Professor Huxley is quite an amazing explorer!

He's on the trail

of one of the greatest legends of Africa!

- Every time I return to Africa,

I marvel at its majesty.

- Professor Huxley, look!

- The village of the Bandars!

The descendants of the Same natives

who cremated Pantheria, a thousand years ago!

- Look, look over there.

There's some sort of ceremony!

I wonder what it's all about.

Oh, do take me down so I can film it!

- Oh! How exquisite!

Confound it. Unhand me at once, I say!

- None but the Bandar may witness our ceremony.

- Who are you?

- I'm Professor Huxley of the London Museum of--

- That is Bandar bone you wear!

- Yes, yes.

Yes, yes, it was given to my grandfather

by one of your tribe.

- Your ancestor was friend to the Bandar?

- But of course, my dear fellow!

Now, lead me to the temple of Pantheria, I will--

- No! The Temple is sacred!

It is for the Bandar alone!

- I must capture it on film to prove that the legend is--

- No! - Smoke!

- Leave nothing standing until you find Chief Guran!

- I am Ming, the Merciless,

and you are my prisoner, Chief Guran!

- Why have you done this?

- Merely to convince you to lead me

to the Temple of Pantheria.

- I lead no one!

- Indeed.

If you do not cooperate, I will destroy you,

and every living Bandar,

as easily as I destroyed your village.

- Goka! Run!

- Capture him!

- Oh, dash it all!

I thought surely Guran would help me find the Temple!

- Perhaps if we fly over the jungle,

we can spot it from the air.

- But we'd never see below the jungle cover.

Besides, there'd be no place to land.

- Help, Professor, help us!
[ … ]

- Who are you? What is it?

- I am Goka.

Our village, our people are being destroyed!

- Who would do such a dastardly thing?

- The evil one Ming, the one who has no mercy.

- Ming, the Merciless?

- What on Earth could that scoundrel want in Africa?

- The sacred tooth?

Operator!

This is an international emergency.

Get me the Defenders of the Earth!

- Right, Mandrake, our trip to planet Kanella

was smooth and uneventful.

We should be home soon!

- Our congratulations to you both!

A most successful mission Mandrake out!

Now, what's--

- Emergency.

Emergency transmission

incoming trans-Atlantic communication.

- I say there--

This is Professor Huxley.

Can you read me?

- We read you fine, Huxley.

- Mandrake!

Ming has invaded Africa!

- There is little time!

Ming must be stopped.

With the sacred tooth, he-- - Yes.

He could let a plague of panthers

loose upon the world!

- Come, Kisa!

- Good girl!

- It's all right, Kisa--

this is just in case we don't stop Ming in time.

- Mandrake!

Guess what we studied today, in school?

Hey, why are you locking Kisa in the force field?

What did she do wrong?

- Nothing yet.

Kisa must be kept confined, Kshin.

It's for her own good and for your safety.

Keep this key-card hidden, and do not let Kisa out,

for any reason,

until we send an all clear signal through Dynac X.

- But-- But-But why?

- Phantom! We must hurry!

- There's no time to explain, Kshin!

- Don't give the key card to anyone!

Especially not Jedda!

- But where are you going? - Africa!

Come in, Huxley! This is the Phantom!

Can you give us your coordinates?

- We're under attack!

Please hurry! Soon all will be lost to Ming.

Hurry!

- Hurry before it's too late.

- Poor Kisa.

- Kshin! What's going on?

Why is Kisa locked up?

- Uh, uh, your father and Mandrake said,

it was good for her own good, and our own good, and--

- What?

I'm going to my father about this, right now!

- But, but, no!

He left for Africa, with Mandrake.

- Africa, without us?

Hey, what's going on?

- Mandrake and the Phantom said Kisa has to stay in there

until they get back or until they give us

an all clear signal through Dynac.

- All clear? For what?

Poor Kisa, Why are they treating you like this?

- Come in, father, do you read me?

- Something's wrong with the communications system!

They're not hearing you.

- And I'm not keeping Kisa in that cage!

Kshin, where is the force field key-card?

- Uh, I don't know.

I mean, I can't tell.

See, well, see, I'm supposed to--

- Kshin!

- I can't!

I promised I wouldn't!

- Still no contact with Professor Huxley!

Phantom?

Isn't that the Bandar Village?

- It was.

Ming will pay for this!

- [moans]

- Don't move, Christina.

Help should be here soon.

Ah, thank goodness!

- Hello. Hello up there.

We're here!

Down here!

- Over there!

A downed plane

and that looks like Professor Huxley.

- Someone has been hurt!
[ … ]

Quickly, Mandrake!

We must take them to the skull cave for safety!

- It is a very dangerous journey.

I warn you, we should turn back!

- We shall find the Temple, and quickly,

or this journey will be your last!

Do you understand?

I said, do you understand?

- More than you, O Mighty Ming!

- Don't just stand there! Freeze this monster!

- Get him!

Get him!

- It's just twisted, I'll be fine!

- It's not twisted, it's broken!

- Goka, we'll take the elephants into the jungle

and find the Temple.

- With all due respect, Phantom,

how will we find the Temple?

- The elephants have been there before,

and, in case you haven't heard, an elephant never forgets!

I am grateful, my--

- If you try to escape again,

you will wish I had left you down with that lion.

- Look how sad Kisa is.

- Jedda, give me a break.

I told you what your father said.

- But why should Kisa be punished?

She hasn't done anything wrong!

- But what if she does?

- Kisa always listens to me.

- Now for the last time, give me the key-card, Kshin!

Thanks!

Kisa's not dangerous, are you, baby?

At last!

- The Temple of Pantheria!

You, Guran, will have the honor of leading the way!

If there are any traps inside,

you will be the first to find them!

Garax, guard the entrance with your Ice Robots!

- No!

Help me!

Help me!

No! I beg you, Ming!

No!

- The Sacred Tooth of Pantheria!

Now, I am Lord and Master of all panthers!

- Kisa, you will turn on your mistress!

Kisa, I command you to attack and destroy the Defenders!

- Why would anyone,

especially my father have you locked up in a cage?

Oh, don't worry, Kisa.

You're all right now.

Kisa, behave!

What's wrong with you?

- Kisa, obey my command. Attack Jedda now.

Destroy, Kisa!

Destroy!

- It looks like someone went off the road!

What is that?

- A panther!

- Hurry, miss, this car is about to go up in flames!

Grab my hand!

I'm sure glad you're gonna be okay, Jedda.

You could have been french-fried!

- I've raised Kisa since she was a cub.

She's always been completely loyal.

I don't get it!

When Mandrake gets back, I'm gonna get it!

- I'm sorry, Kshin. It wasn't your fault.

- Hey, look at this!

It's Kisa!

- When the panther was first spotted running loose,

causing considerable panic.

- Oh, Kisa, what's happened to you?

- Officials deny that it escaped from the zoo.

The police are closing in with orders to sh**t on sight.

- Oh, no.

- We'd better get her, and quick!

- I can't watch.

Kshin, uh, would you please get me something to read?

- Read?

Okay.

- How could she read at a time like this?

- Garax, lead your ice robots out of the jungle.

Prepare our craft for departure.

My panthers will be my protection here!

Hear me, Panthers.

I now possess Pantheria's spirit

and all of you will obey me!

You will follow my bidding!

You will spread terror throughout the world!

Defenders!

But, how?

Panthers, they are your mortal enemies!

Attack them!

- Behold!

You fear the power of Londar the Lion.

And he is here!

- And what is more frightening than one roaring lion?

- Do not be tricked!
[ … ]

Those lions are not real!

Obey me!

- Stay! Do not attack!

- Attack him!

Tear the Phantom apart!

- By Jungle Law,

the Ghost Who Walks calls forth the power of ten tigers!

- It is I who command you! Destroy the Phantom!

- Panthers, hear me!

I am the Phantom! I am the Phantom!

Listen and obey!

There is your enemy!

- Stop!

Don't sh**t!

- Hey, what do you kids think you're--

- Come on, Kisa, come on.

Come to me!

- Don't sh**t!

- Kisa! I can't believe it.

Was Kisa attacking me!

- It sure looked that way!

Come on!

- No, Rick!

Don't sh**t!

- I am your friend!

You will listen only to me!

- Kisa?

Oh, Kisa, you're all right!

- At last, the sacred tooth is back where it belongs.

Now that Ming knows

where the Temple of Pantheria is,

the sacred tooth will be safer with you,

my friend.

- I know I did wrong to have questioned you, Father.

I realize you had only my welfare in mind.

Dad, hey, welcome back!

- Good to be home, son.

I was thinking, wouldn't it be fun to go to Africa

and see if that legend of the sacred tooth

of Pantheria is really true!

- What!

- It was only a suggestion!