01x24 - Doorways into Darkness

[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 ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[thrumming]

- Sire, my sensors have detected a powerful new source

of Anti- Energy in Africa, in the Forgotten City.

With the power of Anti- Energy

I can open doors to the alternative universes,

and to my conquest of Earth.

- Octon, dispatch Garax to the Forgotten City immediately!

I must gain control of that Anti- Energy source.

Father, Dynak has pinpointed the area of the Forgotten City.

[alarm sounding]

- Emergency Alert!

Squadrons of roboships heading for Central Africa.

- Father, What would Ming want in Central Africa?

- Legend has it that there was

a great source of power hidden there.

- Then that's what he's after.

- We'd better make sure he doesn't find it.

♪ ♪

- Lord Ming, we have not found the keystone.

You fools, the black sphere is not enough,

I must have the dimensional key-stone.

Look further!

- We have found it, sire.

- Excellent!

Now I can open the Nightgiant Doorway.

Octon, now launch the satellite.

- Alien satellite launched from Ice Station Earth.

There must be some connection

between Ming's activity in Africa

and that satellite in space.

- I think you're right, Flash.

It's best I head for Africa immediately.

- Father, let me come with you.

- No need, Jedda.

I'll call for you if I need you.

[puzzled chirping]

- Zuff, if that satellite turns out to be

what Flash hopes it isn't,

he's gonna need our help, whether he knows it or not.

- Everything's ready for takeoff.

- Warning!

Persons on board ship without flight clearance!

- I'll check this out.

Just a couple of friendly stowaways!

- Ah, c'mon!

We wanna help, too!

- [chirps]

- You can be more useful here, guys!

Help Jedda contact Mandrake and Lothar.

- Gotcha, Flash!

- Who wishes to speak with Konrak,

King of the Nightworld?

- Ming the Merciless!

- [growling]

What is it you want?

- I offer you a world to conquer, Konrak.

- Why do you offer me this pleasure?

- Your desire for destruction is legend.

But before I open the doorway to the Nightworld,

you must first agree

to destroy the Defenders of the Earth.

Do as I demand

and we will share the rule of Earth equally.

- Hmm, agreed!

- Excellency, I have the crystal.

- Open the gate to the Nightworld dimension.

- Activating, Excellency.

[stealthy music]

♪ ♪

- Konrak, I have opened the doorway to your realm.

- [grunts]

[roaring]
[ … ]

[all snarling]

- It is the legendary Nightgiant.

Something has released him from the Nightworld.

[all roaring and shrieking]

- There must be another way into temple.

Find it, boy. I'll be back.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- [roars]

[panicked cries]

♪ ♪

[all snarling]

- There he is.

- [roaring]

Dirx, Keran,

destroy that impudent human!

- An inter-dimensional doorway over Africa has been opened,

letting the Nightgiants escape into our world.

- I've never seen anything like it!

They're frightening. - I agree, Son.

- Emergency!

Nightworld doorway opening over Central City stadium.

Emergency! Emergency!

A full- scale invasion of Earth has begun.

- Ming's satellite is transmitting the Anti-Energy,

which is opening the Nightgiant doorways

around the world.

- Flash, can you knock out that satellite

before Ming uses it to open more doorways?

- You bet I can, Lothar.

Just a little closer.

- Fool!

Do you think that the Mighty Ming

can be so easily thwarted?

[chuckles]

There you go, Flash Gordon,

right into my trap.

- I should have known this was too easy!

Got to--

- Emergency! Severe damage to stabilizers.

- At last, I have defeated my enemy,

Flash Gordon!

[exciting music]

♪ ♪

- Lost them. Now back to the Forgotten City!

- [roaring]

[panicked screaming]

- You will not escape from Konrak!

♪ ♪

- Oh, no!

I've lost contact with Dad.

- What do you think happened?

- I don't know.

One thing is certain

Ming's Anti-Energy beam has to be stopped

or we're all finished.

- Then let's get moving.

No, LJ, we have to wait

until we've heard from Flash or the Phantom.

- Jedda's right, LJ.

Dynak, you've got to raise Dad!

- My head feels like somebody was using it

for a punching bag.

The ship is damaged but still operative.

All I have to do is repair the main thrusters.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[blasters firing]

Okay, Ming.

Now another shot at that satellite.

- Nightgiants headed for Central City reservoir.

- No time to wait. We had better stop them now!

- Scanners have intercepted a transmission

from Ice Station Earth.

- Garax, once the Nightgiants

have destroyed everything in their path,

they will served their purpose,

I will use this Transport-inverter

to send Konrak and his Nightgiants back

to the Nightworld forever!

Then the Earth will be mine

to rule alone!

- So. that's it!

Ming plans to get rid of the Nightgiants

after they've done his dirty work.

If we had the Transport-inverter

we could eliminate these winged beasts ourselves.

Then by all means, Mandrake,

let us go and get it!

- Hey, what do you guys think you're doing?

- Just thought you'd need a little help!

- [squeaks] - [sighs]

Give me a break.

[all roaring]

♪ ♪

- Lothar, secure that leak!

- When they break through the dam

the whole town will be flooded.

- We've got to distract them.

Rick, LJ, you guys create a diversion.
[ … ]

- On our way.

- I'm heading for the stadium.

[exciting music]

♪ ♪

- Whoa!

[both roaring]

- I would say a small illusion is in order.

- It's loosening its grip, now's our chance!

- g*n it, LJ!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- It's incredible!

I've never seen anything like it.

There's the Transport-inverter.

Another Nightgiant! - [roaring]

- LJ, this is a chance for you, Rick, and Jedda

to entertain those Ice Robots with a real demolition derby!

- While Lothar and I retrieve the Transport-inverter.

Kshin, Zuffy, come with us.

[exciting music]

[tires squealing, engines revving]

♪ ♪

- A little smokescreen couldn't hurt.

- Octon, they are heading for the Transport-inverter.

- I've heard of customized vans, but this is ridiculous!

- [groans]

Rick's been captured!

- Help!

- Goodbye, Young Gordon!

[laughing]

[exciting music]

♪ ♪

- Mandrake! Lothar!

Rick's been captured by the Nightgiant!

- We will be right there.

- Emergency transmission from the Phantom.

- Defenders, come in.

- Where are you, Phantom? - The Forgotten City.

I have found a way into the temple.

You must bring the Transport-inverter

so we can close all the doorways from the source.

Jedda, here.

You take the Transport-inverter to your father.

We will rescue Rick.

And Jedda, hurry!

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- [screeches] - [grunts]

The talons are holding the doors shut.

♪ ♪

[grunting]

- Put the human down!

I wish to destroy him myself!

- [roaring]

-Wha-- - Come on, Pal.

we've got places to go.

- [roaring]

- Great illusion, Mandrake! You tricked him!

- And I have also made him rather angry!

Lothar, I suggest we depart forthwith.

- The Defenders have created an illusion and escaped, Sire!

- We will open another doorway.

This time at Monitor,

where there is no escape.

- And finally destroy their Dynak X.

♪ ♪

- Open the doorway.

Let the Nightgiants attack on Monitor Begin.

- Yes, Sire!

[exciting music]

♪ ♪

- Ming, that's the last of your ships,

now for your satellite.

Steady, steady.

Easy does it.

Now!

♪ ♪

- The satellite has been destroyed.

No new doorways can be opened.

- It matters not!

The other doorways are still open.

The destruction of the Earth continues.

- Come in, Flash.

- Ming's satellite is destroyed.

On my way back to Monitor

- Good work. Where are you?

- Almost overhead.

- Right, I see you. - [chirps]

- Mandrake, look! A Nightgiant!

- [roaring]

[screams in pain]

- Lothar, get everyone into the Eagle.

- Hurry!

That laser blast will only temporarily blind the giant!

- Father's radio transmission is coming from over there.

Father!

- Jedda, hurry.

We must get the Transport-inverter

to the temple.
[ … ]

A little further, I've marked the secret entrance.

- Excellency, your spy scanners have located two Defenders

approaching the Anti-Energy power source.

- Alert the Nightgiants.

The Defenders must not reach the temple.

♪ ♪

- [roaring]

- By Jungle Law the Ghost who walks

calls forth the power of Ten Tigers!

- [screams]

[thuds]

Quick, Jedda!

You go ahead with the inverter.

I'll deal with this Nightgiant.

- This time I will make sure you do not survive.

[dramatic music]

- I hope Jedda and the Phantom are okay.

- We will be there shortly, Kshin!

♪ ♪

- This should keep you grounded for a while.

- [roaring]

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

- Seize her!

- How do we get past them?

Kisa, the inverter,

pull the lever.

- [snarls]

♪ ♪

- No! No!

- The Nightgiants are being drawn

to the Forgotten City doorway.

- I can see that you fool.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- [groaning]

[exciting music]

♪ ♪

- [grunts]

- Retreat! Retreat!

- Well, that did it.

- Let's make sure Ming won't open the Nightworld doorways

ever again.

The next doorway I want to see open

is the doorway at Monitor.

- Me too.

- [chirps]