01x60 - The Gravity of Ming

[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 ♪

[foreboding music]

♪ ♪

- You will see, my Phantom,

how soon you will forget all that once was.

You will find happiness here-- with me.

- The only happiness for a prisoner is his freedom.

♪ ♪

- I will make you the most powerful king who ever lived.

- The Necklace of Oros! But how did--

- Jedda's wearing a copy-- a fake.

- And Jedda doesn't know.

- You have come to the end of your road, Defenders!

- You know what they say

about counting your chickens before they hatch, Ming!

- This time, Flash Gordon,

nothing will interfere with my plans!

Take them to the dungeons--

but leave the girl.

- No! - Jedda!

♪ ♪

[energy fluxes]

- Graviton!

- I have come for what belongs to me.

You have my Anti-Gravity Machine.

Now you must give me...

the Necklace of Oros!

- Take it.

♪ ♪

- At long last...

it is mine!

The key to the universe!

A fake?

You have tried to cheat Graviton?

You will pay for this!

- You lie!

That necklace has never left the girl's throat.

- Then where is the real one?

- Queen Hadea...

she must have replaced the real Necklace with a duplicate.

I will help you, Graviton, to retrieve your necklace.

I will show Queen Hadea

one does not deceive Ming the Merciless!

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[tense music]

- Bring me my fighting men!

We march on Ice Station Earth tonight!

We shall find the Phantom there.

[metal clangs]

- Solid steel. No way out.

- There must be something we can--

What is it, Ming?

- Octon, give my illustrious guests

a projection of how I shall conquer the Earth

with the help of my latest weapon,

the Anti-Gravity Machine!

Enjoy the show, Defenders.

The age of man is over.

[screaming]

[panic and screaming]

[screaming]

[screaming]

[expl*si*n]

The age of Ming begins!

- Ming, you're sick!

- What have you done with Jedda?

- She has not been harmed.

I have decided to let her live--

as a creature of frost!

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[bats screeching]

- The weapons are in position, sire!

- Excellent.
[ … ]

Make sure the Anti-Gravity Machine is not harmed.

Fire!

[beam hums]

[beams humming]

[expl*si*n]

- Wonderful destruction, Ming!

- Thank you.

- Sire, there is no sign of Queen Hadea--or her army.

- You have let the Necklace

slip through your fingers again!

I shall get it back myself!

- Place guards around the Anti-Gravity Machine,

in case Hadea returns.

I leave immediately for Ice Station Earth.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- We must find a way to get out of here

and destroy that Anti-Gravity Machine.

♪ ♪

- Good, my Phantom.

You leave an easy trail to follow.

- By Jungle Law...

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

[thunder echoes]

♪ ♪

[lasers blasting]

♪ ♪

- Get him!

- Phantom!

- Phantom!

[dramatic music]

- They've got Phantom!

- There's nothing we can do for him now-

except help Jedda!

[lasers blasting]

- Open the door!

[lasers blasting]

Queen Hadea! Retreat!

- Stop them!

- I'm gonna grab a roboship and make it back to Monitor.

Maybe Dynak knows how to stop Ming's Anti-Gravity Machine.

- Good luck, Flash. - I'm gonna need it.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[triumphant rock music]

♪ ♪

- Come on, baby! Turn over, turn over!

Let's bust outta this ice box!

[engine spins up]

[engine roars]

[tranquil music]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- Ming! Are you afraid to face me?

- I am afraid of no one!

Least of all you, Hadea!

♪ ♪

- Give me back the Phantom, Ming, and the Necklace of Oros!

[energy fluxes]

- No!

The Necklace is mine!

- Wait, I have an idea!

Why not work together, the three of us?

I shall give you back the Phantom, Hadea,

and you, Graviton, will have the Necklace of Oros.

- In return for what, Ming?

- You will help me find and destroy

the Defenders of the Earth, once and for all!

Well?

- Jedda! - She's gone!

[energy fluxes]

- Graviton!

- Give up, Defenders!

There is no escape!

- This way!

- Quickly!

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- That way, you fools!

♪ ♪

- Follow Garax!

♪ ♪

- Hurry, Mandrake!

- Go on, all of you! I'll delay them.

Go, please, old friend.

Now...perhaps something big.

Voila!

- Stop, you fools!

It is only an illusion!

- We lost them, thanks to Mandrake.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- The walls are closing in!

- It's a trap!

[grunting]

- Look, there's a vent!

- Give me a boost, Rick!

♪ ♪

- [straining]

- LJ! [strains]
[ … ]

- Dad!

- It's too late, LJ.

Come on!

[foreboding music]

- Why give the real Necklace to Graviton

when I can keep it for myself?

It will be safe with this energy seal.

Guard the Necklace well, my pet.

♪ ♪

[serpent snarls]

- Jedda's a frost person!

- We've got to get her out of there.

- Yeah, and quietly!

- [snarls quietly]

- Jedda.

[triumphant music]

Hiyah!

[serpent snarling]

[serpent hisses]

- Come on, Mongor!

[serpent hissing]

- Now let's get out of here!

[serpent snarls]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- Think she'll be all right?

- She's gotta be, LJ... she's gotta be!

- Garax here, sire. We have found their footprints.

Soon the last of the Defenders will be yours.

- Excellent, Garax.

Find them and bring them to me!

- You have the Defenders now.

Give us what we want!

- Where is the Phantom?

- I believe you and the Defenders

will find this spectacle most interesting.

This time it will be for real.

Activate the Anti-Gravity Machine.

♪ ♪

Goodbye, Earthlings!

[evil laughter]

[tense music]

- Flash to Monitor. Come in, Dynak!

♪ ♪

- Dynak to Flash.

Only one force in the universe

can stop the Anti-Gravity Machine--

the Necklace of Oros.

- Jedda!

- Power level approaching maximum, sire!

- Excellent, excellent!

- I have waited long enough, Ming!

Give me the Necklace of Oros!

- I, too, claim that which is mine!

- The Phantom is yours, Hadea.

You may give the Necklace to Graviton.

You must all get what you deserve.

- Ahh, at last!

This is a fake!

Again you have tried to cheat me, Ming!

- Now, Octon!

[lasers blast]

- Ming, you traitor!

No!

Not yet, Luminoids!

I'm not ready!

I must possess the Necklace!

- You deserve each other!

Now to complete my plan and control humanity!

[energy fluxing]

- Why...

have you brought me back?

I almost had the Necklace!

- Your time was up, Graviton.

- You said you would help me!

- Neither of you deserves our help.

Before you can rule others,

you must learn to rule yourself.

- Who are you? Where is this place?

Why am I here?

What kingdom is this?

- The kingdom...

of oblivion.

- [grunts]

- I can't go any further.

I'm exhausted.

- We've got to go on, Rick!

Let me--let me carry Jedda for a while.

[gloomy music]

[psychic energy fluctuates]

Rick, look!

- Yeah, yeah!

Jedda...you're alright!

- Everything will be fine, Rick.

Wait for me here, both of you.

♪ ♪

- I command the power of the Necklace of Oros...

[dramatic music]

channel all your power into the Anti-Gravity Machine!

[alarms blaring]
[ … ]

- Octon, what is happening?

- Power overload!

It is going to explode, sire!

Shut it off, you fool, shut it off!

♪ ♪

[electricity crackles]

No, no, no!

- Jedda, where are you?

[suspenseful music]

Jedda!

Are you all right?

♪ ♪

You did it.

- We're safe! The Earth still has gravity!

- Seize them!

[energetic rock music]

♪ ♪

Now...destroy them!

[lasers blasting]

[engine roars]

Flash Gordon!

- It's you and me, Garax!

♪ ♪

- [battle cry]

Come on!

♪ ♪

- Let them go! I want Flash Gordon!

- Just hold still, Garax.

[lasers blasting]

[engine roars]

[lasers blasting]

[expl*si*n]

♪ ♪

Here we go again!

[expl*si*n]

♪ ♪

- Dad!

♪ ♪

- Everybody okay?

- Garax to Ming, Garax to Ming!

♪ ♪

Garax to Ming!

- Line busy?

- Flash Gordon!

- Ming can't help you now, Garax.

[tense music]

- I have lost. Go ahead, destroy me!

- No. I'm not like you.

[expl*si*n]

- Flash, that's Ice Station Earth!

Do you think Father, Mandrake, and Lothar got out in time?

- I don't know.

- Look! Over there!

- What's that? More ice robots?

- No, they look like...

- Dad!

[triumphant music]

♪ ♪

- Father, I'm so happy to see you!

- Dad!

♪ ♪

- We have lost, sire.

- This battle.

But I will never give up.

Never!

[peaceful music]

♪ ♪

- If we can learn how to harness

the power of the Necklace...

- The most important thing is to protect it.

Its power is more dangerous than you can imagine.

♪ ♪

- Some powers are too great for the hands of man.