02x07 - For the Throne

[bunniefuu]

-[warp gate whirs]
-[lasers zap]

[thrusters whoosh]

[epic music playing]

[descending whir]

[clank]

[powering down]

[guard] Your Highnesses!

The EHC, they're back.

-What? Already?
-Kala. This woman is testing me.

Empress Gurira, Emperor Odoman,
what a pleasure it is to see your faces.

I thought we had agreed,
we would contact you
once we made our decision.

Ah, but I come bearing gifts.

[emotional ambient music plays]

-Janeera?
-Janeera?

[wind whistling]

You...

You live.

Mom, Dad, I, uh... [sniffles]

You are alive!

-[music swells]
-[sobs]

[all sobbing, chuckling]

Aw!

[Tess sighs]

How?

How did you...

You know... [laughing]

...it's more like we found each other.

Wouldn't you say so?

-[sighs]
-I... I can barely believe my eyes.

My little girl is all grown up.

[Lisa] Uh...

[softly] Ahem.

Oh, uh, sorry. Where are my manners?

Um, I should probably introduce you guys.

Um...

Janeera, are-are these...

-[Tess] This is Lisa, and this is Sean.
-[Sean grunts]

-[Tess] They're your grandchildren.
-[both chuckling]

Oh my.

Uh, Your Highnesses,

Grandma, Grandpa,

let me just start off by saying
that this place is amazing.

I've always wanted a kingdom
and a second set of grandparents.

[gasps] Oh, my gosh. Now I have both!

Royal grandparents!

Oh my. Sean. Lisa.

Oh, they are wonderful.

Come, come. Come inside.

Wow. What a beautiful family,
brought to you by the Conglomerate.

You see, this is who we are now.
We bring people together.

[wind whistling]

Oh, my apologies. I... [chuckles]

I figured since we had given you
a show of good faith, eased your mind,

that we could finally come to a decision
on our offer.

Um, we're going to need just...
We are going to need some time.

Oh, oh! Of course, of course.
Take your time.

Shall we say...

end of day, hmm?

Certainly.

[tense ambient music plays]

We'll be waiting.

What offer?

Ugh, merely something
the kingdom is dealing with.

-Pay it no mind.
-Yes.

Now is not the time to worry about that.

We have an entire kingdom to share
with these wonderful children.

Yes! Can we get a tour?

And, um, also lunch?
That's all-inclusive, right?

Wait. Stop.

Mom, we're not going anywhere
until you tell me where Terry is.

-Terry?
-Terry. Sabo. My husband, Mom.

Husband? What?

She speaks of Sabo Brok,

the bounty hunter we employed
to recover Janeera years ago.

Why in Kala's name would we know
where the bounty hunter is?

Okay, I don't know what's happening here,
what you both are doing,

if this is some messed-up game.

-Janeera!
-But you hired a bounty hunter.

You had him track Terry to Earth,
and he kidnapped him right in front of me.

No. Right in front of our whole family.

It was pretty traumatic.

Uh, ahem, ahem.

Odoman, do you know
what they are talking about?

[energy thrumming]

[rumbling]

[clank]

I thought I was doing the right thing.

I-I just wanted to know
what happened to you.

-[tense music plays]
-[kids gasp]

Dad, what did you do?

-[gasps]
-[door clanks]

-[music stops]
-[all gasp]

♪ I'm a king, everybody know that ♪

♪ Kiss the ring
All see I'm supreme, no cap ♪

-♪ Watch this throne, it feel like... ♪
-[gulps] Tess?

-Terry?
-[kids] Dad!

-[Sean chuckles]
-[Lisa] Mm.

Mm. [smooches]

Tess, I...

[chuckles softly] We found you.

[all sigh]

You found me.

[gasps, giggles]

Ugh.

-Huh?
-[chuckles]

Ah. [chuckles] Oh.

Gosh, you just...
You can't stay outta trouble, can you?

[chuckles] Well, a-at this point,
it's kinda our thing.

[Blobby sighs]

The whole family's back together. Mm.

Wait. Aren't you...

[gasps] Uh-oh.

-Meethal! You dirty, stinkin'...
-[Blobby] Gah! [groaning]

-What are you doing with my family?
-Sabo! Sabo!

-I'm a part of the family now.
-Wait! Dad! He's with us.

Yeah, he's family now.

Yeah. [panting]

Listen to the children. [wheezes]

Okay. How much did I miss?

A lot. It starts with the G*ntrification
of Bucky Quanto's.

[gasps]

And then, it ends with us taking
whatever this is home with us.

[sultry music playing]

Ew.

[dramatic music playing]

[wind whistling]

Let me see her.

-Step aside.
-[guards grunt]

Your guards need to learn some respect.

Especially as the future
emperor of Doloraam

is in their presence.

They're more than likely sick of you
wasting their time as well.

Wasting time?

[laughing]

Oh, Pam, my friend.

But I come to you with a plan,

a new plan

that will finally get the royal family
to agree to our deal.

[Pam] I'm not so sure
we even need you anymore.

Excuse you?

I recovered Doloraam's lost princess.
"Janeera," was it?

Wh-Wha... [gasps]

You found her? Janeera's alive?

She is.

We're hoping that by day's end,
the Doloraami will agree to our terms

and all of this planet's Kalatite

will be the property
of Endless Horizons Conglomerate.

And... And what becomes of me,
everything I've done?

Tsk. You did nothing, so you get nothing.

The princess.
The princess and I are betrothed.

We're meant to be wed.
I can still be of use.

Eh, maybe check your facts on that one.

-[tense ambient music plays]
-[growls]

It was like boom, wham, zoom! Kuh-chow!

-And then, we landed here.
-Sounds like I missed a lot.

It seems I have missed quite a bit myself.

Once Sabo, uh, Terry here,
explained to me who he was,

I made sure he was treated like a king.

Yeah, we were supposed to be grabbin'

whatever the Doloraami version
of brunch is before you guys got here.

Your pops is pretty cool.

[sighs]

And you kept all of this from your wife.

I-I didn't want to distract you.

I thought it would make our family
whole again.

I couldn't move on

if there was even a chance
she was out there still.

I had to.

Hmm. You were right.

And now our baby is home.

We must announce Janeera's return
to the people. Let it be known.

We will throw a ball to celebrate.

-[Lisa] Yes! Whoo!
-[Sean chuckles] Yes! Oh, let's go!

[pleasant mellow music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

[giggles]

People of Doloraam,

we have brought you here today
for the most joyous of occasions,

the grand return of Princess Sa Janeera!

[drum roll]

[announcer] Walking alongside her
is her husband, Ja Terry of Earth!

-[drum roll]
-[cheers and applause]

Woo-hoo!

[announcer] Her children,
Prince Ja Sean and Princess Sa Lisa!

-[cheering continues]
-And lastly, Blobby.

"Hero, architect, DJ, heartbreaker."

I-I-I'm sorry. Who wrote this title card?

[funky music plays]

Ooh, ah, unh. Ladies.

[Adja] Mm.

Join us in celebrating
this marvelous reunion.

Bring them in with open arms,

and show them what it means
to be proud Doloraam people.

[ethereal Afro-fusion music plays]

Ocos'a!

-["Je Gère" by Ami Yerewolo playing]
-[dancer grunting]

[energy thrums]

[dancers] Brah! Ah-ha.

[male dancer] Unh. Mm. Ah, ah.

-[all stomp]
-Unh. Ah.

[energy thrums]

Oh, yeah. I can dig that.

[dancers grunting]

How are they doing that?

It might not seem like it,
but these crystals, the Kalatite,

much like us, are very much alive.

Just like we have a life flow
that courses through our bodies,

they have an energy too.

If we're mindful, we can align with it,
and when we do...

-[energy thrums]
-...their energy becomes ours.

-Whoa.
-Wow.

I wish I had one.

[thrum fades out]

Why don't you hold onto this one for me?

What? Really?

A real Doloraami never leaves home
without it.

How can I expect you to?

[Afro-Latin music playing]

-[Lisa giggles]
-[Sean] Mm, mm, mm.

Look at them.

Am I supposed to, what, just rip them away
and take them back to Earth now? [sighs]

I don't think they could ever understand
the truth of this place,

what it's like when your life
isn't your own,

when your life is duty.

Does it seem like
it's like that right now?

I-I'm just saying, look at those faces.
Look how happy they are.

-[Sean humming]
-[Vunaari child giggles]

Maybe there's a world

where both your worlds
don't have to be separate.

[chuckles] You make it sound so easy.

You don't know what it's like, Terry.
You're not from here.

You're right. I'm not.

But what I do know is that
the way you feel about Lisa and Sean

is the way your parents feel about you.

-All y'all gotta do is start talking.
-Terry. No.

Terry, I swear, do not leave me.
Terry, do not. Hey.

You haven't cracked so much as a smile
since you stepped foot here.

Is it that upsetting
to be around your family?

No. No, I... [sighs]

I'm actually having a good time.

And I can tell that the kids are too.
It's nice to be back around our people.

Um... [sighs]

So, you know we're gonna go
back to Earth after this, right?

-But you just got here.
-You are leaving us again?

No. No, that's...
That's not what I'm saying.

-Then what are you saying, Janeera?
-[sighs]

I had to leave Doloraam
when I was younger.

I just couldn't be happy here.

The marriage to B'Caala,
and uniting the kingdoms, you both just...

You both just decided
what my life was gonna be. It was all...

Uh, uh... [sighs]

This place just didn't feel like home.

But this "Earth" does?
It's more home than your real home?

-Your real family?
-Mom.

It seems like you've already
made your choice then, correct?

You know we tried to do what was best.
We tried.

Maybe we didn't always do the right thing,
but in everything we did,

we thought of the good of our people
and you.

Our people are our family too, Janeera.

It wasn't... It... It wasn't easy
to-to-to always know what was best.

I thought keeping them from this place
was what was best.

[sighs] And now,
my daughter's angry with me.

But you tried, Janeera.

As parents, all we can do is try.

[sighs] I don't wanna turn my back
on Doloraam.

I want you to be a part of our lives.

I just don't know what that looks like,
how it works with us on Earth.

And I don't want to lose you again.

Then, we'll figure it out.
We will make it work.

-[clang]
-[doors rumble, clank]

[gasps]

-Oh.
-So, my runaway bride has returned.

Am I to presume that this celebration
is a late engagement party?

-[guard] Lord B'Caala, you cannot simply...
-Out of my way, gakbag.

This fool's who you were supposed
to marry? [chuckles]

Dude's got a Jheri curl.

Hello, Janeera.

B'Caala, long time no see.

What? No hug?
Is it not a pleasure to see me again?

We can finally pick up
where we left off, fiancée.

The engagement between you
and my daughter is dissolved,

for she has already found her groom.

Ugh.

Mom, who is this guy?

"Mom"? Janeera is married? And with cubs?

Ugh!

Hey!

I knew the Doloraami had no honor,
but this is just shameless.

I don't know who you think
you are speaking to.

We had an arrangement. The throne is mine.

You dare challenge my station?

I do, Emperor.

This throne will be yours
over my dead body.

Oh, don't tempt me, old man.

You wouldn't.

I challenge you, Odoman.

I challenge you to combat
for the right to rule,

to the death.

[gasps]

Whoa! Whoa-h*-h*.

Fellas, let's just relax. Take it easy...

-Back off, round man.
-[grunts] Hey!

-Fine. I accept.
-[laughing]

Dad, what in the... No!

This is ridiculous.

There isn't gonna be some fight
over the throne.

It is our way, Janeera.

I am bound by our laws
to accept all challenges to the crown.

-Uh... Dad...
-Janeera, darling, please.

Perhaps you'd be better off
attending to your cubs. Hmm?

-Hold up. What did you just...
-No, no. You know what? No.

Hun, please, let me.

See, where I'm from,
you talk that kinda talk,

sooner or later,
somebody's gonna put hands on you.

And since it looks like
that ain't happening here,

I'm happy to do it for you.

[growls]

Emperor, everyone, y'all good with that?

[ominous ambient music plays]

Ugh.

-[Terry grunts]
-[neck cracking]

[crowd cheering]

-Yeah!
-[man] Woo-hoo! Yeah!

[snare drums drumming]

[crowd cheering loudly]

Come on!

[Terry gasps]

Whoa! [grunts]

Yeah, Sabo's screwed.

What? No, he's not.

Dad's totally gonna win. Right, Mom?

[dramatic electronic music plays]

[B'Caala growls, grunts]

-You've gotta be kidding.
-[B'Caala snarls]

-Whoa!
-[crowd cheers]

[growls]

[both grunting]

-Wuh-unh.
-[grunts]

[Terry grunting]

[B'Caala grunts]

Whoa!

[crowd gasp]

-[crowd cheer]
-[gasps]

[both grunting]

Oh, come on! Give him a chance!

Adja!

Sorry, Eima.

[grunting]

Swing him by his whiskers!

[both grunting]

Whoa!

[B'Caala grunting]

[Terry grunts, groans]

-[wheel clanking]
-Oh! Whoa!

-[crowd cheer]
-[electronic music continues]

[gears clanking]

[growls]

-[both grunting]
-[staff swishing]

[grunts]

Whoa! [grunts]

[crowd gasp]

Terry!

[chuckles]

-[grunts]
-[Terry gasps]

[both grunt]

[gears screech, groan]

-[hip-hop music playing]
-[Terry pants]

[growls] Clever trick, round man.

[growls]

Oh! You look nervous.
What happened to that swagger, Heathcliff?

-Who?
-Look him up.

[grunts]

-[crowd cheer]
-[spectator] Boo!

[B'Caala roars]

-[Vunaari booing]
-[child yelps, grunts]

-[gasps]
-[child murmurs]

-Help!
-[crowd gasp]

I got you, kid!

-[screams]
-[Terry grunts]

-Gah.
-[child whimpers]

[B'Caala grunting]

Are you outta your mind?

-[snarls]
-[grunts]

[grunting]

-[straining]
-[child whimpers]

There you go.

-Hold onto her.
-[snarls]

[Terry grunts]

[snarls]

Whoa. [groans]

-[B'Caala grunts]
-[Terry groans]

[groaning]

[pants]

It is done! [chuckles]

Yield, round man,
and name meyour new emperor.

[crowd booing]

Boo!

[crowd booing]

[man] Boo!

[booing subsides]

Terry of Earth risked his life

and his victory
to save one of our youngest.

[panting]

All while the Vunaari's own, B'Caala,

has shown a most disgraceful display
of cowardice.

He brings shame to our tribe,

and we no longer recognize
his sovereignty.

The Vunaari forfeit.

-[crowd cheers]
-[growls] No!

[crowd cheering]

[snarls]

-[crowd whooping]
-[man] Yeah!

[cheering continues]

[growls]

-[all laughing]
-Whoo! Yes!

[triumphant music playing]

[kids humming]

-Dad!
-Dad!

[crowd cheering faintly in background]

Hey. Everything good?

[foreboding ambient music playing]

Mom?

Come. I want to get your perspective
on the woman who brought you here.

Twice, twicethese people
abducted my kids.

-And the Chillion thing.
-Andthe Chillion thing.

Also, they blew up our backyard.

[Odoman] Hmm...

Just to offer my two cents here.

I gotta cosign family Hendrix
on this one, Empress G.

Conglomerate is bad news.

Still no one has told me
why this blob creature is here.

Oop. Blobby out.

That woman who brought you here,

she's been negotiating with the kingdom
for Kalatite deposits.

Whoa, Mom. Yeah, you can't do that.

I hear you, Janeera, I do,

but I don't know if we can afford
to turn down such a lucrative offer.

This will be for the good of Doloraam.

Mom, listen, whatever deal
they're tryna make with you,

whatever good you think they've done,
you don't wanna deal with them.

[contemplative instrumental music plays]

I've made my decision.

Ultimately, I must do what is right
for our people and this planet.

[dramatic music plays]

What the... Mom.

[wind howling]

Emperor Odoman! Empress Gurira!

And here I was thinking
you were gonna take the whole day.

We are a pragmatic people.

Once we figure the best course of action,
we take it.

A woman with a plan. I like it.

Mom, please.

[chest whirring]

I'm sorry. What is this? Another sample?

No. It is a reward.

For returning my daughter to us,
and then some,

for the kindness you showed our people.

While we are grateful
for all you have done,

we could not, in good conscience,
accept your offer.

-[all gasp]
-What?

The Kalatite is a part of Doloraam,
same as its people, same as our family.

It's simply not something to be sold.

However, as I said, we are happy
to compensate you for your troubles.

Ahh... [chuckling]

You seem to have misunderstood.

[heavy clang]

-[headset trills]
-We weren't asking.

[warp gate powering up]

[lasers zaps]

[ship rumbling, clanking]

[fighter jets whizzing]

[thrusters whoosh]

[Doloraami gasp]

[ship whirring]

[indistinct nervous chattering]

["Thursday in the Danger Room"
by Run The Jewels playing]

♪ Right for a right, wrong for a wrong
This is clearly not life's design ♪

♪ Figure out quickly nothing gets answered
When you ask the universe why ♪

♪ Life is a journey, to live is to worry
To love is to lose your mind ♪

♪ Living's a blessing, I am not stressing
'Cause some of my friends ain't survived ♪

♪ Death's a release, a much bigger beast
Is living on limited time ♪

♪ How do you look in the eyes of a friend
And not cry when you know they're dying? ♪

♪ How do you feel 'bout yourself when
Sometimes you wished they were gone? ♪

♪ Not because you didn't love 'em
But just you felt too weak to be strong ♪

♪ Couldn't bear to see someone ♪

♪ Who prided themselves
On the strength to feel weak ♪

♪ Cruelty of randomness, holding ransom
Their life, their fate, their dreams ♪

♪ See they're fighting
Know they're losing ♪

♪ Still you make jokes and you laugh
You know despite all the sadness ♪

♪ You better get the good times
While they last ♪

♪ Every new word that they speak
You are already feeling it's in the past ♪

♪ When they are gone, you try to move on
'Cause the memory's hurting too bad ♪

♪ Grown up, I wonder who you'd've become
If you stuck for a while ♪

♪ Just know I love you, ain't forget you
Now when I remember, I smile ♪

♪ And I guess I'd say I'll see you soon ♪

[music fades out]