02x02 - The World Below

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How much longer do we need
to keep running?

Hopefully not much.

The king down here should be able

to give us the help we need to fight back,

depending on which one of 'em we meet.

I know this is
your original home, Teela.

But I am the only King of Eternos.

What is the meaning of this?

He lies as all kings do.

That particular
thing is difficult to verify

but on average would seem to be
statistically correct.

Cool. He's in a mood.

Don't you mean they?

The king of thieves
would be more than happy

to take a bow for such a c*ptive audience.

Teela!

Welcome back...

to the world below!

I have the Power!

♪ The Power is ours ♪

♪ It's in our so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oul ♪

♪ The Power is ours ♪

♪ It's in our so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oul ♪

♪ The Power is ours ♪

♪ Hey, we'll find our purpose ♪

♪ 'Cause we know we're worth it ♪

♪ And we'll be remembered ♪

♪ We are the defenders, defenders ♪

- ♪ Oh ♪
- ♪ We fight for the win ♪

♪ We fight till the end ♪

- ♪ We fight for the win ♪
- ♪ The Power is ours ♪

♪ It's in our soul ♪

Hah, hah...

Oh, is it time for more

awesome diplomacy, King Stratos?

When you're dealing with King Stratos,

there isn't time for anything
other than awesome.

Do I knock?

I mean... I don't have to, right?

But yes, I let them stay.
But this is still my kingdom.

I think I hear something.

'Sup?

So where are Stratos
and his heroic warriors headed?

To the Fright Zone.

Hiss's sigil was crafted on the spot
where Snake Mountain was eventually built.

And why am I doing that?

You certainly weren't invited.

Diplomacy, Krass.

We need to stop Skeletor
from finding the sigil

and raising an army of
snake soldiers from the dead.

And if we can figure out
what the sigil was made from,

we should be able to track it down
to wherever King Grayskull hid it.

You're losing me again.

Then we can use it to bait Skeletor,

break his stupid staff, and free Eternos.

Action and injury... that's more my speed.

Onward, heroic warriors!

It's He-Man and the Masters
of the Universe actually.

We can settle on a title later.

So diplomacy means
you just let him walk all over you?

No.

To adventure!

My dear dead King Grayskull,

why didn't you use the sigil's power

to raise armies of your own?

You could have commanded the snakes,

reshaped Eternia in the name
of havoc for the better.

Your loss is my gain, I suppose.

But where did you hide it?

Oh, now, that is interesting.

Tracking the King.

Hunting the Witch.

Ah!

Beast Man can smell where they've been

and what they've eaten.

Registering disgust.

Erasing short-term memory.

This way!

Yes. But when I do that with my fingers,
nothing happens.

Nothing intentional, anyway.

I worry that I made a mistake
in trusting you, Teela.

I'm so sorry.

Man-E's gotten more...
erratic since I left.

And lo, Parsnip was a gentle nevet,

the softest, kindest creature

I had ever known.

"Manny"?

Man-y Faces or Man-E-Faces.

He's rebranded himself a few times

since the old king and queen let him go.

I don't want to feel this, but...

He was a member of my father's
troupe of royal performers?

Man-E was the whole troupe.

He wound up down here
after they relieved him of duty.

My parents did hit the theater.

Until the snakes came.

They took everything from us...

our hopes,

our dreams, our future!

They ate my nevet.

They ate... my life.

Goodbye, sweet Parsnip.

Hello...

Revenge!

That was beautiful. Bravo!

Another king under my very nose

caring for those I couldn't be
bothered to tend to myself.

I'm going to have to do something

about these Lower Wards of yours.

What, exactly, are you planning,

king of the above?

What are you planning?

Why hold me c*ptive
when I come to you for help?

You are to be handed over to Lord Skeletor

in exchange for supplies and penalty.

Man-E, you can't trust Skeletor.

The new king is just as likely
to celebrate us

as he is to betray us.

Though history may speak
louder than statistics.

I'm sure, given the opportunity,

you, too, Randor,

would stab us in the back.

I know you've been betrayed
by royals of old.

But I beseech you to trust

that I will make things better for you.

For all of you.

Don't listen to this usurper!

We can't trust anyone!

Maybe I should try and talk
a little sense into him.

Please do.

Look at it.

You can probably see it from space.

I wonder if anyone
can see my statue from space.

Oh, wait.

Cringer, you're our resident snake expert.

Where do we start?

Temples such as this
had tunnels to vaults and workshops

hidden near where their leaders nested.

Sounds like the throne.

Heroic warriors, on me!

Isn't much of a team player, is he?

Wonder if someone
should do something about that.

The throne room's as good
a place to start as any, right?

Let's just get this over with.

How long have you known me, Man-E?

16 years, 9 months,

4 days, 3 hours,

and 0.7 minutes...

0.8 minutes...

Not the machine or the monster.

You.

Let me talk to the man that took me in

when I was lost and alone.

You left me!

I landed a gig.

You of all people
should be able to respect that.

Come back to flaunt your success,
have you?

I came back because I need your help.

The real you...

not the roles you play.

The people below need these roles

more than the people above ever did.

To help their chaotic world make sense.

To protect them from the real
monsters in the world above!

Monsters like any of the kings
who came before.

Randor isn't a monster.

But Skeletor is.

I guarantee,
you'll lose everything you've built

for these people down here
if you try to make a deal with him.

All of Eternos needs your help.

The problems of the world above
do not concern the people below.

Until now!

Additional betrayal was not unexpected.

No! Beast Man isn't with us.

He's Skeletor's hunter.

Then the hunter shall become the prey!

Raaaahhh!

Whadda ya think?

That you might want to

wait for the rest of us before blasting...

Duncan, run a scan
or something on the chair.

One that looks for secret buttons.

Use a tool.

Um... how's this?

Yeah, I like that.

It's like a light that flashes.

Yep.

Hey, Adam.

How soon were you planning on

springing that trap on Skeletor,

the one where we bait him
then break his staff?

As soon as we find the sigil, I guess.

- Why?
- You might want to get to springing.

Skeletor?!

The brats and their castle survived.

I knew I felt their power.

But you told me...

I'm just as shocked as you are,
Lord Skeletor.

At least now we have a chance
to finish the job ourselves.

How did he find us?

We didn't even power up.

They must be after
the same clue that we are.

I'll slow Skeletor down.

No, wait...

- Stratos out!
- Uggghhh!

Cringer and Duncan find the clue

while Krass and I keep Stratos
from getting himself hurt.

Or worse.

- By the Power of Grayskull!
- By the Power of Grayskull!

We have the Power!

Please don't tell me He-Man can fly now.

I just can't with this kid.

That isn't He-Man. It's...

Stratos, winged warrior.

King of the Avion, defender of...

Lord Skeletor, Eternos cannot afford a w*r

with the Avion armada.

Ah... get what we came for, Witch!

Uncle, long time, no see.

I liked you better
when you were dead, nephew.

Well, I liked you better...

Aah!

When did you like me better?

He was probably gonna say never!

The craftsmanship is remarkable.

I wonder where they've hidden the trigger
that unlocks the lower...

Found it.

What is that?

Let's find out.

I don't think she's coming back up.

That would seem to be the case.

Hyah! Yah!

It's like you want to break
my staff instead of my face.

Don't worry, you'll get yours.

Ah... uhh... ooh...

Pretty jewel in your helmet there.

Ever wonder where it came from?

Why?

Rammy, do the gold eyes thing.

"Do the gold eyes thing"?

You urchins are almost
too adorable to destroy.

I can't!

And catch!

Aah!

Just get the staff.

This staff?

Pfft! Not cool, man.

I beg to differ.

By the Power of Grayskull.

I have the Power!

It would seem you've taken on
a second role as well, Teela.

Same witch, new spells.

Wings of Zoar!

Where did he go?

Ork-O, I wonder if I might
borrow a spell for a moment.

Give Beast Man the king in the cage

and everyone gets hurt.

Don't you mean no one gets hurt?

Beast Man wasn't negotiating!
He was stating intent!

Abracadabra!

Ah... uh, um... abra-cadee?

Beast Man cannot be caged.

How about R'Qazz?

Emergency command activated.

What do we do now?

You brought this madness with you.

My kingdom apologizes for that!

No need to shout.

Your Majes... ties,
once Skeletor knows our position,

we're all as good as captured.

- We can't stay here.
- Spread the word.

We migrate within the hour.

You heard the man. Come along.

Did you know that Serpentine vaults

also typically had escape chutes
that led away from the temple?

It was a pleasant surprise.

Is this a clue
or an actual peace of the sigil?

It must re-forge itself
when combined with the others.

Might I suggest a trade?

Give me the piece,
and I'll release your featherless friend.

Hey, man. That's low.

Hand over King Stratos and the staff

and we might let you walk back
to Snake Mountain on your own.

I'll take my chances.

Skeletor, no!
We must keep Avion out of this.

I wasn't asking for your opinion.

- This will only complicate...
- Evil-Lyn, don't question me

in front of the children.

Well, we didn't break the staff.

We did keep Skeletor
from getting the first piece

of this very-dangerous-ancient treasure.

"You're welcome"...ha ha ha...

are the words I think you're looking for.

I know. He can't stay on the team.

Then why won't you tell him?

Skeletor, I understand you're upset.

Aah!

No!

Aaaaaah!

I've suffered your mutinous
nonsense long enough.

Get out of my sight.

What's her problem?

Where is my brother?

Randor and the Witch had help.

Bring the Beast Man back down
and Beast Man

will take you to them.

No. My brother's too smart to stay put.

Finding him will require a more...
delicate instrument.

Trap Jaw, deploy the Tri-Klops.

You apologized.
Which means you felt regret.

If the consequences of our actions

don't affect how we rule,

what kind of kings would that make us?

The kind I've come to hate.

Once we get settled,
let us talk of compromise and diplomacy.

Two of my favorite things.