02x37 - The New Olympians

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Gargoyles". Aired: October 24, 1994 – February 15, 1997.*
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02x37 - The New Olympians

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GOLIATH: 1, 000 years ago, superstition and the sword ruled.

It was a time of darkness.

It was a world of fear.

It was the age of gargoyles.

Stone by day, warriors by night.

We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect, frozen in stone by a magic spell for 1, 000 years.

Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken and we live again.

We are Defenders of the Night.

We are gargoyles!

NARRATOR: Previously on Gargoyles...

Tom! Get away from those monsters! You beast!

Captain, we are most seriously displeased to allow beasts in the dining hall.

No good can come from associating with them.

-[ROARING] -[SCREAMING]

Run!

I don't get it.

Why would Avalon send us to the middle of nowhere?

Could Avalon's magic have made a mistake?

Wait. What is that?

[GROWLING]

There! Up ahead.

I see it now!

ANGELA: We're going to hit it!

[GASPS] So much for the middle of nowhere.

GOLIATH: Why is this place kept hidden?

Good question.

[WHIZZING]

You guys better get out of sight.

No telling how they'll react to gargoyles.

Hi, there. I was just in the neighborhood and...

KIRON: Can it be? It looks like...

A human!

I knew this day was coming.

I don't mean you any harm.

[GRUNTS]

Elisa!

[SNARLING]

Taurus! It's an ambush!

Wait! Helios!

What is the meaning of this att*ck?

We have no dispute with you, gargoyle.

You know about gargoyles?

Yes, and we know about humans as well.

-[BEEPS] -[GASPS]

She will be taken to the Senate House.

You may follow if you like.

Boreas will decide the human's fate.

This isn't fair. I haven't done anything.

You are a human, and you are trespassing on New Olympus.

-ELISA: But, uh... -I don't make the laws.

I just enforce them.

Let us meet this Boreas.

[BIRDS TWITTERING]

[INDISTINCT MURMURING]

What have they done with Elisa?

I intend to find out.

I am Boreas, leader of the New Olympians.

We know of your noble race, gargoyles.

Your words are kind, Boreas.

But we arrived with a friend, a human.

[MECHANICAL WHIRRING]

-[ALL GASPING] -[LOUDER MURMURING]

Boreas, this is Elisa Maza. She is not guilty of any crime.

EKIDNA: All humans are guilty!

Thousands of years ago, Olympians walked among humans, but because of the way we looked, we were shunned, hunted!

BOREAS: Our ancestors fled the human world and created the kingdom of New Olympus to be safe.

But you have nothing to fear from this human.

She is our friend.

We will vouch for her.

[CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

OLYMPIAN: Humans can't live with us!

GOLIATH: Elisa is trustworthy.

She has kept our secret in the human world.

She will keep yours, too.

EKIDNA: if you expect us to trust her then you are a fool.

[CROWD PROTESTING]

But it's not fair to hold all humans responsible for something that happened centuries ago.

Give me a chance.

I believe you are sincere, but I cannot afford to take any chances with my people's safety.

TALOS: Perhaps she is correct.

We may need human allies.

Their technology is progressing so quickly, our cloaking device will not be effective much longer.

Taurus, what is your advice?

My ancestor, the Minotaur, was locked in a labyrinth by humans.

Starved. And then k*lled by a human hero.

I believe that humans are dangerous.

[CROWD PROTESTING]

OLYMPIAN: Humans can't live with us! They're dangerous. They're animals!

Here is my decision.

I do not believe the human has come to harm us.

However, I cannot allow her to return to the outside world.

BOREAS: The temptation to reveal our secret would be too great.

You gargoyles may leave New Olympus, but the human shall remain our guest, permanently.

[GASPS] You've gotta be kidding!

I hope that over time you will come to feel at home here, Elisa Maza.

-[MECHANICAL HISSING] -TAURUS: Follow the rules and you won't have any problems.

ANGELA: Why are we putting up with this?

I don't like it either, but we cannot wage w*r against an entire city.

Boreas seems reasonable.

He should soon realize that Elisa poses no thr*at to his people.

This place is pretty amazing.

I guess we should look around while we have the chance.

[COUGHING]

What a stench!

It must be coming from the human.

Just ignore him.

Boreas might believe your claims of innocence, but we do not!

OLYMPIANS: [SHOUTING] Human lovers! Ruthless hunter!

Excuse me.

[GRUNTING]

-[SNARLING] -Back, beast!

-Treacherous human! -[ANGELA ROARS]

Enough!

You are under arrest, again.

She did not start this!

I don't care who started it, I know who caused it.

You've got some funny ideas about justice around here.

My job is keeping the peace and that's exactly what I intend to do.

Son! Have mercy on your poor father!

You put your own father in jail?

That is not my father.

He's right, of course.

Something happened to his father.

Oh, yes, I remember.

I m*rder*d him.

Who is that?

Proteus. He is not like other New Olympians.

He is evil.

TAURUS: In his last attempt to escape the island, he k*lled the prior security chief, my father.

I'm sorry. My father and I are both police officers.

[SIGHS] I don't know what I'd do if something happened to him.

We might have more in common than you realize, Taurus.

Make yourself comfortable.

You could be here for a while.

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

[CROWD PROTESTING]

OLYMPIAN: Death to humans!

EKIDNA: Give us the human! We know what to do with her!

[GRUNTS]

Taurus. Taurus, wait!

They really don't like you here, do they? [CHUCKLES]

OLYMPIAN: Don't trust the humans!

[PROTESTING]

OLYMPIAN: Death to humans!

Quiet down!

Move along, or I'll personally lock you all up and throw away the key.

And Helios, you keep a check on the pyrotechnics or you're out of a job.

[STAMMERS] Yes, sir.

This is not over, Taurus.

Not by a long sh*t.

If you've got a problem, take it up with Boreas.

PROTEUS: Oh, human.

What were you and your gargoyle friends doing in the middle of the ocean?

None of your business.

PROTEUS: How did you plan on getting back?

We have ways of getting from one place to another.

Hmm. The plot thickens.

GOLIATH: Boreas, I have come to protest your treatment of Elisa.

I heard about the riot, Goliath.

With the security of our people at stake, I think Taurus was wise to quarantine your friend.

But that is unjust. Elisa didn't start the fight.

If you imprison Elisa, you should imprison us all.

Please, Goliath.

This is a necessary precaution, for your friend's safety as well.

-But... -We understand.

Thank you for your time, Boreas.

It is not safe for Elisa here.

You two return to the skiff.

We must leave before another day passes.

But what about Elisa?

Just be ready to go the instant we arrive.

[YAWNING]

[GASPS]

ELISA: It's about time.

Stop! There's a force field.

We don't want you getting fried before you free me.

There's the control panel.

PROTEUS: [MIMICKING ELISA] Flip the switches.

Now, use the key.

PROTEUS: [IN NORMAL VOICE] Nice work.


Who are you?

What have you done with Elisa?

It's a long story.

[GROANS]

I wouldn't want to bore you.

I hope you'll find the place homey.

I know I did.

[ROARING]

Goliath?

Goliath? Is that you?

Elisa! Elisa, it's me!

This shape shifter has locked me in here!

Who is that guy?

[ROARS]

ELISA: ignore him. He's a criminal. He deserves to be here.

But you don't. Stand back.

Come. There's no time to waste.

[GRUNTS]

-Coming? -Yes. Thank you.

Taurus! The human has escaped!

Kiron said he was ambushed by the big gargoyle.

They escaped together.

Not from my jail, they haven't.

Hurry. They're sure to be looking for us by now.

Goliath should be here by now. It's almost daylight.

[GASPS]

Where is the human?

Isn't she still unjustly imprisoned?

[MECHANICAL WHIRRING]

[BRONX GROWLING]

I don't think they'll be going anywhere.

[PANTING]

[VEHICLE APPROACHING]

Goliath, in all the excitement I didn't even notice.

It's daylight and you're not stone!

Yes, uh, the island's cloaking device must alter the sun's rays.

You go on to the boat.

We'll need a diversion to escape.

What did you have in mind?

The island's power source is in the Collonadium.

If I overload it, the fireworks should keep the locals busy.

You mean, you're gonna blow it up?

Why not? They deserve it for the way they treated you.

I'll go get everything ready.

You be careful.

Oh, don't worry.

I'll be traveling incognito.

[LAUGHING]

Listen, Proteus has escaped.

He's masquerading as my friend, Goliath.

You had to att*ck me to tell me that?

Would you have listened if I just called you over?

Frankly, no!

[GRUNTS]

[GASPS]

Any sign of the human, Talos?

Not to my knowledge.

Taurus, if you continue to overload the system, you could trigger an expl*si*n big enough to destroy the entire island.

Now why would I want to go and do a thing like that?

I cannot speculate as to your motives.

But I must insist you stop now.

[BEEPING]

I guess you're the expert.

Thank you for your cooperation.

PROTEUS: You know, on second thought, maybe we will just let it blow up.

ELISA: Yoo-hoo!

Betcha can't catch me.

[LAUGHS] You'll have to do better than that.

[BEEPING]

Now what? I thought we had a plan.

What are you doing?

You led Taurus right to me.

That was the idea, Proteus.

[GROANING]

Don't interfere, gargoyle.

She's all yours.

He's no gargoyle, Taurus.

If that was Goliath, he'd be a stone statue.

And he wouldn't be trying to blow up your island.

Then who is... Proteus.

Well, Taurus, shall we dance?

[ROARS]

[GRUNTS]

[STRUGGLING]

[RUMBLING]

Isn't this nice.

Like father, like son.

[SCREAMS]

This is for my father.

-[RUMBLING] -[MECHANICAL WHIRRING]

That should hold you until you're back in your cell permanently.

I don't understand.

You didn't have to come back here.

You could have escaped.

With my friends turned to stone?

Besides, what kind of cop would I be if I let a slime like Proteus get away?

You are definitely not like the humans of legend.

I'll choose to take that as a compliment.

You know, they're not so bad once you get to know them.

She was the first human to visit New Olympus in 2,000 years, but she probably won't be the last.

We're not going to be able to hide forever.

Yes. The time may soon come when the world will have to face the New Olympians.
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