04x02 - Needful

[bunniefuu]

[Beast Boy coughing]

[woozy moan]

[M'gann telepathically]
Conner, the fires...

[Superboy] On it.

[coughing]

[M'gann] Gar! Garfield,
are you all right?

[Beast Boy grunts] What happened?

[grunt]

[Em'ree telepathically]
The Zeta-Tube. It exploded.

[J'ann telepathically] But my brother...
he was in the tube!

- Where is he?
- [M'gann] I'm not sure.

But he isn't here.

He may have zeta'd away
before the expl*si*n.

[R'ohh telepathically]
You mean the expl*si*n

caused by the t*rror1st Ma'alefa'ak?

[M'gann] Look, I'm not my brother's

biggest fan right now,

but M'comm did not do this.

[R'ohh] So you say.

[Beast Boy] But Martian Manhunter

made it to the Watchtower, right?

- Em'ree?
- [Beast Boy] Right?

- [M'gann] Em'ree!
- [Em'ree] I don't know!

The expl*si*n blew out the connection

to the M'arzz-Earth
Communications Satellite.

[catching breath]
I can't reach the Watchtower!

[M'gann] Can you fix it?

[Em'ree] Maybe.

Yes.

Soon, I hope.

[Beast Boy] But J'onn's okay!
He has to be okay!

- He has to be. He has to be...
- Did the Zeta-Tube malfunction?

[Em'ree] No.

Some external source
added thermal energy

to the Power-Core
during the Zeta-Transmission.

This was clearly sabotage.

[theme music playing]

[pained grunts]

[R'ohh] Ma'alefa'ak,
you are under arrest.

[M'gann] Listen, I had him pinned,

telekinetically and psychically.

And you both were holding
scramblers on him,

when the Zeta-Tube exploded.

It's clear he wasn't behind this.

[R'ohh] Ha! An A'ashenn
defending another A'ashenn.

What a surprise.

Seems you've conveniently forgotten

how he snuck in here

by blocking his presence telepathically.

[M'gann] That's not illegal!

[R'ohh] But it's ma'al suspicious.

[M'comm] Arrested for being A'ashenn.

Talk about your surprises.

[M'gann] I have to go with him.

[M'aatt] All three of us will go.

[Superboy] Of course.

We'll try to find out
what happened here.

[Beast Boy] Rita... Ah, I mean, Em'ree.

You need to reestablish comm
with the Watchtower.

[Em'ree] In a minute.

First, I need to perform

some damage control with the Queen,

given all the psychic rumors
this expl*si*n will cause.

We're still investigating
the cause of the expl*si*n.

[Martian ] ...understand
there was an expl*si*n

at the Science Center...

[Martian ]
...Ma'alefa'ak was arrested...

[Martian ] It was A'ashenn terrorism,
of course,

what else could it be?

J'onn J'onzz is reported dead...

[R'ess] I told you no ma'al good

would come of that Zeta-Tube.

[J'arlia] You mean the Zeta-Tube

you wanted stopped?

[R'ess scoffs] What do you imply?

[J'emm] Mother, is it true?

Rumors are flying.

Is J'onn J'onzz really dead?

[J'arlia] We do not know.

But sabotage is certain.

And the infamous Ma'alefa'ak
has been arrested.

[J'emm] There's evidence against him?

[J'arlia] I'm sure there will be.

He's an A'ashenn activist and agitator.

[R'ess] He is a t*rror1st!

[J'emm] And you know this based on what?

[R'ess] Just trust me, my boy.

You'll understand when you are older.

[J'emm] Excuse me.

[J'arlia] I hope the Earthlings

are not reacting negatively
to this turn of events.

[R'ess] Why worry about ma'al Earthers

at a time like this?

[Beast Boy] Nothing odd here.

Or here.

But we got this, right?

I mean you've studied with d*ck,

I've studied with Tim.

We can totally do the detective thing!

[Superboy] I know, Gar!
I'm working on it.

[Beast Boy] You totally see
something, don't you?

[Superboy] Burn marks.

Two small points of impact

on the Power-Core's thermal panel.

[Em'ree] There. Bypassed.

[Beast Boy] What? What did you bypass?

[Em'ree] The fried comm-circuits.

I should be able to patch a signal

through the M'arzz-Earth
Communications Satellite

to the Watchtower.

[Beast Boy] When? Now?

[Em'ree] Soon.

[Superman] Ah. It's no good.

The Zeta-Tube
and all communications to Mars are out.

Problem's on their end, not ours.

[J'onn J'onzz] Then it is clear...

Something has gone wrong.

Just after you zeta'd here, thankfully.

[J'onn J'onzz] Cyborg,
boomtube us there.

Can't, sorry.

I've never been to Mars,

so without a comm signal
to pinpoint a safe location,

I could end up boomtubing us
into the middle of a mountain.

[Superman] There might be
another option.

Steel.

We need the Javelin back
at the Watchtower, ASAP.

[Steel] Understood.
Setting return course.

[static]

[Em'ree] M'arzz to Watchtower.

Do you read?

Is J'onn J'onzz with you?

I am here, Em'ree.

I am fine.

What happened on your end?

Oh, Uncle J'onn!

You're all right!

The Zeta-Tube was sabotaged.

It exploded. But no one was hurt.

[Beast Boy] Dude, you had us worried!

We weren't sure you made it out
before the blast.

Locking in on their signal...

[Beast Boy] Hey, bring 'em back!

- [Em'ree] I-I can't!
- [Superboy] What happened?

[Em'ree] I don't know.

The M'arzz-Earth
Communications Satellite...

it isn't down...

it's gone.

[Cyborg grunts]

I didn't have time to secure
a lock on their signal.

We're right back where we started.

Steel, what's your ETA?

[Steel] We're on the other side
of the Milky Way.

Even at post-lightspeeds

it'll still take us a couple of days.

[J'onn J'onzz groans]

Then for now, M'gann,
Conner, and Garfield

are on their own.

[Superboy] Someone's definitely
trying to cut Mars off

from Earth and the Justice League.

[J'emm] And who would do that?

[Beast Boy] And this guy is...

[Superboy] No idea.

[Em'ree] Prince J'emm.

[Phantom Girl telepathically]
Those explosions...

they couldn't have been
his play, could they?

[Chameleon Boy telepathically]
No, but he's up to something.

He wanted to make sure
the League couldn't intervene.

[Phantom girl] So what now, Imra?

[Saturn Girl telepathically]
Nothing's changed.

We watch. We wait.

We stay ready.

[M'aatt] What were you thinking, M'comm?

Your choices, your actions...

Son, this is not the way
to bring change.

[M'comm] It's not your way.

Because you like being
a grease-mat to the G'arrunns.

[J'ann] I am G'arrunn!

Is that how you feel about me?

[sighs]

[M'gann] I need a moment
alone with my brother.

[M'comm] Oh, am I your brother again?

I thought the little green beastie

was your brother now.

[M'gann] You were pretty tough on them.

[M'comm] No tougher than they deserve,

from me or you.

[M'gann] That's not fair. They love us.

You know they do.

[M'comm] Not enough.

When only two of twenty-nine children

are A'ashenn, love is not enough.

Our parents failed to teach tolerance

and acceptance even in their own home.

[M'gann] Maybe they failed,

but at least they tried.

[M'comm] Which is worth what?

How many of our G'arrunn siblings

plan to attend your wedding?

Face it, our parents' ways don't work.

And your ways don't work
either, Miss Martian.

If they did, I wouldn't
be sitting here innocent.

[M'gann] Innocent of this.

But you're no innocent.

You k*lled two innocents on New Genesis

and tried to start a w*r!

I-I feel like
I don't even know you anymore.

[M'comm] Of course, you don't know me!

You abandoned me! Ran away to Earth!

[M'gann] I... I-I had to go... I was...

dying here.

[M'comm] Don't you think I know that?

But why didn't you take me with you?

I was a child, and you were my rock.

You should've protected me!

Instead,

you traded me in

for a cute little green Beast Boy.

[M'gann] I was a child too...

[Superboy] It's an honor
to meet you, Your Majesty.

[J'emm] Please, I don't need
any "Your Majesties,"

especially from a famous Earthling.

[Beast Boy] He's half-Kryptonian.

[J'emm] My apologies.

The point is, I need an answer

to who might want to cut M'arzz off

from Earth and your League of Justice.

[Superboy] Well, the League
was setting up the Zeta-Tube

so that our sister planets

could help with each other's problems.

With respect,
M'arzz does seem to have...

well, a few.

[Beast Boy] Yeah,
no offense and all, but...

woof!

[J'emm] Most of M'arzz's
current problems

stem from the m*rder of my father,

which remains unsolved.

In fact,

the king was a big proponent

of both your Zeta-Tube
and interplanetary cooperation.

Could these mysteries be related?

- [Beast Boy] Absolutely...
- [Superboy] Uh, maybe.

We need to keep an open mind,

but it's certainly possible.

[J'emm] We were planning
to reopen the investigation

with help from the famous
Martian Manhunter.

[Superboy] Well, I'm no J'onn J'onzz,

but Miss Martian, Beast Boy,

and I have trained with him extensively.

[Beast Boy] And not just him.

Batman, Nightwing, Batgirl,
Robin, Elongated Man.

Plus we have our own skills!

I make a pretty sweet Detective Chimp!

[J'emm] I'm sorry.

A sweet chimp?

[Beast Boy] Yep! Even Superboy
thought I was cool.

And he hates monkeys.

[Superboy] Uh, it might help

if we had more intel
on your father's case.

[J'emm] Mm, of course.

[both grimacing]

[groans]

[Beast Boy] What was that?
What did you do?

[J'emm] I'm sorry!

I simply granted your request:

downloaded all the intel

on my father's case into your minds.

[Beast Boy] Yeah, well,
ask permission next time!

[Superboy] Gar, what are you doing?
Stand down!

[Beast Boy grunts]
Fine. Whatever. [growls]

[Superboy] Sorry.

Thank you for your trust.

[J'emm] In exchange,
I expect to be kept informed.

[Beast Boy groans]

Of course.

[M'gann] You're trying to distract me.

I know you didn't personally
blow up the Zeta-Tube.

Nevertheless, you were lurking, hiding.

Now, both the Zeta-Tube

and the M'arzz-Earth
Communications Satellite

have been destroyed.

You didn't know about the satellite.

[M'comm] You don't know what I know.

[M'gann] Not all of it. Not yet.

I'll admit you're stronger
than you were on New Genesis.

I can feel it.

You've been working on your skills.

But that doesn't mean
you're stronger than I am.

So what are you up to, little brother?

There's a piece of your mind
you still keep closed.

I'm asking you

to voluntarily open it up to me.

- [M'comm] Or what?
- What do you think?

[M'gann] Spill, M'comm!

Or I'll take what I need the hard way.

[M'comm chuckles]

You've been watching

too many of Uncle J'onn's
Earth cop shows.

Your mind's too open for me
to fall for this act.

The hard way? [chuckles]

You don't do "the hard way," anymore.

[frustrated grunt]

[M'comm] Let me put this in terms

a television fan can understand.

The satellite blew up
after I was already in custody.

I'm obviously not the "perp."

You got nothing on me.

Not on this world.

So tell the M'hontrrs
to charge me or let...

me... go.

[chirping]

[M'gann] This is it.

The Sacred Boat.

The Sacred River.

I-I know it sounds silly,

but I've dreamed
of my Ma'ayava'ana ceremony

and wedding since I was little.

[Superboy] It doesn't
sound silly at all.

[Beast Boy deflating]

[M'gann] So, Gar, what do you think?

[Beast Boy] Huh? Oh, uh,
yeah, yeah. Crash.

[deflating]

[Superboy] He's been acting
like a jerk all day.

I get that he was worried about J'onn,

but even after he knew
Manhunter was safe...

[M'gann] I know.

I think he's stressed about being away

from the Outsiders for this long.

They've become a second family to him.

[surprised gasp] Hey!

[clicking]

- [Beast Boy] Here, hold this.
- [Superboy] Sure.

[Superboy] Happy to be of service.

[clicking]

[Beast Boy] What are they called?

[M'gann laughs] Ma'arphin beasts.

[Beast Boy] I like 'em!

[clicking]

[M'gann] See, he just
needed a little distraction.

[Superboy] Yeah,
we have plenty of distractions.

Check out the intel
I got from the Prince.

[M'gann] Wow!

That was a lot for one download.

[Superboy] Yeah.
Prince J'emm was very...

cooperative.

[M'gann] So on top of
the explosions and M'comm,

we also need to figure out
who k*lled the King?

[J'ann] Not now, you don't.

We still have a wedding to plan!

M'gann M'orzz, Conner Kent,

this is Sorcerer-Priestess
S'yraa S'mitt.

She'll be performing today's
Ma'ayava'ana ceremony

as well as the wedding.

[S'yraa] It is wonderful
to meet you both.

- [Superboy] Hi.
- [M'gann] A pleasure.

[M'gann] You're, um...

[laughs] much younger than I expected.

[S'yraa] Yes, I only recently
took the Y'ellonn.

[M'gann] And you're willing to risk

performing a mixed-species ceremony?

[J'ann] She asks
because the late K'rii St'ferr,

the Priest who performed our ceremony

was so old, he did not fear the...

inevitable repercussions.

[M'gann] I didn't know that.

[S'yraa] I believe
you must be the change

you wish to see in the world.

Otherwise, nothing ever changes at all.

[M'gann] We're very grateful.

[Superboy] And couldn't agree more.

[J'ann] Now. Scheduling.

We want the wedding to
take place as soon as possible!

[M'aatt] Not tomorrow.

Conner, Garfield, B'arzz O'oomm,

and I still need time
to build the altar.

Right, son?

[Superboy] Uh, right, yeah!

[J'ann] And M'gann, Em'ree,

and I must construct the canopy!

[M'gann sarcastically] Oh, joy.

[S'yraa] I would be happy to help.

[M'gann] We'd love that, thank you.

So... the next day, maybe?

[S'yraa] Unfortunately,

I must attend the Prince's
birthday celebration that day

to help inaugurate the new Royal Arena.

Oh, the day after, perhaps?

[M'gann] Perfect.

[clicking]

[S'yraa] And now,

the reason we are here today
with this wonderful couple.

I can sense the love you share

vibrating deep within the psychic plane.

You must care for each other very much.

- [Superboy] We do.
- [M'gann] So, so much.

[S'yraa] C'eridy'all, Goddess of Life.

These happy soulmates,

M'gann M'orzz and Conner Kent,

have found one another
and held one another,

in mind, spirit, and body.

With all thy power,

please grant them Ma'ayava'ana.

The gift of love!

[clicking]

[R'ess] Frankly, Your Majesty,
it is outrageous.

The Prince had no authority
to bring Earthers in

to investigate the fate of the King.

[J'emm] You cannot possibly object

to solving my father's m*rder?

[R'ess] Of course I want
the mystery solved, my Queen,

as we need to prove beyond a doubt

that an A'ashenn k*lled S'turnn J'axx.

What I object to is involving Earthers,

including one
who is marrying an A'ashenn

already contaminated
with Earther ideals.

[J'emm] Now listen to me...

[R'ess] This is just another

of the Prince's misguided
modern notions,

like his ill-conceived
attempt at matrimony.

My Queen, I must humbly request

that you set the boy straight.

[J'emm] "The boy"
is standing right here.

[J'arlia] A m*rder on M'arzz
is a rare occurrence,

as getting away with such a crime

was considered virtually impossible.

So it is hardly surprising

our M'hontrrs lack experience
in this sort of thing.

Earthlings, judging by their television,

seem to have a far greater expertise.

I see no harm in offering them a chance

to bring my family
and our people, peace.

[J'emm scoffs]

Well, that set me straight.

[frustrated growl]

[M'gann giggling]

Three more days!

[Superboy] Just three more days.

[M'gann giggling playfully]

Hey, almost husband.

Care to dance?

[Superboy laughs]

[Superboy] You know I don't
usually like being levitated...

but I'm happy to make an exception.

[M'gann] Ten years.

Think of all that's happened
to get us here.

How young we were when we met.

How dorky I was.

[Superboy] You were beautiful,
inside and out.

And you've grown more
and more beautiful every day.

[M'gann] You were so cute back then.

[Superboy] I always look the same!

[M'gann] I can see the change.

[Beast Boy] Geez, get a honeymoon suite.

[M'gann] This way, guys.

[Superboy] Okay, what are you up to?

[M'gann] Thought we might
check in on Bio-Ship.

- [Superboy] Why?
- You'll see.

[Superboy] Oh, good. Another mystery.

[M'gann] I suppose the trip
has been slightly more

eventful than we planned.

[deflating]

[Beast Boy] Uh, aren't all our trips?

[M'gann] But this
is a good surprise, I promise.

[chirping]

[Chameleon Boy]
We're getting awfully close.

[Saturn Girl] I've put up
a psychic screen.

They can't see us.

[Phantom Girl] Oh, that's not good.

[rumbling]

[Superboy] Look out!

[Saturn Girl gasps] I've got you!

[worried gasps]

- [M'gann] What the...
- [Superboy] Incoming!

[Superboy grunting]

[M'gann] Guys, I-I sensed... something.

I need to investigate. Will you be okay?

[Beast Boy] You can't leave now!
The squad's under att*ck!

[Superboy grunts] No, it's all right.
We're good. Go.

[Beast Boy] I'm clear!

[M'gann] There was
a psychic-signature, but, ah,

it's gone now.

Disappeared as quickly as it appeared.

[Beast Boy] A signature?
Of whoever att*cked us?

We all agree that was an att*ck, right?

[Superboy] Nothing on infrared.

[M'gann gasps]

Conner, you're bleeding!

[Superboy] It's not a big deal.

[M'gann] How is this even possible?

[Superboy] We're farther
from the sun, and underground.

There's not much solar energy
for me to absorb down here,

and less oxygen than I'm used to,

so my cells aren't fully charged.

But it's just a little cut.
I promise I'm fine.

[Beast Boy] No, you are not fine!

You could have d*ed!

That's more than a little disturbing!

[M'gann] Also disturbing,

I think someone tried to k*ll us.

[chirping]

[breathing hard]

[Saturn Girl] Tinya, are you all right?

[Phantom Girl panting] Yeah, sure.

It's just, phasing another person

really takes a lot out of me.

[rumbling]

[Chameleon Boy] Perimeter's clear.

No sign of the enemy.

I can't believe
he thought that would work.

[Saturn Girl] He wasn't
trying to k*ll anyone.

He was trying to out us.

And he succeeded.

Miss Martian got a momentary read on me.

I've put the screens back up,

but we'll need to keep
our distance from now on.

If we get too close,
she'll recognize my mind-touch.

[Phantom Girl] But he'll be back.

How can we do our job
if we can't stick close?

[sighs]

[Saturn Girl] I honestly don't know,

but come on, we need to go.

[chirping]

[flash]

[M'comm] Is that it?

Will it perform as specified?

Oh, it is. And it will.

Lord Darkseid always keeps his word,

and this is the Ma'alefa'ak's reward

for services rendered on New Genesis.

[cackles]

[inhales] A'ashenns.

G'arrunns. B'lahdenns.

Nothing but a single genetic marker,

affecting skin color only

separates the Martian races.

You are all one species.

[M'comm] Does that trouble you?

[DeSaad] No, no.

[evil laugh]

I find your petty racism very

entertaining.

When it explodes,

this gene-b*mb will disperse a virus

that will k*ll off all
B'lahdenns and G'arrunns.

Of course,
whether it will affect A'ashenn

of mixed parentage is anybody's guess.

I had no such test subjects,

unfortunately.

[M'comm] I truly don't care.

All that matters
is that in two days' time,

every ma'al G'arrunn
and B'lahdenn on M'arzz

will be dead.

[Perdita] Lahb-dee-ehn, Garfield.

I know you're on Mars now,

and I don't know
if you'll get this message

before you return.

But I thought, well...

I miss you.

I guess I've been missing you
for a while.

Since before you left.

I know you were busy
running the Outsiders.

And I know how important that is to you.

Or, or, no, I mean,
how important it is, period.

And, I know I've been busy, as well.

The refugee crisis,

all these people fleeing Markovia,

flooding into Vlatava.

And it's so hard to tell

whether their concerns are justified.

I don't know.

And King Brion has refused any parlay.

[sighs]

I wish my father were alive
to handle this.

I wish he were alive to give me a hug.

I wish you were here to give me a hug.

Ehs Mee-loo Teh-vee.

Ehs Meeioo Teh-vee, Garfield.