02x29 - Journey to Stone City

[bunniefuu]

♪ He-Man

[Adam] And the Masters of the Universe.

I am Adam, Prince of Eternia,

and defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

This is Cringer, my fearless friend.

Fabulous secret powers were revealed to me

the day I held aloft my magic sword and said,

"By the power of Grayskull!"

♪ He-Man

I have the power!

[roars]

Cringer became the mighty Battle Cat,

and I became He-Man,

the most powerful man in the universe.

Only three others share this secret:

our friends the Sorceress,

Man-At-Arms and Orko.

Together, we defend Castle Grayskull

from the evil forces of Skeletor.

[cackles]

♪ He-Man

[Adam] Well, Man-At-Arms,

now which way do we go?

Well, it's hard to tell.

The map is so old it's fallen apart in places.

It's nearly impossible to tell which way is the right way.

Near as I can see, Stone City should be that way.

I'm not so sure, Man-At-Arms.

It's all in how you look at it.

Now, if you look at it this way, the map points that way.

And what does your computer brain say, Trak?

Well, what are you asking him for?

He never agrees with me. He always says I'm wrong.

[Trak] Readings indicate that Orko is probably correct.

What? You said I'm right?

Yes. No one can be wrong all the time, not even you.

The odds are that you have to be right sometime.

Why not this time?

Great, even when I'm right, I'm wrong.

And the only reason I'm right is because I'm wrong.

And if I'm wrong, it's because he's right about me being wrong.

Ooh!

That does it.

I'll show you that I'm right because I'm right.

I say Stone City is this way.

[chuckles]

I think poor Orko's been out in the jungle too long.

We all have, Adam.

Three days and still no sight of the ancient ruins

of Stone City.

Perhaps we should head back and try again some other time.

Well, I guess you're right.

Well, we'll tell Orko.

That is, if we can catch him.

Good, he's gone. And didn't even see us.

What's so good about it?

For three days we followed them. For what?

Ha-ha! Nothing.

I'll try to explain it again.

According to legend,

there is a great treasure in Stone City,

the city of ancient warriors.

If it's true, I want that treasure for myself.

Oh, yeah, I forgot.

After three days, I guess I don't think too good.

After three days in the jungle, you don't smell too good either.

Well, I've come pretty far and no trace of Stone City.

I guess Man-At-Arms was right. It must be the other way.

Well, if you're going to have a crisis,

please do it somewhere else.

I'm trying to sleep.

Ooh, first good sleep I've had in years,

and you interrupt it.

You can talk.

Of course I can talk.

Your problem is you talk too much.

Oh, yeah? Well, what are you going to do about it?

You can't even move. You're rooted.

That's right, and my roots run very deep.

They reach into old boxes, and crates,

and things that were lost, oh, ages ago.

Here, see for yourself.

Yikes!

Oh, getting so a tree

can't get a decent century's sleep these days.

Hmm, this must have been buried beneath that tree.

I wonder what it is.

[crash]

Oh, that'll teach me to look where I'm flying.

What's this?

Why, it's the same as the old map,

only this one's complete.

Orko, you found the complete map.

This will show us the way to Stone City.

I did? Hey, how about that?

How about that, indeed. Come on.

I'll take that, Prince Adam.

I intend to make the treasure of Stone City mine.

And just to make sure you don't interfere with our plans...

Adam, look out.

There, that should hold them for a while.

Let's go.

I don't think so,

but it's stuck beneath this stone slab.

Couldn't the Attak Trak just bust us out of here?

No, Orko, it's too dangerous,

particularly if one of those slabs should fall the wrong way.

But that gives me an idea.

Hello, Trak, can you hear me?

Of course I can hear you.

[Adam] Good, then listen carefully.

Can you use your sand shovel to slide the sword

under the slab toward me?

[Trak] No problem.

Any chance the pressure will snap the sword?

Well, we'll find out in a second.

That's as far as I can push it

without endangering you.

Thanks, Trak, let's just hope it's far enough.

Come on, come on, just a little farther.

He did it!

By the power of Grayskull...

♪ He-Man

♪ He-Man

...I have the power!

♪ He-Man

Primitive, but effective.

Now, can you track which way Evil-Lyn and Webstor went?

Yes, but it will be slow going, they have quite the head start.

Then we'd better move fast.

♪ He-Man

[Evil-Lyn] Now I see why it's called Stone City.

[Kobra Khan] Stone statues everywhere.

Oh, who cares about statues? Where's the treasure?

I don't know, but that certainly looks interesting.

What are you going to do?

Send it back to my lab at Snake Mountain,

where I can examine it at my leisure.

Now let's see what else we can find.

Dark.

Yes, that boulder seems to have blocked an opening

to let in the light.

Pull it down, Webstor.

Yes, Evil-Lyn.

Look.

[Webstor] Another statue.

[Evil-Lyn] More than a statue.

See? It moves.

Free! Free at last!

Oh, now what do we do?

I'm thinking, I'm thinking.

You, you freed me.

I am Vokan,

greatest of all warriors,

king of the people of Stone City.

The Eye of Amagordo tells me

that I have long overslept by years.

Now it is time to revive the rest.

You mean all these statues are alive?

Yes, and in a moment they will come to life again.

These people of Stone City, our greatest treasure.

You mean that was the treasure the legend spoke of?

People?

Not jewels or gold or anything?

Yes. People.

Many years ago, life became too peaceful

for true warriors,

so we underwent the great sleep of stone

until the day when warriors would again be needed

to fight for right.

But we have all overslept.

And if they are not revived now,

they will sleep for a thousand years.

No!

No, the Lifebringer.

It's gone.

Without it, I cannot revive my people.

You, you stole the Lifebringer.

You'll return it now.

No one talks to Kobra Khan like that.

Have some sleep venom.

I think not, snake man.

Oh, always sleeping on the job.

Try my grappler, Vokan.

[laughs]

A puny w*apon, intruder.

Well, do you surrender?

Never.

Now, behold the power of the Eye of Amagordo.

Now, where is the Lifebringer?

We don't have it.

-What? -Shh!

But I know who does have it.

Who? Tell me.

[laughs]

His name is He-Man.

And if you come with me,

I can show you where he has your Lifebringer.

We've searched all over Stone City, He-Man,

but we can't find a trace of Evil-Lyn or the others.

Why would they have gone to all the trouble to get here

and then leave so suddenly?

There's something strange going on here,

and I intend to find out what it is.

Where are you going?

[He-Man] To check out the area.

You two stay here and see if you can find anything missing

or out of place.

See you soon.

♪ He-Man

[Evil-Lyn] There, Vokan,

there is where the evil He-Man has hidden your Lifebringer.

And it is called Castle Grayskull.

It is well defended.

It matters not. I will enter this place.

Good, good.

And we'll help you, of course.

And then we'll help ourselves to the secrets of Grayskull.

[laughs]

[Evil-Lyn] That's it!

The fool is doing it.

We tricked him into attacking Grayskull!

But what happens when he finds the Lifebringer is not there?

It doesn't matter.

By then we'll be inside.

Castle Grayskull will fall at last.

Ah! I'll tell Skeletor.

No! Skeletor has been trying

to break into Castle Grayskull for years.

Now it's my turn.

If we gain the power,

I intend to share it with no one!

You there in the castle,

let down the drawbridge, or face my anger.

You may not pass.

I ask you now, stranger,

to go back the way you came, in peace.

I will not leave until I have what I came for.

Now, lower the drawbridge or I shall bring it down myself!

This is most unsettling.

The defenses of Castle Grayskull

were designed to stand against evil.

But I can sense no evil in this one.

Still, he must be stopped outside the castle,

and that means only one thing.

He-Man, hear me.

He-Man, hear me.

Sorceress.

Castle Grayskull is under att*ck.

You must come at once.

I'm on my way.

And now, vile drawbridge, you will lower.

So speaks Vokan!

Uh-oh, it looks like I'm just in time.

I'd better program the Sky Sled for a*t*matic landing,

since I won't be able to land it.

Now nothing can stand in my way.

[He-Man]Wrong.

I'm sorry, but you can't pass.

So, you are He-Man. I have heard much of you.

Then you also know I can't let you into Castle Grayskull.

If we can just talk this over...

No!

There is no time for talk.

My people are running out of time,

and so are you, if you don't get out of my way now!

I'm sorry, but what I said stands.

Then you won't stand.

[grunts]

I have to admit,

that things packs quite a wallop.

But not quite enough!

No, you cannot.

I am stronger.

I will double the power of the beam.

I wouldn't if I were you.

I tried to warn you.

Impossible.

I have been defeated.

[Evil-Lyn] Get up! Get him, you fool!

Yeah, or we'll never give the Lifebringer back.

You.

It was you all along.

You stole the Lifebringer,

and lied to make me think He-Man did it.

[Evil-Lyn] That's right.

Then return it to me quickly,

before it's too late.

[chuckles]

We'll give it to you, Vokan,

when He-Man turns Castle Grayskull over to us.

Forget it, Evil-Lyn.

You'll never have the secrets of Grayskull.

Then the people of Stone City will stay stone forever.

He-Man, I am deeply sorry for my mistake.

And now in my foolishness, I have failed my people.

Not yet, Vokan.

We'll find the Lifebringer.

And I think I know just the place to start looking.

♪ He-Man

[Webstor] Oh, now what'll do we do, Evil-Lyn?

[Evil-Lyn] We wait, Webstor.

He-Man's goodness will prevent him

from letting the people of Stone City suffer.

He'll see things our way,

and then the power of Grayskull will be ours!

And the best part is we won't have to share it with--

Ah, Skeletor, how good to see you.

You've been awfully quiet today, Evil-Lyn.

I thought I'd see what you were up to.

Hmm. What's this?

[Evil-Lyn] Oh.

[Evil-Lyn laughs nervously]

Nothing.

I can see it right in front of me, Evil-Lyn,

so it's not nothing.

Does it belong to anyone?

Uh, no.

[rumbling]

On second thought, yes.

[Skeletor] He-Man.

I hope we didn't wake you

with the noise, Skeletor,

but we want the Lifebringer.

[Skeletor] Is that the Lifebringer?

Yes.

Sorry, He-Man, haven't seen it.

[loud crash]

Somehow, I don't think he believed me.

Why don't we just give it to him?

Because he wants it.

There's nothing he can say to me that will make me give him

that... that... whatever it is.

[He-Man] We're running out of time, Skeletor.

Either you return the Lifebringer,

or we'll keep whittling away at each level

until Snake Mountain becomes Snake Valley.

Like I said, there's nothing he can say

that will convince me... except that.

He wants the Lifebringer.

So let him have it... if he can catch it.

He-Man, the Lifebringer!

-[grunts] -Got it.

Now let's get this back to Stone City, fast.

♪ He-Man

[Man-At-Arms] There, He-Man, that's the last connection.

We should be ready now.

[Vokan] Yes, but too late.

Look above you.

That crystal runs through to the other side of the mountain.

It concentrates the moonlight into the energy

needed by the Lifebringer.

But the moon must be in exactly the right position,

and that time has passed.

[Orko] How long do we have to wait

until the moon's in the right position again?

A thousand years,

and there's nothing we can do about it.

[He-Man] Oh, I don't know about that.

There's an old saying,

if you can't bring the moon to the mountain,

bring the mountain to the moon.

Well, here goes nothing.

[grunts and groans]

[boulders rumble]

Come on.

[Orko] He's doing it.

He's moving the mountain.

When the crystal is lined up, throw the lever.

Just a little farther.

[grunting]

Almost got it!

[Vokan] Now, Man-At-Arms!

It's working.

[yawns]

My, what year is it?

They're coming back to life, thanks to you.

It was our pleasure, Vokan.

I see now that soldiers sometimes require

more than action.

I thought as a warrior first and att*cked Grayskull.

Had I only asked first,

had we talked instead of fought,

much trouble could have been avoided.

That's all history, Vokan.

Now you must look forward to the future.

What will you do now that your people are restored?

[Vokan] We will stay to ourselves for a time.

We've been asleep a long while,

and have much to catch up on.

But if you ever have need of us, He-Man,

you have only to ask and we will be there.

Yes, we have much to think about.

And given how much trouble Evil-Lyn has caused him,

I'll bet Skeletor is giving her and Webstor

plenty to think about too.

♪ He-Man

Now be honest, Evil-Lyn,

if you had gotten all of the power of Grayskull

without sharing any of it with me,

what would you have done with it all?

[Evil-Lyn] I don't know,

but I'd have thought of something.

Ow!

Oh, hit your thumb again, Evil-Lyn?

Yes, I did!

Skeletor, do we have to do this?

[Skeletor] Yes, you have to do this.

Oh, I hate this.

[Skeletor] Now, now, I thought you liked my face.

Besides, since you both seem to appreciate

stone statues so much,

I thought it best to give you a more

intimate familiarity with it

by carving one of me.

And look at the bright side:

the whole job shouldn't take you more than, oh,

a month to finish.

You and your ideas.

Me? It was your idea.

[Skeletor] Get to work!

I like it.

It's me.

[laughs]

Today, we learned something about the importance

of listening to other people.

-Orko... -Just a sec.

Vokan's big mistake was listening to Evil-Lyn

without asking He-Man for his side of the story.

Orko...

Before we blame somebody for doing something,

we should always find him and ask for his side of the story.

It's important, because sometimes we're wrong

about who's to blame.

Orko...

Remember, listen to what other people have to say.

What is it, Man-At-Arms?

Dinner's ready.

Oh!