04x02 - How I Got My Shrunken Head pt. 2

[bunniefuu]

"From Aunt Benna.
Somewhere in the jungle of Baladora"?

[ Screaming ]

Mom! It's alive! Alive!

You want me to send my son
away from home...

to a jungle on the other side
of the world for two whole weeks?

[ Mysterious Voice ]
Kahar lahia.

Come on, you worthless
piece of junk! Fly! Fly!

Kalia? Kalia!

[ Pilot Laughs ]

Mark! I'm Dr. Hawlings.

Well, one of them anyway.
You just call me Carolyn.

This is all really
fascinating and everything,

but I kind of want to see my aunt.

- Is she in her tent or something?
- Not exactly.

She's... disappeared.

I'm afraid there's still
no sign of our Dr. Thomas.

There may be a solution.

- We have her nephew.
- [ Man On Radio ] A hostage?

- [ Grunts ]
- [ Roaring ]

[ Screaming ]

Let go of me! Let go!
Let go! Let go!

Mark, there's really
no need for any of this.

Oh, yeah?
I heard you talking on the radio.

You're lying about something.

Gentlemen do not lie, Mark.

They do, however,
often find occasion...

to choose which truth to tell.

Oh, yeah? Like what
really happened to my aunt?

Yes.

I'm afraid we haven't been
entirely honest...

about our situation.

But, well, I was afraid...

you might find all of this
a bit hard to understand.

- Try me.
- Very well.

It all started about five years ago.

Your aunt was studying
the rituals...

of certain ancient tribes
of the region...

when she stumbled upon something
known as "kahar lahi'ia."

Roughly translated,
it means "jungle magic."

It's rather hard to explain,

but it's a sort of combination
of herbal medicines,

meditation and hypnosis,

and it gives the user virtually
unlimited telekinetic powers...

over objects both animate
and inanimate,

living or dead.

Benna began experimenting
with jungle magic...

using our poor workers here
as her first subjects.

Unfortunately, the procedures
weren't entirely successful,

and they've become as you see them--

Mindless zombies,

following orders without question.

Useful, perhaps,

but a terrible waste of human life.

So what happened to my Aunt Benna?

Yes, that is the sticky bit.

You see, kahar lahi'ia
is a very strong power,

and, like most powers,
it corrupts the user's personality.

Your Aunt Benna began
to behave irrationally,

forgetting who and where she was.

One month ago,
she threatened to destroy all of us,

and when we tried to stop her,
she ran into the jungle...

and disappeared.

That's impossible.

I talked to her on the phone
a couple days ago.

Ah, that was my wife's idea.

We tracked you down with the gift...

your aunt had planned
to send you on your birthday.

We had an idea that the only way
to get Benna to return...

and to convince her not to use
jungle magic anymore...

was to bring you here to this island.

[ Edited Voice ] Hello, Mark.
Why don't you come visit me?

[ Computer Beeps ]

As you can see, computers are
useful in the jungle too, my boy.

You were gonna use me as bait?

Frankly, Mark,
we're at our wit's end.

You see,
if your aunt is left alone,

she may well use jungle magic...

not only to harm herself,

but possibly the rest of the world.

Will you help us?

My aunt's the coolest relative I've got.

She's in trouble.

I'll do whatever you want.

You, sir, are a gentleman indeed.

We'll start here and work our way
back through this section here.

Good morning, princess.
Did you sleep well last night?

- What?
- Never mind.

Oh, be a good girl and run
and wake young Mark, would you?

We're leaving within the hour.

- Off you go.
- Whatever.

- I think she's really starting to like this place.
- Hmm.

- [ Headphones ]
- Mark?

Hey, Mark, wake up!

All right.
You better be dressed,

'cause I'm not going
on this stupid hike alone.

He's gone.

Mom! Dad! Mark's gone!

What?

"You, sir, are a gentleman indeed."

Yeah, right. And gentlemen know
when other gentlemen are lying.

Road.

- [ Insect Buzzing ]
- Ow!

[ Rattling ]

[ Screams ]

Ohhh.

Quicksand.

Help! Help!
Someone help me!

Help me! Help!

Mark, what are you doing?

What does it look like I'm doing?
I'm sinking!

Can you get me out of here!

[ Both Grunting ]

It's no good.
Can't you get any closer?

If I could come any closer,
I'd be up there with you!

You don't have to get sarcastic, Mark.
I'm just trying to help.

Sorry. Sorry. I just got other things
on my mind right now.

Okay, Kareen? Kareen!

- Relax. I'm right here.
- Relax?

Here. Grab this.

Get it closer.
[ Grunts ]

Reach!

- Get it closer!
- Come on, Mark! Reach!

[ Grunts ]
I'm sorry, Mark.

Oh, that was good.
Thanks a lot.

- I'll get something else.
- It's too late!

[ Shrunken Head ]
Kahar lahia.

Mark?

Kalia! Kalia!

[ Growling ]

- Mark, what's going on?
- I'm saving my life. Kalia!

Kalia! Kalia!

Mark!

[ Gasping ]

- Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- How does that thing work?

I don't know. It's just,
whenever I get into trouble,

it starts glowing, and something
happens just in time to save me.

- Can I try it?
- Why?

So then you can show it
to your father?

- You don't know me very well, do you?
- I know I don't trust you.

Well, I don't blame you for that.

But... You have to believe me now.

Your aunt didn't use jungle magic.

And when she wouldn't
tell my father how it worked,

well, he decided to do
some experiments of his own.

And that's how we ended up
surrounded by zombies.

We have to find my aunt.
We have to get her off this island.

Kahar lahia.

- What's wrong with that thing now?
- Shh.

[ Growling ]

What's it doing?

Showing us the way.

Are you telling me
we're taking directions from a head?

You got any better ideas?

Benna talks about you all the time.

She says you're her favorite nephew.

Well, she's my favorite aunt.

I haven't seen her in a while.

I guess--
Well, I think I was eight.

She showed me this really cool
coin on my birthday.

I don't know.

I don't remember ever
seeing it after that.

I must've lost it.

I was eight.
I was just a kid.

Look!

- Campfire?
- Maybe it's her.

Kahar lahia.

It is her.

Hello? Anyone here?

Hello? Aunt Benna?

- Aunt Benna, are you here? [ Screams ]
- [ Gasps ]

[ Groaning ]

- [ Yelling Gibberish ]
- [ Both Gasp ]

[ Yelling Gibberish ]

What's he saying?

I don't know, but I'm pretty sure
it's not "have a nice day."

- Mark?
- He knows my name.

Aunt Benna?

What are you doing he--

How did you ge--
How did you find me here?

Well, can we come out of the hole first?

Yeah. Oh--
[ Laughs ]

Sorry. Just a sec.

And what is she doing here?

No, it's okay.
She's on our side.

Her parents are the ones who tricked me
to come to Baladora to find you.

Aunt Benna,
they want your kalia.

Oh, Mark.

It's not mine to give.

Jungle magic is very powerful, Mark.

Only the Baladorans who practice
it know how to control it.

The outside world just isn't ready,

and we must never let
the Hawlings get the secret.

Now, do you understand me?

- We must never let that happen.
- Okay.

- But we gotta get you out of this jungle.
- Okay.

Come on, Kareen.
We gotta go.

I'm afraid not, Mark.

[ Sniffs ]
Oh, man. Licorice.

Benna!
How lovely to see you again.

- The feeling is not mutual.
- Well done, Kareen.

- Daddy and I are very proud of you.
- Thanks, Mom.

It was easier
than I thought it would be.

"You have to believe me.
You just have to."

You're a real sucker.
You know that, Mark?

This is it.
This is the secret to jungle magic.

- A head?
- It's not just any head, Daddy.

Watch. Ka-li-a.

Ka-li-a.

Ka... li... a!

- Make it work, Mark.
- Yeah, like I'm gonna do any favors for you.

Daddy,
tell him to make it work.

We'll do better than that,
princess.

We'll go straight to the source.

Why not make it easier on all of us,
Benna?

Why not just tell me how it works?

Hawlings, I wouldn't tell you
how the phone book works.

Really?

We'll see about that.

You're wasting your time, Richard.
You'll get nothing out of me.

I wouldn't make snap decisions
like that if I were you, Benna.

Either you tell me
what I want to know,

or the next time
you see your nephew,

he'll be wearing a much smaller hat.

- You're bluffing.
- Am I?

[ Screaming ]
No! Help! Someone!

- Mark, no!
- Let me go!

It's a little something I picked up
from the Narawaya tribe.

Aunt Benna!
Don't let 'em do this to me!

A sort of do-it-yourself
head-shrinking machine.

[ Screaming ]
Let me out!

Tell me about the jungle magic.

Let him go!

- Very well.
- [ Snaps Fingers ]

- [ Shouts In Foreign Language ]
- Aunt Benna! Help me!

Remember your eighth birthday.
Remember the gift.

- What eighth birthday? What gift?
- Remember.

- Aunt Benna, don't let them do this to me!
- I'm going to ask you again.

- Help!
- Tell me how kahar lahi'ia works.

[ Yelling Continues ]

[ Mark Screaming ]

[ Gasping ]

Once more, Benna.
Tell me the secret of jungle magic.

[ Yelling Continues ]

[ Whispering ]
Remember your birthday.

You're hurting me!
[ Screaming ]

I must admit,
I'm surprised at you, Benna.

I would've thought you cared
for your nephew enough to help him.

But I'm a reasonable man.

I'm going to give you one last chance.

Eighth birthday. Eighth birthday.

This is something too dangerous
to carry with me, Mark,

so I need you to look after it for me.

[ Groans ]
What happened?

You must protect it,

but you'll never
even know you have it.

[ Screams ]

Three seconds
to save your nephew's life.

One.

Kahar lahia.

The magic is in you, Mark.

The magic is in you.

It's not the head.
It's me!

- Two.
- The magic is in me!

Three.

[ Screams ]
Kahar lahi'ia!

Kahar lahi'ia!

Kahar lahi'ia!

Kahar lahi'ia!

Kahar lahi'ia!

Kahar lahi'ia!

Kahar lahi'ia!

[ All Shouting ]

Stop! You hear?

- No!
- Oh! Get away!

Leave us alone!

- [ Shouts In Foreign Language ]
- Richard, do something!

[ Shrunken Head Growling ]

[ Screams ] Mom! Dad!
Get them away from me!

[ Richard ]
Get back! You fools!

[ Shouting Continues ]

[ All Screaming ]

[ Chuckles ]

[ All Gasping ]

All right!

[ Laughing ]
You remembered!

It had nothing to do with the head.

You put the magic in me for--
for safekeeping.

- Yes.
- And it worked. Big time.

- Mark.
- I feel incredible! What else can I do?

- Mark, you have done enough.
- Aw, come on.

You gave it to me. I just want to
have a little fun with my birthday present.

Mark, jungle magic is very dangerous
for any one person to have.

Now you have protected it
for me for all of these years,

and now...
you're going to be free.

Look at the coin, Mark.

Look at the coin.

And forget.

And that's...
how I got my shrunken head.

Mark, you weren't bothering Ed

with another one of those wild
stories of yours, were you?

Nah. We were just-- We were
just talking about the weather.

- Right, Mark?
- Yeah. Yeah, that's right.

Looks like rain.

You guys better bring your umbrellas.

We're just going out for coffee.
I'll be home soon.

- Don't stay up too late, okay?
- I won't.

Good night.

See you later.

[ Shuffling ]

[ Shuffling Continues ]

Oh.

Please give us something.

We need something to eat.
This is unbearable!

Calm down. I didn't forget.

- Oh, good!
- [ Stammering ]

Give me that!

Don't worry, you guys.

My Aunt Benna said she was gonna

find a way to bring you
back to your normal size.

- When?
- When?

She's gonna bring it
when she comes to visit.

- Good!
- That's great!

On my 16th birthday.

- No!
- Richard, do something!

- What can I do?
- [ All Shouting ]