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MARTINI am that is!
My sword shall wield for me!
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I hope we've sewn it on
proper!
One last stitch and it's
finished!
Less mouth and more needle.
BASILWell done!
(Gasping)
Jolly good job!
ALLThank you, sirs!
(Giggling)
Teamwork's the thing!
Nice to see Martin back in his
proper place!
(Groaning)
(Screaming)
(Rumbling)
You useless lubbers!
Will you never get it right?
Charge like your lives depend on
it, 'cause I'll slay you if the
Redwallers don't!
(Groaning)
(Rumbling)
(Crashing)
Imbeciles!
Darkclaw, get these layabouts to
put their backs into it, or I'll
tie 'em, one at a time, to the
front of the ram!
Starting with you!
Now Martin's back, there's
hope again!
If only we could get his sword,
then we might stand a real
chance!
Well, we know who's got the
sword now.
Asmodeus, and we've no idea
where he's hidden it!
Well, we know Asmodeus stole
it from the Sparras.
But we need to know where
Asmodeus keeps it!
Who knows how that mouse
eating serpent's mind works?
There is another old mouse
eater who might know more about
the snake.
Who?
Him, my old pal, Captain
Snow.
You feeble filth!
You heard the boss, you'd better
turn these gates to splinters!
Or we'll all be dead!
(Whip cracking)
(Growling)
(Grumbling)
Batter and burn.
Batter and burn.
Batter and burn!
We'll get inside Redwall, one
way or the other!
Put those flames out, idiots!
(Laughing)
(Screaming)
I'll teach them to defy Cluny
the Scourge!
I'll have their precious little
tapestry hero back, and burn him
to ashes!
(Laughing)
(Creaking)
Captain Snow lives in an old
barn beyond the woods.
Just follow me, old chap!
No, Basil, you have to stay
here to organize our defence!
What would I say to
everybody?
Nothing, nobody must even
know I've gone!
If you're determined to
proceed alone, you'll need this
for protection.
How will that protect me?
Show Captain Snow this and
give him my regards.
I... uh... saved his life once.
You saved his life?
He gave me this medal;
bravery, honour, all that rot.
Show him the medal and he might
listen to you.
He may very well eat you, of
course.
(Gasping)
Good luck, young'un.
You'll need it, by Jingo, you
will.
Be careful, Matthias!
Don't worry, m'dear!
He'll turn up trumps!
(Rumbling)
SOLDIERS, CHANTINGCluny!
Cluny!
Cluny!
(Laughing)
Cluny!
Cluny!
Redwall!
Redwall!
Cluny!
The bounder's got some sort of
wagon!
Cornflower, get Matthias.
Uh... he's... well...
He's on a mission, old thing.
Mission?
Nonsense!
The sword, top secret, and
all that!
Thought the Abbot might not
approve.
Don't want to worry the
populace, as it were!
Well, nice to be informed.
We'll have to manage without
him!
Redwallers, ramparts!
I just hope he's not bitten off
more than he can chew.
Sound the Joseph Bell, there!
Redwallers to the ramparts!
(Bell clanging)
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Don't be afraid, m'dear!
We'll be all right.
It'll take more than few rats
and an old hay wagon to topple
these walls!
I'm not afraid for me, it's
Matthias, out there alone, and I
can't do anything to help him!
Well, my word!
She's a tough one and no
mistake!
Are the little ones all in
Cavern Hole?
Oh, them's all done in there,
Constance, deep as winter nuts!
(Hornet buzzing)
Drat these hornets!
(Snapping)
(Gasping)
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(Screaming)
Whoa!
You are trespassing on
private land!
Who are you, and what is your
business?
Mathias, from Redwall Abbey.
Who are you?
Guosim, what's your business!
Well, Guosim, my business has
to do with Redwall!
Since when is Mossflower Wood
private land?
This is our land!
I've no time for this, let me
pass!
(Rustling)
(Gasping)
Uh...
We are the Guosim!
What is the Guosim?
The guerrilla union of Shrews
in Mossflower!
No-one trespasses on Shrew land
without our written permission!
ALL SHREWSIn triplicate!
Now, I shall ask you one last
timewhat is your business?
I'm here to fight Cluny the
Scourge!
(Gasping)
Unless I can find the lost sword
of Martin the Warrior, we at
Redwall are in great danger.
It's none of our concern.
Brothers and sisters, I propose
we throw him off our land!
I second that!
All those in favour!
ALL SHREWSAye!
Right, comrades, that's carried
unanimously!
Wait, wait!
Point of information.
Where will this Matthias be
looking for this sword?
In the lair of Asmodeus the
Serpent.
(Laughing)
I'm on the way to ask Captain
Snow if he can help me.
(Gasping)
You're mad!
You're totally insane!
Captain Snow is the biggest
mouse and shrew k*ller in the
land!
Redwallers are known as
honest creatures.
I believe him, but he who plans
to take on Asmodeus must have
more courage than sense!
Not necessarily, brothers.
He could have more madness than
sense!
(Laughing)
And I say he's senselessly
courageous!
All those who say he's got
more courage than sense, shout
Aye!
ALLAye!
Then he's a bit like us!
(Laughing)
Comrades, I propose we give
him some help!
I'll second that!
Carried unopposed!
We'll guide him to the Captain's
barn!
All those in favour?
ALL SHREWSAye!
Motion carried!
Forward!
SHREWThis is as far as we
go, young mouse.
I've lost too many brothers to
that owl.
We'll stay here and watch.
OTHER SHREWI second that!
ALL SHREWSCarried!
Besides, open ground is too
dangerous to cross!
Not if you zig zag and keep
low.
Bob and weave and zig zag.
My friend, Basil Stag Hare,
showed me how.
Watch...
(Rustling)
Perhaps he's also got a lot
of sense as well as courage!
ALL SHREWSCarried!
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(Hoarse breathing)
(Gasping)
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(Cracking)
(Screaming)
I propose that he's dead.
ALL SHREWSCarried!
(Choking)
(Coughing)
Ugh...
Yuck, mouse!
I-I'm... I'm sorry, sir!
I should hope so!
I cannot abide bad manners!
Dropping into a chap's mouth
like that without an invitation?
Haven't even been formally
introduced!
I'm Matthias from Redwall!
(Gasping)
Squire Julian Gingivere!
Delighted to meet you, old chap!
I'm sorry for dropping into
your mouth!
I can't help wonderingdon't
you... um... eat mice?
(Laughing)
Nothing personal, dear boy!
I gave that all up years ago!
Vegetarian, these days, not like
that mouse gobbling ruffian,
Snow!
I have to ask him to leave the
barn!
Snow?
Captain Snow?
Ah, you know him!
Pal of yours?
No, but I'm looking for him!
He may know where a very special
sword is.
I need it to fight a huge rat,
called Cluny.
Cluny?
The rat?
Hmm, rat fighter, eh?
Well, Snow's your owl, though
you'll be lucky to last long
when he spots you!
You're rather plump!
Hop on, I'll take you over to
his new home.
We won't see that mouse
again.
SHREWThe Squire!
OTHER SHREWRun for it!
(Screaming)
He won't eat you, he's my
friend!
He's riding a cat, to look
for an owl, so he can find a
snake?
What kind of place does this
warrior mouse come from?
(Screaming)
(Rumbling)
(Screaming)
Surrender to Cluny the
Scourge!
Go and boil your head, rat!
att*ck!
(Shouting)
(Crashing)
Fire at will, bow mice!
Hit your targets, you otters!
All moles report to the far mole
at the main gate!
(Shouting)
(Rumbling)
The gate need more shorin'
up or he'll fall!
It won't take much more of this!
Abbot, we're in trouble!
The gates won't last much
longer!
How do we stop them?
Constance, find Matthias!
He always seems to find a way to
solve these problems!
Quickly, now!
He'll find a way, you can be
sure, he's here somewhere!
Warbeak, you must find
Matthias!
Huh, where be crazy mouse?
To the northeast, the old
barn.
Tell him the Abbey is in great
danger!
We need him, now!
Okay!
(Chirping)
(Hornets buzzing)
Drat these hornets!
(Buzzing)
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(Hornets buzzing)
(Wolf howling)
(Gasping)
(Wolf howling)
Cap... Captain Snow?
Captain Snow, sir?
Captain Snow?
Perhaps he's out hunting.
(Whooshing)
(Screaming)
Hmmm.
(Groaning)
Who are you?
Friend of Basil Stag Hare,
sir!
He sends his regards!
State your name and rank, and
stand to attention when you
speak to an officer!
Matthias, sir, novice of
Redwall Abbey!
Basil gave me this medal to show
you!
And you think that'll stop me
from eating you, do you?
What are you doing here?
I need to ask you about
Asmodeus.
He has our sword.
Ah, the Martin Sword!
I saw him steal that years ago.
What do you want with it?
Well, sir, to get it back!
Get it back?
And how, pray, will you do that,
mouse?
I'll steal it, or fight for
it!
I'll k*ll him if I have to!
(Laughing)
k*ll Asmodeus?
Why, I'd stop eating mice if I
saw one k*ll a snake!
Well, Captain, sir, I bet
your medal that I will k*ll the
snake!
Ooh, it's a bet!
(Laughing)
And in return, if I do k*ll
the snake, you must... must...
stop eating mice!
SHREWSAnd shrews!
GUOSIMCarried!
Hmmm.
All right, if you k*ll the
snake, I'll give up mice, and
shrews, and I'll return the
medal.
If you die, and you will, I keep
the medal and I'll eat as many
mice, and shrews, as I want.
So, where will I find the
sword?
Asmodeus's lair, in the old
quarry across the river.
He took the sword into the
tunnels.
There's plenty of tunnels there
for him to trap you.
Good hunting, mouse!
(Laughing)
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(Rustling)
Why didn't he eat you?
And he said he'd stop eating
us?
If I k*ll the snake, and
that's--
(Chirping)
(Screaming)
Matthias... Cluny!
He ramming gates!
We got no long time, sure!
Constance say come quick fast!
Guosim!
If I k*ll Asmodeus, your land
will be free from owl and snake
att*cks forever, but that won't
happen if Redwall falls!
I need your help!
Brothers, I propose we help a
fellow warrior!
I second that, comrade!
All those in favour?
SHREWSAye!
Motion carried!
Now, Matthias will have to be
formally proposed and a
regulation B, subsection--
There's no time for that!
(Screaming)
(Crashing)
Come, come now, old girl!
A mere scratch!
Basil, get over here, I've
got an idea.
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(Laughing)
Hey, the trick's working,
chief!
Batter and burn!
Batter and burn!
We'll get 'em, one way or the
other.
(Hornets buzzing)
Wakey, wakey!
(Laughing)
(Hornets buzzing)
Right, forecastle filth,
we're nearly through!
Give this 'un everything you've
got!
(Screaming)
Here they come again!
She won't hold!
Run for your life!
(Screaming)
Steady, old girl, steady!
Wait 'til you see the yellow of
their teeth!
I can see well enough!
Now!
BASILTake that, you
blackguards!
(Hornets buzzing)
(Screaming)
RATSRetreat!
(Laughing)
(Cheering)
(Gasping)
Basil, Constance!
Look, the east wall door's
aflame!
We've been tricked!
Redwallers to the east door!
Muster!
Fire mice to that pond!
Fill the buckets and form a
chain!
Ready my buckos?
On my command, we charge through
and take 'em all!
Cluny's outside!
Bow mice to the rampart!
Hurry with the water!
Take down the embers, you
swabs!
We're in!
Charge!
CLUNYRevenge!
(Laughing)
Now!
(Crashing)
Charge!
MATTHIASThe Redwall!
GUOSIMForward, the Guosim!
Yowch!
(Screaming)
(Groaning)
(Cheering)
BASILMagnificent!
Four more reports that the
main gain gate and rear door are
well shored up and safe.
The last of those blighters
have slunk off with the remains
of their wagon.
The night is ours, chaps!
Well, that was close!
Ah, Matthias, so you were
here all along!
I thought as much.
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You will get the sword,
Matthias, I know you will.
Now, come and eat!
Whoa!
MARTINI am that is!
My sword will wield for me!
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