02x02 - Determination - Proteus / Jinkyswoitmaya

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♪ Tell me a story

♪ Read me a poem ♪

♪ Wrap it in melody ♪

♪ Sing me the song ♪

♪ Then let me hold it ♪

♪ Deep in my heart ♪

♪ Where it can speak to me ♪

♪ All the day long ♪

♪ The adventure of virtue ♪

♪ The adventure of truth ♪

♪ The thrill of knowing ♪

♪ That it's up to you ♪

♪ Building a new day shining in the sun ♪

♪ This is my story ♪

♪ The adventure has ♪

♪ Begun. ♪

Sock: what do you want to do, ari?

I don't know.

What do you want to do?

I don't know. What do you?

Here comes zach and annie.

Hi.

I'd like to see you try.

Hi, sock, ari.

Hey, aurora.

It's been a while.

Maybe it won't be so quiet here.

Sorry, plato, we're just passing through.

This is the best shortcut to the k-four bike trail.

Yes. That's due south from here.

But the k-four is a bit narrow, isn't it?

Annie: yeah, and steep, too.

We're going to bike it all the way

Up davis mountain and back.

We'll be back long before nightfall.

See you.

Bye.

They're in such a rush

They left before they got here.

Ari: not even time for a single story.

Now, now.

You saw how determined they were about their trip.

They'll listen to stories some other time.

I had an awful thought.

Think there'll be a time when zach and annie

Won't need to hear plato's stories anymore?

Shh.

Not so loud.

Annie, are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Annie: the k-four is tougher than anyone said.

So, what are we waiting for?

You got that right.

Yeah! Yeah!

( Panting )

( Zach gasping )

( Yelling )

Zach?

Zach?!

Zach?

I'm here.

( Gasps )

Did you catch

That last flip I did?

( Groans )

Okay, just don't move, zach.

I'm right here.

Yeah...

But where's here?

You hurt?

Just a little shaken, I think.

Ow.

I must have twisted my ankle.

Oh, it sure looks like it.

What are we going to do, annie?

First I'm going to give you

A little first aid.

Even though we told

Our folks where we were going

You're heading back for help, right?

There is no way I'm leaving you alone.

We're walking out together.

Come on, you're just being stubborn.

No, zach-- determined.

Now come on, see if you can stand.

( Groaning )

Annie, I'm stuck here no matter how determined you are.

Quiet. We told plato

We were both going to be back

By nightfall, remember?

Huh? Plato?

Annie: speaking of plato--

Remember that saying of his?

The one theodore roosevelt said about determination?

Yeah. "Do what you can..."

"With what you have where you are."

Bingo.

That's our biggest problem.

We don't know where we are

Or where plato's peak is from here.

Hang on.

What time is it?

:.

You got to be somewhere?

No. This will show us our way out of here.

We just have to stay put

For a few hours.

If we have to stay here all night

We won't have enough food or any shelter.

Ow!

Zach, just hold on.

Like that story plato told about king menelaus.

Which one was that?

The greek myth.

You know, the one

About king menelaus and proteus.

Long ago, after the trojan w*r, a warrior king

King menelaus and his men set sail for home.

And the only thing between them

And their home, sparta, was the mysterious sea.

At first, it seemed it would be an easy voyage.

That is, until...

♪ King menelaus ♪

Huh?

Man: put your backs

Into it, men.

( Groaning )

What is it?

Who screamed for me?

All was calm

Until sunrise, your majesty.

Then the wind began lashing the ship.

It is the wind that cries for you, king.

It wants to sink us.

We are the victors of troy

And nothing, not even wind

From the heavens

Will keep my crew from returning to their families.

I defy you!

Hoist more sail.

The hull is secure

Your majesty, but we're aground on the rocks.

We'll pull her off with our bare hands.

Gather the men.

♪ King menelaus

♪ King menelaus

What do you want from me?

Your majesty

There must be something you can do.

We've been trapped here for days now.

Our provisions are running low, sire.

We could starve.

Break out my personal reserve of food

And distribute it to all the men.

♪ King menelaus

What have I done?

Did I not fight honorably in the trojan w*r?

( Yelling )

Have I not shown kindness to my men in battle

And here in this hellish place?

♪ King menelaus ♪

What sacrifice do you demand of me?

Show yourself.

Face me.

( Yelling )

( Gasping )

( Panting )

King menelaus...

( Gasping )

Why do you not kneel before me?

Eidothea...

O, goddess eidothea, please forgive me.

I did not recognize you.

Your ship has been anchored in my cove over a month.

I wish you to be gone.

If we could leave, we would, fair goddess.

♪ King menelaus ♪

But the gods have sent a wind to trap us.

Rise, king menelaus.

I am the daughter of proteus

One of poseidon's subjects.

Having lived at the bottom of the sea with poseidon

For thousands of years

He knows all of the secrets kept by the land and the sea.

He alone can tell you

Why the wind has been crying out to you--

Crying out while holding you c*ptive all this time.

Then I must speak to proteus.

He guards his secrets closely.

The only way to release any of them

Is to catch him when he is asleep.

Beware. My father has the power to change himself

Into whatever form he wishes.

He will not be that easy to catch or capture.

Yes, yes. Go on.

After I catch him, then what?

( Laughing ): why, hold on, of course.

No matter what shape he takes

You must hold on until he resumes his original form.

Bring one man with you tomorrow.

The beach will be covered by sea calves.

My father will approach that cavern

And lie down with them.

That will be the time to catch him?

( Laughing ): if you can.

Remember, king menelaus, hold on, no matter what happens.

Goddess, I am a warrior.

It will be easy.

Hold on!

Annie: the wind continued to howl as king menelaus

Told his crewmen about what they had to do.

( Gasping )

... .... .

By the gods! Proteus is ancient.

Catching this old man will be easy.

Hmm...

Strange.

Fool that I am, I've given us away.

( Groaning )

Come here, little one.

( Yawning )

( Both grunting )

Attack now!

( Groaning )

Fools!

( Growling )

Your majesty, I cannot hold on!

Hold on!

( Growling )

( Grunting )

( Hissing )

Hold on!

Whoa!

You have won, king menelaus.

What do you want of me?

( Panting )

My faithful crew and I have been kept

From crossing the sea to our home.

Please tell me why.

You were so impatient to return to your homes

You failed to pay tribute to the gods.

You did not ask them for guidance to sparta.

Your own thoughtlessness has kept you prisoner here.

Forgive me, great proteus, and thank you

Goddess.

Annie: the king and his men

Honored the gods and asked them for guidance home.

All cheer for king menelaus!

( Cheering )

No, my men, I could not

Have done it alone.

It was only because your crew mate and I held on

That we were truly able to succeed.

Annie: so finally king menelaus and his crew held on

And were able to return home.

Count me in, annie.

If you can hold on, I can, too.

So what's your idea

For finding our way back to plato's peak?

The sun shows us.

What time is it?

When we get out of this, I'm buying you a watch.

It's :.

An hour past noon.

Here's the midpoint between shadows.

A line drawn between shadows

Marked at equal hours away from noon points north.

Right back to plato's peak!

( Groaning )

( Grunting )

Look-- there!

Sock! Ari!

Oops.

When we get back

I'll get a watch if you get glasses.

I guess when you get lost

The first thing you do is start seeing things.

You just miss our buddies.

You think they're missing us?

I don't like this.

Shouldn't zach and annie be back by now?

Something's happened to them, plato.

They're smart kids.

But just to be

On the safe side

Why don't you have a look around, aurora?

I hope they're okay.

Hmm... I don't like the look of those clouds.

Stop, zach.

Maybe we won't make it out of here by nightfall.

( Both gasping )

That's a car!

We're over here!

Come back!

Do you see us?

( Both groaning )

Can't we get a break?

( Gasping )

Aurora?!

Man, I guess we're not going

To make it out of these woods.

What kind of talk is that?

It's time you need a story.

You know, once, aurora told me about a guy who never quit.

It's a true story that took place in alaska.

Back in the spring of , an explorer named c.h. Claudie

Was about to set out on an adventure.

( All laughing )

All: take down the rope, jinx!

Can't someone else help?

I don't want to get over the water.

Aah!

Pull us in!

Pull us in!

( Screams )

Ugh! Ugh!

( All laughing )

( Sighs )

During a rainstorm, claudie found himself befriending...

Jinkie swoitmeyer.

Jinkie sw... Who?

Call me jinx. Everyone else does.

I guess you saw what happened back there.

Their teasing doesn't really bother me.

( Sniffling ): it doesn't, really.

I'm claudie, a geologist.

Geol... Geol...

( Laughing ): just call me a rock picker.

Everyone else does.

I'm here to explore your island.

Are there special places

I should see?

Oh, most assuredly, sir.

The most beautiful place on earth.

There, on mount kenai

Is a great plateau.

I want to see that first.

But, sir, it is a five-hour climb.

Someone your age...

( Clears throat )

Let's just see if you can keep up.

When can we leave?

Tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow it is then, jinx.

...such a waste of time.

Jinx is a bigger fool than I thought.

The mountain was very steep in places.

Come on. We can do it.

It was so steep that jinx would have to climb ahead.

( Grunting )

Here you go.

Then jinx would pull claudie up by rope.

( Straining )

You're quite the climber, jinx.

Thanks.

My mother says I climbed before I could walk.

So, what's your secret?

No secret, sir.

I just trust in my feet, hands and head.

Head?

Yes.

With every step, I stay determined about the climb.

Without that, everything else is useless.

Five hours later, they arrived.

( Both grunting )

( Inhales deeply )

Jinx, it's magnificent.

( Snoring )

( Chuckling )

I'd say you have a lot to be tired about, my friend.

Whoa! Oh!

Help!

( Screaming )

Huh?!

( Groaning )

Jinx!

Jinx!

Mr. Claudie!

( Screaming )

I'm here! Here!

Hang on! I'll save you!

Can you reach it, mr. Claudie?

No. It's too short!

I'll try again.

Hold on.

Hurry, jinx!

( Yelling )

( Grunting and groaning )

Are you there?

Where are you?

I'm here, mr. Claudie.

Please. Hurry!

You did it, jinx.

Jinx had lengthened the rope with his own body.

See how determined I can be?

Jinx... Jinx... You saved my life.

Back at his village, jinx was a hero.

( All shouting )

And claudie gave him a souvenir of their adventure.

From that day on

Jinx always carried a beautiful pocket watch...

A watch with a special inscription that read:

"From a grateful man, to a brave one.

May I someday have your determination."

Zach, look!

Annie, before I get all excited again

Check me on this, will you.

No. You're not seeing things this time.

Aurora!

Hey, aurora! Aurora!

I'm so glad

To see you!

Thanks for taking us this far.

Are you kidding?

You're very welcome.

We'll be all right from here.

( Thunder rumbling )

Hurry along then.

Your parents will be worried.

Hey, you two.

I'm very proud of you

And the way you handled things by yourselves.

Not everyone would have been as determined.

Didn't I tell you?

Zach and annie don't need us anymore.

Zach: you're wrong, plato.

We didn't do it all by ourselves.

We may have spent the day in the woods

But we were never alone.

Because of the stories we told, it was like you were with us.

Yeah. You were with us

The whole time.

Come on, plato.

Let's get out of the rain.

No, aurora. I want to watch them until they're out of sight.

♪ When you find your life's a complication ♪

♪ Face it with some determination ♪

♪ Look down deep within you ♪

♪ You'll find the strength to carry on ♪

♪ Determination is the key to hangin' on ♪

♪ It brings our hope to life ♪

♪ And it carries us along ♪

♪ And if you set your sights on winning ♪

♪ You never can go wrong ♪

♪ It's called determination. ♪