01x04 - Episode 4

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Where are you, Joker?

Show yourself, as*h*le!

We know you're here!

- Dammit.

- Be careful.

Where did he go?

Say, Harley, do you know

the trick to hunting rats?

Huh? Oh, stop it, Puddin'.

I don't wanna hear anything

about rats right now.

Not when we could be talking

about something more erotic.

I get it, honey.

Nobody enjoys the sight of filth.

- Hey! Get your a*s out here!

- But

There are just too many dirty rats

infesting this city.

Seriously, Joker?

You hiding from us?

Hey, come check this out.

Like the gangs.

They just sh**t places up,

steal money, and kidnap people.

They're the gutter trash of society.

Found him?

No, only some footprints.

Two sets of 'em.

Must belong to

that jackass and Harley.

The best way to hunt them down is

Mornin'! I slept like a baby!

So I'm guessing nothing's changed?

Yep.

Did you guys really get the job done?

Because the deal was they'd give us

freedom if you got results

Don't b*tch at me about it!

We might've gone a little overboard,

but we got rid of them, okay?

The job's done!

I'm more worried

about our bombs right now.

Time left?

12 hours and eight seconds.

sh*t.

Behaving ourselves and

coming back here was a mistake.

Um

I remember you

sitting next to the Queen.

Might you be

the princess of this land?

Yes, my name is Fione.

Princess Fione!

What a lovely name.

Where does it come from?

Some kind of flower?

Or perhaps from the local folklore

Screw that noise.

Hey, girlie.

When the hell

are they letting us out?

Well

I'm sorry, but I have no idea.

However, given the contributions

you made to retaking our fort

they should treat you well

My apologies.

That doesn't sound

very convincing, does it?

Not really.

What?

You've been checking me out

since yesterday.

Don't think I haven't noticed.

You got something to say to me?

I

C'mon, get out with it!

Relax. What's got you

so bent out of shape?

Nothing!

The look of this little princess

just rubs me the wrong way.

Okay, so you are bent out of shape.

I can't help it!

She's too damn timid

to speak her mind

and freaked out

about what other people think.

Just like a little wimp

I used to know.

Princess!

You mustn't come here,

especially without an escort!

It's about damn time.

Get out.

The Queen has summoned you.

Nana!

Typically, guys like him

get k*lled off at the start.

Fio!

Wow!

So high up! This is amazing!

Yeah, it's not my favorite spot

for nothing.

But isn't your place

even taller, Fio?

Quite, but I have never climbed it

by my lonesome.

Hey, cut the fancy talk.

You're disguised

as a commoner, right?

Oh, forgive I mean, my bad.

How's your little brother,

Knoll, doing?

Is he feeling all right now?

More or less.

But they hiked the prices up

on bread again.

And there ain't

no more chimneys to sweep.

Maybe I'll get 'em dirty myself.

Don't be silly.

Milady, where are you?

You need to go home soon.

- Or um you'll be scolded!

- Aw, time's up already.

- Milady!

- Hey, Fio.

When's the w*r going to end?

I don't know.

They're still clashing

with each other, huh?

Where is it this time?

Over there. Near the mountains.

To hell with 'em!

I hear that you've been taking trips

into the city to play around.

It was the city guards

who informed me. Not Cecil.

In fact, he tried to cover for you

the whole time.

Shame on you.

You forced the future commander

of the Royal Knights to lie.

Remember that we are members

of royalty who have a higher status

and different duty from the peasants.

Go and clean yourself up.

Mother!

What is our duty? Can you tell me?

To bring an end to the w*r.

Princess.

Princess.

Princess!

Yes?

It's almost time to begin.

My apologies. The w*r council, right?

Yes. But there is no need

for you to attend

No, I'm going.

I would like to be there.

- So many of them!

- I've never seen anything like it!

Report the situation.

Yes.

Currently

the Imperial Army is marching towards

the plains through this forest here.

Fortunately, they are moving

at a slow pace.

However, the guards that we left

posted at the reclaimed fortress

will not be enough

to handle their numbers.

Unless we do something

they will force their way across

the bridge within a day or two.

Um, hello? Hey, folks!

Care to explain

why we're still in shackles?

I thought we had a deal

about being set free.

How dare you!

Know your place when you speak!

This is a w*r council!

You have some nerve to say that

after destroying the very fort

I sent you to reclaim.

Uh-oh, are we gonna get ex*cuted

or somethin'?

You there, near the aisle.

Yes?

You said you had intelligence

about the Empire's senior officers.

Who is the one leading this army?

And how do they keep

such strict command of their troops?

Before we get to that

could you please tell me the sequence

of events leading up to this w*r?

I'd like to have

a better understanding

of the enemy's situation.

Cecil.

Yes.

Our Kingdom has been waging w*r

against the Imperial forces

for multiple decades now.

For a long time,

they were mere skirmishes

but it has intensified drastically

in these last six months.

Mostly due to the fact that

the Elves and Beastmen

betrayed us to side with the Empire.

They betrayed you?

That's right.

The Beastmen who we fought

at the fort the other day

were originally

subjects of our kingdom.

g*dd*mn traitors,

threatening the peace.

Oh yeah?

Perhaps they simply didn't care

for your kingdom.

Guy's got a point.

I mean, just look

at how you treat your w*r heroes.

I'm betting that it was Ratcatcher

who caused the Beastmen

to betray you.

Ratcatcher?

The man who's leading this army.

He had the power to communicate

with rats in our world.

So it's very likely he used his power

to communicate

with the Beastmen here, too.

You sound pretty damn confident.

He never had that much power

when I was with him in the joint.

Shut up!

We need to bluff our way

out of this right now!

Then how do you suggest

we stop their army?

Well

A way to stop the rat b*stard, huh?

More like how to hunt him.

- For disturbing the peace

- Rats

I'm gonna k*ll that slimeball

a million times over.

Here's a better question.

Why didn't you and your advance party

just blow his head off

after he went rouge?

You planted a b*mb in

that rat b*stard's neck, too, right?

I have no idea how, but the bombs

got defused without me noticing.

Which is probably why

Director Waller made sure

that yours included a countdown.

Well, sh*t.

Is that all you can offer?

- Then back to the prison with

- Hunting rats.

Huh?

The trick to hunting rats!

How'd I forget!

You're a genius, Puddin'!

Seriously, the best man alive!

Jeez, did you smuggle in

some booze or what?

Mind letting me

take a swig of it, too?

Excuse you!

I was just remembering something

Puddin' told me once!

A good way to get rid of rats!

I see.

D-Do you have a good idea?

Sort of.

Anybody that's fought him before

would come to the same conclusion.

Right?

Except that's gonna require us

to not only stop his army

but force him to the frontlines.

We don't have enough people.

Your Majesty, may we please

borrow part of your army?

And when we successfully

stop their forces this time

will you grant us

the freedom you promised?

That's absurd!

How dare you even suggest that!

You people need to understand that

Um

I think it would be beneficial

to show these people some trust.

Please stay out of this, Princess.

Are you willing to bear

the responsibility

if they end up

letting our troops die for nothing?

Well

Princess,

that would be far too reckless.

The only knights who are still fit

for battle right now are

the ones directly under me.

They won't be enough to

What are you talking about?

You've got a whole bunch of guys

raring to go, don'tcha?

- That's what I heard.

- Really?

Well

What took you so long, Beanstalk?

Wait, let me guess.

You haven't been outside in forever.

So you took a little detour

to enjoy the fresh air?

That's exactly the kind

of stupid sh*t

I figured was coming

out of your mouth.

But I never thought a lowly human

would be ordering me around.

So, where's the action?

Over there.

Our side is still getting stuff ready

so give them a hand later.

All righty.

Hi, everybody!

- Bossbabe!

- You can speak our language now?

Okay, quiet down, boys.

Work hard today and you can finally

kiss that shitty prison goodbye!

Otherwise,

you're going straight back.

Are you ready to kick a*s?

Eh?

Just hurry and get it done.

Christ.

N-Nanaue!

That food is for the knights!

You've already had enough today!

Peacemaker! At least try to stop him!

These friggin' shitheads

Huh?

Where did Deadshot go?

You're a soldier, right?

Sure am.

I don't know much

about your situation

but these people are criminals,

aren't they?

Doesn't it bother you

to fight alongside them?

Do I look happy about it?

Sorry.

Soldiers have to follow the orders

they're given from the top.

Right?

Nice work.

They're not pretty to look at,

but they'll have to do.

Good grief.

Being a stagehand isn't my thing,

you know!

All right. This is where we are.

And the barriers

that Clayface set up are here

along with the defense line

of knights and ogres.

It was a rush job,

so it's not the best.

Eh, it'll be fine.

Take this more seriously!

The very fate of the Kingdom

depends on it!

Bleh.

Where's your other friend?

I don't see him around.

Deadshot, was it?

He's up on the roof.

To keep watch?

Let my men handle that instead.

Nah, just leave him be.

Nobody makes a sandwich

without melting the butter

and frying the bacon

to a crisp first, right?

Preparation is everything.

I'll take over

if he screws the pooch.

Don't worry.

Pardon me, Mr. Commander.

Could you tell us

what Princess Fione is like?

Why do you ask?

Just curious.

I got the impression that

she wanted to ask us something.

You're close to her, right?

She is very kind-hearted.

No one in the castle cares

for our subjects as much as she does.

She doesn't actually care

about anybody else.

She's just a whiny,

self-loathing loser.

Too busy hating herself.

How dare you!

It's called being introspective!

- Are they here, Nanaue?

- She used to be very active

Okay.

I'll go take command

of the knights on the frontlines.

And you guys will lead the ogres.

What? We don't gotta do squat.

Beanstalk and his friends are

totally ready for action.

Don't be ridiculous!

You're the only ones here

that have experience

fighting against the enemy commander!

It's no big diff whether a few of us

join you out there or not.

I mean, think about it.

Yes, far too uncivilized for me.

And I would hate

to get covered in dust.

My job is to be backup.

I can't go anywhere.

Damn outsiders!

Hey, wait!

Welp.

Time to hit 'em with your best shot.

All troops, halt.

Huh? What the hell?

Barriers?

Where'd those come from?

And those shadows nearby

Are those prisoners?

So they think they've amassed

enough soldiers now?

Not by a long shot!

We're way outnumbered!

- How can we compete with that?

- There's no end to them

Stay focused!

Fear not the numbers of our foe!

Fear for the lives of the citizens

who rely on us for protection!

Make it painfully clear

and teach these b*stards

that marching over our dead bodies is

no easy task!

Show them our pride as knights!

I know you're out there, Deadshot!

I'm gonna tear you limb from limb!

Now charge, my beasts!

Huh? What the

You just missed a golden opportunity,

you self-centered son of a b*tch!

Go! Our target is atop the fort!

What's the problem?

Get moving, you mutts!

C'mon! Up there! Go!

Hurry up, worthless fleabags!

Or no more food!

You smelly [bleep]!

I'm gonna shove firecrackers

up your [bleep]!

Stupid horny [bleep] that go around

[bleep]-ing each other all the time!

What's the matter with you?

So, somebody wanna explain

the real plan?

Seriously? This was your idea.

Whatever.

Remember what happened

the last time we fought here?

Ratcatcher himself doesn't have

the ability to control the Beastmen.

Which means

it's gotta be

that shiny magical staff.

So we just find a way

to lure him into the open.

Then I target his staff and blamo.

No way. It was all for this?

They built those barriers

and gathered up those troops

just to goad me into powering up

my beasts out on the frontlines?

Wait, wait!

Tremble, tremble

W-Wait!

Wait wait! Just hold on!

We built a connection

even without this stupid thing!

We're buddies! Best buddies! Right?

I've never had any human friends!

Rats are the only company

I've had since I was little!

I've always been shunned

and made fun of by other people!

Honest!

The best way to hunt them down is

sh*t! The place just blew up on us!

Huh? Who are you mofos?

What are you doing in here?

Nah, you tell us first!

This is our turf!

Look, we're just here for the Joker!

There he is! Fire! Fire! Fire!

by making them feed on each other.

My Puddin' is such a genius.

Hey, nice work. You pulled it off!

He was only like 700 meters away

from us. It was a cinch.

Anyway, you guys better

learn from this.

I did that guy so many damn favors.

But put kindness out in the world and

all you get is a knife in the back!

Ya dig?

Where are we?

Huh?

Hey, aren't those

the knights of the kingdom?

What's going on?

We're gonna go ahead and leave now.

Wait. What did you do?

We ain't got time to explain.

We beat 'em, just like we promised.

So we're free

to do what we want, right?

Well

Commander!

I have a message!

The enemy army is willing

to surrender! What shall we do?

I suppose we accept.

- Okay, show's over, folks!

- Hurry and take us to the Gate.

All right.

Man, I need a shower like yesterday.

Hmm. A shower, huh?

I'd be very curious to see

how far the sanitary facilities

have developed in this world.

Their water seems clean enough.

You're washing up no matter what.

Of course.

- What's going on?

- It doesn't seem like they're

Someone just came to fill us in.

I have a report from Commander Cecil!

He says the battle at the plains

has been won!

Wonderful news!

They've done it, Mothe

Mother?