01x38 - Rick Gordon, One-Man Army

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- ♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

[dramatic music]

♪ Out of the sky, his rockets ignite ♪

♪ Jets into battle flying faster than light ♪

Flash Gordon!

♪ Lord of the jungle, the hero who st*lks ♪

♪ The beasts call him brother, The Ghost Who Walks ♪

Phantom!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ Master of magic, spells, and illusion ♪

♪ Enemies crumble in fear and confusion ♪

Mandrake!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ His strength is a legend, his skills conquer all ♪

♪ Armed with his power, we never will fall ♪

Lothar!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ With our new young heroes proving their worth ♪

♪ Four become eight defending the Earth ♪

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

- El Jefe is attacking!

Run for your lives!

- This is Ramon Vallejo, President of Esmeralda,

we are under attack!

Please help.

What is it you want?

- Garax,

allow me introduce you

to the Ex-President of Esmeralda!

Now,

according to my bargain with Ming the Merciless,

I will rule Esmeralda!

- Yes.

But first Ming must have your workers

and your Blue Orchids!

- Would you like to come over this afternoon, Carlotta?

Dynac X could help us with our chemistry assignment.

- Dynac X?

- She's a giant computer!

- She? - You're right!

She's really not a person

but at times she really seems like a person.

- She sounds very interesting.

- And you could meet my dad, you'd really like him.

- We could -- - Hi, Rick.

- Oh hi, Jedda!

This is Carlotta Vallejo.

Her father is President of Esmeralda.

- Carlotta Vallejo, come to the Principal's office!

Carlotta Vallejo, to the office please!

- I wonder what could they want?

- Nice to meet you, Jedda.

I will meet Dynac after school, Rick!

- Yeah, yeah! Sure! See ya!

Anything you say.

What's the matter, Carlotta, something wrong?

- Something is very wrong on Esmeralda.

I must leave for home immediately,

but all flights have been cancelled!

- Carlotta, what is it?

- There has been a revolution in my country.

- Then you'll never get a flight home.

- I'm afraid Rick is right, Carlotta,

it could be very dangerous!

- But I must see my father.

I must return to Esmeralda!

- I'll take you.

You get ready and I'll be by in half an hour.

- Your island is really beautiful, Carlotta.

What's that giant patch of blue at the base of the glacier?

- Those are rare Blue Orchids.

- Carlotta, you'll stay under cover here in this hotel.

- A friend of mine owns this hotel.

She will keep our secret.

- Oh, Senorita Vallejo, you are in great danger!

You should not have returned!

- Senora Diaz!

Tell me all you know!

- El Jefe has taken your father to his camp.

And the Emperor, Ming the Merciless,

has taken all our water!

- Ming! Why?

- I have heard, he uses the Blue Orchids

to make something called Frost Serum.

- I'd better call the Defenders.

- I do not think so,

Senor Rick Gordon!

- Who are you?

- Quiet!

So nice to see you, my dear!

Take him!

Find Carlotta Vallejo!

- The girl has escaped, El Jefe!

- No matter, we will find her.
[ … ]

She is an enemy of the people.

When she is found,

she and her young friend will be treated

like all our enemies!

To the Palace.

We will see how this gringo likes the dungeon!

- The first sample

of the Frost Serum is ready, Sire!

- If this serum works as expected,

I will be able to turn all Earthlings

into Frost People at one time.

I want to see a test.

Excellent!

Is the transformation permanent?

- Not yet.

The formula only transforms them

for two days.

We must have colder temperatures

to extend its usefulness.

- Then lower the temperature!

- But Sire,

if temperatures are lowered any further,

it may create major weather disasters.

- I said, do it!

Soon the Earthlings will be my Frost sl*ves

and destroy the Defenders, and all who defy me!

- Sensors indicate an unseasonal

lowering of temperatures

in the Caribbean,

centering on the island of Esmeralda.

- That's where Rick and Carlotta are!

- The continuing drop in temperature

will cause destructive tidal waves and earthquakes.

If uncorrected,

these conditions will affect the entire globe.

- I think there is more than a revolution

taking place on Esmeralda.

Jedda and I will get the Terry ready.

- Mandrake and Lothar, stay here

and keep watch for signs of Ming.

- You can depend on us, Flash, old boy!

- I never thought I'd see a glacier

in the Caribbean.

- How'd it get here?

- Ming!

Perhaps we will take you to him!

Hands up!

Call El Jefe and tell him we have the Defenders!

- Calling El Jefe-- calling El Jefe.

- Defenders!

You will put your lives into the hands of my soldiers.

You are not welcome in Esmeralda!

This is not your w*r!

If you disobey--

Rick Gordon will be destroyed!

- Why don't we just go in and get Rick?

- I know how you feel, L.J.

but if Ming is involved,

then we're being watched.

- Flash is right.

We'd only jeopardize Rick's safety.

We'll go in by parafoil tonight.

- You won't scare the Defenders!

They'll find a way to rescue me!

- That's just what Ming wants, gringo!

Buy my pretty flowers for your wives and sweethearts?

Rick! Rick!

- Carlotta!

El Jefe and Ming have set a trap for the Defenders!

I have to get out tonight!

- Hey, flower lady--move on!

- I must go!

- Hey, gringo, you hungry?

Dinner time!

Que pasa?

The gringo! He has escaped!

- You look like you could use a nice long rest!

Enjoy your dinner!

- Rick! Over here!

- There is a truck around the corner.

We must be careful.

- Good!

But I have to get to a radio and warn the Defenders

about Ming's trap!

- It's not possible.

All communications on the island

are in El Jefe's hands.

- Give me El Jefe!

- Get jeeps! Get trucks!

Get halftracks!

We must not let them escape!

- Behind you! Get down!

- You fools let him escape?

- But it was El Jefe's men, Sire!

- Silence!

The Defenders must not find out Rick Gordon has escaped

until they come to rescue him!

I will be there soon, Garax!

- These parafoils will deflect any radar beam.

- Do we have to jump?
[ … ]

- You're not afraid of a little height,

are you, L.J.?

- Little heights don't bother me--

it's the big ones!

- I'll program Terry to submerge in the ocean

and re-surface in San Felipe harbor.

- If all goes as planned,

the four of us will have Rick out in no time!

- All clear. Let's move!

It's a trap! We've been set up!

- Excellent, Garax.

Take the Defenders to the ice caves

and lock them up!

- As you command, Sire!

Load them into transports!

- Oh no! Out of gas!

We can't outrun them

but nothing says we can't slow them down!

- Faster! Faster!

They must not get away!

Get me down, you fools!

Get me down!

- I will look this way!

You look over there!

- El Jefe's men!

- Carlotta! Come on, let's go!

It's time for another surprise for El Jefe!

Cut ten splinters this long.

- What are you making?

- An army.

- Help! Help!

- Ambush! Pull back!

Regroup!

Cease fire!

Cut him down!

Idiots! Fools!

- Are you all right?

Have they hurt you?

This is Rick Gordon, Father.

He is here to help us.

- It's a pleasure to meet you,

but we'd better be going.

What?

- Seize them!

- The great Ming has honored me by turning me

into a Man of Frost!

- Good!

Bring them to the ice caves.

The Defenders will witness my total triumph!

- Now the island is mine!

Would you, Carlotta,

like to come and rule by my side?

- Never, El Jefe! Never! - Leave her alone, you creep!

- You father is in Ming's hands.

As are the rest of the Defenders!

- No! It's not true!

It can't be.

- You speak bravely for a condemned man!

- Wait till my father and the Defen...

- See for yourself.

[wicked laugh]

- What are we going to do, Rick?

- I don't know.

I don't know.

- I come from Ming.

He demands that the prisoners be brought to him.

- Where is the boy? - Boy?

Oh, the one captured with Carlotta Vallejo.

They are at our jungle headquarters.

- Why does the emperor Ming want the prisoners?

- Hand them over to me!

Or should the emperor talk to you himself?

- Where are you taking us?

- We are taking you home,

as soon as we mop up here a bit!

- We're going to make puddles of those Ice Robots.

- Pop! Am I glad to see you!

What took you so long?

- When we didn't hear from you,

Mandrake and I said

"How about a little Caribbean sun"?

- Does anyone know where Rick is?

- They have been taken to a mercenary camp

in the jungle.

- They?

- Tracks of men and Ice Robots, they lead that way--

perhaps to a camp.

- The prisoners have escaped!

- Uh oh.

- After them!

- They are not far behind.

We'd better get moving!

- What are you doing?

- Putting a bit of a scare into them!

- It was just an illusion!

- There are too many of them for a direct as*ault.

- We might have some allies!

Come to me, we need your help.

Come to me!

- How about a little nap?
[ … ]

- Get these creatures off me!

- Glad to oblige!

- Tell your men to surrender!

- Put down your weapons!

- You guys missed all the fun!

- That's my father!

You must help him?

He was given the Frost Serum.

It seems to be wearing off!

You father will be all right, Carlotta.

- Monkeys!

We were beaten by monkeys!

- What did you expect? Look who they were fighting!

- The Defenders have escaped!

- Load the Frost Serum!

I'll deal with you later!

- We cannot move the serum.

It is not yet stable, Sire!

- Have the Ice Robots plant the thermite bombs

around the glacier.

- As you command.

The Ice Robots in the caves await your orders.

- Prepare to lift off.

Give me the detonator!

The Defenders may have survived,

but people of Esmeralda will never know what hit them.

- I need my sensat!

We've got to get the Terry here!

- We have one chance to stop that avalanche:

the solar mirror on our satellite.

- You're going to use the sun's rays

to melt the avalanche!

- I'm afraid it won't be enough

to melt that large an avalanche.

- It's all we got!

Rick, you get Dynac X to link up with the satellite!

Carlotta, you and Jedda help get your people

on board the Terry.

- Hurry! In here.

Hurry, hurry!

In here. Hurry!

- Got it!

The satellite mirror is programmed

and ready to go.

- Looks like nothing can stop the avalanche.

- I was sure the solar mirror would cause a meltdown.

- It's not stopping!

San Felipe is right in the path of the avalanche

and all will be destroyed!

[cheers and applause]

- I'd like to hitch a ride back to Central City with you, Rick.

- He thought you'd never ask!

[exciting music]

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