01x48 - The Prince Weds

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♪ Defenders of the Earth Defenders ♪

♪ Out of the sky ♪

♪ His rockets ignite ♪

♪ Jets into battle, flies 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. ♪

-You expect me to marry you, Kro-Tan?

-You will do as I command, my dear.

These mind-bombs are detonated by my very thoughts.

There are six such bombs

on the other Defenders of the Earth.

If you disobey me,

this will happen to your friends!

Now, what do you say?

-All right.

I'll marry you.

-Come then, my sweet, blushing bride-to-be!

-We searched everywhere, Dynac,

Jedda just vanished along with Kro-Tan.

-Sensors indicate Jedda was taken to Mongo.

-The last time he was here

he displayed a high level of infatuation with Jedda.

-Oh, come on, Mandrake.

Jedda's about as interested in Kro-Tan as I am!

-Then why did she go to Mongo?

I'm sure he didn't force her.

-I know Jedda.

There must be some other reason she went to Mongo with Kro-Tan.

-Rick is right.

And there is one place to find the answer,

Ice Station Earth.

-Ming the Merciless is no more!

I, Kro-Tan, am now ruler of Mongo!

I know that in the past,

some of you thought me a cruel and unjust prince.

But I assure you, all that will change now.

I have a list of all dissenters,

and they will be sent to the ice mines

within the hour!

-Cheer, you vermin!

-I have chosen a queen.

Our royal wedding

will take place within the week!

-There's not much time.

I must find a way out of here and warn Father

and the other Defenders.

If only I had Mandrake's power of telekinesis.

Hear me, little ratworm,

you must help me escape.

Listen very carefully,

the keys!

Get me the keys!

Now bring them to me.

Please hurry!

Hurry, little fella!

-We're right above Ice Station Earth!

-What do you say we drop in on them?

-Ice Robots!

-Piece of cake!

-I would not be so confident, Flash.

Where do they come from?

-Bring the Defenders to me!

-Just what I was hoping you'd say, Garax.

-Hiya, Garax!

Long time no see.

Fancy meeting you here!

-Octon, how's the galaxy's biggest bowling ball?

-Flash Gordon,

your flip attitude will soon change

when you realize there is no escape, this time.

-Oh, you mean because

Ming isn't here to botch things up?

-Silence!

Where is Ming?

-Is he missing again?

-Ming was last seen near Monitor.

What have you done with him?

-I doubt you will ever again see your lord and master again.

-You will pay for this, Defenders!

-Hey, hold on.

We didn't do Ming in!

-If not the Defenders, who could have defeated Ming?

-His son, Prince Kro-Tan!

-Kro-Tan now rules?

-No! Never!
[ … ]

-We aren't too crazy about him, either!

-We must destroy Kro-Tan!

He must not lead!

-Oh, pardon me for pointing this out,

but you chaps aren't in much of a position

to destroy anybody. -That's right!

We, on the other hand,

might be able to bring an end to Kro-Tan's reign,

all in the name of Ming, of course.

-Tell us!

-Kro-Tan has kidnapped my daughter, Jedda,

and has taken her to Mongo.

-And we want to know why.

-In the name of Ming,

we shall help you.

Kro-Tan took Jedda Walker to Mongo to make her his queen.

-What? Jedda!

Queen of Mongo?

That's as stupid as me marrying Mongor!

-Perhaps you might,

if you knew you would receive a gift

from the Weapon masters of Beta-Two!

-Tell us,

who are the Weapon masters of Beta-Two?

-The greatest armourers in the galaxy.

By an ancient pact

whenever the ruler of Mongo weds,

he receives a weapon

of ultimate power from Beta-Two.

Whatever the Weapon masters give Kro-Tan,

it will make his authority

on Mongo absolute.

-I can't wait to get my hands on Kro-Tan.

-We're not going to Mongo, Rick.

-What? Why?

-Before we can rescue Jedda and destroy Kro-Tan,

we best consult the Weapon masters of Beta-Two.

-Lothar's right.

We'll pay a visit to the Weapon masters

and check out their wedding gift.

-Quite a good speech I gave, wasn't it, Throck?

-Yes, my lord.

As good as any your father ever gave.

-You mean better than any my father gave, don't you?

-Yes, my lord,

best I ever heard!

-You see, Father?

They respect me far more than they ever did you!

Now I rule supreme, not you!

-[screams]

-Why were you trying to escape?

-I wasn't trying to escape.

I wanted to get a communicator to warn my friends.

-Warn them? About what?

-Kro-Tan!

You must know, he placed mind-bombs on each of them.

If they try to rescue me, he will destroy them all!

-Kro-Tan must not become ruler of Mongo.

There is a communication room in the next hall!

Good luck.

-Not the most welcoming piece of rock in the universe.

-How do you think the Weapon masters

will receive us, Dad?

-Like a skunk at a lawn party, Son.

-Right again, Flash.

-I can't shake that m*ssile on our tail!

-It's bigger than the shuttle!

-Hold on, guys! Hold on!

-Terrific maneuver, Flash!

-It was nothing. I could do it all over again.

-He said the communications room

was just in the next hall.

This is better be it

Come on! Clear up!

Garax?

Forty-thousand space frequencies

and I get the hotline to Ice Station Earth!

-Jedda Walker, hear me!

The Defenders are coming to rescue you!

-Why are you telling me this?

Why should I believe you?

-We are working together to dethrone Kro-Tan

to return you to your father,

and to restore Ming to his throne!

-There's no time.

Garax, tell the Defenders to remember Tad Walton.

-Jedda, my beloved,

whatever are you doing here?

-Studying the resemblance between you and your father!

-My patience grows thin, Jedda.

You would be wise not to mock me,

for I still hold the lives of the Defenders in my mind.

-It seems quite enough.

-This is your idea of quiet?

-I think they have us outgunned!

-Garax calling the Defenders, come in!

I have an urgent message from Jedda Walker.

She says to remember Tad Walton.

-Tad Walton?

Jedda's playing "Guess Who" at games at a time like this?
[ … ]

-Tad Walton-- Of course!

That's how Kro-Tan got Jedda to agree to marry him.

-Kro-Tan must have planted mind-bombs on us

the way he did with Tad!

-You mean, we're carrying bombs on us?

-I can make out no life-forms aboard those things.

They're robots. -Maybe we can get inside one.

-They definitely have us outgunned.

-That one with the big g*n is our best bet.

Somebody keep it distracted.

-Leave it to me.

-Hey, over here!

Over here!

-It's okay, Phantom.

We've got it under control. Come inside.

That should wake them up!

-Yes, what is it?

What do you want?

-Keep us covered!

Take us to the Weapon masters of Beta-Two!

-But, my young friend!

We are the Weapon masters of Beta-Two.

-Now here's a handy little-item...

but this!

-No tricks!

-Oh, I say, that is a nice one.

But, now this--

This can destroy a whole planet!

-This is wrong.

-Pardon me?

-You make weapons

that can take billions of innocent lives

and you treat it all so lightly!

-We are just doing our jobs.

How our product is used is none of our affair.

Our sole concern

is to make the finest weapons of destruction

money can buy!

-We are attending the wedding of Prince Kro-Tan.

Would you mind giving us a preview of the gift

you are bringing?

-I think we'll give him that.

-You're giving him a statue?

-Oh, that's no statue,

it's a robot.

The most powerful ever built.

Now, I'm afraid we have to load it for delivery,

which means I'll have to put you

out of the way.

To work!

Kro-Tan's wedding is only a few hours away!

-That's it!

Mandrake, can you get us out of here?

-Shouldn't be too difficult.

-Phantom, this is Flash.

Get back to the shuttle, we'll meet you on Mongo!

I'll explain later, Gordon out!

-Flash, how are we going to meet them on Mongo

to rescue Jedda if they take the shuttle?

-The way Paris rescued Helen of Troy

with the Trojan horse.

Only this time, instead of a horse,

it'll be a two-hundred foot robot!

Mandrake, do your thing.

-He's caused a chain-reaction!

It will destroy the whole planet!

To the escape pods!

-Let's not keep the wedding party waiting.

-So much for the great Weapon masters

of Beta-Two.

-A taste of their own destructive medicine!

-Now, let's find out how this thing works.

-The wedding gifts are starting to arrive, Your Highness.

-What is that?

-Aim this at your victims, Your Highness,

and it will instantly teleport them

to another part of the planet.

-Marvelous!

-And this is a gift

from the Overlord of Damothrace,

a Damonian Slime Beast!

-Make it go away, Throck!

-No, no, Majesty.

Just feed it this food pellet

and you'll have a friend for life!

-You feed him!

-It's your pet, Majesty.

-Here boy.

Did you see that, Throck?

It tried to k*ll me!

-But, Majesty, it loves you.

-Get it out of here!

-Take it to Jedda's room, have it guard her!

-Yes, Sire. Of course, Sire.

-And where's my most important gift,

the one from the Weapon masters?

-The transport from Beta Two is landing now, Majesty.

-Mandrake, you've got the best chance

of getting inside.

Go to it!
[ … ]

-Kro-Tan's orders, my lady!

I must leave this beast here to guard you!

-Foolish Kro-Tan has forgotten

about my special telepathic powers!

-Do not fear.

I am a friend!

-Were you able to warn the Defenders, Lady Jedda?

-I tried.

-Fantastic! Marvelous!

No one will oppose me with this weapon

towering by my side.

Demonstrate it for me.

-It is programmed to become operational

after you have exchanged the vows of marriage,

Your Highness!

-Well what are we waiting for?

The sooner the better!

-Mandrake!

-We've come to rescue you, my lady!

Oh dear!

-No, no!

Mandrake is our friend.

-I say, will this creature obey your commands?

-I think so!

-We might have a good use for it yet.

-But, Mandrake, the mind-bombs Kro-Tan placed on you--

-You mean these?

-Let the wedding ceremony begin!

-Do you, Prince Kro-Tan of Mongo,

take this Earthling to be your--

-I do! Hurry this on!

-And do you, Jedda Walker,

take this man to be your husband and emperor?

-I do.

-I now pronounce you emperor and queen.

You may kiss the bride.

-At last, total power is mine!

What trickery is this?

Who dares mock me thus?

-I do, Kro-Tan!

[scream]

-Down on your knees!

That is where you belong!

-Guards! Stop that thing!

-It's time we took our leave, my dear!

[laughs]

-We've given Mandrake and Jedda enough time,

let's get out of here.

-That'll scramble its circuits.

Sorry we can't stay for a piece of the wedding cake, Kro-Tan.

-Flash Gordon!

-Bring her down, Rick, they'll find us.

-Thank heaven you're safe, Jedda!

-Save the family reunions for later we've got to move!

-You will pay for this, Defenders!

My throne room!

-It's been a swell party, Kro-Tan!

-No! They can't get away!

-You'll not get off Mongo that easily, Defenders!

-Empty, Sire!

-Of course, I teleported them to random points on Mongo.

And when I've tracked them down,

they will pay for their crimes

against me.

[evil laugh]

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