03x01 - The Haunting of Castle Grayskull

[bunniefuu]

[exciting music plays]

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[ominous music plays]

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[Grayskull] Guardian,

bring forth my other weapon

so that I might wield this new power

against the Snakes.

Yes, King Grayskull.

Though I might advise caution

Eternia no longer

has the luxury of caution.

[grunts]

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[Skeletor] For so long, the truth

has been hidden from me.

[Rampage] How did you do that?

Being the ghost that haunts

these halls has its perks, I suppose.

Grayskull brought Havoc into the universe

using a ramstone just like

the one in your helmet.

From the same cave and everything?

[Skeletor] Indeed.

And now I have become

one with his true gift to Eternia.

Havoc!

Looks like I am the heir

of Grayskull after all.

Or at least I will be.

But first things first.

[Rampage] Yes. First things first.

Bring my parents back.

You said all we needed was the Sigil.

So I'm waiting.

I said I would help you get them back.

I never said that the Sigil

would be able to do it.

So the Snakes are just, what?

A bit of a twofer:

part distraction

to keep your friends busy,

part workforce to find what you

and I need to make our lives

or lack thereof complete.

What do we need now?

More of a who than a what.

[He-Man] Don't you mean whom?

You survived.

I'm not going anywhere without you.

[grunts]

We beg to differ.

[He-Man shouting]

[grunts]

[gears clanking]

[grunts]

[straining]

The game has changed, Nephew.

And you've already lost.

[rumbling]

[squealing]

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Why did it have to be snakes?

Are you guys alive?

I kinda need to know

how hard I get to hit back.

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Got it. As hard as I want.

[grunting]

[straining]

[roars]

[shouts]

[grunting]

[panting]

[roars]

[shouts]

[straining]

[squeals]

Let's try this again.

Lightning Strike!

[grunts]

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[sighs]

That wasn't so bad.

[shrieking]

And then they get back up.

He-Man, if you can hear me,

Eternos is under attack.

But Krass!

And so is everywhere else.

We aren't done here, Krass.

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[shrieking]

I have the Power!

[singer] The Power is ours ♪

It's in our so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oul ♪

The Power is ours ♪

It's in our so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oul ♪

The Power is ours ♪

Hey, we'll find our purpose ♪

'Cause we know we're worth it ♪

And we'll be remembered ♪

We are the defenders, defenders ♪

- Oh ♪

- We fight for the win ♪

We fight till the end ♪

- We fight for the win ♪

- The Power is ours ♪

It's in our soul ♪

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[Teela sighs]

Andreenos and the Berserker Islands

are officially snake-free.

[Duncan] In that their dig sites

were cleared out

and they were already gone

before we got there.

Oh, also,

do not ask the Adreenids

how they make their honey.

Because that [gags]

that can't be unknown.

Any luck getting back into Grayskull?

Locked up tight.

My sword can't even get us in.

On the plus side, it's been two weeks.

If Skeletor's ghost was able to use

the castle to conquer Eternia,

he already would have.

He must need whoever his serpos

have been digging for

to make his next move.

But who?

Are they living, or dead?

A hermit, or a mummy?

It isn't like the Snakes can talk.

Hey, have we considered

and I'm just spitballing here

calling Rampage and asking her?

[He-Man] No luck.

And we aren't calling her that.

She might not be Ram Ma'am anymore,

but she's still Krass.

Got it?

Everything started with that cave

she took Stratos to.

And the rock her dad found in it.

If I can learn more,

maybe we can undo whatever's been done

and bring her back over to our side.

Do you really think it'll be that easy?

I have to.

[low thrumming]

That's an Ancient Eternian

distress signal.

From before the Great w*r.

Leviathae.

[He-Man] Do we think the Snakes

finally made their way down there?

If they did, the Mer-folk

certainly wouldn't ask for our help.

We'll go check it out.

You and Cringer find that cave.

If nothing else, finding some way

to get through to Krass

might mean learning

what Skeletor's endgame is.

[Randor] Agreed.

We should stay together.

The Sigil re-zombifies those zombies

faster than we can beat them down.

And I don't wanna lose any more friends.

You won't.

Come on. We're Masters of the Universe.

What could happen?

Do brandish the badges, won't you?

You're representing the Court after all.

both: Yes, your majesty.

Cringer and I will be back

as soon as we can.

Ah, might I come along?

Unless you don't want my company.

The more the merrier.

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[dark music plays]

[shrieks]

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[Rampage] It'll be worth it, Mom and Dad.

I've got a lot riding

on you too, you know.

How long is this gonna take?

Finding the hidden tomb

of arguably the most dangerous being

aside for myself to ever walk Eternia?

Oh, I guess there'd be

some trial and error involved.

It is the tomb of King Grayskull,

after all.

What do we need him for?

Rampage, Rampage, Rampage.

The true power of the Castle

is that of creation itself.

But only under his command.

I use his remains to step back

onto this mortal coil,

then bring your parents back.

Voila.

But then you have the power

to do anything.

I'm quite aware.

Promise me you'll keep your word.

Don't you trust me?

No. And if you betray me,

I'll destroy the stone

in my helmet myself.

Then where will you be, huh?

[chuckles] I like you so much better

than the riff-raff

I used to hang out with.

Ugh! This is taking too long.

R'Qazz should have been part of the hunt.

Patience, R'Qazz.

Kronis knows what he's doing.

Evelyn! Blast them!

You see?

Right on schedule.

[R'Qazz] Perhaps R'Qazz could hunt

some of these serpos,

so that you might test your magic

against their Lasher champions.

Don't touch a single snake,

or I'll turn you into one.

Besides, they've no bones for you to keep.

Evelyn!

There's more to R'Qazz

than collecting bones, you know.

You could try asking R'Qazz

about himself sometime.

[Justine] Snake problem, huh?

We could always just I don't know

head back to Eternos

and let someone else handle this.

I'm sure He-Man and his friends

could get them cleaned out lickety-split.

Then you fine folks can go back

to your snake house,

and, well, then maybe I can

Ugh! Justine,

I can't with

your incessant want for freedom.

R'Qazz, why aren't her bones

on your shoulders?

Because her shoulders keep

the Tri-Klops off of R'Qazz's shoulders.

[Kronis] Evelyn!

Mm, fair point.

Wake up and get back to work.

Oh!

Oh, alrighty then.

See you at the next recharge!

[Tri-Klops] What did I miss?

Evelyn, blast them!

Blast them now!

Evelyn!

Laminae.

[high-pitched whirring]

[panting]

I finally got it to work.

So the proto Havoc

in each of these monsters

can be refined into pure wonderful Havoc.

[loud whirring]

[Lashers snarling]

[R'Qazz] The hunt is afoot!

[laughing]

Refine enough, and we're one step closer

to getting our powers back.

We're going to need a bigger refinery.

[Randor] So these are

the Mystic Mountains.

[clicking and chittering]

It would seem Webstor

is a bit of a celebrity now.

Though not as popular

as Stratos, one supposes.

[heroic music plays]

Who would be?

[laughter]

[Battle Cat] Snakes!

- [He-Man] What?

- [Randor] Where?

[hissing]

[Randor] That's certainly one way

to keep them from powering up.

Not a Lasher or Rattler in sight.

Let us hope things stay that way.

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There it is.

Stay behind me.

- Ah!

- [Battle Cat] Hold on, He-Man.

[all shouting]

[He-Man] Got you.

[Battle Cat] Got you, Your Majesty.

[grunting]

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What is this place?

It would appear to be the First Nest.

[Battle Cat] Hiss and his Snakes

emerged into Eternia

for the very first time right here.

Most thought it a legend.

[He-Man] Yeah. Well, it's real.

And covered with rocks

like the one Krass's dad found.

They seem to be calcified growths

from the pool below.

These are just like the one

in Krass's helmet.

The raw Havoc within

would explain how Skeletor's ghost

has been communicating with her.

But that could have been through

any one of these.

The rock isn't special at all.

None of them are.

Where's the temple with the hieroglyphs

that tell us how to save her?

Or a statue with a hidden compartment,

or a map, or a switch, or

One of the hardest things

about becoming a king

is that no matter how much power

you have at your disposal,

not everything can be fixed

with the flip of a switch.

[grunts]

That isn't fair.

I know, my boy.

What's happening?

The sword is trying to tell us something.

About Krass?

[low humming]

[dramatic music plays]

Back, minion of Hiss!

[He-Man grunts]

So not about Krass, then.

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[hissing]

[Tri-Klops] Excuse me.

Pardon me.

Sorry.

[screams]

[low whistle]

[Kronis]

You think Hiss did this to his own Snakes?

Hiss probably sought

the same thing the Dark Masters do.

Power.

Let's retake ours, shall we?

[grunting]

Why are we fighting?

Hiss must be destroyed!

I'm not a snake!

Does my son often fight ghosts?

Literal or metaphorical?

[Grayskull] If this is the only way

to save Eternia,

then so be it!

[shouts]

[Randor] Son! Are you all right?

But why was he using a scepter

instead of the Sword?

The Sword of Power can never be used

to bring an end to life.

If King Grayskull had to use Havoc

to defeat the Snakes,

does that mean we will, too?

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[Duncan] Uh, I don't see any Snakes.

Do you?

[Teela] No, but there's the source

of that distress call.

[Duncan] I always thought

Leviathae would be more

tropical.

Hello? We're here to help.

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Now might be a good time

for the ol' Power of Grayskull, yeah?

both: By the Power of

[Duncan] Whoa!

Was that you?

I thought it was you.

[galloping sounds approach]

No way

Fear not, Masters,

for I have returned.

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