Act III: Scene 127
Location: The sewers beneath Seattle.
* Thundarr and Ookla trot through the tunnels, searching for a way out, using the Sunsword to light their way. They arrive at the cluster of tunnels, with paths branching off in every direction. Thundarr starts down one tunnel, but Ookla grabs his arm to stop him.*
Ookla: [Not that way. That's where we met the groundlings.]
Thundarr: Aye, I know. That's why I'm heading this way.
Ookla: [What?]
Thundarr: Think about it. They came in through this way, so there must be a way out this way.
Ookla: [But not the same way out as we came in. We may have to fight our way through many groundlings.]
Thundarr: Can you think of a better way to test The Sunsword?
Ookla: [I suppose not. Lead the way.]
Act III: Scene 128
* Thundarr and Ookla continue down the tunnel. They come across the bodies of the groundlings they had slain. They backtrack the groundlings trail to a steel gate, locked with a heavy chain and padlock. Ookla grabs hold of the steel bars and prepares to rip them out when Thundarr stops him with a hand on his shoulder.*
Thundarr: Let's try The Sunsword first.
Ookla: (Shrugs) [If you say so.]
Act III: Scene 129
* Thundarr slashes at the chain with his Sunsword. The blade cuts right through the chain, and the steel bars they are wrapped around. The chain falls to the ground in pieces, the ends of the cut links glowing red hot where they had come in contact with The Sunsword's blade. Thundarr reaches out and pulls the steel gate open with ease.*
Thundarr: Lords Of Light! The Sunsword truly is the mightiest weapon in the world.
Ookla: [Even wizards will think twice about doing battle with such a weapon.]
Thundarr: Then we had best make haste. Ariel has already had more than a day's head start.
* Thundarr and Ookla step out through the gate and head towards the surface.*
Act III: Scene 130
* Two groundlings, armed with primitive spears, are standing guard outside the entrance to the sewers.*
Thundarr: (From within the sewer tunnel) Yaaaaaa-heee!
* The groundlings turn towards the barbarian's war cry, their weapons at the ready. Thundarr comes charging out of the darkness, waving his Sunsword. He slashes the blade at the groundlings twice. The first one cuts their spears in two. The second one separates their heads from their shoulders.*
Ookla: (Coming up behind Thundarr) [I would call that a successful test.]
Thundarr: Come, my friend! We must get to the horses as quickly as possible!
Act III: Scene 131
* Thundarr and Ookla run through the ruined streets of Seattle. Thundarr is in the lead, his Sunsword at the ready. Ookla is close behind, his mok bow drawn and ready to fire. A group of about a dozen groundlings comes around the corner. They're all armed with simple clubs and primitive spears. Ookla fires one arrow, then another, then another. Each one finds its mark, and hits its target with such force it goes right through and impales a groundling right behind the first one hit. Three arrows take out half the groundlings. Thundarr closes the distance quickly and slashes them with his Sunsword. One swing of the Sunsword cuts down the other six groundlings, many of them cut in half at the waist. *
Act III: Scene 132
* Thundarr and Ookla duck down an alley. About halfway down, the two of them are bombarded with javelins. Luckily, the weapons are crudely constructed and don't fly very straight. Most of the weapons miss them both. Thundarr is hit in the thigh by one javelin, while Ookla takes one in the shoulder. They look up and see at least a score of groundlings surrounding them on the rooftops. The groundlings hurl down another bunch of javelins. Thundarr slashes them out of the air with his Sunsword, and none of them hit Ookla. Ookla fires back with his bow, taking out groundling after groundling. Thundarr runs up to one of the buildings that the groundlings are hiding on and slashes the side of the building. He cuts a gash all along the side of the ancient structure, weakening it even further. The wall gives way, causing the roof to collapse, spilling groundlings to the concrete ground below. *
Act III: Scene 133
* Thundarr and Ookla come running out of the alley to find a group of about fifty groundlings about half a block away. Thundarr holds up his Sunsword and charges, screaming his battle cry. Ookla tries to cover Thundarr as best he can, firing arrow after arrow into the crowd of groundlings. Each arrow takes out two or three groundlings at a time. Then Thundarr lays into them. The groundlings fall to the power of his Sunsword like wheat before a scythe. They fall three, four, even five at a time. Every groundling unlucky enough to be caught by Thundarr's Sunsword falls to the ground in pieces. *
Act III: Scene 134
* When Ookla gets too close to use his bow any more, he tears into them with his claws. He picks them up and throws them. Raises them over his head and brings them down on his knee, breaking them in half. He crushes them to death with bear hugs. He rips their heads off. He bites their throats out. He breaks their necks. He squeezes their heads until their skulls crush and their brains burst out like they were grapes. As their numbers begin to dwindle, the remaining groundlings turn and flee. Ookla draws his bow and fires a few arrows after them.*
Act III: Scene 135
* Thundarr and Ookla are nearing the guard outpost at the edge of town they had seen the other night. There are about two dozen groundlings there ready for them. They are armed with everything from simple clubs to ancient fire axes. Thundarr and Ookla charge forward. Suddenly there are scores of groundlings coming at the two friends from all sides, charging to reinforce their guards. Ookla begins firing his arrows at the groundlings around the guard outpost. Once again his arrows take out two or three groundlings at a time. The guards spread out to try and minimize the arrows effects. Unfortunately for Ookla, he is rapidly running out of arrows. Thundarr cuts right into the guards, mowing them down several at a time. Those that manage to dodge The Sunsword's lethal fiery blade, fall within reach of Ookla's powerful claws and mighty grip. The two of them don't linger, but fight through and run out of town.*
Act III: Scene 136
* Thundarr and Ookla scramble through the bushes just outside of Seattle. They can still hear the groundlings giving chase behind them. After running up one fairly open hill, Thundarr and Ookla stop for a rest at a boulder near the top. As they look behind them, they see several groundlings scrambling up the rocky hillside. Ookla fires his last few arrows, killing a handful of groundlings and causing the others to duck for cover. Having no more arrows to shoot, Ookla picks up the huge boulder that he and Thundarr were hiding behind and hurls it down the hillside at the groundlings. A few are killed by the huge rock, others run back into the treeline.*
Thundarr: Nicely done, Old Friend!
Ookla: [Let's get the horses. I'm tired of running.]
Thundarr: So am I, my friend. So am I.
Act III: Scene 137
* Thundarr and Ookla get to where they had tethered their horses. They mount Lightning and Comet, take Chestnut by the reigns, and gallop off into the deepening gloom. Musical montage of Thundarr and Ookla riding their mounts north towards the rebel base.*
Act III: Scene 138
Location: Just outside the Kingdom Of Couver.
* Dusk has fallen on the Kingdom of Couver. Zogarr stops his horse, Hurricane, at an open space within sight of the city. He and Princess Ariel can see the lights of hundreds of candles, torches, and oil lamps flicker to life all over the land below them. Zogarr gets down off his horse, and helps Ariel do likewise. He motions to the city below.*
Zogarr: Home, sweet home, Your Highness!
Ariel: So very close, and yet so very far.
Zogarr: We shall stay here for tonight.
Ariel: Why not press on?
Zogarr: Too risky. What if Hurricane were to break his leg in the dark along the way? Most likely I'll have to put him down. Even if I don't, he'd still need several weeks of recovery time.
Ariel: I see.
Zogarr: I thought you weren't too anxious to be returned to your family.
Ariel: I'm not. But the longer it takes for you to hand me over to my stepfather, the more time my friends have to come and rescue me.
Zogarr: Then you had better pray that they never arrive. Because I will show them even less mercy than I showed your friends the other night.
Ariel: That's still more mercy than what you'll receive when you return me to my stepfather.
Zogarr: I completed my task, and quite well if I do say so myself. I have no reason to fear your stepfather, or be in need of his mercy.
Ariel: It's not his mercy you will be needing. My stepfather plans to sacrifice me to a demon lord, bringing it fully into our reality. If he succeeds, The entire world will be cast into darkness. Not only humankind, but wizards and mutants alike will be crushed under foot of the demon lord.
Zogarr: As long as I am well paid, Princess, I could care less.
Ariel: Then congratulations on being the richest man in the cemetery.
* Fade To Black.*
Act III: Scene 139
Location: Secret Rebel Base in Langley BC, Canada
* Thundarr and Ookla ride up to the entrance of the base. They get off of their mounts and tether them near by. They quickly enter through the concealed door. *
Act III: Scene 140
Location: Inside the Hidden Rebel Base.
* Thundarr and Ookla are brought to the Rebel Leader. He is busy pouring over maps of the area, as well as a map of The Kingdom Of Couver.*
Rebel Leader: So? What do you have to report?
Thundarr: We have the weapon. But Ariel has been taken.
Rebel Leader: Taken? By who?
Thundarr: We don't know. A warrior sent by Sabian. He killed all three of the guides you had sent with us. They appeared to have put up a good fight, but failed to spill his blood.
Rebel Leader: That explains what happened to one of our sentries.
Thundarr: What happened?
Rebel Leader: He disappeared while on patrol a few days after you left. It took us several days to find him. He was tied up in a cave. Whoever took him, had tortured him to death.
Thundarr: Look, we must save Ariel.
Rebel Leader: I'd love to. But even with the new recruits who have joined us after your daring escape from Sabian's dungeons, our numbers are still far too few to mount an offensive against the royal palace.
Thundarr: Ariel told me that Sabian plans on sacrificing her to a demon lord on her twenty first birthday! I don't intend to let that happen!
Rebel Leader: Well I hope you found an army willing to join us in those ruins, because her birthday's tomorrow!
Thundarr: The only army in those ruins is of groundlings, who would gladly join forces with Sabian and march against us! But I have an idea on how to defeat Sabian and his minions . . . once and for all!
Rebel Leader: With what? Big plans and delusions of grandeur?
Thundarr: No. With this!
* Thundarr takes the Sunsword from its bracer and ignites the blade, holding it high. *
Rebel Leader: What can you do with such a weapon?
Thundarr: What can't you do? I've cut through steel, wood, stone, even entire groundling bodies, and my swing hardly slowed.
Rebel Leader: Incredible. (Holds out his hand) May I?
Thundarr: I'm afraid not.
Rebel Leader: Why not?
Thundarr: The weapon is bound to me. It will obey my commands, and mine alone.
Rebel Leader: I see. So . . . What's your plan?
Thundarr: How many moks do you have in your army?
Rebel Leader: Maybe a dozen or so, I think.
Thundarr: Okay. And how many humans do you have who can speak mok?
Rebel Leader: A few. They're not as fluent as you seem to be, but they know enough to get by.
Thundarr: They don't need to be fluent, just know enough to get the idea across.
Rebel Leader: Why? What are you planning?
Thundarr: Tomorrow morning, all of the moks in your army will sneak into the slave pits and start freeing the slaves. Whatever humans you have who can speak mok will go with them to help translate their intentions. Once they've freed the slaves, they will pick up any picks, shovels, pipes, or anything else they can find to use as weapons, and attack the guard barracks.
Rebel Leader: Many of those slaves are near starvation and worked to exhaustion. They won't make much of an attack force.
Thundarr: Their strength will be in number and surprise. Besides, they're only part of the plan.
Rebel Leader: So what's the rest of the plan?
Thundarr: You and the rest of your men will accompany me and Ookla to Sabian's palace. We storm the place. You keep the palace guards occupied while Ookla and I find Princess Ariel and rescue her.
Rebel Leader: That's your plan?
Thundarr: Do you have a better one?
Rebel Leader: No.
Thundarr: Then we had better get started.
Act III: Scene 141
Location: The Kingdom Of Couver
*Zogarr and Princess Ariel ride Hurricane into the city. The citizens of Couver step aside as the two ride by on their way to the palace. They cross the drawbridge and enter the courtyard. Zogarr dismounts and helps Ariel down off of his horse. He hands the reigns to a mutant guard and leads Ariel into the palace. He pushes past the guards and marches her right into The Royal Audience Hall. Sabian is sitting on his throne, his queen by his side. The wizard glares down at his stepdaughter.*
Sabian: You have been most troublesome, young lady.
Ariel: Evidently not troublesome enough.
Sabian: You will soon learn your proper place. (To his guards) Take her away! Have her hands bound in irons, and prepare her for tomorrow's . . . celebration!
*Pig-mutants rush to obey their master's command. She struggles against their grip, but they drag her away none the less. Sabian motions to a pair of human slaves. They carry in a wooden chest filled with gold coins, gemstones, and jewelry. They set it down before Zogarr and open it so he can see the contents.*
Sabian: As promised. As much gold and jewels as you can carry.
Zogarr: Much obliged.
*Zogarr squats down to lift the heavy wooden chest. As he does, Sabian holds up his hand and signals for him to stop.*
Sabian: How would you like to double your fee?
Zogarr: How so?
Sabian: Tomorrow night is very important to my people. I cannot afford to let anything disturb tomorrow's ceremony. All I ask is for you to remain here and add your . . . unique talents . . . to my security force.
Zogarr: So I play bodyguard for a day, and I walk away with two chests of gold?
Sabian: That's the idea.
Zogarr: In that case, I accept.
Sabian: I thought you might.
*Zogarr picks up his chest of treasure and carries it away. Two pig-mutants accompany him to his guest room. Sabian smiles evilly beneath his helmet, then stands and stalks out of the Audience Hall towards his bedchamber. Queen Lee sits for a moment longer. Her hands clasp the arms of her throne, shaking for a moment. Then she stands and obediently follows her husband.*
*Fade To Black.*