Act III: Scene 142
Location: Rebel Headquarters
* The rebels gather their arms and equipment. Ookla and the other moks fill their quivers with mok arrows. The rebels blacken their faces with make-up. Rebel scouts arms themselves with bows and arrows and head out ahead of the rebel forces.*
Act III: Scene 143
Location: Kingdom Of Couver, Royal Bath House
* Princess Ariel is lead into the bath house by half naked slave girls. The bath is filled with water, multi-coloured flower petals floating upon the surface. Ariel's wrists are bound in front of her, chained with heavy bronze shackles. The slave girls help Ariel out of her torn and filthy dress. Once she's naked, they help her step into the bath. They take up soaking wet sponges and wash Princess Ariel's naked skin.*
Act III: Scene 144
Location: The Ruins of Cloverdale.
* Rebel forces run through the Farmlands, scattered to prevent easy detection. Thundarr and Ookla ride Lightning and Comet towards Couver, Chestnut following. *
Act III: Scene 145
Location: Kingdom Of Couver, Royal Bath House
* The slave girls are in the bath, there's no sign of Ariel. She suddenly stands up, splashing through the surface of the water. The slave girls lead Princess Ariel out of the bath. They pick up thick, plush towels and towel off the princess.*
Act III: Scene 146
Location: The Ruins Of Vancouver
* The rebel forces are sneaking through the ruined city streets. Thundarr and Ookla lead their mounts through the streets. A group of about 24 moks and a like number of humans sneak into the slave pits. They quietly sneak up upon the slaves. The moks use their superhuman strength to break the slaves' chains, the humans break the chains with hand axes. The slaves pick up their tools and follow their saviors from the pits.*
Act III: Scene 147
Location: Royal Bath House
* The slave girls dress Princess Ariel for the ceremony. They dress her in a light blue halter leotard, with a golden "Chevron Style" triple barred trim about the waist. There's also a golden trim about the edge of the neck and thighs. They place a golden circlet upon her head, then comb her hair through the circlet. They then put golden bracers onto her forearms, and golden "go-go boots" on her feet. They lead her out of The Royal Bath House.*
Act III: Scene 148
Location: Kingdom Of Couver, Guard Barracks
* The human slaves and their rebel allies sneak up on the guard barracks. Most of the guards are still asleep. The moks break down the doors and rip out the windows to the barracks. The freed slaves pour into the openings and attack the pig-mutants in their beds. The assault is fast and bloody. The freed slaves take up the weapons of the slain pig-mutants and follow the rebels out of the barracks.*
Act III: Scene 149
Location: Royal Palace
* Zogarr The Barbarian, accompanied by four pig-mutants, take custody of Princess Ariel and accompany her to Sabian's spell casting chamber. Waiting for them in the chamber are Sabian The Wizard, Queen Lee, and a human slave girl chained to the stone sacrificial table. There is a large inverted pentacle, made of what appears to be gold, up against one wall. Zogarr takes Princess Ariel over to the pentacle and chains her wrists to the two top points of the arcane symbol.*
Sabian: Thank you, Zogarr. You may leave now. Take the mutants with you. I shall meet you with your reward shortly.
Zogarr: Aye, Lord Sabian. As you wish.
Zogarr and the four pig-mutants exit the casting chamber. Sabian closes the door behind them and locks it from across the room with a simple wave of his hand. He turns to his stepdaughter.
Sabian: Let's get started, shall we?
* Ariel spits in his face. Sabian wipes her spit away with his hand, then turns towards his summoning table.*
Act III: Scene 150
Location: Just outside the Royal Palace Walls, just in front of the moat.
* Ookla sneaks along the edge of the moat. The morning sun is just coming up over the eastern horizon. Ookla drops down to one knee and pretends to adjust one of his boots. From out of hiding comes Thundarr, running across the street towards the mok. Ookla laces his fingers together, forming a cup with his hands, and waits for his friend. Thundarr steps into the cupped hands of Ookla and is given a mighty boost as he leaps towards the Royal Palace's outer wall. Thundarr does a forward somersault once, twice, three times. On the third rotation, Thundarr straightens out his body so that he's flying towards the castle wall feet first. Two pig-mutant guards stand up and take notice of this blonde barbarian hurtling through the air at them. Before either of them can act, one of them takes two feet full in the chest with enough force to knock him from the catwalk*
Act III: Scene 151
Location: The catwalk on top of the castle walls, just over the drawbridge.
* The second pig-mutant grabs for his taser rifle. Thundarr grabs it as well, and the two of them begin wrestling over it. The weapon fires off accidentally a couple of times. Thundarr takes advantage of these misfires and aims the barrel at the other pair of mutant guards positioned at the drawbridge controls. The weapon fires a couple more times, shocking the two other pig-mutants, stunning them. Thundarr then headbutts the pig-mutant he's wrestling with right between the eyes. This stuns the guard, and allows Thundarr to pull the taser rifle from its cloven hands. Thundarr then bashes it in the face with the butt of the weapon, backing it up to the wall. Thundarr then turns the weapon around and shoots the mutant, point blank range. It tumbles over the wall and falls several feet down into the moat below.*
Act III: Scene 152
Location: The Ruins Of Vancouver, right across from the drawbridge of The Royal Palace.
* Ookla waits anxiously at the edge of the moat, his mok bow drawn and ready. The rebels and many of the freed slaves are waiting in their hiding places, eager to get some retribution.*
Act III: Scene 153
Location: The catwalk on top of the castle wall, just over the drawbridge.
* Thundarr walks over to the giant spool of heavy chain and the crank/lock mechanism which controls the drawbridge. He takes out his Sunsword, ignites the blade, then cuts through the chain. The drawbridge shifts slightly, then groans under the strain of only one chain holding it up. Just then, a pair of crossbow bolts fly past him. One sticks into the wooden wheel the chain wraps around, the other flies past Thundarr's ear, missing him by mere inches. Thundarr whirls around and fires the taser rifle at the guards who had shot at him. The two pig-mutants are hit by the lightning-like blasts and collapse on the catwalk twitching. Thundarr runs over to the other crank and cuts the other chain with his Sunsword. The drawbridge shifts again, creaks slightly as it slowly begins to fall. Then the drawbridge picks up speed until it comes crashing down to the ground with a shuddering 'BOOM'. Thundarr ducks behind the crank as two more crossbow bolts dig deeply into it. Thundarr fires back with the taser rifle, once again immobilizing the pig-mutant guards.*
Act III: Scene 154
Location: The Royal Courtyard
* As the sound of the drawbridge falling echoes throughout the ruins of Vancouver, The Royal Courtyard fills up with pig-mutant mercenaries and battle-droid guards. The battle-droids are all armed with taser rifles. The pig-mutants are armed with a variety of medieval weaponry. *
Act III: Scene 155
Location: The Ruins Of Vancouver, right across from the now lowered drawbridge of The Royal Palace.
* Rebels, moks, and slaves burst forth from their hiding places. They charge the palace. Ookla leads the way across the drawbridge, firing his mok bow at the palace guards as he runs.*
Act III: Scene 156
Location: The catwalk on top of the castle wall.
* Thundarr runs along the catwalk, firing the taser rifle into the courtyard as he goes. He doesn't waste time stopping and aiming. He simply fires into the crowd to keep them from coordinating their defenses.*
Act III: Scene 157
Location: The main gates of the castle walls.
* The rebels storm the castle gates. Ookla and the other moks enter the gates and scatter to the sides, firing their mok bows into the defenders. Many of the rebels that are right behind them are armed with confiscated taser rifles. Lightning like blasts of energy are exchanged back and forth, fighters on both sides falling stunned to the ground. Those not armed with taser rifles are armed with bows and crossbows. The human fired arrows and crossbow bolts are less effective against the battle droids, but prove most deadly against the pig-mutants. Finally come the rebels armed with traditional kung fu weaponry, and the recently freed slaves armed with anything they can get their hands on. The two opposing forces charge into the courtyard and clash in a terribly bloody battle.*
Act III: Scene 158
Location: The catwalk on the castle wall, above the battle.
* Thundarr walks along the catwalk, cutting down any mutants or battle droids that get in his way. He looks down into the courtyard and sees a large group of pig-mutants had managed to form ranks. They are flanked by smaller groups of battle droids on all sides. Thundarr leaps into the midst of their group.*
Thundarr: Yaaaaaaa-heee!
Act III: Scent 159
Location: The Royal Courtyard
* Thundarr lands on a bunch of pig-mutants in the middle of the group, knocking them all to the ground. Thundarr springs up, his Sunsword ignited, swinging wildly. The pig-mutants fall before his blade like wheat to a scythe. They try and attack with their weapons, only to have the weapons, and often the limbs that carried them, cut to pieces. They try and parry the Sunsword with their weapons and shields, only to have them cut to pieces, and the pig-mutants who carried them. Soon the only mutants in the group that are still alive are those who just had an arm or leg lopped off. Thundarr tears into the battle droids, cutting them down with little if any resistance. The droids are just too slow and clumsy to stand up to the Sunsword.*
Act III: Scene 160
Location: Sabian's Conjuring Chamber
* Sabian removes his helmet and his gauntlets, revealing his hideously deformed face and hands. He picks up his flamberge bladed dagger and walks towards the slave girl chained to the sacrificial table. The slave girl struggles against her chains, begging for her life. Princess Ariel, too, struggles against her chains. Queen Lee watches her husband with a passive expression. Her hand twitches slightly as he approaches the sacrificial table. Sabian places his left hand on the slave girl's forehead and pushes it down, exposing her throat. Then with a single stroke, he slashes her throat. He steps back, chanting the words to the summoning spell. The slave girl's blood begins filling in the grooves of the arcane symbols etched into the floor.*
Act III: Scene 161
Location: Royal Courtyard
* Thundarr and Ookla fight their way through the palace guards and meet up with each other. The rebel leader fights his way through the palace guards and meets up with them. There is a momentary lull in the fighting, allowing the three of them to catch their breath.*
Thundarr: We're never going to find Ariel this way!
Ookla: [What do you suggest?]
Rebel Leader: You two head for the palace! We can hold them here!
Thundarr: How do we find her once we're inside?
Rebel Leader: If Sabian is summoning a demon, they would be in his Summoning Chamber! That's located downstairs, in the sub-basement!
Thundarr: Thank you, my friend!
Ookla: [Let's go!]
* Thundarr and Ookla run out into the melee. Thundarr cuts through pig-mutants and battle-droids with his Sunsword. Those that don't fall to Thundarr's Sunsword are torn apart by Ookla's claws. The two of them fight their way to the palace doors. Thundarr cuts through the doors and he kicks them open. Thundarr and Ookla run through the destroyed doors.*
Act III: Scene 162
Location: Sabian's Summoning Chamber
* The slave girl's blood completely fills the arcane symbols carved into the floor. Green lightning leaps up from the five corners of the pentacle on the floor, converging at one point just above the sacrificed slave girl's body. The green glowing image of the horned demon's head manifests itself in the room. Sabian watches this with a wicked smile. Princess Ariel struggles even harder against her chains. Queen Lee watches this passively. Her lip begins to quiver and her fingers continue to twitch. The translucent white and light blue image of the sacrificed slave girl's spirit rises from her body. The demon head looks down at the sacrificial spirit and smiles impossibly wide. It opens its fang filled mouth and bites down on the girl's spirit. The upper half of her torso disappears into its mouth.*
Act III: Scene 163
Location: Hall inside The Royal Palace
* Thundarr and Ookla are running through the halls of the Royal Palace. They come upon a heavy set of double doors. Ookla kicks them down. The doors fly in off of their hinges. Thundarr and Ookla enter a length of hallway with four decorative suits of plate mail armour standing up against the wall, two to the right and two to the left. Standing there waiting for them are Zogarr and four heavily armed pig-mutants. The mutants charge the two intruders. Thundarr cuts through the battle ax of one mutant and then cuts its head off with two swift strokes of his Sunsword. Ookla catches the mace that the other mutant swings at him with one hand, then slashes its throat with the claws of his other hand twice, once forwards then once in the reverse direction. As the mutant grabs its throat with both hands and chokes on its own blood, Ookla puts it out of its misery by grabbing its head with both hands and snapping its neck. *
* Thundarr grips his Sunsword with both hands and raises it overhead for a downward strike. The second mutant that had attacked him cowers under its shield. Thundarr brings the fiery blade of the Sunsword down onto the mutant's shield. Both the shield and the pig-mutant behind it are cut in two. The last pig-mutant grips its battle ax in both hands and raises it over its head to attack Ookla with it. Ookla grabs the mutant by its wrists with one hand, then drives his clawed fingers into its gut with his other. He pushes the mutant backwards, up against the wall, then grabs its face with his bloodied hand. With one mighty shove, he slams the back of the mutant's skull into the wall, shattering it and leaving a bloody smear on the wall. The two of them turn and face Zogarr. The dark haired barbarian has powered up his Power Ax and is standing there watching them with a smile on his face.*
Zogarr: At last! A challenge!
Ookla: [Let's get him!]
Thundarr: Stand back, Ookla! This one's mine!
* Thundarr and Zogarr circle each other, Sunsword and Power Ax humming with power. Thundarr pushes forward with a fierce series of blows with The Sunsword. He attacks Zogarr high and low, slashing and thrusting. Zogarr ducks, dodges, and parries every strike. Thundarr backs Zogarr up against one of the suits of armour. Thundarr slashes at the other barbarian, but Zogarr dodges aside and all Thundarr manages to do is cut the suit of armour in two. Zogarr backs away, waving his Power Ax in a figure 8 pattern in front of him as he does so. *
Zogarr: Nicely done, Thundarr. But how good are you at defense?
* Zogarr goes on the attack, swinging his Power Ax at Thundarr both high and low. Thundarr ducks, dodges, and parries with his Sunsword as best he can. Now it's Thundarr who is backed up to a suit of armour. Zogarr brings his Power Ax down from overhead in a downward chop. Thundarr dives out of the way, tumbling into a forward roll to regain his footing. Zogarr's Power Ax misses terribly, destroying the suit of armour. Thundarr whirls The Sunsword about in an impressive display of swordsmanship.*
Thundarr: You are strong, Zogarr! I'll give you that!
Zogarr: Stronger than you!
Thundarr: Maybe. But not smarter!
* Thundarr goes right back on the attack, slashing at Zogarr from every conceivable angle. Just as before, Zogarr parries and dodges every blow. Thundarr attempts a slash at Zogarr's legs. Zogarr dives over the Sunsword and tumbles into a forward roll, much as Thundarr had earlier. The Sunsword accidentally cuts through the armoured legs of another suit of armour, sending it sprawling onto the floor.*
Zogarr: Not bad, boy! Your sword is nearly the equal of my ax!
Thundarr: The Sunsword has no equal! It is your ax which comes up second to my blade!
Zogarr: Perhaps, boy. But how well can you handle it?
* Zogarr goes on the attack again. Thundarr has a devil of a time keeping his Sunsword's fiery blade in line with Zogarr's Power Ax. Zogarr manages to force Thundarr to stumble backwards into the last remaining suit of armour. Thundarr desperately dives aside as Zogarr swings his Power Ax. The energized blade cuts through the armour and obliterates a chunk of the stone wall behind it. Zogarr raises the ax up over his head and attempts to bring it down upon the prone Thundarr. Thundarr rolls aside at the last second, and the Power Ax obliterates a chunk of the stone floor right where Thundarr was laying a moment earlier. Thundarr desperately kicks Zogarr in the face, then rolls away from him. Thundarr nips up to his feet and stands with his Sunsword at the ready. Zogarr shakes off the effects of the kick to his face, then turns and faces Thundarr with a sneer and a growl.*
Act III: Scene 164
Location: Sabian's Summoning Chamber
* The demon head is finishing devouring the spirit of the sacrificed slave girl. As the demon head finishes its meal, its body begins to come more fully into this reality. It is now squatting on the summoning chamber floor. It's still translucent, as it still hasn't fully manifested in this reality, but it is no longer just a floating disembodied head. It is huge, much bigger than a man. Its arms are long and powerful looking. Its hands are vaguely human looking, but much larger and ending in wicked looking claws. Its legs are much shorter than its arms, and are kept bent at the knees, giving the creature a vaguely ape-like appearance. Its head is large, with a shark-like mouth, bull-like horns, and otherwise kinda ape-like. Sprouting from its back are a pair of large bat-like wings. When extended, they likely have better than a 20' wingspan. Sabian watches the appearance of the creature with a look of evil glee and pride.*
Sabian: Yes! Here is your vassal, My Lord! As I promised! Take her! Make her yours! Then give me my reward!
* The demon lord turns towards the bound form of Princess Ariel. The creature seems to smile. Then it opens its mouth wide and exhales a beam of radiant green energy. Ariel closes her eyes in anticipation. At the last second, Queen Lee runs in between the demon lord and her daughter, taking the brunt of the demon's energy herself.*
Sabian: No!
Ariel: Mother!
Queen Lee: Ariel . . . I . . . love . . . you . . .
Sabian: You can't be the demon's host! Only a sorcerer can contain such potent energy!
* The last of the demon's energy empties into Queen Lee. As it does so, the image of the demon disappears. Once the demon lord vanishes, Queen Lee collapses to the floor. Her skin turns a bright green in colour. Queen Lee get to her hands and knees. Her entire body grows to be much larger than normal. Her gown stretches and rips apart as she becomes too large for the garment. Her hands become larger, the fingers longer, and long black claws grow from her finger tips. Large, bat-like wings sprout from her shoulder blades. She throws her head back and screams in agony. Her face twists and contorts, bull-like horns sprout from her head, and her teeth become shark-like fangs. *
Act III: Scene 165
Location: The hall inside The Royal Palace.
* Thundarr and Zogarr circle each other, their weapons glowing in the gloom. Thundarr strikes with a brief flurry of attacks, then backs up and parries as Zogarr retaliates in kind.*
Zogarr: You're good.
Thundarr: So are you.
Zogarr: I'm better than good. I'm the best!
Thundarr: We shall see about that!
* Thundarr and Zogarr collide once more, each anticipating and countering the others moves. Thundarr attempts to slash Zogarr across the neck, but Zogarr ducks underneath the attack. However The Sunsword does manage to cut two of the horns off of the back of Zogarr's helmet. Thundarr kicks them over to Zogarr.*
Thundarr: Lose something, Zogarr?
Zogarr: There are plenty more where those came from, Thundarr!
Thundarr: And I look forward to cutting them all from your head!
Zogarr: And I look forward to replacing them all with your own teeth!
* Zogarr charges forward, swinging his Power Ax. Thundarr parries every blow with practiced skill. Then Thundarr ducks under a swing meant to take his head off. He counters with a slash across Zogarr's chest. Zogarr moves his Power Ax to parry, but accidentally places the steel handle in the path of The Sunsword's blade and not The Power Ax's empowered blade. As a result, The Sunsword cuts right through the ax handle, destroying The Power Ax's power source, and continuing on to slash through Zogarr's chest, cutting deeply into both lungs but missing the heart. Zogarr drops to his knees, a look of shock and disbelief on his face. Thundarr stands over him, his Sunsword raised in the air to make his final blow. Zogarr raises the head of his ruined Power Ax in a pitiful attempt to parry the coming blow. Thundarr chops downward, cutting through the remains of the Power Ax as though it wasn't even there, and severing Zogarr's right arm at the shoulder. Zogarr cries out in agony and lies on the floor, moaning in pain and clutching his injured shoulder, as he desperately gasps for breath. Ookla walks up next to Thundarr and places a furry hand on the barbarian's shoulder.*
Ookla: [Are you going to finish him?]
Thundarr: After what he's done? This is the ending he deserves! Come! We must find Ariel!
A woman's scream echoes down the hall.
Thundarr: Ariel!
Ookla: [We're coming Ariel!]
Thundarr and Ookla follow the noise down the hall.
Act III: Scene 166
Location: Sabian's Summoning Chamber
* Queen Lee's transformation into the demon lord is now complete. It is hunched down on the floor, right at Princess Ariel's feet. Sabian cautiously walks up to the demon lord that was once his wife. Before he can say or do anything, the demon lord backhands him across the face, sending him flying into the wall with such force some of the mortar crumbles from the impact. The demon lord stands up to his full height and screams in rage.*
Demon: You fool! I was to have taken over the girl's body! Now I am forced to inhabit her mother's frail form!
Clutching his ribs, Sabian desperately tries to get back to his feet. The demon lord turns from the wizard to the sorceress.
Demon: And YOU! It is YOUR fault that your mother had broken my wizard's thrall over her! YOU are the reason I am stuck here in this body! And it is precisely for that reason that I shall make you suffer most horribly!
Act III: Scene 167
Location: Sabian's Summoning Chamber
* The blade of The Sunsword stabs through the stone wall. With the greatest of ease, the Sunsword cuts through the wall surrounding the chamber door, then across the bottom. One mok roar and a primal scream later, and Thundarr and Ookla have just kicked in the chamber door, plus a good sized piece of the surrounding wall with it.*
Ariel: Thundarr! Ookla!
Thundarr: Ariel!
Ookla: [Ariel!]
Thundarr: Get away from her, demon! Or know Thundarr's fury!
* Thundarr charges the demon with his Sunsword held high. The demon merely swats him away as though he were but a minor pest. Ookla jumps on the demon's back and wraps his arms around its neck in a powerful choke hold. The demon manages to pry Ookla's arms free then hurls him into Sabian. The mok and the wizard collapse in a heap. Thundarr and Ookla both manage to get to their feet rather quickly. *
Thundarr: Ookla. We're going to need Ariel's help to defeat this demon creature. I'll distract the beast while you free Ariel so that she can use her sorcery.
Ookla: [You got it, Old Friend!]
Act III: Scene 168
* Thundarr runs straight at the demon again, this time with Ookla flanking it at the same time. The demon tries to swat Thundarr away again. This time Thundarr ducks under the swing and strikes back with the Sunsword. To Thundarr's shock and horror, The Sunsword has no effect against the demon. But the attack provided Ookla with the distraction he needed to get to Princess Ariel. He grabs hold of her bronze shackles and pulls them apart. Ariel is now free of the pentacle, so she and Ookla regroup with Thundarr.*
Ariel: Thanks for the assist.
Thundarr: Are you well?
Ariel: As well as can be expected. Now what?
Thundarr: Now we finish it! We end Sabian's evil, once and for all!
Ariel: Right! You two keep the demon busy, I've got a score to settle with Sabian!
Thundarr: As you wish. Ookla! Into battle!
Ookla: [Let's show this demon who's boss!]
Act III: Scene 169
* Ookla pulls a support beam from the wall and charges at the demon, wielding the beam as a club. Thundarr is by Ookla's side, his Sunsword held high. Princess Ariel heads towards her stepfather, her hands glowing with golden magical power. Sabian is only now regaining his feet after the attack by the demon.*
Ariel: You betrayed your country. You betrayed my parents. And you betrayed me. What have you got to say for yourself?
Sabian: Betrayed? How did I betray you? I've made this kingdom the envy of every wizard on the west coast!
Ariel: You swore an oath to protect King and country from harm! You murdered my father then turned our beloved kingdom into a country of fear and tyranny!
Sabian: Your father was a fool! Peaceful kingdoms are merely targets for more aggressive kingdoms to conquer! I was sick of being his royal puppet, so I took the throne and I ensured that no one would ever mistakenly see us as weak again!
Ariel: You turned my mother into a walking sex toy!
Sabian: And I taught you to be a sorceress.
Ariel: I was born a sorceress! You just taught me how to control my power!
Sabian: And now it's time to see how well you learned your lessons!
* Sabian hurls a blast of magical energy at Ariel. Princess Ariel deflects it with her own spell, then counters with a spell of her own. Sabian dodges out of the way, then counters with another spell. Ariel ducks under the blast, then dives aside as the spell causes an explosion behind her. She comes up firing multiple short bursts of energy at Sabian. Sabian conjures a shield of energy to deflect the spell, then retaliates with another of his own. This continues back and forth for several minutes, with neither combatant getting the upper hand. The somatic gestures of the spells look almost like kung fu stances, making the magical duel look rather like a contest between two martial artists who never come close to touching.*
Act III: Scene 170
* Thundarr and Ookla battle the demon. No matter how hard they hit the creature, or where, they can't seem to hurt it. The demon shoots beams of white energy at Thundarr from its eyes. Thundarr deflects the beams back at the demon with his Sunsword, inflicting the first injury upon the creature this entire battle. Once it's knocked down, Ookla hits it with the heavy support beam. The beam hits the demon with such force it breaks in two. The demon kicks Ookla in the chest, sending him flying into the wall. Mortar crumbles under the impact, and dust and a few stones fall from the ceiling. Thundarr helps Ookla back to his feet.*
Thundarr: Demon Dogs! Not even The Sunsword can harm this creature!
Ookla: [How are we going to defeat it?]
Thundarr: I don't know! Maybe Ariel's sorcery can help! We just have to keep it busy until she can finish her battle with Sabian!
Ookla: [Then let's not waste any more time!]
* Ookla picks up a stone table and holds it in front of him as he charges forward, like a shield of sorts, while Thundarr follows behind with his Sunsword held at the ready.*
Act III: Scene 171
* Sabian and Princess Ariel circle each other, both ready to strike. Ariel's hands are glowing a golden yellow while Sabian's glow a bright jade green. *
Sabian: You've been far too much trouble for far too long, little girl.
Ariel: I'm going to see to it you die a traitor's death.
Sabian: Insolent child!
* Sabian fires twin beams of energy at Ariel. Princess Ariel deflects them away from her by conjuring a shield of energy. The beams of energy hit the body of the sacrificed slave girl. The body disintegrates into dust in mere seconds. Ariel counters with a spell of her own. Sabian ducks under the twin energy blasts of her spell. They strike a large bronze gong hanging on the wall behind him and ricochets off to hit him in the back. The force of the blow throws Sabian forward, tumbling head over heals to land flat on his back on the sacrificial table. Ariel quickly casts another spell, animating the steel chains to lock the manacles onto Sabian's wrists and ankles, leaving him helpless and unable to work his magic.*
Act III: Scene 172
* Ookla and Thundarr have battled the demon to a stalemate. Neither side is able to gain an advantage over the other. The demon had tried its energy attacks several times, only to have them thwarted by Thundarr's Sunsword. The demon, the mok, and the barbarian all circle each other, each one searching for a weakness. Princess Ariel comes up behind the demon and casts a spell, binding the demon with ribbons of golden energy.*
Ariel: Come on! We don't have much time!
Thundarr: Ariel! You're okay!
Ariel: We don't have time for a reunion right now! We have toget out of here right away!
Thundarr: Why? I don't understand!
Ariel: My mother sacrificed herself to keep me from being possessed by the demon! It took her body whole, consuming her! Sabian said that only a sorcerer's body can contain that much demonic energy! That's why it needed me as its vassal!
Thundarr: I still don't understand!
Ariel: Mother wasn't a sorceress! Her body can't contain the type of energy she absorbed. She's going to explode at any moment! And she'll take everything around her as well!
Ookla: [In that case, I vote we leave now!]
Thundarr: Right! Come on!
* Ariel and Ookla run out the door into the hall. Thundarr stays behind for a moment and slashes through another support beam with his Sunsword, then leaves. The support beam collapses, and the ceiling begins to cave in on Sabian and the demon.*
Act III: Scene 173
* Thundarr, Ariel, and Ookla run through the halls trying to escape the upcoming explosion. They run through the hall where Thundarr had battled Zogarr. The slain pig-mutants are still there, as is Zogarr's severed arm and what's left of his Power Ax, but Zogarr's body is conspicuously absent. They get out into the Royal Courtyard. There they find that the rebels have defeated the mutant and droid army, and are separating their dead from their wounded.*
Thundarr: Run! Flee! Get out of here!
Rebel Leader: What is it? What's wrong?
Ariel: The palace is about to explode! Get everyone as far way from here as you can!
Rebel Leader: You heard Her Highness! Everyone move! Flee! Run as far from the palace as you can, as fast as possible!
Act III: Scene 174
* Rebels and freed slaves begin running for the palace gates in a panic. Thundarr puts his fingers in his mouth and blows an ear piercing whistle. Lightning, Chestnut, and Comet all come galloping across the drawbridge to the barbarian's call. Thundarr, Ariel, and Ookla mount their steeds and gallop out of the courtyard and across the drawbridge.*
* A green glow begins to emanate from beneath the pile of rubble in Sabian's chamber.*
* Thundarr, Ariel, and Ookla reach the ruins of what was once Granville Street in downtown Vancouver. They turn their mounts to the south and gallop at top speed. There is an ancient automobile overturned in the middle of the road. Thundarr and Lightning jump the obstacle with ease. Princess Ariel and Chestnut also easily leap over the ancient vehicle. Ookla attempts to jump the car, but Comet doesn't quite clear it and squashes the obstacle flat.*
* The green glow emanating from beneath the rubble in Sabian's chamber is glowing even more brightly.*
* Thundarr, Ariel, and Ookla reach the remains of The Granville Street Bridge. Just as the hooves of their mounts hit the ancient concrete of the bridge, the palace explodes. The force and the debris of the explosion is rapidly heading towards them. Every building, vehicle, and ruin caught in the approaching cloud gets torn to pieces. The three companions ride their mounts as fast as they can go, and yet the force of the explosion is gaining on them. Then they see that the bridge is out, and very shortly they will have nowhere to go but down. *
Ariel: Keep riding! Don't stop! Don't slow down!
* Princess Ariel spurs Chestnut forward. She raises a hand out in front of her and casts a spell. A bridge of golden light stretches from where their road ends to the far end of the bridge. Ariel rides Chestnut out onto the magical bridge without even slowing the mare's pace. Thundarr and Ookla follow on their mounts. The edge of the explosion is nipping at their heels, but seems to be losing momentum. By the time Thundarr, Ariel, and Ookla get to the other side of the bridge, the danger had passed. Still, they don't slow their mounts until they reach the ruined intersection of Granville and Broadway. Then they bring their steeds to a halt, turn and watch as the cloud of destruction lingers over what was once the ruins of downtown Vancouver.*
Act III: Scene 175
Thundarr: So, Princess. What do you intend to do now?
Ariel: I hadn't really given it much thought. What about you?
Thundarr: With this new found power I have, I figured I would travel the world. There are many wizards in this world. Wizards like your stepfather, who rule those weaker than them through fear and intimidation. I figure it's about time someone gave them an idea of just what that feels like.
Ariel: A taste of their own medicine, eh?
Thundarr: Aye.
Ariel: And what of you, Ookla?
Ookla: [I go where Thundarr goes.]
Thundarr: That's right. Ookla and I are a team.
Ookla: [Not just a team. We're family.]
Ariel: Would you two mind if I joined you?
Thundarr: Don't you have a kingdom to rebuild?
Ariel: What kingdom? My parents are dead. My palace is destroyed. Most of my royal subjects were likely killed in that explosion. Even if any survived, whatever's left of them could hardly be called a hamlet. And even with a city full of people, the kingdom that my ancestors built, and my parents maintained, died years ago when I was a little girl. Sabian made certain of that.
Ookla: [I'm sorry.]
Ariel: So?
Thundarr: So, I couldn't think of anyone I would rather have join us than you.
Ookla: [Hear – hear!]
* Thundarr takes Ariel into his arms and kisses her passionately. She returns his affections with equal energy. Ookla gives them a meaningful cough, and the two of them break up their PDA. Thundarr gets Lightning to rear up on his hind legs.*
Thundarr: Ariel! Ookla! RIIIIIIDE!
* Thundarr and Lightning starts galloping off into the sunset. Princess Ariel laughs and spurs Chestnut to follow. Ookla laughs as well and spurs Comet on to follow his two friends towards future adventures.*