All language subtitles for Hercules - The Legendary Journeys - 02x24 - The Cave of Echoes

Sure is pretty countryside.
So who is this girl who's in trouble?

- Don't know.
- Well, what about Elopius

- the guy who sent for us?
- Don't know him, either.

D'ya have any idea what
kind of trouble she's in?

Nope.

Did it ever occur to you that
you might be too trusting?

What if this is just a big
set-up or some sort of trap?

Then we'll have to fight our way
out of it like we always do.

You know, that's what
I like about you, Hercules.

You never lack confidence.

Sometimes it's the only
thing that gets you through.

Now, do you mind?

I know, I know, shut up,
and enjoy the scenery.

Come on, let's talk this over.
For a bunch of civic leaders,

you're really not being very
high-minded about this.

- Civic leaders? You called us crooks.
- I was only writing the truth.

The truth? The truth is,
you're gonna hang.

- But that's illegal!
- 'But,' nothing, you troublemaking rodent.

Get ready to take your last ride.

Enough horsing around,
don't cha think?

Sounds to me like this
man didn't have a fair trial.

- Hi, how you doin'?
- Don't you guys understand

that hanging is an archaic
and barbaric institution?

- I'm sorry.
- Hey! I'm not complaining.

- All right, gimme your best shot.
- We liked the old odds better.

Come on. We've got places to go.

Yeah.

Oh, sorry.

Just one question, big fella!
You got a name?

Hercules? And Iolaus? I'm a big
fan of both of you, believe me!

- I know all about your adventures.
- I like this guy.

The name's Parentheses.
I'm a writer.

Yeah? You can't be

very good if they were
gonna hang you back there.

Actually, I'm too good!
You see, I wrote about

how they were looting the
royal treasury in Macedonia?

- So where are we going?
- We aren't going anywhere.

This is where we part ways.

Oh, and be careful what you
write, and how you write it.

You've gotta take me with you.
This is a writer's dream!

- Hercules and me? And Iolaus?
- Ah, we can't do it.

Where we're going it might be
dangerous and you could get hurt.

Hey, if a certain group of
scoundrels is still lurkin'

around with their rope
I could get dead.

OK, guess you're coming
with us for the time being!

We'll drop him off
somewhere safe.

Boy, before you guys came
along I thought my only chance

of havin' a good day was getting
buried in a worm-free grave!

Wow, I can't believe my luck today.

- Hercules! Hercules!
- You must be Elopius.

Oh, Hercules, you really did come
to rescue my daughter, didn't you?

Oh, don't worry.
Iolaus and I will get her out.

It's a terrible place!

It's filled with sounds that
can destroy your mind!

Nobody's ever come
out of there alive!

I know, I know. I understand.
I've been here before.

- This is the Cave of Echoes.
- Doesn't look so bad to me.

- Kind a jumpy, isn't he?
- He's a writer, what do you expect?

- I wonder what's in there?
- It's a monster.

I didn't think you'd come for Melina
if you knew the whole truth.

Wait a minute. This is Hercules
and Iolaus. Monsters are us.

Yeah... ah, have you
seen this monster?

Not exactly. But the sound is in--

No, it's OK. It's OK. Let's do it.

Ah, d'ya mind?

Ah, what about me?

Ah, we'll give you all the gory details
when we come back with Melina.

Why don't cha keep
Elopius company?

How can I learn anything
if I'm not where the action is?

The story's in there with Hercules!
My big chance!

One-on-one with the son
of Zeus and I'm out here.

If anybody should be pacing
and talking to himself, it's me!

I'm the one who's got
a daughter in that cave!

- I'll tell her you're waiting.
- Are you crazy?

Come back here!
Hercules told ya to stay put!

Too bad!

This is the story of a time long ago.

A time of myth and legend,

when the ancient gods
were petty and cruel,

and they plagued mankind with suffering.

Only one man dared
to challenge their power-Hercules.

Hercules possessed a strength
the world had never seen,

a strength surpassed only
by the power of his heart.

He journeyed the earth, battling the
minions of wicked stepmother, Hera,

the all-powerful queen of the gods.

But wherever there was evil,
wherever an innocent would suffer,

there would be Hercules.

- Very clever.
- What?

Bringing enough string
into a cave to fly a kite.

Wait a second, Hercules.
This is a great idea!

I mean, this is gonna save our lives.

- Iol--
- Remember Theseus?

- I'm just gonna let the string
- Iolaus!

- go with me any direction--
- I was kidding.

Oh, OK.

- What was that?
- I don't know.

It could be Elopius' monster
working up an appetite.

- You think that's her?
- The more noise she makes,

the better chance
we've got of finding her.

Yeah.

Oh, hey, I got an idea.

- Io--
- Melina!

- What?
- Come brace yourself!

What for?

Come on.

Melina! Melina! Melina!

Melina! Melina! Melina!

Wow, I'm not gonna do that again.

- Hercules! Iolaus?
- Parentheses?

- Boy, that was loud!
- I thought I told you to stay outside.

- Uh, I know.
- Then, why didn't you?

And pass up an opportunity like this?

Betcha didn't even
know you were losing it.

It's all right, Iolaus.
We'll find a way out of here.

- What?
- Uh, what is it? What'd I do?

It's not what you did,
it's what you're doing.

You're slowing us down and we don't
have the time

to take you back. So let's go.
Oh, just don't yell.

Uh, while we're on the way
let me recite an epic poem

I wrote about your battle with
Antaeus, the rock monster?

- Huh, what do you know about that?
- What?

Just listen.
There once was a monster of rock

who was mad that
he couldn't walk or talk.

- Uh, actually, he could walk and talk.
- Uh, he could?

- Uh, yes, he could.
- So what's the real story?

- What happened?
- Well, it started with Hera, who else?

She had just stolen the
eternal torch from Prometheus.

And I was searching
for it with Deianeira,

and we came upon this
clearing in the forest.

It's made out of bones.
Those are human bones.

Trophies.

- Hercules, do something.
- Me?

You have a nice skull.

I had to protect Deianeira,
so I didn't have

any choice but to fight
Antaeus, the rock monster.

- Are you all right?
- Yeah.

And, just when it seemed Antaeus
wasn't a threat, anymore--

Are you all right?

- Nobody beats Antaeus the Giant!
- Antaeus?

Why can't I ever run
into any nice giants?

What the...?

That is Antaeus the Giant!

I think we can skip
the formal introductions.

He gets his strength
from his mother!

Am I supposed to be
interested in his family tree?

Look, the Earth is his mother.
It's where he gets his strength.

It replenishes him.
Don't let him touch the ground!

Deianeira was right.
Antaeus couldn't revive himself.

What an incredible story.
That's really how it was?

- That's really how it was.
- I better take notes.

- Oh, brother!
- I'm just striving for accuracy.

So are all these monsters you
fight in dark, gloomy places?

- It, uh, seems that way.
- Well, the Hydra wasn't.

It must have been one of those
rare, sunworshipping Hydras.

Rare, sunworshipping Hydra?

To tell the truth, we
didn't get a chance to ask.

You know, I had to
rush straight in there.

I drew my sword as I was going...

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah,
Hercules was there as well.

Thank you.

Get back, Iolaus!

No, Iolaus! Don't provoke it.

Hercules, what are you doing?

Look out!

Come on.

Come on, let's get outta here.
This thing stinks.

Yeah. What was that?

- Tatonya, the day after ya marry her.
- Hey.

What the...?

- Iolaus, grab that torch!
- But the gods!

- They'll be angry!
- Just get it!

Iolaus! The torch!
Quick! Give it to me!

And that was the beginning
of the end for the Hydra.

- Fire, can you believe that?
- Amazing.

- Yeah.
- You know?

I should really write
something about that.

- Yeah.
- Something that captures the emotional

dissonance that pervades
these creatures' psyches.

Something that explores
the existential force that

carries Hercules and you
through these challenges.

- What is he talking about?
- I have no idea.

- Um, Herc, maybe--
- Yeah, we better move faster.

- You think it's a monster, Iolaus?
- Yeah, it could be.

Uh, uh, back up a minute.
How big?

Oh, I don't know, maybe
it's making that noise

because it's bangin'
its head on the ceiling.

Or maybe it's hungry.

Look at this place.

You see anything around
here for a monster to eat?

Nope.

That's what I mean.
I'm out of here.

- Uh, you'll be safer with us.
- But you guys are going the wrong way!

You're goin' to ward the monster!

You wanted an adventure,
Parentheses. You've got one.

Bu... bu...

You'll be all right.
Just take some deep breaths.

Gotcha, deep breaths.
Can I just ask you a question?

Ask.

Just how big was the biggest
monster you ever fought?

- It was big.
- Uh, how big is big? Iolaus?

- How big?
- Aw, big, big... really big.

Bigger than a big thing.
Bigger than this part of the cavern.

You really fought a monster
bigger than this cavern?

I didn't stop to measure it.

Yeah, but believe me,
Parentheses, I don't think

there's been anything ever
bigger than that sea monster.

- You did beat it though, didn't you?
- Well, yeah, eventually, after it ate me.

- Uh, you let it eat you?
- Uh, it wasn't exactly my choice.

But unfortunately, I wasn't
the only one in danger.

At least it didn't chew us.

But it was pretty ugly
sliding down that throat.

It didn't get any better
when we hit the stomach.

This way!

Stay here.

If nothing else, I wanted to
get away from the stench.

Hold on! I'll come back for you!

Give me your hand!

Did ya kill it? Did ya kill it?

- Is it dead? Is it dead?
- It's dead!

That's disgusting.

'Could've been worse.
They could've been digested.

If the monster's as big as
this cavern then we're doomed.

Parentheses, you're worrying
too much about this size thing.

Guys, I've been bitten by dogs,
and believe me the length

of their teeth was directly
proportional to the depth of my pain.

The only size that matters is the
heart of the person who's fighting.

Easy to say when
you're as big as you are.

Well, that has nothing
to do with courage.

Look at Iolaus. I've never seen
him back down from anything.

- Or anyone.
- Hercules.

- We heard you were in the neighborhood.
- We just had to say, 'Hello.'

- Hello.
- Get them!

Get 'em!

I gotcha!

The greater the odds
against me the more I like it.

Get the shrimp!

Bad time!

He was mine. I had him cold.

Well, now he's cold and wet.

Uh, behind you?

I know.

Of course, when I'm fighting,
I try to stay on top of things.

Next time! Feed me
when I ask to be fed.

Yeah, but sometimes, your choice
of weapon was questionable.

Hey, ya have to be resourceful.

Weren't you scared?
Outnumbered like that?

Sure I was. You know,
you learn to put it behind ya.

The trick is to keep your wits
and not let fear paralyze you.

- Keep our wits.
- Yeah.

Good, good, I'll try
and remember that.

What if it's not a monster?
What if it's a giant?

I've never heard of a giant
living in a cave this deep.

I have. There's supposed to
be a secret underground

river that they drink from.
It makes them bigger and meaner.

Now, where did you
hear something like that?

No, not all giants are bad.
You take Typhon, for instance.

He was just lonely.

Who's there?
Wanna be the one to set me free?

I've been here so long.

Oh, you're not going
to hurt me, are you?

It never entered my mind.

And you won't laugh at me
or call me names, either?

No. Why would I do that?

Well, that's what all the other
travellers who stopped here did.

The sign of Hera usually
brings out the evil in people

but I'd rather bend the
old witch out of shape.

- You called Hera an old witch?
- Yes, I was being kind.

Wow! I don't believe it!

- Uh, that's OK, most people don't.
- This is great!

I mean, nobody ever said
I was graceful but it feels

so good to get around like
a normal human being again!

Wait a minute, Hercules.
What about Gargon?

You're right.
Some giants aren't so good.

You know?
This really isn't necessary.

Oh, yes it is.

Maybe we do have to do this.

Now I kill you!

Those villagers were so happy
when that giant got knocked out.

- What if this giant's a bad one?
- Take it easy, Parentheses.

We don't even know if
there's a giant down here.

- But if there is?
- Giants are just like everybody else.

Some are good. Some are bad.
If there is one down here

why don't we give him
the benefit of the doubt?

That's the point I'm trying to make.
You never know how

anything in life is going to turn
out, so why worry about it?

Yeah, and it's the
surprises that make these

- adventures more interesting.
- Interesting?

Yeah. You see, Parentheses,

you can see a mug as
half-full or half-empty.

So, this cave may take us on a
journey to a new adventure, or--

Or a tomb!

Parentheses, still got
all your moving parts?

I think so.

I'd swear my life passed
in front of my eyes.

Hey, where's Hercules?

I don't know.
We should look for him.

This isn't what was
supposed to happen.

I don't wanna be the one
who writes Hercules' obituary!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Just look for him!

I'm trying! I'm trying!

Look! Look!

I'm under here!

Comin'.

Boy! What is it with you and rocks?

You've had this problem before?

- Once or twice.
- Once or twice?

Come on, Hercules!
It always happens to us!

Go! Help Penelope!
Help Penelope!

Hercules. I couldn't undo it!

This one's got two!
Oh, Hercules, break it!

Run! Get out!

Go, save yourself! Go!

Penelope!

And then, there was
that time with Xena.

Look out! Get Down! Get down!

Now, don't forget about Ares.

I guess you're right, Iolaus.

You're preparing me for
the worst, aren't you?

No, no, no, no, no,
that was not the worst.

Don't panic. We'll be fine.

- Yeah, we've done this a million times.
- Yeah, but...

- You comfortable?
- I'm holdin' the torch.

Excuse me.

Watch. He's really good at this.

- Amazing.
- Yeah.

- Well?
- I'm coming.

We could have died back there!

Parentheses, if
you've lived a good life

- death doesn't need to be feared.
- And how do you know?

- I've been to the other side.
- You've been to the other side?

Yes, it ended up as one of the
most moving experiences of my life.

I was able to see my family, again.

They all looked so peaceful
the children and Deianeira.

She was even more
beautiful than I remembered.

Hercules?

Hercules!

- Deianeira.
- I am so glad you're back.

- Back.
- You've been gone much too long this time.

I swear, if you were
gone any longer,

you'd be a stranger
to your own children.

You have monsters to
slay and villains to battle.

We should be grateful
we get to see you at all.

You must be starving. Come on,
let me fix you something to eat.

Wait.

- Let me say hello to the kids, first.
- What am I thinking about?

Children! Your father's home!

Daddy's home?

Aeson.

It really is Daddy! Daddy!

Ilea.

- Daddy, I missed you.
- I missed you too, Ilea.

- I missed you all so much.
- Are you crying, Daddy?

No, no, it's the wind just
blew something in my eye.

Oh, my god, my little baby.

I'm surprised you came back.

I had to. My work in this
life wasn't finished, yet.

But Hercules, you must get
lonely. She was your wife.

- I try to stay busy.
- But, what about fun?

- Women?
- Iolaus?

Oh, women.
Yeah, well, they're good

I mean, once you work
out how to talk to them.

But I've learned a language
that seems to work.

I gotta go.

- At least your lips are working.
- That's not all that's working.

Women just don't like me.
I guess they can see I'm a coward.

Why would women
see you as a coward?

Uh, I don't know.
I always seem to be afraid.

Fear isn't a bad thing.

It can keep ya from getting
killed by doing something foolish.

Yeah, and it wouldn't hurt to
have a higher opinion of yourself.

Absolutely. Besides, I've seen
fearful people do truly brave things.

Salmoneus comes to mind.

There must've been
a dinar in it for him.

Nope, just my survival.

And his help couldn't have
come at a better time.

You see, I was blind
and well, he was my eyes.

And despite the danger he was in
Salmoneus really helped me out.

We seem to be just
out of their range.

Not mine. Salmoneus!
I'll need your help.

- What if they get lucky?
- Stay behind me.

- How far?
- Two hundred and twenty paces.

- What're you doing?
- He can't see!

Now, where were we?

- Is my direction right?
- Yeah.

- How did we do?
- Ah, ten paces to the left

and they've moved
ten paces to the right.

Hercules!
We better get out of here!

They're about to dislodge a
boulder the size of Mt. Olympus!

Tell me how close my last arrow
was, then run for the woods.

- It's heading straight for us!
- How close?

Three paces left!

Marcus, get back!

A lot of it is just attitude, you
know, how you think of yourself.

Now I mean, if you think
of yourself as a coward,

you're probably
gonna act like one.

Why don't you try thinkin'
about how much good

- you're gonna do for a change?
- Oh, I don't know.

Just the thought of going
blind gives me the chills.

I don't even like
being in a dark room.

- Iolaus?
- It's gotta be hers.

At least, we're going
in the right direction.

Yeah.

Melina!

- Here we go, again.
- What?

Brace yourself.

Melina! Melina! Melina! Melina!

Is everybody OK? Iolaus.
Parentheses?

- You all right, Iolaus?
- I'm not the one that's whimpering!

Well, I wouldn't be if
you got that torch lit!

- I'm trying, all right?
- Hurry! I need light!

If I can grab a...
I can't take this, anymore!

Parentheses, you put yourself in
this situation, now, live with it!

You can sit there and panic
and make things worse

or you can swallow your
fears and work with us.

- Now, what'll it be?
- Sorry. I'll be OK.

All right, that's better.
Now, let's light this torch.

Yeah. You wanna do that again?
Here.

Hello?

- We're gettin' close.
- Let's keep moving.

He's gonna be all right.

I think he's more afraid of
you than he is of the dark.

Hercules? Iolaus?
We're wasting time.

- Oh, wasting time.
- Well, well, well.

If I didn't know better,
I'd swear that was Echidna.

The mother of all monsters?
You fought her, too?

- Oh, yeah.
- Where?

Where else? Another cave?
Echidna kidnapped my mother.

She wanted to use
her as bait to kill me.

I'd been wounded by Hera's archers.

Put her down!

Hercules! Why isn't he dead?

- Bad archers!
- Good genes!

Nobody takes advantage
of my mother.

Hercules! Be careful!

I said! Put her down!

I think I'll kill you both at once!

- Mother! Run!
- I can't leave you!

You've got to! Now run!

Over here, Echidna!
It's me you want!

Have it your way!

Iolaus! Get her out of here!

Go on! I'll take care of Echidna!

You'll have to get past
me first, you little runt.

Iolaus! The arrows!

Where are they?

Now it's you and me, Hercules.

Herc...

You didn't kill her?

Even when she tried to kill
you and your own mother?

She didn't deserve to be killed.
What she needed was the

love that only one man
in the world could give her.

- Honey, I'm home!
- Herc, did we make it in time?

Typhon, it's you.
Where on Earth have you been?

I'm sorry.
I would have been back ages ago,

but Hera held me prisoner.
It was Hercules who set me free.

I've been such a fool.
And I've done such horrible things!

But I still love ya, Echidna.

You do?

- Then come here, lover-boy!
- Oh, Baby, you're the greatest!

Those two fell in love?

Maybe there's hope for me yet.

Watch your step. It's slippery here.

Is someone there? Please, help me.

Yeah, we're on our way.

I've caught my foot on
something. Please, help.

Don't worry. We'll getcha out.

Yeah.

Uh, go back, Iolaus,
there's nothing you can do.

- Aw, Herc, I gotta try.
- I can't help her, either.

- Aw, no.
- Parentheses,

you're the only of us who's
got a chance to save her.

- I am?
- Yeah.

What are you guys doing?

Now, listen carefully.
We'll lower ya down

but you'll have to deal with
whatever's holding her yourself.

- Yeah, and you're gonna need this.
- I'm not sure.

- Attitude, Parentheses, attitude.
- Would someone please help me?

All right. I can do it.

Good man.

- Ready?
- Yeah. Yeah.

- Got him?
- Yeah. Careful.

- See anything?
- Just a pretty girl.

I see something!
Give me more light!

I'm not sure what it is but I'll get it.

It's nothing!
There's no monster down here!

Her foot's caught in a root!

Hi.

Give me your hand.
There you go! Here ya go.

- Got a hold?
- Yeah.

OK.

- Oh, thank the gods.
- No,

- he's the one you need to thank.
- You're a brave man.

- Thank you.
- Uh, call me silly for asking,

but what's a nice girl like
you doing in a cave like this?

That's the reason. Come on,
but keep your voices down.

This part of the cave
can turn even whispers

into sounds that
shatter your eardrums.

Wait for me, you guys.

Hello, Zeus.

Why'd you run off like that,
you silly little boy.

- You risked your life for that?
- Oh, he's barely a month old.

I couldn't let him come
in here by himself.

Come on, I'll show you
a secret passage out.

Come on.

Secret passage?

- Melina!
- Father!

Melina! Why did you
go into that cave?

Well, Zeus ran off
and I followed him.

He got down to the
deepest part of the cave

before I could catch up with him.

And then when I reached
for him, I slipped into a pit.

- Yeah, we got there just in time.
- There was no monster?

Father, I'd like to introduce you
to the man who rescued me.

Thi...

- I don't even know your name.
- Parentheses.

Oh, I didn't think I'd be thanking
you like this when we first met.

You said you were a writer.
Make any money at it?

- Not with my poetry.
- You're a poet?

Yeah! Would ya like to hear some?

- There once was a girl named Melina--
- Ah, you're on a roll, here.

Don't blow it.

Actually, I do
celebrity stories, too.

- Thanks for the material, guys.
- That's OK.

Actually, we have had some
good adventures, haven't we?

- Yeah, we have.
- Help! Help!

A warlord named Attilus
has captured our village

on the other side of the valley!
We need your help!

Looks like we're about
to have some more.

- Aah, does it ever end?
- Not in this life.

Bye.

- Thanks.
- Be safe.

- Don't we ever get a rest?
- I thought we just had one.