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Ha ha ha ha.

Ha ha ha ha.

Slowly does it, Mr. Evans.

When I give the word. Now, are you ready with your corks, sir?

Great big smile. That's beautiful.

Ready? Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, oh, oh, this is, oh.

Oh, David, take us with you.

Sorry, Maisie.

No passengers allowed. Tell you what, Innes, I'll bet you 50 guineas my

coachman Ford beat you to the other side.

Good idea. While you're galloping over the top, we'll be drilling through the

middle.

That'll do.

Stop there.

Thank you.

Doc? Oh, David, my dear fellow, what a proud moment this is. I hope your faith

in me will be fully justified.

I just made a wage. A little champagne to success?

Oh, yes, I'll drink to that.

Oh, no, no, I'd better not.

I'm at the controls, and you must keep a clear head too, David.

Mr. Ennis, sir.

Dowsett of the Times. How do you do, sir? How do you do? This is Dr. Abner

Perry. How do you do? How do you do, sir?

Dr. Perry was kind enough to nominate me as his worst student.

It took me longer to graduate from geological engineering than any other

man in life.

Oh, but you have many fine qualities, David. But you were rather slow.

And that is rather surprising because his father was so clever.

One of the best we ever had in, uh, 58, I think it was. Yes, yes, 58.

Dear old dad.

Should have been here to see the mole. Ah, that is what you call it, the iron

mole. That's what I call it. Dr. Perry here calls it a high-calibration digging

machine. It'll bore through solid rock at a rate of 78 feet per minute.

And this is your design, Dr. Perry. The finance has been provided by Mr. Innes,

I gather. Oh, pardon me.

David, gyroscopes.

I know that today is just a test run through our Welsh hills. Good day, sir.

But can you tell me, is it really your intention to eventually explore deep

into the bowels of the earth?

Sir, we've been on top of the earth long enough.

It's about time we found out what's underneath.

Great crowd, huh, Doc?

Concentrate, David.

Close doors.

Locks on.

All secure.

How are we?

Ready to go, Doc?

Oh, yes, yes, my dear fellow. I'll just check the gyroscopes.

Ah, very nice.

Well, would you like to move off, my boy?

Ready and willing, Doc.

Good luck and happy landings.

Oh, dear. Where is that smoke coming from?

Ah, yes. We'd better put that out until we're underway.

Procedure check.

Vision ports.

Opening vision ports.

Begin lift.

Steady up to 10 degrees.

Check the inclinometer as we go, David.

Milford, get the horses ready, otherwise I shall lose 50 guineas. No cheating,

Archie. You can't stop until they're off.

14.

15. Right.

Hold at that and lock off. Locked off. Thank you, Control.

Vision lights, up.

Vision lights, forward.

Nose cutters.

Right. Bring in the crawler banks.

Firing engines, now.

Seven.

Four.

Three. Two.

One.

Release.

Up a little on the throttles, David.

I have it at 1,800.

Back up, David.

Going in again.

Cut in the tailpan.

Tailpan at 300.

Come on, girls, off we go.

Come on, Alfred.

Steady the throttles.

We're in.

Slow her down, David.

On the throttles, don't cut the engines.

Phew! My God, that cannot be possible.

Quick, what is the distance meter read?

Confounded contraption.

She'll be 700 feet deep by the time we get her back to horizontal.

She's going too fast.

I can't change her course. Most extraordinary thing.

The mole's burning up inside, Doc.

Can you...

Can you just take over, David? I... I... Don't get up. I can't.

Stop.

Stop. Stop. Perry.

Don't.

Doc. Doc.

You all right? Where was I?

It's cold.

Temperature. Look at it.

I can't see a thing.

Eyes.

Eyes. It can't be possible.

Fascinating. Just make a note of the... Just make a note of the temperature,

will you?

She's going up.

A little more throttle, David.

Temperature's rising, Doc. We're on our way home.

Not quite.

We appear to be in the middle of an underground lake at the moment.

Excellent. Lifting nicely. New shirt to it. Lifting nicely.

A failure?

Oh, how very disappointing.

It must have been the water.

I didn't allow for that contingency.

Well, Doc, shall we see where we are?

Yes.

I'll just get my umbrella.

The weather seems so changeable.

Where did I put it amongst all this loss?

Ah, there it is.

Yes. Come on. Come here, quick.

I really must check the reason for that power failure.

I don't like being... What an

unbelievable sight.

Steady, doc.

David, this can't be the other side of the hill.

Surely.

Unless it's changed.

Dramatically?

Well, where are we?

Look at this mess of zoic moss.

Or is it a cycad?

I'm not sure. I've only seen it before in fossilized form.

I would dearly love to take a frond back with me.

That would be great, Doctor. It's great.

But where on earth can we be?

Doctor. Oh, I say.

They may be stingers. Onward there, boy.

What an extraordinary sky.

What a strange color, Doc.

This cannot be the Rhonda Valley.

I've never seen anything like it. Like nothing on earth.

We are not on Earth.

Well, if we're not on Earth, Doc, then where the hell are we?

From my observations, dear friend, I can positively state that we are under it.

Under it?

At the Earth's core.

By Jove.

Oh, very interesting.

No, I don't think you want to get too close to that.

Yes, it is a somewhat aggressive-looking creature.

David!

Take care of yourself, David.

Hang on, Doc.

Lovely.

Oh, dear.

What did I say?

I said do be careful.

But we came in peace.

Oh, David, how good to see that you're safe.

Have you ever seen anything like this before?

No. Those prisoners look human. Yes, and they appear to be intellectually

superior to our captors. I do find that interesting.

They seem a pretty subhuman species, yet the master race.

Isn't that always the way? Yes, the power of aggression, dear boy.

Brawn before brains.

No! Don't hit him!

I'll remember him, Doc, but they all look the same. Yes.

Don't you think it's about time we introduced ourselves to our fellow

sufferers?

Dr. Abner Perry at your service, ma'am.

David.

Dear. Dear?

You can call him Doc.

Gark. Oh, Gark.

Dear.

Who's that man up in front who keeps looking at me?

He is who just the sly one do not trust him

Ever get dark here?

According to my watch, we've been traveling for two days.

No, here there can be no night.

Just perpetual daylight.

We are in a cave, you understand.

A gigantic cave.

And the sky is the underside of the Earth's crust. The magma.

Probably something like 20 miles above us.

Conserve your energy, dear boy. We're both going to need it. That was my

father's watch.

Unpleasant character.

Dear,

who are they?

Sagoths.

Soldiers of the Maehars.

Oh, and pardon me.

What are Maehars?

Maehars rule Pellucida.

And Sagoths take us to be slaves in their city.

Your act of chivalry didn't seem very popular, David.

Pardon me.

David,

that must be the city of the Mayhoff.

Don't you watch that thing.

They're so excitable, like all foreigners.

Dear, dear.

I just wanted to ask her, how much farther?

Giving us the cold shoulder, David, we certainly seem to have blotted our

copybook somehow.

Sorry to be a burden, but I don't think I can go on much longer.

Come on, Doc.

Can't be much further.

They're a noisy lot, aren't they, David?

Oh.

Doc?

Hmm?

Deer.

Deer, she's gone. Oh, she's not here.

Gone.

What happened to Deer?

Uldjar, the sly one.

He escaped with a girl he refused.

By what? You ain't such a dear.

Do you not know what you have done?

No.

When a man from Pellucida fights with another man for a woman, she belongs to

he who wins.

But you should have claimed her or released her.

But you should contempt for her by doing nothing.

Now no man can take her as mate.

Until he's overcome you in combat.

I didn't know. I thought I was protecting him.

Forgive me.

For you could not have known.

Dia was in hiding.

From Jubal.

The ugly one.

He is a man with the strength of many men.

And he has made it known that he wants Dia for his mate.

There is no one who can defend her against him.

So Dia fled to the hills.

Only to be captured by a Sagoth raiding party.

There is something you should know, my friend.

Dia is a princess.

And she will never forgive you.

Even if you did find her again, which you will not.

We are all doomed to slavery.

And death.

No respect is of age, are they?

What a phenomenal sight!

A pyre, brother!

of the middle Jurassic period.

My goodness, how enormous.

Why, the largest remains we ever discovered have never indicated a size

much greater than that attained by an ordinary crow.

What are you doing?

Doc!

I will, thank you.

You're beginning to annoy me.

One at a time.

You've got a long day.

Ah.

Oh, there you are, my friend.

Another one for the shelves.

Thank you.

Now, what have we got?

Fascinating.

The mayhaw is limited vocally,

but has been

endowed with mesmeric powers

and a high degree of telepathy.

It's quite a combination for a bird.

They don't know what it is they're getting us to eat.

Perhaps it's just as well.

How do we get out of here?

I really haven't been able to find out anything definite about the Mayhouse

secret yet.

Except that in some way it is connected with the lava, with the heat.

I'm certainly here to know about that. But that is the point, David.

Slaves are used to constantly repair and divert the lava channels.

You see, although the lava is of vital importance, it is also eating away at

the very foundations of the Mayhouse City.

And so its flow has to be continually checked and re-channeled.

In fact, the whole safety of the city is dependent upon the slaves.

And we are among their number now.

Oh, there's cheerful Annie again.

Watch yourself, Doctor.

Duck. No!

I come from Pellucida.

I come from another world.

I escaped from the Mehar city.

No one can escape from the Mehar city.

The Mehars are all seeing, all evil.

Ra, why haven't you risen up and fought the Mehars? You do not know the Mehar.

You have not really seen their power.

They're evil.

Ra, if your tribe and the others join together, you could defeat

the Mayas.

It is good thought.

But come with me.

I'll show you.

Then you'll understand.

Where are you taking me?

We're now within the outer walls of the Meja Grotto.

We climb.

What are these prisoners doing here?

Wait, and you shall see.

You may be thankful that you're not on the same side of the wall as they.

They may be ours.

Are you looking for someone?

Yes.

Dia.

Thank God she's not here.

destroyed.

you

David.

I'm going back.

After what you've just seen?

Especially after what I've seen.

They've got to be destroyed.

David, you're one man.

Strong, it's true.

How can you win?

Got to find the secret of the Mayhouse and destroy them.

I'll bring Gak back.

Gak?

He will not trust me.

No tribe trusts each other.

I know.

You go back to your village, Ra.

Until the Saga's come again.

Do you think I'll let you go back alone?

You're a friend, Ra.

Yes, but foolish friend.

The mayors will make a meal of us.

We've just doubled our strength.

Get up here, dear.

Oh shit!

This is David.

David, I found it. I found the Mayhar secret. Come with me. Not now, Doc. But

it's just through this hidey-hole. Come on, dear boy, I'll show you.

It's not far now, David.

Be careful of the edge.

It was the most amazing piece of luck. I practically stumbled on it. But after

pondering over all those heavy slabs in the library and learning very little

from them, I got so dispirited.

I kept thinking...

Whatever will I tell David when he gets back?

You knew I'd come back for you, did you?

Why, of course I did. What would I do without you?

There.

There it is.

The very origin of every mayhaw that's born.

Look, David.

Do you see that winch?

That is what controls the fire curtain.

This is where we're going to finish.

It's a dead end, David. Doc, in here. Down there?

But I'm not a rabbit, you know. Come on, Doc.

Fascinating rock structure, David.

Would you please, Doc? Come on.

Oh, I'll just sit for a moment.

All right, catch your breath.

I can't find my marks.

David, have you ever thought of going to the moon?

Come on, Doc. Which way now?

I'm afraid we're lost, Doc.

Be careful not to graze yourself on these formidable-looking rocks here.

Oh, I see.

There's that peculiar Pellucidon Light ahead. Shall we explore?

Whoops-a-tation.

Here, Doc. Come on.

Watch yourself.

Come on.

Fresh air at last.

David?

I'm so sorry, dear fellow.

This place is apt to make one a little jumpy. Here, sit down.

Hmm.

Masterful, David.

Dear, sit down.

Sit down.

Now, you listen to me. No, it's too late now.

When we were near my village, I managed to escape from Hooja the Sly One.

Now I fear that Hooja the Sly One will lead Jubal the Ugly One back here. I

heard about him.

David, he will kill you. He's the strongest warrior in all Pellucida.

The sooner I meet up with Jubal, the better.

Come on.

Come on.

Watch your step, Doc. Oh, yes.

My word.

What a fiery beastie.

Your Royal Highness, how very nice to see you again.

Remarkably efficient, these primitive weapons. I've never had occasion to use

them before.

The call from my spectacles.

When you're...

Your tomahawk came in very useful too, David.

Brains before brawn, huh, Doc? A combination of both, dear boy.

We must hurry.

Yeah, I've got to find the ugly one.

Wouldn't exactly call him very pretty, would you?

Hey, David, wait for me.

It's Jubal, the ugly one.

You can say that again.

We must hide. No. No, dear, no.

No.

I'm going to have to fight Chuba once and for all.

Stand aside, David. I said this is my fight.

At least we put him to his heels.

Well done, David.

Such courage, my boy. Such great courage.

David. David.

Jubal.

You have defeated Jubal.

Dia is yours.

Dia will not be mine until we destroy the Mayhars and free Pellucida.

Leaders of the tribes of Pellucida, these changes came to our world, a

world ruled by the mehars who have enslaved and tortured us.

For as long as we can recall, our tribes have been divided.

Now, with the help of our newfound friends, we are united,

and we have the strength and the power to destroy once and for all those who

have enslaved us.

Death to the Mayhorses!

Well,

David, would you like to summarize our deployment?

I will lead the main attack.

Gok and his men will cover the rear.

Ra and Dr.

Perry will go ahead of us through the lava channel to the inner sanctum and

cut off the main fire supply.

I hate to ask you to do this, Doc, but you know where the controls are. I'm

delighted to be of some active service, my boy.

Don't you worry, David.

I will take good care of him. Most kind.

Meeting adjourned, gentlemen.

I go with you, yes?

No, dear, no.

Why not, David?

Dear, the Mayhouse City is no place for you.

This is it.

I must warn you, it gets very hot in there.

Get me out!

You could rush to locks in here.

Shh!

Don't you move, Banda!

Oh, I do beg your pardon, your royal highness.

I thought you were the enemy.

Dear, what are you doing here?

Suja, he has been captured by the Sagoths.

He might betray us.

The treacherous blighter. What a pity my arrow missed him.

Ah, well, quickly, fall in. Follow me.

Single file.

Don't memorize me!

I'm British!

Why have you stopped? We might have swiped it wrong.

Yes, indeed.

A brave man.

Come on, Jack.

Ah, here's David and his lovely lady.

Goodbye.

People of Elucidar, according to your custom,

I take Dia to

be my bride.

I must stay here.

This is my world.

I would be lost in yours.

No.

No, you wouldn't. I want to show you the wonders of my world.

I know.

And I love you.

Come along, David.

We must be on our way.

Goodbye, dear.