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It is the 31st century.

Ulysses killed the giant Cyclops

when he rescued the children and his son Telemachus,

but the ancient Gods of Olympus are angry

and threaten a terrible revenge.

Mortals, you defy the Gods?

I sentence you to travel among unknown stars.

Until you find the Kingdom of Hades,

your bodies will stay as lifeless as stone.

Ulysses, the way back to Earth has been wiped from my memory.

Father, oh father!

You are alive my son.

♪ Ulysses, Ulysses, ♪

♪ soaring through all the galaxies ♪

♪ in search of Earth, ♪

♪ flying into the night. ♪

♪ Ulysses, ♪

♪ no one else can do the things you do. ♪

♪ Ulysses, ♪

♪ like a bolt of thunder from the blue. ♪

♪ Ulysses, ♪

♪ always fighting all the evil forces, ♪

♪ bringing peace and justice to all! ♪

♪ It's me Nono, ♪

♪ small robot you know, ♪

♪ friend of Ulysses. ♪

♪ Ulysses! ♪

♪ It's me Nono, ♪

♪ small robot you know, ♪

♪ friend of Ulysses. ♪

Agh! Ugh! Ugh!

Arrrgh!

This work seems to go on forever.

We're entering an arid zone of thick galactic dust clouds.

Thermal readings are very high due to the action of 7 close suns.

What a strange planet.

It looks like a mushroom planet, Shirka.

It does! Huh-uh!

Maybe there are mushroom men to cap it all!

I detect signs of biological activity.

Life, in a desert like this?

Agh!

How to get away from here?

I Sisyphus, King of Corinth,

wish to discover the secret of death, for the glory of our people.

I set forth, to explore the Desert of the Tartars.

How can that be a crime, Merope?

Sisyphus, dear husband,

If you set out to discover the secret of the Gods,

you'll reap their anger.

Dear Merope, the Gods don't frighten me.

My mind is made up, and nothing will stop me.

When I have found the secret of their immortality,

I'll return to Corinth, and we'll all enjoy eternal life.

Merope, my sweet, don't worry.

Merope!

Zeus, is there no end to your vengeance?

Sisyphus…

Find someone else to replace you, and you may leave Olympus.

Listen Sisyphus…

Someone? But you know very well that there is no one.

No one ever comes to the Desert of the Tartars.

I could I ever find anyone?

There is one, an Earthling named Ulysses coming this way.

Give him the work, and you will be free!

Free?

Free!

Free!

At long last!

Father, be careful.

Shirka as picked up signs of life in the desert.

Continue your analysis Shirka.

You my children, stand by.

Good day to you.

I'm seeking the way back to Earth. My name is Ulysses.

I am Sisyphus.

He whom the Gods, have made him their victim.

Oh father, father! What has happened?

Radio contact broken.

Cannot get through.

There seems to be something wrong with Ulysses' transceiver.

Uh! Uh!

Ugh!

Oh, you're mad!

What do you think you're doing?

Ah, Ulysses, you are my replacement.

Ah!

Sisyphus!

No you can't. Come back. Listen, I too want to escape from Olympus.

We'll go together.

No! You have taken my place. The Gods have spoken.

The Gods. They're always against me.

The shuttle is returning to the Odyssey.

Father's back.

You see. All that worry for nothing. He's all right.

Telemachus, look out there.

Is that really your father at the controls of the shuttle?

- Huh? - Huh?

Shirka, quick, can you give us a closeup?

- Uh! - Whoa!

Grrrrghh!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

I can hardly believe it.

It worked. I am free at last.

Ha ha ha ha ha!

I am free!

Merope, my dear Merope!

Ha ha ha ha!

But, father!

Well, who is it?

Friend or foe, how can we know?

The shuttle is preparing to land.

What are your orders, Telemachus?

My orders?

Shall I allow the shuttle to land?

It could be very dangerous if we let him in.

Very very dangerous.

Let the shuttle enter, Shirka.

Oh, but why?

Do you know what you're doing? It could be an enemy.

If something's happened to my father…

‥this man know about it.

Let's let him in the spaceship.

We'll hide if he's an enemy.

We'll know soon enough. Here's what we'll do.

- Here it comes! - Shh, be still.

Oh-h-h-h-h!

Oh-h-h-h-h!

My name is Sisyphus.

Is there anyone on board?

Uh, why it's father's belt, look!

What a pleasure.

It's been a long time since I walked on such a firm surface.

From now on, I am in charge of this vessel.

- Huh! - Huh!

Telemachus, Yumi?

Huh?

Ah!

Central computer, I am your new commander.

Prepare ship for take-off.

That's an order.

I am a 31st century computer with personalised control design.

I don't obey strangers.

I'm in charge of this craft. Do as I say!

- I obey only Ulysses. - Ulysses isn't coming back.

Then I may take orders from Telemachus.

Telemachus?

Coffee? It's coffee break…

1 lump or 2?

- Milk? - Ugh!

Keep the ship in shape.

Keep the ship in shape.

- Agh! - Keep the ship in shape.

Keep the ship in shape.

Keep the ship in shape.

What kind of a ship is this?

Sisyphus?

Sisyphus?

Where is Ulysses?

Huh?

Where is Ulysses?

Tell me where Ulysses is, or I'll eject you into space!

I'll eject you into sp-space-ce!

Er, oh, oh-h-h!

Errr! Oh! Ah!

I thought it looked like a disguise.

You must be Telemachus. Yes, I guessed it.

Give orders for take-off right away.

Ugh!

Never, you hear!

Be careful, or I'll have to resort to force.

Telemachus, I'm here.

- You would, would you? - Agh! Argh!

Nono.

Oh, Telemachus!

Agh!

Coffee, coffee?

Keep the ship in shape.

Coffee, coffee?

Ugh!

Keep the ship in shape.

Let's go Nono, now!

Leave it to me!

Ugh! Arogh! Aaagh!

Aw! He's strong.

Never underestimate the power of the Nono!

Now take us to my father, Sisyphus.

Your father?

So, you're the son of Ulysses.

Look, he's not here.

You lied to us.

He must have fallen in the main pit.

Uh!

Father?

Answer me.

How deep the pit is!

You really believe father fell into this hole?

Probably, whatever falls inside is sucked down.

Oh!

Hm!

The sand is a perfect trap.

How many times, I myself tried to climb out of that hole.

It's… impossible. You thrash about in infernal sand.

If Ulysses as fallen in there…

‥he can't get out.

What! It's not true.

This filtering station is part of the Gods' domain.

I've thrown so much debris into it, that it ought to overflow.

But is has no bottom.

Telemachus, my boy,

face the truth,

if your father fell in,

his body's probably ground to sand.

No! My father's alive.

He must be alive!

If he fell into this hole,

then I'll go in and look for him.

Stop, no!

Telemachus!

- I must save him. - No Telemachus!

Telemachus?

Sisyphus save Telemachus, Sisyphus please!

Help Telemachus.

Uh!

Ah! Get out of the way.

Don't stay there, look out!

- Ah! - Oh!

Aaghh!

Sisyphus?

Sisyphus?

What does it mean?

I don't understand.

Huh!

Oh!

Ah!

The debris shapes itself into new patterns.

It's an infernal cycle!

So these machines keep on recycling

the same old material over and over!

Father?

Father?

Uh-ah!

Telemachus?

Telemachus?

Oh, father, here you are.

Father!

It's okay now, Telemachus.

Oh, father, I was so worried.

I'm all right.

Father, what do you suppose this factory does with these boulders?

I don't know. First, let's get out of here.

Yes!

Arghhh!

Look, it's Sisyphus.

Idiot!

Agh!, I'm such an idiot!

Cruel gods, who have burdened me with such a foolish

and useless labour.

Do you have the right?

You haven't beaten me yet.

Arghhh! Ugh!

Ugh!

Ugh!

Ugh!

Ugh!

Ugh!

Ugh!

Oghhh!

Oh, Gods!

Since coming here, I spend myself in useless tasks!

Why?

Why do you all mock me so?

That creature's heading for Sisyphus.

Sisyphus, look out behind.

Oh!

Ah!

Alert! Alert! Mounting pressure around the station.

Thermal reading is rising. Unusual magnetism.

Magnetic attraction abnormally high!

We must find Ulysses as quickly as possible.

Do you hear Nono?

Ah. So everything was preordained.

Ah!

Now I know the nature of my fate…

The labours I do today in the sand…

‥I'll redo tomorrow…

‥the day after tomorrow…

‥and the day after that.

Ulysses, however, leaves without knowing his fate.

Why didn't you leave with Ulysses?

What are you talking about?

Why didn't you try to escape?

Why didn't you disobey us?

Why? You would just punish me.

Ulysses wanted to save you…

‥and all you did, was fight him.

Ahh!

That's true.

Ulysses, forgive me. Please, you must forgive me.

The Gods confused my senses.

Instead of escaping with you, I fought you. Come back.

Too late!

Sisyphus, too late!

Yumi?

Sisyphus?

Look, it's Yumi and Nono.

Quickly, the station is being drawn into another dimension.

Uh!

Father, what about Sisyphus?

Too late!

If we set out to look for him now, we'd be cut off forever,

from the Odyssey, and our companions.

So now I know my destiny…

‥today's labour…

‥is tomorrow's…

‥is the next day's…

‥the next year's…

‥the next century's…

‥for all eternity…

‥I'll work in this place.

♪ Ulysses, Ulysses, ♪

♪ soaring through all the galaxies ♪

♪ in search of Earth, ♪

♪ flying into the night. ♪

♪ Ulysses, ♪

♪ no one else can do the things you do. ♪

♪ Ulysses, ♪

♪ always fighting all the evil forces, ♪

♪ bringing peace and justice to all! ♪

Subtitles by Gouranga.