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Explorers on the Moon - Part 2

[tintin] it all started when professor calculus

invited captain haddock and myself to join him

on a most amazing adventure.

a trip to the moon.

farewell, earth.

glad you could come, colonel jorgen.

i understand tintin is involved with the space program.

i have waited a long time for my revenge.

what about the supplies, wolff?

um, almost ready, sir. i-- i'm just waiting

for a special delivery.

five, four, three,

two, one,

zero.

[screams]

ah, here you are. whatever happened?

[control] earth to moon rocket. what's going on up there?

everything's okay, control.

it's detectives thomson and thompson.

they managed to get themselves stuck onboard.

what? oh, no.

tintin to earth. We're making final preparations for landing.

we have entered the moon's magnetic field.

[professor calculus] we are safe and sound.

tintin and snowy are getting ready to set foot on the moon.

wow. It's incredible.

i've never seen anything like this before.

we've done it.

this is an historical moment, snowy.

we're actually on the moon.

moon rocket to earth. moon rocket to earth.

do you read me?

come in, earth center. this is tintin.

[control] earth to moon rocket.

we read you loud and clear, tintin.

go ahead.

[tintin] just to update you,

we have completed unloading cargo and assembling observation equipment.

wolff and professor calculus spent the day making astronomical observations

while captain haddock and i assembled the moon vehicle.

the professor, captain haddock, and the thomsons

are taking it out to collect rock samples.

wolff and i are staying onboard to maintain radio contact.

sounds good, moon rocket.

keep in touch.

over and out.

moon tank to tintin.

tintin here, moon tank.

what's your status?

we're heading out to that nearby mountain range.

i'm hoping they might be rich in important minerals.

wish us luck.

[tintin] good luck, professor.

yes. Good luck indeed.

find lots of important minerals.

for us.

[tintin] just remember, your oxygen supply is limited.

don't stay out too long.

don't worry, tintin. we'll be back within two hours.

[tintin] okay, professor. Goodbye.

i thought you might be hungry, so i prepared us a little snack.

it should be done by now.

would you like me to go get it?

no. No. Don't you bother. i'll go myself.

he seems a little jumpy today.

whoa. It's hot under this flowerpot.

i'm positively melting.

ah. It's much better without the helmet

and all that paraphernalia.

ow.

ah!

ow, ah!

oh, bother, i forgot the milk.

you stay here. I'll get it.

well, if you don't mind.

it's the box right in front of you as you go into the hold.

[grunts] [thud]

so, tintin, we meet again.

colonel jorgen always gets his revenge.

[jorgen] hey, wolff, get down here.

i-- i'm coming.

hurry up, wolff.

[gasps]

was it really necessary to tie him up?

i'm not taking any chances with him this time.

now, prepare to take off.

what do you mean, take off?

we're leaving immediately.

but the others aren't back yet.

we can't just abandon them.

they'll never survive.

i won't be a party to such a monstrous deed.

listen, you fool.

they only planned enough oxygen for four people.

with all of them aboard,

there'll be seven of us.

we'll all die if we don't get moving immediately.

understand?

good. Now let's go.

[whimpers]

[growls]

[thud] [snowy squeals]

tintin, what is it? what's all that noise?

hello, professor, it's wolff here.

i, uh, it's nothing.

what are you doing? that poor animal won't harm anyone.

[jorgen] we can't take any chances.

moon rocket, this is calculus.

the tank batteries have short-circuited.

the captain is just connecting the small emergency battery

so that we can get back to base.

see you soon. over and out.

you hear that, wolff? let's get going.

we can't. I haven't turned the engines on yet

and they have to warm up.

then hurry up and turn them on, you fool.

and stop wasting time. [engine starts]

[groans] my head.

what happened?

hey! why am i tied up?

that humming noise. Somebody's starting the engines.

wolff! help! wolff!

come on, come on, they'll be back any minute.

i can't do anything until the red light comes on.

that's odd. The door's closed.

and the ladder's been retracted.

hurry up, wolfe.

[wolff] not yet.

moon rocket, open the doors and put the ladder out, please.

only 30 seconds to go.

[calculus] moon rocket, why aren't you answering me?

push the button, wolff.

[humming]

[gasps] the rocket. It's taking off.

[wolff and jorgen] no!

[calculus] it's off-balance.

it's going to topple over.

[haddock] who's the prize nincompoop who pulled this half-witted stunt?

what happened? i-- i don't know.

the engine simply stopped.

you sabotaged it to save the others, didn't you?

no. [gun cocks]

what are you doing? no!

i'll count to ten. if we haven't taken off by then,

i'll pull the trigger.

one.

two.

three.

four.

five.

six. mercy, colonel.

seven. i beg of you.

eight. Nine. Ten.

no!

ah! tintin.

tintin.

yes. Now hands up. both of you.

it's a small world, isn't it, colonel?

last time i saw you was in syldavia.

you were trying to steal the ottokar's scepter, as i recall.

and as for accusing poor wolff of sabotaging the launching gear,

i'm sorry to disillusion you, but i was the culprit.

mr. Wolff, please tie up the colonel,

and be sure to tie him better than he tied me.

tintin. Tintin. where are you?

here, captain.

blistering barnacles. where did this jack pudding come from?

wolff, please tell me this is all a misunderstanding.

isn't it? i'm so sorry, professor.

and to think that this bashy bazook has been helping himself

to our oxygen. [barking]

snowy!

he's been hurt, tintin.

[whimpers]

i think it's his leg.

you're right. It looks like a bad sprain.

did you hear that?

you unfeeling monsters.

savages.

hurting a poor, defenseless animal.

now, let captain haddock have a look.

that doesn't hurt, does it?

[barking] oh, sorry.

a few days' rest and you'll be fine.

as for you, wolff, i think you owe us an explanation.

three years ago, i was working on a top-secret project in another country

when i developed an unfortunate taste for gambling.

it became an obsession.

i couldn't stop gambling until i lost everything.

a stranger approached me and said he would repay all my debts

if i told him about the secret project i was working on.

it was colonel jorgen. he kept asking me for more information.

and if i refused, he would expose me as an irresponsible gambler.

i ran away to syldavia to get away from him

and was able to find work on the moon rocket.

when i didn't hear from jorgen, i thought it was all behind me.

but then, two nights before the launch,

he showed up again.

he told me i had to smuggle him onboard the rocket

so he could capture it and take it back to his country.

i didn't want to, but again he threatened to reveal my past.

which would, i feared, end my career.

but he promised he wouldn't hurt anyone.

and you believed a fairytale like that?

oh, wolff. If only you'd come to me sooner.

it's a little late for that, professor.

[tintin] come on, you two. I'm taking you down to the hold.

what? we're sharing our precious oxygen with them?

they were going to leave us on the moon, tintin.

well, i say we leave them on the moon.

captain, if we did that, we wouldn't be any different from them.

so help me get them downstairs and tied up securely.

moon rocket calling earth.

a traitor smuggled aboard by wolff tried to capture the rocket.

but we were able to regain possession

and the situation is under control.

unfortunately, our oxygen supply is in even greater danger.

if we want to make it back to earth alive,

we are going to have to leave immediately.

we'll update you when we are ready to take off.

until then, over and out.

what a magnificent view of the earth.

it's a pity we have to leave so soon.

to tell you the truth, tintin, i'm as pleased as punch.

we're going home!

okay, that's everything.

we'd better get back onboard.

well, what are we waiting for?

a new moon? [laughs]

[control] moon rocket, prepare for takeoff in ten,

nine, eight, seven,

six, five, four, three,

two, one, zero.

we're taking off.

here we go again.

[groans]

thundering typhoons. what happened to everyone?

i see the earth is still going around without me.

oh, captain.

we decided to let you and the thomsons sleep.

it uses less oxygen.

sorry, but there are as many thomsons downstairs

as there are hairs on cuthbert's head.

then where are they?

i'll tell you where they are. [gun cocks]

hands up.

[tintin] jorgen.

how did you escape?

you have two brilliant colleagues behind those mustaches.

[laughing]

[footsteps] [calculus] oh, wolff.

are you still a party to this?

what have you done to the thomsons?

they wanted to change our ropes for handcuffs.

the fools. They won't get them undone in a hurry.

and now, to business.

as you know, there isn't enough oxygen for all of us.

you spared my life, but unfortunately, i can't return the favor.

jorgen, you gave me your word that you wouldn't do anything.

get out of my way, you fool.

[gasps] blistering--

no. You can't do this.

[grunting]

[grunting continues]

[gunshot]

he's gone.

i-- i didn't mean to.

he was the one who--

i know, wolff. It's okay.

you're one of us again. i trust you.

what? you trust this interplanetary pirate?

this freshwater spaceman?

this-- [gasping]

huh? [wheezing]

what's happening?

i feel faint. Dizzy.

can't catch my breath.

you're feeling the effects of a lack of oxygen.

try not to get yourself worked up.

why don't you go down to your bunk and lie down for a few minutes?

it'll make you feel better.

tintin's right. we should all nap for a while.

it'll help conserve what oxygen we have left.

[snoring]

'allo.

where are you going, wolff?

shh. I'm on my way down to the hold to, uh,

i think there's another cylinder of oxygen down there.

oh, good. i had to ask, you see.

the captain told me to give him details

of every single move you made.

[control] earth calling moon rocket.

earth calling moon rocket. come in, please.

huh? oh, the radio.

earth, this is tintin. go ahead.

tintin, the rocket has gone off course.

you must correct the flight path.

quickly, professor, hurry.

come to the control cabin. we're off course.

good gracious.

good gracious.

obviously, the steering gear is out of alignment.

moon rocket to earth. the steering gear was jammed.

we're getting back on the right course.

[grunts]

wolff. Blistering barnacles, where's wolff?

don't worry, captain. i know where he is.

he went down to the hold.

what?

i thought i told you to keep an eye on him.

you and your big-hearted gestures.

look what your trusting has got us into now.

down to the hold, quick.

maybe we can stop him before he gets up to his old tricks.

now, where's he hiding?

blistering-- there!

what did i tell you?

he's sabotaged the wires.

not so fast, captain.

it's wolff's handwriting.

"by the time you read this, i shall have left the rocket.

"i hope you'll have enough oxygen to reach earth alive.

wolff."

he cut the wires so that the engines wouldn't stop

when he opened the doors.

he jumped into space to save our lives.

did you find the scoundrel?

if you ever say a disrespectful remark about wolff again,

i'll send you into space to join him.

got it?

moon rocket to earth. our oxygen is very low.

the others have passed out.

i have just opened the last emergency cylinder.

i'm not sure we're going to make it.

hang on, tintin. You'll be landing in 20 minutes.

moon rocket, stand by for landing procedure.

[yawns] prepare to set the automatic pilot.

professor. Professor, please.

[snoring]

guess it's up to me.

earth to moon rocket. come in, please.

[siren blares] [panting]

earth to moon rocket. you're running out of time.

if you don't put the automatic pilot on,

you'll crash.

[gasps, grunts]

moon rocket, come in.

they must have lost consciousness.

make a tuning signal, quick.

[high-pitched whining]

ah, that noise.

oh, yes. The automatic pilot.

[whining, siren continue]

tintin here. Stop that noise.

my head is about to explode.

whoa. do you remember the autopilot sequence?

i think so.

[beeping]

just in time. well done, tintin.

you did it.

the automatic pilot's on.

tintin? tintin!

we've lost him.

maintain radio contact. I'm going to the landing site.

the rocket is now within telescope range.

the nuclear motor has just cut out

for re-entry into the earth's atmosphere.

faster, driver, faster.

the auxiliary engine has taken over.

the rocket is about to land.

let's hope they're still alive.

there it is. [siren blares]

what's that car doing?

it'll be flattened like a pancake.

[sirens wail]

[brakes squeal]

[sirens wail]

[chatter]

mr. Baxter.

mr. Baxter, the rocket crew are not responding to our calls.

get electric saws. Quick.

we'll cut them out.

[machine grinding]

faster. Faster.

professor, professor.

get the oxygen masks, quick.

where am i?

the rocket! it's all right, tintin.

you made it. you're back on earth.

what about the others?

where's snowy? [barking]

snowy! hello, old boy.

i was beginning to think i wouldn't see you again.

tintin, we made it.

what an adventure.

one of our best, captain.

congratulations, professor.

all your hard work has paid off.

you sent a rocket to the moon.

yes, and i'm going back soon.

do you hear me, everyone? we're going back soon!

not with me, you're not.

i'll never set foot in that flying coffin again.

if there's one thing i learned from all this,

man's proper place-- [barks]

[grunts]

...is on the earth.

[all laugh]

[barking]

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