Original subtitles

PREVIOUSLY ON FLASH GORDON...

DALE'S HERE.

I'M ENGAGED.

SO, JOE SEEMS LIKE A GOOD GUY.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HOOKED UP?

IF YOU SEE YOUR FATHER, TELL HIM TO TRUST NO ONE.

MY FATHER'S DEAD.

SO THIS GUY...

SAID HE USED TO WORK WITH DAD ON SOMETHING CALLED

"THE PORTAGE INITIATIVE."

THIS IS ABOUT MY FATHER. I NEED TO KNOW.

HE WAS LOST IN A DIMENSIONAL RIFT.

ARE YOU SAYING HE COULD STILL BE ALIVE SOMEWHERE?

IT'S TRACKING SOMETHING.

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.

IF HE'S OVER THERE, I HAVE TO FIND HIM.

TRIUMPHANT VICTORY REQUESTING PORT ASSIGNMENT.

APPROACHING WITH NOTRIBS.

TRIUMPHANT VICTORY CLEARED FOR DOCKING.

T&R STANDING BY FOR INCEPT.

THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT,

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE.

FINE?

WE ARE CAPTIVES ON AN ALIEN PLANET.

YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THINGS ARE GONNA BE FINE.

I CAN, AND AM, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHY?

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP SMILING,

AND PEOPLE ARE NICE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SMILING.

THAT'S IT? THAT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT?

SMILES?

HI. I'M FLASH--

SILENCE!

THESE ARE THE NOTRIBS?

OW?

WHERE ARE YOUR ATTRIBUTION KEYS?

THE THING IS, WE'RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE,

SO I ACTUALLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IS THERE SOMEONE IN CHARGE WE COULD TALK TO?

SEE? WE'RE GONNA BE FINE.

WE'LL FIND THIS GUY, ASK HIM ABOUT MY DAD,

SEE IF HE KNOWS ANYTHING.

LOOKS LIKE A NICE ENOUGH GUY.

STOP DRAGGING, GIRL.

WHERE ARE THEY TAKING US?

I PROMISE, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

JUST KEEP SMILING.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE WAY

TO THE GUY IN CHARGE.

[GROWLS]

WHAT NOW?

NOW...

NOW WE STOP SMILING.

[***]

OUR HERBS ARE WITHERING IN THE FIELDS.

IF WE DO NOT GET AN IMMEDIATE SUPPLY OF SOURCE WATER,

THEY WILL PERISH,

AND THOUSANDS WHO RELY ON OUR REMEDIES

WILL DIE WHEN THE SICKNESS COMES,

MOST OF THEM CHILDREN.

I AM NOT WITHOUT SYMPATHY, LUNA.

NOBODY LIKES A DYING CHILD,

WHICH IS WHY I HAVE GENEROUSLY OFFERED TO PROVIDE YOU

WITH ALL THE SOURCE WATER YOU NEED

AT LAST CYCLE'S RATE.

AND TRIPLE THE TRANSFER FEES.

YOU KNOW WE CANNOT AFFORD THAT.

THE STATE OF OMADRIAN COFFERS IS NOT MY CONCERN.

WELL, THE STATE OF YOUR PEOPLE SHOULD BE.

I WILL REMIND YOU

THAT IF THEY ARE DEAD, YOU WILL HAVE NO ONE TO TAX.

[CHUCKLES]

I'LL TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT.

REDUCE OMADRIAN TRANSFER FEES

TO LAST CYCLE'S RATE.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL, OF COURSE, EXPECT FULL PAYMENT,

PLUS RECOMPENSE, NEXT CYCLE.

I CAN'T BE SEEN TO FAVOR ANY PARTICULAR CANTON.

BAD FOR STABILITY.

I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND.

BURN AND SALT A FEW OF THEIR FIELDS.

IF WE DON'T KEEP THE PRICE OF THEIR CURES UP,

THEY'LL NEVER SETTLE THEIR DEBTS.

AH...

KIND OF YOU TO JOIN US, RANKOL.

[WHISPERING]

BRING THEM TO ME AT ONCE. AWAY!

ALL OF YOU, AWAY!

HI. I'M FLASH.

THIS IS MY FRIEND, DALE.

[GROWLS]

WE'RE FROM EARTH. WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

I THINK HE'S HUNGRY. YOU GOT ANY GUM?

POCKET, POCKET, POCKET.

HUH?

[CHUCKLES EAGERLY]

AH...

[CHOKING]

NO, NO, NO... NO, DON'T SWALLOW.

CHEW. CHEW.

YEAH, CHEW.

SHOW HIM. OKAY.

AH...

YEAH.

UH-HUH?

IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS?

I THINK HE'S SMILING.

YOU NOTRIBS WILL COME WITH US.

GOOD LUCK, BUDDY.

THEY MUST HAVE RETRIEVED THIS FROM OUR THRALL.

WHICH MEANS IT FAILED TO LOCATE THE IMEX.

I KNEW IT WAS A MISTAKE

TO SEND A CONSTRUCT TO DO THIS JOB.

OW!

YOU'RE HURTING ME.

RELEASE THEM IMMEDIATELY.

[SIGHS HEAVILY] MY HUMBLEST APOLOGIES.

MY PATRIOTS CAN BE SOMEWHAT...

OVERZEALOUS AT TIMES.

I AM MING.

WELCOME TO NASCENT CITY.

ALL OF THIS MUST BE RATHER OVERWHELMING FOR YOU,

BUT I MUST SAY,

YOU'RE HOLDING UP WELL.

I'M DALE...

ARDEN.

I'M FLASH.

FLASH GORDON.

WE'RE FROM EARTH.

WE CAME THROUGH

SOME SORT OF RIFT IN SPACE.

A RIFT IN SPACE?

FASCINATING.

WE HAVE SO MUCH TO DISCUSS.

SO, YOU KNOW ABOUT EARTH?

THERE ARE FEW CORNERS OF THE GALAXY

THAT WE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT.

THIS IS RANKOL,

MY CHIEF SCIENTIST.

WELCOME TO MONGO.

THIS RIFT?

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

THIS...

THING...

CAME TO MY HOUSE

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING CALLED AN IMEX.

WE BELIEVE IT BELONGED TO MY FATHER,

DR. LAWRENCE GORDON.

WE THINK HE'S LOST HERE.

DOES THAT NAME MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU, RANKOL?

THERE WERE STORIES OF A MAN FROM THE STARS,

BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

YES, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO.

THAT MUST BE MY FATHER.

IF SO, I'M AFRAID YOUR JOURNEY HAS BEEN IN VAIN.

OUTSIDE OF MY BEAUTIFUL CITY,

MONGO IS A DANGEROUS PLACE.

YOU WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED IF MY PATRIOTS

HADN'T DISCOVERED YOU WHEN THEY DID.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

FEW SURVIVE LONG IN THE BANELANDS.

IF THE TURIN DON'T GET YOU,

THE DEVIATES WILL.

FORGIVE ME, RANKOL.

NO, NO, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

MY FATHER MUST BE HERE. I CAN FEEL IT.

ONE CAN ALWAYS HOPE,

AND WE WILL DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP YOU FIND HIM.

THIS IMEX THAT YOU MENTIONED,

IT MIGHT HELP US TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT.

THAT THING,

IT WAS YOU WHO SENT IT TO MY HOUSE, WASN'T IT?

YOU'RE THE ONES LOOKING

FOR THE IMEX. GUARDS.

LISTEN, I JUST WANT TO FIND MY FATHER.

PLEASE, IF YOU COULD JUST TELL ME IF HE'S ALIVE.

PLEASE, JUST LET ME KNOW.

TELL ME!

HE'S ALL YOURS.

DO WHATEVER IT TAKES, BUT FIND THE IMEX.

AND THE FEMALE?

HAVE HER CLEANED AND SENT TO MY CHAMBER.

[GRUNTING AND STRUGGLING]

THIS ISN'T GOOD.

[STRAINING]

[DISTANT SCREAMING]

YEAH, DEFINITELY NOT GOOD.

NOW...

LET'S BEGIN, SHALL WE?

OH, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

HIDE THE DONUTS, THERE'S A COP IN THE BUILDING.

HEY, JOELY. JUST LOOKING FOR DALE. YOU SEEN HER?

YOU MEN ARE ALL THE SAME.

WHAT?

YOU SAW HER WITH THAT FLASH GUY AND NOW YOU'RE FREAKING OUT.

I'M NOT FREAKING OUT.

OH, YEAH, RIGHT.

I KNOW HOW MEN THINK. AND HOW'S THAT?

LIKE MEN. YOU'RE ALL CHEATERS,

SO YOU AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME THAT WOMEN ARE, TOO.

ALL MEN ARE NOT CHEATERS.

OH, I'M AWARE THAT ALL OF YOU

DON'T ACTUALLY DO IT,

BUT, IN YOUR MINDS, YOU ALL CHEAT.

SO DON'T COME SNIFFING AROUND HERE ACTING ALL CASUAL,

WHEN YOU'RE CHECKING UP ON YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MEN, DON'T YOU?

HMM, YOU THINK? RELAX.

THEY'RE WORKING ON A STORY TOGETHER.

THEY WERE HERE ALL DAY LOOKING FOR SOME GUY NAMED ZARKOV.

WHAT STORY?

I DON'T KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER?

BECAUSE SHE'S NOT ANSWERING HER PHONE.

I WAS WORRIED, IS ALL.

SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS FLASH GUY?

[SCOFFS]

THIS IS WHY I HAVE CATS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LET ME GO!

WHERE'S FLASH?

[GASPS AND GRUNTS]

RELAX, WE'RE JUST PREPARING YOU.

THERE'S NO NEED TO STRUGGLE.

[ECHOING]: FLASH!

[GASPING]

WHERE'S DALE?

YOUR COMPANION IS FINE.

AND WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU?

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW

I'M THE ONLY FRIEND THAT YOU HAVE.

I WANT TO SEE HER.

YOU'RE HARDLY IN A POSITION TO MAKE DEMANDS,

BUT I DO LIKE YOUR SPIRIT.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

ENOUGH QUESTIONS.

NOW IT IS TIME FOR ANSWERS.

WHERE IS THE IMEX?

I ALREADY TOLD YOU, I DON'T KNOW.

DID YOU KNOW

THAT THE HUMAN EYE HAS NO NERVE ENDINGS IN IT?

IT'S TRUE.

I FIND IT FASCINATING

THAT SOMETHING THAT IS SO PERFECT,

SO VITAL,

SO EXQUISITE IN DESIGN,

COULD SO COMPLETELY LACK FEELING.

YEAH, THAT REALLY KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT, TOO.

NOT SO, HOWEVER, THE TENDONS BEHIND THE EYE.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MOST SENSITIVE

IN THE ENTIRE HUMAN BODY.

NOW...

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU AGAIN,

AND YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE ME AN ANSWER.

IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU DIDN'T LIE,

BUT THEN, THAT DECISION IS REALLY UP TO YOU.

[ACTIVATES DEVICE]

WHERE IS THE IMEX?

WHAT'S AN IMEX?

OH, WELL.

I DID TRY.

IMEX...

IMEX, IMEX.

WHAT ARE YOU

AND WHY ARE THEY LOOKING FOR YOU?

FINANCIAL SERVICES? NO.

HOBBY COMPANY? DON'T THINK SO.

EXTREME ADULT ENTERTAINMENT...

PROBABLY NOT, BUT YOU CAN'T BE TOO SURE.

[TAPS KEYS]

OOH...

SO, WHERE AM I?

YOU'RE IN THE BENEVOLENT FATHER'S CHAMBER.

I HAVE TO SAY, HE DIDN'T SEEM THAT BENEVOLENT TO ME.

YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY.

THIS IS A GREAT HONOR.

IS MY FRIEND FLASH GOING TO BE AT THIS AUDIENCE WITH MING?

[GIGGLING]

THIS IS A PRIVATE AUDIENCE.

OH, NO, NO.

NO, YOU CAN TELL HIM I APPRECIATE THE OFFER,

BUT I'M ENGAGED.

TO A COP.

DON'T WORRY.

I'M GOING TO PLACE THIS IN YOUR EAR.

ITS MUSIC WILL CAUSE A WAKING SLEEP,

AND YOU WON'T REMEMBER A THING.

I PROMISE, IT WON'T BE SO BAD.

IN ANY CASE, IT WON'T LAST LONG.

[ALL GIGGLING]

HE'S PLEASED.

THIS IS GOOD.

PUT THIS IN YOUR EAR.

IT'S TIME.

[FLASH SCREAMING IN PAIN]

YOUR PAIN REVEALS THE TRUTH.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS.

NO, I TOLD YOU.

I'M JUST LOOKING FOR MY FATHER.

SUCH A GOOD SON.

HE MUST HAVE BEEN A WONDERFUL FATHER.

I'M SORRY THAT IT'S COME TO THIS.

I'LL HAVE TO DO AN IMAGE SCAN OF YOUR BRAIN.

WE SO OFTEN SEE THINGS

THAT WE AREN'T EVEN AWARE OF.

W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU CLOSED YOUR EYES.

DALE, IS THAT YOU?

MY NAME IS CHANZA.

I'M ONE OF MING'S ABETTS. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU.

IS IT TRUE YOU'RE FROM ANOTHER WORLD?

YEAH. YEAH, I'M FROM EARTH.

IF I HELP YOU ESCAPE, CAN YOU TAKE ME THERE?

IF YOU GET ME OUT OF HERE,

I'LL TAKE YOU ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

HERE... PUT THIS ON.

BUT I MUST SAY,

A LITTLE TORTURE LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.

COME ON, LET'S GO. WE HAVE TO HURRY.

YEAH.

RIGHT, GOING TO NEED MY TICKET HOME.

THIS WILL COME IN HANDY.

THIS WAY, AND WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY.

IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE HE FINDS OUT I'M GONE.

I'VE GOT TO GO LOOK FOR DALE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT HER, SHE'S FINE.

MING TREATS HIS COURTESANS VERY WELL.

HIS-- HIS WHAT? HIS COURTESANS! WAIT!

WHERE'S DALE?

WE HAVE A CHANCE TO GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE,

BUT ONLY IF WE GO RIGHT NOW.

IF WE STAY AROUND RESCUING PEOPLE,

WE'LL NEVER ESCAPE.

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT,

BUT I'M GOING TO FIND DALE.

NOW, WHERE IS SHE?

[SIGHS IN EXASPERATION]

GUARDS!

[VOICE]: THE BENEVOLENT FATHER UNITES ALL TRIBES.

HONOR THE CODE, HONOR YOURSELF.

OBEDIENCE IS THE FATHER OF PEACE.

OBEDIENCE--

DALE!

FLASH!

THANK GOD, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

I HAD A MING MAKE-OVER.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TONIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENT.

FORTUNATELY, I FOUND A STAND-IN.

I WAS JUST COMING TO RESCUE YOU.

NO, NO, I WAS COMING TO RESCUE YOU.

CORRECTION, I'M RESCUING BOTH OF YOU.

COME ON.

DALE, THIS IS CHANZA.

SHE'S ONE OF MING'S SLAVE GIRLS.

WE'RE TAKING HER TO EARTH WITH US.

WELL, WE'D BETTER GET GOING.

HE'S ABOUT TO BE ONE VERY DESPONDENT DESPOT.

WHAT ABOUT MY FATHER? OH, NO, NO, NO,

WE HAVE TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

BUT THIS MIGHT BE THE ONLY CHANCE

THAT I HAVE TO FIND HIM.

I'VE WORKED FOR MING FOR TWO CYCLES,

AND I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING

ABOUT ANY MAN FROM EARTH.

YOUR FATHER'S NOT HERE.

I'VE GOT TO BE SURE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT MING DOES

TO RUNAWAY COURTESANS?

HE SELLS THEM TO THE TURIN AS PLEASURE SLAVES.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR FRIEND?

DOWN THIS WAY!

NO, I'LL COME BACK ON MY OWN AND FIND HIM.

COME ON, DOWN HERE.

WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

IT'S PART OF THE WATER PLANT.

ALL THE WATER ON MONGO IS CONTAMINATED.

IF YOU DRINK IT, IT SLOWLY KILLS YOU.

THE ONLY GOOD WATER COMES FROM A WELL BELOW THE CITY.

IT'S PROCESSED HERE BEFORE IT'S SOLD.

I USED TO SNEAK IN HERE AND PLAY AS A CHILD.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET OUT

THROUGH ONE OF THE EMPTY WATER MAINS.

THE BENEVOLENT FATHER UNITES ALL TRIBES.

HONOR THE CODE, HONOR YOURSELF.

OBEDIENCE IS THE FATHER OF PEACE...

THE PRISONER! WHERE IS HE?

HE ESCAPED,

AND HE TOOK AURA WITH HIM.

FIND HER!

IF THEY FAIL, RANKOL...

I WILL BE STARTING

WITH THIS ONE.

SO, HE'S A WATER ROBBER BARON?

THAT'S HOW HE GOT THE MONEY TO BUILD THIS CITY.

DON'T BE SO QUICK TO JUDGE.

BEFORE HIM, MILLIONS DIED.

NOW THEY LIVE.

MING SAVED THIS PLANET.

IF HE'S SUCH A HERO,

WHY ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY FROM HIM?

BECAUSE SOMETIMES BEING A HERO

ALSO MEANS BEING A TYRANT.

WHAT'S EARTH LIKE?

IT'S BLUE AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL

AND THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE THERE.

I'M SURE YOU'LL FIT RIGHT IN.

RIFT'S THIS WAY.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE SOMEONE DECIDES TO FLUSH.

IT'S THIS WAY. COME ON.

STINGERS, AND THEY'RE COMING QUICK.

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LET THEM HIT YOU.

LET'S GO! COME ON!

WE ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS

BEFORE IT CLOSES.

DALE...

COME ON!

I SHOULD NEVER HAVE LET THEM GO.

IT'S ALL MY FAULT.

[RIFT ALARM WAILS]

THEY'RE BACK.

[BRAKES SQUEALING, CAR HONKS]

SORRY!

THIS IS IT. EARTH.

FASCINATING.

AND NOT AT ALL WHAT I EXPECTED.

IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE DISAPPOINTING.

[SHOUTING CATCALLS]

WHAT WOULD THEIR ATTRIBUTION BE?

ATTRIBUTION?

[JEERING]

HEY.

NO. WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

NO.

W-W-W-WAIT. WAIT. WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

[SNICKERING AND CHUCKLING]

[HORN HONKING] WHO IS THIS GIRL?

HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT ME?

COME ON, WE'D BETTER GO BEFORE WE END UP ON YOUTUBE.

COME ON.

[TIRES SCREECHING AND HORNS HONKING]

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

THE FIRST THING THAT WE NEED TO DO IS CHANGE.

I'VE GOT TO FIND THE IMEX.

I'LL TAKE CHANZA BACK TO MY PLACE AND GET SOME NEW CLOTHES.

I WANT TO GO WITH FLASH. YOU'RE NOT GOING WITH FLASH.

WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?

OH, THIS IS, UH, CHANZA. SHE'S ONE OF MING'S SLAVES.

WE RESCUED HER FROM MONGO.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. SO, ARE YOU TELLING ME

THAT YOU BROUGHT AN ALIEN BACK HERE?

UH, YEAH. WHAT ELSE WERE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?

MING WAS GOING TO KILL HER.

OH, THIS IS NOT GOOD.

THIS IS REALLY, REALLY NOT GOOD.

YOU CAN'T JUST BRING ALIEN SLAVE GIRLS BACK TO EARTH WILLY-NILLY.

I'M NOT A SLAVE GIRL, I'M AN ABETT.

SO, CHANZA, WHAT EXACTLY DO ABETTS DO?

WE'RE TRAINED TO SERVE.

LET'S GO BACK TO YOUR PLACE, AND I'LL SHOW YOU HOW.

OH, NO, NO.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

IF SHE'S AN ABETT, THEN I'M COSTELLO.

DID YOU SEE HER NAILS?

THE GIRL HASN'T DONE A DAY'S WORK IN HER LIFE.

SO, THIS IMEX THING, THEY WANT IT PRETTY BAD.

ANY IDEA WHAT IT IS?

WELL, IT MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RIFTS.

EITHER THAT, OR SOMETHING INVOLVING THE DATA

THAT YOUR FATHER WAS USING.

I...

HAVE REALLY NO IDEA.

ALL RIGHT, WHATEVER IT IS, WE GOT TO FIND IT

AND GET RID OF IT. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

WELL, WELL, WELL.

LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE DIDN'T MAKE IT HOME LAST NIGHT.

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

WELL, AS LONG AS YOU WEREN'T WITH DALE.

ACTUALLY, I WAS,

BUT IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

OH... NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

THIS IS BAD. DUDE, SHE'S ENGAGED.

THERE IS NOTHING GOING ON BETWEEN DALE AND ME.

YES, I WAS WITH DALE,

BUT I MET THIS OTHER GIRL, CHANZA.

SO THAT'S WHO YOU WERE WITH ALL NIGHT?

YEAH, AND, UH...

SHE SHOWED ME THIS WHOLE OTHER WORLD,

AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING NIGHTS

OUT OF MY ENTIRE LIFE.

THAT'S ALL I'M GONNA SAY.

THIS CHANZA, HAS SHE GOT A SISTER?

NOT IN THIS COUNTY.

[CRANKS GRINDER]

[SNIFFS]

YOU CAN PUT THIS ON.

WE'LL TAKE YOU SHOPPING TOMORROW.

...SEPTIC TANK-CLEANER ERNESTO LUPE

HAD A DAY HE'LL NEVER FORGET...

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S CALLED A TV.

JUST PUSH THESE BUTTONS, AND IT WILL TELL YOU

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EARTH.

...WINNING THE MULTI-MATCH GAME.

ODDLY, HE CLAIMS TO HAVE TRADED THE TICKET

FOR A GIANT BUMBLE BEE.

I LOVE AMERICA!

AMERICA!

AMERICA!

WHOO-HOO! AMERICA!

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE FEELING BETTER.

I FEEL FINE,

BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAD THE STRANGEST DREAMS.

THIS MONSTER KEPT ASKING ME WHERE THE IMEX WAS.

VERY ODD.

THE IMEX? WHAT'S AN IMEX?

YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE.

SO, UH...

WHERE'D YOU GO LAST NIGHT?

UH... WITH FRIENDS.

I TRIED TO GET HOME, BUT I GOT STRANDED.

STRANDED? REALLY?

ANY PARTICULAR FRIEND I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

ACTUALLY, I WAS WITH DALE.

I KNEW IT!

I SAW YOU GUYS TALKING AFTER THE RACE.

THE WAY YOU LOOK AT EACH OTHER...

MOM...IT'S SO OBVIOUS YOU'RE SO IN LOVE--

MOM!

DALE'S ENGAGED.

OH...

OH, NOT TO YOU?

NO.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I-- I SAID TOO MUCH, THEN.

BUT THEN...

WHAT ARE THE TWO OF YOU DOING SPENDING THE NIGHT TOGETHER?

IT WASN'T ABOUT US.

IT WAS ABOUT DAD.

DALE'S A REPORTER NOW.

SHE'S HELPING ME LOOK INTO WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.

WELL, THERE'S A SHOCK.

MOM, I CAN'T LET THIS GO.

IS THERE ANYTHING I COULD SAY THAT WOULD MAKE YOU STOP?

NO.

WELL, THERE IT IS, THEN.

[CHUCKLES]

JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER.

MOM, I NEED TO KNOW.

IS THERE ANYTHING OF DAD'S LEFT IN THE HOUSE?

THERE'S A FEW BOXES UNDER THE STAIRS,

BUT THERE'S NOTHING THERE. I'VE LOOKED A THOUSAND TIMES.

I'VE MADE PEACE WITH THIS.

IT'S TAKEN ME A LONG TIME, BUT...

I'VE DONE IT.

YOU DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO...

BUT DON'T TAKE THAT FROM ME,

OKAY?

[ENGINE STARTS]

[LATIN MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO]

HOLA, BABY.

USTED DESEA UN PASEO EN MI CARRO GRANDE?

ACABO DE GANAR LA LOTERíA!

[PHONE RINGING]

WOW, HEY. WHAT A CRAZY DAY YESTERDAY.

IT WAS NONSTOP.

I GOT BACK REALLY LATE.

I WAS JUST PICKING UP THE PHONE TO CALL YOU.

GUESS I BEAT YOU TO IT.

SO, WHAT KEPT YOU SO BUSY?

OH, JUST THIS STORY.

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT LATER.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

I DON'T LIKE THIS DRESS!

OKAY, I'LL BE OUT IN A SECOND.

IS SOMEONE THERE?

YEAH, A GIRLFRIEND CAME BY

TO BORROW A DRESS. LOOK, I'LL...

I'LL CALL YOU BACK LATER, OKAY?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I NEED SOMETHING ELSE TO WEAR.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME TO WALK ABOUT IN THAT SACK.

THIS MIGHT WORK.

THAT WAS MY PROM DRESS,

AND YOU'RE NOT WEARING THAT.

SO, ON EARTH, WHEN YOU WANT TO TRAVEL,

YOU USE THOSE ROLLING MACHINES?

THEY'RE CALLED CARS.

HOW DO I GET ONE OF THOSE?

YOU DON'T.

YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. YOU'RE STAYING HERE.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S JUST A LITTLE PROTECTION.

MONGO IS A DANGEROUS PLACE.

SO, YOU'RE TELLING ME

THAT MING LETS HIS SERVANTS CARRY WEAPONS?

YOU DON'T TRUST ME, DO YOU?

NOT FOR A SECOND. SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL ME THE TRUTH?

WHO ARE YOU, AND WHAT DO YOU WANT?

AND DON'T GIVE ME SOME STORY

ABOUT BEING A RUNAWAY SERVANT GIRL,

BECAUSE SERVANTS DON'T CARRY GUNS,

AND THEY DON'T ACT LIKE SUCH SPOILED LITTLE BRATS.

YOU DARE TO LAY HANDS ON ME?

DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

I COULD HAVE YOU EXILED TO THE BANELANDS

IN THE SNAP OF A FINGER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T SEE IT SOONER.

YOU HAVE THE SAME COLD EYES AS HE DOES.

YOU'RE HIS DAUGHTER, AREN'T YOU?

WHO ELSE WOULD DEFEND A MONSTER LIKE MING?

MY FATHER IS A COMPLEX MAN.

I WOULD NOT EXPECT SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO UNDERSTAND HIM.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I'M HERE FOR THE IMEX.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE ON THIS PLANET WORTH HAVING--

EXCEPT FOR ONE THING--

AND I'LL HAVE HIM SOON ENOUGH.

FLASH?

KEEP DREAMING.

HE WOULDN'T TOUCH YOU IF YOU WERE THE LAST WOMAN IN THE UNIVERSE.

DON'T BE SO SURE.

I ALWAYS GET WHAT I WANT.

HEY, HEY, HEY.

[WEAPON FIRES]

I JUST GOT BACK TO THE LAB, AND WE GOT ANOTHER ONE.

SOMETHING CAME THROUGH ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO.

SOMEWHERE NEAR ROCK CREEK PARK.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, DRIVE OUT THERE,

CALL ME IF YOU SPOT ANYTHING.

I'M GOING TO FIND THIS IMEX.

IMEX, IMEX...

BE HERE.

THIS CAN'T BE EVERYTHING THAT BELONGED TO YOU.

OKAY...

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

[GRUNTS]

OW.

DALE...

[GROANS]

YEAH, TAKE THAT.

YEAH... OH, NO.

WHERE ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU?

[CLATTERING]

[LAUGHING VICTORIOUSLY]

HA.

FLASH.

NO WAY...

THIS IS THE IMEX?

[GASPING]

OH...

PLEASE TELL ME SHE IS HERE FOR ME.

YEOW!

I'M LOOKING FOR FLASH. YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS?

YEAH, HE'S INSIDE, BUT, UH...

IS THERE ANYTHING I COULD DO FOR YOU?

I LIKE A MAN WHO WORKS WITH HIS HANDS.

YEAH, I-- I-- I USE THEM ALL THE TIME.

MAYBE YOU COULD USE THEM TO PICK ME UP SOMETHING TO EAT?

I'M HUNGRY,

AND, UM...

DON'T HURRY BACK.

I NEED A MOMENT ALONE WITH FLASH.

[SHUDDERS] OKAY.

[MOTORCYCLE ENGINE FIRES]

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

HELLO? I FOUND IT.

THE IMEX? IT'S A TIMEX!

IT'S MY DAD'S OLD WATCH. I'VE BEEN WEARING IT FOR YEARS.

THERE'S SOME SORT OF ALIEN CHIP IN THE BACK OF IT.

WELL, HIDE IT,

'CAUSE THAT FAKE SERVANT GIRL IS ON HER WAY OVER

TO TRY TO STEAL IT.

CHANZA IS MING'S DAUGHTER.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

DALE, IT'S JOE! ARE YOU OKAY?

I'VE GOT TO GO.

LET'S NOT COMPLICATE THIS ANY MORE THAN NECESSARY.

I'LL JUST TAKE THE IMEX AND GO.

AREN'T YOU GOING TO AT LEAST TELL ME WHAT IT IS?

IT'S A DATABASE.

APPARENTLY, IT CONTAINS ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE.

SO, WHAT WAS IT DOING IN MY DAD'S OLD WATCH?

DON'T KNOW. DON'T CARE.

ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT I HAVE IT AND YOU DON'T.

MAYBE NOW MY FATHER WILL REALIZE I CAN DO MORE THAN LOOK PRETTY.

MY FATHER... IS HE STILL ALIVE?

I'D LOVE TO STAY AND CHAT, BUT I REALLY HAVE TO BE GOING.

WAIT!

HEY, WAIT!

TAKE ME WITH YOU.

TEMPTING AS THAT SOUNDS, DON'T THINK SO.

I HAVE TO DO THIS ON MY OWN.

ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE.

WHAT FATHER WOULDN'T BE PROUD?

REMAIN STILL AND YOU WILL RECEIVE NO PAIN.

YOU DID NOT REMAIN STILL.

BY ORDER OF RANKOL, PRIMICOUNSEL TO THE BENEVOLENT FATHER,

YOU, AURA, DAUGHTER OF MING, ARE HEREBY REMANDED UNDER MY CHARGE

AND ARE REQUIRED TO--

FINE, FINE. I'LL COME WITH YOU,

BUT I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT WHAT I CAME FOR.

IF I SEE YOUR FATHER, I'LL TELL HIM HELLO FOR YOU.

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

[ROARS]

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

OW.

HE'S FOLLOWING US.

FLASH!

THERE! THEY'RE HEADED FOR THE RIFT.

OW, YOU'RE HURTING ME!

QUIT PULLING.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I ORDER YOU TO PUT ME DOWN!

GIVE ME THE IMEX!

AH!

GET OFF ME!

COME HERE, COME HERE, COME HERE.

DROP IT.

NO, YOU DROP IT.

DON'T.

PUT IT DOWN.

MAKE ME.

NICE TRY, THOUGH.

USELESS EARTH WEAPONS.

WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.

LOOK, THE RIFT, IT'S FADING.

THIS COULD BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO FIND YOUR FATHER.

GIVE ME THE IMEX, AND I'LL TAKE YOU TO HIM.

NO, NO, NO, YOU MUSTN'T.

DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHERE HE IS?

YES. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GIVE ME THE IMEX,

AND I PROMISE, YOU'LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN SOON,

BUT WE HAVE TO GO NOW.

WE ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS.

HE'LL BE SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

NO, FLASH, NO, NO, NO.

THAT WOULD BE A HUGE MISTAKE.

OKAY. I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.

NO!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

NO!

HERE... IT'S ALL YOURS.

YOU'RE A FOOL.

YOU WILL NEVER SEE YOUR FATHER AGAIN.

GO TELL YOUR FATHER HIS IMEX IS GONE.

[BEEPING]

GREAT.

NOW WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ALIEN ON THE LOOSE.

I HAVE A FEELING SHE'LL BE BACK.

WELL, AT LEAST THEY DIDN'T GET THE IMEX.

ALTHOUGH I MUST SAY, IT'S A SHAME THAT YOU HAD TO DESTROY IT.

WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO USE IT

TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP THEM.

YOU THINK I'M AN IDIOT?

ONE OF MY DAD'S OLD WATCHES.

YOU GET THE ALIEN CHIP, I GET THE WATCH.

KEEP THIS IN A SAFE PLACE.

COME ON.

I'M SORRY, FATHER.

I HAD IT, BUT FLASH GORDON DESTROYED IT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'VE DONE?

THAT CAN NEVER BE REPLACED!

IF YOU WERE NOT MY DAUGHTER,

I WOULD HAVE YOU STRIPPED,

AND I WOULD HUNT YOU FOR SPORT.

LOCK HER IN HER CHAMBERS.

I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE, DAD,

AND I'M GOING TO FIND YOU,

AND WHEN I DO, WE'RE GOING TO DIG THIS EMPTY BOX UP.

[SIGHS]

SO...

HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU AND JOE?

I TOLD HIM YOU AND I

WERE WORKING ON A STORY TOGETHER...

ABOUT THE DEATH OF YOUR FATHER.

IT'S TRUE,

IN A WEIRD KIND OF WAY.

HOW DID HE TAKE IT?

IT WASN'T EASY FOR HIM,

BUT HE SAYS HE SUPPORTS MY CAREER,

WHEREVER IT MIGHT TAKE ME.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP?

YOU COULD LET ME TELL HIM THE TRUTH.

NOT UNTIL WE FIND MY FATHER.

UM... NOT EVER, ACTUALLY.

NOT UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU WANT TO BE THE PERSON

WHO LEAKS THE KNOWLEDGE

THAT WOULD INEVITABILITY DESTROY THE ENTIRE GALAXY.

GOT IT.

SO, WHAT NOW?

WELL, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS SAVE THE UNIVERSE.

THAT SHOULDN'T BE SO HARD, HUH?

I'M BEGINNING TO REMEMBER

WHY I BROKE UP WITH YOU.

UH, I BROKE UP WITH YOU.

YOU DID NOT.

I SO DUMPED YOUR ASS.

AREN'T REPORTERS SUPPOSED TO GET THEIR FACTS RIGHT?

'CAUSE I SO BROKE UP WITH YOU.

[LAUGHING]

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