He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) s01e41 Episode Script

The Search

1 [dramatic music.]
I am Adam, Prince of Eternia and defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull.
This is Cringer, my fearless friend.
Fabulous secret powers were revealed to me the day I held aloft my magic sword and said, "By the power of Grayskull!" [chorus.]
He-Man I have the power! [roaring.]
[He-Man.]
Cringer became the mighty Battle Cat, and I became He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe.
Only three others share this secret: our friends the Sorceress, Man-At-Arms, and Orko.
Together we defend Castle Grayskull from the evil forces of Skeletor.
[cackling.]
[chorus.]
He-Man [dramatic music.]
[Sorceress.]
And to what do I owe the rare honor of your visit, Zodac? [Zodac.]
My race has sworn not to interfere with the affairs of mortals.
Therefore, I come only with this warning: grave danger faces all of us this day.
A danger so enormous, the mind can scarcely conceive of it, and its origin is right here in Eternia itself.
But what can it be? You must tell me.
Easier to show you with my thought projector.
[beeping and whirring.]
But this is unbelievable.
[Zodac.]
Yet it is true, and it is happening now.
Something must be done to stop it.
But you are forbidden to interfere, and I may not venture beyond these castle walls, except in the form of the falcon.
There is only one person on this planet who may prevent this catastrophe.
The one with the powers of He-Man, the man called Adam.
[heroic music.]
It looks peaceful enough.
Those rumblings the villagers heard must have been mild earth tremors.
Come on, let's go.
[Teela.]
We still have to search that far ridge, and the king ordered you to accompany me on this patrol, Prince Adam.
Yeah, well, I've developed enough character for one day.
I mean, look around.
There's absolutely nothing mysterious going on here.
[Orko.]
Hey, easy on the speed, guys.
Me and Cringer can't keep up with you.
[thunder cracks.]
We better hurry before that storm hits us.
What's the matter, Teela? Afraid of a little thunder? Oh, well, time to be going.
Adam, there's still time to check out that ridge without getting drenched.
I'll be waiting for you there.
[motor roaring.]
[He-Man.]
Wait a minute.
Are you by any chance implying that you can beat me to those hills? Ha! Imply, nothing! That is a scientific fact.
[He-Man.]
Not in my book, it isn't! [Teela.]
Well, there's only one way to find out.
[He-Man.]
Yeah, well, find this out.
[blasting off.]
There's more than one way to get a prince to scout a ridge.
Oh, yeah? I can beat the whole bunch of you.
[shimmering tone.]
[growling.]
Maybe I should stick to jogging.
Whew, acting like a fun-loving prince sure is hard work.
Hey, slow down! [crashing.]
Better tell Man-At-Arms that this thing's due for a checkup.
[falcon squawking.]
Zoar! Adam, there is great peril.
You must come to Castle Grayskull at once.
But what about Teela? She's sure to come looking for me.
Send your Sky Sled back to the palace.
She will follow it.
Good thinking.
Hurry, Adam! I'll just program the autopilot to return to the palace.
[motor roaring.]
We've got to get to Grayskull at once.
What's up, Adam? I don't know, but it sounds like trouble, and the only way we'll get there in time is as He-Man and Battle Cat.
Couldn't we just hop a nearby Attak Trak? By the power of Grayskull! [chorus.]
He-Man [dramatic music.]
[chorus.]
He-Man I have the power! [chorus.]
He-Man [roaring.]
[chorus.]
He-Man [chorus.]
He-Man [Teela.]
Adam? Adam, where are you? [Sky Sled whooshing.]
Imagine, hotfooting it back to the palace and leaving me here to get soaked.
Ooh, just wait till I see him again.
[chorus.]
He-Man [Sorceress.]
You have a great challenge facing you, He-Man, perhaps the greatest of your life.
Have you ever heard of the Starseed? I thought it was a myth.
[Sorceress.]
It is no myth.
It is real, and it is right here in Eternia.
Let me show you in the mirror.
Eternia is an unusual planet, for we are located directly in the center of the universe.
It was here where we now stand that the explosion took place which created the universe billions of years ago.
At the very center of our planet, there is a small piece of the energy left from that explosion: the very energy which set the stars burning and the planets spinning, the Starseed.
Speak a thing to the Starseed, and it makes it happen.
It can do anything.
It is all-powerful.
For untold ages, the location of the Starseed was known only to a chosen few of the Cosmic Enforcers, but its location is no longer a secret.
At this very moment, Skeletor is tunneling his way to the center of Eternia.
Can you imagine what would happen if he gets the Starseed? He could easily capture Castle Grayskull.
Worse.
You must get the Starseed before Skeletor does.
But how? Skeletor's got the drilling machine, not us.
Follow him through the tunnel he's drilling and overtake him.
Lastly, a warning: no mortal can touch the Starseed without succumbing to its dark side.
The Starseed will tempt you to do evil.
You must fight it.
Now go.
Every second brings Skeletor closer to the Starseed.
[thunder cracking.]
Orko, we found it.
[Orko.]
I don't like that creepy noise.
Skeletor's drilling machine.
How do I let myself get into these fixes? No time for cold feet, Orko.
We're the only ones standing between Skeletor and the Starseed.
All right, all right, I'm coming, I'm coming.
I only hope the rest of the universe appreciates what we're doing.
[rumbling.]
Beast Man, Mer-Man, can't we drill through this rock any faster? [snarls.]
The rock's too hard, Skeletor.
Too hard? My drilling machine is unstoppable.
But if we push too hard, the drill point will be blunted.
Must drill faster! Must have the Starseed.
[alarm sounding.]
An intruder! He-man.
[snarls.]
That muscle-bound meddler.
Let me take care of him.
No.
I have anticipated this.
He-man! [Skeletor.]
Looking for something, He-Man? You know why I'm here, Skeletor, and I'll stop you, whatever it takes.
Ha! Within the hour, no force in the universe will be able to stop me.
Least of all, you.
[explosion.]
[Skeletor.]
Not even He-Man can pound his way through a half-mile of solid rock.
[rocks crashing.]
Trapped! We'll never stop Skeletor in time now.
[snarls.]
You've trapped He-Man, but you've trapped us as well! How will we get out? Simpletons, when I have the Starseed, I'll be able to move mountains.
He-Man, we got to do something.
Skeletor could get his hands on that Starseed any minute now.
It could take me hours to dig through this rubble.
I don't suppose you could whip up a quick spell to get rid of all this rock.
I can sure try.
By the powers of dusk and dawn, I bid you, barrier, now be gone.
[shimmering tone.]
[He-Man.]
At the rate you're going, we'll be down here for years, Orko.
Stand clear.
[heroic music.]
[grunts.]
[grunts.]
Good work, my friend, but I'm afraid we may be too late.
When Skeletor gets his hands on the Starseed, he will finally rule the universe.
and I'll be his second-in-command.
You? He said I could be second-in-command.
Why would he want a fuzzy-faced creature like you ruling under him when he could have someone with my brains? Why, you fish-faced meathead.
[Skeletor.]
Silence, fools! The Starseed must be near.
Absolute power is within my grasp.
[Battle Cat.]
He-Man! [He-Man.]
What is it, cat? Look.
A gap.
It's too narrow, but it could be widened.
[growls.]
Stand clear, both of you.
I think we can get this rock pile to settle down.
[rumbling.]
[chorus.]
He-Man [chorus.]
He-Man [chorus.]
He-Man Come on.
We may make it yet.
[Beast Man.]
Push! The machine can't go through that crystal.
It will break the drill.
Fools, can't you even move a rock? [He-Man.]
Skeletor! Making that pair do your dirty work? I'm surprised you didn't bring some of your slaves.
You flipping fool.
Within minutes, the whole cosmos will be my slave.
Not if I have anything to say about it.
Not so fast, He-Man.
[laser zapping.]
Orko! [growls.]
Now, He-Man, here are my orders.
Obey you? Never! [Skeletor.]
You will, or your little friend becomes my personal property.
I want you to clear away this rock.
You bag of bones.
I'll whip up such a spell and get out of here.
You're gonna be in such trouble.
You couldn't conjure your way out of a gunnysack, you pipsqueak.
You'd better move, He-Man.
[Battle Cat growls.]
We have no choice, Battle Cat.
[suspenseful music.]
[growls.]
[snarls.]
Move, slave.
[chuckles.]
[chorus.]
He-Man [Beast Man.]
We must be nearly there, Skeletor, but how will you know the Starseed when you see it? I'll know.
Don't worry.
Oh, yeah? I've got the beginning of an idea.
[rumbling.]
I found it! Onward! The Starseed must be here somewhere.
[shrieking.]
Uhuh, oh demons! [shrieks.]
[bubble pops.]
Whoa! Hey, I'm free! I got to get out of here.
We'll never make it past those monsters without Skeletor's force field equipment.
Blasted drill won't work in this crystal.
Skeletor, if you want to get out of this, you'd better accept my terms.
[growling.]
Very well.
What do you want? I'll arrange it so you can use your force field projector on them, but then you must leave this place.
And let you get the Starseed? In a few seconds, they are going to be the only authority here if you don't agree with my terms.
- All right.
- No! No, Skeletor.
Quiet, fool.
I know what I'm doing.
Maybe we can lure them into using those crystal rays on themselves.
Cat, jump on its shoulder.
[He-Man.]
Battle Cat, jump! [laser zapping.]
What why, it's the Starseed! But what if Skeletor gets here before He-Man? Yep, I've got an idea.
Maybe I can find something that looks like it.
Not quite.
I'm gonna do this right if it takes all day.
Ah-ha! This is close enough.
[demon roaring.]
Skeletor, use your force field projector, now! Now for you, He-Man! Oh, no, you don't! [creaking.]
Stop He-Man, whatever it takes.
Whoever captures He-Man will be my second-in-command.
I figured you'd go back on your word.
I have you now.
No.
He's mine.
[suspenseful music.]
Haste makes waste, fellas.
See you later.
Let's go, Cat! [Battle Cat roars.]
The Starseed.
It's mine.
[cackles.]
Mine, mine.
[cackles.]
At last, it's mine.
[He-Man.]
Don't be so sure of that.
One of these is the real Starseed, but which one, Skeletor? It must be mine.
I was here first.
Hear me, oh, Starseed, encase He-Man in chains, which not even he can break, then, send him away to the furthest planet of the coldest star in the universe.
A fake! [boinging.]
Courtesy of me.
That means you have the real one.
You know better than to oppose me now, Skeletor.
I hold the power of the Starseed.
The universe could be rid of your evil.
I could rid the entire universe of evil.
Nothing could stop me.
No one would dare oppose my will.
Whatever I want, I could have.
We're not so far apart, are we, He-Man? I can see why you wanted the Starseed so badly.
The feeling of power is very strong.
He-Man, what are you saying? You're becoming evil, He-Man.
I can sense it.
Then join forces with me.
Together, we will rule.
Rule? To rule the universe.
He-Man, the Starseed will tempt you to do evil.
You must fight it.
Whatwhat am I saying? [Sorceress.]
Remember your virtue, your duty.
I could use this to stop you, Skeletor.
No, no.
But if I use this power against you, then I'm no better than you are.
Skeletor? Come on, little friend.
We have a date with the Sorceress.
[heroic music.]
Zodac.
Greetings, He-Man.
We have brought the Starseed for safekeeping.
He-Man, you have succeeded admirably in your test.
- Test? - Yes.
You see, some time ago, you were given great powers.
So great, in fact, that from time to time, it is necessary to test your virtue.
That is why I, myself, allowed Skeletor to learn of the Starseed's location.
You did? But why? Because by refusing to use the power of the Starseed, even on one as evil as Skeletor, He-Man has proved himself truly worthy of his powers.
Remember, He-Man, that true goodness comes from knowing when not to use force.
Farewell, noble He-Man.
[button chimes.]
both: Good-bye, Zodac.
[gentle music.]
Adam, where have you been? Well, I was getting soaked, and I figured we'd searched enough, so I came home, only I got lost.
You figured we'd searched enough, hmm? You got lost? - Uh-huh.
- Ha-ha! May I remind you that you're a prince? Don't you have any sense of responsibility? Well, everything is all right, isn't it? [Teela.]
That's not the point! Suppose those rumblings really had been something.
Something? Like what? Well, suppose there'd been a real problem, like, well, like, Skeletor.
Oh, it wouldn't have been anything that He-Man and Battle Cat couldn't handle.
And Orko.
You said it, little friend.
And Orko.
There are times when everybody dreams of becoming very rich or powerful, but what they don't think about are the problems and responsibilities that go with it.
In today's story, He-Man was tested, and he proved his worth when he was able to resist the temptation to use his great power for any selfish gain.
He knew that it's just as important to know when not to use force as it is to know when to use it.
[dramatic music.]

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