Arthur et les Minimoys (Arthur And The Minimoys) Page #3

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to defeat him,

and now it's up to you

to continue his fight.

Thanks for the honor,

but I think it might be better

if I leave my place to one of you.

I mean, you're so much bigger

and stronger than me.

Your heart

is the strongest of weapons.

Okay.

First ring for the body...

three times...

to the right.

The second ring for the mind,

three times...

to the left.

And the third ring.

One whole turn...

for the soul.

( Arthur screams )

( whimpering )

There. The door is open.

You can introduce yourself.

- Introduce myself?

- Yes.

And try to be convincing,

because you only have five minutes.

All right. Be convincing.

Okay. Okay.

Uh... there's a, um... with...

- Archibald?

- No.

Introduce yourself.

I'm his grandson.

My name is Arthur.

And you are...?

Saimono Matrodoy de Betameche.

Right.

But you can call me Beta.

Pleased to meet you... Beta.

Now hold on. I'm not supposed

to talk to strangers.

You better show me

some identification.

Go on, go on.

Uh, this is a matter

of extreme urgency.

In just two days' time,

the garden will be destroyed.

What are you talking about,

young man?

Are you a practical joker

like your grandfather?

This is no joke, Mr. Betameche.

A building contractor

wants to flatten the land

and build apartment blocks.

Ah! What are apartment blocks?

Enormous houses

built from concrete.

They will cover up all the gardens

and stop the flowers from growing.

( gasps )

That's awful!

The only way to prevent this

is for me to find the treasure

that my grandfather

has hidden somewhere.

Then I'll be able to pay off

the contractor,

and none of this will happen.

That's a really good idea.

All's well that ends well. See ya.

No!

To do that, I need to pass

into your world

so I can start

looking for the treasure.

That's not possible.

You can't make a journey

just like that.

The counciI must first be assembled,

then you must explain

your problem to them,

then we break for lunch--

And in two days' time,

the land will be flattened

and you'll all be dead!

So you mean

this is an emergency?

Yes, and we have to act now,

because the future

of your people is in your hands.

The future of the people

lies in my hands?

Someone might take me

seriously.

Oh! It's okay.

I landed on my hair.

You did well.

I hope it will be enough

to convince them.

Oh, Betameche, I just got

to sleep two and a half years ago.

- What do you want?

- I need you to activate the beam.

Oh, well, yes.

Forgive me, Your Highness.

But I really am royalty.

You're a royal pain in my keister,

is what you are.

Hurry. The boy needs

to see the king.

Hurry, hurry. You know,

when I was your age,

we used to look to the moon

to figure out the time,

and we were always on time.

So now, here we go.

One for the body.

And we had respect for

those who were asleep.

Two for the spirit. Yes!

Cracked my back.

I needed that.

And one more for the soul

to go-oo-oo!

What's happening to me?!

You are going to join our brothers,

the Minimoys.

They will lead you to

the Seven Kingdoms.

( Arthur yelling )

You only have 36 hours.

At noon on the day after tomorrow,

the gateway will close again

for 1,000 days.

Good luck, Arthur.

( yelling continues )

The key. You have the key.

The key?

Yeah, I have the key.

Okay, now go over to the lock.

The lock.

That has to be it.

Good, good.

Now turn the key.

- I'm gonna die!

- Yes!

No, no, no, no, no!

( screaming )

Welcome to the land

of the Minimoys.

It's not funny.

You really scared me.

I thought I was gonna die in that--

That's incredible.

What's incredible?

I don't know. Just look at my clothes.

They've changed.

You can admire yourself later.

The counciI's waiting for you.

Come on! Follow me!

( yawning )

All this excitement's

made me sleepy.

How far have they gotten?

You're joking.

They've only just started.

Princess Selenia.

My little girl.

Father!

( coughs )

Sorry, sorry.

Princess Selenia, may the spirits

of the ancients guide you.

- BETAMECHE:
Papa!

- ( gasps )

Yes?

Papa?

- Where are you?

- Down here. It's me, Pops.

Ah, my son.

You did that on purpose, didn't you?

Couldn't you have waited ten seconds

before playing the clown?

I got something

much more important here.

Oh! Because my mission

isn't of great importance, is that it?

And don't tell me you're the chosen one.

I've heard that speech.

Enough! Stop bickering,

the two of you.

BOTH:
Hm!

I hope you have good reason for daring

to disrupt this important ceremony.

I do, Father. I have an upperlander

with me, and he's just been Minimoyzed.

- ( all gasping )

- Who is this uplander?

His name is Arthur. He's here

to warn us of a grave misfortune,

and the future of our people lies in--

Our great misfortune

has a name--the EviI M--

and we have no need

of this Arthur person.

As the princess of royal blood,

the task of protecting

our people falls to me.

- Hm!

- Yes, but...

Cupcake...

( Selenia sighs heavily )

( grunting )

( sighs )

( groaning and straining )

- MAN:
Will she make it?

- ( spectators murmuring )

It's moving.

I have it, I have it.

I can feel it.

( all murmuring )

See, you totally sounded

way too arrogant,

While the princess gets her second wind,

perhaps we should hear this young man.

- Where does he come from?

- Chicks dig the hair.

- Oh, he's a dreamboat.

- He's so hot.

- He's cool, huh?

- Ordinary.

- My humble respects, Princess Selenia.

- Who told him my name?

( mockingly)

My humble respects, Princess Selenia.

( Selenia and Betameche arguing )

My humble respects, Your Majesty.

- Yes, my respects--

- Oh, Arthur!

I'm delighted to meet you.

I was a good friend

of your grandfather Archibald.

Miro, leave him alone.

Well, young man, we're all ears.

It's like this:
In just under two days,

some men are gonna come and destroy

my house, my garden, my world,

and your world.

And you--all two-and-a-half

millimeters of you--

you've come to save us, is that it?

The only way to stop these men

is to pay them off.

This is why my grandfather

came to you three years ago.

He was looking for a treasure,

and I've come to complete his mission.

Your grandfather

was a remarkable man.

He taught us so many things.

He was the one who showed Miro

how to harness image and light.

Then one day he left

in search of his famous rubies

which our brothers the Bogo Matassalai

had given to him in thanks.

He had buried them

in our lands for safekeeping,

but as you might expect,

when he needed to retrieve them,

he couldn't find them.

After wandering through

the seven lands which make up our world,

he finally found it...

deep in the heart

of the city of Necropolis,

where he reigns supreme--

the EviI M.

And unfortunately, no one

ever returns from the forbidden lands.

So--

So, you still set on

your big adventure?

My grandfather is not dead,

I'm sure of that.

I will find him, and the treasure,

even if I have to wrench it

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