Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia Page #6

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or some very good wine.

We've been through hard times.

But today,

unless the sky falls on our heads...

- What's that noise?

- What?

I said, what's that whistling?

Oh no...

I'm tired. I'm so tired.

Excuse me. This barrel is ours,

we'd like it back.

In the name of Rome!

I requisition that barrel.

Take the barrel and run.

It's my barrel.

Let go!

Let's go.

Halt!

In the name of Rome!

Halt!

- Give me the bladder.

- No, I want to score.

Take to the river!

Charge!

Catch them!

This is no good.

Pindepis?

- What're you doing here?

- The Romans recaptured me.

They forced me to join their army.

Take that off and come with us.

Ok, and now what?

We break the bad news to the Queen.

Let us waste no time.

Not me.

What do you mean "not me"?

I promised Miss Macintosh

I'd attend a hot water party

with her girlfriends.

- You're joking.

- No.

I promised.

And a gentleman honours his promises.

That's enough, Obelix.

I recall we're on a mission.

That's your duty!

You cannot understand the sentiments

that bind Miss Macintosh and me.

Oh, I see!

Sire has sentiments now, does he?

Sire has become a gentleman?

You know what I think?

You're pathetic.

Pathetic and grotesque.

Very well.

Obelix!

I'll take care of this.

Obelix... Wait!

I think he really is angry.

This looks like doomsday.

It would seem that the siege

has been trying, eh what?

We can't tell them

we have no magic potion!

Calm down, Goudurix.

Very funny.

They'll either commit suicide

or lynch us.

Gentlemen, I'm happy

you are amongst us at last.

I'm impatient to see the effects

of your famous magic potion.

In regard to the magic potion,

Your Majesty...

We brought back a large quantity

in a barrel...

which is currently...

at the bottom of the Thames.

But it doesn't matter, Your Majesty.

Oh really?

Oh really?

Oh really?

I have the ingredients to make enough

for the entire village.

What jolly good news.

You almost scared me.

If you would kindly have a large

cauldron of boiling water prepared...

I admit I do not understand.

We have to fake it.

Pindepis...

How much of your plant

do you have left?

This much.

I need it.

This is all I have.

I know.

So...

I hear you are endowed

with exceptional strength, Mr. Obelix.

I try to keep myself in shape,

nothing more.

Do YOU play a sport?

Our boys start sports very young.

It fortifies them.

More important,

it instils a sense of camaraderie.

Personally, I think that friendship

is by far the strongest bond

between two people.

What do you think, Mr. Obelix?

Our friend would like to know

whether you think that friendship

is the strongest bond

between two people?

Asterix...

Once again,

Roman discipline triumphs

over barbarian chaos.

The fanatical Gaul commando squad,

who underhandedly tried to rally

the British rebels,

has been wiped out.

And their so-called

secret weapon destroyed!

The time has come

to wipe out the terrorist village!

It's ready.

I say, it's far simpler than I thought.

Gentlemen, please...

Excellent

Very invigorating.

I'm already feeling the effects.

Might I have a cloud of milk

with my potion?

Attack formation!

Attack formation!

Forward... march!

Legions! Halt!

Ave, Roman.

Hey, I just wanted to play fair

as the Brits say...

We have the magic potion,

so you can still surrender.

I know him!

He's one of the invincible Gauls.

Yes, I'm afraid so.

What are they doing?

What are they doing!

Fall in!

Fall in!

- I thought they were dead!

- He's alive.

- His fat friend can't be far.

- Hush, he's super-sensitive.

If the Britons have the magic potion,

we're goners.

I think they're ripe. Ready?

I say. Your friend doesn't look well.

Excuse me.

I'll be right back.

Something wrong?

I was thinking,

maybe I'll just wait for you here.

- Goudurix...

- They'll slaughter us!

Listen to me. What we gave them

wasn't magic potion, it was hope,

and that's all they have.

If we lose heart, so will they.

Is that what you want?

The time has come to become a man.

Afterwards, it'll be too late.

Stay in formation!

They'll slaughter us!

Close ranks!

Close ranks!

They don't have magic powers!

They're bluffing.

They don't have magic powers.

Close ranks! Attack!

They're bluffing!

What the...

What is that?

Obelix?

Obelix!

Wait.

One, you have no right

to decide what's good for me.

I want that to be very clear.

As for what you said,

that I'm a burden...

that you'd sacrificed everything...

Come on, Obelix...

I've thought about it.

It's not a sacrifice.

A sacrifice is when

you get nothing in return.

But you can't say that.

Because you know what you get?

You get a friend.

Obelix...

I'm ashamed about what happened.

Nothing happened.

Nothing happened.

I'm terribly sorry to interrupt...

But what do we do about them?

No!

I'm here!

That's that.

Let's wrap it up and go home.

My dear Gauls,

all Britain is grateful to you.

How cool. Thanks.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

But you owe your victory

to your courage alone.

It wasn't magic potion.

I guessed as much.

However, I tasted the concoction

and found it delicious.

What plant was it?

It's a plant that is widely used

in my country.

We call it "tea".

Well then, as of today,

I declare tea our national beverage.

Mr. Pindepis,

I wish to order 4,000 tons.

Thank you.

And you, Sir Jolitorax,

for your courage, for your valour,

and most importantly,

for promoting

the values of our great land,

I name you

Peer of the Realm.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I would like, in turn,

to pay homage to the woman

who inspired me

throughout this long adventure...

Whose exceptional

and plentiful qualities

command my admiration

and my respect...

Whose radiant beauty

dazzles so brightly

that she could, all alone,

serve as a beacon

to ships lost in the fog...

Whose graceful figure

promises voluptuous delights...

and whose sensual lips

cry out for passionate embraces.

She who is my joy, my folly,

she who makes my head spin...

Ophelia, I waited far too long

to make this declaration,

I love you.

Nothing would make me happier...

Oh, shut up and kiss me!

I'm in for trouble.

Mr. Obelix!

Yes?

When a gentleman

abandons a lady, slap bang

in the midst of a social event,

humiliating the lady and inflicting

the mockery of her friends...

the affront is so great that he cannot

be considered a gentleman...

Unless,

of course,

Her Majesty's safety is at stake.

In that case, and in that case only,

he can, very exceptionally, be excused.

Thank you.

But...

I think that deep down, I'm a real Gaul.

And I a real Briton.

The time has come

for us to say farewell, Obelix.

And in the name of everything

we have shared,

I shall lay aside

the principles of my education

and allow myself to...

shake your hand.

It's...

In any case,

I'll never be the same again.

You'll see, Asterix,

you'll fall in love one clay too.

Ok, ok. I've made lots of contacts.

I'm so happy-

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