Flash Gordon Page #4

- Save them for our kids.

- Enough!

- Leave us alone! I just got engaged.

Let the combat begin! To the death.

Give me the remote control.

Come on!

He's tilting it.

Watch out!

- Present from Vultan.

- Brute! Give me that.

- Bastard!

- Flash!

Come on, finish him.

Flash! I love you.

But we only have 14 hours

to save the Earth.

How's that feel, Arborian?

If you kill me, promise to team up

with Vultan and fight Ming.

Goodbye, Barin.

- Take my hand.

- You've won, let him go.

That's it, Prince.

- What is this?

- Humanity.

Where you go, I follow.

Listen to me!

There is something finer

in this galaxy than Ming's law.

Rubbish!

Hawkmen, to your posts!

Agent Zarkov,

you will be liquidated for treachery.

Vultan!

Surrender the fugitives at once. -

- Or the Imperial Fleet will blast

your kingdom to atoms.

- Step forward, Barin.

- "Prince" Barin.

Princess Aura has implicated you

on a charge of high treason.

- A prison ship will take you away.

- You tortured Aura.

Interesting girl. I think

she found it rather enjoyable.

Klytus.

The first step forward.

Into the air, Hawkpeople.

Fly for your lives!

You damned hothead, you brought down

destruction on my kingdom.

He showed us the way.

Fight with us.

- Against the Imperial Fleet?

- They won't expect resistance.

- We'll take them by surprise.

- We can do it.

You're all mad! My duty is

to protect my people. Evacuate!

- Then take us with you.

- Impossible, we can't carry more.

- You're leaving us to die?

- You know Ming's law.

Outside his own kingdom,

the hunter becomes the hunted.

- Traitor!

- Save your breath. Fly!

Help me pull these down.

We'll make parachutes

and jump to Arboria.

We'll kill ourselves.

A body reaches maximum velocity

within a few hundred feet.

- We'll need some rope.

- My God, what is that?

It's Ming.

We must stop him.

- Blast them?

- Not yet. Send down a shuttle.

- Bring back Barin, Zarkov and Dale.

- And Gordon?

Leave him there.

Prepare my Imperial Lander.

Why aren't I going with them?

- I've got other plans for you.

- I can imagine.

- You want to destroy me.

- It's the only way to save Earth.

- What if I granted you a kingdom?

- If you what?

Ming the Merciless,

ruler of the universe. -

- Offers Flash Gordon a kingdom

of Mongo, to rule over as his own.

You're crazy. Why would you do that?

Because I've never met your like.

You're a hero, don't you see that?

Who better to rule a kingdom?

Your moon is very close now.

- Earth's end might come within hours.

- You'd call off the attack?

- I could.

- Everyone would be saved?

Yes, and no.

After the earthquakes and tidal waves,

they won't be the same human beings.

They'll be more tractable. Easier

for you to rule, in the name of Ming.

- You mean slaves?

- Let's say 'satisfied with less'.

- What about Dale?

- We have decided to marry her.

She's exceptional.

We'll breed with her -

- And send our progeny back

to populate your Earth.

Do you really prefer death

to a kingdom? I'm disappointed.

I'd rather see you on my side

than scattered into...

Atoms.

But as you wish.

We'll return to the Imperial Rocket.

Leave the Earthling here to his doom.

- Beam another blast.

- You murderer.

Flash. I loved you.

- They were brave creatures.

- Shut up!

With respect, the man who rid us

of Klytus should not be deserted.

So... maybe I'd do it different

if I had it over again.

- Then fight.

- I can't help a man who's dead!

Flash Gordon to Vultan.

Mayday, mayday.

This is Vultan. I read you.

Where are you?

- Flying blind on a rocket cycle.

- Flying blind on a rocket cycle?

We're in Arboria.

I'll send you a homing beam.

For what it's worth,

Ming's got Dale, Zarkov and Barin.

- I see. My thanks to you.

- What for?

Well... for giving a dumb old bird

a second chance.

Over to homing beam.

Don't touch me!

- You!

- Stop! I'm a prisoner too.

Damned Mongo person! You couldn't

tell the truth to save your life.

- Stop! I'm going to be exiled.

- Liar!

Liar.

- Is this another trick, Aura?

- Is this a trick?

Could I cry

if my heart hadn't changed?

I've been such a spoiled fool.

I never knew what my father was...

Until he let Klytus use bore worms.

I believe you.

But I don't trust you.

You're of Ming's blood. You'll cosy up

with him again in the morning.

Not if you give him this.

It's deadly poison.

He always drinks a power potion

before making love.

- Drop this into his glass tonight.

- I can't. I gave him my word.

- What word?

- To be a good wife...

If he'd spare Zarkov and Barin.

He vowed he would.

My father has never kept a vow.

Keeping our word is one of the things

that make us better than you.

A guard will take you to the waiting

room. Your Joyous Time has come.

You are to be prepared

for your wedding.

I'm lost. Nothing can save me now.

Flash Gordon approaching.

What do you mean,

'Flash Gordon approaching'?

On a rocket cycle.

Shall I inform His Majesty?

The Emperor would shoot you

for interrupting his wedding.

Fire when Gordon's in range.

He's escaping, idiot!

Dispatch War Rocket Ajax.

Charge the boosters.

- Flash Gordon in range, Captain.

- Fire!

- Shall we go in after him?

- No. Reduce velocity.

Our trap worked.

They'll follow me for sure.

Stand by, my Hawkmen!

- He's not coming out, sir.

- Prepare to electrify cloud.

Prepare sky nets to catch

Gordon's body. Fire capacitators.

- They're trying to flush you out.

- Let's go in.

Good. They're coming through.

Squadron 40... Dive!

Arm topside!

Second wave. Dive!

Stop engines. Repel boarders.

- Biro's hit. I'm going in after him.

- Impetuous boy.

Oh well, who wants to live forever?

Dive!

Biro, hold on, I'm coming.

- You all right?

- They winged me. Detonate the mine.

Blow it, Flash!

Let's get out of here.

Well done, Flash. Here.

Up there, Luro!

Come on.

Full velocity, all drives.

Attention, all citizens.

Behold the face

of your Empress to be.

While you await the ceremony,

all channels will display -

- the execution of the traitors,

Barin and Zarkov.

Pick that up, would you?

Tell me more about this Houdini.

This is it.

At least it'll be over quickly.

Scanner malfunction,

area 7-7 delta, under repair.

- They've changed the code.

- I've changed too, Aura.

- I think I can work it out.

- Will you marry me?

We'll try.

Not now, Barin!

If I'm not at the wedding,

I'll be shot.

I thought it was the Zeitman series!

I haven't changed.

Everybody take off! Form a battle

stream behind the rocket.

Flash and me bail out

when the shooting starts.

- And keep your head down.

- See you in Mingo City.

Yes... with luck.

What are you setting there?

That's the time left for the Earth.

In minutes and seconds.

- Level with me. Will this do it?

- Yes, no doubt.

There's a lightning field at the

entrance. When this baby hits it...

It will blow that field dead.

My Hawkmen fly right in.

Let's see what Mingo City's saying.

Oh, my God.

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