Princess Mononoke Page #2

Have you ever heard of the Emishi

people? They're said to ride red elks.

They also use stone arrowheads

just like you.

Of course, they were all

wiped out 500 years ago.

Don't worry.

I won't tell anyone where you're from.

Anyway, I've got

much bigger fish to fry.

Have you ever come across

anything like this before?

Never have.

It came from the giant boar.

It was inside him.

I'm sure it was that little ball of iron

that killed him.

There's a place high in the mountains

far to the west of here.

It's where the spirit of the forest dwells,

and it's a very dangerous place for humans.

- To enter there is certain death.

- The Spirit of the Forest?

I've been told the beasts there are all

giants, just as they were in the dawn of time.

See ya there, my friend. Mmm.

Hyah! Move! Hyah!

Hyah! Come on!

Watch the load!

Push him!

Hyah! Ha!

The sooner we get this rice home,

the sooner we eat. Let's move!

Coming this way! Wolves!

Don't let the oxen panic! Stay calm!

Take up your positions!

Keep your powder dry.

Make sure you wait for them

to come within range!

- Ready! And fire!

- Fire!

- They're getting away!

- Fire!

- Second round! Fire!

- Fire!

That was it?

They weren't so big.

They're just pups.

Wait till you see their mother.

Where are they?

It's Moro!

Come on.

Ha, ha!

We killed her!

You forget she is a god.

It will take more than that.

- She certainly did some damage.

- We move out now.

What about the men

she pushed over the cliff?

They're dead.

Let's get the living home.

He's still breathing.

Hang on.

Huh?

My name is Ashitaka!

I have traveled far

from lands to the east.

Are you ancient gods, and have I come at

last to the realm of the Spirit of the Forest?

Go away.

A kodama! I never thought

I'd see one of them here.

Oh, no, no, no, no!

Easy there. You don't want

to make your injuries worse, do you?

Oh, no!

He's a tree spirit.

He brings good luck.

It's a sign

this forest is healthy.

But they'll lead their lord

and master right to us.

Who do you mean?

You mean those wolves I just saw?

- No, I mean a real monster,

like a huge enormous deer,

Except they say it's got a human face

sometimes, and then at night they say it-

Where'd it go?

Look! Reinforcements! We're doomed!

Oh, no!

If Yakul's not afraid, then we have

nothing to worry about here.

Would you be kind enough to grant us

passage through your forest, little one?

Sir, I really think

we should turn around now.

I wonder, did I mention that no humans

have ever made it through these woods alive?

There's a lovely trail

back across the river.

The current's too swift

for us to get across,

and your friend's injuries

are very bad.

If we don't get him back soon,

he doesn't have a chance.

Hey, little fellow, are you showing us

the way or just getting us more lost?

Please, sir, I'm really pretty sure

they're not trying to help us get home.

Oh, my God!

There's thousands of them.

Look at that. That must be

their mother, a fine old tree.

Oh. This place is magical.

The tracks of those wolves

and the girl with them.

This place must be where

the four of them live.

Sir, I think maybe we took

a wrong turn somewhere.

This is a place

for gods and demons.

I think we're safe.

We'll rest a bit.

More tracks?

Whatever made these

made them recently.

Sir! What's going on?

Are you all right?

Uh, sir, what

just happened there?

You went white as a sheet

all of a sudden.

- I warned you about this place.

- Here.

- Did you see anything just then?

- Like what?

Forget it.

Hang on just a little longer.

You're almost home.

I failed her.

It's gone,

whatever it was.

That's strange.

Suddenly he doesn't feel heavy at all.

My arm!

It doesn't hurt!

It's healed!

No, it's still broken.

Sir, you were right. We made it

back home just like you said!

It's a fortress.

It's Lady Eboshi's Irontown. We make

iron here from the ore in the sand.

Hey, there!

Hello, it's me!

- Look there!

- Hello!

- Someone's come out of the woods.

- Is it the Wolf Girl?

Look! It's me!

Kohroku, the ox driver!

- It's Kohroku! He's alive!

- Kohroku's alive!

- It's true! Kohroku's still alive!

- Let's go see!

Quiet! Stop that noise!

I'm trying to tally these accounts here,

so shut up!

- Haven't you heard? Kohroku's come back from the dead!

- What?

- There they are!

- There he is!

That's it.

- This is unbelievable.

- Where are the others, Kohroku?

- Yes, is my son with you?

- I'm afraid we're the only ones who made it.

It's never the guards that die.

Stand aside.

That man in the weird costume, sir?

Who do you think it could be?

He's obviously an outsider.

- Be careful.

- Listen to me, everyone!

This stranger saved our lives. He carried

the rifleman all the way back here.

You should be grateful to him.

Ow! Hey, watch the arm.

Sir.

Hold it right there.

I'm very grateful for you bringing

these men back to us, stranger,

but something

doesn't smell right.

You got back almost as fast as we did

and through the forbidden forest.

On top of that, you did it

with two badly injured men,

- and you want me to believe

that you- - Kohroku! Kohroku!

- You're alive!

- Toki, my love!

Huh?

That's just great! How are you gonna

drive the ox now all banged up and mangled?

- But, my little flower-

- You scared me half to death.

Don't you "little flower" me.

I wish the wolves had eaten you.

Then maybe I could have

found a real husband!

Sweetness, can we

discuss this later?

Toki, save your sweet nothings

for some other time.

And as for you, Gonza, a fine

captain of the guard you are,

always strutting and throwing your

weight around once the danger's over.

You never do a lick

of work around here.

That's unfair and untrue.

Thanks, stranger. My husband's an

idiot, but I'm glad he's safe and sound.

That's a relief. I was starting to think I'd

done something wrong by bringing him back home.

Say, why don't you take the mask off?

I bet you're really handsome.

Gonza?

Bring the stranger

to me later.

I would like

to thank him personally.

- Kohroku.

- Uh, yes?

- I'm happy you're back, and I apologize.

- Uh, okay.

Uh-oh, milady, you really shouldn't

tell him things like that.

If you're too nice to him,

he'll walk all over you.

I hope you'll forgive me, too, Toki. I was

responsible. I should never have let it happen.

Oh, that's all right. Milady,

if you hadn't been there,

the wolves would have eaten everyone, and then

we'd all have to find ourselves new husbands.

Get some rest, traveler.

I will see you this evening.

Oh, hey! You're not handsome,

you're gorgeous!

Pull!

Here! You know, they had to fight off

wolves to get this rice through.

Just dish it out!

There he is!

- Where is he?

- Over there in the back.

Toki was right.

He is handsome.

- Yeah, not bad.

- But he's so young!

That never stopped you before.

Quiet out there!

We lost some good men today.

Yeah, there's lots of

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