Starchaser: The Legend of Orin

Get up and dig, worm!

You've got to slow down,

Grandfather.

You're too old

to keep up this pace.

I've been digging

for 70 years, Elan.

Slowing down will only

prolong my suffering.

Orin, don't.

You won't survive

doing the work of two.

For the prettiest girl in the world,

I'd do the work of ten.

No talking!

The gods forbid it.

Water, water!

Water, water!

Water!

Leave him be.

He's no use to anyone now.

Orin!

Orin! Orin!

Zygon, Zygon!

Zygon!

On your knees!

- Zygon!

- Zygon!

The gods

of the Mineworld are angry.

They have kept you alive

since the beginning of time

and ask very little in return.

The Furnace of Life

cries out in hunger.

You must feed more crystals,

or its life-giving energy

will burn out forever.

So dig harder or die!

Pick up your gifts

and get back to work.

Stop that!

Stop!

- Watch out!

- Out of my way!

What is it, Orin?

Oh, my God!

What's wrong, Hopps?

I thought it was

only a myth, but-

Remember

what the mine masters say.

We're supposed

to give them any-

Not a word!

They must not get this!

But what is it?

Hide it!

Why aren't you working?

No. No, no, no!

My eyes!

Madman.

The sword, the sword!

Up... up there...

Grandfather!

Why?!

He's gone!

I have no one now!

You have me.

He died for no reason, Orin.

No, Elan.

Hopps sacrificed his life for us.

But why?

I don't know.

But whatever Hopps was trying to tell us

had something to do with this.

It's alive!

Lf, in the distant future,

someone hears these words,

perhaps it is not too late.

These dark corridors

are not your true home.

There is a world above,

a magnificent universe

to which you can return,

if you have the courage.

He who possesses this sword,

possesses the power of truth.

Find the blade,

and you will find your freedom.

He's gone!

- A world above?

- I don't know.

Freedom?

Lies! All lies!

But why would anyone lie

about an upper world, Raymo?

By believing the words

of that demon,

you spit on the most sacred

commandment-"Never dig up."

Up is Hell.

What if the commandments are wrong?

What if there is a world beyond our own?

By not trying to find it,

we could spend the rest of eternity

digging and dying when there...

when there may be

something else.

- What else could there be?

- I don't know.

But on my grandfather's grave

I swear,

if there's a world above...

I will find it.

Who's with me?

No one's going with you.

I'm turning you both

in to the mine masters

for speaking out against the gods.

Now, give me that evil thing!

Orin?

I'm all right, Kallie.

If Raymo tells the mine masters,

you will be killed, Orin.

In that case, I might as well die

trying to find the upper world.

We'll go together, Elan.

I'll go with you, too.

You'll have to be with us

in spirit, Kallie.

It's too dangerous

for one as young as you.

I'm not too young.

You don't want me

because I can't see.

Don't leave me, Orin.

I'll die without you.

You'll do just fine.

Aunt Bella will look after you.

But what if you-

What if you don't come back?

I'll come back, Kallie.

I promise.

I love you, little digger.

Hey, you there!

Back to work!

Orin? Elan?

Orin?

It's all right, Kallie.

We're here.

You almost got yourself killed,

you little fool.

- You forgot the food!

- Hey, you worm!

Why aren't you working?

Quick! Get in the ore cart!

Hurry!

After them!

Run, Kallie, run!

Stop, worms, stop!

Jump now!

Quick, under the crystals!

Engine systems crew.

All processing robots

to Unloading Bay Two.

All processing robots

to Unloading...

- Where are we?

- I don't know.

Thirty-three megatons of crystal

to the Darbang system

ready for shipping.

No! No, keep going!

- Zygon!

- My congratulations.

You now know what only one other slave

has known in the last 1,200 years.

And like him,

you will die with the secret.

You might as well know

the rest of the lie.

Behold the great god

of Mineworld!

Stop!

No.

The sword with no blade!

Where did you get this?

I'm afraid it won't be

of any use to you now.

Watch out for the crystals!

If there is a world above,

I'll find it for you, Elan.

Never mind me.

Kill the boy!

A fitting grave

for a slave of Trinia.

Never dig up.

Up is Hell.

What have you got to tell me

this time, old man?

Is this your magnificent universe?

It's not a lie!

It's not a lie!

A human.

I want his hair.

Let go!

I get his arm.

Get your claws off him,

you greedy swamp scum.

Maybe the fleshy boy doesn't want

to give up his body parts.

- Do you?

- No.

Well, that's just too bad.

Because we're going

to take them anyway.

I'm sorry I escaped.

I'll go back!

Shut up, human. Your brain

must have worms eating it.

It makes no sense.

Careful, you're bruising his arm.

This is mine!

Mine, mine!

You'll get what I give you.

Now...

who wants his teeth?

Gold jewels!

Give me that!

No! I found it!

Let me see.

It's mine! It's mine!

Let me have it,

or I'll cut your hump off!

Ahk?

You! You're doing this!

- This is human magic.

- No! I didn't!

Yes, you're right.

It is human magic.

I can kill you the same

as I killed the other two.

Stop!

Bring me the magic object.

Have it your way.

How do you want to die?

I bring, I bring!

Good.

Now wave it

just beyond my right hand.

He's killed everyone.

He's dangerous.

Dangerous?

I'll wear his feet!

You've got exactly ten seconds

to tell me what you're doing in this swamp,

or you'll be swimming

with those two mandroids.

What in the hell are you doing?

Now start talking.

I came... from Mine...

Damn! I knew

you were a smuggler.

Where's your ship?

Ship?

Don't play dumb with me.

Nobody takes crystals out on foot.

Crystals?

- You know of the Mineworld?

- The what?

The world where I came from,

where we mine the crystals.

Who mines the crystals?

We all do. At least,

I did until I came up here.

Your tongue moves faster

than a water snake's, kid.

Everyone from here

to the Glass Nebula

knows that robots have done

all the mining for the last thousand years.

- What's a robot?

- Cut the crap!

Now I want the truth.

And fast.

- How in the hell did you-

- I'm not sure.

Yeah, well, thanks anyway.

Now beat it, kid.

I've got work to do.

Please! I need your help!

I promised Kallie

I'd come back for him.

Listen, Water Snake, I saved you,

you saved me. We're even.

Now beat it!

I beg your pardon?

I wasn't talking to you, Arthur.

They pumped up security.

Any sign of that patrol ship yet?

Arthur?

Are you talking to me?

Well, who the hell

do you think I'm talking to?

Well, why don't you

make up your mind?

Don't worry about the patrol.

I'll let you know as soon as I spot it.

Get away from me!

Damn starfly!

Hey, get out of here!

What are they?

They're pests, like you.

Dagg?

What is it?

The pyramid patrol ship

will be at your present location

in about 32.9 seconds.

Thirty seconds? Why the hell

didn't you warn me sooner?

I tried! But something

was fouling my signal.

Come on, there's a patrol coming!

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