All language subtitles for Hercules- The Legendary Journeys - S06E06 - City of the Dead

[Woman]
Egypt is dead.

Our empire was once
vast and unchallenged.

The sound of our
approaching army struck fear
in the hearts of our enemies.

Now we cower
behind our borders.

We trade. We barter.
We negotiate.

If my father were still alive,
he would strike us
all down as traitors!

We have allowed ourselves
to become weak and small.

But in our hearts,
we are just as strong
as our ancestors.

Greece is defenseless.

Their gods
were nearly destroyed
by the deity Dahak.

If we attack now,
they won't have a prayer.

Why attack a country
that's not a threat?

The Greeks are strong and proud.

They won't take long to
restore their former glory.

We've achieved great
prosperity through peace.

And while my dear Amensu
is too young to remember,

the rest of you will know
that war brought us
nothing but death.

[All Muttering]

I have invited
Greece's most famous
and noble son...

to discuss an alliance,

and I will not have
this court entertaining
matters of violence!

Be careful, Mother.
You may find yourself
in the minority on this one.

Then it's a good thing
I am queen.

Your proposal is rejected.

Once again, my mother
demonstrates...

her courage and wisdom.

If the Greeks are coming,

then we must prepare
a feast in their honor.

This court is adjourned.

Well done, Mother.

I only wish your sister
was more behind our cause.

[Iolaus]
So then the-the
good god, Osiris,

was persuaded by the evil god,
Iset, to-to lay down
in the sarcophagus.

But you see,
what Osiris didn't realize...
Was that it was all a trap.

Osiris was killed,
and that's when he became
Lord of the Underworld.

I didn't realize
you knew so much
about Egyptian history, Herc.

Well, when you hear
the same story four
or five times in one day,

you start to catch on.

Sorry, buddy.
It's just, l-I'm so excited!

I mean, it's Egypt!
You know? The Sphinx,
the Nile and... and the food.

Oh, I can't wait
to get my first bite
of genuine Egyptian asp.

Mmm-mmm, goody.
Herc, this should be
further over.

Hey! Guess how many
stones there are
in the Great Pyramid.

I don't wanna guess.
Oh, come on!

I don't know. What...
Uh, 2,300,000.

Don't you get tired of being
right all the time?
Uh, no.

I don't want to
disappoint you, buddy,

but I don't think we're
gonna get a chance to do
a whole lot of sightseeing.

Huh?
Queen Nefertiti said...

her advisors are
in a conquering mood.

Hopefully, we can show them
that Greece is a friend.
Hercules is right.

From what I've heard,
there's been a lot
of unrest in Cairo lately.

Oh, come on.
Since Queen Nefertiti
took over,

Egypt has been one of
the most peaceful countries
in the known world.

I guess we'll find out
when we get there tomorrow.

Actually, Hercules,
we've made good time.
We'll reach Egypt tonight.

[Chuckling]
Yes!

Hey! Do you wanna know what
they do with the pharaoh's
insides before they mummify him?

Do I have a choice?
Huh?

Sure, yeah.
I said, yeah.
Who wouldn't wanna know?

Okay, so first,
they have to take
the brain out.

So they get this long kind
of spatula thing, and then
they go up the nose.

[Footsteps Approaching]

Maybe we're, uh, early.

It looks like
nobody's up yet.

[Hercules]
Strange.
What?

The royal palace...

not a guard in sight.

Something's not right.

[Screams]

There it is.

I hope we're interrupting.

What do you think
that does?

Well, why don't you find out?

Any closer, she dies!

I haven't heard
that one before.

[Nefertiti Screaming]
Iolaus!

[Man Narrating]
This is the story
of a time long ago,

a time of myth and legend,

when the ancient gods
were petty and cruel,

and they plagued mankind
with suffering.

Only one man dared
to challenge their power...

Hercules.

Hercules possessed a strength
the world had never seen,

a strength surpassed
only by the power of his heart.

He journeyed the earth,
battling the minions
of his wicked stepmother, Hera,

the all-powerful
queen of the gods.

But wherever
there was evil,

wherever an innocent
would suffer,

there would be... Hercules.

- [Screeching]
- [Roaring]

Hail!

[Screaming]

- Iolaus!
- What?

Hang in there, buddy!
[Gasping]

I'm busy!

Hold on! Herc!

[Shouts]

Come on.

I gotcha.

[Cries Out]
Whoa!

This is just a guess,
but you must be Hercules.

Um...

Thanks. Mmm!

Scarab pudding.
Wow!

Herc, you gonna eat that?

It's all yours, buddy.
Thanks, buddy.

Mmm!

Hercules, Iolaus,

we are honored
by your presence.

May this be
the beginning of
a fruitful relationship...

between
our two lands.

I would like
nothing better.
To peace.

Yeah, to peace.
[People]
Peace.

Peace is the last
defense of the weak.

My daughter's tongue
is sometimes too quick
for her brain.

Hmm. Iolaus has
the same problem.
Huh?

Oh, wow!

Asp stew! I've always
wanted to taste this!
Yeah, you told me.

We've heard many stories
of the legendary Hercules.

And considering
the events of last night,
I'm starting to believe them.

Thank you for saving
my mother's life.

You're welcome. Do you
have any idea who would
wanna harm your mother?

I'm afraid that
could be almost anyone.

My mother's policy of peace at
all costs is not being received
as well as she had hoped.

Even by her own daughter.

She and my mother
have...

differing views on how
to run our kingdom.

And this is neither the time
nor the place to discuss it.

Still, I'd like to help out
in any way I can.

[Scoffs] Are you saying
that our government cannot
handle its own affairs?

He's doing nothing of the kind.

Your offer is generous,
Hercules,

but asking a guest to take on
such a responsibility...

would be considered
an offense in our country.

You've already done
more than enough.

To be honest, I'd be more
offended if I couldn't help.

[Garbled]
That's true.

As you wish. You have
the run of the palace...

on one condition.

You must take some time
to experience the beauty
and serenity of our land.

For now, please,

enjoy the bounty
provided us by the Nile.

Um could somebody
pass me the locust cake?

Thanks.

Don't you think
you should pace yourself?
Huh?

Iolaus,
did you find anything?

[Groans]
I don't know, Herc.

I can't find
anything suspicious.

Oh, boy.
[Stomach Gurgling]
I gotta sit down.

Yeah,
we're missing something.

Those assassins couldn't have
disappeared without a trace.

[Stomach Sloshing]
[Groans] Well, no one
saw them leave the palace.

Maybe they never went
out that door.

[Belches, Groans]

I think I had
too many locust cakes.
[Stomach Sloshing]

What are you lookin' for?
Well, I'm looking
for a...

a secret passage.

Herc? There's a secret
passage. Herc?

Now we know one thing...

It was an inside job.

[Amensu]
I'm sorry that we have
to meet in secret,

but I do it only
for the good of Egypt.

The queen has diverted
our military resources
to the arts and sciences.

You know as well as I do
that scrolls and statues
won't protect us...

when our enemies come
banging on our doors.

Nefertiti has brought nothing
but good fortune to Egypt.

The queen has lost sight
of everything that our
great empire once stood for.

Any loyal Egyptian
would know that.

Soon you will be faced
with a choice.

You can allow the queen
to tear down our kingdom
stone by stone,

or we can work together
to resurrect the Egypt
of our ancestors.

Your actions will
determine the future
for this land for us...

and for our children.

I thank you for your time.
May Ra shine upon you.

[All]
Praise be to Ra.

Interesting speech.

Don't stick your nose
where it doesn't belong,
Hercules.

It's liable to get
your head cut off.

- What do you think about that?
- Well, I think
it's potentially fatal.

It's good delivery,
excellent style.
I'd give it a 4.5.

Style I'll give you,
but originality? Nah.
3.0, tops.

You don't have any idea
what's going on here.

From what I can tell,
your mother has done...

everything in her power
to bring peace to Egypt.

Now, what's wrong with that?
Oh, so she has
you fooled as well.

Frankly, I'm surprised.
I thought you were more
intelligent than that.

- My mother is not the saint
that you make her out to be.
- What do you mean?

You wouldn't understand.
Enlighten us.

I don't have time for this.

Oh, but you have time to plot
against your mother.

Why don't you get on your boat
and go home before
you overstay your welcome?

Can't. We spent
all our frequent sailor miles
just to get here.

- Nice comeback.
- I've been waiting a while
to use that one.

Every year,
the Nile overflows its banks.

Yeah, thus depositing
a rich, black...

well, it's-it's almost loam,
really, or silt, which nourishes
the next year's plants.

That's right, Iolaus.
Did you know...

at the Temple of Karnak
there are over 134 columns?

Actually, I didn't.
I'm impressed.

Apparently,
Iolaus is an Egyptologist.

I'm honored.

From here,
you can see the pyramids.

They're beautiful,
aren't they?

Now, you see
the first one there?

That's the Great Pyramid.
That was built first.

The second one...
that's the Pyramid of Kafhre...
that was built second.

And the third one over there
that's the Pyramid of Menkaure,

and that was built,
uh, third.

What about that last one?
My husband started construction
on it just before he died.

The Great Pyramid?
That houses theNecronomicon,

which is, you know,
the Book of the Dead,
for lay people.

- Thank you.
- It did for a long time,

but theNecronomicon'smagic
is powerful and dangerous.

And the threat of tomb raiders
forced me to have
the Priests of Osiris...

move it to a safer
location.

Queen Nefertiti,
you don't see eye to eye
with your daughter, do you?

I loved my husband,

but he saw Egypt as nothing more
than a machine of conquest.

When he died,
I saw a chance to undo
all the damage he had done.

But to accomplish that,
I had to make sacrifices.

Your children.

My duties took me away
from Ramses and Amensu.

Every night
I'd look in on them
and make sure they were safe,

but I had to leave it
to the nurses and the priests
to raise them.

But they felt abandoned.

As Egypt prospered,
my family suffered.

But Ramses seems to understand.

Mmm. He didn't.
Not for a long time.

- What about Amensu?
- With age comes maturity.

One day she'll understand
what it means to bear
the weight of this.

Oh!
The royal seal!
Here it comes.

May I?

See, this was first introduced
in the second dynasty...

by Tsepsbenhansu.

Iolaus.
And it was used to ratify
the pharaohs' decrees.

You know, at first,
they didn't have this.

- They would use
stone cartouches.
- Iolaus...

They would stand them
side by side.
Hey, look! The Sphinx!

Huh? Where?

My queen,
forgive my interruption.

Your presence is required
in the palace.

Excuse me,
Hercules, Iolaus.

A queen's work
is never done.

Well, I think we now know
who was responsible for
sending those assassins.

Do we?
I'm not so sure.

Oh, really?
Well, I'm not so sure
you saw the Sphinx.

Egyptologist.

Is it completed?
Yes, sire.

The court is primed and ready.
They won't oppose us.

Now we have
only one problem... Hercules.

Have no fear, sister.

By this time tomorrow,
the queen will be
queen no more,

and Hercules will be
sentenced to death.

[Iolaus]
You know, I've been
thinking, Hercules, and,

well, my money's on Amensu.

Yeah, but something
doesn't add up.

Huh?
Those assassins
weren't assassins.

Huh?
They had plenty of time
to kill Nefertiti,

even before
we got there.

They were there
for something else.

Ramses, I was just...

What happened
with your hand?

It's just an unfortunate
accident. Nothing
to concern yourself with.

Actually, our meeting is
fortuitous, Hercules.

Matters of the court
are pressing.

If you would
do us the honor.

After you.
That's not bad.

Iolaus.
Huh? Oh, uh,
I'll come back.

Glad you could
join us, Mother.

I was anxious to find out why
the court had been assembled
without my permission.

Then I'll get straight
to the point. Why did you
bring Hercules to Egypt?

I thought
that was quite clear.

You all know that I live
only to serve my mother,

which is what
makes this so difficult.

But if nothing else,
the queen has taught us
all one thing...

Egypt always comes first.

What are you
getting at, Ramses?

You no longer have to
keep up the charade.

Spies loyal to Egypt have
intercepted this scroll.

In it, my mother yields half
of Egypt to Greece...

in exchange for peace.

Tell me, my friends,

what use
is half a soul?

You know I would never
betray Egypt.

- I don't believe it.
- I didn't believe it either,

until I saw that it bears
the royal seal.

Greece has no interest
in Egypt except as an ally.

We'll hear no more
of your treacherous words.

Arrest them both...
and my mother!

Why are you
doing this, Ramses?

Wait!

May I look at the scroll?

This is a fake.
[People Murmuring]

The seal is a forgery.

How do you know?
There is only one seal,

and the queen has it
in her possession
at all times.

Someone made a copy of it.

Ramses, why don't you tell us
what happened with your hand?

I told you... it was just
an unfortunate accident.

Well, then, you have
nothing to hide, do you?

[People Gasping]

[Whispering]
I'm so sorry, my son.

Take him!

Come on, traitor!

Hercules,

once again,
I owe you my thanks.

I can't believe Ramses
was behind all of this.

I can't believe
I was so blind.

It's not your fault.

Yes, it is.

The scars Ramses bears
were caused by me.

If I had been more present
in his youth...

We're all faced
with choices.

Sometimes that choice
is between two goods.

You did what
you thought was right.

For Egypt, yes.

And in so doing,
I neglected my duty
as a mother.

It's not too late
to make up for lost time.

The crime of high treason
carries a sentence of death.

Ramses will be
executed at dawn.

And you can't
alter the sentence?

I can't change the law
to benefit myself.

That would go against everything
I've worked for all these years.

Once again,
I'm faced with a choice...

between my family...

and Egypt.

What should I do,
Hercules?

Well, that's not
my place to say.

I mean, Ramses knew
exactly what he was doing.

We all have to take
responsibility
for our actions.

Thank you, Hercules.

If you'll excuse me,
I need time to think.

One more thing.

Amensu was also...

I know.

I know.

Mother?

I heard about Ramses.
I don't know
what to say.

It's just the two of us.
You can drop the act.

- I don't know what
you're talking about.
- And I don't have time...

to argue with you.
No time for me?

That's new. Don't you get it,
Mother? This all happened
because of you.

- If you had loved us...
- I am willing...

to take responsibility
for what I've done.

And I'm sorry
for what you had
to go through growing up,

but I do love you.

I always have.

And there's nothing
you can say or do
to change that.

Your brother
is going to die...

if I don't do
something about it.

Free him.

Tell him to get out of Egypt
as soon as possible.

And, Amensu,
tell him I love him.

You are dismissed.
But, Princess...

You dare defy
a royal command?

I knew you wouldn't
abandon me.
Hurry.

You have to get
out of Egypt before they
find out you've gone.

Leave Egypt? What do you
take me for, a coward?

I'm going to put
an end to this
once and for all.

Ramses, it wasn't me
who freed you.
It was our mother.

Too little, too late.
Where are you going?

Playtime is over.

There's only one way
to restore
our father's kingdom.

Ramses?

Amensu, where's Ramses?
You're too late.

Listen to me.
Your brother needs help.

I have to find him.
I thought we were
doing the right thing.

You have a chance
to do the right thing now.

Ramses is backed into a corner.
He'll lash out at anyone
who gets in his way.

Do you really want to put
innocent lives in danger?

- Now where did he go?
- I don't know.

What was the last thing
he said to you?

He said he was going to
restore our father's kingdom.

Out of my way!
[Gasping]

[Man]
Ramses, you don't know
what you're doing!

What are you afraid of, Priest?
Are you scared of me?

I'm afraid of
what will happen...

when theNecronomicon
is returned to Egypt.

Have no fear.
You'll not be
alive to see it.

[Groaning]

[Amensu Gasps]
By the gods!

Ramses.

- Ankatink?
- Who was he?

He raised me and Ramses
ever since I can remember.

He used to wake us up
in the morning...

and put us to bed
at night.

Ramses couldn't have done
a thing like this.

Yeah, I'm sure he was just
tryin' to help out.

He was just doing what he
thought is best for Egypt.
Sometimes that means sacrifice.

How about self-sacrifice?

But then again,
that's not the same thing
as murder, is it?

You don't understand.
Our mother will lead
Egypt to ruin.

Don't be ridiculous!
Even if you disagree with her,

stop denying that you love her,
or you're gonna end up
just like Ramses.

Think she'll be all right?

If she weren't,
she wouldn't have
led us here in the first place.

Somebody didn't clean up
after himself.

- Ramses has the map.
- What map?

Nefertiti had her priest...

move theNecronomicon
to a secret place.

Inside their own temple
would have been too obvious.

So in order for
the descendants to find it,
they would need a map.

Hmm. And Ramses needs that map
to find theNecronomicon.

Now the only question is,
how do we find Ramses?

Wait a minute.
What better place to hide
the Book of the Dead...

than in the city
of the same name, huh?

You know how to get
to the City of the Dead?

Do I know how to get
to the City of the Dead?

No. No, I don't.
But-But I do know where
to start looking.

Oh, and, uh,
it's not that way.

[Speaking Foreign Language]

According to the oracle,
we should make
a sacrifice to the gods.

It will be
a good harvest...

We need to settle this.

Leave us.

I don't know
what more I can say
besides "I'm sorry."

Mother, can you remember
when I was just a child?
Before you became queen?

We used to take walks
along the Nile.

We'd run out into the water
before the guards could stop us.

We'd both end up soaking wet and
have to sneak into the palace
before Father could see us.

You were very young.
I'm surprised you remember.

Don't you understand?

That is the only
pleasant memory
that I have.

There is nothing else.

When you took the throne,
I lost my mother.

Amensu...
I'm not through.

Ramses is out of control.
Whose fault that is,
it doesn't matter.

But I don't want to
end up like him.

I suppose what I'm saying is,

I don't agree with what
you did, but I'm not ready
to give you up either.

I'm glad to hear that.

Okay, see? An eye,

an owl, bird,
squiggly lines.

This is where
theNecronomiconis.

So how do we open it?
Yeah, um...

Okay, look. Yeah, see?
Some hieroglyphs.

So, well, I guess
all I got to is, uh,
push 'em in the right order.

Are you sure
you know what you're doing?

Who knows
all the names
of the Egyptian gods?

Iolaus, I just don't
think you should...

You pushed it.
Yeah.

[Rumbling]

- Oh, that's good.
- All right. Th-This is okay.

Uh, I just gotta try
another order.

Iolaus, wait.

[Chuckling]
Huh?

[Metal Scraping]

Yeah, good.
Uh, okay, okay.
One more. Just...

Uh-uh-uh-uh.
It's my turn.

Uh, Herc. Uh, Herc?

Uh... Uh...

Come on!
Want a hand?
Come on!

Looks like Ramses
beat us to it.

[Ramses]
Actually,
you're just in time...

to witness my ascension.

Ramses, you don't know
what you're doing.

First, I'm gonna put
a final end...

to you and your friend.

And then I'm gonna
remake Egypt in my image.

I believe I know exactly
what I'm doing.

- We're trying to help you!
- Really?

Seems you're gonna have
to try a little harder.

This can't be good.

Herc!
Mine's made of stone!
Any suggestions?

I'm workin' on it.

- A couple of hacks.
- Huh?

Oh!
[Chuckles]
That's funny.

You always did
like the water.
Ramses.

TheNecronomicon.
Our victory is at hand.

We will be gods,
Amensu.

And then we will resurrect
our father's Egypt.

Come.
There is much to do.
Wait.

Are you sure that
this is the right thing?

This is precisely
what we've been waiting for.

I'm just not sure
that this is the way
we want to achieve our goals.

The taint of the foreigner
is all over you.
What did Hercules do to you?

Nothing! Look, you're taking
this too far. You're losing
yourself in your anger.

Hercules has fed you
this poison!
Can't you see?

He and our mother have
orchestrated all of this!

They forced us to it!

I need you.
You're the only one
I can trust.

We've made it this far
by relying on each other.

This is our chance to bring back
Egypt to its former glory.

It will all be
over soon.

And then we can begin
our new life together.

[Shouting In
Foreign Language]

[Panicked Shouting]

Ramses has
theNecronomicon.
I know.

He'll have the power
to destroy whoever
gets in his way.

We'll see about that.

You don't understand.
There's no saving him now.
He's your son!

My husband was obsessed
with theNecronomicon.

He thought it would
make him a god.

Before he could
complete the spell, I managed
to get the book away from him.

Without its power,
its magic turned on him,
and he was destroyed.

That's how my husband died...
by my hand.

Does Ramses know this?
No!

I know you'll do
everything in your power
to save my son,

but in the end,
you must do whatever
it takes to save Egypt.

[Shouting In
Foreign Language]

Ramses!

Congratulations.
You'll be the first
to bow down to me.

You know,
you give egomaniacs
a bad name.

I will never bow to you.

- Give me the book!
- Don't!

Your father tried to use
that book to become
a god. It killed him.

I'm well aware
of my father's failure,
Hercules,

but it was his faith in
my mother that destroyed him,
not theNecronomicon.

- Amensu!
- Your brother doesn't care
about Egypt or its people.

- He's only out for revenge.
- A noble attempt, Hercules,

but my sister and I
are one and the same.

Our destinies
lie together.

Amensu,
don't listen to Ramses.
Don't listen to me!

Just listen to your heart.

[Thunder Crashing]

No!

[Groaning]

You'll be
the first one to die!

Ramses, wait!

Without the book,
you have no
protection from the magic!

[Foreign Language]

[Shouting]

Iolaus, get her
out of here.

This way! Come on!

- [Iolaus]
Herc, you can't save him!
- I have to try!

Go! Go! Go!
Come on!

Ramse-e-es!

Hercules?

Hercules.

I'm sorry about Ramses.

It's not your fault.
You can't save someone
from themselves.

Maybe you can.

Hercules,
I'm the one to blame,

and I'm not going to make
that same mistake again.

Thank you for giving me
my life back. I don't know
how I can repay you.

How about by becoming
a family again?

Has anyone seen Iolaus?

[Iolaus]
Yo, Herc! Here!

[Chuckling]

Uh, nice hat.
Looks good.

Thanks!
I got you one, buddy.

Really?
How thoughtful.
Yeah.

Come on.
Put it on.

[Women Chuckling]
It's gonna be
a long trip home.

Huh?
I said it's gonna be
a fun trip home.

Yeah. You know, it is,
because I met this guy,

and he claims
to have memorized
all of the secret codes...

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