Original subtitles

- Leave it, Kathy!

- It's just a toy!

Mek! Help me!

- Now I need you to lookout for me while I make a deal with Sharak.

- Why should he listen to you?

- Very soon, Sharak will be doing exactly as I tell him.

- Go!

Take them!

- L1!

- Child?

Child!

Oh Lem! What have we done?

- What happened?

- You ran to a mechanical and knocked yourself out.

- I have to find Mek. I have to get back to the land of the Dragon Lord. - Lie still, child. You are raving.

We're taking you to the doctor. He'll make you better.

- "Very soon, Sharak will be doing exactly as I tell him."

- So where is your magic, Spellbinder? - Some of it is in that suit.

I can call it up and burn you where you stand!

- I will cast a spell to render her helpless.

- Why did you come here?

- You want the land of the Dragon Lord. I can help you conquer it.

- I don't need you. My people are ready to invade.

- How will they get past the giant Warrior?

I can cast a spell which will destroy him.

Then the land of the Dragon Lord will be defenceless and you can walk right in and take it.

- But you can't do that! - Be quiet, Apprentice!

- How do I know you can cast such a spell?

- Return the suit to me and I'll show you how great my powers are.

- Show me what you can do without the suit.

- I need time.

- You have until I've finished talking to my commanders.

- Untie me!

- The first test of your magic will be to free yourself.

- What are you doing? - Just grab the pole and lift it!

Hold them!

- Release me!

You can't get out of here without my help. Now free me!

- Only if you promise not to help Sharak.

- It's only a matter of time before Sharak discovers that the Oracle no longer protects the border.

If I can control him then I can make sure no one gets hurt.

- Will you let me and my family go home?

- Yes! As long as you help me.

- So how are you going to convince him that you can do magic?

- Sharak is a superstitious barbarian. It wouldn't be too hard to fool him.

- Careful!

It's Mum's computer.

It's still working!

- What are you doing? - Your humble apprentice has an idea.

See if you can smile, Ashka!

That'll have to do.

- What's this idea of yours?

- Watch!

- How did you do that? - Microchip magic.

- What are you doing?

- I'm going to make Sharak think that you can predict the future.

- Doctor!

Doctor!

L1, lead the boat in.

Quickly now.

Hold it steady.

- What's wrong, Lem? Has there been an accident?

- That girl needs your help, doctor.

- I'm a doctor, not an engineer. I do not repair mechanicals.

- She's not a mechanical! - She's a child, Elvo!

She is a real child!

- That's astonishing! You've got to come inside!

- Where did she come from?

- Help me! These two won't let me go.

- She is feverish, doctor. She has a nasty bump on the head.

- I must examine her. Please come with me, child!

- Do you think we can trust him?

- Please, Doctor, you've got to get me away from them. They're keeping me prisoner!

- Calm down. Now, what is your name?

- Kathy.

- I'm Doctor Elvo, Kathy. Sit here and let me have a look at your head.

- That's not serious.

What's this?

Now, tell me where you come from?

- I came here by accident. I'm trying to get home but those two crazies won't let me go.

They think I'm the only child in the world.

- You are!

- What?!

- Nearly two hundred years ago, a new kind of plague appeared.

Tens of thousands of people died before a cure was discovered.

Only a few hundred were saved.

Unfortunately the cure had also unforeseen side effects. Those who took it became immortal.

- Immortal? - That's right!

We discovered - we could live forever.

- That's impossible!

- How old do you think I am?

- Forty? - I was forty-two when I took the cure.

And that was one hundred and eighty years ago.

- But that means... You're two hundred and twenty-two! - That's right!

Unfortunately, the cure also made us infertile. Since we took it, we have never been able to have any children.

- So that's why Lem and Guin are so loopy over me!

- Now...

...tell me where you really come from?

- From...

- Yes?

- From a parallel world.

It's like this one but its history is different.

- That explains it.

-You believe me?

- What other explanation is there?

But how did you get here?

- I came here in a trans-dimensional boat, with Mek.

He's the scientist who built it.

- I must meet this Mek! Where is he? - Hopefully, he's waiting for me at the boat.

We hid it in a forest, near some large rocks, not far from a factory.

- I know the place. I'll take you there.

- Thank you! I was beginning to think I'd never get away from here.

- Oh, Lem!

Just getting some fresh air. It helps the healing.

Take three deep breaths, Kathy.

Very good!

- You'll have to go home with them. I'll find Mek and then come and get you.

- But I don't want to go with them. They're weird.

- Lem and Guin won't let anything happen to you. You are the most precious thing in the whole world.

Just humour them and they'll do anything you ask.

- Kathy is going to be fine, Guin.

- Kathy. What a lovely name!

- Is she well enough to show to our friends this afternoon?

- That's up to her.

- It would be a pleasure to meet your friends.

- Thank you, Doctor!

- I'll need to visit and check on her.

I'll see you then, Kathy.

- Let's go home, Kathy. You must look your best for our guests.

- So you have managed to free yourself, Spellbinder. What magic have you got to show me?

- If you are brave enough to watch it, I will show you your future.

Apprentice!

- It is the box we found in the forest!

- It comes from another world.

It is the Book of Life and only I have the knowledge to use it.

Do you have the courage to look within it?

- No one questions my courage.

- Come closer.

- What do you wish foretold, Spellbinder?

- It talks!

- Show me Sharak's future!

- Sharak, the land of the Dragon Lord will be yours.

But to conquer it, you must listen to the Spellbinder.

Only with Ashka's help will you achieve your heart's desire.

- Tell me what I must do.

- Tomorrow morning, assemble your men at the border crossing. I will cast a spell and destroy the giant Warrior.

Then you will rule the land of the Dragon Lord.

And for my help, I will have half of everything.

- A quarter!

- Remember the words of the book!

- All right. Half.

- How can you wear clothes like this?

I can't breathe.

- You get used to it. - Why would you want to?

- Lem likes me to look this way and a wife must always obey her husband.

The old books tell of the joys of raising children.

I thought I would never watch the child grow. But now...

Oh Kathy I'm so happy that we found you.

- What are you doing?

- I'll get you a pretty one! -No!

My mother gave me that, my grandmother gave it to her!

- I'm sorry, Kathy. You can keep the ring.

I wish I had something to remember my mother by.

- Our guests are here.

- Send some refreshments. We won't be long.

- She looks wonderful, Guin! Marvellous!

- Now, let's do something with your hair.

- I've never thought a mechanical could be made to do that. It's a marvellous piece of engineering talent.

- Thank you, Lem! Eventually I plan to build the whole orchestra.

- Tad, you're so clever!

- So is my Hugo!

Look what he made!

- What's so special about the baby?

- Watch!

- It cries!

Hugo, you're a wonder!

- Late, you haven't seen the best yet!

- Oh, it drinks too! It's marvellous!

- Brilliant, Hugo!

You must be very proud, Lila!

Friends, there's someone I'd like you to meet.

This is our new daughter Kathy.

- What else can she do?

- Shake your hands with her, Hugo.

- It's warm!

Have you put heating elements under its skin?

- Say hello, Kathy.

- Hello.

- We went to Kilgore's display last week. He's working on a mechanical that can actually hold a conversation.

- But what would a mechanical possibly have to talk about?

- You have to tell it what words to say.

- Then it wouldn't be a conversation, would it?

- Kathy is not a mechanical. She's a real girl!

- Unbelievable!

Where did she come from?

- We found her in the forest.

- Hugo, get me one!

- I want one too!

- I'm sorry, she's the only one there is.

- I'll give you fifty head of cattle for her.

- I'll give you seventy-five.

- A hundred!

- She is not for sale!

- Guin, don't be so rude! At least we can hear what our friends think Kathy is worth.

We'll treasure her all the more when we know how valuable she is.

- One hundred and fifty head.

- Two hundred. And fifty hectares of grazing land.

- I'm not a thing! You can't sell me!

- Two hundred head and a hundred hectares!

- Whatever you want, Lem. Just name your price. Anything!

- What's wrong?

- ...dizzy... - Kathy!

... must see Doctor Elvo. - Kathy!

Kathy!

We must get her to the doctor!

- Stand back from her!

Give her air. Come on! Come on!

- Lem, our boat?

- How did that happen?

- I'm sorry, Lem. I told your mechanical to hurry and it capsized the boat.

- Please, we must take her in yours. - Of course.

L1, let me carry her.

- Please help me into the boat.

- H11, home!

- Hugo, no!

- Don't worry, Guin! I'll take a good care of her!

- Do something!

- Where are you, Kathy?

- Mek?

I'm Doctor Elvo. Kathy sent me.

- Where is she?

- She is being held prisoner.

I need your help to rescue her.

- I don't understand. Where's she? What happened?

- I'll explain on the way. We have to hurry. Come on!

What's the matter?

- I have to return to my world. The Dragon Lord is in danger.

- So is Kathy!

- Wake up, child. Come and see your new home.

Come here!

So you were just pretending to be sick! Be warned, girl, I won't tolerate such behaviour!

You're on my land now!

- Let me go!

What are you doing?

- Now you belong to me.

Do that again, and I'll have all your teeth pulled out!

- Hugo!

Let the girl go! She's mine!

- She bears my brand, Lem.

She belongs to me. - You stole her from me!

- Possession is everything, Lem. The law is on my side.

- We'll see about that!

I've summoned the Arbiter. He can decide!

- How is it going?

- It's not going.

Science of this is completely beyond me.

Is Kathy with Josh?

- Not sure.

- What do you mean you're not sure?

- Well, Josh was last seen jumping on the back of the carriage.

- Whose carriage?

Ashka's. - What?!

Where's Kathy?

- Well she took after with Mek on the bicycles.

- Look, let's not panic about this until we have to. I'll take the jeep and go on and look for them.

- Carl, I don't think I can take much more of this.

- So we have no idea who the girl is or where she comes from?

- The issue, Arbiter, here is that she is mine.

Hugo stole her from me. He is a thief and deserves to be punished!

- I did not steal the girl. Guin asked me to take her.

- Is this true, Guin?

- Yes, Arbiter, but...

- H3, show us the back of her hand.

See?

She bears my brand and no other.

- The law is clear on this, Lem.

The exhibit belongs to Hugo.

- No, Arbiter!

- But Arbiter, I found her! She was taken from my land!

- Then why didn't you mark the exhibit with your own brand of possession?

- Because I'm not an exhibit! Or a cow! Or a piece of furniture!

I'm a human being! No one can own me!

- Be silent, girl!

- It seems that child has a point. Human beings are not included in the list of claimable possessions.

If I remember by history, children used to belong to their parents.

- Arbiter, these people will testify that Lem and I found Kathy.

Let us adopt her and be her parents.

- No! - That's a ridiculous idea!

- I agree with Guin. This is a good solution.

- But they can't adopt me! I keep telling you. I've already got parents.

- So where are they?

- In another world!

- The law cannot concern itself with imaginary parents who live in a fantasy world.

- It's not a fantasy. I can prove it!

- Mek!

Mek!

- Where is your proof, child?

- There was a boat here. I'm telling the truth, I swear!

- How did this boat disappear from here? Did it float on the air?

- I told you. It's from another world. Mek must have taken it back. He's left me behind.

- Tell me the truth, girl. Do you have any parents in this world?

- No! That's what I'm trying to tell you!

- Very well.

Until the day your real parents make themselves known, you will be raised according to our law.

Lem and Guin, if you still wish to adopt her, then she is yours.

- Kathy, Lem and I will take wonderful care of you.

We'll be the best parents you could possibly wish for.

- I want my real parents.

Thanks to all those from Australia, Belarus, Malta, Russia, the UK and the USA who created the subtitles!

Special thanks to Alexander Lobuzov, AlinaTheSpellbinder, Anastasia Fedorova, DimDimCh, Fanat,

Jennifer Reichardt, Sasha Podolyanchuk, tanya, trashplaceStudio.

The subtitles were created in cooperation with Andrey A Lavrov and http://www.spellbinder-tv.org/.