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I thought we were playing hide-and-go-seek,

not hide-and-play-in-sight!

What's up, son? Thinking of your father?

You've always said that Dad's coming home some day

but what makes you think he really will?

- [Penelope] This box.

Why? What's in it?

Something very special called "Hope".

I know this place.

Yeah, all right, Dates, keep cool,

if this is really where I think it is,

I should be able to see, there it is!

I know where we are. The trident!

I've found the route to Ithaca!

- [All] Yah, Dates!

That's the best news I've heard in years!

(cheering)

We're on our way home!

Hey, what's going on?

Dates is such an excellent navigator,

I believe it's time he got a suitable reward!

All we have to do is get past these reefs,

take one last bearing, and we're home free!

Wow! What have we here?

This is my lucky day!

Come on, my beauty!

Come and give Uncle Dates a hug!

I don't mean to "mussel" in, Dates,

but maybe your new friend is happy where she is!

Nonsense!

If she comes with me, I can show her the world!

In fact, now that I've got her, I can buy the whole world!

Back off, Nisa! She's mine!

And I'm not letting go of her till we get to Ithaca!

One hand on the helm and one hand on the pearl, eh?

Speaking of which, let's set our new course

and be on our way.

You know, she's so beautiful,

I don't think I could bring myself to sell her.

Besides, what's the use?

We'll never get to Ithaca anyway.

Poseidon's gotta send us to the bottom of the deep blue sea,

in a pearly blue grave.

Are you all right, dear boy?

Diomedes, we're doomed.

What's gone wrong, Dates?

Just a minute ago, you were as happy as a clam!

Pleasant dreams, sailor!

The Pearl of Despair has sent you into a bottomless sleep,

which leaves your ship without a captain,

and Ulysses without a way to get home.

The mark is spreading like an evil curse.

But I'm afraid he's right.

Even the gods have turned against us.

We don't have a chance of making it home.

Nasty pearl.

Titan, you're absolutely right!

But if we can banish this curse of despair from Dates

before he turns completely blue, I'm afraid he'll die!

I've just seen a volcano and a golden box.

Volcano in a box?

A box in a volcano!

You know, like that old poem about Hephaestus,

the God of the Forge.

That's right!

The poem says he built his forge inside a volcano,

and, in that forge, he created a precious box,

with hope locked inside!

Hope, that's it!

Since Dates is suffering from Despair Sickness,

the Hope inside that magic box must be the cure!

Unfortunately, the poem also says

that Hephaestus guards it jealously.

Anyway, how're we supposed to find his volcano

with our navigator fast asleep?

By following those stars!

I'm no sailor, but I know they point the way!

Ulysses, you've got to believe me!

Well, when you don't have a clue,

one way's as good as the next!

Hoist the main sail, Zephyr.

Lay a course for those stars.

Don't you fools know when you're beaten?

On the other hand, your "hopeless quest for hope"

will provide even more entertainment than I'd planned.

It's the volcano. The stars were right.

Ulysses, have you gone out of your mind?

Why are you ruining your sword?

Hephaestus repairs weapon.

So now, we have an excuse to seek him out,

which will also give us a chance to look for the golden box.

The only way we can save Dates' life.

Philo, come!

Hey, I've gotta stay and guard Dates.

Besides, I'm bad luck with volcanoes.

I'm so hotheaded, I could cause an eruption!

Look.

Pretty.

Amazing, if this one's an example of Hephaestus's work,

he's quite an artist!

Time to find Hephaestus himself, let's go.

Come on, Owl! There's no time to lose!

You will be my masterpiece!

At last, I have created perfection!

Master!

You have visitors!

Gildor, never sneak up on me like that!

Did you say "visitors"?

Welcome humans. My name is Gildor.

My master Hephaestus will see you.

- [Diomedes] So, these are the forges of the God Hephaestus!

They are huge.

Look, the magic box!

"The magic box."

Welcome, my friends! Won't you come in?

You were right to bring it to me.

The best deserves the best!

All the creatures who work here are my creations.

First, I assemble their parts and then, I give them life!

This one's different.

It's destined to be my masterpiece!

The perfect creature!

There was once another,

whom I thought qualified for that title,

but events proved me wrong.

Say, I have an idea.

Why don't you go take a look at the forges

while I work on your sword?

Perfect, on our way there,

we can grab a dose of Hope from that magic box,

and get back here with no one the wiser!

Does that include the guards outside the room?

Actually, I think it does.

- [Philo] Why do I have to spearhead this plan?

A person of my artistic temperament

is ill-suited for this kind of work!

- [Diomedes] In your case, ill-suited is an understatement!

Calm down, Philo, you're only a decoy!

Nice job, boys!

- [Philo] Piece of cake.

Ulysses, look.

Poseidon, what are you doing here?

I was about to ask you the same thing, Ulysses, my friend!

What a pleasant surprise!

And a good thing Poseidon showed up, too!

If it hadn't been for him,

I'd never have known what a scheming thief you are!

And a stupid one, too!

You didn't honestly think

I'd leave such a precious item out for all to see?

So, what's so special about that stupid box, anyway?

On the day "that stupid box" was opened,

it released Hate, Jealousy, and Violence into the world.

The only thing that didn't escape was Hope.

An ingredient so fragile,

it would go up in smoke if it escaped.

Which I will never allow.

Take them away!

You can't believe Poseidon.

The truth is, he is the one who--

Did every bad thing you're accused of?

Poor Ulysses, how the mighty have fallen!

Hang in there, Cap'n!

The cure is on it's way, I hope.

What should I do with all of you?

To dissuade any future looters,

might I suggest a nice warm lava bath?

Oh no, please! I've got very sensitive skin!

Follow me!

After the runaways, on the double!

They won't get far!

Be cool, everyone.

Come with me!

She's alive!

Hah, nice place for a barbecue.

We're on the same level as the lava, so, why not?

By the way, thanks for saving our lives!

What's your name?

Pandora.

Oh, hi Pandora, me Titan!

Why did you help us?

You freed me from my prison.

It was only fair.

Hephaestus did that to you? Why?

You disobeyed him, or what?

You don't have to talk about it, but if you could show us

where he's hidden the real box of Hope.

Oh no, I'm not going there again!

That box is our only hope!

I need it to save our friends' lives.

- [Pandora] Impossible!

It's in a secret chamber, riddled with traps!

We can handle all that when we get there,

if you can show us the way!

- [Pandora] Too many guards, too dangerous.

It's impossible.

We are still looking for the runaways, Master.

I warned you that Ulysses is as tricky as they come!

They'll never escape. There's no way out.

I'm not really here. I'm not really here.

I'm not really here.

But I think there's a way to quicken things up.

- [Pandora] We're here!

Hi, what are you doing here?

Ulysses, wherever you are, give yourself up!

Otherwise, in five minutes,

your two friends will be smelted to smithereens!

We'll never have enough time!

To start with, there are huge iron bars

protecting the window.

Don't go in! The tiles are booby-trapped!

How does Hephaestus get in?

There's a lever at the far end of that opening

which turns off all the traps.

Hey Owl! What do you think your doing?

No! Get away from there!

The statue is the most dangerous part.

It releases iron balls which set off the traps!

I've got it!

Titan, make me a grappling hook!

Help me!

Okay, now that we've got the easy part out of the way.

There's no latch!

You know how Hephaestus thinks, why don't you give it a try?

Oh no!

May I?

Pandora has defied my commands!

She has no place in my kingdom and must be destroyed.

- [Nisa] Wow Pandora, you've already opened this box,

against your master's orders.

Which is why he got rid of you, right?

He realized I wasn't the perfect creature he'd hoped for.

I was too inquisitive.

If I get out of this alive, I'll never stir fry again!!

- [Hephaestus] Time's up, Ulysses!

Please, I need a second to compose my last words!

Diomedes, what's a five letter word that rhymes with death?

Hephaestus! Release my friends!

How, by the grace of Mount Olympus, did you get that box?

On second thought,

it's useless without the key, so who cares?

Oh, I'm sorry, did I forget to mention

that we've met your lovely "key", as well?

Pandora is alive?

Gildor, I told you to get rid of her!

I did throw her out.

But I was unable to destroy a creature of such great beauty.

If this keeps up, I'll never attain perfection!

Grab the humans.

What a shame, this box looks too new to burn!

I, on the other hand, have no problem

with destroying things of beauty, like this box.

Forget about the box!

Just toss those mortals in the lava and be done with it!

Quiet, I want to hear what Ulysses has to say.

This is rightfully yours, noble Sir.

But before you destroy me and my friends,

ask yourself, who benefits from all this destruction?

Don't listen, he's trying to trick you.

Giving back the box was no trick!

All right, you may go free as long as you never come back!

That's disgusting.

A god sucking up to mortals?

You'll be the laughing stock of Mount Olympus!

I can no longer bear to look.

Gildor, this time, find a place that's intruder-proof!

Since you won't do the right thing on your own,

I'm forced to provide the motivation.

Destroy Ulysses, or I will destroy the box.

No, you'll release the Golden Bird of Hope!

It looks like I'm getting my revenge, in spite of you!

Bid farewell to your hopes, Ulysses.

Of saving Dates, of returning home, of everything.

Have a pleasant journey, little bird!

Up, up and away!

I don't believe it.

That's it. Come back home, my beauty.

(cheering)

There's Hope for us yet!

Thank you, Ulysses, you've just saved humanity,

and taught a god an important lesson, as well!

Pandora, I thought I was seeking perfection,

but I failed to realize that you were more than perfect.

You were human!

And you saw that, Titan, right from the very start.

Come on, hurry up!

Dates hasn't got much time left!

Don't worry, Zephyr!

There is enough Hope raining down on him

to keep him hale and hearty for another hundred years!

You gave us a real fright there!

Thank goodness!

What's with all the fuss?

A skipper's entitled to a little nap, you know!

Wait a minute?

Why are we next to a volcano instead of the trident

that pointed our way home?

We had to drop by the God of the Forge,

so he could repair my sword.

Sorry about losing your bearings.

If only you'd waited to see a normal blacksmith!

Now I'll never find our way home, it's hopeless!

Oh, I wouldn't say that, old friend!

After all, wherever you are, there's always hope.

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