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So, you are afraid to fight?
Perhaps you fear
that you are not strong enough.
Not strong enough?
I'll show you strength!
( grunts )
Huh?
( screams )
Go to your village.
Send me your best fighters and I will test their strength!
Is there no one in China who is up to the task?
( kids screaming )
Ow! Hey!
That was fast.
What happened? Where are we?
I don't know, but it's raining weapons.
Look at this cool fighting staff.
Hi-yah!
This is because
you went digging in my things.
I wouldn't have if you'd told me what wushu was!
Silence!
You. You will go first.
Something tells me we're not playing stickball.
( screeching )
Wha...?
You are fast, my friend,
but not fast enough.
( yelling )
( groans )
Fred!
Fred.
Fred, wake up!
Are you okay? Wake up.
I have finished off your friend.
Who is next?
Be careful what you wish for.
BAND: ? Go! There they go ?
? Three boys surfing on the time continuum ?
? There they go ?
? The green mist fills the air ?
? The Book could take them anywhere. Go! ?
? ? ?
( electric guitars playing steady beat )
? Go! There they go ?
? Three girls warping, time is 2105 ?
? There they go ?
? You can catch a ride with the Time Warp Trio. Go! ?
? Traveling through history... ?
( ticking )
? ? ?
? With the Time Warp Trio ?
? Go! ?
JOE: Poor Fred never saw what hit him.
I blame it all on that kung fu movie.
I knew you were behind this, Wang.
Where are your monks when you need them, Li Shimin?
( punching and kicking on TV )
That hurts.
No!
There's always a commercial at the exciting part.
Is the good guy really dead?
Nah, he's the hero.
They won't kill the hero off
in the first five minutes.
That guy playing Li Shimin is so cool.
He's got great wushu.
"Wushu"? What's that?
I'd love to try out some wushu
on my older brother Mike.
( yelling )
What is wushu?
You know, Fred, kung fu isn't about attacking your enemy,
it's about using your enemy's own energy against them.
( watch playing tune )
I wish I knew how to turn this thing off.
Would someone please tell me what wushu is?
Did 13 monks really take on a whole army?
Or did they make that up for the movie?
Li Shimin is in here,
but it doesn't say anything about 13 monks.
I bet it's in the Book.
Joe, don't even think about it, okay?
You know what'll happen:
We'll warp, get in trouble,
and the next thing you know,
someone's trying to chop our heads off!
( gasps )
What? What?
JOE: It's gone.
ANNA: "Wushu--
"literally translated, 'wu' meaning 'martial'
"and 'shu' meaning 'art,'
the study of the art of fighting."
What does it say about the monks?
Hey, how did you get that?
Oh, please.
That silly box you keep it in
isn't even locked.
Oh, look!
That thing with the 13 monks did happen.
They broke Li Shimin out of prison.
Wang was...
JOE: That's my book.
Hey, I was just looking.
I don't touch your things.
How about if I read your diary?
That's different.
Guys, hey, guys,
don't pull the book.
Don't... don't...
Tear that book and you could rip the entire space-time continuum!
Phew.
We're still here.
Sorry, Sam.
I think I whacked you pretty hard with the Book.
Sam?
SAM: Help! Help!
Wha... what happened?
Where am I?
Get me out of here!
He must be stuck in mid-warp.
Don't worry, we'll get you out!
Ow!
Hey, watch it!
Stop poking it.
You're going to make us warp.
"Finished him off"?
But he's just a kid!
How could you kill him?
That's not what I meant.
He never did anything to you!
He was just minding his own business
when, bam, you're challenging him to a fight!
You should be ashamed of yourself!
Have you seen my other shoe?
Back there, where he killed you.
Why don't you pick on someone your own size, you big bully?
Fred!
You're alive!
Ow, ow, ow, ow, careful.
What I meant to say was that I could have killed him.
But I am a Shaolin monk and a monk never kills.
He only uses his opponent's energy
against him.
That's what Sam said.
Sam! Where is he?
Where's the Book?
My apologies.
I thought you were a volunteer
for the army I am raising
to fight Wang. Who's Wang?
Wang Shichong is the man who calls himself "emperor."
I call him a blood-thirsty villain.
Hey, Joe,
wasn't Wang the bad guy from the movie?
He took General Li Shimin,
the son of the rightful emperor, prisoner.
Unless the Shaolin monks find a way to rescue him,
Li Shimin will be executed
and the country will descend into bloodshed.
But these are not your concerns.
May Lord Buddha protect you on your journey.
Li Shimin!
That's what I was reading when we warped!
That's the page Sam was on in the Book.
If we find Li Shimin, we might find Sam.
And the Book.
ALL: Wait!
Firewood!
Firewood for sale!
Here.
Once you have found Li Shimin,
use this flint to set off a smoke signal.
We will follow the smoke and free you.
Remember, a monk does not kill, but Wang does.
You must all be very careful.
Firewood! Firewood!
Okay, let's go over the plan:
We sneak around the prison until we find the Book.
And Sam.
Which is probably with Li Shimin.
We set off the smoke signal.
Tanzong flies in and rescues us,
we warp back, catch the end of the movie
and see how the battle of the monks comes out.
Synchronize watches...
( loud music plays )
Turn it off!
I'm trying!
( music stops )
Whew! Finally.
All right, let's...
Uh-oh.
"Synchronize our watches"?
It seemed like a prison-breaky thing to do.
Maybe if we set off the smoke signal,
Tanzong could come and get us.
But we'd just have to break in again.
We haven't found the Book, or Sam or Li Shimin.
You are looking for Li Shimin?
Yeah, you know him?
We're here to bust him out of jail.
I am Li Shimin.
The guy in the movie was way older.
You?
You're the big general
they're talking about?
You're the rescuers they sent?
We can fit through the bars.
Do you have the Book?
Book? I don't have any books.
Wang has taken everything.
( sighs )
Maybe it's around here somewhere.
I better start that smoke signal.
I don't get it.
Why does this guy Wang hate you so much?
I refuse to accept him as emperor.
Why?
Is he that awful?
He has killed thousands!
He stirs up fighting
and steals land, even from the monasteries.
That is bad.
If only I could get out of here,
I could raise an army and defeat that tyrant.
Then my father would be emperor.
And eventually myself.
I have such dreams for China.
Well, in the meantime,
do you know how to work these things?
Whoa! Oops.
Anybody got any matches?
Great.
Now how will we get out of here?
( door opens )
I can help.
Wang!
How about some fresh air?
Oh, yeah, this is much better.
The throne does not belong to you, Wang.
You are a thief.
A thief, eh?
The throne was empty.
I took a seat and a head or two, or four, or a hundred!
( laughs )
You dog!
Yes, I am a dog.
And you are a clever fox, even if you did lose...
your battle plans!
The Book!
Excuse me, Mr. Wang, sir.
Those aren't battle plans.
Just open it
and see for yourself.
At last!
I was afraid I was going to run out of oxygen in here.
Hey, who are you?
( screams ) ( screams )
( all scream )
Sam's going to burn!
If the Book burns,
we'll all go up in smoke!
That... that image spoke to me.
You are evil sorcerers!
Execute them all! Now!
( all gasp )
What's all the yelling about?
I can't see what's happening!
Hey, is it hot or is it just me?
I wonder who he'll shoot first.
Fred...
if the Book goes up in flames,
we're all goners!
We got to get to Sam.
Archer, prepare to fire!
Whoa! This guy's good.
Ready... aim...
huh?
( screams ): Fire!
( screaming )
Whoa!
Nice catch!
Don't just stand there, shoot them!
( screaming )
Quickly, over the side of the wall!
Wait, we need to get Sam!
( screams )
SAM: That was too close.
Wang's weapons come through here.
We will block them here.
If he has no weapons, he cannot fight.
So is Li Shimin going to rule all of China?
Actually, his older brother is in line for the throne first.
But from what I've been reading in here,
Li beats him to it--
by getting rid of him.
But Li Shimin goes on to unify the country,
and China really prospers under him--
arts, education, you name it.
Thank you again
for helping to rescue our general.
If there's ever anything you need...
You can show me that arrow-catching stuff!
Such things are not for children.
It takes many years of study to master the art of kung fu.
Oh, I knew you'd say that.
What we really need is someone to help us
get our friend out of this book.
Hmm.
That is a very difficult problem.
For this, you need someone skilled in the magic arts--
someone very wise and powerful.
Got any ideas?
There is only one man in all of China
who can help you.
ANNA: Are we there yet?
JOE: Not yet.
Why do wise men always live
in the middle of nowhere?
I just hope this guy will show me some kung fu moves
while he's getting Sam out of the book.
( kung fu yell )
SAM ( muffled ): Hey, Joe! Open up!
According to the Book,
we'll be going right by the Great Wall of China!
The Great Wall of China?
That thing's like 4,000 miles long
and 100 feet high!
Whoa...
I guess they're still working on it.
According to Tanzong's map,
Hui-k'o's house should be right here.
What, in that cave?
Hello?
( voice echoing )
SAM: Oh, great!
I mean, really great!
We came all this way,
over that mountain, over the Great Wall,
for nothing!
I mean, for nothing!
And I'm still stuck in this book,
and we're still stuck in China...
And I still don't know any kung fu.
Those are your problems?
Bah-- that's nothing.
Try being 60 years old and living alone on a mountain.
Are you Hui-k'o?
I am no one.
A mere ripple on the river of time.
But you may call me Master Hui-k'o
if it pleases you.
Master Hui-k'o?
We need to get our friend out of this book.
Can you help us?
Your friend will be released
when the time is right.
Well?
What are you all waiting for?
You think the chores will do themselves?
You, fetch water from the stream.
Do not spill a single drop!
You--
clean out the stable.
And be careful-- my horse is very temperamental!
What about me, Master Hui-k'o?
What's my assignment?
You? Hmm.
Stay out of the way.
That's it?
You're not going to teach us kung fu?
To the mind that wishes to learn,
everything is a lesson.
( yawns )
It's time for my nap.
He must be a wise man.
I can't understand a thing he says.
Don't get any ideas.
You're just watching it for me.
Okay, okay.
I'm just watching it.
JOE: I knew Fred wanted to leave right then and there...
but there was something about Hui-k'o
that made me think he knew more than he was letting on.
So we stuck around for a while and helped out.
( horse whinnies; thumping )
At least, we tried to.
Who knew fetching water could be so hard?
Even Anna had trouble
and all she had to do was stay out of the way.
( Anna giggles )
( bucket thuds )
After three days, we had just about had it.
( snoring )
Wake up!
Dreaming will not fill the bucket!
Ah! I'm awake! I'm awake!
( to self ): This master-pupil stuff is for the birds.
Where did I put that bucket?
( snapping )
Oh, no!
Whoa.
Bodhidharma always said the wise man
never shows his powers.
But this time, I'll make an exception.
H-how did you do that?
Who's Bodhidharma?
The father of Zen Buddhism.
And my former teacher.
Many years ago, he came from India to the Shaolin monastery.
The monks were lazy and fell asleep in meditation,
so he taught them special exercises.
Some say these techniques evolved into kung fu.
So the thing you just did-with the bucket--
that was kung fu?
No, that was something I learned long, long ago...
from the Book.
So you do know about the Book!
I have seen it before, this Book of yours.
It is full of adventures.
But in the wrong hands, very dangerous.
The one who had the Book before,
always he is looking for it.
Always he is looking for you.
My Uncle Joe?
There is no time to explain.
You and your friends must go back to Tanzong.
A great battle is beginning.
Uh...
But how can we help?
You didn't teach us how to fight.
The danger that awaits you there
is less than the one
that seeks you here.
Just remember, Joe:
time is in the mind.
Control your mind
and you can do anything.
Easy for you to say; you're a Zen Master.
Nonsense! Anyone can control his mind.
It's as simple as...
carrying a bucket of water.
Now go! Quickly!
You are all in great danger!
You!
What are you doing here?
What kind of welcome is that
for your prize pupil?
You are too late.
There's nothing for you here.
Where is it, you old fool?
With the boy.
It won't take long to find him.
You only have to search through all of time.
How are we supposed to find this battle anyway?
Does the Book say where it takes place?
( distant shouting )
Uh, the ground is moving!
That's not the ground.
That's Wang's army.
This is it, let's go!
Wait!
What are we supposed to do?
We're just kids.
Don't you get it?
We've been with the wise kung fu dude.
We probably know all kinds of kung fu tricks.
We just don't know it yet.
Let's go!
( kung fu yells )
Uh!
Quick, hide him behind that rock.
We need something to defend ourselves.
I'll get that staff.
SAM ( muffled ): What's going on out there?
Somebody open the Book!
Okay, I've seen enough.
Can you close the Book now?!
( gasps )
Joe, watch out behind you!
What did you say, Sam?
( soldier yells )
Look left!
Joe, left!
Not your left, my left!
Where?
( sighs contentedly )
Ha! How do you like that wushu?
( swords clanking )
Drop your sword, Li Shimin!
Never!
If I must die to save this country, so be it!
I see.
But are you willing to let
an innocent little girl perish as well?
( Wang laughing maniacally )
I thought you were just weak, Li Shimin.
I was wrong.
You're gullible as well.
Joe!
Anna! No!
!
Joe!
Anna! No!
HUI-K'O: Time is in the mind.
Control your mind, and you can do anything.
Slow...
( all gasp )
How did you do that?
I-I don't know.
MONK: Quickly, Tanzong!
We must catch Wang before he can regroup.
What did I miss?
Hui-k'o?
Nice guess, Einstein.
But unfortunately... wrong!
( laughing maniacally )
That was an impressive trick, Joseph.
Slowing time.
My, my, my, you are becoming quite the little warp whiz.
How do you know my name?
SAM: What's happening?
Hey, it's that guy from before.
What's his name?
Crazy Charlie?
No. Loopy Louie?
"Jack" is the name.
"Mad Jack," that's it.
I prefer stultifyingly fiendish,
or malevolently marvelous, or...
What do you want?
That's the spirit.
Waste no time.
Ah, my favorite theme: time.
Time is what I want.
And, lucky me,
it's what you have.
Hand over the book, dear nephew.
I knew you looked familiar.
SAM: Guys, what's happening?
How would you like your molecules?
Scrambled
or fried?
What about Sam? At least get him out of there.
And how are we supposed to get home?
Oh, but you are home--
your new home.
( laughing maniacally )
For crying out loud,
would someone please tell me what's going on out here?!
Sam! Sam! Sam!
Hey.
I'm out.
Oh, no.
I'm out!
MAD JACK: Give it back!
I command you!
No!
( laughing )
That was a close one.
One second sooner, and we'd be living
in a cave for the rest of our lives.
No video games, no TV...
I owe you one, Sam.
Hey, guys, did you hear that?
Fred owes me!
Who knew Mom and Uncle Joe had a brother named Jack?
I can see why he's not invited to family reunions.
Shh, the movie's back.
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