"Stupid fool." "He let him escape." "I shall have to teach him a lesson." "Quiet." "How do you expect me to concentrate with you yapping?" "It's all right, Jonny." "Even with Bandit quiet, you were losing." "You're a persistent pup, Bandit." "What's eating you, anyway?" "He won't stop till we go with him." "Come on, Hadji." "I don't see anything." "Look, over there." "I'II get the boat hook." "You call Dad." "Dr. Quest!" "Race!" "Come quick!" "I'm not sure I understand." "You do not want us to go to the island?" "No, no." "No go." "Bad." "Bad dragons." "Big!" "Big dragons." "Wow!" "Did you hear that, Hadji?" "Dragons." "Of course." "And naturally, they breathe fire." "These dragons, they're big lizards, aren't they?" "Big." "Very big." "Yes, yes." "Why shouldn't we go ashore?" "Dr." "Ashida, bad, bad man." "kill." "No go." "No go!" "One thing's certain." "The poor fellow's terrified of Ashida." "Ashida, bad." "Bad." "Ashida." "He's the guy you came to see, isn't he?" "hardly a guy, Jonny." "Dr. Ashida's a most respected scientist." "He's quite weII-known for his zoological work, isn't he?" "Very weII-known." "It's all right." "We'II go ashore." "You can stay onboard ship." "You will be safe here." "Thank you." "Thank you." "The next time you disobey my orders I will feed you to my pets." "You may rise, great, fat fool." "Yes?" "Quest is here, lord." "Ah, Dr. Quest." "Great news." "Show him in." "And be quick about it." "Yes, lord." "It is such a great honor to welcome you to my humble dwelling, Dr. Quest." "We are honored to be received so cordially, Dr. Ashida." "Everything on Ashida is yours." "You call the island Ashida, doctor?" "Why not?" "I own it." "What better name can a man give his land than his own?" "Come, I will show you around." "So you have no idea why that native would be so afraid of you?" "None, unless he has run amuck." "They do sometimes, you know." "He spoke of dragons." "Ah, yes, my dragons." "Yours?" "Mine." "Now, here, Dr. Quest, is what my experiments began with." "beautiful, isn't it?" "Quiet, Bandit." "Do you recognize the species, Dr. Quest?" "The Tobura Iizard." "exactly." "In danger of becoming extinct when I came here 20 years ago." "Quiet, boy." "In you go, little one." "Now, this next one is the same Tobura Iizard but after two generations of improved genes control." "Watch." "He's a charming fella." "Yes, isn't he?" "Next is my crowning glory." "I have to keep them in pits." "I don't have cages big enough." "incredible." "It's as big as a crocodile." "Fourteen feet, 7 inches, from nose to tail and all my own, doctor." "If any species can be said to owe its existence to an outside source then the Ashida dragon owes its life to me." "Wow." "What do they eat?" "They would eat you, my boy if I let them." "Your little friend would be a great delicacy for them too." "They're fIesh-eaters, you know, young man, and cannibalistic as well." "There is only one man who can control them." "Sumi." "I do not believe it, Jonny." "He is like the cyclops of old." "This one's name is Sumi keeper of my dragons and champion wrestler in all the world." "Is that not so, Sumi?" "He has never been defeated." "I sure wouldn't like to meet him in a dark alley." "I do not keep him around for his looks, Mr. Bannon." "My dragons are not sensitive." "They do not mind his ugliness." "tell me, the native who swam out to the schooner would his tribe be dragon worshippers, by any chance?" "How perceptive of you." "The natives here worshipped Kama-Tomo a dragon effigy." "That was before I took over." "I gave them a new god." "Now they worship me." "Come, gentlemen..." "..." "let us begin the contest." "Contest?" "This is my survival pit, doctor." "surely you don't think my dragons grew to their present size by accident." "As you know, in nature, only the strong survive." "I give nature a helping hand." "You pit one beast against another?" "exactly." "In a fight to the death, the victor devours the vanquished." "Watch." "Prepare the beasts." "Are you going to make them fight now?" "Of course." "And it's not a question of making them fight." "They know no other way of Iife." "It's all in the interests of science anyway." "I don't happen to approve of this, Dr. Ashida." "Let's go, Race, boys." "Very well." "If your Western stomachs cannot stand it we shall postpone the duel." "Sumi." "We have a different perspective." "We feel the same way whether the objects be four-footed or two-Iegged." "only the strong survive." "This is why I work out with Sumi every day." "Work out?" "Judo." "Karate." "Sumi retired undefeated in over a thousand bouts." "He calls me his finest pupil." "It is too bad you do not understand our way of fighting, Quest, my friend." "I understand it, Dr. Ashida." "really?" "Then let's have a match." "But I warn you, I am most expert." "You're not serious, are you?" "I outweigh you by 20 pounds." "Bigness means very little in judo, Mr. Bannon." "It will be interesting to have an opponent other than Sumi." "Prepare yourself, Bannon." "Before we get into this too far, are you sure you want to--?" "Your answer, Mr. Bannon." "Hey, that wasn't fair!" "Some of my moves may seem a little unorthodox to you." "Such as this!" "Oh, come now you can kick higher than that." "Hooray for Race!" "That's enough." "I agree, doctor." "I disagree." "We will stop when I am ready." "As you wish." "Can we call this thing off now?" "I concede to you, Bannon, and to your superior ability." "You have won." "It may interest you to Iearn I have never before been defeated at judo." "It is a new feeling for me." "Not that I mind, you understand." "I applaud your talents, Mr. Bannon." "And now I shall have Himoki show you to your room." "Show our guests to their quarters." "Dinner will be served in one hour." "Race, boys, as you know, I planned to stay in this area..." "...several days." "Right, Dad." "well, I'm going to change the plans." "We're leaving." "Why, doctor?" "principally, our host." "He has changed radically from when I knew him." "Right." "As far as I'm concerned, the guy's flipped his wig." "That's a possibility." "But sane or not, Ashida has become a very dangerous man one the authorities should be made aware of." "When do we leave, sir?" "I'm for right now." "The sooner the better." "Let's go." "Jonny." "Don't tell me, tell the door." "Shh, boy." "Let's not advertise ourselves, shall we?" "Okay, okay, so you're sorry." "So far, so good." "Listen." "I guess it's as clear as it's ever going to be." "Let's move out." "What's that noise, Dad?" "I hear it too." "I don't know, but keep your eyes open." "Look, dragons!" "Head for a tree, boys." "Hurry, Jonny!" "call them back, Sumi!" "My, my, what manners you Americans possess." "You were leaving without telling me goodbye." "And had I not, merely by chance, been nearby I shudder to think what might have befallen you." "Those Iizards make good watchdogs, don't they, Ashida?" "You noticed that, Mr. Bannon?" "How complimentary of you." "Yes." "Sumi releases a dozen or so each night." "It ensures a sound sleep for me." "In short, you will leave when I give the word and not before." "You don't fool us." "You couldn't take getting beaten at judo?" "I would not talk of beating if I were you, my barbarian friend." "I will make you a sporting proposition, Quest." "If your man Bannon can stand up to my Sumi..." "...then you may leave." "Me and that portable skyscraper?" "I bet you want odds too." "No, Bannon I am a true sportsman." "Defeat Sumi, and you win your freedom." "You got yourself a fight." "No, Race, I can't allow it." "What other choice have we?" "AII right, Ashida, bring on your man-mountain anytime." "No mistakes this time, Sumi." "I want that look of superiority wiped off their faces." "After that, I shall decide at leisure what to do with them." "You can't do it." "He'II kill you." "Let's face it if he doesn't, that two-bit mad scientist will." "So, what have we got to lose?" "I've got a chance." "A hundred to one." "That's better than nothing." "Let's not give up before we start." "Come, Bannon, it's time." "Sumi." "Now, you will abide by the greenbelt rules for champions." "No quarter shall be given, none shall be asked." "Let the exhibition begin." "This should be most interesting, don't you agree?" "Look out, Race!" "Gosh!" "Race looks unconscious." "I should never have allowed him to do this." "call off your man!" "No, Dr. Quest." "I am not finished yet." "Get up, you fool!" "Come on, you ugly mug." "Stop lying down on the job." "And a...to you!" "kill him!" "kill him!" "There's only one way to stop a freight train like that, head-on!" "Wow, a flying tackle!" "hold on to him, Race!" "Surrender?" "He will never surrender." "He knows what would happen to him if he did." "Come on, surrender!" "Surrender!" "You were terrific, Race." "I was praying for you." "I don't know how you did it, but you were magnificent." "And lucky." "congratulations, Bannon." "Someday you must teach me that new hold." "Yeah, someday." "We're leaving, as per the arrangement." "So as I think I said you will leave when I allow it and not a moment before." "Yes, lord?" "Prepare the special room." "Dr. Quest's party will be my guests for a while longer." "At once, lord." "What do we do now?" "We wait." "There's nothing else we can do." "Look, the door!" "It is open, Dr. Quest." "What are we waiting for?" "Let's go!" "Not so fast, Jonny." "What do you think, Race?" "A trap?" "I sure do." "I think he wants us to leave so he can set his Iizards on us." "And you want to oblige him?" "We don't have a choice, doctor." "I can stall them to give you and the kids a chance to reach the cliffs." "From there, you swim to the schooner." "And leave you to face those beasts?" "I'II be right behind you." "Don't worry." "I'm not anxious to furnish a meal for them." "I agree, but only for the sake of the boys." "AII right, Iet's go." "AII clear." "So far, so good." "Not far enough, that's the whole trouble." "I think Ashida is out to get me first." "When we spot the dragons, he'II have Sumi chase me." "That will give you your chance." "Listen." "I think I hear them." "Okay, now, doctor, good luck." "And to you, Race." "Let's go, boys." "Hey, over here, fatso!" "Hey, you!" "You're going the wrong way, ugly!" "I wish I had something to fight with." "Hey, maybe that rock is the answer." "You're a way off, but you're getting warm!" "Sure could use a bombsight right now." "One down and one to go." "Boy, what a beautiful sight." "Company." "I better make it good because I won't get another chance." "Sorry I can't stay, Sumi." "So you let them get away." "I warned you what I would do." "kneel, you stupid ox, and take your punishment." "Sumi, do as I say." "Put me down!" "Do you hear me, Sumi?" "Put me down!" "I'II have you fed to the dragons." "Stop!" "I warn you, I'II" "We owe you our lives, Race." "We were lucky, doctor." "But from now on, I'd rather leave the dragon-sIaying to St. George." "Dad, how long do you think Ashida can get away with this crazy stuff?" "I don't know, Jonny, but things always seem to even up." "I have a hunch Ashida's dragons might even take care of him one day." "He'II pay for his crimes one way or another."