"[ Kirk ] What's the trouble?" "Feedback- a bad one." "They're frozen in time." "If we don't get them moving within a few seconds, they'll be burned to death." " Can you send them back to where they were?" " We can try it." " Reverse!" " No!" "Ah, yes." "Just as I expected." "Toys." "Mere toys." "Yes, simple." "Predictably simple." "[ Chuckles ]" "Such a to-do about a commonplace bit of magic." "Hear me, you travelers in time." "It is I, Merlin, mightiest of all wizards, who commands you." "At a sign from me, you will leave the limbo of time... and appear in this place before me." "Yes." "Welcome, gentlemen." "Welcome... home." "Yes." "Yes, you'll do." "You'll do very nicely." "Permit me to introduce myself." "I am Merlin... soon to be court wizard for the greatest monarch of them all" "King Arthur of the Round Table." "Gentlemen... without you, there will be serious trouble in Camelot." "Serious trouble." "Therefore, I must press you into service." "You may be killed." "I can make no guarantee, except that I shall try very hard to see that you're not." "When next we meet, you will remember nothing of this meeting... but you will do whatever I ask." "Go." "We shall meet again." " Polarity." " Right." "[ Ray ] We did it.!" "Doug, look." "We're a long way back." "Could be Europe in the Middle Ages." "Maybe earlier." "We'd better keep out of sight until we find out a little more." "[ Narrator ] The Time Tunnel." "Vikings." "They may be back with reinforcements." " Let's get as far away from here as we can." " [ Man ] Stand.!" "Put away your spear." "Drop it to the ground." " After you've put away your sword." " You've had your last warning." "Put that sword down, or I'll run you through." "Surrender or die." "You are not Vikings." "You look like nothing I have ever seen before." " Where do you come from?" " America." "America?" "Does such a land exist?" "We're beginning to wonder." "How did you come by this?" "We took it from two Viking warriors." "Then you are warriors in your own right." "We can use every stout arm we can find." " We?" " The land is being invaded by Vikings." "There are not enough men to oppose them." "Will you join us?" " Well, why should we?" " Either you are with us or against us." " We want no part of your fight." " Cowards!" "No!" "No, no, no, no, no." "Put that thing away, young Arthur." "I'm here to help you." "Who are you, old man?" "One day, you will know me very well indeed." "I've seen him somewhere before." " I'm sure of it." " So have I. But I wonder where." "Gentlemen, you will fight for this young man." "You will pledge your lives to his safety." " We'll fight alongside you against the Vikings." " You lead, and we'll follow." "My thanks to you both." "This way." "Wait- the old man." "He's gone." " Can you shift them?" " Not yet." " We're building power." " It'll take another 1 5 minutes at least." "There's no telling what danger they're heading for." "There's nothing we can do until we've built enough power, General." " What's the time fix?" " Sixth century." "I've narrowed it down to 544 A.D." " Spatial fix?" " The coast of Cornwall, in England." "I'll get full research data." "I hope we still need it." "Arthur." " You're leading us away from the castle." "Why?" " We thought you came from there." "I did once." "Now it's being held by Vikings." "I see." "And you've gathered an army to retake it." " Not quite." "I've just begun to raise men." " How many do you have so far?" "Two." "[ Scoffs ] You mean, we're your army?" "So far, yes." "Well, there's nothing like starting at the bottom." "[ Groans ]" "Hold!" "On your feet!" "Up!" " Your name." " I am Arthur Pendragon." "I thought so." "The young son of King Uther." "The man you murdered in cold blood." "I have sworn an oath of vengeance against you, Wogan." "So, young Arthur, we meet face to face and you threaten my life." "Just put a sword in my hand, and I'll have your head." "The young lamb who roars like a lion, huh?" "I promise you this, you and your warrior friend- before I'm done, you'll beg for a merciful death." "Take him away!" "What's the matter?" "What's going on?" " Doug's dead." " What?" "It's true, I'm afraid, General." "We saw one of the men run him through with a sword." " His body was dragged away." " Oh, no." " And Tony?" " Captured." "Now that they're separated... we've lost our fix on them completely." "Well, probe for it." "Get them back." "What's the use, now that Doug's dead?" "Tony's still alive." "Snap out of it, Ann." "Find him!" "Yes, sir." " Anything in the research that might help us?" " No, I doubt it." "England in the sixth century was ruled by a number of feudal kings." "The country was constantly being raided and plundered by Viking hordes." "I'm afraid we landed Tony and Doug right in the middle of one of those raids." "Probably cost them their lives." "Oh, now, Ray, I know how you're feeling right now." "I feel the same way myself." "Don't write off either Tony or Doug just yet." " We've got to find some way to save them." " That would take a miracle." "Well, perhaps." "But it's something of a miracle that they're back there in the first place." "I suppose it is." "I'm getting a signal!" "Easy now." "Don't lose it." "Fire!" "Fire!" "Fire!" "Arthur, the once-and-future king." "There never was a real King Arthur." "He's a myth, a fairy tale." "Perhaps." "Or could this be part of that miracle you said we needed?" "This is no time for romantic nonsense, General." "Ann, we have enough power now." "Switch Tony while we can." "No.!" "I wanna be certain about Doug first." "Start a probe for him." "General, I'd like nothing more." "But we just can't risk it." "We'd lose Tony." "We know Doug is dead." "We saw him killed." "Now we can lose both of them." "If Doug's alive, we can save both of them." "Start the probe." "Better follow orders." "Yes, sir." " No, wait!" " I saw it!" "A reaction!" "We're getting something." "Refine it!" "He is alive." "He must be." "We wouldn't be getting that signal." "Find him!" "[ Exhales ]" "You again?" "I would appreciate a show of gratitude." "I rescued you from the battle last night and brought you here." "Brought me where?" "You're in the castle of King Leodegran of Carmelide." " I am his daughter." " You must have a name." "I'm called Guinevere." "The real Guinevere?" "I know of no other." "[ Chuckles ] I'm impressed." "You must rest." "You've been sorely wounded in a battle." "You left before the battle began." " How did you find me?" " [ Chuckles ]" "Uh, that's a professional secret." " It's enough that I did." " [ Groans ]" "Don't try and move." "Anyhow, I'm indebted to you." "Yes." "Yes." "You most certainly are." "[ Chuckles ] Young lady, don't just stand there." "Get him some clothing." "Clothing?" "Now?" "Yes." "There's no time to convalesce." "There's much to do and precious little time to do it." "His wound's near mortal." "I saw it." "The slightest move could kill him." "Stuff and nonsense, girl." "Young man, sit up." "No!" "You mustn't try and move." "Sit up." "There's no pain at all." "Nothing." "The wound" " It's gone." "Of course it's gone." "Now, get him some clothing." "Well, go, girl." "Go." "Who are you?" "I'd have thought you'd have guessed by now." "My name is well known, even in your time." " What do you know about my time?" " [ Chuckles ]" "I know everything about your time." "I know everything about you, and I know everything about your friend." "Oh, yes." "My name." "It's Merlin." " [ Choking ]" " Where's the other prisoner?" "Tell me." "Where?" " Now talk." "Where?" " [ Grunts ]" "Tell me!" "North dungeon." "Down the hall." "Right." "How did you escape?" "You'd better flee while you can." "Not without you." "[ Gasping ] How long have I been here?" "Since dawn." " Come on, try to stand." " No, I" "I" " I" " No, I can't." " I can't." " Okay, rest a minute." "Put this on." "Do you know where we are?" "My father's castle on the coast." "Is there somewhere we could hide?" "Hide?" "Yes, there's a place." "It's a secret room." "Give me a hand." "I'll show you." "Here." "A messenger has just arrived." "Vikings have taken prisoners to the castle on the coast." " What prisoners?" " There were two." "Both young men." "That would be Tony." "And the other would be Arthur." " I must get to them." " You can't go there." "It's certain death." " Well, I have to find some way to rescue them." " But not that way." "You must have help, a plan." "Well, how about your father?" "He has fighting knights." "Barely enough to protect our castle." "They're no match for the Vikings." " How far is the castle?" " Several leagues to the south." "All right." "I'll go there, and I'll scout their stronghold." "I'll think of some kind of plan." "Then let me show you the way." "No, it's much too dangerous." "I want you to stay here." " How good is this fix on Doug?" " Nearly perfect." "I don't understand." "We saw Doug wounded." "And now he's completely well." "There's only one way to explain, it, Ann." "I know, General." "Another one of your miracles." "You can explain it any way you want, Ray." "We've still got a fix." "Can you hold the fix on Doug while we establish one for Tony?" "Well, we've never done it before, but" " Well?" " The fix on Doug is stable." " I think I can hold it." " Good." "When we stabilize the fix on Tony, we'll switch them both." "How do you feel now?" "[ Exhales ] Better." "You're still weak." "You need more rest." "But you'll escape." "I know it." "You're Arthur Pendragon." "Yes." "The son of a dead king who ruled a small corner of this land." "They can't hide there indefinitely." "The picture's clear enough." "Is your fix stable?" " Very." " Power?" " Adequate." " All right." " Switch them!" "Now!" " No.!" "Young lady, you will touch no controls until further notice." " We never touched the controls." "How did he materialize?" " Switch them at once!" "[ Screams ]" " Are you hurt?" " No, no." "No, it's all right." "Young lady, you must learn to obey orders." "Wait a minute." "What is this?" "Who are you?" "How'd you get in here?" "Oh, let's not waste time with unnecessary questions." "I've a great deal to do and very little time to do it." "Quickly-your name." "I'm General Kirk." "I'm in charge of the" "Just a minute." "What the devil's the meaning of this?" "My name is Merlin." "Merlin?" "King Arthur's magician?" "Ah, yes, the post I'm destined to hold." "You see, General Kirk, I deal in history before the fact." "Certain things are written in the pages of prophecy." "It's my job to give them a little nudge towards fulfillment." "Well, we're in very much the same business." "Certain things are written down in the pages of history." "It's myjob to see that they're not changed." "General, we're losing our chance to shift them." "Ah, they must remain where they are." "You are forbidden to move them." "And how are you going to stop us?" "I am a powerful wizard." "I deal in magic." "We don't believe in magic." "This is the 20th century." "The 20th century?" "The very heyday of magic, and you, sir, do not believe?" "Very well." "I shall convince you." "Dr. Swain!" "Dr. Swain?" " What have you done?" "Where have you sent him?" " Where, my dear general?" "Why, nowhere at all." "He's still with us." "Do let me demonstrate." "Ray!" " Are you all right?" "You're not hurt, are you?" " Of course not." " How did you do that?" " Oh." "Magic, my dear fellow." " [ Chuckles ] Sheer magic." " All right, all right." "You claim to be in a hurry." "For what?" "Why did you come here?" "To prevent you moving your travelers from our time just yet." "You're asking me to let two men die out there?" "They won't die unless you waste too much of my time." "Even if you are a wizard, Doug and Tony aren't." "They can't help you." "On the contrary, young lady." "They must help." "Magic can only accomplish so much." "After that, it takes the energies of ordinary mortals dedicated to a cause." "We can shift them in spite of you." "My dear fellow, do let me give you a friendly word of warning." "Don't." "[ Crew Members Murmuring ]" "Seize them." "[ Brush Rustling ]" "[ Whispering ] Guinevere." " Why did you run off?" " I told you not to come." "You don't know what you're doing." "This area's full of Viking scouting parties." " All the more reason for you to be back at that castle." " No." "I can show you a way to get to their castle, but we must hurry." "[ Viking Horn Blares ]" "[ Blows Landing ]" "We've got a fix on Doug and one on Tony." "Now's the time to switch them." "I agree." "Go ahead, Ann." "Well, go on." "We were warned not to touch the controls." " By that fake magician?" " You sure he was fake, Ray?" "I believe so." "Ray, how do you explain all those things he did?" "Mass hypnosis." "It's not an unheard-of phenomenon." "I wish I could be that certain." "Well, I am." "It's the only scientific explanation." "Ann, you can use the controls." "If he isn't here, there isn't any way he can exert his influence on us." "Ray, I'm not sure." "Well, Ann, I am." "I'll do it." "[ Ann ] Oh, Ray.!" " He's not" " No, no." "I think he's badly hurt." "Get some help, quickly." "Tony." " So this is Wogan, the Viking butcher." " I'm honored." "I didn't think you'd recognize me." "Any Briton would recognize you... and give his life to know you were lying dead." "Many have already given their lives." "[ Chuckles ]" "But not you." "Oh, no." "Not you." "I have other plans for you." "Someday, when I am king of England..." "I shall barter you off to some powerful young nobleman... in exchange for his loyalty." "The king of this miserable land... will have to be ready to make many bargains." "You, a king?" "I will be, and soon." "But first I must crush all the resistance... of your countrymen." "But that won't be hard." " Then I shall be ready to be crowned." " You'll never wear it." "We'll see." "Oh, please, make yourself comfortable." "We'll talk again." "Don't try to escape." "You'll only regret it." "Doug." "It is you." "I thought I was dreaming." "It's no dream, Tony." "And now I'm as helpless as you are." "What about him?" "He's alive, I think." "We've had a rough time." "They're not through with us yet." "And there's no way to get out of here." " At least not without help." " You mean the Time Tunnel." "Forget it." "They would have switched us a long time ago if they had a fix on us." "No, I wasn't thinking about the Time Tunnel." "I was thinking about Merlin." " Merlin?" " Yes." "Remember the old man that was there when we first materialized?" "He's no friend of ours." "He got us into this." "Yeah." "Is he good, or is he evil?" "The fierce young warrior no longer looks so fierce." "Wogan, what have you done with Guinevere?" "She's safe enough." "Worry about yourself." " You know her father's men will come here to rescue her." " A handful of pretty knights." "I hope they come soon." "My men are ready to greet them right now." "Too bad the three of you won't be here to witness the slaughter." " I'll still fight you, Wogan." " I'm weary of children's games." "I'm weary of you." "Bowman!" "This one first." "Then the other two." "And make it quick." " Where's your Merlin now?" " I don't know." "I was sure he would appear." "Stop.!" " You're a little late." " I was detained." "I'm afraid there is nothing to do but" "[ Thunder Crashing ]" "[ Sighs ] I didn't want to put time into reverse." "I've already violated every rule in the book, but it couldn't be helped." "There is still much to be done." "It's a miracle." "It's as though nothing had happened." "You'll need all of your strength." "The battle is yet to be won." "If you can perform this kind of miracle, you don't need us." "Wrong." "Certain things must be done by men, not magic." "Winning a throne is one of them." " Then we'll have to work fast." "Get us out of here." " I can't." "I've already used too much magic." "I can only work one more miracle for some time to come... and I intend to save that for a real emergency." "In short, gentlemen, the next step is entirely up to your collective ingenuity." "You're from the future." "Use your knowledge." " What did he mean by ""the future"?" " We'll explain it when we can." "Is there any way to get through that bolted door?" "You can't break that down." "It would take 1 0 men to do it." "Then we'll need the power of 1 0 men." "There isn't much to work with, is there?" "You can say that again." "Look." "With that lid and that pot- I've got a little bit of water in here." " If we can find a way to anchor this down" " Right." " What are these?" " Thumbscrews." " It's a torture device." "You place one on each thumb" " Never mind." "They'll work." " It'll be like a pressure cooker without a safety valve." " That's right." " I'm sorry." "I don't understand." " Don't try." "Get a couple of torches." "Check it and see if there's any leaks." " I think it's gonna be all right." " Yeah." "All right, now... start cooking." "Suppose you do open the door." "What then?" "We escape, of course." " And Guinevere?" " She goes with us." "No, that's not enough." "Wogan and his Vikings must be driven from our shores." "We'd do more to bring that about if we stayed with the castle." "There are only three of us." "What could we do against an army of Vikings?" "An army." "Guinevere's father would send knights against the castle if we could only get to him." "We might have a chance." " [ Water Boiling ]" " It's almost ready." " What will it do?" " You'll find out in a minute." "Doug, when we do get out... you go for King Leodegran's men." "Arthur and I will split up, see if we can find where they're keeping Guinevere." " Right." "But how do I get out of here?" " I know a way." "I'll show you." "Let's get moving." " Ann." " Hmm?" "Oh, how's Ray?" "Well, he's better." "But he suffered a severe electrical shock." "Poor Ray." "I should never have let him touch those controls." "He'll be all right." "Doc gave him a sedative." "He's resting quietly in the infirmary." "Now that we've lost all contact, what are we going to do?" "I've ordered an emergency crew of electronic experts to go over all circuits." "But we can't touch the controls until they've reported it safe." "Well, what about Doug and Tony?" "They'll have to hang on until we can reach them." " Arthur!" " I've located a chamber." " Where?" " In the turret room, directly below the watchtower." " Is it guarded?" " Heavily." " How do we get up there?" " I have a secret way." "Follow me." "That's the tower." "Bring the rest of the men up forward." "But keep them well under cover." "The signal will come when the moment to attack is right." "Attack?" "With what?" "Merlin." "I said attack with what?" " King Leodegran gave me his men." " A pitiful, shivering handful of knights." " Every man he could spare." " The Vikings will slaughter them." "Vikings have no fear of gentlemen fighters." "Vikings only fear other Vikings." "Sorry." "I don't have any." "I do." "What are you talking about?" "Vikings attacking Vikings." "An inspired thought." "Yes, Merlin, a truly inspired thought." "We shall storm the castle with Vikings." " How?" " You forget." "I have been saving a miracle." "Now is the time to spend it." "You are a Viking." "[ Thunder Crashing ]" "Vikings all!" "[ Thunder Crashing ]" "I'm out of miracles, my son." "The rest is up to you." "[ Screams ]" "Well done." "The chamber is directly below." "I'll warn her." "You stand guard." "[ Footsteps ]" " Who are you?" " There's no time for explanations.Just listen." "Friends are going to attack the castle and destroy the invaders." "Our job is to keep you alive until the battle is over." "When the attack begins, the guards outside your door are going to man the battlements." " Someone will come in to get you." "Is that clear?" " Yes, I understand." "Good." "Expect him." " Is she all right?" " Frightened, but well." "And beautiful." " I should like to get to know her better one day." " You will." " How soon should I give the signal?" " Now." "My plans are made." "I know this castle better than they do." "I shall make their defenses worthless." "There's the signal." "Pass the word." "We'll attack the castle now." "[ Blaring ]" "To arms!" "The castle's attacked!" "To arms!" "Come with me." "So your father's men attack." "Good." "We'll kill them all, beginning with you." "[ Man ] Vikings.!" "Vikings.!" "We're attacked by Vikings.!" "To arms.!" "[ Grunts ] Come on!" "[ Shouting ]" "[ Shouting, Screaming ]" "They've checked out all the circuits, Ann." "Controls are safe to use now." "Let's get a fix on the boys and switch them fast." "That young man will rule all of England one day." "[ Merlin Chuckles ]" "Oh, by the way, old King Leodegran was most grateful- for saving his daughter and for driving the Vikings from these shores." " He's giving Arthur a most handsome reward." " What?" "Nothing less than the hand of his daughter, Guinevere, in marriage." "Oh,yes, and part of the dowry includes... a very large, very valuable... very handsome... round table." "[ Chuckles ] So, you see... things do have a way of sort of working themselves out." "Oh, one more thing." "Arthur's already told me that you two are to be the very first... knights of his round table." "The age of miracles has just begun." "[ Frequency Pitch Wavering ]" "That's strange." " What's wrong?" " I don't know." "Ray, what do you make of that?" " They look like interference waves." " That's what I thought." " But we never use those frequencies." " I'll have it checked out." "This interference" " Is there any way it could affect Tony and Doug?" " No, I don't believe so." " This is Dr. Swain." "Will you run an immediate check on channels 1 00 to infinity?" "Yes, it's interference." "And make it quick." "[ Loud Crashing ]" " [ Gasps ]" " How did he get here?" "Dr. Ann MacGregor!" "I'm here to take you with me!" "Who are you?" "Now, wait!" "You can't" "General!" "Hold your fire!" "[ Screams ]" "Take him to the infirmary!" "Ann" "Ann is gone!" "But where?" " General, we've got to find her!" " Yes." "But how?" "I wish I knew." "I wish I knew where he came from." "You know, he looked as though he might have been a time traveler from the future." " Look." " What?" "Looks like one of our data cards." " Ray, do you think our computer can handle this?" " Let's try it." "I hope this doesn't jam the machine." "[ Whirring ]"