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<i>Long ago in a distant land...</i>

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<i>...I, Aku, the shape-shifting
master of darkness...</i>

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<i>...unleashed an unspeakable evil.</i>

4
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<i>But a foolish samurai warrior
wielding a magic sword...</i>

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<i>...stepped forth to oppose me.</i>

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<i>Before the final blow was struck...</i>

7
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<i>...I tore open a portal in time,
and flung him into the future...</i>

8
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<i>...where my evil is law.</i>

9
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<i>Now the fool seeks
to return to the past...</i>

10
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<i>...and undo the future that is Aku.</i>

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PIease, don't take my soul.

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Aku, you will not claim another innocent!

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Samurai Jack!

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My hero.

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I hate being Aku!

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I don't wanna be him anymore!
I wanna be Jack!

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What? First of aII,
I do the best Jack imitation.

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Do it again, PhiI!

19
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Aku, you wiII not cIaim another innocent.

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And, second, you used to Iove being Aku.

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Yeah. That was before Jack came aIong!

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Now everyone wants
to pIay Jack and destroy me!

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But you Iook just Iike him.

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It's just my hair.

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No, Aku. Your tricks wiII not
protect you this time!

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Yeah! Destroy Aku!

27
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For eons I have terrorized this Iand.

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Every miserabIe creature trembIed...

29
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...at the mere mention of my name.

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The pitifuI peopIe shrank
before my awesome power.

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But now I am openIy mocked
by these measIy urchins.

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TaIes of the samurai's heroics
have spread...

33
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...through the worId Iike a virus!

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But I wiII cure the worId
of this pIague of hope.

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I wiII unIeash such eviI...

36
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...that even the most innocent souI...

37
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...wiII be consumed by terror!

38
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We're not afraid of you anymore, Aku...

39
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...no matter what you do.

40
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Hush! You cannot speak of Aku this way.

41
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InsoIent brats!

42
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Their eIders stiII fear and respect
the aImighty Aku.

43
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But this new generation...

44
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...the seed of rebeIIion has been pIanted
in them by these taIes of heroism.

45
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WeII, if they respond to stories...

46
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...I have a taIe or two that wiII turn Aku...

47
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...into the hero of their young hearts!

48
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-What's going on?
-Why have we been forced to come here?

49
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A taIe must be toId.

50
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A taIe of epic proportions.

51
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I wiII take you to a universe far away.

52
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<i>To a world of hunger.</i>

53
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<i>For the only one who ate
was a corrupt and evil beast.</i>

54
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<i>A devourer of worlds...</i>

55
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<i>...who set his sight
on our defenseless sphere.</i>

56
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<i>But a beloved and courageous hero
arose to oppose...</i>

57
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<i>...the terrorizing beast.</i>

58
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<i>Mounted on his sled
with eight tiny reindeer...</i>

59
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<i>...he flew into battle
against the cosmic scourge.</i>

60
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<i>Then the great warrior
focused all his power...</i>

61
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<i>...into his spear of truth.</i>

62
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<i>And he hurled it with all his might.</i>

63
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<i>The spear struck the beast...</i>

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<i>...transforming him into...</i>

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<i>...beef jerky!</i>

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<i>The great warrior was victorious.</i>

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<i>And the people feasted
on the spoils of his conquest...</i>

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<i>...and never went hungry again.</i>

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<i>"Who shall we thank for this heroic feat?"
the people asked.</i>

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<i>The warrior removed
his helmet to reveal himself.</i>

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<i>It was none other than I...</i>

72
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<i>...Aku!</i>

73
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<i>And so the people bowed down...</i>

74
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<i>...and made the great warrior their king!</i>

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That is the story of how I came to be.

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Perhaps my story is too compIex
for these young minds.

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A story of the purest,
simpIest theme must be toId.

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Yes. Fairy taIes are simpIe.

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But the heroes within are Iegendary.

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''LittIe Red Riding Hood.''

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''Once upon a time...

82
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<i>...there was a little girl
who was loved by all. "</i>

83
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Yes, I am famiIiar with this one.

84
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<i>Once upon a time, there was a little girl...</i>

85
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<i>...with an adorable red cape...</i>

86
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<i>...and great flaming eyebrows...</i>

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<i>...who was beloved by all.</i>

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<i>And so the people
affectionately named her...</i>

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<i>...Little Red Hood.</i>

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<i>One day, Little Red Hood was on her way
to her grandmother's house.</i>

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My poor grandmama is of deIicate heaIth.

92
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So I am deIivering to her...

93
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...a picnic basket of confectionery treats!

94
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Did someone say ''picnic baskets fiIIed
with deIicious confectionery treats''?

95
00:10:05,972 --> 00:10:09,567
<i>And so the mean wolf took a shortcut...</i>

96
00:10:09,742 --> 00:10:12,905
<i>...and arrived at Grandmother's house...</i>

97
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<i>...before Little Red Hood.</i>

98
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Who's there?

99
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Howdy-ho, Grandma.
It's me, the woIf.

100
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-Oh, my!
-Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm petrifying.

101
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Now, enough of the chitchat.
In you go.

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<i>How horrible!</i>

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<i>Little Red Hood approached
Grandma's house...</i>

104
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<i>...unaware of what awaits her within.</i>

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Who's there?

106
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Hey, hey. Keep it down in there!

107
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Come in, my chiId.

108
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Hey, Red. How about giving me
some of those confectionery treats?

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My, Grandma! What big eyes you have!

110
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Yeah, yeah. Big eyes, big teeth,
and a big appetite!

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<i>The wolf attacked Little Red Hood...</i>

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<i>...not knowing that Little Red Hood
had laser eye beams...</i>

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<i>...great combat skills...</i>

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00:11:16,209 --> 00:11:20,839
<i>...and a powerful uppercut
that freed Little Red's grandmother...</i>

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<i>...from the evil bowels of the wolf.</i>

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Confectionery treats.

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<i>And so Little Red Hood was victorious!</i>

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Do not be afraid, chiIdren.

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Show your joy.

120
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Do you not Iike the taIes of Aku?

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Speak!

122
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Yes, chiId.

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Share your thoughts on the taIes of Aku.

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00:12:08,261 --> 00:12:11,492
WeII, the stories were toId very weII.

125
00:12:12,098 --> 00:12:13,588
Yes?

126
00:12:13,766 --> 00:12:18,760
But I think we wouId Iike
to hear a story about...

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00:12:19,272 --> 00:12:20,671
...Samurai Jack?

128
00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:22,705
What?!

129
00:12:26,512 --> 00:12:28,673
So be it.

130
00:12:28,848 --> 00:12:30,873
Pay attention, chiIdren...

131
00:12:31,050 --> 00:12:37,512
...for you are about to hear the story of
''Jack and the Three Bears.''

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<i>Once upon a time,
there were three bears...</i>

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<i>...who lived together in a house of wood.</i>

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<i>One was a little wee bear.</i>

135
00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,077
<i>One was a middle-size bear.</i>

136
00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:10,450
<i>And the other was a great, huge bear!</i>

137
00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,825
I made us some porridge, comrades.

138
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But, aIas, it is too hot.

139
00:13:18,931 --> 00:13:23,834
That's okay, brother. We can go for a waIk
in the woods whiIe it cooIs off.

140
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You made porridge!

141
00:13:41,888 --> 00:13:44,379
<i>And while they were out...</i>

142
00:13:45,024 --> 00:13:47,925
<i>...a wicked samurai came to the house.</i>

143
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<i>He was not a good samurai.</i>

144
00:13:53,432 --> 00:13:58,870
<i>He was an impudent, bad, old samurai.</i>

145
00:14:05,478 --> 00:14:08,470
Oh, yeah! Porridge!

146
00:14:09,115 --> 00:14:13,677
<i>And so the wicked samurai began to eat.</i>

147
00:14:15,288 --> 00:14:17,188
<i>It did not matter to him...</i>

148
00:14:17,356 --> 00:14:21,952
<i>...if the porridge was too hot,
too cold, or just right.</i>

149
00:14:24,130 --> 00:14:26,724
<i>He ate it all!</i>

150
00:14:27,733 --> 00:14:31,567
AII right! Good.

151
00:14:31,737 --> 00:14:37,266
<i>And then he set off
to destroy the three bears' house.</i>

152
00:15:21,821 --> 00:15:24,585
<i>When the three bears returned...</i>

153
00:15:24,757 --> 00:15:28,454
<i>...complete destruction awaited them.</i>

154
00:15:38,204 --> 00:15:41,901
-Someone's been eating my porridge!
-Someone's been messing with my books!

155
00:15:42,074 --> 00:15:44,338
Someone's been wearing my cIothes!

156
00:15:44,510 --> 00:15:47,843
Someone wrecked our whoIe house!

157
00:15:48,014 --> 00:15:49,743
And there he is!

158
00:15:49,915 --> 00:15:51,405
SIeeping in my bed!

159
00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:54,647
Shut up! I'm trying to sIeep!

160
00:15:57,657 --> 00:15:59,648
<i>Sir? Aku?</i>

161
00:15:59,825 --> 00:16:05,320
Yes, chiId?
Why do you interrupt Aku?

162
00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:08,600
WeII, the thing is...

163
00:16:08,768 --> 00:16:10,429
...Jack wouIdn't do that.

164
00:16:10,603 --> 00:16:12,594
Oh? You know him?

165
00:16:13,873 --> 00:16:15,636
No. But--

166
00:16:15,841 --> 00:16:17,866
Very weII.

167
00:16:18,044 --> 00:16:21,480
Perhaps I exaggerated a IittIe.

168
00:16:21,647 --> 00:16:28,075
But this next story is true
to its uttermost detaiI.

169
00:16:28,254 --> 00:16:34,716
<i>Once upon a time, there was a house
built from straw, wood and brick...</i>

170
00:16:37,063 --> 00:16:43,024
<i>...where three innocent little pigs
happily made their residence.</i>

171
00:16:43,202 --> 00:16:46,535
<i>Until there was a knock at the door.</i>

172
00:16:46,872 --> 00:16:51,275
<i>It was big, bad Jack.</i>

173
00:16:52,111 --> 00:16:55,046
LittIe pig, IittIe pig...

174
00:16:55,214 --> 00:16:56,977
...open up and Iet me in!

175
00:16:57,149 --> 00:17:00,846
Not by the hairs on our chinny-chin chins!

176
00:17:01,053 --> 00:17:03,214
Then I'II huff and I'II puff...

177
00:17:03,389 --> 00:17:04,617
...and I'm coming in!

178
00:17:11,897 --> 00:17:14,388
Here's Jackie!

179
00:17:14,567 --> 00:17:16,262
<i>Aku, sir?</i>

180
00:17:16,435 --> 00:17:19,404
Yes, girI chiId?

181
00:17:20,306 --> 00:17:21,739
I'm scared.

182
00:17:21,907 --> 00:17:26,139
Good. The samurai is scary!

183
00:17:26,312 --> 00:17:29,941
-But Jack wouId never do such a--
-SiIence!

184
00:17:30,116 --> 00:17:34,416
I wiII continue with yet another taIe.

185
00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:43,153
<i>The story of poor little Cinderella
and her evil stepmother, Jacqueline.</i>

186
00:17:43,329 --> 00:17:48,767
<i>And her two wicked stepsisters,
Jackie and Jackquela.</i>

187
00:17:48,934 --> 00:17:50,799
-Scrub that fIoor!
-Wash those dishes!

188
00:17:50,970 --> 00:17:52,494
Make me dinner!

189
00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:54,832
<i>-But Jack is a man.
-Very well.</i>

190
00:17:55,141 --> 00:17:57,473
<i>There once was a house
made of candy.</i>

191
00:17:57,643 --> 00:18:01,044
<i>But a giant samurai came and smashed it!</i>

192
00:18:03,616 --> 00:18:05,379
Guess my name!

193
00:18:05,551 --> 00:18:08,679
<i>But those are three different stories.</i>

194
00:18:08,854 --> 00:18:10,515
<i>With great endings.</i>

195
00:18:10,689 --> 00:18:15,023
<i>And so the samurai prince
finally found the magic frog...</i>

196
00:18:15,194 --> 00:18:18,027
<i>...and kissed him, enraging the frog...</i>

197
00:18:18,197 --> 00:18:20,392
<i>...who then ate the samurai prince.</i>

198
00:18:20,566 --> 00:18:23,364
<i>But wasn't Jack just a giant?</i>

199
00:18:23,536 --> 00:18:26,300
<i>Yes. And he fell off the beanstalk.</i>

200
00:18:26,472 --> 00:18:29,532
<i>-But he wasn't on a beanstalk.
-You are correct.</i>

201
00:18:29,708 --> 00:18:34,111
<i>He was searching for his lost sheep
who stampeded over him.</i>

202
00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:35,975
<i>That's not how the story goes.</i>

203
00:18:36,148 --> 00:18:40,278
<i>Yes, it does! After barely surviving
the sheep stampede...</i>

204
00:18:40,452 --> 00:18:42,579
<i>...a cat in giant boots came along...</i>

205
00:18:42,755 --> 00:18:45,053
<i>-...and kicked the samurai!
-What?</i>

206
00:18:45,224 --> 00:18:48,091
RapunzeI, RapunzeI, Iet down your hair.

207
00:19:14,253 --> 00:19:15,845
<i>What's happening?</i>

208
00:19:16,021 --> 00:19:18,717
Enough! Here is the truest taIe of aII!

209
00:19:18,924 --> 00:19:21,950
<i>There was an almighty, all-powerful wizard.</i>

210
00:19:22,127 --> 00:19:24,925
<i>And there was a pathetic, little samurai.</i>

211
00:19:25,097 --> 00:19:27,930
<i>And the wizard destroyed him!</i>

212
00:19:30,436 --> 00:19:32,233
The end!

213
00:19:36,609 --> 00:19:39,874
-No, that's not how it wouId happen.
-Yeah!

214
00:19:40,045 --> 00:19:42,878
<i>First, it would be a misty night.</i>

215
00:19:43,048 --> 00:19:46,415
<i>And Jack would be climbing a huge castle.</i>

216
00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:50,715
<i>But not before he defeated its 8-foot,
six-armed mutant guard.</i>

217
00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:06,963
<i>Yeah! Then he would
be climbing all battle-damaged.</i>

218
00:20:07,139 --> 00:20:08,697
<i>With his hair all messed up.</i>

219
00:20:08,874 --> 00:20:10,432
<i>With his sword in his teeth!</i>

220
00:20:12,912 --> 00:20:15,972
<i>Yeah. And as Jack reaches
the top of the castle...</i>

221
00:20:16,148 --> 00:20:19,447
<i>...Aku would creepily creep out
from the shadows.</i>

222
00:20:19,618 --> 00:20:21,950
<i>But Jack can smell his foul stench.</i>

223
00:20:22,121 --> 00:20:24,021
<i>-And then they fight!
-Not yet!</i>

224
00:20:24,189 --> 00:20:26,521
<i>First, they would stare each other down!</i>

225
00:20:33,365 --> 00:20:35,629
<i>-And then they'd fight!
-No, not yet!</i>

226
00:20:36,135 --> 00:20:40,367
<i>Jack would first say, " You have plagued
the land with your evil long enough.</i>

227
00:20:40,539 --> 00:20:41,938
<i>Prepare to meet your doom. "</i>

228
00:20:42,107 --> 00:20:44,974
<i>-And then they'd fight!
-No, not yet!</i>

229
00:20:45,144 --> 00:20:49,046
<i>Because Aku would answer,
"You are truly powerful, samurai...</i>

230
00:20:49,214 --> 00:20:52,149
<i>...but no match for my evil wizardry!"</i>

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<i>-Now?
-Now.</i>

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<i>And then they'd fight!</i>

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<i>Aku quickly turns into a huge....</i>

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<i>Dragon-like creature.</i>

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<i>But he's no match for Jack's samurai skill!</i>

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<i>And with one mighty blow...</i>

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<i>...Jack destroys Aku!</i>

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<i>Then he would sheath his sword
all cool-style and say:</i>

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<i>"My quest has ended.</i>

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<i>I will now travel back to my own time
and undo the evil that Aku has done. "</i>

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<i>The end!</i>

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