[Jack walks to Ashi being tangled in her own weapon's chain, swinging back and forth]
Die! Die! Why won't you die?! Scum, Aku will be triumphant! I will undo the evil that is you, Samurai! I will kill you as long as I have breath in my body! I will strike you down! Long live the glory of Aku!
...You are very troubled, and very confused. Aku is the evil one, not me. I have known of machines that are programmed with such hate and lies, but never a human.
Now you're just repeating yourself.
[Ashi starts growling angrily]
[Jack sits down on the snowy ground, thinks for a bit]
[to himself] I wonder if it is possible for her to believe that Aku is evil and not me.
[Jack walks through the insides of the giant monster carrying Ashi on his back]
By Aku's will, you will die in here! There is no hope for you, foolish samurai! Aku is the Master of Masters and will end you! No matter what you have planned for me, I will never buckle, never waver! Your death is certain! Aku desires it! Aku has made a world of wonders and you have soiled it! Aku is the father of all fathers! His greatness cannot be measured! You are a parasite, Samurai, feeding off Aku's generosity! Aku, my master, this fool knows not of your greatness, your kindness, your understanding!
ENOUGH! Every thing, every word, every thought that you know is wrong! Aku - Aku is the one who has laid waste to the beauty of this world! He has destroyed Mother Nature! Where do you think we are?! Aku has summoned these monstrosities into our world and they feed off of his carnage!
Believe what you may. But if you open your eyes and let go of the hate, you will see the truth.
PPuffball
Jack! What are we doing, Jack?
PPuffball
Waiting for what? You know the way out. Let's just go.
JJack
No...she's another innocent.
PPuffball
Innocent? Are you mad? She is pure evil.
JJack
She has lost her way.
PPuffball
[giggles] You'd know about that, wouldn't you?
JJack
I don't want to talk to you anymore.
[Jack blows Puffball away]
Well, then, maybe you'll talk to ME.
JJack
Leave me alone. I don't want to talk to you either! I don't know why you keep bringing this up!
[Behind Jack's back, a crab-like beast grabs Ashi]
Look, why do you always need to get involved?! She chose her way and now *she* has to suffer the consequences!
JJack
You'll never understand that it's all my fault! She is here because of me.
[suddenly smirks] She's gone.
JJack
[shocked] What? [Jack runs to the location of where Ashi was and looks up to see the crab monster, taking Ashi along with it]
Okay, so that's that. Now let's get out of here!
JJack
No! [he pulls from the ground a clubbing stick]
[groans or sighs] You're gonna save her life again, aren't you?
[Jack climbs up to save Ashi from the crab monster. He succeeds in killing it as it falls to the ground with its skull busted open and Ashi is now strapped onto Jack's back]
JJack
[to Ashi] You're welcome, by the way.
I'd be happier as that creature's excrement than ever be grateful to you!
PPuffball
[to Jack] What did you expect? A hug and kiss?
[easily overpowering Ashi] Stop! Enough!
[falls to the ground] No, I will never stop!
Yes, yes, I know. 'Till your dying breath.
[Jack is wearing arm and ankle gauntlets and a chest plate that has purple or blue fur on the back of the plate] I like the back fur!
From you, "hideous" is quite acceptable. Thank you.
Seems simple enough. Use the flying creatures to escape, and not fall into the pool of acid. Right.
My lord and master, Aku, may it please you for all eternity. The samurai is dead.
[Jack and Ashi are covered in red needles]
Well... uh, I guess we should... get this over with.
[Jack begins pulling the needles off himself and Ashi one by one; as he does this, Ashi gives Jack an angry glare]
You know, many people pay money for this. It's called... acupuncture.
[Ashi continues glaring at Jack; clearly, she is not amused]
[Ashi remembers how a ladybug had caught her attention, once before, as a child]
Ashi. [the ladybug flies to the tip of High Priestess's finger] These frivolous distractions are poisonous for your mission. They are not part of Aku's order. [she kills the ladybug by squishing it]
EHEcho of the High Priestess
Not part of Aku's order.
[inside of his lair, Aku sits angrily at his throne as an army raid is attacking from the outside]
Can somebody please...STOP ALL THAT NOISE?!
HHost
I am sorry, sire, but it seems as though we're under attack!
[surprised a little] Under attack? Hmm... [as Aku thinks, he straightens his red goatee]
[Aku then reaches out for one of his spiked blocks and pulls it aside to reveal this zipper, he zips down the zipline down to reveal the Scotsman's army attacking and trying to destroy his lair]
Hmm... Perhaps annihilating this scum will break me out of my...malaise.
[Aku then proceeds to leave his lair, Aku style]
[after Aku decimates the Scotsman's army]
Ya know what? This was a bad idea! Time to go, girls!
No arguin'! Go! [his daughters hesitate, but begin running] I'll stall him while you escape.
[Aku finishes destroying the army, and groans in annoyance, before noticing the Scotsman's daughters on the run]
Eh, better to make it a complete annihilation!
Hold it! Yer not goin' anywhere, ya big buffoon!
I'm sorry, old man. I think you are lost.
I ain't lost, ye tree ogre! I might be old, but I've lived long enough to see the world rise up against your tyranny! Admit it, ya big oaf! Yer scared! The Samurai is still out there inspiring people by the thousands! After all these years, yer powerless against him! Ya been shiverin' like a wee baby hiding in your crib, afraid to show yourself 'cause ya know he's out there! And ye can't do anything about it! AH-HA-HA-HA! Yer just a big baby! Why don't ya go cry to your mama?!
[Annoyed, Aku's red laser eye-beams incinerate the Scotsman to dust, as his horrified daughters watch from a distance]
[smiles, but then scowls] Now why did he have to bring up the Samurai? Ugh!
[he then retreats back to his tower]
[Scotsman's seventeen orange-haired daughters approach their father's ashes, and stick his broken Celtic sword in the ground]
We will avenge you, Father! [crying] And we will never forget you!
[the ghost/spirit of the Scotsman suddenly arises from the ashes]
SSThe Scotsman's Spirit
Ha ha ha! I be back! And in me prime no less!
[overjoyed] Dad? You live!
SSScotsman's Ghost
Ha! Eh...well, kinda.
SSScotsman's Spirit
Oh, me darlin' Heather Blossoms! Celtic magic!
[The mystical runes on the hilt of the Scotsman's sword glow blue-white]
SSScotsman's Ghost
We'll regroup, and plan to fight another day. We'll amass a bigger army. We'll find Jack and finally defeat that big baby Aku!
[The masked face of Ashi's mother appears on the full moon]
Ashi! What are you doing?! The Samurai sleeps. Kill him in his slumber before he wakes.
No! I have questions, Mother. The Samurai, he saved my life. He...
How dare you! You know he is deceitful. He will do everything in his power to defy the Master! You were always the weak one! Distracted, unfocused! May Aku punish you for your sins!
I just want to know the truth.
[her facial image on the moon disappears, leaving Ashi's surroundings in broad daylight]
I have already told you the truth.
No?! What do you mean no!? You tell me that everything I know is wrong, but refuse to prove any of it! You're afraid! Afraid that I will see you as a liar!
You are too blinded by Aku's hate. You won't change.
What do you know of me? Everything I have endured until this moment!? You know nothing, Samurai. You are just a lowly, soulless pig!
Very well. I will show you. Sit please.
[Ashi sits across from him at the campsite's fire. Nothing happens]
Well!? When do we start!?
In the morning. Have patience.
[Ashi growls in frustration and retreats to higher ground]
[After seeing places that show countless evidence of Aku's devastation and ruin]
Enough! I have seen enough!
[incredulous] WHAT?! Nothing?! What do you mean by nothing?! We have to do something!
I have fought Aku for ages. I've seen countless innocents die. I have lived this nightmare for what seems like an eternity. There is no way to defeat him. There is no hope...and no way out.
