Yet now, there are only 10.
A dying race...
... numbly rehearsing the ancient ways
in a blur of forgetfulness.
But today...
... the ritual gives no comfort.
Today the wisest of the Mystics
lies dying.
Today they summon the one
who must save them.
In the valley of the Mystics...
... there lives a Gelfling, Jen.
The Skeksis killed his family,
destroyed his clan.
Only Jen survived...
... to be raised by the wisest
of the Mystics.
But there is a prophecy.
A thousand years have passed...
... and now once more the world
must undergo a time of testing.
Now it must be healed...
... or pass forever
into the rule of evil.
At this time,
Jen is the chosen one.
Today, Jen's pipe gives no comfort...
... for today his master lies dying...
... and a journey must begin.
The journey of Jen.
Master?
At the time
when three suns meet...
Master, what's wrong?
You are in danger...
...Gelfling...
...and I must leave you.
Leave me?
Master, no.
Gelfling, I have told you
of the Skeksis.
The Skeksis killed
my mother and father.
The story runs deeper
than you know...
...and you are part of it.
I don't understand.
The Skeksis will vow...
...to destroy you...
...for the prophecy says...
...you must find the Shard...
...the Crystal Shard.
The Crystal Shard?
To save our world, Gelfling...
...you must find the Shard...
...before the three suns meet.
If not, Skeksis rule forever.
Where is it?
Aughra holds the Shard.
Follow the greater sun for a day...
...to the home of Aughra.
There she knows...
...all the secrets.
Aughra? Follow the greater sun?
But, master, I'm only a Gelfling.
I should've told you these things...
...long ago.
Now it is up to you.
Remember me, Jen.
We may meet in another life...
...but not again in this one.
Master.
Don't leave me.
I hate your whimper.
Quiet!
He is not dead yet...
...my Lord Chamberlain.
Kneel!
Bow!
Mine!
Back!
I...
I am still emperor.
I...
Oh, master, I'll go
where you send me...
...though I barely understand.
Dear friend, be well.
Receive your belongings.
Receive them serenely.
Now we send forth Jen.
Watch over his dangerous quest.
Dear, dear master...
... I'll find the Shard.
I'm not ready to go alone.
All right. Alone, then.
The emperor is dead.
Which one of us
will be the new emperor?
Oh, yes, my Lord Chamberlain,
time to choose an emperor.
It should be me.
- Yes.
- Yes.
Not him. I must rule.
You should be the emperor.
There's going to be a fight.
It's time to make my move.
It's me.
We're all with you.
- Chamberlain, no. Wait. Stop. You can't.
- Get back, spithead!
Chamberlain!
Lay down that sceptre!
I challenge.
Trial by stone.
Trial by stone!
- Slaves, raise the stone.
- Trial by stone!
Get out there! Move!
- Trial by stone!
- Let's pull that rope!
Come on, slaves! Pull!
Slaves, pull!
Pull, pull!
Harder! Pull!
I'm taking it.
Take the first blow, Chamberlain!
You whimpering worm.
He can't beat that.
Let's see what you can do.
You can do it!
Good hit, Lord Chamberlain!
Lord Chamberlain!
Weak blow! Weak blow.
- Weakling.
- General!
The general's really mad now.
- Come on, general!
- Watch out.
Here he goes.
Me, the emperor!
The emperor lives!
Now, by the law, he must pay.
Stop. Stop him.
Take him now!
Get him.
- Strip him!
- Now, let him go!
The chamberlain is banished.
- Away!
- Away!
Now, bow down to me!
I am emperor!
Hail to the new emperor!
- Hail!
- Hail!
Hail to the new emperor!
- Hail!
- Hail to the new emperor!
Hail to the new emperor!
Listen. The Crystal.
- The Crystal calls.
- The Crystal.
To the Crystal chamber!
Hurry.
A Gelfling alive?
- A Gelfling.
- A Gelfling?
- The prophecy.
- The prophecy.
The prophecy says