a dream of peace.
Their ways were the gentle ways
of natural wizards.
Yet now there are only ten.
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
and 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.
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?
- When the three suns meet...
- Master, what's wrong?
- You are in danger, Gelfling.
- And I must leave you.
- Leave me?
- Master, no.
- 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,
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.
She knows all the secrets.
Aughra?
Follow the greater sun?
But I'm only a Gelfling.
I should have 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's not dead yet,
my Lord Chamberlain.
Kneel! Bow!
I...
I am still in power.
I...
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 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?
My Lord Chamberlain,
time to choose an emperor.
- It should be me.
- 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, wait! You can't!
- Get back, Spithead!
Lay down my sceptre!
I challenge!
- Trial by stone.
- Trial by stone!
Trial by stone.
Slaves, quick, the stone.
Pull!
Pull!
You whimpering worm.
- That did it!
- He can't beat that.
He's really mad now.
Me! The Emperor!
Now, by the law, he must pay.
Stop!
Yes.
Let him go!
The Chamberlain is banished.
Now, bow down to me!
- I am Emperor!
- Hail to the new emperor!
Listen, the crystal.
The crystal calls.
To the crystal chamber.
- A Gelfling alive?
- A Gelfling!
The prophecy.
The prophecy says
Gelfling will destroy us.
No!
Garthim, attack!
Garthim soldiers, find the Gelfling.
The Gelfling,
bring him to the castle.
Garthim, death to Gelfling.
Ugly, hideous Gelfling.
What in the world...?
This place is weird.
Let's see... her name is Aughra.
Follow the greater sun for a day
to the home of Aughra.
Some directions.
Who is Aughra, anyway?
One of these things?
Maybe she murders Gelflings.
What am I doing here?
A Gelfling!
- Are you a Gelfling?
- Yes.
My name is Jen.
They killed all the Gelfling.
You can't be a Gelfling.
You look and smell like a Gelfling.
Maybe you are a Gelfling.
- I'm looking for Aughra.
- Who sent you?
- My master, wisest of the Mystics.
- Where is he?
- He's dead.
- He could be anywhere then.
- Are you Aughra?
- Are you afraid of me?
Do you think I'm going to eat you?
What do you want of me?
- A crystal shard.
- Is that all, a crystal shard?
Drop him.
Aughra?
Aughra?
What's it for?
Is