Far-far away in the south of The Heavenly Empire
there lived the Great Dragon.
His eyelashes went down deep into the ground
and came back up as beautiful plants healing the souls
and bodies of those who suffered.
People called the leaves of this plant "tea".
When the glory of this drink spread far and wide,
the Great Dragon needed middlemen on Earth to look after his eyelashes.
They were called "The White Wizards".
The Great Dragon made a magical seal
and gave it to the wizards he trusted the most:
The Master and his daughter, Cheng Lan.
Only they could trim the Dragon's eyelashes.
Merchants from all over the world
traded great riches for this tea.
But then, some of the wizards got greedy.
They went to the evil side to control the Dragon.
Black Wizards were lead by the Two-Faced Witch.
She raised an ancient army and they took the Dragon's cave.
To protect the tea, the Great Dragon Seal was hidden.
And with no one to trim the Great Dragon's eyelashes,
his eyes became heavy and he fell into a deep sleep.
White Wizards began the fight with the outlanding wizards,
but the Dark Wizards were far stronger.
To gain power over the Great Dragon the evil forces captured
the Princess of the White Wizards and her father, the Master.
Then put them into prisons on opposite sides of the World.
The Witch ruled the dark side,
but she still needed one thing to make her all-powerful:
The lost Dragon Seal.
VIY 2 : MYSTERY OF THE DRAGON'S SEAL
England, The London Tower
Feeding time, you lazy maggots!
We should hang the half of you lot!
Come late, get nothing!
One... Two... Three.
All in attendance!
Of course you are! Where would you go?
It's the Tower!
All these years and the joke is still funny.
We'll never escape this place.
But we won't live long anyway. Soon enough, death will take us!
Soon enough, the breath will leave us and then the rats will consume us!
How do you survive if you don't eat anything?
The sun that rises in the East nourishes me.
Eat up, pretty little birdie, and coo goodbye...
I'll have water too!
I will tell you where I hid my treasure
for a tiny piece of this bird.
I've got you, you white little beauty.
You see how easily I caught him!
That's a homing pigeon. He is not afraid of people.
Please give it to me!
I do not understand... It's... Bloody nonsensical!
Blast it! I'm starving anyway.
It's a secret code. It's written backwards.
The code!
Dear Miss Dudley,
I am missing you immensely.
Every day I recall your silhouette in the moonlight...
It looks like it's somebody's private correspondence... Should we read it?
- Oh yes, we should! - So listen...
Once again I am apologizing for my sudden departure.
I would never leave you, Miss Dudley,
if not for the disagreement with your father...
Debauching yourself in your father's house, with a common teacher!
I'm not just a teacher. I'm a Bachelor of geography and cartography!
Set the dogs on him!
- Darling, I love you! - I love you too darling. Wait for me!
Your father, Lord Dudley, was absolutely right...
I have indeed spent all of my fortune.
I've not wasted it, but invested it in my invention.
I've managed to produce a revolution in cartography.
With the help of the fifth wheel of the coach I can measure distances precisely.
Meanwhile, the rest of the world is still doing it the old fashioned way.
My fame reached the Russian Tsar who ordered me to map
of the borders of his European possessions.
I remember him! The clever scientist!
I met him during my embassy trip to England.
I crossed the whole of Europe...
and after passing over the mountains of gloomy Transylvania
I reached the wild forests of Little Russia.
There, I encountered phenomena that can't be explained by science!
It was as if ancient legends and tales told at night to frighten children
came to life before my eyes.
I saw an ancient creature with countless eyes.
Its name was Viy. With a single glance, it could read your mind
and know your innermost thoughts.
The locals suddenly turn into strange beasts during their nightly feasts,
and flying monsters could appear as if from nowhere.
These are the unfathomable adventures, Miss Dudley,
that I experienced on my way to Moscow. These strange visions still haunt me,
and it seems they shall haunt me as long as I live.
I was certain that a reward from Peter the Great awaited me in Moscow.
But that is not what happened...
I've brought the map, as we agreed.
Mister Jonathan Green!
And I am Sasha Menshikov. Alright, follow me.
Maps are such delightful objects. We do so appreciate them.
It's wonderful!
We've heard much about your invention! Such detail!
I've never seen such a detailed map before.
Oh look! My dear Denmark is here! So small!
And this here is my dear Holland! - Be careful! My map!
Everything you've got in Europe is small!
And look here - Russia! Everything is big here!
- Terra Incognita! - Hear! Hear!
As the eagle is our national bird, none may defecate while in an eagle pose!
Where is Peter the Great? I was called to meet him!
What do you mean? Here He is, simply go meet Him.
Drink! Drink!
I have seen him before, and that is not him!
Are you certain the one you met was Peter?
- Yes. - The First?
- Aha. - The Great?
- Aha. - Martha, tell everybody to dance.
- Everybody must dance! Dance now! - I met him during his Great Embassy.
The court scientist and myself saw the Tsar!
You Europeans must know better, what Russian Tsars should look like.
Send him to the dungeon!
My eyes!
Move, you pig!
We save our finest rooms for guests from abroad!
And these, dearest Miss Dudley, are my latest tidings.
This shall also be my last letter to you, as I only have a single pigeon left.
I suppose, Mr. Green requires my assistance.
May I use your feather, Master?
Thank you!
This pigeon is our only chance to get out of here.
If Miss Dudley loves this Jonathan true,
we can expect to have visitors soon.
And now, the long-barreled musket.
England. Lord Dudley's castle.
"The sky has changed its color."
"Various creatures appeared one after another..."
Father! It's from Jonathan! He's in trouble!
Of course!
If he does not find trouble himself, it finds him instead.
He must have got lost on the way home. After a tryst with some enchantress!
Father, please stop! He's the father of my child!
- He doesn't even do his father duty. - Please, we want to hear more!
Go and play for a bit!
Dear Miss Dudley! King Peter the Great... is an impostor.
Now, look at this, it's not Jonathan's handwriting!
I, the Great Sovereign the Tsar of the Great Russia,
to whomever reads this message,
I announce that I am a prisoner in the Tower of London.
I am the one and only rightful ruler
of the Russian lands.
Peter The First.
What's this nonsense about Peter The First?
It can't possibly be true. Is this some secret code of yours?
I don't understand it myself. What should I do?
Ambassador of her Majesty, the Queen of England, Baron Charles,
is presently stationed in Moscow, Russia. I will ask the Baron to take care of it.
Get all the pigeons ready!
Moscow, Russia.
Go now.
Menshikov! Lord Dudley sent me pigeons from England!
He wants pigeons... Go roast him some pigeons!
No, I have to give them to Jonathan Green,
he's to be married to Lord Dudley's daughter!
What's that got to do with the pigeons? - They're homing pigeons.
- She's daughter of the lord? - Yes.
The daughter of Lord Dudley... Why didn't you say earlier, you dog!
- I did, you just kept pouring drinks! - Enough with the party!
Come with me, prepare my carriage! Let's go, before it's too late!
Ambassador of Her Majesty Anna, Queen of England and Scotland
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Sir Charles Whitworth!
All my ancestors had beards!
- Thank you, boy. - Where is the Englishman?!
Give this Chinaman 30 lashes and then we're sending him off to Siberia!
- Let's go! - Leave him alone! He’s just a boy!
- Get your hands off me! - And here is the Englishman!
By the order of His Majesty I order you, ignorant peasants, not to wear beards!
Cut your beards! This is the order!
- What is happening here? - Peter's Reformations!
Building up a civilization.
I am a subject of Her Majesty the Queen of England!
Here he is! And, you'll notice, in perfect health! Did you see?
Let him go!
Jonathan, you are forgiven due in part to my intervention.
Lord Dudley sent you these pigeons.
I have a great idea! You could go into the Far East and chart us a new map.
Take this!
And listen here, don't even think about running off to Europe!
And keep what you see along the way to yourself! It's much less trouble.
I'm going East? Then I have a condition.
I'll need an assistant. I want that boy to come with me.
You want this little fool? Did you not hear, you brute?
Take him, he is yours!
The main thing now is to get out of here
before he changes his mind.
Over here.
Arrange to encounter the Englishman outside the city and make him disappear.
Get rid of the Chinaman too.
Are you all right?
What is your name?
- Cheng Lan. - We need to leave Moscow this instant.
- I'm going East. - I owe you my life.
- I'm going to the East as well. - That's great!
Look, come with me. I need an assistant.
I don't want to bother you. You ride in the carriage.
- I'll ride up on the top. - On top?
Eh... Right!
Well! Then you need this... and also this.
Thank you.
Start talking, foreign scum! Where is your gold?
Look at this! A fur coat!
Find the money bag! Look for where he keeps his gold!
Monster! Monster!
You bastard!
- Are you alright? - I'm all right!
Don't worry, boy. You are safe now with me.
Can you see what I see?
- A tiny Elf. - It can not be. Am I drunk?
Tough guy!
I told you, stop pestering the birds!
Stop! Enough! Get out... Come on!
Outside, now!
Fly safe!
Don't even think about it!
My darling Miss Dudley,
it seems that some kind of conspiracy is going on in Moscow.
The real Peter The Great never came back from England!
Stop! State your business.
I have an appointment with the prison chief.
Using my maps, Lord Menshikov has blocked the roads.
Until the real Russian Tsar returns to his throne, I can't go home.
I can only go East...
- I would like to see Mr. James Hook! - Oh, milady, sorry.
- Mr. James Hook is temporarily engaged. - What's going on here?
Is that Mister James Hook? I've heard he has a savage temper,
and often beats the prisoners.
At this very moment, the prisoner is beating Mister Hook.
Well, it wasn't your day.
The fair fight is the only way out of here. Remember that, gentlemen!
Anyone who can get to the top is free.
- Who is next? - Another one with a deat wish!
It seems that Master is not here... We must return to China.
Cheng Lan will need our help.
Milady, Mr. Hook is kinder and fairer than you might think.
Zhong Zhe, go and find Cheng Lan!
You all saw! This man won his freedom in an honest fight!
Let him go! He is free!
I don't abandon my brothers! We will fight or leave together!
All right... I respect your choice.
Let them all go! You're all free.
Enough for today. Break down the ring!
Go back and exercise, gentlemen! Perfect your bodies!
Remember! A healthy body houses a healthy mind!
To leave here you should like me train and fight for your life!
Allow me a moment, Miss... I should freshen up before I see guests...
There's a pretty lass!
Come down here to us!
For tomorrow, could you change your routine, Master?
My right arm is twice as long as my left.
I'll soon be able to touch the river!
Master, Dragon Fist is too hard. I'll never learn it.
Then you'll be in that mask forever. Forget escaping.
You have an influential father, Miss Dudley.
Otherwise I would never let the women come to this Tower.
Please, sit down.
I hope you enjoy all the antiques that I've collected for over the years.
Here, this is the helmet of Charlemagne.
And this, a wonder in iron, my pride and joy... Spartacus!
And here... is the sword of king Arthur!
Just think about that! King Arthur!
Now I could go on with this for hours! What can I do for you milady?
Mister Hook...
I have been informed that one of your prisoners
is the real Tsar of Russia, Peter the First.
He hasn't been able to come home for many years, and I...
In this prison, we have no kings, and fewer tsars.
Or perhaps you refer to... the Russian prisoner?
Yes, this man does exist, but he is a spy. Peter Mikhailov!
Well I can show you!
I must warn you, Miss Dudley! Don't get too close to any of the prisoners!
- They can be very aggressive! - Could you please leave us alone?
- I need to speak to them. - Just scream if you need help.
Please, let me touch you!
Please! Please! Just one touch!
Bring your beautiful little ear over here and I'll tell you my secret!
It will be our secret!
You are too old to be a Tsar.
And you don't look like a Russian.
So it must be you. Are you the Russian Tsar?
Miss Dudley? We've all been waiting for you...
My husband's life depends on you getting your throne back.
He is supposedly in Russia heading East with some Chinese boy...
Have you received a new letter?
My assistant is very young and childlike,
but he has great strength, courage and unprecedented skills.
I would have taken him for a girl at first glance,
if I hadn't seen Cheng Lan with my own eyes
dealing with a whole pack of robbers in the woods.
- Cheng Lan is my daughter. - Daughter?
Cheng Lan is a girl?
Jonathan... is traveling with a girl?!
I'd never have come here if I'd known.
- Traveling with a girl in the forest... - Wait!
It says that he thinks it's a boy. Maybe nothing happened yet.
Yet? Nothing happened?
Can you help us?
Just make sure the gate is open.
- Why would I believe you? - My daughter will lead him to China!
Do you really want to see your husband alive again?
Of course I do!
Good heavens!
- What happened to him? - It seems that the old man is free...
- Is he dead? - Tsar, this is our chance!
The soul of one of your prisoners has escaped!
That's impossible!
He is dead indeed!
How peculiar!
- Well, at least he died happy. - Why do you think so?
As far as I know, he hasn't seen a woman in thirty years.
One mouth less to feed. All right, take him out!
Hey, the old man died! So let's get him out of here.
I have to tell you, we do have some impostors in here.
One man here believes that he is Christopher Columbus.
And another one, he thinks he is Don Quixote!
Stay back!
Where are treasures of this old man? He's been all his life in the Tower.
Hey old man! Where are the treasures?
Oh no!
Your hand, Master!
Don't move, or I'll shoot!
Let me go! Raise the ladder!
Take my hand, milady.
- Don't move! - Come on! The Dragon Fist!
Oops, sorry! Go!
Careful!
There's nowhere for you to run!
In five hundred years no one has ever escaped.
Come on! Go back to your cells.
Do you want to jump? Go back to your cells.
Do they think I'm joking?
Milady, you must leave the Tower at once!
- I'm so afraid! - Stop! Don't shoot!
I'll deal with them!
My friends, you are free men!
Get down!
Oh, you slippery little snake!
I'm so afraid!
- What are you doing? - I want to find something!
Let me go, you brute!
- What are you looking for? - A seal!
- This seal? - No, like this!
This is the Tower of London!
- Look up there! - Don't move!
It's been awhile since I had a sword in my hand!
Stop it!
- You can't stop here! - I said stop here!
- You can't stop here! - I order you to stop here!
I found it!
Raise the ladder!
Damn it! It's stuck!
Give this to Cheng Lan.
- How will I find her? - The Seal is magic, it can help you!
- I swear to find her! - Get out of hear!
Stop!
- Sod off! - I just said you can't stop...
- Move! - Move faster!
Don't let them get away!
Wait! Stop the carriage! Stop!
I've been waiting for this for a long time!
I've studied all the ancient world's martial arts...
So let's see what you're made of.
You will make a fine specimen in my collection.
- You're a great fighter! - You are very strong, too!
But don't forget - we are still chained to each other.
So you're not going anywhere.
- No one has ever escaped the Tower. - So I'm going to be the first.
After him! Quick! Faster!
You look better this way!
And you... you look younger!
Really?
No-no! Don't touch this!
That's the helmet of Genghis Khan!
- Helmet?! - Yes! Of Genghis Khan!
Pffft! This is the incense pot!
So stupid...
No! This is the spear of Alexander the Great!
Don't touch that one!
No! This is the sword of the Turkish sultan!
Put it back! No!
No! No! No! No-No-No!
So what should I fight with?!
Good! That's fair!
- Where did you come from? - You won't get away from me that easy!
Gentlemen, please stop now or we'll be killed!
Goodness! Are you alright? Can I help you?
- What's going on here? - Catch them! They escaped the Tower!
You're heavier than me! You're helping me escape!
It will be very painful for you to fall!
Look! He is on the top! You're free! Come on!
Not today!
And where is the Chinaman? You escaped together!
- He promised to bring Jonathan to me. - I'll be doing that for him.
- Sure you can do it? - Yes! First I need to return the Seal!
Are you going to China?
Take me with you!
Hey!
Oh my god, what luck!
A Russian ship, perfect. Where is it headed?
- Who knows! - They're Russians, all right!
And who are you? Why don't I remember you?
Throw it there, near the barrels with Makheevs's sauce.
Hey, where are you going?
- Oh, such a pretty lady! - Hey, don't touch me!
Take your hands off me! Don't touch me!
Ladies, could you tell me how to book passage on the Russian ship?
My dear, you don't need this hat with such fine hair!
- We're gonna change you real quick! - Oh, stop it!
Stop it! Get off!
I'll go if I damn well please! Now get your hands off, you sea devil!
Get away while you're still alive!
I'll be sailing soon so I need something to drink and someone pretty to do it with.
I've got coin, made of pure gold.
Well, looks like I have no choice... - I could buy a mare in Moscow for that!
Russian?
- Will you take me to your ship? - A woman on a ship means trouble.
- I'm in a hurry too! - Quickly then! Let's go!
Where is the captain's case of whiskey?
- And just who are you? - This gentleman hired us.
Yes, yes, let them through!
- What's that? - Whiskey.
Stop! This is mine!
Come with me, sir.
Where are you going?
Come back here! Come back!
Put it down! Put it here!
- Is this single-malt? - Yes, sir!
- So you know your whiskeys, do you? - I do.
Then you'll be my assistant.
Is this the captain who can take us to China?
Pour me!
I found him at the port tavern, haunt of all the old sea dogs...
Cast off the lines! You, landlubbers!
Clear the moorings!
Wait! You forgot me! Wait for me!
I'm one of you! I'm Russian!
You forgot take me with you! Damn it! Wait! Don't leave me here!
Just one day in Europe, and he's already like this!
I'm one of you! Don't leave me here!
Sail on!
Don't leave me here!
Let's see how you train this time around!
Dear Miss Dudley, I proceed on my journey to the East.
The longing in my heart for you grows with the distance between us.
My way is full of dangers, and leads me anywhere...
anywhere but home.
Now we are crossing the Baikal, the most beautiful lake in the entire world!
I leave Russia heavyhearted.
The future of this country without the real Peter the Great
is gloomy and unknown.
What's the Captain's name?
Which port does this ship belong to?
What did you drink, you tin scarecrow?!
The bucket is used for completely different purposes on this ship.
Why are you laughing, dirty servants? On your knees before your Tsar!
- Tsar? - And you, call the Captain!
- He's right here! - Where? - Here!
- I don't see him! - Here!
- What is this? - Why are we talking to him?
Put him in a cage or something. He needs some quiet time.
You are here, Mi...
Boatswain, there's a storm up ahead!
Captain, look over there! There's a storm coming.
Take command!
Lower the topsail and the topgallant sail! Raise the head sail!
Move faster! You are all moving like turtles!
- A woman! - Lady bloomers?!
Don't stand there gaping! Find her!
Check all the rooms! Move!
Let's find her!
Here she is!
Looks like Captain's assistant is a girl!
- The mouse trap is about to close! - Help me!
- What are you doing here, Miss Dudley? - I have nowhere to go.
The London police is looking for me because of you!
Give me the keys! Move! Move!
- Don't touch me! - Let her go!
Or I'll show you Dragon Fist punch!
Everybody! On deck!
There's a huge wave! It will break us into splinters!
Where's the Captain?
I'll take over the wheel! And we will cross this wave through.
Tie the cannons!
God, help us overcome this storm and deliver our ship from its evil embrace!
Rocks ahead!
- I'll go between! - No one's ever tried it and lived!
Turn!
Zhong Zhe, hold on!
All together! Pull, you devils!
I see the light!
Everyone alive?
I don't see the captain...
What is it? Who is there? - Yo ho ho and a bottle of... whiskey!
The storm has its perks!
It tipped the bottle right into my mouth
and delivered me a snack!
Lock him up! And no more whiskey for him!
I'll throw you to the sharks!
- To our Tsar - Hurrah! - Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
I've never seen such seamanship!
Only the father of the fleet could have saved us!
Dear Miss Dudley, I often recall the quiet evenings we shared in England
when you and I, alone, would study geography.
They were, in a word, magical.
My journey follows the Great Silk Road.
Once, it was the whole world's primary trading route.
Soon, we will see the Great Wall of China.
I wish you could stand next to me
as we see this wonder of the world!
I got along very comfortable with Cheng Lan,
But I haven't managed to persuade him to ride in the carriage.
In that case, I have to leave him with this.
Cheng Lan, this the last of the water. Here.
- No... - Take it.
We have crossed the whole of China to reach Cheng Lan's village.
There, on the edge of the Celestial Empire, is a port
where merchants from all over the world sail to buy tea.
If I am fortunate, I'll find a British ship there.
My home village has changed. I don't recognize it anymore.
There are dark clouds over Dragon Cave...
And there's a fortress wall that wasn't there before.
Cheng Lan!
What can you see?
There are soldiers beating up the farmers.
My people are suffering. I must help save them!
We've come a very long way to avoid trouble.
So I suggest we take a break, then go on and look for another port...
I must confess...
I am the Princess of the White Wizards!
Goodbye, dear Jonathan!
That tofu we took yesterday was delicious!
- Should we get more today? - Of course!
This is unbearable! We sell our tea for a pittance
- to pay the princess's taxes! - We can't go on like this...
Shhh! Be quiet! They have ears everywhere!
- Do you want to go to prison? - No! Cheaper!
Half that price and I'll take everything!
- Fine, sold. Deal! Shake on it! - Did you all hear that?
He bought all our tea! Today you will get the money!
Here, quickly! Hurry up!
Make way!
Stop!
Now get lost!
- Surround the square! - What are you staring at?
Pay the gold and be gone!
We do so much for you,
begging to the Dragon not to be angry and to grant us the healing tea!
Please accept this, Lord Treasurer.
Play on! Play on!
Gold! Where did you hide the gold?
You'd best hand it over if you value your own homes.
You know the tea isn't what it was.
My customers spit out most of what they buy.
That's all I have.
What's this? Do you want to fool me?
You, dumbass, why don't you understand who's protecting you!?
Do you think you can cheat me? But it's true
that this illiterate cretin couldn't possibly know what magnetism is.
Do you think you can fool me?
If you dare lie to me again, I will make you regret it!
And who do we have here?
For how long are you going to rob us all?
The tea has lost its powers! You'll make us all sick!
- Don't say that! - So we have a rebel on our hands!
Arrest him! The Dragon will deal with him tomorrow!
What are you doing? Let my grandpa go! Let him go!
I'm speaking the truth!
Got you!
How could you? You traitor!
The Moon has come down to earth! Thank goodness! You've finally returned!
Li Hu, it's too dangerous here!
- I'm not guilty. They made me! - I saw you robbing these people.
What ever happened to being a White Wizard?
You swore to serve the people and the Great Dragon!
- Ah, Princess! What are you doing here? - Li Hong?
Do you think you can walk around unrecognized!
You are my friend. I don't want to fight you!
Why are you torturing us like this?
Hep-one, hep-two...
Princess!
Princess, here you go, this is all for you!
My Princess!
My Moon!
Oh my Sun!
- I thought I saw her! - Who?
- Cheng Lan. - What?!
So did you or did you not see the Princess?
I don't think so. It's her. Oh, Great Sovereign of the lands!
You are the Sun... I mean the Moon...
Shut your mouth!
- Oh, my love! - Get off!
Gather the people immediately!
And make everyone see that the Dragon obeys me!
I'll have to put on that vile mask of her face again...
Such a shame to hide my beautiful face!
My Princess, you are so beautiful.
Soon the time will come when...
When I finally recover the Dragon Seal, become chosen by the Great Dragon,
and show them all my true face!
Allow me to introduce the Princess, the True Beauty
and a Great Ruler chosen by the Dragon!
She's always delighted to welcome the foreign guests!
Let me introduce myself! My name is Jonathan Green.
I'm a scientist and a cartographer!
I draw maps of the places that I've visited.
Please have a look.
This map shows the lands all the way from here to Europe!
We could ship our tea there
by land, not just by sea.
What is the purpose of your visit?
I took a detour from my journey
to see your famous Dragon.
Are you the legendary Princess of the White Wizards
and the keeper of the secret of the healing tea?
Yes, I am the Princess,
the Master of the Dragon.
I have... I have an assistant... Cheng Lan. That's interesting!
And I cannot help but notice, you could be twins.
He has a remarkable resemblance to you. You are not related, are you?
Indeed...
We do look alike.
Can we show him the Dragon?
The Witch has taken your appearance. Everyone thinks she is the chosen one!
She's forcing the Dragon to execute people!
If the Master has the Dragon Seal, how do they manage to control him?
Look, isn't that you?
I can't believe my eyes! That's me!
Now I understand why the overseas sculptor made a bust of me.
They used it as a cast!
It's you again? What are you doing here? Where is Jonathan?
Jonathan Green! A cartographer. He's fallen into their hands!
We need to ask him to draw a guard map.
Today we are blessed on Earth
Our lovely Princess
with her pearly
glowing countenance!
And now you'll be forever so grateful!
Be careful!
See? You are the one who created such a chaos.
You collect the least number of tea leaves!
She can probably work better! She's unworthy of living,
but her fate may only be decided by the Great Dragon!
"Be careful, you're in mortal danger."
"We need a map of the palace to save you."
Would the Princess be interested in me making a detailed map of the kingdom?
You may commence work at your convenience.
Well I suggest we commence immediately!
She has everyone fooled!
That isn't the real Dragon Seal at all!
Oh, Great Dragon!
Save us!
What's happening here?
How is this possible?
How could they force the Dragon to do this?
This place is no different from a prison.
Once you come to this village, you can never leave again.
We've tried to handle the guards but the Black Wizards are helping them,
- so it's useless. - Sister, are you hurt?
I'm fine.
This girl's grandfather was executed today.
Her mother was sold into slavery on a plantation.
Please, don't cry. I promise we'll get your mother back.
Do you know the Dragon song?
Sing it for me...
Stars are twinkling in the sky
The moon cries its tears out.
Children living in the darkness
Neither do they have moms nor homes...
Tea trees in the South
Putting forth buds with tears and sweats.
The Great Dragon
Do you see us crying aloud?
Demons are destroying
Our homelands without mercy.
We are calling for your help
Saving us from oppression...
Silence!
Enough singing. You'll sing a different song on the plantations tomorrow!
And left!
A land of terrible beauty.
These are Russian traders, here to buy our tea.
They have a lot of money! They'll buy all of our tea!
- Let them in! - Oh thank you!
Oh, finally, the ground! I'd love to eat something...
as long as it's not a seafood.
Snakes! Tarantulas! Scorpions! Alive! Try some!
- Live scorpions! Try some! - I'm not really hungry!
Tarantulas! Scorpions! Scrumptious live! Try some!
Sir, try this tea!
- Why are you doing this? - I'm looking for the Princess!
Look! He has the Dragon Seal!
I saw the Seal Of The Dragon!
Some foreigner has it...
A-mazing!
This isn't magic. It's just science!
If you have forgotten, you promised me to search for my husband.
And stop behaving like an idiot and showing this thing to everybody!
I think this way we will never find him!
Where's the Tsar? Where's His Majesty?
Your Majesty?
Behave yourself, or I'll break your hand!
What did you do to my father? How did you get this Seal?
- Who are you? Speak up! - Cheng Lan?
How do you know my name?
Hands up!
- Thank you, darling! - I am not your darling!
So I want to hear your story now.
We've arrived here from Moscow...
A wonderful man saved me from certain death.
- His name is Jonathan Green. - Jonathan...
- Take it easy, Miss Dudley! - Where is he?
I suppose it was the best journey of his life!
Full of wonderful discoveries! Just two of them.
A lot must have happened, I would think!
Yes, there were different situations.
But I must say, I always felt good and safe around him.
- Where is he? - Miss Dudley, please!
I'm sorry, Princess! This is his fiancee.
Wife. Mother of his son...
- We only... - I don't need any excuses...
I am drawing the map for the Princess!
I'm a servant of the Queen! Unhand me! I'm a British citizen!
Do you still not understand where you are?
I am the law here, and my power is boundless.
What powers?! I have seen your inventions...
Spears, arrows... These are bronze toys.
From a bygone century!
You're a blind man, just like all the others!
Show him your helmet!
I not only resurrected the ancient army.
I put my soldiers in invulnerable armor!
Through the Dragon's power,
I can control lightning and the power of sound...
And very soon, when I have the Dragon Seal,
I will rule the world! And you are the perfect bait!
When she finds out I've decided to execute you,
she'll deliver herself right into my hands!
Take him away!
Where the hell did you bring us?
I believe it's my turn to ask questions.
So, how did you get my father's seal?
I am very grateful to your father.
Both of us were imprisoned in the Tower of London.
All those long evenings he kept teaching me the secrets of his amazing arts!
And I learn a lot from him!
Sure I believe you.
So you don't believe me! Now watch!
What are you laughing at?! That's how I defeated the pirates.
Give them back their weapons.
Oh, thank you!
Now I see you believe me.
I can say that you are the true princess.
Take it. This is yours.
I'm very grateful to you!
- The map! - What incredible creatures you have!
You might not believe this, but these creatures are from Russia.
This is Jonathan's handwriting!
Do you know what it is? Do you understand?
I know how to read it. We'll need a...
Mirror!
Oh my rising Sun... The moon has come down from heaven!
I have brought them! Your Highness...
Princess, please forgive us. We were unable to find your father.
I swear to serve and protect you for the rest of my life!
Is this really all you have to tell me about your long trip?
We have found the Dragon Seal.
You've found it? So give it to me!
A nobleman has it.
The Russian Tsar, Peter the Great!
Zhong Zhe, stay here. You two - bring me the Russian Tsar!
What strange symbols...
Princess! But how did you...
How are you here?
- Who is in the palace? - An evil witch!
She uses a mask with the Princess' face and rules in her stead!
Our brother just swore to give his life in service of that witch!
- Zhong Zhe is sure that she is you! - But he loves you!
He never would be faithful to her if he knew.
Mr. Green has drawn a very accurate map!
The Cossacks will release Jonathan Green,
and you will get to your Dragon and persuade him to help us!
Bring the barrel from the ship.
The Witch and her servants believe that the Palace is inaccessible.
My people can also attack the palace by air.
- What do you mean, by air? - Jonathan Green is a great scientist!
He has calculated everything according to the flight of a bird.
Please, go gather all the umbrellas in the village.
I will get to the Dragon, show him the Seal
and hope he recognizes that I am the true Princess.
We also need to come up with new weapons to break through their defenses.
I suggest we use pepper! We will answer their spears and arrows
with pepper from our crossbows.
It remains to be seen how we will deal with the Magicians.
Demons are destroying
Our homelands without mercy.
We are calling for your help
Saving us from oppression...
Stand firmly with a loyal heart,
March forward fearlessly to safeguard the homeland.
Among mountains and rivers echoed ancient heroic songs,
And the Dragon Legend carries the fragrance of tea leaves.
She thinks that I have the Seal. So we will give us some more time!
I'll go and prepare myself too. I need to change the dress!
I can't fight in this dress...
- Help me with my corset! - Well, I've never served a lady.
There will be a huge battle.
- Take me with you. You won't regret it! - I'll think about it.
- Do you want to kill me?! - Bastards! I'll kill you!
- Good luck! - Hey, wait! How can I get out?
Hey, stop! What do you need that many umbrellas for?
It's going to be hot today.
Will it be that sunny?
Your Majesty, what brings you to my domain?
Dear Princess, I have to complete a very important mission.
Perhaps we should talk privately then. Come with me.
That was fast...
- There are legends about me in Russia. - Don't let her break your heart!
Don't worry, I'll be right back.
Come with me.
Ah, such beautiful chambers!
What a ridiculous fate!
And now let's have another fairly judged execution!
Now the Dragon shall decide the fate of the foreign traveler!
- This is my husband! - Is he your husband?
- Please, have mercy! - Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Then it's a completely different story!
Well, then, arrest her too!
- Let me go! Keep away! - Take their weapons away!
They are lying to you!
Tie her up with the other foreigner! The white-skinned woman is a witch!
Delicious!
Go!
Go right!
Now, open the mouth at him!
- Fellas, that's not a real dragon! - Let's get them!
Be careful, don't let them find us out!
Who... Who's there?
What? I don't understand you. Speak clearly...
Who are you?
Come on!
We were waiting for Cheng Lan. But not your three pieces of waste.
When the time comes...
search him and bring the Seal to me.
I'll prepare to meet with the Dragon now.
Pump the bellows!
Get the blower ready!
That's it! Hide it up!
- So that's it! - And prepare the lightning charge!
Open his mouth again
and move his paws.
- Where did you come from? - Everybody swam, so I swam too...
- Easy! - Don't worry!
Good! Cut this one too!
I said that you won't regret it!
Now you're free!
Emma?!
- Run! - Emma...
Oh, I'm sorry!
It's you! It's really you!
- Father was right! Why didn't I listen? - What did you slap me for?
Now do you understand?
- I understand that you are upset... - Of course I'm upset!
You traveled in the same carriage with this... girl!
- What girl? What are you talking about? - The most beautiful girl in China!
Darling! I love you!
- Get away! - Not now!
Bloody hell! Run!
Run! Faster!
Shields! Spears! Archers ready!
Shoot!
Emma! I'll help you. Hold on! Hold on!
Emma!
Pepper!
Get ready!
Pepper! Pepper!
All together!
Hurrah!
Dragon! I am Chosen!
I command you to obey!
- Your Majesty... - What? Where is the Seal?
Your Majesty, this is everything we found.
I've got to do everything myself!
A bit more!
You deserve a rest.
Get ready!
Suck on all that smoke yourself!
- Bring them! Hurry up! - There's nothing left.
They destroyed the laboratory!
Where is the Seal?!
Help me to stand up. I drank too much.
Darling, people have been trying to poison me right from my birth.
So now, there is no poison that affects me.
Get us up, if you don't want me to kill her.
Hold on, I am here!
- Sirko, help! A bit more, Sirko. - Come on, fall down!
Oh my incomparable Princess, we are finished!
The rebels will soon take over the palace
- and they have defeated the magicians! - Let her go!
- What should we do? - Calm down!
- I've already actually shaved today. - I have a plan.
- As I said already, we should run! - Go gather up all the gold.
Kill him!
- Zhong Zhe, no! - She is not Cheng Lan!
She is the Witch!
What are you waiting for? I said kill him!
Zhong Zhe, trust us! We are your brothers.
What are you waiting for? Stand by your oath!
Don't listen to her! You swore your oath to Cheng Lan, not this witch!
Is it true? And are you not the real Cheng Lan?
I am Cheng Lan!
Don't listen to them!
Zhong Zhe! No!
- Finally, you'll be mine! - The boat can't carry the two of us.
Definitely a witch!
So long, fools!
Mistress! Mistress!
My Princess, my Sun!
Our Mistress needs our help!
I'll take your mask off you!
And I will take the Dragon Seal away from you!
You are not worthy of this Seal! It only goes to those chosen by the Dragon!
The Great Dragon is free!
Look over there, look!
Let's go!
Stop it! Spare yourself the humiliation!
Maybe people will forgive you.
How are you doing this?
Take the Seal away from her!
I don't need you any more!
Your Majesty, why are you doing this?
Perfect timing! She is the impostor!
- Take her away! - Stop!
This is the true Princess! I gave her the Seal myself!
- Then, this is the fraud! - That's an impostor!
- She is not the real Princess! - Silence her!
Stop. Don't hurt her.
She is Cheng Lan. He recognized her! He can't be wrong!
She is the real Princess!
Jonathan, don't die when I've just found you!
Look at me!
Ah, silly foreigners!
Now I control the power of the Seal!
And I am the Chosen!
Dragon, I command you, come to me!
I command you!
I have the Seal!
Nasty creature!
No!
Dragon, I command you to save me!
Please, don't die, Jonathan!
- Your son is waiting for you! - My son?
Yes, he looks just like you!
Please, don't die! Please!
Hurrah! En garde!
Fight with me, Daniel!
Oh! A pigeon! Look!
Dear father, please forgive the smudged writing.
I've been crying so much in the last few days...
I cry... From happiness...
Finally I've found him! And he's relatively safe and sound...
- Darling, you saved my life... - That's true.
The Master who is jailed in the Tower
really helped us.
I ask you to employ all of your influence to arrange for his release
so that he can return to China as soon as possible...
By order of the Queen, you are to be freed.
But it's unfortunate to lose you now
when I've just started to understand your art.
You are the strongest opponent I've ever had.
Unchain him!
Oh! By the way...
Lord Dudley mentioned something about...
A Dragon that was freed?
Come with me to China.
I'll tell you what that is.
Did you really swear to protect the Princess
for the rest of your life?
Yes, but I thought she was you.
Well, if you swore it protect me!
You see, it wasn't the Seal that gave power over the Dragon.
It can sense the sincere emotion and loyalty.
He sees our hearts. He knows who is good and helps them.
He has done too much for us. He gave us the healing tea.
So now go study! Come on!
Time for gathering!
I am glad you got out of your prison.
Well... Where is the Dragon? I came here so I could see him.
He is here. He is everywhere. He is always among us to protect.
But where?
Look!
He is everywhere!
He is in the mountains,
he is in the seas...
and the skies above us.
Directed by OLEG STEPCHENKO
Peter the First claimed back his rightful throne,
chased away the partying courtiers, executed the impostor,
and as for the traitor Menshikov... he beat him up with a stick.
Our father the Tsar has returned!
Our dear, beloved Tsar! We waited and waited for you...
Why you, dirty scoundrel... - I'm innocent!
You dirty rotten scoundrel! You've got some nerve, you mutt!
Get up, gastarbeiter, you're fired!
You dared to pass off this scarecrow for me?!
Why you, Sashka...
Forgive me, Your Majesty! I tried to hack a window to Europe!
I see you hacked a sewer here... And it stinks up the place!
Subtitles ripped and edited by =tosem=