Post by Kriss on Aug 18, 2009 8:38:50 GMT -5
Summary:
In her cabin on board the Nomad, Maeve repeats a spell to contact Dim-Dim until finally her magic is strong enough to conjure his presence and his voice for just a moment. Before he fades away, he tells her the ship is near his friend in the Kingdom of Mirhago. Then Maeve's book of Dim-Dim's teachings on magic floats across her cabin and falls open to a page about "Dinar of Mirhago, the truest of all who practice the art of white magic." Maeve insists, and Sinbad agrees, that the ship head for Mirhago.
Once in Mirhago they find the Kingdom under the control of Zabtut, the cruel Royal Protector, who rules on behalf of the young King. Zabtut's greedy tax collector, Faha, exacts such unjust payment from the villagers that they are on the verge of open rebellion. When Sinbad and the crew witness Faha's vicious treatment of Bakaar, an innocent citizen, and his two sons, Abu and the cheeky 13-year-old Sali, they step in and defend them against Faha and his men. Having seen Sinbad's ship in the harbor, Zabtut hastily arrives on the scene and greets the famous Sinbad with flattery and curiousity. When Sinbad asks about the magician Dinar, Zabtut tells them that Dinar is dead. Maeve believes this cannot be right, as her sensing of Dinar's presence tells her otherwise, so Sinbad and his crew follow Maeve in her search for Dinar.
That night in the forest, hidden from view, Sinbad and his friends watch as three hooded boys on magical flying carpets swoop down on Faha and his men in their cart, stealing their bags of taxed goods. This confirms Maeve's belief that Dinar is alive, as no one else could have enchanted the carpets to fly for the boys. When his hood flies off during the raid, Sinbad sees that the leader of the boys is Sali. Sali should be able to lead them to Dinar.
Meanwhile, Zabtut has the young King locked within the castle gates, assuring him it is for his own protection from the ungrateful citizens. But the King is growing suspicious of Zabtut and Faha's methods. Hidden in the room, he overhears Faha reporting to Zabtut on the evening's ambush. Zabtut realizes that Dinar must be alive and that Sali is the key to finding him. But first Sinbad must be captured if they are to get to Sali without Sinbad protecting him. He sends Faha and his men to apprehend Sinbad and the crew.
When Faha and his men trap Sinbad and his crew, they escape with the help of Bakkar and hide in a cellar under Bakkar's house. Later, Faha sets a trap and captures Sali in a large net. Back at Bakkar's house, Abu and his friend tearfully explain to Bakkar, Sinbad and the crew what has happened to Sali. Abu admits that Dinar is alive and has been helping the boys.
When Abu takes Bakkar, Sinbad, Maeve and the others to Dinar's hut, they find it empty. Guessing that Dinar has gone to the castle to free Sali, they too set out for the castle. Meanwhile in the castle dungeon, Zabtut and Faha coerce Sali in hopes that he will tell them of Dinar's whereabouts. The King sneaks into the room and, for the first time, sees Zabtut acting out his cruelty, and to a boy no older than the King himself! When the King orders Zabtut to stop, Zabtut brutally defies the young King. Suddenly Dinar magically appears in the room in the midst of a gust of wind and offers to give himself up and stop his magic in exchange for Sali's freedom. But Zabtut captures the frail, old Dinar and leads him off to the throne room. Now that he's got Dinar, Zabtut wants to force him to do magic for him. The King is left alone in the dungeon with Sali, still in his cell. Sali convinces the frightened young King to go to Bakkar's house, find Sinbad, and get his help in overthrowing Zabtut and recovering his power.
When the King arrives at Bakkar's house, he finds the elders of the community gathered with Sinbad trying to persuade him to lead them in a revolt against Zabtut. Sinbad is reluctant to lead these untrained and shabbily-armed men into battle against the Royal Protector's warriors. But when Faha and a group of soldiers arrive in pursuit of the King, Sinbad agrees to face the warriors while the King and Abu escape. Bakkar and the elders take the King's talisman in order to raise an army of citizens. The first ragtag band of men arrive on the scene just as Sinbad and his crew have been cornered by Faha's men. Outnumbering the soldiers, Bakkar's men force Faha to give up the fight.
Sinbad, his crew and the ever-increasing horde of peasants storm the castle gates and make their way first to the dungeon to free Sali and then to the throne room. There they find Zabtut trying to force Dinar to do magic for him. The exhausted Dinar has been seriously weakened by Zabtut's brutality and sits slumped in the corner surrounded by Zabtut's guards. Looking out the window, Zabtut sees hundreds of Mirhago's citizens surrounding the castle. His only hope is to kill Sinbad and then to scatter the leaderless men. In the sword fight that follows, however, Sinbad, his crew and the peasants defeat all the soldiers but Zabtut. At the last moment Zabtut grabs Sali and holds a knife to his throat until Dinar reluctantly agrees to enchant a carpet for Sinbad to pursue Zabtut. In a duel in the sky, Sinbad finally knocks Zabtut off his carpet to his death. Taking his final breath in Maeve's arms, Dinar tells Maeve that they will find Dim-Dim in "a place impossible to find without bees and daffodils." And then, leaving the baffled Maeve behind, he disappears.
With Zabtut gone, the King is left to lead his people. He gives Sinbad enough goods to re-supply his ship and returns the rest of the riches that Zabtut accumulated to the peasants. Sinbad sails off, still trusting that one day they will find Dim-Dim.
Starring:
Zen Gesner (Sinbad), George Buza (Doubar), Tim Progosh (Firouz), Oris Erhuero (Rongar), Dermott (Himself), Jacqueline Collen (Maeve)
Guest Stars:
Kenny Vadas (Sali), Frantz Dobrowski (Faha), John Carson (Dinar), James Ryan (Bakkar), Nicholas Pretorius (Abu), Jack Robinson (King)
Scripts:
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